2006-07 uncg wrestling media guide

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UNIVERSITY FACTSLocation ......................................................................................Greensboro, NCFounded .......................................................................................................1891Enrollment .................................................................................................16,200Nickname ............................................................................................... SpartansColors ................................................................................... Gold, White & NavyAffi liation ..................................................................................... NCAA Division IConference ............................................................................................ SouthernChancellor ........................................................................ Dr. Patricia A. SullivanAlma Mater ........................................... Notre Dame College of St. John’s, 1963Director of Athletics ......................................................................Nelson E. BobbAlma Mater ................................................................................Kent State, 1970Athletics Dept. Phone .................................................................... 336-334-5952

SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICESports Information Director .........................................................Mike Hirschman Email ................................................................................. [email protected] Cell Phone ................................................................................... 336-202-5331Assistant Sports Information Director .............................................Jessica Poole Email ............................................................................................................TBASports Information Intern (Wrestling Contact) ................................... Kendra Lee Email ........................................................................................kalee@uncg.edu Cell Phone ................................................................................... 218-637-0020Sports Information Phone .............................................................. 336-334-5615Sports Information Fax .................................................................. 336-334-3182Press Box Phone ........................................................................... 336-334-5625SID Offi ce Address ......................................................................UNCG Athletics...................................................................................................... PO Box 26168............................................................................... Greensboro, NC 27402-6168Website ...........................................................................www.uncgspartans.com

UNCG WRESTLING INFORMATIONHead Coach .................................................................................Jason LoukidesAlma Mater .................................................................................. Edinboro, 1994Email ...................................................................................... [email protected] Coach ............................................................ C.C. Fisher (UNC, 1998)Email ......................................................................................ccfi [email protected] Offi ce Phone .................................................................. 336-334-5050

CONTENTSTable of Contents/Roster/Quick Facts/Schedule ................................................1Coaching Staff ....................................................................................................2Player Profi les ...............................................................................................3-152005 Review ................................................................................................16-17Mid Pines Intercollegiate .............................................................................18-19Bridgestone Intercollegiate ..........................................................................20-21Record Book ................................................................................................22-23The Southern Conference ................................................................................24

About This Media Guide

The 2006-07 UNC Greensboro Wrestling Media Guide is a publication of the UNC Greensboro Sports Information offi ce. This guide was designed using Adobe Creative Suite 2.

Designed, Written and Edited by: Kendra Lee UNCG SID Intern. Assistance by: Mike Hirschman. Historical Information provided by: Bud Hall. Photography by: John Bell, WG Sports Photos and others.

2005-06 Wrestling Schedule2006-07 Schedule

NOVEMBER 4 %West Virginia Open All Day

DECEMBER 1-2 # Cliff Keen Invitational All Day

14 CAMPBELL 2 p.m.29-30 ^ SOUTHERN SCUFFLE All Day

JANUARY 10 GARDNER-WEBB 5 p.m. 10 BUFFALO 7 p.m. 14 *APPALACHIAN STATE 2 p.m. 19 at VMI 7:30 p.m. 20 at Virginia 1 p.m. 24 *at Davidson 7 p.m. 27 *CHATTANOOGA 6 p.m. 31 VIRGINIA TECH 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY 3 GEORGE MASON 1 p.m. 7 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7 p.m. 10 *at The Citadel 1 p.m. 17 at Duke TBA 21 LIBERTY 7 p.m.

MARCH 3 Mat Jam/SoCon Championship All Day (at Raleigh, NC) 15-17 NCAA Championships All Day (at Detriot, MI)

Home Matches in Caps & Bold% at Morgantown, WV# at Las Vegas, NV^ at Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)* Southern Conference Matches

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Jason Loukides begins his fi rst season as head coach for the Spartans. Loukides was named the new head coach on June 28, 2006, after serving as assistant coach under Tom Shiffl et for two seasons at UNCG. He helped UNCG to a 23-11 mark in dual matches, the best two-year mark in the program’s history. The Spartans won a school record 12 matches in Loukides’ fi rst year as assistant in 2004-05 and fell just shy of that mark at 11-6 in the 2005-06 season.

Loukides came to UNC Greensboro after spending six years in the world class train-ing program with the U.S. Army in Colorado Springs, CO.

Before moving to Colorado Springs, Loukides served as coach for Edinboro Uni-versity’s Scotsmen Wrestling Club team from 1996-97. He served two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Slippery Rock University where he was in charge of weight training.

Loukides’ major accomplishments on the mat include a silver medal in Greco In-ternational wrestling at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the Greco National divi-sion, Loukides placed fourth at the U.S. National Championships and fi fth at the U.S. Olympic Trials this past summer. In 2003, he earned a bronze medal in the freestyle division of the World Military Championships.

Loukides has worked in many camps and clinics including Clarion Way School, Bruce Baumgartner’s World Class Wrestling Camp and Heavyweight School, Edinboro’s and Clarion’s coaches clinics and J. Robinson’s Wrestling Camps.

At national powerhouse Edinboro, where he was a college teammate of Shiffl et’s and competed under wrestling legend Bruce Baumgartner, Loukides fi nished third in the 1994 EWL Championships at 190 lbs. He advanced to the NCAA Championships held in Chapel Hill, NC, where he was seeded 12th and won his fi rst round match and advanced to the third round of wrestlebacks. Loukides still ranks 23rd all-time at Edinboro on the school’s all-time win list, graduating with a career mark of 82-38-2. He was a part of Edinboro’s 1994 EWL Regular Season Championship squad.

Loukides has bachelor of arts degrees in specialized studies from Edinboro Universi-ty in 1994 and in computer systems management from Colorado Christian University in 2001. He also holds a master’s degree in environmental education from Slippery Rock University in 2000 and is currently working on a second master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas at the Permian Basin.

C.C. Fisher starts his fi rst season as assistant coach for UNC Greensboro.

Fisher comes to Greensboro from Palo Alto, CA where he served as head coach of the Pleasanton Amateur Wrestling Club and the Advanced Training Wrestling Club, which was housed on the Stanford University campus.

Fisher is no stranger to the state of North Carolina. He is a native of Durham, NC, having coached at Duke and wrestled at North Carolina. He graduated from Chapel Hill in 1998 with a degree in history. During his time with the Tar Heels, the team won three ACC team championships. A two-year captain and four-year starter, he qualifi ed for the NCAA Tournament twice, earning a bid in 1997 and 1998. He earned All-ACC honors both of those years. He was an ACC individual champion at 126 lbs. in 1998 and selected the ACC Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. A year earlier, he was the ACC runner-up at 126.

Fisher was the 1994 North Carolina State High School Champion at 125 lbs and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament. At Northern Durham and Riv-erside High Schools, Fisher compiled a mark of 134-22 over his career. He has also wrestled internationally for several years, spending four years at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. At one time, he and Loukides were training there at the same time, although Loukides was in the Greco program and Fisher was in the Freestyle program

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FreshmenCasey Boyle Jeremy CannonNick Clark Robert HoyRyan Hsu Mitchell JohnsonMatt Lerer Markley MorrisonByron Sigmon Scott Snyder

SophomoresMarcus Hannah Craig McIntoshKane Smith

JuniorsChris Bencivenga Jeff HedgesMark Ring Joe Sheffi eldFreddy Valoy

SeniorsNathan Berryman Daren BurnsAndrew Krieger Joe LoweTripp Rogers

Name Wt. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School (College)

Chris Bencivenga 141 5-5 Jr. Davie, FL St. Thomas Aquinas HS

Nathan Berryman 157 6-1 Sr. Powder Springs, GA McEachern HS

Casey Boyle 125 5-6 Fr. Lowell, MA Lowell HS

Daren Burns 197 6-1 Sr. Catawba, NC Bandys HS

Jeremy Cannon 174 5-11 Fr. Carlisle, PA Boiling Springs HS

Nick Clark 197 6-1 Fr. Cohocton, NY Canisteo Greenwood HS

Marcus Hannah 149 5-7 So. High Point, NC T.W. Andrews HS

Jeff Hedges 125 5-6 Jr. Havre, MT Havre HS (North Idaho)

Robert Hoy HWT 6-2 Fr.-r Huntersville, NC N. Mecklenburg (King College)

Ryan Hsu HWT 6-0 Fr. Winston-Salem, NC Forsyth Country Day (Elon)

Mitchell Johnson 133 5-2 Fr. Laurinburg, NC Scotland (HS)

Andrew Krieger 149 5-8 Sr. Webster, NY Webster Schroeder (HS)

Matt Lerer 149 5-6 Fr. Mentor, OH Beachwood (HS)

Joe Lowe 184 6-3 Sr. Lakeland, FL Lakeland (HS)

Craig McIntosh 174 5-10 So. Ford, NC Bandys (HS)

Markley Morrison HWT 5-7 Fr. Claremont, NC Bandys (HS)

Mark Ring 165 5-11 Jr. Glassboro, NJ Washington Township (HS)

Tripp Rogers 141 5-7 Sr. Mount Holly, NC East Gaston (HS)

Joe Sheffi eld HWT 6-0 Jr. Killeen, TX Ellison (HS)

Byron Sigmon 157 5-11 Fr. Claremont, NC Bandys (HS)

Kane Smith 184 5-11 So. Cattaraugus, NY Salamanca (HS)

Scott Snyder 184 5-11 Fr. Slatington, PA Northern Lehigh (HS)

Freddy Valoy 197 6-0 Jr. Yonkers, NY Roosevelt (HS)

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The Nick Baker File

2005-06: Qualifi ed for the NCAA Tournament for the second time…Southern Conference Champion at 174 pounds for the second consecutive year…named All-Southern Conference at 174 pounds…fi nished the year with a 10-3 tournament record and a 24-5 overall record…went 5-0 in SoCon dual matches…named SoCon Wrestler of the Week for the week of Feb. 1…went 10-1 in the months of November and December winning his fi rst ten matches…won seven straight matches leading up to the NCAA Championship…recorded eight fall victories and fi ve major decision wins during the season…went 6-1 in the month of February.

2004-05: One of only three wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Tournament…SoCon Champion at 174 pounds...recorded a 23-11 overall record...posted 12-4 record in duals...4-1 in So-Con duals...second on the team in pins (4)...won 13 of the last 15 matches…collected major decision victories against Josh Kalafchi of Campbell and Jeremy Colbert of NC State…won his last six matches of the season leading up to the NCAA Cham-pionship.

2003-04: Tallied 16 wins in his freshman season ranking him fi fth on the team...picked up a pair of wins in SoCon action, de-feating Corry Murray of VMI, 11-6, and John Dickerson of The Citadel, 9-5...recorded two falls on the season, including a pin of Sean Brookshire of N.C. State in the Southern Scuffl e.

High School: Honorable Mention All-American…compiled a 53-0 record as a senior...state and regional champion…posted a 45-3 record as a junior…two-time county champion, two-time district champion and regional runner-up…three-time Florida team member…holds a fourth and fi fth place fi nish at the South-east Regionals.

Personal: Joseph Benjamin Lowe...son of Williard and Mindy Lowe...born on November 24, 1984 in Fort Knox, KY...majoring in sociology.

Year Overall Duals SoCon Falls 2003-04 16-13 1-3 0-1 1 2004-05 23-13 12-4 4-1 4 2005-06 24-5 14-2 5-0 8 Totals 63-31 27-9 9-2 13

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2005-06: Tied for fourth on the team with 20 total wins…fi n-ished the year 20-10 overall with a 9-5 tournament record…conference champion for the third consecutive year…named All-Southern Conference at 197 pounds…qualifi ed for the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row…fi nished 3-2 at the NCAA Championships…went undefeated in SoCon match-ups…recorded two fall decisions against Jaime Thornblad of Utah Valley St. Coll. and Kyle Elgert of the Virginia Military Insti-tute…posted four major decision victories over Darryl Scott of Anderson, Josh Carroll of Appalachian State, Konrad Dudziak of Duke and Brent Blackwell of Gardner-Webb…went 5-2 in the month of April including 3 wins in the NCAA Tournament…was ranked eighth in preseason polls.

2004-05: One of only three UNCG wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Tournament…reached the quarterfi nal round at the NCAA’s in St. Louis…went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship…named All-Southern Conference at 197 pounds...conference champion for the second consecutive year...only UNCG wres-tler to go undefeated in SoCon bouts…closed out the season by winning 18 of his last 20 matches...recorded a 30-6 record on the year…had a team-best ten pins...selected as the SoCon Wrestler of the Month for February...named SoCon Wrestler of the Week for February 2...captured the title in his weight class at the 2004 Southern Scuffl e…won a bronze medal in men’s freestyle at the 20th annual Pan American Wrestling Champion-ship that took place April 28-April 30 in Guatemala City, Guate-mala.

2003-04: SoCon Freshman of the Year...ranked second in the conference among 197-pounders in wins with 22...recorded technical fall victories over Mark Averell of Campbell and John Dolida of Old Dominion...posted major decision victories over Nick Lorenzano of Chattanooga and Brent Blackell of Gardner-Webb...fi nished in a tie for second on the team in falls (5)...posted a 4-1 record at the East Stroudsburg Open where he placed fi fth...closed out his freshman season winning ten of his last 13 matches.

High School: Honorable Mention All-American…two-time state champion, three-time all-conference selection and three-time regional champion…two-time Bandys High School Athlete of the Year…fi nished high school career with a school-record 187-15 overall record.

Personal: Daren Allen Burns...son of Terry and Leigh Burns...born on December 25, 1984 in Catawba, NC...majoring exer-cise and sports sciences.


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The J.D. Bass File

2005-06: Finished the year with an 11-10 overall record and 7-8 tournament record…went 5-2 at the UNC Rubbermaid Tour-nament…recorded one fall victory over Andrew DiPasquale of Virginia…posted two major decision wins against Codey Bearden of Anderson and Matt Leonard of Davidson…fi nished the year with a 2-2 Southern Conference record.

2004-05: Tied for sixth on the team with 19 overall wins…was 10-5 in dual bouts, including a 3-2 mark in the SoCon…col-lected major decision victories in three of his fi rst four match-es…won six consecutive matches and nine of ten matches from Jan. 8-Feb. 12…recorded major decision wins over Billy Sheridan of Campbell, Mac Fridell of Princeton, Chad Jeron-imo of Maryland and Benjamin Graham of Davidson…won three matches at the East Stroudsburg open (Nov. 20).

2003-04: Did not compete. High School: High School All-American…three-time NYS national team member…New York State runner-up as a se-nior…2001 county and sectional champion…tallied a school record 147 victories in his career at Webster Schroeder...also holds single-season victory record of 47.

Personal: Andrew Bernard Krieger...son of Mark and Sue Krieger...born on July 4, 1985 in Webster, NY...majoring in busi-ness administration.

