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As we look back and relish the many accomplishments of our teams and individual studentathletes during the 2012-13 academic year, we know that it’s a wonderful time to be a Billiken. Recalling last year’s highlights in our strategic objectives of educating, competing and building community is certain to stir pride in our hearts. It also will inspire us to continue our pursuit of excellence with diligence and determination as we prepare for 2013-14.
BUILDING COMMUNITY
We’re also very proud of swimmer Stephen Hansen, who won the 100-yard breaststroke at the conference meet, and track and field athletes Margo Richardson and Hannah Kuenzel, who were league champs in the indoor mile and shot put, respectively. We expect our student-athletes to excel in the classroom, and once again they met that expectation. Seventeen Billikens were selected to their sport’s A-10 All-Academic team; 202 (96 in the fall, 106 in the spring) were named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for attaining a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher; and 41 earned straight A’s during the spring 2012 semester and/or the fall 2012 semester.
A school-record six SLU programs earned NCAA public recognition for achieving Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores that ranked in the top 10 The success our program enjoys percent of their respective sports. Pitcher Alex Alemann of the baseball team is due largely to the outstanding support and resources provided by our was awarded an A-10 Postgraduate Scholarship, giving SLU a recipient in four University community, beginning with University President Lawrence Biondi. consecutive years. Billiken student-athletes have the great privilege of learning and competing Our extensive community involvement continues to be a source of great at an institution that features a remarkable collection of administrators, pride. Billiken student-athletes and staff contributed several thousand faculty, coaches, staff and alumni. hours to serving others in and around St. Louis through a wide variety of Of course, the support doesn’t stop there. We are fortunate to have a group charitable organizations. We also enjoy bringing the community to us. The of fans and boosters, particularly the members of the Billiken Club, who Billiken 5K, which raises money for the SLU Cancer Center, attracted more are second to none in their commitment, energy and enthusiasm. A shining than 300 participants to campus for its fourth running. Nearly 146,000 fans example of this support was the 34th annual Billiken Golf Classic at Norwood came through the Chaifetz Arena turnstiles for Billiken men’s basketball, an Hills Country Club, which raised funds to help support our 18 intercollegiate average of 7,673 for 19 home games. programs. With our great success in 2012-13 also came tragedy with the passing of Billiken athletics was a program for all seasons in 2012-13 as conference former volleyball student-athlete Megan Boken and men’s basketball coach championships were captured in the fall, winter and spring. In fact, SLU Rick Majerus. The loss of these community figures will be felt for a long became the first institution in Atlantic 10 Conference history – and the only period of time. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families as we move school in the nation in 2012-13 – to win league titles in men’s soccer, men’s forward in supporting our student-athletes whom they so fondly participated basketball and baseball in the same academic year. with. The basketball team brought home both A-10 trophies for the first time as coach Jim Crews guided the Billikens to their first outright conference crown in 56 years as well as the A-10 Championship title. Two more program milestones occurred in the NCAA Tournament second round – a school-record 28th victory and a tourney win in consecutive seasons for the first time.
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Coach Mike McGinty’s soccer team won the A-10 Championship to earn a record 47th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Billikens were the No. 8 national seed, their highest ever.
For a second straight season, the baseball team won a school-record 41 games and tied for the A-10 title, giving the program back-to-back championships for the first time since 1967. Coach Darin Hendrickson’s Billikens also captured the A-10 Championship to earn the program’s third NCAA Tournament bid since 2006.
Growing and sustaining a top-level athletics program requires a constant look to the future and an ability to meet daily challenges. Be assured that our staff and I have this responsibility foremost in our thoughts as we anticipate another exciting year in 2013-14. Please accept our gratitude for the important role in our success played by you, the Billiken family, as you reconnect with wonderful memories in the pages that follow. Sincerely,
Chris May DIREC TOR OF AT HL E T IC S , S A IN T LOUIS UNI V ER SI T Y
IN MEMORIAM
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In April 2013, Chaifetz Arena celebrated its fifth anniversary. Since its official
opening on April 10, 2008, the 10,600-seat venue has welcomed more than 1.7 million patrons. In addition to Billiken athletic events, Chaifetz Arena hosts a myriad of entertainment events from concerts to live family shows. In addition, the building has hosted graduations, youth competitions and fundraisers. More than 700,000 Billiken fans have come through the turnstiles of Chaifetz Arena for men’s and women’s basketball, as well as Chaifetz Pavilion for volleyball, since the inaugural season in 2008-09.
A school-record 6,106 volleyball fans were on hand for the Billikens’ match against Penn State on Aug. 29, 2009.
