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from the editor: remembering Kayla Mueller

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ack in February, The Lumberjack reported on a former NAU student, Kayla Mueller. She was overseas in Syria doing humanitarian work when she was captured by ISIS, the extremist Islamic state group.

ISIS reported that she was killed early February.

Kayla worked for The Lumberjack during her time at NAU, and so when her name starting hitting the news, our staff worked late into the night to cover her situation. She was a student, humanitarian and a leader.

We followed the news, sending crews across campus, out to Prescott and even Tempe in the days after her death was announced.

Today, as a fellow student journalist, I’m MITCHELL here to address Kayla Mueller’s final days.

FORBES Earlier this month, ISIS made headlines EDITOR-IN-CHIEF after a former hostage spoke out about ISIS’s system of organized sexual abuse and rape.

The hostage, a 14-year-old girl, told The Independent that Mueller was kept as private property of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

I won’t go too much more into details, you can find the

A sign for Kayla Mueller is seen in downtown Prescott. (Photo by J. Daniel Hud)

NAU students and Flagstaff community members attend a candelight vigil for Kayla Mueller at the campus ministry center in Flagstaff Feb. 14. (Photo by Mitchell Forbes)

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various news articles reporting further in depth on Kayla’s captivity.

However, sitting in the same newsroom Kayla passed through while she worked for us, I can’t help but reflect on the various humanitarian work she took while attending NAU. She was the president of STAND:NAU, a chapter of a national organization advocating against genocide around the globe. She traveled to Guatemala with a campus ministries group and after her time at NAU, she went to work with refugees in Syria.

She was captured by ISIS while traveling across Syria.

As we start this new semester, it is important to remember the work of people like Kayla, who helped make our campus more aware of the global atmosphere and human rights violations. Kayla saw problems in this world and decided she wanted to fix them.

I am proud to say that I work for the same college newspaper Kayla Mueller was on staff.

Thank you for reading.

News&Features On the cover Jared Foulk, 16, does a backflip at Fort Tuthill Bike Park, Saturday, July 22, 2015. Jared was taking a break from his professional scooter tour and was practicing his BMX tricks. See more photos and recreation spots on page (Photo by Zac Velarde)

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Campus construction update

With the new school year just around the corner, NAU has been busy with the recent and long-awaited additions to its campus.

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FACING PAGE: A cyclist rides in front of the Science and Health building Thursday, August 13.ABOVE: A walkway connects the new science building to the chemistry lab facilty. RIGHT: President Rita Cheng tours the new Science and Health Building Thursday, August 13.

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ew buildings and facilities will be the hot spots on campus for years to come. Not only do they add an aesthetic appeal to them, but offer many benefits to students and faculty alike.

Aside from exploring and using the new buildings, students will be relieved to hear they won't have to deal with the constant construction and detours the buildings have placed for them around campus.

On campus, the latest additions are the Science and Health Building, the Aquatic and Tennis Complex, as well as the Academic and Student Services building.

Director of Public Affairs Cynthia Brown has been following the progress of NAU’s construction boom.

Brown says the new science building will cater to all students of varying degrees within the science and medical field.

“All health profession degrees, such as nursing and biomedical science, require chemistry as part of the core

academic plan, and students in those fields will take classes and labs in this building,” Brown said.

The Science and Health building will house around 1,900 people in total capacity and offers many types of areas, such as labs and lectures halls for students.

The Aquatic and Tennis complex, under construction in front of the Wall Aquatic Center, will offer more exercise and health opportunities to students, such classes and personal exercise equipment. This 120,000 square-foot complex is sure to have students come through its doors and use it for the upcoming school year with completion expected this spring.

NAU's tennis and swim teams will be using the complex entirely for practice, as well as for matches and tournaments in the future. The facility will also hold community and university events.

Lastly, the Academic and Student services will overlook the center of campus and will be situated near the San Francisco parking garage. While it’s scheduled to open in January 2016, it

will host a variety of student services, such as Admissions, Office of the Registrar, Financial Aid, and even host an auditorium for student events.

“Centralizing Admissions, the Office of the Registrar, Financial Aid and Student Accounts in the Student and Academic Services building will create a one-stop shop and help streamline processes to save students time,” Brown said.

Not only have the new buildings been beneficial to students, but to the city of Flagstaff as well. By boosting the local economy and providing jobs for people, these new buildings have made a positive impact for the local and surrounding areas of Flagstaff.

Overall, Brown is hopeful and optimistic of these construction projects that have occurred at NAU. “We want every student to have an exceptional education experience that prepares them for their chosen career path and for their life,” Brown said.

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Cory Mueller drives his disc during a round of disc golf on campus on August 18. (Photo

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occer is the most popular sport in Europe and football is the most popular sport in the United States. It is an undeniable fact that these two sports make the most revenue in their respective markets. Both of these sports are easy for people to play, all you need is a ball and an open field. Here in Flagstaff, Frisbee golf is the average Joe’s sport. All you need to play is a disc you can buy at Big 5 for 10 or 11 bucks, there are Frisbee golf courses all over the city. Chances are you probably live near Thorpe Park, or Buffalo Park, or Lake Mary Road, or Snowbowl, or even NAU. Part of the South Recreation Fields is the NAU Disc Golf Course, where students and Flagstaff locals can come and get in a round of 18 holes on their days off. The entrance to the NAU Disc Golf Course is next to the exit from the I-17 to McConnell Drive. Once you make a right onto Pine Knoll Drive, it is directly to the right at the first stop sign. Most of the holes are par 3s, with the exception of a couple par 4s and one par 5. The first hole is either 255 feet or 315 feet depending on where the hole is placed. But, as this sentence is being written, most of the holes are at the B locations. However, a lot of the holes are always in one spot like Hole 6 and Hole 15.

The South Recreation Fields offer 3 soccer fields on each of the two plateaus that encompass the area. These fields are used to hold foot-

ball, soccer and other sports camps throughout the summer and can be used for physical education classes and intramural sporting events.

Students can turn on the lights above the fields from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. with a university ID. Next to the lower set of fields are two sand volleyball courts, with nets and taped lines all ready to go.

