2014 James Madison Football Game Program - Delaware by James Madison University Athletics

GAME INFORMATION What’s Inside

James Madison

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Delaware

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Saturday, September 27, 2014 ~~ 4 p.m.

Today’s Game Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Today’s Matchup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Assistant Coaches . . . . . 12, 14-15, 17, 19 Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Sports Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2014 Dukes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29, 31 JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network. 32 Athletics Information Services . . . . . . . . 36 Stadium Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Football Support Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 CAA Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Game Rosters, Depth Charts . . . . . . 39-42 Women’s Soccer 25th Anniversary. . . . . 43 Meghan Niski’s European Blog. . . . . . . . 44 Stadium Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Key Dates in JMU Football . . . . . . . . 46-47 Athletics Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Plecker Athletic Performance Center. . 50-51 Bridgeforth Stadium/ Zane Showker Field . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 JMU Duke Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-59 Wheel Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 JMU Hall Of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65 JMU Football Hall of Fame . . . . . . . 67, 69 2004 National Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71 Marching Royal Dukes. . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Athletic Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-75 New Coaches for Women’s Tennis. . . . . 77 JMU & Opponent Results . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Sargent Takes over Women’s Golf . . . . . 79 Upcoming JMU Sports Dates. . . . . . . . . 80

Local Advertisers’ Index 865 East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Allstate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Blueridge Power Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Bojangles’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Carmax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Christopher William Jewelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Club Seating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 CrossKeys Vineyards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Daniel’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Downtown Dining Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Duke Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 EmergiCare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Everett Withers Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Fisher Auto Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Green Valley Book Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 JMU Alumni Association. . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover JMU Athletics Social Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 JMU Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JMU College of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 JMU Dining Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 JMU Puppy Pound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 JMU Ticket Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Merchants for Madison. . . . . 13, 22, 24, 48, 63, 72 nTelos Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Peakside Pharmacy Care Center. . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pepsi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover

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Planet Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 O’Neill’s Grill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Quaker Steak & Lube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Riner Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rockingham Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Sentara Orthopedics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Southview Apartments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 The Commons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Truck and Equipment Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 University of Virginia Health System. . . 45, Back Cover University Outpost Fan Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Virginia Business Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Wells Fargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

COACHING TODAY’S GAME STAFF INFO The CAA Comes To Bridgeforth: James Madison opens the home segment of its Colonial Athletic Association schedule hosting Delaware today. The Dukes will be hosting Heroes Day to honor all of those who serve our country and communities in their profession. This will be also the second straight team that JMU has played where the opponent has come off a bye week.

Game Facts

Series: UD leads 13-8 (5-5 at JMU) Last Meeting - 2013 - at UD 29, JMU 22 Stadium (Capacity/Surface): Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877/FieldTurf) TV Coverage: Comcast SportsNet Regional TV Announcers: Brent Harris (Play-by-Play), Qadry Ismail (Color), Al Koken (Sideline) Radio Coverage: JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network - WSVA 550AM (Harrisonburg) Radio Announcers: Mike Schikman (Play-byPlay),Clint Estes (Color) Video Stream: MadiZONE HD SportsNet Presented by JMU Alumni Announcers: Curt Dudley (Play-by-Play), Joe Kuykendall (Analyst)

Delaware Information

Team Information James Madison

Head Coach: Everett Withers (Appalachian State, ’86) at James Madison: 2-2 (First year) Overall: 9-8 (Second year) Internet Site: www.JMUSports.com

Delaware Head Coach: Dave Brock (Salisbury State, ‘94) at Delaware: 9-6 (Second year) Overall: Same Internet Site: www.bluehens.com

Tale of the Tape 2-2 (0-1) Multiple 3-4 26.8 37.8 245.8 244.5 272.5 217.0

Record (League) Primary Offense Primary Defense Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Rush Defense Pass Defense

History With Delaware: This will be the 22nd time that JMU and Delaware have met on the football field, with the Blue Hens leading the overall series 13-8. The two teams have split the games in Bridgeforth Stadium at 5-5 with the Dukes having won three of the last four. However, UD took the last game at JMU in 2010, 13-10, and last year’s meeting in Newark, 29-22. In all, nine games in the series have been decided by seven points or less.

vs. Delaware

Delaware leads 13-8 (Home: 5-5, Away: 3-8)

Location.................................. Newark, Del. Nickname.......................... Fightin’ Blue Hens Enrollment........................................16,000 Colors.............................. Royal Blue & Gold President.........................Dr. Patrick T. Harker Athletics Director.............................Erc Ziady Stadium....Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium ..................................(22,000/FieldTurf) Conference........... Colonial Athletic Association

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The Coaches: James Madison Head Coach Everett Withers (Appalachian State, ‘86) is in his first season at JMU with a 2-2 mark and second as a head coach overall with an 9-8 record. Delaware Head Coach Dave Brock (Salisbury State, ’94) is in his second year with the Blue Hens and as a head coach overall, sporting a 9-6 record.

UD 2-1 (0-0) Pro Style** 4-3 18.3 32.0 138.7 153.3 265.0 132.7

Date Location W/L Score 10/29/83 Home L 23-26 9/8/84 Away L 3-32 11/30/91 Away W-2ot 42-35 10/9/93 Home W 42-38 10/8/94 Away W 30-10 10/21/95 Home L 19-48 10/26/96 Away L 13-17 10/18/97 Home L 27-49 11/21/98 Away L 14-28 9/25/99 Home W 21-7 10/28/00 Away L 14-33 11/3/01 Home L 3-28 10/12/02 Away L 10-23 11/6/04 Home W 20-13 10/22/05 Away L 28-34 11/4/06 Home W 44-24 11/3/07 Away L 34-37 11/1/08 Home W 41-7 10/31/09 Away W 20-8 10/2/10 Home L 10-13 9/28/13 Away L 22-29

Moving the Ball Quickly For Points: When JMU has its offensive rhythm going, it moves the ball quickly down the field for points. Of the 16 Dukes’ scoring drives in the first four games, 10 of them have been less than two minutes in length yet 14 of them have been 50 yards or more. The longest drive in terms of time and plays this season was a 16-play, 76-yard march over 5:27 at Villanova, Sept. 20.

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TODAY’S GAME INFO Lee Setting Records Through the Air: Redshirt-junior quarterback Vad Lee had a record-setting passing day at Villanova, Sept. 20. In the game against the No. 8 Wildcats, Lee set a school single-game record with 406 passing yards, surpassing the previous mark of 388 set by Greg Maddox against Hofstra on Sept. 12, 1998. Redshirt-junior tight end Deane Cheatham was one of the key recipients, as Cheatham had his first career 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 109 yards and one touchdown.

Brooks got a piece of a punt at Villanova.

Newcomers Making an Impact: Looking at the two-deep for James Madison in the 2014 season, there are a lot of new faces for the Dukes and first-year Head Coach Everett Withers. Through four games, four new FBS transfers and a combined total of 20 redshirt freshmen and freshmen have seen action for the Dukes as compared to 16 freshmen playing in all of the 2013 season.

Moreland Turning The Ball to the Dukes’ Favor: Freshman Jimmy Moreland has made getting the ball for JMU an “every-game” occasion so far this season. Moreland has created at least one turnover for JMU in each game, starting with an interception at Maryland, the blocked game-tying field goal attempt at Lehigh, an interception returned for a touchdown against Saint Francis and a fumble recovery at Villanova.

Special Teams Making Big Plays: JMU’s special teams have been making plays this year. After no blocked kicks in 2013, this year’s team has already gotten to three kicks in the first four games. Freshman Jimmy Moreland blocked a potential game-tying field goal at Lehigh. Redshirt-junior Xavier Gates got his hand on a field goal attempt against Saint Francis and redshirt-junior Marzae

Spreading the Ball Around: With JMU’s passing game continuing to develop, the team is showing that it has a variety of weapons and options. Through four games, 14 different players have had receptions, with seven of them with four catches or more. Redshirt-senior Sean Tapley is the leader with 16 catches for 184 yards and one touchdown, while sophomore Rashard Davis leads in yards with 207 yards and two scores on 11 catches.

Coming Up: JMU will hit the road again next Sat., Oct. 4 for its first-ever trip to Albany to take on the Great Danes. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. The Dukes then return home on Sat., Oct. 11 to host the 2013 national runner-up Towson Tigers. The Family Weekend game is set for a 12:30 p.m. kickoff and will be televised on Comcast SportsNet.

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COACHING TODAY’S MATCHUP STAFF James Madison 107 26.8 96 186 983 245.8 73-150-7-5 978 244.5 1961 490.3 7-2 34-295

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Opponent TEAM STATS 151 Total Points 37.8 Scoring Average 107 First Downs 199 Rushing Attempts 1090 Rushing Yards 272.5 Rushing Per Game 71-118-9-3 Pass Comp.-Att.-TD-Int 868 Passing Yards 217.0 Passing Per Game 1958 Total Offense 489.5 Total Off. Per Game 9-5 Fumbles-Lost 22-167 Penalties-Yards

James Madison Dukes (2-2 • 0-1 CAA) at Maryland.................. L, 7-52 at Lehigh...................W, 31-28 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.).....W, 38-22 at Villanova*................L, 31-49 DELAWARE*..................4 p.m. at Albany*....................6 p.m. TOWSON*..............12:30 p.m. at Charlotte................. 12 p.m. WILLIAM & MARY*....... 3:30 p.m. at Stony Brook*...............1 p.m. at Richmond*............12:30 p.m. ELON*...................... 12 p.m.

* Colonial Athletic Association Opponent

Aug. 30 Sept. 7 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Delaware 55 18.3 50 105 416 138.7 51-73-2-5 460 153.3 876 292.0 4-0 15-80

Opponent 96 32.0 67 141 795 265.0 41-62-2-0 398 132.7 1193 397.7 7-2 11-113

Delaware Blue Hens (2-1 • 0-0 CAA) at Pittsburgh.................. L, 0-62 DELAWARE STATE.......... W, 27-9 COLGATE..................W, 28-25 at James Madison*............4 p.m. SACRED HEART........... 3:30 p.m. ELON*.................... 3:30 p.m. TOWSON*..............12:30 p.m. at William & Mary*......12:30 p.m. RHODE ISLAND*........... 12 p.m. at Albany*................ 3:30 p.m. at New Hampshire*...........1 p.m. VILLANOVA*............... 12 p.m.

* Colonial Athletic Association Opponent

2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS JAMES MADISON

Rushing Vad Lee John Miller Jauan Latney Khalid Abdullah Passing Vad Lee

Att. Yds. Avg. 64 341 5.3 38 181 4.8 23 167 7.3 29 153 5.3

TD 2 2 2 0

Comp. Att. Yds TD/Int 73 148 978 7/5

Passing Trent Hurley Justin Burns

TD 2 2 0 1

Comp. Att. Yds TD/Int 48 70 448 2/5 3 3 12 0/0

Receiving Rashard Davis Daniel Brown Sean Tapley

Rec. Yds. Avg. 11 207 18.8 13 187 14.4 16 184 11.5

Punting Gunnar Kane

No. Yds. Avg. Long 26 999 38.4 55

Punting Eric Enderson

Kickoff Returns Sean Tapley Ishmael Hyman

No. Yds. Avg. Long 5 98 19.6 27 3 52 17.3 21

Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Avg. Long Michael Johnson 4 140 35.0 46 Troy Gallen 5 90 18.0 26

Punt Returns Sean Tapley

No. Yds. Avg. Long 2 0 0.0 1

Punt Returns No. Yds. Avg. Long Michael Johnson 3 24 8.0 17

Scoring Connor Arnone Five players

TD FG PAT Total 0 3 14 23 2 0 0 12

Scoring Wes Hills Jalen Randolph Nick Boyle

TD 2 2 2

Tackles Dean Marlowe Kyre Hawkins Aaron Peak Ascene Jacques

Solo Total TFL Sacks 21 31 2 0 22 31 1 0 24 30 0 0 15 23 4 0

Tackles Donte Raymond David Mackall Patrick Callaway Derrick Saulsberry

Solo Total TFL Sacks 10 18 0 0 8 16 0 0 8 15 0 0 7 13 3 1

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TD 2 2 1

DELAWARE

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. Jalen Randolph 37 153 4.1 Wes Hills 32 129 4.0 Kareem Williams 10 62 6.2 Trent Hurley 13 29 2.2

Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. Michael Johnson 19 168 8.8 Diante Curry 9 75 8.3 Jalen Randolph 6 64 10.7

TD 0 0 0

No. Yds. Avg. Long 12 529 44.1 56

FG PAT Total 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12

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This is

JMU

JMU’s beautiful campus includes 148 buildings on 721 acres. The original campus is built around the Quad, where buildings are constructed of native blue limestone and have ivy coverings. The University’s 20,181 students may choose from 115 degree programs in eight colleges -- College of Arts and Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Behavioral Studies, College of Integrated Science and Engineering, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate School. JMU’s academic program combines the liberal arts tradition with preparation for technology in a rapidly changing world. All students receive a strong foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general education program. • Female/Male Ratio: 60/40 • Student/Professor Ratio: 16/1 • Average Class Size: 29

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jonathan alger presi den t Mr. Jonathan R. Alger is the sixth president of James Madison University taking office on July 1, 2012. He previously served as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Mr. Alger is a nationally recognized scholar and speaker on higher education policy and law and has given hundreds of presentations across the U.S. and abroad on a wide range of topics such as access and opportunity, diversity, student and faculty recruitment and retention, management of financial challenges, student organizations, shared governance, intellectual property and academic freedom. He has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Mr. Alger recently served as the President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He has also served on national advisory boards for the Association of American Universities, College Board Access and Diversity Collaborative, American Association for the Advancement of Science Diversity Project, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law Mr. Alger has chaired national conferences on diversity, discrimination, technology and academic freedom. Mr. Alger was born and raised outside Rochester, New York. He received his B.A. in political science major, history minor and public policy concentration with High Honors and Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College and his J.D. with Honors from Harvard Law School. His wife Mary Ann is a business consultant with a B.S. from Auburn University and an M.B.A. from the University of Miami. Their daughter Eleanor is a sophomore at Harrisonburg High School. The family enjoys college sports, music, theatre, travel, history, tennis and hiking.

Vice Presidents

Dr. A. Jerry Benson

Provost and Senior Vice President Academic Affairs

Charles W. King, Jr.

Senior Vice President Administration and Finance

Dr. Mark Warner

Senior Vice President Student Affairs and University Planning

Donna Harper

Vice President Access and Enrollment Management

Nick Langridge

Vice President University Advancement

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coaching staff Everett Withers Head Football Coach

Everett’s Resume First Season at JMU

Coaching Background Years in Coaching: 26 Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator Austin Peay, 1988-89 Assistant Coach Austin Peay, 1990 Assistant Coach Tulane, 1991 Assistant Coach Southern Mississippi, 1992-93 Assistant Coach New Orleans (NFL), 1994 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Louisville, 1995-97 Assistant Coach Texas, 1998-2000 Assistant Coach Tennessee (NFL), 2001-06 Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator Minnesota, 2007 Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator North Carolina, 2008-10 Head Coach North Carolina, 2011 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Ohio State, 2012-13 Head Coach James Madison, 2014

Personal Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. High School: Charlotte Senior Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1986 Wife: Kara Children: Daughter, Tia and Son, Pierce

Everett Withers is in his first season as the head football coach at James Madison University. “We are so thrilled to welcome Coach Withers and his family to James Madison,” Jeff Bourne Director of Athletics said. “Everett is a proven winner and has shown his ability to lead, having spent time as a head coach. The entire committee was incredibly impressed when we met with him, and I have no doubt that he will be a great leader for our football program and mentor to our student-athletes for many years to come.” “Coach Withers impressed us greatly not only with his experience on the field, but also with his strong commitment to the student-athlete,” JMU President Jonathan Alger said. “Coach Withers is dedicated to JMU’s educational mission and believes that his team’s success begins in the classroom. He and his wife Kara have also emphasized the importance of being active participants in the community. I am confident that Coach Withers, his wife Kara, and their two children Tia and Pierce will be valuable additions to the JMU family and the community at large.” A 26-year coaching veteran, Withers comes to the Shenandoah Valley from Ohio State University, where he served as assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the past two years. During his time with the Buckeyes, he has been a part of a school-record 24game win streak and a 24-1 mark heading into the upcoming Discover Orange Bowl against No. 12 Clemson. In 2012, OSU compiled a perfect 12-0 record and finished No. 3 in the national rankings. The undefeated 2012 slate was only the sixth unbeaten/untied season in school history, as Ohio State ranked second in the Big Ten with 14 interceptions and all four starting defensive backs earned All-Big Ten Conference recognition. During his career, Withers has split time between the collegiate and professional coaching ranks, having worked in the NCAA Division I level for 19 years and in the National Football League for seven seasons. Withers’ collegiate coaching resume includes 11 years as a defensive coordinator with a vast majority of his time - 17 seasons - spent also coaching the defensive backfield. Prior to accepting his position with Ohio State in December 2012, Withers spent four years at the University of North Carolina. He was promoted to interim head coach at the school in July 2011 and he led the Tar Heels to a 7-6 overall record and to a berth in the Independence Bowl against Missouri. His Tar Heel defenses were top notch. His first unit - 2008 - ranked eighth in the country with 20 interceptions, a number that was just one off the UNC single-season record. His 2009 defense was among the nation’s elite, ranking sixth in total defense, 10th against the run, 13th in scoring and 14th in pass defense. His 2010 unit ranked fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference and 30th nationally. Five players off that unit were taken

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in the NFL draft, including first-round pick Robert Quinn. In his final season in 2011, the Tar Heels ranked 14th nationally against the run. Additionally, Withers’ UNC defenses picked off 71 passes in four seasons. Withers spent one year as defensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota prior to his North Carolina position. He also has been an assistant coach at the University of Texas (1998-2000; defensive backs), Louisville (1995-97; defensive coordinator/assistant head coach/defensive backs), Southern Mississippi (1992-93; defensive backs/assistant special teams), Tulane (1991; outside linebackers) and Austin Peay (1988-90; defensive coordinator/defensive backs; tight ends/special teams). In the NFL, Withers spent six years (2001-06) as a defensive backs coach with the Tennessee Titans and then-head coach Jeff Fisher, who is now the leader of the St. Louis Rams. In his tenure in Nashville, Withers was a part of an AFC South championship in 2002 and two playoff berths in 2002 and 2003. He coached All-AFC selections in Lance Schulters (2002) and Adam “Pacman” Jones (2005), as three times the Titans’ defense ranked in the top five in the NFL in rushing yards against. While he was the defensive backs coach of the Titans, the squad ranked among the top-10 defenses in 2002, his first season with the Titans. From 2002 to 2004, the Titans grabbed 57 interceptions, the best ever for a three-year span for the franchise, fourth best in the AFC and eighth best in the NFL. The Titans tallied 21 picks in 2004, with 16 coming from the Withers’ coached secondary. Withers also spent the 1994 season with the New Orleans Saints as a defensive quality control coach. A native of Charlotte, N.C., Withers attended Appalachian State University and was a four-year letter-winner as a defensive back. He served as team captain in 1984. Withers and his wife, Kara, have a daughter, Tia, and a son, Pierce.

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coaching staff John Bowers

Brad Davis

Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Fullbacks/ Recruiting Coordinator

Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

John’s Resume

Brad’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Hagerstown, Maryland Alma Mater: James Madison, 1979, 1980

Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Alma Mater: Oklahoma, 2003, Texas A&M 2008

John Bowers returns to Harrisonburg for his first season as the assistant head coach, tight ends and fullbacks coach and recruiting coordinator for the James Madison University football program. With more than 30 years of coaching experience, Bowers returns to the Shenandoah Valley where he was a standout player for the Dukes in the early years, serving as the team captain two seasons for Challace McMillian’s squad and earning the team’s offensive MVP award in 1977 and Bob Yetzer Leadership Award in 1978. A three-year letterwinner at JMU, he led the team in scoring in 1977 with seven touchdowns and posted a 13-7 record as the quarterback his final two years. Most recently, he was a recruiting assistant at Ohio State for the 2013 season and had previously been an assistant coach at Bothell High School in Washington. He has spent his coaching career at both the high school and college ranks, including collegiate stints at Western Washington, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Austin Peay, Shepherd College and Washington & Lee. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, Bowers lettered in both football and baseball at JMU and graduated with his bachelor’s degree in 1979 and earned his master’s in education in 1980 after serving as a graduate assistant coach with the football program. He is married to Joanne, who is starting her eighth season as head coach of the University of Washington’s nationally-ranked women’s gymnastics team, and they have two sons, David (30) and Ross (17).

