Warrior Within (Fall 2016)

Official Publication of Wayne State University Athletic Department

Fall 2016

SOFTBALL WARRIOR

GARY BRYCE STARTS HIS

36TH YEAR WITH

FIELD NAMED IN HIS HONOR.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Rob Fournier, esq EDITOR Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate A.D./Media Relations GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amanda St. Juliana, Creative Services Coordinator WRITER Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Sports Information Director PHOTOGRAPHERS Mark Hicks, WestSide Photographic Chuck Andersen Michael Dubicki Jason Clark

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PRINTING Progressive Printing - Plymouth, MI SEND CHANGE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION TO: Office of Development Wayne State University Athletics 5101 John C. Lodge, 101 Matthaei Detroit, MI 48202 athletics@wayne.edu The Warrior Within is compiled and edited by the WSU Sports Information Office.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS From the Athletic Director FOLLOW US

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Football Recap

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Basketball Schedule, Tickets, and Promotions

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Volleyball Recap

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Feature Story: More Than Brick and Mortar

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Hall of Fame 2017, "W" Week Information

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Trent Brodbeck Semifinalist For NFF's Campbell Trophy, #lunchbag

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Advancement opportunities

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Feature Story: Ashley Walker's Summer Travels

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Feature Story: They Played The Best In The Country

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Donor List

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Alumni Weekends, Compliance Corner

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The Toledo Turnaround

By Rob Fournier, esq, Director of Athletics

Gary Bryce was on his way to sign his contract to become the new head softball coach at Bowling Green State University. He had already agreed to the terms with then athletic director Jack Gregory. All that was left was the formality of signing the employment document. He was moving on from Wayne State University…it was settled. Or was it?

It should have been a ride filled with excitement and anticipation. Instead, it was trepidation and reflection. The doubts he had when he got in his car that morning in Royal Oak were only exacerbated as he drove further south. Maybe, just maybe, it was not the best decision for him. When he got to Toledo, he had talked himself out of going. It was not the right fit.

Of course, that’s not to say everything in Detroit was perfect either.

Now, over three decades later, that affirming decision has perspective. “I was never really sure that the softball facility he had promised was ever going to be built,” explained the coach years later about his BGSU decision as he will begin his 36th year at WSU this season. “And it was never about the money”.

And it never has been. It was something else. It’s why home is always best no matter how far you travel, or how exotic the location. Wayne State was home…and he knew it that day before he reached Toledo.

2013 GLIAC Tournament Championship Team

Wayne State was home...and he knew it that day before he reached Toledo.

For Coach Bryce it has always been about the team. As trite, and somewhat simplistic as that might sound, his coaching philosophy and approach, has emphasized that foundational concept and, of course, a few others too – like hard work, commitment to detail and adherence to fundamentals.

You do not question umpires. You do not make excuses. And you take responsibility for your performance – even to the point of admitting to your team that maybe you did not coach all that well in a game. It has been a remarkable tenure. And one that continues to climb up the record books. It includes: twenty-one (21) NCAA tournament appearances, seventeen (17) Conference titles, eleven (11) Coach of the Year honors and forty-six (46) All Americans.

Gary Bryce currently is only seven wins away from becoming the all-time winningest coach in Division II and ranks tenth all time in wins across all divisions in the history of NCAA softball. He has seen a lot of studentathletes graduate through the program during those years and that has been especially rewarding. But even more than that, what they have accomplished after graduation – their career opportunities across every imaginable academic field from: medicine, to law, to business, to the military, to education to social outreach have been singularly telling.

2014 NCAA College World Series Team

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The softball field at Wayne State University has been named Gary L. Bryce Field in honor of the head coach who is in his 36th season at WSU this school year.

Each admittedly cognizant of the impact that softball at WSU with Gary Bryce has had on their lives.

“I always tell kids you will not really realize what you learned in softball until you get a few years older.” Sometimes the immediacy of life in college, and its varying challenges dulls that perspective. “But years later, when you are making your own career choices, raising a family and making decisions about your future, then those simple lessons we taught take on greater meaning.” You see that in the alumni who return, the alumni who send emails and notes, and the alumni who return with their children to retrace their past. Softball has impacted their lives. Gary Bryce has influenced those lives.