Next to the top set of fields is a armada where you can get a drink of water from the fountain, get a Gatorade from the vending machine, store your equipment in a locker or just sit down to get out of the sun. Other equipment for sporting events is held in a storage garage as well.

The first hole is downhill and to the left in between two sets of trees next to a fence and some power lines, meaning you want to throw it backhand and curve it down the hill to try and birdie the hole, unless you feel lucky and fore handing it under the power cables and over the fence to the left.

While the second hole plays out much like the first, with a similar brake but a flatter lie, Hole 3 is a different story. With the lower part of the soccer fields down to the left on this 268 foot hole, the best shot is to traditionally throw your Frisbee to the right and hope that it curves back left towards the hole. Hole 4 is only 234 yards and is suited for either forehand throwing or traditional backhand throwing. While there are a lot of trees in front of the hole as you approach

the basket, there are gaps you can hit throwing either way to get it to curve back towards the hole for a birdie opportunity.

The first of the two par 4s on the course is Hole 5, which has 357 feet of distance from the basket. The drive on this shot requires true mastery of a traditional, backhand throwing style.

With your only gap being about 15 feet wide to the right about 100 feet up, if you throw it absolutely perfect, you may get it to curve back left for an eagle opportunity. However, you are more likely to end up in the tall grass that is about two feet tall to the left of the whole after that break, so keep a close eye on your Frisbee.

The sixth hole provides a bit of a twist with a steep cliff to the right, so laying back on the power isn’t a horrible idea on this 300 foot par 3. This is one of the first holes where throwing forehand actually can give you a better chance of getting a birdie, with the basket being behind a tree line to the right. This is a risky shot though, and either way you’re better off just laying up to a set of trees to the left and trying to par this hole. Hole 7, which is next to the pair of sand volleyball courts, is one of the shortest holes on the course. Only 160 feet to the hole, there is a gigantic hill slanting to the left that you have to either go over or around. Going over the towering hill is the best way for a birdie chance, but if you don’t get it high enough, you will probably bogey

the hole, so going around isn’t a bad idea either.

Hole 8 is next to the upper section of fields, and going backhand for your first shot is your best bet of getting close enough to the hole for a birdie. The ninth hole is next to the armada and the basket is 342 feet away and to the right behind some trees. A forehand shot is the best bet for a birdie opportunity on this slightly uphill lie.

Hole 10 is clogged with trees on the way the basket 228 feet away. Skill and luck are needed to get a birdie chance at this downhill to uphill lie. Hole 11 is also not fun to navigate, with trees getting in the way almost the entire way down the hill on your first shot. It is only 230 feet to get to the basket, but look out for children playing in the family housing next to holes 10 and 11.

The 12th hole is a downhill shot, with the basket being 421 feet away. Your best shot is to go backhand and go through a gap in the trees about 20 feet wide.

Hole 13 has a fair amount of trees in the way of the basket 263 feet away, but if you throw it accurately, either backhand or forehand throws can get you a chance at birdying the hole.

The 14th hole is dangerous for the security of Frisbees for forehand throwers, with the freeway being to the left should you hook your shot down past the barbed wire fence. With lots of trees on the way to the basket 268 feet away, your best hope is to get lucky and not hit a tree as you throw it down the ditch and up the hill towards the basket.

The only par 5 this course has is the 535 foot 15th hole. With lots of trees to the left and trees to the right as well, your best hope is to have a perfect backhand throw down the hill and hope for a chance at an eagle opportunity. But, this is a par 5 for a reason, and whichever way you throw, ending up in the forest of trees to the left is a likely possibility with loose gravel making it hard to get good leg power behind your second shot. Hole 16 is the second par 4, with the basket being 375 feet away over some tall grass to the right and a track and field throwing pit to the left with warning signs, cautioning serious injury. It is pretty much a straight shot with no trees in front of the hole other than the two at the tee box, so birdying the hole should not be a stretch even for a beginner.

Hole 17 has a good amount of trees in front of the hole, but there is a hole in the middle of the first drive and the lie is completely flat, making the shot manageable. On the final hole of the course, with the basket 280 feet away, the way clears up for a straight shot and an easy par 3 to end the course. On the way out and back to your car or bike, there is an extra basket next to the tee box for Hole 1 where people can practice their putting and mid-range skills.

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Jared Foulk, 16,does a tail whip at Fort Tuthill Bike Park, Saturday, July 22.

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or people heading into town this weekend to move into their dorm rooms or apartments, Exit 337 on the I-17, which is right off the airport, maybe where that cop pulled you over for going 80 in a 65 when you thought it was still a 75 mile per hour speed limit zone. However, Fort Tuthill County Park is on the other side of the exit, offering outdoor activities like hiking, camping, basketball, tennis, archery and many more. As you enter the park, you will notice signs with a green outlined X pointing you towards the Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course, but next to the ropes course to the right is Fort Tuthill Bike Park, with dirt trails accustomed for all levels of rider.

“I like the dirt, it’s super flowy,” said Gilbert native Collin Anderson. “The trail down in Gilbert is super sketchy, and if you eat it, you’re done. But this is super flowy and it feels good.”

The bike park was agreed upon in 2013 between the Flagstaff Biking Organization and Coconino Country Parks, with the county allowing the FBO to start raising money for the park through fundraisers. Once the FBO raised enough funds, they started construction in October of last year, and opened up the park in early December. Dirt and other materials for the project were donated by the NAU Aquaplex project and the City of Flagstaff Innovation Mesa project.

The park offers a youth pump track to the left of the entrance and three trails as you enter; the easy flow trail, the more difficult flow trail as the map labels them. The youth pump trail is a circular structure about 20 to 25 feet long where no substantial jumps are put in the way of kids just learning how to ride on dirt paths. The easiest of the three flow trails offers a few small sized jumps that give riders decent air, but most people probably would walk away with nothing much more than a bad scrape if they were to crash on this course.

The mid-level course is where the jumps start to get more extreme. At this point, riders need to be wearing helmets, as more jumps get added because of the stone-riddled hill you start off on.

