2013 Cat Tracks

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Cat Tracks

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Sophomores Emily Harrigan (6) and Cassy Mahdi (15) lead the Tomcats in ringing the victory bell after Thiel defeated St.Vincent College 15-13 to win the inaugural 2013 PAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship.

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What’s Inside...

Dear Alumni & Friends, Thank you for your continued support of Thiel Athletics – your generosity is making a difference in the lives of the more than 400 student-athletes who represent the Blue & Gold on a yearly basis. I hope you enjoy this edition of Cat Tracks as we recap an exciting year that saw continued improvement on the field, mats, and courts as well as in the classroom.

I am proud to share with you some of the academic accomplishments of our programs. Twelve of our twenty two teams earned a cumulative yearly GPA of 3.0 or higher and once again our athletic programs had a higher GPA then the rest of the student body. We had 80 student-athletes earn PAC Academic Honor Roll distinction by having an in-season semester GPA of 3.6 or higher; this brings our total to 284 student-athletes recognized over the past four years (’09-’13) compared to only 184 in the previous four-year period (’05-’09). We welcomed 16 new members to Chi Alpha Sigma, the College Athlete National Honor Society, who have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher by their junior or senior year, have lettered in their sport, and have been endorsed by the athletic department for their character and community service involvement; this brings the total membership of Chi Alpha Sigma to 71 since its inception three years ago.

I am also pleased to share with you that our overall winning percentage for the athletic department was .503, which is the first time we have been over .500 as a department in recent history.

In addition to the improvements in the academic and athletic arenas we are improving our facilities as well. We are currently in the process of renovating the athletic training room in Beeghly Gymnasium, which will nearly triple in size. We will also be installing competition level lighting at Alumni Stadium, which will benefit the entire campus community by increasing the usage opportunities for not only our athletic programs, but also intramurals, band, spirit squads, and other college and community events. Mark your calendars for a night time home soccer doubleheader and the first night time football game; Wednesday October 16 women’s soccer vs. Westminster at 6:30 p.m. and the men’s team will follow at 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 9 football vs. Westminster at 7 p.m.

Thank you again for your continued support and I hope to see you on campus in the near future at one of our athletic events. Go Cats!

Sincerely,

Jack Leipheimer ’74 Director of Athletics

. Golf 2013 Spring Blue-Gold Outing . Facility upgrades under way . 2012-13 in review . Athletics News & Notes . Three elected to HOF . Blue-Gold renewal form . Hillier assigned to Missoula 36 named to PAC Academic Honor Roll A total of 36 Thiel student-athletes were named to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll for the Winter/Spring 2013 semester. The PAC Academic Honor Roll honors student-athletes on varsity sports teams who have earned a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale during their semester of competition.

Women’s Basketball Kelly Barzak Leanna Yeager Track & Field Morgan Berg Kendall Delashment Paulo Fernandez Nic Jones Steve Morgan Clare Rech Wrestling Sean Byham Trevor Fancher Nick Hart Matt Morian Men’s Basketball Jermaine Hamilton Men’s Golf Stephen Chuba Matt Fiore Evan Proksell Duncan Wingard

Women’s Golf Emily Friedrich Kelsey Schneider Melissa Sloan Softball Ashley Dolan June Longbine Danielle Massengill Ashley Rable Baseball Dan Gainey Ryan Hart Eric King Dan Koller Jaden Nozicka Mike Pica Women’s Lacrosse Emily Harrigan Alison Lange Hannah Stelmach Men’s Lacrosse Zachary Macurak Tim O’Shea John Tenorio

This publication was designed and produced by the Thiel College Sports Information Department. The staff of SID William Becque, Assistant SID Ed Topoleski ’02, current Thiel student Cyrill Parham, and intern Madeline Williams worked to see the completion of Cat Tracks.

Photos by Dave Miller, Linda Oman ’75, Ed Topoleski ’02, Cyrill Parham and William Becque.

Printed by SCP Group, Sharon, Pa.

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2013 Blue-Gold Golf Outing

On a chilly Friday morning at the Greens of Greenville, 132 golfers gathered for the Thiel College Blue-Gold Club's Golf Outing. The 132 participants was the most to attend the annual golf outing since 2003.

The overall winners of the 32-team tournament were Nick Reiser, Jeff Mullen, Chris Owens, and Dave Bracco. The mixed team made up of male and female golfers to win the outing was John Viglio, Linda Moreland, Matt Gentile, and Todd Hedderick. The female winners of the outing were Amy Schafer, Barbara Blue, Amy Becher, and Melissa Erdice.

The winner of the annual Hawaii raffle was Mark Malvin from Pittsburgh, Pa., who bought the winning ticket from baseball student assistant, Bill Bendgen's mother.

Golfers enjoyed hot dogs, chips, and beverages for lunch, and a catered dinner of baked chicken, pasta, potatoes and salad in the late afternoon.

The annual outing is one of the primary fundraisers for the Thiel College athletic department.

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he facilities that house the Tomcats’ 24 NCAA Division III-sponsored athletic teams will be significantly upgraded in time for this fall. In fact, construction has already begun on a brand new state of the art athletic training room on the lower level of Beeghly Gymnasium.

The view from the hallway of what will be the new training room.

The second phase of the summer facilities projects will come in the waning weeks of summer, as Alumni Stadium will be retrofit with competition level lighting. The lights will benefit the entire campus community by increasing the usage opportunities of Alumni Stadium for not only our athletic programs, but also intramurals, band, spirit squads, and other college and community events. Mark your calendars for a nighttime home soccer doubleheader and the first night-time football game; Wednesday October 16 women’s soccer vs. Westminster at 6:30 p.m. and the men’s team will follow at 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 9 football vs. Westminster at 7 p.m.

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The floor plan for the new Thiel Training room.

