Gonzaga Athletic Annual Report 2014–15 by Gonzaga University

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TableUnited of contents We zag AD Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Academic Progress Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 University Meeting Challenges Head On. . . . . . . . 4 Passing the Torch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 USA Jersey for Blinn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Record Breaking Fahy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Twice as Sweet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Men’s Basketball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Women’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Men’s Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Women’s Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Women’s Golf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Women’s Rowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Sport Wrap-Ups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Academic Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Honors & Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Life Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Social Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Marketing & Tickets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Financial Breakdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Media Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Fortier Boom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Pangos Fever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Zags First Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Front & Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Bulldog Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Gonzaga Rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Donor Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Staff & Coach Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Vision Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Photos courtesy of: Dave Cohen, Dorian Studio, Explosive Illusions, Robert Gray, Rajah Bose and Ryan Sullivan/Gonzaga University, Jon Lambert, Ben VanHouten/Mariners, NCAA, Chris Oertell, Kyle Scholzen, Kyle Terada, Joanne Tombari, Torrey Vail, West Coast Conference, and Mike Wootton.

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AD reflections As we take this opportunity to look back on the achievements of our student-athletes and coaches, made possible by your benefaction and support, it’s quickly apparent that the student-athletes who represent us every day have risen to the challenge once again. They’ve made themselves and everyone around them better to the credit of Gonzaga Athletics and the greater University. Just as these individuals and teams have risen to the occasion, “Gonzaga Rising” is a theme that our entire department has embraced as a bellwether for what is coming. We are focused on the continued national ascendance of Gonzaga Athletics as a standard-bearer for excellence achieved in the Jesuit tradition. While the climate surrounding intercollegiate athletics continues to escalate, rigorous examination of best practices and associated expenses, thorough planning, execution and benefactor support has us well-positioned for the future. Over the past year, many individual student-athletes, coaches and benefactors have contributed to Gonzaga’s rising trend. We know about the extraordinary achievements of our basketball programs, including the men’s basketball team’s record 35 wins and return to the Elite 8, the women’s basketball team’s fourth Sweet 16 and Lisa Fortier’s distinction as the WBCA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year, but there is so much more. Savannah Blinn was selected to lead the U.S. Collegiate National Volleyball Team into China to represent the United States against squads from around the world. The Gonzaga golf programs had a banner year as the women’s golf team earned an NCAA Regional berth for the third straight season and Men’s Golf senior James Fahy set a new standard as the first-ever men’s individual NCAA Regional qualifier. Women’s Rowing qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time in three years, and Shelby Mills became the first-ever Gonzaga track student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championships. These achievements, as you will see, are just the tip of the iceberg. Academically, our student-athletes continue to model the best ideals by achieving a 3.31 department GPA over the 2014–15 academic year, with 124 student-athletes making either the Dean’s List (3.5–3.69) or President’s List (3.70–4.0) during the 2015 Spring semester. In the community, our student-athletes contributed over 2,800 hours of their own time to service and outreach benefitting 22 local agencies, all while fulfilling the demands of their sport and the classroom. With the level of excellence our student-athletes have achieved comes our obligation to enable them by providing the tools and environment they need to reach new heights. In recent weeks, we have undertaken an ambitious project to keep Gonzaga at the national forefront and enhance our ability to deliver premier student-athlete services in the areas of academic support, nutrition and training. The Championship Initiative for Gonzaga Athletics, and its correlative effects on all of our sports will enhance the competitiveness of all 18 intercollegiate athletic programs, and impact the student-athlete experience in a very positive way, truly giving every Zag the opportunity to compete for a championship. More than ever, our Zags need your support. Join us as we recount the many memories and successes of which you were a vital part. We look forward to many more championship moments, and to our continued partnership with you. Go Zags!

Michael L. Roth, Director of Athletics

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Academic progress Rate The 2014–15 academic year saw Gonzaga University continue one of its proudest traditions: being a national leader in the NCAA’s Academic Performance Program. Instituted by the NCAA in 2004, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) program is a scale representing an institution’s retention and maintenance of their scholarship student-athletes’ academic eligibility and citizenship. The rate ranges from 0–1,000 (with 1,000 representing all student-athletes for a given year being both retained and academically eligible for competition). APR rates are calculated every semester and are attached not only to institutions, but also to individual head coaches. The NCAA currently uses an APR score of 930 as its cut-off for acceptable retention and graduation of student-athletes; schools falling under that standard may be

subject to NCAA penalties ranging from scholarship limits and/or reductions to potential elimination of postseason play opportunities. While Gonzaga once again leads the West Coast Conference (WCC) with its departmental APR score, this year we are especially proud to announce that of the 350 NCAA D-I athletic departments Gonzaga University ranks second in the country with an overall APR average 997. In addition to this outstanding departmental average, 13 of our teams were publically recognized by the NCAA for being in the top ten percent of national APR scores in their respective sports. The success of all our athletic programs, but particularly those outstanding 13, our men’s soccer, men’s golf, men’s cross country, men’s indoor & outdoor track, men’s tennis, women’s cross country, women’s indoor & outdoor track, women’s golf, women’s tennis, women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball teams, is a testament to both the outstanding education and support

provided to each and every one of our student-athletes and also the commitment our coaches and staff make to every Zag.

in the

Nation

for APR

1. Dartmouth University 2. Gonzaga University 3. Northwestern University 4. Colgate University 5. Brown University 6. Lafayette College 7. University of Notre Dame 8. Stanford University 9. Yale University 10. Davidson College

Department Multi-Year APR Comparision 2013–14

Academic Progress Rates (APR) Base

MBB

WBB

MXC

WXC

MGOlf

WGOlf

WROW

MSOC

WSOC

MTEN

WTEN

VOLley

WCC multi-year average

989

984

1000

997

996

994

1000

996**

BYU

968

951

983

995

988

994

962

DNP*

987

932

981

960

972

Loyola Marymount

962

959

958

994

986

974

DNP*

979

990

993

992

961

977

Pacific

972

971

987

DNP*

981

935

DNP*

975

986

974

1000

975

Pepperdine

973

949

978

967

1000

964

980

DNP*

986

968

1000

989

977

Portland

974

980

991

976

1000

DNP*

984

993

981

940

971

973

978

Saint Mary’s

954

966

991

993

978

993

DNP*

950

993

979

973

962

1000

975

San Diego

978

966

996

968

994

976

DNP*

985

956

975

943

992

989

976

San Francisco

961

960

986

985

992

951

982

DNP*

964

984

985

981

989

976

Santa Clara

960

985

981

986

1000

977

1000

968

984

977

1000

973

983

WCC Average

969

967

985

984

991

971

984

976

983

974

985

983

979

NCAA Average

968

960

975

977

985

979

986

988

969

984

974

985

983

977

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*Institution does not participate in this sport

**Calculation includes WCC sponsored sports only 2014–15 | Annual report

University meeting challenges head on Higher education has become more competitive than ever. Anything that was predictable is now unpredictable, President Thayne McCulloh explained to Gonzaga employees earlier this year. “We are seeing a decrease in the number of students graduating from high school,” McCulloh said. “And because this trend is most evident in the northeast part of our country where 70 percent of our colleges and universities are located, those schools are now competing for high school students out west in areas where we have traditionally recruited, like Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Minnesota. In addition, the number of students graduating from Catholic high schools is declining.” However, the good news is this: Gonzaga expects to enroll this fall its largest, most diverse and one of its most highly competent academic freshman classes in University history. So we are meeting the challenge head on. Gonzaga has controlled the rate at which its tuition rises, in part by seeking efficiencies across our operations, and putting proportionally more dollars to work benefitting students and their instructional needs. As evidence of this, U.S. News & World Report listed Gonzaga among the most operationally efficient universities in the West. Gonzaga is the sole private university included in this list.

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As we look to the future, the new John J. Hemmingson Center will greet Gonzaga students when they return in the fall. This magnificent 167,000-square-foot building unites students, faculty, staff, alumni and the Spokane community in a facility that offers a place to meet, greet, eat, and support Gonzaga students in their educational and extra-curricular activities. It represents an incredible leap forward in helping Gonzaga fulfill its mission, which can be seen from all viewpoints as one stands in the middle of the rotunda. That mission makes it critical that we continue offering a coveted GU education to all students who have the academic acumen and the passion to become men and women for others by raising funds for scholarships and providing students with opportunities to garner internships and research assistantships to help prepare them to compete and succeed in a global environment. Our collective endeavor to make these efforts a reality is cemented in our belief in Zags. Together, we empower students. Take Francis Chau (’15) for example, a Vietnam emigrant whose parents sacrificed to provide her and her sister greater opportunities in this country. Francis made the most of it, earning scholarships to make a Gonzaga education possible. In return, she is giving back, as a suicide hotline volunteer, campus leader, and now as an educator

Year-in-Review 2014–2015

with the Teach for America Corp. Francis is just one of many Gonzaga students who benefit from generous financial support to scholarships. In 2015, more than 2,000 men and women filled with new promise graduated with bachelor’s, master’s, juris doctorate and doctoral degrees, thanks to our alumni, friends and benefactors who make this Jesuit education possible. Students at Gonzaga—who spent more than 100,000 hours serving the global community last year with mentoring, labor, legal service, business advising, health-care support and tax assistance—are young men and women you can believe in. Your continued support of our students is making a difference in the world today and well into the future. As we look back over the academic year just completed, a significant highlight was hosting the Opus Prize. As part of that endeavor, our students, faculty and staff identified, researched and visited three faith-based entrepreneurs as finalists for the $1 million Opus Award. Gonzaga was proud to be part of honoring humanitarian Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, whose Hour Children organization in Queens, N.Y., provides resources for incarcerated women to rebuild broken families.

Speaking of humanitarians, this year’s Ignatian Gala honored longtime benefactors and friends of the University, John and Donna Luger, with the Ignatian Spirit Award. The Luger Field for soccer is named in their honor. John is a University Trustee, serving as chair from 2010–12. As a citizen of the world, Gonzaga is doing its part to create a green and sustainable campus environment.The new Hemmingson Center is a LEED Gold Certified structure. GU has reduced its gross emissions five percent over the past five years and is committed to reducing emissions by 20 percent by 2020. Extensive measures have been taken to reduce energy consumption, from new campus and classroom lighting to

energy control systems and installation of an electric car charging station. Meanwhile, Gonzaga’s University Legal Assistance celebrated 40 years of service to the greater Spokane community, providing little- or no-cost legal services to those in our community who cannot adequately represent themselves. The Clinic takes on 400–500 cases each year. As one of our fastest growing academic departments, nursing has enrolled nearly 1,000 students at the undergraduate and doctoral levels. In the past year the nurse practitioner program advanced from master’s to Doctor of

Nursing Practice. The Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice was launched, and our nursing board pass rates remain well above the national average for our new nurses. The feasibility of adding an interdisciplinary undergraduate public health degree program is under consideration. So while the national trends in higher education give reason for many institutions across the country to be concerned, Gonzaga is meeting, and in many cases exceeding, expectations. We look to 2015– 16 to be a very exciting year with the launch of a capital campaign with a special evening ceremony Oct. 15 at the new Grand Hotel, the dedication of the Hemmingson Center Oct. 16 in the late afternoon, and an allclass Zagapalooza Reunion Weekend Oct. 15–18. Go Zags!

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passing the Torch Gonzaga’s women’s golf program has burgeoned into a perennial WCC power and one that is knocking on the door at the NCAA Championships. And one reason that’s been possible is by the generous support of Jim and Maggie Randall in honor of Jim’s parents, Hubie and Colleen. That support truly is a family affair, and it all started with Hubie and Colleen’s pure love of the game of golf. It’s a love that has been passed through their family’s generations and resulted in continued backing of the GU women’s golf program. Hubie began an endowment after his wife passed away more than 10 years ago as a way to honor her memory and her avid support of a game she loved so much.

“The endowment in her name is really cool because they had the love of golf,” Maggie said. “And seeing the growth in the program because of it has been awesome.” Hubie carried that endowment forward until his passing last December, but it didn’t stop there. Jim and Maggie, already program benefactors, picked up right where he left off, finishing out the endowment in his honor, while also making more opportunities possible for the team. “It’s just really fun to see the success the program has had,” Jim said. “I’m very impressed with what Brad [Rickel] has done. It’s fun to watch, and it’s fun to be a supporter of a program that might not get the amount support that a sport like basketball gets. Gonzaga is just a great institution.”

Jim and Maggie’s continued growth in benefaction with the program has allowed head coach Brad Rickel to round out his staff with an assistant coach. They made the lead gift that enabled Rickel to bring on one of the program’s all-time greats, Victoria Fallgren, first as a graduate assistant and now as a full-time assistant coach. That addition has helped the program accomplish feats like reaching its highest-ever ranking of No. 21 in the fall of 2014, as well as earning a third straight berth to the NCAA Regionals in the spring of 2015. “The Randalls’ support has meant everything to us,” Rickel said. “It started with Hubie, who was a great help to our program early on, and Jim and Maggie have continued to support us in numerous ways. We are

Hubie and Colleen Randall Jim and Maggie Randall Victoria Fallgren

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proud to have them and their passion as a part of our program. Without their support, we would not have achieved everything we have in the last few years. We look forward to continuing our relationship with them and eagerly await the future they’ve helped create.” The Randalls’ connection to Gonzaga, however, runs much deeper than golf. Both attended Gonzaga Prep, and Jim went on to GU and earned a degree in mechanical engineering. Maggie, on the other hand, grew up at the corner of Sharp Avenue and Standard Street in a house that’s now owned by Gonzaga. Her mother worked at Gonzaga for years, first in the payroll office then in admissions for the Law School. While Maggie didn’t attend GU—she

Donor zag graduated from Spokane Community College with a nursing degree—the close proximity allowed their paths to cross while Jim was in school. They married at St. Aloysius Church on campus about two weeks after his graduation in 1982. While golf was a part of Jim’s life growing up, it wasn’t the same for Maggie. A short time after the couple returned to Spokane from a three-year stint in San Jose in 1985, it was Jim’s mom, Colleen, who taught Maggie to play. Safe to say, she caught on pretty quickly. And it’s that enduring family connection to the game and the program that compels them to give back to the school that means so much to them.

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USA Jersey for Blinn Gonzaga Volleyball’s Savannah Blinn is going to China this summer. She’ll spend time with the locals in Changxing City, she’ll see the sights of the capital Beijing, and she’ll experience a culture entirely different than the one she’s used to in Spokane or her hometown of Lewiston, Idaho. Don’t worry; the trip won’t be all fun and games, however… On second thought, it actually will be. Blinn will travel to China as a member of the U.S. Collegiate National Team, playing six matches in 11 days in the Far East. She and the rest of Team USA will face opponents such as the Chinese Women’s Junior National Team, the U-23 Team, and other professional squads while touring the eastern part of the country.

“Making the Collegiate National team has been something I have always

dreamed about”

“While in China, I hope to get a lot of reps against some solid competition, followed by some awesome coaching,” said Blinn of the opportunity. “I’m also looking forward to some site-seeing as well!” The senior-to-be earned her spot on the China travel squad during the U.S. Women’s National Team open tryouts last February, competing against 230 other student-athletes for the chance to represent the country abroad. She is the only player from the West Coast Conference that made one of the two travel teams this year, and she’s only the second Bulldog in program history to play on a U.S. Collegiate National Team. “We’re all proud of Savannah and the work that she’s done,” said GU Volleyball head coach Dave Gantt. “She’s very deserving of the opportunity. She obviously performed well at the tryout and caught the eyes of USA Volleyball’s developmental coaches and will get a chance to train at a really high level for three weeks.”

For Blinn, the opportunity to put on the USA jersey is a culmination of a lot of hard work, effort, and childhood dreams. “Making the Collegiate National team has been something I have always dreamed about,” Blinn said. “This solidifies all of the hard work I have put it in over the years, and I am truly blessed for this amazing opportunity!” The trip to China will put the cap on a breakout junior year for Blinn. An outside hitter, Blinn paced Gonzaga’s offense with 566 total kills, fourth-most in history and the most since rally scoring was adopted in 2001. The impressive numbers helped Blinn earn All-America Honorable Mention honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the first Bulldog to do so since 1992. Thanks in large part to Blinn’s offensive output, the Zags finished the season among the top 20 in the nation in kills and kills per set while winning 17 matches, equaling the most in the last 20 years.

Record Breaking Fahy James Fahy’s incredible four-year career on the Gonzaga men’s golf team came to an end at the NCAA Regional on the Olympic Course at the Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash., on May 16. The first men’s golfer in program history to participate at an NCAA Championship event, Fahy finished with a tournament total of 10-over-par (226) and tied for 62nd on the 75-golfer leaderboard. He carded a 77 in the opening round, a 73 on Day 2, and a 76 in Round 3. Fahy finished with 37 pars in the regional, four shy of the tournament-high. The senior finished even on the par-five holes, and two-over on the par-three holes.

