2005-06 Wrestling Schedule
Table of Contents Schedule/Quick Facts ..................................................................................................1 Media Information .................................................................................................... 2-3 Coaching Staff..............................................................................................................4 Roster ..........................................................................................................................5 Meet the Spartans .................................................................................................. 6-15 History and Records............................................................................................. 16-17 The Southern Conference ..........................................................................................18 This is UNCG ....................................................................................................... 19-21 UNCG Administration ........................................................................................... 22-25 UNCG Athletics: A Success Story ........................................................................ 26-29 UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame ............................................................................... 30-32 Academic Enhancement ............................................................................................33 UNCG Sports Medicine ..............................................................................................34 The Spartan Club ................................................................................................. 35-38 Quick Facts UNC Greensboro Location ...............................................................................................Greensboro, NC Founded .................................................................................................................1891 Enrollment ...........................................................................................................14,328 Nickname ........................................................................................................ Spartans Colors ............................................................................................. Gold, White & Navy National Affiliation ................................................................................ NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation ...................................................................................... Southern Chancellor .................................................................................. Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan Alma Mater ..................................................... Notre Dame College of St. John’s, 1963 Director of Athletics ...............................................................................Nelson E. Bobb Alma Mater ..........................................................................................Kent State, 1970 Athletic Department Phone ..................................................................... 336-334-5952 Athletic Department Fax.......................................................................... 336-334-4063 UNCG Wrestling First Year of Wrestling ...................................................................................... 1993-94 All-Time Record ................................................................................................... 78-72 NCAA Qualifiers .........................................................................................................15 Individual Conference Champions .............................................................................20 Colonial ...................................................................................................................3 SoCon ...................................................................................................................17 Head Coach ................................................................................................Tom Shifflet Record at UNCG: ................................................................................................. 21-26 Overall Record: .................................................................................................... 21-26 Alma Mater ............................................................................................ Edinboro, 1995 Office Phone ......................................................................................... (336) 334-5050 E-mail ................................................................................................thshiffl@uncg.edu Assistant Coach ....................................................................................Jason Loukides Alma Mater ............................................................................................ Edinboro, 1994 E-mail .............................................................................................. jcloukid@uncg.edu 2004-05 Record ......................................................................................................11-5 2004-05 SoCon Record ........................................................................................... 4-1 Sports Information Sports Information Director ..................................................................Mike Hirschman E-mail ........................................................................................... mwhirsch@uncg.edu Sports Information Intern/Wrestling Contact ........................................... Jay D’Abramo E-mail ........................................................................................... jedabram@uncg.edu Sports Information Phone ....................................................................... 336-334-5615 Sports Information Fax ............................................................................ 336-334-3182 Mailing Address .....................................................................UNCG Sports Information PO Box 26168 Greensboro, NC 27402 Shipping Address ..................................................................UNCG Sports Information 301 HHP Building 1500 Walker Avenue Greensboro, NC 27402 Website ....................................................................................www.uncgspartans.com
NOVEMBER 12
ANDERSON VIRGINIA GARDNER-WEBB % at UNC Rubbermaid Open
11 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 2 p.m. All Day
DECEMBER 2-3 29-30
# at Las Vegas Invitational ^ SOUTHERN SCUFFLE
All Day All Day
JANUARY 6 6 14 15 21 25 27
at Campbell *DAVIDSON at Edinboro at Buffalo *at Appalachian State DUKE *THE CITADEL
1 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 1 5 11 15 18 18 22
at North Carolina State at Old Dominion MARYLAND *VMI *at Chattanooga Missouri (at Chattanooga) at Gardner-Webb
7:30 p.m. 12 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m.
Mat Jam/SoCon Championship (at VMI) NCAA Championships (at Oklahoma City)
All Day
26
MARCH 4 16-18
All Day
Home Matches in Caps & Bold % at Chapel Hill, NC # at Las Vegas, NV ^ at Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum) * Southern Conference Matches
Credits The 2005-06 UNCG wrestling media guide was written, edited and designed by Jay D’Abramo, Sports Information Intern, and Mike Hirschman, Sports Information Director. Chief editorial assistance provided by Mark Kimmel, Assistant Sports information Director. Photography by John Bell, WG Sports and others.
2005-06 UNC Greensboro Wrestling Media Guide • 1
Working Credentials
Credentials will be issued upon request to working members of the print and broadcast media. Internet-based media members will be provided credentials on a space-available basis.The UNCG sports information office retains the right to deny or revoke credentials to media outlets or a specific member of the media. All requests for credentials must be received no later than the day before the match. Credential requests made on the day of the match can not be guaranteed and should be avoided. UNCG wrestling credentials will not apply to the Southern Scuffle. If you are planning on attending the Souther Scuffle, please contact the Sports information office well in advance to secure your credential. Spouses, dates and children will not be granted working credentials. Non-working media will only be issued credentials on a space-available basis. Requests for media credentials should be sent to Jay D’Abramo, UNCG Sports Information Office, PO Box 26168, Greensboro, NC, 27402 or email to jedabram@ uncg.edu.
Media Parking
Limited parking is available for media members behind Fleming Gymnasium. Media members should alert the sports information office when requesting credentials of any need for parking passes.
UNCG Sports Information Mike Hirschman Director E-mail: mwhirsch@uncg.edu
Mark Kimmel Assistant. Director E-mail: mdkimmel@uncg.edu
Photographers
Accredited photographers may shoot from either sideline, but must contact the UNCG SID Office for credentials.
Interviews Gameday
Head coach Tom Shifflet will be available for postgame interviews. Requested wrestlers will be available after a 10-minute “cooling off” period, per NCAA guidelines. The UNCG locker room is closed to the media. Unless expressed permission is given by the sports information office, wrestlers are not available prior to a contest. Requests for pre-game interviews with coaching staff members should be communicated to a member of the sports information staff as early as possible.
Practice Each day prior to the start of practice, selected players may be made available for interviews by calling the sports information office before 12 noon. All interviews must be completed 15 minutes before the start of practice. For interviews with Coach Shifflet, contact the sports information office at 336-334-5615. Taping of practice can be denied at the discretion of the coaching staff. For practice schedules, please contact the SID office.
Gameday Services
The UNCG sports information office will do everything possible to accomodate the needs of media covering Spartan athletics. A series of phone lines are available at courtside for use by media members. For those wishing to make long distance calls, it is mandated by the UNCG sports information office that those calls should be made collect, with a calling card or via a toll-free number. Exceptions may only be granted by the sports information staff and should be requested before gameday if at all possible. In the case of exceptions, media outlets will be billed for toll calls made. Print media (including photographers) wishing to have dedicated phone lines should contact the UNCG sports information office at least one week in advance. All installation charges will be billed to the media outlet. Visiting broadcast media are provided two telephone lines. Requests for additional phone lines should be made well in advance of gameday. Additional phone lines will be provided if available. If not, the media outlet will be responsible for the installation and all applicable charges. Internet media outlets provided with credentials will only be provided phone lines on an availability basis. Phone lines and internet access will be provided at the Southern Scuffle upon request. Please contact the Sports information office well in advance in order to secure your requests.
Jay D’Abramo SID Intern (Wrestling Contact) E-mail: jedabram@uncg.edu Cell - 662-312-7253 p: 336-334-5615//f: 336-334-3182
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Media outlets may also request box scores / AP-style agates to be faxed or e-mailed to their offices. Such requests should be made prior to tip-off, if possible. Sports information staff members will provide in-game statistics to members of the media on press row via printed box scores and/or courtside stat monitors.
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Women's Golf: W 9th after two rounds- vs. Kentucky Fall Invite - UNCG tied for ninth after day
UNCG and Davidson take to the pitch for key SoCon match-up on Friday night
10/07
ALL DAY MTEN @ Elon Fall Invitational 7 pm WSOC @ Wofford 7 pm MSOC vs Davidson 10/07 TBA WTEN @ Elon Fall Tournament 10/08 ALL DAY MTEN @ Elon Fall Invitational 10/08 2 pm VB vs Furman 10/08 TBA WTEN @ Elon Fall Tournament
Print Associated Press 4020 Westchase Blvd., Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27606 Dave Droschak, Sports Editor E-mail: apraleigh@ap.org P: 800-662-7075 F: 919-834-1078
10/07
The teams picked 1-2 in the SoCon Coaches' Pre-season Poll do battle beginning at 7 pm. Follow all of the action on UNCGSpartans.com and Live Stats and the Spartan Sports Network via Teamline audio. || Continue
10/07
MBKB: UNCG-Duke basketball tickets to go on sale Monday MSOC: UNCG and Davidson take to the pitch for key SoCon MSOC: Randi Patterson named SoCon Player of the Month WSOC: UNCG heads to Wofford in SoCon women's soccer
NEW VIDEO RELEASES Men's Basketball
Mike Dement was named UNCG's new men's basketball coach on April 9, 2005. 10/04 MSOC: Patterson nets 10th of the season as UNCG shuts out Appalachian in men's soccer action 10/04 MSOC: UNCG men ranked in all four national soccer polls again this week 10/04 MGLF: Spartans rally on final day of VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout 10/04 WSOC: UNCG moves up in women’s soccer regional polls
News & Record PO Box 20848, Greensboro, NC 27420-0848 Beat writer TBA E-mail: sports@news-record.com P: 336-373-7062 F: 336-373-7067 Winston-Salem Journal PO Box 3159, Winston Salem, NC 27102 Tommy Bowman, Sports Editor E-mail: jbowman@wsjournal.com P: 336-727-7320
F: 336-727-4083
10/04 WSOC: Stillman named SoCon women’s soccer Player of the Week
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2005-06 UNC Greensboro Wrestling Media Guide • 3
Tom Shifflet enters his fourth season as head wrestling coach at UNC Greensboro. Shifflet was named the new head wrestling coach for the Spartans on May 17, 2002, after five successful seasons as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cornell University. Shifflet’s Year-by-Year Record
Year SoCon 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Team
Record
UNCG UNCG UNCG
1-15 9-6 12-5
5th t-3rd 2nd
Overall: 22-26 (3rd Season) At UNCG: 22-26 (3rd Season) • Five NCAA Qualifiers • 2004 SoCon Freshman of the Year (Daren Burns) • 2005 SoCon Freshman of the Year (Joe Kemmerer)
Last season, Shifflet guided UNCG to the most wins in school history as the Spartans recorded a 12-5 overall record, 4-1 in the Southern Conference. For the second consecutive year, Shifflet and UNCG produced the SoCon Freshman of the Year as Joe Kemmerer earned the award following a 31-7 season. Kemmerer, along with teammates Daren Burns and Joe Lowe, each won their respective weight class at the Southern Conference Mat Jam and qualified for the NCAA Tournament under Shifflet’s direction.
The 2003-04 season was a breakthrough year as the Spartans claimed their first winning season since the 1998-99 campaign. The nine dual wins, an improvement of eight from the previous season, ranked as the third most in the program’s 12-year history. Shifflet guided a young Spartan team to wins over ACC foes North Carolina, Duke and Maryland. Two of his recruits, Kevin Artis (141 lbs.) and Daren Burns (197 lbs.) were conference champions in their respective weight classes. Burns was also named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year. Shifflet’s first campaign at the helm of the Spartan wrestling team was marred by several close defeats translating into just one win in 2002-03. However, the team proved to be a formidable opponent, nearly pulling out victories against Campbell, Old Dominion and Duke. The team’s lone victory came in a 32-9 win over Southern Conference rival Davidson. In 2003, Shifflet signed one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. The class, which included one high school All-American, four honorable mention high school All-Americans and seven state champions, received an honorable mention based on InterMat’s 2003 final rankings. During his tenure with the Big Red, Shifflet coached 24 NCAA qualifiers, three NCAA AllAmericans and helped Cornell to a pair of Ivy League championships (1999 and 2001). The Big Red was also consistently ranked among the nation’s top-15 programs. Shifflet was also instrumental with the success of the student-athletes off the mat as well. Cornell’s wrestling squad carried a 3.1 grade point average in 2001 which ranked eighth nationally. As a student-athlete, Shifflet was a four-time national qualifier, three-time All-American and registered 118 wins for national powerhouse Edinboro University from 1992-1995. Competing at 142 pounds, he finished seventh at nationals as a freshman, sixth as a sophomore and third as a senior. A native of Amherst, NY, Shifflet graduated from Edinboro University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in health and physical education. 4 • 2005-06 UNC Greensboro Wrestling Media Guide
Jason Loukides begins his second season on head coach Tom Shifflet’s coaching staff. Loukides came to UNC Greensboro after spending six years in the world class training program with the U.S. Army in Colorado Springs, CO. Before moving to Colorado Springs, Loukides served as coach for Edinboro University’s Scotsmen Wrestling Club team from 1996-97. He served two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Slippery Rock University where he was in charge of weight training. Loukides’ major accomplishments on the mat include a silver medal in Greco International wrestling at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the Greco National division, Loukides placed fourth at the U.S. National Championships and fifth at the U.S. Olympic Trials this past summer. In 2003, he earned a bronze medal in the freestyle division of the World Military Championships. Loukides has worked in many camps and clinics including Clarion Way School, Bruce Baumgartner’s World Class Wrestling Camp and Heavyweight School, Edinboro’s and Clarion’s coaches clinics and J. Robinson’s Wrestling Camps. Loukides received a Bachelor of Arts in specialized studies from Edinboro University in 1994. He also earned a second bachelor’s degree in computer systems management from Colorado Christian University in 2001. Loukides also holds a master’s degree in environmental education from Slippery Rock University in 2000 and is currently working on a second master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas at the Permian Basin.
Name Kevin Artis Chris Bencivenga Nate Berryman Tray Brawley Daren Burns Mark Clark Scott Fisher Marcus Hannah Cody Harrington Jake Keene Joe Kemmerer Andrew Krieger Joe Lowe Craig McIntosh Ben Ray Mark Ring Tripp Rogers Joe Sheffield Tyler Shovlin Kane Smith Kyle Terrell Freddy Valoy Justin Walp Jamil Winfield
Wt. 141 133 157 174 197 157 174 141 149 125 125 149 174 165 133 165 141 HWT HWT 197 125 184 125 133
Ht. 5-9 5-5 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-7 5-7 5-4 5-9 5-8 6-3 5-10 5-6 5-11 5-7 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-7 6-0 5-4 5-5
Yr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr.
