in this issue... Senior outside hitter Sarha Gosselin helped guide the WSU volleyball team to its second consecutive berth in the GLIAC Tournament this fall. She became a two-time First Team All-GLIAC selection, and received two All-Region awards after finishing her career with another successful season.
1................................................................................... From the Director 2....................................................................................... Football Recap 3.......................................................Cross Country / Volleyball Recaps 4............................................................. Golf / Women’s Tennis Recaps 5..........................................................Basketball / Swimming Previews 6-8................................................................................................. Club 35 9..................................................................... Athletics News and Notes 10................................................................ Facility Updates / New Staff 11............................................................................................Jack Cotton 12-13..............................................................................................Donors 14-15....................................................................................... Joique Bell 16........................................................................ Winter 2010 Schedules IBC........................................................................................Warrior Club
More Volleyball on page 3 Senior swimmers Ashley St. Andrew and Elaina Hogle will be two of the key factors in determining whether or not Wayne State can once again contend for conference and national championships in 2010. St. Andrew and Hogle have combined for 40 All-America accolades and 20 GLIAC titles in their careers.
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More Swimming on page 5
ASSISTANT A.D./MEDIA RELATIONS Jeff Weiss ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIR. Tom Gorman
Wayne State University is celebrating 35 years of women’s athletics by introducing Club 35 and hosting a series of events coinciding with various athletic contests to commemorate this historic milestone. WSU female student-athletes have produced 109 All-America awards, 35 league championships and four national titles.
CONTRIBUTORS Rob Fournier, Director of Athletics Tami Tranter, Athletics Chief of Staff Jason Clark, Associate Director of Athletics Jeff Evans, Assistant A.D./Marketing & Tickets Lisa Seymour, Athletics Graduate Assistant Tyler McIntosh, Sports Information Intern
More Club 35 on pages 6-8 The Wayne State Department of Athletics was saddened by the recent passing of Jack Cotton, a 1981 WSU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee and avid supporter of the Warriors. Cotton was a standout student-athlete in the 1940s and later served as a coach for both the football and basketball programs.
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ON THE COVER
Senior running back Joique Bell, who wrapped up his career holding multiple school records, became one of the top rushers in the NCAA during the 2009 season. He was named a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy (the Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy) and was voted Player of the Year by coaches in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. More Bell on pages 14-15
VISIT THE NEW AND IMPROVED WWW.WSUATHLETICS.COM The online home of the Wayne State Warriors has a new look and many new features, including blogs, podcasts, video and more. As always, fans and media can still receive access to information on every WSU team including weekly releases, statistics, rosters, biographical information, and
Wayne State University President Jay Noren presented homecoming king Luke Mackewich and queen Tara Hixson with their crowns at halftime of the Wayne State-Ashland football game at Tom Adams Field on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Warriors came from behind to defeat the Eagles, 47-40.
media guides. The site also provides links to the NCAA, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), College Hockey America (CHA) and other sport-related sites.
From the Director
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Saturdays with Jack By Rob Fournier
He loved football. More importantly, he loved Wayne State football. How else could you explain the fact that he played in a football game for WSU on the same day he got married? And the wedding photos had a facial bruise and black eye to prove his “active” participation. Years later his wife Lois still remarked about the “photo reminder” of that gridiron passion. But that was Jack Cotton. I can’t remember how I first met Jack. He was not the kind of guy who demanded the stage…he simply complimented the landscape. Where some folks seem pretentious, flashy or ostentatious – he was just the opposite. Jack was the embodiment of a different time in our culture. Where society now celebrates excess and extravagance, he was respectful, gracious and courteous. I never heard him utter profanity in an era where that language is used frequently in music, text and casual conversation. And Lord knows, there may have been a WSU football game or two in the last seventy years best explained simply by an expletive. You knew Jack was in a room because of who he was…not who he stood in front of or shouted over. The latter we get too much of today. You listened to Jack because of what he said not because of how loud he made his point. He was simply a gentleman. Like many friendships, our relationship developed over time but the highlight was always on Saturdays traveling to WSU football games. With my apologies to Mitch Albom, whose Tuesdays with Morrie may have been special for the famed Detroit writer, but for me that fall crisp afternoon with Jack was the ultimate harvest bouquet. Those days were a mixture of history, perspective, current events, inquiry and laughter…lots of laughter. And the conversation easily transitioned from one to the other. He was as interested in the student-athlete of today as his associations of earlier generations. And no matter the outcome of the contest, the better game was yet to be played. He was the optimist that WSU needed. About a year ago, Jack and his wife Lois (who were married 63 years) were visiting a granddaughter in Washington D.C. when he had an unfortunate fall. Or as he described it, “I was just clumsy and tripped over the sidewalk”. He was taken to the hospital and for someone 85 years old at the time, there was a fair amount of concern. But like so many other times, his humor was always his ally if not his explanation. As we often did, I joked with him: “Jack, look at it this way, a lot of Republicans have tripped and fallen recently in Washington.” A staunch Republican, he laughed at the reference and his predicament but saw no fault in the consequence of his misfortune only a determination that he
would recover. He did…through hard work, determination and his abundant enthusiasm. For a person who has spent a long time in higher education, I have always believed you can learn a lot in college. But I have also taken some comfort in that old Mark Twain line that “I have never let my schooling stand in the way of my education.” Jack’s life was that living textbook. He went to school with famed federal judge and jurist Damon Keith and witnessed up close the bigotry of segregation. He understood service – even for a cause bigger than himself and was honored with two purple hearts from battles in Saipan and Okinawa. He met the legends of football including Red Grange, Jim Thorpe and Alonzo Stagg although his favorite players remained those he coached at Farmington and WSU. He learned football on a grassy stretch of land by Ford hospital only a few miles from the campus that he knew and honored. He traveled the world, but knew no place better than Detroit. He met Joe Louis as a “soda pop jerk” as one of the few whites working at the Greystone on Blacks Only nights. He knew where change was needed…and was an instrument to make that change. He saw wrong…but he lived “right” and that remains a lasting example for others. For a person who lived 86 years, Jack had many experiences and a few challenges. In a show of respect, he (along with his wife Lois) decided not to get married before he went off to war because it would not have been “fair.” And just as importantly, after he was honorably discharged, they were married on September 21, 1946 and remained a doting pair for nearly seven decades. In the end, how someone lives their life is more important than how they say they do. Mark Twain would have been proud. When people live together that long they almost instinctively know each other’s moods and needs. And Lois knew Jack’s very well. One of his great disappointments was not being named the WSU head football coach back in the 50’s but surprisingly, he never mentioned it to me. But on that day in December when he came home with the news, Lois (again) knew what he needed. She insisted he take the kids to see Santa – which, as a dutiful husband, he did. The picture was at the funeral home and that snapshot said a lot about Jack. On one of his most disappointing days, his love of family (as it always did) trumped personal sentiments. It was a telling example of a person who understood life, its important values, and his place in that Plan. There have been a lot of football coaches at Wayne since that time…but not too many fathers as loving and caring. Some people who live a long time accumulate a lot of memories. Jack accumulated friendships…and he had many. I will miss my friend Jack and I will miss our Saturdays together. But in some strange way, I think he will still be traveling with me across the Michigan landscape and I hope to continue to share a little of his example with future student athletes who could benefit by the experience.