But, anyone not wearing a helmet on the most difficult of the three flow courses is asking to end up on a gurney. With a near 15-foot hill leading up to the start of this track, there are over half a dozen jumps on this course that can get riders up about 10 to 15 feet up in the air if all of the obstacles are landed in rhythm. At the end of each course is a turn out to a trail left of all three of the flow trails that leads you back to the start of the flow trails, making it easy to do multiple runs within an hour or so depending on how many people are there.

“I like the advanced stuff, I mean I’m still working on getting all of the jumps down, but it’s a good time, they’re booters” Anderson said. “The first little double is giving me the most trouble at the moment.”

The FBO has access to eight acres of land for their bike park once everything is said and done. Right now, Phase 1 of the park sits on about one acre of land, but the FBO has plans to fill up the rest of its seven acres with pump tracks, a dirt jump area, a dual slalom course and other loops and training circuits.

According to FBO Board Member, Anthony Quintale, the FBO is currently working with a design company to finalize the schematics of Phase 2 in order to get the plans ready to submit to the county for a permit. They have money from donors and the Coconino Supervisor’s Office, as well as dirt and materials from Kinney Construction Services, but are still not financially ready to start constructing Phase 2 of the park.

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It’s Your Watershed: a Preview on the Colorado River Days Flagstaff STORY BY TAYLOR MILLER PHOTOS BY KRISTEN CALDON/GRAND CANYON WATERSHED COALITION

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he Sierra Club Grand Canyon chapter and a number of other local organizations, entities and businesses are hosting the annual Colorado River Days Flagstaff celebration on September 4. Spanning over 12 days the community will participate in a number of events that promote education, appreciation and understanding for the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River.

Going on its fourth year, the event has grown tremendously since 2011.

“The first year we did this it was for four days, and then the second year it was a week,” said the conservation coordinator of Sierra Club Grand Canyon chapter Alicyn Gitlin. “This is now our fourth year and it’s grown to a week and a half.”

The community of Flagstaff has a relationship and history with the Colorado River that spans from economics, spirituality and recreation.

Many people that live in town make their livelihood through the river. Local Native American tribes have intimate spiritual connections to the area. And many people living or visiting in Flagstaff have experienced the river in some form of outdoor recreation.

The Colorado River day is a regional event that occurs every July 25 commemorating when the Colorado River’s name was changed from the “Grand” river to the “Colorado.”

Regional Colorado River day was not a sufficient form of commemoration for the city of Flagstaff. The community has reacted to the event in such a positive way to the first year’s celebration that Sierra Club had to make it bigger.

“There was just a need that people recognized immediately that they wanted to celebrate the river here in Flagstaff,” said Gitlin of the event’s development.

OutdoorsLife At its fourth consecutive year, the Colorado River Days Flagstaff celebration has support from a number of local businesses and organizations. USGS, Wildlands Council, Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, NAU College of Arts and Letters, Grand Canyon Trust and many other local contributors have offered support for this year’s event.

“We’re really excited to be working with such great partners and having this event done the second year in a row,” said executive director of Willow Bend Environmental education center Moran Henn.

Events will be held periodically from September 4 to 16.

Willow Bend will be hosting a hands-on facilitation of their 3D terrain model and the new drop of water model that shows the journey a drop of water takes to an aquifer on September 5.

“The ultimate goal is to make sure that people become stewards of our natural resources," Henn said.

There will be a number of artists sharing their work in the downtown area on the first Friday of the month.

With a passion for the Grand Canyon and a career in photography, Kristen Caldon has spent a majority of the past year in the Grand Canyon collecting photos of the different watershed locations that flow into the Colorado River.

“I’ve actually hiked the entire length of the Grand Canyon and as I’ve been moving my way through the Grand Canyon and exploring it I have had to rely on water sources,” Caldon said.

This reliance has given her a desire to share the watersheds need for protection and its overall aesthetic value.

“I’m just concerned about protecting this water that’s draining into the Grand Canyon from uranium and any other source of threat that would be harming these few water sources," Caldon

said. “It breathes life into the Grand Canyon and the whole area here.”

Kristen Caldon and Amy S. Martin will display their photographs along with information about the Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument proposal at State Bar in the downtown area at 6 to 9 p.m. Their work will remain at state bar for the entirety of September.

Later in the week, events will span in location from the Museum of Northern Arizona to Buffalo Park and all around the greater Flagstaff area.

Carrying the theme “It’s your watershed,” this year’s Colorado River Days Flagstaff celebration looks to incite awareness in the community and revive an overall excitement for the life that spans from the river.

The recent happenings of the Animas river mining spill contamination has put new weight on the controversy of protecting watersheds near proposed uranium mining projects near the Grand Canyon.

To promote “It’s your watershed,” Gitlin looks forward to the main NAU hot topics discussion that will be held at the Northern Arizona Museum on September 9 concerning the pros and cons of making the Grand Canyon watershed a national monument.

“The river is connected to everything above it and contamination of the watershed in the springs surrounding the Grand Canyon is not acceptable because we are in desert and water is life,” Gitlin said.

There is much to look forward to in celebration and education in the month of September concerning the Grand Canyon and all of its grand water sources.

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t was the eighth grade promotion dance and students were required to stay at least a foot away from each other while teacher volunteers watched us like hawks to prevent lewd dance moves. However, it was a time where dancing was just kind of swaying and holding one of your arms up. Jamie Foxx’s “Blame It on the Alcohol” was blasting even though most of us hadn’t even tried alcohol. Then the line “black dress with the tights underneath…” banged through the speakers and we all started a collectivefangirl scream. “DONTTRUSTME” by 3OH!3 was everyone’s favorite song and the faculty finally agreed to play it. The small gym/cafeteria turned into chaos. As students yelled the uncensored lyrics as loudly as possible, we started breaking all the rules listed on the modesty agreement we had to sign before the dance. Finally, our principal had to go up on stage and tell us to calm down or the

WelcomeWeekend dance would end. Two collegeaged men from Boulder, Colorado had caused absolute mayhem at a conservative middle school dance.

3OH!3, the electro music duo, consists of Colorado natives Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. Their best known song “DONTTRUST ME” reached seventh place on Billboard Hot 100.

They’ve performed on both the Alternative Press tour, Warped Tour and the Bamboozle Roadshow.

