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thiel’s first ever three-time all-american, Corey Brown, competes in a match against the University of mount Union. Brown won the match in a technical fall 23-8. – photo by Dave Miller

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awardof the the Blue-gold Club raises funds specifically for thiel College athletics. generous contributions underwrite some winners daily aspects of running a collegiate program including team travel, upgrading our equipment and maintaining and upgrading dear alumni & Friends, Women’s lacrosse Clinic our current athletic facilities.

Blue-gold information Welcome Why Give?to this edition of Cat tracks; i am confident you will enjoy reading the good that has transpired during spring 2011 one semester asabout a supporter of news the Blue-gold Club, you can helpthe thiel become of the intop athletic programs in the region. Winning Senior Student-athlete Banquet programs attract the best student-athletes and non-athletes.

Quality students success and added value to a tomcat athletics. the most noticeable change to the campus was the rissell-bring academic thiel College education. supporting thenovember Blue-gold and Clubtaken you can helpthe strengthen thiel athletics. through the years we Schreyer dome, whichBywas inflated in down last have built a reputation for excellence in athletics and academic achievement. not only is your participation a great way to 44 named to PAC weekend in april. approximately 200 student-athletes, coaches and mainterenew and relive those memorable college experiences, your financial support secures the future for our student-athletes Academic Honor Roll nance staff provided the manpower for overdepends 30 hours to firstpart erect and the college itself. Ultimately, our success in great on and the then collective loyalty and generosity of alumni and a total of 44 athletic thiel student-athletes dismantle dome.the dome hasYour beengift a huge its first year - profriends, boththe in numbers and in spirit. will success help ourinstudent-athletes maintain academic and success, andhave will been named to the Presidents’ athletic assist us in our efforts in nurturing the tradition of excellence at thiel. viding practice space for almost the entire athletic department, hosted our inConference academic honor roll for the Winter/Spring 2010-11 semester. augural men’s lacrosse team’s intercollegiate competition, providing an the PaC academic honor roll honors Who Benefits? enclosed and protected venue for intramural programs, a golf driving range, student-athletes on winter and spring We all do. School spirit and the increased morale generated through athletic participationvarsity greatly enhances the have essence ofa sports teams who earned youth soccer tournaments, softball tournaments, baseball camps, birthday parthiel College; providing our students, alumni, parents and community the opportunity to grade comepoint together experience the averageand of 3.6 or higher on 4.0 scale during semester of ties and was availabledivision for members of thethe community to walk and exercise. excitement of nCaa iii athletics. athletic programs at thiel haveifthe uniqueaopportunity oftheir adding recognition competition. toyou thiel whileget contributing and local pride.winter, please make an didn’t the chancetotocampus visit thelife dome this past effort to do so this winter - you won’t be disappointed!

Women’s Basketball (6) men’s track (7) Benefits of Giving kelly Barzak Brenden dulaney the winter andbenefits spring to sport seasons the were filled with many fineenjoy accomplishthere are many supporting Blue-gold Club.

You’ll the camaraderie and fellowship unique this organiChelsi Clark aaronto kopps nina gabrelcik ryan Pepper zation.

While our contributors enjoy special privileges and access, most important is the satisfaction you get from supporting ments from the record setting performance of our men’s basketball’s 20-7 seaJasmin Jones richard Peterson the education and athletic efforts of our tomcat student-athletes. our student-athletes bring to the thiel campus a dimenson, to the inaugural seasons of our men’s lacrosse and men’s volleyball Chelsea meister ethan rowe sion of excellence, both academically and athletically, the distinguishes it region wide. as wekate move forward with our reinsel regis Wagnergrowing programs, and the reinstatement of ourour men’s tennis program. however, derek Workman athletic programs, your gift helps ensure student-athletes maintain that the competitive edge.

Wrestling (6) accomplishments of our student-athletes in the classroom is especially gratiCorey Brown Women’s track (8) Join Our Winning Team! fying because it demonstrates that our coaches and student-athletes have their Can Cui ryan Carson Your financial is truly theand keyunderstand to thiel’s ability to provide the to highest quality division athletic program our stulynette for enterline mattiii lowry priorities in support the proper order that while we want win on Caitlin FerryindividuJeff marianetti dent-athletes, college and community. giving opportunities can be tailored to meet the needs of every donor, from the athletic fields and courts, we also want to prepare our players to graduate Joy metzler alec miller als to local businesses, and all gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. Besides cash gifts, donors may consider other moriah monroe ryan murphy and be able to go out and make a positive impact in their families, churches charitable opportunities and be recognized in the Coach Stoeber Society through bequests and life income emily trusts, endowed Petrak and communities. i amgifts, proud to tell you weand hadservices, 36 student-athletes gain memBaseball (5) keshia Shaw scholarships, memorial donated goods gifts of stock and life insurance, and corporate matching gifts. in adPhil double tara Sturey dition, exclusive naming opportunities and sponship are available. bership into the national College athlete honorpackages Society, Chi alpha Sigma, luke Johnson eric king men’s tennis (1) which is open to juniors or seniors who have earned a letter in their sport, Jianat long Zheng Brenden lowery if you have any questions regarding the Blue-gold Club please contact Jack leipheimer, director of athletics, 724-589display solid character and maintain a minimum cumulative gPa of 3.4. in adJake thomasyour membership form.

2212, or by e-mail at jleipheimer@thiel.edu.You can also visit www.thiel.edu/bluegold to complete men’s golf (1) dition, we had 44 student-athletes named to the PaC academic honor roll Charlie hockenberry Softball (9) for attaining a minimum gPa of 3.6 for the spring semester, which combined Jackie Belsito mark your calendar to show your thiel schoolBecky spirit at homecoming Women’sweekend golf (1) Betteridge with the 36 fall student-athletes named to the honor roll gives us 80 for the Frederich laura davin — September 23-25! We have fun events planned for tomcats emily of all ages, so danielleor dwyer year — the most ever! look for your full schedule in the mail this summer visit molly Jo everett

www.thiel.edu/alumni for more updates as they become available. kristen moreland i hope you enjoy reading about the accomplishments of our current tomcat ashley rable student-athletes and on their behalf i thankinyou for your support andlike ap- the alumni melissa rankin addition to past annual favorites awards ceremony, fireworks over rachel Wills peal to you for your continued support of alumni our athletic programs.

Stadium, the homecoming motorcycle ride, and of course the homecoming parade, we have added some new festivities including tommy tomcat’s Sincerely, this publication was designed produced by kids Zone, where future tomcats can frolic during the tailgate andand football the thiel College office of athletics media. it game, and the new tomcat Prowl event on Saturday night.

7 was edited by assistant director of athletics media Jerrod Plate with assistance from Matt

Jackson. tomcat fans can support thiel’s student-athletes by participating in the annual Blue-gold golf outing on Friday, September 23. also, cheer on our women’s volleyball and mens & women’s soccer teams at their home competitions during homePhotos by Dave Miller, Linda Oman ’75 and Jack leipheimer ’74 coming weekend!

Kevin McAfee. director of athletics Printed by SCP Group, Sharon,Pa. don’t miss out on the fun to be had at homecoming 2011! For reservations and information, contact the office of alumni Services at 724-589-2140 or alumni@thiel.edu.

Senior Student-Athlete Banquet Thank You!a Resounding Success to our 2010-11 athletic donors!*

this publication did not permit the listing of the 347 friends who have donated less than $50, but we wish to thank all of them for their support lete and just the third female (Jaona andrianavony, track & field, on april 25,*Space thiel’sin Student-athlete advisory Committee (SaaC) global Waste industries, inc. mr. robert S. roberson ms. margatet g. dahlem Captain’s Level President’s Level mrs. Suzanne golon mr. thomas rockenstein mr. Jay P. dart 1998; monica Copley, ($200-$499) ($3,000+) track & field, 2000) to receive academic sponsored its first Senior Student-athlete Banquet, a year-end mrs. katheryn goswick dr. John a. rodgers mr. Charles h. davis mr. Sam alexander anderson Charitable Foundation Farms SaaC equipment, inc. mr.Chylik ivin e. rohrer ms. erin allstate Foundation mr. & mrs. david r. andrewshonoring senior was also selected bygreenhill the PaC’s awards ceremony tomcat student-athletes anddavis all-america honors. greenville tire mr. ronald m. Sanden mr. mark e. dehaven mr. alva C. Baker dr. robert h. Baker greenville tire & rubber mr.

William o.

Saunders as the Scholar-athlete of the month in January 2011. recognizing the accomplishments of other student-athletes and mr.

John dickason mrs. margaret m.

Battisti mr. edward a. Bartko dr. Jennifer S. griffin ms. Shirley a. Schaertel mr. damon J. dohar dr. John m. Belohlavek dr. robert d. Burns athletic teams throughout the awards were presented note. duffala mrs. lucile hamilton mr. Steven Schiavoni mr. James mr.year.

John J. Boliver mr.

Jason eugene Chappell also honored at the luke Johnson (baseball) mr. John r. hauser and Sharonevent regionalwere health System mr. Wayne l. eakin mr. dale r. Burgh emma Clyde hodge memorial Fund only to the College’s senior student-athletes for their successes ms. Florence J. hayes dr.

Christopher Shinkman eaton Corporation mrs. girtrue Burkett First national Bank melissa rankin (softball) as the 2011 distinguished male and Fek. hayes mr. larry J. Simonetti Capt. linda l. ebling Francis P. Connelly mr. grant l. gawronski in athletics, but also to those mr. who have maintained high academic mr. d.e. herman mr. kenneth J. Sims Jr. mr. edward a. erwin mr. John Sherman Crow mr. knute e. hamre male Student-athletes of the Year, as well as Prof. david miller ms. Brenda hester ms. mary Jeanine Sloan mr. robert C. ewing mr. robert health & Benefit standing andStrategy embraced the ideals ofJ. dean leadership and community mrs. nancy hetrick W. Slowey Fagan Sanitary Supply mr. robert C. denove heatreX inc. and ed Schutte asmrs. theannProfessor and Staff member ofl.the Year, mr. robert J. heigel ms. kathryn l.

