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2012-13 Titan Tennis
Greetings, Thank you for your interest in Westminster College and our Titan tennis program. I hope that you will find the 2013-14 Titan Tennis Guide beneficial as you learn about our team and the young men and women who are enjoying their experience at Westminster.
Since I took over the women’s tennis program eight years ago and became head coach of both the men’s and women’s teams, my goal has been to have the programs work together and function as one. One thing that has helped us achieve this is our annual spring trip to Hilton Head Island, S.C. Our team members are thriving as students and as athletes. Last year, seven of our studentathletes were recognized on the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll (3.6 gpa or higher). Over the past four years on the court, the women have won 90% (64-7) of their overall matches and 91% (32-3) of their conference matches. Last year, the women won its first PAC Tournament title in school history. As a coach I am pleased with the results but never satisfied. At Westminster we are eager to challenge highly qualified individuals to work hard and contribute to our teams’ successes. Additionally, I should highlight that our student-athletes are challenged on four fronts: 1.) To diligently work with and utilize our wonderful faculty to reach out and grow academically. Many of our tennis players and teams have been recognized nationally as Scholar-Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. 2.) To continually push themselves to become the very best players they can be. 3.) To involve themselves in many of the social and philanthropic opportunities available at Westminster College. 4.) To play by “The Standard.” (see pg. 6).
Scott Renninger
Head Coach, Men’s and Women’s Tennis
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Name of School:........................ Westminster College City/Zip:...........................New Wilmington, PA 16172 Founded:............................................................ 1852 Enrollment:........................................................ 1,470 Religious Affliation:..........Presbyterian Church (USA) Nickname:.........................................................Titans School Colors:....................................Blue and White Affiliation:.........................................NCAA Division III Conference:....................... Presidents’ Athletic (PAC) President:...............................Dr. Richard H. Dorman Athletics Director:....................................... Jim Dafler Assistant Athletics Director:.........Tammy Swearingen Athletics Department Phone:................724-946-7307
Sports Information Director:.............Nathan LaRiccia SID Office Phone:.................................724-946-6357 SID Email:......................... lariccnj@westminster.edu SID Fax:...............................................724-946-7187 Website:..................... www.westminster.edu/athletics SID Mailing Address:......... Box 28, 319 S. Market St.
Head Coach:.................................... Scott Renninger Alma Mater:................................Heidelberg, 1966 Year at Westminster:......15th (men), 9th (women) Phone:............................................. 724-946-7311 Email:..........................renninds@westminster.edu Men’s Team 2012-13 Record:............................. 3-14 PAC Record:..................................................... 3-4 PAC Finish:.................................................... 4th/8 Men’s Lettermen Returning/Lost:.......................... 4/3 Women’s Team 2012-13 Record:........................ 17-1 PAC Record:..................................................... 7-1 PAC Finish:................................................ 1st(1)/9 Letter-Winners Returning/Lost:............................. 3/3
Table of Contents 2-3........Outlook 4...........Coach / Rosters 5-6........Returning Players 6...........The Standard 7...........The PAC 8-9........Titan Tradition 10-11.....Athletics Facilities 12.........College Profile This publication is produced by the Westminster College Office of Communication Services. Editor: Nathan LaRiccia Editorial Assistance: Chelsea Galbraith On the Cover: SR Ryan Carr (left) SR Caitie Hosler (right) Photography: Nathan LaRiccia Dave Miller Marty Santek Photography Justin Zackal Westminster archives
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Athletic Trainer:.................................. Shaun Toomey Assistant Athletic Trainer:........................Misty Motter Training Room Phone:..........................724-946-7314 Equipment Manager:............................... Sam DiVitto Equipment Phone:................................724-946-6210
