Gonzaga University UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location............................................ Spokane, Wash. Founded.............................................................. 1887 Enrollment...........................................................7,500 Nickname............................................. Bulldogs/Zags School Colors......................... Navy Blue, White, Red Affiliation............................................ NCAA Division I Conference............................ West Coast Conference President................................... Dr. Thayne McCulloh Alma Mater/Year................................. Gonzaga, 1989 Athletic Director.......................................... Mike Roth Alma Mater/Year............................... Willamette, 1980 Athletics Phone.................................. (509) 313-4202 MEDIA INFORMATION Asst. Athletic Director/Sports Information... Oliver Pierce Asst. Sports information Director.................... Liz Smith Graduate Assistant (Tennis Contact)..... Bobby Alworth SID Phone........................................... (509) 313-4227 SID Fax............................................... (509) 313-5730 SID Email.................. alworth@athletics.gonzaga.edu Website........................................... www.GoZags.com
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MEN’S TENNIS INFORMATION Head Coach/Season................ Peter MacDonald/5th Assistant Coaches............. Marco Antonio Pineda/3rd ....................................................... Mickael Sopel/1st TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ..............................................Gonzaga Quick Facts 2 ...... Head Coach Peter MacDonald/Coaching Staff 3 .................................. 2010 Roster/Season Outlook 4 ................................. Roman Dojcak/Conor Feeney 5 .................................... Zach Peach/Tyler Campbell 6 ........................................ Jake Davis/Scott Sullivan 7 ..................Levin Guillermo/Spokane Racquet Club 8 .......................................2008-09 Statistics/Results 9 ................................................Gonzaga Honor Roll 10 ...........Josh Burrows Performance Athletic Center 11 . .............Diedrick/DeLong Athletic Training Center 12 .................. Gonzaga Athletics Academic Success 13 ........................................ West Coast Conference 14 .............................President Dr. Thayne McCulloh 15 ....................................Athletic Director Mike Roth 16 ............................................... Gonzaga University
2010 Schedule
Opponent Washington Seattle Idaho Eastern Washington Portland Oregon Montana Northern Colorado Lewis & Clark State Eastern Washington UC Riverside Pennsylvania Loyola Marymount San Francisco Saint Mary’s Santa Clara Northern Arizona Lewis & Clark state Seattle Idaho WCC Championships
Location time Seattle, Wash. 4:00 p.m. Seattle, Wash. 4:30 p.m. Spokane, WASH. 1:30 p.m. Spokane, WASH. 6:00 p.m. Portland, Ore. TBA Eugene, Ore. 5:30 p.m. Portland, Ore. 9:00 a.m. Spokane, WASH. 9:00 a.m. Lewiston, Idaho 5:00 p.m. Cheney, Wash. 5:00 p.m. Riverside, Calif. 2:00 p.m. Manhattan Beach, Calif. 12:00 p.m. Marina Del Ray, Calif. 9:00 a.m. San Francisco, Calif. 11:00 a.m. Moraga, Calif. 12:00 p.m. Santa Clara, Calif. 12:00 p.m. Spokane, WASH. 6:00 p.m. Spokane, WASH. 6:00 p.m. Spokane, WASH. 10:00 a.m. Moscow, Idaho 3:00 p.m. San Diego, Calif. All Day
All times pacific (PST) and subject to change All home matches played at spokane racquet club The 2010 men’s tennis media guide is a production of the Gonzaga Sports Information Office. It was created in InDesign CS3 and was printed by Lithograph Reproduction of Spokane, Wash. Photo credits to Zero Gravity Photos, Explosive Illusions, Rod Commons, Dorians Photography and Gonzaga University Sports Information. Cover design by Bobby Alworth.
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Head Coach Peter MacDonald 5th Year at Gonzaga; University of Portland, 1996 Peter MacDonald enters his fifth season tive season as MacDonald continued to add to as the head men’s tennis coach at Gonzaga the list of firsts for the Gonzaga men’s tennis University in 2009-10. program. That season a program-best four Under MacDonald’s guidance, the Bullplayers earned All-West Coast Conference dogs have consistently improved both on the honors as well as recording the Zags first win court and in the classroom. Last season Macat the WCC Championships since 2000. Donald led the Zags to another 10-win sea In October 2009 MacDonald and Gonson, marking the second time the Zags have zaga’s head women’s tennis coach D.J. Gurule reached that 10-win plateau in the past three were appointed Co-Directors of the Spokane years. During MacDonald’s tenure seven BullRacquet Club, the site of both the men’s and dogs have garnered All-WCC accolades and women’s home matches. five others have received West Coast Confer MacDonald joined the Gonzaga athence All-Academic honors. letic department after four years as a private In 2009, MacDonald had a pair of freshcoach in Portland, Ore. MacDonald went on men each finish the season with double-digit to develop a high performance junior program wins in singles play for the first time in his tenwhile also organizing and coordinating highure at Gonzaga. Gonzaga closed out the seaperformance clinics for the Pacific Northwest’s son with a win over Santa Clara University on top tennis players. Through his work as a the final day of the WCC Championships. private instructor, MacDonald has helped MacDonald continues to produce off the coach several players to victory at several THE MacDonald File court as well, as two players earned WCC national open tournaments in both singles 7 - All-WCC Selections All-Academic honors last season, marking and doubles play. Prior to his work as a 5 - WCC All-Academic Selections the third consecutive year at least one Zag private instructor he was a head tennis 9 ITA Scholar-Athletes has received the accolade. professional in Gresham, Ore. MacDonald 2 10-win Seasons In his first two seasons at Gonzaga, also served as the assistant women’s ten2 - ITA All-Academic Teams MacDonald increased the team’s win total nis coach at the University of Portland from 1 - NCAA Public Recognition Award each year before producing an 11-win sea1996-98. While at Portland he helped with son in 2007. The 11 victories marked the the technical and strategic development of most wins for the program since it posted the players. 13 wins in 1999. Also in 2007, the Bulldogs were named an ITA All MacDonald is a 1996 graduate of the University of PortAcademic team, were recipients of the NCAA Public Recognition land, earning his bachelors of science degree in business manAward and had six student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes. agement. All three accolades marked program firsts. In 2008, the Bulldogs were named to the ITA All-Academic team for the second consecu-
Assistant Coach Marco Antonio Pineda
Assistant Coach Mickael Sopel
3rd Year at Gonzaga; Gonzaga University, 2007
1st Year at Gonzaga; Lewis - Clark State, 2009
