2009-10 WVU Annual Report

WEST VI RG I N IA U N IVERSITY D ep ar t men t o f I n t er c ol leg ia t e At hlet ic s

2009 -10 A nnu al Repor t

LUCK NAMED DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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est Virginia University President James P. Clements named former West Virginia University and NFL quarterback and Academic AllAmerican Oliver Luck as West Virginia University’s director of intercollegiate athletics, effective July 1.

Luck, 50, president and general manager of the Houston Dynamo soccer franchise in Houston, Texas, filled the position upon the retirement of Ed Pastilong on June 30. Pastilong will serve as Athletic Director Emeritus through 2012.

The two-time Academic All-American is a member of the Academic All American Hall of Fame and was a Rhodes Scholar finalist. He was also a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, graduating from WVU magna cum laude in 1982 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

“Oliver Luck is someone who has succeeded at the highest of levels at everything he has done – from his college and professional football playing days to his academic pursuits and his professional business career,” said President Clements. “He is the clear choice to carry forward what has truly been a golden era in athletics. I am thrilled to welcome Oliver back to West Virginia and WVU, and I am confident that he will do an outstanding job.”

“It is truly an honor to be selected to serve my alma mater as athletic

director, and to succeed such a fine gentleman as Ed Pastilong, who has served WVU so well for so many years,” Luck said. “My passion and love for West Virginia University has never wavered, and to return to a school that has built a solid foundation in academics and athletics over the last two decades is exciting.

“And while it’s a challenging time in intercollegiate athletics with discussions on conference realignments and other issues, I look forward to working with the University administration, athletic staff and coaches and others to remain a successful, attractive and fiscally responsible intercollegiate athletic program,” he said.

A native of Cleveland, Luck played quarterback for the Mountaineers from 1978-1981, setting school records for touchdown passes and completions, and leading the team to a Peach Bowl victory over Florida as a senior. He ended his career as a three-year starter with school records of 43 career touchdown passes and 466 completions out of 911 passing attempts. His 5,765 career passing yards rank him fourth on the school’s all-time passing list. He was named MVP in 1980 and 1981, and also earned the 1981 Louis D. Meisel Award for the WVU scholar athlete with the highest grade-point average.

He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

In 1982, he was selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the Houston Oilers, and either started or played back-up quarterback through the 1986 season. During that time, he earned his law degree from the University of Texas cum laude.

After retiring from football, Luck became vice president of business development for the National Football League and President and CEO of NFL Europe.

In 2001, he became chief executive officer of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, overseeing the development and management of over $1 billion of professional sports and entertainment venues in Houston: Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros; Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans and the Livestock Show and Rodeo; and the Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets.

He became president of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamos in 2005, and the team won two MLS Cup championships in his first two years in the position.

He is married to the former Kathy Wilson. They have four children: Andrew, the starting quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate at Stanford; Mary Ellen, a freshman volleyball player at Stanford; daughter Emily, a high school junior; and 7th grade son, Addison.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission Statement

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2009-10 By The Numbers

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Award Winners

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Red Brown Cup

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Fred Schaus Captain’s Award

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Baseball

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Men’s Basketball

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Women’s Basketball

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Cross Country

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Football

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Gymnastics

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Rifle

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Rowing

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Men’s Soccer

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Women’s Soccer

26-27

Swimming & Diving

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Women’s Tennis

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Track

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Volleyball

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Wrestling

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Development Council/Corporate Sponsors

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MAC Report

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Staff Listing

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MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

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M ISSI ON STATEM ENT D EPARTM ENT OF I NTERCOLLEG IATE ATH LETI CS WEST VI RG I N IA U N IVERSITY The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics fully subscribes to and will conscientiously abide by the rules, regulations and statutes of those organizations and agencies having jurisdiction over the conduct of its athletics program. Specifically, the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will adhere to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Principles of Conduct of Intercollegiate Athletics set forth in the NCAA Constitution and all regulations thereto in its then applicable bylaws.

The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics:

a: subscribes to high standards of academic quality as well as breadth of academic opportunities. b: s trives in its athletics program for national excellence and prominence. Accordingly, the recruitment of student-athletes and emphasis on and support of athletics are national in scope. c: r ecognizes the dual objective in its athletic program of servicing the University community and the general public. d: b elieves in offering extensive opportunities for varsity intercollegiate athletics for men, women and minorities. e: s ponsors football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s gymnastics and women’s soccer at the highest feasible level of competition. f: b elieves in scheduling all athletic contests primarily with other Division I institutions as a reflection of the goal of maintaining an appropriate competition level in the sports program. g: i s committed to financing the athletics program from private revenues generated by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. All revenues supporting athletics shall be controlled by the institution. h: considers the physical, mental, social and academic well-being of the student-athletes paramount.

The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics shall conduct its program consistent with the letter and spirit of the NCAA. The mission of the Department is and shall always remain compatible with the mission of WVU.

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

2009- 1 0 BY TH E N UM BERS T EAM Baseball Cross Country Men’s Basketball

Women’s Basketball

Football Gymnastics Rowing Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Men’s Swimming and Diving

Women’s Swimming and Diving

Women’s Tennis Rifle

Women’s Track Volleyball Wrestling

RE C O RD 27-30 (BIG EAST tournament qualifier) 6th NCAA, 2nd BIG EAST 31-7 (NCAA Final Four) – BIG EAST Champions Finished No. 3 nationally in Coaches’ Poll 29-6 (NCAA 2nd Round) – BIG EAST runner-up Finished No. 15 nationally in Coaches’ Poll 9-4, (22/25 in final national polls – 2nd BIG EAST) 19-9 (NCAA Regionals) 6th BIG EAST 7-5-6 10-7-6 (NCAA 2nd Round) 5-3, 4th BIG EAST CSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America team 5-6, 3rd BIG EAST (5 NCAA Qualifiers, 44th) CSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America team 17-7 11-0 (3rd NCAA) GARC Regular Season and Postseason Champions Indoor: 10th NCAA, Outdoor: 16th NCAA 17-13 3-10, 3 NCAA qualifiers

2 0 0 9 - 1 0 F I RST T EAM AL L-AM E RI CAN S Marie-Louise Asselin Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Keri Bland Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Da’Sean Butler Men’s Basketball Nicco Campriani Rifle Chelsea Carrier Indoor Track Kaylyn Christopher Indoor Track Brandi Eskew Rifle Clara Grandt Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Jedd Gyorko Baseball Karly Hamric Outdoor Track Michael Kulbacki Rifle Andy Lamson Rifle Jessica O’Connell Indoor Track April Rotilio Indoor Track Bryant Wallizer Rifle

E SP N T H E MAGAZ I N E/ C o S I DA ACAD E M I C AL L-AM E RI CAN S Liz Repella Marie-Louise Asselin Andy Lamson Reed Williams Kaylyn Christopher

Women’s Basketball (first team) Track (second team) Rifle (second team) Football (second team) Track (third team)

E SP N T H E MAGAZ I N E/ C o S I DA ACAD E M I C AL L- D I ST RI C T I I T EAM Marie-Louise Asselin Nicco Campriani Kaylyn Christopher Chelsey Corrotto Eric Jobe Andy Lamson Josh Lider Liz Repella Kiersten Spoerke Reed Williams

Track Rifle Track Women’s Soccer Football Rifle Football Women’s Basketball Gymnastics Football

WEST VIRGINIA FINISHED 37TH IN THE LEARFIELD SPORTS DIRECTORS’ CUP, ITS SECOND-BEST FINISH EVER.

