Front Row (L-R): Caterina Kiefer, Anita Henestrosa Back Row (L-R): Mark Recht, Mary Huck, Kristine Lindal, Theresa Neumeyr, Miloslava Shustova, Carlota Trevino, Eric Burns, Brett Barnett
2013 IPFW MASTODON ROSTER Name Anita Henestrosa Caterina Kiefer Miloslava Shustova Marcy Huck Theresa Neumeyr Kristine Lindal Carlota Trevino Sonya Sorokina Head Coach: Eric Burns Assistant Coach: Mark Recht Assistant Coach: Brett Barnett
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COACHING STAFF Eric Burns 4 Mark Recht 5 PLAYER PROFILES Anita Henestrosa 6 Caterina Kiefer 7 Miloslava Shustova 8 Marcy Huck 9 Theresa Neumeyr 10 Kristine Lindal 11 Carlota Trevino 12 Sonya Sorokina 13 2011-12 IN REVIEW 2011-12 Results 14 2011-12 Statistics 15 ABOUT IPFW Campus 16-17 About IPFW 18-19 Student Life 20-21 Academics 22-23 Fort Wayne 24-25 Why Mastodons? 26-27 IPFW Athletic Hall of Fame 28-29 SUMMIT LEAGUE Summit League Info 30-33 IPFW RECORDS Women’s Tennis Records 34 TV / Radio Roster 35 2012-13 Schedule Back Cover
GENERAL INFO School IPFW City/Zip Fort Wayne, IN / 46805 Founded 1964 Enrollment 14,326 Nickname Mastodons Colors Royal Blue and White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Summit League Chancellor Vicky L. Carwein Athletic Director Tommy Bell COACHING STAFF Head Coach Eric Burns Alma Mater ’Year Franklin ’99 E-Mail burnset@ipfw.edu Assistant Coach Brett Barnett Assistant Coach Mark Recht TEAM INFORMATION 2011-12 Overall Record 17-11 2011-12 Summit Record/Finish 7-1 / 2nd ATHLETIC MEDIA SERVICES Assistant Director/WTEN Contact Kit Stetzel Office Phone (260) 481-6646 Cell Phone (260) 705-3969 E-Mail stetzelc@ipfw.edu Office Fax (260) 481-6002 Mailing Address Intercollegiate Athletics 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
IPFW WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
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2009 - 2012 CREDITS The 2012-13 IPFW women’s tennis media guide was produced by the IPFW Office of Athletic Media Services. The guide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Director of Athletic Media Services Kit Stetzel. Editorial assistance provided by Director of Athletic Media Services Bill Salyer. Photography by Elmer Denman and Lucas Carter.
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2011-12 RESULTS IPFW Season Results (Through games of Jan 23, 2013) Overall record: 18-11 • Conference: 7-1 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 11-6 • Away: 2-5 • Neutral: 5-0 vs National ranked: 0-1 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 Date Sept. 16-17, 2011 Sept. 23-25, 2011 Oct. 7-8, 2011 Oct. 20-22, 2012 Jan. 22, 2012 Jan 28, 2012 Feb 03, 2012 Feb 03, 2012 Feb 04, 2012 Feb 04, 2012 Feb 10, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Mar 10, 2012 * Mar 15, 2012 * Mar 15, 2012 * Mar 16, 2012 * Mar 17, 2012 Mar 25, 2012 * Mar 29, 2012 * Mar 30, 2012 * Mar 31, 2012 * Mar 31, 2012 Apr 01, 2012 Apr 09, 2012 Apr 15, 2012 Apr 18, 2012 Apr 27, 2012 Apr 28, 2012
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Opponent BGSU Invitational Spartan Invitational Ball State Invitatinoal USTA/ITA Regional Championship at #20 Notre Dame DEPAUL VALPARAISO CLEVELAND STATE WITTENBERG SAINT JOSEPH'S at Eastern Michigan GRACE COLLEGE TOLEDO EASTERN ILLINOIS GREEN BAY WRIGHT STATE DETROIT SOUTHEAST MISSORUI STATE vs South Dakota vs Western Illinois vs Southern Utah vs IUPUI at Evansville ORAL ROBERTS OAKLAND UMKC SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ST. BONAVENTURE at Dayton at Chicago State at Ball State vs UMKC at Oral Roberts
Score Overall Conf (Bowling Green, Ohio) (Muncie, Ind.) (Columbus, Ohio) L 0-7 0-1 L 0-7 0-2 W 7-0 1-2 L 3-4 1-3 W 7-0 2-3 W 7-0 3-3 L 1-6 3-4 W 7-0 4-4 L 1-6 4-5 W 4-3 5-5 W 4-3 6-5 L 3-4 6-6 L 3-4 6-7 W 4-3 7-7 W 4-3 8-7 W 7-0 9-7 W 5-2 10-7 W 6-1 11-7 L 1-6 11-8 L 2-5 11-9 W 4-0 12-9 W 4-1 13-9 W 4-0 14-9 W 5-2 15-9 W 6-1 16-9 W 6-1 17-9 L 2-5 17-10 W 4-3 18-10 L 3-4 18-11
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IPFW Season Statistics (Through games of Jan 23, 2013) Overall record: 18-11 • Conference: 7-1 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 11-6 • Away: 2-5 • Neutral: 5-0 vs National ranked: 0-1 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0
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SINGLES Brooke Dennis Kasi Fogle Alex Forsyth Anita Henestrosa Marcy Huck Caterina Kiefer Frederique Sunstrum Alyssa Tucker Raquel Vescovi Totals Percentage
Overall 3-9 0-4 18-16 22-17 13-24 18-7 16-19 2-1 25-16 122-113 .519
Dual 0-0 0-1 15-10 16-11 9-19 18-7 11-12 2-1 19-10 95-71 .572
Tour 3-9 0-3 3-6 6-6 4-5 0-0 5-7 0-0 6-6 27-42 .391
Conf 0-0 0-0 4-1 4-2 3-4 6-1 2-2 1-0 7-1 29-11 .725
