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The WSU Athletic Department in association with the Ernie Harwell Foundation announced the Harwell Field Project on Thursday, June 6.
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CONNECT WITH THE WARRIORS WARRIOR WITHIN Compiled and edited by the WSU Sports Information Office ROB FOURNIER JEFF WEISS CAMERON WEIDENTHALER ADAM BOUTON LISA SEYMOUR
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FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR The following are Rob Fournier’s remarks during the Harwell Field Announcement on June 6, 2013.
By Rob Fournier Director of Athletics
money to support one of his Broadway plays. Talk about drama. Ultimately, it turned out to be good theatre in the Bronx.
I want to thank everyone for coming this evening for this announcement and especially Mrs. Harwell. I know she has been to a lot of stadiums in her career but hopefully she will come back when we have this project completed. You always have to feel welcome when your name is on the front of the building…and that is what we will do. I also want to thank the members of the foundation (Harwell) who are here tonight -- Dave Winn, Tom Payne and Vikki Fisher who are representing the Harwell Foundation. It’s very nice of each of you to come out and we appreciate your support. I also want to thank my friend, Gary Spicer. Gary and I started on this concept about three years ago and, believe it not, that was three presidents ago at Wayne State. Years earlier President Reid had sent me over a note saying there had been a contribution to the university and that there was an opportunity to acknowledge the gift. And that is how it started. I sent a note to Gary (Spicer) and at the bottom I penned a message that I had an idea I wanted to talk about and to give me a call if he had any interest. Funny, most of the times when I do something like that, especially with departmental staff, I never hear back. But this was different. Gary returned the call almost immediately. He asked what my idea was and I said I would like to build a baseball stadium to honor the Harwells. Sure enough, a day later he showed up in the office and we have now been working on this initiative for nearly three years. Gary (Governor Pollard) said to me, having just come off a presidential search that maybe got announced a little sooner than he would have wanted, how do you keep something like that quiet for three years? The answer -- a committee of two… that is the key. As Governor O’Brien said earlier, we look forward to starting this campaign because we really think it is a testament to one of Detroit’s most endearing couples. And 40, 50 or even 60 years from now when there may not be too many people, who heard directly the broadcasts of Ernie Harwell, every time they walk into this stadium, they will hear about him. You know there is something interesting about the year 1918 in American history. It had great significance, and in many ways, was a watershed year. World War I ended… and it should be noted that I did not actually see that happen. It was also the last year that the Red Sox won a world series in that century. Later that year they traded away a pitcher by the name of George Ruth to the Yankees so the owner would have enough
There were also two somewhat inconspicuous events that happened in 1918 that now seem so coincidentally linked that I think is serendipitous and should be mentioned. On January 19th of that year, Detroit City College played its first athletic event. Of course we know it today as Wayne State. And six days later in Washington, Georgia a young boy was christened, William Ernest Harwell. He had a great career, 52 years as a broadcaster. Some of his professional broadcast jobs included NFL football, the Masters and a memorable first employment with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He worked with the New York Giants, the Baltimore Orioles and then for 42 years the Detroit Tigers. Most of the latter took place not too far from here, right down Trumbull where it intersects with Michigan Avenue. Around here they affectionately referred to it simply as the “corner”, and what is so contradictory about that reference is that everything about the Harwells was just the opposite of being regulated to a corner. They never put you in that position. They were caring, they were compassionate and they were certainly very giving. Their family and friends knew that. And so did a countless number of individuals who benefited from their kindness for which the Harwells expected nothing in return. Ernie Harwell had some great signature lines. That home run call with the emphasis on the “long gone”. The batter “who stood there like a house by the side of the road” when he struck out and my favorite, when that foul ball that fell into the waiting hands of a Tiger fan from a recognized locality. Even that errant popup was a part of Michigan. He described how that foul ball was caught by a certain individual and then he would attribute any number of Michigan villages or towns to the recipient Alpena, Escanaba, Allen Park or Hamtramck. If you listened to the game, you actually thought to yourself that he knew who caught the ball, and because everyone knew Ernie Harwell, it wasn’t that far from believable. That little attribute summed up a larger connection he (and Lulu) made with each of us. He made a connection to our youth, when things were a little bit more innocent. He made a connection to families at that afternoon barbeque when the ball game would be in the background. And he made that connection between fathers and mothers with sons and daughters when we talked about baseball… and things in life beyond a game. You know to broadcast all those years you have to have a pretty good partner -- and Ernie Harwell did. He had some great partners in the broadcast booth – Ray Lane, Paul Carey, George Kell. But of all the partners he had, he only had one perfect match – that was Lulu. It was said that Ernie Harwell had the “Ear of Michigan” but Lulu; well…she had his heart. That’s why this stadium is so important to us. That’s why this tribute is so important to all of us.
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THE BEAT GOES ON FOR WARRIOR SWIMMING & DIVING The Wayne State University swimming and diving teams again competed as one of the elite programs in Division II, as both the men’s and women’s squads finished in the top five at the 2013 NCAA Swimming & Diving National Championships, held in Birmingham, Ala. from March 6-9. The WSU women’s team placed second, finishing as one of the top two teams for the fifth straight
In addition to winning a national title in the onemeter diving event, Kortman finished second in the three-meter diving competition, setting a new 11-dive varsity record score of 515.25. Both Kortman and Sevald each earned First Team AllAmerica honors in both diving competitions. Emily Mitzelfeld and Alex Geddis-McCririe each garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades in both the one-meter and threemeter diving events.
For the men, Kristian Larsen joined Jachowicz in earning seven All-America accolades. Larsen participated in all five relays and placed third in the 200 freestyle and 12th in the 500 freestyle. Lucas Fernandez Vilanova earned five All-America certificates. In addition to swimming on four relays, he finished 10th in the 200 backstroke. Nathan Hesche earned four All-America honors, including swimming on the 400 medley relay team, which was seventh. Kyle Taylor had three All-America accolades, while Calvin Reder earned First Team All-America honors by finishing eighth in the 200 butterfly. All told, the WSU women’s swimming and diving squad accounted for 10 individual First Team AllAmerican accolades along with nine Honorable Mention All-Americans. In terms of relays, all five women’s quartets earned First Team All-America certificates.
Piotr Jachowicz year at the NCAA Championships. The Warriors placed fifth in the men’s standings. Wayne State won five national titles overall and earned several individual accolades over the course of the four-day national meet. A total of 25 WSU student-athletes were bestowed with AllAmerica honors at the championships. Fourteen females and 11 males earned either First Team (first place through eighth) or Honorable Mention (ninth through 16th) All-America accolades. Piotr Jachowicz earned two national titles, winning the 200 Individual Medley and 400 IM and setting new Division II records in both events. Jachowicz, who was named Men’s Swimmer of the Meet, earned seven All-America honors at the championships. He also finished fourth in the 100 breaststroke and fifth in the 200 breaststroke, while also swimming legs on three All-America relay teams. Wayne State divers Paige Kortman and Dylan Szegedi were also crowned as national champions. The pair of national diving titles made it three for the WSU diving program in the past two years, with Carly Sevald winning the threemeter competition at the 2012 championships. Kortman won the one-meter women’s diving competition for her first national championship. She was named Female Diver of the Meet, while diving coach Kelly LaCroix was selected as Women’s Diving Coach of the Meet for the second consecutive year.
The women’s 200 medley relay squad of Sarah Maraskine, Kayla Scott, Alex Malfroid and Ashley Corriveau won a national title on the first day of competition. The Warriors had several other top individual finishers on the women’s side. Carol Azambuja, Corriveau, Maraskine and Scott all each earned five All-America certificates. Azambuja competed on three second-place freestyle relay squads and placed second in the 200 backstroke and ninth in the 50 freestyle. Corriveau, a senior, capped off her WSU swimming career by participating in four First Team All-America relay teams and placing 12th in the 50 freestyle. Maraskine swam with three relay teams and finished third in the 100 backstroke and 16th in the 200 IM. Scott was second in the 100 breaststroke, ninth in the 200 breaststroke and participated on three First Team All-America relay squads. Kristina Novichenko collected four All-America honors. She placed fourth in the 200 butterfly, eighth in the 400 IM, ninth in the 1650 freestyle and swam on the fifth-place 400 medley relay squad. Kei Cze Prentis and Elly Maleski were each three-time All-Americans. Maleski collected a First Team All-America honor in the 100 backstroke, placing eighth.
The Warrior women finished either first or second in four of the five relays, placing second in the 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay. The women’s team also earned fifth in the 400 medley relay. The men’s swimming and diving also accrued 10 individual First Team All-American accolades with Jachowicz garnering four of them. The men’s team totaled seven individual Honorable Mention certificates. In terms of relays, two of the men’s quartets earned First Team All-America honors, with the other three relays garnering Honorable Mention All-America honors.
