Avion Issue 2 Fall 2015 by The Avion

Another Target for New Horizons Keenan Thungtrakul Correspondent

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Is There Really a Pilot Shortage? ...A realistic look into the challenging dynamic between supply and demand.

Mike Shekari Staff Reporter For the past several years, there has been a fierce debate in the airline industry about what has been described as a looming pilot shortage. Airline owners and management claim there is a shortage of qualified pilots to take the place of the aging “baby boomer” generation who will soon be retiring from the workforce, while trade unions such as the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) claim that there is not a shortage of qualified pilots, but rather a shortage of pilots who are willing to fly for regional airlines barely above minimum wage. In order to address any possibility of a pilot shortage, Embry-Riddle hosted a summit with management and pilots from major and regional airlines, manufacturers, the FAA, and Embry-Riddle faculty last Spring. However, there were no representatives from pilot unions or the Embry-Riddle student body present at the summit. In response to the lack of attendance from union representatives and Embry-Riddle students, Joseph Elm, a United Parcel Service (UPS) B757/767 captain and 1985 Embry-Riddle alumnus, wrote a letter to the editor of the Photo Courtesy: Tim Brady/Chancellor

Avion Newspaper. The letter contained an accusation that the University “was involved in a summit that airline management used to figure out a way to pay graduates less money,” after spending a quarter million dollars on their education. Elm also voiced a concern about why the pilot unions and student body were not invited. The Letter can be found on page B2. In order to address these issues, I interviewed Chancellor Tim Brady, who was the Dean of the College of Aviation at the time. Brady described the summit as not being open to other educational bodies because it was a forum the University facilitated for the airlines to discuss a pilot shortage. He also stated that “I understand the ire of the individual, but it was totally misdirected,” referring to Joesph Elm. Additionally, he mentioned that pilot unions such as ALPA were not explicitly invited to attend, but were not barred from attending either. When asked if they would have been accepted into the summit if they had asked to attend, Brady replied “absolutely.” Due to the amount of data on the pilot shortage and the lack of consensus among the industry, the College of Aviation launched their own study into the pilot shortage.

The study found that there are currently over 220,000 active commercial and airline transport pilot certificates in the country, which is more than what is needed to staff domestic airlines. In order to find out how many more of these pilots would be willing to work for the airlines if pay were increased for entry-level regional airline first officers, a survey was randomly sent out to 35,000 pilots, receiving 1,950 responses. According to the study, if the pay of regional airline first officers were to be increased to around $45,000 yearly, enough pilots would be willing to work for the airlines to relieve the shortage that the airlines are currently feeling. This data supports the claims made by groups such as ALPA that there truly is not a shortage of qualified personnel, but rather a shortage of pilots willing to work for such low wages, a problem further compounded by the continued rise in the cost of an aviation education. At the end of the interview, Chancellor Brady said that it is not our job as a University to have a position, but rather to gather those who do have positions and uncover the truth. Continued on B2 >>

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The success of the Pluto flyby back in July left the New Horizons team optimistic. On Aug. 28, NASA announced the team had selected the next target for the history-making New Horizons spacecraft. Ever since the Voyager probes passed through the Kuiper Belt, scientists became interested in the potential treasure trove of clues as to the formation of the Solar System. Being so far out from the Sun, the Kuiper Belt can be seen as a frozen time capsule of the early Solar System. Now, with New Horizons, that time capsule can finally be opened. The target that the team selected, a small, distant Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) called 2014 MU69, lies nearly a billion miles beyond Pluto. Originally part of a number of potential targets, MU69 is estimated to be just under 30 miles across. While only about 1 percent of the size of Pluto, MU69 is still more than 10 times larger than the typical comet; and is thought to be one of the building blocks of Kuiper Belt dwarf planets like Pluto. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator for New Horizons, called MU69 a “great choice” for the next phase of the mission. The KBO costs less fuel to reach than the other potential targets, leaving more reserves available for the actual flyby, scientific studies, and security against unexpected encounters. Even with all the optimism in both NASA and the New Horizons team, the standard secondary mission proposal and approval process still applies. Like all missions that seek to further explore the unknown, the New Horizons team must write a proposal to NASA requesting funding for the Kuiper Belt mission. Due in 2016, the proposal will be evaluated by an independent panel before NASA can approve the mission extension. Waiting is not an option. The New Horizons team must begin planning for the flyby immediately. A set of four maneuvers will take place in October and November of this year to put the spacecraft on the correct course. Should NASA give the green light, New Horizons will reach the distant KBO on New Year’s Day 2019.

