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ROBERT MORRIS (exhibition) at Toledo SIU-EDWARDSVILLE IPFW DePAUL Doubletree White Invitational COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON PENN
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CLEMSON ✦ PURDUE ✱ at Kansas State ARKANSAS CHICAGO STATE LOYOLA (CHICAGO) at Michigan ✱ OHIO STATE ✱
Evanston, Ill. Toledo, Ohio Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill.
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Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Manhattan, Kan. Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Ann Arbor, Mich. Evanston, Ill.
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PENN STATE ✱ at Minnesota ✱ at Purdue ✱ MINNESOTA ✱ at Indiana ✱ at Iowa ✱
3 7 10 17 21 24 28 MICHIGAN STATE ✱ 31 at Wisconsin ✱
FEBRUARY 4 11 14 18 21 25 28
MICHIGAN ✱ at Illinois ✱ at Michigan State ✱ INDIANA ✱ IOWA ✱ at Ohio State ✱ ILLINOIS ✱
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Evanston, Ill. Minneapolis, Minn. West Lafayette, Ind. Evanston, Ill. Bloomington, Ind. Iowa City, Iowa Evanston, Ill. Madison, Wis.
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Indianapolis, Ind.
Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at Welsh-Ryan Arena • ✦ ACC/Big Ten Challenge • ✱ Big Ten Conference games • All times Central and subject to change
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AMY JAESCHKE All-America Candidate 2008–09 All-Big Ten Honoree
KRISTIN CARTWRIGHT
JENNY ECKHART
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BRITTANY ORBAN
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Two-time USA Basketball tryout invitee and All-America candidate junior Amy Jaeschke.
The Total Package: Northwestern and Wildcat Women’s Basketball
20thNorthwestern is annually ranked as one of the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report. In the most recent edition of these rankings, NU placed first among Big Ten Schools and 12th among 248 peer schools.
Joe McKeown coached his 700th career game in 2008-09. He has over 500 wins in his career and a winning percentage of .723.
Ranked Recruiting Class in the Nation AMERICA’S BEST SUMMER CITY
Chicago consistently is cited as the best summer city in the nation by residents and visitors alike. It all starts on the beautiful lakefront with its miles of beaches including the world-famous North Beach nestled under Chicago’s familiar skyline. Grant Park and Millennium Park are home to events like Lollapalooza and the Taste of Chicago, turning downtown Chi-Town into a live music mecca. Street festivals happen every week in diverse neighborhoods all over the city. There’s so much to do under the brilliant sunshine with all the beautiful people, America’s Second City ranks No. 1 in the summer!
2009-10 quick facts Name of School..................................... Northwestern University City/Zip.........................................................Evanston, Ill./60208 Founded.............................................................................. 1851 Enrollment.......................................................................... 8,000 Nickname........................................................................Wildcats School Colors...................................................Purple and White Home Court................................................... Welsh-Ryan Arena Capacity...............................................................................8,117 Affiliation............................................................. NCAA Division I Conference...........................................Big Ten (www.bigten.org) President........................................................... Morton Schapiro Director of Athletics and Recreation.....................Dr. Jim Phillips Athletic Dept. Phone............................................(847) 491-8881 Ticket Office Phone........................................... (847) 491-CATS Coaching Staff Head Coach...........................................................Joe McKeown Alma Mater/Year....................................................Kent State ’79 Record at School...................................... 7-23 (Second season) Career Record............................................... 516-197 (23 years) Assistant Coach...........................................................Ali Jaques (New York University ’98) Assistant Coach...................................................... Daniel Prince (UC Santa Barbara ’95), Assistant Coach................................................... Tennille Adams (Arkansas, ’99) Director of Operations............................................ Billy Fennelly Basketball Office Phone......................................(847) 491-5709 The official 2009-10 Northwestern University Women’s Basketball Media Guide is published by the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Department. Editor/Interior Design—Julie Dunn Editorial Assistance—Sebastian Buffa, Shon Morris, Jocelyn Serranilla, Terri Shih, Mike Wolf Photography—Stephen Carrera Cover Design/Printing—Multi-Ad Sports, Peoria, Ill. Special Thanks To—USA Basketball, The Chicago Cubs, Bulls, Blackhawks, Sky, White Sox, Bears, Wolves and Fire, Northwestern University Relations
Go! U Northwestern Words and Music by Theodore C. Van Etten, ’13 Go U Northwestern Break right through that line. With our colors flying, We will cheer you all the time, U! Rah! Rah! Go U Northwestern Fight for victory, Spread far the fame of our fair name Go Northwestern, win that game! (Whistle) (Yell) Go! Northwestern Go! (Whistle) (Yell) Go! Northwestern Go! Hit ’em hard! Hit ’em low! Go, Northwestern Go! (Repeat chorus)
For media credentials, interviews, statistics, photographs or other information regarding Wildcat Basketball, please contact: Julie Dunn Athletic Communications 1501 Central Street Evanston, IL 60208 Office: 847-467-3746 Cell: 847-815-2859 Email: julie-dunn@northwestern.edu Press Row: 847-491-8852
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The Wildcat Nickname “... football players had not come down from Evanston; Wildcats would be a name better suited to (Coach) Thistlewaite’s boys ... Stagg’s boys, his pride, his 11 that had tied Illinois a week ago, were unable to score for 57 minutes. Once they had the ball on the nine-yard line and had been stopped dead by a Purple Wall of Wildcats.” These lines were written by Wallace Abbey in the Chicago Tribune following the memorable Northwestern-Chicago game in 1924 that heralded a new era in Northwestern football. From that day on, all Northwestern athletic teams have borne the nickname of “Wildcats.”
Wildcat Athletics:
A World-Class Experience at a Top-Tier Institution
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Northwestern Athletic Department’s Key Principles Deliver on a World-Class student-athlete experience. Know and adhere to all NCAA, Big Ten and NU rules and regulations. Maintain strict financial integrity and responsibility. Compete for and win championships in all programs. Represent the institution in a positive fashion at all times.
TABLE OF CONTENTS general information • 6-7 Rosters........................................................... 6 Radio and TV Roster...................................... 7
2008-09 In review • 74-87 Season Statistics................................ 74 Points, Rebounds, Assists.................. 75 Big Ten Statistics............................ 76-77 Game-By-Game Results..................... 78 2008-09 Box Scores...................... 79-86 Welsh-Ryan Arena.............................. 87
northwestern university • 10-35 This is Northwestern..................................10-11 Notable Alumni......................................... 12-13 President Morton Schapiro.............................14 Director of Athletics Jim Phillips.....................15 Academic Services.........................................16 Academic Achievement..................................17 Athletic Excellence................................... 18-19 Wildcat Administration....................................20 Athletic Endowments......................................21 Off the Court with the ’Cats...................... 22-23 Women’s Basketball History..................... 24-25 Sports Medicine Services........................ 26-27 The Big Ten/Big Ten Network................... 28-29 Welsh-Ryan Arena................................... 30-31 Strength and Conditioning.............................32 Evanston........................................................33 Chicago.................................................... 34-35
2009-10 opponents • 90-98 2009-10 Opponents........................ 90-91 All-Time Records vs. Big Ten......... 92-93 All-Time Series Records.......................94 Big Ten Tournament..............................95 Big Ten Composite Schedule......... 96-98
2009-10 Wildcats • 38-61 Cartwright.................................................38-39 Eckhart......................................................40-41 Jaeschke...................................................42-43 Marshall....................................................44-45 McInerney.................................................46-47 Reed.........................................................48-49 A. Mocchi..................................................50-51 M. Mocchi.................................................52-53 Orban........................................................54-55 Newcomers...............................................56-60 ’Cats by Class................................................ 61
Wildcat History • 100-115 All-Time Records.........................100-101 Career Records..................................102 Single-Season Attempts..............103-104 Single-Game Records........................105 Annual Leaders..................................106 All-Americans.....................................107 All-Big Ten..........................................108 All-Time Letterwinners.......................109 Postseason Results........................... 110 Year-by-Year Results.................. 111-115
2009-10 coaching staff • 64-71 Head Coach Joe McKeown...................... 64-67 Associate Head Coach Ali Jaques............... 68 Assistant Coach Daniel Prince...................... 69 Assistant Coach Tennille Adams................... 70 Support Staff................................................. 71
MEdia Reference • 118-120 Media Information....................... 118-119 Travel Information..............................120
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Seated from left: Maggie Mocchi, Kristin Cartwright, Beth Marshall, Jenny Eckhart, Meshia Reed, Inesha Hale, Brittany Orban Standing from left: Billy Fennelly, Katie Austin, Joe McKeown, Lia Henry, Kaitlin McInerney, Kendall Hackney, Amy Jaeschke, Dannielle Diamant, Tailor Jones, Allison Mocchi, Ali Jaques, Daniel Prince, Tennille Adams, Heather VanHoegarden
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Name Kristin Cartwright Dannielle Diamant Jenny Eckhart Tailor Jones * Kendall Hackney Inesha Hale Lia Henry Amy Jaeschke Beth Marshall Kaitlin McInerney Allison Mocchi Maggie Mocchi Brittany Orban Meshia Reed
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Elig. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr.
Hometown/High School/Last School Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman Libertyville, Ill./Carmel Orlando, Fla./Lake Mary/University of Florida Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame Raytown, Mo./Raytown Washington, D.C./Academy of the Holy Cross Wilmette, Ill./New Trier Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Oak Brook, Ill./Benet Academy Wheeling, Ill./Buffalo Grove Wheeling, Ill./Buffalo Grove North Canton, Ohio/Hoover Country Club Hills, Ill./Stockbridge (Ga.)