Football Recap
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Football Concludes Second Consecutive Winning Season The 2009 Wayne State football season began with high hopes as the Warriors won five of their first six games and were ranked 19th nationally by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) following a thrilling 47-40 come-frombehind win over Ashland at Homecoming. Senior running Joique Bell (Benton Harbor, Mich.) scored six touchdowns vs. the Eagles (one of two games on the season he scored six touchdowns), including a game-winning 45-yard pass reception in the final minute. Even though the Warriors finished with a 65 overall record, Bell continued his spectacular campaign accumulating a school record 2,084 rushing yards, 29 rushing touchdowns, 32 total touchdowns, and 192 points. At the conclusion of the season, he was voted GLIAC Player of the Year by the league’s coaches as well as an AFCA All-American (his second and WSU’s second such honor). He is also one of three national finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy (the Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy). The winner was announced on Friday, Dec. 11 in Florence, Ala. (visit wsuathletics.com for more information).
Aside from his highlight reels featured on YouTube, Bell was also mentioned on ESPN’s College Football Live show comparing his stats to those of NFL Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton. For the season, the Warrior offense recorded 322 points, the second-most in school history, with only four seniors starting on that side of the ball. WSU’s 5.5 yards per rushing attempt set an all-time best, while the 2,571 rushing yards were the most since 1975. In addition, WSU’s 6.1 yards per offensive play far exceeded the previous school mark of 5.64 set in 2000. Bell was a First Team All-GLIAC selection, while senior tackle Ryan Jonik (Canton, Mich.), junior center Marc Cuddeback (Sterling Heights, Mich.) and sophomore linebacker Nick Thomas (Akron, Ohio) were all on the All-GLIAC Second Team. Cuddeback and Jonik were key contributors as WSU finished the regular season 10th in Division II in rushing yards per game. Thomas was fifth nationally in tackles per game (11.82), while ranking tied-for-26th in tackles for loss per game at 1.45. Those marks were second and
third, respectively in the GLIAC. He also tied-foreight in the league in sacks with five (4 solo, 2 assisted). Named to the GLIAC Honorable Mention squad were senior defensive end Athan Anagonye (Southfield, Mich.), sophomore safety Jeremy Jones (Grand Rapids, Mich.), sophomore tackle Joe Long (Lapeer, Mich.), sophomore specialist Josh Renel (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and senior Bruno Shkreli (Livonia, Mich.). Shkreli was a national semifinalist for the William Campbell Trophy, the most prestigious and desirable academic award in college football. The trophy, often referred to as the “Academic Heisman,” recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the country for his academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership. The 2010 season should be an even better year for WSU with seven returning starters on offense and nine on defense. The GLIAC will welcome two new members next fall in Lake Erie College and Ohio Dominican University, both of which are on WSU’s 2010 schedule.
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2009 Football Results Mercyhurst Saginaw Valley State at Indianapolis Findlay at Tiffin Ashland at Northern Michigan Ferris State at Hillsdale Northwood at Grand Valley State
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The seniors led the football team in a rendition of the WSU fight song following Wayne State’s 47-40 comeback victory over Ashland on Homecoming at Tom Adams Field.
Northwood (non-conference) at Tiffin at Michigan Tech Ohio Dominican Northern Michigan at Lake Erie Ashland Hillsdale at Saginaw Valley State Indianapolis at Findlay
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Cross Country Recap
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Warrior Runners Achieve Top-10 Regional Finishes The Wayne State men’s cross country team captured victories in four of eight events and was ranked as high as third in the Midwest region and 22nd in the nation during the 2009 season. The Warriors ended their year by placing fourth at the GLIAC Championship and sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship. WSU had three senior runners in Sam Breen (Brownstown, Mich.), Vince Bechard (Dearborn, Mich.) and Dan Kapadia (Canton, Mich.). Breen ran in all nine races and finished in the top-30 on five occasions with his best finish coming at the Winona Dual where he placed in ninth place. Bechard took part in five races, posting a seventh place mark at the Winona Dual and a 12th place showing at the Slippery Rock Invitational. Kapadia was unable to compete this season due to an injury. Pat Webster (Sterling Heights, Mich.) was coach Rick Cummins’ only junior. Webster won his first race for the Green and Gold at the Winona Dual and totaled three top-10 finishes in 2009. The heart of the men’s cross country team was the squad’s sophomore class of Kevin deBear (Plymouth, Mich.), Charlie Cavell (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Travis Barczak (Williamston, Mich.) and Alex Townsend (Farmington Hills, Mich.). deBear led WSU with four top-10 finishes while Townsend and Cavell each posted three top-10 finishes. Barczak finished in the top-20 on five different occasions. Seven true freshmen and one redshirt freshman took part in their first races for Wayne State this season with outstanding results. Adham Aljahmi (Dearborn, Mich.), Phil Baldick (Macomb, Mich.), Matt Devey (Canton, Mich.), Phil Kosky (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Jimmy Maloney (Wyandotte, Mich.), Saeed Saleh (Dearborn, Mich.), Jason Smith (Wayne, Mich.) and Brad Vincent (Ray, Mich.) all showed that the future of the Wayne State men’s cross country team was in good hands. The women’s cross country team placed 10th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship despite having a roster that Kristi Werner featured three newcomers and just three upperclassmen. Junior Kristi Werner (East Jordan, Mich.) finished no worse than 20th in each of Wayne State’s nine races this season. Werner capped off her year by earning All-GLIAC and All-Region accolades after placing 11th at the conference championship and 10th at the regional championship. Thanks to a 14th place finish at the GLIAC Championship race, junior Lauren Kessler (Ionia, Mich.) was an All-GLIAC honoree for the third consecutive year. Kessler also achieved her first career victory after a win at the Winona Dual. Annie Magin (Richland, Mich.), the team’s third junior, consistently provided WSU with a third runner who placed in the top third of the majority of the squad’s nine races. Magin had four top-20 performances to her credit this season including a 15th place finish at the Cardinal Invitational. Freshmen Keri Clous (McBain, Mich.) and Chelsie Fuller, and sophomores Michele Barton (Sterling Heights, Mich.) and Robin Coolsaet (Grosse Ile, Mich.) all gained valuable experience and will no doubt help WSU compete for a GLIAC Title in 2010.
Volleyball Finishes 19-9, Makes GLIAC Tournament The Wayne State volleyball team had its season come to an end on Nov. 11, as the Warriors lost, 3-1, at Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinals. The Warriors, who had not qualified for postseason play in consecutive seasons since the late 1990s, finished with a 19-9 record, the most wins since 1998 and the best winning percentage since 1997. Senior outside hitter Sarha Gosselin (Harrison Twp., Mich.) was selected to the First Team All-GLIAC for the second consecutive season, becoming just the fourth Wayne State volleyball player to earn two career First Team selections, and the first since Erin Meyer became a threetime First Team South Division selection in 1997-99. Gosselin finished Sarha Gosselin fifth in the GLIAC in kills per set (3.27). She led the Warriors in kills (350), and was tied for second in service aces (21) and third in blocks (55). She claimed a pair of All-Region awards as well, as she was chosen to the Daktronics, Inc. All-Region Second Team by the area’s sports information directors, as well as the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Honorable Mention All-Region squad. Gosselin is the second Warrior to claim more than one career All-Region selection, joining Rachel Parham who received AVCA honors in 1986-87. Senior middle blocker Lauren Mallast (Chesterfield, Mich.) earned her second straight Second Team All-GLIAC honor, and freshman middle blocker Kate Sak (Warren, Mich.) was named Honorable Mention. Mallast, whose career statistics put her among the top-10 blockers all-time at WSU, ranked second in the GLIAC and ninth in Division II with a 1.24 blocks per set average. She was 10th in the conference in hitting percentage (.263) and 14th in kills (2.73). Sak is one of only two freshmen to earn All-GLIAC status this Lauren Mallast season, along with Ashland’s Brittany Snider who was named Freshman of the Year. She had the third-best hitting percentage (.305) in the conference and ranked seventh in blocking (0.90).
