IOWASOFTBALL 1......................................................Quick Facts 2.................................................2015 Schedule 3................................................ Bob Pearl Field 4......................................Locker Room Facilities 5...............................Strength and Conditioning 6.....................................................2015 Roster 7-25.................................... Meet the Hawkeyes 26-27.......................... Head Coach Marla Looper 28................ Assistant Coach Adrianna Baggetta 29......................... Assistant Coach Adam Arbour 30.... Volunteer Assistant Coach Chelsey Carmody 31.................................................Support Staff 32-33................. Director of Athletics Gary Barta 34.................................. Iowa Softball Tradition 35..................................Hawkeye All-Americans 36-38................................................Honor Roll 39...................................Hawkeyes Continue On 40................................ Hawkeye Softball Clinics 41..................................................In the Media 42............................................ Big Ten Network 43.............................................A Total Program 44-48.............................. The University of Iowa 49.................................. Gerdin Learning Center 50..................................................Iowa Alumni 51....................................... Hawkeye Traditions 52....................................2014 Season Statistics 53...................................... 2014 Season Results 54-56............................ Iowa Individual Records 57......................................Year-by-Year Records 58................................................ Team Records 59....................................Hawkeye Scholarships 60......................... Iowa City/Coralville Directory
UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS
Location:........................................... Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment.....................................................31,098 Founded:.......................................................... 1847 Nickname:.................................................Hawkeyes Colors.................................................Black and Gold Conference:...................................................Big Ten National Affiliation........................... NCAA, Division I President:............................................. Sally Mason Director of Athletics:.................................Gary Barta Softball Administrator:............................Paula Jantz Softball Secretary:............................. Kendra Wieditz Softball Office................................... (319) 335-9259
SOFTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach........................... Marla Looper (5th Year) Alma Mater/Year........................... Florida State/1995 Record at Iowa/Years...............................100-104-1/4 Career Record/Years................................100-104-1/4 Email.......................marla-looper@iowasoftball.com Assistant Coach............. Adrianna Baggetta (5th Year) Alma Mater/Year........................ South Carolina/2002 Email..............adrianna-baggetta@iowasoftball.com Assistant Coach.......................Adam Arbour (1st Year) Alma Mater/Year.................................Michigan/2011 Email.......................adam-arbour@iowasoftball.com
TEAM INFORMATION
2014 Record................................................. 16-30-1 Home................................................................ 5-10 Away.............................................................. 7-14-1 Neutral............................................................... 4-6 Big Ten Record/Finish...................................9-14/8th Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................ 11/5 Field Starters Returning/Lost...............................7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost.......................................1/2 Newcomers............................................................8 Home Facility........................ Bob Pearl Softball Field Capacity.......................................................... 1,500
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Q U I C K FAC T S
Assistant Director.................................. Jil Price Email....................jil-price@hawkeyesports.com Cell Phone.................................. (319) 930-8805 Office Phone............................... (319) 335-9411 Office Fax................................... (319) 335-9417 Press Box Phone......................... (319) 335-9296 Website...............................hawkeyesports.com
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2015 SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT
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UNI DOME TOURNAMENT Feb. 6 vs. Drake at Northern Iowa Feb. 7 vs. Southern Utah vs. North Dakota State Feb. 8 vs. Green Bay
Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa
5:45 p.m. 8 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TOURNAMENT Feb. 14 at Florida vs. North Carolina State Feb. 15 at Florida
Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla.
3 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 11 a.m.
RAGIN’ CAJIN INVITATIONAL Feb. 20 vs. Hofstra at Louisiana-Lafayette Feb. 21 vs. Hofstra vs. Missouri State Feb. 22 vs. Missouri State
Lafayette, La. Lafayette, La. Lafayette, La. Lafayette, La. Lafayette, La.
12 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m.
UCF DOUBLETREE/RADISSON INVITATIONAL Feb. 27 vs. LIU Brooklyn at UCF Feb. 28 vs. Princeton vs. Florida A&M
Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla.
1 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 3 p.m.
JUDI GARMAN CLASSIC March 6 vs. San Jose State vs. Fresno State March 7 vs. San Diego State at Cal State Fullerton March 8 vs. Oregon
Fullerton, Calif. Fullerton, Calif. Fullerton, Calif. Fullerton, Calif. Fullerton, Calif.
2 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 11 a.m.
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TOURNAMENT March 14 vs. East Carolina at Oklahoma March 15 vs. East Carolina at Oklahoma March 16 at Oklahoma
Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla.
12 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 10 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m.
DATE OPPONENT March 17 at Oklahoma State March 18 at Tulsa March 20 Maryland * March 21 Maryland * March 22 Maryland * March 24 Nebraska (DH) * March 27 at Michigan * March 28 at Michigan * March 29 at Michigan * April 1 at Drake April 2 Western Illinois April 3 Illinois * April 4 Illinois * April 5 Illinois * April 10 at Wisconsin * April 11 at Wisconsin * April 12 at Wisconsin * April 15 Iowa State % April 17 at Purdue * April 18 at Purdue * April 19 at Purdue * April 22 at Missouri (DH) April 24 at Minnesota * April 25 at Minnesota * April 26 at Minnesota * May 1 Northwestern * May 2 Northwestern * May 3 Northwestern * BIG TEN TOURNAMENT May 7-9 Big Ten Tournament
LOCATION
TIME
Stillwater, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich. Des Moines, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Madison, Wis. Madison, Wis. Madison, Wis. Iowa City, Iowa West Lafayette, Ind. West Lafayette, Ind. West Lafayette, Ind. Columbia, Mo. Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 12 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 12 p.m. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
TBA
* Big Ten Conference game % Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series DH Doubleheader All times are Central and subject to change.
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BOB PEARL FIELD
Pearl Field was dedicated on October 2, 1999, in honor of the late Robert L. Pearl, who was the first African-American baseball player at the University of Iowa and a longtime supporter of Hawkeye softball. Pearl Field was completely rennovated after the flood of 2008 destroyed nearly the entire complex. The stadium now includes a new, state-of-the-art locker room with spacious player lockers, a large, flat-screen plasma television with video equipment for film watching, a new team room, new concession and restroom areas and a new batting cage/bullpen area. Iowa’s locker room at Pearl Field was also renovated after the flood. The new game day locker room includes state-of-the-art lockers, audio and visual equipment along with shower spaces. The locker room is connected to the dugout, giving the Hawkeyes a great meeting space before games and between doubleheaders. In the fall of 2013, UI enhanced the softball game atmosphere by adding a video scoreboard in center field. The screen, formerly located in Kinnick Stadium, was repurposed for use at Pearl Field. In 2014-15, the Hawkeyes gained access to new practice facilities including, the Iowa Turf Facility, located at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex, and the Jacobson Hitting Facility, located in football’s former weight room. The facilities have allowed the program to have a consistent practice schedule all year long. Jacobson has also provided the student-athletes with a place to train on their own and take extra reps. It includes four drop-down batting cages, nets for tee work, self-feeding machines, areas for front toss, and additional equipment. During the offseason and preseason workouts, the Hawkeyes make their home at the UI Recreation Building, which is near the new indoor practice facility. Iowa’s locker room was completely renovated during the 2007-08 year, and now includes more spacious lockers and shower areas. It also features a team meeting area, complete with leather couches and flat screen televisions for film work.
“We’re privileged to have a faciliy like Pearl Field with an infield surface that we can play when it is rain or shine. The facility is very intimate, as the fans are sitting right on top of the field, which makes it very loud. We’re priveleged to have the name that we do on the field. It represents a lot at the University and within the country. We’re proud to have this facility that we can call home.”
MARLA LOOPER | HEAD COACH
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Six seasons ago, the Iowa softball team moved into upgraded facilities at the University of Iowa Rec Builiding. The new facilities, include larger space, upgraded training and weight rooms, expanded equipment lockers, spacious locker room, student-athlete lounge with flat screen televisions and hot and cold tubs. “We’re fortunate to have two facilities that our team can call home. In the offseason, we use the locker room in the Rec Building, which allows us easy access to the weight room and indoor practice facility. In the spring and fall, we use the clubhouse at the field that becomes our home away from home. We are very fortunate to have facilities for our program.”
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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
The Iowa softball program continues working hard to improve our game on the field by getting stronger and more explosive off of it -- in the weight room and by improving fitness levels and techniques of speed, agility, and quickness. We give ourselves the best chance to put the best team on the field by analyzing weaknesses and movement patterns of current players and minimizing down time due to injury. Along the way, we will create championship level work habits and discipline. We truly believe that success is a culmination of the right daily habits on and off the field. We have four Goals in our strength and conditioning program: 1) INCREASE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE • Improve your game with better speed and explosive power • Throw and hit harder, run faster by developing a strong and explosive lower body and core. 2) DECREASE RATE OF INJURY • Significantly reduce your risk of joint and tendon injuries. • Build the right strength and flexibility in the upper body to create not only better arm strength but healthier arms and shoulders. 3) INCREASE SELF CONFIDENCE • There is a certain confidence in knowing you have prepared yourself and given yourself a chance to be successful. 4) IMPROVE MENTAL TOUGHNESS • We will not be distracted and will develop the ability to focus on the task at hand and not be deterred by every day highs and lows.
“One of the unsung heroes in softball in any program I have been a part of, and I want it to be here, is the strength and conditioning program. It is a multi-prong system in five areas, as it makes us stronger, quicker, faster, more powerful and mentally tough. By buying into the strength and conditioning program, it can make us into a championship program versus just an average program.”
MARLA LOOPER | HEAD COACH
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2015 ROSTER
2015 ROSTER No. 1 2 4 7 8 9 12 14 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 36 44 55
Front (L to R): Megan Blank, Cheyenne Pratt, Daniela Chambers, Alyssa Navarro, Haley Hansel, and Sammi Gyerman. Middle: Assistant coach Adrianna Baggetta, Holly Hoffman, Ashley Yoways, Kara Misel, Angela Schmiederer, Whitney Repole, Kaitlyn Mullarkey, and head coach Marla Looper. Back: Assistant coach Adam Arbour, Jillian Navarrete, Sarah Kurtz, Erin Erickson, Shayla Starkenburg, Allie Wood, Daniella Ibarra, and volunteer assistant coach Chelsey Carmody. Not pictured: Claire Fritsch
Name Alyssa Navarro Erin Erickson Megan Blank Claire Fritsch Whitney Repole Sarah Kurtz Angela Schmiederer Kaitlyn Mullarkey Allie Wood Jillian Navarrete Daniella Ibarra Sammi Gyerman Haley Hansel Kara Misel Shayla Starkenburg Cheyenne Pratt Ashley Yoways Daniela Chambers Holly Hoffman
Ht. 5-4 5-9 5-6 5-2 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-8 5-5 5-2 5-9 6-0 5-2 5-7 5-6 5-8
Pos. IF/OF OF/1B IF IF/OF OF OF/IF C 1B OF P/UT IF OF OF IF P OF IF/P C C
Yr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. RS So. Jr. So. RS So. Fr. Fr. Fr. RS Jr.
Hometown/Last School Dinuba, Calif./Dinuba Oakland, Calif./Bishop O’Dowd Culver City, Calif./Marymount Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock San Antonio, Texas/Smithson Valley Herndon, Va./Herndon Prospect Heights, Ill./John Hersey Park Ridge, Ill./Main South Cypress, Calif./Cypress Carlsbad, N.M./Butler Community College Emerson, N.J./Immmaculate Heart Academy San Pedro, Calif./Palos Verdes Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Southwest Solon, Iowa/Solon Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Festus, Mo./Festus Cedar Lake, Ind./Hanover Central Irvine, Calif./Irvine Osceola, Ind./Penn
Head Coach: Marla Looper (5th Season) Assistant Coach: Adrianna Baggetta (5th Season) Assistant Coach: Adam Arbour (1st Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chelsey Carmody (3rd Season)
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MEGAN BLANK Hawk Items... Has played and started every game of her collegiate career at shortstop (154-of154)... three-time NFCA All-Midwest Region selection and first team All-Big Ten pick... named to the Top 50 Watch List for USA Softball Player of the Year and to the All-Big Ten Defensive Team in 2014... four-time Big Ten weekly award winner (Player of the Week twice, Freshman of the Week twice)... heading into her senior season, Blank ranks second in career batting average (.398), sixth in career doubles (43), eighth in career home runs (18), ninth in career RBI (113) and 10th in career triples (10).
#4 MEGAN BLANK SENIOR INFIELD C U L V E R C I T Y, C A L I F . MARYMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Junior... NFCA Second Team All-Midwest Region selection... First Team All-Big Ten and All-Defensive Team pick... named to the Top 50 Watch List for USA Softball Player of the Year... eighth player all-time to receive First Team All-Big Ten recognition three times... played and started every game of the season at shortstop (47-of-47)... led Iowa in batting average (.361), slugging percentage (.602), on-base percentage (.452), walks (21), hits (48), doubles (11) and RBIs (25)... in Big Ten, Blank ended the season eighth in fielding double plays (11), ninth in triples (3), 12th in slugging percentage (.602) and on-base percentage (.452)... compiled the longest hitting streak (9) and reached base streak (14)... ended the season with a seven-game reached base streak... had a team-most 13 multiple-hit games (nine two-hit contests and four three-hit games) and six multiple RBI games (one 4-RBI games, three 3-RBI games and two 2-RBI games)... hit a pair of home runs in the sixth inning against UNI on April 30 to match her career-high... matched her career-high with two doubles against Ohio State on May 4... drove in a season-high four runs and went 2-for-3 with a triple at Illinois on March 22... knocked in three runs against Wisconsin on March 29, Northwestern on April 5 and UNI on April 30... was perfect at the plate twice; at Iowa State (1-for-1 with a home run and two walks) and against Ohio State (3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk)... stole a career-high two bases at Wisconsin on March 30... ends her junior season ranked second in career batting average (.398), sixth in career doubles (43), eighth in career home runs (18), ninth in career RBI (113) and 10th in career triples (10)... letterwinner.
C A R E E R S TAT S SEASON G AB R H 2B 3B 2012 53 154 34 60 17 5 2013 5 4 1 5 8 3 9 6 9 1 5 2 2014 47 133 21 48 11 3 C A R E E R 1 5 4 4 5 5 9 4 1 7 7 4 3 1 0
H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F% 2 2 9 2 5 1 2 5 . 3 9 0 8 3 1 1 8 1 0 . 9 5 3 1 1 5 9 3 5 1 1 2 . 4 3 7 8 8 1 4 5 1 0 .9 5 9 5 2 5 2 1 1 3 3 . 3 6 1 7 7 1 1 0 1 2 . 9 4 0 1 8 1 1 3 8 1 3 6 1 0 . 3 9 8 2 4 8 3 7 3 3 2 . 9 5 1
2013 as a Sophomore... NFCA First Team All-Midwest region selection... First Team All-Big Ten selection... named a third team All-American and first team all-conference honoree by College Sports Madness... hit .437, setting Iowa’s single season batting average record -- 10th highest average in Big Ten history... started all 54 games at shortstop and in the three-spot in the lineup... hit .420 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs in 23 games against teams selected for the NCAA Tournament, registering a .500 on-base percentage and an .826 slugging percentage... ranked 18th nationally in batting average (.437), 19th in RBIs per game (1.09), and 35th in slugging percentage (.766)... averaged .72 runs per game, 1.28 hits per game and .21 home runs per game... third in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in RBIs (59 total, 1.09 per game) -- figure is second most in a season in program history... led Iowa with 11 home runs (total ranks third at Iowa in a single season)... reached base in 39 of the last 40 games, including 22-of-23 league games... hit safely in all but eight games... posted 19 multi-hit games and 19 multiple-RBI contests (11 2-RBI games, four 3-RBI games, three 4-RBI games, one 5-RBI game)... named Big Ten Player of the Week twice... named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 15, after reaching base in all 14 plate appearances while leading the Hawkeyes to a series victory at Northwestern -- finished a perfect 4-for-4 when Northwestern chose to pitch to her, compiling a solo home run, a triple, two singles, three runs and three RBIs... she garnered eight walks and two hit-bypitches... added a stolen base to go along with a 2.250 slugging percentage... named Big Ten Player of the Week on March 4 after hitting .429 in her home state, leading Iowa to wins against No. 15 Stanford (7-6), No. 24 Oregon State (9-3), Cal State Fullerton (7-0) and CSU Bakersfield (5-3), March 1-2 -- recorded at least one RBI in every game, recording eight in all, and scored five runs... finished 6-for-8 (.750) in series at No. 9 Michigan (Apr. 20-Apr. 21), with two home runs, two doubles, four RBIs, 14 total bases, three runs and three walks... notched first multi-home run game at No. 9 Michigan (Apr. 21), equaling a career-high four hits (4-for-4) and notching four RBIs... in series opening 12-7 win on April 12 at Northwestern, tied a personal and school record
with four walks... named to the 2013 Lovelace Invitational All-Tournament Team, leading Iowa to the team title... a unanimous selection, hit .400 with two runs scored, six hits, three RBIs, one home run, and a walk... tallied the game-winning long ball in Iowa’s victory against Oklahoma State on Feb. 15... named a Primetime Performer by CollegeSoftball360 for her performance in Iowa’s opening weekend tournament -- the Hilton Houston Plaza Classic... posted a career-best five RBIs in win against No. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 9)... finished third in league assists (145)... finished second in the Big Ten with a .437 batting average, third in RBIs (59), slugging percentage (.766) and on-base percentage (.552), fourth with 15 doubles, sixth with 121 total bases, seventh with 35 walks and ninth with 11 home runs... letterwinner. 2012 as a Freshman... NFCA Second Team All-Midwest region selection... first team All-Big Ten honoree... first team All-Big Ten by College Sports Madness... two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree... started all 53 games at shortstop... one of three Hawkeyes to start every game... led the team with a .390 (60-of-154) batting average with 34 runs and 29 RBIs... had a team-best 24 extra base hits with 17 doubles, five triples and two home runs... the 17 doubles are tied for fourth in the Iowa record books, the triples are tied for eighth and the batting average is tied for 10th... led the team with 25 walks and ranked second with 93 total bases... struck out 12 times in 154 at-bats... went 5-of-8 on the base paths... hit .375 (32-of-84) in Big Ten play with 21 runs scored... had a .971 fielding percentage in conference play... was second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and third with four multi-RBI games... reached base safely in 44-of-53 games and had at least one hit in 39-of-53 contests... had a 10-game hitting streak from March 3 through March 21... also had a nine, seven and five game hitting streak... ranked 14th nationally in triples (5) and 16th in doubles (.32) and triples (.09) per game... ranked first in the Big Ten in triples (5), second in doubles (17), tied for second in fielding double plays (15), third in batting average (.390), fifth in on-base percentage (.481), sixth in slugging percentage (.604), eighth in total bases (93), and 12th in hits (60)... batted .468 (22-of-47) in 17 games against NCAA Regional teams... had at least one hit in 15-of-17 games with six doubles, two triples, 12 RBIs and nine runs scored... earned Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week and Getterman Classic All-Tournament team honors after batting .583 with six runs and two steals... tied an Iowa record with four walks in her first career game against Wichita State (2/10)... went 3-for-3 with a run and RBI against Texas-Arlington (2/11) and 2-for-3 with two runs vs. Belmont (2/12)... batted .533 (8-of-15) at the Littlewood Classic... went 3-for-3 with two doubles and her first career home run in the 7-5 win over Central Michigan (2/18)... went 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI in the 26-5 rout of Iowa State (2/18)... had a pair of hits (2-for-3) with a double, RBI and run scored against No. 8 Oklahoma (3/3)... went 2-for-3 against Long Beach State (3/13) and 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs against No. 3 Washington (3/15)... batted .400 (4-of-10) with a double and two triples in Iowa’s three-game sweep over Illinois (3/31-4/1)... went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and RBI in game two... hit .667 (4-of-6) in the three-game series at Northwestern (4/7-8) with five RBIs and four runs, which led to her earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors... walked five times and was hit by a pitch in the series... reached base safely in nine consecutive at-bats -- in final at-bat against Drake (4/4) through the doubleheader at Northwestern (4/7)... hit .455 (5-of-11) with three runs and three RBIs against Nebraska (4/14-15)... went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI in the opener and went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI in the finale... hit her second home run of the season at Iowa State (4/18)... hit .364 with four hits in the three-game sweep of Michigan State (4/2122)... went 2-for-4 in the opener and 2-for-3 with a run and RBI in game two... hit her fifth triple and had a pair of RBIs in the doubleheader split against Northern Iowa (4/26)... batted .444 (4of-9) with three runs and two RBIs against Indiana... three of her four hits were doubles... went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs in game two at Ohio State (5/5)... letterwinner. Personal... Born July 7, 1993... daughter of James and Marcia Blank... has one older brother, JD... father, James, was born and raised in Iowa City, while her mother, grandfathers, great grandfather, and some aunts and uncles are UI alums... sport management major with minors in psychology and sports studies.
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#2 ERIN ERICKSON JUNIOR OUTFIELD/1ST BASE O A K L A N D , C A L I F. BISHOP O’DOWD HIGH SCHOOL
Hawk Items... Started all 47 games of her sophomore season in the outfield... hit her first career walkoff with a two-run home run on Senior Day (May 4, 2014) against Ohio State. 2014 as a Sophomore... Started all 47 games of the season in the outfield... opened the season with a sevengame hitting streak... hit the first two home runs of her Hawkeye in the stretch and posted two multiple hit games... hit her first career walkoff when she knocked a two-run home run out of Pearl Field against Ohio State on Senior Day (May 4)... hit a career-high two doubles on Feb. 28 against Valparaiso... recorded three outfield assists... compiled the second-longest hitting streak (7) and the third-longest reached base streak (9) on the squad... ended the year with a four-game hitting and reached base streak... recorded seven multiple hit games (seven 2-hit contests) and three multiple RBI games (three 2-RBI contests)... letterwinner.
