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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES WELCOME TO KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
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Welcome to Kansas Wesleyan University. For 125 years, Kansas Wesleyan has provided its students udents with a faith-based, values-centered education ucation in the arts, sciences, and professional studies areas characterized by excellence within a caring community.
THIS IS KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, rch, we offer over 30 undergraduate programss at the associate and baccalaureate levels,, several special programs for adults who wish to finish their education, and the MBA degree. We are located in Salina, the crossroads of Kansas, so our students are in an ideal location for internships, student teaching placements, volunteer activities, and off-campus jobs. There is also easy access to shopping, restaurants, theatres, parks, museums, and cultural arts events. The intercollegiate athletics program is an important part of the life of many Kansas Wesleyan students. We are proud members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character program. Our teams compete through the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), and that competition demands both focus and commitment. The lessons our students learn through their participation in our athletic programs help develop those skills that will be needed throughout life: goal setting, commitment to excellence, teamwork, and communication. We have made a strong commitment to having the programs, services, and facilities needed to support a strong athletic program.
Welcome to Kansas Wesleyan University...................................................................1 Welcome to today’s game ...............................................................................................2 This is Coyote Athletics.....................................................................................................3 A look at Kansas Wesleyan ..............................................................................................4 KWU President Fletcher Lamkin....................................................................................5 KWU Provost Wayne Lowen............................................................................................5 The KWU Athletic Department ......................................................................................6 KWU Athletic Facilities ......................................................................................................9 About Salina, Kansas ...................................................................................................... 11 The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) ............................................ 12 The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) .......................... 13 Be a Champion of Character ....................................................................................... 14 Meet the Media that cover the Coyotes .................................................................. 15 KWU Media Policies ........................................................................................................ 44
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ..............................................................17 Season Schedules............................................................................................................ 18 Season Preview ................................................................................................................ 19 Numerical Roster ............................................................................................................. 20 Picture Roster .................................................................................................................... 21 Coaching Staff .................................................................................................................. 22 Opponent Information .................................................................................................. 24
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Season Schedules............................................................................................................ 82 Season Preview ................................................................................................................ 29 In addition to our athletic program, our students can choose from a full Numerical Roster ............................................................................................................. 30 range of student activities that appeal to a wide variety of interests. Just Picture Roster .................................................................................................................... 31 a few examples of student activities include vocal and instrumental music Coaching Staff .................................................................................................................. 32 groups, theatre, studio arts, debate and forensics, yearbook, newspaper, Opponent Information .................................................................................................. 34 student government, ministry and fellowship groups, intramurals, and numerous other special interest organizations. I am impressed by the COYOTE SPIRIT .............................................................................39 number of our athletes who become actively involved in many of these Cheer and Dance Rosters ............................................................................................. 40 other opportunities on campus. Cheer and Dance Coaching Staff ............................................................................... 40 Cheer Team Picture Roster ........................................................................................... 41 At Kansas Wesleyan University, you can make a difference, and you can Dance Team Picture Roster .......................................................................................... 42 achieve things far beyond what you may have imagined possible. I invite Director of Bands William McMosley........................................................................ 43 you to take the time to walk around our beautiful campus and sense the excitement of Kansas Wesleyan University.
Fletcher M. Lamkin, Ph.D. President & CEO
Senior Matt Dickman
Junior Montric Santee
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES WELCOME TO TODAY’S GAME FROM ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MATTHEW WILLIAMS Welcome to Kansas Wesleyan University, the home of the Coyotes. As I embark on my sixth campaign as Athletic Director, KWU continues its commitment to excellence, providing outstanding opportunities for student-athletes to excel not only in athletics, but also in the classroom. KWU’s commitment to give students the tools they need to succeed is evident all over campus. Our athletic programs continue to be a dominant force in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and continue to make a strong showing and positive representation of Kansas Wesleyan at the national level as our Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball and Baseball teams represented KWU and the KCAC at NAIA Championship events in 2009-10. Our athletic programs also are committed to being the best of the best. Over the last five years, the Coyotes have won 28 KCAC and NAIA Regional Championships and has had the best overall and in-conference records in the conference for three of the last four years in the eight major team sports sponsored by the KCAC (football, volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and softball). Over the last five years KWU boasts the best in-conference record in the eight major sports in the KCAC, tallying a 389-211-3 record in conference play, winning 65 percent of the time. We also have launched a new athletics website: www.kwucoyotes.com giving us one of the strongest presences on the web in our conference, and I applaud the efforts of Sports Information Director David Toelle for getting our website up and running in just a short amount of time. This year we are emphasizing our “Commitment to Excellence” through the four cornerstones of success as outlined by President Lamkin – Responsibility, Respect, Fairness and Integrity; in addition to continuing our emphasis on the “Three E’s,” where student-athletes are: EXPECTED to graduate from Kansas Wesleyan University, EXPECTED to strive just as hard in the classroom as on the athletic field, and EXPECTED to have a winning season. Our coaches have continued to recruit high quality student-athletes that excel not only on the athletic field, but in the classroom as well. Last year, our Women’s Basketball and Volleyball teams were named as NAIA Scholar Teams, and the Volleyball team earned the Academic Team Award from the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association, one of only 34 teams at the NAIA level to receive the award. The faculty, staff, and administration of Kansas Wesleyan University have all taken pride in what we have accomplished and will continue to take pride in the success we will have this year both on and off the athletic playing field. I hope you enjoy today’s contest and are impressed with our student athletes’ accomplishments both on and off the athletic field. As you look around here today and through this athletic program, I encourage you to please support all our local sponsors and thank them for supporting these young student athletes. These sponsors play a very important role in maintaining the success of the athletic programs here at Kansas Wesleyan University.
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THIS IS COYOTE ATHLETICS Kansas Wesleyan University prides itself on being the best of the best. Over the last five years, the Coyotes have won 28 KCAC and NAIA Regional Championships, a mark unprecedented over that time span. In addition, KWU has had the best overall and inconference records in the conference for three of the last four years in the eight major team sports sponsored by the KCAC (football, volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and softball). Over the last five years KWU boasts the best in-conference record in the eight major sports, tallying a 389-211-3 record in conference play, winning 65 percent of the time. The best season came in 2006-07 when KWU won 90 of the 119 conference contests it played. No other school has won more than 85 conference games in a single season over that same time period. It doesn’t stop there. The University has made strides in the last few years to upgrade its athletic facilities to some of the best at the small college level in the state of Kansas and in the entire region. In 2008, KWU opened the Student Activities Center that features Mabee Arena. Mabee is like no other facility in the area at this level, seating approximately 1500 and featuring some high tech, high quality features you will not find anywhere else. Complimenting the Arena is the Hauptli Student Center and the Everett Morgan Strength Training Center, along with the Brown Mezzanine, new Athletic Training facilities and coaches offices. KWU also recently announced plans to renovate the Martin Stadium area to revitalize that area of campus. In the last four years, Wesleyan has had 359 All-KCAC selections, including 177 as First Team nods. 50 players have received individual conference honors and 17 times a KWU coach has been selected as a KCAC Coach of the Year in their respective sport. Wesleyan boasted 36 All-NAIA Region IV players over the last three years of regional play, and four times coaches were named Regional Coach of the Year. KWU has had 39 NAIA AllAmericans in the last four seasons, including 12 in 2008-09. Two Wesleyan coaches have received honors at the national level, including Colby Hensley (AFCA-NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year, 2006) and Mike Dibbini (2007 NSCAA Great Plains Region Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year). In addition to our athletic program, our students can choose from a full range of student activities that appeal to a wide variety of interests. Just a few examples of student activities include vocal and instrumental music groups, theatre, studio arts, debate and forensics, yearbook, newspaper, student government, ministry and fellowship groups, intramurals, and numerous other special interest organizations. These activities allow student-athletes become actively involved on campus outside of athletics.
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ATHLETIC SUCCESS SINCE 2005 28 Championships at the KCAC and NAIA levels 359 players named All-Conference Individual Conference 50 Indiv ivid iv idua id uall Co ua Conf nference Awards Coaches Year 17 KCAC C Co oaches off the eY Yea earr ea 36 NAIA NAIIA All-Region AllAl l-Re lRe egi gion on Players Pla layers 4 NAIA Regional Regio ona nall Coaches Co oaches of of the the Year Y Yeaar Coaching 2 Coaches earned ed National Nat N atio at onal Coac achi hing hi ng H Honors National 1 Rawlings NAIA A Na Nati tion ti o al Gold Glove on e Winner W nne Wi er All-Americans 39 NAIA All-Amer ericans 658-511-15 Overall Record (.563 win pct.) 389-211-3 KCAC Record (.648 win pct.)
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES W E L C O M E T O K A N S A S W E S L E YA N U N I V E R S I T Y, H O M E O F T H E C O Y O T E S
Kansas Wesleyan University is a faith-based institution located in Salina, Kansas. Founded in 1886, it maintains a covenant relationship with the United Methodist Church and is supported by the Kansas West Conference. The school’s accreditation was reaffirmed in 1997 by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 606022504, Website address: www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org. Telephone: (800) 6217440 or (312) 263-0456, Fax: (312) 263-7462.
KANSAS WESLEYAN QUICK FACTS City / Zip ...............................................................Salina, Kan. 67401 Founded / Enrollment......................................................1886 / 852 Nickname ..................................................................................Coyotes School Colors .......................................................... Purple and Gold Affiliation .......................................NAIA (Division II in Basketball) Conference.....Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) President............................................................. Dr. Fletcher Lamkin
Kansas Wesleyan University provides an education program characterized by excellence within a caring community, rooted in the liberal arts tradition. The call of the University is to develop both intellect and character, to stimulate creativity and discovery, to nurture the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. Diversity is encouraged in curriculum, faculty, and students. Kansas Wesleyan University prepares students not only for careers and professions, but also for lifelong learning. The University equips its students for responsible leadership in their communities, for useful service in and to the world, and for stewardship of the Earth. Kansas Wesleyan University provides a setting in which faith and learning are integrated; encounter with the Christian proclamation is an integral part of the life of the University. The University fosters the lively discussion of faith and values, encouraging students to develop a thoughtful, personal world view informed by Christian tradition. Kansas Wesleyan University serves the church, community, and the world by providing a variety of resources for educational, cultural, and spiritual enrichment. The aim of the University is to discover, to build, and to share a higher quality of life and a broader vision of the world. The University is divided academically into six divisions and eighteen departments. Courses are offered for more than 30 undergraduate majors and one graduate program, the MBA. Salina is the seventh largest city in the state. It is at the hub of two major interstate highways and is serviced by regular airline transportation. The city is a major arts and cultural center for Kansas.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES FLETCHE M. LAMKIN, PH.D. FLETCHER PRESIDENT PRESIDE AND CEO President FFletcher M. Lamkin was selected in November 2009 by the Kansas Wesleyan University Board of Trustees as the 18th President of the University. President Lamkin began his presidency of Kansas Wesleyan in January 2010. President Lamkin was selected from a pool of 67 candidates who sought the Kansas Wesleyan presidency. President Lamkin and his wife, Cindy, are no strangers to higher education. Fletcher Lamkin has more than 20 years of academic leadership, including seven years as a liberal arts college President; five years as Chief Academic Officer at West Point; eight years as a department head, program director, and faculty member at West Point; and one year as University Vice President for Institutional Advancement. In addition to his Bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Military Academy, Lamkin also received a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley; a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from Salve Regina College; and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Washington.