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Fall Review

FOOTBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

The Thiel College football team took a significant step in the right direction in 2012, snapping a long losing streak in dramatic fashion against Geneva College Nov. 15 in overtime, 21-14.

The Thiel men’s soccer team will usher in a new era in 2013, as Chris Limle was named the program’s new head coach.

Limle replaces Andy Hoggarth, who resigned after six seasons at the helm to accept an assistant coaching position with the Division I Akron women’s soccer team. Limle brings a strong soccer background to the men’s soccer program, and places an added emphasis on giving back to the community.

The 2012 Thiel College women’s soccer team built on the success of last season as they finished their season 511-1. Two of those wins came in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play, the second of which came on Oct. 13 in a 3-0 win at Chatham University.The win marked the first time since 2004 that the Thiel women’s soccer team won multiple conference matches in a season.

The Tomcats had a successful offseason, and the 2013 Tomcats will return three key players who were named to the AllPAC honorable mention team: sophomore Arran Robertson and seniors Francis Ahia and Erik Gabrich.

From his forward position,Ahia finished second on the team in goals with four.

Gabrich proved to be an integral part of the Tomcats in 2012, starting 17 of the Thiel’s 18 matches. Robertson showed great potential, seeing action in all 18 of the Tomcats contests in 2012.

The Tomcats placed one player on the All-PAC team in 2012, as thensophomore defenseman Nicole Jeschelnig was named an honorable mention selection. Jeschelnig was a defensive stopper for Thiel, playing in all sixteen games while scoring one goal.

Another top returner for the Tomcats is goalkeeper Mary Oakey, who led the team with 67 saves in 2012 as a freshman. Also returning is junior forward Emily Skebo, who scored two goals and added an assist as a sophomore.

Led by head coach Kurt Reiser, the Tomcats finished 3-7 in 2012 with all three wins coming in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. A total of 11 players were named to PAC AllConference teams. The Tomcats were led by senior defensive end Tim Taylor, who was named to the All-PAC First Team for the second straight season. In all, the 11 all-conference selections were the most by the Thiel football team since 2007, when 14 Tomcats were honored as all-conference picks.

Taylor concluded a brilliant career in 2012, making a strong case for enshrinement in the Thiel College Hall of Fame in 10 years.The 2-time All-PAC First Team selection set career records for tackles for loss (66.5) and sacks (34.5) in 2012. He went on to earn AllAmerican accolades from the Associated Press (Little All-American team) and American Football Coaches’ Association (AFCA), while also being named to the D3Football.com 2012 AllSouth Region team and the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.

With three PAC wins in 2012, the Tomcats look to continue their improvement in 2013.

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Rising senior forward Rory Duncan led the Tomcats with five goals in 2012 while Luke Mesing, another rising senior, scored two goals. A rising junior, Troy Elsea netted two goals last season while Conor Shanley dished out a team-best four assists as a freshman last fall. Also returning for the Tomcats is senior goalkeeper Andrew Hindman, who led the team with 53 saves a season ago.

Aaron McGuiness took over as head coach of the women’s soccer team following the 2012 season. He spent two seasons as an assistant for the men’s and women’s soccer teams, including the 2012 season when he served as the associate head coach for both programs.

CROSS COUNTRY ( M & W)

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

TENNIS (M & W)

The men’s and women’s cross country teams showed continued improvement as they revealed good showings at both the PAC Championships and NCAA Regionals. Also, both the men’s and women’s teams were awarded with 2012 Division III All-Academic status by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The women’s volleyball team finished the 2012-13 season 23-8 overall with 15 wins coming in conference plays.The team’s .741 winning percentage was the program’s best since 1983 (.778) and the second best total in the program’s history.

It was a year of firsts for the Thiel College tennis teams, with the women’s tennis team setting the tone by picking up their first Presidents’ Athletic Conference win in over 13 years during their fall season. Freshman Sandy Rodeheaver picked up wins at number five singles and number three doubles to help the Tomcats defeat the Bethany Bison 5-4, securing Thiel’s first conference win since Sept. 14, 1999.

Fellow freshman Lauren Mittner showed promise in her first season as a Tomcat, tying for the team-lead with six singles wins.

The men, paced by Steve Morgan, finished fourth in the PAC championship. Morgan, a rising junior, was Thiel’s top finisher at the championship race as he finished eighth overall in a field of 96 runners. Ryan Thomas was Thiel’s second best finisher in just his freshman season. Thomas finished in 20th place for the Tomcats while Mason Bednash and Alex Knaby both finished in the top 45.

As a team, the women finished fifth at the PAC Championships. Meri Steinmetz was the first to finish for the Tomcats. In her freshman season with the Tomcats, Steinmetz took 16th place.

The finish was good enough to be named to an All-PAC Honorable mention pick. The Tomcats’ next top finisher was Stephanie Felix. Then a freshman, Felix took 24th place while another freshman, Megan Kidder, finished 25th.

The Tomcats started their PAC Tournament journey in the semifinals where they faced the Bethany Bison, a team they lost to twice in the regular season. That was no matter as the Tomcats defeated the Bison in four sets to advance to the PAC Championships, where the fell to the top-seeded Thomas Moore Saints.

Five members of Thiel’s 2012 women’s volleyball team were named to the AllPAC squad. Senior middle hitter Kelly Barzak, along with senior outside hitter Alyssa Chine received first team nods.

Barzak received all-conference laurels in all four of her seasons at Thiel, as she became the all-time leader in both kills (1,292) and total blocks (449). For Chine, it was her third all-conference laurel. She finished the season second on the team with 261 kills and had a team-best 391 digs. Chine became only the third Tomcat in program history to have both 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career.

The men’s tennis team, also under the direction of third-year head coach Tim Dunford, set a program record for most wins in a season with its 14th victory, a 6-3 win over Waynesburg University on April 16.

