2009 kansas wesleyan university fall sports guide

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WELCOME TO KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYWelcome to Kansas Wesleyan University. For nearly125 years, Kansas Wesleyan has provided its students with a faith-based, values-centered education in the arts, sciences, and professional studies areas characterized by excellence within a caring community.

Affi liated with the United Methodist Church, we off er over 30 undergraduate programs at the associate and baccalaureate levels, several special programs for adults who wish to fi nish their education, and the MBA degree. We are located in Salina, the crossroads of Kansas, so our students are in an ideal location for internships, student teaching placements, volunteer activities, and off -campus jobs. There is also easy access to shopping, restaurants, theatres, parks, museums, and cultural arts events.

The intercollegiate athletics program is an important part of the life of many Kansas Wesleyan students. We are proud members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character program. Our teams compete through the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), and that competition demands both focus and commitment. The lessons our students learn through their participation in our athletic programs help develop those skills that will be needed throughout life: goal setting, commitment to excellence, teamwork, and communication. We have made a strong commitment to having the programs, services, and facilities needed to support a strong athletic program. In addition to our athletic program, our students can choose from a full range of student activities that appeal to a wide variety of interests. Just a few examples of student activities include vocal and instrumental music groups, theatre, studio arts, debate and forensics, yearbook, newspaper, student government, ministry and fellowship groups, intramurals, and numerous other special interest organizations. I am impressed by the number of our athletes who become actively involved in many of these other opportunities on campus.

At Kansas Wesleyan University, you can make a diff erence, and you can achieve things far beyond what you may have imagined possible. I invite you to take the time to walk around our beautiful campus and sense the excitement of Kansas Wesleyan University.

Dr. Craig Dean Willis

President & CEO

2009 KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY FALL SPORTS GUIDE

Welcome to Today’s Game ..........................................2This is Coyote Athletics.................................................3About Kansas Wesleyan ...............................................4Athletic Department Staff ...........................................5Athletic Administration Bios.......................................6Athletic Facilities .............................................................8About Salina .................................................................. 10About the Kansas Conference ................................ 11About the NAIA ............................................................ 12Meet the Media ............................................................ 132009-2010 Media Policies ......................................... 14Be a Champion of Character ................................... 64

WELCOME TO KWUWELCOME TO KWU FOOTBALLFOOTBALL VOLLEYBALLVOLLEYBALL

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This is Coyote Football ............................................... 152009 Schedules ............................................................ 162009 Season Outlook ................................................. 17Head Coach Dave Dallas ........................................... 19Coaching Staff .............................................................. 202009 Numerical Roster .............................................. 22Meet the Team .............................................................. 23All-Time Football Records ......................................... 29

This is Coyote Volleyball ............................................ 312009 Schedule .............................................................. 322009 Season Outlook ................................................. 33Coaching Staff .............................................................. 342009 Roster .................................................................... 35Meet the Team .............................................................. 36 All-Time Volleyball Records ...................................... 37

This is Coyote Soccer .................................................. 392009 Schedules ............................................................ 402009 Season Outlook ................................................. 412009 Women’s Soccer Roster................................... 43Meet the Team - Women’s Soccer .......................... 44Head Coach Mike Dibbini ......................................... 46Coaching Staff .............................................................. 472009 Men’s Soccer Roster ......................................... 48Meet the Team - Men’s Soccer................................. 49All-Time Soccer Records ............................................ 51

This is Coyote Cross Country ................................... 532009 Schedule .............................................................. 542009 Season Outlook ................................................. 54Coaching Staff .............................................................. 552009 Rosters .................................................................. 56Meet the Team .............................................................. 57

This is Coyote Spirit..................................................... 592009 Team Rosters ...................................................... 60Coaching Staff .............................................................. 60Meet the Team .............................................................. 61Director of Bands William McMosley .................... 63


WELCOME TO TODAY’S GAME FROM MATT WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

Welcome to Kansas Wesleyan University, the home of the Coyotes. As I embark on my fi fth year as Director of Athletic Programs, KWU continues its commitment to excellence, providing outstanding opportunities for student-athletes to excel not

only in athletics, but also in the classroom. KWU’s commitment to give students the tools they need to succeed is evident all over campus.

Our athletics programs continue to be a dominant force in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Kansas Wesleyan won seven KCAC Championships in 2008-09,

and for a third straight year had the best conference and overall combined records in the eight major sports sponsored by the conference (Football, Volleyball, Men’s

and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Softball). Wesleyan won 86 conference games last season and 145 overall. Women’s Soccer made its second straight appearance in the NAIA National Tournament, the Women’s Basketball team made history for the program, winning its fi rst conference

title since 1988 and its fi rst ever KCAC Tournament title. The Coyotes then earned a best ever No.9 ranking in the fi nal NAIA Top 25 poll and received a No.2 seed in its section of the NAIA National Championship bracket.

Kaylaen Dittmer was named the KCAC Player of the Year, and Coach Gordon Reimer earned KCAC Coach of the Year honors and also went on to earn Kansas Women’s College Coach of the Year honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches’ Association. The KWU Baseball team made school history as well, winning

its second straight Regular Season title and a second KCAC Tournament title in the last three years and advancing to the Championship Series of the Opening Round of the NAIA World Series. Coach Dave Dawson was named KCAC Coach of the Year for the third time in his four seasons leading KWU Baseball, Brandon Mathes was named KCAC Player of the Year for a second straight year and Mike Pettibone earned the Rawlings NAIA National Gold Glove

at Third Base.

This year we celebrate winning our 25th Championship since the start of the 2005-06 athletic season, and continue our emphasis on the “Three E’s,” where student-athletes are: EXPECTED to graduate from Kansas Wesleyan University, EXPECTED to strive just as hard in the classroom as on the athletic fi eld, and EXPECTED to have a winning season.

Our coaches have continued to recruit high quality student-athletes that excel not only on the athletic fi eld, but in the classroom as well. Last year, our Women’s Basketball team was named as a NAIA Scholar Team and KWU had 12 NAIA Scholar-Athletes in 2008-09.

The faculty, staff , and administration of Kansas Wesleyan University have all taken pride in what we have accomplished and will continue to take pride in the success we will have this year both on and off the athletic playing fi eld.

I hope you enjoy today’s contest and are impressed with our student athletes’ accomplishments both on and off the athletic fi eld.

As you look around here today and through this athletic program, I encourage you to please support all our local sponsors and thank them for supporting these young student athletes. These sponsors play a very important role in maintaining the success of the athletic programs here at Kansas Wesleyan University.


THIS IS COYOTE ATHLETICSSince 2005, the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes have become one of the dominant

forces in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, and have made their name known at the national level as well. In the last four years,

KWU has won an unprecedented 25 KCAC Championship and NAIA Regional Championship trophies. For the last three years, Wesleyan has had the best

combined record out of all ten KCAC schools in the eight major sports sponsored by the conference (football, volleyball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s

basketball, baseball and softball).

In 2006-07, The Coyotes fi nished the year with a 154-83-1 (.650 win pct.) overall record and were 90-29 (.756 win pct.) in conference play, fi ve wins better than any other team in the league. Wesleyan won eight KCAC titles in 2006-07. The 2006-07 Men’s Basketball

team became the fi rst Wesleyan squad to earn a berth in the NAIA Division II National Tournament in school history and was the fi rst team to earn a berth to any NAIA Men’s Basketball Tournament since 1950, when the Coyotes won the KCAC Tournament with a

thrilling 56-55 win over Friends. Wesleyan continued on to beat Bluefi eld (Va.) in the fi rst round before falling to Northwestern (Iowa) in the second round. In 2007-08, Wesleyan racked up six more conference titles while completing the season with a 146-87-3 (.627 win pct.) overall record and an 87-33-1 (.725 win pct.) record in conference play. The Women’s Soccer team made history when it became the fi rst-ever women’s team in conference history to make the NAIA Women’s Soccer National Tournament as the Coyotes defeated Park (Mo.) in the regional fi nal in early November. The Coyote Volleyball team also made history for the conference as they became the fi rst team to advance past the fi rst round of the regional volleyball tournament.

2008-09 was another banner year for the Coyotes. Wesleyan added another seven trophies to the collection, while fi nishing the year with a conference best 86-35 (.711 win pct.) record in conference play, winning the conference race by an impressive 11 games. The Coyotes were also 145-105-2 (.580 win pct.) overall, the best in the conference for a third straight year. The Coyotes’ seven titles came in Women’s Soccer (third straight), Women’s Soccer Tournament (fourth straight), Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball Tournament, Baseball and

Baseball Tournament. Women’s Soccer made its second straight appearance in the NAIA National Tournament, taking on McKendree (Ill.) in the Tournament Opening Round. The Women’s Basketball team made history for the program in 2008-09, winning its fi rst conference title since 1988 and its fi rst ever KCAC Tournament title in a 70-61 win over Sterling in the Tournament Championship in Sterling. The Coyotes then rocketed to a best ever

No.9 ranking in the fi nal NAIA Top 25 poll and received a No.2 in its section of the NAIA National Championship bracket. KWU went 1-1 in the tournament, winning over Aquinas (Mich.), before falling to Black Hills State (S.D.) in the Second Round. The team set 19 new school records during the year, and Kaylaen Dittmer was named the KCAC Player of the Year, and coach Gordon Reimer earned KCAC Coach of the Year honors and also went on to earn Kansas Women’s College Coach of the Year honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches’ Association. The KWU Baseball team made school history as well, winning its second straight Regular Season title and a

second KCAC Tournament title in the last three years. The Coyotes also set a new school record for wins in a season with 40, which included an unprecedented 26-game winning streak. The baseball team advanced to the Championship Series of the Opening Round of the NAIA World Series in St. Charles, Mo., before falling to

Campbellsville University. Coach Dave Dawson was named KCAC Coach of the Year for the third time in his four seasons leading KWU Baseball, Brandon Mathes was named KCAC Player of the Year for a second straight year and Mike Pettibone earned the Rawlings NAIA Gold Glove at Third Base.

In the last four years, Wesleyan has had 286 All-KCAC selections, including 154 as First Team nods. 42 players have received individual conference honors and 16 times a KWU coach has been selected as a KCAC Coach of

the Year in their respective sport. Wesleyan boasted 36 All-NAIA Region IV players over the last three years of regional play, and four times coaches were named Regional Coach of the Year. KWU has had 36 NAIA All-Americans in the last four seasons, including 12 in 2008-09. Two Wesleyan coaches have received honors at the national level, including Colby Hensley (AFCA-NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year, 2006) and Mike Dibbini (2007 NSCAA Great Plains Region Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year).

COYOTE ATHLETIC SUCCESS SINCE 2005286 Players named All-Conference

42 Individual Conference Awards16 KCAC Coaches of the Year

36 NAIA All-Region Players4 NAIA Regional Coaches of the Year2 Coaches earned National Coaching Honors

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W E L C O M E T O K A N S A S W E S L E YA N U N I V E R S I T Y, H O M E O F T H E C O Y O T E S

Kansas Wesleyan University is a faith-based institution located in Salina, Kansas. Founded in 1886, it maintains a covenant relationship with the United Methodist Church and is supported by the Kansas West Conference. The school’s accreditation was reaffi rmed in 2007 by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, Website address: www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org. Telephone: (800) 621-7440 or (312) 263-0456, Fax: (312) 263-7462.

Kansas Wesleyan University provides an education program characterized by excellence within a caring community, rooted in the liberal arts tradition. The call of the University is to develop both intellect and character, to stimulate creativity and discovery, to nurture the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. Diversity is encouraged in curriculum, faculty, and students.

Kansas Wesleyan University prepares students not only for careers and professions, but also for lifelong learning. The University equips its students for responsible leadership in their communities, for useful service in and to the world, and for stewardship of the Earth.

Kansas Wesleyan University provides a setting in which faith and learning are integrated; encounter with the Christian proclamation is an integral part of the life of the University. The University fosters the lively discussion of faith and values, encouraging students to develop a thoughtful, personal world view informed by Christian tradition.

Kansas Wesleyan University serves the church, community, and the world by providing a variety of resources for educational, cultural, and spiritual enrichment. The aim of the University is to discover, to build, and to share a higher quality of life and a broader vision of the world.

The University is divided academically into six divisions and eighteen departments. Courses are off ered for more than 30 undergraduate majors and one graduate program, the MBA.

Salina is the seventh largest city in the state. It is at the hub of two major interstate highways and is serviced by regular airline transportation. The city is a major arts and cultural center for Kansas.

MEMORIAL LIBRARYSAMS HALL OF FINE ARTS PETERS SCIENCE HALLSTUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER

KANSAS WESLEYAN QUICK FACTSCity / Zip ...............................................................Salina, Kan. 67401Founded / Enrollment......................................................1886 / 879Nickname ................................................... Coyotes / Lady CoyotesSchool Colors .......................................................... Purple and GoldAffi liation .......................................NAIA (Division II in Basketball)Conference.....Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC)President & CEO ..............................................Dr. Craig Dean Willis


Jeff BarkerCross Country / Track & Field

Dave Dallas

Football

Mike Davert

Men’s BasketballMike Dibbini

Men’s & Women’s Soccer

ATHLETIC STAFF AND HEAD COACHES

Brent Mooney

Men’s & Women’s Tennis

Jenny King

Softball / Cheer & Dance

Gordon Reimer

Women’s Basketball

Fred Aubuchon

VolleyballMark Carvalho

BaseballPatty Colahan

Administrative Assistant

Eric Gillberg

Assistant Athletic TrainerJoyce Kelley

Faculty Representative

Rob Ozga

GolfKatie Pierce

Assistant Athletic TrainerChad Shriver

Head Athletic Trainer

David Toelle

Sports Information DirectorDr. Matthew Williams

Director of Athletic Programs

ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFFDirector of Athletic Programs ........ Matthew Williams [email protected] Assistant .................. Patty Colahan [email protected] Information Director .......... David Toelle..................3146................ [email protected] Athletic Representative .... Joyce Kelley ..................2220.........................kelley@kwu.eduHead Athletic Trainer ......................... Chad Shriver ................3192.....................cshriver@kwu.eduAssistant Athletic Trainer ................. Eric Gillberg ..................3193.............eric.gillberg@kwu.eduAssistant Athletic Trainer ................. Katie Pierce ..................3192............. [email protected] STAFFBaseball ................................................. Mark Carvalho [email protected]’s Basketball .................................. Mike Davert [email protected]’s Basketball ........................... Gordon Reimer [email protected] and Dance ................................ Jenny King [email protected] Country / Track and Field ..... Jeff Barker .....................1166................ jeff [email protected] .................................................. Dave Dallas ...................3172.........................dallas@kwu.eduGolf .......................................................... Rob Ozga ......................2134.....................rob.golf@kwu.eduMen’s and Women’s Soccer ............. Mike Dibbini ................2111...................... [email protected] ................................................... Jenny King [email protected]’s and Women’s Tennis .............. Brent Mooney [email protected] ............................................... Fred Aubuchon [email protected]

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY 785.827.5541 plus ext. below


Matthew Williams begins his fi fth season as Director of Athletic Programs at Kansas Wesleyan. In four years under WIlliams, the Coyotes have risen to the top the KCAC ranks, fi nishing 2008-09 with a conference best 86-35 (.711 win pct.) record in conference play, winning the conference race by an impressive 11 games. The Coyotes were also 145-105-2 (.580 win pct.) overall, the best in the conference for a third straight year. In 2007-08, Wesleyan fi nished the year with a KCAC best 146-87-3 (.627) overall record, including an 87-33-1 (.725) mark in KCAC play, and in 2006-07, KWU fi nished with a conference best 87-32 (.731) record in regular season KCAC play and a KCAC best 151-86-1 (.689) overall record.

Williams, a member of the KWU family since 1999, came to KWU after three years as Athletic Trainer at West Hills Community College in Coalinga, Calif. He took over the Athletic Training program at KWU, and transformed it from an internship program into a full-fl edged academic major, and into the KCAC’s fi rst nationally accredited Athletic Training Education Program by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. He also has been an integral part of the development of KWU’s Master of Business Administration Degree with emphasis in Sports Management and most recently the undergraduate Sports Management degree. Before taking the reigns of the KWU Athletic Department, Williams spent two seasons as the Associate Athletic Director at KWU, in charge of Game Day Operations for all Coyote athletic events.

Williams has a Doctor of Sports Management degree with emphasis in Sports Marketing from the United States Sports Academy, a Master of Business Administration degree from Kansas Wesleyan University, a Master of Science Degree in Athletic Administration from Idaho State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Boise State University.

He resides in Salina with his wife, Tonda, and daughter, Victoria.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PROGRAMS MATTHEW WILLIAMS

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BIOS

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR DAVID TOELLE

David Toelle begins his ninth year as Sports Information Director at Kansas Wesleyan. He is also the University’s Webmaster.

His responsibilities as SID include design of media guides and game day programs, keeping a complete statistical and historical record of Coyote athletics, press box and table management at football and basketball games, writing press releases, and updating the Athletic Department website.

He came to Kansas Wesleyan in the Fall of 1996, and graduated from Wesleyan in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems. In 2008, Toelle earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management, also from Kansas Wesleyan and is currently pursuing his MBA with emphasis in Sports Management from KWU.

Toelle also is involved in the community, especially during the basketball season, when he donates his time at the Salina Bicentennial Center doing basketball statistics for the basketball tournaments held there in March. He was also involved with the Kansas Cagerz, a USBL Professional Basketball team while it was in Salina. In addition to his duties at KWU, this will be his fi fth year as KCAC Conference Statistician, where he is responsible for compiling and distributing the weekly statistics for the KCAC in football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball and softball.

He resides in Salina with his wife, the former Jennifer Meek of Marietta, Ohio, son, Trae, and daughter, Tenille.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PATTY COLAHAN

Patty Colahan begins her second year as Administrative Assistant for the KWU Athletic Department.

Colahan previously served as Campus Visit Coordinator for the KWU Admissions Department before moving over to Athletics.

She is a native of Salina, and a graduate of Salina South High School, but has also lived in eight other states.

Patty and her husband, Dan, live in Salina. Patty has one son, KC, and a stepdaughter, Hollie and a stepson, Patrick.

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FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE JOYCE KELLEY

Joyce Kelley begins her eleventh year as Faculty Athletics Representative at Kansas Wesleyan University. Kelley, also Associate Professor in Accounting, came to Kansas Wesleyan in 1998.

Kelley earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from Kansas State University in 1975 and her M.B.A. in Accounting from KSU in 1977. After college, Joyce worked as a staff accountant for Arthur Young and Company in Kansas City, Missouri. Kelley taught at Kansas State University, the University of Nebraska, and Marymount College before coming to Kansas Wesleyan.

She resides in Salina with her husband, Dan. They have two sons, Justin and Jeff .


ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BIOS

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER CHAD SHRIVER

Chad Shriver begins his seventh year as Athletic Trainer at Kansas Wesleyan University.

Before coming to Kansas Wesleyan, Chad received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education with Emphasis in Sports Medicine from Charleston Southern University (S.C.) in 1999, and his Master of Liberal Arts degree from Southern Methodist University (Texas) in 2002. Shriver did his Graduate Assistantship at Southern Methodist from 2000-2002.

Chad is a native of the Salina area, as he attended Ell-Saline High School, graduating in 1995.

He resides in Salina with his wife, Mollie, son, Gage, and daughter, Maddison.

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER ERIC GILLBERG

Eric Gillberg is in his third year as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Kansas Wesleyan University.

Gillberg came to KWU after spending two years as Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Bethel College in North Newton.

Gillberg completed his undergraduate degree in Athletic Training and Movement Science from Texas Christian University in 2004. He then completed his Master of Education degree in Sports Administration at Wichita State University in 2006.