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A. W WAYNE LOWEN, PH.D. EXE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & PROVOST Dr. Lowen Lo began his duties at Kansas Wesleyan Unive University in July, 2010. He came to Kansas Wesleyan following a long career in higher education, most followin recently re at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., where he was Director of Planned Giving and CFO. Prior to Westminster, Lowen served as President of Florida Christian College. Before Florida Christian, Lowen had a 14 year career as faculty member and Academic Dean at Central Christian College in Moberly, Mo. Dr. Lowen has extensive teaching experience internationally, having taught leadership courses nearly every year since 1992 in Myanmar, as well as teaching in Cambodia, Thailand, China, Indonesia, India and the Philippines. Dr. Lowen earned his BA and MA from Cincinnati Christian University, and his Ph.D. in Higher and Adult Education from the University of Missouri. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Association for Biblical Higher Education, and on numerous accreditation teams for both ABHE and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Dr. Lowen has extensive community involvement in his background, having served as Deputy Mayor in Fulton, Mo., prior to his move to Kansas. He has been president of two Rotary clubs, and served as Assistant Governor of Rotary District 6080. Immediately before joining KWU, Dr. Lowen traveled to Kibungo, Rwanda, to visit a new women and children’s clinic. Dr. Lowen was chair of the fundraising committee that provided $100,000 to construct the clinic.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC STAFF (HEAD COACHES AND ADMINISTRATION)
Fred Aubuchon Volleyball
Jeff Barker Cross Country / Track
Sharon Callaway Cheer
Mark Carvalho Baseball
Patty Colahan Admin Asst to AD
Dave Dallas Football
Mike Davert Men’s Basketball
Mike Dibbini Soccer
Eric Gillberg Asst. Athletic Trainer
Daryl Hoelting Softball
Brent Mooney Tennis
Rob Ozga Golf
Katie Pierce Asst. Athletic Trainer
Gordon Reimer Women’s Basketball
Chelle Seyfert Dance
Chad Shriver Head Athletic Trainer
David Toelle Sports Information
Matthew Williams Athletic Director
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
785.827.5541 plus ext. below
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ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFF Director of Athletic Programs ............................ Matthew Williams ............................. 3194 ............................................. mjw@kwu.edu Sports Information Director .............................. David Toelle ......................................... 3146 ..................................sportsinfo@kwu.edu Administrative Assistant ...................................... Patty Colahan ...................................... 3100 ................................... pcolahan@kwu.edu Faculty Athletic Representative ........................ Tor Wynn ............................................... 2124 ......................................... twynn@kwu.edu Head Athletic Trainer............................................. Chad Shriver ........................................ 3192 ...................................... cshriver@kwu.edu Assistant Athletic Trainer ..................................... Eric Gillberg ......................................... 3193 .............................. eric.gillberg@kwu.edu Assistant Athletic Trainer ..................................... Katie Pierce ......................................... 3192 ...............................katie.pierce@kwu.edu Tor Wynn Faculty Athletic Rep.
COACHING STAFF Baseball ..................................................................... Mark Carvalho .................................... 3124 ..............................................carv@kwu.edu Men’s Basketball...................................................... Mike Davert ......................................... 3134 .............................. mike.davert@kwu.edu Women’s Basketball ............................................... Gordon Reimer ................................... 3120 ...................................... greimer@kwu.edu Cheer........................................................................... Sharon Callaway................................. 3230 ...................... sharon.callaway@kwu.edu Cross Country .......................................................... Jeff Barker ............................................. 1166 ..................................jeff.barker@kwu.edu Dance .......................................................................... Chelle Seyfert ...................................... 3230 ...................... michelle.seyfert@kwu.edu Football ...................................................................... Dave Dallas .......................................... 3172 ...........................................dallas@kwu.edu Golf .............................................................................. Rob Ozga .............................................. 2134 ...................................... rob.golf@kwu.edu Men’s and Women’s Soccer ................................. Mike Dibbini ........................................ 2111 ........................................dibbini@kwu.edu Softball ....................................................................... Daryl Hoelting .................................... 3148 .......................... daryl.hoelting@kwu.edu Men’s and Women’s Tennis.................................. Brent Mooney ..................................... 3130 ..........................brent.mooney@kwu.edu Track ............................................................................ Jeff Barker ............................................. 1166 ..................................jeff.barker@kwu.edu Volleyball ................................................................... Fred Aubuchon .................................. 3122 .........................fred.aubuchon@kwu.edu
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PROGRAMS MATTHEW WILLIAMS Matthew Williams has been the Director of Athletic Programs at Kansas Wesleyan since 2005. Under his direction, the KWU athletic department has ascended to the top of the Kansas Conference, and made a name for itself nationally. In Williams' first four years, the Coyotes went from a 66-55 record in conference play to a best ever 90-29 record in 2006-07, and a 86-35 record in 2008-09. KWU has had the best combined record of the eight major sports (football, volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball and baseball) since the 2006-07 in the conference, and has won an unprecendented 28 Championships under his leadership. Since Williams' first season, KWU is 389-211-3 in KCAC play and 658-511-15 overall. Wesleyan has sent eight teams to the NAIA National Championships in their respective sports in the same time span. Williams, a member of the KWU family since 1999, came to KWU after three years as Athletic Trainer at West Hills Community College in Coalinga, Calif. He took over the Athletic Training program at KWU, and transformed it from an internship program into a full-fledged academic major, and into the KCAC's first nationally accredited Athletic Training Education Program by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. He also has been an integral part of the development of KWU's Master of Business Administration Degree with emphasis in Sports Management and most recently the undergraduate Sports Management degree. Before taking the reigns of the KWU Athletic Department, Williams spent two seasons as the Associate Athletic Director at KWU, in charge of Game Day Operations for all Coyote athletic events. Williams has a Doctor of Sports Management degree with emphasis in Sports Marketing from the United States Sports Academy, a Master of Business Administration degree from Kansas Wesleyan University, a Master of Science Degree in Athletic Administration from Idaho State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Boise State University. He resides in Salina with his wife, Tonda, and daughter, Victoria.
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR DAVID TOELLE David Toelle has been Sports Information Director at Kansas Wesleyan since 2001. His responsibilities as SID include publication of media guides for media day events, publication of game dayy programs, keeping statistics at football, basketball, and baseball games, press box and table management at football and d basketball games, writing press releases, and updating the Athletic Department website. He came to Kansas Wesleyan in the Fall of 1996, and graduated from Wesleyan in 2001 with a bachelors’ degree in Computer Information Systems. He then graduated in 2008 with a second bachelor’s degree from KWU in Sports Management. Toelle also is involved in the community, especially during the basketball season, when he donates his time at the Salina Bicentennial Center doing basketball statistics for the basketball tournaments held there in March. He was also involved with the Kansas Cagerz, a USBL Professional Basketball team that played its game from April to June. In addition to his duties at KWU, Toelle serves as KCAC Conference Statistician, where he is responsible for compiling and distributing the weekly statistics for the KCAC in football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball and softball. He resides in Salina with his wife, the former Jennifer Meek of Marietta, Ohio; son, Trae and daughter Tenille.
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE TOR WYNN
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PATTY COLAHAN
Tor Wynn has taught Sociology at Kansas Wesleyan University since 2005, and the 2010-11 academic year is his first as Faculty Athletic Representative.
Patty Colahan begins her second year as Administrative Assistant for the KWU Athletic Department.
Dr. Wynn earned his B.A. at Oakland Universityy in Michigan, and earned both his M.A. and PhD D in Sociology from the University of Iowa. Before coming to KWU, Dr. Wynn taught at the University of Iowa, Coe College, and Wichita State University. Dr. Wynn lives in Wichita with his wife, Maryann and their three children.
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Colahan previously served as Campus Visit Coordinator for the KWU Admissions Department ment before moving over to Athletics. She is a native of Salina, and a graduate of Salina alina South High School, but has also lived in eight ght other states. Patty and her husband, Dan, live in Salina. Patty has one son, KC, and a stepdaughter, Hollie and a stepson, Patrick.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BIOS HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER CHAD SHRIVER Chad Shriver begins his eighth year as Athletic Trainer at Kansas Wesleyan University. Before coming to Kansas Wesleyan, Chad received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education with Emphasis in Sports Medicine from Charleston Southern University (S.C.) in 1999, and his Master of Liberal Arts degree from Southern Methodist University (Texas) in 2002. Shriver did his Graduate Assistantship at Southern Methodist from 2000-2002. Chad is a native of the Salina area, as he attended Ell-Saline High School, graduating in 1995. He resides in Salina with his wife, Mollie, son, Gage, and daughter, Maddison.
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER ERIC GILLBERG Eric Gillberg is in his fourth year as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Kansas Wesleyan University. Gillberg came to KWU after spending two years as Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Bethel College in North Newton. Gillberg completed his undergraduate degree in Athletic Training and Movement Science from Texas Christian University in 2004. He then completed his Master of Education degree in Sports Administration at Wichita State University in 2006. Gillberg, a Salina native, is a 2000 graduate of Salina Central High School. He, his wife Regina, daughter, Raeann, and son, Evan, reside in Salina.
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER KATIE PIERCE 2009 marked the first season for Katie Pierce as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Kansas Wesleyan University. Pierce came to KWU after completing her Master of Science degree in Athletic Training from East Stroudsburg University (Pa.) in 2009. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Athletic Training from the University of Kansas in 2008. While at KU as a student trainer, Pierce worked with several different athletic programs for the Jayhawks, as well as working at Lawrence High School. While at East Stroudsburg, she assisted with athletic training duties at Warren Hills Regional Middle and High Schools in Washington, N.J., and at Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, N.J. She also volunteered her time for several events, including the Special Olympics and the Pennsylvania Flag Football Tournament in East Stroudsburg in 2008; and the Northern PA Athletic Training 5K Run in Scranton, Pa., in 2009. Pierce is a native of Olathe, Kan., where she graduated from Olathe South High School in 2004, and is the daughter of Terry and Jean Pierce.
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The KWU STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER opened in Fall 2008, giving Kansas Wesleyan one of the finest small college athletic facilities in the state. It features Mabee Arena, which seats nearly 1,500, the Hauptli Student Center, with concession stands and gathering areas, new coaches offices, new athletic training rooms, the Everett Morgan Strength Training Center which features new fitness center and weight room facilities, revamped locker room space, new classrooms and several other amenities. The goal of the SAC is to bring several student services that are spread out around campus into one centralized location, giving the campus a stronger sense of community within itself.
The fitness center features all-new equipment from Life Fitness, including circuit training stations, exercise bikes and treadmills. People working out in the fitness center are able to watch their favorite shows while working out on the flat-panel televisions that are spread around the room. The weight room features all new equipment designed specifically for student-athlete use from Hammer Strength.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES ATHLETIC FACILITIES
MUIR GYMNASIUM was the former home of Kansas Wesleyan Basketball and Volleyball. Opened in 1981, Muir was the last new facility to be constructed on the KWU Campus prior to the construction of the new Student Activities Center. Muir Gym features a capacity of nearly 800 and provided a high quality small college atmosphere for all athletic contests. Muir Gym is still being used as a practice gym and host to community events.
GENE BISSELL FIELD AT MARTIN STADIUM will be the site of all JV Football games in 2010. Sacred Heart High School also plays its football games at Martin Stadium. The stadium complex, built in the early 1940s as a Public Works project, is the oldest athletic facility in use by the Coyotes today. Over the years, Martin Stadium has been the site of many classic Kansas Wesleyan football games, and it hosted the 2000 American Family Insurance Charity Bowl between the Coyotes and arch-rival Bethany College. The field at Martin Stadium is named Bissell Field in honor of Gene Bissell. “Mr. Wesleyan” coached Coyote football for 26 years and served the athletic department in various capacities, including athletic director until his retirement in the early 1980s. Bissell is KWU’s all-time wins leader in football with 116 career victories.
The BRADLEY TENNIS COURTS are located just to the north of the Martin Stadium Fieldhouse on the corner of Osborne and Claflin Avenues.
SALINA STADIUM is the home for Kansas Wesleyan Football and Soccer matches this year. The stadium seats nearly 7,000 and is complete with synthetic turf that was installed in 2005, a new scoreboard in 2007, an accommodating press box, adjacent parking, locker facilities, and more.
DEAN EVANS STADIUM is Salina’s premier baseball facility and is the home field for Kansas Wesleyan Baseball. Dean Evans features a covered stadium with seating for 800 and adjacent practice fields.
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BILL BURKE PARK SOFTBALL COMPLEX is home to Kansas Wesleyan Softball. The park features five soccer fields and seven lighted fields. The park also features walking/biking trails, fishing and picnic areas.