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Abe Luabun Delta Chi Public Relations The Fall of 2016 will witness a significant milestone in the advancement of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as a world-class institution with the opening of the first fraternity house on its Greek Row. Delta Chi Fraternity is honored to be a partner in this historic endeavor as construction of Embry-Riddle’s first on-campus fraternity house begins this fall. The new $2.3 million building will be located on Beville Road on the site of the current Chanute complex and represents the culmination of over two decades of planning, hard work, and determined patience as the process involved numerous ups and downs. Delta Chi Housing Corporation President Kenny McCoig ’02 said, “We have a great team of undergraduate and alumni volunteers who worked diligently with contractors, architects, and the University leadership to finalize this design. We were committed to a building that was not only durable, safe, and energy efficient – but was a piece of architecture worthy of ERAU’s reputation as a progressive leader in aviation and higher education.” The Delta Chi House will accommodate up to 24 members-in-residence, and construction costs will be fully-funded by the fraternity. While Delta Chi will be the first house built on Greek Row, the land currently set aside for future construction could allow for up to three additional houses on the adjacent lots, an indication of Embry-Riddle’s commitment to student life and development and Greek life as a whole. This week’s blockbuster announcement is a continuation of the chapter’s success during the Spring 2015 term. Those achievements include earning the highest aggregate semester GPA and second-highest aggregate cumulative GPA, capturing the campus Greek Week championship, and installing a plaque on Legacy Walkway dedicated to the long-serving ERAU Flight Safety Director and deceased faculty initiate Greg Nelli. This summer the chapter was recognized by Delta Chi International

Photo Courtesy: Delta Chi Fraternity Shown above is an archetectural rendering of the Delta Chi House. Scheduled completion is Fall 2016.

for its excellence in advising and governance, alumni relations, manpower, financial management, and scholarship. As Chapter “A” John Graham quipped, “With all the success we’ve seen over the past year, the pressure is on Delta Chi this year

to maintain that level and push beyond it. We’re just getting started…this is just a preview of bigger and brighter things to come. It’s a great time to be a Delta Chi at Embry-Riddle.” Originally chartered at Embry-Riddle in 1972, Delta Chi traces its campus

roots back to the founding of the local fraternity Pi Sigma Phi, “The Progress Service Fraternity” in November 1967, making it the oldest Greek organization on campus. Delta Chi’s core principles are Friendship, Character, Justice and Education.

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An Unexpected Meeting

Billy Nguyen Staff Reporter Wherever I go, whether I am travelling, at the airport, or at my parents’ shop in New Jersey, I am reminded of the substantial reach and influence of Embry-Riddle on the world. This idea was supported even further on my recent flight back to Orlando to start the fall 2015 semester. Generally, I fly JetBlue from Orlando to Newark and back for breaks. To date, I have flown this route six times, so the flights are pretty routine for me: I set up my GoPro on the window to capture a time lapse of the flight, make small talk with the people sitting beside me, and when the plane reaches its destination, go to baggage claim and start the process over again on the next holiday. This flight was different, however; I decided to ask permission to

visit the cockpit before I disembarked from the aircraft. The aircraft on this route is an Airbus A320, so I would not usually be really interested, but this time, I thought to myself, “Why not? Baggage claim is going to take forever so I might as well kill time.” In comes William Stirna, a veteran pilot with over twenty years of experience. A graduate of Embry-Riddle’s class of 1994, Stirna had been flying even before he came to Riddle to finish his CFI. After graduating, he was unfortunately caught in an employment “downswing;” companies were simply not hiring pilots at the time. Because of this, Stirna has flown for many airlines throughout his career as a commercial pilot. To date, he has spent around four or five years flying for JetBlue, and he enjoys it. Stirna helped me understand all of the training and practice