On Saturday, 12 November 2016, the softball field was officially named in his honor. Fittingly it took place in front of former softball studentathletes dating back from that first class in 1982 until the present. It is an unprecedented move for Wayne State University to award such an honor in that there was no large naming donation, Gary has never been a President and he is still actively coaching. But it was the right move… at the right time.

Just as an artist has their workshop, or the teacher their classroom, that artistry and teaching under the guidance of Gary Bryce has taken place the last 35 years on a softball diamond. Through cold, rainy spring practices, to postseason contests that went all the way to three World Series, Gary Bryce has created his own mosaic. It has been done with young people from 2

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Just as an artist has their workshop, or the teacher their classroom, that artistry and teaching under the guidance of Gary Bryce has taken place the last 35 years on a softball diamond. varying backgrounds, nationalities, perspectives and interests. Somehow he has made it all, you could say, fit.

He remarked at the dedication that he has truly enjoyed each and every team – those that had great success, and those that may not have reached their highest expectations for that season. He had found his purpose in the success of each softball student-athlete. Each and every student-athlete that were part of those teams. It is why his name fits so perfectly on that field named in his honor. It is why it will fit there forever.

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FOOTBALL RECAP 2016 SEASON The 2016 football campaign saw many highlights and records, including a six-game winning streak which had the Warriors ranked in the top 25 nationally for three weeks, but a three-game losing streak to end the regular season kept WSU out of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

In the season opener at Northwood, Wayne State scored the first 28 points, all before halftime, and cruised to a 28-3 win.

Week honors for his 12 tackles, a blocked field goal and a forced fumble.

drive and WSU was unable to convert a fourth-andone from the GVSU 33 with five minutes remaining.

Nicholas began the Walsh contest with a school record 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Wayne State raced out to a 34-7 advantage and defeated the Cavaliers 47-14.

Wayne State had six First Team All-GLIAC selections for the first time since the 2010 squad had seven First Team honorees. The Warriors had 17 studentathletes earn All-Conference accolades, with senior left tackle Nate Theaker being voted GLIAC Offensive Lineman of the Year.

After holding a 16-14 lead late in the second quarter at home vs. Saginaw Valley State, WSU tallied the final 26 points for a 42-14 triumph.

Joining Theaker on the All-GLIAC First Team were Romello Brown equaled his season-high with three junior left guard Tommy Richardson, senior nose tackle rushing touchdowns for the 22nd-ranked Warriors. Dalton Binkowski, Brown, Cunningham and Nicholas.

The following week at fifth-ranked Ashland, the trend of fast starts continued as the Warriors led 12-0 after the first quarter but a strong second half The following week, WSU ran into an offensive by the Eagles led to a 36-25 setback for WSU. buzz-saw at Ferris State as the Bulldogs racked Wayne State needed to gain some momentum up 545 yards of total offense to end Wayne State’s with a three-game home stand and the Warriors six-game winning streak. did just that pounding Lake Erie 50-7 behind 655 The next week in Columbus, Ohio, an evenlyyards of total offense. WSU followed that with a matched contest between the Warriors and Ohio 35-21 triumph over Tiffin.

Dominican was challenging for Wayne State as WSU Wayne State concluded the trifecta with a 41-30 was flagged for 13 penalties (12 were accepted for Homecoming win over Hillsdale, although the 136 yards) compared to the Panthers two penalties Warriors had a 41-10 lead two minutes into the for 21 yards. The Warriors had a 362-357 edge in fourth quarter. total offense, and led in time of possession and sacks.

WSU extended the winning streak with a 37-21 road win at Findlay that saw two running backs rush for over 100 yards (Demetrius Stinson and Deiontae Nicholas), while linebacker Valorian Cunningham earned GLIAC Defensive Player of the

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In the season finale at home against second-ranked Grand Valley State, Wayne State battled back from a 21-7 second-half deficit to knot the contest at 21 on a one-yard keeper by quarterback Donovan Zezula.

The Lakers converted a field goal on the ensuing

Voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team were senior tight end Trent Brodbeck (see page 9 for more information on Brodbeck), senior middle linebacker Anthony DeDamos, senior right guard Robert Kelly, senior cornerback Brandon Lee and senior wide receiver Jamel Hicks.

Named to the Honorable Mention All-GLIAC squad were senior fullback Garrett Wiska, senior defensive end Nathan White, junior cornerback James Howard, sophomore defensive end Derrick Coleman, Stinson and Zezula.