Marco Antonio Pineda enters his third year as an assistant men’s tennis coach at Gonzaga University. Pineda joined the Bulldogs’ coaching staff after a record-breaking career on the Gonzaga tennis team. As a three-year letterwinner, Pineda finished with 45 career wins including a 23-14 overall record in 2007. His senior season, Pineda was awarded All-West Coast Conference honorable mention accolades, becoming the second Bulldog in history to earn the conference award. His 23 wins during his senior campaign set a school record for single-season victories. During the summer of 2007, Pineda became the first nonseeded player in 96 years to win the Spokane All-City Les Pattern Cup. Pineda earned his degree in public relations from Gonzaga in 2007. In addition to his tennis accolades, he was named to the WCC All-Academic team as well as being named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Scholar Athlete in 2007. He also was a member of the 2007 Bulldog squad that earned Gonzaga’s first ITA All-Academic Team award.
Mickael Sopel begins his first year as a member of the Gonzaga University men’s tennis coaching staff. Sopel most recently spent the summer coordinating and serving as an assistant director for a variety of tennis camps including Camp Winadu (Massachusetts), and the Gonzaga Nike summer camp. A native of Paris, France, Sopel has also served as an assistant coach at the Jean-Marie Castera Academy - Vieux-Bouco in France and as an intern in the French Federation, working with a number of France’s top level tennis players. Sopel was a two-time NAIA Academic All-American in tennis and cross country at Lewis - Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. He was a member of two cross country teams that advanced to the NAIA National Championships and also played for LCSC’s tennis team that advanced to the NAIA Tennis Championships in 2008. The bilingual Sopel, who is fluent in both English and in French, earned his bachelor of arts degree in business administration from LCSC in May, 2009.
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2010 Roster Name Tyler Campbell Jake Davis Roman Dojcak Conor Feeney Levin Guillermo Zach Peach Scott Sullivan
Yr. Exp. SO 1V SO 1V SR 3V JR 2V FR HS RS-JR 2V SO 1V
Hometown/Previous School Tucson, AZ/Catalina Foothills Riverdale, UT/Christian Heritage Kosice, Slovakia/O’Gorman/Sioux Falls, SD/ San Francisco, CA/St. Ignatius Walnut, CA/Rowland Bainbridge Island, WA/Bainbridge Puyallup, WA/Puyallup
Head Coach: Peter MacDonald (5th Year, University of Portland, 1996) Assistant Coach: Mickael Sopel (1st Year, Lewis - Clark State, 2009) Assistant Coach: Marco Antonio Pineda (3rd Year, Gonzaga University, 2007)
2010 Outlook
With six players returning off of a team that posted a 10win season in 2009 and after producing one of the best fall seasons in program history, the Gonzaga University men’s tennis team will look to continue to make big strides in 2010. The Zags are coming off of a fall season that was capped by senior Roman Dojcak and sophomore Scott Sullivan each claiming Singles Consolation bracket titles at the PNW Intercollegiate in Seattle this past November. This year’s group of Bulldogs also returns a pair of past All-West Coast Conference selections in Dojcak and junior Conor Feeney along with a pair of sophomores in Sullivan and Jake Davis who each produced 10-win seasons last year. Add in one of the top high school recruits out of southern California in Levin Guillermo and fifth year head coach Peter MacDonald once again has the Zags on the way up. “This team is full of talent and is made up of some great personalities. Every player continues to push one another to get better and we were able to close out the fall playing some very good tennis,” stated MacDonald. “They developed some great chemistry this past fall and I am really looking forward to seeing them compete this season.” Dojcak returns as the Zags lone senior and is expected to make a big impact this season. The 2008 Singles All-WCC honorable mention selection posted five wins at No. 2 singles last year and will be looking to build off his impressive fall season. “Roman played a great fall season. He posted some big wins against some very good players at the PNW Intercollegiate during the fall,” commented MacDonald. “He has finally found his balance on the court. He doesn’t give points away. He has really matured and developed into one of leaders both on and off the court.” Feeney returns for his junior year after a solid season playing primarily at No. 3 singles. He also had a solid fall season, posting a number of wins at all three of the Zags competing tournaments. Feeney will again be looked upon to play in the top singles spots throughout the season. “Conor is a great athlete that came back this season playing with a great amount of passion,” stated MacDonald. “He is one of our hardest workers who brings great energy to the court every time out and he also has continued to mature both on and off the court.” Davis and Sullivan are two younger players that proved they could win at the Division I level last season, as Davis finished with a team-high 13 wins and Sullivan with 12. Both return to play in the Zags singles lineup this season. Like
Dojcak, Sullivan finished this past fall season on a high note, capturing the Singles Consolation Bracket title to head into his second spring season with a good amount of momentum. “Scott had a very solid fall for us,” commented MacDonald. “His game has really grown during the past summer and fall seasons. He improved physically as did his mental approach and I am looking forward to seeing him play this spring. Jake is also coming off a solid freshman season. He battled through this past fall season but he is one of our better athletes who proved last year he too can win at this level.” Two other veteran players in junior Zach Peach and sophomore Tyler Campbell also return for the Bulldogs. Peach finished last season with five wins at No. 6 singles. He closed out the season winning his last three matches and helped the Zags beat Santa Clara University on the final day of the WCC Championships. Campbell returns after suffering an early season injury last year but will be able to help the Bulldogs if he can regain the form that he demonstrated the fall of 2008. “Zach is a steady veteran that finished last season on a high note and continues to work and push everybody else on the team,” commented MacDonald. “Scott is a very good tennis player but injuries slowed his progress down last season. He is very quick and is maybe the best at using the whole court. When he is healthy he is one of our top players.” The lone newcomer is Guillermo; a highly touted prospect ranked as one of the top-20 high school recruits in southern California who has already made an impact for the Zags. Guillermo was able to get his feet wet this past fall, pushing the top players in the Northwest region to go the distance on numerous occasions. “Levin is a very talented player that pushes every other player on the team because of how he plays the game. He makes everybody around him better,” stated MacDonald. “He is an athletic player that has a powerful return and can hit big off both wings. We are looking forward to seeing him play in the middle to the top of our lineup this season.” With the Zags roster loaded with a good mixture of depth, experience and talent, this season will hope to be another step forward for the Bulldogs. “I am really excited about this spring,” exclaimed MacDonald. “Every player made some good strides this past summer and fall and we looking forward to carrying this momentum into the season.