2013 as a Freshman... Played in 28 games with 20 starts -- 12 in right field, seven at first base, and one at designated player... started the last seven games of the season... recorded first multi-hit game (2-for-3) in win at Purdue on May 4, and posted Big Ten individual seasonhigh 19 putouts... started all three games at first base during sweep at Purdue (May 3-5), registering three hits in eight at-bats... started first career game on Feb. 15 vs. Dayton in the Lovelace Invitational... notched first career RBI on Feb. 9 in victory over No. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette... registered first career hit on March 10 vs. Radford in Miken Invitational... letterwinner.
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Personal... Born June 13, 1994... daughter of Mark and Denise Erickson... father, Mark, and great uncle, Eldean Matheson, played football at Iowa... majoring in journalism and mass communications.
SEASON G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F % 2013 28 4 9 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 .122 7 7 4 3 .964 2014 47 140 1 7 3 2 7 0 4 1 4 7 2 9 0 .2 2 9 4 7 3 4 .9 2 6 C A R E E R 7 5 1 8 9 2 0 3 8 7 0 4 1 5 2 0 3 9 0 . 2 0 1 1 2 4 7 7 . 9 4 9
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#22 HALEY HANSEL JUNIOR OUTFIELD O V E R L A N D PA R K , K A N . B LU E VA L L E Y S O U T H W E S T HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Sophomore... Appeared in 31 games with nine starts in the outfield... was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen bases, bringing her to 5-for-5 in her career... started in the season-opener against UNC Greensboro on Feb. 7, at Mississippi State on Feb. 21, at Texas on March 15 and at Indiana on April 25... appeared 22 times as a pinch runner... stole her first base of the season at Wisconsin on March 29... scored six times in the season... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... letterwinner.
C A R E E R S TAT S SEASON G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F% 2013 3 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 .000 2014 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 4 0 2 .667 C A R E E R 6 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 4 0 2 .667
2013 as a Freshman... Competed in 32 games as a pinch runner... finished 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts... scored eight runs... scored first career run and swiped first career base on Feb. 23 in victory over Winthrop... named to the 2012-13 Dean’s List... letterwinner. Personal... Born February 12, 1994... daughter of Bryan and Deborah Hansel... has three siblings, Tyler, Megan and Mason... journalism and mass communications major. PAG E 9
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#55 HOLLY HOFFMAN REDSHIRT JUNIOR C AT C H E R OSCEOL A, IND. PENN HIGH SCHOOL
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H O L LY H O F F M A N Hawk Items... One of three athletes to start all 47 games of the season (Megan Blank and Erin Erickson)... has started all but one game of her career (100-of-101) as the Hawkeye catcher and has appeared in every game... joined the team in Jan. 2012 after graduating from high school a semester early. 2014 as a Redshirt Sophomore... Started all 47 games of the season as the catcher... caught a season-high 13 runners stealing, which was fourth in the Big Ten... matched her careerhigh with three hits against Ohio State on May 2... posted back-to-back multiple hit games against Northern Iowa on April 30 (2-for-4) and Ohio State on May 2 (3-for-4)... compiled a five-game hitting streak and a six-game reached base streak... posted seven multiple hit games (five 2-hit games and two 3-hit games)... letterwinner. 2013 as a Redshirt Freshman... Started 53-of-54 games -- all coming at catcher... one of six Hawkeyes to play in all 54 games... hit .217 with three home runs and 26 RBIs -- the fourth-most of any Hawkeye... posted six multi-hit games (five two-hit outings, one three-hit performance)... tied for second on the team with eight multiple-RBI games (five-2 RBI games, two-3 RBI contests, one-4 RBI game)... ranked seventh in the Big Ten in hit-by-pitches (11 total)... third in the Big Ten in runners caught stealing (12) and fourth in runners picked off (two)... led the league, in conference games only, in runners caught stealing (eight)... hit in five different spots in the batting order (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th) -- hit fourth the most of any Hawkeye (19 times)... posted first career hit on the opening day of the season vs. Texas State -- a two-run homer... hit a walk-off grand slam in run-rule victory over Ohio State on March 10... posted two sacrifice flies in victory at Cal State Fullerton (March 2), marking a Big Ten individual season-high... letterwinner. 2012 as a Freshman... Redshirted... did not see any game action.
SEASON G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F% 2013 54 157 1 7 3 4 5 0 3 2 6 1 9 4 3 0 .2 1 7 220 4 0 8 .9 7 0 2014 47 1 2 8 3 3 1 4 0 0 6 9 3 0 0 .2 4 2 214 2 5 4 .9 8 4 CAREER 101 2 8 5 2 0 6 5 9 0 3 3 2 2 8 7 3 0 . 2 2 8 4 3 4 6 5 1 2 .9 7 7
Personal... Born Feb. 22, 1994... daughter of James and Dana Hoffman... mother played collegiate volleyball at Olivet College in Michigan... has two siblings, Skye and Theodore... health and human physiology major.
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#19 JILLIAN NAVARRETE JUNIOR PITCHER/UTILITY C ARLSBAD, N.M. BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Sophomore (at Butler Community College)... Appeared in 45 of 46 games for the Grizzlies... tallied 43 hits in 129 at-bats for a .333 batting average... scored 28 runs... finished third on the team in doubles (11), fifth in home runs (9) and third in RBIs (28)... her .643 slugging percentage ranked fifth for the Grizzlies... named to the All-KJCCC first team (infield). 2013 as a Freshman (at Howard College)... Appeared in 60 games for the Hawks... posted a .417 batting average in 204 at bats, which featured 85 hits, 70 RBIs and 65 runs... pieced together a .760 slugging percentage with 13 doubles and 19 homers ... drew 18 walks lifting her on-base percentage to .473... named to the WJCAC all-conference first team (infield) and Region 5W All-Region second team (infield)... picked to play in Texas Sophomore All-Star game in the fall of 2013. Personal... Daughter of Pete and Jocelyn, Jillian was born October 5th... has one sibling, Jaelyn (6 years old)... Mother played softball at New Mexico State University... communications studies major. PAG E 11
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WHITNEY REPOLE
2014 as a Sophomore... Appeared in 42 games in 2014 with 39 starts as an outfielder or designated player... scored a career-high three runs and matched career-highs with two hits, one double, one home run and three RBIs against Missouri on April 16... stole the first base of her career against UNI on April 30... was a perfect 2-for-2 at Nebraska on April 12... hit a season-most three home runs (one at Illinois on March 22, one against Missouri on April 16 and one at Iowa State on April 23)... doubled in back-to-back contests twice during the season (against Lipscomb and Missouri on Februrary 14, in a doubleheader against Missouri on April 16)... ended the year with a five-game reached base streak... had seven multiple hit games... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... letterwinner.
#8 WHITNEY REPOLE JUNIOR OUTFIELD SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS S M I T H S O N VA L L E Y HIGH SCHOOL
2013 as a Freshman... Appeared in 15 games with two starts at designated player... hit at a .222 clip (4-for-18): 3-of-4 hits were extra base hits (two doubles, home run)... hit first career home run at Drake (April 3)... notched first career hit on Feb. 23 in win over Winthrop in Bama Bash... named to the 2012-13 Dean’s List... letterwinner. Personal... Born July 21, 1993... daughter of Mary and Brian Repole... twin sister, Katie Repole, plays collegiately at Louisiana-Lafayette... majoring in English.
C A R E E R S TAT S SEASON 2013 2014 CAREER
G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F % 15 1 8 1 4 2 0 1 4 2 9 0 .222 0 0 0 .000 42 113 1 8 3 0 6 0 3 1 0 7 2 8 1 .2 6 5 1 6 2 6 .7 5 0 57 131 1 9 3 4 8 0 4 1 4 9 3 7 1 .2 6 0 1 6 2 6 .7 5 0
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CLAIRE FRITSCH
#7 CLAIRE FRITSCH SOPHOMORE INFIELD/OUTFIELD ROUND ROCK, TEXAS ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Freshman... Started all but one game of her freshman campaign at second base (46-of-47)... named to Baylor’s Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team after leading all hitters with a .538 batting average (7-of-13)... hit her first career triple on Feb. 28 against Valparaiso... doubled in back-to-back games at Baylor on Feb. 15 and Drake on Feb. 16... Stole her first base in the seasonopener against UNC Greensboro on Feb. 7... recorded her first career hit and RBI against Ohio on Feb. 9... posted a career-high three hits (3-for-4) and matched career-highs with two runs scored, one RBI, one double and one stolen base in the home opener against Drake on April 2... one of two Hawkeyes to record three triples in 2014 (Megan Blank)... led Iowa with seven stolen bases (7-of-12)... took part in 10 double plays, recorded 117 assists and tallied 107 put outs... had a four-game hitting streak and a six-game reached base streak... posted five multiple hit games (four 2-hit games and one 3-hit games) and two multiple RBI games (two 2-RBI performances)... letterwinner. C A R E E R S TAT S SEASON 2014 CAREER
G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F% 4 6 1 2 2 1 2 2 8 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 7 7 . 2 3 0 1 0 7 1 1 7 2 0 . 9 1 8 4 6 1 2 2 1 2 2 8 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 7 7 . 2 3 0 1 0 7 1 1 7 2 0 . 9 1 8
Personal... Born Feb. 20, 1995... daughter of Darrell and Kay Fritsch... brother, Craig, pitched at Baylor University and went on to play in the minors for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets organizations... majoring in business.
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SAMMI GYERMANN
#21 SAMMI GYERMAN REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE OUTFIELD S A N P E D R O , C A L I F. PA LO S V E R D E S HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Sophomore... Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts in center field before an injury ended her season... tripled in consecutive games against Presbyterian on Feb. 8 and Ohio on Feb. 9... went 2-for-2 with an RBI against Ohio on Feb. 9... matched her career-high with three hits against Drake on Feb. 16 with an RBI and a run scored... was granted a medical redshirt following the completion of the season. 2013 as a Freshman... Competed in 52 games with 50 starts -- the most among Iowa’s true freshmen... hit .201 with 17 RBIs during rookie season... started 41 games in right field, one in center, and eight at first base... posted six multi-hit games and four multiple-RBI contests... the four multipleRBI games ranked fifth on the team... tied for second on the team with seven stolen bases (7-for-7)... notched a season-best three hits and three RBIs in series-opening win at Northwestern (April 12, 2013)... scored a season-high three times in 15-14 win at Northwestern (April 13, 2013)... letterwinner. Personal... Born May 25, 1994... daughter of Jim and Karen Gyerman.. has three siblings, James, Matthew and Chloe... majoring in psychology.
C A R E E R S TAT S SEASON 2013 2014 CAREER
G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F% 52 144 1 6 2 9 3 1 0 1 7 1 0 4 3 7 .2 0 1 9 2 5 7 .9 3 3 11 2 7 4 8 0 2 0 4 3 6 1 .296 3 0 0 1.000 63 171 2 0 3 7 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 4 9 8 .2 6 9 9 5 5 7 .9 3 5
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KARA MISEL
#23 KARA MISEL SOPHOMORE INFIELD S O LO N, I OWA SOLON HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Freshman... Appeared in nine games with two starts at third base... scored her first career run against UNI on April 30 after entering the game as a pinch runner... made her first career start at Texas on March 17... letterwinner.
C A R E E R S TAT S SEASON G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F% 2014 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 CAREER 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 .000
High School... Two-time All-Conference first team and All-District first team selection... second team All-State as a sophomore after posting a .474 batting average with 49 RBIs, 65 hits, 19 doubles and seven home runs... earned first team All-State recognition and named 3A Player of the Year as a junior after hitting .519 with 52 RBIs, 70 hits, 16 doubles and 13 homeruns... helped Solon High School to a Conference Championship and State RunnerUp finish in 2012 and a Conference Championship and State Tournament appearance in 2011... also lettered in basketball (two years) and track (four years)... placed 4th in shot put and 8th in discus at state in 2012... also a 2011 state participant in discus... member of the National Honors Society... spent time as the class secretary and was class president in 2012-13... earned two letters in band. Personal... Born Feb. 5, 1995... daughter of Chris and Jan Misel... has one sister, Katy... majoring in biochemistry.
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#14 KAITLYN MULLARKEY SOPHOMORE INFIELD/OUTFIELD PA R K R I D G E, I L L . MAIN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Freshman... Appeared in 33 games with 27 starts in the outfield or at first base... was a perfect 3-for-3, hit her first career home run, scored a career-high two runs and tallied a career-most four RBIs against Missouri on April 16... doubled in consecutive games against Drake on April 2 and Northwestern on April 5... singled up the middle in her first career at bat at Mississippi State on Feb. 22... also appeared as a pinch runner six times... letterwinner. Personal... Born on June 27, 1994... daughter of Dennis Mullarkey and Rachale Paterno-LaCoppola and Joe LaCoppola... has one brother, Anthony, and one sister, Nicole... sports management major.
C A R E E R S TAT S SEASON G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F% 2014 3 3 5 4 8 1 1 4 0 1 4 1 2 4 0 .2 0 4 1 7 2 9 3 .9 8 4 C A R E E R 3 3 5 4 8 1 1 4 0 1 4 1 2 4 0 .2 0 4 1 7 2 9 3 .9 8 4
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#1 ALYSSA NAVARRO SOPHOMORE INFIELD/OUTFIELD D I N U B A , C A L I F. DINUBA HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Freshman... Started 39 contests as a freshman as an outfielder, first baseman and third baseman and appeared in 43 games... led the team with nine sacrifice hits, ranked sixth in the Big Ten in sacrifice bunts and ranked 56th nationally in sacrifice hits per game (0.21)... opened the season with a four-game hitting streak... picked up her first career RBI against UAB on Feb. 15... recorded her first multiple hit game against Drake on Feb. 16... recorded a career-high two RBIs, matched her career-high with two hits and hit her first career triple against Missouri on April 16... letterwinner. C A R E E R S TAT S
Personal... Born June 24, 1995... daughter of Jesse and Eleanor Navarro... has two sisters, Priscilla and Amanda... open major.
SEASON G AB R H 2 B 3 B H R R B I B B S O S B AV G . P O A E F% 2014 4 3 8 8 1 1 1 7 1 2 0 7 1 0 2 7 2 . 1 9 3 1 8 4 1 4 4 . 9 8 0 C A R E E R 4 3 8 8 1 1 1 7 1 2 0 7 1 0 2 7 2 . 1 9 3 1 8 4 1 4 4 . 9 8 0 PAG E 17
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#24 SHAYLA STARKENBURG REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE PITCHER A N K E N Y, I O W A ANKENY HIGH SCHOOL
2014 as a Redshirt Freshman... Appeared as a pitcher 20 times with 15 starts and five complete games... posted an ERA of 5.90 and a record of 4-10... earned her first career start and win in the season-opener against UNC Greensboro... tallied a career-high five strikeouts on four occasions throughout the season (vs. UNC Greensboro on Feb. 7, vs. Longwood on March 2, at Illinois on March 22 and vs. Ohio State on May 3)... earned her first career save against Presbyterian on Feb. 8... posted wins over UNC Greensboro, Texas, Illinois and Michigan State... recorded wins in consecutive starts over Texas on March 16 and Illinois on March 22... letterwinner. 2013 as a Freshman... Redshirted.
C A R E E R S TAT S SEASON ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2014 5 . 9 0 4 - 1 0 2 0 1 5 5 1 1 7 8 . 1 1 0 8 8 4 6 6 6 1 5 1 C A R E E R 5 . 9 0 4 - 1 0 2 0 1 5 5 1 1 7 8 . 1 1 0 8 8 4 6 6 6 1 5 1
Personal... Born Sept. 17, 1993... daughter of Loren and Michele Starkenburg... mother played basketball at Briar Cliff University... has one older brother, Daken, who plays tennis at Coe College... business marketing major with minor in communication studies. PAG E 18
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DANIELA CHAMBERS
#44 DANIELA CHAMBERS FRESHMAN C AT C H E R I R V I N E , C A L I F. IRVINE HIGH SCHOOL
High School... Named the defensive MVP of her team following her senior season... hit .333 with two homerun as a senior... helped Irvine High School accomplish an undefeated season and win a conference championship as a freshman... played travel ball for the Artesia Punishers. Personal... Born on March 29, 1996... daughter of Dan and Xinia Chambers... has two sisters, Lorena and Sofia... undecided major.
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DANIELLA IBARRA
#20 DANIELLA IBARRA FRESHMAN INFIELD EMERSON, N.J. I M M A C U L AT E H E A R T ACADEMY
High School... Named to 2nd team All Non-Public, 2nd Team All Bergen County, 1st Team Big North United Conference, 2nd Team All County, All- Suburban Squad and named 2012 sophomore Player of the Year as a sophomore... 2nd Team All-American, NJ State Hitter of the Year, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All Non-Public and 1st Team All Bergen County as a junior... League Champions, County Champions and State Sectional Champions all three years straight... 2012 State Champions. Personal... Born Nov. 3, 1995... daughter of Josue and Ana Ibarra... brother, Diego, Swims at Fairfield University... played basketball and ran track in high school... high school coach was Anthony LaRezza... open major. PAG E 20
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SARAH KURTZ
#9 SARAH KURTZ FRESHMAN OUTFIELD/INFIELD H E R N D O N, VA. HERNDON HIGH SCHOOL
High School... Three-time letterwinner... named to 1st Team Concorde District Group AAA as a sophomore and junior... Team MVP as a sophomore... Northern Region All-Tournament team selection... member of Richmond Ruckus and Vienna Stars... 2010 “Adidas Futures” Team Participant. Personal... Born Oct. 23, 1995... daughter of Craig and Brenda Kurtz... four year honor roll member... Academic Excellence award winner... Editor-inChief of school paper... National honor society member... high school coach was Amber Kirk... sport and recreation management major with a minor in psychology.
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#27 CHEYENNE PRATT FRESHMAN OUTFIELD FESTUS, MO. FESTUS HIGH SCHOOL
High School... Named 1st team All-Conference four times... 1st Team all-District four times... twice First Team all-Region... twice First Team all-State... named to Jefferson Country Dream Team as a junior... holds school record for most steals in a game... holds school record for most place appearances, steals, singles, scored runs, and hits in a season... school record holder with 90 stolen bases, .551 batting average and .991 fielding in a career... two-time district champions... two-time conference champions... fourth place in State Class 3 as a junior. Personal... Born Jan. 14, 1996... Daughter of Darreld and Vickie Pratt... Father, Darreld, played basketball at Maryville College... sister, Jessie, plays softball at Fontbonne University... open major.
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ANGELA SCHMIEDERER
#12 ANGELA SCHMIEDERER FRESHMAN C AT C H E R PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. JOHN HERSEY HIGH SCHOOL
High School... Varsity Letter Award as a freshman... All-Conference as a junior... member of Illinois Chill Gold for three years... Top 17 at PGF Nations 18U in 2012... Top 9 at Boulder Independence Day Tournament in 2013... Top 9 at Demarini Invitational in 2013. Personal... Born Sept. 7, 1995... daughter of Patrick and Susan Schmiederer... coordinator for LifeSource Blood Drive... Big Brother-Big Sister Coordinator for Special Need Students... high school coach was Molly Freeman... education major.
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ALLIE WOOD
#17 ALLIE WOOD FRESHMAN OUTFIELD C Y P R E S S , C A L I F. CYPRESS HIGH SCHOOL
High School... 2nd Team All-League as a freshman... named first team All-League as a sophomore and junior... third team all-county as a junior. Personal... Born Feb. 15, 1996... daughter of Edward and Shanda Wood... member of Orange County Batbusters for five years... high school coach was John Felicetti... journalism and mass communications major. PAG E 24
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#36 ASHLEY YOWAYS FRESHMAN INFIELD/PITCHER CEDAR L AKE, IND. HANOVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
High School... Four-time all-conference, three-time all-area and two-time all-state selection... helped Hanover Central to four-straight conference championships, three sectional championships and two regional championships... the three-time team MVP was invited to the North/South All-Star Classic and a finalist for Indiana’s Miss Softball as a senior... was the first to be nominated for Miss Softball from her high school... hit .425 as a sophomore, .457 as a junior and .445 as a senior... posted a 1.20 ERA with 214 strikeouts in her junior season... owned a 23-3 record in the circle as a senior with a 0.63 ERA and 243 strikeouts... also played volleyball and golf... named to the honor roll... played travel softball for New Lenox Lightning Gold. Personal... Born on June 14, 1996... daughter of Christopher and Julie Yoways... has two brothers, Matt and Tony... business major.