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DOUBLES TEAMS Brooke Dennis/Anita Henestrosa Alex Forsyth/Marcy Huck Frederique Sunstrum/Raquel Vescovi Alex Forsyth/Anita Henestrosa Marcy Huck/Alyssa Tucker Marcy Huck/Caterina Kiefer Totals Percentage IPFW
Date Jan. 22..... Jan 28, 2012 Feb 03, 2012 Feb 03, 2012 Feb 04, 2012 Feb 04, 2012 Feb 10, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Mar 10, 2012 * Mar 15, 2012 * Mar 15, 2012 * Mar 16, 2012 * Mar 17, 2012 Mar 25, 2012 * Mar 29, 2012 * Mar 30, 2012 * Mar 31, 2012 * Mar 31, 2012 Apr 01, 2012 Apr 09, 2012 Apr 15, 2012 Apr 18, 2012 Apr 27, 2012 Apr 28, 2012
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Overall Dual 7-4 0-0 5-8 0-0 23-12 17-7 19-8 19-8 0-2 0-2 17-9 17-9 76-43 58-26 .639 .690 Match-by-Match
Tour 7-4 5-8 6-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 18-17 .514 (Through
Opponent at #20 Notre Dame DEPAUL VALPARAISO CLEVELAND STATE WITTENBERG SAINT JOSEPH'S at Eastern Michigan GRACE COLLEGE TOLEDO EASTERN ILLINOIS GREEN BAY WRIGHT STATE DETROIT SOUTHEAST MISSORUI STATE vs South Dakota vs Western Illinois vs Southern Utah vs IUPUI at Evansville ORAL ROBERTS OAKLAND UMKC SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ST. BONAVENTURE at Dayton at Chicago State at Ball State vs UMKC at Oral Roberts
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Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne is the largest public university in northeast Indiana, offering more than 200 prestigious IU and Purdue degrees and certificates. More than 13,000 students of diverse ages, races, and nationalities pursue their education on our 662-acre campus. IPFW combines challenging academic programs with student-centered flexibility at an affordable price. The university’s exemplary standards in teaching and research provide unparalleled value for career preparation and professional development in an ever-changing global market. The university’s commitment to service makes it an economic, cultural, and societal leader in the region. IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. IPFW students have access to more than 175 degree and certificate options from Indiana University and Purdue University. Various schools within the university have also earned accreditation from other professional societies. Students have access to personalized and diverse learning experiences through student/faculty research projects, internships, study-abroad programs, cooperative education and distance learning. Students can expect academic rigor, innovative approaches, and a curriculum relevant to today’s world. Both universities carry traditions of excellence in humanities, fine arts, health sciences, social sciences, education, business, public affairs, natural and physical sciences, engineering, technology, and computer science. An undergraduate or graduate degree from IPFW provides valuable international recognition and credibility. Conveniently located on the banks of the St. Joseph River in Fort Wayne, Indiana’s second-largest city, IPFW is easily accessible to students from across northeastern Indiana, southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio. Off-campus courses and distance learning make IPFW even more accessible. Students have access to a wide range of technologies. Each of IPFW’s schools incorporates the latest innovations to teach students up-to-date skills necessary in today’s technology-driven economy. IPFW offers students a high return on their investment. Students have access to an excellent education with affordable tuition, and graduates earn internationally recognized and valued degrees. IPFW’s diverse faculty and student body offers access to a unique blend of cultures and life experiences unparalleled in northeastern Indiana. With an average class size of just 24, students can expect a high level of interaction with their professors. Most classes are taught by professors rather than graduate assistants. IPFW’s faculty is a unique mix of full-time and parttime teachers and researchers, scholars and artists, entrepreneurs and consultants. This combination offers IPFW students a unique learning environment. IPFW’s growing student body is a unique blend of ages, ethnicity, beliefs, and lifestyles. The average IPFW student is 25 years old; however, the ages of students range from 14 to 73. IPFW enjoys the diversity of students from nearly all 50 states and more than 70 countries. While focused on excellence in education, IPFW also provides the region with service-learning opportunities for students. Students, faculty, and staff also participate in numerous community projects. IPFW partners with various organizations to stimulate community growth and involvement.