RECORDS AND HIGHLIGHTS > First player in GU men’s golf history to make NCAA Regionals > Lowest single-season stroke average (73.21) in Gonzaga program history > Lowest career stroke average (74.25) in Gonzaga program history > Best finish at WCC Championships in GU program history (second in 2013) > Received All-America Scholar Award > Named All-WCC in 2013 and 2015 > Named Academic All-WCC in 2013 and 2015 > Five top 10 finishes in his GU career

In 2014–15, Fahy had his best fall performance of the season at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic at two-over (215) in 21st place. He opened the spring season with a seventh-place finish at one-under (215) at the Loyola Golf Invite. Fahy then had back-to-back top-five finishes at the Duck Invitational (3rd) and Wyoming Cowboy Classic (4th). He was twounder (214) at the Duck Invitational and eight-under (208) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic. Fahy’s Wyoming Cowboy Classic was one-stroke shy of the 54-hole program record. He tied for 22nd at the WCC Championships. In his GU career, Fahy was selected All-West Coast Conference twice. Before receiving the honor this season, he earned it in 2013, after finishing second at the conference championships. In 2014–15, the Vancouver, B.C. native, boasted a team-best 73.21 round average. He had five top 10 finishes in his career. Fahy had a 74.25 career average after appearing in 117 rounds for the Bulldogs. He owns the program records for low-round average in a season and a career. Fahy was also a member of the WCC All-Academic Team in 2013 and 2015. In May, he earned his degree in business administration with a 3.26 cumulative GPA. 2014–15 | Annual report

Twice as Sweet Five schools had their men’s and women’s basketball programs in the Sweet 16. Four were from the basketballheavy Atlantic Coast Conference, and one was from the West Coast Conference. It’s safe to say Gonzaga has cemented itself among the elite basketball schools in the country. For the sixth time in program history, the Zags’ men’s team appeared in the Sweet 16, while the women’s team made their fourth appearance. Out of their 10 combined appearances, this was the first time the duo made trips to the regional semifinals in the same year. While the men enjoyed a season inside the top-10, and were guaranteed a spot in the 68-team NCAA Tournament field, the Bulldog women had to sweat it out on Selection Monday. But, there it was. In the final region released on

ESPN’s selection show, in nearly the last game announced, the Gonzaga women saw their name and matchup. After two stunning victories in Corvallis, Ore., the Zag women weren’t just in; they were one of the last 16 teams that played for the national title. Out of 351 men’s teams and 349 women’s teams, Gonzaga joined Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, and Notre Dame as the only five schools that had both their women’s and men’s programs in the Sweet 16. The Gonzaga men opened the NCAA tournament with a second round win over North Dakota State, and then cruised past Iowa. The second-seeded Zags made their first appearance in the Sweet 16 since 2009.

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GU was one of five schools with both programs in the Sweet 16 in 2015 Both the Gonzaga men and women tipped off in their second NCAA Tournament games at the same time. At one point during both first halves, the Zag men and women were ahead and eerily shooting the same 14-of-22 (64 percent) shooting from the field. In the classroom, of the five schools with both their men’s and women’s teams still alive in their respective regional semifinals, GU was near the top in Academic Progress Rate. The Zag women’s 991 APR through 2012–13 was the highest of the five schools, while the men’s 979 was fourth. Their combined average APR of 985 was second only to Duke’s 986.5. The APR is a term-by-term measure of eligibility and retention for Division I student-athletes that was developed as an early indicator of eventual graduation rates.

The Gonzaga women played their Sweet 16 game in front a large raucous crowd in the Spokane Arena. They had the fifth-ranked team in the nation,Tennessee, seeded second in the region, on the ropes before falling in overtime. For the second time in program history, and the first since 1999, the GU men advanced to the Elite Eight. The Bulldogs knocked off UCLA in the regional semifinal, and met the eventual national champion Duke in the regional final. Gonzaga battled with the talented Blue Devils for 40 minutes, including having a lead early in the second half.

Safe to say, it was a year for the ages for Gonzaga basketball.

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Men’s Basketball The streak of NCAA Tournament appearances may have continued, but the Gonzaga men’s basketball season turned out to be so much more. Records were broken. Wins piled up. And the Zags returned to a place where they’d only been once before.

lead for the entire game after the opening Bruin bucket. The season came to a close two nights later with a loss to eventual national champion Duke, but the Zags’ run to the Elite Eight will go down as one of the best seasons in program history.

Seniors Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. knew this was their final chance to put their own stamp on Gonzaga’s deep hoops tradition and reach the elusive second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. An already talented roster that also included returning big man Przemek Karnowski and do-it-all guard Kyle Dranginis, was boosted by transfers Kyle Wiltjer, Byron Wesley and Eric McClellan and freshman Domantas Sabonis. That combination led GU to a program-record 35 wins, including a school-record 22-game win streak midseason and a return trip to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1999.

The 35–3 record is the highest win total in school history, including an NIT Season Tip-Off Championship and, at one point, the nation’s longest active home win streak, which reached 41 games.

Gonzaga won the West Coast Conference regular season crown by an impressive four games, then ripped through the league tournament with a 91–75 title-game victory over BYU in Las Vegas. All season long it looked like a team on a mission, but it was never more evident than when the ball went up in the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Seattle. The Zags dispatched of North Dakota State in the Second Round, then put together one of its most complete games of the season with an 87–68 win over Iowa to reach the Sweet Sixteen. In Houston, GU made quick work of UCLA in the regional semifinal, holding the 12

Gonzaga was dominant on offense with a nation-leading .520 field goal percentage and featured one of the nation’s best defenses, which posted a top-25 opponent field goal percentage of .390. GU was the only team in the nation in the top 25 of both categories. Individually, it was Wiltjer leading the way on offense at 16.8 points per game, including a 45-point outburst in a win at Pacific. That ranked as the third-best single-game mark in school history. Pangos was one of the most efficient point guards in the country, ranking fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.55. He also broke Blake Stepp’s GU career threepoint record with his 289th career three against Portland. He ended the year with 322. Pangos and Wiltjer were each named Associated Press Third Team All-Americans and helped GU sweep the WCC major individual awards. Pangos was named the Player of the Year and Wiltjer was the Newcomer of the Year, while Bell Jr. was named Defender of the Year and Mark Few was named the Coach of the Year.

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United

We win

NCAA Elite Eight

2015

Highlights > 35–3 record was the best in school history > Advanced to fifth Sweet 16 and second Elite Eight in program history > Head coach Mark Few has won 20+ games in all 16 seasons, averaging more than 27 wins per season > Claimed 16th West Coast Conference regular-season title in last 18 years, 14th in Mark Few era > Won 14th WCC tournament title, 12th in Mark Few era > Appeared in WCC tournament final for 18th straight season, all 16 of Mark Few era > Appeared in 17th consecutive NCAA Tournament, which ties for the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA, 18th overall appearance and all 16 in Mark Few era > One of two teams to win opening-round game of NCAA Tournament for 7th straight season—Kansas is the other > Set school record with 22-game win streak > Second-longest home win streak ended at a then-nation-leading 41 games

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> Earned an All-WCC First Team selection for 30th straight season, dating back to 1986; Head coach Mark Few has had a First Team selection in each of his 16 seasons at the helm and all 26 years of his association with GU, including 10 Player of the Year selections > Kevin Pangos and Kyle Wiltjer were named Associated Press All-America Third Team honorees > Head coach Mark Few is the winningest active coach in NCAA Division I by percentage with a mark of .810 (438–103) > Led the nation in field goal percentage at .520, and was the only team in the nation in the top 25 of field goal percentage and defense > Kevin Pangos broke Blake Stepp’s Gonzaga career record with his 289th three, ending the season with 322 > Kevin Pangos ended his career ranked fifth all-time at GU in points with 1,824 and became the only player in GU history with at least 1,700 points, 500 assists and 150 steals, ranking in the top five in school history in all three

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woMen’s Basketball There are no shortage of feats that the Gonzaga women’s basketball program has accomplished in the last decade, and the 2014–15 team added to the ever-growing list. For the seventh and eighth time, Gonzaga won NCAA Tournament games as a double-digit seed, the most in NCAA history. No other women’s team has more than four wins as a 10-seed or lower. The Zags seem to thrive as an underdog, boasting the second-best record of any NCAA Division I team, men’s or women’s, as a double-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament: 8–6. Prior to their upset NCAA Tournament victories, and 11th straight West Coast Conference regular season title, the Zags had to shake off a slow start to their schedule. GU opened the season, and the Lisa Fortier era, with a dramatic come-from-behind victory at home over then—No. 22 Dayton. After opening with four consecutive victories, the Bulldogs closed their non-conference slate with an 8–4 record. Gonzaga then reeled off 16 straight victories, the fifth-longest win streak in program history. The 2014–15 Zags were the first team in West Coast Conference history to start league play with a 15–0 record. During the streak, the Bulldogs defeated San Francisco in four overtimes inside the McCarthey Athletic Center. In front of a sellout crowd, the teams played the longest league game in West Coast Conference history. The two-hour and 50-minute game was the longest played at any NCAA level of women’s basketball this season. The game, which featured 21 lead changes and 14 ties, was also the longest in Gonzaga women’s or men’s history since the men went to four overtimes in 1978. 14

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The following home game, Gonzaga clinched its unprecedented 11th straight West Coast Conference regular season title with a win over Saint Mary’s. Keani Albanez scored a career-high 23 points, behind 8-of-10 shooting from the field. GU made 22 of its 23 free-throw attempts in the victory. The Zags improved to 4–0 in the WCC Tournament quarterfinals all-time with a 70–50 win over Loyola Marymount at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Gonzaga has never lost an opening game at the tournament in Las Vegas, winning all seven. After being upset in the WCC Tournament semifinals, the Bulldogs received an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. The top five teams in the West Coast Conference finished in the top-65 of the RPI. All five teams finished the regular season with 20 wins, while San Francisco, sixth in the standings, had 19. All six teams advanced to postseason play. Sunny Greinacher and Elle Tinkle were each named to both the All-WCC First Team and WCC AllAcademic Team, while Keani Albanez was Second Team and Emma Wolfram was an All-Freshman Team selection. Shelby Cheslek, Shaniqua Nilles and Lindsay Sherbert each earned WCC All-Academic honorable mention. The academic honor was Greinacher’s third straight and Cheslek’s second straight. The 2014–15 Gonzaga team had eight different players lead in scoring in a game this season. Nine Bulldogs have reached double-digit scoring this season, with three recording 20-point games. A trio of Zags averaged double-digit scoring, while four others averaged at least six points.

United We advance Highlights > 26–8 overall record and 16–2 in West Coast Conference > Finished the year ranked No. 19 in the USA Today/Coaches Poll > Secured their seventh-straight 25-win season > Eighth consecutive 20-plus win season, and the ninth in the last 10 years > Seventh straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, and eighth in the last nine years > Won 11th-consecutive West Coast Conference regular season championship > Advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in program history > Ended the year ranked No. 13 in the home attendance and No. 3 in attendance per capacity > Averaged 5,366 per home game this season, 89.44 percentage per capacity, and had two sellouts > Outdrew every men’s team in the West Coast Conference, except BYU and Gonzaga, and a trio of Pac-12 men’s programs (Stanford, USC, and Washington State) > Finished fourth in the nation in free-throw percentage (77.3) Top: Keani Albanez | Middle: Elle Tinkle | Bottom: L isa Fortier

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> Broke seven team records, including 534 made free-throws and 211 made threepointers > On the defensive end, their 184 blocked shots were also a program record > Lisa Fortier was named the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year > Lisa Fortier’s 26 wins and 76.5 winning percentage were both top of the list among first-year finishes for any GU women’s basketball coach > Lisa Fortier was named the West Coast Conference Co-Coach of the Year > Senior Sunny Greinacher was named to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team > Senior Sunny Greinacher was named to the Spokane Regional All-Tournament team and West Coast Conference All-Tournament team > Senior Sunny Greinacher and Elle Tinkle were named First Team All-West Coast Conference > Senior Keani Albanez finished the year with an 85.9 free-throw percentage, which was third all-time in program history Sunny Greinacher 2014–15 | Annual report

Men’s track Gonzaga Men’s Track wrapped up an impressive season at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Austin, Texas. The Zags had three student-athletes qualify for the meet hosted by the University of Texas. Willie Milam concluded an incredible career with a 17thplace regional finish in the 5,000 meters in Austin. He crossed the line at 14:15.05. He was eighth in his heat, and just three seconds shy of advancing to the national championships. At the Stanford Invitational, the Portland, Ore., native broke the program record with a time of 13:53.74, which was seeded 26th in Austin. He had the 13th-fastest time in his heat. Milam also set a new 10,000-meter school record at the Mt. SAC Relays this season. He has the second fastest 1,500-meter time in program history, and the fifth-best 800-meter mark.

Milam, a business administration major has a 3.98 cumulative GPA, was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Third Team. During the indoor season, he set the mile record at the University of Washington Invitational and the 3,000-meter UW Indoor Preview. With just hours left in the qualifying window for the postseason, Andy Phillips punched his ticket to the NCAA prelims in dramatic fashion at the Portland Twilight. The senior not only qualified, he broke the Gonzaga 1,500-meter program record. His time of 3:43.90 edged out the previous record, 3:45.73, set by Milam last season. Phillips ended his GU career with a 25th-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA West Preliminaries. Running in an extremely fast heat, six of the top 12 finishes in the first round were in the third heat, he crossed the line at 3:50.40. The Jackson Hole, Wyo. native placed 10th in his heat, but nearly had a quarterfinal qualifying time. He holds the Gonzaga indoor and outdoor 800-meter records. In just his sophomore season,Troy Fraley finished 29th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminaries. He crossed the line at 9:10.49. The Kalispell, Mont. Native entered the race as the 34th seed in the region. On April 3, Fraley broke the Gonzaga program record at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival with a time of 8:56.23. Two weeks later, he ran the second fastest 10,000-meter time in program history, 30:07.13, at the Mt. SAC Relays. Nick Roche finished a phenomenal career at Gonzaga this year. He nearly made a return trip to the NCAA West Prelims in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The Tigard, Ore.,

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native has the second-best steeplechase time, the secondbest indoor 5k time, the fourth-best outdoor 5,000-meter time, and the eighth-best indoor 3,000-meter time. At the Husky Classic on Feb. 13, Colin O’Neil set a new program record in the indoor 5,000 meters. The senior crossed the line at 14:23.56, nearly six seconds faster than the previous record.

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woMen’s track SHELBY MILLS MAKES HISTORY In only her second season on the Gonzaga track team, Shelby Mills became the first student-athlete in school history to run at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Mills finished an incredible season by placing 21st in the nation in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in Eugene, Ore. On June 11, she had the opportunity to compete at historic Hayward Field, the most prominent track and field facility in the country. The track has been home to numerous U.S. Olympic Trials, the Junior World Championships, and will host the World Championships in 2021. In Austin, Texas, at the NCAA West Preliminary Round on May 29, Mills broke her own program record with a time of 10:11.37. The Snohomish, Wash. native was not an automatic qualifier from her heat, but she had the third fastest at-large time. Earlier in the season, she shattered the program’s previous school record by nearly 30 seconds at the Mt. SAC Relays.

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The Gonzaga women’s track team sent its largest contingent of student-athletes to the postseason this season. Maggie Jones, Jessica Mildes, and Shelby Mills represented the Zags at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Austin, Texas. Mills went on to become the first-ever NCAA qualifier. In her first season as a Bulldog, Mildes had an incredible breakout season. She shattered the program 5,000 and 10,000-meter records during the outdoor season. The junior transfer from Spokane Falls Community College broke the program record at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 33:40.82, the 20th-fastest time in the nation, on April 3. Two weeks later, the Chattaroy, Wash., native set a new 5,000-meter GU record at 16:16.88. In the 10,000 meters at the NCAA West Prelims, she got tripped up in the first 10 laps, and crossed the line at 36:54.57 in 39th place. During the indoor season, Mildes ran the thirdfastest 5,000-meter time in program history, with a time of 17:00.66 at the Husky Classic. She also ran the sixth-best 3,000-meter time at the UW Indoor Preview. Outdoors at the Buc Scoring Invite, Mildes ran the fifth-fastest time in the 1,500 meters, and a 2:18.85 800-meter time, which is ninth on the GU all-time list. Jones wrapped up a stellar junior season with a 36th-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA West Preliminaries. Her time of 17:07.89 was 19th in the second heat. She entered with the 39th-fastest time in the region. Jones ran the third-fastest 5,000-meter time in GU history, 16:27.86, at the Oregon

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Relays on April 17. At the Buc Scoring Invite, the Richland, Wash., native ran a 4:34.25 in the 1,500 meters, which ranks third on the Gonzaga all-time list. At the Husky Classic, Jones broke the school record in the indoor 5,000 meters. She ran a 16:45.78 in Seattle. Jones is in the GU indoor top 10 in the 800 meters (fifth), mile (seventh), and 3,000 meters (seventh). Claren Fraher set a new indoor 400-meter record at the Idaho Collegiate. The freshman ran a 1:01.81, just ahead of teammate, Lauren Saunders, who crossed the line at 1:02.49. Saunders’ time is the third fastest time in GU history. At the Buc Scoring Invite, Saunders ran the eighth-best 200-meter time in program history, 28.58. Emily Anderson had the thirdbest indoor 800-meter time, 2:19.83, at the UW Invitational.