Hometown/Previous School Baltimore, MD/Neosho County C.C. Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas Powder Springs, GA/McEachern Troutman, NC/Mooresville Catawba, NC/Bandys Durham, NC/Southern Durham Fredricksburg, VA/Colonial Forge High Point, NC/T. W. Andrews Scotia, NY/SUNY Brockport Edinboro, PA/General McLane Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder Lakeland, FL/Lakeland Ford, NC/Bandys Apex, NC/Apex Glassboro, NJ/Washington Township Mount Holly, NC/East Gaston Killeen, TX/Ellison Harrisburg, PA/Cornell Cattaraugus, NY/Salamanca Hillsborough, NC/Orange High School Yonkers, NY/Roosevelt Ransomville, NY/Lewiston-Porter Eden, NC/Morehead
Spartans By Class Marcus Hannah Jake Keene Craig McIntosh Ben Ray
Freshmen (7)
Kane Smith Justin Walp Jamil Winfield
Sophomores (8) Chris Bencivenga Andrew Krieger Nate Berryman Mark Ring Mark Clark Joe Sheffield Joe Kemmerer Freddy Valoy Tray Brawley Daren Burns Scott Fisher Kevin Artis Cody Harrington
Juniors (6)
Seniors (3)
Joe Lowe Tripp Rogers Kyle Terrell Tyler Shovlin
Head Coach: Tom Shifflet Assistant Coach: Jason Loukides
Back Row (Left to Right): Assistant Coach Jason Loukides, Kevin Artis, Joe Sheffield, Daren Burns, Joe Lowe, Nate Berryman, Tyler Shovlin, Freddy Valoy, Student Assistant Coach O.T. Johnson, Head Coach Tom Shifflet. Middle Row: Tray Brawley, Mark Clark, Scott Fisher, Tripp Rogers, Marcus Hannah, Andrew Krieger, Mark Ring, Craig McIntosh, Kane Smith Front Row: Cody Harrington, Kyle Terrell, Jake Keene, Chris Bencivenga, Joe Kemmerer, Ben Ray, Justin Walp, Jamil Winfield
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2004-05: One of three UNCG wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Tournament…reached the NCAA quarterfinal round in St. Louis …went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship… named All-Southern Conference at 197 pounds...conference champion for the second consecutive year...only UNCG wrestler to go undefeated in SoCon bouts…closed out the season by winning 18 of his last 20 matches...recorded a 30-6 record on the year…had a team-best 10 pins...selected as the SoCon Wrestler of the Month for February...named SoCon Wrestler of the Week for February 2...captured the title in his weight class at the 2004 Southern Scuffle…won a bronze medal in men’s freestyle at the 20th annual Pan American Wrestling Championship that took place April 28-30 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
2004-05: Red-shirted last season due to injury. 2003-04: Set a new single-season school record for wins (29), but was surpassed in 2004-05 by teammates Joe Kemmerer (31) and Daren Burns (30)... finished the season winning 16 of his last 18 matches... defeated No. 3 seed David Metzger (VMI) and No.1 seed Michael Keefe (Chattanooga) en route to the Southern Conference title at Mat Jam...first Spartan 141-pounder to qualify for NCAA’s since Joe Herron in 2000 and the first ever to win the Southern Conference crown...his 28 regular season wins were second most among 141-pounders in the Southern Conference...named SoCon Athlete of the Month for February where he posted a 6-0 record, 2-0 against SoCon foes. Prior to UNCG: Two-time NJCAA All-American at Neosho Community College... finished freshman season with a 45-12 record...placed third at the Junior College Nationals, third at the Lindenwood Open and third at the Missouri Valley Open. High School: Two-year letterman for coach Allen Gehart at Archbishop Corley... an all-county and all-state selection. Personal: Kevin Artis...son of Dawn Allen...born on October 11, 1983 in Baltimore, MD...majoring in accounting. Year 2003-04
Overall 29-8
Duals 14-0
SoCon 4-0
Falls 0
2003-04: SoCon Freshman of the Year...ranked second in the conference among 197-pounders in wins with 22...recorded technical fall victories over Mark Averell of Campbell and John Dolida of Old Dominion...posted major decision victories over Nick Lorenzano of Chattanooga and Brent Blackell of Gardner-Webb...finished in a tie for second on the team in falls (5)...posted a 4-1 record at the East Stroudsburg Open where he placed fifth...closed out his freshman season winning 10 of his last 13 matches. High School: Honorable Mention All-American…two-time state champion, four-time all-conference selection and three-time regional champion…two-time Bandys High School Athlete of the Year…finished his high school career with a school-record 187-15 overall record. Personal: Daren Allen Burns...son of Terry and Leigh Burns...born on December 25, 1984 in Catawba, NC...majoring in exercise and sports sciences. Year 2003-04 2004-05 Totals
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Overall 22-11 30-6 52-17
Duals 12-3 16-1 28-4
SoCon 4-1 5-0 9-1
Falls 5 10 15
2004-05: One of three Spartan wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Tournament… picked up a 5-4 win over Mike Mormile of Cornell to reach the fourth round of the consolation bracket…went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship…led the team with 31 wins…posted a 15-2 mark in dual matches, including a 41 record in the SoCon…Southern Conference Champion at 125 lbs...named SoCon Freshman of the Year; second consecutive Spartan to earn this honor...selected as the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the East Stroudsburg Open where he was the 125-pound champion...broke the UNCG single-season wins record (31) with his 4-2 victory over nationally-ranked Matt Pitts of Chattanooga in the SoCon championship bout...had a team-high nine technical falls last season...recorded a 4-1 record in SoCon duals.
2004-05: One of three UNCG wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Tournament…SoCon Champion at 174 pounds...recorded a 23-11 overall record...posted 12-4 record in duals...4-1 in SoCon duals...second on the team in pins (4)...won 13 of the last 15 matches…collected major decision victories against Josh Kalafchi of Campbell and Jeremy Colbert of NC State…won his last six matches of the season heading into the NCAA Championship. 2003-04: Tallied 16 wins in his freshman season, ranking fifth on the team...picked up a pair of wins in SoCon action, defeating Corry Murray of VMI, 11-6, and John Dickerson of The Citadel, 9-5...recorded two falls on the season, including a pin of Sean Brookshire of N.C. State in the Southern Scuffle. High School: Honorable Mention All-American…compiled a 53-0 record as a senior...state and regional champion…posted a 45-3 record as a junior…two-time county champion, two-time district champion and regional runner-up…three-time Florida team member…holds a fourth and fifth place finish at the Southeast Regionals. Personal: Joseph Benjamin Lowe...son of Williard and Mindy Lowe...born on November 24, 1984 in Fort Knox, KY...majoring in sociology.
High School: A three-year starter at Crestwood HS...three-time All-District 2 selection in the 119 weight class...2004 Jr. National All-American...Pennsylvania State High School Champion in his senior season, where he finished the year undefeated...wrestled in the prestigious Dapper Dan Dual meet (USA vs. PA). Personal: Joseph Jacob Kemmerer...son of Ken and Sandra Kemmerer...born April 14, 1986 in Wilkes Barre, PA...majoring in psychology. Year 2004-05
Overall 31-7
Duals 15-2
SoCon 4-1
Falls 2
Year 2003-04 2004-05 Totals
Overall 16-13 23-13 39-26
Duals 1-3 12-4 13-7
SoCon 0-1 4-1 4-2
Falls 1 4 5
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2004-05: Tied for sixth on the team with 19 wins during his freshman campaign…recorded an 11-6 record in dual matches including a 3-2 mark in the SoCon…posted an 8-8 mark in tournament action…recorded fall victories against teammate Eric Luke, Dave Armstrong of Cleveland State and Matt Smith of Ohio…posted major decision victories over Jay Coman of NC State and Keith Pavellekovsky of Duquesne… undefeated in the month of January (8-0). High School: A four-year letterwinner under head coach Frank Patascil at St. Thomas Aquinas...four-time team captain...finished second in the high school state tournament (2002 and 2004)…placed second at the 2003 NHSCA nationals meet…completed his high school career with a 136-10 record…also lettered one year in football at running back and one year in track. Personal: Christopher R. Bencivenga...son of Michael and Rosina Bencivenga... born May 11, 1986 in Fort Lauderdale, FL...undecided on major. Year 2004-05
Overall 19-14
Duals 11-6
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SoCon 3-2
Falls 3
2004-05: Sat out last season and received a red-shirt. 2003-04: Finished second on the team in pins (5), including four in his first six matches of the season...picked up three wins, two by fall, at the East Stroudsburg Open...recorded major decisions against Andy Soliman of Duke and Scott Jones of Anderson. High School: Honorable Mention High School All-American…Georgia State Champion...posted a 172-24 over his four-year career at John McEachern High School, including a 40-4 mark as a junior…placed fifth in the state of Georgia as a freshman and second the following two years…earned a state championship as a senior…has been honored with the SE Greco Roman Gorriarian Award and McCallie Most Pins Award. Personal: Nathan Stephen Berryman...son of Steve and Krystal Berryman...born on November 13, 1984 in Atlanta, GA...majoring in political science. Year 2003-04
Overall 9-13
Duals 3-5
SoCon 1-2
Falls 5
2004-05: Went 2-6 at 165 pounds and 5-1 at 174 pounds in tournament action… opened the season with four consecutive wins at the VMI Invitational…posted a technical fall victory over Eric Burrell of Campbellsville.
2004-05: Saw action in three tournaments during his freshman season…posted a 1-2 overall record in tournament play…recorded a fall victory over Nic Byrd of Princeton.
2003-04: Recorded six wins in his freshman season...recorded pins over Anseld Proce of Cumberland and Alfonso Richardson of UNC Pembroke.
High School: Four-time All-Five County Conference Selection...regional champion and state runner-up in 2004...holds the Southern Durham High School record for career wins at 112.
High School: North Carolina 3-A State Champion at 171 pounds…two-time state place winner…2003 All-NPC and All-Region selection. Personal: Dale Whitfield Brawley, Jr....son of Dale, Sr. and Donna Brawley...born on March 28, 1985 in Statesville, NC...majoring in history. Year 2003-04 2004-05 Totals
Overall 6-7 7-7 13-14
Duals 0-0 0-0 0-0
SoCon 0-0 0-0 0-0
Personal: Mark Powell Clark...son of Mark and Gail Clark...born August 10, 1986 in Durham, NC...majoring in business administration. Year 2004-05
Overall 1-2
Duals 0-0
SoCon 0-0
Falls 1
Falls 2 1 3
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2004-05: Saw action in 24 matches for the Spartans, posting a 10-14 overall mark…recorded a 3-4 record during tournament play…won his first three matches of the season which included two major decision victories…picked up a 17-0 technical fall victory against Kenny Kepley of Appalachian State…finished the season with wins in three of his final four matches…tallied a 17-2 technical fall victory against Kyle Hood of Gardner-Webb in his final match of the season.
2004-05: Tied for sixth on the team with 19 overall wins…was 10-5 in dual bouts, including a 3-2 mark in the SoCon…collected major decision victories in three of his first four matches…won six consecutive matches and nine of 10 matches from Jan. 8-Feb. 12…recorded major decision wins over Billy Sheridan of Campbell, Mac Fridell of Princeton, Chad Jeronimo of Maryland and Benjamin Graham of Davidson…won three matches at the East Stroudsburg open (Nov. 20).
2003-04: Compiled a 5-8 record in his rookie season with the Spartans...recorded two wins in the East Stroudsburg Open, including a win by fall over Carlos Ponce of Lock Haven.
2003-04: Did not compete.
High School: Virginia State Champion...ranked as one of the top 10 wrestlers in the state of Virginia…earned one state championship while wrestling at Colonial Forge High School…placed at the Beast of the East Wrestling Tournament. Personal: Scott Joseph Fisher...son of Mark and Cheryl Fisher...born on November 7, 1985 in Fairfax, VA...majoring in exercise and sports science. Year 2003-04 2004-05 Totals
Overall 5-8 10-14 15-22
Duals 0-1 6-8 6-9
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SoCon 0-1 1-3 1-4
Falls 1 1 2
High School: High School All-American…three-time New York State national team member…New York State runner-up as a senior…2001 county and sectional champion…tallied a school record 147 victories in his career at Webster Schroeder... also holds single-season victory record of 47. Personal: Andrew Bernard Krieger...son of Mark and Sue Krieger...born on July 4, 1985 in Webster, NY...majoring in communication. Year 2004-05
Overall 19-13
Duals 10-5
SoCon 3-2
Falls 2
2004-05: Posted a 10-12 overall record and an 8-3 mark in tournament action... finished runner-up to Chattanooga’s Jon Sioredas in SoCon Championships at 165 pounds...opened the season with five consecutive wins including a major decision against Greg Satterfield of Limestone... earned a technical fall victory against Bryan Howington of UNC Pembroke in his first collegiate match in the VMI Invitational...finished the season with two straight wins including a major decision against Brendan Couture of Gardner-Webb.
2004-05: Saw action in five tournaments and posted a 2-3 overall record…defeated UNA’s James Barnes 11-6 at the East Stroudsburg Open in his first match of the season…also picked up an 11-2 victory against SUNY Brockport’s James Saligone. 2003-04: Compiled a 9-7 record in his freshman season...grabbed a pair of wins at the UNC Pembroke Open, defeating Travis Hunter from Davidson, 8-1, and Mike Johnson of Cumberland, 8-1. High School: Finished senior year with a 47-9 overall record…led East Gaston High School to a Big South Conference championship…state champion in his sophomore season...three-time all-state selection...two-time All-Big South selection…North Carolina USA Junior Wrestler of the Year…three-time member of the North Carolina National Cadet Greco Roman & Freestyle Team. Personal: Forest Wilkinson Rogers III...son of Buddy and June Rogers...born August 29, 1985 in Gastonia, NC...majoring in history.
High School: Three-time District 30 champion...placed third at the Region 8 and New Jersey State tournaments...four-time All-Olympic Conference performer.
Year 2003-04 2004-05 Totals
Overall 9-7 2-3 11-10
Duals 0-1 0-0 0-1
SoCon 0-1 0-0 0-1
Falls 0 0 0
Personal: Mark Gregory Ring...son of Greg and Jane Ring...born on July 15, 1986 in Glassboro, NJ...brother, Eric, was a four-year member of the wrestling team at Edinboro University...majoring in excercise and sports science. Year 2004-05
Overall 12-10
Duals 5-7
SoCon 2-2
Falls 2
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2004-05: Posted an 8-15 overall record in first season at UNCG…complied a 3-6 record in dual matches and a 5-9 mark in tournament play…went 2-1 in the VMI Invitational with fall victories against Tony Serna of The Citadel and Shane Seaver of James Madison…recorded a 2-1 showing at the UNCP Open…finished the season with a 7-5 win against Brandon Schweitzer of Gardner-Webb. High School: A four-year letterman at Ellison High School where he was an all-state selection...also lettered three years in football. Personal: Joseph Michael Sheffield...son of Robert and Brenda Sheffield...born on June 6, 1985 in Killeen, TX... major is undecided. Year 2004-05
Overall 8-15
Duals 3-6
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SoCon 0-3
Falls 3
2004-05: Saw action in four tournaments in sophomore campaign and posted an 0-4 record. 2003-04: A starter at 125 in his freshman season where he picked up three wins. High School: Four-year letterman at Orange High School...all-conference performer...conference champion. Personal: Kyle Joseph Terrell...son of Dwight and Elaine Terrell...born on January 30, 1985 in Durham, N.C....undecided on major. Year 2003-04 2004-05 Totals
Overall 3-24 0-4 3-28
Duals 1-13 0-0 1-13
SoCon 0-5 0-0 0-5
Falls 0 0 0
2004-05: Went 6-10 with a 1-2 dual record and an 0-1 SoCon mark in his freshman season…posted a 5-8 record in tournament action…opened the season with five consecutive wins…posted a 3-0 mark in the VMI Invitational…picked up a major decision victory against Ben Campbell of The Citadel in the VMI Invitational…recorded a second major decision win against Campbell in UNCP Open. High School: Three-time all-league and two-time all-section selection in the 160 lbs. weight class...finished sixth in the New York State tournament in 2004...also named all-league in track and cross country.
High School: Two-year letterwinner for coaches Richard Herman and Sean Boyce at T.W. Andrews High School…selected as team captain…was an all-conference selection at 119 pounds…earned all-conference accolades and was a regional honoree at 125 pounds…was an all-conference and all-state selection at 135 pounds…North Carolina state champion at 135 pounds…helped guide T.W. Andrews to a tournament state championship in 2003. Personal: Marcus Younessa Hannah…son of Ervin and Daisy Hannah…born on August 17, 1987 in Manassas, VA…majoring in chemistry.