Brad Davis is in his first year with the James Madison University football program, serving as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Davis has spent the last five years on the staff at Portland State, serving most recently as the run-game coordinator and offensive line coach as part of the program’s pistol offense. Davis helped the Vikings to successful seasons in two of the last three years and had 10 players earn All-Big Sky Conference honors while ranking among the nation’s leaders in fewest sacks allowed during that time. In 2013, senior tackle Mitchell Van Dyk was named First Team All-Big Sky as well as The Sports Network Third Team All-American. This past season, Davis helped lead Portland State’s offense to the top team in the Big Sky in total offense, second in rushing offense and third in scoring offense, while ranking third in FCS football in rushing offense and total offense. The team also set school records this season of 6,486 total yards, 3,330 rushing yards, a 277.7 rushing average, 540.5 total offense average and 36 rushing touchdowns. Prior to Portland State, Davis held a similar position at North Carolina where he worked in 2008. He also spent two years as a defensive line graduate assistant at Texas A&M, as well as coaching at Doane College and Wayne State. Davis is a 2003 graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he was a starting offensive lineman for Bob Stoops. He competed on two Big XII Championship teams and the 2000 National Championship squad and played in the Independence Bowl (1999), Orange Bowl (2000), Cotton Bowl (2001) and Rose Bowl (2002). Davis was the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in 2002. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in social studies education from Oklahoma in 2003. He earned a master’s in kinesiology and sports management from Texas A&M in 2008. He and his wife Anecia have a son, Bradley, born September 2012.

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Drew Mehringer

Brandon Staley

Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Drew’s Resume

Brandon’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Arlington, Texas Alma Mater: Ohio State, 2013

Hometown: Perry, Ohio Alma Mater: Dayton, 2005

Drew Mehringer is in his first year at James Madison University, serving as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Mehringer has spent the past two seasons on staff with Withers at Ohio State, working as a graduate assistant with the offensive line in 2013 and with the tight ends and wide receivers in 2012. Prior to that, he spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons working with the wide receivers at Iowa State University. He worked for Ohio State offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tom Herman while at Rice and also at Iowa State. A native of Arlington, Texas, Mehringer attended Rice University on scholarship as a quarterback, playing for former Texas standout Major Applewhite before an injury sidelined him, where he served as a student assistant with the quarterbacks with Herman, graduating in 2010 with a degree in political science. He graduated with his master’s degree in sports management at Ohio State in 2013.

Brandon Staley is in his first year as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the James Madison football program. Staley spent the last season as the defensive coordinator at John Carroll University, where he helped lead the Blue Streaks to a 9-2 overall record, 8-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play and a berth in the Division III national playoffs for the first time since 2002. His defense averaged giving up just 9.1 points and 228.4 yards per game, while forcing 27 turnovers, earning him OAC Co-Assistant Coach of the Year. Senior cornerback Randy Greenwood was named a Second Team All-America selection, while five defensive players earned All-OAC honors. Prior to his time at John Carroll, Staley worked one year at Tennessee, serving as defensive graduate assistant in charge of inside linebackers as well as special teams assistant. He also spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons at Hutchinson (KS) Community College as the associate head coach and was the defensive coordinator. Additionally, Staley held duties of linebackers coach and special teams assistant, as the team won two Salt Bowl championships. He also coached nine players that signed Division I scholarship offers on defense and special teams, including Cordarrelle Patterson, the eventual first-round NFL draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings. In 2009, Staley was at the University of St. Thomas, a Division III powerhouse in Minnesota. The team went 11-2 and reached the NCAA quarterfinals as he served the program as its defensive line and assistant special teams coach. Staley landed his first coaching job at Northern Illinois. From 2006-08, he was part of two postseason bowls (2006 Poinsettia vs. TCU, 2008 Independence vs. Louisiana Tech). He was a defensive graduate assistant working with the secondary (2006-07) and linebackers (2008) and special teams (all three years). Staley was a three-year letterwinner at quarterback for the Dayton, serving as captain the Flyers in his senior season of 2004. He posted a 16-5 career record in two seasons as a starter, including a 9-2 mark his junior year when Dayton was ranked fifth in the country by Football Gazette. He graduated from Dayton in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Staley and his wife Amy reside in Harrisonburg.

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coaching staff

Parker Fleming

Zak Kuhr

Wide Receivers/Special Teams

Running Backs

Parker’s Resume

Zak’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Alma Mater: Presbyterian College, 2010

Hometown: Jascksonville, Florida Alma Mater: Florida, 2013

Parker Fleming is in his first season as the wide receivers and special teams coach with the James Madison University football program. Fleming has spent the past two seasons also on the staff at Ohio State, working with the offense and the special teams in 2013. Prior to his time at Ohio State, spent the 2010 year coaching quarterbacks at his high school - Decatur (Ga.) - and then he worked at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio, in 2011, also as quarterbacks coach. A native of Atlanta, Ga., Fleming is a 2010 graduate of Presbyterian College with a degree in political science. He lettered as a quarterback for the Blue Hose while playing between 2007-09.

Zak Kuhr is in his first season as the running backs coach for the James Madison University football program. Last year at Old Dominion, Kuhr worked as a graduate assistant with the Monarchs, serving as the running backs coach and assistant special teams coordinator. Before ODU, he coached two seasons at Ohio State as an intern involved with the same groups of personnel. Also, Kuhr assisted in developing game strategies for the special teams and against opposing defenses for the Buckeyes’ offense. Prior to his tenure at OSU, Coach Kuhr spent the previous two years at Edwards College as special teams coordinator and quarterbacks coach, from February 2009 to April 2011. His coaching career originated as an assistant at Mandarin and N.B. Forrest high schools, including serving as offensive coordinator at Forrest. Kuhr is a University of Florida graduate, earning his bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2013.

It’s Your Team... School... Community... Reputation Good sportsmanship • both in the game and in the stands • contributes to an outstanding game-day environment for all fans while being considerate of those around you.

Respect Yourself ~~ Respect Your Neighbors

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coaching staff

Jules Montinar

Steve Sisa

Secondary

Safeties

Jules’ Resume

Steve’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Naples, Florida Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky, 2009

Hometown: Manassas, Virginia Alma Mater: Virginia Tech, 2001; Southern Mississippi, 2009

Jules Montinar is in his first year with the James Madison football program, serving as the secondary coach. Montinar comes to JMU from Alabama where he spent the past two years working with the Crimson Tide defense assisting Nick Saban, Greg Brown and Jeremy Pruitt. This past season, he helped the Crimson Tide go 11-2 with a berth in the Sugar Bowl. He was also part of the 2013 National Championship team that handled Notre Dame in the championship game, 42-14, in Miami, Fla . That season, the Tide defense posted four shutouts and held six opponents to 10 points or less, as well as leading the nation in rush defense (76.36 ypg), total defense (250.00 ypg) and scoring defense (10.93 ppg). Montinar arrived at Alabama from Purdue, where he was a graduate assistant. Prior to that, Montinar was the defensive backs coach and assistant special teams coach at Lake Erie College in 2010. Upon graduation from Eastern Kentucky, Montinar remained at EKU and began his coaching career working with the linebackers and defensive ends from 2007-2009. Montinar played college ball at West Virginia and EKU. While at EKU, he won an OVC title as a player in 2007 and as a coach in 2008. As a player at WVU, he participated in two Gator Bowls. Montinar graduated from Eastern Kentucky in 2009 with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in sports management.

Steve Sisa is in his first year with the James Madison University football program, coaching the linebackers. Sisa has spent the last two seasons on the coaching staff at Western Carolina as the secondary coach for both seasons and special teams coordinator in 2013. Prior to that, he was on the North Carolina coaching staff with Withers for two years, serving as his safeties coach in 2011 and working in player development in 2010. In 2011, he helped guide UNC to the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, as the Tar Heel safeties accounted for six of North Carolina’s 14 interceptions and forced five of the 13 fumbles on the year. Prior to coaching at North Carolina, Sisa served two seasons (2008-09) as a graduate assistant at Southern Mississippi with the Golden Eagles making back-to-back appearances in the New Orleans Bowl during his tenure. Sisa helped tutor the Southern Miss secondary under defensive coordinator Todd Bradford and head coach Larry Fedora. A native of Manassas, Va., Sisa got his start at the collegiate ranks as a quality control coach at the University of Illinois in 2007 where he worked primarily with the team’s linebackers. Illinois was 9-3 that season and advanced to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1984. Following his graduation from Virginia Tech, Sisa began his coaching career at Ed White High School in Jacksonville, Fla., under head coach Dan Disch, currently the defensive coordinator at North Carolina. Sisa worked as the secondary coach in 2003 and the defensive coordinator from 2004-06. He additionally served as the team’s NCAA recruiting liaison for prospective student-athletes and also was the Shrine Bowl defensive coordinator in 2006. A linebacker at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Va., in 1997, Sisa’s career was cut short by a shoulder injury. He transferred to Virginia Tech where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2001. He received a master’s degree in sports management in 2009 from Southern Miss. Sisa is married to the former Lisa Taylor of Jacksonville, Fla., and the couple has a son, Taylor (1).

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coaching staff

Antoine Smith

John Streicher

Defensive Line

Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Antoine’s Resume

John’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Syracuse, New York Alma Mater: Maine, 2001; Minot State, 2004

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Alma Mater: Ohio State, 2013

Antoine Smith is in his first year as the defensive line coach for the James Madison University football program. Smith has spent the past three years at Holy Cross, serving as the defensive line coach. He coached three All-Patriot League selections during his time with the Crusaders. Smith came to Holy Cross after spending two seasons as the defensive line coach at Miami (Ohio). During the 2010 campaign, Smith helped lead the RedHawks to the Mid-American Conference title, and a victory in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. In addition, defensive tackle Austin Brown earned Second Team All Mid-American Conference honors in 2010. Prior to his time at Miami (Ohio), Smith served as the defensive line coach at Youngstown State from 2006-2008, with the Penguins winning the 2006 Gateway Conference championship and advancing to the NCAA semifinals. His unit had six All-Missouri Valley Conference selections in his three seasons, including a Third Team All-American in defensive tackle Mychal Savage. Smith was previously the defensive line coach at Lafayette from 20042005, helping the Leopards to a pair of Patriot League co-championships and two NCAA playoff appearances. During the 2005 campaign, he helped to direct a defense which ranked ninth in the nation in scoring defense, 11th in total defense, 19th in pass defense and 28th in rush defense. Before moving to Lafayette, Smith spent the 2003 season as the defensive line coach at Maine. The Black Bears finished with a 7-5 mark, while Smith’s entire front-line unit received All-Atlantic 10 accolades. Smith previously spent the 2002 season as the defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator at Minot State in North Dakota. He helped guide Minot State to the 2002 Dakota Athletic Conference championship, a 9-2 record and a berth in the NAIA playoffs, the Beavers’ first since 1994. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and kinesiology from Maine in 2001, and his master’s degree in health and human performance from Minot State in 2004. He was a three-year starter at defensive tackle and a four-year letterwinner for Maine from 1996-1999.

John Streicher is in his first year at James Madison University, serving as the special assistant to the head coach with an operations role. Streicher has spent the past six seasons on staff at Ohio State, working as an equipment manager for the first four seasons, and spending his final two seasons as a student assistant with the defensive staff. He worked directly under JMU Head Coach Everett Withers for two years at Ohio State, working with the defensive secondary. Streicher earned his bachelor’s degree in animal science at Ohio State and completed in Dec. 2013 his masters in community leadership. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio by way of Oak Hills High School, he is the youngest of three with parents Jack and Debbie Streicher.

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academic

advising

Challace McMillin Academic Center

• Student-athlete computer lab with more than 30 computers • Tutoring and meeting facilities for large and small groups • Offices for each of JMU’s academic advisers

Casey Carter • Associate athletics director for student-athlete services • Originated JMU’s office of student-athlete services, one of the first of its kind in the nation • Directs academic advising, JMU’s life skills program, and progress toward graduation • Coordinates tutoring and special academic services • Has developed a transition program for freshmen and transfers and a career development program for all student-athletes

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sports med i c i ne

JMU Staff “Sets the Standard” for Student-Athlete Care

• Multi-skilled professionals use current research, educational knowledge, and state-ofthe-art equipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic well-being of studentathletes • Staff includes 20 board-certified and licensed athletic trainers • Team physicians include Dr. Kent Diduch (board-certified family practice physician) and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally renowned fellowship-trained orthopedist from the University of Virginia • Local chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health care needs of student-athletes

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strength & c o nditioning Providing JMU football players with the “TOTAL PACKAGE” • Players work directly with a full-time strength training and conditioning coach assigned to the football program • Staff of three that assists with strength and conditioning • Staff works on the field with players at each position performing drills adapted from their playbooks. Offensive players execute positional blocking techniques and run paths and pass routes; defensive players simulate various stunts, coverage routes and pursuit drills. • Workouts are in the Plecker Athletic Performance Center which features a 7,000-squarefoot weight room

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2014 players 32 – Khalid Abdullah

93 - Andrew Ankrah R-Fr., LB, 6-4, 234, Gaithersburg, Md./ Quince Orchard

R-Sr., OL, 6-6, 316, Vienna, Va./ Bishop O’Connell (North Carolina)

36 - Logan Boyd

47 - Marzae Brooks

84 - Brandon Brown

52 - Tye Burris

37 - Deane Cheatham

So., TB, 5-10, 206, Newport News, Va./ Heritage

R-Fr., WR, 6-5, 200, Virginia Beach, Va./ Bayside

Fr., LB, 6-0, 214, Mechanicsville, Va./ Atlee

79 - Taylor Dean Fr., OL, 6-6, 270, Alexandria, Va./ Bishop Ireton

64 - Matt Frank

R-So., NG, 6-3, 285, Fairfax, Va./ Fairfax

R-Jr., LB, 5-11, 225, Mechanicsville, Va./ Hanover

69 - Nick Appel

42 - Connor Arnone

26 - Abdul Bangura

34 - Justin Bethea

R-Jr., P/K, 6-0, 210, Williamsport, Md./ Williamsport

R-Jr., CB, 5-9, 189, Riverdale, Md./ Eleanor Roosevelt (Ole Miss)

Fr., CB, 5-10, 165, Leesburg, Va./ Heritage

R-Fr., TE, 6-3, 260, Chester, Va./ Matoaca

R-Sr., WR, 6-5, 225, Windsor, Va./ Isle of Wight

10 - Daniel Brown

44 - Jordan Brown

45 - Zoauntarrious Brunt Fr., S, 6-4, 185, Lincolnton, N.C./ Lincolnton

R-Sr., OG, 6-6, 300, Malvern, Pa./ Great Valley

31 - Rashard Davis

R-Fr., S, 6-2, 190, Pittsburgh, Pa./ Seneca Valley

R-Jr., TE, 6-1, 235, Mechanicsville, Va./ Hanover

R-Jr., WR, 5-10, 187, Richmond, Va./ Meadowbrook (Fork Union)

8 - Andre Coble

67 - Tay Crutchfield

60 - Matt Cunningham

88 - Javonn Curry

82 - Ryan Dixon

86 - Nick Edwards

64 - Hunter Etheridge

96 - Ryan Etheridge

46 - David Ezeagwu

95 - Xavier Gates

85 - Daniel Glymph

40 - Raven Greene

13 - Tre’ Hamer

R-Sr., WR, 6-0, 195, Union Bridge, Md./ Linganore

78 - Wray Fucci

R-Jr., OL, 6-7, 305, Oyster Bay, N.Y./ Holy Trinity

61 - A.J. Bolden

R-Fr., OL, 6-3, 305, Winchester, Va./ Millbrook (Toledo)

R-Fr., TE, 6-4, 255, Virginia Beach, Va./ Kellam

R-Jr., NG, 6-3, 311, Harrisburg, Pa./ John Harris (Kansas State)

Fr., DL, 6-0, 245, Broadnax, Va./ Brunswick

Fr., QB, 6-3, 214, Clayton, N.C./ Woodberry Forest (Va.)

Fr., WR, 6-0, 188, Richmond, Va./ Atlee

R-Sr., OL, 6-4, 295, Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac

Fr., LB, 6-2, 231, Clayton, N.C./ Blue Ridge (Va.)

So., S, 5-11, 205, Virginia Beach, Va./ First Colonial

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Fr., WR, 6-3, 184, Burtonsville, Md./ Paint Branch

Fr., LB, 6-3, 225, Stafford, Va./ Colonial Forge

Fr., S, 6-0, 189, Brooklandville, Md./ St. Paul’s

72 - Erik Buchholz

So., WR, 5-9, 180, Charlottesville, Va./ Charlottesville

98 - K.J. Ford

Fr., NG, 6-1, 284, Bluffton, S.C./ Bluffton

3 - Sage Harold

Sr., DL, 6-4, 245, Virginia Beach, Va./ Ocean Lakes (Fork Union Military)

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2014 players 83 - Derek Hart

29 - Kyre Hawkins

49 - Brandon Hereford Fr., LB, 6-0, 226, Glen Allen, Va./ Glen Allen

R-So., RB, 6-0, 225, Alliance, Ohio/ Marlington (Tennessee)

92 - Jonathan Jerez

19 - Rhasheed Jiles

25 - Cardon Johnson

35 - Marcell Johnson

76 - Mitchell Kirsch

91 - Jonathan Kloosterman

R-Jr., TE, 6-4, 237, Manheim, Pa./ Manheim Central

Fr., K/P, 6-2, 181, Jupiter, Fla/ Jupiter

R-Fr., LB, 6-0, 220, Baltimore, Md./ Dunbar

Fr., CB, 5-11, 170, Cape Coral, Fla./ Cape Coral

R-Fr., TB, 5-9, 195, Newport News, Va./ Warwick

59 - Casey Kroll

R-So., OL, 6-6, 300, Kensington, Md./ St. John’s Coll. HS

Fr., TE, 6-3, 241, Strasburg, Va./Strasburg

R-Jr., OL, 6-5, 293, Warrenton, Va./ Kettle Run (Fork Union)

39 - Ryan Maglio

43 - Eric Magruder

16 - Dean Marlowe

R-Jr., P/K, 5-10, 179, Midlothian, Va./ Cosby

17 - Jimmy Moreland Fr., CB, 5-10, 175, Royal Palm Beach, Fla./ Royal Palm Beach

R-Sr., S, 5-11, 200, Petersburg, Va./ Petersburg

90 - Alex Mosley

R-Jr., NG, 6-1, 290, Highland Springs, Va./ Highland Springs

Sr., S, 6-2, 205, Queens, N.Y./ Holy Cross

18 - Rob Nittolo

Fr., QB, 6-1, 210, Hillsborough, N.J./ Hillsborough

30 - Alden Hill

Fr., S, 6-2, 193, Knightdale, N.C./ Knightdale

77 - Austin Lane

55 - Josh Hogan

R-Sr., OL, 6-1, 283, Fairfax, Va./ Woodson

58 - Tom Joyce

R-Jr., LB, 5-10, 222, E.Wantagh, N.Y./ Douglas MacArthur

23 - Jauan Latney

13 - Ishmael Hyman

R-Fr., WR, 6-0, 185, Manalapan, N.J./ St. John Vianney (Kansas)

27 - Pat Kagel

Fr., S, 6-2, 220, Virginia Beach, Va./ Kellam

50 - Brandon Lee

48 - Ascene Jacques R-Jr., LB, 6-1, 245, Springdale, Md./ C.H. Flowers

99 - Gunnar Kane

R-So., K/P, 6-1, 215, Virginia Beach, Va./ Kellam

2 - Vad Lee

R-Sr., OL, 6-6, 305, Clifton Park, N.Y./ Shenendehowa (Syracuse)

R-Sr., TB, 5-11, 222, Fredericksburg, Va./ Massaponax

R-Sr., DL, 6-2, 268, Sterling, Va./ Park View

54 - Jake Marten

89 - Taylor McNelis

63 - Nick Michalski R-Fr., LB, 6-1, 213, Chesapeake, Va./ Great Bridge

Fr., TB, 5-10, 180, Columbia, S.C./ Spring Valley

41 - Aaron Peak

11 - Brandon Ravenel

14 - Taylor Reynolds

R-So., DE, 6-1, 241, Chesterfield, Va./ Manchester

65 - Evans Osuji

R-Fr., DL, 6-3, 270, Maplewood, N.J./ West Orange

R-Jr., WR, 5-9, 195, Colorado Springs, Colo./ St. Mary’s (Troy)