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MARLA LOOPER
MARLA LOOPER HEAD COACH 5TH SEASON
Marla Looper concluded her fourth season as the head coach for the University of Iowa softball program in 2014. Looper owns an 100-104-1 overall and 42-48 Big Ten Conference record since the 2011 season. Looper collected her 100th career victory in the 2014 season finale, when Erin Erickson delivered a walkoff, two-run home run to lift the Hawkeyes past Ohio State, 3-2. On the season, Iowa posted 16 wins -- nine in conference action and three over ranked opponents (16-30-1). Megan Blank earned her third-straight first team All-Big Ten honor and was a second team NFCA All-Midwest Region selection after leading the Hawkeyes in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs and walks. Kayla Massey earned her second career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week nod on March 31 after recording two complete game wins over Wisconsin. Three earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades including Haley Hansel, Whitney Repole and Michelle Zoeller. Looper led the Hawkeyes to 30 wins in 2013 (30-24) in her third year, marking the most wins for the program since finishing 42-16 in 2009. Iowa posted six wins over ranked opponents. Three Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten honors -- Megan Blank was named to the first team, Johnnie Dowling earned second team honors, and Kayla Massey was named to the Big Ten AllDefensive team at pitcher. Blank earned her second-straight first team accolade, becoming the sixth Hawkeye in program history to earn first team honors in each of her first two seasons. Blank was also named a 2013 NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region selection, earning her second all-region honor in as many seasons. Blank became the sixth Hawkeye in program history to garner all-region honors in each of her first two seasons. In the classroom, a school-record 10 Hawkeyes were named to the 2013 spring Academic All-Big Ten team. During her second season with the Hawkeyes in 2012, Looper led the team to a runner-up finish in the Big Ten -- the program’s highest finish since winning the league title in 2003. Iowa dropped two of its first three conference series before winning five straight to close out the season. It was the first time the team had won five straight series since the 2004 season. Iowa entered the final weekend with a conference title within reach, but it couldn’t close the gap with Michigan despite taking 2-of-3 games at Minnesota. The Hawkeyes finished with a 27-26 overall and 16-8 conference record in 2012. Five players garnered All-Big Ten recognition, including three first team selections. Senior Liz Watkins, sophomore Kayla Massey and freshman Megan Blank earned first team accolades, sophomore Michelle Zoeller was a second team honoree and junior Johnnie Dowling was a third team selection. Blank also garnered NFCA second team all-region honors during her freshman campaign. She is the ninth Hawkeye to earn first team All-Big Ten and all-region honors during her freshman season. The Hawkeyes finished second in the Big Ten in pitching (2.31 ERA) and third in fielding (.967). The squad turned 26 double plays during the course of the season to rank sixth nationally in double plays per game (.49). PAG E 26
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MARLA LOOPER Looper guided the Hawkeyes to a 27-24 overall and a 9-11 Big Ten record in her first season in Iowa City. The first year head coach led the UI to a pair of six game winning streaks in her opening campaign and a tournament title at the Stetson Classic. Iowa opened Big Ten Conference play strong, jumping out to an 8-3 record. Among the victories was a 4-2 triumph at No. 1 Michigan. The win, which pushed the overall mark to 26-16, was Iowa’s first over a No. 1 ranked opponent since the 2005 season and the first over a ranked foe since 2008. Looper’s Hawkeyes were on the verge of completing a series sweep in Ann Arbor before the Wolverines rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning to claim the victory and halt Iowa’s momentum. A pair of Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten recognition at the conclusion of the season. Liz Watkins was tabbed as a second team selection, while Katie Keim earned third team accolades. Looper took over the reigns of the Iowa program after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Texas for 11 seasons (1999-2010). Looper helped lead the Longhorns to three College World Series appearances (2003, 2005 and 2006) and nine NCAA Tournament berths. She also helped guide Texas to back-to-back Big 12 regular season and tournament championships in 2002 and 2003 along with regular season championships in 2006 and 2010. Looper served as Texas’ pitching coach from 1999-2005 and mentored softball great Cat Osterman to the USA National Player of the Year Award in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Texas’ pitching staff led the nation in earned run average in three of Looper’s final four years as pitching coach, while Osterman led the country in 2003 and 2006 in both earned run average and strikeouts per seven innings. In 2006, Osterman set an NCAA record with a 15.4 strikeouts per seven innings mark and also led the nation as a freshman in 2002 with 12.7 strikeouts per seven innings. Osterman won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. As an assistant at Texas, Looper was a part of a staff that was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Coaching Staff of the Year in 2002-03 and the Speedline/ NFCA Midwest Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2005-06. Looper held numerous responsibilities in her 11 years in Austin. In addition to her pitching coach duties from 1999-2005, Looper was also in charge of daily workouts and game decisions, and assisted with both the offense and defense. From 2006-10, she took over Texas’ defense and was the offensive first base coach. Looper was an assistant coach at the University of Kansas from 1996-99, where she served as recruiting coordinator and pitcher/catcher coach. She helped the Jayhawks to the NCAA Tournament in 1997 and 1999. Prior to her stint in Lawrence, Looper was a pitcher/catcher coach at Iowa State from 1995-96. Looper graduated from Florida State in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and fitness. She was a pitching standout for the Seminoles, earning All-American honors as a junior in 1993. She led Florida State to the 1993 Women’s College World Series and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1994. Looper earned NCAA Regional All-Tournament honors and All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in each of her two seasons at Florida State. Looper’s career earned run average of 0.78 at Florida State still stands as fifth best in Seminole history. Additionally, she led the 1993 and 1994 FSU squads in appearances, innings pitched, wins, strikeouts and ERA. In 2003, she was named one of the ACC’s Top 50 softball players in conference history. Prior to her two years in Tallahassee, Looper played at Crowder College in Neosho, MO, where she was selected as a National Junior College All-American as a freshman and sophomore and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tournament’s most valuable player during her sophomore season. Looper helped Crowder to a runner-up finish in the NJCAA Tournament in both 1991 and 1992. Looper was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2006. PAG E 27
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ADRIANNA BAGGETTA A S S I S TA N T CO A C H 5TH SEASON
Adrianna Baggetta is in her fifth season as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa in 2015. Baggetta is responsible for the Hawkeye defense.
Blank also garnered NFCA second team all-region honors during her freshman campaign. She is the ninth Hawkeye to earn first team All-Big Ten and all-region honors during her freshman season.
In her fourth season with the program, Baggetta and the rest of the staff earned their 100th career victory at Iowa with a regular-season finale, 3-2 win over Ohio State at Pearl Field in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes ended 2014 with a 16-30-1 overall record and a 9-14 Big Ten mark for eighth place in the conference standings.
The Hawkeyes finished second in the Big Ten in pitching (2.31 ERA) and third in fielding (.967). The squad turned 26 double plays during the course of the season to rank sixth nationally in double plays per game (.49).
Megan Blank earned her third-straight first team All-Big Ten honor and was a second team NFCA All-Midwest Region selection after leading the Hawkeyes in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs and walks. Kayla Massey earned her second career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week nod on March 31 after recording two complete game wins over Wisconsin. Three earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades including Haley Hansel, Whitney Repole and Michelle Zoeller. Baggetta helped guide the Hawkeyes to 30 wins in 2013 (30-24) in her third year, marking the most wins for the program since finishing 42-16 in 2009. Iowa posted six wins over ranked opponents. Three Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten honors -- Megan Blank was named to the first team, Johnnie Dowling earned second team honors, and Kayla Massey was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive team at pitcher. Blank earned her second-straight first team accolade, becoming the sixth Hawkeye in program history to earn first team honors in each of her first two seasons. Blank was also named a 2013 NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region selection, earning her second all-region honor in as many seasons. Blank became the sixth Hawkeye in program history to garner all-region honors in each of her first two seasons. In the classroom, a school-record 10 Hawkeyes were named to the 2013 spring Academic All-Big Ten team. During her second season with the Hawkeyes in 2012, Baggetta helped guide the team to a runner-up finish in the Big Ten Conference. Iowa dropped two of its first three conference series before winning five straight to close out the season. It was the first time the team had won five straight series since the 2004 season. Iowa entered the final weekend with a conference title within reach, but it couldn’t close the gap with Michigan despite taking 2-of-3 games at Minnesota. The Hawkeyes finished with a 27-26 overall and 16-8 conference record in 2012. Five players garnered All-Big Ten recognition, including three first team selections. Senior Liz Watkins, sophomore Kayla Massey and freshman Megan Blank earned first team accolades, sophomore Michelle Zoeller was a second team honoree and junior Johnnie Dowling was a third team selection.
Iowa posted a 27-24 overall and a 9-11 Big Ten record in Baggetta’s first season in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes opened Big Ten Conference play strong, jumping out to an 8-3 record. Among the victories was a 4-2 triumph at No. 1 Michigan. The win, which pushed the overall mark to 26-16, was Iowa’s first over a No. 1 ranked opponent since the 2005 season and the first over a ranked foe since 2008. A pair of Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten recognition at the conclusion of the season. Liz Watkins was tabbed as a second team selection, while Katie Keim earned third team accolades. Baggetta came to Iowa after serving on staff at the University of South Carolina for eight seasons (2002-2010). She began her time at South Carolina as a volunteer assistant from 2002-03 before assuming full assistant coach responsibilities in July of 2003. Baggetta was promoted to associate head coach at South Carolina in 2009 and held that position through 2010. While at South Carolina, Baggetta helped lead the Gamecocks to five NCAA Regional appearances, including a Super Regional berth in 2007. She also coached two academic All-Americans and 42 SEC all-Academic team members. In her eight years at South Carolina, Baggetta oversaw day-to-day operations of the softball program, including coordinating practice and competition schedules, workouts for the outfielders, catchers and hitters, strength and conditioning and film breakdown. She was also the recruiting coordinator and the camps/clinics coordinator. Baggetta developed South Carolina’s Strike Out Cancer weekend in 2009, which raised over a total of $12,000 for the Susan G. Komen organization during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Baggetta was a member of the South Carolina softball team from 1998-02 and helped lead the Gamecocks to an SEC conference tournament championship in 2000, four-straight NCAA Regional appearances and three SEC Eastern Division titles. The Gamecocks averaged 44 wins per year and were ranked in the Top 25 in each of her four seasons. She was named all-SEC in 2002 and was also chosen for the 2002 all-SEC tournament team. In 2002, she led South Carolina in batting average (.353), home runs (6), slugging percentage (.573) and on-base percentage (.446). She ranks in the career top 10 at South Carolina in home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, walks per game and hit by pitch. Baggetta graduated from South Carolina in 2002 with a degree in sport and entertainment with a minor in business administration. PAG E 28
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ADAM ARBOUR A S S I S TA N T CO A C H 1ST SEASON
Adam Arbour joined the University of Iowa softball staff as an assistant coach on July 30, 2014. Arbour -- who spent time at Alabama and Michigan -- handles the Hawkeye offense. “Adam is a quality human being first and foremost,” Looper said. “That is something I look for, not only in our student-athletes, but also in our staff because, ultimately, we are in the people business. Secondly, he has a lot of energy and passion for the sport of softball. He’s been around it all his life and has a strong pedigree from working with championship programs in his career. He is a positive gentleman who brings an additional energy that will compliment what our staff has. I am excited to get him on campus and see what he can do with our team.” “Working with Marla Looper and Adrianna Baggetta and returning to the Big Ten ultimately attracted me to the University of Iowa,” Arbour said. “We have a great opportunity to compete for championships in the future, and I am excited to build upon the foundation they have created. I can’t wait to get to campus, meet the team and engage with the staff. “I would like to thank Paula Jantz and the members of the selection committee for their hard work throughout this process. I am thankful for the opportunity to be a part of the Hawkeye softball program.” Arbour spent the past three years as a volunteer assistant coach at Alabama under head coach Patrick Murphy. He helped guide the Crimson Tide to an NCAA National Championship in 2012, a Women’s College World Series Runner-Up finish in 2014, and three NCAA Regional and NCAA Super Regional appearances. Alabama also maintained a presence in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), winning regular season (2012, 2014) and tournament championships (2012). Arbour assisted in all aspects of the Crimson Tide program, but had a focus on catching and hitting instruction. During his tenure, he helped catchers Kendall Dawson and Molly Fichtner earn SEC All-Defensive and second team All-SEC honors, respectively. He was also a part of an Alabama staff that was recognized as the 2012 NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year and the 2014 NFCA South Region Coaching Staff of the Year, and was a camp coach for the Patrick Murphy Softball School. Prior to Alabama, Arbour served as a student manager at Michigan under head coach Carol Hutchins from 2008-11. He organized and oversaw drills, threw batting practice and completed many other duties in practice and game situations. While at Michigan, the Wolverines won three-straight Big Ten Championships (2009, 2010, 2011) and clinched a berth to the Women’s College World Series in 2009. As a student-athlete on the baseball team at Michigan (2006-09), Arbour helped the Wolverines to a pair of Big Ten Championships (2007, 2008) and an NCAA Regional Championship in 2007. He has been a counselor and coach at Michigan softball and baseball camps since 2007. “I would like to thank Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy and Michigan head coach Carol Hutchins for investing in me and giving me a start in softball,” Arbour said. “They have been extremely influential and important in my career as a coach.” Arbour graduated from Michigan in 2011 with a degree in kinesiology, physical education (teacher certification). He will complete a master’s degree in human performance with an emphasis in sport management from Alabama in August 2014. The Ann Arbor, Michigan, native, comes from an athletic family, as his father, Ed, (baseball) and mother, Julie, (volleyball) were student-athletes at Eastern Michigan and his sister, Kristy, played softball at Miami of Ohio. His father also played baseball at Washtenaw Community College and his uncle, Dan, played football at Western Michigan.
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CHELSEY CARMODY
V O LU N T E E R A S S I S TA N T CO A C H 3RD SEASON Chelsey Carmody is in her third season as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Iowa softball program in 2015. In her second season with the program, Carmody (from time as a student-athlete and coach) and the rest of the staff earned their 100th career victory at Iowa with a regular-season finale, 3-2 win over Ohio State at Pearl Field in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes ended 2014 with a 16-30-1 overall record and a 9-14 Big Ten mark for eighth place in the conference standings.
Megan Blank earned her third-straight first team All-Big Ten honor and was a second team NFCA All-Midwest Region selection after leading the Hawkeyes in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs and walks. Kayla Massey earned her second career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week nod on March 31 after recording two complete game wins over Wisconsin. Three earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades including Haley Hansel, Whitney Repole and Michelle Zoeller. Carmody helped guide the Hawkeyes to 30 wins in 2013 (30-24), marking the most wins for the program since finishing 42-16 in 2009. Iowa posted six wins over ranked opponents. Three Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten honors -- Megan Blank was named to the first team, Johnnie Dowling earned second team honors, and Kayla Massey was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive team at pitcher. Blank earned her second-straight first team accolade, becoming the sixth Hawkeye in program history to earn first team honors in each of her first two seasons. Blank was also named a 2013 NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region selection, earning her second all-region honor in as many seasons. Blank became the sixth Hawkeye in program history to garner all-region honors in each of her first two seasons. In the classroom, a school-record 10 Hawkeyes were named to the 2013 spring Academic All-Big Ten team. Carmody, a former Hawkeye, started 208 career games in the Iowa infield. A career .335 hitter, she was a team co-captain and was the recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as a senior. She batted .320 or higher during each of her four seasons in the Black and Gold, totaling 234 career hits, 11 home runs, 87 RBI and 42 stolen bases. Carmody played for UI head coach Marla Looper in 2011 as a senior. She is originally from Pacific, Mo.
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ZACH WALROD
S U P P O R T S TA F F
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
PAULA JANTZ
SOFTBALL A D M I N I S T R AT O R
TROY WULF
ASHLEY LEGGETT
EVAN DECKER
PJ GOLDEN
AT H L E T I C TRAINER
STUDENT MANAGER
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
STUDENT MANAGER
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G A R Y B A R TA B I O GARY BARTA
AT H L E T I C D I R E C T O R
Gary Barta is entering his ninth year as director of athletics at the University of Iowa and his 27th year as a university leader. The 2014-15 athletics season at the UI will build on significant momentum gained a year ago as a result of multiple successes competitively, academically, and in positive community impact displayed by Iowa coaches, student-athletes, and administrators. Last year also included record-setting fundraising support and corporate participation, as well as the completion of facility construction projects critical to the long-term success of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Progress and success on the fields, courts, tracks, and mats was significant in 2013-14. A return to participation in a postseason bowl game by the Iowa football team, a return to the NCAA Tournament by the UI’s men’s basketball team, a 4th place national finish in wrestling, the seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance by Iowa women’s basketball, an invitation to the postseason Big Ten Tournament by the Hawkeye baseball team, postseason NCAA competition for Iowa’s men’s golf, and the UI’s track and field men’s and women’s track and field teams, and a historic first time invitation to the NCAA Tournament for women’s soccer highlighted the 2013-14 year competitively for the UI. In fact, only six other programs in the country in addition to the UI had its football team appear in a New Year’s Day bowl, and both its men’s and women’s basketball teams compete in the NCAA Tournament. Academic success by the more than 600 student-athletes who participate in 24 sport programs has always been one of the very highest priorities at the University of Iowa and remains so today under Barta’s direction. That commitment to the “student” in “student-athlete” resulted in a record-setting NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 88, a mark that was a full seven percentage points better than the national average. The GSR’s for Iowa’s football (81), men’s basketball (88), and women’s basketball (91) all bested the national averages for their sport: 70, 68, and 86, respectively. In addition, the NCAA’s 2013 graduation report also revealed that Iowa’s federal graduation rate of 72 was seven points better than its peers nationally and two points better than its peers on the UI campus. Paced by all-time high scores in nine sports programs, all of the UI’s intercollegiate athletics programs were determined by the NCAA in spring 2014 to be achieving at a rate academically that surpassed the national benchmark.
The Barta family includes Gary, Madison,Connie and Luke.
Barta also believes strongly that his staff and student-athletes contribute to the community. That commitment manifests itself in literally thousands of hours of community service annually. The Hawkeyes’ efforts in 2013-14 include a leadership role in “Herky on Parade,” the largest public art program staged in the state of Iowa which
the UI Athletics Department executes in cooperation with the Iowa City Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau. It is anticipated that the Parade will bring tens of thousands of visitors to the greater UI, Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty community this spring, summer, and fall, and a six-figure contribution to the United Way of Johnson County and the United Way of Washington County when the project is completed. The UI Athletics Department also stages an annual “Day of Caring” each April where student-athletes of all 24 of the UI’s sports teams provide assistance to a wide variety of not-for-profit organizations. The UI football program also stages annually the Iowa Ladies Football Academy. That effort has generated more than $1 million of support for the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. A closer look at the 2013-14 athletics year reveals the following successes: • Ron Rainey’s Iowa women’s soccer team opened its season with eight straight victories, advanced to the championship game of the 2013 Big Ten Soccer Tournament, and received the first invitation to the postseason national championship in school history. The Hawkeyes also established a school record for attendance when more than 1,500 were on hand for Iowa’s 3-0 victory over Iowa State in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series match. • Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa football team doubled its win total from the previous season, won three “Trophy Games” – the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series, Floyd of Rosedale, and the Hy-Vee Heroes Game – all on the road, and ended the regular season with victories over Michigan and at Nebraska en route to an invitation to the 2014 Outback Bowl. It marked the 12th bowl game and seventh January bowl game under Ferentz and signaled a return to the national stage for the Hawkeyes. It also came with an extra bonus: The Hawkeyes travelled to Tampa as one of just 17 bowl-bound college football teams with a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) greater than 80 (Iowa’s was 81) and as the highest ranked Big Ten team participating in a bowl game, according to GSR. • Fran McCaffery continued his revitalization of the UI’s men’s basketball program by guiding the Hawkeyes to their first NCAA Tournament in seven years. The Hawkeyes won 20 or more games for the second straight season and climbed as high as 10th in the national rankings. The Hawkeyes’ 2013-14 season came to an official close in June when Devyn Marble was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft. Marble became the first Hawkeye to be selected in the draft since Adam Haluska’s selection in 2007. • Rick Heller surprised the country by guiding the Hawkeye baseball team to 30 victories and participation in the 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament – in his first season as the UI’s head coach. It was Iowa’s first appearance in the league’s postseason tournament in four years. Five Hawkeyes were named All-Big Ten and three were selected in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. • Lisa Bluder’s Iowa women’s basketball team won a school-record-tying 27 games – including 14 on Mediacom Court in Carver-Hawkeye Arena en route to its seventh straight appearance in the
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IOWASOFTBALL NCAA Tournament, a number that only 13 other programs across the country can match. Postseason play was particularly fun for the Hawkeyes: Iowa won three games to advance to the championship game of the 2014 Big Ten Tournament and won its first round game in NCAA Tournament play for the second straight season. • Mark Hankins’ men’s golf squad made it six straight postseason invitations when the Hawkeyes were sent to participate in the 2014 NCAA Regional in Columbia, Mo. The Hawkeyes advanced on the strength of a regular season that included three first-place finishes and a third-place finish at the 2014 Big Ten Conference Championship, a performance that included the low team score for the event’s final round. • Tom Brands’ Iowa wrestling team crowned one national champion and had six Hawkeyes earn AllAmerican status en route to a fourth place finish at the 2014 national championship. • Long-time director of track Larry Wieczorek announced his retirement the week before Iowa sent 11 student-athletes to compete in eight different events at the 2014 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships. The Hawkeyes responded with all earning All-America status including senior Zinnia Miller, who was honored for her efforts in the long jump and triple jump, and freshman Brittany Brown, who was honored for her success in the 200-meters and as a member of Iowa’s 400-meter relay team. The year was also busy administratively for Barta with the hiring of a new deputy director of athletics – Gene Taylor, the long-time director of athletics at North Dakota State University who began his career at the United States Naval Academy – and the hiring of Iowa City native Bond Shymansky to lead the UI volleyball program and another Iowa City native, Joey Woody, to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Wieczorek. Shymansky has had tremendous success since beginning his coaching career at City High School in Iowa City, most recently as the head coach at Marquette. Woody, a four-time All-American and world champion, has played an instrumental role in Iowa’s recent successes on the track as an associated head coach for track and field for the Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes’ success academically and in competition also fueled interest in the Hawkeyes to levels matched by less than a handful of Iowa’s peers: The UI is one of only four programs in the country to have its football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball programs all rank among the nation’s Top 25 in attendance. Iowa also once again led the nation in attendance for wrestling and continues to rank among the leaders in Facebook and Twitter measures, and also traffic to its official world wide web site, hawkeyesports.com. In fact, 2013-14 was the busiest athletics year in the history of hawkeyesports.com in terms of unique visitors (4.3 million) and the second busiest in terms of total pages downloaded (22.8 million). Barta has successfully leveraged the burgeoning interest in the Hawkeyes to drive fundraising and corporate support of the UI Athletics Department to record levels. Private gifts to the National I-Club for annual giving and support of capital projects exceeded $28 million in 2013-14. Participation in the offerings of Hawkeye Sports
G A R Y B A R TA B I O Properties, the exclusive multi-media partner of the UI Athletics Department, resulted in a record $6.1 million of revenue in 2013-14.
and realignment of athletics conferences nationally, and the Big Ten’s postseason bowl game agreements that were successfully implemented in 2010.
These sources of income help Barta to fund an $85 million annual operations budget, a budget that is 100 percent self-generated – the UI receives no state tax dollars to operate its intercollegiate athletics program – and balanced in spite of scholarship costs that will easily exceed $10 million in 2014-15. The UI Athletics Department also is responsible for such things as medical expenses for its student-athletes ($800,000 in 2013-14), the cost of utilities to operate its facilities ($400,000 last year), and, of course, salaries and benefits for the more 200 full-time employees.
