Warrior Within (Summer 2016)

Official Publication of Wayne State University Athletic Department

Summer 2016

Putting it all together.

Community outreach changes athletic perspective.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Rob Fournier, esq EDITOR Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate A.D./Media Relations GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amanda St. Juliana, Creative Services Coordinator WRITERS Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Sports Information Director Mary Walsh, Sports Information Intern

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TABLE OF CONTENTS From the Athletic Director

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GLIAC Commissioner's Award recipients

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Football schedule, promotions, women's swimming/diving

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National Player of the Year

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Community service recap, Karrington Seals All-American

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Comcast Broadcast and W Week Information

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Student-Athletes of the Year

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Winter Academic Honor Roll

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Advancement opportunities

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Locker room projects, Harwell Field update

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Deans' Award winners

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Upcoming alumni weekends

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Donor List

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Summer Camp Recap, Upcoming Trammell/Parrish Camp

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A Hand With A Good Reach

By Rob Fournier, esq, Director of Athletics

We have come a long way since AT&T offered seven (7) different ring tones back in the mid-eighties. Today that same optional mechanism is limitless including: music, fight songs and movie lines. Obviously a lot of folks are calling. But who is listening? Who is “answering” the calls today?

I know a group of young people who have literally answered “the call” and in doing so have transformed our City and its inhabitants. That call has resulted in 12,435 community service hours volunteered on a variety of ways this past year. Their effort, and successes, is as varied and as encompassing as the City we call home. It is an eye-opening number. And that call did not require any special ring tone. It is simply a response to wanting to make a difference.

In a world where the sensational has numbed us to daily stories of hard work and character, a review of those accomplishments by our studentathletes is humbling and generous. Where acts of charity are minimalized by brutality and senseless acts of hatred, their work is a contrast worth acknowledgment.

One of the enduring characteristics of athletics is that in the end, you know the score. If just as a scoreboard, well then those 12,435 hours are daunting. Often coaches tell me the final score did not tell the whole story of the contest… admittedly that assessment is usually given on the losing end of the result. Well, if that is true, I can tell you that our volunteer number does not adequately illustrate the impact of those contributions.

And that is just as true for the recipients as for our student-athletes.

Behind the numbers are such activities as: #Lunchbag (hashtag lunchbag) in which 107 student-athletes assembled at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church and made and packed lunches before departing for outreach destinations such as the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO), the downtown bus depot and Coalition for Temporary Shelter (COTS) for distribution. Or the Shoes that Fit program in which student-athletes took the initiative to collect money and purchased “dress shoes” (approximately 500 pairs) for first through fifth graders at Caesar Chavez and Bagley Elementary schools – many of whom have never even owned a “new” pair of shoes in their life as well as the Annual Basic Needs Drive in which student-athletes collect toiletries throughout the year and combine it with samples from nearby hotels and then distribute them around Detroit to the homeless. These are some of the stories behind the 12,435 hours. That certainly puts a face with that scoreboard.

LETTER FROM THE AD

#Lunchbag 2016

Back when I was in college, I had a class about Democracy in America.

The premise of the class was the relevance or necessity of America in the world. One of the textbooks was titled, “Is America Necessary?” One of the contrasting perspectives that was presented was authored by Alexis De Tocqueville. His observations came in the nineteenth century long before a young country had even addressed many of its inequalities but it proved prescient. In fact, back in the mid-eighties (I know it seems a long time ago when you write it) he was much quoted and referenced by politicians and sociologists.

Needless to say, I cannot summarize the course in this article, but most importantly, De Tocqueville’s first-hand observations of America as an ambassador from France was inspirational, pragmatic and aspirational in many ways for an impressionable twenty-something (unfortunately back then we did not have catchy phrases like Millennials or Generation X to define ourselves).

In a world where the sensational has numbed us to daily stories of hard work and character, a review of those accomplishments by our student-athletes is humbling and generous.

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Like De Tocqueville, that future will be an unexpected journey, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll be surprised about what you learn about other people…and yourself.

Those 12,435 volunteer hours represent goodness. A spirit that transcends differences in color, gender, race and background. There is a message there for all of us.

Basic Needs Drive 2016

De Tocqueville had traveled to America in 1831 with a contemporary to study ostensibly the American prison system. He found more than examples of a criminal justice system. The two traveled from the deplorable Sing Sing prison, to New Orleans, to the woods of Michigan (Michigan was referenced even though it did not officially become a state until six years later) for nine months by stagecoach, steam boat, canoe and horseback. He interviewed thousands and when he returned to France, wrote of the experiences and his observations. It was in a subsequent text entitled “Democracy in America” that he committed to paper his impressions of America’s “greatness” that became so quoted and influential.

For the young people preforming that outreach, I know there is a lot of “road” left to be traveled in their lives. Maybe not like the pathway of De Tocqueville, but certainly highways of change, roadblocks and challenges. But whatever the road ahead, I firmly believe those early encounters and experiences will ready our student-athletes for whatever is ahead. Like De Tocqueville, that future will be an unexpected journey, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll be surprised about what you learn about other people…and yourself.

That is why those early community service opportunities while in their 20’s will serve our student-athletes well in the future. You might learn that America’s greatness is not so much in its riches…as it is with its people. It is America’s greatness.

He had made some assumptions about America before he embarked which he later debunked. His premise was that America was great because of its easy ports of entry, its great resources and its agriculture. But after his journey, his hypothesis changed.

"America is great because she is good, and if she ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great."

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE Shoes That Fit 2015

Instead, he admitted he found the answer to “America’s greatness” in its churches and synagogues. I know, some people have just stopped reading this piece. That is just how polarizing we have become today on just about every single issue of importance in American life. Unfortunately that is a sad observation of today’s society…but it does not alter the unequivocal conclusion of De Tocqueville. He wrote, “America is great because she is good, and if she ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”

Almost 200 years later, those words ring just as true today.

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LETTER FROM THE AD

2016 Award Winners

Athletic & Academic Award Recipients in 2016 Five Warriors were honored by the GLIAC with Commissioner’s Awards during the winter and spring seasons of 2016. Hannah Loesch and Elizabeth Rawlings from the swimming & diving team were honored in the winter, while Lyndsay Butler and Mackenzie Boehler from softball and baseball’s Griffin Harms were recognized following outstanding spring campaigns.

Hannah Loesch

Elizabeth Rawlings

GLIAC Commissioner’s Award CoSIDA Academic All-American

GLIAC Commissioner’s Award

Their selections give WSU 40 GLIAC Commissioner's Award honorees from 32 different individuals since the inception of the program in the fall of 2007. The eight two-time recipients of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award are Alison Allen (softball), Cauli Bedran (men's swimming), Thomas Ducret (men's tennis), Catherine Leix (women's swimming), Josh Renel (football), Kayla Scott (women's swimming), Ashley St.Andrew (women's swimming) and Michael Wiseman (baseball).

