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From the Director of Athletics Hurricane Fans, As we enter the month of May, I am so excited for what is always a wonderful time on the University of Miami campus. For some of our student-athletes, this month marks the end of the academic year, while for others, their time at UM as a student-athlete will come to an end; their years of preparation, hard work and commitment at the respective UM athletic programs now behind them. To our graduating seniors who are beginning a new chapter in their lives, the Athletics Department could not be more proud of your commitment in the classroom, in the community and on the fields of competition. You will always be a part of the Hurricanes Family and I look forward to seeing you on campus for years to come. Since our last newsletter, our men’s and women’s basketball teams participated in the postseason yet again. Katie Meier led her women’s team to a sixth-consecutive trip to the postseason, including five 20-win seasons and four NCAA Tournament berths. Watching the team come together to defeat the University of Washington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was nothing short of amazing. Our men’s basketball team provided a memorable run as it advanced to the final round of the National Invitation Tournament in New York City. I know our players and coaches loved the opportunity to compete inside Madison Square Garden – The World’s Most Famous Arena. The atmosphere created inside the Garden by our fans reveals just how passionate—and national—the Hurricane legion is and with no seniors on this year’s squad, the 2015-16 season should be even more exciting. I would like to congratulate senior diver Sam Dorman on winning the NCAA 3-Meter Springboard National Championship. Your incredible desire to be the best is truly inspiring and we are so proud to call you one of our own. The month of April concluded with the unveiling of the Ron Fraser statue on the DiMare Family Champions Plaza at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. This bronze statue is the perfect way to honor one of the most influential men in college baseball history. The great support our Athletic Department and University receives from our fans, donors and South Florida community make opportunities like this become a reality. Just this past weekend, our football team proved once again that The U is home to the nation’s very best when seven studentathletes were drafted in the NFL Draft, including Ereck Flowers, Phillip Dorsett, Denzel Perryman, Clive Walford, Duke Johnson, Jon Feliciano and Anthony Chickillo. All 32 NFL teams were on hand in April for our Pro-Day workouts. As May moves forward, I want to wish our women’s golf, women’s tennis, women’s rowing and track and field teams the very best of luck as they prepare for the postseason. I hope you enjoy this month’s magazine as we reflect on the latest Hurricane news and look ahead to another exciting month. Go Canes! Blake James
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#BYTHENUMBERS A statistical look at the Miami Hurricanes For the second consecutive year, three members of the University of Miami women’s tennis team will compete in the NCAA individual championships.
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Seven Canes Players Picked in NFL Draft @
The University of Miami football team had seven players selected in the 2015 NFL Draft over the course of the three-day event. The seven players taken in this year’s draft are the most since the Hurricanes had eight picked in 2011. The Hurricanes have had five-or-more players taken in the NFL Draft on 24 separate occasions since 1980. Since 2000, the Hurricanes have had 93 draft picks since the start of the 2000 season – a figure that is tied for second among all NCAA teams. Earlier this afternoon, the Oakland Raiders selected Miami offensive lineman Jon Feliciano in the fourth round with the 128th overall pick. The Pittsburgh Steelers would go on to pick up Anthony Chickillo in the sixth round with the 212th overall pick. On Friday, the San Diego Chargers drafted linebacker Denzel Perryman with the 48th overall pick in the second round. Tight end Clive Walford followed in the third round after the Oakland Raiders selected him with the 68th overall pick. Running back Duke Johnson was selected nine picks later by the Cleveland Browns with the 77th overall pick. On day one of the NFL Draft, Miami offensive lineman Ereck Flowers was selected with the ninth overall pick by the New York Giants. Miami wide receiver Phillip Dorsett followed later in the first round as he was selected with the 29th overall pick. Follow us on Twitter, @CanesFootball, for the latest Miami Football news. MIAMI HURRICANES SELECTED IN 2015 NFL DRAFT RD PK PLAYER, POS. TEAM 1 9 Ereck Flowers, OL New York Giants 1 29 Phillip Dorsett, WR Indianapolis Colts 2 48 Denzel Perryman, LB San Diego Chargers 3 68 Clive Walford, TE Oakland Raiders 3 77 Duke Johnson, RB Cleveland Browns 4 128 Jon Feliciano, OL Oakland Raiders 6 212 Anthony Chickillo, DL Pittsburgh Steelers
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MOST DRAFT PICKS Since 2000; Includes 2015 NFL Draft 1. Ohio State 96 2. Miami 93 Florida State 93 USC 93 5. Georgia 89 6. LSU 87 Florida 87 8. Alabama 79 9. Oklahoma 75 10. Tennessee 74
MOST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS Since 2000; Includes 2015 NFL Draft 1. Miami 28 2. Florida State 21 3. USC 20 4. Ohio State 19 Alabama 19 6. Florida 18 7. Texas 16 8. LSU 15 9. Tennessee 14 Georgia 14
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Sign Up For Jim Larra単aga Basketball
This summer join the University of Miami Hurricanes for the 2015 Jim Larra単aga Basketball Camps held in The Fieldhouse on the Coral Gables campus. Registration is open on and available at GoCoachL.com. Camp schedule is below: Dates June 8-12 June 22-26 July 6-10 July 13-17 July 27-31 Aug. 3-7
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For $350 per session, campers receive daily individual instruction, game play, a camp t-shirt, a camp basketball and an all-you-can-eat lunch. In addition, there are tremendous guest lecturers, many awards given with each age group and a championship series played on the final day. Sessions run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day. Children of UM employees may receive a $25 discount. The camp is open to any and all entrants, limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender. For more information, please visit GoCoachL.com.
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Ron Fraser Statue Dedication
The University of Miami hosted the Ron Fraser Statue Dedication & Unveiling at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 24 on the DiMare Family Champions Plaza outside of Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. Click here to view a photo gallery of the event | Watch the unveiling - Part 1 & Part 2 Designed and sculpted by Zenos Frudakis, the statue was majorly funded by friends and fans of the late Coach Fraser, who led the Hurricanes for 30 years from 1963-92. While never posting a losing season, Fraser’s teams won 1,271 games and captured the 1982 and 1985 national titles. “The entire Fraser family was very excited about the dedication and unveiling of the statue on April 24th. We are so grateful to the donors and the University for this wonderful tribute, and can’t wait to see Ron Fraser back at Mark Light,” said Cynthia Fraser, Ron’s daughter, on behalf of the Fraser Family. Fraser’s mastery of promoting and marketing the game helped develop the sport into a major player in college athletics. From ESPN covering games in Miami to his “Dinner on the Diamond,” from creating the batgirls with “The Sugarcanes” to developing a mascot, The Miami Maniac, Fraser – more commonly known as “The Wizard of College Baseball” - made Mark Light Stadium the premier family entertainment spot in South Florida. “The dedication of a statue in honor of Ron Fraser is a testimony to a lifetime spent enriching the lives of all who knew him, not only in the University of Miami and college baseball communities, but in the entire South Florida community,” Miami Athletics Director Blake James said. “Ron touched the lives of thousands through his passion for baseball and for people. It is fitting that his immeasurable love for this community will forever be present at the entrance of our ballpark.” More than a hundred of Fraser’s ballplayers went on to professional baseball and many more started successful careers. Fraser was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in its introductory Class of 2006. “Coach Fraser was not only the most influential person in college baseball history, but also the most influential in my own professional career,” head baseball coach Jim Morris said. “Having a statue in front of our park, honoring all that he did both on the field and off, is going to be something special for his family, our program and for our fans.”
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W. Tennis to Host 11th Straight NCAA Regional
The University of Miami women’s tennis team was one of 16 programs across the nation tabbed by the selection committee to host a Regional of the NCAA Team Championship. The Hurricanes, both seeded and ranked No. 15, will welcome Ole Miss, Denver and UNF to the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, May 8-9. This is the 11th year in a row that that the Hurricanes are hosting the first and second round of the NCAA Championships and the 20th consecutive season that Miami (16-6, 12-2 ACC) has made the field overall. “Huge accomplishment for the program,” Miami head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said of the Hurricanes hosting yet again. “We came out of ACCs with kind of a sour taste in our mouths, so this is obviously some good news that I think that we needed. These girls have worked really hard this season.” Ole Miss (15-10, 5-8 SEC) is ranked No. 20 in the nation and features a pair of ranked singles players in No. 9 Julia Jones and No. 80 Arianne Hartono. The Rebels also have a trio of doubles pairs ranked in the top 75. Denver (15-8, 7-0 Summit) will face Ole Miss in the first round. Miami will take on UNF (17-3, 6-0 A-Sun) in the other first round contest. The Hurricanes defeated the Ospreys, 4-0, Jan. 24 in Coral Gables during ITA National Indoor Kick-Off Weekend. The 15th-ranked Hurricanes finished in the second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and have been ranked in the top 20 the entire season. Miami has had five singles players ranked and at least two doubles pairs ranked in every set of rankings this season. Junior Stephanie Wagner, ranked No. 10 in the nation in in singles, was named First Team All-ACC for the second year in a row. Sinead Lohan, the country’s 40th-ranked singles player, was voted the ACC Freshman of the Year and made Second Team All-ACC. “I still truly believe that we have not played our best tennis match yet,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “Just like I told them, things happen for a reason and we got to get back to practice tomorrow, get ready to play, and get ready to go far in the Tournament. I think that we could do some damage moving forward. I’m happy for the girls, I’m happy for their effort, and I think at the end of the day that they definitely deserved [to host].” Miami has advanced to the Sweet 16 each of the last nine years, a streak that began in 2006 and is good for the fourth longest in the nation. The Hurricanes have won at least one match in the NCAA Team Championship in all 13 of Yaroshuk-Tews’ years at the helm. Match times and additional information on the regional will be available in the coming days. To keep up with the Hurricanes throughout the NCAA Tournament, as well as to learn more about University of Miami women’s tennis, follow @HurricaneTennis. 19
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VIEW FROM THE U TRACK&FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO
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2015 SCHEDULE Indoor Track and Field DATE MEET 1/17 1/23-24 2/6-7 2/13-14 2/27-28 3/13-14
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Four Canes Named All-ACC Academic Josh Johnson, Gian Piero Ragonesi, Lea Johnson and Tiffany Okieme honored GREENSBORO, N.C. – Josh Johnson, Lea Johnson, Tiffany Okieme and Gian Piero Ragonesi were named to the 2015 All-ACC Academic Team for indoor track and field. Josh Johnson and Ragonesi are two of 40 student-athletes selected to the 2015 Men’s Indoor Track and Field All-ACC Academic Team, while Lea Johnson and Okieme were among the 44 studentathletes named to the 2015 Women’s Indoor Track and Field All-ACC Academic Team. “I’m very proud of them and proud to say they are a part of our program,” Miami director of track and field/cross country Amy Deem said. “The things that they have accomplished like being accepted into medical school and getting ACC scholarships, I think it shows what college track and field is about. It’s just preparing yourself for the next step in life. Lea, Tiffany, Josh and Gian show that not only are we trying to get it done athletically, but that they are students first.” Lea Johnson claims her fifth All-ACC Academic honor and her third for Indoor Track and Field. A superb student-athlete, Johnson was a First Team Indoor All-American after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships in the weight throw. The Saint Louis, Mo., native also claimed her second consecutive ACC Indoor title in the women’s weight throw, while earning First Team All-ACC honors for her gold medal performance at the 2015 ACC Indoor Championships. She also ranks second in UM history in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 21.45m. A microbiology and immunology major, Johnson is set to graduate from the University of Miami in a few weeks and plans to attend medical school.
Second Team All-America honors. Okieme won a bronze medal in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships, earning First Team All-ACC honors for her performance. Josh Johnson earned his first All-ACC Academic honor after a strong showing during the 2015 indoor season. The sophomore sprinter placed sixth at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 60m, earning Second Team All-ACC honors. An industrial engineering major, Johnson also competed in the 60m and on Miami’s 4x400m relays during the indoor campaign.
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RUNIA SIGNS WITH MIAMI Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Amy Deem is excited to announce the addition of Anna Sjoukje Runia to the Hurricanes’ 2014-15 signing class. Runia, who hails from The Netherlands, becomes the eighth member of the 2014-15 signing class, joining the seven signees from the fall signing period.
Ragonesi claims the second All-ACC Academic honor of his collegiate career. The thrower ranks second in UM history in the indoor shot put and third in school history in the weight throw. A human resources management major, Ragonesi competed in both the shot put and weight throw at the 2015 ACC Indoor Championships.
“We are very excited that Anna has chosen the University of Miami and our track and field program,” Deem said. “She brings a wealth of experience, both in the Netherlands and internationally. She will be joining an already very talented freshmen class and I look for her to contribute in the hurdles and short sprints right away.”
Every member the 2015 Indoor Track and Field All-ACC team earned All-ACC honors, All-America honors and/or posted a mark in their respective event during the season that ranked among the top eight in the conference. Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.00 cumulative average during one’s academic career.