HEAD COACH: Joe McKeown, Kent State, ’79 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Ali Jaques, New York University, ’98 ASSISTANT COACH: Daniel Prince, UC Santa Barbara, ’96 ASSISTANT COACH: Tennille Adams, Arkansas, ’99 director of operations: Billy Fennelly, Iowa State, ’07 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Heather VanHoegarden, Notre Dame, ’06 * Will sit out 2009-10 season due to NCAA transfer rules
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ROSTER BY STATE
ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY
NUMERICAL ROSTER
Diamant: DIA-mont
Florida (1): Tailor Jones Indiana (1): Beth Marshall Illinois (7): Kristin Cartwright, Jenny Eckhart, Amy Jaeschke, Kaitlin McInerney, Allison Mocchi, Maggie Mocchi, Meshia Reed Missouri (1): Inesha Hale Nevada (1): Dannielle Diamant Ohio (2): Kendall Hackney, Brittany Orban Washington DC (1): Lia Henry
Seniors (2): Kristin Cartwright, Jenny Eckhart
Inesha: EYE-nesha McInerney: MAC-eh-ner-nee McKeown: Mick-Q-ann Mocchi: Mock-ee Jaeschke: JESH-kee
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Juniors (4): Amy Jaeschke, Beth Marshall, Kaitlin McInerney Meshia Reed Sophomores (4): Allison Mocchi, Maggie Mocchi, Brittany Orban, Tailor Jones Freshmen (4): Dannielle Diamant, Kendall Hackney, Inesha Hale, Lia Henry
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Name Beth Marshall Kendall Hackney Lia Henry Allison Mocchi Meshia Reed Jenny Eckhart Amy Jaeschke Inesha Hale Maggie Mocchi Brittany Orban Dannielle Diamant Kristin Cartwright Tailor Jones Kaitlin McInerney
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beth marshall 5-5 • G • Jr. Fishers, Ind.
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jenny eckhart 5-7 • G • Sr. Libertyville, Ill.
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Kendall Hackney 6-2 • G/F • Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio
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LIA HENRY 5-10 • G • Fr. Washington, D.C.
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amy jaeschke 6-5 • C • Jr. Wilmette, Ill.
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inesha hale 5-9 • G • Fr. Raytown, Mo./Raytown
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Allison mocchi 5-10 • G • So. Wheeling, Ill.
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maggie mocchi 5-11 • G • So. Wheeling, Ill.
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meshia reed 5-8 • G • Jr. Country Club Hills, Ill.
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brittany orban 6-0 • F • So. North Canton, Ohio
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dannielle diamant 6-5 • F/C • Fr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Kristin cartwright 5-11 • G/F • Sr. Lake Forest, Ill.
Tailor Jones 5-11 • G • So. Orlando, Fla.
Kaitlin Mcinerney 6-2 • F • Jr. Oak Brook, Ill.
Tennille adams Assistant Coach Second Season
Daniel Prince Assistant Coach Second Season
ali jaques Associate Head Coach Second Season
joe mckeown Head Coach Second Season
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THE UNIVERSITY THIS IS NORTHWESTERN............................................................................................... 10 SCHOOLS OF NORTHWESTERN.................................................................................... 11 NOTABLE ALUMNI........................................................................................................12-13 PRESIDENT morton Schapiro.................................................................................. 14 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION JIM PHILLIPS...................................... 15 ACADEMIC SERVICES................................................................................................16-17 ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE.................................................................................................. 18 Women’s athletics at northwestern................................................................. 19 WILDCAT ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION.......................................................................... 20 ATHLETIC ENDOWMENTS............................................................................................... 21 off the court with the ’Cats................................................................................. 22 ’Cats in the community.............................................................................................. 23 Wildcat women’s basketball greats.............................................................24-25 Intercollegiate SPORTS MEDICINE services................................................26-27 THE BIG TEN NETWORK/BIG TEN CONFERENCE...................................................28-29 Welsh-ryan arena..................................................................................................30-31 Strength and conditioning.................................................................................... 32 EVANSTON........................................................................................................................ 33 CHICAGO........................................................................................................................... 34 THE ULTIMATE SPORTS TOWN...................................................................................... 35
THE HIGHEST ORDER OF EXCELLNCE N
orthwestern University was founded in 1851 as a private institution of “the highest order of excellence” to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota. Today one of the nation’s premier universities, Northwestern occupies two campuses along the shore of Lake Michigan and is connected by both geography and programming to one of the nation’s great cities, Chicago. In addition, Northwestern has a campus in Doha, Qatar. In this midsize research university, 11 schools— each with relatively small academic departments—offer high-quality programs spanning a remarkably diverse portfolio. Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University’s undergraduate and graduate programs among the best in the country.
more about Northwestern • From 25,000 freshman candidates each year, about 6,500 are offered admission for a freshman class size of 2,000. • Students from all 50 states and more than 50 foreign countries make up the undergraduate student body of approximately 8,000. The undergraduate population is about 54 percent women, and just under 30 percent are African American, Hispanic or Asian American. Total enrollment is approximately 17,000, including 1,100 part-time students in evening programs of the School of Continuing Studies. • Undergraduate financial aid is need based. More than half of all Northwestern undergraduates receive some combination of needbased scholarships, student loans and work-study employment. • Among the more than 50 fellowships awarded to students or alumni in 2008–09 were two Rhodes, one Marshall, four Gates Cambridge and 32 Fulbright Scholarships. • Among graduate programs, the J.L. Kellogg School of Management regularly ranks among the top five business schools in the country for both its traditional curriculum and its executive master’s program. • U.S. News & World Report placed Northwestern’s School of Law in the top 10 law schools nationally and the Feinberg School of Medicine in the top 20 medical programs. In its most recent assessment of doctoral programs, the National Research Council ranked five Northwestern programs in the top 10 percent nationally and 10 programs in the top 25 percent.
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ON THE SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN The unde rg radu at e sc h ool s The Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of Northwestern’s undergraduate schools with more than 4,000 undergraduate students and 500 faculty members. It is the cornerstone of a University that believes study in the liberal arts and sciences is the foundation of a strong undergraduate education. Students may enhance their studies with independent research projects, ad hoc majors or minors, Chicago field studies and study abroad. The School of Communication offers opportunities for study in five top-ranking departments: communication sciences and disorders, communication studies, performance studies, radio/television/film and theatre. Cocurricular opportunities include the top debate team in the country, hospital internships, student video and film projects, theater productions and the largest student-run college radio station in the country. The School of Education and Social Policy started as a department in the College of Liberal Arts and became a separate school of education in 1926. “Social policy” was added to its name in 1986 to reflect a distinctive mission among schools of education—to understand and improve learning communities (schools and classrooms, workplace settings, families and neighborhoods), to study lifelong learning and to improve lives through policy. By producing scholarly research that informs and influences public policy-making about education, this small school (350 undergraduates, 300 graduate students and 23 faculty) has earned national recognition. In the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, about 1,300 undergraduates and approximately 750 graduate students choose from among 15 majors, including such interdisciplinary fields as materials science, biomedical engineering and environmental engineering. Recent curriculum innovations and the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center give students exceptional opportunities for team learning, collaborative projects and computer-assisted learning. The Medill School of Journalism prepares students for careers in newspapers, magazines, broadcast journalism, new media or integrated marketing communications. Medill students have consistently won in the Hearst Foundation’s National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships, the Pulitzer Prize competition of college journalism; and its students dominate the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards competition. Established in 1895 as an integral part of the University, the HENRY AND LEIGH BIENEN School of Music combines a nationally ranked music program of conservatory intensity with the academic rigor and scholarly resources found only at a firstrank research university. Students are encouraged to grow as both artists and people and to explore the myriad career options available in a life devoted to music. Artists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and other world-class performing organizations are among the faculty.
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NOTABLE ALUMNI Business
Nick Chabraja Former chairman and CEO, General Dynamics Douglas Conant President and CEO, Campbell Soup Co. Lester Crown Chairman, Henry Crown Industries Robert Eckert Chairman and CEO, Mattel Robin Neustein Advisory director and chairwoman of the Private Equity Group, Goldman Sachs William Osborn Chairman, Northern Trust Harry Pearce Chairman, Hughes Electronics Linda Johnson Rice President and CEO, Johnson Publishing Company Pat Ryan Executive chairman, Aon Corp. Gordon Segal CEO, Crate and Barrel Manuel Valdes President, Frontera Foods
Sports
Katrina Adams Former pro tennis player D’Wayne Bates Former pro football player Luis Castillo Pro football player, San Diego Chargers Luke Donald Pro golfer Charles “Chick” Evans First golfer to hold National Open and National Amateur titles at same time Joe Girardi Manager, New York Yankees Barry Cofield Pro football player, New York Giants Kenesaw Mountain Landis First commissioner of Major League Baseball
Entertainment
Lee Phillip Bell Creator, The Young and the Restless Greg Berlanti Executive producer, Brothers and Sisters Zach Braff Actor, Scrubs Charles Busch Tony-nominated playwright Stephen Colbert Reporter, Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report Ileen Getz Actress Michael Greif Director, Rent Heather Headley Tony award-winning actress Marg Helgenberg Emmy award-winning actress Laura Innes Actress
Government and Public Service
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on and off the field: Joe Girardi, the 2006 National League Manager of the Year and a 2007 CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee, exemplifies the success of former Wildcats.
Julia Levering Former president, U.S. Tennis Association Mark Loretta Pro baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers Billy McKinney Director of Scouting, Milwaukee Bucks Brent Musburger Sportscaster Jerry Reinsdorf Chairman, Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox Jeff Robinson Pro personnel assistant, Minnesota Vikings Rick Sund General manager, Atlanta Hawks Dr. Debi Thomas Two-time U.S. Ladies Figure Skating champion
On Screen and Stage: Many Northwestern alumni, such as Zach Braff (above), and Stephen Colbert (at left), receive accolades for their work in the entertainment industry.