The IPFW campus includes 20 classroom and support buildings on more than 660 acres of gently rolling, park-like grounds. The St. Joseph River runs through the middle of campus and its banks will soon be connected by the Ron Venderly Family Bridge, a pedestrian bridge allowing IPFW students access to the Hefner Soccer Fields, the Holiday Inn at IPFW and the Coliseum, The PLEX, and the River Greenway.
IPFW’s Student Housing on the Waterfield Campus boasts eight apartmentstyle buildings that house 756 students in one-, two-, and four-bedroom, fully furnished apartments. Phase III of student housing was completed for the Fall 2010, bringing the number of beds to more than 1,200.
The Office of Student Affairs created the Ambassadon program to develop student leadership, spirit, and campus pride; therefore, the name “Ambassadons� was chosen to reflect the university mascot, the Mastodon. Ambassadons serve as hosts and hostesses at official university events; speak to university constituencies such as alumni, associates, and other friends of the university; represent IPFW at various events on campus and in northeast Indiana; host public officials at campus events; serve on faculty and university committees; and mentor new students. The acoustically superb John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center, designed by Fort Wayne-based Schenkel Shultz to serve the university and the community, features the 1,600-seat Auer Performance Hall, the 250-seat Rhinehart Recital Hall, and houses rehearsal halls, studios, and practice rooms for use by the IPFW Department of Music, the IPFW Omnibus Lecture Series, and community arts partners.
• College of Arts and Sciences • College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science • College of Health and Human Services • College of Visual and Performing Arts • School of Education • Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences • Division of Continuing Studies • Division of Labor Studies • Division of Public and Environmental Affairs
IPFW offers nearly 200 Indiana University and Purdue University degree and certificate programs. The Indiana-Purdue partnership that created IPFW sustains a tradition of excellence and serves as the foundation for IPFW’s role as the largest provider of university-level programs in the area. This unique partnership provides services and linkages that support IPFW’s efforts to develop distinctive programs and practices and achieve national recognition for responsiveness to emerging needs in northeast Indiana.
• The Chapman Scholars Program will see its first graduating class in the spring of 2013. The program combines civic engagement opportunities with outstanding scholarship options for four freshmen entering IPFW each year. The program develops engaged scholars who understand that civic engagement is key to personal growth as well as the growth and strength of a community. Chapman Scholars receive tuition, fees, room, board, and textbooks for four years. High School students who meet the academic requirements and have applied to IPFW by Dec.15, 2012 are invited to compete for the Chapman Scholars award.
• Designed for students who want to get the most of their college education, the IPFW Honors Program is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program open to students of any major. Participation is voluntary, and students can begin the program at any point in their college career. Completion of the program requirements merits the reception of a certificate and a medal engraved with the student’s name, the only medal that is currently bestowed at the graduation ceremony.
• The Center for Academic Support and Advancement (CASA) provides an array of support services for promoting students’ academic success. Course-specific tutoring and computerbased tutorials develop understanding and proficiency while building confidence. Students can receive two hours per subject per week of FREE tutoring. With CASA, underprepared students can receive help to prepare, prepared students to advance, and advanced students to excel.
Indiana native Vicky Carwein is in the first year of her tenure as the University’s ninth chancellor. Carwein was born and raised in Gwynneville in Shelby County, and said coming to IPFW is, in a sense, returning to her roots. “This is just an incredible opportunity. I was so impressed with the passion and dedication of the search committee. They were very inspiring in passing along the commitment of the campus and the community in building on the successes that IPFW has experienced in its past, and I am very excited to be a part of its future.” Carol Sternberger, associate vice chancellor for academic programs and co-chair of the Chancellor Search Committee, said, “I speak for the committee in saying that we’re very happy and thrilled to welcome Chancellor Carwein and look forward to the next chapter in IPFW’s continued growth and success in serving the higher education needs of Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana.” Most recently, Carwein served as the chancellor of Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland, Wash. Prior to that, she served as president of Westfield State College in Westfield, Mass., and chancellor of the University of Washington Tacoma. Under her leadership at all three institutions, research opportunities for students and faculty continued to grow, as did scholarships, external collaborations and support, and programs for freshmen. At Westfield State College in Massachusetts, Carwein led the development of collaborations resulting in federal appropriations and the creation of an environmental center. As chancellor of UW Tacoma, Carwein helped change the economic landscape of that region, cultivating public–private partnerships that supported scholarships, accessibility and diversity, economic vitality and sustainability, as well as the arts. Carwein began her distinguished academic career at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an instructor, leaving 23 years later as dean of the College of Health Sciences. She received a bachelor’s and D.N.S./Ph.D. in nursing from Indiana University. Her master’s degree in nursing is from the University of California, San Francisco. Carwein’s husband, Bill Andrews, works for Battelle Memorial Institute, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Their two daughters and three grandchildren live in North Carolina.