The Dutch National Junior Champion in both the 100m and 100m hurdles, Runia has competed at the European Junior Championships in 2013 and the World Junior Championships in 2014. She was also the 2014 National Junior Indoor Champion in the 60m and finished second in the 60m hurdles at the 2014 National Junior Indoor Championships. Runia comes to Miami with personal bests of 11.68 in the 100m, 23.81 in the 200m and 13.63 in the 100m hurdles. The addition of Runia brings Miami’s women’s signing class to seven, joining sprinters Carolyn Brown, Brittny Ellis and Erin Ford, as well as hurdler Samantha Gonzalez and throwers Zakiya Rashid and Edie Svonavec. Sprinter Isaiah Taylor is the lone men’s signee in the 2014-15 class, rounding out a talented group of eight new member of the Miami Track family.
A psychology major, Okieme earned her first AllACC Academic award after transferring to Miami in the fall. The junior joined her teammate at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, where she placed ninth in the women’s weight throw and earned 21
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Ableman Named ACC Men’s Coach of the Year
The University of Miami diving program pulled in two major awards Monday, as Sam Dorman captured ACC Men’s Diver of the Year honors and head coach Randy Ableman was named ACC Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. In his 23rd season at the helm of the illustrious University of Miami diving program, Ableman was once again recognized for leading his group of divers to standout seasons. Ableman guided freshman Briadam Herrera to two gold medals in his first trip to the 2015 ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C., and All-America recognition in the 1-meter event in his career-first NCAA Championships appearance. Herrera, who set a Christiansburg Aquatic Center pool record in Blacksburg, Va., towards the end of his first season, earned top honors in both the 1-meter and 3-meter at the ACC Championships. “Randy gives everything his best – he gives it his all,” Dorman said. “He has done everything for the team. He puts everybody in front of him. For him to get this is definitely well-deserved.” With the addition of Dorman’s successful run in the 3-meter at the NCAA Championships, Ableman has guided 13 different divers to a total of 25 national championships since arriving to the University of Miami in 1989. Dorman won his first national championship in the same pool Ableman won his as an undergraduate at the University of Iowa in 1981. “He developed me not only as a diver, but as a person,” Dorman said. “He has taught me so many life skills, people skills, not just diving. That’s part of it, but he’s not just a coach - he’s a father figure.” A nine-time NCAA Diving Coach of the Year, Ableman also was named ACC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year in 2013. “Words can’t describe how much he means to me and to our team. Without him, I would not be the person I am today,” Dorman said.
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@MiamiWBB Set for Foreign Tour in August
The University of Miami women’s basketball team will be traveling overseas for a foreign tour this August. Coming off a sixth straight postseason appearance and fourth NCAA Tournament trip in the last five years, Katie Meier and the Hurricanes will head to Europe from Aug. 9-18. The team will visit Amsterdam, Belgium and Paris and will play four basketball games during its 10 days and eight nights abroad. The trip will also include numerous sightseeing opportunities at places such as the Anne Frank House, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum. Fans are invited to join the Hurricanes on this once-in-a-lifetime trip and experience it with the team. Land packages cost $2,850 for double occupancy and include deluxe hotel accommodations, private bus transportation, sightseeing tours, and more. For more information, contact Darren Cohen at 574-344-2129 or DarrenCohen@AnthonyTravel.com. You can also learn more by clicking HERE. Keep track of everything going on with the University of Miami women’s basketball team by following @MiamiWBB.
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VIEW FROM THE U WOMEN’S TENNIS BY ALEX SCHWARTZ
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UNF !
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No. 30 FLORIDA STATE !
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@HurricaneTennis Shuts Out Pitt for Senior Day Win
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami women’s tennis team wrapped up its 2015 season in stellar fashion Sunday afternoon, defeating Pittsburgh, 7-0, at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
March 17
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NC STATE *
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Seniors Monique Albuquerque and Lina Lileikite, honored before the match, helped the Hurricanes earn their sixth shutout win of the season and fourth in ACC play.
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April 18
No. 70 FLORIDA STATE *
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NCAA Regionals (TBA)
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May 14-17
NCAA Championships (Waco, Texas)
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NCAA Indiv. Championships (Waco, Texas) TBA
“Whenever you win a match 7-0 you’re happy. I think the girls played well today, but I think that our best tennis is still in front of us,” Miami head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said. “I told them that in the meeting that I still think we’ve got better tennis in us.” After dropping the doubles point Saturday, Miami quickly took control Sunday against the Panthers. The 71stranked pair of Lileikite and freshman Wendy Zhang knocked off Molly Wickman and Amanda Washington, 8-4, to give the Hurricanes a leg up. Freshman Sinead Lohan and senior Stephanie Wagner then rolled by Katherine Castro and Lolade Ogungbesan for an 8-3 victory to clinch the doubles point. Albuquerque and junior Clementina Riobueno, ranked No. 44, led 6-3 over Audrey Ann Blakely and Callie Frey of Pittsburgh when action stopped. “Girls came out ready to play today. I think they respect Alex [Santos] a lot, they know that he’s a good coach,” Yaroshuk-Tews said of the Pittsburgh head coach, her former assistant at Miami. “They know that they’ve got to be ready. A lot of them know that he knows their weaknesses, so I think that they were kind of, in that regard, on their toes and it was nice to see them come out strong. That’s how we’ve got to come out from this point forward.” Miami was dominant in singles play, winning every single set and not dropping more than three games in any of them. Zhang, ranked No. 101, was the first to tally a point for the Hurricanes, winning the first 10 games of her match en route to a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Molly Wickman.
TIME/SCORE 28-8 overall
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Within a minute of Zhang winning, Albuquerque did the same, putting Miami in front 3-0. Playing in the final regular season match of her career, Albuquerque won 6-1, 6-2 over Katherine Castro. Including Sunday, the Porto Alegre, Brazil native won 24 of the final 28 singles games she played this weekend. Just minutes after Albuquerque took down Castro, No. 76 Riobueno clinched the match for Miami, defeating Amanda Washington, 6-2, 6-1. The three matches remaining all went the Hurricanes’ way, with Silvia Fuentes the first to seal the deal. After winning her final nine games Saturday, the freshman won her first eight Sunday, making it 17 straight before she finally dropped on. Fuentes defeated Blakely, 6-0, 6-2, in her first appearance at the No. 2 position. Wagner, ranked eighth, lost the first three games of her match and then won 12 of the final 15 to take down Ogungbesan, 6-3, 6-3. Finally, with all of her teammates looking on one court over, No. 115 Lileikite, defeated Frey, 6-3, 6-2, winning the final regular season match of her career in straight sets, just as fellow senior Albuquerque did. “Trustworthy, mature, hardworking,” Yaroshuk-Tews said of Albuquerque and Lileikite. “What else do you want in student-athletes? These kids have put in a lot of hard work, lot of time, lot of sweat, lot of tears, and have really grown up along the way. So, they’ve been a lot of fun to be around and a lot of fun to have on our team.” Miami finished the regular season in sole possession of second place in the ACC. For more information about University of Miami women’s tennis, follow @HurricaneTennis. RESULTS Singles Competition
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1. No. 8 Stephanie Wagner (Miami) def. Lolade Ogungbesan (UP), 6-3, 6-3 1. Sinead Lohan/Stephanie Wagner (Miami) def. Katherine Castro/Lolade Ogungbesan (UP), 8-3 2. Silvia Fuentes (Miami) def. Audrey Ann Blakely (UP), 6-0, 6-2 2. No. 44 Monique Albuquerque/Clementina Riobueno (Miami) vs. Audrey Ann Blakely/Callie Frey (UP), 6-3, unfinished 3. No. 76 Clementina Riobueno (Miami) def. Amanda Washington (UP), 6-2, 6-1 3. No. 71 Lina Lileikite/Wendy Zhang (Miami) def. Molly Wickman/Amanda Washington (UP), 8-4 4. No. 115 Lina Lileikite (Miami) def. Callie Frey (UP), 6-3, 6-2 5. Monique Albuquerque (Miami) def. Katherine Castro (UP), 6-1, 6-2 6. No. 101 Wendy Zhang (Miami) def. Molly Wickman (UP), 6-0, 6-2
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Dorman Named ACC Men’s Diver of the Year
The University of Miami diving program pulled in two major awards Monday, as Sam Dorman captured ACC Men’s Diver of the Year honors and head coach Randy Ableman was named ACC Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. A three-time All-American, Dorman became the 13th diver to win a national championship under Ableman at the 2015 NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships in Iowa City, Iowa on March 27. With a score of 529.10 points, Dorman shattered the NCAA 3-meter record and took first place in the event, besting the last two national champions in a loaded field of competition. The Tempe, Ariz., native took home second place in the 1-meter the previous night, finishing less than 11 points behind the first-place finisher. “It’s very gratifying. I’m very proud of Sam to have come so far. To win this award as a senior is very special,” Ableman said. The national championship was the first for a Miami diver since 2011, when Brittany Viola earned top honors in the platform event. Dorman, who also earned All-America recognition at the 2014 NCAA Championships, took home a silver medal at the 2015 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships with a second-place finish in the 1-meter. “Sam is a grinder. It hasn’t come easy or quick for him, but he’s put it all together and finding success,” Ableman said. Dorman will continue training for a chance to represent Team USA at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Dorman is the first Hurricane to pull in a major ACC award since Kara McCormack was named ACC Women’s Diver of the Year in 2013. A full list of the 10 individuals honored by the ACC is below: Men’s Swimmer of the Year – Simonas Bilis, NC State Men’s Diver of the Year – Samuel Dorman, Miami Men’s Freshman of the Year – Anton Ipsen, NC State Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year – Braden Holloway, NC State Men’s Diving Coach of the Year – Randy Ableman, Miami Women’s Swimmer of the Year – Kelsi Worrell, Louisville Women’s Diver of the Year – Kaylea Arnett, Virginia Tech Women’s Freshman of the Year – Jennifer Marrkand, Virginia Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year – Augie Busch, Virginia Women’s Diving Coach of the Year – Ron Piemonte, Virginia Tech 26
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Player Feature: Piotr Lomacki
by Chantal Lue, Miami communications student “What’s my lifestyle? ... Tennis.” Piotr Lomacki is a man of few words. But the little that he speaks, speaks volumes, and if there is one thing that he can’t say enough is that he loves everything about the game of tennis. Lomacki is currently in his first season playing with the University of Miami men’s tennis team. He came in as a nationally ranked freshman from Poland, ranking 794th in the Association of Tennis Players (ATP) World Tour. Although Lomacki has not been satisfied with his performance with the team thus far, he is continuing to work on bettering his craft. “I take each day step-by-step,” Lomacki said. “If I play good tennis it’s my ideal day. That’s all that matters.” Lomacki first started playing tennis at the age of five, after his dad took him to a group lesson in his hometown, Warsaw. At first it wasn’t anything too serious, just a fun past time. But at the age of 12, he gave up his other involvement of soccer and decided to focus on tennis since he considered himself more of an individualistic person and didn’t enjoy playing on teams. Since then, Lomacki has gone on to win championships in Poland in both singles and doubles in almost every age category, as well as junior championships around the world, including the 2013 Ozerov Cup in Moscow.
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“It was my first international tournament I won so it was big, really big,” Lomacki said. Lomacki made his first trip to the United States while touring different colleges for where he would like to start his collegiate career. “It was a long process to recruit,” he said. “I was looking at other schools, visited Mississippi State and University of Miami and after the visits I choose here (UM). I really liked the tennis coaches, the school and the weather.” Lomacki’s relationship with the men’s tennis team head coach, Mario Rincon, was the major deciding factor when choosing between colleges. He regards Rincon as one of the best people he has ever met and wanted to spend the next four years of his life under his training staff. “Pitor is very talented, a hard-worker. He loves tennis. He’s very competitive,” Rincon said. “If you let him practice seven hours a day, he will be out there.” After joining the team in 2014, Lomacki had to battle against returning senior, Wilfredo Gonzalez for the number one playing spot. “My relationship with [Piotr] at the beginning was a little bit competitive,” Gonzalez said. “But now it’s just a relationship of both [of us] trying to make the best out of the opportunity we have to be able to help the whole team.” Their friendly rivalry was set aside as the two teammates put their skills together and won the first doubles match of the season against Notre Dame at the Olympia Fields Country Club Invite
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in Olympia Fields, Ill. – Lomacki’s first win of his collegiate career. There, Lomacki would also win his first collegiate career singles match beating Quentin Monaghan from Notre Dame in a three-hour, three setter. After a great start to his career, Lomacki has suffered some losses throughout the season and is currently trying to refocus his efforts to go out and play to the best of his ability. “Playing number one is a pressure, but it’s also a challenge,” Lomacki said. “When you know how good you can play, it’s very frustrating when you aren’t playing your best.” When Lomacki is not on the tennis courts of the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, you can find him in his dorm room relaxing and watching movies. “I like all types of movies. No favorite genre. I enjoy watching them all.” Lomacki likes to think of himself as just a regular guy. His definition of success is ultimately to be happy. “I want to be happy with my performance or making someone else happy, because our opinion doesn’t always matter.”