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Golf / Women’s Tennis Recaps
Golf Wraps Up Fall Season The Wayne State golf team ended its fall season on October 12 with a second place finish in the Motor City Invitational at Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club, the future site of the 2010 GLIAC Championship next October. The Warriors played in a total of six events, and among the highlights was a first-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional at HawksHead in mid-September. Wayne State also placed third at the GLIAC Championship. Sophomore Aaron Peterson (Ann Arbor, Mich.) emerged as one of WSU’s top players of the fall, earning medalist honors at the Motor City Invitational and leading the Warriors with an 18-hole overall scoring average of 73.27 in 11 rounds. Seniors Joe Juszczyk (Dearborn Heights, Mich.) and Chad Johnson (Plymouth, Mich.) continued their solid play, as both finished in the top 15 at the GLIAC Tournament. Redshirt sophomore Eric Johnson (Marquette, Mich.) returned after missing the 2008-09 season due to an injury, averaging 74.33 per round and finishing in a tie for second at the conference tournament. Wayne State’s spring season will commence in March 2010. The schedule includes two more Great Lakes Regionals and, should Wayne State qualify for the fourth straight season, the NCAA Super Regional on May 3-5 at a site to be determined.
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Women’s Tennis Boasts Three All-GLIAC Players
Kristina Goranskaya
After compiling a record of 8-5 in the fall and finishing in fourth place at the GLIAC Tournament, the Wayne State women’s tennis team was tabbed by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as the 48th best team in Division II and the fifth best team in the Midwest region heading into the spring season. Junior Sharon Gill (Windsor, Ont.) and sophomore Kristina Goranskaya (Thornhill, Ont.) were First Team All-GLIAC performers while junior Jennifer Bradford (Detroit, Mich.) was selected as an AllGLIAC Honorable Mention recipient. Gill, who is ranked third in the Midwest and 48th in Division II by the ITA, played No. 1 singles and finished the fall with a record of 13-3. In doubles play, Gill and Milena Vuksanovic (Pancevo, Serbia) won the ITA Midwest Regional Championship in September which led to a schoolrecord seventh place showing at the ITA Championships in October. There was no sophomore slump for Goranskaya who went 11-4 in the fall as Wayne State’s No. 2 singles competitor. Goranskaya was just as dominant in doubles play where she teamed with junior McCall Monte (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.) for an 11-3 record. Goranskaya will enter the spring ranked 14th in the Midwest by the ITA. Bradford helped anchor the back end of WSU’s singles lineup with a 9-4 record in the No. 5 and No. 6 flights. She and junior Debora Correa (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) went 8-4 as WSU’s third doubles pairing.
Basketball / Swimming Previews
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Basketball Teams Seek Return To Postseason Play The Wayne State men’s basketball team headed into the 2009-10 season confident that it would be able to capture WSU’s first winning record since 2004-05. The Warriors returned seven players from a team that won its final four regular-season games and lost seven games by five points or less. With 76 games to his credit, senior guard Larry Edwards (Benton Harbor, Mich.) brings a defensive grittiness that earned him a spot on the 2008-09 GLIAC South Division All-Defensive Team. Edwards also ran the offense efficiently, posting the third-best assist-toturnover ratio in the conference. After two years at Lakeland CC, senior guard Bryan Wright (Warren, Ohio) scored a team-best 14.1 points per game for WSU last season, 10th-most in the GLIAC, and earned Second Team All-GLIAC South Division honors. Despite missing the first nine games of last season, junior guard Bryan Smothers (Pontiac, Mich.) provided an offensive spark in the final 18 games, scoring 10 or more points nine times and finishing the year averaging 10.4 points per game. Senior forward Bryan Edwards (Ypsilanti, Mich.), one of two Warriors in 2008-09 to play all 27 games, ended his season shooting 47 percent from the field and averaging 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Wayne State’s top returning rebounder is junior Jerry Oden (Detroit, Mich.), who started 18 games and finished fourth on the team in scoring (10.3 ppg) and second in rebounding (5.7 rpg). Junior and Long Island transfer Ike Udanoh (Detroit, Mich.) will also be in the mix to give the Warriors with an inside presence. Among the highlights early in the 2009-10 season was a double-overtime victory over top-ranked Bellarmine on Nov. Larry Edwards 21 at the Matthaei. GLIAC play began Thursday, Dec. 3 at Michigan Tech and will continue through Feb. 27 when WSU travels to Ferris State to close out the season. The women’s basketball team will look to bounce back from a disappointing season a year ago and qualify for the GLIAC tournament for the eighth time in 10 seasons under head coach Gloria Bradley. Senior guard Brooke Bowers (Delphos, Ohio), Wayne State’s only returning starter and most experienced player, led WSU in scoring last season (11.9 points per game) and 2.0 steals a game, fourth-most in the GLIAC. She also reached top-10 marks in the GLIAC with 50 threepointers made (seventh) and 33 minutes per game (10th). Junior guard Chelsea Kouri (Clarkston, Mich.) played in all 27 games a year ago providing a spark off the bench with a team-high 32.9 three-point shooting percentage. Among the 10 newcomers is Deanna Crumpton (Kentwood, Mich.), one of four forwards on the team. She averaged a double-double (14 ppg, 10 rpg) in her senior season at East Kentwood, earning Detroit Free Press Class A Fifth Team All-State honors and Advance All-Area East recognition while also being ranked 36th in the state by the Michigan Girls Basketball Report. Forward Chelsea Davis (Canton, Mich.) brings some much needed height to the WSU frontcourt. At 6’0” tall, Davis played her way onto the Detroit News All-West First Team as a senior as she led Plymouth Salem to a conference championship. The Warriors have 10 teams on their schedule which finished last year with a winning record, including five which won at least 20 games with four of those teams reaching the 2009 NCAA DII Tournament. Brooke Bowers
Swimming & Diving Prepares For GLIAC and NCAA Championships The WSU swimming and diving programs reached unprecedented heights in 2008-09, as both teams finished second at the NCAA Championships, one month after the Warrior men’s team claimed its fifth conference title in seven years while the women finished second at the GLIAC Championships. Among the 16 returning letterwinners on the men’s side are seniors Cauli Bedran Cauli Bedran (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), a 17-time All-American and two-time 2009 conference relay champion, and Justin Shields (Chesterfield, Mich.), who also joined three All-America relays and two GLIAC championship relays last season. Senior diver Cayce Bolt (Warren, Mich.) has won five conference titles. Sophomore Matthew Laschuk (Tecumseh, Ont.) made an impact last season with two GLIAC titles and three All-America accolades. Classmate Jimmy Lee (Windsor, Ont.) was a four-time All-American in 2009 and placed in the top eight in three events at the conference meet. Two swimmers going into their senior seasons have coincided with the recent success of the women’s team – Elaina Hogle (Kentwood, Mich.) and Ashley St. Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich.). Hogle has collected 21 All-America awards in her career (seven Elaina Hogle each season) and is an 11-time GLIAC champion in addition to the two-year defending GLIAC Women’s Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year. St. Andrew, the first national champion in the history of the WSU women’s program, has 19 All-America honors as well as nine GLIAC titles. Another national champion swimmer last season was Courtney Roberts (Milan, Mich.), who in her first season as a Warrior contributed to three conference titles last February. Junior diver Cassie Chetosky (Shelby Twp., Mich.) has competed at nationals the last two years and is the defending GLIAC champion on the three-meter board. The Warriors have a home dual meet Jan. 9 against Grand Valley State one month before hosting the 2010 GLIAC Championships at the Matthaei.