Barta remains active on the Conference and NCAA level. He is involved in committee work with NCAA Football, the Division IA Athletic Directors Association, and is an ongoing participant in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Barta has also used private and corporate support to enhance the infrastructure used by Iowa’s sports programs. For example, the Hawkeye football program will move into the $55 million state-of-the-art Richard O. Jacobson Football Operations Building that includes the Stew and LeNore Hansen Football Performance Center in late summer. To date, more than $35 million of private support has been generated for this important project. Completion of the home of the nationally ranked Iowa football program will mean the UI Athletics Department will have invested more than $220 million in construction and renovation under Barta’s leadership. The list of projects completed under Barta’s direction includes an investment in technology at historic Kinnick Stadium that includes a new sound system to be installed prior to the 2014 season, construction of the Hoak Family Golf Complex, the revitalization of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, construction of the P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., Boathouse, the UI Athletics Department’s contribution to the construction of the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, replacement of the turf at Grant Field, installation of artificial turf at Duane Banks Field, and resurfacing of the outdoor courts at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. The work is not complete, however. The UI Athletics Department this fall will begin installation of a new videowall, outfield fence, and artificial turf in the outfield of Duane Banks Field. Barta and his team are busy investigating the finalization of a master facilities plan that includes the expansion of “Hawkeye Campus,” the current home of the Iowa field hockey and soccer programs, UI Sports Medicine, the UI Athletics Hall of Fame and Museum, a new indoor turf facility that also includes an outdoor surface to be used as the practice field for the Hawkeye Marching Band, and the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex located on the far western edge of the UI’s campus adjacent to the UI’s Finkbine Golf Course and near the UI’s Ashton Cross Country Course. Barta’s involvement in the UI campus and the greater Iowa City communities extends far beyond his position as director of the UI’s intercollegiate athletics programs. He is a member of the President’s Cabinet, comprised of vice presidents and other campus leaders that provide counsel to UI President Sally Mason. That group was instrumental in the UI’s response to record-setting flooding that besieged the campus and the Iowa City and Coralville community in June 2008 and will be directly involved in positioning the UI for growth in the immediate and long-term future as the institution adjusts to a shift in the funding model used by the State of Iowa’s Board of Regents.
Barta is also involved in a variety of community groups, including the United Way of Johnson County and the Partnership for Alcohol Safety, a joint effort between UI campus leaders and the city of Iowa City. Barta often suggests to his staff that “Hope is not a strategy,” which is why the Department has just completed a comprehensive review and rewriting of the strategic plan for the UI Athletics Department and continues to work with the UI’s leadership on a long-term financial plan. As the director of athletics at the University of Wyoming for three years, seven different UW coaches were named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. He also spearheaded a fund-raising effort that netted the Cowboy athletics program $11 million in private support and $11 million in matching state fund. As the senior associate athletics director at the University of Washington, he directed the “Campaign for the StudentAthlete,” was a participant in the design, construction and/or renovation of several UW athletics facilities, including Bank of America Arena and the Dempsey Indoor Practice Facility. In addition to almost doubling the amount of annual private support received by UW, Barta also managed the department’s external relations division, a task that included corporate sponsorship and radio contracts. His responsibilities at Washington expanded over time to include hiring of coaching and administrative staff, and the day-to-day oversight of several Huskie sport teams. The roots of his development experience extend to his first two positions: director of athletics development and external relations at the University of Northern Iowa and director of development at his alma mater, North Dakota State University. Barta earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communication and broadcast journalism from NDSU in 1987. He was an option quarterback for Bison football squads that won the Division II NCAA National Championship in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Barta, and his wife, Connie, have a son, Luke (16) and a daughter, Madison (14). He was born Sept. 4, 1963, in Minneapolis.
Barta also represents the UI and the Hawkeyes at the conference and national level. During his tenure at the UI, he has participated in the creation and implementation of the Big Ten Network, the expansion of the Big Ten Conference
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BIG TEN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS: 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003
TRADITION
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TITLES: 2001, 2003
WCWS APPEARANCES: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001
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JESSICA BASHOR Riverside, Calif. • Catcher 2000 NFCA Third Team
ALICIA GERLACH East Moline, Ill. • First Base 2001 NFCA Third Team
KRISTIN JOHNSON Cedar Rapids, Iowa • Shortstop 2002 NFCA Thrid Team 2003 NFCA Second Team
DIANE POHL Cypress, Calif. • Catcher 1990 NSCA First Team 1991 NSCA First Team
DEBBIE BILBAO Sandy, Utah • Pitcher 1996 NSCA Third Team 1997 NSCA First Team 1998 NFCA Second Team
KRISTI HANKS Santa Fe, Texas • Pitcher 2000 NFCA Third Team 2001 NFCA First Team
KARI KNOPF Des Moines, Iowa • First Base 1995 NSCA Third Team 1996 NSCA Third Team 1997 NFCA Second Team
TASHA REENTS Urbandale, Iowa • OF 1995 NSCA Third Team
LISA BIROCCI Des Moines, Iowa • Pitcher 2003 NFCA Third Team 2005 NFCA Third Team
CHRISTY HEBERT Cedar Rapids, Iowa • Shortstop 1996 NSCA Third Team 1997 NFCA Third Team
BRANDI MACIAS Palmdale, Calif. • Catcher/OF 1997 NFCA Third Team
LEA TWIGG Long Grove, Iowa • OF 1997 NFCA First Team
KIM DAVIS Delmar, Iowa • Outfield 1993 NSCA Third Team
KAREN JACKSON Roseville, Calif. • Pitcher NSCA Second Team 1991, 1993, 1994
KATY MORGAN Muscatine, Iowa • Outfield 1993 NSCA Third Team
BRITTANY WEIL Garden Grove, Calif. • Pitcher 2009 NFCA Second Team
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JESSICA BASHOR
Jessica Bashor............................... 2000 Megan Blank........................ 2013 Lisa Birocci...............................2003-05 Debbie Bilbao................... 1995, 1997 Kim Davis........................................ 1993 Alicia Gerlach..........................2001-02 Christy Hebert........................1995-97 Karen Jackson................... 1991, 1993 Kristin Johnson.......................2002-03 Amy (Johnson) Owens.............. 1989 Kari Knopf.................................1995-97 Colleen McGlaughlin............2008-09 Brandi Macias................................ 1997 Terri (McFarland) McClendon...1989, 1992 Katy (Morgan) Faulk................... 1993 Kylie Murray................................... 2005 Emily Nichols...........................2005-06 Diane Pohl................................1990-91 Tasha (Reents) Mulligan............ 1995 Jenny Roe.................................1991-92 Lea (Twigg) Raines...................... 1997 Brittany Weil............................2008-09
SECOND TEAM ALL-REGIONAL Jessica Bashor.........................2002-03 Debbie Bilbao............................... 1996 Megan Blank.............. 2012, 2014 Katie Boney.................................... 2003 Kim Davis........................................ 1992 Lindsey Digmann........................ 2010 Alicia Gerlach................................ 2000 Kristi Hanks........................ 2000, 2002 Katy Jendrzejewski..................... 2001 Natalie Johnson........................... 2004 Amy (Johnson) Owens........1990-91 Beth (Kirchener) Pruitt.........1986-87 Kari Knopf....................................... 1994 Stacy May.................................2004-06 Terri (McFarland) McClendon............ 1990-91 Erin McGee..................................... 1997 Emily Nichols................................. 2007
Colleen McGlaughlin.................. 2007 Kylie Murray................................... 2004 Diane Pohl...................................... 1992 Tasha (Reents) Mulligan.1993, 1996 Diana Repp........................ 1988, 1991 Jenny Roe....................................... 1993 Lea (Twigg) Raines...................... 1996 Tammy Utley................................. 1999 Brittany Weil.................................. 2007 Karin Wick....................................... 1990 Melissa Wielandt.......................... 1996
NSCA ALL-REGIONAL
Carol Bruggeman........................ 1987 Cara Coughenour........................ 1989 Sally Miller...................................... 1987
NJCAA ALL-AMERICAN
Diane Jircitano.............................. 1982
BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Debbie Bilbao............................... 1997 Karen Jackson............................... 1991 Terri (McFarland) McClendon.. 1990
BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE YEAR Lisa Birocci..................................... 2003 Kristi Hanks..............................2000-01 Karen Jackson............................... 1994
BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Jessica Bashor............................... 2000 Karen Jackson............................... 1991 Kari Knopf....................................... 1994 Stacy May....................................... 2003 Terri (McFarland) McClendon.. 1989
ACADEMIC HONORS
FIRST TEAM ALL-REGIONAL
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN Stephanie Ackerson......................................... 2006-07 Ashley Akers........................................................ 2011-13 Meg Appleget..................................................... 1994-95 Megan Atkins.............................................................2000 Linda Barnes........................................................ 1983-84 Sami Baugh.......................................................... 2005-07 Lisa Birocci........................................................... 2004-05 Katie Brown......................................................... 2009-10 Carol Bruggeman.............................................. 1985-87 Laura Chipman................................................... 2002-03 Tami Chown........................................................ 1989-90 Lindsey Digmann.............................................. 2008-09 Johnnie Dowling............................................... 2011-13 Summer Downs................................................. 2007-08 Amy (Drake) Bogle...................................................1988 Dawn (Devore) Gabryshak............................. 1993-95 Shelly Fowler..............................................................1991 Nikki Gentile........................................................ 2012-13 Malloree Grove..........................................................2013 Steviee Grove.............................................................2013 Haley Hansel............................................... 2014 Dani Harringa.............................................................1992 Stacee (Harrison) Kunse.................................. 1994-95 Tor Hawley..................................................................2013 Mindy Heidgerken............................................ 2005-07 Katy Jendrzewski............................................... 1999-00 Kristin Johnson................................................... 2001-03 Amy Kloeckl................................................................1993 Amy (Johnson) Owens.................................... 1989-91 Beth Kirchener (Pruitt)............................................1987 Tracy Langhurst............................................1985, 1987 Chelsea Lyon..............................................................2013 Stacy May............................................................. 2005-06 Terri (McFarland) McClendon....................... 1990-92 Colleen McGlaughlin........................................ 2007-09 Jennifer (McMahon) Strong..................................1995 Katy (Morgan) Faulk......................................... 1994-95 Amber Morrow..........................................................2000 Jeannette Painovich................................................1987 Megan Peterson........................................................1999 Marty Pump................................................................1985 Lisa Rasche........................................................... 1999-00 Tasha (Reents) Mulligan.................................. 1994-96
Whitney Repole.......................................... 2014 Kristen (Rhoades) Brown................................ 1989-00 Erin Riemersma.................................................. 2007-09 Abby Ruff.....................................................................2005 Lynda (Schlueter) Cook..........................................1989 Jenny Schuelke............................................. 2010-2011 Jenna Spratt........................................................ 2005-06 Melissa Stuber.................................................... 1999-00 Tammy Utley..............................................................1999 Sam Valentine..................................................... 2011-13 Liz Watkins........................................................... 2010-12 Bradi Wall.....................................................................2013 Melissa Wielandt.......................................................1994 Melissa Young.................................................... 1994-95 Kelly Zeilstra...............................................................2000 Michelle Zoeller................................................. 2012-13 ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Linda Barnes (CoSIDA)............................................1984 Katie Brown (ESPN)..................................................2010 Mindy Heidgerken (ESPN).....................................2006 Kristin Johnson..........................................................2003 Amy (Johnson) Owens (GTE)......................... 1989-91 Colleen McGlaughlin (ESPN)......................... 2007-09 Stacy May (ESPN)............................................... 2005-06 Tasha (Reents) Mulligan (CoSIDA)......................1995 Linda Barnes (CoSIDA)............................................1984 Amy (Johnson) Owens (GTE)......................... 1989-91 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA Linda Barnes (CoSIDA)............................................1984 Carol Bruggeman (GTE, 3rd team).....................1987 Laura Chipman (Verizon, 3rd team)...................2002 Kristin Johnson (Verizon, 1st team)...................2003 Amy (Johnson) Owens (GTE, 3rd team)............1990 Amy (Johnson) Owens (GTE, 2rd team)............1991 Colleen McGlaughlin (ESPN, 1st team)..............2008-09 Marty Pump (NJ, 1st team)....................................1982 Tasha (Reents) Mulligan (GTE, 2nd team).............. 1995 Tasha (Reents) Mulligan (GTE, 1st team)..........1996 Sarah Thomson (Verizon, 3rd team)..................2002
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IOWASOFTBALL IOWA MVP AWARD Lisa Birocci................................................................. 2005 Karen Jackson............................................... 1991, 1994 Kristin Johnson......................................................... 2002 Stacy May.............................................................2005-06 Terri (McFarland) McClendon.............................. 1990 Emily Nichols............................................................. 2007 Diane Pohl...................................................... 1990, 1992 Diana Repp.................................................... 1988, 1991 Lynda (Schlueter) Cook......................................... 1989 Lea (Twigg) Raines (Offensive)........................... 1997 Brittany Weil........................................................2006-09 Melissa Wielandt...................................................... 1996
IOWA TEAM AWARDS
IOWA ALL-AROUND AWARD Debbie Bilbao........................................................... 1997 Lindsey Digmann.................................................... 2010 Christy Hebert.......................................................... 1996 Kari Knopf................................................................... 1995 Stacy May................................................................... 2004 Erin McGee................................................................. 1998 Tammy Utley............................................................. 1999 Kelly Zeilstra.............................................................. 2000 IOWA GOLD GLOVE AWARD Stephanie Ackerson.................................................2006 Katie Brown................................................................2009 Kristin Johnson................................................... 2000-03 Katie Keim...................................................................2010 Kari Knopf....................................................................1997 Erin McGee..................................................................1998 Emily Nichols..............................................................2007 Lisa Rasche..................................................................1999 Erin Riemersma........................................................ 2008 Jenny Roe....................................................................1991 Abby Ruff.....................................................................2004 Melissa Wielandt................................................ 1995-96 Amanda Zust..............................................................2009
UI SOFTBALL HONOR ROLL PEG AUGSPURGER HAWKEYE HEART Shaina Barnes............................................................2000 Debbie Bilbao............................................................1998 Laura Chipman................................................... 2002-04 Brooke Cross...............................................................1999 Heidi Daumen..................................................... 2007-08 Summer Downs........................................................2006 Christy Hebert...........................................................1997 Jenny (McMahon) Strong......................................1996 Emily Nichols..............................................................2006 Sam Valentine............................................................2010 Liz Watkins..................................................................2009 IOWA MOST IMPROVED AWARD Katie Brown................................................................2008 Leticia Castellon........................................................1996 Kristi Hanks.................................................................2000 Natalie Johnson........................................................2004 Katie Keim...................................................................2009 Jill Knopf......................................................................1998 Taylor Leichsenring......................................2007, 2010 Colleen McGlaughlin.............................................. 2006 Tammy Utley..............................................................1997 Shawnte Vallejo.........................................................1999 Liz Watkins..................................................................2009 Amanda Zust....................................................... 2007-08 IOWA COACHES AWARD Katie Brown................................................................2010 Leticia Castellon........................................................1998 Lindsey Digmann.....................................................2008 Summer Downs........................................................2008 Jill Knopf......................................................................1999 Colleen McGlaughlin.............................................. 2007 Jenny (McMahon) Strong......................................1997 Lisa Rasche..................................................................2000 Lea (Twigg) Raines...................................................1996 Erin Riemersma..................................................2006-07 Sarah Thomson.........................................................2004 Liz Watkins..................................................................2009 Melissa Wielandt.......................................................1995
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEAM
Linda Barnes....................................................... 1984 Jessica Bashor.................................. 2000-01, 2003 Lisa Birocci.......................................................... 2003 Debbie Bilbao..............................................1997-98 Megan Blank....................................2012-14 Katie Brown........................................................ 2008 Cara Coughenour............................................. 1989 Kim Davis.......................................................1991-93 Summer Downs................................................ 2006 Alicia Gerlach..................................................... 2002 Kristi Hanks...................................................2000-01 Mindy Heidgerken........................................... 2005 Christy Hebert.............................................1996-97 Karen Jackson.................................. 1991, 1993-94 Kristin Johnson.......................................2000, 2003 Natalie Johnson................................................ 2004 Amy (Johnson) Owens.............................1989-91 Beth (Kirchener) Pruitt.................................... 1987 Kari Knopf......................................................1994-97 Kayla Massey...................................................... 2012 Stacy May............................................................ 2003 Brandi Macias..................................................... 1997 Terri (McFarland) McClendon..............1989-90, 1992 Erin McGee.......................................................... 1997 Colleen McGlaughlin....................................... 2009 Lisa Nicola........................................................... 1985 Diane Pohl.....................................................1990-92 Lisa (Rasche) Miguel........................................ 2000 Tasha (Reents) Mulligan................................. 1995 Diana Repp..............................................1988, 1991 Erin Riemersma................................................. 2007 Jenny Roe......................................................1991-93 Lea (Twigg) Raines.....................................1996-97 Shawnte Vallejo................................................. 1999 Liz Watkins.......................................................... 2012 Brittany Weil....................................................... 2009 Karin Wick............................................................ 1990 Melissa Wielandt............................................... 1996 Mary Wisniewski............................................... 1985
SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Lindsey Bashor.................................................. 2003 Jessica Bashor.........................................2002, 2005 Lisa Birocci.......................................................... 2004 Debbie Bilbao.................................................... 1996 Katey Boney........................................................ 2003 Katie Brown........................................................ 2009 Carol Bruggeman............................................. 1987 Heather Bryant.................................................. 1994 Cara Coughenour............................................. 1988 Christa Davis....................................................... 1992 Liz Dennis......................................................1999-00 Johnnie Dowling.............................................. 2013 Summer Downs................................................ 2007 Alicia Gerlach...............................................1999-01 Amy (Hartsock) Rath........................................ 1992 Kristi Hanks......................................................... 2002 Karen Jackson.................................................... 1992 Diane Jircitano................................................... 1984 Katie Keim........................................................... 2011 Beth (Kirchener) Pruitt..............................1985-86 Taylor Leichsenring.......................................... 2010 Stacy May.................................................2004, 2006 Terri (McFarland) McClendon....................... 1991 Colleen McGlaughlin....................................... 2008 Jennifer (McMahon) Strong.......................... 1995 Sally Miller........................................................... 1987 Kylie Murray........................................................ 2005 Diane Reynolds................................................. 1985 Lynda (Schlueter) Cook.................................. 1989 Christina Schmaltz........................................... 2002 Chris Tomek........................................................ 1984 Liz Watkins....................................................2010-11 Brittany Weil.................................................2007-08 Karin Wick............................................................ 1989 Melissa Wielandt............................................... 1994 Mary Wisniewski............................................... 1984 Michelle Zoeller.................................... 2012
THIRD TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Ali Arnold............................................................. 2005 Liz Dennis............................................................ 2002 Lindsey Digmann............................................. 2010 Johnnie Dowling.............................................. 2012 Emily Gerlick....................................................... 2004 Kristi Hanks......................................................... 1999 Mindy Heidgerken........................................... 2006 Katy Jendrzejewski.......................................... 2001 Kristin Johnson.......................................2001, 2003 Katie Keim........................................................... 2009 Jill Knopf.............................................................. 2000 Lori Leon.............................................................. 2002 Colleen McGlaughlin....................................... 2007 Quinn Morelock................................................ 2008 Amber Morrow.................................................. 1999 Emily Nichols................................................2006-07 Erin Riemersma................................................. 2006 Tammy Utley...................................................... 1999 Liz Watkins.......................................................... 2009 Brittany Weil....................................................... 2006 Kelly Zeilstra....................................................... 1999
HON. MENTION ALL-BIG TEN
Carol Bruggeman............................................. 1986 Lisa Nicola........................................................... 1986
BIG TEN ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Megan Blank......................................... 2014 Kayla Massey...................................................... 2013
BIG TEN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Cherie Anderson............................................... 1981 Jessica Bashor.................................................... 2003 Lisa Birocci..................................2003 (MVP), 2005 Stacy May............................................................ 2005 Polly Ven Horst................................ 1977, 1981-82
BIG TEN ALL-STAR TEAM
Peg Augspurger................................................ 1977 Kris Rodgers........................................................ 1977
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Megan Blank.......................... April 15, 2013 Megan Blank.......................... March 4, 2013 Katie Brown...........................................May 5, 2008 Christy Hebert.................................. April 22, 1996 Christy Hebert............................... March 24, 1997 Kari Knopf........................................... April 28, 1997 Jennifer (McMahon) Strong............ March 31, 1997 Emily Nichols.....................................March 8, 2005 Stephanie Ochoa.......................... March 21, 2011 Liz Watkins...................................... March 29, 2010 Liz Watkins...................................... March 28, 2011 Liz Watkins......................................... April 18, 2011 Melissa Wielandt.................................April 8, 1996
BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Lisa Birocci...........................................Feb. 25, 2003 Lisa Birocci...........................................Apr. 21, 2005 Lisa Birocci.............................................Mar. 8, 2005 Lisa Birocci.......................................... Mar. 29, 2005 Debbie Bilbao.................................... Mar. 24, 1997 Debbie Bilbao.......................................May 5, 1997 Chelsea Lyon..................................... April 25, 2011 Kayla Massey..................................... April 23, 2012 Kayla Massey.................................. March 31, 2014 Brittany Weil.......................................... Apr. 2, 2007 Brittany Weil........................................Feb. 18, 2008 Brittany Weil....................................... Mar. 10, 2008 Brittany Weil........................................Apr. 14, 2008 Brittany Weil........................................Apr. 21, 2008 Brittany Weil........................................Feb. 23, 2009 Brittany Weil...................................... April 13, 2009 Brittany Weil...................................... April 27, 2009 Brittany Weil....................................... May 11, 2009 Amanda Zust.................................. March 22, 2010
BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Megan Blank............................Feb. 13, 2012 Megan Blank.............................April 9, 2012
NFCA NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Brittany Weil....................................... May 12, 2009
UI SOFTBALL HONOR ROLL BIG TEN ALL-DECADE TEAM
Amy (Johnson) Owens (1981-92)................1992 Terri (McFarland) McClendon (1981-92)............... 1992 Diane Pohl (1981-92)........................................1992
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS
Ashley Akers..................Getterman Classic, 2012 Ali Arnold........................... NCAA Regionals, 2005 Debbie Bilbao........... NCAA Regionals, 1997 (MVP) Debbie Bilbao.......................................... NIST, 1995 Debbie Bilbao........... AT&T Capital Classic, 1996 Debbie Bilbao.......................Capital Classic, 1997 Lisa Birocci........................ NCAA Regionals, 2005 Lisa Birocci.................Big Ten Tournament, 2005 Lisa Birocci................................. Buzz Classic, 2005 Megan Blank......... Getterman Classic, 2012 Megan Blank..................... Bama Bash, 2013 Megan Blank.... Lovelace Invitational, 2013 Chelsey Carmody....... Metrodome Classic, 2008, 2010 Brigit Cornish................... NCAA Regionals, 1997 Erin Doud...............................Capital Classic, 1998 Claire Fritsch......... Getterman Classic, 2014 Kristi Hanks............................................... NIST, 2001 Christy Hebert............College World Series, 1997 Christy Hebert.........Speedline Invitational, 1997 Melinda Hippen................ AIAW Region VI, 1982 Karen Jackson............................. NIST, 1993 (MVP) Karen Jackson............. Cal-State Sac. Tournament, 1994 Karen Jackson........... South Fla. Tournament, 1994 Katy Jendrzejwski........Capital Classic, 2001 (MVP) Kari Knopf..................College World Series, 1995 Kari Knopf..............South Fla. Tournament, 1994-95 Terri Lawson....................... AIAW Region VI, 1982 Chelsea Lyon......................................... Bama Bash, 2013 Brandi Macias...........College World Series, 1995 Brandi Macias............ South Fla. Tournament, 1996 Kayla Massey............................... Bama Bash, 2013 Kayla Massey.Lovelace Invitational, 2013 (MVP) Stacy May.......................... NCAA Regionals, 2005 Stacy May...................Big Ten Tournament, 2005 Stacy May.............. Diamond Fun and Sun, 2006 Amber Morrow..............SJSU Tournament, 1999 Lyn Nance..................College World Series, 1996 Emily Nichols................ Buzz Classic, 2005 (MVP) Emily Nichols............................. Buzz Classic, 2007
Emily Nichols............................................ NIST, 2007 Tasha Reents..........................NIST, 1995 (Cons. MVP) Tasha Reents............................ South Fla., 1996 (MVP) Jenny Roe............San Jose Invitational, 1992-93 Kris Rogers......................... AIAW Region VI , 1982 Jenny Schuelke...........Metrodome Classic, 2010 Lea Twigg..................College World Series, 1996 Poley Van Horst...........AIAW Region VI, 1981-82 Brittany Weil......... Diamond Fun and Sun, 2006 Brittany Weil................Metrodome Classic, 2008 Melissa Wielandt........South Fla. Tournament, 1995 Kelly Zeilstra............... Sacramento Classic, 1999
LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Colleen McGlaughlin................................................... 1999 Liz Watkins...................................................................... 2012
OTHER AWARDS
Megan Blank.......................... First Team All-Big Ten, ....................................College Sports Madness, 2012 Megan Blank.......................... First Team All-Big Ten, ...................................College Sports Madness, 2013 Megan Blank....................Third Team All-American, ....................................College Sports Madness, 2013 Johnnie Dowling............Second Team All-Big Ten, ....................................College Sports Madness, 2013 Kristin Johnson...........Big Ten Medal of Honor, 2003 Kristin Johnson....... Big Ten Sportsmanship, 2003 Beth Kirchener..........................U.S. Pan-Am Team, 1994-95 Kayla Massey..................................Second Team All-Big Ten, ................................................. College Sports Madness, 2012 Erin McGee............. Succ Farming All-American, 1998 (Capt.) Diane Pohl........Iowa Athlete of the Year, 1990-91 Kristen Rhoades..........................Lou Ginsberg Humanitarion, 1990 Tammy Utley........ Succ. Farming All-American, 1999
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When their collegiate careers come to an end, University of Iowa softball student-athletes have the tools necessary to continue competing at the highest levels. Former Hawkeye Stacy May-Johnson became the first UI player to compete for the USA Softball Women’s National Team in 2011. May-Johnson, who was selected as the 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year, helped Team USA win gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, and the World Cup of Softball VII in Oklahoma City. She also guided the Red, White and Blue to a runner-up finish in the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship in July, 2011, where she earned Defensive Most Valuable Player honors. May-Johnson posted a .418 batting average (33-of-79) during her stint with Team USA, ranking first on the team in hits and at-bats and third among National Team members in batting average. She had four doubles, a triple and a teamhigh six home runs for a .722 slugging percentage. May-Johnson had team-highs in runs scored (26) and RBI (30), nine more than her nearest teammate. In 2012, May-Johnson helped the USA Softball Team to the gold medal at the 2012 World Cup of Softball presented by Lumber Liquidators. May-Johnson started 5-of-6 games for Team USA, posting a .357 (5-of-14) batting average with three runs, two RBIs and two walks. Her best game came in a 9-0 victory over Canada, where she went 2-for-2 with a run scored. The Americans posted a perfect 6-0 record during the competition, and they outscored their opponents, 41-3, in the five day event. May-Johnson also helped lead the Chicago Bandits to the National Professional Fastpitch title in August, 2011. It was her second NPF title with the Bandits, as she also guided the squad to the 2008 championship. Below is a list of former Hawkeyes that played professionally in the National Professional Fastpitch or the Women’s Pro Softball League. Kristin Johnson - Akron Racers (NPF) Stacy May - Chicago Bandits (NPF) - 2nd Round, 4th pick Emily Nichols - Chicago Bandits (NPF) - 2nd Round, 3rd pick Brittany Weil - Akron Racers (NPF) - 2nd Round, 2nd pick Lisa Birocci - Series A, DES Caserta (Italy)
Jessica Bashor - Arizona Heat Christy Hebert - Carolina Diamonds Kari Knopf - Virginia Roadsters Karen Jackson - Carolina Diamonds Karin Wick - Carolina Diamonds
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H AW K E YE S O F T B A L L C L I N I C S The University of Iowa softball team holds annual clinics every January. These clinics are a great opportunity for young players to enhance their skills under the personal attention of the Hawkeye softball staff. The camps are held one of the team’s indoor practice facilities. The Little Hawks clinic is geared at kids ranging from kindergarten to third grade and is aimed at basic softball fundamentals. There are also advanced and intermediate pitcher/catcher and all-skills clinics. The advanced clinics are aimed for grades 8-12, while the intermediate is grades 4-7. For more information on the clinics, visit iowasoftballcamps.com.