The awards are presented after the fall, winter, and spring athletic seasons to six female and six male GLIAC student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play. All grade-point averages are based on a 4.0 scale.

Lyndsay Butler

Mackenzie Boehler

GLIAC Commissioner’s Award CoSIDA Academic All-American

GLIAC Commissioner’s Award

In addition, WSU had its fair share of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. In May, Butler and Jade McGarr capped of their tremendous career together with a pair of Academic AllAmerican nods. Their selections give the WSU softball program 11 CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans in school history. Butler and McGarr join Alison Allen (2012-1st Team), Shannon Clark (1993-2nd Team), Nikki Fulton (2012-3rd Team), Casey Hanes (2010-2nd Team), Renette Mulka (1989-2nd Team), Jennifer Smith (1992-2nd Team and 1993-1st Team) and Logan White (2012-3rd Team and 2014-3rd Team).

Elly Maleski and Loesch from the swimming program were honored in June. Maleski became the first WSU student-athlete to be a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American after earning Second Team accolades for the third straight year. Meanwhile, senior Hannah Loesch (Pensacola, Fla.), who was a Third Team honoree a year ago, was a First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection for 2016.

Griffin Harms

Jade McGarr

GLIAC Commissioner’s Award

CoSIDA Academic All-American

Their 2016 selections give the WSU men's and women's swimming and diving programs 20 CoSIDA Academic All-American selections in school history, and all in the last 12 years.

Loesch and Maleski join Erika Barczak (2008-1st Team), Manuela Ferreira (2015-3rd Team), Nathan Hesche (2013-2nd Team), Soren Holm (2015-1st Team), Kristian Larsen (2014-2nd Team), Matthew Laschuk (2010-2nd Team and 2011-1st Team), Catherine Leix (2011-1st Team and 2012-1st Team*), Hannah Loesch (2015-3rd Team), David Lutz (2005-3rd Team), Elly Maleski (2014-2nd Team and 2015-2nd Team), Kayla Scott (2013-1st Team and 20141st Team), Carly Sevald (2013-2nd Team), Ashley St.Andrew (2010-2nd Team) and Dylan Szegedi (2013-2nd Team). *Voted COSIDA Women's At-Large Academic All-American of the Year.

Elly Maleski CoSIDA Academic All-American

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Warrior Football Season 2016

The Wayne State University football program has finalized its 2016 schedule and game times for the six contests at Adams Field this fall.

Season tickets can be purchased online or by calling (313) 577-4280.

"The 2016 schedule is the most demanding in years," commented head coach Paul Winters. "We have traditional rivals Northwood, Hillsdale and Saginaw Valley State along with recent conference champions Ashland, Ferris State and Ohio Dominican and then we end the home schedule with Grand Valley. We must prepare to be tested every week!"

For the first time since WSU joined the GLIAC in 1975, the Warriors will play 11 conference games. With the untimely departure of Malone, the league office modified the originally approved league schedule with Wayne State adding a home game versus Lake Erie in place of a contest in Detroit vs. the Pioneers. All 11 games will be played on 11 consecutive Saturdays.

PROMOTIONS September 17: Lake Erie, 6 PM, Home Opener September 24: Tiffin, Noon, Tartar/Warrior Reunion

October 1: Hillsdale, 6 PM, Homecoming

October 15: Walsh, Noon, Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Swim & Dive GLIAC Champions

The Wayne State University women's swimming and diving program won its seventh consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) title and its 10th league championship in the last

11 seasons in February.

October 22: Saginaw Valley State, Noon Trick-or-Treat with the Warriors

November 12: Grand Valley State, Noon,

Armed Forces/Law Enforcement Day For more information about Warrior gameday promotions visit wsuathletics.com/promotions.

The Warriors totaled 840.5 points to finish ahead of second place Grand Valley State, who had 763 points. Northern Michigan was third (520 points) and was followed by Saginaw Valley State (388.5), Findlay (367.5), Hillsdale (298), Ashland (269), Tiffin (196.5), Malone (126) and Ursuline (56).

WSU head coach Sean Peters was voted GLIAC Women's Coach of the Year for the ninth time in his illustrious career. Peters, a 10-time GLIAC Men's Coach of the Year, has won one or both awards each of the last 15 years.

Lezlie Bueno Estrada was selected as the GLIAC Female Freshman of the Year. It marks the fifth time in the last 11 years WSU has had the GLIAC Female Newcomer of the Year. Estrada joins Melissa Duff (2006), Ashley St.Andrew (co in 2007), Kayla Scott (2011) and Kei Cze Prentis (2012).

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2016 FOOTBALL | PROMOTIONS | SWIM & DIVE

Lyndsay Butler (Cambridge, Ont.) was selected as the 2016 NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) Division II National Player of the Year as announced by the organization in May. After leading the Warriors to a 42-7 regular-season mark and the GLIAC regular-season title for a second consecutive season, Butler was voted GLIAC Player of the Year for 2016 by the conference head coaches.

During the regular season, in terms of individual national leaders, Butler led the country in batting average (.509), was sixth in triples (7), 12th in on-base percentage (.544), 13th in slugging percentage (.848), 16th in triples per game (0.14) and 26th in runs scored (1.06 per game).

In the circle, Butler was fourth in ERA (0.73), ninth in both wins (24) and fewest hits allowed per game (3.95), 12th in shutouts (8), 22nd in strikeouts (195), 28th in saves (3) and 32nd in strikeouts per game (7.9).

She helped WSU to its fifth straight GLIAC tournament title and its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years (five consecutive from 2012-2016).

Butler, WSU's leadoff hitter for all 60 contests, concluded her junior season with a .483 batting average (97-for-201), 38 extra-base hits (19 2B, 7 3B, 12 HR) and 42 RBI. Her .826 slugging percentage was .100 higher than the previous school mark of .726 set by Alison Allen in 2011, while Butler's .521 on-base percentage edged the previous WSU record of .517 set by WSU Hall of Fame inductee Patty Grudzinski in 1992. Her 60 runs scored rank second in program history, while Butler's 97 hits surpassed Grudzinski's 95 in 1992. Both her 19 doubles and seven triples were WSU records, while Butler's 12 home runs is tied-for-third in a single season. Her 166 total bases shattered the previous Warrior record of 136 set by Allen in 2010, while Butler's 11 times reached base via an error is tied-for-fourth all-time.