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he Westminster College women’s and men’s tennis teams are set for the 2013-14 season and aim to make their presence felt in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC). “All of those PAC matches in the regular season have great implications on where you seed,” veteran head coach Scott Renninger said. “You don’t want to be any worse than the no.1 or no. 2 seed, if you could avoid it.” The women’s team is coming off its best season in school history that included its first-ever PAC championship, a title it shared with Saint Vincent. The Titans posted an overall record of 17-1 and was 8-1 in the conference during the regular season. “Our goal is to be the best we can be, period,” Renninger said. “Repeat is not important. What we do now is important.” The Titan women return three letterwinners and lose the same. Three-year letterman and three-time PAC champion senior Caitlin
2013-14 Women’s Schedule Aug. 31.......at Chatham* ............... 10:00 AM Sept. 4........at Thiel* ........................ 4:00 PM Sept. 6........at Geneva* ................... 4:00 PM Sept. 10......BETHANY* ................... 4:00 PM Sept. 13......FRANCISCAN............... 4:00 PM Sept. 14......WAYNESBURG* ........ 11:00 AM Sept. 17......at Penn State-Behrend .4:00 PM Sept. 20......MOUNT UNION............. 3:45 PM Sept. 22......THOMAS MORE* ......... 1:00 PM Sept. 24......GROVE CITY* .............. 4:00 PM Sept. 28......at Saint Vincent* ......... 11:00 AM Sept. 30......at Muskingum................ 4:00 PM Oct. 4 .........PITT-GREENSBURG.... 4:00 PM Oct. 5..........at Wash. & Jeff.* ......... 11:00 AM Oct. 6..........at Franciscan................. 6:00 PM Oct. 14 .......EDINBORO................... 4:00 PM Oct. 18-19 .PAC Championships at Erie, Pa. March 9 .... vs. Juniata! March 11.... vs. Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham! March 13 .. vs. Heidelberg! * - Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) match
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Hosler is expected to play at no. 1 singles. A two-time PAC champion at no. 2 singles, Hosler does have experience playing at no.1 as she is 15-8 for her career. Hosler currently ranks fifth all-time in singles (51) and third in doubles (59) wins. Senior Heather Santa and junior Lauren Fling also return for the Titans. Santa, the no. 4 singles 2012 PAC Champion, has teamed up with Fling the past two years at doubles with an overall record of 32-10 and will compete together this year at no. 2. Westminster loses singles spots at no. 1, no. 3, no. 6, and no. 7 due to graduation;
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most notably are Alex Bailey (no. 1) and Jane Larson (no. 3). Bailey is first all-time in school history in singles (69) and doubles (71) wins, while Larson ranks third in singles (55) and second in doubles (65). “Obviously, we have a tremendous amount of work to do to find out who’s going to step up and fill in those spots,” Renninger added. “We told our recruits this year that you are going to have an opportunity to step in and they are going to have to step in quickly.” The men’s team returns four lettermen, while losing three. At singles, junior Mike Matisi at no. 4, who led the Titans last year in singles wins with 11, and senior Ryan Carr at no. 5
2013-14 Men’s Schedule Sept. 30.....at Muskingum (Fall)..........4:00 PM Feb. 15......at Edinboro!............................ TBA Feb. 21......at PS-Behrend!.................4:00 PM Feb. 22......at Pitt-Bradford$.............10:00 AM March 9.....at Juniata~.............................. TBA March 11....at Fairleigh Dickenson-Florham~ .TBA March 13...at Heidelberg~........................ TBA March 24...at St. Vincent*^...............12:30 PM March 28...THIEL*..............................4:00 PM April 1........at Grove City*...................3:30 PM April 5 .......WAYNESBURG*=..........12:00 PM April 8 .......at Bethany*.......................3:00 PM April 12......THOMAS MORE*...........10:00 AM April 14......WASH. & JEFF.*...............3:30 PM April 24-25..PAC Championships at Erie, Pa.
* Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) match + at Hilton Head Island, S.C. ! at Westwood Club, Erie Pa. $ in Olean , N.Y. ~ Hilton Head Island, S.C. ^ at Greensburg, Pa. = Tailgate Day
each earned All-PAC honorable mention last year at their respective spots. This was Matisi’s second conference honorable mention nod and the third all-conference accolade for Carr, as he earned second team honors during his freshman and sophomore year. Matisi and Carr also earned All-PAC honorable mention at no. 2 and no. 3 doubles, respectively. Sophomore Troy Abbot and junior Mark Andino round out the returning lettermen for Westminster. Last season, Abbot played at no. 1 singles, while Andino played at no. 6. “Our goal this year is to improve every match,” said Renninger. “The focus this season is to get ready for the PAC tournament.”
