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8-9 // BUILDING CHAMPIONS Four years ago, Gabriel Flores was a teenager in Puerto Rico. Today, he is fueling a Miami men’s tennis team that is on the rise.
24 // Rallying with gabriel flores After ending the regular season with threestraight wins, the Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team has earned the 8-seed in the ACC Tournament set to be played on Mar. 5 through Mar. 9 in Greensboro, N.C.
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Javi Salas made history at Mark Light Field, pitching just the 23rd perfect game in modern NCAA baseball history.
THE RUNDOWN 6 UM: #bythenumbers 7 Around the Web 8-9, 12 Hurricane club 10-11 CAne-Stagram 20, 28 UM SPORTS HALL OF FAME 23 compliance 31 HFBCA view from the u 16 TRACK & FIELD 20 women’s tennis 22 rowing 23 golf 25 men’s tennis 28 Women’s Basketball 30 Men’s basketball 31 baseball
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Six seniors will be honored prior to Miami’s basketball against Wake Forest on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the BankUnited Center.
#BYTHENUMBERS A statistical look at the Miami Hurricanes Javi Salas made history at Mark Light Field March 4, pitching just the 23rd perfect game in modern NCAA Division I baseball history in No. 16 Miami’s 17-0 shutout of visiting Villanova.
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Rion Brown is currently No. 9 on Miami’s alltime list of 3-point shots made in a career. His 169 trail No. 8 Kevin Presto (170) and No. 7 Guillermo Diaz (174).
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Miami tennis swept Xavier and Presbyterian in a doubleheader last week in Coral Gables.
After a stellar ACC season, freshman point guard Adrienne Motley has been named to the ACC’s Blue Ribbon Panel All-Freshman Team. Her team-leading 13.2 ppg in conference play ranks fifth among all freshmen in the league.
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Former Miami Hurricanes defensive back JoJo Nicolas died March 26 after suffering injuries from an early morning car accident.
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THURRICANE estaverde Inducted CLUB into College Football HOF
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THurricanes estaverde Inducted into Loss CollegeofFootball HOF Mourn JoJo Nicolas
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Former Miami Hurricanes defensive back JoJo Nicolas died Feb. 26 after suffering injuries from an early morning car accident. Nicolas was 24 years old. “The entire University of Miami family mourns the loss of JoJo Nicolas who passed away earlier this evening,” Miami AD Blake James said. “JoJo was a valued member of our community, our school and our football program, and his loss is devastating to everyone he touched. On behalf of the University, I send our condolences and thoughts and prayers to JoJo’s family, friends and teammates. He will forever be a part of The U.” A four-year letterwinner for the Miami Hurricanes from 2007-11, he was the recipient of Miami’s 2011 Melching Leadership Award at the team’s banquet at the end of the season. As a senior in 2011, he recorded 66 tackles and two interceptions. “The University of Miami community has suffered a deep loss, with the passing of JoJo Nicolas,” head coach Al Golden said. “For all of us who were fortunate to know JoJo--to coach him, teach him, play alongside him or simply to befriend him--we will forever carry his memory with us. Our prayers go out to his family and his loved ones, and he will always be a cherished member of our family.” Nicolas, a 2011 graduate of the University of Miami, signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2012. The funeral for JoJo Nicolas will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Glendale Missionary Baptist Church, located at 14580 SW 117th Avenue in Miami.
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VIEW FROM THE U TRACK&FIELD BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO
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2014 SCHEDULE Indoor Track and Field 1/18 1/24-25 2/7-8 2/14-15 2/27-3/1 3/14-15
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Track Wins Six ACC Titles
The University of Miami track and field program picked up six individual titles at the 2014 ACC Indoor Championships. Artie Burns, Lea Johnson, Amber Monroe, Isaiah Simmons, Shakima Wimbley and the women’s 4x400m relay proved they were the best in the ACC last weekend in Clemson, S.C. Burns entered the men’s 60m hurdles final as the top seed and the freshman finished the race as the 2014 ACC indoor champion. Burns’ time of 7.74 seconds was five-hundredths better than second place finisher Drequan Hoskey of Virginia. “It feels great to come in fresh from high school and do this,” Burns said. “It’s big for my confidence going into nationals.” Burns is the third Hurricane to win the ACC Indoor Championship in men’s 60m HH, joining Devon Hill (2010-11) and Cory Nelms (2009). Johnson won the women’s weight throw with a personal-best mark of 20.99m that ranks second in school history. Johnson is the second Hurricane to win the ACC Indoor Championship in women’s weight throw, joining 2007 champion Khadija Talley. “I don’t know that I was expecting to go as far as I did,” Johnson said. “I went into the finals in fourth place, but everything clicked and I moved into first.” Monroe gave Miami a sweep in the women’s throws, securing the women’s shot put championship with a personal-best throw of 17.18m. The junior’s mark ranks fifth in the country and second in school history. “We changed her technique to the spin this year and some things are starting to click,” Miami associate head coach Cory Young said. “She is a relentless worker. We hit it hard in the weight room to get her stronger and she is a very tall, athletic girl that can do big things when she lines everything up. I think there is more there. We still have more room for her to improve upon.” Monroe joins Miami record holder Kimberli Barrett (2005) as the only women’s shot put ACC indoor champions in UM history. 16