Entering his sixth year as the Director of Athletics at IPFW, Tommy Bell has left a lasting impression in his short tenure at the helm of the department. Under Bell’s guidance, the Arnie Ball Legacy Fund Campaign was established and completed. The campaign now fully funds all scholarships for men’s volleyball. Bell also established the Mastodon Athletic Scholarship Fund (MASF) which raises money for scholarship dollars for IPFW’s student-athletes. Also under the tutelage of Bell, the school established the Mastodon Wheel Club Bell is in his second of a four-year term on the NCAA’s Amateurism Committee, and is in his second year of serving as Chairman of the Summit League Baseball Committee, after serving four seasons as the Chairman of The Summit League Tennis Committee. One of the first projects Bell tackled upon his arrival was increasing the department’s marketing and profitability by entering into a marketing rights agreement with Nelligan Sports Marketing. He also teamed with the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to perform a consulting benchmark study to streamline and improve departmental operations. Over the past two years, Bell has led facility upgrades that included a new multi-million dollar indoor student-services facility, improvements at Hefner Fields, the IPFW softball field and a total locker room renovation for IPFW’s basketball and volleyball programs. Under Bell’s watch, IPFW student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom. Mastodon student-athletes just completed their 18th consecutive semester with a departmental grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better, and hundreds of Mastodon athletes have been named to Summit League All-Academic teams. Before coming to IPFW, Bell was the Director of Development for Southern Illinois’ Department of Athletics from October 2001 to June 2007. As the Director of Athletic Development, Bell oversaw a staff of two that managed all fundraising efforts within the department. He established the Saluki Athletic Scholarship Fund in the Fall of 2002 and increased that fund by over 500%. Bell also led the SIU Athletic Department’s comprehensive capital campaign efforts for The Opportunity Through Excellence: The Campaign For Southern. This project facilitated the first phases of the proposed “Saluki Way” master facility plan. Bell received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 1979 and his Master of Science in Education from Radford University in 1987. Tommy and his wife Laurie have two children; Joey and Courtney, both SIU grads, and one granddaughter.
Some of Fort Wayne’s best attractions are in its wide array of places in which to eat—from single counter diners to elegant restaurants. And if retail therapy is for you, Fort Wayne boasts the largest shopping mall in the state, Glenbrook Square Mall. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is ranked as one of the top 10 in the country by Child Magazine, and both children and adults marvel at the wonders to see and experience at Science Central.
Fort Wayne is Indiana’s second largest city, boasting a population of more than 250,000 people. Nicknamed The Summit City because it’s one of the highest spots in the region, Fort Wayne is a family-friendly city that offers something for everyone. Visitors can trace their ancestors in the largest public genealogy department in the country at the Fort Wayne-Allen County Public Library.
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The arts are alive and well with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Ballet, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne Performing Arts Center, touring shows at the historic Embassy Theatre, and much more.
The city is the birthplace of inventions such as the washing machine, baking powder, calculator, juke box, television, breathalyzer, and refrigerator. It is also the city where stereo sound, the garbage disposal, magnetic wire, streetlights, and the gasoline pump were first created and manufactured. Fort Wayne is also the site of the first night baseball game played under the lights, the birthplace of the NBA Detroit Pistons, and the home of the Fort Wayne Daisies - the professional women’s baseball team featured in the movie, “A League of Their Own.”