This was the third consecutive year Butler has led the squad in triples, home runs and slugging percentage, and the second straight year in at bats, runs, hits and total bases.

In terms of pitching marks, Butler's 29 victories ranked third, while both her opponent batting average (.164) and shutouts (11) ranked fifth. In addition, both her ERA (0.77) and strikeouts (227) was seventh in the WSU annals. Butler has led the Warriors in wins, strikeouts, saves, complete games, shutouts and innings pitched each of the last three seasons.

National Player of the Year

Lyndsay Butler

Defensively, she led the squad in fielding assists with 121, which is tied-for-12th in school history.

This marks the third time in the last seven school years that a WSU student-athlete has been selected National Player of the Year, joining football's Joique Bell (2009 Harlon Hill Award Winner) and women's basketball's Shareta Brown (2014-15 WBCA).

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Birthday Party for Underprivileged youth

"Wayne State student-athletes thoroughly enjoy competing at the highest level but moreover they enjoy servicing the community at every opportunity."

CANDICE HOWARD, ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Community Outreach

The Wayne State University Department of Athletics strives to make an impact in the community each and every year. The amount of community service hours that the Warriors have donated continues to rise and 2015-16 was no different. WSU contributed 12,435 hours of service to the surrounding area. #Lunchbag #Lunchbag

Basic Needs Drive

Shoes That Fit Donation

The two largest projects are the Basic Needs Drive and #Lunchbag (hashtag lunchbag). In addition, a coat drive was held this year for multiple shelters in Detroit. WSU also held a water donation drive for Flint and several teams worked with Gleaners Food Bank.

“Wayne State student-athletes thoroughly enjoy competing at the highest level but moreover they enjoy servicing the community at every opportunity,” said Associate Athletics Director for Academic Support and Senior Woman Administrator Candice Howard. “The variety of service activities they have engaged in over the past year exemplifies their commitment to the revitalization of Detroit. Our student-athletes have handed out lunches, helped children with housing stability and parental issues celebrate their birthdays.

They have also passed out basic need items to the homeless of our city and they have done so with the utmost respect. Wayne State University and its student-athletes understand the opportunities they have been afforded and they continue to pay it forward. I am proud to be a witness to their acts of kindness each and every day.”

Karrington Seals runs her way to success The up-and-coming Wayne State University women’s track & field will begin its fifth season this winter, but it already has some hardware to show off. Sophomore Karrington Seals earned a pair of All-American awards this past season.

Karrington Seals

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In May, she earned Honorable Mention All-America accolades after placing 10th in the 100m hurdles at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field national championships.

In March, Seals became the first Indoor Track AllAmerican in school history placing eighth in the 60m hurdles at the national championships.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH | INDOOR TRACK

Trio Announced For 2016 Broadcast Of Warrior Football Joe Abramson, a veteran on the Detroit sports scene for over 30 years, returns for his ninth year on the Comcast broadcast and second as playby-play announcer. A Birmingham native who graduated from Brother Rice High School and the University of Detroit, Abramson works on the Lions radio broadcast as the spotter for Dan Miller and Jim Brandstatter. The Royal Oak resident also serves as the statistician for George Blaha and Greg Kelser on Detroit Pistons broadcasts.

2016 Comcast Broadcast Crew (left to right): Rod Beard, Tony Ortiz and Joe Abramson.

his fifth season as the host of the weekly Winters on Wednesdays radio show on The Patriot (1400 AM/92.7 FM) featuring WSU head football coach Paul Winters. The 2016 shows will air live from Tony V's Restaurant in Midtown Detroit, next to the WSU campus.

The 2016 home opener for WSU on Saturday, Sept. 17 will mark the beginning of the 13th season of Warrior football on Comcast. The inaugural televised game by Comcast was when Wayne State faced Hillsdale at Ford Field on Nov. 6, 2004. All six home games will be televised live Rod Beard enters his sixth year as a member of on Comcast CN 900 and replayed the following the WSU broadcast crew. He is a longtime sports WWJ Sports Director Tony Ortiz is joining the week. In addition, Comcast CN 900 will broadcast writer for The Detroit News and currently is The broadcast crew this year. A graduate of Detroit seven GLIAC basketball doubleheaders from the News' beat writer for the Detroit Pistons. A Detroit Cooley High School and Specs Howard School of Matthaei starting with the January 12th contests native, Beard is an alumnus of Renaissance High Media Arts, Ortiz spent the past 15 seasons providing vs. Michigan Tech.

School and the University of Michigan and begins sideline reports on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.

2016 Health Fair

2016 Basic Needs Drive

2016 W Day Brunch

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.

2016 Keynote Speaker Sheila Taormina, was a four-time Olympic athlete and a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics

COMCAST BROADCAST | W WEEK

Save the date: W Day Brunch will take place on April 15, 2017.

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StudentAthletes of the Year

Wayne State University Director of Athletics Rob Fournier announced the 2015-16 Male and Female StudentAthletes of the Year. Candidates were judged on academic distinction, athletic accomplishments, individual involvement and University and community service, as well as coaches' recommendation.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR WOMEN'S SOFTBALL PLAYER LYNDSAY BUTLER (CAMBRIDGE, ONT.) and SENIOR SWIMMER BEN WINN (WASHINGTON, MICH. / ROMEO) were selected as the 2015-16 female and male student-athletes of the year after being nominated by their respective coaches with voting by the athletic department's coaches and administrative staff.

certificates as a member of the 12th-place 400 medley relay (3:16.72), the 14th-place 200 free relay team (1:22.34) and the 15th-place 400 free relay quartet (3:02.24).

At the 2016 GLIAC Championships, Winn claimed the conference title in the 50 free with a time of 20.70. He was also a member of the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay teams that both placed Butler was named the National Fastpitch Coaches second with marks of 1:28.77 and 1:21.93, Association (NFCA) Division II National Player of respectively. Winn earned additional points in the the Year and was the DII Honda Athlete of the 100 free and the 100 breast. A three-time GLIAC Year Nominee for Softball. She earned First Team All-Academic Team selection, he was twice named All-America honors from both the NFCA and the to the CSCAA (College Swim Coaches Association of Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association America) Scholar All-America Team. This is the 15th (D2CCA). The 2016 GLIAC Player of the Year, she year of the WSU Student-Athlete of the Year award. had previously won back-to-back GLIAC Pitcher of the Year honors and is a three-time First Team AllGLIAC honoree. Butler was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team and has been recognized on the GLIAC All-Academic Team the 2001-02 2009-10 last three seasons.