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H AW K E YE S I N T H E M E D I A RADIO - INTERNET BROADCASTS Nearly all of Iowa’s games can be heard live and archived over the Internet via “Hawkeye All-Access” subscription service. Rob Brooks, the voice of Iowa softball, is entering his seventh year as the play-by-play commentator. Brooks also serves as the sideline reporter for Hawkeye football games. Select Iowa softball games can be heard on local radio stations like AM-800 KXIC and AM-1630 KCJJ, both located in Iowa City. TELEVISION With the launch of the Big Ten Network, the Big Ten is the only conference in the country that has its own national network devoted to athletic programming. NCAA softball fans can follow the Hawkeyes and their Big Ten cohorts on the network in stunning hi-definition. Fans can also watch a number of games on Hawkeye All-Access and at BTN.com. HAWKEYESPORTS.COM Media and fans can obtain a wealth of up-to-date information about the Hawkeyes on the official web site of the University of Iowa -- hawkeyesports.com. Live stats (gametracker), box scores, play-by-play, photo galleries, coach and bio information, video, podcasts and more can be found on the web site. Fans can also follow the Hawkeyes via Twitter (@iowasoftball) and on Facebook (facebook.com/iowahawkeyessoftball).
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BIG TEN NETWORK The Big Ten Network is devoted to covering a wide array of programming to one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. The network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country. The network provides unmatched access to an extensive schedule of league competitions, events and shows; classic games; nightly studio shows; original programs in academics, arts and sciences and campus activities. Sports programming includes live coverage in stunning high-definition of more events than ever before, along with news, highlights and detailed analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced campus programming. The Big Ten Network reaches 75 million homes nationwide through distribution arrangements with more than 300 cable and satellite providers. In 2011, the BTN debuted the “Big Ten Diamond Report” -- a weekly show previewing the upcoming matchups and looking at the national storylines affecting the Big Ten Conference. Mike Hall and Rick Pizzo hosted the show along with former Iowa pitcher Cal Eldred and Tammy Williams, Northwestern’s former two-time Big Ten Softball Player of the Year.
“The BTN is huge when it comes to exposure for our program and every program at Iowa and across the Big Ten. That exposure in general gives us a leg up on the competition because people like to watch fastpitch softball on television and the Big Ten has done a good job of being the pioneers in getting a conference television network and getting more exposure for Olympic sports. We definitely benefit from that, are fortunate and very glad we have that opportunity.”
MARLA LOOPER | HEAD COACH
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IOWA CONTINUES TO BUILD FOR SUCCESS The UI Department of Athletics is under the direction of Gary Barta and is regarded as one of the top intercollegiate programs in the nation. Once again, the Hawkeyes enjoyed success both athletically and academically in 2013-14. Academically, the UI’s federal graduation rate of 72 percent (for student-athletes who enrolled in the fall of 2006), meaning UI student-athletes have graduated at a rate of 70 percent or better in four of the last five years. That mark was two points better than the UI student body and seven points better than achieved by student-athletes nationally. For the fifth consecutive year, all 24 of Iowa’s teams exceeded the Academic Progress Rate (APR) benchmark and the program posted a record 88 percent in the NCAA’s “Graduation Success Rate.” It is the eighth time in nine years of the GSR’s existence that Iowa’s student-athletes scored 80 percent or better.
IOWA WRESTLING
Iowa was one of seven schools nationally to have its football team play in a Jan. 1 bowl game and have both its men’s and women’s basketball teams reach the NCAA Tournament during the 2013-14 school year.
The UI wrestling team -- the national attendance leader in each of the last eight seasons -- finished fourth at the NCAA Championships. Five Hawkeyes earned All-America accolades in 2014, including 133-pound national champion Tony Ramos and Derek St. John, who became the 18th Iowa wrestler to be a four-time All-American. Iowa has claimed 23 national championships since 1975 and 34 Big Ten titles in its history.
IOWA WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Iowa soccer team won a school-record 15 contests in 2013, won its first two postseason games in program history en route to the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament and made the program’s firstever NCAA Tournament appearance.
Athletically, Hawkeye teams enjoyed another outstanding year in 2013-14, as a significant number of Iowa’s 24 programs reached postseason play. The Iowa football team played in the 2014 Outback Bowl, the UI men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006, the women’s basketball team competed in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh straight season and the wrestling team finished fourth at the NCAA Championships.
IOWA MEN’S BASKETBALL
In March 2014, the UI rolled out the new AstroTurf infield playing surface, marking the beginning of the stadium transformation at Duane Banks Field. The project will continue this fall with the installation of turf in the outfield, a video board and new scoreboard at the facility. Iowa dedicated the 4,200-square foot James M. Hoak Family Golf Complex, a state-of-the-art golf facility in 2013, a project that came on the heels of the completion of a $47 million revitalization of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the summer of 2011.
IOWA MEN’S GOLF
After completing phase I of the project for the UI football program in August, 2012 -- a new indoor practice facility -- the second phase will be finished this fall. Phase II includes construction of the new Iowa Football Operations Center, which will include new team locker rooms, team meeting rooms, athletic medical training space, video operations, and coaches offices and meeting rooms. Funded entirely through private support and revenue generated by the UI Athletics Department, the project is an important next phase of the master facilities plan for Hawkeye football.
Fourth-year head coach Fran McCaffery led Iowa to its second-straight 20-win season and guided the team to the NCAA Tournament -- its first berth since 2006. Guard Roy Devyn Marble earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition and became the first Hawkeye since 2007 to have his name called in the NBA Draft. Head coach Mark Hankins led the Hawkeyes to their sixth-straight NCAA Regional appearance in 2014 and four student-athletes garnered all-region honors. After rounding out his eligibility, Steven Ihm made his professional debut at the John Deere Classic, made the cut and tied for 27th in his first event as a professional.
IOWA BASEBALL
The Iowa baseball team won 30 games -- the most victories since 2010 -- in Rick Heller’s first season as head coach. The Hawkeyes advanced to and won a game in the Big Ten Tournament and had five All-Big Ten and two NABC All-Region selections. Three players were selected in the 2014 MLB Draft.
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The Iowa football team posted an 8-5 record in 2013, which included a berth in the 2014 Outback Bowl. The Hawkeyes placed second in the Big Ten’s Legends Division and they were one of six BCS conference teams to improve by four victories or more from the 2012 season.
IOWA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
UI head coach Lisa Bluder guided the Hawkeye women’s basketball team to its seventh-straight NCAA Tournament in 201314. The Hawkeyes advanced to the Round of 32 following an opening-round victory over Marist and finished 27-9 overall. The 27 victories were tied for the second-most in program history and were the most since 1996. Iowa is the only Big Ten team to appear in seven consecutive NCAA tournaments and one of 14 schools nationally. PPAAGGEE 4443
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DID YOU KNOW... 45percentofUIstudentsarefrom out of state TenUniversityofIowagraduate programsandcollegesranked amongthe10bestinthenation. -U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools, 2013 With over 30,000 students in a cityofroughly75,000,UIoffersa differentatmospherethanmany otheruniversitiesintheBigTenor the Midwest. TheunemploymentrateinIowa City(4%)ranksamongthenations’ lowest. (May, 2012).
Building on a rich tradition of excellence and innovation, the University of Iowa is educating more than 30,000 students annually, preparing them for success immediately following graduation, as well as continued achievements throughout their lives. The University of Iowa offers more than 100 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including seven professional degree programs, through its 11 colleges: the colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health, and the Graduate College. The University also provides on-campus and distance learning opportunities through its division of Continuing Education. Long recognized as one of the nation’s leading centers for the arts, creative writing, space physics, hydraulics, basic health and science research, and communication studies, the University of Iowa is also developing new strengths in informatics, nanoscience, simulation technology, and other fields. The University of Iowa has maintained its tradition as an innovator with its pioneering work in speech pathology, science and medicine. It’s also known internationally for being home of one of the nation’s largest public university owned hospitals.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA The University of Iowa has worked hard to assure that students of all races, creeds, and backgrounds are represented in the student body. In the past five years, Iowa has moved aggressively towards its goal of creating communities of African American, Hispanic/ Latino (a), Asian American, and Native American students, and making the University a stimulating, welcoming place.
The Center for Diversity and Enrichment is a coordinated university-wide resource for creating and maintaining this campus diversity and providing opportunities for all University students interested in other cultures. Scholarships, fellowships, and support programs help to make this possible. International Programs brings together scholars from around the world and UI students looking to expand their perspectives by studying abroad or exploring global issues on campus. International students at the University of Iowa represent more than 100 countries.
HOW THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MEASURES UP “Designated as a “best buy” eight years in a row ” — Fiske Guide to the Colleges, 2013 28th best public national university — U.S. News & World Report, 2012 “Professors make themselves accessible and possess a genuine interest in students’ experiences,” — Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2012 10 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges ranked among the 10 best in the nation — U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools, 2012-13 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” — U.S. News & World Report, 2012 One of the top five college towns in America among cities under 250,000 — American Institute for Economic Research, College Destination Index, 2010-11
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IOWASOFTBALL CONSIDER THE COMMUNITY Some universities offer the large city atmosphere. Others offer the college town experience. The University of Iowa is uniquely situated to offer student athletes the very best of both of these different worlds.
“Iowa City is one of the great college campuses in the country. I love coming to Iowa City!” MARK JONES
ESPN BROADCASTER
Once the state capital, Iowa City is considered one of the truly great college towns in America. The city swells with excitement on game day when nearly 16,000 Hawkeye fans from across the state and Midwest converge on Carver-Hawkeye Arena to cheer the Hawkeyes to another victory. Iowa City’s downtown area is alive and thriving. Restaurants, shops and sidewalk cafes face onto pedestrian malls full of people watchers, street entertainers and food vendors. Attractive in size and friendliness, Iowa City is big in the sense that it offers all the advantages and conveniences of much larger metropolitan areas like summer and permanent employment opportunities, live entertainment and concerts, fine dining and shopping, industry and commerce.
“Iowa City is unlike any other place in the state, both because of its regional beauty and because of its independent, serendipitous spirit.
Iowa City is located in the heart of eastern Iowa, within easy driving distance of several major Midwestern cities including the state capital, Des Moines, as well as Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, Kansas There’s nothing like feeling the crisp air as one tours the Big Ten campus, just as there’s no other feeling like walking the shores City, Minneapolis and Milwaukee. along Lake MacBride, north of town. This is an ideal location for a weekend trip filled with sights, sounds, shopping and plenty of activities on any given weekend.” If there is a star in Iowa, Iowa City is it.”
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“Move to Iowa City. Some of the happiest people in the world live in Iowa City.” CHRISTOPHER KEYES EDITOR | MIDWEST MAGAZINE | AUGUST, 2007
“Iowa City is one of the 10 most literate and enlightened towns in the nation. This city, set on the winding Iowa River, is a pocket of sophistication with the feel of small-town America. Locally run bookstores, ethnic restaurants, cafe`s with gallery space, and organic grocers line the brick streets, and summers are a whirl of jazz musicians, artists and food vendors. . . . move to Iowa City. Some of the happiest people in the world live in Iowa City.”
IOWA CITY: THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE
• One of 50 “Best Places to Live and Play” National Geographic Adventure • #18 among the top 25 green cities in the country -- Country Home • Healthiest Town in the United States -- Men’s Journal • Iowa City ranks 8th out of 179 on best performing small cities list -- “Milken Institute,” October 2011 • Iowa City named third-best major metropolitan area in the country for college students -- “American Institute for Economic Research,” August 2011 • Iowa City ranks 3rd for volunteer rate (mid-sized cities) -- “Volunteering in America,” Corporation for National & Community Service, August 2011 • “Top Towns for Jobs,” -- MSN CareerBuilder, January 2010 • Iowa City is ranked as one of America’s Top 100 Adventure Cities -- National Geographic Adventure, October 2009 • Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty named an Iowa Great Place -- Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, October 2009 • No. 5 “Best Places to Begin a Career” Metros Under 500,000 -- Forbes Magazine, July, 2010 • No. 13 “Top College Towns for Jobs” -- Forbes Magazine, May 2009
• Iowa ranks 9th in the nation for number of state parks, recreational areas and natural areas -- CQ Press, 2010 • Sperling’s Best Places, March 2007 • Iowa ranks 10th in safest neighborhoods in the U.S. -- CQ Press, 2010 • Iowa has the 3rd-highest public high school graduation rate in the U.S. - CQ Press, 2010 • Iowa has over 1400 miles of trails for hiking and biking within its state parks and recreational areas -- Iowa Department of Transportation • The Iowa City Public Library is #5 on the “Top 10 Libraries for Children” list --- Livability.com, 2012 • One of the Top 25 “Best Places to Retire and Work” -- Forbes, 2012 • UI Hospitals and Clinics ranked top hospital in Iowa; nine UICH programs rated among the best in the U.S. -- US News and Word Report, 2012 • Iowa City West and City High ranked among the best high schools in the country -- Newsweek, 2012 • Johnson County is ranked third nationally in the “Fourth Economy Index,” Apirl, 2012
OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
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A CAMPUS ON THE MOVE The University of Iowa campus caters to pedestrians and bicyclists; it’s compact enough to cross in a 20-minute walk. A free ride on a campus bus can cut that time in half. Entertainment on campus and in Iowa City is geared toward student budgets, with many events offered at no charge. The University of Iowa offers more than 400 student organizations, extensive recreation facilities, 50 fraternities and sororities, and a broad schedule of arts performances, lectures, cultural celebrations and club sports and intramural athletic contests to go along with the intercollegiate competition within the Big Ten Conference..
STUDENT-ORIENTED NIGHT LIFE Iowa’s campus is set right in the city’s downtown area, where you’ll find dance clubs, movies, coffeehouses, and restaurants to suit every taste. Live music can be found any night of the week in clubs and restaurants, even outside on warm evenings on the downtown pedestrian mall. Iowa City businesses are convenient and geared toward student tastes and needs. “If Iowa City were a student, it would be class valedictorian. This heartland university town consistently scores top scores on countless lists: Forbes `Best Small Places for Business and Careers`; Men’s Journal’s list of sexy, healthy and safe places to live; USA Today’s `Best Educated Cities`: Utne Reader’s `Most Enlightened Towns`; AARP’s best college towns in which to retire; and the Milken Institute’s best small metro economy. And the town’s pride, the University of Iowa, scored tops on Kaplan’s best value for your tuition dollar, noting its outstanding medical programs.” RICH KARLGAARD Columnist | Forbes Magazine P APGAEG E4 71
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CONSIDER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION A quality education is one of the highest priorities at the University of Iowa. Just over 90 percent of Johnson County residents have graduated from high school, and in Iowa City nearly half of all residents have earned bachelor’s degrees. In fact, census statistics indicate Johnson County is the 10th “smartest” county in the nation, based on percentage of residents holding bachelor’s degrees. The University of Iowa represents a strong presence in the community while enhancing the quality of life in Iowa City. Your aspiration may be a career in medicine, law or education. Regardless of the specific career field, it’s important to identify the gymnastics program that places a high priority on academics and allows you to take full advantage of the tremendous educational opportunities available. At the University of Iowa, student-athletes learn quickly that academic success is the highest priority.
ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS At The University of Iowa, a strong relationship has been developed between athletics and academics, where coaches and athletes work hand-in-hand with academic deans and professors, assuring the student-athlete the best possible opportunities to excel in the classroom and in athletics. From the first visit for any prospective student-athlete, to the completion of their academic and athletic career at Iowa, academic personnel play a large role in the career of Hawkeye studentathletes. Beginning with the on-campus visits, student-athletes are introduced to professors in their selected field of study, and are able to establish a relationship and develop an understanding of the academic setting in which they will be involved. PAG E 48
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THE RUSSELL AND ANN GERDIN ATHLETIC LEARNING CENTER The University of Iowa Russell and Ann Gerdin Athletic Learning Center opened in the fall of 2003. The Learning Center is a multi-level, 20,000-square foot facility, which provides one all-purpose area for the academic pursuits for Iowa’s male and female student-athletes. The facility is centrally located on the UI campus for easy access by all student-athletes and staff. The Learning Center features an auditorium, two classrooms, study lounges for freshmen and upper-class student-athletes, a computer lab, a teaching lab, the athletic library, office space for Iowa’s Academic Student Services staff and a display area to recognize the academic accomplishments of Iowa’s student-athletes.