Fr., CB, 5-9, 198, Blythewood, S.C./ Blythewood

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So., WR, 6-0, 190, Stafford, Va./ North Stafford

R-Jr., QB, 6-1, 225, Durham, N.C./ Hillside (Georgia Tech)

28 - John Miller

R-So., CB, 6-0, 195, Newark, De./ Newark

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2014 players 51 - AB Rhodes

Fr., LB, 6-3, 230, Richmond, Va./ Mills E. Godwin

41 - Brett Siegel

R-So., LB, 6-2, 225, Leesburg, Va./ Fork Union

6 - Sean Tapley

R-Sr., WR, 6-0, 195, Jacksonville, Fla./ Raines (North Carolina)

75 - Dominick Richards

R-Jr., OL, 6-5, 280, Jim Thorpe, Pa./ Marian Catholic

5 - Dejor Simmons

62 - Kyle Rigney

R-So., OL, 6-3, 273, Wirtz, Va./ Franklin County

74 - Simeyon Robinson

R-Fr., DL, 6-1, 275, Virginia Beach, Va./ First Colonial

73 - Stephen Root

15 - Daniel Schiele

Fr., OT, 6-5, 265, Purcellville, Va./ Woodgrove

So., QB, 6-5, 230, Yorktown, Va./ Tabb

17 - Bryan Schor Fr., QB, 6-2, 213, Milford, Pa./ Delaware Valley (Lackawanna CC)

R-Sr., WR, 5-8, 195, Virginia Beach, Va./ Green Run

Sr., WR/CB, 5-10, 190, District Heights, Md./ Wise

9 - DeAndre’ Smith

7 - Rhakeem Stallings R-So., LB, 6-1, 223, Chesapeake, Va./ Oscar Smith

R-So., LB, 6-1, 230, Front Royal, Va./ Warren

33 - Gage Steele

12 - Blaine Stewart R-Fr., WR, 6-1, 205, Morgantown, W.Va./ Morgantown

R-Fr., DL, 6-3, 273, Charlottesville, Va./ St. Anne’s-Belfield

1 - Titus Till

94 - Cornell Urquhart

97 - Kevin Weiman

24 - Justin Wellons

38 - Kwe’shon Williams

53 - Matt Williams

R-Sr., LB, 6-2, 225, Upper Marlboro, Md./ Wise (Maryland)

Fr., DL, 6-4, 255, Richmond, Va./ Benedictine Prep

21 - Jeremiah Wilson R-Sr., CB, 5-10, 200, Winchester, Va./ Handley (Maryland)

Fr., K/P, 6-3, 192, Pasadena, Md./ Severn

20 - Taylor Woods Fr., TB, 5-9, 190, Havelock, N.C./ Havelock

R-So., S, 6-1, 205, Chesapeake, Va./ Western Branch

22 - Marquis Woodyard

R-Sr., WR, 5-10, 190, Frederick, Md./ Johnson

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R-So., CB, 5-9, 176, Norfolk, Va./ Norview

71 - Richard Xu

Fr., OL, 6-5, 275, Ashburn, Va./ Stone Bridge

70 - Aaron Stinnie

R-Sr., OL, 6-3, 290, Glen Mills, Pa./ Cardinal O’Hara

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The JMU/nTelos Wireless Sports Radio Network Flagship Station is WSVA 550 AM - All Football & Men’s Basketball WHBG 1360 AM - All Women’s Basketball The Everette Withers Radio Show airs from 6:05-7 p.m. every Wednesday and the Football Coordinators Show every Thursday from 6:05-7 p.m. on WSVA 550 AM (Harrisonburg) and on MadiZONE. MadiZONE HD SportsNet Weekly Fan & Press Luncheon at O’Neill’s Grill Enjoy lunch and hear from Coach Everett Withers every Monday at noon as he takes questions from fans and the media. O’Neill’s, with many new menu items this fall and the traditional cookie skillet favorite, is located on University Blvd., less than a mile from the JMU campus. JMUSports E-News Sign up for your customized e-mail bulletin through JMUSports.com.

JMU’s entire 2014 football schedule is broadcasted by the JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network. Front Row Marketing Services®, JMU and the VerStandig Broadcast Group are teamed up to manage each live gameday broadcast as well as Coach Everett Withers and the JMU Football Coordinators weekly radio shows. VerStandig’s WSVAAM station in Harrisonburg continues its long-running service as the flagship station. Mike Schikman is the radio play-by-play voice of the Dukes and celebrates 29 years of covering the Dukes. Clint Estes provides color commentary for games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Curt Dudley travels to provide insight for road games. Schikman’s career includes two stints of JMU sports coverage, and he has been in the broadcast booth each season since 1991. He was a network commentator from 1981-86, and he handled the network’s in-station broadcast responsibilities in 1989 and 1990. Dudley, the JMU athletics department’s director of multimedia communications, Mike Schikman assists in the coordination of network operations and productions and is the play-by-play voice for MadiZONE HD SportsNet, the Internet source for JMU sports video and audio productions. He has broadcast at various times since joining the JMU staff in 1988, and has been a regular since the 2000 football season. Estes is in his fifth season on the network and comes with 30-plus years of radio sports broadcasting experience from the central Virginia area, working for WJMA in Orange, and WINA and ESPN 840 of Charlottesville. A Brooklyn, N.Y., native, Schikman is a 1977 Queens College graduate. He was WSVA’s sports director from 1979-86 and sports director at WORD in Spartanburg, S.C., from 1987-88. Dudley, a Norfolk, Va., native, is a 1983 Bridgewater College graduate and the host of the Everett Withers TV Show. Curt Dudley Estes, a Charlottesville, Va., native and a graduate of Emory & Henry College and the University of Virginia, has hosted numerous sports talk shows in addition to game broadcasts. He is in his 37th year of working in Virginia public schools. WSVA’s 5,000-watt signal broadcasts to listeners in the Shenandoah Valley area. The broadcasts are silumcast on MadiZONE HD SportsNet presented by the JMU Alumni Association. In addition to game broadcasts, the network’s scheduling includes the Coach Everett Withers Radio Show heard weekly on Wednesdays from 6:05-7 p.m. and, new this season, the JMU Football Coordinators Show, aired Thursdays from 6:05-7 p.m. The shows are co-hosted by Dudley and Valley newcomer Dave Thomas. The JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network also produces JMU men’s and women’s basketball games. Clint Estes

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stadium info

ATM

The closest ATM is located at the bus shelter near the entrance to the Godwin Transit Center.

Guest Assistance

Recycling

Assistance is available from your seat by texting “DUKES” followed by a space and your location to 78247 or by calling the game day hotline at (540) 568-4356, beginning four hours prior to kickoff. Standard text messaging rates apply.

JMU Recycling is asking for your support in keeping the parking lots, tailgating areas, and athletic facilities clean by recycling your aluminum, glass, and plastic. Recycling bins are strategically placed beside every trash can, so look for the recycling containers out there this year and “Get in the Game” RECYCLE!

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Camera & Video Equipment Still cameras are permitted for JMU football games; however, in no instance may photography interfere with access ways, aisles, or other guests’ enjoyment of the game. Video cameras are not permitted.

First Aid Emergency medical personnel are located at the first aid stations on the lower and upper concourses of the west grandstand. For assistance in an emergency situation, please contact a Public Safety Officer or one of the Guest Services staff members.

Respect Madison Good sportsmanship, both in the game and in the stands, contributes to an outstanding game day environment for all fans while being considerate to those around you. Respect yourself, respect your neighbors, RESPECT MADISON.

Guest Services/Lost & Found For any questions, concerns, or assistance, please visit one of the Guest Services booths on the west grandstand lower and upper concourses or Godwin breezeway. Information regarding game day promotions and lost and found items will be available at the Guest Services booths during the game. Please contact (540) 568-8810, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to locate a lost item following the game.

Game Programs JMU Football game programs are available digitally the week of the game at JMUSports. com/programs. Limited printed copies are available for purchase for $5 at the Guest Services booths in the upper and lower concourses.

Smoking Policy In accordance with University policy, smoking is not allowed in Bridgeforth Stadium.

Stadium Re-entry Re-entry is not allowed in Bridgeforth Stadium.

For more information visit JMUSports.com/faninfo CHAMPIONS DRIVE PARKING DECK

BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM

ZANE SHOWKER FIELD

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LEVEL 4 PARKING DECK ENTRANCE TO CLUB/SUITES

STUDENT SEATING

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VISITOR

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JAMES MADISON

TICKET SALES V. TEAM WILL CALL

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ROBERT & FRANCES PLECKER ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE CENTER

TICKET BOOTH

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LOWER CONCOURSE

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CLUB LEVEL

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TEAM STORE

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CONCESSIONS

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TICKET SALES WILL CALL TEAM COMPS MEDIA

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ELEVATORS

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PRESS BOX 402

EAST SIDE BOX

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STUDENT ENTRANCE

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2014 JMU Football Strength & Conditioning Staff Left to Right: Associate Director Jake Patten, Director Aaron Burkart

2014 JMU Football Administrative Staff Left to Right: Administrative Assistant Patty Dorfer, Football Operations Manager Denise Lough

2014 JMU Football Sports Medicine Staff Front Row (left to right): Alyssa Ritner, Brittany Dybel, Kim Wilson, Danielle Gemignani Back Row: Associate Athletic Trainer John Kaltenborn, Randy Ashe, Mike Rice, Sam Buscher, Liam Forstein, Associate Athletic Trainer Scott Cook (Not Pictured: Danielle Scanlon)

2014 JMU Football Equipment Staff Front Row (left to right): Adriana Kania, Nicolette Kline, Cole Potridge, Cynthia Amaya Back Row: Head Football Equipment Manager Pete Johnson, Ashley Adams, Sean Evaro, Mitch Beauregard, Brian Gallagher

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CAA COACHING FOOTBALL STAFF UPDATE Weekly League Honors Offensive Player of the Week John Robertson | QB | Villanova • Went 22-of-27 for a career-high 337 yards in Villanova’s victory over JMU. • Also matched a career-high with four touchdown throws. • Completed 15-straight passes to open the game. Defensive Player of the Week Odell Benton | LB | Elon • Recorded five tackles in Elon’s win against Charlotte, including a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the 49ers’ second play from scrimmage. • Intercepted a pass with Charlotte driving late in the fourth quarter, helping Elon hold its lead. • Becomes the first CAA Football Player of the Week in Elon history. Special Teams Player of the Week Patrick Toole | PK | UAlbany • Connected on three of four field goals and all four extra points in UAlbany’s road win against Rhode Island. • The field goals came from 46 yards and a pair of 23-yard kicks. • His three made field goals tied a Great Danes single-game record. Rookie of the Week Josh Gontarek | WR | UAlbany • Totaled 103 all-purpose yards as UAlbany improved its record to 3-0. • Finished with a team-best 87 yards on nine receptions, including a nine-yard touchdown – the first of his career. • Returned one kickoff for 16 yards.

2014 CAA Standings Albany New Hampshire Villanova William & Mary Delaware Towson Elon Maine Stony Brook James Madison Richmond Rhode Island

Conference Overall W-L W-L 1-0 3-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 2-1 0-0 3-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-1 2-2 0-1 2-2 0-1 0-3

CAA In Action Last Week at Villanova 49, James Madison 31 Albany 37, at Rhode Island 20 at Boston College 40, Maine 10 New Hampshire 29, at Richmond 26 at Towson 31, N.C. Central 20 at North Dakota 13, Stony Brook 3 at William & Mary 33, Lafayette 19 at Elon 20, Charlotte 13

This Week Villanova at Penn................. 3:00 p.m. Delaware at James Madison*..... 4:00 p.m. Rhode Island at Central Conn. St..4:00 p.m. William & Mary at Stony Brook*. 6:00 p.m. Dartmouth at New Hampshire.... 6:00 p.m. Columbia at Albany.............. 6:00 p.m. Elon at Coastal Carolina.......... 7:00 p.m. Maine at Towson*................ 7:00 p.m. Next Week Villanova at Maine*............. 12:30 p.m. Brown at Rhode Island............ 1:00 p.m. New Hampshire at Elon*......... 1:30 p.m. Sacred Heart at Delaware......... 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook at Towson*.......... 3:30 p.m. James Madison at Albany*......... 6:00 p.m. Richmond at Liberty.............. 7:00 p.m.

Rushing Team 1. Omar Osbourne ALBANY 2. Darius Victor TOWSON 3. Stacey Bedell SBU 4. Mikal Abdul-Saboor WM 5. Vad Lee JMU 6. B.J. Bennett ELON 7. Lyle McCombs URI 8. Kevin Monangai VU 9. John Robertson VU 10. Tracey Coppedge ELON

Cl G JR 3 SO 4 SO 3 JR 3 JR 4 SO 3 SR 3 SR 3 JR 3 JR 3

Att Yds 82 348 75 457 54 299 47 258 64 341 50 238 60 209 39 204 59 195 41 171

Avg TD Long Yds/G 4.2 0 28 116.0 6.1 4 53 114.2 5.5 2 72 99.7 5.5 3 40 86.0 5.3 2 76 85.2 4.8 1 28 79.3 3.5 2 50 69.7 5.2 3 62 68.0 3.3 1 24 65.0 4.2 0 30 57.0

Passing Average/Game Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G 1. Sean Goldrich UNH JR 3 104 72 2 69.2 925 6 308.3 2. Michael Strauss RICHMOND SR 4 119 84 2 70.6 1081 6 270.2 3. Mike Quinn ELON SR 3 137 82 3 59.9 774 2 258.0 4. John Robertson VU JR 3 78 55 0 70.5 752 8 250.7 5. Vad Lee JMU JR 4 148 73 5 49.3 978 7 244.5 6. Will Fiacchi ALBANY SR 3 88 46 1 52.3 533 5 177.7 7. Trent Hurley DELAWARE SR 3 70 48 5 68.6 448 2 149.3 8. Mack Lowrie URI FR 3 87 48 4 55.2 445 3 148.3 9. Steve Cluley WM SO 4 82 37 1 45.1 550 2 137.5 10. Dan Collins MAINE SO 3 54 26 0 48.1 356 3 118.7 Receive Yards/Game 1. R.J. Harris 2. Harold Spears 3. Poppy Livers 4. Kierre Brown 5. Tre McBride 6. Rashad Ponder 7. Brian Brown 8. Andre Davis 9. Reggie Diggs 10. Michael Johnson

Team UNH UNH VU ELON WM RICHMOND RICHMOND ELON RICHMOND DELAWARE

Kick Return Average 1. Gary Underwood 2. Derrick Joseph 3. Kierre Brown 4. Tre McBride 5. Lyle McCombs 6. Myles Holmes

Team VU TOWSON ELON WM URI URI

Tackles (All positions) Team 1. Christophe Mulumba T MAINE 2. James Simms TOWSON 3. Donovan Walker URI Andrew Bose URI 5. Don Cherry VU Jonathan Spain ELON 7. Donnell Lewis TOWSON Luke Rhodes WM 9. Christian Ricard SBU Nick Cefalo UNH Michael Nicastro ALBANY 12. D. Houston-Carson WM Kyre Hawkins JMU Dean Marlowe JMU

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Cl G SR 3 SR 3 SR 3 SR 3 SR 3 SR 4 SO 4 JR 3 JR 4 SR 3

Rec 23 14 17 21 13 24 19 18 14 19

Yds 377 266 253 237 234 309 279 200 235 168

TD Long Avg/C 3 52 16.4 1 53 19.0 2 32 14.9 2 73 11.3 1 73 18.0 0 31 12.9 0 39 14.7 0 35 11.1 0 36 16.8 0 19 8.8

Cl JR SR SR SR SR JR

Ret 6 10 12 7 7 6

Yds 158 261 271 142 137 115

TD Long Avg 0 39 26.3 0 45 26.1 0 47 22.6 0 31 20.3 0 27 19.6 0 24 19.2

G 3 4 3 3 3 3

Cl G SO 3 FR 4 SR 3 SR 3 JR 3 SR 3 JR 4 FR 4 SR 4 SR 3 SO 3 JR 4 FR 4 SR 4

Pos Solo LB 17 LB 13 DB 22 LB 12 LB 24 LB 14 DB 25 LB 16 DB 21 DB 18 LB 13 DB 19 LB 22 DB 21

Ast Total Avg/G 19 36 12.0 31 44 11.0 9 31 10.3 19 31 10.3 4 28 9.3 14 28 9.3 10 35 8.8 19 35 8.8 11 32 8.0 6 24 8.0 11 24 8.0 12 31 7.8 9 31 7.8 10 31 7.8

Yds/G 125.7 88.7 84.3 79.0 78.0 77.2 69.8 66.7 58.8 56.0

Sack 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

JMU ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous) 1 Titus Till** R-Sr. LB 6-2 225 Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise (Maryland) 2 Vad Lee R-Jr. QB 6-1 225 Durham, N.C./Hillside (Georgia Tech) 3 Sage Harold*** Sr. DL 6-4 245 Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes (Fork Union Military) 5 Dejor Simmons*** R-Sr. WR 5-8 195 Virginia Beach, Va./Green Run 6 Sean Tapley R-Sr. WR 6-0 195 Jacksonville, Fla./Raines (N. Carolina) 7 Rhakeem Stallings* R-So. LB 6-1 223 Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith 8 Andre Coble** R-Jr. WR 5-10 187 Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook (Fork Union) 9 DeAndre’ Smith*** Sr. WR 5-10 190 District Heights, Md./Wise 10 Daniel Brown** R-Sr. WR 6-5 225 Windsor, Va./Isle of Wight 11 Brandon Ravenel So. WR 6-0 190 Stafford, Va./North Stafford 12 Blaine Stewart R-Fr. WR 6-1 205 Morgantown, W.Va./ Morgantown 13 Ishmael Hyman R-Fr. WR 6-0 185 Manalapan, N.J./St. John Vianney (Kansas) ^13 Tre’ Hamer Fr. S 6-0 189 Brooklandville, Md./St. Paul’s 14 Taylor Reynolds* R-So. CB 6-0 195 Newark, De./Newark 15 Daniel Schiele* So. QB 6-5 230 Yorktown, Va./Tabb 16 Dean Marlowe*** Sr. S 6-2 205 Queens, N.Y./Holy Cross 17 Bryan Schor Fr. QB 6-2 213 Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley (Lackawanna CC) ^ ^17 Jimmy Moreland Fr. CB 5-10 175 Royal Palm Beach, Fla./Royal Palm Beach 18 Rob Nittolo Fr. QB 6-1 210 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough 19 Rhasheed Jiles Fr. CB 5-11 170 Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral ^19 Chris Simpson R-Fr. TB 6-1 198 Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis (Appalachian State) 20 Taylor Woods Fr. TB 5-9 190 Havelock, N.C./Havelock 21 Jeremiah Wilson** R-Sr. CB 5-10 200 Winchester, Va./Handley (Maryland) 22 Marquis Woodyard*** R-Sr. WR 5-10 190 Frederick, Md./Johnson 23 Jauan Latney*** R-Sr. TB 5-11 222 Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax 24 Justin Wellons* R-So. S 6-1 205 Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch 25 Cardon Johnson R-Fr. TB 5-9 195 Newport News, Va./Warwick 26 Abdul Bangura* R-Jr. CB 5-9 189 Riverdale, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt (Ole Miss) 27 Pat Kagel Fr. S 6-2 220 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam 28 John Miller Fr. TB 5-10 180 Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley 29 Kyre Hawkins R-Fr. LB 6-0 220 Baltimore, Md./Dunbar 30 Alden Hill R-So. RB 6-0 225 Alliance, Ohio/Marlington (Tennessee) 31 Rashard Davis* So. WR 5-9 180 Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville 32 Khalid Abdullah* So. TB 5-10 206 Newport News, Va./Heritage 33 Gage Steele* R-So. LB 6-1 230 Front Royal, Va./Warren 34 Justin Bethea Fr. CB 5-10 165 Leesburg, Va./Heritage 35 Marcell Johnson Fr. S 6-2 193 Knightdale, N.C./Knightdale 36 Logan Boyd R-Fr. WR 6-5 200 Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside 37 Deane Cheatham* R-Jr. TE 6-1 235 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover 38 Kwe’shon Williams* R-So. CB 5-9 176 Norfolk, Va./Norview 39 Ryan Maglio R-Jr. P/K 5-10 179 Midlothian, Va./Cosby 39 Brett Siegel R-So. LB 6-2 225 Leesburg, Va./Fork Union 40 Raven Greene* So. S 5-11 205 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial 41 Aaron Peak Fr. CB 5-9 198 Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood 42 Connor Arnone** R-Jr. P/K 6-0 210 Williamsport, Md./Williamsport 43 Eric Magruder*** R-Sr. S 5-11 200 Petersburg, Va./Petersburg 44 Jordan Brown R-Fr. S 6-2 190 Pittsburgh, Pa./Seneca Valley 45 Zoauntarrious Brunt Fr. S 6-4 185 Lincolnton, N.C./Lincolnton 46 David Ezeagwu Fr. LB 6-3 225 Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge 47 Marzae Brooks** R-Jr. LB 5-11 225 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover 48 Ascene Jacques** R-Jr. LB 6-1 245 Springdale, Md./C.H. Flowers 49 Brandon Hereford Fr. LB 6-0 226 Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen 50 Brandon Lee*** R-Sr. DL 6-2 268 Sterling, Va./Park View 51 AB Rhodes Fr. LB 6-3 230 Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin 52 Tye Burris Fr. LB 6-0 214 Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 53 Matt Williams*** R-Sr. OL 6-3 290 Glen Mills, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara 54 Jake Marten R-So. DE 6-1 241 Chesterfield, Va./Manchester 55 Josh Hogan** R-Sr. OL 6-1 283 Fairfax, Va./Woodson 57 Nick Edwards R-Fr. TE 6-4 255 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam 58 Tom Joyce R-Jr. LB 5-10 222 E.Wantagh, N.Y./Douglas MacArthur 59 Casey Kroll* R-Jr. OL 6-5 293 Warrenton, Va./Kettle Run (Fork Union) 60 Matt Cunningham*** R-Sr. OL 6-4 295 Alexandria, Va./West Potomac 61 A.J. Bolden R-Fr. OL 6-3 305 Winchester, Va./Millbrook (Toledo) 62 Kyle Rigney* R-So. OL 6-3 273 Wirtz, Va./Franklin County 63 Nick Michalski R-Fr. LB 6-1 213 Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge 64 Matt Frank* R-So. NG 6-3 285 Fairfax, Va./Fairfax

