2013-14 wrestling media guide

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2 T.O.C./Quick Facts 3 EMU Athletic Media Relations 4 Adidas - Official Outfitter of EMU 5 Pepsi - Official Soft Drink of EMU 6 Team Photo/Roster 7 2013-14 Outlook 8 Jared Germaine/Khodor Hoballah 9 Phillip Joseph/Mike LeHolm 10 Seth Schaner/Nick Whitenburg 11 Brandon Zeerip/Jake Byers 12 Alan Constable/Mike Curby 13 Jacob Dorulla/Anthony Abro/Derek Davison/Cole Dillman 14 Justin Melick/Vincent Pizzuto/Chris Rau/Michael Shaw 15 Alexander Calandrino/Jacob Davis/Nick Barber/James Klosz

16 Brian Lake/Mitchell Malott/Devan Marry/Rocco Borg 17 Blake Caudill/Austin Geerlings/Gage Hutchison/Chris Pagan

18 Derek Schultz/Matthew VanCuren/Dean Vettese/Shayne Wireman

19 Roster by Weight 20 Head Coach Derek DelPorto 21 Assistant Coaches: David Bolyard/Luke Smith 22 2012-13 Dual Results 27 2012-13 MAC Season in Review 30 EMU Wrestling Record Book 35 Eastern Michigan Unviersity 36 This is EMU 40 President Susan W. Martin 41 EMU Board of Regents 42 Director of Athletics Heather Lyke 44 EMU Athletic Staff 52 Eagle All-Access 53 The EMU Identity 54 Student-Athlete Support Services 55 NCAA Compliance 56 EMU Athletic Club

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EMUEagles.com/wrestlingCredits Layout/Editor: Megan Samassa Assistant Editors: Greg Steiner Sean Hostetter Adam Kuffner Chloe Smith

Photography: Randy Mascharka, Steve King, Walt Middleton, Dick Schwarze, Wolverine Photo

Information is current as of: November 1, 2013

© COPYRIGHT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYThe 2013-14 EMU Wrestling Media Guide was written by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. All text and photo content is property of Eastern Michigan University and can not be reproduced without permission from the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office.

EMU AthlEtics Mission stAtEMEnt

Our mission above all else, is to guide, sup-port and inspire our student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence- academically, athletically and socially while maintaining a successful Division I-A athletics program.

Vision of EMU AthlEtics

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corE VAlUEs of EMU AthlEtics

Four values guide and govern our action at all times and in all our affairs. The values define “what we stand for” and “what we will not stand for.” These values include:

♦ Respect - We treat ourselves and those we serve with dignity, kindness and respect.♦ Integrity - We operate in a spirit of integrity at all times and know that doing the right thing is of utmost importance.♦ Passion - We have a strong work ethic and are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us.♦ Excellence - Excellence is the cornerstone of all we do within our department, on cam-pus, within the community, as well as on the regional and national levels.

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UNIVERSITYLocation: Ypsilanti, MichiganFounded: 1849Enrollment: 22,638President: Dr. Susan W. Martin Nickname: EaglesColors: Green (349) and WhiteConference: Mid-American Conference (MAC)Home Facility: Bowen Field HouseCapacity: 4,800

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTAthletics Director: Heather Lyke Assoc. AD/SWA: Melody Reifel Werner Assoc. AD/Business: Mike MalachAsst. AD: Chris HoppeAsst. AD/SASS: Erin BurdisAsst. AD/Media Relations: Greg SteinerAsst.AD/Sports Medicine Steve NordwallFaculty Athletics Representative: Liz BroughtonSports Performance Coach: Blair WagnerEquipment Manager: Jay SofenTicket Manager: Ron Reid

WRESTLING STAFFHead Coach: Derek DelPorto (Slippery Rock, ‘99)Record at EMU (Years): 72-68-2 (7)MAC Record (Years): 8-27-0 (7)Career Record (Years): 96-93-2 (8)Office Phone Number: 734.487.6429Assistant Coach: David BolyardAssistant Coach: Luke Smith

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSAssoc. AD/Media Relations: Greg SteinerAsst. Director of Media Relations: Sean HostetterMedia Relations GA: Adam Kuffner, Chloe Smith Media Relations GA/Wrestling Contact: Megan Samassa

Office Phone: 734.487.0317 or 0318

Office E-mail: [email protected] Address: 799 N. Hewitt Road Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, MI 48197Web site: emueagles.com

2013-14 TEAM INFORMATION2012-13 Overall Record: 7-132012-13 MAC Record/Finish: 1-4/t-4thLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/3Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3Newcomers: 9

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CALL ON USAll University Numbers start with

734.487.(The last four are listed below)

Athletics AdministratorsA.D. Heather Lyke .......................................1050Assoc. A.D. Mike Malach .......................... 5313Assoc. A.D. Christopher Hoppe ................ 3263Assoc. A.D. Dr. Melody Reifel Werner .. 2327Asst. A.D. Greg Steiner ............................. 0317Asst. A.D. Erin Burdis ................................. 1283Secretary Karen Hansen .......................... 1050

Athletics Equipment StaffEquip. Mgr. Jay Sofen ................... 1173/1029Asst. Equip. Mgr. Wayne Smith . 1173/1029

Facilities StaffFac. Supervisor Erich Keil........................5152Fac. Attendant Adam Martin ................. 5152

Ticket OfficeTicket Manager Ron Reid........................2282

EMU MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office offers a weekly release containing team and individual notes, statistics, reviews of past matches and a look ahead to upcoming events. Additional information will include Mid-American Conference rankings, statistics and league notes.

CREDENTIALS AND PARKING EMU does not issue credentials for wrestling, as the games ares free to the public. All media wishing to attend away games should contact the host institution regarding media policies. Parking for Bowen Field House can be found on the west side of the building and will be limited to a first-come, first-serve basis. Media personnel will be responsible for their own parking arrangements.

INTERNET ACCESS There is currently wireless internet access within Bowen Field House. Media should make arrangements to obtain a wireless password with the Meida Relations staff prior to arrival.

INTERVIEWS Head Coach Derek DelPorto and his staff are available for interviews on an appointment-only basis after matches and practices. Personal interviews with coaches and players should be scheduled with EMU Athletic Media Relations. Individual players are available for interviews Monday-Thursday. Their availability will depend on practice and class schedules. Please give at least 24-hour advance notice so the players can be contacted and arrangements can be made. Home phone numbers for players and coaches will not be given out by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. The coaching staff and players will be available for post-game interviews following a short cooling-off period.

WORLD WIDE WEB The media can access all the latest EMU wrestling news on the athletic department’s Web site, located at emueagles.com. The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office produces this Web site with the most up-to-date and extensive coverage of the Eagles. Soccer information available on the EMU Web site includes statistics, rosters, press releases and notes.

EMU AthlEtic MEdiA RElAtions

Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations ................................... Greg Steiner Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0317 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.845.1132 E-mail ....................................................................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ...................................Football, Women’s Basketball, Golf and Web site

Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations ........................... Sean Hostetter Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.218.3417 E-mail ........................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered ............................................................ Volleyball, Men’s Basketball, Tennis

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant/New Media ........... Adam Kuffner Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ......................................................................................................................... 419.953.1679 E-mail ...........................................................................................................................akuffner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ..................................................... Women’s Soocer, Gymnastics, Baseball Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ............................ Megan Samassa Office Phone ..................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................810.223.3700 E-mail .......................................................................................................................msamassa@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ............................................................................Wrestling, Rowing, Softball

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ................................... Chloe Smith Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................619.384.3878 E-mail ......................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered .......................................................................Cross Country, Swimming, Track

Address: ...........................799 N. Hewitt Rd., Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

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The 2013-14 Eastern Michigan University Eagles

Anthony Abro 197 R-So. Canton, Mich. / CantonNicholas Barber 141 R-Fr. Cleveland, Ohio / St. EdwardRocco Borg 149 Fr. Oxford, Mich. / OxfordJake Byers 133 R-Jr. Cedar Springs, Mich. / RockfordAlexander Calandrino 125 So. Howell, Mich. / HowellBlake Caudill 133 Fr. Butler, Pa. / ButlerAlan Constable 165 R-Jr. Sand Creek, Mich. / Sand CreekMike Curby 174 R-Jr. Osseo, Mich. / HillsdaleJacob Davis 174 So. North Ridgeville, Ohio / St. EdwardDerek Davison 157 R-So. LaSalle, Mich. / Monroe / Wisconsin-ParksideCole Dillman 285 R-So. Leola, Pa. / Conestoga ValleyJacob Dorulla 165 R-Jr. Rockford, Mich. / RockfordAustin Geerlings 165 So. Kentwood, Mich. / Kentwood / Grand ValleyJared Germaine 125 R-Sr. Saginaw, Mich. / Saginaw ValleyGage Hutchinson 285 Fr. Buchanan, Mich. / BuchananKhodor Hoballah 184 R-Sr. Dearborn, Mich. / DearbornPhillip Joseph 184 R-Sr. Lapeer, Mich. / Lapeer EastJames Klosz 157 R-Fr. Parma, Ohio / Holy NameKyle Lake 157 R-Fr. Farmington Hills, Mich. / HarrisonMike LeHolm 141 R-Sr. Jackson, Mich. / Jackson NorthwestMitchell Malott 157 R-Fr. Saginaw, Mich. / Swan ValleyDevan Marry 165 R-Fr. Hudson, Mich. / HudsonJustin Melick 149 R-So. Fenton, Mich. / FentonChris Pagan 184 R-So. Kissimmee, Fla. / Osceola Vincent Pizzuto 133 R-So. North Jackson, Ohio / Jackson MiltonChris Rau 141 R-So. Deerfield, Mich. / DundeeSeth Schaner 141 R-Sr. Big Rapids, Mich. / Big RapidsDerek Schultz 197 Fr. Tinley Park, Ill. / Tinley ParkMichael Shaw 141 R-So. Bangor, Mich. / AlleganMatthew VanCuren 149 So. Chagrin Falls, Ohio / St. EdwardDean Vettese 165 Fr. Rochester, Mich. / RochesterNick Whitenburg 197 R-Sr. Temperance, Mich. / BedfordShayne Wireman 125 Fr. Lansing, Mich. / HoltBrandon Zeerip 157 R-Sr. Fremont, Mich. / Hesperia / U-M

Head Coach: Derek DelPorto (Slippery Rock, 1999) – Eighth season Associate Head Coach: David Bolyard (Central Michigan, 2005) – Seventh seasonAssistant Coach: Luke Smith (Central Michigan, 2008) – Third seasonStudent Assistant Coach: Aaron Sulzer and Derrik Marry

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2013-14 Schedule

November ‘1311/9 at MSU Open All Day11/16 EMU DUAL All Day TIFFIN 10 a.m. GARDNER-WEBB 11:30 a.m. DREXEL 1 p.m. CLARION 2:30 p.m.

11/16 EMU OPEN All Day11/21 at Michigan State 8 p.m.11/24 STANFORD 5:30 p.m.

December ‘1312/6 at Old Dominion * 7 p.m.12/14 at Cleveland State Open All Day12/17 OLIVET 7 p.m.12/29-30 at Midlands All Day

January ‘141/5 NORTHERN IOWA 1 p.m.1/11 at Pitt Duals All Day N.C. State TBA UNC TBA Duke TBA1/17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7 p.m1/19 at Ohio* 1 p.m.1/31 KENT STATE* 7 p.m.

February ‘142/5 at Cleveland State 7 p.m.2/8 at Missouri* 1 p.m.2/9 at SIU-Edwardsville 11 a.m.2/9 vs Campbellsville 1 p.m.2/13 at Central Michigan* 7:30 p.m.

2/16 BUFFALO* 1 p.m.

March ‘143/8-9 at MAC Championships All Day (Kent, Ohio)3/20-22 at NCAA Championships All Day (Oklahoma City, OK)

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BOLD CAPS home event at Bowen Field HouseItalics denotes neutral event

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EMU WRESTLINGAfter compiling a 7-13 overall record and a 1-4 record in the Mid-American Con-ference, which placed them in a tie for fourth, the Eastern Michigan University wrestling squad will look to improve in the 2013-14 season, returning two NCAA Championship qualifiers and bringing some youth into the starting lineup.

This season, eighth year Head Coach Derek DelPorto’s team looks to build upon the success of three placewinners from the 2013 MAC Championships and a duo of wrestlers that competed in the 2013 NCAA Championships.

The Eagles open up their 2013 campaign when they travel to Michigan State for the MSU Open,Nov. 9 before hosting the 22nd-annual EMU Open on Nov. 16. The EMU Open marks the first-of-five home meets as the dual meet season gets underway when they Eagles travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State, Nov. 21.

With a record of 72-68-2 at EMU, DelPorto is second all-time in wins (72) at EMU passing Russell Bush’s 66 wins in the 2012-13 season. He is just eight wins behind John Eisley’s 80 victories from 1979-91. Additionally, his all-time winning percentage of .537 is good for the highest mark among the eight head coaches in the history of EMU.

Eastern Michigan senior wrestlers earned top-four seeds in three weight classes in the MAC preseason poll as Nick Whitenburg was selected second at 197 lbs., Phillip Joseph was ranked third at 184 lbs. and Jared Germaine tied for fourth at 125 lbs.

125 lbs.The Eagles return Jared Germaine for one final season in the 125 lb. weight class, compiling a 17-10 overall record after suffering an injury that sidelined him for half of the 2012-13 season. The redshirt-senior posted an 8-6 record in dual meets and a 1-0 mark in the MAC before making his way back to the MAC Championships for the second time, where he went 1-3.

133 lbs.Sophomore Vincent Pizzuto returns to the mats after having a breakout season at 133 lbs. for the Eagles, being named to the Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention list. Pizzuto posted a 12-13 overall record and was able to recover from a mid-season injury to participate in the MAC Championships for the first time, where he went 1-3 with a victory over Buffalo and tied for fifth place.

141 lbs.Redshirt-freshman Nicholas Barber will look to get the start in the 141 lbs. weight class after having a breakout season last year. The Cleveland, Ohio native posted a 20-6 overall record, recording the highest win percentage on the team.

149 lbs.Redshirt-senior Seth Schaner will headline at 149 lbs. where he posted a 7-15 overall record, including a 4-11 record in dual meets and a 2-3 mark in MAC matches. The Big Rapids, Mich. native earned conference victories against Ohio and Kent State as well as participating in the MAC Championship for the Eagles.

157 lbs.The Eagles look to replace Aaron Sulzer who finished fourth at the MAC Cham-pionships and posted an 18-12 overall record in his senior campaign, while going on a three-match win streak against MAC opponents late in the season. Transfer Brandon Zeerip will look to get the start at the 157 lbs. weight class after having a successful two-year career at the University of Michigan. The redshirt-senior earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors once and was a two year starter for the Wolverines.

165 lbs.In his first season as an Eagle, Jacob Davis posted an 18-13 overall record with a 5-9 ledger in dual meets. The sophomore kicked off his freshman season with a first-place finish at the EMU Open and represented the Green and White at the MAC Championships.

174 lbs.After dropping one weight class, junior Mike Curby posted a 4-12 overall record and a 1-6 record in dual meets in the 174 lb. weight class. The Osseo, Mich. na-tive won two matches by fall and two by decision, while also wrestling in one MAC match.

184 lbs.Senior Phillip Joseph will headline the 184 lbs. weight class in his senior campaign after going up a weight class and appearing in his second NCAA Championship just a year ago. The Lapeer, Mich. native boasted an 18-15 overall record as a junior and a team-best 15 wins in dual meets. Joseph posted a 3-1 mark in MAC matches, while claiming a fourth-place finish and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships after going 2-2 at the MAC Championships. The senior captured one victory at the NCAA Championships, posting a 1-2 record.

194 lbs.Redshirt senior Nick Whitenburg will earn the starting slot at 194 lbs. for the third straight season after com-ing back from an injury early in the 2012-13 season and making his first NCAA Championship appearance for

the Eagles. Whitenburg finished second on the team with eight pins, earning an 18-12 overall record and a 9-6 record in dual meets. The Temperance, Mich. native boasted a perfect 3-0 record in MAC competition and went 3-1 at the MAC Championships to claim a third-place finish.

HWT.A spot opens up in the heavyweight division as Eastern will look to replace Chris Eggert who had suffered through injuries in his career as an Eagle and posted a 4-11 record in his senior campaign. Senior Khodor Hoballah will get his first full year as a starter, headlining the heavyweights. The Dearborn, Mich.native participated in the MAC Championships a year ago, posting a 1-3 record and an 8-13 overall record.

The 2013-14 season marks the first season that Missouri University, University of Northern Iowa and Old Dominion University will be joining the MAC as affili-ate members in a five-year agreement. Missouri and Northern Iowa competed in the MAC Championships last season, as Missouri claimed the crown with 136 points and Northern Iowa finished in third, just five points behind Central Michigan who garnered second with 88 points. Old Dominion will start partici-pation in MAC competition in the 2013-14 season as they did not compete in the Championships last season.

Eastern will compete in the 2014 MAC Tournament, March 9 at Kent State University. The Eagles are looking for thier first individual MAC Champion since John McClure in 2009 and the first team title since the 1995-96 campaign. The Eagles wrestling squad ranked eighth overall among nine teams in the 2013-14 preseason polls with Ohio University taking the first-place ranking, compiling 19 points.

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EMU: 2013: Made it back to the MAC Championships at 125 lbs. and went 1-3 after spending half the season side-lined with an injury…posted a 17-13 overall record, an 8-6 ledger in dual meets and a 1-0 mark in MAC matches…ranked as high as 16th nationally headed into the confer-ence season…took fourth place at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…placed sixth at the National Collegiate Open, Feb. 24…won four matches by fall, one by tech fall, four by major decision and seven by decision…2012: Competed in his first NCAA Championships, where he posted a 1-2 record after receiv-ing an automatic bid with a third place finish at 125 lbs. at the MAC Championships…defeated Vince Rodriguez, 4-1, at the NCAA Championships…was ranked as high as No. 16 nationally in January… posted an overall record of 24-11 while going 16-8 in dual meets and 2-3 in MAC matches… win total of 24 was second-most on the squad and best among starters…took seventh place at the Midlands (Dec. 29-30) after going 4-2 with a pair of wins against nationally-ranked opponents…took second-place at the EMU Open (Nov. 5)…finished the year with four pins, one technical fall, two major decisions and 15 decisions…2011: Ranked No. 30 nationally at 125 lbs….recorded one win and two losses wrestling at 125 lbs. at the MAC Championships…defeated No. 3-ranked Christian Cullinan of Central Michi-gan, 6-5, in the opening round of the MAC Championships, March 5…notched a 15-8 overall record including a 1-4 re-cord in MAC matches…conference win came against Sean Walton of Buffalo, 5-4…won eight consecutive matches from Jan. 8-Jan. 29 with three by way of fall…2010: Red-shirted…compiled a 19-7 record in unattached competi-tion…HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four time placer at the State level which included two second place, one third place, and one fourth place showing...placed seventh at Nationals his senior season...compiled a 200-14 record over four years...PERSONAL: Full Name: Jared Kelly Germaine...son of Scott and Terry Gemaine...Major: Criminal Justice.