Inaugural Tennis Alumni Weekend
Last weekend the University of Miami men’s and women’s tennis programs hosted the inaugural Tennis Alumni Weekend, for all former players, coaches and their families. Shortly after the men’s tennis match concluded, more than 50 tennis alumni gathered for the start of Tennis Alumni Weekend Friday night in the Schwartz Center. Alumni from the last seven decades (1950’s to 2014) spent time catching up and hearing Miami coaches Mario Rincon and Paige Yaroshuk-Tews talk about the current tennis teams. “Last night was really nice. Rick [Remmert] put together an incredible event and to have roughly 50 people here was great,” said head coach YaroshukTews after the event. “To see former coaches, to see former players, to have them out here today supporting the women, I think it just says a lot about the history of the program and the future of the program. it was a really nice event and hopefully we can continue the tennis alumni weekend gathering.” The following day, the tennis programs hosted an “open hit” session at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center with men’s head coach Rincon. Many alumni came out and enjoyed being able to play with their former teammates and tennis alumni. “It was awesome to have so many of our former players here visiting, getting together and talking about old times and sharing stories about the success of both the men’s and the women’s programs,” said Rincon. “Hopefully we will have them come and support the U and be a part of the family.”
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VIEW FROM THE U ROWING BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO
@CanesRowing
2015 SPRING SCHEDULE Mar. 18 UConn Scrimmage Mar. 21 Columbia Mar. 28-29 San Diego Crew Classic Apr. 11-12 Knecht Cup Apr. 25 UCF May 15-16 ACC Championships
CANES STRONG IN SD The University of Miami rowing program closed out its stay at the San Diego Crew Classic with a pair of Grand Final races.
@CanesRowing Shines in April The University of Miami rowing team competed in two regattas in April and saw strong results in both. The Hurricanes opened the month with a twoday stay in Mercer County, N.J., rowing at the Knecht Cup. Miami had two boats advance to the semifinals, with the Canes racing in the 1V8+ and 2V8+ divisions. The 2V8+ was the first boat in action, placing fifth in semi-final 2 with a time of 7:09.64. The Hurricanes raced against UMass, Boston College, Kansas, North Carolina and Buffalo in the semifinal, and moved on to the Second Varsity Eight third level final. Miami’s 1V8+ also advanced to the Women’s Varsity Eight third level final, finishing sixth in semi-final 3 with a time of 6:57.29. The Canes raced against UMass, Boston College, Temple, Wisconsin, Boston University and George Mason in the semis. The 2V8+ closed strong, winning the third level final with a time of 7:11.51 to finish ahead of George Mason, Buffalo, ODU, Fordham and UConn. The Hurricane 1V8+ also won its third level final, posting a time of 6:59.05 to assure that Miami’s two boats closed their weekend with victories. The 1V8+ finished ahead of Boston University, UConn, Fordham, West Virginia and North Carolina. The Canes had four boats competing at the Knecht Cup and each boat hit the water on the opening day.
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The Hurricanes raced in Heat 5 of the women’s varsity 4+, finishing fourth in a Heat that Tulsa, Alabama, Pittsburgh, Drexel and UNH. Miami’s time of 8:01.16 put the Canes just outside of the top three automatic qualifying spots in their heat. Miami’s 2V4+ competed in in Heat 3 of the women’s second varsity 4+ against Tulsa, Villanova, Alabama, Duquense and Fairfield. The Hurricanes placed fifth with a time of 8:55.40 and did not advance to the semi-final. Inclement weather delayed the opening day of the Knecht Cup, forcing the 1V8+ and 2V8+ to wait until the evening to hit the water. The wait was worthwhile as Miami’s 2V8+ finished second in Heat 1 with a time of 6:54.48, earning a spot in the semi-finals. Miami finished just behind heat winner, UCF, and ahead of Holy Cross, UConn, Duquesne, Canisius and Fairfield. The 1V8+ also excelled in their opening run at the Knecht Cup, winning Heat 4 with a time of 6:47.81. The Canes earned a spot the semi-finals after finishing ahead of UConn, Wisconsin, San Diego State and Fairfield. The Canes also competed at the UCF Invitational on April 25, where the 1V8+ finished second in its event with a time of 7:21.4. The Canes edged out Old Dominion and Nova Southeastern, while finishing behind the UCF Knights’ 1V8+ The Hurricanes will turn their focus towards preparing for the ACC Championships, scheduled for May 15-16 in Clemson, S.C.
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The Hurricanes’ 1V8+ and Novice 8+ competed in the Grand Final in their respective divisions, giving Miami two of the top boats racing on Mission Bay in San Diego. “The racing opportunities in San Diego were top notch,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “The day was led by the freshman/novice boat with an outstanding race to get third. I am proud of them for stepping up and improving from the day before. The varsity 8 had some positive moments in their race, but ultimately found themselves off the pace in second 1000. I know they are motivated to get back to work.” The Novice 8+ was the first Hurricane boat in the water, racing in the Women’s Collegiate Novice Grand Final. The Canes were in a competitive field featuring San Diego, UCLA, Minnestoa, Sacramento State, UC San Diego and SMU, but the talented competition did not phase Miami as they placed third with a time of 7:26.43. The 1V8+ raced in the Women’s Collegiate Varsity Grand Final that featured Duke, Kansas State, Sacramento State, Tennessee, and Saint Mary’s. The Canes crossed the finish line in 7:01.01, placing sixth in the top race for the collegiate varsity 8 division.
Sign Up For Jim Morris Baseball Camp Today
This summer, the Jim Morris Baseball Camps will be held at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field on the University of Miami campus. Camps are expected to fill up quickly. Registration is open on and available at JimMorrisBaseballCamps.com. Camp schedule is below: Dates June 29 - July 3 July 6-10 July 13-17 July 20-24 July 27- 31
Camp Description / Camper Ages Day Camp I: any and all entrants, ages 6-13 Day Camp II: any and all entrants, ages 6-13 Day Camp III: any and all entrants, ages 6-13 Day Camp IV: any and all entrants, ages 6-13 Day Camp V: any and all entrants, ages 6-13
Camps are priced at $245 for the week, with all sessions running from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. The camp is open to any and all entrants, limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender. For more information, and to register TODAY, please visit JimMorrisBaseballCamps.com or call the Miami Baseball office at (305) 284-4171.
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Maxvill Named Assistant Swimming Coach
University of Miami swimming coach Andy Kershaw announced the hiring of Caroline Maxvill to the position of assistant swimming coach Tuesday. “When I started the search for a new assistant, I knew I wanted someone that was loyal, sharp and who had great experience in swimming and recruiting,” Kershaw said. “Caroline fit that bill perfectly. There is no doubt in my mind that she is one of the top young coaches in this sport and has a career full of success ahead of her.” Maxvill spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant coach on the TCU Horned Frogs swimming & diving staff. She joined the Horned Frogs after serving as head swimming & diving coach at Athens High School during the 2012-13 season. “I am honored to be joining Coach Kershaw and the Hurricanes family,” Maxvill said. “From the minute I stepped on campus, I knew there was something special about The U! There is an excitement and a drive within the athletic department that is contagious.” A four-year letterwinner at Texas A&M, Maxvill helped lead the Aggies to two Big 12 titles (2008, 2010) and was an Academic All-American in 2010. “I am super excited to be adding Caroline to the Hurricane swimming & diving family,” Kershaw said. “Just as importantly, I know she is excited too.” Kershaw said Maxvill will help Miami on its journey towards the top of the ACC and beyond. “I believe our program is one that is on the rise, and I think Caroline is going to take us another step in that direction,” he said. “She is going to help Miami swimming & diving continue to work its way up the ACC and NCAA ladder, and I can’t wait to start working with her. “The coaches that she has coached with and swam for had such great things to say about Caroline, I know this is the right fit for our team.” A Dallas, Texas native, Maxvill attended J.J. Pearce High School where she captured the 2007 Texas 4A State title in the 100-yard breaststroke. She went on to a stellar career with the Aggies, including a time in the 200-yard breaststroke that ranks eighth-best in school history. “It is definitely a program on the rise and I am ready to help Coach Kershaw and the Hurricanes women continue to improve and reach new heights in the ACC,” Maxvill said. “Coach Kershaw has seen much success in the two years he has been at Miami, and I am excited to be a part of continuing that momentum.”
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VIEW FROM THE U GOLF BY TOM SYMONDS
@HurricanesGolf
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CANES PREP FOR POSTSEASON The No. 32-ranked University of Miami women’s golf team is the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Regional site that will be held at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George, Utah.
CHIRP CHIRP Three of Miami’s top five golfers have combined for 225 birdies this season. Sophomore Daniela Darquea has a team-best 90 birdies.
BYU will serve as the host institution for the 54-hole regional championship that takes place May 7-9.
AMONG THE BEST Miami’s top five finish at the SMU Invitational marked the seventh time this season UM has placed in the top five. Miami’s other top five finishes came at the East/West Match Play (5th/Sept. 22), the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational (5th/Oct. 14), the Florida Challenge (1st/Jan.26), the Hurricane Invitational (2nd/March 4), Briar’s Creek Invitational (2nd/March 24) and the Web.com Intercollegiate (1st/March 31).
Miami’s bid to the St. George Regional Site marks the third straight year the Hurricanes have received a bid to the NCAA Championships. The Hurricanes enter this year’s Regional in the hopes of advancing to the NCAA Championships for the 24th time in program history. Miami’s last appearance in the NCAA Championship was in 1992 where it placed 10th. Miami is one of nine ACC teams to receive an invitation to this year’s national championship. Also qualifying were Duke, Florida State, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia and Wake Forest. The nine selections equals the most ever for the ACC, matching the total for last season.
CANES OPEN 2015 ON A HIGH NOTE The University of Miami women’s golf team opened the spring portion of its 2014-15 campaign on a high note as it won the Florida Challenge. The one-day 36hole event was held at the Black Diamond Golf and Country Club. The Hurricanes posted a two-round team score of 593, which tied USF after 36 holes and forced a onehole playoff. In the one-hole playoff, Miami outlasted the Bulls to take the team title.
The top six schools from each of the four 18-team regional sites will advance to the NCAA Championship along with the top three individuals not advancing from a team from each site.
Date Event Result/Time 9/20-22 East/West Match Play 5th/8 Ann Arbor, Mich. 10/6-7 Windy City Collegiate Classic 13th/15 Highland Park, Ill. 10/12-14 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational 5th/15 Austin, Texas 1/26 Florida Challenge 1st/5 Lecanto, Fla. 2/8-10 UCF Challenge 7th/18 Orlando, Fla. 3/2-4 Hurricane Invitational 2nd/16 Coral Gables, Fla. 3/23-24 Briar’s Creek Invitational 2nd/17 Johns Island, S.C. 3/30-31 Web.com Intercollegiate 1st/17 Jacksonville, Fla. 4/10-11 SMU Invitational 5th/16 Dallas, Texas 4/17-19 ACC Championship 10th/11 Greensboro, N.C. 5/7-9 NCAA Regionals 8 a.m. St. George, Utah 5/22-27 NCAA Championships TBA Tampa, Fla.
PARRA SIGNS WITH CANES The University of Miami women’s golf team announced that high school standout Maria Parra has signed a national letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic endeavors, beginning in the fall of 2015. Parra, who hails from Guadiaro, Spain, will bring a wealth of experience to the Hurricanes next season. She currently ranks as the No. 1 junior golfer in Spain and most recently took second in the 2014 Spanish Championship (Under 18 division). During her performance at the Spanish Championship, she posted back-to-back rounds of 71. “I am very excited to have Maria join our team next season,” said head coach Patti Rizzo. “She is a great player and will be a great addition our team.” Parra also won the 2013 North of Ingland Championship, 2013 Evian Master International Tournament and the 2013 Andalucian International. She won the Andalucian International Tournament by posting rounds of 65 and 67, winning the event by 10 strokes. Parra also shined at the British Girls Championship as she advanced to the round of 16 in the match play event.
The national championship will be held on May 2227 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. The University of South Florida will serve as the tournament host. The Golf Channel will televise the final three days of the championship live.
In addition, Parra posted two Top 5 performances at the Copa Andalucia (third) and Campeonato de Madrid (fourth). Parra was coached by Juan Antonio Marin Ramos at the Sotogrande International Golf Academy.