NATIONAL CONSISTENCY The WSU men’s swimming & diving program has won the GLIAC Championship eight of the last 11 years and finished second the other three seasons. The men have finished in the top eight at the NCAA Championships the past nine seasons. The women’s program has won the GLIAC Championship seven of the past eight seasons and finished first or second at the NCAA Championships the past five seasons.
Szegedi won a national title in the men’s onemeter diving event, winning WSU’s first men’s national diving title in 31 years. He finished third in the three-meter competition. The diving program earned 16 All-American accolades overall. Szegedi and Darrin Driesenga each earned First Team All-America accolades in both diving events, while Jeff Grant and Kevin White each collected Honorable Mention AllAmerica honors in both the one-meter and three-meter competitions.
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Warrior men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs celebrate at the GLIAC Championships.
UNPRECEDENTED - MEN’S & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL APPEAR IN NCAA TOURNAMENT The women’s basketball program had a banner year in 2012-13. The Warriors finished 22-9, which was the most wins since the 1980-81 Tartar team, and the second-most in school history. Head Coach Carrie Lohr led the Warriors to a 17-5 conference mark including a share of the GLIAC North Division regular-season title. It was the first GLIAC title for the WSU women’s basketball program since the 1980-81 season. The 2012-13 GLIAC and BCAM (Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan) Women’s College Coach of the Year, Lohr guided WSU to its first NCAA tournament victory as well as the school’s inaugural appearance in the NCAA Regional Championship game (Sweet Sixteen). The magical run through the NCAA playoffs came to an end on
pointers and free throws. Sickmiller earned the team’s Warrior Award, which is given to the person on the team that represents the WSU Warrior name with great pride, on and off the court. Freshman guard Kristen Long was bestowed the Teammate Award. Earning GLIAC All-Academic Excellence accolades were Talisha Bridges, Juanita Cochran, Amelia Davis and Paige Sickmiller for a cumulative grade-point average above a 3.5. Selected to the GLIAC All-Academic Team (for a cumulative GPA between a 3.0-3.49) were Kayla Bridges, Phaebre Colbert, Imari Redfield, Chloe Srebernak and Lena Thomas. Freshmen and first-year transfers were not eligible for conference all-academic accolades.
wins shy of second-place Hall of Fame coach Joel Mason in overall wins. This was WSU’s third straight year with at least 14 league wins. Senior forward Ian Larkin was voted to the All-GLIAC First Team after earning Second Team All-League honors a year ago. He ranked in the top 10 in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (4th, 46.7 percent), seventh in field goals (129-of-241), total rebounds (144) and rebounds per game (6.5), and 10th in blocked shots (23), points (346) and points per 40 minutes (20.0). Larkin ranked 11th in both field goal percentage (53.5) and points per game (15.7). Junior guard Mike Hollingsworth was tabbed for the ALL-GLIAC First Team. Last year he suffered an injury in WSU’s second conference game and was redshirted a year after being voted to the All-GLIAC South Division First Team (2010-11). He missed four full games this past season due to injury but still ranked 15th in the conference in points per game (14.6) and was 13th in points per 40 minutes (19.0). Hollingsworth was also among the GLIAC leaders in minutes per game (30.7), field goals (96-of-191), field goal percentage (50.3/15th), assist to turnover ratio (1.5) and total points (262). Senior guard Cole Prophet was selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team as well as the All-GLIAC Defensive squad. He ranked second in the league with 93 assists, fifth in assist to turnover ratio (2.6), seventh in steals (36), while playing 36.2 minutes per contest, which ranked third. Prophet was among the GLIAC leaders in points (252) and points per game (11.5) along with three-pointers (26-of-78).
Coach Carrie Lohr completed her second season with WSU in 2012-13 March 18 for the upstart women’s basketball team as a late rally by the eventual national champions, Ashland University (34-1), propelled the host Eagles to a 7263 win over the Warriors. The season started auspiciously for WSU as senior Amelia Davis, who had played over 1,700 minutes in her WSU career, suffered a season-ending injury just two days prior to the regular-season opener. After dropping their first two regularseason contests, the Warriors rattled off four wins in their first five league games with the only setback coming vs. Ashland. Wayne State won the inaugural Waste Management/WSU Holiday Classic with seniors Talisha Bridges, Paige Sickmiller and Deanna Crumpton earning spots on the all-tournament team with Bridges being voted MVP. A few days before the resumption of league play, Sickmiller suffered a seasonending injury forcing coach Lohr and her staff to adjust the rotation yet again. WSU won three of its first five games in January, then put together a nine-game winning streak before dropping a pair of contests by a total of four points. A road win at Lake Superior clinched the North Division co-championship and was followed by a home court playoff win over Ferris State. Despite falling in the GLIAC semifinals, the Warriors received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for only the second time in school history. Wayne State defeated Findlay (63-58) and Wisconsin-Parkside (70-60) before the 72-63 loss at Ashland in front of a crowd of over 2,800. Seniors Juanita Cochran, Phaebre Colbert and Talisha Bridges were all recognized as All-GLIAC performers. Bridges, who transferred to WSU in January 2012, earned both All-GLIAC First Team and GLIAC All-Defensive Team accolades. She became WSU’s first All-GLIAC First Team honoree since Jasmine McCall during the 2007-08 campaign. Colbert and Cochran were voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team. Bridges and Cochran shared the squad’s Most Valuable Player Award. Bridges scored in double figures in 26 of her 31 games played and was voted to the Daktronics All-Midwest Region Second Team. She also earned a spot on the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament team. Her 481 points is the ninthmost in school history, while her 183 field goals made is 12th-best all-time. In addition, Bridges made 110 free throws which is tied-for-fifth highest mark, while her 215 rebounds is tied-for-24th. She also ranks tied-for-18th in a singleseason with 19 blocked shots and 17th in minutes played with 900. Bridges led the squad in points, steals and assists.
The Warrior men’s basketball program had another successful season in 2012-13 claiming a share of the GLIAC regular-season title and advancing to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons. After opening the year with a setback at fourth-ranked Bellarmine, WSU won five consecutive games including a one-point triumph over Lewis University. Wayne State dropped a 82-78 contest to eventual national champion Drury at the Matthaei in mid-December but responded with seven straight victories over the next month including a thrilling four-point overtime win over Findlay in Detroit. Following a double-overtime loss at Ferris State, the Warriors went 2-3 in their next five contests which included an overtime loss at home to Michigan Tech. Three straight victories concluded with an 18-point triumph at Grand Valley. Despite losses in the final two regular-season contests, Wayne State finished in a three-way tie for the GLIAC regular-season title with a 16-6 conference mark. Even though, WSU loss a two-point decision at home in the opening round of the GLIAC tournament, the Warriors strong regular season and strength of schedule earned the squad a berth in the NCAA tournament. Head coach David Greer along with four of his student-athletes were recognized at the 2012-13 GLIAC Awards banquet held in conjunction with the league championship tournament. Greer, who completed his 12th season as the Wayne State bench boss, earned his first GLIAC Coach of the Year award after leading his Warriors to a share of the GLIAC regular-season title, the first for the WSU program since the 1998-99 campaign. The 16 league wins was the most since the 1998-99 Tartar squad also won 16 conference contests. With only two seniors on the squad, Greer’s team finished second in the league in both scoring and fewest turnovers, while ranking fourth in field goal percentage, steals, and opponent field goal percentage. Earlier this season he became WSU’s all-time leader in GLIAC victories and is two
Junior guard Chene Phillips was named to the All-GLIAC Defensive team. He finished sixth in the league with 37 steals, while ranking seventh in assists with 74. Phillips was normally assigned defensively to the opposing squad’s top scorer and helped WSU finish fourth in opponents field goal percentage (42.0), fifht in both points per game allowed (64.2) and opponents three-point percentage (33.6) and fourth in steals (7.4 per game). Larkin was selected to the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) AllMidwest Region Second Team. He led the Warriors in points (371), field goals made (140) and attempted (277), three-point field goal percentage (.425), rebounds (168), rebound average (6.2), defensive rebounds (119) and blocked shots (35). Larkin is only the third player in 95 years of WSU basketball to record over 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocked shots finishing with 1,022 points, 550 rebounds and 115 blocked shots. At the team banquet, Prophet received the team’s Most Valuable Player Award as well as the team’s Leading Assist Award. Coleman was selected as the squad’s Most Improved Player after playing in 26 of 27 contests during the year and averaging 8.1 points per game. Larkin earned the team’s Leading Rebounder Award after grabbing 168 boards and was also given the Coaches Award which goes to the student-athlete that excels in sports and academics. Hollingsworth received the squad’s Leading Scorer Award, while the squad’s Best Defender Award went to Phillips. Junior forward Gerald Williams-Taylor was the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award, which is given to the hardest worker and the best attitude on the team. In mid-June, Larkin was voted as the 2012-13 WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year. A business/management major, Larkin was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) six times with one 4.00 term, while also being named to the Coach’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) the other two semesters.