The Tomcats had their best showing at the PAC Championships since 2006, as the Tomcats took third place behind a pair of all-conference finishes by sophomore Richard Parks. Parks was victorious over fourth-seeded Erin Thompson to secure third place in number one singles while he and sophomore Collin McAndrew also teamed up to take third in number one doubles.

Senior middle hitter Megg Andrews and senior setter Chelsea Meister represented the Tomcats on the AllPAC second team while defensive specialist Alex Hall was named to an honorable mention selection.

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Winter Review

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WRESTLING

The men’s basketball team finished the year with a record of 14-9. The squad opened the season with an exhibition victory over the Division II Clarion University Golden Eagles 61-59 with a dramatic buzzer-beater by senior Anthony Harvey. The victory over Clarion was Thiel’s first victory over a Division II program since 1949. The Tomcats started off the regular season on a six-game winning streak, the best in school history, defeating three straight conference opponents along the way. The Tomcats finished the season with a 10-6 conference record and defeated the Grove City Wolverines in the first round of the conference tournament before falling to the Thomas More Saints in the semifinals.

The 2012-2013 women’s basketball team had an up-and-down season but showed continued improvement on the court under first-year head coach Rob Clune. The team finished the year with eight wins, seven of which were in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

The young Tomcat wrestling team finished their 2012-2013 campaign with a dual meet record of 12-7 including sweeps in the sixth annual Mel Berry Dual Tournament and the Si Ostrach Meet, which was hosted by Case Western Reserve University. The Tomcats also finished with three wins and two losses in the Budd Whitehill Dual Tournament hosted by Lycoming College, and two wins and one loss in the Mount Union Duals. In PAC play, Thiel defeated Washington & Jefferson but lost to Waynesburg.

The Tomcats were paced by senior Chase McKinney, who led the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game and a field goal percentage with 52.2 percent. He was also second on the team in three-point percentage (34.5%) and free-throw percentage (78.8%) and in doing so, was named to the All-PAC first team. Sophomore Kamran McCaskill finished second on the team in scoring with 10.8 points per game and also scored a team-best 38 points in a win over Geneva on Nov. 28.

Senior Ladell Trottly led the Tomcats in rebounding average (7.5) and threepoint percentage (39.5%)

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The Tomcats were led by their two senior All-PAC selections in Kelly Muffley (first team) and Kelly Barzak (second team). Barzak and Muffley finished one and two in scoring averages on the team and first and third in the conference with 18.1 and 17.3 points per game, respectively. Muffley finished first in the PAC and second in all of Division III in free-throw shooting percentage, an astounding 92.1 percent from the line. Muffley also finished first in the PAC and 18th in the nation in three-pointers made in the season with an average of 2.8 threes per game.

Barzak finished first in the conference and 10th in the nation in blocked shots per game with (3.2). She also finished second in the PAC in field goal percentage (54.7%) and third in rebounds per game (9.3).

Freshman point guard Kayla Welty stepped up throughout the year and proved to be a very important member of the team. She averaged two assists a game and finished second in the PAC in minutes played per game (36.6).

Bethany Hines, Jaclyn Watkins, Hannah Stoneman and Leanna Yeager also played pivotal roles on the team.

In individual competition, freshman 165-pounder Jordan Powell became the 18th wrestler in Thiel history to become a NCAA All-American with a seventh-place finish in the Division III National Championship in March. In the tournament, Powell finished with a record of 3-2 to mark the fifth consecutive season that the Thiel wrestling team has placed an AllAmerican and the sixth in the past seven years.

In the PAC tournament, which was held at Thiel, four Tomcats won individual titles. The individual champions included: first time winners Jordan Powell and sophomore 141-pounder Adam Matthews, and two-time champions 197-pound sophomore Jake Lowry and heavyweight senior Will Ringer.

The PAC honored the Tomcats by presenting them with the Team Sportsmanship Award. Only losing a couple top wrestlers from 2012-13, the Tomcats will look for another strong campaign next season.

Thiel Athletics By the Numbers

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All-Conference Selections during the 2012-13 academic year, the most for Thiel since 2009-10

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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

INDOOR TRACK (M & W)

The Thiel College men’s volleyball team started their season off solid, taking three out of the four matches they played in the 2013 Thiel College Tournament. Led by Senior Dante McCoy, the Tomcats pushed through their season and finished 20-12. The men took eight wins at home and 12 on the road.

The Tomcat track and field teams had an indoor season to remember with many school records broken and quite a few personal bests established.

Freshman Meri Steinmetz broke the school record in the one-mile run twice during the indoor season. She first set the school record (5:38.87) during the Dan Kinsey Invite at Oberlin College, besting Emily Petrak's previous record time of 5:45.94 set during the 2011 indoor season. Steinmetz shaved precious seconds off of her best time at the last indoor meet of the season, recording a time of 5:29.57 at the PAC Invitational.

The Tomcats set school records for wins in a season (20), and longest winning streak (8), as they won eight straight matches over an exhausting 13day stretch in March, with a 3-0 win over Hilbert on March 30 marking the record-setting eighth win.

The season culminated with the Tomcats playing host to the Continental Volleyball Conference Tournament as the third seed in the East Division where they fell to fourthranked Carthage College in the quarterfinals, 3-1. In his last match as a Tomcat, senior Dante McCoy led the team with 16 kills. Junior Corey Hamilton handed out 23 assists and sophomore Ian Phillips threw up a team-best 17 digs in the final match of the season. McCoy ended his spectacular career as a Tomcat by receiving his third CVC All-Conference award when he was named to the allconference team.

Another record-breaker was freshman Morgan Berg in the 60-meter hurdles.

She first broke the school record at Mount Union College during the Jim Wuske Invitational with a time of 9.47 seconds. Berg cut six seconds off of her school record-best time at the PAC Invitational, completing the 60-meter hurdles in 9.41 seconds. Berg bested LaToya Locke’s 2007 time of 9.77 seconds to break the school record.