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Eye of the Hurricane: Henri Delauze
By Taylor McKillop, Miami communications intern Henri Delauze arrives to practice thirty minutes early and ready to work. The freshman sprinter laces up his bright-colored spikes, stretches and jokes around with teammates and gets ready for a practice under the Miami sun. Just 18 years old, Delauze is away from his native Bahamas, but he brings a piece of the islands with him every day. The Freeport, Bahamas, native pulls a speaker out of his bag and stuffs it into his pocket blasting island music that reminds him of home. Delauze is now officially ready for practice. A proud Hurricane in his first year at Miami, Delauze loves the opportunity to don the orange and green colors that immediately identify him around the world as a Cane. But his pride for Miami is only exceeded by his love of country and the 377,000 people who reside in his native Bahamas. It goes without saying that the opportunity to represent the Bahamas at the 2015 CARIFTA Games was one that the gifted sprinter would never forget. “It felt like I had the whole Bahamas on my back when I got to the starting line,” Delauze said. “It makes you feel as if you have to perform well. It’s not just for you, but it’s for your parents and your entire country.” Delauze was outstanding while running for the Bahamas at CARIFTA. He won two medals in the Under-20 division, including a silver medal in the 4x400m relay and a bronze medal in the 400m, running a personal-best time of 46.8 seconds. The sprinter has also had plenty of success at Miami. Earlier this season, Delauze broke the school record in the 600m with a time of 1:21.16 and ran the thirdbest indoor 400m time in UM track history at the McCravy Memorial Meet. After experiencing this success at such a young age, Delauze remains determined and goal-driven. “My plan is to run 45 seconds by the end of the
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season,” Delauze said. “Next month we have ACC Championships, which I’m training to win that in my freshman year. Ultimately, I’d like to make the Bahamian National team for the 2016 Olympic Games and add an Olympic gold medal.” Despite early success and lofty goals, Delauze remains humbled and determined to live in the moment and continue to improve daily. Miami assistant coach Adrain Mann has helped keep Delauze focused on the task athand, while helping him build up to one day attack his biggest goals. “He definitely has that kind of talent, but he’s a young kid,” said Mann. “We are never thinking too far ahead. You know if you get caught up in those things and start worrying and stressing, you’ll add weight to your own mass.” Miami’s director of track and field/cross country Amy Deem is excited about what Delauze has brought to the Hurricane track family in his first season in Coral Gables and cannot wait to see how he develops in his time at Miami. “He’s very humble,” Deem said. “He shows up every day and has a great attitude and just wants to work hard and get better. I think he and the other freshman will provide great leadership as our team moves forward.” Delauze joins Robert Grant and Jaalen Jones as the leaders of a gifted freshmen class that is expected to help take the Hurricane men to new heights. “Every time we come out training we push each other and motivate one another, so that all three of us can go as far as we can,” Delauze said. “When you get on that line, your performance is the sum of all of the training and the entire team support. That all comes together to help push you.” The incredible collection of talent frequently seen at Miami’s facilities also serves as motivation for Delauze and his fellow Hurricane teammates. Former All-American Cory Nelms is working with the Canes as a volunteer coach, while former national champion
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T’erea Brown trains on her former collegiate track and serves as an example for current and future Canes to follow. “These are people that were All-Americans or Olympians,” Mann said. “And they are here to help embed the history of this program into the mind frames of these freshmen. That’s the kind of mindset we need out here to work and to build championships.” Delauze takes advice from Nelms, Brown and the other ProCanes at Miami, but he also looks up to his older brother, Andre Wells, who began representing the Bahamas when Henri was just 15-years-old. “When I started seeing him make these national teams, he inspired me and it made me realize I wanted to do this and pursue it at a high level,” Delauze said. Competing at the NCAA level and on the international level has been a big accomplishment for Delauze. He began running at the age of 8, but he had an interest in sports long before he hit the track for the first time. “I started off with golf and soccer,” Delauze said. “When I was running on the soccer pitch, people saw a bit of talent in me, so they put me in track and field to see what I could do with it. It was actually my mom who originally pushed me to do it.” With a bevy of natural talent combined with the encouragement of his mother and brother, Delauze became a star for Speed Begins and Frequent Pacers, youth track clubs in the Bahamas. His star shined bright as he continued to develop on the track, honing is physical gifts with diligent training. Delauze’s success has helped him earn a college scholarship and earn a spot among his country’s greatest sprinters. “I’m happy with how things have gone, but I can’t wait to find out what else I can do at Miami and for the Bahamas,” Delauze said. “I am excited to continue reaching for my goals.”
Rincon Inks Dane Dunlap to NLI
University of Miami men’s tennis head coach Mario Rincon has signed newcomer Dane Dunlap to a National Letter of Intent, the school announced Tuesday. “We are very excited to have signed Dane Dunlap to our 2015 class,” said head coach Rincon. “Dane’s power and athleticism will add a lot to our team in singles and doubles right away.” Dunlap, a native of Washago, Ontario, Canada, is currently ranked as the 25th-best junior player in Canada in singles and No. 21 in doubles, according to Tennis Canada’s Rogers Rankings. Dunlap is also ranked No. 529 in the ITF and No. 444 in the USTA rankings. While originally from Canada, Dunlap has most recently been living in Plantation, Fla. “Dane is a tough competitor, and his game will continue to improve at a high speed,” added Rincon. “He spent a lot of time in South Florida growing up, and he loves the Canes. We are looking forward to having Dane on campus very soon.” Stay up to date with the Canes on HurricaneSports.com. To interact with the UM men’s tennis team socially, follow @CanesMensTennis on Twitter and Instagram and like the team on Facebook.com/CanesMensTennis.
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Compliance Item: Student-Athletes and Agents
There have been numerous national media reports regarding agents having impermissible encounters with collegiate student-athletes. The actions of an agent are governed by the professional players’ associations (NFLPA, MLBPA, etc.) so NCAA rules primarily outline what a student-athlete may do in relation to an agent. Below are some frequently asked questions about this topic so you may gain a basic understanding regarding the NCAA’s rules in this area. Q: Would prospective or enrolled student-athletes jeopardize their amateur status and become ineligible for intercollegiate athletics if they retain an agent? A: YES. The basic rule is that student-athletes are ineligible for participation in an intercollegiate sport if they have ever agreed (orally or in writing) to be represented by an agent for the purpose of marketing their athletics ability or reputation in that sport. Q: How would the NCAA find out if a student-athlete did sign with an agent? A: Information comes to the NCAA from a variety of sources. For example, it may come from the student-athlete or the institution, the student-athlete’s ex-girlfriend or boyfriend, a disgruntled teammate, or a competing agent or runner. If the NCAA receives credible information that suggests that a violation may have occurred, it will follow up. Q: What benefits can agents provide to enrolled or prospective student-athletes without jeopardizing their amateur status? A: NONE. Any benefits (i.e., cash or other gifts or services) agents or their firm or agency provide to studentathletes would constitute compensation for their athletics talent and abilities, regardless of the value of the benefit or whether the benefit is used. Q: Can an agent send a gift to a student-athlete’s mother or girlfriend? A: NO. A student-athlete’s friends or relatives can-not receive any benefit that would be an impermissible benefit if received by the student-athlete, with-out jeopardizing the student-athlete’s amateur status. Below are additional guidelines for athletics department staff members: No athletics department staff member of a member institution may serve as an agent, or represent, directly or indirectly, any individual in the marketing of athletics ability or reputation to a professional sports team or a professional sports organization, unless that staff member is acting in his or her capacity as a member of the institution’s professional sports counseling panel. An athletics department staff member may not receive benefits for facilitating or arranging a meeting between a student-athlete and an agent, financial advisor or a representative of an agent or advisor. Maintaining compliance is essential to the success of our athletic programs. We ask that all Canes fans and supporters assist us in following the guidelines listed above. As always, your efforts to help the University of Miami maintain a culture of compliance are greatly appreciated. Sincerely,
Craig Anderson Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Athletics Compliance | University of Miami Athletics
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VIEW FROM THE U Men’s basketball BY AMY LaBRIE
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The Highlights * Miami played a school-record 38 games this season, topping the 36 games played in 2012-13. The Canes’ 25 wins were second all-time in school history, behind the 29-7 mark in 2012-13 * Miami was one of six teams to play in the month of April, facing Stanford in the NIT championship game on April 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York. * On Jan. 13, Miami defeated eventual national champion then-No. 4 Duke, 90-74, at Cameron Indoor Stadium, ending Duke’s 41-game home winning streak, the longest active streak in Division I, and snapping Duke’s 19-game ACC home game winning streak. * The Canes defeated then-No. 8/7 Florida on Nov. 17 in the O’Connell Center, led by Angel Rodriguez’ 22 points in the final nine minutes, draining five 3-pointers in the last seven minutes to help Miami to the win. With the victory, the Canes snapped Florida’s 33 game home winning streak and 25-game home non-conference winning streak at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. * The 33-game streak was the third-longest in the country, behind 34 from both Duke and Stephen F. Austin.
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DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/SCORE Nov. 6 Eckerd College (exh.) HurricaneSports.com W, 74-58 Nov. 14 [RV] Howard ESPN3 W, 84-49 Nov. 17 [RV] at No. 8/7 Florida ESPNU W, 69-67 Nov. 20 [-/RV] vs. Drexel & ESPNU W, 66-46 Nov. 21 [-/RV] vs. Akron & ESPNU W, 79-51 Nov. 23 [-/RV] vs. Charlotte & ESPN2 W, 77-58 Nov. 25 [17/20] at Charlotte & FSN W, 77-74 Nov. 28 [17/20] South Alabama ESPN3 W, 87-75 Dec. 2 [15] No. 24/25 Illinois ! ESPN2 W, 70-61 Dec. 6 [15] Green Bay ESPN3 L, 55-68 Dec. 8 [20/21] Savannah State ESPN3 W, 70-39 Dec. 19 [18/19] Eastern Kentucky ESPN3 L, 44-72 Dec. 22 [RV/RV] vs. Providence ^ FOX Sports 1 L, 76-62 Dec. 30 College of Charleston ESPN3 W, 67-40 Jan. 3 No. 3 Virginia * ESPN2 L, 80-89 (2OT) Jan. 10 Boston College * RSN W, 60-56 Jan. 13 at No. 4 Duke * ESPN2 W, 90-74 Jan. 17 at No. 12 Notre Dame * ESPN2 L, 70-75 Jan. 22 [RV/RV] -/RV NC State * ACCN W, 65-60 Jan. 24 [RV/RV] at Syracuse * ESPN2 W, 66-62 Jan. 28 [23] Georgia Tech * RSN L, 50-70 Feb. 1 [23] at Florida State * ESPNU L, 54-55 Feb. 3 No. 9/8 Louisville * ACCN L, 55-63 Feb. 8 Clemson * ESPNU W, 56-45 Feb. 11 at Wake Forest * RSN L, 70-72 Feb. 15 at Boston College * ESPNU W, 89-86 (2OT) Feb. 18 Virginia Tech * RSN W, 76-52 Feb. 21 at No. 12 Louisville * ESPN L, 53-55 Feb. 25 Florida State * RSN W, 81-77 Feb. 28 No. 15/18 North Carolina * CBS L, 64-73 March 4 at Pittsburgh * RSN W, 67-63 March 7 at Virginia Tech * RSN W, 82-61 ACC Tournament, Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum March 11 vs. Virginia Tech ESPN2 /ACCN/E3 W, 59-49 March 12 vs. No. 11/9 Notre Dame ESPN/ACCN L, 63-70 National Invitation Tournament March 17 vs. No. 7 NC Central ESPN2 W, 75-71 March 21 vs. No. 6 Alabama ESPN W, 73-66 March 24 at No. 1 Richmond ESPN W, 63-61 March 31 vs. No. 1 Temple ESPN W, 60-57 April 2 vs. No. 1 Stanford ESPN L, 66-64 (OT)
* UM downed both Duke and Syracuse on the road in the same season, the second time this has ever happened, and the first time since Michael Jordan’s UNC team did during the 1983-84 season. * Miami opened the season 8-0, and on Dec. 1 was ranked No. 15 in the country by both the AP and USA TODAY. * Miami suffered 13 losses, including six games (four opponents) against nationally ranked teams. In those six games, the Canes led by at least 12 points twice: 12 points at No. 12 Notre Dame and 13 points at No. 12 Louisville. * In one season, Miami defeated 500-win coaches Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Billy Donovan. * Miami was one of 38 teams in the country, and one of 11 teams from a Top 8 conference, to win 10+ games away from its home arena this regular season. Gonzaga led the way with 14 road & neutral site victories. * Junior Tonye Jekiri led the Atlantic Coast Conference in rebounds (10.9 ACC only, 9.9 all games) and doubledoubles (9) in ACC games. He is Miami’s first player to average 10+ rpg in a season in ACC play.
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The Awards * Tonye Jekiri: ACSMA & Coaches 2015 All-ACC Defensive Team, ACSMA All-ACC Team, H.M., Gildan Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team. * Sheldon McClellan: NIT All-Tournament Team, Riley Wallace Award Finalist, Midseason Watch List for Jerry West Award, ACSMA All-ACC Team, H.M., ACC Player of the Week - Dec. 1, 2014. * Davon Reed: NIT All-Tournament Team, All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team, 2015. * Angel Rodriguez: ACSMA All-ACC Team, H.M., 2015 Bob Cousy Collegiate PG of the Year Award Preseason Watch List, 2015 Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List, ACC Player of the Week - Nov. 24, Gildan Charleston Classic Most Valuable Player.
Home Team Closet CAme to Miami
University of Miami football national champion D.J. Williams returned to his alma mater to play host to the school’s inaugural Home Team Closet event at the Hurricanes’ Schwartz Center. Residents from the Camillus House in Homestead were welcomed guests on Miami’s athletic facility. Upon arrival, these residents shared an afternoon of free shopping and lunch catered by Brother Jimmy’s Barbeque. “It’s definitely exciting to have this event in Miami,” Williams said. “I came out to Miami when I was 17 years old and I didn’t really have any family members out here. Once I got out here, the university and the community really took me in, so I consider Miami my home. It’s great to go out and give back to those that you are closest to.” Joining Williams at the event will be fellow Hurricane legends Jonathan Vilma and Antrel Rolle. All three Hurricanes, including Hurricane legend Jon Beason will donate their own clothing out of their own closet to the event. In addition, members from the Miami Hurricanes football team were on hand to spend time with those from Camillus House. “No one has ever made it on their own,” Williams said. “Everyone has needed help along the way and I just feel like I am doing my part with events like this.” Home Team Closet is a concept in which Williams, and other teammates, donate unused clothing from their own closets and set up giveaways for the homeless and underprivileged youth. In addition to his Home Team Closet initiative in the local community, Williams has also created his own clothing line called DYME LYFE (Do. You. Motivate. Emanate.). Through his clothing line, Williams takes a portion of the proceeds from DYME LYFE to support the Home Team Closet initiative. “I get great satisfaction out of doing events like this,” Williams said. “Just seeing the looks and expressions on people’s faces knowing that you care about them is a great feeling.”
