Welcome to Joe Walton Stadium The Robert Morris University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is here to serve your needs. Thank you for coming to the game.
For Your Assistance … TICKET INFORMATION: To purchase single game or season tickets, please contact the RMU Athletic Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949 or visit www.RMUColonials.com.
SEATING: Event staff are posted throughout Joe Walton Stadium. Please see them for assistance. All seats are general admission. CONCESSIONS: The refreshment stand is located in the plaza on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For regular updates, statistics and information on each of RMU’s 16 intercollegiate sports, please log onto the official website for Robert Morris University athletics at www.RMUColonials.com.
HANDICAPPED SEATING: Areas are designated at the top of the bleachers. See a member of the event staff for assistance. PUBLIC ADDRESS: The public address announcer is located in the press box. Please report emergencies to a member of the event staff. SMOKING: This is a non-smoking facility. Smoking areas are designated on either end of the plaza located on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium.
Credits: “Independence Day Magazine” is a publication of the Robert Morris University media relations office. The magazine was written and edited by Jim Duzyk with special assistance from Marty Galosi and Ken Baker. Design and typography by Juris Silenieks of JR Graphics. Photos by Paul Berewsill, Jason Cohn, Tom Drost, Dave Hiteshue, Christopher Horner, Sylvan “Sly” Landers, Jim Schafer, Connie Karaffa, Peggy Shultheis and Glory Days Photography. Printing done by Knepper Press, Clinton, Pa.
RESTROOMS: Men’s and women’s restrooms are located in the portal of Joe Walton Stadium and behind the bleachers at the west end of the stadium. —1—
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2018 Schedule DATE
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
Sept. 1
@ Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
1:00 p.m.
Sept. 8
VIRGINIA STATE
Moon Township, Pa.
Noon
Sept. 15 @ James Madison
Harrisonburg, Va.
6:00 p.m.
Sept. 22 @ Bryant *
Smithfield, R.I.
1:00 p.m.
Oct. 6
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * # Moon Township, Pa.
1:00 p.m.
Oct. 13
@ Duquesne *
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7:00 p.m.
Oct. 20
CENTRAL STATE
Moon Township, Pa.
Noon
Oct. 27
SAINT FRANCIS *
Moon Township, Pa.
Noon
Nov. 3
@ Sacred Heart *
Fairfield, Conn.
Noon
Nov. 10
@ Eastern Kentucky
Richmond, Ky.
1:00 p.m.
Nov. 17
WAGNER * %
Moon Township, Pa.
Noon
Home games bold and all CAPS | * Northeast Conference (NEC) game | # Homecoming | % Senior Day
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Robert Morris University History Preparing Students for Success Since 1921.
Robert Morris University traces its history to 1921, when it opened its doors as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy. In 1935 the school took the name of Robert Morris, the Founding Father and Pennsylvanian known as the “Financier of the American Revolution.” 1963 – First classes begin at a new residential campus in Moon Township after the college purchases Pine Hill Manor, a 230-acre summer estate, from Oliver Kaufmann, a philanthropist and executive of the Pittsburgh department store. 1969 – Now Robert Morris College, the school begins offering four-year bachelor’s degrees in business administration. 1977 – The Colonials men’s basketball team moves up to NCAA Division I after a string of winning seasons versus two-year colleges. 1978 – First graduate students are admitted for master’s degree programs in business administration, taxation, and business teacher education. 1983 – A year after its first trip to March Madness, “Bobby Mo” returns and beats Georgia Southern 64-54 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. 1986 – Fire destroys the Barn, the longtime home of Colonial Theatre. An Alumni Commons is built in its place, while Colonial Theatre moves to Massey Hall. 1999 – First doctoral program is offered with the D.Sc. in Information Systems and Communications.
1921 – The first class of 26 students enrolls in the new Pittsburgh School of Accountancy. Founder Andrew Blass models the school on the Pace Institute in Washington, D.C., where he had been dean.
2002 – Robert Morris University takes its current name, recognizing its status as an institution of higher learning with multiple schools and degree offerings.
1935 – The school changes its name to the Robert Morris School of Business in honor of the Founding Father from Pennsylvania, and adds an applied business and secretarial studies division.
2005 – The Colonials football program, holders of two national mid-major titles, moves from Moon Area High School field to the new Joe Walton Stadium.
1942 – The Robert Morris School moves to the William Penn Hotel to make room for its growing enrollment.
2010 – RMU sells its Downtown building and moves all academic programs to the Moon Township campus.
1959 – The school purchases its own Downtown building at the intersection of Fifth and Sixth avenues.
2015 – Chris Howard is named the eighth president of Robert Morris University.
1961 – Robert Morris students form the NFL’s first cheerleading squad, the “Steelerettes.” They cheer the Black and Gold throughout the ‘60s, until the team moves to Three Rivers Stadium.
2016 – The opening of Scaife Hall for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences marks the third new academic building constructed on campus in five years. 2017 – Work begins on the UPMC Events Center, a new multipurpose complex for Colonials sports, plus conventions, concerts, and other events.
1962 – The school becomes Robert Morris Junior College, changing from a for-profit business school to a nonprofit educational institution. —8—
RMU FYI ■ RMU rose 12 spots to 176th among national doctoral-granting universities in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2017. It debuted on the list in 2016, moving up from regional university to join the list of 300 of the nation’s biggest doctoral research institutions. ■ RMU’s online bachelor’s degree programs are ranked 23rd nationally by U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs 2018. RMU graduate programs ranked in the listings include both the M.B.A. and other graduate business programs, nursing, computer information technology and education. ■ The RMU Student Engagement Transcript allows students to formally document their participation in activities, including study abroad, community service, athletics and undergraduate research. ■ RMU is one of only 16 Center of Actuarial Excellence in the country, the top university designation given by the Society of Actuaries. Actuaries use statistics to predict and mitigate financial risks for insurance and similar fields.
■ RMU is a residential university where 83% of freshman live on campus, as well as almost half of all undergraduates. ■ Robert Morris has an international student body, and 12% of RMU students come from another country, double the national college average of international students.
■ RMU had the first state board of nursing-approved doctor of nursing practice program in Pennsylvania. ■ Robert Morris is part of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a $70 million federal initiative that includes Carnie Mellon University and Penn State.
■ Among those that request it, 90% of full-time undergraduates receive financial aid. ■ The RMU School of Business is accredited by AACSB International – The Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only 5% of business schools worldwide share this prestigious designation.
■ Four out of five RMU students complete at least one internship before they graduate, and most of them are paid.
■ Robert Morris has an international student body, and 10% of RMU students come from another country, double the national college average of international students.
