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12 TABLE OF CONTENTS From the Athletic Director
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Anthony Bass & Troy Burrell, Hall of Fame Inductees
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Eric Johnson & Ian Larkin, Hall of Fame Inductees
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Carly Sevald & Ashley (Corriveau) Weaver, Hall of Fame Inductees
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Feature Story: Fencing Dynasty
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Top 100 for 2017
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Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll
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Coach's Academic Honor Roll
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Athletics Adopts 19 Families
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Toth Academic All-American, 2019 Football Schedule
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Hall of Fame Inductees List (1976-2019) "W" Week Information, Compliance Corner
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Our Most Loyal Fan By Rob Fournier, esq, Director of Athletics
Some called him our “most loyal fan.” Lord knows he was our oldest. My friend, Paul Andrews, passed away recently at the age of 95. I met him years ago when he was a youthful 76. He was already a wealth of history and memories of Wayne State athletics. His introduction to Wayne State football came in 1941 when the school’s official name was simply Wayne. And it wasn’t like his life-long passion was the result of a celebratory introduction to football – the team scored all of four touchdowns in a 2 -6 season. But the “ride” was on … and he was hooked. He went from Keyworth Stadium to Tartar Field (1954) and eventually, to Adams Field. Through bright crisp fall afternoons to rainy, chilly contests where fans were few, Paul Andrews kept watch as if a sentinel on duty.
Paul Andrews was not boastful about all he had accomplished. Most people who get things done are like that.
Paul Andrews missed a few seasons in the early 40’s as his time was spent in the Pacific Theatre as part of the Greatest Generation’s commitment to save freedom… and the world. The highs and lows of athletics would be measured in comparison to that sacrifice and that of others. It made the antics of football seem normal and serene. He had witnessed death and the worst of man. Paul Andrews had perspective. Paul Andrews was not boastful about all he had accomplished. Most people who get things done are like that. As the first-ever Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations at Wayne State, he met a lot of people over the years. The school could not have had a better ambassador. Right until his passing, he was the consummate green and gold advocate. Never a harsh word, never a criticism. There would always be another game, another opportunity, a chance to better the outcome. Athletics mirrored his vision of life. There might be a lesson there for all of us. His compassion was more than a Saturday afternoon athletic event. The story is told that when his beloved wife Shirley of 63 years (who predeceased him) had once come home with some paint to refresh the kitchen, he expressed his immediate disdain for the color scheme. Paul was not a handyman, but when Shirley showed him her selected color choice (a variation of pink), he insisted the paint be returned. In Paul’s mind, there were only two acceptable colors – green or gold (or both). To this day the kitchen remains a sunshine yellow. And coincidentally, Shirley painted it too.
Paul Andrews speaking at the Athletics 2014 Hall of Fame celebration.
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President M. Roy Wilson and Paul Andrews at a Warrior Football game.
I remember the first time I met Paul. It was in a large conference room on the fourth floor of the student center. He was part of a sixteenmember search committee to select a new athletic director. As the invariable questions followed: Can you get us on radio, what about a television package, can you raise “significant” dollars, what do you think of the new nickname “Warriors”, he sat affably and intently. I am sure his perspective of WSU Athletics was quite different than those asking the questions. You might say, he was a little more realistic – he had seen the “product” first-hand. He served on our Hall of Fame selection committee, and the combination of Paul and Fred Mulhauser was always entertaining. Two contemporaries back in their familiar positions. He was our M.C. at the Hall of Fame luncheon, and when others suggested to me it might be time to replace him in that role, I told them that Paul would let us know when that time was right. A sentential knows when to leave his post. He travelled with us to the football national championship game in 2011. Admittedly, he didn’t see that coming in 1941. When he relinquished his driving privileges at 93, he always found a neighbor or family member to get him to the game. And he wrote checks to support his athletic passion. He drove from high school to high school when Wayne State did not have a home gym and used to jokingly recall the story of former basketball 2
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Paul Andrews saw the best in Wayne State even when it wasn’t always on display. Head Coach Joel Mason who often lamented, “I have to drive 16 miles for a home game.” Paul Andrews saw the best in Wayne State even when it wasn’t always on display. Once his son-in-law asked him if he would like to attend the Michigan – Michigan State game for which he had four tickets which seemed particularly significant as a family outing since one son had gone to MSU and the other to Michigan. What the son-in-law thought would be immediate approval, was instead met with a demure. How could he attend? You see, Wayne State had a home football game that same afternoon. Now somewhat incredulous, he asked again. No, Paul Andrews was not going to miss a Wayne State football game. Hmmm…now what is that you said about being the most loyal fan? Paul Andrews was a “throw-back” to a generation that said thank you and wrote notes. He would often call or pen a letter regarding a speech or article I had done that he enjoyed or had “nudged” a memory. I will miss that… and I will miss Paul Andrews. All of Wayne State should miss Paul Andrews too. After all, he was our most loyal fan. LETTER FROM THE AD
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ANTHONY BASS, BASEBALL Anthony Bass was a three-year baseball letterwinner (2006-08), who was the 200708 WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year after helping the baseball squad to the NCAA Regional Championship game. He finished his career ranked third all-time at Wayne State in victories (21), second in strikeout/walk ratio (3.38), tied for third in winning percentage (.700), fourth in strikeouts (206), seventh in starts (33), eighth in innings pitched (213.0), and tied for 10th in complete games (14). Bass was named to the Rawlings/ABCA All-America First Team and the NCBWA AllAmerica Third Team after his junior campaign in which he was voted Rawlings/ABCA All-North Central Region Pitcher of the Year following his selection as GLIAC Pitcher of the Year. He went 10-3 with a 2.10 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 85. 2 innings and tied the single-season school record for victories. Bass also totaled the fourth-most strikeouts and fifth-most innings in WSU history, while compiling seven complete games and two shutouts. A team co-captain in 2008, he posted back-to-back complete game postseason victories against Findlay in the GLIAC Tournament and versus St. Joseph's in the first round of the NCAA Regional. Bass was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. In 2007, Bass led the Warrior pitching staff (and tied for GLIAC lead) with eight victories and finished second in the GLIAC in innings pitched (77.1), while ranking sixth in strikeouts (64) during the regular season. His 3.38 ERA was third-best in the conference. Bass made a team-high 15 appearances (12 starts) and posted five complete games along with an 8-3 record. He was selected to the ALL-GLIAC First Team as a starting pitcher. In his freshman campaign, Bass made 11 appearances (9 starts) and finished third on the team in innings pitched (50.0), while compiling a 3-3 record with a save. A native of Trenton, Bass earned his degree in Management Information Systems. He was on the Academic Honor Roll twice, including his last full-time semester when he had over a 3.75 GPA. He was the highest-drafted baseball player in school history going in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Draft to the San Diego Padres. Over the last 11 years, he has pitched in 147 major league games plus another 180 in the minor leagues. Bass has a career MLB ERA of 4.51 in 299.1 innings. HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
TROY BURRELL, FOOTBALL Troy Burrell was a four-year football letterwinner (2008-11), who concluded his collegiate career by playing in the 2011 National Championship game. He set the WSU career receptions record (187) and finished second in school history in both receiving yards (3,132) and touchdown catches (27). Burrell was fifth in average yards per reception at 16.75 ypc, eighth in career touchdowns (28), ninth in all-purpose yards (3,299) and 10th in scoring (168 points). Burrell concluded his career with a 38-game reception streak and recorded 12 100-yard receiving games. He was a two-time First Team All-GLIAC selection who earned AllRegion accolades from Hansen’s Football Gazette each of his final two seasons. As a senior, Burrell was voted to the All-America Second Team by Daktronics, Hansen's Football Gazette and D2Football.com and was named to the Associated Press Little All-America Third Team. In 2011, he set WSU single-season records for receptions (87) and receiving yards (1,633) and shared WSU’s Offensive Most Valuable Player award. As a senior, he was the inaugural recipient of the Cortez Smith Award. He became WSU’s all-time receptions leader in the NCAA Regional Championship game win at Minnesota Duluth with 11 catches for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Burrell garnered a game-high 75 receiving yards in the national semifinal victory at Winston-Salem. In 2010, he ranked second in the GLIAC in receiving yards (81.8 ypg), and fifth in receptions as he totaled 57 catches for 900 yards and six touchdowns. As a sophomore, Burrell led WSU in receptions (25), receiving yards (458), touchdown catches (4) and average yards per catch (18.3), which ranked second in the GLIAC. A four-time GLIAC All-Academic Team honoree, Burrell twice received the football program’s Scholar-Athlete Award (2009 and 2011). He was on the Academic Honor Roll all 10 terms, including four semesters with at least a 3.5 term GPA. A three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee, Burrell received membership into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. A native of Port Huron, Burrell spent time on the Detroit Lions practice squad after earning his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in 2012.