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Roman Dojcak Senior * Kosice, Slovakia HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two varsity letters in tennis at O’Gorman High in Sioux Falls, S.D...earned a No. 1 ranking in Slovakian National rankings in 2001...ranked among the European Tennis Association top 50... member of the winning team at the 2002 Slovakian Nationals...half of winning doubles team at the 2002 Slovakian Nationals. Roman Dojcak’s Collegiate Career FRESHMAN (2006-07): Posted a 15-20 singles record, 11-15 during dual match play...played primarily at the No. 2 position, posting a 7-11 record...recorded a 4-4 record when playing No. 3 singles...earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention for his doubles play with Bryce Cooper...combined with Cooper to post a 13-8 doubles record, including going 10-4 at the No. 3 position... posted a 3-4 record at No. 2 doubles... named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete. SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention... recorded a 15-16 singles record, 11-13 in dual match play...posted a 5-5 record at No. 1 singles and a 6-8 mark at No. 2 singles... posted a 9-11 record while playing doubles with Stefan Feddersen, including 2-6 at No. 1 doubles in dual match play...posted a 3-5 record while playing No. 2 doubles with Charles Adams...earned WCC All- Academic honors.
JUNIOR (2008-09): Posted a 10-19 overall singles record...went 7-17 in dual match play in the spring…led team with five victories at No. 2 singles…paired up with Scott Sullivan to post team high 12 wins in doubles, including nine victories at No. 2 doubles…posted a three-match singles winning streak April 1012…recorded a win at No. 3 singles in Zags match at #64 UC Irvine March 11…earned West Coast Conference All-Academic honors. Misc.: 3.6 high school GPA.
dojcak’S Honors 2007 All-WCC honorable mention 2007 ITA Scholar-Athlete 2008 All-WCC honorable mention 2008 WCC All-Academic 2008 ITA Scholar-Athlete 2009 WCC All-Academic
Conor Feeney Junior * San Francisco, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco...ranked fourth in Northern California for singles...top-ranked in Northern California in doubles in the 16 category...ranked in the top 10 in singles in the 18 category...competed at Super Nationals. Conor Feeney’s Collegiate Career FRESHMAN (2007-08): Earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention in doubles with Cooper Fratt...posted a 13-15 singles record, 8-11 in dual match play... posted an 8-11 doubles record with Fratt, 7-10 in dual match play...went 7-7 playing at No. 3 doubles with Fratt...posted a 5-4 mark while playing at No. 4 singles...went 2-3 while playing at No. 3 singles. SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Finished year with a 9-16 overall singles mark...went 7-13 in dual match play…posted team-high five wins at No. 3 singles…also posted two wins at No. 2 singles…posted five No. 1 doubles victories with Stefan Feddersen…opened season by winning three of first four singles matches…won at No. 1 doubles with Feddersen in Zags season-ending win over Santa Clara University at the West Coast Conference Championships April 19.
feeney’S Honors 2008 All-WCC honorable mention
Misc.: 3.1 high school GPA.
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Zach Peach RS-Junior * Bainbridge Island, Wash. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Bainbridge High...earned three varsity letters in baseball, one in basketball and one in golf...did not participate in tennis. Zach Peach’s Collegiate Career FRESHMAN (2006-07): Attended Lower Columbia Community College...played baseball but was forced to retire from the sport due to an injury...competed in various regional tennis tournaments. RS-FRESHMAN (2007-08): Posted a 4-3 singles record, 1-0 in dual match play at No. 6 singles...posted a 1-0 record with Roman Dojcak in No. 3 doubles. RS-SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Recorded a 5-8 overall singles mark...went 5-6 in the spring…finished tied for team-high with five wins at No. 6 singles…played in four doubles matches, two with Conor Feeney at No. 2 doubles and two with Jake Davis at No. 3 doubles…closed out season with three consecutive singles victories, ending with a win at No. 6 singles in Bulldogs seasonending victory over Santa Clara University at the West Coast Conference Championships April 19. Misc.: 3.97 high school GPA...member of Phi Theta Kappa.
