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For the 24th time in University of Miami baseball history, the Hurricanes earned a bid to the College World Series. Miami punched its ticket to Omaha following a 10-3 victory over VCU on June 6 at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS A Letter From the Athletic Director Page 2 A Look Back at 2014-15 Page 3 Core Values and Mission Page 4 Head Coaches Page 5 Athletics Excellence Pages 6-9 The Postseason Page 10 Success in the Classroom Page 11 The Hurricane Club Page 12 Facilities Page 13 Canes in the Community Pages 14-15 Miami SAAC Page 16
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A LETTER FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR The U is #BuildingChampions! The 2014-15 athletics campaign was one of great success for the University of Miami. The success shared by our student-athletes both in the classroom and in competition is made possible through the generous support of our donors, fans and alumni. Thanks to the generous support of our record-setting 8,000-plus members of the Hurricane Club and our more than 30,000 football season ticket holders, we are achieving excellence across the board as an athletics program. As a department, we had nine programs qualify for postseason play and 24 student-athletes recognized as All-Americans. I would like to congratulate Paige Yaroshuk-Tews’ women’s tennis program, which returned to the Sweet and Jim Morris’ baseball team which earned the program’s 24th College Baseball World Series appearance. Both programs extended their impressive postseason streaks: women’s tennis advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the 10th-consecutive year and baseball posted its nation-leading 43rd consecutive NCAA postseason appearance. Our student-athletes continue to achieve success in the classroom as well. All 18 programs scored at least 960 on the most recent NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) report, with five programs receiving Public APR Recognition Awards for the second-consecutive season. Our Graduation Success Rate of 92 percent is among the best in the country and this spring semester ended with our program GPA at 3.0. This past year, our athletics department continued to invest in our student-athletes with the opening of our new athletics training table, a state of art video scoreboard at basketball, a nutrition center in the Hecht and the addition of lights to our Greentree Practice Fields, all of which only further enhanced our facilities. Thank you for standing with the U and helping in building champions. You truly make a difference in the lives of our student athletes. We are looking forward to a great 2015-16 athletics year. Go Canes!
Blake James, Director of Athletics
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a look back at 2014-15 SEPTEMBER OCT. 3 - Volleyball opened the month of October with a 3-1 win over Clemson. The Canes would then go on to win 13 of their next 16 matches en route to an NCAA Tournament appareance.
OCT. 21 - UM extended women’s basketball coach Katie Meier’s contract. Meier donated $75,000 to women’s athletics. Nov. 17 - Junior guard Angel Rodriguez scored a team-high 24 points, including the game-winning shot as the Canes snapped Florida’s 33-game home winning streak
Jan. 8 - The University of Miami officially inks a historic 12-year partnership with adidas to become the Hurricanes’ official apparel provider. Jan. 13 - UM snapped the Blue Devils’ 41game home winning streak, following a 9074 victory over Duke.
OCTOBER
SEPT. 27 - Football downs No. 23 Duke at Sun Life Stadium and ended the Blue Devils’ 12-game regular season winning streak.
OCT. 23 - RB Duke Johnson rushed for a career-high 249 yards at Virginia Tech to lead the Hurricanes to a 30-6 victory.
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
Nov. 15 - Over 74,000 fans packed Sun Life Stadium for Miami’s annual matchup with Florida State.
Jan. 21 - Miami Hurricane alum Calais Campbell made the largest gift ever by a former UM student-athlete.
FEBRUARY
MARCH March 28 - Senior Sam Dorman won the NCAA national championship in the 3-meter springboard.
APRIL May 2 - Over the course of three days during the 2015 NFL Draft, seven players were selected, including two in the first round.
MAY
March 20 - Miami’s women’s hoops team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last five years by knocking off sixth-seeded Washington. March 31 - Miami defeats Temple 60-57 and advances to the Championship Final of the NIT.
May 19 - Sophomore golfer Daniela Darquea qualifies for the 2015 US Women’s Open.
JUNE June 6 - Miami qualified for the College World Series for the 24th time in program history following its 10-3 win over VCU at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park.