Gillberg, a Salina native, is a 2000 graduate of Salina Central High School. He, his wife Regina, daughter, Raeann, and son, Evan, reside in Salina.

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER KATIE PIERCE

2009 marked the fi rst season for Katie Pierce as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Kansas Wesleyan University.

Pierce comes to KWU after completing her Master of Science degree in Athletic Training from East Stroudsburg University (Pa.) in 2009. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Athletic Training from the University of Kansas in 2008.

While at KU as a student trainer, Pierce worked with several diff erent athletic programs for the Jayhawks, as well as working at Lawrence High School. While at East Stroudsburg, she assisted with athletic training duties at Warren Hills Regional Middle and High Schools in Washington, N.J., and at Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, N.J.

She also volunteered her time for several events, including the Special Olympics and the Pennsylvania Flag Football Tournament in East Stroudsburg in 2008; and the Northern PA Athletic Training 5K Run in Scranton, Pa., in 2009.

Pierce is a native of Olathe, Kan., where she graduated from Olathe South High School in 2004, and is the daughter of Terry and Jean Pierce.


ATHLETIC FACILITIESThe KWU STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER opened in Fall 2008, giving Kansas Wesleyan one of the fi nest small college athletic facilities in the state. It features Mabee Arena, which seats nearly 1,500, the Hauptli Student Center, with concession stands and gathering areas, new coaches offi ces, new athletic training rooms, the Everett Morgan Strength Training Center which features new fi tness center and weight room facilities, revamped locker room space, new classrooms and several other amenities. The goal of the SAC is to bring several student services that are spread out around campus into one centralized location, giving the campus a stronger sense of community within itself.

The fi tness center features all-new equipment from Life Fitness, including circuit training stations, exercise bikes and treadmills. People working out in the fi tness center are able to watch their favorite shows while working out on the fl at-panel televisions that are spread around the room. The weight room features all new equipment designed specifi cally for student-athlete use from Hammer Strength.


MUIR GYMNASIUM was the former home of Kansas Wesleyan Basketball and Volleyball. Opened in 1981, Muir was the last new facility to be constructed on the KWU Campus prior to the construction of the new Student Activities Center. Muir Gym features a capacity of nearly 800 and provided a high quality small college atmosphere for all athletic contests. Muir Gym is still being used as a practivce gym and host to community events.

GENE BISSELL FIELD AT MARTIN STADIUM will be the site of all JV Football games in 2009. Sacred Heart High School also plays its football games at Martin Stadium. The stadium complex, built in the early 1940s as a Public Works project, is the oldest athletic facility in use by the Coyotes today. Over the years, Martin Stadium has been the site of many classic Kansas Wesleyan football games, and it hosted the 2000 American Family Insurance Charity Bowl between the Coyotes and arch-rival Bethany College. The fi eld at Martin Stadium is named Bissell Field in honor of Gene Bissell. “Mr. Wesleyan” coached Coyote football for 26 years and served the athletic department in various capacities, including athletic director until his retirement in the early 1980s. Bissell is KWU’s all-time wins leader in football with 116 career victories.

The BRADLEY TENNIS COURTS are located just to the north of the Martin Stadium Fieldhouse on the corner of Osborne and Clafl in Avenues. They are the home to KWU Tennis. The courts were recently resurfaced and the whole area underwent an updating process.

DEAN EVANS STADIUM is Salina’s premier baseball facility and is the home fi eld for Kansas Wesleyan Baseball. Dean Evans features a covered stadium with seating for 800 and adjacent practice fi elds.

SALINA STADIUM is the home for Kansas Wesleyan Football and most Soccer matches this year. The stadium seats nearly 7,000 and is complete with synthetic turf that was installed in 2005, a new scoreboard in 2007, an accommodating press box, adjacent parking, locker facilities, and more.

BILL BURKE PARK SOFTBALL COMPLEX is home to Kansas Wesleyan Softball. The park features fi ve soccer fi elds and seven lighted fi elds. The park also features walking/biking trails, fi shing and picnic areas.

ATHLETIC FACILITIES


The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, commonly called “The Kansas Conference,” is a prominent intercollegiate athletics conference comprised of ten outstanding independent or private institutions of higher education in the state.

The origins of the KCAC are traced to February 15, 1890, when the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association became the result of the fi rst successful attempt at organization among Kansas colleges, “to promote and regulate amateur intercollegiate athletics.” At that time the association or conference included not only private universities and colleges but also Kansas Agriculture College (now KSU), Kansas University, and Washburn University. Football seems to have been the major sponsored sport, and Baker University won the championship for the fi rst three or four years.

In about 1902 this early association became allied with the Kansas College Athletic Conference, a group which was the fi rst to adopt a defi nite set of rules and regulations. It also promoted an annual track and fi eld meet which has continued yearly since, except for World War years. Basketball has been sponsored since 1904. Football was revived in 1907. Tennis began as early as 1912. Golf was added in 1923. By this time the name of the conference had been altered to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference; it had grown to 17 college members and two allied members: Baker, Bethany, Bethel, College of Emporia, Fairmount (now WSU), Friends, Kansas Wesleyan, KSTC of Emporia (now ESU), KSTC of Hays (now FHSU), KSTC of Pittsburg (now PSU), McPherson, Ottawa, St.Benedict’s (now Benedictine), St.Mary’s, Sterling (formerly Cooper), Southwestern, and Washburn, and with St.John’s and Kansas City University (Kansas) as allied members. Kansas University and Kansas Aggies had dropped out earlier to join other conferences. In 1923 the College of Emporia, KSTC of Emporia, KSTC of Hays, KSTC of Pittsburg, Wichita (formerly Fairmount), Southwestern, and Washburn withdrew to form the Central Conference.

The present legal entity comes from a reorganization of the conference when the predecessor Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference formally disbanded on December 1, 1928, and a new conference was formed which again was called the Kansas College Athletic Conference. The members were Baker, Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson, Ottawa, and St.Mary’s colleges. At that time sportswriters quickly gave the KCAC league a nickname: the “Little Six,” in contrast to the Big Six (which became Big Eight, now Big 12) which also was organized in 1928. St.Mary’s College was discontinued in 1931. The College of Emporia returned to the fold in 1933, and Bethel was readmitted in 1939. Friends, a former member of the KIAC, was admitted in 1953. Sterling and Southwestern were approved for membership in 1958. In 1968 Tabor College and St. Mary of the Plains College were admitted to make twelve members in the conference, and the conference was organized into Southern and Northern divisions until 1970 — when Baker, College of Emporia, and Ottawa withdrew to join two separate Missouri-based conferences. In the mid-1970s the formal name was changed again to Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. In 1975 women’s intercollegiate athletics were incorporated into programs of the KCAC. Ottawa was readmitted in 1981, bringing the conference membership to 10. In 1992 St.Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City left the conference and eventually closed. In 1999, Saint Mary College (now University of Saint Mary) joined to return the KCAC membership to ten institutions.

The “Kansas Conference” (KCAC) continues to be an all-Kansas conference. The KCAC is an affi liated conference of the National Association of intercollegiate Athletics with headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.. Today the KCAC sponsors conference intercollegiate athletics in football, volleyball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s indoor track and fi eld, women’s indoor track and fi eld, men’s outdoor track and fi eld, women’s outdoor track and fi eld, baseball, softball, golf, women’s tennis, men’s tennis.

The KCAC is a widely respected conference which governs intercollegiate athletics in cooperation with the NAIA.

THE KANSAS COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (KCAC)

2008-09 KCAC SPORTS CHAMPIONSEach year, the Kansas Conference names 22 conference champions. Here are the conference champions for 2008-2009

Men’s Soccer Season ......................................Kansas WesleyanMen’s Soccer Tournament ......................................McPhersonWomen’s Soccer Season ...............................Kansas WesleyanWomen’s Soccer Tournament ................ Kansas WesleyanVolleyball Season .................................................................BethelVolleyball Tournament ......................................................BethelFootball ...................................................................................FriendsWomen’s Cross Country .................................... SouthwesternMen’s Cross Country ........................................... SouthwesternMen’s Basketball Season ...............................................SterlingMen’s Basketball Tournament ......................................OttawaWomen’s Basketball Season .... Sterling, Kansas WesleyanWomen’s Basketball Tournament ............Kansas WesleyanBaseball Season ...............................................Kansas WesleyanBaseball Tournament ....................................Kansas WesleyanSoftball Season ...................................................................FriendsSoftball Tournament ........................................................FriendsMen’s Track and Field ......................................... SouthwesternWomen’s Track and Field .................................. SouthwesternMen’s Golf ............................................................................BethanyMen’s Tennis ........................................................................BethanyWomen’s Tennis .....................................................................Bethel

Bethany Swedes

Lindsborg

McPherson Bulldogs

McPherson

Sterling Warriors

Sterling

Friends Falcons

Wichita

Southwestern

Moundbuilders

Winfi eld

Ottawa Braves

Ottawa

Bethel Threshers

North Newton

Tabor Bluejays

Hillsboro

Saint Mary Spires

Leavenworth

Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes

Salina


THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (NAIA)The purpose of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is to promote the education and development of students through intercollegiate athletic participation. Member institutions, although varied and diverse, share a common commitment to high standards and to the principle that participation in athletics serves as an integral part of the total educational process.

The NAIA embraces the concept of the student and recognizes the importance of the individuality of each member institution, the value of the conferences and Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) structure, and the benefi ts of membership in a national association.

The NAIA supports gender equity. Gender equity is an atmosphere and reality where fair distribution of overall athletic opportunity and resources, proportionate to enrollment, are available to women and men, and where no student-athlete, coach or athletics administrator is discriminated against in any way in the athletics program. That is to say, an athletics program is gender-equitable when the men’s sports program would be pleased to accept as its own the overall participation opportunities and resources currently allocated to the women’s sports program and vice versa.

The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Divided into 25 conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.), the NAIA off ers 23 championships in 13 sports.

Since 1937, the NAIA has continued a long tradition of pushing the envelope and making a positive diff erence in the lives of students, coaches and parents. The Champions of Character program is the latest cutting-edge addition to the NAIA’s proud history of innovation.

Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, offi cial and spectator are committed to the true spirit of competition through the fi ve core values: respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

NAIA AT A GLANCE Nearly 300 member colleges • and universities

23 national championships •

650,000 students •

First to include black • colleges and students in championships

First to include women in • national championships

First to develop system-wide • character initiative with substantive programming

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NAIA

1937 | Dr. James Naismith and local leaders form National College Basketball Tournament staged at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

1938 | Basketball tournament expands to 32 teams

1940 | National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) formed; fi rst convention held

1948 | John Wooden’s Indiana State team brings fi rst African-American student-athlete to the NAIB tournament

1952 | NAIB adopts new moniker – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) - and introduces men’s championships in golf, tennis and outdoor track and fi eld

1953 | NAIA becomes fi rst collegiate association to invite historically black institutions into membership

1957 | Tennessee State becomes the fi rst historically black institution to win a collegiate basketball national championship

1980 | NAIA becomes fi rst collegiate athletics association to sponsor both men’s and women’s championships by adding women’s basketball, cross country, gymnastics, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball championships

1986 | NAIA Council of Presidents moves from advisory to governance role

1988 | Strict academic eligibility standards for all participating student-athletes adopted

2000 | NAIA introduces Champions of Character initiative along with its new brand emphasizing character development among NAIA student-athletes

2001 | NAIA headquarters returns to metro Kansas City in partnership with the City of Olathe, Kan.

2007 | NAIA opens new headquarters in downtown Kansas City, Mo.


BOB DAVIDSON

SPORTS EDITOR, SALINA JOURNAL

Bob Davidson has been the Sports editor at the Salina Journal for the past 12 years. Before coming to the Journal, he was sports editor at the Hutchinson News for seven years. He also has worked for newspapers in Leavenworth, Hays, Kansas City, Vicksburg, Miss., and Clarksville, Tenn. Bob was born and raised in Parsons, Kan. He graduated from Wichita State in 1978.

KENNY TITUS

SPORTS DIRECTOR, SALINA MEDIA GROUP

Kenny Titus is the Sports Director of the Salina Media Group, which includes KSAL-AM radio. This is Kenny’s fi rst year as the Voice of the Coyotes and his fi rst year with KSAL in Salina. He hosts a daily sports talk show as well as covering area high school athletics. Kenny graduated from Kansas State

University with a bachelor’s degree in 2006 and a master’s degree in 2009. A native of Great Bend, Kan., he has worked in radio news and sports at KJCK radio in Junction City and at KVGB radio in Great Bend.

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2009 KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY GAME DAY MEDIA INFORMATION AND POLICIESMEDIA & PHOTO CREDENTIALSMedia Credentials for KWU home events are issued for working media only and must be requested through the sports information offi ce, preferably in advance. Credentials for media regularly covering the Coyotes will be issued at the beginning of the season. Other credential requests will be handled on a game-by-game basis and a formal request must be issued to the KWU Sports Information Offi ce. Photographers are required to abide by the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and NAIA on shooting limitations from the sidelines. Those not complying with the guidelines may be removed. The Sports Information Offi ce should receive all credential requests no later than fi ve days prior to the game. All requests should be emailed to the SID Offi ce. Media passes may be picked up at the entrance gate to the facility. All credentials are non-transferable and are issued based on the Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Credential Policy.

MEDIA SERVICESAny request for information must be made no later than one hour before the start of a contest and will be available 30 minutes prior. Media requests for information received later than those specifi ed times may not receive the requested information before the start of the game. A fi nal post-game statistical report will be available shortly following the completion of each contest. Final statistics will be e-mailed via KWU’s broadcast system following the conclusion of the game. If you wish to be included on this e-mail distribution, please contact the KWU Sports Information Offi ce. In-game questions or concerns can be addressed on press row by Sports Information Director David Toelle.

PLAYER AND COACH INTERVIEWSPre-game interviews with KWU players and coaches MUST BE coordinated through the KWU Sports Information Offi ce. If media members wish to have a weekly interview with a coach, and players, the Sports Information Offi ce must be contacted in advance, so that the SID knows the interviews are taking place.

COACH AND PLAYER AVAILABILITYHead coaches and other assistant coaches are available for interviews. Please contact SID David Toelle to schedule an interview with a member of the coaching staff . The SID staff will then arrange contact between the requesting media outlet and the coaching staff . All player interviews MUST be arranged through the SID offi ce. To arrange an interview, please call David Toelle at least one day in advance. Players will not be available for game-day interviews until post-game.

LIVE STATS WEBCASTSAgain this season, Kansas Wesleyan will provide live stats webcasts for all homes and select road games. Visit the KWU Athletics website and click on the respective sport. Links will be available on the front page of each sport’s sites in which live stats are available.

LISTEN TO THE COYOTES ON AIR AND ONLINESalina Media Group will be the voice of Coyote Athletics again this season. Broadcasts will be on Classic Hits 104.9 (KSAL-FM) or 1150 KSAL (KSAL-AM) and will also be broadcast online through the Salina Media Group website: www.ksallink.com.

OFFICIAL RELEASES FROM KWU SPORTS INFORMATIONOffi cial media releases will be sent out from the KWU Sports Information Offi ce to all media on an email broadcast list. If you have already been receiving releases from the KWU Sports Information Offi ce, then you are included on the list. If you have not, and wish to be included, please contact the KWU Sports Information Offi ce. All releases will also be posted on the KWU Athletic website

‘K-DUB’ AND “COY-OTES”In editorial references to Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics, it has recently become acceptable to use “K-DUB” to reference Coyote athletic teams. Print outlets wishing to use “K-DUB” are asked to use “K-DUB”, not “K-Dub”, “KDub”, “Kdub”, “KDUB”, or any other variation of “K-DUB”. Other acceptable references to Coyote Athletics include: “KWU”, “Wesleyan”, “KW” and “Kansas Wesleyan”. Broadcast outlets are also asked to refer to KWU as “Coy-otes”, not “Coy-o-tes”.

KWU ATHLETICS LOGO POLICY The offi cial Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics logo is the “Power ‘Yote” (shown to the left). It is the identifying symbol for all Coyote athletic teams. Media wishing to obtain an electronic copy of the logo must contact the Sports Information Offi ce to make arrangements for use of the logo.

KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

MEDIA CREDENTIAL POLICY

Credentials and working space for media members are issued at the sole and exclusive discretion of the Kansas Wesleyan Sports Information Offi ce, based on the following priorities and guidelines:

1. Media outlets identifi ed as offi cial broadcast and print media partners of Kansas Wesleyan University2. Other newspapers regularly covering Kansas Wesleyan, the current game opponent or another KCAC school. Wire services, regional and national publications are also aff orded this priority.3. Other media outlets who wish to produce reports on the game. Other radio stations conducting a regular sports show receive consideration for credentials.4. Offi cial Kansas Wesleyan student publications or student electronic media outlets covering the game.5. Offi cially recognized student publications and electronic media outlets covering the current game opponent

With the exception of media covering Kansas Wesleyan daily, all passes are issued on a game-by-game basis with consideration of available working space. Passes are non-transferable and are subject to immediate revocation if transferred to non-working media members.

Credentials are issued to web sites that are affi liated with web sites for national or regional news media organizations, e.g. USA Today Online, ESPN.com, SI.com, CBSportsLine.com, etc., for institutions that are conference members and non-conference opponents, and for the KCAC.

Kansas Wesleyan University reserves the right to deny media credentials to any individual who is not affi liated with a recognized news-gathering organization.

1525 CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2005


2009 FOOTBALL SCHEDULESVARSITY SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

SEPT. 12 TABOR COLLEGE * SALINA 7:00 CICI’S PIZZA BUY ONE GET ONE FREE NIGHT

Sept. 19 University of Saint Mary * Leavenworth 3:00Sept. 26 Bethel College * North Newton 7:00OCT. 3 BETHANY COLLEGE * SALINA 5:00 HOMECOMING / CICI’S PIZZA BUY ONE GET ONE FREE NIGHT

Oct. 10 Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence 2:00OCT. 17 McPHERSON COLLEGE * SALINA 1:30 CICI’S PIZZA BUY ONE GET ONE FREE NIGHT

Oct. 24 Sterling College * Sterling 1:30Oct. 31 Ottawa University * Ottawa 2:00NOV. 7 FRIENDS UNIVERSITY * SALINA 1:30

NOV. 14 SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE * SALINA 1:30 COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SENIOR DAY

CiCi’s Pizza Buy One Get One Free Night - When KWU wins, all fans in attendance can take their ticket stub to CiCi’s PIzza and buy one large

pizza, get one large pizza free!

JUNIOR VARSITY SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

SEPT. 21 HASTINGS COLLEGE (NEB.) SALINA 6:00

Oct. 5 Friends University Wichita 6:00Oct. 26 Baker University Baldwin City 6:00NOV. 2 OTTAWA UNIVERSITY SALINA 6:00

Nov. 9 Hastings College Hastings, Neb. 6:00

Game times subject to change, Home games in BOLD

Varsity home games played at Salina Stadium. JV home games played at Martin Stadium

* denotes KCAC Conference Games


For someone on the outside looking in, the 2009 edition of the Kansas Wesleyan Coyote Football team may be more of a rebuilding project than anything else. Wesleyan lost a majority of the starting lineup on the off ensive side, including fi ve of six starters at the skill positions, and two off ensive linemen. Things do look better on the defensive side of the ball, as the Coyotes only lost a pair of linemen, a linebacker and one in the defensive backfi eld.

Despite the loss of talent on both sides of the ball, Head Coach Dave Dallas isn’t concerned about the upcoming campaign, which opens September 12 at home against Tabor College.

“Our staff has done a great job of recruiting and with a strong nucleus of returners, and the group of recruits coming in, we have a chance to be pretty good in 2009,” Dallas said. “We lost some key players, but I think we did an exceptional job of bringing in some guys that can play.”