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Coach / Rosters Scott Renninger Head Coach Men’s and Women’s Teams 724-946-7311 renninds@westminster.edu As Westminster Men’s Coach 2013 3-14 2012 5-10 2011 6-8 2010 3-9 2009 2-11 2008 3-9 2007 3-9 2006 6-9 2005 5-10 2004 10-9 2003 9-9 2002 10-6 2001 6-10 2000 3-15 Totals 74-138 (.349) As Westminster Women’s Coach 2012 17-1 2011 18-0 2010 14-4 2009 15-2 2008 13-7 2007 10-9 2006 9-10 2005 6-8 Totals 102-41 (.713)
Scott Renninger is a veteran of the Westminster College Department of Athletics as he enters his 36th year as either a coach or an administrator. The 2013-14 academic year marks Renninger’s 15th year as head coach of the men’s tennis team and his ninth as head coach of the women’s squad. He owns a 74-138 (.349) record as men’s coach and a 102-41 (.713) mark as women’s coach. Renninger, the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year for three straight years from 2006-08, led the Titan women to its first PAC Championship in school history in the 2012-13 season. Prior to that, the Titans were runner-ups at the PAC Championships six-straight seasons, including the 2011-12 team that set the school record for wins in a season with a perfect 18-0 record. Over the past four years, the women have won 90% (64-7) of their overall matches and 91% (32-3) of their conference matches. As the Titan men’s coach, Renninger led the team to an improvement in wins in each of his first three seasons including the 2002 team that went 10-6, a win total that was duplicated by the 2004 team that went 10-9. Two of Renninger’s men’s teams (2004, 2006) placed second in the PAC. Renninger has served on the Titan coaching staff since arriving in New Wilmington in 1978. He served as an assistant coach for the Titan football team from that time until 2004, working with both the offensive line and special teams while also serving as administrative assistant for the program. In 1999, he served as interim co-head football coach with Sean Kelly when then-head coach Gene Nicholson took a medical leave of absence. Renninger also served as head baseball coach at Westminster for 21 seasons from 1979-99, compiling a career record of 253-284-3 (.471). A 1966 graduate of Heidelberg, Renninger and his wife, Phyllis, live in New Wilmington. They have three children: Angie (a 1997 Westminster graduate), Scooter, and T.J. (a 2008 Westminster graduate).
2012-13 Westminster Men’s Tennis Roster Name Troy Abbott Mark Andino Mark Bleggi Ryan Carr Mike Matisi Ethan McCarthy
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Season statistics and match results are available online at westminster.edu/athletics by clicking on the link for “Statistics” on the left column of each team’s home page.
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Hometown / High School Seven Fields, PA / Seneca Valley Norwalk, CT / Norwalk New Castle, PA / Neshannock Cheektowaga, NY / Cheektowaga Central Lowellville, OH / Lowellville New Castle, PA / Neshannock
2012-13 Westminster Women’s Tennis Roster Name Kaitlin Braman Lauren Fling Angela Gleba Connor Hamilton Rachel Hedges Caitie Hosler Mary Lacey Megan Morrell Maria Pallone Heather Santa Sydney Sterner Mariah Turiano Christijana Vucenovic Alicia Warne
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Hometown / High School Norton, OH / Norton Norton, OH / Norton Erie, PA / Erie Central Sewickley, PA / Quaker Valley Pittsburgh, PA / Carlynton Lititz, PA / Manheim Central Monroe, CT / Masuk North Huntingdon, PA / Norwin New Kensington, PA / Valley Butler, PA / Butler Imperial, PA / West Allegheny Hollidaysburg, PA / Hollidaysburg West Middlesex, PA / West Middlesex Salt Lake City, UT / Highland
Troy Abbott
Sophomore Seven Fields, Pa. Seneca Valley H.S. English • Career singles/doubles records: 5-13/5-13 • 1-year letterman, 2nd year on team
Kaitlin Braman Sophomore Norton, Ohio Norton H.S. Biochemistry
• Career singles/doubles records: 0-1/0-0 • 2nd year on team
Lauren Fling
Junior Norton, Ohio Norton H.S. Early Childhood/Special Education • Career singles/double record: 17-4/32-10 • PAC doubles runner-up (#2/2012) • PAC singles third-place (#5/2012) • PAC Academic Honor Roll (2012)
Mike Matisi
Junior Lowellville, Ohio Lowellville H.S. Early Childhood/Special Education • Career singles/doubles records: 20-11/13-18 • 2-year letterman, 3rd year on team • PAC singles third-place (#4/2012, 2013) • PAC doubles third-place (#2/2012, 2013)
Returning Players Mark Andino
Junior Norwalk, Conn. Norwalk H.S. International Business • Career singles/doubles records: 1-21/3-0 • 2-year letterman, 3rd year on team • PAC Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013)
Ryan Carr
Senior Cheektowaga, N.Y. Cheektowaga Central H.S. Chemistry
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• Career singles/doubles records: 27-22/26-26 • 3-year letterman, 4th year on team • PAC doubles runner-up (#3/2011) • PAC singles runner-up (#5/2011), (#6/2012)
Caitie Hosler
Senior Lititz, Pa. Manheim Central H.S. Biology • Career singles/doubles records: 51-11/58-4 • Team MVP (2010, 2012) • PAC singles champion (#2/2010, 2012)
• PAC doubles champion (#1/2012), runner-up (2011)
Spring Trip ...