June 13 - Shakima Wimbley concluded a storybook sophomore campaign as she captured her second All-America honor at the NCAA Championships. Wimbley also was named ACC MVP at the league’s outdoor championships.
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CORE VALUES
Integrity, Excellence, Passion, Respect, Family
OUR MISSION
The University of Miami’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is dedicated to developing and supporting its student-athletes in their efforts to achieve personal, academic and athletic excellence, resulting in the highest standards of achievement. Through its programs, the department will provide a foundation which prepares student-athletes for future success. We are committed to: • Providing a culture of well-being for student-athletes and staff. • Complying with the rules and policies of the NCAA, ACC and the University of Miami. • Conducting ourselves as representatives of the University, its Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, students, staff, alumni and friends with integrity, class and distinction. • Supporting the mission of the University of Miami. • Fiscal integrity. • Providing the opportunity and resources for student-athletes to achieve excellence through growth and development academically and athletically. • Developing student-athletes into leaders in their fields and in their communities. • Providing equitable opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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HEAD COACHES RANDY ABLEMAN Diving
AMY DEEM Track and Field/XC
JOSE GANDARA Volleyball
AL GOLDEN Football
ANDY KERSHAW Swimming
JIM LARRAÑAGA Men’s Basketball
KATIE MEIER Women’s Basketball
MARY-FRANCES MONROE Women’s Soccer
JIM MORRIS Baseball
MARIO RINCON Men’s Tennis
PATTI RIZZO Women’s Golf
DAVE SANDERSON Rowing
PAIGE YAROSHUK-TEWS Women’s Tennis
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ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE
BASEBALL
• The Hurricanes made the 24th College World Series trip in program history and first since 2008 as one of eight teams in Omaha, Neb. • Miami made its NCAA-record 43rdconsecutive appearance to the NCAA Championship. • Miami won 50 games (50-17) for the 20th time in program history, and eighth time under head coach Jim Morris. • The Hurricanes successfully captured their second consecutive ACC Coastal Division title, finishing 22-8 in ACC play. • Junior David Thompson was one of just three unanimous first-team All-Americans; he led the NCAA with 90 RBI in 2015. • Miami’s eight All-ACC selections (three first team, one second team, four third team) led all ACC schools. • Five Hurricanes were selected in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft, including San Francisco’s second-round pick Andrew Suarez.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
• Miami played the most games (38) and recorded the second-most victories (25) in Hurricane basketball history, ending the season in the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament in Madison Square Garden. • On Jan. 13, Miami defeated eventual national champion then-No. 4 Duke, 9074, 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 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. • In his first victory against Syracuse, Coach Jim Larrañaga won his 550th career game. • Junior Tonye Jekiri led the Atlantic Coast Conference in rebounds (10.9 ACC only, 9.9 all games) and double-doubles (9) in ACC games.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY • Miami reached the postseason for the sixth season in a row, doubling the previous longest streak in program history, and won 20-plus games for the fifth time in those six seasons. • The Hurricanes ended the year receiving votes in the Coaches Poll—the sixth time they did so during the season—and made the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years, after having three trips in the prior 17 seasons combined. • Miami won an NCAA Tournament game for the third time in five years, after having two previous NCAA wins in program history, and Katie Meier became the first head coach to lead the Hurricanes to an NCAA victory in three separate seasons. • Katie Meier surpassed 250 wins in her head coaching career and topped 100 conference victories as a head coach. • The Hurricanes, who won 85-71 at top25 Syracuse in their first conference road game against the Orange, went at least .500 in the conference play for the fifth straight season, a new program best, and have the second-best mark in conference play during that stretch of all the schools in the conference over that time.
• Men’s cross country received an APR Public Recognition Award, finishing among the Top 10 percent in the NCAA in their respective sport. • Gabrielle Hesslau moved into the alltime top 10 women’s 6K list with a time of 22:49.00 at the 2014 Paul Short Run. • Hesslau won two races in 2014, finishing first at the FAU Invitational and the Westminster Academy Invitational. • Douglas Dourado earned the victory at the FAU Invitational and was Miami’s top finisher in five of six races during the 2014 season.
