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Audible WAYNE STATE VS. WALSH

SAWYER MCFADDEN

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

ALEX ZIEDAS

CENTER

OCT. 15, 2016 TOM ADAMS FIELD

At Wayne State University, we expect as much excellence in the classroom as we do on the field, on the court or in the water. Last year, our student-athletes achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.16, and 161 of them received all-academic honors.

That doesn’t mean we don’t give it our all in every one of our 18 athletic programs. The proof is 29 conference titles in the last 10 years and National Player of the Year award winners in football, softball and basketball.

Learn more about our programs on the web or come watch us compete. When you do, you’ll see why Wayne State Warriors understand what it means to be a student-athlete: The student always comes first.

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NOTEBOOK Warrior Football Game Program

The Official Program of Wayne State University Football GAME STORYLINES The Warriors return home with a four-game winning streak to their name after topping Findlay. Wayne State is aiming for its first winning streak of five or more games since WSU won 10 straight from Oct. 23, 2010 to Oct. 8, 2011. A win against Walsh today would secure WSU’s sixth consecutive month of playing .500 or better football. The Green & Gold are 14-6 since Nov. 1, 2014.

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS Walsh will have a tough task today with its sights set on its first win of the season. WU’s opponents are outscoring them by a 215 to 55 margin. A 10-point defeat (27-17) at home against Saginaw Valley State is the team’s high point in 2016. Head coach Ted Karras in his third season with the program after serving seven season as the head coach at Marian, where he won an NAIA National Championship in 2012. Mitchell Ault is the teams signal caller and he has thrown for 690 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 65.1 percent of his passes.

Aaron Male leads the team with 213 rushing yards and two TDs. Antonio Tate and Matt Matuska have combined for 36 catches, 327 yards and one score. Perhaps the Cavs’ best player is linebacker Nick King who leads the GLIAC with 65 total tackles. Something that Walsh does well is returning punts as the Cavaliers rank first in the league with a 13.9 average.

ALL-TIME SERIES Wayne State has won the only two meetings against Walsh. The Warriors won 52-17 in Detroit in 2014 and in Canton, Ohio, 31-16, last season. This will be the last GLIAC meeting with the Cavaliers as Walsh is leaving the league to join the G-MAC this summer.

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ON THE COVER: Alex Ziedas has returned from an injury in 2015 to be an important part of the excellent WSU offensive line in 2016. He has played in all six games this season and helped the Warriors rack up a GLIAC best 296.3 rushing yards per game.

Sept. 3 Sept. 10 SEPT. 17 SEPT. 24 OCT. 1 Oct. 8 OCT. 15 OCT. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 NOV. 12

at Northwood* W, 28-3 at #5 Ashland* L, 25-36 LAKE ERIE* W, 50-7 TIFFIN* W, 35-21 HILLSDALE*^ W, 41-30 at Findlay* W, 37-21 WALSH* NOON SAGINAW VALLEY STATE* NOON at Ferris State* 1:00 P.M. at Ohio Dominican* NOON GRAND VALLEY STATE* NOON

*GLIAC Contest ^Homecoming

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$2 • 2016 Issue No. 4 WAYNE STATE vs. WALSH Saturday, October 15, 2016 | Noon Students Who Happen To Be Athletes ...............................IFC Warrior Notebook ............................................................ 1-2 President M. Roy Wilson ..................................................... 3 Feature Story #1 .............................................................. 4-5 Director of Athletics Rob Fournier........................................ 6 DoubleTree Suites ............................................................... 7 Head Coach Paul Winters..................................................... 8 Coaching Staff..................................................................... 9 Position Groups..................................................................10 Numerical Rosters..............................................................11 Depth Charts......................................................................12 WSU by the Numbers.........................................................13 Around The GLIAC ..............................................................14 Meet the Warriors ..............................................................15 Marketing & Promotions....................................................16 United Dairy Industry of Michigan.....................................17 Dearborn Sausage / 1st & 10 Club......................................18 W Club / WSU Kid’s Club.....................................................19 Xfinity .............................................................................. 20 Warrior Spirit Groups ........................................................ 21 Media Coverage.................................................................22 Andiamo’s / Joe’s Gourmet................................................ 23 Donor’s List.................................................................. 24-25 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.................................... 26 McShane’s......................................................................... 27 Tartar Twelve .................................................................... 28 Michigan First Credit Union .............................................. 29 Feature Story #2 ......................................................... 30-31 Senior Spotlights .............................................................. 32 Meijer.............................................................................. IBC Carhartt............................................................................ BC Credits: The 2016 Warrior Football Game Program is a production of the WSU Sports Information Office in conjunction with the Warrior Football Office. Cover designed by Amanda St. Juliana; Layout and editorial assistance provided by Jeff Weiss, Cameron Weidenthaler and Mary Walsh. Photography by Mark Hicks (Westside Photographic), Michael Dubicki, Jason Clark. Printing by Progressive Printing (Plymouth, Mich.).

Special thanks to the WSU football staff, Rob Fournier, Jason Clark, Candice Howard, Nicole Stoll, Lauren Lepkowski, Sam Olson, Kelsey Meyers, Terrance Woods and Michael Chan.

Code of Conduct: The NCAA, the GLIAC, and Wayne State University support good sportsmanship and will not tolerate abusive actions, language, or gestures from fans, players, coaches, or officials. Extreme or continued acts of unsportsmanlike behavior may be grounds for dismissal from the contest.

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ON THE COVER: Sawyer McFadden made the switch to defenive line prior to the 2016 season and has appeared in all six games adding depth to a talented unit.

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NOTEBOOK FIRST HALF DOMINATION Wayne State has been at its best in the first 30 minutes of the game this season. The Warriors are outscoring their opponents 94-7 in the first quarter and 143-30 during the first half. However, on the other side of the coin, WSU is being outscored 88-73 in the second half.

A STRONG CONNECTION QB to WR touchdown totals (Since 1991) 24 - Mickey Mohner to Troy Burrell 22 - Jason Charron to Pierre Brown 18 - Michael Gluski to Jimmy Hill 10 - Carl Roscoe to Michael Johnson QUARTERBACK WIN TOTALS 10 - Dan Gray to Pierre Brown In baseball, the starting pitcher gets a win for going at least five innings 9 - Donovan Zezula to Jamel Hicks so we thought we would take a look at the best win totals for WSU 9 - Dan Gray to Brandon Brown starting quarterbacks since 1972 (except 1980-83). The same rules from 8 - Anthony Frederick to Nate Bush baseball apply here -- the QB that was in when the winning points were 7 - Randy Hutchison to Nick Body scored received the decision.

TOP OF THE LEAGUE 1. Mickey Mohner (2009-12), 30-15-0, .667 Since the start of the 2008 season, here are the most successful teams in 2. Ed Skowneski (1972-75), 20-12-0, .625 the GLIAC in terms of conference victories: 3. Jim Gendron (1976-78), 15-7-0, .682 Grand Valley State - 68 4. Mark Friday (1991-93), 13-13-0, .500 Ashland - 64 5. Donovan Zezula (2015-16), 11-5-0, .688 Michigan Tech - 53 6. Richard Popp (1983-86), 8-15-1, .354 Ferris State - 52 Trent Pohl (2006-07), 8-10-0, .444 WAYNE STATE - 51 8. Kevin Smith (2008), 7-2-0, .778 Saginaw Valley State - 49 Carl Roscoe (2012-15), 7-7-0, .500 Ohio Dominican - 42 Anthony Frederick (1992, 94-95), 7-12-0, .368 Michael Gluski (1994-95, 97-98), 7-16-0, .304 WINTERS ON WEDNESDAY’S The weekly Winters on Wednesdays radio show is in its fifth season with WORTH NOTING head coach Paul Winters joining host Rod Beard and co-host Nicole Stoll.

Wayne State had five rushing plays of at least 86 yards in the first 98 years The Winters on Wednesday’s radio show airs every Wednesday from of football, but the Warriors have two (both 86-yard touchdown runs) in 7-8 PM on 1400 AM / 92.7 FM and is simulcast on WDTKAM.com. The the last four games. Romello Brown scampered 86 yards against Lake broadcast will occur live at Tony V’s Tavern in downtown Detroit. Fans are Erie, and Deiontae Nicholas’ TD run against Findlay put WSU ahead 27-14 encouraged to attend and participate in the exciting event leading up to late in the third period. each game this season.

Valorian Cunningham notched his second career blocked kick at Findlay, and first since blocking a Grand Valley State punt on Oct. 11, 2014.

The Warriors entered the Oiler contest sixth nationally in rushing yards per game at 292.8, and rattled off 314 yards vs. UF. Jamel Hicks moved into eighth place on the WSU all-time receptions list with 92 catches passing Dean Morrison (1974-77), Nate Bush (1993-95) and current Notre Dame strength coach Paul Longo (1978-81). Hicks trails Dominique Maybanks (2010-13) by one reception for seventh place.

WINNING WHEN EXECUTING Wayne State has won 13 of its last 14 games when rushing for over 200 yards, including last week at Findlay. The only setback when accomplishing the feat came at Ashland where the Warriors ran for exactly 200 yards in a losing effort. During the past four-plus seasons (2012-16), Wayne State is 23-5 when rushing for 200 yards including a 10-2 mark on the road. Under coach Winters, the Green & Gold are 42-14 under those parameters, including a 24-6 mark at home.

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TOM ADAMS HOME COOKING Tom Adams Field is not an easy place to play for visiting programs. The Warriors have defended their home turf extremely well in the past eightplus seasons (2008-16) to a 36-13 tune. WSU has had a winning record at home in each of the last eight seasons, including a 5-1 mark last season.

WSU FIGHT SONG The Green and Gold of old Wayne U. flies over the field today.

Our hearts are light for with our might A vict’ry is on its way.

The team is strong, for them we’ll cheer, Wayne U. will march along.

And at the end our voices blend in Wayne U.’s vict’ry song.

HYMN TO WAYNE To Thee our Alma Mater Homage we bring.

Brave hearts raise grateful voices Thy praise to sing.

Young art thou, young and strong; Renowned shalt thou live, and long; Honors to thee will throng-and Fame to thee cling.

We laud thee, Alma Mater.

Guardian of Right.

Thou art our guide, our mentor-Thy name shines bright.

Keep Learning’s light aflame, and hold Truth a sacred name, Honor, thy steadfast aim.

All Hail to thy might!

PRESIDENT M. ROY WILSON

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A MEMORABLE PHONE CALL by KARL HENKEL When George Brown called Mark Wittock last year, it was the first time Kentucky loss). They were 10-1 at home – games that season were the former Wayne State basketball teammates had talked in more than played at the University of Detroit (the Matthaei wasn’t built for another a half-century. decade) – and a perfect 7-0 on the road.

Brown, a Cass Tech graduate and 1983 Wayne State Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, was trying to track down some of his former teammates, who nearly 60 years earlier had become the first – and to this day, only – Wayne State basketball team to participate in and win an NCAA Division I tournament game.

The only loss outside the NCAA Tournament that year was to Louisville, another national powerhouse, which went 26-3 that season and won the National Invitation Tournament.

“When George Brown fouled out in the middle of the second half, Kentucky’s height just dominated,” Wittock recalled. “That game seemed so much closer, but at the end, when we did get behind, they sent in a bunch of new guys who seemed to be taller than the guy they were replacing.”

But one of the changes made to the basketball program was to move the team into the President’s Athletic Conference, which consisted of less competitive opponents that some players acknowledged, aided the record 17-game winning streak.

“We were a great team,” said Jerry Greenberg, another member of the 1956 team, who played in 20 of the 21 games and averaged 3.5 points Despite the decades-long gap between conversations, the two quickly and 4.3 rebounds per game that season. “And we were only the second got on the subject of an event that had never escaped their minds. In team ever from the state of Michigan to, at that point, have gone to the particular, the discussion shifted to one officiating call during Wayne NCAA Tournament.”

State’s Sweet Sixteen game against mighty Kentucky But aside from the in 1956 that changed the on-court success, the outcome – and history – of 1956 Wayne State the program. basketball team, made up of a diverse Wayne State, which led group of athletes Kentucky, 34-32 at halftime with skills across and continued to stay within several sports, had striking distance of the more to overcome several talented Wildcats deep into off-court adversities the second half, could not in its quest to make a recover after the 6-foot, name for itself.

6-inch Brown, who just happened to be the team’s A Trailblazing best player, fouled out.