JARED GERMAINERedshirt-Senior

Saginaw, Mich. - Saginaw Valley125

2012-13: Overall Record: 17-13F: 4 TF: 1 MD: 4 D: 7

EMU: 2013: Participated in the MAC Championships at 184 lbs. and posted a 1-3 record, defeating Buffalo’s Anthony Lock, 8-7…went 8-13 on the year with a 3-10 record in dual meets…placed third at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…had two pins, one major decision and five decisions on the year…2012: Finished the season with a 10-7 record which included a 5-2 showing in dual meets and a 2-0 mark in MAC matches…recorded a pair of major decisions in MAC matches includ-ing an 8-0 score over Northern Illinois’ Shane Rosenberry (Jan. 22) and a 9-1 mark against Dom Montesanti of Buf-falo (Feb. 8)…won four matches by major decision and five by decision…placed second at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 18)…2011: Represented the Eagles at 184 lbs. at the MAC Championships, going 1-2…defeated No. 4-ranked Ryan Garringer from Ohio, 7-2, at the MAC Championships, March 5…complied an 11-15 overall record and wrestled in all five MAC matches…2010: Redshirted…Went 9-9 in un-attached competition…HIGH SCHOOL: Placed third in the state championship his senior year and was a state qualifier his junior season...capped-off a 117-29 overall record with a 53-3 effort his senior year...PERSONAL: Full Name: Khodor Radwan Hoballah...son of Radwan Hoballah and Samira Wayzani...has one brother, Mohammed Hoballah, and two sisters, Reem Hassan and Zeina Hoballah...Major: Commu-nication.

KHODOR HOBALLAHRedshirt-Senior

Dearborn, Mich. - Dearborn184

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EMU: 2013: Competed in his first NCAA Championships, going 1-2 with a victory over Northwestern’s Leroy Mun-ster, 7-5, in the opening round…claimed fourth-place and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with a 2-2 showing at 174 lbs. at the MAC Championships, March 10…went 18-15 on the year and posted a team-best 15 dual meet wins (15-11) and a 3-1 mark in MAC matches…recorded two pins, four major decisions and 11 decisions…placed fourth at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…2012: Repre-sented the Eagles at 174 lbs. at the NCAA Championships, where he posted a 1-2 record…defeated Brown University’s Dave Foxen, 8-4, for his win at the NCAA Championships…secured an automatic bid to the national tournament with a second place finish (2-1) at the MAC Championships, where he beat NIU’s Caleb Busson, 3-2, and Buffalo’s Jake Waste, 3-1, in the opening round before falling in the cham-pionship match, 12-10…posted his second-career 20-win season with a 21-11 mark which included a 4-1 showing in MAC matches…2011: Redshirted…2010: Placed fourth at 184 lbs. at the MAC Championships, defeating Zach Benzio (NIU) in a 7-4 decision…posted a team-best 22 wins against 16 losses in his first season as an Eagle…went 13-9 in dual meets with a team-best 3-2 mark in MAC meets…earned conference victories against Buffalo, Northern Illinois and Ohio…HIGH SCHOOL: Was victorious at the State Cham-pionship his senior season and placed third his junior year...posted an overall career record of 202-18 which included a perfect 64-0 campaign his senior season...PERSONAL: Full Name: Phillip Andrew Joseph....son of Richard and Robin Joseph...has three brothers, Greg, Justin and Isaac, and two sisters, Holly and Emily...brother, Justin, was a member of the EMU wrestling team from 2007-2012.....Major: Commu-nication.

PHILLIP JOSEPHRedshirt-Senior

Lapeer, Mich. - Lapeer East174

2012-13: Overall Record: 18-15P: 2 MD: 4 D: 11

EMU: 2013: Went 4-13 on the year and 1-3 in dual meets…won two matches by pin and two by decision…2012: Did not compete…2011: Ranked No. 29 nationally at 141 lbs….posted a 13-14 overall mark and competed in three MAC matches…placed fourth with a 3-2 record at the Michigan State Open, Nov. 13…2010: Redshirted…Compiled a 17-7 record in unattached competition…HIGH SCHOOL: Di-vision II State Champion his junior year at Jackson North West...placed fourth at the Fargo Freestyle Nationals...finished sixth and seventh at the state championship his sophomore and senior years, respectively...completed his high school career with 182 wins...PERSONAL: Full Name: Michael Joseph LeHolm, Jr....son of Michael and Lorie Le-Holm...has two brothers, Brandon and Dillion...Major: Busi-ness Management.

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EMU: 2013: Participated in the MAC Championships at 141 lbs…posted a 7-15 record with a 4-11 mark in dual meets and a 2-3 ledger in MAC matches…claimed conference victories against Ohio’s Kagan Squire, 5-3 (Dec. 2) and Luke Kern from Kent State, 11-10 (Feb. 1)…won one match by fall, one by major decision and five by decision…placed fourth at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…2012: Posted a 13-11 re-cord which included a 2-3 showing in dual meets…notched a pin along with four major decisions and eight decisions…captured the 141 lbs. title at the Alma Open (Jan. 22) with a 4-0 record…2011: Wrestled at 141 lbs. in the MAC Cham-pionships, posting a 2-1 record…win came by way of fall against Kent State’s Chase Skonieczny at the 2:12 mark…went 11-15 overall including an 0-3 mark in MAC match-es…2010: Redshirted…went 4-7 in unattached compe-tition…HIGH SCHOOL: Was a state champion his senior season and placed fifth, seventh and third in his following three years, respectively...PERSONAL: Full Name: Seth Wil-liam Schaner...son of Craig Schaner and Cheri Csernai...has one brother, Garrett Schaner...Major: Communication.

SETH SCHANERRedshirt-Senior

Big Rapids, Mich. - Big Rapids141

2012-13: Overall Record: 7-15F: 4 MD: 1 D: 5

EMU: 2013: Recovered from an injury at the beginning of the season to make his first NCAA Championships ap-pearance, where he went 1-2 with a victory against North-western’s Alex Polizzi, 6-2, in the first round…received an automatic bid to the national tournament by going 3-1 and taking third place at the MAC Championships, March 10…went 18-12 overall with a 9-6 dual meet record and a perfect 3-0 showing in MAC matches…second on the squad with eight pins while adding two tech falls, three major decisions and five decisions…2012: Finished runner-up at 197 lbs. at the MAC Championships with a 1-1 record…beat Craig Kel-liher of CMU, 5-2, for his postseason victory…went 20-9 on the season for the first 20-win campaign of his collegiate career…was 14-7 in dual meets and 4-1 in MAC bouts…re-corded five pins, three technical falls, two major decisions and 10 decisions…stormed through the Edinboro Open (Feb. 8) with a 5-0 record to take first place…2011: Wres-tled at 197 lbs. for the Eagles in the MAC Championships…posted a 15-10 overall record including an impressive 3-1 mark in MAC matches…MAC wins came against Mike Lu-kowski of Northern Illinois, 5-3, Josh Peters of Buffalo, 10-3, and Chad Friend of Central Michigan, 7-6…notched six falls on the season along with a technical fall…2010: Redshirt-ed…posted a 15-4 record in unattached competition…HIGH SCHOOL: Placed at the state level all four years of his high school career – a first at Bedford High...took sixth, fifth, seventh, and second place in his four state tournament ap-pearances...was also a four-year All-Academic Award win-ner...PERSONAL: Full Name: Nicholas J. Whitenburg...son of Kevin and Dawn Whitenburg...has one brother, Nate, and one sister, Macy...Major: Exercise Science.

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BRANDON ZEERIPRedshirt-Senior

Fremont, MIch. - Hesperia - U-M157

EMU: 2013: Posted a 16-13 record with a 1-1 mark in MAC matches…defeated Justin Farmer from Buffalo, 3-1, in overtime for his conference victory…placed seventh at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…2012: Went 15-11 on the season which included a 3-3 mark in dual meets…notched one pin, one technical fall, five major decisions and seven decisions…took fifth-place at the EMU Open (Nov. 5) and the Edinboro Open (Feb. 8)…2011: Redshirted…posted a 7-9 record wrestling unattached in his first season as an Eagle...HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwin-ner in wrestling at Rockford High…was a four-time placer at state and three-time OK Red Conference Champion…placed runner-up at state twice and led team to a state championship and runner-up finish his junior and senior seasons, respective-ly…PERSONAL: Full Name: Jacob Earl Byers…son of Daniel and Marlene Byers…has one brother, Nicholas, and one sister, Katie…Major: Accounting.

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MIKE CURBYRedshirt-Junior

Osseo, Mich. - Hillsdale174

2012-13: Overall Record: 4-12F: 2 D: 2

EMU: 2013: Competed in nine matching including one regular-season dual meet against Seton Hill, Jan. 12…2012: Went 6-13 on the year with a 1-1 mark in dual-meets…first-career dual victory came against Josh Wells of Truman, 7-2 (Jan. 29)…notched two pins, one major decision and three decisions…2011: Wrestled in six unattached matches in his first season as an Eagle...HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter-winner in wrestling at Sand Creek High…was a three-time regional an placed at state once…went 51-11 his sopho-more season and was Tri-County Conference Champion his senior season…also lettered in cross country all four years and qualified twice for state…was a four-year member of the honor roll and was named Academic All-State in cross country…PERSONAL: Full Name: Alan James Constable II…son of Alan and Kristy Constable…has one sister, Kara…Major: Management.

ALAN CONSTABLERedshirt-Junior

Sand Creek, Mich.-Sand Creek165

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JACOB DORULLARedshirt-Junior

Rockford, Mich. - Rockford165

2012-13: Overall Record: 10-15MD: 4 D: 6

EMU: 2013: Went 8-11 overall and 5-6 in regular season meets…wrestled in three MAC matches including once against No. 1-ranked Dustin Kilgore from Kent State, Feb. 1…placed second at the Michigan State Open, Nov. 11, with a 3-1 outing…2012: Redshirted...posted a 19-11 re-cord in non-dual competition during his first season as an Eagle…recorded one technical fall, one major decision and a team-leading 17 decisions…placed second at the Simon-son Open (Jan. 28) and third at both the EMU Open (Nov. 5) and Alma Open (Jan. 22)…HIGH SCHOOL: Won the state championship his senior season and placed fourth his ju-nior year...was a regional tournament qualifier his sopho-more year…PERSONAL: Full Name: Anthony Mahdi Abro...son of Mahdi and Shatha Abro...has two sisters, Melanie and Candice...Major: Criminal Justice.

ANTHONY ABRORedshirt-Sophomore

Canton, Mich. - Canton197

2012-13: Overall Record: 8-11

EMU: 2013: Joins the team after transferring from Wiscon-sin-Parkside...WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE: Compiled a 15-9 record as a redshirt-freshman..was the Wisconsin Open Champion...HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked the No.16 overall re-cruit in Michigan by Michigan Grappler in 2011 at Monroe High School...posted a 193-20 career record with 86 pins...qualified for state twice...claimed the state championship one time....named all-district and all-region three times and all-conference two times...holds a career record at Monroe High School in wins...PERSONAL: Full Name: Derek Joseph Davison...son of Chris and Lynne Davison...has one brother, Kyle...Major: Business.

DEREK DAVISONRedshirt-Sophomore

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VINCENT PIZZUTORedshirt-SophomoreNorth Jackson, Ohio -

Jackson Milton174

2012-13: Overall Record: 12-13F: 2 MD: 4 D: 5

EMU: 2013: Went 6-8 on the year and participated in four dual meets including one MAC match…had one fall, two major de-cisions and three decisions to his credit…took seventh at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…2012: Redshirted…went 16-12 in his first year as an Eagle with one pin, one technical fall, one major decision and 11 decisions…placed second at the Alma Open (Jan. 22) and third at the Storm Open (Jan. 7)…HIGH SCHOOL: Captured the MSHAA State Championship two times and in two different weight classes: 140 lbs. as a senior and 125 lbs. as a junior...was Monroe County Champion all four years and finished fourth in voting for the 2011 NHSCA Senior National All-American award...compiled a 235-13 record including a 57-1 mark his senior season...PERSONAL: Full Name: Christopher Robert Rau...son of Scott and Nilda Rau...has one brother, Matt...Major: Communication.

CHRIS RAURedshirt-Sophomore

Deerfield, Mich. - Dundee165

2012-13: Overall Record: 10-15MD: 4 D: 6

EMU: 2013: Selected to the Academic All-MAC honorable mention list…participated in the MAC Championships at 149 lbs, March 10…went 11-16 overall with a 2-10 showing in dual meets while competing in four MAC matches…had three pins, one tech fall, one major decision and six deci-sions to his credit…took fifth at the MSU Open, Nov. 11…2012: Redshirted…went 13-13 in unattached competition with five pins, two major decisions and six decisions…took second place at the Alma Open (Jan. 22)…HIGH SCHOOL: Placed fourth in the state and was conference champion his junior and senior seasons...qualified for the state tour-nament his sophomore season…honor roll member...PER-SONAL: Full Name: Michael Scott Shaw...son of Scott Shaw and Lori Spreitzer...has one brother, Matt, and one sister, Jess...Major: Criminal Justice.

MICHAEL SHAWRedshirt-Sophomore

Bangor, Mich. - Allegan141


EMU: 2013: Went 10-11 on the season with a 3-8 showing in dual meets…wrestled in one MAC match…finished with six falls for the third-highest mark on the squad to go along with three decisions…won six straight matches to take third place at the MSU Open, Nov. 11…2012: Redshirted…posted a 13-11 record in unattached competition…tied for the team lead with eight pins and added four decisions to his season ledger…HIGH SCHOOL: Was state champion in Division 3 at 145 lbs. his senior season with Lake Fenton and Division 1 at 135 lbs. his junior season with Detroit Catho-lic Central...team was state champion of Division I his junior year and runners-up of Division 3 his senior campaign...placed sixth at state at 119 lbs. in Division I his sophomore year...PERSONAL: Full Name: Justin Allen Melick...son of Frank and Christina Melick...has two brothers, Todd and De-van...Major: Secondary Education-Math.

JUSTIN MELICKRedshirt-Sophomore

Fenton, Mich. - Fenton149

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NICHOLAS BARBERRedshirt-Freshman

Cleveland, Ohio - St. Edward141

JACOB DAVISSophomore

North Ridgeville, Ohio - St. Edward

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EMU: 2013: Represented the Eagles at 165 lbs. at the MAC Championships, Mar. 10…posted an 18-13 record with a 5-9 mark in dual meets and a 1-3 ledger in MAC matches during his first season as an Eagle…recorded one pin, five major decisions and 12 decisions on the year…started the season off with a first-place finish at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…took fourth-place at the MSU Open, Nov. 11…claimed first-place at the Ashland Open, Nov. 17, with a 5-0 record…HIGH SCHOOL: Placed fourth at the state championships his senior season...ranked in the top-20 nationally by Inter-mat...received a Wrestler of the Week nod from the Plain Dealer...took fifth in the state and fourth at nationals his ju-nior and sophomore seasons…PERSONAL: Full Name: Ja-cob Sebastion Davis…son of Shawn and Christine Davis…has one sister, Peyton…Major: Computer Science.

ALEX CALANDRINOSophomore

Howell, Mich. - Howell149


EMU: 2013: Went 20-11 overall which tied him for the team high in wins during his first season as an Eagle…went 5-5 in dual meets and 1-3 in MAC matches…won his first career MAC dual against Nickalas Harrison of Northern Illinois, 4-0, Jan. 26…recorded five pins, one tech fall, two major deci-sions and eight decisions on the season…took second at the MSU Open, Nov. 11…claimed fourth at the Ashland Open, Nov. 17…went 5-1 at the Cleveland State Open, Dec. 15, for a third-place finish…HIGH SCHOOL: Won the Divi-sion 1 state title his senior year, when he was also named to the all-county first team...finished second in the state in both his junior and freshman years...placed seventh at nationals his freshman year and sixth his sophomore cam-paign…PERSONAL: Full Name: Alexander Kenneth Ca-landrino…son of Frank and Deborah Calandrino…has two brothers, Benjamin and Brendan…Major: Criminal Justice.

EMU: 2013: Redshirted…went 9-9 in unattached competi-tion with four pins, one tech fall, one major decision and three decisions…took fourth at the MSU Open, Nov. 11 with a 6-2 day…HIGH SCHOOL: Named the league MVP his senior season...cracked the Parma Sun Post’s All-Area team all four years...was also a member of the cross country team…PERSONAL: Full Name: James Joseph Klosz…son of Jim and Debbie Klosz…has one sister, Kim…Major: Ac-counting.

JAMES KLOSZRedshirt-Freshman

Parma, Ohio - Holy Name157


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MITCHELL MALOTTRedshirt-Freshman

Saginaw, Mich. - Swan Valley157

EMU: 2013: Redshirted…posted a 15-9 record during his first season as an Eagle…led the squad with nine pins and added on three major decisions and a trio of decisions…took fifth with a 5-1 record at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time state champion and state runner-up his junior season...four-time team state champion along with capturing county, district and league titles...was a three-year varsity letterwinner in football as well...honor roll and member of the National Honor Society...served as class vice president, while maintaining straight As and finishing in the top-10 academically at Hudson High…PERSONAL: Full Name: Devan Robert Marry…son of Scott and Paula Marry…has one brother, Derrik, and one sister, Destini...Derrik was also a member of the EMU wrestling team…Ma-jor: Biology.

DEVAN MARRYRedshirt-Freshman

Hudson, Mich. - Hudson165

EMU: 2013: One of the 2013 recruits for the Eagles...HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-time state finalist, placing third in both his sophomore and senior campaigns...boasted a 180-32 high school career record...ranked as the No. 36 overall recruit in Michigan by Michigan Grappler...PERSONAL: Full Name: Rocco Joseph Borg...son of Joe and Christine Borg...has one brother, Sergio and two sister,s Jaclynn and Alaina...Major: Sports Medicine/Physical Therapy

ROCCO BORGFreshman

Oxford, Mich. - Oxford149/157

EMU: 2013: Redshirted…competed in nine matches dur-ing his first season as an Eagle…HIGH SCHOOL: Named First Team All-Observerland in his senior season...earned Second Team All-OAA as a senior…PERSONAL: Full Name: Kyle Ryan Lake…son of St. Clair and Kathryn Lake…has two brothers, Christopher and Courtney…Major: Criminal Jus-tice.

