Hurricane Magazine - May 4, 2016

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WHAT’S INSIDE MAY 3, 2016 VOLUME V, ISSUE 8

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THE RUNDOWN The University of Miami Hurricane Club and University of Miami Alumni Association are excited to announce the official 2016 #BuildingChampions Spring Tour schedule.

16 // #Building Champions Spring Tour This spring 60 Hurricane student-athletes will graduate from seven schools and colleges at the University of Miami. Commencement exercises for these graduates will be held May 5-7 at the BankUnited Center on the Coral Gables campus.

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5 Letter from the AD 6-7 Feature Photo 9 UM: #bythenumbers 8,10 Hurricane Club 11 Around the Web 12-15 Feature Story 16 Hurricane Club 18 Four Canes to Know 19 Canestagram 20-21 Hurricane Club 22-23 Feature Photo 24-25 Featured Videos 32-33 Campus Scenes 34 Compliance 35 Student-Athlete Spotlight 56-57 UM Sports Hall of Fame

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From the Director of Athletics Hurricanes Fans, The month of May marks the conclusion of the academic year and signals a new beginning for our student-athletes who will receive their degrees. Commencement is a special milestone in the University community, and I could not be prouder of our student-athletes who have completed their academic journeys.

But the athletic year is not done, and the University of Miami currently has three spring teams, which are ranked in the Top 25 of their respective polls – No. 4 baseball, No. 7 women’s tennis and No. 17 women’s track and field.

Earlier this past month, our baseball team added to its impressive history as it earned a No. 1 ranking in all six baseball polls. The baseball team’s No. 1 ranking was its first since 2008. Also, congratulations to our women’s golf team on earning a fourth consecutive bid to the NCAA Regionals.

The Hurricanes open competition this week in College Station, Texas. I know all Canes join me in wishing all of our spring sports teams the best of luck as they prepare for the final stretch of their seasons.

I also want to recognize Alyssa Newman from the women’s track and field team on her incredible senior season, as she became the school record holder in the pole vault. Her record-breaking performance also stands as the third-best mark in the NCAA and the eighth-best mark in the world this year. Alyssa is featured in this month’s magazine, and I would encourage everyone to read her amazing story as she pursues her Olympic dreams.

Our football team concluded its spring practice schedule last month, and Coach Richt and his staff have done a tremendous job in laying the foundation for our program. I would like to thank our fans for creating a tremendous atmosphere inside Lockhart Stadium for our annual spring game.

Season tickets to Miami football games are going fast, so be sure to visit HurricaneSports.com to purchase your tickets for what is sure to be an exciting 2016 campaign.

Artie Burns and Deon Bush were selected in the NFL Draft this past weekend, and we couldn’t be prouder! Miami has an ACCbest 327 all-time draft picks. Calvin Heurtelou, Tracy Howard, Ufomba Kamalu, Tyriq McCord, Rashawn Scott and Herb Waters all signed free agent contracts, and we look forward to watching all of you play on Sundays. You will always be a part of our U Family.

Finally, I would like to encourage all of our fans to come out for our annual spring tour event that begins this month. For more information on this year’s tour stop locations, please visit HurricaneSports.com.

For the latest information on the Miami Hurricanes, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @MiamiHurricanes, or visit our web site at HurricaneSports.com.

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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BY THE NUMBERS A statistical look at the Miami Hurricanes

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Junior Daniela Darquea was the top finisher for Miami at the 2016 ACC Championship, placing eighth.

John-Patrick Friday set a school record in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 15.80m, that placed him fourth at the 2016 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational.

Isaiah Simmons set a school record in the men’s shot put at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, earning the mark with a throw of 19.0 meters.

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The Miami women’s team has played in the ACC Championship final six times.

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VAULTING TO THE TOP

Alysha Newman has set several records on her road to the 2016 Olympics

“Pole vaulting is so imperfect and that’s my worst enemy because I want to be perfect in what I do.”

Alysha Newman’s strive for perfection has been a driving factor in her quest to compete in the Olympics and she is just months away from making that dream a reality.

The University of Miami senior is one of the top pole vaulters in the world and is on track to represent her native Canada at the Olympic Games in Brazil in August. While Newman always imagined herself competing in the Olympics, she grew up thinking it would be in gymnastics.

“I knew when I was about seven or eight that it could be a possibility,” Newman said. “I was at an elite level. In Canada, it’s called Level 9. The next level up was the national level where you’d compete for Canada’s national team and try to make an Olympic team.”

A standout gymnast who loved the floor exercise, Newman knew her dreams of being an Olympian were realistic, as she proved to be one of the top young gymnasts in Canada. However, a growth spurt and a stress fracture in her L-5 vertebrae derailed her gymnastics career, forcing her to retire from the sport at 13.

Newman had to take a year off from sports to let the fracture heal, but was eager to find a new sport to quench her thirst for competition.

“I thought about trying diving after I took the year off because I could still do flips and it seemed like it would be fun,” Newman said. “But track had a different environment and it was more of a team and there were more events that I could do so we thought that would be good.”

The decision was a good one, as Newman starred in the sprints and hurdles early in her career before her coaches heard she was a former gymnast and suggested that she try the pole vault.

Always up for a challenge, she trained for two months to learn an event that was completely foreign to her. Once she was ready to compete, Newman wasted little time making an impact.

“My first meet was when I broke my first record,” Newman said. “We went to Windsor, Ontario, to compete at a local meet.

That’s where I started. I jumped 3.15 meters and the excitement from that is what confirmed to me that I was supposed to be doing pole vault.”

OVERCOMING ADVERSITY Fast forward to present day and Newman holds numerous records, including the indoor and outdoor school records at Miami, the Canadian national record and the Pan Am junior record.

But her incredible career has not been free obstacles.

Newman began her college career at Eastern Michigan, where she was recruited and coached by current Miami jumps coach Jerel Langley. The two quickly became a successful coach-athlete combination. Newman set the indoor pole vault record at Eastern Michigan, won the MAC indoor and outdoor pole vault championships and earned a spot at the NCAA Championships all while being coached by Langley.

Then, Langley accepted his current position as the jumps coach at Miami and Newman was left at Eastern Michigan without a coach. She spent the fall of her sophomore year at Eastern Michigan before deciding to rejoin Langley in Miami to try and continue their success together.

“I could have probably gone anywhere else when coach Langley left Eastern Michigan,” Newman said. ‘But I knew that we worked well together and wanted to keep that going so I decided to transfer to Miami.”

She came to Coral Gables, Fla., with a personal-best mark of 4.41 meters. A rash of injuries over her first two seasons as a Hurricane limited her progression as a vaulter and the talented Newman failed to surpass the 4.41-meter mark and matched it just once during her sophomore outdoor season.

While Newman was an ACC medalist and All-American, her injuries and lack of progress proved to be frustrating. This was a challenge that she and Langley had been battling since their first year working together at Eastern Michigan.

“Even going back to our time at Eastern Michigan, she would buy in and believe in stuff, but it was always a struggle to get her to take her rest,” Langley said. “In order for her to continue to improve and stay healthy, she needed to rest. This year she has had a little more faith in that.”

Newman has always been a tireless worker, but her work ethic proved to be a hindrance for most of her college career, as she would routinely overwork herself and that extra work would lead to injury.

“I thought the whole gymnastics thing with training 30 hours a week was the way it should be in all sports,” Newman said.

“When I was first introduced to coach Langley, he would tell me, ‘Alysha, you are taking this whole day off.’ And I would go do extra stuff on my own like these 40-minute runs and things like that and I spent most of the first three years of my college career injured. It took me a good three years to figure out that he was right and recovery is better.”

Newman’s path to understanding that she needed more rest included a change to a pre-kinesiology track at Miami that has helped her understand her body better and grow as an athlete. But a year ago, Newman had not reached that revelation yet.

Despite earning All-America honors again at the NCAA Championships, Newman was frustrated with where she was as a vaulter and her relationship with Langley had reached a crossroads.

“We didn’t end on a good note last year,” Langley said. “Our coach-athlete relationship got a little rocky, but we talked it out.

I’m someone who always says to put your feelings out on the table and we will work through things to make it work.”

“Now, I think our coach-athlete relationship is much stronger than it was. She trusts me more and I trust her more. Now I don’t feel like I need to go into the wellness center or the training room or the fitness center at the hotel the day before she is supposed to jump and pull her off a treadmill,” Langley continued. “She is listening a lot more and has been a lot more coachable this year and I think that’s why she is really starting to take off and see more success.”

In hindsight, Newman views her challenging first two years at Miami almost as a blessing in disguise. While she was frustrated in the moment, she has been able to overcome that difficult time and come out better for it.

“I think I had to fail before I succeeded,” Newman said. “If I hadn’t gotten injured more than once, I may have never realized that something was wrong. I think I was unfairly blaming it on Coach L and that his workouts weren’t right and we weren’t

ALYSHA NEWMAN Senior Delaware, Ontario, Canada Exercise Physiology Sports Medicine 4x First Team All-American 4x All-ACC 4x ACC medalist

I am still hungry and still not satisfied.

I want to be ACC champ and NCAA champ. I want to put Canada on the map and I want to be No. 1 one day.

doing enough and I was getting hurt because of it. But I realized it was me and my extra work that was causing my injuries and keeping me from progressing. I feel like a lot of athletes need to realize that it’s not the coach that holds you back. A lot of times, it’s yourself and the decisions you make on and off the track that affect your performance.”

Langley has seen Newman grow significantly since his initial interactions with her during the recruitment process during her senior year of high school.

“I’ve seen her mature in all aspects of her life,” Langley said. “She has grown from being a little bit of a partier and wanting to have a big-time social life to narrowing her focus. You can’t excel at being a socialite, a good student and a great athlete. One of those has to give and for being an elite athlete; it’s usually the party scene. Her focus has changed throughout the years. She’s a lot more dedicated off the track in watching what she eats and keeping her grades up.”