necessary for a pilot to get to where he is today. By the time we finished our conversation, the plane was completely empty, and the cleanup crew had started to board the plane to prep it for its next flight. Stirna and I walked to baggage claim and parted ways. The next time you fly, do not be afraid to ask to talk to the pilots after the plane lands. Most of the time, the pilots are willing to spend some time to talk to you. Sometimes the phrase, “Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student” is like a secret code, known only among pilots and engineers in the aerospace industry. It is like that weird statue you might have on your desk or the unique painting hanging on your wall: it is a conversation starter. Thank you William Stirna for taking the time to talk to me, and I hope to see you again when I fly back to New Jersey.

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William Stirna, class of 1994 Riddle alumnus and veteran JetBlue pilot in the cockpit of an A320 directly after a routine Newark-Orlando flight in August 2015.

Straight Outta Compton Thought-Provoking Straight Outta Compton

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Directed by Felix Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton is the story of five young artists who told their truth through music, a truth filled with police brutality, gang violence, instability, and bravado. Their story is not a charmer; it lacks the fairytale highs and lows of the typical artist biopic because their story, told through rap, was not a fairytale. The movie seeks to go beyond the music to the source: the reasons, the environment, and the characters that converged to result in the controversial but musically powerful NWA. In content, the movie is compelling. Starting with the jarring reality of a police raid, the plot threads through the artists’ lives to their beginning as a group, climbs to the height of their first album, and meanders through the sluggish dissolution and back to reconciliation. Innately human problems, ranging from death and loss to betrayal and distrust, plague the group even at its height, but the undercurrents of violence and police brutal-

ity stemming from life in an unprivileged area are less universal, and the tendency of some to sweep those details then, and now, make the movie not only relevant but also worthwhile. Straight Outta Compton is not interested in romanticizing or cutesifying. However, while not completely accurate, as no biopic realistically can be, the movie does occasionally feel more like a history textbook or a bio on a facts page than a movie. Jumping from moment to moment, the movie, with the exception of perhaps the opener and few other instances, rarely digs itself into a scene enough to drag you with it. Having an overarching thread other than that of the rise and fall of NWA is almost conspicuously avoided; though subjects such as the cultural atmosphere of Compton, the backgrounds of the artists, or police brutality crop up as part of the narrative, they

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slip by just as easily, no lingering, no moment for comment. Scrawled text indicating location and year used primarily in the first half of the movie feel more like quick-fix scene setters to cover up abrupt transitions; the decision to follow multiple members’ storylines, though admirable, could have been executed better, although the actors do a fabulous job of bringing each person to life. The music, of course, is impeccable and quite well integrated into the flow of the movie. Despite its flaws, Straight Outta Compton is well worth the watch. It is a story of raw truth and human nature, of controversy and gumption, of environment affecting individuals and individuals affecting environment. Straight Outta Compton will leave you with something better than the latest pop confection rattling in your head and maybe a second thought about past and present.

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Airshow Center NAS Jax Air Show

Jacksonville, FL Oct. 24-25 2015 • At the NAS Jax Air Show you will witness thrills like never before from a variety of military and civilian demonstrations. The grand finale will be the Navy’s flight demonstration team: The Blue Angels. (www.nasjaxairshow.com) _________

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This Week in Aviation History Sept. 7 1904

The Wright brothers first used their weight-and-derrick-assisted take-off device in order to make themselves independent of the wind and weather. When the heavy weight was released, the rope pulled the aircraft, which sat on a flatbed truck, over the launching track, thus assisting its takeoff.

Sept. 11 1965

The US First Cavalry Division arrives in Vietnam with 400 helicopters.