Tyler Campbell Sophomore * Tucson, Ariz. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Catalina Foothills High in Tucson, Ariz....twotime 4A Arizona State doubles champion... placed fourth in State senior season...was a two-time Scholar-Athlete Award winner. Tyler Campbell’s Collegiate Career FRESHMAN (2008-09): Posted 2-3 record in the fall season...did not play in spring due to injury. Misc.: 3.5 high school GPA...grandfather, Craig, ran track at the University of Washington...uncle, Ron, played football at the University of San Diego...aunt, Marianne, rowed at Stanford University.
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Jake Davis Sophomore * Riverdale, Utah HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Christian Heritage High in Riverdale, Utah...earned four varsity letters in tennis and three in basketball...won 5A high school State title as a sophomore...won regionals freshman and sophomore seasons. Jake Davis’ Collegiate Career FRESHMAN (2008-09): Posted 17-13 overall mark...team-high 13 singles wins in spring...finished spring season with a 13-10 record…went 5-3 at No. 4 singles and 6-6 at No. 5 singles…paired with Tomasz Falkowski to finish second on team with nine doubles victories…earned first career singles victory in Zags season-opening win against Lewis Clark State College Jan. 28…posted three different three-match winning streaks in singles throughout the season. Misc.: 3.5 high school GPA...brother, Denver, played tennis at Sinclair Junior College.
Scott Sullivan Sophomore * Puyallup, Wash. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in tennis at Puyallup High...posted a 72-0 career record in South Puget Sound League play...placed third in 4A State tournament junior year...placed 5th in 4A State tournament senior year...was a first team South Puget Sound All-Academic selection sophomore and senior seasons...was a 4-time All-SPSL selection...South Puget Sound League MVP junior and senior seasons. Scott Sullivan’s Collegiate Career FRESHMAN (2008-09): Posted 17-16 overall record...finished tied for team-lead with 17 overall wins...second on team with 12 victories in dual match play…went 12-13 in spring matches...posted two wins at No. 3 singles, four wins at No. 4 singles and tied for team lead with six wins at No. 5 singles… paired with Roman Dojcak to post teamhigh of 12 wins in doubles, two at No. 1 doubles and nine at No. 2 doubles…posted a four-match winning streak in singles play April 10-17…won seven of last nine singles matches including a win at No. 5 singles in season-finale win over Santa Clara University at the West Coast Conference Championships April 19…won three of last four doubles matches with Dojcak.
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Misc.: 3.7 high school GPA...earned high school’s Presidential Academic Award... grandfather, Bill, and uncle, Billy, both played tennis for the University of Washington...uncle, Erik played tennis for California State University Hayward...mother, Brenda, played tennis for Washington State University...uncle, Brian Mogg, earned All-America honors in Golf at Ohio State University and also a member of the PGA Tour.
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Levin Guillermo Freshman * Walnut, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Rowland High… did not play tennis for his high school. Misc.: 3.9 high school GPA…ranked as the 21st best prospect in southern California… ranked as 53rd best prospect in country by tennisrecruiting.net…posted wins over No. 2, No. 6, No. 11, No. 16 and No. 20 ranked players out of southern California... beat nation’s No. 9 ranked player to advance to the quarterfinals of USTA National 18-under tournament..posted a win over the Northwest Region’s top ranked player at the USTA Super National Tournament in January 2009.
Spokane Racquet Club
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2009 Individual Results Player Overall Jake Davis 17-13 Roman Dojcak 10-19 Tomasz Falkowski 8-13 Stefan Feddersen 12-15 Conor Feeney 9-16 Casey McCoy 2-2 Mike Merz 0-1 Zach Peach 5-8 Michael Schuster 1-3 Scott Sullivan 17-16
SINGLES RESULTS Dual 1 2 13-10 --- --- 7-17 0-2 5-12 7-11 --- --- 8-13 8-13 --- 7-13 --- 2-4 0-0 --- --- 0-1 --- --- 5-6 --- --- 0-1 --- --- 12-13 --- 0-1
3 2-1 2-3 --- --- 5-9 --- --- --- --- 2-0
DOUBLES RESULTS Players Overall 1 Stefan Feddersen/Conor Feeney 5-9 5-9 Roman Dojcak/Scott Sullivan 12-10 2-1 Jake Davis/Tomasz Falkowski 9-8 --- Conor Feeney/Zach Peach 0-2 0-2 Jake Davis/Conor Feeney 0-1 0-1 Tomasz Falkowski/Stefan Feddersen 1-2 --- Roman Dojcak/Conor Feeney 0-2 0-2 Jake Davis/Scott Sullivan 0-2 --- Jake Davis/Zach Peach 0-2 --- Stefan Feddersen/Michael Schuster 0-1 --- Mike Merz/Michael Schuster 1-0 --- Stefan Feddersen/Mike Merz 1-0 ---
4 5-3 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0-1 --- 4-10 2 --- 9-8 2-3 --- --- --- --- 0-2 --- --- --- ---
5 6-6 --- 2-2 --- --- --- 0-1 --- --- 6-2
6 ----5-9 --------5-5 0-1 ---
3 --1-1 7-5 --- --- 1-2 ----0-2 0-1 1-0 1-0
2009 Results DATE Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Fe. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Apr. 8 Apr. 10 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 Apr. 19
OPPONENT LEWIS - CLARK STATE Missouri - Kansas City Northern Colorado Air Force Portland* Portland State Northern Colorado IDAHO EASTERN WASHINGTON San Francisco* #66 Saint Mary’s* Loyola Marymount* #64 UC Irvine UC Riverside #24 Washington Nevada Montana UC Davis Eastern Washington SEATTLE SEATTLE PORTLAND STATE Portland (West Coast Conference Championships) Loyola Marymount (West Coast Conference Championships) Santa Clara (West Coast Conference Championships)
* WCC Match All home matches IN BOLD