While Newman needed to develop in certain areas to reach her current level of success, her desire to be the best has never been lacking.

“She’s a fierce competitor. She always wants to win. She wants to always do her best,” Langley said.

“She gets on the runway and it doesn’t matter if she had a bad week of practice or a good week. She will always go for it. As a coach, you would rather have it that way than have her be a practice All-American and can’t get it done during competition. It’s nice to have that when you go to a meet because you know what you’re going to get from her.”

CHASING OLYMPIC DREAMS Newman entered her senior year at Miami desperate to meet her goal of clearing the Olympic standard height of 4.50 meters. She spend the entire summer following her junior season training and competing at meets to try and clear the height she had always chased.

But Newman failed to meet her goal over the summer and began to doubt herself and wonder what was going wrong. She returned to Miami for the fall semester and got to work with Langley with the same goals in mind, but a new approach in how to attain them. Open

to more coaching and more rest, Newman began to feel better physically and more confident in herself mentally heading into the track season this spring.

She opened the indoor season clearing 4.30 meters and 4.27 meters in her first two meets of the year, both ending in victories. But it was her performances at the Armory Track Invitational and Tyson Invitational that built Newman’s confidence to an unprecedented level.

“When I cleared 4.50 meters in New York it was big for my confidence because I knew I could do it,” Newman said. “Then I hit it the next week in Arkansas and I knew that it wasn’t a fluke. But there was still a little bit of pressure because Canada doesn’t accept the indoor mark for qualifying.”

That proved to be an easy task for Newman. After taking a week off to rest following a fourth place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships, Newman began her outdoor season by clearing 4.50 meters at the Hurricane Twilight Invitational. She had finally cleared the Olympic qualifying standard that had eluded her for so long.

“I think it’s taken the weight of the world off her shoulders,” Langley said of her meeting the standard.

“Since I was recruiting her as a senior in high school, she’s said, ‘I’m going to the Olympics. I’m going to Rio.’ The moment she jumped 4.50 meters indoors, I think she realized she could do it. There was still a bit of nervousness because she knew she had to do it outdoors because that is what Canada requires. But she came out the first meet and jumped the Olympic standard and you could almost see her exhale. The weight of the world was off her shoulders and she is a lot more relaxed now.

It’s relaxed me a little more, too, because now I can coach her a little more instead of having her chase a bar.”

The senior joked that she has felt “10 pounds lighter” ever since she cleared the bar at the Hurricane Twilight Invitational. It allowed her to “relax and have fun” instead of focusing on that one bar. What she did not know then was that the fun was just beginning.

Newman’s performance at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational was an unforgettable one for her, Langley and everyone in attendance at Cobb Stadium on the University of Miami campus. Looking back on that day, she remembers knowing that she was poised for a big day.

“I had a really good night’s sleep, but when I came in I was feeling a little heavy,” Newman said. Our trainers, Naoki [Negishi] and Amanda [Fernandez], worked on me and I started feeling better once I started to warm up. I was ready to go and feeling good, but then I had to wait two hours.”

The wait was nothing new to Newman. As one of the top vaulters in the country, she routinely has to wait a while after warming up to begin competing.

While other vaulters work to clear lower heights, Newman passes until the bar reaches a height that is suitable to her abilities. But it was Senior Day at Miami and Newman had a couple distractions in the stands that were taking her focus away from her event as she waited to compete.

“My family was here and I hadn’t seen them since Christmas,” Newman said. “I wanted to go talk to them and visit with them, and my boyfriend and his family were here and they were going to meet my family for the first time. There was a lot going on that day and I was more worried about everything around me until I got on the runway and then it was like a wall went up around the vault area and nothing else mattered.”

Feeling good and competitive, Newman opened the day clearing 4.30 meters on her first attempt. The bar rose to 4.40 meters and she cleared that height on her second try. Newman and Langley decided to raise the bar to 4.52 meters.

After missing on her first attempt, Newman and Langley talked technique and she returned to the runway. The approach was good and so was her technique and Newman went up and over the bar to set a new school record and move to the top of the NCAA leaderboard.

“When I cleared 4.52 meters and cleared it so easily, I knew I had to put something together because 4.60 meters were right there,” Newman said.

As the bar went up to 4.60 meters, Newman had to change her equipment. With the unprecedented height coming up, she needed to upgrade to a stiffer pole that she had never used before and the nerves began to kick in.

“It’s scary when you go up poles, but you’ve just got to trust them,” Newman said. “I talked to it a little bit and said, ‘You better bend.’ But I got over it and it was a lot easier than I thought.”

The nerves were still affecting her on her first attempt at 4.60 meters. She failed to clear the bar, but knew she was close.

“The first attempt, I was a little shy on it,” Newman said. “A lot of vaulters are a little shy when they go up poles because you don’t know how they are going to

react. You want to test it out a little bit, but you don’t want to waste any attempts. I went up and straight down and Coach L told me I needed to push harder, be stronger at the box, my plant needed to be stronger and I needed to finish my jump.”

While the younger version of Newman may have not been receptive to coaching or continued to be nervous heading into her second attempt, the new and improved and more mature version of Newman took Langley’s advice and headed towards the runway confident that she could succeed.

“Once I finished the first one I felt okay and then I knew as soon as I took off the second time that I had it,” Newman said. “My run felt great, my last three steps were perfect, when I turned over and hit the plant, I knew that I was already there. You can probably see pictures of me that I’m smiling because I already knew I had it.”

Just like the previous two heights, Newman was up and over the bar on her second attempt at 4.60 meters and she hit the mat in the pole vault pit and was officially the ACC record holder and Canadian National record holder in the women’s pole vault.

ROAD TO RIO Newman remained the NCAA leader and ACC record holder for two weeks at 4.60 meters, a mark that ranked fourth in the world at the time of her successful vault. She has now cleared the Olympic qualifying standard outdoors four times this season and is in position to earn a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team.

In order to make her Olympic dream a reality, she needs to succeed at the Canadian National meet. But Newman will have plenty of opportunities to compete before then and those competitions will serve as excellent preparation for the national meet.

“There is still a little bit of stress that she has to do well at Canadian Nationals, but she will face harder competition at ACCs and NCAAs,” Langley said. “She is the number one [pole vaulter] in Canada. She is chasing people here. She will have girls that are right there with her trying to win an ACC championship and national championship. If we can get through those fine, she should be good at Canadian Nationals.”

Easily the favorite to win the women’s pole vault at Canadian Nationals, Newman knows the vaulters she will face at the ACC Championships in May and the NCAA Championships in June will be the fiercest she will face all season.

“I think the standard and level of competition here is higher and better,” Newman said. “Canada has great athletes, but here there are more of them, especially in my event. If you don’t have someone pushing you, then you’re satisfied. There are so many great vaulters here and I can never be satisfied down here. I’m not the best here and I’m still working to be the best.”

Her quest to be the best should help her earn a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team, but Newman has plenty of goals beyond being in Rio de Janeiro in August.

“Starting out, you don’t know that there are so many opportunities beyond the Olympics. It’s not that the Olympics is my only goal anymore,” Newman said.

“I want to be a world champion and Pan Am champion.

I hold the junior Pan Am record and now I want the senior Pan Am record. There is always something to conquer in this sport and I love that.”

She is a four-time ACC medalist and has earned four All-America honors while at Miami, but she has never won an ACC or NCAA championship. If things go the way she hopes, that will change soon enough. A proud Canadian, Newman hopes to conquer her American competition.

“I am still hungry and still not satisfied,” Newman said. “I still want to be ACC champ and NCAA champ.

Having the Americans jump really high keeps me really hungry because I want to be on their level. I want to put Canada on the map and I want to be No. 1 one day.

I think that is what keeps my hungry because I want to be bigger and better than just someone who jumps 4.60 meters.”

UMAA #BuildingChampions Spring Tour

The University of Miami Hurricane Club and University of Miami Alumni Association are excited to announce the official 2016 #BuildingChampions Spring Tour schedule! The Spring Tour will visit seven cities and feature Head Football Coach Mark Richt, B.B.A. ’82, and Athletic Director Blake James.

The Spring Tour will kick off in South Florida on Monday, May 2, followed by stops in Jacksonville, Orlando, Atlanta, Southwest Florida, Chicago and New York.

Each tour stop will provide local supporters the opportunity to interact with Head Football Coach Mark Richt as well as fellow UM alumni and Hurricane Club members.

To register please visit HurricaneSports.com.

For questions about the 2016 #BuildingChampions Spring Tour, please contact: The Hurricane Club UM Alumni Association (305) 284-6699 1-866-UMALUMS (862-5867) hurricaneclub@miami.edu alumni@miami.edu Jacksonville – Prime F. Osborn Convention Center Hosted by Hurricane Club When: Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Address: 1000 Water St.

Jacksonville, FL 32204 Cost: $75 Hurricane Club members $100 Non Hurricane Club members Includes: Cash bar, dinner buffet, live auction, Q&A session Features: Head Football Coach Mark Richt, Athletic Director Blake James Orlando – Grand Bohemian Hotel Hosted by the UM Alumni Association and Hurricane Club When: Thursday, May 5, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Address: 325 South Orange Ave.

Orlando, FL 32801 Cost: $25 UM Alumni & Hurricane Club members

$15 UM Young Alumni (Classes of 2006-2016)

Children 12 & under Includes: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, Q&A session Features: Head Football Coach Mark Richt, Athletic Director Blake James Atlanta – The Commerce Club Hosted by the UM Alumni Association and Hurricane Club When: Thursday, May 12, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Address: 191 Peachtree St. N.E.