Team What stands out “I remember one of the about the Wayne things we talked about was State basketball when he (Brown) fouled out teams in the midThe 1955-56 men’s basketball team coached by Joel Mason (top right). of the game about halfway 1950s, and 1956 in through the second half,” Wittock recalled. “He said, ‘We were doing fine particular, are the unique circumstances surrounding the program and until they (the officials) fouled me out. The fifth foul, I wasn’t within sport. three feet of that fella.’”

For starters, the current university president, Clarence B. Hilberry, was not With the score tied at 40, Kentucky went on a 20-6 run to polish off the biggest fan of athletics. At one point the fate of the football program Wayne State, 84-64. It was Wayne State’s second loss of the season and it was at stake in favor of more intramural sports programs. Thankfully ended the Tartars’ remarkable 17-game winning streak. that, as many Wayne State fans will attest, never happened.

“(Hilberry) did us a big favor because that conference was weak,” The 1956 team posted an overall record of 18-3 (the third loss came to Greenberg recalled. “But we were still a great team; to even play Kentucky Morehead State in a consolation game that was played a day after the in the Sweet Sixteen, we had to beat DePaul.”

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A MEMORABLE PHONE CALL by KARL HENKEL DePaul, for reference, had gone 1-1 against Kentucky during the 1956 season.

The game against Kentucky, coincidentally, also shone a light on a challenge the Wayne State basketball team faced, particularly when playing on the road or at neutral sites.

Wayne State was comprised of a diverse team: white players like Wittock and Greenberg, and African American players like Brown and Clarence Straughn. Kentucky, meanwhile, was comprised solely of white players.

“We were pioneers in basketball at that time,” Wittock said. “But we went through some discriminatory things on the road, like needing permission to stay at hotels and eat at restaurants and not being able to get into movie theaters.”

His success, according to players, was that he was a strong recruiter. For example, he used his Stambaugh ties to recruit Don Halverson, who saw action in 18 of the 21 games for Wayne State in 1956.

After that season, Halverson went to another sport – baseball – where he played 10 games for the Fitzgerald (Georgia) A’s of the GeorgiaFlorida League. Clarence Straughn, whom Greenberg called, “the best guard to ever play for Wayne State,” also took a shot at a baseball career.

He played 30 games for the Olean (New York) Oilers of the New YorkPennsylvania League. At the time, Olean was part of the Philadelphia Phillies’ organization.

One player opted to stick with basketball during his post-Wayne State career.

Brown, who was also a track star in addition to leading the 1956 team with 17.4 points and 15 rebounds per game, went on to play in the NBA, albeit for a brief stint. He scored one point in six minutes of action during one game for the Minneapolis Lakers in 1957.

The Last Call There was a bit of irony to the 2015 phone call between Brown and Wittock.

WSU playing against Kentucky during the 1956 Sweet 16 game.

The discriminatory atmosphere even boiled over during halftime of the Kentucky game, which, remember, Wayne State led, 34-32. The two teams, playing at a neutral site in Iowa City, Iowa, were separated by nothing more than a curtain. Multiple Wayne State players say they heard a Kentucky coach tell his players, “If those (discriminatory word for African Americans) beat us, we’ll never get back to Kentucky alive.”

It would be another decade-and-a-half before the first African American played basketball at Kentucky. Brown, meanwhile, in 1957 became the 31st African American to play in the National Basketball Association.

Multi-Sport Ties Though rare these days, multi-sport athletes in the 1950s were easy to find. And Wayne State’s 1956 basketball squad had plenty of ties to other sports.

For starters, look no further than the Tartars’ coach, Joel Mason, a 1981 inductee into the Wayne State Athletics Hall of Fame. Mason actually started his 32-year Wayne State career as an assistant football coach before taking over as head basketball coach in 1948. Though not known for his tactical approach to the sport, Mason, from the now-defunct Upper Peninsula city of Stambaugh, compiled a 186-173 career record, which stood for 35 years and is still third all-time.

Brown had reached out to Wittock in an attempt to reach another former teammate who he hadn’t heard from in a couple of years. And unfortunately as the two caught up, they came to realize that many of their teammates from that 1956 team had recently passed away.

Tarpon London, or “Toppy,” because of his 6-foot, 10-inch frame, passed away in 2005. Tom Keller passed away in 2010. Lawrence Gualtieri died in 2015.

And sadly, Wittock’s phone call with Brown was not just their first in almost 60 years, but also their last. Brown passed away last month.

Wittock has preserved memories of that season and his career in a scrapbook he now describes as a little moldy and smelly. He also has his memories from days sharing a dorm with Halverson and London, the only three players on the team not from the Metro Detroit area.

But as time wears on, the living history of the 1956 squad lives on through a handful of players like Wittock and Greenberg and Halverson.

“Until then, nobody knew about Wayne University,” Greenberg said. “We put the school on the map.”

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ROB FOURNIER

Since Rob Fournier was named Director of Athletics at Wayne State University on September 1, 2000, a lot has changed. In those 16 years, the department’s competitive success, classroom achievements, community outreach initiatives and the physical structure of the athletic campus has seen a significant transformation. That development has followed a strategic plan that models business forecasting and has realized defined goals/ objectives. The results are well-documented.

That competitive success is evident in Wayne State’s national standing against all Division II institutions.

WSU’s 15 best finishes in the prestigious NACDA Cup standings (which measures the overall competitive success of athletic programs around the country) have all occurred in the last 15 years including the three highest marks ever in the past eight years – 11th in 2009, 14th in 2014 and 21st in 2010. Those finishes secured an unprecedented top four (4%), top five (5%) and top seven (7%) percent ranking among all Division II athletic programs in the country. Seven athletic teams advanced to the NCAA tournament last season.

Additionally, in those 16 years, 44 WSU coaches have been named conference coach of the year while five have gone on to be distinguished as National Coach of the Year.

In 2012, the women’s swimming and diving program won the first national title since women’s fencing in 1989.

Football had its best season ever in 2011 reaching the Division II national championship game.

During Fournier’s tenure at WSU, Warrior athletic teams have won 35 conference regular-season titles, 12 league tournament titles and nine postseason regional, super regional or national titles.

For his efforts, Fournier was honored by NACDA as the Athletics Director of the Year in the Central Region in 2008.

Last year WSU had twenty-three (23) All-Americans.

In the past 10 years, 301 Warriors have been named AllAmericans, the most in any decade. In the 99 years of WSU Athletics, 370 of the 591 all-time All-Americans have been so honored since Fournier arrived.

Another strategic measurement continues to be noteworthy. The 2015-16 academic year continued both academic achievement and community volunteerism.

Fourteen (14) of WSU’s 17 athletic programs (women’s

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indoor and outdoor track is counted as one) have cumulative grade-point averages above 3.00 with a composite cumulative GPA of all WSU student-athletes at 3.16. The annual NCAA Federally-mandated graduation rate (five year) for WSU student-athletes is at an all-time high of 76 percent which has risen over 30 percent in Fournier’s tenure from programs such as: survival skills, connect-mentoring and learning specialists!

In addition, in the last 12 months, WSU studentathletes contributed an exemplary 12,435 community service hours volunteering at a variety of Detroit initiatives. In the past five years alone, student-athletes have committed 50,494 community service hours with such programs as Habitat For Humanity, University Prep Elementary, Capuchin Soup Kitchen and Warming Center, Adopt a Family Thanksgiving Basket, Basic Needs Drive, Be The Match Donor Registry, Covenant House Michigan, NSO (Neighborhood Service Organization), SOCKS in the City, L.I.N.K. Mentoring (Local Intervention Network for Kids, S.M.A.R.T.S. Mentoring, Big Brother Big Sisters, Make-A-Wish Foundation, COTS, Toys for Tots, Forgotten Harvest, Gleaners Food Bank and Manhood Mentoring Project to name only some of the programs.

The conference recognized those achievements with an unprecedented association’s honor of the Sportsmanship Award and Community Service Award in 2013.

The rise in both academic average and community outreach has been dramatic, consistent and unprecedented. In addition, in the latest federallymandated graduation rate report, it noted WSU studentathletes received an undergraduate degree at a rate 217 percent higher than the comparable campus population.

These, and other academic achievements, are recognized at the annual academic banquet, which he started in 2001 and combines a salute to the University’s faculty.

Fournier’s ability to generate private and corporate support has dramatically altered the physical setting of the athletic campus and the practice/competitive opportunities for WSU student-athletes.

In his 16 years, he has secured $14,908,999 in revenue for the athletic department. That total has helped complete the following facility initiatives: football locker room; multipurpose indoor facility; new men’s and women’s basketball coaches offices and film room; baseball’s replica Fenway Park baseball stadium which displays the former Tiger Stadium scoreboard on its famous “Green Monster facade; softball locker room and coaches offices, along with a grandstand, walkway and press box; a Boston Garden-like parquet floor for basketball; Hall of Fame foyer; swimming video board, pool deck and bleachers in the natatorium; football ticket booths and stadium entrance; outdoor marquee; FieldTurf football field; a new outdoor track; scoreboards for baseball and football with a video display; trainer’s treatment areas; and new USTA outdoor tennis courts with scoreboard. Just this past year, the final two million dollars for the Harwell Stadium was secured and a new $600,000 football locker room addition was completed.

The physical transformation has been both noticeable and imaginative and boasts a number of cosmetic

infrastructure changes as well.

Fournier added a radio and statewide television package to WSU media outreach. He also added the athletic department’s first website, a quarterly magazine (Warrior Within) and a weekly coach’s show (Winters on Wednesdays). He also directs and oversees the University’s intramural and club sport programs and the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center.

Furthermore, Wayne State is the only school in the country to designate a week of activities to promote Women’s Athletics as “W” Week will be having its eighth annual celebration in April 2017 highlighted by “W” Day. The addition of new programs in women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and women’s golf follows an internal gender-equity plan designed to better opportunities.

Fournier served three years as a member of the NCAA regional-ranking football committee whose responsibilities include selecting the top teams in the region each week and the teams that advance to the postseason. He also spent three seasons on the NCAA softball regional ranking committee. He currently serves as a member of the GLIAC Awards/Honors Committee, and previously served on the finance committee, the infractions committee, the scheduling committee and the long-range budget planning committee.

Prior to joining Wayne State, Fournier served as the Senior Associate Commissioner and general counsel for the Mid-American Conference. While serving as the acting Commissioner of the Conference (1999), he moved the league office from Toledo to Cleveland, wrote and secured a long-term contract for the men’s basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena and secured the three largest corporate gifts in the history of the MAC including First Energy as the tournament sponsor for the men’s postseason basketball tournament.

He also wrote and negotiated the initial Motor City Bowl football contract that is the MAC’s longest postseason Bowl alignment. As the chief compliance officer for the league, Fournier investigated and reported on over 350 infraction cases that insured fairness in case resolution and corrective action. At the request of institutions, he has appeared before the NCAA Committee on Infractions and conducted campus reviews of compliance effectiveness in financial aid, rules education, eligibility and institutional control.

He has served as liaison to various NCAA committees for which the conference held cabinet positions. The MAC presidents recognized Fournier’s achievements when they unanimously conferred a Certificate of Commendation and a mark of esteem for his efforts in 1999.

A licensed attorney, he received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude and his master’s with honors from the University of Akron. He was a national forensics champion and qualified for the national finals in six events. Fournier also received his law degree from Akron in 1986 and was admitted to the Ohio bar that same year where he is still licensed to practice.

HEAD COACH PAUL WINTERS

Paul Winters is in his 13th season as the Wayne State University head football coach in the fall of 2016.

Winters led the Warriors to their seventh winning campaign in the last eight years in 2015 along with a school record 34 student-athletes receiving Academic All-GLIAC recognition. His squad was extremely disciplined ranking fifth in the nation in fewest penalty yards per game (36.18).

In 2015, the WSU offense ranked 18th nationally in yards per completion (14.83), 21st in red zone offense (86.8%), 33rd in time of possession (31:44) and 43rd in rushing offense (194.0 yards per game).

Sophomore running back Romello Brown was sixth in the nation in rushing touchdowns (19) and 16th in total rushing yards (1,287), while true freshman quarterback D.J. Zezula was 13th in yards per completion (15.01) and Anthony DeDamos led all GLIAC linebackers in tackles for loss (1.5 per game).