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ERIC JOHNSON, GOLF
IAN LARKIN, BASKETBALL
Eric Johnson was a four-year golf letterwinner (2007-13), who battled through two medical redshirts to become the 2013 GLIAC Golfer of the Year.
Ian Larkin was a four-year basketball letterwinner (2009-13), who became just the third player in program history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocked shots.
As a true freshman in 2007-08, Johnson competed in all 14 events with a scoring average of 76.30, which included a tie-for-14th at the NCAA Super Regional (225).
He concluded his collegiate career first in three-point field goal percentage (46.3), fourth in blocked shots (115), seventh in games played (108), 13th in minutes played (2,625), 14th in field goals made (390), 15th in rebounds (550), 17th in points (1,022) and 19th in three-pointers made (68). Larkin, who had 10 games of at least 20 points among his 50 games scoring in double figures, helped lead WSU to a 44-16 league record over his final three seasons.
He missed his entire second year due to an injury, but rebounded in 2009-10 to receive Second Team All-GLIAC recognition. He was one of two Warriors to play in all 32 rounds as the squad advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year after a runner-up finish at the Super Regionals. Johnson tied-for-second at the GLIAC Championships with a 216 (72-71-73), and had two other top seven finishes during the regular season. He carded a season-low 68 in the opening round of the NCAA Super Regional. In 2010-11, Johnson again earned Second Team All-GLIAC accolades. He finished second at the league championships with a 219 helping the Warriors tie for the league title. He then placed third at the NCAA Super Regionals (214/70-74-70) to qualify as an individual for the NCAA Championships, where he finished tied-for32nd (225). His 214 score at the NCAA Super Regionals was two strokes off the school record for 54 holes.
Larkin received First Team All-GLIAC honors as a senior after being recognized on the All-GLIAC Second Team as a junior. He started all 54 games over his final two seasons.
He received another medical redshirt (shoulder injury) for the 2011-12 academic year after being able to only play in the first event.
He made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays as a sophomore for his dunk vs. Michigan Tech. His dunk also appeared on ABC’s Winner’s Bracket Show. Larkin nearly had a double-double in the GLIAC Semifinal win over Findlay with 10 points and eight rebounds. He tallied 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
In his final season, Johnson was a First Team All-GLIAC selection after playing in every round and finishing with a career-best 74.72 scoring average. His best round of 68 came in the first Regional event at Brighton Dale Links. His other top performances included a tie-for-second at the Tiffin Kyle Ryman Memorial, a tie-for-fifth at the second Regional event, a tie-for-sixth at the first Regional event and a tie-for-fifth at the GLIAC Championships. During his career, the three-year team co-captain had three top-five finishes at the GLIAC Championships, and two top-14 finishes at the NCAA Super Regionals. A native of Marquette, Johnson earned his degree in Public Relations.
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A Second Team NABC All-Midwest Region selection as a senior, Larkin was also voted the WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year for 2012-13. He had three double-doubles as a senior and led the squad in scoring (371), field goals made (140), rebounds (168) and blocked shots (35).
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In his junior campaign, Larkin led the GLIAC in three-point field goal percentage (57.1), and was fourth in both field goal percentage (57.9) and blocked shots (43), while ranking 14th in scoring (13.4 PPG) and 20th in rebounding (5.4 RPG).
He played in the final 24 games of his redshirt freshman season after being medically cleared (he received a medical redshirt at Detroit in 2008-09). Larkin finished among the GLIAC leaders in blocked shots during the 2009-10 season. A three-year member of the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team, Larkin was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection as well as earning a 2012 GLIAC Commissioner’s Award for academic and athletic success. The Detroit native earned WSU Academic Honor Roll recognition all eight terms, including six semesters of at least a 3.5 term GPA. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Management, Larkin graduated from the WSU Law School in May of 2018. HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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CARLY SEVALD, DIVING
ASHLEY (CORRIVEAU) WEAVER, SWIMMING
Carly Sevald was a four-year diving letterwinner (2009-13), who was a national champion and an eight-time All-American.
Ashley (Corriveau) Weaver was a four-year swimming letterwinner (2009-13), who was a 19-time All-American and won six national titles.
After earning First Team (third place on three meter) and Honorable Mention (11th place on one meter) All-America accolades as a freshman, Sevald received First Team All-America honors on both boards as a sophomore finishing sixth (in the three meter) and seventh (in the one meter), respectively.
Corriveau received 17 First Team All-American certificates, including being the anchor four straight years as a member of the national champion 200 medley relay.
As a junior, Sevald was voted Female Diver of the Meet at the NCAA Championships after becoming the second women’s diving national champion in program history. She won the three-meter competition with a score of 503.40. Sevald placed third on the one-meter board with a school record score of 496.95. In 2012-13, she finished fourth on the one-meter board and fifth on the three-meter board at the NCAA Championships. Sevald earned All-America honors all eight opportunities, with seven of the AllAmerica certificates being First Team. In fact, she never finished lower than sixth on the three-meter board at the NCAA Championships. She won three GLIAC titles (one-meter in both 2012 and 2013, and three-meter in 2011). Sevald had three top-three finishes at the league meet on each board. A two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team recipient, Sevald earned a spot on the WSU Academic Honor Roll all eight semesters, including five terms with at least a 3.5 semester GPA with three of those terms being perfect 4.0 GPAs. Sevald was a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Team honoree including being selected to the All-Academic Excellence Team her last two years. A native of Royal Oak, Sevald was voted the WSU Female Student-Athlete of the Year for 2012-13 after earning Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large honors. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education.
She also won two other national titles as junior (200 free relay and 400 medley relay), which helped the Warriors claim the national team title by a single point. Corriveau competed all four years at the NCAA Championships in both the 200 free relay (never finished lower than third) and the 400 free relay (never finished lower than fourth), along with a second-place finish in the 800 free relay (2010), and three top-five finishes in the 400 medley relay. She anchored five national championship relays, and swam lead off in the other national championship relay. Corriveau was also a First Team All-American in the 100 free with an eighth-place finish in 2012. Both of her Honorable Mention All-American recognitions were in the 50 free in 2012 and 2013. In addition to the team national championship in 2012, WSU finished second the other three seasons, and won the GLIAC Championship all four years. Corriveau won six GLIAC titles (three in the 200 medley relay, and one each in the 400 medley relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay). She had 12 top-three finishes in relays during her career, and finished in the top eight in individual races 11 times (four each in 50 free and 100 free, and three times in the 200 free). In 2011, she was a member of two GLIAC Championship Record Setting Relays (200 Medley and 400 Freestyle). A native of Metamora, Mich. (Lapeer East HS), Corriveau earned her degree in Psychology. She was on the Academic Honor Roll five semesters, including two terms with at least a 3.5 GPA. A two-time GLIAC All-Academic honoree, Corriveau also received CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team accolades as a senior. She is married to former WSU swimming letterwinner Cameron Weaver and the couple has a son Wyatt.
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Fencing Team, 1979
A Fencing Dynasty by STEVE KING The following feature first appeared in the football game program on Sept. 15, 2018.
Indeed, at a school with a lot of really cool sports stories, this might well be the coolest.
What we do know for sure, though, is that it’s literally off the charts. In Once upon a time long ago … an 11-year span from 1975-85, the Warriors won seven – yes, that’s right, seven, as in one more than six and one less than eight! – NCAA Division I Sound like the beginning of a fairy tale? It should, because that’s exactly championships, six of which came in a seven-year stretch in 1979, ’80, ’82, what it is – with one big exception. It’s not make-believe. It’s real – as real ’83, ’84 and ’85. The first one was in 1975. as the souvenir program you’re holding, the moon, the sun and the stars. UCLA became arguably the greatest story – the greatest dynasty – in the But you still might have a hard time believing it, because it doesn’t seem, history of men’s college basketball with 10 titles in 12 years from 1964-75, real, or possible. so then, does that mean that Wayne State 30-40 years ago is arguably the greatest story – the greatest dynasty – in men’s fencing? Think of it this way: Wayne State was once like Hickory High School in the famous movie, “Hoosiers,” only what the Warriors did was not just one shot Let’s take this beyond the WSU campus boundaries. Detroit is a city that has heard ‘round the world, but a bunch of shots –a bunch bigger than you can some of the greatest athletes of all time in a variety of sports, such as Ty Cobb in imagine. baseball, Gordie Howe (hockey), Joe Louis (boxing), Barry Sanders (football) and enough great basketball players, including George Gervin, Dave Bing and Dave At about the same time that the UCLA was dominating basketball, WSU DeBusschere, to fill up several teams. All of those men have been put up onto was dominating another men’s college sport – not in the smaller Division pedestals, and rightfully so, for they are truly special. II, where the school has long resided, but with all the big schools in Division I since everybody is grouped in one class. Though they’ve certainly flown under the radar because the sport isn’t as high-profile, those fencers – Greg Benko (two in foil), Yuri Rabinovich (two, Wayne State has a rich sports tradition, with nearly every program having sabre), Ernest Simon (three, foil), Gil Pezza (two, epee), Neil Hick (sabre), done something very special. And if the measuring stick is national Ettore Bianchi (two, epee) and Stephan Chauvel (foil), all of whom won prominence, then the most special of those programs is men’s fencing. individual national championships during those team title years – deserve 6
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some pedestals of their own, with unique accolades and praise sent their way. The term “iconic” needs a broader context, and swath, and WSU fencing has to be part of it. Just as the greats Cobb, Howe, Louis, and all the rest, may never be duplicated, the same could be said for the WSU fencers.