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SCORE W, 5-2 L, 0-7 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 L, 0-7 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 L, 2-5 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 0-7 L, 2-5 L, 1-6 L, 3-4 L, 0-7 L, 1-6 L, 3-4 W, 5-2 L, 0-7 W, 6-1 W, 5-1 W, 6-1 L, 1-4 L, 1-4 W, 4-1
Gonzaga Honor Roll ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM Singles 2001 Eduardo Kohlberg ALL-WCC HONORABLE MENTION Singles 2008 Stefan Feddersen Roman Dojcak 2007 Marco Antonio Pineda Doubles 2008 Conor Feeny/Cooper Fratt 2007 Roman Dojcak/Bryce Cooper
Eduardo Khlberg
2009 2008 2007 1999 1997 1996 1994 1993
ALL-ACADEMIC Roman Dojcak Stefan Feddersen Roman Dojcak Bryce Cooper Marco Antonio Pineda Burak Berkysoy Joel Wilkie Rob Balen Jon Olmstead Marc Olmstead Rob Balen David Huberty Jon Olmstead Marc Olmstead Rob Balen Jon Kinloch
Roman Dojcak
ITA Scholar Athletes 2008 Charles Adams Roman Dojcak Zach Radetzky 2007 Charles Adams Roman Dojcak Michael Lukomski Marco Antonio Pineda Zack Redetzky Brett Womack ITA All-Academic Team 2008 2007
Stefan Feddersen
NCAA Public Recognition Award 2007
Marco Antonio Pineda
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Josh Burrows Performance Athletic Center Josh Burrows had a vision and Gonzaga University had a need. The two culminated into what you see before you today, the Josh Burrows Performance Athletic Center. His vision was to provide Gonzaga University and its studentathletes the winning edge in sports science, emphasizing state-of-the-art sports training methods. That vision has now become a reality. A 1979 graduate of Gonzaga University and longtime Spokane resident, Josh has always been interested in dynamic sports training. He has spent countless hours researching and identifying improved means of increasing athletic performance, some of it through his own athletic training. With the dedication of the Josh Burrows Performance Center, “JB”, as he is affectionately known by the student-athletes, will be remembered as the “father of fitness” within the Bulldogs Athletics Family, as student-athletes for years to come will reap the rewards of his vision.
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Diedrick/Delong Athletic Training Center The Gonzaga University Athletic Training facilities in Martin Centre were undersized and under equipped to keep up with the momentum of Gonzaga Athletics. With an apparent and immediate need looming, GU Athletics began raising funds for a new facility. Construction of the Diedrick/DeLong Athletic Training Center finished in Oct. of 2008. The facility meets the needs of all Gonzaga University athletes and enhances the ability to train and rehabilitate the student-athletes using the newest techniques and treatments. Athletic TRAINING CENTER HIGHLIGHTS ● Approximately 5,000 sq. ft. ● Five full-time staff offices ● Two doctor’s offices ● State-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment, balance and proprioception training areas ● Two HydroWorx pools: The polar plunge, a 9.5-by7.5 cold water pool and the hydrotherapy pool, a 14-foot-long pool with a built-in treadmill
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Gonzaga Academic Success Gonzaga coaches take an active role in monitoring the academic standing of their athletes. Coaches require student-athletes to attend study table when on the road for an extended period, and several coaches have also adopted a study table policy at home. If a student-athlete is struggling academically, there are several avenues of help available. Tutors are available specifically for student-athletes, and studentathletes can also utilize the general Gonzaga University tutors, study labs and computer work stations available to the entire student population. The success of the attention paid to the academic welfare of the student-athletes is reflected in their performance in the classroom. During the 2008-09 academic year, 85 student-athletes earned their way on to the President’s List with a grade point average of 3.7 or higher, and 80 were on the Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.5-3.69. Overall, Gonzaga’s 300-plus student-athletes combined for a 3.22 GPA for the spring semester, maintaining their cumulative GPA of 3.21. Gonzaga student-athletes constantly dot the West Coast Conference all-academic teams, and on a national scale 20 student-athletes have been named to CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-America squads. The Gonzaga baseball program has produced six Academic All-America accolades, including Eric Rodland and Jared Hertz, both two-time honorees. Gonzaga’s WCC Scholar-Athletes of the Year
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Blake Stepp (Basketball) Dan Dickau (Basketball) Jeff Brown (Basketball) Jarrod Davis (Basketball) Bryce McPhee (Basketball) John Stockton (Basketball) Bill Dunlap (Basketball)
Gonzaga Academic All-Americans 2002 2001 2000 1990
Baseball Eric Rodland (3rd Team) Jared Hertz (1st Team) Eric Rodland (3rd Team) Jared Hertz (3rd Team) Gary Van Tol (3rd Team)
Men’s Soccer 2007 George Josten (1st Team) 2006 George Josten (1st Team) 2005 George Josten (3rd Team) Men’s Basketball 2004 Blake Stepp (2nd Team) 2003 Blake Stepp (3rd Team) 2002 Dan Dickau (1st Team) 1994 Jeff Brown (1st Team) * 1993 Jeff Brown (1st Team) 1992 Jarrod Davis (1st Team) Jeff Brown (3rd Team) 1991 Jarrod Davis (2nd Team) 1990 Jim McPhee (2nd Team) 1985 Bryce McPhee (1st Team) 1984 Bryce McPhee (2nd Team) John Stockton (2nd Team) 1983 Bryce McPhee (3rd Team) * Academic All-American of the Year
Gonzaga Academic All-American Honors Academic and athletic success go hand-in-hand at Gonzaga as witnessed by the Bulldogs 20 Academic All-American recipients. In 1994, Gonzaga’s Jeff Brown was named the Academic All-American of the Year and in 2002 John Stockton was inducted into the Verizon Academic AllAmerican Hall of Fame (photo below).