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In order to be the best, you have to play the best; and play the best the Zags did. Gonzaga’s women’s golf team played the toughest schedule in program history during the 2014–15 season as nearly half of its 129 opponents were among the nation’s top 50 teams. The Zags also played the best of the best, teeing off against top-25 squads on 33 occasions. The tough competition paid off for the Zags as they earned their third consecutive bid to an NCAA Regional, taking part in the Central Regional in San Antonio. The bid was the Bulldogs’ third consecutive at-large berth

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women’s golf and was the first time any program at Gonzaga has earned three straight at-large berths to NCAA tournaments. Playing at Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Alice Kim and Ciera Min both claimed Gonzaga’s highest-ever regional finish as Kim tied for 26th and Min tied for 40th.Their scores of 217 (+1) and 219 (+3), respectively, were also the best in Gonzaga NCAA history. Kim and Min led the Zags all year long, finishing as the top Bulldog in eight of 10 tournaments. They both broke the school record for best stroke average in a season as Min averaged 73.89 strokes per round and Kim took 74.04, and they both tied for third at the West Coast Conference

Championship in April. With the high finish at the WCCs, Kim and Min earned spots on the All-Conference team, and so did senior Han Wu, who took seventh in the tournament.

picked up a handful of top-25 finishes, including a tie for 12th at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, where she and Min finished as the top-ranked Bulldogs.

The trio also made up the Zags’ three All-Academic honorees. Kim and Min each earned WCC All-Academic— Kim for the third time in her career, Min for the second— while Wu earned All-Academic Honorable Mention, her first.

The added depth helped the Zags bolster the program record books. Gonzaga again broke the school record for lowest team scoring average, improving by nearly a half stroke to 299.43 strokes per round. Additionally, three of the best 56-hole team scores in program history came this season, as did two of the best 36-hole tallies. Thanks to strong early-season finishes against tough fields, the Zags were ranked #21 in the nation by Golfweek at the end of September, the highest in program history.

This season wasn’t just the Kim, Min, and Wu Show; two other Zags also spent time leading GU. Junior Raychelle Santos paced the squad at two fall-season tournaments, including a T-3 finish at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic, the highest individual finish by a Zag this season. Meanwhile, freshman Dania Uy

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The Gonzaga womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rowing team capped arguably the best season in program history with its highest-ranking ever. In the final CRCA poll, the Zags checked in at a programbest 17th, which represented a steady season-long climb that included a West Coast Conference championship and its second-ever berth to the NCAA Championships. Varsity Eight

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A young crew across their top three boats, the Zag women featured just four seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one in the Varsity 8+, one in the Second Varsity 8+ and two in the Varsity 4+. With that senior leadership and even more talent around them, GU

went on to place 17th overall at the NCAA Championships. The V8 boat earned a third-place finish in the C Final, while the 2V8 won the D Final and the V4 was sixth in the D Final. That highly-coveted spot in the NCAAs came with a downto-the-wire finish at the WCC Championships. The Zags entered the V8 race in second place behind league rival San Diego, but knowing that a win would propel them to the automatic bid. They earned the victory by more than four seconds over the Toreros and were on their way with new hardware for the trophy case. The win also helped GU

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women’s rowing sweep the league’s individual awards: junior Kara Soucek was named WCC Rower of the Year, freshman Karly Dougherty was named WCC Coxswain of the Year, Isabelle Belzil was named WCC Freshman of the Year and Glenn Putyrae was named WCC Coach of the Year. The culmination at the NCAAs came as the result of one of the toughest schedules in program history. Throughout the season, Gonzaga raced the nation’s best. They took on No. 2 Cal and No. 3 Brown at the Lake Natoma Invite, No. 5 Virginia, No. 7 Texas, then-No. 16 UCLA and then-No. 20

Minnesota at the Clemson invite—the latter two which they defeated—and No. 8 Washington State on multiple occasions. GU also earned head-to-head victories over Oregon State and UC Davis. The four departing seniors—Casey Burt (2nd seat, V8), Naomi Medley (6th seat, 2V8), Laura Brasch (coxswain, V4), and Natalie Potts (stroke seat, V4)—helped the team reach new heights as well as set it up for a continued ascent among the nation’s premier programs.

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sport wrap-ups Baseball

Gonzaga Baseball saw a number of standout performances in 2015. Senior third baseman Mitchell Gunsolus took the next step and became an offensive monster, finishing among the team’s top two in virtually every offensive category and posting the team’s highest slugging percentage in three years. Junior Taylor Jones also had a breakout season, finishing second in the conference with a .358 batting average after cracking the starting lineup near the beginning of conference play. Also this season, junior Joey Harris morphed into one of the best defensive catchers in the nation by posting the nation’s second best caught stealing numbers (28) and rate (.509) at the end of the regular season. Harris’ defensive magic behind the plate earned him WCC Defensive Player of the Year, the first time a Bulldog won the award. Gunsolus and Jones were also honored by the

conference coaches after earning First Team All-WCC spots, and three more Zags—Cory LeBrun, Andrew Sopko, and Tyler Frost—earned postseason All-Conference awards as well. LeBrun earned Second Team honors for setting career highs in batting average and doubles, Sopko picked up Honorable Mention honors for a solid junior season on the mound, and Frost joined the All-Freshman team after a batting average of .268 and slugging percentage of .420. Gunsolus and closer David Bigelow were both recognized outside the conference as well. Gunsolus earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District team for the West District thanks to his strong performance both on the field and in the classroom. Bigelow, meanwhile, was named to the NCBWA’s Stopper of the Year midseason watch list due to his capabilities in relief. Additionally, seven Zags picked up All-Academic honors. Gunsolus, Harris, and Bigelow each made the WCC AllAcademic team; Harris and Bigelow for the second year in a row, Gunsolus for the third. Four more Zags earned AllAcademic Honorable Mention as LeBrun and Jones made it two straight Honorable Mention awards while Sam Brown and Brandon Bailey each picked up their first. The Bulldogs also picked up numerous quality wins in 2015. They posted four wins of 10 runs or more, including their greatest run differential in 10 years during a 19–1 blowout of Pacific in May. They also outscored Arkansas by 10 runs in Fayetteville, just one night after claiming the program’s first victory over an SEC school. They swept the Razorbacks, a perennial contender in the loaded SEC, during that twogame set. Additionally, Gonzaga also picked up series wins over ranked opponents in Tulane and San Diego, and the Zags took one game from #2 UCLA while playing the Bruins extremely close in the other two to begin the May slate.

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Capping the year, three Zags were selected in June’s MLB Draft. Sopko, a junior right hander, was drafted in the seventh

round by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Gunsolus was selected in the 10th round by the Boston Red Sox. On day three, Jones went in the 35th round to the Chicago Cubs.

Men’s Cross Country

Nick Roche led the Gonzaga men at the 2014 West Coast Conference Cross Country Championships. He placed 15th on the 8,000-meter course with a time of 23:52. The senior earned Second Team All-WCC for his performance. All five Zags finished in the top 30 to help the team to 109 points. Troy Fraley hung with Roche and the lead group for much of the race, but fell off the pace towards the end, coming in 21st at 24:15. Kyle Branch had a solid race placing 22nd. Danny Lunder and Colin O’Neil rounded out the top five for the Zags in 25th and 26th, respectively. Lunder came across in 24:27, while O’Neil was at 24:32. At the NCAA West Regional Championships, GU finished 10th as a team with top-40 finishes from Fraley and Roche. Fraley ended the 10K course in 30:16.1 in 36th place, while Roche was 37th at 30:16.8. The Zags had 14 top-10 finishes over the season. Fraley led Gonzaga with a trio of top 10 finishes. He opened the season with back-to-back third-place finishes at the Clash of the Inland Empire and the duel against Navy. He also placed fifth at the Inland Empire Championships. Ian Goldizen was named honorable mention West Coast Conference All-Academic. As a marketing major, Goldizen has accumulated a 3.28 GPA. The Bulldogs were named a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Scholar Team. Overall, 179 men’s teams earned All-Academic honors. Teams must have a combined 3.0 team grade point average to receive the recognition. The Gonzaga men had a 3.18 cumulative GPA.

sport wrap-ups Sean Walsh was named honorable mention All-West Coast Conference for the second straight season following a tie for 10th at the WCC Championships. He finished tied for 11th last season. The junior was named All-WCC in 2013, after being named the Conference Freshman of the Year with a third-place finish at the conference championships.

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Women’s Cross Country

The Gonzaga women’s cross country team ended their season with a 16th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional Championships. Amelia Evans and Shelby Mills finished stellar seasons with top 40 finishes at the meet in Stanford, Calif. Evans placed 32nd overall, covering the 6,000-meter course in 21:10, while Mills was just five seconds back in 40th at 21:15. Evans and Mills had First Team All-West Coast Conference finishes at the WCC Championships. They both finished the 6K course in Sunnyvale, Calif., with career-best times. Mills came across in seventh place at 20:07 and Evans was 10th at 20:30. As a team, the Zags placed fifth at the conference championships. All five GU scorers finished in the top 35. Erin Bergmann, Jordan Thurston, and Zoe Urcadez ran as a pack and finished within five seconds of each other. Bergmann led the trio with a career-best 21:27. Gonzaga had a dozen top-10 finishes in 2014. Evans placed in the top 10 in five of her six races, led by a second place finish at the Montana Invitational. Following the season, the junior was named West Coast Conference All-Academic honorable mention. She posted a 3.31 cumulative GPA with a major in biology.

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The Bulldogs were named a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Scholar Team. Overall, 226 women’s teams earned this honor. Teams must have a combined 3.0 team grade point average to receive the recognition. The Gonzaga women achieved a 3.47 GPA.

Men’s Golf

The 2014–15 Gonzaga men’s golf team had one of the best seasons in program history. After a great start to their season in the fall, the Zags climbed to the highest official ranking in program history at No. 65 by Golfweek.

Fahy, who finished tied for 22nd at the 2015 WCC Championships, was selected All-WCC for the second time in his GU career. He received the honor in 2013, and finished second at the conference championships. This season, the Vancouver, B.C. native boasted a team-best 73.21 round average, and had a trio of top-10 finishes. Will Brueckner also tied for 22nd at the conference championships with a 235 stroke-total through the threeround 54-hole event. As a team, the Zags finished seventh at the championships. Brendan Connolly, Fahy, and Erik Krzyzanowski all graduate after recording the lowest team scoring average in program history in three of their four seasons, including a best 295.92 this season.

The Bulldogs posted the record team low through 36 holes, and were just two strokes short of tying the 18-hole and 54-hole records. They did set the lowest 18, 36, and 54hole records for score in relation to par. GU’s head-to-head record was also the best in program history and the Zags had seven top-10 finishes as a team in 2014–15. Gonzaga had a stellar outing at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in early April. The Zags fired a 277, 11-under-par in the second round, and were 17-under (559) through two rounds. Gonzaga placed fourth in the tournament at 17-under (847), led by a fourth-place individual finish by James Fahy at eight-under (208).

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sport wrap-ups Men’s Rowing

Gonzaga’s young men’s team made important steps forward this season with a pair of victories during the fall season and a solid spring finish that fell just short of the IRA Championships. The Varsity 8+ team claimed victories on back-to-back Fall weekends against Washington State on the Spokane River, then went to compete with some of the nation’s best in the George Washington Invitational. At GW, the V8 squad hung tight with the host school and neighboring Georgetown on the Potomac River. The Second Varsity 8+ posted a great season, claiming victories against WSU on three occasions. In addition, the 2V8 crew defeated Holy Cross at the George Washington Invitational, then sprinted to victory at the Western Sprints Championships to end the season with an open-water victory.

Men’s Soccer

The men’s soccer team finished in the top five of the West Coast Conference for the second straight season with a 3–3–1 league mark. Senior midfielder Lars Ludwigs earned first-team All-WCC honors, while Clark Phillips was named to the Second Team and Ben White earned All-Freshman honors. Phillips led the team with three goals and tied for the team lead with seven points on the season. The Zags ended the season with back-to-back overtime victories against Pacific and Portland. GU took down the

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Tigers 1–0 with a 2OT goal from Zach Hamer, then beat Portland two days later on an OT goal from Ludwigs. Gonzaga graduated seven players from a squad that finished the season with 5–12–3 mark, but return four All-WCC Honorable Mention performers in White, Connor Bevans, Graison Le and David Sigurdsson. Le tied for the team lead with seven points on two goals and a team-high three assists. The Zags also had a big impact from its freshmen, who combined for 61 starts during the season. White (17 starts), Jalen Crisler (15) and Fischer Gallinger (10) each had at least 10 starts during their freshman campaign in 2014. Both Bevans and Ludwigs earned WCC Player of the Week honors during the season as well. Bevans recorded four points in Gonzaga’s 4–2 win over UNLV early in the season with a goal and two assists. Ludwigs was honored during the season’s closing weekend, which included his header for the game-winner in overtime against Portland.

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In the classroom, the Bulldogs were honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for academic excellence for the 12th straight season, the sixth-longest stretch among all collegiate men’s soccer programs. A total of 861 teams—582 women’s and 279 men’s—posted a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the NSCAA Team Academic Award. Individually, Phillips earned a spot on the All-Academic team for the second time in as many seasons, and he picked up his third total conference academic award after receiving Honorable Mention in 2012. A senior from Portland, Ore., Phillips has tallied a 3.45 cumulative GPA as an accounting major. A trio of Zags received All-Academic Honorable Mention honors after strong seasons of their own as Jalen Crisler (Everett, Wash.), Jakob Granlund (Ikast, Denmark), and Chris Lowrimore (Sandy, Utah) each earned their first academic honor from the WCC.

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sport wrap-ups Women’s Soccer

For the first time since 2007, Gonzaga ended with a .500 record at 9–9–1. The Bulldogs posted a 4–4–1 record in West Coast Conference play, arguably one of the toughest women’s soccer leagues in the country. During the season, the Zags’ lone draw was a hard-fought 1–1 decision against 11th-ranked Pepperdine. GU gave up the first two goals of the match at San Francisco before coming back for a 3–2 victory. It was the program’s first win after being down two goals since 2004. The Bulldogs spent four of the last five weeks of the season in the NSCAA West Regional poll. They finished in the top 100 in two national ranking services, Bennett Rank and Massey Ratings. Heather Johnson became only the fifth player in program history named to the West Coast Conference First Team. Karley Baggerly, Aliyah Miller, Katey Pennington and Christie Tombari all earned honorable mention WCC honors. Pennington and Tombari also both earned additional postseason awards as College Sports Madness named the pair to their All-WCC teams.

Pennington finished fifth with 11, while Lee is tied for sixth with 10. The Bulldogs earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Academic Team Award for the sixthconsecutive season after posting a 3.43 grade point average. Johnson was named to the WCC All-Academic First Team for the second straight season. Baggerly, Cricket Harber, Lee, and Pennington, all were named All-Academic Honorable Mention by the conference.

Men’s Tennis

A senior-laden men’s tennis squad led the Zags to their most successful season in recent program history during 2014– 15, posting numerous program bests and firsts throughout the year. Most notably, the Zags picked up the first WCC Championship opening-round victory in program history

with a 4–0 victory over Santa Clara. Gonzaga ended the dual season with 11 wins and 11 losses, the first time since at least 2000 the team has finished at or above .500. Individually, the Bulldogs posted some strong results and saw the end of one of the best tennis careers in school history. Alvaro Nazal ended his career with 76 singles victories, the most of any Bulldog in recent memory. His run to the semifinals of the ITA Northwest Regionals in the fall was the deepest of any GU player ever, and his 25 singles wins was the second-most in Gonzaga history, just two back of his own school record. Nazal was rewarded with his second First Team All-WCC honor for singles play and All-WCC Honorable Mention for doubles. Nick Kamisar also wrapped up a two-year career at GU, earning All-WCC Honorable Mention in both singles and doubles play. The Sammamish, Wash., native led the team

Tombari moved into third all-time in program history with a career goals-against average of 1.39. She is fourth with 11 career shutouts, and eighth in the career saves column with 168. Johnson is now tied for seventh with 13 career goals and tied for ninth with 31 career points. Both Pennington and Tori Lee ended their careers on the top 10 assists’ list.

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sport wrap-ups with a 19–10 record in doubles play and went 18–10 individually, tying for second-best on the team. Also going 18–10, Vladimir Mijatovic ended his four years at Gonzaga with his best season yet. Hayden Smith added a team-best 14–7 dual mark from the No. 3 spot. Nazal, Kamisar, and Mijatovic were also recognized for their academic prowess as well. The first two picked up WCC All-Academic honors—the second ever for Nazal, first for Kamisar—and Mijatovic earned his first ever All-Academic Honorable Mention award. Nazal was also named the Gonzaga Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Women’s Tennis

The women’s tennis program put together a standout year in 2014–15, posting the second-highest win total in program

history while Katie Edwards became the first Bulldog to earn First Team All-WCC honors for her strong singles play. During the spring dual season, Gonzaga won 12 matches, just two away from the most in school history. Six of those came to begin the season for the Zags’ best-ever start to a dual year. Even more impressively, they made it a clean sweep in four of those matches, beating their first four opponents by similar 7–0 scores. After extending that start to 9–2 during the first two months of the season, Gonzaga earned a national ranking from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for the second year in a row and entered WCC play ranked 75th in the nation.

Edwards, meanwhile, earned First Team All-WCC honors in singles play after winning 12 matches at No. 1 spot in the lineup. She went 5–4 against conference foes with a resounding 6–2, 6–1 win over 97th-ranked Danielle Flores of Saint Mary’s; her first over a ranked player. A senior, Edwards wrapped up her career with 52 singles wins and 64 doubles wins. Along with partner Samantha Polayes, Edwards also received All-WCC Honorable Mention in doubles. Three Zags tied two single-season program records this season. Both Polayes and Franziska Koehler each tallied 19 doubles victories during 2014–15, equaling the program record. Also, freshman Alex Bourguignon made an immediate impact with 24 singles wins, leading the team and equaling a mark set two years ago by Polayes. Additionally, three Zags were honored for their academic achievements throughout the year as both Kylie Peek and Melanie Yates were named WCC All-Academic while Koehler earned All-Academic Honorable Mention. Peek received her third conference academic honor, Yates her second, while Koehler picked up her first.