In between all those championships were second-place finishes in 1976 and ’81, and a third-place finish in both 1977 and ’78. In the 15 seasons from 1971-85, WSU placed each time, including never lower than third in the final 13 of those years.
Pezza’s teams were sixth in 1986 and seventh in ’89, after which the NCAA combined men’s and women’s fencing into one team trophy. That made “We were the dominant program in fencing that time. We ruled the whole for quite a squad, because the WSU women, which earned three Division I country. It was really something,” said the 63-year old Pezza, a native of Italy national titles in 1982, ’88 and ’89. and now a retired attorney in the Detroit area who is a WSU Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Fencing accounts for 10 of the 11 national championships captured by Wayne State teams. The only other one came in 2012 in Division II women’s “This doesn’t really happen in fencing, but it did at Wayne State at the time, swimming and diving. because if you were a fencer then, you had a very distinguished place on campus. Everybody knew the success we were having, and they knew us as Pezza took over and coached the combined team to fifth nationally in 1990 and individuals. We got all kinds of proclamations from the state legislators in ninth in ’91, after which Jerzy Radz became coach. Radz has coached it ever since, Lansing for our accomplishments. We also were in demand to give fencing with his teams placing nationally 26 seasons in a row. demonstrations all around the area. If there was a bar mitzvah, we might be getting a call to show up. People wanted to see what fencing was, what it was So, with that success, then, to say that WSU is, in essence a fencing school in all about. It was a lot of fun.” the big picture historically, is entirely accurate. Fencing success at Wayne State, despite the fact it is obviously headlined by what happened from 1975-85, certainly isn’t defined totally by that meteoric run. The history of the sport goes back a long way. In fact, the first seeds for fencing excellence were planted decades before, in the first full year of World War II in 1942, when Byron Kreiger (foil) captured the school’s first individual national title. It continued with Bruce Davis, the national champ in foil in 1957 and ’58, Bela Szentivanyi (sabre, 1963) and Steve Danosi (sabre, 1974). Team-wise, those seeds were first planted in 1947 when WSU placed nationally for first time by finishing ninth. The Tartars, as they were called then, were seventh in 1948 and ninth again in 1951, all under head coach Bela de Tuscan. Then in the 17-year span from 1958-74, head coach Istvan Danosi’s team placed in the top-10 nationally 11 times, including earning a second, two at third place, a fourth, a fifth, three at sixth place, a seventh and two at eighth place.
But, not surprisingly, it is what took place with those seven national champions won by the men that still draws the most notice, even all these years later. Part of what made those Wayne State teams so good was the fact that even the backup fencers were good. “The second fencers at Wayne State would have been No. 1 everywhere else,” Pezza said. “That’s how you built a team back then, with lots of depth. That depth included some local products such as Detroit Pershing High School product Michael Davis, and Jon Zelkowski, an alum of the former Southfield-Lathrup High School. Both were athletic and played other sports before being turned on to fencing in high school.
“Our greatest competitions were against ourselves,” said Davis, now 62 and living in San Antonio, where he just retired after working 34 years as a high school athletic coordinator there. “Only one guy in each event could go to the nationals, but those guys got very well-prepared by the people he faced Danosi was still the coach in 1975 when WSU finally broke through and in practice every day. We knew that if we just worked hard, we wouldn’t claimed its first national title, and also was there for three more in 1979, ’80 lose. We would win the national championship.” and ’82. Zelkowski, 58, works in office technology and coaches fencing in Livonia “He was one of the key men who built the foundation of fencing at Wayne with Pezza, his former WSU teammate. “We were just that good. We really State,” Pezza said. “He was from Hungary and came here after the Russian were,” he said. “We kicked everybody’s backsides.” invasion in 1956. He really knew the sport, and because of his heritage, he could recruit internationally. “He had quite a command, quite a presence. He A lot of time has passed since then. The years, now having turned into was like an army general. He was known as ‘The Maestro.’ ” decades, have helped crystallize for the former WSU fencers just how special that period was. USA Fencing Hall of Famer Aladar Kogler was coach for one year, in 1983, and won the national title, then former fencer Pezza took over and guided WSU to the “It didn’t dawn on me until much, much later what we accomplished,” Davis titles in 1984 and ’85, giving the school four consecutive crowns. said. “We were very strong and very talented.” A FENCING DYNASTY
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TOP 100 ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2018 1. NCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert was the guest speaker for W Day culminating our 100 year anniversary. 2. Athletics set an all-time record for annual revenue with $1,838,726 raised. It was the fifth consecutive year that number exceeded one million and brought the 18-year total to $20,125,270. Donor support reached a record with 983 supporters. 3. The federally reported Academic Success Rate (ASR) for WSU student-athletes was seventy-eight (78%) percent. That number represents the graduation rate for all WSU student-athletes. 4. A school-record 46 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 term GPA for the Fall 2018 semester. In addition, 74 percent of the studentathletes had a term GPA of at least 3.0., and every team had a term GPA of no less than 3.05. 5. For the fifth year in a row, student-athletes volunteered over 10,000 (10,539) community service hours across a spectrum of outreach activities bringing the seven-year total to 71,169 hours.
21. The outdoor tennis courts were repaired, re-surfaced and upgraded. 22. Over 3,400 high school students visited WSU camps and clinics. 23. WSU athletics social media continued to increase on all platforms: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The re-designed web paged had 1,997,656 page views marking the 15th consecutive year that number has exceeded 1,500,000. According to main campus, 11% of all WSU media contact came through athletics. 24. The National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) recognized WSU with three awards (across all three NCAA Divisions): Silver for promotional football schedule; Bronze in digital promotion; and Bronze in single game promotion. 25. Added "Jump Forward," a compliance software package to supplement NCAA tracking and reporting.
6. The women's swimming and diving program won its 11th GLIAC Championship in the last 13 years.
26. Senior fencer Ziad Elsissy and senior track hurdler Karrington Seals were selected as WSU Student-Athletes of the Year.
7. The new 11,500-square foot Athletic Performance Center opened which includes 24 inlaid rack platforms, 37 individual pieces of equipment, three offices for full-time staff, a conference room, restrooms, and a refueling/nutrition station.
27. The Division II Athletic Directors Association recognized a schoolrecord 94 WSU student-athletes with the Academic Achievement Award for the 2017-18 school year. Eligible student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher and have completed four semesters of college classwork.
8. Ziad Elsissy was the Division 1 national runner-up in the men's saber at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year to earn First Team All-American honors. He finished second at the NCAA Midwest Regionals after winning the Midwest Fencing Conference saber title. 9. Women's tennis won its second GLIAC Tournament title in the last five years, and automatically qualified for the NCAA Tournament. It will be WSU's 11th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 15 years. 10. In the Winter 2018 term, 40 student-athletes recorded a 4.0 semester GPA with 72 percent of all student-athletes with a 3.000 GPA or better. 11. For their support and recognition of student athletes, the department celebrated the naming of the Doris J. and Donald L. Duchene, Sr. Athletic Facility formerly the Multipurpose Indoor Facility. 12. Medal of Honor recipient (Korean War) and graduate of Wayne State, Robert E. Simanek was the guest of honor at the annual Academic Luncheon. 13. Athletics unveiled the two tier press box and chair back seating at Baseball's Harwell Facility. 14. Gary Bryce became the fourth NCAA softball coach in history (any division) to coach 2,000 games. He also earned his 500th GLIAC regular-season victory. 15. The men's tennis program advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and finished the season ranked fourth in Midwest Region and 43rd nationally. Mats Westkamp was ranked 57th nationally in singles, and 33rd nationally in doubles with partner Niklas Karcz. 16. Men's golf qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time in the last 15 years. 17. Men's Basketball won the GLIAC South Division. 18. Karrington Seals was a National Semifinalist for the Wooden Citizenship Cup and was a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. She was also selected by the NCAA to be one of three Division II student-athletes nationally to appear in the "Day in the Life of" promotional campaign. 19. Baseball head coach Ryan Kelley earned his 300th career victory. Kelley, who has completed 10 seasons as head coach, was also named the 2018 Team Detroit Tigers Coach of the Year. 20. As part of the department's student-welfare initiatives, a sports psychologist was added, programs in sexual awareness and violence were presented, seminar in Title IX, NCAA gender equity platform representative was offered, drug/alcohol education and nutritional
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28. In a three-month long NCAA national outreach program titled Helper Helper, WSU finished fourth in the country. 29. The women's basketball locker room was renovated as a result of donor support. 30. Football defensive back Kyle Toth was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team, while fencer Ziad Elsissy was a Second Team Academic All-American. Swimmer Makayla Myers was selected to the CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-America Third Team.