The six-game winning streak was tied for fourth longest in program history. In WSU's seven wins the average margin of victory was 24 points.

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2016 FOOTBALL | PROMOTIONS | SWIM & DIVE

VOLLEYBALL RECAP 2016 SEASON The Wayne State University volleyball program enjoyed its best season in some time under third-year head coach Tim Koth. The Warriors finished 19-11 overall, 10-7 in the league and played in the GLIAC Tournament for the first time since 2012. It is the most wins for the volleyball program since 1999. The 10 league victories were the most since 2012.

Wayne State also just missed another milestone, which was being ranked for the first time since 1997. The Warriors were ranked 27th on Oct. 10 and 26th on Oct. 17. The squad was receiving votes for much of the season, including the final AVCA Coaches Poll of the regular season.

WSU began the season 9-1 after successful non-conference tournaments at IllinoisSpringfield and the Warrior Invitational which it hosted for the first time since 2009. Hannah Moore and Brittany Guldan were named to the All-Tournament Team following the UIS Capital Classic. Guldan earned Most Outstanding Player honors following the home tournament and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Hailey Richardson and Moore.

The Green & Gold entered the Midwest Regional Crossover as the league’s top seed for the first time in program history.

Michelle Asiedu ranked near the top nationally in hitting percentage throughout the season and was named GLIAC South Division Player of the Week on Oct. 3 after hitting .417 and collecting 32 kills. Brittany Guldan also proved to be one of the best setters in the league and Division II. She finished with 1,213 assists, which ranked sixth in the league at the conclusion of the conference tournament, while her 10.28 assists per set ranked seventh. Her season assists total was the sixth-most in program history.

Brittany Guldan was named to the All-GLIAC First Team, while Hailey Richardson earned All-GLIAC Second Team honors. Michelle Asiedu was named to the Honorable Mention All-GLIAC Team.

Brittany Guldan was named to the All-GLIAC First Team, while Hailey Richardson earned All-GLIAC Second Team honors, and Michelle Asiedu was named Honorable Mention All-GLIAC. Brittany Guldan VOLLEYBALL RECAP

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More Than Brick & Mortar

By Karl Henkel WSUAthletics.com Guest Contributor Walk from Wayne State's central campus across the Warren Avenue bridge over the Lodge, and recent updates to the university's athletic campus are immediately noticeable.

But there has been much more investment in the athletic facilities than meets the eye. Locker rooms, offices, film and training rooms are among the various upgrades to the campus. The result: a more vibrant athletic campus, higher sporting event attendance figures and continued growth of the athletic program.

"Just like in any business, you're always going to have people who improve their facilities and try to make those the best they can be for their studentathletes and to secure future recruits," said Rob Fournier, Wayne State's Director of Athletics. "What I've always hoped is that our facilities, our setting and our student-athlete population put us in the best place to be successful."

Take Tom Adams Field for instance. Look up and you see the state-of-the-art video board, installed before the start of the 2015 season. Look down and you see brand new artificial turf, the greenest – and in the end zones, yellowest – grass on all of campus. Stop reading this for 10 seconds and you hear the dulcet tones of Wayne State's public address announcer Bobb Vergiels or hype music to pump up the crowd and players via a new sound system.

Interior of the newly completed addition to the football locker room facility.

Department of Athletics, Office of Marketing and Communications, Housing and Residential Life and International Students and Scholars, who helped promote the teams and many of the newly renovated or constructed facilities.

"It makes it fun to come because you feel like you're in world-class facilities – and you are in world-class facilities," said Dr. David Strauss, Wayne State Dean of Students. "So when you come to a place like Tom Adams Field, you see the great field, the game played under the lights, the scoreboard and you're able to watch replays on the scoreboard, it makes it feel like you're at a place like Ford Field. And that's the experience: we have a really cool stadium and everyone has a really great time."