Volleyball

The best start in school history was just the beginning for Gonzaga Volleyball this season as the Bulldogs put together one of its most successful seasons to date. After going a program-best 9–2 in the first four weekends, Gonzaga proceeded to win 17 games, more than any season in the last 20 years.

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Katie Edwards

Gonzaga amassed the wins thanks to a high-powered offense, finishing ninth in the nation with 1,640 assists and among Division I’s top 20 with 1,737 kills and 14.24 kills per set. These numbers ranked second in the WCC and were

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McKayla Ferris

the most put up by any Gonzaga team in the last decade. The Zags’ .246 hitting average was their highest in the last 10 years as well. A large part of the offensive outburst came from outside hitter Savannah Blinn. The junior had a breakout year in 2014, earning AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors after racking up 566 kills, the most by a Zag since the adoption of rally scoring. She’s the first Zag to be designated an All-American since Kelley Cunningham did so in 1992. All-American wasn’t enough for Blinn as she also earned AllWCC First Team and All-Pacific North Region. In the spring of 2015, Blinn earned a spot on the US National Collegiate

Paige Folger

Team and will spend part of her summer traveling to China and playing with the squad. In addition to Blinn’s First Team All-WCC honor, the Zags also picked up four academic awards from the conference. Setter Lauren Joseph was named to the WCC All-Academic squad after her stellar performances on the court and in the classroom. Three more Bulldogs earned All-Academic Honorable Mention as Morgan Douglass, McKayla Ferris, and Paige Folger were each recognized for their classroom success. Gonzaga opened the home WCC season with a bang, taking down Pepperdine in four sets. The win over the Waves was Gonzaga’s first since 1997. They followed that up with a win over Loyola Marymount, giving the Zags their first ever

weekend sweep of the LA-area schools. The Zags found six more wins along the daunting WCC schedule for a total of eight conference victories, the most since 1994. They also finished in sixth place in the conference standings, equaling their best finish under head coach Dave Gantt. After all was said and done, Gonzaga Volleyball’s record books looked quite different at the end of the season. Blinn’s 556 kills were fourth-most in a single season, and her .304 hitting percentage was sixth-best. Douglass tallied 419 digs as the team’s libero, taking fifth in GU history, and Folger’s 113 block assists were the seventh-most by a Zag. Additionally, Blinn moved into fifth on the program’s career list with 1,254 total kills, and Joseph claimed seventh with 2,053 assists. 2014–15 | Annual report

academic excellence The 2014–15 academic year was marked by many academic accomplishments on the part of our student-athletes. Last year we celebrated a recordsetting Spring semester with 72 student-athletes earning academic marks high enough to qualify for the President’s List (3.70–4.0), and this year we are delighted to report that we’ve matched that record with yet another 72 student-athletes represented on the President’s List for Spring 2015. Additionally, 52 more student-athletes earned Dean’s List (3.50– 3.69) honors that same term. As a result of our student-athletes’ hard work in the classroom, we are very proud to announce that once again every single one of our athletic teams posted semester GPAs over a 3.0 for the academic year, with 171 Zags earning University honors during that time. As the year came to a close, we celebrated alongside 63 graduating Zags, 16 of whom graduated with University honors, and 25 being inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society. We are both proud of and thankful for such an admirable graduating class of Zags who so adeptly demonstrated success in both their academic and athletic careers here at Gonzaga. They’ve provided an inspirational model for all of our underclassmen!

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GPA

Dean’s List

president’s List

Baseball

3.09

Men’s Basketball

3.05

Women’s Basketball

3.34

Men’s XC/Track

3.25

Women’s XC/Track

3.55

Men’s Golf

3.33

Women’s Golf

3.18

Men’s Rowing

3.31

Women’s Rowing

3.31

Men’s Soccer

3.25

Women’s Soccer

3.42

Men’s Tennis

3.39

Women’s Tennis

3.70

Volleyball

3.37

3.31

Department

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Finally, we are particularly proud to note that Gonzaga’s Federal Graduation Rate continues to rank among the top in the country. Gonzaga Athletics has the distinct honor of having our Federal Graduation Rate match that of our University at a remarkable 82%. Likewise, Gonzaga’s performance on the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR), which factors in transfer students and those students who departed Gonzaga while still eligible for competition, remains among the nation’s best at 97%!

% Graduation Success Rate

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Honors & awards

Name

Sport

Records and Awards

Name

Sport

Records and Awards

Name

Sport

Records and Awards

Keani Albanez

W Basketball

All-WCC Second Team

James Fahy

M Golf

W Soccer

All-WCC Honorable Mention

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Joey Harris

Baseball

Brandon Bailey

Baseball

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention WCC Pitcher of the Week (3x) Preseason All-WCC Team

Set season stroke average record Set career stroke average record WCC All-Conference Team WCC All-Academic Team NCAA Regional Individual Qualifier

Cricket Harber

Karley Baggerly

WCC Defensive Player of the Year WCC All-Academic Team

Brooklyn Beeler

W Rowing

WCC All-Conference Team

Devyn Bell

W Rowing

WCC All-Conference Team WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Gary Bell Jr.

M Basketball

Isabelle Belzil

W Rowing

McKayla Ferris

Volleyball

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention Gonzaga Invitational All-Tournament Team

Heather Johnson

W Soccer

Head Coach Mark Few

M Basketball

WCC Coach of the Year NABC District 9 Coach of the Year Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist Head Coach for US Pan-American Team

NSCAA Scholar All-West Second Team All-WCC First Team WCC All-Academic Team Preseason All-WCC Team

Maggie Jones

W Track

WCC Defender of the Year All-WCC Second Team

Ned Fischer

M Cross Country

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Set 5,000 meter indoor record Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary Round in 5,000 meters

Taylor Jones

Baseball

WCC Freshman of the Year

Paige Folger

Volleyball

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

W Basketball

WCC Co-Coach of the Year WBCA Rookie Coach of the Year

Drafted in 35th round by Chicago Cubs All-WCC First Team WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention WCC Player of the Week

Lauren Joseph

Volleyball

WCC All-Academic Team Northwest Challenge All-Tournament Team

Nick Kamisar

M Tennis

All-WCC Honorable Mention—Singles All-WCC Honorable Mention—Doubles WCC All-Academic Team GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Przemek Karnowski

M Basketball

All-WCC First Team WCC All-Tournament Team WCC Player of the Week Preseason All-WCC Team

Alice Kim

W Golf

GU Co-Female Senior Athlete of the Year WCC All-Conference Team WCC All-Academic Team Preseason All-WCC Team GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Shaylee Kieffer

W Rowing

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Franziska Koehler

W Tennis

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention Tied school record for doubles wins

Erin Bergmann

W Cross Country

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Head Coach Lisa Fortier

Connor Bevans

M Soccer

All-WCC Honorable Mention WCC Player of the Week

Alison Fraher

W Cross Country

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Claren Fraher

W Track

Set 400 meter indoor record

Troy Fraley

M Track

Set 3,000-meter steeplechase outdoor record Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary Round in 3,000-meter steeplechase

David Bigelow

Baseball

2015 Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List WCC All-Academic Team

Savannah Blinn

Volleyball

USA National Collegiate Team Travel Squad AVCA All-American Honorable Mention All-WCC First Team Preseason All-WCC Team WCC Player of the Week UniWyo Invite All-Tournament Team Gonzaga Invitational MVP Northwest Challenge All-Tournament Team

Laura Brasch

W Rowing

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee WCC All-Academic Team

Alex Bourguignon

W Tennis

Tied school record for singles wins

Sam Brown

Baseball

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention WCC Player of the Week

Casey Burt

W Rowing

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee WCC All-Academic Team

Shelby Cheslek

W Basketball

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Brendan Connolly

M Golf

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Jalen Crisler

M Soccer

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Karly Dougherty

W Rowing

WCC Coxswain of the Year

Morgan Douglass

Volleyball

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Katie Edwards

W Tennis

All-WCC First Team—Singles All-WCC Honorable Mention—Doubles

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Tyler Frost

Baseball

WCC All-Freshman Team WCC Player of the Week

Jordan Gasser

Volleyball

Gonzaga Invitational All-Tournament Team

Cassie Geerdts

W Soccer

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Ian Goldizen

M Cross Country

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Asst. Coach Anna Goodale

W Rowing

Elected into Maine Sports Hall of Fame

Jakob Granlund

M Soccer

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Sunny Greinacher

Mitchell Gunsolus

W Basketball

Baseball

GU Co-Female Senior Athlete of the Year Preseason All-WCC Team All-WCC First Team WCC All-Academic Team WCC All-Tournament Team DI-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team NCAA Spokane Regional All-Tournament Team Drafted in 10th round by Boston Red Sox All-WCC First Team Capital One Academic All-District WCC All-Academic Team GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Kyle Hagmeier

M Rowing

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Zach Hamer

M Soccer

All-WCC Honorable Mention

Graison Le

M Soccer

All-WCC Honorable Mention

Cory LeBrun

Baseball

All-WCC Second Team WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Tori Lee

W Soccer

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Chris Lowrimore

M Soccer

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Lars Ludwigs

M Soccer

All-WCC First Team WCC Player of the Week

Alex Lund

M Rowing

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Vladimir Mijatovic

M Tennis

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Honors & awards Name

Sport

Records and Awards

Name

Sport

Records and Awards

Name

Sport

Records and Awards

Willie Milam

M Track

Capital One Academic All-District Set 3,000 meter indoor record Set Mile indoor record Set 5,000 meter outdoor record Set 10,000 meter outdoor record Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary Round in 5,000 meters

Kevin Pangos

M Basketball

WCC Player of the Year All-WCC First Team DI-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team WCC All-Academic Team Associated Press Third Team All-American NABC Third Team All-American Sporting News Third Team All-American USA Today Third Team All-American WCC All-Tournament Team NABC All-District 9 Team WCC Player of the Week Wooden Award Top 20 Naismith Award Top 10 Bob Cousy Award Finalist Lute Olson Award Midseason List Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist Senior CLASS Award Finalist GU Male Senior Athlete of the Year College Slam Men’s Three-Point Champion Set school record for career threes Preseason All-WCC Team

Kara Soucek

W Rowing

WCC Rower of the Year WCC All-Conference Team

Ingrid Stansberry

W Rowing

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Alexandra Tallas

W Tennis

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Elle Tinkle

W Basketball

All-WCC First Team WCC All-Academic Team WCC Player of the Week

Christie Tombari

W Soccer

All-WCC Honorable Mention

Maddie Turbes

W Rowing

WCC All-Conference Team WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Braeden Van Deynze

M Cross Country

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Madeleine Verspieren

W Rowing

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Sean Walsh

M Golf

All-WCC Honorable Mention WCC All-Academic Team Preseason All-WCC Team Qualified for U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier

Byron Wesley

M Basketball

All-WCC Second Team

Ben White

M Soccer

WCC All-Freshman Team All-WCC Honorable Mention

Kelly Williams

W Cross Country

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Kyle Wiltjer

M Basketball

WCC Newcomer of the Year All-WCC First Team USBWA Second Team All-American Associated Press Third Team All-American NABC Third Team All-American WCC Tournament Most Outstanding Player NABC All-District 9 Team WCC Player of the Week (3x) NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team Wooden Award Finalist Naismith Award Top 10 Lou Henson Award Midseason List Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist Karl Malone Award Finalist USBWA National Player of the Week (2x) ESPN.com National Player of the Week CBSSports.com National Player of the Week Sporting News Midseason All-America 3rd Team

Emma Wolfram

W Basketball

WCC All-Freshman Team

Caleb Wood

Baseball

Preseason All-WCC Team

Han Wu

W Golf

WCC All-Conference Team WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Melanie Yates

W Tennis

WCC All-Academic Team

Jessica Mildes

W Track

Set 5,000 meter outdoor record Set 10,000 meter outdoor record Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary Round in 10,000 meters

Aliyah Miller

W Soccer

All-WCC Honorable Mention

Shelby Mills

W Cross Country/ Track

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention Set 3,000-meter steeplechase outdoor record Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary Round in 3,000-meter steeplechase Qualified for NCAA Championships in 3,000-meter steeplechase

W Golf

Set season stroke average record WCC All-Conference Team WCC All-Academic Team Preseason All-WCC Team

Ciera Min

Danielle Moorhouse

M Rowing

GU Leadership Award

Joseph Morris

M Rowing

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Alvaro Nazal

M Tennis

GU Male Student-Athlete of the Year All-WCC First Team—Singles All-WCC Honorable Mention—Doubles WCC All-Academic Team WCC Singles Player of the Week Preseason All-WCC Team GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Shaniqua Nilles

W Basketball

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

Haley Nordin

W Cross Country

GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Colin O’Neil

M Track

Set 5,000 meter indoor record

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Kylie Peek

W Tennis

GU Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year WCC All-Academic Team GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Katey Pennington

W Soccer

All-WCC Honorable Mention WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

Andy Phillips

M Track

Set 800 meter indoor record Set 1,500 meter outdoor record Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary Round in 1,500 meters

Clark Phillips

M Soccer

All-WCC Second Team WCC All-Academic Team GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee Preseason All-WCC Team

Samantha Polayes

W Tennis

All-WCC Honorable Mention—Doubles Tied school record for doubles wins

Head Coach Glenn Putyrae

W Rowing

WCC Coach of the Year

Domantas Sabonis

M Basketball

All-WCC Second Team WCC All-Freshman Team WCC Player of the Week NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team

Raychelle Santos

W Golf

Preseason All-WCC Team

Lindsay Sherbert

W Basketball

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention GU Chapter Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee

David Sigurdsson

M Soccer

All-WCC Honorable Mention

Hayden Smith

M Tennis

WCC Singles Player of the Week

Andrew Sopko

Baseball

Drafted in seventh round by Los Angeles Dodgers All-WCC Honorable Mention

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Life skills Life Skills Program

In upholding the mission of Gonzaga University, the Life Skills Program strives to enhance the overall experience of Gonzaga’s student-athletes by developing each individual within the Jesuit philosophy of cura personalis, care of the whole person. The Program

S.A.A.C. Collections 6th Annual Food Drive MBB game (Nov. 17, 2014) provides educational opportunities, services, and resources that enrich the total development of Gonzaga studentathletes by focusing on five commitment areas in alignment with the NCAA’s Life Skills Department: athletic excellence, academic excellence, personal development, career development, and

service. To support student-athletes on and off the playing field and to prepare them for life after college, the Program works collaboratively with campus and community organizations to further its efforts in providing services that develop transferable skills—athletically, academically, personally, and professionally.

> 1,639 pounds of food and $1701 collected

> Benefiting Catholic Charities

Clothing Drive WBB game (Dec. 9, 2014)

> 2, 072 clothing items and $858 collected

> Benefiting Catholic Charities

Diaper & Toilet Paper Drive WBB game (Jan. 15, 2015)

Local Schools

Community Outreach

Cooper Elementary Farwell Elementary Longfellow Elementary Midway Elementary Shiloh Hills Elementary Sunrise Elementary Willard Elementary

Hours volunteered by all teams and tracked through the Life Skills program: Fall 2014: 1,818 Spring 2015: 1,013

Total 2014–15: 2,831 (2013–14: 2,707)

Community Organizations Served

Humane Society

Blessings Under the Bridge

Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital

Catholic Charities of Spokane > St. Margaret’s Shelter > House of Charity Friends of the Falls Girl Scouts of Spokane

> Benefiting Catholic Charities

10th Annual Book Drive WBB game (Feb. 5, 2015)

> 947 books and $1306 collected

> Benefiting Catholic Charities

> Student-athletes were encouraged to bring unused toiletry items home with them while traveling for competition. Over 5,000 shampoo, conditioner, soap and lotions were collected through their efforts

> Benefiting Catholic Charities

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Shriner’s Hospital St. Margaret’s Women’s and Children’s Shelter Toys for Tots Union Gospel Mission VA Hospital

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> 1 6,207 diapers, 2,140 wipes, 571 rolls TP (total items: 18,918) and $1506 collected

Bring it Home Campaign (year-long initiative)

American Childhood Cancer Organization of the Inland Northwest The Boys & Girls Club of Spokane County

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Life skills September

Cricket Harber Women’s Soccer

November

Shelby Mills Women’s Cross Country

January

Lauren Joseph Volleyball

March

Alexandra Tallas Women’s Tennis

October

Chris Lowrimore Men’s Soccer

December

Przemek Karnowski Men’s Basketball

February

Casey Burt Women’s Rowing

April

Danielle Moorhouse Men’s Rowing

Zag of the Month

A student-athlete selected as Zag of the Month exhibits effort and excellence in academics, leadership, integrity, campus involvement, community service, dedication to team, and the ability to serve as a role model for current and future GU students and student-athletes. Each month S.A.A.C. nominates and selects one of their peers for the award.

Personal Development

The Life Skills Program strives to educate student-athletes on areas essential for their athletic, academic, and personal success. Student-athlete wellbeing was addressed during the 2014–15 year through the following programs:

Alcohol Education

Jason Kilmer, Ph.D., Addictive Behaviors Specialist, presented to all freshmen studentathletes in October. He discussed his research, which showed that perception has a strong impact on whether or not people believe they are drunk or not. In addition, he highlighted the negative impact that alcohol consumption can have on sleep cycles. Follow-up messages were reinforced in the New Athlete Orientation course by upper-class S.A.A.C. team representatives.