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Salina…a blend of ‘big city’ amenities and relaxed ‘small city’ charm. Located in America’s heartland at the crossroads of I-70 and I-135, Salina is right in the center of it all. Whether you are planning a business trip, are attending a conference, need some ‘down time’ with your sweetheart, a fun girlfriend getaway, or quality family time, Salina is the place to stop! Select comfortable accommodations from a wide array of hotels, motels, inns and campgrounds, all specializing in the warmest welcomes you’ll find away from home. More than 25 lodging facilities provide nearly 2,000 room accommodations, and our diverse meeting facilities can seat from 10 to 7,000. Salina is home to excellent cuisine served by 80+ dining establishments. Unique attractions include a world-class zoo and wildlife museum, vineyard and winery, art galleries, historical museums, theatres, recreation and fun centers. Your taste buds will approve too! Salina has something for every palette, from favorite national brands to unique hometown traditions like the Cozy Inn burgers by the sack. Start summer off with a splash at the newest outdoor aquatics park in Kansas…Salina’s Kenwood Cove! Don’t miss the fine art, crafts, food and fun at THE arts celebration of the Midwest, the Smoky Hill River Festival, held every June. Spend a ‘kool’ weekend checkin’ out hundreds of hotrods at the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular car show in July at Oakdale Park. From theatre productions to concerts and movies, entertainment abounds at Salina Bicentennial Center, Salina Community Theatre and the historic Stiefel Theatre. Discover rich Kansas heritage at our Yesteryear Museum and the nationally accredited Smoky Hill Museum. Feed your cultural senses through films and exhibitions presented by Salina Art Center. Relax and enjoy a taste on the veranda of Smoky Hill Vineyards and Winery. Enjoy THE family experience all year long at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure Zoo and Museum! Shopping opportunities are abundant at specialty shops, centers and an indoor mall. Whether you are familiar with Salina, or are first discovering our community, you’ll be impressed with this city’s service, facilities and especially the people. On behalf of the nearly 50,000 people that call this community home, you’re invited to visit Salina! Overall, Salina is currently home to more than 16 baseball and softball fields, 12 soccer fields, three 18-hole golf courses and two 9-hole golf courses, an outdoor aquatics center, three spray parks, three football facilities, two track and field sites, numerous tennis courts, fishing lake, playgrounds, skateboard area, roller skate center, bowling center, picnic areas and shelters, and more than 700 acres in the parks system. In 2008, Kansas Wesleyan University completed a 1500 seat gymnasium arena and activity center, and K-State at Salina opened a 32,000 square foot Student Life Center complete with gymnasium, indoor track. Sporting events held in Salina include the NJCAA Women’s National Basketball Championship, Kansas Grand Slam Invitational Baseball Tournament, State High School Championships for Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Football, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, and Wrestling; Salina Soccer Club Academies, ASA Youth Fast-Pitch and Adult Slow Pitch Tournaments, Triple Crown Sports Youth Baseball, Hap Dumont Youth Baseball, Sports Car Club of America races, gymnastics competitions, and more. For lots of ideas…click www.VisitSalina.org.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES THE KANSAS COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (KCAC) The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, commonly called “The Kansas Conference,” is a prominent intercollegiate athletics conference comprised of ten outstanding independent or private institutions of higher education in the state. The origins of the KCAC are traced to February 15, 1890, when the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association became the result of the first successful attempt at organization among Kansas colleges, “to promote and regulate amateur intercollegiate athletics.” At that time the association or conference included not only private universities and colleges but also Kansas Agriculture College (now KSU), Kansas University, and Washburn University. Football seems to have been the major sponsored sport, and Baker University won the championship for the first three or four years. In about 1902 this early association became allied with the Kansas College Athletic Conference, a group which was the first to adopt a definite set of rules and regulations. It also promoted an annual track and field meet which has continued yearly since, except for World War years. Basketball has been sponsored since 1904. Football was revived in 1907. Tennis began as early as 1912. Golf was added in 1923. By this time the name of the conference had been altered to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference; it had grown to 17 college members and two allied members: Baker, Bethany, Bethel, College of Emporia, Fairmount (now WSU), Friends, Kansas Wesleyan, KSTC of Emporia (now ESU), KSTC of Hays (now FHSU), KSTC of Pittsburg (now PSU), McPherson, Ottawa, St.Benedict’s (now Benedictine), St.Mary’s, Sterling (formerly Cooper), Southwestern, and Washburn, and with St.John’s and Kansas City University (Kansas) as allied members. Kansas University and Kansas Aggies had dropped out earlier to join other conferences. In 1923 the College of Emporia, KSTC of Emporia, KSTC of Hays, KSTC of Pittsburg, Wichita (formerly Fairmount), Southwestern, and Washburn withdrew to form the Central Conference. The present legal entity comes from a reorganization of the conference when the predecessor Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference formally disbanded on December 1, 1928, and a new conference was formed which again was called the Kansas College Athletic Conference. The members were Baker, Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson, Ottawa, and St.Mary’s colleges. At that time sportswriters quickly gave the KCAC league a nickname: the “Little Six,” in contrast to the Big Six (which became Big Eight, now Big 12) which also was organized in 1928. St.Mary’s College was discontinued in 1931. The College of Emporia returned to the fold in 1933, and Bethel was readmitted in 1939. Friends, a former member of the KIAC, was admitted in 1953. Sterling and Southwestern were approved for membership in 1958. In 1968 Tabor College and St. Mary of the Plains College were admitted to make twelve members in the conference, and the conference was organized into Southern and Northern divisions until 1970 — when Baker, College of Emporia, and Ottawa withdrew to join two separate Missouri-based conferences. In the mid-1970s the formal name was changed again to Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. In 1975 women’s intercollegiate athletics were incorporated into programs of the KCAC. Ottawa was readmitted in 1981, bringing the conference membership to 10. In 1992 St.Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City left the conference and eventually closed. In 1999, Saint Mary College (now University of Saint Mary) joined to return the KCAC membership to ten institutions. The “Kansas Conference” (KCAC) continues to be an all-Kansas conference. The KCAC is an affiliated conference of the National Association of intercollegiate Athletics with headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.. Today the KCAC sponsors conference intercollegiate athletics in football, volleyball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s indoor track and field, women’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, women’s outdoor track and field, baseball, softball, golf, women’s tennis, men’s tennis.
2009-10 KCAC SPORTS CHAMPIONS
Each year, the Kansas Conference names 24 conference champions. The KCAC is a widely respected conference which governs intercollegiate athletics in cooperation with the NAIA. Here are the conference champions for 2009-2010 Men’s Soccer Season .................................................................... McPherson Men’s Soccer Tournament ..............................................Kansas Wesleyan Women’s Soccer Season ..................................................................... Ottawa Women’s Soccer Tournament .......................................................... Ottawa Volleyball Season..................................................................................... Tabor Volleyball Tournament ....................................................................... Friends Football...................................................................................................... Ottawa Women’s Cross Country ..................................................Kansas Wesleyan Men’s Cross Country ...............................................................Southwestern Men’s Basketball Season ................................................................... Friends Men’s Basketball Tournament......................................................... Friends Women’s Basketball Season ........................................................... Sterling Women’s Basketball Tournament................................................. Sterling Baseball Season ..................................................................................... Ottawa Baseball Tournament .......................................................Kansas Wesleyan Softball Season ...................................................................................... Ottawa Softball Tournament ........................................................................... Ottawa Men’s Track and Field .............................................................Southwestern Women’s Track and Field ................................................................... Friends Men’s Golf ....................................................................................Southwestern Men’s Tennis Season .......................................................................... Bethany Men’s Tennis Tournament ............................................................... Bethany Women’s Tennis Season ......................................................................Bethel Women’s Tennis Tournament.............................................................Bethel
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Saint Mary Spires Leavenworth
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Salina
Bethany Swedes
Tabor Bluejays Hillsboro
Lindsborg McPherson Bulldogs McPherson
Bethel Threshers Sterling Warriors Sterling
North Newton
Friends Falcons Wichita
Ottawa Braves Ottawa
Southwestern Moundbuilders Winfield
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (NAIA) A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NAIA 1937 | Dr. James Naismith and local leaders form National College Basketball Tournament staged at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. 1938 | Basketball tournament expands to 32 teams 1940 | National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) formed; first convention held 1948 | John Wooden’s Indiana State team brings first African-American student-athlete to the NAIB tournament 1952 | NAIB adopts new moniker – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) - and introduces men’s championships in golf, tennis and outdoor track and field 1953 | NAIA becomes first collegiate association to invite historically black institutions into membership 1957 | Tennessee State becomes the first historically black institution to win a collegiate basketball national championship 1980 | NAIA becomes first collegiate athletics association to sponsor both men’s and women’s championships by adding women’s basketball, cross country, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball championships 1986 | NAIA Council of Presidents moves from advisory to governance role 1988 | Strict academic eligibility standards for all participating student-athletes adopted
The purpose of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is to promote the education and development of students through intercollegiate athletic participation. Member institutions, although varied and diverse, share a common commitment to high standards and to the principle that participation in athletics serves as an integral part of the total educational process. The NAIA embraces the concept of the student and recognizes the importance of the individuality of each member institution, the value of the conferences and Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) structure, and the benefits of membership in a national association.
NAIA AT A GLANCE
The NAIA supports gender equity. Gender equity is an atmosphere and reality where fair distribution of overall athletic opportunity and resources, proportionate to enrollment, are available to women and men, and where no student-athlete, coach or athletics administrator is discriminated against in any way in the athletics program. That is to say, an athletics program is gender-equitable when the men’s sports program would be pleased to accept as its own the overall participation opportunities and resources currently allocated to the women’s sports program and vice versa.
• Nearly 300 member colleges and universities
The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Divided into 25 conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.), the NAIA offers 23 championships in 13 sports.
• First to include women in national championships
• 23 national championships • 650,000 students • First to include black colleges and students in championships
• First to develop system-wide character initiative with substantive programming
Since 1937, the NAIA has continued a long tradition of pushing the envelope and making a positive difference in the lives of students, coaches and parents. The Champions of Character program is the latest cutting-edge addition to the NAIA’s proud history of innovation. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator are committed to the true spirit of competition through the five core values: respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
2000 | NAIA introduces Champions of Character initiative along with its new brand emphasizing character development among NAIA studentathletes 2001 | NAIA headquarters returns to metro Kansas City in partnership with the City of Olathe, Kan. 2007 | NAIA opens new headquarters in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES BE A CHAMPION OF CHARACTER WELCOME TO TODAY’S GAME Your ticket to today’s game is a privilege, a privilege to watch these young men and women perform in the arena of college athletics. As a member of the NAIA Champions of Character Initiative, we ask that you take a moment to reflect on your personal set of values and relate them to the five core character values of the Champions of Character Initiative: • Respect • Responsibility • Integrity • Sportsmanship • Servant Leadership All student-athletes at Kansas Wesleyan University take pride in their success not only on the athletic field and in the classroom, but in their personal lives as well. By adopting the principles of the five core character values into their everyday lives, student-athletes at Kansas Wesleyan have become pillars in the community and will use this knowledge to succeed in the workplace after graduation.
CORE CHARAC TER VALUES FOR FANS By: Bruce E. Brown, NAIA Champions of Character Presenter
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Respect your team by supporting them in victory or defeat Respect the opposing team by honoring their effort as worthy opponents Respect the right of the coaches to coach Respect the effort of the game officials to remain impartial Respect those in authority working in game management
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RESPONSIBILITY • • •
Understand the rules of the game Understand and abide by the rules of the arena Read and understand the purpose of the athletic program and goals of competition and only enter the facility if you are able to abide by those expectations Stay in the stands before, during and after the game - the playing surface is for coaches, athletes and officials
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The Kansas Wesleyan University Athletic Department promotes positive fan behavior: be loud and enthusiastic in your support of your favorite Coyote team, but be respectful of the other spectators around you. The use of artificial noisemakers is prohibited in accordance with KCAC Conference guidelines. The physical or verbal abuse of any player, official or other fan is grounds for ejection from this event. Please cooperate in providing a wholesome, competitive atmosphere for today’s games. Kansas Wesleyan University reserves the right to remove ANYONE from the stands who refuses to comply with these rules.
Assume that officials are honest and attempting to be as fair as possible Understand and reflect the spirit of the game as well as the rules of the game Realize that you are not anonymous just because you are sitting in a crowd
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SPORTSMANSHIP • • • •
Thank you, and please enjoy today’s game. — The Kansas Wesleyan University Athletic Department
NAIA CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER
Fans have no right to interact with an official at any time for any purpose Be willing to support outstanding plays regardless of who makes them Be aware of the people sitting around you - young children, families or the elderly Be an example of good sportsmanship
SERVANT LEADERSHIP • • •
Clean up after yourself Serve your team by being an encourager Support all the roles that allow the team to function and the game to be played
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character program is designed to instill an understanding of character values in sport and provide practical tools for student-athletes, coaches and parents to use in modeling exemplary character traits. Launched by the NAIA in 2000, the Champions of Character program addresses character issues more comprehensively than any other national program for youth. The program currently reaches hundreds of thousands of students on nearly 300 college and university campuses in North America and extends into their surrounding communities. The NAIA Champions of Character program is an educational outreach initiative which emphasizes the tenets of character and integrity, not only for NAIA college students, but for younger students, coaches and parents in our communities. Coaches, parents, administrators and community partners all have a role in developing students of character. The NAIA Champions of Character program brings them training, guidelines and behavior models to create positive environments that promote personal growth and fun sport activity. For more information on the NAIA Champions of Character program, please visit the Official NAIA Champions of Character program website: http://www.championsofcharacter.org
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES MEET THE MEDIA COVERING COYOTE ATHLETICS BOB DAVIDSON SPORTS EDITOR, SALINA JOURNAL Bob Davidson has been the Sports editor at the Salina Journal for the past 12 years. Before coming to the Journal, he was sports editor at the Hutchinson News for seven years. He also has worked for newspapers in Leavenworth, Hays, Kansas City, Vicksburg, Miss., and Clarksville, Tenn. Bob was born and raised in Parsons, Kan. He graduated from Wichita State in 1978.