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BLAKE CAUDILLFreshman

Butler, Pa. - Butler125/133

EMU: 2013: Joins the EMU squad after transferring from Grand Valley State University...GVSU: Transfered to EMU af-ter finishing fourth at the NCWA National Championships...posted a 37-9 record while at Grand Valley...HIGH SCHOOL: Finished fourth at the 2012 Michigan State Champion-ships...posted a 133-45 career record while at Kentwood High School...helped his team to a district championship in his junior season was an individual regional qualifier...gar-nered an individual conference, district and regional cham-pionship title in his senior campaign...named Most Valuable Wrestler as a senior...PERSONAL: Full Name: Austin Emery Geerlings...son of Curt and Julie Geerlings...Major: Criminal Justice.

AUSTIN GEERLINGSFreshman

Kentwood, Mich. - Kentwood GVSU165

EMU: 2013: One of the 2013 recruits for Eastern...HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in both football and wrestling at Buchanan High School...named all-conference four times in football...named the sixth overall recruit in Michigan by Michigan Grappler...ranked the No. 10 senior heavyweight in the country by WIN Magazine as well as the No. 10 220 lb. senior in the country by Wrestling USA...was the two-time undefeated Michigan State Champion went 56-0 in his se-nior campaign, tallying 40 pins...compiled a 218-8 career record at Buchanan High School with 168 pins and went on a 113 match win-streak to end his high school career...was a four-time placer in the state championships, placing second in his sophomore campaign...earned Second Team All-State honors as a sophomore...claimed the state title in both his junior and senior seasons, earning First Team All-State hon-ors...PERSONAL: Full Name: Gage Robert Hutchison...son of Robert and Melanie Hutchison...has one brother, Gun-nar...Major: Undecided.

GAGE HUTCHISONFreshman

Buchanan, Mich. - BuchananHWT

EMU: 2013: One of the recruits for the 2013 season...HIGH SCHOOL: Finished out his high school career at Osceola High School with a 170-40 overall record...was a three-time Florida state placer...had an undefeated senior sea-son, boasting a 51-0 record, earning bonus points in all 51 matches and pinning his opponent in the state title match in just 39 seconds....garnered the District 6 Champion for four years...ranked the No. 17 195 lb. senior in the country by WIN Magazine, as well as the No. 20 195 lb. senior in the country by Wrestling USA...PERSONAL: Full Name: Chris-topher Rafael Pagan...son of Hector Pagan and Santa Guer-rero...Major: Video and Film Production.

CHRIS PAGANFreshman

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SHAYNE WIREMANFreshman

Lansing, Mich. - Holt125

EMU: 2013: One of the freshmen for the 2013 season...HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner at St. Ed-ward High…PERSONAL: Full Name: Matthew Fredrick VanCuren…son of David VanCuren and Salena Hays…has two sisters, Molly and Morgan…Major: Business.

MATT VANCURENFreshman

Chagrin Falls, Ohio - St. Edward149

EMU: 2013: One of the recruits for the Eagles...HIGH SCHOOL: Compiled a 122-28 record at Tinley High School...qualified for state three times...closed out his senior cam-paign finishing second at the Illinois State Championships...PERSONAL: Full Name: Derek Dean Schultz...son of Dean and Kathy Schultz...has one brother, Dean and two sisters, Dana and Darci...father, Dean was a wrestler and football player at Northern Illinois, while sister, Dana swam at Bowl-ing Green and brother, Dean wrestled for Truman State...Major: Business.

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Tinley Park, Ill. - Tinley Park197/285

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The 2013-14 season marks the eighth year for Derek DelPorto as a head wrestling coach and eighth as the head man of the Eastern Michigan University wrestling program. In 2012-13, Phillip Joseph and Nick Whitenburg made it to the NCAA Cham-pionships to mark a total of 13 wrestlers to make the NCAA Championships under DelPorto and 48 in EMU history. Aaron Sulzer finished his career, under DelPorto’s guidance, with 87 wins for the fifth most in EMU history. The 2011-12 season was a breakout campaign for DelPorto’s squad, which posted a winning MAC record (3-2) for the first time since 1991 and took third at the MAC Championships. EMU also had four national qualifiers for the first time since 1995-96. DelPorto’s squad also included three Academic All-MAC honorees and a pair of National Wres-tling Coaches Accociation All-Academic team members. In 2010-11, Sulzer and Seth Schaner qualified for the NCAA Championships under DelPorto’s direction. The 2009-10 season was highlighted by Sean Clair and David Wade qualify-ing for the NCAA Championships. Wade also became the first returning national qualifier since 2004. DelPorto’s squad also cracked the top-20 in the Academic Performance Rankings, tying Pittsburgh and Princeton with 971 points and rank-ing higher than any other MAC school. It was a new program best for EMU. The 2008-09 season was capped off with senior John McClure taking top honors at 197 lbs. at the Mid-American Conference Championships which EMU hosted. McClure went on to wrestle at

the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo., marking the third EMU grappler to compete nationally during DelPorto’s tenure. DelPorto led the Eagles to their best record in school history (15-8-1) in the 2007-08 campaign, which smashed its previous top mark of 12-9-1, set in the 1974-75 season. Under DelPorto’s direc-tion, Charlie Pienaar claimed second place at the MAC Championship, which earned him a spot in the NCAA Cham-pionships. In his first season, DelPorto led the Ea-gles to their first winning record since the 1990-91 campaign, posting an 8-7 mark. He also led the Green and White to only the second MAC dual victory in the past decade. At his first MAC Championship, two of DelPorto’s wrestlers competed for a weight class championship; Jermain Thompson at 149 lbs. and Tony Lyssiotis in the 197 lbs. class. Thompson would go on to win a MAC title, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. DelPorto, a former All-American wrestler while an undergraduate at Slippery Rock, returned to his alma mater as head coach for the 2004-05 season. Slippery Rock won the team championship at the NCAA Division I East Regional tournament and advanced a tournament-record 10 wres-tlers to weight-class championship final bouts while recording a school record-tying four individual titles. In addition, SRU sent a school-record five wrestlers to the 2006 NCAA Division I National Championship. For his efforts, DelPorto was named NCAA Division I East Regional Coach of the Year. His 2004-05 Slippery Rock squad was the NCAA East Regional runner-up, and had three NCAA Division I championship qualifiers and three Academic All-Americans.

DelPorto began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Slippery Rock from 1999-2000 before moving on to the University of Oklahoma as an assistant from 2000-2002. From 2002-2004, Del-Porto was an assistant wrestling coach at Cornell University before returning to his alma mater to take over the head coaching duties in 2004. The 37-year old DelPorto (4-10-76) grew up in Erie, Pa. and graduated from Cathedral Prep of Erie in 1994. DelPorto went on to wrestle as a collegian at Slippery Rock where he recorded the third-best record in school history at 116-38 in his four seasons. He earned NCAA All-American honors in 1999 in the heavyweight classification at the NCAA Division I Championship. He was also a three-time East Regional champion, win-ning the heavyweight titles in 1998 and 1999 and capturing the 177 lbs. crown in 1996. DelPorto also won the PSAC heavyweight title in 1998. DelPorto earned his degree in English education from Slippery Rock in 1999 before receiving his masters in sport management from Eastern Michigan in 2007.

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The 2013-14 campaign marks Dave Bolyard’s seventh sea-son in Ypsilanti as an assistant coach. A 2005 graduate of Central Michigan University, Bolyard was a four-time na-tional qualifier, an All-American his junior year and a 2005 MAC Champion at 165 lbs. As a senior he carded a 33-5 overall record and was ranked as high as second nationally in his final season. He won a school-record 21 straight matches during his senior campaign. Following his senior season, Bolyard won the Chick Sher-wood Award, presented annually to CMU’s most valuable wrestler. He ranks seventh all-time with 109 career wins and his 22 falls are tied for the 10th most in CMU history. He finished second at the MAC Championships each of the first three years of his collegiate career, and each time earned a wild card berth in the NCAA Championship. His best performance at nationals came as a junior in 2004, when he strung together four straight wins in the conso-lation bracket en route to receiving All-American honors. Bolyard also claimed a championship at the prestigious Midlands Tournament during his junior season. He was CMU’s first to win at Midlands since 1999. The 29 year-old Bolyard earned his degree in entrepre-neurship from CMU in 2005 and has a master’s degree in athletic administration.

The 2013-14 campaign marks Luke Smith’s third season as an assistant coach. Smith joined the EMU squad after spending the 2010-11 season as a volunteer coach at Old Dominion University and the 2009-10 campaign with Cen-tral Michigan. While at Old Dominion, Smith’s primary duties included coaching lightweight wrestlers. Smith also worked as a lightweight coach with CMU, where he helped guide the Chippewas to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Tournament in 2010. Smith brings a host of personal accolades, including qual-ifying for nationals all four years at CMU. He was ranked as high as fourth in the country at 125 pounds. During his se-nior season, his team reached their highest ranking in pro-gram history when they ended the 2007-08 dual season at No. 2. He was the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year for the 2004-05 season. At Chippewa Falls High, Smith was a two-time Wiscon-sin State Champion and finished his career with a 117-2 record. He finished fourth at the Greco-Roman Olympic Trials in 2004 and also captured fourth place at the Senior Freestyle World Team Trials in 2006. The 28-year-old native of Chippewa Falls, Wis. is a 2008 graduate from CMU with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and athletic coaching.

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Third Season at EMUCentral Michigan, 2008


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2012-13 Dual ResultsAt Michigan State • Friday, Nov. 16, 2012

At Clarion • Saturday, Nov. 18, 2011125: No. 23 Jared Germaine (EMU) maj. dec. Tyler Fraley (CL), 12-3133: Joe Waltko (CL) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 6-4141: John Matacic (Cl) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 6-3149: Tyler Bedelyon (CL) dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 7-3157: James Fleming (CL) dec. No. 24 Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 5-0*165: Jacob Dorulla (EMU) dec. Nick Milano (CL), 7-3174: Ryan Darch (CL) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 3-2184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) maj. dec. Steven Cressley (CL), 18-5197: Justin Ortega (CL) dec. Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 6-4HWT: Phil Catrucco (CL) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 5-2

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At NDSU Quad • Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012

125: No. 6 David Thron (Minn.) dec. No. 19 Jared Germaine (EMU), 5-1133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) maj. dec. Jordan Kingsley (Minn.), 12-2141: No. 11 Nick Dardanes (Minn.) maj. dec. Mike LeHolm (EMU), 14-5149: Seth Lange (Minn.) dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 7-0157: Brad Dolezal (Minn.) dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 3-1 (OT)165: No. 9 Cody Yohn (Minn.) fall Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 4:51174: No. 5 Logan Storley (Minn.) maj. dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 18-6184: No. 4 Kevin Steinhaus (Minn.) maj. dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 14-4197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minn.) dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 8-2HWT: No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minn.) fall Chris Eggert (EMU), 2:57

125: No. 23 Jared Germaine (EMU) maj. dec. Brenan Lyon (MSU), 11-3 133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) maj. dec. Terry Turner (MSU), 14-5141: Nick Trimble (MSU) fall Seth Schaner (EMU), 6:01149: Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 7-3157: Ryan Watts (MSU) dec. No. 24 Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 3-2165: No. 18 David Cheza (MSU) maj. dec. Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 10-2174: Jordan Wohlfert (MSU) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 3-2184: John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 4-0197: Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 4-1HWT: No. 9 Mike McClure (MSU) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 5-0

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125: No. 19 Jared Germaine (EMU) fall Julian Valhuerdi (ITA), 1:19133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) fall Justin Valhuerdi (ITA), 3:25141: Mike Leholm (EMU) fall Zach Matthys (ITA), 3:42149: Justin Melick (EMU) fall Tom Gullickson (ITA), 5:00157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) tech. fall David Booth (ITA), 6:05165: Jacob Dorulla (EMU) maj. dec. Luke Copp (ITA), 11-3174: Mike Curby (EMU) fall Matt Mason (ITA), 4:14184: Phillip Joesph (EMU) fall Vernon Rash (ITA), 6:04197: Anthony Abro (EMU) fall James Northrup (ITA), 1:02 HWT: Chris Eggert (EMU) forfeit

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EMU WRESTLINGVs Cleveland State • Friday, Nov. 30, 2012

125: Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. Ben Wileford (CSU), 8-2133: Mike Carlone (CSU) fall Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 4:35141: Nick Flannery (CSU) dec. Mike Shaw (EMU), 8-4149: Mike Mencini (CSU) dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 7-3157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Matt Donohoe (CSU), 6-4165: Jacob Dorulla (EMU) dec. Corey Carlo (CSU), 7-5174: Xavier Dye (CSU) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 7-2184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) fall Bobby Blankenship (CSU), 3:41197: Anthony Arbo (EMU) dec. Nick Anthony (CSU), 5-1HWT: Chris Eggert (EMU) dec Riley Shaw (CSU), 5-2

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At Ohio * • Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012125: No. 16 Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. KeVon Powell (OU), 13-8133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) maj. dec. Angelo DiSabato (OU), 13-5141: Seth Schaner (EMU) dec. Kagan Squire (OU), 5-3149: Andrew Romanchik (OU) dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 6-4157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Sparty Chino (OU), 4-0165: Harrison Hightower (OU) dec. Jake Dorulla (EMU), 4-0174: Cody Walters (OU), maj. dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 10-2184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Ryan Garringer (OU), 9-4197: Phil Wellington (OU) dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 4-2285: No. 14 Jeremy Johnson (OU) maj. dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 13-4

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At UofM Tri-Meet • Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012125: No. 17 Jared Germaine (EMU) fall Peter Terrezza (DUKE), 2:16133: Brandon Gambucci (DUKE) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 8-5141: Tanner Hough (DUKE) dec. Mike Shaw (EMU), 4-0149: Marcus Cain (DUKE) dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 5-0157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) fall Andrew DeHart (DUKE), 2:15165: Jacob Dorulla (EMU) maj. dec. Randy Roden (DUKE), 15-7174: Jacob Davis (EMU) maj. dec. Trey Adamson (DUKE), 8-0184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) maj. dec. Diego Bencomo (DUKE), 17-4197: Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Conner Hartman (DUKE), 6-4285: Chris Eggert (EMU) dec. Brendan Walsh (DUKE), 3-1

125: Sean Boyle (UM) dec. No. 17 Jared Germaine (EMU), 10-6133: Rossi Bruno (UM) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 9-2141: Camryn Jackson (UM) dec Seth Schaner (EMU), 9-7149: Eric Grajales (UM) tech. fall Mike LeHolm (EMU), 15-0157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec Michael Carpenter (UM), 8-5165: No. 10 Taylor Massa (UM) dec. Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 9-4174: No. 14 Dan Yates (UM) dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 6-0184: Chris Heald (UM) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 9-5197: Max Huntley (UM) dec. Khoder Hoballah (EMU), 5-1285: Ben Apland (UM) fall Chris Eggert (EMU), 0:53

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at Seton Hill • Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013125: Alexander Calandrino (EMU) fall Trey Constable (Seton Hill), 2:00133: Jacob Byers (EMU), forfeit141: Michael Shaw (EMU) fall Levi Catalfu (Seton Hill), 2:09149: Nick Nichols (Seton Hill) dec. Mike Leholm (EMU), 6-4157: Adam Moranduzzo (Seton Hill) dec. Chris Rau (EMU), 5-4165: Jake Dorulla (EMU) maj. dec. Brett Smith (Seton Hill), 13-4 174: Zach Benzio (Seton Hill) tech. fall Alan Constable (EMU), 7:00184: Phillip Joseph (EMU), forfeit197: Anthony Abro (EMU), forfeit285: Chris Eggert (EMU) fall Eric Minerd (Seton Hill), 4:08

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125: Bobby Rehm (LH) tech. fall Alex Calandrino (EMU), 19-4133: Jake Byers (EMU) dec. Matt Bryer (LH), 7-3141: Dan Neff (LH) maj. dec. Mike Shaw (EMU), 12-4149: Billy Randt (LH) dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 9-5157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Aarson Fry (LH), 5-3 165: Aaron McKinney (LH) dec. Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 2-1174: Jacob Davis (EMU) dec. Tyler Wood (LH), 4-0184: Fred Garcia (LH) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 3-1197: Nick Whitenburg (EMU) tech. fall Phil Sprenkle (LH), 18-2285: Henry Turner (LH) dec. Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 2-1

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At UofM Tri-Meet • Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012125: Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. Zachary Zimmer (IND), 5-0133: Quinton Murphy (IND) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 10-4141: Eric Roach (IND) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 3-2149: Justin Melick (EMU) dec. Alex Gregory (IND), 5-4157: Taylor Walsh (IND) fall Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 4:30165: Ryan Leblanc (IND) dec. Jake Dorulla (EMU), 6-2174: Jacob Davis (EMU) won in sudden victory 1 over Chaney Dale (IND), 3-1184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Lucas Sheridan (IND), 10-3197: Khodor Hoballah (EMU) fall Tarek Alaruri (IND), 2:48285: Adam Chalfant (IND) dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 9-2

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at Pitt Duals • Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013

125: Alexander Calandrino (EMU), forfeit133: No. 15 Shelton Mack (PITT) dec. Jake Byers (EMU), 4-0141: Seth Schaner (EMU) dec. Travis Shaffer (PITT), 4-1149: Ronnie Garbinsky (PITT) dec. Chris Rau (EMU), 6-2 157: Donnie Tasser (PITT) dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 1-0 165: No. 11 Tyler Wilps (PITT) dec. Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 5-0174: Nick Bonaccorsi (PITT) dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 11-4184: No. 14 Max Thomusseit (PITT) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 6-4197: No. 2 Matt Wilps (PITT) dec. Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 6-1285: No. 9 Zac Thomusseit (PITT) fall Chris Eggert (EMU), 2:31

125: Alexander Calandrino (EMU) dec. Sean Boylan (Bloom.), 3-2 133: Jake Byers (EMU) dec. Andy Lyman (Bloom.), 3-2141: Matt Rappo (Bloom.) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 4-2149: Josh Roosa (Bloom.) maj. dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 16-6 157: No. 11 Frank Hickman (Bloom. dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 4-0 165: No. 19 Josh Veltre (Bloom.) maj. dec. Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 12-3174: Chris Smith (Bloom.) dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 6-3184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Sam Shirey (Bloom.), 4-1197: No. 16 Richard Perry (Bloom.) Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 6-3285: No. 16 Justin Grant (Bloom.) maj. dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 12-3

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EMU WRESTLINGVs Olivet • Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013

125: Nick Smith (NIU) dec. Jared Germaine (EMU), 13-6133: Andrew Novak (EMU) dec. Rob Jillard (NIU), 10-6141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Corey Phillips (EMU), 11-5149: Jaylyn Bohl (EMU) dec. Tyler Argue (NIU), 6-4157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Tyler Loethen (NIU), 7-1165: Lester France (EMU) dec. Matt Mougin (NIU), 11-8174: Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Caleb Busson (NIU), 8-3184: Khodor Hoballah (EMU) maj. dec. Shane Rosenberry (NIU), 8-0 197: Nick Whitenburg (EMU) dec. Mike Lukowski (NIU), 5-2HWT: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. David Box (EMU), 3-1

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At Buffalo • Friday, Jan. 18, 2013