Social Media

Chris Syme, principal of CKSyme Media Group, visited GU’s campus to educate student-athletes on the importance of social media on a student-athlete’s brand, image and safety. She advised

them on how they can use social media to benefit their careers by engaging with their fans. She also recommended that they check their privacy settings to protect themselves and to be aware of with whom they are sharing information.

Step UP!

Step UP! is a pro-social behavior and bystander intervention program that educates students to be proactive in helping others.Teaching people about the determinants of pro-social behavior makes them more aware of why they sometimes don’t help. As a result they are more likely to help in the future. The goals of Step UP! are to: > Raise awareness of helping behaviors > Increase motivation to help > Develop skills and confidence when responding to problems or concerns > Ensure the safety and wellbeing of self and others Now in the second year of the program, Step UP! is used in conjunction with the

attitudes and expectations that are already pervasive in the Gonzaga student-athlete community. Step UP! gives a name to what our studentathletes already do and gives recognition to those actions. Student-athletes received a Step UP! bracelet that served as a reminder to be a leader, help those around you, be a role model for others and do the right thing. Step UP! continues to be an ongoing project for the Leadership Institute. Every year they are tasked with educating their peers about the program and determining the focus for that year. Next year they are planning a Bigs and Littles program to welcome incoming student-athletes into the Zag family.

Sportsmanship

The WCC continued its REPRESENT sportsmanship campaign during the 2014–15 year. REPRESENT, launched during the 2010–11 year, includes the promotion of sportsmanship at each WCC campus and recognizes worthy teams and individuals for their display of good sportsmanship.

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Life skills Career Development

The Life Skills Program prepares student-athletes for their futures following graduation and life after sport through a variety of career development programs and individual career counseling. Close relationships and collaboration with GU’s Career Center and Gonzaga Alumni Mentoring Program (GAMP) further support student-athletes with their career planning. The fourth Senior Student-Athlete Résumé Book was published this year. The book features portfolios of the graduating class of 2015. Each of their résumés displays the unique achievements and accolades they earned as a Zag. The goal of the Résumé Book is to assist student-athletes in networking with GU alumni, supporters, and constituents as they pursue their future careers. For the first time, this year’s Résumé Book is available online. Multiple resume workshops were offered throughout the spring to assist seniors in developing and refining their résumés. The third annual Senior Athlete Networking Event was held in the fall. The purpose of this event was to help prepare our senior student-athletes for life after graduation. They had the opportunity to practice networking and selfpromotion skills with athletic department constituents and invited guests. They were exposed to a real world, professional networking environment. Different from a career fair, this event was about developing relationships with professionals and gaining confidence and perspective as they leave Gonzaga and build their careers.

PRIDE is a friendly competition meant to promote mutual support and fellowship amongst the athletic teams that make up the Zag family. PRIDE recognizes student-athletes’ commitment to Gonzaga’s mission of creating a “mature concern for others” through community outreach and service. This year, the PRIDE program was recalibrated wherein each team was charged with setting their own goal for the year. This new approach allowed our student-athletes to focus on their own team culture and collectively decide what they could accomplish together. Additionally, an overall departmental goal was established to challenge all current Zags to raise the bar even higher, to do more, and serve more, than ever before. All of the GU athletic teams met their goal this year! Way to go, Zags!

Campus Collaborations Career Center

Kennel Club

Center for Community Action and ServiceLearning (CCASL)

Leadership Resource Center

Counseling Center

Residence Life

Foley Library Gonzaga Activities Board (GAB) Gonzaga Alumni Mentor Program (GAMP) Gonzaga Peers Listening and Understanding Students (G+) Green Dot

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Student-Athlete Leadership Institute

PRIDE

Programming Board Sodexo Student Activities Student Wellness Resource Center University Ministry Unity Multicultural Education Center (UMEC)

The Student-Athlete Leadership Institute, in its fifth year, is designed to further develop student-athletes’ leadership skills as students, athletes, and leaders on campus and in the community. Members were selected to participate in the developmental program to further improve themselves as mentors and leaders on their respective teams and on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The 2014–15 Leadership Institute met regularly throughout the year and participated in team building exercises, behavior and leadership style assessments, and group discussion sessions. The focus of this year’s Institute was the different aspects of leadership, particularly with Servant Leadership. The group read “Journey to the East” to deepen their understanding of Servant Leadership. The DiSC assessment tool was used early in the year to help the participants learn about their own personal leadership style. The DiSC is the leading personal assessment tool used to improve work productivity, teamwork and communication. This year’s class also spent time outlining and developing a Bigs and Littles Program that will be set into action for the incoming Zags. Participants: Brandon Bailey (Sophomore, Baseball); Nick Brooks (Sophomore, Baseball); Jalen Crisler (Junior, Men’s Soccer); Angela DeVilla (Junior, Women’s Golf); McKayla Ferris (Sophomore, Volleyball); Cole Garcia (Sophomore, Men’s Rowing); Zac Garrard (Junior, Men’s Cross Country/Track); Connor Griffin (Sophomore, Men’s Basketball); Eleanor Hammond (Junior, Women’s Rowing); Heather Johnson (Junior, Women’s Soccer); Kiani Lane (Sophomore, Volleyball); Connor Mitchell (Junior, Men’s Rowing); Samantha Polayes (Junior, Women’s Tennis); Christie Tombari (Junior, Women’s Soccer); Nick Ulowetz (Junior, Men’s Soccer); Madeleine Verspieren (Junior, Women’s Rowing); Emma Wolfram (Sophomore, Women’s Basketball); Melanie Yates (Junior, Women’s Tennis).

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2014–15 Officers Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.)

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Volunteer Chair

Media/ Promotions Chair

Danielle Moorhouse Men’s Rowing

Mitchell Gunsolus Baseball

Step Up Committee

Zach Abbruzza Baseball

Deanna Nielson Volleyball

Haley Nordin Women’s XC/Track

Step Up Committee

Erin Bergmann Women’s XC/Track

Lauren Joseph Volleyball

S.A.A.C. is comprised of representatives from each Gonzaga athletic team whose main purpose is to serve as a student-athlete voice regarding student-athlete welfare within Gonzaga’s Athletic Department, the WCC, and the NCAA. S.A.A.C. hosts annual events to build camaraderie across all of Gonzaga’s intercollegiate teams. A Welcome Back Bowling Night, Student-

Athlete Winter Formal, and a Baseball Tailgater and Baggo Tournament were improved and continued during 2014–15. S.A.A.C. is also integral to providing volunteer opportunities to student-athletes. The organization hosted annual collections at home basketball games benefiting Catholic Charities. In addition, S.A.A.C. representatives served as leaders and facilitators during the Fall 2014 New Athlete Orientation course for the freshmen student-athletes.

Kylie Peek Women’s Tennis

Step Up Committee

Alexandra Tallas Women’s Tennis

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Social Media Numbers as of 05/28/15

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1,413 YouTube Subscribers

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65,687 18,861 1,603 facebook likes

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Instagram followers

Marketing & Tickets

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The word Zag doesn’t just tell who we are; it defines what Gonzaga Athletics does. We compete at the highest level. We excel on the court/field/water, in the classroom and in the community. Every day Zags strive to be better and achieve more. Zags support each other on and off the playing field. We do all of this together. United We Zag! The phrase “United We Zag” expresses that the actions of fans and student-athletes create what it means to be a Zag. For that reason, a departmental marketing campaign was created surrounding the phrase. During the 2014–15 athletic year, United We Zag was used on collateral material and was turned into a hashtag on social media. With the help of fans, student-athletes, staff, and coaches the phrase spread and was a tool used to help sell tickets, increase attendance, and enhance the fan experience. Through the United We Zag campaign almost 5,000 group tickets were sold to Gonzaga games. Women’s Soccer experienced their highest attended game in facility history (1,441). Women’s Basketball ended the season ranked third nationally in capacity percentage attendance (89.5% capacity). Baseball had their second best attended home opener (824).The hashtag #UnitedWeZag was used by fans 3,566 times on Twitter in the month of March alone.

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Financial breakdown REVENUE One annual goal of the Athletic Department is to develop and effectively manage a balanced operational budget, while at the same time grow current revenue streams and identify new revenue sources for Gonzaga Athletics. Although operating costs continue to rise, the Athletic Department has once again operated within a balanced budget and continued to reduce debt.The ability to generate excess net revenue dollars to fund enhancements, while still making both scheduled and additional payments towards its debt obligations, is a prime example of the Department’s commitment to operating in a fiscally responsible and disciplined manner. Athletic Department growth has been consistent with that of the overall University, with enhancements coming through self-generated funds in the form of excess net revenues and philanthropic giving. Recent changes in NCAA governance and the pressures to support student-athletes in a more direct manner will result in the need for additional funding. Gonzaga Athletics has a multi-year plan to address the additional funding needs across all of our revenue channels. In 2014–15, the portion of the Athletic’s budget funded by the University represented 5.7% of the University’s overall operating budget (net of scholarships).

19.03%

13.99%

Institutional Scholarship Support

$4,156,320

Annual Fundraising and Contributions

$3,055,693

Direct Institutional Support

$8,700,872

Sponsorship and Media Royalties

$1,639,124

Merchandise Sales, Concessions & Catering

$350,602

Endowment Distributions

$252,123

Ticket Sales*

$2,429,340

Facility Rental

$49,878

Athletic Guarantees

$64,238

NCAA/WCC Distributions

*Includes Battle in Seattle Ticket Sales

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7.51% 1.61% 1.15% 11.13%

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21,836,397

TOTAL 39.85%

$1,138,207

0.23% 0.29%

Intercollegiate Institutional Scholarship Support Annual Fundraising and Contributions Direct Institutional Support Sponsorship and Media Royalties Merchandise Sales, Concessions & Catering Endowment Distributions Ticket Sales* Facility Rental Athletic Guarantees NCAA/WCC Distributions

Athletic Revenue

The included numbers are based on current estimates. Final fiscal year records may vary.

Financial breakdown expenses

32.49%

19.03%

Personnel

$7,094,983

Scholarships

$4,156,320

Team Travel

$2,615,864

Recruiting

$409,168

Uniforms & Equipment

$378,557

Game Guarantees

$612,686

Athletic Officials

$113,415

General & Administrative

$2,183,341

Facility Operations, Physical Plant & Utilities*

$1,700,229

Debt Service

$197,288

Debt Reduction TOTAL 11.98%

2.81%

0.52%

10.00%

7.79% 0.90% 10.87%

$2,374,546

21,836,397

*Includes Battle in Seattle Event Operations Expense

1.88% 1.73%

Why is benefactor support so critical?

Intercollegiate

Athletic Expenses

Personnel Scholarships Team Travel Recruiting Uniforms & Equipment Game Guarantees Athletic Officials General & Administrative Facility Operations, Physical Plant & Utilities* Debt Service Debt Reduction & Reserves

Gifts are instrumental in providing critical funding to our talented student-athletes for the opportunity of a world class experienceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; academically, athletically and socially. Expanded benefactor support is an important component to our plan to address the additional funding needs that will become necessary over the next few years.

NON-SCHOLARSHIP EXPENDITURES Funded by Institutional Support*

$8,700,872

Funded by Athletic Revenues

$8,979,205

TOTAL

17,680,077

49.21%

*Excluding Scholarships

Institutional Support* vs.

Athletic Generated Funds

50.79%

Institutional Support* Athletic Revenues The included numbers are based on current estimates. Final fiscal year records may vary.

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2014–15 full scholarship at Gonzaga was valued at

Financial breakdown

$ *Based on the 2013–14 EADA Report and West Coast Conference Scholarship Survey.

Athletically-Related Student AiD*

8,000,000 7,500,000 7,000,000 6,500,000 6,000,000 5,500,000 5,000,000 4,500,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 $4,187,645 Gonzaga

$4,386,130 BYU

$5,450,444 SCU

$5,749,198 SMC

$5,905,510 PORT

$6,379,909 USF

$6,724,977 PEP

$6,761,947 USD

$7,105,343 PACIFIC

$8,165,501 LMU

$7,846.39 BYU

$11,504.52 Gonzaga

$15,127.40 USD

$15,844.31 SCU

$18,788.23 SMC

$20,464.91 LMU

$20,721.09 PORT

$21,862.59 PACIFIC

$24,907.32 PEP

$30,970.43 USF

96.58 PEP

99 SCU

100.99 PORT

103.55 SMC

106.79 USF

108.34 Gonzaga

123.01 USD

140.55 PACIFIC

140.8 LMU

263.68 BYU

Aid per Participant*

30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000

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Scholarship Equivalents*

A full scholarship at Gonzaga was valued at $47,471 for the 2014–15 school year, leading to a total scholarship expense in excess of $4 million. This is an ongoing expense that Gonzaga Athletics must fund from its annual budget. Nonetheless, Gonzaga still lags behind the other nine member schools of the West Coast Conference in total athletically-related student aid and aid per participant. Gonzaga budgeted 111.6 scholarships towards the NCAA maximum of 149.2 scholarships allowed for sports in which Gonzaga competes, which leaves it 37.6 scholarships short of being a fully-funded program.

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United We represent Gonzaga University received a tremendous amount of media exposure in 2014–15. Once again, Men’s Basketball had every regular season and postseason game televised, with 23 of their 38 games broadcast to a full national audience. The Bulldogs now have a streak of 395 consecutive regularseason and postseason games being televised, a span that dates to the 2003–04 season. Women’s Basketball was featured through 13 television appearances locally, regionally and nationally. The Zags were shown nationally on ESPN and ESPN2 during their run to

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the Sweet 16. For the fifth consecutive season all women’s basketball games—home and away—were broadcast on radio in Spokane by The Key 1050.

KHQ, ROOT SPORTS, SWX

ESPN2

ESPN

ESPNU

CBS

TNT

TBS

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Toyota Gonzaga IMG Radio Network [Spokane (KGA 1510 & KEYF 101.1); Moses Lake, Wash. (KWIQ 1020); Portland, Ore. (KUIK 1360); Seattle, Wash. (KIXI 880); Shelton, Wash. (KMAS 1230); St. Maries, Idaho (KFOE 1240); Walla Walla, Wash. (KTEL 1490); Wenatchee, Wash. (KKRT 900); Sirius/Sirius XM Worldwide]

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The GU women’s soccer team had its game at BYU on BYUtv, the third television appearance in program history. The Zag men’s soccer game at California was on the PAC12 Network. Additionally, TheW.tv featured Gonzaga squads online as well with 16 volleyball broadcasts, 10 men’s soccer

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Baseball had four games televised locally on SWX and the series at Arkansas shown nationally on the SEC Network and ESPN3. Nine Bulldog baseball home games were broadcast on the radio on 1510 KGA. Additionally, Gonzaga had 20 baseball games streamed online on TheW.tv.

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media exposure Houston Texas

million viewers

Highest rated Sunday NCAA Regional Final in the last 10 years!

March 29, 2015 That game also drove

172,000

users to www.Gonzaga.edu

473%

compared to an average day during the season

broadcasts, nine women’s soccer broadcasts and the WCC Cross Country Championships for men and women. The men’s and women’s track teams also saw action online with the NCAA.com streaming of the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds and NCAA Championships.

television/streaming 26 of 35 games (including exhibition)* 21

TheW.tv

SWX

BYUtv

ESPN2

BTN Plus

ESPN

radio 35

Toyota Gonzaga IMG Radio Network (KEYF 1050 AM)

*includes simulcasts

baseball television/streaming 24 of 52 games* 20

TheW.tv

SWX

SEC Network/ESPN3

radio 9

Spokane (1510 KGA)

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Fortier’s 26 wins and 76.5 winning percentage were both top of the list among first-year finishes for any Gonzaga women’s basketball coach. She was also named the West Coast Conference Co-Coach of the Year. And once again, fan support was the best in the WCC and No. 3 in the nation in attendance per capacity. Average attendance at GU home games outdrew the rest of the WCC combined. During the Zags’ 11th straight West Coast Conference regular-season title run, Fortier appeared on national and local television stations. She praised the team in pregame and postgame interviews on the ESPN networks, and met with local reporters during weekly media availabilities. She enjoyed the first season of the “Lisa Fortier Show” broadcast locally on the radio, and made appearances on morning shows on regional news outlets. To say that year one under Fortier was a success for the Bulldogs would be an understatement. With several key players and a strong recruiting class coming in, year two under Fortier looks just as bright.

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Fortier was recognized by her peers as the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year. This distinguished award honors a WBCA Division I head coach who has led his or her team to a successful season during his or her first year at the helm. Fortier was honored during the awards show in the Grand Ballroom at the Tampa Marriott Waterside in Tampa, Fla. This event was part of the WBCA National Convention, which is held in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Final Four.

Rookie Coach of the Year

On April 14, 2014, Lisa Fortier was named the head coach for Gonzaga Women’s Basketball. A year later, she wrapped up not only the best first season of any head coach in program history, but was named the top rookie head coach in the country.