Year Overall Duals SoCon Falls 2004-05 19-13 10-5 3-2 2 2005-06 11-10 4-2 2-2 1 Totals 30-23 14-7 5-4 3


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2005-06: Competed in two tournaments and one dual match at 141 pounds for the Spartans…fi nished with a 7-1 overall re-cord on the year…won his fi rst seven matches including a fall victory over Andrew Cross of UNC Pembroke at The Citadel Open…only loss came in a dual match against Alex Krom of Maryland.

2004-05: Saw action in fi ve tournaments and posted a 2-3 overall record…defeated UNA’s James Barnes 11-6 at the East Stroudsburg Open in his fi rst match of the season…also picked up an 11-2 victory against SUNY Brockport’s James Saligone.

2003-04: Compiled a 9-7 record in his freshman season...grabbed a pair of wins at the UNC Pembroke Open, defeat-ing Travis Hunter from Davidson, 8-1, and Mike Johnson of Cumberland, 8-1.

High School:Finished senior year with a 47-9 overall re-cord…led East Gaston High School to a Big South Conference championship… state champion in his sophomore season...three-time all-state selection...two-time All-Big South selec-tion…North Carolina USA Junior Wrestler of the Year…three-time member of the North Carolina National Cadet Greco Ro-man & Freestyle Team.

Personal: Forest Wilkinson Rogers III...son of Buddy and June Rogers...born August 29, 1985 in Gastonia, NC...major-ing in history.


2005-06: Went 6-13 during his second season at UNCG…post-ed two fall victories over Clint Bodo (unattached) and Kevin Cooke of Limestone College at the Wolfpack Open…fi nished 4-5 in tournament matches.

2004-05: Sat out the season and received a red-shirt.

2003-04: Finished second on the team in pins (5), including four in his fi rst six matches of the season...picked up three wins, two by fall, at the East Stroudsburg Open...recorded major decisions against Andy Soliman of Duke and Scott Jones of Anderson.

High School: Honorable Mention High School All-American…Georgia State Champion...posted a 172-24 over his four-year career at John McEachern High School, including a 40-4 mark as a junior…placed fi fth in the state of Georgia as a freshman and second the following two years…earned a state champion-ship as a senior…has been honored with the SE Greco Roman Gorriarian Award and McCallie Most Pins Award.

Personal: Nathan Stephen Berryman...born on November 13, 1984 in Atlanta, GA...majoring in political science.

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2005-06: Finished tied for fourth on the team with 20 wins in his second year at UNCG…posted a 20-14 overall record, an 11-7 tournament record and a 9-7 dual match record…fi nished 3-2 in Southern Conference dual action…took third place in the conference championships…went 4-2 at the UNC Rub-bermaid Tournament…picked up three fall victories over Josh Stanley of Appalachian State, Caleb Lesnoff of Campbell and Brandon Stillo of the Virginia Military Institute…recorded three major decision wins against Joey Robinson of Newberry and Travis Hunter of Davidson (twice).

2004-05: Tied for sixth on the team with 19 wins during his freshman campaign…recorded an 11-6 record in dual match-es including a 3-2 mark in the SoCon…posted an 8-8 mark in tournament action…recorded fall victories against Eric Luke of UNC Greensboro, Dave Armstrong of Cleveland State and Matt Smith of Ohio…posted major decision victories over Jay Coman of NC State and Keith Pavellekovsky of Duquesne…undefeated in the month of January (8-0).

High School: A four-year letterwinner under head coach Frank Patascil at St. Thomas Aquinas...four-time team captain...fi n-ished second in the high school state tournament (2002 and 2004)…placed second at the 2003 NHSCA nationals meet…completed his high school career with a 136-10 record…also lettered one year in football at running back and one year in track.

Personal: Christopher R. Bencivenga...son of Michael and Ro-sina Bencivenga...born May 11, 1986 in Fort Lauderdale, FL...majoring in nutrition.



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High School: Three-time District 30 champion...placed third at the Region 8 and New Jersey State tournaments...four-time All-Olympic Conference performer.

Personal: Mark Gregory Ring...son of Greg and Jane Ring...born on July 15, 1986 in Glassboro, NJ...brother Eric, was a four-year member of the wrestling team at Edinboro Universi-ty...majoring in exercise and sports sciences.


2005-06: Finished sophomore year with a 19-15 overall re-cord and an 11-6 fi nish in tournament matches…went 4-0 in the Wolfpack Open including a fall victory against Brandon Boggan of Limestone College…recorded four fall wins for the season…ended the year at 1-4 in Southern Conference dual matches…went 10-3 in the month on November which included all four fall victories…had fi ve major decision wins including one against Chris Hardy of the Virginia Military Institute in the fi rst round of the Southern Conference Mat Jam.

2004-05: Posted a 10-12 overall record and an 8-3 mark in tournament action…opened the season with fi ve consecu-tive wins including a major decision against Greg Satterfi eld of Limestone…earned a technical fall victory against Bryan Howington of UNC Pembroke in his fi rst collegiate match in the VMI Invitational…fi nished the season with two straight wins including a major decision against Brendan Couture of Gardner-Webb.

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2005-06: Had a good second season with the Spartans ending with an 11-6 overall record…reached the consolation semifi -nals and posted a 5-2 record at the UNC Rubbermaid…picked up two fall wins against Ricky Wilson of Gardner-Webb and Jeremiah Fennell of Campbell…went 2-1 in both the Wolfpack Open and The Citadel Open.

2004-05: Posted an 8-15 overall record in fi rst season at UNCG…complied a 3-6 record in dual matches and a 5-9 mark in tournament play…went 2-1 in the VMI Invitational with fall victories against Tony Serna of The Citadel and Shane Seav-er of James Madison…recorded a 2-1 showing at the UNCP Open…fi nished the season with a 7-5 win against Brandon Schweitzer of Gardner-Webb.

High School: A four-year letterman at Ellison High School where he was an all-state selection...also lettered three years in football.

Personal: Joseph Michael Sheffi eld...born June 6, 1985 in Killeen, TX...son of Robert and Brenda Sheffi elc...majoring in physical education.



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Year Overall Duals SoCon Falls2005-06 6-7 0-1 0-0 4

Totals 6-7 0-1 0-0 4

2005-06: Finished sophomore season with a 2-4 overall record and a 1-3 tournament record at 184 pounds…went 1-1 at the Wolfpack Open and 0-2 at the Southern Scuffl e.

2004-05: Went 6-10 with a 1-2 dual record and an 0-1 SoCon mark in freshman season…posted a 5-8 record in tournament action…opened the season with fi ve consecutive wins…post-ed a 3-0 mark in the VMI Invitational…picked up a major deci-sion victory against Ben Campbell of The Citadel in the VMI Invitational…recorded a second major decision win against Campbell in UNCP Open.

High School: Three-time all-league and two-time all-section selection in the 160 lbs. weight class...fi nished sixth in the New York State tournament in 2004...also named all-league in track and cross country.

Personal: Freddy Lee Valoy...born on May 16, 1986 in New York, NY...son of Jose and Rosemary Mercado...majoring in nutrition.

2005-06: Finished 6-7 during his freshman year at UNCG…started the year by going 4-1 at the Wolfpack Open…all four wins were fall victories…fi nal two wins came at The Citadel Open against David Pelsany of Gardner-Webb and Aaron Glover of Duke…recorded a 6-6 tournament record.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bandys High School…wrestled for coaches Ronnie Sigmon and Forrest Blake…ranks fi fth on the school’s career wins list with a 153-24 record…was an all-state and all-conference selection three different times…helped guide the Trojans to three state championships…2002 North Carolina state champion at 152 pounds during freshman season…posted a 52-11 record as a freshman…suffered a knee injury that halted his run at a state title in 2003…came back in 2004 and was the state runner-up at 160 pounds during junior campaign…owned a 36-3 record as a junior and was the Midwest Regional Champion…also played four years on the football team and was a second team all-region selection at linebacker.

Personal: Craig Davis McIntosh…son of Timothy and Louise McIntosh…born on September 25, 1986 in Dansville, NY…majoring in business administration.

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2005-06: Ended freshman year at UNCG with a 10-17 overall record and a 6-7 mark in tournament action…fi rst collegiate win came in his fi rst match against Jeremy Smith of Ander-son…fi nished 2-2 in Southern Conference dual matches…had one major decision victory over Elbert William of UNC Pem-broke…went 2-2 in both the UNC Rubbermaid and the Las Vegas Invitational.

High School: Wrestled for fi ve years at Salamanca High School for head coach Rich Morton…twice earned all-state honors at 189 pounds…also played football as an offensive tackle for the Warriors.

Personal: Kane Howard Smith…son of Duane and Julia Smith…born on October 28, 1986 in Cattaraugus, NY…major-ing in history.

2005-06: Gained valuable experience in his freshman year at UNCG…went 3-6 in tournament matches and 3-8 overall…all three wins came at The Citadel Open against Terrell Hobbs and Andrew Cross of UNC Pembroke and Chas Franz of Gardner-Webb.

High School: Two-year letterwinner for coaches Richard Her-man and Sean Boyce at T.W. Andrews High School…selected as team captain…was an all-conference selection at 119 pounds…earned all-conference accolades and was a regional honoree at 125 pounds…was an all-conference and all-state selection at 135 pounds…North Carolina state champion at 135 pounds…helped guide T.W. Andrews to a tournament state championship in 2003.

Personal: Marcus Younessa Hannah…son of Ervin and Daisy Hannah…born on August 17, 1987 in Manassas, VA…major-ing in chemistry.

Year Overall Duals SoCon Falls 2005-06 10-17 4-10 2-2 0 Totals 10-17 4-10 2-2 0

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At NIC: Finished 29-5 in his last season at North Idaho…re-corded three fall victories against Levi Somers, Ryan Kuroda and Eric Stevenson in 2006…member of the 2006 team that placed 2nd at the NJCAA Wrestling Championships…placed fi fth at the national tournament in 2005.

High School: A four-time state participant for Havre High School…state champion at 105 pounds in 2002 and state champion at 112 pounds in 2003…in 2004, placed third in state at 125 pounds…won the Jug Beck Quick Pin Award at the state championships in 2002…named Outstanding Wrestler at the Curback Invitational and at the C.M.R. Classic in 2004…mem-ber of the 2001 state champion team.

Personal: Jeffrey Todd Hedges…born September 18, 1985 in Havre, MT…son of Tim and Tana Hedges…brother Chad Hedges was a member of the Dickinson State wrestling team in 2003…also recruited by SDSU, Old Dominion, Chattanooga and Ohio University…majoring in exercise and sport sciences.

High School: Four-time state and sectional champion for Low-ell High School in Lowell, MA…a four-time All-State and All-Conference honoree…named Massachusetts Wrestler of the Year and earned the Dan Hodge Award for Massachusetts…awarded four letters in wrestling...four-year competitor for the Doughboy and Red Raider clubs in Lowell, MA.

Personal: Casey Boyle…born September 9, 1986 in Lowell, MA…son of Edward and Leanne Boyle…also recruited by Clar-ion, Indiana and Cal State-Bakersfi eld…majoring in exercise and sports sciences.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in wrestling at Boiling Springs High School…fi nished 8th in state and earned Sentinal fi rst team honors…member of the district champion team…also a three-year letterwinner in football…named Sentinal Defensive Player of the Year…earned two letters in track and holds the school record in the javelin.

Personal: Jeremy Doyle Cannon…born February 9, 1988 in Harrisburg, PA…son of Edward and Toni Cannon…majoring in exercise and sports science.

High School: A six-year letterwinner in wrestling for Coach Mickey Woodworth at Canisteo Greenwood High School…member of the team that took fi rst place at state in 2006…had 31 pins and 46 wins in a season…earned four varsity letters in football…named Defensive Player of the Year.

Club: Wrestled for the Apex Wrestling Club in Rochester, NY for two years.

Personal: Nicholas Floyd Clark…born September 18, 1988 in Wellsville, NY…son of Anthony Clark and Theresa Gunn…also recruited by Binghamton, Cortland and Ithaca…majoring in business.

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High School: Earned four letters in wrestling at North Meck-lenburg High School…a three-time MECA 8 Conference cham-pion and state qualifi er…member of the 2005 conference team champion…a 2004 regional champion and Western Regional Most Outstanding…a three-time member of the North Carolina national team…had over 100 wins in his career…also earned three letters in football…named All-Conference in football twice.

Personal: Daniel Robert Hoy…born August 19, 1987 in Lum-berton, NC…son of Danny and Susan Hoy…plans to major in psychology.

High School: Participated for four years in wrestling at Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, NC…earned All-State and All-American honors in wrestling…went 59-2 in senior year and was a two-time state champion...top ranked in the national pre-season poll in weight class…also lettered in football.

Personal: Ryan Christopher Hsu…born October 7, 1985 in Winston-Salem, NC…son of Joe and Anne Hsu…was also recruited by Davidson…attended Elon University from 2004-2006…majoring in communications.

High School: Earned four letters at Scotland High School un-der coach Joel McCanna…a 2006 4A state champion…two-time Mid-Southeastern Conference champion and two-time East Region champion…earned two all-state honors…holds school record for most career wins (140) and most wins in a season (53).

Personal: Mitchell Johnson…born September 21, 1988 in Lau-rinburg, NC…son of Mitchell and Kimmie Johnson…majoring in business.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in wrestling at Beachwood High School in Beachwood, Ohio…a four-time state placer in-cluding two 3rd place fi nishes in 2003 and 2006...a three-time sectional champion…also a Northeast District champion and conference champion…placed 3rd and 5th at the Ironman Na-tional.

Personal: Matthew M. Lerer…born June 1, 1987 in Cleveland, OH…son of Louis and Linda Lerer…also recruited by Ohio Uni-versity, Eastern Michigan and Penn State…majoring in busi-ness administration.


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High School: Two-year letter winner in wrestling for Bandys High School in Claremont, NC…won the Midwest 2A confer-ence title and the regional title senior year…member of the fi ve-time state championship team…also participated in football.

Personal: Markley Sentel Morrison…born June 27, 1988 in Ca-tawba, NC…son of Stephanie Long…majoring in biology.

High School: A three-time state champion at 152 pounds…state runner-up in 2003 at 145 pounds…holds the most con-secutive win streak (115) for Bandys High School and the Mid-west Region…member of the Bandy High School team that captured two state championships…earned All-American Aca-demic award.

Club: An eight-year member of the Trojan Wrestling Club…earned eight All-American honors…a two-time national runner-up and a three-time national champion.

Personal: Byron Alexander Sigmon…born January 15, 1988 in Hickory, NC…son of Ronnie and Deborah Sigmon…also re-cruited by Missouri and North Carolina…brother Jason Sigmon wrestled for UNC Pembroke…cousins Eric Burns wrestles for Appalachian and Daren Burns wrestles for the Spartans…plans to major in biology.

High School: Earned three letters at Northern Lehigh High School in Slatington, PA…took 2nd at state in 2006 and 6th at state in 2005…two-time all-league and all-area…member of the 2005 state championship team and the 2006 state runner-up…also earned three letters and all-league honors in football and two letters in track.