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Path of a Hurricane: Amy Deem
By Emily Dabau, Miami communications student A team with insignificant athlete records and a nonexistent NCAA qualifying mark is what she started with. Over 170 All-Americans and 12 national champions is what she has created. Amy Deem, director of track and field/cross country at the University of Miami, began her journey with the university in 1988 when she started a six-week internship in the UM Athletic Department while working toward her Master’s Degree in sports administration. The six-week internship turned into a career. Deem stayed as a part-time employee until she later picked up a full-time position as head coach to start the women’s track and field program at the university in 1990. In 2008, she was promoted to her current position of director of track and field/cross country and became the sixth woman to oversee a men’s and women’s track program at a Division 1 school. Since then, she has helped her athletes score ACC and NCAA titles, gain honors at conference and national championships and make it to the Olympics. Seeing the success of her athletes is what she enjoys the most, she explained. “One of my favorite things is seeing the alumni come back here and they have jobs and they have kids, and just to see them being productive and have great lives, and to maybe have a small part of them being able to have that,” she said. Deem has led athletes to success not only in Miami, but also in London at the 2012 Olympic Games where she served as head coach for USA track and field. Deem helped guide the women’s track and field team to one of the most dominating performances in USA Olympic track and field history. The team won 14 medals, including six gold, four silver and four bronze. Overall, she was part of the Team USA who won more medals and
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gold medals than any other nation at the Games. Three of her former athletes - Murielle Ahoure, T’erea Brown and Lauryn Williams - competed in the Games. Ahoure (100m, 200m) and Brown (400m hurdles) reached the finals of their events, while Williams earned gold as part of the 4x100m relay pool. The celebration of success was cut short, however, by the loss of her mother two months later. “Coming off the Olympic games was such a great experience. It was such a high. We had so much success. And then I lost my mom,” Deem said. “That was really tough, to be able to go through that, and then to still come out here and feel like you’re not cheating the athletes and give them the energy. They deserve it, it wasn’t their fault. So that for me was a tough year.” After overcoming the hard circumstances, Deem was able to get herself back on her feet and continue leading her athletes toward championship titles. “She was always very supportive and wanted me to travel,” Deem said of her mother. And she has done just that. “I never really envisioned traveling the world for track and field, being the world championship coach, being the Olympic coach,” she said. An only child from Parkersburg, West Virginia, Deem grew up an athlete, joining her dad in outdoor activities like skiing and other sports. Passionate about tennis, swimming and track, she chose to pursue track and field in high school and college. Knee injuries kept her from further pursuing a lifelong career as an athlete, but she kept her passion to someday become a coach and teach in order to make a difference in her own way. Today it is that same ambition that drives her. “I was very competitive and I like sports so that gave me the avenue to do everything that
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I really wanted to do,” she said. “For me, it’s really seeing people progress, seeing people meet their goals…being a small part of their success, or putting them at a position to be successful, is why I still do it.” So far, she has been making that impact, from track and field sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Lauryn Williams to every other athlete that crosses her path. Deem pushes her athletes to be the greatest with an independent and encouraging coaching style, said UM track and field senior Taneisha Cordell. “It’s unlike other coaches. She is fond of her athletes being more independent at most practices,” Cordell said. “She tends to be very hard on most due to their potential and ability to be great in their specific event.” Another quality of her coaching is her individual attention to each of the athletes. “She is good at focusing not just on one person – paying attention to everybody,” said sophomore Anthonia Moore, a sprinter on the women’s track and field. “She’s good at equally spreading out her time.” The best piece of advice she has for her athletes is about attitude. “You’re not always going to have a great day, but you’ve got to control your attitude about that,” Deem said. “The thing I always try to talk about is having great attitude and great effort, and then you can work through almost anything.” “’There’s two things you can control; your effort and your attitude.” Before every competition you can count on her saying that,” Cordell said. “You execute those two things and she’s satisfied.’’
VIEW FROM THE U BASEBALL
BY CAMRON GHORBI
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No. 14 Miami finished off its fifth sweep of the season Sunday at Charles L. Cost Field, besting host Pittsburgh 9-3 in its final road game of the regular season. The win widened the Hurricanes’ lead to 4.5 games in the ACC’s Coastal Division, with only a three-game series against Georgia Tech remaining on Miami’s conference schedule. For the third straight game this weekend, the visitors jumped out to an early lead. The Hurricanes (34-13, 19-8 ACC) scored five runs over the game’s first four innings, helping overcome a difficult start from righthander Enrique Sosa. Sophomore Zack Collins recorded his first multi-home run game of the season in the win, crushing a solo home run and a two run shot in a four-RBI performance. A two-out rally in the first spotted Sosa a 2-0 lead before the junior took the hill for the first time. After Panthers starter Marc Berube (1-7) quickly retired leadoff hitter Ricky Eusebio and redshirt sophomore Christopher Barr, junior George Iskenderian cranked a full count fastball over the wall in left to put Miami ahead 1-0. The home run, Iskenderian’s third of the season, was a towering shot that cleared the scoreboard in left. Senior Garrett Kennedy followed with a single to center, and would score from first on a double from junior David Thompson that made its way past leftfielder Jacob Wright and rolled to the wall in left. Eusebio connected on an RBI single in the second that scored junior Brandon Lopez, who doubled to open the inning. Eusebio was one of four Hurricanes to finish with multiple hits. A week after delivering a brilliant start against Florida State, Sosa struggled with command in his 4.1 innings. He allowed a single run in the third and two more in the fifth before being relieved by lefthander Danny Garcia.
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Monique Albuquerque: Here to Stay
By Alex Schwartz CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No player on the University of Miami women’s tennis team has more dual match wins this season than Monique Albuquerque. Her 27 victories are nearly split down the middle, with 14 in doubles and 13 in singles. However, she was supposed to have zero and zero this year since, well, she was planning to be in Brazil. Albuquerque was all set to return to her home country after graduating Magna Cum Laude with an economics degree and a 3.869 GPA in May 2014. She even went through Senior Day ceremonies last year. Instead, she came back to The U. “I felt like I had some personal and team goals that I didn’t accomplish then and I really wanted to give it a try again,” Albuquerque said. “Also, the opportunity to come and get a master’s is something that you don’t have every day. So, I think both came together and I think it was a great choice. It was the right choice.” The 2014 season ended with the program’s ninth consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Team Championship, and Albuquerque also made the NCAA Doubles Championship quarterfinals. After the campaign ended, Albuquerque met with head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews and began to reevaluate her decision. The conversation almost did not happen, though. Yaroshuk-Tews said she was hesitant to bring up the topic with Albuquerque, not wanting to seem selfish or as if she was trying to draw her away from family. It was not until she saw Albuquerque’s sadness when the season ended that Yaroshuk-Tews felt there was more the Porto Alegre, Brazil native wanted to achieve, and thus decided to address the possibility of a return. “I truly believed that it was in Monique’s best interests to come back, to try to get another degree, to play tennis for another year,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “Athletically, I didn’t think that she was anywhere near being tapped out and I kind of just shared my opinions with her and we just talked. We talked life, we talked
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school, we talked sports, and she shared with me that she might actually want to [come back] and give it a try.” Logistics had to be ironed out, as pursuing a master’s degree while playing tennis for a perennial top-15 program is no easy task. Family needed to be brought in on the decision, as well. Albuquerque did return to Brazil, but only for about a month. Once she had firmed up her choice with relatives, Albuquerque began to push forward in July with the process of coming back to UM for graduate school, and did so successfully. She enrolled in a program to pursue a Master of Science in International Business. “The talk with Paige kind of touched me and made me really rethink about it because I was kind of closedminded,” Albuquerque said. “I was [thinking] ‘No, I’m going to Brazil and that’s it,’ and I’m very thankful that she [helped me] open my eyes and open my mind and really consider it.” Going further back, it was a change of plans that brought Albuquerque to The U in the first place. After spending her first year and a half of college at Unisinos in São Leopoldo, Brazil while competing in tournaments on the side, Albuquerque decided she may be finished playing for good. A little over a month later, Albuquerque realized the opportunity to attend a higher-level academic institution and play tennis there was too good to pass up. She elected to come to UM, in large part due to the heavy Latin culture in the area, its proximity to home and the success of the tennis program. Albuquerque transferred to Miami for the 2012 spring semester, but was unable to play that season. She used her first semester to get adapted to her new surroundings. Albuquerque, who is trilingual, was confident writing and reading English, but it was speaking it that concerned her. “After my first semester I was already feeling much more comfortable,” Albuquerque said. “In the beginning I feel like I was a little scared of making mistakes and people thinking, ‘Oh, she doesn’t know how to speak English.’ At some point you just see, either you try and you make mistakes, but you learn, or you’re not going to improve.”
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Right off the bat Albuquerque excelled academically and she continued her stellar performance in the classroom throughout her career at Miami. Albuquerque made the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) in all five of her undergraduate semesters at Miami and twice she was tabbed for the President’s Honor Roll, which requires a 4.0 GPA. A two-time ACC Honor Roll selection, Albuquerque was one of four Hurricanes across all sports chosen for an ACC postgraduate scholarship honor this year. She was named to the 2014 All-ACC Women’s Tennis Academic Team and is a recipient of the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award. In addition, Albuquerque was one of six Miami student-athletes named to the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges list in 2014. David Wyman, the UM Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services, has had a front row seat for Albuquerque’s successes as a Hurricane, both in the classroom and with the tennis team. “Monique is an extraordinary individual and a very accomplished student,” Wyman said. “She leads by example, with maturity, trust and a tremendous work ethic.Her impact on the Hurricane program the last three years is remarkable. The team won the ACC Championship [in 2013] and she will earn two degrees.She has had an illustrious career and deserves recognition for her efforts as a student-athlete role model.” Putting together such a strong academic profile at a top-50 school, while also dealing with the demands of high-level college tennis—and maybe even building in some time for a bit of fun—has not been a simple task for Albuquerque, despite what the superb results may indicate. Albuquerque credits her time management and organizational skills for allowing her to be able to achieve so much in the classroom, despite all her other obligations. “I always had a goal of maintaining very good grades and that was something that I always focused on, along with tennis, which was a challenge because it’s not that easy to do both,” Albuquerque said.
Monique Albuquerque: Here to Stay In her 14 years as the head coach at Miami, Yaroshuk-Tews has had numerous student-athletes who excelled in the classroom. It is a staple of the program at Miami that the players achieve success academically, as well as athletically. Even with all the outstanding students who have played for the Hurricanes, Yaroshuk-Tews said she feels Albuquerque is one of the three to five best in the classroom she has had. “Coaches would die for kids like Monique,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “. . . You look at Monique’s grades, and not just the grades, but the classes she’s taking. She’s not taking a major that’s not difficult. She’s taking difficult classes, got a difficult schedule, and she’s just destroying it.” While doing well in school may not get always get as much attention as it deserves, Albuquerque’s teammates have taken notice of her success academically. Junior Clementina Riobueno has been Albuquerque’s doubles partner for nearly every match the last three seasons and labels her a close friend. The pair is tight enough that Riobueno has tripped to Porto Alegre to visit her and even feels a part of her family. Her strong bond with Albuquerque has had its benefits for Riobueno, as she is able to follow her lead at times when it comes to schoolwork. “It’s impressive to have that discipline and I always look up to her academically,” Riobueno said. “I always tell her whenever she goes to the library just to text me and I go with her because I feel she’s always pushing me [not only] in tennis, but also academics.” Riobueno knows that her teammates try to take after Albuquerque as well, and not just when it comes to school. This season, Albuquerque has developed into more of a leader, and she feels her skills in that regard have greatly improved since her arrival at UM. Yaroshuk-Tews has seen Albuquerque begin to speak up more, which both the coach and the player acknowledge is a bit outside her normal personality. Yaroshuk-Tews noted that Albuquerque talks in team meetings, as well as privately to her peers. “I just think her teammates respect her as a person, number one,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “I think that especially the younger kids really listen to what she has to say and experiences that she’s gone through that they haven’t gone through yet. I think that she’s really developed into a good role model.” It is with the team’s youth that Yaroshuk-Tews thinks Albuquerque’s decision to return to Miami has been so vital. Not only are there more freshmen on the roster than all other classes combined, but the five freshmen account for the most the Hurricanes have had in the past decade. With that many young players, a veteran leader is essential, and Albuquerque’s return to UM provided a natural fit for that position. “I think it’s meant a lot to our team. We knew having this many freshmen come in that we needed somebody like Monique around,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “We needed an older girl, we needed a mature girl. We needed a kid that we knew would keep an eye on these kids behind the scenes and kind of be more of a motherly figure.” Although not a freshman, even Riobueno sees Albuquerque as someone to follow, whether it comes to tennis or something off the court. Her ability to demonstrate the right way to do things is a large part of what has allowed Albuquerque to lead the nation’s 15th-ranked team so well. “I’m not saying she plays great all the time, but she’s very consistent and she’s an example for us,” Riobueno said. “She’s like a big sister for us. We look up to her.