Approximately 110 student-athletes reported to camp on August 21, with 44 of them being freshmen. Dallas isn’t concerned about that fact.

“Our freshman class is going to be really good,” he said. “It’s going to help with our specials teams with our depth on both sides of the ball with the younger players. They will make us a better football team.”

As long as the Coyotes can come together as a unit, things could turn out very well in 2009.

“Overall we have to be able to come together and gel as both an off ensive unit and a defensive unit,” Dallas said. “Off ensively we have to come together and get the ball in the guys’ hands and let them perform.”

THE OFFENSE

The biggest changes are on the off ensive side of the ball, but a strong group of younger players mixed in with a good set of recruits, both from the high school and junior college levels will fi ll the voids. However the changes are not just on the fi eld, but also on the off ensive staff . Former Off ensive Coordinator William Wille stepped down after 12 seasons with the Coyotes, opening the door for Ryan Mills, who served as Passing Game Coordinator in 2008 to move into the position. Dallas is pleased with the changes on the off ensive side of the ball, and it should make for an exciting brand of football this season.

“I think our new staff has done a great job of bringing in a renewed energy on the off ensive side of the ball, and I like that,” Dallas said. “I like what we did this spring in our changes in our off ense as far as what we are going to do, and I felt good about the direction we want to go and need to go.”

Dallas feels that the strongest group of returners is in the off ensive line, with three

players coming back in Sean Junkins (6-4, 320, Jr., Malibu, Calif. / El Camino College (Calif.)) and Kyle Barthel (5-10, 230, Sr., Redding, Calif. / Shasta College (Calif.)). The Coyotes will also look to a couple of younger players who saw playing time last year to contribute again this year on the off ensive line in Zach Brown (6-3, 325, So., Fort Worth, Texas / Arlington-Lamar HS), Will Slasor (6-3, 280, Jr., San Antonio, Texas / Taft HS) and Travis White (6-5, 280, So., Richardson, Texas / J.J. Pearce HS).

“Junkins is one of our main returning guys, but there’s also (Kyle) Barthel and (Will) Slasor who played a lot last year, “Dallas said. “Also Zach Brown, who started fi ve games as a freshman for us in 2007. Those are all key returning guys for us up front.”

Newcomers will also be key for the Coyotes up front, and Dallas feels that a group of players that came in at the semester break last year, coupled with some spring additions will be key. Cody Ramirez (6-4, 320, Jr., Marysville, Calif. / Yuba College (Calif.) and Jeremy Smith (6-5, 350, Jr., Corona, Calif. / Riverside College (Calif.)) are two players that should fi t into the mix somewhere in 2009.

Dallas said the off ensive line is loaded with exceptional talent, but that one thing will make them stand out in 2009. “I feel real good about the potential we have up front,” he said. “It’s just a matter of getting that group to gel together as a cohesive group.”

Three players who return at tight end from last season will split time in 2009. Eric Thrush (6-5, 250, Sr., Janesville, Calif. / Shasta College (Calif.)), Matt Panke (6-3, 210, So., Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound HS) and Dan Reynolds (6-3, 250, Sr., Sacramento, Calif. / American River College (Calif.)) all return from 2008. Thrush caught nine balls for 102 yards and two touchdowns last season.

“Thrush started almost every game last year for us, and Panke is a very talented young football player,” Dallas said. “What is also nice is that all three of those guys are a diff erent style of player, which is benefi cial to us.”

Dallas also sees freshman Logan Glover (6-4, 225, Lewisville, Texas / Temple Christian Academy) with the potential to fi t into the mix at the tight end position.

With the losses of Marcus Lowe and Jason Dolan to graduation at the wide receiver position, it leaves the door wide open in 2009. Aaron Miller (6-2, 180, Sr., Deerfi eld, Kan. / Garden City CC (Kan.)) is the lone returner from last year’s team, catching fi ve balls for 62 yards last year. Outside of Miller, the receiver corps will be all-new in 2009, but Dallas feels the group coming in will fi t in nicely.

“We had several guys here this spring that got a chance to learn the system, which was a positive in itself,” Dallas said. “They were able to

go out and do 7-on-7 by themselves and things like that and I think that’s a big plus.”

Corey Ham (5-9, 160, Jr., Redlands, Calif. / Riverside College (Calif.)), Anthony Roma (6-3, 195, Jr., Mira Loma, Calif. / Chaff ey College (Calif.)), William Hall (6-0, 200, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla. / Feather River College (Calif.)) Jermaine Stovall (5-9, 190, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas / Tyler Junior College (Texas)) and Troy Alsobrook (5-8, 160, Jr., Riverside, Calif. / Mt. San Jacinto College (Calif.)) all were with the Coyotes for the spring semester and looked good in the spring practice sessions, which concluded with the spring scrimmage.

“We threw the ball eff ectively during the spring game,” Dallas said. “I was extremely pleased at this groups’ development for us throughout the spring.”

A pair of newcomers who are expected to push for spots are Anthony Berry (6-0, 190, Jr., Tarzana, Calif. / University of South Dakota) and Jason Engelberg (5-8, 170, So., Newhall, Calif. / College of the Canyons (Calif.)).

“Both Anthony and Jason will add to our receiving corps, and we have a very talented group of young players that will have an impact for us as well, led by Brett Giesen,” Dallas said.

Dallas is very excited about the prospects of Giesen (5-11, 175, Fr., Laguna Niguel, Calif. / Dana Hills HS) for the upcoming season, comparing him to former Wesleyan player Steven Valliere. Giesen played tailback primarily in high school, but will move to slot for the Coyotes in 2009.

“Giesen played in the Southern California High School All-Star game and rushed for over 100 yards and two touchdowns,” Dallas said. “He’s a legit player coming in for us. He’s a lot like Steve (Valliere). That type of player, just with a little bit more quickness to him.”

The tailback position is also wide open with the departure of two-time All-KCAC performer Preston McCorkle. However, a pair of returners in Dane McCoy (5-10, 220, Sr., Discovery Bay, Calif. / Los Medanos College (Calif.)) and Rodney Cooper (5-9, 190, So., Red Oak, Texas / Red Oak HS), who missed 2008 with injuries, will compete for a spot. Also looking to fi t in will be Jake Winship (5-11, 225, Jr., Yuba City, Calif. / Yuba College (Calif.)), who was at Wesleyan last year, but redshirted the 2008 season.

Dallas feels that Winship is another quality running back to come through the Kansas Wesleyan program, fi tting the same model as Oscar Nero, Matt Leonard, Darell Grames and McCorkle.

“We’ve been fortunate to have some great backs in our arsenal in the past years,” Dallas said. “And I think that Jake is just as good as or better than any of those top guys we have had. Rodney has a chance to be good for us, despite

2009 FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK


2009 FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOKmissing last year with an injury and Dane showed glimpses of what he can do for us last year and had an excellent spring.”

At H-Back, Dallas feels that Brendan Eggleston (5-9, 215, Jr., Scott City, Kan. / Dodge City CC (Kan.)), who was at Wesleyan as a freshman, before transferring to Dodge City CC and then back to KWU, will fi t into the mix in the Coyote backfi eld.

The quarterback position will be wide open with the loss of Drew Dallas to graduation, but three players will be in the mix to fi ght for the starting position. All three were in spring workouts, which was an added benefi t for them. Returner Johnny Park (6-1, 185, So., San Antonio, Texas / Antonian College Prep HS), who backed up Dallas last season will be competing for a spot along with spring semester transfers Doug Webster (6-3, 180, Jr., San Jose, Calif. / West Valley College (Calif.)) and Fielding Uhland (6-3, 210, Jr., Browns Valley, Calif. / Yuba College (Calif.)). Uhland was a two-year starter at Yuba, was ranked 11th in the California State in passing yards.

“It’s a three way battle at this time with Johnny Park, Doug Webster and Fielding Uhland,” Dallas said. “And then we have two very good freshmen that will fi t into the mix.”

Tyndan Marquez (6-2, 205, Fr., Grenada, Colo. / Grenada HS) and Ryan Fluker (5-11, 210, Fr., Wichita, Kan. / Valley Center HS) have a chance to fi t in and work through the system.

“We didn’t come into spring ball looking to evaluate personnel,” Dallas said. “We were all there learning, and we didn’t have enough time to evaluate people, but I like our savvy, our competitiveness and our leadership during the spring. I think we are a real talented off ensive unit and if we can put it all together, it’s going to be dangerous.”

THE DEFENSE

Depth is a recurring theme on the defensive side of the ball in 2009. The Coyotes return eight full-time starters from 2008, and have made many key additions to fi ll those voids and shore up numbers at the other positions.

The defensive line lost a couple players in Scott Moore and Andrew Panigada, but returning starters Charles Starling (6-2, 290, Sr., Easton, Texas / Navarro JC (Texas)) and T.J. DiPrima (6-1, 250, Sr., Palmdale, Calif. / California Lutheran) will anchor the line. Also look for returners Joe LaLone (5-11, 290, Sr., Poway, Calif. / San Diego Mesa College (Calif.)), Gary Hemmy (6-3, 210, Jr., Salina, Kan. / Southeast of Saline HS), Jacob Hamblett (5-9, 250, Jr., Gardner, Kan. / Gardner-Edgerton HS), Patrick Shelton (6-3, 220, Sr., Palm Harbor, Fla. / Palm Harbor University HS) and Spencer Popple (5-10, 210, So., Junction City, Kan. / Junction City HS) will fi t into the mix.

“All those guys returning will be good up front

for us,” Dallas said. “They have all improved over the spring and summer, and will be good for us.”

In addition to the strong set of returners, the Coyotes have brought in several key players who will fi t into the mix in Andrew Misipeka (6-1, 340, Jr., Temecula, Calif. / Mt. San Jacinto College (Calif.)), Chris Ramos (6-3, 280, Jr., Claremont, Calif. / Chaff ey College (Calif.)), Billy Butler (6-1, 240, Jr., Paola, Kan. / Highland CC (Kan.)), James Walbridge (6-2, 235, Jr., Redwood City, Calif. / DeAnza College (Calif.)) and Dominick Waters (6-2, 240, Jr., Bullhead City, Ariz. / Mt. San Jacinto College (Calif.)).

“I think that we are pretty good up front,” Dallas reiterated. “We defi nitely have some good depth up there. There’s a potential for us to have over a dozen guys competing for starting spots, and that just means we have the ability to wear people down, rotating in fresh guys.”

In the secondary, nearly the entire group remains intact from the 2008 season. “Our secondary should be very good,” Dallas said. Headlining the returners in the defensive backfi eld is CollegeFanz Honorable Mention All-American Ken Mitchell (5-11, 180, Jr., Humble, Texas / Humble HS), who led the KCAC in interceptions per game (0.8), and was ranked 2nd in the NAIA. Other returners include Richard Raught (6-1, 190, Sr., Palmdale, Calif. / Paraclete HS), Corey Tate (5-11, 170, Jr., Nimitz HS), Joachim (J.R.) Reynolds (6-1, 215, So., Denver, Colo. / Platte Canyon HS), Branden Edward (5-11, 175, Jr., Humble, Texas / Humble HS) and Jacob Brackens (6-2, 185, So., Mesquite, Texas / North Mesquite HS).

Sonny Gallegos (5-10, 190, Jr., Sacramento, Calif. / Sierra College (Calif.)), Calvin Pierre (5-10, 185, Jr., Corona, Calif. / Chaff ey College (Calif.)) and Jesse Walls (6-0, 215, Jr., Sacramento, Calif. / Chabot College (Calif.)) are newcomers that will add to the depth of the Coyotes in the defensive backfi eld.

“We’ve got depth in the backfi eld too,” Dallas said. “There’s 11 guys, (fi ve at cornerback and six at safety), and it will give us the chance to stay fresh back there.”

The linebacker corps remains virtually unchanged from the 2008 season, with the loss of only one starter from the beginning of the year. Returning for the Coyotes will be Vicente Arellano (5-11, 220, Sr., Pittsburg, Calif. / Los Medanos College (Calif.)), Kane Kaualoku (5-11, 200, So., Richardson, Texas / J.J. Pearce HS) and Jason McWilliams (5-11, 190, Jr., Canton, Texas / Canton HS), who by the end of the year were the regular starting three. Austin Hoover (5-10, 190, Jr., Eudora, Kan. / Eudora HS) made great strides during the spring and will compete for a spot, as well as mid-year transfer Mike Marowitz (5-11, 210, Jr., Laguna Niguel, Calif. / Orange Coast College (Calif.)), and returner Adrian Thomas (5-10, 200, So., Diamond Bar, Calif. / Diamond Bar HS).

“Hoover had a great spring and Adrian Thomas got a lot of reps in the spring due to (Arellano)’s injury that made him a lot better,” Dallas said. “Kane started fi ve games for us last year as a freshman, which was great for his development. We’ve got eight or nine guys at linebacker we can put out on the fi eld at any time, which is great for us.”

Dallas is pleased with the development of the defensive unit as a whole, and is also pleased with the amount of depth on that side of the ball.

“From both a talent and a depth perspective, we’re pretty salty,” he said. “My theory has always been that if you can keep bringing in fresh bodies and are able to play key roles with the secondary and such that it wears on the opponent.”

SPECIAL TEAMS

Scotty McKeon (5-9, 170, Sr., Rohnert Park, Calif. / Santa Rosa College (Calif.)) will return to handle the kicking duties in 2009. McKeon was a perfect 6-for-6 on fi eld goals in 2008, and missed only one extra point (41/42) all season long. He also handled the kickoff and punting duties, averaging 36.2 yards per punt, ranking him second in the KCAC.

Freshman Nick Ciliberti (6-2, 180, Fr., Enid, Okla. / Enid HS), who will also play soccer for the Coyotes this fall, will compete with McKeon this fall.

Patrick Shelton (6-3, 220, Sr., Palm Harbor, Fla. / Palm Harbor University HS) will return to the long snapping duties after not being able to handle them in 2008 with a hand injury for much of the year. Also Lawson Hartwick (5-10, 250, Fr., Forney, Calif. / Forney HS) will compete for the long snapper duties this season.

“Both Shelton and Hartwick are excellent long snappers,” Dallas said.

The Coyotes had to turn to linebacker Jason McWilliams to handle the duties last season in Shelton’s absence, but Dallas hopes that he won’t have to fi ll in this season as well.

The return game is wide open, with several names being thrown in the mix to return both kickoff s and punts. A few returners that shared those duties last year include Corey Tate, Richard Raught and Dane McCoy. Dallas also feels that Jake Winship and Corey Ham also have a chance to fi t into the return game. He also thinks that Anthony Berry and Jason Engelberg will compete for the punt return duties.

“We have a lot of guys that could end up returning kicks for us,” Dallas said.


FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

DALLAS COACHING RECORDS

WIN LOSS TIE

AT OTT 42 35 11997 0 9 01998 6 3 01999 2 7 0 2000 7 4 0 2001 8 3 0 2002 8 3 0 2004 5 5 0 2005 8 2 02006 8 2 02007 5 5 02008 6 4 0AT KWU 67 53 0TOTAL 109 88 1

HEAD COACH DAVE DALLAS

Dave Dallas begins his 13th year at the helm of Kansas Wesleyan University Football, making him the longest continuously tenured football coach in the Kansas Conference. Since coming to Wesleyan to start the 1997 season, Dallas has racked up a 67-53 record with the Coyotes, good enough for third all-time in total coaching wins at KWU.

Dallas’ overall coaching record is 109-88-1 in 20 years, 12 at KWU and eight at KCAC rival Ottawa University, where he was 42-35-1. Since coming to KWU, Dallas has captured two KCAC Championships in 2001 and 2002, and guided the Coyotes to their only two NAIA Post Season Championship berths in those same years. Dallas was named the 2001 KCAC Coach of the Year.

During his tenure at Wesleyan, Dallas has coached six NAIA All-Americans, and over 200 All-KCAC players, including six KCAC Players of the Year. One of Dallas’ team goals is for the players to complete their degrees, and Dallas has coached 27 NAIA All-American Scholar Athletes since 1997 at KWU.

Dallas played his collegiate football at Missouri Western, and began his coaching career there as a graduate assistant for two seasons in 1983 and 1984. After fi nishing his degree at MWSU in 1984, Dallas spent one season at Truman State University (then Northeast Missouri State) in 1985, as the Bulldogs captured the MIAA title that season with an

8-3 overall record, and 5-0 in the MIAA.

After taking a year off from the college ranks to coach at Rolla High School in Rolla, Mo., Dallas became defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, for two seasons, before taking the head coaching job at Ottawa in 1989.

Dallas took over the reigns of the Ottawa University program, and spent eight years at the leadership of the Braves, as they went 42-35-1 during his tenure.

In 1997, Dallas took over a struggling Kansas Wesleyan program that had gone 4-26 the previous three years before his arrival. In just four years, in 2001, Wesleyan captured its fi rst KCAC title since 1982, and made the school’s fi rst ever

NAIA Post-Season appearance.

Dallas is active in the American Football Coaches Association, as he is President of the NAIA-FCA for the upcoming season.

In January 2007, Dallas was selected to represent the NAIA on the National Athletic Testing System (NATS) Board of Review at the AFCA Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

NATS is a non-profi t AFCA program and is a nationwide standardized athletic performance test that produces results that can be used to track and compare the players’ athletic ability and

development. In many respects NATS is an athletic version of the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) for high school football players. Most importantly however, the NATS is a means of providing players, parents, coaches

and school counselors important requirements, fi nancial aid and athletic performance analysis and preparation.

Dallas and his wife Kelly live in Salina, along with their four children Drew, Casey, Trey, and Molly.


RYAN MILLS

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Ryan Mills has been an assistant coach at Kansas Wesleyan University, serving as passing game coordinator and most recently as off ensive coordinator, since 2008.

Mills came to Kansas Wesleyan after spending the 2007 season at Bacone College (Okla.) in Muskogee, Okla., where he was the Co-Off ensive Coordinator. He helped lead the Warrior off ense to fi nish the season ranked no.17 in the NAIA in total off ense at 382.5 yards per game. Also at Bacone he taught in the HPER Department.

Before Bacone, Mills spent one season at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, where he was passing game coordinator and also taught in the HPER department. He also worked with the quarterbacks and running backs, and ran the strength and conditioning programs for all 13 of the Aggie athletic programs.

Mills also spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at St. Cloud State University while completing his M.S. degree in Sports Management. While at SCSU, Mills was responsible for coaching tight ends and ran the strength and conditioning program for the football team.

A native of DeSoto, Iowa, Mills graduated in 1998 from ADM High School in Adel, Iowa, before heading to Waldorf College. While at Waldorf, Mills completed his A.A. degree in Liberal Arts. He then transferred to the University of Dubuque (Iowa) where he fi nished his B.S. in Health, Wellness and Recreation in 2003. He most recently completed his M.S. in Sports Management from St. Cloud State University (Minn.) in 2006.

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TYLOR STRUCKMAN

ASSISTANT COACH

2009 marked the fi rst season for Tylor Struckman as assistant coach for the Kansas Wesleyan Football team. Struckman will help coach the Defensive Line.

He is no stranger small college football in Kansas. Struckman played four seasons at Southwestern College for former Moundbuilder coach Monty Lewis, who now leads the Friends Falcons.

After graduating from Southwestern with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education, he moved to Wichita to become an assistant coach with the Falcon Football Program.

He served as an assistant with the Falcons from 2003 to 2009, while working towards the completion of his Master degree in Sports Management.

He is married to Sarah Struckman and has one daughter, Emily.

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COLBY HENSLEY

ASST. HEAD COACH / DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Colby Hensley has been Defensive Coordinator at Kansas Wesleyan since the start of the 2002 season.

As a player, Hensley was a four-year letterman and a member of two KCAC Championship squads at Bethany College in 1996 and 1999. His best year came in 1999 when he started at outside linebacker for the Swedes and was named Honorable Mention All-KCAC at his position.