Personal: Freddy Lee Valoy...son of Jose and Rosemary Mercado...born on May 16, 1986 in New York, NY...majoring in exercise and sports sciences. Year 2004-05
Overall 6-10
Duals 1-2
SoCon 0-1
Falls 0
At SUNY Brockport: Went 6-5 at 157 pounds and 1-2 at 165 during his junior season…received a red shirt and sat out his sophomore season…posted an 11-6 record as a freshman. High School: Two-year letterwinner for coaches James Kane and Joe Demeo at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School…all-league performer in 2000 and 2001 at 135 pounds…recorded a 32-5 record as a senior and finished third in the State Tournament Qualifier…posted an 18-16 mark during his junior campaign. Personal: Cody J. Harrington…son of Bill and Donna Harrington…born on April 26, 1983 in Scotia, NY…majoring in exercise and sports science.
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High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Tim Mulholland at General McLane High School in Edinboro, PA…compiled a 103-43 record over four years…was a District 10 and regional champion during senior season and finished eighth at the state championship meet…finished second on the team with 19 pins…was a team captain that posted a 38-8 record in the 119 pound weigh class as a senior…finished second at districts as a junior and went 2-2 at the regional tournament…owned a 308 record at 112 pounds as a junior…had a 19-13 record as a sophomore and placed third at the regional tournament…went 16-14 at 103 pounds as a freshman…team won the 2004 Northwest Class AAA Regional Championship…attended Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC, during the 2004-05 academic year.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Russel Duncan at Apex High School…was an all-state and all-conference performer…selected as conference MVP two different times…was also a state qualifier and a regional champion… founded the Chess Club at Apex High School. Personal: Ben Scott Ray…son of Tod and Shelia Ray…born on November 21, 1986 in Charleston, SC…majoring in exercise and sports science.
Personal: Jakob Aaron Keene…son of Ronald and Sherry Keene...born on February 28, 1986 in Erie, PA…majoring in broadcast and cinema at UNCG…his uncle wrestled at Duke for four years…father wrestled at Cornell for two years.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bandys High School…wrestled for coaches Ronnie Sigmon and Forrest Blake…ranks fifth on the school’s career wins list with a 153-24 record…was an all-state and all-conference selection three different times…helped guide the Trojans to three state championships…2002 North Carolina state champion at 152 pounds during freshman season…posted a 52-11 record as a freshman…suffered a knee injury that halted his run at a state title in 2003…came back in 2004 and was the state runner-up at 160 pounds during junior campaign…owned a 36-3 record as a junior and was the Midwest Regional Champion…also played four years on the football team and was a second team all-region selection at linebacker. Personal: Craig Davis McIntosh…son of Timothy and Louise McIntosh…born on September 25, 1986 in Dansville, NY…majoring in business administration. 14 • 2005-06 UNC Greensboro Wrestling Media Guide
At Cornell: Posted a 37-26 career mark at Cornell…owned a 21-14 record as a Heavyweight during junior campaign last season…went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships…finished fifth as the No. 5 seed at the EIWA Championships…defeated No. 2 seed Bode Ogunwole of Harvard, 5-3, to earn a spot in the third-place match…went 5-2 at the Southern Scuffle, hosted by UNCG, to finish fifth…placed sixth at the Body Bar Invitational…posted a 16-12 mark in two seasons of competition, as his sophomore year was wiped out due to injury. As a sophomore, Shovlin competed in three tournaments, including the Mat Town Invitational, where he was seeded sixth. As a freshman, he won 11 of his 18 bouts and earned fifth place at the Ithaca Invitational and sixth place at the Sharpie Open. High School: Two-time all-state and three-time district performer for head coach Jeff Swergard at Central Dauphin High School…helped guide the Rams to a district championship on three different occasions…recorded a third place finish at the PIAA AAA state meet…selected to the Big 13 wrestling team…also lettered three times as a linebacker on the Rams’ football team. Personal: Tyler James Shovlin…son of Timothy Shovlin…born on September 18, 1982 in Harrisburg, PA…working on a master’s degree in liberal studies…graduated from Cornell with a degree in human ecology.
High School: Wrestled for five years at Salamanca High School for head coach Rich Morton…twice earned all-state honors at 189 pounds…also played football as an offensive tackle for the Warriors. Personal: Kane Howard Smith…son of Duane and Julia Smith…born on October 28, 1986 in Cattaraugus, NY…majoring in history.
High School: Earned four varsity letters at Morehead HS under head coach Greg Frey…helped lead the Panthers to three state championships…was an all-state selection…served as the team’s captain twice…finished fourth at state following sophomore year…earned third place accolades at state at the conclusion of junior year…finished first at state senior year…was an all-county and all-conference selection three different times…finished first at regional meet his sophomore and junior years and was second his senior season…holds the school record for escapes and wins in a season…also competed in football, track, baseball and cheerleading. Personal: Jamil Akeem Winfield…son of Jerry and Myra Winfield…born on June 26, 1987 in Eden, NC…majoring in exercise and sports science.
2005-06 Mat Jam Southern Conference / ACC Championships March 4, 2006 Cocke Hall Hosted by the Virginia Military Institute High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Jon Hoover at Lewiston-Porter High School…posted a 141-22 record…selected as a first team all-league member all four years…helped guide the Lancers to two section six championships. Personal: Justin David Walp…son of Chris and Diana Walp…born on July 8, 1987 in Niagara Fall, NY…majoring in elementary education.
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SoCon Tournament NCAA Qualifiers
Team Champions 1997
Appalachian State VMI UNCG
1996 1996, 1997
UNCG Conference Champions
1997 1998
1996 1997
Eric Sanders CAA SoCon
190 lbs. 190 lbs.
1998 1999
1997
Trey Burlingame SoCon
142 lbs.
1998 1999
Jamie Hensch SoCon SoCon
167 lbs. 174 lbs.
1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2002 1999 2000
1998 1999 2000
Melvin Saunders SoCon SoCon SoCon
1998
Corey Williams SoCon
1999 2000
Dax Pecaro SoCon SoCon
184 lbs. 184 lbs.
2001
John Kimble SoCon
HWT
142 lbs. 149 lbs. 149 lbs.
2000 2001
118 lbs.
2004 2004 2005 2005 2005
2002
Greg Forbes SoCon
HWT
2004
Kevin Artis SoCon
149 lbs.
2004 2005
Daren Burns SoCon SoCon
197 lbs. 197 lbs.
2005
Joe Lowe SoCon
174 lbs.
2005
Joe Kemmerer SoCon
125 lbs.
Dock Kelly Eric Sanders Trey Burlingame Jamie Hensch Melvin Saunders
Corey Williams Greg Forbes Dax Pecaro Joe Herron
126 lbs. 190 lbs. 142 lbs. 150 lbs. 167 lbs. 174 lbs. 142 lbs. 149 lbs. 149 lbs. 118 lbs. 197 lbs. HWT 184 lbs. 184 lbs. 141 lbs.
John Kimble Kevin Artis Daren Burns
Joe Lowe Joe Kemmerer
HWT 149 lbs. 197 lbs. 197 lbs. 174 lbs. 125 lbs.
Freshman of the Year 2004 2005
Daren Burns Joe Kemmerer
197 lbs. 125 lbs.
NCAA Tournament Year 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
Finish T-69th (of 82) 40th (of 80) T-58th (of 79) T-71st (of 84) T-64th (of 70)
1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2003-04 2004-05
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T-47th (of 78) T-68th (of 72) T-72nd (of 72) T-60th (of 80) T-47th (of 69)
Joe Stanton was the first three-time NCAA qualifier for UNCG and placed seventh at the Midlands Tournament in 1996.
NCAA Qualifier
1994* 1995, 1996, 1997
Joe Stanton 150 lbs. 158 lbs.
Series Records Opponent American Anderson Appalachian State Binghamton Buffalo Campbell Chicago State The Citadel Clemson Cleveland State Coppin State Davidson Delaware State Duke Duquesne Edinboro Franklin & Marshall Gardner-Webb George Mason Georgia State Howard Illinois Kent State Marquette Maryland Millersville Missouri North Carolina N.C. State Norfolk State Northwestern Ohio Old Dominion Pittsburgh Chattanooga Virginia VMI Virginia Tech William & Mary Wilkes
2005-06 Opponents are in Bold
Conference Champion
1995 1996 1997
W L T 2 2 0 3 1 0 3 8 1 0 1 0 First Meeting 5 4 0 4 0 0 6 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 6 5 0 1 1 0 First Meeting 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 First Meeting 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 First Meeting 1 6 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
CAA CAA SoCon
150 lbs. 158 lbs. 158 lbs.
First 1993-94 2001-02 1993-94 2002-03
Last 2000-01 2004-05 2004-05 2002-03
1993-94 1993-94 1993-94 1993-94 2004-05 1994-95 1993-94 1998-99 1993-94 2001-02
2004-05 1996-97 2004-05 1994-95 2004-05 1997-98 2004-05 1998-99 2004-05 2004-05
2002-03 2002-03 1994-95 1993-94 1993-94 2000-01
2002-03 2004-05 1995-96 1993-94 1998-99 2003-04
1996-97 2003-04 2002-03
1996-97 2004-05 2002-03
1995-96 1993-94 1995-96 2004-05 2004-05 1994-95 1993-94 1996-97 2002-03 1996-97 1994-95 1993-94 1995-96
2003-04 2004-05 1998-99 2004-05 2004-05 2004-05 1993-94 2004-05 2002-03 2004-05 2004-05 1994-95 1995-96
1993-94 3-12 Head Coach: Denny Moore 12/4 12/4 12/4 12/11 12/11 1/8 1/8 1/22 1/29 1/29 2/5 2/5 2/6 2/16 2/19 3/5
HOWARD L, 15-24 CHICAGO ST. W, 39-9 DAVIDSON W, 33-9 at NC State L, 11-26 WILLIAM & MARY L, 4-36 AMERICAN L, 16-31 APPALACHIAN ST. L, 9-38 at The Citadel L, 12-23 at Clemson L, (-1), 37 vs. Pittsburgh% L, 6-32 GEORGIA STATE L, 13-26 DUKE L, 9-34 at Davidson W, 34-9 CAMPBELL L, 18-23 vs. Georgia State L, 6-25 NCAA East Regional# 7th
%- Clemson, SC #- Millersville, PA 1994-95 6-9-1, 1-4 CAA Head Coach: Denny Moore 12/3 at Clemson 1/2 at Chicago State 1/15 THE CITADEL 1/15 WILLIAM & MARY* 1/20 at Appalachian State 1/27 at George Mason 1/28 at American* 1/28 vs. Howard 1/28 vs. Coppin State% 1/28 vs. Delaware St.% 2/5 at Old Dominion*$ 2/5 at Virginia Tech* 2/5 vs. Howard$ 2/10 at Campbell 2/19 GEORGIA STATE 2/25 at Duke 3/3 CAA Tournament# 3/22-24 NCAA Tournament
L, 13-24 W, 36-9 W, 43-3 W, 34-10 T, 19-19 L, 3-37 L, 14-29 L, 16-33 W, 31-14 W, 34-14 L, 14-26 L, 14-26 W, 25-20 L, 17-24 L, 16-34 L, 11-34 6th T-69th
*denotes CAA match %- Washington, DC $- Blacksburg, VA #- Fairfax, VA
1996-97 9-5-1, 3-2 SoCon Head Coach: Denny Moore 12/30 12/30 1/10 1/10 1/17 1/17 1/18 1/26 2/1 2/5 2/8 2/15 2/16 2/16 2/16 3/1-2 3/20
*denotes CAA Match &- Harrisonburg, VA %- Norfolk, VA $- Fairfax, VA !- Minneapolis, MN
W, 40-16 T, 19-19 L, 17-22 W, 55-0 W, 37-6 W, 36-4 W, 31-12 W, 22-19 L, 18-19 L, 3-40 W, 37-5 L, 15-23 L, 22-24 W, 45-6 W, 25-21 T-1st T-58th
*denotes SoCon match %- Chicago, IL &- Greensboro, NC $- Buies creek, NC @- Northern Iowa 1997-98 10-5-1, 3-2 SoCon Head Coach: Denny Moore 1/17 1/21 1/22 1/30 1/31 1/31 1/31 2/3 2/6 2/7 2/7 2/20 2/20 2/28 3/16
at Chattanooga* at UNC CAMPBELL APPALACHIAN ST.* CHICAGO STATE COPPIN STATE ANDERSON DUKE at The Citadel* at Davidson* vs. Norfolk St.% VMI* at NC State SoCon Tournament# NCAA Tournament
L, 16-24 L, 6-40 W, 25-15 W, 20-18 W, 40-12 W, 38-9 W, 38-12 W, 24-18 W, 27-12 W, 41-6 W, 43-6 W, 32-13 L ,6-37 2nd T-71st
*denotes SoCon Match %- Davidson, NC #- Greensboro, NC
1995-96 9-4-1, 1-3 CAA Head Coach: Denny Moore 12/2 VIRGINIA TECH* 12/2 ANDERSON 12/31 at Chicago State 1/19 APPALACHIAN ST. 1/20 at The Citadel 1/26 GEORGE MASON* 1/13 American*& 2/10 at UNC 2/13 CAMPBELL 2/24 DUKE 2/25 at Old Dominion* 2/25 vs. Norfolk State% 2/25 vs. Wilkes% 3/8 CAA Tournament$ 3/21-23NCAA Tournament!