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Atlanta, GA 30303 Cost: $25 UM Alumni & Hurricane Club members

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Children 12 & under Includes: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, Q&A session Features: Head Football Coach Mark Richt

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Southwest Florida – Bonita National Golf Club (Tournament) Hosted by Hurricane Club When: Saturday, May 14, 8:00 AM shotgun start followed by lunch Address:

17481 Bonita National Blvd.

Bonita Springs, FL 34135 Cost: $1,000 Corporate Sponsor (includes 4 golfers, picture with Coach Richt,

tee sign and recognition) $500 Coach’s Special (includes 4 golfers and tee sign) $95 for single golfer Features: Head Football Coach Mark Richt Register for SW Florida Golf Tournament via Darin McMurray, B.S.Ed. ’86, or Hurricane Club: The Hurricane Club Darin McMurray (305) 284-6699 (239) 872-1166 hurricaneclub@miami.edu darin.mcmurray@lennar.com Chicago – Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Hosted by the UM Alumni Association and Hurricane Club When: Thursday, May 19, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Address: 163 East Walton PL.

Chicago, IL 60611 Cost: $25 UM Alumni & Hurricane Club members

$15 UM Young Alumni (Classes of 2006-2016), Children 12 & under Includes: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, Q&A session Features: Head Football Coach Mark Richt, Athletics Director Blake James New York – New York Marriott East Side Hosted by the UM Alumni Association and Hurricane Club When: Friday, May 20, 12:00 – 2:00 PM Address: 525 Lexington Ave.

New York, NY 10017 Cost: $25 UM Alumni & Hurricane Club members

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Sixty Student-Athletes Graduate This Weekend

This spring 60 Hurricane student-athletes will graduate from seven schools and colleges at the University of Miami. Commencement exercises for these graduates will be held May 5-7 at the BankUnited Center on the Coral Gables campus.

Eleven Miami athletics teams are represented with at least one spring graduate. Football leads the way with 18 graduates, followed by track with 13 and rowing with seven.

Earlier this month, three University of Miami teams - men’s cross country team, men’s diving team and women’s golf - were publically honored for being among the top 10 percent in Academic Progress Rates (APR). All three Miami teams honored have earned a Public Recognition Award for the third consecutive year. Men’s cross country and men’s diving received their seventh Public Recognition Award, while women’s golf collected its sixth honor. The Canes have won at least three Public Recognition Awards in each of the last six years.

This spring more than 3,500 University of Miami undergraduate and graduate students will begin a new chapter in their lives by graduating to new careers or graduate school, among other adventures. During Commencement ceremonies, which mark the launch of a new era in the lives of students, graduates from all of UM’s schools and colleges will be recognized by name and will walk across the stage to be congratulated by President Julio Frenk and their academic dean. With research papers, labs and final exams completed, these students will go on to embark on new journeys.

According to a survey conducted by the UM Toppel Career Center on graduating students, 62 percent had full-time job offers within six months of graduation, with an average base annual starting salary of $45,700. Roughly 28 percent of that same graduating class enrolled in graduate school. The UM Commencement ceremony is open to graduates and their guests. For more information, visit http://www.miami.edu/commencement, where the ceremony will be webcast live and archived.

For the latest information on the Miami Hurricanes, follow us on Twitter (@MiamiHurricanes) and Facebook (facebook.com/ miamihurricanes). For the most accurate and up to date information delivered to your phone, download the official Miami Hurricanes app for your Droid or iPhone.

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KAMARI MURPHY

BASKETBALL | BROOKLYN, N.Y. Favorites Food: Soul food and baked mac & cheese Class at UM: Sign language Movies: Gone in 60 Seconds Midnight snack: Peanut butter sandwich TV Show: Family Feud Pro Teams: Patriots, Jets, Rockets Pro athlete: LeBron James Ice cream flavor: Butter pecan Enjoys swimming, playing volleyball, football and video games.

AIYANNA STIVERNE

TRACK & FIELD | PLANTATION, FLA. Favorites Athlete: Dwyane Wade Musical Artist: PARTYNEXTDOOR Place on campus is: Cox Science Pro Teams: Miami Heat Meal: Stewed chicken and rice TV Show: Supernatural In my spare time, I like to: Watch movies Candy: Twix Movie: Batman: The Dark Knight If I could take a vacation anywhere in the world, I would travel to: Santorini, Greece

KOLBY BIRD

VOLLEYBALL | SAN DIEGO, CALIF. Favorites Favorites: Athlete: Taylor Sander TV Show: The Vampire Diaries Pro Teams: USA Men’s Volleyball Musical Artist: EchoSmith Candy: Milky Way UM alumni: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson My favorite place on campus is: I love just walking around and seeing all the beauty Meal: Five boneless wings mild from Wings N’ Things in San Diego, Calif.

Movies: Hunger Games, Princess Diaries, Tangled, Finding Nemo

ISAIAH TAYLOR

TRACK & FIELD | PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. Favorites Favorites: Athlete: Usain Bolt Movie: Fast & Furious series Pro Team: Miami Dolphins TV Show: Supernatural Meal: Steak Musical Artist: J. Cole Candy: Sour Patch Kids Place on campus is: Cane Zone The farthest place from home I’ve been is: Seattle, Wash.

In my spare time, I like to: Work on my car and look up new modifications for it.

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To Fans and Friends of the University of Miami Athletics, Now that our University of Miami teams have concluded their seasons, it is important to remember that NCAA rules still affect our student-athletes, coaches, institutional staff members and fans throughout the year, not just during the playing season. That being said, we wanted to review a few guidelines that our fans should keep in mind.

Use of student-athletes name, image or likeness: NCAA Bylaws also prohibit boosters, local business and corporate entities from using a student-athlete’s name, picture or likeness to promote any commercial product.

A student-athlete’s name or picture may also not appear on commercial items Employing student-athletes: Student-athletes must only be paid the going-rate in the locale for their employment. This means, for example, that if the going rate for employment in a certain field is $20 an hour, it would be impermissible to pay a student-athlete $50 an hour for the same job. Additionally, student-athletes may only be paid for work actually performed. There have been many NCAA violations concerning student-athletes receiving money without actually performing the work they are being paid to do. This means that studentathletes should also not be paid in advance of performing work, to ensure the work is actually completed before receiving payment. Student-athletes who receive payment without performing work jeopardize their eligibility and UM would need to seek reinstatement among other potential penalties.

Extra Benefits: An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or a prospective student-athlete or their friend or family member a benefit not authorized by the NCAA. The receipt of a benefit is not in violation of NCAA legislation if it can be demonstrated that the same benefit is available to the general student population or a particular segment of the student body.

Recruiting: Fans are not permitted to use social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to contact or otherwise attempt to correspond with prospects. This includes, but is not limited to, posting on a wall, using the inbox/e-mail feature, instant messaging, "@replies", "mentions", or direct messaging. As electronic communication technology continues to advance, the opportunity for the supporters of an athletics program to have impermissible contact with a prospect or that prospect's family is greatly increased, however, the institution’s responsibility for that contact remains the same.

Please contact the University of Miami Compliance Department with any questions regarding NCAA or ACC rules or regulations at athleticscompliance@miami.edu or 305-284-2692. ASK BEFORE YOU ACT! Sincerely,

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My family is very important to me. They are my motivation.

They are who I do this for every day. My mother and father have always pushed me to play basketball and pushed me to be dedicated to the sport. They have also pushed me hard in the classroom. They definitely pushed me to balance both in my life. My Dad always wanted to work out and I think that contributed to my work ethic now. I always wanted to be in the gym and try to get better.

My mother and father have always been there for me, not just basketball but also every element in life. They definitely push me to be a positive, strong young man and to have good goals, and I love them for that.

The biggest thing that brought me to Miami is Coach L. He is an amazing guy, and an amazing father figure. You name it, he is always there for the players, and he looks out for everybody. He cares for everybody, individually and collectively. He knows a lot about the game. He was the selling factor for me.

I can make an impact. Whatever way it needs to be done, I am willing to do it. I am not saying I will come out and score 15 points per game, but whether it is points, energy or defense, I will be able to provide some type of immediate impact to this team.

I am motivated to work hard. First and foremost I pray about it every day. I am a very religious person, so I pray that God gives me the strength to carry on throughout the day. Then I just say I have to do it. It is not going to get done by itself.

I go out there and try to get it done every day and try to bring the best attitude towards it, whether it be basketball or school work or anything.

The best part of my game is my motor. I will go out and give it my all in every play of the game. I will bring the high edge on defense and offense. I’d like to say that I have the highest level of energy on the team. I always bring it, every practice, on both ends.

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VIEW FROM THE U TRACK&FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY

BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO

@MiamiTrack

2016 TRACK SCHEDULE

Seven Canes Named All-ACC Academic Four women and three men make up Miami’s honorees for indoor track and field The University of Miami’s track and field team had seven student-athletes selected to the 2016 All-ACC Academic team for indoor track and field, as announced Wednesday

by Commissioner John Swofford.

Seniors Dakota Dailey-Harris and Tiffany Okieme, junior Ebony Morrison and freshman Brittny Ellis were among the 53 ACC women’s indoor track and field athletes honored for their excellence in their sport and in the classroom on Wednesday. Seniors Joseph Ryan and Anthony Wolliston and freshman Myles Valentine were named to the 45-member men’s team.

Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the AllACC Academic Team.

Dailey-Harris is a senior sport administration major who had a stellar indoor season in the high jump and in the classroom. The ACC indoor champion in the high jump, she also placed third in the event at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn First Team All-America honors.

Dailey-Harris set a new school record in the high jump, clearing 1.84m at the NCAA meet. This is her second AllACC Academic honor.

Okieme, who also made her mark with an outstanding indoor season, is majoring in psychology. A silver medalist in the women’s weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships, Okieme earned first team All-ACC honors thanks to her personal-best throw of 21.42m that ranks third in UM history. She also competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing 10th in the women’s weight throw. A three-time All-ACC Academic selection, Okieme also ranks third in UM history in the women’s indoor shot put.