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FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

KERI BLAND

DA’SEAN BUTLER

NICCO CAMPRIANI

CHELSEA CARRIER

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

MEN’S BASKETBALL

RIFLE

INDOOR TRACK

KAYLYN CHRISTOPHER

BRANDI ESKEW

CLARA GRANDT

JEDD GYORKO

KARLY HAMRIC

INDOOR TRACK

RIFLE

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

BASEBALL

OUTDOOR TRACK

MICHAEL KULBACKI

ANDY LAMSON

JESSICA O’CONNELL

RIFLE

RIFLE

INDOOR TRACK

NICCO CAMPRIANI

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APRIL ROTILIO

BRYANT WALLIZER

INDOOR TRACK

RIFLE

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ESPN THE MAGAZINE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

KAYLYN CHRISTOPHER

ANDY LAMSON

LIZ REPELLA

REED WILLIAMS

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK SECOND TEAM

INDOOR TRACK THIRD TEAM

RIFLE SECOND TEAM

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM

FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM

MAJ O R AWARD WI N N E RS

CAROLYN BLANK

DA’SEAN BUTLER

CHELSEA CARRIER

WOMEN’S SOCCER TOP DRAWER SOCCER NATIONAL THIRD TEAM

MEN’S BASKETBALL LOWES’ SENIOR CLASS AWARD

INDOOR TRACK MID-ATLANTIC FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

JEDD GYORKO

ERIC SCHOENLE

REED WILLIAMS

BASEBALL BROOKS WALLACE SHORTSTOP OF THE YEAR

MEN’S SOCCER TOP DRAWER SOCCER ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM

FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SCHOLAR ATHLETE

JEDD GYORKO

JON HAMMOND RIFLE GARC COACH OF THE YEAR 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 D E PAR T M E N T O F I N T E R C O L L E G IAT E AT H L E T I C S A N N UA L R E P O R T

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ESPN THE MAGAZINE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

NICCO CAMPRIANI

KAYLYN CHRISTOPHER

CHELSEY CORROTO

ERIC JOBE

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

RIFLE

INDOOR TRACK

WOMEN’S SOCCER

FOOTBALL

ANDY LAMSON

JOSH LIDER

LIZ REPELLA

KIERSTEN SPOERKE

REED WILLIAMS

RIFLE

FOOTBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

GYMNASTICS

FOOTBALL

B I G EAST CHAM PI O NS

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

CHELSEA CARRIER

CLARA GRANDT

KARLY HAMRIC

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

INDOOR TRACK

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

OUTDOOR TRACK

GARC CHAM PI O N

NICCO CAMPRIANI MEN’S BASKETBALL

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RIFLE

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B I G EAST MAJ O R AWARD WI N N E RS SARAH MILES

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

KIM BENDA

DA’SEAN BUTLER

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK CROSS COUNTRY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SPORT EXCELLENCE AWARD

ROWING FEMALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE

MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER

GEORGE FARQUHAR

SARAH MILES

REED WILLIAMS

MEN’S SWIMMING MALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL SCHOLAR ATHLETE; FOOTBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SPORT EXCELLENCE AWARD

REED WILLIAMS

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NAT I O NAL F O O T BAL L F O U N DAT I O N HAM P S H I RE HONOR SOCIETY Josh Lider Football Reed Williams Football EAST AT LAN T I C G Y M NAST I C S L EAG U E AL L-ACAD E M I C T EAM Amy Bieski Shelly Purkat Hailey Fairchild Alaska Richardson Arlene Hathaway Jenn Sharon Naja Johnson Kiersten Spoerke Stephanie Keaton Chelsi Tabor Emily Kerwin Ashley Wilson Tina Maloney Jessica Young Faye Meaden AL L- B I G EAST Kayla Andrews Marie-Louise Asselin

Kimberly Benda Tyler Bitancurt Keri Bland Carolyn Blank Jarrett Brown Asya Bussie Robin Burnett Da’Sean Butler Morgan Callaway Taylor Camp Korinne Campbell Selvish Capers Noel Devine Devin Ebanks Brad Eichenseer Lauren Evans George Farquhar Jared Goldthorpe Clara Grandt

Jedd Gyorko Karly Hamric Brandon Hogan Zach Johnson Kevin Jones

Sarah Kosmak Scott Kozlowski Nicole Mailloux Robyn Matthews Gift Maworere Sarah Miles

Megan Mischler Chris Neild Mandie Nugent Shauna Purtell Liz Repella

Caroline Rettig

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Women’s Swimming Cross Country and Outdoor Track Rowing Football Cross Country Women’s Soccer Football Women’s Basketball Women’s Swimming Men’s Basketball Women’s Swimming Men’s Swimming Women’s Basketball Football Football Men’s Basketball Men’s Swimming Volleyball Men’s Swimming Men’s Swimming Cross Country and Outdoor Track Baseball Outdoor Track Football Men’s Soccer Men’s Basketball All- Tournament team Women’s Swimming Football Women’s Soccer Women’s Swimming Men’s Soccer Women’s Basketball and All-Tournament Women’s Soccer Football Women’s Swimming Women’s Swimming Women’s Basketball and All-Tournament Rowing

Bri Rodriguez

Robert Sands Eric Schoenle Abel “Shadow” Sebele Stephanie Shupe Hugh Simmonds Caroline Szwed J.T. Thomas Reed Williams

Women’s Soccer and All- Tournament Football Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer Women’s Swimming Men’s Swimming Women’s Soccer Football Football

AL L- EAST AT LAN T I C G Y M NAST I C L EAG U E Amy Bieski Gymnastics Nicole Roach Gymnastics Tina Maloney Gymnastics Chelsi Tabor Gymnastics AL L- G REAT AM E RI CAN RI F L E C O N F E RE N C E Brandi Eskew Rifle Michael Kulbacki Rifle Andy Lamson Rifle Justin Pentz Rifle Tommy Santelli Rifle Kyle Smith Rifle Bryant Wallizer Rifle NAT I O NAL ASS O C IAT I O N O F C O L L E G IAT E G Y M NAST I C S C OAC H E S/WO M E N ( NAC G C/W ) S C H O LAR AL L-AM E RI CAN S Amy Bieski Shelly Purkat Hailey Fairchild Jenn Sharon Arlene Hathaway Kiersten Spoerke Stephanie Keaton Jessica Young Tina Maloney C O L L E G IAT E RI F L E C OAC H E S ASS O C IAT I O N AL L-ACAD E M I C H O N O R L I ST Nicco Campriani Justin Pentz Michael Kulbacki Kyle Smith Andy Lamson Ashley Zultanky C O L L E G IAT E SW I M C OAC H E S ASS O C IAT I O N O F AM E RI CA AL L-ACAD E M I C T EAM Kayla Andrews Ashley Malik Morgan Callaway Brandon Robinson George Farquhar U .S . T RAC K AN D F I E L D AN D C RO SS C O U N T RY C OAC H E S ASS O C IAT I O N AL L-ACAD E M I C T EAM Marie-Louise Asselin Kate Harrison Keri Bland Ahna Lewis Sarah-Anne Brault Jessica O’Connell Kaylyn Christopher April Rotilio Clara Grandt Katelyn Williams

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RED BROWN CUP

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unior women’s basketball guard Liz Repella and senior linebacker Reed Williams were selected as the recipients of the 2010 Red Brown Cup, presented annually to West Virginia University’s most outstanding allaround student-athletes.

The Red Brown Cup encompasses the student-athlete’s athletic, academic and civic achievement as selected by the WVU Athletic Council to annually award the top male and female student-athletes.

The award is given in memory of Robert “Red” Brown, former WVU coach and athletic director.

Repella, a Steubenville, Ohio, native, helped the WVU women’s basketball team to a school-record 29 wins, a school-record 13 BIG EAST victories and an NCAA Tournament second round appearance for the third time in the last four years.

Last season, Repella, who has 68 career and consecutive starts, garnered all-BIG EAST firstteam honors, was named to the BIG EAST and preseason WNIT all-tournament teams and was named to the preseason all-conference team. A WBCA all-Region I nominee for the State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team, Repella was a co-captain last season, avLIZ eraging a REPELLA teambest 13.9

points and was third in rebounds (5.9) steals (49) and assists (40).

She recorded 28 double-figure games with seven 20-point efforts.

She scored her 1,000th career point in the win at Providence, and now shows 1,141 for her career, good for 21st all-time at WVU. Academically, Repella boasts a 3.95 GPA in exercise physiology and was one of five studentathletes nationally to be named an ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-American. She is a five-time WVU Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member, twotime BIG EAST Academic All-Star and three-time WVU President’s List (4.0) honoree. A five-time Dean’s List recipient, Repella garnered the 2009 BIG EAST ScholarAthlete Sport Excellence award for women’s basketball and is a two-time academic all-district II first team honoree.

In the community, Repella has taken part in the “Adopt-A-Grandparent” program at the Heritage Home, is the team’s representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and is a camp volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club. She also has visited Ruby Memorial Children’s Hospital, taken part in the Suncrest and Westover Middle School Read Aloud programs and has been a part of the Girl Scouts Adopt-A-Player, Hundred High School’s Girl’s Basketball Camp and the Youth Academy (Fairmont) Strength & Conditioning Clinic.

Williams, a Moorefield, W.Va., native, helped lead WVU to a 42-9 record during his career, with four bowl appearances, including three New Year’s Day wins and two BCS wins. He helped WVU achieve national rankings for 50 weeks during his career and was named WVU’s 2009 Defensive Player of the Year, given the Ira Errett Rodgers Award for leadership and was named a 2009 team captain. An all-BIG EAST second-team performer last year, Willliams also was named the 2007 Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP. He finished his career with 253 tackles, 68 coming in 2009.