at Chicago St. vs. Marquette% OLD DOMINION ANDERSON vs. Deleware St.$ at Campbell THE CITADEL* CHATTANOOGA* at Appalachian St. UNC at Davidson* at VMI* NC STATE DAVIDSON COPPIN STATE SoCon Tournament & NCAA Tournament@
L, 19-26 W, 49-4 W, 41-8 W, 20-17 W, 34-12 L, 15-21 W, 31-10 L, 10-27 W, 26-10 W, 20-17 L, 10-28 W, 38-7 W, 27-22 3rd 40th
1998-99 8-5, 2-3 SoCon Head Coach: Denny Moore 1/19 1/22 1/22 1/23 1/28 1/31 1/31 1/31 1/31 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/15 2/27 3/18
UNC L, 3-35 at Campbell W, 38-3 vs. Deleware State% W, 42-7 THE CITADEL* W, 38-3 at Appalachian St.* L, 11-36 DAVIDSON* W, 36-6 HOWARD W, 25-12 COPPIN STATE W, 27-15 NORFOLK STATE W, 37-0 at Duke W, 24-18 CHATTANOOGA* L, 19-23 at VMI* L, 16-19 NC STATE L, 19-23 SoCon Tournament# 2nd NCAA Tournament& T-64th
*denotes SoCon Match %- Buies Creek, NC #- Greensboro, NC &- Cleveland, OH
1999-00 4-4, 2-3 SoCon Head Coach: Denny Moore 1/20 DUKE W, 25-12 1/22 THE CITADEL* W, 23-12 1/27 APPALACHIAN ST.* L, 13-24 1/29 DUQUESNE W, 22-15 1/29 DAVIDSON* W, 32-9 2/6 at Chattanooga* L, 13-27 2/12 VMI* L, 15-25 2/14 at NC State L, 19-23 2/26 SoCon Tournament% 3rd 3/16-18NCAA Tournament$ T-47th *denotes SoCon match %- Chattanooga, TN $- St. Louis, MO 2000-01 5-8, 2-3 SoCon Head Coach: Denny Moore 1/11 1/13 1/13 1/13 1/20 1/27 1/27 1/31 2/3 2/3 2/10 2/18 2/20 3/3 3/15
ILLINOIS at Virginia Tech vs. Howard& vs. American& at The Citadel* at North Carolina ANDERSON at Appalachian St.* at Davidson* vs. Duke at VMI* CHATTANOOGA* NC STATE SoCon Tournament% NCAA Tournament#
L, 0-47 L, 14-30 W, 32-21 W, 29-21 L, 16-23 L, 0-41 W, 25-10 L, 11-23 W, 19-13 L, 10-27 W, 22-20 L, 0-40 L, 9-27 5th T-68th
*denotes SoCon match %- Chapel Hill, NC &- Blacksburg, VA #- Iowa City, IA 2001-02 3-8, 1-4 SoCon Head Coach: Denny Moore 1/19 1/19 1/26 1/26 1/26 1/31 2/3 2/10 2/15 2/17 2/19 3/8 3/20
DUKE HOWARD ANDERSON DAVIDSON* UNC APPALACHIAN ST.* at Chattanooga* VMI* DUQUESNE THE CITADEL* at NC State SoCon Tournament% NCAA Tournament$
L, 13-26 W, 33-6 W, 35-6 W, 48-3 L, 0-35 L, 7-32 L, 12-26 L, 3-36 L, 14-21 L, 16-21 L, 3-43 5th T-72nd
*denotes SoCon match %- Raleigh, NC $- Albany, NY 2002-03 1-15, 1-4 SoCon Head Coach: Tom Shifflet 12/10 1/7 1/11 1/11 1/15 1/18 1/26 1/30
2/2 2/2 2/8 2/8 2/8 2/14 2/23 2/26 3/8
CHATTANOOGA* ANDERSON at VMI* at Virginia vs. Millersville GARDNER WEBB at The Citadel* at Duke SoCon Tournament&
L, 15-33 L, 15-28 L, 6-40 L, 8-41 L, 10-37 L, 18-33 L, 7-42 L, 19-23 5th
*denotes SoCon match %- Raleigh, NC &- Boone, NC 2003-04 9-6, 2-3 SoCon Head Coach: Tom Shifflet 11/26 at Campbell W, 31-7 1/10 vs. Virginia Tech% L, 12-24 1/10 vs. #1 Illinois% L, 3-40 1/15 DAVIDSON* W, 35-8 1/23 at Appalachian St.* L, 12-22 1/28 NC STATE L, 16-22 1/31 ANDERSON W, 31-12 1/31 N. CAROLINA W, 20-20 (1-0) 2/7 at Chattanooga* L, 13-32 2/11 DUKE W, 25-16 2/14 at Old Dominion W, 23-19 2/14 vs. Maryland$ W, 27-12 2/17 at Gardner-Webb W, 28-9 2/20 VMI* W, 21-13 2/24 THE CITADEL* L, 9-32 3/6 SoCon Tournament# 5th 3/18-20NCAA Tournament! T-60th %- Raleigh, NC $- Norfolk, VA #- Charlottesville, VA !- St. Louis, MO *denotes SoCon match 2004-05 12-5, 4-1 SoCon Head Coach: Tom Shifflet 11/17 11/17 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/19 1/21 1/26 1/29 1/29 2/3 2/6 3/8 2/12 2/16 2/19 2/22 3/5
ANDERSON W, 28-15 CAMPBELL W, 42-3 vs. Northwestern# L, 12-27 vs. Cleveland State# W, 26-13 vs. Ohio# W, 22-14 at Davidson* W, 39-6 APPALACHIAN STATE* W, 27-7 NC STATE L, 12-24 vs. Duquense W, 39-4 at Maryland W, 27-11 OLD DOMINION L, 15-20 CHATTANOOGA* L, 6-28 at Duke W, 22-13 at Virginia Tech L, 12-26 at VMI* W, 28-9 at The Citadel* W, 18-16 GARDNER-WEBB W, 36-5 SoCon Championship 3rd
# - Columbus, OH *denotes SoCon match
CAMPBELL L, 19-19 (0-1) OLD DOMINION L, 17-23 vs. Binghamton% L, 16-28 vs. F. & Marshall% L, 13-36 at Davidson* W, 32-9 at North Carolina L, 9-36 at Appalachian State* L, 7-40 at NC State L, 9-34 2005-06 UNC Greensboro Wrestling Media Guide • 17
The Southern Conference, which enters its 85th season of intercollegiate competition in 2005, has become known as one of the nation’s leaders in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and defining the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has excelled as the premier Division I-AA football conference since earning that classification in 1981. The Conference currently consists of 11 members in four states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Throughout its history, the Southern Conference has been an innovator in college athletics. The Southern Conference was the first “super conference” with its charter membership including the likes of Alabama, Auburn, and North Carolina. The SoCon, as it has come to be known by headline writers throughout the country, is the league that gave birth to the three-point shot in college basketball and was the college home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been recognized countless times on Verizon/CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica and district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes-Scholarship winners have been selected from the conference. The Southern Conference office is located in the Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, SC. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, the Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the SoCon a first class meeting area as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.
MEMBERSHIP HISTORY The Southern Conference was formed on February 25, 1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, GA. Fourteen institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the Southern Conference. Those charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. Athletic competition began in the fall of 1921. In 1922, six more schools - Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane and Vanderbilt - joined the fold. A year later, the University of the South joined the ranks. Virginia Military Institute became a member in 1925 and Duke University came into the fold in 1929. Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of membership changes with 42 institutions having been affiliated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history. The first occurred in December 1932 when the Southeastern Conference was formed out of the 23-school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands that were present in the league at the time. In 1936, the Southern Conference invited The Citadel, William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest to join the membership. The second major shift happened in 1953 when Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest officially withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. This change was brought about due to the desire of many of those schools to schedule a greater number of regular season 18 • 2005-06 UNC Greensboro Wrestling Media Guide
SoCon Membership Appalachian State Mountaineers (Boone, NC • 1971) College of Charleston Cougars (Charleston, SC • 1998) The Citadel Bulldogs (Charleston, SC • 1936) Davidson Wildcats (Davidson, NC • 1936-88, 1991) Elon Phoenix (Elon, NC • 2003) Furman Paladins (Greenville, SC • 1936) Georgia Southern Eagles (Statesboro, GA • 1991) UNC Greensboro Spartans (Greensboro, NC • 1997) Chattanooga Mocs (Chattanooga, TN • 1976) Western Carolina Catamounts (Cullowee, NC • 1976) Wofford Terriers (Spartanburg, SC • 1997) basketball games against their local rivals. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that spans four Southeastern states. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. The most recent addition, Elon University, joined the Southern Conference on July 1, 2003. The Phoenix replaced Virginia Military Institute which left the conference on June 30, 2003. East Tennessee State, which joined the SoCon in 1978, left the conference following the conclusion of the 2004-05 academic year.
LEADERSHIP Entering the 2005 football campaign, Geoff Cabe serves as the Southern Conference’s interim commissioner. A member of the conference staff since 1988, Cabe has been involved in every facet of the SoCon’s operation. Since 2002, he has been senior associate commissioner where his duties have included serving as the executive producer for all of the SoCon’s championship events and coordinator of all external relationships for the conference. Cabe previously headed up the league’s media relations department (1991-95) and its championships area (1995-99) and has been both an assistant commissioner and associate commissioner. Cabe, now in his second term as the interim commissioner, replaced Danny Morrison who served as commissioner from November 13, 2001 until June 15, 2005. Morrison recently became the director of athletics at Texas Christian University. The Southern Conference named its first commissioner in December 1950. Duke head football coach Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football coach to athletics administration as the first person at the helm of the conference. Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to
include women’s athletics. He was succeeded by Dave Hart in 1987 who spearheaded the transfer of the league office from Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC. Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball Tournament. Waters, who is currently the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, was followed by Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA office, introduced the current SoCon logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to marketing and development of corporate partners. He became the president of the Asheville franchise of the National Basketball Development League in 2001.
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY The first Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. In May of 1923, the league held its first outdoor track and field championship in Montgomery, Ala. Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) captured six individual titles on its way to winning the team championship. Two other sports - cross country and tennis - held their first championships during the 1920s. North Carolina won the initial cross country team championship in 1926 in Athens, GA. Tennis crowned its first singles and doubles champions in New Orleans, LA in 1928. Donald Cram of Vanderbilt was the league’s first singles champion, while Leonard Chamberlin and Maurie Bayon of Tulane won the doubles title. The 1930s saw four more sports - wrestling, indoor track and field, swimming and golf - celebrate their first conference championships. VMI played host to and won the first league wrestling team championship in 1930. Washington & Lee won the first indoor track team championship, which also took place in 1930 and was held at Chapel Hill, NC The University of Virginia hosted and won the first league swimming championship in 1933, while Duke captured the first conference golf team title at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC later that same year. Baseball was introduced as a Southern Conference sport in 1947 as Clemson captured the league championship that year. Rifle held its first conference championship in 1956, while soccer was the most recently added men’s sport in 1967. The Southern Conference began sponsoring women’s sports during the 1983-84 season. That year, volleyball, basketball and tennis championships were held in the league. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Southern Conference currently declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, golf and softball.
With a record number of over 16,000 students enrolled for Fall 2005, a dedicated faculty and staff numbering more than 2,000, and exciting new developments underway, UNCG is rapidly taking its place as one of the finest institutions of higher learning in the country. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is classified as a Doctoral/ Research-Intensive University. The University was established in 1891 and became coeducational in 1963. The 200-acre campus is located one mile from the center of Greensboro, a city of 227,793. The Greensboro/WinstonSalem/High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of approximately 1,089,155, with the population of Guilford County representing approximately 390,000.
University History
The University has a rich history. It was chartered Feb. 18, 1891, as the State Normal and Industrial School (later College), the first state-supported school for the higher education of women in North Carolina. The institution came into being as a direct result of a crusade made by Charles Duncan McIver on behalf of the education of women. Other pioneers in public school education — notably, Charles B. Aycock, Edwin A. Alderman, and James Y. Joyner — came to Dr. McIver’s assistance; but to him, more than to any other individual, the University owes its foundation. In the past century the University has evolved in its mission, as suggested with its sequence of names. It was known first as the State Normal and Industrial School, and after 1896 as the State Normal and Industrial College until 1919. During the period 1919-1931 it was known as the North Carolina College for Women, and became the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963. It is warmly remembered as “the WC” by its many alumnae of the period. During the years 1932-1963 the University was one of the three branches of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. The other branches included The University of North Carolina (at Chapel Hill) and the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (at Raleigh). In 1962, the Board of Trustees recommended that the Greensboro campus become coeducational at all levels of instruction in the fall of 1964. Subsequently, by act of the General Assembly in the Spring of 1963, the name of the institution was changed to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In December of 1934, during the years of the Consolidated University, the Woman’s College Section of the Alpha of North Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was installed. (Alpha Chapter is the one at Chapel Hill.) On February 17, 1956 Epsilon Chapter of North Carolina was installed at this campus. In October of 1971 the North Carolina General Assembly adopted legislation which combined all 16 of the state-supported institutions of higher education into a single University of North Carolina. The UNC system is governed by a board of governors and administered by a president. Each constituent institution has a separate board of trustees and is administered by a chancellor. The crusader for founding the institution, Charles Duncan McIver, served the institution as its first chief executive officer with the title of President. By act of the Board of Trustees in 1945, the title was changed to Chancellor. Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan became UNCG’s first woman chancellor in January 1995, succeeding Dr. Debra W. Stewart, Dean of the Graduate School at North Carolina State University who was named Interim Chancellor in the summer of 1994. During its first seven decades, the institution’s mission was to prepare women, primarily undergraduates, for the most effective living of that day. Today that goal — effective living — remains the same, but its scope has been greatly expanded. As UNCG, it now offers men and women 80 • 2005-06 UNCG Men’s Golf Media Guide
over 150 graduate and undergraduate programs and provides opportunities to apply classroom learning to real life situations through internships and practica. It also offers students the chance to tailor-make their own programs of study based on individual needs and goals. Although contemporary in its educational program, UNCG is also realistic. In its effort to prepare graduates for effective living, it has built into its program the flexibility needed to meet the rapidly changing needs of society. UNCG, therefore, will remain a university in transition, not satisfied with yesterday or today, but always looking toward tomorrow.
Today’s UNCG
Today’s UNCG consists of:
• The College of Arts and Sciences, which is made up of the departments of Anthropology, Art, Biology, Broadcasting and Cinema, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, English, Geography, German and Russian, History, Mathematical Sciences, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Sociology, and Theatre. It also includes the Residential College and The Center for Critical Inquiry in the Liberal Arts. • The Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, which was established in 1969 as the School of Business and Economics and renamed in 1987. It is made up of the departments of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems and Operations Management, the Center for Applied Research, the Center for Economic Education, and the Center for Global Business Education and Research. • The School of Education, which is made up of the departments of Counseling and Educational Development, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, Educational Research Methodology, Library and Information Studies, Specialized Education Services. Founded in 1921, the School of Education also includes The Collegium for the Advancement of Schools, Schooling and Education. The Collegium is comprised of the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, the Center for Educational Studies and Development, the Center for Information Technologies Education, the Center for School Accountability and Staff Development, and the Piedmont Triad Horizons Education Consortium. • The School of Health and Human Performance, which was established in 1970 as the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance was renamed in 1990. It is made up of five departments: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Dance; Exercise and Sport Science; Public Health Education; and Recreation, Parks and Tourism. • The School of Human Environmental Sciences, which was established in 1949 as the School of Home Economics and renamed in 1987. It is made up of the departments of Housing and Interior Design, Human Development and Family Studies, Nutrition and Foodservice Systems; Social Work, and Textile Products Design and Marketing. • The Graduate School, which was established in 1921. • The School of Music, which was established in 1921. • The School of Nursing, which was established in 1966. www.uncgspartans.com
In-state tuition and room and board rates for UNCG are just over $9,000 per year, while out-of-state rates are just over $20,000 per year. Campus life is enriched by a “small college” atmosphere and many extracurricular and coeducational activities. There are more than 130 student organizations, an active Student Government, fraternities and sororities, and a Campus Recreation program which offers informal, intramural and club sports, as well as an extensive outdoor adventure program. The 76 buildings on the campus reflect the 110-year history of the University. Also, there are new features, including a new, $26 million music building which opened in August 1999, and renovations to the Elliott University Center, which were recently completed. A new baseball stadium opened in February 1999. UNCG will receive approximately $159 million from the state for construction and renovation, based on voter approval of the Higher Education Bonds last November 7. A $46 million science building is the centerpiece of the new projects. Groundbreaking took place in spring of 2001. The Second Century Campaign for UNCG concluded Dec. 31, 1998, after five years and raised $55.4 million to create 77 new scholarship and fellowship funds, as well as funds for research, programs and acquisitions. In the Fall of 2004, the University announced that its newest campaign, entitled the Students First Campaign. is almost one-quarter of the way to its goal of $78 million. The Students First Campaign will set aside $52 million for scholarships to make UNCG the school of choice for top high school students in the North Carolina and elsewhere. Remaining funds will also be used for endowments to attract top professors, expansion of university facilities and expansion of public services. UNCG hopes to meet its goal by the year 2009. UNCG is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AASCU). In athletics, UNCG began NCAA Division I competition in 1991 and is a member of the Southern Conference.