125: Max Soria (UB) dec. Alexander Calandrino (EMU), 10-5133: Jacosb Byers (EMU) dec. Justin Farmer (UB), 3-1 (OT)141: Erik Galloway (UB) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 3-0149: Blake Roulo (UB) dec. Michael Shaw (EMU), 2-1157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 6-3165: Mark Lewandowski (UB) dec. Jaylyn Bohl (EMU), 10-3174: No. 15 John-Martin Cannon (UB) maj. dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 17-5184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) maj. dec. Jarred Lux (UB), 20-7197: Nick Whitenburg (EMU) maj. dec. Jeff Palmeri (UB), 16-5285: Justin Heisermen (UB) dec. Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 3-1 1419

At Northern Illinois • Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013125: Alexander Calandrino (EMU) dec. Nichalas Harrison (NIU), 4-0133: Nick Smith (NIU) maj. dec. Jake Byers (EMU), 11-2141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 7-3149: Robert Jillard (NIU) dec. Mike Shaw (EMU), 4-2157: Aarson Sulzer (EMU) fall Andeww Morse (NIU), 2:06165: Jacob Davis (EMU) maj. dec. Dan Burk (NIU), 9-1174: Matt Mougin (NIU) maj. dec. Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 10-2184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Brian Loughlin (NIU), 13-7197: Nick Whitenburg (EMU) fall Parker Settecase (NIU), 5:54285: Jared Rorrence (NIU) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 5-2

Kent State • Friday, February 1, 2013

125: Steve Mitcheff (KSU) dec. Alexander Calandrino (EMU), 5-1133: Filiberto Colon (EMU) fall Mack McGuire (KSU), 5:58141: Seth Schaner (EMU) dec. Luke Kern (KSU), 11-10149: Andrew Candiello (KSU) dec. Mike Shaw (EMU), 2-1157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) fall Tom Sasfy (KSU), 3:37165: Caleb Marsh (KSU) dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 4-1174: Sam Wheeler (KSU) maj. dec. Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 14-5184: No. 15 Casey Newburg (KSU) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 5-3197: No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) tech. fall Anthony Abro (EMU), 21-6285: Keith Witt (KSU) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 3-0

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At Central Michigan • Friday, Feb. 8, 2013125: No. 7 Christian Cullinan (SMU) dec. Alexander Calandrino (EMU), 4-0133: No. 7 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. Filberto Colon (EMU), 5-1141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) fall Seth Schaner (EMU), 3:47149: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Michael Shaw (EMU), 7-2157: Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Chris Rau (EMU), 7-4165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 9-3174: Anthony Bill (CMU) dec. Jacob Dorulla (EMU), 4-0184: No. 2 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 13-3197: Nick Whitenburg (EMU) fall Jackson Lewis (CMU), 1:16HWT: No. 5 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 3-1

Vs Iowa State • Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013

125: Ryak Finch (ISU) maj. dec. Alexander Calandrino (EMU), 12-1133: John Meeks (ISU) maj. dec. Jake Byers (EMU), 10-2141: Luke Goettl (ISU) maj. dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 12-2149: Max Mayfield(ISU) dec. Michael Shaw (EMU), 7-2157: Logan Molina (ISU) dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 5-2165: No. 18 Michael Moreno (ISU) maj. dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 13-4174: No. 16 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) maj. dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 13-4184: No. 17 Boaz Beard (ISU) maj. dec. Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 11-1197: No. 7 Kyven Gadson (ISU) fall Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 1:37HWT: No. 18 Matt Gibson (ISU) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 3-0

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1956-57 0-3 ......................0-21957-58 0-7 ......................0-51958-59 1-5 ......................0-41959-60 2-7 ......................1-41960-61 5-7-1 ..............2-3-11961-62 4-5 ......................0-31962-63 3-5 ..................... n/a1963-64 3-7 ......................2-01964-65 7-4 ......................3-01965-66 5-9 ......................2-11966-67 5-7 .................... N/A1967-68 6-10 .................. N/A1968-69 4-4 .................... N/A1969-70 7-5 .................... N/A1970-71 10-7 .................. N/A

1971-72 4-6-1 ................ N/A1972-73 0-9 ......................0-71973-74 6-11-1 ............1-8-11974-75 12-9-1 ................3-61975-76 10-13 .................0-91976-77 3-10 ....................0-71977-78 5-11 ....................1-61978-79 1-12 ................. 0-101979-80 3-11 ....................1-71980-81 3-10 ....................0-51981-82 4-6 ......................1-61982-83 7-7-2 ..............2-3-21982-83 7-7-2 ..............2-3-21983-84 4-4 ......................1-41984-85 9-3 ......................4-1

1985-86 5-3-1 ..............1-3-11986-87 7-3 ......................3-21987-88 8-4-1 ..................3-11988-89 6-8 ......................3-21989-90 10-5 ....................1-41990-91 10-4 ....................3-21991-92 4-6 ......................1-41992-93 6-8 ......................1-41993-94 0-11 ....................0-51994-95 7-11-1 ............1-3-11995-96 8-8 ......................1-31996-97 5-14-1 ................1-41997-98 3-12 ....................0-51998-99 1-14 ....................0-5 1999-00 2-12 ....................0-5

2000-01 9-12-2 ............0-4-12001-02 7-17 ....................0-52002-03 7-11 ....................0-42003-04 9-9 ......................0-52004-05 7-10 ....................1-42005-06 6-10 ....................0-52006-07 8-7 ......................1-42007-08 15-8-1 ................2-32008-09 7-11 ....................1-42009-10 10-12-1 .............0-52010-11 11-11-1 .............0-52011-12 14-6 ....................3-22012-13 7-13 ....................1-4

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EMU WRESTLING2012-13 MAC Review

Mid-American Overall Place Team W L T Pct. W L T Pct. 1 central micHigan 5 0 0 1.000 17 3 0 .850

2 kent state 4 1 0 .800 10 6 0 .625

3 oHio 3 2 0 .600 11 5 0 .688

4 nortHern illinois 1 4 0 .200 10 8 0 .556

5 eastern micHigan 1 4 0 .200 7 13 0 .350

6 BuFFalo 1 4 0 .200 1 11 0 .083

MAC Championships | March 10, 2013 • Buffalo, N.Y.

1. missouri 1362. central micHigan 883. nortHern iowa 834. kent state 82t5. nortHern illinois 63.5t5 oHio 63.57. BuFFalo 51.58. EAstErn MichigAn 44.5

Championship Matches125: Alan Waters (Missouri) def. Steve Mitcheff (KSU), 4-0133: Nathan McCormick (Missouri) def. Levi Woldensperger (N. Iowa), 8-0141: Joey Lazor (N. Iowa) def. Kevin Fanta (NIU), 1-0149: Drake Houdashelt (Missouri)def. Blake Roulo (BU), 13-0157: David Bonin (N. Iowa) def. Kyle Bradley (Missouri), 5-2165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) def. Mark Lewandowski (BU), 8-5174: Cody Walters (Ohio) def. John-Martin Cannon (BU), 4-3184: Ben Bennett (CMU) def. Ryan Loder (N. Iowa), 5-3197: Dustin Kilgore (KSU) def. Brent Haynes (Missouri), 17-5285: Dom Bradley (Missouri) def. Jarod Trice (CMU), 4-1

Conference champions automatically qualified for NCAA Championships

Coach of the Year: Brian Smith (Missouri)Wrestler of the Year: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State)

Freshman of the Year: Cody Walters (Ohio)

EMU Results at 2012 MAC Championships

125 lbs.No. 4 Jared Germaine (1-3)No. 5 Max Soria (UB) dec. No. 4 Jared Germaine (EMU), 11-7No. 4 Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. No. 8 Derek Elmore (NIU), 9-2No. 7 Kevon Powell (OU) maj. dec. No. 4 Jared Germaine (EMU), 12-4No. 6 Ryan Jauch (N. Iowa) dec. No. 4 Jared Germaine (EMU), 5-1 133 lbs.No. 6 Vincent PizzutoNo. 3 Levi Wolfensperger (N. Iowa) maj. dec. No. 6 Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 17-3No. 6 Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. No. 7 Justin Farmer (UB), 4-2No. 4 Nick Smith (NIU) maj. dec. No. 6 Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 12-2No. 5 Mackenzie McGuire (KSU) maj. dec. No. 6 Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 14-2

141 lbs.No. 6 Seth Schaner (0-2)No. 3 Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. No. 6 Seth Schaner (EMU), 9-5No. 7 Lukas Kern (KSU) dec. No. 6 Seth Schaner (EMU), 7-3 149 lbs.No. 7 Mike Shaw (0-2)No. 2 Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. No. 7 Mike Shaw (EMU), 8-5No. 3 Bart Reiter (N. Iowa) dec. No. 7 Mike Shaw (EMU), 4-2 (OT) 157 lbs.No. 3 Aaron Sulzer (2-2)No. 3 Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. No. 6 Andrew Morse (NIU), 7-3No. 2 David Bonin (N. Iowa) dec. No. 3 Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 7-2No. 3 Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. No. 8 Tommy Sasfy (KSU), 4-2No. 5 Luke Smith (CMU) dec. No. 3 Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 3-2Fourth Place 165 lbs.No. 6 Jacob DavisNo. 3 Mark Lewandowski (UB) dec. No. 6 Jacob Davis (EMU), 9-2No. 7 Samuel Bennett (NIU) dec. No. 6 Jacob Davis (EMU), 4-1 174 lbs.No. 8 Phillip Joseph (2-2)No. 1 Todd Porter (Missouri) dec. No. 8 Phillip Joseph (EMU), 11-8No. 8 Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. No. 5 Craig Keliher (CMU), 6-3No. 8 Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. No. 3 Sam Wheeler (KSU), 6-4 (OT)No. 1 Todd Porter (Missouri) dec. No. 8 Phillip Joseph (EMU), 7-2Fourth Place - Automatic NCAA Bid 184 lbs.No. 6 Khodar Hoballah (1-3)No. 3 Mike Larson (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Khodar Hoballah (EMU), 5-4No. 6 Khodar Hoballah (EMU) dec. No. 7 Anthony Lock (UB), 8-7No. 4 Casey Newburg )KSU) dec. No. 6 Khodar Hoballah (EMU), 8-2No. 5 Michael Duckworth (OU) fall No. 6 Khodar Hoballah (EMU), 1:19 197 lbs.No. 3 Nick Whitenburg (3-1)No. 3 Nick Whitenburg (EMU) fall No. 6 Parker Settecase (NIU), 0:46No. 2 Brent Haynes (Missouri) dec. No. 3 Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 6-1No. 3 Nick Whitenburg (EMU) fall No. 8 Jackson Lewis (CMU), 3:53No. 3 Nick Whitenburg (EMU) dec. No. 4 Phillip Wellington (OU), 5-3Third Place - Automatic NCAA Bid HWTNo. 8 Chris Eggert (0-2)No. 1 Dominique Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 8 Chris Eggert (EMU), 9-3No. 4 Blayne Beale (N. Iowa) dec. No. 8 Chris Eggert (EMU). 3-1

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Providing leadership in education and diver-sity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 65th year of service to the student-athlete. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progressively grown and devel-oped into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only 11 foot-ball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth com-missioner in the 65-year history of the league in March of 2009. Steinbrecher came to the MAC after serving six years as the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference. The league has grown its commitment to cham-pionships by expanding to six its number of neu-tral site post season events – football (Detroit’s Ford Field), volleyball (SPIRE Academy, Geneva, Ohio), men’s and women’s basketball (Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena), softball (Akron’s Firestone Stadium) and baseball (Avon, Ohio All Pro Freight Stadium). In 2010, four MAC football programs received bowl invitations and it marked the first time in conference history that the MAC had four or more teams receive bowl invitations in a three-year consecutive span. In addition, the MAC has sent four or more teams to bowl games in five of the last seven years. The four MAC programs that played in bowl games were: Miami (GoDaddy.com Bowl), Northern Illinois (uDrove Humanitar-ian Bowl), Toledo (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) and Ohio (R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl). The MAC record for bowl appearances is five, which hap-pened in consecutive years (2008, 2009) and only three times (2004, 2008, 2009) in conference his-tory. The 2010 season also witnessed Miami win the 2010 Marathon MAC Championship and re-cord the best turnaround in college football with an eight win improvement over the previous sea-son (1-11 in 2009). Northern Illinois entered the Marathon MAC Football Championship ranked No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the Associated Press Poll. Two more MAC teams defeated Big Ten opponents during the regular season as Northern Illinois defeated Min-nesota, 34-23 in Minneapolis, while Toledo rolled to a 31-20 win at Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. n 2010, the University of Akron Men’s Soccer team won its first National Championship by defeating Louisville, 1-0, in the NCAA College Cup. Akron junior defender Kofi Sarkodie was named Player of the Year by Soccer America, and Sarkodie was joined by senior midfielder Antho-ny Ampaipitakwong and junior striker Darlington Nagbe on Soccer America’s MVP First Team, as Ak-ron’s three honorees were the most by any school. In addition, Nagbe was presented the Hermann Trophy, the most prestigious honor in intercol-legiate soccer, as it marked the second consecu-tive year for a member of the Akron program to be honored with the Hermann Trophy (Teal Bun-bury, 2009). History was made in the 2011 Major League Soccer Super Draft as seven members of the Akron’s National Championship Men’s Soccer Team were drafted, including five of the first eight selections in the first round. This set an MLS draft record for the most first-round selections from a

single school. In 2010-11 for men’s basketball, the MAC set a conference mark as six programs received invites to postseason tournaments. Akron won the MAC tournament as the No. 6 seed and played Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament. Kent State won the MAC regular season title and represented the conference in the NIT with impressive road wins at St. Mary’s and Fairfield. Buffalo, Ohio and Western Michigan were invited to the CollegeIn-sider.com tournament, while Miami received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational. Three freshmen were named to the Mid-Major Freshman All-America Team—Juwan Howard, Jr. (Western Michigan), Javon McCrea (Buffalo) and Trey Ziegler (Central Michigan), while Kent State junior Justin Green was named MAC Player of the Year and named All-America by three different organizations—named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press, tabbed Mid-Major All-America by College Insider.com; and second team Mid-Major All-American by College Hoops.net. In wrestling, Central Michigan won its tenth consecutive MAC championship, while the MAC sent 23 wrestlers to the NCAA Division I Wres-tling Championship as Kent State’s Dustin Kilg-ore won the NCAA national championship at the 197 weight class. In addition, four grapplers secured All-America honors--Central Michigan’s Scotti Sentes (133), Ben Bennett (174) and Jarod Trice (285), along with Kent State’s Dustin Kilgore (197). Buffalo won its first championship in men’s swimming and diving, while Kent State won its 19th MAC title in men’s golf and received its 24th NCAA appearance. Ball State made its seventh automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Tennis Tourna-ment. In baseball, Kent State won the MAC champion-ship and lost to Texas in the NCAA Regional Final. A total of 17 MAC student-athletes were selected in Major League Baseball’s 2011 Draft—including Kent State LHP Andrew Chafin to the Arizona Dia-mondbacks as a compensatory first round pick, 43rd overall. Women’s athletics continued to shine for the MAC this past year. For the first time in MAC his-tory, six women’s basketball programs were in-vited to postseason tournaments. Bowling Green won the MAC tournament and received the invi-tation to the NCAA tournament, while four pro-

grams were invited to the WNIT—Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State and Central Michigan. In addition, Buffalo was invited to the Women’s Bas-ketball Invitational. Toledo’s women’s basketball program won the Women’s NIT, the first post-season championship in school history with wins over Delaware, Au-burn, Alabama, Syracuse, Charlotte and USC. In the WNIT Championship game, with a national television audience and sold out Savage Arena, Rocket junior Naama Shafir scored a career-high 40 points in the victory.

History of the MAC Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has estab-lished historic measurements in both football and men’s and women’s basketball since moving to Northeast Ohio. The MAC was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter mem-bers. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, and 14th, UMass for football only (beginning in 2012). Comprising the East Division is the University of Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946) and Temple University (2007). The West Division members are Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michi-gan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, 1997), University of Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan University (1947). In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competi-tive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the conference’s structure in 1980. For men, cham-pionships (11) are sponsored in football, basket-ball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

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Brian Pfeil 4th - 177 lbs. John Wasiniak 4th - 190 lbs. 1993-94 Mike Scully 3rd- 126 lbs. Keith Shulaw 4th - 158 lbs. 1994-95 Mike Scully 3rd - 126 lbs. Ramico Blackmon 3rd - 150 lbs. Vernon Hill 4th - 167 lbs. Nate Miklusak 2nd - 177 lbs. Frank Haliburda 4th - 190 lbs. Darrel Mance 3rd - Hwt 1995-96 Lee Pritts 1st - 118 lbs. Matt Turnbow 1st - 126 lbs. Ramico Blackmon 1st - 150 lbs. Jake Shulaw 1st - 158 lbs. Nate Miklusak 1st - 167 lbs. Frank Haliburda 3rd-177 lbs. Jose Vazquez 3rd-190 lbs. Darrel Mance 2nd- Hwt 2002-03 Zack Pyles 4th-133 lbs. Chad Roush 4th-157 lbs. Tim Hoff 4th-165 lbs. Adam Gilmore 4th-174 lbs. 2003-04 J.J. Holmes 1st-184 lbs. Ed Magrys 2nd-197 lbs. Tim Hoff 3rd-174 lbs. Jermaine Thompson 4th-141 lbs. 2004-05 Nick Conklin 3rd-141 lbs. J.J. Holmes 2nd-174 lbs. Ed Magrys 2nd-184 lbs. 2005-06 Sean Clair 4th-125 lbs. Phillip Plowman 2nd-133 lbs. 2006-07 Jermain Thompson 1st - 149 lbs. Tony Lyssiotis 3rd-197 lbs. Zack Donofrio 4th-141 lbs. Cory Mancuso 4th-157 lbs. Nick Conklin 4th-165 lbs. Josh Lewis 4th-174 lbs. 2007-08 Andrew Novak 2nd-125 lbs. Charlie Pienaar 2nd-184 lbs. David Wade 4th-285 lbs. 2008-09 John McClure 1st - 197 lbs. Chris Jenkins 3rd- 125 lbs. J.J. Johnson 3rd- 149 lbs. David Wade 3rd- 285 lbs. Sean Clair 4th- 133 lbs. 2009-10 David Wade 2nd-285 lbs. Sean Clair 4th-133 lbs. Phillip Joseph 4th-184 lbs. Alex Ortman 4th-165 lbs. Justin Brandel 5th-174 lbs. 2010-11 Seth Schaner 4th-141 lbs. Aaron Sulzer 3rd-157 lbs. 2011-12 Jared Germaine 3rd-125 lbs. Phillip Joseph 2nd-174 lbs. Andrew Novak 2nd-133 lbs. Corey Phillips 4th-141 lbs. Wes Schroeder 4th-285 lbs. Aaron Sulzer 2nd-157 lbs. Nick Whitenburg 2nd-197 lbs. 2012-13 Aaron Sulzer 4th-157 lbs. Phillip Joseph 4th-174 lbs. Nick Whitenburg 3rd-197 lbs.