Past Student-Athlete of the Year Award Winners

She concluded her junior season with a .483 batting average (97-for-201), 38 extra-base hits (19 2B, 7 3B, 12 HR) and 42 RBI. Her .826 slugging percentage was .100 higher than the previous school mark set in 2011, while her .521 on-base percentage edged the previous WSU record of .517 in 1992.

On the mound, Butler's 29 victories rank third in program history, while both her opponent batting average (.164) and shutouts (11) ranked fifth. In addition, her ERA (0.77) and strikeouts (227) were seventh in the WSU annals. Butler has led the Warriors in wins, strikeouts, saves, complete games, shutouts and innings pitched each of the last three seasons. Interestingly, she had more extrabase hits as a batter (38) than she allowed (24/19 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR) in 226 innings pitched.

Winn was a four-time All-American at the 2016 NCAA Championships. He earned First Team accolades after swimming the anchor leg on the 200 medley relay team that placed seventh with a time of 1:28.42. Winn notched a trio of Honorable Mention All-American

Kelly Kashmerick, softball David Guerrera, hockey

Casey Hanes, softball Cauli Bedran, swimming

2002-03 2010-11 Shelly Vickery, cross country Mike Wiseman, baseball Dustin Kingston, hockey Sharon Gill, tennis 2003-04 Kim Spaulding, hockey David Lutz, swimming

2011-12 Catherine Leix, swimming Josh Renel, football

2004-05 Anna Vinnikov, fencing David Lutz, swimming

2012-13 Carly Sevald, diving Ian Larkin, men's basketball

2005-06 Erika Barczak, diving Nick Ingrao, swimming

2013-14 Logan White, softball Dylan Szegedi, diving

2006-07 Anna Garina, fencing Kris Krzyminski, men's basketball

2014-15 Shareta Brown, women's basketball Notes Fradi, football

2007-08 Anthony Bass, baseball Erika Barczak, diving

2015-16 Lyndsay Butler, softball Ben Winn, swimming

2008-09 Ashley St.Andrew, swimming Sean Smith, swimming

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Student Athlete Academic Success The student-athletes at Wayne State University continue to excel in the classroom. Fifteen (15) student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.00 term GPA with 63 percent of Warrior student-athletes receiving above a 3.00 for the recently completed Winter semester.

"This academic report underscores the graduation rate success of our student-athletes which has now climbed to 76 percent in the latest Federal Reporting cycle," said Director of Athletics Rob Fournier. "Consequently, the term grade report with 63 percent of our student-athletes above a 3.00, and 14 of 17 teams with a cumulative team GPA above 3.00, would be the foundation for that graduation success. And with the "lowest" team GPA at 2.89, simply put, the student-athlete success is a University achievement. In programs from engineering, to nursing, to pharmacy, to the Honors College, these are young people performing at laudatory levels at a Carnegie I Research Institution. We are pretty proud of that resume ... and they should be too."

ROB FOURNIER, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Term GPA 3.5+)

Baseball: Jeremy Carrell, Cole Clifton, Nolan Dill, Griffin Harms, Aaron Loconsole, Ryan Mergener, Dennis Olszewski, Justin Sherman Men's Basketball: Nick Mutebi, Oge Onwudiwe, Gavin Toma Women's Basketball: Tori Bellamy*, Jessica Murphy Men's Cross Country: Lucas Copi, Jeremiah Jean, Zechariah Jean, Pat Miller, Sawyer Smith, Tim Szymanski, Irvin Wyche Men's Fencing: Ziad Elsissy, Brenton Villeneuve Women's Fencing: Jillian Fenner, Bridget Gibbons, Kasia Lachman, Julie Saint-Cricq*, Zuzanna Sobczak* Football: Rabeah Beydoun, Trent Brodbeck, Jon Currie, Anthony DeDamos, Drew Dowding, Paul Graham, Manny Mendoza, Preston Pelham, JT Pillars, Tommy Richardson, Logan Smith, Ryan Smith, Demetrius Stinson, Kyle Toth, Trevor Van Tubbergen, Greg Webber, Aaron Weston*, Ethan Walsh, Charlie Younger, Alex Ziedas, Andy Zimmerman Men's Golf: Jordan Andrus, Jason Brandt, Nazir Jairazbhoy*, Collin Kolbe, Tyler LaSerra, Nikolas Senkowski, Dexter Wilson Women's Golf: Joanne Adams, Rylee George, Chloe Luyet, Shannon McNamara, Courtney Morton, Amanda Noakes*, Meredith Weidner Softball: Kylee Barrett, Mackenzie Boehler*, Allie Buchanan, Lyndsay Butler, Emily Cava, Shelby Fridline, Megan Guitar, Haley Hurd, Hailey Lazarek, Kristen Lucas*, Jade McGarr*, Gabby Williams Men's Swimming & Diving: Kris Hector, Aryell Pasternak Women's Swimming & Diving: Rachel Charlow, Kaylee Dolinski, Manuela Ferreira, Brenna Gabrielson, Alex Geddis-McCririe, Morgan Kollen, Delayni Kornak-Kotarba, Holly Krill, Kallie Krueger, Hannah Loesch, Elly Maleski, Emily Maraskine, Makayla Myers, Elizabeth Rawlings, Theresa Riviera, Emma Weber Men's Tennis: Nicholas Ang*, Ryan Carlson*, Fazyl Kechai, Jason Potter, Harvey Reed, Taylor Vane*

76%

wsu student-athlete five-year graduation rate

Women's Tennis: Liz Ghellere, Lauren Hughes, Andreea Mitrache, Alex Poissant Women's Track & Field: Jordan Baker*, Lauren Bohn, Sloane Brunner, Leah Ellis, Elizabeth Herriman, Gabrielle Herriman, Kierra Johnson, Rachel Kloski, Grace Mendoza, Dallas Porter, Karrington Seals, Jewel Wilson Volleyball: Michelle Asiedu, Brittany Guldan, Madison Kielty, Claire McWilliams, Alexa Methner*, Emily Norscia, Haley Tenelshof * Designates an individual with a 4.00 Term GPA

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Current Members

Become a part of the Wayne State football tradition with an exclusive membership to the Tartar Twelve.

Join The Tartar Twelve Tradition

Paul Andrews Chuck Binkowski Tom Bomberski Dino Candela Fred Cavataio Greg DeMars Donald Didlake Scott Fisher Rob Fournier Don Galovich Angelo Gust John Keogh Angus MacKenzie

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The Tartar Twelve is an exclusive donor group to the Wayne State Football program. The tradition of excellence served both on and off the field is a direct result of our alumni’s commitment to continually improving the championship experience here at Wayne State. In return, our Tartar Twelve members are given VIP insight to the program, with a pre-game tent on gameday, weekly game assessment emails from Head Coach Paul Winters, apparel, and more! Find your way back into the huddle, and join us for the 2016 season!