In the classroom, the four-year letterwinner maintained a 3.87

GPA in finance and marketing and was named the BIG EAST’s 2009 Football ScholarAthlete of the Year.

Williams was one of just 16 studentathletes from all divisions to earn a spot on the prestigious National Football Foundation ScholarAthlete team and garnered 2009 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American REED secondWILLAMS team honors after earning first-team honors in 2007. Williams also was named the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Scholar Athlete and was a four-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star, WVU Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll, Dean’s List and National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society member. He is also a member of Golden Key National Honor Society and was one of 10 students from around the state selected for the Huntington Bank Junior Board of Directors (young executive program).

Off the playing field, Williams has volunteered with the Boys and Girls Club throughout the state and participated in reading programs and local hospital visits.

A Special Olympics volunteer, Williams also has assisted with Christmas shopping for underprivileged children, served as a guest speaker for many local events, such as the Marion County Division of State Police child advocacy fundraiser and participated in reading days.

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FRED SCHAUS CAPTAI N’S AWARD

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omen’s track and field captain Keri Bland, women’s soccer captain Carolyn Blank and men’s basketball captain Da’Sean Butler were as this year’s recipients of the 2010 Fred Schaus Captain’s Award, presented annually to West Virginia University’s most outstanding varsity team captains.

The winners must display outstanding sportsmanship and leadership, representing WVU well in all aspects. Winners are selected by the WVU Athletic Council to award annually the top male and female captains.

A Fairview, W.Va., native, Bland won the Schaus Award for the second straight year. The owner of three All-America accolades so far this season, she is the only female athlete in WVU annals to earn three All-America honors in three different sports in one season (cross country and indoor and outdoor track in 2008). Bland is also one of just two threetime cross country AllAmericans in school history.

This past cross country season, Bland, a three-year captain, helped the cross country team to a sixthplace national finish at the 2009 NCAA championships, as she earned her third career cross KE RI country All-America B LAN D honor with a 34th-place finish (20:45). She also garnered all-region honors for the fourth time in her career (just the third Mountaineer to do so) with an 18th-place at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals.

In indoor track, Bland garnered two All-America honors and helped WVU to the highest finish in school history with a 10th-place finish at nationals. She qualified for the national mile finals, becoming the first Mountaineer in more than a decade to do so, and finished with a time of

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classroom, outstanding character 4:42.79, good for eighth place. She and competition on the court, Butler also earned All-America honors as finished his career as the wina member of the distance medley ningest player in men’s basketball relay team that finished eighth nahistory, showing 107 victories to tionally in a time of 11:16.39. just 39 losses.

A member of the WVU He was named to the John Athletic Director’s Academic Wooden All-America team and was Honor Roll and a BIG EAST a Basketball Times first team AllAcademic All-Star, Bland is American. A finalist for the Wooden involved in several comand Naismith awards, munity service initiatives Butler was a first team all-BIG such as volunteer EAST performer, was named coaching with the to the NCAA East Region allWest Virginia Flytournament team and earned ers Indoor Track BIG EAST Championship Most Club, volunteerOutstanding Player accolades. ing with the Jerry Butler hit six game-winning shots Lewis Telethon to benefit for the Mountaineers as a senior muscular dystrophy and this past season and scored being a volunteer reader 2,095 career points, third-most at Brookhaven Elementain school history. ry school. She graduated Butler helped WVU to three in May with a degree in straight NCAA Tournament exercise physiology. appearances, the 2008 NCAA Blank, a Toms River, Sweet 16 and the 2010 NCAA N.J., native, is the school’s Final Four. He also helped WVU all-time leader in matches win its first BIG EAST Championstarted and played with ship this past season.

92. A two-time team capOff the floor, Butler graduated tain, Blank was named a in May with a degree in multidisci2009 all-BIG EAST firstplinary studies and was a member team selection and NSCAA first team all-Northeast CAROLYN of the WVU Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll. He repregion selection. She BLANK resented the Mountaineers as a was also named to tobacco-free Mountaineer for the TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the statewide Razewv.com campaign Season third team – its version of and served on the NCAA national All-America recognition. steering committee Appearing in 23 games during during WVU’s reher senior season at WVU, Blank cent recertification was a four-year starter. A defensive process. He was center midfielder, she was named the men’s basketa second team All-American by the ball Student Athlete National Soccer Coaches AssoAdvisory Committee ciation of America (NSCAA) for the representative and second straight year. She led the made many visits to Mountaineers to a 10th-straight patients at the WVU NCAA tournament appearance in hospitals. Butler 2009, scoring nine points on the has attended Light season and helping the team post the Night Walk for the 13 shutouts.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Butler, a Newark, N.J., native, Society, spoke at the WVU and two-time team captain, earns Scholarship dinner in the award after guiding the men’s Charleston, called Unibasketball team to arguably its versity supporters at the finest season in school history. annual WVU Foundation The recipient of the 2010 Lowe’s Thank-A-Thon and has been Senior CLASS award, given to the most outstanding senior in Division a guest speaker for Camp I men’s basketball in terms of comD a’SEAN Choosy, West Virginia’s Motor BUTLER munity service, excellence in the Development Center.

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BASEBALL 2 7-3 0 JEDD GYORKO

Jedd Gyorko • Brooks Wallace Award Winner (nation’s best shortstop) • Pro-Line Athletic/NCBWA First Team All-American • Baseball America Second Team AllAmerican • Louisville Slugger Second Team AllAmerican • ABCA/Rawlings Second Team AllAmerican • All-BIG EAST First Team • NCBWA District II Player of the Year • College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup (April 16) • Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week Team (April 12) • 59th overall selection by the San Diego Padres Grant Buckner • Pro-Line Athletic National Hitter of the Week (May 11) • College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup (May 13) • Collegebaseballinsider.com National Player of the Week (May 12) • Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (May 10) • BIG EAST Player of the Week (May 10) Andy Altemus • BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (May 24)

GRANT BUCKNER

Chris Enourato • WVU career saves leader

• Reached the BIG EAST Tournament for the third • Redshirt junior Grant Buckner earned several consecutive season. WVU last made three consecnational awards following his school-record, 10utive conference tournaments from 1996-99.

RBI performance against Notre Dame on May 8, including the Pro-Line Athletic National Hitter • Finished with a .305 team batting average, of the Week honor by the National Collegiate marking the eighth-straight year the Mountaineers Baseball Writers Association. have batted above .300.

• Junior Kevin Griffin’s two-out, three-run walk-off • Recorded the second-most doubles in school home run in the final game of the regular season history with 135 and tied the 2003 squad for the gave WVU a 3-2 win over Villanova and an eventual fourth-most extra base hits with 201. bid to the conference tournament.

• Posted 10 league victories, marking the eighth year in a row of double-digit wins in BIG EAST games.

• Junior Jedd Gyorko became one of the school’s all-time greats after finishing his career as WVU’s all-time leader in batting average (.404), doubles (73), extra-base hits (113) and tied for first place with 35 home runs.

• Coach Greg Van Zant has 477 career victories, all at WVU. He is 23 shy of becoming just the second baseball coach in school history to reach the 500win mark, where he would join the late coach Dale Ramsburg.

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• Reached the NCAA Final Four for the second time in school history.

• Won the BIG EAST Tournament championship for the first time in school history.

• Reached the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row and the fifth time in the last six seasons.

• Finished No. 3 in the final ESPN/USA Today poll.

• Recorded a school-record 31 victories.

• School records for average and total attendance at the WVU Coliseum.

• Eleven players on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.

• Recorded a school-record 13 BIG EAST regular season victories.

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Da’Sean Butler • First Team All-BIG EAST • Basketball Times First Team AllAmerican • John Wooden All-American • Associated Press Second Team AllAmerican • Lowe’s Senior CLASS award winner • Eighth first team All-American in school history • Third-leading scorer in school history • Finalist for the John Wooden and Naismith Awards • Most Outstanding Player of the BIG EAST Championship • Winningest player in school history with 107 wins • Third-leading scorer in school history • Six game-winning shots • NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team • School record for games played and minutes played • 76 Classic MVP • BIG EAST Player of the Week (Nov. 30 and March 8) • NABC and USBWA all-district teams • Drafted in second round by NBA’s Miami Heat Devin Ebanks • Third Team All-BIG EAST • USBWA’s Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Dec. 28) • BIG EAST Player of the Week (Dec. 28) • Drafted in second round by NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers

• Defeated No. 2 Kentucky, No. 9 Villanova, No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 19 Georgetown, No. 21 Ohio State, No. 22 Georgetown and No. 22 Pitt.