Morrison made her Hurricanes debut during the indoor season after transferring to Miami from Auburn. The motion pictures major was a silver medalist in the 60m hurdles at the ACC Indoor Championships, earning first team allconference honors. Morrison also competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing ninth in the 60m hurdles

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with a personal-best time of 8.12 seconds that tied for fourth in UM history. This is her first All-ACC Academic selection.

Ellis earned her first All-ACC Academic honor months after being a member of Miami’s ACC champion 4x400m relay. The nursing major also ran a personal-best time of 54.73 seconds to finish seventh in the women’s 400m at the ACC Indoor Championships. Ellis was also a member of the 4x400m relay that ran a time of 3:34.04 at the Tyson Invitational that ranks fifth in school history.

Wolliston is a fifth-year senior studying biomedical engineering. The Snellville, Ga., native was a member of the men’s 4x400m relay that placed fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 3:14.59. A sprinter for the Hurricane men, Wolliston competed in the 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay at prestigious meets like the Armory Track Invitational and Tyson Invitational. This is his third All-ACC Academic selection.

Ryan is a senior majoring in health sciences. The Port St. Lucie, Fla., native was also a member of Miami’s men’s 4x400m relay that placed fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 3:14.59. Ryan also helped the Canes finish fourth in the 4x400m relay at the Armory Track Invitational and seventh in the 4x400m at the Tyson Invitational. This is his first All-ACC Academic honor.

Valentine earns his first All-ACC Academic distinction after an impressive collegiate debut indoors. The Compton, Calif., native made his presence known in his second collegiate meet, placing fourth in the men’s 60m dash at the Armory Track Invitational. Valentine’s 60m semifinal time of 6.72 seconds at The Armory ranks second in school history, tying the freshman with Hurricanes football and track standout Santana Moss. Valentine is majoring in finance.

The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.

May 4, 2016

Indoor Track and Field DATE MEET 1/16 Nittany Lion Challenge 1/22-23 Rod McCravy Memorial Meet 2/5-6 Armory Track Invitational 2/12-13 Tyson Invitational 2/13 LSU High Performance Meet 2/25-27 ACC Indoor Championships 3/11-12 NCAA Indoor Championships Outdoor Track and Field DATE MEET 3/18-19 Hurricane Invitational 3/25 Hurricane Twilight Meet 3/30-4/2 Texas Relays 3/30-4/2 Florida Relays 4/8-9 Hurricane Alumni Invitational 4/22 Tom Jones Invitational 4/30 LSU Invitational 5/12-14 ACC Outdoor Championships 5/26-28 NCAA East Preliminary 6/8-11 NCAA Championships 7/1-10 USA Olympic Trials

WOMEN RANKED #15 OUTDOOR

The University of Miami’s women’s track and field team

is the only team from the ACC to appear in the latest edition of the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings, coming in at No. 15.

The Hurricanes have appeared in every edition of the USTFCCCA rankings during the outdoor season, peaking at No. 13 a week ago. The Canes also are the highest ranked ACC women’s team in the USTFCCCA outdoor Top 25 for the fourth-consecutive week and fifth time this year.

The National Team Computer Rankings are compiled by a mathematical formula based on national descending order lists. This was the first week during the outdoor season in which only marks from this season were factored into the team scoring.

Miami has nine different marks that contributed to its team score of 125.91 points.

The Hurricanes have two fresh marks factoring into their team score as Ebony Morrison and Precious Ogunleye had strong performances at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational. Morrison finished second in the women’s 100m hurdles with a personal-best time of 13.00 seconds that ranks fourth in UM history and ninth in the NCAA. Ogunleye finished third in the women’s hammer throw with a mark of 59.49m that is 43rd in the country.

In addition to Morrison’s outstanding hurdle time, the Canes have five other marks factoring in their team score from the track. Aiyanna Stiverne contributed two marks as her 200m time of 23.33 second and 400m time of 52.43 seconds both scored for Miami. Shakima Wimbley’s 400m time of 51.62 seconds ranks fourth in the country and provided 25.61 of Miami’s total points.

The Canes also get points from their 4x100m relay that features Wimbley, Carolyn Brown, Stiverne and Morrison.

The 4x400m relay team of Destiny Washington, Stiverne, Anna Runia and Wimbley round out the scored marks from the track.

Alysha Newman’s school record mark of 4.60m in the women’s pole vault is the highest ranked mark of Miami’s nine, rating third in the NCAA and adding 29.53 points to Miami’s team tally. Fellow senior Dakota Dailey-Harris’ school record of 1.85m in the women’s high jump rounds out the scored marks contributing to Miami’s team score.

VIEW FROM THE U SOCCER

BY ALEX SCHWARTZ

@CanesFutbol

@CanesFutbol Releases 2016 Schedule University of Miami head soccer coach Mary-Frances Monroe announced Wednesday the team’s schedule for the upcoming 2016 season.

The Hurricanes have 18 regular season matches on the slate for the fall, 11 of which will be played at Cobb Stadium. Miami also will play one of its two exhibition affairs on its home field.

Monroe’s team is set to face seven teams that ended the 2015 season in the top 25 of the NSCAA rankings, including two of the top five. Three of those seven matches will be in Coral Gables.

“We are really excited to continue with the success we had this spring and take it into the fall,” Monroe said. “Our team has worked extremely hard to put us in a good position for success.”

Miami, which won all four of its spring matches and outscored opponents by a 14-0 margin, will open its fall campaign with a road exhibition game at UCF (Aug. 11, 7 p.m.). It will then finish preseason play by hosting FC Surge FL (Aug. 14, 1 p.m.).

The Hurricanes open the regular season with a pair of road matches, at North Florida (Aug. 19, 7 p.m.) and Stetson (Aug. 21, 1 p.m.), before a six-match homestand to close nonconference play.

Miami begins that stretch of a half-dozen matches against Ohio State (Aug. 26, 8 p.m.) and then plays Jacksonville (Aug. 28, 1 p.m.) to close the month.

The remainder of the homestand features contests games Miami (OH) (Sep. 2, 7 p.m.), Florida Atlantic (Sep. 4, 1 p.m.), FGCU (Sep. 9, 7 p.m.) and FIU (Sep. 11, 1 p.m.).

The Hurricanes’ ACC opener is a road match at Florida State (Sep. 18, 1 p.m.) and then they return home for games against Virginia (Sep. 22, 7 p.m.), Syracuse (Sep. 25, 1 p.m.) and Wake Forest (Oct. 2, 2 p.m.).

Monroe’s team then hits the road for a trio of consecutive away matches, first against North Carolina (Oct. 6, 7 p.m.) and then at Pittsburgh (Oct. 9, 1 p.m.) and Clemson (Oct. 14, 7 p.m.).

Miami will conclude its home slate by hosting Louisville (Oct. 20, 7 p.m.) and Virginia Tech (Oct. 23, 12 p.m.), before a road match at Notre Dame (Oct. 27, 7 p.m.) to cap the regular season.

Miami’s home contests against teams that ended last season in the national rankings are against Ohio State (No. 22), Virginia (No. 5) and Virginia Tech (No. 18). The teams in last year’s final rankings the Hurricanes will meet on the road are Florida State (No. 3), North Carolina (No. 14), Clemson (No. 13) and Notre Dame (No. 15).

“As usual, we have a very strong schedule and look forward to the challenge,” Monroe said.

The Hurricanes return 17 players from their 2015 roster and welcome a seven-member recruiting class that is ranked No. 17 in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

To keep up with the University of Miami women’s soccer program on Twitter, follow @CanesFutbol.

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VIEW FROM THE U VOLLEYBALL

BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO

@CanesVB

2015 @CANESVB RESULTS August Fri. 28 ILLINOIS STATE^ Sat. 29 FLORIDA A&M^ Sat. 29 KANSAS STATE^ September Fri. 4 Missouri State# Sat. 5 Marquette# Sat. 5 Oral Roberts# Sat. 12 Purdue!

Sun. 13 LSU! Thu. 17 SEATTLE U?

Canes Announce Spring Signees Volleyball adds three players to talented 2016 incoming class

The University of Miami volleyball program added three talented players to its incoming 2016 class.

Elizaveta Lukianoa, Carly Davey and Sara Duque became the newest members of the Hurricanes volleyball family when they signed with Miami this spring. The trio joins fall signees Madison Dill and Hannah Sorensen to bring the 2016 class total to five. Miami head coach Jose “Keno” Gandara is excited about what the newest Hurricanes will bring to the program.

“We are excited to welcome Carly, Sara, and Liza to our roster,” Gandara said. “They round up this year’s recruiting class nicely and we look forward to seeing them in our gym.”

Elizaveta Lukianova | Outside Hitter | 6-foot-6 |Omsk, Russia | Omsk Gymnasium 146 Lukianova is a big prospect with even bigger potential. The 6-foot-6 outside hitter has lots of experience playing in her native Russia. Lukianova has played for the VC Omichka club since 2013, playing for the junior team for three years before moving up to the Super League team in 2015. Lukianova helped her team win the championship of Russia, Siberia and the Far East in 2013 and finish second in the same tournament in 2014. Lukianova, who was a tennis player for seven years before trying volleyball in 2013, served as team captain of her Omsk youth team in 2014 and 2015 when they competed in the Russian Youth Championship.

Carly Davey | Defensive Specialist | 5-foot-8 | Atlantic Beach, Fla. | Providence School of Jacksonville Davey is a talented player from Jacksonville, playing for the Providence School and Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Academy. A three-time letterman at the Providence School, Davey was a three-time team captain who amassed 1,285 digs in her career to rank second in school history. As a senior, she was named All-First Coast Second Team and broke the single season school record with 626 digs. In 2014, Davey helped Providence reach the state final four for the first time in school history and she was a fourtime district champion in high school. She is also an excellent student who is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and has won five awards for having the highest GPA in her class for a specific subject area. Also an honor student, Duque is a member of the Spanish Honor Society.