WARRIOR LEADERSHIP For only the second time in GLIAC history, both the men’s and women’s ‘Coach of the Year’ recipients were from the same school.
Cochran scored in double figures 18 times in earning both GLIAC All-Tournament team and NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament team honors. Cochran shot over 51 percent from the field in averaging 11.8 points per game. She also led the GLIAC in offensive rebounds in league play and finished the campaign averaging 9.8 rebounds per contest. Cochran totaled 44 blocked shots on the season and completed her two-year Warrior career second in both blocked shots (80) and blocked shots average (1.5), and third in field goal percentage (.528 - min. 80 made). Junior Imari Redfield was named as the squad’s Most Improved Player. After averaging 2.0 points per game in 2011-12, her first year with the Green and Gold, Redfield tallied 127 points as a junior improving her on the court performance in nearly every category while shooting a higher percentage in field goals, three-
Coach David Greer has 184 wins in his 13 seasons with WSU
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HARWELL FIELD INITIATIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Wayne State University Department of Athletics in conjunction with the Ernie Harwell Estate and the Ernie Harwell Foundation announced today the establishment of the Harwell Field Project. This project is an outreach effort to build a baseball stadium in recognition of Ernie and Lula “Lulu” Harwell. As a tribute to that long partnership between the famed Tiger broadcaster and his wife Lula “Lulu”, the campaign is to name the field in their shared honor. They were married for 62 years and this endeavor is as much an acknowledgment of his legendary career as it is her work “behind the scenes” to build a marriage for which all of Michigan benefited. “It is exciting to finally unveil this project and have Mrs. Harwell here for this announcement,” stated WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier. “Gary Spicer (longtime friend and lawyer for Mr. Harwell) and I have worked on this initiative for the better part of three years and to now get us to this stage is one more giant step in realizing our dream of a stadium in Detroit named for the Harwell’s that celebrates their legacy, their contribution to Michigan and is a tribute to a marriage that truly embodied the best that we can all applaud.” This lasting testimonial will benefit not only the last college baseball team still active in Detroit but also a resource for countless youth leagues and high schools that use the facility throughout the year. Mr. Harwell’s support of youth baseball was part of his lasting belief in how baseball could enrich communities and change lives. The legacy that the Harwell’s represent to Detroit will be maintained in perpetuity in this stadium. “Baseball’s most enduring announcer” as authenticated by the Guinness Book of Records, Ernie Harwell retired in 2002 after 55 years in the big leagues and broadcasting
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more games than any other announcer. Ernie was the first active broadcaster to be inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Since then, Ernie entered nine more Halls of Fame including the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the American Sportscasters Hall of Fame and The National Radio Hall of Fame. In 1960, Ernie became the “voice” of the Tigers where he called the action on the radio and/or TV for 42 years. Ernie Harwell positively influenced tens of thousands of lives by working with Blue Cross Blue Shield to promote physical fitness, walking and health. He loved people, and never quit in his efforts to inspire individuals to stay fit and active.
increasing level of excellence in the quality of its programs and to enhance the visibility and recognition of the University as a whole. Additionally, the Department of Athletics takes an active role in providing resources for student-athletes, the surrounding community and thousands of youth who love the game. Contributions should be made to Wayne State Athletics/Harwell Field and mailed to the WSU Athletic Department, 5101 John C Lodge, Detroit, MI 48202
Harwell Field will provide grandstands, press box, team clubhouse and a foyer to recognize the achievements and contributions of the Harwells. The current field has many historical baseball remnants significant to Mr. Harwell, including a replica Fenway Park outfield wall, the old Tiger stadium scoreboard and the new stadium will be located adjacent to Brooklyn Street which also happened to be one of his early professional broadcasting stops with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The project will have the amenities of today with a nostalgic acknowledgment of the past in a stadium that will mirror the facade of Ebbets Field. The initiative will be managed through the University’s development unit and is endorsed by the Ernie Harwell Estate and the Ernie Harwell Foundation. All contributions to Harwell Field will be used exclusively for this project which honors one of the Detroit’s most respected couples as well as the broadcaster who brought so much of the vibrancy and spirit of the City to countless Michiganders over an illustrious career. A major mission of the University is to achieve an
Governor O’Brien addresses crowd at Harwell Field Announcement on June 6.
HARWELL FIELD INITIATIVE ANNOUNCEMENT PROJECT OVERVIEW Harwell Field will provide grandstands, press box, team clubhouse and a foyer to recognize the achievements and contributions of the Harwells.
HARWELL FIELD To be constructed on the WSU Athletic Campus. The images on this panel are the proposed architectural drawings for this project, subject to change.
The current field has many historical baseball remnants significant to Mr. Harwell, including a replica Fenway Park outfield wall, the old Tiger stadium scoreboard and the new stadium will be located adjacent to Brooklyn Street which also happened to be one of his early professional broadcasting stops with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The project will have the amenities of today with a nostalgic acknowledgment of the past in a stadium that will mirror the facade of Ebbets Field. The initiative will be managed through the University’s development unit and is endorsed by the Ernie Harwell Estate and the Ernie Harwell Foundation. All contributions to Harwell Field will be used exclusively for this project which honors one of the Detroit’s most respected couples as well as the broadcaster who brought so much of the vibrancy and spirit of the City to countless Michiganders over an illustrious career. A major mission of the University is to achieve an increasing level of excellence in the quality of its programs and to enhance the visibility and recognition of the University as a whole. Additionally, the Department of Athletics takes an active role in providing resources for studentathletes, the surrounding community and thousands of youth who love the game.
GENERAL GIVING When you provide us with your generous support, you become a vital part of this projects success. Donations of any amount will make an impact. This project offers numerous opportunities to become involved. Ways to Donate: 1) Select your amount -- I would like to make a donation in the amount of $__________ to the WSU/Harwell Field project. Checks payable to Wayne State Athletics/Harwell Field. 2) Giving levels with name recognition has been established to assist in selecting how you would like to contribute. Donation Amount $250 $500 $1,000 $2,500 $5,000
Category Name Leadoff RBI Home Run Grand Slam World Series
For more information on each giving level and additional opportunities, please visit wsuathletics. com. 3) Online contributions of any amount can also be made at wsuathletics.com. Name _________________________________ Address _________________________________ City _________________________________ State ________ Zip _____________________ Home phone ______________________________ E-Mail _________________________________ Contributions should be made to Wayne State Athletics/Harwell Field and mailed to the WSU Athletic Department, 5101 John C Lodge, Detroit, MI 48202.
S. Gary Spicer and Lulu Harwell speak to crowd.
Ernie & Lulu Harwell (Sketch by Gabriel Vinas)
The Harwell Foundation will receive notification of all donations.
Artist’s Rendering / Brooklyn Street View
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THREE TEAMS ADVANCE TO NCAA POSTSEASON IN SPRING The Wayne State University men’s golf team completed another successful season under head coach Mike Horn. The Warriors appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive season and ninth in the last 10 years. WSU tied for 11th at the event held at The Club at Strawberry Creek in Kenosha, Wis.
Mike Horn
WSU won four events in 2012-13 beginning with the Tiffin Invitational on Sept. 15-16 at Mohawk Golf Course in Tiffin, Ohio. The Warriors next victory was the GLIAC Fall Event held at HawksHead Golf Course in South Haven, Mich. on Sept. 23-24. WSU won the first Midwest Regional on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at Brighton Dale Links in Kansasville, Wis. and finished the regular season with a win at the GLIAC Spring Invitational on April 2021 at Winding Hollow Golf Course in New Albany, Ohio. Wayne State collected two second-place finishes during the season including at Northern Michigan’s Greywalls Golf Course on Sept. 8-9 and the Motor City Invitational on Oct. 22-23 at the Detroit Golf Course. The men’s golf program swept all three major GLIAC postseason awards and put four student-athletes on the All-GLIAC teams. Head coach Mike Horn collected his fourth GLIAC Coach of the Year honor. He was the 2007 GCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year, and recently concluded his 12th season as the WSU golf coach. Horn guided the 2010-11 squad to a second-place finish at the GLIAC Championship and seventh-place in the NCAA Super Regional.
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson was selected as the GLIAC Golfer of the Year and was a First Team All-GLIAC selection. Tyler LaSerra was named GLIAC Men’s Golf Freshman of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC. Alex LaSerra and Robert Favaro were both named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention squad.