In addition, beginning in 2006, UNCG’s honors program will become the Honors College. Of the record 15,437 students enrolled last year, 70% were female. In the fall of 2004, UNCG enrolled a record 2,158 freshman. The University also enrolled 1,257 transfer students, its most ever. In the fall of 2004, 67% of freshman applicants were accepted and 25% enrolled to make up a class of 2,158. The average SAT score for the freshman class enrolling in 2003 was 1041. Undergraduates have more than 100 areas of study from which to choose a major leading to one of six undergraduate degrees. In addition, there are 59 master’s degrees and 18 doctoral degrees offered. In the spring of 2004, UNCG awarded 1,884 bachelor’s and 729 master’s degrees. Also, 67 doctoral degrees were awarded in English, psychology, education, nutrition, human development and family studies, exercise & sport science, and music. UNCG has long had a reputation for academic excellence and is one of only six higher education institutions in the state with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Athletes at UNCG are not an exception to the rule. At the end of each of the last two academic years, more than 40% of UNCG student-athletes held a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better. Nearly one-third of UNCG’s 268 student-athletes made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA in a semester) in both semester during the 2004-05 academic year. In October 2004, “Cosmo GIRL”, a magazine geared towards young women, rated UNCG one of the Top 50 institutions in America. For its study, the magazine focused on specific factors important to female students: small class size, prominent female faculty, strong women’s athletic programs, a career center that facilitates internship opportunities, leadership options among clubs and activities and an active alumni network. The finalists were selected from 2,685 colleges and universities. In August 2004, The Princeton Review rated UNCG the second-best bargain in its “The Best 357 Colleges” guide. It marked the sixth-straight UNCG appeared in the guide, and its highest-ever rating. UNCG was also ranked in the Top 50 public universities by Consumer’s Digest, making it the only institution to appear in both rankings. www.uncgspartans.com
In the Fall of 2004, the University unveiled a new look to the Spartan.
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The UNCG Plan In spring 1998, the University community adopted The UNCG Plan, a comprehensive document developed by the University Planning Council that articulates the vision of the University and identifies five key strategic directions which will shape its future: • UNCG will provide exemplary learning environments. • UNCG will expand its research and infuse the excitement of scholarship into its teaching and learning. • UNCG will build a strong sense of community as a student-centered university. • UNCG will expand its outreach in the Piedmont Triad, the state of North Carolina, and beyond. • UNCG will increase its enrollment by actively recruiting and retaining students with the academic preparedness and potential to succeed in a rigorous academic environment.
The Rock Not all colleges and universities can boast a message board with a circumference of 25’ and a width that exceeds 10’. UNCG houses a campus marker that is a visual representation of University history, tradition, and legacy. Known simply as “The Rock” — not to be confused with the nationally recognized wrestler/actor — the boulder-sized message board was brought to UNCG’s campus in 1973 by members of Alpha Phi Omega. Initially located where the fountain is today, it currently rests between the Dining Hall and Jackson Library, where it has resided since 1987. Rather than force students and the community to solely rely upon cluttered bulletin boards, The Rock is an alternate campus informant. Students also know the unwritten rule that the painted messages on The Rock can be removed after 24 hours. Thus, within a week’s time, seven messages could be posted on The Rock. This also speaks to the many activities and events that the University supports. Easy access and its central location are other reasons The Rock is well known on campus. Plus, The Rock’s changing colors and special messages help attract the attention of students and visitors to the University. Those who encounter The Rock for the first time are undoubtedly taken aback by its grandiose appearance and are forced to wonder about its significance. The Rock, with its large exterior and eye-catching graphics, is an important part of UNCG’s history and legacy and is a solid representation of the University’s unyielding belief in and dedication to tradition and uniqueness.
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UNCG Chancellor Dr. Patricia Sullivan Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, who has served as UNCG’s Chancellor since January 1, 1995, is the institution’s ninth chief executive and the first woman to serve in the position. Her leadership has sustained UNCG’s record of excellence and prepared a solid foundation for the future. UNCG was founded as State Normal and Industrial School, a college for women in 1891. The institution became coeducational in 1963. Today, UNCG offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs. Sullivan led the University through a strategic planning process that produced the UNCG Plan. Created for five-year increments, the Plan provides a framework for enhancing UNCG’s position as a diverse, student-centered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery, and service. Under Dr. Sullivan’s leadership, enrollment at UNCG exceeded 15,000 in fall 2005, while academic standards for admission have increased. The campus continues to lead the UNC system in minority enrollment, underscoring UNCG’s commitment to diversity. New undergraduate programs for freshman include Communication Across the Curriculum and the living-learning communities. Distinctive graduate programs include genetic counseling and management information systems, along with new Ph.D. programs in the areas of nursing, public health, economics, geography, history, information technology and special education. Funding to support research and community projects has continued to grow, along with giving by the University’s friends and supporters. UNCG’s new Students First Campaign is under way, with a goal of raising $78.2 million through 2009. The earlier Second Century Campaign for UNCG, which ended in December 1998, raised $55.4 million, far exceeding the original goal of $42.8 million.
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As UNCG’s most ardent advocate, Dr. Sullivan has made a public case for more state appropriations, which have brought additional funding for facilities. These efforts have resulted in a number of capital improvements at UNCG. Currently under construction are the Studio Art Center and a Hall for Humanities and Research Administration, both funded by the North Carolina Higher Education Bonds, and a new 400-bed residence hall - all expected to be completed for use in the 2006-07 year. Structures already completed include a $46 million Science Building, a $26 million School of Music building, a $5 million baseball stadium and student recreation area, and a major renovation for the Elliott University Center, UNCG’s student union. A native of Staten Island, NY, Dr. Sullivan is a graduate of St. John’s University, and earned her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in biology from New York University. She came to UNCG from Texas Woman’s University, where she was vice president for academic affairs for seven years. She also was interim president there for a year. From 1981-87, she was dean of the college at Salem College in Winston-Salem. She is married to Dr. Charles Sullivan, an electrical and computer software engineer. Dr. Sullivan received the honorary Doctor of Pedagogy degree from St. John’s University in 1999. Her other awards and honors include: selection as one of 10 recipients of the 2003 Women in Business Awards and as one of “10 People to Watch in 2004,” annual honors by The Business Journal; and being named the 2003 inductee for the Business Leaders Hall of Fame of the Central North Carolina Junior Achievement chapter. Her academic honors include memberships in Beta Beta Beta biology honor society, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Phi. She also was an NYU Honors Scholar. 2005-06 UNCG Men’s Golf Media Guide • 83
Director of Athletics Nelson Bobb Now in his 23rd year as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at UNCG, Nelson E. Bobb has developed a nationally recognized program that has continually succeeded in competition as well as in the classroom. Bobb, the first full-time athletic director at the University, is the primary architect of a program that now features 16 NCAA Division I teams, eight for men and eight for women. When he arrived in July 1983, there were eight Division III teams. The University authorized the shift to Division I in February 1987 and he guided the program through the unprecedented change in competitive status in only five years. UNCG is one of only a dozen institutions to ever compete in all three divisions. However, no other institution has made the complete shift of all teams from Division III to Division I in that time frame. In addition, with the reconstruction of UNCG’s softball venue this past year, he has overseen a complete overhaul of every UNCG athletic facility. During his tenure, he has watched over the construction or renovation of all of the Spartans’ athletic venues, beginning with serving on the committee that built Fleming Gymnasium and the HHP Building in 1989, moving onto the transformation of Campus Field into what is today UNCG Soccer Stadium in 1991, the construction of the UNCG Baseball Stadium in 1999, the renovation and lighting of the UNCG Tennis Courts in 1999, and current projects that include the transformation of UNCG’s softball facility to become a top-of-the-line stadium venue this coming fall and the reconfiguration of seating in Fleming Gym, which began this past summer. Under Bobb’s guidance, Spartan student-athletes have consistently graduated at a rate equal to or higher than the general student population at UNCG. Each of the last two academic years, more than 40 percent of UNCG’s student-athletes earned Dean’s List. In addition, during Bobb’s 22-year tenure, UNCG student-athletes have graduated at a higher rate than the University graduation rate every year. Other recent program accomplishments include completing the NCAA certification process for Division I institutions twice and successfully transitioning the department’s teams into Southern Conference membership. Under Bobb’s leadership, UNCG hosted the final two rounds of the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, and was home to Olympic athletes from several countries for training prior to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. During his tenure, UNCG teams have won 33 conference tournament titles, 24 as an NCAA Division I member. They have also won 62 conference regular season titles, 36 of those since moving to NCAA Division I. UNCG earned the Commissioner’s Cup for overall excellence in the Big South for three consecutive years. While Bobb was athletic director in the 1980’s, the men’s soccer team won four Division III national championships and the women’s basketball team made five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with a third-place finish in 1988. During his tenure at UNCG, Bobb has also served in various NCAA
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appointments, including serving on one of the first NCAA Certification teams. Most recently, Bobb served on the Division I Men’s Soccer National Committee and had a two-year term as the chair of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee. UNCG student-athletes have received numerous awards. In 1984, he established the Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award to honor the studentathlete(s) posting the highest grade-point average annually. Bobb, a native of Gahanna, OH, oversees a staff of more than 50 full and part-time employees with administrative divisions of administration and business, student welfare, facilities and operations and integrated public affairs within the department. Before coming to UNCG, Bobb served as an assistant athletic director at Cornell University for five years. He also served as an assistant football coach at Cornell for nine seasons. A 1970 graduate of Kent State (OH) with a bachelor’s degree in education, Bobb also holds a master’s degree in secondary education from Kent. As an undergraduate, he was a three-year letterwinner on the football team as an offensive guard and earned All-Academic recognition from the Mid-American Conference as a junior. He was an all-conference choice his senior year.
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All Phones are area code (336) All E-Mail end in @uncg.edu unless otherwise noted [WM] Denotes office located at West Market Street building [HHP] Denotes office located at HHP Building
SPORTS MEDICINE
ADMINISTRATION
TICKETS
Phone ........................E-mail Patricia Sullivan, Chancellor ...........................................334-5266 Terry Ackerman, Faculty Athletics Rep. ..........................334-3474 ...................taackerm Nelson Bobb, Director of Athletics [HHP] .......................334-3000 ......................nebobb FAX...........................................................................334-4063 Sylvia Mims, Assoc. AD - Administration [HHP]..............334-5649 ..................... sgmims Cathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..................334-5537 ...................csroberts Dick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] ..............334-4464 ....................restewar Rod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] .............256-0108 ....................... jrwyatt Christy Wilson, Asst. AD - Operations [HHP]..................334-5213 ...................mcwilso2 Josh Larsen Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP]..........................334-3226 ..................... jalarsen Dawn Zamrik, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] .................256-0550 ................... dbzamrik James Shipp, Asst. AD - Student Welfare [HHP]............334-3700 ....................... jrshipp Stacy Kosciak, Special Asst. to the AD [WM] .................334-3494 ................ sbmeadow
John Comer, Ticket Manager [HHP] ...............................334-3250 ......................jfcomer
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Joanna Camp, Academic Enhancement Director ...........334-5172 ...................... jbcamp Kate LaCoste, Academic Enhancement Asst. ................334-3880 .....................kelacost Katie Fritinger, Academic Enhancement Asst. ................334-3880 ....................... kafritin Kwadjo Steele, Academic Compliance Director ............334-3465 .................... kosteele
BUSINESS OFFICE Jackie Walsh, Asst. AD - Business [HHP].......................334-3253 ......................jawalsh Paula Terrell, Accountant [HHP] .....................................334-3367 ..............paula_terrell
COMPLIANCE Jana Henderson, Compliance Director [HHP] ................334-3254 ........jana_henderson
James Shipp, Asst. AD - Athletic Training [HHP] ............334-3700 ....................... jrshipp Erica P. Thornton, Assoc. Athletic Trainer [HHP] ............334-5925 ...................eapearso SPORTS MEDICINE FAX ........................................256-0407
COACHING STAFFS
BASEBALL (Office located in stadium) Mike Gaski, Head Coach ................................................334-3247 .................... mggaski Shane Schumaker, Asst. Coach .....................................334-3247 .................... baseball Sammy Serano, Asst. Coach..........................................334-3247 .................... baseball
MEN’S BASKETBALL Mike Dement, Head Coach [HHP] ..................................334-3003 ..................basketball Anthony Jones, Associate Head Coach [HHP] ...............334-4473 ..................basketball Rod Jensen, Asst. Coach [HHP].....................................256-0120 ..................basketball Brooks Lee, Asst. Coach [HHP]......................................334-3003 ..................basketball Doug Esleeck, Director of Basketball Operations [HHP] 334-3003 ..................basketball
Lynne Agee, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-4021 ....................... lcagee Carol Peschel, Associate Head Coach [HHP] ................334-3002 .................. capesche Vickie Henson, Asst. Coach [HHP] .................................334-3754 ................... vlhenson Jon Hines, Asst. Coach [HHP] ........................................334-3754
CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD Rachelle Roberts, Head Coach [HHP] ...........................334-3231 ..................... rroberts Linh Nguyen, Asst. Coach [HHP]....................................334-4157 .................... ltnguye3
MEN’S GOLF Terrance Stewart, Head Coach [HHP] ............................334-3122 .................... tcstewar
WOMEN’S GOLF
FACILITIES
Emily Maron, Head Coach [HHP] ...................................334-5316 ....................elmarron
Cathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..................334-5537 ...................csroberts Josh Larsen, Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP].........................334-3226 ..................... jalarsen Jennifer Aguilar, Facilities Assistant [HHP] .....................334-3032 ..................... jlaguilar Jane Long, Equipment Assistant [HHP]..........................334-3032
MEN’S SOCCER
PUBLIC AFFAIRS - MARKETING
Eddie Radwanski, Head Coach [HHP] ...........................334-4474 ..................eddie_rad Siri Mullinix, Asst. Coach [HHP]......................................334-3121 .....................s_mullin
Dick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] ..............334-4464 ....................restewar Dawn Zamrik, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] .................256-0550 ................... dbzamrik Neil Avent, Internal Relations [WM] ................................334-3420 .....................n_avent Joe Crump, External Relations [WM] .............................334-3252 ...................... jlcrump Tim McGuire, Corporate Sales & Marketing Specialist ..334-3397 ....................t_mcguir WEST MARKET STREET OFFICE FAX ..................334-3798 HHP OFFICE FAX ....................................................334-3182
Michael Parker, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5222 ...................mhparker Justin Maullin, Asst. Coach [HHP] ..................................334-5258 ......................j_maulli
WOMEN’S SOCCER
SOFTBALL Jennifer Herzig, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5057 ...................... jlherzig Holly Burris, Asst. Coach [HHP] .....................................334-5057 .....................hkburris
MEN’S TENNIS Thomas Mozur, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-4302 .....................tamozur
SPORTS INFORMATION
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Mike Hirschman, Sports Information Director [HHP] ......334-5615 ...................mwhirsch Hirschman’s Cell Phone ...........................................202-5331 Mark Kimmel, Asst. Sports Information Director [HHP] ..334-5615 ................. mdkimmel Kimmel’s Cell Phone ................................................207-2383 Jay D’Abramo, SID Intern [HHP] ....................................334-5615 ...................jedabram FAX...........................................................................334-3182
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Shawn Garus, Head Coach [HHP] .................................334-5303 ....................smgarus Skydra Orzen, Asst. Coach [HHP] ..................................334-3001 .....................shorzen
Jeff Trivette, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-5581 ................ uncgtennis
WRESTLING Tom Shifflet, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-5050 ....................... thshiffl Jason Loukides, Asst. Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5050 ......................jcloukid
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Terry Ackerman Faculty Athletics Rep.
Sylvia Mims Associate AD
Rod Wyatt Associate AD
Dick Stewart Associate AD
Cathy Roberts Associate AD
Christy Wilson Assistant AD
Dawn Zamrik Assistant AD
James Shipp Assistant AD
Josh Larsen Assistant AD
Jackie Walsh Assistant AD
Virginia Cornell Spartan Club Director
Erica Thornton Assoc. Trainer
John Comer Ticket Operations
Mike Hirschman Sports Info. Director
Mark Kimmel Assistant SID
Jay D’Abramo SID Intern
Jana Henderson Compliance Director
Neil Avent Internal Operations
Joanna Camp Academic Enhancement
Kwadjo Steele Academic Compliance
Jennifer Aguilar Operations
Linda Peronto Staff Secretary
Joann Cozart Staff Secretary
Paula Terrell Business Office
Teresa Wilson Spartan Club Asst.