KENNY TITUS SPORTS SPOR DIRECTOR, SALINA MEDIA GROUP Kenn Titus is the Sports Director of the Salina Media Group, which includes KSAL-AM radio. This is Kenny Kenny’s first year as the Voice of the Coyotes and his first year with KSAL in Salina. He hosts a daily Kenn sports talk show as well as covering area high school athletics. Kenny graduated from Kansas State sport University with a bachelor’s degree in 2006 and a master’s degree in 2009. A native of Great Bend, Un Kan., he has worked in radio news and sports at KJCK radio in Junction City and at KVGB radio in Great Bend.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Senior LaCole Wilkinson
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES 2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES DATE Nov. 5 Nov. 6 NOV. 9 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 24 Dec. 2 DEC. 4 DEC. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 DEC. 31 JAN. 1 Jan. 6 JAN. 8 JAN. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 JAN. 22 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 FEB. 3 FEB. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 FEB. 17 FEB. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 March 1 March 9-15
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VARSITY SCHEDULE
OPPONENT Central Methodist University Culver-Stockton College HASTINGS COLLEGE Doane College Concordia University (Neb.) Baker University Peru State College McPherson College * SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE * TABOR COLLEGE * Bethany College * Johnson and Wales University (Colo.) Colorado College PERU STATE COLLEGE CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (NEB.) University of Saint Mary * STERLING COLLEGE * FRIENDS UNIVERSITY * Ottawa University * Bethel College * McPHERSON COLLEGE Southwestern College * Tabor College * BETHANY COLLEGE * UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY * Sterling College * Friends University * OTTAWA UNIVERSITY * BETHEL COLLEGE * KCAC Tournament Play-In KCAC Tournament Quarterfinals KCAC Tournament Semifinals KCAC Tournament Championship NAIA National Championships
LOCATION Fayette, Mo. Fayette, Mo. SALINA Seward, Neb. Seward, Neb. Baldwin City Peru, Neb. McPherson SALINA SALINA Lindsborg Denver, Colo. Denver, Colo. SALINA SALINA Leavenworth SALINA SALINA Ottawa North Newton SALINA Winfield Hillsboro LINDSBORG SALINA Sterling Wichita SALINA SALINA TBA TBA TBA TBA Sioux City, Iowa
TIME 7:30 1:00 6:00 6:00 2:00 5:30 5:30 6:00 5:00 6:00 5:00 7:00 5:00 5:00 4:00 6:00 5:00 6:00 5:00 6:00 5:00 6:00 5:00 6:00 5:00 6:00 5:00 6:00 5:00 TBA 7:00 7:00 TBA TBA
DATE Nov. 3 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 NOV. 9 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 DEC. 4 DEC. 9 Dec. 11 JAN. 13 JAN. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Jan. 29 FEB. 3 FEB. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 FEB. 19
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OPPONENT Dodge City CC (Kan.) Coffeyville CC Independence CC (Kan.) HASTINGS COLLEGE Hesston College Brown Mackie College Hastings College Butler CC (Kan.) Colby CC (Kan.) HESSTON COLLEGE TABOR COLLEGE * Bethany College * FRIENDS UNIVERSITY * STERLING COLLEGE * Bethel College * Brown Mackie College Tabor College * BETHANY COLLEGE * BROWN MACKIE COLLEGE Sterling College * Friends University * BETHEL COLLEGE *
LOCATION TIME Dodge City 7:00 Coffeyville 7:00 Coffeyville 2:00 SALINA 4:00 Salina $ 1:30 Salina $ 7:30 Hastings, Neb. 7:00 El Dorado 5:30 Colby 5:30 SALINA 12:30 SALINA 2:00 Lindsborg 1:00 SALINA 2:00 SALINA 7:30 North Newton 2:00 Salina $ 7:00 Hillsboro 1:00 LINDSBORG 2:00 SALINA 7:00 Sterling 6:00 Wichita 5:00 SALINA 5:00
* denotes KCAC Games HOME GAMES IN BOLD ALL CAPS $ denotes games played at St. John’s Military School in Salina Times, Dates, and Opponents are subject to change at any time
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW The Coyotes are ready to strike again. After finishing the 2009-10 season in second place in the KCAC at 15-3 and a 22-8 overall record, Wesleyan is poised to make another run for the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship and a third straight berth in the NAIA National Championships. The Coyotes are coming off of back-to-back 20win seasons for the first time in school history and are also coming off their second straight berth in the NAIA National Championships, losing in the first round last year to defending National Champion Morningside. “Even though we had a young team, we were still able to achieve a high level of success. Second place in the conference, and making the National Tournament last year gave us momentum for this coming year. We are looking to build on that past success.” KWU coach Gordon Reimer said. Wesleyan has loaded its roster with top talent from around the Midwest and West Coast. Ten freshmen and four transfers join the Wesleyan roster this season. With a strong mix of transfers and incoming freshmen ready to help the Coyotes make the push for the KCAC title. All five starters return from last year’s team as do a majority of the role players off the bench from last year. Headlining the returners are two-time Honorable Mention NAIA All-American selection LaCole Wilkinson (5-3, Sr., G, Hemple, Mo. / East Buchanan HS) and KCAC Freshman of the Year Stephanie Frost (5-10, So., F, Assaria, Kan. / Southeast of Saline HS). Also returning for the Coyotes are Montric Santee (5-6, Jr., G, Little Elm, Texas / Northeastern State (Okla.)), Jamie Alexander (5-8, Sr., G, Hill City, Kan. / Colby CC (Kan.)), and Shelby Babcock (5-5, Jr., G, Ventura, Calif. / St. Bonaventure HS).
All-in-all the group of returners accounts for 93.5 Fayette, Mo., taking on Central Methodist and percent of the team’s offensive output from a year Culver-Stockton in Central Methodist’s Classic. ago. The Coyotes then open the home portion of the schedule against national powerhouse Hastings GUARDS College. Wesleyan then heads to Seward, Neb., Leading the guard rotation will be Wilkinson and to play in the Concordia University Classic against Babcock in the starting lineup, with Santee and Doane and Concordia, before a November 16 Alexander fitting into the rotation as well. Also contest at Baker. The Coyotes then take on Peru look for newcomers Katie Novack (5-8, Sr., G, State on the road before opening KCAC play on Holcomb, Kan. /Southern Nazarene (Okla.)) and December 2 at McPherson. Alicia Nicholson (5-5, Fr., G, Wichita, Kan. / Maize HS) to figure into the mix at guard. The KCAC schedule is no simple task either. There are no easy games in this league. With new Wilkinson returns averaging 11 points per game coaches, and improved recruiting, the looks to over her career, including a 12.3 average last year be plenty of heart stopping action on Thursdays in addition to being named First Team All-KCAC and Saturdays. and Honorable Mention All-American for a second straight year. Babcock led the Coyotes in scoring Despite all the obstacles, Reimer feels very good last season at 13 points per game. Santee and about the upcoming season. Alexander combined to average over 19 points per game this season and will be looked on to “I feel this is the most talented team I have had contribute this season as well. since coming to Kansas Wesleyan,” he said. “If we can keep everyone healthy and have a little luck Novack, a senior, comes to KWU after spending we should improve on last season.” last season at Southern Nazarene. Before Southern Nazarene, Novack spent two seasons at Garden City CC, where she led the Jayhawk West in scoring at 15 points per game. Nicholson enters as a freshman, playing at Maize HS, helping Maize to an appearance in the State Championships last season. FORWARDS Forward play will be highlighted by the return of Frost after earning KCAC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-KCAC, All-KCAC All-Defense Team and All-KCAC All-Freshman team honors last year. She averaged 12.6 points per game and a team best 7.7 rebounds per game last year. Also looking to figure into the mix will be newcomer Danielle Ekno (6-0, Jr., F, Chino Hills, Calif. / Fullerton College (Calif.)). Ekno comes to KWU after spending two years at Fullerton College, where she twice earned First Team All-Orange Empire Conference honors, averaging 8.2 points and 4.5 rebounds as a sophomore helping the Hornets to a No.2 ranking in the California State rankings and a 32-2 record and an appearance in the California State Junior College Championship game.
“Stephanie has increased her strength and improved her post moves,” Reimer said. “LaCole has regained her focus and I think she will be a dominant player in our conference as well as on the National level. Shelby and Montric are all looking as good as or better than last year, and Jamie, another starter from last year, has really improved and looks to close her career out on “Danielle was a starter for Fullerton and played for a high note.” the California State Championship,” Reimer said. “She knows how to win and will provide some Also returning for the Coyotes will be last year’s needed size for us.” sixth man, Damara Lewis (5-10, Sr., F, Lyons, Kan. / Butler CC (Kan.)) and Jessica Potthoff (5-7, The Coyotes are also looking to Lewis to provide So., G, Highlands Ranch, Colo. / ThunderRidge an impact this season as a forward, as well as HS), who missed all of last season with a knee incoming freshman Christian Cassity (5-11, Fr., F, Springtown, Texas / Springtown HS). injury.
Junior Shelby Babcock
“Damara was a great player off the bench for us THE SCHEDULE last year, and Jessica is back and at 100-percent KWU’s 2010-11 schedule is one of the more difficult in recent memory. The Coyotes open the year in Senior Jamie Alexander and is ready to play,” Reimer said.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER NO 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 31 32 33 34 35 40 41 55
NAME Sheri Haynes Montric Santee Jordan Sherwood Stephanie Frost Abby Sherbert Alicia Nicholson Christian Cassity Patience Benally Taylor Ebert Jamie Alexander Tessa Giammona Shelby Babcock LaCole Wilkinson Sarah Coursen Damara Lewis Jessica Potthoff Madison Coffey Katie Novack Danielle Ekno Brandi Jensen Kayley Heerey Rebekah Bunde Mykiala Bristow Ashley Quintanilla Chloe Nelson
POS G G G F G G F G G G G G G G F G G G F F G F G G G
HT 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-10 5-4 5-5 5-11 5-3 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-5 5-3 5-4 5-10 5-7 5-7 5-8 6-0 5-8 5-9 5-9 5-8 5-6 5-5
YR Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr.
HOMETOWN McLean, Texas Little Elm, Texas Lindsborg, Kan. Assaria, Kan. Wakefield, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Springtown, Texas Farmington, N.M. Wamego, Kan. Hill City, Kan. Santa Rosa, Calif. Ventura, Calif. Hemple, Mo. Waverly, Kan. Lyons, Kan. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Blue Hill, Neb. Holcomb, Kan. Chino Hills, Calif. Mankato, Kan. Marion, Kan. Valley Falls, Kan. Salina, Kan. Wamego, Kan. Topeka, Kan.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL McLean HS Northeastern State University (Okla.) Smoky Valley HS Southeast of Saline HS Wakefield HS Maize HS Springtown HS Farmington HS Rock Creek HS Colby CC (Kan.) Mendocino College (Calif.) St. Bonaventure HS East Buchanan HS Waverly HS Butler CC (Kan.) ThunderRidge HS Blue Hill HS Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) Fullerton College (Calif.) Rock Hills HS Marion HS Independence CC (Kan.) Salina South HS Wamego HS Allen County CC (Kan.)
HEAD COACH: Gordon Reimer (7th Season, 91-89 (6 yrs)) ASSISTANT COACHES: Ryan Showman, LaTasha Trundle, Liz Browne
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES 2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PICTURE ROSTER
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Sheri Haynes G • Fr. • 5-7 McLean, Texas McLean HS
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Christian Cassity F • Fr. • 5-11 Springtown, Texas Springtown HS
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LaCole Wilkinson G • Sr. • 5-3 Hemple, Mo. East Buchanan HS
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Danielle Ekno F • Jr. • 6-0 Chino Hills, Calif. Fullerton College (Calif.)