On the men’s side, R.J. Malson notched a lifetime-best throw in the shot put (44-8.75) to place fourth at the PAC Invitational. Sophomore distance runner Steve Morgan also set a personal best record at the Invitational, taking fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:08.09.

Presidents’ Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll recipients, tied for the most Tomcats on the list since the PAC began the awards in 2001-02

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Hits allowed and walks issued

by Nick Rossmiller in his March 17th perfect game, the first in Thiel’s history

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Wins by the Tomcat men’s tennis team, the most in a single-season in the program’s history

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Wins to start a season for the Tomcat men’s basketball team, the first time they’ve done that in the programs’ 92-year history

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Number of views on YouTube that Thiel’s game-winning touchdown over Geneva garnered

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Jordan Powell became the 18th All-American in the history of Thiel’s wrestling program 11

Spring Review

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BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

MEN’S LACROSSE

The Tomcat baseball team finished the 2013 season 24-18 on the year, with 16 wins in conference action, which qualified them for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship Tournament as the second seed. It was the first tournament berth for the Tomcats since 2009.

The Thiel College softball team is looking to build on their 14-win season (seven in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference).

The third season for the men’s lacrosse team showed a lot of potential for things to come in the future. The Tomcats finished the year at .500 for the campaign with seven wins and seven losses, including a program record fourgame winning streak.

The year couldn’t have started off any better for senior Nick Rossmiller, who threw the first perfect game in Thiel baseball history and at the time the 16th perfect game in NCAA Division III history on March 15, 2013 in a 14-0 victory over Hiram College. Not only was Rossmiller a force on the mound, he was one of the best hitters in not only the PAC, but in the nation.

Rossmiller hit for an average of .436, which was 22nd in the nation for batting average. Not surprisingly, he was named PAC Player of the Year.

Senior left fielder Eric Steininger finished the season as the conference hits leader (67) and led the PAC with 89 total bases on the season. He produced 24 multi-hit and five multiRBI games on the season and had a 26game hitting streak to open the 2013 campaign. Designated hitter Jarod Nanna hit .389, which was sixth best in the conference, and hit six home runs, which tied him for the conference lead.

He also ranked second in the PAC with 43 RBIs. Second baseman Eric King finished ninth in the conference in hitting (.364), sixth in total bases (78), and tied for seventh in on-base percentage (.441).

The 2012 softball team was led by NFCA All-Region members catcher Danielle Massengill and second baseman Ashley Dolan. Massengill (first team) and Dolan (second team) were also named to the All-PAC team, along with outfielder/pitcher Amanda Callahan (first team). Massengill proved to be a terror from the leadoff position for the Tomcats, leading the PAC in home runs (6), runs batted in (30), and slugging percentage (.772). She also finished second in the conference in batting average (.456), runs scored (37), triples (5), total bases (88). Massengill finished third in the conference in stolen bases (15) and on-base percentage (.519). Dolan recorded 53 hits for the Tomcats in 2013, the second most in a single season in the history of the program. She also tallied 28 RBIs, the third most in the PAC during the regular season. She ranked fourth in the PAC during the regular season with a .434 batting average and seventh with a .457 on-base percentage. Callahan hit five triples on the season, which tied her for the second most in the conference in the regular season. She ranked eighth in the PAC with a .384 batting average and ninth with a .545 slugging percentage. On the mound, Callahan won eight games, which tied for seventh in the conference and struck out 74 batters, which also ranked seventh in the PAC.

The team was led by midfielders Carmen Papa and Francis Ahia, both of whom are rising seniors. Papa led the team in goals (36), assists (25), and points (61). Ahia finished second on the team in assists (19) and third in points (37). He also led the team in faceoff percentage with a 59.3 win percentage.

Both Ahia and Papa showed great leadership, as did defenseman Taylor Zain in becoming team captains of the young, but skillful lacrosse team.

Freshmen attackers Timothy O’Shea and Alex Casile stepped up and showed off the future of the team. O’Shea finished a close second in goals (35) and points (51). He also finished third in assists (16). Casile proved to be a sniper on the Tomcat attack, scoring many times from long range. He finished third on the team in scoring with 27 goals and led the team with 10 man-up goals on the season.

With only one graduating senior (Ray McDonald), the Tomcat men’s lacrosse teams looks to build on the .500 season next year.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

OUTDOORTRACK (M &W)

GOLF (M & W)

The second season of women’s lacrosse at Thiel proved to be a season to remember. The Tomcats finished the year with a record of 11-7, including a team-record seven-game winning streak.The Tomcats were undefeated in the PAC and capped off their year by winning eight of their last ten games including a 15-13 win over St. Vincent College in the inaugural PAC women’s lacrosse championship, which was held at Alumni Stadium.

The Tomcats went into the outdoor season looking to build on an impressive indoor campaign.

Both the men’s and women’s golf teams finished the 2012-13 seasons with fourth-place finishes at their respective PAC Championships.

Two standouts were named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Region Team.

Sophomore midfielder Cassy Mahdi and freshman attacker Beth Snider were named to the All-West Region Second Team. Mahdi was fantastic for the Tomcats in her sophomore campaign, leading the squad in nearly every category, including goals (51), assists (17), points (68), ground balls (62), draw controls (90), and caused turnovers (33). In Thiel’s 23-4 win over Waynesburg on April 10, Mahdi tallied six points on five goals and an assist, becoming the first Tomcat to surpass the career 100-point plateau. In just her first collegiate season, Snider finished third on the team with 44 goals and 56 points, while also tallying 14 assists and 25 ground balls. Snider notched at least one goal in 17 of the Tomcats’ 18 matches, including six goals in the PAC Championship Tournament. Her 56 points is the most in a single season by a freshman in program history.