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“I’m still shocked,” Monroe said. “I went into this competition looking to score points and get on the podium. It’s crazy though and I still don’t believe it. I have been working hard at the shot. This feels great.” While Monroe was a surprise winner, Simmons entered the men’s shot put final as the clear favorite. The defending ACC indoor shot put champion reclaimed his spot atop the medal stand with a throw of 18.66m. “This year I had a lot more confidence just based off what I did in the previous meet in Albuquerque and breaking the school indoor record again,” Simmons said. “Setting myself with an indoor personal-best, I wanted to build off that. My expectations were to get a winning throw and try to move up the national list.” Wimbley’s performance was noteworthy because she overcame adversity to reach the top of the medal stand. The standout freshman was disqualified after what would have been a silver medal performance in the 400m, but Wimbley did not dwell on the disappointment for long, entering the women’s 200m final as the top seed and finishing a champion. The standout sprinter blazed down the track in 23.58 seconds to join Tarika Williams (2011), Murielle Ahoure (2009), Krista Simkins (2008) and Dominque Darden (2005) as Canes who have won the 200m ACC indoor title. “Good things are not always going to happen,” Wimbley said. “You have to take the good with the bad. I was able to suck it up and focus on the next race. I knew I had to keep my mind strong for my team.” Wimbley also played a key role in Miami securing its first gold medal in the women’s 4x400m relay since 2006. The freshman teamed with Kelsey Balkwill, Taneisha Cordell and Jamika Glades to run a 3:38.54. The Canes open their outdoor season on March 21 at the Hurricane Invitational.
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Hurricane Invitational Texas Relays Miami Invitational Florida Relays Hurricane Alumni Invitational ACC Championships Penn Relays Bobcat Classic (Texas State) LSU Georgia Tech Invitational NCAA East Preliminary NCAA Championships
THE U AT NATIONALS Five student-athletes will represent Miami at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships. Artie Burns (60m HH), Lea Johnson (weight throw), Amber Monroe (shot put), Alysha Newman (pole vault and Shakima Wimbley (200m) are set to compete against the nationa’s best in Albuquerque, N.M. on March 14-15.
CANES EARN ACC AWARD Lindsi Arrington and Bassim El-Sabawi were among the 50 student-athletes selected to receive a 2014 Weaver-James-Corrigan postgraduate scholarship. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
2014 HOME TRACK MEETS After a challenging indoor schedule, Miami opens its 2014 outdoor season with the first of three home meets, hosting the Hurricane Invitational from on March 21-22. They will also host the Miami Invitational on March 29 and the Hurricane Alumni Invitational on April 12. “It is always great to compete in front of our home crowd,” Miami director of track and field and cross country Amy Deem said. “Having three home meets gives us an opportunity to showcase not only our team, but also bring quality track and field meets to the university campus and South Florida community.”
The patience of Jim
Next time you’re running about two quarts low on hope, or feel like you’re on the wrong end of God’s Whac-A-Mole game, think of Jim Kelly and be glad you’re not him. Jim Kelly is sport’s Job. If it’s raining anywhere, it’s raining on Jim Kelly. He’s as unlucky as a one-legged dog. The former Buffalo Bills QB has endured more pain, grief and disappointment than many nations, and it’s only getting worse. “Jim has had the highest of highs and the lowest of lows,” says his brother Pat. “Lately, it’s been some really low lows.” And yet when you see Jim Kelly, he acts as if he just won Publishers Clearing House. “I’ve been blessed,” says Kelly, 54. “I wouldn’t change a thing.” Really? Because I wouldn’t wish what has happened to him on a tax collector. He’s in 24-hour pain. He can’t feel the skin on the left half of his face. He says his lip feels like it’s constantly on fire. He has had his upper left jaw removed and all but two of his teeth -- and those two have had six root canals. He admits he hasn’t been able to sleep in years without taking something. “I honestly can’t remember Jim sleeping through the night,” says his wife, Jill. “I’m not sure he ever has.” Kelly carries around more hardware than a Home Depot. His back has two plates and 10 screws in it. His neck has a plate and six screws. He just had double hernia surgery. One day, he had to have a cyst removed under his nostril without Novocain. “I think they heard me three office buildings over,” he says. He should really be dead by now, but nothing seems to do the trick, not a plane crash, cancer, more operations than he can remember, a lifetime of disappointment nor bottomless grief. He never wanted to play in Buffalo. He played 11 years in Buffalo. He ached to win a Super Bowl. Nobody got closer without winning one. He yearned for a son. He had a son, who suffered from Krabbe disease and died before his ninth birthday. He lives to hunt, yet hunting has nearly killed him. “And yet he never complains,” Pat says. “He’s the toughest person I know.” Jim Kelly shrugs and says, “Yeah, sometimes you just want to say to God, ‘OK. I give. Uncle. Just give me some time where I don’t feel any pain anymore.’ But nobody wants to hear about my problems.” Only once has he let himself feel a spoonful of self-pity. He turned to Jill and said, “Is this how it’s going to be the rest of my life? Because I don’t know if I can handle this the rest of my life.” But he will. He has handled more bad breaks than an orthopedist. He is the undisputed champion of Sucking It Up and Smiling. Four straight seasons he took his Bills to the Super Bowl, and four straight times they lost. He still has never watched tapes of those losses, but last weekend, for the first time in his life, he watched a highlight tape of his 1990 season, which ended with the Wide Right loss to the New York Giants. “I’m never going to watch it again,” he says. “It only made it hurt worse. I don’t like to 17
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think about any of them.” What bugs Kelly is that the Bills get no love for being the only team in history to make four straight championships. “You talk to John Elway or Dan Marino. They’re amazed at how we were able to do that. ... But I know now why the good Lord did that. He was preparing me for what was coming.” What was coming was more heartache than a year’s worth of Super Bowl losses could dump on him. There was the 2000 bear hunting trip in Alaska, when the single-prop plane he was flying in went down in the Bering Sea. Kelly, upside down, kicked the window out and swam for shore in 39-degree water, then thawed himself with a Bunsen burner. “I thought I was a goner,” he says. He came back 23 pounds lighter. There was his 37th birthday, when his son Hunter was born. “I dreamed about coaching my son in football,” Kelly says. “Hunter would wear No. 12, and his cousin Chad [Kelly] would wear 83 [Andre Reed’s number]. That script was written.” Hunter would be 17 today. Chad -- now 19 and Jim Kelly’s godson -- was the first New York high school QB to pass for more than 2,000 yards and run for more than 1,000 in a season and signed with Clemson, where he’ll compete as a sophomore for the starting job when spring practice begins this week. Jim, meanwhile, went on to devoting his life to keeping other fathers from feeling the hole he’s had in his gut ever since Hunter’s death. He works every day to pass legislation that would fix the state-by-state flaws in infant-disease screening -- screening that could’ve saved Hunter’s life. “Thousands of babies are dying because they’re born in the wrong state,” Kelly says. “Some states test for eight diseases and some for as many as 60. Why can’t every state test for the max amount? We give so much money to other countries and yet we’re robbing our own kids of a quality of life.” After that came crippling back problems, murderous neck troubles, and then the jaw cancer, even though Kelly never smoked or dipped. It has ravaged him, leaving him with a prosthesis for his upper jaw and a pain that tucks him in nightly. “I worry about him,” Pat says. “I really do.” And yet what does his brother do for a living? He crisscrosses the country giving motivational speeches that bring tears to faces, goose bumps to arms and perseverance to hearts. “His ability to lose, and lose big, and yet handle it, is so impressive to me,” Jill says. “This has all made him an even better person than before, more patient even. It’s made him want to help even more people than before. ... People hear him speak and think, ‘How can I get some of this hope, this hope beyond circumstance that he has?’ I’ve seen it. What he’s been through is a curse, yes. And it’s a trial, yes. But, really, when you think of how much good it’s brought others, it’s a gift.” Fine. But you wish this gift would just stop giving.
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VIEW FROM THE U WOMEN’S TENNIS
BY TAYLOR MCGILLIS
Canes Remain Perfect in ACC Play
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Canes Jump to No. 13 The Miami Hurricanes women’s tennis team jumped seven spots to No. 13 in the latest ITA women’s tennis rankings on Mar. 5.
Miami (8-2, 4-0 ACC) has won four-straight ACC matches to start conference play, and most recently, picked up a win against No. 19 Georgia Tech on Sunday. The Hurricanes have two players in the singles rankings, Kelsey Laurente at No. 40 and Stephanie Wagner at No. 71. Two Hurricanes doubles teams remain in the rankings with Clementina Riobueno and Monique Albuquerque at No. 24 and Kelsey Laurente and Melissa Bolivar at No. 48.
The 20th-ranked Miami Hurricanes women’s remained perfect in ACC play with a 7-0 sweep of No. 19 Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon. “We had some game plans that we wanted to implement and the girls were able execute them,” head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said. “I have been waiting for a day like this for a while, where every girl shows up, every girl battles hard, and every girl stays disciplined and detailed. Like I said, we have been preaching this in practice for a while, so it was nice to see it happen today.”
This past weekend in the match against Georgia Tech, Laurente and Bolivar picked up an impressive win, taking down the No. 3 team in the nation—Kendal Woodard and Megan Kurey of Georgia Tech.