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The Warrior softball team suffered injuries to three key players but still managed to win its second consecutive GLIAC Tournament and advance to the NCAA tournament for the seventh time in eight seasons. The youthful Warriors showed early signs of being a prominent program again in 2013 knocking off both Michigan State and Toledo during the fall. Center fielder Shannon Hilton was lost to an injury in mid-February, and clean-up hitter and top pitcher Lyndsay Butler played in the first six games before being sidelined. In addition, left fielder Shelby Spano suffered a seasonending injury on the spring break trip.
Wayne State University women’s tennis head coach Sheila Snyder concluded her 24th season at the helm with another postseason berth as WSU was selected as the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Midwest Regional tournament. The Warriors have received an invitation for postseason play in seven of the past nine seasons.
Sheila Snyder
Despite the starting the season 2-4 then having nine consecutive games canceled due to weather, WSU compiled a 6-6 record at the Rebel Spring Games event during spring break.
Wayne State finished the regular season with a 19-6 overall record and finished second in the GLIAC regular season standings at 13-1.
After having its first four “North” games postponed, WSU split a pair of home twinbills before recording doubleheader sweeps at Lake Erie and Hillsdale.
Three GLIAC teams qualified for the five-team NCAA Midwest Regional field with Grand Valley earning the No. 3 seed and Northwood nabbing the second seed. WSU sophomore Yahsha Moore and freshman Julia Kamenko were each named to the 2012 All-GLIAC Women’s Tennis Team by the league’s coaches.
Stephanie Foreman
WSU dropped a pair of games to Grand Valley before a road triumph at Walsh. Wayne State would play eight of its final 10 regular-season games in Detroit compiling a 7-1 mark and finished the conference slate with a 14-8 league record. In the opening round of the GLIAC tournament, the sixth-seeded Warriors suffered an extra-inning setback, but bounced back for a 3-1 victory over Tiffin in an elimination contest. Day two of the league tournament saw the Warriors play 24 innings and record three consecutive victories. WSU entered Sunday’s championship round needing to defeat regular-season champion Grand Valley twice. Sophomore hurler Briana Lee became the first pitcher to toss 14 scoreless innings vs. the Lakers in the same day in at least 23 years as the Warriors recorded victories of 1-0 and 5-0 to earn an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. WSU scored just one run each in its two NCAA contests. Nikki Fulton and Logan White each were voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team. Meanwhile, Stephanie Foreman and Mackenzie Boehler were named Honorable Mention All-GLIAC.
In the final release of the season the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) ranked the Warrior women’s squad fifth in the Midwest Region. Drury, the top seed in the region, and Northwood, the second-ranked team, both advanced to the NCAA round of 16. Northwood fell to eventual national champion Armstrong Atlantic while Drury was upended by West Florida. Grand Valley was third in the Midwest and Lewis was fourth rounding out the teams above WSU. Individually, Moore was 11th in singles and teamed with Anne Li Briand for a No. 3 ranking in doubles. Kamenko was ranked 18th in singles. Four members of the team were recognized by the GLIAC for academic success. The pair of Warriors named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team (cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 +) were senior Tanya Joseph and Li Briand. Senior Jessica Kruczek and Moore also received GLIAC All-Academic team (cumulative grade-point average of 3.00-3.49) recognition. On November 16th, the Campbell/ITA Division II Preseason Rankings were announced, revealing the Top 50 teams, Top 50 singles players, and Top 25 doubles teams in NCAA Division II men’s and women’s tennis. The Warriors ranked 43rd overall as a team after a 16-2 fall season that included 14 straight wins including a 5-4 victory over 35th ranked Grand Valley.
COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS Four of WSU’s 12 head coaches earned Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Coach of the Year honors during the recently completed 2012-13 academic year, plus men’s tennis coach Bryan Morrow was the ITA Midwest Region Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. In Kelly LaCroix addition, Warrior diving coach Kelly LaCroix was selected as Women’s Diving Coach of the (National Championship) Meet for the second consecutive year. For only the second time in GLIAC history the men’s and women’s basketball Coach of the Year recipients were from the same school. Men’s coach David Greer was voted the 2012-13 GLIAC Coach of the Year by his peers after leading Wayne State David Greer to a share of the GLIAC regular-season title, the first for the WSU men’s basketball program since the 1998-99 season. He has led Wayne State to 10 GLIAC Tournament appearances including the 2011 playoff championship. The 2013 squad was his fourth to qualify for the NCAA tournament as the Warriors made back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2004 and 2005, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2004, along with earning an automatic bid by winning the 2011 GLIAC Tournament. Greer has a 184-148 overall record with the Warriors and is the fourth-longest tenured head coach in WSU men’s basketball history (tied with Hall of Fame coach David Holmes, 19171929) having just completed his 12th season as the Warriors bench boss. He trails the legendary Joel Mason (1948-1966) by two wins (186-184) for second place all-time at WSU. Mason led the 1956 Tartar squad to an NCAA tournament win over DePaul before a setback to Kentucky. When WSU recorded a 70-59 victory at Michigan Tech on January 17th, Greer became WSU’s all-time leader in GLIAC regular-season victories with his 120th surpassing Ron Hammye’s (1988-2001) mark of 119. Greer’s all-time league record stands at 126-97 for a .565 winning percentage which ranks second among all WSU men’s basketball coaches trailing only Hall of Famer Charlier Parker, who compiled a .729 winning percentage (70-26) from 1982-88. In terms of producing consistent winning squads, the WSU men’s basketball program has a 315-227 record in regularseason league play over the last 31 years for a .581 winning percentage. Carrie Lohr was named the 12th head coach in the history of the Wayne State University women’s basketball program on May 11, 2011. In her inaugural season with the Warriors, Lohr led a young squad Carrie Lohr (only one senior) to 12 victories, the most wins by WSU in four years, and the second-most triumphs in the last eight seasons. She was voted the 2012-13 GLIAC Coach of the Year by her peers after leading Wayne State to a share of the GLIAC North
Division regular-season title, the first for the WSU women’s basketball program since the 1980-81 season. Lohr also guided the Warriors to their first NCAA tournament victory (6358 over Findlay) as well as the school’s inaugural appearance in the NCAA Regional Championship game (Sweet Sixteen). Her 2012-13 squad consisted of three All-GLIAC players (Talisha Bridges on First Team, Juanita Cochran and Phaebre Colbert on Second Team) as well as nine student-athletes who earned a spot on either the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team (Talisha Bridges, Cochran, Amelia Davis and Paige Sickmiller) or the GLIAC All-Academic Team (Kayla Bridges, Colbert, Imari Redfield, Chloe Srebernak and Lena Thomas). In addition, Talisha Bridges became WSU’s first All-Region selection since the 2003-04 season earning Second Team AllMidwest Region accolades from Daktronics. Lohr recorded her 200th collegiate coaching victory on March 16, 2013, with WSU’s 70-60 triumph over Wisconsin-Parkside in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In leading the 2012-13 Warriors to a 22-9 record, Lohr guided WSU to the second-most wins in a season (1980-81 team had a 23-5 mark), while also becoming the first WSU women’s basketball coach to record 34 wins in the first two years of being a head coach at WSU (Kim Mayden totaled 32 wins in 1982-83 and 1983-84). BCAM (Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan) selected Lohr as the 2012-13 Women’s College Coach of the Year. Men’s and Women’s Swimming/Diving Head Coach Sean Peters is arguably one of the most successful coaches in Wayne State history. Having recently completed his 16th season on the pool deck for WSU, he has led the Warriors to arguably their best seasons in school history, winning 15 Sean Peters GLIAC Championships among the two squads and finishing in the top 10 nationally 16 times. The 2012-13 men’s and women’s squads swept the conference titles for the third consecutive year, with the women’s team winning the GLIAC title for the fourth straight season. The women’s team was the national runner-up, placing in the top two for the fifth straight year at the NCAA Championships. The men’s team placed fifth at the national meet marking their eighth straight year in the top seven at the NCAA Championships. The 2011-12 men’s and women’s teams successfully defended their conference titles, and the women’s squad went on to earn the first NCAA Championship by any WSU team since 1989. Wayne State has won seven GLIAC Women’s Championships in the last eight years under Peters’ watch, while the WSU men’s team has earned eight conference titles in the past 11 years. For his record of continued success, Peters is a nine-time GLIAC Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year (2002, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘09, ‘11, ‘13) recipient, while winning the Women’s Coach of the Year award four times (2008, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12). He has garnered one or both of the awards every year since 2002.