Personal: Scott M. Snyder…born October 2, 1987 in Allen-town, PA…son of Michael and Donna Snyder…also recruited by Kutztown University and Delaware Valley…majoring in ge-ography.

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NCAA Qualifi ers

Dock Kelly1996 126 lbs.

Eric Sanders1996, 1997 190 lbs.

Trey Burlingame1997 142 lbs.1998 150 lbs.

Jamie Hensch1998 167 lbs.1999 174 lbs.

Melvin Saunders1998 142 lbs.1999 149 lbs.2000 149 lbs.

Corey Williams1998 118 lbs.

Greg Forbes1999 197 lbs.2002 HWT

Dax Pecaro1999 184 lbs.2000 184 lbs.

Joe Herron2000 141 lbs.

John Kimble2001 HWT

Kevin Artis2004 149 lbs.2006 141 lbs.

Daren Burns2004 197 lbs.2005 197 lbs.2006 197 lbs.

Joe Lowe2005 174 lbs.2006 174 lbs.

Joe Kemmerer2005 125 lbs.

Tyler Shovlin2006 HWT

Eric Sanders1996 CAA 190 lbs.1997 SoCon 190 lbs.

Trey Burlingame1997 SoCon 142 lbs.

Jamie Hensch1998 SoCon 167 lbs.1999 SoCon 174 lbs.

Melvin Saunders1998 SoCon 142 lbs.1999 SoCon 149 lbs.2000 SoCon 149 lbs.

Corey Williams1998 SoCon 118 lbs.

Dax Pecaro1999 SoCon 184 lbs.2000 SoCon 184 lbs.

John Kimble2001 SoCon HWT

Greg Forbes2002 SoCon HWT

Kevin Artis2004 SoCon 149 lbs.2006 SoCon 141 lbs.

Daren Burns2004 SoCon 197 lbs.2005 SoCon 197 lbs.2006 SoCon 197 lbs.

Joe Lowe2005 SoCon 174 lbs.2006 SoCon 174 lbs.

Joe Kemmerer2005 SoCon 125 lbs.

Freshman of the Year

2004 Daren Burns 197 lbs.2005 Joe Kemmerer 125 lbs.

1994* 150 lbs.1995, 1996, 1997 158 lbs.

Joe Stanton was the fi rst three-time NCAA qualifi er for UNCG and placed seventh at the Midlands Tournament in 1996.

NCAA Qualifi er

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Opponent W L T First LastAmerican 2 2 0 1993-94 2000-01Anderson 4 1 0 2001-02 2005-06Appalachian State 4 8 1 1993-94 2005-06Binghamton 0 1 0 2002-03 2002-03Buffalo 1 0 0 2005-06 2005-06 Campbell 6 4 0 1993-94 2005-06Chicago State 4 0 0 1993-94 1996-97The Citadel 7 5 0 1993-94 2005-06Clemson 0 2 0 1993-94 1994-95Cleveland State 1 0 0 2004-05 2004-05 Coppin State 3 0 0 1994-95 1997-98Davidson 14 0 0 1993-94 2005-06Delaware State 1 0 0 1998-99 1998-99Duke 7 5 0 1993-94 2005-06Duquesne 1 1 0 2001-02 2004-05Edinboro 0 1 0 2005-06 2005-06 Franklin & Marshall 0 1 0 2002-03 2002-03Gardner-Webb 4 1 0 2002-03 2005-06George Mason 0 2 0 1994-95 1995-96Georgia State 0 2 0 1993-94 1993-94Howard 3 2 0 1993-94 1998-99Illinois 0 2 0 2000-01 2003-04Liberty First MeetingMarquette 0 0 1 1996-97 1996-97Maryland 2 1 0 2003-04 2005-06Millersville 0 1 0 2002-03 2002-03Missouri 0 1 0 2005-06 2005-06 North Carolina 1 6 0 1995-96 2003-04N.C. State 0 11 0 1993-94 2005-06Norfolk State 3 0 0 1995-96 1998-99Northwestern 0 1 0 2004-05 2004-05 Ohio 1 0 0 2004-05 2004-05 Old Dominion 1 6 0 1994-95 2005-06Pittsburgh 0 1 0 1993-94 1993-94Chattanooga 1 9 0 1996-97 2005-06Virginia 1 1 0 2002-03 2005-06 VMI 5 5 0 1996-97 2005-06Virginia Tech 0 5 0 1994-95 2004-05William & Mary 1 1 0 1993-94 1994-95Wilkes 1 0 0 1995-96 1995-96

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Series Records

NCAA TournamentYear Finish

1994-95 T-69th (of 82) 1995-96 40th (of 80) 1996-97 T-58th (of 79) 1997-98 T-71st (of 84) 1998-99 T-64th (of 70)

1999-00 T-47th (of 78) 2000-01 T-68th (of 72) 2001-02 T-72nd (of 72) 2003-04 T-60th (of 80) 2004-05 T-47th (of 69)

Team ChampionsSoCon Tournament

Joe Stanton

1995 CAA 150 lbs.1996 CAA 158 lbs.1997 SoCon 158 lbs.

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Head Coach: Denny Moore

12/4 HOWARD L, 15-2412/4 CHICAGO ST. W, 39-912/4 DAVIDSON W, 33-912/11 at NC State L, 11-2612/11 WILLIAM & MARY L, 4-361/8 AMERICAN L, 16-311/8 APPALACHIAN ST. L, 9-381/22 at The Citadel L, 12-231/29 at Clemson L, (-1), 371/29 vs. Pittsburgh% L, 6-322/5 GEORGIA STATE L, 13-262/5 DUKE L, 9-342/6 at Davidson W, 34-92/16 CAMPBELL L, 18-232/19 vs. Georgia State L, 6-253/5 NCAA East Regional# 7th

%- Clemson, SC#- Millersville, PA

1994-95 6-9-1, 1-4 CAA


12/3 at Clemson L, 13-241/2 at Chicago State W, 36-91/15 THE CITADEL W, 43-31/15 WILLIAM & MARY* W, 34-101/20 at Appalachian State T, 19-191/27 at George Mason L, 3-371/28 at American* L, 14-291/28 vs. Howard L, 16-331/28 vs. Coppin State% W, 31-141/28 vs. Delaware St.% W, 34-142/5 at Old Dominion*$ L, 14-262/5 at Virginia Tech* L, 14-262/5 vs. Howard$ W, 25-202/10 at Campbell L, 17-242/19 GEORGIA STATE L, 16-342/25 at Duke L, 11-343/3 CAA Tournament# 6th3/22-24 NCAA Tournament T-69th

*denotes CAA match%- Washington, DC$- Blacksburg, VA #- Fairfax, VA

1995-969-4-1, 1-3 CAA


12/2 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 19-2612/2 ANDERSON W, 49-412/31 at Chicago State W, 41-81/19 APPALACHIAN ST. W, 20-171/20 at The Citadel W, 34-121/26 GEORGE MASON* L, 15-211/13 American*& W, 31-102/10 at UNC L, 10-272/13 CAMPBELL W, 26-102/24 DUKE W, 20-172/25 at Old Dominion* L, 10-282/25 vs. Norfolk State% W, 38-72/25 vs. Wilkes% W, 27-223/8 CAA Tournament$ 3rd3/21-23NCAA Tournament! 40th

*denotes CAA Match&- Harrisonburg, VA%- Norfolk, VA$- Fairfax, VA!- Minneapolis, MN

1996-97 9-5-1, 3-2 SoCon


12/30 at Chicago St. W, 40-16

12/30 vs. Marquette% T, 19-191/10 OLD DOMINION L, 17-221/10 ANDERSON W, 55-01/17 vs. Deleware St.$ W, 37-61/17 at Campbell W, 36-41/18 THE CITADEL* W, 31-121/26 CHATTANOOGA* W, 22-192/1 at Appalachian St. L, 18-192/5 UNC L, 3-402/8 at Davidson* W, 37-52/15 at VMI* L, 15-232/16 NC STATE L, 22-242/16 DAVIDSON W, 45-62/16 COPPIN STATE W, 25-213/1-2 SoCon Tournament & T-1st3/20 NCAA Tournament@ T-58th

*denotes SoCon match%- Chicago, IL&- Greensboro, NC$- Buies creek, NC@- Northern Iowa

1997-98 10-5-1, 3-2 SoCon


1/17 at Chattanooga* L, 16-241/21 at UNC L, 6-401/22 CAMPBELL W, 25-151/30 APPALACHIAN ST.* W, 20-181/31 CHICAGO STATE W, 40-121/31 COPPIN STATE W, 38-91/31 ANDERSON W, 38-122/3 DUKE W, 24-182/6 at The Citadel* W, 27-122/7 at Davidson* W, 41-62/7 vs. Norfolk St.% W, 43-62/20 VMI* W, 32-132/20 at NC State L ,6-372/28 SoCon Tournament# 2nd3/16 NCAA Tournament T-71st

*denotes SoCon Match%- Davidson, NC#- Greensboro, NC

1998-99 8-5, 2-3 SoCon


1/19 UNC L, 3-351/22 at Campbell W, 38-31/22 vs. Deleware State% W, 42-71/23 THE CITADEL* W, 38-31/28 at Appalachian St.* L, 11-361/31 DAVIDSON* W, 36-61/31 HOWARD W, 25-121/31 COPPIN STATE W, 27-151/31 NORFOLK STATE W, 37-02/2 at Duke W, 24-182/6 CHATTANOOGA* L, 19-232/10 at VMI* L, 16-192/15 NC STATE L, 19-232/27 SoCon Tournament# 2nd3/18 NCAA Tournament& T-64th

*denotes SoCon Match%- Buies Creek, NC#- Greensboro, NC&- Cleveland, OH

1999-004-4, 2-3 SoCon


1/20 DUKE W, 25-121/22 THE CITADEL* W, 23-121/27 APPALACHIAN ST.* L, 13-241/29 DUQUESNE W, 22-151/29 DAVIDSON* W, 32-92/6 at Chattanooga* L, 13-27

2/12 VMI* L, 15-252/14 at NC State L, 19-232/26 SoCon Tournament% 3rd3/16-18NCAA Tournament$ T-47th

*denotes SoCon match%- Chattanooga, TN$- St. Louis, MO

2000-01 5-8, 2-3 SoCon


1/11 ILLINOIS L, 0-471/13 at Virginia Tech L, 14-301/13 vs. Howard& W, 32-211/13 vs. American& W, 29-211/20 at The Citadel* L, 16-231/27 at North Carolina L, 0-411/27 ANDERSON W, 25-101/31 at Appalachian St.* L, 11-232/3 at Davidson* W, 19-132/3 vs. Duke L, 10-272/10 at VMI* W, 22-202/18 CHATTANOOGA* L, 0-402/20 NC STATE L, 9-273/3 SoCon Tournament% 5th 3/15 NCAA Tournament# T-68th

*denotes SoCon match%- Chapel Hill, NC&- Blacksburg, VA#- Iowa City, IA

2001-023-8, 1-4 SoCon


1/19 DUKE L, 13-261/19 HOWARD W, 33-61/26 ANDERSON W, 35-61/26 DAVIDSON* W, 48-31/26 UNC L, 0-351/31 APPALACHIAN ST.* L, 7-322/3 at Chattanooga* L, 12-262/10 VMI* L, 3-362/15 DUQUESNE L, 14-212/17 THE CITADEL* L, 16-212/19 at NC State L, 3-433/8 SoCon Tournament% 5th3/20 NCAA Tournament$ T-72nd

*denotes SoCon match%- Raleigh, NC$- Albany, NY

2002-03 1-15, 1-4 SoCon

Head Coach: Tom Shiffl et

12/10 CAMPBELL L, 19-19 (0-1)1/7 OLD DOMINION L, 17-231/11 vs. Binghamton% L, 16-281/11 vs. F. & Marshall% L, 13-361/15 at Davidson* W, 32-91/18 at North Carolina L, 9-361/26 at Appalachian State* L, 7-401/30 at NC State L, 9-342/2 CHATTANOOGA* L, 15-332/2 ANDERSON L, 15-282/8 at VMI* L, 6-402/8 at Virginia L, 8-412/8 vs. Millersville L, 10-372/14 GARDNER WEBB L, 18-332/23 at The Citadel* L, 7-422/26 at Duke L, 19-233/8 SoCon Tournament& 5th

*denotes SoCon match%- Raleigh, NC&- Boone, NC

2003-049-6, 2-3 SoCon


11/26 at Campbell W, 31-71/10 vs. Virginia Tech% L, 12-241/10 vs. #1 Illinois% L, 3-401/15 DAVIDSON* W, 35-81/23 at Appalachian St.* L, 12-221/28 NC STATE L, 16-221/31 ANDERSON W, 31-121/31 N. CAROLINA W, 20-20 (1-0)2/7 at Chattanooga* L, 13-322/11 DUKE W, 25-162/14 at Old Dominion W, 23-192/14 vs. Maryland$ W, 27-122/17 at Gardner-Webb W, 28-92/20 VMI* W, 21-132/24 THE CITADEL* L, 9-323/6 SoCon Tournament# 5th3/18-20NCAA Tournament! T-60th

%- Raleigh, NC$- Norfolk, VA#- Charlottesville, VA!- St. Louis, MO*denotes SoCon match

2004-0512-5, 4-1 SoCon


11/17 ANDERSON W, 28-1511/17 CAMPBELL W, 42-31/8 vs. Northwestern# L, 12-271/8 vs. Cleveland State# W, 26-131/8 vs. Ohio# W, 22-141/19 at Davidson* W, 39-61/21 APPALACHIAN STATE* W, 27-71/26 NC STATE L, 12-241/29 vs. Duquense W, 39-41/29 at Maryland W, 27-112/3 OLD DOMINION L, 15-202/6 CHATTANOOGA* L, 6-283/8 at Duke W, 22-132/12 at Virginia Tech L, 12-262/16 at VMI* W, 28-92/19 at The Citadel* W, 18-162/22 GARDNER-WEBB W, 36-53/5 SoCon Championship 3rd

# - Columbus, OH*denotes SoCon match

2005-0611-6, 3-1 SoCon


11/12 ANDERSON W, 40-311/12 VIRGINIA W, 25-911/12 GARDNER-WEBB W, 43-31/6 at Campbell W, 37-91/6 DAVIDSON* W, 38-121/14 at Edinboro L, 9-291/15 at Buffalo W, 22-201/21 at Appalachian State* W, 19-181/25 DUKE W, 23-91/27 THE CITADEL* W, 27-102/1 at North Carolina St. L, 17-222/5 at Old Dominion L, 16-222/11 MARYLAND L, 18-282/15 VMI W, 22-142/18 vs. Missouri# L, 12-302/18 at Chattanooga* L, 9-272/22 at Gardner-Webb W, 18-173/5 SoCon Championship 2nd

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The Southern Conference, which enters its 86th season of intercollegiate competition in 2006, has become known as one of the nation’s leaders in em-phasizing the development of the student-athlete and defi ning the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has excelled as the premier Division I-AA football conference since earn-ing that classifi cation in 1981. The Conference cur-rently consists of 11 members in four states through-out the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fi fth-old-est NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacifi c 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Throughout its history, the Southern Conference has been an innovator in college athletics. The Southern Conference was the fi rst “super conference” with its charter membership including the likes of Ala-bama, Auburn, and North Carolina. The SoCon, as it has come to be known by headline writers throughout the country, is the league that gave birth to the three-point shot in college basketball and was the college home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been recognized countless times on CoSIDA Academic All-America and district teams, highlighted this year by College of Charleston’s Phillip Coker, who was named Academic All-American of the Year in baseball. A total of 19 Rhodes-Scholarship win-ners have been selected from the conference.