“It is very beneficial for our student-athletes to have a facility like the Gerdin Learning Center that is strictly for student-athletes, giving them a space to meet with tutors, advisors and a sound study environment. It is a modern, state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of campus. It is a nice respite for our student-athletes to know they don’t have to go find a library cubicle or a coffee shop. The space is always available to them.” MARLA LOOPER | HEAD COACH
“The Gerdin Learning Center is an outstanding resource for Iowa studentathletes. It is nice to always have a place available to go and study and to be around fellow student-athletes that understand the schedule, practice and time you spend as an athlete at the University of Iowa. Whenever I need assistance, I know I can count on the tutors to help me out with any class.” KAYLA MASSEY | SENIOR
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When a student-athlete considers her future, she should consider prospects beyond gymnastics. She should consider where she wants to be five, ten, fifteen years from today, and the best course of action for getting there. Also, she should decide early on to commit to excellence in every challenge undertaken. Without a doubt, the men and women listed here took time to consider their future and the ways to get there. These former University of Iowa undergraduates have gone on to become leaders in their chosen fields.
BUSINESS Leland C. Adams Former president, Amoco Production Co. B.J. Armstrong, Iowa Letterman, 1986-89 Vice-President of Basketball, Wasserman Media Group NBA All-Star, 1994 Three-time NBA Champion, Chicago Bulls John J. Balles Former president, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Matthew Bucksbaum Former CEO & Founder General Growth Properties Arthur A. Collins Founder, Collins Radio (Rockwell Collins) Kathleen A. Dore President, CanWest Media Works, Toronto, Canada Former Executive vice president and general manager, Bravo Television Network & the Independent Film Channel John W. English Former vice president and chief investment officer, Ford Foundation Nolden Gentry Iowa Letterman, ‘58, ‘59, ‘60 Attorney, Brick, Gentry, Bowers, Swartz, Stoltze, Scheling and Levis Des Moines, IA Leonard Hadley Former chairman and CEO, Maytag Corporation
H. John Hawkinson Former president and director of funds, Kemper Financial Services Inc. Richard O. Jacobson President, Jacobson Warehouse Co. Bill Krause President, Krause Gentle Corp. Richard Levitt Chairman & CEO, Nellis Corporation Frank N. Magid President, Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc., Pioneer in market research and media consultation John Pappajohn Venture capitalist, entrepreneur; President, Equity Dynamics, Inc. Gary Seamans Chairman and CEO, Westell Technologies, Aurora, Ill.
E.F. Lindquist Co‑founder, American College Testing (ACT) Program John B. McLendon First African-American coach inducted into The Basketball Hall of Fame Eddie Robinson Legendary football coach, Grambling State University Wilbur Schramm International authority on communications and founder, Iowa Writers’ Workshop Richard Schultz Executive Director, United States Olympic Committee; Former Executive Director, NCAA James Van Allen World famous space physicist who discovered two radiation belts (the Van Allen Belts) that orbit the earth
Luther Smith Aerospace Engineer, pilot Member, Tuskegee Airmen, 1942 World War II Purple Heart and Prisoner of War Medal
ENTERTAINMENT
Henry B. Tippie Presiding Director, Rollins, Inc. Chairman of the Board, Dover Motorsports & Dover Downs Entertainment
Michele M. Crider Recognized worldwide as a leading soprano Has performed in all of Europe’s major opera houses
EDUCATION
Simon Estes International opera star
Joseph N. Crowley President, University of Nevada at Reno and former NCAA president R. Wayne Duke Former commissioner, Big Ten Conference
Diablo Cody Best Original Screenplay Oscar Award for Juno
Al Jarreau Grammy Award‑winning singer Mark Johnson Film producer and Oscar Award winner for Rainman Alex Karras Former NFL All‑Pro, Detroit Lions; actor, Victor, Victoria; Blazing Saddles; “Webster” Barry Kemp Television producer, creator of the hit series “Coach” Shirley Rich Krohn Casting director for Kramer vs Kramer, Three Days of the Condor, Taps, Saturday Night Fever Ashton Kutcher Television and film actor Richard Maibaum Writer of James Bond motion picture scripts Nicholas Meyer Film writer and director whose film credits include Time After Time, The Seven Per-Cent Solution and Star Trek II, IV and VI David Milch Creator, Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue and other television series Three-time Emmy Award recipient Founder, Redboard Productions
GOVERNMENT
LITERATURE
David Bonior U.S. House of Representatives, Mt. Clemons, Mich.
Marvin Bell Iowa Poet Laureate UI Writers Workshop faculty member and mentor from 1965 until retirement in 2005
Terry Branstad Governor, state of Iowa
Mildred Wirt Benson Author of 23 Nancy Drew mysteries and first woman to receive master’s degree in journalism at Iowa
General Charles A. Horner Architect of the US air war against Iraq during the Persian Gulf War/Desert Storm Alan Larson Assistant to Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs
T.C. Boyle Author of 11 Novels & eight short story collections Winner of numerous literary awards, including five O. Henry Awards
Ruth Van Roeckel McGregor Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, 2005 recipient, American Judicature Society’s Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence
Max Allan Collins Writer of the comic strip Dick Tracy, 1977-92 American mystery writer, including the graphic novel Road to Perdition
Trudy Huskamp Peterson Acting Archivist of the United State, 1993-95
Paul Engle Poet Founder of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program Director of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop (1941-65)
Mary Louise Smith Noted political party leader and civil rights proponent Juanita Kidd Stout First African-American woman elected to a state Supreme Court
John Irving Writer, The World According to Garp; A Son of the Circus; Hotel New Hampshire; A Prayer for Owen Meany
W.P. Kinsella Writer, Shoeless Joe Margaret Walker Writer, Jubilee
MEDIA Alan Abelson Editor, Barron’s Tom Brokaw Former anchorman, NBC News Paul Burmeister Iowa Letterman, 1992-93 Sports anchor/reporter The NFL Network
Milo Hamilton 50 years in Broadcasting Voice of the Houston Astros Harry Kalas Broadcaster, Philadelphia Phillies
Brian Ross Correspondent, NBC News; Peabody and Emmy award winner Mark Shapiro Former Vice-President, ESPN
Paul Conrad Political cartoonist and three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize
MEDICINE
George Gallup Founder, The Gallup Poll Charles Guggenheim Documentary filmmaker, Peabody and Oscar award winner
Dr. Emory D. Warner World recognized pathologist
Herbert Nipson Executive Editor, Ebony
Carole Simpson Anchor, ABC News
Brett Dolan Broadcaster, Houston Astros
Dr. Don H. O’Donoghue Sports medicine pioneer
Bob Miller Broadcaster, Los Angeles Kings
John Cochran Correspondent, ABC News
Wayne Drehs General assignment writer, espn.com
Dr. Robert C. Hardin Developed blood bank protocols during WW II based on seminal work on blood preservation
FIRST ADVANCED DEGREES IN THE UNITED STATES African-Americans who received advanced degrees from the University of Iowa, who were also the first in the United States to receive that particular degree: Alexander Clark, Jr. 1879, law degree
Dr. Nancy Andreasen Psychiatrist renowned for her research on schizophrenia, as well as creativity James Bramson Executive Director, American Dental Association Dr. Johann L. Ehrenhaft Pioneer in field of open heart surgery
Elizabeth Catlett 1940, master’s in art Lulu Johnson 1941, Ph.D. in history Oscar Anderson Fuller 1942, Ph.D. in music Lilia Ann Abron 1972, Ph.D. in chemical engineering Lisa Portis 1989, Ph.D. in pharmacology
Marian Rees Producer of television films Owner, Marian Rees and Associates Brandon Routh Actor, Superman Gene Wilder Actor, Silver Streak, Young Frankenstein, Stir Crazy
John Falsey Executive producer of television’s “Northern Exposure” & “I’ll Fly Away” Jim Foster Iowa Letterman Founder and Innovator, Arena Football
JUANITA KIDD STOUT FirstAfrican-AmericanwomanElected to a state Supreme Court
NOLDEN GENTRY Attorney
JOHN PAPPAJOHN Entrepreneur
TOM BROKAW Former Anchorman, NBC News
DON NELSON All-time winningest coach in NBA history
MARK SHAPIRO Former Executive Vice-President, ESPN
EDDIE ROBINSON Former Football Coach Grambling State University
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THE HAWKEYE NICKNAME
HERKY THE HAWKEYE
In 1838, 12 years after the book was published, people in the territory of Iowa acquired the nickname, chiefly through the efforts of Judge David Rorer of Burlington and James Edwards of Fort Madison.
The impish Hawk was an immediate hit and acquired a name through a statewide contest staged by the athletic department. John Franklin, a Belle Plaine alumnus, was the man who suggested Herky.
Edwards, editor of the Fort Madison Patriot, moved his paper to Burlington in 1843 and renamed it the Burlington Hawkeye. The two men continued their campaign to popularize the name, and territorial officials eventually gave it their formal approval.
Since his birth more than 45 years ago, Herky has symbolized Iowa athletics and epitomized University life. He even donned a military uniform during the Korean War and became the insignia of the 124th Fighter Squadron.
The University of Iowa borrowed its athletic nickname from the state of Iowa many years ago. The name Hawkeye was originally the name of the hero in the fictional novel, The Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper. Cooper had the Delaware Indians bestow the name on a white scout who lived with them.
The Hawkeye nickname gained a tangible symbol in 1948 when a cartoon character, later to be named Herky the Hawkeye was hatched. The creator was Richard Spencer III, instructor of journalism at Iowa.
During the mid-1950s, Herky came to life at a football game as the Iowa mascot. Since that time, Herky has been a familiar figure at Iowa athletics events.
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! Feb. 7 ! Feb. 7 ! Feb. 8 ! Feb. 8 # Feb. 14 # Feb. 14 # Feb. 15 # Feb. 15 # Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 % Feb. 28 % March 2 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 19 *March 21 *March 22 *March 22 *March 29 *March 29 *March 30 April 2 *April 5 *April 5 *April 6 *April 8 *April 8 *April 11 *April 11 *April 12 April 16 April 16 *April 18 *April 19 *April 20 April 23 *April 25 *April 26 *April 27 April 30 *May 2 *May 3 *May 4 +May 8
! = Carolina Classic (Columbia, S.C.) # = Getterman Classic (Waco, Texas) % = Wildcat Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.) + = Big Ten Tournament * = Conference Game () = Extra Inning Game
vs. UNC Greensboro at South Carolina vs. Presbyterian vs. Ohio vs. Lipscomb vs. #14 Missouri vs. UAB at #14 Baylor vs. Drake at Mississippi State at Mississippi State at Mississippi State vs. Valparaiso vs. Longwood at Texas at Texas at Texas at Texas State at Illinois at Illinois at Illinois at Wisconsin at Wisconsin at Wisconsin Drake #23 Northwestern #23 Northwestern #23 Northwestern #14 Minnesota #14 Minnesota at #19 Nebraska at #19 Nebraska at #19 Nebraska #13 Missouri #13 Missouri Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State at Iowa State at Indiana at Indiana at Indiana Northern Iowa Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State vs Illinois
RESULT SCORE
W L W L L L L L W L L L W L L W L L W W L W L W L L L W L L L L L W W L W L T W L W L L L W L
5-0 0-1 6-3 6-9 0-10 (5) 1-2 (8) 1-6 (9) 0-2 9-0 (6) 0-2 0-5 1-9 (5) 8-0 (5) 1-4 1-9 (5) 6-5 0-3 0-4 4-3 (9) 10-7 3-4 (8) 4-1 4-8 4-1 3-5 4-6 1-4 4-3 0-2 0-7 2-5 1-9 (6) 0-18 (5) 3-1 13-9 0-1 5-1 0-4 6-6 (5) 1-0 1-9 (5) 3-2 8-9 3-6 6-7 3-2 0-6
OVERALL RECORD: 16-30-1
PITCHER OF RECORD
Starkenburg (W, 1-0) Massey (L, 0-1) Whitney (W, 1-0) Massey (L, 0-2) Starkenburg (L, 1-1) Massey (L, 0-3) Whitney (L, 1-1) Massey (L, 0-4) Massey (W, 1-4) Massey (L, 1-5) Whitney (L, 1-2) Massey (L, 1-6) Massey (W, 2-6) Starkenburg (L, 1-2) Massey (L, 2-7) Starkenburg (W, 2-2) Massey (L, 2-8) Whitney (L, 1-3) Massey (W, 3-8) Starkenburg (W, 3-2) Massey (L, 3-9) Massey (W, 4-9) Starkenburg (L, 3-3) Massey (W, 5-9) Starkenburg (L, 3-4) Massey (L, 5-10) Starkenburg (L, 3-5) Massey (W, 6-10) Massey (L, 6-11) Starkenburg (L, 3-6) Massey (L, 6-12) Starkenburg (L, 3-7) Starkenburg (L, 3-8) Massey (W, 7-12) Whitney (W, 2-3) Massey (L, 7-13) Starkenburg (W, 4-8) Massey (L, 7-14) None Massey (W, 8-14) Starkenburg (L, 4-9) Massey (W, 9-14) Massey (L, 9-15) Massey (L, 9-16) Starkenburg (L, 4-10) Massey (W, 10-16) Massey (L, 10-17)
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HOME: 5-10 AWAY: 7-14-1 NEUTRAL: 4-6
BIG TEN: 9-14
PLAYER AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% Megan Blank .361 47 47 133 21 48 11 3 5 25 80 .602 21 2 13 0 .452 1 2 3 3 77 110 12 .940 Brianna Luna .306 34 34 108 16 33 5 0 3 12 47 .435 7 6 18 0 .377 1 2 3 4 20 4 1 .960 Whitney Repole .265 42 39 113 18 30 6 0 3 10 45 .398 7 8 28 0 .349 1 1 1 1 16 2 6 .750 Kayla Massey .263 42 40 118 9 31 8 0 6 17 57 .483 13 2 18 0 .346 0 0 0 0 17 56 3 .961 Holly Hoffman .242 47 47 128 3 31 4 0 0 6 35 .273 9 3 30 1 .305 1 3 0 1 214 25 4 .984 Claire Fritsch .230 46 46 122 12 28 5 3 0 10 39 .320 11 2 27 0 .301 1 9 7 12 107 117 20 .918 Erin Erickson .229 47 47 140 17 32 7 0 4 14 51 .364 7 1 29 0 .268 1 2 0 2 47 3 4 .926 Michelle Zoeller .221 47 45 131 14 29 8 1 1 12 42 .321 6 2 33 0 .266 0 4 4 5 54 83 13 .913 Alyssa Navarro .193 43 39 88 11 17 1 2 0 7 22 .250 10 2 27 3 .290 0 9 2 3 184 14 4 .980 --------------------------------------------------------Sammi Gyerman .296 11 10 27 4 8 0 2 0 4 12 .444 3 0 6 0 .367 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1.000 Kaitlyn Mullarkey .204 33 27 54 8 11 4 0 1 4 18 .333 1 1 24 0 .232 0 0 0 1 172 9 3 .984 Michaela Johnson .040 18 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .040 2 1 7 0 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haley Hansel .000 31 9 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 2 2 4 0 2 .667 Kara Misel .000 9 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Micaela Whitney .000 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1.000 Shayla Starkenburg .000 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 22 3 .885 Totals .250 47 1194 141 299 59 11 23 122 449 .376 97 30 264 4 .321 6 33 23 36 917 450 75 .948 Opponents .285 47 1248 220 356 55 9 23 190 498 .399 161 17 195 10 .373 7 31 48 61 938 359 49 .964 PLAYER ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA Kayla Massey 2.86 10 17 31 28 24 3 0 191.0 201 98 78 72 121 26 6 12 .263 6 4 0 3 21 Micaela Whitney 5.39 2 3 14 4 1 0 1 36.1 47 38 28 28 23 10 0 5 .315 3 7 1 2 3 Shayla Starkenburg 5.90 4 10 20 15 5 1 1 78.1 108 84 66 61 51 19 3 6 .322 4 6 2 2 7 Totals 3.94 16 30 47 30 4 2 305.2 356 220 172 161 195 55 9 23 .285 13 17 3 7 31 Opponents 2.57 30 16 47 27 13 5 312.2 299 141 115 97 264 59 11 23 .250 17 30 3 6 33
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PLAYER AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% Megan Blank .415 23 23 65 10 27 7 2 2 15 44 .677 11 1 5 0 .506 0 2 3 3 38 54 4 .958 Whitney Repole .314 19 17 51 6 16 1 0 1 4 20 .392 3 4 1 0 .390 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 .750 Brianna Luna .289 23 23 76 13 22 2 0 2 7 30 .395 5 2 12 0 .345 1 1 3 3 15 2 1 .944 Kayla Massey .276 21 20 58 6 16 5 0 4 8 33 .569 9 1 7 0 .382 0 0 0 0 13 31 0 1.000 Holly Hoffman .269 23 23 67 1 18 3 0 0 4 21 .313 3 1 15 1 .306 1 2 0 1 110 6 2 .983 Erin Erickson .209 23 23 67 6 14 1 0 2 8 21 .313 4 0 12 0 .250 1 0 0 1 21 2 1 .958 Claire Fritsch .169 22 22 65 4 11 0 1 0 3 13 .200 4 2 16 0 .239 0 5 2 5 50 51 11 .902 Michelle Zoeller .153 23 23 59 4 9 3 0 0 1 12 .203 4 2 20 0 .231 0 2 2 2 33 46 5 .940 ------------------------------------Alyssa Navarro .152 20 17 33 5 5 1 1 0 2 8 .242 4 1 8 1 .263 0 6 1 2 40 2 2 .955 Kaitlyn Mullarkey .135 19 19 37 3 5 2 0 0 0 7 .189 1 1 20 0 .179 0 0 0 0 133 6 1 .993 Michaela Johnson .000 9 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 4 0 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haley Hansel .000 16 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 .667 Micaela Whitney .000 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kara Misel .000 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals .242 23 591 63 143 25 4 11 52 209 .354 49 16 130 2 .315 4 18 12 18 461 213 32 .955 Opponents .289 23 633 110 183 29 3 11 96 251 .397 73 11 102 2 .372 1 19 25 27 471 186 22 .968 GS CG SHO 14 14 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 23 11 2 23 11 3
SV 0 0 0 0 2
IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/AVG WP 99.2 94 40 32 29 68 13 1 5 .244 2 45.1 69 53 40 36 26 11 2 5 .343 3 8.2 20 17 13 8 8 5 0 1 .435 0 155.1 191 133 101 87 98 34 3 13 .295 12 155.1 167 90 74 75 124 21 5 13 .267 8
HBP 4 5 2 8 31
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MICHIGAN# 18-5 .783 47-15 .758 NEBRASKA# 18-5 .783 44-18 .710 MINNESOTA* 16-6 .727 44-12 .786 WISCONSIN 15-7 .682 36-20 .643 NORTHWESTERN 14-9 .609 35-18 .660 OHIO STATE 13-10 .565 30-25 .545 PURDUE 13-10 .565 27-28-1 .491 IOWA 9-14 .391 16-30-1 .351 ILLINOIS 7-16 .304 24-26 .480 INDIANA 5-18 .217 17-39-1 .307 PENN STATE 5-18 .217 14-35 .286 MICHIGAN STATE 4-19 .174 12-37 .245
BIG TEN RECORD: 9-14 HOME: 3-8 AWAY: 6-6
PLAYER ERA W L APP Kayla Massey 2.25 7 7 14 Shayla Starkenburg 6.18 2 7 9 Michaela Whitney 10.50 0 0 5 Totals 4.55 8 15 23 Opponents 3.33 15 8 23
BIG TEN OVERALL
# Earned share of Big Ten Championship * Big Ten Tournament Champion NCAA Tournament teams listed in bold
2014 BIG TEN STANDINGS TEAM BATTING
TEAM MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA PURDUE ILLINOIS OHIO STATE MINNESOTA WISCONSIN IOWA INDIANA PENN STATE MICHIGAN STATE
BK SFA SHA 0 1 14 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 15 2 6 7
TEAM PITCHING
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TEAM NEBRASKA MINNESOTA MICHIGAN PURDUE WISCONSIN ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN IOWA OHIO STATE INDIANA MICHIGAN STATE PENN STATE
G 62 53 62 56 50 55 56 56 47 57 49 49
AVG .341 .332 .298 .297 .290 .286 .284 .273 .250 .250 .246 .217
AB 1700 1411 1670 1460 1371 1414 1407 1437 1194 1421 1235 1173
G 62 56 62 56 56 50 53 47 55 57 49 49
ERA 1.92 2.00 2.05 3.02 3.28 3.55 3.85 3.94 3.95 4.56 4.93 5.39
W 44 44 47 27 36 24 35 16 30 17 12 14
R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-A 407 579 84 11 61 206 237 67-79 347 468 71 16 43 199 258 84-96 352 498 90 10 73 199 240 39-53 233 433 82 7 41 162 231 63-78 228 397 67 11 40 114 256 42-61 250 405 80 8 37 143 235 24-31 319 399 75 13 68 200 245 67-77 253 392 53 8 48 151 283 114-142 141 299 59 11 23 97 264 23-36 190 355 41 8 30 168 256 43-57 159 304 46 16 13 126 214 20-22 132 254 43 3 20 133 246 27-41
L SV IP H R ER BB SO 18 5 409.0 320 153 112 185 329 12 6 367.2 270 132 105 108 487 15 4 398.2 324 151 117 142 347 28 1 361.1 371 206 156 114 281 20 0 365.1 365 200 171 158 269 26 2 331.0 362 213 168 104 159 18 1 332.2 308 219 183 225 363 30 2 305.2 357 220 172 161 195 25 10 351.0 366 258 198 224 251 39 2 362.1 470 294 236 122 287 37 2 312.2 423 294 220 143 163 34 4 311.2 414 282 240 151 177
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GAMES (season) 1. Shelly Fowler............................... 1990........................71 Amy Hartsock.............................. 1990........................71 Diane Pohl.................................... 1990........................71 Karin Wick..................................... 1990........................71 5. Amy Johnson............................... 1990........................69 Jenny Roe..................................... 1990........................69 7. Kari Knopf..................................... 1996........................68 Christy Hebert............................. 1996........................68 Tasha Reents................................ 1996........................68 Melissa Wielandt........................ 1996........................68 Katy Morgan................................ 1995........................68 12. Brandi Macias.............................. 1995........................67 Stacee Harrison.......................... 1995........................67 14. Melissa Wielandt........................ 1995........................65 Kristen Rhoades......................... 1990........................65
LEA TWIGG
GAMES (career) 1. Kari Knopf.................................... 94-97.................... 254 2. Mindy Heidgerken.................... 04-07.................... 244 3. Erin McGee.................................. 95-98.................... 249 Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.................... 249 5. Stacy May.................................... 03-06.................... 247 6. Tasha Reents............................... 93-96.................... 245 7. Shelly Fowler.............................. 88-91.................... 242 Alicia Gerlach............................. 99-02.................... 242 Christy Hebert............................ 94-97.................... 242 10. Melissa Wielandt....................... 93-96.................... 241 Jenny Roe.................................... 90-93.................... 241 12. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03.................... 239 Emily Nichols.............................. 05-08.................... 239 14. Brandi Macias............................. 94-97.................... 237 15. Karin Wick.................................... 87-90.................... 236 AT BATS (season) 1. Tasha Reents................................ 1995..................... 234 Diane Pohl.................................... 1990..................... 234 3. Lea Twigg...................................... 1997..................... 218 4. Tasha Reents................................ 1996..................... 213 Shelly Fowler............................... 1990..................... 213 6. Christy Hebert............................. 1996..................... 212 7. Erin McGee................................... 1997..................... 211 8. Kari Knopf..................................... 1996..................... 209 9. Amy Hartsock.............................. 1990..................... 207 10. Kristin Johnson........................... 2001..................... 204 11. Chelsey Carmody....................... 2008..................... 203 12. Stacy May..................................... 2005..................... 199 Amy Johnson............................... 1990..................... 199 14. Stacy May..................................... 2003..................... 197 Lea Twigg...................................... 1996..................... 197 16. Kim Davis ..................................... 1991..................... 196
AT BATS (career) 1. Kari Knopf.................................... 94-97.................... 802 2. Stacy May.................................... 03-06.................... 780 3. Tasha Reents............................... 93-96.................... 761 4. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03.................... 760 5. Christy Hebert............................ 94-97.................... 710 6. Emily Nichols.............................. 05-08.................... 703 7. Chelsey Carmody...................... 08-11.................... 699 8. Melissa Wielandt....................... 93-96.................... 688 9. Jenny Roe.................................... 90-93.................... 685 10. Karin Wick.................................... 87-90.................... 669 RUNS (Season) 1. Lea Twigg...................................... 1997........................62 2. Erin McGee................................... 1997........................56 3. Christy Hebert............................. 1997........................51 4. Tasha Reents................................ 1996........................50 5. Stacy May..................................... 2005........................48 6. Tasha Reents................................ 1995........................47 7. Kari Knopf..................................... 1995........................46 Johnnie Dowling........................ 2013........................46 9. Christy Hebert............................. 1996........................45 10. Kristin Johnson........................... 2002........................44 Kari Knopf..................................... 1996........................44 Erin Riemersma........................... 2007........................44 13. Brandi Macias.............................. 1997........................43 14. Diane Pohl.................................... 1990........................41 15. Kim Davis...................................... 1993........................40 Kristin Johnson........................... 2003........................40 Natalie Johnson.......................... 2004........................40 Stacy May..................................... 2006........................40 RUNS (career) 1. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03.................... 160 2. Tasha Reents............................... 93-96.................... 155 3. Kari Knopf.................................... 94-97.................... 145 4. Stacy May.................................... 03-06.................... 143 5. Christy Hebert............................ 94-97.................... 129 6. Erin Riemersma.......................... 06-09.................... 127 Chelsey Carmody...................... 08-11.................... 127 8. Erin McGee.................................. 95-98.................... 121 9. Johnnie Dowling....................... 10-13.................... 116 10. Emily Nichols.............................. 05-08.................... 114 11. Diane Pohl................................... 90-92.................... 111 12. Alicia Gerlach............................. 99-02.................... 110 13. Brandi Macias............................. 94-97.................... 109 14. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.................... 102 15. Melissa Wielandt....................... 93-96.................... 100 16. Jenny Roe.................................... 90-93.......................97 17. Rachel West................................. 06-09.......................95
STOLEN BASES (season) 1. Tasha Reents................................ 1996........................47 2. Diane Pohl.................................... 1991........................38 3. Kristin Johnson........................... 2002........................34 Diane Pohl.................................... 1992........................34 5. Amber Morrow........................... 1999........................33 6. Kristin Johnson........................... 2000........................32 7. Katie Boney.................................. 2001........................29 Rachel West.................................. 2007........................29 9. Tasha Reents................................ 1993........................28 10. Jill Knopf....................................... 1999........................26 Tasha Reents................................ 1995........................26 Diane Pohl.................................... 1990........................26 13. Kristin Johnson........................... 2001........................25 Tasha Reents................................ 1994........................25 15. Kristin Johnson........................... 2003........................24
HITS (career) 1. Kari Knopf.................................... 94-97.................... 305 2. Tasha Reents............................... 93-96.................... 272 3. Stacy May.................................... 03-06.................... 264 4. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03.................... 258 5. Christy Hebert............................ 94-97.................... 253 6. Chelsey Carmody...................... 08-11.................... 234 7. Emily Nichols.............................. 05-08.................... 217 8. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.................... 216 9. Alicia Gerlach............................. 99-02.................... 215 10. Diane Pohl................................... 90-92.................... 207 Jenny Roe.................................... 90-93.................... 207 12. Kim Davis..................................... 90-93.................... 199 13. Melissa Wielandt....................... 93-96.................... 194 14. Colleen McGlaughlin............... 06-09.................... 193 15. Jessica Bashor............................ 00-03.................... 187
