ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW | 2015-16
ESPN SPORTSCENTER TOP 10
Thursday, Februrary 4 | Seattle University makes its first appearance on the ESPN SportsCenter Top-10 list, coming in at number 6 as sophomore Brendan Westendorf drains a 40-foot jumper at the buzzer securing a home conference win and setting KeyArena into a frenzy. It was the perfect way to usher in Homecoming weekend.
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Marketing by the Numbers Academics by the Numbers Post Season Appearances WAC Team Champions WAC Individual Champions WAC Honors All-Americans National Accolades MLB Draft Campus Spirit Connolly Complex Red Tie Celebration Excellence Indicators Wins Over Ranked Teams
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MARKETING | BY THE NUMBERS
616K
Facebook organic (unpaid) reach from August 1, 2015 to June 6, 2016
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81K
37%
17%
Facebook post Likes from August 1, 2015 to June 6, 2016
Facebook page Likes increase from previous year
Men’s Basketball overall attendance increase for 201516 season
3.27 Cumulative grade point average for all student-athletes for 2015-16
ACADEMICS | BY THE NUMBERS
43%
Number of student-athletes earning Dean’s List honors per quarter
Top
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5 sports including men’s basketball earned a top-10% APR national ranking
95%
Student-Athlete graduation rate; Men’s Basketball is 100% in Dollar era
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POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2015-16 No. 11
MEN’S SOCCER SWEET 16
Defeated UCLA
MEN’S BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS Defeated Idaho
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BASEBALL
No. 11
MEN’S SOCCER 18-4-1
REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT
WOMEN’S SOCCER 14-3-3
REGULAR SEASON
2015-16 TEAM
REGULAR SEASON
CHAMPIONS
37-21
BLAISE WITTENHAUER-LEE ‘17 100 & 200 M BREASTSTROKE
JACQUES HEBERT ‘18 7
OUTDOOR 1,500 M
2015-16 INDIVIDUAL
INDOOR MILE
CHAMPIONS
LILA RICE ‘17
SHADDYE MELU ‘16 INDOOR HIGH JUMP & 400 M OUTDOOR HIGH JUMP & 400 M
2015-16 INDIVIDUAL
INDOOR PENTATHLON OUTDOOR HEPTATHLON
CHAMPIONS
MANDIE MADDUX ‘17
KYLE BJORNETHUN ‘17 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
SERGIO RIVAS ‘19 9
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2015-16 INDIVIDUAL
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
HONORS
JULIA MORAVEC ‘16
PETE FEWING WAC COACH OF THE YEAR
DONNY HARREL WAC COACH OF THE YEAR
2015-16 INDIVIDUAL
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
HONORS
NICK MESERVEY ‘16
KYLE BJORNETHUN ‘17 2nd TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
ZACH WOLF ‘19 11
FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015-16
1st TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
#1 GOAL SCORER IN THE NATION
ALL-AMERICANS
DAVID OLSEN ‘17
MARTINA SAMADAN #1 IN THE NATION FOR HITTING PERCENTAGE
BLAISE WITTENHAUER-LEE ‘17 2016 USA OLYMPIC TRIALS WOMEN’S SWIMMING
NATIONAL
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR WOMEN’S ROWING
ACCOLADES
JEN CRUZ ‘16
2016 MLB DRAFT
BROCK CARPENTER ‘17 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 20TH ROUND | 3B
MICHAEL MCCANN ‘16 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 24TH ROUND | C
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CAMPUS SPIRIT The all-time campus attendance record was shattered this year when the No. 10 Washington Huskies came to Championship Field in September. More than 1,800 packed a soldout Championship Field to see the Redhawks defeat the Huskies, with approximately 1,000 students in attendance. We packed the house again for a historic NCAA Second Round win over UCLA. Attendance by students at KeyArena was up 13% over the previous season. This is the second consecutive year of increased student attendance for men’s basketball.
CONNOLLY COMPLEX For the first time since its opening in 1968, the Connolly Complex received a major renovation as a part of the university’s commitment to gender equity. The renovation project cost was $8.5 M. The new Connolly Complex boasts a completely reconfigured game court and chairback seating, with visual technology and an exciting ambiance. Along with new team areas, the project also included fan amenities such as conveniently located restrooms and a dramatically enhanced concessions area. It is a place of Redhawk pride, for all.
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RED TIE CELEBRATION In its fourth year, the Red Tie Celebration was a memorable and record-breaking evening at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, with more than $510,000 raised to support SU student-athletes. The evening honored two of the greatest golfers in Seattle University’s history: Pat Lesser Harbottle, ‘56 and Orrin Vincent, ‘67. Men’s soccer’s Hamza Haddadi, ‘16 captivated the capacity audience with authenticity, humor, and inspirational stories. Overall, Athletics, with help from many friends and supporters, raised a record amount of more than $2.1 M for the year.
INDICATORS OF EXCELLENCE SINCE 2012
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• 31 conference champions since 2012 • 4 NCAA tournament appearances and 3 tournament wins in soccer since 2013 • 2016 Sweet 16, men’s soccer • 2 national postseason tournaments for men’s basketball since 2015 • 3 men’s basketball postseason wins, over Pepperdine, Colorado and Idaho • National Academic All-American of the Year in women’s soccer, 2015 • 4 Academic All-Americans since 2013 • Cumulative GPA of 3.2+ since 2013 • 6 All-Americans since 2014 • 6 pro draftees in the last 16 months
WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS | NEW DIVISION I ERA
BASEBALL
Win over No. 23 Oregon State
2011
BASEBALL
Win over No. 5 Washington
2013
BASEBALL
Win over No. 7 Washington
2013
W. SOCCER
M. SOCCER
M. SOCCER
Win over No. 23 Washington State
Win over No. 24 Oregon State
M. SOCCER
2014
2014
2015
2015
Win over No. 10 Washington
Win over No. 25 UCLA (NCAA Second Rnd)
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