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Montric Santee G • Jr. • 5-6 Little Elm, Texas Northeastern State (Okla.)
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Patience Benally G • Fr. • 5-3 Farmington, N.M. Farmington HS
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Sarah Coursen G • So. • 5-4 Waverly, Kan. Waverly HS
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Brandi Jensen F • Sr. • 5-8 Mankato, Kan. Rock Hills HS
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Jordan Sherwood G • Fr. • 5-6 Lindsborg, Kan. Smoky Valley HS
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Taylor Ebert G • Fr. • 5-7 Wamego, Kan. Rock Creek HS
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Damara Lewis F • Sr. • 5-10 Lyons, Kan. Butler CC (Kan.)
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Kayley Heerey G • Fr. • 5-9 Marion, Kan. Marion HS
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Stephanie Frost F • So. • 5-10 Assaria, Kan. Southeast of Saline HS
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Jamie Alexander G • Sr. • 5-8 Hill City, Kan. Colby CC (Kan.)
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Jessica Potthoff G • So. • 5-7 Highlands Ranch, Colo. ThunderRidge HS
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Rebekah Bunde F • Jr. • 5-9 Valley Falls, Kan. Independence CC (Kan.)
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Abby Sherbert G • So. • 5-4 Wakefield, Kan. Wakefield HS
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Tessa Giammona G • Jr. • 5-8 Santa Rosa, Calif. Mendocino College (Calif.)
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Madison Coffey G • Fr. • 5-7 Blue Hill, Neb. Blue Hill HS
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Mykiala Bristow G • Fr. • 5-8 Salina, Kan. Salina South HS
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Alicia Nicholson G • Fr. • 5-5 Wichita, Kan. Maize HS
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Shelby Babcock G • Jr. • 5-5 Ventura, Calif. St. Bonaventure HS
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Katie Novack G • Sr. • 5-8 Holcomb, Kan. Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
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Ashley Quintanilla G • Fr. • 5-6 Wamego, Kan. Wamego HS
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Chloe Nelson G • Sr. • 5-5 Topeka, Kan. Allen CC (Kan.)
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF HEAD COA COACH GORDON REIMER Gordon Reimer Re has been the head women's basketball coach at Kansas Wesleyan since the start of the 2004-05 season. His career rec record is 91-89 in six seasons leading the Coyotes. In 2005, C Coach Reimer started the process to turn around the women's basketball program. In one year the Coyotes improved from 5-24 to 14-15 finishing 6th in the KCAC conference. In his past five years he has won 86 games, more than triple the 27 2 wins in the previous six years. "I feel fortunate to have worked with so many great players and assistant coaches in helping helpin me turn this program around." "Every " year my goal at Kansas Wesleyan University is to win the regular season title, the conference tournament, and play in the National Tournament."
REIMER AT WESLEYAN Year 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 TOTAL
Overall 5-24 14-15 11-19 12-17 27-6 22-8 91-89
KCAC 3-15 7-11 6-12 9-9 16-2 15-3 56-52
Reimer's goals came to realization in the 2008-09 season, as his Coyotes finished the season with a school record 27 wins while finishing 27-6 overall. Wesleyan tied Sterling for the KCAC Regular Season Championship at 16-2, and then defeated the Warriors in the tournament championship 70-61 on their home floor to advance to the NAIA Division II National Championships for the first time in school history. During Reimer's tenure he has been named 2008-09 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference coach of the year; has coached three NAIA All-Americans, the KCAC Player of the Year and eight academic All-Americans. His teams also hold 19 school records including most points in a season, three point field goals made, total rebounds and most wins in a season at 27. Before coming to Kansas Wesleyan, Gordon spent four years as an assistant college basketball coach. Three years for Central Christian College and one year at McPherson College.
Reimer is no stranger to building basketball programs. Under his leadership he developed one of the state's strongest youth programs in McPherson, Kansas. His teams won many tournaments and one National title. Many of the players he coached helped McPherson High School win five state tournaments in the past ten years. He is a lifelong Kansas native and received both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from Baker University.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACH RYAN SHOWMAN
Ryan Showman has been an assistant coach in women’s basketball for Kansas Wesleyan since the start of the 2007-08 season. Showman played basketball for former Wesleyan head coach Jerry Jones for three seasons, and was a three year letterwinner for the Coyotes. “I am excited to have a chance to help Coach (Gordon) Reimer to continue the turn around of the women’s basketball program,” Showman said. “He has already made great strides, and I am excited to have opportunity to help the team continue its ascent to the top of the conference.” Showman graduated in 2004 with a degree in HPER Education and taught at Schilling Elementary and was the assistant boys’ basketball coach at Sacred Heart High School the last three years. He graduated from Emporia State in December 2008 with a Master of Science Degree.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ASSISTANT COACH LATASHA TRUNDLE ASSISTA 2010-11 marks the first season for LaTasha Trundle as a an assistant coach for the KWU Women’s Basketball team. Trun Trundle comes to Kansas Wesleyan after spending s two years at South Gray High School as head coach from 2007 to 2009. In her first season, she led South Gray to its first ever Kansas Class 1A State Championship appearance and eventual State Championship with a 27-1 record. She was named the Kansas Class 1A Coach of the Year in 2008. In 2009, she led South Gray to another 27-1 record and a State Runner-Up finish. She also has coaching experience as assistant girls’ coach at Garden City High School for three years, and one season as coach of the Holcomb Middle School seventh grade team. Trundle, a native of Hiawatha, graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1994 and continued on to Garden City CC, where she played for two seasons and earned her Associate’s Degree. As a sophomore, Trundle led the NJCAA in three-point shooting and was a unanimous First Team All-Jayhawk selection. She then continued on to play two years at the University of Missouri in 1996-97 and 1997-98. Trundle then completed her Bachelor of Science degree from Friends University in 2003. Trundle was invited to the US Olympic Team tryout in 1994, and was also a 2009 participant in the WEPAC Hoops for Hope fundraiser that helped raise over $70,000 for breast cancer research.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES 2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OPPONENTS BAKER
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Baldwin City, Kan. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Orange Enrollment: 963 Conference: Heart of America Arena: Collins Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Susan Decker Alma Mater: Tabor Overall Record: 168-137 (10 yrs) At BAKER: 168-137 (10 yrs) Last Season: 18-14 Conference Record: 13-7 (T-3rd)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Kevin Kunde Phone: 785.594.8495 E-Mail: kevin.kunde@bakeru.edu FAX: 785.593.9377 Website: www.bakerwildcats.com
CONCORDIA (NEB.)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Seward, Neb. Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Navy / White Enrollment: 1700 Conference: Great Plains Arena: Hlth, Human Perf. & Ath. Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Drew Olson Alma Mater: Concordia (Neb.) Overall Record: 92-40 (4 yrs) At CUNE: 92-40 (4 yrs) Last Season: 21-11 Conference Record: 11-7 (5th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Scotty Retzlaff Phone: 402.643.7392 E-Mail: scott.retzlaff@cune.edu FAX: N/A Website: www.cune.edu/athletics
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BETHANY
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Lindsborg, Kan. Nickname: Swedes Colors: Blue / Gold Enrollment: 615 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Hahn Gym
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Jim Campion Alma Mater: Bethany (Kan.) Overall Record: 17-30 (2 yrs) At BTHY: 17-30 (2 yrs) Last Season: 9-21 Conference Record: 5-13(T-6th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Beth Cormack Phone: 785.227.3380 x8184 E-Mail: cormackb@bethanylb.edu FAX: 785.227.2021 Website: www.bethanyswedes.com
CULVER-STOCKTON
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Canton, Mo. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Royal Blue / White Enrollment: 850 Conference: Heart of America Arena: Charles Field House
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Seth Minter Alma Mater: Culver-Stockton Overall Record: 0-0 At CSC: 0-0 Last Season: 4-24 Conference Record: 2-18 (11th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: John Schild Phone: 573.288.6532 E-Mail: jschild@culver.edu FAX: 573.288.6338 Website: www.culver.edu/athletics
BETHEL
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: North Newton, Kan. Nickname: Threshers Colors: Maroon / Gray Enrollment: 550 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Thresher Gym
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Mark Fox Alma Mater: Kansas Overall Record: 52-84 (5 yrs) At BTHL: 52-84 (5 yrs) Last Season: 16-11 Conference Record: 12-6 (4th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CENTRAL METHODIST
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Fayette, Mo. Nickname: Eagles Colors: Black / Green Enrollment: 1190 Conference: Heart of America Arena: Puckett Field House
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Andi Brooks Alma Mater: Western State Overall Record: 20-87 (4 yrs) At CMU: 20-87 (4 yrs) Last Season: 11-19 Conference Record: 5-15 (10th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
COLORADO COLLEGE
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black / Gold Enrollment: 1966 Conference: Southern Collegiate Arena: J. Juan Reid Gymnasium
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Liz Doran Alma Mater: Oglethorpe Overall Record: 28-22 (2 yrs) At CC: 28-22 (2 yrs) Last Season: 12-13 Conference Record: 6-10 (T-6th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Chad Schilling Phone: 316.284.5263 E-Mail: chads@bethelks.edu FAX: 316.284.5830 Website: athletics.bethelks.edu
Name: Kelcey Zutavern Phone: 660.248.6358 E-Mail: kzutaver@centralmethodist.edu FAX: 660.248.1632 Website: athletics.centralmethodist.edu
Name: Dave Reed Phone: 719.389.6105 E-Mail: dave.reed@coloradocollege.edu FAX: 719.389.6873 Website: www.cctigers.com
DOANE
FRIENDS
HASTINGS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Crete, Neb. Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange / Black Enrollment: 1034 Conference: Great Plains Arena: Haddix Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Tracee Fairbanks Alma Mater: Doane Overall Record: 207-138 (11 yrs) At DOANE: 207-138 (11 yrs) Last Season: 12-18 Conference Record: 7-9 (9th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Rick Schmuecker Phone: 402.826.8248 E-Mail: rick.schmuecker@doane.edu FAX: 402.826.8247 Website: www.doane.edu/athletics
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Wichita, Kan. Nickname: Falcons Colors: Scarlet / Gray Enrollment: 3100 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Garvey Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: RaeAnne Booth Alma Mater: Brenau (Ga.) Overall Record: 0-0 At FRND: 0-0 Last Season: 15-15 Conference Record: 10-8 (5th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Scott Robinson Phone: 316-295-5116 E-Mail: sports_information@friends.edu FAX: 316.295.5030 Website: www.friendsathletics.com
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Hastings, Neb. Nickname: Broncos Colors: Red / White Enrollment: 1200 Conference: Great Plains Arena: Osborne Complex Farrell Arena
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Jeff Dittman Alma Mater: Sam Houston St. Overall Record: 304-211 (17 yrs) At HAST: 59-12 (2 yrs) Last Season: 31-4 Conference Record: 17-1 (1st)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Dave Kimura Phone: 402.461.7309 E-Mail: dkimura@hastings.edu FAX: 402.461.7489 Website: www.hastings.edu
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2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OPPONENTS JOHNSON AND WALES
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Denver, Colo. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue / Gold Enrollment: 1500 Conference: Independent Arena: Wildcat Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Jeff Neal Alma Mater: Ball State Overall Record: 0-0 At JWU: 0-0 Last Season: 6-23 Conference Record: N/A
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McPHERSON