■ RMU is the first university in Pennsylvania to join the Amazon Web Service Academy and offer cloud computing certification curriculum.
RMU by the Numbers Founded: 1921 • Location: Moon Township, Pa. Enrollment: 5,076 (4,243 undergraduate, 833 graduate) Student Population: 55% male, 45% female, from 43 states and 38 nations Full-time faculty members: 202 • Full-time employees including faculty: 615 Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division I • Varsity Sports: 16 Nickname: Colonials • Colors: Navy blue, white and red
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Dr. Christopher Howard President of Robert Morris University
Dr. Christopher B. Howard became the eighth president of Robert Morris University in suburban Pittsburgh on February 1, 2016. RMU is a nationally ranked university that combines academic excellence with a professional focus in more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs across five academic schools. More than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate, nontraditional and online students from 48 states and 39 nations are enrolled at RMU, which sits on 230 scenic acres just 20 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. Dr. Howard aims to make RMU the preferred strategic partner for corporations, organizations, and professionals in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Under the university’s latest strategic plan, RMU 100, the university will use Gallup research and powerful new technologies to boost retention and graduations rates and launch students into great careers. RMU is now nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report, which also rates RMU among the top 10 percent of universities for online bachelor’s degree programs in the nation. In 2019 the university will open the UPMC Events Center, part of a $50 million capital project that is the largest in RMU’s history. Dr. Howard is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he earned a B.S. in political science in 1991. A Rhodes Scholar, he earned his doctorate in politics at the University of Oxford and an M.B.A. with distinction from the Harvard Business School, where in 2018 he received the school’s Alumni Achievement Award. He received the Campbell Trophy, the highest academic award in the country presented to a senior college football player, and was inducted into the Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, which recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of their college athletic careers. Dr. Howard is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and one of 13 members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. A retired Air Force reserve lieutenant colonel, Dr. Howard served as a helicopter pilot after earning his
doctorate, and then became an intelligence officer for the elite Joint Special Operations Command. Defense Secretary William Cohen asked Dr. Howard to accompany a 1999 U.S. delegation to South Africa as a political-military advisor. He was called back to active duty during 2003 in Afghanistan, and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service. Dr. Howard also served as the Reserve Air Attaché to Liberia. Prior to his appointment as president of RMU, Dr. Howard for six years was the president of Hampden-Sydney College, a private, liberal arts college near Richmond, Va. During Dr. Howard’s tenure as president, enrollment, retention, and alumni giving all increased at HampdenSydney. Previously he served as vice president for leadership and strategic initiatives at the University of Oklahoma, where he also served as the director of the Honors College Leadership Center and a President’s Associates Presidential Professor. Dr. Howard enjoyed a successful career in the corporate world, working in General Electric’s Corporate Initiatives Group as well as Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Corporate Associates Program. At both companies, Dr. Howard’s responsibilities included sales, marketing, international project management, strategic planning, internal consulting, and business development. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, ESPN.com, NPR’s “All Things Considered” and “On Being” and has been interviewed on CNN, PBS, and PRI’s “The Tavis Smiley Show.”
PERSONAL Dr. Howard is married to Barbara Noble Howard from Johannesburg, South Africa. Barbara is a Temple University graduate, Director of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, a member of the Virginia War Memorial Board of Directors, and a Trustee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The Howards have two sons, Cohen and Joshua. Cohen is a 2016 graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South, and Joshua is a sophomore at Middlebury College.
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OTHER HONORS AND APPOINTMENTS INCLUDE
EDUCATION-RELATED APPOINTMENTS
■ Member of the Board of Directors of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development.
■ Higher Education Working Group on Global Issues of the Council on Foreign Relations.
■ Former member of the “MyVA” Advisory Committee, appointed by then Secretary of Veteran Affairs Robert McDonald.
■ Advisory Board of the Morehouse College Research Institute.
■ Founder, former chairman, and current trustee of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarship and travel opportunities for South African university students of color.
■ Board of the Olmstead Foundation, which provides young military leaders the opportunity to achieve fluency in a foreign language and pursue their graduate studies at an overseas university. ■ Future of Independent Higher Education steering committee for the Council of Independent Colleges.
■ Named one of “The 20 Most Interesting College Presidents” by The Best Schools.
■ Former member of the Board of Regents at Baylor University.
■ National Council of Advisors of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.
■ Former member of the Board of Directors at the American Council on Education.
■ Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow. ■ Graduate of the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. ■ One of the few college or university chief executives in the U.S. invited to join the Young Presidents’ Organization.
■ Former member of the National Security Education Program Board, nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. ■ Former trustee of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars.
■ Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
■ Former member of the National Intelligence University Board of Visitors.
■ Leadership Council for The Aspen Institute’s Franklin Project encouraging civic responsibility.
■ Selected by Steve Schwarzman to serve on the inaugural selection committee for the Schwarzman Scholars Program, a highly selective master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing aimed at fostering future international leaders.
■ 2012 Honoree, Dominion Power’s Strong Men and Women: Excellence in Leadership Series. ■ 2010 African-American Trailblazer in Virginia History by the Library of Virginia.
■ Former member of the Board of Trustees of The Fessenden School in West Newton, Massachusetts.
■ Former member of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Commission to Ensure Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government.
■ Former member of the Board of Trustees of Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia.
■ Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Centre College, Ripon College, and the Rush University College of Medicine. ■ Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Christopher Newport University. ■ Member of the Sigma Pi Phi, also known as the Boule, the oldest African American fraternity in the United States. ■ Honorary member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving AACSB-accredited business schools. ■ Honorary member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. ■ Gift made in the Howards’ honor at HampdenSydney College to create the Chris and Barbara Howard Chair in Rhetoric. ■ Member of the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh.
■ Advisory Board of UCLA FOCUS.
BUSINESS-RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS ■ Co-author with David Snider of the 2010 book Money Makers: Inside the New World of Finance and Business. ■ Member of the OLO Systems Advisory Board and formerly on the Board of Directors of Converge, an IT de-manufacturing firm. ■ Former Senior Advisor on African Affairs at the Albright Stonebridge Group, an international advisory firm for Fortune 1000 companies. ■ Served as the youngest member of the annual Washington Post-Harvard University “America’s Best Leaders” selection committee. ■ Former acting Managing Director of Endeavor South Africa, a global initiative that supports entrepreneurs in the developing world.