38. Women's golf was nationally ranked for the first time in program history and qualified for its first NCAA Tournament in just its fourth year of existence. 39. Baseball pitcher Jared Tobey was voted to the D2CCA Second Team AllRegion and was named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Team, while infielder JT Conti earned NCBWA Second Team All-Region accolades. 40. Baseball qualified for the GLIAC Tournament for the 11th consecutive season. 41. Dustin Carlin, Blake Mazur, Manny Mendoza and Greg Webber received membership into the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society, while Drew Dowding was named a NFF Campbell Trophy Semifinalist, which honors the best football scholar-athletes. 42. The baseball program hosted the Ninth Annual Alan Trammell and Lance Parrish Camps. 43. Shannon Wilson became the 17th women's basketball player in the 44-year history of the program to score at least 1,000 points. She finished her career fifth all-time with 1,228 points. 44. The men's swimming and diving program finished 14th at the NCAA Championships marking the 18th straight year the squad has finished in the top 18 at nationals. Earning First Team All-America recognition were Dima Drobnych, Sasha Palazzo, Rasmus Olsen and Ryan Katulski (200 medley relay and 400 medley relay); Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro (400 IM); Drobnych (100 back and 200 back); and Palazzo (100 breast). 45. The football program had seven graduate students on its 2018 roster, the second-most in NCAA Division II. 46. Three members of the women's outdoor track and field program earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors. They were Jessie Kluz (High Jump), Anjelica Peppers (Hammer) and Karrington Seals (100m Hurdles). 47. The new entrance connecting Matthaei and the Athletic Performance Center (Weight Room) celebrated the Medal of Honor and some of its recipients while the entire backdrop of the football stadium lists every Medal of Honor recipient.
31. Baseball's Ryan Mergener was named the winner of the GLIAC's Troy Berry Award for character, leadership, and integrity. Mergener and track's Karrington Seals were honored as GLIAC Commissioner's Award 48. Baseball student-athletes Brad Baldwin, JT Conti, Justin Kelly and recipients for academic and athletic excellence. Jared Tobey were voted to the All-GLIAC First Team, while Patrick Adams and Taylor Horn earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors. Tristen Jorah and 32. Ashley Defrain was named GLIAC Women's Cross Country Hunter Brown were named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team. Freshman of the Year, and also received First-Team All-GLIAC honors, while Jackie Feist earned Second Team All-GLIAC accolades. Both 49. Football student-athletes Israel Helms, Anthony Pittman and Defrain and Feist earned All-Region honors for placing in the top 25 at Tommy Richardson were voted to the All-GLIAC First Team, while James the NCAA Midwest Regional meet. Hill, Greg McDade, Preston Pelham and Darece Roberson, Jr. were selected to the Second Team. Derrick Coleman, Leon Eggleston, Tieler 33. Bryanna Kressler was voted GLIAC Softball Freshman of the Year Houston, Shane Hynes, Kyle Lewis and Kyle Toth were named to the and First Team All-GLIAC. Hannah McClounie and Ashley Messina were All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team. selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team, while Megan Guitar and Rainey Psenicka were named to the Honorable Mention All-GLIAC Team. 50. Men's basketball student-athlete Chuck Key was selected to the AllGLIAC First Team, while Ronald Booth and Marcus Moore both earned 34. Alison (Allen) Ortega, Catherine Leix, Joe Long, Josh Renel, Andrey All-GLIAC Second team recognition. Moore was also named to the GLIAC Seryy and S. Gary Spicer, Sr. were inducted into the WSU Athletics Hall All-Defensive Team. of Fame. 51. Men's golfer Brendan Seys earned D2 PING All-Region honors 35. Karrington Seals was honored as an All-American at both the after being selected to the All-GLIAC First Team. Kyle Rybicki and Grant Indoor (10th in 60m hurdles) and Outdoor (6th in 100m hurdles) Haefner collected Second Team All-GLIAC honors. national championships. 52. Men's tennis student-athletes Mats Westkamp and Niklas Karcz 36. Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro was selected Co-GLIAC Male Swimmer were voted to the All-GLIAC First Team, while Griffin Mertz and Taylor of the Year. Other student-athlete champions at the conference meet Vane earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors. Harvey Reed was named to were Dima Drobnych, Sasha Palazzo, Rasmus Olsen and Ryan Katulski the Honorable Mention Team. Bryan Morrow was selected GLIAC Coach (200 Medley Relay); Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro (400 IM); Olsen (100 of the Year for the second time. Fly); Drobnych, Palazzo, Olsen and Tyler Roshak (400 Medley Relay); and Leonardo de Oliveira (1650 Free). 53. Freshman cross country runner Ethan Byrnes earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors by placing 17th at the conference championships. 37. The following were all GLIAC title holders at the Women's Byrnes also earned Midwest All-Region accolades with his 17th-place Swimming and Diving Championships: Lezlie Bueno Estrada, finish at the NCAA Regional meet. Haley Groteler, Aliza Durack and Makayla Myers (200 Free Relay); Ashlen Michalski, Jia Yi Koh, Groteler and Bueno Estrada (400 54. Hailey Richardson was named to the Volleyball All-GLIAC First Team, Medley Relay); Koh (100 Breast); Groteler (200 Fly); and Koh, Emily and Ellie Rodriguez received Second Team Honors. Kamryn Duffield was Marginean, Myers and Estrada (400 Free Relay). Jia Yi Koh was named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team. named GLIAC Women's Swimming Freshman of the Year, and Sean Peters was named the GLIAC Women's Coach of the Year for the 55. Women's basketball player Shannon Wilson was voted to the 10th time. All-GLIAC First Team, while Nastassja Chambers was selected to the
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TOP 100 ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2018 All-GLIAC Second Team. Ja'Nae Williams was named to the GLIAC All-Defensive Team. 56. Women's fencer Pati Palczynska was named to the All-Midwest Fencing Conference Second Team, while Mycah Slade and Despina Tsitlakidou earned Honorable Mention All-MFC accolades. 57. Brooke Busse, Alexandra Lee and Anastassia Lee earned Honorable Mention All-GLIAC, the first such honors for the women's golf program. 58. Dasha Kuznetsova was voted to the Women's Tennis All-GLIAC First Team, while Laura Cazacu and Linda Liong earned Second Team All-Conference honors. Khadija Da-Silva was named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team. 59. Earning All-GLIAC honors at the women's indoor track and field championships were Karrington Seals (1st in 60m hurdles); Shanice Leach (1st in Triple Jump); Dazmonique Carr (3rd in 400m); and Jessie Kluz (3rd in High Jump). 60. Earning All-GLIAC honors at the women's outdoor track and field championships were Karrington Seals (1st in 100m hurdles, and 200 in long jump); Dazmonique Carr (3rd in 400m); the 4x400 relay quartet of Carr, Jordan Baker, Courtney Hewitt and Jayla Fleming (3rd); Jessica Kluz (3rd in Triple Jump); and Lauren Bohn (3rd in hammer). 61. To better serve publics at a variety of events, the new football food pavilion opened. 62. The baseball program received the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award after posting a 3.38 team GPA. The team has earned the award all three seasons since it was introduced in 2016. 63. Nick Mutebi was named to the NABC Honors Court, the NABC Give Back Team, as well as a 2018 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar. Nick Mutebi was selected as one of only 24 interns at the NCAA, while Deionte Nicholas was selected as the GLIAC representative to the NCAA. 64. The men's golf team was honored by the GCAA with an 18Birdies Team Academic Award after recording a 3.32 team GPA during the 2017-18 academic year. It was the third consecutive year the men's golf program was recognized. Both Crawford McKinlay and Nikolas Senkowski were named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars.
