2012-13 Appalachian State Athletics Annual Report by Appalachian State University Athletics

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS CHARLIE COBB Dear Appalachian Family, We submit to you, our biggest supporters, the 2012-13 Appalachian State athletics annual report. Within the attached pages are just a few of the wonderful examples of the tangible ‘Experience-Based Learning’ that occurs on our campus each and every day from the commitment of a dedicated staff and tremendous young people. This past year was one of the most historic and successful years in Appalachian State history, highlighted by the announcement on March 27, 2013 that the University had accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference – a move that is the result of years of hard work and dedication on the part of the entire Appalachian Family. In addition, Appalachian athletics raised a record $4.3 million in private support – including over $3 million in donations to the Yosef Club, which directly benefits scholarships for student-athletes. We also saw great success on the fields of competition, as the Mountaineers secured both the Southern Conference Commissioner’s and Germann Cups in the same season for the ninth time, and in the classroom, where we saw over 200 student-athletes earn a spot on the SoCon Honor Roll. We are fortunate to enjoy many successes – on the field of competition, in the classroom and in the community. Providing our 460 studentathletes with what we proudly describe as the ‘Appalachian State Experience’ is our paramount goal each and every year. However, we could not accomplish our goals and enjoy the tremendous success without your involvement and support. Your time and resources make a difference for the next generation of Appalachian leaders. Again, on behalf of the entire Appalachian State athletics department, I thank you for your support. I hope you enjoy reading the next few pages and celebrating as a part of the Appalachian Family. Today I Give My All For Appalachian State, Charlie Cobb Director of Athletics APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Athletics at Appalachian State University believes in maintaining the intercollegiate athletics program as an integral part of the University’s overall program of education, with emphasis on and priority given to the high academic quality and standards and the complete development of the student. Appalachian State University provides opportunity and encouragement for student-athletes to progress toward degrees of their choice and to develop athletic abilities in an environment consistent with high standards of academic scholarship, leadership and institutional loyalty. The Department of Athletics is committed to ensuring the general welfare of the student-athlete and to encouraging the highest standards of sportsmanship on behalf of student-athletes, the student body and the University’s supporters. The intercollegiate athlete representing Appalachian is both a bona-fide student pursuing a degree program and an amateur competitor. Appalachian Athletics is committed to insuring equitable recruitment, participation and treatment of individuals including members of under-represented populations through its athletics administration, staff, coaches, programs and policies. The University’s policy of non-discrimination represents a moral and ethical, not merely a legal, imperative. The University has determined that its athletics program will meet the necessary qualifications, guidelines and funding to hold membership in Division I of the NCAA. The athletics administration, the faculty athletics representative and the Athletics Council work together to insure that all teams and coaches follow the rules and regulations governing this division. A sound program of intercollegiate athletics should benefit the institution through its effects on students, alumni ad the institution itself. Specifically, it should maintain and improve the loyalty and esprit de corps of the student body, and in strengthening the pride and enthusiasm of the alumni; it should serve as a favorable public relations factor and provide benefits to the participants.

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Swept the Southern Conference’s Commissioner’s and Germann Cups (all-sports championships for men’s and women’s sports, respectively). Appalachian State is the only school to ever win the Commissioner’s and Germann Cups in the same academic year, a feat it has now accomplished nine times (1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2010-11 and 2012-13). • The Commissioner’s Cup is Appalachian State’s eighth-straight, 21st in 22 years, 28th in 30 years and 33rd overall. • The Germann Cup is Appalachian State’s 10th overall (good for second-most in conference history behind Furman’s 12).

ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Student-athletes posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher both semesters. • Student-athletes received five awards as the top students in their respective academic programs for the academic year (men’s basketball’s Nathan Healy Walker College of Business Top Overall Student, Outstanding Finance Student and Outstanding Management Student; women’s golf’s Rumbidzai Masamvu - Walker College of Business Outstanding Risk Management and Insurance Student; football’s Tony Washington - Most Outstanding Architectural Design Student). • Nathan Healy was one of 15 NCAA Division I men’s basketball players to earn Academic All-America recognition.

DEPARTMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Received and accepted invitation to join NCAA Division I FBS Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2014. • Yosef Club set records for donations received in a year (approaching $3 million for the fiscal year, which ends on June 30) and month ($603,300 in April, the first month following the announcement that Appalachian State would move to the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2014). • A review on DailyInfographic.com cited Appalachian State as ranking among the top 10 universities nationwide in terms of quality of athletics facilities (list includes Clemson, South Florida, North Carolina, Auburn, Louisville, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Duke and Appalachian State). BY THE NUMBERS IN 2012-13

SoCon Coach of the Year Awards

SoCon Championships Appalachian State swept the Southern Conference Commissioner’s and Germann Cups for the ninth time in 2012-13.

• Five teams won Southern Conference championships (football, softball, women’s cross country, men’s cross country and men’s indoor track and field).

Nathan Healy was named the Walker College of Business’s top overall student in 2012-13 and became the first Academic All-American in Appalachian State men’s basketball history.

• Two wrestlers competed in the NCAA Championships.

• Fourteen of Appalachian State’s 20 programs (baseball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s indoor track and field, women’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, women’s outdoor track and field, men’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and wrestling) recorded multiyear NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores that meet or exceed the national average for their respective sports. Two more (softball and volleyball) scored within two points of their sports’ national averages.

• Individuals from the men’s and women’s cross country and outdoor track and field teams participated in NCAA Regionals.

• None of Appalachian State’s 20 varsity programs incurred penalties for low APR performance.

• Nine of the 19 sports that compete in the Southern Conference finished first or second in the league standings. • Football (NCAA Division I Football Championship) and women’s basketball (WNIT) advanced to postseason play.

• A review to determine if “clustering” of student-athletes in specific academic majors and classes occurs at Appalachian State found that it is not existent within any of Appalachian’s 20 varsity sports programs or the student-athlete population as a whole.

Appalachian softball won its first-ever SoCon championship in 2013 and finished an NCAA-best 18-0 at home.

NCAA Postseason Appearances

All-Americans

Times that Appalachian State has now swept the SoCon Commissioner’s and Germann Cups

Programs that met or exceeded the national Academic Progress Rate average in their respective sports

Academic all-SoCon performers

184,505

Fans that came through the Kidd Brewer Stadium gates for football games in 2012

$3,004,254

Figure raised by the Yosef Club, setting a record for the eighth-straight year

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT APP STATE ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JOIN SUN BELT On March 27, 2013, Appalachian State University announced that after decades of unprecedented success in the Southern Conference and NCAA Division I FCS, the University had received and accepted an invitation to join the NCAA Division I FBS Sun Belt Conference. The move to the Sun Belt, which is effective July 1, 2014, gives all 20 of Appalachian State’s varsity sports programs the opportunity to compete at the highest level of college athletics.