Tom Adams Field is just a sliver of the revamped athletic campus. From the These upgrades are only one part of the athletic department's plan to create home stands you look across and see what appears to be a construction what it calls a "championship experience" for everyone associated with zone masquerading as a baseball field. Harwell Field, the facility project Wayne State athletics: student-athletes, coaches, staff, community and announced back in 2013 to honor longtime Detroit Tigers play-by-play supporters. The plan also includes everything from the recently expanded announcer Ernie Harwell, is quickly becoming a reality. football locker room facility, which features 165 lockers, coaches offices, The athletic department successfully raised the $2.0 million needed for the training and equipment facilities and meeting rooms, to the tailgates in the resurfaced Matthaei parking lot and in-game attractions like the 50-50 renovation and expects Harwell Field – which will look like the old Ebbetts Field, where Harwell used to call games, feature grandstands, a press box raffle and bounce houses for young Warriors fans. and a place for some of Harwell's old artifacts – will be ready prior to the And while the football team has created its own championship experience 2017 season. When it's completed, the field will be a mashup of baseball on the field, enjoying a string of successful seasons in the past decade, there history: aside from Harwell's artifacts and name, the left field wall is a is solid evidence that students and fans have also taken notice: last season, replica of Fenway Park's Green Monster and the scoreboard is from the old total attendance in the six games at Tom Adams Field reached 17,200, a Tiger Stadium. mark that has been eclipsed just one other time since 1978.

"People are already talking about that," Fournier said. "Recruits are talking In fact, last fall, attendance not only jumped at football games, but also about that." men's and women's basketball games, too, by nearly 100 students a game Shadowing the baseball field and separating it from the Matthaei Center is compared to the previous season, a stark contrast from the days when the athletic complex's newest building, the Multipurpose Indoor Facility. The students would not wander past the confines of central campus. facility, completed in 2011, was actually Wayne State's first all-new athletic Much of that can be attributed to on-field success and an effort a handful facility built in nearly a half-century. departments at Wayne State, including the Dean of Students Office, 6

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Aerial view of the athletic campus taken by Mark Hicks, WestSide Photographic.

The 35,000-square foot, air-conditioned facility with a 35-foot roof at its apex features four tennis courts, a sprint track, locker rooms for men's and women's tennis and baseball, plus six offices for coaches and staff. A tennis scoreboard was also added in 2013 and now, instead of playing in inclement weather or having to postpone matches because of treacherous conditions, men's and women's tennis can simply slide inside the Multipurpose Facility and play without missing a beat. That's a complete 180-degree turn from the days when tennis players would need to find rides or carpool to an off-campus tennis club just to practice.

room, restrooms and a new dugout. And by 2013, the field had batting and pitching cages and outdoor bullpens. The fences were also recently moved back to comply with NCAA regulations, and soon, the athletic department will unveil one of the largest scoreboards in all of Division II softball.

Despite all of the recent updates to the athletic campus, the work is never done. In the near term, there are plans to demolish the old tennis walls along the west side of the Matthaei Center in order to install a weight room.

It is used by all 18 athletic programs including football and, yes, golf, a sport "Once we get that weight room done, it will really elevate the successful outcomes for all of our student-athletes – not just particular teams," that can now practice year-round – something they were unable to do, at Fournier said. least on campus, before the facility was erected.

Another future project is a ticketing and merchandise area. There are To the right of the Multipurpose Indoor Facility is the anchor and unofficial currently small ticket booths inside Matthaei and at the entrance to Tom capitol of the athletic campus, the Matthaei Center. The oldest facility on Adams Field along with a roving merchandise tent set up at certain events.

Wayne State's athletic campus was built in 1965 – at the time it was part Longer term, the athletic department is looking at adding an indoor practice of Detroit's bid to host the Olympics – and is home to men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving, volleyball and fencing. facility for sports like football and track.

The 94,000-square foot facility has been consistently updated, most recently in 2014 with the addition of a new basketball office suite, lobby and film room. Other recent upgrades include the addition of chairback seating on one side of the gym and new bleacher seating on the other side, the updating of the gym's parquet floor and several updates that honor former Wayne State student-athletes and their achievements.

At this point the department will need to maximize space for any future additions to the campus. With the Multipurpose Facility occupying the former second set of outdoor tennis courts between the baseball field and Matthaei Center, there is only one unoccupied strip of land remaining on the athletic campus, an island that is surrounded by Warren and Trumbull avenues and the Lodge Service Drive.

And finally, completing the ring of facilities that completes the athletic campus is the softball field, which actually went through a three-phase, decade-long update.