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“She’s very mature,” Riobueno added. “She’s always trying to talk to us, motivate us, and push us all the time.” That over 1,600 words can be written about Albuquerque without more than a mention of her prowess on the tennis court, speaks to just how outstanding she has been off it. However, it does not cloud what has been a remarkable career for her as a player. Entering the NCAA Championships, Albuquerque is 105-33 (.761) in singles and doubles combined in her three seasons on the court. She has posted a 24-9 record at the No. 1 doubles position in dual matches and she is 8-4 against top-20 doubles opponents. Albuquerque and Riobueno reached as high as third in the national doubles rankings and defeated two of those top-20 duos to reach the quarterfinals of the 2014 NCAA Doubles Championships. “She is very competitive. She always wants to be there for you,” Riobueno said of Albuquerque as a partner. “Very athletic, she has great hands, great volleys. I just feel very confident whenever I’m with her on the court.” Over the past two years, Albuquerque is 39-7 in singles dual matches, including a scintillating 26-1 against ACC opponents. It is not strength and power that Albuquerque feels have made her perform so well, but rather her style. In fact, it is her type of play that she is most proud of from an on-court perspective. “I feel like I try to always play smart. It doesn’t mean that I’m always going to go out there and play pretty,” Albuquerque said. “That’s just not my game. It’s not that I’m going to step on the court and rip winners everywhere and just dominate . . . but I try to get to the opponent’s weaknesses by just playing smart. If I have to play ugly shots, if that’s what it’s going to take, I’m fine with that, whatever it takes to win a match.” Her style is clearly working. Albuquerque not only leads the team in dual match victories this season, but has the best overall career spring winning percentage in both singles and doubles among all of Miami’s upperclassmen. In her first season playing for the Hurricanes though, Albuquerque got off to a slow start, which YaroshukTews said she takes the responsibility for. The coach noted she played her at the top singles position to begin, as she truly believed Albuquerque would fit there. However, the transition of adjusting to college tennis, paired with playing some of the nation’s elite players led to some losses. Once Albuquerque got acclimated and found a more comfortable position in the lineup, she began to dominate, and she has not stopped doing so. “The amount of wins that this girl has had over the course of the last two years has just been unbelievable,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “To have her towards the bottom of our lineup [and be] so strong, is really what has had so much to do with our success because we have a lot a lot of strength at the top . . . Monique has the capability of doing almost anything you ask her to do from an athletic standpoint. Only a coach knows how important that is to have a kid in your lineup that’s as steady as she is.” That steadiness helped Miami make its 20th consecutive trip to the NCAA Team Championship this season. The Hurricanes, seeded No. 15, will also be hosting NCAA Regionals for the 11th year in a row. Albuquerque said one of the reasons she returned to The U was to help the team accomplish something special in this tournament, and now she has the chance to do so. When the season wraps up this time around, Albuquerque will not be planning to head back to Brazil.
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Rather, in a choice Yaroshuk-Tews is happy about, Albuquerque has decided, after another year in Coral Gables, she wants to remain in the area and pursue jobs here. “I feel like I just was able to kind of separate the emotions and think about it more rationally,” Albuquerque said. “I don’t think that right now in Brazil there are so many opportunities. So, I think it’s in my interests to try to get something here, get some experience, and maybe later on go to Brazil, but I still would like to have my life here and maybe bring my family later on.” The standout student-athlete is looking for a position in the finance industry, which is quite fitting given her aforementioned 3.869 GPA as an economics major. Albuquerque has even started interviewing for jobs already, while still balancing all of her regular responsibilities, too. “I know she’s going to do great things, whatever she wants to do,” Riobueno said. “She’s a great person. I’m going to miss her, definitely.” Before she completes her playing career and moves into the work force, Albuquerque will walk across the stage at yet another graduation ceremony. The University of Miami graduate school commencement is set for May 7. That is just under one year after Albuquerque walked in 2014, and a single day before she begins the final tournament of her collegiate tennis career. “I feel like now I’m going to real life. This is just like a dream, just to be here studying and having your friends by you every day, it’s not real,” Albuquerque said with a laugh. “I’m definitely going to miss it, but it’s also exciting. It’s a new step. It’s just something completely new, a new stage of my life.” It took changing course twice for Albuquerque to get where she is now. First was the decision, a year and a half into her college career, to spend her final five undergraduate semesters in a foreign country, where she would need to speak a language she was uncomfortable with. Then it was the choice not to go back to Brazil in order to return to UM and get her master’s degree in a city she now hopes to live in going forward. After being a second-year undergraduate student at Unisinos in São Leopoldo, Brazil in the fall of 2011, Albuquerque is about to leave one of America’s most prestigious universities with not one, but two degrees. “I’m really thankful for having the opportunity to spend three and a half years of my life here,” Albuquerque said. “It definitely made me a better athlete and better person. I think this program just pushes you to be the best that you can be.” It is funny how the world works sometimes. This past year, after putting off a return to native country, it has been Albuquerque pushing those in the program to be the best they can be, helping make them better athletes and people.
@CanesFootball Holds Bone Marrow Drive
The University of Miami football team held its fifth annual Bone Marrow Drive in conjunction with the Be the Match® Foundation on the UM campus. Players, coaches and staff members from the Hurricane football team spent the afternoon encouraging people to join the bone marrow registry and assisted in the registry process. Since the team began the bone marrow drive in 2011, Miami has added 729 people to the national registry. This year, the team added 186 people to the registry in a rain-shortened event. “Working with the Be The Match Foundation® has always been a point of pride with our entire program,” said head coach Al Golden. “It takes a total team effort to make this event a success, but it is an initiative that our entire organization has truly bought into every year. I’m so proud of our team and the work they have put into this event to make it a success. There is a genuine passion within our team to help those in need and to help save a life, which says a lot about the type of people we have in our program.” In addition, the Hurricanes’ received support from OneBlood Community Centers of Florida and the University of Miami Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity during the bone marrow drive. To join the registry, potential donors must be between 18 and 44 years old, meet health guidelines and be willing to donate to any patient in need. Donors with diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds are especially needed. For thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases, a marrow transplant is their best or only hope for a cure. Most do not have a matching donor within their families, so they depend on the Be The Match Registry to find someone who can give them a second chance at life. ABOUT ‘BE THE MATCH’ Be The Match is a movement that engages a growing community of people inspired to help patients who need a marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant from an unrelated donor. The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), a leader in the field of marrow and cord blood transplantation, created Be The Match to provide opportunities for the public to become involved in saving the lives of people with leukemia and other lifethreatening diseases. Volunteers can join the Be The Match Registry, the world’s largest and most diverse listing of potential marrow donors and donated cord blood units, as well as contribute financially to Be The Match Foundation or volunteer their time. For more information, visit BeTheMatch.org or call (800) MARROW-2.
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Larrañaga Adds Brunt to Coaching Staff
University of Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga has hired Richmond associate head coach Jamal Brunt to be an assistant coach for the Hurricanes. “Jamal is smart, hard-working and skilled in every aspect of college coaching,” Larrañaga said. “He is an outstanding recruiter, communicator, teacher and great role model for our student athletes. “He helped build the University of Richmond into one of the finest basketball programs in the country both on and off the court. He worked with and learned from head coach Chris Mooney, who I believe is one of the brightest young coaches in the country. I’m very excited about Jamal joining our program and welcome him, his wife Erica and daughter Peyton to the U family.” Brunt comes to Coral Gables after 10 years on the staff with the Spiders. Beginning in 2005 as Director of Operations, Brunt was promoted to an assistant coach in 2007 and associate head coach in 2013. “I am extremely excited to be joining Coach Larrañaga and his staff at the University of Miami,” said Brunt. “The opportunity to learn and grow under one of the best coaches in the country, and in the best college basketball conference in the country, was too good to be true. I am looking forward to help continue building on the success that Coach L, and his staff, have already established.” The Baltimore native helped guide Richmond to six postseason appearances, five 20-win seasons and final national rankings of No. 24 in 2009-10 and No. 21 in 2010-11. After winning their first Atlantic 10 Championship in 2010-11, the Spiders advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16, and in 2015, Brunt helped Richmond earn a top-four seed in the National Invitation Tournament, falling to eventual runner-up Miami in the quarterfinals. In seven of the last eight seasons, Brunt and the Spiders defeated 12 nationally-ranked opponents, and Richmond has defeated 13 of its last 28 BCS opponents under Brunt’s tutelage. From 2009-14, Richmond had more league wins than any other current Atlantic 10 school, averaging 21.5 wins over that span. In addition to on-court coaching, Brunt was responsible for scheduling that led to the Spiders being a consistent top-100 RPI team and led to an NCAA Tournament at-large bid in 2010. Richmond finished in the top-100 of the RPI in five of the last six seasons, including ending the year 25th in 2010 and 41st in 2011. In his six seasons as an assistant, Brunt was integral in signing some of the most highly touted recruits in school history, beating out BCS programs in the process. He mentored Spider student-athletes in academics, helping the men’s basketball team achieve its highest GPA on record. Before joining the Spiders basketball staff in the summer of 2005, Brunt was an assistant coach at his alma mater Randolph-Macon for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. At Randolph-Macon, Brunt was involved in all aspects of coaching, including player development, recruiting, monitoring academics, film exchange and breakdown, opponent scouting and on-court coaching. Brunt received a bachelor’s degree in international relations with a concentration in business economics from Randolph-Macon in 2003. He is married to the former Erica Glasper. The couple has a daughter, Peyton.
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VIEW FROM THE U WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BY ALEX SCHWARTZ
@MiamiWBB
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING . . . . . . ABOUT CORNELIUS “Laura is a real floor leader and will always try to lead the team to the next achievement. I think her ability to score and court awareness will be a contribution to any team.” –Remy de Wit, Head Coach, CTO Amsterdam “I think a big thing with her is obviously she comes in with as much international experience in a player as you’ll find. She . . . has won multiple medals and honors with the Dutch National Team, has competed at the European Championship level and the World Championship level and just as a player I think she gives Miami something different than what they’ve had last couple years . . . A kid I’ve always compared her to is Ashley Houts, who played at Georgia and left Georgia with her name all over the record books. She’s just a tough hard-nosed kid and when you need a play she’s going to be involved in the play.” –Keil Moore
@MiamiWBB Signs Dutch National Program Stars CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami women’s basketball team signed two players from the Dutch National Talent Program, CTO Amsterdam, head coach Katie Meier announced Monday, April 20. Guard Laura Cornelius and forward Emese Hof both inked National Letters of Intent to attend Miami and join the Hurricanes for the 2015-16 season. “This is a great moment for our program, being able to sign two really experienced and composed international players,” Meier said. “The recruiting process was interesting because each player came separately on their visit and their lists of schools were very different. We were the only school that both of them had in common. So, to be able to attract both of them with separate decisions was a real coup for us.” The 5-foot-8 Cornelius is rated by ProspectsNation.com as the top international point guard in the class of 2015. She is tabbed as a five-star prospect by the website, which ranks her as the third-best international prospect in the class regardless of position. Keil Moore, the International Director of Scouting for ProspectsNation.com, called her “a glue kid with a star-type skill set.” Cornelius is listed by CTO Amsterdam as the all-time leader in program history in points, assists and steals, as well as third in rebounds. She played 73 games for the organization and was named the Rookie of the Year in the Dutch Eredivisie in 2012. At the 2013 FIBA U18 European Championship Division A, Cornelius posted 12.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. She led the tournament in free throw percentage, ranked No. 11 in scoring and poured in 26 points while shooting 64.3 percent from the field in a win over Italy. “The first time I saw Laura play I was so impressed with her leadership, her command of the game, and her vision,” Meier said. “She can play multiple positions in the backcourt. Miami is known for guards that can play the point guard, but can also swing to shooting guard and threaten off the bounce. She’s a triple threat guard with an incredible passion for the game and our fans are just going to love watching her play.”