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The .400 Club is a fundraising initiative that has been launched by the Wayne State University Athletics Department and the baseball program. This group aims to connect at least 400 WSU Baseball alums to support not only the baseball program, but the current development of Harwell Field that broke ground this summer. Our current student-athletes strive for goals on and off the field, but also have the utmost respect and appreciation for those who have proudly represented Wayne State before them, and continue to make it great.

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CONSTRUCTION

UPDATE

When you step onto the athletic campus at Wayne State University there is always something going on. It could be a Warrior athletic event, summer camps, hosting high school competitions or other special events. A familiar theme in recent summers is the sight of construction workers and equipment and the summer of 2016 was no different. After the busy months of May, June and July – August brings the excitement of additions to already excellent facilities.

Below are details on three major projects. Stay tuned to WSUATHLETICS.COM for continuing updates.

Harwell Field

Football Athletic Annex

Softball Complex

The Ernie & Lulu Harwell Stadium broke ground on August 2, 2016. The project will replicate historic Ebbets Field the former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Ernie Harwell's first broadcast location.

The interior will house artifacts of baseball as well as a tribute wall. The two million dollar project is paid for entirely by private and corporate support.

Work is expected to be completed by December 23, 2016, with the unveiling at next year's Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Work has begun by construction giant Barton Malow to add a football annex to the facility.

The expanded area will incorporate a new welcome center, add 68 lockers to the current 105, and have additional coaching area/ meeting space. The work to connect with the west side of the building is to be completed

by September 1, 2016. The $500,000 addition was paid for by private funding.

The softball field will undergo a majar overhaul this summer. The upgrades include: new fencing at increased distances, protective dugout barriers, new infield and turf to the outfield. In addition, expect a new medium for scoring.

Are You A Booster?

Want more information?

Contact Sam Olson Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance and NCAA Liaison 313-577-0590 samuel.olson@wayne.edu

PROJECT UPDATES | COMPLIANCE

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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Deans' Award Winners

The Wayne State University Department of Athletics honored the Warrior student-athletes who recorded at least a 3.50 grade-point average for the Fall 2015 term during its 16th annual Academic Recognition Luncheon in April at Historic St. Andrew's on the WSU campus.

Seven Deans' Award winners were also recognized for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college:

2015-16 WSU Athletics Deans' Award Winners (left to right): Hannah Loesch, Gabby Williams, Aaron Weston, Leah Coonrod, Kaylee Dolinski, Sandra Harris.

Not pictured: Elly Maleski.

Celebrating Academic Excellence Wayne State placed a total of 161 student-athletes on GLIAC All-Academic teams this past year. WSU had 66 Warriors on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team, which recognizes student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and 95 were named to the All-Academic Team (3.0-3.49 GPA).

Criteria states the student-athlete must be an active member on the roster at the end of the season, not a freshman or a first-year transfer student.

• Hannah Loesch - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Women’s Swimming • Gabby Williams - College of Education, Softball • Aaron Weston - School of Business Administration, Football • Sandra Harris - College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts, • Elly Maleski - College of Engineering, Women’s Swimming • Leah Coonrod - College of Nursing, Women’s Cross Country • Kaylee Dolinski - Honors College, Women’s Swimming Twenty-one (21) student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.00 term GPA with a record 66 percent of Warrior student-athletes receiving above a 3.00 for the 2015 Fall semester.

"We measure ourselves in athletics – that's why we keep score," said Director of Athletics Rob Fournier. "And this academic performance reflects the hard work and dedication of student-athletes, coaches and staff. To have our highest GPA ever (3.15), and consistently have that success across all programs (14 above a 3.0) is worthy of acknowledgement. When you consider our graduation rate (76%) and community service outreach (10,754 hours in 2014-15) there is a lot to recognize."

"This academic performance reflects the hard work and dedication of student-athletes, coaches and staff."

ROB FOURNIER, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

National Football Foundation Membership

Beydoun played in 21 career games for the Warriors over his last two seasons finishing with 32 rushing yards, 27 kickoff return yards, six special teams tackles and three punts.

Two senior members on the 2015 Wayne State University football squad received membership Roscoe participated in 31 games starting 16 into the National Football Foundation (NFF) times. He concluded his Warrior career ranked Hampshire Honor Society in April. third in passing yards per attempt (7.5), fourth Running back and special teams contributor in completion percentage (52.5 - min. 100 Rabeah Beydoun along with quarterback Carl completions), passing efficiency rating (122.4) Roscoe were two of the record 868 college and passing yards per completion (14.4 - min. football players from all divisions of play who 100 completions), fifth in total offense per play each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better (6.46), 11th in passing yards (2,574), 12th in throughout their college career. passing touchdowns (17), and tied-for-12th in completions (179).

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Their selections mark the 10th consecutive year WSU has had at least one football student-athlete receive membership into the Hampshire Honor Society.

Qualifications for membership in the NFF Hampshire Honor Society include: Being a starter or a significant contributor in one's last year of eligibility (or a senior who has declared for the NFL Draft) at an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III or an NAIA college or university; Achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and Meeting all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.