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ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE
FOOTBALL
• Miami’s appearance in the 2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl marked the 38th time the Hurricanes have competed in a bowl game. • Miami’s appearance in the Duck Commander Independence Bowl marked the second-consecutive season in which it has competed in the postseason. • The Hurricanes faced the nation’s ninth toughest schedule in 2014. • QB Brad Kaaya set the single season all-time freshman record for passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions. • Tight end Clive Walford and linebacker Denzel Perryman were both named Third Team All-Americans by the Associated Press. Perryman and Walford became Miami’s first AP All-Americans since Kenny Phillips was recognized with thirdteam honors in 2007. • Junior running back Duke Johnson finished his Miami career as the school’s all-time leading rusher with 3,519 yards. • As a senior, Johnson rushed for 1,652 yards on the year, which ranks second all-time for a single season. He finished just 101 yards shy of setting the program’s single season rushing standard (Willis McGahee, 1,753 - 2002).
GOLF
• The University of Miami women’s golf team earned the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Regional site that will be held at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George, Utah. • Miami’s bid to the St. George Regional Site marks the third straight year the Hurricanes have received a bid to the NCAA Championships. • Miami’s top five finish at the SMU Invitational on April 11 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). • Sophomore Delfina Acosta, sophomore Daniela Darquea, senior Leticia Ras-Anderica and junior Kailey Walsh were each selected to the 2015 All-ACC Academic Team. • Sophomore Daniela Darquea was named to the All-ACC team. The Quito, Ecuador native was one of 12 golfers selected to the ACC’s all-league team.
ROWING
• Caitlin White-Parsons was named Second Team All-ACC. • The Hurricanes had six CRCA Scholar Athletes. • Miami finished second at UCF Invitational. • The Hurricanes excelled at prestigious regattas the Head of the Charles and Head of the Hooch.
SOCCER
• Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Catalina Perez was selected to represent Colombia at the 2015 Women’s World Cup. • Junior Natalie Moik scored a hat trick against NC State to extend the team’s unbeaten streak against the Wolfpack that dates to 2006. • The Hurricanes sent off their four-member senior class in style, topping Wake Forest 2-1 on Senior Day at Cobb Stadium. • Head coach Mary-Frances Monroe signed a nationally-recognized eight-member freshman class to join the team for 2015. • Maddie Simms ended her four-year career having started every single match since arriving on campus, ending her career with 73 consecutive starts; Simms was named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year.
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ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE
SWIMMING & DIVING
• Sam Dorman, who was named 2015 ACC Men’s Diver of the Year, won a national championship in the 3-meter springboard (529.10 points) at the 2015 NCAA Championships. • Head diving coach Randy Ableman was named ACC Men’s Diving Coach of the Year after leading one diver (Sam Dorman) to a national championship and another (Briadam Herrera) to two gold medals at the 2015 ACC Championships. • Cheyenne Cousineau and Thea Vock both pulled in All-America honors at the 2015 NCAA Championships. • Head swimming coach Andy Kershaw was selected as head manager of Team USA for the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. • Sprint freestyler Heather Arseth was selected to represent Mauritania at the 2015 FINA World Championships.
MEN’S TENNIS
•Miami men’s tennis was ranked as high as No. 52 during the 2014-15 season, and faced 15 teams ranked from No. 4 to No. 70. • Senior Wilfredo Gonzalez, majoring in economics & sports administration and freshman Kevin Bondar, majoring in biology, were named to the 2015 ACC All-Academic Team. • Freshman Piotr Lomacki was ranked from No. 56 to No. 87 individually, and in his first year as a Hurricane, defeated the No. 57 singles player from Georgia Tech and No. 91 player from Clemson. • In doubles, senior Wilfredo Gonzalez and freshman Kevin Bondar defeated the nationally-ranked No. 22 duo from Notre Dame. • Senior Wilfredo Gonzalez defeated the No. 77 singles player from Virginia and freshman Christian Langmo defeated No. 4 singles player from Virginia, the team that won the 2015 National Championship.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
• Miami made the NCAA Team Championship for the 20th consecutive season, won at least one NCAA match for the 14th year in a row (each one of Paige Yaroshuk-Tews’ seasons as head coach), hosted the first two round of the tournament for the 11th straight time, and reached the Sweet 16 for 10th consecutive year. • The Hurricanes, at 18-7, concluded the season ranked in the top 15 in the nation for the 12th straight year and ranked in the top three in their region for the seventh season in a row. • Miami finished in second in the ACC at 12-2, including a 9-2 mark against nationally ranked opponents in the ACC. • For the third time in program history— all in the last seven years, under the direction of head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews—two Hurricanes (Sinead Lohan and Stephanie Wagner) reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship, and Wagner advanced to the Final Four. • Stephanie Wagner was the secondhighest ranked junior nationally, participated in the NCAA Doubles Championship and garnered numerous major accolades.