“Laura is a tough player that is very skilled and will keep defenses honest. Her ability to push the ball in transition and make great decisions in the half court, paralleled with her ability to knock down open shots or create for herself off the dribble, is impressive.” –Dan Bowmaker, President, Blue Star Europe
. . . ABOUT HOF “Emese is a very athletic player who people love to watch because sometimes it looks so easy what she does, with her big smile and great finishes at the rim.” –Remy de Wit “She’s a kid that’s played a ton of international basketball. She’s been on a lot of the same teams that Cornelius has been on, so just that in terms of playing club and country together you’re going to have two kids that have a feel for each other, kind of have a bond. As far as what she’ll bring to Miami, she’s a 6’3 kid with a great body, chiseled physically. She’s continued to improve, every summer I’ve seen her she’s getting better and better. Offensively, she’s stepping away from the rim, she’s comfortable with the ball in her hands. She’s always been a solid defensive player.” –Keil Moore “Emese is a player who can back her defender down and score in the low block, but is equally effective taking players off the bounce from the perimeter and cuts very well without the ball. A player with a great basketball IQ, she makes a high percentage of the good shots she takes.” –Dan Bowmaker
Hof, at 6-foot-3, also has her name littered throughout the CTO Amsterdam record books, after playing in 79 games. She ranks first in the program’s history in rebounds and blocks, second in points and steals, and fourth in assists. The frontcourt standout is the No. 14-ranked international prospect in the class of 2015 according to ProspectsNation.com, including fifth among post players. Moore noted that he thinks Hof will “be able to make a contribution early” at Miami. Hof averaged 7.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game at the 2014 FIBA U18 European Championship Division A. She finished sixth in rebounding at the tournament and recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in the team’s finale against Belgium. “Emese has a great skill level from the post position. She is comfortable as a face-up post player and she’s got great back to the basket moves. She’s mobile, and she can extend the court with her three-point shooting as well,” Meier said. “Emese is going to be somebody that we can plug into multiple positions as well within our system, and is going to give us a real nice high-low game, which is essential to be successful in the ACC.” Hof is the second player over six feet tall to sign with Miami in the class of 2015. Zada Williams, a 6-foot-2 forward from Lake Wales (Fla.) High School, inked with the Hurricanes in November. Miami’s three signees will join seven returning players from a 2014-15 season in which the Hurricanes won 20 games and made the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The team will also add a pair of players who sat out last season due to injury. “I really believe we return an incredibly talented team, but we absolutely needed to add some more dynamic threats on the offensive and defensive ends.” Meier said. “Having coached against both of these young ladies in the 2013 U19 FIBA World Championship, I know their talent level and I know that they can play against high-level athletes that you will find in the ACC.” The Hurricanes will trip to Cornelius and Hof’s home country in August when the team visits Amsterdam, Belgium and Paris during a 10-day foreign tour. “Miami is getting two of the best five players to come out of Europe this class,” Moore said. “I think that’s a major haul when you talk about how good Europe is getting, to get two of the best five . . . Hats off to Katie Meier and her staff for being able to pull that off.” For more information on University of Miami women’s basketball, follow @MiamiWBB.
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Coach Profile: Mario Rincon
by Chantal Lue, Miami communications student It’s 11 a.m. on a Monday morning and the University of Miami men’s tennis team is on the courts of the Neil Schiff Tennis Center preparing for Saturday’s match against Pepperdine University. On the first court, freshman Christian Langmo is practicing his serve at high speeds. Senior Wilfredo Gonzalez and Henrique Tsukamoto are on the second court taking part in a friendly singles competition. But on the third court, there is something out of the ordinary going on. Freshman Nile Clark is practicing against no, not a teammate, but instead, his head coach, Mario Rincon. And the freshman looks like he’s at home as he hits the tennis ball Rincon serves to him. “I love to play with them,” Rincon said. “It’s an amazing experience for me to be able to play against them at this level, at my age.” Rincon has been the head coach for UM’s men’s tennis team for 11 seasons, receiving numerous accolades throughout his journey. But it’s not about the wins and achievements for him. “I truly care about them,” Rincon said. “That’s something I can say about myself and the way [that] I coach them.” Rincon first became involved with tennis while growing up in his hometown Duitama, a small city just outside of Colombia’s capital. As a young boy, Rincon was like any other child who grew up in South America – he wanted to pursue a career in soccer. But his father saw the potential in his tennis abilities and thought it would be a better fit when it came to having a future. So at the age of 14, Rincon began travelling throughout South America to participate in tournaments. Upon graduating high school, he was offered a tennis scholarship to North Greenville College, a junior college in Greenville, South Carolina. He spent two years in South Carolina until he was recruited to attend the University of Kentucky, where he would later graduate from, earning a bachelor of science in agricultural communications.
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“It was a great opportunity,” Rincon said. “You’re able to continue improving your game [while] your expenses are paid for, and at the same time you’re advancing on getting your degree. This is something that is nonexistent in South America.” After graduating Kentucky in 1988, Rincon went on to become a professional tennis player. He spent nine years with the Association of Tennis Professionals and five more on the Japanese pro tour, where at one point he was ranked No. 2 in singles. During his career, Rincon made appearances at each of the four Grand Slam venues: the U.S. Open, French Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open. “The bigger the stage the more rewarding it is. I got to play the biggest tournaments in the world and I really enjoyed them,” he said. After dropping in the rankings, Rincon decided it was time to retire as a professional athlete and would make his debut as a head coach at the University of Miami in October of 2004, following a three-year assistant coach position at the University of Alabama. Upon stepping foot on UM grounds, Rincon made it his mission to get to know the players on an individual basis, developing a positive relationship that would be carried out throughout the entire team. “He gets to know all of the players,” assistant coach Mark Dickson. “He really understands each one of them. He finds out what makes them tick and what motivates them.” One way Rincon communicates with his players is by actually getting onto the tennis court and playing them one-on-one. “It’s easier for me to figure things out about their games when I’m on the court with them,” he said. “I get to play against their patterns and I get to read their tendencies.” And the players don’t seem to mind at all. They all share a great relationship with the head coach and have grown accustom to his coaching style. Freshman Piotr Lomacki even regards Rincon as one of the best people he has ever met. “When it comes to choosing your coach it’s very important because they will be with you for four years MaY 4, 2015
and Coach Rincon is great,” Lomacki said. This season, Rincon had to coach a very young team, including seven freshmen who brought a different atmosphere to the team. “They’re really loud. Much louder than any team I’ve ever coached,” Rincon said. “But they’re a great group of guys to work with. I definitely enjoy seeing them improve on a daily basis.” Although Rincon enjoys spending time with the team, there’s nothing more he enjoys than spending quality time with his family. Rincon met his wife, Laura, on a blind date back when he was in Colombia that his cousin set up. The two got married two years after dating and have been married for the last 16 years. They have three daughters together. His oldest daughter, Laura Sophia, has taken up the sport of tennis like her father and is currently playing at Killian High School. His middle child, Daniella, remains active as well, as she is involved in soccer and volleyball. And the youngest, Gabriela, is too busy being occupied with their new dog, Leo. “That’s the toughest decision I’ve made all week. Whether to let my wife bring the dog home or not,” Rincon said. Rincon’s nurturing spirit follows him both on and off of the courts. His love for the game is evident in his coaching ability and reflects the caring person that he is. “I have a great team to coach here; I have a great family at home. I love my job, I love coming here. I love going home too. I’m really enjoying this part of my life.”
VIEW FROM THE U Men’s Tennis BY AMY LaBRIE
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Perez Selected to Colombia National Team
Miami redshirt sophomore Catalina Perez was one of six goalkeepers selected to the Colombian Senior National Team training camp in preparation for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer. Perez’ trip marks the third time the Boca Raton, Fla., native has trained with the Colombian Senior National Team. She competed in the Pan-American Games for Colombia at the age of 17, and also trained with the team before the 2012 London Olympics, where she was the final cut and listed as an alternate. Perez, who missed Miami’s 2014 season while recovering from an ACL injury, competed for Colombia at the 2010 U-20 World Cup in Germany when she was just 15 years old. Making Colombia’s 2015 World Cup roster would represent a dream fulfilled for Perez. “The more time I spent in Colombia and the more cities I visit, the more I fall in love with my country,” Perez said. “Wearing yellow, blue and red means more to me every day; when I put the shirt on, I feel a certain fire in my heart.” Colombia will host three camps before this summer’s World Cup, scheduled for June 6 – July 5, 2015 and hosted by Canada. Typically, national teams select three goalkeepers to the official team roster. “The competition is always tough, but it’s healthy and I believe it is making us better for the three that will travel to Canada,” Perez said. Head coach Mary-Frances Monroe said Perez’ quick return from injury is a true testament to the redshirt sophomore’s ability to rise to the occasion. “I am very excited for Catalina, having worked her way back from an ACL tear last summer,” Monroe said. “She has been committed and determined to get healthy to compete again. It’s only because of her hard work that she was selected again to go into Colombia’s National Team camp.” Perez has ample experience at the youth national team level, where she has been a consistent contributor for Colombia since eighth grade. She served as back-up keeper for the Colombia team that competed in the 2010 U-20 World Cup, and also served as starting goalie for a team that finished in fourth in Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) regional qualifying. “Going and playing in the FIFA Women’s World Cup has been a dream of mine since as far as I can remember,” Perez said. “Now having the possibilities of having my dream come true is indescribable.” Monroe says Perez’ selection to the national team camp can only help the rising star when she returns in preparation for another season of ACC play this fall. “It says a lot about Cat’s character and determination,” Monroe said. “We are also excited to get her back on the playing field here at UM.” After plenty of experience competing at the youth national team level, Perez said the chance to make the senior women’s team provides her with extra motivation. “Along with my family and the people who truly support me, the World Cup is what motivates me to push myself harder in all areas of my life,” she said. “It has helped me overcome obstacles, and fuels and strengthens me every day. Going and playing would be extremely fulfilling and special.”
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Lohan, Wagner Receive Postseason ACC Honors
The Miami women’s tennis team had two players recognized by the Atlantic Coast Conference in its postseason awards announced April 22. Sinead Lohan became the first player in program history to be selected as ACC Freshman of the Year and was named Second Team All-ACC. Junior Stephanie Wagner received the third All-ACC honor of her career and was chosen as a First Team All-ACC member for the second season in a row. “To have your program led by Stephanie Wagner and Sinead Lohan as players alone is just unbelievable,” Miami head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said. “The fight and the heart that they bring to every match is probably some of the best that I’ve seen in my years here coaching at Miami. To have Steffi named First Team All-ACC and to have Sinead named ACC Freshman of the Year are huge honors. They are very well-deserved in my opinion and things that they’ve worked really hard for. It’s nice to see that the conference and the other coaches recognize their success and recognize all of their hard work. We’re looking for great things from them in the future.” Lohan has been dominant in her first season of collegiate tennis, posting an outstanding 17-2 singles record this year. She is 14-2 in dual matches, including 3-1 at the top position and 11-1 at the No. 2 spot. The Waterford, Ireland native is 10-2 in ACC singles matches and helped No. 15 Miami (16-5, 12-2 ACC) finish in second place in the conference. Lohan has posted a 6-2 record against nationally ranked opponents, with four wins against players in the top 60 and two in the top 40. In Miami’s 5-2 win at eighth-ranked Virginia March 27, Lohan defeated No. 31 Danielle Collins, the reigning NCAA Singles Champion and a First Team All-ACC selection. In addition to being ranked in the top 45 in singles all season, Lohan has made multiple appearances in the doubles rankings. Playing with two different partners this year, Lohan has combined to go 12-7, including 9-4 (4-1 ACC) with fellow freshman Wendy Zhang. Lohan finished No. 10 in All-ACC voting, placing her just one spot off the First Team list. “I am so happy to have been chosen as the ACC Freshman of the Year. It is such an honor,” Lohan said. “It’s always great to be rewarded for hard work and it motivates me to keep improving my game. I’m excited for the ACC Tournament this weekend and the NCAA Tournament in May.” Wagner has been among the nation’s elite players in both singles and doubles this season, consistently being one of just a handful of players in the top 10 of both rankings. She has been outside the top 10 just once in singles and just once in doubles. A native of Amberg, Germany, Wagner is 14-6 overall in singles play this season, with a 13-4 mark in dual matches. Of Wagner’s 17 dual match results, 13 have come at the No. 1 spot, where she has posted a 10-3 record. She is also 3-1 when playing No. 2 singles. Wagner has eight wins against nationally ranked singles players, including a victory over No. 20 Joana Eidukonyte, a fellow First Team All-ACC pick, in Miami’s 7-0 win against No. 14 Clemson March 1. Wagner also posted a straight set road win over No. 31 Blair Shankle of sixth-ranked Baylor March 17. In doubles competition, Wagner has recorded a 6-2 mark when playing at the top spot this season, including 2-0 with Lohan. Just three players received more points in the All-ACC voting than Wagner did and she is one of only eight players in the conference with at least three career All-ACC selections. “It is an honor to be First Team All-ACC for the second year in a row,” Wagner said. “It has been a great year and now I am excited to finish the season strong at the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.”
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VIEW FROM THE U VOLLEYBALL BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO
@CanesVB
2015 @CANESVB SCHEDULE The University of Miami volleyball program will host two tournaments and 10 ACC home matches as part of its 2015 regular season schedule. Miami will open the season with the Hurricane Invitational on Aug. 28-29, the first of two home tournaments on the 2015 Canes schedule. The Hurricane Invitational will feature the host Hurricanes, 2014 NCAA qualifiers Kansas State and Illinois State, as well as Florida A&M, in six matches over two days. The Canes will open the Hurricane Invitational on August 28 at 7 p.m. against Illinois State, before facing Florida A&M at noon and Kansas State at 7:30 p.m. the next day.