Club 35
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Club 35 Celebrates More Than Just a Number By Karl Henkel
block that got women’s athletics where it is today.” Indeed, it doesn’t matter how big of an impact each of the 984 female student-athletes had during their careers. Each and every name appears on the promotional poster the club. So far, the message has come across. The club has attracted the attention of many alumni student-athletes such as Ann LaPointe (McMaster), a former softball player from 1979-1982. “I’d have to say, without athletics back in the 1970s,” LaPointe said. “I wouldn’t be where I’m at today.” Today, LaPointe is the principal at Woodhaven High School and said the idea of Club 35 is a critical aspect to continued success for Wayne State. “I really think it’s important to carry on that tradition,” LaPointe said. “Wayne State’s not only a great college to go to, but it’s a college with community-based bonds.” Meanwhile, Jordan Sinclair, a softball student-athlete from 2002-2006, said the club, which has already brought together student-athletes of many different eras, has also brought out the sharing of fond memories. “My freshman year, we came in with nine freshmen,” Sinclair Wayne State held its Club 35 Kickoff Event at Black Finn in Royal Oak on Sept. 23. described, “and went to the final eight [College World Series] in the country. It was the first time we [Wayne State] had those coincidences,” Fournier said. “I thought it was ever done that.” more important [that] coming off what we had done for It was the greatest single season in WSU softball the 90 years of athletics ... This gives [women’s athletics] history. Fitting that memory was brought up in the its own special recognition.” context of women’s athletics; there may not be anyone And so Fournier, Sports Information Director and more symbolic of Tartar-Warrior history than Gary Bryce, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations Jeff who has coached the softball team since 1982. Weiss and Graduate Assistant Lisa Seymour created By far the most talked about memory, though, was Club 35, which was designed to collaborate the studentthat of Dacia Schileru, the first woman to participate in athletes of today with their predecessors to honor the an NCAA championship competition in 1973. Schileru, a past and present of the program. diver, not only paved the way for future women student“We came up with the idea for Club 35 around the athletes, she did so against men, and did it in Wayne idea that every single woman, no matter if she was an State’s own backyard. All-American (or) on the team for one season,” said “The thing that really resonated with me was when Seymour, who also was a softball student-athlete at the NCAA did the 100-year celebration,” Fournier said. WSU from 2006-2009, “she played a part in making “They were picking out those 25 defining moments that women’s athletics what it is today.” made up the NCAA. The group wanted a powerful message, one that “To see that we were one of those 25 defining today is ironic given the successes of women’s athletics moments. Everybody who’s ever been a female studentat WSU: athlete has a connection to that moment. You think about “35 years ago some people might have said: ‘She that: all the Big Ten Schools, all the PAC Ten schools, all throws like a girl. She runs like a girl. She jumps like the Atlantic Coast Conference schools … lo and behold a girl.’ it was the city school in Detroit that provided that first “But today they just say, ‘She’s an All-American.’” opportunity for women.” The symbolism of the statement is more than just that. The club, which started with a kickoff event in late In fact, in the 35 years of women’s athletics, Wayne State September, will feature a variety of alumni events to be has 109 All-Americans to go along with 35 conference held throughout the 2009-10 athletic season. Many will championships and four National Championships. coincide with key home games, such as the swimming “Part of the premise behind it [the slogan] is it doesn’t meet against Grand Valley State Jan. 9. matter if you were the last person on the bench or an And to truly give back to as many former studentAll-American,” Fournier said, “you were part of a building athletes as possible, the club has decided to hold one of There are anniversaries celebrated in name only, and then there are anniversaries such as Club 35, the dedication to three-and-a-half decades of Wayne State women’s athletics, that have true significance. The idea for Club 35 actually had nothing to do with an anniversary. Originally, Director of Athletics Rob Fournier simply wanted to find a way to honor women’s athletics. After tracing the history back 35 years — that at the time consisted of volleyball and basketball — it all came together. “The numerical part, it just happened to be one of
its events — for women’s basketball — at the Michigan State Hall of Fame Café, when the Warriors take on the Spartans in an exhibition match. “We’re having a ‘35’ event out that way to capture some of the alumni that live out there,” Seymour said. Another event is women’s hockey alumni night in late January, when Club 35 will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the program. Lastly, the schedule culminates with softball’s final home game of the season against Grand Valley State, where the club will unveil its tribute statue, complete with engravings of all members as well as the Club 35 logo. Throughout the next few months, the club will recognize those accomplishments of the Wayne State program and look forward to even greater successes down the road. For Fournier, Club 35 has already told the many stories of the 30-plus years of women’s athletics, and that’s exactly the way he wanted the club to work. “I think the more you tell a story, the more people feel a part of it,” he said. “The reaction to the poster; The fact that every single student-athlete, present as well as past, is listed on that has kind of resonated with that audience.”
Club 35 Events Sept. 20, 2009 Softball Alumni Game Sept. 23, 2009 Club 35 Kickoff Event Black Finn in Royal Oak Oct. 23, 2009 Volleyball vs. Northwood Alumni Event Nov. 5, 2009 Women’s Basketball at Michigan State Spartan Hall of Fame Cafe Jan. 9, 2010 Swimming & Diving vs. Grand Valley State Jan. 21, 2010 Women’s Basketball vs. Ferris State Alumni Event Jan. 29, 2010 Women’s Hockey vs. Syracuse Alumni Night/10th Anniversary Celebration April 24, 2010 Softball vs. Grand Valley State Club 35 Dedication May 21, 2010 Tennis Alumni Reunion
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As we embrace 35 years of women’s athletics at Wayne State, it is an opportunity to celebrate and tell the unique story of women’s athletics. It is a chance to tell the story first-hand and to “fill-in-the-blanks” for future generations of student-athletes. As I reflect back on my experiences I have a deeper appreciation for my opportunities because of those who came before me. The history of women’s athletics at WSU albeit shorter than our male counterparts has a unique and inspiring history that makes me even more mindful of the past. That history has been recognized by the NCAA in their centennial celebration with the inclusion of WSU as one of the twenty-five (25) defining moments in the 100-year history of the NCAA. It is a legacy we all share. In April, we will dedicate a sculpture commemorating this milestone, which will be prominently displayed in the front of the Matthaei facility. In the years following, one day each year will be designated to celebrate and recognize women’s athletics. Your gift of $135 will be recognized with your name permanently displayed on the statue. You will also receive a Club 35 commemorative poster that has the names of all of the former female student athletes on it. We hope it is a time to reminisce, but also to look forward. To acknowledge our beginning, but that there is still more that can be done. To learn from those simple lessons of our predecessors, so that future female student-athletes at the University will benefit. To not forget that what we are today is a direct result of those who were student-athletes before us. We need your support of women’s athletics to help move us forward. We ask for your continued involvement in the success of women’s athletics by making a gift today and helping us to reach our goal for this campaign and beyond. Please join me in making an investment in our outstanding female student athletes and the future of our programs. Sincerely, Lisa Seymour Softball 2005-2009 Chair – Club 35
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35 years ago some people might have said: “She throws like a girl.” “She runs like a girl.” “She jumps like a girl.” But today they just say “She’s an All-American.”