NATIONAL QUALIFIERSNAIA

1964-65 Jonas Halonen 145 lbs. 1969-70 Kevan Wilson 118 lbs. Mark Davids 134 lbs. Frank Cox 158 lbs. Dave Thomas 167 lbs. 1970-71 Tom Bluhm 142 lbs.

NCAA DIVISION II 1970-71 Mark Davids N/A Mike Weede N/A Dave Thomas N/A

WRESTLING HISTORYMID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLACERS

1972-73 Doug Willer 1st - 142 lbs. 1973-74 Russ Danielson 4th - 134 lbs. 1974-75 Paul Osentoski 4th - 118 lbs. Larry Silvestri 4th - 142 lbs. 1975-76 Rick Setzer 1st - Hwt 1976-77 Marvin Miller 3rd - 126 lbs. Pete Beck 4th - 134 lbs. Bob Nesbit 4th - 167 lbs. Don Hull 4th - 177 lbs. Rick Setzer 2nd - Hwy 1977-78 John Eisley 3rd - 167 lbs. Doug Hull 4th - 190 lbs. 1979-80 Skip McAdams 3rd - 190 lbs. 1980-81 Ramie Mohlman 4th - 118 lbs. 1981-82 Craig Petoskey 3rd - 142 lbs. 1982-83 Jack Woltjer 2nd - 150 lbs. Mark Leyrer 3rd - 158 lbs. Rick Winekoff 4th - 167 lbs. 1983-84 Steve Brown 1st - 118 lbs. Robert Beck 1st - 126 lbs. Jack Woltjer 3rd - 150 lbs. Mark Leyrer 4th - 158 lbs. Carl Winekoff 4th - 167 lbs. Rick Winekoff 3rd - 177 lbs. Jim Hale 3rd - 190 lbs. 1984-85 Steve Brown 2nd - 118 lbs. Robert Beck 2nd - 126 lbs. Rick Winekoff 3rd - 177 lbs. Earl Thom 3rd - 190 lbs. Jim Hale 3rd- Hwt 1985-86 Steve Brown 1st - 118 lbs. Joey Saferian 4th - 126 lbs. Joel Smith 4th - 150 lbs. 1986-87 Joey Saferian 4th - 126 lbs. Miles Nilson 4th - 134 lbs. Jeffrey Morgan 4th - 142 lbs. Brian Schneider 3rd - 158 lbs. Jerry Umin 1st - 167 lbs. Pat Stano 3rd - 190 lbs. Dino DiMelis 4th - Hwt 1987-88 Doug Harper 3rd - 118 lbs. Steve Brown 1st - 126 lbs. Miles Nilson 4th - 134 lbs. Joel Smith 1st - 158 lbs. Jerry Umin 1st - 167 lbs. Jeff Umin 4th - 177 lbs. Scott Wyka 3rd - Hwt 1988-89 Doug Harper 1st - 118 lbs. David Beck 2nd - 126 lbs. Miles Nilson 2nd - 134 lbs. Hugh Waddington 3rd - 142 lbs. Brian Schneider 1st - 150 lbs. Joel Smith 1st - 158 lbs. Juan Ybarra 3rd - 177 lbs. 1989-90 Tony Venturini 2nd - 118 lbs. Hugh Waddington 1st - 142 lbs. Brian Schneider 3rd - 158 lbs. Scott Jones 3rd - 177 lbs. David Beazley 4th - Hwt 1990-91 Tony Venturini 1st - 118 lbs. Adam Duke 4th - 126 lbs. David Beck 3rd - 134 lbs. Jeff Flynn 3rd - 142 lbs Chris Parent 2nd - 150 lbs. Chris Rodriguez 2nd - 158 lbs. Joe Butler 3rd - 167 lbs. Scott Jones 4th - 177 lbs. David Beazley 4th - 190 lbs. John Wasiniak 3rd - Hwt 1991-92 Tony Venturini 1st - 118 lbs. Adam Duke 4th - 126 lbs. David Beck 4th - 134 lbs. Hugh Waddington 4th - 142 lbs. John Wasiniak 3rd- 190 lbs. 1992-93 Adam Duke 3rd - 126 lbs.

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NCAA DIVISION II 1965-66 Bob Ray 2nd - 167 lbs. Tom Buckalew 4th - 177 lbs. 1971-72 Joe Sade Mark Davids 134 lbs. Doug Willer 142 lb - 6th Dave Thomas 167 lbs.

NCAA DIVISION I 1986-87 Jerry Umin 7th - 167 lbs. 1988-89 Joel Smith 5th - 158 lbs. 1995-96 Lee Pritts 6th - 118 lbs. 1996-97 Mike Feeney 8th - 174 lbs.

Conference: IIAC 1957-62, PAC 1964-66, MAC 1973-PresentNationals $NAIA, # NCAA Div 2, NCAA Div I since 1972-73

Year Dual Meets Con. Nationals 1956-57 (0-2) 0-3 NA DNQ 1957-58 (0-5) 0-7 7th DNQ 1958-59 (0-4) 1-5 5th DNQ 1959-60 (1-4) 2-7 6th DNQ 1960-61 (2-3-1) 5-7-1 5th DNQ 1961-62 (0-3) 4-5 7th DNQ 1962-63 3-5 None NA 1963-64 (2-0) 3-7 6th NA 1964-65 (3-0) 7-4 3rd NA 1965-66 (2-1) 5-9 2nd 12th# 24th$ 1966-67 5-7 None NA 1967-68 6-10 None 19th$ 1968-69 4-4 None NA 1969-70 7-5 None 22nd$ 1970-71 10-7 None 20th# 30th$ Year Dual Meets MAC Conf. Pl. Nationals 1971-72 4-6-1 None 23rd# 1972-73 0-9 0-7 7th DNS 1973-74 6-11-1 1-8-1 9th DNQ 1974-75 12-9-1 3-6 9th DNQ 1975-76 10-13 0-9 9th DNS 1976-77 3-10 0-7 5th DNS 1977-78 5-11 1-6 8th DNQ 1978-79 3-11 0-5 10th DNQ 1979-80 3-11 1-7 10th DNQ 1980-81 3-10 0-5 9th DNQ 1981-82 4-6 1-6 9th DNQ 1982-83 7-7-2 2-3-2 7th DNS 1983-84 4-4 1-4 4th DNS 1984-85 9-3 4-1 7th DNS 1985-86 5-3-1 1-3-1 7th DNS 1986-87 7-3 3-2 5th 45th 1987-88 8-4-1 3-1 3rd 45th 1988-89 5-8 2-2 2nd 24th 1989-90 10-5 1-4 6th DNS 1990-91 11-4 3-2 3rd DNS 1991-92 4-6 1-4 6th 68th 1992-93 6-8 1-4 6th DNQ 1993-94 0-11 0-5 6th DNQ 1994-95 7-11-1 1-3 5th DNQ 1995-96 8-8 1-3 1st 27th 1996-97 6th DNS 1997-98 3-12 0-5 6th DNQ 1998-99 1-14 0-6 7th T42nd 1999-00 2-12 0-5 6th DNQ 2000-01 9-12-1 0-4-1 6th DNQ 2001-02 7-17 0-5 6th DNQ 2002-03 7-11 0-4 6th DNQ 2003-04 9-9 0-5 6th DNQ 2004-05 7-10 1-4 T-4th DNQ 2005-06 6-10 0-5 6th DNQ 2006-07 8-7 1-4 5th T-65th 2007-08 15-8-1 2-3 6th DNS 2008-09 7-11-0 1-4 5th DNS 2009-10 10-12-1 0-5 5th DNS 2010-11 11-11 0-5 5th DNS 2011-12 14-6 3-2 3rd T-48th 2012-13 7-13 1-4 T-4th T-41st Russell Bush 1956-71 66-92-2 .418 Erik Pederson 1972-74 18-29-2 .383 David Stewart 1975-78 19-46-0 .292 John Eisley 1979-91 80-74-4 .520 Willie Gadson 1992-97 21-38-1 .356 Charles Jones 1997-2000 10-51-1 .169 Charles Branch 2000-06 39-59-1 .394 Derek DelPorto 2006-Pres. 72-68-2 .537 325-457-13 .419

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Everything else since 1983-84.

WINS 1. 44 Doug Harper 1988-89 2. 42 Jerry Umin 1987-88 3. 41 Steve Brown 1985-86 4. 36 Joel Smith 1988-89 36 Mike Feeney 2000-01 5. 35 Ramico Blackmon 1995-96 6. 34 Doug Harper 1987-88 7. 33 Lee Pritts 1995-96 8. 32 Tony Venturini 1990-91 9. 31 Jerry Umin 1986-87 10. 30 Tony Venturini 1991-92

TAKEDOWNS 1. 112 Doug Harper 1988-89 2. 102 Doug Harper 1987-88 Tony Venturini 1991-92 Ramico Blackmon 1995-96 3. 97 Steve Brown 1985-86

NEAR FALLS 1. 55 Steve Brown 1985-86 2. 50 Doug Harper 1988-89 3. 40 Ramico Blackmon 1995-96 4. 38 Tony Venturini 1991-92 Ramico Blackmon 1994-95

ESCAPES 1. 54 Dan Gerken 1988-89 Jake Shulaw 1993-94 2. 53 David Beasley 1990-91 3. 52 Miles Nilson 1987-88 4. 51 Nate Mikulsak 1995-96

REVERSALS 1. 25 Hugh Waddington 1987-88 2. 21 Doug Harper 1988-89 3. 20 Jerry Umin 1986-87 Joe Saferian 1986-87 Jerry Umin 1987-88

POINTS 1. 186.50 Steve Brown 1985-86 2. 165.50 Doug Harper 1988-89 3. 161 Jerry Umin 1987-88 4. 153 Joel Smith 1988-89 5. 133.50 Steve Brown 1987-88 6. 123 Doug Harper 1987-88 7. 121.50 Ramico Blackmon 1995-96 8. 117.50 Steve Brown 1984-85 9. 115.50 Tony Venturini 1990-91 10. 114.50 Jerry Umin 1986-87

CAREER RECORDSWINS

1. 117 Steve Brown 1984-86, 88 2. 110 Joel Smith 1985-86, 88-89 3. 104 Brian Schneider 1987-90 4. 100 Tony Venturini 1990-93 5. 87 Aaron Sulzer 2008-2013 6. 83 Jerry Umin 1987-88 7. 81 David Wade 2006-11 8. 78 Doug Harper 1988-89 9. 71 Scott Jones 1989-92 10. 67 Andrew Novak 2008-12 11. 66 Doug Willer 1970-73 12. 65 Hugh Waddington 1988-90, 92 13. 64 David Beck 1989-92 Ramico Blackmon 1995-96

TAKEDOWNS 1. 322 Brian Schneider 2. 277 Joel Smith 3. 259 Tony Venturini 4. 256 Steve Brown 5. 214 Doug Harper 6. 193 Ramico Blackmon 7. 179 Scott Jones 8. 152 Hugh Waddington 9. 151 Jerry Umin10. 149 Keith Morehouse 1984-87

NEAR FALLS 1. 134 Steve Brown 2. 87 Tony Venturini 3. 84 David Beck 4. 78 Ramico Blackmon 5. 79 Doug Harper

ESCAPES 1. 131 Scott Jones 2. 130 Brian Schneider Hugh Waddington 4. 123 Joel Smith 5. 120 Steve Brown 6. 117 Miles Nilson 1988-91 7. 116 Tony Venturini 8. 107 David Beasley 1989-91 9. 102 David Beck10. 96 Adam Duke 1990-93

REVERSALS 1. 54 Steve Brown 2. 50 Hugh Waddington 3. 49 Tony Venturini 4. 45 Miles Nilson 5. 43 Jerry Umin

POINTS 1. 514.50 Steve Brown 2. 430 Joel Smith 3. 350.50 Tony Venturini 4. 323.50 Brian Schneider 5. 317.50 Jerry Umin 6. 288.50 Doug Harper 7. 272 Scott Jones 8. 228.50 Ramico Blackmon 9. 213 David Beck10. 197.50 Miles Nilson

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EMU In the Finals118: Lee Pritts (EMU) dec. Jim Boardwine (Kent), 10-2126: Matt Turnbow (EMU) dec. Joe Boardwine (Kent), 6-4150: Ramico Blackmon (EMU) dec. Rumps (CMU), 13-4158: Jake Shulaw (EMU) dec. Wright (Kent), 11-6167: Nate Miklusak (EMU) dec. Greenfield (CMU), 9-6275: Terebeniec (Kent) dec. Mance (EMU), 2-1 OT

Willie Gadson (EMU) 1996 MAC Coach of the YearLee Pritts (EMU) 1996 MAC Tournament Outstanding Wrestler

EMU’s Mid-American Conference Champions

2009 John McClure 1972007 Jermain Thompson 1492004 J.J. Holmes 1652002 Darnell Ruffin 1411997 Lee Pritts 1181996 Lee Pritts 118 (Outstanding Wrestler) Matt Turnbow 126 Ramico Blackmon 150 Jake Shulaw 158 Nate Miklusak 1671992 Tony Venturini 1181991 Tony Venturini 1181990 Hugh Waddington 1421989 Doug Harper 118 (Outstanding Wrestler) Brian Schneider 150 Joel Smith 1581988 Steve Brown 126 (Outstanding Wrestler) Joel Smith 158 Jerry Umin 1671987 Jerry Umin 1671986 Steve Brown 1181984 Steve Brown 118 Robert Beck 1261973 Douglas Willer 142

Joel Smith battles in a 1989 Mid-American Conference match on his way to earning All-American

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Joel Smith was the second EMU wres-tler to earn NCAA Division I All-America status. He did so by finishing fifth at 158 pounds at the 1989 NCAA Cham-pionships, the highest finish ever by an Eastern Michigan wrestler at the

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Lee Pritts entered the 1996 NCAA Championships as the Mid-American Conference champion at 118 pounds and emerged with a sixth-place finish and All-American honors. Pritts was also named the outstanding wrestler

of the MAC Championship while leading the squad to the 1996 MAC team title.

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At the 1999 NCAA Championships in University Park, Pennsylvania, Mike Feeney was the lone EMU representa-tive. He made the most of it, finishing eighth to earn All-America honors. Feeney accomplished his deed amid

two obstacles. First, he lost his opening match and had to win three in a row to make All-America, which he did. Second, he wrestled the entire tournament with a badly injured knee. The injury became worse with each match. After his loss in the fifth round of consola-tions, Feeney was unable to wrestle and forfeited the seventh-place match. Feeney also qualified for the 2000 and 2001 NCAA Champi-onships at 174.

Other EMU All-Americans

NCAA Division II1972 Douglas Willer 142 5th1971 Mark Davids 126 2nd1967 Bob Ray 167 5th1966 Bob Ray 167 2nd Tom Buckalew 177 4th

NAIA1971 Douglas Willer 134 3rd1970 Tom Jackson Hwt 6th Michael Weede 177 5th1968 Larry Miele 145 3rd Dale Kestel 115 5th1967 Bob Ray 167 2nd1966 Ellihue Brunson 155 6th1965 Ellihue Brunson 147 6th

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Jerry Umin was the first EMU wrestler to ever earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion-ships, finishing seventh at 167 pounds. A transfer from Oakland University where he was a two-time Division II All-American, he was the Mid-American

Conference champion in 1987 and posted a 28-4 record overall.

Team National Top 20’s

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Our Students With nearly 23,000 students, EMU provides a rich learning environment for the campus community. The University currently has approximately 18,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Our students represent 45 states and 93 foreign countries. Of undergraduate students, 72 percent are full time and 57 percent are women. The most popular majors are education, business, social sciences and history, science and engineering, English, and the health professions. EMU’s undergraduate population is approximately 65 percent white; 21 percent black; 2 percent international; 2.5 percent Asian-American; 2 percent Hispanic, 0.5 percent Native-American, and 7 percent not answered (i.e. elected not to respond to this inquiry). Eastern Michigan offers a number of special academic programs to help students succeed. These include the Honors College; the Holman Success Center; distance learning; accelerated format programs; online, weekend and evening programs and courses; American Humanics certification; Study Abroad Tours; a specialized master’s degree program for corporations offered onsite; a double master’s degree; online technologies for education and training. With more than 200 academic and social organizations, an extensive intramural sports program, 21 NCAA Division I-A sports and numerous cultural activities from which to choose, EMU students have diverse opportunities to become involved in campus life. Students’ on-campus housing choices range from traditional dormitory-style rooms to apartments and include living/learning center options.

Where We’re Located Eastern Michigan University is located in historic Ypsilanti, about 10 miles east of Ann Arbor, 40 miles west of Detroit and just 20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It is an area rich in academic, research, technological and recreational resources. The University also has sites in Livonia, Jackson, Traverse City, Flint, Detroit and Monroe. EMU’s 800 plus-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jog-ging trails and has 122 buildings throughout the academic and athletic campuses. Eagle Crest – Eastern Michigan’s conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake.Ypsilanti plays a leading role in industry and education. The city and the University have forged close ties that have lasted more than 160 years.

What Makes Us Unique In 1849, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclusive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States. Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a Uni-versity, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Educa-tion; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan’s exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.

Faculty/Staff Eastern Michigan University employs nearly 700 full-time faculty and 1,000 staff members. Ninety-four percent of EMU professors have doctoral de-grees or terminal degrees in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1. Faculty work closely with students, and many involve students in their research. Recently, the University celebrated its 30th annual Undergraduate Symposium; a benchmark program for undergradu-ate research.

Community Outreach Eastern Michigan is making an impact nationally by channeling its academic research as a means of solving real-world problems. EMU currently has 14 research institutes and centers that focus on com-munity building and civic engagement, quality, com-munity and regional development, small business development, geospatial education, textiles, export assistance and product development. EMU is well known for merging theory and practice for the benefit of the community. Applied research leads to new knowledge, new jobs and new business. Annually, the university receives about $15 million in revenues for sponsored research and community service activities.

The Alumni Association Representing more than 142,000 alumni and friends, the Alumni Association sponsors social and service-related programs for more than 20 geographically-based and special-interest alumni chapters.

EMU’s Economic Impact Since its founding in 1849, Eastern Michigan has provided quality services to the residents of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and other states and nations. EMU’s total impact on the Michigan economy of an estimated $3.7 billion annually reflects a return of more than $42 for each dollar received from the state. The University’s total impact on the Michigan economy results in a contribution of $166 million in state tax revenue. Thus, EMU’s impact on state government tax revenue is $1.87 in taxes for each dollar received from the state.