"You have so many programs that use a multitude of facilities and that unity makes things a lot easier to manage, not just from a studentathlete perspective, but for trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, administrators, they can access all those programs by walking a short distance," Fournier said. "All of those pieces operating within a very reasonable distance adds to the program's effectiveness."

Beginning in 2005, Wayne State added grandstands and a press box. A few years later came the addition of a locker room, offices, foyer, training MORE THAN BRICK AND MORTAR

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HALL FAME OF

WAYNE STATE ATHLETICS

Class of 2017

The 42nd Annual Induction Ceremony Saturday, February 4, 2017 Historic St. Andrews Anthony Wayne Drive

Honoring Inductees of the Class of 2017 Cassie Chetosky Women’s Diving

Sharon Gill Women’s Tennis

Donald K. Urban Multi-Sport

Sara Franklin Women’s Swimming

Casey (Hanes) Rammel Softball

Michael Wiseman Baseball

wsuathletics.com/hof17 2016 Health Fair

2016 Basic Needs Drive

2016 Academic Luncheon

Save The Date: W Week Celebration

Every April, there is a week-long celebration of women’s athletics, including events such as the W Day Brunch, WSU Athletics Health Fair, and the Basic Needs Drive. The celebration of women’s athletics has particular significance as the first woman ever to compete in an NCAA Championship was a WSU female student-athlete in 1973. The week became an opportunity to underscore the past sacrifices and commitments of all female athletes to create the environment for today’s students.

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Save the date: W Day Brunch will take place on April 22, 2017.

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Trent Brodbeck was joined by his family at Tom Adams Field to accept the Allstate AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Good Works Team® award.

Brodbeck Named National Semifinalist For NFF's Campbell Trophy Senior tight end Trent Brodbeck (Toledo, Ohio / St. John's Jesuit) was named a semifinalist for the 2016 Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation. Brodbeck was one of two GLIAC players recognized out of 17 NCAA Division II student-athletes and 156 football student-athletes across all divisions.

Academically, Brodbeck is a four-year member of the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team and has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for seven different semesters and the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for one term.

Brodbeck's selection marks the 11th consecutive year Wayne State has had a national semifinalist for the William Campbell Trophy (previously known as the Draddy Trophy). Past honorees include Ryan Oshnock (2006), Frank Lietke (2007), Andrew Bates (2008), Bruno Shkreli (2009), Matt Faulkner (2010), Josh Renel (2011), Nick Thomas (2012), Chet Privett (2013), Thom Box (2014) and Carl Roscoe (2015).

Earlier this fall, Brodbeck was selected to the Allstate AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Good Works Team®, which recognizes football studentathletes for their community service efforts.

Student-Athletes Participate in Third Annual #Lunchbag Event The Wayne State University Department of Athletics continued to make an impact in the Detroit community on Nov. 4 with its Third Annual #Lunchbag event.

A group of close to 80 studentathletes prepared nearly 1,500 bag lunches at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church before distributing them at the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO), Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS) and the Rosa Parks Transit Center.

During the 2015-16 academic year, WSU student-athletes donated a program record 12,435 hours of community service.

Brodbeck has been involved in numerous community service events during his four-plus years in Detroit, including rebuilding/refurbishing a house for Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac, which assists people struggling with addiction/abuse.

He has also been involved in the Basic Needs Drive all four years. This drive sees WSU student-athletes organize, package and distribute basic need items (toiletries, etc.) to the homeless in greater Detroit. Last April, over 70 studentathletes, coaches and staff members prepared over 1,000 basic needs bags inside the Matthaei Center. The bags were then delivered and passed out at Cass Park, the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) and the bus depot in Detroit.

In addition, Brodbeck participated the first two years in the Hashtag Lunchbag event and assisted at the WSU kid's football camps every summer as well as working the Garden City High School kid's football camp in the past.

The 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® will be invited to New Orleans to participate in a community project before the 2017 Allstate® Sugar Bowl®, where the team will be recognized at halftime.

TRENT BRODBECK | #LUNCHBAG

The Warriors prepared and delivered nearly 1,500 lunches to the NSO and COTS.