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Mark Fetters Staff Reporter

With the school year in full swing, I am excited to share some of my summer adventures with you. Though I was in Daytona for the better half of the summer, I still found time to hop on a plane on the weekends and travel. I traveled everywhere from Amsterdam to Berlin to Barcelona for the semi-finals of champions league and as far south as Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Johannesburg. One of my more exciting trips was a trip to Paris and the 2015 Paris Airshow. I left for the trip on Friday and found myself sitting in business class on a 757 from Pittsburg with direct service to Paris; after arriving, I made my way to my hotel in Le Borget which happens to be the place where the airshow takes place. When I arrived, the gate I

was supposed to enter was a disaster, with no organization at all. After an hour I found myself in the

A350 and Boeing had left with their 787. I proceeded over to where the Airbus A350 was parked. A large

of the acts would not fly. The flying display for the day started with Flight of Airbus Group – E-FAN,

Mark Fetters/ The Avion Newspaper Airbus A380 flying overhead during the 2015 Paris Airshow.

exhibitor halls, where to my disappointment everyone had packed up and left. As I proceeded outside, the second let down came my way. Qatar had left with their A380 and

crowd had gathered to watch them push it back in preparation for its flight demonstration. Low clouds were in store for the first day and I was little worried some

one of the first all electric planes that is supposed to be the future of aviation as we know it. After a few more displays, the A350 lined up for the runway and was ready to

take flight; as it thundered down the runway, everyone stood up to watch this new machine take flight. It soared through the air so peacefully, showing off its performance doing steep turns over the airport. After it landed, it was time for the A380 to take flight. While the A380 has been around a few years now, seeing the power and maneuverability of a plane that size impressed me. The day continued with other acts one would not normally see in America, including the Airbus A400M and a Eurofighter. One of the last acts I stayed for was the flight of the Air France DC-3. We have come so far in such a short period of time in aviation, from the engineering of the plane to the mechanics that work on them and the pilots that get to fly them. Everyone as students will be the generation to create, work, and fly the next era of aviation.

Letter to the Editor Pilot Shortage Continued from A1 >> To the Editor, Last month, the Embry-Riddle administration, led by Dr. Tim Brady, hosted a Pilot Supply Summit on campus. According to Dr. Brady, “We were asked by the airline industry to convene a summit composed of airline representatives, federal officials and industry leaders to discuss the critical issue of pilot supply.” The attendees included representatives from airlines (including management pilots), aircraft manufacturers, consultants, the FAA and Embry-Riddle administration. I was disappointed that it did not include line pilots, their union representatives, or any Embry-Riddle flight students or Flight Instructors. I’ve been flying for Part 121 airlines since 1987, including my current job at UPS, and I don’t see a pilot “shortage.” I see a shortage of people who are willing to spend over $250,000 to get an

ERAU education with all the required ratings just to get a job that pays a starting salary of less than $20,000 a year. The recurring theme in the presentations, especially from Flightpath Consulting, (you can find it here https:// www.dropbox.com/sh/ un83rtz4dk4nqgm/AABiP1Uy5-mIgfSWSYLMUU0va?dl=0) seems to be that increasing wages and benefits in the profession as a whole wouldn’t be effective in alleviating the “pilot shortage” problem. I strongly disagree with this. When I started at ERAU in 1981, tuition was $2,500 and flight training was another $3,000. When I graduated, it was about $3,700 and $4,000, respectively. Starting pay for a CFI at ERAU was $8.05 per hour. My first regional job paid $13,500 per year. These slave wages were palatable at the time because one, I was single and two, there was a career expectation of a comfortable wage, benefit, and retirement package waiting at the legacy carriers. College and flight training also didn’t cost upwards of $250,000. So it was economically feasible at the time to

spend 30 to 40 thousand dollars to make a paltry salary for a few years, with the promise of a good job at some point. Today, starting pay at the regionals is about $20,000 per year, which is a job that’s available at least two years after graduation with a total tuition investment of a quarter of a million dollars. And now, with a few exceptions (UPS/ FedEx), the defined benefit retirement is gone, there is no longer retirement medical, and, through strategic bankruptcies, most of us have lost a significant chunk of our earning power. So to say that a high school kid considering a career choice wouldn’t take the economic outlook of becoming a professional pilot into consideration strains credulity. But that is exactly the conclusion the Flightpath consultants want the industry to believe. They actually have a different presentation on their website that seems to come to a different conclusion than the one they gave at the summit. I’ll include it here: http://www. flight-economics.com/ pilot-shortage.html They admit to “highcost pressures for com-