Kate LaCoste AEP Intern
Katie Fritinger AEP Intern
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The overnight success of the UNCG athletics program has been some 60 years in the making. Spartan teams are big achievers in their 15th year in Division I competition. The success story however, began while UNCG was still the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina and intercollegiate competition for women was still in its infancy.
1940s
Nancy Porter may have been the first student-athlete in the modern sense of the word at UNCG. The Ohio native competed in national women’s golf tournaments as early as 1948.
1950s
Women’s College hosted the 10th national golf tournament in 1954 at the Starmount Country Club. The College fielded regionally competitive teams that had their beginnings in club sports, play days and other recreational events.
1960s
UNCG launched women’s basketball in 1963 under coach Ellen Griffin. Other early teams were tennis, golf and field hockey. LPGA Hall of Famer Carol Mann was a student at UNCG. She left school early to turn professional. The University became co-educational in 1963. Men’s athletics were added in 1967-68 and the intercollegiate program for men and women received formal recognition from the University. During the fall of 1967, the nickname Spartans was adopted, giving the athletic teams a “fierce mascot, while still preserving the heritage of the WC’s Minerva mark.” Men’s teams joined the Dixie Conference in 1968. Bowling was one of the early men’s teams.
1970s
The women’s basketball team finished fourth in the National Collegiate Tournament in 1971. The team was one of the first to compete with the five-player rule. The women’s golf team won the University’s first team national championship in 1973, coached by Nancy Porter and featuring future pro Donna Horton White. UNCG was a leader in forming the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).
1980s
The men’s basketball team, coached by Larry Hargett, won the Dixie Conference Championship and competed in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1980. Ryan Fox won the 1981 individual national title in Division III men’s golf. In the spring of 1981, the University streamlined its program from 12 to eight teams, all competing at the NCAA Division III level. The 1981-82 academic year was the first in which the NCAA sponsored women’s championships. The men’s soccer team was ranked in the national Top-20 for the first time in September of 1981. It did not leave the poll for another 10 years. Coached by Lynne Agee, in her first season, the women’s basketball team finished runner-up in the inaugural Division III championship in 1982. It was the first of seven straight NCAA trips for the team. With Mike Berticelli at the helm, UNCG captured its first men’s national championship in soccer in 1982 and then repeated in 1983. The women’s tennis team, under Agee’s direction, was the national runner-up in 1983. Nelson E. Bobb was hired as the first full-time athletic director in 1983. The women’s volleyball team posted a 34-3 record and reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 1984.
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Year in 1995 and Christine Hornak was the Player of the Year in 1997. Softball also captured four straight Big South Tournament championships in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.
Men’s soccer player Eddie Radwanski, the first two-time All-American in the program’s history, was the first pick in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft in 1985. Alejandro Under Michael Parker’s direction, the men’s soccer team became the first in NCAA history to win three consecutive national championships, in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
In just its fourth season, baseball claimed the Big South title and won two games in the 1994 NCAA Regionals. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year.
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On April 15, 1995, men’s tennis captured the Big South Championship. On April 18, 1995, men’s and women’s golf sweep the Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan was named the league’s Player of the Year.
In February of 1987, the University announced the elevation of the athletic program from Division III to Division I, an unprecedented move in NCAA history.
Men’s basketball claimed back-to-back Big South regular season titles in 1995 and 1996. On March 2, 1996, men’s basketball knocked off Liberty, 79-53, to claim the Big South Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Division I. The Spartans lost to Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament, 66-61. The five seniors from the team had their numbers honored. Scott Hartzell finished his career as the mens basketball’s all-time leading scorer with 1,539.
The women’s basketball team finished third in the nation after entering the NCAA Tournament unranked in 1988. The Division II era began in 1988-89 and women’s soccer was added to the program. The team wa ranked No. 13 nationally before ever playing a game. The men’s soccer team was runner-up in the 1989 Division II national tournament and Jason Haupt led all divisions in scoring.
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The men’s and women’s soccer team were ranked No. 1 nationally in Division II at the same time in 1990.
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The women’s volleyball and basketball teams made Division II playoff appearances in 1990-91. Women’s golf returned to the athletic program and baseball was added in 1990-91. UNCG Soccer Stadium, a $3.6 million facility, opens for its first game on September 7, 1991, as the men’s team defeated Campbell, 3-1. Four days later, the Spartans stunned No. 2 NC State, 2-1. Men’s soccer’s Mike Gailey led all Division I players in scoring in 1991.
On April 15, 1996, women’s Golf wins the Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan was once again named the league’s Player of the Year. One day later, the UNCG men’s golf team won the Big South Tournament. Michael Way was the league’s Player of the Year.
Women’s golfer Becky Morgan earned her third straight Big South Player of the Year award in April 1997. Women’s tennis captured the 1997 Big South Women’s Tennis championship on April 19, 1997.
UNCG joined the Big South Conference in 1992, ending a four-year period as an independent.
On May 18, 1997, the UNCG baseball team won the Big South tournament championship with a 14-5 victory over Charleston Southern. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year. Baseball earned a bid to the NCAA South I regional, and finished with a school-record 45 wins, including one at the NCAA regional. Pitcher Jason Parsons led the nation with 15 wins and was named third-team All-America.
Softball claimed the 1993 Big South regular season title. Brian Moehler became the first Spartan to sign a professional baseball contract after being drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 Major League draft by the Detroit Tigers. He made his “big league” debut in 1996, and pitched the first game ever in Comerica Park in 2000.
Wrestling, in its first year in the Southern Conference , tied for the 1997 SoCon title. Joe Stanton became the first and only three-time NCAA qualifier in UNCG history.
Men’s soccer won the 1993 Big South championship. Shawn Mahoney was named the tournament’s MVP. Women’s golf was ranked in the Top 20 nationally in the fall of 1993.
Women’s Soccer won its first Southern Conference Championship in 1997, while outscoring opponents, 24-0, in the SoCon Tournament. The team earned its first NCAA win with a 3-1 overtime upset of fifthseeded Duke.
Men’s soccer claims its second straight Big South championship on Nov. 5, 1994. Larry Feniger was named the tournament MVP. Women’s basketball claimed five straight Big South regular season titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. Vickie Henson was named the league’s Player of the Year in 1993.
In 1997, Siggi Eyjolfsson becomes the first First-Team All-American in UNCG men’s soccer Division I history.
Volleyball won the 1995 Big South regular season championship with a record of 7-0. Liz Gremillion was named the league’s MVP.
UNCG women’s basketball defeated top-seeded Georgia Southern, 75-68, in the SoCon Tournament and earned its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament bid in 1998.
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Tournament win, a 2-1 upset at Washington in the first round. In 1998, women’s soccer won its second straight SoCon title, and made its third straight NCAA appearance. On Feb. 12, 1999, the UNCG Baseball Stadium, a $5.4 million facility, opens to a crowd of 1,835. On Dec. 21, 1999, Lynne Agee’s women’s basketball squad defeats defending ACC champion Clemson in a thrilling come-from-behind overtime contest in Fleming Gym, 78-67.
Women’s Golf – 1973 (AIAW) Men’s Soccer – 1982 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1983 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1985 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1986 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1987 (NCAA III)
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Women’s Volleyball – 1981 Women’s Basketball – 1982 2000s Women’s Volleyball – 1982 In 2000, wrestler Dax Pecaro records his second straight undefeated season in the Southern Women’s Volleyball – 1983 Conference and wins the 184-pound title for the second year as well. Pecaro became the Women’s Basketball – 1983 Softball – 1983 fifth UNCG wrestler to win a match at the NCAA Tournament. Women’s Basketball – 1984 On Feb. 2, 2000, UNCG women’s basketball claimed a 77-71 victory at Appalachian State, Women’s Volleyball – 1984 Women’s Basketball – 1985 the program’s 500th overall win. Women’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Basketball – 1988 In April 2000, UNCG women’s golf comes within one stroke on the final hole of upsetting Softball – 1988 Men’s Soccer – 1993 ** six-time champion Furman. The team set a new school-record for low round (292) and Softball – 1994 ** tournament (901) at the championship. Women’s Soccer – 1994 ** November 2000, the women’s soccer team wins its third SoCon title in four years and upset Men’s Soccer – 1994 ** Softball – 1995 ** No. 21 William & Mary in Greensboro in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, becoming Men’s Golf – 1995 ** the only team in UNCG history to advance to the second round of an NCAA Division I Women’s Golf – 1995 ** Tournament twice. Men’s Tennis – 1995 ** Men’s Basketball – 1996 ** On March 4, 2001, the men’s basketball team won its first Southern Conference champion- Men’s Golf – 1996 ** ship on David Schuck’s buzzer-beating layup. The team went on to play top-ranked Stanford Women’s Golf – 1996 ** in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, its second trip to the “Big Dance” in five years. Softball – 1996 ** Women’s Soccer –1996 ** Guard Nathan Jameson was named first-team Verizon Academic All-America. Men’s Soccer – 1996 ** Baseball – 1997 ** In April 2001, the men’s tennis team tied for the SoCon regular season championship with Women’s Tennis – 1997 ** Softball – 1997 ** Furman, after posting a 9-1 mark in league play. Head coach Jeff Trivette was named the Women’s Soccer –1997 SoCon Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year. Men’s Soccer –1998 In May 2001, Leigh Irwin, the SoCon Player of the Year in 2000, finishes her softball career Women’s Soccer –1998 Women’s Basketball – 1998 as the only player in SoCon history to reach the century mark in stolen bases with 103. Men’s Basketball –2001 Women’s Soccer – 2001 In June 2001, golfer Karl Mitchell was named a second-team Academic All-American. Women’s Soccer – 2003
On Nov. 11, 2001, UNCG women’s soccer captured the 2001 SoCon Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament to play North Carolina. Senior goalkeeper Kat Clewley was named the Tournament MVP. Fellow senior Lynsey McLean was named the league’s Player of the Year. On Feb. 11, 2002, men’s soccer player AlejanMoreno was selected by the L.A. Galaxy in the third round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. On March 13 and 14, 2002, the men’s and women’s basketball teams both received their first-ever invitations to the NIT and WNIT, resepectively. The men’s team played eventual-champion Memphis, while the women’s team faced Virginia Tech. In November 2002, Chris Goos was named the SoCon Men’s Soccer Player of the Year after leading the nation in scoring with 20 goals and 20 assists. Goos was also named a secondteam All-American. On November 19, 2002, the men’s basketball www.uncgspartans.com
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Conference Reg. Season Titles (70 overall; 36 in NCAA Division I) Men’s Tennis – 1974 Men’s Basketball – 1981 Men’s Tennis – 1981 Women’s Volleyball – 1981 Men’s Soccer – 1981 Women’s Basketball – 1982 Softball – 1982 Women’s Tennis – 1982 Women’s Volleyball – 1982 Women’s Basketball – 1983 Softball – 1983 Women’s Tennis – 1983 Women’s Volleyball – 1983 Men’s Soccer – 1983 Women’s Basketball – 1984 Softball – 1984 Men’s Tennis – 1984 Women’s Tennis – 1984 Women’s Volleyball – 1984 Men’s Soccer – 1984 Women’s Basketball – 1985 Women’s Tennis – 1985 Men’s Soccer – 1985 Men’s Tennis – 1986 Women’s Tennis – 1986 Men’s Soccer – 1986 Men’s Basketball – 1987
Women’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Tennis – 1987 Men’s Soccer – 1987 Men’s Basketball – 1988 Women’s Basketball – 1988 Men’s Tennis – 1988 Women’s Tennis – 1988 Softball – 1993 Women’s Basketball – 1993 Men’s Soccer – 1993 Women’s Soccer – 1993 Women’s Basketball – 1994 Baseball – 1994 ** Men’s Soccer – 1994 Women’s Soccer – 1994 Men’s Basketball – 1995 Women’s Basketball – 1995 Softball – 1995 Men’s Soccer – 1995 Women’s Soccer – 1995 Volleyball – 1995 Men’s Basketball – 1996 Women’s Basketball – 1996 Softball – 1996 Men’s Soccer – 1996 Women’s Soccer – 1996 Softball – 1997 Baseball – 1997 Women’s Basketball – 1997 ** Women’s Soccer – 1997 ** Men’s Soccer - 1997 ** Women’s Basketball – 1998 ** Baseball – 1998 ** Women’s Soccer – 1998 ** Men’s Soccer – 1998 ** Women’s Basketball – 1999 ** Women’s Soccer – 2000 ** Men’s Tennis – 2001 ** Women’s Soccer – 2001 ** Women’s Basketball – 2002 ** Men’s Basketball – 2002 Men’s Soccer – 2004 ** Women’s Soccer – 2004 ** ** denotes officially recognized conference champion (Big South used tournament champions, while SoCon uses regular season for women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, softball and volleyball.)
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team defeated Wagner, 84-65, in the first round of the Preseason NIT in Fleming Gymnasium. It marked UNCG’s first ever win in the NIT. The Spartans advanced to play at Kansas in the second round. On November 21, 2002, men’s soccer player Cliff Patterson was named third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American after scoring 17 goals on the season. On Feb. 23, 2003, softball’s Amber Watson tossed a perfect game against Toledo in a 2-0 win. Watson struck out 17 batters, including the game’s first nine. On Feb. 27, 2003, James Maye broke the men’s basketball all-time scoring record with 17 points against Furman. Maye recorded a triple-double in the game with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He finished his career with 1,574 points. On May 7, 2003, Jennifer Hubbard was named the SoCon’s Softball Player of the Year after hitting .384 with 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in. Penny Thompson ended her standout career as the SoCon’s all-time home run leader with 36. On May 25, 2003, softball’s Jennifer Moran earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. On May 30, 2003, pitcher/outfielder Ryan Gordon was named first-team All-America by Louisville Slugger. The junior hit .416 on the season and captured the SoCon’s batting crown, the first in school history to do so. Gordon was also named third-team All-America by Baseball America. In November 2003, the UNCG women’s soccer team won the Southern Conference Tournament title to earn its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four years. The Spartans defeated arch-rival Furman, 2-0, to win the SoCon crown. UNCG followed that with a first round NCAA Tournament win over Wake Forest, 2-1, before losing to eventual-National Champion North Carolina in the second round. It marked the third time that the Spartans had advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. On January 7, 2004, UNCG women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee won her 500th game as a head coach when her Spartans defeated Furman, 63-60, in a SoCon tilt at Fleming Gymnasium. Agee became just the 23rd women’s basketball coach in NCAA history to achieve the milestone, joining the likes of legends Texas’ Jody Conradt, Tennessee’s Pat Summit, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Louisiana Tech’s Leon Barmore, North Carolina State’s Kay Yow and UNC Chapel Hill’s Sylvia Hatchell. On January 31, 2004, UNCG defeated UNC Chapel Hill for the first time in the sport of Wrestling. After the match ended in a 20-20 tie, UNCG won the match on a tie-breaker, marking the first time the Spartans had defeated the Tar Heels in seven tries. It was UNCG’s first win over an ACC school in five years. Kevin Artis’ 24-9 win in the final bout of the match tied the overall score and provided the only technical fall of the match, giving UNCG the edge in the tie-breaker.
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On February 23, 2004, Jay Joseph became UNCG’s all-time leading scorer, eclipsing the mark held by his former teammate James Maye set one year earlier. Joseph finished his career with 1,646 points. He also finished first all-time at UNCG in games played, field goals made and field goal attempts. In March 2004, Darren Burns was named the SoCon Freshman Wrestler of the Year, UNCG’s first wrestling Freshman of the Year since joining the SoCon.