Mike Horn, a four-time GLIAC Coach of the Year (2004, ‘07, ‘10, ‘13) and the 2007 GCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year, will enter his 13th season as Wayne State Mike Horn University’s golf coach in 2013-14. He has led the Warriors to the NCAA Super Regional in nine of the last 10 years including seven straight (2007-2013). This past year, Horn mentored the GLIAC Player of the Year (Eric Johnson) and the GLIAC Freshman of the Year (Tyler LaSerra). The 2012-13 squad compiled a 139-29-3 record in competition for a .821 winning percentage. Horn guided the 2010-11 squad to a second-place finish at the GLIAC Championship and seventh place in the NCAA Super Regional. Eric Johnson went on to represent WSU at the NCAA Championship as an individual. Wayne State qualified for the first time in program history as a team for the NCAA Championship in 2009 after winning the Super Regional title. The Warriors finished in a tie for 13th at nationals, while senior Steve Cuzzort - the 2008 GLIAC Champion and 2009 Super Regional medalist - placed in a tie for fifth individually. The squad returned to the NCAA Championship the following season and finished 14th after a runner-up finish at the Super Regional. After a hall of fame career as a Wayne State student-athlete, Bryan Morrow returned to WSU in 2008 to take over the men’s tennis program. In his five seasons at the helm of the Warriors Bryan Morrow men’s tennis program, Morrow has guided WSU to a 65-47 overall record and two NCAA Tournament appearances plus a 32-11 mark in GLIAC play. This past school year, the Warriors had a 9-2 GLIAC record to finish in the top three of the league standings for the fourth straight season. WSU had a 13-8 overall record to earn Morrow the ITA Midwest Region Coach of the Year award. He has coached 18 All-GLIAC selections in his five seasons. One that stresses academics, coach Morrow has also mentored 30 Academic All-GLIAC honorees in his four years, including three-time selections Thomas Ducret (2011-12-13), Oscar Gamarra (2011-12-13), Jon Groszek (2011-12-13), Marlon Leone (2009-10-11), Will Nolan (2010-11-12) and Eric Szydlowski (2009-10-11). In 2011, Gamarra was a Second Team Academic All-District selection and in 2012 Gamarra became the first tennis player, male or female, in school history to earn Academic All-America honors as he was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Men’s At-Large Third Team. Morrow was named GLIAC Coach of the Year in 2010, after leading the Warriors to the first of two straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Morrow, who was inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, became the ninth men’s tennis player voted into the WSU Hall of Fame.
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CELEBRATING WOMEN’S ATHLETICS - W WEEK The Wayne State University Department of Athletics instituted “W” Day in 2010 in honor of the women’s athletics. Over the past four years, “W” Day has expanded into “W” week, a celebration of over 1,000 women student-athletes that have competed in intercollegiate athletics for WSU since 1973. This year’s week long activities began with a brunch on April 13 inside the Multipurpose Indoor Facility which also honored one female per women’s sport with the “Women Who Made a Difference” plaque. Later that afternoon the Warrior softball team played conference rival Grand Valley in a doubleheader televised live throughout the state of Michigan on Xfinity channel 900. Other events included a movie night, a bone marrow drive, a wellness Warrior health fair, academic recognition luncheon and the Basic Needs Drive. Dr. McGee gives keynote address at brunch
Delivering the keynote address at the W Day brunch was Dr. Paula McGee, a native of Flint, Mich. Always committed to excellence, Dr. McGee is often recognized for her accolades in women’s basketball. At the University of Southern California, she and her twin sister, Pam teamed up with Cheryl Miller Eugene Driker and Phyllis Vroom present Deans’ Award to Kaufman and Cynthia Cooper to win back-to-back National Championships in 1983 and 1984. She has a Jessica King receives ‘Women Who Made a Difference” plaque retired jersey at USC and is a member of their prestigious Hall of Fame. Among those receiving Deans’ Awards (student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average in that college) at the annual Academic Recognition Luncheon was cross country and track athlete Samantha Kaufman. She has collected a perfect 4.00 GPA during all eight of her semesters. WSU Athletics honored several people at the W Day brunch with ‘Women Who Made A Difference’ awards. Among the recipients were Rachel Campbell (Women’s Cross Country / 1999-03), Jessica King (Women’s Basketball / 2000-03), Ann McMaster (Softball / 1979 -1982), Rachel Rogers-Saab (Volleyball / 1986-89), Simona Iacoban (Women’s Tennis / 1999-02), Kathryn Hefner (Women’s Fencing / 200004) and Lindsey O’Neill (Women’s Swimming & Diving / 2002-06).
Softball wearing pink against GVSU in support of breast cancer awareness
The softball team wore pink socks and hats for its ‘Strike Out Cancer’ doubleheader against Grand Valley on April 13. The Warriors raised money and awareness for breast cancer and prevention.
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W WEEK CONTINUED / WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD RECAP As part of W Week the WSU Department of Athletics hosted a Health Fair at the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center. Over 20 vendors including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Hansen’s Running Shop and University Pharmacy were in attendance. Students, faculty and staff, and MHRFC members were invited to browse the booths. Refreshments and free massages were also available.
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The WSU Department of Athletics hosted the Third Annual Basic Needs Drive in conjunction with W Week. The community engagement aspect of the week is started by setting up various collection sites around campus to collect basic need items (socks, toiletries, wash cloths) from students, faculty and staff. Items are also collected from local hotels and businesses.
The Wayne State University women’s track & field program concluded its inaugural season in 2013-13 and provided a strong foundation to build upon with several season highlights. Senior Jen Rock was selected as the Track Most Valuable Player. Rock captured the first conference championship in program history, winning the 10,000 meter run (37:07.03) at the GLIAC Outdoor Championship. She also placed third in the 5,000 meter run (17:46.03) at the conference meet, earning 16 points for the school. Rock posted a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 meter run (17:52.14) at the GLIAC Indoor Championship, where she also earned the first ever point at the conference meet for the Warriors. Freshman thrower Erika Perry received the squad’s Most Improved Award. Perry finished 12th in the shot put (37-11.5) at the GLIAC Indoor Championship, then she placed 12th in the shot put (39-2.25; school record) at the GLIAC Outdoor Championship. She was 20th in the hammer throw (142-8) at the conference meet after previously winning the hammer throw (155-6; school record) at the Adrian Invitational.
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2013 Basic Needs Drive
On April 19th, students, staff and community members came together to put all of the collected items into individual bags and distribute them to those in need. This year, over 17,000 items were collected and 700 bags were made. All of the items were distributed to the community at Cass Park, Mariners Inn Detroit and the NSO (Neighborhood Service Organization and Covenant House Michigan). Stay tuned to WSUAthletics.com for information regarding the Fifth Annual W Week, which will take place April 12-18, 2014.