It all started about 10,000 years ago… That’s when mastodons roamed the southern Great Lakes region of North America. These stocky versions of modern elephants reached heights of about ten feet at the shoulder, with tusks that curved upward that were six feet or more in length. Mastodons were browsers who fed mostly on leaves and twigs from small trees and shrubs. One such mastodon found its final resting place about two miles south of Angola, Indiana, on land that would eventually become part of Orsie Routsong’s farm. In the fall of 1968, Routsong decided to expand a small pond on his property. An excavator was hired and instructed to pile the excavated material around the edge of the pond. Several days after the excavation was finished a heavy rain storm pounded the piles of dirt. The next day, a young neighbor boy of Routsong’s discovered a large bone in one of the dirt piles. Routsong knew it was something out of the ordinary, so he called Jack Sunderman, chair of the IPFW Geology Department, to identify the bone, and to ask for advice on what to do with it. Sunderman says his first question was, “How big is the bone,” with Routsong’s answer being “pretty big, maybe 3 or 4 feet long.” When Sunderman got to the farm, he identified the bone as a leg bone of a mastodon. He told Routsong a skeleton like this would have scientific and instructional value if a large portion of it could be located. Routsong agreed, and also agreed to have the IPFW Geology Department do the excavation. Sunderman got two more faculty members, Geoffrey Matthews and Bernd Erdtmann, and several geology students to help in the project. Using metal rods to probe through the sticky clay around the pond, the team located quite a number of rib bones, vertebrae, and leg bones; but the skull and tusks were missing. After they finished
going through the clay piles around the pond, the team decided to venture further out, into undisturbed ground, eventually striking a large, solid object. Sunderman says they were all amazed when they discovered the skull of the mastodon, including the cranium, the upper jaw, and both tusks. He recalled, The skull had been buried about four feet beneath the surface, and was upside down. The two tusks, about five feet long, were still in place—projecting from the skull! The team completed its excavation, still missing several leg and toe bones. At this point, they got help from an unexpected source: the Student Government Association. That group provided funds for an additional machine excavation that would double the size of the pond. Routsong agreed with the proposition and the machine excavation continued for a few more weeks. However, only a few small scraps of bones were found. After the original contracted time for the machine excavation ended, the operator independently decided to “go fishing” for bones for a few more hours. Sunderman picks up the story, Imagine our excitement when we, the Geology Department team, learned the excavator had uncovered a second mastodon! With one of his last scoops, the excavator had pulled up the skull of a baby mastodon! Unfortunately, Sunderman says that skull was not well preserved and had parts missing due to decay. After all the mastodon bones were collected, cleaned, and preserved, Routsong agreed to have the adult mastodon skeleton placed on permanent display at IPFW (pictured below); the skull of the baby mastodon is now on loan to Science Central. So that’s how the mastodon bones came to be encased in Kettler Hall; but how did the mastodon become IPFW’s mascot?
In the spring of 1970,The Communicator began a drive to come up with a mascot for IPFW. Some of the suggested choices included the Boiler-Hoosiers, Warhawks, Marauders, Frontiersmen, Pioneers, Elfs, and Hobbits. Those names and others came from student suggestions. The original plan was that students would vote on ballots published in The Communicator. At the same time the newspaper was running sample ballots, Steve Pettyjohn, who served as the student body president in 1968-69, wrote a letter to the editor about the school mascot. In his letter, Pettyjohn extolled the virtues of choosing the mastodon as IPFW’s mascot: “It sounds different, strange, and even icky (as one female student put it). That’s exactly why. It’s different and yes, even strange. I’m tired of slavishly copying what Bloomington, West Lafayette, and other big schools do. And I’m tired of these high school attitudes and high school nicknames…For God’s Sakes, let’s have the courage to be a little different.” In the meantime, former Indiana Congressman Mark Souder, who served as student body president in 1969-70, recalls being lobbied by the Geology Club to choose the mastodon: “…a group from the Geology Club burst into the Student Government office, led by Dr. Erdtmann and Dr. Sunderman. I know Mike Nusbaumer was involved both as a student government leader and a geology club member.”
According to Nusbaumer, “Souder appointed a committee in student government to select a name (I was a member of that committee) although he was lobbying hard for the mastodon.” Souder says he’s not sure who else was on the committee, but he does recall that the majority of the committee members favored the mastodon. After some discussion on the subject, Souder says a vote was taken by the committee and the mastodon came out the winner. Souder finished his recollection with these thoughts. “History shows that the advocacy of the geology club was correct. The fast, decisive action of the elected student government—though it did not please everyone and was not a precedent that the University desired to see—has also been upheld by history as IPFW regularly scores high in any list of unique university nicknames; even in this era when everybody strives to be different. We did it decades ago.”
On November 19, 2006, the inaugural class of honorees was inducted into the IPFW Athl of IPFW student-athletes, coaches, teams and supporters who have enhanced and rei 50 members, including four honored this past December, Ashley Ade, Kristin Macdon
CLASS OF 2006
Arnie Ball Lloy Ball Kenneth J & Linda S. Balthaser Laura Douglas Lindy (Jones) Fuelling Loren Gebert Sean Gibson Mike Harper Tami (Isch) Henry Lawrence Jordan Lawrence A. Lee Clara (Schortgen) Meyer Lisa (Miller) McBride Mike Mungovan Rhonda (Unverferth) Osterhage Raul Papeleo Bronn Pfeiffer David “Doc” Skelton Hector Soto
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Matt Hein ‘02 Men’s Soccer Judy Yagodinski Kohrman ‘87 Women’s Volleyball Joni Smith Price ‘90 Women’s Volleyball Lisa Jo Zehr Morlan ‘89 Women’s Volleyball Jay Golsteyn ‘90 Men’s Volleyball Norman Almodovar ‘94 Men’s Volleyball Fred Malcolm ‘91 Men’s Volleyball Andy Piazza IPFW Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joanne Lantz Former IPFW Chancellor Arthur & Elizabeth “Betty” Friedel IPFW Supporters
CLASS OF 2008 Julie (Hefty) Price ‘88 Jeff Richey ‘01 Jeff Ptak ‘03
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letics Hall of Fame . The Hall of Fame was established to celebrate the accomplishments inforced the college’s commitment to excellence, and seven years later now contains nald-Simpson, Fabiana Shields, and Ryan Steinbach.