Smallwood mrs.

Cynthia Farrell dr. kay ellen dowhower hudson inc.time at thiel. duringgroup their mr. thomas W. hodge mr. robert l. Smith mr. ray h. Felterrespectively. mr. raymond V. dunmire dr. glen r. Johnson ms. Jennifer l. howard mr. leslie g. Smock mr. & mrs. Paul Fiore dr. dennis C. emmett kpmg Foundation over student-athletes, coaches, and friends ms. Sandy m. howard Specialty insurance Companies inc. ms. erinof k. Fritz mr. Josephadministrators m. Fortuna dr.

James80 C. mchugh the evening also featured the first-ever induction student-athmr. of Steve huzar Sporting goods inc. mr. dana e. Fulton mr. Joseph g.a. glover dr. Peter mortensen the tomcat athletic program attended theassociates event and were treated ms. noreen m. Joyce mr. robert e.

Stone mr. gregory J. garber great northern mr. & mrs. Barry oman letes into the national College athlete honor Society (nCahS), ms. diane r. kakareka dr. Frank Stratiff dominic l. gatta Jr. greenville dry Cleaners mr. e. Phillips toWilliam an exceptional meal arranged by aVi, the College’s foodmr. servmr. r.o. timothy J. taylor mrs. Bernadine Chi genselalpha Sigma. the mr. donald J. hart Primecare medical inc. academic accomplishments ofkaufman 36 juniors mr. James m. kempton dr. Sarah J. taylor-rogers mr. terry J. gensel mr. & mrs. norman g. hasbrouck mr. e. rasmussen icegeorge provider. mr. laVerne a. kline mr. James teyssierat the event. mr. John r. gibson ms. Christina hawkins and seniors were recognized mr. Joseph B. roosa ms. evelyn B. knipple mr. John e. thigpen mr. michael d. gifford mr. david h. heath mr. Joseph d. Scarpitti the highlight of the evening was theF.presentation of the top tommr. & mrs. tom lange mr. les g. thomas mrs. rosanne gill-Jacobson mr. Barry holes dr. & mrs. troy d.Vanaken Chi alpha Sigma is the first national scholar-athlete society mrs. donna laughlin to mr. Frank m. tibbitt ms. rose ann gordon dr. max homer dr. thomas W. West cat award, presented to a senior male or female student-athlete lingua international llC mrs. mary e. tomo-gardner mr. & mrs. anthony grech ms. trudi James mr. & mrs. howard J. Weyers honor collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the ms. lenda l. liptrap mr. John r. tuttle dr. issac greeley dale e. Johnson Athletic Director’s Level who has promoted tomcat mr. athletics through their outstanding mr.

James W. lynnSigma mr. george J. twigger mr. Wendell green mr. William e. Johnston ($1,000-2,999) classroom and in University athleticSports competition. thiel's ms.

Chi alpha Christine madonna mr. dennis grippen mr. kelly Jones anderson travel athleticCoach andand academic achievements at the College, Presidents’ mr. theodore manvell diana g. Urey tau chapter, is the 19thJohn mr. dave grober mr. david kaighin dr. Wade k. Baird chapter, designatedmrs.

Pennsylvania's college mr.Victor J. marcum mrs. Jamie m. Van oss mr. troy J. harper esq. kanawha run trading Post dr.

Frank t. Baker athletic Conference (PaC) and national levels.

Johnthe k. mcatee earnest J.Visnicky ms. Susan a. harsley or university in themr.Commonwealth selected tomr. join nCahS mr. david o. keener mr. James d. Bittel Jr. mrs. marilyn mcClemens dr. John l.Vitale ms. Janet l. hart dr. Phillip P. kerstetter dr. Jonathan P. Caulkins and just the third in the PaC. Chi alpha Sigma recognizes college earning the first-ever top tomcat award was madison Chylik. mr. Joseph l. mcgregor mr. alexander Vuchak mr. robert a. hartman mr. James h. kick Community Foundation of Warren mr. William h. mearidth Sr. mr. Jeffery t. Wagner hhSdr architects/engineers mr. Fred kiser Co., inc. a varsity letter in their sport while mainChylik, aFoundation four-year captainmr.for head coach Steve Brewer’s mr. george C. mellors mrs. Patti Walsh mr. James hidegstudents who receive Phil kocher Community of Wesern michael Baker Corp. Foundation ms. kristen a. Walter ms. diane m. higgins mr. Paul r. kunda Pa. & eastern ohio taining a 3.4 or higher cumulative gPa throughout their junior women’s volleyball program, earned valedictorian honors, gradms. grace a. micklos mr. d. michael Walton mr. Brian m. hills ms. roberta leonard Cooper industries Foundation mr. Peter e. Waas for membershipmr. mr. daniel loutzenhiser-Jordan mr.

Jefferysumma B. Cross cum laude with and/or senior years.

Selection iskeith by a.anmitchell athletic uated a Bachelor ofFuneral artshome degree and de- m. hills mr. robert a. moder mrs. gina Wasser mr. Brian C. holzshu dr. Frederick a. luchette mrs. mary alice dean david C. moinet mr. russell P. Weber mr.2011 William J. horne mr. richard t. mamajekat the College’s mr. dale W. deisthonors in elementary department designee in consultation with the dr. individual's head partmental education mr. John P. moore mr. morton J. Weisberg mr. gregory l. houck Col. Charles h. manes ms. g. leah dever Vincent a. moraglia ashley e. Wheeler coach and is basedms.on outstanding scholarship,mr.earned athletic mr. John Commencement Ceremonymr.on 8. She also earned them. hudson Jamesmay mcroberts mr.

Charles l. goodrick ms. karen r. mott ms. helen m. Wicker dr. Charles J. inacker momentum, inc. greenville Savings Bank letter(s) and excellent character and citizenship. dean’s key, lista. Jackson mrs. doris J. mucha mrs. Carolyn a. Wickerham mr. Scott Col. marian who mossermade the dean's rev.

Frederick C. awarded heitzenroderto thoselt.students mr. Samuel C. mullin mr. John C. Wilson mr. William t. Johnston national Collegiate athletic association mr. david l. hofius during all eight semesters at mr. thiel. ms. mary C. nahod mr. Crad J. Winkelvoss dr. michael Jones Frank l. newnam Joy Cone Company - Joe george “We are very proud of the 36 student-athletes who have been dr. Justin m. napotnik mr.

Chris Winslow mr. larry e. kachner mr. robert W. noe iii mr. Winfield S. mcFeely noble research Winslow engineering, inc. mr.

Scott kallick dr. robert C. olson mr. david m. miller they inc. strive in 2010, Chylik helped lead the women’s volleyball program to inducted into the inaugural class of Chi alpha Sigma; mrs. Carol r. novelli mr. timothy k. Woofter mr. Stephen a. kendera mr. Jim Pallante mrs. Barbara h. nakles mr. James Yohe mr. rudi k. klobach richard J. Parks as well as consecutive mr. ronald W. owen every day to be the bestk.person they can be, mrs. thediana bestl. olekshuk student their second-straight 20-plusmr.win season rev. Fred S. opalinski mr. martin Zane mr. mark klosiewicz mrs. Judith a. Pekich mr. C.Vern Parker mr. Zachary eric Paris they can be, and the is what r-Ysecond-place championship tournament.

She F. koll mr. best gary t.athlete Zurasky they can be, which mr. richard dr. thomas d. Pellarin mr. thomas o. rau finishes in the PaC mr. richard a. Pearrell Booster Level ($50) mr. michael kuder Prof. Wayne Petrarca mr. Steven d. rodemer Your Full Potential),” saidmr.director of athearned all-PaC first team honors the 2009 season, alfonse dominic Perella mr. Peter Bistransin mr. larry kumarF-P is all about (reach mrs. liana r.following reynolds mr.

John a. rossi mr. gregory a. Pernus mr. richard J. Bithell Bishop kurt F. kusserow mr. reynold l. Sanner Safety dynamics inc. letics Jack leipehimer.

“We know they are going to graduate and while during the 2010 season she became the school’s all-time mrs. diana Perry ms.

Shanna J. Bossler mr. david C. lavender mr. Joseph l. Scafuri mr. Paul h. Saternow mr. William J. Peterson dr. thomas l. Bost donald a. lawry mrs. Suzanne C. Shaly the Farleyin group make a valuable contribution to their families, churches and comleader assists, earning all-PaC second team honors. mr. mr. John Pittenger mr. thomas Bost dr. ronald e. leipheimer mr. robert B. Schindler thrivent Financial for lutherans Jacqueline Brickneriii athletics is mr. mr. dale V. langyel mr. daniel Schneider UPmC horizon greenville Campus munities, and that’smrs. what division allCarmen about.W.iPompeii would ms. tara e. ransom mrs. laura l. Broome mr.team James h. lewis dean Snyderall-district ii first mr.

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Flora B. ray ms. mary ellen Bruce mrs. diane longlike to thank dr. mary mr. richard d. Speicher mr. & mrs. rod e. Wilt theresa hall, who provided the initial innominations (2009, 2010) before being ms. Carol a. redmond mr. kevin Callahan mrs. the nina m. macris-grech St. Paul’s home selected to the eSPn mr.

Jerome a. Zaleski formation regarding Chi alpha Sigma to us a year ago,a.and i am mr. melvin renkey mr. richard S. Callihan mrs. natalie mahdesian mr. george a. Summerhill Jr. mr. michael g. Zawoysky magazine academic all-america third team at the conclusion of mr. Carl g. ritter Jr. mr. michael a. Capozzoli mr. lucio martin dr. david S. teufel Coach’s Level very proud that thiel College was selected to have a chapter.” ms.