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Women’s basketball hosts an annual “Education Day,” which gives local elementary and middleschool students an opportunity to participate in educational activities while enjoying the game.
A total of 10,612 fans attended the Billikens’ thrilling victory against Butler on Jan. 31, 2013, a Chaifetz Arena attendance record for any event.
Chaifetz Pavilion has hosted countless pep rallies prior to Billiken basketball and volleyball events.
The first SLU athletic event at Chaifetz Arena was the Billikens’ volleyball match against Illinois on Sept. 5, 2008. Since then, more than 250 Billiken sporting events have taken place at Chaifetz Arena and Chaifetz Pavilion.
The volleyball team plays the majority of its home matches in Chaifetz Pavilion, where the Billikens won the 2008 A-10 Championship.
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The Billikens captured the Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title, their first outright conference crown since 1957.
SLU knocked off Charlotte, Butler and VCU to win the A-10 tournament title at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
C limbed to No. 13 in the Associated Press and USA Today coaches’ polls, the Billikens’ highest national ranking since the 1960s.
JIM CREWS
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Sporting News National Coach of the Year UPS Division I National Coach of the Year (NABC) A-10 Coach of the Year
MALLORY EGGERT /// SENIOR CENTER
Finished seven on the SLU career rebounding list
P roduced a school-record five victories against ranked opponents.
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Third-team All-Conference A-10 All-Defensive team
DWAYNE EVANS
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First-team All-Conference NABC All-District second team A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player
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KWAMAIN MITCHELL
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Third-team All-Conference A-10 All-Championship team Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in business administration
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J acy Bradley (3-pointers, free-throw percentage, assists), Courtney Webb (3-pointers, 3-point FG percentage), Lorreal Jones (rebounds) and Mallory Eggert (rebounds) broke into SLU’s career top 10.
JACY BRADLEY /// SENIOR GUARD Led the A-10 in minutes played and was among the top five in assists and assist-turnover ratio On SLU’s all-time single-season lists, placed second in assists and fourth in free-throw percentage Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in communication
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Finished seventh on the SLU career rebounding list Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science
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F inished with a 16-5 overall record, collecting the most victories since 2001.
Took a week-long trip in May to Madrid, Spain, playing two friendlies and visiting some of the most famous soccer stadiums in the world as well as SLU’s Madrid Campus.
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Second-team All-Conference
NSCAA third-team AllAmerica and Hermann Trophy semifinalist Led the Billikens in scoring with 27 points (11G, 5A)
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A-10 All-Rookie team
ADNAN GABELJIC /// J UNIOR FORWARD CIVIL ENGINEERING
A-10 All-Academic team Second on the team in scoring with 19 points (7G, 5A)
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C ontinued the program’s tradition of excellent defense with a 1.11 goals against average.
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C aptured three road victories, equaling the number of road wins in the past three years combined. J enny Hummert and Jamei Borges were named to the All-Tournament team at the UMKC Tournament.
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MADDIE GEBAUER /// J UNIOR FORWARD EDUCATION
SLU’s Most Valuable Player Top 10 in five Billiken career categories, including second in shutouts, saves and minutes Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders
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MAGGIE BAUMANN /// SENIOR DEFENDER
SLU’s Most Valuable Defensive Player Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in business administration
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W on a school-record 41 games for a second consecutive season.
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M ade the program’s third NCAA Tournament appearance in eight years. L ed the A-10 in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs, RBIs, home runs and walks. P osted a fifth consecutive winning season for the first time since the 1962-70 teams produced nine straight winning records. Mike Vigliarolo, Grant Nelson, Alec Solé and Alex Kelly were named to the All-Conference first team, Mike Levine and Clay Smith earned second-team honors, and Braxton Martinez and Matt Eckelman captured A-10 All-Rookie plaudits. A lex Alemann was awarded an Atlantic 10 Conference Postgraduate Scholarship.
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L aura Bohning became only the third player in NCAA Division I history to hit two grand slams in the same inning when she achieved the feat at Rhode Island.
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T hree players combined for four All-Tournament honors – Cassie Clarke (Active Ankle Challenge, Wildcat Classic), Lindsey Dinkelacker (Active Ankle Challenge) and Grace Bonoma (Marcia E. Hamilton Classic).