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Wendy (Recker) Pettis ‘97 Women’s Basketball Rico Martin ‘99 Baseball Matt Zbyszewski ‘05 Men’s Volleyball Lisa “Cheeks” Hormann ‘92 Women’s Volleyball Player/Coach/Supporter Dr. Ed Leonard Pioneer/Supporter
CLASS OF 2010 Chris Gisslen ‘01 Shacina Hersey ‘05 Dan Mathews ‘98 Dottie Porch ‘98
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CLASS OF 2011 Dan Gebhart ‘78 Juan Diaz ‘87 Heather Teagarden ‘96
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Ashley Ade ‘03 Track and Field Kristin Macdonald-Simpson ‘03 Women’s Soccer Fabiana Shields ‘05 Women’s Volleyball Ryan Steinbach ‘05 Baseball
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IUPUI’s Chen Ni became the rst female in Summit League history to win two NCAA Championships, after winning the platform dive in 2010 and 2012. As The Summit League enters its fourth decade of Division I athletics, the performance level continues to rise to higher standards. A memorable 2011-12 campaign celebrated numerous record-setting and remarkable achievements for The Summit League, its member schools and student-athletes during the league’s 30th anniversary season. “Ascending” and “improving” are common adjectives used in media coverage of The Summit League as it continues its renaissance. Consisting of nine member institutions with over 3,000 studentathletes competing in 19 championship sports, The Summit League has enjoyed unprecedented success and development in recent history. Since rebranding as The Summit League in 2007, the league has produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. In the past seven seasons, Summit League teams have achieved nal national rankings in six different sports, won NCAA regional championships in two sports and advanced in three additional NCAA team championship tournaments. That level of success carries into both the classroom and athletic competition.
Record-Setting 2011-12 Season In 2011-12 alone, The Summit League nearly doubled its all-time NCAA Champions total by claiming four national titles. IUPUI’s Chen Ni became the rst female to win multiple NCAA crowns when she claimed her second platform diving championship in three seasons. The Summit League produced its most successful NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to date when its student-athletes won three titles. Southern Utah’s Cameron Levins, one of three nalists for the prestigious Bowerman Award, won the 10,000-meter and 5,000-meter races and became The Summit League’s rst studentathlete to nish rst in multiple events at a single championship. Oral Roberts’ Jack Whitt gave the league its third title when he won the pole vault competition. Two additional student-athletes collected NCAA statistical championships as Oakland’s Reggie Hamilton became The Summit League’s rst men’s basketball national scoring leader and Western Illinois’ Sammy Marshall was softball’s national leader in stolen bases per game. The Summit League’s growth and success is most evident at the annual Basketball Championships. Its 2012 event set a record for total attendance, including the all-time highest women’s tournament gure and the third-best overall men’s draw. The last four tournaments occupy each of the top four all-time tournament attendance totals in league history. Popularity of The Summit League’s marquee event reaches beyond the arena. The 2012 Basketball Championships marked the rst time in league history that all 14 men’s and women’s tournament games
appeared on national cable television. Since 2009, every tournament game has been televised, including the men’s championship on ESPN2 and the women’s title game on ESPNU. Men’s Basketball enjoyed a stellar season on and off the court. The Summit League nished 2011-12 with its highest RPI ranking in history, placing 16th among Division I conferences after peaking as high as No. 11 earlier in the season. A record ve teams played in national postseason tournaments with one, Oakland, making the deepest run in league history with three wins and a seminal appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The league-wide success translated to unprecedented fan support and an all-time best home attendance gure. Throughout the 2011-12 season, The Summit League measured up well against men’s basketball leagues across the country and nished with a .500 or better record against 15 of the 17 midmajor conferences. Against both Division I and overall non-league competition, The Summit League amassed its highest victory total and posted its best winning percentage on record. Under the national spotlight, The Summit League was one of only two conferences with multiple participating teams to post perfect records in nationallytelevised BracketBuster games. In women’s athletics, The Summit League sent a record four teams to compete in national women’s basketball postseason tournaments, including an all-time high three in the WNIT. The volleyball season saw The Summit League ranked as high as No. 13 among the 33 Division I leagues in the Pablo Ranking system. With three national champions and the two-highest placing teams in league history at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, The Summit League solidied itself as one of the national leaders in the sport. During the Indoor season, The Summit League nished ninth among men’s Division I leagues in the nal USTFCCCA conference index. A combined 12 men’s and women’s Indoor and Outdoor AllAmerica honors went to Summit League student-athletes. The Summit League emphasizes a balance of outstanding athletics and academics. The NCAA honored a record 15 Summit League teams for APR success that included nishing among the top 10 percent for their sport. Individually, North Dakota State’s Amy Anderson continued to garner recognition as one of the NCAA’s top student-athletes by earning the National Golf Coaches Association’s Dinah Shore Trophy recognizing achievement in athletic performance, grade point average and community service. Similar honors went to IUPUI’s men’s soccer standout Perez Agaba, who earned selection to the Lowe’s Senior CLASS All-America team. A total of seven Summit League student-athletes were named to their sport’s Capital One Academic All-America teams, includes three rst team honorees.