Flora e. robinson ms. deborah W. Capp mr. dennis matteotti dr. Curtis l. thompson ($500-$999) the 2010 volleyball season, becoming the 10th thiel student-athmr. Jarrod r. rose mrs. dorthy P. Capp mr. John l. mcCarthy mr. Frank m. tibbitt mr. donald achenbach mr. Francis l. ruberto mr. donald S. Carpenter rev. norman C. mclean dr. Joseph F. Ucchino mr. John m. Barr mr. Joseph ruberto Jr. ms. Patricia a. Ciszek mr. kevin F. meistickle mr. Francis m. Weida mr. Steve Blauser ms. lauren olson Sadlak Cochranton Family health Center, P.C. mr. andrew J. merchak mrs. marguerite g. Werner mr. glen m. Brakeman mr.Vernon W. Sallack mrs. Carla B. Conrad mrs. Pat miller mr. Willis W. Woods mr. richard P. Bruckman mr. Joseph a. Saur mr. gary l. Cook mrs. ellen miller mr. thomas m. Wozniak mr. John Y. Burks mr. adam Schaff mr. richard e. Coup mr. robert a. milner mr. John e. Zawacki mrs. katheryn k. Carringer mrs. Joanne m. Schell mrs. Paulette d. Cox mr. Benjamin i. mitchell Player’s Level Cianci’s motel dr. david g. Seiple mr. richard J. Coyner mr. david C. monett ($51-$199) mr. ronald h. doerr mr. george Shabla ms. Cathy Crownover mr. theodore J. moran Jr. dr. tony albertelli erie indemnity Company ms. deborah a. Swiech mr. robert e. Culver ms. Catherine mott mr. roger d. alexis mr. William k. Ford mr. Stephen F. tarbox mr. david C. davies ms. trudy naas mr. kevyn S. Backmon mr. William g. hansmann mr. John tell mrs.

Julia martin delach ms. lauren oman ms. rebecca S. Bailey hubbard little eagles, inc. mr. guyton C. thigpen dr. James S. delo mr. louis r. o’matz mr. david e. Baughman mr. J. richard kelso ms. mary h. thomas mr. James C. dietrich mr. terry r. otterman mrs. mary ann Bendgen liberty mutual mr. mark renwick thompson mr. kevin r. donaldson mr. arthur r. Patterson mr. richard l. Bestwick dr. Joel e. nystrom ms. Pia tomei ehrlich Pest Control ms. ronna r. Pelino Bittel & Company mr. robert B. ohle mr. gilbert l. troutman ms. ann-marie elliott mr. gary r. Perella Bluetree Capital group llC mr. Frederick r. o’Polka rennie trozzi dr. John J. Fabian mr. John m. Perfetti ms. Bobbi Jo Bour mr. richard a. Parker mr. William Vickers Fat’s Village tavern mr. gary F. Petrucci mr. douglas m. Bullock r.e. Johnson electric, inc. mr. todd P. Voltz mr. michael J. Fesmire PnC Bank Foundation mr. robert l. Burdette r.W. larson associates, PC mr. edward m. Walczak mr.

Carl Finkbeiner dr.

C.J. Poolos ms. nacy J. Burgunder dr. John a. reimold mrs. Susan k. Wallace mr. James richard Fletcher mrs. rose F. Pratt mr. david Burns mr. glen C. riley mr. John W. Wargo lt. Col. James r. Frantz mr. marvin B. Prentice mr. kyle P. Capp Sheetz mr. Brian S. Warning mr. Samuel J. Fratto Prep Sportsweat mr. Cameron Capp mr. dana C. Spires mr. James a. Welsh mr. John Fricker ms. maria d. Quesada gonzale lt. Col. david a. Carlson dr. Frederick n. Stewart ms.Virginia B. Wiard ms. Carla l. Frizzi mr. daniel g. rasor mr. William m. Cermak mr. Paul r. Stibich Jr. ms. kathy a. Wilhelm mr. eric a. garrett mr. raymond e. reagle esq. mr. mark Chine dr. melvin roy Stausbaugh ms. Patricia J. Winslow mrs. linda garrett mr. kenneth a. rech ms. debra a. Christian dr. James W. Ummer mr. aaron michael Zane ms. tammy garrett ms. Patricia e. reich mr. Christopher J. Concilla mr. albert F.Vibonese ms. deborah e. Zudell-dickey mr. allen l. garrett mr. kurt a. reiser mr. & mrs. ron Cooper mr. roy W. Wilt mr. russell J. Zurasky mr. & mrs. alan george renich Brothers mr. ronald d. Crisan mr. gary J. Witosky mr. greg S. glassey rein Construction Company ms. margaret a. Cunningham

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Blue-Gold CluB InformatIon .

Blue-gold golf outing

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Winter/Spring 2010-11 in review

PaC individual

the Blue-gold Club raises funds specifically for thiel College athletics. generous contributions underwriteaward some of the winners daily aspects of running a collegiate program including team travel, upgrading our equipment and maintaining and upgrading dear alumniathletic & Friends, Women’s lacrosse Clinic our current facilities.

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Women’s Basketball (6) men’s track (7) Benefits of Giving kelly Barzak Brenden dulaney the winter and benefits spring sport seasons were filled withClub. manyYou’ll fine enjoy accomplishthere are many to supporting the Blue-gold the camaraderie and unique this organiChelsifellowship Clark aaron to kopps nina gabrelcik ryan Pepper zation.

While our contributors enjoy special privileges and access, most important is the satisfaction you get from supporting ments from the record setting performance of our men’s basketball’s 20-7 seaJasmin Jones richard Peterson the education and athletic efforts of our tomcat student-athletes. our student-athletes bring to the thiel campus a dimenson, to the inaugural seasons of our men’s lacrosse and men’s volleyball Chelsea meister ethan rowe sion of excellence, both academically and athletically, the distinguishes it region wide. as we move forward with our kate reinsel regis Wagner growing programs, and theyour reinstatement of our our men’s tennis program. however, derek Workman athletic programs, gift helps ensure student-athletes maintain thatthe competitive edge.

Wrestling (6) accomplishments of our student-athletes in the classroom is especially gratiCorey Brown Women’s track (8) Join Winning Team! that our coaches and student-athletes have their fyingOur because it demonstrates Can Cui ryan Carson Your financial support is order truly the to thiel’s that ability to provide thetohighest iii athletic program for our stulynette enterline matt lowry priorities in the proper andkey understand while we want win onquality division Caitlinfrom Ferry individuJeff marianetti dent-athletes, college and community. giving opportunities can be tailored to meet the needs of every donor, the athletic fields and courts, we also want to prepare our players to graduate Joy metzler alec miller als to local businesses, and all gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. Besides cash gifts,ryan donors may consider other moriah monroe murphy and be able to go out and make a positive impact in their families, churches charitable opportunities and be recognized in the Coach Stoeber Society through bequests and life incomeemily trusts, Petrakendowed and communities. i am proud to tell you we had student-athletes gainand memBaseball (5) keshia Shawgifts. in adscholarships, memorial gifts, donated goods and 36 services, gifts of stock life insurance, and corporate matching Phil double tara Sturey dition, exclusive opportunities and sponship packagesChi arealpha available. bership into thenaming national College athlete honor Society, Sigma, luke Johnson eric king men’s tennis (1) which is open to juniors or seniors who have earned a letter in their sport, Jian long Zheng Brenden lowery if you have any questions regarding the Blue-gold Club please contact Jack leipheimer, director of athletics, at 724-589display solid character and maintain a minimum cumulative gPa of 3.4. in adJake thomas your membership form.

2212, or by e-mail at jleipheimer@thiel.edu.You can also visit www.thiel.edu/bluegold to complete men’s golf (1) dition, we had 44 student-athletes named to the PaC academic honor roll Charlie hockenberry Softball (9) for attaining a minimum gPa of 3.6 for the spring semester, which combined Jackie Belsito mark your calendar to show your thiel school spirit at homecoming weekend Women’s golf (1) Becky Betteridge with the 36 fall student-athletes named to the honor roll gives us 80 for the laura davin — September 23-25! We have fun events planned for tomcatsemily of Frederich all ages, so danielle dwyer year — the most ever! look for your full schedule in the mail this summer or visit molly Jo everett

www.thiel.edu/alumni for more updates as they become kristen moreland available. i hope you enjoy reading about the accomplishments of our current tomcat ashley rable student-athletes and on their behalf i thank you for yourtopast support and aprankinceremony, fireworks over in addition annual favorites like the alumnimelissa awards rachel Wills peal to you for your continued support of our athletic programs. alumni Stadium, the homecoming motorcycle ride, and of course the homecoming parade, we have added some new festivities including tommy tomcat’s Sincerely, this publication was designed andfootball produced by kids Zone, where future tomcats can frolic during the tailgate and the thiel College office of athletics media. it game, and the new tomcat Prowl event on Saturday night.

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Jackson. tomcat fans can support thiel’s student-athletes by participating in the annual Blue-gold golf outing on Friday, September 23. also, cheer on our women’s volleyball and mens & women’s soccer teams at their home competitions during homePhotos by Dave Miller, Linda Oman ’75 and Jack leipheimer ’74 coming weekend!

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Senior Student-Athlete Banquet Thank You!a Resounding Success to our 2010-11 athletic donors!*

*Space in this publication did not permit the listing of the 347 friends who have donated less than $50, but we wish to thank all of them for their support lete and just the mr. third female (Jaona andrianavony, track & field, on april 25, thiel’s Student-athlete advisory Committeems.

(SaaC) global Waste industries, inc. robert S. roberson margatet g. dahlem Captain’s Level President’s Level Suzanneacademic golon mr. thomas rockenstein mr. Jay P. dart ($200-$499) ($3,000+) 1998; monica Copley, track & field, 2000) to mrs. receive sponsored its first Senior Student-athlete Banquet, a year-end mrs. katheryn goswick dr. John a. rodgers mr. Charles h. davis mr. Sam alexander anderson Charitable Foundation greenhill Farms equipment, mr. ivin e. rohrer ms. erinand davis all-america honors.

Foundation mr.awards & mrs. david r. andrews honoringallstate Chylik was also selected by the PaC’s SaaC inc. ceremony senior tomcat student-athletes greenville tire mr. ronald m. Sanden mr. mark e. dehaven mr. alva C. Baker dr. robert h. Baker greenville tire & rubber mr.