“Being invited to join the Sun Belt Conference is the culmination of decades of hard work and achievement by thousands of Appalachian student-athletes, coaches, University leaders and supporters. While we will always be grateful for and proud of our 40-plus-year association with the Southern Conference and what we achieved in more than 30 years in NCAA Division I FCS, we are excited for the challenges that lie ahead in the Sun Belt and FBS.” — Appalachian State director of athletics Charlie Cobb

“I am proud that Appalachian has this opportunity to compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Our student-athletes have earned the opportunity to participate at this level of collegiate athletics and we welcome the new academic and athletic relationships that will develop as a result of this partnership.” — Appalachian State chancellor Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock “We are very proud to have Appalachian State join the Sun Belt Conference. This is an institution with teams that compete at the highest level and an administration committed to providing a quality education to its students.” — Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT APPALACHIAN SWEEPS COMMISSIONER’S, GERMANN CUPS For the ninth time in its illustrious history, Appalachian State University swept the 2012-13 Southern Conference Commissioner’s and Germann Cups. The Commissioner’s and Germann Cups are awarded annually to the institutions fielding the SoCon’s best all-around men’s and women’s sports programs, respectively. Appalachian State is the only school to ever win the Commissioner’s and Germann Cups in the same academic year, a feat it has now accomplished in 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2010-11 and 2012-13. Appalachian won its eighth-straight and 33rd overall Commissioner’s Cup with 92 total points, 21 more than second-place Davidson. The Commissioner’s Cup race was a rout, as the 21-point margin between the Mountaineers and second-place Davidson was larger than the difference between the Wildcats (71 pts.) and 10th place The Citadel (50.5 pts.). Appalachian State’s convincing Commissioner’s Cup victory came on the strength of conference championships in football, cross country and indoor track and field. Half of the Mountaineers’ 10 men’s programs finished first or second in the SoCon standings. The Mountaineers have won all 33 of their Commissioner’s Cups in the last 36 years. Appalachian has also claimed the honor 28 times in the last 30 years and 21 times in the last 22 years. Appalachian State’s women won their 10th Germann Cup by the slimmest of margins, edging Elon by a half-point (77.5-77). Softball’s firstever conference championship proved to be the difference in Appalachian’s victory, which was also buoyed by a league title in cross country and second-place finishes in indoor and outdoor track and field. Appalachian State’s 10 Germann Cups are the second-most in SoCon history, behind only Furman’s 12. In addition to the nine claimed in its nine Germann/Commissioner’s Cup sweeps, Appalachian also won the Germann Cup in 1990-91. 2012-13 Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings

2012-13 Germann Cup Final Standings

Appalachian State

Davidson

Elon

Chattanooga

College of Charleston

4. Samford

4. Elon 5.

Samford

6. 8.

77.5

74.5

64.5

Furman

Chattanooga

62.5

Western Carolina

7. UNCG

60.5

College of Charleston

Georgia Southern

9. UNCG

52.5

Western Carolina

10.

The Citadel

50.5

10.

Davidson

11.

Georgia Southern

11.

Wofford

12.

The Citadel

12. Wofford

Appalachian State won its eighth-straight and 33rd overall Commissioner’s Cup in 2012-13 as the Southern Conference’s top all-around men’s sports program.

Appalachian State won the 10th Germann Cup in school history in 2012-13 as the Southern Conference’s top all-around women’s sports program.

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT FIVE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOOTBALL

Appalachian State football won its 12th Southern Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship for the 20th time in 2012, finishing with an 8-4 overall record and 6-2 mark in SoCon play. The Mountaineers sewed up their seventh SoCon title in eight seasons and eighth-straight playoff berth by winning the final two games of the regular season — a thrilling 31-28 triumph at No. 1 Georgia Southern and a heart-stopping 33-28 victory over Furman in the regular-season finale. The win over Furman not only clinched a share of the conference crown but pulled Appalachian even with the Paladins for the all-time SoCon record for football championships (12).

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Appalachian State men’s cross country captured its 15th Southern Conference championship by easily out-distancing second-place Chattanooga by 28 points at the league’s championship meet in Charleston, S.C. Five Mountaineers finished among the top 20 at the SoCon Championship, led by all-conference honorees Alex Taylor (fourth), Sean Soderman (11th) and Michael Lilly (14th). Additionally, head coach Michael Curcio was named the SoCon Coach of the Year for the 10th time. Appalachian advanced to the NCAA Southeast Regional meet in Charlotte, where it posted a strong 13th-place showing.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Apppalachian State women’s cross country won its 10th Southern Conference championship with a four-point victory over second-place Elon at the league’s championship meet in Charleston, S.C. Amanda Hamilton paced the Apps with a fifth-place finish, followed by Allison Cook (12th), Sarah Williamson (14th), Justine Stocks (15th) and Kaitlyn Cagle (18th). Hamilton, Cook and Williamson brought home all-conference recognition while head coach Michael Curcio was named SoCon Coach of the Year. Appalachian, which won the Winthrop Invitational early in the regular season, capped off the year with an 11th-place showing at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet.

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Appalachian State won its 19th Southern Conference championship in indoor track and field in 2013, topping second-place Samford by 4.5 points at the league’s championship meet in WinstonSalem. Four different Mountaineers won a total of five individual titles to lift Appalachian to the championship. Jared Stalling led the way by winning crowns in the shot put and weight throw. He was joined atop the podium by Stanley Broaden (60m), Alex Taylor (mile) and Jamal Tiller (triple jump). Broaden broke school and conference records with a 7.90-second time in the 60 meters while Tiller’s 15.41-meter triplejump set a new facility record at Winston-Salem’s JDL Fast Track.

SOFTBALL

After being picked to finish fourth in the Southern Conference preseason poll, Appalachian State softball shocked the league by winning its first-ever SoCon title in convincing fashion. Appalachian went 31-22 overall, including a 17-17 mark in SoCon play, a game-and-a-half clear of second-place College of Charleston. The Mountaineers’ historic season was highlighted by going 18-0 at home, good for the year’s best home record in NCAA Division I. Appalachian outscored its opponents, 118-68, at Sywassink-Lloyd Family Stadium. Senior outfielder Allie Cashion (Player of the Year) and head coach Shae Wesley (Coach of the Year) earned individual SoCon accolades.