MEMBERSHIP HISTORYThe Southern Conference was formed on February 25, 1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, GA. Fourteen insti-tutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the South-ern Conference. Those charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Caro-lina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Vir-ginia Tech and Washington & Lee. Athletic competi-tion began in the fall of 1921. In 1922, six more schools - Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane and Van-derbilt - joined the fold. A year later, the University of the South joined the ranks. Virginia Military Insti-tute became a member in 1925 and Duke University came into the fold in 1929. Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of member-ship changes with 42 institutions having been affi li-ated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history. The fi rst occurred in December 1932 when the Southeastern Conference was formed out of the 23-school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 mem-bers west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel de-mands that were present in the league at the time. In 1936, the Southern Conference invited The Citadel, William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest to join the membership. The second major shift happened in 1953 when Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest of-fi cially withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. This change was brought about due to the desire of many of those schools to sched-ule a greater number of regular season basketball games against their local rivals. Today, the league continues to thrive with a mem-bership that spans four Southeastern states. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. The most recent ad-dition, Elon University, joined the Southern Confer-ence on July 1, 2003.

LEADERSHIPThe start of the 2006 football campaign sees John Ia-marino enter his fi rst football season as the Southern Conference’s commissioner. Iamarino, who offi cially became the SoCon commissioner on January 2, 2006, previously served as the commissioner of the

Northeast Conference for nine seasons. In his nine years with the Somerset, NJ-based NEC, Iamarino promoted the conference through an ambitious agenda designed to improve the quality of competition, upgrade compliance-related matters and generally increase the marketing and brand aware-ness of the conference and its member institutions. To improve the 21 championship NEC sports for the more than 2,200 student-athletes who compete, Iamarino helped secure professional facilities to ac-commodate baseball, indoor track & fi eld, tennis and women’s swimming championships. Tournament gifts, awards, trophies and event programs were all systematically upgraded. Iamarino replaced Danny Morrison who served as commissioner from November 13, 2001 until June 15, 2005. Morrison left the league to become the di-rector of athletics at Texas Christian University. The Southern Conference named its fi rst commis-sioner in December 1950. Duke head football coach Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football coach to athletics administration as the fi rst person at the helm of the conference. Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Ger-mann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to include women’s athlet-ics. He was succeeded by Dave Hart in 1987 who spearheaded the transfer of the league offi ce from Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC. Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retire-ment in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball Tournament. Waters, who is currently the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, was fol-lowed by Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA offi ce, introduced the current SoCon logo and elevated the conference’s commit-ment to marketing and development of corporate partners. He became the president of the Asheville franchise of the National Basketball Development League in 2001.

CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORYThe fi rst Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the fi rst recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. In May of 1923, the league held its fi rst outdoor track and fi eld championship in Montgomery, AL. Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) captured six individual titles on its way to winning the team championship. Two other sports - cross country and tennis - held their fi rst championships during the 1920s. North Carolina won the initial cross country team championship in 1926 in Athens, Ga. Tennis crowned its fi rst singles and doubles champions in New Orleans, La. in 1928. Donald Cram of Vanderbilt was the league’s fi rst singles champion, while Leon-ard Chamberlin and Maurie Bayon of Tulane won the doubles title. The 1930s saw four more sports - wrestling, indoor track and fi eld, swimming and golf - celebrate their fi rst conference championships. VMI played host to and won the fi rst league wrestling team champion-ship in 1930. Washington & Lee won the fi rst indoor track team championship, which also took place in 1930 and was held at Chapel Hill, NC. The University of Virginia hosted and won the fi rst league swimming championship in 1933, while Duke captured the fi rst conference golf team title at Sedgefi eld Country Club in Greensboro, NC later that same year. Baseball was introduced as a Southern Confer-ence sport in 1947 as Clemson captured the league championship that year. Rifl e held its fi rst conference championship in 1956, while soccer was the most recently added men’s sport in 1967. The Southern Conference began sponsoring women’s sports during the 1983-84 season. That year, volleyball, basketball and tennis championships were held in the league. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and out-door track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994.

The Southern Conference currently declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld, tennis, golf and softball.

COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS The Southern Conference has also been a breed-ing ground for some of college athletics’ most recog-nized coaches and administrators. Legendary basketball coaches Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and Everett Case of North Carolina State both worked the sidelines in the Southern Confer-ence. Rupp guided the Wildcats to a 30-5 mark dur-ing the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet, for all his coach-ing accomplishments, Rupp never led Kentucky to a Southern Conference tournament championship. Case mentored the Wolfpack to six consecutive Southern Conference Tournament championships from 1947 through 1952. In North Carolina State’s fi nal season in the league, the Wolfpack won the reg-ular season title but fell in the tournament champion-ship game to Wake Forest, 71-70. Despite coaching in the conference for just seven seasons, Case is the ninth winningest coach in league history and aver-aged 26.7 wins per year during his tenure, the best mark in conference history. Case was named South-ern Conference Coach-of-the-Year three times.Lefty Driesell, most recently the head coach at Geor-gia State, coached Davidson to three Southern Con-ference Tournament championships in 1966, 1968 and 1969. Driesell also won the league’s Coach-of-the-Year award four straight times from 1963 through 1966. Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins earned league Coach-of-the-Year honors three times in the late ’70s and early ’80s while at Appalachian State. Cremins returned to the league in July 2006 when he was named head coach at College of Charleston. Terry Holland saw his basketball coaching career take off at Davidson when he returned to his alma mater in 1970. Holland was honored as the Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year for three consecu-tive seasons from 1970-72 and led the Wildcats to the conference tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1970. Holland later led Virginia to the Final Four in 1984. After his coaching career concluded, Holland returned to the Southern Conference as the athletic director at Davidson from 1990-1995 before accepting the same position at Vir-ginia. J. Dallas Shirley, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, spent 21 years as the assistant to the com-missioner and supervisor of offi cials in the Southern Conference. Shirley worked with the conference from 1967 until 1988 under three commissioners: Lloyd P. Jordan, Kenneth G. Germann, and David R. Hart. Shirley was a basketball offi cial in the Southern Conference for 30 years and offi ciated over 2,000 career games in various leagues. He also served as president of the International Association Basketball Offi cials and the United States Olympic Basketball Committee. Even the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant got his coaching start in the Southern Conference as he guided the Maryland Terrapins in 1945. A former Southern Conference football coach who reached “folk legend” status is the late Frank Howard of Clem-son, who guided the Tigers as a league member from 1940-52. Howard won 69 Southern Conference games which still ranks tied for fourth on the league’s all-time coaching victories list. The Southern Conference has been represented on the sidelines at fi ve Super Bowls in recent years. Bobby Ross, who piloted the San Diego Chargers to the 1996 Super Bowl, was the head coach at The Cit-adel from 1973-77. Former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy directed William & Mary from 1964-68. He was succeeded at William & Mary by Lou Holtz. Wil-liam & Mary competed in the Southern Conference from 1936-77.

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In 2005, UNCG ranked #2 nationally by “The Princeton Review” among best bargain public universities.

For the last six years, UNCG has been ranked in The Princeton Review’s “Best 357 Colleges” guide.

UNCG, with a campus currently covering 210 acres, was founded in 1892, making this the 115th year of its existence.

In the Fall of 2006, UNCG had a record enrollment of 16,600, including more than 12,000 undergraduates. At the start of the decade, the total enroll-ment at UNCG was less than 13,000.

The average SAT score for en-rolled freshman in 2005 was 1051, the highest it has ever been. 53 percent of the freshman class had a high school GPA of 3.5 or better.

In 2006, UNCG launched the Lloyd International Honors College.

UNCG is located just two hours from theAppalachian Mountains or three hours from the Carolina Beaches.

The Piedmont Triad is home to more than a million people, including 238,440 in Greensboro.

At the center of the UNCG campus stands a statue of the Roman Goddess Minerva. The original statue was a gift from the Class of 1907. James Barnhill (‘53) was commissioned to create a new statue in 2003. Minerva has been a symbol for the University dating back to the fi rst time it appeared on diplomas in 1892.

With a record number or more than 16,000 students enrolled for Fall 2005, a dedicated faculty and staff numbering more than 2,000, and exciting new developments underway, UNCG is rapidly taking its place as one of the fi nest institutions of higher learning in the country.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is classifi ed by The Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research-Intensive University. The University was established in 1891 and became coeducational in 1963. The 210-acre campus is located one mile from the center of Greensboro, a city of 238,440. The Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Metropoli-tan Statistical Area, commonly known as “The Triad” has a population of approximately

1.3 million.

University HistoryThe University has a rich history. It was chartered Feb.

18, 1891, as the State Normal and Industrial School (later College), the fi rst state-supported school for the higher

education of women in North Carolina. The institution came into being as a direct result of a crusade made by Charles

Duncan McIver on behalf of the education of women. Other pioneers in public school ed-ucation — notably, Charles B. Aycock, Edwin A. Alderman, and James Y. Joyner — came to Dr. McIver’s assistance; but to him, more than to any other individual, the University owes its foundation.

In the past century the University has evolved in its mission, as suggested with its sequence of names. It was known fi rst as the State Normal and Industrial School, and after 1896 as the State Normal and Industrial College until 1919. During the period 1919-1931 it was known as the North Carolina College for Women, and became the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963. It is warmly remembered as “the WC” by its many alumnae of the period.

During the years 1932-1963 the University was one of the three branches of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. The other branches included The Univer-sity of North Carolina (at Chapel Hill) and the North Carolina State College of Agri-culture and Engineering (at Raleigh). In 1962, the Board of Trustees recommend-ed that the Greensboro campus become coeducational at all levels of instruction beginning with the fall of 1964. Subsequently, by act of the General Assembly in the Spring of 1963, the name of the institution was changed to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

In December of 1934, during the years of the Consolidated University, the Woman’s College Section of Phi Beta Kappa was installed.

On February 17, 1956 Epsilon Chapter of North Carolina was installed at this campus.

In October of 1971, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted legisla-tion which combined all 16 of the state-supported institutions of higher education into a single University of North Carolina. The UNC system is governed by a board of governors and administered by a president. Each constituent institution has a separate board of trustees and is administered by a chancellor.

The crusader for founding the institution, Charles Duncan McIver, served the institution as its fi rst chief executive offi cer with the title of President. By act of the Board of Trustees in 1945, the title was changed to Chancellor. Dr. Patri-cia A. Sullivan became UNCG’s fi rst woman chancellor in January 1995, suc-ceeding Dr. Debra W. Stewart, Dean of the Graduate School at North Carolina State University who was named Interim Chancellor in the summer of 1994.

During its fi rst seven decades, the institution’s mission was to prepare women, primarily undergraduates, for the most effective living of that day. To-day that goal – effective living – remains the same, but its scope has been greatly expanded.

As UNCG, it now offers men and women over 150 graduate and under-graduate programs and provides opportunities to apply classroom learn-ing to real life situations through internships and practica. It also offers

students the chance to tailor-make their own programs of study

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Today’s UNCGThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the

fastest growing universities around. With a record 16,060 students enrolled, including 10,584 full-time undergraduates, the university has positioned itself for continued growth and success as the 21st century evolves. Despite record numbers of students, the student/faculty ratio is still just 16:1.

Today’s UNCG includes:

• The College of Arts and Sciences, which is made up of the departments of Anthropology, Art, Biology, Broadcasting and Cinema, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, English, Geography, German and Russian, History, Mathematical Sci-ences, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Sociol-ogy, and Theatre. It also includes the Residential College and The Center for Critical Inquiry in the Liberal Arts.

• The Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Econom-ics, which was established in 1969 as the School of Business and Economics and renamed in 1987. It is made up of the de-partments of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems and Operations Management, the Center for Applied Research, the Center for Economic Education, and the Center for Global Business Education and Research. The Bryan School’s vision is to be recognized for the global business and information technology perspectives of its programs.

• The School of Education, which is made up of the departments of Counseling and Educational Development, Cur-riculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, Educational Research Methodology, Library and Information Studies, Specialized Education Services. Founded in 1921, the School of Education also includes The Collegium for the Advancement of Schools, Schooling and Education. The Collegium is comprised of the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, the Center for Educational Studies and Development, the Center for Information Technologies Education, the Center for School Accountability and Staff Development, and the Piedmont Triad Horizons Education Consortium. The school’s teacher education programs for elementary and middle grades are considered among the best in North Carolina and the Southeast.

• The School of Health and Human Performance, which was established in 1970 as the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance was renamed in 1990. The school offers academic programs of distinction in both theory and performance. It is made up of fi ve departments: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Dance; Exercise and Sport Science; Public Health Education; and Recreation, Parks and Tourism.

• The School of Human Environmental Sciences, which was established in 1949 as the School of Home Economics and renamed in 1987. It prepares students for professional careers in fi elds which improve the quality of life for individuals and families. The school is made up of the departments of Housing and Interior Design, Human Development and Family Studies, Nutrition and Foodservice Systems; Social Work, and Textile Products Design and Marketing.

• The Graduate School, which was established in 1921, is responsible for the welfare of all of the graduate programs on campus and approximately 3600 graduate students from 33 states and 34 foreign countries. These students work with more than 500 graduate faculty members who are actively engaged in research, scholarship and creative activity.

• The School of Music, which was established in 1921, rated as one of the Top 20 in the country, combines rigorous theory, history, and performance training with a broad liberal arts education. The University opened a $25.7 million state-of-the-art music facility in 1999. It is the only comprehensive slate of performance and music education degrees from the baccalaureate through the doctorate in North Carolina.

• The School of Nursing, which was established in 1966, is the largest in North Carolina. It is recognized for the excellence of its programs and the success of its graduates. The master’s program in nurse anesthesia was ranked eighth nationally by U.S. News and World Report. In addition, UNCG is the fi rst institution in the UNC system to offer a combined Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration in health management.

The Aubrey Paul & Georgia Garrison Lloyd International Honors College, which was established in 2006. It is named for the parents of Ms. Rebecca Lloyd, a patron of the College whose support has been invaluable in the formation of the Honors College. Ms. Lloyd’s gift, a $4 million endowment, was the largest-ever alumni gift at UNCG.

The International Honors College offers enhanced academics, international and global perspectives, and a variety of extra-curricular activities that will give its students the skills and knowledge needed to be admitted to the most prestigious graduate schools, to compete for nationally competitive awards like the Fulbright, and to start exciting careers in the United States and abroad.