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. ^64 Hunter Etheridge Fr. QB 6-3 214 65 Evans Osuji R-Fr. DL 6-3 270 67 Tay Crutchfield Fr. DL 6-0 245 69 Nick Appel R-Sr. OL 6-6 316 70 Aaron Stinnie R-Fr. DL 6-3 273 71 Richard Xu Fr. OL 6-5 275 72 Erik Buchholz** R-Sr. OG 6-6 300 73 Stephen Root Fr. OT 6-5 265 74 Simeyon Robinson R-Fr. DL 6-1 275 75 Dominick Richards** R-Jr. OL 6-5 280 76 Mitchell Kirsch R-So. OL 6-6 300 77 Austin Lane* R-Sr. OL 6-6 305 78 Wray Fucci** R-Jr. OL 6-7 305 79 Taylor Dean Fr. OL 6-6 270 82 Ryan Dixon*** R-Sr. WR 6-0 195 83 Derek Hart** R-Jr. TE 6-4 237 84 Brandon Brown R-Fr. TE 6-3 260 85 Daniel Glymph Fr. WR 6-0 188 88 Javonn Curry Fr. WR 6-3 184 89 Taylor McNelis R-Jr. WR 5-9 195 90 Alex Mosley** R-Jr. NG 6-1 290 91 Jonathan Kloosterman Fr. TE 6-3 241 92 Jonathan Jerez Fr. K/P 6-2 181 93 Andrew Ankrah R-Fr. LB 6-4 234 94 Cornell Urquhart Fr. DL 6-4 255 95 Xavier Gates R-Jr. NG 6-3 311 96 Ryan Etheridge Fr. LB 6-2 231 97 Kevin Weiman Fr. K/P 6-3 192 98 K.J. Ford Fr. NG 6-1 284 99 Gunnar Kane R-Fr. K/P 6-1 215

Hometown/High School (Previous) Clayton, N.C./Woodberry Forest (Va.) Maplewood, N.J./West Orange Broadnax, Va./Brunswick Vienna, Va./Bishop O’Connell (North Carolina) Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne’s-Belfield Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge Malvern, Pa./Great Valley Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial Jim Thorpe, Pa./Marian Catholic Kensington, Md./St. John’s Coll. HS Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa (Syracuse) Oyster Bay, N.Y./Holy Trinity Alexandria, Va./Bishop Ireton Union Bridge, Md./Linganore Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central Chester, Va./Matoaca Richmond, Va./Atlee Burtonsville, Md./Paint Branch Colorado Springs, Colo./St. Mary’s (Troy) Highland Springs, Va./Highland Springs Strasburg, Va./Strasburg Jupiter, Fla/Jupiter Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard Richmond, Va./Benedictine Prep Harrisburg, Pa./John Harris (Kansas State) Clayton, N.C./Blue Ridge (Va.) Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding Bluffton, S.C./Bluffton Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam

2014 James Madison Coaching Staff Head Coach Everett Withers (First Year) Assistant Coaches John Bowers (Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Fullbacks/Recruiting Coord.) Brad Davis (Co-Off. Coord./Offensive Line) Drew Mehringer (Co-Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks) Brandon Staley (Defensive Coord./Linebackers) Parker Fleming (Wide Receivers/Special Teams) Zak Kuhr (Running Backs) Jules Montinar (Secondary) Steve Sisa (Safeties) Antoine Smith (Defensive Line)

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WHEN COACHING JMU HAS THE STAFF BALL 6 Sean Tapley R-Sr. • 6-0 • 195 13 Ishmael Hyman R-Fr. • 6-0 • 185

23 Mario Rowson Sr. • 6-3 • 210 1 Malcolm Brown Fr. • 6-0 • 200

FS 28 John Miller Fr. • 5-10 • 180 32 Khalid Abdullah So. • 5-10 • 206 or 30 Alden Hill R-So. • 6-0 • 225

69 Nick Appel R-Sr. • 6-6 • 316 60 Matt Cunningham R-Sr. • 6-4 • 295

2 Vad Lee R-Jr. • 6-1 • 225 15 Daniel Schiele So. • 6-5 • 230

31 Rashard Davis So. • 5-9 • 180 8 Andre Coble R-Jr. • 5-10 • 187

77 Austin Lane R-Sr. • 6-6 • 305 72 Erik Buchholz R-Sr. • 6-6 • 300

LT RE

59 Vince Hollerman Jr. • 6-2 • 255 45 Chris Corvino Sr. • 6-2 • 225

53 Matt Williams R-Sr. • 6-3 • 290 62 Kyle Rigney R-So. • 6-3 • 273

55 Josh Hogan R-Sr. • 6-1 • 283 61 A.J. Bolden R-Fr. • 6-3 • 305

76 Mitchell Kirsch R-So. • 6-6 • 300 78 Wray Fucci R-Jr. • 6-7 • 305

37 Deane Cheatham R-Jr. • 6-1 • 235 91 Jonathan Kloosterman Fr. • 6-3 • 241

WLB

44 Patrick Callaway Sr. • 5-10 • 215 29 Anthony Jackson Fr. • 6-1• 210

MLB

25 David Mackall Sr. • 6-3 • 245 5 Charles Bell Fr. • 6-0 • 230

SLB

43 Larry Spears R-Fr. • 5-11 • 240 20 Donte Raymond Fr. • 6-1 • 203

58 Josh Plummer Jr. • 6-2 • 315 92 Bilal Nichols Fr. • 6-4 • 270

73 Blaine Woodson R-Fr. • 6-3 • 280 57 Grant Roberts R-Fr. • 6-1 • 225

90 Derrick Saulsberry Sr. • 6-3 • 240 95 John Nassib Fr. • 6-7 • 260

WR 10 Daniel Brown R-Sr. • 6-5 • 225 9 DeAndre’ Smith Sr. • 5-10 • 190

11 Jake Giusti Sr. • 5-11 • 190 24 Ryan Torzsa So. • 6-2 • 190

22 Justin Watson R-Fr. • 5-9 • 170 9 Roman Tatum So. • 5-11 • 175

14 Simba Gwashavanhu So. • 6-1 • 195 7 C.J. Jones Sr. • 5-10 • 180

James Madison’s Specialists K/KO

42 Connor Arnone R-Jr. • 6-0 • 210 97 Kevin Weiman Fr. • 6-3 • 192

99 Gunnar Kane R-Fr. • 6-1 • 215 42 Connor Arnone R-Jr. • 6-0 • 210

HLD

12 Blaine Stewart So. • 6-5 • 230 17 Bryan Schor Fr. • 6-2 • 213

83 Derek Hart R-Jr. • 6-4 • 237 39 Brett Siegel R-So. • 6-2 • 225

6 Sean Tapley R-Sr. • 6-0 • 195 31 Rashard Davis So. • 5-9 • 180

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KOR

6 Sean Tapley R-Sr. • 6-0 • 195 5 Dejor Simmons R-Sr. • 5-8 • 195 13 Ishmael Hyman R-Fr. • 6-0 • 185 31 Rashard Davis So. • 5-9 • 180

WHEN UD HAS THE BALL 4 Jerel Harrison Jr. • 6-0 • 190 80 Diante Cherry R-Fr. • 5-9 • 175

10 Kyle Yocum R-Fr. • 6-2 • 210

RCB

17 Jimmy Moreland Fr. • 5-10 • 175 21 Jeremiah Wilson R-Sr. • 5-10 • 200

2 Trent Hurley Sr. • 6-4 • 210 8 Justin Burns Sr. • 6-5 • 215

33 Jalen Randolph So. • 6-1 • 200 31 Wes Hills So. • 6-1 • 200

17 Michael Johnson Sr. • 6-2 • 210 81 Andrew Peterson So. • 6-3 • 205

69 Ben Curtis Jr. • 6-5 • 290 70 Jake Trump R-Fr. • 6-6 • 275

68 Will Lewis So. • 6-4 • 265 53 Andrew Consevage Jr. • 6-3 • 255

54 Brody Kern R-Fr. • 6-2 • 285 60 Peter Thistle So. • 6-2 • 245

67 JD Dzurko Sr. • 6-3 • 290 76 Christian Marchena Jr. • 6-2 • 285

75 Connor Bozick So. • 6-5 • 305 61 Justin Glenn Jr. • 6-3 • 285

86 Nick Boyle Sr. • 6-4 • 265 99 Brandon Whaley Fr. • 6-4 • 235

21 Stephen Clark Sr. • 6-2 • 175 6 Andrew Opoku Sr. • 6-4 • 215

90 Alex Mosley R-Jr. • 6-1 • 290 94 Cornell Urquhart Fr. • 6-4 • 255

95 Xavier Gates R-Jr. • 6-3 • 311 74 Simeyon Robinson R-Fr. • 6-1 • 275

50 Brandon Lee R-Sr. • 6-2 • 268 70 Aaron Stinnie R-Fr. • 6-3 • 273

WR LCB

14 Taylor Reynolds R-So. • 6-0 • 195 38 Kwe’shon Williams R-So. • 5-9 • 176

41 Aaron Peak Fr. • 5-9 • 198 40 Raven Greene So. • 5-11 • 205

OLB

3 Sage Harold Sr. • 6-4 • 245 46 David Ezeagwu Fr. • 6-3 • 225

WLB

7 Rhakeem Stallings R-So. • 6-1 • 223 1 Titus Till R-Sr. • 6-2 • 225

MLB

29 Kyre Hawkins R-Fr. • 6-0 • 220 33 Gage Steele R-So. • 6-1 • 230

OLB

48 Ascene Jacques R-Jr. • 6-1 • 245 1 Titus Till R-Sr. • 6-2 • 225

16 Dean Marlowe Sr. • 6-2 • 205 43 Eric Magruder R-Sr. • 5-11 • 200

Delaware’s Specialists K

19 Garrett Greenway So. • 5-8 • 160 39 Kevin McLaughlin Jr. • 5-10 • 190

39 Kevin McLaughlin Jr. • 5-10 • 190 19 Garrett Greenway So. • 5-8 • 160

HLD

39 Kevin McLaughlin Jr. • 5-10 • 190 49 Eric Enderson So. • 6-1 • 210

89 Joe Fortunato Jr.• 6-2 • 230 66 Tim Sheridan R-Fr. • 5-11 • 215

17 Michael Johnson Sr. • 6-2 • 210 80 Diante Cherry R-Fr. • 5-9 • 175

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KOR

17 Michael Johnson Sr. • 6-2 • 210 27 Troy Gallen Fr. • 5-11 • 180

COACHING DELAWARE ROSTER STAFF No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous) 1 Malcolm Brown Fr. DB 6-0 200 Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard 2 Trent Hurley** Sr. QB 6-4 215 Connellsville, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic (Bowling Green) 3 Craig Brodsky** Jr. DB 5-11 195 Orange Park, Fla./Fleming Island 4 Jerel Harrison** Jr. WR 6-0 185 Richmond, Va./Varina 5 Charles Bell Fr. LB 6-0 230 Conestoga, Pa./Penn Manor 6 Andrew Opoku** Sr. WR 6-5 225 North Brunswick, N.J./ North Brunswick (UConn) 7 C.J. Jones Sr. DB 5-11 185 Wilmington, Del./A.I. DuPont (Boston College) 7a Blake Rankin So. QB 6-4 200 Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg (Rutgers) 8 Justin Burns*** Sr. QB 6-5 220 Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 9 Roman Tatum* So. DB 5-10 175 Winter Garden, Fla./West Orange 10 Kyle Yocum* R-Fr. TE 6-2 225 Reading, Pa./Exeter 11 Jake Giusti**** Sr. DB 5-11 190 Neptune Beach, Fla./Fletcher 12 Mark Doe* So. DB 5-8 165 Collingdale, Pa./Academy Park 13 Maurice Harley Fr. DB 5-11 195 Upper Marlboro, Md./St. John’s College 14 Simba Gwashavanhu* So. DB 6-1 200 Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg 15 Joseph Walker Fr. QB 6-3 185 Philadelphia, Pa./Martin Luther King 16 Rich Czeczotka So. QB 6-1 215 East Northport, N.Y./John Glenn (Rutgers) 17 Michael Johnson*** Sr. WR 6-2 210 Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville 18 Quai Jefferson Fr. WR 5-11 200 Woodland Park, N.J./St. Joseph’s Regional 19 Garrett Greenway** Jr. K 5-8 160 Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon 20 Donte Raymond Fr. LB 6-1 210 Rahway, N.J./Rahway 21 Stephen Clark*** Sr. WR 6-2 175 Hampton, Va./Bethel 22 Justin Watson* R-Fr. DB 5-8 180 Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate 23 Mario Rowson* Sr. DB 6-3 210 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor (Maryland) 24 Ryan Torzsa* So. DB 6-2 200 Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson 25 David Mackall* Sr. LB 6-4 250 Baltimore, Md./Edmonson-Westside (Maryland) 26 Ryan Cobb*** Sr. TE 6-0 240 Saddle River, N.J./Don Bosco Prep (Virginia) 27 Troy Gallen Fr. WR 5-11 180 Glen Mills, Pa./Malvern Prep 28 Thomas Jefferson Fr. RB 6-1 205 Prospect Park, N.J./Passaic Tech 29 Anthony Jackson Fr. LB 6-1 210 Riverdale, Md./Suitland 30 Ryley Angeline Fr. TE 6-3 205 Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown East 31 Wes Hills* So. RB 6-2 200 Wildwood, N.J./Wildwood 32 Kareem Williams Fr. RB 5-10 190 Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland 33 Jalen Randolph* So. RB 6-1 230 Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley 34 Jalen Kindle* R-Fr. LB 6-1 230 Fleming Island, Fla./Fleming Island 35 Khaliq Gatson* So. DB 6-0 190 New Castle, Del./William Penn 36 Trejon Dinkins* R-Fr. RB 5-9 170 North Plainfield, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 37 Kivar Thurman** Sr. DB 5-10 190 South Nyack, N.Y./Nyack (Dean JC) 38 Ricky Emerson* R-Fr. WR 6-2 180 Bear, Del./Red Lion Christian 39 Kevin McLaughlin* So. K /P 5-10 190 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 40 Derek Battle** Jr. LB 6-2 220 Charlotte, N.C./Providence 41 Chris Buckley So. DB 5-10 195 West Chester, Pa./Appoquinimink (Del.) 42 Eric Patton* So. LB 5-11 220 Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth 43 Larry Spears* R-Fr. LB 5-11 240 Henrico, Va./Varina 44 Patrick Callaway*** Sr. LB 5-10 220 Decatur, Ga./Martin Luther King 45 Chris Corvino* Sr. DE 6-2 225 Lake Hiawatha, NJ/Don Bosco Prep (SUNY-Cortland/Lackawanna CC) 46 Laith Wallschleger*** S r. DE 6-4 265 Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes 47 Justice Smith R-Fr. LB 6-0 210 Collegeville, Pa./Pope John Paul II 49 Eric Enderson* So. P 6-2 200 Hampton, Va./Phoebus 50 Brandon Snyder* So. LB 6-2 220 Newark, Del./Tatnall 51 Christopher Lail* So. LB 6-1 220 Mickleton, N.J./Kingsway Regional 52 Tommy Wilmoth* R-Fr. LB 5-10 215 Wilmington, Del./Salesianum 52a Nate Haase R-Fr. LB 6-0 205 Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake 53 Andrew Consevage* Jr. OL 6-2 250 Mechanicsburg, Pa./ Cumberland Valley (Pittsburgh) 54 Brody Kern* R-Fr. OL 6-2 275 York, Pa./West York 55 Brandon Henderson* So. DE 6-3 225 King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion 56 Jordan Andrews* R-Fr. DE 6-2 230 Broomall, Pa./Malvern Prep 57 Grant Roberts* R-Fr. DL 6-1 225 Wilmington, Del./Concord 58 Josh Plummer** Jr. DL 6-2 325 Saint Mary’s, Ga./Camden County 59 Vince Hollerman** Jr. DL 6-2 250 Woodbine, Ga./Camden County 60 Peter Thistle* So. OL 6-2 245 Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny 61 Justin Glenn** Jr. OL 6-3 285 Newark, Del./A.I. duPont 64 Bryan Reed Fr. OL 6-1 285 Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai 66 Tim Sheridan* R-Fr. LS 5-11 215 Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional 67 JD Dzurko*** Sr. OL 6-3 305 North Wales, Pa./North Penn

68 Will Lewis* So. OL 6-4 265 Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny 69 Ben Curtis** Jr. OL 6-5 290 Columbia, Md./Calvert Hall 70 Jake Trump* R-Fr. OL 6-6 280 Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg 71 Sam Collura** Jr. OL 6-4 280 Elkridge, Md./DeMatha Catholic (Pittsburgh) 72 David Tinsley** Jr. DL 6-1 280 Seffner, Fla./Armwood 73 Blaine Woodson* R-Fr. DL 6-2 270 East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg 74 Michael Radespiel So. OL 6-3 275 Hillsdale, N.J./Bergen Catholic (Wesleyan) 75 Connor Bozick* So. OL 6-5 310 Severn, Md./DeMatha Catholic 76 Christian Marchena** Jr. OL 6-2 280 Hazlet, N.J./Raritan 77 Mario Farinella Fr. OL 6-2 295 Bloomfield, N.J./Bergen Catholic 78 Jethro Pepe Fr. OL 6-7 250 Colonia, N.J./St. Joseph’s 79 James Kretkowski Fr. OL 6-6 285 Mineola, N.Y./Oceanside 80 Diante Cherry* R-Fr. WR 5-9 185 Lancaster, Pa./McCaskey 81 Andrew Peterson* So. WR 6-4 200 Newark, Del./Wilmington Charter 82 Matt Rodriguez** Jr. TE 6-4 260 Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista 83 Kevin Macari Jr. WR 6-2 210 New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan (Georgetown) 84 DeAndre Davis* R-Fr. WR 6-0 195 Smyrna, Del./St. Mark’s 85 Rickey Bell** Jr. WR 6-0 190 Wilmington, Del./Salesianum 86 Nick Boyle*** Sr. TE 6-6 270 Wantage, N.J./High Point Regional 87 Jake Powell Fr. TE 6-5 220 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee 88 Tre Brown Fr. WR 6-2 200 Harrisburg, Pa./Milton Hershey 89 Joe Fortunato** Jr. LS 6-4 245 Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional 89a Dennis Berger Fr. WR 5-10 150 Townsend, Del./Middletown 90 Derrick Saulsberry*** Sr. DE 6-3 250 St. Mary’s, Ga./Camden County 91 Randall Schiccatano R-Fr. LB 6-2 240 Wilmington, Del./Salesianum 92 Bilal Nichols Fr. DE 6-4 270 Newark, Del./Hodgson Vo-Tech 95 John Nassib Fr. DE 6-7 260 West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep 96 Cedric Udegbe* R-Fr. DL 6-3 260 Minneola, Fla./Montverde Academy 97 Andrew Grau Fr. TE 6-4 200 Rehoboth Beach, Del./Cape Henlopen 98 Frank Raggo Fr. K 5-9 165 Randolph, N.J./Randolph 99 Brandon Whaley Fr. TE 6-4 235 Haymarket, Va./Battlefield * = Letters Won