Brown was a Second Team All-GLIAC selection as well as WSU’s Offensive Most Valuable Player. He also received the Serxho Guraleci/ Ultimate Warrior for his outstanding work in the weight room. Rabeah Beydoun was a GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team honoree along with being recognized by the National Football Foundation with Hampshire Honor Society accolades. Three other running backs (Jason McCauslin, Deiontae Nicholas and Demetrius Stinson) were named to the Academic All-GLIAC Team for 2015.

The previous year, Winters had 26 student-athletes named to the 2014 Academic All-GLIAC teams with 15 players earning All-GLIAC accolades. His squad was extremely disciplined ranking seventh in the nation in fewest penalties per game (4.45). In addition, senior linebacker Nores Fradi was voted GLIAC Defensive Back of the Year and a AFCA First Team All-American.

For the 2013 campaign, he had 24 student-athletes named to the Academic All-GLIAC teams with six players earning All-GLIAC accolades. His squad was extremely disciplined ranking fourth in the nation in fewest penalties per game (3.27) and fifth in penalty yards per game (30.55).

In the 2012 season finale, he equaled the school mark for games coached (101) by a WSU football coach. He had 26 student-athletes receive Academic All-GLIAC honors along with 11 players being named to the All-GLIAC teams.

After guiding the winningest team in school history in 2011, he was honored for his efforts with the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year award.

His 2011 squad set the school record for overall wins (12) and road wins (8), while winning four consecutive road playoff games to reach the national title contest. In addition, senior left tackle Joe Long was the recipient of the Gene Upshaw Award as the top lineman (both offensive and defensive) in Division II. Senior running back Josh Renel

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was a First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection becoming the first football CoSIDA Academic All-American since 1975.

Senior safety Jeremy Jones along with six other teammates earned All-America accolades for the 2011 season.

The Warriors ranked in the top 40 nationally in eight different categories for the 2011 campaign -- ninth in fewest sacks allowed (0.94 per game), 14th in sacks (3.00 per game), 23rd in scoring offense (34.38 ppg), 26th in passing efficiency (144.02), 33rd in rushing offense (200.56 ypg), 37th in turnover margin (+0.56 per game), 39th in rushing defense (123.31 ypg), and 40th in kickoff returns (21.62 ypr).

In addition to setting the following single-season school records -- rushing yards (3,209), rushing attempts (699), rushing TDs (43), passing efficiency rating (144.0), average yards per pass attempt (8.4), total offense (6,083), all-purpose yards (7,880), points (550), total TDs (74), extra points (70), kickoff returns for a touchdown (3), interception return yards (401), tackles for loss (109/84 solo + 50 asst.), quarterback sacks (48.0/40 solo + 16 asst.) and pass break-ups (54) -- Wayne State also became the first NCAA Division II school to play 16 games in a season, and the only one heading into the 2016 campaign.

Winters became the school’s all-time football wins leader when the Warriors recorded a double-overtime victory at Hillsdale on Oct. 22, 2011.

The 2011 senior class compiled a 35-14 mark surpassing the previous wins mark of 30 by the 1978 class. In addition, 30 members of the 2011 national finalist squad received conference all-academic accolades.

In 2010, WSU set then school records for overall wins (9), conference wins (8), points in a season (347), passing completion percentage (59.9%), and yards per pass attempt (7.67), while tying the institutional mark for touchdowns in a season (45).

All these accomplishments plus a 12th-place ranking in the final regular-season AFCA national poll earned Winters the AFCA Division II Regional Coach of the Year award.

His 2010 offense ranked 30th nationally in rushing (194.73 yards per game), 45th in scoring (31.55 points per game), 46th in passing efficiency (135.41) and 59th in total offense (381.00 yards per game).

Jones became the first WSU defensive player to earn First Team All-America honors in school history following the 2010 campaign.

The two-time GLIAC Coach of the Year (2006 and 2008), Winters led the Warriors to four consecutive winning seasons (2008-11) for the first time since 1974-78.

In addition, senior running back Joique Bell was selected as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year (Harlon Hill Trophy), played in the Senior Bowl and participated in the NFL Combine in Indianapolis after rushing for 29 touchdowns and 2,084 yards in 2009. Bell played eight NFL games during the 2010 regular season and totaled nearly 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2012 with the Detroit Lions. Bell teamed with Reggie Bush in 2013 to become the first running back tandem with over 500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards each in an NFL season. In 2014, Bell rushed for 860 yards and seven touchdowns. His six-year NFL totals are 2,235 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns, along with 1,640 receiving yards.

Winters’ 2008 squad became the first team in school history to be ranked in the AFCA poll. Earlier that year, he was one of 28 coaches nationally selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Expert Coaches Academy.

Winters became the first WSU football coach to earn GLIAC Coach of the Year honors since Dick Lowry in 1975 following a successful 2006 campaign in which the Warriors ranked 10th nationally in kickoff returns, and 13th in both rushing offense and punt return defense. WSU was also ranked regionally until the final poll.

In 2006, Bell eclipsed the NCAA Division II freshman rushing record by gaining 2,065 yards and became the first WSU player named to the AFCA All-America squad since the AFCA began selecting All-America teams in 1945. Bell and David Chudzinski were also named to the AP Little, D2Football.com and Daktronics All-America squads and were joined by Derrion Fuqua on the Hansen’s Gazette All-America team.

After helping the Warriors improve five places in the GLIAC standings from 2004 to 2005, WSU improved another four places in 2006 and recorded the first winning season in more than a decade.

In his 12 years at WSU, Winters has coached 270 Academic All-GLIAC selections, 14 Academic All-District honorees, 36 All-Region selections and 131 All-GLIAC award winners.

Winters was hired as the school’s 19th football coach by WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier on December 17, 2003, after serving on the staff at the University of Akron the previous nine years.

Prior to his appointment at WSU, Winters was listed as one of the top 10 African-American head coaching candidates in the nation by the Black Coaches Association.

After the 2000 season, and for the second time, Winters was nominated for the Broyles Award, a national honor recognizing the nation’s top Division I-A assistant coach. In addition, he was chosen Assistant Coach of the Year by the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation from among 13 universities and colleges in the region.

Before returning to Akron following the 1994 campaign, Winters was an assistant football coach at the University of Wisconsin for two seasons (1990-91). Prior to UW, he was on the coaching staff at the University of Toledo for four seasons (1986-89).

In his previous stint on the Akron coaching staff, Winters served on Jim Dennison’s staff as offensive backfield coach for two seasons after being a graduate assistant for the `82 and `83 campaigns.

Winters was inducted into the UA Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 2, 1990. He earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial management in `80 and a M.S. degree in education in 1984.

The seventh all-time leading rusher in school history, he rushed for 2,613 yards during his Zips career and was named 1980 UA Athlete of the Year. Winters was a three-time letterman and a three-time recipient of the Harry “Doc” Smith Award as the outstanding player in his class. In `79, Winters was selected as the Zips’ offensive MVP. He was a prep star at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary.

A former member of the AFCA Division II Board of Coaches, Winters currently serves on the NCAA Regional Ranking Committee as well as the NCAA Rules Committee.

Winters has four children, Christian, Monica, Melanie and Natalie and is married to the former Mya Hill.

PAUL WINTERS’ WSU COACHING RECORD -------OVERALL------- ---------GLIAC--------Year GP W L Pct. W L Finish 2004 10 1 9 .100 1 9 13th 2005* 10 3 7 .300 3 7 T-8th 2006 11 6 5 .545 6 4 T-4th 2007 11 3 8 .273 2 8 12th 2008 11 8 3 .727 7 3 T-3rd 2009 11 6 5 .545 5 5 8th 2010 11 9 2 .818 8 2 T-2nd& 2011 16 12 4 .750 7 3 2nd/South# 2012 10 5 5 .500 5 5 6th/North 2013 11 3 8 .273 3 7 T-6th/North 2014 11 7 4 .636 6 4 3rd/North 2015 11 6 5 .545 5 5 T-6th/Overall 2016 6 5 1 .833 5 1 -Career 140 74 66 .528 63 63 -- National Runner-Up * Does not include forfeit by Saginaw Valley State & GLIAC South Division Champions #

COACHING STAFF

Front Row (L to R): Scott Wooster, Jon Robinson, Matt Johnston, Dan Allen Back Row (L to R): E.J. Henderson, Ian Good, Desmond Morgan, Ronald Talley, Paul Winters, Scott Kazmierski, Brad Wilson, Jeff Reardon, Jordan Belfiori

BRAD WILSON

SCOTT KAZMIERSKI

SCOTT WOOSTER

JON ROBINSON

E.J. HENDERSON

JEFF REARDON

RUBEN MENDOZA

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR SECONDARY COACH

RECRUITING COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

OFFENSIVE LINE COACH

LINEBACKERS COACH

WIDE RECEIVERS COACH

QUARTERBACKS COACH

HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH

DAN ALLEN

IAN GOOD

JORDAN BELFIORI

DESMOND MORGAN

RONALD TALLEY

MATT JOHNSTON

TERRANCE WOODS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH TIGHT ENDS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH LINEBACKERS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH DEFENSIVE BACKS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH OFFENSIVE LINE

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH DEFENSIVE LINE

ASSISTANT COACH LINEBACKERS

EQUIPMENT MANAGER

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KICKERS

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WIDE RECEIVERS

RUNNING BACKS

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DEFENSIVE LINE

DEFENSIVE BACKS

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TEAM ROSTERS # NAME 1 Jamel Hicks 2 Jake Carrizales 2 Demetrius Stinson 3 Brandon Lee 4 Deiontae Nicholas 6 Corey Ester 7 Jimmy Hendrix 8 Ronny Brant II 9 Lairren Johnson 10 Trevor Van Tubbergen 11 Manny Mendoza 12 Dakota Kupp 13 DeAndre Grady 14 Donovan Zezula 15 Jared Singletary 16 Christian Klink 17 Andy Bielecki 19 Brian Blackburn 20 Greg McDade 21 DeOntay Moffett 22 Anthony Copeland II 23 James Howard 24 Terry Sanders 25 Romello Brown 26 Carterris Carter 27 Valorian Cunningham 30 Donte Eubanks 31 Devyn Manson 32 James Hill 34 Stephen Charron 36 Leon Eggleston 38 Paul Graham 39 Garrett Wiska 40 Drew Dowding 42 Luke Bevilacqua 43 Dylan Donnelly 44 Anthony DeDamos 45 Kyle Toth 47 Dustin Carlin 48 Randy Garvin 50 Greg Webber 51 Jada Littlejohn 52 Anthony Pittman 54 Ryan Smith 55 Alex Ziedas 56 Idris Hobdy 57 Brady Beedon 60 Sawyer McFadden 62 Tarron Hampton 65 JT Pillars 66 Charlie Younger 70 Andrew Zimmerman 71 Sam Tate 72 Nate Theaker 73 Robert Kelly 74 Israel Helms 75 Tommy Richardson 76 Ed Reny 77 Justin Tockstein 79 Jacob Sheets 80 Darece Roberson Jr. 81 Marcus Bailey 82 Logan Smith 83 Nathan White 84 Preston Pelham 85 Trent Brodbeck 86 Luke Ketterman 87 Kyle Muller 88 Aaron Weston 89 Kyle Lewis 90 Derrick Coleman 91 Jonathan Currie 92 Blake Mazur 93 Justin Hollins 94 Tiroca Battle 96 LaMonte Baker 97 Dalton Binkowski 98 Alex Medenbach 99 Jalen Lewis

POS HT/WT WR 5-11/168 DE 6-2/243 RB 5-11/220 CB 6-0/196 RB/KR 5-10/186 WR 5-10/165 S 6-0/177 S/PR 6-0/206 S 6-0/202 QB 6-4/191 WR 6-3/215 QB 6-3/200 S 5-10/204 QB 6-1/213 CB 5-9/160 QB 6-2/216 S 5-11/192 WR 6-6/228 CB 6-1/178 RB/KR 5-9/205 S 6-2/186 CB 6-0/185 S 6-1/202 RB 5-11/248 OLB 6-1/210 OLB 6-2/219 CB 6-0/188 CB 5-10/170 RB 6-3/224 FB 6-1/230 OLB 6-0/205 PK/P 6-1/178 FB 6-1/258 OLB 6-2/224 PK 6-0/163 PK 5-1/189 MLB 6-2/250 S 6-3/196 MLB 6-0/232 MLB 6-1/221 C 6-3/300 DT 6-2/253 OLB 6-3/210 OLB 6-0/215 C 6-3/280 OLB 6-1/228 DE 6-3/215 DT 6-3/298 T 6-5/308 C/G 6-4/295 G 6-3/296 T 6-6/313 NT 6-4/318 T 6-6/303 G 6-3/288 T 6-5/295 G 6-4/299 G/T 6-5/305 T 6-4/309 G 6-7/311 WR 5-9/160 WR 6-4/191 WR 6-3/218 DE 6-2/228 TE 6-4/262 TE 6-4/255 TE 6-5/241 P 6-2/218 TE 6-6/270 WR 5-11/188 DE 6-4/220 DE 6-4/229 NT 6-2/278 NT 6-1/317 DT 6-1/262 NT 6-3/272 NT 6-2/270 DT 6-4/269 DE 6-4/230