• Bob Huggins made his 18th Division I NCAA Tournament appearance, only four active coaches have made more appearances.

• Reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in five of its last six NCAA Tournament appearances (2010, 2008, 2006, 2005 and 1998).

• Bob Huggins won his 670th game against Kentucky, ranking 21st on the NCAA Division I all-time coaches list. Only three active coaches have won more games.

• Posted its sixth consecutive 20-win season. The last time WVU had six 20-win seasons or more was a seven-year stretch from 1981-87.

Kevin Jones • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team • NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team • School-record 135 offensive rebounds in a season Joe Mazzulla • NCAA East Regional Most Outstanding Player Bob Huggins • State coach of the year by the West Virginia Sportswriters’ Association (third year in a row) • 670 career wins, ranking 21st in NCAA history

• Set the school record for offensive rebounds in a season with 585.

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WOMEN’S BASKETB 29-6 LIZ REPELLA

ASYA BUSSIE

• Won a school-record 29 games.

• Finished with a school-record 13 BIG EAST wins and a program-best, second-place finish in the league.

• Was ranked as high as No. 7 in both major national polls, the highest in school history.

• Advanced to the BIG EAST Championship for the second time in school history.

• Reached the NCAA Tournament second round for the third time in the last four years.

• Went undefeated at home for the second time in school history with a season-best 17 wins.

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• Won 19 straight games at the Coliseum - a school record.

• Won 16 straight games during the season, the second-longest win streak in school history.

• Registered four of the top 10 home crowds in school history.

• Held 27 opponents to less than 60 points in a game.

• Posted the fifth 20-win season in the last seven years.

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TBALL Liz Repella • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA First Team Academic AllAmerican • All-BIG EAST First Team • All-BIG EAST Tournament Team • Nugget Classic All-Tournament Team • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (one time) Sarah Miles • BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year • All-BIG EAST Second Team • All-BIG EAST Tournament Team • Nugget Classic All-Tournament Team • BIG EAST leader in assists and steals • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (one time) Asya Bussie • Unanimous All-BIG EAST Freshman Team • Nugget Classic MVP • BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 14) • WVU Freshman blocks leader (most blocks in a season since 1986) Korinne Campbell • All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (three times) Mike Carey • BIG EAST Co-Coach of the Year • 467 career wins, 179 wins at WVU (nine years) SARAH MILES

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CROSS COUNTRY MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

KERI BLAND

• Finished sixth at the NCAA Championships, marking the third straight top 10-finish.

• Seniors Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland and Clara Grandt earned All-America honors. Grandt finished 13th, Asselin placed 31st and Bland was 34th.

• Finished third at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals.

• Five runners were named to the NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region team - Asselin, Bland, Grandt, Kate Harrison and Kaylyn Christopher.

• F inished second at the BIG EAST Championship.

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Marie-Louise Asselin • All-American • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA

CLARA GRANDT

Academic All-America (Second Team) • BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award • First Team All-BIG EAST • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team • Keri Bland • All-American • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region

Team • First Team All-BIG EAST • USTFCCCA All-Academic

Team • Fred Schaus Captain’s

Award winner – two straight years Clara Grandt • All-American • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region

Team • First Team All-BIG EAST • BIG EAST Cross Country

Runner of the Week • USTFCCCA All-Academic

Team Kate Harrison • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region

Team • USTFCCCA All-Academic

Team Kaylyn Christopher • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region

Team • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA

• Asselin, Bland and Grandt earned all-BIG EAST honors for finishing in the top 15.

Academic All-America (Third Team)

• Asselin and Bland became the first WVU cross country runners to be All-America for three consecutive seasons and the second and third runners to be named to the all-region team for four straight seasons.

• Named an All-Academic Team by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA). The group was ranked ninth in the nation in terms of overall grade point average and had the highest GPA of any team that finished in the top 25 at the national championships.

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FOOTBALL 9-4 NOEL DEVINE

JARRETT BROWN

REED WILLIAMS

• Posted a 7-0 home record, marking the first undefeated home season since 1993.

• Had its fifth-straight season of nine wins or more, one of seven schools in the nation to accomplish the feat.

• Played in its eighth bowl game in a row – the best in school history.

• W VU became one of four teams to reach six New Year’s Day Bowl Games in the last seven years when it played Florida State in the Gator Bowl.

• WVU finished No. 22/25 in the final polls, marking the fifth year in a row WVU has finished in the Associated Press Top 25.

• Quarterback Jarrett Brown became the first 2,000-yard passer since 1998, and Noel Devine rushed for 1,465 yards, marking the 13th season out of the last 14 where a Mountaineer eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark.

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• Ten Mountaineers earned all-BIG EAST honors for the third-straight year.

• Reed Williams was named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America team for the second time, a first-team selection in 2007 and second team in 2009. That marks four straight years a Mountaineer has been named an Academic All-American.

• Reed Williams was named the BIG EAST ScholarAthlete of the Year, giving WVU three of the past five conference scholar athletes. He was also a BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winner.

• Reed Williams was one of 16 finalists in all divisions of football to be named to the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete team.

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Alric Arnett • 2010 NFL Combine • East-West Shrine Game • WVU Whitey Gwynne Award (Coaching Staff) Tavon Austin • All-BIG EAST Freshman (ESPN.com) Don Barclay • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) Tyler Bitancurt • First Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • First Team All-BIG EAST (ESPN.com) • First Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • All-BIG EAST Team (Sporting News) • All-Freshman Team (Sporting News) • All-Freshman Team (ESPN. com) • All-Freshman Team (rivals. com) Jarrett Brown • 2010 NFL Combine • Under Armour Senior Bowl • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • Third Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) WVU Ideal Mountaineer Man (Coaching Staff) • WVU Captain (Team) Selvish Capers • 2010 NFL Combine • Under Armour Senior Bowl • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • All-BIG EAST Team (Sporting News) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) • Drafted in the 7th round by the NFL’s Washington Redskins

Ryan Clarke • All-BIG EAST Freshman (ESPN.com) • WVU Danny Van Etten Rookie of the Year (Coaching Staff) Noel Devine • Konica Minolta Gator Bowl WVU MVP • ESPN.com BIG EAST allbowl team • First Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • First Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • First Team All-BIG EAST (ESPN.com) • First Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • All-BIG EAST (Sporting News) • Maxwell Award Semifinalist • WVU Co-Offensive Player of the Year (Coaching Staff) Brandon Hogan • Honorable-Mention AllAmerican (SI.Com) • First Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • First Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) Josh Jenkins • Third Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) Eric Jobe • ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff)

Scott Kozlowski • Third Team All-American (Phil Steele) • Honorable Mention AllAmerican (SI.com) • Honorable Mention All-American (CollegeFootballNews. com) • First Team All-BIG EAST (ESPN.com) • First Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • First Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • All-BIG EAST (Sporting News) • WVU Scott Shirley Award (Coaching Staff) Pat Lazear • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) Josh Lider • ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict Joe Madsen • All-Freshman Team (Sporting News) • All-Freshman Team (rivals. com) • All-Freshman Team (ESPN. com) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) Julian Miller • Second Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • Third Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • Third Team AllSophomore Team (collegefootballnews.com) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) Chris Neild • First Team All-BIG EAST (ESPN.com) • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • First Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • All-BIG EAST (Sporting News) • WVU John Russell Award (Coaching Staff)

Robert Sands • ECAC All-Star Team • ESPN.com BIG EAST all-bowl team • First Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • First Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • Second Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) Jock Sanders • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • WVU Co-Offensive Player of the Year (Coaching Staff) J.T. Thomas • First Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • First Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) Tyler Urban • WVU Whitey Gwynne Award (Coaching Staff) Reed Williams • BIG EAST Football Scholar Athlete of the Year • BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award • Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Scholar Athlete • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches) • Third Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica (Second Team) • National Football Foundation National Scholar Athlete • Wuerffel Trophy (Finalist) • Award and Recognition Association (Finalist) • ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict • WVU Ira Rodgers Award (Coaching Staff) • WVU Defensive Player of the Year (Coaching Staff) • WVU Captain (Team)

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GYM NASTICS 19-9

AMY BIESKI

SHELLY PURKAT

• Finished fourth at the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with 195.1 points, the second-best score of the season. WVU qualified for its 27th regional championships as the No. 6 seed.