JESSICA VAN NOSTRAND /// JUNIOR SHORTSTOP A-10 Championship All-Tournament team Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in business administration
LANEY KNEIB
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Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team
GRACE BONOMA /// J UNIOR LIBERO COMMUNICATION
Recorded 501 digs, the fourth-best singleseason total in Saint Louis history Became the 15th Billiken to register 1,000 career digs
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MEGAN DEPEW-BRADY // SOPHOMORE GOALIE
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Seven-time Atlantic 10 Championships medalist
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Three-time Atlantic 10 Championships medalist LAUREN BRUCE / HEAD COACH / FOURTH SEASON
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Saint Louis Female Student-Athlete of the Year Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science
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CAITI BROWNELL /// J UNIOR DEFENDER BIOLOGY
Started every game in the backfield JIM HALLIBURTON HEAD COACH / ELEVENTH SEASON
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c r o P atrick Kella climbed into seventh place on the Billikens’ career list for singles victories (43).
D rew Feder and Joe Flanagan won a doubles match at the ITA Central Regional.
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F ive of the team’s eight players were named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both semesters.
T wo men’s cross country student-athletes earned All-Conference honors, the first time a Billiken men’s runner has garnered that accolade. M argo Richardson’s 13th-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Regional was the Billikens’ best performance ever at an NCAA regional meet. T hree Billikens earned indoor track and field All-Conference honors at the A-10 Championships, including mile run champion Margo Richardson.
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Finished sixth in singles wins and doubles wins on the Billikens’ career lists Team’s Most Valuable Player Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in business administration
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All-Conference in cross country Academic All-Conference in cross country and indoor track and field
S hot put champion Hannah Kuenzel was one of three Billikens to collect outdoor All-Conference plaudits at the A-10 Championships. T hree Saint Louis student-athletes qualified for the 2013 NCAA Division I Track and Field West Preliminary Round.
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MARGO RICHARDSON
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All-Conference in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field
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Posted a team-best 14-3 singles record in dual meets
R egistered a double-digit victory total for an eighth consecutive year.
M ia Elmore moved into SLU’s career top 10 in singles and doubles victories.
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S tephanie Hollis earned an A-10 Player of the Week honor.
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“Building Community” is one of the strategic objectives of the Department
of Athletics. Billiken student-athletes are committed to the Jesuit tradition of community service and take to heart the importance of enhancing the lives of others. They are generous with their time and take great pride in volunteering for worthy endeavors such as assisting those who are less fortunate, serving as positive role models for children and raising money for important causes. In 2012-13, Billiken staff and student-athletes carried on the SLU tradition of serving the community, performing countless hours of service and assisting a myriad of charitable organizations. The Department of Athletics also takes pride in being visible in the community and drawing people to campus. In 2012-13, more than 175,000 Billiken fans took in sporting events at SLU. The men’s basketball team had a record number of games televised and set a Chaifetz Arena attendance record when 10,612 fans witnessed the Butler game on Jan. 31.
More than 150,000 fans attended Billiken men’s and women’s basketball games at Chaifetz Arena in 2012-13.
Members of the women’s basketball team took part in “B-Ball For All,” an annual free basketball clinic for children ages 6-12 on the autism spectrum that was held at The Center of Clayton on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
More than 300 runners participated in the fifth annual Billiken 5K, which raises money for the SLU Cancer Center.
SLU student-athletes are extremely active at Special Needs Soccer Association (SPENSA), a favorite among Billiken student-athlete volunteers.
Joshua Brown (center) and his family were adopted by the SLU men’s basketball team through the Friends of Jaclyn Organization, which helps improve the quality of life for children with pediatric brain tumors. The Brown family was a fixture at Billiken home games and traveled with the team to San Jose for the NCAA Tournament. Joshua sadly passed away June 2.
Saint Louis men’s soccer was one of the top draws in the country, bringing more than 17,500 fans to Robert R. Hermann Stadium in 2012.
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Former Saint Louis University volleyball student-athlete Megan Boken passed away Aug. 18, 2012, in St. Louis. She was 23. Boken played for the Billikens from 2007-10 and concluded her career ranked fourth in matches played (127), fifth in digs (1,212), 13th in points (1,143.5) and 14th in service aces (102) on SLU’s all-time lists. She was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference second team and the A-10 Championship All-Tournament team as a junior in 2009, and she was All-Conference honorable mention in her senior season. Boken played on Billiken teams that won two A-10 regular-season titles (2008, 2009), captured the 2008 A-10 Championship crown and made two NCAA Championship appearances (2008, 2009). Boken was a 2011 graduate of SLU’s John Cook School of Business, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing. She earned a place on the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for academic excellence and was a member of SLU’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee.