Sara Duque | Defensive Specialist | 5-foot-2 | Plantation, Fla. | Pine Crest School Duque was a four-year starter at Pine Crest School, helping her team win the district title in 2015 and finish as the Class 4A state runner-up in 2014. Duque recorded more than 1,500 digs and over 120 service aces in her high school career. She was a three-time Miami Herald First Team All-Broward selection and earned First Team All-Broward honors twice from the Sun Sentinel. Duque was named the 2014 Class 5A-2A Player of the Year by both the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel. She also earned numerous honors on the club circuit, including being named to the 2014 USA Beach High Performance A2 team and earning a spot among the Prep Volleyball Defensive Dandies from 2013-15.

Davey, Dill, Duque, Lukianova and Sorensen are set to join the Hurricanes prior to the 2016 volleyball season.

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Fri. 18 UCF? Wed. 23 at Florida State* Sun. 27 at Louisville* October Fri. 2 GEORGIA TECH* Sun. 4 CLEMSON* Fri. 9 at Wake Forest* Sun. 11 at Duke* Fri. 16 at NC State* Sun. 18 at North Carolina* Fri. 23 BOSTON COLLEGE* Sun. 25 SYRACUSE* Fri. 30 at Virginia Tech* November Sun. 1 at Pittsburgh* Wed. 4 FLORIDA STATE* Fri. 6 VIRGINIA* Fri. 13 LOUISVILLE* Sun. 15 NOTRE DAME* Fri. 20 DUKE* Sun. 22 WAKE FOREST* Wed. 25 at Clemson* Fri. 27 at Georgia Tech* December Thu. 3 Iowa State@ All Times Eastern BOLD CAPS indicates home matches * - ACC Match ^ - Hurricane Invitational # - Missouri State Tournament ! - LSU Tournament ? - FIU/Miami Challenge @ - NCAA Tournament

W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 L, 3-2 L, 3-2 L, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 3-2 L, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 L, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 L, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 L, 3-1 W, 3-1 L, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 3-0

VIEW FROM THE U Men’s basketball

BY AMY LaBRIE

@CanesHoops

2015-16 SCHEDULE Nov. 13 UT Rio Grande Valley ESPN3 W, 86-59 Nov. 16 Louisiana RSN W, 93-77 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Nov. 19 vs. Mississippi State ESPN2 W, 105-79 Nov. 20 vs. No. 16 Utah ESPNU W, 90-66 Nov. 22 vs. No. 22/20 Butler ESPN2 W, 85-75 Nov. 27 [15/19] Northeastern ESPN3 L, 77-78 Dec. 1 [21] at Nebraska EU W, 77-72 OT Dec. 5 [21] Charlotte ESPN3 W, 88-60 Dec. 8 [17/20] RV Florida ESPN2 W, 66-55 Dec. 19 [15/19] Co. of Charleston FSS W, 85-63 Dec. 22 [13/16] at La Salle CBS SN W, 95-49 Dec. 29 [13/15] Princeton ESPN3 W, 76-64

Canes Sign Aussie Standout

Jan. 2 Syracuse ACCN Jan. 9 [12/11] Florida State ESPN2 Jan. 12 [8/9] at#13/11 Virginia ESPNU Jan. 16 [8/9] at Clemson ACCN Jan. 20 [15/14] at Boston Co. RSN Jan. 23 [15/14] Wake Forest ACCN Jan. 25 [15/13] No. 24/20 Duke ESPN Jan. 30 [15/13] at RV NC State ACCN Feb. 3 [17/15] RV Notre Dame ESPN2 Feb. 7 [17/15] at Georgia Tech ESPNU Feb. 9 [12/11] -/RV Pittsburgh ESPNU Feb. 14 [12/11] at Florida State ESPNU Feb. 17 [11/10] Virginia Tech RSN Feb. 20 [11/10] at No. 5/4 UNC CBS Feb. 22 [12/11] No. 3 Virginia ESPN Feb. 27 [12/11] No. 11/- Louisville ACCN March 2 [7/7] at Notre Dame ESPN2 March 5 at Virginia Tech ACCN ACC Tournament, Washington, D.C. March 10 [11] #3 UM vs. #6 Virginia Tech ESPN March 11 [11] vs. #2 No. 3 Virginia ESPN NCAA Tournament, Providence, R.I. March 17 [10/11] #3 UM vs. #14 Buffalo TNT March 19 [10/11] vs. #11 Wichita State CBS NCAA Tournament, Louisville, Ky. March 24 [10/11] vs. #2 No. 6 Villanova CBS

W, 64-51 W, 72-59 L, 58-66 L, 65-76 W, 67-53 W, 77-63 W, 80-69 L, 69-85 W, 79-70 W, 75-68 W, 65-63 W, 67-65 W, 65-49 L, 71-96 W, 64-61 W, 73-65 W, 68-50 L, 62-77

Head men’s basketball Coach Jim Larrañaga and the University of Miami have announced the signing of Dejan Vasiljevic to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Hurricanes.

“DJ is a tough, hard-nosed defender with a unique set of offensive skills which allows him to fill up the basket from deep range. He has a high basketball IQ and a great feel for the game,” said Larrañaga. “We are excited to have DJ join the Hurricanes program. We like recruiting student-athletes who come from winning situations and DJ has proven himself to be a great competitor in championships on the international level.”

W, 88-82 Vasiljevic is a 6-foot-2-inch combo guard from Melbourne, Australia, who has the L, 68-73 experience of playing in FIBA World Championships.

W, 79-72 At the 2015 FIBA U-19 World Championships in Greece, he averaged 13.3 points, 3.1 W, 65-57 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. At the 2014 FIBA U-18 Oceania Championships, L, 69-92 Vasiljevic had a solid showing, posting averages of 12.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.

Vasiljevic was named to the all-tournament team at the 2014 U-17s, where he averaged 17.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, leading his team to the silver medal. He was also the leading scorer at the 2013 FIBA Oceania U-16 Championships, putting up 19.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

He has won a national title with the Victorian U-18s team, was the captain of the U-17 Australian team and played in the 2015 Basketball Without Borders Camp. He also participated in the prestigious adidas Nations Tournament in Los Angeles and played at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

After graduating from high school at the Centre of Excellence, Vasiljevic played in the U20 National Championships in Ipswich where he averaged 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists, hitting 48 percent of his shots. He notched 20+ points in three games, with a high of 25 in his first outing.

Vasiljevic is a guard who can run the point and has a deadly 3-point shot with a good pull-up midrange jumper. At 195 pounds, he has a strong build that allows him to get in the lane offensively, and adds to his strength as a hard-nosed defender who plays with positive energy and passion.

Vasiljevic, who goes by DJ, was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, but grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He chose to attend Miami over offers from LSU, Louisville and Stanford, among others.

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VIEW FROM THE U WOMEN’S TENNIS

BY ALEX SCHWARTZ

@CanesWTennis

2016 SCHEDULE (19-5, 12-2 ACC)

Wagner, Lohan and Zhang Earn All-ACC Honors Three members of the University of Miami women’s tennis team, Stephanie Wagner, Sinead Lohan and Wendy Zhang, received All-ACC postseason recognition, as announced by the conference office.

Wagner and Lohan were both chosen as First Team All-ACC selections, while Zhang was tabbed as a Third Team All-ACC honoree. Miami was one of just three schools with at least three players recognized.

“I’m really proud of the leadership we have had on this team at the top of our lineup this season,” Miami head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said. “These ladies have given it everything they have to be where we are.”

Wagner tied with North Carolina’s Hayley Carter, the ACC Player of the Year, for the most points in the all-conference balloting, receiving 96 of a possible 98. Ranked sixth in singles and ninth in doubles when honored, Wagner is the lone player to defeat Carter in a dual match this season. The senior was 19-3 in singles regualr season play this spring, including 15-2 at the No. 1 spot, 14-3 versus ranked opponents and 13-1 in the ACC, plus 15-6 in doubles.

A native of Amberg, Germany, Wagner joins Miami associate head coach Laura Vallverdu as the lone Hurricanes to be named All-ACC four times. Wagner, who is second on the program’s all-time singles wins list with 132, has been a First Team choice three years in a row. Prior to that, the ACC listed all honorees on one larger team. Wagner was the ACC Player of the Week a conference-leading four times, the most by a player in a season since 2012.

DATE

OPPONENT

Jan. 15-17

[13] MIAMI SPRING INVITE

TIME

(No. 25 Ole Miss, No. 41 Texas, No. 1 Vanderbilt)

Jan. 22

[12] MIDDLE TENNESSEE !

W, 4-0

Jan. 23

[12] No. 41 AUBURN !