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In the biggest win of the day, 48th-ranked Kelsey Laurente and Melissa Bolivar—playing at the one-double spot today—topped the 3rd-ranked doubles team in the nation. “We made a little change between our No. 1 and 2 doubles. Our No. 2 doubles has been playing some really great tennis, and I thought they deserved the opportunity to play that team today from Georgia Tech,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. Laurente and Bolivar took advantage of the opportunity of playing in the one spot. After splitting the first six games of the match 3-3 with Georgia Tech’s Kendal Woodard and Megan Kurey, the Hurricane duo started to pull away. The Hurricanes won five out of the last six games to finish of the statement win. In the two-doubles matchup, Miami’s 24th-ranked Clementina Riobueno and Monique Albuquerque started the match down 3-2, but would go to win the next four games to take a 6-3 lead. After trading a few games, the duo did prevail 8-6 against Georgia Tech’s 49th-ranked Muriel Wacker and Natasha Prokhnevska. “I was real happy with both of our doubles teams today,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “I was even happier to see how happy Monique and Clementina were for our No. 1 team to come away with that match. That was a big win for them. The goal is to get both those teams in the NCAA Tournament and we took a step in the right direction today.” At the three-doubles position, Miami’s Stephanie Wagner and Brittany Dubins were trailing Georgia Tech’s Rasheeda McAdoo and Alexa Anton-Ohlmeye 7-4 when Miami clinched the doubles point. 40th-ranked Laurente won her singles match convincingly in two straight sets against Georgia Tech’s Prokhnevska 6-2, 6-2. Laurente’s spring season record improves to 9-1 overall and a perfect 4-0 in ACC play. “She’s a tough competitor,” Laurente said. “I was just ready for her and for every single ball.” Following Laurente’s victory, Riobueno brought in another win against Georgia Tech’s Rasheeda McAdoo. Riobueno controlled her opponent and the match throughout its entirety, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. On the next court over, Lina Lileikite played with confidence, taking down Georgia Tech’s Megan Kurey. She would go on to finish her opponent in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. Another highlight of today’s match was the singles play of No. 71 Wagner. Trailing in the first set 5-1 to Georgia Tech’s Kendal Woodard, she dug deep and won six of the next seven games to take the first set 7-6. Wagner kept the momentum going and won the second set 6-2. After losing five of the first six games, Wagner won 11 of the last 14 to close out the victory. In what turned out to be the longest match of the day, Albuquerque defeated Georgia Tech’s Alexa Anton-Ohlmeyer in a three-setter. After splitting the first two sets 6-3 and then 3-6, the two were tied 6-6 in the third set, forcing a tiebreaker, in which Albuquerque came prevailed 7-5. At No. 6 singles, Bolivar played a tight match against Georgia Tech’s Muriel Wacker. Bolivar split the first and second set with her opponent and because Miami had already won the match at this point, a 10-point tiebreaker (win by two) would determine the winner. After constantly going back and forth, Bolivar would finish the tiebreaker winning with a score of 12-10. The Hurricanes return to action on March 7 when they hit the road for their first ACC road match of the year against the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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Want one of these sweet T-shirts? On March 15 at the women’s tennis match vs. Baylor, 150 free shirts will be given away to those in attendance on a first come, first serve basis. At 4 p.m., the two ranked teams will battle it out at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center and the Hurricanes could certainly use your support. With a win over Baylor the Hurricanes would add a top-caliber win to their non-conference schedule that would bolster the team’s ranking. Let’s pack the grandstands and BEAT the Baylor Bears.
UMSHOF CELEBRITY BOWLING TOURNAMENT
18 UMSHoF members attended the bowling tournament. L to R: Brett Romberg, Rich Mercier, KC Jones, Reggie Wayne, Jim Morris, Hal Sears, Randal Hill, Javy Rodriguez, Larry Wilson, Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer, Alex Santos, Patti Rizzo, Tracy Kerdyk, Clinton Portis, Don Soldinger, Norm Parsons and Wayne Beckner. Not Pictured:1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta, who also attended.
More than 100 bowlers joined 18 University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame members and more than a dozen other former UM student-athletes, who gathered Monday, February 24 at Splitsville in South Miami for the 3rd Annual UM Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Bowling Tournament. The Event raised funds for the Hall of Fame, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis. Among the celebrity bowlers were 1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta, Indianapolis Colts star Reggie Wayne, former Washington Redskin Clinton Portis, UM Baseball Coach Jim Morris, current Miami Dolphin Olivier Vernon and many other former Hurricanes greats. The Top Celebrity Bowler was 2014 ACC Legend Steve Edwards. Top Overall Bowler was former UMSHoF President Ed Golden.
Former Washington Redskin and UMSHoF Class of 2014 Inductee Clinton Portis joined in the evening of fun.