They have worked with famous pop musicians such as Katy Perry and Ke$ha and toured with groups such as LMFAO, All Time Low and Cobra Starship. They performed at the MTV Music Awards in 2009.

They were either your favorite or least favorite band at one point in your life and they headlined NAU’s Welcome Week Concert The Lumberjack had the chance to catch up with Sean Foreman before they performed and get the scoop on their humble beginnings and their future in music.

Nathaniel Motte, left, and Sean Foreman, right, make up the band 3OH!3.

The Lumberjack (LJ): How did you two meet?

Sean Foreman (SF): Nat (Nathaniel Motte) and I met in physics class at the University of Colorado. Isn't that how most bands meet? (laughs) LJ: When did you decide to make music together?

SF: Nat was a DJ and I was rapping at the time. So we'd get together and I'd freestyle while he scratched. That evolved into writing songs and Nat started producing. But we always kept that live-in-the-room feel.

LJ: 3OH!3 has a couple of songs that are odes to Colorado such as Colorado Sunrise. Does being from Colorado affect your sound in any way?

SF: Definitely, the University of Colorado brought in a lot of great shows while we were growing up. So off the bat we were introduced to a ton of different sounds. Electronic, hip hop and punk — all of those melded together.

LJ: Where is your favorite place to tour? And what’s the best venue you’ve performed at?

SF: We've had some really great shows. It's super tough to pick. We have some amazing fans in the UK and down in Brazil. I'd say my most memorable show was the first time we played Reading and Leeds in the UK. My favorite venue is local

to Colorado: Red Rocks baby!

LJ: You’ve toured with some artists like Hellogoodbye, Cobra Starship and Down with Webster. Who was your favorite band to tour with?

SF: I think that our first tour was so incredibly fun that it will be hard to beat. It was with our good friend Kam (The Chain Gang of 1974) and Interpartysystem. It was unforgettable.

LJ: What was your favorite album to work on?

SF: Our newest album, coming out hopefully this fall, was so much fun to work on. Every writing session has felt like a big party. I think that will show in the songs we release.

LJ: You’ve worked with a couple of different famous musicians such as Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Lil’ Jon. Do you have a favorite?

SF: Love working with Lil’ Jon. He is such a nice guy. The poor guy is always hung over though — He parties too hard! (laughs) LJ: What is your favorite song to perform live?

SF: We love playing so many different songs for different reasons. But selfishly I love “2 GIRLFRIENDS” because it is my chance to showcase some rap skills.

LJ: You’ve released four albums, can we look forward to another one or are you focused on touring?

SF: Absolutely. We are done writing one, just need to find the right time to drop it. But we will be touring it real soon.

Stay tuned!

Welcome Weekend Concert featuring 3OH!3, Radical Something and False North Saturday, August 29 6:30 p.m. on the South Quad Free with NAU ID Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2015 | The Lumberjack 25

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Football Season Preview: Jacks ready to reload

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STORY BY BRADEN CARMEN PHOTOS BY ALAN VIRAMONTES

he 2015 season projects is cut out to be an exciting one for Lumberjacks football fans. Led by the winningest coach in the Big Sky, Jerome Souers, this year’s team features many familiar faces as well as some new and exciting features to the team. Although a lot of talent departed at the end of last season, this year’s team returns a lot of talent as well.

Former starting quarterback Chase Cartwright has moved on from NAU, along with wide receiver Ify Umodu and tight end Beau Gardner, who are both competing for NFL roster spots, in addition to record-setting running back Zach Bauman, who graduated the year before.

“It shows the quality of our play,” said head coach Jerome Souers.

“If it’s high enough to reach the highest level in the world, that’s a good thing.”

One of the leaders returning on defense is senior cornerback Marcus Alford, a First Team All-Big Sky selection in 2014. Alford was the recipient of the NAU Football Defensive Playmaker Award in 2014 and looks to build upon his success in his final year.

“We have much more experience coming back this year than we did last year. That’ll help with leadership," Alford said.

Freshman quarterback Case Cookus throws a pass during preseason training

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Sports "We’ll be able to handle situations and adversity in games better. I feel like we’ll be a much better all-around defense.”

Alford will be counted on to be one of the leaders on defense again this year.

“I’m gonna try to be more consistent,” Alford said. “I had some games where I didn’t do as good as I should have. I’m gonna come to every game with the same level of intensity.”

The NAU offense has many intriguing storylines to follow. This includes: the battle for the starting quarterback position, the new offensive mentality and the return of two key seniors from injury redshirts in 2014.

The battle for the starting quarterback position features two returning seniors, Kyren Poe and Jordan Perry, as well as a newcomer, freshman Case Cookus.

Poe, a senior from football powerhouse Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, started five games last season for the Lumberjacks. Poe was one of three starting quarterbacks last season at NAU and returns with the most experience.

Cookus, a freshman from Thousand Oaks, California, begins his first season at NAU after transferring from Ventura Junior College. The 6-foot-4, 200 pound quarterback has been impressing the coaching staff and launched himself into the starting competition with a strong showing this

summer in practice.

“It really brought the level of our competitiveness at the quarterback position to a higher level,” Souers said, when asked about adding Cookus this season.

Perry, a senior from Portland, Oregon, started two games for NAU last season and came in to lead the Lumberjacks to an improbable comeback victory over Eastern Washington, the second ranked team in the nation at the time, with only 12 seconds remaining on the clock at the time of his game-winning touchdown pass. Perry also led the Lumberjacks to victories over Weber State and UC Davis.

“The three quarterbacks have been looking great,” said tight end R.J. Rickert. “It’s a tight competition right now, but it’s nice because they’re all pushing each other.”

Rickert also noted although the competition is tight, the players are handling it well.

“There’s no bickering back and forth,” Rickert said. “They’re all helping each other and just making each other better each and every day.”

NAU also features a more up-tempo offense this season under new offensive coordinator Tim Plough.

“We brought a no-huddle tempo to our offense,” Souers said. “We’re going to be a lot

like some of the contemporary offenses you see in the country these days in college.”