Comedy Central/Joel Jefferies
Judy Biggert U.S. Congresswoman, Illinois Sara Jane Bloomfield Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Ruben Castillo U.S. District Court judge, Chicago Rahm Emanuel White House Chief of Staff George McGovern Former U.S. Senator, South Dakota; presidential candidate Ronald Riley Presiding Judge, Sixth District, Cook County Circuit Court John Paul Stevens U.S. Supreme Court Justice Adlai Stevenson II Former Illinois governor; ambassador to UN; two-time presidential candidate James Thompson Former Illinois governor
Richard Kind Actor Cloris Leachman Academy award-winning actress John Logan Academy award-nominated scriptwriter Shelley Long Emmy award-winning actress
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NOTABLE ALUMNI Julia Louis-Dreyfus Emmy award-winning actress Ann-Margret Academy award-winning actress Garry Marshall TV and movie producer Megan Mullaly Emmy award-winning actress Dermot Mulroney Actor John Musker Director, Hercules, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid Dennis O’Hare Tony award-winning actor
Journalism and Literature
Marie Arana Book editor, Washington Post Ira Berkow Author; former sportswriter, New York Times Christine Brennan Columnist, USA Today; commentator, ESPN
PARDON THE INTERRUPTION: Wildcat alum Michael Wilbon visits Welsh-Ryan Arena for Halloween Hoopla.
In Books and Newspapers: Elisabeth Bumiller is just one of many Northwestern alumni pursuing successful careers as writers, editors or journalists.
staying connected: Northwestern alums often return to campus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus addressed graduates in June 2007.
Charlotte Rae Actress Jeri Ryan Actress Stu Schwartz Producer, Good Morning America David Schwimmer Actor Kate Shindle Actress; Miss America, 1998 Nicole Sullivan Actress Kimberly Williams Actress Mary Zimmerman Tony award-winning director; NU faculty member
Elisabeth Bumiller Reporter, New York Times Robert Olen Butler Author; Pulitzer Prize winner Joie Chen Reporter, CBS Rance Crain President, Crain Communications R. Bruce Dold Editorial page editor, Chicago Tribune; Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Duffy Editor, U.S. News & World Report Robert Eaton Senior VP and Managing Editor, ESPN Michael Greenberg Anchor, ESPN Radio Kelly O’Donnell Correspondent and anchor, NBC News Dave Revsine Anchor, Big Ten Network Tina Rosenberg Writer, New York Times; Pulitzer Prize winner; author Darren Rovell Sports business reporter, CNBC Carole Simpson Reporter/anchor, ABC News Richard Stolley Former founding managing editor, People Margaret Sullivan Editor, Buffalo News Julia Wallace Editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Michael Wilbon Columnist, Washington Post; co-host, Pardon the Interruption David Willey Executive editor, Men’s Journal
Other Notable Alumni
Madeleine Wing Adler President, West Chester University Johnetta Cole Former president, Bennett College Karen Lipschutz DeCrow Former president, National Organization for Women Ada Kepley First woman to graduate from a U.S. law school Ned Rorem Composer and author Joseph Schwantner Composer; Pulitzer Prize winner Judi Sheppard Missett CEO and founder of Jazzercise David Skorton President, Cornell University Graham Spanier President, Penn State University Dr. Thomas Starzl Performed first liver transplant George Stigler Economist; Nobel Prize winner Augusta Read Thomas Composer Wayne Watson President, Governors State University Dr. Daniel Williams First African American admitted to the College of Surgeons
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UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT MORTON SCHAPIRO M
orton Owen Schapiro was named 16th president of Northwestern University on December 16, 2008 and began his term on September 1, 2009. President Schapiro is among the nation’s premier authorities on the economics of higher education, with particular expertise in the area of college financing and affordability and on trends in educational costs and student aid. He is widely quoted in the national media and has testified before U.S. Senate and House committees on economic and educational issues. Before coming to Northwestern, he was president of Williams College from 2000 to 2009. Among the initiatives implemented during his presidency were a substantial reduction in average class size, a tripling of the number of courses offered in the college’s signature tutorial program and the completion of a number of major building projects including a center for theatre and dance, a student center and new faculty office/classroom buildings. Courses taught by President Schapiro at Williams College included introductory microeconomics, a tutorial on the economics of higher education and two interdisciplinary seminars, one on the economics and philosophy of education and the other on disease, culture and society. He previously served as a member of the Williams College faculty from 1980 to 1991, as Professor of Economics and as Assistant Provost. In 1991 he went to the University of Southern California where he served as Chair of the Department of Economics until 1994 and then as Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences until 2000. During his last two years as Dean, he also served as the University’s Vice President for Planning. President Schapiro has written more than 100 articles and five books, and he has edited two others, most with his longtime co-author Michael McPherson. These include: The Student Aid Game: Meeting Need and Rewarding Talent in American Higher Education (Princeton University
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Press 1998); Paying the Piper: Productivity, Incentives and Financing in Higher Education (also with Gordon Winston, University of Michigan Press 1993) and Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity (Brookings 1991), plus two recent edited volumes College Success: What It Means and How to Make It Happen (College Board 2008) and College Access: Opportunity or Privilege? (College Board 2006).
President Schapiro has received research grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the World Bank, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the College Board, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other groups to study the economics of higher education and related topics. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Hofstra University in 1975 and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. President Schapiro and his wife Mimi have three children: Matt, Alissa and Rachel.
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION JIM PHILLIPS J
ames J. Phillips became Northwestern’s 21st director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation on April 14, 2008, bringing a track record of Division I success and a commitment to the values NU always has maintained in collegiate athletics. “The opportunity to lead Northwestern’s athletic and recreation programs is both exciting and humbling,” Phillips said. “Northwestern is a world-class institution that does things right in terms of college athletics and what they stand for.” One of 10 children, Phillips, who grew up in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, is the perfect fit to head up NU’s 19-sport program in the nation’s No. 3 market. His Windy City roots and family orientation are integral parts of his philosophy of providing student-athletes with a “world-class experience” that enables them to succeed academically, socially and athletically. One of Phillips’ first actions at Northwestern was to begin the implementation of a Department of Athletics and Recreation re-organization that was completed in January of 2009. NU’s existing departments were broken into three key “silos:” internal, external and student-athlete welfare. Northwestern’s stellar marketing and promotions staff continued to excel in 2008-09, winning its sixth national NACMA award since 2003. Ticket sales for Big Ten football home games went up 17 percent, men’s basketball sales improved 13 percent for weekend games and overall attendance was up at all seven of NU’s admission-charging sports. New courtside seating at Welsh-Ryan Arena sold out for the men’s basketball season. NU signed corporate sponsorship deals with Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Harris Bank, re-branded its media rights holder to Northwestern Sports Properties (NSP), defeated Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in baseball and created an Annual Report to showcase the department’s previous year. Phillips hired ultra-successful women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown in June of 2008. McKeown came to Evanston after 19 years at George Washington, where he took his team to the postseason 17 times and compiled a 509-174 record. Phillips’ second coaching hire was to name Tracey Fuchs the head of the field hockey program in January of 2009. Fuchs had arguably the most successful playing career in USA Field Hockey history and has been referred to as the “Michael Jordan of field hockey.” In 2009, Phillips signed a four-year deal with WGN Radio, the long-time radio outlet of Northwestern football and men’s basketball. In addition to those two sports, a new weekly Inside
Wildcat Athletics show will air on The Voice of Chicago through the 2012-13 season. Phillips also inked head football coach Pat Fitzgerald to a new seven-year deal that will keep him on the Wildcat sidelines through 2015. Northwestern had a great athletic year in 2008-09, beginning in the fall with the Wildcats’ 9-4 Alamo Bowl season. The team became the fifth in NU history to win nine contests, finishing No. 23 in the BCS. The football team also earned a program-record 26 Academic All-Big Ten awards and earned a 3.0 or better team GPA during the spring quarter for the highest team GPA in school history. In addition, men’s soccer made its second appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals in the last three years. In the winter, men’s basketball earned NU’s first postseason bid during head coach Bill Carmody’s tenure. Northwestern recorded its fourth-straight year with an individual national champion when Jake Herbert won the 184-lbs wrestling title, the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate wrestler and the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award. In the spring, Northwestern won its fifthstraight NCAA women’s lacrosse title and Hannah Nielsen repeated as the Tewaaraton Trophy winner. Women’s tennis ranked No. 1 for much of the year and won the ITA Indoor national title, a first for a northern school. Men’s tennis made a great turnaround to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and men’s golf made the NCAA Championships. Seven of NU’s eight men’s teams had postseason representation in 2008-09, making it arguably the top year for men’s athletics at NU in history. Academically and in the community, the Wildcats had a banner year in 2008-09. Northwestern touted a school-record-tying 879 studentathlete quarters in which a 3.0 GPA was earned, and 17 teams achieved a 3.0 or better team GPA. All 19 varsity squads recorded a 2.9 or better mark for two academic quarters (fall and spring) for the first time in school history. Northwestern’s combined student-athlete GPA for the spring was a school-record 3.21. NU’s APR and GSR scores ranked in the nation’s top five and 10, respectively. In the community, student-athletes volunteered a school-record 5,346 hours while serving 66 organizations in Evanston and greater Chicagoland. In June of 2009, Phillips served on the NCAA Champions Forum panel. The panel consisted of football coaches and athletics directors making an effort to bring minority football coaches closer to the mindset of those who hire football coaches. He also is part of the NCAA Mentoring Program, the NACDA Executive Committee and the 2016 Chicago Olympic Committee. Beginning in 2004, Phillips served as Northern Illinois’ athletic director for four years. In 2006, he was promoted to associate vice president in addition to his director of athletics title. He was chosen to serve as chairman of the MAC Athletic Director’s Council and also served on the NCAA
women’s basketball selection committee. Phillips spearheaded the fund raising and construction of the $14-million Yordon Academic and Athletic Performance Center, the largest capital project in athletics history at NIU. The Huskies also opened an indoor practice facility for baseball, softball and men’s and women’s golf and began construction in the spring of 2008 on a soccer/track and field complex. During Phillips’ tenure at NIU, he helped schedule football games with Michigan and Ohio State that resulted in NIU’s first national TV appearances. He negotiated playing Iowa at Soldier Field in 2007 as a home game, a contest that sold out in less than a week. Phillips also signed a multiple-year agreement for the radio power WSCR-AM (The Score) to carry football, men’s basketball and a weekly NIU Live radio show. A 1990 Illinois graduate, Phillips worked as a manager and student assistant in the Illini’s athletic department. He earned a master’s degree in education at Arizona State (1992) while serving as a restricted earnings basketball coach before moving into athletics administration in the Arizona State development office. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in educational administration from Tennessee, completed in 2007. Phillips served as an assistant athletics director with the Volunteers until 2000. He directed a $12.4 million annual athletics giving program and aided in the first-ever capital campaign for athletics at UT that raised over $50 million for endowments, facilities and programs. Phillips moved to Notre Dame in 2000, serving as associate director of athletics and senior associate director of athletics for external affairs. He helped launch the Rockne Heritage Annual Fund and played an integral part in the funding of a $24-million, 96,000-square foot athletic facility. In addition, he managed the ticket office, various corporate sponsorships, athletic programs and a weekly Irish radio show. Phillips and his wife, Laura, have five children: Luke, Madeline, Meredith, John and James.