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RICK MAJERUS 1948-2012 Former Saint Louis University head men’s basketball coach Rick Majerus passed away Dec. 1, 2012, in California. Majerus coached the Billikens from 2007-12. In 25 years as a collegiate head coach, he posted an overall record of 517-216. In his five seasons at SLU, the Billikens went 95-69. During his five years as SLU’s head coach, Majerus put the men’s basketball program back on the map. In 2011-12, he guided the Billikens to the third round of the NCAA Tournament, SLU’s first NCAA appearance since 2000. In addition, the Billikens topped Memphis in the second round for their first NCAA Tournament win since 1998. Saint Louis entered the national polls for the first time since the 1994-95 season. Majerus took 12 teams to the NCAA Tournament and four to the NIT during his illustrious career. His 1998 University of Utah team advanced to the NCAA championship final. Majerus reached the 20-win plateau 15 times, including two seasons with 30 wins. During his time at SLU, Majerus had eight players earn Academic AllConference honors, the most by any Atlantic 10 Conference program during that span. He coached six Academic All-Americans in his career, including two with the Billikens.
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Saint Louis University deeply appreciates your financial support and volunteer hours, all of which enhance our athletics program. Your support greatly benefits the women and men student-athletes who participate in the University’s 18 intercollegiate programs. However, your assistance is needed in another area. Saint Louis must carefully control and monitor the involvement of persons inside and outside the University in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes as well as their involvement with current student-athletes. According to NCAA rules and regulations, an “athletics representative” (aka “booster”) is: A) A Saint Louis University athletics booster club member or season ticket holder. B) A person who assists or has been requested to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes by Saint Louis University’s executive/athletics administration. C) A person who assists or has been requested to assist with present student-athletes by Saint Louis University’s executive/athletics administration. Once an individual is identified as an “athletics representative,” the person retains that identity indefinitely. The NCAA has rules and regulations governing the behavior of such representatives with regard to prospective/current studentathletes. Any violation of those rules and regulations by an “athletics representative” could result in sanctions for the Saint Louis University department of intercollegiate athletics and/or its student-athletes. In an effort to ensure that the institution you support is in compliance with NCAA regulations, included here are some helpful “DO NOTs.” CONTACTS WITH CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENT-ATHLETES DO NOT provide a student-athlete or his/her relatives or friends any benefit or special arrangement (e.g., use of an automobile, employment arrangement for relatives, cash, gifts of clothing). The NCAA considers these “extra benefits,” and they are specifically prohibited. DO NOT provide payment of expenses (e.g., room, board, transportation) for friends or relatives to visit student-athletes where they are enrolled. DO NOT expend funds to entertain student-athletes or their friends or relatives, except for infrequent occasional home meals provided to enrolled student-athletes as specified by the NCAA. DO NOT use the name or picture of an enrolled student-athlete to directly advertise, recommend or promote sales or the use of a commercial product or service of any kind. Even the SALE of a picture of an enrolled studentathlete would jeopardize the student’s eligibility.
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DO NOT provide any payment of expense or loan of any automobile for a student-athlete to return home or to any other location for ANY reason. DO NOT provide awards or gifts to student-athletes for their athletic performance. All awards must conform to NCAA regulations and must be approved by the institution. CONTACTS WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT-ATHLETES DO NOT make any contact with a prospect or the prospect’s family on or off campus. If a coach has a prospect at an athletic event, you should not approach the coach until the prospect and his or her family have gone elsewhere. If you are approached by a prospect off-campus regarding the institution’s athletics program, suggest that the prospect contact the institution for information. DO NOT become directly or indirectly involved in making arrangements for a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kind. DO NOT transport, or pay or arrange for payment of transportation costs for, a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or friends to visit campus or elsewhere. DO NOT provide room and/or board, transportation of any kind or any other benefit to a prospect during the summer prior to enrollment. DO NOT provide ANYTHING to or for a prospect, or the prospect’s relatives or friends, without first checking with the institution’s athletics department. DO NOT provide tickets, transportation or entertainment for high school, prep school, AAU or community college COACHES at ANY location. DO NOT contact an enrolled student-athlete at another institution for the purpose of encouraging him/her to transfer and participate in another institution’s athletics program. EMPLOYMENT OF PROSPECTIVE AND ENROLLED STUDENT-ATHLETES DO NOT employ or arrange for the employment of a prospect or enrolled student-athlete without checking first with the department of athletics. DO NOT provide transportation for prospects or student-athletes whom you employ unless transportation is provided for all other employees. ASK BEFORE YOU ACT Please call the SLU compliance office at (314) 977-3509 if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for your support!
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