YR HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (LAST TEAM) R-Sr. East Cleveland, Ohio / Shaw R-Jr. Hamler, Ohio / Patrick Henry Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Douglass (Ferris State) R-Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern R-So. Chesterfield, Mich. / L’Anse Creuse North R-So. Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion R-Sr. Livonia, Mich. / Brother Rice R-Jr. Uniontown, Ohio / Green R-Sr. Warren, Mich. / Lincoln R-Jr. Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa R-Jr. Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester R-Fr. Waterford, Mich. / Mott (Central Michigan) Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids So. Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston R-So. Farmington Hills, Mich. / Southfield-Lathrup R-Fr. Olmsted Falls, Ohio / Parma Heights Holy Name R-Fr. Shelby Twp., Mich. / Lutheran North Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Crockett (Florida A&M) R-Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson R-Fr. Muskegon Heights, Mich. / Mona Shores R-Fr. Bedford Heights, Ohio / Bedford R-Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Chandler Park Academy R-Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson R-Jr. Westland, Mich. / Livonia Churchill R-So. Southfield, Mich. / Southfield R-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Loy Norrix R-Fr. Farmington Hills, Mich. / Harrison R-So. Lansing, Mich. / Waverly R-Fr. Livonia, Mich. / Clarenceville R-Fr. Palm Harbor, Fla. / Palm Harbor R-Fr. Sylvania, Ohio / Southview R-Jr. Commerce Twp., Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s R-Sr. Northville, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central (Notre Dame College) R-So. Michigan Center, Mich. / Michigan Center Fr. Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion Fr. Fraser, Mich. / Fraser R-Sr. Rockford, Mich. / Rockford R-Fr. Hudsonville, Mich. / Hudsonville Jr. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Utica Stevenson R-So. Belmont, Mich. / Rockford R-Jr. Troy, Mich. / Troy R-Sr. Flint, Mich. / Northern R-So. Beverly Hills, Mich. / Birmingham Groves R-Fr. Warren, Mich. / De La Salle R-Sr. Dearborn, Mich. / U. of Detroit Jesuit (Indiana) R-Sr. Flint, Mich. / Powers R-Fr. Marysville, Mich. / Marysville R-Sr. Holt, Mich. / Holt R-Fr. Brandon, Fla. / Bloomingdale R-Sr. Metamora, Mich. / Lapeer East R-Fr. Eagle, Wis. / Mukwonago R-Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King (Independence CC) Gr. White Lake, Mich. / Lakeland R-Sr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Chandler Park Academy R-So. Southfield, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s R-Jr. Troy, Mich. / Troy R-Sr. Whitmore Lake, Mich. / Dexter R-Fr. Warren, Mich. / Mott R-Sr. Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline Fr. Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores R-Fr. Walled Lake, Mich. / Walled Lake Western R-So. Norton Shores, Mich. / Mona Shores R-Sr. Toledo, Ohio / St. Francis de Sales R-So. Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh R-Sr. Toledo, Ohio / St. John’s Jesuit R-Fr. Maumee, Ohio / Toledo St. Francis de Sales R-Fr. Clinton Twp., Mich. / Chippewa Valley R-Sr. Comstock Park, Mich. / Rockford R-Fr. Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance R-So. Beverly Hills, Mich. / Country Day R-Fr. Metamora, Mich. / Lapeer R-Jr. Comstock Park, Mich. / Comstock Park R-Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield R-Fr. Auburn Hills, Mich. / Avondale R-Jr. Mt. Clemens, Mich. / L’Anse Creuse North R-Sr. Washington, Mich. / Romeo R-Sr. Muskegon, Mich. / Catholic Central R-Fr. Pontiac, Mich. / West Bloomfield

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 58 62 63 64 67 70 72 73 74 77 78 80 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 97 98 99

NAME Reid Worstell Jeremy Willison Sage Pope Evan Mayle Alex Jones Lashay Whitmore Tim Cook Marcus Smith Demetrius Walton Blake Williams Byron King Dametrious Clark Mitchell Ault Ramone Elkins Nick Gassman Emmitt Reed Aaron Male Trevor Smith Nicholas King Kalvin Gordon Joshua Hall Ronald Robinson Steven Walker Antonio Tate Sae’von Fitzgerald Paris Salas Daizon Earl Garrison France Nick Sturgill LeShawn Johnson O’Shea Heard Phillip Keller Matt Matuska Seamus O’Sullivan Riley Arvanitis Nick Sanchez Jamel Robinson Cody Meade Michael Del Corso James Holley Zaire Ashley Logan Feigel Brandon Orlando Shaun Traine Morgan Trust Emmanuel Brantley Domenic Grosso Hunter Reichenbach Jeremiah Cochren Matt Mace Devin Stear Alex Hobson Logan Diehl David Gresham Victor Solarin Aidan O’Neill Dominique Pace Jonathan Ayala Chase Diehl Jay Kundrat Bryce Short Cole Krumpak Mack Coleman Chase Knight Nate Vallee Veldo Funwie Dearryus Dorsey Rikwon Moore Obrea Williams Tyler Butcher Marcel Richardson Jacob Maloy Alex Knight Hunter Drzik

POS. QB WR WR WR DE DB LB RB WR WR RB RB QB LB QB DB RB LB LB RB DB DB DB WR DB RB DB RB LB RB DB FB WR LB FB LB DB DL FS LB LB LS LB DL DL DL DL DL DL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL TE WR P TE WR PK DL DL DL LB K DL PK PK LS

YR. R-Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. So. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr,.

Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So.

HT./WT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (LAST TEAM) 6-2/220 Canton, Ohio / GlenOak (Ohio State) 5-11/180 Zanesville, Ohio / Maysville 6-3/180 West Middlesex, Ohio / West Middlesex 6-1/180 Canton, Ohio / GlenOak 6-1/220 Maple Heights, Ohio / Maple Heights (Cerritos JC) 5-11/190 Los Angele, Calif. / West Adams (Pasadena CC) 5-10/190 Dayton, Ohio / Thurgood Marshall 5-7/152 Hepheibah, Ga. / Hepheibah 6-0/180 Elyria, Ohio / Elyria (Kent State) 6-1/180 Orlando, Fla. / Boone 5-9/180 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Hudson Catholic 5-11/185 Columbus, OH / Hilliard Davidson 6-1/195 Bluffton, Ohio / Bluffton 6-0/205 Youngstown, Ohio / East (Erie CC) 6-3/225 Brook Park, Ohio / Berea Midpark 5-7/165 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville North 5-11/201 Akron, Ohio / Ellet 5-9/195 Youngstown, Ohio / Ursuline (Mount Union) 6-1/229 Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Bishop Hartley 5-11/193 Mansfield, Ohio / Comprehensive 5-11/200 Detroit, Mich. / Berkely/Ridgewater 5-10/165 Bartow, Fla. / Bartow 5-8/158 Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis 5-8/165 DeKalb, Ill. / DeKalb 5-8/167 Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary 5-9/179 Evergreen, Colo. / Golden 6-1/185 Detroit, Mich. / Prep Academy 5-8/150 Mason, Ohio / Mason 6-0/195 York, S.C. / York 6-2/235 Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis 6-0/164 Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis 6-1/247 Charles Town, W.V. / Jefferson 6-0/201 Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary 6-1/212 South Grafton, Mass. / Holy Name 5-11/266 Schereville, Ind. / Lake Central 6-2/207 Niles, Ohio / McKinley 6-2/175 Olmsted Falls, Ohio / St. Ignatius 6-1/254 Norton, Ohio / Norton 6-3/215 East Stroudsburg, Pa. / East Stroudburg 6-1/215 Cincinnati, Ohio / Bowie (Virginia Union) 6-0/207 Piscataway, N.J. / Piscataway 5-11/170 Greenwood, Ind. / Perry Meridian 6-0/225 Middleburg Heights, Ohio / Berea-Midpark 6-1/238 Avon, Ohio / Avon 6-0/240 Akron, Ohio / Copley 6-0/254 Canton, Ohio / Massillon Washington 6-2/240 Akron, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban 6-4/225 Massillon, Ohio / Jackson 6-4/250 Mt. Vernon, Ohio / Mt. Vernon 6-3/310 Berlin Center, Ohio / Western Reserve 6-4/270 Warren, Ohio / Warren G. Harding 6-2/237 Cincinnati, Ohio / Turpin 6-5/285 Clinton Twp., MI / L’Anse Cruse (Ithaca CC) 6-6/318 Clinton, OH / Manchester 6-0/275 Newark, N.J. / Barringer 6-6/315 Noblesville, Ind. / Cathedral 6-6/345 White Plains, NY / White Plains (Erie CC) 6-3/220 Cleveland, Ohio / Brush 6-5/320 Clinton Township, Mich. / L’Anse Cruse (Ithaca CC) 6-3/250 Parma, Ohio / St. Edward 5-8/150 Canton, Ohio / McKinley 5-11/182 Canfield, Ohio / South Range 6-3/222 Mogadore, Ohio / Field 6-0/193 Ashtabula, Ohio / Lakeside 5-9/162 Zanesville, Ohio / Maysville 6-2/235 Farmington Hills, Mich. / Berkley 6-2/245 Santa Monica, Calif. / Santa Monica 6-0/270 Washington, Pa. / Washington (Lackawanna) 6-3/238 Maple Heights, Fla. / Erie (Dakota College) 6-5/175 Pace, Fla. / Pace 6-2/257 Decatur, Ga. / Stone Mountain 5-7/185 Uniontown, Ohio / Lake 5-11/216 Solon, Ohio / Solon 6-3/215 Madison, Ohio / Madison

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DEPTH CHARTS

WAYNESTATEWARRIORS OFFENSE LEFT TACKLE 72 NATE THEAKER

LEFT GUARD CENTER 75 TOMMY RICHARDSON 65 JT PILLARS

RIGHT GUARD 73 ROBERT KELLY

RIGHT TACKLE 70 ANDY ZIMMERMAN

76 Ed Reny

77 Justin Tockstein

55 Alex Ziedas

50

74

WIDE RECEIVER 1 JAMEL HICKS

RUNNING BACK 25 ROMELLO BROWN

QUARTERBACK 14 DONOVAN ZEZULA

FULLBACK 39 GARRETT WISKA

TIGHT END 85 TRENT BRODBECK

WIDE RECEIVER 6 COREY ESTER

80

2

12

34

88

82

Darece Roberson Jr.

Demetrius Stinson

Dakota Kupp

Greg Webber

Stephen Charron

Israel Helms

Aaron Weston

Logan Smith

DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END 83 NATHAN WHITE 99 Jalen Lewis

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 98 ALEX MEDENBACH 51 Jada Littlejohn

NOSE TACKLE DEFENSIVE END 97 DALTON BINKOWSKI 2 JAKE CARRIZALES 93 Justin Hollins 90 Derrick Coleman

LINEBACKER LINEBACKER CORNERBACK SAFETY 44 ANTHONY DeDAMOS 27 VALORIAN CUNNINGHAM 20 GREG McDADE 8 RONNY BRANT II 47 Dustin Carlin 36 Leon Eggleston 15 Jared Singletary 9 Lairren Johnson

LINEBACKER 52 ANTHONY PITTMAN 56 Idris Hobdy SAFETY 7 JIMMY HENDRIX 13 DeAndre Grady

CORNERBACK 23 JAMES HOWARD 31 Devyn Manson

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER 42 LUKE BEVILACQUA 43 Dylan Donnelly

PUNTER 87 KYLE MULLER 82 Logan Smith

LONG SNAPPER 8 RONNY BRANT II 88 Aaron Weston

HOLDER 1 JAMEL HICKS 12 Dakota Kupp

KICK RETURNER PUNT RETURNER 4 DEIONTAE NICHOLAS 8 RONNY BRANT II 2 DEMETRIUS STINSON 80 Darece Roberson Jr.