2014 Delaware Coaching Staff Head Coach Dave Brock (Second Season) Assistant Coaches Sean Devine (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line) Tim Weaver (co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) Dennis Dottin-Carter (co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line) Brian Ginn (Quarterbacks) Tony Lucas (Running Backs) Bryan Bossard (Wide Receivers) Eddie Allen (Tight Ends/Special Teams) Henry Baker (Cornerbacks) Tom McEntire (Safeties) Bob Sabol (Offensive Quality Control) Mark Bailey (Defensive Quality Control)

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WOMEN’S SOCCER CELEBRATES 25 Throughout the 2014 season, the James Madiassists is the CAA record and the Virginia state son women’s soccer team is celebrating 25 years of record. She is also tied for fourth on the all-time list excellence on the field. On August 13, JMU head for career points (93). To top it off, Rynier helped coach Dave Lombardo, the only coach in program JMU to three NCAA Tournament appearances, inhistory, announced his 25th Anniversary team feacluding an upset of Texas in 2010, before going on turing several players that have left a lasting impact to be selected in the Women’s Pro Soccer League on the program beyond their four years. Draft in 2011 and continuing on to play professionOn October 24, the Dukes will celebrate the ally in the Swedish First Division’s Kvarnsveden IK team in welcoming back many of the players named in 2012. to the squad. Prior to the game against William & Julie Reule was a standout midfielder for the Mary, the only program JMU has Dukes from 1991-94 and has her name littered throughout the played each of its 25 seasons of program’s record books. Though finishing her career at JMU in existence, each player will be recog- 1994, Reule’s marks for all-time points, goals and assists are all nized in a pregame ceremony. among the top five in program history. Overall, Reule is tied for “There have been so many fourth in points (93), tied for fifth in goals (30) and tied for third in strong players over the 25 years of assists (33). While at JMU, Reule was named NSCAA All-Region JMU Women’s Soccer that I can tell performer in 1992 and 1994, an All-CAA performer in both 1993 you, it was very difficult to narrow and 1994 and a VaSID All-State performer as a senior in 1994. it down to just these few. The playAshley Williamson was a standout forward for JMU from ers selected to this team all had an 1992-95. Though she last important role in the collective sucdawned the purple and gold cesses of JMU Women’s Soccer over in 1995, nobody has surthe years. They were influential in passed her marks for career the signature moments that elevated goals (55), career points (128), JMU Women’s Soccer to national goals in a single season (19) prominence with NCAA wins and and points in a single season CAA championships so it’s only right (46), making her one of the Teresa Rynier that they get their full recognition for most successful players to their efforts.” come through the program. Here are a couple standouts from the squad. On top of the school records, Diane Wszalek is the most recent goalkeeper of the three she is tied for 10th on the allnamed to the team to play for the Dukes, minding the net from time assists list (18). Selected 2006-10. During her redshirt senior season in 2010, she earned to the CAA’s 25th Anniversary NSCAA All-Region, VaSID All-State, All-CAA and CAA Tournateam in 2009, Williamson ment MVP honors. Wszalek holds the school records for most was picked to play in the complete game shutouts with 24, most total shutouts with 30 and Umbro Select Senior All-Star Ashley Williamson the best goals against average in program hisGame in tory, a 1.128 mark. She also holds the school 1995 after being named a NSCAA All-Region, record for the longest scoreless streak, which All-CAA and VaSID All-State performer for her JMU 25th Anniversary Team Stacey Bilodeau – GK, 1994-97 lasted 501:44. stellar senior year. Williamson was inducted Jess Hussey – GK, 2002-05 Chantel Schwandt played on the inauguinto the JMU Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. Diane Wszalek – GK, 2006-10 ral JMU team in 1990, playing for the Dukes Christina “Corky” Julien has had one of Rachel Chupein – D, 2005-08 through the 1993 season. As a stalwart at the more successful careers following her time Lisa Cioffi – D, 1995-98 the back end of the JMU defense, Schwandt at JMU, which spanned four seasons from Jen Cuesta – D, 1993-96 was named team defensive MVP each of her 2006-09. Presently, she is on the Canadian Teri Maykoski – D, 2005-09 Beth McNamara – D, 1998-2001 four seasons with the Dukes while serving as National Team roster and played in the 2011 Jamie Miller – D, 1998-2001 a team captain each of her final two seaWorld Cup for Canada. While with the Dukes, Chantel Schwandt – D, 1990-93 sons in 1992 and 1993. In the record books, Julien was named CAA Player of the Year in Katy Swindells – D, 2001-04 Schwandt sits tied for 25th in all-time assists 2008, a NSCAA All-Region performer in 2007, Becky Sparks – D, 2010-13 (10), tied for 16th in all-time goals (16) and is 2008 and 2009, a NSCAA All-American in Sam Andresch – M, 1993-96 tied for 23rd in all-time points (42). 2008 and an All-CAA standout in 2008 and Kim Germain – M, 2005-08 Kristi Palmaccio – M, 1992-96 Teresa Rynier was the definition of con2009. She was also named a VaSID All-State Carrie Proost – M, 1990-94 sistency on the field for the Dukes during her performer in 2006 and 2008 while being Cathy Reid – M, 1990-91 time as a midfielder with JMU from 2007-10. named State Rookie of the Year in 2006 and Julie Reule – M, 1991-94 From the start, Rynier was named CAA Rookie Co-State Player of the Year in 2008. Teresa Rynier – M, 2007-10 of the Year in 2007. By the time she was Julien holds the school records for most Aimee Vaughan – M, 1994-97 finished at JMU, she had been named All-CAA consecutive games scoring a goal (9) and most Kim Argy – F, 2002-05 Jamie Dykes – F, 1990-93 in 2008, 2009 and 2010, a NSCAA All-Region consecutive games with a point (9) while beAimee Grahe – F, 1998-99 performer in 2009 and 2010 and a NSCAA ing first on the list in game-winning goals (19) Christina “Corky” Julien – F, 2006-09 All-American in 2010. and game-winning goals in a season (7). She Annie Lowry – F, 2004-07 Overall, Rynier holds the school records sits second in all-time goals (44), 19th in caCate Tisinger – F, 2007-10 for most games played (90), the most career reer assists (14) and second in all-time points Ashley Williamson – F, 1992-95 assists (53), assists in a season (15) and assists (102). In her time at JMU, she helped the Lauren Wilson – F, 2010-13 Therese Wolden – F, 1995-98 in a game (4). Additionally, Rynier’s 53 career Dukes to two NCAA Tournament appearances.

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NISKI COACHING BLOGS FROMSTAFF EUROPE This past summer, junior Meghan Niski of the James Madison volleyball team toured Croatia, Montenegro and Italy as part of the Bring It Promotion Midwest Under-22 Team. She recorded a trio of journal entries about her experience for JMUSports.com. Week One (before leaving) I traveled to Italy, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic with my club volleyball team the spring before I came to JMU. Traveling, sightseeing and playing overseas is such an amazing experience and I feel so lucky that I am able to do something similar again. Playing with some of my old teammates, as well as different girls from different conferences will be beneficial in learning different aspects to play the game. I know that we are all very excited to be selected and have an opportunity to see volleyball and compete on an international level. Week Two The first day in Croatia was a beautiful day to start the trip! The team got to explore Dubrovnik the first night, tasting new foods and walking around the Old Town. The next day we traveled to Bar, Montenegro taking a couple of stops along the way to some other historical cities. Once we made it to Bar, we headed straight to the gym to play a local club team, OK Galeb. Losing the first set was not fun (keep in mind the fact that was our first time playing together). We went on to win the rest of the sets that day, as well as winning all of the sets in a match against the same team the next day. The environment was very different, the gym feeling more like a high school gym than a college arena. The international rules, the FIVB ball, and the style of play are all different than what we are all used to. Sunday, we left for Pula Croatia to start the opening ceremonies and represent the United States in the European Global Challenge. It was fun to meet girls from so many different countries, as well as other teams from the United States. Our first match was this afternoon, against the Slovenian Junior National Team. The tournament consists of every team playing three sets, that first match we ended up losing 1-2. They were a powerful team, making very few errors, something we aren’t used to in the United States. Our next match is tonight against Vasas! Week Three (Headed Home) After playing a couple more European teams, our team landed in a challenge match on Tuesday night. We had to win this match in order to make the top eight of the U22 bracket and make a run for the championship. The playoffs consisted of the

winner of three of our five games, just like college matches here in the U.S. We beat Falconara, a very talented club team from Italy, in five sets to make it to the quarterfinals the next day. Wednesday morning, we took a trip to the coliseum in Pula for some sightseeing before our match. What a beautiful city! For the quarterfinal match, we were matched up against the second-ranked USA collegiate national team. With girls from the University of Texas volleyball, they were heavily favored over us. After a really intense match, we ended up taking the match, 3-1! That night, we were lined up against the USA collegiate national team in the semifinal match. They beat us in three sets. Even though it wasn’t the best match, it was still a great experience to play against some of the best players in the country. After a tough loss, we were still really proud of our accomplishment that morning and the fact that we made it that far in the tournament! Thursday morning, we took a trip to Kamenjak, right near Pula, with some of the other USA teams. The beaches and cliffs there were some of the most beautiful I have ever seen! After coming back from that morning trip, we played our third-place match against Mountain West, a U.S. collegiate team with all-stars from that conference out of the west coast. With time schedules and being a consolation game, the match was only best of three sets, and we lost 2-1. I really learned some valuable experiences playing against the international teams as far as the volleyball skills go. The international teams that we played had such great defense that nothing seemed to score for our team at first. Hitters in the United States are great for taking shots when they hit, whether it’s a roll shot in the middle of the court, a tip short over the block, or a push to the back corner. The defense on the other side seemed to pick up everything we were throwing at them. In order to win, we had to start using their blockers and hitting off of them, as well as hitting high over their hands into empty parts of the court. Different techniques like this will come in handy when we start to play in the fall. The last lesson that I learned from this trip is how important team chemistry is for the sport of volleyball. Even though our team had only played with each other a few hours before the tournament started, our passion, hard work and quick friendships developed us into a team that placed much higher than anticipated in the tournament. Taking fourth place in a prestigious tournament is a great feeling coming out of the trip! It was such a great experience playing against high-end teams, learning a new European style of volleyball as well as playing competitive U.S teams. I’ve learned so much from this tournament, as well as enjoyed traveling and seeing some of the most beautiful places in the world. This includes Venice, where we drove to Friday morning and spent the last day there.

Junior Meghan Niski

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key dates i n j mu footbal l July 17, 1972

Athletic director Dean Ehlers announced that JMU would start football in 1972 and named Challace McMillin head coach. JMU played five games, including two with junior varsity teams and two with military schools. Most of the 1972 team was recruited from the school’s fall registration lines.

Challace McMillin, JMU's first head coach, confers with a player during the Dukes' first football game in 1972

Oct. 7, 1972

JMU lost 6-0 to Shepherd’s junior varsity in its first game, played on what is now a practice field adjacent to Godwin Hall. The game was to have been played at Harrisonburg High School but wasn’t because of wet conditions. JMU finished 1972 with a 0-4-1 record and without scoring.

Sept. 22, 1973

JMU posted its first win, 34-8 over Anne Arundel (Md.) Community College at Harrisonburg High School. JMU finished the year 4-5, again playing mostly junior varsity and military teams.

Sept. 21, 1974

JMU began its first varsity season with a 24-22 win at Washington and Lee.

Oct. 12, 1974

JMU beat Bridgewater 41-13 in the first game at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field. An astroturf field had been completed during the 1973-74 school year, and temporary seating was used until 1975.

1975

JMU’s unbeaten team of 1975 (9-0-1)

Nov. 11, 1978

JMU won 42-12 at Emory and Henry to finish the year 8-2 and ranked ninth nationally in Division III.

Dec. 18, 1978

JMU announced it would offer 25 scholarships in 1979. Quarterback Frankie Walker and fullback Joe Curro, transfers from Lees-McRae (N.C.) College, were announced as JMU’s first scholarship signees Jan. 17, 1979.

1982

JMU was 8-3 and appeared in the Division I-AA top 20 poll for seven straight weeks, reaching ninth midway through the season. JMU defeated Virginia 21-17 in Charlottesville (Sept. 18), the Dukes’ first win over a Division I-A opponent.

Jan. 4, 1984

Wide receiver Gary Clark became the first JMU player drafted 0by a professional football team when Jacksonville made him its first choice (sixth pick overall) in the United States Football League draft. Jacksonville was an expansion team, and he was its initial draft choice.

Dec. 20, 1984

JMU was 9-0-1 with a seasonopening scoreless tie at Glenville (W.Va.) its only blemish. JMU won the Virginia College Athletic Association title and won seven straight games by seven or fewer points.

Joe Purzycki became JMU’s second head coach, replacing Challace McMillin.

April 29, 1986

Linebacker Charles Haley, JMU’s initial Division I-AA first-team All-America, became the first Duke selected in the National Football League draft (fourth round, San Francisco).

Sept. 18, 1976

JMU beat Towson 28-26 at home, raising its record to 3-0 and its winning streak to 12 games and earning a tie for first place (with C.W. Post) in the NCAA Division III poll.

Sept. 25, 1976

Frankie Walker was among JMU's first group of football scholarship signees in 1979

1987

JMU enjoyed its most successful scholarship season to date, going 9-3 and reaching the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the first time. JMU was nationally ranked for nine straight weeks and was ranked as high as third.

JMU played in the first Division III regular-season game televised by a major network (ABC), losing 21-14 at Hampden-Sydney.

Dec. 14, 1990

Oct. 16, 1976

1991

JMU won 17-12 at Davidson, its first win over a Division I foe.

Oct. 14, 1978

JMU’s Board of Visitors unanimously approved moving football to Division I. The Board met in Williamsburg, where JMU lost 32-7 to William and Mary in its first game with an in-state Division I foe. JMU went to Division II in 1979 and to Division I-AA in 1980.

Rip Scherer became JMU’s third head coach, replacing Joe Purzycki. The 9-4 Dukes reached the second round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the first time. They were nationally ranked for nine straight weeks, and they beat four nationally ranked opponents, three on the road.

1993

JMU first played in the Yankee Conference after joining the league in 1991.

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John Kent (79) and coaches Brent Good (left) and Challace McMillin celebrate JMU's 1982 win at Virginia

1994

JMU set a team record for wins (10-3 record) and reached the second round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the second time. JMU was nationally ranked for 10 of the regular-season’s last 11 weeks and beat four of five ranked foes it faced.

Jan. 23, 1995

Alex Wood became JMU’s fourth head coach, replacing Rip Scherer, who became head coach at Memphis.

1995

The 8-4 Dukes returned to the playoffs for the second straight year and were nationally ranked in every poll during the season by The Sports Network.

1997

The Atlantic 10 Football Conference assumed the Yankee Conference’s operations

March 19, 1999 Mickey Matthews became JMU’s fifth head coach. He was introduced at a March 22 press conference, and he succeeded Alex Wood, who resigned March 15 to accept a coaching assistant’s position with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.

1999

Mickey Matthews was Division I-AA national coach of the year in 1999, 2004, 2008

JMU tied for the Atlantic 10 title, its first Division I crown, and returned to the NCAA playoffs. Mickey Matthews was the Division I-AA coach of the year by The Sports Network; Curtis Keaton was the Atlantic 10 offensive player of the year and a fourth-round draft choice by the

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Cincinnati Bengals; and Chris Morant was the Atlantic 10 defensive player of the year.

2000

JMU’s Delvin Joyce became the first Division I-AA player to reach the 1,000-yard career mark in each of the statistical categories of rushing (1,260), receiving (1,009), kickoff returns (1,902) and punt returns (1,488).

The 9-3 Dukes made their second playoff appearance in three seasons and were nationally ranked in every poll during the season by The Sports Network, including in the top 10 in the final seven polls.

2007

2001

JMU linebacker Derrick Lloyd won the Buck Buchanan Award, sponsored by The Sports Network, as Division I-AA’s top defensive player.

The Colonial Athletic Association assumed the Atlantic 10’s operations. The 8-4 Dukes made their third NCAA playoff appearance in four seasons and were nationally ranked in every poll during the season by The Sports Network and the FCS coaches.

June 6, 2003

2008

Ground was broken on the on the Robert and Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Facility adjacent to Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field.

2004

Everett Withers was named JMU’s sixth head coach in 2014.

2006

JMU won the NCAA Division I-AA national title by beating Montana 31-21 Dec. 17 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 13-2 Dukes set a team record for wins and became the first Division I-AA team to win three road playoff games during the same season. Mickey Matthews was Division I-AA coach of the year by the American Football Coaches Association.

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JMU won the CAA title with an 8-0 record, was the top seed for the NCAA playoffs, and finished 12-2. The playoff appearance was the team’s fourth in five seasons and Mickey Matthews was national coach of the year by The Sports Network and Liberty Mutual.

2013

Everett Withers became JMU’s sixth head coach on December 20.