2004-05 Season
On September 25, 2004, as part of the fifth induction class into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame, Lynne Agee became the first active head coach to be enshrined in the UNCG Hall. Agee was inducted along with the 1982 men’s soccer team, the 1973 women’s golf team and deceased administrator David Knight.
minutes into the contest was the lone tally as UNCG defeated rival-UNC Chapel Hill, 1-0, in front of a crowd of 2,608 at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The crowd was the largest at UNCG Soccer Stadium since 1999. The win gave UNCG its fourth win of the season over an ACC-member squad. On October 17, 2004, UNCG received its first No. 1 national ranking since moving to Division I. The men’s soccer team received its first Division I top ranking and became a consensus No. 1 a day later when all four major soccer polls – College Soccer News, Soccer America, Soccer Times and the NSCAA Coaches’ Poll – all listed the Spartans atop the national rankings. UNCG remained a consensus No. 1 for two more weeks and a top-ranked team for a fourth week before seeing its 18-match unbeaten streak snapped. The Spartans would evevntually earn the SoCon’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament, garnering a No. 8 seed. UNCG advanced to the third round of the tournament, before suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime loss to UC Santa Barbara, the eventual national runner-up. On October 31, 2004, UNCG wrapped up its fourth Southern Conference women’s soccer regular season crown in an eight-year span with a convincing 7-0 win over The Citadel in Charleston. Rakel Logadottir would finish the season as UNCG’s all-time leader in career assists. On November 3, 2004, UNCG’s Amy Carnell and Karla Davis swept the 2004 SoCon Women’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year honors. A week later, Randi Patterson and Matt Smith were named the 2004 SoCon Men’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively. It marked the first time one school had swept all four awards. Patterson went on to earn several All-American honors.
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In December 2004, men’s soccer coach Michael Parker was named the NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year. Parker had earlier been named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year. Freshmen Kyle Hines and Kristen Boone swept the SoCon’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Freshman of fthe Year honors in February. Hines set school and SoCon records for blocks in a season with 106, while Boone recorded 121 steals to set a new school record. Her total was the fourth-highest single-season total recorded by a freshman in NCAA history. Joe Kemmerer, Daren Burns and Joe Lowe all qualified for the NCAA Wrestling Championships in March. Burns had the best showing of the three, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 197-lb. class. He wound up in the fourth round of the wrestlebacks and finished the season with a 30-6 mark. Two months later, Burns was the surprise of the Pan American Wrestling Championships, finishing third for Team USA at the international competition held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In May, Charles Jones became the first Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Track and Field Championships. After winning the SoCon Championship in the triple jump to qualify for NCAA Regional competition, Jones outlasted a two-hour thunderstorm delay and recorded a jump of 15.35 meters to break a tie for fifth-place and earn automatic qualification into the National Championship meet in Sacramento. Earlier in the meet, Jones had leaped a school-record 15.50 meters. Jones eventually finished the national championship meet in 23rd place. In June, Chris Mason was drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft, being selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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Team Inductions 1973 Women’s Golf Team, 2004 Won the first national championship of any kind for UNCG, competing in the AIAW National Tournament in Massachusetts. Defeated Rollins College on the final hole for the championship.
1982 Men’s Soccer Team, 2004 Won the NCAA Division III National Championship without a home field... facilities at UNCG were under renovation at the time, forcing the team to play its games at near-by Grimsley High School... the team finished19-3-0, including a 3-0 win over Wake Forest during the regular season and a 2-1 win over Plymouth State in double overtime in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Individual Inductions Lynne Agee - Women’s Basketball Coach, 2004 The first active head coach to be enshrined... first coach in NCAA history to lead her team to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions... more than 500 career wins to her credit.
Jim Allen - Administrator, 2003 Former vice chancellor for Student Affairs... had oversight on program’s move from Division III to I.
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Jim Allen
Maxine Allen
Mike Berticelli
Maxine Allen - Amateur Athlete, 2001 Garnered national attention as duckpin bowler... set world records and earned a top national ranking.
Mike Berticelli - Men’s Soccer Coach, 2000 Led UNCG to Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... guided UNCG to 70-9-5 record (86.3%) in four seasons.
Mike Burke - Supporter, 2001 Led UNCG’s charge in scholarship fundraising... created first athletic endowment in 1987... raised funds toward a total endowment now valued at more than $4 million.
Marge Burns - Amateur Athlete, 2000 Holds record of 10 North Carolina State Amateur Golf titles ... named Carolinas Outstanding Amateur five times ... qualified and played in 14 USGA Amateur Championships, as well as six US Open Tournaments.
Mike Burke
Renee Coltrane - Women’s Basketball, 2001 1983-84 All-American as a junior ... first women’s basketball player to exceed 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.
Wendy Engelmann-Gettings - Women’s Basketball, 2002 Scored 1,378 points and dished out a school-record 574 assists.
Renee Coltrane
Mike Fleming - Supporter, 2000 UNCG supporter for more than two decades ... UNCG named its basketball gymnasium the Michael Fleming Gymnasium on December 1, 1994.
Belmar Gunderson - Amateur Athlete, 2000 Participated from 1952-56 at Women’s College ... competed in four Wimbledons and 11 United States Lawn Tennis National Championships (now U.S. Open).
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Individual Inductions (cont.) Jason Haupt - Men’s Soccer, 2001 Two-time first-team All-American ... led UNCG to a Division III national championship in 1987... UNCG’s all-time leader in goals scored with 77.
Winn Hazelgrove - Softball, 2005 Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American honoree... one of UNCG’s greatest softball players, still ranking in the Top 10 in 20 statistical catagories at the time of her induction (10 years after her graduation).
Jason Haupt
Winn Hazelgrove
Pat Hielscher - Women’s Volleyball Coach, 2001 Coached UNCG’s first volleyball team in 1970 ... guided Spartans to a 106-30 record and a NCAIAW state title in 1974.
Elizabeth House - Media / Supporter, 2003 Former sports writer for The Carolinian and The News & Record covering UNCG athletics.
Elizabeth House
Lewis Johnstone - Men’s Soccer, 2000 Led UNCG to three straight national playoff appearances ... third all-time leading scorer in team history with 66 goals and 24 assists.
Ellie Jones - Women’s Tennis, Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, 2003 One of UNCG’s most versatile student-athletes ever as she excelled in tennis, basketball and field hockey from 1969-73.
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Dr. David B. Knight - Administrator, 2004 Not only a leader in the transition from Division III to DIvision I, but a leader on the national scene as UNCG’s long-time Faculty Athletics Representative... became the only FAR to serve on the Division I, II and III levels... served as chair of the NCAA’s first Division I Academics / Eligibility / Compliance Cabinet and served as a consultant to the NCAA on numerous academic reform issues (for whom the current Knight Commission was named.)
Ethel Martus Lawther - Administrator, 2003
Ethel Martus Lawther
Served 26 years as head of Department of Physical Education (1948-71)... developed both men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic programs after Woman’s College became UNCG in 1963.
Carol Mann - Women’s Golf, 2002 LPGA Hall of Fame member... earned 38 LPGA victories in 22 years on tour.
Andrew Mehalko - Men’s Soccer, 2002 Led UNCG to 1983, 1985 and 1986 NCAA Division III National Championships.
Carol Mann
Andrew Mehalko
Tom Martin - Men’s Basketball / Supporter, 2002 UNCG’s first male president of Alumni Board of Directors... served as tri-captain of the first two UNCG men’s basketball teams.
Jill Masterman - Field Hockey, 2000 Played on field hockey team for four years and was a co-captain as a senior in 1977.
Brian Moehler - Baseball, 2005
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Jill Masterman
Brian Moehler
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Individual Inductions (cont.) Chancellor Emeritus, William E. Moran - Administrator, 2000 Served as Chancellor from 1979-94... guided UNCG from Division III to Division I in 1991... created the Spartan Club.
Laura Mussulman - Women’s Soccer, 2002 Member of first women’s soccer team... UNCG’s first great goalkeeper with 18 career shutouts.
William Moran
Laura Mussulman
Michael Parker
Angie Polk-Jones
Nancy Porter
Eddie Radwanski
Michael Parker - Men’s Soccer Coach, 2005 Second active coach to be inducted (first male)... winner of more than 400 collegiate matches, including more than 300 at UNCG... led Spartans to NCAA Division III National Championship in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
Angie Polk-Jones - Women’s Basketball, 2000 Led UNCG to a 93-22 mark in her four years (1985-89) ... Division III All-American as a junior... UNCG’s all-time leading scorer with 1,585 points.
Nancy Porter, Women’s Golf Coach, 2005 One of the pioneers of women’s athletics at UNCG... coached the UNCG women’s golf team to the 1973 national championship... also considered on of UNCG’s first student-athletes, participating in women’s golf in the 1940’s.
Eddie Radwanski - Men’s Soccer, 2000 Led UNCG to back-to-back Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... two-time Division III All-American (1983 and 1984) ... No. 1 draft pick in the 1985 Major Indoor Soccer League draft by the Dallas Sidekicks.
Bruce Shaw - Men’s Basketball, 2000 Led UNCG’s first-ever men’s basketball teams ... scored 1,401 points, becoming UNCG’s first 1,000 point scorer ... two-time All-Dixie Conference honoree.
Rita Wiggs - Women’s Basketball, 2000 Led UNCG to state NCAIAW title and AIAW Regional appearance in 1972 ... led UNCG in scoring for four straight seasons and finished with 1,347 career points.
Bruce Shaw
Donna Friesen Wigton - Volleyball, 2003 Volleyball standout at UNCG from 1970-73 ... active contributor to volleyball through coaching, as a referee and scorekeeper in 1996 Olymnpics and World University Games.
“The Big Five” Chuck Hayes - Supporter, 2000 Mike Weaver - Supporter, 2000 Jim Melvin - Supporter, 2000 Stanley Frank - Supporter, 2000 Charlie Reid - Supporter, 2000
Chuck Hayes
Jim Melvin
Mike Weaver
Stanley Frank
Helped establish NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG through scholarship funding and support.
About the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame The purpose of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor those special individuals, who through their superior athletic achievements or by their outstanding service, have made long-lasting, exemplary contributions to the UNCG athletics program. Persons to be recognized for the excellence of their achievements may include former athletes, coaches, administrators and other individuals who brought recognition and honor to both themselves and to UNCG.
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At the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, it is the athletic department’s goal to see that UNCG student-athletes graduate with a degree in their chosen field. The demands of integrating athletic competition, academic success and personal growth are challenging. The Academic Enhancement Program (AEP) bridges the gap between education, athletics and other university programs. The primary goal of the AEP is to help studentathletes make satisfactory progress toward graduation while providing the education and services they need to maintain a well-balanced lifestyle amid the demands of an NCAA Division I institution. AEP focuses on the whole individual – academic, athletic, and emotional – in the years during and after college. AEP firmly believes that there is a direct relationship between quality of effort (both academic and athletic) and performance. AEP considers the results achieved in the classroom to be a direct reflection on UNCG’s athletic program. Through AEP, students explore university programs, options and opportunities, although UNCG studentathletes are expected to take responsibility for their own actions and decisions. They are expected to represent themselves, their team, ICA and UNCG in a manner that consistently promotes honesty, fairness, trust, respect and responsibility. Services provided by the AEP staff include: • Facilitate positive freshman experience through participation in SOAR (Spartan Orientation, Advising and Registration) & UNS (University Studies - required of all freshmen student-athletes); • Provide academic support helping student-athletes utilize campus support systems; • Monitor academic progress of student-athletes through 5 & 10 week reports; • Provide a monitored structured study area where student-athletes can work; • Facilitate student-athlete’s exploration of academic interests, majors, & career options to allow him/her to graduate with a meaningful degree; • Work with student-athletes to help them understand degree audit sheets, degree evaluations and the impact those have on working toward graduation. Student-Athlete Responsibilities include: • Complete Virtual Advising before SOAR; • Be familiar with different programs, majors and options available; • Choose a major that blends student’s own interests and strengths; • Explore academic options with academic advisor
“The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) is actively engaged in the University community and is committed to the development of a competitive Division I program that is nationally recognized as a leader in the welfare of our student-athletes and professional staff. Mirroring the University, ICA is a community of students and professionals of diverse backgrounds embracing an informed appreciation of different views and cultures, as well as their own. Their quality of experiences will encompass the social, aesthetic and ethical development of all individuals represented in the program regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, political orientation or sexual orientation. “A founding guideline of Division I athletics at UNCG states that, the student-athlete is first and foremost a student. ICA makes every effort to provide an environment for learning where the student-athlete’s responsibilities are integral to their educational success inside and outside the formal classroom. The University provides numerous academic support programs aimed at assisting a student’s academic growth. ICA seeks to further assist student-athletes by enhancing current academic programs and providing educational initiatives supplemental to those offered by the University. These initiatives are designed to stimulate intellectual, social, cultural, gender and personal development of the studentathlete. The goals of these programs are to promote the graduation of student-athletes at a rate equal to or greater than the overall undergraduate student population. A special emphasis is placed on maintaining comparable graduation rates for student-athletes in every demographic group.” - Excerpt from UNCG’s ICA Department Philosophy in his/her major; • Monitor their own academic progress with instructors and advisors; • Participate in structured study during the fall semester of their freshman year.
Academic Excellence AEP works to support the academic progress of student-athletes toward intellectual development and graduation. At UNCG, the Student Academic Services, Learning Assistance Center, Counseling and Testing Center, Speaking Center and Writing Center help AEP provide information in the following areas: • Structured study; • Academic agendas; • Goal setting; • Time management; • Study skills; • Tutoring; • Study groups; • Progress reports (for all student-athletes in all courses twice per semester);
Academic Development AEP encourages student-athletes to develop and pursue career goals and life goals. The School of Education’s Counseling and Educational Development Department, Business and Career Services’ representatives provide student-athletes with a variety of experiences, including: • CED 210: Career and Life Planning; • Field experiences; • Career Day. AEP’s staff includes a director, an assistant academic coordinator, graduate interns, daytime and Sunday night structured study monitors and tutors. The staff includes professionals who provide various services such as academic advising, career counseling, individual and small group tutoring, classroom instruction and other support services. 94 • 2005-06 UNCG Men’s Golf Media Guide
Academic Advising Freshmen and sophomores without a declared major will be advised through the College of Arts and Sciences. All other student-athletes follow the normal procedures for university academic advising concerning schedules, possible class choices, degree requirements, etc. AEP staff monitor academic progress, advise and counsel student-athletes and serve as a liaison between ICA and the academic community. Progress letters are sent to faculty requesting input such as grades, attendance, etc. Students are assigned tutors in any problem areas.