The Phillips family: (from left) Front: John, Meredith and Madeline. Back: Laura (holding James), Luke and Jim.
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ACADEMIC SERVICES and student development
Margaret Akerstrom Associate AD
Betsi Burns Assistant AD Director of Student Development
Shea’na Grigsby Academic Advisor
Mary Beth Hawkinson Associate Director
Davon Robb Intern
The staff of Academic Services and Student Development assists student athletes in their pursuit of academic excellence. The professional staff, which consists of four full-time advisors and an intern, helps the students make the most of all of the opportunities Northwestern University offers.
Mission Statement “The mission of the Office of Academic Services and Student Development is to offer a comprehensive array of the support programs and services, integrated with University resources, that empowers all student-athletes to achieve academic success while balancing the demands of athletic participation and everyday college life. The Office is built on the philosophy of individual responsibility and personal integrity, with the end result being the overall development and preparation of the studentathletes for a successful life after college.”
freshman assistance. The advisors work closely with the freshmen to help ease the transition from high school to college. The freshmen meet weekly with their advisors to discuss their performance in the classroom and to receive academic assistance when necessary. The evening study skills/tutoring program is held at the University Library 7 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The tutoring staff consists of mostly graduate students, with some outstanding undergraduates rounding out the 30-plus staff. The tutors are available for drop-in assistance, small group learning teams and individualized tutorial sessions. registration advising. In close collaboration with the advising staffs in each of the six undergraduate schools, the Academic Services and Student Development staff also provides advice to help student-athletes develop a plan of study, including guidance in selecting majors and minors. An important component of their services is course registration advising. Prior to the beginning of each quarter, student-athletes meet individually first with their schools’ academic advisors and then with their athletic advisors to plan their curriculum for the upcoming quarter and discuss the registration process. career planning. Preparation for a productive and successful entry into the workforce or graduate school begins during the freshman-year orientation programs. In conjunction with University Career Services, the provision of career counseling and the education of job search skills help Northwestern student-athletes obtain relevant summer employment and internships, as well as permanent employment or graduate school admissions upon graduation. The ’CATS Life Skills Program includes programs on major selection, finding a summer internship, securing a full time job, and the transition from school to work. The N club has partnered with the Life Skills program to provide mentoring opportunities as well as to facilitate internships and full-time employment. With the numerous companies and organizations that specifically recruit Northwestern student-athletes and with the help of the Wildcat network of alumni and fans, excellent job opportunities in all fields are possible.
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ssistant Athletic Director/Director of Student Development Betsi Burns was honored with the 2008 Lan Hewlett Award from the National Association of Academic Advisors in Athletics. The award, given for outstanding performance as an Academic Advisor for Athletics, is presented to an advisor who, in part, achieves a merited stature among and support from student-athletes, faculty, coaches and fellow administrators in addition to creating an innovative response
to the varied and emerging needs of student-athletes. It also recognizes significant contributions and leadership to the field both nationally and within the university. An 11-year veteran as an academic advisor at Northwestern, Burns has an impressive list of accomplishments in that time span. She has instituted the Junior Jumpstart and Senior Transition workshops, implemented the PURPLE Peer Mentoring Program and launched the Career Athlete program that currently has
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50 mentors and 150 student-athletes registered with multiple job postings. Burns developed “An Insider’s Guide to Northwestern Athletics” and also created Field Day, an event that has brought together student-athletes from all 19 of NU’s varsity sports and hundreds of community children for the past nine years. Burns has done all this while serving as an academic advisor to over 150 student-athletes.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT W
hen student-athletes come to Northwestern University, they become members of one of the top athletic programs in what may be the most media-exposed conference in the country. They also receive one of the best college educations in the nation. In fact, there may be no better combination of academics and athletics than at Northwestern. Consider some of the following statistics and facts: • Northwestern is annually ranked as one of the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report. In the most recent edition of these rankings, NU placed first among Big Ten Schools and 12th among 248 peer schools. • Northwestern counts some of the most influential people in the country and the world, in all walks of life, among its alumni. These people are ready, willing and able to help recent graduates of their alma mater, extending Northwestern’s reputation for molding the leaders of tomorrow.
Northwestern Graduate Success Rate Comparison 97%
77% All Division I
Big Ten
Northwestern
81%
All Private Division I
88%
Northwestern student-athletes have an incredibly diverse selection of majors, spread over 46 different fields of study. Additionally, 46 student-athletes have chosen to complete double majors and 101 are tackling both a major and a minor.
Data reflects the 2001-02—2006-07 academic years.
Jenny Eckhart, a human development and psychological studies major, was an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2008 and 2009.
Women’s Basketball Academic Success CoSIDA Academic All-American 1980 1981 1982 1997
Martha Megill Patience Vanderbush-Murphy (2nd) Patience Vanderbush-Murphy Michele Ratay (3rd)
CoSIDA Academic All-District 1980 1981 1982 1997 1998 1999 2004 2007 2008
Martha Megill Patience Vanderbush-Murphy Patience Vanderbush-Murphy Michele Ratay Kristina Divjak Megan Chawansky Samantha McComb Sara Stutz Sara Stutz
Academic All-Big Ten 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Joanne Palombo Laura Arnold Carrie Lawless Carrie Lawless Jeanine Wasielewski Kelly Cole Jeanine Wasielewski Donna Groh Moira Kennelly Melissa Smith Patricia Babcock Kellie Cook Donna Groh Maureen Holohan Moira Kennelly Nancy Kennelly Melissa Smith Patricia Babcock Moira Kennelly Michele Ratay Maureen Holohan Michele Ratay Lisa Byington Amber DeWall Michele Ratay Candace Wrenn Lisa Byington Amber DeWall Kristina Divjak Anne Giblin Katrina Hannaford Michele Ratay Lisa Byington Megan Chawansky Amber DeWall Kristina Divjak Anne Giblin Leslie Schock
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Megan Chawansky Anne Giblin Leslie Schock Kristina Divjak Sara Jurek Leslie Schock Chala Holland Natalie Will Natalie Will Emily Butler Leslie Dollard Sarah Kwasinski Maria McCarthy Samantha McComb Natalie Will Melissa Culver Sarah Kwasinski Maria McCarthy Samantha McComb Melissa Culver A.J. Glasauer Sarah Kwasinski Samantha McComb Nadia Bibbs A.J. Glasauer Sara Stutz Nadia Bibbs A.J. Glasauer Sara Stutz Holly Palin Nadia Bibbs Jenny Eckhart Chiana Hung Ellen Jaeschke Kaitlin McInerney Sara Stutz Jenny Eckhart Chiana Hung Ellen Jaeschke Kaitlin McInerney
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ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE N
orthwestern University’s athletic department is consistently one of the finest in the Big Ten and the nation. The school has gained prominence in the last 15 years with the renewed success of the Wildcat football team, but fans who know college athletics know that Northwestern has long been a hidden gem in numerous other sports. A quick look across the board yields some truths about the quality of the Wildcats’ 19 varsity programs—and makes it no surprise to find out that Northwestern has been ranked in the Top 25 of The Sporting News listing of the top athletic departments in the nation every year that TSN has performed the survey. Since the 1995-96 athletic year, Northwestern has had 40 conference players of the year, 28 conference rookies of the year, and 29 conference coaches of the year. Twenty-six teams have been crowned with a conference championship, and 62 individuals have won Big Ten titles while 595 have received All-Big Ten recognition. Northwestern athletes have been accorded 130 first-team All-America honors during that time, while six different NU coaches have earned National Coach of the Year honors since 1997. Northwestern also has added five NCAA team championships (women’s lacrosse in 2005-09) and nine NCAA individual titles to its ledger. Northwestern finished 44th in this past year’s U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings after posting three-consecutive top-30 finishes from 2005-07. Northwestern’s five-year run of finishing among the top-45 Division I programs in the country marks its best-overall stretch of athletic success. Northwestern’s athletes also deliver in the classroom—the department has had more than 1,530 Academic All-Big Ten certificates delivered since 1995-96, including more than 100 each of the last 10 years. The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has honored a Northwestern athlete 28 times with Academic All-America recognition, and 81 times with Academic All-District accolades. The women’s lacrosse team recorded its fifth-consecutive NCAA title. Senior Hannah Nielsen (bottom right) won the Tewaaraton Trophy for the second-straight year.
2008 Valero Alamo Bowl
The No. 1-ranked wildcats captured their 11th-straight Big Ten Championship and won the ITA Indoor Championship in 2009.
Northwestern freshman ERIC CHUN won the Big Ten Individual title and helped the ’Cats advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championships.