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VIEW FROM THE U ROWING BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO
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2013-14 SCHEDULE Nov. 2-3 Mar. 8 Mar. 22 Apr. 5-6 Apr. 19-20 Apr. 27 May 17 May 30
Head of the Hooch Michigan Scrimmage UConn San Diego Crew Classic Tiger Invitational UCF, Tulsa & Old Dominion ACC Championships NCAA Championships
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Rowing Ready for Spring Season
Miami travels to Tampa, Fla., for a scrimmage against the Michigan Wolverines The University of Miami rowing program is set to begin its 2014 spring season this weekend with a scrimmage against the University of Michigan. The Canes and Wolverines will hit the water on Saturday, March 8, in Tampa, Fla. Miami and Michigan will have the 1V8+, 2V8+, V4+ and Novice 8+ boats scrimmage against each other in preparation for a challenging 2014 schedule. “I’m excited about our racing schedule,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “It is a challenging schedule with many opportunities to race against some strong opponents.” Miami enters the 2014 championship season after an impressive showing at the 2013 Head of the Hooch in November. The Canes were highly competitive on the Tennessee River, winning two races and earning four Top 10 finishes in what was a successful weekend in Chattanooga. “All the crews raced hard and with lots of poise,” Sanderson said. “It was great to see all their hard work in practice pay off in the races.” The 2013 Head of the Hooch was an excellent way to end the 2013 year and open the Sanderson Era. Now Miami is on the cusp of opening its first spring season under Sanderson. In his first year at the helm of the Miami rowing program, Sanderson will look to seniors Breanna Hayton, Maggie Fragel, Katie Guest and Courtney Keller to be veteran leaders in the 2014 championship season. Sophomores Alison Whitty, Sarah Aschebrock and Caitlin Lowe, as well as freshmen Frida Carlsson, Jaimie Snelgrove and Joanna Unsworth, are underclassmen who will be counted on to help the Canes compete with the top boats in the ACC. Coxswains Emily Eidelman, Sohpia Doughty, Meghan Hamilton and Lydia Barber will keep Miami’s boats on course through the finish line.
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Saturday’s scrimmage will give the Hurricanes a chance to get on the water against another school as they get ready for their first official race of the 2014 championship season. Miami will host UConn at the Ronald W. Shane Watersports Center on March 22. Following their home regatta against UConn, the Hurricanes will travel to California to compete in the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic. A year ago in San Diego Miami’s Varsity 8+ entered the Cal Cup Grand Final as the top seed, but it was the University of San Diego who opened the race in front. The Toreros, who were racing on their home course, led by as much as a full boat length during the first 1000m. But the Canes surprised the Toreros at the 1000m mark with a move that ended with Miami taking over the lead with close to 500m to go. Miami’s late charge led to a Hurricane win by a boat length over San Diego, with the University of British Columbia following in third position. Miami’s 1V8+ will compete for the JessopWhittier Cup at the 2014 San Diego Crew Classic, while 2V8+ will look to bring home the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy. The Hurricanes will also race at the Tiger Invitational (April 19-20) in Clemson, S.C. and in Orlando, Fla., against UCF, Tulsa and Old Dominion (April 27). Both regattas will help Miami’s final preparations before the ACC Championships on May 17. A year ago the Hurricanes placed fourth in the conference with 27 points, up two spots from 2012, thanks to strong performances from the two Varsity 8+ crews. Miami will try to continue to climb the standings in the talent-rich ACC in 2014 and beyond.
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By Robert C. Jones Jr. - UM News Residents of Siguatepeque, Honduras, have probably never heard of the Bowman Foster Ashe Scholarship. But in an indirect way, the University of Miami financial award, named for the institution’s first president, has lessened their dependence on rainwater and brought clean drinking water to their taps. That’s because the scholarship helped industrial engineer Caitlin Augustin pay for her education at UM, where, as an undergraduate, she started a chapter of Engineers without Borders, spearheading in 2008 a project for the small Honduran town that resulted in a four-and-a-halfkilometer water pipeline. Today, the pipeline is still flowing, and Siguatepeque townspeople are grateful. But not as appreciative as Augustin. Scholarships have allowed her to soar, and without them, she said, her academic career at UM would have been grounded. At UM’s annual Scholarship Donor Recognition Luncheon held in the Student Activities Center ballroom, Augustin joined hundreds of students—from biology to business, chemistry to communication, and economics to engineering majors—in thanking the many philanthropists who have made college a reality by providing financial assistance. “Scholarships allowed me the flexibility and opportunities to explore my passions and interests,” said Augustin, who earned an industrial engineering degree from UM in 2010 and is now working on her Ph.D., with a fellowship from the Abess Center for Ecosystem and Science Policy helping her along the way.
VIEW FROM THE U GOLF
BY CHRIS YANDLE
@HurricanesGolf
Darquea Wins Hurricane Invite CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami Hurricanes freshman Daniela Darquea won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff Wednesday to win the 2014 Hurricane Invitational at the Biltmore Golf Course. Darquea started the final round in third place, two strokes behind second-day leader Sasikarn On-Iam from Iowa State. The Quito, Ecuador, product birdied 17 and 18 to force the suddendeath playoff with On-Iam, who shot 2-over 73 during the final round. The playoff lasted just one hole as Darquea pared the par-4 No. 10 for her first college victory, finishing at 2-under 211. Middle Tennessee’s Avery George finished third at 1-under 212. Kennesaw State’s Ines Lescudier was fourth at even-par 213, followed by Daytona State’s Tiffany Chan and Northwestern’s Hana Lee in fifth place at 1-over 214. “I finished the last two holes really strong,” Darquea said. “That fired me up and got me back
into it. I didn’t know I had tied (Sasikarn On-Iam) until I saw Coach Koskinen. I was a bit nervous (after that), but I was able to re-group. “I am very happy with my game right now,” Darquea said. “I feel solid. I put all my effort into it and things turned out the right way.” Northwestern held off second-day leader Iowa State to win the team title. The 18th-ranked Wildcats finished at 12-over 864, one stroke ahead of the Cyclones, who finished at 13-over 865. Host and No. 30 Miami finished third at 22-over 874. “Dani is such an amazing player,” head coach Patti Rizzo said. “All parts of Dani’s game are solid. She knows how to work the ball. She is calm and has a great demeanor. She stays very controlled out that and that is really important with golf.”