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Robert Morris University Athletics From its fertile beginning as a men’s basketball junior college powerhouse to one of the most diverse athletic programs in the tri-state area, intercollegiate athletics and success at Robert Morris University go hand-in-hand. RMU offers 16 intercollegiate athletics programs, including the only men’s and women’s Division I ice hockey squads and Division I men’s lacrosse team in the Pittsburgh region. Over the last 42 years, the Colonials have claimed 47 conference regular-season championships and 47 league tournament titles. A total of 14 of RMU’s intercollegiate athletic programs have earned at least one tournament championship, with men’s basketball leading the way with eight Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament titles. Men’s basketball has also claimed 11 NEC regular-season championships, the most in school history, while softball owns eight and football and volleyball have each claimed six. The latest program to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament for Robert Morris came in the spring of 2018, when the men’s lacrosse team earned a thrilling overtime victory at No. 20 Saint Joseph’s to claim their first NEC Tournament title in program history. The Colonials weren’t done there, as in the NCAA Tournament Opening Round, RMU again went on the road and posted a 12-6 victory over Canisius in Buffalo, N.Y., in a game that was seen live on
ESPN3. Four days later in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPNU, Robert Morris put a scare into No. 2 Maryland, owning a 6-3 halftime lead before eventually falling in College Park, Md., 14-11. Individually in 2017-18, redshirt senior Brittany Howard of the women’s ice hockey team put a cap on arguably the greatest career in program history. Thanks to 25 goals and 49 points in her final season of eligibility, Howard concluded her career as the program’s all-time leader in both categories. She finished with 181 career points, almost 50 more than second place, while also scoring 79 career goals. A two-time College Hockey America (CHA) Player of the Year and CHA Scoring Trophy winner (2017, 2018), Howard became the first RMU studentathlete to be honored by Dapper Dan Charities, as she was named the 2017 Sportswomen of the Year at the 82nd annual Dapper Dan Dinner & Sports Auction in February of 2018. In addition to the honors and recognition for Howard, junior Lilly Harnish was named the NEC Most Outstanding Performer in the jumps for both the indoor and outdoor seasons at the league’s annual championships. She is just the second student-athlete in school history to make it a clean sweep in both indoor and outdoor track & field, joining Nicole Downing, who swept the awards for field events in 2004.
Lilly Harnish
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Meanwhile, construction continues on the UPMC Events Center, a new facility for men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball that solidifies RMU’s status as an athletics program on the rise. The three programs will move into the state-of-theart venue in 2019. The exploits of the intercollegiate athletic program in 2017-18 has continued a trend that RMU has established since its move to Division I over four decades ago. Since 1982, Robert Morris has sent 27 teams to the NCAA Tournament. Men’s basketball has made an NEC record eight appearances, while volleyball has participated in six. The Colonial men’s basketball program qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010 and 2015, while volleyball made five straight appearances from 1999 to 2003 before earning the automatic bid in 2015. The women’s basketball team has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments (2007, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017), while men’s soccer has appeared three times (1993, 1994, 2005). Softball (2005), men’s ice hockey (2014), men’s golf (2015), women’s ice hockey (2017) and men’s lacrosse (2018) have also earned automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. Other programs to have claimed an NEC Tournament championship during that span include three in men’s golf (1995, 1996, 2015), two in men’s cross country (1986, 1987), men’s indoor track & field (1999, 2000) and women’s indoor track & field (1998, 2000) and one each in women’s tennis (1996) and men’s outdoor track & field (2000). The trend of success should come as no surprise. The men’s basketball program has appeared in a national postseason tournament seven times in the
last 11 years, including three NCAA Tournaments (2009, 2010, 2015), three NIT’s (2008, 2013, 2014) and the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). In 2013, Robert Morris became the center of the college basketball world by defeating defending national champion Kentucky in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history, in the first round of the NIT. In 2012, women’s ice hockey claimed its first College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament championship thanks to a 3-2 victory over Mercyhurst in the championship game at the RMU Island Sports Center. The football team earned the inaugural berth for the NEC in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs in 2010 by claiming its sixth NEC regular-season title. In 2000, football finished 10-0, the first perfect campaign for any sport at RMU. In the process, the team won its second straight NCAA I-AA Mid-Major National Championship, according to Don Hansen’s National Football Weekly Gazette. The program moved into its own on-campus stadium, named Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the program’s first head coach, in 2005. The women’s rowing team claimed two straight Margaret McNiff Trophies in the varsity four classification at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa., in 2000 and 2001. Five teams achieved national rankings during the 1990s, with the 1994 softball team reaching No. 23, the 1994 men’s soccer team peaking at No. 16, the 1996 football squad finishing second in the NCAA I-AA non-scholarship ranks, the 1997 football team placing third and the 1999 football squad finishing No. 1.
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RMU’s Conference Champions — Team — REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS (47) Sport
Year(s)
Men’s Basketball 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 Women’s Basketball 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018 Football 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010 Men’s Ice Hockey # 2015, 2016 Women’s Ice Hockey * 2017, 2018 Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Men’s Soccer 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001 Softball 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Volleyball 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (47) Sport
Year(s)
Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Cross Country Men’s Golf Men’s Ice Hockey # Women’s Ice Hockey * Men’s Lacrosse Men’s Soccer Softball Women’s Tennis Men’s Indoor Track & Field Women’s Indoor Track & Field Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Volleyball
1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017 1986, 1987 1995, 1996, 2015 2014 2012, 2017 2018 1993, 1994, 2005 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005 1996 1999, 2000 1998, 2000 2000 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015
Note: All regular season and tournament championships were claimed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) unless otherwise noted. # Atlantic Hockey championship | * College Hockey America (CHA) championship
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— Individual — MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (39) 55-Meter Tony Bunbury (1988) 55-Meter Hurdles DeLonte Perkins (1998) • Jim Baughman (1999) 200-Meter William Blake (1999) 500-Meter Jim Baughman (1999, 2000) • Joe Wagner (2005)