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Eastern Michigan University is com-mitted to excellence in teaching through traditional and innovative approaches, the extension of knowledge through basic and applied research, and creative and artistic expression. Building on a proud tradition of na-tional leadership in the preparation of teach-ers, we maximize educational opportunities and personal and professional growth for students from diverse backgrounds through an array of baccalaureate, master’s and doc-

toral programs. We strive to provide a student-focused learning environment that enhances the lives of students and positively impacts the community. We extend our commitment beyond the campus boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives, and public and private partnerships of mutual interest addressing local, regional, national and international opportunities and challenges.

Our History When the state of Michigan was just 12 years old, Michigan State Normal School was designated by the state legislature as the first institution to educate teachers to serve the public schools. The University thus began, somewhat humbly, as the sixth teacher education institution in the nation. A campus that today comprises more than 800 acres was once a four-acre plot with one building and two programs of study – a classical course and an English Course. The school’s name has changed several times – to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956; and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959. During its first 100 years, the institution certified thousands of teachers and developed the broad-based curricula that ultimately prepared it for university status. Within that new university, three colleges emerged: Education, Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School. The University has since expanded three more times; adding the College of Business in 1964, the College of Health and Human Services in 1975 and the College of Technology in 1980. More recently Eastern Michigan has developed Extended Programs that include Continuing Education, the Centers for Corporate Training, the World College and numerous community-focused institutes. The University has enhanced its learning environment through structural initiatives during the past several years. Recent construction includes the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998), the Convocation Center (1998), the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998), the John W. Porter College of Educa-tion Building (1999), the Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services Building (2000), the Village residence hall (2001), University House (2003) and the Student Center (2006).

March 28, 1849: State Legislature passed Act No. 138 entitled “An Act to Establish a State Normal School.”

Oct. 5, 1852: Official dedication of Michigan State Normal School.

March 29, 1853: Michigan State Normal School opens, offering two programs of study, a “classical course” and an “English course.”

1854: Michigan State Normal School holds first commence-ment, with three graduates.

Sept. 1881: The student newspaper, The Normal News, is founded as a monthly.

1890: MSNS is the first Michigan institution to establish a department of geography.

Oct. 22, 1896: Theodore Roosevelt visits Michigan State Normal School.

Sept. 15, 1897: The student newspaper is renamed The Normal College News, published twice a month.

1897: MSNS is the first U.S. teacher’s college to become a four-year institution.

April 28, 1899: Michigan State Normal School is renamed Michigan State Normal College.

1900: Student athletes unofficially adopt the nickname Normalites. Athletes could wear either a “Y” for Ypsilanti or an “N” for Normal.

1915: MSNC is the first U.S. teacher’s college to establish training for teachers of the disabled.

Oct. 24, 1929: Athletic teams are named the Hurons.

July 1, 1956: Michigan State Normal College becomes Eastern Michigan College.

July 6, 1956: The student newspaper is renamed The Eastern Echo, a weekly publication.

June 1, 1959: Eastern Michigan College is renamed Eastern Michigan University.

1959: The College of Education is established.

1959: The College of Arts and Sciences is established.

Oct. 13, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy visits Eastern Michi-gan University

1964: The College of Business is established.

1975: The College of Health and Human Services is estab-lished.

1980: The College of Technology is established.

1990: Eastern Michigan University begins the first phase of a $213-million investment in campus renovations.

Jan. 30, 1991: The Board of Regents approve changing the Huron name and logo.

May 22, 1991: Board of Regents approve new EMU logo and nickname - the Eagles.

Sept. 9, 1994: The mascot “Swoop” is officially adopted.

Nov. 28, 1995: Groundbreaking for the Bruce T. Halle Library is held.

Oct. 30, 1996: President Bill Clinton visits EMU to present a speech on women in the business community.

Sept. 20, 1997: A “beaming ceremony” is hosted to celebrate construction of the new Convocation Center.

June 1, 1998: The official opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library is held.

Oct. 9, 1998: Official dedication of the Bruce T. Halle Library takes place.

Jan. 1, 1999: Eastern Michigan University begins a year-long celebration of its sesquicentennial.

May 2000: President Bill Clinton delivers the commence-ment address at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center.

Sept. 21, 2004: A ground breaking Ceremony is held for the New $37.5-million EMU Student Center.

May 14, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin is appointed the 22nd president of EMU by a unanimous vote of the EMU Board of Regents.

July 7, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin begins her role as EMU President.

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Fast FactsFounded: 1849 - Michigan State Normal SchoolEnrollment: Fifth-largest state institution in MichiganUndergraduates: 17,808Graduates: 4,830Gender: Undergraduates: 59% female; 41% male Graduates: 65% female; 35% maleMichigan residents: 88 percentPresident: Susan MartinBoard of Regents: Eight-member board, appointed by governorFaculty: 689 full timeFaculty holding Ph.D.: 93 percentStudent/Faculty Ratio: 19:1New Freshmen Average GPA: 3.1New Freshmen Average ACT: 21New Freshmen Average SAT: 1,014Academic programs: 423 majors, minors and concentrations, plus 167 graduate degrees and certificate programsDoctoral programs: 2 - Educational Leadership; Clinical PsychologyCampus Buildings: 122Campus Size: 880 acresAthletic Affiliation: NCAA Division FBS (1-A)NCAA Conference: Mid-American ConferenceMascot: Eagles Colors: Green and White

2011-12 Tuition and Fees*In-state and Ohio, 30 credit hours: $8,683Out-of-State, 30 credit hours: $23,095Room and Board, 18 meals weekly: $8,069*subject to change

The City of Ypsilanti Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County with a population of 22,362. Originally a trading post established in 1809 by Gabriel Godfroy, a French-Canadian fur trader from Montreal, a permanent settlement was established on the east side of the Huron River in 1823 by Major Thomas Woodruff. It was incorporated into the Territory of Michigan as the village Woodruff’s Grove. A separate com-munity a short distance away on the west side of the river was established in 1825 under the name “Ypsilanti”, after Demetrius Ypsilanti, a hero in the Greek War of Independence. Woodruff’s Grove changed its name to Ypsilanti in 1829, and the two communities eventually merged. Henry Ford and the automotive industry came to Ypsilanti in the 1930s and beautiful Ford Lake was created to generate hydroelectric power for the manufacturing plants. During World War II, Ypsilanti became home to the Willow Run Bomber Plant, a factory that would employ 100,000 work-ers.


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Facilities Our 803-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails, and has 128 buildings, the Lake House and Rynearson Stadium located on the south side of Huron River. Eagle Crest – our conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake. Most recent additions include the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998); the Convocation Center (1998); the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998); the John W. Porter Building, housing the College of Educa-tion (1999); the environmentally sustainable Everett L. Marshall Building, housing the College of Health and Human Services (2000); the renovation of Boone Hall (2000), housing our Extended Programs offices; and The Village (2001), a spacious, apartment-style residence facility. There are currently 11 residence halls and three apartment complexes with 583 units housing more than 4,000 students. The EMU Student Center also opened in November of 2006.

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The $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library represents the latest technological trends in libraries, integrat-ing traditional print with emerging electronic sources. The 218,000-square-foot facility has 520 computer workstations; 300,000 volumes of open-shelf books; 800,000 volumes in an automated retrieval collection; 3,000 network connection ports; a 100-seat auditorium with seats wired for laptop computers; a 70-seat teleconferencing room; a 130-station computing commons with six learning labs (electronic classrooms); a distance learning lab; a television studio; the Paradox Cafe; individual and group study areas and self-direction stations.

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Entering her fifth year as the presi-dent of Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Susan W. Martin has made a sig-nificant impact on the campus in her short time in Ypsilanti. Named the 22nd president of EMU May 14, 2008, she is the first female president in EMU’s 162-year history. Martin officially took office July 7, 2008. Since joining EMU she has led the institution in two consecutive years of enrollment growth, kept tuition, room and board at 0% increase for 2010-11, enhanced the quality of education by investing in hiring new faculty, and en-hanced the living and learning facilities by making $195M in capital improve-ments to the campus. “I am thrilled to be chosen for the honor of leading this great University, which has a strong history of excellent education and a bright future,” said Martin. During her inaugural address Martin set forth an ambitious vision for the university. The goals included building on the pillars of academic excellence,

refreshing alumni relation-ships, comprehensive fund-raising and earning the pub-lic’s trust. Under Martin’s guid-ance in 2008, EMU was again recognized as a “Best Midwestern College” by The Princeton Review for the sixth straight year. Additionally, for the fifth consecutive year, The Princeton Review recog-nized Eastern’s College of Business as one of the “Best 296 Business Schools” in the nation. Eastern Michigan also was awarded a 2009 Michigan Historic Preservation Net-work’s (MHPN) Government/Institutional Award for its preservation of the Univer-sity’s core historic campus. Prior to coming to EMU, Martin was the provost and vice-chancellor of academic affairs at the University of

Michigan-Dearborn. The majority of Martin’s higher edu-cation career was at Grand Valley State University, where she taught and pub-lished as a professor of accounting and taxation. Martin served as director of the master of taxation program, direc-tor of international business programs, and chair of the accounting and taxa-tion department.

In June 2001, Martin joined the GVSU provost’s office and served in roles as assistant, associate, and executive asso-ciate vice president of academic affairs. One of her major duties in that office was to help manage the $154 million budget for the Academic Affairs Divi-sion. Before GVSU, Martin was deputy state treasurer for the Bureau of Local Gov-ernment Services for Michigan from June 1981-June 1984. She also was the commissioner of revenue for the state of Michigan from 1985-1988. Martin received her doctoral degree in accounting from Michigan State University in 1988 and her master’s de-gree in accounting from MSU in 1976. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1971. In 2009, Martin received the MSU Department of Accounting and Infor-mation Systems Alumna of the Year Award. Martin is a member of the boards of directors of the Michigan Educational Trust as well as Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization that seeks to bring businesses to the Ann Arbor area. She is married to Dr. Larry Martin, professor of economics at Michigan State University, and has three children and two grandchildren.

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Francine Parker, Chair Francine Parker was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Joseph Antonini, whose term expired in December 2006. Parker is the Executive Director of the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, which provides health care benefits to UAW retirees. Parker, who has more than 40 years of healthcare ex-perience, retired as president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan in 2008. She has previously served as chair of the Personnel and Compensation committee, chair of the Faculty Affairs committee, vice chair of the Educational Policies commit-tee, and served as vice chair to the Board from 2010 to 2012. She currently serves on the Personnel and Compensation Committee, is chair of the Executive Com-mittee, vice chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, and is the chair of the Board. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 2014.

James F. Stapleton Jim Stapleton was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm in January of 2007 to replace Karen Valvo. Stapleton was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to his own eight-year term that expires December 31, 2016. Stapleton is Presi-dent and CEO of B&R Consultants. From 2001 through July of 2004 (while continuing to fully own and operate B&R), Stapleton assumed the responsibilities of Senior Vice President of Business Affairs of the Detroit Tigers, making him (for a good majority of his tenure) the highest ranking African-American within the business operations of a Major League Baseball franchise. In July of 2004, Stapleton left Major League Baseball to participate in a group that, in June of 2005, purchased the Minnesota Vikings. He is the former president of The Think Twice Foundation, an organization comprised of African and Jewish American Community Leaders that raised more than $1 million and provided more than 200 units of new and/or refurbished hous-

ing for Detroit residents. He is also a past chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the Urban League. Stapleton has also served on several profit and not-for-profit boards, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Wayne State University’s Shiffman Medical Library Board of Visitors, Ontario Michigan Rail, and the Board of Directors of Detroit Commerce Bank. He currently serves on the Personnel and Compensation Committee and is chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee.

Mike Morris,Vice Chair Mike Morris was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Gary Hawks, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He is chairman and chief executive officer of American Electric Power (AEP). From 1997 to 2003, Morris was chairman, president and CEO of Northeast Utilities System. Before joining Northeast Utilities, he was president and CEO of Consum-ers Energy, principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, and president of CMS Marketing, Services and Trading. He was previously president of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. and executive vice president of marketing, transportation and gas supply for ANR Pipeline Co., both subsidiaries of El Paso Energy. Morris was the founder and presi-dent of ANR Gathering Co., one of the first gas marketing companies in the United States. Morris is past chairman of the Edison Electric Institute, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited. He also serves on the U.S.

Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Board, the National Governors Association’s Task Force on Electricity Infrastructure, Business Roundtable (chairing the Business Roundtable’s Sustainable Growth Initiative). He serves as a director of the boards of Alcoa, Battelle and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Morris graduated from Eastern Michigan University with both bachelors and masters degrees in biology. He served on the Board of Regents at Eastern Michigan University from 1997-2004. He is currently serving a new term through 2018. In 1995 he received the university’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. During his graduate years, he was commander of the ROTC Brigade. Morris received a law degree, cum laude, from the Detroit College of Law and is a member of the Michigan Bar Association. He previously served as chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment Committee and currently serves as a member of the Education Achievement Authority, is vice chair of the Executive Committee, vice chair of the Educational Policies Committee, chair of the Personnel and Compensation Committee and is the vice chair of the Board.

Beth Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.Beth Fitzsimmons was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Mohamed Okdie. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2016. She serves as chair of the Student Affairs committee. Dr. Fitzsimmons founded Information Strategists, LLC, in 1987, a company that provides information services for high tech companies. Clients include scientists, engineers, marketing specialists and executives of major U.S. corporations. She earned a degree in Chemistry from Simmons College, an MLS from the University of Albany and in 2001 she earned her doctorate in Public Policy special-izing in Information Policy from George Mason University. From 2003-2008, she was appointed by the President and chaired the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). From 1996-1999, Dr. Fitzsimmons was involved with sev-eral projects at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to that, she was associated with CENDI; an Executive Branch interagency working group composed of the scientific

and technical (STI) managers from the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, Health and Human Services, and NASA. Dr. Fitzsimmons served as the information specialist for 10 years at Aerodyne Research, Inc., and also has served as the Chairman of the Depository Library Council to the U.S. Public Printer (1993-94) and received the Public Printer’s Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Fitzsimmons has served on the Advisory Board of the School of Library and Information Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), on the Advisory Board of the College of Computing and Information (CCI) at the University of Albany and was appointed to the Knowledge Trust. A member of the American Chemical Society for over 25 years, she has served on the ACS Committee of Patent and Related Matters (CPRM) for 5 years. Locally, she has served as President of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor (2010-11), on the Boards of the Ann Arbor YMCA, University of Michigan Libraries, and the Library of Michigan Foundation. She currently serves as chair of the Educational Policies Committee and chair of the Student Affairs Committee.

Michael Hawks Michael Hawks was appointed by Governor Snyder in February 2011 to replace Phil Incarnati, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He serves as chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and vice chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee. In addition, he serves on the Eagle Administrative Services Board. Hawks was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up in Ypsilanti Township. He graduated from Ypsilanti High School where he excelled in football and received a full athletic-scholarship from East-ern Michigan University. Hawks earned a varsity letter as a true freshman and went on to be the team’s starting Noseguard the next three seasons. While at EMU, he earned a BA in Business Administration and subsequently earned a MA

in Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. After completing his Higher Education, he served as Chief of Staff for the Majority Floor Leader in the Michigan House of Representatives and on the Staff of the Speaker of the House. He currently serves as a director of Governmental Consultant Services Inc. (GCSI) in Lansing, Michigan. GCSI is a multi-client Lobbying firm that is consistently recognized as Michigan’s number one rated firm. Hawks individually has consistently been voted among the 10 best lobbyists in the state by independent political surveys of Capitol insiders.

James Webb James Webb was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in December 2012 to replace the vacated seat of Thomas Sidlik. He is appointed for a term expiring December 2020. Webb received an A.A. in Business Administration from College of the Sequoias in 1968, a B.B.A. in Management from Eastern Michigan University in 1971, and an M.B.A. in Finance from EMU in 1976. Webb worked for the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company from 1971 to 1974 as a Property Underwriter, from 1974 to 1976 he worked as a Corporate Insurance Analyst for Masco Corporation, he was an Assistant Insurance Manager for The Budd Company, and from 1977 to 1981 he worked as an Assistant Risk Manager for Republic Steel Corp. Webb is currently the Chairman of Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Michigan. In addition to his work experience, Webb has been very active in the EMU community. In 1988 he received the Alumnus Achievement Award, and in 1989 he was Chair of the Campaign for Champions. He was an original member of the Foun-

dation Board, served as treasurer from 1993 to 1995, vice chair from 1995 to 1997, chair from 1997 to 1999, and in 1999 he became an Emeritus member. He received the Dr. John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award in 1992, was a member of the President Search Committee in 2005, Ethos week Supporter from 2007 to 2012 as well as Ethos Week Speaker in 2007, and was on the College of Business Dean Search Committee in 2012. Webb has also been involved in numerous Not-for-Profit activities. He is a member of the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce, Farmington Hills Police Benevolent Association, Michigan Property & Casualty Association, and was a Director of the Detroit Athletic Club. He is also active in Rainbow Connection (Brooks Patterson’s Charity Grants Wishes for Terminally Ill Children) and the City of Cleveland/Operation Improvement Task Force. In addition to the Not-for-Profit activities, he is involved in the Boards of FDI Insurance Limited (Ireland) and FCE Reinsurance Limited (Ireland). Regent Webb is currently the EMU Foundation Board of Trustees representative and is a member of the Joint Oversight Committee, the Eagle Administrative Services Board and Chair of the Audit Committee.

Floyd Clack Floyd Clack was appointed by Governor Granholm in June 2005 to fill the seat vacated by Steven G. Gordon, and then reappointed to a full term in January of 2007. Clack was a member of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners (District 2) from 1996-2004 and is a former state representative, serving seven terms from 1982 – 1996. He also served as a member of the Flint City Council from 1979 – 1982 and was a guidance counselor and teacher in the Flint Com-munity Schools. He is a former president of the Flint NAACP. Clack received a master’s degree in counseling from EMU in 1972. He lives in Flint. Clack currently serves on the Joint Oversight Committee, is vice chair of the Student Affairs com-mittee, vice chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and secretary of the Eagle Administrative Services Board.