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Women’s Athletics Intertwined Through The Years By Karl Henkel
2009 represented a monumental year in the history of Bryce doesn’t attribute the great success of the Snyder also noted that the people around the program Wayne State women’s athletics. women’s athletic program to just facilities, but rather the are one reason she’s stuck around so long. Ashley St. Andrew, then a junior on the swimming people involved. “What [has] kept me here is the “down to Earth and diving team, became the first Wayne State female “We’ve had some really good coaches and they’ve attitude” that most of the students have,” she said. “I love swimmer to win an individual national title. She won both been highly successful,” he said. “And when you’re being around the type of student the 1000 and 500 freestyle events at last year’s NCAA successful, that brings good things.” Wayne State attracts. Championship. There aren’t many more coaches that know success “They are hard-working, motivated and It was also the third and fourth National Championships better than Bryce, who won his 900th game last season. unpretentious.” by a female student-athlete all-time. In 2003, he also led Wayne State to its first ever College There are fair shares of former student-athletes “It was pretty exciting,” St. Andrew said. continuing their legacies at Wayne State. “[And] definitely the best moment of my life.” Some, though, like former tennis player Sylvia St. Andrew’s accomplishment, however, Kazaleh, are simply appreciative of the few also brings back memories of one of the most years they spent at WSU. significant moments in not just Wayne State, Kazaleh played from 1974-77, which but NCAA history. included her senior season, when the team If it wasn’t for Dacia Schileru, a diver at ran the table in the GLIAC, compiling a 12-0 Wayne State back in the early 1970s, women’s record. athletics may not be where it is today. Though she admittedly hasn’t kept up with At the time, women did not compete with the program on a frequent basis (Kazaleh men, but Schileru, with the help of coach resides out of state), she did praise the Pete Roberts, successfully fought a battle program for the chance to play four years of and competed at the 1973 College Division collegiate athletics. Swimming and Diving Championships. “I always looked at it as we had a lot of “At that time we didn’t have a women’s opportunities,” she said. “I always liked the team,” Roberts said. “She had lots of talent camaraderie.” and I called most of the coaches and asked Kazaleh’s experiences have some if she could dive and they didn’t have any similarities of the student-athletes of today, but problem [with that]. the program today is also a lot different. “She placed 13th at the time, and the top 12 With the turn of the 21st century, Wayne were All-Americans,” he said. “She probably State started a Division I women’s hockey was better than five of the top 12 finishers, I program, which is still the only one of its kind just think some politics started playing into the in the state of Michigan. It achieved its highest game when they saw how good she was.” national ranking ever last season. Swimming That event, which coincidentally Wayne and diving has continued its climb up the State hosted, represented a timestamp in both NCAA rankings and softball won 40 games in WSU and NCAA history. In fact, in 2006, the 2009 for the third time in Bryce’s tenure. The NCAA came out with a list of the “25 Defining list goes on and on. Moments in NCAA History.” It’s fitting that an athletic accomplishment Schileru’s milestone made the list, right such as St. Andrew’s and the women’s alongside other considerable women’s athletic swimming and diving team — which finished Former WSU diver Dacia Schileru was a pioneer for collegiate moments, such as Tennessee coach Pat second in the NCAA, it’s highest placement women’s athletics, not only at Wayne State but throughout the NCAA. Summitt’s 2005 NCAA Tournament victory ever — came in the same year as Wayne that made her the all-time winningest coach in State’s 35th anniversary of women’s athletics. NCAA history and the 75th Annual NCAA Convention in World Series appearance. Although the program is much more advanced than it 1981, which adopted a plan to include women’s athletics Even his assistant of 27 years — Pat Kent, a former was in the past, it was because of the past that the future and services under the NCAA structure. All-American and four-year letterwinner at Wayne State has been so bright. That resonates with Fournier, who While Schileru and St. Andrew’s moments represent — has maintained her post. said the present is connected to the past. both ends of the spectrum in WSU history, there have But Bryce and Kent aren’t the only active coaches “Your athletic department is as much about the people been many accomplishments and memories along the who have hung around. Sheila Snyder, the women’s participating today as the people in the past,” he said. way. tennis coach, is currently in her 21st season. As Wayne State women’s athletics moves past the One person who has seen many of those is softball Snyder also played tennis — and basketball, no less first 35 years, those future student-athletes will be coach Gary Bryce, who is set to begin his 29th season — in the mid-80s, earning four letters in each sport. able to trace back success such as St. Andrew’s, the at the helm in the spring of 2010. Bryce also coached She too has noticed the drastic differences in way today’s student-athletes can look back at Shileru’s women’s basketball from 1984-92. women’s athletics since her playing days. monumental accomplishment. “When I came to Wayne State, they had a backstop “What has changed the most is the cosmetic “The people of the past are the unified trade,” Fournier and a slanted softball diamond [that was] hardly taken appearance of the Matthaei,” she said. “There’s said. “They can appreciate what it’s like to be a studentcare of,” Bryce said. “You can just see the facilities more scholarship money and more athletes living on athlete and some of the trials, some of the tests, and women have now compared to when I came.” campus.” tribulations they had to go through.”
Athletics News and Notes Hall of Fame Class of 2010 Announced
Historic St. Andrew’s will be the site of the 2010 Wayne State University Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon this February.
The Wayne State University Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome five new members on Feb. 20, WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier has announced. The 2010 class will be inducted during a luncheon at Historic St. Andrew’s on the WSU campus in Detroit. “These honorees have had a great impact on the success and achievement of Wayne State athletics,” said Fournier. “Their impact is not only significant for their respective sport programs but across the community and they have elevated the perception of an already rich past.” The class of 2010 includes football player Craig Duppong, cross country runner Nick Allen, men’s hockey forward Dustin Kingston, women’s basketball standout Jodi Young and Honor Award recipient Mitch Ritter. The WSU Athletic Hall of Fame membership will increase to 197 with the inductions this February. The official induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Historic St. Andrews on the WSU campus. The reception begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch served at noon and the program starting shortly thereafter. In addition, the class will be introduced at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Tiffin. Tickets for the luncheon can be purchased at the Matthaei for $35 and advance reservations are required. The public is invited to attend the induction luncheon.
GLIAC Swim Championships Coming To WSU Wayne State will serve as the host institution for the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, scheduled for Feb. 10-13 at the Matthaei Aquatic Center. The meet will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m. Each of the three subsequent days of competition will feature preliminary heats at 10:30 a.m. followed by the finals at 6:00 p.m. WSU last hosted the GLIAC Championships in 2005, when the Warrior women’s team finished third and the men’s team placed second, sweeping the conference postseason awards. David Lutz was named Swimmer of the Year, A.J. Erard was the Freshman of the Year, and Sean Peters earned his fourth of six consecutive Coach of the Year honors. Ticket information for the 2010 GLIAC Championships will be announced on wsuathletics.com in the coming weeks.