Captains junior Bobby Hritz and sophomore Nic Jones paced the jumps for the field team. Jones and Hritz finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, at the PAC Championships with high jumps of 6’4” and 6’2”. With their top finishes, the two earned All-PAC honors. Jones also finished third in the long jump with a jump of 21 feet and 8.25 inches while Hritz took fourth place in the 110meter hurdles with a time of 16.59 seconds. At the same meet, sophomore R.J. Malson tallied a fourth place finish in the shot put with a throw of 44 feet and six inches.

On the women’s side, Meri Steinmetz and Morgan Berg carried their excellent showings from the indoor season into the outdoor season with Steinmetz finishing first in the 800meter run out of the “slow” heat. In doing so, Steinmetz broke the school record for the 800-meter, formerly held

by Erin Rodgers in 2001, with a time of 2:23:70. Senior Cassidy Kravec finished second in the javelin (120-11) to also earn a spot on the All-PAC team.

Morgan Berg joined Steinmetz and Kravec on the All-PAC team with a third place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.43 seconds. Freshman Taylor Kelter narrowly missed making an All-PAC team in the discus (112-1) with a fourth place finish.

Two Tomcats placed in the top 10 individually at the PAC Championships, earning All-PAC recognition in doing so.

Sophomore Kayla Langer shot a 197 during the two-day tournament, good enough for eighth place. Junior Bryan Smith shot a combined 153, which was good enough for a seventh place finish in the 40-man field. It was Langer’s first All-PAC honors and Smith’s second.

Smith was an All-PAC first team honoree in 2012 with a second place finish. Former All-PAC first team winner Matt Fiore finished tied for 12th overall with a 155 overall score, just two strokes shy of All-PAC status. Senior Emily Friedrich shot a 200 overall to finish tied for 11th in the women’s field.

The season culminated with head coach Dan McMillen ’86 receiving the prestigious Bill Strausbaugh Award from the PGA for leadership and service to the Tri-State Section of the PGA and both the men’s and women’s teams being honored with PAC Team Sportsmanship awards.

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News & Notes Homecoming Weekend Please be sure to mark your calendar for Thiel’s 2013 homecoming weekend on Oct. 11-13. The three-day event will begin with the fall edition of the annual Blue-Gold Golf Scramble, which will be played at the Greens of Greenville with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. The day will give everyone in attendance a chance to meet past and present Thiel student-athletes and coaches, alumni, and members of the college community. In addition to the golf scramble, alumni baseball and softball games, which have become tradition, are planned. Plans have also been formalized to add an alumni 3-on-3 basketball tournament and volleyball match. On Saturday the Thiel College women’s volleyball team takes on Waynesburg (11 a.m.) and Westminster (3 p.m.) and the football team squares off against PAC foe St. Vincent College at 3 p.m. Look for more information and be sure to RSVP to the events of your interest when the official homecoming mailer arrives in your mailbox later this summer.

Join us Under the Lights!

The Tomcats will play a bevy of athletic competitions under the lights in 2013. Please join us on Wednesday, Oct. 16 for a night time home soccer doubleheader featuring your Tomcats taking on the Westminster Titans, with the women’s team kicking off at 6:30 p.m. and the men’s game to follow at 8:30 p.m. Then on Saturday, November 9, the Tomcat football team will play its first-ever home night time football game against the Titans of Westminster, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.

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Hall of Fame Class of 2013

Betsy (Brougher) Monaco

Rick Freeburg

The Thiel College Department of Athletics recognized three former student-athletes on March 17 who made extraordinary contributions to the College through intercollegiate athletics as members of its 33rd Athletic Hall of Fame induction class. The inductees were: Dr. Chris Shinkman '62 (tennis), Rick Freeburg '75 (track & basketball) and Betsy (Brougher) Monaco '83 (basketball, softball, tennis).

Shinkman, a four-year letter winner as a member of the men's tennis team, competed on the College's first intercollegiate tennis team in 1959. He captained the squad, played first singles and was paired with Ron Tripson '61 on the number one doubles team throughout the 1961 and 1962 seasons. While these programs did not experience significant successes early on, individuals such as Shinkman proved critical in laying the foundation and supporting the addition of new varsity athletic programs for years to come.

Throughout his career, Shinkman played under the direction of four different coaches – Martin Dolbeer, Joe DiFebo, Charles Thomas and Bill Snyder.

Freeburg competed as a member of both the track and field and basketball squads (1971-75), lettering all four seasons with each program. During his time with the track and field team he was the top point-getter

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and team MVP in each of his four seasons, while also being elected team captain during his junior and senior seasons. Freeburg won the PAC championship in the javelin in each of his first three seasons at Thiel and finished second in the javelin and long jump his senior year. In basketball, he was a four-year letterman – scoring over 750 points and collecting 500 plus rebounds – while earning honorable mention All-PAC honors his senior season.

Monaco was a four-year letter winner (1980-83) for both the women's basketball and softball teams at Thiel, while also lettering in tennis her freshman year.

In her only year of collegiate tennis, Brougher Monaco teamed up with Laurie Sabolek to finish 5-3.

The duo was the only doubles team to finish with a record above .500. Monaco earned first-team All Women's Keystone Conference (WKC) honors as a shortstop in her first three seasons as a member of the Tomcat softball team, and garnered second-team All-WKC honors her senior season. For the women's basketball team, Monaco earned secondteam All-WKC honors her sophomore season. She was also a two-time recipient of the Thiel College Female Athlete of the Year award, winning it in 1980 and 1983.

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VanAken, Leipheimer, Moinet, and Schafer appointed to PAC Presidents’ Council for 2013-14 Academic Year GREENVILLE, Pa. – Troy D.VanAken, Ph.D., president at Thiel College, will serve as the chair of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Presidents’ Council in the 2013-14 academic year, beginning July 1.VanAken succeeds Brother Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., president at Saint Vincent College, who served as the chair of the PAC Presidents’ Council in 2012-13.