William o.

Saunders as the Scholar-athlete of the month in January 2011. recognizing the accomplishments of other student-athletes and mr.

John dickason mrs. margaret m.

Battisti mr. edward a. Bartko dr. Jennifer S. griffin ms. Shirley a. Schaertel mr. damon J. dohar dr. John m. Belohlavek dr. robert d. Burns teams throughout the year. awards were presented not mrs. lucile hamilton mr. Steven Schiavoni mr. James e. duffala mr. John J. Boliver mr.athletic Jason eugene Chappell also honored at the event were luke Johnson (baseball) mr. John r. hauser and Sharon regional health System mr. Wayne l. eakin mr. dale r. Burgh emma Clyde hodge memorial Fund only to the College’s senior student-athletes for their successes ms. Florence J. hayes dr.

Christopher Shinkman eaton Corporation mrs. girtrue Burkett First national Bank melissa rankin (softball) as the 2011 distinguished male and Fek. hayes mr. larry J. Simonetti Capt. linda l. ebling Francis P. Connelly mr. grant l. gawronski in athletics, but also to thosemr. who have maintained high academic mr. d.e. herman mr. kenneth J. Sims Jr. mr. edward a. erwin mr. John Sherman Crow mr. knute e. hamre male Student-athletes of the Year, as well as Prof. david miller ms. Brenda hester ms. mary Jeanine Sloan mr. robert C. ewing robert of J. dean health & Benefitand Strategy standing embraced themr.ideals leadership and community mrs. nancyof l. hetrick mrs.the ann W. Slowey Fagan Sanitary Supply mr. robert C. denove heatreX inc. and ed Schutte as Professor and Staff member the Year, mr. robert J. heigel ms. kathryn l.

Smallwood mrs.

Cynthia Farrell dr. kay ellen dowhower hudson group inc. time at thiel. during their mr. thomas W. hodge mr. robert l. Smith mr. ray h. Felter respectively. mr. raymond V. dunmire dr. glen r. Johnson ms. Jennifer l. howard mr. leslie g. Smock mr. & mrs. Paul Fiore dr. dennis C. emmett kpmg Foundation 80 student-athletes, coaches, administrators and friends ofFritz ms. Sandy m. howard Specialty insurance Companies inc. ms. erin k. mr. Joseph m.

Fortuna dr.over James C. mchugh the evening also featured the first-ever induction of student-athmr. Steve huzar Sporting goods inc. dana e. Fulton Joseph g.a. glover dr. Peter mortensen the tomcat athletic programmr. attended event and weremr. treated ms. noreen m. Joyce mr. robert e.

Stone mr. gregory J. garber great northernthe associates mr. & mrs. Barry oman letes into the national College athlete honor Society (nCahS), ms. diane r. kakareka dr. Frank Stratiff mr. dominic l. gatta Jr. greenville Cleaners mr.to William e. Phillips an exceptional meal arranged bydry aVi, the College’s food servmr. r.o.of kaufman J. taylor mrs. Bernadine gensel mr. donald J. hart Primecare medical inc.

Chi alpha Sigma.timothy the academic accomplishments 36 juniors mr. James m. kempton dr. Sarah J. taylor-rogers mr. terry J. gensel mr. & mrs. norman g. hasbrouck mr.ice george e. rasmussen provider. mr. laVerne a. kline James teyssier at the event. mr. John r. gibsonand seniors weremr. ms. Christina hawkins recognized mr. Joseph B. roosa ms. evelyn B. knipple mr. John e. thigpen mr. michael d. gifford mr. david h. heath mr. Joseph d. Scarpitti highlight of the eveningmr. was the presentation of the top mr. & mrs. tom lange mr. les g. thomas mrs. tomrosanne gill-Jacobson Barry F. holes dr.the & mrs. troy d.Vanaken Chi alpha Sigma is the first national scholar-athlete to mrs. donna society laughlin mr. Frank m. tibbitt ms. rose ann gordon dr. max homer dr. thomas W. West cat award, presented to a senior male or female student-athlete lingua international llC mrs. mary e. tomo-gardner mr. & mrs. anthony grech ms. trudi James mr. & mrs. howard J. Weyers honor collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the ms. lenda l. liptrap mr. John r. tuttle dr. issac greeley dale e. Johnson Athletic Director’s Level who has promoted tomcatmr. athletics through their outstanding mr.Chi Jamesalpha W. lynn Sigma george J. twigger mr. Wendell green mr. William e. Johnston ($1,000-2,999) classroom and inmr. athletic competition. thiel's ms. Christine madonna University Sports mr. dennis grippen mr. kelly Jones at the College, Presidents’ anderson Coach andacademic travel athletic and achievements mr. theodore John manvell mrs.Pennsylvania's diana g. Urey mr. dave grober chapter, designated mr. david kaighin dr. Wade k. Baird tau chapter, is the 19th college mr.Victor J. marcum mrs. Jamie m. Van oss mr. troy J. harper esq. run tradinglevels.

Post dr.athletic Frank t. Baker Conference (PaC)kanawha and national mr.join John k. mcatee mr. Commonwealth earnest J.Visnicky ms. Susan a. harsley or university in the selected to the nCahS mr. david o. keener mr. James d. Bittel Jr. mrs. marilyn mcClemens dr. John l.Vitale ms. Janet l. hart dr. Phillip P. kerstetter dr. Jonathan P. Caulkins and just the third in the PaC. Chi alpha Sigma recognizes college earning the first-ever top tomcat award was madison Chylik. mr. Joseph l. mcgregor mr. alexander Vuchak mr. robert a. hartman mr. James h. kick Community Foundation of Warren mr. William h. mearidth Sr. mr. Jeffery t. Wagner hhSdr architects/engineers mr. Fred kiser Co., inc. varsity letter in their mr. sport mainChylik,Foundation a four-year forkocher head coach Steve Brewer’s georgewhile C. mellors mrs. PattiaWalsh mr. James hideg students who receive mr. Phil Community of Weserncaptain michael Baker Corp. Foundation ms. kristen a. Walter ms. diane m. higgins mr. Paul r. kunda Pa. & eastern ohio taining a 3.4 or higher cumulative gPa throughout their junior women’s volleyball program, earned valedictorian honors, gradms. grace a. micklos mr. d. michael Walton mr. Brian m. hills ms. roberta leonard Cooper industries Foundation mr. keith mitchell mr. Peter e. Waas daniel loutzenhiser-Jordan home mr.uated Jeffery B.summa Cross Selection for membership is bya. an athletic cum laude with a Bachelor Funeral of arts degreemr. and de-m. hillsand/or senior years. mr. robert a. moder mrs. gina Wasser mr. Brian C. holzshu dr. Frederick a. luchette mrs. mary alice dean david C. moinet head mr. russell Weber mr. William mr. richard t. mamajek at the College’s mr.partmental dale W. deist honors in elementary department designee in P.consultation with thedr.individual's education 2011J. horne mr. John P. moore mr. morton J. Weisberg mr. gregory l. houck Col. Charles h. manes ms. g. leah dever mr.Vincent a. moraglia ms. ashley e. Wheeler coach and is based on outstanding scholarship, earned athletic mr. Johnthe m. hudson Ceremony on mcroberts may 8. She also earned mr. James mr.Commencement Charles l. goodrick ms. karen r. mott ms. helen m.

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Charles J. inacker momentum, inc. greenville Savings Bank letter(s) and excellent character and citizenship. dean’s awarded to those students who made the dean's list mrs. doris J. mucha mrs. Carolyn a. Wickerham mr. Scott a. Jackson lt. Col. marian mosser rev.

Frederickkey, C. heitzenroder mr. Samuel C. mullin mr. John C. Wilson mr. William t. Johnston national Collegiate athletic association mr. david l. hofius all eight atmr.thiel. ms. mary C. nahod mr. Crad J. Winkelvoss dr. michael Jones Frank l. newnam Joyduring Cone Company - Joe semesters george “We are very proud of the 36 student-athletes who have been dr. Justin m. napotnik mr.

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SheF. kollthey can be, and the mr. gary t. Zurasky mr. richard thomas d. Pellarin mr.second-place thomas o. rau mr. richard a. Pearrell Booster Level ($50) mr. michael kuder Prof. Wayne Petrarca mr. Steven d. rodemer Full Potential),” said director of Perella athall-PaC first team mrs. honors following the 2009mr.season, mr. alfonse dominic mr. PeterYour Bistransin larry kumar F-P is all about (reach liana r. reynolds mr.earned John a. rossi mr. gregory a. Pernus mr. richard J. Bithell Bishop kurt F. kusserow mr. reynold l. Sanner Safety dynamics inc. letics Jack leipehimer.

“We know they are going to graduate and while during the 2010 season she became the school’s all-time mrs. diana Perry ms.

Shanna J. Bossler mr. david C. lavender mr. Joseph l. Scafuri mr. Paul h. Saternow mr. William J. Peterson dr. thomas l. Bost mr. donald a. lawry mrs. Suzanne C. Shaly the Farley group make a valuable contribution to their families, churches and comleader in assists, earning all-PaC second team honors. mr. John Pittenger mr. thomas Bost dr. ronald e. leipheimer mr. robert B. Schindler thrivent Financial for lutherans mr.all Carmen W. Pompeii mrs.what Jacqueline Brickner iii athletics is mr. dale V. langyelmunities, and that’s mr. daniel Schneider UPmC horizon greenville Campus division about. i would ms. tara e. ransom mrs. laura l. Broome mr. James h. lewis dean Snyder all-district ii first mr.Chylik Jeffery a. Wallace earned two-straightmr.academic team ms.