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ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
• Artie Burns, Christian Cook and John-Patrick Friday reached the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships with all three earning All-America honorable mention. • Eight men qualified for the 2015 NCAA East Preliminary: Burns, Cook, Friday, Carlos Mangum, Gian Piero Ragonesi, Daniel Polinski, Robert Grant and Henri Delauze. • Canes scored in 11 different events at the 2015 ACC Outdoor Championships. • Mangum was named ACC Field Performer of the Week on May 31 after setting a school record in the men’s hammer throw with a mark of 63.50m.
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD VOLLEYBALL • Miami had 11 student-athletes qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships: eight women and three men, with 19 Hurricanes competing at the NCAA East Preliminary. • Amy Deem was named USTFCCCA South Region Women’s Head Coach of the Year. • Shakima Wimbley, who ran the fastest outdoor 400m time in the NCAA this season (50.84), was named USTFCCCA South Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, ACC Women’s Outdoor Track MVP, earned two first-team All-America honors for outdoor track, won ACC Outdoor Championships in the 200m and 400m, was a second team indoor All-American and won and ACC indoor title in the 200m. • Women’s team placed third at ACC Outdoor Championships with 93 points. • Hurricanes had seven athletes qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, with Lea Johnson earning first team indoor All-America honors. • The Canes won six ACC individual titles, three indoor and three outdoor. • Lea Johnson was named to the Capitol One Academic All-America First Team.
• Miami reached the NCAA tournament and beat UCF to give head coach Jose “Keno” Gandara his first NCAA Tournament victory and advanced to the second round. • Savanah Leaf was named second team All-America, ACC Player of the Year, All-ACC First Team, AVCA All-Region and All-ACC Academic. • Haley Templeton was named ACC Freshman of the Year, AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year, All-ACC Freshman Team and All-ACC Second Team. • Emani Sims was named AVCA All-America honorable mention, All-ACC First Team and All-ACC Academic. • In 2014, the Canes earned six ACC weekly honors: Savanah Leaf was named ACC Player of the Week twice and Haley Templeton was selected ACC Freshman of the Week four times. • Hurricanes finished 22-9, tied for third in the ACC and gave Gandara his first 20-win season as a head coach.
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POSTSEASON
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Miami Hurricanes teams advanced to the postseason in 201415 – baseball (NCAA College World Series), men’s basketball (NIT Championship game), women’s basketball (NCAA Second Round), football (Independence Bowl), golf (NCAA St. George Regional), women’s tennis (NCAA Sweet 16), men’s and women’s track (NCAA Championship), and volleyball (NCAA Second Round).