1999 VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (1)
Mile Mike Booth (2006)
Steve Uhing (1987)
3,000-Meter Mike Booth (2006)
MEN’S GOLF (3) Paul Snyder (1986) • Bart Mease (1996) C.G. Mercatoris (2011)
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (33)
High Jump Jarrad Pencek (1999, 2000, 2001) Jeff Witmyer (2005, 2007, 2008)
55-Meter Hurdles Jackie Gray (1991) • Genita Dickey (2000)
Long Jump Jarrad Pencek (2000, 2001, 2002)
60-Meter Hurdles Genita Dickey (2001) • Jordhanna White (2008)
Triple Jump Elliott Constantine (1989) • Cory Hunt (1993) Jarrad Pencek (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) Nasim Siddeeq (2008)
200-Meter Genita Dickey (2001)
Pole Vault Eric White (2000, 2001, 2002) Josh Ghaly (2007) • Chris Spataro (2008, 2010) Jarad George (2009)
300-Meter Tiphani McKee (2001) 500-Meter Genita Dickey (2000, 2001) • Anna Chasovskaia (2018)
Shot Put Patrick Mangan (1989) • Steve Mitchell (2014)
800-Meter Laura Rivera (1994) • Kerry McKinney (2002)
4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris (1999, 2000, 2001, 2014)
5,000-Meter Merel Van Steenbergen (2011)
Distance Medley Relay Robert Morris (2006)
High Jump Michele Roth (2004) • Lilly Harnish (2017, 2018) Long Jump Melitta Brown (2008) Triple Jump Brittany Humphress (2007) • Yulia Vasilyeva (2013, 2014) Lilly Harnish (2018) Pole Vault Jessica Cooper (2000, 2001) Erica Schmidt (2010) • Casey Folga (2012) Olivia Loy (2013) • Bethany Ledford (2014, 2015) Weight Throw Nicole Downing (2004, 2005) Gabriella Rinehart (2010) • Rachel Boody (2017) 4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris (2000, 2001)
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RACHEL BOODY
GENITA DICKEY
COURTNEY LENART
JARRAD PENCEK
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (43)
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (38)
100-Meter Hurdles Jackie Gray (1992) • Genita Dickey (2000) Jordhanna White (2008)
110-Meter Hurdles DeLonte Perkins (1998) Jim Baughman (2000)
400-Meter Hurdles Jackie Gray (1992, 1993) Genita Dickey (1999, 2000) Samantha Simile (2009)
400-Meter Hurdles Frank Bruno (1998, 1999) Jim Baughman (2000) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Phillips Thompson (2008)
5,000-Meter Ericka Suhy (2001)
High Jump Brad Bruno (1991) Jarrad Pencek (1999, 2000, 2001) Mark Caskey (2006) • Jeff Witmyer (2008)
High Jump Ericka Frazee (2006) • Lilly Harnish (2018) Long Jump Melitta Brown (2008) • Tara Van Schie (2014)
Long Jump Jarrad Pencek (2000, 2001, 2002) Christian Lemke (2004)
Triple Jump Michelle Gawaldo (1998) Brittany Humphress (2005, 2006) Yulia Vasilyeva (2014) • Lilly Harnish (2017)
Triple Jump Jarrad Pencek (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) Adam Woodford (2005) • Nasim Siddeeq (2008) Richard Njenga (2014)
Pole Vault Jessica Cooper (2000, 2001) Erica Schmidt (2009, 2010) • Casey Folga (2011) Bethany Ledford (2012, 2015)
Pole Vault Eric White (2002) • Josh Ghaly (2007) Anthony Trunzo (2010)
Discus Laura Buzzard (1999) • Nicole Downing (2004) Christina Roadman (2005) • Aubree Ray (2012, 2014) Rachel Boody (2017) • Estelle Katende (2018)
Discus Marcus McCaleb (1997) • Collin Ray (2011 Hammer Throw Kevin Argauer (2009) • Steve Mitchell (2011) Brendan Morales (2013)
Shot Put Jessica Guyett (2016) • Estelle Katende (2018) Hammer Throw Nicole Downing (2003, 2004, 2005) Gabriella Rinehart (2009)
Javelin Scott Fath (1993) • Chris Carper (2013, 2014) 4x100-Meter Relay Robert Morris (2001, 2004)
Javelin Courtney Lenart (2004, 2005) Stephanie Kuhn (2006, 2007)
4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris (2001)
4x800-Meter Relay Robert Morris (2017)
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Craig Coleman, M.D. Director of Athletics
At the forefront of RMU’s golden age of intercollegiate athletics is Craig Coleman, M.D., who is in his 14th academic year as Director of Athletics at Robert Morris in 201819. He was named to the position Feb. 15, 2005. Led by Coleman’s guidance, the RMU department of athletics has continued to progress on both a regional and national level. Robert Morris continued its successful run in 2017-18, as the men’s lacrosse team claimed its first Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament title in program history. The Colonials advanced to their first NCAA Tournament, where they went on the road and upended Canisius in the opening round, 12-6. The success the men’s lacrosse program had for Robert Morris in 2018 marked the 12th time in 13 years during Coleman’s tenure RMU has sent at least one team to the NCAA Tournament. Away from competition, the department of athletics continued to excel in the classroom with Coleman at the helm. Student-athletes who compete in 16 sports combined to post a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.440 during the 2017-18 academic year, with a total of 14 of RMU’s 16 programs finishing with team GPA’s of 3.2 or higher. Three student-athletes were named their respective sports NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while 12 hockey players, six each from the men’s and women’s program, posted perfect 4.00 GPA’s during the 201718 academic year. In addition, women’s lacrosse senior Dana Davis was named the 2018 NEC Student-Athlete of the Year, an honor bestowed annually that recognizes individual excellence in both the academic and athletic realms as well as leadership and contributions to one’s community. It is the highest honor given and encompasses all sports sponsored by the league. Davis became the second student-athlete from RMU to win the award, joining Nicole Sleith (2015). The continued success for the Colonials in recent years is just part of a period of unparalleled growth for the department of athletics under Coleman’s leadership. In 2016-17, both women’s ice hockey and women’s basketball claimed conference tournament
championships, marking the fourth consecutive year Robert Morris sent a pair of programs to an NCAA Tournament. In 2015-16, both volleyball and women’s basketball advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The year before, men’s basketball and men’s golf team earned automatic bids, while in 2013-14, women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey teams played in the NCAA Tournament. That year marked the first time in school history a pair of teams earned automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament. During the 2012-13 campaign, men’s basketball and softball claimed NEC regularseason championships. The men’s basketball squad also became the center of the college basketball universe when it defeated defending national champion Kentucky in the first round of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history. The women’s ice hockey team claimed its first College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament championship in 2012. The Colonials snapped Mercyhurst’s streak of nine straight titles thanks to a 3-2 victory over the Lakers in the championship game of the 2012 CHA Tournament at the RMU Island Sports Center. In 2010, the football team earned the NEC’s inaugural bid to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs, the 12th straight year a program from Robert Morris earned an automatic bid in an NCAA Tournament. In addition, the men’s lacrosse program, in just its sixth year of existence, earned its first national ranking by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). Overall in Coleman’s 13 years as director of athletics at Robert Morris, programs have claimed a total of 24 regular-season championships and earned 16 automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament. RMU’s exploits academically during Coleman’s tenure have been just as impressive. In his first year as director of athletics in 2005-06, Robert Morris placed a total of nine student-athletes covering six sports on the ESPN The Magazine District II Academic All-America Team, the most in school history. RMU also earned the NEC Institutional