DEANS' AWARD WINNERS | NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

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

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

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

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

Mr. Charles Binkowski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Kay Carlson Mrs. Faye Marie Arndt Blaze Contracting, Inc. Ms. Kimberly Charnow Mr. and Mrs. William & Kimberly Avery Mr. Clifford A. Brown Coastal Alliance, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Naif & Sherrie Baidoon Mr. Omar Butler Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cosner, Jr. & Gina Cosner Mr. Randy Baldwin Canton Cheerleaders Booster Club Ms. Rebecca L. Dill Mrs. Makiba & Samantha Batten Caterico Investments Inc. Mr. Doug Field Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Marlene Beard ATHLETIC FOUNDATION CLUB Mr. and Mrs. Frederick & Pamela Cavataio Mr. James A. Fuller Mr. Roderick Beard ($10,000+) William C. Cirocco, M.D. and Mrs. Susan Cirocco Mr. and Mrs. Greg & Marcella Gargulinski Mr. and Mrs. John & Karen Bertolini Advanced Disposal Mr. and Mrs. Jason & Rebecah Clark Mr. and Mrs. Steve & Patricia Gergics Mr. and Mrs. Ray & Martha Biscaro American Dairy Association of Michigan Daktronics, Inc. Ms. Pamela A. 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Howard Ms. Astriol Ciellza Michigan First Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Kimberlei Horn Ms. KaRie Jorah Mr. and Mrs. Monte & Tyra Clark Mr. and Mrs. John & Cathy Olszewski Reverend Meredith Hunt and Reverend David M. Lillvis Kem-Tec Land Surveyors Clark Construction Company Trinity Coach LLC Blake Johnson Mr. Arthur and Kathryn Ketelhut Mr. and Mrs. John & Kimberly Clexton F. John Keogh, III and Ms. Laurie D. McCarron Mr. and Mrs. Bernd & Joy Klopfer Ms. Karen A. Clifton ALL-AMERICAN CLUB Dr. Steven and Mrs. Carol Lash Robert Kohrman Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Karen Conti ($5,000-$9,999) Mr. and Mrs. John & Megan Lawler-Aird Ms. E. Joyce Krause Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Janis Cornwell Mr. Gary Bryce Mr. Angus J. MacKenzie Law Offices of Brandt & Dehncke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Elise Coyle Carhartt, Inc. Professor Lawrence and Mrs. Kathy Mann Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Shelia Leadbetter Mr. Derek A. Crombie David and Andra Croskey Family/ Croskey Lanni, P.C. Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Mr. and Mrs. Charles & Hee Chong Lee Ms. Jaclyn Crummey Detroit Lions Charities Ms. Mary I. McLeod Ms. Lauren Marie Lepkowski Mr. and Mrs. Rick & Dorene Cummins Detroit Sports Commission Abdel-Wahab I. Meri, M.D. Mr. H. Martin Letzmann Ms. Patricia Cunningham Mr. Vernon Foss Dr. Vasilios and Mrs. Emily Moutzouros Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Christine Marsack Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance & Pam Currey Mr. Angelo Louie Gust James H. Mulchay, III Ms. Kathy A Mascoli Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Elizabeth Darga Mr. and Mrs. Henry & Joy Kuchta Norr, LLC Mr. David H. Mattingly Mr. Fred Delcomyn Phi Gamma Chi Mr. Michael R. O'Hara McNamara's Heating & Cooling Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Freda Didlake Dr. Irvin D. Reid and Pamela Trotman Reid, M.D. Dr. Carl Anthony Papa Mr. and Mrs. Timothy & Lisa Mollohan Mr. Wrex R. Diem Michael J. Stoltenberg, M.D. Mr. Dennis A. Purgatori Mr. Sean P. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Albert & Zenarr Dishmon Ms. Courtney E. Reid Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Lou Ann Morton Diskomp Computer Sales, Ltd. DIRECTOR’S CLUB Richard A. & Donna L. Sterban Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Enrico & Barbara Odorico Mr. and Mrs. George & Karen Ellies ($2,500-$4,999) Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell & Angeline Ritter Mr. Sean M. Peters Ernie Harwell Foundation Dr. Paul Andrews, Ed.D. David J. Rossow, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Bryce & Marlene Pitters Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Kathleen Freismuth Barnes & Noble Mr. Michael Russell Sharon K. Progar Mr. Eric M Garvin Barton Malow Company Ms. Victoria Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. Rodney & Marie Raetzke Genesco Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Elizabeth Bomberski Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Debra Semelsberger Richard Renaud II Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Kelly George DeMaria Building Company, Incorporated Mr. Brett Sheets Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Sherri Roberts Ms. Liz Ghellere Detroit Renewable Energy LLC and Subsidiaries Siemens Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Rose, Jr. & Janet Fedchyzhyn-Rose Mr. and Mrs. Keith & Bridget Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Phillip & Beth Emery Mr. S. Gary Spicer, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James & Kimberly Tamm Ms. Debbie Girard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Mary Garcia Take 2 Authentics, LLC The University of Western Ontario Go! Sy Thai, Inc. Harley Ellis Devereaux The Christman Company Ms. Denise A. Thomas Denise G. K. Gray, M.D. Homrich, Inc. Turner Construction Company Mr. Mark Tomilo Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Margaret Green Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Deborah Jackson Mr. Mathew VanDerkloot Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Kimberly Tompson Mr. Michael W. Grennier Joanne Nicolay Foundation William D. Watt, Ph.D. and Mrs. Linda Watt Tony V's Tavern LLC Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Guyer, M.D. & Jessica Guyer Dr. Jack R. Keating Mrs. Lynda Dianne Williams Mr. Brian Waldrop Mr. E.J. Haralson, Jr. Mr. Ryan Kelley Paul B. Winters Westin Southfield-Detroit Mr. Justin W. Harden Ms. Joanne Sarah Manley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Gail Wiseman Mr. Paul J. Widdoes Mr. and Mrs. Bruce & Laurene Harms Mr. and Mrs. Bryan & Michele Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Mariemma Yousey Mr. and Mrs. Terrance & Sonia Woods Mr. Gary M. Harvey Next Generation Environmental, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Scott & Christina Wooster Mr. and Mrs. Rudy & Kimberly Horvath The Blair and Arlene Stanicek Charitable Fund VARSITY CLUB Ms. Lauren Taylor Hughes Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($500 - $999) GREEN AND GOLD CLUB Ms. Nancy A. Juszczyk Mr. and Mrs. Matthew & Meredith Weaver Dr. Britta M. Anderson ($250-$499) Mr. and Mrs. Jim & Carol Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Weiss Anonymous 2SP Sports Performance Mr. and Mrs. Alex & Margaret Kamenko WSU Alumni Association Mr. and Mrs. Daran & Priscilla Armstrong Nicole Abel Mr. and Mrs. George G. Kemsley, Esq. & Sandra Kemsley John Baywal Mr. Dennis R. Abrams Mr. and Mrs. Matthew & Julie Kolbe CAPTAIN’S CLUB Mr. and Mrs. Barry & Elin Becker Professor and Mrs. Robert & Janis Ackerman Kold Pack, Inc. ($1,000 - $2,499) Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gotham & Denise Breslin-Gotham Mr. Jay Alexander Mr. Timothy Alan Koth Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Virginia Abramson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis & Mary Beth Buchan Mr. Nicholas Ang Mr. Randy Kudzak, Sr. Albanelli Cement Contractors Mr. Dino H. Candela Ms. Theresa Ann Arist Kafi Kumasi-Johnson