pensation” and a “sellers market” for pilots. Contrast this with the pie chart on page 17 of their powerpoint presentation to you which the “other than network carriers” expect no change or a moderate increase in compensation. It’s almost as if regional airline management believes that the basic economic principle of supply and demand doesn’t apply to them. Just to illustrate this point further, regionals are experiencing a “pilot shortage,” yet when UPS announced last year that we were hiring, we got over 10,000 qualified applicants for 100 positions. And our minimums are 4000TT, a college degree, and 1000PIC turbine. Does that seem like a shortage to you? There was also a presentation that tried to discredit the Air Line Pilots Association’s (ALPA) data, yet no representative from ALPA was on hand to dispute their conclusions. If they were invited, they might have gotten to see a difference of opinion, as expressed here: http:// leadershipfromthecockpit.com/2014/09/09/ alpa-delivers-the-truth-

behind-the-allegedpilot-shortage/. I also didn’t see anything about what ERAU is doing to make flight training or tuition more affordable. I found it highly disturbing that ERAU was involved in a Summit that airline management used to figure out a way to pay their graduates less money. Hopefully, if ERAU has an opportunity to host another Summit, they will broaden the scope of invitations to include the other stakeholders in this, including line pilots, their union representation, and especially ERAU undergraduates and flight instructors, as you should be their primary concern. I would also suggest inviting The Avion to cover the next one, since this is an issue that will affect a majority of ERAU undergrads. I have learned that The Avion was not aware of this Summit because it was held when school was not in session. Joseph Elm B757/767 Captain United Parcel Service ERAU ‘85

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Space & Industry

ExpressJet Visits ERAU Daytona Beach for AP3 Re-Signing Ceremony Alex Starko ExpressJet When ExpressJet launched the Airline Pilot Pathway Program (AP3) in 2011, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was one of the first partner universities. Over the course of our long-standing partnership, our AP3 EPIC Ambassadors have visited the ERAU campus-

es dozens of times to meet with students, share presentations on pilot professionalism and other topics, and attend career fairs and other events. On Thursday, Sept. 10, ExpressJet will be visiting the Daytona Beach campus for a very special reason: the signing of our updated AP3 agreement. We invite all aviation students and instructors

to join us in the COA Atrium from 1-2 p.m. as we celebrate the re-signing. Lunch will be provided, and ExpressJet EPIC Ambassadors will be around for a meetand-greet, along with recruiters who will be conducting first officer interviews and AP3 testing on-site in COB and COA Sept. 11-12. United First Officer Afton Benas-

si, who helped found the AP3 program when she was at ExpressJet, will also be attending to talk with students about career progression opportunities. AP3 offers students a clear path from flight school to the ExpressJet flight deck and beyond with our guaranteed job program. AP3 students also have the added benwefit of being assigned

an EPIC Ambassador – an ExpressJet pilot who serves as a resource for students. Your EPIC Ambassador can help you make decisions about your career, answer your questions about being a commercial pilot, and offer advice on everything from earning your CFI to passing your first checkride. Learn more about AP3 at expressjet.com/ap3.

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Launch Control Center Morelos 3 - Atlas 5 October 2 @ 6:09-6:28 Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-41

GPS 2F-11 - Atlas 5

October 30 @ 12:17-12:35 Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-41

CRS-8 - Falcon 9 TBD Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-40

SES-9 - Falcon 9 TBD Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-40

OG2 - Falcon 9

TBD Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-40

JCSAT14 - Falcon 9 TBD Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-40

ISS Sightings September 7

5:21 - Appears 15 degrees above SE, rising to a height of 16 degrees before disappearing 13 degrees above E. Visible for 2 minutes.

September 8

6:04 - Appears 29 degrees above WSW, rising to a height of 61 degrees before disappearing 12 degrees above NE. Visible for 4 minutes.

September 9

5:14 - Appears 30 degrees above ENE, rising to a height of 30 degrees before disappearing 20 degrees above ENE. Visible for less than a minute.

September 10

5:56 - Appears 22 degrees above NW, rising to a height of 22 degrees before disappearing 10 degrees above NNE. Visible for 3 minutes.