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 SPORT-BY-SPORT RECAPS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

Record: 8-4 SoCon: 6-2 (t-1st) ALL-AMERICA Jeremy Kimbrough, Demetrius McCray, Sam Martin, Steven Miller, Sean Price FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA Shaq Counts, Davante Harris, Malachi Jones, Sean Price WALTER PAYTON AWARD FINALIST Jamal Londry-Jackson BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD FINALISTS Jeremy Kimbrough, Demetrius McCray JERRY RICE AWARD FINALIST Sean Price NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Sean Price NATIONAL PUNTER OF THE YEAR Sam Martin SOCON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jeremy Kimbrough SOCON FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Sean Price ALL-SOCON Ronald Blair, Brandon Grier, Jeremy Kimbrough, Jamal Londry-Jackson, Demetrius McCray, Sam Martin, Steven Miller, Andrew Peacock, Sean Price, Troy Sanders, Tony Washington SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Stephen Burns, Shaq Counts, Davante Harris, Malachi Jones, Sean Price SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH Jeremy Kimbrough, Jamal Londry-Jackson NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brandon Grier, Jamal Londry-Jackson SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brandon Grier, Jamal Londry-Jackson, Sam Martin, Steven Miller, Sean Price, Troy Sanders, Tony Washington NFL COMBINE PARTICIPANTS Demetrius McCray NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL Demetrius McCray RAYCOM COLLEGE FOOTBALL ALL-STAR CLASSIC Demetrius McCray NFL DRAFTEES Sam Martin (Detroit Lions) 5th Round (165th overall) Demetrius McCray (Jacksonville Jaguars) 7th Round (210th overall) RESULTS Date Opponent Result Sept. 1 East Carolina ....................................13 - 35 (L) Sept. 8 MONTANA ......................................35 - 27 (W) Sept. 15 THE CITADEL * ................................28 - 52 (L) Sept. 22 Chattanooga * ..............................34 - 17 (W) Sept. 29 COASTAL CAROLINA ...................55 - 14 (W) Oct. 6 ELON (Homecoming) * ..............35 - 23 (W) Oct. 13 Samford * ........................................28 - 25 (W) Oct. 20 WOFFORD * .....................................28 - 38 (L) Oct. 27 Western Carolina * .......................38 - 27 (W) Nov. 3 Georgia Southern * .....................31 - 28 (W) Nov. 10 FURMAN * .......................................33 - 28 (W) Dec. 1 ILLINOIS STATE (FCS 2nd Rd.) ..... 37 - 38 (L) OT

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS

SOCON COACH OF THE YEAR Michael Curcio ALL-SOCON Alex Taylor, Michael Lilley, Sean Soderman SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Mitch McLeod RESULTS Date Opponent Result Aug. 31 COVERED BRIDGE OPEN..................2nd of 5 Sept. 15 Winthrop Invite .............................. 2nd of 27 Sept. 28 49er Invite ..........................................4th of 35 Oct. 12 BLUE RIDGE OPEN.............................4th of 16 Oct. 27 SoCon Championships .................. 1st of 11 Nov. 9 NCAA Southeast Regional ......... 13th of 34

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS

SOCON COACH OF THE YEAR Michael Curcio ALL-SOCON Amanda Hamilton, Allison Cook, Sarah Williamson SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Dana Cox RESULTS Date Opponent Result Aug. 31 COVERED BRIDGE OPEN..................2nd of 5 Sept. 14 MOUNTAINEER OPEN............................... NTS Sept. 15 Winthrop Invite ............................... 1st of 31 Sept. 28 49er Invite ........................................ 2nd of 33 Oct. 12 BLUE RIDGE OPEN.........................T-4th of 14 Oct. 13 NCAA Pre-National Meet ..........32nd of 38 Oct. 27 SoCon Championships .................. 1st of 12 Nov. 09 NCAA Southeast Regional ......... 11th of 37

Alex Taylor Amanda Hamilton

Jeremy Kimbrough

Allison Cook

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 SPORT-BY-SPORT RECAPS MEN’S TRACK & FIELD INDOOR CHAMPIONS

SOCON OUTDOOR MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER Jared Stalling ALL-SOCON Jared Stalling, Jacob Stowe, Chris Moen, Josh Cox, Marshall McRae, Stanley Broaden, Jamal Tiller, Justin Thomas, Alex Taylor, Adedeji Adeneye, Tyler Combs, Chase Helton, Raphael Rojas, Daryl Saunders, Nick Kelly, Zane Lail SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN John Leonard, Patrick Quinn, Chase Helton, Cole Finch, Henry Bustle, Marshall McRae, Trey Edgerton INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE MONTH Jared Stalling OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE MONTH Jared Stalling INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Stanley Broaden INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Cole Finch, Jamal Tiller OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Patrick Quinn, Jared Stalling RESULTS

Indoor Season Date Meet........................................... Result Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 APPALACHIAN INVITATIONAL ........ NTS Jan. 18-19 MOUNTAINEER OPEN ......................... NTS Jan. 25-26 Kentucky Invitational .......................... NTS Feb. 1 JDL Invitational ...................................... NTS. Feb. 9 Libery Quad ............................................ NTA Feb. 15 PRE-CONFERENCE MEET .................. NTS Feb. 23-24 SoCon Championships..................1st of 9 Mar. 2 Va. Tech Last Chance Meet ............... NTS Outdoor Season Mar. 8-9 Coastal Carolina Invitational ............. NTS Mar. 15-16 Wake Forest Open ................................ NTS Mar. 23 High Point VertKlasse .......................... NTS Mar. 30 BEACHES VS. MOUNTAINS ............... NTS Apr. 5-6 Auburn Tiger Classic ............................ NTS Apr. 12 APPALACHIAN OPEN .......................... NTS Apr. 20-21 SoCon Championships ................3rd of 9 Apr. 25-27 Penn Relays ............................................. NTS May 4 Clemson Invitational ........................... NTS May 5 Duke Twighlight .................................... NTS May 10 NCSU Last Chance ................................ NTS May 11 Virginia Challenge ................................ NTS May 12 NCA&T Aggie Last Chance ................ NTS May 23-25 NCAA East Preliminaries .................... NTS June 19-23 USA Junior Championships .............. NTS

Jared Stalling

SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

Record: 31-22 SoCon: 17-7 (1st) SOCON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Allie Cashion SOCON COACH OF THE YEAR Shae Wesley ALL-SOCON Allie Cashion, Sarah Warnock SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Shivaun Landeros, Alex Sohl SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH Allie Cashion SOCON PITCHER OF THE WEEK Alissa Schoelkopf SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Allie Cashion RESULTS