W, 4-2

Jan. 29

[11] No. 24 GEORGIA TECH *

W, 7-0

Feb. 5

[11] vs. No. 12 Michigan ^

L, 4-2

Feb. 6

[11] vs. No. 17 Texas Tech ^

L, 4-3

Feb. 7

[11] vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State ^

W, 4-3

Feb. 15

[12] No. 29 BAYLOR

Suspended

Feb. 26

[13] at No. 6 North Carolina *

L, 4-3

Feb. 28

[13] at No. 9 Duke *

L, 4-3

March 2

[21] at No. 71 Florida State *

W, 6-1

March 6

[21] No. 31 NOTRE DAME *

W, 5-2

March 14

[9] No. 38 COLUMBIA

W, 6-1

March 16

[12] No. 2 OHIO STATE

W, 4-2

March 18

[12] No. 32 VIRGINIA TECH *

W, 6-1

March 20

[12] at Pittsburgh *

W, 6-1

March 25

[6] No. 12 VIRGINIA *

W, 5-2

March 27

[6] No. 53 BOSTON COLLEGE *

W, 7-0

April 2

[7] at No. 29 Clemson *

W, 7-0

April 8

[7] at No. 20 Wake Forest *

W, 5-2

April 9

[7] at No. 37 NC State *

W, 5-0

April 15

[7] No. 32 SYRACUSE *

W, 6-1

April 17

[7] LOUISVILLE *

W, 7-0

April 22

[7] vs. No. 27 Syracuse

W, 4-2

April 23

[7] vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech

W, 4-2

April 24

[7] vs. No. 2 North Carolina

L, 4-2

May 13-15

NCAA First & Second Rounds (TBA)

TBA

May 19-30

NCAA Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)

TBA

16-6 overall

BOLD CAPS - home match, played at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Fla. * - ACC match ! - ITA National Indoor Kick-Off Weekend ^ - ITA National Indoor Team Championship (Madison, Wis.) % - ACC Championship (Cary, N.C.) [##] - Miami’s Oracle/ITA national team ranking All times Eastern and subject to change Website: HurricaneSports.com Facebook: /CanesWTennis

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Lohan, who was the ACC Freshman of the Year and a Second Team All-ACC pick in 2015, received the third-most points in the all-conference voting, behind only Wagner and Carter. The sophomore, who was ranked eighth nationally in singles at the time of her honor, possessed an outstanding record of 20-1 in 2016 regular seasonsingles action, including a 16-0 mark at the No. 2 spot in the lineup and a 10-1 ledger versus ranked players.

Hailing from Waterford, Ireland, Lohan is one of just four sophomores on the list to be honored as an All-ACC player for the second time. Lohan, who was also a superb 15-7 in doubles play this spring during the regular season, with a co-team-best 9-3 conference mark, was one of just two sophomores named First Team All-ACC. She was the ACC Player of the Week on March 29.

Zhang was one of 12 players to receive their first All-ACC recognition this season and she is one of just eight sophomores among the honorees. Ranked No. 61 in the country in singles and ninth nationally in doubles at the time of her honor, the sophomore logged a 14-7 record in singles regular season play this spring, including a 9-5 mark in the top three spots and a 4-3 record versus ranked players.

From Richmond, B.C., Canada, Zhang has also been stellar in doubles competition, tallying a 15-6 record in the regular season that includes a 13-5 ledger at the No. 1 position. She was 10-5 against ranked doubles pairs in the regular season and went 7-3 in ACC matches. Zhang was named ACC Player of the Week on April 5.

To keep up with the University of Miami women’s tennis team on Twitter, follow @CanesWTennis.

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VIEW FROM THE U FOOTBALL

BY TOM SYMONDS

@CanesFootball

2016 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 3 Florida A&M 10 FAU 17 at Appalachian State OCTOBER 1 at Georgia Tech 8 Florida State 15 North Carolina 20 at Virginia Tech 29 at Notre Dame

CANES CONCLUDE SPRING FOOTBALL CAMP AT LOCKHART STADIUM Brad Kaaya and Christopher Herndon IV connected for two touchdowns to lead the Green team to victory over the Orange team, 24-7, in the 2016 Spring Game.

The event also provided the opportunity for former players to visit with members of the current team as the two groups shared in a dinner.

Thousands of fans packed Lockhart Stadium on April 16 to watch the Miami Hurricanes close out spring practice with a competitive game.

Following the dinner, head coach Mark Richt honored 14 student-athletes with their respective spring awards.

Gus Edwards, who missed the entire 2015 season due to injury, received a loud cheer from the crowd on his first carry of the afternoon. The redshirt junior scored Miami’s first points of the day thanks to one-yard touchdown run to put the Orange team on the board. Edwards would finish the day with a game-high 57 rushing yards on 16 attempts.

Michael Badgley’s 27-yard field goal with 8:19 to go in the second quarter scored the first points of the game for Green and cut the Orange team’s lead to four, 7-3.

Kaaya hit Herndon IV over the middle for a 22-yard touchdown that put the Green team ahead, 10-7, in the second quarter.

The Green team’s Jaquan Johnson picked off an Evan Shirreffs pass deep over the middle to close out the first half.

Kaaya connected again with Herndon IV with 3:14 in the third quarter for a 13-yard touchdown, their second score of the day, to give the Green team a 17-7 lead.

Corn Elder picked off Kaaya with 11:19 remaining in the game to give the Orange team a boost, but the Green defense forced a three-and-out to stop the Orange momentum.

Kaaya threw his third and final touchdown of the day late in the fourth quarter, hitting Braxton Berrios for a 23-yard touchdown to wrap up the Green victory. The rising junior quarterback completed 29 of his 45 pass attempts, throwing for 345 yards and three touchdowns.

Berrios was Miami’s leading receiver, hauling in eight balls for 127 yards and a touchdown, while Herndon caught six passes for 76 yards and a team-leading two touchdowns.

MIAMI WELCOMES BACK OVER 250 FOOTBALL ALUMNI FOR SPRING SOCIAL The University of Miami welcomed over 250 football alumni back to campus on April 15 for the Hurricanes’ annual spring social event inside the James L. Knight Complex.

The event was one of the largest football alumni event the program has played host to in over 10 years.

Hurricane legends Bennie Blades, Najeh Davenport, Edgerrin James, Russell Maryland, George Mira, Jeremy Shockey, Gino Torretta and D.J. Williams highlighted the list of alumni that returned to campus.

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2016 RETURNING STARTERS OFFENSE Pos. Name 2015 Starts WR Malcolm Lewis, Sr. 1 WR Stacy Coley, Sr. 8 WR Braxton Berrios, Jr. 0 WR Lawrence Cager, Soph.

1 TE Standish Dobard, Sr. 8 TE Chris Herndon, Jr. 4 TE David Njoku, R-Soph.

3 C Nick Linder, Jr. 13 G KC McDermott, Jr. 7 G Alex Gall, Sr. 7 T Trevor Darling, Jr. 13 T Sunny Odogwu, R-Jr. 9 G Daniel Isidora, R-Sr. 13 FB Gage Batten, Sr. 1 RB Joe Yearby, Jr. 13 QB Brad Kaaya, Jr..

12 QB Malik Rosier, R-Soph.

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Career 11 20 5 1 11 4 3 18 7 7 18 9 26 1 13 25 1

DEFENSE Pos. Name 2015 Starts Career DE Trent Harris, Jr. 10 10 DE Chad Thomas, Jr. 8 8 DT Courtel Jenkins, Jr. 6 6 LB Jermaine Grace, Sr. 10 10 LB Darrion Owens, R-So. 1 1 LB Al-Quadin Muhammad, R-Jr. 7 7 LB Juwon Young, Jr. 5 5 CB Corn Elder, Sr. 8 10 S Rayshawn Jenkins, Sr. 8 22 S Jamal Carter, Sr. 1 3 Letterman returning/lost Letterman Returning: 42 Letterman Lost: 27 Offensive Letterman Returning: 22 Offensive Letterman Lost: 12 Defensive Letterman Returning: 16 Defensive Letterman Lost: 14 Special Team Letterman Returning: 4 Special Team Letterman Lost: 1

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NOVEMBER 5 PITTSBURGH 12 at Virginia 19 at NC State 26 DUKE * - ACC Game | Home games in CAPS

2016 SIGNING DAY CLASS Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Hometown Jack Allison QB 6’5” 200 Parrish, Fla./Palmetto Pat Bethel DE 6’3” 245 Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach Sam Bruce WR 5’8” 180 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./

St. Thomas Aquinas Romeo Finley S 6’1” 198 Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Niceville Jovani Haskins TE 6’4” 235 Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield Travis Homer RB 5’11” 195 West Palm Beach, Fla./

Oxbridge Academy Michael Irvin Jr. TE 6’3” 220 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./

St. Thomas Aquinas Joe Jackson DE 6’5” 245 Homestead, Fla./Gulliver Prep Jeff James, Jr. DB 6’1” 185 Orlando, Fla./Olympia Tre Johnson OL 6’7” 280 Orlando, Fla./First Academy Tyreic Martin DT 6’3” 265 Lanett, Fla./Valley Zach McCloud LB 6’2” 220 Lantana, Fla./Saintluces Dionte Mullins WR 5’10” 180 Homestead, Fla./Gulliver Prep Mike Pinckney LB 6’0” 213 Jacksonville, Fla./Raines Shaq Quaterman LB 6’1” 239 Orange Park, Fla./Oakleaf Ahmmon Richards WR 6’1” 171 Wellington, Fla./Wellington Cedrick Wright S 5’9” 180 Homestead, Fla./Gulliver Prep Malek Young CB 5’9” 182 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./

Coconut Creek Players in BOLD are currently enrolled in school

2016 SPRING FOOTBALL AWARDS Evan Shirreffs, QB, Most Improved Quarterback Mark Walton, RB, Most Improved Running Back Braxton Berrios, WR, Most Improved Wide Receiver Christopher Herndon, TE, Most Improved Tight End Danny Isidora, OL, Most Improved Offensive Lineman Chad Thomas, DL, Most Improved Defensive Lineman Mike Pinckney, LB, Most Improved Linebacker Jaquan Johnson, DB, Most Improved Safety Sheldrick Redwine, DB, Most Improved Cornerback Mike Badgley, K, Most Improved Specialist Justin Vogel, P, Most Improved Specialist Brad Kaaya, QB, Offensive Leadership Award Al-Quadin Muhammad, DL, Defensive Leadership Award Shaquille Quarterman, LB, Defensive Leadership Award

VIEW FROM THE U ROWING

BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO

@CanesRowing

2016 ROWING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT 10/11 Head of the Indian Creek 10/17-18 Head of the Charles 11/7-8 Head of the Hooch 3/19 Governor’s Cup 4/2-3 San Diego Crew Classic 4/9-10 Knecht Cup 4/23 UCF 5/13-14 ACC Championships

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Rowing Battles UCF on Senior Day Seven seniors honored at final home regatta of 2016

The University of Miami rowing program Miami’s Varsity 8+ was the first boat battled against in-state foe UCF in an in action, racing at 7:45 a.m. against exciting dual regatta on the Indian Creek. the visiting Knights’ top boat. Lowe sat in the stroke seat for the Canes, while The Hurricanes and Knights competed fellow seniors Whitty, Aschebrock, Whitehead-to-head in a series of races on Parsons and Nielsen helped the 1V8+ Miami’s home course. The event also complete the 2000m course in 6:29.6, served as Senior Day for the Canes. Miami just behind the UCF varsity 8’s time of honored seniors Sarah Aschebrock, Caitlin 6:29.3.