WARRIOR WITHIN WSU To Host CHA Tournament In March The College Hockey America women’s tournament returns to Detroit this March, as Wayne State University will host its four league rivals - Mercyhurst College, Niagara University, Robert Morris University, and Syracuse University - at the City Sports Center. The tournament will begin with a quarterfinal game between the No. 4 and 5 seeds on Thursday, March 4 at 3:00 p.m. The CHA Awards Banquet will be held Thursday evening, where the All-College Hockey America recipients will be announced. Semifinal games will take place on Friday, March 5, and the championship contest will be played on Saturday, March 6 at 5:00 p.m. This will be the third occasion that Wayne State has hosted the CHA tournament. The City Sports Center housed the 2003 event, while WSU hosted both the CHA men’s and women’s tournaments in a joint effort at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Wayne State and Mercyhurst have faced each other in each of the last two Coliseum in 2006. CHA tournament championship games. The Warriors advanced to the championship game in each of the last two tournaments before falling to Mercyhurst, which has won seven consecutive conference tournament titles. Ticket information for the tournament will be made available in the coming weeks on wsuathletics.com and chawomenshockey.com.
WSU Honors Spring 2009 Letterwinners The Wayne State Department of Athletics hosted the Spring 2009 First Year Letterwinners Reception on Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the WSU Athletics Hall of Fame Exhibit at the Matthaei Center. Athletic director Rob Fournier and tennis alum Sanford Simons (1967-69) addressed the student-athletes who were receiving their first varsity letter at Wayne State. Head coaches Ryan Kelley, Mike Horn, Gary Bryce and Bryan Morrow, along with associate athletic director Jason Clark, were also on hand to present the varsity jackets to the letterwinners. BASEBALL Jamie Bailey Andrew Ciennik Paul LaMantia Phil Swanson Alex Trojan Kyle Vesey Josh Wedesky GOLF Steve Cuzzort Chad Johnson Hagan Risner
SOFTBALL Alison Allen Sam Cain Casey Hanes Becca Ryan Rebecca Stanley Kristina Susalla Dani Williams
MEN’S TENNIS Roberto Gomez Bertrand Moulin Will Nolan Michael Savalle Peter Spina WOMEN’S TENNIS Kristina Goranskaya Medha Jha
Facility Updates / New Staff
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NEW STAFF Preliminary plans are in place to construct a new multi-purpose indoor facility over the old tennis courts adjacent to the baseball field. Wayne State is also planning to erect an outdoor ice rink comparable to that of Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit.
New bleachers and chairback seats are being installed in the upper level of the natatorium at the Matthaei in preparation for the 2010 GLIAC Championships on Feb. 10-13.
In conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Wayne State women’s ice hockey program in 2009-10, a new mural will be displayed at City Ice Arena, depicting some of the top student-athletes from the past 10 years of Warrior hockey.
Room 127 at the Matthaei, which includes the tennis and intramural offices, will undergo a renovation to create more efficient workspace for coaches and graduate students.
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Natalie Herter joined the Wayne State athletic training staff in August 2009 as an assistant athletic trainer. She completed her master’s degree in kinesiology from Michigan State University in 2009, after receiving her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Grand Valley State University in 2007. Herter completed her thesis on “The Effect of Ankle Support on Balance Using the BESS (Balance Error Score System) Test.” While in graduate school, she served as the athletic trainer for the MSU cross country and track and field teams her first year and at Lansing Community College in her second year. A 2003 graduate of Hartland High School, Herter’s sport responsibilities at WSU will include volleyball and softball.
Amanda Riesterer joined the Wayne State athletic training staff in August after spending the previous year at the University of Charleston in West Virginia. While at UC, she taught several ATEP courses and provided medical coverage to the softball team. Her sport responsibilities at WSU will include women’s ice hockey, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Riesterer earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Central Michigan in 2003, and a master’s degree in kinesiology from Michigan State in 2008. Her master’s thesis was titled “Investigating the Utility of Protective Soccer Headbands in Preserving Neurocognitive Function Following an Acute Bout of Soccer Heading.” In between her two degrees, she worked in the Metro Detroit area providing services in the clinic, personal training, and outreach to local high schools. She is a native of Roseville, and resides with her pet chinchilla named Vinny.
Brandon Spickler was named WSU’s assistant strength and conditioning coach in September. He joined the Warrior staff after spending two years at Kent State University earning a master’s degree in nutrition. Spickler earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from The Ohio State University in 2007. The Boardman, Ohio, native become a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the national strength and conditioning association (NSCA) in 2007.
Jack Cotton John “Jack” Cotton, a 1981 Wayne State University Athletic Hall of Fame inductee passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8. “This is a sad day for Wayne State,” said Director of Athletics Rob Fournier. “We have lost one of our greatest ambassadors, an ardent advocate for WSU athletics, and from a personal perspective, a great friend. Jack was the consummate gentleman, a person for the ages who never forgot those time-honored qualities like respect, dignity and selflessness. My deepest sympathy goes out to Lois and their family.” Cotton received a freshman jersey and numeral in football in 1941 and a freshman award in track in 1942. He was a three-time football letterman from 1942-1946. Cotton played 60-minute guard for the Tartars and was the team’s co-captain in 1946. In 1945 he was selected to the Michigan State AllOpponent Team. His collegiate career was interrupted for war duty in 1943. He spent two years in the service where he was awarded two Purple Hearts, one while wounded in Saipan, the other while wounded in Okinawa.
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John K. Cotton 1923-2009 In 1945, he returned for his senior season of competition. Following graduation, Cotton served as WSU varsity line coach from 1947-1956. He was the varsity assistant coach and freshman head coach for the Tartar basketball team in 1956 which reached the “Sweet Sixteen” of the NCAA tournament before falling to Kentucky.
He twice served as an assistant Football Coach (1947-48 & 1951-55). He also was the Freshman Football Coach in 1949-50. Cotton received three degrees from Wayne – bachelor’s in 1948, Master’s in 1953 & Education Specialists Certificate in 1966. He later served as Athletic Director for the Farmington Public School System. Cotton was a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association and was elected Vice-President of the MHSAA in 1970, the first athletic director to be elected to the post. In 1975, he was named “Athletic Director of the Year.” Cotton was inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 1976. An avid supporter of Wayne State University athletics, Jack and his wife, Lois, have a football team meeting room named in their honor. A memorial service was held on Thursday, Nov. 12, at First Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Mich.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Wayne State University Athletic Department. You may make your gift online at wsuathletics.com, or by sending a check made out to: WSU Athletics Attn: Director of Development 5101 John C Lodge 101 Matthaei Detroit, MI 48202
Jack Cotton, a WSU Athletic Hall of Famer and avid supporter of the Warriors, received a game ball in October 2008 from head coach Paul Winters and WSU President Jay Noren.