VanAken became the 19th president and professor of mathematics at Thiel in July 2009. Since taking leadership at Thiel, he has been active in launching many new programs and initiatives aimed at enhancing the student experience at the College, such as the Thiel Commitment, five new varsity sports, a marching band, a new youth ministry major and many others.

VanAken was recently appointed to the NCAA Division III Management Council, where he will play a role in dealing with the day-to-day operations, budgets and championships of Division III athletics.

VanAken, an enthusiastic supporter of the 24 men’s and women’s Tomcat athletic programs at Thiel, said he is delighted with this leadership role.

“I am honored to represent the PAC both in this leadership role in the 2013-14 academic year, as well as on the NCAA Division III Management Council. In both roles, I will continue to work actively with my colleagues to foster a positive environment of integration of varsity athletics into the overall enterprise of higher education. The PAC has long been at the forefront of presidential leadership and oversight of athletics in Division III, and I will endeavor to continue the outstanding work of my predecessor, Br. Norman Hipps of Saint Vincent, as PAC Presidents’ Council chair,” said VanAken.

The Presidents’ Council holds ultimate authority and responsibility for PAC governance. The Presidents’ Council is responsible for the establishment, direction, and if necessary, the enforcement of general policy, including the conference office's annual budget and all other financial matters.

Thiel, a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in the picturesque town of Greenville, Pa., was founded in 1866 and chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1870. Thiel joined the PAC in 1958.

VanAken holds a bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College, and master’s and doctorate degrees from Bowling Green State University. A native of Michigan, his career in higher education began in 1994 when he was appointed assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Evansville and where he was later selected as assistant vice president for instructional technology. In 1999, Albion College named VanAken as vice president for information technology. After being awarded an American Council on Education Fellowship and working at San Jose State University in 2002-2003,VanAken returned to Albion College with expanded responsibilities as athletic director and executive assistant to the president, and eventually vice president for business and finance.VanAken participated in Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management in 2005 and was named Albion’s executive vice president in 2006. Dr.VanAken and his wife, Annette, have two children, Trey and Gabriella.

With Dr.VanAken assuming the chair of the Presidents’ Council, the other standing PAC councils will also be chaired by Thiel representatives in the upcoming academic year. Jack Leipheimer ’74, Thiel’s director of athletics, will serve as the chair of the PAC Athletic Administrators (AA) Council, while assistant director of athletics and head softball coach Amy Schafer will chair the PAC Senior Woman Administrators Council (SWAC) in 2013-14. The PAC Faculty Athletic Representatives Association (PAC FARA) will be chaired by Dr. Chris Moinet, a professor in Thiel's English department.

Joe Onderko will continue to serve the PAC as its commissioner in 2013-14, beginning his eighth year directing the league and 13th year overall with the conference this fall. Kevin Fenstermacher begins his second year as a member of the PAC staff this fall as the league’s Assistant Commissioner/Director of Communications after an 11-year career at conference member Thiel.

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Former Tomcat debuts in Arizona Diamondbacks farm system

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hiel College alumnus Bobby Hillier, who signed a free-agent contact with the Arizona Diamondbacks in February, was assigned to the Missoula Osprey and made his debut on June 24.

Hillier hit .333 (11-33) with six RBIs and three runs scored for the California Winter League's Palm Desert Coyotes. He owned a .424 slugging percentage, a .389 on-base percentage and a .920 fielding percentage. On the hill for the Coyotes, Hillier went 2-2 with a 5.40 earned-run average. Hillier struck out 12 batter in 10 innings and opponents batted just .261 against him.

Located in Missoula, Mont., the Osprey compete in the Pioneer League and play a short season as RookieAdvanced affiliate for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Osprey has won three Pioneer League championships, including last season.

In his debut, Hillier pitched 4 1/3 innings of relief Saturday, allowing three earned runs on five hits. The righthander struck out four batters and issued two walks.

"I felt great," Hillier said in regard to making his debut. "When I first got up there and got done warming up before my first actual pitch, it hit me – my dream came true. It was an amazing feeling, but also a humbling feeling knowing where God has brought me over the years. I was so amped up, though. It was awesome. I don't get nervous when it comes to baseball, I was just ready to do whatever I could for the team."

Hillier was an All-PAC First Team selection following his junior season with the Tomcats, in which he was second in the conference in hits (58) and batting average (.423). In 2012, he led the Tomcats with a team-low earned-run average of 3.19 and tossed two complete games. In 42 1/3 innings of work in 2012, Hillier struck out 32 batters and opponents batted just .263 against him.

After his stint with the Coyotes in the California Winter League, Hillier took part in extended minor league spring training within the Arizona Diamondbacks organization prior to his assignment to the Osprey.

A native of Brook Park, Ohio, Hillier took part in the California Winter League in January and February, which opened the door for the right-hander to sign a free-agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Feb. 17.

Wrestling, Men’s and Women’s Golf Teams recipients of PAC Sportsmanship Awards The Presidents’ Athletic Conference selected the Thiel College men’s and women’s golf teams and the wrestling team for the PAC Sportsmanship Awards in their respective seasons.

The Sportsmanship Awards began in 2008-2009 to recognize excellent sportsmanship among PAC teams. This special honor is sponsored by a group of PAC student-athletes who make up the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Each individual sport is asked to vote for the conference team which displayed the highest level of sportsmanship during that season.

The Thiel College men’s golf team concluded the spring season with a fourth place finish at the PAC Championships

with a 72-hole score of 1,245. Bryan Smith earned Second Team All-PAC honors with a seventh place finish and a combined score of 153.

The Thiel College women’s golf team wrapped up the season with a fourth place finish at the PAC Championships with a combined score of 1,644. Kayla Langer led the way for the Tomcats with an eighth place finish and a score of 197, earning her Second Team All-PAC recognition.