This Week in Space History September 9, 2006 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-115 for ISS assembly flight 12A, building the station’s Truss and Solar Arrays. Jack Taylor/The Avion Newspaper The historic city of St. Augustine celebrates its 450th birthday this weekend. Live bands filled the day with music and a brilliant firework display filled the night. The King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are planning to visit the city from the 18th to the 20th of September to celebrate the event and tour the historical sites.

September 11, 1997 NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars and begins surveying the surface of the planet.

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Thursday Women’s Soccer vs Valdosta State Valdosta, Ga. 7:00 p.m.

Friday Women’s Volleyball vs Bellarmine Nashville Tenn. 5:00 p.m.

Saturday Women’s Volleyball vs Trevecca Nazarene Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs Oakland City Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs Thomas Daytona Beach, Fla. 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Women’s Soccer vs Stetson Daytona Beach, Fla. 7 p.m.

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2015 Women’s Volleyball Improves to 4-0

Men’s Soccer vs Southeastern Daytona Beach, Fla, 7:00 p.m.

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Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics

Friday marked the beginning of a new era in Embry-Riddle Volleyball history as the Eagles played their first two matches as a provisional member of NCAA Division II. The Blue and Gold looked quite comfortable in their new surroundings, knocking off East Central in four sets (25-20, 25-27, 25-15, 25-13) before sweeping Westminster (25-17, 25-19, 25-5) to move to 2-0 on the season. ERAU 3, ECU 1 The Eagles outhit the Tigers .353 to .169, led by Ana Pajic’s .483 attack percentage (14-0-29) and Evelina Abdurakhmanova’s .408 mark (23-349). Amanda Saunders chipped in nine kills and a match-high five blocks in her Eagle debut, while Tamires Ferreira tallied 42 assists, 10 digs and six service aces and Caitlyn Ballard picked up a career-high 24 digs. “It was nice to get on the court and face some competition to see where we’re at as a team,” Head Coach Joslynn Gallop. “Being able to rally like we did in the second set

vs ECU: 1

ERAU: 3

Westminster: 0

and then to bounce back to win the match shows a lot of maturity.” Embry-Riddle used a 5-0 run to jump out to a 13-6 lead in the first set but East Central rallied back to eventually tie the set at 20 points apiece. Ella Duggan put down a kill to break ECU’s 5-0 run and Saunders capped a 5-0 run to close out the set with backto-back kills, giving the Eagles a 25-20 win. ERAU ran out to an early 5-1 lead in set two but the Tigers rebounded with a 12-3 run to move in front, 13-8. 10 points later the East Central lead had ballooned to 20-11 and the Tigers eventually found themselves with set point at 24-18. An attack error gave ERAU the serve and Pajic scored a pair of aces to cut it to 24-21. After a Tiger timeout, ECU committed back-to-back attack errors to make it 24-23 and an Abdurakhmanova kill knotted things at 24. Pajic registered a backrow kill to push the Eagles in front, 25-24, but the Tigers were benefitted by a pair of net violations against the Eagles to win the final three points of the set, winning the

frame, 27-25, to tie the match at one set each. The Blue and Gold opened up a comfortable lead in the third set on the strength of a 9-1 run in the middle of the frame, opening up a 19-11 advantage. Saunders and Erika Hinel teamed up for back-to-back blocks to finish off the 25-15 win for the Eagles. Set four saw Embry-Riddle start strong once again, running out to a 10-3 lead early on. An ECU attack error increased the margin to double-digits at 17-7 and a kill from Hinel closed out the match with ERAU winning the frame, 25-13. Madyson Gill led the Tigers with 13 kills and 15 digs while Taylor Turner tallied 34 assists. ERAU 3, WC 0 Abdurakhmanova (12 kills) and Pajic (7 kills, .412 percentage) led the Eagles offensively in a 3-0 sweep of the Griffins. Ferreira racked up 26 assists and six digs and Sumerr Paxton picked up a match-high 14 digs. “Our outsides played really well today,” Gallop said. “I think we have some things we need to