Be sure to indicate that your gift is in memory of John K. Cotton
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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 August 1, 2008 and November 30, 2009. There are numerous financial opportunities to make a difference in the exciting and promising futures of Wayne State’s student-athletes and athletic programs. Please see the inside back cover of this magazine for gift-giving clubs and the benefits associated with supporting athletics. For more information, please call the Athletic Department at 313-577-4282. All-American Club ($5,000+)
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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 President’s Bill Prew Charlie Primas Nicholas & Mary P’Sachos Yuri Rabinovich Dr. Thomas W. Roberts Ryan Scratch Les Seppala George B. Sherman Patricia D. Smith Jeann 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
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Joique Bell
WARRIOR WITHIN Star RB one of best ever at Wayne State Jo-Ann Barnas / Detroit Free Press ORIGINALLY PRINTED OCT. 4, 2009
Some of the most interesting sidelights of Wayne State running back Joique Bell’s life these days can be found dangling from a pair of lanyards around his neck. Begin with the borrowed iPod he was listening to the other day (Bell doesn’t own one) while pedaling five blocks to football practice because the transmission died in his 15-year-old Lexus. He recently inherited the car and its 150,000 miles from his sister, Ambie. The lanyards also hold a jangle of keys, including one for his off-season job as a student cadet for Wayne State’s campus police -- that is, when Bell, a criminal justice major who graduates in December, isn’t hitting the books or adding to the 5,534 yards he has compiled in four seasons as the Warriors’ all-time leading rusher. Coach Paul Winters and Bell’s teammates rave about his extraordinary vision on the football field. But the attribute also has come in handy off the field. The summer before his junior year, Bell -- dressed in his two-tone cadet uniform (“I look like a mailman,” he says) -- spotted a man attempting to shoplift $60 worth of magazines from a campus bookstore. Bell alerted police on his radio, and when the suspect bolted, the running back stayed on his heels until help arrived. Though Bell admits it would have made for a better story, there was no dramatic tackling of alleged perpetrator. “Can’t confront,” said Bell, who’s called “Super Cop” by his teammates. “I can only be the eyes and ears” for the department. When it comes to wearing his other uniform -- the green and gold of WSU football -- superlatives also abound. In the six seasons since Winters has taken over, the program has gone from lowly (13th in the GLIAC in 2004) to highly competitive. At 4-1, Wayne State is ranked 22nd in this week’s national poll by the American Football Coaches Association, thanks largely to Bell’s running The Warriors head into Saturday’s homecoming game against Ashland with a chance to go 5-1 for the first time since 1976. Kickoff is at noon at Adams Field/WSU Stadium. In last week’s 38-8 victory over Tiffin, Bell had 35 carries for 175 yards and two touchdowns. He also set another school mark and crept up a couple more lists. Bell became WSU’s all-time leader in career rushing attempts with 1,009 and moved into second place in total offensive plays with 1,023. Hall of Fame quarterback Ed Skowneski (1972-75) has the school record with 1,036. Bell’s 5,534 career rushing yards place him 17th on the all-time NCAA Division II list. He’s also 12th in Division II career scoring with 444 points. “Joique (pronounced joyk) has great vision, foot quickness, balance and, as a runner, strength,” Winters said. “He has the unique ability to anticipate when a hole is going to open up.” A three-sport star at Benton Harbor High, Bell was passed over by Division I schools, he believes, because he played quarterback instead of running back his senior year. Winters, though, saw nothing but positives when he recruited Bell. Five years later -- Bell was redshirted his freshman year -- all the 6-foot, 223-pounder has done is become the mainstay of the program. WSU also has become a destination for NFL scouts because of him. During games, they’ve probably noticed a tradition: After touchdowns, the running back personally congratulates the offensive linemen and fetches them water. The players will tip their heads back like baby birds, and Bell will go down the bench, squeezing water into their mouths. “To get credit from him, it makes me feel so good,” said senior right tackle Ryan Jonik, who played at Canton High. “Last year, he took the whole line out for Mongolian barbecue in Dearborn. We have something special here in Joique, but he wants to give the credit to all of us.” Bell said: “As a running back, I know how it feels to get complimented. I want to pass it along.” REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE DETROIT FREE PRESS
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JOIQUE BELL -- BY THE NUMBERS
First Team All-GLIAC selections Players in D-II history with two 2,000-yard rushing seasons GLIAC record for TDs in a game (achieved twice in 2009) Points per game in 2009 (led all of NCAA) Touchdowns in 2009 (29 rush, 3 receive, 1 pass) Career touchdowns (88 rush, 8 receive, 4 pass)
152.91 189.45 217.45 576 6,728 8,055
Career rushing yards per game (11th in D-II, 25th in NCAA) Rushing yards per game in 2009 (led all of NCAA) All-purpose yards per game in 2009 (led all of NCAA) Career points (4th in D-II, 5th in NCAA) Career rushing yards (6th in D-II, 8th in NCAA) Career all-purpose yards (4th in D-II, 9th in NCAA)
Joique Bell
WARRIOR WITHIN
Wayne State RB Joique Bell looks to make transition to NFL Sundays David Goricki / The Detroit News ORIGINALLY PRINTED OCT. 12, 2009
Joique Bell made the catch over the middle of the field near the 30-yard line, bounced off a defender and broke two more tackles on the way to a 45-yard touchdown. It was not just any touchdown. Bell’s score was his sixth touchdown of the game, came with less than a minute remaining and enabled Wayne State to rally from a 13-point halftime deficit to upset No. 18 Ashland, 47-40, on Oct. 3 at Adams Field. Bell got down on one knee in the end zone and pointed to the heavens to dedicate the play to his brother-in-law, who passed away in March. “That was for him,” Bell said of Paul Sorce, an FBI agent who died in an on-duty car accident in Detroit. “I took a knee and pointed to the sky. I think about him quite a bit. “When I first came to Detroit, he was the one who brought me in. He brought me to his house, cooked dinner, taught me about school and football. That’s why I’m majoring in criminal justice. I want to be in the FBI on the S.W.A.T. team.” Sorce was an All-Mid-American Conference second-team wide receiver at Western Michigan in the mid-1980s. He has been an inspiration to Bell since they met, and a reason Bell has a strong desire to succeed in everything he does. Bell’s goal is to be in the FBI, but he also dreams of playing in the NFL. Bell, a physical running back who stands 6-foot and weighs 220 pounds, feels he has what it takes to play on Sunday afternoons in the fall. He has good speed (4.45), runs with power and has outstanding vision. “I have no doubts I can play in the NFL,” said Bell, who ran for 272 yards on 32 carries against Ashland. “I’ve talked to scouts. They don’t talk long. They just watch a lot. I’ve heard where I could be picked, fourth (round) or possibly sixth or seventh. I’m just