Date Opponent Result Feb. 15 Southern Illinois ............................................. 10 - 9 (W) Feb. 15 Alabama ................................................................3 - 9 (L) Feb. 16 Florida Gulf Coast ...............................................3 - 6 (L) Feb. 16 Wichita State ........................................................3 - 4 (L) Feb. 17 Wichita State .......................................................1 - 2 (L) Mar. 1 Troy .......................................................................5 - 2 (W) Mar. 1 Southern Miss ....................................................6 - 4 (W) Mar. 2 Florida State .........................................................7 - 8 (L) Mar. 2 Florida State .........................................................0 - 3 (L) Mar. 3 Southern Miss .....................................................3 - 5 (L) Mar. 9 Western Carolina (DH) * ................ 6 - 1 (W)/5-4 (W) Mar. 10 Western Carolina * ...........................................4 - 13 (L) Mar. 13 Charleston Southern (DH)...........3 - 1 (W)/11-6 (W) Mar. 16 SAMFORD (DH) * ............................. 3 - 2 (W)/9-1 (W) Mar. 17 SAMFORD * .......................................................7 - 6 (W) Mar. 20 Winthrop (DH) .................................. 4 - 10 (L)/7-6 (W) Mar. 23 Chattanooga (DH) * ............................8 - 3 (L)/3-5 (L) Mar. 24 Chattanooga * ...................................................5 - 1 (W) Mar. 29 COLL. OF CHARLESTON * .............................7 - 5 (W) Mar. 30 COLL. OF CHARLESTON (DH) * .8 - 7 (W)/10-7 (W) Apr. 2 North Carolina .....................................................2 - 9 (L) Apr. 3 South Carolina .....................................................0 - 5 (L) Apr. 6 ELON (DH) * ....................................... 7 - 3 (W)/8-5 (W) Apr. 7 ELON * ..................................................................7 - 1 (W) Apr. 9 WINTHROP (DH).............................11 - 8 (W)/9-7 (W) Apr. 13 UNCG (DH) * .........................................1 - 3 (L)/6-1 (W) Apr. 14 UNCG * ...................................................................5 - 3 (L) Apr. 16 Tennessee ..............................................................0 - 9 (L) Apr. 20 FURMAN (DH) * .............................. 3 - 2 (W)/5-4 (W) Apr. 21 FURMAN * ..........................................................5 - 3 (W) Apr. 23 USC Upstate .......................................................6 - 3 (W) Apr. 24 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (DH) ..... 1 - 0 (W)/5-3 (W) Apr. 27 Auburn (DH)......................................... 0 - 9 (L)/0-10 (L) May 1 RADFORD (DH)...............................2 - 1 (W)/11-3 (W) May 4 Georgia Southern (DH) * ..................2 - 0 (W)/0-1 (L) May 5 Georgia Southern * ...........................................0 - 3 (L) May 8 No. 9 Samford (SoCon)....................................3 - 2 (W) May 9 No. 4 UNCG (SoCon)...........................................0 - 3 (L) May 9 No. 2 College of Charleston (SoCon)............ 0 - 2 (L)

Allie Cashion

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Record: 20-11 SoCon: 13-7 (4th) Third-Straight WNIT Appearance ALL-SOCON Anna Freeman, Maryah Sydnor SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH Courtney Freeman SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Courtney Freeman, Maryah Sydnor RESULTS Date Opponent Result Nov. 9 LEES-MCRAE .................................91 - 54 (W) Nov. 14 Virginia Tech ....................................68 - 71 (L) Nov. 20 GARDNER-WEBB .........................84 - 43 (W) Nov. 24 Campbell ........................................69 - 54 (W) Nov. 25 Norfolk State .................................68 - 61 (W) Nov. 30 Xavier ........................................77 - 73 (W) OT Dec. 3 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * .............79 - 47 (W) Dec. 18 East Tennessee State ..................85 - 57 (W) Dec. 28 West Virginia ...................................67 - 72 (L) Jan. 5 Davidson * ........................................49 - 65 (L) Jan. 7 Furman * .........................................66 - 52 (W) Jan. 12 WESTERN CAROLINA * ..............77 - 46 (W) Jan. 14 Wofford * ........................................68 - 65 (W) Jan. 18 College of Charleston * ..............63 - 55 (W) Jan. 20 UNCG * ............................................81 - 58 (W) Jan. 26 Chattanooga * ................................55 - 59 (L) Jan. 28 Samford * ..........................................64 - 66 (L) Feb. 2 ELON * .............................................80 - 62 (W) Feb. 4 Georgia Southern * .....................67 - 54 (W) Feb. 9 DAVIDSON * ....................................49 - 56 (L) Feb. 11 FURMAN * ......................................68 - 58 (W) Feb. 16 WOFFORD * ...................................77 - 50 (W) Feb. 18 Western Carolina * .......................63 - 32 (W) Feb. 20 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON * .74 - 65 (W) Feb. 25 Elon * ..................................................58 - 75 (L) Feb. 27 UNCG * ............................................77 - 46 (W) Mar. 2 CHATTANOOGA * ..........................45 - 69 (L) Mar. 4 SAMFORD * .....................................60 - 63 (L) Mar. 9 No. 5 CofC (SoCon) ......................74 - 60 (W) Mar. 10 No. 1 Chattanooga (SoCon) .........67 - 72 (L) Mar. 21 Charlotte (WNIT).............................61 - 79 (L)

Anna Freeman

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 SPORT-BY-SPORT RECAPS WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

SoCon Indoor & Outdoor Runner-Up SOCON INDOOR CO-MOST OUTSTANDING ATHLETE Breanna Alston ALL-SOCON Amanda Hamilton, Cassie Crawford, Chelsea Farr, Jocelyn Parnell, Tatyana Bryant, D’Shawrna McLucas, Breahna Morrison, Breanna Alston, Jasmine Suydam, Taryn Stern, Shelby Howell, Jamie Glenn, Mary Theresa Montgomery SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Brianna Tate, Jamie Glenn, Audrey Diener, Shelby Howell, Dana Cox INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Amanda Hamilton INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ana DeLeon, Brianna Tate OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Cassie Crawford

RESULTS

Indoor Season Date Meet Result Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 APPALACHIAN INVITATIONAL .................NTS Jan. 18-19 MOUNTAINEER OPEN ...............................NTS Jan. 25-26 Kentucky Invitational ..................................NTS Feb. 1 JDL Invitational ..............................................NTS Feb. 9 Libery Quad .....................................................NTS Feb. 15 PRE-CONFERENCE MEET .........................NTS Feb. 23-24 SoCon Championships......................2nd of 9 Mar. 2 VaTech Last Chance Meet ........................NTS Outdoor Season Mar. 8-9 Coastal Carolina Invitational ...................NTS Mar. 15-16 Wake Forest Open ........................................NTS Mar. 23 High Point VertKlasse .................................NTS Mar. 30 BEACHES VS. MOUNTAINS .....................NTS Apr. 5-6 Auburn Tiger Classic ....................................NTS Apr. 12 APPALACHIAN OPEN ................................NTS Apr. 20-21 SoCon Championships .....................2nd of 9 Apr. 25-27 Penn Relays .....................................................NTS May 4 Clemson Invitational ...................................NTS May 5 Duke Twighlight ............................................NTS May 10 NCSU Last Chance ........................................NTS May 11 Virginia Challenge ........................................NTS May 12 NCA&T Aggie Last Chance .......................NTS May 23-25 NCAA East Preliminaries ..........................NTS June 19-23 USA Junior Championships ....................NTS