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: McPherson, Kan. Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Enrollment: 600 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Sport Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Cy Rolfs Alma Mater: McPherson Overall Record: 0-0 At MCPH: 0-0 Last Season: 6-21 Conference Record: 3-15 (10th)
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OTTAWA
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Ottawa, Kan. Nickname: Braves Colors: Black / Gold Enrollment: 600 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Wilson Fieldhouse
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Bruce Tate Alma Mater: Ottawa Overall Record: 23-66 (3 yrs) At OTT: 23-66 (3 yrs) Last Season: 7-23 Conference Record: 5-13 (T-6th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Mike Gallegos Phone: 303.256.9331 E-Mail: mgallegos@jwu.edu FAX: 303.256.9386 Website: denver.jwuathletics.com
Name: Alan Grosbach Phone: 620.241.0431 E-Mail: grosbaca@mcpherson.edu FAX: 620.245.9438 Website: www.macbulldogs.com
Name: Katie Tooley Phone: 785.242.5200 x5401 E-Mail: katie.tooley@ottawa.edu FAX: 785.229.1028 Website: www.ottawabraves.com
SOUTHWESTERN
STERLING
TABOR
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Winfield, Kan. Nickname: Moundbuilders Colors: Purple / White Enrollment: 1850 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Stewart Fieldhouse
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Dave Denly Alma Mater: Wartburg Overall Record: 228-131 (11yrs) At SWC: 228-131 (11yrs) Last Season: 22-9 Conference Record: 13-5 (3rd)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Jason Jeschke Phone: 620.229.6299 E-Mail: jason.jeschke@sckans.edu FAX: 620.229.6124 Website: www.buildersports.com
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Sterling, Kan. Nickname: Warriors Colors: Navy / Cardinal / Silver Enrollment: 736 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Gleason Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Lonnie Kruse Alma Mater: Sterling Overall Record: 637-191 (28 yrs) At STER: 637-191 (28 yrs) Last Season: 27-5 Conference Record: 17-1 (1st)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Hans Nickel Phone: 620.278.4656 E-Mail: hnickel@gmail.com FAX: 620.278.4319 Website: www.sterling.edu/athletics
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PERU STATE
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Peru, Neb. Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Blue / White Enrollment: 1700 Conference: Midlands Collegiate Arena: Al Wheeler Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Maurtice Ivy Alma Mater: Nebraska Overall Record: 36-57 (3 yrs) At PERU: 36-57 (3 yrs) Last Season: 16-16 Conference Record: 9-3 (2nd)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Ted Harshbarger Phone: 402.872.2380 E-Mail: tharshbarger@peru.edu FAX: 402.872.2302 Website: www.peru.edu/athletics
SAINT MARY
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Leavenworth, Kan. Nickname: Spires Colors: Navy / Gold Enrollment: 993 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Ryan Sports Center
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Mike Basler Alma Mater: Ottawa Overall Record: 48-127 (6 yrs) At USM: 48-127 (6 yrs) Last Season: 8-21 Conference Record: 5-13 (T-7th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Mike Basler Phone: 913.758.4339 E-Mail: baslerm@stmary.edu FAX: 913.758.6313 Website: www.gospires.com
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Hillsboro, Kan. Nickname: Bluejays Colors: Blue / Gold Enrollment: 500 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Tabor Gym
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Head Coach: Shawn Winter Alma Mater: Tabor Overall Record: 28-61 (3 yrs) At TABR: 28-61 (2 yrs) Last Season: 6-23 Conference Record: 5-13 (T-6th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Anthony Monson Phone: 620.947.3121 x1229 E-Mail: anthonym@tabor.edu FAX: 620.947.3789 Website: www.taborbluejays.com
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES 2010-11 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES DATE Nov. 2 Nov. 4 NOV. 9 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 NOV. 16 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Dec. 2 DEC. 4 DEC. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 6 JAN. 8 JAN. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 JAN. 22 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 FEB. 3 FEB. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 FEB. 17 FEB. 19
VARSITY SCHEDULE
OPPONENT NW Oklahoma State University Baker University YORK COLLEGE Peru State College Doane College BAKER UNIVERSITY Washburn University Bellevue University (Neb.) York College McPherson College * SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE * TABOR COLLEGE * Bethany College * Columbia College (Mo.) William Woods University University of Saint Mary * STERLING COLLEGE * FRIENDS UNIVERSITY * Ottawa University * Bethel College * McPHERSON COLLEGE Southwestern College * Tabor College * BETHANY COLLEGE * UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY * Sterling College * Friends University * OTTAWA UNIVERSITY * BETHEL COLLEGE *
LOCATION Alva, Okla. Baldwin City SALINA Peru, Neb. Peru, Neb. SALINA Topeka Bellevue, Neb. Bellevue, Neb. McPherson SALINA SALINA Lindsborg Columbia, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Leavenworth SALINA SALINA Ottawa North Newton SALINA Winfield Hillsboro LINDSBORG SALINA Sterling Wichita SALINA SALINA
TIME 8:00 7:00 8:00 7:30 3:30 7:00 7:00 8:00 3:00 8:00 7:00 8:00 7:00 8:00 4:00 8:00 7:00 8:00 7:00 8:00 7:00 8:00 7:00 8:00 7:00 8:00 7:00 8:00 7:00
DATE Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12-13 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 DEC. 9 Dec. 11 JAN. 7 JAN. 8 JAN. 13 JAN. 18 Jan. 20 JAN. 22 Jan. 29 FEB. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 FEB. 19
JUNIOR VARSITY SCHEDULE
OPPONENT Colby CC Classic Brown Mackie Classic McPherson College * Cloud County CC TABOR COLLEGE * Bethany College * AIR FORCE PREP STERLING COLLEGE * FRIENDS UNIVERSITY * HESSTON COLLEGE Bethel College * McPHERSON COLLEGE Tabor College * BETHANY COLLEGE * Sterling College * Friends University * Hesston College BETHEL COLLEGE *
LOCATION Colby, Kan. Salina $ McPherson Concordia SALINA Lindsborg SALINA SALINA SALINA SALINA North Newton SALINA Hillsboro LINDSBORG Sterling Wichita Hesston SALINA
TIME TBA TBA 4:00 7:00 4:00 3:00 7:00 7:00 8:00 7:00 4:00 3:00 3:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 7:00 7:00
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2010-11 MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW There are a lot of unknowns for the Kansas Wesleyan Men’s Basketball team heading into the 2010-11 season, which opens on November 2 at Southern Nazarene.
along with post players Wes Jones (6-4, 2-5, F/C, Sr., Surprise, Ariz. / Phoenix College (Ariz.)), Tony Milani (6-7, 225, C, Sr., Phoenix, Ariz. / Central Arizona College) and Trevor Kuhlman (6-2, 195, G/F, So., Belleville, Kan. / Republic County HS). According to Coach Mike Davert, who is in his Dickman was the leading scorer for the Coyotes fourth year of leading the Coyotes, the team is last season averaging 12.8 points per game, while still searching for an identity for itself, with a lot Antenen averaged 5.4 points and Flax averaged of things still needed to be decided after two 4.0 points last season. weeks of practice. Jones averaged 7.1 points and 4.5 rebounds for The Coyotes do have a lot of scoring to replace, the Coyotes in the post, and Milani averaged 2.47 losing over 55 percent of the team’s points from points and 2.47 rebounds in 17 appearances a a year ago, mainly due to the graduation of five year ago. seniors who accounted for a majority of the points lost from 2009-10. Wesleyan sees a few newcomer players that should be ones to watch in the upcoming season. Those Wesleyan does have a solid nucleus of returning players include Jerome Cheadle (6-2, 190, G, Jr., players that will have to fill in some of the gaps Rowlett, Texas / Mountain View College (Texas)), opened over last year, and the Coyotes will also Mikey Doll (5-11, 175, G, Jr., Goodland, Kan. / look to some incoming players to step in and Bethel College (Kan.)), Brandon Flenor (6-1, 175, make impacts for the Coyotes on the hardwood G, Jr., Baltimore, Md. / Phoenix College (Ariz.)) and as well. Seth Smith (6-4, 190, F, Jr., Lexington, Mo. / William Jewell College (Mo.)). Some of the key returners for the Coyotes include guards Matt Dickman (6-0, 170, G, Sr., Cheadle played the last two seasons at Mountain Tucson, Ariz. / Central Arizona College), Tyler View College (Texas), helping the Lions to their Antenen (6-2, 175, G/F, Sr., Salina, Kan. / Cloud first ever NJCAA Division III National Tournament County CC (Kan.)) and Bryson Flax (5-11, 170, G, appearance last season. Doll spent one year Sr., Salina, Kan. / Brown Mackie College (Kan.)), at Colby CC, before transferring to Bethel for a
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season and now is with the Coyotes for his junior campaign. Flenor spent the last two years at Phoenix College. Smith spent the last two years at William Jewell before transferring to KWU this year. The Coyotes also will look to three freshmen who look to fit into the mix during the season in Mike Love (6-6, 190, F, Fr., Dallas, Texas / West Mesquite HS), Keaton Schaffer (6-3, 195, G, Fr., Tonganoxie, Kan. / Tonganoxie HS) and Dane Brinker (6-2, 170, G, Fr., Seneca, Kan. / Nemaha Valley HS).
THE SCHEDULE The Coyotes open a difficult non-conference slate on November 2 at Southern Nazarene, before heading to Baker on November 4. Wesleyan then opens the home portion of the schedule on November 9 against York College at 7 p.m., inside Mabee Arena. Up next for Wesleyan will be the Peru State Classic against Peru State and Doane on November 12 and 13 before a November 16 home contest with Baker. The Coyotes then play Washburn on November 20 in Topeka before the Bellevue Classic on November 26 and 27. The Coyotes then open KCAC play on December 2 at McPherson.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES 2010-11 MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER NO 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 22 23 33 34 44
NAME Jerome Cheadle Matthew Dickman Keaton Schaffer Mikey Doll Bryson Flax Seth Smith Dane Brinker Tyler Antenen Trevor Kuhlman Mike Love Wes Jones Tony Milani Zach Axelson Brandon Flenor Brandon Greer Chris Haller Aarean Johnson Cody Kaiser Cory Palmer Quinten Rose Chris Santucci Tristin Scheel Kyle Weiser
POS G G G G G F G G/F G F F/C C G G G G G G F G G P G
YR Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr.
HT 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-7 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-5 5-11
WT 190 170 195 175 170 190 170 175 195 190 205 225 185 175 145 180 175 180 211 190 150 185 175
MEN’S BASKETBALL HOMETOWN Rowlett, Texas Tucson, Ariz. Tonganoxie, Kan. Goodland, Kan. Salina, Kan. Lexington, Mo. Seneca, Kan. Salina, Kan. Belleville, Kan. Dallas, Texas Surprise, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Russell, Kan. Baltimore, Md. Avondale, Ariz. Alma, Kan. Grand Prairie, Texas Chase, Kan. Vista, Calif. Arlington, Texas Brentwood, Calif. Salina, Kan. Stockton, Kan.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL Mountain View College (Texas) Central Arizona College Tonganoxie HS Bethel College (Kan.) Brown Mackie College (Kan.) William Jewell College (Mo.) Nemaha Valley HS Cloud County CC (Kan.) Republic County HS West Mesquite HS Phoenix College (Ariz.) Central Arizona College Russell HS Phoenix College (Ariz.) Arizona State University Wabaunsee HS God’s Academy Prep Barton County CC (Kan.) Vista HS Mountain View College (Texas) Heritage HS Southeast of Saline HS Stockton HS
HEAD COACH: Mike Davert (4th Season, 45-42 (3 yrs)) ASSISTANTS: Brandon Lesovsky, Pete Herrera
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Jerome Cheadle G • Jr. • 6-2 • 190 Rowlett, Texas Mountain View College (Texas)
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Matthew Dickman G • Sr. • 6-0 • 170 Tucson, Ariz. Central Arizona College
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Keaton Schaffer G • Fr. • 6-3 • 195 Tonganoxie, Kan. Tonganoxie HS
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Mikey Doll G • Jr. • 5-11 • 175 Goodland, Kan. Bethel College (Kan.)
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Bryson Flax G • Sr. • 5-11 • 170 Salina, Kan. Brown Mackie College (Kan.)
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Seth Smith F • Jr. • 6-4 • 190 Lexington, Mo. William Jewell College (Mo.)
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Dane Brinker G • Fr. • 6-2 • 170 Seneca, Kan. Nemaha Valley HS
Tyler Antenen G/F • Sr. • 6-2 • 175 Salina, Kan. Cloud County CC (Kan.)
Trevor Kuhlman G • So. • 6-2 • 195 Belleville, Kan. Republic County HS
Mike Love F • Fr. • 6-6 • 190 Dallas, Texas West Mesquite HS
Wes Jones F/C • Sr. • 6-4 • 205 Surprise, Ariz. Phoenix College (Ariz.)
Tony Milani C • Sr. • 6-7 • 225 Phoenix, Ariz. Central Arizona College
Zach Axelson G • Fr. • 5-11 • 185 Russell, Kan. Russell HS
Brandon Flenor G • Jr. • 6-1 • 175 Baltimore, Md. Phoenix College (Ariz.)
Brandon Greer G • So. • 5-11 • 145 Avondale, Ariz. Arizona State University
Chris Haller G • Fr. • 6-1 • 180 Alma, Kan. Wabaunsee HS
Aarean Johnson G • Fr. • 5-9 • 175 Grand Prairie, Texas God’s Academy Prep
Cody Kaiser G • Jr. • 5-11 • 180 Chase, Kan. Barton County CC (Kan.)