“We’re fast-tempo, we’re upbeat, we have playmakers on the outside, and we have a physical o-line, and a physical tight ends and fullbacks group,” Rickert said. “It’s exciting.”

Not only does NAU have a plan to integrate the new up-tempo attack; they also have the personnel to fit the new strategy.

“We have a very talented receiving corps; the tight ends are very talented,” Souers said.

“We want to move the football using the kind of talent we have.We have guys that are coming back that are really good players."

Key players who return at those talented positions include two seniors returning this season after missing all of 2014 with injuries, wide receiver Dejzon Walker and Rickert.

Walker, a 6-foot-3, 210 pound wide receiver from Chandler, Arizona, is a fifthyear senior in the NAU offense primed to make a big return from injury in 2015. A huge competitor, Walker welcomes the opportunity to better himself every day in practice by going up against guys like Marcus Alford and Eddie Horn.

“Honestly I love it,” Walker said.

“Whether it’s us going against them, attacking, or them coming against us, attacking, it’s only going to make us better in the long run.”

Walker, who faced a lot of adversity with

his injury plagued redshirt season in 2014, plans to use the experience as motivation heading into 2015.

“About the redshirt, you learn how mentally tough you are,” Walker said. “The best thing to do is rally around your guys and you really find out that they’re your family.”

Rickert, a 6-foot-3, 240 pound tight end from Gilbert, Arizona, is also a fifth-year senior at NAU looking to bounce back from injury.

“Some of the things I can bring forward is just the physicality and the passion,” Rickert said. “The biggest thing is just adapting to running the no-huddle at 7,000 feet.”

Both fifth-year seniors are excited to get back on the field in their final year at NAU. “I can’t wait to face an opponent again, get those pre-game butterflies, and just help get this team to where we wanna go,” Rickert said.

“It’s a blessing just to be out here with my guys,” Walker said. “All the emotions are coming back and I’m just excited to get back on the field.”

Featuring a talented recruiting class, multiple players returning from injuries, and plenty of talent returning from last season, the NAU Lumberjacks seem poised for a big season in 2015.

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pay to play: hockey foots the bill

BY NATALIE KELLEY

In this November 21, 2014 file photo, senior forward Ryan Smith chases ASU defenseman Will Parlon around the back of the net at Jay Lively Activity Center. (Photo by Anna Bradley)

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orthern Arizona University student-athlete Kirby Carlson plays on the Division 2 club hockey team. He has worked for many years now to save up enough money to pay to play the sport that he loves, ice hockey.

Being one of the most supported sports by students at NAU, ice hockey is a club sport and has almost no support from the athletics department. All the players, coaches and staff have to pay themselves to play, coach, direct, travel and more. Even though ice hockey is a club sport at NAU and is highly supported by the student body, not everyone is aware of how much it costs for the players and coaches to be a part of the NAU hockey program.

At NAU there are two hockey teams, a Division 2 team and a Division 3 team. It costs players thousands of dollars to not only play for the team, but they also are required to finance matching uniforms, travel, ice time and league dues. Matt Williams, the Director of Communications and Marketing, explained in depth how much players have to pay into their hockey experience.

“Prospective players and returning players (From D2 and D3 teams from the previous year) must tryout at the beginning of the school year,” said Williams, who also serves as the

club’s liaison to the university, team manager and goalie coach. “The cost of tryouts is $200. Players are also recommended to attend prospect camp the week before tryouts. The cost of prospect camp is $200. Once a player is selected to play on one of the two teams at NAU, their season dues are $2,600 for the whole regular season.”

Jay Lively Arena charges each of the hockey teams (D2 and D3) to have practice two nights of the week. They don’t get to pick the times or days of the week either.

Monday D2 skated 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and D3 skated 10:15 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday ice time was 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

“The times were not ideal but it was the best we could get due to price and schedules,” said senior athlete, Nic Cohen.

Not only are there tryout dues, season dues, ice time and travel expenses, players have to pay for all their equipment and uniforms.

“The most expensive equipment I had to buy were sticks, that I will guess cost between $800 and $1200 per season,” said Cohen, “the average stick costs about $200. This past season I had to get new skates, which I spent about $500 for good, but not very high end, skates.

Top end skates cost between $800-$900.”

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Being on a school team everyone obviously needs to match like any sports team.

Jerseys were provided but gloves and helmets needed to be the specific school colors.

“I had my own gear before coming up to NAU, but I had to buy team color gloves and helmet,” said Kirby Carlson, student-athlete.

NAU had a fully financed NCAAsanctioned Division I hockey program three decades ago, but the sport was cut in 1985 due to budget shortfalls. A club hockey program sprouted in its wake, but the club program is not supported by the NAU Athletics Department.

This makes it difficult because the hockey student-athletes don’t get help from NAU for picking classes to go around their hockey schedules, which means they don’t get priority enrollment in their class schedules. Having a proper class scheduled would minimize the amount of class a NAU Hockey player must miss for hockey. Club hockey players also miss out on the special tutoring and study sessions afforded to athletes in scholarship sports.

“It takes a major commitment on multiple levels to wear the blue and gold on the ice for NAU,” said Williams.

After tryouts, dues and everything else that the players have to pay for their annual budget

as an organization it comes out to around $250,000.

Collegiate hockey programs require lots of financial support to run. It would require a huge investment by the university to fully run the hockey program here at NAU. “We feel we have earned some financial commitment over the year by representing the university in a positive way on the national stage,” said Williams. “Sadly, this has not happened yet, but there are other ways the university could support us. Our goal with Northern Arizona University Ice Jacks Hockey is to run our organization as well as the NCAA program.”

NAU hockey strives to create a winning atmosphere for its student-athletes on and off the ice. The hockey program is in a constant battle to provide this for them.

Being a full-time student and having to afford to play on the hockey team forces many players to have different ways of supporting their love for hockey. Being a student first and knowing how much money goes into school alone, student-athletes have to figure out how to have an education but also play the sport they love.

“Over the years we have had many players struggle with the financial commitment to play hockey. NAU hockey players are studentathletes. Since we are not a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sport at Northern Arizona University there are no scholarships for these players,” said Williams.