The team’s Freshman of the Year Award went to newcomer Brittany Johnson. She set school records in the 800 meter (2:16.75), 1 mile (5:08.05) and as part of 4x400 relay (4:13.79) and 4,000 DMR (12:19.14) teams at the GLIAC Indoor Championship. Johnson won the 800 meter run (2:20.08) at the Baldwin-Wallace Meet, then captured the 1 mile run (5:09.21) at the Spire D-II Challenge. She helped the Warriors earn a point at the GLIAC Indoor Championship with her effort in the 4,000 DMR, which also earned an NCAA Provisional qualifying time. Johnson set the WSU mark in the 1,500 meter run, finishing sixth (4:42.22) at the GLIAC Outdoor Championship. Redshirt sophomore Kelsey Chapman was the recipient of the WSU Coaches Award. She set six school records (60m, 200m, 400m, 4x200, 4x400 and 4,000 DMR) during the indoor portion of the season and earned a point for the Warriors at the GLIAC Indoor Championship as part of the 4,000 DMR quartet. Chapman established school records in the 200 and 400 meter dashes, as well as the 400 intermediate hurdles. The squad’s Academic Achievement Award went to senior Samantha Kaufman. She was Deans’ Award winner from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and placed 13th in the heptathlon with score of 2,535 at GLIAC Outdoor Championships. SUMMER 2013 WARRIOR WITHIN | 9
ACADEMIC ACHEIVMENTS In the winter and spring athletic seasons, 75 Wayne State University student-athletes acheived GLIAC All-Academic or All-Academic Excellence honors. All-Academic Excellence Teams are comprised of student-athletes that have a cumulative GPA of 3.50-4.00. All-Academic Teams are comprised of those student-athletes that meet criteria and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00-3.49. Winter All-Academic Excellence Team Men’s Basketball Ian Larkin (Business/Management) Women’s Basketball Talisha Bridges (Sociology) Juanita Cochran (Communications) Amelia Davis (Civil Engineering) Paige Sickmiller (Communications) Men’s Swimming & Diving Nathan Hesche (Management Information Systsems) Fares Ksebati (Management) Jordan Papp (Biology) Dylan Szegedi (Secondary Education) Nick Victor (Physics) Women’s Swimming & Diving Kaylee Dolinski (Pre-Medicine) Rachael LaCroix (Bussiness/Marketing) Emily Mitzelfeld (Nutrition & Food Science) Kei Cze Prentis (Pre-Medicine) Carly Sevald (Special Elementary Education) Marissa Swartz (Nursing) Heather Thomson (Mechanical Engineering) Alycen Wiacek (Mechanical Engineering) Women’s Indoor Track & Field Chelsie Fuller (Math Education Elementary) Samantha Kaufman (Pre-Medicine) Winter All-Academic Team Women’s Basketball Kayla Bridges (Kinesiology) Phaebre Colbert (Criminal Justice) Imari Redfield (Psychology) Chloe Srebernak (Business Admin/Marketing) Lena Thomas (Kinesiology) Men’s Swimming & Diving Darrin Driesenga (Special Education) Cameron Fryzel (Physical Therapy) Jeff Grant (Management) Kristian Larsen (Mechanical Engineering) Cody Narlock (Biological Sciences) Calvin Reder (Pharmacy) 10 | WARRIOR WITHIN SUMMER 2013
Cameron Weaver (Marketing) Women’s Swimming & Diving Michelle Adamic (Liberal Arts & Sciences) Ashley Corriveau (Nursing) Kelsey Dischler (Nursing) Jenelle Gondek (Criminal Justice) Nicole Kudla (Liberal Arts & Sciences) Shaina Kulczycki (Business/Accounting) Women’s Indoor Track & Field Kayla Gagnon (Nursing) Britney Robinson (Criminal Justice) Jen Rock (Liberal Arts & Sciences) Heather Thomson (Mechanical Engineering) Spring All-Academic Excellence Team Baseball Travis Rodery (Physical Therapy) Ethan Vasiliauskas (Finance) Kyle Zimmerman (Management) Softball Makelle Barski (Radiation Therapy) Emily Bryce (Pre-Nursing) Amanda Burnard (Kinesiology) Stephanie Foreman (Sociology) Catherine Rayos (Liberal Arts & Sciences) Logan White (Media Arts & Studies) Men’s Tennis Thomas Ducret (Marketing/Management) Michael FitzGerald (Nutrition & Food Science) Oscar Gamarra (Finance/Economics) Jon Groszek (Health Science) Melvin Joseph (Nutrition & Food Science) Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Chelsie Fuller (Math Education Elementary) Samantha Kaufman (Pred-Medicine) Heather Thomson (Mechanical Engineering) Spring All-Academic Team Baseball Christian Bilkovic (Secondary Education) Eric Cunningham (Radiologic Technology) Chris Gebara (Liberal Arts & Sciences) Alex Kinch (Kinesiology) Mark Lepri (Accounting) Alex Pierse (Marketing/Business Admin) Justin Sherman (Business) Greg Spiess (Civil Engineering) Kirk Stambaugh (Mechanical Engineering) Softball Nikki Fulton (Kinesiology) Shelby Spano (Physical Therapy) Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Kayla Gagnon (Nursing) Britney Robinson (Criminal Justice) Jen Rock (Liberal Arts & Sciences)
Wayne State University senior swimmer Nathan Hesche and junior swimmer Kayla Scott Nathan Hesche received the GLIAC Winter 2013 Commissioner’s Awards. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, are presented after the Fall, Winter and Spring athletic seasons to six female student-athletes and six male studentathletes that excel both in the classroom and in Kayla Scott athletic competition. Since the GLIAC instituted the Commissioner’s Award for the 2007-08 school year, 23 different WSU student-athletes have earned this accolade a total of 29 times with the following six individuals being two-time recipients -Alison Allen, Cauli Bedran, Catherine Leix, Josh Renel, Ashley St. Andrew and Mike Wiseman. ---Hesche and sophomore diver Dylan Szegedi, Scott and senior diver Carly Sevald were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American At-Large Team in May. Scott was a First Team selection while S evald,Hesche and Szegedi were all Second Team selections. WSU had seven CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans last year and now has 45 all-time. Sevald becomes the second diver in WSU history to be named CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican joining Erika Barczak, who was a First Team selection in 2008. Scott becomes the third swimmer in women’s program history to collect Academic All-American honors. In 2012, Catherine Leix was the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year after being voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America AtLarge First Team for the second consecutive year (2011 and 2012). The first WSU female swimmer was Ashley St. Andrew, who was named to the Second Team in 2010.
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT UPDATES SEASON TICKETS Wayne State University football fans can order their season tickets online by visiting https://commerce.wayne.edu/athletics or calling (313) 993-4378. Individual game tickets are also available at the online store.
FIRST HOME NIGHT GAME The Warriors will host the first collegiate home night game in Adams Field history on Saturday, Sept. 14 when defending GLIAC Champion Ashland University visits WSU for a 6 p.m. kickoff. After a road trip to Lake Erie College, WSU will return to the friendly confines of Adams Field for two consecutive home league contests. Wayne State will host Malone on Sept. 28 in the Pioneers first visit to Motown. The following Saturday, Oct. 5, the Northwood Timberwolves will be the opponent for the Homecoming contest. Of the next four weekends, the Warriors will be home just once, Oct. 19 against Saginaw Valley. The regular-season home schedule will conclude on Saturday, Nov. 9 with a noon kickoff versus Grand Valley. All home games except the home opener will have a noon kickoff.
WINTERS ON WEDNESDAY Coach Paul Winters will continue his weekly radio show “Winters on Wednesday” during the season at 7 p.m. on 1400 The Patriot every Wednesday. Fans can watch all home WSU football games this season on Xfinity channel 900 and listen to the games on 1400 The Patriot. WDTKAM.com will stream live audio of all football games as well. Online, fans can stream home football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball on Warrioirs All-Access at WSUAthletics.com via a subscription.
NEW ATHLETICS WEBSITE On June 3, WSU Athletics introduced a re-deisgned and re-imagined WSUAthletics. com. The two former incarnations of the site, which were hosted by CBS Sports and SIDEARM drew over 24 million page views. The new SIDEARM hosted site features easier navigation, the Warrior Video Zone, larger pictures and graphics and new tabs among several other improvements. The WSU Athletic Depratment will continue to strive to bring you the news of WSU Athletics as quickly as possible in the best ways possible. This redesign will allow you to keep up with WSU Athletics as always but in a easier and more satisfying manner. WSU Athletics looks forward to continue to provide you information on all your favorite athletic programs. If you have any questions regarding the site or finding information on WSUAthletics.com please contact Jeff Weiss (jeff.weiss@wayne.edu / 313-5777542) or Cameron Weidenthaler (weidenthaler@wayne.edu / 313-577-2299). Go Warriors!
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ACADEMIC HONORS
2013 Academic Recognition Luncheon
Wayne State University senior women’s tennis student-athlete Tanya Joseph was one of 25 national semifinalists for the Coach Wooden Citizen Cup. After the nomination list of 75 was paired down to 25, only five were selected as finalists. Both of Wayne State University’s cross country teams earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for the 2012 season. Three Warrior men and two Warrior women also earned this honor individually. In order to qualify for the award, one must finish in the top 30 percent of the region and have a grade-point average at or above 3.25. Doug Mack led the pack for the men with 4.00. Nick Culbertson and Nicholas Jackson were the other qualifiers. Kayla Gagnon led all Warrioirs with a grade-point average of 3.58. Olivia Kwiatowski was the other Warrior receiving the award.
Talisha Bridges
average during all eight of her semesters at WSU while majoring in Biological Sciences with honors. College of Education - Chelsie Fuller, a senior on the women’s cross country/track & field teams, achieved at least a 3.50 grade-point average in seven of her eight semesters at WSU while majoring in Math Elementary Education. School of Business Administration - Oscar Gamarra, a senior on the men’s tennis team, recorded a perfect 4.00 term grade-point average in three of his first seven semesters at WSU, with at least a 3.50 all seven terms while majoring in Finance. College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts - Logan White, a junior on the softball team, has five semesters above a 3.50 term grade-point average while majoring in Media Arts & Studies.
Four Wayne State University football studentathletes were selected as 2013 National Football Foundation (NFF) Honor Society award winners. Former football standouts Steve Conway, Sean McCarthy, Mickey Mohner and Nick Thomas each collected the national scholar-athlete honor.
Mickey Mohner
Senior Eric Johnson and redshirt freshman Tyler LaSerra were named to the Division II PING All-Midwest team as selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The GCAA selected 109 players from across eight different regions to make up its All-Region teams.