WRESTLING

Record: 8-6 SoCon: 5-2 SoCon (t-2nd) ALL-SOCON Zack Strickland SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Colin Hedash, Zack Strickland SOCON WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Zack Strickland NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS Dominic Parisi, Zack Strickland RESULTS Date Opponent Result Nov. 4 Hokie Open ............................................ NTS Nov. 11 GEORGE MASON ....................23 - 22 (W) Nov. 11 ANDERSON ................................. 40 - 6 (W) Nov. 11 BELMONT ABBEY ...................... 39 - 9 (W) Nov. 18 Keystone Classic ....................... 12th of 15 Dec. 4 GARDNER-WEBB * ..................21 - 19 (W) Dec. 8 OHIO ..............................................10 - 28 (L) Dec. 16 Reno Tournament ................... 15th of 27 Jan. 1-2 Southern Scuffle ....................... 18th of 24 Jan. 6 SIUE * ............................................. 28 - 9 (W) Jan. 6 Northern Illinois ........................12 - 26 (L) Jan. 15 CAMPBELL * .............................16 - 15 (W) Jan. 18 THE CITADEL * ...........................13 - 25 (L) Jan. 23 Duke ..............................................15 - 24 (L) Feb. 3 CHATTANOOGA * ....................... 9 - 29 (L) Feb. 9 Virginia ............................................ 0 - 42 (L) Feb. 20 VMI *.............................................22 - 12 (W) Feb. 24 Davidson * .................................26 - 15 (W) Mar. 9 SoCon Tournament ...................... 6th of 8 Mar. 21-23 NCAA Tournament............... T-49th of 72

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Record: 15-16 SoCon: 10-8 (2nd-North) SOCON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nathan Healy ALL-SOCON Nathan Healy SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jay Canty COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA Nathan Healy RESULTS Date Opponent Result Nov. 9 MONTREAT ....................................86 - 54 (W) Nov. 13 HIGH POINT ....................................64 - 86 (L) Nov. 16 Campbell ....................................... 82 - 101 (L) Nov. 20 East Carolina ...................................72 - 82 (L) Nov. 23 Virginia Tech ....................................76 - 87 (L) Nov. 28 DUQUESNE .....................................72 - 73 (L) Dec. 1 Missouri ............................................56 - 72 (L) Dec. 8 Western Carolina * ........................64 - 70 (L) Dec. 16 UMKC ...............................................81 - 71 (W) Dec. 19 South Carolina ................................69 - 74 (L) Dec. 22 PRESBYTERIAN ............................78 - 70 (W) Dec. 30 MILLIGAN ......................................71 - 51 (W) Jan. 8 Wofford * ........................................50 - 49 (W) Jan. 12 ELON * .............................................80 - 70 (W) Jan. 14 UNCG * ............................................83 - 70 (W) Jan. 17 Chattanooga * ......................... 88 - 91 (L) OT Jan. 19 Samford * .........................................68 - 72 (L) Jan. 24 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * .....64 - 62 (W) OT Jan. 26 DAVIDSON * ....................................56 - 79 (L) Jan. 30 College of Charleston * ...............59 - 72 (L) Feb. 2 WESTERN CAROLINA * .............74 - 65 (W) Feb. 7 Georgia Southern * .............91 - 86 (W) OT Feb. 9 Davidson * .......................................52 - 87 (L) Feb. 11 FURMAN * ......................................72 - 66 (W) Feb. 14 Elon * .................................................58 - 61 (L) Feb. 17 UNCG * ...........................................76 - 68 (W) Feb. 20 THE CITADEL * ........................ 77 - 80 (L) OT Feb. 28 SAMFORD * ..........................70 - 67 (W) 2OT Mar. 2 CHATTANOOGA * .......................86 - 60 (W) Mar. 9 No. 12 Furman (SoCon)..............74 - 60 (W) Mar. 10 No. 1 Davidson (SoCon)...............62 - 65 (L)

Dominic Parisi

Breanna Alston

Nathan Healy

Zack Strickland

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 SPORT-BY-SPORT RECAPS WOMEN’S SOCCER

Record: 10-8-1 SoCon: 7-3-1 (4th) ALL-SOCON Julia Holz SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Samantha Childress SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Julia Holz RESULTS Date Opponent Result Aug. 17 Clemson................................................. 0 - 1 (L) Aug. 24 Austin Peay .......................................... 1 - 3 (L) Aug. 26 Belmont ...............................................1 - 0 (W) Aug. 31 HIGH POINT ......................................... 1 - 2 (L) Sept. 2 LONGWOOD .....................................3 - 0 (W) Sept. 7 NC State ................................................ 1 - 3 (L) Sept. 14 UNC Asheville ....................................4 - 2 (W) Sept. 21 UNC Greensboro * .................... 2 - 3 (L) 2OT Sept. 23 Elon * ............................................ 2 - 1 (W) OT Sept. 28 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * .................1 - 0 (W) Sept. 30 DAVIDSON * .............................1 - 0 (W) 2OT Oct. 5 Chattanooga * ........................... 2 - 1 (W) OT Oct. 7 Samford * ..............................................1 - 1 (T) Oct. 12 Wofford * ............................................3 - 0 (W) Oct. 14 Furman * ............................................... 0 - 1 (L) Oct. 19 THE CITADEL * .................................... 2 - 3 (L) Oct. 21 COLL. OF CHARLESTON * ....2 - 1 (W) 2OT Oct. 24 WESTERN CAROLINA * .................1 - 0 (W) Oct. 28 Elon (SoCon)......................................... 0 - 1 (L)

MEN’S GOLF

Fourth at SoCon Championship INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Caleb Keck (Wofford/Coca-Cola Invitational) ALL-SOCON Casey Komline SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Caleb Keck, Lee Mitchell SOCON GOLFER OF THE WEEK Caleb Keck, Daniel Walsh RESULTS Date Tournament Result Sep. 10-11 RDG Intercollegiate .................... 12th of 16 Oct. 1-2 CSU Invitational ..............................3rd of 11 Oct. 15-16 DONALD ROSS INTERCOLL. ... 10th of 17 Oct. 19-21 Mission Inn Intercollegiate .........4th of 10 Nov. 3-4 Hummingbird Intercollegiate ...8th of 13 Feb. 25-26 Irish Creek Invitational (JV) .................. NTS Mar. 10-12 BASH AT THE BEACH ................T-7th of 11 Mar. 16-17 Mission Inn Spring Spectacular ..T-6th of 18 Mar. 24-26 C&F Bank Intercollegiate ...... T-26th of 32 Mar. 28 UNIVERSITY CUP ...............................6-7 (L) Apr. 6-7 Irish Creek Intercollegiate ........ 16th of 17 Apr. 15-16 Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational ...T-4th of 16 Apr. 21-23 SoCon Championship...................4th of 11

Casey Komline Julia Holz

Samantha Childress

BASEBALL

Record: 30-24 SoCon: 13-14 (t-5th) FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA Jaylin Davis ALL-REGION Hector Crespo ALL-SOCON Will Callaway, Hector Crespo, Jamie Nunn SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Jaylin Davis, Dillon Dobson SOCON PITCHER OF THE WEEK Jamie Nunn, Sam Agnew-Wieland SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Noah Holmes RESULTS