STOLEN BASES (career) 1. Tasha Reents............................... 93-96.................... 126 2. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03.................... 114 3. Diane Pohl................................... 90-92.......................98 4. Rachel West................................. 06-09.......................86 5. Katie Boney................................. 00-03.......................76 6. Amber Morrow.......................... 99-02.......................71 7. Jill Knopf...................................... 97-00.......................61 Mindy Heidgerken.................... 04-07.......................61 9. Lindsey Digmann...................... 07-10.......................54 10. Johnnie Dowling....................... 10-13.......................53 11. Jenny Roe.................................... 90-93.......................45 Kim Davis..................................... 90-93.......................45 HITS (season) 1. Tasha Reents................................ 1995........................93 2. Lea Twigg...................................... 1997........................92 3. Christy Hebert............................. 1996........................85 Kari Knopf..................................... 1995........................85 5. Tasha Reents................................ 1996........................83 6. Diane Pohl.................................... 1990........................82 7. Kari Knopf..................................... 1996........................78 Lea Twigg...................................... 1996........................78 9. Kim Davis...................................... 1993........................77 10. Kari Knopf..................................... 1997........................76 Emily Nichols............................... 2007........................76 12. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1997........................75 Erin McGee................................... 1997........................75 14. Alicia Gerlach.............................. 2001........................74 15. Stacy May..................................... 2005........................73
KARI KNOPF
PAG E 54
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
HAWKEYE RECORD BOOKS
IOWASOFTBALL DOUBLES (season) 1. Liz Dennis..................................... 2002........................20 2. Alicia Gerlach.............................. 2001........................18 Kim Davis...................................... 1993........................18 4. Stacy May..................................... 2003........................17 Lea Twigg...................................... 1997........................17 Megan Blank....................... 2012.................. 17 7. Kari Knopf..................................... 1997........................16 Beth Kirchner............................... 1987........................16 9. Stacy May..................................... 2005........................15 Emily Nichols............................... 2006........................15 Colleen McGlaughlin................ 2007........................15 Emily Nichols............................... 2007........................15 Megan Blank....................... 2013.................. 15 14. Christy Hebert............................. 1995........................14 Lea Twigg...................................... 1996........................14 Kari Knopf..................................... 1996........................14 Colleen McGlaughlin................ 2009........................14 DOUBLES (career) 1. Kari Knopf.................................... 94-97.......................52 2. Stacy May.................................... 03-06.......................51 3. Alicia Gerlach............................. 99-02.......................50 4. Emily Nichols.............................. 05-08.......................48 5. Liz Dennis.................................... 99-02.......................44 6. Megan Blank.................. 12-present............. 43 7. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.......................42 Colleen McGlaughlin............... 06-09.......................42 9. Christy Hebert............................ 94-97.......................40 10. Beth Kirchner.............................. 84-87.......................37 Summer Downs......................... 05-08.......................37 12. Karin Wick.................................... 87-90.......................35 13. Chelsey Carmody...................... 08-11.......................34 14. Katie Keim................................... 09-12.......................32 15. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03.......................31 Brandi Macias............................. 94-97.......................31 Lea Twigg..................................... 96-97.......................31 Katie Brown................................. 07-10.......................31 TRIPLES (season) 1. Christina Schmaltz..................... 2001.......................... 8 2. Kris Rogers.................................... 1981.......................... 7 3. Kristin Johnson........................... 2002.......................... 6 Kari Knopf..................................... 1997.......................... 6 Christy Hebert............................. 1996.......................... 6 Kim Davis...................................... 1993.......................... 6 Stacee Harrison.......................... 1994.......................... 6 8. Tasha Reents................................ 1995.......................... 5 Diane Pohl.................................... 1992.......................... 5 Amy Hartsock.............................. 1990.......................... 5 Lynda Schlueter.......................... 1986.......................... 5 Emily Gerlick................................ 2004.......................... 5 Chelsey Carmody....................... 2008.......................... 5 Liz Watkins.................................... 2010.......................... 5 Megan Blank....................... 2012.................... 5
16.
Kari Knopf..................................... 1995.......................... 4 Brandi Macias.............................. 1995.......................... 4 Melissa Wielandt........................ 1996.......................... 4 Stacee Harrison.......................... 1995.......................... 4 Dawn DeVore.............................. 1993.......................... 4 Katy Morgan................................ 1993.......................... 4 Amy Hartsock.............................. 1992.......................... 4 Kim Davis...................................... 1991.......................... 4 Diana Repp................................... 1991.......................... 4 Lisa Nicola..................................... 1985.......................... 4 Rachel West.................................. 2007.......................... 4 Johnnie Dowling........................ 2013.......................... 4
TRIPLES (career) 1. Kris Rogers................................... 78-82.......................17 2. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03.......................13 Lynda Schlueter......................... 86-89.......................13 4. Christy Hebert............................ 94-97.......................12 Stacee Harrsion......................... 92-95.......................12 Kim Davis..................................... 90-93.......................12 7. Kari Knopf.................................... 94-97.......................11 Melissa Wielandt....................... 93-96.......................11 Lisa Nicola.................................... 83-86.......................11 10. Megan Blank.................. 12-present............. 10 Amy Hartsock............................. 90-92.......................10 Chelsey Carmody...................... 08-11.......................10 HOME RUNS (season) 1. Emily Nichols............................... 2005........................16 2. Emily Nichols............................... 2007........................12 3. Megan Blank....................... 2013.................. 11 4. Alicia Gerlach.............................. 2000........................10 Alicia Gerlach.............................. 2001........................10 Stacy May..................................... 2005........................10 Colleen McGlaughlin................ 2009........................10 8. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1997.......................... 9 Brandi Macias.............................. 1997.......................... 9 Colleen McGlaughlin................ 2008.......................... 9 Liz Watkins.................................... 2009.......................... 9 Liz Watkins.................................... 2011.......................... 9 13. Jessica Bashor............................. 2000.......................... 8 Christy Hebert............................. 1997.......................... 8 Kristin Johnson........................... 2003.......................... 8 Katie Brown.................................. 2008.......................... 8 Katie Keim.................................... 2012.......................... 8 18. Christina Schmaltz..................... 2003.......................... 7 Christina Schmaltz..................... 2002.......................... 7 Katy Jendrzejewski.................... 2001.......................... 7 Katie Brown.................................. 2009.......................... 7 Chelsey Carmody....................... 2010.......................... 7
HOME RUNS (career) 1. Emily Nichols.............................. 05-07.......................37 2. Alicia Gerlach............................. 99-02.......................29 3. Liz Watkins................................... 09-12.......................28 4. Colleen McGlaughlin............... 06-09.......................24 5. Stacy May.................................... 03-06.......................23 6. Jessica Bashor............................ 00-03.......................22 7. Katie Brown................................. 07-10.......................20 8. Megan Blank.................. 12-present............. 18 Erin Riemersma.......................... 06-09.......................18 10. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05.......................17 Brandi Macias............................. 94-97.......................17 Kylie Murray................................ 03-06.......................17 13. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03.......................16 Christina Schmaltz.................... 01-03.......................16 15. Kayla Massey.............................. 11-14.......................15 Summer Downs......................... 04-08.......................15 Jenny Schuelke.......................... 08-11.......................15 18. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.......................14 Tammy Utley............................... 96-99.......................14 RBI (season) 1. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1997........................61 2. Megan Blank....................... 2013.................. 59 3. Christy Hebert............................. 1996........................50 4. Emily Nichols............................... 2005........................49 Colleen McGlaughlin................ 2009........................49 6. Kari Knopf..................................... 1997........................48 Emily Nichols............................... 2007........................48 8. Liz Watkins.................................... 2009........................45 9. Tammy Utley................................ 1997........................43 10. Kylie Murray................................. 2005........................42 11. Christy Hebert............................. 1997........................42 Brandi Macias.............................. 1997........................42 13. Christina Schmaltz..................... 2002........................41 14. Alicia Gerlach.............................. 2000........................40 Kari Knopf..................................... 1995........................40 Kayla Massey....................... 2013.................. 40 17. Alicia Gerlach.............................. 2001........................39 Christina Schmaltz..................... 2003........................39
BATTING AVERAGE (season) 1. Megan Blank....................... 2013............... .437 2. Kim Davis...................................... 1993.................... .428 3. Lea Twigg...................................... 1997.................... .422 4. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1997.................... .408 5. Kari Knopf..................................... 1997.................... .404 6. Christy Hebert............................. 1996.................... .401 7. Emily Nichols...............................2005..................... .400 8. Christy Hebert............................. 1997.................... .398 9. Tasha Reents................................ 1995.................... .397 10. Lea Twigg...................................... 1996.................... .396 11. Tasha Reents................................ 1996.................... .390 Megan Blank....................... 2012............... .390 12. Stephanie Ochoa....................... 2011.................... .386 13. Jessica Bashor............................. 2000.................... .383 Katy Jendrzejewski.................... 2001.................... .383 15. Kristin Johnson........................... 2002.................... .379 Kari Knopf..................................... 1995.................... .379 17. Alicia Gerlach.............................. 2001.................... .378 BATTING AVERAGE (career) 1. Lea Twigg..................................... 96-97................... .409 2. Megan Blank.................. 12-present.......... .398 3. Kari Knopf.................................... 94-97................... .380 4. Kim Davis..................................... 90-93................... .361 5. Tasha Reents............................... 93-96................... .357 6. Christy Hebert............................ 94-97................... .356 7. Diane Pohl................................... 90-92................... .348 8. Rachel West................................. 06-09................... .341 9. Kristin Johnson.......................... 00-03................... .339 10. Stacy May.................................... 03-06................... .338 11. Emily Nichols..............................05-07.................... .337 12. Chelsey Carmody...................... 08-11................... .335 13. Alicia Gerlach............................. 99-02................... .330 14. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98................... .326 15. Brigit Cornish.............................. 96-97................... .327 16. Jessica Bashor............................ 00-03................... .322 Colleen McGlaughlin............... 06-09................... .322
EMILY
EMILY NICHOLS NICHOLS
RBI (career) 1. Kari Knopf.................................... 94-97.................... 163 2. Emily Nichols.............................. 05-08.................... 152 3. Liz Watkins................................... 06-09.................... 137 4. Alicia Gerlach............................. 99-02.................... 135 5. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.................... 134 6. Christy Hebert............................ 94-97.................... 131 7. Jessica Bashor............................ 00-03.................... 119 Colleen McGlaughlin............... 06-09.................... 119 9. Megan Blank.................. 12-present........... 113 Brandi Macias............................. 94-97.................... 113 11. Stacy May.................................... 03-06.................... 109 12. Christina Schmaltz.................... 01-03.................... 101
PAG E 55
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
IOWASOFTBALL BRITTANY WEIL
GAMES PITCHED (season) 1. Terri McFarland........................... 1990........................57 2. Kristi Hanks.................................. 2001........................53 Brittany Weil................................. 2008........................53 4. Brittany Weil................................. 2006........................51 5. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2005........................50 Debbie Bilbao............................. 1996........................50 7. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2004........................49 Brittany Weil................................. 2009........................49 9. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1995........................48 10. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2003........................48 11. Karen Jackson............................. 1994........................47 12. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1998........................45 13. Amanda Zust............................... 2010........................43 14. Kelly Zeilstra................................ 2000........................41 Karen Jackson............................. 1991........................41 GAMES PITCHED (career) 1. Brittany Weil................................ 06-09.................... 183 2. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.................... 181 3. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05.................... 175 4. Terri McFarland.......................... 89-92.................... 158 5. Karen Jackson............................ 91-94.................... 157 6. Amanda Zust.............................. 07-10.................... 136 7. Ali Arnold..................................... 03-06.................... 134 8. Kayla Massey.............................. 11-14.................... 133 9. Kristi Hanks................................. 99-02.................... 125 10. Chelsea Lyon.............................. 10-13.................... 115 11. Leticia Castellon........................ 95-98.................... 105 12. Jenny McMahon........................ 94-97.......................97 INNINGS PITCHED (season) 1. Terri McFarland........................... 1990..................... 302 2. Brittany Weil................................. 2006..................... 296 3. Brittany Weil................................. 2008..................292.2 4. Karen Jackson............................. 1994..................282.2 5. Kristi Hanks.................................. 2001..................283.2 6. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2005..................265.1 7. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1995..................254.1 8. Brittany Weil................................. 2009..................... 249 9. Karen Jackson............................. 1993..................... 247 10. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1998..................246.2 INNINGS PITCHED (career) 1. Brittany Weil................................ 06-09............. 1,011.2 2. Karen Jackson............................ 91-94.................942.1 3. Terri McFarland.......................... 89-92.................901.1 4. Kristi Hanks................................. 99-02.................883.1 5. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05.................842.6 6. Kayla Massey.............................. 11-14.................745.1 7. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.................727.1 8. Ali Arnold..................................... 03-06.................618.0 9. Amanda Zust.............................. 07-10.................617.2 10. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05.................578.3
COMPLETE GAMES (season) 1. Terri McFarland........................... 1990........................35 2. Brittany Weil................................. 2006........................34 3. Brittany Weil................................. 2008........................30 4. Karen Jackson............................. 1994........................31 5. Kristi Hanks.................................. 2001........................29 6. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2005........................28 Karen Jackson............................. 1991........................28 8. Karen Jackson............................. 1992........................27 Terri McFarland........................... 1991........................27 COMPLETE GAMES (career) 1. Brittany Weil................................ 06-09.................... 110 2. Karen Jackson............................ 91-94.................... 109 3. Terri McFarland.......................... 89-92.................... 104 4. Kayla Massey.............................. 11-14.......................89 5. Kristi Hanks................................. 99-02.......................88 6. Diane Roorda.............................. 83-86.......................82 7. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05.......................81 8. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.......................72 9. Chelsea Lyon.............................. 10-13.......................51 10. Tracy Langhurst......................... 84-87.......................45 Amanda Zust.............................. 07-10.......................45 E.R.A. (season) 1. Karen Jackson............................. 1991.................... 0.35 2. Tracy Langhurst.......................... 1986.................... 0.52 3. Terri McFarland........................... 1991.................... 0.53 Ann Coughenour....................... 1986.................... 0.53 5. Diane Roorda............................... 1986.................... 0.61 6. Peg Augsburger......................... 1978.................... 0.63 7. Karen Jackson............................. 1993.................... 0.68 8. Terri McFarland........................... 1989.................... 0.75 9. Kristi Hanks.................................. 2001.................... 0.81 10. Terri McFarland........................... 1990.................... 0.83 11. Karen Jackson............................. 1994.................... 0.84 E.R.A. (career) 1. Karen Jackson............................ 91-94................... 0.69 2. Terri McFarland.......................... 89-92................... 0.82 3. Ann Coughenour...................... 85-86................... 0.89 4. Diane Roorda.............................. 83-86................... 0.91 5. Peg Augsburger........................ 76-78................... 1.12 6. Kelly Zeilstra............................... 99-00................... 1.17 7. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05................... 1.20 8. Tracy Langhurst......................... 84-87................... 1.31 9. Kristi Hanks................................. 99-02................... 1.32 10. Diana Repp.................................. 88-91................... 1.35
WINS (season) 1. Kristi Hanks.................................. 2001........................39 2. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1997........................30 3. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2003........................29 Lisa Birocci.................................... 2005........................29 Karen Jackson............................. 1994........................29 6. Karen Jackson............................. 1991........................28 Brittany Weil................................. 2008........................28 8. Terri McFarland........................... 1990........................27 Brittany Weil................................. 2006........................27 10. Debbie Bilbao............................. 1998........................26 Brittany Weil................................. 2009........................26 WINS (career) 1. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.......................99 Brittany Weil................................ 06-09.......................99 3. Kristi Hanks................................. 99-02.......................98 Karen Jackson............................ 91-94.......................98 5. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05.......................90 6. Terri McFarland.......................... 89-92.......................88 7. Ali Arnold..................................... 03-06.......................64 8. Amanda Zust.............................. 07-10.......................56 9. Kayla Massey.............................. 11-14.......................54 10. Jenny McMahon........................ 94-97.......................46 11. Chelsea Lyon.............................. 10-13.......................45 12. Diane Roorda.............................. 83-86.......................43 SHUTOUTS (season) 1. Karen Jackson............................. 1991........................19 2. Terri McFarland........................... 1990........................18 3. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2003........................15 4. Terri McFarland........................... 1992........................14 Brittany Weil................................. 2009........................14 6. Terri McFarland........................... 1991........................12 Karen Jackson............................. 1993........................12 8. Kelly Zeilstra................................ 1999........................11 Kelly Zeilstra................................ 2000........................11 Debbie Bilbao............................. 1995........................11 Lisa Birocci.................................... 2004........................11
STRIKEOUTS (season) 1. Brittany Weil................................. 2009..................... 339 2. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2004..................... 313 3. Brittany Weil................................. 2008..................... 296 4. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2005..................... 288 5. Brittany Weil................................. 2006..................... 270 6. Lisa Birocci.................................... 2003..................... 267 7. Karen Jackson............................. 1993..................... 252 8. Karen Jackson............................. 1994..................... 245 9. Terri McFarland........................... 1990..................... 241 10. Kristi Hanks.................................. 2000..................... 227 11. Kristi Hanks.................................. 2001..................... 223 12. Ali Arnold...................................... 2005..................... 209 13. Terri McFarland........................... 1989..................... 199 14. Terri McFarland........................... 1992..................... 198 15. Karen Jackson............................. 1991..................... 186 STRIKEOUTS (career) 1. Brittany Weil................................ 06-09.................1,083 2. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05.................... 946 3. Kristi Hanks................................. 99-02.................... 815 4. Karen Jackson............................ 91-94.................... 809 5. Terri McFarland.......................... 89-92.................... 791 6. Ali Arnold..................................... 03-06.................... 568 7. Amanda Zust.............................. 07-10.................... 497 8. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.................... 476 9. Kayla Massey.............................. 11-14.................... 457 10. Diane Roorda.............................. 83-86.................... 389 BOLD designates current player
SHUTOUTS (career) 1. Terri McFarland.......................... 89-92.......................50 2. Karen Jackson............................ 91-94.......................46 3. Lisa Birocci................................... 02-05.......................40 Brittany Weil................................ 06-09.......................40 5. Debbie Bilbao............................ 95-98.......................37 6. Kristi Hanks................................. 99-02.......................29 7. Ali Arnold..................................... 03-06.......................22 Kelly Zeilstra............................... 99-00.......................22
KAREN JACKSON PAG E 56
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS
IOWASOFTBALL
MARLA LOOPER
(2011-PRESENT)
GAYLE BLEVINS
(1988-2010)
COACH.............................YEARS........................... WON............ LOST........ TIED......... PCT.