improve on, but overall, it was a good day f or us as a team.” The first set saw neither side pull out to a big lead until the latter stages when Embry-Riddle closed out the frame on a 10-3 run to win the set, 25-17. Westminster led throughout most of the second set, but the Eagles proved to be the better side in the final third of the frame, finishing the set by winning 13 of the last 17 points to claim a 25-19 victory. In set three, Embry-Riddle was dominant from start to finish, holding leads of 9-1 and 16-2. ERAU eventually won the set, 25-5, to complete the 3-0 sweep. Amara Culpepper led WC with seven kills while Taylor Gustafson tallied 10 assists and Megan Gallegos picked up a team-high eight digs. The Blue and Gold will be back in action tomorrow as they face Virginia State at 11:30 a.m. and Oklahoma Baptist at 4:30 p.m. on the final day of the NSU Shark Invitational. Live stats and live video will be provided by Nova Southeastern for both matches.

Men’s Cross Country Opens

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The Embry-Riddle men’s cross country team opened the 2015 season, as well as their NCAA II era at the UT Early Bird Classic on Friday evening, finishing third amongst six teams in the four mile race. The Eagles had two runners finish in the top five with Andrew Carpenter leading the way in third place and newcomer Noah Kempplacing fourth overall. Embry-Riddle - 3rd of 6 (Meet Results) ERAU tallied 70 points, placing behind

race host Tampa (49) and NCAA I South Florida (56), totalling 1:49.05.42 as a squad and an average finish of 21:49.09. The Blue and Gold’s five scorers all finished in the top 32. Carpenter (20:57.26) posted the highest individual finish of his Embry-Riddle career, while Kemp, a sophomore transfer from the University of Portland, ran just a few second behind Carpenter at 21:01.56. Jamin Mays (21:49.64) finished 16th overall, while Adam Lawrence (21:51.90), running unattached, was

close on his heels in 17th place. Freshman Calahan Warren made his Eagle debut with a 26th-place finish in 22:25.88 and James Fell rounded out the ERAU scorers with a 32nd-place finish in 22:51.08. Palmer Lintz (23:03.96), John Dennehy (23:27.70), Ryan Larson (23:43.88), Andrew Carosi (24:23.53), Robert Davis(24:28.92) and DeVontae Persha (25:00.10) also participated in the four mile race; Dennehy and Davis joined Kemp and Warren in making their Embry-Riddle debuts.

“We have some work to do,” Head Coach Mike Rosolino said. “We knew we were going to have some growing pains this year and this was day one. I thought Andrew and Noah had a good race for us, and we’re going to prepare and work for these next two weeks to get ready for the Mountain Dew Invitational.” Embry-Riddle will run in the Mountain Dew Invitational on Sept. 19 in Gainesville, Fla. The Eagles won the small college portion of the meet, hosted by the University of Florida, last season.

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ERAU Volleyball Improves to 4-0 with Saturday Sweeps vs Embry-Riddle: 3 Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle volleyball team seems to be acclimating themselves to NCAA Division II quite nicely. The Eagles picked up a pair of 3-0 wins on Saturday to move their undefeated record to 4-0, sweeping Virginia State (25-16, 25-22, 25-14) and Oklahoma Baptist (26-24, 25-17, 25-19). ERAU 3, VSU 0 Evelina Abdurakhmanova, who was named the Sharks Invitational Tournament MVP,

Valdosta State: 0 put down a match-leading 12 kills to lead the Eagles to a 3-0 win over the Trojans to open the day. Tamires Ferreira, who was selected to the All-Tournament Team (17 assists) and Jordan Nakayama (15 assists) shared the setting duties, whileSumerr Paxton, who was also an All-Tournament Team selection, collected a match-high 17 digs. “I thought we did a pretty good job of playing our style of volleyball against Virginia State,” Head Coach Joslynn Gallopsaid. “We also had a chance to

get everybody some playing time, which is a great thing to be able to do early in the year.” The Eagles opened the match on a 10-3 run and never looked back. Virginia State closed the gap to 13-11 but the Blue and Gold pulled away to win the set, 25-16. Set two opened the exact same way with the Eagles leading 10-3 early on, but in the middle frame the Trojans were able to rally back to tie the set late at 22-22. Ella Duggan scored two straight points with a pair of block assists andAmanda Saunders put down a kill to clinch the set for the Blue and Gold, 25-22. Embry-Riddle quickly recovered from an early deficit in set three to run out to a double-digit lead (18-8) and easily cruised