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West Coast Conference When the West Coast Conference got its start back in 1952, the founders really had one goal in mind - to create a convenient way for five Bay Area schools to play basketball. What has grown from that original vision 53 years ago is a marvelous cohesive athletics league which is competitive at the national level in 13 sports. The eight current members of the WCC span the Western United States from Canada to Mexico. Though the institutions range from the pine forests of Eastern Washington to the sun-drenched beaches of Southern California, the combined excellence in athletics and academics sets the conference apart on the national scene and draws the individual institutions together in a common mission. The WCC sponsors championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, women’s rowing, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball. The league was chartered by five Bay Area institutions (Pacific, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, San Jose State, and Santa Clara) as the California Basketball Association, playing its first game on January 2, 1953. After two seasons of play under that name, the conference expanded to include Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine in 1955, and became the “West Coast Athletic Conference” in 1956. The name was shortened to “West Coast Conference” in 1989. The current full-time lineup of WCC schools has remained unchanged since 1979, making the WCC the third most stable conference in the country. Gonzaga joined the West Coast Conference for men’s tennis during the 1979-80 school year. Since that time Gonzaga has finished as high as sixth place on two occasions, the latest coming in 1996. From 1980 until 1994 the WCC tournament consisted of an open draw formats changing to the current team dual format in 1995. In 2001 Eduardo Kohlberg became Gonzaga’s first All-WCC honoree with a first-team selection. The 2007 season saw a then school record three players earn All-WCC honors which was followed up by a new school record of four players that earned All-WCC honorable mention in 2008. 2009 saw the Zags have a pair of freshman each record 10-win seasons as the Bulldogs closed out the season with a win over Santa Clara on the final day of the WCC Championships. Gonzaga joined the West Coast Conference for women’s tennis during the 1987-88 school year. Since that time Gonzaga has twice finished sixth in the league tournament, both finishes coming in back-to-back seasons (1999 and 2000). From 1987 to 1993 the WCC tournament consisted of an open draw format changing for one season to a flighted tournament before adopting the current team dual match format. In 2001 senior Sarah Ust became Gonzaga’s first All-WCC honoree with honorable mention selection. Jamie Buterbaugh, 2004, Angela Fry, 2005, Emily Anderon, 2006, and Aglaya Kokurina, 2007 joined Ust on that list with an honorable mention selections. The Bulldogs have had 10 All-Academic selections. The 2007 campaign also marked the first time a Zags earned honorable mention accolades twice as Anderson earned her second consecutive nod. In 2008, Kokurina became the program’s inaugural All-WCC second team selection. The Zags followed that with another first in 2009 as Kokurina and Kristina Zauere paired up to become the Bulldogs inaugural All-WCC doubles honorable mention selection in addition to a program-best three players that earned All-WCC singles accoaldes. Zauere earned second team honors while Kokurina and Rika Mehndiratta received honorable mention. As for its overall success, the WCC has annually advanced at least one team to a national championship semifinal since 1989. League members have also won 34 NCAA team and individual championships.
2009 WCC Championship Results San Diego, Calif.
Day 1 No. 1 Pepperdine def. No. 8 Santa Clara 4-0 No. 2 San Diego def. No. 7 Loyola Marymount 4-1 No. 3 Portland def. No. 6 Gonzaga 4-1 No. 4 San Francisco def. No. 5 Saint Mary’s 4-3
Day 3 No. 1 Pepperdine def. No. 2 San Diego 4-1 No. 4 San Francisco def. No. 3 Portland 4-2 No. 5 Saint Mary’s def. No. 7 Loyola Marymount 4-2 No. 6 Gonzaga def. No. 8 Santa Clara 4-1
Day 2 No. 1 Pepperdine def. No. 4 San Francisco 4-0 No. 2 San Diego def. No. 3 Portland 4-0 No. 5 Saint Mary’s def. No. 8 Santa Clara 4-0 No. 7 Loyola Marymount def. No. 6 Gonzaga 4-1
WCC Champion Pepperdine University
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Dr. Thayne McCulloh - President Dr. Thayne McCulloh (BA, ’89) became Gonzaga University’s president in the summer of 2009, succeeding the eleven-year tenure of Jesuit President Father Robert J. Spitzer. McCulloh, with 19 years as a Gonzaga administrator, knows that it is his job – ‘interim’ title notwithstanding – to collaborate with other Gonzaga stakeholders and continue to build upon Fr. Spitzer’s remarkable legacy. In fall 2009, Gonzaga enrolled its largest freshman class ever, more than 1,200 students, bringing the university overall enrollment to more than 7,500. While continued success in all ways is important to McCulloh, sustaining and reinforcing the mission of Gonzaga as a Jesuit, Catholic and humanistic institution is fundamental to him. “We, as a community, are going to be led first and foremost by our University Mission, which unites us and allows us to remain focused and faithful to the charge that has been given to all of us,” McCulloh said. “Our fundamental mission is to educate men and women in an environment that is both academically rigorous and distinctively Jesuit, Catholic, and humanistic.” McCulloh knows that environment well. He spent three years here as an undergraduate, earning his bachelor’s degree in psychology, before moving on to Oxford University to earn a doctorate in experimental social psychology. He returned to Gonzaga in 1990 and has held numerous positions – and worked on many projects – over the past 19 years. These include service as interim academic vice president, vice president for administration and planning, associate academic vice president, and dean of student financial services, among others. Gonzaga is ingrained in him. “Gonzaga is our life in a lot of ways,” said McCulloh,
who with wife Julie (BA ’92, MBA ’97, Gonzaga’s dean of admission), has three daughters. “The way we choose to work and live is with an understanding that it’s not merely ‘a job.’ We feel we are participating in something really important. It’s great to be a part of it, and it’s why we feel at home at Gonzaga. It’s hard to draw a sharp distinction between our private life and our life at Gonzaga, as there is an awful lot that we share, as a family, in common with others who work here. “I came to Gonzaga to get a college education, and what brought me back as an employee was the awareness that this place is about transforming women and men who have unique gifts and talents, and come from all different experiences. Here we ask students to focus on important life questions, and we challenge them to think about what they want to do with their lives that will be of benefit to their fellow human beings. That’s a powerful and important endeavor in a world so desperately in need of it,” McCulloh said. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Washington, D.C. and Seattle, McCulloh attended Seattle’s Bishop Blanchet High School. Following high school, he completed a threeyear enlistment as a food service sergeant in the U.S. Army. He arrived at Gonzaga in its centennial year (1986), served as a resident assistant and resident director, was president of Alpha Sigma Nu (the Jesuit honor society), and was elected student body president. He, Julie, and their three daughters are big fans of Gonzaga sports and attend home games when their schedules permit. McCulloh will serve as president pending the selection of a permanent Jesuit president by the Board of Trustees.