In 2001, Hensley fi nished his degree in Biology and Secondary Biology from Bethany, and Master of Education degree from Washburn University in Topeka in 2003.

Hensley was selected as the 2006 AFCA-NAIA National Coach of the Year. One assistant coach in the fi ve diff erent divisions of college football has been selected for their dedication to their teams and communities.

Each year, staff representatives from NCAA and NAIA football-playing schools are asked to nominate an assistant for consideration. From those nominations, a winner is selected by the AFCA Public Relations Committee. The winners for this award were selected in NCAA Divisions I-A, I-AA, II, III and the NAIA.

The Assistant Coach of the Year award was fi rst presented in 1997 and was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-fi eld coaching success and AFCA professional organization involvement.

Hensley and his wife, Holly, reside in Salina, and are the Resident Directors in Pfeiff er Hall.

TRAVIS CALLAWAY

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR

Travis Callaway has been a member of the Kansas Wesleyan coaching staff since 2006. In 2009, he will be the Special Teams Coordinator as well as working with the linebackers.

Callaway is no stranger to Kansas Wesleyan, having played for the Coyotes for four seasons - one at linebacker, and three at tight end. He was a four-year letterman with the Coyotes, and was part of KWU’s 2002 KCAC Championship Team.

He started his coaching career as a defensive line coach in 2006 and 2007. He then moved to linebackers in 2008, and is now the Special Teams Coordinator

The native of Mankato, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Athletic Training from Kansas Wesleyan, and completed his MBA Degree from KWU in 2008.

He is the son of Howard and Ann Callaway.


DREW DALLAS

ASSISTANT COACH

Drew Dallas has been an assistant coach with Kansas Wesleyan since the 2009 season. He is working with quarterbacks for the 2009 season.

Dallas played two years for Kansas Wesleyan, throwing for 2882 yards. He was 222-445 (.480 win pct.), with 33 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. He ranks sixth on Kansas Wesleyan’s All-Time Total Off ense list, third in career passing yards and second all-time in career pass completions.

Before Kansas Wesleyan, Dallas spent two years at Fort Hays State University after graduating from Salina Central High School in 2004.

Drew is the son of current KWU Head Coach Dave Dallas. Drew recently got married to the former Heather McDonald, and the couple resides in Salina.

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MIKE REID

ASSISTANT COACH

Mike Reid has been running backs coach at Kansas Wesleyan since the 2006 season.

Before coming to Kansas Wesleyan, Reid was at St. John’s Military School for six seasons, where he served in several capacities for the Muleskinner football team, including head coach, both off ensive and defensive coordinator, and assistant coach.

In addition to coaching at St. John’s and Kansas Wesleyan, Reid is a position coach at the Full Contact Football Camps, coaching the running backs, off ensive linemen, and defensive line.

Reid completed his A.S. in Business at Kansas State-Salina after attending Tescott High School in Tescott, Kansas. He completed his B.S. in Business Management from Kansas Wesleyan and a Master of Business Administration with emphasis in Sports Management from KWU.

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REX PIPPENGER

ASSISTANT COACH

Rex Pippenger has been an assistant coach with the Coyotes since the 2000 season. He has served as a volunteer coach since then, and now has moved into a non-volunteer position.

Coach Pippenger also teaches and coaches in USD 379, Clay Center, Kansas, where he is a elementary physical education teacher, and a throwers coach for Clay Center Community High School. He also served as head football and strength and conditioning coach from 1995 to 1999.

Before Clay Center, Pippenger spent 11 years in the Pleasanton School District as a teacher and as the Head Football and Assistant Basketball Coach.

Pippenger holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education with a minor in Biology from Baker University.

His wife’s name is Kathy and they have three children, Sarah, Megan and Chase.

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MARK ROBINSON

ASSISTANT COACH

After playing two seasons at Kansas Wesleyan, Mark Robinson joins the coaching staff for the 2009 season.

Robinson transferred to Kansas Wesleyan from LA Harbor College in Wilmington, Calif., for coach Andrew Alvellar.

Also while at Kansas Wesleyan, Mark has been a member of the Coyotes’ Men’s Basketball team, playing junior varsity.

Robinson is a native of Gardena, Calif., and is completing his degree in Criminal Justice from Kansas Wesleyan.

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NO NAME POS YR HT WT HOMETOWN

2 Dane McCoy FB Sr. 5-10 210 Discovery Bay, Calif.3 Vicente Arellano LB Sr. 5-10 220 Pittsburg, Calif.4 Timothy Feaster DB Jr. 5-10 180 Chico, Calif.4 Ryan Prosser WR Fr. 5-8 170 Clafl in, Kan.5 Doug Webster QB Jr. 6-3 180 San Jose, Calif.6 Richard Raught DB Sr. 6-0 195 Palmdale, Calif.7 Jason Engelberg WR Jr. 5-8 170 Santa Clarita, Calif.8 Corey Ham WR Jr. 5-9 150 Redlands, Calif.8 Beau Volkman DB Fr. 5-11 180 Valley Center, Kan.9 Fielding Uhland QB Jr. 6-3 200 Browns Valley, Calif.10 Anthony Luna DB Jr. 6-1 205 Newhall, Calif.11 Jason McWilliams LB Jr. 5-11 190 Canton, Texas12 Tyndan Marquez QB Fr. 6-2 205 Granada, Colo.13 Ryan Fluker QB Fr. 5-9 195 Wichita, Kan.14 Branden Edward DB Jr. 5-11 160 Humble, Texas15 Anthony Berry WR Jr. 6-0 190 Tarzana, Calif.16 Aaron Miller WR Sr. 6-2 190 Deerfi eld, Kan.17 Eric Davis DB Sr. 5-9 170 Overland Park, Kan.18 Ken Mitchell DB So. 5-11 165 Humble, Texas19 Brett Giesen WR Fr. 5-11 170 Laguna Niguel, Calif.20 Jake Winship RB Jr. 6-1 225 Yuba City, Calif.21 Jermaine Stovall WR Fr. 5-9 190 Fort Worth, Texas21 Corey Hill LB Fr. 5-10 170 Carrollton, Texas22 Austin Hoover LB Jr. 5-10 190 Eudora, Kan.23 Rodney Cooper RB So. 5-8 185 Red Oak, Texas24 Jesse Walls DB Jr. 6-0 210 Sacramento, Calif.25 Mason Felder WR Fr. 6-1 175 Conroe, Texas26 Corey Tate DB Jr. 5-10 170 Irving, Texas26 Aaron Brooks RB Fr. 5-9 160 Lawrence, Kan.27 Sonny Gallegos DB Jr. 5-9 190 Sacramento, Calif.28 Jeremy Washington RB Jr. 5-8 200 Wharton, Texas28 Evan Oswald RB Fr. 5-9 200 Garland, Texas29 Jacob Brackens DB So. 6-1 185 Mesquite, Texas30 Brendan Eggleston RB Jr. 5-9 215 Scott City, Kan.30 Thomas Swift DB Fr. 5-11 180 Trophy Club, Texas31 Kane Kaualoku LB So. 5-11 215 Richardson, Texas32 Tommy Horacek RB Sr. 6-0 170 Downs, Kan.33 Michael Burch LB Fr. 6-0 210 Houston, Texas34 J.R. Reynolds DB So. 6-0 210 Pine, Colo.35 Scott Mulford DB Jr. 6-1 192 Topeka, Kan.36 Mike Marowitz LB Jr. 5-11 220 Laguna Niguel, Calif.37 Scotty McKeon K/P Sr. 5-10 180 Rohnert Park, Calif.38 Zak Allen RB Fr. 5-10 190 Virden, Ill.39 Tanner Giffi n WR Fr. 5-11 200 Sedgwick, Kan.40 Adrian Thomas LB So. 5-10 220 Diamond Bar, Calif.41 John-Michael Cook RB Fr. 5-9 190 Tomball, Texas42 Calvin Pierre DB Jr. 5-10 185 Corona, Calif.43 Jeff Rooney LB So. 6-1 220 Flower Mound, Texas44 Daniel Reynolds TE Sr. 6-2 250 Sacramento, Calif.45 Shaun Chesterman DB Fr. 5-10 170 Valley Center, Kan.46 Ty Holmes DB Fr. 5-11 185 Mesquite, Texas47 Steven Paine LB Fr. 6-2 200 Milford, Kan.48 Chris Brochtrup DB Fr. 5-9 180 The Colony, Texas49 Mark Reed DB Fr. 5-10 190 Humble, Texas

NO NAME POS YR HT WT HOMETOWN

50 Cody Ramirez OL Jr. 6-4 320 Marysville, Calif.51 Levi Square LB Fr. 6-1 215 Manvel, Texas52 Ryan Fouts DL So. 6-0 265 Bailey, Colo.53 Zack Brown OL So. 6-3 310 Arlington, Texas54 T.J. DiPrima DL Sr. 6-1 250 Palmdale, Calif.55 Chris Ramos DL Jr. 6-3 280 Claremont, Calif.56 Patrick Shelton LB Sr. 6-3 220 Palm Harbor, Fla.56 Chad Enloe OL Fr. 5-8 240 Springfi eld, Mo.57 James Walbridge DL Jr. 6-2 220 Redwood City, Calif.58 Kyron Hill DL Jr. 6-0 250 Tulsa, Okla.59 Brandon Wise OL Jr. 5-10 260 Derby, Kan.60 Ryan Reis OL So. 5-9 255 Sunnyvale, Calif.61 Jeremy Smith OL Jr. 6-5 350 Corona, Calif.61 Robert Burcher LB Fr. 6-0 220 Kinsley, Kan.62 Shelby Stoughton OL Fr. 6-2 240 Rosharon, Texas63 Dylan Dillingham LB Fr. 6-1 195 Ault, Colo.64 Kyle Barthel OL Sr. 5-10 241 Redding, Calif.65 Hudson Stancliff LB Fr. 5-11 205 Austin, Texas66 Oscar Torres OL Jr. 6-3 280 Red Bluff , Calif.66 John Haist OL Fr. 5-10 250 Miltonvale, Kan.67 Brandon Lacy DL Sr. 6-0 295 Channelview, Texas68 Jeremiah Scott DL Fr. 5-11 220 Wichita, Kan.69 Andy Griffi th DL Fr. 5-9 230 Delphos, Kan.70 Jacob McCoy OL Fr. 6-4 290 Grapevine, Texas71 Garrett Clerisse OL So. 6-4 270 Huntington Beach, Calif.72 Gary Hemmy DE Jr. 6-3 230 Salina, Kan.73 Kellen Kopfer DL Fr. 6-3 235 Forney, Texas74 Omoniyi Olayiwola DL Fr. 6-0 250 Grand Prairie, Texas75 Jacob Hamblett DL Jr. 5-10 240 Gardner, Kan.76 Sean Junkins OL Jr. 6-4 350 Malibu, Calif.77 Will Slasor OL Jr. 6-3 280 San Antonio, Texas78 Steven Morris OL So. 6-5 280 Memphis, Texas79 Travis White OL So. 6-5 280 Richardson, Texas80 Logan Glover TE Fr. 6-4 225 Lewisville, Texas81 Anthony Roma WR Jr. 6-3 195 Riverside, Calif.82 Troy Alsobrook WR Jr. 5-8 160 Riverside, Calif.83 Bryan Rhodes WR Fr. 5-11 170 Norwich, Kan.84 Will Hall WR Jr. 6-0 200 Tallahassee, Fla.85 Matt Panke TE So. 6-3 220 Flower Mound, Texas86 Jordan Brooks WR Fr. 6-1 185 Grand Prairie, Texas87 Leneal Weiser WR So. 6-0 170 Stockton, Kan.88 Eric Thrush TE Sr. 6-5 255 Janesville, Calif.89 Landan Hoagland WR Fr. 6-1 180 Mead, Colo.90 Charles Starling DL Sr. 6-0 295 Easton, Texas90 Josh Durfl inger LB Fr. 5-10 180 Perry, Kan.91 Andrew Misipeka DL Jr. 6-1 340 Torrence, Calif.92 Spencer Popple DL So. 5-11 225 Junction City, Kan.93 Billy Butler DL Jr. 6-1 240 Paola, Kan.94 Christian Walker DL Fr. 6-0 230 Junction City, Kan.95 Steve DeFoe DL Fr. 6-0 230 Dallas, Texas96 Dominick Waters DL Jr. 6-2 240 Bullhead City, Ariz.97 Nick Ciliberti K/P Fr. 6-2 180 Enid, Okla.98 Lawson Hartwick DL Fr. 5-10 250 Forney, Texas99 Joseph LaLone DL Sr. 5-10 290 San Diego, Calif.

FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER


22Dane McCoy

FB • Sr. • 5-10 • 210

Discovery Bay, Calif.

Diablo Valley College (Calif.)

33Vicente Arellano

LB • Sr. • 5-10 • 220

Pittsburg, Calif.

Los Medanos College (Calif.)

44Timothy Feaster

DB • Jr. • 5-10 • 180

Chico, Calif.

Butte College (Calif.)

44Ryan Prosser

WR • Fr. • 5-8 • 170

Clafl in, Kan.

Clafl in HS

55Doug Webster

QB • Jr. • 6-3 • 180

San Jose, Calif.

West Valley College (Calif.)

66Richard Raught

DB • Sr. • 6-0 • 195

Palmdale, Calif.

Paraclete HS

77Jason Engelberg

WR • Jr. • 5-8 • 170

Santa Clarita, Calif.

College of the Canyons (Calif.)

88Corey Ham

WR • Jr. • 5-9 • 150

Redlands, Calif.

Riverside College (Calif.)

88Beau Volkman

DB • Fr. • 5-11 • 180

Valley Center, Kan.

Valley Center HS

99Fielding Uhland

QB • Jr. • 6-3 • 200

Browns Valley, Calif.

Yuba College (Calif.)

1010Anthony Luna

DB • Jr. • 6-1 • 205

Newhall, Calif.


1111Jason McWilliams

LB • Jr. • 5-11 • 190

Canton, Texas

Canton HS

1212Tyndan Marquez

QB • Fr. • 6-2 • 205

Granada, Colo.

Granada HS

1313Ryan Fluker

QB • Fr. • 5-9 • 195

Wichita, Kan.

Valley Center HS

1414Branden Edward

DB • Jr. • 5-11 • 160

Humble, Texas

Humble HS

1515Anthony Berry

WR • Jr. • 6-0 • 190

Tarzana, Calif.

Victor Valley College (Calif.)

1616Aaron Miller

WR • Sr. • 6-2 • 190

Deerfi eld, Kan.

Garden City CC (Kan.)

1717Eric Davis

DB • Sr. • 5-9 • 170

Overland Park, Kan.

Fort Scott CC (Kan.)

1818Ken Mitchell

DB • So. • 5-11 • 165

Humble, Texas

Humble HS

1919Brett Giesen

WR • Fr. • 5-11 • 170

Laguna Niguel, Calif.

Dana Hills HS


2020Jake Winship

RB • Jr. • 6-1 • 225

Yuba City, Calif.


2121Jermaine Stovall

WR • Fr. • 5-9 • 190

Fort Worth, Texas

Tyler Junior College (Texas)

2121Corey Hill

LB • Fr. • 5-10 • 170

Carrollton, Texas

Hebron HS

2222Austin Hoover

LB • Jr. • 5-10 • 190

Eudora, Kan.

Eudora HS

2323Rodney Cooper

RB • So. • 5-8 • 185

Red Oak, Texas

Red Oak HS

2424Jesse Walls

DB • Jr. • 6-0 • 210

Sacramento, Calif.

Chabot College (Calif.)

2525Mason Felder

WR • Fr. • 6-1 • 175

Conroe, Texas

Willis HS

2626Corey Tate

DB • Jr. • 5-10 • 170

Irving, Texas

Nimitz HS

2626Aaron Brooks

RB • Fr. • 5-9 • 160

Lawrence, Kan.

Perry-Lecompton HS

2727Sonny Gallegos

DB • Jr. • 5-9 • 190

Sacramento, Calif.

Sierra College (Calif.)

2828Jeremy Washington

RB • Jr. • 5-8 • 200

Wharton, Texas

Blinn College (Texas)

2828Evan Oswald

RB • Fr. • 5-9 • 200

Garland, Texas

Canyon Creek Christian Academy

2929Jacob Brackens

DB • So. • 6-1 • 185

Mesquite, Texas

North Mesquite HS

3030Brendan Eggleston

RB • Jr. • 5-9 • 215

Scott City, Kan.

Dodge City CC (Kan.)

3030Thomas Swift

DB • Fr. • 5-11 • 180

Trophy Club, Texas

Northwest HS

3131 3232 3333 3434 3535Kane Kaualoku

LB • So. • 5-11 • 215

Richardson, Texas

Pearce HS

Tommy Horacek

RB • Sr. • 6-0 • 170

Downs, Kan.

Lakeside HS

Michael Burch

LB • Fr. • 6-0 • 210

Houston, Texas

Westside HS

J.R. Reynolds

DB • So. • 6-0 • 210

Pine, Colo.

Northern Colorado

Scott Mulford

DB • Jr. • 6-1 • 192

Topeka, Kan.

Dodge City CC (Kan.)


3636Mike Marowitz

LB • Jr. • 5-11 • 220


Orange Coast College (Calif.)

3737Scotty McKeon

K/P • Sr. • 5-10 • 180

Rohnert Park, Calif.

Santa Rosa JC (Calif.)

3838Zak Allen

RB • Fr. • 5-10 • 190

Virden, Ill.

Virden HS

3939Tanner Giffi n

WR • Fr. • 5-11 • 200

Sedgwick, Kan.

Sedgwick HS

4040Adrian Thomas

LB • So. • 5-10 • 220

Diamond Bar, Calif.

Diamond Bar HS

4141John-Michael Cook

RB • Fr. • 5-9 • 190

Tomball, Texas

Klein Oak HS

4242Calvin Pierre

DB • Jr. • 5-10 • 185

Corona, Calif.

Chaff ey College (Calif.)

4343Jeff Rooney

LB • So. • 6-1 • 220

Flower Mound, Texas

Flower Mound HS

4444Daniel Reynolds

TE • Sr. • 6-2 • 250

Sacramento, Calif.

American River College (Calif.)

4545Shaun Chesterman

DB • Fr. • 5-10 • 170

Valley Center, Kan.

Valley Center HS

4646Ty Holmes

DB • Fr. • 5-11 • 185

Mesquite, Texas

John Horn HS

4747Steven Paine

LB • Fr. • 6-2 • 200

Milford, Kan.

Junction City HS

4848Chris Brochtrup

DB • Fr. • 5-9 • 180

The Colony, Texas

The Colony HS

4949Mark Reed

DB • Fr. • 5-10 • 190

Humble, Texas

MacArthur HS

5050Cody Ramirez

OL • Jr. • 6-4 • 320

Marysville, Calif.


5151Levi Square

LB • Fr. • 6-1 • 215

Manvel, Texas

Manvel HS

5252Ryan Fouts

DL • So. • 6-0 • 265

Bailey, Colo.

Platte Canyon HS

5353Zack Brown

OL • So. • 6-3 • 310

Arlington, Texas

Arlington-Lamar HS

5454T.J. DiPrima

DL • Sr. • 6-1 • 250

Palmdale, Calif.

California Lutheran

5555Chris Ramos

DL • Jr. • 6-3 • 280

Claremont, Calif.



5656Patrick Shelton

LB • Sr. • 6-3 • 220

Palm Harbor, Fla.

Palm Harbor University HS

5656Chad Enloe

OL • Fr. • 5-8 • 240

Springfi eld, Mo.

Glendale HS

5757James Walbridge

DL • Jr. • 6-2 • 220

Redwood City, Calif.

DeAnza College (Calif.)