WALSHCAVALIERS OFFENSE LEFT TACKLE 73 AIDAN O’NEILL 78 Chase Diehl

LEFT GUARD 64 ALEX HOBSON 63 Devin Stear

CENTER 62 MATT MACE 52 Shaun Traine

RIGHT GUARD 70 DAVID GRESHAM 55 Domenic Grosso

RIGHT TACKLE 74 DOMINIQUE PACE 67 Logan Diehl

WIDE RECEIVER 10 BLAKE WILLIAMS

TIGHT END 80 JAY KUNDRAT

QUARTERBACK 14 MITCHELL AULT

FULLBACK 40 RILEY ARVANTIS

HALFBACK 20 AARON MALE

8

34

16

37

23

Marcus Smith

LeShawn Johnson

Nick Gassman

Phillip Keller

WIDE RECEIVER 38 MATT MATUSTKA 3 Sage Pope

Kalvin Gordon

DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END DEFENSIVE TACKLE 56 HUNTER RICHARDSON 44 CODY MEADE 91 Dearryus Dorsey 53 Morgan Trust

DEFENSIVE TACKLE DEFENSIVE END 54 EMMANUEL BRANTLEY 5 ALEX JONES 92 Rikown Moore 90 Veldo Funwie

LINEBACKER LINEBACKER CORNERBACK SAFETY 22 NICK KING 15 RAMONE ELKINS 29 Sae’VON FITZGERALD 6 LaSHAY WHITMORE 41 Nick Sanchez 33 Nick Sturgill 9 Demetrius Walton 45 Michael Del Corso

LINEBACKER 39 SEAMUS O’SULLIVAN 7 Tim Cook SAFETY 21 TREVOR SMITH 31 Daizon Earl

CORNERBACK 24 JOSH HALL 26 Steven Walker

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER PUNTER 97 JACOB MALOY 98 ALEX KNIGHT

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HOLDER 85 COLE KRUMPAK

LONG SNAPPER 49 LOGAN FEIGEL 99 Hunter Drzik

KICK RETURNER PUNT RETURNER 38 MATT MATUSTKA 28 ANTONIO TATE 28 ANTONIO TATE

AROUND THE GLIAC

UPCOMING GAMES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Walsh at Wayne State, noon* Northwood at Ohio Dominican, noon* Northern Michigan at Ferris State, 1 p.m.

Ashland at Lake Erie, 1 p.m.* Michigan Tech at Tiffin, 1:30 p.m.* Hillsdale at Findlay, 2 p.m.* Truman State at Grand Valley State, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 Saginaw Valley State at Wayne State, noon* Lake Erie at Ferris State, 1 p.m.* Ohio Dominican at Northern Michigan, 1 p.m.* Michigan Tech at Northwood, 1 p.m.* Ashland at Kentucky Wesleyan, 1 p.m.

Findlay at Tiffin, 1:30 p.m.* Grand Valley State at Hillsdale, 2:30 p.m.* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 Wayne State at Ferris State, 1 p.m.* Ohio Dominican at Walsh, noon* Hillsdale at Northern Michigan, 1 p.m.* Ashland at Michigan Tech, 1 p.m.* Tiffin at Northwood, 1 p.m.* Lake Erie at Saginaw Valley State, 3 p.m.* Findlay at Grand Valley State, 7 p.m.* SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Wayne State at Ohio Dominican, noon* Ferris State at Hillsdale, noon* Northwood at Finlday. noon* Tiffin at Lake Erie, 1 p.m.* Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan, 1 p.m.* Walsh at Ashland, 1 p.m.* Grand Valley State at Saginaw Valley State, 3 p.m.*

RECENT RESULTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 at Wayne State 35, Tiffin 21* Findlay 58, at Lake Erie 13* Grand Valley State 38, at Walsh 0* Ashland 39, at Ferris State 31* at Northern Michigan 29, Northwood 24* at Hillsdale 51, Michigan Tech 24* Ohio Dominican 21, at Saginaw Valley State 10* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 at Wayne State 41, Hillsdale 30* Grand Valley State 24, at Ohio Dominican 21* Saginaw Valley State 17, at Michigan Tech 16* at Northwood 44, Lake Erie 14* at Tiffin 35, Ashland 32* at Northern Michigan 54, Walsh 14* Ferris State 20, Findlay 17* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 Wayne State 37, at Findlay 21* Tiffin 35, at Walsh 7* at Ashland 45, Northwood 7* Ohio Dominican 45, at Lake Erie 7* at Saginaw Valley State 41, Northern Michigan 13* at Grand Valley State 35, Ferris State 23* * GLIAC Contest

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2016GLIACSTANDINGS NORTH DIVISION

GLIAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road

#2 Grand Valley State

6-0

1.000

247

82

6-0

1.000

247

82

4-0

2-0

#25 Wayne State

5-1

.833

216

118

5-1

.833

216

118

3-0

2-1

#26 Ferris State

4-2

.667

172

145

4-2

.667

172

145

1-1

3-1

Saginaw Valley State

4-2 .667 134 118 4-2 .667 134 118 2-1 2-1

Northern Michigan

3-2 .600 158 164 3-3 .500 199 211 2-1 1-2

Hillsdale

2-2 .500 129 112 3-2 .600 159 136 3-0 0-2

Michigan Tech

2-3 .400 118 115 2-3 .400 118 115 1-2 1-1

Northwood

1-5 .167 118 163 1-5 .167 118 163 1-2 0-3

SOUTH DIVISION

GLIAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road

#11 Ashland

4-1 .800 187 101 5-1 0.833 235 101 4-0 1-1

Tiffin

3-2 .600 135 139 4-2 .667 155 156 3-0 1-2

Ohio Dominican

3-3 .500 146 136 3-3 .500 146 136 0-2 3-1

Findlay

2-4 .333 173 173 2-4 .333 173 173 1-3 1-1

Lake Erie

0-6 .000 83 290 0-6 .000 83 290 0-3 0-3

Walsh

0-6 .000 55 215 0-6 .000 55 215 0-3 0-3

2016GLIACLEADERS Scoring Offense (Pts./Game), Team Grand Valley State............................ 41.2 Ashland ........................................... 39.2 Wayne State .............................36.0 Northern Michigan .......................... 33.2 Hillsdale........................................... 31.8

Rushing Yards/Game, Individual Romello Brown, WSU .............. 146.8 Marty Carter, GVSU........................ 134.3 Reggie Bell, FSU............................. 105.2 Joe Reverman, FSU .......................... 98.0 Jake Mayon, NMU ............................ 86.0

Scoring (Points/Game), Individual Adam Shaheen, AU ......................... 11.0 Demetrius Stinson, WSU ........... 10.0 Marty Carter, GVSU .......................... 10.0 Wyatt Ford, FSU ................................. 8.7 Paris Woods, NMU ............................. 8.3

Scoring Defense (Pts./Game), Team Grand Valley State ........................... 13.7 Ashland ........................................... 16.8 Wayne State ............................ 19.7 Saginaw Valley State........................ 19.7 Ohio Dominican............................... 22.7

Passing Yards/Game, Individual Travis Tarnowski, AU ...................... 318.3 Chance Stewart, HC ....................... 303.5 Rhys Gervais, UF ............................ 298.7 Bart Williams, GVSU ...................... 233.7 Reggie Bell, FSU............................. 231.8

Total Tackles, Individual Nick King, WU ..................................... 65 Michael Fisher, NU .............................. 61 Anthony Darkangelo, FSU ....................59 Michael Alexander, SVSU .................... 58 Matt McKoy, SVSU ............................. 57 Darryl Williams, NMU ......................... 57

Total Offense (Yds./Game), Team Ashland ......................................... 518.7 Wayne State ...........................496.2 Grand Valley State ......................... 493.5 Ferris State..................................... 492.8 Findlay........................................... 456.3

Receiving Yards/Game, Individual Trey Brock, HC ................................ 134.0 Adam Shaheen, AU ....................... 116.8 Jason Moore, UF ............................ 103.3 Paris Woods, NMU ........................... 94.3 Charles Holland, TU.......................... 93.0

Total Defense (Yds./Game), Team Ashland ......................................... 344.5 Grand Valley State.......................... 345.3 Northwood .................................... 346.8 Ferris State..................................... 347.0 Wayne State ...........................359.0

Receptions/Game, Individual Trey Brock, HC.................................... 8.2 Adam Shaheen, AU ........................... 7.0 Dylan Blunk, UF ................................. 6.7 Cory Contini, ODU .............................. 6.7 Ian Fischer, MTU ................................ 6.0

Tackles For Loss, Individual Demetrius Farmer, ODU ..................... 8.0 Brandon Gency, AU ............................ 8.0 Zach Sieler, FSU.................................. 7.5 Four Tied at ....................................... 7.0

Rushing Offense (Yds./Game), Team Wayne State ...........................296.3 Grand Valley State ......................... 244.2 Ferris State..................................... 238.0 Northwood .................................... 227.7 Ashland ......................................... 193.0

Kickoff Return Avg., Individual Joe Reverman, HC ............................ 29.0 Keshawn Walker, NMU .................... 27.6 Deiontae Nicholas, WSU ............ 25.8 Christian Lumpkin, GVSU ................. 24.6 Jordan Jackson, UF .......................... 24.1

Punt Average, Individual John Kwiecinski, NMU...................... 42.8 Michael Muzic, LEC........................... 41.9 Ryan VanGoethem, MTU .................. 39.4 Alex Knight, WU .............................. 38.8 Tyler Marcus, SVSU........................... 37.1

Sacks, Individual Sydney Omameh, GVSU ..................... 6.0 Zach Sieler, FSU ................................. 5.5 Demetrius Farmer, ODU ..................... 5.0 Marquis Dawsey, FSU ........................ 4.5 Four Tied at........................................ 4.0