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Current Members Paul Andrews Chuck Binkowski Tom Bomberski Dino Candela Fred Cavataio Craig & Lisa DeDamos Greg DeMars Donald Didlake Anthony Facione Scott Fisher Rob Fournier Don Galovich Angelo Gust John Keogh Tom Leadbetter Angus MacKenzie

Enrico Odorico Dennis Purgatori Mitchell Ritter Mike Russell Kenneth Semelsberger Matt Shango Brett & Lisa Sheets Greg Sims Jen Spicher Dr. Michael Stoltenberg John Walus Bill Watt Claude Williams Paul Winters Scott Wooster

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300 Attend Seventh Annual Trammell/Parrish Camp On Saturday, Nov. 19-20 the Wayne State University Athletic Department and baseball program partnered with Alan Trammell and Lance Parrish for the Seventh Annual Trammell/Parrish Camp for participants ranging from grades 2-12 at the Matthaei and Multipurpose Indoor Facility.

The two-day event attracted 300 developing baseball players to campus for the clinic. Trammell and Parrish are long-time clients of Wayne State University alum S. Gary Spicer, Sr. (MBA '65) who arranged for the appearances and established this camp experience with WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier and head coach Ryan Kelley. Over 1,500 participants have attended the camps since 2010.

The camp featured two sessions on Saturday, which aimed on improving fundamentals in the morning with an afternoon advanced development session. This year a second day was added of camp curriculum. Alan Trammell hosted a morning shortstop only camp and Lance Parrish directed an afternoon catching specific camp.

There was also a luncheon on Saturday to thank the Harwell Field project supporters and attendees were able to tour the construction site.

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Trammell spent all 20 of his Major League seasons with the Tigers. A six-time All-Star, Trammell was a four-time Gold Glove winner and a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner. Since his tenure as a player, Trammell has had extensive experience as a Major League Baseball coach and manager. In 2014, Trammell was named Special Assistant to the General Manager within the Detroit Tigers organization.

Parrish was an eight-time MLB All-Star, a three-time Gold Glove winner, and a six-time Silver Slugger award winner. He won a World Series title with the Tigers in 1984. Parrish also has extensive major league baseball coaching experience. Currently, he is the Manager of the Lake Erie SeaWolves Double affiliate within the Tigers' organization.

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Ashley Walker’s

Summer Travels

by Steve King WSUAthletics.com Guest Contributor

This article first ran in the Sept. 24, 2016 football gameday program.

The world is a huge place. It has 24 time zones. Its circumference is roughly 24,860 miles, or about 691 round trips from the Wayne State University to oh, say, Birmingham, Mich. in Oakland County.

Ashley Walker, women's senior tennis player, traveled to Japan on an internship teaching English to Japanese students of all ages.

Its area is 197 million square miles. You could put 1,377,622 Detroit-sized cities "I liked it. I really did," she said. "Chinese is actually very similar to English in the world. Think about that never-ending traffic jam. grammatically, so that helped me learn it and speak it."

If you're now more convinced than ever that the world is bigger than you could But as much as she enjoyed the experience – and as much as the Chinese have imagined, then put yourself in the mindset of a child, for whom going language is a good one to know and, especially, master, because of the two streets over to a friend's house to play is a long trip. opportunities it presents in the global marketplace as the country's economy continues to grow – it didn't quite hit the target as squarely with Then there's WSU women's senior tennis player Ashley Walker. For almost as her as did Japanese. long as she can ever remember – going all the way back to her grade-school days – the world has never been this monstrous entity with all these faraway "Japanese is a hard language to learn because it is so different from English," places. It has been close and compact. The rest of the world's countries have Walker said. "And it is not in as much demand as Chinese in terms of finding a always seemed to be no further away than just over the horizon. job and its place internationally, but there's just something that I really like."

Growing up in Canton, Mich., about 30 miles west of Detroit, her dreams were, So with her affection for Japanese, and her comfort with Chinese, it only made at first, very nothing out of the ordinary. sense, then, that she would choose Asian Studies (Japanese and Chinese) as a joint major when she got to Wayne State. She enhanced that several years "In my earliest memories, I wanted to be a neurosurgeon," said Walker, who is 21. ago when she took a three-week trip to rural China to teach English. "I liked it," Walker said.