• WVU was host to its seventh regional championship and welcomed 2,144 fans to the WVU Coliseum, the sixth-best crowd in program history.

• Junior Amy Bieski finished ninth overall at the regional championships with 39.1 points, a regional career-best score. She also finished third on beam with a career-best 9.85 score.

• WVU finished third at the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship with 195.075 points, the squad’s third-best effort of the year.

The Mountaineers have finished in the top three in nine of the last 11 championships.

• Bieski finished seventh overall at the EAGL Championship with 39.1 points. She also finished sixth on floor (9.8).

• Four Mountaineers earned nine all-EAGL honors, including three first team awards.

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• Six Mountaineers earned a league-best 11 EAGL weekly honors.

• Fifteen Mountaineers were named to the EAGL all-Academic Team.

• Chelsi Tabor was named the team’s MVP and finished the season ranked 47th in the nation, 10th in the Southeast region and second in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) with a 9.855 vault regional qualifying score (RQS).

• Bieski concluded the year ranked 37th in the nation, fourth in the Southeast region and second in the EAGL with a 39.145 RQS. • Bieski broke onto the WVU all-time career points list this year. She concluded the season ranked 16th with 1,474.9 points. Additionally, she earned a team-best 505.35 points this year, good enough for 15th place on the WVU all-time season points list.

•B ieski earned eight 39.0-plus scores this season, bringing her career total to 15. She is now tied with Mehgan Morris and TeShawne Jackson for fifth place on the WVU all-time list.

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Amy Bieski • All-EAGL Floor First Team • All-EAGL All-Around First Team • All-EAGL Vault Second Team • All-EAGL Bars Second Team • All-EAGL Beam Second Team • EAGL Team MVP • EAGL All-Academic • Four-Time EAGL Gymnast of the Week • Joseph Medrick Award (team’s top all-around gymnast) • Team Captain • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica

CHELSI TABOR

• Having competed in 35 meets as an all-arounder, Bieski finished the year ranked 10th on the WVU all-time list.

• Tabor achieved a career-best 9.95 vault on March 6; she became the first Mountaineer to earn the score since 2004. With seven 9.9-plus vault scores to her name, Tabor concluded her career ranked sixth on the vault all-time list.

• T he Mountaineers opened the season ranked No. 25 on the Jan. 11 GymInfo Poll. The squad earned the ranking for a second time on Feb. 22.

•N ine Mountaineers were named 2010 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/ Women (NACGC/W) Scholastic All-Americans.

• WVU scored a season-best 195.65 points in a victory over Ohio State (192.8) on Feb. 12.

•S enior Kiersten Spoerke was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District II women’s at-large second team.

Hailey Fairchild • EAGL All-Academic • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica

Chelsea Goldschrafe • EAGL Rookie of the Week (Feb. 22)

Arlene Hathaway • EAGL All-Academic • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica

Naja Johnson • EAGL All-Academic • EAGL Specialist of the Week (Jan. 11)

Stephanie Keaton • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica • EAGL All-Academic

Emily Kerwin • EAGL All-Academic Tina Maloney • All-EAGL floor second team • EAGL All-Academic • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica Faye Meaden • EAGL All-Academic • Two-time EAGL Rookie of the Week • Sally Medrick Award (team’s most improved gymnast)

Alysha Pretzello • Team Captain Shelly Purkat • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica • EAGL All-Academic • EAGL Specialist of the Week (Feb. 15) Alaska Richardson • EAGL All-Academic Nicole Roach • All-EAGL bars first team Jenn Sharon • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica • EAGL All-Academic • John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer Spirit

Kiersten Spoerke • 2010 ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict II women’s at-large second team • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica • EAGL All-Academic

Chelsi Tabor • Team MVP • All-EAGL vault second team • All-EAGL beam second team • EAGL All-Academic • Two-time EAGL Specialist of the Week Ashley Wilson • EAGL All-Academic • Team Captain Jessica Young • EAGL All-Academic • NACGC/W Scholastic AllAmerica Associate Head Coach Jason Butts • Southeast Regional Assistant Coach of the Year

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RIFLE 11-0 • Finished third (4641) at the 2010 NCAA Championships.

The Mountaineers have qualified for the championships the last three seasons, winning the title in 2009.

• Seven Mountaineers earned 12 National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America honors, including five first-team selections. That matched a decade-high mark first achieved in 2009.

• Won fourth Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship (4653) and first since 2000.

• Earned the regular-season GARC title with a 7-0 record.

The squad entered the conference championships riding a 17-match regular-season win streak and was the first WVU team since 2001 to enter the postseason undefeated.

• Fourth-year coach Jon Hammond earned his second GARC Coach of the Year honor; he also won in 2008.

• WVU earned 18 all-GARC honors, including eight first team awards for five different Mountaineers. Both totals were program-best marks.

• The Mountaineers shot a nation- and program-best 4697 in a Jan. 21 win over visiting Alaska-Fairbanks (4670). The score was the highest collegiate combined total since the NCAA implemented a 60-shot course for the 2004-05 season.

• Opened the season ranked No. 1 on the College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Poll, and remained in the top spot for the majority of the season. The team concluded the season ranked No. 3.

• Six Mountaineers were named to the CRCA All-Academic list. At least five shooters have made the list each season since Hammond’s arrival.

• Bryant Wallizer shot 1228.4 at the 2009 USA Shooting National Championships to capture the air rifle title. The win automatically qualified him for the U.S. National Development team.

• Michael Kulbacki qualified for the 2010 United States National Junior Team.

• Nicco Campriani won the 50M men’s rifle prone championship at the 2010 Fort Benning World Cup and the 10M men’s air rifle gold at the Belgrade World Cup.

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Nicco Campriani • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District II atlarge second team • NRA First Team Air Rifle AllAmerica • NRA First Team Smallbore All-America • GARC Air Rifle Champion (699.8) • GARC Smallbore Champion (691.6) • GARC Combined Score Champion (1187) • Set smallbore, air rifle and aggregate score school records • CRCA All-Academic Honor List • Gold medal, 50M men’s rifle prone – 2010 Fort Benning World Cup and the 10M men’s air rifle gold at the Belgrade World Cup Brandi Eskew • NRA First Team Smallbore All-America • Eighth place (677.8), NCAA Smallbore Championship • Eighth place (672.7), GARC Smallbore Championship • GARC Smallbore First Team • GARC Combined Score Honorable Mention Michael Kulbacki • NRA First Team Air Rifle AllAmerica • NRA Honorable Mention Smallbore All-America • GARC Air Rifle First Team • GARC Combined Score First Team • GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention • CRCA All-Academic Honor List • Qualified for the United States National Junior Team Andy Lamson • 2010 ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica second team • 2010 ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-District II men’s at-large first team • NRA First Team Air Rifle AllAmerica • NRA Second Team Smallbore All-America • Seventh place (674.9), GARC Smallbore Championship

• GARC Air Rifle First Team • GARC Combined Score First Team • GARC Smallbore Second Team • GARC Scholar-Athlete • CRCA All-Academic Honor List Justin Pentz • NRA Honorable Mention Smallbore All-America • GARC Smallbore Second Team • GARC Combined Score Second Team • GARC Air Rifle Honorable Mention • CRCA All-Academic Honor List Tommy Santelli • NRA Second Team Smallbore All-America • NRA Honorable Mention Air Rifle All-America • Second place (680.2), GARC Smallbore Championship • GARC Smallbore First Team • GARC Air rifle Second Team • GARC Combined Score Second Team Kyle Smith • GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention • CRCA All-Academic Honor List Bryant Wallizer • NRA First Team Air Rifle AllAmerica • NRA Second Team Smallbore All-America • 2009 Air Rifle Champion, USA Shooting National Championships • Sixth place (679.3), NCAA Smallbore Championship • Seventh place (687.2), GARC Air Rifle Championship • GARC Air Rifle First Team • GARC Combined Score First Team • GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention • Team Captain Ashley Zultanky • CRCA All-Academic Honor List Jon Hammond • GARC Coach of the Year

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ROWING Kimberly Benda • First-Team All-BIG EAST • BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National ScholarAthlete Shannon Gribbons • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National ScholarAthlete

• Finished sixth place at the BIG EAST Championship with 63 points, a 23-point increase from last season’s eighth-place finish.

• The Varsity 4+ boat of Amanda Hirsch, Kaitlyn Brownson, Kensie Phillips, Brittany Brooks with coxswain Anastasia DuPont, won a bronze medal for their performance at the championship.