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Mr. and Mrs. Randal & Michele Kuzdak Ms. Daria Kuznetsova Mr. Robert Latva Mr. Len and Connie Lepkowski Mr. Frank C. Loconsole Mr. and Mrs. Eric & Carrie Lohr Ms. Barbara Luyet Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Deborah Madeja Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Mikalea McWilliams Mr. and Mrs. Kurt & Denise Mergener Mr. and Mrs. T. Grady & Patrice Merritt Ms. Kelsey Meyers Ms. Kathryn Elizabeth Minahan Ms. Andreea Mitrache National Realty Centers Lorenzo Neely Nick's Concession Mr. Phil Noakes and Debra Beard-Noakes, M.D. North Brothers Ford Mr. Robert G. Ostrowski Mr. Stephen Peake Ms. Olivia Peisachovitz Mr. Justin Pethke Mr. Martin Poissant Mr. Jason Potter Mr. and Mrs. James & Winny Prentis Mr. and Mrs. Charlie & Lita Primas Mr. and Mrs. Daniel & Pamela Renel Mr. Rondell Ruff Mr. Luke Ruocco Mr. Derek Sammons Mr. Robert and Mrs. Carol Schroeder Dr. Ramsey Shehab Mr. Michael Sherman Sherman & Associates Realty PC Dr. Kim R. Shunkwiler Ms. Karen Sinclair Mr. Raymond and Rosalie Skwiers Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smathers, Jr. & Judith Smathers Mr. Valentino Smith Mr. and Mrs. William & Shelia Snyder Ms. Amanda St. Juliana Dr. Deborah Stanifer and Mr. Arvy Kavaliauskas Mr. and Mrs. John Stern & Lucy Foreman Stern David J. Strauss Dr. and Mrs. Richard & Lita Swanson TCF National Bank Ms. Lachelle J. Thomas Ellen J. Tisdale Mr. and Mrs. Alex & Lydia Tiseo Toronto-Dominion Bank Total Cleaning Systems LLC Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Susan Urban Mr. Taylor Vane Mr. and Mrs. Rocky & Patricia Walker Mr. and Mrs. Clarence & Sherry Walker Mr. and Mrs. John & Deborah Walus Water Quality Systems, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron & Kelly Weidenthaler Mr. Leo Wells Mr. Frederick G. White III Mr. Jonathan Williams Mr. and Mrs. LeRon & Brittney Williams Ms. Kerry Winkelseth Mr. Kelvin W. Wise Mr. and Mrs. James & Kimberly Wiska Brent Wisniewski

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LETTERWINNER’S CLUB ($100-$249) Advanced Dental Center, PC Mr. and Mrs. Gary & Mary Allen Mr. Dennis M. Ambo Andiamo Riverfront Mr. and Mrs. Anthony & Lilly Andrus Mr. Michael Andrus Taylor J. Arancibia Mr. Dan Baumhardt Mr. and Mrs. David & Susan Beaton Mr. Daniel L. Bedogne Belle Isle Awning Company Mr. Daniel T. Berkley Edward G. Bernacki Jr., M.D. Mr. Richard J. Berryman Mr. Christian R. Bilkovic Mr. and Mrs. Frank & Kathleen Bitonti Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence & Mary Boes Mr. Brett Boes Mrs. and Mr. Joann & James Bogner, Jr. Ms. Mary M. Bottaro Mr. Donaciano and Mrs. Diane Bourdon Mr. Douglas Bourdon Ms. Jacqueline Bracken Ms. Janet Marie Brown Ms. Dorothy Brown Mrs. Susan Brunner Ms. Lolita Burgess Nicholas Burgess Burke's Sport Haven, Inc. Mr. Eric Buszka Mr. and Mrs. Jonas & Magdalena Calvillo Mr. Matthew J. Carey Mr. Timothy R. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Barbara Carrell Caruso Enterprises LLC DBA Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Inga Cho James J. Ciennik, III Mr. Dale R. Clock CNS Homecare, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. William & Betty Colovas Mr. Chris Consiglio Mr. Marv Cook Ms. Marsha A. Coosaia Mr. Timothy G. Copacia Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Rosalind Cornelia Mr. Richard F. Corona, Jr. Mr. Thomas T. Croskey Croskey Lanni, P.C. Crown Alloys Company Mr. Matthew Cunningham Custom Coolers, LLC Mr. Mark Davis Mr. Douglas E. DenDooven Denmat Building Maintenance Mr. Christopher L. Deshetler Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Diane DiPaola Mr. John Dombrowski Mr. and Mrs. Stephen & Lynn Domzalski Mr. and Mrs. Jack & Michelle Dorigo Ms. Judith Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Dale & Jennifer Dwojakowski Mr. James R. Ekleberry Mr. Michael A. Emmi Mr. Christian R. Erard Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Ann Ferrari Mr. Chad C. Finkbeiner Mr. Thomas M. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. John & Lori Flynn

Mr. Michael J. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. Walter & Ella Forsiak Mr. and Mrs. Donn & Patricia Fresard Mr. Kanye Gardner Mr. Todd George Mr. and Mrs. David & Claudette George Mr. Arnold A. Gillert Ms. Heide M. Gold Gordon Chiropractic P.C. Mr. Brad Gratz Great Lakes Fence Co, Inc. Mr. Robert T. Greig Mr. Paul C. Grondin H.E.L.P. Financial Corporation Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc. Mr. Sean P. Harrinton Kyle Hill Anthony Hines Mr. Kurt L. Hofner Ms. Elaina Hogle Mr. and Mrs. William & Kathleen Holleran Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jacobs & Janina Parrott Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Leonard & Kimberly Jacosky Mr. and Mrs. Paul John Janas, III & Helen Janas Mr. Frank Jeney Mr. and Mrs. Phillip & Joy Johnson Mr. Zach Johnson Mr. and Mrs. A.M. & Jenny Jones Mr. George P. Juszczyk Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence & Barbara Kaluzny Mr. and Mrs. Philip & Jo Ellen Kazmierski Mr. Scott J. Kazmierski Kennedy Industries, Inc. Mr. George H. Klaetke Ms. Kristin H. Kornieck Ms. Yvette Korte Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Kozloff, Ph.D. & Susan Kozloff Mr. Danny Laethem and Ms. Susan Costa Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Grace Langas Ms. Robin Larkin Ms. Linda LaVigne Ms. Alma Lee Mr. Peter C. Leonhardt Mr. and Mrs. Alan & Linda Letkowski Mr. and Mrs. Frederick & Barbara Levantrosser Mr. Allan Levy and Prof. Anne M. Levy Ms. Rosalind Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lewis, III & Katheryn Lewis Mr. and Mrs. David & Irene Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Phyllis Lowry Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Ann Lozier Mr. and Mrs. David & Jill Lutz Mr. and Mrs. C. Ross & Margaret MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Arleen Mach Mr. and Mrs. Bruno & Mildred Manni Ms. Maxine M. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Barbara McCollom Mr. Timothy P. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. James & Mary McKinlay Mr. Ernest M. Melton Mr. Ruben Mendoza Mr. and Mrs. James & Merilyn Merkison Ms. Bethany R. Mesko Metro Cars Inc Mr. Christopher Middlebrooks MJR Travel Inc. Michael Mohner Ms. Mary A. Moore Mr. Richard C. Morton MSR-Pallets & Packaging, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Terry & Linda Newell Mr. David G. Nowinski Professor Frank and Mrs. Maria Okoh Mr. Michael A. Olind One Medical Solutions LLC Overhead Door Company of the Permian Basin Mr. Richard Palasinski Mr. Michael R. Papciak Mrs. Tamra Pavlak Ms. Valerie M. Peavy Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Karla Petersen Olga Petrovic Mr. and Mrs. Scott & Mary Petrovich Mr. and Mrs. Allen & Sandra Poppenhager Mr. and Mrs. Alexander & Janis Prentice Mr. Jerzy Radz Mr. Jeffrey Reardon Mr. Joshua Renel Mr. Robert J. Reutter Mr. Jonathan Robinson Rogers Glass Window & Door Inc. RTS Water Solutions Mr. Clayton Ruch Mr. Clifford Russell Mr. Dennis Rybicki Mr. Sebastian Rzepa Sachse Construction & Development Corp.