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The MEN’S SOCCER TEAM tied a school wins record and reached a program-best No. 2 national ranking. It also advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second time in three years.
Senior jake herbert was the 2009 NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, which is presented annually to the nation’s most dominant collegiate wrestler. Herbert also was named the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award winner, given to the top male athlete across all sports in the Big Ten Conference.
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WOMEN’S ATHLETICS AT NORTHWESTERN Women’s athletics at Northwestern has enjoyed unprecedented success in the past five years. During that time, eight of NU’s 11 women’s varsity teams have qualified for postseason play. Here are just a few highlights:
Wildcat Women’s Sport Weekend Northwestern welcomes its women’s athletic alumnae back to campus for the Wildcat Women’s Athletic Reunion Weekend every spring. The reunion included a full weekend of events ranging from informal tailgates to an incredibly successful and unique studentathlete/alumnae networking event. The student-athlete/alumnae networking event enabled 200 Northwestern female student-athletes to meet and interact with approximately 40 former Northwestern alumnae in several forums.
Women’s Lacrosse Northwestern captured its fifth-straight national championship in women’s lacrosse in 2009, extending its streak to 20 consecutive NCAA tournament victories and six-straight American Lacrosse Conference championships. During the run, former Wildcats Kristen Kjellman and Hannah Nielsen (right) each won the Tewaaraton Trophy twice during that time. Nielsen is a two-time Lacrosse Honda Sports Award honoree.
“Northwestern accomplished something that, as far as I know, never has been done before by any athletic department. We gave all of our women student-athletes what is believed to be the most unique two-hour mentoring session college athletics has ever held.” —Christine Brennan, Northwestern graduate and current USA Today Columnist
Women’s tennis
Former women’s basketball players Karen Stack Umlaf (left), Anucha Browne Sanders (middle) and Rishal DinkinsStanciel (right) pose with NU Director of Athletics Jim Phillips.
The Wildcat women’s tennis program captured its conference-record-setting 11th-straight Big Ten title in 2009. Sophomore Maria Mosolova (right) captured her second-straight Big Ten Player of the Year Honor. The ’Cats, ranked No. 1 nationally during a large stretch in 2009, have reached the NCAA in three out of the last four years.
Softball The Wildcat softball team has advanced to the Women’s College World Series two of the past four years. In 2008, the squad captured the Big Ten regular-season and conference titles. Sophomore hurler Lauren Delaney was named the Tournament MVP and also took home Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors. Northwestern advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the third time in as many seasons before falling to eventual national champion Arizona State.
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WILDCAT ATHLETICS
Jim Phillips
Bob Gundlach
Ken Seeskin
Steve Green
Jack Griffin
Maureen Harty
Tracie Hitz
Brad Hurlbut
Dr. Carrie Jaworski
Rob Lichten
Tory Lindley
John Mack
Noreen Morris
Shon Morris
Mark Wesoloski
Mike Wolf
Jean Yale
Director of Athletics and Recreation
Deputy Director of Athletics/Internal Affairs
Associate AD/Head Athletic Trainer
Faculty Representative
Assistant AD/ Director of Wildcat Fund
Senior Associate AD/ Sales and Marketing
Chair, Committee on Athletics and Recreation
Associate AD/ Academic Services and Compliance
Senior Associate AD/ Student-Athlete Welfare
Dan Bulfin
Margaret Akerstrom Scott Arey Associate AD/ Academic Services
Associate AD/ Sales and Marketing
Senior Associate AD/ Development
Assistant AD/ Recreation
Assistant AD/ Facilities
Senior Associate AD/ Operations
Director of Sports Medicine/Head Team Physician
Assistant AD/Ticket Sales and Operations
Assistant AD/Athletic Communications
Betsi Burns
Assistant AD/ Academic Services and Student Development
Assistant AD/Business
Donor Relations/ Events Coordinator
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Intercollegiate athletics have long been an integral and visible aspect of Northwestern University life. The success of the athletic program is not measured solely by wins and losses. Rather, success in intercollegiate athletics at Northwestern University is inextricably linked to the educational mission of the University, especially with regard to the academic and personal development of student-athletes and the institution’s commitment to honoring the highest standards of amateur competition. Northwestern associates success in its athletic program with the welfare of its student participants. A truly effective athletic program produces student-athletes who succeed in their academic work as well as in their chosen sport and whose careers after graduation are a tribute both to them and their university. The educational aspects of athletics, which include the opportunity to exercise leadership, to develop the ability to work with others as a team, to accept and appreciate the discipline of sustained practice and training, and to realize the value of good sportsmanship, are at least as important as the physical aspects. The student-athlete concept is the guiding principle of Northwestern University’s participation in Division I athletics. The University’s goal is for student-athletes to receive a high-quality experience both in the classroom and on the playing field. To ensure that this goal is met, Northwestern University offers its student-athletes a comprehensive system of services and resources, including excellent athletic and recreational facilities, highquality coaching, academic counseling and assistance, first-rate medical
care, and highly competitive athletic programs. At Northwestern, athletic competition is an integral part of the education process; athletic participation enhances the intellectual, social and personal development of studentathletes. In pursuing its mission—the highest order of excellence in its academic and professional programs—Northwestern University gives special emphasis to high-quality undergraduate education; research committed to institutional leadership in scientific discovery, intellectual inquiry, and creative performance; and a commitment to serve society through teaching as well as research. Northwestern is unique among private American research universities in providing so rich an array of programs in its six undergraduate schools. Its talented and highly diverse student body enters Northwestern with a broad range of interests and backgrounds. As both the talent and the diversity of undergraduate students increase, the University must also ensure that students feel part of a learning community larger than their departments or schools. All Northwestern undergraduates should enjoy such common experiences as a sense of responsibility for the ownership of their education; the opportunity to work closely with faculty; the mastery of core competencies; the appreciation of the relationship between a student’s academic concentration and that field’s social and academic or artistic contexts; and the development of the intellectual and artistic passion that defines, in part, the liberally educated person.
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ATHLETIC ENDOWMENTS Through The Generosity... Each year more than 90 Northwestern student-athletes, representing all sports, are awarded a prestigious endowed scholarship, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of the Wildcats. These donors and recipients met for the annual Endowed Athletic Scholarship Luncheon which was held in Welsh-Ryan Arena (pictured at left). • Alex Agase and Tom Noble Honorary Scholarship
• Nelson R. Nedde Memorial Scholarship • Robert and Dorothy Osborn Endowed Scholarship
• Alex Agase Wildcats’ Scholarship • Harold and Virginia Anderson Scholarship
• Carleton H. and Bradford H. Pendleton Memorial Scholarship
• Harry D. Brookby Baseball Scholarship
• James J. Progar Athletic Scholarship
• Henry S. Bienen Basketball Scholarship
• Ray Regalis Basketball Scholarship
• Henry S. Bienen Tennis Scholarship
• James and Mary Jo Rausch Family Scholarship
• Patricia and Albert Buehler Scholarship • Dr. James R. Buntain Endowed Basketball Scholarship • Willard J. and Evelyn G. Buntain Family Football Scholarship • John and Rita Canning Student-Athlete Scholarships • Ronald J. and Elizabeth D. Chinnock Scholarship • Vandy Christie Memorial Scholarship • Combe Family Tennis Scholarships
meshia reed received an Endowed Scholarship in 2008-09.
• Dean Family Scholarship
• Steve and Audrey Sawle Scholarship
• Jennie Stoker Helwig Scholarship
• Paul and Margaret Schutt Scholarship
• John L. Hennerich Baseball Scholarship
• Walter K. Smart Scholarship
• Jay and Michaela Hoag Basketball Scholarship
• Stearns Family Scholarship
• Thomas J. Hoehn Tennis Scholarship
• Marie Mikkelsen Stoker Swimming Scholarship
• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Athletic Scholarships
• Bruce Thompson Wrestling Scholarship
• Dr. Robert W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
• Richard H. and Jane S. Dean Scholarship • Ross and Elizabeth Dean Football Scholarship • Bruce and Betty DeSwarte Scholarship • Eggemeyer Family Endowed Scholarships • Raymond F. Farley Endowed Scholarship • Waldo Fisher Memorial Scholarships • Scott Freidheim Soccer Scholarship • Bon and Holly French Swimming Scholarship • Edwin C. Gage Memorial Scholarship
• Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family Scholarships
• Stanley E. and Louise G. Hathaway Scholarship
• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Memorial Scholarship
• June S. Cordier Memorial Scholarship
• Robert K. Rauth Scholarship
• Ronald E. Kiper Memorial Scholarship • Koldyke Family Scholarship
• Torch of Center Court Scholarship • Joseph H. Trienens Swimming Scholarship • Bob and Charlotte Voigts Recognition Scholarship • Randy Walker Memorial Football Scholarship
• Laird Koldyke Baseball Scholarship
• Sidney Warshauer and Joseph Stein Athletic Scholarship
• Mildred and Sidney LaPidus Scholarship
• Philip J. Weber Scholarship
• Robert F. and Gordon E. Lietzow Athletic Scholarship
• Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeMoyne White Basketball Scholarships
• Sophia and Konstandino Loukas Endowed Scholarship
• Mildred White Endowed Football Scholarship
• Shirley Louise Malloy Memorial Scholarship
• Charles “Doc” and Helen Glass Scholarship
• Gene G. and Merrill H. Mundy Athletic Scholarship
• John H. Glenn Memorial Scholarship
• N Club Scholarship
• Trent Whitney Endowed Scholarship • Alfred S. Wiltberger Memorial Scholarship
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As a student-athlete, it is important to give back to the community which supports our program and cares about us both on and off the court. It’s an amazing feeling to know you have made a difference in someone else’s life. —Sophomore Amy Jaeschke
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orthwestern Athletics is committed to providing our student athletes with a “world class” experience— academically, socially, and athletically. The women’s basketball program fully illustrates this concept by maintaining one of the best grade point averages and graduation rates in the country, winning on the court and being socially responsible in our community. The student-athletes can be found reading, tutoring and mentoring in local elementary schools, promoting our athletic programs and events around campus and assisting with other philanthropic Northwestern events. Working with local elementary schools is always a highlight for our student athletes. A number of the women tutor at Willard Elementary School on a weekly basis. They assist the children with their homework and helped build their confidence in the classroom. Our partnership with the girls scouts also continued this year. Some of players were pen pals to local girl scout troops. The troops were able to correspond with the student-athlete pen pal, then the student-athlete visited a troop meeting. The troop then came to Welsh-Ryan Arena for a game. The student-athletes are not only a great campus ambassadors for the athletics department, but they also are great representatives of the university to the greater Evanston community. On campus, the players participate in various Special Olympic events and programming for the student-athletes throughout the year. They also assisted
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with activities for the reunion weekend in coordination with the Alumni Office. Additionally, the women’s basketball team annually assists with Project Pumpkin, Relay for Life and NU Field Day. This year, Coach McKeown was invited to speak at the Chicagoland Autism Speaks event and walk (below). The team joined him in his efforts for this great cause to raise awareness and research funds for Autism. The keystone community outreach initiative occurred at the February 19 contest against Indiana. On that evening, Northwestern turned pink for the “Pink Zone” Day, part of a global effort spearheaded by the WBCA (Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association) to spread breast cancer awareness. In recognition of the event, the ’Cats wore special pink uniforms which were auctioned off on NUsports.com. A portion of the proceeds were donated to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, a charitable organization committed to playing a part in the fight against breast cancer through raising money for research, assisting the underserved and unifying people for a common cause. Coach McKeown, his staff and the Northwestern Women’s Basketball program have made service to the community part of their mission as a program. They are committed to the Northwestern campus community, the Evanston community and the larger Chicagoland community.