Mary Treder Lang, CPA, CGMAMary Treder Lang was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Rick Snyder in December of 2012 to fill the seat vacated by former Chairman, Roy Wilbanks, with a term ending in December of 2020. After earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ac-counting and Marketing from the University of Dayton, Treder Lang began her career at KPMG, located in Detroit where she specialized in financial institutions, non-for-profits and mergers, and acquisitions. Following her time at KPMG, she spent five years in various management positions at SBC/Ameritech. She spent considerable time in the Computer Security District and became a recognized computer security expert amongst the Bell Operating Companies. She ultimately left SBC/Ameritech to establish a new Midwest Office for LINX Technologies, assuming the position of North American (NA) Sales Director. LINX Technologies was acquired by Mosler, Inc. and there she held various senior management positions providing coverage

throughout North America. After her time spent with Mosler, Inc, she began working for Siemens, Inc. where she held various positions ranging from NA Sales Director, Sales Manager, and District Manager (first woman), to lastly becoming the Senior Executive-Government for Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. She eventually transitioned her career to Accretive Solutions where she was a Business Development Manager. In December of 2008 Treder Lang chose to begin her own business, Mary Treder Lang, CPA. In October, 2011 she joined Baker Tilly in Michigan as Director of Business Development. Mary Treder Lang has held many different leadership positions throughout the years. Her positions have ranged from senior level positions with employers, to executive positions on Board of Directors, to voluntary Treasurer for many organizations. She is active in the Michigan Women’s Foundation as a Power of 100 Women Leadership Advisory Cabinet Member, Women’s Forum and the East Side Club. In September, 2011 she was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to the Michigan State Parks and Outdoor Recreation Blue Rib-bon Panel. In October, 2012 she received the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Emerging Leader Award given by the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) for the first time in the State of Michigan. In addition, she is active in her community as a member of the St. Paul’s Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the Rotary Club, the Mother’s Club for Grosse Pointe South High School, the League of Women Voters, the Grosse Pointe Chamber, the Detroit Regional Chamber, the Detroit Economic Club, a Volunteer Council Member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Past Commodore of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and a Board member of the MACPA. She is also active in philanthropic efforts for the March of Dimes, Leukemia Lymphoma Society, American Cancer Society and Michigan Women’s Foundation. Regent Treder Lang is currently on the Executive Committee, the Personnel and Compensation Committee, and is the chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment Committee.

The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michigan ratified a new constitution, Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the governor. The current EMU Re-gents are Francine Parker, chair; Mike Morris, vice chair; Floyd Clack; Beth Fitzsimmons; Mike Hawks; James F. Stapleton; Mary Treder Lang; and James Webb.

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Heather Lyke ls Eastern Michigan Uni-versity’s new Director of Athletics. Lyke, who has spent the past 15 years as an associate athletic director at Ohio State University, took over the EMU position in July 2013. Lyke is the 12th athletic director in Eastern Michigan history. Following a national search, Lyke was selected from a pool of more than 80 candidates. She also is the first woman to hold the full-time AD position at EMU. “I am honored and excited to be named the Director of Athletics at Eastern Michigan University,” said Lyke. “This is a tremendous opportunity to become a part of a dynamic leadership team. I am eager to serve and build great relationships with President Martin and the University leadership, the faculty, our student-athletes, coaches and staff, alumni and donors, and the greater Ypsilanti and Michigan community. Eastern Michigan has a rich history of athletic success and academic achieve-ment. I look forward to being part of the continued success of Eastern Michigan

University as we help shape the next generation of lead-ers and achieve even greater accomplishments.” Lyke has more than 17 years experience in intercollegiate athletics administration – 15 of which have been at Ohio State. In her current role at OSU, she is a member of the athletic department’s execu-tive team and is responsible for the assessment, design and development of the de-partment’s strategic plan. She directly oversees 10 of OSU’s 36 athletic programs and manages/supervises 31 full-time coaches and staff. She also has oversight over all facets of the athletic councils involving budget oversight, revenue generation and facili-ties as well as the golf course operations. Additionally, she supervises the sport perfor-mance division of the depart-

ment, which includes the strength and conditioning coaches, athletic training staff and sports medicine staff. This year, she developed the first ever student-athlete internship program within the Department of Athletics. On a national level, Lyke has been active within the NCAA and Big Ten Conference commit-tee structure as a member of the NCAA

Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee and Big Ten Sports Management Commit-tee and previously served on the NCAA Softball Rules Committee and the NCAA Amateurism Committee. Her previous roles at OSU include associate athletic director for sport ad-ministration (2002-2012) and associate athletic director for sport administra-tion, compliance and camp operations (1998-2002). Prior to Ohio State, Lyke was at the University of Cincinnati for two years, serving as the assistant ath-letic director for compliance as well as the senior woman administrator. Lyke began her athletics administrative ca-reer at the NCAA national office as an intern in the enforcement and student-athlete reinstatement department. Lyke also has worked for the Big Ten Network as a color analyst for softball games. Lyke grew up in Canton, Ohio, and attended the University of Michigan on a softball scholarship. While at U-M, she was a four-year letter winner as a first baseman, two-time team captain, Big Ten champion and Academic All-Big Ten honoree as a member of its softball team. She earned a bachelor’s of science degree in education from University of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law. She was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1995. Lyke and her husband, David Cata-lano, have three children, Elle, Sophie and Eli.

THE HEATHER LYKE FILEName: Heather LykeBorn: Canton, Ohio - Oct. 19, 1969High School: Glen Oak H.S. - Graduated in 1988College: University of Michigan - Bachelor’s degree in education - 1992 University of Akron Law School - Juris Doctorate - 1995Family: Husband, David Catalano; Children, Elle, Sophie and Eli

COLLEGIATE WORK EXPERIENCEYEAR SCHOOL JOB TITLE 2013 Eastern Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics2013 Ohio State University Senior Associate AD2009-12 Big Ten Network Softball Color Analyst2002-12 Ohio State University Associate AD/Sport Administration 1998-02 Ohio State University Associate AD/ Sport Administration, Compliance and Camp Operations1996-98 University of Cincinnati Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance/SWA 1995-96 National Collegiate Athletic Association Enforcement Intern1989-92 University of Michigan Four-year letterwinner in softball

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Baseball1975, ’76, ’78, ’81, ’82, 2003, 2007

Football1987

Men’s Basketball1988, ’91, ’96, ’98

Women’s Basketball2004, 2012

Men’s Cross Country1973, ’74, ’86, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, 2000, 2001,

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012

Men’s Golf2007, 2008

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field1974, ’77, ’78, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’94, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2001, 2002,

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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field1982, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’95,’97,

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Men’s Indoor Track & Field1996, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013

Women’s Indoor Track & Field1997, 2000, 2011

Men’s Swimming and Diving1978, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008,

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Women’s Swimming and Diving2006, 2007

Women’s Tennis1998, 2001

Women’s Soccer1999

Softball2007

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EMU Athletic Directors Through the YearsWilbur Bowen - 1903-28

Joseph McCulloch 1931-47Elton Rynearson 1948-63

F.L. “Frosty” Ferzacca - 1966-73Dr. Albert E. Smith - 1975-76

Alex Agase - 1977-82Paul Shoults - 1982-86Gene Smith - 1986-93Tim Weiser - 1993-97

Carole Huston (Interim) 1997-99Dr. David Diles - 1999-05

Bob England (Interim) - 2005-06Dr. Derrick Gragg - 2006-13

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner (Interim) - April 2013-July 2013Heather Lyke - 2013

Female Athletic Directors in the FBSSandy Barbour - California

Kathy Beauregard - Western MichiganJulie Hermann - Rutgers

Lynn Hickey - Texas-San AntonioCheryl Levick - Georgia State

Heather Lyke - Eastern MichiganDebbie Yow - North Carolina State

1972- NCAA DII Men's Swimming and Diving1972 – NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field1971- NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving1971- NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field

1971 – NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field1970 - NAIA Baseball

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member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department. Burdis joined the EMU staff as a part-time academic counselor in 2001-02 and was elevated to full-time academic counselor and assistant to the director of compliance in October 2002. In the spring of 2004 she took over leadership of the program.

As the director of Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS), Burdis has developed a comprehensive learning support program which consists of learning specialist, mentoring and tutoring meetings that are all individualized. The department’s GPA has continued to improve over the last several semesters and the current cumulative GPA of 3.191 is the second best in history.

The 37-year-old Burdis joined the EMU athletics staff at the start of the 2001 academic year after serving as a graduate assistant in the University of Kentucky Athletics Department during 2000-01. A native of Frankenmuth, Mich., Burdis was an all-state softball player and played on state championships teams in softball and basketball at Frankenmuth High School before graduating in 1994. Burdis then went on to Concordia University in Ann Arbor and was an honorable mention All-American shortstop as a senior and the co-captain of the softball team her final two years. She helped lead Concordia to the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championship in both 1998 and 1999. In addition, the softball team won the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference title in 1997 and 1999 and Burdis was named All-League shortstop and was an All-League All-Academic pick three times (1997, 1998, 1999).

Erin BurdisAssistant Athletic Director/Academics

Sean Hostetter is in his first year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations Office after serving as a graduate assistant since July 2011, then taking on the role of Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations in Jan. 2013. Hostetter’s responsibilities include the handling of all publicity and publications for the men’s basketball, volleyball and tennis teams. In addition to those tasks, Hostetter

will coordinate the department’s social media efforts. Prior to coming to EMU, Hostetter spent the 2010-11 season as the As-sistant Sports Information Director at Brevard College in North Carolina. There he was the primary contact for the Tornados’ soccer, cross country, women’s basketball, softball, and track & field teams. He also was the analyst on the men’s basketball radio broadcasts. A native of Livonia, Mich., Hostetter served as the Media Relations Intern for the Quad Cities River Bandits, the single-A affiliate of the St.

Sean HostetterAssistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Louis Cardinals in 2010. He was in charge of the organization of the press box, as well as distributing statistics to media, coaches, and broadcasters, and producing game notes for all media outlets. He also was a webmaster of the River Bandits website and a columnist for the Bandits’ monthly gameday program, Play Ball. Hostetter also served as one of three River Bandits radio broadcasters during the season. Additionally, Hostetter held the title of Broadcasting & Media Relations Intern in the summer of 2009 while he worked for the Burlington Roy-als, the rookie-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. He was the solo radio broadcaster, while serving as the main media contact for the team. A 2009 graduate of Albion College, Hostetter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and Political Science. While at Albion, he served as a sports information student assistant. Hostetter earned a Master of Science in Sport Management from Eastern Michigan in 2013. He currently resides in Farmington, Mich. and is a member of the Col-lege of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Christopher Hoppe is in his second year as the Associate Athletic Director for Compli-ance for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. The 33-year-old Hoppe earned two degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently working on a third. He completed his undergraduate degree, with honors, in English literature in 2000 and earned his Juris Doctorate in the spring of

2003. Hoppe has also been working on a Ph.D in postsecondary educa-tion and leadership at UW. A native of Rhinelander, Wisc., Hoppe began his professional career as a court commissioner for Oneida and Vilas County Circuit Courts in 2003-04.

Chris HoppeSenior Associate Athletic Director

Upon returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 for his Ph.D work, Hoppe began his career in collegiate athletics as an athletic compliance intern for the Badgers in 2005-06. In 2006, Hoppe joined the San Diego State University Aztecs as a student-athlete eligibility/student services coordinator. From San Diego State, Hoppe was named the Assistant Athletics Direc-tor for compliance and sport supervisor at Robert Morris University in 2008, a post he held until joining EMU in the summer of 2011. A member of the state bar of Wisconsin, Hoppe and his wife, Meris, have two children, Austin and Isabelle.

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Erich Keil is entering his seventh season as a part of the Eastern Michigan Univer-sity facilities department.

Keil joined the EMU athletics depart-ment in December 2007 after working for the University of Michigan depart-ment of athletics for 20 years.

Keil was responsible for the mainte-

Erich KeilCoordinator of Athletic Equipment and Facilities

nance of the U-M baseball field that was voted the best college baseball field in the nation by Turface in 1997. In addition to his work as the EMU director of athletic facilities, Keil has three daughters: Melissa (25), Stephanie (23) and Kristina (19). Melissa is a graduate of the University of Michigan and is a professional figure skating coach. Stephanie is enrolled in Michigan State University’s dental school program and Kristina is a sophomore at Michigan State University.

Garrett Hotchkiss is in his seventh year as an Academic Counselor for the athletic department at Eastern Michigan Univer-sity. Hotchkiss joined the Student Athlete Support Services staff full time in 2007 after spending 2006 as a Compliance Assistant and Learning Specialist within the EMU athletic department.

Hotchkiss is currently responsible for pro-viding academic support and monitoring student-athletes academic progress in the sports of golf, cross country, track, wrestling and ten-nis.

Garrett HotchkissAcademic Counselor

The 35-year-old Hotchkiss earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Central Michigan University in 2001. He completed his master’s degree in sports administration from Xavier University in 2005. Prior to his time here at EMU, Hotchkiss worked as a Research As-sistant in the Government Affairs office in Washington D.C. for Corning Incorporated. He also worked as a Game Day Operations Coordinator at the University of Cincinnati and Graduate Assistant for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, during his time as a graduate student.

Matt Jakobsze is in his first year as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance at the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. The 27-year-old Jakobsze (pronounced JAY-cub-see) joined the Omaha Athletic Department in February of 2012. His day-to-day duties included managing all aspects the Athletic Department’s compliance program, and serving as the primary liaison for coaches, student-athletes, boosters, and the university community. In this role, Jakobsze acted as the primary administrator for all educa-

tional outreach efforts, coordinates the department’s financial aid program, and oversaw recruiting, and playing seasons. In addition, Jakobsze oversaw the eligibility processing of student-athletes, and coordinated interactions between coaches, current and prospective student-athletes, the Summit League, and the NCAA. Jakobsze also supervised the athletic compliance office internship programs. As the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance for Omaha’s Division I transition-ing Athletic Department, Jakobsze oversaw the second year of the University’s NCAA Division I Reclassification process. Jakobsze also served on the Athletic Director’s Executive Staff, assisted in drafting the National College Hockey Conference’s Bylaws, responded to multiple compliance reviews, and coordinated a Title IX review.

Matt JakobszeAssociate Athletic Director of Compliance

Jakobsze joined the Omaha Athletic Department after serving as the Compliance Coordinator at Mid-American Conference member Northern Illinois University. While at NIU, Jakobsze served as the primary liaison for monitoring daily opera-tions for eligibility, recruiting, personnel, and education. In addition, he supported the Assistant Athletics Director of Compliance and Student Services in monitoring the daily operations of financial aid, legislation, and playing seasons, and assisted student-athletes’ personal growth through the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. Prior to serving as the Compliance Coordinator at NIU, Jakobsze started the Huskie Athletic Compliance Office’s externship program while attending Northern Illinois University’s College of Law. A 2008 graduate of Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., Jakobsze majored in psychology and political science. While at Dominican, Jakobsze captained the men’s soccer team, and led the Stars to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and the Sweet 16 in 2007. In 2011, Jakobsze received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Northern Illinois University’s College of Law. While at NIU, Jakobsze was a Lead Articles Editor of the Northern Illinois University Law Review, President of the College of Law’s Sports & Entertainment Law Society, and represented NIU in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. In addition to serving on the Communications Committee of the National Asso-ciation for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), Jakobsze is licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois.


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Adam Martin is in his fourth year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Fa-cilities department, and his second as the Director of Operations/Assistant Facilities Coordinator.

As the Director of Operations, Martin is responsible for the daily supervision of all athletic facilities at EMU including facility scheduling, maintenance and prepara-

tion, and assisting in the planning, management and execution of all athletic events, campus events and external events. Martin hires, trains and supervises all event management staff along with graduate assistants and student staff. He also well as assists with various capital, facility maintenance and renovation. Additionally, Martin also serves as the secondary liaison to all campus-operating units which include: physical plant, public safety,

Adam MartinDirector of Operations/Assistant Facilities Coordinator

facility management, custodial, outside contractors and other various campus departments. As the Assistant Facilities Coordinator, Martin is responsible for game management of NCAA Division I-A football, Division I-A men’s and women’s basketball and all other Olympic sports. He also assists in the coordination of athletic facilities scheduling with coaches and administration in accordance with department scheduling poli-cies. A native of Albion, Mich., Martin was a four sport athlete as a member of the soccer, baseball, basketball and swimming and diving teams. Martin earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2008 from Siena Heights University playing soccer for the Saints before earning his master’s degree from Eastern Michigan in 2009. Martin resides in Milan, Mich. with his wife, Tracy, and their daugh-ter Natalie Marie (1).

Angela Mierzwiak has been named an As-sistant Athletic Trainer at Eastern Michigan University, Assistant Athletics Director of Sports Medicine Steve Nordwall an-nounced Aug. 8, 2013. Mierzwiak had been the Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith for the past two seasons.

She will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU women’s gymnastics and track and field teams while overseeing softball. The 29-year-old Mierzwiak joined UAFS in 2010-11 as the assistant athletic trainer before being promoted the following season. She oversaw the entire sports medicine department and its staff. She also worked directly with volleyball and women’s basketball and assisted with men’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s cross country,

Angela Mierzwiak Assistant Athletic Trainer

men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis. A native of Petersburg, Mich., Mierzwiak is a 2006 graduate of the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s of science degree in athletic training. While attending the University of Michigan, she worked in the sports medicine department as a student trainer for football, track and field, women’s water polo, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, ice hockey and volleyball. Mierzwiak also is a 2010 graduate of Grand Valley State University, where she earned a master’s of education degree in higher educa-tion. While attending Grand Valley State, she worked in the sports medicine department as a graduate assistant certified athletic trainer for men’s and women’s cross country, track and field and football. Mierzwiak is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Associa-tion.

Mike Malach is in his 17th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department and his sixth as the director of internal affairs.

The 46-year-old Malach joined the EMU staff in September 1998 after a two-year stint as athletics business manager at Southeast Missouri State University. He was responsible for the development and

control of the entire athletics budget at Southeast Missouri and he assumed the same responsibilities at Eastern, as well as, overseeing facilities, game operations and sports oversight. A 1990 graduate of Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisc., Malach

Mike MalachSenior Associate Athletic Director Finance/Operations

went on to earn a master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1992. After completing his M.A., he joined the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as an assistant athletics director from 1992-95. Malach then became a systems engineer with Office Technology Company in March 1995 before moving to Cape Girardeau, Mo., as a member of the Southeast Missouri staff in January 1996. A native of Denmark, Wisc., Malach attended Denmark High School and was a member of the 1985 boys basketball team that won the Class B state championship. He also participated in baseball and football as a prep. Malach lives in Milan, Mich. with his wife, Joan, and their son, Brevin (16) and daughter, Elaina (8).

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Dr. Michael Paciorek, a professor of physical education in the EMU College of Health and Human Services joined the Office of Compliance in January 2006 as Faculty Compliance Associate.

Paciorek is a 1975 graduate of St. Bonaventure University where he received a B.S. in physical educa-tion. He received a Master’s degree in adapted physical education from The George Washington University in 1977 and a Ph.D. from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1981.

He taught adapted physical education in the Norfolk (Va.) City Schools from 1976-1979, and holds national certification in adapted physical education. Paciorek is known for his work in the field of disability sport having been on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Michigan for 12 years. He was a member of the United States Disabled Sports Team that competed in the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and worked in classification at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. He was on the evaluation team for the 1995 Special Olympic World Games and was Co-

Dr. Michael PaciorekFaculty Compliance Associate

Coordinator for disabled athlete participation at the 1990 and 1991 U.S. Olympic Festivals in Minneapolis and Los Angeles respectively. Additionally, he spent 14 years in the United States Army Reserves rising to the rank of Major. Paciorek has written extensively in professional journals and his book “Disability Sports & Recreation is in its Third Edition. Since arriving at Eastern Michigan in 1981 Paciorek was the Physical Education Program Coordinator while teaching classes in adapted physical education, motor learning and development and disability sport. In 1999, he served as the President of the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPER&D). While at EMU he has received the Eastern Michigan University Distinguished Faculty Award for Service in 2000 and the EMU Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award in 1994. Professionally, he has received the MAHPER&D Distinguished Honor Award in 2005; the National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities Outstanding Service Award in 1999; and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance; Adapted Physical Activity Council Professional Recognition Award in 1999. Paciorek and his wife Karen, a professor of early childhood education at EMU have two sons: Clark (28) and Clay (25).