Students in any major can choose from among its three different programs. All of these programs can be completed in the time it takes to earn a regular degree and offer a wide variety of small, innovative seminar-style courses that are the hallmark of a quality honors experience.

A special characteristic of the IHC is its emphasis on international and global perspectives. In today’s world, interna-tional and global perspectives are a necessary part of a solid, complete university education. At IHC, these perspectives are not isolated in a single course or two.

Instead, students can fi nd those perspectives throughout the College’s programs – in most of its courses, in its honors residence hall, and in a variety of extra- and co-curricular activities. For honors students who study abroad at one of UNCG’s partner universities, a travel fund is available.

Finally, the IHC operates on the principle that while courses are important, its students’ education is too important to be limited to the classroom. It offers its students a variety of special activities both at UNCG and abroad – an honor residence hall, special advising, student symposia, guest lectures and performances, informal coffees, internships and enhanced study abroad experiences.

Alumni House on the UNCG campus.

based on individual needs and goals.Although contemporary in its educational program,

UNCG is also realistic. In its effort to prepare graduates for effective living, it has built into its program the fl exibil-ity needed to meet the rapidly changing needs of society. UNCG, therefore, will remain a university in transition, not satisfi ed with yesterday or today, but always looking to-ward tomorrow.

The University CommunityOf the more than 16,000 students enrolled in the fall

of 2005, 68 percent were female. In addition, 20 percent of the undergraduate student body and 13 percent of the graduate student body were minorities. UNCG’s enroll-ment increased 8.8 percent from the year before, the larg-est increase since 1974.

In the fall of 2005, UNCG enrolled a record 2,424 freshman, 45 percent of which ranked in the top quarter of their high school graduating class. In addition, 53 percent of the incoming freshman class had a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale).

The University also enrolled 1,253 transfer students. From those students fi rst enrolled in the fall of 2004, 78 percent returned in the fall of 2005.

Among the more than 16,000 students at UNCG, 32 percent of the student body lives in on-campus housing.

Undergraduates have more than 100 areas of study from which to choose a major leading to one of six un-dergraduate degrees. In addition, there are 59 master’s degrees and 20 doctoral degrees offered.

Among the 855 members of the faculty, nearly three-fourths are full-time. More than 80 percent of the faculty hold doctorates or other terminal degrees. In the 2004-05 academic year, faculty engaged in 6,466 scholarly or creative works and published 56 books and 548 refereed articles. Faculty members earned 220 grants, as well. In all, the UNCG faculty submitted 316 research proposals totalling $99.7 million.

Typically, UNCG awards more than 2,000 bachelor’s and nearly 1,000 master’s degrees during graduation festivities held each December and May. At the spring 2006 graduation ceremony, the University granted 1,326 bachelor’s degrees, 604 master’s degrees and 47 doctoral diplomas.

UNCG has long had a reputation for academic excel-lence and is one of only six higher education institutions in the state with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Athletes at UNCG are not an exception to the rule. At the end of each of the last two academic years, more than 40% of UNCG student-athletes held a grade-point-aver-age of 3.0 or better. A record 52 percent of UNCG’s stu-dent-athletes made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA in a semester) in the Spring 2006 semester.

In October 2004, “Cosmo GIRL”, a magazine geared towards young women, rated UNCG one of the Top 50 in-stitutions in America. For its study, the magazine focused on specifi c factors important to female students: small class size, prominent female faculty, strong women’s ath-letic programs, a career center that facilitates internship opportunities, leadership options among clubs and activi-ties and an active alumni network. The fi nalists were se-lected from 2,685 colleges and universities.

In August 2005, The Princeton Review rated UNCG the second-best bargain in its “The Best 357 Colleges” guide. It marked the sixth-straight UNCG appeared in the guide, and its highest-ever rating.

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A look up College Avenue – the heart of the UNCG campus. Once a main road through campus, it is now only open to pedestrian traf-fi c.

A statue of Charles McIver, the universi-ty’s founder, sits in the middle of cam-pus.

UNCG’s brand new $16.9 million Hall for Humanities and Re-search Administra-tion, which opened this past summer, sits on Spring Gar-den St. in the heart of campus.

UNCG was also ranked in the Top 50 public universities by Consumer’s Digest, making it the only institution to appear in both rankings (Princeton Review and Consumer’s Digest).

In-state tuition and room and board rates for UNCG are just over $9,000 per year, while out-of-state rates are just over $20,000 per year.

Campus life is enriched by a “small college” atmosphere and many ex-tracurricular and coeducational activities. There are more than 130 student organizations, an active Student Government, fraternities and sororities, and a Campus Recreation program which offers informal, intramural and club sports, as well as an extensive outdoor adventure program.

The more than 80 buildings on the campus refl ect the 115-year history of the University. There are many new features, including a new, $26 million music building which opened in August 1999, and renovations to the Elliott University Center, which were recently completed. UNCG received approxi-mately $166 million from the state for construction and renovation, based on voter approval of Higher Education Bonds. The $17.6 million Maud Gate-wood Studio Arts Building and the $16.9 million Hall for Humanities and Re-search Administration are the centerpieces of the project. Groundbreaking took place in spring of 2001 and operations within the two buildings began this summer. In addition, construction began on a 400-student residence hall in 2005, which is expected to be completed for use during the 2006-07 academic year. Also included are renovations to the Student Health Center, Aycock Auditorium and Petty, Brown and McNutt buildings, as well as a connector between Jackson Library and the Elliott University Center. The many construction projects on the UNCG campus show the growth of the university, while at the same time attempting to preserve many of the struc-tures that have made the institution what it is today.

The Second Century Campaign for UNCG, which concluded Dec. 31, 1998, raised $55.4 million over a fi ve-year span to create 77 new schol-arship and fellowship funds, as well as funds for research, programs and acquisitions.

In the Fall of 2004, the University announced that its newest campaign, entitled the Students First Campaign. The campaign has a fundraising goal of $78 million. The Students First Campaign will set aside $52 million for scholarships to make UNCG the school of choice for top high school stu-dents in the North Carolina and elsewhere.

Remaining funds will also be used for endowments to attract top pro-fessors, expansion of university facilities and expansion of public services. UNCG hopes to meet its goal by the year 2009.

UNCG is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

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Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, who has served as UNCG’s Chancellor since January 1, 1995, is the institution’s ninth chief executive and the fi rst woman to serve in the position.

Her leadership has sustained UNCG’s record of excellence and prepared a solid foundation for the future. UNCG was founded as State Normal and Industrial School, a college for women in 1891. The institution became coeducational in 1963. Today, UNCG offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Sullivan led the University through a strategic planning process that produced the UNCG Plan. Created for fi ve-year increments, the Plan provides a framework for enhancing UNCG’s position as a diverse, student-centered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery, and service.

Under Dr. Sullivan’s leadership, enrollment at UNCG exceeded 16,000 last academic year for the fi rst time ever, while academic standards for admission have increased. The campus continues to lead the UNC system in minority enrollment, underscoring UNCG’s commitment to diversity. New undergraduate programs for freshman include Communication Across the Curriculum and the living-learning communities.

Distinctive graduate programs include genetic counseling and management information systems, along with new Ph.D. programs in the areas of nursing, public health, economics, geography, history, information technology and special education.

Funding to support research and community projects has continued to grow, along with giving by the University’s friends and supporters. UNCG’s new Students First Campaign is under way, with a goal of raising $78.2 million through 2009. The earlier Second Century Campaign for UNCG, which ended in December 1998, raised $55.4 million, far exceeding the original goal of $42.8 million.

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Now in his 24th year as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at UNCG, Nelson E. Bobb has developed a nationally recognized p r o g r a m t h a t h a s continually succeeded in competition as well as in the classroom.

Bobb, the first full-time athletic director at the Univers i ty, is the primary architect of a

program that now features 16 NCAA Division I teams, eight for men and eight for women.

When he arrived in July 1983, there were eight teams competing on the Division III level. The University authorized the shift to Division I in February 1987 and he guided the program through the unprecedented change in competitive status in only five years. UNCG is one of only a dozen institutions to ever compete in all three divisions. However, no other institution has made the complete shift of all teams from Division III to Division I in that time frame.

During his tenure, he has watched over the construction or renovation of all of the Spartans’ athletic venues. He began that process by serving on the committee that built Fleming Gymnasium and the HHP Building in 1989. He then moved onto the transformation of Campus Field in 1991 into what is today UNCG Soccer Stadium – one of the premier venues in all of college soccer. In 1999, he oversaw the construction of the UNCG Baseball Stadium and the renovation and lighting of the UNCG Tennis Courts. Last year, he added to the list the transformation of UNCG’s softball facility to become a top-of-the-line stadium venue, and the reconfiguration of seating in Fleming Gym, which added chairback seating on both sides and additional stands under one of the baskets.

Under Bobb’s guidance, Spartan student-athletes have consistently graduated at a rate equal to or higher than the general student population at UNCG. Each of the last two academic years, more than 40 percent of UNCG’s student-athletes earned Dean’s List. Last spring, a record 52 percent of student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA in the semester.

Other recent program accomplishments include completing the NCAA certification process for Division I institutions twice and successfully transitioning the department’s teams into Southern Conference membership.

Under Bobb’s leadership, UNCG hosted the final two rounds of the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, and was home to Olympic athletes from several countries for training prior to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.

During his tenure, UNCG teams have won 34 conference tournament titles, 25 as an NCAA Division I member. They have also won 63 conference regular season titles, 37 of those since moving to NCAA Division I.

UNCG earned the Commissioner’s Cup for overall excellence in the Big South for three consecutive years. While Bobb was athletic director in the 1980’s, the men’s soccer team won four Division III national championships and the women’s basketball team made five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with a third-place finish in 1988.

During his tenure at UNCG, Bobb has also served in various NCAA appointments, including serving on one of the first NCAA Certification teams. Most recently, Bobb served on the Division I Men’s Soccer National Committee

and had a two-year term as the chair of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee.

UNCG student-athletes have received numerous awards. In 1984, he established the Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award to honor the student-athlete(s) posting the highest grade-point average annually.

Bobb, a native of Gahanna, OH, oversees a staff of more than 50 full and part-time employees with administrative divisions of administration and business, student welfare, facilities and operations and integrated public affairs within the department.

Before coming to UNCG, Bobb served as an assistant athletic director at Cornell University for five years. He also served as an assistant football coach at Cornell for nine seasons.

A 1970 graduate of Kent State (OH) with a bachelor’s degree in education, Bobb also holds a master’s degree in secondary education from Kent. As an undergraduate, he was a three-year letterwinner on the football team as an offensive guard and earned All-Academic recognition from the Mid-American Conference as a junior. He was an all-conference choice his senior year.

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Terry AckermanFaculty Athletics Rep.

Sylvia MimsAssociate AD

Rod WyattAssociate AD

Dick StewartAssociate AD

Cathy RobertsAssociate AD

Christy AventAssistant AD

Dawn ZamrikAssistant AD

James ShippAssistant AD

Josh LarsenAssistant AD

Jackie WalshAssistant AD

Erica ThorntonAssoc. Trainer

Daisy KovachAsst. Trainer

Mark WilliamsStrength & Cond. Coach

Stacey KosciakSpecial Asst. to AD

Mike HirschmanSports Info. Director

Kendra LeeSID Intern

Jana HendersonCompliance Director

John ComerTicket Operations

Joanna CampAcademic

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Kwadjo SteeleAcademic

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Kate LaCosteAEP Intern

Linda PerontoStaff Secretary

Joann CozartStaff Secretary

Paula TerrellBusiness Offi ce

Jennifer AguilarOperations

Dave BlackOperations

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All Phones are area code (336) // All E-Mail end in @uncg.edu[WM] Denotes offi ce located at West Market Street building[HHP] Denotes offi ce located at HHP Building

ADMINISTRATION Phone E-mailDr. Patricia Sullivan, Chancellor .....................................334-5266Dr. Terry Ackerman, Faculty Athletics Rep. ....................334-3474 ................... taackermNelson Bobb, Director of Athletics [HHP] .......................334-3000 ......................nebobb FAX ...........................................................................334-4063Sylvia Mims, Assoc. AD - Administration [HHP] ..............334-5649 ..................... sgmimsCathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..................334-5537 ...................csrobertsDick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] ..............334-4464 .................... restewarRod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] .............256-0108 ....................... jrwyattChristy Wilson, Asst. AD - Operations [HHP] ..................334-5213 ...................mcwilso2Josh Larsen Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..........................334-3226 ..................... jalarsenDawn Zamrik, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] .................256-0550 ................... dbzamrikJames Shipp, Asst. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] ............334-3700 ....................... jrshipp

ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENTJoanna Camp, Academic Enhancement Director ...........334-5172 ...................... jbcampKate LaCoste, Academic Enhancement Asst. ................334-3880 .....................kelacostKwadjo Steele, Academic Compliance Director .............334-3465 .................... kosteele

BUSINESS OFFICEJackie Walsh, Asst. AD - Business [HHP].......................334-3253 ......................jawalshPaula Terrell, Accountant [HHP] .....................................334-3367 ..............paula_terrell

COMPLIANCERod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] .............256-0108 ....................... jrwyattJana Henderson, Compliance Director [HHP] ................334-3254 ........ jana_henderson

FACILITIESCathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..................334-5537 ...................csrobertsJosh Larsen, Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP] .........................334-3226 ..................... jalarsenJennifer Aguilar, Facilities Assistant [HHP] .....................334-3032 ..................... jlaguilarDavid Black, Facilities Assistant [HHP] ...........................334-3032 ..................... deblackJane Long, Equipment Assistant [HHP] ..........................334-3032 ........................ jelong

PUBLIC AFFAIRS - MARKETINGDick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] ..............334-4464 .................... restewarDawn Zamrik, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] .................256-0550 ................... dbzamrikEmily Snow, Internal Relations [WM] ..............................334-3420 ...........................TBANeil Holmes, External Relations [WM] ............................334-3252 ...........................TBA WEST MARKET STREET OFFICE FAX ..................334-3798

SPORTS INFORMATIONMike Hirschman, Sports Information Director [HHP] ......334-5615 ...................mwhirsch Hirschman’s Cell Phone ...........................................202-5331TBA, Asst. Sports Information Director [HHP] ................334-5615 ...........................TBA Cell Phone ................................................................207-2383Kendra Lee, SID Intern [HHP] ........................................334-5615 ......................... kalee FAX ...........................................................................334-3182

SPORTS MEDICINEJames Shipp, Asst. AD - Athletic Training [HHP] ............334-3700 ....................... jrshippErica P. Thornton, Assoc. Athletic Trainer [HHP] ............334-5925 ...................eapearsoDaisy Kovach, Assistant Athletic Trainer ........................334-5925 ...........................TBAMark Williams, Strength & Conditioning Coach ..............334-5925 ...........................TBA SPORTS MEDICINE FAX ........................................256-0407