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a rich history Historically Speaking...
Don Perrelli is Northwestern’s all-time winningest coach (251-181), leading the team from 1984-1999. Perrelli guided NU to its first Big Ten Championship (1990).
• Northwestern women’s basketball has placed 78 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big Ten list since 1987. • Northwestern women’s basketball has had 43 All-Big Ten honorees since 1983. • Northwestern has won Big Ten Championships, competed in the NCAA Tournament and WNIT competition seven times in its history.
anUcha browne • 1985 Kodak, Street & Smith and Women’s Sports Federation All-American • Set NCAA record by scoring 30 or more points in six-straight games • Two-time Wade Trophy Player of the Year finalist • Naismith Trophy Player of the Year finalist • Big Ten’s third all-time leading scorer (2,307 pts.) • Two-time Big Ten Player of the Year • Three-time All-Big Ten performer • Northwestern N- Club Hall of Fame Member • Big Ten Centennial Team
Where is she now?
Browne is the senior women’s administrator at the University of Buffalo
Browne’s Career Stats Year G-GS FG-A ‘81-82 29-7 136-266 ‘82-83 27-27 221-396 ‘83-84 26-26 221-481 ‘84-85 28-28 341-666 Totals 110-88 919-1809
Pct .511 .558 .459 .512 .508
FT-A 74-116 110-170 112-179 173-254 469-719
Pct .638 .647 .651 .681 .652
Reb 174 249 271 257 951
Avg 6.0 9.2 10.4 9.2 8.6
Pts 346 552 554 855 2307
Avg 11.9 20.4 21.3 30.5 21.0
kElly cole Where is she now? • Two-time All Big Ten performer Cole is the former assistant women’s basket• Academic All Big Ten in 1990 ball coach at Boston College. • Member of 1990 Big Ten Champion Team • Tops NU’s field percentage (game) list with a 10-of-10 effort vs. Wake Forrest, 12/4/93 • Ranks in NU’s top 10 all-time cole’s Career Stats career records in free throw Year G-GS FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Reb Avg Pts percentage (4th) and in assists ’86-87 29-0 44-94 .468 15-20 .750 48 1.7 103 (8th) ’87-88 27-27 140-301 .465 62-79 .785 97 3.6 352 ’88-89 ’89-90 ’90-91 Totals
6-5 29-29 30-29 121-90
33-79 116-281 115-269 448-1024
.418 .413 .428 .438
11-15 56-68 44-52 188-234
.733 .824 .846 .803
20 86 115 366
3.3 3.0 3.8 3.0
82 302 292 1131
Avg 3.6 13.0 13.7 10.4 9.7 9.3
KRISTINA DIVJAK • 1998 Kodak All-District • 1998 Kodak All-America (HM) • 1998 Street & Smith All-America (HM) in 1998 • Women’s Basketball News Service AllFreshman Team (3rd) in 1996 • All Big Ten in 1997 and 1998 • Academic All Big Ten in 1997, 1998, 2000 • Seventh on career scoring list • First in career free throw percentage • Second in career three-point field goals • Second in career three-point percentage
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Where is she now?
Divjak is married to former Wildcat standout Evan Eschmeyer and is writing a book
divjak’s Career Stats Year G-GS FG-A Pct ’95-96 34-19 132-283 .466 ’96-97 28-28 178-394 .452 ’97-98 31-31 243-546 .445 ’98-99 4-4 18-61 .295 ’99-00 7-0 7-22 .318 Totals 104-82 578-1306 .443
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FT-A 31-40 93-112 116-136 24-28 0-0 264-316
Pct .775 .830 .853 .857 .000 .835
Reb 140 169 188 25 6 528
Avg 4.1 6.0 6.1 6.3 0.9 5.1
Pts 345 529 684 66 16 1640
Avg 10.1 18.9 22.1 16.5 2.3 15.8
WILDCAT GREATS maureen holohan • Only NU player to score 1,600 points, grab 600 rebounds, have 300 assists and record 200 steals. Where is she now? • Led team in points, rebounds, assists and steals in Holohan is an author and journalist, actress 1994-95 and producer and filmmaker in New York City. • Three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection. • First-team SportsChannel All-Big Ten Team • Recorded seven double-double games in 1994-95 • Has third-best NU career total for holohan’s Career Stats points (1,699) and fourth for threeYear G-GS FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Reb Avg Pts point field goals (115). ’91-92 27-23 132-282 .468 31-80 .388 77-122 .631 129 4.8 372 • Member of NU’s Athletic Hall of ’92-93 29-29 187-372 .502 34-85 .400 77-141 .546 146 5.0 485 ’93-94 27-27 164-335 .490 31-75 .413 67-137 .489 179 6.6 426 Fame ’94-95 Totals
28-28 173-374 .463 111-107 656-1363 .482
19-86 .221 115-326 .353
Avg 13.8 16.7 15.8 416 14.9 1699 15.3
51-96 .531 229 8.2 272-496 .548 683 6.1
nancy kennelly • Big Ten’s all-time career assist leader with 892 • Ranks fifth on the NCAA career assist list Did You Know? • Turned in the best assist season in Big Ten hisNancy Kennelly and her sister, Moira, were tory with an 8.7 average her senior year the starting guards for the Wildcats during • Is on NU’s top 10 list in points (1,103), threethe 1991 and 1993 seasons. point field goals (52), free throws (385), rebounds (629), kennelly’s Career Stats steals (223) and games played Year G-GS FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Ast St Pts (116) ’88-89 28-24 61-161 .379 7-15 .467 55-76 .724 173 52 184 .250 117-146 .801 215 61 293 • Two-time All-Big Ten selection ’89-90 29-29 87-191 .455 2-8 ’90-91 30-30 113-252 .448 30-72 ’91-92 ’92-93 29-29 72-161 .447 13-37 Totals 116-112 333-765 .435 52-132
.417 107-146 .733 Sat out season with injury .351 106-142 .746 .394 385-510 .755
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252 892
45 223
263 9.1 1,103 9.5
MICHELE RATAY • Associated Press All-America (HM) in 1997 • CoSIDA Academic All-America in 1997 • All-Big Ten in 1996 and 1997 • Academic All-Big Ten in 1994, 95, 96, 97 • Second on the career scoring list with 1,798 • First three-point field goals with 244 • Third in free-throw percentage with ratay’s Career Stats .811 Year ’92-93 ’93-94 ’94-95 ’95-96 ’96-97 Totals
G-GS 3-0 27-25 28-26 34-34 28-28 120-113
Did you Know?
Ratay was named to the 1996 ALL-NWNIT team after the Wildcats reached the finals of the WNIT.
FG-A 3-8 88-247 114-290 193-447 158-389 556-1381
Pct. .375 .356 .393 .432 .406 .403
3FG-A 0-0 67-84 131-168 108-137 136-156 442-545
Pct. .000 .798 .780 .788 .872 .811
FT-A 4 101 145 157 167 574
Pct. 1.3 3.7 5.2 4.6 6.0 4.8
Reb 8 280 400 579 531 1798
Avg 2.7 10.4 14.3 17.0 19.0 15.0
michele savage • Averaged 25.2 points in Big Ten games in 1991. • Holds top 10 Northwestern honors in points (1,688), field goal percentage (.606), rebounds (681), and steals (200) • Named to the Big Ten Centennial second team • Three-time All-Big Ten selection • Three-time Kodak All-District • 1991 Street & Smith All-American • Member of NU’s Athletic Hall of Fame
Where is she now?
Savage is an assistant women’s basketball coach at Tulane University.