"When I got to be 11, I decided I wanted to go to Japan and be a translator," she said. "I don't know how and why I became interested in that, but I did," But not nearly as much as the trip she made this summer. Leaving in mid-May, she said. "Neither of my parents had any connection to Japan, and I didn't right after the end of the spring semester of her junior year, and not returning have anyone else in my extended family, or even anyone I knew, who had a until the first part of August, she spent about 2½ months in Japan on an connection there. I had absolutely zero background in Japan. internship teaching English to Japanese students of all ages, from adults to There are two ways that parents can react to something like that from their grade-schooler. They can put a stop to it immediately by saying that it's too far-fetched – too way out in left field – and then try to talk her back into wanting to be a neurosurgeon. Or they can just kind of laugh it off and hope it fades quietly into the sunset, while at the same time not pooh-poohing it and completely squashing their daughter's aspirations.

those in elementary schools.

"It was a dream come true. I flat-out loved it," Walker said. "It was so much fun. The people were so friendly, and when you go somewhere new, that makes all the difference in the world. It makes you feel welcome.

Back home now, Walker is in school and playing tennis. With her ability to make the world a lot smaller than it might appear to others, the young Walker's parents, Clarence and Sherry Walker, chose the latter route. "They just lady from Canton, Mich. just got done with a weekend match against Walsh told me, 'As long as you can make money doing it,' " Walker said. "They didn't University, located just outside Canton, Ohio. Not surprising, really. want me to end up poor and destitute."

Walker says that when she was in high school, where she was a four-year So Walker set about learning all she could about Japan – its culture, history, letterwinner in tennis and compiled a 58-7 record in her final three seasons for customs, food, weather and, of course, its language. She was a sponge, the Rocks, she wanted to get out as soon as she could to go to college and begin soaking every drop of information she could find. working more closely toward her goal. She hopes to graduate next spring.

By the time she entered High School, she was more determined than ever to "I'm not sure what's out there, but I'm really anxious to find out," she said. get where she eventually wanted to go. The school didn't offer Japanese as a "When I was over in Japan, I felt like it was another home. I met so many great language course of study, but it did have Chinese, and she signed up for it. people. I'd like to go back there and see them again."

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WSU playing against Kentucky during the 1956 Sweet 16 game.

They Played The Best In The Country

by Karl Henkel WSUAthletics.com Guest Contributor When George Brown called Mark Wittock last year, it was the first time the former Wayne State basketball teammates had talked in more than a half-century.

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

Despite the decades-long gap between conversations, the two quickly got on the subject of an event that had never escaped their minds. In particular, the discussion shifted to one officiating call during Wayne State's Sweet Sixteen game against mighty Kentucky in 1956 that changed the outcome – and history – of the program.

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Wayne State, which led Kentucky, 34-32 at halftime and continued to stay within striking distance of the more talented Wildcats deep into the second half, could not recover after the 6-foot, 6-inch Brown, who just happened to be the team's best player, fouled out.

"I remember one of the things we talked about was when he (Brown) fouled out of the game about halfway through the second half," Wittock recalled. "He said, 'We were doing fine until they (the officials) fouled me out. The fifth foul, I wasn't within three feet of that fella."

With the score tied at 40, Kentucky went on a 20-6 run to polish off Wayne State, 84-64. It was Wayne State's second loss of the season and it ended the Tartars' remarkable 17-game winning streak.

"When George Brown fouled out in the middle of the second half, Kentucky's height just dominated," Wittock recalled. "That game seemed so much

closer, but at the end, when we did get behind, they sent in a bunch of new guys who seemed to be taller than the guy they were replacing."

The 1956 team posted an overall record of 18-3 (the third loss came to Morehead State in a consolation game that was played a day after the Kentucky loss). They were 10-1 at home – games that season were played at the University of Detroit (the Matthaei wasn't built for another decade) – and a perfect 7-0 on the road.

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

"We were a great team," said Jerry Greenberg, another member of the 1956 team, who played in 20 of the 21 games and averaged 3.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game that season. "And we were only the second team ever from the state

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

MARK WITTOCK, FORMER WSU BASKETBALL PLAYER of Michigan to, at that point, have gone to the NCAA Tournament."

But aside from the on-court success, the 1956 Wayne State basketball team, made up of a diverse group of athletes with skills across several sports, had to overcome several off-court adversities in its quest to make a name for itself.

A TRAILBLAZING TEAM What stands out about the Wayne State basketball teams in the mid-1950s, and 1956 in particular, are the unique circumstances surrounding the program and sport.