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jeff bourne athletics director Jeff Bourne is in his second decade as JMU’s athletics director, having already overseen a period of dramatic enhancements on behalf of all of the university’s student-athletes and coaches. At JMU, Bourne leads a program that is competitive within the Colonial Athletic Association as well as at regional and national levels and that has positioned itself to continue to play a major role in intercollegiate athletics. Bourne has overseen processes to ensure the academic, athletic and social success of all JMU student-athletes. In the most recent release, JMU saw its Graduation Success Rate remain above 82 percent for the ninth straight year, with a 100 percent degree completion rate. When Bourne arrived at JMU, the graduation rate among student-athletes was 71 percent and the overall student rate 79 percent. Annual fundraising has improved dramatically under Bourne’s leadership, with an overall increase of more than 400 percent during the past eight years. Student-athlete support services and facility improvements also have been highlights of the past 10 years. JMU enjoys a tremendous academic reputation nationally as evidenced by its continued placement among national and regional publications. For the 16th consecutive year the university ranked as the top public, master’s-level university in the South in the highly regarded annual poll on academic quality conducted by U.S. News & World Report for its guidebook, 2010 America’s Best Colleges. During Bourne’s tenure more than 1,600 conference academic honors have been given to JMU student-athletes, including CAA scholar-athletes, CAA commissioner’s academic award winners and ECAC scholar-athletes of the year. JMU also has had four student-athletes receive NCAA post-graduate scholarships. Over the last three years, more than 2,500 academic awards, including Dean’s List, President’s List and the CAA Commissioners Awards, have been presented to JMU student-athletes. Perhaps the best measure of success is the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate. JMU has ranked well above the NCAA minimum standard for each of the program’s rating periods, and no JMU teams have been subject to APR-related penalties. Providing outstanding athletics facilities is a primary focus, and JMU will continue to make significant progress in this front during the coming year. In 2009-10, the new Veterans Memorial Stadium complex for baseball and softball was completed; work was recently completed in summer of 2011 on the first phase of the new University Park, including practice and competition facilities for soccer, lacrosse, track and field and cross country with field hockey to follow in the near future; and the $62 Million, 20-month process to renovate Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field finished prior to the 2011 season. The football stadium expansion project increased seating at the facility to nearly 25,000 and featured major enhancements, including private suites and club level seating, improved concessions and restroom facilities, improved lighting, and a new media facility. Under Bourne, JMU has developed an enhanced volunteer fundraising network and a point-priority system to recognize donor participation and has implemented programs to increase game attendance and address the needs of athletics infrastructure. These efforts have resulted in unprecedented levels of success in fundraising while driving football attendance to all-time records. Major program enhancements in student-athlete

services and academic advising, sports medicine and strength and conditioning have added to the overall quality of the student-athlete experience as demonstrated in annual senior exit interviews and peer program evaluations. Annual evaluation and information data also is incorporated into a strategic planning and reporting process to enhance the organizational structure of the athletics division with the primary focus on meeting the needs of student-athletes and coaches. “We’re very proud of the accomplishments we’ve had and I am quite fortunate to work with and serve a tremendous group of coaches and a talented support team. We will continue to work together toward the common goals of ensuring the success of our student-athletes in all of their endeavors -- academically, athletically and socially,” Bourne said. “Our goals are to win conference championships and to advance our teams to post-season play while adhering to NCAA and conference guidelines and to graduate our student-athletes. “We continue to strengthen the infrastructure and facilities of the athletics program,” Bourne continued. “Our support centers and athletics personnel are dedicated to providing student-athletes with the best experience possible at the intercollegiate level. We also are extremely pleased with the construction of the Robert and Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center, which benefits all of our student-athletes with state-ofthe-art academic facilities and serves as an entrance and focal point for our football stadium. Other athletics facilities construction that is being planned and implemented on campus -- immediately new baseball and softball stadiums and enhancement of our football facility and later upgrades for other programs -- will provide JMU with outstanding competition sites.” The Plecker Performance Center, which opened in 2005, was the first significant facility project funded primarily through private resources in JMU athletics’ history. The $10 million facility is adjacent to Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field and features support areas for football and areas for entertaining during home football games and for JMU’s athletic hall of fame. Also included is the Challace McMillin Academic Center that benefits performers in all JMU sports programs. Advising and counseling for all of JMU studentathletes take place at the facility, which also includes an outstanding computer lab and strength training and sports medicine facilities. Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field, the home of JMU’s football program, has a large electronic videoboard with live game action and video replay capabilities, an

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outstanding FieldTurf playing surface and an enhanced sound system added in recent years. Prior to arriving at JMU in 1999, Bourne served in several athletics roles at Virginia Tech from 1986-97 and was senior associate athletics director at Georgia Tech from 1997-99. At Georgia Tech, he supervised finance, marketing and promotions, ticketing, sports information, and radio and television broadcasts and production. He also was liaison to the Alexander-Tharpe fund, the university’s development arm, and administered baseball and golf. At Virginia Tech, he was associate athletics director during his final two years, and he co-chaired a committee that reviewed gender equity at the school. The committee developed and implemented a plan that brought the school into compliance with federal guidelines and ranked it fifth nationally in compliance. A Salem, Va., native, Bourne was Virginia Tech’s athletics business manager and then associate athletics director for administration and finance. Bourne received his Bridgewater College degree in business administration and accounting in 1981 and completed his master’s degree in education and sports management at Virginia Tech in 1994. He worked for four years in public accounting and received his certification in public accountancy before moving to Virginia Tech, where he first was an internal auditor and a consultant to the athletic business office. He is a 1994 graduate of the Sports Management Institute Executive Program from the University of North Carolina and the University of Southern California. The Bourne family bleeds purple and gold. Bourne’s wife, the former Mary Lou Garber, is a Harrisonburg native,Bridgewater graduate, and received a master’s degree at JMU in integrated science and technology in 2004. She serves as the Director of Technology Innovation at James Madison. They have two sons: Jason, a 2011 JMU graduate is employed at JMU as a Special Gifts Fundraising Officer, while his fiancee Megan Martin, also a 2011 JMU graduate, is the Social Media and Marketing Coordinator for JMU Office of Residence Life. Kyle graduated from JMU in 2014 and works for Goldman Sachs in New York City.

plecker athletic performance center • Named in honor of Robert & Frances Plecker • A $10 million state-of-the-art athletic support facility • 7,000-square foot strength and conditioning center with flat-screen televisions for individual instruction • 5,000-square foot sports medicine facility • Computer lab with more than 30 work stations • Tutoring and small group meeting facilities • JMU’s Athletic Hall of Fame • Student-athlete lounge

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are extremely pleased with the Robert and Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center, which benefits all of our student-athletes with state-of the-art academic facilities and serves as a focal point for our athletics program.â&#x20AC;? - Jeff Bourne, JMU director of athletics

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bridgeforth stadium/zane showker field

• 24,877-seat lighted facility in the center of campus, features a FieldTurf playing surface, a state-of-the-art support facility in the south end zone, and a 24-by-60 videoboard above the south end zone • Construction began following the 2009 season and was completed prior to the 2011 campaign • Stadium is named for William E. Bridgeforth of Winchester, Va., a longtime JMU supporter and board of visitors member whose family remains very active with JMU • Playing field is named for Harrisonburg-area businessman Zane Showker, a longtime JMU supporter and university board rector and for whom JMU’s business school facility is named • Originally constructed in three phases. A synthetic playing surface was installed in 1973-74, the east stands (near Godwin Hall, JMU’s athletics/kinesiology facility) in 1975 and the previous west stands in 1981 2014 JMU Football - 52

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Duke Club Endowed Donors Anonymous (2) Adams Endowed Golf Scholarship Joseph A. Alexander Scholarship

Funkhouser Endowed Scholarship

Robert & Frances Plecker Scholarship

Gira Endowed Scholarship

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship

Justin Marshall Armitage Memorial Scholarship Benshoff Distance Runner Scholarship Fund

Gracie Family Endowed Golf Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. H. D. (Ike) Riddleberger, Jr. Scholarship The Ridgway Endowment

The Black Brothers, Inc. Paint & Wallcovering Co. Endowed Scholarship

The Conrad Helsley ‘72 & Esther Helsley Endowment for General Student-Athlete Scholarships

Steve B. Dod Endowed Scholarship

Holsinger Family Endowed Scholarship

Godfrey Thomas Endowed Scholarship

Kathy & Bob Wade Scholarship

Bonnie Neff Hoover Endowed Scholarship

Bompiani Endowed Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Cletus Houff Scholarship

Sciarrone Soccer Scholarship Showalter Family Endowed Scholarships (3)

Gordon D. Bowman Scholarship

James & Joan Hughes Family

The Apple Scholarship

Babe & Sidney Louis Hyatt Memorial Scholarship

Les Branich Endowed Scholarship Fund

J-M Apartments Endowed Scholarship

William E. Bridgeforth Scholarship

The Paul Harris ‘96 & Tony Jordan ‘97 Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund (2)

Mr. Joseph A. Alexander

Mike & Kerry Benshoff

Black Brothers, Inc. Paint & Wallcovering Company Henley Carter & John Dod

Bob Wade Lincoln Mercury, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Larry Bompiani

Bowman Apple Products Co., Inc. Mr. Gordon D. Bowman, II Edward L. Branich

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Bridgeforth, Jr.

The Champs/Life Skills Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph K. Funkhouser, II Mr. John D. Gira Brian W. Gracie

Dr. Conrad Helsley & Esther Helsley Mr. Ronald E. Holsinger Bonnie Neff Hoover Houff Foundation

James & Joan Hughes

The Sidney Louis Hyatt Estate

Mr. James & Mr. John Monger, III Paul Harris & Tony Jordan

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Plecker Riddleberger Brothers, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. H. D. Riddleberger, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ridgway

Kramer Family Scholarship Elmer & Mary Kramer

Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Shady

Mr. & Mrs. W. Raymond Showalter, Jr. David & Kim Showalter

Challace McMillin Student-Athlete Forum Endowment

Joseph Showker ‘79 & Deborah Showker ‘78

Zane Showker Scholarship Mr. Zane D. Showker

Eugene J. Siciliano, Sr. Endowed Scholarship Mark & Ann Siciliano

Jane & Rick Smith Scholarship Fund Jane & Rick Smith

Betty & Frank Campbell Scholarship

The John David Kraus Memorial Scholarship The John D. Eiland Family Scholarship

Harold W. Carr Memorial Scholarship

Hugh & Nancy Lantz Endowed Scholarship

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Carrier Scholarship

Virgil C. Armstrong Memorial Scholarship

Ruth Wampler Clark Endowed Scholarship

The Lemish Family Scholarship

Coleman Family Endowed Scholarship

Litten & Sipe Endowed Scholarship

Robert & Carolyn Wetsel Endowed Scholarship Fund

Homer & Nellie Long Family Endowed Scholarship

JMU Student Duke Club Endowed Scholarship Tobin Scholarship

Costco Scholarship William A. Julias Memorial Scholarship Fund Cunningham Endowed Scholarship

Luth Family Endowed Scholarship

Turner Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Maria Malerba Women’s Tennis Scholarship Mason Family Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. David Kiser Family Scholarship

Ted & Stephanne Byrd & Scott & Anne Marie Elles Mr. & Mrs. Frank Campbell Robby & Ann Carr

Ronald & Edith Carrier

Charles W. Clark & Miriam M. Clark Warren & Judi Coleman Dan & Melinda Beam

Mr. & Mrs. Terrence John Cunningham

Daniel’s Scholarship (2)

Dan & Robin Newberry

Don Largent & Family Scholarship Don Largent Roofing, Inc.

Duke Dog Scholarship The Martha Hall Dunbar ‘80 Endowment for the Women’s Varsity Tennis Program Kevin Robert Dunbar

Eagle Carpet Endowed Scholarship Fund Rodney Eagle

Dean & Joanne Ehlers Scholarship Fund Mark T. Farrell ‘80 Athletic Scholarship Endowment Mark T. Farrell ‘80

James W. Quick Endowed Scholarship Russell & Mary Fleetwood & Family

Harry & Margaret Flippo Scholarship Harry & Margaret Flippo

Matthew Ritter Flook Endowed Scholarship Fund The Flook Family & Friends

Forbes Family Scholarship Bruce & Lois Forbes Jeff & Stephanie Forbes

Joseph & Audrey Najjum Women’s Golf Scholarship Rachel Frye

The John D. Eiland Family

Nancy Lantz & Hugh Lantz Robert & Gail LaRose Don & Sue Lemish Litten & Sipe

Mr. & Mrs. Homer A. Long, Jr. The Luth Family

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Mason

Mathie Endowed Scholarship James & Virginia Mathie

The J. R. McIntyre, Sr. Scholarship The James R. McIntyre, Jr. Family

Michael Endowed Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. V. Erwin Michael

Michael Endowed Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Vern Michael

Morris Endowed Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Jerry F. Morris

Browns Pharmacies, Inc. Endowed Scholarship The Necsary Family

Dr. & Mrs. Ray V. Sonner Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. Ray V. Sonner

Souder Endowed Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Gladstone Souder, Jr.

Sprinkel Endowed Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. James G. Sprinkel

Stone Scholarship Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Giles R. Stone

Storeman Specialty Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Layman

Linda B. Tobin

James & Elizabeth Turner David & Donna Kiser

Valler Endowed Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Atwood Valler

Valley Blox Scholarship Valley Blox, Inc.

Roselee M. Wagoner Memorial Scholarship The Richard Wagoner Family

Wease Endowed Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wease

Russell Weaver Scholarship Mrs. Russell Weaver

The Weaver Family Endowed Scholarship Fund The Weaver Family

Neff Endowed Scholarship

The Adam R. Wheatcroft Memorial Endowment for Archery Scholarships

Nielsen Construction Co., Inc. Scholarship

James H. Wheatley Family Scholarship

O’Donnell Family Scholarship

WHSV-TV Endowed Scholarship Fund R. Rolston Endowed Scholarship Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Neff

Nielsen Construction Co., Inc. Danny & Gail O’Donnell

William A. (‘77) & Janet Bourland (‘78, ‘81) O’Donnell Athletic Scholarship Endowment William A. (‘77) & Janet Bourland (‘78, ‘81) O’Donnell

Animal Health & Specialties, Inc. Scholarship Animal Health & Specialties

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Wheatcroft Mr. & Mrs. James H. Wheatley

Marlene Wilbarger

Women’s Athletic Scholarship

Full Scholarship $23,668+

Downtown Dining Alliance

Scholar-Athlete $11,000+

Dr. Richard Hetherington and Dr. Teresa Ulrey Ken and Sue Bartee Verstanding Broadcasting J-M Apartments Devine Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Battle JMU Bookstore Bruce and Lois Forbes Cliff and Kristen Wood

Royal $5,500+

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Alger Jackson Hotel Management / Tom, Jan & Jenifer Jackson Thomas and Kristin Dahl Joe and Sallie Funkhouser Steve and Alice Brown Cline Energy Company ECC Holding Company LLC Harrisonburg Construction Virginia Eagle Distributing John Rothenberger Partners Excavating Company Mike and Tracy Fornadel Daniel’s Kelly Law Robert Stacy Donley’s Construction Company Valley Building Supply, Inc. Donnie Hill Robby and Ann Carr Tenneco, Inc nTelos White Wave Foods Front Row Marketing Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Loughran Dr. Dorothy Rowe Dr. and Mrs. Jim Riley Denise and Jerry Gibson Lantz Construction Company Patrick Rockelli Virginia Business Systems Craig and Susan Stallings Mr. and Mrs. Warren K. Coleman Mr. Edward L. Branich and Ms. Cynthia L. Horner Dick Gardner Truck Enterprises, Inc.

Jerry and Becky Morris Mr. & Mrs. Clement W. Goodman Samuel and Carol Busey Larry and Barbara Caudle Frank and Suzanne Ridgway Alan and Judy Miller Dynamic Aviation Group and Karl & Barbara Stoltzfus Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Bowles Mike and Angie Gochenour Bernie and JoAnn Dean Moseley Architects Mr. Ronald E. Holsinger The Weaver Family Jarl and Beth Bliss Joe and Debbie Showker Aramark Corporation Mr. John E. Perry Bob Wade Auto World, Inc. Nancy Lantz Skanska USA Gary and Leshia Broadwater Ed and Zizi Sipe Shenandoah Valley Duke Club Region Doug and Sharon Largent Consumers Auto Warehouse Elliott Automotive Group

Crown $3,500

Keith’s Auto Sales Harper Associates Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. J. Andrew Holder Matt Benedetti Mr. James R. Howard Fine Earth John and Celia Bavis Dr. Eileen S. Nelson Mr. Sean Kelly Dr. Linwood H. and Judith M. Rose Classic Kitchens Inc. Summit Community Bank Kate Renalds Andrew Huggins Scott and Mary Gessay W.A. Lynch Roofing Co. Lynch Richard and Vanessa Evans Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Gardner Asfa Plastic Surgery Madeleine Luck Ms. Susan J. McGhee Vijay and Sydney Mago Joel and Kris Slocum Jonathan A. Rezadoost Rhonda Stanton Means Mr. Daniel D. Lively

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AJ and Beth Fisher Bob and Marian Ziemba Valley Honda Lenhart Pettit PC Pat and Kelly Sweet Bruce and Barbara Morton Ms. Kathleen Leber Mr. and Mrs. Michael Funkhouser Frank and Cari Hancock SYSCO Food Services of Virginia Mr. and Mrs. George A. Baumgardner, Jr. Doug and Mary Strup Ferguson Enterprises, Inc United Bank Joe and Linda Montgomery Karin Flagle WHSV-TV 3 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Brown Mr. J. Robert Hummer Office Products Rachel Muxlow Rachel and David Frye Rick and Lane Witthoefft Fran and Steve Smith Howard and Linda Hicks SunTrust Bank Joseph and Lorelei Avery Classic Tuxedos & Classic Cleaners Michael Rebibo Bill McGovern LD & B Insurance and Financial Services Premier Auto Body MillerCoors Alan and Ginger Strauss Edith Mechling Nicholas and Melanie Roupas Roger and Cindy Lee Don and Wendy Pepper Kathy and Macie Moran W.M. Jordan Company VBS Mortgage Michael and Amanda Ross JMU Alumni Association Tony and Shirley Brown Jake Magarity Comcast Spotlight Sandra and Christopher DiPasquale William T. Bates, Jr. Blackwell Engineering Kenneth and Julia Lawhorn Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Forbes Dan and Nancy Brubaker John and Dawn Morris Donna and Bob Golson James and Martha Watkins Jane and Rick Smith ACME Stove Co.

Lisa and Andrew Forward Sid and Jo Ann Smith Michael and Dawn Jones McDaniel Contractor Services LLC. Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Campbell Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc. The Frazier Quarry, Inc. Kevin and Patti Kelly Dennis and Genevieve Petrella Donald Lemish William Hall Mr. Walt Hurley Joe and Jo Ann Converse Sherry and Steven Andrews Sharon and Ric Struthers Houff Foundation Mark and Jennie Warner Susan and Michael Keys Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Keefer Ms. Casey Carter Dr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Carrier Jeff and Mary Lou Bourne Harrisonburg Auto Mall Donna and Randy Harper Charlie and Sherry King Mrs. Karen E. Terrell Hampton Roads Duke Club Region

Directors $2,000+

Geary Cox Rockingham Canvas Co., Inc.

Chad Hanna Tony Eifler Eric Korn Duane and Jeanette Burpoe Dr. and Mrs. Lincoln Loucks Mr. Greg Cottrell Keith and Kathy Adkins Steve Laskin Anonymous Kelly and Susan Waffle Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Williams Brandon and Cara Sweeney Mr. Kenneth A. Surber Tom and Lisa Gibson Debra and Arthur Dean Joseph G. Myers Joe and Annette Paxton Harman Realty Phil and Kim Cockrell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Benton Beahm Dan and Melinda Beam John and Tina Dod Christy Bradburn and Brian Koerner John F. Long Kevin D. Humphries Delvin and Ebony Joyce Catherine and Rex Swetnam Christina Roeder and Jason Carty Richard Yancey Jathan Payne Mr. Marc C. Gillions Todd Withers Donald R. Coffey

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Wood Kevin and Melinda Wood Jordan White Mr. Cam Morrison Greg Shaffer Cathy and Cameron McLennan Mark and Aileen Battaglini Diane Field Sandy and Jane Berry Kevin Scott Bailey Mr. and Mrs. F. Claiborne Johnston, III Mary Smith Karen and Bob Wheatley Jimmy and Patsy Garber Jack and Diana Neal Phil and Cindy Wishon Tim and Terri Palkovitz Christopher O’Brien Jason Atkins Mr. and Mrs. Don Earman Kurt and Shelly Hodgen Cathy and Carl Karlburg Brad and Mary-Ellen Chewning Mr. Samuel S. Silek Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy McCommons Dr. and Mrs. John Edson McKee Charles and Sara Runyan Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Kroll Mr. & Mrs. Frank Batten Marshall and Gloria Price O’Neill’s Grill Christine and Ricky Johnson Clark & Bradshaw

Wheel Club

Thank you for your support!

Augusta Dodge Jeep William Elliott

Bob Wade Auto World, Inc. John Wade

Consumers Auto Warehouse Andrew Wiley

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Elliott Chevrolet William Elliott

Keith’s Auto Sales Keith Knupp

Greg and Linda Cross Mr. & Mrs. Richard Strauss Anonymous Sam and Mary Jones Scott and Linda Crawford Mike and Kathy Thomas Charles and Mary Henderson Kent and Karen Folsom Cathy and Paul Fucci Richard and Pat Mason Eddie Edwards Signs, Inc. Kline May Realty Rockingham Group Phyllis Sonner Mr. and Mrs. P. Michael Weber Mr. Timothy Michael Clayton Frank and Betty Campbell Mr. Ollie Reese III Mr. and Mrs. David G.Thomas Mike Drechsler Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Testwuide, III Lou Bartram Jeff and Renee Bilodeau Kjellstrom & Lee Roof Center Milton and Linda Kline Jeff and Karen Wolter Charles and Erin Fairchild Dennis and Cecily Haston Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Smith Samuel S. Silek Paul Keppel

Dr. and Mrs. Conrad Helsley Wal-Mart Distribution Center Virginia Golf Cars Brian M. and Elisabeth Dixon BB&T - Harrisonburg James and Susan Grow Anonymous Mr. Stacy Shiflet Telemedia Productions, Inc. Signs USA Trey & Jolie Mauck John and Sherry Schulze Sharie Kirsch Sober Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Adams Mike and Kathleen McRoberts Michael and Martha Moneymaker Richard and Gail Hendrick Timothy & Meredith Mountcastle Dr. & Mrs. George L. Weidig (Becky) Mr. J. Philip Bain, Jr. Bruce Claybrook Robert D. Boucher Amy Bryk Ron and Sandra Cereola Mr. and Mrs. Phil Salopek John and Ann Burris Anonymous Jerry Hogge Susan and Bo Trumbo Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gooden John and Amy Meck Ms. Jo Ellen Wilson and Ms. Linda M. Elliott

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Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Brady Teresa and Ron French Mike and Paula McMahan Dr. Michael E. Busing Kenny and Chrissy Brooks Mr. Mickey Dean Charles Skeens Craig and Susie Phaup James and Pramila Robinson Brown Edwards Company Bill and Beverly Loomis Miss Sandra K. Lacks Todd and Cereta Newkirk Mike and Lisa Smith Timothy Masten Bruce and Kathy Wine Design Electric J.J. and Julie Hogan Barry and Lillian Saadatmand Anonymous Eagle Carpet, Inc. Kirby and Susan Smith Mr. Bobby Fralin Benjamin and Kristiane Graham Nancy Voorhees Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Popik Todd and Robin Winterfeldt Dennis and Sara Zimmerman Mr. Howard Hahn & Mrs. Zanette ShowkerHahn Mrs. Ruth Bridgeforth John Martin

Craig and Ashley Privott Dean and Joanne Ehlers Grover and Terry Barrett Gail and Jerry Beverage Steve and Christie Cornwell Elliott and Rebecca Boyd Dave and Debbie Lumsden Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barton Mr. Charles T. Campbell Mike and Karen Boylan Stephen and Lesley Ravas Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hill Alice and Jimmy Julias Mr. Larry Kenneth Landes Mr. and Mrs. C. Ramsey Lovin, Jr. Shelia A. Moorman Greg and Karen Warnock Walter and Dorothy Smith Challace and Mary Lou McMillin Dan Catlaw Randolph Brownell Mr. William L. Cassell Ronald and Catherine Arehart Mrs. Audrey Smith Bill and Janet O’Donnell Roger and Peggy Rapp Mike and Susan Myers Karl and Tina Kiracofe Chip Mahan Suellen & Alfred Good Mr. and Mrs. Jason W. Adkins Pudnzpop Lawn Care Gregg and Doreen Ruyak Ryan Rankin Watermark Design Jim and Deborah Underhill Robert and Kristen Keeling Dale Smith Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Thompson Fredericksburg Duke Club Region Rob C. Jones Mike and Carol Schikman Mr. Timothy Wilson Black Mr. & Mrs. David Swett Geoff and Paula Polglase Christopher W. Lawyer Ted and Stephanne Byrd Giles and Donna Stone Danny and Brandy Hales Ralph and Jeff Appel Randy and Amy Blanchetti Degesch America, Inc. Judith S. Strickler Daniel D. Lynn Brandon and Heather Hedrick Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Mosman, Jr.