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Academic Award in both 2012 and 2014. Coleman oversaw the development of a new Robert Morris athletics logo and mascot as well as the launching of the official website of RMU athletics at www.RMUColonials.com. A total of 10 head coaches have been hired by Coleman, including a pair of men’s basketball head coaches (Mike Rice and Andrew Toole) and two in women’s rowing (Midge McPhail and Nelle Stahura). Also hired by Coleman are Dale Starr (volleyball), Paul Colontino (women’s ice hockey) and Caitlin Cotter (cross country and track & field). In December of 2017, Bernard Clark was named the third head football coach in the program’s 25-year history. All the while, Coleman has built a winning softball program at Robert Morris over the past 28 years. During that period, RMU has won eight NEC regular-season championships and six NEC Tournament titles. In 2014, Coleman won his 600th career game when the Colonials earned a 10-0 victory in six innings in the first game of a doubleheader split at Mount St. Mary’s on April 6. Prior to his arrival as head coach in 1991, the Colonials posted just 19 victories in the previous three seasons. During his 28 years as head coach, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 684-647-5 (.514), including a record of 295-140-2 (.677) against NEC foes. In his first four years as head coach, Coleman guided the Colonials to an overall record of 119-62 (.657) and four NEC championships. In 1994, Robert Morris received its first national ranking in school
history, regardless of sport, when the Colonials were ranked as high as No. 23 in the USA Today / National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll. Coleman’s success as head softball coach has come not only on the field, but in the classroom, as well. His players include 18 Capital One District II Academic AllAmericans, six NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year for softball and numerous NEC Academic Honor Roll selections. In the spring of 2011, former Colonial Annie Dubovec (2008-11) became the first female student-athlete in Robert Morris history to be named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Under Coleman’s watch, the Colonials finished in the top five in Division I in team GPA six consecutive years from 2009 to 2014 according to the NFCA, including the top mark in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Overall, Robert Morris has finished in the top five of team GPA a total of seven times since the 1999-2000 academic year. Prior to being hired as RMU’s Director of Athletics, Coleman worked as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine from 1988 to 2005. He served as the Medical Director of several impatient units, residential treatment facilities and partial hospital programs at UPMC. Coleman earned his medical degree from The Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in Hershey in 1983. In 1979, he earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a native of Philadelphia, Pa.
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UPMC Even
Coming
Robert Morris University announced Jan. 10, 2017, the addition of the UPMC Events Center, a 140,000-square foot complex for the Colonials NCAA Division I basketball and volleyball teams, which will play in Peoples Court. The UPMC Events Center is the main part of a $50 million project that also includes a student recreation and fitness center on RMU’s Moon Township campus. The project will be funded largely through individual donations and corporate sponsorships, including sponsorships from UPMC, Peoples, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, PJ Dick, and PNC. The project also has received a grant through the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
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In addition to the 4,000-plus-seat Peoples Court, a practice court, locker rooms, a strength and conditioning center, offices for athletics, concessions and a souvenir shop, the UPMC Events Center will feature 11,000 square feet of conference and meeting space for campus events and outside organizations. Plans call for the center to open in January 2019. “With a new venue of this quality and size, RMU cements its status as a university on the rise,” said RMU President Chris Howard. “Not only is it a significant regional asset, it’s a facility worthy of the success for our athletics programs and reflective of our status as a nationally ranked university. This is a great day for the Colonial Nation.” Continued ➞
“UPMC is thrilled to be a leading partner with Robert Morris University in this exciting endeavor that will provide long-lasting health and wellness benefits to not only the RMU community but also to people and businesses in this entire region. We applaud and share RMU’s commitment to provide our communities with nothing less than world-class care and facilities,” said Jeffrey Romoff, president and CEO of UPMC. As part of a broader strategic collaboration with RMU, UPMC will become the exclusive provider of sports medicine to the university’s 16 NCAA Division I sports programs, and the UPMC Health Plan will administer the university’s employees’ health insurance benefits. UPMC already provides health care to RMU students at UPMC MyHealth@School, an on-campus health and wellness center that opened in the fall. The UPMC Events Center will bring the Airport Corridor an attractive new venue for public speakers, conventions, expos, concerts, graduation ceremonies and other family entertainment options. It also will host the university’s annual convocation and commencement ceremonies, which have outgrown their current location. All three teams that will play at Peoples Court — men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball — have won the Northeast Conference title and advanced to the NCAA tournament in the last three years.
Head Coach Bernard Clark, Jr. A new era begins in 2018 for Robert Morris University football, and the latest chapter to be written will be authored by Bernard Clark, Jr., who is in his first season leading the Colonials. Named the third head coach in program history at a press conference at Joe Walton Stadium Dec. 19, 2017, Clark was introduced by RMU President Dr. Christopher Howard and RMU Director of Athletics Dr. Craig Coleman, M.D. “We are very excited to begin the next chapter of RMU football with Bernard Clark leading the way,” Coleman said. “He has proven to be an excellent coach over the years, and more importantly, an exceptional molder of young men. Our current and future student-athletes will benefit greatly from his leadership.” Clark, a native of Tampa, Fla., is in his first head coaching position after spending the last four years at the University of Albany, a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In 2014, Clark served as the assistant head coach and linebackers coach for the Great Danes before being promoted to associate head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2015. “I’m very excited about this opportunity to be a head coach for the first time,” Clark said. “I look forward to working with the young men at Robert Morris and helping them grow in more ways than just as football players.” While with Albany, Clark’s defense ranked ninth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in 2017, holding opponents to an average of just 282.1 yards game. That number was bolstered a run defense (107.0) that ranked 15th in the country and a pass defense (175.1) that ranked 20th. The Great Danes allowed an average of just 17.7 points per game in 2017, which ranked 17th in the NCAA FCS ranks. Led by Clark, the Albany defense finished in the top 20 in eight different categories, while three players earned All-CAA for the defense.