Savage’s Career Stats Year G-GS FG-A ’88-89 9-5 52-97 ’89-90 27-25 178-273 ’90-91 27-27 217-369 ’91-92 27-27 206-339 Totals 90-84 653-1078
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Pct .762 .700 .794 .844 .781
Reb 59 222 189 211 681
Avg 6.6 8.2 7.0 7.8 7.6
Pts 136 447 569 536 1688
Avg 15.1 16.6 21.1 19.9 18.8
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Dr. Carrie Jaworski Head Team Physician
Tory Lindley Associate AD Head Athletic Trainer
Jen Tymkew Staff Athletic Trainer
orthwestern University’s athletic teams receive the finest in medical care. A staff of six team physicians, a talented certified athletic training and physical therapy staff tend to the medical and rehabilitation needs of all Wildcat studentathletes. Since August of 2007, Dr. Carrie Jaworski has served as Northwestern’s head team physician and director of intercollegiate sports medicine. Dr. Jaworski is a primary care, sports medicine fellowship trained physician with over 12 years of sports medicine experience. As a full-time athletics department employee, Dr. Jaworski is able to dedicate her time and energy to health and wellness of all NU student-athletes, including women’s basketball. Assisting Dr. Jaworski as team physicians is primary care physician Sherrie Ballatine, DO, as well as orthopedic specialists Mike Terry, Mike Schafer and team dentist Lance Robbins DDS. In addition to NU’s team physicians, studentathletes have access to over 25 specialty medical consultants in the Chicagoland area. The philosophy of the sports medicine staff at Northwestern is twofold: to help prevent injuries as much as possible through effective preventative programs and to facilitate an effective post-injury rehabilitation program for a timely, safe return to competition. In all cases, the ultimate well-being of each student-athlete is considered the top priority, not only while athletes compete at Northwestern but over their lifetimes as well. Northwestern’s athletic training and physical therapy staff is led by Head Athletic Trainer Tory Lindley, ATC. Health care for the women’s basketball program is managed by Jen Tymkew ATC. Additionally, the staff consists of 10 full-time staff-certified athletic trainers, one full-time physical therapist/certified athletic trainer, four certified intern athletic trainers and over 20 students seeking careers.
Northwestern is one of only a handful of Division I schools that has a full-time head team physician on staff.
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The Big Ten Conference BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Conference is a union of 11 world-class academic institutions who share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tradition of competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage. The Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life.
STUDENT-ATHLETE OPPORTUNITIES • Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships, 12 for men and 13 for women. • Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with more than 270 teams. Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic programs in the United States.
TOP ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS • Big Ten universities are members of the nation’s only conference whose constituency is entirely composed of institutions that are members of the AAU, a prestigious association of major academic and research institutions in the United States and Canada.
MORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE • The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, the Big Ten Network and CBS College Sports Network provide the conference with its greatest television exposure ever. • In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference. The Big Ten Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The Big Ten Network is now available to more than 70 million homes nationally through agreements with more than 250 cable/satellite affiliates and appears in 23 of the top 25 national media markets. • Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more coverage than any other conference. • The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of more than 500 events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final year of the previous agreements.
NATION’S BEST FANS • Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with more than 8.7 million patrons attending conference home contests during the 2008-09 seasons for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball alone. • Over the last 31 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance. For the past 17 seasons, women’s basketball has been ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in attendance. • Big Ten institutions have more than 4.2 million living alumni and over 300,000 undergraduate students attending their universities.
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS • During the 2008-09 season, the Big Ten claimed five team national championships, including titles for Iowa wrestling, Penn State fencing and women’s volleyball, Northwestern women’s lacrosse and Wisconsin women’s ice hockey. In addition, Big Ten teams finished as the national runners-up in men’s basketball and men’s gymnastics. • Big Ten teams have claimed at least three national titles in nine of the last 10 seasons (1999-2000 through 2008-09). Over the last decade, the Big Ten has produced team national crowns in the sports of basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, synchronized swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.
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THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE 1500 West Higgins Road, Park Ridge, Ill. 60202 (847) 696-1010 Fax: (847) 696-1150 Website: www.bigten.org E-mail: Staff members’ first initial and last name@bigten.org University of Illinois Indiana University University of Iowa University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Minnesota Northwestern University Ohio State University Penn State University Purdue University University of Wisconsin Commissioner: James E. Delany Deputy Commissioner: Brad Traviolia Associate Commissioner/Officiating Programs: Rich Falk Associate Commissioner/Governance: Carol A. Iwaoka Associate Commissioner/Television Administration: Mark D. Rudner Associate Commissioner/Basketball Operations: Andrea Williams Assistant Commissioner/Communications: Scott Chipman Assistant Commissioner/Championships: Wendy Fallen Assistant Commissioner/Compliance: Chad Hawley Assistant Commissioner/Technology: Mike McComiskey Assistant Commissioner/Branding: Daryl Seaton Controller: Julie Suderman Director of Budget and Finance: Lori Fauley Director of Branding: Robin Jentes Associate Director/Championships: Joe Menaugh Assistant Director/Championships: Stephanie Kirby Associate Director/Communications: LaTonya S. Sadler Assistant Director/Communications: Valerie Todryk Assistant Director/Compliance: Kerry Kenny Production Coordinator/Building Manager: W.T. Robinson Executive Assistant to the Commissioner: Barbara Greenbaum Administrative Assistant: Linda Arnold Administrative Assistant: Sue Immekus Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Mahler Administrative Assistant: Mary Jo O’Donohue Administrative Assistant: Madeline Russell Robert Hammel Communications Intern: Brittany McCall Robert Hammel Communications Intern: Dan Mihalik C.D. Henry Intern (Championships): Jessica Palermo Governance Intern: Sherraine Pencil Video Coordinator: Jay Reid
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THE BIG TEN NETWORK “Eleven schools, 252 varsity teams, one great network to cover it all. Welcome to the Big Ten Network, your ultimate source for Big Ten sports, featuring the games, passion and tradition of the nation’s foremost athletic conference.”
– Dave Revsine, August 30, 2007 First words ever spoken on the Big Ten Network
About the Big Ten Network The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institutions. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced campus programming. The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. The Big Ten Network reaches a national audience through distribution arrangements with approximately 250 cable and satellite companies. Live Events Each year, the Big Ten Network televises approximately 350 live events, plus hundreds of hours of original programming, classic games, coaches’ shows and campus programming. Virtually all of the network’s live event programming is available in high definition. The network also plans to expand its streaming initiative in 2009-10, with more than 200 events, including basketball and Olympic sports, available live on www.BigTenNetwork.com. Men’s Basketball • Through the creation of the Big Ten Network, every home Big Ten basketball game is produced • Each Big Ten men’s basketball team makes approximately 10-20 appearances a season on the Big Ten Network • The network televises approximately 60-65 in-conference match-ups, plus selected Big Ten Tournament contests, and virtually all of those games are produced in high definition • The network streams a select number of nonconference and exhibition games live on www.BigTenNetwork.com • The network has a set on-site at the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, with anchors providing coverage and analysis of all the action • The network employs some of the top hosts, announcers and men’s basketball analysts in the country, many with Big Ten and/or Midwest ties, including Northwestern graduate Dave Revsine,
former Ohio State guard Jim Jackson, former Purdue coach Gene Keady, former Northwestern guard Tim Doyle, former Northwestern forward Shon Morris, former Michigan State guard Steve Smith, former Indiana coach Dan Dakich, former Illinois guard Kendall Gill, long-time Big Ten play-by-play announcers Wayne Larrivee and Tom Hamilton and many more. Women’s Basketball • Each Big Ten women’s basketball team makes approximately 8-10 appearances on the Big Ten Network • In all, the network televises approximately 5060 regular season games plus approximately nine Big Ten Basketball Tournament games and all of these games are produced in high definition • The network streams dozens of games live on www.BigTenNetwork.com, giving Big Ten women’s basketball the most exposure of any conference in the country • The network has a set on-site at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, with anchors providing coverage and analysis of all the action • The network employs some of the top hosts, announcers and women’s basketball analysts in the country, many with Big Ten and/or Midwest ties, including Chicago native Mike Hall, former Wisconsin coach Mary Murphy, long-time Big Ten basketball analyst Brenda VanLengen, former Indiana assistant coach Vera Jones, former Purdue guard Stephanie White and many more. NCAA-Sponsored Sports • The Big Ten Network televises more than 170 NCAA-sponsored events in both men’s and
women’s sports such as hockey, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, swimming and diving, etc. Big Ten Championships • The Big Ten Network televises 19 Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, including baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s field hockey, men’s and women’s golf, women’s rowing, men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field and men’s wrestling. Original Programming Big Ten Tonight—Bringing the viewer Big Ten highlights, analysis, features, historical segments, interviews and breaking news from all Big Ten sports, Big Ten Tonight has unprecedented access to Big Ten athletics. The Big Ten Quad—Each week, former Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George hosts three Big Ten personalities in an open forum taped in front of a studio audience at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. First season guests included Mike Adamle, Bret Bielema, Quinn Buckner, Mateen Cleaves, Ron Dayne, Tim Doyle, Pat Fitzgerald, Jeff George, Kendall Gill, Howard Griffith, Mike Hart, Desmond Howard, Jimmy Jackson, Gene Keady, Roy Marble, Derrick Mason, Rashard Mendenhall, Brad Miller, Michael Redd, Troy Smith, Tyrell Sutton, Pierre Thomas, Stephanie White and Juice Williams.