5858Kyron Hill

DL • Jr. • 6-0 • 250

Tulsa, Okla.

Northwestern Oklahoma State

5959Brandon Wise

OL • Jr. • 5-10 • 260

Derby, Kan.

Derby HS

6060Ryan Reis

OL • So. • 5-9 • 255

Sunnyvale, Calif.

St. Francis HS

6161Jeremy Smith

OL • Jr. • 6-5 • 350

Corona, Calif.

Riverside College (Calif.)

6161Robert Burcher

LB • Fr. • 6-0 • 220

Kinsley, Kan.

Kinsley HS

6262Shelby Stoughton

OL • Fr. • 6-2 • 240

Rosharon, Texas

Manvel HS

6363Dylan Dillingham

LB • Fr. • 6-1 • 195

Ault, Colo.

Highland HS

6464Kyle Barthel

OL • Sr. • 5-10 • 241

Redding, Calif.

Shasta College (Calif.)

6565Hudson Stancliff

LB • Fr. • 5-11 • 205

Austin, Texas

McCallum HS

6666Oscar Torres

OL • Jr. • 6-3 • 280

Red Bluff , Calif.


6666John Haist

OL • Fr. • 5-10 • 250

Miltonvale, Kan.

Miltonvale HS

6767Brandon Lacy

DL • Sr. • 6-0 • 295

Channelview, Texas

Blinn College (Texas)

6868Jeremiah Scott

DL • Fr. • 5-11 • 220

Wichita, Kan.

Maize HS

6969Andy Griffi th

DL • Fr. • 5-9 • 230

Delphos, Kan.

Minneapolis HS

7070Jacob McCoy

OL • Fr. • 6-4 • 290

Grapevine, Texas

Colleyville Heritage HS

7171Garrett Clerisse

OL • So. • 6-4 • 270

Huntington Beach, Calif.

Marina HS

7272Gary Hemmy

DE • Jr. • 6-3 • 230

Salina, Kan.

Southeast of Saline HS


7373Kellen Kopfer

DL • Fr. • 6-3 • 235

Forney, Texas

Forney HS

7474Omoniyi Olayiwola

DL • Fr. • 6-0 • 250

Grand Prairie, Texas

Mansfi eld Timberview HS

7575Jacob Hamblett

DL • Jr. • 5-10 • 240

Gardner, Kan.

Gardner Edgerton HS

7676Sean Junkins

OL • Jr. • 6-4 • 350

Malibu, Calif.

El Camino College (Calif.)

7777Will Slasor

OL • Jr. • 6-3 • 280

San Antonio, Texas

Taft HS

7878Steven Morris

OL • So. • 6-5 • 280

Memphis, Texas

Memphis HS

7979Travis White

OL • So. • 6-5 • 280

Richardson, Texas

Pearce HS

8080Logan Glover

TE • Fr. • 6-4 • 225

Lewisville, Texas

Temple Christian Academy HS

8181Anthony Roma

WR • Jr. • 6-3 • 195

Riverside, Calif.


8282Troy Alsobrook

WR • Jr. • 5-8 • 160

Riverside, Calif.

Mt. San Jacinto College (Calif.)

8383Bryan Rhodes

WR • Fr. • 5-11 • 170

Norwich, Kan.

Norwich HS

8484Will Hall

WR • Jr. • 6-0 • 200

Tallahassee, Fla.

Feather River College (Calif.)

8585Matt Panke

TE • So. • 6-3 • 220

Flower Mound, Texas

Flower Mound HS

8686Jordan Brooks

WR • Fr. • 6-1 • 185

Grand Prairie, Texas

South Grand Prairie HS

8787Leneal Weiser

WR • So. • 6-0 • 170

Stockton, Kan.

Stockton HS

8888Eric Thrush

TE • Sr. • 6-5 • 255

Janesville, Calif.


8989Landan Hoagland

WR • Fr. • 6-1 • 180

Mead, Colo.

Skyline HS

9090Charles Starling

DL • Sr. • 6-0 • 295

Easton, Texas

Navarro JC (Texas)

9090Josh Durfl inger

LB • Fr. • 5-10 • 180

Perry, Kan.

Perry-Lecompton HS

9191Andrew Misipeka

DL • Jr. • 6-1 • 340

Torrence, Calif.



9292Spencer Popple

DL • So. • 5-11 • 225

Junction City, Kan.

Junction City HS

9393Billy Butler

DL • Jr. • 6-1 • 240

Paola, Kan.

Highland CC (Kan.)

9494Christian Walker

DL • Fr. • 6-0 • 230

Junction City, Kan.

Junction City HS

9595Steve DeFoe

DL • Fr. • 6-0 • 230

Dallas, Texas

Pearce HS

9696Dominick Waters

DL • Jr. • 6-2 • 240

Bullhead City, Ariz.


9797Nick Ciliberti

K/P • Fr. • 6-2 • 180

Enid, Okla.

Enid HS

9898Lawson Hartwick

DL • Fr. • 5-10 • 250

Forney, Texas

Forney HS

9999Joseph LaLone

DL • Sr. • 5-10 • 290

San Diego, Calif.

San Diego Mesa College (Calif.)


ALL-TIME FOOTBALL RECORDS

Single Game Total Off ense ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................394 - Bill Evans - 1981Season Total Off ense .............................................................................................................................................................................................................2,067 - Dale Dvorak - 1992Career Total Off ense ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................5,125 - Dale Dvorak - 1992

Single Game Receiving Yards ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 196 - David Harris - 1982Single Game Receptions ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................11 - Mike McCory - 1972

Season Receiving Yards ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 753 - David Harris - 1984Season Receptions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 52 - Kevin Markwardt - 1984

Career Receiving Yards ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................1,624 - Steve Willis - 2004Career Receptions ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 117 - Steve Willis - 2004Career Touchdown Receptions................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 - Steve Willis - 2004

Single Game Passing Yards .......................................................................................................................................................................................................338 - Ty Lohman - 1993Season Passing Yards .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2,066 - Ty Lohman - 1993Career Passing Yards ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................3,722 - Dale Dvorak - 1992

Single Game Pass Completions ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 - Ty Lohman - 1993Season Pass Completions ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................151 - Ty Lohman - 1993Career Pass Completions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 267 - Dale Dvorak - 1992

Single Game Rushing Yards .........................................................................................................................................................................................................310 - Ron West - 1976Season Rushing Yards ...................................................................................................................................................................................................1,665 - Charles Jessamy - 1971Career Rushing Yards.....................................................................................................................................................................................................3,297 - Charles Jessamy - 1971100-yard Rushing Games in a Season ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 - Charles Jessamy - 1971

Single Game Touchdowns .................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 - Bill Evans - 1981Season Touchdowns Scored .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 - Larry Houdek - 1956Career Touchdowns Scored ............................................................................................................................................................................................................50 - Bill Evans - 1982

Longest Rushing Touchdown ................................................................................................................................................................................99 yards - Randy Johnson - 1986Longest Touchdown Pass .....................................................................................................................................................................91 yards - Bill Evans to David Harris - 1982


DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIMEWed, Sept. 2 William Jewell College (Mo.) Liberty, Mo. 3:30Wed, Sept. 2 Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) Liberty, Mo. 5:30Fri, Sept. 4 Iowa Wesleyan University Sioux Falls, S.D. 4:00

Sioux Falls Empire Bowl ClassicFri, Sept. 4 University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) Sioux Falls, S.D. 6:00

Sioux Falls Empire Bowl ClassicSat, Sept. 5 Grand View College (Iowa) Sioux Falls, S.D. 9:00 AM

Sioux Falls Empire Bowl ClassicSat, Sept. 5 Waldorf College (Iowa) Sioux Falls, S.D. 11:00 AM

Sioux Falls Empire Bowl ClassicWED, SEPT. 9 McPHERSON COLLEGE * SALINA 7:00Fri, Sept. 11 Graceland University (Iowa) Tournament Lamoni, Iowa TBASat, Sept. 12 Graceland University (Iowa) Tournament Lamoni, Iowa TBATue, Sept. 15 Bethel College * North Newton 7:00Fri, Sept. 18 Benedictine College (Kan.) Olathe 3:00

MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) ClassicFri, Sept. 18 MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) Olathe 7:00

MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) ClassicSat, Sept. 19 Evangel University (Mo.) Olathe 1:00

MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) ClassicSat, Sept. 19 William Jewell College Olathe 3:00

MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) ClassicWed, Sept. 23 Tabor College * Hillsboro 7:00Sat, Sept. 26 Friends University * Wichita 1:00TUE, SEPT. 29 BETHANY COLLEGE * SALINA 7:00THUR, OCT. 1 OTTAWA UNIVERSITY * SALINA 7:00

SAT, OCT. 3 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY * SALINA 1:00HOMECOMING

TUE, OCT. 6 STERLING COLLEGE * SALINA 7:00Thur, Oct. 8 Southwestern College * Winfi eld 7:00Mon, Oct. 12 McPherson College * McPherson 7:00WED, OCT. 14 BETHEL COLLEGE * SALINA 7:00Sat, Oct. 17 Bethany College * Lindsborg 1:00Sat, Oct. 17 Avila University Lindsborg 3:00TUE, OCT. 20 FRIENDS UNIVERSITY * SALINA 7:00SAT, OCT. 24 TABOR COLLEGE * SALINA 2:00SAT, OCT. 24 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY SALINA 6:00Wed, Oct. 28 Ottawa University * Ottawa 7:00Sat, Oct. 31 University of Saint Mary * Leavenworth 1:00Tue, Nov. 3 Sterling College * Sterling 7:00THUR, NOV. 5 SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE * SALINA 7:00

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Sat, Nov. 7 KCAC Tournament Play-In TBA TBATue, Nov. 10 KCAC Tournament Quarterfi nals TBA 7:00Fri, Nov. 13 KCAC Tournament Semifi nals TBA TBASat, Nov. 14 KCAC Tournament Championship TBA 7:00

Dates, times and locations are subject to change* denotes a KCAC Conference Match

2009 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE


2009 VOLLEYBALL SEASON OUTLOOKThe Kansas Wesleyan Volleyball squad is off to a fresh start in 2009: new coach, new players, new arena, and new attitude. Coming off a 12-24 campaign last year, Wesleyan is ready to look upward and return to the top of the Kansas Conference, a place where the Coyotes were just two years ago.

Among the many things new is head coach Fred Aubuchon, who replaces Rick Mischka. Mischka spent one season leading the Coyotes before taking a position as head men’s and women’s volleyball coach at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. Aubuchon came to Wesleyan in June, and is ready to take on the task of rebuilding the program into a winner, something that he is very familiar with. In 13 seasons of volleyball coaching, Aubuchon is 368-148, including a 216-72 record in eight years at the NAIA ranks after fi ve years in the junior college ranks where he was 152-76.

Wesleyan does return four players from last year’s team, but has to deal with loss of two-time All-KCAC and 2007 All-American Sarah Claborn to graduation. Claborn accounted for half of Wesleyan’s off ense last year, averaging 4.51 kills per game last year. Returning from last year’s team are seniors Jennifer McConnell (6-1, MH, Sr., Regina, Saskatchewan/Mississippi Valley State) and Kathleen Thomas (5-7,OH, Sr., Gardner, Kan. / Gardner-Edgerton HS), along with two sophomores in Jordyn Rahlf (5-9, MH, So., Kasson, Minn. / Kasson-Mantorville HS) and Megan Dowling (5-11, RS, So., Tribune, Kan. / Greeley County HS).

“We have a strong nucleus of returning players,” coach Aubuchon said. “They will provide us with some experience and leadership on the fl oor this year.”

Ten newcomers dot the roster for Wesleyan in 2009. Looking to make an impact is junior college transfer Stephanie Wilken (6-0, RS, Jr., Chanute, Kan. / Neosho County CC (Kan.)) from Neosho County Community College in Chanute.

“We have a great balance of incoming talent,” Aubuchon said. “I feel that Stephanie Wilken will make an immediate impact, however our freshman class will see plenty of playing time as well.”

Seven freshmen dot the roster for the Coyotes, including setters Ariana Odegard (5-8, S, Fr., Underwood, Minn. / Underwood HS) and Sydnie Abel (5-7, S, Fr., Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Southeast HS). Other freshmen include Shae Tuma (5-4, DS, Fr., Superior, Neb. / Superior HS), Abby Broxterman (5-8, RS, Fr., Home, Kan. / Marysville HS), Jenna Miller (5-2, DS, Fr., Salina, Kan. / Salina South HS), Faith Ramsey (5-10, OH, Fr., Wellington, Colo. / Highland HS) and Katie Fross (6-0, MH, Fr., Lone Tree, Colo. / Highlands Ranch HS).

Despite all the changes for the Coyotes, Wesleyan was picked to fi nish sixth in the Kansas Conference in the preseason poll conducted by the coaches in August.

“Heading into the season, sixth place is quite appropriate,” Aubuchon said. “However, I believe we have the talent to surpass the conference’s expectations.”

Wesleyan will open the 2009 campaign with a pair of tournaments, beginning September 2 with a triangular at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo. The Coyotes then head to Sioux Falls, S.D., for the USF Empire Bank Classic on September 4 and 5. Wesleyan opens the home portion of the schedule on September 9 against McPherson College at 7 p.m., inside Mabee Arena. It will be the fi rst volleyball competition in the Arena for the Coyotes, who played the 2008 season in Muir Gymnasium while the fi nishing touches were put on Mabee.


FRED AUBUCHON

HEAD COACH

Fred Aubuchon has been the Head Coach of Kansas Wesleyan Volleyball since 2009.

Aubuchon replaced Rick Mischka, who left KWU after one season, to take a position as head men’s and women’s volleyball coach at Park University in Parkville, Missouri.

Aubuchon comes to Kansas Wesleyan after spending fi ve-plus seasons at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska. While at Hastings, Aubuchon amassed an impressive 173-46 record (.789 win pct.). Under his direction, Hastings never fi nished worse than sixth in the Great Plains Athletic Conference standings. In 2003, Aubuchon’s fi rst season, the Broncos were the No.6 seed. In 2006, Aubuchon’s Hastings squad won the GPAC Regular Season Championship, and advanced to the NAIA National Championships, advancing past Pool Play into the National Championship First Round.

Before Hastings, Aubuchon spent two years at Peru State College (Neb.), where he amassed a 43-26 record. While at Peru State, he began the Bobcats Men’s Volleyball Program.

In seven-plus seasons at the NAIA level , Aubuchon has a 216-72 overall record (.750 win pct.). However, more important than wins, his teams also excelled in the classroom. Aubuchon’s teams have achieved unprecedented academic success by leading the NAIA in four out of seven years with having the highest GPA in the nation, including two years when teams led all levels of NCAA Women’s Volleyball as well. He has had an astonishing 40 NAIA Scholar-Athletes in just seven years.

Before Peru State, Aubuchon spent fi ve years at Owens Community College (Ohio), where he compiled a 152-76 record. He twice won the OCCAC (Ohio Community College Athletic Conference) Championship, and made fi ve straight appearances in the NJCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championships. He set a school record of 46 wins in 2000.

Aubuchon received a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Community Recreation from Central Michigan University in 1994, and a Master of Education degree from the University of Toledo in 1996.

“Kansas Wesleyan has taken many strides to build winning programs in every sport, and that is a tradition I hope to continue,” Aubuchon said.

Aubuchon is a native of Kalamazoo, Mich., and is married to Sabrina Aubuchon and has one daughter, Emmaly.

VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF

TONY SCHMIDT

ASSISTANT COACH

Tony Schmidt enters his second season as assistant coach for volleyball at Kansas Wesleyan University.

Schmidt, a native of Green Bay, Wisc., followed former KWU coach Rick Mischka to Wesleyan when Mischka was hired in April, 2008.

Schmidt graduated in 1997 from Green Bay East High School, and continued on to the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, where he graduated in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Interpersonal Communication.

Tony is currently working towards completion of his MBA with Sports Management Emphasis from Kansas Wesleyan.

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HEATHER DALLAS

ASSISTANT COACH

2009 marks the fi rst season for Heather Dallas as an assistant coach of the KWU Volleyball team.

Dallas came to Kansas Wesleyan after fi nishing her collegiate career at Fort Hays State University, where she graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. While at FHSU, Dallas played basketball for two seasons (2004-05 and 2005-06), averaging 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Dallas then played volleyball for the Tigers for one season in 2006, where she averaged 1.22 kills and .30 blocks per game in 50 games.

Before Fort Hays, Dallas starred at Abilene High School in Abilene, Kan., graduating in 2004. She averaged 16.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and led the Cowgirls to an undefeated league title and third-place fi nish at the State Tournament in 2004. She was an All-State fi rst-team selection as a senior, second-team as a junior. She was selected to play in the KBCA All-Star game following her senior season in addition to being named as a Salina Journal All-Area fi rst team her senior year. She was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and track & fi eld, and earned three letters in volleyball and two in powerlifting at AHS.

Dallas, the former Heather McDonald, is the daughter of John and Mary McDonald of Abilene, and is married to Drew Dallas, an assistant football coach at Kansas Wesleyan.

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1 Shae Tuma DS 5-4 Fr. Superior, Neb. Superior HS2 Ariana Odegard S 5-8 Fr. Underwood, Minn. Underwood HS4 Kelsey Boyles MH 6-0 Jr. Salina, Kan. Highland CC (Kan.)5 Jordyn Rahlf MH 5-9 So. Kasson, Minn. Kasson-Mantorville HS6 Abby Broxterman RS 5-8 Fr. Home, Kan. Marysville HS7 Tiff any Goetz OH 5-6 Jr. Hoxie, Kan. Hoxie HS8 Faith Ramsey OH 5-10 Fr. Wellington, Colo. Highland HS10 Kathleen Thomas OH 5-7 Sr. Gardner, Kan. Gardner-Edgerton HS11 Jenna Miller DS 5-2 Fr. Salina, Kan. Salina South HS12 Jennifer McConnell MH 6-1 Sr. Regina, Saskatchewan Mississippi Valley State14 Stephanie Wilken RS 6-0 Jr. Chanute, Kan. Neosho County CC (Kan.)15 Sydnie Abel S 5-7 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southeast HS19 Katie Fross MH 6-0 Fr. Lone Tree, Colo. Highlands Ranch HS20 Megan Dowling RS 5-11 So. Tribune, Kan. Greeley County HS

HEAD COACH: Fred Aubuchon (1st Year at KWU, 368-148, 13 yrs overall (216-72 at 4-year schools, 8 yrs; 152-76 in junior college, 5 yrs)ASSISTANTS: Anthony Schmidt, Heather Dallas

VOLLEYBALL ROSTER


Shae Tuma

DS • 5-4 • Fr.

Superior, Neb.

Superior HS

Ariana Odegard

S • 5-8 • Fr.

Underwood, Minn.

Underwood HS

Kelsey Boyles

MH • 6-0 • Jr.

Salina, Kan.

Highland CC (Kan.)

Jordyn Rahlf

MH • 5-9 • So.

Kasson, Minn.

Kasson-Mantorville HS

Abby Broxterman

RS • 5-8 • Fr.

Home, Kan.

Marysville HS

Tiff any Goetz

OH • 5-6 • Jr.

Hoxie, Kan.

Hoxie HS

Faith Ramsey

OH • 5-10 • Fr.

Wellington, Colo.

Highland HS

Kathleen Thomas

OH • 5-7 • Sr.

Gardner, Kan.

Gardner-Edgerton HS

Jenna Miller

DS • 5-2 • Fr.

Salina, Kan.

Salina South HS

Jennifer McConnell

MH • 6-1 • Sr.

Regina, Saskatchewan

Mississippi Valley State

Stephanie Wilken

RS • 6-0 • Jr.

Chanute, Kan.

Neosho County CC (Kan.)