Date Opponent Result Feb. 15 NC State ...............................................................6 - 3 (W) Feb. 18 CANISIUS .......................................................... 13 - 6 (W) Feb. 23 BUTLER (DH)....................................... 6 - 2 (W)/7-12 (L) Feb. 24 BUTLER .................................................................8 - 5 (W) Feb. 27 HIGH POINT ........................................................6 - 4 (W) Mar. 1 Davidson * ..........................................................4 - 1 (W) Mar. 2 Davidson * ...........................................................3 - 4 (L) Mar. 3 Davidson * ....................................................... 10 - 4 (W) Mar. 8 Furman * ................................................................1 - 3 (L) Mar. 9 Furman * ................................................................5 - 6 (L) Mar. 10 Furman * ........................................................... 10 - 9 (W) Mar. 12 Georgia ...................................................................4 - 9 (L) Mar. 13 Georgia .................................................................8 - 5 (W) Mar. 16 CORNELL (DH) ................................... 9 - 4 (W)/5-15 (L) Mar. 17 CORNELL ...............................................................4 - 8 (L) Mar. 19 North Carolina A&T ....................................... 10 - 2 (W) Mar. 22 College of Charleston * ..................................5 - 2 (W) Mar. 23 College of Charleston * ....................................2 - 4 (L) Mar. 29 WOFFORD * ......................................................... 1 - 9 (L) Mar. 30 WOFFORD * ........................................................4 - 0 (W) Mar. 31 WOFFORD * ........................................................7 - 6 (W) Apr. 2 Eastern Kentucky ..............................................9 - 6 (W) Apr. 5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * ...................................9 - 5 (W) Apr. 6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * ...................................2 - 0 (W) Apr. 7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * .....................................7 - 8 (L) Apr. 9 UNC Asheville ....................................................6 - 3 (W) Apr. 12 UNCG * .................................................................9 - 1 (W) Apr. 13 UNCG * ...................................................................5 - 6 (L) Apr. 14 UNCG * .................................................................9 - 5 (W) Apr. 16 High Point ...........................................................8 - 5 (W) Apr. 17 Campbell .............................................................6 - 11 (L) Apr. 19 The Citadel * .........................................................3 - 6 (L) Apr. 20 The Citadel * ........................................................3 - 5 (L) Apr. 21 The Citadel * .........................................................7 - 8 (L) Apr. 23 NORTH CAROLINA A&T ..................................7 - 3 (W) Apr. 24 ETSU ......................................................................3 - 1 (W) Apr. 26 SAMFORD * ...................................................... 10 - 5 (W) Apr. 27 SAMFORD * .........................................................2 - 19 (L) Apr. 30 ETSU ........................................................................6 - 7 (L) May 3 ELON * ..................................................................9 - 1 (W) May 4 ELON * ..................................................................8 - 10 (L) May 11 Gonzaga (DH) ..................................... 0 - 4 (L)/6-2 (W) May 12 Gonzaga ........................................................... 13 - 3 (W) May 14 North Carolina ....................................................0 - 2 (L) May 16 WESTERN CAROLINA * ....................................5 - 23 (L) May 17 WESTERN CAROLINA * ......................................1 - 9 (L) May 18 WESTERN CAROLINA * ....................................9 - 8 (W) May 22 No. 4 The Citadel (SoCon)................................5 - 6 (L) May 23 No. 8 Samford (SoCon)....................................2 - 1 (W) May 24 No. 1 Western Carolina (SoCon)................ 15 - 4 (W) May 25 No. 4 The Citadel (SoCon).................................6 - 8 (L)

Jamie Nunn

Caleb Keck

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 SPORT-BY-SPORT RECAPS WOMEN’S TENNIS

Record: 14-9 SoCon: 6-4 (t-5th) First national ranking in program history (No. 65) SOCON FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Clare Cox ALL-SOCON Gabi Celi, Ellie Linsell SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN Clare Cox RESULTS Date Opponent Result Jan. 18 North Carolina A&T .........................7 - 0 (W) Jan. 19 East Carolina ........................................ 3 - 4 (L) Jan. 26 George Mason ..................................7 - 0 (W) Jan. 27 Liberty ..................................................6 - 1 (W) Feb. 09 RADFORD ...........................................7 - 0 (W) Feb. 17 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL ....6 - 1 (W) Feb. 18 Charlotte .............................................4 - 3 (W) Feb. 23 ETSU ...................................................... 1 - 6 (L) Feb. 24 Presbyterian .......................................7 - 0 (W) Mar. 1 CHATTANOOGA * ............................4 - 2 (W) Mar. 3 Samford * ............................................4 - 3 (W) Mar. 13 Gardner-Webb .................................... 2 - 5 (L) Mar. 14 UNC Wilmington ................................ 0 - 7 (L) Mar. 15 Campbell ............................................5 - 2 (W) Mar. 17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * ................6 - 1 (W) Mar. 24 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON * ....... 2 - 5 (L) Mar. 27 FURMAN * ............................................ 3 - 4 (L) Apr. 2 UNC Greensboro * ............................ 2 - 5 (L) Apr. 5 Davidson * ..........................................5 - 2 (W) Apr. 7 Western Carolina * ...........................7 - 0 (W) Apr. 11 Elon * ...................................................... 3 - 4 (L) Apr. 13 WOFFORD * .......................................6 - 1 (W) Apr. 19 Elon (SoCon)......................................... 0 - 4 (L)

MEN’S SOCCER

Record: 8-7-4 SoCon: 2-3-2 (6th) HERMANN AWARD WATCH LIST Lee Williams ALL-SOCON Danny Free, Lee Williams ALL-SOCON TOURNAMENT TEAM Boubacar Toure, Harrison Delbridge RESULTS Date Opponent Result Aug 24 ETSU .....................................................1 - 0 (W) Aug 30 UNC Asheville ...................................3 - 0 (W) Sep 02 UNC WILMINGTON ..................... 0 - 1 (L) OT Sep 08 USC Upstate ............................... 0 - 0 (T) 2OT Sep 10 Richmond ...........................................1 - 0 (W) Sep 14 Binghamton .......................................1 - 0 (W) Sep 16 Saint Mary’s ..........................................0 - 2 (L) Sep 25 Wake Forest ..........................................0 - 4 (L) Sep 29 UNC Greensboro * .............................0 - 1 (L) Oct 02 Gardner-Webb ...........................2 - 3 (L) 2OT Oct 06 College of Charleston * ....................0 - 3 (L) Oct 09 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * ................... 0 - 0 (T) Oct 13 Furman * .............................................. 1 - 1 (T) Oct 16 BELMONT ............................................1 - 0 (W) Oct 20 ELON * ................................................... 0 - 1 (L) Oct 23 Wofford * .............................................2 - 1 (W) Oct 27 DAVIDSON * .......................................2 - 0 (W) Nov 03 Coll. of Charleston (SoCon) ..........2 - 1 (W) Nov 08 Wofford (SoCon).....1 - 1 (T) 2OT 2-4 (PKs)