For starters, the current university president, Clarence B. Hilberry, was not the biggest fan of athletics. At one point the fate of the football program was at stake in favor of more intramural sports programs. Thankfully that, as many Wayne State fans will attest, never happened.

But one of the changes made to the basketball program was to move the team into the President's Athletic Conference, which consisted of less competitive opponents that some players acknowledged, aided the record 17-game winning streak. "(Hilberry) did us a big favor because that conference was weak," Greenberg recalled. "But we were still a great team; to even play Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen, we had to beat DePaul."

DePaul, for reference, had gone 1-1 against Kentucky during the 1956 season.

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

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

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

State," also took a shot at a baseball career. He played 30 games for the Olean (New York) Oilers of the New York-Pennsylvania League. At the time, Olean was part of the Philadelphia Phillies' organization.

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

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

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

THE LAST CALL There was a bit of irony to the 2015 phone call between Brown and Wittock.

MULTI-SPORT TIES Though rare these days, multi-sport athletes in the 1950s were easy to find. And Wayne State's 1956 basketball squad had plenty of ties to other sports.

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

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

After that season, Halverson went to another sport – baseball – where he played 10 games for the Fitzgerald (Georgia) A's of the Georgia-Florida League. Clarence Straughn, whom Greenberg called, "the best guard to ever play for Wayne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS The Wayne State University Department of Athletics would like to thank the following donors for their generous support of Warrior Athletics. These gifts help to provide scholarships, upgrade equipment and facilities. This list includes donations of $100 and more made to the Department of Athletics between Oct. 25, 2015 and Oct. 25, 2016.

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

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

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Our student-athletes know the importance of recognizing those who have come before them and who have helped pave the way for their respective programs. It is with great excitement that we invite our alumni back to campus to not only stay connected with the team, but be a part of Wayne State for eternity. Throughout the year, each program will be hosting a reunion event to welcome alumni back to campus, reunite past teammates and coaches, and connect past Tartars and Warriors to those who wear the jersey today. Stay tuned to find out when your program’s alumni event is being held during the 2017 season!

Baseball Alumni Weekend 2016

Are You A Booster?

Want more information?

Contact Kelsey Meyers Assistant Compliance Coordinator 313.577.1366 kelsey.meyers@wayne.edu

Softball Alumni Weekend 2015

We want to remind you of what is acceptable when dealing with our current and prospective student athletes. First, it is important to determine if you must follow the rules surrounding a representative of athletics interest.

You are considered a “Representative of Athletics Interest” or “booster” if you: • Are or have been a member of any organization promoting Wayne State University Athletics.

• Have ever made a donation to the Athletic Department or any booster organization.

• Have ever assisted in evaluating or recruiting prospects.

• Have ever helped to arrange or have provided employment to enrolled student-athletes, prospects, to their parents or relatives.

• Participated in a Wayne State athletics program.

• Once you become a representative or athletics interests, you retain this status FOREVER.

Please keep in mind, it is possible to jeopardize a student-athlete’s eligibility with just one act of kindness! Please ask before you act.

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2016 FALL WARRIOR WITHIN

ALUMNI WEEKENDS | COMPLIANCE CORNER

W CLUB LEVELS Athletic Foundation Club* $10,000+

All-American Club*

MEMBER BENEFITS

Director’s Club*

• Support a student-athlete’s education • Provide facility improvements • Warrior Within magazine • Invitations to special events* • Access pass to “W” Club hospitality tent/lounge* • Access to VIP Parking* • “W” Club auto window decal* • Tax deduction

$5,000 - $9,999 $2,500 - $4,999

Captain’s Club* $1,000 - 2,499

Varsity Club* $500 - $999

Green and Gold Club* $250 - $499

Letterwinner’s Club $100 - $249

Friends of the Warriors $50 - $99

*VIP hospitality access at home football and basketball games.

* Only available at certain giving levels.

• All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

• Member benefits will start the month the first gift is made and go through the proceeding 12 months and is renewable each year.

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

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WARRIOR WITHIN 5101 John C. Lodge 101 Matthaei Detroit, MI 48202 WAYNE STATE

ATHLETICS

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The Wayne State University Athletics Department will soon be celebrating 100 years. In preparation, we are compiling a list of memorable moments and invite you to share your own by visiting the address below.

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