Bluestone $1,500+

Carol Benassi Kenny and Becky Hess Mark and Paula Searle Fred and Lerita Milbert Kelly and Timothy Zuber David and Kathryn Rexrode Zac Hittie Dr. & Mrs. Newcity Mr. Jeremy W. Brown Joshua David Verstandig Jessica and Michael Phillips Bill and Joyce Turk Ron Allen Cheryl Billingsley Drs. Jim and Peggy Shaeffer Mr. & Mrs. John F. Knight Brian Allen Linger Dale and Mary Jo Hulvey William Balint Anonymous David and Carole Camden Stephen and Elizabeth Skordinski Lloyd and Cheryl Martin Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Cooper, III Ms. Marguerite M. Cassidy Joey Lear Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Stickles Kim and Dan Bowman Art and Denise O’Donnell Bill and Sharon Lam Dr. and Mrs. James Simmons Mr. and Mrs. John Mann Christopher Rice Patty and Michael Layman Douglas and Cheryl Wiedeman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Tickle Anonymous Jason and Carolyn Martin Chris Corridon Scott and Kathleen Weismiller Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Phillips Bill and Cynthia Bays Mr. and Mrs. Brad Butler Hayes Construction and Son Inc. Dwayne Johnson Thomas Moncure Ellen and TL Shackelford Dr. and Mrs. Michael Loso Matthew and Doreen Walter James and Barbara Forbes Philip H. Maxwell Jim and Janet Guynn Scott and Melissa Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Enedy

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Nicholas Rau Brent and Amy Lenz Mark and Justin Dudley Cheryl and Russell Corser Steven Toyota Mr. Jerry Fairman and Ms. Elvira de la Garza John and Faye Sellers

Gold $1,000+

Chester and Nancy Bradfield Mrs. Lucinda A, Noftsinger Mr. and Mrs. Kevin VanPelt Michael and Kay Walsh Jeffrey F. DuVal John And Melissa Fraim Don and Linda Trumble Milton C. and Lori Gravely Mr. and Mrs. Lawson K. Headley, Jr. Sam and Trish Snow Charlie and Robyn Newman Allen and Kelly Jenkins Christopher J. Boyd David and Marissa Davis Teri and Mark DeBartolo Jon and Christin Butler Skip and Eileen Martin Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Carr, Jr. Dustin Didawick & Jamie Richards Bryan and Heather Goltry Richard and Donna Brehm Curtis Sheets Nadine Morgan Tim and Gail Jameson Laura J. Cilmi Kris and Suzette Negaard Eric and Stephanie Bowlin Doug & Marnie Sheets Robert Coles Henry J. Schiefer Mr. and Mrs. C. Elwood Whitmore Matthew Mertz Thomas and Alexis Joyce Michael and Allison Holbert Don and Susan Parr Mr. and Mrs. J. Byron Mehlhaff Kurt and Dona Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Kowalsky Rockingham Cooperative, Inc. Amy and John Daylor Stu and Amy Daylor Phillip Updike and Christina Updike Scott and Sheri Campbell Arthur Ernst Scott and Eileen Mundt Kenneth and Kim Rutherford

Scot and Bonnie Townshend Walter and JJ Jones Jerrel and Wendy Weaver Mr. Frank Payne Darrin and Linda White Gerald and Patricia Fuller R.J. And Jennifer Smolenski Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Reskovac Tim and Leslie Griles Curt and Grace Blang Jon and Paige Bartlett Dr. James and Mrs. Sue M. Haley Pim and Robin Jager Steve George Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Brown Mr. and Mrs. H. Hadley Whitlock Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Wilson, III Warren and Denise Marshall Erik K. Pitzer Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Hibson, III Bob and Janice Kenney Eric and Rebecca Kuester Mr. and Mrs. John Kaltenborn

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shifflett Nick and Jill Langridge Mr. and Mrs. David A. Barnes Mr. Cameron F. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jordan Kip and Tracey Fitzgerald Tom and Sarah Wells John and Charlotte Outland Jon and Rebecca McNamara Richard and Patricia Boyd Scott and Wendy Satchell Mr. Michael E. Ruckman, Jr. Jeff and Sandra Smelley Michael and Paula Boblitz Diane and Alan Stamp Scott Nance Gregory Mueller Jeff Smyser Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kraft Shaun and Jane-Anne Herkins Mr. and Mrs. Randal W. Thompson Paul and Cannie Campbell Dave and Sue Elwell

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Paul and Sherry Cline Union First Market Bank Jason and Chin Marino Mr. Eric Hansen Janessa Baker Jessica Marie DeLosa Hope Rhoads Craig and Deborah Clark Jeff and Natalie Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Everett Withers Mr. Josh Wolfe Alison and Douglas Duenkel Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Smith Mike Hart John and Deirdre Gordon David and Dianne Caldwell Ms. Gwen E. Armentrout Bill and Beth Nash Lyn and Dennis Hart

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Hall of fa m e

JMU’s Athletic Hall of Fame honors individuals who by excellence of their athletic achievements or their connection with athletics as a competitor, coach, administrator or interested individual have brought recognition and esteem to themselves and JMU. Individuals nominated for their athletic achievements must have made significant contributions to the JMU program as members of a varsity team and have earned a baccalaureate degree from JMU or left the university in good academic standing. JMU coaches, JMU administrators, and other individuals who have distinguished themselves in various athletics-related activities may be considered. Included may be JMU alumni who have brought distinction to the university and non-JMU alumni who have distinguished themselves in JMU athletics-related areas. Individuals nominated for their achievements as student-athletes are eligible for consideration for induction following a period of 10 years after competing. Individuals nominated for their contributions as employees of JMU may be considered three years after honorable termination of employment from the university. Others may be considered as deemed appropriate by the selection committee. Nominations may be made at any time but must be received by Sept. 30 for consideration during that academic year. Nominations should be made to JMU Athletic Hall of Fame, Athletics Communications, MSC 0404, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807. Nominations should be in the form of a letter that documents the credentials for the individual to be considered for induction. JMU’s Athletic Hall of Fame members include the following:

1988

Mary Lou Carroll ’56

Field Hockey, Basketball, High School Coach

Katherine Johnson ’77 Basketball

Althea Loose Johnston Coach Basketball

Field Hockey, Lacrosse

1994

1989

Mendy Childress ’79

Sherman Dillard ’78

Basketball

Christine Shelton ’70

Basketball, Field Hockey, Tennis

1990

Gary Clark ’84 Football

Maria Grosz-Pope ’81 Swimming & Diving

Challace McMillin

Dorothy V. Harris ’53

Basketball, Field Hockey, Swimming, Sports Psychologist

Robert W. Ryder ’75 Archery

Coach Football, Cross Country, Track & Field

1995

Les Branich ’76 Football

Janet McCullough Gerard ’83

1991

Archery

George Toliver ’73

Margaret Horn

Basketball

Coach Archery

Gracie VanDyck ’47

Basketball, Field Hockey, High School Coach

1992

1996

1997

Dean Ehlers

Administrator, Coach Basketball, Cross Country

Floretta Jackson (’87)

1998

Brad Babcock

Coach Baseball

Sydney Beasley ’88 Basketball

Floretta Jackson ’87 Basketball

Bernard Slayton ’77 Football

Linton Townes ’82 Basketball

1999

Marjorie Berkley ’45 Administrator, Coach

Lou Campanelli

Coach Basketball

Mark Carnevale ’82 Golf

Pat Dean ’ 61

Basketball, Field Hockey High School Coach

2000

Cindy Gilbert-Bevilacqua ’84 Archery

Jeff Bowyer ’87 Wrestling

Alan Mayer (‘74)

2001

Warren Marshall ’87 Football

Shelia Moorman

Coach Basketball

Sandy Wilson ’87 Field Hockey

2002

Juli Speights Henner ’92

Cross Country, Track & Field

Charles Haley ’86

Julianne Hull Elicker ’79

Steve Stielper ’80

Carol Horton ’68

Dzalya Manns ’89

Bob Vanderwarker

Football

Administrator, Coach Basketball, Field Hockey Football

Soccer

Dee McDonough ’73

Football

Baseball

Scott Norwood ’82

Ray Laroche ’75

Ron Stith ’77

Billy Sample ’77

L. Leotus Morrison

Basketball

Track & Field

Soccer

Linton Townes (’82)

Pat Dosh ’78

Susan Shreckhise Slater ’83

Alan Mayer ’74

Dr. Ronald Carrier

1993

Basketball, Field Hockey High School Coach, Official

Caroline Sinclair

Field Hockey, Lacrosse Track & Field

Dan Ruland ’83 Basketball

Administrator, Coach Fencing

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Basketball

Coach Soccer

Hall o f fa m e 2004

Woody Bergeria ’78 Football

Christy Morgan

Kaarlo Kankkunen ’95

Adam Wheatcroft ’04

Nora Maguire White ’92

2005

2009

Soccer

Archery

Charles “Lefty” Driesell Coach Basketball

Archery

Lorenzo Bundy ’82 Baseball

Linton Townes ’82

Lacrosse

Dr. Ronald E. Carrier University President

Tiombé Hurd ’95

Missy Dudley-Heft ’89

2006

Bethany Eigel ’00

Lacrosse

Track & Field

Basketball

Mark Gabriele ’95

Swimming & Diving

Alisa Harris ’88 Matt Holthaus ’95 Track & Field

Carole Thate ’96

Cross Country/Track & Field

Todd Winterfeldt ’78) Baseball

Women’s Cross Country/ Track & Field

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Baseball

Brent S. Bennett ‘95 Soccer

Clyde Hoy ‘82 Football

Eupton C. Jackson ‘91

Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe ‘97

Diane Buch Traynor ‘88

Patrick McSorley ‘96

Football

Field Hockey, Lacrosse

Field Hockey

Mike Cawley Football

Curtis Keaton Megan Riley Lacrosse

Aimee Vaughan Sharp

tWomen’s Soccer, Lacrosse

Jason Long

Cross Country/Track & Field

2012

Ryan Frost (‘10)

Men’s Basketball

Ryan Frost ‘97

Jim Barbe ‘77

Eileen Arnaldo

Samantha Bates Floyd ‘98 Russ Coleman

Volleyball

2007

2011

Charles Fisher

2010

Lindsay Collingwood ‘00

Field Hockey

Men’s Swimming & Diving, Coach

Football

Lynn Craun ’82

Basketball

Paul Morina ‘12

Soccer

Steve Hood ’91 Basketball

Kim Arehart ’90

Basketball

E. Ashley Williamson ’96

Coach Field Hockey

2003

Gary Butler ’73

Julie Franken ’87 Basketball

Eileen Arnaldo ‘11

Brooks Teal

2008

Cross Country/Track & Field

2013

JW Mitchell Baseball

Cindy Slagle Flickinger

Kent Culuko

LeAnn Buntrock

Tony Booth

Eriq Williams

Jess Marion

Paul Morina

Jen Ulehla

Cross Country/Track & Field Cross Country/Track & Field Football

Men’s Basketball Football

Lacrosse

Wrestling

Coach Lacrosse

Ben Cooke

Lacrosse

Track and Field

Men’s Soccer

2014 inductees Gail Decker Lacrosse

Mike Fox Men’s Cross Country/ Track & Field

Delvin Joyce Football

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Lisa Staedt Lacrosse

1994 Field Hockey Team

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JMU Football H a l l o f fa me Woody Bergeria (1974-77) Defensive Line

Kodak first-team All-America and JMU’s defensive MVP in 1977… key player on JMU’s 9-0-1 team in 1975.

Ron Stith (1973-76) Running Back

Ran for 2,308 yards and 23 TDs while sharing time with hall of famer Bernard Slayton… member of JMU’s 9-0-1 team in 1975.

Les Branich (1972-76) Quarterback

Quarterback on JMU’s first four teams, including its 9-0-1 squad in 1975… All-Virginia in 1974.

Charles Haley (1982-85) Linebacker

JMU’s career tackles leader and first Division I-AA first-team All-America and NFL draftee (San Francisco, 1986)… first five-time Super Bowl winner.

Bernard Slayton (1973-76) Running Back

Ran for 2,161 yards and 21 TDs while sharing time with hall of famer Ron Stith… member of JMU’s 9-0-1 team in 1975.

Challace McMillin (1972-84)

Mike Cawley (1993-95)

Led JMU for 13 years, starting the program and rebuilding it at the scholarship level… had a 64-52-1 JMU record.

Led the Dukes to two NCAA playoff appearances in 1994 and 1995… set JMU season passing records during each of his three seasons… drafted by the Indianapolis Colts.

Coach

Quarterback

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JMU Football H a l l o f fa me

Curtis Keaton (1998-99)

Gary Clark (1980-83)

Quarterback

Wide Receiver

Set and matched multiple school records during his JMU career… Atlantic 10 and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year in 1999… selected in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Had 155 JMU receptions and more than 600 professional catches, mostly with the Washington Redskins with whom he won two Super Bowls.

Warren Marshall (1982-86) Running Back

JMU’s career (4,168) and game (264) rushing yards leader… had 20 100yard games and three 1,000-yard years.

Eupton Jackson (1987-90) Safety

Team captain, state defensive player of the year and named to four All-America first teams as a 1990 senior… member of JMU’s 1987 playoff team… had 362 career tackles.

Scott Norwood (1978-81) Placekicker

Had 32 JMU field goals, including 15 in 1980… all-pro with the Buffalo Bills with whom he scored more than 600 points.

Eriq Williams (1989-92) Quarterback

Holds JMU’s career record for total offense with 7,678 yards and career rushing touchdowns with 32… Also is the leader in combined rushing/passing touchdowns with 72… Third on JMU’s career passing yards and career touchdown passes lists and fourth on career scoring list.

Delvin Joyce (1997-2000) Tailback

A four-year letterwinner for the Dukes… Led the team to an 8-4 mark in 1999, an Atlantic 10 co-championship and a berth in the NCAA Playoffs… Was only the third player in NCAA history with 1,000 career yards in rushing, receiving and returns, finishing with a then school-record 5,659 career all-purpose yards… A two-time All-American as well as two-time First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree.

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Tony Booth (1995-98) Safety

Recorded 292 career tackles with nine interceptions and five tackles for loss… Drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers.

Dukes m a k e h i st ory

James Madison University football in 2004 made history at the team and national levels. The 13-2 Dukes won the NCAA Division I-AA title with a playoff effort that became increasingly impressive as the postseason progressed. JMU took the national crown without hosting a playoff game, becoming the first Division I-AA team to win three playoff road contests in a season. JMU won with depth and balance, consistent play that included Division I-AA’s second-ranked run defense (86.8 yards per game), good special teams play, and an offense that developed a powerful running attack and avoided mistakes. The Dukes won seven games by 10 or fewer points and were particularly effective late in contests. JMU won 17-0 at Villanova after a scoreless first 36 minutes and beat Massachusetts 28-7 after a scoreless first 40 minutes. The Dukes won 24-20 at Maine with a touchdown with 0:48 left and beat Delaware 20-13 with an 87-yard punt return for a score with 3:04 left and by stopping the Hens after they had a first-down-and-goal situation from the three during the next drive. After tying for the Atlantic 10 title (7-1 record), JMU was disappointed not to get a home playoff game. However, the Dukes responded with a 14-13 first-round win at Lehigh and then won by the same score at Furman, driving 74 yards during the final 5:11 for the decisive touchdown. JMU avenged its lone Division I-AA loss of the year by winning 48-34 at William & Mary in a nationally televised (ESPN) Friday night game and beat Montana 31-21 for the NCAA title the following Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn., before another national television audience. The Dukes took a 21-0 lead at William & Mary, fell behind 26-21 early in the second half, and then dominated play with 28 straight points in an 18-minute period. JMU was equally effective during the last three quarters against Montana, running for 314 yards overall and holding the ball for 36:13 of the game’s 60 minutes. JMU’s play helped Mickey Matthews gain Division I-AA coach of the year honors from the American Football Coaches Association, and several Dukes received major awards. Offensive guard Matt Magerko and free safety Tony LeZotte led the award recipients. Magerko was first-team All-America by Associated Press, and LeZotte was first-team by I-AA.org, second team by Associated Press and Football Weekly and third-team by The Sports Network. Linebacker Kwynn Walton was third-team All-America by The Sports Network, and safety Rodney McCarter was a Football Foundation All-America. LeZotte was the Atlantic 10 co-rookie of the year. Tailback Raymond Hines was team MVP after running for 1,038 yards. He became a starter at midseason when Alvin Banks and Maurice Fenner were hurt and became only the fourth Duke to run for 1,000 yards during a season. Fenner (117 yards at William & Mary, 164 vs. Montana) and Banks (88 yards vs. Montana) stepped back into the spotlight for the final two playoff games after Hines was hurt at William & Mary. Quarterback Justin Rascati threw for 2,045 yards and 14 touchdowns, ran for 10 scores, and was intercepted only five times in 283 passes. Team defensive MVP Trey Townsend and Walton as linebackers, LeZotte, and McCarter led the defense. LeZotte set a team freshman record with 144 tackles, Townsend had 102 tackles and five interceptions, McCarter had 92 stops, and Walton had 88 tackles. Cornerback Clint Kent, who had 73 tackles for the season, returned an interception 69 yards for a score at Wiliam & Mary and sealed JMU’s title-game win over Montana with an interception.

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2004 JMU Results

JMU 62, Lock Haven 7 JMU 17, Villanova 0 West Virginia 45, JMU 10 JMU 31, Hofstra 21 JMU 28, Massachusetts 7 JMU 24, Maine 20 JMU 26, Richmond 20 JMU 41, VMI 10 JMU 20, Delaware 13 William & Mary 27, JMU 24 JMU 31, Towson 17 JMU 14, Lehigh 13 JMU 14, Furman 13 JMU 48, William & Mary 34 JMU 31, Montana 21

James Madison . . . . . . . . . 14 Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JMU Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Score 7 7 0 0 14 0 10 3 0 13

Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 27, 2004

James Madison . . . . . . . . . 14 Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JMU Furman

1 2 3 4 Score 0 7 0 7 14 0 7 6 0 13

Greenville, S.C., Dec. 4, 2004

James Madison . . . . . . . . . 48 William & Mary. . . . . . . . . 34 JMU William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Score 21 0 20 7 48 0 20 6 8 34

Williamsburg, Va., Dec. 10, 2004

James Madison . . . . . . . . . 31 Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 JMU Montana

1 2 3 4 Score 0 10 14 7 31 7 0 14 0 21

Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 17, 2004

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marching ro ya l d uk e s

“And now, presenting ‘Virginia’s Finest,’ The James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes!”