WOMEN’S GOLF

Eighth at SoCon Championship TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate Winthrop Intercollegiate INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Rumbidzai Masamvu (Benbow Invitational) Lauren Smith (Dayton/Hilton Head Invitational) Yue Xu (Winthrop Intercollegiate) SOCON GOLFER OF THE MONTH Yue Xu SOCON GOLFER OF THE WEEK Lauren Smith, Rumbidzai Masamvu RESULTS Date Tournament Result Sept. 10-11 Terrier Intercollegiate ...............9th of 13 Sept. 17 Great Smokies Intercoll. ....... 11th of 15 Oct. 6-7 Winthrop Intercollegiate ............1st of 8 Oct. 16 Wendy’s Classic ..........................4th of 13 Oct. 26-28 Lady Paladin Invitational .........6th of 14 Feb. 25-26 High Point University Classic ... 5th of 7 Mar. 3 Hilton Head Invitational ............2nd of 2 Mar. 11-12 Benbow Invitational ............T-2nd of 10 Mar. 17-19 Morehead State Invitational ...8th of 14 Mar. 24-25 Low Country Intercoll. .........T-7th of 16 Mar. 28 UNIVERSITY CUP ............................6-7 (L) Apr. 1-2 MIMOSA HILLS INTERCOLL. .. 1st of 12 Apr. 14-16 SoCon Championship................8th of 10

Yue Xu

Lee Williams Clare Cox

Gabi Celi

Danny Free

Rumbidzai Masamvu

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 SPORT-BY-SPORT RECAPS MEN’S TENNIS

Record: 6-15 SoCon: 3-7 (9th) ALL-SOCON Zach Bost, Sebastien King SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sebastien King RESULTS Date Opponent Result Jan. 19 South Carolina .................................... 0 - 5 (L) Jan. 21 UNC Wilmington ................................ 0 - 9 (L) Jan. 26 PRESBYTERIAN ................................... 3 - 4 (L) Feb. 2 ETSU ....................................................... 1 - 6 (L) Feb. 3 TENNESSEE TECH ............................4 - 3 (W) Feb. 9 UNC Asheville ...................................... 1 - 6 (L) Feb. 16 East Carolina ........................................ 2 - 5 (L) Mar. 10 Army .....................................................5 - 2 (W) Mar. 13 Northern Illinois ................................. 3 - 4 (L) Mar. 15 The Citadel * ......................................5 - 2 (W) Mar. 16 College of Charleston * .................... 3 - 4 (L) Mar. 20 DAVIDSON * ......................................7 - 0 (W) Mar. 22 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * ................... 3 - 4 (L) Mar. 29 UNCG * .................................................. 2 - 5 (L) Mar. 30 SAMFORD * ......................................... 3 - 4 (L) Apr. 3 Furman * ............................................... 2 - 5 (L) Apr. 6 Chattanooga * .................................... 1 - 6 (L) Apr. 10 ELON * ................................................... 1 - 6 (L) Apr. 12 GARDNER-WEBB .............................5 - 2 (W) Apr. 13 Wofford * ............................................4 - 3 (W) Apr. 18 Furman (SoCon).................................. 0 - 4 (L)

VOLLEYBALL

Record: 7-23 SoCon: 3-13 (6th-North) RESULTS Date Opponent..................................... Result Aug. 24 James Madison ................................... 0 - 3 (L) Aug. 25 Seton Hall ............................................. 1 - 3 (L) Aug. 25 Minnesota ........................................... 0 - 3 (L) Aug. 28 Winthrop ............................................... 0 - 3 (L) Aug. 31 Lipscomb .............................................. 0 - 3 (L) Aug. 31 Houston ..............................................3 - 2 (W) Sept. 1 Missouri ................................................. 0 - 3 (L) Sept. 7 Georgetown ......................................3 - 2 (W) Sept. 8 VCU ......................................................... 2 - 3 (L) Sept. 8 Virginia ................................................... 0 - 3 (L) Sept. 14 Campbell ............................................3 - 0 (W) Sept. 15 Toledo .................................................... 0 - 3 (L) Sept. 15 Wake Forest ......................................... 0 - 3 (L) Sept. 18 NORTH CAROLINA A&T .................3 - 0 (W) Sept. 21 Chattanooga * .................................... 0 - 3 (L) Sept. 22 Samford * .............................................. 0 - 3 (L) Sept. 29 ELON * ..................................................3 - 1 (W) Sept. 30 UNCG * ................................................... 1 - 3 (L) Oct. 4 Western Carolina * ............................. 2 - 3 (L) Oct. 6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * .................... 1 - 3 (L) Oct. 12 Wofford * .............................................. 0 - 3 (L) Oct. 13 Furman * ............................................... 0 - 3 (L) Oct. 19 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON * ......... 1 - 3 (L) Oct. 20 THE CITADEL * ...................................3 - 1 (W) Oct. 26 Elon * ...................................................... 0 - 3 (L) Oct. 27 UNCG * ................................................... 1 - 3 (L) Nov. 1 WESTERN CAROLINA * ...................3 - 0 (W) Nov. 3 Davidson * ............................................ 1 - 3 (L) Nov. 10 CHATTANOOGA * ............................... 1 - 3 (L) Nov. 11 SAMFORD * .......................................... 0 - 3 (L)

FIELD HOCKEY

Record: 3-15 NorPac: 0-8 (5th - East) ALL-NORPAC Casey Lammando, Lesley Thomas NORPAC EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Casey Lammando NORPAC EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sarah Anderson (twice) NORPAC EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Hannah French, Caroline Phillips RESULTS Date Opponent Result Aug. 25 Georgetown ........................................ 2 - 3 (L) Aug. 26 William & Mary .................................... 2 - 7 (L) Sept. 1 Robert Morris ...................................... 1 - 3 (L) Sept. 3 Saint Louis ..........................................3 - 2 (W) Sept. 9 Penn ............................................... 3 - 2 (W) OT Sept. 14 Wake Forest ......................................... 0 - 8 (L) Sept. 16 VCU ......................................................... 3 - 4 (L) Sept. 22 DELAWARE ........................................... 1 - 2 (L) Sept. 23 DAVIDSON * ........................................ 3 - 5 (L) Sept. 30 RADFORD * ................................. 2 - 3 (L) 2OT Oct. 2 Davidson * ............................................ 0 - 4 (L) Oct. 7 LONGWOOD * .................................... 4 - 5 (L) Oct. 12 Miami (Ohio) ........................................ 1 - 9 (L) Oct. 14 Ball State .............................................2 - 0 (W) Oct. 19 Liberty * ................................................. 1 - 8 (L) Oct. 21 Radford * ............................................... 0 - 2 (L) Oct. 26 LIBERTY * .............................................. 1 - 3 (L) Oct. 28 Longwood * ......................................... 1 - 8 (L)