MEET THE WARRIORS

JAMEL HICKS #1 • WR

JAKE CARRIZALES #2 • DE

DEMETRIUS STINSON #2 • RB

BRANDON LEE #3 • CB

DEIONTAE NICHOLAS #4 • RB/KR

COREY ESTER #6 • WR

JIMMY HENDRIX #7 • S

RONNY BRANT II #8 • S

LAIRREN JOHNSON #9 • S

TREVOR VAN TUBBERGEN #10 • QB

MANNY MENDOZA #11 • WR

DAKOTA KUPP #12 • QB

DeANDRE GRADY #13 • S

WESTLEY BRANDON #13 • QB

DONOVAN ZEZULA #14 • QB

JARED SINGLETARY #15 • CB

CHRISTIAN KLINK #16 • QB

ANDY BIELECKI #17 • S

JAKE AmRHEIN #18 • QB

BRIAN BLACKBURN #19 • WR

GREG McDADE #20 • CB

DeONTAY MOFFETT #21 • RB

ANTHONY COPELAND II #22 • S

JAMES HOWARD #23 • CB

TERRY SANDERS #24 • CB

ROMELLO BROWN #25 • RB

CARTERRIS CARTER #26 • LB

VALORIAN CUNNINGHAM #27 • LB

JEREMIAH McCURTIS #28 • CB

DONTE EUBANKS #30 • CB

DEVYN MANSON #31 • CB

JAMES HILL #32 • RB

DaVARIE HALLIBURTON #33 • CB

STEPHEN CHARRON #34 • FB

LEON EGGLESTON #36 • LB

LONHI SIBANDE #37 • S

PAUL GRAHAM #38 • PK/P

GARRETT WISKA #39 • FB

DREW DOWDING #40 • LB

RAY’JON WILLIAMS-JACKSON #41 • WR

LUKE BEVILACQUA #42 • PK

EVAN CONN #43 • TE

ANTHONY DeDAMOS #44 • LB

KYLE TOTH #45 • FS

TYLER BLASZCZAK #46 • WR

DUTIN CARLIN #47 • LB

RANDY GARVIN #48 • LB

STEVEN GLENN #49 • ATH

GREG WEBBER #50 • OL

JADA LITTLEJOHN #51 • DT

ANTHONY PITTMAN #52 • LB

RYAN SMITH #54 • LB

ALEX ZIEDAS #55 • OL

IDRIS HOBDY #56 • LB

BRADY BEEDON #57 • DE

JUSTIN RAU #58 • LB

DARIUS GRIGGS #59 • LB

SAWYER McFADDEN #60 • DL

BRENDAN HRCKA #61 • OL

TARRON HAMPTON #62 • OL

ALEX ANGELAS #63 • OL

NOLAN SMITH #64 • OL

JT PILLARS #65 • OL

CHARLIE YOUNGER #66 • DT

TYLER DENSKI #67 • OL

HAROLD GIBBS III #68 • DE

ADAM McJUNKIN #69 • DT

ANDREW ZIMMERMAN #70 • OL

SAM TATE #71 • DL

NATE THEAKER #72 • OL

ROBERT KELLY #73 • OL

ISRAEL HELMS #74 • OL

TOMMY RICHARDSON #75 • OL

ED RENY #76 • OL

JUSTIN TOCKSTEIN #77 • OL

JACOB SHEETS #79 • OL

DARECE ROBERSON JR. #80 • WR

MARCUS BAILEY #81 • WR

LOGAN SMITH #82 • WR

NATHAN WHITE #83 • DE

SHANE HOLLER #83 • WR

PRESTON PELHAM #84 • TE

TRENT BRODBECK #85 • TE

LUKE KETTERMAN #86 • TE

KYLE MULLER #87 • TE

AARON WESTON #88 • TE

KYLE LEWIS #89 • WR

DERRICK COLEMAN #90 • DE

JONATHAN CURRIE #91 • DE

BLAKE MAZUR #92 • DT

JUSTIN HOLLINS #93 • NT

TIROCA BATTLE #94 • DT

KOLBY NANCE #95 • DE

LaMONTE BAKER #96 • DL

DALTON BINKOWSKI #97 • DT

ALEX MEDENBACH #98 • DT

JALEN LEWIS #99 • DE

ALEXANDER NAST #25 • PK

DYLAN DONNELLY #43 • PK

ARI GOLDBERG #99 • PK

BRENT MURRAY RS • RB

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WARRIOR FOOTBALL

CHEER MARKETING & PROMOTIONS LOC L WSUATHLETICS.COM GO WARRIORS!

FOOTBALL GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS 2016 SEPT. 17 • LAKE ERIE • 6 PM Theme: WSU Football Kick-Off Special Events: Thunder Sticks for the first 1,000 fans. Warrior Zone T-shirts for the first 1,000 WSU students with their OneCard.

Student post-game activity brought to you by the Campus Activities Team.

SEPT. 24 • TIFFIN • NOON Theme: Tartar/ Warrior Reunion Special Events: Foam Fingers for the first 1,000 fans. Sunglasses for the first 500 WSU students with their OneCard.

OCT. 1 • HILLSDALE • 6 PM Theme: Homecoming Special Events: Mini megaphones for the first 1,000 fans. Student post-game activity brought to you by the Campus Activities Team.

2016 PRICING

General Admission: $10 Child (Age 6-12): $5 Children 5 & Under: FREE

OCT. 15 • WALSH • NOON Special Events: Green and Gold pom-poms for the first 1,000 fans. WSU Beanie for the first 600 WSU students with their OneCard.

OCT. 22 • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE • NOON Theme: Trick-or-Treat with the Warriors Special Events: WSU Texting Gloves for the first 700 WSU students with their OneCard.

NOV. 12 • GRAND VALLEY STATE • NOON Theme: Veterans & Law Enforcement Day Special Events: “Rally to beat Grand Valley” – Rally Towels for the first 1,000 fans. WSU Scarf for the first 1,000 WSU students with their OneCard.

Group (10+): $7 Group (20+): $6 Savings of $3 or $4 per ticket

Kids Zone: Inflatables, cotton candy and a football throwing zone are all part of our Kid Zone within the fun In-game trivia contest: How well do you know Wayne State Football? One fan is selected every game to participate during an on-field trivia contest. If they answer the question correctly, they will be rewarded with a prize! and safe environment of the WSU football stadium.

President’s Tent: Gathering of Anthony Wayne Society members hosted by President M. Roy Wilson and other WSU dignitaries.

Alumni Tent: Are you an Alum? Stop by the Alumni tent for the latest news about your Wayne State Warriors.

Merchandise Tent: Every fan needs the best WSU swag! Stop by the tent to see what’s new this year!

Tailgate: Football season would not be the same without one of its most well-known traditions. WSU tailgater’s rally in Lot 50, located off Warren Ave. in front of the Matthaei Building, bright and early before every game.

Giveaways: If you’re lucky, you could receive one of the many giveaways for participating in a WSU promotion.

Chocolate treats: The WSU Cheerleaders have set their own tradition of passing out chocolate candies to fans as they exit the game.

Live pre-game show: Every WSU football game is broadcast on WDTK The Patriot (92.7 FM & 1400 AM). Prior to the game, the broadcasters host their show from the softball complex area. Stop by and say hello!

Free Parking: Wayne State Football fans receive complimentary parking in Lot 50 located off of Warren Ave. in front of the Matthaei Building on gamedays.

Military Guest of Honor: Prior to kick off one member of the U.S. Armed Forces is recognized for their service to our country.

Fans of the Game: One lucky family of four will receive reserved seating on the 50 yard line.

Alma Mater: Enjoy the vocals of the WSU Choral, comprised of WSU students, as they perform one of our University traditions.

Warrior Zone: All WSU students are invited to watch the game in the designated Warrior Zone. It’s the place to be if you’re a Warrior!

Students of the Game: One male and one female fan will be selected at each game to be recognized as the WSU Band: The Marching Band performs during every home game, along with a special halftime performance. “Student of the Game” and receive a prize.

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THE OFFICIAL SAUSAGE OF WAYNE STATE ATHLETICS

WSU FOOTBALL WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE FIRST AND TEN CLUB CONTRIBUTORS

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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2016

With over 400 student-athletes, the cost of managing a successful athletic program requires regular, private support. The “W” Club creates that opportunity as an annual giving club that directs a tax-deductible gift to assist your favorite program and the overall initiatives of the athletic department. YOUR contribution is instrumental to maintain that continued level of excellence and support for today’s student-athletes.

MEMBER BENEFITS

HOW TO JOIN • Call (313) 577-0241 to make a credit/debit card donation or WSU Payroll Deduction • Send donation form or check to: Director of Development 5101 John C. Lodge, 101 Matthaei Detroit, MI 48202

• Support a student-athlete’s education • Warrior Within magazine • Access pass to “W” Club hospitality tent/lounge* • Access to VIP Parking*

• Provide facility improvements • Invitations to special events* • Tax deduction • “W” Club auto window decal*

* Donations are cumulative and will be based on a 12 month cycle

VIP ACCESS

• Give to athletics online at WSUATHLETICS.COM

(To receive VIP Access to the W Club Hospitality Tent you must be a W Club Member at the Green and Gold Level ($250) or above.

• Full buffet of gameday food and beverage • Climate controlled atmosphere

• Front row seat in the end zone

* Tent covering to watch the game in the rain and heaters when the weather turns

Visit WSUATHLETICS.COM for a full list of W Club membership levels and benefits.

JOIN THE WARRIOR KIDS CLUB Membership is FREE to children ages 12 and under!

Membership Benefits: • FREE ticket to a home football game, a basketball game and a volleyball match.

• Access to the Kids Zone which includes inflatables, face painting and more.

• Front-of-the-line privileges at this year’s Trick-or-Treat with the Warriors football game on October 22, 2016.

Come visit us by the Kids Zone to register!

For more information: Call 313-577-4430 or visit WSUATHLETICS.COM/KIDSCLUB

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SPIRIT GROUPS

Front Row (L to R): Molly Singer-Miller, Kaitlin Schnur, Charriel Golson, Sandra Harris.

Middle Row (L to R): Taylor Mazurek, Lindsey Morgan, Kaitlyn Barner, Emily Skvarce, Austyn Halligan, Tayler McCullum.

Back Row (L to R): Tamara Sabbagh, Kelly Kepley, Abbi Kendzior, Andrea Cardinali, Keiana Conley, Rianna Husband, Katie Finamore, Karmel Scrutchen, Sydney Grygorcewicz.

Front Row (L to R): Jacob Joslin, Aniesha McCullough, Megan Burke, James Phelps, Elaine McIntyre. Second Row (L to R): Dakota Spanick, Thomas Wolf, Brian Echols, Jennifer Cronin, Zoe Schoonover, Grace Fusani, Sydney Mcmillan, Elizabeth Lambardo, Julia Sherwood, Catherine Butler, Amy Cristini, Francesca Florance, Larissa Gamble, Alexandra Smereka, Isaac Bartol, Joseph Zakrzewski, Michael Sangster, Rebecca Dadswell, Natalie Doute, Katelynn Farmer, Ashley Ussery, Kathryn Helton, Tracy Sanfilippo, Matthew Younglove (Director). Back Row (L to R): Colin Layne, Sydney Hodel, Abigail Wallace, Jonathan Berger, Andrew Zinser, Shawn Lee, Lawrence Latouf, Colin Flannery, Phoebe Gonzales, Margaret Bruce, Gregory Alter, Andrew Yates, Isidore Harris, Brianna Irons, Miranda Shell, Oghenetga Orhorhoro.

From Left to Right: Kiah Childers , Ashley Fulton, Kristen Siciliano, Grace Campbell, Emily Smith, Kristin Gallagher. Not Pictured: Kaley Scott.

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ON THE AIR

Play-by-play broadcaster Sean Baligian (right) and former Warrior Josh Renel (left) will call the action of Warrior football every week live on WTDK 1400 AM - The Patriot and 92.7 FM. Games will also be simulcast live at WDTKAM.com. In addition, former Warriors Ryan Oshnock and Mickey Mohner will fill in for Renel on select games.

Tony Ortiz, Joe Abramson and Rod Beard will bring you the action from all six home games on Comcast/Xfinity channel 900.

COMPLIANCE CORNER

Am I a representative of Wayne State University’s athletic interests (i.e. Am I a booster)?

You are a representative of athletics interests (Booster) if you have promoted WSU’s athletics program; financially contributed to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of that institution; assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes (recruits); assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes (current athletes) or their families; or been involved otherwise in promoting the institution’s athletics program. Once a booster, always a booster!

WSU Boosters are expected to comply with all rules and regulations governed by the NCAA. Always ask before you act. Should you have any questions regarding permissible ways to get involved please contact Sam Olson Asst. Athletics Director for Compliance and NCAA Liaison at samuel.olson@wayne.edu or (313) 577-0590.

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

The Wayne State University Department of Athletics would like to thank the following donors for their generous support of Warrior Athletics. These gifts help to provide scholarships, upgrade equipment and facilities. This list includes donations of $100 and more made to the Department of Athletics between May 1, 2015 and May 1, 2016.

There are numerous financial opportunities to make a difference in the exciting and promising futures of Wayne State’s student-athletes and athletic programs.

For more information, please call the Athletics Development Office at (313) 577-0241.

Bold indicates Anthony Wayne Society member ----------Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please call the Athletic Development Office at (313) 577-0241 for corrections.

ATHLETIC FOUNDATION CLUB ($10,000+) Advanced Disposal American Dairy Association of Michigan Joique Bell Doris J. and Donald L. Duchene Sr. Foundation Duffey Petrosky & Company, LLC Rob and Pamela Fournier Henry Ford Health System Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Marian Ilitch Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Lila McMechan Meijer Michigan First Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. John & Cathy Olszewski Trinity Coach LLC ALL-AMERICAN CLUB ($5,000-$9,999) Mr. Gary Bryce Carhartt, Inc. David and Andra Croskey Family/ Croskey Lanni, P.C. Detroit Lions Charities Detroit Sports Commission Mr. Vernon Foss Mr. Angelo Louie Gust Mr. and Mrs. Henry & Joy Kuchta Phi Gamma Chi Dr. Irvin D. Reid and Pamela Trotman Reid, M.D. Michael J. Stoltenberg, M.D. DIRECTOR’S CLUB ($2,500-$4,999) Dr. Paul Andrews, Ed.D. Barnes & Noble Barton Malow Company Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Elizabeth Bomberski DeMaria Building Company, Incorporated Detroit Renewable Energy LLC and Subsidiaries Mr. and Mrs. Phillip & Beth Emery Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Mary Garcia Harley Ellis Devereaux Homrich, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Deborah Jackson Joanne Nicolay Foundation Dr. Jack R. Keating Mr. Ryan Kelley Ms. Joanne Sarah Manley Mr. and Mrs. Bryan & Michele Morrow Next Generation Environmental, Inc. The Blair and Arlene Stanicek Charitable Fund Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. Matthew & Meredith Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Weiss WSU Alumni Association CAPTAIN’S CLUB ($1,000 - $2,499) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Virginia Abramson Albanelli Cement Contractors Mr. Charles Binkowski Blaze Contracting, Inc. Mr. Clifford A. Brown Mr. Omar Butler Canton Cheerleaders Booster Club Caterico Investments Inc.