Mr. John J. Samonie Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Wendy Schaffer Mr. Kenneth Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Julie Senkowski Mr. and Mrs. Charles & Susan Shunkwiler Ms. Sara Shunkwiler Dr. Margaret and Mr. Joel Smoller Ms. Jo Ann Snyder Ms. Jennifer Spicher Mr. Duane Starzyk Ms. Sherri Steinhauer Mr. and Mrs. Christopher & Meagan Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan & Kristen Sucher Jose Tabares Mr. and Mrs. Ronald & Marie Teasley Technosports, Inc. The Naturalist Group Mr. Andrew Tines Tri-Star Steel Corporation Ms. Laura Tumbarello Mr. and Mrs. Ronald & Janice Umstead University Food Center, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Susan Vagi Ms. Jacqualyn Volkenborn Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Celine Warchol Dr. and Mrs. Thomas & Gloria Washington Mr. and Mrs. Brian & Clara Wilks Mr. D. Todd Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Jennifer Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Dorothy Wine Ms. Kelly A. Winkler Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Lori Winn Mr. and Mrs. Vincent & Sondra Woods Mr. and Mrs. Harlan F. Worden, Sr. & Verna Worden Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Marie Zalucki Mr. and Mrs. Gregory & Julie Zawalski Mr. Jonathan Zelkowski Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Lori Zoulek

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

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JOIN US WSU ATHLETIC ALUMNI

Tartar Twelve Lunch

Volleyball Alumni Weekend 2015

AUGUST 20 Football Captain’s Day Tartar Twelve Luncheon SEPTEMBER 9-10 Volleyball Alumni Meet & Greet

Baseball Alumni Weekend Game 2015

OCTOBER 1-2 Baseball Alumni Weekend (Golf Outing & Alumni Game)

OCTOBER 7 Swim Alumni Meet & Reception at 7 p.m.

Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list.

Swim Alumni Meet & Reception 2015

NEW THIS FALL!

UPCOMING ALUMNI WEEKENDS

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 2016-2017 seasons!

Each sport will be hosting a tailgate throughout the upcoming football season to welcome their young alumni back to campus. Stay tuned to find out when your program will be hosting their gathering this fall!

OCTOBER 10 Women’s Golf, Golf Outing OCTOBER 13-14 Men’s Golf, Golf Tournament & Reception

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ae p WSU Athletics c R Summer Camps The Wayne State University Department of Athletics hosted several successful camps during the summer, which brought hundreds of area teams and campers alike to the Midtown campus.

BASEBALL SUMMER CAMP

WSU baseball continued its excellent camp schedule with a three-day Summer Camp that featured retired Detroit Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones along with Ian Kinsler, James McCann and Shane Greene on July 18-20. Nearly 200 participants attended each session of the camp.

MEN'S BASKETBALL CAMPS

The men’s basketball team welcomed 54 high school programs for the Weekend Shootout on June 17-18 and June 25-26, while nearly 50 individuals attended the Warrior Basketball School on July 5-8.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CAMPS

FOOTBALL CAMPS

The women’s basketball program had nearly 400 participants and 33 teams in its three-day Team Camp on June 20-22.

On August 5, women’s basketball hosted a Prospect Camp.

Joique Bell returned to his alma mater to put on a Football & Cheer Camp at Tom Adams Field on June 4. The football program was very busy hosting five clinics beginning with the Prospect Camp on June 12 where WSU partnered with Florida. That camp brought 190 campers. On June 23 and June 30, head football coach Paul Winters and his program continued the camp schedule with 7-on-7 and Big Man Camps. The Big Man Camp welcomed a total of 180 linemen to Detroit and the 7-on-7 camps combined to provide opportunities to nearly 60 teams. WSU and Central Michigan teamed for the second consecutive summer for a Prospect Camp on June 25, featuring 307 participants.

VOLLEYBALL CAMPS

Third-year head coach Tim Koth and the volleyball program hosted an Advanced Skills Camp on July 16 and a Beginner Skills Clinic on July 17. In addition, the team put on two satellite camps. In total, the camps provided instruction to nearly 100 kids.

TRACK AND FIELD CAMP

The track and field’s inaugural Summer Camp on June 20-22 taught technique and skills to many first-year campers.

You can always find more information on Wayne State’s camp programming at WSUAthletics.com/camps.

UPCOMING CAMP Seventh Annual Trammell/Parrish Camp

Alan Trammell and Lance Parrish will host their Seventh Annual Baseball Camp Series at Wayne State University on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, inside the Matthaei and Multipurpose Indoor Facility.

Trammell and Parrish will conduct the Fundamentals Camp (Grades 2-12) from 9:15 AM to 12:00 PM and the Advanced Development Camp (Grades 8-12) from 1:30 PM until 4:15 PM. The entire WSU Baseball program including coaching staff, student-athletes and support staff will serve as camp instructors.

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• Food Trucks • Kids Zone • Warrior Merchandise • Take a photo with Wayne State Mascot “W”

Football Pricing Season Tickets: General Admission: Child (Age 6-12): Children 5 & Under:

$50 $10 $5 FREE

Volleyball Pricing Chairback Seating: General Admission: Child (Age 6-12): Children 5 & Under:

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$10 $5 $5 FREE

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All-American Club* $5,000 - $9,999

Director’s Club*

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$100 - $249

• 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

Friends of the Warriors

* Only available at certain giving levels.

$2,500 - $4,999

Captain’s Club* $1,000 - 2,499

Varsity Club* $500 - $999

Green and Gold Club* $250 - $499

Letterwinner’s Club $50 - $99

*VIP hospitality access at home football and basketball games.

• 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