going to keep playing and see what happens. I plan to keep running until the wheels fall off.” Bell’s wheels were fine his freshman year when he ran for a school-record 2,065 yards. He rushed for 1,427 yards and a school-record 25 touchdowns his sophomore year. Bell’s wheels, in a way, did fall off last year when he suffered foot problems throughout the season, limiting him to 1,152 yards and 12 TDs, but the Warriors enjoyed their best record (8-3) and came up just short of making the Division II playoffs. Bell had surgery last November and is as healthy as he has been since stepping on the Detroit campus. He already has gained 1,270 yards, has a career-high 5.9-yard average, and has scored 18 TDs in seven games. Warriors rewarded Bell, 23, grew up in Benton Harbor, Mich., playing baseball, basketball and football while also running track. He played on the high school’s nationally ranked basketball team (No. 11) with Wilson Chandler, now with the New York Knicks. Bell played four years of varsity baseball, but played just two years of varsity football and rotated between running back and quarterback after guiding his junior-varsity team to an unbeaten season as a quarterback his sophomore year. “Michigan State wanted me as a running back and Michigan as a safety,” Bell said of being recruited. “My grades were good, but my ACT score was low and I had to get a four-point my last semester to be eligible for a scholarship. I guess Michigan State didn’t think I’d get it so they pulled it. I did get the four-point, though. Coach (Paul) Winters said he’d give me a full scholarship no matter what and I decided to take it. And, I’m glad I did. I’m very happy here.” Bell has 5,914 career rushing yards, just 646 behind Adrian Peterson (Division I-AA Georgia Southern, now with the Chicago Bears) for 10th place in all collegiate divisions. Winters, in his sixth year as Wayne State’s head coach, knows Bell has the ability to play in the NFL. Winters was an outstanding running back for Akron in the late ‘70s and was running backs coach at Wisconsin. “I have no doubts,” Winters said. “Put it this way, I coached at Wisconsin when Terrell Fletcher was there, and he played many years in the NFL (1995-2002 with San Diego) and Joique’s a better back. “Joique’s very strong. He has quick feet in the way he changes direction. He has great acceleration and great vision. He anticipates where the hole is. He studies and understands the offense. Has great hand-eye coordination. He’s the total package. “There’s usually something that holds you back, some physical or mental ability that holds you back. But, like I said before, he’s the total package. He can catch and be a third-down guy or block and be the third-down guy. He can carry the ball 30 times and be an every-down back. The NFL scouts come in and say that they don’t know about his burst. They come back and take multiple looks and are more impressed the more they see him. They say he needs to get to the Combine and run a fast time.” Tale of the tape One play should tell the scouts everything there is to know about Bell. Wayne State had just scored a touchdown against Indianapolis and set up for the two-point conversion. The quarterback threw an interception and J.T. Owens grabbed the ball and sprinted downfield for a potential two-point score. Bell, who trailed Owens by 7 yards, caught up with him, going airborne to make a dive for him from the 16, landing at the 10 and then pulling him down 2 yards short of the end zone. “He’s driven to win,” Winters said of a play that helped Wayne State win, 27-23. “We’ve shown that to every scout that comes in. All they can say is ‘Wow!’” Bell said he received numerous compliments on the play. “I got compliments, but I didn’t do that for compliments, I do that to inspire my teammates,” said Bell, whose Wayne State team (5-2, 4-2 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) hosts Ferris State (1-6, 0-6) at noon Saturday. “I know I’m a captain and I have to lead by example. That play gave my team a spark and that’s what I’m supposed to do.” REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE DETROIT NEWS
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Winter Sports Schedules
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Dec. 17
Northern Michigan
5:30 PM
Dec. 17
Northern Michigan 7:30 PM
Dec. 19
Michigan Tech
1:00 PM
Dec. 19
Michigan Tech
3:00 PM
Dec. 29
Madonna
3:00 PM
Jan. 2
Northwood
3:00 PM
Jan. 2
Northwood
1:00 PM
Jan. 7
at Findlay
7:30 PM
Jan. 7
at Findlay
5:30 PM
Jan. 9
at Hillsdale
3:00 PM
Jan. 9
at Hillsdale
1:00 PM
Jan. 14
Saginaw Valley State 7:30 PM
Jan. 14
Saginaw Valley State
5:30 PM
Jan. 16
Lake Superior State
Jan. 16
Lake Superior State
1:00 PM
Jan. 21
Ferris State 7:30 PM
Jan. 21
Ferris State
5:30 PM
Jan. 23
Grand Valley State
3:00 PM
Jan. 23
Grand Valley State
1:00 PM
Jan. 28
at Tiffin
8:00 PM
Jan. 28
at Tiffin
6:00 PM
Jan. 30
at Ashland
3:00 PM
Jan. 30
at Ashland
1:00 PM
Feb. 4
at Saginaw Valley State
8:00 PM
Feb. 4
at Saginaw Valley State
6:00 PM
Feb. 6
at Lake Superior State
3:00 PM
Feb. 6
at Lake Superior State
1:00 PM
Feb. 11
Hillsdale 7:30 PM
Feb. 11
Hillsdale
5:30 PM
Feb. 13
Findlay
Feb. 13
Findlay
1:00 PM
Feb. 18
Ashland 7:30 PM
Feb. 18
Ashland
5:30 PM
Feb. 20
Tiffin
3:00 PM
Feb. 20
Tiffin
1:00 PM
Feb. 25
at Grand Valley State
8:00 PM
Feb. 25
at Grand Valley State
6:00 PM
Feb. 27
at Ferris State
3:00 PM
Feb. 27
at Ferris State
1:00 PM
SWIMMING & DIVING
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Jan. 9
Grand Valley State
1:00 PM
Jan. 8
Vermont 7:00 PM
Jan. 22
at Eastern Michigan
6:00 PM
Jan. 9
Vermont
Jan. 30
WSU Diving Invitational
TBA
Jan. 15
Robert Morris 7:00 PM
Feb. 10-13 GLIAC Championships
10:30 AM
Jan. 16
Robert Morris
2:00 PM
Mar. 10-13 NCAA Championships
10:30 AM
Jan. 22
at Quinnipiac
3:00 PM
Jan. 23
at Quinnipiac
4:00 PM
Jan. 29
Syracuse 7:00 PM
Jan. 30
Syracuse
FENCING
2:00 PM
Women’s Hockey Celebrating 10th Anniversary in 2009-10 The Wayne State University women’s hockey program is celebrating its 10th anniversary during the 2009-10 season. Since this program’s inception, nearly 100 student-athletes have proudly taken the ice representing the green and gold. WSU began sponsoring women’s ice hockey for the 1999-2000 season and remains the only NCAA Division I women’s hockey program in the state of Michigan. In the last 10 years, the Warriors have won over 120 games and reached the top10 of the national rankings. Since joining College Hockey America in 2002-03, student-athletes within the program have accumulated 30 All-CHA honors and 69 CHA All-Academic awards. Head coach Jim Fetter is a three-time CHA Coach of the Year, including in 2007-08 when Wayne State earned a share of its first conference regular-season championship. Events to commemorate this occasion will take place all season long, culminating with a special Alumni Weekend as Wayne State hosts Syracuse on January 29-30 at the City Sports Center in Detroit. The Wayne State Department of Athletics hopes to see many former Warriors all season long during the celebration of 10 years of Wayne State hockey.
2:00 PM
Jan. 17
Detroit Invitational
Feb. 12
Niagara 7:00 PM
Jan. 23
New York University Invitational
Feb. 13
Niagara
2:00 PM
Jan. 30-31 Northwestern Dual Meet
Feb. 19
at Mercyhurst
4:00 PM
Feb. 6-7
Notre Dame Dual Meet
Feb. 20
at Mercyhurst
2:00 PM
Mar. 6-7
Midwest Fencing Conference Championships
Feb. 26
at Robert Morris
7:00 PM
Mar. 13-14 NCAA Midwest Regional
Feb. 27
at Robert Morris
7:00 PM
Mar. 25-28 NCAA Championships
Mar. 4-6
CHA Tournament
TBA
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