Graduating this past May, Cohen got to enjoy the Ice Jacks for 4 and a half years. He joined the team in the spring of 2010 after recovering from a shoulder injury. From Anchorage, Alaska, Cohen had a very successful hockey career at NAU. “My parents paid for me to play. I helped how I could by trying to be conscious of my spending and by working at my family business.

I believe I made my dad more money than he spent on my hourly pay and hockey,” said Cohen.

Jack Manning is a senior hockey athlete coming back to play his last season with the Ice Jacks before graduating. Manning has loving, supportive, parents that come to almost every game they can. He is from Carlsbad, California and is majoring in Hotel Restaurant and Management.

“My parents are very supportive with my decision in playing hockey and want to help support it financially, but support me in many ways with hockey,” said Manning.

Although many players are supported by their parents financially, not all of them

Sports

In this November 22, 2014 file photo, The DIII Ice Jacks celebrate their fifth goal of the night against ASU. (Photo

by Anna Bradley)

are. Carlson pays his own way onto the ice. Carlson is a senior playing on the D2 team. He’s from Phoenix and is majoring in biomed then continuing onto medical school after he gradates.

“I pay myself for the season with money I’ve saved from working. Travel expenses are me too, although if my parents go on the trip they help,” said Carlson, laughing.

“I mean it definitely sucks but I’ve got academic scholarships,” said Carlson.

To help with some of the payments, the team has many fundraisers throughout the year. Their biggest fundraiser is home games at Jay Lively. Fans are charged admission for home games, which helps the organization keep the players’ costs down. At the beginning of the year the hockey team hosts its Annual NAU Ice Jacks Gold Tournament Fundraiser.

“This last year was our seventh golf tournament. It is a great and fun event that helps bring our organization crucial funds,” said Williams.

NAU hockey supporters come from all around the United States and Canada to attend the golf tournament to help and show their support for the Ice Jacks organization. Other ways they offset some of the costs are by having sponsors and boosters.

NAU Hockey Alumni are very supportive. Something new they tried out this year for the ACHA D2 National Tournament was a GoFundMe page, where they raised over $5,000 for the costs to attend the National Tournament.

“We greatly appreciate the support we have from our fans.

They help us continue to have one of the best collegiate hockey programs in the nation. Without their support NAU Hockey wouldn’t be where it is today. To our fans, Thank you,” said

Williams.

The National Tournament is very important to the NAU hockey program. Both teams have made it to nationals. Having a great season and making it to regionals or nationals means more expenses, though.

D3 players have to pay around $350 for the Pacific Regional Tournament. D2 player’s postseason cost for the National Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah is $300 per player.

“This was for the travel cost, which included team charter bus and hotel rooms. As well as additional ice cost for practicing another month before the tournament,” said Williams.

Having an away game and getting on the road in a bus or by plane for a game is a big deal and costs a lot of money, but the players don’t think of money, this is when they get to really spend time together as a team and have fun.

“Traveling with the team is one of the most fun things we get to do. It is a great way for the team to come together. On the road the team is your family. You do everything with the coaches and players and get to see a lot of great cities,” said Williams.

Even after players graduate and are gone for years they still remember the olden days playing college hockey they will remember the little things and special moments.

“My teammates were the best friends I had at school and I will miss playing with them more than anything else at NAU,” said Cohen, “from speaking to my dad, who played college hockey, in 5 years I don’t expect to remember games. What I will remember and miss the most will be the road trips -- road trips are what really brings us together -- and the fun we had outside the rink together.”

Dues cover transportation and hotel expenses but players have to pay for the side things such as lunch, dinner and snacks if they want. They always try to stay at hotels with continental breakfasts to help save some money.

“I spent summers in Alaska working between 40-60 hours a week,” said Cohen, “the money I saved is what I used to live off and use for travel expenses. We have always stayed at hotels with continental breakfast and when we go to team dinners they are at restaurants that are affordable. Lunch we are typically on our own and go to Subway, Jimmy Johns most the time, or places similar.”

There have been students that have wanted to be a part of the hockey teams but could not afford it; also, there have been players over the years who haven’t been able to play the following year because of finances.

“I have also meet a few students around Northern Arizona University over the years that wanted the opportunity to play for the Ice Jacks, but were unable to tryout because they couldn’t afford it,” said Williams.

The NAU coaches and front office staff try their best to work with individuals that are struggling to make the financial commitment needed to play for NAU Hockey. They have great connections with business owners and residents around the city of Flagstaff. This allows them to help some of the studentathletes look for sponsors to help support them with their hockey expenses, but this requires the student-athlete to be willing to meet up and talk with people in the community and ask them for help.

“If a player is unable to fully pay their season dues we will try and help them find community sponsors to help offset some of their costs,” said Williams.

Williams explained that this year the Phoenix Coyotes Alumni started a Greg Adams Scholarship fund for NAU Hockey.

Greg Adams played hockey for NAU from 1982-1984, when it was a NCAA Division I team. Adams went on to have a 17-year NHL hockey career.

The university could help the hockey program with marketing and promoting the team; currently the players and staff are the voice behind promoting all of the Ice Jacks to NAU students and the hockey fans in Flagstaff. This is something the University could make a huge impact on that doesn’t require any financial commitment.

“The teams at the national tournament every year has a significantly greater support from their university than we do.

Hopefully someday NAU is able to provide that support for our program. With the university’s help we can bring NAU its first national championship,” said Williams.

There are many things the University has helped the hockey program with over the past years. They have continued to recognize the hockey teams great achievements. ASNAU has provided some fundraising in the past. The hockey programs advisor has provided NAU student-athletes with any help they may need.

“Of course the biggest support the University has given us is the fans. The support of the NAU student body has been tremendous. They are the reason why we are the second most popular sport on campus behind football,” said Williams.

The NAU Ice Jacks are very well supported and loved by their fellow classmates.

“I’ve got one more year left of hockey and school, most definitely excited for next season,” said Carlson.