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SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM
2014-15 APR SCORES SPORT TEAM APR BASEBALL 974 BASKETBALL (M) 990 BASKETBALL (W) 981 CROSS COUNTRY (M) 1000 CROSS COUNTRY (W) 988 DIVING 1000 FOOTBALL 967 GOLF 1000 ROWING 977 SOCCER 991 SWIMMING 1000 TENNIS (M) 983 TENNIS (W) 976 TRACK (M), INDOOR 986 TRACK (W), INDOOR 982 TRACK (M), OUTDOOR 993 TRACK (W), OUTDOOR 985 VOLLEYBALL 984
University of Miami athletic teams continue to excel in the classroom based on the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics which were released by the NCAA. • For the second-consecutive season, five University of Miami teams were publically honored for being among the top 10 percent in Academic Progress Rates (APR). • The men’s basketball, men’s cross country, men’s diving, women’s golf and women’s swimming and diving teams earned APR Public Recognition Awards. It marks the third-straight year that the men’s basketball team received an APR Public Recognition Award. • Seven teams scored 990 or better out of a possible 1,000 points men’s basketball (990), men’s cross country (1000), men’s diving (1000), golf (1000), soccer (991) and women’s swimming (1000). • In addition, Miami’s baseball (974), men’s basketball (990), football (967) and women’s basketball (981) teams all feature APR scores above the national four-year average. • Over the past two years, Miami’s men’s cross country, men’s diving, women’s basketball, men’s indoor and outdoor track and field and women’s tennis teams all saw their respective APR scores improve by 15 points-or-more.
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HURRICANE CLUB Due to the generous support of our members, the Hurricane Club achieved unparalleled success during the University of Miami’s Momentum2 campaign, experiencing tremendous growth in several categories. Thank you to our donors who made these achievements possible and to our student-athletes and coaches who represent the U with distinction, pride, and integrity.
BUILDING
CHAMPIONS
MOMENTUM2 SUCCESS RAISED
$110 MILLION+ 2
ND LARGEST FUNDRAISING
TOTAL AT THE UNIVERSITY
$1,000,000 + 8 GIFTS
12 GIFTS
35 GIFTS
$100,000
$10
48 GIFTS
MILLION
84% INCREASE SINCE 2010
8,000
RAISED ANNUALLY
ALL-TIME RECORD MEMBERS IN 2014
INNOVATIVE APPROACH BUILDING CHAMPIONS 2 TELLY AWARDS FOR GROUNDBREAKING CAMPAIGN
INDUSTRY LEADER IN NEW MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
• Received five seven-figure leadership gifts during the 2014 -15 athletics calendar year.
INCREASE IN MAJOR GIFTS
$500,000 $250,000
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
• Completed Momentum2 Campaign at over $110 million raised for Athletics, which is the second highest total for all University units.
NEW FACILITIES
$3,000,000
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FOOTBALL
MILLION
VICTORY FUND
SCHWARTZ CENTER OPENED 2013
STUDENT-ATHLETE TRAINING TABLE AND NEW ARTIFICIAL TURF FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELDS OPENED 2014
$1.5 MILLION STATE-OF-THE-ART BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
• Completed the Football Victory Fund facilities initiative, adding lights to the Greentree Practice Fields and a StudentAthlete Training Table. • Achieved an all-time Hurricane Club membership record, eclipsing 8,000 members. • Raised over $9.9 million in annual support for the Hurricane Club.
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FACILITIES Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
BankUnited Center
Sun Life Stadium
Cobb Stadium
James L. Knight Complex
Norman Whitten Pool
Schwartz Center
Neil Schiff Tennis Center
The Biltmore
Ronald W. Shane Watersports Center
Squillante Center
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canes in the community
Oct. 11: Student-athletes organized a shoe drive at the Cincinnati football game, and collected more than 300 gently used shoes for Camillus House, which works directly with Miami’s homeless population.
Dec. 11: Twelve student-athletes, representing nine teams, volunteered their time to help deliver donated toiletries that teams collected to the Miami Rescue Mission Homeless Shelter. Student-athletes were given a full tour of the facilities and had an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the homeless and less fortunate population within our Miami area.
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canes in the community
Jan. 30: Sixteen student-athletes from eight different teams volunteered their time to be more engaged in the campus community, all while promoting winter and spring sports during the Campus Involvement Fair.
Feb. 28: Twelve student-athletes attended South Miami’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Block Party in an effort to support our neighboring communities.
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At the University of Miami, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) aims to make the transition from student-athlete to businessprofessional as smooth as possible. It’s a commitment to redefine the term “five-tool athlete” through academics, engagement, leadership, camaraderie and service.
MIAMI SAAC
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Following the 2014 Miami football season, renovations began on the new Sun Life Stadium. The renovation process will take place over a two-year period and when completed, the Hurricanes will compete in a state-of-the-art facility. 17