Lowe, Hannah Nielsen, Joletta Silva, Caitlin White-Parsons, Alison Whitty and The Hurricanes’ 2V8+ finished second Gigi Williamson following the conclusion to UCF with a time of 7:03.66, while of competition.

Williamson and the V4+ turned in a time of 7:54.96 to finish behind the Knights in “It was a tough day of racing on the the 1V4+ race. Silva and Miami’s 2V4+ Indian Creek,” Miami head coach Dave placed third in the 2V4+ race, finishing Sanderson said. “All our UM athletes really behind UCF ‘A’ and UCF ‘B’ with a time worked hard, but unfortunately didn’t of 8:05.7. come up with the results they wanted.

The varsity 8 race was the closest of the Following the race against UCF, day. It was a real battle the entire length the Hurricanes will train for the final of the course with no more than four seats regatta of the 2016 season, the ACC separating the two boats the entire last Championships. The 2016 ACC Rowing 750 meters. We came up three-tenths Championships will be held on May 13-14 of a second short, which is tough. But in Clemson, S.C. their time showed they have continued to improve their speed. The team goes into exams now and we will look to keep picking up speed for ACCs.”

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The University of Miami rowing program came home from the Knecht Cup with a pair of champions.

The Hurricanes closed out the two-day regatta on Mercer Lake in West Windsor Township, N.J., with a senior and a sophomore combining to win the Women’s Varsity Pair Final.

Senior Alison Whitty and sophomore Taegan Lynch teamed up to win the Women’s Varsity Pair Final with a time of 7:51.92. The pair was Miami’s top qualifier of three pairs to reach the final, earning their spot by winning Heat 1 of three with a time of 8:08.46.

Seniors Caitlin Lowe and Sarah Aschebrock finished third (8:04.63) in the pairs final and seniors Caitlin White-Parsons and Hannah Nielsen placed fourth (8:09.35).

Miami’s 1V8+ finished fourth in the Grand Final in the Women’s Varsity Eight event with a time of 6:54.68. The Hurricanes’ path to the Grand Final began with a Heat 1 victory on Saturday (7:18.27) and continued with a second place finish in SemiFinal 1 on Sunday morning with a time of 6:49.67.

Miami’s 1V4+ ‘A’ finished third in the Petite Final of the Women’s Varsity Four event with a time of 7:39.09, while Miami ‘B’ placed fifth with a time of 7:48.60.

The Hurricanes’ 2V8+ finished sixth in the Third Level Final of the Women’s Second Varsity Eight event with a time of 7:17.30. Miami reached the Third Level Final after finishing sixth inSemi-Final 3 with a time of 7:08.97.

The Canes’ 3V8+ placed sixth in the Women’s Third Varsity Eight Final with a time of 7:27.88.

The Canes’ 3V8+ finished third in Heat 1 of the Women’s Third Varsity Eight preliminaries and earned a trip to the final with a time of 7:24.18 that was fifth-fastest overall during the heats.

VIEW FROM THE U SWIM / DIVE

BY CAMRON GHORBI

@CanesSwimDive Signs Talented Class for 2016-17 Head swimming coach Andy Kershaw and head diving coach Randy Ableman of the University of Miami swimming & diving program announced the addition of five student-athletes to join the program for the 2016-17 season Wednesday.

Swimmers Chantal Noe (Ruesselheim, Germany), Ilianna Oikonomou (Athens, Greece), Claire McGinnis (Oakland Township, Mich.) and Leah Brown (Lansdale, Penn.), as well as diver Alicia Blagg (Wakefield, England), will all compete for the Hurricanes beginning this fall.

“This really ended up being a quality class for us and I am really excited about the future,” Kershaw said. “A few of these women have a chance at making a good impact at the national level as freshman, and all of them will help us continue our climb up the ACC ladder.”

Blagg is an accomplished international diver, having represented Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics where she finished seventh in the 3-meter synchro. Blagg was the 3-meter synchro champion at the 2016 Commonwealth Games, and has won six international gold medals and eight bronze medals.

Noe, who signed with the Hurricanes during the fall semester, has impressed on the international junior stage for her native Germany, where she has posted times that would already translate as the top times for Miami in the 50-yard breaststroke (28.4 seconds), 100 breaststroke (1:00.90) and 200 breaststroke (2:10.50). Her 200 breaststroke time also would have qualified her for this year’s NCAA Championships and set the school record by three seconds.

Oikonomou is a sprint freestyle specialist from Greece, where she has posted impressive times in the 50 freestyle (22.80 seconds), 100 freestyle (49.90) and 200 freestyle (1:50.50). She has been a member of the Greek national swimming team since 2014, and has been the Greek national champion in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. She recently finished 11th at the World Junior Championships.

McGinnis joins the Hurricanes from her native Michigan, where she impressed in her final high school season after committing to Miami in 2015. Some of her best times are in distance events, where she posted a 200 freestyle time of 1:50.50, a 500 free time of 4:55.70, a 1,000 free time of 10:13.70 and a 1,650 freestyle time of 16:56.60.

Brown, another sprint freestyle specialist from Pennsylvania, figures to make an early impact at Miami after an impressive final season. Some of her tops times have come in the 50 freestyle (24.1 seconds), 100 free (53.60) and 200 free (1:54.60) “It’s a diverse class in many ways, which I think adds to the college experience of everyone in the program,” Kershaw said. “I know the returnees are very excited for these girls to get to campus and become part of their Hurricane family.”

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VIEW FROM THE U BASEBALL

BY CAMRON GHORBI

@CanesBaseball

@CanesBaseball Completes Sweep of Florida A&M, Ranked No. 4 Fourth-ranked Miami completed its sixth sweep of the season Sunday, May 1 at Mark Light Field with a 12-7 win over Florida A&M in the series finale.

The Hurricanes (33-8) fell behind early, took the lead in the third inning and received late insurance on a seventh-inning grand slam from Randy Batista in front of 2,931. Batista, who had a career-best four hits (4-for-5) to lead Miami’s offense, became the first Hurricane since Frank Fleizach in 1998 to have the first homer of his career result in a grand slam.

“I was just trying to get good pitches to hit,” Batista said. “On that grand slam, the ball just happened to run in and I got it to go out.

It was huge for the team.”

The Hurricanes pounded out 17 hits to bring their weekend total to 46 against the Rattlers, who were swept for the first time this season.

Junior lefthander Danny Garcia (7-3) earned the win with 5.1 solid innings. Despite allowing three solo home runs, Garcia struck out three batters in an effective 88-pitch outing.

Trailing 2-0, Miami sent nine batters to the plate in the decisive third inning. Joe Gomez, making his second straight start at catcher, doubled to open the inning and scored on a Carl Chester RBI single.

Johnny Ruiz added an RBI single, Jacob Heyward connected on an RBI fielder’s choice groundout and Willie Abreu capped the inning’s scoring with a two-RBI double to left to put Miami ahead 5-2.

Rattlers righthander Chase Jarrell (5-3) tossed 6.1 innings and allowed six runs on nine hits. He struck out two batters and walked two in a 96-pitch outing.

The Rattlers (24-17) threatened in the sixth when they loaded the bases on three singles and chased Garcia. With Miami’s lead down to 5-3, righthander Frankie Bartow entered in a precarious situation but struck out Florida A&M designated Willis McDaniel to escape the jam.

Jacky Miles, Jr., connected for two solo homers, while leadoff hitter Marlon Gibbs also homered for the Rattlers.

Paced by the Batista slam, the Hurricanes exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning to put the game away. Heyward opened the scoring with a perfectly executed squeeze play that scored Lopez, who reached via error to open the inning.

But the big hit came from Batista, whose deep flyball to right on an 0-1 pitch from Rattlers reliever Kendal Weeks cleared the fence.

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VIEW FROM THE U WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BY ALEX SCHWARTZ

@CanesWBB

@CanesWBB Inks Sarah Mortensen to NLI The University of Miami women’s basketball team has signed Sarah Mortensen to a National Letter of Intent, as announced Wednesday by head coach Katie Meier.

A 6-foot-1-inch guard/forward originally from Denmark, Mortensen attends Long Island Lutheran in Brookville, N.Y. She is set to join the Hurricanes for the 2016-17 season.

“She consistently, 100 percent of the time, battles. She wins the little fights on the basketball court,” Meier said. “She’ll win the box out.

She’ll sneak by someone and get a backdoor cut. So, mentally, she’s always competing on little things. I think it was a huge need for us to bring in someone who can have that mental intensity towards the game.”

In 2015-16, her first and only season at Long Island Lutheran, Mortensen led the Crusaders to the AA state title game, a 19-5 record and a No. 3 ranking in the MSG Varsity tri-state (CT/NJ/NY) rankings. She was also named by MSG Varsity as an All-Metro First Team selection and the Long Island Player of the Year.