@CanesVB Adds Four Spring Signees Agnew, Lee & Strantzali coming in 2015, while Haak joins in 2016 The University of Miami volleyball program is excited to announce the four newest members of the Hurricane volleyball family. Miami head volleyball coach Jose “Keno” Gandara announced the additions of Olga Strantzali, Mhairi Agnew and Codi Lee. The trio joins fall signees Lucia Pampana and Kolby Bird to increase the newest crop of Canes to five. “This is a great day for Miami volleyball,” Gandara said. “The addition of Olga, Mhairi and Codi to an already solid class with Lucia and Kolby, is just incredible. All three bring both youth and experience, but most importantly, they meet the academic standards and are great kids.” Strantzali is a 6-foot-1 outside hitter from Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece, who will transfer to Miami after spending the 2014 season at UCLA. In her lone season with the Bruins, Strantlazi played in 29 matches and made 14 starts. Her 196 kills ranked fourth on the team, while her 2.42 kills/set were third-best. She also ranked second on the team with 18 aces and tallied 23 blocks over the course of 81 sets played. “Olga is a complete player with a powerful arm and a great competitor,” Gandara said. “Olga not only spent last season at UCLA in the PAC 12, but also has extensive international experience playing with the Greek National team program.” Agnew represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and was recently named to the Scottish National Volleyball Team. As a star for Scotland’s U19 team, Agnew was named best blocker and top scorer at the 2014 SCD Junior European Championships. In 2013, she was the vice captain for Scotland West at the UK School Games and she was also named the MVP at the JNL Super Cup while playing for her club team, Su Ragazzi. “Mhairi is a versatile player who also has international experience playing on the national team,” Gandara said. “She has the athletic ability, the skills and desire to become a dominant player for us.” Lee is a two-time state champion at The Woodlands 53
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High School in The Woodlands, Texas, winning state titles in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, The Woodlands was also named national champion by MaxPreps. “Codi will add depth to our team as a defensive specialist,” Gandara said. “She comes to UM from one of the top Junior Clubs in Texas. She has the skills, the speed and the drive that we look for in her position.” Anna Haak, an outside hitter from Sweden, also joined the Hurricanes in the Class of 2016. Haak is a talented player with international experience. She recently helped Engelholm finish 37-0 and claim the championship in the Svensk Volleyboll League. Haak also helped Sweden earn a gold medal at the NEVZA U19 tournament in 2014, earning a spot on the all tournament team. “Anna had a great season this year where she helped her team win a championship,” Miami head coach Jose “Keno” Gandara said. “She also has international experience with her national team. Anna is explosive, driven and passionate about the game. Anna is a proven passer and defensive player, but also has a powerful arm. We expect Anna to have an immediate impact when she joins our program.” The Hurricanes bring back 10 players from a 2014 squad that finished 22-9 and reached the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament, falling to No. 8 Florida in a hard-fought four-set battle. Miami brings back five of seven starters from the 2014 team. Seniors Taylor Scott and Kalysta White will be joined by junior Kelsie Groot and sophomores Sakille Simmons and Haley Templeton, whom was named the 2014 ACC Freshman of the year, as key returners heading into 2015. Senior Caitilin Donahoe and sophomores Sylvia Hernandez, Michele Marenus and Brooke McDermott also made contributions for the Hurricanes in 2014, while 2013 All-ACC selection Alexis Mourning is back on the court for her final season after redshirting in the 2014 season.
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The Canes then hit the road for two consecutive weeks, traveling to Springfield, Mo., for a tournament at Missouri State on Sept. 4-5, where they will face off against Oral Roberts, 2014 NCAA qualifier Marquette and the host Missouri State Bears. The following week will see Miami travel to Baton Rouge, La., for a tournament at LSU, where they will face Purdue and the host Tigers who reached the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Miami’s final nonconference matches will be played at the James L. Knight Sports Complex as they host Seattle University and UCF as part of the FIU/Miami Challenge on Sept. 17-18. The Hurricanes’ match against UCF at 7 p.m. on Sept. 18 will be the Canes’ first meeting with UCF since defeating the Knights in five sets in the opening round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Following the final nonconference weekend, the Hurricanes head into an ACC slate that features 20 matches, 10 home and 10 away. Miami opens ACC play on Friday, Sept. 25, when they travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to face in-sate rival Florida State. Two days later, the Canes wrap up the month of September with a match at Louisville. The Canes open October with a two-match homestand, hosting Georgia Tech (Oct. 2) and Clemson (Oct. 4). Three weeks later, they are back at home to host Boston College (Oct. 23) and Syracuse (Oct. 25). Miami has five road matches in October, traveling to Wake Forest (Oct. 9), Duke (Oct. 11), NC State (Oct. 16), North Carolina (Oct. 18) and Virginia Tech (Oct. 30). On Nov. 4, the Hurricanes will host Florida State in an exciting midweek match at The Knight scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The match against the rival Seminoles is the first of a six-match homestand that includes matches against Virginia (Nov. 6), Louisville (Nov. 13), Notre Dame (Nov. 15), Duke (Nov. 20) and Wake Forest (Nov. 22). Miami plays just three matches away from the James L. Knight Sports Complex in November, opening the month at Pitt on Nov. 1 and closing out the regular season with a road trip to Clemson (Nov. 27) and Georgia Tech (Nov. 29). The Hurricanes will play every team in the ACC at least once, while Florida State, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Wake Forest and Duke are scheduled for two matches against Miami. All Canes volleyball home matches are played at the James L. Knight Sports Complex on the University of Miami campus. For a complete look at the Hurricanes’ 2015 schedule, click here.
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CANES CONCLUDE SPRING PRACTICE; HELP SAVE A LIFE CANES HOLD ANNUAL SPRING GAME • The University of Miami football team held its annual spring game on Saturday March 28 at Lockhart Stadium. • The Hurricanes’ spring game marked the conclusion of Spring Practice. • During the game, Miami recognized each of its most improved players from spring practice. TE Joe Rogers (Walk-On) DL Jelani Hamilton (Defense) RB Gus Edwards (Offense) DB Ryan Mayes (Special Teams) CANES HOLD FIFTH ANNUAL BONE MARROW DRIVE • The University of Miami football team held its fifth annual Bone Marrow Drive in conjunction with the Be the Match® Foundation on the UM campus on April 9. • Players, coaches and staff members from the Hurricane football team spent the afternoon encouraging people to join the bone marrow registry and assisted in the registry process. • Since the team began the bone marrow drive in 2011, Miami has added 729 people to the national registry. This year, the team added 186 people to the registry in a rain-shortened event. • “Working with the Be The Match Foundation® has always been a point of pride with our entire program,” said head coach Al Golden. “It takes a total team effort to make this event a success, but it is an initiative that our entire organization has truly bought into every year. I’m so proud of our team and the work they have put into this event to make it a success. There is a genuine passion within our team to help those in need and to help save a life, which says a lot about the type of people we have in our program.” HOME TEAM CLOSET COMES TO MIAMI • University of Miami football national champion D.J. Williams will returned to his alma mater on Saturday April 11 to play host to the school’s inaugural Home Team Closet event at the Hurricanes’ Schwartz Center. • Residents from the Camillus House in Homestead were welcomed guests on Miami’s athletic facility. Upon arrival, the residents share an afternoon of free shopping and lunch catered by Brother Jimmy’s Barbeque. • Home Team Closet is a concept in which Williams, and other teammates, donate unused clothing from their own closets and
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set up giveaways for the homeless and underprivileged youth. • Joining Williams at the event was fellow Hurricane legends Jonathan Vilma and Antrel Rolle. All three Hurricanes, including Hurricane legend Jon Beason donated their own clothing out of their own closet to the event. CANES HOLD PRODAY AT THE U • The University of Miami Football team held its annual Pro Day on April 1. • A Total of 15 Hurricane players displayed their talents to over 80 NFL front office personnel members. • All 32 NFL teams were represented at this year’s Pro Day and featured appearances from . • In addition to the strong showing of front office NFL personnel, over 40 members from the media were in attendance. NFL Network also sent a five member crew to cover the event. FIVE CANES NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-ACC • Miami Hurricanes Braxton Berrios, Anthony Chickillo, Nantambu Akil-Fentress, Calvin Heurtelou and Justin Vogel were among 65 players selected to the 2014 All-ACC Academic Football Team. • The team was chosen from a pool of 128 eligible ACC football student-athletes, who were nominated by their schools. • To be eligible for consideration for the team, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career. All 14 ACC schools were represented by at least two selections on the team. The ACC has selected an AllACC Academic Football team every year since 1954. Football Game at FAU Moved to Sept. 11 The Miami Hurricanes football game at FAU has been moved to Friday, Sept. 11 with a kickoff time of 8 p.m. SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW Miami opens its season Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. Bethune-Cookman at Sun Life Stadium. Season tickets to the 2015 Miami Hurricanes football season start for as low as $140 – visit CanesTix.com or call (305) 284-2263 for more information.
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SEPTEMBER 5 Bethune-Cookman 11 at FAU 19 Nebraska
TBA 8 p.m. TBA
OCTOBER 1 at Cincinnati 10 at Florida State* 17 at Virginia Tech* 24 Clemson* 31 Duke*
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
NOVEMBER 7 Virginia* 14 North Carolina* 21 Georgia Tech* 27 Pittsburgh*
TBA TBA TBA TBA
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2015 ROSTER BREAKDOWN RETURNING STARTERS (12) OFFENSE (5) Pos. Name WR Malcolm Lewis, Jr. T Trevor Darling, So T Taylor Gadbois, Jr.-R G Daniel Isidora, Jr.-R QB Brad Kaaya, So.
2014 Starts 8 5 5 12 13
Career Starts 11 5 5 12 13
DEFENSE (5) Pos. Name DE Tyriq McCord, Sr. DT Calvin Heurtelou, Sr. LB Raphael Kirby, Sr. CB Artie Burns, Jr. S Deon Bush, Sr
2014 Starts 12 12 13 11 11
Career Starts 12 12 13 11 20
SPECIALISTS (2) Pos. Name PK Michael Badgley, So. P Justin Vogel, Jr.
2014 Starts 11 13
Career Starts 11 13
Starters Lost (12) OFFENSE (6) Pos. Name WR Phillip Dorsett TE Clive Walford LT Ereck Flowers LG Jon Feliciano C Shane McDermott RB Duke Johnson
2014 Starts 13 12 11 13 13 13
Career Career 29 37 27 48 36 32
DEFENSE (6) Pos. Name DE Anthony Chickillo DT Olsen Pierre LB Denzel Perryman LB Th urston Armbrister CB Ladarius Gunter S Nantambu-Akil Fentress
2014 Starts 13 13 13 13 13 13
Career Career 47 36 37 23 30 13
umshOf hOSTS cELEBRITY dOLPHIN tOURNAMENT The UM Sports Hall of Fame is excited to announce The Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys 5th Annual University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Dolphin Tournament to be held June 26 and 27, 2015 in Islamorada, Fla. In keeping with the UMSHoF mission to recognize, showcase and celebrate the achievements of the student-athletes who have brought acclaim to our beloved University, our tournament will give anglers the opportunity to fish alongside some of their favorite Canes all-stars and mingle with dozens of celebrity participants. The tournament weekend, with proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys, The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) and the UMSHoF, will begin the evening of Friday, June 26 with a kick-off party, auction, live music and captains’ meeting at Founder’s Park at MM 87, Islamorada, Fla. After a day of fishing on Saturday, June 27, the official tournament weigh-in will be held at Founder’s Park at MM 87. It will then be followed by the awards ceremony, dinner, live and silent auctions. On behalf of the UM Sports Hall of Fame, we invite everyone, whether you are a diehard Canes fan, salty angler, or just someone looking for a great weekend away in the Keys, to participate in our event. We have all of the makings for a fun and memorable weekend. Sign up before June 1 for early registration and save $150 on the tournament entry fee, just click here on the registration link for the entry form and payment links. If you would like to sign up as a sponsor or have any questions about The 5th Annual University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Dolphin Tournament, please e-mail info@canesfish.com or contact us directly at (305) 667-0399.
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Ten Inducted into UM Sports Hall of Fame
The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame held its 47th Annual Induction Banquet Thursday night at Jungle Island and welcomed 10 new members to the fold. Football stars Rusty Medearis, Winston Moss, Kevin Patrick, Sean Taylor, and Jonathan Vilma made up half the 2015 class. Baseball’s Alex Fernandez, Kym Hope of women’s basketball, diver Chris Mantilla, track & field’s Lauryn Williams, and football coach Rob Chudzinski also received the honor. “It’s a great accomplishment, especially being here today with all these other great athletes,” Hope said. “It just exemplifies all the hard work that we all have put in together, so it’s definitely a great feeling.” With the newest additions to the Hall of Fame, there are now 292 members. Dozens of prior inductees came out for the festivities Thursday evening, including Pro Hall of Famers Ted Hendricks and Cortez Kennedy and head track & field coach Amy Deem. The class of 2015 spans over 20 years of Hurricane athletics, going from Moss, who played from 1983-1986, to Williams, who was a Hurricane from 2001-04. “I was looking up some of the other athletes that I didn’t know that I didn’t go to school with . . . and I was just amazed,” Williams said. “We have such a great history of sports at the University of Miami. I think sometimes it goes unnoticed, but this is a good opportunity to recognize those [people] and recognize our whole sports history.” Taylor was inducted posthumously, after tragically passing away in 2007, and was represented by his father, Pedro “Pete” Taylor, who delivered a moving speech and received three standing ovations from the large crowd throughout the night. “I had seen Sean play all the way back to his Killian, Gulliver days and then come to Miami and perform the way he did and then go to the NFL,” Vilma said of his former teammate. “He was such an amazing talent, such a competitor that I almost feel like I’m not adequate, I just don’t fit. So, going with Sean has been great and I really do appreciate it and I appreciate UM acknowledging me, especially this time, with Sean.” In addition to honoring its new members, the Hall of Fame also handed out a pair of awards. Tight end Standish Dobard was given the 22nd annual Walter Kichefski Endowed Scholarship and Coral Gables Interim Police Chief Edward J. Hudak won the President’s Distinguished Service Award.
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