Flora B. ray mary ellen Bruce mrs. diane long like to thank dr. ms. mr. richard d. Speicher mr. & mrs. rod e. Wilt mary theresa hall, who provided the initial inthe ms. Carol a. redmond mr. kevin Callahan mrs. nina m. macris-grech St. Paul’s being home selected to the eSPn mr.nominations Jerome a. Zaleski (2009, 2010) before formation regarding Chi alpha year ago, and i am melvin a. renkey mr. richard S. CallihanSigma to us a mr. mrs. natalie mahdesian mr. george a. Summerhill Jr. mr. michael g. Zawoysky magazine academic all-america third team at the conclusion of mr. Carl g. ritter Jr. mr. michael a. Capozzoli mr. lucio martin dr. david S. teufel Coach’s Level very proud that thiel College was selected to have a chapter.” ms.

Flora e. robinson ms. deborah W. Capp mr. dennis matteotti dr. Curtis l. thompson ($500-$999) the 2010 volleyball season, becoming the 10th thiel student-athmr. Jarrod r. rose mrs. dorthy P. Capp mr. John l. mcCarthy mr. Frank m. tibbitt mr. donald achenbach mr. Francis l. ruberto mr. donald S. Carpenter rev. norman C. mclean dr. Joseph F. Ucchino mr. John m. Barr mr. Joseph ruberto Jr. ms. Patricia a. Ciszek mr. kevin F. meistickle mr. Francis m. Weida mr. Steve Blauser ms. lauren olson Sadlak Cochranton Family health Center, P.C. mr. andrew J. merchak mrs. marguerite g. Werner mr. glen m. Brakeman mr.Vernon W. Sallack mrs. Carla B. Conrad mrs. Pat miller mr. Willis W. Woods mr. richard P. Bruckman mr. Joseph a. Saur mr. gary l. Cook mrs. ellen miller mr. thomas m. Wozniak mr. John Y. Burks mr. adam Schaff mr. richard e. Coup mr. robert a. milner mr. John e. Zawacki mrs. katheryn k. Carringer mrs. Joanne m. Schell mrs. Paulette d. Cox mr. Benjamin i. mitchell Player’s Level Cianci’s motel dr. david g. Seiple mr. richard J. Coyner mr. david C. monett ($51-$199) mr. ronald h. doerr mr. george Shabla ms. Cathy Crownover mr. theodore J. moran Jr. dr. tony albertelli erie indemnity Company ms. deborah a. Swiech mr. robert e. Culver ms. Catherine mott mr. roger d. alexis mr. William k. Ford mr. Stephen F. tarbox mr. david C. davies ms. trudy naas mr. kevyn S. Backmon mr. William g. hansmann mr. John tell mrs.

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Carl Finkbeiner dr.

C.J. Poolos ms. nacy J. Burgunder dr. John a. reimold mrs. Susan k. Wallace mr. James richard Fletcher mrs. rose F. Pratt mr. david Burns mr. glen C. riley mr. John W. Wargo lt. Col. James r. Frantz mr. marvin B. Prentice mr. kyle P. Capp Sheetz mr. Brian S. Warning mr. Samuel J. Fratto Prep Sportsweat mr. Cameron Capp mr. dana C. Spires mr. James a. Welsh mr. John Fricker ms. maria d. Quesada gonzale lt. Col. david a. Carlson dr. Frederick n. Stewart ms.Virginia B. Wiard ms. Carla l. Frizzi mr. daniel g. rasor mr. William m. Cermak mr. Paul r. Stibich Jr. ms. kathy a. Wilhelm mr. eric a. garrett mr. raymond e. reagle esq. mr. mark Chine dr. melvin roy Stausbaugh ms. Patricia J. Winslow mrs. linda garrett mr. kenneth a. rech ms. debra a. Christian dr. James W. Ummer mr. aaron michael Zane ms. tammy garrett ms. Patricia e. reich mr. Christopher J. Concilla mr. albert F.Vibonese ms. deborah e. Zudell-dickey mr. allen l. garrett mr. kurt a. reiser mr. & mrs. ron Cooper mr. roy W. Wilt mr. russell J. Zurasky mr. & mrs. alan george renich Brothers mr. ronald d. Crisan mr. gary J. Witosky mr. greg S. glassey rein Construction Company ms. margaret a. Cunningham

Winter/Spring review

Annual Golf Outing

the Blue-gold golf Scramble at the greens of greenville on may 27 was the most successful outing ever due to the tremendous support of our sponsors and the 111 golfers who participated. the College wishes to thank everyone involved with the event for your commitment to tomcat athletics; your generosity and support is very special and is greatly appreciated. a special thanks goes to kirt gasaway and everyone associated with the greens of greenville for facilitating such an outstanding event.

Highlights: tom roskos, golf Professional at oak tree Country Club, professional long driver and golf entertainer, was on hand to provide the drives for the foursomes on the ninth hole.

First place (11-under par): nick reiser, dave Bracco, dee Faulx Second place (8-under par): ray Felter, Ben Burk, nate neely, Walt lapic Third place (7-under par): doug anderson, Bob ohr, dick lugg, nate leary Skill prize winners longest drive (no. 1): dick lugg longest putt (no. 4): Butch lokar Closest to pin (no. 8): nick reiser longest drive (no. 18): amy Schafer longest putt (no. 14): denver goodman Closest to pin (no. 10): rich Parker Raffle grand prize winner: dave Campbell, greenville, Pa. thiel's matt Fiore finished in a four-way the tomcat baseball program saw their after a season saw grand somehotel ups and three-night stay atthat the mgm & Casino in las Vegas with limousine airport transfer and two show tickets (courtesy of ron ellwood ’88) tie for fourth at the PaC men's golf record improve by four games over last Sponsors downs, the men’s track and field team Championships, earning the tomcats' season, finished the year with a .500 Platinum: anderson Coach & travel first all-conference honor since lucas record (19-19). during the course of placed seventh at the PaC ChampiGold: Comdoc, First national Bank of Pennsylvania, ilsco extrusions, inc. and the Farley group munson registered first team honors in the season the team also gave Coach Silver: howard kay ’59 Weyers, e. Johnson electric, inc., r. W. larson architects, Joe Scarpitti ’80, liberty mutual, and Steve Blauser ’74 onships, while’56 theandwomen finishedr. the 2006.

Joe Schaly his 400th victory; he curBronze: greenville dry Cleaning, loutzenhiser Jordan Colonial Funeral home, Safety dynamics, inc., Will-o-Ben Farms, Pallante Concrete Construction, season with a sixth-place finish. rently has 404 career victories. (165 inc. and St. Paul’s Fiore entered the second day in second wins in six seasons at Point Park UniHole: ’86 and Jill Bobby ’85 Wilt,hritz John Perfetti ’78, garyplace Witosky ’79, Professor miller ’61,round Bluetree Capital group llC, northeast ohio orthopedics, after carding david an opening on therod men’s side was the versity; 239 victories in 12 seasons at Judy Pekich, dr. tony albertelli, dr. robert olson ’60, greenville Savings Bank, UPmC horizon, 74. his second round score of 79Cianci’s gave motel, Brian holzshu all State insurance, rien Conthiel). lone individual after having Contractors, struction Company,champion. renick Brothers mechanical & Company hhSdr architects/engineers, Fagan Sanitary Supply – Bill allen, him a Bittel two-day totalinsurance, of 153, good hudsontop-three Companiesfinishes - John hudson, Continental laundry Systems, inc., Sporting inc., Sharon regional medicine three duringFrank the newnam sea- ’71, enough for first team all-PaC recogni-goods after starting theSports season withServices a 5-3 and the rehab Centre – dr. isaac greeley tion. record on their spring break trip to son in the high jump, hritz claimed the Donated Raffle Prizes: rod Wilt, Jodi Brennan, dumont’s Sporting goods - Paul Vagi, dr. Chris Jones, dr.Fort Bob Petty, CamFla. Cianci, olsen, Bob Stone, myers, theray tomcats went 14a team thiel continued its solid play conference with a o’neill jump of 6-2,- neil as tam o’Shantercrown - dan mcmillan, Coffee ostheimer, thiel College Bookstore - ed Schutte, the16, greens of greenville - kirt gassaway, including a 9-12 record in anderson conferfrom round one, tallying a second Coach & travel doug anderson, grant gawronski – Cooper Crouse hinds, riddell Shawn taylor, mgm grand ron ellwood and Pioneer rich ence, improving by five games in PaC two inches higher than the event’s secround total of 317 to go along with a kaderly play.

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ond-place finisher. hritz also turned in 312 in the first round. Combining that along with the .500 record, the tomwith the team's fall scores, the tomcats aThe third-place the Raffle 110-meter Blue-Gold finish Club’s in Hawaii winner: Jennifer Schiavoni, hoboken, n.J. finished sixth in the event with a score cats also improved on the number of roundtrip airfare and seven nights in Five diamond resort on Waikiki Beach for two, with arrangements made through the travel experience in meadville, high hurdles. of 1,299. all-PaC honors that were received.the Pa. team earned six all-conference honors the final standings don't quite indicate other all-PaC performers for the men – up from two a year ago. how well the tomcats played in the included ethan rowe, who finished secJuniors Brock Porter and Phil double spring portion of the event. their ond in the 400-meter dash, and richard were each selected as honorable menscores on the final 36 holes were third best overall and a 41-stroke improvetion picks while junior Weston Snyder Peterson, who was second in the 5,000ment over their performance in the fall. and sophomore eric Steininger remeter run. ceived second-team nods. thiel's matt Christian finished just outon the women’s side moriah monroe, along with those selections junior third side of the top 10, taking 11th with a baseman Bobby hillier and junior 158. Finishing in the top 20 for the tomValerie White and Cassidy kravec each pitcher Brad Bates each received firstcats in the 41-golfer field were Bryan notched sixth-place finishes. monroe team all-conference honors. Bates had Smith (15th), matt graham (18th) and finished sixth in the 100-meter high a great year on the mound, leading the mike deems (20th). conference in numerous categories inhurdles while White and kravec placed Smith was thiel’s top golfer for much of cluding era (2.23), opponent batting the season. he led the team in four of sixth in the 10,000-meter run and the average (.253) and innings pitched the five events. during a three-tourna(72.2) on his way to a six-win season. javelin, respectively. ment stretch, Smith took third in a 59hillier led the way in most of the major golfer field at the Saint Vincent College With just six total seniors departing offensive categories as he was tops on invitational, second at the thiel invitathe team after this season, the men’s the team in batting average (.423), hits tional and third at the Penn State (58) and rBis (29).