Nick Culbertson
Both Warrior cross country teams also earned All-Academic honors from the USTFCCCA. To qualify, the team’s grade-point average must be at or above 3.00 and at least five runners must finish the NCAA Regional meet. The men’s team had an overall gradepoint average of 3.15 while the women logged a 3.10 for the fall semester. WSU Athletics hosted the 13th Annual Academic Recognition Luncheon on April 18 inside the historic St. Andrew’s building on the WSU campus. The event was sponsored by DeMaria. Six Dean’s Award winners were also recognized for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college. College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Samantha Kaufman, a senior on the women’s cross country/track & field teams, recorded a perfect 4.00 term grade-point
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Logan White
College of Engineering - Alycen Wiacek, a junior on the women’s swimming & diving team, recorded a perfect 4.00 term grade-point average during four of her six semesters at WSU while majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Makelle Barski, a senior on the softball team, has been on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Term GPA of 3.5 +) in seven of eight semesters at WSU with two perfect 4.00 terms, while majoring in Radiation Therapy Technology. Wayne State University senior women’s basketball student-athlete Talisha Bridges was selected as the 2013 BCAM (Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan) Division II representative to the Academic - Athletics Honors Team. Bridges was voted to the Datronics All-Region Second Team as well as being named to the GLIAC First Team and All-Defensive team.
Tyler LaSerra & Eric Johnson
Wayne State University associate head track coach Kirby Blackley was inducted into the the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame in a ceremony on May 22 in Pueblo, Colo. WSU men’s and women’s athletic programs finished fourth among all Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) members in the 2012-13 Presidents’ Trophy standings that were announced by the GLIAC in conjunction with the annual spring meetings. The award takes into account a school’s overall performance in the 22 men’s and women’s championship sports of which WSU sponsors 15.
LOCKER ROOMS
With your tax-deductible gift, payable over four years, you can personalize a locker in any of our three new locker room facilities by purchasing a locker plaque. The plaque will be engraved with your chosen personalization that is then affixed to a current studentathlete’s locker.
The Wayne State Department of Athletics prides itself on offering a first-class experience to our student-athletes. Our new and renovated facilities are helping do just that. Conceived as a way to help fund the top-notch facilities for the student-athletes of today and tomorrow, our supporters can leave their permanent mark on the Warriors’ new facilities and help the department continue to offer our student-athletes the tools to make them successful in the classroom, on the field, and in the community.
HITTING STREAKS
Generally we think of hitting streaks as a personal achievement. Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak comes to mind as one of the greatest sports feats ever. In the case of the new locker rooms for baseball and softball, we are looking to string our hits together as a team to achieve the success necessary to be the best. For each person that steps up to the plate and delivers a hit by securing a locker in the new facilities, a hit will be added to the total goals of 20 games for softball and 40 games for baseball, based upon the number of lockers in each facility.
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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 January 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013. 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 back cover of this magazine for giftgiving clubs associated with supporting athletics. For more information, please call the Athletics Development Office at (313) 577-0587. ALL-AMERICAN CLUB ($5,000+) American Football Coaches Association AT&T Mr. Gary Bryce DeMaria Building Company, Inc. Gregory and Phyllis DeMars Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau Phillip and Beth Emery Robert J. Fournier James and Carol Hayes Dr. John and Marilyn Keating Michigan First Credit Union Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. Robmar Precision, Inc. SG Construction Services LLC S. Gary Spicer, Sr. Foundation Michael J. Stoltenberg, M.D. Trinity, Inc. Turner Construction Company Foundation-Michigan Waste Management of Michigan, Inc. DIRECTOR’S CLUB ($2,500-$4,999) DAC Foundation Dearborn Sausage Company Evangelista Corporation G T J Consulting Ernie Harwell Foundation Donald and Mary Kosch Foundation Joanne Nicolay Foundation Sanford and Linda Simons Turner Construction Company Thomas and Gail Wiseman CAPTAIN’S CLUB ($1,000 - $2,499) Ally Paul and Shirley Andrews William and Kimberly Avery Mr. Philip Baldick Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc. Anthony Bass Bizdom Blaze Contracting, Inc. Mr. Thomas G. Bomberski Clifford A. Brown William C. Cirocco, M.D. David Croskey Matthew Cunningham Mr. Kevin P. deBear Harley Ellis Devereaux Detroit Thermal LLC Ms. Chelsie Fuller Mr. Angelo L. Gust Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc. Mr. James J. Hopson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Horn Mr. Robert M. Jackson Mr. John Jambor Johnny Mac’s Sporting Goods F. John Keogh, III Mr. Michael A. Kneale Robert Kohrman Miss Karen S. Lafata Dr. Steven M. Lash Legacy Foundation
Mr. Martin Letzmann Mr. Mark E. Limback Carrie Lohr Abdel-Wahab I. Meri, M.D. Mr. Thomas S. Milanov Marc J. Milia, M.D. Mr. Philip E. Nickel Mr. Michael R. O’Hara Phi Gamma Chi PPG Industries Foundation Mr. Dennis A. Purgatori Nancy Rayos David and Julie Ripple Mr. Mitchell L. Ritter Roth Electrical LLC Jim R. Sears Blair and Arlene Stanicek Mr. Christopher A. Stevenson Suntel Services LLC Robert D. Uhrin, D.D.S. Mr. Mathew VanDerkloot Walbridge Jeffrey L. Weiss Women of Wayne Alumni Association Mr. Robert A. Yousey VARSITY CLUB ($500 - $999) Mr. Mark Avery Ms. Kayla Balfour Ms. Rachel Bandrow Gary & Wendy Bice Mr. Mark S. Bilkovic Lynne M. and Arthur W. Bryant, Sr. Mr. Matthew J. Carey Kay Carlson Pam and Frederick Cavataio Mr. Rick Corriveau Ms. Denise N. Devey Mr. James D. Eisel Mr. and Mrs. John Filip Mr. James A. Fuller Mr. Gerald P. Gagnon Mr. Greg J. Gargulinski GJJ Properties LLC Avery N. Goldstein, Ph.D. Mr. David L. Greer Mr. Chris Hill Ms. Victoria Hollingsworth Mr. Leonard E. Jacosky Mr. Michael R. Johnson Bino Joseph Mr. George P. Juszczyk Ms. Samantha Kaufman Mr. Edward Komph Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Marsack Masco Corporation Donald and Lila McMechan Ms. Tina Marie Miller James H. Mulchay, III Mr. Chris Nolan Sharon K. Progar Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Raetzke RBV Contracting, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Roberts Ms. Celia Robinson Mr. Douglas A. Rowe
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Jordan Sinclair Mr. Angus W. Sutherland Mr. James E. Tamm Total Cleaning Systems LLC Mr. Nick G. Tumbarello Mr. Paul J. Widdoes GREEN AND GOLD CLUB ($250-$499) Mr. Thomas E. Abdenour Advantage Group Benefits, L.L.C. Mr. David Andrus Automated Benefit Services Inc. Mr. Naif Baidoon Erika Barczak Barton Malow Company Mr. John R. Bellefleur Mr. John L. Bertolini Rex Alfred Boyce, Jr. Ms. Anne Li Briand Mr. Calvin C. Chen James J. Ciennik, III Mr. Richard F. Corona, Jr. Jennifer K. Culbertson Ms. Lori Cunningham Mr. Michael Cushard Mrs. Karen Davis Mr. Matthew J. Deighan Mr. Wrex R. Diem Oliver W. Dixon, III Mr. Thomas Ducret Mr. Scott A. Fisher Mrs. Nancy Fitzgerald Mr. Oscar Gamarra Mr. Joseph A. Garcia Kanye Gardner Iderjit Gill Denise Gotham Mr. Donald L. Gotham Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Green Mr. Jonathan Groszek Abdulfattah Ahmed Hadarah Mr. Kenneth F. Halfacre Dawn and Matthew Hansen Laurene Harms Mr. Kenneth J. Hasse Mr. Randy Jackson Ms. Nancy A. Juszczyk Mr. Alex Kamenko Mr. Lee W. Keating Mr. Arthur H. Ketelhut Kold Pack, Inc. Mr. Michael Komor Ms. Pamela Kruczek Ms. Olivia A. Kwiatkowski Law Offices of Mark S. Bilkovice PLLC Mr. Thomas W. Leadbetter Ms. Annette M. Lepri Mr. Robert C. MacDonald Manuela Mercedes Materak Mr. David H. Mattingly Ms. Christy Coyte Meyer C. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Ciro J. Minnella Monroe’s Original Hot Dogs Ms. McCall Monte Mr. Larry J. Moore