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Sports Soccer Season Preview Head Coach: Andre Luciano, 15th season Last Big Sky Title: 2014 2014-15 Record: 12-6-4, 1st in Big Sky Players to watch: Sr. F Haley Wingender - Wingender was selected to the AllBig Sky first team and was the Big Sky Tournament MVP last season. She set an individual school record for points scored in a season with 29, converting 12 goals and five assists along the way. Seven of those goals were game winners, setting the single season school record for NAU. Sr. M Cierra Gamble - Gamble was selected to the All-Big Sky second team last season. She scored 11 points last season, with four goals scored and three assists. She has been a consistent contributor for the team for the past two seasons, she lead the team in points scored with 15 while making the All-Big Sky first team in 2013.

Jr. GK Natalie Gilbertson - After redshirting the 2013 season, Gilbertson came back in 2014, recording nine shutouts to lead the Big Sky in that category. She recorded 104 saves last season and only let up 0.8 goals per game, earning her an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention selection.

BY ZACH ASHTON

2015-2016 Season Outlook: Starting last season off on a three-game losing streak, these ladies rebounded quickly, tying Portland State 1-1 before going on a four-game winning streak. During the season, the ladies won or tied in 14 out of their last 16 games after the rough start. The Lumberjacks faced Eastern Washington in the first round of the Big Sky Championships, squeaking out a 3-2 victory. After beating Portland in the semifinals, 2-1, NAU faced Idaho State in the championship game, again winning 2-1. They were knocked out of the NCAA College Cup by in-state rival Arizona State 4-2.

The team will be losing five seniors from last year’s team, including All-Big Sky First Team defender Sarah Tarver. Savannah Berry and Diane Buzzard were All-Big Sky Honorable Mention recipients during their senior seasons. The team returns their starting goalkeeper and their leading goal scorer, who were both all-conference selections, along with three other all-conference recipients. The youngest of our returning all-conference players, Sophomore Adrian Nixt, made the team as a freshman last year, scoring five goals and assisting on three goals. She also scored the goal against Portland State that secured their trip to the Big Sky Championship finals.

Heading into this season, the Lumberjacks are ranked number one in the Big Sky preseason polls, edging out regular season champ, Montana, by one first place vote. The ladies started out their season on the road against Grand Canyon University, losing 3-2 in overtime. Their first home game of the season will be this August 28 against Arizona. They will play seven more out of conference games before starting their conference schedule against Sacramento State at their home field on September 25. During the last month of the regular season in October, the Lumberjacks host three straight home games before ending their regular season at Southern Utah on October 30.

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Volleyball Season Preview Coach: Ken Murphy, third season Last Big Sky Title: 1999 2014 record: 21-8, 4th in Big Sky Players to Watch: Senior Janae Vander Ploeg: Vander Ploeg is a twotime First Team All-Big Sky recipient. Last season, she played in all 29 games and recorded 324 kills and 359 digs. She also recorded at least five digs in all of her games last season.

Junior Lauren Jacobson: Jacobson recorded 217 kills and 310 digs in her first season as a Lumberjack.

Also, she ranked third on the team in service aces with 22, and fourth in solo blocks with seven.

Senior Payton Bock: Bock led the defense for the Lumberjacks last season, recording 125 blocks and leading the team in solo blocks with 22. She also led the team in hitting percentage at .312 percent.

BY ZACH ASHTON

2015 season outlook: (2nd in Preseason Polls) The volleyball team started off last season on fire, not losing a game during their first three tournaments and going 9-0. After coming back down to earth, losing two games at Hawaii, the ladies got right back to their winning ways, taking six out of the next seven games. Then, after losing three out four games in the middle of the season, they won four out of their last five games heading into the Big Sky Championships. In the first round of the Big Sky Championships, NAU dominated Idaho, not allowing them to win a set during their 3-0 victory. However, their title hopes were doused by Idaho State in the semifinals, losing a close game 3-2 The team will be losing three seniors from last season’s run. Sydney Kemper will be the biggest loss of the three graduates, she led the team in kills with 350 and was a First Team All-Big Sky recipient. However, the team will be returning a lot of experience on the outside, the middle and the back line. Junior Jensen Barton, who earned Second Team All-Big Sky honors last season, and senior Stacia Williams, who led the team in digs last season with 430.

The Lumberjacks will start off their season on August 28th, playing two matches in the first day at the JMU Classic, then one on the second day. They then will come back the next weekend for the Lumberjack Classic and their first home games of the season against Houston Baptist, Liberty and Loyola Marymount. Afterwards, the team will go on the road for a few weeks, not coming back to NAU for a home meet until October 1st against Idaho. They will end the last six weeks of the season with eight out of their last 14 games being at home, with their last three games all being at home against Southern Utah, Sacramento State and Portland State.

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CROSS COUNTRY SEASON PREVIEW Coach: Eric Heins, eighth season 2014-2015 season record: Both men and women won Big Sky Championship Players to Watch Men: Sr. Futusm Zienasellassie- Zienasellassie is a three time All-American and All-Moutain Regional award recipient. He finished last season with a second place finish in the NCAA Mountain Regionals and a third place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Sr. Nathan Weitz- After placing tenth at the Big Sky Championships, he earned All-Big Sky honors for the second year in a row. He has competed in the past two NCAA Championships for NAU, helping them get top five finishes the past two years.

Women: Jr. Melanie Townsend- Townsend finished in the top five at the Big Sky Championships, first out of all NAU Women. She earned All Mountain Region honors after her top 10 finish at regionals then competed in the NCAA Championships for the first time and finished 56th.

Sr. Kayla Freeman- After not running in 2013, Freeman came back in 2014 and was a big contributor towards their Big Sky title. She finished fifth at the Big Sky Championships, then went on to finish 26th at regionals.

Futsum Zienasellas compets in the mens 3000-meter run in the Walkup Skydome Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. (Photo by Nick Canaday)

BY CORDERRO MURRAY

2015-2016 outlook: Last season, Heins pulled off one of his greatest accomplishments as the head honcho in NAU Cross Country. Both the men and women won the indoor and outdoor championships last season, a feat that had not been achieved in the Big Sky since 2011. It was the first time NAU had swept all cross country titles in a single season in 25 years, back in 1990. The men placed in the top two overall for team points in five of their seven competitions they competed in, three of which were first place finishes. Two of those five instances came in the Big Sky Champion and the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships, earning them a spot in the NCAA Cross Country Championships. They finished in fourth place at the tournament to end their season. The women, on the other hand, had placed second or third overall in two competitions heading into the Big Sky Championships. The win was their first and only win of the year, and it was their first Big Sky title since 2009. Their season ended after a fourth place finish at the NCAA Mountain Regionals.