2013-14 RESULTS FALL TOURNAMENT Mary Fossum Invitational Challenge at Onion Creek Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational
RESULT 6th / 15 2nd / 11 3rd / 18
SPRING TOURNAMENT Florida Challenge UCF Challenge Hurricane Invitational
RESULT 3rd / 6 3rd / 19 3rd / 18
SPRING 2014 SCHEDULE DATE TOURNAMENT March 14-16 at Gator Invitational March 24-26 at SDSU Farms Invitational April 18-20 at ACC Championship
View full release and final results
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NAME TOURN Daniela Darquea 6 Delfina Acosta 6 Leticia Ras-Anderica 6 Kailey Walsh 6 Rika Park 6
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PCT OF ROUNDS COUNTED RDS CNTD PCT STROKES 17 14.5 85.3 1,238 17 15.0 88.2 1,253 17 13.5 79.4 1,254 17 12.5 73.5 1,261 17 10.5 61.8 1,281
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AVG 72.82 73.71 73.76 74.18 75.35
SCORE VS. PAR LOW +20 (1.18) 67 +31 (1.82) 69 +36 (2.12) 69 +37 (2.18) 69 +61 (3.59) 71
PAR OR BETTER T10 T15 T25 6 3 4 5 4 1 1 4 4 3 4 4 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 1
BEST ROUNDS 18 36 54 67 139 211 69 141 216 69 140 214 69 142 216 71 144 217
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VIEW FROM THE U MEN’S TENNIS
BY AMY WOODRUFF
@CanesMensTennis
SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE Jan. 12 FAU W, 7-0 Jan. 19 at UCF L, 4-3 Jan. 31 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 7-0 Feb. 2 FLORIDA A&M W, 7-0 Feb. 7 TEXAS TECH L, 4-3 Feb. 9 USF L, 5-2 Feb. 22 UNF W, 4-3 March 4 PRESBYTERIAN W, 4-0 XAVIER W, 7-0 March 7 at Clemson 11 a.m. March 9 at Georgia Tech 11 a.m. March 12 TROY 2 p.m. March 15 BOSTON 11 a.m. March 17 WISCONSIN 11 a.m. March 21 WAKE FOREST 4 p.m. March 23 NC STATE 12 p.m. March 25 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 10 a.m. / 3 p.m. March 28 at Virginia 3 p.m. March 30 at Virginia Tech 12 p.m. April 4 DUKE 2 p.m. April 6 NORTH CAROLINA 12 p.m. April 11 at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. April 13 at Boston College 11 a.m. April 19 FLORIDA STATE 11 a.m. April 24-27 ACC Championships May 9-10 NCAA Regional May 15-18 NCAA Championships May 21-26 NCAA Individual Championships
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RECENT RESULTS Miami 7, Xavier 0 Singles competition 1. Omar Aly (UM) def. Jimmy Roebker (XU) 6-4, 6-4 2. Gabriel Flores (UM) def. Mesa Mei (XU) 5-7, 7-5, 10-2 (10-2) 3. Diego Soto (UM) def. Zach Mueck (XU) 6-4, 6-1 4. Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) def. Adam Krull (XU) 6-3, 6-1 5. William Albanese (UM) def. Matt Bishop (XU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 6. Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) def. Jeremy Schneider (XU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-4 Doubles Competition 1. Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) vs. Mesa Mei/ Jimmy Roebker (XU) unfinished 2. Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto (UM) def. Matt Bishop/ Adam Krull (XU) 8-3 3. William Albanese/Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) def. Brian Carman/Zach Mueck (XU) 8-5
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It’s easy for a restaurant to claim that they have the best chicken wings in Miami, but on March 8, you will be the judge. Click here for tickets - Only $22: Includes Game Ticket & WingFest Admission The BankUnited Center will host WingFest -- a sampling of chicken wings from establishments across South Florida -- prior to the men’s basketball game vs. Wake Forest. For just $22, fans will receive a game ticket plus the ability to eat wings from the following locations: - Buffalo Wild Wings - Sports Grill - Bru’s Room - Kings Creek Village - Chicks N Wings - House of Wings - Bokampers - Back of the Road Sports Grill WingFest will be held in the Multipurpose Room of the BankUnited Center and will begin at Noon. A cash bar will also be available. The game is scheduled to tip off at 2 p.m. Celebrity judges will include Chef Adrianne Calvo, Channing Crowder and Alex Donno. To purchase tickets, click the link below and use the promo code, WING. Click here for tickets For more information, or to order over the phone, call Brad Matthews at 305-284-6743 or 305-284-2263.