72. The women's track and field squad was honored by the USTFCCCA with an All-Academic Team award after posting a 3.56 grade-point average for the academic year. Lauren Bohn, Kierra Johnson, Shanice Leach and Karrington Seals received USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition.
85. Nine women's basketball student-athletes received GLIAC All-Academic honors. Named to the All-Academic Excellence Team were Alex Matus, Lyndsey Matus, Jessica Murphy, Sara Ruhstorfer, Amber Stephens and Shannon Wilson. Earning GLIAC All-Academic Team recognition were Payton Birchmeier, Nastassja Chambers and India Hawkins.
73. Both cross country teams received USTFCCCA Team All-Academic honors. The women's squad had two individuals recognized (Teresa Diehl and Emma Willett), while the men's squad had one honoree (Nico Trevino).
86. Ten (10) women's golfers earned GLIAC All-Academic recognition. Named to the Academic All-Excellence Team were Rylee George, Josie Kurosky, Anastassia Lee, Chloe Luyet, Courtney Morton, Amanda Noakes and Meredith Weidner. Earning GLIAC All-Academic Team honors were Alexandra Lee, Shannon McNamara and Nikki Mollohan.
74. Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams were named CSCAA D2 Scholar All-America Teams for both the Winter 2018 and Fall 2018 semesters. 75. The entrance wall (soffit) to the Matthaei was re-designed featuring Detroit's historical landmarks and how the City's role as the arsenal of democracy. 76. Twenty (20) Baseball student-athletes received Academic All-GLIAC recognition. Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team were Hunter Brown, Nolan Dill, Richard Hovde, Ryan Mergener, Josh Nelson, Devin Rose, Troy Saruna and Jared Tobey. Earning GLIAC All-Academic honors were Patrick Adams, Brad Baldwin, Brendan Bilkovic, JT Conti, Nick Cowen, Zach Girard, Taylor Horn, Tristen Jorah, Dillon McInerney, Jack Schmidt, Michael Toth and Brendan Wetmore. 77. WSU had a school-record 19 football student-athletes on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team and 37 total GLIAC All-Academic Honorees. Named to the All-Academic Excellence Team were Jake AmRhein, Chris Carter, Stephen Charron, Drew Dowding, Corey Ester, Randy Garvin, Paul Graham, Shane Holler, Cooper Kukal, Taylor McCarty, Lane Potter, Justin Rau, Ian Sharp, Logan Smith, Ryan Smith, Spencer Stephenson, Reid Thompson, Kyle Toth and Charlie Younger. Earning Academic All-GLIAC honors were Brady Beedon, Luke Bevilacqua, Andy Bielecki, Will Butler, Leon Eggleston, Steven Glenn, Luke Ketterman, Christian Klink, Donte McClure, Greg McDade, DeOntay Moffett, Deiontae Nicholas, Preston Pelham, Nick Poterack, Anthony Pittman, Darece Roberson, Jr., Terry Sanders and Samson Tai. 78. Three men's basketball student-athletes received GLIAC AllAcademic recognition. Nick Mutebi was on the Excellence Team, while Chuck Key and George Spencer were named to the Academic Team.
79. Thirteen (13) men's golfers received GLIAC All-Academic honors. Named to the All-Academic Excellence Team were Grant Haefner, Nazir Jairazbhoy, Collin Kolbe, Nikolas Senkowski and Dexter Wilson. Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Squad were Austin Alexander, Brett Boes, Jason Brandt, George Cornwell, Garrett Freismuth, Jesse Hogan, Carson 66. Makayla Myers was named to the CSCAA Scholar All-American First McKinlay and Brendan Meadows. Team, while Ellie Dean, Meghan Lamb and Kate Svisco received CSCAA 80. Nine members of the men's swimming and diving program Honorable Mention Scholar All-American accolades. received GLIAC All-Academic honors. Named to the Excellence Team were Ahmed Ahmed, Ryan Katulski, Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro and 67. The men's tennis squad was recognized as an All-Academic Joe Trohimczyk. Named to the GLIAC All-Academic squad were Dima Team by the ITA after the team recorded a 3.77 GPA for the 2017-18 Drobnych, Nate Michna, Rasmus Olsen, Nick Quigley and Tyler Roshak. academic year. The seven Warriors to receive ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition were Nicholas Ang, Niklas Karcz, Griffin Mertz, Jason Potter, 81. The men's tennis program had six student-athletes (Nicholas Ang, Harvey Reed, Derek Sammons and Taylor Vane. Griffin Mertz, Jason Potter, Harvey Reed, Derek Sammons and Taylor Vane) receive GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team honors, and one 68. The softball squad received Easton/NFCA Academic Team honors (Mats Westkamp) on the GLIAC All-Academic Team. after posting a 3.483 team grade-point average for the 2017-18 academic year. Kylee Barrett, Rachelle Clayton, Megan Guitar, Hailey 82. The softball program had eleven (11) student-athletes receive Lazarek, Kristen Lucas, Jamie MacNeil, Ashley Messina, Rose Myers, Rainey Psenicka, Kelsey Ramus and Brooke Turkalj were recognized as GLIAC All-Academic recognition, including eight (Kylee Barrett, Rachelle Clayton, Hailey Lazarek, Kristen Lucas, Jamie MacNeil, Ashley Easton Scholar-Athletes. Messina, Kelsey Ramus and Brooke Turkalj) on the GLIAC All-Academic 69. The volleyball team was recognized with the AVCA Team Academic Excellence Team. Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team were Emma Award after recording a 3.67 cumulative GPA, which ranked in the top Adams, Megan Guitar and Hannah McClounie. 25 of all Division II programs. WSU has been honored in five of the last 83. Five men's cross country runners received GLIAC All-Academic six seasons. recognition. Alex Krasuski, Ryan Mangulabnan and Allen Swaidan were named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team, while Brennan 70. The women's golf team was the recipient of a 2017-18 WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award as the squad finished 18th nationally with Brothers and Dillon Smith earned GLIAC All-Academic Team honors. a 3.635 GPA. Rylee George, Josie Kurosky, Anastassia Lee and Meredith 84. Eleven (11) members of the volleyball program received GLIAC Weidner received WGCA All-American Scholar recognition. All-Academic honors. The eight student-athletes named to the GLIAC 71. The women's tennis team was recognized as an All-Academic Team All-Academic Excellence Team were Natalie Breault, Julia Malewicz, by the ITA after posting a 3.26 team GPA. In addition, Astrid Ciellza, Liz Claire McWilliams, Alexa Methner, Christa Raicevich, Hailey Richardson, Ghellere, Andreea Mitrache and Irena van Meer received ITA ScholarHaley Tenelshof and Taylor Wagner. Selected to the GLIAC All-Academic Athlete recognition. Team were Grace Frazee, Ellie Rodriguez and Lauren VanderWal. 65. Dima Drobnych, Ryan Katulski, Rasmus Olsen, Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro and Tyler Roshak were named to the CSCAA Scholar AllAmerican First Team, while Khayman Jones received CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American accolades.