One of the perks of being a Westminster tennis player is the team’s annual spring trip. Every year the Titan men’s and women’s tennis teams travel to Hilton Head Island, S.C., during spring break to compete in three matches. The team rents a luxury home in the Singleton Beach area of Hilton Head. It’s a half mile from the ocean and includes a large dining room and private swimming pool.
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Returning Players Ethan McCarthy
Megan Morrell
Sophomore New Castle,Pa. Neshannock H.S. Exploratory
• Career singles/doubles records: 0-0/0-1 • PAC Academic Honor Roll (2013) • 2nd year on team
Junior North Huntingdon, Pa. Norwin H.S. Biology • 3rd year on team
Heather Santa SO Ethan McCarthy
Alicia Warne
Senior Butler, Pa. Butler H.S. Neuroscience
• Career singles/doubles records: 36-6/35-11 • 3 year letterwinner, 4th year on team • PAC singles champion (#4/2012)
Senior Salt Lake City, Utah Highland H.S. Business Administration • 3rd year on team
“The Standard” By Darwin Huey, former Titan defensive coordinator
It does not appear on the schedule…yet it is the opponent every week. It wears no jersey…yet it appears at each Titan contest. It bears no name…has no press clippings and no video highlights. It is relentless, unyielding, and insistently challenging. For Titan athletes it is a target at which to aim, a target with a bull’s eye of ever-diminishing dimensions. It provides the vision, which enables visualizing, and envisioning. While it is invisible to the spectator, to all who wear Titan Blue and White, it is clearly framed in the mind’s eye. Every Titan knows that when they don the gear adorned with the “W”, they also don the expectations of the Titan Tradition.
The Tradition is built on the STANDARD of expectation against which all Titan players and coaches past, present, and future were, are, and will be measured. It had its birth on an August day in 1952 when Harold Burry’s indomitable spirit and football genius dramatically altered the course of Titan football and subsequently all Titan athletics. Since that day the STANDARD has only been raised higher...it brooks no compromise. It is individual technique, team strategy, and absolute principles…born of coaches’ design but edited and polished by the performance of players. The STANDARD is not “success”…as success is a relative concept ranging on the spectrum from victory over weakness to defeat versus greatness. The STANDARD is related to excellence, a concept of constancy; it is unflagging and unwavering in nature. The Titans compete against the STANDARD which stretches, never relents, and always challenges. (adapted from the original football version) 8
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ounded in 1955, the Presidents’ Athletic Conference continues its mission of promoting intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence. Consisting of 10 select private institutions in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky, the PAC remains a unique organization in this day of high pressure intercollegiate athletics. With academics at the center of each member’s philosophy, the PAC is built on the principle that an athletic program is a part of college life, but not an entity in itself. The PAC annually crowns champions in 19 sports (10 men, nine women).
Titans in the PAC Since 2002-03
2012-13 PAC Tennis Final Team Standings Men’s Standings (pts.)
Women’s Standings (pts.)
1.) Grove City College (46) 2.) Saint Vincent College (44) 3.) Thiel College (14) 4.) Westminster College (12) 5.) Waynesburg University (9) 6.) Thomas More College (7) 7.) Washington & Jefferson College (3) 8.) Bethany College (0)
1./t) Saint Vincent College (49)* 1./t) Westminster College (49) 3.) Grove City College (34) 4./t) Geneva College (19) 4./t) Waynesburg University (19) 6.) Washington & Jefferson College (11) 7.) Chatham University (10) 8.) Thomas More College (8) 9./t) Bethany College (4) 9./t) Thiel College (4)
* Earns the PAC automatic qualifying bid to the 2013 NCAA Division III Tournament.