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pangos fever Even before the season started, this men’s basketball team appeared to have all the makings for a deep tournament run—experience, size, leadership. They were going to take care of business on the court, and one player in particular had the stats, the skill set and the notoriety to be perfect for creating buzz, excitement and over-the-top fan support. That player was all-everything point guard Kevin Pangos. The initial campaign was based around his collision course with the all-time Gonzaga three-point record. Based on his track record, we knew it could be the perfect way to pull fans in. We used the hashtag #4equals3 to tie Pangos’ uniform number 4 with the number 3 that represents his ability to knock down treys. The campaign began on social media with individual graphics, a tie-in on the postgame infographic and constant use of the hashtag during games

whenever he drilled a three. It quickly took on a life of its own and as Pangos made his ascent up the record book, we churned out content that kept fans up-to-date on his progress. Next, as he approached the record we added an inarena feature on the video boards, counting down to the record during the last 20 three-pointers. This tied the fan experience on social media with those in the seats. As he approached the record, fans were more rowdy than usual for each Pangos three, culminating with a palpable in-arena anticipation when he knocked down the record-breaker against Portland on Jan. 29. Kennel Club members brought signs throughout the last few games leading up to the record that featured “#4equals3” and counted up to his recordbreaking total of 289.

The success of the campaign shined through with hundreds of retweets and growing organic use of the hashtag by fans and followers across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pangos’ popularity continued to grow throughout the campaign and then sky-rocketed with some peripheral additions to the campaign. As the season wore on, Pangos decided to let his hair grow, creating a buzz around it and comparing it to longhaired Zags of the past—Morrison, Olynyk, Dickau, Turiaf, Bouldin. The conversation was apparent on social media and even among reporters and broadcast talent, which fueled the creation of a cheeky video of Pangos reading others’ tweets about his flowing locks. The video went viral, being picked up on national sports sites around the internet, getting shared and retweeted across social media and culminating in an appearance on ESPN’s Sportscenter.

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zags first pitch The ceremonial first pitch is a longstanding ritual of American baseball in which a guest of honor throws a ball to mark the end of pregame festivities and the start of the game. A trio of Zags were fortunate enough to be part of this honor in front of thousands of fans. Lisa Fortier, Mark Few and Gary Bell Jr., walked the 60 feet to the mound at Safeco Field in Seattle, wound up, and threw some heat over the plate. They provided GU outstanding representation on this grand scale. After an incredible first year as head coach, Fortier tossed out the first pitch in the Mariners game against the Houston Astros on April 20. Former Bulldog baseball standout Tyler Olson played catcher for the pitch. The attendance for the game on Family Night was 15,129.

the Mariners win an exciting 2–1 game over the Tampa Bay Rays. No doubt that Gonzaga’s on-court success earned these tremendous honors which resulted in exposure for their programs and the University, but it also represents a great sense of pride for Zag fans throughout the Northwest. Both games were broadcast to thousands regionally on ROOT Sports. Gonzaga continues to strengthen its relationships with the state’s professional organizations.

On June 6, Few and Bell Jr., opened Gonzaga Night at Safeco Field.The Saturday night crowd of 31,106, including 1,700 GU alumni, watched

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front & center Alongside an unprecedented season that featured a schoolrecord 35 wins came an extraordinary amount of print media exposure. And with this team there was no shortage of great moments. You had the senior duo of Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. becoming the winningest players in the history of the program and Pangos breaking the GU three-point record.You had Kyle Wiltjer, a national-championship-winning transfer from Kentucky scoring 45 against Pacific. And you had Domantas Sabonis, a highly-coveted recruit and the son of Naismith Hall of Famer Arvydas Sabonis coming into his own, among a laundry list of storylines too lengthy to cover here. With a flurry of coverage from major sports websites like ESPN.com, Grantland.com, CBSSports.com and FoxSports. com and dozens of local and regional outlets, a pair of the most impactful appearances came from Sports Illustrated. Leading into the season, SI college basketball writer Luke Winn pulled together a fantastic longform piece chronicling Domantas Sabonis’ path to college basketball compared to his father’s recruitment nearly 30 years ago. “The Old College Try” laid out the story of father and son, basketball and recruiting, across nine pages in the Oct. 22 edition of Sports Illustrated. More than four months and 29 wins later, the Zags hit SI in an even bigger way—with Wiltjer on the cover along with the headline “Gonzaga Rising.” The cover shot, featured at right, became a big source of pride among Zag fans, and that was just the beginning for GU in the March 2 edition. Long-time SI feature writer Phil Taylor came to Spokane to sit down with Wiltjer just a week after his 45-point outburst against Pacific for a piece on how the Zags’ leading scorer is making the most of his time on campus.

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Bulldog Club Zags Golf Classic

purpose The Bulldog Club is the official annual fundraising organization dedicated to supporting Gonzaga Athletics. Members of the Bulldog Club empower our studentathletes and coaches with the necessary resources to be nationally competitive.

support services, athletic training, strength & conditioning, recruiting, travel and equipment. With your support, Gonzaga can continue to recruit, educate and train the best and brightest student-athletes. This year 1,678 individuals and companies contributed to the Bulldog Club.

Specifically, donations to the Bulldog Club help enhance all aspects of the studentathlete experience including academic

United We support ross Country/Track C participating at the Zags Golf Classic. udd and Kathy B Gould with student-athletes at the Anthony’s Scholarship Dinner.

The Zags Golf Classic celebrated 30 years of play at Manito Country Club this year. This event continues to be one of the best opportunities for our coaches, staff, and studentathletes to meet the supporters that allow us to continue to operate as a premier athletics program. This year as golfers made their way through the course, Gonzaga studentathletes and coaches from all the sports teams were on hand to interact with golfers and thank them for their support. The evening was capped off with a fantastic banquet that honored all guests in attendance, especially those who have supported the event each of the last 30 years. All the funds raised from the Zags Golf Classic go directly toward supporting the mission of the Bulldog Club. This year the Zags Golf Classic netted over $52,000 dollars in support of the student-athlete experience.

Anthony’s Scholarship Dinner

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while they enjoyed the fantastic food, beverages and view from Anthony’s at Spokane Falls. The event featured photos with Spike and silent and live auctions. The evening also included a question and answer session with Gary Bell Jr., Przemek Karnowski and Kevin Pangos from the men’s team, and Shelby Cheslek, Sunny Greinacher and Shaniqua Nilles from the women’s team. The evening was capped off with an in-depth look at the upcoming basketball season by Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Few and new Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lisa Fortier. The event this year grossed over $38,000 for the Anthony’s endowed scholarship.

individual Sport Fundraising

On top of the fundraising work done by the Bulldog Club, each sport assists in their own fundraising to help enhance their sport’s budget and impact the student-athlete experience. Donors include parents, friends and alumni. Donations enhance budgets, pay for extra equipment, extra team travel and truly help impact the student-athlete experience. Through the fundraising efforts of the coaches, staff and student athletes, this year over 1,613 people supported their sport of choice.

You are a representative of Gonzaga’s athletics interest if you have ever: 1. Been a member of any organization

promoting Gonzaga’s athletic program (i.e. the Bulldog Club).

2. Made financial contributions to the

Gonzaga University Athletic Department.

3. Been a season ticket holder in any sport. 4. Helped to arrange employment of or

provided any benefits to prospective or enrolled student-athletes.

5. Promoted the athletic programs at Gonzaga University.

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Always before

compliance It is the shared responsibility of all those associated with Gonzaga Athletics—employees, student-athletes, individuals (“boosters”) and organizations promoting Bulldog athletics interests—to be in full compliance with NCAA, West Coast Conference and institutional rules. According to NCAA rules, once an individual has been identified as an institutional “representative of athletics interest,” the individual retains that title for life. Gonzaga University is ultimately responsible for the behavior of all athletics representatives in relation to NCAA rules and regulations. Violations of NCAA regulations by an athletics representative could result in the loss of eligibility for involved student-athletes (e.g., no participation in competitions) and/or severe sanctions against the University (e.g., loss of scholarships, television bans and post season bans) and/or disassociation with that individual. As a representative of athletics interest, there are rules to remember when it comes to assisting Gonzaga’s studentathletes. > An athletic representative may not provide any type of extra benefit to a prospective, enrolled or former student-athlete or their family or friends. Examples of extra benefits include, but are not limited to: cash, gifts, loans or the co-signing of loans; a vehicle or use of a vehicle; payment for or arrangement of transportation; free or reduced cost goods or services; or free or reduced cost housing, concert or sporting tickets. An individual can become an athletics representative, if not previously identified as an athletics representative, if he or she provides such benefits. > As an athletics representative, you may not be involved in recruiting a prospective student-athlete.

A prospective student-athlete is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade or is enrolled at a two-year college. The only individuals that are permitted to recruit are Gonzaga’s coaching staff for each respective sport. Please forward the prospective student-athlete to Gonzaga Athletics for information regarding the athletic programs. > An athletics representative may not employ or arrange for the employment of a prospective student-athlete until after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent and has graduated from high school. You may employ a current student-athlete provided he or she has registered the job with the athletic department compliance office and received approval to begin working. > An athletics representative may not have in-person or telephone contact or written correspondence with a prospective student-athlete or their relatives. This includes leaving written messages for recruits on social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). If you have impermissible contact with recruits, penalties could be as severe as complete disassociation, meaning your relationship with Gonzaga Athletics could be terminated. > Always ask before you act. If you are unsure of any of the regulations between prospective or current student-athletes and athletics representatives, please do not hesitate to contact the Athletic Department compliance office. Follow the NCAA rules and we can together ensure the success of Gonzaga Athletics. If you have any questions regarding NCAA rules or regulations, please contact the compliance office at compliance@athletics.gonzaga.edu.

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Gonzaga Rising The Championship Initiative for Gonzaga Athletics The drive to raise capital, endowment and operational support for Gonzaga Athletics

Achieving the goal of excellence and student-athlete success in the classroom, on the field of play, and in the community is only possible through the philanthropic support of

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our alumni, parents and friends. Our desire to not just maintain but continually enhance the competitiveness of all eighteen intercollegiate athletic programs drives new and impactful initiatives aimed to enhance the studentathlete experience and give every Zag the opportunity to compete for a championship. The Championship Initiative for Gonzaga Athletics includes a plan to respond to new NCAA permissive legislation allowing for the enhancement of supplemental nutrition programs and cost of attendance

increases to scholarships, as well as a push to continue to invest in capital and scholarship resources that ensure Gonzaga is equipped to compete on the national stage and showcase our programs. The following are two exciting components of the Championship Initiative for Gonzaga Athletics that may align with your passion for making an impact on the future of Gonzaga student-athletes.

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L egacy Endowment Champions personalized bronze plaque.

CENTER FOR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT

The Center for Athletic Achievement will serve as an integral focal point of the mission of Gonzaga Athletics, encompassing several vital components to enhance and celebrate the many successes of Gonzaga student-athletes. This new facility will meet the athletic, academic and nutritional needs of the entire student-athlete population, including components to house Student-Athlete Support Services, a Hall of Fame, student-athlete nutrition programs, and a basketball performance and training center. The Center is an important piece of continuing the success achieved in competition, in the classroom, and in the community.

LEGACY ENDOWMENT CHAMPIONS

The Legacy Endowment Champions campaign is a unique and intimate opportunity to endow the eighteen Gonzaga Athletic programs with full scholarships for student-athletes. Building a firm foundation through scholarship endowment is imperative to the growth and future success of Gonzaga Athletics. Gonzaga student-athletes make a commitment every day to strive for excellence on the court/field/water, in the classroom, and in the community. As the creator of a fully endowed scholarship, you can establish a legacy as a Champion and demonstrate that same commitment to your chosen sport forever. This commitment deserves a special honor, and will be recognized by a personalized bronze plaque to be displayed at the competition site of your chosen program. Currently, to endow a Legacy Endowment Champions scholarship requires a minimum gift of $1 million. Fully endowed scholarships create a legacy that protects each programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prestigious past as well as secures its future success. They empower coaching staffs with the tools to build lasting excellence. They also give promising student-athletes the opportunity to be a part of a caring, supportive, disciplined environment. It is our responsibility to ensure that each student-athlete has the resources and support to rise to that challenge. We can continue to honor our proud winning tradition of the past as we build great Zags teams for the future, and in order to accomplish this goal we need you to be a Champion!

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donor honor roll $50,000 and Above

Anonymous Benefactor John and Kristianne Blake* John and Joan Bollier* Todd Brinkmeyer and Angela Marozzo* Zeke and Meghan Brown* Nancy C. Driscoll Ray and Eleanor Grannis* Robert and Denise Greco* Carl and Lori Grether* John Hemmingson* Keith Sims - Kasco of Idaho, LLC Dr. Arrah and Marlene Livingston Curry* David and Christina Lynch* Phil and Sandy McCarthey Tom and Mary McCarthey, Jr. Scott and Lizbeth (Tomich) Morris* Jim and Maggie Randall* John and Nancy Rudolf* Nancy and Penn Siegel* John M. Stone* Pat and Sandy Volkar* Washington Trust Bank* Angie and Irv Zakheim*

$25,000–$49,999

Fred and Leslie Brown* Stevie (Cada) Burke* DAA Northwest* Jonathan Ferraiuolo* Clark H. Gemmill* Mr. and Mrs. Craig Higashi* Randy Hurst* Don and Marilyn Jans* John and Donna Luger* Joel and Karen Pearl Reed P. and Robin Schifferman Sysco Spokane, Inc.*

$10,000–$24,999

Tom and Eileen Barbieri* Tim and Mary Barnard* John and Ann Beutler* Tony and Mary Lou Bonanzino* Greg and Michelle Bui Josh Burrows Bruce and Judy Butler* Ron and Terri Caferro* Cerium Networks - Roger Junkermier* 50

Comcast Spotlight* Mike and Stacy Covey* Bob Cross* Matthew and Kelly Cubbage Michael H. Cunningham, M.D.* Larry and Kathy Dilley* Daniel P. Harbaugh* Don and Carol (RIP) Herak* Mike and Linda Jensen Clifton O. and Regina R. Kelly* Bob and Barb Materne* Bob and Sandy McConkey* Mary Jo Moore* Michael A. Patterson* Arnold and Sarah Peterson* Dr. Connor W. and Mrs. Melissa (Anthony) Quinn* Michael and Tanya Rice* Lowell and Kathleen Ruen* Dave and Sandy Sabey* Lance and Melissa Sadler* Michael and Carol Schimmels* Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Skinner* Jonathan and Michele Staben* Jim and Liz Stewart* Suzi Stone* Telect, Inc.* Terry and T.J. Tombari* Vehrs, Inc. Nicholas and Karen (Lindsay) Warrick* Charlie and Kathy Watson* Fritz and Jeanie Wolff*

$5,000–$9,999

A.M. Landshaper, Inc.* Stephen Anthony* Michael and Lynette Arhutick* Bobby and Cathleen Brett* Kris and Bruce Bushman* George Cain Club USA* Consumer Auto Liquidators* Brad and Pam (McNally) DeCounter* John and Dianne Egger* Global Credit Union* Greg and Julie Green* Michael T. Hayes* Dr. and Mrs. Kenji Higuchi* King Beverage, Inc.* Klaue Family Foundation*

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H.F. Magnuson Family Foundation, Inc.* Kevin and Christine Malone* Richard and Cheri Mast* Jack and Mary McCann* Gene and Marti Monaco* Don and Jeanette Nelles* Charlie and Doris O’Connor* Pearson Packaging Systems* Paul and Wendi Pennington Jeff and Margaret Reed David and Cathleen Reisenauer Ed and Bunny (Suva) Renouard* Doug and Kathleen Rivard* Mary Lou Robinson* Richard and Deborah (Gaebe) Roccanova* Dale and Judie Ross Paul Roth Runners Soul* Daniel and Jennifer Schroeder Sodexo Services* Max and Ellen Spalding Steve and Genene Staats Ken and Lola Tai Tom and Camilla Tilford* Toillion Pediatric Dentistry* James and Debbie Topliff* Steven and Dawn Watts* Jim Workland*

$1,750–$4,999

Jay and Amanda Affleck* Alliance Title & Escrow Corporation* Aluminum Products, Inc.* Ken and Sue Anderson The Apartment Broker* Avila Farms Inc.* Raymond Banasik* Bank of America* Banner Bank* Bill and Carol (Shea) Barber* David M. and Leah Barbieri* Don Barbieri* Ms. Heather M. Barbieri* Stephen Barbieri* Dr. Clarence Barnes* Michael Beasley* Richard Bechtolt and Stephanie Farrell Bechtolt* Ernie Becker* David and Ann (Barbieri) Bell* Laurie A. Bigej*

Eddy and TerryKay Birrer* David Black* Thomas (RIP) and Helen Black* Blades Hair Design* Kevin Blanchat* Frank and Sharon Bouten* Dr. and Mrs. James Brasch* Jim M. and Pauline Bresnahan* Tim and Margaret Bruya* Tim and Kathy Burns* Joe and Mary Ann (Schultheis) Busch* Stewart and Molly Butler* Waseem and Maureen Butte* Byrd Real Estate Group, LLC* Joe and Sharon (McDonald) Cade 1976* Jim Cameron* Randy Cameron* Chris E. and Janet Camp* Kay C. Carnes* Brian Carney* Wade Carpenter* Mark and Kathy (Evoy) Casey* Dr. Mike and Linda Casey* Ken and Nancy Chadderdon* David and Jill (Legel) Christiansen* David and Denise Christy* Ryan and Beth Clements* Coeur d’Alene Sheet Metal & Heating, LTD.* Jeffrey D. Condill* John Condon* Robert J. and Linda Connor* Jim and Terry Coombes David and Melody Coombs* Jim and Harvelyn (Cornwell) Cooney* John and Roselie Cooney* Rita M. Cooney* Robert Cooper* Mary Jane Corliss* Jack Couch* CPM Development Corporation* Michael and Vicki Craigen* Rick and Janna Cresswell* Joseph Crimmins* Cliff and Bonnie Cullings* Jacqueline S. Dallum Paul and Kelley Damon* Vickie Davis* William and Sharon Davis* Ed Dawson and Marcia Meade* DCI Engineers*