Sydnie Abel

S • 5-7 • Fr.

Lincoln, Neb.

Lincoln Southeast HS

Katie Fross

MH • 6-0 • Fr.

Lone Tree, Colo.

Highlands Ranch HS

Megan Dowling

RS • 5-11 • So.

Tribune, Kan.

Greeley County HS

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INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDSKills .................................................. 42 ..........................................Sarah Claborn ................................................ Peru State College (Neb.) ..........................................11/15/2007Attack Percentage ..................... .667 ......................................Ashley Winters ............................................... Benedictine College (Kan.) .......................................10/20/2007Assists ............................................ 70 ..........................................Kelli Berg ......................................................... Peru State College (Neb.) ..........................................11/15/2007Service Aces ................................. 9 ............................................Kolby Rhoades .............................................. Sterling College (Kan.) .................................................. 9/19/2007Total Blocks .................................. 14.5 ......................................Kelli Schmidt .................................................. Bacone College (Okla.) ............................................................ 2001Solo Blocks ................................... 13 ..........................................Kelli Schmidt .................................................. Bacone College (Okla.) ............................................................ 2001Assisted Blocks ........................... 11 ..........................................Caitlin Rush ..................................................... Peru State College (Neb.) ....................................................... 2006 11 ..........................................Tessa Rhodes-Showman ............................ Oklahoma Wesleyan ................................................................ 2004 11 ..........................................Whitney DuBois ............................................ Dakota State (S.D.) ......................................................... 8/31/2007Digs ................................................. 46 ..........................................Crystal Meadows .......................................... Friends University (Kan.) ......................................................... 2001

VOLLEYBALL RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDSKills .................................................. 589 ....................Sarah Claborn .....................2007Kills per Game ............................. 5.03 ...................Sarah Claborn .....................2007Attack Percentage ..................... .295 ...................Kelli Berg ...............................2005Total Assists ................................. 1356 ..................Kelli Berg ...............................2007Assists per Game........................ 11.11 .................Kelli Berg ...............................2007Total Blocks .................................. 226 ....................Kristal Griff eth .....................2004Blocks per Game ........................ 2.07 ...................Kristal Griff eth .....................2004Service Aces ................................. 83 .......................Sarah Claborn .....................2008Service Aces per Game ............ 0.66 ...................Sarah Claborn .....................2008Digs ................................................. 625 ....................Crystal Meadows ...............2003Digs per Game ............................ 6.32 ...................Crystal Meadows ...............2001Games Played ............................. 126 ....................Several Individuals ............2003

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDSKills .............................. 1299 ................................ Crystal Meadows ...............2000-03Kills/Game ................ 4.76 (1153 in 242 gm) ...... Sarah Claborn .....................2007-08Attack % .................... .257 ................................. Kelli Berg ..............................2005-07................................................................................. Kristal Griff eth ....................2004-06Total Assists ............. 2561 ................................ Andrea Moya ......................2000-03Assists/Game ........... 9.41 (952 in 99 gm) .......... Doris Kometani ........................2005Total Blocks .............. 495 .................................. Kristal Griff eth ....................2004-06Blocks/Game ........... 1.58 ................................. Kristal Griff eth ....................2004-06Service Aces ............. 176 .................................. Andrea Moya ......................2000-03Service Aces/Gm .... 0.58 ................................. Sarah Claborn .....................2007-08Digs ............................. 1852 ................................ Crystal Meadows ...............2000-03Digs/Game ............... 4.89 ................................. Karissa Kent .........................2007-08Games Played ......... 448 .................................. Tessa Rhodes-Showman .............2002-05Matches Played ...... 122 .................................. Victoria Gillett.....................2001-04

TEAM MATCH RECORDSKills ................................... 80 ............ McPherson College (Kan.) ......................2004Attack Percentage ...... .553 ......... Bethany College (Kan.) ............................2005Assists ............................. 72 ............ Peru State College (Neb.) ...........11/15/2007Service Aces .................. 18 ............ Sterling College (Kan.) ................11/19/2007........................................... 18 ............ St. Louis Pharmacy ....................................2005Total Blocks ................... 24.0 ......... Dakota State (S.D.) .......................... 8/31/2007Digs .................................. 175 .......... Sterling College (Kan.) .............................2001


DATE OPPONENT LOCATION WOMEN MEN

WED, SEPT. 2 BACONE COLLEGE (OKLA.) SALINA # 4:00 6:00

Sat, Sept. 5 University of Great Falls (Mont.) Salt Lake City, Utah 10:00 am 12:30Sun, Sept. 6 Westminster University (Utah) Salt Lake City, Utah 10:00 am 12:30WED, SEPT. 9 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (NEB.) SALINA # 5:00 7:00

Sat, Sept. 12 Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Mo. 5:00 7:00Wed, Sept. 16 William Jewell College (Mo.) Liberty, Mo. 5:00 7:00Sat, Sept. 19 Graceland University (Iowa) Kansas City, Kan. + 3:00Tue, Sept. 22 Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) Oklahoma City 5:00 7:00SAT, SEPT. 26 MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE (IOWA) SALINA $ 6:00 8:00

Wed, Sept. 30 MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) Olathe 3:00SAT, OCT. 3 STERLING COLLEGE * SALINA $ 10:00 am 12:00 HOMECOMING

Wed, Oct. 7 Bethel College * North Newton 5:00 7:00Sat, Oct. 10 McPherson College * McPherson 5:30 8:00WED, OCT. 14 FRIENDS UNIVERSITY * SALINA & 2:00 4:00

Sat, Oct. 17 University of Saint Mary * Leavenworth 1:00 3:00WED, OCT. 21 OTTAWA UNIVERSITY * SALINA & 2:00 4:00

Sun, Oct. 25 Bethany College * Lindsborg 11:00 am 1:00Wed, Oct. 28 Tabor College * Hillsboro 5:00 7:00SAT, OCT. 31 SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE * SALINA $ 2:00 4:00

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+ match played at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, home of the Kansas City Wizards# Match played at Martin Stadium on the KWU Campus$ Match played at Salina Stadium& Match played at Salina Soccer Complex

2009 WOMEN’S AND MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULES

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After his second season, Kansas Wesleyan Head Coach Mike Dibbini coined term “reloading” as opposed to rebuilding to describe the process of reorganizing the teams after the graduation loss of several key players. Unlike seasons past, the Coyotes face a high turnover of high impact players such as Juan Mundo, Mario Rodriguez, and Robert Carrillo from the men’s side; and Marisa Brownell, Eliana Parada, and Kat Benton on the women’s side. Despite all those losses, Dibbini has again reloaded, adding some key elements and depth to a strong returning group. The Coyotes look to be, once again, the class of the KCAC.

On the coaching staff , the additions of Diana (Deedee) Sanguinetti , Mike Padilla, and keeper trainer Doug Seigle will be huge for the Coyotes in 2009. Dibbini sought out some of the top coaching talent available for the head assistant coach position. Coach Sanguinetti has been a player at the highest levels, starting for NCAA Division I Pepperdine University, and being named All Big-West at Long Beach State after playing at a nationally ranked level with her club teams. She has had stints on staff with various High School and Club programs as well as an assistant with Cal State Northridge. She also brings a strong strength and conditioning background as manager and athlete recruiter for Nike Velocity Sports.

“We are very excited to have her onboard,” Dibbini said of Sanguinetti.

Mike Padilla is very familiar with KWU Soccer and its brand. He shares his knowledge and expertise of the game, developed from coaching local clubs and high schools. Seigle comes in by way of Montana State-Billings.

“Doug will allow the KWU goalkeepers to be sharper daily and structured throughout the season,” Dibbini said.

The women’s team sees the passing of an era, losing a group of women who led the Coyotes from being not only a conference powerhouse, but to a prominent force at the National level. That group helped lead Wesleyan to the national tournament each of the last two seasons. To any other coach, the task of fi lling those spots would be daunting, but for Coach Dibbini, it’s simply another year, another championship bound team.

The Coyotes will be going for their fourth consecutive KCAC Championship in 2009, winning the last three with a combined 27-0 record. The Coyotes have also won all four KCAC Tournament Titles under Dibbini’s direction and will look to make it an unprecedented fi fth straight this fall.

With the development of last year’s class, driven by top notch freshmen and a corps of junior college transfers, the Coyotes have a very strong returning group. The returners will be led by perennial All-American Heather Muilenburg (F, Sr., 5-4, Salina, Kan. / Salina Central HS), and last year’s freshman phenoms Hannah Kern (MF, So., 5-8, Wichita, Kan. / Maiza HS) and Rachelle Medina (MF/DEF, So., 5-1, Ventura, Calif. / St. Bonaventure HS). The Coyotes also look toward a mix of developing explosiveness in Kyra Helin (MF/F, So., 5-5, Anchorage, Alaska / West Anchorage HS), and Imaan Issa (F, So., 5-6, Arcadia, Calif. / University of California-Riverside).

The incoming class is again one of the best in the KCAC. The class are led by Junior College National Player of the Year Corina Villegas (F/MF, Jr., 5-3, Nuevo, Calif. / Cerritos College (Calif.)) and her junior college teammate Elba Menjivar (F/MF, Jr., 4-11, Panorama City, Calif. / Cerritos College (Calif.)). Joining them will be midfi elders Tatiana Dos Santos (MF, Jr., 5-3, Orange, Calif. / Santiago Canyon College (Calif.)) and Paulina Gonzalez (MF, Jr., 5-4, Long Beach, Calif. / Rio Hondo College (Calif.)). With the transfer class addressing depth, the freshman class became the place to search for specifi c positions. Newcomers Leanne Brown (DEF, Fr., 5-6, Palmdale, Calif. / Highland HS), Hiliary Stroup (DEF/MF, Fr., 5-7, Running Springs, Calif. / Rim of the World HS) and Brittany Corcoran (DEF, Fr., 5-7, Long Beach, Calif. / St. Joseph HS) will bulk up the defense, which was the hardest hit by graduation losses.

Makaila Estrella (MF/DEF, Fr., 5-0, Agua Dulce, Calif. / Vasquez HS), Jennifer Mahjoub (MF, Fr., 5-7, Laguna Niguel, Calif. / Mission Viejo HS) and Ameenah Issa (MF/F, Fr., 5-4, Arcadia, Calif. / Alverno HS) join a loaded group at midfi eld, but all have the skill set and athleticism to be able to make an impact right away.

After some off -season injuries set back the keeper corps, the addition of Karina Albarran (GK, Fr., 5-5, Lancaster, Calif. / Paraclete HS) and Erin Gilmour (GK, Fr., 5-5, Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral HS) are welcome faces in early season sessions for the Coyotes.

“Both Karina and Erin represent some of the most athletic keepers ever to sign with KWU,” Dibbini said. “Both have exceptional fi eld skills which makes them versatile and valuable assets.”

Along with returning senior Stephanie Cottam (GK, Sr., 5-4, Irvine, Calif. / Santiago Canyon College (Calif.)) and Kjerstin Stupey (GK, So., 5-7, Everett, Wash. / Kamiak HS), the keeper corps seems in the best shape of all positions, ready to help KWU at another run at the KCAC Title and a deep run into post-season play.

Just one nationally ranked team appears on the KWU Women’s Soccer schedule in 2009, after the Coyotes faced fi ve teams that were ranked throughout the year during 2008. Just like the men, the Women’s Soccer team also opens the 2009 season at home against Bacone College.

The Coyotes will then head to Salt Lake City for games against Great Falls and Westminster before returning home on September 9 against Concordia University (Neb.). Wesleyan will then head to St. Louis to take on Missouri Baptist on September 12 and then Liberty, Mo., to face William Jewell (Mo.) on September 16. Wesleyan then heads to Bethany, Okla., to take on nationally ranked Southern Nazarene on September 22. The Crimson Storm ended the 2008 season ranked No. 13 in the fi nal NAIA Top 25 poll. The Coyotes will then host Morningside on September 26 before wrapping up the non-conference portion of the schedule on September 30 at MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) in Olathe.

Wesleyan then begins the KCAC schedule on October 3, which is Homecoming for the Coyotes against Sterling College at Noon. The Coyotes face Bethel on October 7 and McPherson on October 10, both on the road, before an October 14 home match against Friends. The Coyotes head to Saint Mary on October 17, before playing three of its last four games at home starting October 21 against Ottawa. The Coyotes play Bethany on October 25 in Lindsborg, head to Tabor on October 28, and wrap up the regular season on Halloween at home against Southwestern.

2009 WOMEN’S AND MEN’S SOCCER SEASON OUTLOOK


Last year’s men’s team came out of nowhere, winning the KCAC title and advancing to the Tournament Championship. This was in no small part to the unexpected development of underclassmen.

Despite the strong group of returning players, Wesleyan has to deal with the loss of scoring power house Mario Rodriguez, team leader Gabe Romo, defensive brick wall Daniel Hill and Midfi elder Abe Moran; along with KCAC Defensive Player of the Year Juan Mundo and KCAC Goalkeeper of the Year Robert Carrillo, Dibbini was faced with some large shoes to fi ll.

The Coyotes are led by KCAC Off ensive Player of the Year Jose Garay (MF/F, Sr., 5-10, 160, Palmdale, Calif. / Palmdale HS), who led the KCAC in points per game and goals per game last season. Joining him will be the emerging talents of Derek Dodrill (MF/DEF, Jr., 5-10, 140, Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho HS), Anthony Russo (F, Jr., 5-9, 180, Mesa, Ariz. / Red Mountain HS) and Jonathan McCormick (MF, Sr., 6-1, 145, Simi Valley, Calif. / Moorpark College (Calif.)), who was the KCAC Newcomer of the Year in 2008.

“All are players who were instrumental in last season’s successful campaign,” Dibbini said. “They should key for us again in 2009.”

Other key returners are Robert Hector (MF, Sr., 6-1, 145, Simi Valley, Calif. / Moorpark College (Calif.)), Arturo Guizar (F/MF, Sr., 5-10, 175, Bellfl ower, Calif. / Long Beach City College (Calif.)), Nathan Taylor (MF/F, Sr., 5-11, 175, Overland Park, Kan. / Johnson County CC (Kan.)), Hector Quezada (DEF/MF, Sr., 6-0, 160, Long Beach, Calif. / Cerritos College (Calif.)) and Marlon Beach (DEF, Sr., 6-0, 175, Fort Worth, Texas / Johnson County CC (Kan.)). Returning in goal for the Coyotes is sophomore Kyle Martin (GK, So., 5-8, 150, Arcadia, Calif. / Arcadia HS), who saw some action last year behind Carrillo.

Encouraged by such a strong returning class, Coach Dibbini scored big out on the recruiting trails. Headlining the list are transfer players David Hernandez (MF, Jr., 5-10, 150, Inglewood, Calif. / LA Harbor College (Calif.)), Edgar Espinoza (DEF, Jr., 6-0, 175, Los Angeles, Calif. / El Camino College (Calif.)), and Jesus Ochoa (DEF/MF, Jr., 5-11, 170, Paramount, Calif. / Cerritos College (Calif.)).

“With those players coming in, we are getting a lot of help defensively and in the middle of the fi eld,” Dibbini said.

In addition, Jeremy Mireles (MF, So., 5-9, 155, Hesperia, Calif. / Victor Valley College (Calif.)) is a big, strong midfi elder who will have an immediately.

Three newcomers, two transfers and a freshman, join Martin between the pipes and with the addition of a keeper trainer to the staff , the keepers will be stronger than ever.

There is some tremendous talent coming in with the freshman class as well. Victor Mercado (MF, So., 5-9, 150, Sherman Oaks, Calif. / Crespi Carmelite HS), Jose Oseguera (DEF/MF, Fr., 5-7, 165, Oxnard, Calif. / Pacifi ca HS), Zach Cuzzocreo (MF/F, Fr., 6-2, 200, Mesa, Ariz. / Hamilton HS), and Zach Ludwig (DEF, Fr., 5-9, 160, Phoenix, Ariz. / Washington HS) all look to compete for a spot in the lineup right away.

While not the brutal non-conference slate of a year ago, the Coyote Men’s Soccer team will play another stiff non-conference schedule, before opening KCAC play on October 3. After opening the year against Bacone, the Coyotes will head to Salt Lake City on September 5 and 6, taking on Great Falls (Mont.) and Westminster College (Utah).

Two of the Coyotes’ opponents fi nished the season ranked in the NAIA Top 25, as Southern Nazarene fi nished then ranked 17th and Graceland ranked 22nd, and Southern Nazarene made an appearance in the NAIA National Championships in 2008.

After the trip to Utah, Wesleyan will take on Concordia University (Neb.) on September 9, followed by a trip to St. Louis to take on Missouri Baptist on September 12. Wesleyan then embarks on a three-match road trip beginning with William Jewell on September 16 followed by the two matches against Graceland and Southern Nazarene.

Wesleyan will get a special treat on September 19 against Graceland, as the two teams will meet at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, the home of the Kansas City Wizards, at 3 p.m., preceding the Wizards’ game with FC Dallas that evening. After the Southern Nazarene game on September 22, the Coyotes will wrap up the non-conference portion of the schedule on September 26 at home against Morningside College (Iowa).

Wesleyan then begins the KCAC schedule on October 3, which is Homecoming for the Coyotes against Sterling College at Noon. The Coyotes face Bethel on October 7 and McPherson on October 10, both on the road, before an October 14 home match against Friends. The Coyotes head to Saint Mary on October 17, before playing three of its last four games at home starting October 21 against Ottawa. The Coyotes play Bethany on October 25, head to Tabor on October 28, and wrap up the regular season on Halloween at home against Southwestern.

2009 WOMEN’S AND MEN’S SOCCER SEASON OUTLOOK (continued...)


NO NAME POS YR HT HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL

00 Kjerstin Stupey GK So. 5-7 Everett, Wash. Kamiak HS0 Erin Gilmour GK Fr. 5-5 Temecula, Calif. Chaparral HS1 Stephanie Cottam GK Sr. 5-4 Irvine, Calif. Santiago Canyon College (Calif.)2 Sabrina Albarran MF Sr. 5-4 Lancaster, Calif. Paraclete HS3 Ameenah Issa MF/F Fr. 5-4 Arcadia, Calif. Alverno HS4 Corina Villegas F/MF Jr. 5-3 Nuevo, Calif. Cerritos College (Calif.)5 Rachelle Medina MF/DEF So. 5-1 Ventura, Calif. St. Bonaventure HS6 Tatiana Dos Santos MF Jr. 5-3 Orange, Calif. Santiago Canyon College (Calif.)7 Elba Menjivar F/MF Jr. 4-11 Panorama City, Calif. Cerritos College (Calif.)8 Heather Muilenburg F/DEF Sr. 5-4 Salina, Kan. Salina Central HS9 Kyra Helin MF/F So. 5-5 Anchorage, Alaska West Anchorage HS10 Sarah Macy DEF/MF Sr. 5-5 Apple Valley, Calif. Victor Valley College (Calif.)11 Paulina Gonzalez MF Jr. 5-4 Long Beach, Calif. Rio Hondo College (Calif.)12 Teresa Candelario MF/DEF Sr. 5-8 Fillmore, Calif. Victor Valley College (Calif.)13 Brittnie Bernardino F Sr. 5-3 Apple Valley, Calif. Victor Valley College (Calif.)14 Hannah Kern MF So. 5-8 Wichita, Kan. Maize HS15 Rhonda Swan MF Jr. 5-7 San Diego, Calif. Grossmont College (Calif.)16 Megan Couch MF Sr. 5-4 Lancaster, Calif. Antelope Valley College (Calif.)17 Ashlee DeWitt DEF Sr. 5-3 Wichita, Kan. Butler CC (Kan.)18 Leanne Brown DEF Fr. 5-6 Palmdale, Calif. Highland HS20 Nicole Borowinski DEF Jr. 5-6 Del Mar, Calif. Grossmont College (Calif.)21 Alicia Crawford MF Sr. 5-4 Ridgecrest, Calif. Bakersfi eld College (Calif.)22 Courtney Eargle MF Sr. 5-8 Apple Valley, Calif. Victor Valley College (Calif.)23 Imaan Issa F So. 5-6 Arcadia, Calif. California-Riverside24 Jennifer Mahjoub MF Fr. 5-7 Laguna Niguel, Calif. Mission Viejo HS25 Brittany Corcoran DEF Fr. 5-7 Long Beach, Calif. St. Joseph HS26 Erika Garza MF Sr. 5-1 Bakersfi eld, Calif. Bakersfi eld College (Calif.)27 Makaila Estrella MF/DEF Fr. 5-0 Agua Dulce, Calif. Vasquez HS28 Hiliary Stroup DEF/MF Fr. 5-7 Running Springs, Calif. Rim of the World HS29 Tara Davis DEF Fr. 5-1 Dallas, Texas Warren T. White HS30 Karina Albarran GK Fr. 5-5 Lancaster, Calif. Paraclete HSRS Denise Hernandez DEF Sr. 5-6 Phillips Ranch, Calif. Bethany College (Kan.)