Brett Krumholz • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National ScholarAthlete

Caroline Rettig • Second-Team All-BIG EAST

Rachel Viglianco • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National ScholarAthlete

• S eniors Kimberly Benda and Caroline Rettig were honored as all-BIG EAST first team and second-team selections.

• Benda was also named a 2009-10 BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete.

• Held second annual spring home regatta, a tradition started by coach Jimmy King in the spring of 2009.

• W VU’s A boat took the title in the open eight competition at this year’s fall home regatta with a time of 19:23.00.

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MEN’S SOCCER 7- 5- 6

GIFT MAWORERE

ERIC SCHOENLE

• Reached the BIG EAST tournament for the sixth season in a row.

• Senior midfielder Gift Maworere garnered third team all-BIG EAST honors.

• Finished third in the regular season with a 6-3-2 BIG EAST record.

•M idfielder Abel Sebele and defender Eric Schoenle were named to the all-BIG EAST rookie team. The team was last selected in 1999.

• Recorded a 4-1-3 road mark.

• Nationally, the Mountaineers had the eighth-best goals-against-average, ninth-best shutout percentage and 10th-best save percentage.

• Four players earned all-BIG EAST accolades and three earned all-region honors.

• Redshirt junior goalkeeper Zach Johnson was named second team all-conference. He was selected to the all-Northeast Region third team.

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• Schoenle also was named to the TopDrawerSoccer all-Rookie first team, the CollegeSoccerNews allFreshman second team and the all-region third team.

•O pened the season at home with the largest men’s crowd in program history; attracted 2,938 people to Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium against 16th-ranked UCSanta Barbara.

• Posted another top-five crowd at Dick Dlesk with 1,574 at the Mountaineers’ 1-0 upset victory over third-ranked USF

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Raymon Gaddis • NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team • WVU Classic All-Tournament Team

ZACH JOHNSON

Zach Johnson • Second Team All-BIG EAST • NSCAA All-Northeast Region Third Team • Registered a 0.608 goalsagainst-average, eighth-best nationally – mark was second best in WVU single-season history • Owned a 0.848 save percentage, which ranked 18th best nationally • Amassed 1,767 minutes, the eighth-best mark in a single season by a WVU goalkeeper • Moved into second place all-time in career goalkeeper minutes (5,632) • Moved into second place with 31 shutouts after posting 10 in 2009 • Ranks sixth on the career charts with 225 saves • Soccer America Team of the Week (10/20) • BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (10/19) • CollegeSoccerNews National Team of the Week (10/19) • BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Week (10/12) Gift Maworere • Third Team All-BIG EAST • Finished career fifth in matches started (76) Eric Schoenle • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team • TopDrawerSoccer All-Rookie First Team • CollegeSoccerNews All-Freshman Second Team • NSCAA All-Northeast Region Third Team • UNC Wilmington All-Tournament Team Abel “Shadow” Sebele • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team • Soccer America Team of the Week (Sept. 29) • BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Sept. 28)

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WOMEN’S SOCCER 1 0 -7- 6

CAROLYN BLANK

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NICOLE MAILLOUX

•M ade its 10th-straight NCAA tournament appearance – the ninth-longest streak in the country.

•A dvanced to the NCAA second round for the seventh time in 10 years.

•F inished with a strength of schedule of ninthtoughest in the nation – WVU played 11 top 50 RPI teams in 2009.

•W VU’s defense posted 13 shutouts, tying a school record set in each of the past three seasons.

•W VU stunned No. 5 Penn State, 2-1, in University Park, Pa., to mark WVU’s highestranked opponent defeated in school history. The Mountaineers have won four straight over the Nittany Lions.

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•N ikki Izzo-Brown won her 200th game at Providence, a 1-0 Mountaineer victory.

• T he team won a 2008-09 NSCAA Team Academic Award for the eighth-straight year.

•C arolyn Blank was drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 (WPS Draft by the St. Louis Athletica – the fifth Mountaineer to be drafted professionally.

•B lank earned NSCAA second team All-America honors in 2009. The midfielder also was named a TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Season thirdteam choice, an NSCAA all-Northeast region first-team player and an all-BIG EAST first-team selection. She was a two-time team captain and leaves WVU as the school’s all-time leader in matches played (92) and started (92).

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MEGAN MISCHLER

Nikki Izzo-Brown • Notched 200th career win on Oct. 25 in 1-0 shutout at Providence • Has never had a losing season as head coach and has led WVU to 10 consecutive, 10-plus win seasons Carolyn Blank • WPS Draft Pick – St. Louis Athletica • NSCAA Second Team All-America • TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the Season Third Team • Fred Schaus Captain’s Award • NSCAA First Team All-Northeast Region • All-BIG EAST First Team • Virginia NIKE Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team • WVU Athlete of the Week (Nov. 16) • Team MVP for third-straight year • School’s all-time leader in matches played (92) • School’s all-time leader in matches started (92) • 2009 NCAS Academic Momentum Award winner • 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award nominee • NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award nominee Kerri Butler • Virginia NIKE Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team • BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (8/24) Chelsey Corroto • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District (second team) Caralee Keppler • CollegeSoccer360 Primetime Performer of the Week (11/2) Meghan Lewis • Soccer America Team of the Week (10/13) • ECAC Player of the Week (10/13) • CollegeSoccer360 Primetime Performer of the Week (10/13) • BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/12) • Only Mountaineer to play every minute of the season (2,198) Nicole Mailloux • NSCAA Third Team All-Northeast Region • All-BIG EAST Third Team

• T hree players were named to the NSCAA allNortheast region team – midfielder Blank was named a first-team selection for the second-straight year while defender Nicole Mailloux and forward Megan Mischler picked up third-team honors.

• F ive players earned all-BIG EAST recognition in 2009, led by senior Blank’s all-BIG EAST first team nod. Senior Nicole Mailloux and junior Mischler earned third team honors, and freshmen Bri Rodriguez and Caroline Szwed were named to the all-Rookie team.

•R odriguez earned a spot on the 2009 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team.

•H eather Saffel was an NSCAA Scholar all-East region honorable mention selection.

•C helsey Corroto was named to ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA’s Academic All-District second team.

Bry McCarthy • Virginia NIKE Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team • CollegeSoccer360 Primetime Performer of the Week (9/15) Blake Miller • BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (8/31) Megan Mischler • NSCAA Third Team All-Northeast Region • All-BIG EAST Third Team • BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (10/5) Bri Rodriguez • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team • 2009 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team Heather Saffel • NSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-East Region Caroline Szwed • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team • BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (10/12)

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M EN AN D WOM EN SWIMM I N G & DIVI N G 5-3 men 5- 6 women RACHAEL BURNETT

Rachael Burnett • Honorable Mention All-American NCAA Qualifier • BIG EAST Champion (500 free, 400 free relay and 800 free relay) • Three-Time First Team All-BIG EAST • Set meet, school and pool records in the 500 free swim at the BIG EAST Championships Morgan Callaway • Honorable Mention All-American • CSCAA Scholar All-American • NCAA Qualifier • BIG EAST Champion 200 free, 400 free relay and 800 free relay) • Three-time First Team All-BIG EAST • Two-Time Second Team All-BIG EAST • Two-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST Ashley Malik • CSCAA Scholar All-American Shaunna Purtell • Honorable Mention All-American • NCAA Qualifier • BIG EAST Champion (400 free relay and 800 free relay) • Two-Time First Team All-BIG EAST • Third team All-BIG EAST

GEORGE FARQUHAR

Kayla Andrews • Honorable Mention All-American • CSCAA Scholar All-American • NCAA Qualifier • BIG EAST Champion (100 free and 400 free relay) • Second Team All-Conference • Three-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST Mandie Nugent • NCAA Qualifier • BIG EAST Champion (200 fly)

• The men finished 5-3, and the women finished 5-6, including third-place finishes at the Ohio State Invitational.

• Both teams were Collegiate Swim Coaches Association of America All-Academic teams (minimum grade point average of 3.0).

• The women took third at the BIG EAST Championships and the men finished fourth.

• Eight women and five men landed on the BIG EAST all-conference team.

• Had four honorable mention All-Americans.

• Registered a 44th-place finish at the 2010 Women’s NCAA Championships.

• Sent a school-record three divers to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships.