On the men’s side, they will be losing Caleb Hoover and Matt McElroy from last season’s title run. Hoover was an All-American last season after a fifth place finish at the Big Sky Championships, a fourteenth place finish at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, and a 36th place finish at the NCAA Championships. McElroy was even more impressive last season, finishing in the top

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five in both the Big Sky Championships and the NCAA Mountain Regionals. Junior Korey Krotzer and sophomore Andy Trouard are returning to the roster after missing significant time last year. Krotzer red-shirted for the indoor and outdoor season last year, and also did not compete during the spring of 2014. At the Big Sky Championships in 2013, he finished 15th overall after transferring from Oklahoma State. Trouard did not suit up this year till May, but has previous championship experience, running for NAU during their second place finish in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2013.

The women’s team will be losing six seniors from their championship team from last season.

The biggest loss of those six will be Lauren Justus, who placed in the top 20 at the Big Sky Championships and the top 40 at the NCAA Mountain Regionals. However, along with returning top notch runners like Townsend, junior Paige Gilchrist and sophomore Kylie Goo will be runners to watch heading into the season. Gilchrist finished in the top 15 at the Big Sky Championships in 2013, while Goo finished in 18th place at this last year’s Big Sky Championships.

The cross country program will compete in their first meet of the season on September 5 at Buffalo Park for the George Kyte Classic. They will then have five meets to warm them up for the Big Sky Championships on November 13. Three of those five meets will be held at in-state rival venues, with Arizona taking two meets while Arizona State hosts one.

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Sports Head Coach: Brad Bedortha, seventh season Last Big Sky Title: 2015 2014-2015 record: Four top 3 finishes, 1st in Big Sky Players to Watch: Sr. Jacquie LeMarr: After shooting an over 18 score in her first tournament of last season, LeMarr lead the Lumberjacks at the Big Sky Women’s Championships this past spring, finishing tied for eighth overall with a +9. Her best finish last year came at the Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational, shooting an even score and earning second place.

Jr. Kim Cifuentes: Cifuentes was selected as the Big Sky Player of the Week at the end of February this year after placing third at the Red Rock Invitational. She played a big part in their Big Sky Women’s Championship victory, placing tied for fourteenth with a +11.

So. Kaitlyn Saum: After being a state runner-up in high school, Saum came to NAU and helped the Lumberjacks secure a championship, finishing tied for 16th overall at the Big Sky Women’s Championships with a +12. She shot a 70 (-2) in the final round of the Grand Canyon Invitational and the Big Sky Championship.

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Women’s Golf fall Preview

BY ZACH ASHTON

2015-2016 season outlook: The Lumberjacks started off the spring season with a third place finish at the Grand Canyon Invitational, shooting a three-round score of 910. A few days later, they won their first tournament of the season, shooting a 597 over two days at the Red Rocks Invitational. After finishing second at the Rio Verde Invitational with a total score of 900, the Lumberjacks played in two tournaments against tougher competition to tune up for the Big Sky Championships. They placed 17th at the Mountain View Intercollegiate with a total score of 902 and finished the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic in twelfth place.

But, they shot a 919, their highest total score of the season heading into the Big Sky Championships. With a score of 604 after two rounds, The Lumberjacks rebounded with a final round score of 297, vaulting from

fourth place to first. They finished their season at the NCAA Regionals with a seventeenth place finish, shooting a total score of 951.

The Lumberjacks will be losing two seniors from last season’s Big Sky Championship team, Brittany McKee and Susana Mejia. McKee played for NAU the past two seasons after transferring from ASU. She scored the second lowest score at the Big Sky Championships at +11. With most of their top players from last season’s team returning for the 2015-2016 season, the ladies will look to repeat as Big Sky conference champions. The Lumberjacks will play four tournaments this fall to get ready for the spring season in 2016. They will start off at the Hobble Creek Invitational in Springville, Utah on September 14. Then, the team will compete in tournaments in California and New Mexico before they finish their fall schedule at the Fighting Camel Classic in Buies Creek, North Carolina on October 20.

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In this March 30, 2014 file photo, Hailey Rochin returns the ball during the Northern Arizona University vs. University of Idaho at Enchantment Resort in Sedona. (Photo by Evan Jon Paniagua)

Coach: Kim Bruno, tenth season Last Big Sky Title: 1999 2014-2015 record: 13-11, 4th in Big Sky Players to Watch: Jr. Marta Lewandowska- Lewandowska went 15-8 in singles play last season, tying the team lead for wins last season and earning her an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention selection. She also went 11-9 in doubles play.

Sr. Jordan Denesik- The woman Lewandowska tied for singles wins on NAU last season was Denesik. She went 15-6 in singles play last year, earning her an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention selection. She is also a two time Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete award winner, earning the honor in 2013 and 2014.

Jr. Hailey Rochin- Rochin went 12-11 in singles last season, going 7-4 in the Big Sky Conference and earning All-Big Sky second team honors.

She was just as consistent in doubles, going 12-8 last season.

BY ZACHARY WORHACK 2015-2016 season outlook: The Lumberjacks got off to a rough start to start off last season, losing five of their first seven meets. However, they turned their season around, winning six of their next seven meets and only losing five more meets over the rest of the season. Heading into the Big Sky Championships, they had won four out of their last five meets. In the first round, NAU defeated Weber State, 4-1, but lost in the semifinals to Sacramento State 4-0.

The team will be losing two seniors from last year’s squad, Sarah Maria Spurch and Johanna Vang. Spurch went 3-3 in doubles matches last season. Vang was an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention recipient after going 9-12 in singles play, and 6-5 in Big Sky singles play.

She was a NCAA Woman of the Year nominee as well. A player that will help the team get over these losses along with the three mentioned above will be Junior Sara Brown, who went 9-2 in singles play last season.

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