HEAD COACH: Mike Dibbini (5th Season, 69-14-5)HEAD ASSISTANT COACH: DeeDee Sanguinetti (First Season)ASSISTANTS: Albert Blondeel-Timmerman, Doug Seigle, Kathleen BentonSTUDENT ASSISTANTS: AbeMoran, Nykollet Leyva, Lauren Lowrey RS=Red Shirt

2009 WOMEN’S SOCCER ROSTER


0000Kjerstin Stupey

GK • So. • 5-7

Everett, Wash.

Kamiak HS

00Erin Gilmour

GK • Fr. • 5-5

Temecula, Calif.

Chaparral HS

11Stephanie Cottam

GK • Sr. • 5-4

Irvine, Calif.

Santiago Canyon College (Calif.)

22Sabrina Albarran

MF • Sr. • 5-4

Lancaster, Calif.

Paraclete HS

33Ameenah Issa

MF/F • Fr. • 5-4

Arcadia, Calif.

Alverno HS

44Corina Villegas

F/MF • Jr. • 5-3

Nuevo, Calif.

Cerritos College (Calif.)

55Rachelle Medina

MF/DEF • So. • 5-1

Ventura, Calif.

St. Bonaventure HS

66Tatiana Dos Santos

MF • Jr. • 5-3

Orange, Calif.

Santiago Canyon College (Calif.)

77Elba Menjivar

F/MF • Jr. • 4-11

Panorama City, Calif.


88Heather Muilenburg

F/DEF • Sr. • 5-4

Salina, Kan.

Salina Central HS

99Kyra Helin

MF/F • So. • 5-5

Anchorage, Alaska

West Anchorage HS

1010Sarah Macy

DEF/MF • Sr. • 5-5

Apple Valley, Calif.


1111Paulina Gonzalez

MF • Jr. • 5-4

Long Beach, Calif.

Rio Hondo College (Calif.)

1212Teresa Candelario

MF/DEF • Sr. • 5-8

Fillmore, Calif.


1313Brittnie Bernardino

F • Sr. • 5-3



1414Hannah Kern

MF • So. • 5-8

Wichita, Kan.

Maize HS

1515Rhonda Swan

MF • Jr. • 5-7

San Diego, Calif.

Grossmont College (Calif.)

1616Megan Couch

MF • Sr. • 5-4

Lancaster, Calif.

Antelope Valley College (Calif.)

1717Ashlee DeWitt

DEF • Sr. • 5-3

Wichita, Kan.

Butler CC (Kan.)

1818Leanne Brown

DEF • Fr. • 5-6

Palmdale, Calif.

Highland HS


2020Nicole Borowinski

DEF • Jr. • 5-6

Del Mar, Calif.

Grossmont College (Calif.)

2121Alicia Crawford

MF • Sr. • 5-4

Ridgecrest, Calif.

Bakersfi eld College (Calif.)

2222Courtney Eargle

MF • Sr. • 5-8



2323Imaan Issa

F • So. • 5-6

Arcadia, Calif.

California-Riverside

2424Jennifer Mahjoub

MF • Fr. • 5-7


Mission Viejo HS

2525Brittany Corcoran

DEF • Fr. • 5-7

Long Beach, Calif.

St. Joseph HS

2626Erika Garza

MF • Sr. • 5-1

Bakersfi eld, Calif.

Bakersfi eld College (Calif.)

2727Makaila Estrella

MF/DEF • Fr. • 5-0

Agua Dulce, Calif.

Vasquez HS

2828Hiliary Stroup

DEF/MF • Fr. • 5-7

Running Springs, Calif.

Rim of the World HS

2929Tara Davis

DEF • Fr. • 5-1

Dallas, Texas

Warren T. White HS

3030Karina Albarran

GK • Fr. • 5-5

Lancaster, Calif.

Paraclete HS

RSRSDenise Hernandez

DEF • Sr. • 5-6

Phillips Ranch, Calif.

Bethany College (Kan.)

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SOCCER COACHING STAFFHEAD COACH MIKE DIBBINI

Mike Dibbini has been coaching at Kansas Wesleyan since the 2005 season. He has compiled a combined 125-36-10 overall record in four seasons.

In four years, the men’s team has compiled an overall record of 56-22-5 and has fi nished at or near the top of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference each season. The Coyotes won regular season KCAC championships in 2005, 2007 and 2008 and conference tournament championships in 2005 and 2006. The men have qualifi ed for the NAIA Region IV Tournament twice, and were consistently ranked in the top fi ve in the region. In 2006, the men cracked the NAIA Top 25 for the fi rst time

in program history. Dibbini has been named the KCAC Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year three times, in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

The women’s team has compiled an overall record of 69-14-5 under Dibbini and been nearly untouchable in conference play the last four seasons. KWU is the three-time defending regular season champions, winning the title in 2006, 2007 and 2008 going

undefeated during that time span, and is the four-time defending conference tournament champions, winning in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Under Dibbini’s leadership, the Coyotes are 35-1 in regular season KCAC play, only losing in the 2005 season. The women also qualifi ed for the regional tournament each of the last three years of its existence and were consistently ranked in the top fi ve in the region. In 2007, the Coyotes became the fi rst KCAC team in

conference history to advance to the NAIA National Tournament, and second straight appearance in 2008. Dibbini was named the KCAC Coach of the Year in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. He was also named as

the Region 4 Coach of the Year and was named the Great Plains Region Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches

Association of America in 2007.

Prior to coaching at KWU, Dibbini was the Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer Coach at Salina Central High School from 1999-2006. In 2006, he was named the AVCTL Division I Coach of the Year. In 1999, he received the Kansas State Youth Soccer Boys Coach of the Year award.

He holds an NSCAA Premier Coaching Diploma and USSF National Coaching License. He is also the Director of Coaching and Player Development for the Salina Soccer Club, and is currently on staff as the Head Boys' Coach for the Kansas Olympic Development Program (ODP).

Dibbini graduated in 1999 from Kansas Wesleyan University with a degree in Elementary Education, and continued on to earn a Master of Business

Administration in 2002.

As a player at KWU and in junior college at Bethany Lutheran (Minn.) College, Dibbini was a four-time (twice at KWU and twice at BLC) All-Conference, All-Region, and All-American. In 1997, Dibbini was ranked number two in the NAIA for goals scored and off ensive points. He was also named to the NAIA Academic All-Region team in 1997 and the National Small College Player of the Year 1997.

Originally from Palmdale, Calif., Dibbini was a First Team All-CIF selection twice, CIF Player of the Year, and Golden League Player of the Year twice at Palmdale High School.

Coach Dibbini and his wife, Trina, also a 2002 graduate of Kansas Wesleyan University, currently reside in Salina, with their children Jada and Kadin.

DIBBINI’S COACHING RECORDS

WOMEN

Year Overall KCAC Finish

2005 16-3-2 8-1 2nd +2006 18-3-1 9-0 1st +2007 21-2-1 9-0 1st + *2008 14-6-1 9-0 1st +Total 69-14-5 35-1

MEN

Year Overall KCAC Finish

2005 13-6-2 7-2 1st +2006 17-4 8-1 2nd +2007 14-5-2 8-0-1 1st2008 12-7-1 9-0 1stTotal 56-22-5 32-3-1

125-36-10 67-4-1

Combined Men’s & Women’s Record

+ KCAC Tournament Champions* NAIA Region IV Champions


ALBERT BLONDEEL-TIMMERMAN

ASSISTANT COACH

“BT” Timmerman is in his fourth year as an assistant coach for coach Mike Dibbini.

Timmerman has deep roots in the youth soccer community in the Antelope Valley (Calif.) area and has been instrumental in the recruitment in high school players to Kansas Wesleyan.

Timmerman also plays the role of West Coast Recruiting Coordinator for the Coyotes.

DIANA “DEEDEE” SANGUINETTI

HEAD ASSISTANT COACH

Coach Diana “DeeDee” Sanguinetti has been the head assistant soccer coach at Kansas Wesleyan since the 2009 season.

Sanguinetti comes to Kansas Wesleyan after working at Nike’s Velocity Sports Performance. She also served as coach of the Santa Clarita Magic Soccer Club U-11 girls’ team. Prior to that assignment she was Head JV Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach at Chaminade High School.

Sanguinetti has also served as a volunteer coach at Cal State-Northridge, where she was responsible for the daily operations of the soccer program on and off the fi eld.

Before that she served as coach and trainer for several teams, including the Valley United Soccer Club, the West Valley Soccer Club, Malibu Soccer Academy and Thousand Oaks High School.

Sanguinetti prepped at William S. Hart High School in Newhall, Calif., graduating in 2001. She then played two years of collegiate soccer at Long Beach State University. She was twice named All-Big West for the 49ers, earning Second Team honors as a defender in 2001, and Honorable Mention honors in 2002. She then transferred to Pepperdine, where she played two seasons.

She graduated from Pepperdine in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education.

She is the daughter of Barbara and Nestor Sanguinetti of Stevenson Ranch, California.

SOCCER COACHING STAFFMIKE PADILLA

ASSISTANT COACH

Mike Padilla has been an assistant coach for the Coyotes since the 2008 season.

Padilla, a native of Lynwood, Calif., came to Kansas Wesleyan in 2006, playing for coach Mike Dibbini in 2006, but missed 2007 with an injury.

Padilla came to Kansas Wesleyan from Mt San Antonio College in California, where he played in 2005. He also spent one season at Cerritos College, where the Falcons reached the State Finals in 2004.

Padilla prepped at Salesian High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 2004. He helped lead the Mustangs to the CIF Championship in 2004. He was also named the CIF Player of the Year in 2004 in addition to being named Santa Fe League MVP in 2003 and 2004.

DOUG SEIGLE

ASSISTANT COACH

Doug Seigle has been the goalkeepers coach at KWU since the beginning of the 2009 season. He came to KWU after most recently being involved in the Manhattan (Kan.) Parks and Recreation Department and head coach of the Little Apple Soccer Club.

Seigle also served as head JV coach and assistant varsity girls’ coach at Belgrade (Mont.) High School in 2005. He also coached three years at Montana State-Billings, amassing an 18-32-1 record. He also had a stint at Luther College (Iowa) as assistant coach for four years.

He played collegiately at Viterbo University (Wisc.), graduating in 1995 with a Liberal Studies degree. At Viterbo he was named First Team All-Midwest Collegiate Conference three times and was a three-time NAIA All-American. He was inducted into the V-Hawk Wall of Fame in 2002.

Kat Benton

Graduate Assistant

Daniel Hill

Student Assistant

Nykollet Leyva

Student Assistant

Lauren Lowrey

Student Assistant

Abraham Moran

Student AssistantTameko Swan

Soccer Operations

Leah Lacher

Soccer Operations


NO NAME POS YR HT WT HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL

00 Nick Ciliberti GK Fr. 6-2 180 Enid, Okla. Enid HS2 Anthony Russo F Jr. 5-9 180 Mesa, Ariz. Red Mountain HS4 Rafael Barragan MF Jr. 5-10 175 Pomona, Calif. Diamond Bar HS5 David Hernandez MF Jr. 5-10 150 Inglewood, Calif. LA Harbor College (Calif.)6 Jesus Ochoa DEF/MF Jr. 5-11 170 Paramount, Calif. Cerritos College (Calif.)7 Arturo Guizar F/MF Sr. 5-10 175 Bellfl ower, Calif. Long Beach City College (Calif.)8 Logan Smith DEF So. 5-11 160 Mesa, Ariz. Red Mountain HS9 Jeremy Mireles MF So. 5-9 155 Hesperia, Calif. Victor Valley College (Calif.)10 Victor Mercado MF Fr. 5-10 150 Sherman Oaks, Calif. Crespi Carmelite HS11 Jorge Oseguera DEF/MF Fr. 5-7 165 Oxnard, Calif. Pacifi ca HS 12 Derek Dodrill MF/DEF Jr. 5-10 140 Rio Rancho, N.M. Rio Rancho HS13 Jose Garay MF/F Sr. 5-10 160 Palmdale, Calif. Palmdale HS14 Robert Hector MF Sr. 6-1 145 Simi Valley, Calif. Moorpark College (Calif.)15 Nathan Taylor MF/F Sr. 5-11 175 Overland Park, Kan. Johnson County CC (Kan.)16 Marlon Beach DEF Sr. 6-0 175 Fort Worth, Texas Johnson County CC (Kan.)17 Scott Knox DEF Jr. 6-3 185 Salina, Kan. Salina Central HS18 Daniel Martinez F Jr. 5-7 165 Salina, Kan. Garden City CC (Kan.)19 Josh Turner MF Jr. 5-11 170 Salina, Kan. Allen County CC (Kan.)20 Hector Quezada DEF/MF Sr. 6-0 160 Long Beach, Calif. Cerritos College (Calif.)21 Jonathan McCormick MF Sr. 6-1 145 Simi Valley, Calif. Moorpark College (Calif.)22 Edgar Espinoza DEF Jr. 6-0 175 Los Angeles, Calif. El Camino College (Calif.)23 Kyle Martin GK So. 5-8 150 Arcadia, Calif. Arcadia HS24 Alex Chiakmakis MF So. 5-9 170 Gilbert, Ariz. Red Mountain HS26 Giguya Nzunga F Fr. 6-1 165 Gilbert, Ariz. Abilene Christian (Texas)27 Diego Millan GK Jr. 5-8 165 Lynwood, Calif. Cerritos College (Calif.)28 Kevin Reay DEF Jr. 6-5 175 Apple Valley, Calif. Victor Valley College (Calif.)31 Zachary Cuzzocreo MF/F Fr. 6-2 200 Mesa, Ariz. Hamilton HS32 Zach Ludwig DEF Fr. 5-9 160 Phoenix, Ariz. Washington HSRS Trenton Corea MF Sr. 5-9 155 Mesa, Ariz. Red Mountain HSRS Alejandro Garcia GK Jr. 6-0 205 Salina, Kan. Allen County CC (Kan.)RS Cacey Scott DEF Jr. 5-9 165 Saugus, Calif. College of the Canyons (Calif.)

HEAD COACH: Mike Dibbini (5th Season, 56-22-5)ASSISTANTS: Mike Padilla, Deedee Sanguinetti, Albert Blondeel-Timmerman, Doug SeigleSTUDENT ASSISTANTS: Daniel Hill, Robert Carrillo RS = Red Shirt

2009 MEN’S SOCCER ROSTER


00Nick Ciliberti

GK • Fr. • 6-2 • 180

Enid, Okla.

Enid HS

22Anthony Russo

F • Jr. • 5-9 • 180

Mesa, Ariz.

Red Mountain HS

44Rafael Barragan

MF • Jr. • 5-10 • 175

Pomona, Calif.

Diamond Bar HS

55David Hernandez

MF • Jr. • 5-10 • 150

Inglewood, Calif.

LA Harbor College (Calif.)

66Jesus Ochoa

DEF/MF • Jr. • 5-11 • 170

Paramount, Calif.


77Arturo Guizar

F/MF • Sr. • 5-10 • 175

Bellfl ower, Calif.

Long Beach City College (Calif.)

88Logan Smith

DEF • So. • 5-11 • 160

Mesa, Ariz.

Red Mountain HS

99Jeremy Mireles

MF • So. • 5-9 • 155

Hesperia, Calif.Victor Valley College (Calif.)

1010Victor Mercado

MF • Fr. • 5-10 • 150

Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Crespi Carmelite HS

1111Jorge Oseguera

DEF/MF • Fr. • 5-7 • 165

Oxnard, Calif.

Pacifi ca HS

1212Derek Dodrill

MF/DEF • Jr. • 5-10 • 140

Rio Rancho, N.M.

Rio Rancho HS

1313Jose Garay

MF/F • Sr. • 5-10 • 160

Palmdale, Calif.

Palmdale HS

1414Robert Hector

MF • Sr. • 6-1 • 145

Simi Valley, Calif.

Moorpark College (Calif.)

1515Nathan Taylor

MF/F • Sr. • 5-11 • 175

Overland Park, Kan.

Johnson County CC (Kan.)

1616Marlon Beach

DEF • Sr. • 6-0 • 175

Fort Worth, Texas

Johnson County CC (Kan.)

1717Scott Knox

DEF • Jr. • 6-3 • 185

Salina, Kan.

Salina Central HS

1818Daniel Martinez

F • Jr. • 5-7 • 165

Salina, Kan.

Garden City CC (Kan.)

1919Josh Turner

MF • Jr. • 5-11 • 170

Salina, Kan.

Allen County CC (Kan.)

2020Hector Quezada

DEF/MF • Sr. • 6-0 • 160

Long Beach, Calif.


2121Jonathan McCormick

MF • Sr. • 6-1 • 145

Simi Valley, Calif.

Moorpark College (Calif.)


2222Edgar Espinoza

DEF • Jr. • 6-0 • 175

Los Angeles, Calif.

El Camino College (Calif.)

2323Kyle Martin

GK • So. • 5-8 • 150

Arcadia, Calif.

Arcadia HS

2424Alex Chiakmakis

MF • So. • 5-9 • 170

Gilbert, Ariz.

Red Mountain HS

RSRSCacey Scott

DEF • Jr. • 5-9 • 165

Saugus, Calif.


2626Giguya Nzunga

F • Fr. • 6-1 • 165

Gilbert, Ariz.

Abilene Christian (Texas)

2727Diego Millan

GK • Jr. • 5-8 • 165

Lynwood, Calif.


2828Kevin Reay

DEF • Jr. • 6-5 • 175



3131Zachary Cuzzocreo

MF/F • Fr. • 6-2 • 200

Mesa, Ariz.

Hamilton HS

3232Zach Ludwig

DEF • Fr. • 5-9 • 160

Phoenix, Ariz.

Washington HS

RSRSTrenton Corea

MF • Sr. • 5-9 • 155

Mesa, Ariz.

Red Mountain HS

RSRSAlejandro Garcia

GK • Jr. • 6-0 • 205

Salina, Kan.

Allen County CC (Kan.)