Behrend invitational. and women’s track and field squads will look to improve upon this season and their standing in the conference championships.

ashley ahrens and emily Friedrich represented the thiel women’s program at the PaC Championships, finishing 16th and 17th, respectively.

thiel will look to improve upon their record once again next year to try and once again become a contender for the PaC crown.

Summer Skills Clinic Introduces Campus Winter/Spring 2010-11 to Women's Lacrosseindividual awards Men’s Basketball more than 40 high school women filled thiel’s alumni Stadium on June 15 to participate in the school's first-ever women's PaC Coach of the Year lacrosse skills clinic, organized by first-year head coach Whitney turnbull. tim loomis Female high school athletes from five states, ranging from Pa. to Virginia, were involved in PaC the event.

Player of the Year Blair rozenblad “the clinic was a definite success. i was so pleased with the turnout and the group of female athletes we had here today. We d3hoops all-region had a wide variety of skill represented, and despite their varied skill level, i think they all took something away today to imBlair rozenblad - Second prove their personal game. For me, that was my hope – to increase the development of the sport and help improveteam their innaBC all-region dividual skills to produce a more successful lacrosse career,” said turnbull.

Blair rozenblad - First team Being the first event of its kind to take place on campus, the significance of great supportall-PaC in the event's success cannot be understated. rick huether '74, a current member of theBlair rozenblad - First team College's Board of trustees and avid lacrosse fan, along with his daughters, megan and devon adams - First team kelly, played pivotal roles in seeing such an ambitious idea come to fruition.

Women’s Basketball SoFtBall SPirit SQUad megan huether, a 2005 all-american at duke University and current member of the U.S.all-PaC after starting the season with a 0-10 spirit squad upnational a successWomen's lacrosse team, was a goalkeeperthe on the 2009 U.S.wrapped Women's team thatkelly Barzak - honorable mention spring break trip to Clermont, Fla., the ful (Fil) season of Cup competition withrepublic. the Wrestling won the Federation of international lacrosse World in the Czech softball squad returned home and fincheerleading team's sixth-place finish at all-american ished the season “it is great to seeplaying that theclose sporttoof.500 women's lacrosse is growing as fast as it is. it is very the nCa-nda (national Cheer assoCorey Brown ball, as theyfor were of 11toofsee their rewarding mewinners as a player that the sport /isnational branchingdance out into other parts of the country and not only as just a ciation association) nWCa Scholar all-american last high23. school club sport. to be able to come and teach lacrosse at an institution like thiel, which is giving some of the girls a Corey Brown Collegiate Cheer and dance Champichance to further their athletic careers in the sport that they love, is extremely rewarding to me,” said huether. despite going 11-22 on the season, the matt lowry onship in daytona Beach, Fla. softball squad finished PaC play with a PaC Champion kelly huether, a 2009 Saint Joseph's University was a three-year the graduate, sixth-place showing for themember cheer of the hawks women's lacrosse program.

7-9 record, which included sweeps of Corey Brown - 133 squad can be added to multiple wins by Chatham and Washington & Jefferson also on hand to provide instruction were gina oliver, a 2005 graduate of the ohio Statematt University lowry and - 165member of the the cheerleading dance University teams at graduate and current member of the U.S. and decisions grove 2009split U.S. World Cupwith team; laurenCity, Schwarzmann, a 2008 Johnand hopkins Will ringer - 285 prior events this 2013 year, including U.S.squad in Canada; and katie Schwarzmann, Saint Vincent and Bethany. the Women's lacrosse team however, that will represent the U.S. at the Fil Worldthe Cup Men’s Volleyball Spiritand Collegiate in currently a junior at the University of maryland finalist forChampionships the 2011 tewaaraton team missed the conference post-seaall-Conference award, which is by presented to the most outstanding men's collegiate Columbus, ohioand andwomen's the World Federson tournament one game. dante mcCoy - First team lacrosse player. ation-Steel City Championship in Pittstwo players from this year’s squad kyle turkalj - Second team burgh. stood out with seniors laura davin and the skills-based clinic put participants in numerous game-type situations, including stick grant kocher - Second team melissa rankin and eachman-down earning first-team work, man-up situations, and team offense there the dance teamand alsodefense. competed and was had also a Baseball all-PaC honors. considerable amount of individual instruction provided by the veteran women's a nice performance in their division atlacrosse all-PaC mentors.

Bobby hillier - First team the nCa-nda Collegiate Champirankin, who received her third firstBrad Bates - First team team selection, was also named a thirdonship.the squad qualified for nationals the resounding success of this year's clinic already has turnbull thinking about improveWeston Snyder - Second team team Capital one academic all-district earlier in the year, but came up a few ments for 2012. selection. as a catcher rankin hit .398 eric Steininger - Second team spots short of making the finals at the and ledyear the we team in runs Phil this double - honorable “next hope to bescored able to(20) take it from a one-day clinic to a two-day overnight camp. would give use mention more time event. and on-base percentage (.430).

Brock Porter mention to incorporate additional drillsShe andwas appeal to those who are coming from a longer distance.

With such -a honorbale change, i think we Fears, just her year with as possible, so growing too large is not also fourth the60 conference in putouts could easilyinsee total campers. however,arikka our goal is toinkeep it asfirst individualized Softball the tomcats, took the squads to the our focus,” with 173. said turnbull. all-PaC premier national event for the first time laura davin - First team davin, who was named as a secondin three years and is already looking melissa rankin - First team team selection for three-straight seaforward to future national appearances.

Men’s Golf sons, earned her first first-team all-PaC all-conference honor. She led the team the cheerleaders competed in the alland was third in the conference in batmatt Fiore girl intermediate division ii event, won ting average and led the team in hits Track & Field

by Shorter College, while the dance (42), slugging percentage (.619) and all-PaC team competed in open division ii, total bases (60).

Bobby hritz - high Jump Champion won by Fullerton College. over 200 ethan rowe - 2nd in 400m teams performed in 15 divisions. richard Peterson - 2nd in 5,000m

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Annual Golf Outing

the Blue-gold golf Scramble at the greens of greenville on may 27 was the most successful outing ever due to the tremendous support of our sponsors and the 111 golfers who participated. the College wishes to thank everyone involved with the event for your commitment to tomcat athletics; your generosity and support is very special and is greatly appreciated. a special thanks goes to kirt gasaway and everyone associated with the greens of greenville for facilitating such an outstanding event.

Highlights: tom roskos, golf Professional at oak tree Country Club, professional long driver and golf entertainer, was on hand to provide the drives for the foursomes on the ninth hole.

First place (11-under par): nick reiser, dave Bracco, dee Faulx Second place (8-under par): ray Felter, Ben Burk, nate neely, Walt lapic Third place (7-under par): doug anderson, Bob ohr, dick lugg, nate leary Skill prize winners longest drive (no. 1): dick lugg longest putt (no. 4): Butch lokar Closest to pin (no. 8): nick reiser longest drive (no. 18): amy Schafer longest putt (no. 14): denver goodman Closest to pin (no. 10): rich Parker Raffle grand prize winner: dave Campbell, greenville, Pa. thiel's matt Fiore finished in a four-way the tomcat baseball program saw their after a season thatmgm sawgrand somehotel ups&and three-night stay at the Casino in las Vegas with limousine airport transfer and two show tickets (courtesy of ron ellwood ’88) tie for fourth at the PaC men's golf record improve by four games over last Sponsors downs, the men’s track and field team Championships, earning the tomcats' season, finished the year with a .500 Platinum: anderson Coach & travel first all-conference honor since lucas record (19-19). during the course of placed seventh at the PaC ChampiGold: Comdoc, First national Bank of Pennsylvania, ilsco extrusions, inc. and the Farley group munson registered first team honors in the season the team also gave Coach Silver: howard andwomen kay ’59 Weyers, r. e.the Johnson electric, inc., r. W. larson architects, Joe Scarpitti ’80, liberty mutual, and Steve Blauser ’74 onships, while’56the finished 2006.

Joe Schaly his 400th victory; he curBronze: greenville dry Cleaning, loutzenhiser Jordan Colonial Funeral home, Safety dynamics, inc., Will-o-Ben Farms, Pallante Concrete Construction, season with a sixth-place finish. rently has 404 career victories. (165 inc. and St. Paul’s Fiore entered the second day in second wins in six seasons at Point Park UniHole: rodmen’s ’86 andside Jill ’85 Wilt, John Perfetti ’79, Professor miller ’61, Bluetree place after cardingdavid an opening round Capital group llC, northeast ohio orthopedics, on the Bobby hritz was ’78, thegary Witosky versity; 239 victories in 12 seasons at Judy Pekich, dr. tony albertelli, dr. robert olson ’60, greenville Savings Bank, UPmC horizon, Cianci’s 74. his second round score of 79 gavemotel, Brian holzshu all State insurance, rien Conthiel). lone individual after havingContractors, struction Company, champion. renick Brothers mechanical & Company insurance, hhSdr architects/engineers, Fagan Sanitary Supply – Bill allen, him aBittel two-day total of 153, good hudson Companies -finishes John hudson, Frank Continental Systems, inc., Sporting goods inc., Sharon regionalthe Sports medicine Services three top-three during thenewnam sea- ’71,enough for laundry first team all-PaC recogniafter starting season with a 5-3 and the rehab Centre – dr. isaac greeley tion. record on their spring break trip to son in the high jump, hritz claimed the Donated Raffle Prizes: rod Wilt, Jodi Brennan, dumont’s Sporting goods - Paul Vagi, dr. Chris Jones, dr. Bob Petty, Cam Cianci, raytomcats olsen, Bobwent Stone,14Fort myers, Fla. the as a team thiel continued its solid play conference with ao’neill jump Coffee of 6-2, tam o’Shanter crown - dan mcmillan, - neil ostheimer, thiel College Bookstore - ed Schutte, the greens of greenville - kirtrecord gassaway, 16, including a 9-12 inanderson conferfrom round one, riddell tallying a second Coach & travel doug anderson, grant gawronski – Cooper Crouse hinds, Shawn taylor, mgm grand ron ellwood and Pioneer richin PaC ence, improving by five games two inches higher than the event’s secround total of 317 to go along with a kaderly play.