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VIEW FROM THE U WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BY TAYLOR McGILLIS
Canes Take Momentum into ACC Tourney After ending the regular season with three-straight wins, the Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team has earned the 8-seed in the ACC Tournament set to be played on Mar. 5 through Mar. 9 in Greensboro, N.C. Miami (16-13, 8-8 ACC) will face the 9-seed Florida State Seminoles on Thursday, Mar. 6 at 2 p.m. The Seminoles concluded the regular season with a 19-10 overall record and 7-9 in ACC play. Just five games ago, the Hurricanes went to Tallahassee and came away with a three-point win, propelling Katie Meier’s squad to a strong finish that saw them earn four victories in their last five games.
UFamily, Friends Celebrate Lin Dunn Lin Dunn will be honored as the Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball ACC Legend at the this week’s ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. But before that was going to take place, it only seemed fitting that the Hurricanes invite back Coach Dunn for a celebration on campus at the University of Miami. A reception was held at the new Schwartz Center on campus on Mar. 1, the day before Miami’s final home game of the season. In a great evening of visiting, catching up, and celebrating, friends and former players of Coach Dunn took the opportunity to revisit the past and reflect on their time with their old coach. Current head coach Katie Meier, athletic director Blake James and Rick Remmert each took a turn speaking to the audience about what Dunn meant to the Hurricanes family, and how much they appreciated her contribution to The U. Finally, Coach Dunn took the stage and very quickly made us all remember why she is so beloved by the women’s basketball community and by this university.
In the first matchup against Florida State on Jan. 9, the then 18thranked Seminoles squeaked out a five-point win over the Hurricanes in Coral Gables.
Photos of the event are available for free download courtesy of JC Ridley at Caneshooter.com
The winner of Thursday’s game will face top-seeded and 2nd-ranked Notre Dame on Friday at 2 p.m.
Senior Sendoff: Krystal Saunders and Maria Brown
The new-look tournament will feature all 15 ACC teams and 14 games, beginning with three first-round matchups on Wednesday. Four second-round games are scheduled for Thursday, followed by the quarterfinals on Friday, the semifinals on Saturday evening and the championship game on Sunday at 7 p.m. The championship game of the 2014 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament will be played Sunday at 7 p.m. All 14 games of this year’s tournament are set to be televised. The first, second and quarterfinal rounds will be carried by the league’s regional sports network, RSN. Both of Saturday evening’s semifinal games will be carried nationally by ESPNU, while a national audience will watch Sunday’s championship game via ESPN. All games will also be available via ESPN3 and WatchESPN.
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Seniors Maria Brown and Krystal Saunders still have the ACC Tournament and postseason of their senior seasons to play, but they are already being revered for their contribution to the women’s basketball program.
When their careers end, the 2014 graduates will finish with the most ACC wins out of any class in program history.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Sports Hall of Fame 46th Annual Banquet Inductees...
• Andre Johnson (football) • James Jones (basketball) • Jeff Morrison (baseball) • Wyllesheia Myrick (track) Date: Thursday, April 10th, 2014 Time: Cocktails at 6:00 PM Dinner at 7:00 PM
• Clinton Portis (football) • Rio Ramirez (diving) • Javy Rodriguez (baseball) • Lamar Thomas (football) Please fill out form below and mail it with your check payable to UM Sports Hall of Fame. If you cannot attend, your donation will be appreciated. For further information call
Place: Jungle Island 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail Miami, FL 33132
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Price: $100.00 each individual ticket $1000.00 per table of ten $1,500.00 SUPER Table of Ten
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VIEW FROM THE U MEN’S BASKETBALL BY AMY WOODRUFF
This high-flying senior has had his dunks featured on SportsCenter’s top-10 plays more than once this season. A member of the ACC All-Academic Basketball team in 2011, Erik Swoope is a key returning player from last season, averaging career-highs in scoring, assists, and rebounds. This forward from Lake Elsinore, California, will graduate this May with an undergraduate degree in economics. Born and raised in Boca Raton, Justin Heller walked on as a freshman in 2010 and in in his final semester wearing orange and green, he was put on scholarship. This guard was named a Book Buster and to the Athletic Directors Honor Roll as a freshman and was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll as a junior. He is a business major graduating this May and is fondly referred to as “J-Hell.”
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Rion Brown is the 35th member of the Hurricanes’ 1,000-point club, and is the ninth-best scorer in the ACC averaging 15 points per game. He is currently ninth on Miami’s all-time list for 3-pointers made. After spending the 2012-13 campaign as the seventh man, this athletic guard became a leader for this Miami team and has scored 20 or more points in seven games this season. The Hinesville, Ga., native leads the team in all major offensive categories and will graduate this May with a bachelor’s degree in sports administration.