Sebastien King Lesley Thomas

Zach Bost

Courtney Rhein

Casey Lammando

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS 2012-13 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District Allie Cashion (softball), Graham Fisher (football), Nathan Healy (men’s basketball), Tony Washington (football) 2012-13 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American Nathan Healy (men’s basketball - second team) Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week Stanley Broaden (men’s track and field), Gabe Dimock (baseball), Courtney Freeman (women’s basketball), Amanda Hamilton (women’s track and field), Nathan Healy (men’s basketball), Jamie Nunn (baseball) NCAA Division I FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Tony Washington National Soccer Coaches Association of America College Team Academic Award Men’s and women’s soccer U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Individual & Team Honors Cassie Crawford, Amanda Hamilton Men’s and women’s cross country, women’s track & Field National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholars Rumbidzai Masamvu Appalachian State Walker College of Business Top Overall Student, Outstanding Finance Student and Outstanding Management Student Nathan Healy (men’s basketball) Appalachian State Walker College of Business Outstanding Risk Management and Insurance Student Rumbidzai Masamvu (women’s golf ) Appalachian State Most Outstanding Architectural Design Student Tony Washington (football) 2012-13 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE/NORPAC ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE BASEBALL Chad Farmer Jamie Nunn Jeffrey Springs MEN’S BASKETBALL Nathan Healy WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jessica Barrios Anna Freeman Courtney Freeman Katie Mallow Kelsey Sharkey Maryah Sydnor Farrahn Wood FIELD HOCKEY Emily Knapp FOOTBALL Karl Anderson Ian Barnard Graham Fisher Logan Hallock Troy Sanders Adam Scott Tony Washington MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Christopher Garrett Kyle McFoy Ashton Smith WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Allison Cook Amanda Hamilton Kayla Schneider Shelby Williams Sarah Williamson

MEN’S GOLF Jay Brown Daniel Walsh WOMEN’S GOLF Rumbidzai Masamvu Lily Yatawara MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Stanley Broaden Read Caulkins Joshua Ellis Christopher Garrett Brian Graves Michael Lilley Kyle Mcfoy David Riddleberger Raphael Rojas WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Cassandra Crawford Debra Domermuth Amanda Hamilton Katherine Lenhart Maeghan McCauley Mary Montgomery Kayla Schneider Justine Stocks Sarah Williamson Meredith Wilson MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Stanley Broaden Raphael Rojas WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Debra Domermuth Mary Montgomery

MEN’S SOCCER Stanley Broaden Harrison Delbridge Patrick Harrow Nathanael Latigue Ryan Lavigne Kristian Lee-Him Walker White WOMEN’S SOCCER Hannah Coad Taylor Dunlap Meggie Graham Grace McCall Samantha Neill Sonia Sanchez Nicole Steyl Amy Werdine SOFTBALL Allie Cashion Lindsay Loudermilk Caroline Rogers Alissa Schoelkopf Alex Sohl Kristen Terry MEN’S TENNIS Sebastien King Andrew McKinnon Matt Saltsgaver VOLLEYBALL Lauren Brown Lauren Gray Courtney Rhein

2012-13 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT YOSEF CLUB SETS ANOTHER NEW FUNDRAISING RECORD

Appalachian State University athletics generated a record $4.3 million in private support during the 2012-13 fiscal year. The $4.3 million includes annual funding for premium seating, sport-specific fundraising and a record $3,004,245 million in donations to the Yosef Club, which directly benefits scholarships for student-athletes. The Yosef Club surpassed the $3 million mark for the first time due in large part a single-month-record $603,300 in donations in April. The single-month record came in the first full month after Appalachian State athletics announced that it accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference and NCAA Division I FBS on July 1, 2014. The Yosef Club’s $3,004,245 raised in 2012-13 marks the eighth-straight year that the fundraising arm of Appalachian State athletics set a new record for donations. YEAR-BY-YEAR YOSEF CLUB DONATIONS 2005..........................................................$664,500 2006...................................................... $1,042,704 2007...................................................... $1,376,441 2008..................................................... $2,295, 010 2009...................................................... $2,424,630 2010...................................................... $2,500,075 2011...................................................... $2,502,351 2012...................................................... $2,720,012 2013...................................................... $3,004,245

APPALACHIAN ATHLETICS UNVEILS STRATEGIC PLAN

With the consistently evolving landscape of NCAA Division I Athletics, during 2012, the Department of Athletics engaged in a strategic planning process. Our athletics staff and other invested stakeholders comprised the subcommittees. The primary objective was to continue the self-analysis started by the 2011 Athletics Feasibility Committee study. Our purpose in this process was to verify strengths, recognize and reduce weaknesses, create new growth opportunities, shelter threats to our activities, consolidate services and opportunities within the athletics enterprise and align and allocate resources toward prioritized goals. Our focus and review was based on the seven different study areas detailed below: • The ‘App State Experience,’ which we define as providing the best possible academic, athletics, and social experience for our student-athletes. How do we enhance this? Strategic Plan - 2013 • Culture - What is our departmental culture and how do we create our desired culture? • Leadership – How do we create leadership opportunities for our staff and student-athletes? • Fiscal Practices and Innovation – Where are we allocating our resources in alignment with our vision and goals? What creative new approaches can we implement? • Revenue Enhancement – The prioritization of external revenue funding for athletics. • Branding, Marketing and Public Relations – Are there new and creative means for us to deliver a consistent message to our stakeholders and effectively build the ‘App State’ brand? • Facilities Master Plan – Define the next phase of athletics facility construction and funding. APPALACHIAN STATE ATHLETICS

The results of our Strategic Plan are our vision to guide Appalachian State Athletics in the pursuit of championship results in the classroom, on the fields of play, and in the community.

MOUNTAINEER FANS TURN OUT IN DROVES

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As is the norm, Appalachian State fans supported their Mountaineers at the turnstiles in unprecedented numbers in 2012-13. Highlighting Appalachian’s attendance feats, football led NCAA Division I FCS in regular-season attendance for the sixth-straight season with an average attendance of 27,964 over its six regular-season home dates in 2012. The 30,856 that attended the home opener versus Montana was the second-largest crowd of the year for an on-campus FCS game, behind only the 31,123 that attended the historic Harvard-Yale game. Highest Attended Home Games in 2012-13 Football Men’s Basketball Baseball Women’s Basketball Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer

30,856 vs. Montana 2,910 vs. Davidson 1,116* vs. Georgia Southern 916 vs. Chattanooga 717 vs. ETSU 537 vs. The Citadel

Volleyball

352 vs. Elon

Softball

272 vs. Elon

Field Hockey

137 vs. Longwood

* facility record