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Mr. and Mrs. Frederick & Pamela Cavataio William C. Cirocco, M.D. and Mrs. Susan Cirocco Mr. and Mrs. Jason & Rebecah Clark Daktronics, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Craig & Lisa DeDamos Mr. and Mrs. Greg & Phyllis DeMars FieldTurf USA Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Scott & Kristine Fisher Mr. Donald C. Galovich Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. James & Carol Hayes Mr. and Mrs. James & Marianne Hopson Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Kimberlei Horn Reverend Meredith Hunt and Reverend David M. Lillvis Blake Johnson F. John Keogh, III and Ms. Laurie D. McCarron Ms. Karen Lafata Dr. Steven and Mrs. Carol Lash Mr. and Mrs. John & Megan Lawler-Aird Mr. Angus J. MacKenzie Professor Lawrence and Mrs. Kathy Mann Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Ms. Mary I. McLeod Abdel-Wahab I. Meri, M.D. Dr. Vasilios and Mrs. Emily Moutzouros James H. Mulchay, III Norr, LLC Mr. Michael R. O'Hara Dr. Carl Anthony Papa Mr. Dennis A. Purgatori Ms. Courtney E. Reid Alexander Richard A. & Donna L. Sterban Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell & Angeline Ritter David J. Rossow, M.D. Mr. Michael Russell Ms. Victoria Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Debra Semelsberger Mr. Brett Sheets Siemens Mr. S. Gary Spicer, Sr. Take 2 Authentics, LLC The Christman Company Turner Construction Company Mr. Mathew VanDerkloot William D. Watt, Ph.D. and Mrs. Linda Watt Mrs. Lynda Dianne Williams Paul B. Winters Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Gail Wiseman Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Mariemma Yousey VARSITY CLUB ($500 - $999) Dr. Britta M. Anderson Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Daran & Priscilla Armstrong John Baywal Mr. and Mrs. Barry & Elin Becker Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gotham & Denise Breslin-Gotham Mr. and Mrs. Dennis & Mary Beth Buchan Mr. Dino H. Candela Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Kay Carlson Ms. Kimberly Charnow Coastal Alliance, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cosner, Jr. & Gina Cosner Ms. Rebecca L. Dill Mr. Doug Field Mr. James A. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Greg & Marcella Gargulinski Mr. and Mrs. Steve & Patricia Gergics Ms. Pamela A. Getner Dr. and Mrs. Avery & Nancy Goldstein Mr.and Mrs. David & Bertie Greer

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Mr. and Mrs. Matthew & Dawn Hansen Kevin Heidisch Ms. Chelsea Henson Chris Hill Mr. Anthony Holt Mrs. Candice L. Howard Ms. KaRie Jorah Kem-Tec Land Surveyors Mr. Arthur and Kathryn Ketelhut Mr. and Mrs. Bernd & Joy Klopfer Robert Kohrman Ms. E. Joyce Krause Law Offices of Brandt & Dehncke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Shelia Leadbetter Mr. and Mrs. Charles & Hee Chong Lee Ms. Lauren Marie Lepkowski Mr. H. Martin Letzmann Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Christine Marsack Ms. Kathy A Mascoli Mr. David H. Mattingly McNamara's Heating & Cooling Mr. and Mrs. Timothy & Lisa Mollohan Mr. Sean P. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Lou Ann Morton Mr. and Mrs. Enrico & Barbara Odorico Mr. Sean M. Peters Mr. and Mrs. Bryce & Marlene Pitters Sharon K. Progar Mr. and Mrs. Rodney & Marie Raetzke Richard Renaud II Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Sherri Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Rose, Jr. & Janet Fedchyzhyn-Rose Mr. and Mrs. James & Kimberly Tamm The University of Western Ontario Ms. Denise A. Thomas Mr. Mark Tomilo Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Kimberly Tompson Tony V's Tavern LLC Mr. Brian Waldrop Westin Southfield-Detroit Mr. Paul J. Widdoes Mr. and Mrs. Terrance & Sonia Woods Mr. and Mrs. Scott & Christina Wooster GREEN AND GOLD CLUB ($250-$499) 2SP Sports Performance Nicole Abel Mr. Dennis R. Abrams Professor and Mrs. Robert & Janis Ackerman Mr. Jay Alexander Mr. Nicholas Ang Ms. Theresa Ann Arist Mrs. Faye Marie Arndt Mr. and Mrs. William & Kimberly Avery Mr. and Mrs. Naif & Sherrie Baidoon Mr. Randy Baldwin Mrs. Makiba & Samantha Batten Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Marlene Beard Mr. Roderick Beard Mr. and Mrs. John & Karen Bertolini Mr. and Mrs. Ray & Martha Biscaro Mr. and Mrs. Andrew & Nicole Stoll Ms. Erin Brown Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ward Bryant, Sr. & Lynne Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Beverly Bush Mr. Ryan C. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Claudia Cenko Michael Chan Clement Charriere Ms. Astriol Ciellza Mr. and Mrs. Monte & Tyra Clark

Clark Construction Company Mr. and Mrs. John & Kimberly Clexton Ms. Karen A. Clifton Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Karen Conti Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Janis Cornwell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Elise Coyle Mr. Derek A. Crombie Ms. Jaclyn Crummey Mr. and Mrs. Rick & Dorene Cummins Ms. Patricia Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance & Pam Currey Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Elizabeth Darga Mr. Fred Delcomyn Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Freda Didlake Mr. Wrex R. Diem Mr. and Mrs. Albert & Zenarr Dishmon Diskomp Computer Sales, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. George & Karen Ellies Ernie Harwell Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Kathleen Freismuth Mr. Eric M Garvin Genesco Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Kelly George Ms. Liz Ghellere Mr. and Mrs. Keith & Bridget Gilmore Ms. Debbie Girard Go! Sy Thai, Inc. Denise G. K. Gray, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Margaret Green Mr. Michael W. Grennier Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Guyer, M.D. & Jessica Guyer Mr. E.J. Haralson, Jr. Mr. Justin W. Harden Mr. and Mrs. Bruce & Laurene Harms Mr. Gary M. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Rudy & Kimberly Horvath Ms. Lauren Taylor Hughes Ms. Nancy A. Juszczyk Mr. and Mrs. Jim & Carol Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Alex & Margaret Kamenko Mr. and Mrs. George G. Kemsley, Esq. & Sandra Kemsley Mr. and Mrs. Matthew & Julie Kolbe Kold Pack, Inc. Mr. Timothy Alan Koth Mr. Randy Kudzak, Sr. Kafi Kumasi-Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Randal & Michele Kuzdak Ms. Daria Kuznetsova Mr. Robert Latva Mr. Len and Connie Lepkowski Mr. Frank C. Loconsole Mr. and Mrs. Eric & Carrie Lohr Ms. Barbara Luyet Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Deborah Madeja Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Mikalea McWilliams Mr. and Mrs. Kurt & Denise Mergener Mr. and Mrs. T. Grady & Patrice Merritt Ms. Kelsey Meyers Ms. Kathryn Elizabeth Minahan Ms. Andreea Mitrache National Realty Centers Lorenzo Neely Nick’s Concession Mr. Phil Noakes and Debra Beard-Noakes, M.D. North Brothers Ford Mr. Robert G. Ostrowski Mr. Stephen Peake Ms. Olivia Peisachovitz Mr. Justin Pethke Mr. Martin Poissant Mr. Jason Potter Mr. and Mrs. James & Winny Prentis

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Mr. and Mrs. Charlie & Lita Primas Mr. and Mrs. Daniel & Pamela Renel Mr. Rondell Ruff Mr. Luke Ruocco Mr. Derek Sammons Mr. Robert and Mrs. Carol Schroeder Dr. Ramsey Shehab Mr. Michael Sherman Sherman & Associates Realty PC Dr. Kim R. Shunkwiler Ms. Karen Sinclair Mr. Raymond and Rosalie Skwiers Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smathers, Jr. & Judith Smathers Mr. Valentino Smith Mr. and Mrs. William & Shelia Snyder Ms. Amanda St. Juliana Dr. Deborah Stanifer and Mr. Arvy Kavaliauskas Mr. and Mrs. John Stern & Lucy Foreman Stern David J. Strauss Dr. and Mrs. Richard & Lita Swanson TCF National Bank Ms. Lachelle J. Thomas Ellen J. Tisdale Mr. and Mrs. Alex & Lydia Tiseo Toronto-Dominion Bank Total Cleaning Systems LLC Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Susan Urban Mr. Taylor Vane Mr. and Mrs. Rocky & Patricia Walker Mr. and Mrs. Clarence & Sherry Walker Mr. and Mrs. John & Deborah Walus Water Quality Systems, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron & Kelly Weidenthaler Mr. Leo Wells Mr. Frederick G. White III Mr. Jonathan Williams Mr. and Mrs. LeRon & Brittney Williams Ms. Kerry Winkelseth Mr. Kelvin W. Wise Mr. and Mrs. James & Kimberly Wiska Brent Wisniewski LETTERWINNER’S CLUB ($100-$249) Advanced Dental Center, PC Mr. and Mrs. Gary & Mary Allen Mr. Dennis M. Ambo Andiamo Riverfront Mr. and Mrs. Anthony & Lilly Andrus Mr. Michael Andrus Taylor J. Arancibia Mr. Dan Baumhardt Mr. and Mrs. David & Susan Beaton Mr. Daniel L. Bedogne Belle Isle Awning Company Mr. Daniel T. Berkley Edward G. Bernacki Jr., M.D. Mr. Richard J. Berryman Mr. Christian R. Bilkovic Mr. and Mrs. Frank & Kathleen Bitonti Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence & Mary Boes Mr. Brett Boes Mrs. and Mr. Joann & James Bogner, Jr. Ms. Mary M. Bottaro Mr. Donaciano and Mrs. Diane Bourdon Mr. Douglas Bourdon Ms. Jacqueline Bracken Ms. Janet Marie Brown Ms. Dorothy Brown Mrs. Susan Brunner Ms. Lolita Burgess Nicholas Burgess Burke's Sport Haven, Inc. Mr. Eric Buszka Mr. and Mrs. Jonas & Magdalena Calvillo

Mr. Matthew J. Carey Mr. Timothy R. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Barbara Carrell Caruso Enterprises LLC DBA Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Inga Cho James J. Ciennik, III Mr. Dale R. Clock CNS Homecare, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. William & Betty Colovas Mr. Chris Consiglio Mr. Marv Cook Ms. Marsha A. Coosaia Mr. Timothy G. Copacia Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Rosalind Cornelia Mr. Richard F. Corona, Jr. Mr. Thomas T. Croskey Croskey Lanni, P.C. Crown Alloys Company Mr. Matthew Cunningham Custom Coolers, LLC Mr. Mark Davis Mr. Douglas E. DenDooven Denmat Building Maintenance Mr. Christopher L. Deshetler Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Diane DiPaola Mr. John Dombrowski Mr. and Mrs. Stephen & Lynn Domzalski Mr. and Mrs. Jack & Michelle Dorigo Ms. Judith Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Dale & Jennifer Dwojakowski Mr. James R. Ekleberry Mr. Michael A. Emmi Mr. Christian R. Erard Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Ann Ferrari Mr. Chad C. Finkbeiner Mr. Thomas M. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. John & Lori Flynn Mr. Michael J. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. Walter & Ella Forsiak Mr. and Mrs. Donn & Patricia Fresard Mr. Kanye Gardner Mr. Todd George Mr. and Mrs. David & Claudette George Mr. Arnold A. Gillert Ms. Heide M. Gold Gordon Chiropractic P.C. Mr. Brad Gratz Great Lakes Fence Co, Inc. Mr. Robert T. Greig Mr. Paul C. Grondin H.E.L.P. Financial Corporation Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc. Mr. Sean P. Harrinton Kyle Hill Anthony Hines Mr. Kurt L. Hofner Ms. Elaina Hogle Mr. and Mrs. William & Kathleen Holleran Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jacobs & Janina Parrott Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Leonard & Kimberly Jacosky Mr. and Mrs. Paul John Janas, III & Helen Janas Mr. Frank Jeney Mr. and Mrs. Phillip & Joy Johnson Mr. Zach Johnson Mr. and Mrs. A.M. & Jenny Jones Mr. George P. Juszczyk Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence & Barbara Kaluzny Mr. and Mrs. Philip & Jo Ellen Kazmierski Mr. Scott J. Kazmierski Kennedy Industries, Inc. Mr. George H. Klaetke Ms. Kristin H. Kornieck Ms. Yvette Korte Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Kozloff, Ph.D. & Susan Kozloff Mr. Danny Laethem and Ms. Susan Costa

Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Grace Langas Ms. Robin Larkin Ms. Linda LaVigne Ms. Alma Lee Mr. Peter C. Leonhardt Mr. and Mrs. Alan & Linda Letkowski Mr. and Mrs. Frederick & Barbara Levantrosser Mr. Allan Levy and Prof. Anne M. Levy Ms. Rosalind Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lewis, III & Katheryn Lewis Mr. and Mrs. David & Irene Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Phyllis Lowry Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Ann Lozier Mr. and Mrs. David & Jill Lutz Mr. and Mrs. C. Ross & Margaret MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Arleen Mach Mr. and Mrs. Bruno & Mildred Manni Ms. Maxine M. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Barbara McCollom Mr. Timothy P. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. James & Mary McKinlay Mr. Ernest M. Melton Mr. Ruben Mendoza Mr. and Mrs. James & Merilyn Merkison Ms. Bethany R. Mesko Metro Cars Inc Mr. Christopher Middlebrooks MJR Travel Inc. Michael Mohner Ms. Mary A. Moore Mr. Richard C. Morton MSR-Pallets & Packaging, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Terry & Linda Newell Mr. David G. Nowinski Professor Frank and Mrs. Maria Okoh Mr. Michael A. Olind One Medical Solutions LLC Overhead Door Company of the Permian Basin Mr. Richard Palasinski Mr. Michael R. Papciak Mrs. Tamra Pavlak Ms. Valerie M. Peavy Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Karla Petersen Olga Petrovic Mr. and Mrs. Scott & Mary Petrovich Mr. and Mrs. Allen & Sandra Poppenhager Mr. and Mrs. Alexander & Janis Prentice Mr. Jerzy Radz Mr. Jeffrey Reardon Mr. Joshua Renel Mr. Robert J. Reutter Mr. Jonathan Robinson Rogers Glass Window & Door Inc. RTS Water Solutions Mr. Clayton Ruch Mr. Clifford Russell Mr. Dennis Rybicki Mr. Sebastian Rzepa Sachse Construction & Development Corp.

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THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Abdenour Family Tom Adams Football Mark “Doc” Andrews Paul Andrews Bob Brennan Justin Chapman Dr. Nick Cherup The Croskey Family Karen DeGrazia Mel DeGrazia Maria A. Valle DeMasse Memorial Cal Dilworth Dorothy Dreyer Vernon K. Gale Memorial Joe Gembis Ivan C. & Elizabeth A. George Joseph L. Gualtieri Vic Hanson James Hayes John Hussey Patricia Kent Rodney C. Kropf Dr. Steven M. Lash Leo Maas Dr. William Markus Joel G. Mason David Mendelson Frederick A. Mulhauser Chuck Peters Bill & Dave Peterson The Petrouleas Family Dr. Steven T. Plomaritis and Family President’s Commission Bill Prew Charlie Primas Nicholas & Mary P’Sachos Yuri Rabinovich Dr. Thomas W. Roberts Ryan Scratch Les Seppala George B. Sherman Patricia D. Smith Jean Ann Stanicek Dr. Mike Stoltenberg David and Lois Stulberg Foundation Irv Swider Tartar Gridiron Club Tartar Gridiron Club II Dr. E. John Valle WSU Academic & Athletic Women’s Basketball Christopher Wouters Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list.

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A MENTAL EDGE by STEVE KING Of this much Rob Fournier was certain: He was looking for something.

How these things work sometimes is that you don’t really find what you’re looking for.

Yes, the longtime director of athletics at Wayne State University was definitely looking for something to help the athletes and teams at the school. After all, that’s the 24/7, bigpicture job of an AD.

Instead, it finds you.

But what, specifically, was it?

Ah, that was the stumbling block. He didn’t know. He really didn’t.

It was last April 16 when Fournier attended Wayne State Athletics eighth annual W Day Brunch, the event that kicks off what has become known as W Week, a celebration of the now 41-year history of women’s athletics at the school.

“I simply wanted to find something to give our athletes an edge,” he said. “Was there something out there that would do that? What was I missing?”

“We bring in a guest speaker for that,” Fournier said. “We try to find different people with different perspectives.”

Fournier thought such a missing ingredient existed – he was pretty sure it did, anyway – but in truth, he wasn’t even sure of that.

This year’s guest was no stranger to those who follow the Olympics, or to native Michiganders, especially those from this southeast quadrant of the state. She was one of their own in 47-year-old Livonia native Sheila Taormina, who competed in four different Olympics – 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 – and was the first woman to qualify for the Olympics in three different sports (swimming, triathlon and modern pentathlon).

And that’s what happened in this case.

She earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women’s 4x200meter freestyle relay in the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.

She then competed in the first Olympic triathlon (swimming, cycling and running) at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia, placing sixth in a time of 2:02:45.91. She competed in that event in the 2004 Games as well. Also in 2004, she won the International Triathlon Union World Championship.

Following the Games in Athens, Taormina tackled a new sport in the modern pentathlon.

She enjoyed instant success in that, capturing the Women’s Senior Division title in the 2005 Pan American Championships. She also competed in that event for the 2008 Games in Beijing, becoming the first woman to qualify for the Olympics in three different sports.

All this followed a great career in swimming at the University of Georgia, where she earned All-America honors all four years and as a senior won the Southeastern Conference championship in the 400-meter individual medley. She was the first Georgia swimmer to capture an Olympic gold medal and the first athlete from the school to make the Olympic team in multiple sports.

Whew!

Now that’s a resume, and it is why the school brought Taormina to the school to speak.

And did we mention that Taormina is no slouch in the classroom, either, earning a bachelor‘s degree in business administration from Georgia in 1992 and then her master’s two years later?

Sheila Taormina speaking to the crowd at the 2016 W Day Brunch.

But he was convinced that if that it did exist, and if he saw it, he would recognize it immediately.

Fournier was like the guy shopping at the home improvement store for a solution to an electrical problem.

That someone as accomplished as Taormina was part of Wayne State’s W Day caught Fournier’s attention. What caught it even more, however, was what she said as she addressed the audience.

“Her story was amazing,” Fournier said.

“Yes, sir, what are you looking for?” the clerk asks.

In fact, the more Taormina talked, the more impressed – and intrigued – he was.

“I’m not exactly sure, but I’ll know it when I see it,” the shopper replies.

“She told us about trying to get ready to compete for a spot on the Olympic team that first time (in 1996),” Fournier said. “The pool she worked out in was at a high school near where she lived. It was not an Olympic-sized pool, so she had to adjust her workouts accordingly.

And so Fournier kept his eyes open – all the time, for “it” could appear anywhere, at any time.

Now this is where the story gets good. It’s where all stories like this get good.

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Or that she was a 2015 inductee into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame?

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“Many of today’s premier athletes get rattled by the slightest thing. If something’s not quite right, they get rattled. They can’t do it. Yet Sheila had to practice at a pool that’s not

A MENTAL EDGE by STEVE KING the right size, and it didn’t faze her one bit.”

So Fournier didn’t find the answer. It – she – found him.

But there’s even more to the story. Taormina was working outside of sports at the time and would train in the morning before going to the office and then practice again in the evening on her way home from work.

Imagine that?

“That’s incredible dedication,” Fournier said. “Most people would take a day off in that situation. ‘I’m tired, so I’ll skip my workout this morning and sleep in for a while,’ or, ‘It’s cold out this morning and I don’t want to go out in that until I absolutely have to, so I’ll skip practice.’ But not her.

Fournier approached Taormina with the idea of hiring her to work with the school’s teams and athletes about the nuances of sports, such as overcoming obstacles with a good mental and emotional approach to find success. She accepted and began over the summer as a contract worker. She is reaching out to all the coaches in the various sports to see if she can help them in some way, shape or form.

“Sheila lives in Florida, so it’s all up to her as to how much she wants to do, what hours she wants to work, everything like that,” Fournier said. “She is very down to earth, very unpretentious. Instead of just jumping in, she has been careful to make sure the message that she would be giving the athletes is the same one that the coach is giving. I really appreciate how considerate and how professional she is in that way.

“I have great confidence in her message.

With what she has accomplished, I think she will be a perfect fit in helping our athletes look for advantages that will help them have success.”

As Fournier looks back at his lifelong career in athletics, from his time in high school, to the years he spent in athletic administration at the University of Akron, to his work as the commissioner of the Mid-American Taormina with her gold medal from the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Conference, to his 16 years as the director of athletics at Wayne State, he has witnessed countless times where Taormina’s presence She never missed. She kept going, and kept working.” might well have made a difference.

That work paid off, but not without overcoming one last obstacle at the 11th hour.

“Sheila told the story of when she got to the Olympic Trials,” Fournier recalled. “She said she was standing there as the event was ready to start. She glanced to her left and there was this big-name swimmer. Then she glanced to her right and there was another big-name swimmer. She said she started to get a little intimidated. Then she looked down at herself and thought, ‘Boy, don’t I look good in this swimsuit?’

“I thought that was brilliant. That ability to gather herself and come up with something funny cut the tension and settled her down, and she performed well enough to make the team. No matter what kind of negative thing happened, she was tough enough mentally – she persevered enough and was determined enough – to get past it.”

Indeed, Fournier discovered that Taormina was more than just a tremendous athlete. She also had a tremendous mindset, and that, apparently, was the real key to her success.

Do you believe more in coincidence? Or fate?

Or perhaps a little of both?

Whatever the case, for some reason, either by pure chance, or that it was pre-ordained because nothing happens in a vacuum, Fournier and Taormina crossed paths. They happened upon one another, and, like that shopper, he soon realized when he saw her that she and her mental and emotional approach was, when all rolled into one, the “it” he had been looking for. It was the edge that could help WSU athletes.

“When I was in the MAC, you would see the same schools win in some sports year after year after year,” he said. “It never changed. They just knew that, no matter what, they were going to win. They had that mental toughness that nothing was going to knock them off that.

“You see that in sports, just as you see it in life. Some people confidently work through obstacles and get the job done. They know they’ll have success. Others complain about those obstacles and blame them for keeping them from succeeding. They hope they’ll win.

“You watch a tennis match and one team leads 3-0 after the doubles competition. But after the singles, they lose the match overall 5-4. What caused that to happen? What caused the one team to lose and the other one to win?

“In basketball, it gets to crunch time and a team calls timeout. They need a basket to win.

There’s one kid in the huddle who wants the ball and is hoping he gets it. He wants to be the one to take the shot to win the game. The other four kids are silently praying that they don’t have to touch the ball.

“I’ve always been fascinated about the mental part of sports -- about what makes some athletes and teams highly successful while others fail.”

That fascination is why Sheila Taormina is now a Warrior.

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHTS #27 VALORIAN CUNNINGHAM - LINEBACKER (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Loy Norrix)

Who was your role model growing up and why?

My role model growing up is my father Daniel Cunningham. I always admired his hard work in everything he did. He was always there for me when I needed him and I appreciate everything he did. He also played for football for Western Michigan and wore 27. I chose to wear 27 because I want to be just like him. I know he will be reading this so I want to say I love you and I want to make you proud.

#60 sawyer mcfadden - defensive tackle (Holt, Mich.)

What is your most memorable moment of your playing career?

Pulling around on a 46 power and flatting number 46 on Northwood, then watching him try and pick himself up off the turf.

What does the W on the side of your helmet mean to you?

The W means a brotherhood and being the baddest man on the field at all times.

#76 ed reny - GUARD (Whitmore Lake, Mich. / Dexter)

List three things you know now that you wish you knew as a freshman: 1) Not that I didn’t know it freshman year but I wish that I would have appreciated the people on the team more. We really are a family and I know that these men have my back on and off the field.

2) You only regret the things that you don’t do.

3) That not all education happens in the classroom.

#79 JACOB SHEETS - GUARD (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline)

What is the one thing that you learned from playing for Coach Winters?

I learned that you always have control over your attitude and outlook on something.

The best part of being a student-athlete at WSU is?

The best part of being a student-athlete has been the brothers I’ve gained and the mentors who have touched my life.

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