Donnavan Kirk has had two stints at the U, transferring back this season after two years as a DePaul Blue Demon. He has suited up for 45 games over three seasons as a Cane and has averaged a career-best 8.3 points per game this season. This Pontiac, Michigan, native has started in all but one game this season and paces Miami with a team-high 45 blocks, which is The only Hurricane to start every game this season, Garrius seventh-best in the ACC. He is currently pursuing a master’s in Adams has been a part of the Miami basketball program for five community and social change. years. A versatile guard, he is top-three on the team in points scored, steals and assists and has set or tied career highs in nine A native of Lagos, Nigeria, Raphael Akpejiori has logged time statistical categories in his final season. After graduating with a in 80 games over his four-year career. This physical forward will bachelor’s degree in sports administration last June, this Apex, graduate in May 2015 with a bachelor’s and master’s degree North Carolina native will receive a second undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. He was named to the 2013 All-ACC Academic Team, ACC Academic Honor Roll, Book Buster, Athletic in sociology this May. Directors Honor Roll and the Dean’s List for a GPA over 3.5. He has also been awarded a postgraduate scholarship for his distinction in the classroom and on the court. 30
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VIEW FROM THE U BASEBALL
BY CAMRON GHORBI
@CanesBaseball
EXHIBITION AGAINST MARLINS The No. 14 Miami Hurricanes dropped their annual exhibition with the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium, falling in the afternoon affair on March 26 by a final score of 5-2. Senior righthander Javi Salas pitched well in his second start of the spring, scattering five hits across four shutout innings. The Coral Gables, Fla., native had one walk and one strikeout against a Marlins lineup featuring four potential Opening Day starters. The Hurricanes got on the board first thanks to an RBI grounder from first baseman Brad Fieger in the third inning that was mishandled by Marlins shortstop Ed Lucas. Senior outfielder Dale Carey got the action started with a double to left off reliever James Leverton, and took third on a sacrifice bunt from senior Tyler Palmer.
PERFECT! Salas makes history at The Light Javi Salas made history at Mark Light Field on March 4, pitching just the 23rd perfect game in modern NCAA Division I baseball history in No. 16 Miami’s 17-0 shutout of visiting Villanova. The senior righthander and team captain retired all 27 Wildcats batters he faced, needing just 113 pitches to get through perfection. Salas became just the second Miami Hurricane to ever throw a perfect game and the first since Kevin Sheary on March 14, 1987. He struck out Villanova pinch hitter Derrick May Jr. for the final out of the game, sending his teammates into a frenzied celebration in front of the mound. “I don’t even know what to think,” Salas said after the game. “In that last inning, I was trying to keep my adrenaline down. The fans were getting up, and I couldn’t believe it. It’s a dream come true.” Salas said it took some superstitious silent treatment from his teammates in the dugout after the sixth inning to realize the potential magnitude of his
performance. “I got back in the dugout and I was kind of isolated and no one was talking to me,” he said. “That’s when I realized what I had going. I had a couple of 3-1 counts there that I was hoping I didn’t walk a guy. I had to keep my approach and stay aggressive going after these guys. Luck had it for me today.” Salas credited his team’s performance in all three phases of the game as the recipe for success against the Wildcats (2-8). “That’s the only reason I showed up today - to get our team back on track,” Salas said. “I didn’t care how it happened or what the score was, we really needed to win. I think it all came together tonight. We played great defense, we hit the ball, and we got a little luck with pitching.” Salas was elected team captain for the second consecutive year prior to 2014 - his final season as a Hurricane.
Carey would score on an error charged to Lucas on a ground ball from Fieger, who advanced to second on a throw that sailed into the visiting team dugout. Carey finished the game 2-for-3 before being replaced by sophomore Ricky Eusebio in center. The Marlins were charged with three errors in their spring opener in front of 1,786 fans at Roger Dean.
Brotherly Love During Perfecto from Deadspin.com: “Miami senior Javi Salas threw a perfect game for the Hurricanes against the Villanova Wildcats. Even if the final score wasn’t that dramatic—Miami won 17-0— there was another hook: Salas’s little brother, Jorge, had the call for the Miami student radio station. It’s awesome. “Chris Wittyngham, the sports director at WVUM, told us that he assigned Jorge to call this particular game far enough in advance that the starting pitcher was not known at the time. WVUM exclusively carried the game, so the only call of Javi Salas’s perfect game was his brother’s.”
NEWS AND NOTES | AROUND THE LIGHT ***Miami earned its third win of the season against a top 25 team in a 3-1 victory over No. 2 Florida State on Feb. 28. The Hurricanes captured a series victory over then-No. 16 Florida at Mark Light Field from Feb. 21-23.
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***After struggling to hit for power in 2013, Miami has 10 home runs through its first 12 games - the most of any team in the ACC. Dale Carey leads the team with three homers, while Zack Collins and Garrett Kennedy have two apiece.
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***Miami is ranked in the top 25 in every major college baseball poll. The Hurricanes check in at No. 16 in Baseball America, No. 20 in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s rankings, No. 23 by the NCBWA and No. 23 in USA Today Coaches Poll.
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