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ond-place finisher. hritz also turned in 312 in the first round. Combining that along with the .500 record, the tomwith the team's fall scores, the tomcats a third-place finish Hawaii in theRaffle 110-meter The Blue-Gold Club’s winner: Jennifer Schiavoni, hoboken, n.J. finished sixth in the event with a score cats also improved on the number of roundtrip airfare and seven nights in Five diamond resort on Waikiki Beach for two, with arrangements made through the travel experience in meadville, high hurdles. of 1,299. all-PaC honors that were received.the Pa. team earned six all-conference honors the final standings don't quite indicate other all-PaC performers for the men – up from two a year ago. how well the tomcats played in the included ethan rowe, who finished secJuniors Brock Porter and Phil double spring portion of the event. their ond in the 400-meter dash, and richard were each selected as honorable menscores on the final 36 holes were third best overall and a 41-stroke improvetion picks while junior Weston Snyder Peterson, who was second in the 5,000ment over their performance in the fall. and sophomore eric Steininger remeter run. ceived second-team nods. thiel's matt Christian finished just outon the women’s side moriah monroe, along with those selections junior third side of the top 10, taking 11th with a baseman Bobby hillier and junior 158. Finishing in the top 20 for the tomValerie White and Cassidy kravec each pitcher Brad Bates each received firstcats in the 41-golfer field were Bryan notched sixth-place finishes. monroe team all-conference honors. Bates had Smith (15th), matt graham (18th) and finished sixth in the 100-meter high a great year on the mound, leading the mike deems (20th). conference in numerous categories inhurdles while White and kravec placed Smith was thiel’s top golfer for much of cluding era (2.23), opponent batting the season. he led the team in four of sixth in the 10,000-meter run and the average (.253) and innings pitched the five events. during a three-tourna(72.2) on his way to a six-win season. javelin, respectively. ment stretch, Smith took third in a 59hillier led the way in most of the major golfer field at the Saint Vincent College With just six total seniors departing offensive categories as he was tops on invitational, second at the thiel invitathe team after this season, the men’s the team in batting average (.423), hits tional and third at the Penn State (58) and rBis (29).

Behrend invitational. and women’s track and field squads will look to improve upon this season and their standing in the conference championships.

ashley ahrens and emily Friedrich represented the thiel women’s program at the PaC Championships, finishing 16th and 17th, respectively.

thiel will look to improve upon their record once again next year to try and once again become a contender for the PaC crown.

Summer Skills Clinic Introduces Campus Winter/Spring 2010-11 to Women's Lacrosseindividual awards Basketball more than 40 high school women filled thiel’s alumni Stadium on June 15 to participate inMen’s the school's first-ever women's PaC Coach of the Year lacrosse skills clinic, organized by first-year head coach Whitney turnbull. tim loomis Female high school athletes from five states, ranging from Pa. to Virginia, were involved in the PaCevent.

Player of the Year Blair rozenblad “the clinic was a definite success. i was so pleased with the turnout and the group of female athletes we had here today. We d3hoops all-region had a wide variety of skill represented, and despite their varied skill level, i think they all took something away today to imBlair rozenblad Second team prove their personal game. For me, that was my hope – to increase the development of the sport and help- improve their innaBC all-region dividual skills to produce a more successful lacrosse career,” said turnbull.

Blair rozenblad - First team Being the first event of its kind to take place on campus, the significance of great support all-PaC in the event's success cannot be understated. rick huether '74, a current member of the Blair rozenblad - First team College's Board of trustees and avid lacrosse fan, along with his daughters, megan and devon adams - First team kelly, played pivotal roles in seeing such an ambitious idea come to fruition.

Women’s Basketball SoFtBall SPirit SQUad megan huether, a 2005 all-american at duke University and current member of the U.S. all-PaC after starting the season with a 0-10 thethe spirit squad a successWomen's lacrosse team, was a goalkeeper on 2009 U.S.wrapped Women'sup national team that kelly Barzak - honorable mention spring break trip to Clermont, Fla., the ful(Fil) season of Cup competition withrepublic. the Wrestling won the Federation of international lacrosse World in the Czech softball squad returned home and fincheerleading team's sixth-place finish at all-american ished the season playing “it is great to see that theclose sportto of .500 women'sthe lacrosse is growing as fast as it is. it is very nCa-nda (national Cheer assoCorey Brown ball, as theyfor were of 11 rewarding me winners as a player to of seetheir that theciation sport is/ national branchingdance out into other parts of thenWCa countryScholar and notall-american only as just a association) last 23. high school club sport. to be able to come and teach lacrosse at an institution like thiel, which is giving some of the girls a Corey Brown Collegiate Cheer and dance Champichance to further their athletic careers in the sport that they love, is extremely rewarding to me,” said huether. despite going 11-22 on the season, the matt lowry onship in daytona Beach, Fla. softball squad finished PaC play with a PaC Champion kelly huether, a 2009 Saint Joseph's University wasshowing a three-year member thegraduate, sixth-place for the cheer of the hawks women's lacrosse program.

7-9 record, which included sweeps of Corey Brown - 133 squad can be added to multiple wins by Chatham andto Washington & Jefferson also on hand provide instruction were gina oliver, a 2005 graduate of the ohio State matt University member of the lowryand - 165 the cheerleading danceUniversity teams at graduate and current member of the U.S. and split decisions 2009 U.S. World Cup with team;grove laurenCity, Schwarzmann, a 2008 Johnand hopkins Will ringer - 285 prior events this2013 year,Fil including Saint Vincent and Bethany. however, the Women's lacrosse team that will represent the U.S. at the Worldthe CupU.S. squad in Canada; and katie Schwarzmann, Men’s Volleyball SpiritandCollegiate Championships in currently a junior at the University of maryland finalist for the 2011 tewaaraton team missed the conference post-seaall-Conference award, which is presented to the most outstanding men's and women's collegiate Columbus, ohio and the World Federson tournament by one game. dante mcCoy - First team lacrosse player. ation-Steel City Championship in Pittstwo players from this year’s squad kyle turkalj - Second team burgh. stood out with seniors laura davin and the skills-based clinic put participants in numerous game-type situations, including stick grant kocher - Second team melissa rankinand each earning first-team work, man-up man-down situations, andthe team offense there dance teamand alsodefense. competed andwas hadalso a Baseball all-PaC honors. considerable amount of individual instruction provided by the veteran women's all-PaC a nice performance in their division lacrosse at mentors.

Bobby hillier - First team the nCa-nda Collegiate Champirankin, who received her third firstBrad Bates - First team team selection, was also named a thirdonship.the squad qualified for nationals the resounding success of this year's clinic already has turnbull thinking about improveWeston Snyder - Second team team Capital one academic all-district earlier in the year, but came up a few ments for 2012. selection. as a catcher rankin hit .398 eric Steininger - Second team spots short of making the finals at the and ledyear thewe team in to runs (20) it from Philthis double - honorable mention “next hope be scored able to take a one-day clinic to a two-day overnight camp. would give use more time event. andincorporate on-base percentage Brock honorbale mention to additional(.430). drills She and was appeal to those who are coming from a longer distance.

WithPorter such a- change, i think we Fears, just ither year withas possible, so growing too large is not also fourth the60conference in putouts could easily insee total campers. however,arikka our goal is toinkeep as first individualized Softball the tomcats, took the squads to the our withfocus,” 173. said turnbull. all-PaC premier national event for the first time laura davin - First team davin, who was named as a secondin three years and is already looking melissa rankin - First team team selection for three-straight seaforward to future national appearances.

Men’s Golf sons, earned her first first-team all-PaC all-conference honor. She led the team the cheerleaders competed in the alland was third in the conference in batmatt Fiore girl intermediate division ii event, won ting average and led the team in hits Track & Field

by Shorter College, while the dance (42), slugging percentage (.619) and all-PaC team competed in open division ii, total bases (60).

Bobby hritz - high Jump Champion won by Fullerton College. over 200 ethan rowe - 2nd in 400m teams performed in 15 divisions. richard Peterson - 2nd in 5,000m

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itit didn’t didn’t have have the the picture-perfect picture-perfect ending ending they they hoped hoped for, for, or or even even exexpected pected once once the the postseason postseason started, started, but but the the men’s men’s basketball basketball season season was was still still one one to to remember. remember.

the the women’s women’s basketball basketball team team fought fought through throughaatough toughseason seasonfilled filledwith withmany many great great games games and and aa few few thrilling thrilling victories victories on on their their way way to to aa 5-21 5-21 season season under under second-year second-year head head coach coachangie angie Zeuch.

Zeuch.

Corey Corey Brown Brown won won his his third third straight straightallallamerican american honor, honor, becoming becoming the the first first thiel thiel wrestler wrestler to to earn earn the the status status three three times. times.

as asisisexpected expectedto tohappen happenwith withany anyfirstfirstyear year program, program,the the men’s men’s lacrosse lacrosse team team took tooksome somehits, hits,but butalso alsohad hadsome somehighhighlights lights as as well. well.

the thetomcat tomcat men’s men’s volleyball volleyball team team comcompeted peted in in its its inaugural inaugural season season this this year. year. infused infused with with young young talent talent and and coached coached by

by Steve Steve Brewer, Brewer,the the school’s school’s nine-year nine-year women’s women’s volleyball volleyball head head coach, coach, the the youthful youthfultomcats tomcatsexperienced experiencedtheir theirfirst first taste taste of of competition, competition, going going 10-20 10-20 on on the the season season and and posting posting aa .500 .500 mark mark (4(44) 4) in in the the midwest-iii midwest-iii Conference Conference (now (now Continental ContinentalVolleyball Volleyball Conference).