This familiar announcement begins each exciting halftime as one of America’s premier college marching bands takes the field. From humble beginnings in 1972, the Marching Royal Dukes have quickly become recognized as one of the top college marching band programs in the country. With a membership made up primarily of non-music majors, the band is one of the largest and most visible student organizations on campus. As a class, the MRDs rehearse five days a week, perform at all home football games, travel to away game to support the Dukes, and also play an active role in community events and perform extensively around Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic region as an exhibition band for band contests and other events. During their short history, the band has established an impressive resume of performances and awards. The MRDs have performed at NFL games in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington. In 1983, they were the featured halftime show for the NFC title game between Washington and Dallas. Additionally they have performed for Walt Disney Productions, and have made several appearances as the premier band for the Richmond Christmas Parade. In 1988 and 1991, they were the featured exhibition at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1994 the John Philip Sousa Foundation named the Marching Royal Dukes the recipients of the Sudler Trophy, a prestigious award known as “the Heisman Trophy of college marching bands.” In 1997 and 2001, the MRDs were featured in the inaugural parades for Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Additionally in 2002, 2006, and 2010 respectively they have performed at the inauguration ceremonies for Virginia Governors Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, and Bob McDonnell. Over the past forty-two years the band has established a strong tradition as ambassadors of the university and community. The Marching Royal Dukes have taken five trips abroad: their first European tour in 1997, where they performed for the closing ceremonies of the 700th anniversary of the Grimaldi Family in Monaco. In December 2000, the MRDs performed at a New Year’s celebration in Athens before an audience of more than 500,000. In December of 2003 and 2006, the band was the feature band for the New Year’s celebration in Dublin, Ireland. The MRDs took their fifth tour abroad in 2010, with a trip to London and Paris where they performed in the 25th Anniversary London New Year’s Day Parade. In 2014 they will tour Italy and perform at the Vatican for the Rome New Year’s Day Parade and Festival. The MRDs have made three appearances in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2001, 2008, and 2013. Scott Rikkers is the Director of the Marching Royal Dukes. Chad Reep is an Assistant Director of the Marching Royal Dukes and Director of the JMU Pep Band. J.R. Snow is an Assistant Director of the Marching Royal Dukes and the Visual Coordinator. Steve Cash is the Drumline Instructor and Percussion Coordinator, Michael Overman is the Front Ensemble Instructor, and Hunter Desper is the Percussion Assistant. Carly Philp, Erin Fairchild, and Laura Milford are the Colorguard Instructors. Julia Urban is the coach of the JMU Dance Team, the “Dukettes”. The JMU band program is also staffed by Connie Driscoll, Administrative Assistant, Drew Ross, Graduate Assistant, and Elizabeth Keene, Band Assistant. The 2014 Marching Royal Dukes Drum Majors are Lindsey Martin, Ciara Middleton, John Nye, Nick Pope, and Nathan Saxman.

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athletic fa c i l i t i es

James Madison University has made a commitment to its athletics program and the facilities needed to give the teams the best opportunity to succeed in the conference, regionally and nationally.

Convocation Center Basketball

Field Hockey Complex Field Hockey

Short Game Facililty Golf

Sinclair Gymnasium Volleyball

Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park Baseball

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Veterans Memorial Park Softball

Tennis Courts

University Park Lacrosse, Soccer, Track & Field

New Market Battlefield Cross Country

Savage Natatorium Swimming & Diving

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WOMEN’S TENNIS’ LEADING DUO It hasn’t taken long for James Madison women’s tennis coach James Bryce to embrace being a member of JMU Nation. “My wife and I have two dogs, a Labrador and a French bulldog,” Bryce revealed. “We got the French bulldog a little crown for her head, so she looks like Duke Dog.” Bryce and his wife, Erin, joined the JMU family during the summer of 2014. James Bryce took over the helm of the program after Maria Malerba retired after 38 years as head coach while Erin Bryce takes over as assistant coach. “She’s very intense and brings a lot of energy to the court every day,” James said of Erin. “When we first started dating, then got married, we didn’t have the opportunity to actually work together as head coach and assistant coach, so she worked as a volunteer assistant with me for a few years. Now that we’ve had the opportunity at JMU to actually work full-time together, we’re blending my experience over the last few years with her experience as a dual-sport athlete.” Erin Bryce competed in both tennis and cross country at the University of Tampa. The Spartans were ranked in the top 10 nationally in cross country and top 25 nationally in tennis as she played No. 1 singles and doubles. A two-time Academic All-American, she holds a bachelor’s degree in government and world affairs from Tampa (’07) as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching for social science (grades 6-12) from West Alabama where she held her first coaching position. James Bryce hails from Solihull, England, where he first began playing tennis at the age of nine while on vacation with his family. While he also grew up playing cricket, soccer, rugby and field hockey as well as swimming, it was tennis that left the lasting impact. “My mom was a big tennis player, so I was always at the courts watching her play,” Bryce remembered. “I took my first tennis lesson when I was nine while we were on vacation in Portugal and just fell in love with the sport. I grew up playing in England, then moved to the United States to play in college.” He played his college tennis at Samford from 2002-06, earning the program’s Most Improved Player award during the 2002-03 season. In 2005, he was a member of the

Samford team that won the Ohio Valley Conference regularseason championship. He graduated in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in education before joining the Bulldogs’ staff for the 2006-07 campaign. “I really loved my time in college and I didn’t just want to teach at a country club,” Bryce said. “I wanted to be involved in college tennis and that environment, so I transitioned into coaching.” Following his time with his alma mater, Bryce moved on to Columbus State and served as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s teams before making the jump to head coach at Saint Leo University from 2011-2013. While with the Lions, Bryce earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) South Region Coach of the Year honor and took two programs that were unranked to being rated No. 8 in the nation. In 2013, he made the jump to Mississippi State for the assistant coach’s role solely with the Bulldogs’ women’s tennis squad. “For me, coaching women’s tennis better suits my style and approach,” Bryce mentioned. “I bring a lot of energy to the court, but the way I phrase things and voice my opinions gets through a lot clearer than it seemed to when I was coaching men.” Bryce has an open-door policy for his student-athletes – whenever he’s in, they are welcome to drop by and discuss whatever is on their minds whether it’s tennis, academics or life in general. “When you get to know them and develop that bond with them, they can trust you; when they trust you, they’ll do everything they can for you on the tennis court and do well in the classroom,” Bryce revealed. “I think they see that I’m there for them every day, not just as a coach but as a mentor.” In his time as a coach, Bryce has led nine teams to NCAA appearances, helped produce nine all All-Americans and multiple players who have achieved first-team, all-conference status. His players have produced excellent academic honors with multiple ITA Academic awards on both the team and individual levels. He is ready to use his experiences from every level of college tennis to get the most out of the Dukes. “When you hear about James Madison, you hear about what a great institution it is and its top academic programs. When you add those things to the athletic facilities and having a fullyfunded women’s tennis program, all the resources are in place to have great success. I feel like over the course of the next few years, we can become a nationally ranked team and compete for a Colonial Athletic Association title. Those are things that both my wife and I, coaching together, want to have in terms of success.” The Dukes, who have six returners and three newcomers on the 2014-15 roster, begin that journey with four tournaments in the fall before opening the spring dual season against conference-foe Towson on Saturday, January 24 in Annapolis, Maryland.

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JMU & OPPONENT RESULTS James Madison (

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 7-52 at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 31-28 Saint Francis (Pa.). . . . . . . W, 38-22 at Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . L, 31-49 Delaware*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Albany*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. Towson*. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Charlotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. William & Mary* . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Stony Brook* . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. at Richmond*. . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

Lehigh

Stony Brook

Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

James Madison. . . . . . . . . . L, 28-31 at New Hampshire. . . . . . . L, 27-45 at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 43-54 Monmouth*. . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Bucknell* . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. Fordham* . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Georgetown* . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Holy Cross*. . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Colgate*. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. vs. Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. (Yankee Stadium)

Bryant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 7-13 at Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . L, 16-19 American International . . . . W, 20-3 at North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . L, 3-13 William and Mary*. . . . . . . . 6 p.m. at Towson* . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Maine*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Elon*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. at New Hampshire* . . . . . . . 3 p.m. James Madison* . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Rhode Island* . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. at Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m.

Albany

Maryland

Towson

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . W, 14-13 at Central Connecticut St. . . W, 19-0 at Rhode Island*. . . . . . . . W, 37-20 Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. James Madison* . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. Richmond* . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Maine* . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Colgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at New Hampshire* . . . . . . . 6 p.m. Delaware*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Stony Brook*. . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m.

James Madison. . . . . . . . . . W, 52-7 at South Florida . . . . . . . . W, 24-17 West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . L, 37-40 at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . W, 34-20 at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. Ohio State*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Iowa*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Penn State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Michigan State* . . . . . . . . . . 8 p.m. at Michigan* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA

Charlotte

Richmond

Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . . W, 33-9 Johnson C. Smith . . . . . . . . W, 56-0 at North Carolina Central. . W, 40-28 at Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 13-20 Charleston Southern . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Gardner-Webb. . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. at The Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m. James Madison. . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Coastal Carolina. . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Wesley College . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Morehead State . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

Morehead State . . . . . . . . W, 55-10 at Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 13-45 Hampton. . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 42-17 New Hampshire*. . . . . . . . L, 26-29 at Liberty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Albany*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Rhode Island* . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Elon*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Maine* . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. James Madison* . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at William and Mary* . . . . 7:30 p.m.

Central Connecticut State. . . L, 27-31 at West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . L, 0-54 at Delaware State. . . . . . . . W, 21-7 North Carolina Central . . . W, 31-20 Maine*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Stony Brook*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at James Madison* . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Delaware*. . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. William and Mary*. . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at Rhode Island*. . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.

Villanova Aug. 29 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . L-2ot, 26-27 Fordham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 50-6 James Madison. . . . . . . . . W, 49-31 at Penn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. at William & Mary . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Morgan State. . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Richmond . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Towson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

Delaware

Saint Francis (Pa.)

William & Mary

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Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-62 Delaware State. . . . . . . . . . W, 27-9 Colgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 28-25 at James Madison* . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Towson*. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at William and Mary* . . . 12:30 p.m. Rhode Island* . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Albany*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at New Hampshire* . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

at Fordham . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 23-52 Clarion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 27-13 at James Madison. . . . . . . . L, 22-38 at Youngstown State . . . . . . L, 23-52 Virginia of Lynchburg . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Wagner* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Bryant*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Sacred Heart*. . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Duquesne* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. at Robert Morris* . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Central Connecticut State*. . . 12 p.m.

Elon Aug. 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Duke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 13-52 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . L, 12-17 Charlotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 20-13 at Coastal Carolina. . . . . . . . 7 p.m. New Hampshire*. . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. at Delaware*. . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook*. . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. Richmond* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at Towson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at William and Mary* . . . . 3:30 p.m. Maine*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at James Madison* . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

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at Virginia Tech. . . . . . . . . . L, 9-34 at Hampton. . . . . . . . . . . W, 42-14 Norfolk State. . . . . . . . . . W, 29-14 Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 33-19 at Stony Brook* . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. at New Hampshire* . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Delaware*. . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at James Madison* . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Towson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. Richmond* . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 p.m.

SARGENT LEADS GOLF The James Madison University women’s golf program has undergone a change in the offseason with the retirement of long-time Head Coach Paul Gooden and the hiring of Sarah Sargent, who previously was the head coach at UNC Greensboro, to take over the program. Sargent, a former LPGA Tour and Duramed Futures Tour member, spent six years on the Futures Tour and two years on the LPGA Tour before heading into collegiate coaching at Furman and Coastal Carolina prior to UNCG. Sargent sat down to talk about why she came to Harrisonburg and her vision for the future of JMU women’s golf. Q: What attracted you to the position here at JMU? SS: The facilities to start off with great on-campus facilities, both the short game and indoor practice areas. Moving a little bit further north was frightening because of the weather. Sarah Sargent However at the same time when you have indoor facilities with simulators, hitting bays and a putting green, it really makes a difference with how much you can develop a team when you are in an area that could get inclement weather. The short game facility is great as it gives us an opportunity to really develop that part of their games from 100 yards and in. Then with the courses we get to play, including our home course of Spotswood Country Club, they set up really well for women’s golf. Q: What do you want to the bring to the program? SS: I would like to bring a family atmosphere here to JMU. I want student-athletes to come here and feel like this is their home away from home so they feel comfortable developing their golf game, working on school and that they are taken care of every way they possibly can be while also giving them the chance to grow and develop as young adults. Q: How are you going to use your experience as a player at all levels to connect with your team? SS: I have been through it all. I have been from where I started as a walk-on trying to play at the top level I could in college golf to playing at the top level you can on the LPGA Tour. Knowing now what not to do is very useful in helping players develop. If there is a player that wants to play professional golf, I can help them get there and hopefully be more successful than I was out there. I think that is a benefit as I can remember that it is not always easy to make a three-foot putt. It is easy to sit in the cart and say why didn’t you make that three-foot putt. If you keep playing and keep yourself in the game, which I try to do, you remember this game is not easy. It is a difficult game and things are going to be hard sometimes and not always what you want them to be or getting what you deserve. As a coach, I have to remind my players of that on a daily basis and hope that they enjoy the process so, that at the end, they can reap the rewards. Q: What are your observations and goals for your team? SS: My biggest thing is, when you look at our stats, is that everyone that has traveled and played has shot an even-par round or better. That shows that we have the ability to do it. The girls are not scared to shoot even par or better and in women’s

golf that is huge. If you can shoot even par, you are doing very good. My goal for the first year is to figure out how to do that more often and make the bad days into okay days. So instead of shooting 69-82, we shoot 69-76, because that’s where I think we are really going to see improvement. I think it is going to come from mental training, which is why I hired Curtis (Brotherton) as the assistant coach. He is very good with the positive side of the ball. I think other key pieces to our success are also course management and how to play the game, as you can’t perfect it. Q: Was competing on The Golf Channel’s “The Big Break” a mind-boggling experience? SS: It really was because it is nothing like real golf. You wake up at 4:30 in the morning and you are at the golf course until 9 at night and you may hit 20 shots in that entire time. It is TV so you have to set up, take down, move holes and everything that you need to do to make the show run. It was an incredible experience, though I wish I would have moved along further in it. It still was an awesome opportunity, and it definitely prepared me for (LPGA) Qualifying School that year because it was the most nerve-wracking golf I had ever played. I was okay if you gave me 18 holes and I had control of every shot.But all of the sudden, you don’t know what you are doing until right before you do it and they say go warm up for a bunker shot. You don’t know if it is a 40-yard shot or a 150-yard bunker shot or a green-side bunker shot. Then five minutes before you sign a piece of paper that says this is the competition you are doing, you do the competition and you see what happens.That’s all with 30 cameras following you and microphones attached to you while trying to be as professional as you can, even when you don’t want to be. It was an awesome experience still. Q: How did your time as a pro golfer shape your coaching style today? SS: I think that the biggest thing is that, if you were to ask people that knew me before I started playing professional golf, the first thing they would all is that Sarah needs to mature on the golf course. I had a really bad temper. I was a good player, but I wanted it so bad that it affected how I played golf. So when I first went out on the mini-tours, I actually was very successful right away. Once I got away a team atmosphere, as that just wasn’t how I thrived -which is a little ironic now that I am coaching team atmosphere -- as I was able to do my own thing.I played well early on, but I probably, of the seven years I played, was playing my best golf that last year when I quit. It was because I had matured and realized that it is not life or death. I think that is the hardest thing for junior golfers to realize is that when you are going through the recruiting process, it seems like it is life or death, especially the summer before your junior year when everyone is trying to recruit you.It seems so big, but the reality is everything happens for a reason. By the end of my career, I had realized that. I finally calmed down and accepted that golf was never going to be perfect. But I wouldn’t be sitting in this position now if I had not gone through the professional process of playing on the mini tours and the LPGA Tour and knowing where I made my mistakes.I think you learn a lot from making mistakes, so that’s why I rarely yell at my student-athletes. It is all a process and you are going to make mistakes, so I hope that they learn from their mistakes and move on.

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And here is hoping that Sargent, Brotherton and the women’s golf program continues to grow and develop over the coming years under the new coaches’ leadership.

UPCOMING COACHING JMU STAFF EVENTS Saturday, Sept. 27 Men’s Tennis at Elon Fall Invitational Football hosts Delaware Sunday, Sept. 28 Men’s Tennis at Elon Fall Invitational Men's Golf at Patriot Intercollegiate (Lorton, Va.) Field Hockey at Old Dominion Women's Soccer at Richmond Mon., Sept. 29 Men’s Golf at Patriot Intercollegiate (Lorton, Va.) Women's Golf at UNCG Fall Classic (Greensboro, N.C.) Tue., Sept. 30 Women’s Golf at UNCG Fall Classic (Greensboro, N.C.) Men's Soccer at Virginia Thursday, Oct. 2 Women's Volleyball hosts Elon Friday, Oct. 3 Women's Tennis at Hokie Fall Invite (Blacksburg, Va.) Men's Tennis at UVA Fall Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) Women’s Golf at Nittany Lion Invite (State College, Pa.) Women’s Volleyball hosts UNCW Field Hockey hosts Delaware Women’s Soccer at Hofstra Saturday, Oct. 4 Women’s Tennis at Hokie Fall Invite (Blacksburg, Va.) Men’s Tennis at UVA Fall Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) Women’s Golf at Nittany Lion Invite (State College, Pa.) Women's Cross Country at Paul Short Invitational (Bethlehem,Pa.) Football at Albany Sunday, Oct. 5 Women’s Tennis at Hokie Fall Invite (Blacksburg, Va.) Men’s Tennis at UVA Fall Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) Women’s Golf at Nittany Lion Invite (State College, Pa.) Field Hockey hosts Towson Women’s Volleyball hosts College of Charleston Women's Soccer at Northeastern Wednesday, Oct. 8 Field Hockey at Davidson Men's Soccer at Delaware Friday, Oct. 10 Men's Tennis at 49ers Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) Women's Soccer hosts College of Charleston Women's Volleyball at Towson Saturday, Oct. 11 Men’s Tennis at 49ers Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.)

Football hosts Towson (Family Weekend) All Day Men's Soccer hosts UNCW 4 PM Sunday, Oct. 12 Men’s Tennis at 49ers Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) All Day Women’s Soccer hosts UNCW All Day Women's Volleyball at Delaware 1 PM Field Hockey hosts William and Mary 4 PM Monday, Oct. 13 Women's Golf at Lady Pirate Intercollegiate (Greenville, N.C.) All Day Men’s Golf at Maryland Terrapin Invitational (Rockville, Md.) All Day Tuesday, Oct. 14 Women’s Golf at Lady Pirate Intercollegiate (Greenville, N.C.) All Day Men’s Golf at Maryland Terrapin Invitational (Rockville, Md.) 7 PM Wednesday, Oct. 15 Field Hockey hosts American 7 PM Men's Soccer at Drexel Thursday, Oct. 16 All Day Men’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Charlottesville, Va.) All Day Friday, Oct. 17 All Day Men’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Charlottesville, Va.) 6 PM Women’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Blacksburg, Va.) 7 PM Women’s Volleyball hosts Northeastern 7 PM Women's Soccer at Drexel Saturday, Oct. 18 All Day Men’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Charlottesville, Va.) All Day Women’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Blacksburg, Va.) All Day Women’s Cross Country at Pre-Nationals (Terre Haute, Ind.) 10 AM Women’s Swimming at Virginia Tech Swimming Challenge (vs. Virginia Tech, Penn State, ODU & Liberty) 6 PM Men’s Soccer hosts Hofstra All Day Women’s Volleyball hosts Hofstra All Day Sunday, Oct. 19 All Day Men’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Charlottesville, Va.) 1 PM Women’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Blacksburg, Va.) 1 PM Men’s Golf at ODU/OBX Invitational (Powells Point, N.C.) 1 PM Field Hockey at Duke Women’s Soccer at Delaware 6 PM 7 PM All Day 7 PM 7 PM

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Monday, Oct. 20 Men’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Charlottesville, Va.) Women’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Blacksburg, Va.) Men’s Golf at ODU/OBX Invitational (Powells Point, N.C.)

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Tuesday, Oct. 21 Women’s Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals (Blacksburg, Va.)

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All JMU home events at University Park (Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Lacrosse, Track and Field), Sinclair Gymnasium (Volleyball), Field Hockey Complex and Savage Natatorium (Swimming and Diving) free admission! COME SUPPORT YOUR DUKES!!! 2014-15 2014 JMU JMU Football Football - 80 - 80