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George Farquhar • CSCAA Scholar All-American • BIG EAST Champion (100 breast) • First Team All-BIG EAST • Second Team All-BIG EAST • Two-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST Jared Goldthorpe • BIG EAST Champion (500 free) • First Team All-BIG EAST • Second Team All-BIG EAST • Three-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST Brandon Robinson • CSCAA Scholar All-American Taylor Camp • Two-Time Second Team All-BIG EAST • Two-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST

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WOMEN’S TENNIS 1 7-7 Stephanie LaFortune • ITA 2009 Scholar-Athlete Veronica Cardenas • ITA 2009 Scholar-Athlete

STEPHANIE L a FORTUNE

• Finished the season 17-7 overall and 7-3 in BIG EAST competition, WVU’s best record since 2004.

• Had a nine-match winning streak after defeating Pitt for the first time in three years in a 5-2 match on Feb. 11.

• Reached the BIG EAST Championship for the fourth year under coach Marc Walters, tying for fifth place.

VERONICA CARDENAS

• Captured three titles at the seventh annual Martha Thorn Invitational.

• Honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as a 2009 AllAcademic Team.

• Senior Stephanie LaFortune and sophomore Veronica Cardenas were honored by the ITA as 2009 Scholar-Athletes.

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TRACK

CHELSEA CARRIER

CLARA GRANDT

INDOOR

• Posted a program-best fourth-place finish at the 2010 BIG EAST Indoor Championships.

• Junior Chelsea Carrier and senior Marie-Louise Asselin won BIG EAST titles in the pentathlon and 5,000-meter race, respectively.

• Carrier earned Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year honors.

• Completed the 2010 Indoor season with a school-best, 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

• WVU had seven NCAA qualifiers and all seven earned All-America honors - Asselin, Keri Bland, Jessica O’Connell, Clara Grandt, April Rotilio and Kaylyn Christopher.

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Chelsea Carrier • All-American • Mid-Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year • BIG EAST Indoor Champion – pentathlon • All-BIG EAST Marie-Louise Asselin • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American (second team) • All-American • BIG EAST Indoor Champion – 5,000 meters • BIG EAST Outdoor Champion – 5,000 meters • All-BIG EAST

KARLY HAMRIC

Keri Bland • All-American • All-BIG EAST • Fred Schaus Captain’s Award winner – two straight years Clara Grandt • All-American • All-BIG EAST • BIG EAST Outdoor Champion -10,000 meters

OUTDOOR

• Finished fourth at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships as three Mountaineers earned conference titles. Clara Grandt won the 10,000 meters, Asselin won the 5,000 meters and Karly Hamric won the 1,500-meters.

• Had a program-best performance at the 2010 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a fourth-place finish.

• Seniors Marie-Louise Asselin, Karly Hamric and Clara Grandt won BIG EAST titles in 5,000 meters, 1,500 meters and 10,000 meters, respectively.

• Grandt won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Regionals.

• Qualified school-best five student-athletes for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Karly Hamric • All-American • All-BIG EAST • BIG EAST Outdoor Champion – 1,500 meters Kaylyn Christopher • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American (third team) • All-American • All-BIG EAST Jessica O’Connell • All-American • All-BIG EAST April Rotilio • All-American • All-BIG EAST

• Had best-ever finish at NCAA Outdoor Championships – 16th.

• Had four All-Americans - Asselin, Bland, Clara and Hamric.

• Team finished fifth on the Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award list, honoring the best programs in the nation based on performances in cross country, indoor and outdoor track.

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VOLLEYBALL 1 7- 1 3 LAUREN EVANS BONNIE WEST

• Finished the season with a 17-13 record, 6-8 in the BIG EAST – the best conference finish since 1998.

• Team finished the season ranked No. 3 in digs (1,641), No. 4 in service aces (160) and No. 7 in blocks (237) in the conference.

• Junior Lauren Evans was named second-team all-BIG EAST, marking the first time a Mountaineer has earned all-conference honors since Julie Hockenson in 2005.

Lauren Evans • Second Team All-BIG EAST • All-Tournament Team - Denver Invitational • All-Tournament Team - Akron • MVP - WVU Invitational

• Evans finished the season leading the Mountaineers with 270 kills, 37 service aces, 68 digs and 121 total blocks.

• Junior libero Bonnie West finished the season with 492 digs, putting her fourth on the list for most digs in a single season at WVU. She is also second on WVU’s list for most digs in a career with 1,450, behind Michelle Domas (1,630).

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WRESTLING 3- 1 0 COLIN JOHNSTON

DONNIE JONES

Shane Young (125) • NCAA Qualifier • EWL Runner-up • Second at Washington & Jefferson College Open Colin Johnston (133) • Finished year with 21-4 record • Third at the Reno Tournament of Champions • First at the Washington & Jefferson College Open • Ranked in InterMat’s Top 20 at 133 pounds for seven straight weeks

• Sent three wrestlers to the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

• Finished fifth at the EWL Championships.

• Former wrestlers Ian “Whitey” Chlebove, Sam Kline and Greg Jones were inducted into the EWL Hall of Fame.

• A sophomore, Colin Johnston finished the season with a 21-4 mark. He tied Whitey Chlebove (1995) for the fifthmost wins in a single season by a 126/133-pounder.

• Three wrestlers took second at their respective weight classes at the league tournament - Johnston (133) placed third at the Reno Tournament of Champions, while Jones (165), a redshirt senior, finished in fourth. Redshirt sophomore Matt Ryan (184) took sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Invitational.

• Coach Craig Turnbull completed his 32nd season as Mountaineer head coach. His 256 career victories rank him 10th among active Division I coaches.

Donnie Jones (165) • Qualified for third straight NCAA Wrestling Championships • Twelfth Mountaineer in program history to earn a bid at least three times • EWL Runner-up • Won a career-high 20 matches and defeated three ranked opponents • Team-high 70 takedowns • Fourth at Reno Tournament of Champions • Washington & Jefferson College Open champion and tournament’s outstanding wrestler Kyle Rooney (197) • Co-EWL Wrestler of the Week (2-15) Brandon Williamson (HWT) • NCAA qualifier • EWL Runner-up • 6-0 against EWL competition • Washington & Jefferson College Open Champion

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MOUN TAIN E E R ATH L ETI C C LUB REPO RT J U LY 1, 20 09-J U N E 30, 20 1 0 MISSION OF THE MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB

MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB TOTAL MONEY RAISED $20,000,000

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Supported by businesses and individuals alike, the MAC provides funds for grants-in aid to more than 500 male and female student-athletes at WVU.

$18,726,000

$15,501,478

$16,000,000

Gift Amount

he Mountaineer Athletic Club is the fundraising arm of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at West Virginia University. The Mission of the Mountaineer Athletic Club is to provide annual scholarship support to West Virginia University student-athletes and to develop private support for capital projects, endowments and other needs as prioritized by the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

$18,914,829.62

$13,818,559

$13,851,219

2007

2008

$12,000,000

$8,000,000

$9,226,000

$4,000,000

$0 2006

2009

2010

■ denotes pledge payment of WVU's single-largest gift

MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB GIFT BREAKDOWN

8%

6%

23%

63%

■ 63% - Annual Fund

■ 8% - Endowments

■ 23% - Capital Improvements

■ 6% - Other

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STAFF LI STI N G WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

ADMINISTRATION Director of Athletics: Oliver Luck Deputy Director of Athletics: Mike Parsons Associate Athletic Director - Governance and Compliance: Keli Cunningham Associate Athletic Director - Student Services: Garrett Ford Associate Athletic Director - Sports Development: Terri Howes Assistant Athletic Director: Patrick Hairston Director of Athletics Emeritus: Ed Pastilong

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Director, Strength and Conditioning: Mike Joseph Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning: Andy Kettler Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning: Corey Twine Coordinator, Speed Development: Bryan Fitzpatrick Assistant Strength Coach: Kevin McCadam Assistant Strength Coach: Beth Byron Assistant Strength Coach: Jerry Handley Assistant Strength Coach: Luke Sage

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S OFFICE Office Administrator: Cathy Martin

STUDENT SERVICES Psychologist for Athletes: Dr. Ed Etzel Educational Counselor: Paul Downey Educational Counselor: Sandy Cole-Dement Educational Counselor: Donnie Tucker Educational Counselor: Erica Wycherley Academic Advisor: Mark Hanselman