Mission Statement of Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University belongs to a long and distinguished tradition of humanistic, Catholic, and Jesuit education. We are committed to preserving and developing that tradition and communicating it to our students and alumni. As humanistic, we recognize the essential role of human creativity, intelligence, and initiative in the construction of society and culture. As Catholic, we affirm the heritage which has developed through two thousand years of Christian living, theological reflection, and authentic interpretation. As Jesuit, we are inspired by the vision of Christ at work in the world, transforming it by His love, and calling men and women to work with Him in loving service of the human community. All these elements of our tradition come together within the sphere of free intellectual inquiry characteristic of a university. At Gonzaga, this inquiry is primarily focused on Western culture, within which our tradition has developed. We also believe that a knowledge of traditions and cultures different from our own draws us closer to the human family of which we are a part and makes us more aware of both the possibilities and limitations of our own heritage. Therefore, in addition to our primary emphasis on Western culture, we seek to provide for our students some opportunity to become familiar with a variety of human cultures. In the light of our own tradition and the variety of human societies, we seek to understand the world we live in. It is a world of great technological progress, scientific complexity and competing ideologies. It offers great possibilities for cooperation and interdependence, but at the same time presents us with the fact of widespread poverty, hunger, injustice, and the prospect of degeneration and destruction. We seek to provide for our students some understanding of contemporary civilization; and we invite them to reflect with us on the problems and possibilities of a scientific age, the ideological differences that separate the peoples of the world, and the rights and responsibilities that come from commitment to a free society. In this way we hope to prepare our students for an enlightened dedication to the Christian ideals of justice and peace.
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Mike Roth - Athletic Director Mike Roth enters his 13th year as Gonzaga University’s athletic director and under his leadership the Bulldogs athletic programs have grown from a recognized regional power to a player on the national scene. After taking over as acting athletic director in July, 1997, and being named athletic director in September of 1998, the men’s basketball team has flourished into one of the nation’s elite programs. The Bulldogs have made 11 straight NCAA Tournament appearances dating back to 1999 when they captured the hearts of a nation with their Elite Eight run. Over the 11 years, the Zags have also reached the Sweet Sixteen four times (2000, 2001, 2006, and 2009) and earned a Top 10 final national ranking four times; 2002 - No. 6, 2004 - No. 3, 2005 - No. 10 and 2006 - No. 5. Also during Roth’s tenure the men’s basketball team has won nine West Coast Conference Tournament titles and had five All-America nods. The women’s basketball team has made the post-season in five of the last six years, including its inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007, after winnings its inaugural WCC Tournament title, and its second NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009 where the Zags won their first-ever game. The Zags have also appeared in three WNIT Tournament (2004, 2005, 2008) and have won an unprecedented five-straight WCC regularseason titles. The men’s soccer team was the WCC Co-Champions in 2000, earned its first NCAA Tournament at-large bid in 2001 and again in 2007. The women’s soccer squad made its inaugural appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2005 after earning its first national ranking that season. The Bulldogs were ranked 19th in Soccer America and 22nd in Soccer Buzz. The women’s rowing team has become a powerhouse, winning 12 of 13 WCC Championships, including nine-straight from 19972005. Baseball also made a splash in the national scene, making its first NCAA appearance in 28 years after winning its inaugural WCC conference series title in 2009. The Zags closed out the season ranked 22nd by Baseball America. The Gonzaga athletic program also has had extreme success in the classroom during Roth’s tenure. The Bulldogs have averaged a 3.0 GPA or higher in 22-straight semesters dating to the fall of 1998. The 2008-09 academic year was another successful one with a 3.12 fall and a 3.22 spring semester GPA to maintain the cumulative GPA of 3.21. During his nine years at the helm, 973 student-athletes have been named to the President’s List (3.7 GPA or higher), while 816 student-athletes have been named to the Dean’s List (3.5-3.69 GPA). In addition, 181 student-athletes have earned WCC All-Academic recognition. The Bulldogs are also first in total number of student-athletes named to the WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll since its inception in 2004. On the national scale, 10 student-athletes have garnered CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America accolades, including three-time honoree George Josten (2005, 2006, 2007 - men’s soccer), and two-time honorees Blake Stepp (2003, 2004 - men’s basketball) and Jared Hertz (2000, 2001 - baseball). Roth has overseen the upgrades of multiple facilities during