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87. Eleven (11) members of the women's swimming and diving squad received GLIAC All-Academic recognition. Named to the All-Academic Excellence Team were Meghan Lamb, Elizabeth Maraskine, Ashlen Michalski, Makayla Myers, Mia Teifer and Emma Weber. Earning Academic All-GLIAC honors were Lezlie Bueno Estrada, Hannah Davenport, Ellie Dean, Tai Furnari and Delayni Kornak-Kotarba. 88. Five women's tennis players earned GLIAC All-Academic recognition. Irena van Meer was named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team, while Astrid Ciellza, Dasha Kuznetsova, Linda Liong and Stephanie Stamate were named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team. 89. Fifteen (15) members of the women's indoor track and field squad earned GLIAC All-Academic honors. Named to the All-Academic Excellence Team were Jordan Baker, Haley Boccomino, Alexis Brown, Teresa Diehl, Jackie Feist, Rachel Kloski, Shanice Leach, Grace Mendoza and Karrington Seals. Earning GLIAC All-Academic recognition were Lauren Bohn, Dazmonique Carr, McKenzie Hughes, Kierra Johnson, Jessie Kluz and Amy Vangieson. 90. Seventeen (17) members of the women's outdoor track and field team received GLIAC All-Academic honors. Named to the All-Academic Excellence Team were Jordan Baker, Haley Boccomino, Alexis Brown, Dazmonique Carr, Leah Coonrod, Teresa Diehl, Jackie Feist, Rachel Kloski, Shanice Leach, Grace Mendoza and Karrington. Earning GLIAC All-Academic recognition were Lauren Bohn, Courtney Hewitt, McKenzie Hughes, Kierra Johnson, Jessie Kluz and Amy Vangieson. 91. The women's cross country squad had seven GLIAC All-Academic honorees, which tied a program high over the last 17 years. Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team were Lyndsey Braman, Teresa Diehl, Jackie Feist, Kiersten Reeves, Emma Willett and Gabbi Willett. Earning GLIAC All-Academic recognition was Ani Purcell. 92. The department added four fully-funded endowments: Don Baylor, Alan Trammell, Lance Parrish and Rob/Pamela Fournier. 93. Jessica Murphy (women's basketball), Nick Mutebi (men's basketball) and Troy Saruna (baseball) were recognized on the Mike Ilitch School of Business 25 Under 25 list. 94. The fencing locker room at MHRFC was completed to include individual wooden lockers for both men and women. 95. Softball catcher Brooke Turkalj and women's tennis player Andreea Mitrache were voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. 96. Senior volleyball student-athlete Hailey Richardson achieved the career double-double with 1,171 kills and 1,176 digs. Senior Ellie Rodriguez finished second in school history with 1,653 digs. 97. Visits to the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center increased to 333,317, while hosting a number of ancillary events including the University's 150-year celebration. Active club sports memberships at MHRFC nearly doubled with the addition of: equestrian, rowing, men's volleyball, and Quidditch. In addition, four new intramural sports were added. 98. The men's basketball program had three 1,000-point scorers in Ronald Booth, Chuck Key and Marcus Moore. 99. Jared Tobey, who earned a bachelor's degree from the Mike Ilitch School of Business, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers and began his professional career in the Tigers organization. 100. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the inaugural Golden Ws Awards Show.
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Student-Athlete Academic Success The student-athletes at Wayne State University continue to excel in the classroom. A school record fourty-six (46) student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.00 term GPA with 74 percent of Warrior student-athletes receiving above a 3.00 for the recently completed Fall semester. The entire student-athlete population posted a 3.32 term GPA, with a cumulative GPA for all student-athletes at 3.30.
"These student athletes underscore the primary objectives of the University and should be acknowledged along with our academic support group: Kim Clexton, Theresa Arist, Dr. Laurel Whalen, Candice Howard, Kelsey Meyers and Ashley Dsida. Those who are looking for an example of how academic support services and dedicated student-athletes can achieve success, need look no further than the athletic department." ROB FOURNIER, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
ACADEMIC QUICK FACTS FALL 2018 OVERALL GPA
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A+ STUDENTATHLETES ABOVE 3.00 FOR THE TERM
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Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Term GPA 3.5+)
Baseball: Jacob Badalamenti, Brendan Bilkovic, Josh Blaszczak, Hunter Brown, CJ Drogosch, Jacob Finkbeiner, Richard Hovde, Robert Iacobelli*, Tristen Jorah, Matt Krutsch, Michael MacLean, Dillon McInerney, Noah Miller, Max Moon *, Joey Muzljakovich, Josh Nelson, Jack Schmidt, Brendan Wetmore Men's Basketball: LJ DeWolf , E.J. Haralson, Javon Henderson, Jacob Joubert Women's Basketball: Sam Cherney*, Grace George, India Hawkins, Alex Matus, Lyndsey Matus, Alexis Miller*, Tori Perez*, Anna Ruhstorfer, Paige Villemure, Ja'Nae Williams Men's Cross Country: Tanner Blaney, Mitchell Chabot, Alex Krasuski, Zahid Salodawala, Dillon Smith, Allen Swaidan, Tyler Travis Women's Cross Country: Miranda Banks, Lyndsey Braman, Teresa Diehl*, Kiersten Reeves, Emma Willett, Gabbi Willett* Men's Fencing: Dylan Boyle*, David DeClark, Pranav Gopalakrishnan, Brendan Johnson*, Nader Rayyan, Ahmed Saleh Women's Fencing: Ellie Brenner*, Alyssa Hirsch, Sierra Jones, Brooklyn Miller*, Pati Palczynska Football: Jake AmRhein, Chuckie Anthony, Tiroca Battle, Brady Beedon, Luke Bevilacqua, Andy Bielecki, Chris Carter, Stephen Charron *, Drew Dowding, Corey Ester, Randy Garvin*, Steven Glenn, Paul Graham, Blake Grice-Brunson, Shane Holler, Shane Hynes, Nolan Kimmey, Matt Krause, Cooper Kukal, Dakota Kupp, Aidan Martini, Jacob Mass*, Taylor McCarty, Landin Mitchell, Lamar Namou, Deiontae Nicholas, Noah Nicklin, Anthony Pittman, Lane Potter, Justin Rau, Ali Scheib, Ian Sharp, Logan Smith*, Ryan Smith*, Demetrius Stinson, Quentin Taylor, Reid Thompson, Dalton Thorner, Kyle Toth, Julius Wilkerson, Joe Wright III, D.J. Zezula Men's Golf: Austin Alexander, Anthony Bolden, Grant Haefner, Collin Kolbe, JJ Lewis*, Carson McKinlay, Brendan Meadows Women's Golf: Imogen Courtney, Rylee George*, Josie Kurosky, Katie Logan, Daniela Moreno*, Courtney Morton, Meredith Weidner Softball: Alexis Abruzzo*, Emma Adams, Paige Ameel, Raechel Carroll*, Rachelle Clayton, Monica Daly*, Megan Guitar, Bryanna Kressler, Jamie MacNeil, Hannah McClounie, Ashley Messina, Rose Myers, Rainey Psenicka* Men's Swimming & Diving: Ahmed Ahmed, Noah Barstad, Ryan Katulski, Sam Krahn*, Kyle Lovas, Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro, Emil NkemdilimDantzler, Stewart Nowinski, Chris Spencer*, Chris Westgate
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Women's Swimming & Diving: Julia Brunner*, Lezlie Bueno Estrada *, Ellie Dean*, Tai Furnari, Amanda Hurchalla, Jia Yi Koh, Delayni KornakKotarba, Elizabeth Krawczyk, Allison Lennig*. Elizabeth Maraskine*, Ashlen Michalski*, Sophie Montesanti, Marjorie Myers, Kate Svisco, Adrianna Waack*, Emma Weber* STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Men's Tennis: Nicholas Ang*, Niklas Karcz, Griffin Mertz, Donovan Nguyen*, Jason Potter, Pierre Renaudie*, Derek Sammons, David Solar, Taylor Vane* Women's Tennis: Laura Cazacu*, Irena van Meer, Dasha Kuznetsova, Astrid Ciellza, Linda Liong, Stephanie Stamate. Women's Track & Field: Yasmine Affes, Isabella Bertolini, Alexis Brown*, Aliyah McDonald, Amy Vangieson, Jada Weatherspoon Volleyball: Natalie Breault*, Kamryn Duffield, Grace Frazee, Julia Malewicz, Claire McWilliams, Alexa Methner*, Nicole Pollzzie, Christa Raicevich, Hailey Richardson*, Ellie Rodriguez*, Halle Shell, Haley Tenelshof*, Lauren VanderWal*, Taylor Wagner*
Coach's Honor Roll
Women's Golf: Anastassia Lee Softball: Presly Buchanan, Emily Dodge, Kassidy Moonen, Brooke Turkalj Men's Swimming & Diving: an DiCerbo, Tristan Fraley, Abdelrahman Hassan, Jake Kiska, Franz Mueller, Rasmus Olsen, Sasha Palazzo, Grant Porter, Tanner Robertson, Jack Rogers, Reid Schoenherr Women's Swimming & Diving: Ashleigh Allen, Sydney Balk, Hannah Berich, Aliza Durack, Mia Teifer Men's Tennis: None Women's Tennis: Tanja Skalda Women's Track & Field: Lauren Bohn, Jayla Fleming, Arionne Fowlkes, Teanna McCuaig, Nijah Russell, Izzy Taylor
(Term GPA 3.0-3.49)
Baseball: Nick Cowen, Brennan Cox, Troy Daring Jr., Ryan Foley, Zach Girard, Davis Graham, Max Hendricks, Justin Kelly, Rudy Ramirez, Nate Roede, Chris Tanderys, Brett Zimmerman.