2012-13 All-PAC Sports Trophy Standings
Men’s Standings* 1. Wash. & Jeff. - 66 2. Grove City - 56 3. Saint Vincent - 53 4. Thomas More - 49.5 5. Waynesburg - 49 6. Thiel - 45.5 7. Westminsterv- 41.5 8. Bethany - 30.5 9. Geneva - 26
Women’s Standings* 1. Grove City - 67.5 2. Westminster - 63.5 3. Wash. & Jeff. - 61 4. Thomas More - 49 5. Waynesburg - 45 6. Geneva - 44.5 7. Saint Vincent - 42.5 8. Thiel - 38 9. Bethany - 33.5 10. Chatham - 18.5
2011-12 Women’s Champions Basketball - Thomas More Cross Country - Grove City Golf - Grove City Soccer - Thomas More Softball - Thomas More Swimming/Diving - Grove City Tennis - Westminster, Saint Vincent Track & Field - Waynesburg Volleyball - Thomas More
2011-12 Men’s Champions Baseball - Wash. & Jeff. Basketball - Saint Vincent Cross Country - Saint Vincent Football - Wash. & Jeff., Waynesburg Golf - Saint Vincent Soccer - Thomas More Swimming/Diving - Westminster Tennis - Grove City Track & Field - Westminster Wrestling - Waynesburg
• 38 Team Championships • 9 All-Sports Trophies • 7 Team Sportsmanship Awards (since 2008-09) • 21 Player of the Year/ Most Valuable Performer Awards • 39 Coach of Year Awards • 877 PAC Academic Honor Roll Selections (36.9 per semester with 3.6+ GPAs)
On the Web...
Visit pacathletics.org
*PAC All-Sports Trophy Standings determined by points system awarded to schools’ order of finish in each sports standings.
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Titan Tradition By the Numbers
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Academic All-Americans • 9 football • 3 track & field • 2 men’s basketball • 2 women’s soccer • 2 softball • 2 swimming & diving • 2 men’s tennis • 1 baseball • 1 women’s basketball • 1 men’s soccer
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All-Americans • 49 swimming & diving • 42 football • 15 men’s basketball • 3 baseball • 7 track & field • 1 volleyball
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Titans in the College Football Hall of Fame • Harold Burry, Coach • Joe Fusco, Coach • Harold Davis, QB • Joe Micchia, QB • Larry Pugh, G/LB
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National Champion National Champion National Champion Swimmers Swimmers Swimmers • Myron Luthringer, 1981 MyronZukowski, Luthringer, 1981 • • • Myron Luthringer, 1981 Kristin 1991 Kristin Zukowski, 1991 • Drew Zukowski, Dugan, 19941991 • • Kristin Dave Gesacion, 2000 Drew Dugan, 1994 1994 • • •Drew Dugan,
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estminster College has a proud athletics heritage that is steeped with a tradition of winning. Although the College was founded in 1852, varsity athletics at Westminster did not become prevalent until 1884. Beginning in 1926, the sports teams at Westminster became known as the “Titans,” after a The Original “Towering Titans” of 1926-27 sportswriter for the student newspaper, The Holcad, nicknamed the resurgent basketball team the “Towering Titans” because of younger, taller men that made up the starting lineup. The athletics program at Westminster became best known for the success of its football and men’s basketball teams. The Titan football team won six NAIA National Championships from 1970-94 and 71% (398-157-10) of its games since 1952. The men’s basketball team, honored by the Associated Press as the nation’s top small college team in 1962, was the all-time winningest NAIA team before Westminster joined the NCAA in 1998.
Left to right: Kristin Zukowski, the 1991 NAIA champion in the 100-yard butterfly; Phil Rice, Westminster’s first-ever All-American in 1932; Harold Davis, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2004 who was the football team’s only three-time, first-team All-American from 1954-56.
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n the 2011-12 academic year there were 424 varsity athletes at Westminster, including 45 multi-sport athletes. There are currently 20 varsity sports teams at Westminster that compete in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) and NCAA Division III. In the last eight years, 11 Westminster teams have either qualified for the NCAA Tournament or sent athletes to the NCAA Championship meet. Westminster joined the NCAA Division III and the PAC in 2000-01 and became eligible for championships and awards in 2002-03.
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Nine-time All-American Swimmer Caitlin Lehberger ’12
Appearances by teams in NCAA Championships • 7 women’s swimming • 6 men’s swimming • 6 women’s track & field • 5 women’s soccer • 3 men’s soccer • 3 men’s track & field • 2 women’s basketball • 2 volleyball • 1 baseball • 1 men’s basketball • 1 men’s golf • 1 men’s soccer
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PAC Team Championships • 6 men’s swimming • 5 women’s soccer • 4 women’s swimming • 4 women’s track & field • 3 men’s golf • 3 men’s soccer • 3 men’s track & field • 3 volleyball • 2 baseball • 2 women’s golf • 1 men’s basketball • 1 women’s basketball • 1 softball • 1 women’s tennis
Two-time All-American Thrower Ryan Bell ’12
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PAC All-Sports Trophies • 7 for women’s sports • 2 for men’s sports
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Athletics Facilities
In this wide-angle view of Westminster’s athletics facilities, you can see, from left to right, the field house, natatorium, football stadium and track, and the baseball field in the foreground. The softball field and starting line for the cross country course is located slightly to the left of this view and the tennis courts and soccer fields are located just to the right of this view.