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WELSH-RYAN ARENA T
he Big Ten Conference is known for its enthusiastic, record-setting crowds and first-class facilities, and Northwestern’s historic Welsh-Ryan Arena is no exception. When opponents arrive to play a game in Evanston, they know they’re in for quite a battle. McGaw Memorial Hall has been the home of the Wildcats since 1952, when it was built in part to accommodate a meeting of the World Council of Churches at the University. One of the best facilities of its size in the nation when it opened, McGaw Hall played host to the 1956 Final Four, which saw San Francisco win an 83-71 decision over Iowa in the championship game—a contest which drew a crowd of 10,653, still the building’s basketball attendance record. McGaw Hall was one of just three different arenas to stage the event from 1953-59. McGaw Hall was officially dedicated on Jan. 18, 1953, although the first game in it was played Dec. 6, 1952, with Northwestern taking on Western Michigan. The fieldhouse was donated to the University by Foster G. McGaw and friends in memory of his father, the Reverend Francis A. McGaw, a Presbyterian minister who died at his mission in Nairobi, Africa, in 1942. After its early glory days, the structure to which the Wildcats returned in 1983-84 was not the same one they had left 12 months earlier. A $6.75 million renovation of the building had dramatically altered its interior, with the biggest improvement being the completion of Welsh-Ryan Arena. NU played its home games at Alumni Hall on DePaul University’s campus during the 1982-83 season while the renovations were taking place. Now considered one of the top facilities of its size in the nation, Welsh-Ryan Arena is situated at the south end of McGaw Hall, and has a seating capacity of 8,117. As a part of the $20 million Campaign for Athletic Excellence, various facilities in McGaw Hall were updated and improved. New wood basketball courts were added to the back of McGaw Hall for extra practice and playing time for the men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The arena is named in recognition of a leadership gift to the $21 million Athletic Facilities Campaign by the Patrick G. Ryan family of Kenilworth, Ill. Ryan, chairman of Northwestern’s Board of Trustees, is president and chief executive officer of AON Corporation. The name-gift pledge to the Campaign was made by the Ryan family in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Ryan Sr. and his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Welsh Sr. Prior to their move to McGaw Hall, the Wildcats played their home games at Patten Gymnasium from 1910-40. One of the most important events held in the building during its final year was the championship game of the first NCAA tournament on March 27, 1939, when Oregon defeated Ohio State 46-33. Northwestern split its home games between Chicago Stadium and Evanston High School from 1940-52 before McGaw Hall opened for the 1952-53 season. The facility was constructed at a cost of $1.3 million. The men’s and women’s basketball programs moved into brand-new locker rooms during the 2007-08 season as part of a $4 million project. The second phase of the efforts is expected to be completed in time for the beginning of the 2008-09 campaign as the coaching staffs move into their new offices on the second floor of the project.
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WELSH-RYAN ARENA The McGaw Hall (Welsh-Ryan Arena) Locker Room Project, part of the Athletics Initiative, was completed prior to the 2007-08 basketball season. The complete expansion includes: • Two 1,400-square-foot locker room areas • Wireless Internet • Theatre-style classrooms for team meetings • Two player lounges with flat panel TVs • New officials locker rooms The second phase, completed in October, 2008, includes the relocation of coaches’ offices to the second floor of the facility. The project was made possible by the generous support of : Don and Alice Brown—Their leadership gift will be recognized with the naming of the Brown Family Basketball Center. Howard and Marilyn Witt—The men’s basketball locker room will be named in their honor. Tim and Susan Sullivan—The men’s basketball office will be named in their honor. Fast Break Club—The men’s basketball booster group made a commitment to name the men’s players’ lounge.
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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
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Katie Austin Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning
atie Austin enters her eighth season at Northwestern and her first year as the women’s basketball director of strength and conditioning. A native of Spencer, Iowa, Austin graduated from the University of Texas in 1999 with a degree in sports management and business. She was a volleyball All-American in 1998. Austin is certified with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
In the summer of 2008, Northwestern received brand new, stateof-the art equipment, giving student-athletes the opportunity to train and improve their strength in one of the finest weight rooms in the nation. The Byron S. Coon Center is now a 12,000-square foot, glass-encased facility housing brand new equipment. The Coon Center is connected to the Nicolet Football Center, just off Ryan Field, and is the hub for all of Northwestern’s student-athletes. Step inside the glass walls during any afternoon; the center is a hive of activity. In addition to retaining some of the original Sorinex equipment, Northwestern added new Power Lift equipment and all new Uesaka Bumper Plates in the summer of 2008. The current weight room is equipped with: • Brand New State-of-the-Art MONDO Flooring • 17 Olympic Platforms • 21 Power Racks • 2,210 kg of Uesaka Bumper Plates • 15,000 lbs. of York Plates • 10 Eleiko Olympic Bars • 7 Uesaka Olympic Bars
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• 21 Texas Power Bars • 100 pairs of dumbbells, ranging from 5-150 lbs • Two Power Lift 4-way Multi-Hip Machines • 13 Power-lift Benches • 15 Sorinex Benches • Five Power Lift Free-Standing Combo Pulley Units • Two Samson Leg Press Machines • One Sorinex Leg Press Machine • Two Reverse Hyper Machines • Two Hip Extension Machines • One Power Lift Belt Squat Machines
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“The equipment that we’ve purchased and put in this weight room is geared toward the serious athlete, whose intent is to train and compete at the highest level of competition. It’s very heavy duty; it’s very skill-and-sport specific equipment. It’s not a health club atmosphere here—when you step through those doors, you better be prepared to work.” —Larry Lilja Director of Strength and Conditioning
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS Recreation The Northwestern campus provides numerous recreational oppportunities. Students can enjoy the bike and walking paths along Lake Michigan year-round and the University’s private beach or sailing center during warmer months. Students also have the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and Norris Aquatics Center at their disposal. This state-of-the-art fitness facility includes the Combe Tennis Center, the tennis team’s indoor home venue, as well as an Olympic-size swimming pool, weight and fitness machines, three full basketball courts and courts for racquetball and squash.
Dining If you can’t find a restaurant to your liking in Evanston, you’re not trying hard enough. The city Northwestern calls home is also home to more than 100 restaurants, many within walking distance of campus. These establishments offer incredible variety, both in the food they serve and the atmosphere they provide. With hot dog stands, pizza houses, fast-food joints, sandwich shops, diners and some of the finest full-course restaurants in the Chicago area, the dining options in Evanston can satisfy any appetite.
Entertainment Arguably the most diverse and cosmopolitan suburb in the Chicago area, Evanston is one of the best college towns in the nation. It truly has something for everyone. The state-ofthe-art Century 12 and CineArts 6 theaters (left) show the latest blockbusters as well as independent films. Bill’s Blues Bar presents folk music as well as blues, and Pete Miller’s showcases jazz. Evanston also boasts a lively theater scene. Fairs and festivals are presented throughout the year and include a Saturday morning farmer’s market from May through November. These cultural and entertainment options complement the wide range of entertainment offered on campus. And if the activities in Evanston or on campus don’t meet your needs, downtown Chicago is just a train or shuttle bus ride away.
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my kind of town, chicago C
hicago is the third-largest city in the United States, behind only New York and Los Angeles. It has everything you’d expect of a world-class city. • Sports: Chicago is one of the best sports towns in the country. Among the pro teams that call Chicago home are the Cubs and White Sox (MLB), the Bulls (NBA), the Sky (WNBA), the Bears (NFL), the Blackhawks (NHL), the Red Stars, the Bandits (NFP Softball) and the Fire (MLS). • Nightlife: The pioneering Second City is just one of a host of top-flight comedy clubs in the city. Chicago is also famous for blues clubs and jazz lounges, including the Green Mill, the oldest jazz club in the U.S.
Evanston and Chicago Downtown Chicago is just 12 miles south of Northwestern’s Evanston campus. Students without cars can easily get to Chicago by taking the Northwestern shuttle bus or hopping on an el or Metra train at stations close to campus.
• Theater: Chicago has one of the most important and active theater communities in the nation. You can find everything from intimate store-front productions to the latest and greatest musicals. • Shopping: Ecletic boutiques can be found in neighborhoods throughout the city. Chicago’s downtown shopping, with all the major retail chains, is concentrated on State Street and Michigan Avenue. • Recreation: Chicago has plenty of beaches and parks easily reached from most neighborhoods as well as running and biking paths that stretch for miles along Lake Michigan. • Dining: Chicago boasts some of the finest dining establishments in the country. Among the most popular are Harry Caray’s, Ditka’s, the Chicago Chop House and the original Gino’s East (deep-dish pizza). • Museums: From the Impressionist collection at the Art Institute to the Boeing 727 at the Museum of Science and Industry, you’ll find an exhibit to match your interests. The museum campus, featuring the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium, is a popular destination for a day in the city. • Music: The choices for music lovers range from small clubs to outdoor festivals, from the latest in pop music to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera. If an artist or group is on tour, you can bet they’ll be coming to Chicago. • Festivals: The world famous Taste of Chicago in Grant Park is the largest of Chicago’s many festivals. Smaller fairs and festivals provide an opportunity to explore Chicago’s many neighborhoods. • Skyline: You can visit the top of the Willis (formerly known as the Sears Tower) Tower, the nation’s tallest building, for a breathtaking view of one of the world’s most beautiful skylines. Or enjoy the view of the lake and city while dining at the Signature Room in the John Hancock Center.
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THE ULTIMATE SPORTS TOWN Da Bulls, Da Bears and More When an athlete attends Northwestern University, he or she joins the Chicago sports family—an elite group that includes some of the most famous athletes in the world. • College sports: Chicagoland is the home base of the Big Ten Conference, and the local media serve as the hub for Big Ten coverage throughout the Midwest. Everyone loves a winner, and when Northwestern is winning the media coverage—both regional and national—is unparalleled.
Chicago’s Pro Teams
• Stadiums and arenas: Chicago is also home to some of the most famous sports venues in the country. The “friendly confines” of Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, and Soldier Field, home of the Bears, are landmarks. The United Center is home to the Bulls and Blackhawks, while U.S. Cellular Field hosts the White Sox. Soldier Field, Home of the Chicago Bears
• Bandits, National Pro Fastpitch • Bears, National Football League • Blackhawks, National Hockey League • Bulls, National Basketball Association • Cubs, Major League Baseball • Fire, Major League Soccer • Machine, Major League Lacrosse • Red Stars, Women’s Professional Soccer • Sky, Women’s National Basketball Association • Thunder, United States Pro Volleyball • White Sox, Major League Baseball • Wolves, American Hockey League
US Cellular field, home of the 2005 world champion white sox
the chicago blackhawks advanced to the conference finals of the 2009 stanley cup playoffs.
Patrick Kane, 2007 NHL Rookie of the Year
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