ATHLETIC BUSINESS Manager, Athletic Business Office: Joyce Bucklew Travel Coordinator: Tammy Cavender Business Manager: Jerry Bowermaster Senior Accountant: Gary Waters Senior Office Administrator: Ruby Shrout Administrative Assistant: Eleanor Lamb Data Technician: Pam Bryan Administrative Assistant: Judy Cress Program Assistant: Jenna Huggins ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE Director of Compliance: Jordan Blizzard Director of Compliance: Lacey George Compliance Coordinator: Harley King ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT Varsity Sports Equipment Manager: Bubba Schmidt Football Equipment Manager: Dan Nehlen Assistant Equipment Manager: Steven Bierer ATHLETIC FACILITIES/OPERATIONS Director of Athletic Facilities/Operations: April Messerly Maintenance Supervisor: Bryan Deem Assisant Director of Facilities/Operations: Zach Eckert Electronics Engineer: Bill Shultz Athletic Maintenance: Bill Chesslo Athletic Maintenance: Jim Ughoc Athletic Maintenance: Jim Ford Athletic Maintenance: Jim Hartley Athletic Maintenance: Doug Lemmon Athletic Maintenance: Tim Long Athletic Operations: Jerry Mahoney Senior Administrative Secretary: Anita Pyles Athletic Maintenance: Greg Ridgeway Athletic Maintenance: Rodney Satterfield Athletic Maintenance: Ralph Shrout Athletic Maintenance: Bill Brandt Athletic Maintenance: Scott Wolfe SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Athletic Director – Communications: Michael Fragale Sports Information Director: Bryan Messerly Director of Football Communications: Mike Montoro Director of New Media: John Antonik Sports Publications Director: Joe Swan Assistant Sports Publications Director: Tim Goodenow Business Manager: Lisa Ammons Program Assistant: Cheryl Maust Program Assistant: Amy Prunty SPORTS MARKETING Assistant Athletic Director - Marketing & Sales: Brad Howe Sports Marketing Director: Matt Wells Assistant Sports Marketing Director: Nathaniel Zinn

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TICKET SALES Ticket Manager:Debby Travinski Coordinator, Premium Seating: Delania Bierer Assistant Ticket Manager: Kelli Gaitan Assistant Ticket Manager: Derek Schrock Ticket Assistant: Ryan Mayer Systems Administrator: Doug Himes ATHLETIC TRAINING Coordinator, Athletic Medical Services: John Spiker Coordinator, Athletic Training Services: Randy Meador Medical Director: Dr. Matt Lively Football Athletic Trainer: Dave Kerns Assistant Football Athletic Trainer: Tony Corley Assistant Athletic Trainer: Meredith Dotson Assistant Athletic Trainer: Allison Hetrick Assistant Athletic Trainer: Liz Bunn Program Assistant: Donna Beatty MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB Assistant Athletic Director – Development: Niles Eggleston Senior Director of Development: Gary McPherson Director of Major Campaigns & Gifts: Matt Borman Major Gifts Officer: Ben Murray Major Gifts Officer: Frank Oliverio Director of Development: John Matsko Coordinator of WVU Varsity Club: Dale Wolfley Assistant Director of Development: Casey Cunningham Development Coordinator: Jan Runner Assistant Director of Development: Donnie Young Program Assistant: Kimberly Glass Administrative Secretary: Lisa Thomas MOUNTAINEER SPORTS NETWORK Senior Producer/Director: Greg Shock Senior Producer/Director: Chris Ostien VARSITY SPORTS Program Assistant: Sue Davis Administrative Assistant: Cindy Smith BASEBALL Head Coach: Greg Van Zant Assistant Coach: Pat Sherald CHEERLEADING Spirit Program Coordinator: Bobbi Mohrman Cheerleading Coach: Christy Davis FOOTBALL Head Coach: Bill Stewart Assistant Head Coach (Safeties): Steve Dunlap Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks): Jeff Mullen Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers): Jeff Casteel Assistant Coach (Running Backs): Chris Beatty

Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers): Lonnie Galloway Assistant Coach (Offensive Line): Dave Johnson Assistant Coach (Defensive Line): Bill Kirelawich Assistant Coach (Defensive Backs): David Lockwood Assistant Coach (Tight Ends): Dave McMichael Assistant AD/Football Operations: Mike Kerin Coordinator, Recruiting Operations: Pat Kirkland Video Coordinator: Brett Kelley Administrative Associate: Lori Rice Administrative Associate: Kim Calandrelli Accounting Clerk: Rose Barko Program Assistant: Dixie Sisler MEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach: Bob Huggins Associate Head Coach: Larry Harrison Assistant Coach: Billy Hahn Assistant Coach: Erik Martin Director of Basketball Operations: Jerrod Calhoun Video Coordinator: Josh Eilert Senior Administrative Assistant: Debbie Lemley Administrative Associate: Amy Fluharty MEN’S SOCCER Head Coach: Marlon LeBlanc Assistant Coach: Brian Johnson Assistant Coach: Chad Brown RIFLE Head Coach: Jon Hammond WRESTLING Head Coach: Craig Turnbull Associate Head Coach: Greg Jones Assistant Coach: Danny Felix ROWING Head Coach: Jimmy King Associate Head Coach: Tina Griffith Assistant Coach: Michael Wenker SWIMMING & DIVING Head Coach: Vic Riggs Assistant Coach: Damion Dennis Assistant Coach: Kyle Gallo WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach: Mike Carey Associate Head Coach: George Porcha Assistant Coach: M.L. Willis Assistant Coach: Jill Pizzotti Director of Basketball Operations: Toni Oliverio Office Administrator: Angela Holmes Program Assistant: Shirley Milush GYMNASTICS Head Coach: Linda Burdette-Good Associate Head Coach: Jason Butts Assistant Coach: Travis Doak WOMEN’S SOCCER Head Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown Assistant Coach: Lisa Stoia Assistant Coach: Marisa Kanela TENNIS Head Coach: Marc Walters TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY Head Coach: Sean Cleary Assistant Coach: Jennifer Davis Assistant Coach: Shelly-Anne Gallimore VOLLEYBALL Head Coach: Jill Kramer Assistant Coach: Bakeer Ganes Assistant Coach: Ashley Pappas

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I N MEMO R I AM : R USS SH AR P

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uss Sharp, a confessed workaholic who still made time for friends and family, died March 17, 2010, after a long battle with prostate cancer.

“The WVU community is diminished today with the passing of Russ Sharp,” said WVU President James P. Clements. “He was as fine an individual as you’ll ever come across - loyal, honest, dedicated to the University, a great friend and colleague. It is rare to find the combination of personal and professional excellence; Russ had both in abundance.”

Sharp, 52, joined WVU in 1999 as assistant athletic director and was promoted to associate athletic director in 2002 and, later, senior associate athletic director for administration and finance. He was responsible for business operations, facilities, game management for football and basketball and human resources. In addition, he directly supervised athletic training, strength and conditioning and equipment operations.

“Russ was one of the finest human beings that I have ever been associated with,” Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong said. “He was one of the best athletic administrators in the country, and West Virginia University has been extremely fortunate that he was a part of our family.

Sharp is remembered as much for his friendly demeanor as he is for his tireless drive.

“Russ Sharp was a hidden gem for West Virginia University,” Deputy Director of Athletics Mike Parsons said.

“His lasting legacy will be seen every day. As we walk through the stadium, the Coliseum or any of our outstanding athletic facilities, you will see a piece of Russ’ labor in each one,” Parsons said. “We have lost an outstanding colleague but we have lost an even better friend. The staff of the athletic department is like family.

Russ was part of the fiber of that family.”

Sharp played a major role in renovations and newprojects planning, including the new basketball practice facility, a $19 million project expected to be completed in 2011.

Sharp was diagnosed with cancer in 2007 but even amid chemotherapy treatments he stayed connected to the WVU Athletic Department, checking his e-mail from the hospital bed, welcoming visitors most days and, later, setting up shop at his home and hosting weekly meetings in his living room.

In June of 2008, Sharp was bestowed with the College Athletic Business Management Association Manager of the Year Award, an honor that is annually presented to members who have excelled in the execution of their duties and responsibilities in their institutions.

Prior to joining WVU, Sharp was athletic director at Centenary College from 199499. From 199094, he served as assistant athletic director for business and internal affairs at Arkansas State, after spending 11 years at West Georgia College, his alma mater.

From 1979-89, he served as West Georgia’s athletic business manager and director of sports medicine.

In 1989, he was promoted to assistant athletic director for business affairs and executive director of the Braves Boosters.

Sharp was active on a number of NCAA and conference committees throughout his career and was a member of CABMA for 23 years, an NCAA rifle committee member and was serving on the BIG EAST championship and competition committee at his death. He has also served on the NCAA peer review team for athletics certification on seven occasions.

A 1983 graduate of West Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in education, Sharp was inducted into the West Georgia Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.

Sharp donated his body to WVU Hospitals for medical research and educational purposes. In addition to Teri and Matt, he is survived by his mother, Charlotte.