Dominic S.N. and Denise DeCaro* Wade and Stacie DeGeest* Mike and Alison Delay* Luino and Margaret Dell’Osso, Jr. Alan S. Dernbach and Rose Higgins* Angel M. and Kathleen A. (Bonck) Diez* Michael J. Dinnen* Timothy and Katherine Donaldson* Joseph M. and Mary (Kinzer) Doohan* Karen Douglas* Harlan and Maxine Douglass* Terry and Denise Doyle* Steve and Sandi Druffel* Jim and Billie Etter* Ewing Anderson, P.S.* Roger A. Felice* Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.* Fifth & Browne Pharmacy* Peter Fonfara Bob Frank* Paul and Janet Fruci* Ernest and Carol Fullmer, Jr.* Joe and Joan Gagliardi* Garco Construction* Garland Vision Source, Inc.* Willy and Michelle Geary* Jim and Dodie Gerding* John and Sherry Gilbert* Gary Gossett* Peter and Cheryl Grabicki* Michele Graham* Josef Gray* Harry and Jann Green* Michael and Samantha Guthrie* Don and Sherie Hackney* Joseph and Kelly Hall Dave and Kelly Hamad* Dave and Susan Hamer* George D. and Debbie Hansen* Richard W. Hardan* Dennis P. and Stacy Harrington*

Ron Hawkins* Dick and Anita Herdener* John and Judith Heusner* Rob and Barbara Higgins* Tony Higley* Kirk and Sallie Hill* John and Lisa Hjaltalin* Alan and Eileen Hogan* Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Hueber* Thomas and Leila (Broz) Hufty* Paul Hughes* Inland Northwest Bank* Scott and Brooke Isaak* James and Sandy Ivers* Jack and Dan Enterprises, Inc.* Darrell L. and Ruth (RIP) Jackson* Lon and Becky Jasper* Dr. Spencer S. and Jane E. (Holm) Jilek* Tom and Ruth Ann Johnson* William and Jennifer Johnson* Robert M. Johnston* Dennis and Katharine Jorgensen JP Morgan Chase Bank* Robert Kaatz* Dr. and Mrs. Kennard J. Kapstafer* Carol Durkin Kearns* Dan Keefe* Charles and Linda Keturakat* Kermit and Patty Kilcup* James and Mary Anne (Metcalfe) King* Kevin and Mary Jo King* Patrick and Maureen Kirby* Gary Kirchner* David and Doreen Kishel* K - L Manufacturing Company, Inc.* James and Vicki Knapp* Nicholas R. and Lori A. Knapton* Lawry and Wendy (Brown) Knopp* Jerome Vern Krause Joe Krizanic* Richard and Stacy Kuhling*

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United We give

Benefactors to Gonzaga Athletics provide the necessary funds to the Athletic Department through gifts made to specific needs or sports programs (reflective of giving for the fiscal year 2015; June 1, 2014–May 31, 2015). These funds are used to enhance our mission of excellence for more than 300 student-athletes. All gifts made to Gonzaga Athletics are used solely to support the many needs of Gonzaga student-athletes.

Shelly Kuney* KXLY* William A. Lampe* Milton J. Langlois* Thomas Lavagetto* Michael and Debra Leslie* The Hon. Jerome and Mary Jo Leveque* James and Geraldine (Flaim) Lewis* Noreen (Geiss) Littman* Brock and Karin Loen Michael and Dana (Sells) Love* Maureen A. Lyden* Mackin & Little, Inc.* Michael Mainer* David and Barbara McGann* Daniel J. and Nancy (Wells) McGee* Jim McGee* Ray and Staci McGriff* Tom and Chere’ (Byrd) McKeirnan* John and Maureen McKinnon* Pamela S. McKinzie-Lewis* Dr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Meighan* Stephen Meyer* Ed Miller* Dr. Jason Moffitt* John Moffitt* John and Lori Moloney, Jr.* Scott A. Morris* Morris & Morris, P.S.* Daniel C. Murphy* Dan and Joyce Murphy* Mark D. Murphy* Roger Fruci and Sharon (Vinson) Murphy* Mike Myers and Carole Rolando* NAGCAR, LLC* Lt. Col. and Mrs. Pat Naughton* Cajer and Jamie Neely* Tom and Teresa Newbury* Nova Contract Interiors, LLC* Scott O’Brien* James F. and Sharon O’Connell*

Daniel J. and Sharon Olson* Frank and Barb O’Neill* John Orr* Jack and Kathy Ossello* Jerry and Becky Oswald* Pape Material Handling, Inc.* Dave and Theresa (Craven) Parks* Marty Parola* James and Anne Pearson* Performance Contracting Inc.* Plese Printing and Marketing* Mark Poe* Mike and Betty (Onley) Pontarolo* Jim and Klaire L. (Fulton) Powers* John Preston* Jim and Marilyn Prince* James Psomas* Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear* Bill and Carol Quigg* Tim and Wanda Quinn* Clay Randall* Paul and Barbara Redmond Michael Reilly* Mike and Judy (Yeend) Reilly* James Reiter* Paul and Mary Rieckers* Jim Ringwood, Sr.* Leonard Rison* Steven and Lori Robinson* R.C. and Connie Roland* Mike and Linda Roth* Ned and Nancy Rumpeltes* Ryan Saccomanno* Safeco Insurance Company of Spokane* John and Rita Santillanes* Antoine and Heather Sarkis* Rick and Lori Sayman* John and Diane Scelfo* Mark and Molly Schemmel* Steve and Tresa Schmautz* Otto and Diana Schumacher* Dale Sebo*

Rick Seefried* Bob and Liz (Davis) Sestero, Sr.* Bill Shanks* David and Linda Shea* Garry Shea* Mike and Mary Shields* Bill Simer and Renee Rolando* Steve and Reesie Smith* Jim Snow* Ron and Pam Soliday* Karl and Carol (Brolin) Speltz* Sperry Van Ness Cornerstone* Spokane Hardware Supply, Inc.* Christopher and Amy Spring* Al Stadtmueller* Charles H. and Diane Steilen* Jason Stevens* Shannon Stiltner* Dan Stubbs* Eric and Deborah Stucky* Jonas and Cheryl Stutzman* Summit Electric* Suntoya Corporation* Rhett Tallas Jeff and Margaret (Weinand) Thomas* Rick and Diane Thomas* Jill and Thatcher Thompson* Michael and Shari Thompson* Thrifty Car Rental* Donald and Nancy Timm* Jerry and Cathy Tombari* John Tonani* Lance and Barbara Tower* Travis Pattern & Foundry, Inc.* Thomas and Lissa Tripp* Bill and Barbara Trudeau* Jerry and Georgi Valley* Edward R. Van Vliet* Russ and Carole VanderWilde* Paul and Deanna (Doree) Verret* Chris Olson and Denise Vill-Olson* Jon and Karin Visintainer*

Darren and Timannie J. (Ames) Volland* Bryan Walker* Joseph Ward* Scott Warnica* Washington Outpatient Rehab* JW and Karen Webb* Weiand & Weiand DDS, PS* Rich and Diane Wells* Wendle Motors* Kevin P. and Jennifer L. (Prince) West* Pat and Carol West* Russell White and Judith Qualy-White Shaun Whitney* Widmer Brothers Brewing* Connie Wilhelm Cary M. Williams* David and Linda Wilson* Bruce W. and Jacqueline Worobec* Bill and Liz (Curry) Wrigglesworth* Chris and Lisa Wrolstad*

$750–$1,749

ABM Janitorial Northwest* Earl and Maryellen Adolphson* Leanne Ager* Tom and Raelene Albinson* Paul M. Albright* Robert Bartlett and Kristy L. Alldredge-Bartlett* Les and Dianne Allert* Dan and Anne Alsaker* ALSC Architects* Matt and Eleanor Andersen* Dave and Deanna Anderson* Peter and Patricia Anderson* Scott and Meghan Anderson* Anderson Bros CPA’s, PA* Kevin and Michelle Andres* Gene and Carol Annis*

Timothy G. and Leslie K. Ansett* John and Betzi Antich* Stephen C. Arredondo* Chris and Christine Ashenbrener* Jayne Miller Auld* John Stenberg and Jacqueline Babol* Sean and Barb (Ward) Bailey* Jacob-Lee and Tena (Merkel) Baker* Robert J. Bankard* Gary L. Barrier James and Barbara Barry* Tom and Sandra Bassett* Braden and Lisa Batkoff* Carole Baumgartner* Michael J. and Kimberly A. (Dickson) Bayley* Charles F. and Carol Bean* Jim and Pam Becker* Bruce and Sheila L. (Cornish) Bell* Ken Bell-Garrison and Eileen (RIP) Bell-Garrison* Jim and Yvette Bendickson* Benevity* Steven and Abigail Bennett Anthony Benyola* Rick and Diane Betts* Robbi Bielec* Stacy A. Bjordahl* Black Rock Ranch* Mike and Sherry Blair* Gary N. and Susan (Quigley) Bloom* Don Bodeau* Wayne and Carolyn Boese* Bret and LeAnne Bonham* Joel and Dayna Bonvallet* Kelli Borden* John A. and Rebecca A. (Hughes) Bowles* Scott Bozman* Robert and Dixie Bradshaw* Robert and Constance Jean (Peterson) Brady* Dan Brajcich, Jr.* Gary and Mary Margaret (McLafferty) Brajcich* Holly Brajcich and Tom Krzyminski* Colleen Brakke* John and Maureen A. Branstetter* Chase W. Breckner* Robert C. Brewster, Jr.* Christopher P. and Kate A. (Johns) Brown* James F. and Helen Brown* Jeffrey and Loriann (Zent) Brown*

Shan and Kim Brus* Edward and Katy (Jacobson) Bruya* Kevin and Elizabeth Budig* David G. and Bridget Bulger* Paul and Pattie Buller* Ed and Lynn Burke* John F. and Rosemary (Walsh) Bury* Jeffrey and Annie Busch* Mike and Marguerite Busch* Rodney W. and Doris M. Butler* Jay and Jackie Caferro* Don and Debra Canaday* Dennis Davis and Kathryn M. Canfield-Davis* Dan and Melanie Cantu* James and Cynthia Cappello* Dr. and Mrs. John S. Caputo* Dr. and Mrs. Victor Carnell* Benson and Deanna Carpenter* Carr Sales Company* Michael Casey* Cassel Promotions* Patrick and Dee A. (Leoni) Cerutti* Charles L. and Jane C. Chaffee* George Chalich* Lee and Carole Chambers* Champion Concrete Pumping, Inc.* Candy Chapman* Roger and Kathleen Chase* Patrick Chastek* Richard and Marcia Chiate Jeff and Eileen Christenson* Craig and Scotta Christlieb* Gary and Tanaquil Clarkson* Tom Clemens* Rich and Mary Clemson* William and Diane Codd* Jeffry and Susan Colliton* Joel and Jennifer Comfort* Joshua R. Comfort* Robert A. and Cathy A. (Busch) Comfort, Jr.* Communication Management Partners* Yvonne Cook* Mark E. Coomes* Mrs. Sadie C. Cooney* Jeff M. and Mary D. (Coil) Cooper* Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Corbett* Brad and Wendy Cossette* Robert and Stacy Cossey* Greg Costanzo and Theresa Murphy Roger Cramer* Crary, Clark & Domanico, P.S.* 2014–15 | Annual report

donor honor roll James and Carolyn Craven* Mary Alice Cronin* Steve and Meg Cronin* Timothy P. and Barbara Cronin* Loretta Crouch* Dr. W. Dale Crum, DDS* Gene and Alice Cunneely* Reagan and Catherine (Hannity) Cunningham* Jack and Rebecca Curry* Colleen Curtis* Richard and Terri Dahm* Clay Damon* Mike Davis* Robert J. and Raeceil A. Day P.J. De Benedetti and Camille Buckley* Armand and Joy DeFelice* Wayne and Sheri Deist* Lisa DeLaudert* Johan Delport* Dr. and Mrs. John Demakas* Carol Dever* Patrick Dever* Craig A. Dickson* Doug Dietrich* Michael and Elizabeth Dillon Dix Corporation* William and Melissa Dixon* Michael and Pamela Dixson* Gary J. and Claire Dmoch* Theophilus M. Dolle* Michael J. and Melinda B. Dolmage* Clark and Dena Donahue The Hon. Michael and Donna Donohue* Steve and Jennifer Doolittle* Thomas and Barbara Doran* Dennis P. and Wendy S. (Campbell) Dougherty* Ronald and Barbara Douglas* Annie Forwood and Gerry Drehobl* Brett and Janis Drescher* Jack and Julie Driscoll* Kevin and Jackie Driscoll* Tom and Karen Driscoll* Jason C. Druffel* Thomas A. and Heidi M. (Wohlschlegel) Drynan* Terrence Dunne* Robert Dutton* Dana Duzan* Dennis and Gayle Earling* Phil Eggers* 52

Tim Mackin and The Hon. Tari Eitzen* Ritch Ellis* Tammy Erickson* Joyce A. Esposito* Jeffrey D. Evans* Evco Sound & Electronics, Inc.* Stuart and Mary Evey* Salvatore Faggiano* James Felice* Mark Fenter* Nancy L. Fike* James Fischer* Darrell and Lisa Fisher* Keith and Terri Fisher* Jamie and Jocelyn Fitzgerald* Daniel Fix* Shaun P. and Sascha T. (Elloy) Flanigan* Jamie and Tamra Floyd* Tim Floyd* Zeke and Angela Fogal* Peter Forsyth and Kathryn Genteman* Freedom Financial LLC* Blaine G. and Pamela French* Scott E. Frost* Frowick Financial Services, Inc.* Chris and Nicole (Kavon) Frye* Ken and Connie Fuher* Jodi Wardian Funk-Miley* Gary and Patricia Gamache* Patti Garred* Gerald (RIP) and Marietta Gilmore* Elizabeth (Keaney) Glein* Marco Gonzales Dale E. and Mary F. (Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill) Goodwin* Jack and Esther Goodwin* Budd and Kathy Gould Michael R. Green* Phil and Michelle (Busch) Green* Roy and Anina Green* Lionel C. and Barbara Greenwood* Steve Gregg* Paul Martin Gritz Tad Gropp and Ann Allen* Ernie and Norma Guillaume* David and Cindy Guthrie* James and Terry Hake* Stephen and Marie Hall* Duane Halliday* Gene and Dana Hamilton* Marc Hammond*

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Eric and Julia Hansen* Greg Hansen* Kirk and Rhonda Hansen* H. Wayne Harala* Jim Hargrove* Timothy J. and Patricia (Fouts) Harkins* Richard and Linda Harrison* John and Patricia Hartnett* Michael and Karen Harwood* Greg and Julie Hasenoehrl* Stephen Haskell* Jim Stone and Patricia HastingsStone* Mike Hathaway* Marc and Stefanie Hattenburg* Mary Rose (Wasson) Hawkins* Art and Lynda Hayashi* John Healy* Jack and Lisa Heath Jud and Beverly Heathcote* Mark Heckel* Doug Heiskell* Mike and Rachel Hellman* William and Connie Hemmings* Brad Herr and M. Lisa Bradley* Jerry and Eileen Hertel* Jared and Kara Hertz Steve and Victoria K. (Swain) Hertz* Hewes Marine Co.* Kent and Virginia Hickman* John and Debbie Hieber* Denny and Joann Higgins* Michael F. Higgins Gary and Lin Higley* Charles and Barbara Hinzman* Mike and Joni Hirst* Scott Hoeffer* Rick and Nina Hofmeister* Mike and Annemarie Hogan* Gail K. Holden* Kevin and Marcy Holland* James L. and Patricia A. (Graham) Hollingsworth*

Debra Horton* Lane and Joan R. Hubbard* Christopher and Camisha (Pauli) Hughbanks* Daniel and Mary Hughes* Mike and Margaret Hughes* Michael and Jill Hurst* Gary and Susan Hustad* IMG* Inland Construction Company* Inland Northwest Surgery Center* Brian Frampton and Megan Lynn Isenhower Frampton* William Isgrigg* Doyle W. Jacklin* Duane and Susan Jacklin* Charlie and Rhoda Jackson* Rick and Micki (Grady) Jacobs* Rick and Mary Jaggars Beth Jarrett and Angela Gibson* John and Elizabeth Jenkins* Billy Jensen Gordon Jewett* Cynthia and Raland John* David and Carol Johns* Brian K. Johnson* Bruce and Maxine Johnson* Frank and Maureen Johnson* Gary and Linda Johnson* Tina U. Johnson* Victor and Marilyn Johnson Doug and Ann (Arthur) Johnston* Marc and Sheila Johnston* Daniel L. Jones* Evan and Susanne Jones Lynn and Mike Jones* K & N Electric Motors, Inc.* Jeremy Kahn* Kassa Insurance Services, Inc.* Kristopher and Lori Kassel* Guy E. Katz* Jerid L. Keefer* John and Pat Kelly* Mike and Patti Kelly*