his tenure. In 2003, Gonzaga added the Kermit Rudolf Fitness Center for Gonzaga students, faculty and staff. The state-of-the-art fitness center includes two levels, housing fitness and strength training zones. In 2004, GU opened the McCarthey Athletic Center, a 6,000 seat basketball arena which is now the home for both the Bulldog men’s and women’s basketball squads. The men’s team continues to play before sellout crowds while the women’s attendance leads the West Coast Conference. In 2005, Gonzaga opened the Harry A. Green Indoor Rowing Facility giving GU one of the most progressive indoor training facilities on the West Coast. The 5,225-square foot facility houses more than fifty rowing machines and three high-definition plasma televisions that are integrated into a computerized rowing program that allows student-athletes to compete with each other as a team. In 2007, Roth and Gonzaga added Patterson Baseball Complex and Washington Trust Field. The home to Bulldog baseball is an advanced lighted facility that incorporates an old-time baseball feel. The new stadium includes 1,300 theater-style seats and classic brick detailing. Finally, in the summer of 2008, Roth and Gonzaga added the Gonzaga Soccer Field, the Diedrick/DeLong Athletic Training Center and a new Academic Lab. Up next for Roth and Gonzaga is a new indoor tennis and golf facility. The indoor golf and tennis facility will include a golf practice area along with six tennis courts. It will also feature men’s and women’s locker rooms. Roth’s ties to Gonzaga extend far beyond his time as Athletic Director. He was an assistant men’s basketball coach under Jay Hillock in 1982-83, then returned in September, 1986, as a physical education instructor. In January, 1987, he joined the athletic department as assistant athletic director/Martin Centre Director. In that span his responsibilities expanded to include direct administration for 10 of Gonzaga’s 14 sports programs. In 1991 he was designated the university’s compliance officer to the NCAA, overseeing all matters pertaining to student-athletic eligibility at the institutional and NCAA level. Roth was recognized as one of 29 regional recipients of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award (ADOY) presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Spokane Sports Association (GSSA), worked the 1990 Goodwill Games as the weightlifting coordinator and was Sports Director for the 1989 Washington State Centennial Games. He chaired the GSSA/ Sportswriters and Broadcasters Sports Awards Banquet, and was banquet co-chair for two years. A native of Moses Lake, Wash., Roth played basketball at Big Bend Community College, and finished his collegiate career at Willamette University where he graduated with a B.S. in sociology in 1979. He received his master’s in athletic administration and physical education from Gonzaga in 1983. His coaching career also included stints as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Big Bend CC and Spokane CC. Roth and his wife Linda have two sons, Brad (1989), a current Gonzaga student, and Matt (1991).
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GONZAGA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY ORIGIN Gonzaga was founded in 1887 by Father Joseph Cataldo, S.J., as a frontier boarding school for boys. The school has established its own unique identity since starting as a single building along the banks of the Spokane River. Named for the Jesuit Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, the patron of youth, the 122-year-old institution has grown and matured into one of the West’s premier regional universites. Gonzaga’s educational philosophy is based on the 469-year-old Ignatian model that aims to educate the whole person-mind, body and spirit - and integration of science and art, faither and reason, action and contemplation. The state Legislature accorded Gonzaga status as a University in 1912, the same year the School of Law began. The 1920’s were highlighted by the established of the School of Business Administration (1921) and the School of Education (1928). The Graduate School was launched in 1931 and the School of Engineering was created in 1934 to meet the demand sparked by the new national interest to hydroelectric projects. Enrollment swelled in the late 1940’s due largely to the G.I. Bill and women were first admitted in 1948. Situated on 94 acres of lanscaped campus located in a residenGonzaga University tial section of Spokane, the Gonzaga campus continues to grow and chage with the times. Opening in the summer of 2000, Gonzaga’s Quick Facts 2009 Enrollment: 7,500 School of Law building becomes the newst addition to the growing Average Class Size: 25 urban campus. A new Rosauers School of Education building was Faculty: 325 completed in the spring of 1994, and Jundt Art Center and Museum Jesuits: 43 opened in the fall of 1995. Other campus additions in recent years College Opened: 1887 are the Herak Center which houses the School of Engineering and Interim President: Thayne McCulloh the Jepson Center which has the School of Business Administration as its tenants. The former Crosby Lirary was transformed into a new Colleges and Schools Student Union building. College of Arts and Sciences School of Education
THAT START OF JESUIT EDUCATION School of Business Administration Founded in 1540 by Basque nobleman Ignatius of Loyola, the School of Engineering Society of Jesus is an order of Catholic priests and brothers, who with School of Professional Studies their lay colleagues, carry on a 469-year tradition of eduction excelGraduate School lence. Law School While recovering from a battle wound, Ignatius’ life was changed by reading the Bible and studying the lives of the saints. His religious experiences led him to renounce the life of courtier and soldier to serve God. That inspired him to write the Spiritual Exercises, a work that would become the basis of Jesuit spirituality and mission. After studying at the University of Paris for seven years, he founded a school based on his scholarship. At the time of Ignatius’ death in 1556, Jesuits ran 33 colleges and universities worldwide. Georgetown University, founded in 1789, became the first American Jesuit university. There are now 112 Jesuit colleges and universities in the world, including 33 in the United States. Gonzaga University is named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, a 16th century priest. In his effort to comfort the ill in Rome during the plague, he caught the scourge and died a young man. He is named the Patron Saint of Youth.
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