TICKETSJohn Comer, Ticket Manager [HHP] ...............................334-3250 ...................... jfcomer

COACHING STAFFSBASEBALL (Offi ce located in stadium)Mike Gaski, Head Coach ................................................334-3247 .................... mggaskiShane Schumaker, Asst. Coach .....................................334-3247 .................... baseballSammy Serano, Asst. Coach ..........................................334-3247 .................... baseball

MEN’S BASKETBALLMike Dement, Head Coach [HHP] ..................................334-3003 ..................basketballRod Jensen, Associate Head Coach [HHP] ...................256-0120 ..................basketballBrooks Lee, Asst. Coach [HHP] ......................................334-4473 ..................basketballKevin Easley, Asst. Coach [HHP] ...................................334-3003 ..................basketballTripp Pendergast, Dir. of Basketball Operations [HHP] ..334-3003 ..................basketball

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLLynne Agee, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-4021 ....................... lcageeCarol Peschel, Associate Head Coach [HHP] ................334-3002 .................. capescheJon Hines, Asst. Coach [HHP] ........................................334-3754 ...................... jbhinesAmanda Eaton, Asst. Coach [HHP] ................................334-3754 ...........................TBA

CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELDLinh Nguyen, Head Coach [HHP] ...................................334-3231 .................... ltnguye3Jennifer Severns, Asst. Coach [HHP] .............................334-4157 ...........................TBA

MEN’S GOLFTerrance Stewart, Head Coach [HHP] ............................334-3122 .................... tcstewar

WOMEN’S GOLFEmily Maron, Head Coach [HHP] ...................................334-5316 ....................elmarron

MEN’S SOCCERMichael Parker, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5222 ...................mhparkerJustin Maullin, Asst. Coach [HHP] ..................................334-5258 ......................j_maulli

WOMEN’S SOCCEREddie Radwanski, Head Coach [HHP] ...........................334-4474 ..................eddie_radSiri Mullinix, Asst. Coach [HHP] ......................................334-3121 .....................s_mullin

SOFTBALLJennifer Herzig, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5057 ...................... jlherzigHolly Burris, Asst. Coach [HHP] .....................................334-5057 .....................hkburris

MEN’S TENNISThomas Mozur, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-4302 .....................tamozur

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLShawn Garus, Head Coach [HHP] .................................334-5303 ....................smgarusSkydra Orzen, Asst. Coach [HHP] ..................................334-3001 .....................shorzen

WOMEN’S TENNISJeff Trivette, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-5581 ................ uncgtennis

WRESTLINGJason Loukides, Head Coach [HHP] ..............................334-5050 ......................jcloukid C.C. Fisher, Asst. Coach [HHP] ......................................334-5050 ...........................TBA

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The overnight success of the UNCG athletics program has been some 60 years in the making.

Spartan teams are big achievers in their 16th year in Division I competition.

The success story however, began while UNCG was still the Women’s College of the University of North Carolina and intercollegiate competition for women was still in its infancy.

1940sNancy Porter may have been the fi rst student-athlete in the modern sense of the word at UNCG. The Ohio native competed in national women’s golf tournaments as early as 1948.

1950sWomen’s College hosted the 10th national golf tournament in 1954 at Starmount Country Club. The College fi elded regionally competitive teams that had their beginnings in club sports, play days and other recreational events.

1960sUNCG launched women’s basketball in 1963 under coach Ellen Griffi n. Other early teams were tennis, golf and fi eld hockey.

LPGA Hall of Famer Carol Mann was a student at UNCG. She left school early to turn professional.

The University became co-educational in 1963.

Men’s athletics were added in 1967-68 and the intercollegiate program for men and women received formal recognition from the University. During the fall of 1967, the nickname Spartans was adopted, giving the athletic teams a “fi erce mascot, while still preserving the heritage of the WC’s Minerva mark.”

Men’s teams joined the Dixie Conference in 1968.

Bowling was one of the early men’s teams.

1970sThe women’s basketball team fi nished fourth in the National Collegiate Tournament in 1971. The team was one of the fi rst to compete with the fi ve-player rule.

The women’s golf team won the University’s fi rst team national championship in 1973, coached by Nancy Porter and featuring future pro Donna Horton White.

UNCG was a leader in forming the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).

1980sThe men’s basketball team, coached by Larry Hargett, won the Dixie Conference Championship and competed in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1980.

Ryan Fox won the 1981 individual national title in Division III men’s golf.

In the spring of 1981, the University streamlined its program from 12 to eight teams, all competing at the NCAA Division III level. The 1981-82 academic year was the fi rst in which the NCAA sponsored women’s championships.

The men’s soccer team was ranked in the national Top-20 for the fi rst time in September of 1981. It did not leave the poll for another 10 years.

Coached by Lynne Agee, in her fi rst season, the women’s basketball team fi nished runner-up in the inaugural Division III championship in 1982. It was the fi rst of seven straight NCAA trips for the team.

With Mike Berticelli at the helm, UNCG captured its fi rst men’s national championship in soccer in 1982 and then repeated in 1983.

The women’s tennis team, under Agee’s direction, was the national runner-up in 1983.

Nelson E. Bobb was hired as the fi rst full-time athletic director in 1983.

The women’s volleyball team posted a 34-3 record and reached the NCAA quarterfi nals in 1984.

Men’s soccer player Eddie Radwanski, the fi rst two-time All-American in the program’s history, was the fi rst pick in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft in 1985.

Under Michael Parker’s direction, the men’s soccer team became the fi rst in NCAA history to win three consecutive national championships, in 1985, 1986 and 1987.

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In February of 1987, the University announced the elevation of the athletic program from Division III to Division I, an unprec-edented move in NCAA history.

The women’s basketball team fi nished third in the nation after entering the NCAA Tournament unranked in 1988.

The Division II era began in 1988-89 and women’s soccer was added to the program. The team was ranked No. 13 nationally before ever playing a game.

The men’s soccer team was runner-up in the 1989 Division II national tournament and Jason Haupt led all divisions in scoring.

1990sThe men’s and women’s soccer team were ranked No. 1 nationally in Division II at the same time in 1990.

The women’s volleyball and basketball teams made Division II playoff appearances in 1990-91.

Women’s golf returned to the athletic program and baseball was added in 1990-91.

UNCG Soccer Stadium, a $3.6 million facility, opens for its fi rst game on September 7, 1991, as the men’s team defeated Campbell, 3-1. Four days later, the Spartans stunned No. 2 NC State, 2-1.

Men’s soccer’s Mike Gailey led all Division I players in scoring in 1991.

UNCG joined the Big South Conference in 1992, ending a four-year period as an independent.

Softball claimed the 1993 Big South regular season title.

Brian Moehler became the fi rst Spartan to sign a professional baseball contract after being drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 Major League draft by the Detroit Tigers. He made his “big league” debut in 1996, and pitched the fi rst game ever in

Comerica Park in 2000.

Men’s soccer won the 1993 Big South championship. Shawn Mahoney was named the tournament’s MVP.

Women’s golf was ranked in the Top 20 nationally in the fall of 1993.

Men’s soccer claims its second straight Big South champion-ship on Nov. 5, 1994. Larry Feniger was named the tourna-ment MVP.

Women’s basketball claimed fi ve straight Big South regular season titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. Vickie Henson was named the league’s Player of the Year in 1993.

Volleyball won the 1995 Big South regular season champi-onship with a record of 7-0. Liz Gremillion was named the league’s MVP.

Softball captured three consecutive Big South regular season titles in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Erin Chandler was named the Player of the Year in 1995 and Christine Hornak was the Player of the Year in 1997. Softball also captured four straight Big South Tournament championships in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.

In just its fourth season, baseball claimed the Big South title and won two games in the 1994 NCAA Regionals. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year.

On April 15, 1995, men’s tennis captured the Big South Championship.

On April 18, 1995, men’s and women’s golf sweep the Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan was named the league’s Player of the Year.

Men’s basketball claimed back-to-back Big South regular season titles in 1995 and 1996.

On March 2, 1996, men’s basketball knocked off Liberty, 79-53, to claim the Big South Tournament Championship and advance

to the NCAA Tournament for the fi rst time in Division I. The Spartans lost to Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament, 66-61. The fi ve seniors from the team had their numbers honored. Scott Hartzell fi nished his career as the mens basketball’s all-time leading scorer with 1,539.

On April 15, 1996, women’s Golf wins the Big South Tourna-ment. Becky Morgan was once again named the league’s Player of the Year. One day later, the UNCG men’s golf team won the Big South Tournament. Michael Way was the league’s Player of the Year.

Women’s golfer Becky Morgan earned her third straight Big South Player of the Year award in April 1997.

Women’s tennis captured the 1997 Big South Women’s Tennis championship on April 19, 1997.

On May 18, 1997, the UNCG baseball team won the Big South tournament championship with a 14-5 victory over Charleston Southern. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year. Baseball earned a bid to the NCAA South I regional, and fi nished with a school-record 45 wins, including one at the NCAA regional. Pitcher Jason Parsons led the nation with 15 wins and was named third-team All-America.

Wrestling, in its fi rst year in the Southern Conference , tied for the 1997 SoCon title. Joe Stanton became the fi rst and only three-time NCAA qualifi er in UNCG history.

Women’s Soccer won its fi rst Southern Conference Champion-ship in 1997, while outscoring opponents, 24-0, in the SoCon Tournament. The team earned its fi rst NCAA win with a 3-1 overtime upset of fi fth-seeded Duke.

In 1997, Siggi Eyjolfsson becomes the fi rst First-Team All-American in UNCG men’s soccer Division I history.

UNCG women’s basketball defeated top-seeded Georgia Southern, 75-68, in the SoCon Tournament and earned its fi rst-ever NCAA Division I Tournament bid in 1998.

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** denotes offi cially recognized conference champion

National Championships (6)Women’s Golf – 1973 (AIAW)Men’s Soccer – 1982 (NCAA III)Men’s Soccer – 1983 (NCAA III)Men’s Soccer – 1985 (NCAA III)Men’s Soccer – 1986 (NCAA III)Men’s Soccer – 1987 (NCAA III)

Conference Tournament Titles(37 overall; 25 in NCAA Div. I)Women’s Volleyball – 1981Women’s Basketball – 1982Women’s Volleyball – 1982Women’s Volleyball – 1983Women’s Basketball – 1983Softball – 1983Women’s Basketball – 1984Women’s Volleyball – 1984Women’s Basketball – 1985Women’s Basketball – 1987Women’s Basketball – 1988Softball – 1988 Men’s Soccer – 1993 **Softball – 1994 **Women’s Soccer – 1994 **Men’s Soccer – 1994 **Softball – 1995 **Men’s Golf – 1995 **Women’s Golf – 1995 **Men’s Tennis – 1995 **Men’s Basketball – 1996 **Men’s Golf – 1996 **Women’s Golf – 1996 **Softball – 1996 **Women’s Soccer –1996 **Men’s Soccer – 1996 **Baseball – 1997 **Women’s Tennis – 1997 **Softball – 1997 **Women’s Soccer –1997Men’s Soccer –1998Women’s Soccer –1998Women’s Basketball – 1998Men’s Basketball –2001Women’s Soccer – 2001Women’s Soccer – 2003Men’s Soccer – 2005

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fi rst NCAA Division I Tournament win, a 2-1 upset at Washington in the fi rst round.

In 1998, women’s soccer won its second straight SoCon title, and made its third straight NCAA appearance.

On Feb. 12, 1999, the UNCG Baseball Stadium, a $5.4 million facility, opens to a crowd of 1,835.

On Dec. 21, 1999, Lynne Agee’s women’s basketball squad defeats defend-ing ACC champion Clemson in a thrilling come-from-behind overtime contest in Fleming Gym, 78-67.

2000sIn 2000, wrestler Dax Pecaro records his second straight undefeated season in the Southern Conference and wins the 184-pound title for the second year as well. Pecaro became the fi fth UNCG wrestler to win a match at the NCAA Tournament.

On Feb. 2, 2000, UNCG women’s basketball claimed a 77-71 victory at Ap-palachian State, the program’s 500th overall win.

In April 2000, UNCG women’s golf comes within one stroke on the fi nal hole of upsetting six-time champion Furman. The team set a new school-record for low round (292) and tournament (901) at the championship.

November 2000, the women’s soccer team wins its third SoCon title in four years and upset No. 21 William & Mary in Greensboro in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament, becoming the only team in UNCG history to advance to the second round of an NCAA Division I Tournament twice.

On March 4, 2001, the men’s basketball team won its fi rst Southern Confer-ence championship on David Schuck’s buzzer-beating layup. The team went on to play top-ranked Stanford in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament, its second trip to the “Big Dance” in fi ve years. Guard Nathan Jameson was named fi rst-team Verizon Academic All-America.

In April 2001, the men’s tennis team tied for the SoCon regular season cham-pionship with Furman, after posting a 9-1 mark in league play. Head coach Jeff Trivette was named the SoCon Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year.

In May 2001, Leigh Irwin, the SoCon Player of the Year in 2000, fi nishes her softball career as the only player in SoCon history to reach the century mark

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In June 2001, golfer Karl Mitchell was named a second-team Academic All-American.

On Nov. 11, 2001, UNCG women’s soccer captured the 2001 SoCon Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament to play North Carolina. Senior goalkeeper Kat Clewley was named the Tournament MVP. Fellow senior Lynsey McLean was named the league’s Player of the Year.

On Feb. 11, 2002, men’s soccer player Alejandro Moreno was selected by the L.A. Galaxy in the third round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.

On March 13 and 14, 2002, the men’s and women’s basketball teams both received their fi rst-ever invitations to the NIT and WNIT, resepectively. The men’s team played eventual-cham-pion Memphis, while the women’s team faced Virginia Tech.

In November 2002, Chris Goos was named the SoCon Men’s Soccer Player of the Year after leading the nation in scoring with 60 points - 20 goals and 20 assists. Goos was also named a second-team All-American.

On November 19, 2002, the men’s basketball team defeated Wagner, 84-65, in the fi rst round of the Preseason NIT in Flem-ing Gymnasium. It marked UNCG’s fi rst ever win in the NIT. The Spartans advanced to play at Kansas in the second round.

On November 21, 2002, men’s soccer player Cliff Patterson was named third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American after scoring 17 goals on the season.

On Feb. 23, 2003, softball’s Amber Watson tossed a perfect game against Toledo in a 2-0 win. Watson struck out 17 batters, including the game’s fi rst nine.

On Feb. 27, 2003, James Maye broke the men’s basketball all-time scoring record with 17 points against Furman. Maye re-corded a triple-double in the game with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He fi nished his career with 1,574 points.

On May 7, 2003, Jennifer Hubbard was named the SoCon’s Softball Player of the Year after hitting .384 with 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in. Penny Thompson ended her standout career as the SoCon’s all-time home run leader with 36.

On May 25, 2003, softball’s Jennifer Moran earned fi rst-team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.