ALL TIME MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER RECORDS

WOMEN’S TEAM RECORDSMost Wins in a Season ................................................................................ 21 ............................................................................................................................................................. 2007Fewest Losses in a Season ......................................................................... 2 ................................................................................................................................................................ 2007Most Goals in a Season ............................................................................... 92 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2007Most Goals Scored in a Game .................................................................. 11 vs. Southwestern Assemblies of God University .......................................................9/1/2007Most Consecutive Wins in a Season ...................................................... 14 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2007Most Consecutive Shutouts...................................................................... 8 ................................................................................................................................................................ 2007Largest Shutout ............................................................................................ 11-0 vs. Southwestern Assemblies of God University ...................................................9/1/2007Longest Unbeaten Streak in a Season .................................................. 18 matches ............................................................................................................................................ 2007

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RECORDSPoints in a Season ..................................................53 .............................................................. Heather Muilenburg ............................................................................................. 2007Goals in a Game ......................................................4 ................................................................ Heather Muilenburg vs. Bethel College ............................................. 9/26/2007Goals in a Season ....................................................22 .............................................................. Heather Muilenburg ............................................................................................. 2006Assists in a Season ..................................................13 .............................................................. Juliet Cervantes ...................................................................................................... 2006Shutouts in a Season .............................................10 .............................................................. Kelli Beatty ................................................................................................................ 2007Career Shutouts ......................................................15 ............................................................. Kelly Balch ...................................................................................................2005 - 2006

MEN’S TEAM RECORDSMost Wins in a Season ................................................................................ 17 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2006 17 .............................................................................................................................................................. 1999Fewest Wins in a Season ............................................................................ 0 ................................................................................................................................................................ 2004Most Losses in a Season ............................................................................. 16 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2004Most Goals in a Season ............................................................................... 76 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2006Fewest Goals in a Season........................................................................... 15 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2004Most Goals Scored in a Game .................................................................. 12 vs. Bethany College .......................................................................................................... 9/30/2006Most Goals Allowed in a Game ................................................................ 16 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2004Most Consecutive Wins in a Season ...................................................... 10 .............................................................................................................................................................. 2008Most Consecutive Shutouts...................................................................... 5 ................................................................................................................................................................ 2008Largest Shutout ............................................................................................ 12-0 vs. Bethany College ...................................................................................................... 9/30/2006Worst Margin of Defeat .............................................................................. 0-16 .......................................................................................................................................................... 2004Longest Unbeaten Streak in a Season .................................................. 12 matches ............................................................................................................................................ 2007

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RECORDSPoints in a Season ........................................................................................................... 77 ......................................................... Mike Dibbini ....................................................... 1997Points in a Career ............................................................................................................. 168 ...................................................... Murad Dibbini ............................................1997 - 99Goals in a Game ............................................................................................................... 5 ........................................................... Mike Dibbini ....................................................... 1997Fastest Goal Scored ........................................................................................................ 30 seconds ....................................... Harold Calvo ....................................................... 1996Most Goals in a Season .................................................................................................. 31 ......................................................... Mike Dibbini ....................................................... 1997Most Goals in a Career ................................................................................................... 65 ......................................................... Murad Dibbini ............................................1997 - 99Assists in a Season ........................................................................................................... 15 ......................................................... Mike Dibbini ....................................................... 1997Assists in a Career ............................................................................................................ 40 ......................................................... Ricky Ramos ...........................................1998 - 2001Shutouts in a Season ...................................................................................................... 11 ......................................................... Wayne Johnson ................................................. 2006Career Shutouts ............................................................................................................... 19 ......................................................... Wayne Johnson ....................................2005 - 2006


DATE MEET NAME LOCATION TIME *

Sat. Sept. 5 Baker Maple Leaf Invitational Baldwin City 10:00 a.m.

Sat, Sept. 19 Missouri Southern Stampede Joplin, Mo. 9:00 a.m.

Sat, Oct. 3 Oklahoma State Jamboree Stillwater, Okla. 8:00 a.m.

Fri, Oct. 16 Butler County Ollie Isom Invitational El Dorado TBA

Sat, Oct. 24 NAIA Mid States Championships Winfi eld TBA

Sat. Nov. 7 KCAC Championships (Bethel Hosts) North Newton TBA

Sat, Nov. 21 NAIA National Championships Vancouver, Wash. TBA

* Time denotes start time of the women’s race. The men’s race will follow shortly afterwards.

Schedule subject to change without prior notice

CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE AND OUTLOOK

Kansas Wesleyan Cross Country heads into the 2009 season in pursuit of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championships. Third year coach Jeff Barker feels he has assembled the tools necessary for the Coyotes to make a run, literally, at the title and unseat perennial power Southwestern from the top of the ranks.

“It’s a major goal to win conference for both Men and Women,” Barker said. “We must stay healthy and work together. We are training to run our best in November.”

The women do have to deal with the loss of three-time National Championships qualifi er Sarah Williams, but the Coyotes should be solid despite her loss. Williams won the KCAC Individual Championship in 2008 and then earned NAIA All-American honors at the NAIA National Championships. Filling the void of Williams’ loss will be returners Shanda Anderson (Sr., Marquette, Kan. / Butler CC (Kan.)) and Kara Walker (Sr., Salina, Kan. / Beloit HS). Both also qualifi ed for the National Championships last season and return that valuable experience for the Coyotes this year.

Barker also feels that the addition of Cherise Price (Jr., Tucson, Ariz. / Pima CC (Ariz.)) and local product Crystal Stegman (Jr., Salina, Kan. / Butler CC (Kan.)) should give KWU some of the top runners in the KCAC in 2009.

“With the addition of Cherise and Crystal, we will have the best Top Four runners in the conference,” Barker said.

Questions still remain in the number fi ve spot, but Stacey Lastra (Sr., Brea, Calif. / Mt. San Antonio College (Calif.)) and Julina White (Jr., Hereford, Colo. / American River College (Calif.)) will compete for the spot according to Barker.

“The only question for us will be in the number fi ve spot,” he said. “We are hoping for Stacey and Julina to fi ll the void and help lead us to a conference title and national championship berth.”

The men’s team looks to be one of the best ever assembled at Kansas Wesleyan. Leading the way will be top returners Jeremy Davies (Sr., Portage, Ind. / Southern Indiana), Paul Minneman (Sr., Solomon, Kan. / Solomon HS) and Mike Rascon (Sr., Tucson, Ariz., / Pima CC (Ariz.)). Davies and Minneman were National Qualifi ers last year. Add to the mix newcomers Ernie Cruz, Jr. (Jr., Tucson, Ariz. / Pima CC (Ariz.)), Nathan Mesta (So., Tucson, Ariz. / Morgan State (Md.)), Kyle Sieve (Fr., Topeka, Kan. / Seaman HS), Jordan Evans (Fr., Green, Kan. / Clay Center Community HS) and Peter Madrigal (Sr., Tucson, Ariz. / Pima CC (Ariz.)), the Coyotes will give Southwestern a run for its money and look for a NAIA National Championship berth in November.

“This should be one of the best teams ever assembled at Kansas Wesleyan,” Barker said. “With top recruits Ernie Cruz, Jr., and Nathan Mesta, we have enough strength and depth to win the conference and qualify for NAIA National Championships. Peter Madrigal, who transferred in last spring, will be one of our leaders on and off the course. If all goes well and we stay healthy come November we can be one of the top teams in the country.”

CROSS COUNTRY SEASON OUTLOOK


CROSS COUNTRY COACHING STAFFHEAD COACH JEFF BARKER

Jeff Barker enters his third year as cross country coach at Kansas Wesleyan University.

In his two years at Kansas Wesleyan, Barker has wokred hard to build the cross coutnry teams into contenders not only in the KCAC but at a national level as well. In 2007, his fi rst season, Barker qualifi ed two individuals to run at the NAIA National Championships and in 2008, fi ve individuals went to the big show, including Sarah Williams, who earned NAIA All-American honors by fi nishing 26th in the race. Williams also won the KCAC Championship Meet.

Barker came to Kansas Wesleyan from Calumet College at St. Joseph (Ind.), where he was most recently the head distance track coach and assistant cross country coach. He also held a similar concurrent position at Andrean High School in

Merrillville, Indiana.

Before being named head distance coach and assistant cross country coach at Calumet, Barker was named the program’s fi rst head cross country coach in June, 2005. By August of that year, he had recruited 10 student-athletes, including a national qualifi er for the NAIA Championships that season.

Barker earned degrees in Criminal Justice and Human Service and Social Work from Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind., after excelling at Bishop Noll Institute High School.

At Saint Joseph’s, he was named a team captain and recruiting leader in the 2002-2003 season.

At Bishop Noll Institute, he was named the 1998-99 Athlete of the Year, while earning several individual honors, including Honorable Mention All-State honors in 1998, and he was the LAC Conference Champion in 1998, setting a course record of 15:50 for the 5K race. He went on to earn LAC Champion honors in the 3200m and was the IHSAA Sectional Champion in the 3200m.

Barker is committed to building his programs based on the recent success in both cross country and track at KWU.

“One of my favorite quotes is ‘If what we did last year still looks good this year, then are we really doing what it takes to get better?’. We are going to work very hard to develop a program that cross country/track athletes want to be a part of daily. Once the program has purpose, the passion will grow, and the athletes will love being a part of something truly special.”

Barker is engaged to Alanna Moore, and the couple plan to marry in early January, 2010.


WOMEN’S ROSTERNAME YR HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Shanda Anderson Sr. Marquette, Kan. Butler CC (Kan.)Stacey Lastra Sr. Brea, Calif. Mt. San Antonio College (Calif.)Cherise Price Jr. Tucson, Ariz. Pima CC (Ariz.)Crystal Stegman Jr. Salina, Kan. Butler CC (Kan.)Kara Walker Sr. Salina, Kan. Beloit HSJulina White Jr. Hereford, Colo. American River College (Calif.)

MEN’S ROSTERNAME YR HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Cody Brunner Sr. Salina, Kan. University of KansasErnest Cruz, Jr. Jr. Tucson, Ariz. Pima CC (Kan.)Jeremy Davies Sr. Portage, Ind. University of Southern IndianaJordan Evans Fr. Green, Kan. Clay Center Community HSTyler Jensen Sr. Ellsworth, Kan. Ellsworth HSPeter Madrigal Sr. Tucson, Ariz. Pima CC (Kan.)Nathan Mesta So. Tucson, Ariz. Morgan State University (Md.)Paul Minneman Sr. Solomon, Kan. Solomon HSMichael Rascon Sr. Tucson, Ariz. Pima CC (Kan.)Kyle Sieve Fr. Topeka, Kan. Seaman HSJoel Wallace Sr. Salina, Kan. Pratt CC (Kan.)

HEAD COACH: Jeff Barker (3rd Season)

CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER

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Shanda Anderson

Senior

Marquette, Kan.

Butler CC (Kan.)

Cody Brunner

Senior

Salina, Kan.

University of Kansas

Ernest Cruz, Jr.

Junior

Tucson, Ariz.

Pima CC (Kan.)

Jeremy Davies

Senior

Portage, Ind.

University of Southern Indiana

Jordan Evans

Freshman

Green, Kan.

Clay Center Community HS

Tyler Jensen

Senior

Ellsworth, Kan.

Ellsworth HS

Stacey Lastra

Senior

Brea, Calif.

Mt. San Antonio College (Calif.)

Peter Madrigal

Senior

Tucson, Ariz.

Pima CC (Kan.)

Nathan Mesta

Sophmore

Tucson, Ariz.

Morgan State University (Md.)

Paul Minneman

Senior

Solomon, Kan.

Solomon HS

Cherise Price

Junior

Tucson, Ariz.

Pima CC (Ariz.)

Michael Rascon

Senior

Tucson, Ariz.

Pima CC (Kan.)

Kyle Sieve

Freshman

Topeka, Kan.

Seaman HS

Crystal Stegman

Junior

Salina, Kan.

Butler CC (Kan.)

Kara Walker

Senior

Salina, Kan.

Beloit HS

Joel Wallace

Senior

Salina, Kan.

Pratt CC (Kan.)

Julina White

Junior

Hereford, Colo.

American River College (Calif.)


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CHEER ROSTERNAME YR HOMETOWN

Ashley Alderman Freshman Springfi eld, Mo.Amanda DiPrima Freshman Palmdale, Calif.Heather Haynes Senior Salina, Kan.Robert Hite Freshman Chapman, Kan.Talia Jones Freshman Osceola, Neb.Alyssa Kolodziej Junior Glendale, Ariz.Emily Smith Senior Bennington, Kan.Suzanne Veal Sophomore Solomon, Kan.Megan Weishaar Freshman Winchester, Kan.Kelsi Wetzel Sophomore Mart,Texas

DANCE ROSTERNAME YR HOMETOWN

Maeva Curt Freshman Lentilly, FranceTaylor Garretson Senior Salina, Kan.Amanda Hopkins Sophomore Alemena, Kan.Baily Kraus Freshman Linwood, Kan.Brittney Ludwisiak Senior Itasca, Ill.Miranda Lytle Junior Abilene, Kan.Jericho Parker Junior Salina, Kan.Susan Reser Freshman Ellinwood, Kan.Hannah Rivers Junior Salina, Kan.Liz Schrader Senior Salina, Kan.Dana Stadel Senior Wamego, Kan.

CHEER AND DANCE ROSTERS CHEER AND DANCE COACHING STAFF

JENNY KING

HEAD CHEER AND DANCE COACH

Jenny King has been the Cheer and Dance Coach at Kansas Wesleyan since 2006.

King is also the softball coach at KWU, being named to the position in summer 2007.

King’s experience in dance are far reaching. In 1999-2000, she was the head dance team coach at Sacred Heart High School in Salina. While in college, King was the team captain of the Bethany College Blue and Gold Dance Team. After leaving Bethany in 2000, she moved on to Fort Hays State University, completing her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, while playing softball for the Tigers. She also spent one season as Student Assistant coach. Also during her college days, she taught dance with M & J Dance Academy in Salina.

King has completed MBA with emphasis in Sports Management from Kansas Wesleyan.

“I am glad to be part of the Kansas Wesleyan Athletic Department,” King said. “My intentions are to build the program back to a strong, competitive level.”

SHARON CALLAWAY

ASSISTANT CHEER AND DANCE COACH

Sharon Callaway has been assistant Cheer and Dance coach at Kansas Wesleyan University since 2006.

She is the head cheerleading coach, overseeing the duties of coordinating the cheerleading program for the Coyotes.

Before Kansas Wesleyan, Callaway spent fi ve years as cheerleading coach at Salina South High School.

A native of Salina, and Moreno Valley, Calif., Callaway graduated from Salina South in 1998, and has attended Fort Hays State University, Barton County Community College and Kansas State-Salina.

She is the daughter of Bob & Michelle Dolan of Salina, Susan & Dennis Houk of California.

She lives in Salina with her husband Kyle, an alumni of KWU, her son Kayson Graham and daughter Kaylee.


Ashley Alderman

Freshman

Springfi eld, Mo.

Amanda DiPrima

Freshman

Palmdale, Calif.

Heather Haynes

Senior

Salina, Kan.

Robert Hite

Freshman

Chapman, Kan.

Talia Jones

Freshman

Osceola, Neb.

Alyssa Kolodziej

Junior

Glendale, Ariz.

Suzanne Veal

Sophomore

Solomon, Kan.

Megan Weishaar

Freshman

Winchester, Kan.

Kelsi Wetzel

Sophomore

Mart,Texas

Emily Smith

Senior

Bennington, Kan.

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Maeva Curt

Freshman

Lentilly, France

Taylor Garretson

Senior

Salina, Kan.

Amanda Hopkins

Sophomore

Alemena, Kan.

Baily Kraus

Freshman

Linwood, Kan.

Brittney Ludwisiak

Senior

Itasca, Ill.

Miranda Lytle

Junior

Abilene, Kan.

Jericho Parker

Junior

Salina, Kan.

Susan Reser

Freshman

Ellinwood, Kan.

Hannah Rivers

Junior

Salina, Kan.

Liz Schrader

Senior

Salina, Kan.

Dana Stadel

Senior

Wamego, Kan.

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DIRECTOR OF BANDS WILLIAM McMOSLEY

Professor William McMosley begins his eleventh year as the Director of Bands at Kansas Wesleyan University. Since his arrival in 1999, the “Mighty Coyote Pep Band” has ascended to the top of the pep band ranks in the Kansas Conference.

Nicknamed “Maestro Mad Mac” by former Athletic Director and Basketball Coach Jerry Jones, McMosley and his talented group of musicians can be found at all home football games, and most home basketball games jazzing up the crowd as the Coyotes fi ght to victory.

McMosley received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Adams State College in 1969, and also received his Master of Arts degree from Adams State in 1971.

While at Saint Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City in 1989, McMosley was awarded the 1989 Outstanding Teacher Award from Sears Roebuck Company.

McMosley continues to be active across the country, making appearances as a clinician, and as a guest conductor for orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands, and marching bands. He is also the Director of the Salina Municipal Band.


W E L C O M E T O T O D A Y ’ S G A M E

Your ticket to today’s game is a privilege, a privilege to watch these young men and women perform in the arena of college athletics. As a member of the NAIA Champions of Character Initiative, we ask that you take a moment to refl ect on your personal set of values and relate them to the fi ve core character values of the Champions of Character Initiative: • Respect • Responsibility • Integrity • Sportsmanship • Servant Leadership

All student-athletes at Kansas Wesleyan University take pride in their success not only on the athletic fi eld and in the classroom, but in their personal lives as well. By adopting the principles of the fi ve core character values into their everyday lives, student-athletes at Kansas Wesleyan have become pillars in the community and will use this knowledge to succeed in the workplace after graduation.

The Kansas Wesleyan University Athletic Department promotes positive fan behavior: be loud and enthusiastic in your support of your favorite Coyote team, but be respectful of the other spectators around you. The use of artifi cial noisemakers is prohibited in accordance with KCAC Conference guidelines.

The physical or verbal abuse of any player, offi cial or other fan is

grounds for ejection from this event. Please cooperate in providing a

wholesome, competitive atmosphere for tonight’s games.

Kansas Wesleyan University reserves the right to remove ANYONE from the stands who refuses to comply with these rules.

Thank you, and please enjoy today’s game.

— The Kansas Wesleyan University Athletic Department

NAIA CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character program is designed to instill an understanding of character values in sport and provide practical tools for student-athletes, coaches and parents to use in modeling exemplary character traits.

Launched by the NAIA in 2000, the Champions of Character program addresses character issues more comprehensively than any other national program for youth. The program currently reaches hundreds of thousands of students on nearly 300 college and university campuses in North America and extends into their surrounding communities.

The NAIA Champions of Character program is an educational outreach initiative which emphasizes the tenets of character and integrity, not only for NAIA college students, but for younger students, coaches and parents in our communities.

Coaches, parents, administrators and community partners all have a role in developing students of character. The NAIA Champions of Character program brings them training, guidelines and behavior models to create positive environments that promote personal growth and fun sport activity.

For more information on the NAIA Champions of Character program, please visit the Offi cial NAIA Champions of Character program website: http://www.championsofcharacter.org

CORE CHARAC TER VALUES FOR FANSBy: Bruce E. Brown, NAIA Champions of Character Presenter

RESPECT Respect your team by supporting them in victory or defeat• Respect the opposing team by honoring their eff ort as •

worthy opponents Respect the right of the coaches to coach• Respect the eff ort of the game offi cials to remain impartial• Respect those in authority working in game management•

RESPONSIBILITY Understand the rules of the game• Understand and abide by the rules of the arena• Read and understand the purpose of the athletic program •

and goals of competition and only enter the facility if you are able to abide by those expectations

Stay in the stands before, during and after the game - the • playing surface is for coaches, athletes and offi cials

INTEGRITY Assume that offi cials are honest and attempting to be as fair •

as possible Understand and refl ect the spirit of the game as well as the •

rules of the game Realize that you are not anonymous just because you are •

sitting in a crowdSPORTSMANSHIP

• Fans have no right to interact with an offi cial at any time for any purpose

• Be willing to support outstanding plays regardless of who makes them

• Be aware of the people sitting around you - young children, families or the elderly

• Be an example of good sportsmanshipSERVANT LEADERSHIP

• Clean up after yourself • Serve your team by being an encourager • Support all the roles that allow the team to function and the

game to be played

BE A CHAMPION OF CHARACTER

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