“We’re close friends, and we’ve been doing this together for a long time,” Albany head coach Greg Gattuso said. “He’s a talented coach and definitely ready to be a head coach. I’m excited for him that he’s getting this opportunity. He’s going to do a great job at Robert Morris.” In 2016, Clark’s defense at Albany ranked first in the CAA with a +1.45 turnover margin and 32 forced fumbles, leading to a scoring defense of 18.8 points per game, which ranked second in the league. Three Great Danes earned All-CAA honors on the defensive side of the ball, including Michael Nicastro, who garnered All-CAA First Team accolades after compiling 126 tackles and three fumble recoveries. Both of those individual totals ranked in the top four in the NCAA FCS. In his first season at Albany, Clark’s defense led the nation in turnover margin (+1.25) and fumble recoveries (20), while Nicastro earned All-CAA Third Team plaudits. A 1989 graduate of the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration, Clark was a key contributor at linebacker for the Hurricanes as they claimed national championships in both 1987 and 1989. As a sophomore, Clark was named the MVP of the 1988 Orange Bowl after helping lead Miami to a 20-14 victory over Oklahoma and the national title. Clark finished with 14 tackles against the Sooners, including 12 solo takedowns. That game featured Jimmy Johnson as head coach of the Hurricanes and Barry Switzer as the head coach of the Sooners. The contest marked the only time opposing head coaches from a college national championship game each later served as head coach of the same professional football team. Both Johnson and Switzer won the Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys. Clark was a third round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1990 NFL Draft and played two
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seasons with the Bengals as well as one year with the Seattle Seahawks. He also spent time in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Orlando Predators. The defensive coordinator for Santa Fe Catholic High School in Lakeland, Fla., in 1997, Clark began his collegiate coaching career at James Madison in 1998. He spent two seasons with the Dukes coaching the defensive ends before moving to Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Clark spent four years with the Flames from 2000-03, tutoring the linebackers and special teams. In 2004, Clark began the first of two stints with Florida International University. He served as the defensive coordinator for the 2004 and 2005 seasons before joining the coaching staff at the University of South Florida in 2006, coaching the defensive line. That season, the Bulls posted a 24-7 victory over East Carolina in the inaugural PapaJohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. Clark returned to FIU as a defensive assistant in 2007 and 2008 and also served as defensive
coordinator for Hampton University in 2009 and linebackers coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 2010. While an assistant with the Panthers, Clark helped the defense finish in the top 10 of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). In 2011, Clark coached the linebackers at Colorado State before returning to Hampton to serve as defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013. Clark and his wife, Tammy, reside in Clinton, Pa.
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Assistant Coaches
Rod Holder
Rafael Tolentino
Gabe Luvara
Dave Plungas
LaRod Stephens-Howling
Delbert Tyler
John Faircloth
Bart Tanski
Jacob Bronowski
Greg Hardin
Ryan Matviko
Triyanna Davoren
Donnie Militzer
Nick Militzer
Gino Masterani
Rob Day
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Robert Morris Colonials Numerical Roster
No. Name
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 48 49 50 51 54
Terence Stephens Mathew Barr EJ Jimenez Warren Robinson Jimmy Walker Jordan Johnson Andrew Romanchak DeLano Madison Caleb Lewis Arrington Johns DeJuan Dandridge Tim Vecchio Myles Canton Chase Bodeman Derian Smith George Martin Jerry Hanks Jr. Barry Amos Alijah Jackson Kevin Brown Jonathan Wanat Kendall Rodgers Jr. Tevaul Brown Heavon Price Alek Kwasniewski Jon Muehlbauer Tyler Lamica Darrell Mason Joshua Pinkston Julian Mitchell Thomas Neal Adam Wollet Kyle Borgman Eli Avivi Aniello Buzzacco Devon Dickerson Jacob Thomas Garret Fairman Brady Ours Matthew Holmes Joshua Dahl Olivier Pageotte-Andre Ben Walter Adam Check Nick Bisceglia Eric McAllister II Brayden Jones Michael Allain
Pos.
Ht.
RB TE CB WR QB RB LB WR QB CB DB WR DB WR DE QB WR DB RB CB FB RB CB CB DB DB LB LB CB WR LB LB DB DB DB CB DB DB LB DE RB LB DE P K OL LB DE
6-0 6-4 5-10 5-9 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-8 6-4 6-3 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-4 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-4
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown / High School (and Previous School)
200 Jr. Imperial, Pa. / West Allegheny (Bowling Green) 220 R-Jr. Troy, Ohio / Troy 170 Fr. Winter Park, Fla. / Winter Park 165 Sr. Delray Beach, Fla. / American Heritage 225 Sr. Redlands, Calif. / Redlands (San Diego State) 190 Fr. Plantation, Fla. / American Heritage 205 R-Jr. Freeport, Pa. / Freeport 190 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Brother Rice 200 Gr. Lakeland, Fla. / Victory Christian Academy (LSU) 200 Jr. Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway 185 Fr. Sharon Hill, Pa. / Saint Joseph’s Prep 175 Jr. Harrison City, Pa. / Penn-Trafford 205 So. Hyattsville, Md. / DeMatha 210 R-Jr. Oregon, Ohio / Whitmer 240 Jr. Homestead, Pa. / Steel Valley 220 R-Fr. Monongahela, Pa. / Ringgold 185 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. / Leavenworth 170 So. Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore Polytechnic Institute 165 R-Fr. Elmwood Park, N.J. / Paramus Catholic 175 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum 200 Jr. Silver Spring, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 205 Gr. Lakewood, Calif. / Lakewood (Albany) 170 R-Jr. Palm Bay, Fla. / American Heritage 180 R-Jr. Rankin, Pa. / Woodland Hills (Marietta) 190 R-Fr. Kings Mill, Ohio / Kings 195 So. Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson 225 Jr. Rockford, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian 195 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills 170 Sr. Willingboro, N.J. / Burlington County Inst. of Technology 205 Fr. Georgetown, Ontario / Mill Creek 190 Jr. Delray Beach, Fla. / Village Academy 220 Sr. Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary 175 Fr. Rochester, Pa. / Freedom 180 Fr. Manalapan, N.J. / Manalapan 190 Fr. North Lima, Ohio / South Range 170 Fr. Elkins Park, Pa. / Saint Joseph’s Prep 190 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Brentwood 185 Fr. Pleasant Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson 185 Fr. Keyser, W. Va. / Keyser 235 So. Imperial, Pa. / West Allegheny 210 Fr. Orchard Park, N.Y. / Fork Union Military Academy 215 Fr. Saint Augustine, Fla. / Bartram Trail 230 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills 195 Sr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour 160 So. New Kensington, Pa. / Kiski Area 280 R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic 210 Fr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour 255 Fr. Acton, Ontario / Mercyhurst Prep — 42 —
No. Name
55 56 57 59 61 62 64 65 68 70 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 98 99
Frank Antuono Brayden Thimons Cameron Darley John Sheldon Trevor Hicks Jacarri Braddy Bonicias Semexant Patrick Banning Alex Minford Rene Rodriguez Bussy Remaley Conner Mundy Jacob Wilson Dylan Young Chucky Morris Matthew Fennell Adam Sedzmak Bryan Benjamin Garrett Houser Anthony DelleFemine Brandon Magee Matthew Gonzalez Janar Walker Tavin Allison Dalton Elliott Steve Petrick Aidan Howard Chris Stanford Pete Matthews Dylan Smith George Souders III William Kirch Bruce Leonard Izon Pulley Amir Fenwick
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
DE DE DE OL OL DL DL OL OL OL OL OL LS OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR TE WR WR TE TE TE DL K TE P K LS DL DL
6-2 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-1
230 235 260 260 295 270 270 315 290 280 275 280 285 295 275 295 305 300 190 180 185 230 175 195 245 250 210 270 200 200 185 170 195 255 270
So. So. Gr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. R-So. So. R-So. R-So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-So. Sr.