On May 30, 2003, pitcher/outfi elder Ryan Gordon was named fi rst-team All-America by Louisville Slugger. The junior hit .416 on the season and captured the SoCon’s batting crown, the fi rst in school history to do so. Gordon was also named third-team All-America by Baseball America.

In November 2003, the UNCG women’s soccer team won the Southern Conference Tournament title to earn its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four years. The Spartans defeated arch-rival Furman, 2-0, to win the SoCon crown. UNCG followed that with a fi rst round NCAA Tournament win over Wake Forest, 2-1, before losing to eventual-National Champion North Carolina in the second round. It marked the third time that the Spartans had advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

On January 7, 2004, UNCG women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee won her 500th game as a head coach when her Spartans defeated Furman, 63-60, in a SoCon tilt at Fleming Gymnasium. Agee became just the 23rd women’s basketball coach in NCAA history to achieve the milestone, joining the likes of legends Jody Conradt of Texas, Tennessee’s Pat Summit, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Louisiana Tech’s Leon Barmore, North Carolina State’s Kay Yow and North Carolina’s Sylvia Hatchell.

On January 31, 2004, UNCG defeated North Carolina for the fi rst time in the sport of Wrestling. After the match ended in a 20-20 tie, UNCG won the match on a tie-breaker, marking the fi rst time the Spartans had defeated the Tar Heels in seven tries. It was UNCG’s fi rst win over an ACC school in fi ve years. Kevin Artis’ 24-9 win in the fi nal bout of the match tied the overall score and provided the only technical fall of the match, giving UNCG the edge in the tie-breaker.

On February 23, 2004, Jay Joseph became UNCG’s all-time leading scorer, eclipsing the mark held by his former teammate James Maye set one year earlier. Joseph fi nished his career with 1,646 points. He also fi nished fi rst all-time at UNCG in games played, fi eld goals made and fi eld goal attempts.

In March 2004, Darren Burns was named the SoCon Fresh-man Wrestler of the Year, UNCG’s fi rst wrestling Freshman of the Year since joining the SoCon.

On September 25, 2004, as part of the fi fth induction class into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame, Lynne Agee became the fi rst active head coach to be enshrined in the UNCG Hall. Agee was inducted along with the 1982 men’s soccer team, the 1973

women’s golf team and deceased administrator David Knight.

On September 29, 2004, James Goodman’s goal 28 minutes into the contest was the lone tally as UNCG defeated rival-UNC Chapel Hill, 1-0, in front of a crowd of 2,608 at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The crowd was the largest at UNCG Soccer Stadium since 1999. The win gave UNCG its fourth win of the season over an ACC-member squad.

Just 19 days later, on October 17, 2004, UNCG received its fi rst No. 1 national ranking since moving to Division I. The men’s soccer team was ranked No. 1 for the fi rst time that day and became a consensus No. 1 a day later when all four major soccer polls – College Soccer News, Soccer America, Soccer Times and the NSCAA Coaches’ Poll – all listed the Spartans atop the rankings. UNCG remained a consensus No. 1 for two more weeks and a top-ranked team for a fourth week before seeing its 18-match unbeaten streak snapped. The Spartans evevntually earned the SoCon’s fi rst-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament, garnering a No. 8 seed. UNCG advanced to the third round of the tournament, before suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime loss to UC Santa Barbara, the eventual national runner-up. On the heels of the outstanding season, Michael Parker was named the NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year. Parker was also named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year.

On October 31, 2004, UNCG wrapped up its fourth Southern Conference women’s soccer regular season crown in an eight-year span with a convincing 7-0 win over The Citadel in Charleston. Rakel Logadottir fi nished the season as UNCG’s all-time leader in career assists.

On November 3, 2004, UNCG’s Amy Carnell and Karla Davis swept the 2004 SoCon Women’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year honors. A week later, Randi Patterson and Matt Smith were named the 2004 SoCon Men’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively. It marked the fi rst time one school had swept all four awards. Patterson went on to earn several All-American honors.

Freshmen Kyle Hines and Kristen Boone swept the SoCon’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Freshman of fthe Year honors in February of 2005. Hines set school and SoCon records for blocks in a season with 106, while Boone recorded 121 steals to set a new school record. Her total was the fourth-highest single-season total recorded by a freshman in NCAA history.

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the best showing of the three, advancing to the quarterfi nals of the 197-lb. class. He wound up in the fourth round of the wrestlebacks and fi nished the season with a 30-6 mark. Two months later, Burns was the surprise of the Pan American Wrestling Championships, fi nishing third for Team USA at the international competition held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

In May of 2005, Charles Jones became the fi rst Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Track and Field Championships. After winning the SoCon Championship in the triple jump to qualify for NCAA Regional competition, Jones outlasted a two-hour thunderstorm delay and recorded a jump of 15.35 meters to break a tie for fi fth-place and earn automatic qualifi cation into the National Championship meet in Sacramento. Earlier in the meet, Jones had leaped a school-record 15.50 meters. Jones eventually fi nished the national championship meet in 23rd place.

In June of 2005, Chris Mason was drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft, being selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

In August of 2005, Randi Patterson and Scott Jones became the fi rst UNCG players to be named to the “watch list” for the Hermann Award, given annually to the Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year. Patterson was later named among 15 semifi nalists for the award.

On October 30, 2005, Randi Patterson became the 13th player in school history and just the fi fth junior to record 100 career points in the Spartans’ 3-0 men’s soccer win over Wofford. The win clinched a share of the Southern Conference regular season title. Two weeks later, UNCG added a Southern Con-ference Tournament championship trophy to the mantle with a 2-1 win over Davidson. UNCG eventually advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 – its second straight Round of 16 appearance.

In November 2005, Randi Patterson became the fi rst player in 20 years to earn back-to-back Southern Conference Player of the Year awards. He and Scott Jones later earned All-American honors.

In December 2005, UNCG’s women’s basketball program

enjoyed two of its greatest non-conference wins since moving to the Division I level. In a 12-day span, UNCG knocked off Big East foe West Virginia at home and ACC member Wake Forest on the road. It was UNCG’s fi rst-ever win over a Big East school and the program’s fi rst victory over Wake Forest since 1977.

On December 3, 2005, Kyle Hines grabbed 21 rebounds, the most by a Spartan in more than 30 years, to go along with 18 points in a 72-58 win over College of Charleston at Fleming Gym. The 21 rebounds were also a Fleming Gym record. Hines went onto earn All-Region honors from the US Basketball Writers, joining fi ve ACC all-stars.

On December 31, 2005, UNCG hosted top-ranked Duke at the Greensboro Coliseum in front of a record crowd of 21,124. The near capacity crowd was the largest to ever see a UNCG athletic event.

At the Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in February 2006, Jeff Williams earned his second consecutive conference title in the 800 meters, making him the fi rst repeat champion in school his-tory. Williams later went onto win the outdoor title in the 800 meters to qualify for the NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track & Field meet.

In March 2006, the UNCG women’s basketball team made its fi rst SoCon Tournament title game appearance since 2002. The Spartans rallied from nearly all of a 21-point defi cit, closing to within three in the fi nal four minutes. However, Chattanooga pulled away late for a 91-79 win.

UNCG’s wrestling team sent multiple wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year. The Spartans fi nished tied for 31st, the program’s highest NCAA Champion-ship fi nish to date.

UNCG opened its remodeled softball venue on Wednesday, February 22 with a twinbill against Radford. The opening of the new $3 million facility was originally scheduled for 11 days earlier, but was postponed due to inclement weather. Later in the year, the Spartans became the fi rst No. 8 seed to beat a top-seed in the SoCon Softball Tournament.

On April 18, 2006, UNCG earned its fi rst win over a top-ranked team in any sport during the university’s Division I era... and got to beat Big Brother in the process. The baseball team beat top-ranked North Caorlina, 7-6, in front of a crowd of 1,033. After jumping out to a 4-1 lead, UNCG withstood several Tar Heel rallies, including a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning before closer Patrick Currin slammed the door.

Charles Jones joined Jeff Williams at NCAA East Regional Out-door Track & Field meet, making Jones a two-time qualfi er in the triple jump. Jones fi nished 11th, falling short in his attempt to return to the national meet.

Jermaine Mitchell drafted in fi fth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Oakland A’s. Mitchell became the second-highest baseball player drafted behind Chris Mason in 2005. In addition, teammate Patrick Currin, who earned Second-Team Academic All-American honors, was also selected by Oakland the following day in Round 22.

UNCG alumn Andy Bare qualifi ed for the 106th U.S. Open, be-coming the fi rst Spartan to qualify for a major golf tournament. Bare fi nished ninth in a sectional that drew national attention. Also attempting to qualify at the same sectional was Michelle Wie, trying to become the fi rst female to play in the Open.

While Bare was making his name on the pro scene nationally, two UNCG golfers did so on the amateur national scene. Spartan golfers Nathan Stamey and Bradley Leeper appeared among 156 golfers at the 2006 USGA Public Links held at Gold Mountain GC in Bremerton, WA. Stamey qualifi ed by winning his sectional, while Leeper earned a spot as an alternate and was added to the fi eld just 48 hours prior to it getting underway.

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Team Inductions1973 Women’s Golf Team, 2004Won the fi rst national championship of any kind for UNCG, competing in the AIAW National Tournament in Massachusetts. Defeated Rollins College on the fi nal hole for the championship.

1982 Men’s Soccer Team, 2004Won the NCAA Division III National Championship without a home fi eld... facilities at UNCG were under renovation at the time, forcing the team to play its games at near-by Grimsley High School... the team fi nished19-3-0, including a 3-0 win over Wake Forest during the regular season and a 2-1 win over Plymouth State in double overtime in the NCAA Quarterfi nals.

Individual InductionsLynne Agee - Women’s Basketball Coach, 2004The fi rst active head coach to be enshrined... fi rst coach in NCAA history to lead her team to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions... more than 500 career wins to her credit.

Jim Allen - Administrator, 2003Former vice chancellor for student affairs... had oversight on program’s move from Division III to I.

Maxine Allen - Amateur Athlete, 2001Garnered national attention as duckpin bowler... set world records and earned a top national ranking.

Mike Berticelli - Men’s Soccer Coach, 2000Led UNCG to Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... guided UNCG to 70-9-5 record (86.3%) in four seasons.

Mike Burke - Supporter, 2001Led UNCG’s charge in scholarship fundraising... created fi rst athletic endowment in 1987... raised funds toward a total endowment now valued at more than $4 million.

Marge Burns - Amateur Athlete, 2000Holds record of 10 North Carolina State Amateur Golf titles ... named Carolinas Out-standing Amateur fi ve times ... qualifi ed and played in 14 USGA Amateur Champion-ships, as well as six US Open Tournaments.

Renee Coltrane - Women’s Basketball, 20011983-84 All-American as a junior ... fi rst women’s basketball player to exceed 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.

Wendy Engelmann-Gettings - Women’s Basketball, 2002Scored 1,378 points and dished out a school-record 574 assists.

Mike Fleming - Supporter, 2000UNCG supporter for more than two decades ... UNCG named its basketball gymna-sium the Michael Fleming Gymnasium on December 1, 1994.

Liz Gremillion - Volleyball, 2006On of the best setters to ever play for the Spartans, recording over 4,000 assists in her career. Named 1995 Big South Conference Player of the Year.

Belmar Gunderson - Amateur Athlete, 2000Participated from 1952-56 at Women’s College ... competed in four Wimbledons and 11 United States Lawn Tennis National Championships (now U.S. Open).

Scott Hartzell - Men’s Basketball, 2006Led UNCG to its fi rst Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament berth, in which UNCG nearly upset Cincinnati. Graduated as school’s all-time leading scorer (men’s) and set every university three-point shooting standard in his career. Led the team in scoring in three of his four seasons.

Lynne Agee Jim Allen Maxine Allen

Mike Berticelli Mike Burke Marge Burns

Renee Coltrane Wendy Engelmann-Gettings

Mike Fleming

Liz Gremillion Belmar Gunderson Scott Hartzell

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Jason Haupt - Men’s Soccer, 2001Two-time fi rst-team All-American ... led UNCG to a Division III national championship in 1987... UNCG’s all-time leader in goals scored with 77.

Winn Hazelgrove - Softball, 2005Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American honoree... one of UNCG’s greatest softball players, still ranked in the Top 10 in 20 statistical catagories at the time of her induction (10 years after her graduation).

Pat Hielscher - Women’s Volleyball Coach, 2001Coached UNCG’s fi rst volleyball team in 1970 ... guided Spartans to a 106-30 record and a NCAIAW state title in 1974.

Elizabeth House - Media / Supporter, 2003Former sports writer for The Carolinian and The News & Record covering UNCG athletics.

Lewis Johnstone - Men’s Soccer, 2000Led UNCG to three straight national playoff appearances ... third all-time leading scorer in team history with 66 goals and 24 assists.

Ellie Jones - Women’s Tennis, Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, 2003One of UNCG’s most versatile student-athletes ever as she excelled in tennis, basket-ball and fi eld hockey from 1969-73.

Dock Kelly - Wrestling, 2006One of UNCG’s fi rst-ever qualifi ers for the NCAA Wrestling Championships (1996), compiled a record of 50-34 despite competing with birth defects that left him without part of an arm and a leg. Honored by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with its Medal of Courage.

Dr. David B. Knight - Administrator, 2004Not only a leader in the transition from Division III to DIvision I, but a leader on the national scene as UNCG’s long-time Faculty Athletics Representative... became the only FAR to serve on the Division I, II and III levels... served as chair of the NCAA’s fi rst Division I Academics / Eligibility / Compliance Cabinet and served as a consultant to the NCAA on numerous academic reform issues (for whom the current Knight Commission was named.)

Ethel Martus Lawther - Administrator, 2003Served 26 years as head of Department of Physical Education (1948-71)... developed both men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic programs after Women’s College became UNCG in 1963.

Carol Mann - Women’s Golf, 2002LPGA Hall of Fame member... earned 38 LPGA victories in 22 years on tour.

Tom Martin - Men’s Basketball / Supporter, 2002UNCG’s fi rst male president of Alumni Board of Directors... served as tri-captain of the fi rst two UNCG men’s basketball teams.

Jill Masterman - Field Hockey, 2000Played on fi eld hockey team for four years and was a co-captain as a senior in 1977.

Andrew Mehalko - Men’s Soccer, 2002Led UNCG to 1983, 1985 and 1986 NCAA Division III National Championships.

Jo Ann Messick - Women’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis, Field Hockey, 2006Three-sport competitor at UNCG in the early day of women’s athletics at UNCG (1970’s). Four-year standout in fi eld hockey, earning Deep South All-Star accolades three times. Six-time participant in National Field Hockey Festivals, including three while at UNCG.

Brian Moehler - Baseball, 2005UNCG’s fi rst player to be drafted in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft... earned UNCG’s fi rst-ever win over a Division I opponent and went onto pitch for Detroit and Florida in the major leagues.