Conference).

the the men’s men’s tennis tennis team team took took to to the the courts courts for for the the first first time time since since the the 2006 2006 season. season. led led by by first-year first-year head head coach coach tim tim dunford, dunford, the the tomcats tomcats ended ended the the season season with with aa record record of of 2-12, 2-12,with with aa big big win win coming coming in in conference conference play play as as they they defeated defeatedWashington Washington && Jefferson Jefferson 9-0.

9-0.

the thetomcats tomcats finished finished 20-7 20-7 to to set set the the program program record record for for wins wins in in aa seaseason, son,racking racking up up record-setting record-setting statisstatistics tics and and accolades accolades along along the the way. way.

Sophomore Sophomore Blair Blair rozenblad rozenblad was was seselected lected as as the the Presidents' Presidents' athletic athletic Conference Conference (PaC) (PaC) Player Player of of the theYear Year and and was was named named aa first first team team all-reall-region gion selection selection by by the the national nationalassoassociation ciation of of Basketball Basketball Coaches Coaches (naBC). (naBC).Joining Joining him him on on the the conferconference ence first first team team was was point point guard guard devon devon adams, adams, while while tim tim loomis loomis gave gave the the tomcats tomcats aa sweep sweep of of the the major major awards awards after after being being named named conference conference Coach Coach of of the theYear.

Year. in in his his fifth fifth season season at at thiel, thiel, loomis loomis led led the the tomcats tomcats to to aa 12-1 12-1 mark mark at at home. home.they they finished finished aa perfect perfect 10-0 10-0 at at Beeghly Beeghly gymnasium gymnasium during during the the regular regular season season and and didn't didn't lose lose at at home home until until the the PaC PaC championship championship game. game.the thetomcats tomcats won won the the conferconference ence regular-season regular-season title title and and were were ranked ranked as as high high as as fifth fifth in in the the great great lakes lakes region. region. after after securing securing aa double-digit double-digit win win against againstWaynesburg WaynesburgUniversity Universityin inthe the quarterfinals quarterfinalsof ofthe thePaC PaCtournament tournament and anddoing doingthe thesame sameto tothomas thomasmore more College College in in the the semifinals, semifinals,thiel thiel was was right right where where everyone everyone expected expected itit to to be be –– playing playing for for the the conference conference title. title.

But, But, poor poor free free throw throw shooting shooting and and some some clutch clutch shots shots down down the the stretch stretch by

by Bethany Bethany College College gave gave the the Bison Bison the the win winand andthe the automatic automatic bid bidto tothe the nCaa nCaa division division iii iii tournament. tournament.

highlights highlights of of the the year year included included aa season season sweep sweep of of provisional provisional PaC PaC member member geneva geneva College.

College. in in the the first first game game against against the the golden goldentornadoes, tornadoes,the thetomtomcats cats held held serve serve on on their their home home floor floor as as they they took took the the game game 73-65, 73-65, using using great great defense, defense, including including 14 14 steals, steals, to to notch notch the the victory. victory.thiel thiel then then took took the the second second game game from from geneva geneva in in Beaver Beaver Falls Falls as as two two kelly kelly muffley muffley free free throws throws as as time time expired expiredgave gavethe thetomcats tomcatsthe the68-66 68-66vicvictory. tory. along along with with the the two-point two-point victory victory over over geneva, geneva, thiel thiel also also won won two two other other games games in in the the final final seconds seconds at at home, home,dedefeating feating Bethany Bethany 71-70 71-70 and andWashington Washington && Jefferson Jefferson 65-64, 65-64, both both on on shots shots by by muffley. muffley. kelly kelly Barzak Barzak was was the the lone lone player player recogrecognized nized by by the the PaC PaC as as she she earned earned honorhonorable able mention mention status. status.Barzak Barzak ranked ranked first first in in the the PaC PaC in in blocked blocked shots shots (2.8 (2.8 per per game) game) and and also also became became the the school’s school’s allalltime time blocks blocks leader leader with with 128 128 in in just just two two seasons. seasons. the thetomcats tomcats will will look look to to turn turn itit around around next next season season as as they they return return four four of of five five starters starters and and lose lose just just two two players players from from this this season’s season’s team. team.

itit was was the the tomcat tomcat juniors’ juniors’ secondsecondstraight straight eighth-place eighth-place showing showing in in addiaddition tion to to aa sixth-place sixth-place performance performance as as aa freshman. freshman.

Brown Brown ranked ranked as as high high as as second second in in the the nation nation during during the the season season and and was was seeded seeded sixth sixth in in the the 133-pound 133-pound bracket. bracket. he he finished finished 26-5 26-5 on on the the season. season. in in addition addition to to his hisall-american all-american run run and and his his first first nCaa nCaa division division iii iii midwest midwest reregional gional title, title, Brown Brown was was one one of of three three thiel thiel wrestlers wrestlers to to win win an an individual individual PaC PaC championship championship as as the thetomcats tomcats finfinished ished second second as as aa team. team.

Junior Junior matt matt lowry lowry (165 (165 pounds) pounds) won won his his third-straight third-straight conference conference title title while while sophomore sophomore Will Will ringer ringer (285) (285) earned earned his his first first in in just just his his first first appearance. appearance. lowry lowry had had an an outstanding outstanding junior junior camcampaign, paign,posting posting aa record record of of 15-4.

15-4.he he was was listed listed as as an an honorable honorable mention mention in in the the national national rankings rankings throughout throughout most most of of the the season season and and placed placed sixth sixth at at the the midmidwest west regional. regional. lowry lowry and and Brown Brown also also spearheaded spearheaded the thethiel thiel wrestling wrestling team’s team’s effort effort in in the the classroom, classroom,which which resulted resulted in in aa national national Wrestling Wrestling Coaches Coaches association association (nWCa) (nWCa) Scholar Scholar award award for for the the nanation’s tion’s seventh-highest seventh-highest gPa. gPa. lowry lowry (3.896 (3.896 gPa) gPa) and and Brown Brown (3.72) (3.72) were were named named Scholar Scholarall-americans all-americans individuindividually, ally,while while senior senior Jeff Jeff marianetti marianetti (3.652), (3.652), sophomore sophomore matt matt Butler Butler (3.326), (3.326),freshfreshman man matt matt morian morian (3.692), (3.692), freshman freshman Shawn Shawn king king (3.062), (3.062), junior junior Billy Billy roosa roosa (3.25), (3.25), junior junior kraig kraig Smith Smith (2.962) (2.962) and and ringer ringer (2.923) (2.923) also also contributed contributed to to the the team team award. award.

the thetomcats tomcats picked picked up up the the program’s program’s first-ever first-everwin win in in its itsopening openinggame game of of the the season, season,rolling rolling to to an an 18-5 18-5 victory victory over over Penn Penn State Stateabington. abington. andy andy Shaver Shaver and and Francis Francis ahia ahia showed showed signs signs of of things things to to come come in in the the win win over over the the lions, lions,with with Shaver Shaver scoring scoring six six goals goals while whileahia ahia scored scored twice twice and and added added five five assists. assists.the the duo duo ended ended up up as as the the proprogram’s gram’s top top scorers scorers at at the the end end of of the the season season with with Shaver Shaver tallying tallying 31 31 points points (29 (29 goals, goals,22 assists) assists) and andahia ahia posting posting 30 30 points points (14 (14 goals, goals,16 16 assists). assists). the thetomcats tomcats would would win win just just one one more more game, game,but but itit also also came came in in blowout blowout fashfashion ion with with aa 19-8 19-8 victory victory over over visiting visiting Bethany Bethany College.

College. Cameron Cameron rako rako led led the the way way in in the the win win with with four four goals goals and and three three assists. assists. more more than than any any other other team team the the lacrosse lacrosse squad squad may may have have benefited benefited the the most most from from the the addition addition of of the the rissellrissellSchreyer Schreyer dome. dome.every every home home game game was was held held inside inside and and out out of of the the inclement inclement weather. weather.Both Both of of the the team’s team’s wins wins came came at at home, home,as as did did aa solid solid performance performance in in aa double double overtime overtime loss loss to to Wells Wells ColCollege. lege.

the the tomcats tomcats hosted hosted the the midwest-iii midwest-iii championship championship tournament tournament and and upset upset second-seeded second-seeded milwaukee milwaukee School School of of engineering engineeringbefore beforefalling fallingto toconference conference champion champion Carthage Carthage College College in in the the fifinals. nals. as as well well as as having having team team success, success, three three players players also also saw saw significant significant individual individual success success for for the the first-year first-year program. program.

Sophomore Sophomore dante dante mcCoy mcCoy was was named named aa first-team first-team all-conference all-conference selection selection after after leading leading the the team team and and ranking ranking fourth fourth in in the the country country in in kills kills per per set set (4.39).

(4.39).

Freshmen Freshmen kyle kyle turkalj turkalj and and grant grant kocher kocherwere werealso alsonamed namedall-conference all-conference selections selections with with each each earning earning secondsecondteam team honors. honors.turkalj turkalj ranked ranked eighth eighth in in the the county county in in blocks blocks per per set set (.97) (.97) and and kocher kocher ranked ranked first first on on the the team team in in service service aces aces (24) (24) and and second second in in total total points points (238) (238) behind behind mcCoy. mcCoy. With With aa full full roster roster returning returning and and more more talent talent on on the the way, way, the the men’s men’s volleyball volleyball team team will will look look to to make make an an immediate immediate impact impact in in the the 10-team 10-team Continental ContinentalVolVolleyball leyball Conference Conference next next season. season.

Zach Zach kubec kubec led led the the way way for for the thetomtomcats cats as as he he posted posted aa 5-5 5-5 mark mark in in singles singles play play and and aa 4-6 4-6 record record in in doubles doubles action action while while paired paired with with louie louie rubin. rubin. the the tomcats tomcats will will look look to to the the experiexperience ence that that was was gained gained throughout throughout the the course course of of the the season season as as well well as as some some new new recruits recruits to to continue continue to to build build the the men’s men’s tennis tennis program program back back into into aa concontender tender in in the the PaC. PaC.