Office of Academic Compliance UNCG’s newest addition to its academic services, the Academic Compliance Office is charged with monitoring and evaluating issues related to the continuing eligibility of the student-athletes and completing NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) reporting forms regarding continuing eligibility and retention. Academic Compliance also works closely with student-athletes who are identified as needing extra attention while adjusting academically and socially. The goal of the Academic Compliance Office is to serve as a bridge for UNCG’s student-athletes and assist in connecting them with the appropriate campus-based support service dependent upon their specific needs. The main goal of this office is to assist student-athletes in their pursuit of a degree and ensure compliance with University and NCAA guidelines. The Academic Compliance office relies on a combination of professionals and offices across campus to be successful in delivering quality guidance and assistance to our student-athletes in a timely fashion. The staff provides a wide array of services and programs that are geared towards developing the fundamental skills needed to be successful in college both as a student and an athlete. As a whole, the University community must strive to reach the ultimate goal of “being recognized in Division I as a national leader in the welfare of the student-athlete.” www.uncgspartans.com
James Shipp
Erica Thornton
Assistant Athletic Director / Athletic Trainer
Associate Athletic Trainer
James Shipp begins his fourth year as UNC Greensboro’s head athletic trainer in 2005-06 and eighth year overall as the athletic trainer with responsibilities that include men’s basketball coverage. Shipp is also in his third year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Student Welfare. As Assistant Athletic Director, Shipp oversees the Spartan student-athletes’ physical and mental development through administrative oversight of the Spartan Strength and Conditioning Program, advising the Student-Athlete Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics (SACIA), and managing the Spartan CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success) Program. The goal of this program is to comprehensively develop well-rounded student-athletes who are prepared for successful transition from high school to highly-achieving collegiate athletics and finally to fulfilled adult lives. As the Spartan CHAMPS Program director, Shipp oversees the development and implementation of student-athlete life skills training which include: sports psychology, sports nutrition, career development, personal development, academic success, diversity training, and community service. In his role as head athletic trainer, Shipp oversees a staff of six Certified Athletic Trainers who are responsible for tending to the medical needs of the UNCG student-athlete including evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries. Shipp has primary medical oversight of the men’s basketball team. Shipp came to UNCG from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in August of 1998. In his previous position, he was a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the Blazer football and track and field teams. Prior to his work in Birmingham, Shipp served as an intern athletic trainer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football team. From 1993 to 1994, he worked as an athletic trainer in the Cape Cod Baseball League, a collegiate all-star summer league in New England. Shipp is an advisory board member of the Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation, and he serves as an adjunct professor in UNCG’s Athletic Training Education Program. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association who is licensed to practice athletic training by the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainers. A native of Fayetteville, NC, Shipp earned a bachelor of arts degree in physical education with a minor in chemistry from North Carolina in 1995. He then went on to earn a master of arts degree in exercise physiology from UAB in 1998. Shipp and his wife, Jen Palancia Shipp, reside in Greensboro.
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Erica Thornton, the Associate Head Athletic Trainer at UNC Greensboro, begins her fourth year with the Spartans in 2005-06. Thornton is primarily responsible for the women’s basketball program and serves as coordinator for the intercollegiate excess insurance policy, as well as supervisor for two assistant athletic trainers that provide services to women’s soccer, softball, tennis, and men’s soccer. She also serves as an approved Clinical Instructor for the entry-level master’s program in athletic training. Prior to her time at UNCG, Thornton spent three years as an assistant athletic trainer at Appalachian State, beginning in 1999. Her primary responsibilities were with volleyball and women’s basketball. In addition, Thornton served on the faculty in the HLES Department, and managed secondary insurance and drug testing for the athletic department. Thornton came to ASU following three years as a graduate assistant at the University of Florida where she earned a master’s of science in athletic training. At Florida, she served as a teaching assistant and instructor while dealing with training responsibilities for the women’s swimming and diving team. She is a 1996 graduate of SUNY Brockport with a degree in health science, concentration in athletic training. While at Brockport, Thornton was a member of the women’s tennis team. She has been a certified member of NATA since 1996 and licensed to practice athletic training in North Carolina since 1999.
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About The Spartan Club The Spartan Club is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to secure scholarship support for the 16 men’s and women’s NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG. UNCG proudly proclaims that 100 percent of Spartan Club contributions go directly to athletic scholarships for deserving studentathletes. Throughout the year the Spartan Club hosts pre-game socials, special events, and fundraisers to promote interest and participation in the overall athletic program. Spartan Club members include UNCG alumni, faculty and staff, friends, former student-athletes, parents, businesses, corporations, and other leaders in our community.
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Methods of Giving Cash, Checks and Credit Card Gifts: Provide immediate help for all 16 UNCG athletic programs through the support of student athletic scholarships. Payments may be spread over the course of a fiscal year (July 1-June 30), but all pledges must be paid by June 30. The University can accept cash, checks (made out to the UNCG Spartan Club) as well as credit cards (American Express, MasterCard, Visa).
Matching Gifts: Many companies have a matching gift program that doubles the value of your gift at no extra cost to you. Ask your employer for information concerning a matching gift for higher education in support of scholarships for student-athletes. Be sure to enclose your matching gift form with application and donation. You will be recognized by the Spartan Club at the level of your gift plus the match.
Named Endowed Scholarships: Pay tribute to someone’s life and accomplishments or leave your own legacy while strengthening UNCG’s athletic program. The Spartan Club Director can assist you with making this kind of gift.
Special Gifts: Gifts such as real estate, stocks and bequest are appreciated and accepted. Contact the Spartan Club Director for specific details.
Spartan Club Membership Benefits Membership Appreciation Socials (3 a year) Window Decal Spartan Club Auto Tag (First Time Members) Ticket Priority Invitations to Special Events SoCon Tournament Ticket Priority Exclusive Varsity Club Lapel Pin (First Time Varsity Club Members) Spartan Spirit Season Ticket Opportunity Pre-Game Socials (16-20 a year) Lapel Pin (First Time Members) Honor Wall Recognition Campus Recreation Center Privilege* Basketball Program Recognition Car Flag Invitations to Special University Events Web Site Recognition Priority for Spartan Club Special Events MVP Season Ticket Opportunity Campus Recreation Center Membership** Naming an Annual Scholarship Scholarship Wall Recognition Annual Scholarship Plaque Chancellor’s Society Membership
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Golden Spartans
Spartan 200
Fighting Spartans
Blue and Gold
Century Spartans and Varsity Club
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Endowed Athletic Scholarships A named endowment to support athletic scholarships may be created with a commitment of $50,000 or more. The endowment generates income that is awarded to studentathletes on an annual basis.
Lynne C. Agee Fund
Established by friends and family of Lynne Agee to honor her service to UNCG. The recipient of this scholarship will be a member of the women’s basketball team. Lynne is starting her 24th season as coach of the Spartans women’s basketball team. She is among the most successful Division I coaches in North Carolina and the country. She was the first women’s basketball coach to lead a school to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions. She has led her teams to 13 conference championships. In January 2004, Lynne became the 23rd coach in NCAA women’s basketball history to reach the 500-win plateau.
James H. Allen Fund
Established by friends and family of Jim Allen in honor of his years of service to UNCG. Annual recipient of the fund is a member of the women’s soccer team. Jim came to UNCG in 1967 to serve as Presbyterian campus minister. He was named Dean of Students in 1971 and two years later was appointed Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, a position he held for 22 years until his retirement. Jim was one of the staunch supporters of UNCG’s move to Division I athletics.
Alma W. Barrier Fund
Established by friends and family in memory of Alma Barrier. The recipient of the scholarship is a member of the women’s basketball team. Originally from Dunn, NC, Alma attended Dunn High School where she averaged over 20 points a game as a member of the women’s basketball team. Alma attended Woman’s College for two years, graduated from Campbell University with a degree in elementary education and taught school for five years. Alma spent nearly 40 years in Greensboro, living life to its fullest and raising her family. Alma was a top ranked state tennis player and was also an avid golfer, belonging to many ladies organizations. She was past club champion at four different golf clubs. Alma’s love for athletics and in particular UNCG women’s basketball was evident as she rarely missed a home game. As a loyal UNCG women’s basketball fan the establishment of this endowment was extremely important to her.
Smith Barrier Fund
Established by friends and family in memory of longtime Greensboro Daily News sports editor, Smith Barrier. Two annual scholarships are awarded in men’s basketball and men’s or women’s golf. Barrier was named sports editor of the Greensboro Record in 1942. He became sports editor of the Greensboro Daily News two years later and served as executive sports editor of the News & Record from 1966 until retirement in 1980. He died in 1989 at age 72. In 1999 he was honored posthumously by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame with the Curt Gowdy Media Award.
Aaron Michael Bobb Fund
Established by friends and family of UNCG Athletic Director Nelson E. Bobb and alumna Christine Hagan. The fund was created in their honor and in memory of their son, Aaron. The annual recipient is the student-athlete(s) with the top GPA the prior year.
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Mike and Nancy Burke Fund
Established by High Point residents Mike and Nancy Burke, it was the first endowed fund created at UNCG for athletics. The fund benefits a women’s basketball player. Mike is the retired Vice President of Greensboro’s Mayer Textile Machine Corporation. He has served on the UNCG Excellence Foundation and the Spartan Club Board where he has been instrumental in fund-raising efforts. In 2001 he was inducted into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame.
Michael B. Fleming Athletic Scholarship Fund
Established by Mike Fleming. Recipients of the scholarship will be members of the women’s basketball team and the men’s wrestling team. Mike is the retired President of Fleming-Shaw Transfer & Storage. He has served as a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, Excellence Foundation, and is a charter member of the Spartan Club. The University has honored him in several ways: the gymnasium is named for him, he was inducted into the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame, and he was awarded an honorary degree at the May 2002 commencement exercises.
Robert A. and Mary C. Fleming Fund
Established by Michael B. Fleming and Robert A. Fleming, Jr. in memory of their parents. Recipients of the fund are members of the men’s basketball and baseball teams.
Stanley and Dorothy Frank Fund
Established by friends and family in honor of Stanley and Dorothy Frank. Awarded annually to a men’s baseball player. Stanley is the retired Chairman of Carolina By-Products. He is a former member of the Excellence Foundation, a charter member of the Spartan Club, and a member of the “Big Five,” a group of supporters who helped UNCG fund its Division I scholarship program. This group was selected as part of the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. At the May 2002 commencement exercises Stanley was awarded an honorary degree from the University.
J. Douglas Galyon Fund
Established in honor of Doug Galyon, a chief supporter of the move to Division I athletics. Recipient of the fund is a member of the wrestling team. Doug is the former Director of Public Affairs at Guilford Mills and a former board member of the Excellence Foundation and Spartan Club and is a current member of the Board of Visitors and a consultant to Guilford Mills.
Ellen Griffin Fund
Established by UNCG Alumni Association board member Sue Rice of Florida in honor and memory of Ellen Griffin. The scholarship supports a member of the women’s golf team. Ellen Griffin, an alumna of Woman’s College, taught at the University and later opened her own golf teaching facility. In 1962 she was named LPGA Teacher of the Year. Sue Rice was a student of Ellen Griffin’s. She is a former teacher and physical therapist; within the last 10 years she opened a private art gallery in Palm Beach, Florida.
Lester Earl Gross III Athletic Scholarship Fund
Established by friends and family in memory of Lester Gross, class of 1980 graduate, former UNCG soccer player and devoted UNCG athletics fan. Lester was a member of the Young Alumni Council, the Alumni Association and the Spartan Club. This fund will be awarded to a member of the men’s soccer team.
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Charles A. Hayes Fund
Established in honor of Chuck Hayes. Recipient is a member of the men’s basketball team. Chuck Hayes was the Chairman of Guilford Mills. He was a former Chairman of the UNCG Board of Trustees, and served on the Excellence Foundation and Spartan Advisory Board. Hayes was another of the “Big Five” supporters who were selected for the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1998 he received an honorary degree from the University.
David Bates Knight Endowment
Established by friends and family in memory of Dr. David Knight. Annual recipient of the fund will be a rising junior or senior student-athlete majoring in science. Dr. Knight served the UNCG for thirty-six years as a chemistry professor and ambassador of the advancement of science. Since 1985, he also served as the University’s first full-time Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR). Dr. Knight served as President of the FAR Association, completing eight years as an officer, and was the first Chair of the NCAA Division I Cabinet on Academics, Eligibility and Compliance, holding this position for two consecutive terms.
C. Thomas and Mary Martin Fund
Established by alumni Tom and Mary Martin, this scholarship is awarded to a member of the women’s basketball team. Tom, former Director of Planning for the city of Greensboro, played on the University’s first men’s basketball team. Tom became the first man to serve as president of UNCG’s Alumni Association. He has headed the Spartan Club and served on the University planning council. He was inducted into the 2002 class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. Mary is the former Executive Director of School Improvement for the Guilford County School System.
Karl Mayer Fund
Established by Mayer Textile Machine Corporation to support men’s soccer. The fund honors the late Karl Mayer, the founder of Mayer Textile. Before his death in 1995, Mayer lived in Obertshausen, Germany. He was a distinguished member of his community and devoted his life to his company and its associates.
Jim Melvin Fund
Established in honor of Jim Melvin, a chief supporter of the move to Division I athletics. Annual recipient is a member of the men’s or women’s golf teams. Former Greensboro mayor and banker, Jim is the President of the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation. He is a former member of the UNCG Board of Trustees and Excellence Foundation and a charter member of the Spartan Club. He is one of the Spartan Club’s “Big Five” supporters who were inducted into the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame.
Victor M. Nussbaum, Jr. Fund
Established by the late Vic Nussbaum, an ardent supporter of UNCG and its athletic program. Recipient is a member of the men’s basketball team. Vic was a former Greensboro mayor and founder and chairman of Southern Foods. He served on the University’s Investment Fund Committee and the Excellence Foundation. His wife, Pat, an alumna of the University, serves on the Weatherspoon Gallery Association Board.
Nancy Ann Porter Fund
Established in memory of Nancy Porter by her sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Art Evans of Fort Myers, FL. Awarded annually to a women’s golfer. Nancy was an alumna of Woman’s College, earning two degrees. She was a physical education faculty member at the University and coached the women’s golf team to a national championship in 1973. After leaving UNCG, she had a second career in the human services field, working with chemically dependent individuals.
Charles M. Reid Fund
Established in honor of Charlie Reid, retired Chairman of United Guaranty Corporation and chief supporter of the move to Division I athletics. Recipient is a member of the men’s or women’s basketball or golf teams. Charlie is a charter member of the Spartan Club and a member of the “Big Five” who were inducted into the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. He has also served on the University’s Excellence Foundation and the Bryan School of Business Advisory Board. www.uncgspartans.com
Rayna Matea Taylor Fund
Established by the UNCG Intercollegiate Athletics Department in memory of Rayna Matea Taylor, a sophomore middle hitter on the UNCG women’s volleyball team at the time of her death. Recipient is a member of the women’s volleyball team.
H. Michael Weaver Fund
Established by Mike Weaver to benefit outstanding student-athletes. Fund is based on a $1,000,000 gift which provides scholarships to every sport. Mike has served the University in nearly every leadership capacity. He has chaired the University’s Board of Trustees and Investment Fund, co-chaired the University’s previous capital campaign, served as President of the Excellence Foundation and served on the Bryan School of Business Advisory Board. He is a charter member of the Spartan Club and a member of the “Big Five” who were inducted into the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. Three additional funds that are on their way to reaching endowment status include:
Dr. Richard and Sharon Beavers Scholarship Fund
Established by Dr. Richard and Shari Beavers of Greensboro. Dr. Beavers received his master’s degree in biology from UNCG in 1976 and is an endodontist in the practice of Beavers and Keating, DDS. Richard and Shari are avid Spartan fans and have been donors at UNCG for over 25 years. Richard is currently serving as the chair of the Spartan Executive Committee. The recipient of this scholarship is yet to be determined.
The Rich Brenner Endowed Fund
Established by friends and family in honor of Rich Brenner, Fox8 WGHP-TV sports broadcaster. The recipient of this scholarship is yet to be determined.
Patricia A. Hielscher Volleyball Athletic Scholarship
Established by alumna Pat Hielscher, UNCG’s first women’s volleyball coach. In her five seasons at UNCG, she compiled a 106-30 record and a NCAIAW state title in 1974. She continued her coaching career at Wisconsin and NC State and in 13 years overall, posted 365 victories and a 75-percent winning rate. In the last 20 years she has been a successful businesswoman. In 2001 she was inducted into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. She is a former member of the Spartan Club Executive Committee.
Spartan Club The Spartan Club PO Box 41230 Greensboro, NC 27404-1230 Phone: (336) 334-5156 Fax: (336) 334-5319 www.spartanclub.org
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