The Thiel wrestling team placed second and four wrestlers won individual titles at the PAC Championships in the winter. Will Ringer and Jake Lowry won their second career conference titles and Adam Matthews and Jordan Powell won their first career titles.

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Thank You!

Thanks to our 2012-13 Athletics Donors!

Athletic Director's Level ($3,000+) Mr. Doug Anderson - Anderson Coach & Travel Anderson Charitable Foundation Anonymous Mr. Steve Bittel - Bittel & Company Insurance Mr. Harvey K. Childs ComDoc Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio First National Bank Mr. Grant L. GawronskiCooper Industries Foundation Dr. Carl Hoffman. Jr. - Prime Care Medical, Inc. Ilsco Extrusions, Inc. Mrs. Signe O. Mitchell Lt. Col. Marian E. Mosser Mr. and Mrs. Barry Oman Mr. Bill Phillips - Niles Expanded Metals Mr. Leo Phillips Mr. and Mrs.George E. Rasmussen Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Rodemer SCP Group Dr. James Ummer Esq. UPMC Horizon Dr. and Mrs. Troy D. VanAken Mr. and Mrs. Howard WeyersHealth & Benefit Strategy

Mr. and Mrs. Rod E. Wilt Mr. Jerome A. Zaleski Mr. Michael G. Zawoysky All Conference Level ($500 - $999) Aits Septic Service, Inc. Mr. Steve Blauser Mr. Steven Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Doerr Mr. Martin Doody Farley Manufacturing Inc. Mr. Paul J. Fiore Mr. William K. Ford Mr. William G. Hansmann Mr. Brian C. Holzshu-Allstate Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Hubbard Mr. Rick Johnson - R.E. Johnson Electric, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Kick Mrs. Sue Macurak Professor David M Miller Mr. C. Vern Parker Pfizer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Riley Roth Brothers, Inc. Dr. Frederick N. Stewart UPMC Horizon Community Health Foundation Mr. Royal VanAken

Captain’s Level ($200 $499) Coach's Level Mr. Bill Allen - Fagan Sanitary ($1,000 - $2,999) Supply Dr. and Mrs. Wade K. Baird Alpaca Patch Mr. Edward A. Bartko Mr. Jon L Amodeo Mr. James D. Bittel Jr. Northwestern Mutual Charitable Gift Fund Dr. Stuart Anderson Mr. Shawn W. Cupples Greenville Orthopedic Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Deist Association Mr. John Frangakis - Cross IT Mr. and Mrs. David R. Andrews Services & Solutions, LLC Mr. Glenn Augustine Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Goodrick Greenville Savings Bank Mr. Knute E. Hamre Barnes Group Foundation Mr. David L. Hofius CFE Dr. John M. Belohlavek Mr. John Hudson - Hudson Group Inc. Dr. Gary and Michele Best Ms. Trudi James - Kanawha Mr. Richard P. Bruckman Run Trading Post Mr. Kevin Callahan Mr. Fred Kiser Mrs. Katheryn Carringer Mr. and Mrs. John A. Leipheimer Mr. John A. Castaldo Mr. Marvin B. Prentice Mr. Mark Cianci - Cianci's Motel Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rossi Dr. Abbot F. Clark Mr. Paul Saternow - Safety Ms. Regina Collins Dynamics, Inc. Mr. Gary L. Cook Mr. Joseph D. Scarpitti Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Sipos Mr. and Mrs. Logan L. Cribbs Mr. and Mrs. Barry Stamm Mr. Jay P. Dart Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Wallace Mr. Robert J. Dean Mr. Francis M. Weida Mr. Robert J. Delett 18

Mr. Robert C. Denove Mr. and Mrs. John Dickason Dr. Richard L. Dowhower and Dr. Kay E. Dowhower Mr. and Mrs. Raymond V. Dunmire Mr. Joseph M. Fortuna Mr. Joe George - Joy Cone Company Mr. Joseph Glover Mr. John M. Harris Jr. Mr. Donald J. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Norman G. Hasbrouck Mr. Greer Hayden - HHSDR Architects/Engineers Mr. Brian M. Hills Jamestown Coating Technologies Mr. William T. Johnston Mr. Larry Kachner Mr. and Mrs. Mark Klosiewicz Mr. Michael J. Kuhn Mr. Rick Larson - RW Larson Associates Liberty Mutual Group Inc. Mrs. Diane Long Mr. Cris Loutzenhiser Loutzenhiser Jordan Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Mamajek Col. Charles H. Manes Mr. Daniel J. McMillen Mr. and Mrs. James M. McRoberts Ms. Catherine Mott - Blue Tree Capital Group Dr. Robert C. Olson Mr. Donald R. Owrey Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Parker Mr. Richard J. Parks Mrs. Judith A. Pekich Mr. Thomas D. Pellarin Mr. and Mrs. John M. Perfetti Mr. Thomas O. Rau Mr. Joseph L. Scafuri Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schneider Mrs. Christine Schweitzer Sheetz, Inc. Mr. Larry J. Simonetti Mr. Samuel D. Siple Mr. and Mrs. Dean Snyder Mr. Richard D. Speicher St. Paul's A Continuing Care Community Mr. Paul R. Stibich Jr. Mr. George A. Summerhill Jr. and Dr. Arlene Summerhill Mr. and Mrs. Len Sutton The Hon. Roy W. Wilt Mr. Chris Winslow - Winslow Engineering, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Witosky Mr. Willis W. Woods Mr. James K. Yohe