Jason Haupt Winn Hazelgrove Pat Hielscher

Elizabeth House Lewis Johnstone Ellie Jones

Dock Kelly Dr. David Knight Ethel Martus Lawther

Carol Mann Tom Martin Jill Masterman

Andrew Mehalko Jo Ann Messick Brian Moehler

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The purpose of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor those special individuals, who through their superior athletic achievements or by their outstanding service, have made long-lasting, exemplary contributions to the UNCG athletics program. Persons to be recognized for the excellence of their achievements may include for-mer athletes, coaches, administrators and other individuals who brought recognition and honor to both themselves and to UNCG.

Nominations should be sent to: Hall of Fame Committee - c/o Rod WyattUNCG Department of AthleticsPO Box 26168Greensboro, NC 27402

Additional Information Available Through:Phone: 336-256-0108E-mail: [email protected] on-line at www.uncgspartans.com

Chancellor Emeritus, William E. Moran - Administrator, 2000Served as Chancellor from 1979-94... guided UNCG from Division III to Division I in 1991... created the Spartan Club.

Laura Mussulman - Women’s Soccer, 2002Member of fi rst women’s soccer team... UNCG’s fi rst great goalkeeper (women’s soc-cer) with 18 career shutouts.

Michael Parker - Men’s Soccer Coach, 2005Second active coach to be inducted (fi rst male)... winner of more than 400 collegiate matches, including more than 300 at UNCG... led Spartans to NCAA Division III National Championship in 1985, 1986 and 1987.

Angie Polk-Jones - Women’s Basketball, 2000Led UNCG to a 93-22 mark in her four years (1985-89) ... Division III All-American as a junior... UNCG’s all-time leading scorer with 1,585 points.

Nancy Porter, Women’s Golf Coach, 2005One of the pioneers of women’s athletics at UNCG... coached the UNCG women’s golf team to the 1973 national championship... also considered one of UNCG’s fi rst student-athletes, participating in women’s golf in the 1940’s.

Eddie Radwanski - Men’s Soccer, 2000Led UNCG to back-to-back Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... two-time Division III All-American (1983 and 1984) ... No. 1 draft pick in the 1985 Major Indoor Soccer League draft by the Dallas Sidekicks.

Bruce Shaw - Men’s Basketball, 2000Led UNCG’s fi rst-ever men’s basketball teams ... scored 1,401 points, becoming UNCG’s fi rst 1,000 point scorer ... two-time All-Dixie Conference honoree.

Mike Sweeney - Men’s Soccer, 2003Amassed 55 goals and 27 assists in his three seasons at UNCG (1980-83)... member of 1982 and 1983 NCAA III National Championship teams... led the team in scoring in 1981 and 1982 and was a fi rst-team All-American in 1983.

Jim Swiggett - Coach, Administrator, 2003Pioneer in men’s athletics at UNCG... served as men’s basketball coach from 1968-75 and started men’s golf program, serving as coach from 1967-79... also served as the university’s second Men’s Intercollegiate Division Coordinator (modern day Athletic Director).

Rita Wiggs - Women’s Basketball, 2000Led UNCG to state NCAIAW title and AIAW Regional appearance in 1972 ... led UNCG in scoring for four straight seasons and fi nished with 1,347 career points.

Donna Friesen Wigton - Volleyball, 2003Volleyball standout at UNCG (1970-73) ... active contributor to the sport through coach-ing.. part of offi ciating crew at 1996 Olymnpics and 1993 World University Games.

“The Big Five” Chuck Hayes - Supporter, 2000 Mike Weaver - Supporter, 2000 Jim Melvin - Supporter, 2000 Stanley Frank - Supporter, 2000 Charlie Reid - Supporter, 2000Helped establish NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG through scholarship funding and support.

William Moran Laura Mussulman Michael Parker

Angie Polk-Jones Nancy Porter Eddie Radwanski

Bruce Shaw Mike E. Sweeney Jim Swiggett

Rita Wiggs Donna Friesen Wigton

Stanley Frank

Chuck Hayes Jim Melvin

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At the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, it is the athletic department’s goal to see that UNCG student-athletes graduate with a degree in their chosen fi eld. The demands of integrating athletic competition, academic success and personal growth are challenging.

The Academic Enhancement Program (AEP) bridges the gap between education, athletics and other university programs. The primary goal of the AEP is to help student-athletes make satisfactory progress toward graduation while providing the education and services they need to maintain a well-balanced lifestyle amid the demands of an NCAA Division I institution.

AEP focuses on the whole individual – academic, athletic, and emotional – in the years during and after college. AEP fi rmly believes that there is a direct relationship between quality of effort (both academic and athletic) and performance. AEP considers the results achieved in the classroom to be a direct refl ection on UNCG’s athletic program.

Through AEP, students explore university programs, options and opportunities, although UNCG student-athletes are expected to take responsibility for their own actions and decisions. They are expected to represent themselves, their team, ICA and UNCG in a manner that consistently promotes honesty, fairness, trust, respect and responsibility.

Services provided by the AEP staff include:• Facilitate positive freshman experience through

participation in SOAR (Spartan Orientation, Advising and Registration) & UNS (University Studies - required of all freshmen student-athletes);

• Provide academic support helping student-athletes utilize campus support systems;

• Monitor academic progress of student-athletes through 5 & 10 week reports;

• Provide a monitored structured study area where student-athletes can work;

• Facilitate student-athlete’s exploration of academic interests, majors, & career options to allow him/her to graduate with a meaningful degree;

• Work with student-athletes to help them understand degree audit sheets, degree evaluations and the impact those have on working toward graduation.

Student-Athlete responsibilities include:• Complete Virtual Advising before SOAR; • Be familiar with different programs, majors and options

available; • Choose a major that blends student’s own interests

and strengths; • Explore academic options with academic advisor in

his/her major; • Monitor their own academic progress with instructors

and advisors;

• Participate in structured study during the fall semester of their freshman year.

Academic ExcellenceAEP works to support the academic progress of student-

athletes toward intellectual development and graduation. At UNCG, the Student Academic Services, Learning Assistance Center, Counseling and Testing Center, Speaking Center and Writing Center help AEP provide information in the following areas:

• Structured study; • Academic agendas; • Goal setting; • Time management; • Study skills; • Tutoring; • Study groups; • Progress reports (for all student-athletes in all courses

twice per semester);

Academic DevelopmentAEP encourages student-athletes to develop and pursue

career goals and life goals. The School of Education’s Counseling and Educational Development Department, Business and Career Services’ representatives provide student-athletes with a variety of experiences, including:

• CED 210: Career and Life Planning; • Field experiences; • Career Day.AEP’s staff includes a director, an assistant academic

coordinator, graduate interns, daytime and Sunday night structured study monitors and tutors. The staff includes professionals who provide various services such as academic advising, career counseling, individual and small group tutoring, classroom instruction and other support services.

Academic AdvisingFreshmen and sophomores without a declared major will

be advised through the College of Arts and Sciences. All other student-athletes follow the normal procedures for university academic advising concerning schedules, possible class choices, degree requirements, etc.

AEP staff monitor academic progress, advise and counsel student-athletes and serve as a liaison between ICA and the academic community. Progress letters are sent to faculty

requesting input such as grades, attendance, etc. Students are assigned tutors in any problem areas.

Offi ce of Academic ComplianceUNCG’s newest addition to its academic services, the

Academic Compliance Offi ce is charged with monitoring and evaluating issues related to the continuing eligibility of the student-athletes and completing NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) reporting forms regarding continuing eligibility and retention. Academic Compliance also works closely with student-athletes who are identifi ed as needing extra attention while adjusting academically and socially.

The goal of the Academic Compliance Offi ce is to serve as a bridge for UNCG’s student-athletes and assist in connecting them with the appropriate campus-based support service dependent upon their specifi c needs. The main goal of this offi ce is to assist student-athletes in their pursuit of a degree and ensure compliance with University and NCAA guidelines.

The Academic Compliance offi ce relies on a combination of professionals and offi ces across campus to be successful in delivering quality guidance and assistance to our student-athletes in a timely fashion. The staff provides a wide array of services and programs that are geared towards developing the fundamental skills needed to be successful in college both as a student and an athlete.

As a whole, the University community must strive to reach the ultimate goal of “being recognized in Division I as a national leader in the welfare of the student-athlete.”

“The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) is actively engaged in the University community and is committed to the development of a competitive Division I program that is nationally recognized as a leader in the welfare of our student-athletes and professional staff. Mirroring the University, ICA is a community of students and professionals of diverse backgrounds embracing an informed appreciation of different views and cultures, as well as their own. Their quality of experiences will encompass the social, aesthetic and ethical development of all individuals represented in the program regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, political orientation or sexual orientation.

“A founding guideline of Division I athletics at UNCG states that the student-athlete is fi rst and foremost a student. ICA makes every effort to provide an environment for learning where the student-athlete’s responsibilities are integral to their educational success inside and outside the formal classroom. The University provides numerous academic support programs aimed at assisting a student’s academic growth. ICA seeks to further assist student-athletes by enhancing current academic programs and providing educational initiatives supplemental to those offered by the University. These initiatives are designed to stimulate intellectual, social, cultural, gender and personal development of the student-athlete. The goals of these programs are to promote the graduation of student-athletes at a rate equal to or greater than the overall undergraduate student population. A special emphasis is placed on maintaining comparable graduation rates for student-athletes in every demographic group.”

- Excerpt from UNCG’s ICA Department Philosophy

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Fleming Gym All-Time RecordsMichael B. Fleming Gymnasium is located in the Health and Human Performance Building, a $16.2 million facility which opened on campus in June of 1989.

In October of 2005, the gym underwent the fi rst phase of a two-part renovation with the installation of new seating on the west side bleachers. The new seating includes chairback seating on the lower half with bleacher bench seating in the upper half. This past summer, the east side went through a similar renovation.

The gymnasium, which now has seating for 1,831, was named for Greensboro civic leader and one of the most ardent supporters of UNCG athletics on Dec. 1, 1994.

Spartan teams are in their 18th year in the gymnasium, as it was fi rst occupied during the 1989-90 academic year.

The women’s team is 160-46 (.777) in the facility. In 2004-05, UNCG earned its 150th win at Fleming when it defeated Davidson in a thrilling 90-87 double overtime victory on Feb. 15.

The largest crowd to see an athletic contest in the gym was 2,302 for a men’s basketball game against Charleston Southern, Feb. 25, 1995. The Spartans won, 98-70.

Fleming Gymnasium has played host to various conference championship tournaments, including Big South volleyball in 1994 and 1995, Big South women’s basketball in 1994, SoCon women’s basketball in 1998 and 1999, SoCon wrestling in 1999 and SoCon volleyball in 2001.

It played host to the SoCon / ACC Wrestling Championships in 2004-05.

Prior to the 1996-97 season, the Boston Celtics held their pre-season training camp in the gym.

For intercollegiate athletics, the HHP Building offers the following facilities:

TeamAll-Time Record160-46 (.777) ........................................17 years

Best Single-Season Record12-1 (.923) ............................................ 2001-02

Longest Winning Streak12 games ................ Feb. 2, 1998-Jan. 22, 1999

Most points scored by UNCG105.................. vs. St. Augustine’s, Feb. 6, 1990

Most points scored by an Opponent98................................. vs. Duke, Feb. 24, 1996

Most combined points scored196..................... UNCG 105, St. Augustine’s 91....................................................... Feb. 6, 1990

IndividualMost points scored31................. Debbie Hoskins, Lincoln Memorial......................................................Jan. 10, 1990

Most Rebounds19........................................ Julie Moore, UNCG ..................vs. Western Carolina, Dec. 31, 199419.......................................Alisa Moore, UNCG....................... vs. UNC Asheville, Jan. 17, 1996

Most Assists12............................................Jo Zerger, UNCG.............................. vs. Winthrop, Feb. 17, 1993

Most Steals9...................................... Kristen Boone, UNCG.................................. vs. Furman, Feb. 4, 2006

Most Blocks7................................Rebecca Viverette, UNCG................................ vs. Wofford, Feb. 16, 1998

Largest women’s basketball crowd646....................................vs. Georgia Southern....................................................... Feb. 7, 2004

Year W L Pct.1989-90 9 2 .8181990-91 10 1 .9091991-92 11 3 .7861992-93 9 2 .8181993-94 9 4 .6921994-95 9 4 .6921995-96 9 1 .9001996-97 9 2 .8181997-98 11 2 .846

Year W L Pct.1998-99 11 1 .9171999-00 8 2 .8002000-01 9 3 .7502001-02 12 1 .9232002-03 8 5 .6152003-04 7 5 .5382004-05 10 4 .7142005-06 9 4 .692Total 160 46 .777

Michael B. Fleming Gymnasium Records

• Two large gyms, a three-court (Fleming) and a two-court, which is used for a variety of practices.

• A weight training area that includes Nautilus equipment and free weights.

• A spacious sports medicine area, with modern equipment to serve the University’s 16 teams.

• Locker rooms for the athletic teams, including several team rooms, and locker rooms for visiting teams and offi cials.

• A practice room for wrestling.• Offi ces for coaches and athletics staff on the third

(main) fl oor, in two suites.• A ticket offi ce and concessions areas, near the third-

fl oor entrance to the building.

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About The Spartan Club

The Spartan Club is a non-profi t organization whose primary purpose is to secure scholar-ship support for the 16 men’s and women’s NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG.

UNCG proudly proclaims that 100 percent of Spartan Club contributions go directly to athletic scholarships for deserving student-athletes.

Throughout the year the Spartan Club hosts pre-game socials, special events, and fund-raisers to promote interest and participation in the overall athletic program. Spartan Club members include UNCG alumni, faculty and staff, friends, former student-athletes, parents, businesses, corporations, and other leaders in our community.

The Spartan ClubPO Box 41230Greensboro, NC 27404-1230

Phone: (336) 334-5156Fax: (336) 334-5319www.spartanclub.org

Membership Appreciation Socials (3 a year) Window DecalSpartan Club Auto Tag (First Time Members)Ticket PriorityInvitations to Special EventsSoCon Tournament Ticket PriorityExclusive Varsity Club Lapel Pin (First Time Varsity Club Members)Spartan Spirit Season Ticket OpportunityPre-Game Socials (16-20 a year)Lapel Pin (First Time Members)Honor Wall RecognitionCampus Recreation Center Privilege*Basketball Program RecognitionCar FlagInvitations to Special University EventsWeb Site RecognitionPriority for Spartan Club Special EventsMVP Season Ticket OpportunityCampus Recreation Center Membership**Naming an Annual ScholarshipScholarship Wall RecognitionAnnual Scholarship PlaqueChancellor’s Society Membership

Annual Scholarship Level

($10,000 4 year pledge)Golden Spartans

($2,500)Spartan 200

($1,000)Fighting Spartans

($500)Blue and Gold

($250)

Century Spartansand Varsity Club

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* Members contributing $250 or more annually are eligible for membership at the Campus Recreation Center for an additional $200 per person.** Campus Recreation Center membership available at no extra cost. Call the Spartan Club for details

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