Volleyball: Emily Shelton
* Designates an individual with a 4.00 Term GPA
Men's Basketball: Latin Davis, Jr., Karim Murray, Darian Owens-White, Tristan Wilson Women's Basketball: Daejia Hill, Jessica Murphy Men's Cross Country: Cameron Bourgeois, George Drallos, Jack Lacasse, Ryan Mangulabnan, Alex Put, Nico Trevino Women's Cross Country: Jackie Feist, Ani Purcell, Kennadi Rankin, Chloe Wandell Men's Fencing: Henry Kisthardt, Alex Prendergast, Gustav Rossner. Women's Fencing: Alisa Kishta, Natalie Magda Football: Griffen Best, Will Butler, Chase Churchill, Leon Eggleston, Israel Helms, Athletic Jones, Luke Ketterman, Kofe Kimbrell, Daniel Knight, Kyle Lewis, Brendan Madigan, Josh Mayberry, Greg McDade, John-Paul Morris, Preston Pelham, Cameron Rogers, Terry Sanders, Kevin Skonning, Spencer Stephenson, Samson Tai, Justin Tockstein, Ray'Jon WilliamsJackson, Charlie Younger Men's Golf: Brett Boes, George Cornwell, Nikolas Senkowski, Brendan Seys, Jack Tucker
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"It is remarkable what our student athletes do in the classroom," stated WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier. "With every team having a term GPA no less than a 3.05 GPA, and 74 percent of our student-athletes with no less than a 3.00 GPA, that is exceptional. Those academic achievements are complemented by a record forty-six (46) student athletes with a perfect 4.00 GPA." ROB FOURNIER, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SUCCESS
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WSU Athletics Adopts 19 Families for the Holidays The Wayne State University Department of Athletics and its student-athletes adopted 19 families from Noble Elementary and Middle School (K-8) for the holiday season. The items were delivered to the families at the school on Dec. 17th. Each one of the 18 teams participated and the families ranged from one to five children. The items included toys, clothing and sporting goods for the kids, and household items and gift cards for the parents.
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Toth Earns CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team Honors Wayne State University redshirt junior safety Kyle Toth (Hudsonville, Mich.) was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team. Toth becomes WSU's first football Academic All-American since Hall of Fame inductee Josh Renel was so honored in 2011. Wayne State had four football Academic All-Americans in the 1970s – Hall of Fame inductee Gary Schultz in 1971, Ken Russell also in 1971, Walt Stasinski in 1972, and Robert Rogers in 1975. Toth, who served as a team captain in 2018, was named to the Honorable Mention All-GLIAC Team. He tied-for-sixth in the GLIAC with two interceptions. Toth made 62 tackles (34 solo, 28 assisted), including two for loss during the 2018 campaign. He also contributed three pass break-ups and a blocked kick. In his collegiate career, Toth has played in 30 games, while making 22 starts. He has 147 career tackles (90 solo, 57 assisted) with three interceptions and eight pass break-ups. Toth has three forced fumbles, made one fumble recovery, and has 4.5 tackles for loss. Academically, he has earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) all seven semesters, including a 4.00 term GPA on four occasions. He is also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Toth maintains a 3.84 cumulative grade-point average in Kinesiology.
TOTH EARNS CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL -AMERICA | 2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES NAME, SPORT(S), INDUCTION YEAR Thomas B. Adams, Football/Track, 1979 Randall Ahern, Golf, 1986 Alison (Allen) Ortega, Softball, 2018 Nick Allen, Cross Country, 2010 Albert Ament, Basketball, 2001 Mark “Doc” Andrews, Media, 2005 Paul Andrews, Contributor/Builder, 1993 Keith Anleitner, Football, 2007 Scott Armstrong, Basketball, 2006 Michaelene (Bachleda) Ruhl, Softball, 2003 Naif Baidoon, Baseball, 2007 Erika Barczak, Diving, 2014 Edwin C. Barnett, Wrestling, 1997 Anthony Bass, Baseball, 2019 Harald Bauder, Fencing, 2003 David Beauvais, Football/Track, 1978 Cauli Bedran, Swimming, 2016 Joique Bell, Football, 2016 Gregory Benko, Fencing, 1990 Frederick P. Bens, Football/Basketball, 1989 Sarah Berry, Softbal, 2014 Ettore C. Bianchi, Fencing, 1999 Gary M. Bice, Swimming, 1996 Lowell E. Blanchard, Track/Football, 1988 Bruno Blanco, Swimming, 2013 Greg Brecht, Baseball, 2004 Wayne D. Brenkert, Football, 1988 Denise (Breslin) Gotham, Volleyball, 2001 Don Brown, Tennis, 2000 George R. Brown, Basketball/Track, 1983 Noah Brown, Jr, Basketball/Administrator, 2012 Pierre Brown, Football, 2008 Richard B. Brown, Cross Country/Track, 1991 T. Richard “Dick” Brown, Football, 2006 Gini Bruce, Softball/Basketball/Volleyball, 2004 Troy Burrell, Football, 2019 Paul Butcher, Football, 1997 Richard R. Byas, Jr, Football, 1987 Wesley C. Carlos, Football, 1998 Mary E. Carney, Basketball, 1988 Nicholas Cherup, Football/Track, 1991 Cassie Chetosky, Diving, 2017 14
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Andrew R. Clark, Swimming, 1976 Michael J. Clark, Baseball, 1991 Shannon Clark (Maisano), Softball, 2013 Elmer Coleman, Track, 1983 William Collins, Baseball/Basketball/Football, 1984 Ashley (Corriveau) Weaver, Swimming, 2019 John K. Cotton, Football, 1981 David Croskey, Baseball, 2008 Frank Cudillo, Football, 1990 Pearly (Cunningham) Armstrong, Basketball, 1998 Jennifer (Daniel) Coleman, Softball, 2006 Istvan Danosi, Fencing, 1983 Steve F. Danosi, Fencing, 1987 Bruce P. Davis, Fencing, 1980 J. Kenneth Doherty, Track, 1977 Leroy W. Dues, Track, 1977 George Duncan, Basketball, 1981 Dante Dunn, Football, 2015 Craig Duppong, Football, 2010 Christian Erard, Swimming, 2011 Newman H. Ertell, Football/Basketball, 1977 Otis Evans, Basketball, 2004 Gina (Farkashazy) Weaver, Fencing, 1998 David C. Farris, Football, 1994 Sebastien Foka, Tennis, 2014 Larry L. Fortner, Track, 1999 Sara Franklin, Swimming, 2017 James A. Gardner, Rowing, 1982 Robert N. Gardner, Diving, 1989 Anna Garina, Fencing, 2013 George Gembis, Football, 1977 Joseph G. Gembis, Football, 1980 Lisa C. Gentry, Basketball, 1998 Rodger George, Baseball, 2006 Susan (Gierschick) Kopins, Diving, 2000 Sharon Gill, Tennis, 2017 Joe Gough, Football, 2005 Cynthia Goyette, Swimming, 1985 Jack H. Gregory, Golf, 1994 Patty (Grudzinski) Gergics, Softball, 2005 David Guerrera, Hockey, 2009 Robert Gunn, Basketball, 1985 Angelo Gust, Baseball/Football, 1994
Ron Hammye, Basketball Coach, 2004 Casey (Hanes) Rammel, Softball, 2017 Victor G. Hanson, Football/Contributor/Builder, 1980 James Hayes, Tennis, 2002 John M. Hazely, Football/Baseball, 1983 Homer L. Heard, Track, 1997 Neil Hick, Fencing, 2008 Chalmer G. Hixson, Athletic Director, 1983 Elaina Hogle, Swimming, 2016 David L. Holmes, Basketball/Football/Track/ Athletic Director, 1976 Michael G. Horn, Golf , 2001 H. Grant Iler, Football/Basketball/Track, 1980 Nick Ingrao, Swimming, 2012 Bob Jackson, Tennis, 2005 Paul J. Janas, Baseball, 1995 Lori (Januszkiewicz) Sweeney, Basketball, 1997 Cass Jawor, Golf, 1995 Frank Jeney, Baseball, 2011 Walter B. Jenkins, Football/Track, 1987 Amanda (Jennings) Pata, Softball, 2009 Astrid Johannesen, Swimming, 1988 Art Johnson, Basketball, 2006 Eric Johnson, Golf, 2019 Monique Johnson, Basketball, 2008 Paul Wesley Jones, Track, 1997 Elisa Joris, Volleyball, 2012 Kelly Kashmerick, Softball, 2009 Patricia A. Kent, Softball, 1995 Dustin Kingston, Hockey, 2010 John L. Kline, Basketball/Track, 1979 Goetz H. Klopfer, Track, 1984 Robert Kloss, Baseball, 2000 Carol (Krause) Lausman, Softball/Basketball, 2001 Byron L. Krieger, Fencing, 1976 Jakub Krochmalski, Fencing, 2012 Rodney C. Kropf, Contributor/Builder, 1995 Kris Krzyminski, Basketball, 2014 Robert F. Langas, Football/Basketball, 1993 Ryan LaPensee, Baseball, 2016 Ian Larkin, Basketball, 2019 Steve Lee, Football, 2013 Catherine Leix, Swimming, 2018 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES OF ALL TIME