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Zain Player's Level ($51 $199) Mr. Donald Achenbach Dr. Tony Albertelli Mr. F. Sam Alexander Ms. Doshia Baker Mr. Richard J. Bithell Mr. Michael Black Ms. Shanna J. Bossler Mrs. Cheryl Burns - Bail USA, Inc. Mrs. Beth Caldwell Ms. Lynda Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Capp Mr. Donald Catanzarito Mrs. Lynn J. Cole Mrs. Mary Alice Dean Mr. David S. Demi Mr. and Mrs. James J. DiMaria Mr. Robert E. Duff Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Eakin Colonel Linda L. Ebling (Ret.) Mr. Michael Elko Mr. Edward A. Erwin Mr. Conrad Everett Mr. Robert Ewing Dr. John J. Fabian Mr. and Mrs. William L. Fay Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fiore Mr. Gregory Fitzgerald Ms. Tammy S. Frazier Mr. Richard E. Freeburg II Mr. Carl G. Fuller Mr. Mark Gaile - Pinnacle Fitness Systems, Inc. Mr. Eric A. Garrett Mr. Dominic L. Gatta Jr. Mrs. Janet M. Gebert General Electric Foundation Mr. John R. Gibson Dr. Isaac Greeley - The Rehab Centre, Inc. Greenville Tire & Rubber Ms. Debra Hamilton Ms. Doreen Haray Mr. Richard Hardgrove Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Harkins Mr. Robert A. Hartman C.L.U. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hauser Staff Lt. and Mrs. Morris L. Hill Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Hodge CMS and Mrs. William J. Horne Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Howson Dr. Charles J. Inacker Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jewell Mr. William E. Johnston Mr. Scott Kallick - Continental Laundry Systems Incorporated Mr. David O. Keener Ms. Flora E. Klein Mrs. Melissa Kochka

Player's Level cont. ($51 - $199) Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Koll Jr. Mr. Michael L. Kozup Mr. Paul R. Kunda Mr. Michael A. Lanciotti Jr. Mr. Thomas Charles Lange Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Lawry Mrs. Debra Longbine Mr. Phillip Malmsberry Ms. Paula MangiarelliMangiarelli Rehabilitation Ms. Lisa A. Manning Mr. Lucio Martin Mr. and Mrs. John L. McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. McClelland Mr. Jon P. McCullough Ms. Connie McMillen Mr. Kevin F. Meistickle Mrs. Pat Miller Mr. and Mrs. Clyde J. Morgan Mr. Frank L. Newnam Jr. Northeast Ohio Orthopedics Mr. Michael G. Oakey Mr. Louis R. O'Matz Mr. Terry R. Otterman Mr. Gregory A. Pernus Mr. William J. Peterson Mr. Mark B. Petrini Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Petrucci Mr. and Mrs. Russell Poe Dr. C.J. Poolos Mrs. Rose F. Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Reagle Esq. Mr. Kenneth A. Rech and Ms. Rebecca Bailey Mr. Peter Reitz Mr. Adam Renick - Renick Brothers Mechanical Contractors Mrs. Karen L. Repack Mrs. Liana R. Reynolds Mr. Edward Rhoades Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rockenstein Ms. Evelyn Rogina Mr. and Mrs. Reynold L. Sanner Mr. Anthony Santella Ms. Monica Savchuk - Lumpp Rent A Car Mrs. Lori Schweitzer Ms. Lorie Schwertz Col. Roy Shelton Jr. Dr. Christopher Shinkman Mrs. Marion I. Shoemaker Mr. Kenneth J. Sims Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Sistek Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Smith Mrs. Susan R. Snowden Esq. Mr. David Spears - F.N.B. Wealth Management Sporting Goods Inc. Mr. Joshua Steel Mr. and Mrs. Valentine R. Steinmetz Mr. and Mrs. Logan Sturgeon Mr. Dennis Swartz Mr. and Mrs. John Tell Dr. David S. Teufel Mr. and Mrs. John E. Thigpen

Mr. and Mrs. Guyton C. Thigpen Jr. Mr. Les G. Thomas Mr. George J. Twigger Dr. John L. Vitale Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vitale Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Wagner Mr. John W. Wargo Ms. Heidi Waugaman Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Weber Dr. Gary H. Weddle Mr. Michael A. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williamson Mrs. Karen Young Booster Level ($50) Mr. James Armstrong, Jr. Mrs. Barbara Bistransin Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Braun Mr. Thomas A. Butera Mrs. Leslie Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Callihan Ms. Catherine Chah-Gillespie Mr Robert Chappell Mr. Richard E. Coup Mr. Felix Cutruzzula Jr. Mr. Joseph F. Damore Mr. Charles H. Davis Ms. Patricia A. Dignall Ms. Joanne DiSalvo Mr. George J. Dunn Mr. Wayne Eakin Mr. Lester Everett Dr. Stephen Fitzgerald Mr. Joseph Fluhr Ms. Danielle Foskie Mr. David R. Foulk Ms. Erin K. Fritz Mr. Dana E. Fulton Ms. Loretta Gillen Ms. Esther L. Gillespie Dr. Thomas R. Guskey Mr. Steven L. Hines Dr. Max Homer Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Johnson Ms. Jane Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Jones Mr. Curt Klein Mrs. Stefanie Koller Ms. Patricia Kupas Mr. Jeffrey Gilbert Langdon Jr. Mr. Raymond M. Lewis Jr. Mr. William Massengill Mr. Joseph McGregor Mr. David A. Melesky Mr. David Melesky, Jr. Micropro Networks, LLC Mrs. Jane D. Minton Dr. and Mrs. Christopher H Moinet Mr. and Mrs. John P. Moore Mr. Theodore J. Moran Jr. Mrs. Belinda Nolte Ms. Holly M. Patterson Mr. James P. Patterson Mr. Dennis K. Pinch Mr. Kevin Radke Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ravida Mr. and Mrs. Marc B. Ridilla Mr. Eugene T. Sampieri

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Thiel’s Corey Brown ’12 is a two-time AllAmerican for the Tomcat wrestling team. He will attempt to become the program's first three-time All-American this season.

– photo by Dave Miller, ADM Photography