Hometown / High School (and Previous School)
New Castle, Pa. / Neshannock Natrona Heights, Pa. / Highlands Manning, S.C. / Manning Ridley Park, Pa. / Ridley Park Washington Courthouse, Ohio / Washington Triangle, Va. / CD Hylton Gibsontown, Fla. / East Bay Philadelphia, Pa. / Neumann-Goretti (Valley Forge) Bridgeville, Pa. / South Fayette Miami, Fla. / South Miami Greensburg, Pa. / Hempfield Strongsville, Ohio / Strongsville Pittsford, N.Y. / Pittsford Mendon Coral Springs, Fla. / Taravella Jackson, Ohio / Jackson Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper St. Clair Struthers, Ohio / Struthers Frederick, Md. / Frederick Akron, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin Manassas, Va. / Bishop O’Connell Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills Detroit, Mich. / Dakota Newnan, Ga. / Northgate North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin (Temple) Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway Irwin, Pa. / Penn-Trafford Newburgh, N.Y. / Newburgh Camp Hill, Pa. / Mechanicsburg Waynesboro, Pa. / Waynesboro Athens, Ga. / Cedar Shoals Greensburg, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic Germantown, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel Clinton, Md. / Frederick Douglass
— COACHING STAFF — Head Coach (position; season at RMU; alma mater): Bernard Clark, Jr. (first season as head coach, First season at RMU; Miami ’89) Assistant Coaches (position; season at RMU; alma mater): Rod Holder (associate head coach / offensive line; first season at RMU; Miami ’90); Rafael Tolentino (assistant head coach / defensive line; first season at RMU; Western Oregon ’03); Gabe Luvara (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks; first season at RMU; IUP ’01); Dave Plungas (defensive coordinator / linebackers; first season at RMU; Albany ’13); LaRod Stephens-Howling (running backs; second season at RMU; Pittsburgh ’10); Delbert Tyler (assistant defensive line / recruiting coordinator; first season at RMU; Hampton ’14); John Faircloth (safeties; first season at RMU; Mars Hill ’12); Bart Tanski (cornerbacks; first season at RMU; Bowling Green ’13); Jacob Bronowski (tight ends / special teams coordinator; first season at RMU; New Mexico ’16); Greg Hardin (receivers; first season at RMU; North Dakota ’14); Ryan Matviko (director of football operations; second season at RMU; Mercyhurst ’13); Triyanna Davoren (assistant director of football operations; first season at RMU; Albany ’18); Donnie Militzer (defensive quality control; first season at RMU; Robert Morris ’04); Nick Militzer (offensive quality control; first season at RMU; Duquesne ’09); Gino Masterani (video coordinator / asst. dir. of recruiting; first season at RMU; Slippery Rock ’17) Strength: Rob Day (strength and conditioning; first season at RMU; Lynchburg ’12); CJ Jasper (assistant strength and conditioning; second season at RMU; Slippery Rock ’14); Will Jackson (strength intern; first season at RMU); Mike Navratil (strength intern; first season at RMU) Video Staff: Gino Masterani (video coordinator; first season at RMU); Nick Pryor (assistant video coordinator; first season at RMU); Scott Goodwill; Dylan Scritchfield Recruiting Assistants: Maggie Nicolella; Lexi Crider; Taylor Smith; Lexus Lambert
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2018 Colonials
#1 Terence Stephens RB • 6-0 • 200 • Jr. Imperial, Pa.
#2 Mathew Barr TE • 6-4 • 220 • R-Jr. Troy, Ohio
#3 EJ Jimenez CB • 5-10 • 170 • Fr. Winter Park, Fla.
#4 Warren Robinson WR • 5-9 • 165 • Sr. Delray Beach, Fla.
#5 Jimmy Walker QB • 6-2 • 225 • Sr. Redlands, Calif.
#6 Jordan Johnson RB • 5-10 • 190 • Fr. Plantation, Fla.
#7 Andrew Romanchak LB • 6-2 • 205 • R-Jr. Freeport, Pa.
#8 DeLano Madison WR • 5-8 • 190 • Jr. Detroit, Mich.
#9 Caleb Lewis QB • 6-4 • 200 • Gr. Lakeland, Fla.
#10 Arrington Johns CB • 6-3 • 200 • Jr. Monroeville, Pa.
#11 DeJuan Dandridge DB • 6-0 • 185 • Fr. Sharon Hill, Pa.
#12 Tim Vecchio WR • 5-8 • 175 • Jr. Harrison City, Pa.
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#13 Myles Canton DB • 6-1 • 205 • So. Hyattsville, Md.
#14 Chase Bodeman WR • 6-1 • 210 • R-Jr. Oregon, Ohio
#15 Derian Smith DE • 6-2 • 240 • Jr. Homestead, Pa.
#17 George Martin QB • 6-4 • 220 • R-Fr. Monongahela, Pa.
#18 Jerry Hanks Jr. WR • 6-4 • 185 • Jr. Kansas City, Kan.
#19 Barry Amos DB • 5-11 • 170 • So. Baltimore, Md.
#20 Alijah Jackson RB • 5-9 • 165 • R-Fr. Elmwood Park, N.J.
#21 Kevin Brown CB • 5-9 • 175 • R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#22 Jonathan Wanat FB • 5-10 • 200 • Jr. Silver Spring, Md.
#23 Kendall Rodgers Jr. RB • 5-10 • 205 • Gr. Lakewood, Calif.
#24 Tevaul Brown CB • 5-11 • 170 • R-Jr. Palm Bay, Fla.
#25 Heavon Price CB • 5-8 • 180 • R-Jr. Rankin, Pa.
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#26 Alek Kwasniewski DB • 6-0 • 190 • R-Fr. Kings Mill, Ohio
#27 Jon Muehlbauer DB • 6-0 • 195 • So. Jefferson Hills, Pa.