Amenities Memorial Field House • Eight Locker Rooms • Hospitality Room • “Smart” Classrooms • Large Lobby Area • Fitness Center • Training Room Buzz Ridl Gymnasium • Two Full-Sized Courts • Auxiliary Gym • Seating for 2,300
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estminster student-athletes enjoy access to outstanding athletics facilities on campus. With the exception of the golf teams, all of the Titans compete and practice on campus in one centralized location. Each team has access to its own locker room in the Memorial Field House, which is also a short walking distance to all venues.
Natatorium • 45’x75’ Swimming Area • Six 7-foot Lanes • Balcony Seating for 300 Old 77 • Historic Home of Titan Basketball Until 1951 • Renovated in 2003 • Practice Gymnasium • Indoor Running Track • Fitness Center • Dance Studio Harold Burry Stadium • Renovated in 2008, ’01 • All-Weather Track • FieldTurf, Lighting • Seating for 3,000 • Two-Level Press Box • Plaza, Concession Area
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Tennis Courts
There are 10 tennis courts on campus including six (above) at the lakeside complex where the Titans practice and compete.
Athletics Facilties Fitness Center Amenities
• Two fitness centers on campus: one in Memorial Field House and the Marge Walker Center in Old 77 • Two spacious rooms in Field House fitness center for free weights (top left) and machines (middle right) • Six Legend Fitness Multi-Purpose Stations allowing larger teams to rotate quickly through workouts • $30,000 equipment upgrade completed for 2010 • Marge Walker Center (middle left) includes Stairmasters, treadmills, rowers, bikes, elliptical machines, and Arc Trainers • Accommodating hours: open most days as late as 9:30 p.m. and as early as 6:30 a.m.
Training Room Amenities Westminster varsity athletes have access to care and facilities that rival those of much larger institutions. • Four full-time ATC-certified athletic trainers on staff, including Head Athletic Trainer Shaun Toomey, who joined Westminster in 1987 after working for the Buffalo Bills and Central Michigan University • College also has two team physicians, an orthopaedic and orthopaedic surgical consultant • Varsity athletes have access to training room and supervised care daily from 9 a.m. until all practices and competition are completed • Therapeutic laser, electrical muscle stimulation and ultrasound modalities • Two whirlpool/cold immersion tanks • Impact concussion assessment computer software • For more information click on the “Sports Medicine” link online at westminster.edu/athletics.
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Westminster College About Westminster College … Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as “Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,” according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top tier liberal arts college, a national leader in graduation rate performance, and a “Great School, Great Price,” according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 38th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of “The Best 373 Colleges” and “Best in the Northeast” by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President’s Honor Roll for excellence in service learning. Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 42 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. • Westminster is small by choice. Undergraduate enrollment: 1,470 (41% men, 59% women) • The demand for a Westminster education has never been higher. Applications: Westminster received nearly 4,000 applications for admission for the class of 2015. The prospective students had 3.5 high school grade point average and a nearly 1100 SAT (about 100 points above the national average). • Westminster students receive personal attention they deserve. 12:1 Student to Faculty ratio: 104 full-time faculty focus on educating students (90% of faculty have doctorate or equivalent). That’s one of the reasons Westminster is a national leader in graduation rate performance. • Great teaching combined with great learning leads to endless opportunities. Majors: Westminster students can choose from 42 majors and 10 pre-professional programs. Double majors, minors and individual interdisciplinary programs are also possible. • Westminster graduates are in demand. Placement Rate: The Westminster Career Center works with students during their four years on campus and helps Westminster graduates embark on satisfying careers. The liberal arts prepare students for life … another reason why 96% of Westminster graduates are employed or attending graduate school within six months of graduation. • Westminster for life. Alumni: Over 18,000 Westminster alumni provide a Titan network of support throughout the world. Welcome to the Westminster family. 14
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Westminster College Contact the Admissions Office to learn more about one Programs of Study of the nation’s best liberal arts colleges. • • • •
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Location: New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, 90 miles south of Erie, 90 miles southeast of Cleveland
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Placement Rate: 96% of Westminster’s alumni are employed or attending graduate school within six months of graduation
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