Origins and Evolution In 1982, the present-day Summit League was formed by commissioner F.L. “Frosty” Ferzacca as the Association of MidContinent Universities with eight schools competing in ve championship sports at the Division I level. Later known as the
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One of the Summit League’s most iconic moments came when Valparaiso’s Bryce Drew hit “the shot”, a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, to top Mississippi in the rst round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. Valpo’s story captivated the nation as they became the league’s second team to reach the “Sweet 16.” Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League has grown to a combined enrollment of over 144,000 students at nine universities, four of which are based in top-58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). The Summit League’s two newest members, South Dakota and Nebraska Omaha, compete together for the rst time in 2012-13. Admitted to the league in 2009, USD completed its initial year of league competition in 2011-12 and is eligible for all championships this season. UNO joined the league in 2011 and is in its rst year of Summit League competition before becoming fully eligible for all sport championships in 2015-16. Current Summit League member institutions include: IPFW (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), UMKC (University of MissouriKansas City), the University of Nebraska Omaha, North Dakota State University, Oakland University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University, and Western Illinois University. Eastern Illinois University competes as an associate member in swimming and diving and men’s soccer and Oral Roberts University is an associate member for men’s soccer. These member institutions pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their student-athletes. The Summit League sponsors 19 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and eld, men’s and women’s outdoor track and eld, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The league champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in all applicable sports. Since its inception in 1982, The Summit League has had several transcendent moments on the national stage. In 1986, Cleveland State upset third-seeded Indiana in the rst round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on its way to a berth in the Sweet 16. A decade later, Valparaiso captured the nation’s attention when Bryce Drew hit “the shot” to topple No. 4 seed Mississippi in an NCAA rst-round game that sparked its 1998 Sweet 16 run. More recently, Oral Roberts’ baseball program nished the 2004 campaign with a nationalranking and became the rst Summit League school to reach an NCAA Super Regional in 2006. Three years later in 2009, North Dakota State became the league’s rst softball team to win an NCAA regional and advance to the Super Regional round. During the 2008-09 basketball season, South Dakota State’s women’s team was nationally-ranked throughout the year and capped its season with an NCAA Tournament rst round victory. The League has produced nine NCAA champions, four Olympic medalists and numerous All-Americans in the sports of track and eld, swimming and diving and cross country. Several professional athletes and draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball rst round picks, a pair of NBA rst round choices, and one WNBA selection. Former Summit Leaguer Kevin Duckworth (NBA) was a two-time all-star during his professional career. To coincide with The Summit League’s 30th Anniversary Season, the league released a list of its Top 30 Distinguished Contributors from the Division I era as selected by a panel of voters from member schools and media. Four individual NCAA champions and three Olympic medalists along with four NBA players and two World Series Champions headlined The Summit League’s list of top student-athletes, coaches and administrators that was the jewel of the anniversary celebration. Follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague, @summithoops and @summitchamps
FORT WAYNE Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Mastodons Fort Wayne, Ind. 14,193 1964 2007
IUPUI Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Jaguars Indianapolis, Ind. 30,566 1969 1998
KANSAS CITY Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Kangaroos Kansas City, Mo. 14,221 1933 1994
NORTH DAKOTA STATE Nickname: Bison Location: Fargo, N.D. Enrollment: 14,407 Founded: 1890 Joined League: 2007 OAKLAND Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Golden Grizzlies Rochester, Mich. 19,053 1957 1997
OMAHA Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Mavericks Omaha, Neb. 15,448 1908 2011
SOUTH DAKOTA Nickname: Coyotes Location: Vermillion, S.D. Enrollment: 9,617 Founded: 1862 Joined League: 2011 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Nickname: Jackrabbits Location: Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: 12,816 Founded: 1881 Joined League: 2007 WESTERN ILLINOIS Nickname: Fighting Leathernecks Location: Macomb, Ill. Enrollment: 13,331 Founded: 1899 Joined League: 1982 (charter member) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Eastern Illinois University competes as an associate member in swimming and diving and men’s soccer. Oral Roberts Universitycompetes as an associate member in men’s soccer.
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES Vermillion, S.D.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS Brookings, S.D.
NEBRASKA OMAHA MAVERICKS Omaha, Neb.