#28 Tyler Lamica LB • 6-3 • 225 • Jr. Rockford, Mich.
#29 Darrell Mason LB • 6-0 • 195 • Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#30 Joshua Pinkston CB • 5-9 • 170 • Sr. Willingboro, N.J.
#31 Julian Mitchell WR • 6-2 • 205 • Fr. Georgetown, Ontario
#32 Thomas Neal LB • 5-11 • 190 • Jr. Delray Beach, Fla.
#33 Adam Wollet LB • 6-0 • 220 • Sr. Poland, Ohio
#34 Kyle Borgman DB • 5-10 • 175 • Fr. Rochester, Pa.
#35 Eli Avivi DB • 5-11 • 180 • Fr. Manalapan, N.J.
#36 Aniello Buzzacco DB • 6-1 • 190 • Fr. North Lima, Ohio
#37 Devon Dickerson CB • 6-0 • 170 • Fr. Elkins Park, Pa.
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#39 Jacob Thomas DB • 6-3 • 190 • R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#40 Garret Fairman DB • 6-2 • 185 • Fr. Pleasant Hills, Pa.
#41 Brady Ours LB • 6-2 • 185 • Fr. Keyser, W. Va.
#42 Matthew Holmes DE • 6-1 • 235 • So. Imperial, Pa.
#43 Joshua Dahl RB • 5-11 • 210 • Fr. Orchard Park, N.Y.
#44 Olivier Pageotte-Andre LB • 6-0 • 215 • Fr. Saint Augustine, Fla.
#46 Ben Walter DE • 6-1 • 230 • So. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#48 Adam Check P • 6-1 • 195 • Sr. McKees Rocks, Pa.
#49 Nick Bisceglia K • 5-9 • 160 • So. New Kensington, Pa.
#50 Eric McAllister II OL • 6-1 • 280 • R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#51 Brayden Jones LB • 6-1 • 210 • Fr. McKees Rocks, Pa.
#54 Michael Allain DE • 6-4 • 255 • Fr. Acton, Ontario
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#55 Frank Antuono DE • 6-2 • 230 • So. New Castle, Pa.
#56 Brayden Thimons DE • 6-4 • 235 • So. Natrona Heights, Pa.
#57 Cameron Darley DE • 6-3 • 260 • Gr. Manning, S.C.
#59 John Sheldon OL • 6-2 • 260 • So. Ridley Park, Pa.
#61 Trevor Hicks OL • 6-5 • 295 • So. Washington Courthouse, Ohio
#62 Jacarri Braddy DL • 6-0 • 270 • Fr. Triangle, Va.
#64 Bonicias Semexant DL • 6-3 • 270 • Fr. Gibsontown, Fla.
#65 Patrick Banning OL • 6-2 • 315 • Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
#68 Alex Minford OL • 6-2 • 290 • So. Bridgeville, Pa.
#70 Rene Rodriguez OL • 6-4 • 280 • Jr. Miami, Fla.
#71 Bussy Remaley OL • 6-3 • 275 • R-Fr. Greensburg, Pa.
#72 Conner Mundy OL • 6-3 • 280 • Jr. Strongsville, Ohio
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#73 Jacob Wilson LS • 6-0 • 285 • Fr. Pittsford, N.Y.
#74 Dylan Young OL • 6-4 • 295 • So. Coral Springs, Fla.
#76 Chucky Morris OL • 6-0 • 275 • Fr. Jackson, Ohio
#77 Matthew Fennell OL • 6-4 • 295 • Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#78 Adam Sedzmak OL • 6-5 • 305 • So. Struthers, Ohio
#79 Bryan Benjamin OL • 6-4 • 300 • Fr. Frederick, Md.
#80 Garrett Houser WR • 5-10 • 190 • Fr. Akron, Ohio
#81 Anthony DelleFemine WR • 6-0 • 180 • Fr. North Huntingdon, Pa.
#82 Brandon Magee WR • 6-1 • 185 • Jr. Manassas, Va.
#83 Matthew Gonzalez TE • 6-3 • 230 • Jr. Lakewood, Ohio
#85 Janar Walker WR • 5-11 • 175 • So. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#86 Tavin Allison WR • 6-1 • 195 • R-So. Detroit, Mich.
#87 Dalton Elliott TE • 6-4 • 245 • So. Newnan, Ga.
#88 Steve Petrick TE • 6-5 • 250 • R-So. North Huntingdon, Pa.
#89 Aidan Howard TE • 6-7 • 210 • R-So. Monroeville, Pa.
#90 Chris Stanford DL • 6-3 • 270 • Jr. Irwin, Pa.
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#91 Pete Matthews K • 5-10 • 200 • Fr. Newburgh, N.Y.
#92 Dylan Smith TE • 6-1 • 200 • Fr. Camp Hill, Pa.
#95 Bruce Leonard LS • 5-11 • 195 • Fr. Greensburg, Pa.
#93 George Souders III P • 6-4 • 185 • Fr. Waynesboro, Pa.
#98 Izon Pulley DL • 6-4 • 255 • R-So. Germantown, Md.
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#94 William Kirch K • 6-2 • 170 • R-Jr. Athens, Ga.
#99 Amir Fenwick DL • 6-1 • 270 • Sr. Clinton, Md.
RMU 2018-19 Cheerleaders
Steve Wigginton
Kassi Blair
HEAD COACH
Megan Fitzroy
Marlaina Hue
Hunter Evans
Austin Habovick
Adina Lightner
Ellie Nelson
Mia Fabian
Alexis Hay
Robin Lutz
Julia Reitler
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Brittany Hemminger
Taylor McCullar
Jill Robbins
Bethany Feldbauer
Ashley Murin
Michael Rogers
Katie Ross
Mario Schepis
Chloe Schweiger
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Hannah Waterman
Mia Wells
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RMU Show Band
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“Go Colonials” — RMU FIGHT SONG — Everybody Cheer for Robert Morris Stand and show your spirit and your pride! Let’s shout an R-M-U to help our team in blue bring out the fire from deep inside! Let’s go Colonials take it for the win as you hear our shouts of loyalty! We shout all out about our team together to the final victory!
RMU Alma Mater Hail to thee, dear Robert Morris let the anthem ring. Hand in hand and with one voice, your praises we do sing. At your knee we learn and grow, O, shining White and Blue, We salute our days together. Hail to RMU! Ideals high to guide us onward, paths ahead made clear. Pride and loyalty forever, Alma Mater dear. Memories made and lives are changed here, all held fond and true. Hail to thee, dear Robert Morris! HAIL TO RMU!