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Marty Letzmann, Basketball, 2005 John W. Lewis, Track, 1979 Russell Lightbody, Basketball/Football, 1978 Mark Limback, Baseball, 1999 Richard G. Lisabeth, Football, 1984 Delonda Little, Basketball, 2005 Joe Long, Football, 2018 Richard Lowry, Football, 2002 Robert R. Luby, Football/Track, 1993 Guy Lumsden, Swimming, 1981 David Lutz, Swimming, 2011 Leo S. Maas, Swimming/Baseball, 1982 Ken Madeja, Baseball, 2006 Gil Mains, Contributor/Builder, 1996 Rachelle (Malette) Christensen, Cross Country, 2015 Bruno Marana, Football, 1992 Fred Martus, Basketball, 1992 Donald Mason, Diving, 1998 Joel G. Mason, Football/Basketball, 1981 Bill Maul, Tennis/Basketball, 1987 Frank McBride, Track/Cross Country, 2002 Donald McClellan, Swimming, 1990 Donald McElroy, Track, 1983 John Miele, Baseball, 2008 Lambros Milonas, Historian, 1996 Bryan Morrow, Tennis, 2003 Frederick A. Mulhauser, Tennis/Athletic Director, 1990 Natalya Natyshak, Tennis, 2011 Michael Newsted, Baseball, 2007 Courtney Noble, Softball, 2008 Dave Nowinski, Swimming, 2005 Elizabeth A. O’Brien, Basketball/Tennis, 1996 James K. O’Hara, Football/Wrestling, 1994 Jeanne Omelenchuk, Speed Skating, 1979 Ben J. Paolucci, Football, 1992 Rachel A. Parham, Volleyball, 1999 Charlie Parker, Basketball, 2001 Jennifer Parks, Swimming, 1986 Janina (Parrott) Jacobs, Golf, 2000 Paul J. Pentecost, Athletic Publicity, 1989 Irving Petross, Track, 1982 Christ Petrouleas, Administrator, 2003 Gil A. Pezza, Fencing, 1993 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES OF ALL TIME
Kevin Ponticelli, Baseball/Football, 1994 William A. Prew, Swimming, 1977 Charles Primas, Basketball, 1976 Fred L. Prime, Jr., Basketball/Track, 1989 Gordon A. Reck, Baseball, 1990 Irvin D. Reid, WSU President/Contributor, 2011 Josh Renel, Football, 2018 Jack Rice, Tennis/Baseball/Football Basketball, 1978 Therone Richardson, Basketball, 1991 Elbert Richmond, Football/Basketball, 1986 Mitch Ritter, Football/Contributor/Builder, 2010 Donald Robinson, Track/Football, 1985 Mary Rogers, Basketball, 2003 Cliff Russell, Media, 2007 Delbert W. Russell, Tennis, 1991 Laurence E. Russell, Football/Golf, 1988 Robert Ryland, Tennis, 1991 Paola Sacchetti, Fencing, 2006 Myron “Susie” Schecter, Basketball, 1980 Dacia (Schileru) Clark, Diving, 2000 Jack Schlesinger, Tennis, 1981 Gerald (Jerry) Schnelker, Football/Track, 1996 Gary Schultz, Football, 2004 Allison Scruggs-Tookes, Tennis, 1993 W. Stanley Seitz, Track/Football, 1986 Andrey Seryy, Swimming, 2018 Carly Sevald, Diving, 2019 Jerry Sevick, Football/Basketball/Track, 1992 George B. Sherma, Business Manager, 1980 Doris Shimman, Swimming, 1985 Ernest Simon, Fencing, 2004 Edward Skowneski, Jr., Football, 1987 Billy Smith, Track, 1984 Jennifer (Smith) DenDooven, Softball, 2007 Mark H. Smith, Jr., Track, 1979 Sean Smith, Swimming, 2015 Robert Solomon, Basketball/Baseball, 1985 Victor F. Spathelf, Track, 1981 Edward O. Spence, Track/Football, 1979 S. Gary Spicer, Sr., Contributor, 2018 Ashley St.Andrew, Swimming, 2016 Jean Ann Stanicek, Tennis, 1998
Stephanie Stone, Basketball/Softball, 1993 Paula K. Sweeney, Fencing, 1978 Roxanne Szczesniak, Softball, 1996 Bela W. Szentivanyi, Fencing, 1984 Elliot Tabron, Track, 2002 Catherine (Tanzini) Colarossi, Tennis, 2001 Ronald Teasley, Baseball/Basketball, 1986 John Telford, Track, 1978 Bela de Tuscan, Fencing, 1982 Allan Tolmich, Track, 1976 Halina (Tomska) Papp, Swimming, 1989 Yasemin (Topcu) Block, Fencing, 2009 Christer Tour, Swimming, 2014 Donald K. Urban, Football/Wrestling/ Track Golf, 2017 Brian VanGorder, Football, 2013 A.J. Vaughn, Football, 1985 Joseph Verellen, Cross Country, 2012 Shelly (Vickery) Siegel, Cross Country, 2009 Ebony Vincent, Basketball, 2014 Norman G. Wann, Tennis/Football, 1986 Richard B. Watson, Fencing, 1977 Jon Weisman, Baseball, 2015 Leon Wheeler, Football/Basketball/Track, 1978 Robert C. “Doc” White, Training, 1989 Leon F. Wingo, Track, 1999 Robert F. Wingo, Track, 1982 Michael Wiseman, Baseball, 2017 Frederick L. Wolcott, Baseball/Basketball, 1988 Margaret Woodbridge, Swimming, 1982 Christopher M. Wouters, Baseball, 1999 Lorenzo C. Wright, Track, 1976 Robert F. Wyman, Football, 1994 Molly Yetman, Softball, 2015 Jodi Young, Basketball, 2010 David Zelmanski, Baseball, 1994 Slava Zingerman, Fencing, 2016 Victor A. Zucco, Football/Track, 1990
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WEEK OF EVENTS Annual W Day Brunch April 13: Brunch will be served at 10 a.m. followed by a keynote speaker. In addition, the athletic department will recognize the women across the decades who have made a difference. April 15: Women Leaders in College Sports Networking Event April 16: Visit the Mort Harris Recreation & Fitness Center beginning at 10 a.m. for its annual Health Fair. Vendors from a variety of businesses and organizations will be on hand to provide information and education April 17: Discuss and Dine with Sarah Axelson, Women Sport Foundation April 18: Academic Recognition Luncheon
W Week Celebration WSUATHLETICS.COM/WWEEK
Are You A Booster?
Want more information? Contact Kelsey Meyers Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance & NCAA Liaison 313.577.0590 kelsey.meyers@wayne.edu
April 19: The Wayne State Athletic Department is collecting basic needs items including, but not limited to soap, socks, toothbrushes, toilet paper, feminine products and deodorant for its annual Basic Needs Drive. In conjunction with Wayne Cares and Covenant House Michigan, the drive collects small toiletry items to make basic needs bags to distribute to students at Noble Elementary and Beautification of the School Project. If you would like to donate, please bring your items to the Matthaei Athletic Complex prior to April 19.
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. WSUATHLETICS.COM/BOOSTER
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. 16
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF CHAMPIONS | COMPLIANCE CORNER
W CLUB LEVELS New Century Foundation* $10,000+
National Champions Club* $2,500 - $9,999
Trumbull & Warren Club* $1,000 - $2,499
Harwell Field Club* $750 - $999
Tartar Field Club* $400 - $749
Matthaei Club
NEW MEMBERSHIP LEVELS 2018-19 SEASON 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
$250 - $399
* Only available at certain giving levels.
313 Club
All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
$50 - $249
*VIP hospitality access at home football and basketball games.
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
HOW TO DONATE • Give to athletics online at wsuathletics.com
Member benefits will start the month the first gift is made and go through the proceeding 12 months and is renewable each year.
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID DETROIT, MI PERMIT NO. 3844
WARRIOR WITHIN 5101 John C. Lodge 101 Matthaei Detroit, MI 48202
WE’LL SELL YOU THE WHOLE SEAT ... BUT YOU’LL ONLY NEED THE EDGE.
PUT YOUR NAME ON A CHAIRBACK SEAT AT HARWELL FIELD Reserve your name on a seat of your choice and be a permanent part of our baseball future. The new grandstands feature 240 stadium seats and a two-tier press box. Your commitment is tax deductible.
$500 PER SEAT
For more information, contact Lauren Lepkowski at 313.577.0241 or lauren.lepkowski@wayne.edu.
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