KHQ-TV* Ken Kiehn* Kiemle & Hagood Company* Mike and Cathy Kilgore* Jim and Lynn Kimmel* Paul Kimmel* Kimmel Athletic Supply* Gary R. and Diane King* Dale and Ann Kleist* Rev. Mark Klohe and Dr. Ellen Klohe* Barbara Kolbet* Miro Kondryszyn* David P. Kopp* Jane Korn* Stephen and Karen Kraft* Harry Krug* Dr. Daniel and Mrs. Mary (Brajcich) Kunkel* L&M Truck Sales, Inc.* Ron and Deborah Lahue* Dwight LaLone* Thomas LaLone* William N. Lampson & Family* Jim LaPointe and Laura Kelly* Robert D. and Heather M. (Balakier) Larson* Bill and Carol Lawson* Terry and Jeanne M. Leaf* Richard and Roberta (Scott) League* Brian and Cynthia J. (Popiel) Leaver* Brad Lees* Fred and Julie LeFriec* Dan and Theresa Lennon* Ron and Linda Leonard* Marc and Kathleen (Moran) Lipsker* Colleen Little* Charles Lloyd and Mary E. Wahl, M.D.* Karl Lohmann* Debra Long Matthew and Ann Lowe Wyatt and Terri (Bonallo) Luce* David and Elizabeth Lund

Michaele Madden* Daniel and Kristen (Wasson) Magar* Stephen C. Maher* John and Carol Manix* John C. and Victoria (Rangan) Mantello* Gregory S. and Maisie Marshall* Earl F. Martin* Larry Martin* Larry and Joanne Mather* Robert Maudlin* David and Erin McCallum Shane and Melanee McClary* Scott McCoy James K. and Christine (Dukart) McDirmid* McDirmid, Mikkelsen & Secrest, P.S.* Colin McDonald* Marge McFaul* Shane and Sarah McGinn* Ryan and Liz McIntyre* Kathryn Rae McKinley* John and Margaret Ann (Fairhurst) McLane* Thomas McLaughlin* Travis and Heather McNamee* Daniel C. and Julia (Verhey) McNeal II* Casey and Sara (Larson) McNellis* Bryce McPhee* James A. and Dana M. (Reding) McPhee* Jennifer A. Merante* Meridian Construction* Ward and Donna Merkeley* Metals Fabrication Co.* Michael N. and Kaite N. Metcalf* Mgmt Services LLC* Ronald and Debby Miciak* Ryan and Heather (James) Miciak* Karen Migliuri* Milfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fish House* Robert and Rose Milhem* Gregory S. Miller*

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donor honor roll Jon Mitchell* Bob Cowdery and Darlene MitchellCowdery* Mike and Mary Moloney* Mark Monroe* Don and Deanna Monson* Dean T. Moorehouse* Lyle and Linda Morehouse* Dr. David G. Morgan* David Morgan and Diana GallegoMorgan John E. Morrison* Moss Adams LLP* Gerhard and Anne Marie Muelheims* Robert and Bonnie Mulvey* Chuck and Linda Murphy* Daniel and S. Ann (Tillery) Murphy* Robert and Claire Murphy* Michael S. Myette Chuck and Jacqui Naccarato* David and Judy Nail* Kevin and Molly A. (Campbell) Nave* Melvin and Karen Neil* Roger Nelson* Bryan and Ellen (Morin) Nessen* Christopher J. and Gina Nettleton* Ted and Colleen Niedermeyer* Michael and Susan Nienstedt* Bernard and Launa Norman* Laraine Nortell* North Spokane Physical & Sports Therapy* Northern Quest Casino* N.W. Beauty, Inc.* Gwen Nyberg*

Charles F. O’Brien* Peter and Carol O’Brien* Robert W. and Maureen A. O’Brien* Jim and Kieran (Murphy) Ohman* Neil J. and Heather O’Keefe* John and Kathleen Olney* Donald and Joan Olson* Ken and Lori Olson* Theodore and Susan Olson* Shane O’Neill and Patricia CoddO’Neill* Vaughn B. Overlie* Vic R. Parcher* John and Janis Parente Craig and Kathy Parks* David and Karen Parsons* Ronald D. Pelton* Lawrence E. and Gladys (Cerenzia) Peretti* Mark K. Perko* Thomas Perko* Garry M. Perno* Shawn and Catherine Peroff* Jesse Peterson* Jeffrey C. and Ronda Petruso* Molly Philopant* Gerald S. Phipps* Brad and Tonyia Pinney* James and Janelle Pinsoneault* Pizza Pipeline* Boyd Plager* Rob Pluid* Carey L. Polich* Bradley and Michele Pope* Bill and Debbie Poppy* Tom and Marybeth Porter* Mrs. Jeanne C. Porter-Wright*

Mark and Kim Powers* Robyn L. Pugsley* Pat Railey* Ramey Construction* Duane and Wendy Ramsey* Gary and Sharon Randall* Paul Reamer* Donald and Autumn Reed (RIP)* Jim and Traci Reed* Jacob and Gina Reidt* William and Darlene Reilly* Gerald and Geraldine Rein* George and Lisa Renner* Timothy Renouard* Larry M. Renteria* Ross and Judy Rettenmier* Ronald E. and Kathleen Riel* Carol Lynn (Wolfe) Rison* Kevin and Mary L. (Wilkins) Roberts* Rick Robinson* Christine Robinson* Mark and Diane Roff* Michael and Marnie Rorholm* Peter M. Rosman* Randy J. Ross* Brian Roth* Bill and Odette Rubright* Mike and Jessica Russo* Rich and Jeanne Saccomanno* Michael Semerad and LeeAnn Saccomanno* Eric and Jennifer Sachtjen* John and Cathy Sage* Martin L. and Bobbie (Bodensteiner) Salina* Craig and Barbara Savage*

Jeff and LuRae Schlect* Greg and Linda Schmidt* Donald A. and Anne Schmutz* Ted and Chris Schnug* Beth Schomburg* Robert and Anne Schrempp* George and Joyce Schroeder* Ed and Patricia Schultz* Mark and Sarah Schultz* Eric and Jil (Fraley) Scollard Darrell and Elizabeth (Matulka) Scott* John Seefried* Jeff and Patricia Corr Seidensticker* Kevin and Mary Seifert Kevin Selland* Robert Sestero* Seven-Up Bottling Co* Rick and Holly Shamberger* Russell and Frances Shane* Ed Sharman* Jay and Jan Shaw* Bryan and Amber Shea* Michael A. Shill* Ted R. Siekerman* Sean and Sandy Sieveke* Dick Silk* Specialty Home Products* Jeri L. Simmons* Ron Sims* Daniel and Elizabeth (King) Sjolund* Marguerite Sladich* Ann Smart* Joseph and Joanne Smatlan* Jeff and Esther Smith* John Snedden* Scott and Scoti Snider* Linda (Apple) Solan* Mark and Valerie Sonderen* Sonderen Packaging Co.* David and Dori Sonntag Tim and Molly Spilker* Tomson J. and Cara M. (Clark) Spink* Angela and Larry Splater* Tony R. Splater* Spokane Ditch & Cable, Inc.* Spokane Packaging* Spokane River Rowing Association (SRRA) Spokane Roofing Company* Joe and Jay Staebell* Chris and Julie (Haigh) Standiford

Richard J. and Elizabeth (Hurley) Standiford* Alan and Jane Stanford* Joe Stanley* State Bank Northwest* Shane and Sonja Steele* Dean E. and Judy H. Stepp* Tom and Gail Stevenson* Patti Stifter* Chad and Teresa J. (Smatlan) Stoddard* Scott F. Stoneback Richard and Madeleine Strahl* Nicholas Streit* Dean Stuart* Lawrence J. (RIP) and Mary Anne (Brown) Stuckart* Patrick and Diane Sullivan* Paul and Julianne Sullivan* Jon and Deborah Sunderland* Jeff and Mollie Sweat* Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Sweeny* Frank Swoboda* Timothy Szambelan and Michelle Dimond-Szambelan* T & A Supply Company* Jarod Tait* Jack Tawney* David Teague* Michael and Carla Teegarden* Gayle Terry* The Hon. and Mrs. Phil Thompson* Robert J. Thorson* TicketWest Paul M. Tiesse* John Tombari* Frank and Kathleen (Zenner) (RIP) Tomsick* Dominic and Cindy Tortorelli* Greg I. Tracy* Timothy and Tracy Trageser* Mike and Kim Tuccio* Eric and Julie Tucker* Diane Tunnell* Turner, Stoeve & Gagliardi, P.S.* Rich and Barb Umbdenstock* US Bank Commercial Real Estate* Larry and Marcia Vance* Lynne Vassar-Shipley* Cyrus Vaughn, III* Dr. George J. Velis* Jerry and Donna Vermillion* Dick and Laurel Vester*

Ron and Joy Vold* Lewis and Dianna Walde* Ken and Rea Walker* Louis E. and Kay D. (Jans) Walker* Dave A. and Cheryl A. (Riel) Wall* The Warehouse* Everette and Terry (Nathaniel) Webb* Gary and Jolanta Weber* Martin G. and Jane Weber* Patrick and Diana (Scherer) Webster* Steven P. Wee* Richard D. Weigand, D.D.S., P.S.* Bob and Maureen (Dever) Weisbeck* Jeffrey and Christine Welch* Robert and Michele Wendel* Paul Wert* Deborah Lang Westwood* Weyerhaeuser Company* Wheat and Associates, Inc.* Wheatland Bank* Bryan Whitaker* The Hon. and Mrs. Richard White* Wildrose Graphics* Mark and Valerie Wilkerson* Steve and Tina Wilkins* Guy Williams* Windermere Real Estate/Valley* Stephen and Shellie Witter* Eddie and Joy Wood* Todd Wood John and Amy *Wooldridge* Dan and Sarah Workland* Linda (Lane) Wrenn* Jessie (McManigal) Wuerst* Terry and Jean Wynia* Michael and Lori Yates Ronald and Marcia Yep* Kathie A. Yerion* Gregory and Viola Yochum* Darren and Susie Young* John and Cynthia Zapotocky* Dana Zentz* Chuck Zigmund* Stu Zimmerman* Jack and Margaret Zinkgraf* *Bulldog Club Donor

2014–15 | Annual report

Staff & Coach Directory Senior Administrative Staff Mike Roth Athletic Director

Chris Standiford Senior Associate AD

Shannon Strahl Associate AD/Compliance

Heather Gores Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator

Steve Hertz Associate AD/Major Gifts

Kris Kassel Associate AD/External Operations Jared Hertz Assistant AD/Athletic Advancement Gayle Clayton Administrative Secretary/ Office Manager

Mike Roden Assistant AD/Academic Support Services

Tracy Garcia Program Assistant II

Rian Oliver Assistant AD/Compliance

Lindsey Lessing Marketing Specialist

Faculty Athletics Representative Peggy Sue Loroz Professor of Marketing/ Business School

Academics & Compliance

Mark Livingston General Manager

Alex Evans Compliance Officer

Meghan McNeil Marketing Coordinator

Katie Zeidler Life Skills Coordinator

Clement Lye Athletic Video Services Specialist

Quinn Kesselring Assistant Director

Tate Kelly Account Executive/Partner Services Coordinator

Tom Hudson Voice of the Zags

Steffany Galbraith Academic Coordinator

Jennifer Smelko Senior Graphic Designer

Shannon Reader Academic Coordinator

Todd Zeidler Director of Communications/ Sports Information Director

Rob Kavon Assistant AD/Facilities

Emma Dolcetti Graduate Intern/Academic Support Services

Barrett Henderson Assistant Sports Information Director

Joel Morgan Assistant AD/Events

Kayla Pangos Graduate Intern/Academic Support Services

Kyle Scholzen Assistant Sports Information Director

Dan Gilbert Assistant Director

Josh Cox Ticket Manager

Tommy Brown Athletic Turf Manager

Corinne Hahn Assistant Ticket Manager

Tevin Gianella Graduate Intern/Facilities

Kris Kassel Associate AD/External Operations Chris Johnson Assistant AD/External Operations

Scott Boyd Director of Annual Giving

Shannon Strahl Associate AD/Compliance

Kerri Conger Assistant Director

Sean Twohy Senior Account Executive

External Operations Melony Lloyd Administrative Secretary

Corporate Sponsorships & Broadcast - IMG

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Computer Services Rob Hardie Technical Support Specialist

Athletic Facilities

Tyler Seth Assistant Director

Major Gifts Steve Hertz Associate AD/Major Gifts

Jared Hertz Assistant AD/Athletic Advancement

Jennifer Porto Athletic Gift Officer

Abby Bennett Administrative Secretary

Kermit R. Rudolf Fitness Center

Sports Medicine Steve DeLong Director of Athletic Medicine

Jennifer Nyland Assistant Athletic Trainer

Peter Clark Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jose Hernandez Director Eric Gunning Assistant Athletic Trainer Shelly Radtke Associate Director

Zag Area Code: 509

Main Office Fax: 313.5787

GU Ticket Office: 313.6000

Main Office: 313.4202

Sports Information Fax: 313.5730

Athletics Website: www.gozags.com

Mailing Address: Gonzaga University Athletics 502 E. Boone Ave. | Spokane, WA 99258–0066

Women’s Rowing Leanne Stockton Assistant Athletic Trainer

Katie Johnson Assistant Athletic Trainer

Steve Bennett Assistant Coach

Men’s Basketball Mark Few Head Coach

Strength & Conditioning Mike Nilson Strength and Conditioning Coach

Tommy Lloyd Assistant Coach

Travis Knight Strength and Conditioning Coach

Donny Daniels Assistant Coach

Nick Carlone Strength and Conditioning Coach

Brian Michaelson Assistant Coach

Business Office Kim Vore Director of Business Operations

Sheri Fitzthum Staff Accountant

John Nelson Staff Accountant

Baseball Mark Machtolf Head Coach

Danny Evans Associate Head Coach

Amanda Brown Director of Basketball Operations

Heather Bowman Video Coordinator

Women’s Tennis

Glenn Putyrae Head Coach

D.J. Gurule Head Coach

Kari Durgan Assistant Coach

TBD Assistant Coach

Anna Goodale Assistant Coach

Volleyball Dave Gantt Head Coach

Cross Country/Track & Field

John Jakus Director of Basketball Operations

Mike Hart Video Coordinator

Sonja Steele Men’s/Women’s Basketball Administrative Assistant

Women’s Basketball Jennifer Rennard Anthony Travel

Craig Fortier Assistant Coach

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Lisa Fortier Head Coach

Jordan Green Assistant Coach

Stacy Clinesmith Assistant Coach

Pat Tyson

Men’s Soccer

Director of Cross Country/Track &

Field; Head Men’s Coach

Patty Ley Head Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Coach

Einar Thorarinsson Head Coach

Diana Pascua Nelson Assistant Coach

Paul Meehan Assistant Coach

Ashley Allen Assistant Coach

Men’s Golf Robert Gray Head Coach

Women’s Golf Brad Rickel Head Coach

Victoria Fallgren Assistant Coach

Men’s Rowing Dan Gehn Director of Rowing/Head Coach

Mark Voorhees Assistant Coach

Vito Higgins Assistant Coach

cheerleading Michelle Wilson Head Coach

Women’s Soccer Amy Edwards Head Coach

Morgan Church Assistant Coach

Susan Brown Assistant Coach

Men’s Tennis Peter MacDonald Head Coach

Derek Siddiqui Assistant Coach

Band David Fague Director

United We guide 2014–15 | Annual report

vision statement Diversified greatness

As a department, we have a responsibility to be equitable in the opportunities we provide our student-athletes and coaches because we expect greatness on multiple layers—individually, throughout each team, and throughout the department entirely. Isolated successes are not enough. In the absence of greatness at one or more of these layers, we fail in our pursuit. Society embraces a winner, and we believe achievement breeds inspiration—of the self, of peers, and of the community. Our student-athletes—our leaders—must inspire. And so they all must achieve. Without achievement, our student-athletes have less of an opportunity to impact our institution’s mission and have less of an opportunity to extend greatness beyond their sport. Finally, without greatness throughout our department, there is no distinction between “us” and “them.”

Passion for success

Success must not be defined simply by winning or losing games, matches, races, or contests. Instead, we believe there are many components that must coexist for success to truly be achieved. Strong academics, social consciousness, accountability, leadership, commitment to community, and diversified greatness for all eighteen (18) of our sports comprise the foundation. It is the courage to take risks, to refuse to see limitations, and to

sustainably prevail across all programs that define our success. It is the contribution of many individuals to create a deep and varied culture combined for a common goal—a broad-based, nationally-renowned athletic program.

Student-centered philosophy

The student-athlete is central to our department.Through athletic scholarship, we are affording the opportunity to a uniquelytalented student to be part of a caring, supportive, disciplined environment where they will be formed into a better individual, a better leader, who in turn impacts his or her team, our institution, and the greater community during and after their educational careers. We are educators of young people, and the teachable moments often happen in ways unrelated to the outcome of the game. It is in the process of winning or losing that our studentathletes learn discipline, work ethic, social responsibility, character, and what it means to be a teammate, a citizen, and a role model. It is through these educational experiences that we work to develop the mind, body, and spirit of each student-athlete so they can learn from failures and capitalize on successes. As coaches, as staff, and as a university community, we encourage and expect our student-athletes to reach beyond what seems possible. It is our responsibility to ensure that each student-athlete has the resources and support to rise to that challenge.

United We strive

Diversified greatness > Passion for success > Student-centered philosophy These are the driving forces behind the pursuit to distinguish ourselves at the highest level of intercollegiate competition.

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