Gayle Blevins....................1988-2010...................... 903................ 424............ 1..................680 Marla Looper....................2011-pres....................... 100................ 104............ 1..................490 Jane Hagedorn................1974-1980...................... 76................... 99.............. 0..................485 Ginny Parrish....................1981-1987...................... 156................ 166............ 1..................434
YEAR.......... COACH..................... W-L-T.......................BIG TEN..................POSTSEASON 1978............... Jane Hagedorn............ 19-11 1979............... Jane Hagedorn............ 15-14 1980............... Jane Hagedorn............ 9-25 TOTALS.................................................... 76-99 (.434) 1981............... Ginny Parrish................ 17-25 1982............... Ginny Parrish................ 18-23.............................. 2-10 1983............... Ginny Parrish................ 20-18.............................. 8-7 1984............... Ginny Parrish................ 24-28.............................. 10-14 1985............... Ginny Parrish................ 22-26.............................. 11-13 1986............... Ginny Parrish................ 26-19.............................. 10-14 1987............... Ginny Parrish................ 30-26-1........................... 12-12 TOTALS.................................................... 156-166-1 (.485)......... 53-70 (.431) 1988............... Gayle Blevins................ 33-20-1........................... 10-13-1 1989............... Gayle Blevins................ 40-21.............................. 17-7............................... NCAA Regionals 1990............... Gayle Blevins................ 43-28.............................. 17-7 1991............... Gayle Blevins................ 53-11.............................. 19-5............................... NCAA Regionals 1992............... Gayle Blevins................ 34-10.............................. 21-7 1993............... Gayle Blevins................ 39-15.............................. 20-7............................... NCAA Regionals 1994............... Gayle Blevins................ 35-23.............................. 20-8 1995............... Gayle Blevins................ 41-26-1........................... 18-10............................. NCAA Women’s College World Series 1996............... Gayle Blevins................ 49-19.............................. 17-7............................... NCAA Women’s College World Series 1997............... Gayle Blevins................ 52-9................................. 22-0............................... NCAA Women’s College World Series 1998............... Gayle Blevins................ 38-20.............................. 14-9............................... NCAA Regionals 1999............... Gayle Blevins................ 46-26-1........................... 14-10 2000............... Gayle Blevins................ 46-15.............................. 14-4............................... NCAA Regionals 2001............... Gayle Blevins................ 49-14.............................. 16-4............................... NCAA Women’s College World Series 2002............... Gayle Blevins................ 36-20.............................. 12-4............................... NCAA Regionals 2003............... Gayle Blevins................ 44-15.............................. 13-4............................... NCAA Regionals 2004............... Gayle Blevins................ 39-24.............................. 14-6............................... NCAA Regionals 2005............... Gayle Blevins................ 50-14.............................. 12-6............................... NCAA Regionals 2006............... Gayle Blevins................ 39-22.............................. 12-7............................... NCAA Regionals 2007............... Gayle Blevins................ 37-21.............................. 10-7 2008............... Gayle Blevins................ 42-20.............................. 14-6............................... NCAA Regionals 2009............... Gayle Blevins................ 42-16.............................. 13-7............................... NCAA Regionals 2010............... Gayle Blevins................ 25-23.............................. 10-9 TOTALS.................................................... 903-424-3 (.680)......... 349-154-1 (.693) 2011............... Marla Looper................ 27-24.............................. 9-11 2012............... Marla Looper................ 27-26.............................. 16-8 2013............... Marla Looper................ 30-24.............................. 8-15 2014............... Marla Looper................ 16-30-1........................... 9-14 TOTALS.................................................... 100-104-1 (.490)......... 42-48 (.467) IOWA ALL-TIME................................... 1235-843-5 (.594) ..... 469-291-1 (.617)
PAG E 57
TEAM RECORDS
IOWASOFTBALL TEAM RECORDS GAMES PLAYED
Season................................71 in 1990
TRIPLES
Game....... 3 at Northwestern, 2013 Season................................26 in 1982
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
LOW-HIT GAMES
AT-BATS
Debbie Bilbao - April 29, 1997 Debbie Bilbao - Feb. 20, 1998 Brittany Weil - April 1, 2009
HOME RUNS
VICTORIES
Season................................53 in 1991
Game...................7 vs. Auburn, 2005 Season................................61 in 2005
Cherie Anderson, 8, 1981 Polly Van Horst, 8, 1981 Kris Rogers, 8, 1981
LEAST LOSSES
TOTAL BASES
HITS
Season.......................9 in 1974, 1997 LONGEST WINNING STREAK
Season................................25 in 1997 LONGEST GAME
Game.....15 inn. vs. Minnesota, 1995 ...................15 inn. vs. Florida St., 1993 AT-BATS
Game...........41 vs. Iowa State, 2012 Season.................837/1,711 in 1997 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Season..............................489 in 1997 FEWEST STRIKEOUTS
Season................................47 in 1978 BASE ON BALLS
Game.............61 vs. Michigan, 1991 Season.......................... 1,915 in 1997
Season..............................161 in 2013
BATTING AVERAGE
Game....9 vs. Western Illinois, 1996 Season..............................133 in 1996
Game.... .659 vs. Iowa State, 2/8/12 Season........................... .355 in 1997 RUNS
Game........26 vs. Iowa State, 2/8/12 Season..............................389 in 1997 HITS
Game........29 vs. Iowa State, 2/8/12 Season..............................619 in 1996 RBI
STOLEN BASES
TEAM DEFENSE PUTOUTS
Game.........43 vs. Minn., 1995 (15 inn.) Season.......................... 1,515 in 1990 ASSISTS
Season..............................688 in 1989 DOUBLE PLAYS
Game........23 vs. Iowa State, 2/8/12 Season..............................328 in 1997
Season.................... 26 in 2003/2012
DOUBLES
Season................................44 in 2006
Game.....6, twice, last vs. Indiana, 2009 Season................................91 in 1997
FEWEST ERRORS
Christy Hebert, 5, vs. Penn State, 1996 Brandi Macias, 5, vs. Michigan, 1995 Liz Watkins, 5, vs. Iowa State, 2/8/12 RBI
Emily Nichols, 8, vs. Auburn, 2005 RUNS
Katie Keim, 5, vs. Iowa State, 2/8/12 DOUBLES
Alicia Gerlach, 3, vs. Michigan, 1999 Christy Hebert, 3, vs. Purdue, 1997 TRIPLES
Chelsey Carmody, 2, vs. Utah Valley, 2008 Brandi Macias, 2, 1995 Jenny Roe, 2
PERFECT GAMES (3)
NO HITTERS (16)
Stephanie Ackerson - Feb. 9, 2007 Debbie Bilbao - April 16, 1995 Debbie Bilbao - March 21, 1997 Debbie Bilbao - April 29, 1997 (PG) Debbie Bilbao - Feb. 20, 1998 (PG) Lisa Birocci - April 20, 2003 Lisa Birocci - March 4, 2005 Kristi Hanks - April 10, 1999 Kristi Hanks - March 23, 2002 Brittany Weil - Feb. 13, 2009 Brittany Weil - Feb. 22, 2009 Brittany Weil - April 1, 2009 (PG) Brittany Weil - April 12, 2009 Brittany Weil - May 6, 2009 Amanda Zust - March 22, 2009 Amanda Zust - March 21, 2010
HOME RUNS
Emily Nichols, 3, vs. Auburn, 2005 TOTAL BASES
Emily Nichols, 12, vs. Auburn, 2005 STOLEN BASES
Tasha Reents, 4, vs. Virginia, 2006 Erin McGee, 4, vs. Western Illinois, 1996 WALKS
4, four times, last Megan Blank at Northwestern, 4/21/13
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H AW K E YE S C H O L A R S H I P S
IOWASOFTBALL
Endowed athletic scholarship donors are honored on a recognition plaque located on the concourse level of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Many contributors have shared intentions to endow a scholarship via their estate plans. These donors are recognized in special printed recognition materials, and are honored alongside current scholarship contributors at our annual Named Athletic Scholarship Celebration. For more information about the Hawkeye Visions Endowed Scholarship program, please contact Sloane R. Tyler at the Athletic Development Office at The University of Iowa Foundation (319-335-3305 or sloanetyler@uiowa.edu) or visit jointheiclub.com. We gratefully recognize and thank our endowed scholarship donors for their extraordinary support of UI student-athletes.
The Heineking Softball Scholarship was established in 2004, joining a long list of other Heineking athletic scholarships. The couple (Marilyn passed away in 2004) also established scholarships for baseball, women’s basketball, football, volleyball, men’s track and wrestling -- and have endowed a men’s basketball manager’s scholarship. Don is a 1958 UI business graduate and retired president of Security State Bank in Hubbard, Iowa. This year’s recipient is junior Erin Erickson.
MEGAN BLANK
DONALD W. AND MARILYN HEINEKING SOFTBALL SCHOLARSHIP
SENIOR
In 1999, John and Peg Slusher funded the first fully-endowed position scholarship in women’s athletics at Iowa. The Slushers are regular fixtures in the stands at Pearl Field, among other Hawkeye Athletics venues, as they also have season tickets for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and wrestling. Both John and Peg are former employees of Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids. The 2013-14 recipient is redshirt junior Holly Hoffman.
WILLIAM AND KAY PITLIK SOFTBALL SCHOLARSHIP Bill and Kay Pitlik of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, established their endowed softball scholarship in 1996. Both are University of Iowa graduates, Kay in 1952 and Bill in 1953. The Pitliks are the former owners of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Cedar Rapids. The couple (Bill passed away in December of 2008) also endowed scholarships for the football, women’s basketball and wrestling programs. This year’s recipient is junior Whitney Repole.
POLK COUNTY I-CLUB SCHOLARSHIP The Polk County I-Club established their first athletic scholarship in 1998 to benefit the football program. In 2003, the Club added a second endowed scholarship, this one designated for the UI softball program. Selection preference is given to current Hawkeye softball players from Polk County high schools. The 2013-14 recipient is redshirt sophomore Shayla Starkenburg, a native of Ankeny, Iowa.
KRIS ROGERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
HOLLY HOFFMAN
Endowed scholarships are recognized at three levels of support. Visionary support allows the donor to designate a specific sport position with their gift. An endowed scholarship established at the Leadership level allows a specific sport to be named. Sustaining level scholarships are named in honor of the donor, as general athletics scholarship support.
JOHN AND PEG SLUSHER SOFTBALL CATCHER’S SCHOLARSHIP
REDSHIRT JUNIOR
The University of Iowa’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and The University of Iowa Foundation are grateful for the support of alumni and friends who have demonstrated their pride in the athletic and academic success of all Hawkeye student-athletes by establishing named, endowed scholarships, forever linking their name with the proud Iowa Hawkeye tradition.
Named in honor of former softball and women’s basketball standout Kris Rogers, who passed away in 1994, this scholarship was established in honor of Kris by her parents, Dorothy and Jerrie Rogers and built by friends, family and fundraising efforts. Given alternately each year to a softball or women’s basketball player, this year, the scholarship has been awarded to sophomore Ally Disterhoft of women’s basketball. Last year, it was awarded to softball’s Brianna Luna.
GAYLE BLEVINS ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP Gayle Blevins served as Iowa’s head softball coach for 23 years, retiring in 2010 as the second winningest softball coach in Division I softball history. Blevins never had a losing season as a head coach. When she retired, Iowa softball fans, along with coach Blevins’ former student-athletes and their parents joined together to establish the Gayle Blevins Athletic Scholarship in her honor. This year’s recipient is senior Megan Blank.
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I O WA C I T Y / CO R A LV I L L E D I R E C TO RY
IOWASOFTBALL HOTELS/MOTELS 337-8665 688-1175 625-2400 337-9797 351-0400 351-6131 338-3400 351-8144 545-8464 354-4400 337-8382 351-6600 351-8132
Holiday Inn Amana Colonies, I-80 Exit 225, Williamsburg Holiday Inn Express, 970 25th Ave., Coralville Holiday Inn, 1200 1st Ave., Coralville Hotel Vetro Studio Suites, 201 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA Iowa House Hotel, Madison & Jefferson St., Iowa City Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 East 9th Street, Coralville Super 7, 810 1st Avenue, Coralville Quality Inn and Suites, 2525 N. Dodge St., Iowa City Riverside Golf Resort, 3184 Hwy. 22, Riverside, IA Sheraton Iowa City Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, 2491 Holiday Road, Coralville Super 8 Motel, 611 1st Ave., Coralville Travel Lodge, 2216 N. Dodge St., Iowa City
668-1175 625-5000 351-5049 337-4961 335-3513 688-4000 354-0030 354-2000 648-1234 337-4058 625-2200 337-8388 351-1010
Agave Bar & Grill, 2781 Oakdale Blvd., Coralville 665-2524 Applebee’s, 200 12th St., Coralville 358-1986 Airliner, 22 S. Clinton, Iowa City 351-9259 Atlas World Grill, 127 Iowa Ave., Iowa City 341-7700 Bandana’s, 807 1st Ave., Coralville 512-6555 Bennigan’s, Coral Ridge Mall, Coralville 625-2366 Blackstone, 502 Westbury Drive, Suite 1, Iowa City 338-1770 Bo-James, 118 E. Washington St., Iowa City 337-4703 Bob’s Your Uncle Pizza Café, 2208 N. Dodge St., Iowa City 331-7400 Bread Garden Market, 225 S. Lynn, Iowa City 354-4246 Brothers Bar & Grill, 125 W. Dubuque, Iowa City 338-6373 Brown Bottle, 115 E. Washington St., Iowa City 351-6704 Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery, 404 1st Avenue, Coralville 337-2243 Buffalo Wild Wings, 201 Clinton Street, Iowa City 887-9464 Buffalo Wild Wings, 2500 Corridor Way, Coralville 338-9464 Carl and Ernies Good Time Pub and Grub, 161 Hwy. 1 West, Iowa City 337-4422 Carlos O’Kelly’s, 1411 S. Waterfront Drive, Iowa City 354-5800 Chili’s, 2651 2nd St., Coralville 351-1488 Colony Inn Restaurant, 741 47th Ave., Amana 622-6270 Culvers Frozen Custard, 2591 Heartland Place, Coralville 545-8255 Donnelley’s, 101 E. College Street, Iowa City 338-7355 Edgewater Grille, 300 E. 9th Street, Coralville 887-5018 Eggy’s on 965, Hwy. 965, North Liberty 665-4800 El Dorado, 102 Second Street, Coralville 688-5237 El Ranchero, 21 Sturgis Drive, Iowa City 338-4324
Flannigan’s Bar & Grill, 501 1st Ave., Coralville Givanni’s, 109 E. College St., Iowa City Godfather’s Pizza, Highway 1 West, Iowa City Graze, 115 E. College Street, Iowa City Gus’ Food & Spirits, 2421 Coral Court, Coralville Hamburg Inn, 214 N. Linn St., Iowa City House of Lords Restaurant & Pub, 704 1st Ave., Coralville HuHot Mongolian Grill, 917 25th Ave., Coralville Hunan Restaurant, 118 2nd St., Coralville IHOP, 2435 James Street, Coralville Iowa River Power Company, 501 1st Ave., Coralville Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack, 1940 Lower Muscatine Road, Iowa City Joseph’s Steakhouse, 212 S. Clinton St., Iowa City Konomi, 843 Quarry Road, #140, Coralville Linn Street Café, 121 N. Linn St., Iowa City Micky’s Irish Pub, 11 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City Midtown Family Restaurant, 1069 Hwy. 1, Iowa City Mill Restaurant, 120 E. Burlington Street, Iowa City Mondo’s Draft House, 516 E. 2nd St., Coralville Mondo’s Saloon, 112 E. College St., Iowa City Monicas, 302 2nd Street, Coralville Noodles and Co., 2451 2nd Street, Coralville Noodles and Co., 201 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City Okoboji Grill, 1857 Lower Muscatine Rd., Iowa City Old Capitol Brew Works & Public House, 525 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City
351-1904 338-5967 354-3312 887-5477 545-4290 337-5512 351-0400 358-9100 338-8886 248-1122 351-1904 354-7427 358-0776 351-2290 337-7370 338-6860 351-9323 351-9529 337-3000 354-3837 338-7400 338-5979 351-3824 248-1155 337-3422
Alexis Park Inn and Suites, 1165 S. Riverside Drive, Iowa City Amana Colonies Holiday Inn, I-80, Exit 225, Amana Americinn, 2597 Holiday Road, Coralville Baymont Inn & Suites, 200 6th Street, Coralville Best Western Cantebury Inn, 704 1st Ave., Coralville Big Ten Inn, 707 1st Ave., Coralville Comfort Inn and Suites, 2431 James Street, Coralville Comfort Inn, 209 9th St., Coralville Country Inn and Suites by Carlson, 2571 Heartland Place, Coralville Days Inn, Hwy. 6 West, Coralville Fairfield Inn, 214 9th Street, Coralville Hampton Inn, 1200 1st Ave., Coralville Heartland Inn, 87 2nd Street, Coralville
RESTAURANTS
Old Chicago, 78 Second Street, Coralville Olive Garden, 925 25th Ave., Coralville Outback Steakhouse, 945 25th Ave., Coralville Ox Yoke Inn, 4420 220 Trail, Amana Pagliai’s Pizza, 302 E. Bloomington St., Iowa City Panchero’s Mexican Grill, 901 25th Ave., Coralville Panchero’s Mexican Grill, 32 S. Clinton, Iowa City Panchero’s Mexican Grill, 965 South Riverside Drive Pit Smokehouse, 130 N. Dubuque, Iowa City Quinton’s Bar & Deli, 215 E. Washington, Iowa City Red Lobster, 2671 2nd Street, Coralville Red’s Ale House, 515 S. Dubuque St., North Liberty River City Beefstro, 1210 1st Ave., Coralville Sam’s Pizza, 441 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City Sanctuary Restaurant & Pub, 405 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City Short’s Burger and Shine, 18 S. Clinton St., Iowa City
248-1220 339-9100 354-2755 1-800-233-3441 351-5073 248-3256 338-6311 887-2600 337-6653 354-7074 338-6400 626-2100 351-1551 337-8200 351-5692 337-4678
Sports Column, 12 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City Steak and Shake, 2806 Commerce Drive, Coralville Summit Restaurant & Bar, 10 S. Clinton St., Iowa City Sushi Popo, 725 Mormon Trek Blvd., Iowa City Tailgators, 450 1st Ave., Coralville Takanami, 219 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City Texas Road House, 2520 Corridor Way, Coralville The Three Samurai, 1801 2nd St., Coralville Third Base, 111 E. College St., Iowa City Timmy Flynn’s Red Pepper Grill, 517 S. Riverside Drive, Iowa City Vesta, 849 Quarry Road, Coralville Vine Tavern, 330 E. Prentiss St., Iowa City Vine Tavern & Eatery, 39 2nd St., Coralville Vito’s Italian American Restaurant, 118 E. College St., Iowa City Wig and Pen Pizza Pub, 1220 Hwy. 6 West, Coralville Z’mariks Noodle Cafe, 19 S Dubuque St
356-6902 545-5472 354-7482 338-7676 351-1488 356-6914 354-3489 337-3340 339-1516 337-5270 338-3782 354-8767 338-7770 338-1393 354-2767 338-5500
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