ProspsectsNation.com ranks Mortensen as a four-star prospect and the No. 15 international player in the class of 2016, including the third-best wing. This marks the third year in a row Miami has inked at least one of the site’s top-20 international recruits.

“Not only [was Miami] able to get a top-100-caliber talent, but I think it’s also getting a kid who really, really wants to be in the United States and really wants to play basketball in the ACC,” ProspectsNation.com Director of Scouting Keil Moore said. “When you talk about a kid who’s talented and has that level of want, it’s a special combination. I think that’s a kid who’s going to be successful at Miami just simply because she’s going to accept whatever role, whatever’s asked of her. She’s going to go above and beyond.”

Mortensen has played in three international FIBA competitions for her home country, most recently participating in the 2015 U-18 European Championship Division B. There, she averaged 14.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists over five games, helping Denmark to a trio of victories.

In two of her five outings, Mortensen logged a double-double, including posting 26 points and 13 rebounds against the host nation of Romania.

Mortensen led all players in the tournament field goal percentage at 85.7 percent (18-of-21). She also ranked fourth in free throws made per game (3.6), eighth in scoring and ninth in rebounding.

Previously, Mortensen competed in the 2013 U-16 European Championship Division B, averaging 14.3 points and 8.9 rebounds, as well as the 2012 U-16 European Championship Division B, tallying 13.7 points and 11.1 boards an outing.

“She is very, very smart and very crafty,” Meier said. “She looks real skinny, but she plays stronger than she looks. Then, she can take and hit any shot to win the game. She can take a trail three and she’ll get an and-one in the paint. Her shot chart is very versatile. So, she’s just perfect for our system. We’re really excited.”

Mortensen’s brother, Daniel, a 6-foot-9-inch forward, played in 22 games for Wright State as a freshman in 2015-16.

Along with Mortensen, Miami will have transfers Shaneese Bailey, a guard/forward from Florida Atlantic, for the 2016-17 after sitting out a year as a transfer. In addition, Neydja Petithomme, a guard from Auburn, will become eligible to play after final exams in December of 2016.

To learn more about University of Miami women’s basketball, follow @CanesWBB.

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VIEW FROM THE U Men’s Tennis

BY AMY LaBRIE

@CanesMensTennis

Coach Mario Rincon, Niclas Genovese, Christian Langmo, Fermin Calvo, Max Andrews, Bernard Tefel, Nile Clark, Kevin Bondar, Jesse Flores, Dane Dunlap, Piotr Lomacki, Assistant Coach Mark Dickson The 11th-seeded University of Miami was defeated, 4-0, by sixth-seeded No. 36 Virginia Tech on Thursday, April 21 at the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Championship at the Cary Tennis Park in North Carolina.

The 11th-seeded Canes ended the season 8-15 overall with a 3-9 mark in the ACC. This season UM defeated a pair of nationally-ranked squads in No. 47 Florida State and No. 68 Troy. Miami was 3-0 against teams in the region, downing FAU, UCF and FSU, and posted a 7-7 mark at home.

Four Canes ended the season in the 2015-16 Oracle/ITA Division I Men’s Collegiate Tennis Rankings. Piotr Lomacki and Nile Clark surfaced at No. 66 prior to the ACC Championships and Max Andrews and Bernard Tefel appeared at No. 72. Lomacki remained among the top 50, coming in at No. 38 last week.

Andrews and Tefel were on the list for the third straight week. Andrews and Tefel defeated a top-50 pair, downing 12th-ranked Skander Mansouri and Christian Seraphim of Wake Forest.

No. 38 Lomacki (14-8; 5-6 ACC) was in the rankings list every week this season.

Lomacki won five singles matches over ranked opponents, including a three-set win over No. 16 Benjamin Lock of FSU and a victory No. 38 Brayden Schnur of UNC. He won two ACC doubles matches over ranked opponents: No. 10 Mac Styslinger and Thai-Son Kwaitkowski of Virginia and No. 30 Jack Murray and Brayden Schnur of UNC. Of his 14 victories, he won 11 singles matches in two sets, and five of six ACC wins were in just two sets.

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April 22

ST. JOHN’S L, 3-4 FAU W, 5-2 UNF Invitational - Alabama L, 1-4 UNF Invitational – UNC W L, 1-4 UCF W, 5-2 No. 68 TROY W, 4-3 ARMY W, 4-0 DAVIDSON W, 7-0 No. 19 MICHIGAN L, 4-3 No. 47 FLORIDA STATE W, 4-3 [74] No. 54 MIDDLE TENN. ST. L, 5-2 [74] No. 66 DUKE L, 5-2 [74] No. 1 NORTH CAROLINA L, 6-1 at Boston College W, 4-3 at No. 51 Notre Dame L, 5-2 [64] No. 13 WAKE FOREST L, 7-0 at [67] No. 31 Georgia Tech L, 5-2 at [67] Clemson L, 4-3 [75] No. 41 NC STATE L, 4-3 [75] LOUISVILLE W, 5-2 at No. 40 Virginia Tech L, 6-1 at No. 1 Virginia L, 7-0 ACC Championships vs. No. 36 Virginia Tech L, 4-0

VIEW FROM THE U GOLF

BY TOM SYMONDS

@HurricanesGolf

2015-16 SCHEDULE Date Event 9/14-15

Dick McGruire Invitational

Alburquerque, N.M.

10/4-6

Jim West Challenge

San Antonio, Texas

Result/Time 8th/18 7th/13

10/19-20 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational 6th/14

@HurricanesGolf Place Eighth at the #ACCWGolf Championship The University of Miami women’s golf team concluded competition on April 17 at the 2016 ACC Championship and finished eighth with a three-round total of 899.

The Hurricanes posted a final day score of 297. The three-day event was held at the par 72, 6,089 Championship Course at the Sedgefield Country Club.

Junior Daniela Darquea was the top finisher for Miami placing eighth. Darquea carded a final round score of even par, 72. Darquea finished the championship with a three-round total of 217.

HENDEE EARNS ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT’S HIGHEST HONOR University of Miami women’s golf senior Laura Hendee was awarded the accounting department’s highest honor for the School of Business.

Junior Delfina Acosta posted a third-round score of one-over-par 73 and closed the tournament with a three-round score of 225 to tie for 27th.

Hendee accepted the award at the School of Business Administration’s 2016 Celebration of Excellence Ceremony on April 22.

Freshman Dewi Weber and senior Kailey Walsh both posted third-round scores of 76. Weber finished the tournament with a three-round total of 226 and tied for 29th. Walsh concluded the championship with a three-round total of 232 and tied for 45th.

The Accounting department’s highest honor is presented to the senior with the top academic performance in each of the 13 departments within the School of Business. Each department bestows one award and provides each student a $1,000 postgraduate scholarship gift.

NOTING THE SQUAD Daniela Darquea - Holds the best scoring average in the ACC at 71.9 strokes per round.

- Has six top 10 finishes this season.

- Placed eighth at the ACC Championship.

Dewi Weber - Posted a career-best finish at the Wildcat Invitational as she tied for fourth.

- Her scoring average of 73.4 ranks 12th in the ACC. - Has three top 10 finishes this season.

Luiza Altmann - Holds a scoring average of 75.72.

- Tied for 14th at the Hurricane Invitational.

- Was not on the team in the fall of 2015.

Delfina Acosta - Holds a scoring average of 75.29.

- Holds a season-low 66 in the second round of the Dick McGuire Invitational.

- Tied for 27th at the ACC Championship.

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Kailey Walsh - Holds a scoring average of 76.37.

- Her lowest scoring tournament of the season came at the Hurricane Invitational where she shot a 219 and tied for 32nd.

- One of three seniors on the team.

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As an accounting major in the Miami School of Business, Hendee has attained a 3.973 cumulative GPA. Hendee’s GPA in the school of business earned her an induction into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. The BSG honor society is the highest recognition a student in an undergraduate or master’s program at a school accredited by the Association of to Advance Collegiate School of Business can receive.

To be eligible for an invitation to the BSG honor society, a student must be in the upper 10 percent of their senior class.

CANES INK THREE FOR 2016-17 The University of Miami women’s golf team will welcome high school standouts Macarena Aguilera, Renate Grimstad and Filippa Möörk for the fall of 2016 as all three signed national letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic endeavors.

All three players will bring a tremendous amount of national and international experience to Coral Gables next fall.

“With these three recruits and the three existing players we will be six players deep for next season,” said head coach Patti Rizzo. “It’s the first time in my 11 years of coaching that I can say I have six very solid players.”

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2/7-9

UCF Challenge

Orlando, Fla.

2/21-23

Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate T8th/17

New Orleans, La.

2/29-3/2

Hurricane Invitational

Coral Gables, Fla.

3/14-15

Wildcat Invitational

Tucson, Ariz.

4/1-3

Bryan National Collegiate

Greensboro, N.C.

4/15-17

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Greensboro, N.C.

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UMSHoF 48th annual induction Banquet

The UM Sports Hall of Fame held its 48th annual induction banquet on Thursday, March 31st at Jungle Island in downtown Miami.

The Class of 2016 inductees pictured above: Swimming coach Charlie Hodgson, tennis star Megan Bradley Rose, basketball player Will Allen, football player Kellen Winslow, Jr., basketballl player Tamara James and football player Willis McGahee. Not pictured: football player Joaquin Gonzalez, and baseball player Jon Jay.

Megan Bradley Rose receives her UMSHoF plaque

Will Allen receives his UMSHoF plaque

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With the addition of these eight outstanding student-athletes, the UM Sports Hall of Fame has now inducted only 300 former athletes, coaches and administrators to have worn the Orange, Green and White to its halls.

UM quarterback Brad Kaaya received the Walter Kichefski Endowed Football Scholarship award given each year by the UM Sports Hall of Fame.

UM football coach Mark Richt addressed the audience at the 48th Annual UM Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet.

May 4, 2016