Cory Palmer F • Jr. • 6-3 • 211 Vista, Calif. Vista HS
Quinten Rose G • So. • 6-1 • 190 Arlington, Texas Mountain View College (Texas)
Chris Santucci G • Fr. • 6-0 • 150 Brentwood, Calif. Heritage HS
Tristin Scheel P • Fr. • 6-5 • 185 Salina, Kan. Southeast of Saline HS
Kyle Weiser G • Jr. • 5-11 • 175 Stockton, Kan. Stockton HS
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2010-11 MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH MIKE DAVERT
DAVERT AT WESLEYAN Year 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 TOTAL
Overall 14-14 19-12 12-16 45-42
Mike Davert took over the head coaching position for the KWU Coyotes otes prior to the start of the 2007-08 basketball season. Davert’s record at KWU U is 45-42 KCAC in three seasons leading the Coyotes. 12-6 13-5 Davert is no stranger to Kansas Wesleyan University, as he served as assistant easons in 9-9 coach for former coach and athletic director Jerry Jones for two seasons 34-20 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Davert succeeded Tommy DeSalme, who coached the Coyotes one year, leading Wesleyan to itss first KCAC Championship since the 1999-2000 season, and the school’s first-ever berth to the NAIA Division II National nal Championships, while setting a school record for wins in a season with 28. Davert came to KWU after spending three seasons as head coach at Southeast of Saline High School, where he compiled a 48-19 overall record and led the Trojans to the 2006-07 KSHSAA Boys’ Class 3A State tournament, finishing with a 22-2 record. Davert said his coaching philosophy is to move the ball up the floor, and play with a high level of intensity on both ends of the floor. “The style of game I like to play is full court. The teams I coach always press full court and gotten after it defensively,” he said. “It starts with defense, night in and night out the defensive pressure has to be there. There will be nights when your offense will struggle and you have to go into each game knowing that you can rely on your defense to get yourself some easy baskets.” “We are definitely a fun team to watch.” Davert is a native of Escondido, Calif., and after starring at San Pasqual High played one season at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, Calif., before moving onto Marymount (Kan.) College, where he graduated with a degree in secondary education in 1985. After Marymount, Davert played professionally in Dublin, Ireland, for one year, where he was also a coach. He continued onto Emporia State (Kan.) University as a graduate assistant coach for legendary Hornet head coach Ron Slaymaker for three years while completing his master degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation. After Emporia State, he was an assistant coach for one season at Central Missouri State. Davert spent two seasons as assistant boys’ coach at Orange Glen High School in Escondido, Calif., before Jones asked Davert to return to Kansas as an assistant with the Coyotes in 2004. He lives in Salina with his wife Kelly.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES 2010-11 MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACH BRANDON LESOVSKY
ASSISTANT COACH PETE HERRERA
Brandon Lesovsky returned to Kansas Wesleyan esleyan as assistant men's basketball coach for the 2008-2009 008-2009 season after stints at Cowley College and d Neosho County CC the previous two seasons.
2010-11 marked the first season for Pete Herrera as an assistant coach for the Kansas Wesleyan an Men’s Basketball team.
Lesovsky, a native of Cuba, Kan., came to KWU after graduating from Hillcrest High School ol in 1997. He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan in history in 2001, and completed his MBA degree in 2004 also at KWU. Coach Lesovsky led the State of Kansas in assists his senior year at Hillcrest High School in North Central Kansas with 7.7 per game. He was a threesport letterman at HHS, earning numerals in football, basketball and track. A little publicized fact is that Brandon holds the number two alltime Kansas record in football for rushing yards in a single game with 483. His combined passes and catches in that contest also placed him number two all-time in total offense at the tine, 1994. In the Kansas Eight-Man AllStar Football Game his senior year, Brandon was named the Most Vaulable Player. Coach Lesovsky went on to earn a football letter as a wide receiver at Kansas Wesleyan University.
Herrera came to KWU after serving as head d coach at Russell High School in 2008-09 and 2009910. Herrera led Russell to its first winning season in over 19 years. Prior to Russell, Herrera had coaching stints at Wichita North, North Kansas City, Newton and McPherson. He also served as a student assistant at McPherson College for the 1998-99 season. Herrera, a native of San Antonio, Texas, graduated from South San High School in 1993, and continued onto McPherson College, playing basketball for the Bulldogs and Coach Roger Trimmell, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education in 1998. Herrera currently resides in Russell with his wife, Andrea.
During his first stint at KWU, Lesovsky worked with former coach Jerry Jones as an assistant coach, responsible for all aspects of the program, from recruiting to game day operations. He was also head coach of the KWU tennis programs from 2003 until 2006. After leaving Wesleyan following the 2005-06 season, Lesovsky spent one season at Cowley College in Arkansas City as assistant coach for the Tigers program. Lesovsky was an assistant coach at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, working under former Kansas Wesleyan player Jeremy Coombs, who assumed the head coaching position for the Panthers prior to the start of the 2007-08 season. Under the direction of Coombs and Lesovsky, Neosho improved from a 5-25 record in 2006-07 to a 14-15 record and fourth place finish in the Jayhawk East.
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Lesovsky returned to Wesleyan with coach Mike Davert, reuniting the coaching duo that were both assistants under Jones in 2005-06.
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Location: Baldwin City, Kan. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Orange Enrollment: 4000 Conference: Heart of America Arena: Collins Center
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Head Coach: Brett Ballard Alma Mater: Kansas Overall Record: 0-0 At BAKER: 0-0 Last Season: 10-20 Conference Record: 3-17 (T-11th)
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BELLEVUE
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Location: Bellevue, Neb. Nickname: Bruins Colors: Purple / Gold Enrollment: 8278 Conference: Midlands Collegiate Arena: Lozier Center
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Head Coach: Shane Paben Alma Mater: Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Record: 52-17 (2 yrs) At BU: 52-17 (2 yrs) Last Season: 28-8 Conference Record: 11-1 (1st)
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BETHANY
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Location: Lindsborg, Kan. Nickname: Swedes Colors: Blue / Gold Enrollment: 592 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Hahn Gym
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Head Coach: Clair Oleen Alma Mater: Bethany (Kan.) Overall Record: 440-393 At BTHY: 440-393 Last Season: 18-13 Conference Record: 12-6 (3rd)
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BETHEL
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Location: North Newton, Kan. Nickname: Threshers Colors: Maroon / Gray Enrollment: 550 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Thresher Gym
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Head Coach: Mark Yoder Alma Mater: Fresno Pacific Overall Record: N/A At BTHL: N/A Last Season: 7-22 Conference Record: 4-14 (T-9th)
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COLUMBIA
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Location: Columbia, Mo. Nickname: Cougars Colors: Navy / Silver Enrollment: 1080 Conference: American Midwest Arena: Southwell Arena
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Head Coach: Bob Burchard Alma Mater: Catawba (N.C.) Overall Record: 544-212 (22yrs) At CC: 544-212 (22 yrs) Last Season: 13-19 Conference Record: 6-8 (T-4th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Kevin Kunde Phone: 785.594.8495 E-Mail: kevin.kunde@bakeru.edu FAX: 785.593.3071 Website: www.bakerwildcats.com
Name: Steve Field Phone: 402.557.7062 E-Mail: steve.field@bellevue.edu FAX: 402.557.5407 Website: www.bubruins.com
Name: Beth Cormack Phone: 785.227.3380 x8184 E-Mail: cormackb@bethanylb.edu FAX: 785.227.2021 Website: www.bethanyswedes.com
Name: Chad Schilling Phone: 316.284.5263 E-Mail: chads@bethelks.edu FAX: 316.284.5830 Website: athletics.bethelks.edu
Name: Cindy Fotti Phone: 573.875.7454 E-Mail: cnfotti@ccis.edu FAX: 573.875.7415 Website: columbiacougars.com
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OTTAWA
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Location: Crete, Neb. Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange / Black Enrollment: 1034 Conference: Great Plains Arena: Haddix Center
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Head Coach: Ian Brown Alma Mater: Doane Overall Record: 100-135 (8 yrs) At DOANE: 100-135 (8 yrs) Last Season: 7-21 Conference Record: 5-13 (10th)
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Name: Rick Schmuecker Phone: 402.826.8248 E-Mail: rick.schmuecker@doane.edu FAX: 402.826.8647 Website: www.doane.edu/athletics
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Location: Wichita, Kan. Nickname: Falcons Colors: Scarlet / Gray Enrollment: 3000 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Garvey Center
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Head Coach: Dale Faber Alma Mater: Wichita State Overall Record: 122-92 (8 yrs) At FRND: 122-92 (8 yrs) Last Season: 25-7 Conference Record: 17-1 (1st)
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Name: Scott Robinson Phone: 316.295.5116 E-Mail: sports_information@friends.edu FAX: 316.295.5030 Website: www.friendsathletics.com
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Location: McPherson, Kan. Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Enrollment: 600 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Sport Center
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Head Coach: Tim Swartzendruber Alma Mater: Bethel (Kan.) Overall Record: 34-23 (2 yrs) At MCPH: 34-23 (2 yrs) Last Season: 20-9 Conference Record: 13-5 (2nd)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Alan Grosbach Phone: 620.241.0431 E-Mail: grosbaca@mcpherson.edu FAX: 620.245.9438 Website: www.mcpherson.edu/athletics
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Location: Alva, Okla. Nickname: Rangers Colors: Red / Black Enrollment: 2311 Conference: Sooner Athletic Arena: Percefull Fieldhouse
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Head Coach: Andrew Brown Alma Mater: NW Oklahoma St. Overall Record: 49-41 (3 yrs) At NOSU: 49-41 (3 yrs) Last Season: 11-18 Conference Record: 6-16 (10th)
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Name: Ryan Hintergardt Phone: 580.327.8637 E-Mail: rshintergardt@nwosu.edu FAX: 580.327.8179 Website: www.nwosu.edu/athletics
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Location: Ottawa, Kan. Nickname: Braves Colors: Black / Gold Enrollment: 600 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Wilson Fieldhouse
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Head Coach: Andy Carrier Alma Mater: Bethany (Kan.) Overall Record: 268-318 (20yrs) At OTT: 268-318 (20yrs) Last Season: 6-23 Conference Record: 4-14 (T-9th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Katie Tooley Phone: 785.242.5200 x5401 E-Mail: katie.tooley@ottawa.edu FAX: 785.229.1015 Website: www.ottawabraves.com
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Location: Peru, Neb. Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Blue / White Enrollment: 1700 Conference: Midlands Collegiate Arena: Al Wheeler Center
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Head Coach: Troy Katen Alma Mater: Kansas Wesleyan Overall Record: 6-54 (2 yrs) At PERU: 6-54 (2 yrs) Last Season: 5-25 Conference Record: 2-10 (T-6th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Troy Katen Phone: 402.872.2344 E-Mail: tkaten@oakmail.peru.edu FAX: 402.872.2302 Website: www.peru.edu/athletics
WASHBURN
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Location: Topeka, Kan. Nickname: Ichabods Colors: Blue / White Enrollment: 7500 Conference: MIAA Arena: Lee Arena
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Head Coach: Bob Chipman Alma Mater: Kansas State Overall Record: 678-278 (31 yrs) At WU: 678-278 (31 yrs) Last Season: 16-14 Conference Record: 8-12 (8th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Gene Cassell Phone: 785-670-1791 E-Mail: gene.cassell@washburn.edu FAX: 785.670.1091 Website: www.wusports.com
SAINT MARY
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Location: Leavenworth, Kan. Nickname: Spires Colors: Navy / Gold Enrollment: 450 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Ryan Sports Center
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Head Coach: Jon Bishop Alma Mater: Central Methodist Overall Record: 36-25 (2 yrs) At USM: 36-25 (2 yrs) Last Season: 17-14 Conference Record: 8-10 (T-5th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Mike Basler Phone: 913.758.4339 E-Mail: baslerm@stmary.edu FAX: 913.758.6313 Website: www.gospires.com
WILLIAM WOODS
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Location: Fulton, Mo. Nickname: Owls Colors: Burgundy / Forest Green Enrollment: 2300 Conference: American Midwest Arena: Anderson Arena
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Head Coach: Nick Totta Alma Mater: Overall Record: At WWC: 0-0 Last Season: 7-22 Conference Record: 3-11 (T-8th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Jason Vittone Phone: 573.592.1627 E-Mail: jason.vittone@williamwoods.edu FAX: 573.592.4386 Website: www.thewoods.edu/athletics
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SOUTHWESTERN
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Location: Winfield, Kan. Nickname: Moundbuilders Colors: Purple / White Enrollment: 1850 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Stewart Fieldhouse
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Head Coach: Matt O’Brien Alma Mater: Friends Overall Record: 49-66 (4 yrs) At SWC: 13-17 (1 yr) Last Season: 13-17 Conference Record: 8-10 (T-5th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Jason Jeschke Phone: 620.229.6299 E-Mail: jason.jeschke@sckans.edu FAX: 620.229.6124 Website: www.sckans.edu/athletics
STERLING
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Location: Sterling, Kan. Nickname: Warriors Colors: Navy / Cardinal / Silver Enrollment: 736 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Gleason Center
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Head Coach: Dean Jaderston Alma Mater: Crown (Minn.) Overall Record: 110-172 (9 yrs) At STER: 60-56 (4 yrs) Last Season: 11-18 Conference Record: 8-10 (T5th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Hans Nickel Phone: 620.278.4656 E-Mail: hnickel@gmail.com FAX: 620.278.4319 Website: www.sterling.edu/athletics
TABOR
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Location: Hillsboro, Kan. Nickname: Bluejays Colors: Blue / Gold Enrollment: 500 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Arena: Tabor Gym
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Head Coach: Micah Ratzlaff Alma Mater: Tabor Overall Record: 39-47 (3 yrs) At TABR: 39-47 (3 yrs) Last Season: 10-18 Conference Record: 7-11 (8th)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Name: Anthony Monson Phone: 620.947.3121 x1229 E-Mail: anthonym@tabor.edu FAX: 620.947.3789 Website: www.taborbluejays.com
YORK
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Location: York, Neb. Nickname: Panthers Colors: Royal Blue / White Enrollment: 500 Conference: Midlands Collegiate Arena: Freeman Center
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Head Coach: Delton Deal Alma Mater: Overall Record: 0-0 At YORK: 0-0 Last Season: 10-17 Conference Record: 2-10 (T-6th)
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Name: Trent Hinton Phone: 402.363.5698 E-Mail: thinton@york.edu FAX: 402.363.5738 Website: www.york.edu/athletics
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES CHEER AND DANCE ROSTERS CHEER TEAM ROSTER NAME Lorenzo Araujo Mackenzie Augustin Amanda DiPrima Chelsea Hanks Heather Haynes Robert Hite Talia Jones Rikki Lundy Emily McGregor Spencer Popple Lynsey Salazar Charles Santy Will Slasor Heather Smith Nicolette Unruh Ben Waugh
DANCE TEAM ROSTER NAME Jessica Breedlove Christina Dunn Taylor Garretson Amanda Hopkins Miranda Lytle Dieja Martin Christine McClure Hannah Rivers Adrianne Spielman
COYOTE SPIRIT COYOTE SPIRIT COACHING STAFF
YR Grad Freshman Sophomore Freshman Senior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Senior Freshman Junior Senior Senior Grad Freshman
HOMETOWN Oklahoma City, Okla. Wichita, Kan. Palmdale, Calif. Assaria, Kan. Salina, Kan. Chapman, Kan. Osceola, Neb. Alton, Kan. Belleville, Kan. Junction City, Kan. Salina, Kan. Great Bend, Kan. San Antonio, Texas Saugus, Calif. Pawnee Rock, Kan. Goodland, Kan.