Mr. Bryan L. Morrow Fred & Irene Mulhauser Lorenzo M. Neely Ms. Anne Okonowski Brien O’Shell Carl Papa, D.D.S., P.C. Mr. Martin Poissant Claude Presley Charles and Lois E. Primas Ms. Britney Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Russell Mr. Bill Saad Shunkwiler Chiropractic Health Center, Inc. Ronald Stoyka Dr. Richard A. Swanson Ms. Lachelle J. Thomas Mario M. Trafeli, Jr. Ms. Anne-Lee Vandenbussche LTC (Ret.) John E. Walus William and Linda Watt Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Claude W. Williams Ms. Paulette Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Terrance S. Woods Kevin Zeleji LETTERWINNER’S CLUB ($100-$249) Mr. John B. Aird Allegra Print & Imaging Ms. Mary A. Allen Ms. Peggy J. Altenburg Amberg Events Andiamo Riverfront Ms. Nicole J. Arends Mr. William T. Avery Bacmar LLC DBA Northville Sports Den Ms. Barbara J. Bates Mr. David J. Beaton Mr. Daniel L. Bedogne Mr. Mark Benvenuto Mr. Dave Bernard Mr. Richard J. Berryman Mrs. Annette L. Bielecki Mr. & Mrs. Ken Biessel Mrs. Kathleen Bitonti Ms. Gena Bjornson Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Bochenek Fatime Bogdani James L. Bogner, Jr. Mr. Steven M. Booth Gloria Lynn Bradley Gregory and Michelle Brecht Mary B. Buchan Mr. Stan Bulkiewicz Burke’s Sport Haven, Inc. Mrs. Amy Buter Mr. Ruben Cardenas, Jr. Jason Carpenter Ms. Barbara Carrell Chameleon Power Inc. Ms. Kristy Cheslick Michael H. Cho Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Cibor Ciennik Financial Group, Inc. Jason & Beci Clark Monte & Tyra Clark
DONORS Dr. & Mrs. William Colovas Mr. George W. Conlan Mr. Matthew D. Conley Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Cornelia Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Cosner, Jr. Mr. Daniel T. Craig Creative Insurance Planning Inc. Mr. David C. Crespi Frank Cudillo Ms. Kathryn C. Culbertson Mr. John J. Dailey Elizabeth J. Darga Ms. Jacqueline Davis Mr. Raymond E. Dean Ms. Marie Jo DeFrancis Fred and Nancy Delcomyn Mrs. Sharon L. DeLeeuw Mr. Kenneth E. Demps Mr. Douglas E. DenDooven Detroit Athletic Club Mr. Roger Dickerson Diane & Gerald DiPaola Diskomp Computer Sales, Ltd. Mr. Herbert C. Doebler Mr. Maurice Dozier Eugene and Elaine Driker Mrs. Diane L. Dudus Mr. William J. Ellison Mr. Chad C. Finkbeiner Nancy E. Finkbeiner Mr. Gerald F. Fischer Richard A. Fischer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Fishburn Ms. Amy Fisher Mr. David Fisher Mr. Matthew P. Fisher Mr. Michael H. Flynn Mr. Terrance S. Flynn Ms. Colleen Fort Mrs. Ann Lane Gates Mr. Phillip Gawel Mr. Joseph Gerow Mr. Jorge A. Gomez Kirk Goodlow, Ph.D Mr. Richard H. Goranowski Mr. Wayne B. Goryca Mr. Davis S. Graciak Frederick Graf Green Electrical Supply, LLC Mr. Wayne Griffith Mr. Paul C. Grondin Mr. Paul M. Gualtieri Hall Transportation, Inc. Mr. Sean P. Harrington Mr. Charles C. Harris Hartwick Realty Group Ken and Lisa Hesche Mr. Dennis Heselschwerdt Mr. Cameron T. Hill Mr. Kurt L. Hofner Lora Holcomb Mr. & Mrs. William P. Holleran Mr. Robert L. Holmes Mr. Timothy J. Homrich Honest John’s Bar And No Grill Inc. Mr. Richard J. Horn Mr. Frank Hunt Robert E. Inman, D.O. Mrs. Sherlene Irwin Mr. Paul J. Janas Mr. Mark E. Jatich JEM & K. Enterprises, Inc.
Ms. Brittany Johnson Ms. Chelsea Johnson Mr. Ken Johnson Ms. Shelley Johnson Mr. Lawrence G. Kaluzny Ms. Deanna L. Kent Ms. Lauren M. Kessler Mr. George H. Klaetke Mr. Walter A. Koepke Ms. Kathleen M. Kost Ms. E. Joyce Krause Nicholas Krol Ms. Caroline R. Krynak Clara A. Kuntz Urszula Kwiatkowski Ms. Robin Larkin Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. La Rosa Mr. Craig Lather Mrs. Kelly LeBlanc Mr. Kenneth LeBlanc Judith Lechvar Ms. Alma Lee Mr. Daniel A. Lepri, D.D.S., PC Frank Lietke Reverend David M. Lillvis Livonia Automatic Inc. Mr. Curtis H. Loehr Mr. Dale Lohrmann James Long Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Lowry Mr. David R. Lutz M & H Auto Sales Inc. Mr. & Mrs. C. Ross MacDonald Mr. Douglas Mack Mr. Lester M. Mack Mr. Angus J. MacKenzie Reggie Magin Mr. James P. Maloney Ms. Maxine M. Martin Mr. Darrin McAllister Jana Elizabeth Minoff McNair Gerry Megenity Metro Foodland Kelsey Meyers Ms. Nancy Mitroka Barb & Mike Mohner Morgan Stanley Matching Gift Program Mr. Timothy Morris Allen E. Murphy Ms. Sharon L. Murphy Dr. Donald P. Mys Mr. Thomas S. Nantais National Realty Centers Mr. Steven Neshkoff New-Matic Industries Dave and Lisa Nowinski Lindsey O’Dell Mr. Enrico Odorico Ms. Lola Okonowski Olympic Grille Andrew Opalewski Mrs. Eunice Orton Harrison Orton Jamie Ostrander Mr. Gordon A. Otto Ms. Jamie Palmer Palmetto Investments LLC Mr. Matthew Pauwels Mr. Stephen Peake Ms. Valerie M. Peavy Ms. Brenda Perry Maciej Pietrowicz
Mr. Gary S. Pollard Mr. & Mrs. Allen R. Poppenhager Mr. Joshua Priehs Mr. Steven M. Ramaekers John E. Rehberg Renaissance Fencing Club Brian Rilley Ms. Cecilia Risner B. R. Roberson Mr. Christopher J. Romano Mr. Aaron B. Romine Richard J. Roscoe Mr. Virgil R. Ross Robert & Marietta Samaras Mr. John J. Samonie Julie Sanders Mr. Robert Schaffer Mr. Robert J. Schroeder Mr. Richard Schulz Ms. Mary C. Schwarz Mr. Kenneth L. Semelsberger Jerry Sharon Mary Shaw Mr. Thomas I. Sheppard Sherman & Associates Realty PC Ms. Sara Shunkwiler Stanley J. Simek, Jr. Mr. Christopher Simpson Dr. Jean Sinkoff and Dr. Bernard Goldstein Mr. Raymond L. Skwiers Mr. Robert J. Sliwa Tip Smathers Mr. Kevin P. Smith Ms. Sheila A. Smith Dr. Margaret A. Smoller Ms. Jo Ann Snyder Ms. Margaret C. Sochocki & Mr. Frederick G. White Edward Sosnoski, Jr. St. Clair College of Applied Arts Mr. Frank Stanicek Kyle Stefan Mrs. Cynthia Stevenson Mr. Michael P. Stretlien Summit View Partners LLC Ms. Trina Taylor Mr. & Mrs. William Telford Mr. Joseph thomas Joyce Thomas Mr. Steven S. Toth The UPS Store 4573 Ms. Tamara L. Tranter Mr. & Mrs. Frederick E. Tyner University Food Center, Inc. Mr. Charles VanRobays Mr. Ethan Vasiliauskas Mr. Bradley J. Vincent Ms. Regina Viverette Mr. Bruce L. Waha Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Warchol Mr. Salvatore J. Warner Ms. Elizabeth G. White Mr. John R. Wilczynski Ms. Rachael Williams Mr. Tobin J. Williams Susan Wissman Mr. & Mrs. Scott J. Wooster Pat “Whizzer” Wyka Bob Wyman Ms. Laura Young Mr. Michael W. Zalucki Mr. Gregory A. Zawalski Ms. Tammie Zimmerman
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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 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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2012-13 IN PICTURES
Men’s basketball advanced to its 11th NCAA Tournament
Women’s basketball advanced to the sweet sixteen in the NCAA Tournament
Men’s swimming & diving finished fifth at the 2013 NCAA Championships
Women’s swimming & diving finished second at the 2013 NCAA Champiosnhips
Softball won its second consecutive GLIAC Tournament title
Women’s track & field completed its inaugural season
WSU student-athletes volunteered 8,740 community service hours
WSU student-athletes carry a cumulative 3.13 GPA (Academic All-American Doug Mack pictured with Governor Driker and Rob Fournier)
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