to a 25-14 win, finishing off the 3-0 sweep. Alexsys Pullen led VSU with seven kills while Adriana Hazou had 16 digs and Diamond Simpson tallied nine assists. ERAU 3, OBU 0 The Eagles met a familiar opponent in the final match of the Shark Invitational in former NAIA member Oklahoma Baptist. The Bison, who are on the same timeline transitioning to NCAA II, knocked off ERAU last September in a four-set match in Hastings, Neb. On Saturday, Abdurakhmanova (15 kills) and Ana Pajic (14 kills, 10 digs) led the Eagles to a 3-0 sweep of OBU. Paxton picked up 24 digs to lead all players and Ferreira notched 36 assists, 12 digs and four kills. “We all remember los-

ing to Oklahoma Baptist last year, so to be able to come back and not just beat them but win 3-0 was a great feeling,” Gallop stated. “They’re a great program and we’ve always enjoyed playing against them because they’re good competition for us, and it’s exciting to be able to continue that as both of our programs move into Division II.” The first set was the closest set of the tournament for the Eagles, as neither side ever led by more than two points. The Bison held a 24-23 before an attack error gave the serve back to ERAU, and Abdurakhmanova capitalized on the opportunity with back-to-back kills to give the Eagles a 26-24 win. Set two started off closely-contested, but a 9-2 Eagle run pushed

the Blue and Gold to an 18-13 lead and Embry-Riddle went on to take the set, 25-17. The Eagles used a 10-3 run midway through the third frame to pull away from Oklahoma Baptist, 17-11, and ERAU never looked back en route to a 25-19 win, completing the sweep. Cadyn Lang led the Bison with 10 kills while Kynnedy Myers had 32 assists and Kaitlyn Lucy had a team-high 20 digs. The Eagles will travel to Nashville, Tenn. next weekend to take part in the Scott Jones Classic hosted by Trevecca Nazarene University. ERAU is slated to face Bellarmine on Friday, Sept. 11 and Trevecca Nazarene and Oakland City on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Women’s Cross Country Places Fourth at Shortened UT Early Bird Classic “

The 2015 season had an interesting beginning for the Embry-Riddle women’s cross country team on Friday evening. The UT Early Bird Classic, hosted by the University of Tampa, was slated to be a 3.22 mile race, but lightning concerns shortened the race to just 1.82 total miles with the Blue and Gold finishing fourth

out of nine teams. Embry-Riddle scored 78 points in the meet, getting a pair of top-10 finishes from freshman Sarah Edens (9th) and sophomore Alex Orr (10th) to lead the way. NCAA I South Florida won the meet with 39 total points, followed by Central Florida (55) and host Tampa (69). The Eagles totalled 57:30.38 and had an average

finish of 11:23.35. Edens’ collegiate debut was a solid one for ERAU, as the freshman from Gainesville, Fla. ran an 11:07.67 to be the first Eagle finisher. ERAU’s top returner, Orr ran to a 10th-place showing in 11:19.35, while junior Marina LeVine (11:23.76) and freshman Mikaela Hakamaa (11:43.19) ran to 14th and 21st-place finishes, respectively.

Another Eagle freshman, Josie Gray (11:56.41) rounded out the Embry-Riddle scorers in the race, while Alex Meneses (12:06.47) and Leanne Ellis (12:09.55) both posted top-40 finishes. Brianna Paczynski (12:47.91), Tia Larsen-Calcano (12:54.32), Audrey Parios (13:08.87), Eliza Gazda (13:11.75),Annette Morrison (14:39.52) and Hayley Lewis (14:57.81)

...A very solid race for us in our season debut... our top five finishers were running their first-ever college race. -Mike Rosolino

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also competed for the Blue and Gold. “It’s been awhile since we’ve finished this close behind Tampa, and to do that with such a young team is great.” Embry-Riddle will run in the Mountain Dew Invitational on Sept. 19 in Gainesville, Fla. The Eagles finished third in the small college portion of the meet, hosted by the University of Florida, last season.

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