YR Freshman Freshman Senior Junior Senior Freshman Sophomore Senior Freshman
HOMETOWN Gypsum, Kan. Salina, Kan. Salina, Kan. Almeena, Kan. Abilene, Kan. Salina, Kan. Salina, Kan. Salina, Kan. Arkansas City, Kan.
HEAD CHEER COACH SHARON CALLAWAY AWAY Sharon Callaway has been with the Cheer and nd Dance program at Kansas Wesleyan University sity since 2006. She is the head cheerleading coach, overseeing the duties of coordinating the cheerleading program for the Coyotes. Before Kansas Wesleyan, Callaway spent five years as cheerleading coach at Salina South High School.
A native of Salina, and Moreno Valley, Calif., Callaway graduated from Salina South in 1998, and has attended Fort Hays State University, Barton County Community College and Kansas State-Salina. She is the daughter of Bob & Michelle Dolan of Salina, Susan & Dennis Houk of California. She lives in Salina with her husband Kyle, an alumni of KWU, her son Kayson Graham and daughter Kaylee.
HEAD DANCE COACH CHELLE SEYFERT RT Chelle Seyfert has been the Head Dance Coach oach at Kansas Wesleyan since the spring of 2010. 0. Seyfert, a native of Salina, has extensive experience in the dance world. For nine years ars she has been the owner and head instructor or of The Dance Academy in Salina. She also spent six years as an instructor at the M&J Dance Academy in Salina. She also spent four years at Washington Dance Studio in Manhattan and two years at the Encore Dance Studio in Great Bend. A 1992, graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Salina, Seyfert continued onto Barton County Community College in Great Bend, where she was a member of the Cougars' Nationa Danceline for two years before completing her Associate of Arts degree in 1994. She then transferred to Kansas State University, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1996. Seyfert was also the Dance coach for the Kansas Cagerz of the United States Basketball for the team's first season in Salina. She has also taken groups of high school dancers to four different bowl game performances, and was the Choreographer of the 2006 Holiday Bowl halftime show in San Diego, California. She is the daughter of Dick and Kay Jennings and has one son, Jett.
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Lorenzo Araujo Grad Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mackenzie Augustin Freshman Wichita, Kan.
Amanda DiPrima Sophomore Palmdale, Calif.
Chelsea Hanks Freshman Assaria, Kan.
Heather Haynes Senior Salina, Kan.
Robert Hite Sophomore Chapman, Kan.
Talia Jones Sophomore Osceola, Neb.
Rikki Lundy Sophomore Alton, Kan.
Emily McGregor Freshman Belleville, Kan.
Spencer Popple Senior Junction City, Kan.
Lynsey Salazar Freshman Salina, Kan.
Charles Santy Junior Great Bend, Kan.
Will Slasor Senior San Antonio, Texas
Heather Smith Senior Saugus, Calif.
Nicolette Unruh Grad Pawnee Rock, Kan.
Ben Waugh Freshman Goodland, Kan.
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Jessica Breedlove Freshman Gypsum, Kan.
Christina Dunn Freshman Salina, Kan.
Taylor Garretson Senior Salina, Kan.
Christine McClure Sophomore Salina, Kan.
Hannah Rivers Senior Salina, Kan.
Adrianne Spielman Freshman Arkansas City, Kan.
Amanda Hopkins Junior Almeena, Kan.
Miranda Lytle Senior Abilene, Kan.
Dieja Martin Freshman Salina, Kan.
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DIRECTOR OF BANDS WILLIAM McMOSLEY Professor William McMosley begins his eleventh year as the Director of Bands at Kansas Wesleyan University. Since his arrival in 1999, the “Mighty Coyote Pep Band” has ascended to the top of the pep band ranks in the Kansas Conference. Nicknamed “Maestro Mad Mac” by former Athletic Director and Basketball Coach Jerry Jones, McMosley and his talented group of musicians can be found at all home football games, and most home basketball games jazzing up the crowd as the Coyotes fight to victory. McMosley received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Adams State College in 1969, and also received his Master of Arts degree from Adams State in 1971. While at Saint Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City in 1989, McMosley was awarded the 1989 Outstanding Teacher Award from Sears Roebuck Company. McMosley continues to be active across the country, making appearances as a clinician, and as a guest conductor for orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands, and marching bands. He is also the Director of the Salina Municipal Band.
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KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES 2010-11 KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY GAME DAY MEDIA INFORMATION AND POLICIES MEDIA & PHOTO CREDENTIALS
Media Credentials for KWU home events are issued for working media only and must be requested through the sports information office, preferably in advance. Credentials for media regularly covering the Coyotes will be issued at the beginning of the season. Other credential requests will be handled on a game-by-game basis and a formal request must be issued to the KWU Sports Information Office. Photographers are required to abide by the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and NAIA on shooting limitations from the sidelines. Those not complying with the guidelines may be removed. The Sports Information Office should receive all credential requests no later than five days prior to the game. All requests should be emailed to the SID Office. Media passes may be picked up at the entrance gate to the facility. All credentials are non-transferable and are issued based on the Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Credential Policy.
MEDIA SERVICES Any request for information must be made no later than one hour before the start of a contest and will be available 30 minutes prior. Media requests for information received later than those specified times may not receive the requested information before the start of the game. A final post-game statistical report will be available shortly following the completion of each contest. Final statistics will be e-mailed via KWU’s broadcast system following the conclusion of the game. If you wish to be included on this e-mail distribution, please contact the KWU Sports Information Office. In-game questions or concerns can be addressed on press row by Sports Information Director David Toelle.
PLAYER AND COACH INTERVIEWS Pre-game interviews with KWU players and coaches MUST BE coordinated through the KWU Sports Information Office. If media members wish to have a weekly interview with a coach, and players, the Sports Information Office must be contacted in advance, so that the SID knows the interviews are taking place.
COACH AND PLAYER AVAILABILITY Head coaches and other assistant coaches are available for interviews. Please contact SID David Toelle to schedule an interview with a member of the coaching staff. The SID staff will then arrange contact between the requesting media outlet and the coaching staff. All player interviews MUST be arranged through the SID office. To arrange an interview, please call David Toelle at least one day in advance. Players will not be available for game-day interviews until post-game.
LIVE STATS WEBCASTS Again this season, Kansas Wesleyan will provide live stats webcasts for all homes and select road games. Visit the KWU Athletics website and click on the respective sport. Links will be available on the front page of each sport’s sites in which live stats are available.
LISTEN TO THE COYOTES ON AIR AND ONLINE Salina Media Group will be the voice of Coyote Athletics again this season. Broadcasts will be on Classic Hits 104.9 (KSAL-FM) or 1150 KSAL (KSAL-AM) and will also be broadcast online through the Salina Media Group website: www.ksallink.com.
KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MEDIA CREDENTIAL POLICY Credentials and working space for media members are issued at the sole and exclusive discretion of the Kansas Wesleyan Sports Information Office, based on the following priorities and guidelines: 1. Media outlets identified as official broadcast and print media partners of Kansas Wesleyan University 2. Other newspapers regularly covering Kansas Wesleyan, the current game opponent or another KCAC school. Wire services, regional and national publications are also afforded this priority. 3. Other media outlets who wish to produce reports on the game. Other radio stations conducting a regular sports show receive consideration for credentials. 4. Official Kansas Wesleyan student publications or student electronic media outlets covering the game. 5. Officially recognized student publications and electronic media outlets covering the current game opponent With the exception of media covering Kansas Wesleyan daily, all passes are issued on a gameby-game basis with consideration of available working space. Passes are non-transferable and are subject to immediate revocation if transferred to non-working media members. Credentials are issued to web sites that are affiliated with web sites for national or regional news media organizations, e.g. USA Today Online, ESPN.com, SI.com, CBSportsLine.com, etc., for institutions that are conference members and non-conference opponents, and for the KCAC. Kansas Wesleyan University reserves the right to deny media credentials to any individual who is not affiliated with a recognized news-gathering organization.
OFFICIAL RELEASES FROM KWU SPORTS INFORMATION Official media releases will be sent out from the KWU Sports Information Office to all media on an email broadcast list. If you have already been receiving releases from the KWU Sports Information Office, then you are included on the list. If you have not, and wish to be included, please contact the KWU Sports Information Office. All releases will also be posted on the KWU Athletic website
‘K-DUB’ AND “COY-OTES” In editorial references to Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics, it has recently become acceptable to use “K-DUB” to reference Coyote athletic teams. Print outlets wishing to use “K-DUB” are asked to use “K-DUB”, not “K-Dub”, “KDub”, “Kdub”, “KDUB”, or any other variation of “K-DUB”. Other acceptable references to Coyote Athletics include: “KWU”, “Wesleyan”, “KW” and “Kansas Wesleyan”. Broadcast outlets are also asked to refer to KWU as “Coy-otes”, not “Coy-o-tes”.
KWU ATHLETICS LOGO POLICY The official Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics logo is the “Power ‘Yote” (shown to the left). It is the identifying symbol for all Coyote athletic teams. Media wishing to obtain an electronic copy of the logo must contact the Sports Information Office to make arrangements for use of the logo.
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