UMKC
NORTH DAKOTA STATE
KANGAROOS Kansas City, Mo.
BISON Fargo, N.D.
OAKLAND
IPFW
GOLDEN GRIZZLIES Rochester, Mich.
MASTODONS Fort Wayne, Ind.
WESTERN ILLINOIS
FIGHTING LEATHERNECKS Macomb, Ill.
IUPUI
JAGUARS Indianapolis, Ind.
2011 STANDINGS 2011-12 Summit League Standings Summit Overall Team Rec. Pct. PF PA GP Rec. Pct. PF PA Last 10 Strk. Oral Roberts 8-0 1.000 40 4 18 12-6 0.667 62 43 9-1 Lost 1 IPFW 7-1 0.875 36 12 28 18-11 0.607 107 81 7-3 Lost 1 Kansas City 6-2 0.750 34 12 25 12-13 0.480 80 85 5-5 Lost 1 Southern Utah 5-3 0.625 29 23 20 9-11 0.450 59 81 5-5 Lost 1 South Dakota 4-4 0.500 30 23 25 16-9 0.640 113 59 6-4 Won 1 IUPUI 3-5 0.375 21 32 22 6-16 0.273 53 98 5-5 Won 2 South Dakota State 2-6 0.250 18 25 19 7-12 0.368 64 62 4-6 Lost 2 Oakland 1-7 0.125 10 36 19 2-17 0.105 19 106 1-9 Won 1 Western Illinois 0-8 0.000 0 51 18 1-17 0.056 8 114 1-9 Lost 7
2011-12 Summit League Tennis Championships Plaza Tennis Center | Kansas City, Mo.| April 27-28, 2012
Friday, April 27 | Opening Round
#1 Oral Roberts 4, #4 Southern Utah 1 #2 IPFW 4, #3 Kansas City 3
Saturday, April 28 | Championship #1 Oral Roberts 4, #2 IPFW 3
2011-12 ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS
WOMEN’S ALL-SUMMIT TEAM
2011-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK January 24 January 31 February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24
Tori Dollar Yamini Reddy Anita Henestrosa Eva Dalvai Madeline Schulte Shadi Soleymani Iryna Khatsko Bryna Nasenbeny Olia Tatarchenko Tori Dollar Iryna Khatsko Anita Henestrosa Iryna Khatsko Caterina Kiefer
Oral Roberts South Dakota IPFW Kansas City Kansas City South Dakota Oral Roberts South Dakota State Southern Utah Oral Roberts Oral Roberts IPFW Oral Roberts IPFW
Laura Bouet Tori Dollar Alex Forsyth Kristin Gray Anita Henestrosa Alex Ivanova Ksusha Johnson Iryna Khatsko Madeline Schulte Lina Semenova Alena Sergeychik Olia Tatarchenko
Kansas City Oral Roberts IPFW Oral Roberts IPFW Southern Utah Southern Utah Oral Roberts Kansas City Oral Roberts South Dakota Southern Utah
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Iryna Khatsko
Oral Roberts
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Anita Henestrosa
IPFW
COACH OF THE YEAR Chris Milliron
Oral Roberts
WOMEN’S TENNIS RECORDS OVERALL WINS (TOP 10) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
233 198 161 154 145 123 122 119 97 94
Amy Recht Alex Forsyth Ingrid Ballus Raquel Vescovi Yuka Kobayashi Lisa Bartelheim Hanna Hager Sachi Janek Ashley Coulson Caterina Kiefer
2007-11 2008-12 2008-11 2009-12 2008-11 2003-07 2004-08 2005-09 2004-08 2011-Pres.
Amy Recht
SINGLES WINS (TOP 5) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
122 95 84 75 68
Amy Recht Alex Forsyth Ingrid Ballus Raquel Vescovi Yuka Kobayashi
2007-11 2008-12 2008-11 2009-12 2008-11
DOUBLES WINS (TOP 5) 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 5.
111 103 79 77 77 73
Amy Recht Alex Forsyth Raquel Vescovi Ingrid Ballus Yuka Kobayashi Sachi Janek
2007-11 2008-12 2009-12 2008-11 2008-11 2005-09
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ANITA HENESTROSA
5-0 | Senior Ruemligen, Switzerland Gymnasium Neufeld
CATERINA KIEFER
5-5 | Senior Balingen, Germany Gymnasium Balingen
MILOSLAVA SHUSTOVA 5-5 | Junior Zarechny, Russia Zarechny
5-3 | Sophomore Anderson, Indiana Homeschool
THERESA NEUMEYR
KRISTINE LINDAL
CARLOTA TREVINO
SONYA SOROKINA
5-5 | Sophomore Sielenbach, Germany Brenau
5-10 | Freshman Oslo, Norway School of Brussels
5-4 | Freshman Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Weil College Prep
MARCY HUCK
5-6 I Freshman N. Novgorod, Russia Gymnasium #13
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