Ann O’Sullivan is in her 12th year as an academic counselor for the athletics department at Eastern Michigan Univer-sity.

O’Sullivan joined the SASS staff after spending six years as an assistant coach for the EMU softball team.

O’Sullivan earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation and parks managements with an emphasis in thera-peutic recreation from Central Michigan University in 1987. She earned her master’s degree in sport management from EMU in 2011.

Ann O’SullivanAcademic Counselor

While an undergrad at CMU, Pierson helped CMU win two Mid-American Conference softball championships (1983 and 1986) and one league basketball title (1982-83). She played on CMU softball teams that qualified for three NCAA regional appearances. A native of Ann Arbor, O’Sullivan lettered in basketball and softball at Gabriel Richard High School. She helped the softball team win the state of Michigan Class D championship as a fresh-man and senior and was named All-State as a senior. A two-time Class D All-State selection in basketball, O’Sullivan led the team to the Class D state championship game in her final season. O’Sullivan has a son, Brian (19).

The 2012-13 season is Steve Nordwall’s 12th at Eastern Michigan University. Based in the Convocation Center athletic training facility, he is responsible for the daily sports medicine operation for EMU’s 21 varsity sports programs.

Nordwall supervises an associate head athletic trainer, three assistant athletic trainers, and numerous graduate and student athletic trainers, and also has travel responsibilities with the school’s football team. He participates in regularly held senior staff meetings to discuss ongoing issues within the athletic department.

Nordwall joined EMU in 2002 as the Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Sports Medicine, before becoming the Assistant

Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in the fall of 2011. While at Eastern Michigan, Nordwall has instituted an effective approach towards student athlete care, injury management, physician coordination, alcohol and other drugs programs, psychological care programs, crisis management plan development, quality assurance strategies which protect the university’s liability. He has also served on various committees during his tenure including: the National Athletic Trainer Association’s College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee District 4 Representative (June 2008-11), the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society (Vice President - Jan. 2012-Present; Secretary - Jan. 2006-12), the Mid-American Conference Sports Medicine Association (Executive Officer - May 2007-Present), the EMU Student Intervention Team Member (2010-2012), the EMU Biannual AOD Policy Review Committee member (July 2002-Present), Coordinator of the EMU Athletic AOD Policy Review, the Athletic Department Crisis Plan Develop Committee Co-Chair (Aug. 2007-Present), the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (Aug. 2006-Present) and the EMU Athletics Strategic

Steve NordwallAssistant Athletic Director/Sports Medicine

Planning Committee (Jan. 2007-08). Nordwall has also been a part of two major academic research projects, Time to Return to Play After High Ankle Sprains in Collegiate Football Players: A Prediction Model and the Evaluation of a Clinical Test Of Reaction Time in Sport Concussion. Prior to coming to Ypsilanti, Nordwall spent five years as an assistant athletic trainer for the Kent State University athletic program. For the Golden Flashes, Nordwall worked with the entire intercol-legiate sports program and held direct responsibilities with the football and men’s basketball teams. During his time in Kent, Ohio the men’s basketball team advanced to the 2002 NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight to go along with NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999 and 2001. From 1991-94 Nordwall was the head athletic trainer at Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He then moved on to Western Michigan University as a graduate assistant athletic trainer from 1994-96, fol-lowed by a position at the University of Notre Dame as an assistant athletic trainer during the 1996-97 season. He joined the Kent State University staff in 1997 as an assistant athletic trainer and remained there until accepting the EMU position. A native of Minnetonka, Minn., Nordwall graduated from Minnehaha Academy in 1986. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at North Park College in Chicago, Ill. in 1990, and followed that with his master’s degree at Western Michigan University in 1996. In the classroom, Nordwall serves as a adjunct lecturer/clinical instructor in the EMU Athletic Training Education program after working as a clinical instructor/in-service coordinator at KSU from 1997-02. Nordwall is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association and the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society. He is also a certified professional rescuer CPR/AED by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and certified in first aid by the American College of Emergency Physicians.


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Wayne Smith is in his sixth year as a full-time member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department.

Smith joined the EMU staff as an under graduate in 2004-05 and was elevated to full-time in 2008.

Wayne SmithAssistant Equipment Manager

The 29-year-old Smith is responsible for the day-to-day equip-ment needs of the EMU’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and EMU’s Olympic sports teams. Smith is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manag-ers Association (AEMA).

Matthew Slachetka is in his first year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department.

Slachetka joined EMU in July 2013 after spending the previous two years as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The 30-year-old Slachetka joined VCU in 2010 and worked di-rectly with the women’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, golf and cross country programs. Prior to joining the VCU staff, he was the graduate assistants strength and conditioning coach

Matthew SlachetkaAssociate Head Sports Performance Coach

at Eastern Illinois University in 2009. Prior to that he spent from 2006-09 as the football sports performance intern at the University of Louisville. Slachetka was a walk-on football offensive lineman at the Univer-sity of Massachusetts after serving five years in the United States Marines including two tours of duty in Iraq. A native of Chicopee, Mass., he graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive in 2001 before enrolling in the Armed Forces in June of 2001. He completed his tour in June 2006. Slachetka graduated from the UMass in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He earned his master’s degree in sports management from Eastern Illinois University in 2012.

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner is in her 17th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University staff.

She previously served as the associate athletics director/compliance and as-sumed the role of interim athletic director from April 2013 until July 2013. The 56-year-old Reifel Werner has earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral de-

grees with honors from Eastern Michigan University. She completed her bachelor’s degree in marketing and communications in 1979 and her master’s in organizational communications in 1998. She was

Dr. Melody Reifel WernerAssociate Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator

awarded her doctoral degree in educational leadership at EMU in 2006. Reifel Werner is the author of Protecting University Integrity: Managing Risks in Intercollegiate Athletics. Prior to joining EMU, Reifel Werner worked as an educational con-sultant for The Pace Group and as a training consultant for GTE. She is the former Chair of the NCAA Research Committee and a former member of the executive committee of the National Asso-ciation of Athletics Compliance (NAAC). She serves on the Advisory Board to the “College Athletics and the Law” publication, which provides guidance on athletics laws and regulations. Reifel Werner is married to Thomas Werner and has two grown sons: Thomas Joseph and Anthony John.

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Jay Sofen is in his seventh year at East-ern Michigan University and his fourth as the head equipment manager. He previously served as EMU’s assistant equipment manager from 2007-08 as well as spending the 2008-09 season as the acting equipment manager. A 2006 graduate of Eastern Michigan

University, Sofen worked for two years in the athletic media rela-tions office before joining the equipment staff for the 2005-06 campaign. The 30-year-old Sofen is responsible for the day-to-day equip-

Jay SofenEquipment Manager

ment needs of the football program. He also oversees with the operations with EMU’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and EMU’s Olympic sports teams. A native of Plymouth, Mich., Sofen completed his bachelor’s degree in Public Relations at EMU in 2006. As an undergraduate he served as an operations volunteer at the 2004 and 2005 Mid-American Conference Football Championship games. He also served as an operations volunteer at the 2005 U.S. Open Golf Championship in Pinehurst, N.C. Sofen is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manag-ers Association (AEMA). He was also selected as a member of the 2011 McDavid National Advisory staff.

Greg Steiner is in his 12th year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations Office and his first as the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations. From Dec. 2004 until Oct. 2012, he was the office’s assistant director. He will serve as the primary contact for the football women’s basketball and golf teams, while aiding in game-day help with nearly

all 21 sports. During his tenure in Ypsilanti, Steiner has promoted two Academic All-Americans, worked with seven Mid-American Conference champion-ship teams and instituted an aggressive approach to web development to provide better online coverage of Eagle athletic events. In addition, he has worked as an announcer for radio and television broadcasts of EMU sporting events, and he was part of the media relations staff at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional and the 2009 Final Four in Detroit, Mich. Steiner has also overseen the statistics crew for the past five Marathon

Greg Steiner Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

MAC Football Championship games, six FirstEnergy MAC Basketball Tournaments and the previous seven MAC Baseball Tournaments. The 32-year-old Steiner worked as a student athletic media relations director at Eastern Michigan for three years. A 2003 graduate of EMU, he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. During his tenure as a student assistant, Steiner was responsible for the development of the athletics department Web site, as well as most of the office’s publications. Steiner worked four years (2001-2005) for WOHL television in Lima, Ohio, as videographer and co-host of “The Friday Night Frenzy” and “The Ottawa Oil Pre-Game Show”, a local high school sports show. He completed an internship at Bluffton University during the summer of 2002, where he assisted with the day-to-day operations of the sports information office. A native of Bluffton, Ohio, Steiner graduated from Bluffton High School in 1999. He is a member of the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the MAC News Media Association (MNMA). Steiner and his wife, Cathy, live in Milan.

Katie Skinner is in her first year as an as-sistant athletic trainer at Eastern Michi-gan University. Skinner had previously been the Assistant Athletic Trainer at Anderson University (S.C.) since August 2012.

She will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU women’s basketball

team while overseeing women’s tennis. The 26-year-old Skinner worked directly with the Trojans’ women’s soccer, men’s basketball and baseball teams along with sharing responsibilities for track, golf and cheerleading. She also

Katie SkinnerAssistant Athletic Trainer

served as an adjunct professor in the kinesiology department. A native of Stow, Ohio, Skinner is a 2010 graduate of the Uni-versity of Toledo with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Athletic Training. Skinner went on to complete her Master of Science in Exercise Physiology at EMU in 2012. While earning her degree, she worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the women’s volleyball and women’s crew programs. Skinner is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers As-sociation.


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Blair Wagner is entering his fourth year at Eastern Michigan University, and the third as the head sports performance coach.

An assistant strength and conditioning coach at The Citadel from 2007-10, the 28-year-old Wagner worked directly with the basketball and wrestling programs, while assisting with the Bulldogs football and baseball teams. He was first appointed in

December 2007 after spending the fall with the College of Charleston in a similar position. While with the Cougars, he was responsible for the men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming/diving and men’s and women’s track and field teams. In addition, he assisted with men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball.

Blair WagnerHead Sports Performance Coach

In October 2007, Wagner had the privilege of assisting with the train-ing of the NBA’s New York Knicks during their preseason camp. Prior to arriving in Charleston, S.C., Wagner spent a short time as a volunteer strength coach at the University of Nebraska Kearney. Wagner attended the University of Wyoming and obtained his bach-elor’s degree in exercise science in kinesiology while working primarily with the UW Football and strength and conditioning programs. He holds certifications from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting, National Academy of Sports Medicine, and Precision Nutrition. A native of Cheyenne, Wyo., Wagner completed his master’s degree in exercise science from The Citadel Graduate College in May 2010.

Brad Watson has been named an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Eastern Michigan University, Assistant Ath-letics Director of Sports Medicine Steve Nordwall announced, Aug. 6. He will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU men’s basketball team while overseeing volleyball and crew.

The 24-year-old Watson joined EMU in 2011 as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. He worked directly with the baseball and wrestling teams during his first two years in Ypsilanti. He earned a master’s degree in sports management in 2013.

A native of Bellevue, Ohio, Watson is a 2011 graduate of Ohio State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in athletic training. As an Ohio State undergraduate, Watson assisted with the football, men’s basketball, wrestling and women’s lacrosse teams. He also spent time aiding Worthington Kilbourne High School, Ohio Wesleyan University, the Ohio High School Athletic Association and various Ohio State sports camps. Watson is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association.

Brad WatsonAssistant Athletic Trainer

Brad Watson has been named an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Eastern Michigan University, Assistant Athletics Director of Sports Medicine Steve Nordwall announced today, Aug. 6. He will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU men’s basketball team while overseeing volleyball and crew. The 24-year-old Watson joined EMU in 2011 as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. He worked directly with the baseball and wrestling teams during his first two years in Ypsilanti. He earned a master’s degree in sports management in 2013.

A native of Bellevue, Ohio, Watson is a 2011 graduate of Ohio State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in athletic training. As an Ohio State undergraduate, Watson assisted with the football, men’s basketball, wrestling and women’s lacrosse teams. He also spent time aiding Worthington Kilbourne High School, Ohio Wesleyan University, the Ohio High School Athletic Association and various Ohio State sports camps.

Watson is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association.

Bill Tuscany is in his 28th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University sports medicine staff, having been promoted to associate head athletic trainer in Sept. 2001. Tuscany works in the Bowen Field House Athletic Training Room where he oversees the Olympic sports. In addition, Tuscany serves as a lecturer and clinical instructor in EMU’s accredited athletic training curriculum. A

1973 Eastern Michigan University graduate, Tuscany earned his master’s degree from EMU in 1976. He is a charter member of the Athletic Training Chapter of the Eastern Michigan Alumni Association. Before joining the EMU athletics department, Tuscany was the head athletics trainer at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., from 1976-86. In

Bill TuscanyAssociate Head Athletic Trainer

addition to his athletic training duties at Lewis, Tuscany was the director of the Emergency Medical Service, an associate professor in physical education and from 1981-86 he was the chairman of the physical edu-cation department. In 1993 Tuscany was elected to the Lewis University Hall of Fame. Tuscany was also a Board of Certification Examiner from 1978 until 2009 at which time the exam was computerized. Tuscany is in his 36th year as a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and is a recipient of the 25 year award. He is also a member of the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society, and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association. He is a licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Michigan. The 62-year-old Tuscany and his wife, Carol, have a daughter, Sarah (30).

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Virginia WeidenfellerSecretary

Bobbie Bowling Senior Account

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Administrative AssistantsEastern Michigan University

Head CoachesEastern Michigan University

Jay AlexanderBaseball

Kim BerringtonVolleyball

Bruce CunninghamMen’s Golf

Derek DelPortoWrestling

Ron EnglishFootball

John GoodridgeMen’s XC/Track

Scott HallSoccer

Brad HoldrenRowing

Rob MurphyMen’s Basketball

Ryan RayTennis

Buck SmithDiving

Sandy WagnerWomen’s Golf

Steve WilceGymnastics

Peter LinnSwimming

Sue ParksWomen’s XC/Track

Tory VerdiWomen’s Basketball

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The Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, in its 15th season as the crown jewel of EMU athletics, opened up a new era of excitement on the west campus of EMU in the fall of 1998. The state-of-the-art, $29-million facility is the result of a decade-long effort to improve and up-grade University facilities and followed closely the opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library on the main campus. Construction of the Convocation Center began in the spring of 1997 and culminated with its dedi-cation game, Dec. 9, 1998, with a men’s basketball game against the University of Michigan in front of a crowd of 7,647. Since its opening, the Convocation Center has served as home court for the Eagles’ men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The EMU wrestling team and women’s gymnastics team have held several meets on the arena floor. The Convocation Center has also served as the site for four Mid-American Conference Champi-onships. EMU hosted the 2000 and 2007 MAC Gymnastics Championship and the 2002 and 2009 MAC Wrestling Championship. The arena has been the host site for seven first-round MAC Women’s Basketball Tournament games, four first-round MAC Volleyball Tournament games and four first-round game for the men’s basket-ball squad. The building also played the host for the EMU women’s basketball team’s upset of the University of Michigan in the First Round of the 2011 Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). The Convocation Center also played host to the 2008 WNBA’s Eastern Conference Finals and the WNBA Championship, as the Detroit Shock utilized the facility for the playoffs. Along with their commitment to EMU Athlet-ics, the Convocation Center staff has brought some of the finest entertainers in the world to Ypsilanti. The Convo has hosted concerts by the Black Crowes, Indigo Girls, Godsmack, Smash-mouth, Ludacris, Bob Dillion, Toby Keith, Match-box Twenty, Goo Goo Dolls, Dave Chapelle, John Mayer and Jay-Z. The Convocation Center is also the site for EMU’s spring and winter commencement cer-emonies. Among other events that have taken

place include numerous youth sporting competi-tions, high school commencements, trade shows, job fairs, conventions, charity and community awareness events as well as a circus. The 204,316-square-foot facility features three user-friendly levels — arena, concourse and office — and three seating configurations to maximize crowd capacity and space usage. The largest seating capacity is for center-stage entertainment activities, with 9,500 seats available. The capacity for basketball games is approximately 8,800. EMU’s athletic administration is located on the office level, along with offices for the EMU foot-ball, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball coaching staffs. The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office, as well as offices for the Convocation Cen-ter staff, are located on the office level. The main athletic training room and office space for EMU’s sports medicine staff is located on the arena level as are strength and conditioning facilities and equipment rooms. In the summer of 2012, the Convocation Center received a major face-lift, as a YESCO four-sided ceiling hung display sign, featuring video boards on all four sides, was installed above center court in the arena. The fixture features four 10MM full color video boards, with each board’s active area measuring 15.7-foot wide by 11.5-foot tall. In addition, the system also features three ribbon displays on the west and east sides and under the scoreboard. The arena will also showcase an integrated light emitting diode (LED) courtside scorer’s table. There is no doubt that the Convocation Center has become a special place for athletic events, but there is a warm spot in the hearts of Eastern Michigan fans for Bowen Field House, the home for men’s and women’s basketball games for 43 years. Bowen was built in 1955 at a cost of $1.25 mil-lion. The facility has 79,529 square feet of floor space and includes an eight-laps-to-the-mile indoor track. An additional 9,394 square feet, along with new permanent seating, a new court and upgrading of the facility was completed in 1982 at a cost of $506,938. Bowen still serves as home to EMU’s track teams and also serves as a practice facility for many of Eastern’s varsity squads.

TALE OF THE TAPETHE CONVOCATION CENTER

Cost - $29.6 million

Square Feet - 204,316

Seating Capacity (Basketball) - 8,784Seating Capacity (Other Events) - 9,512

Building Time Frame -Construction Started: 1996

Dedication: December 12, 1998

Design/Build Team - Barton-Malow Company

Architects - Rossetti Associates of Birmingham/

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Eastern Eagles Fight Song

“Eastern Eagles, hats off to you!Fight, fight, fight for ole EMU.Look to the sky, the Eagles will fly,the bravest we’ll defy.... Rah,rah, rah!”

“Hold that line for ole Green and White.Sons and daughters show your might.So, FIGHT, FIGHT! for ole EMU and vic-tor-y!”

EMU Alma Mater

Eastern, sacred Alma Mater to your name we shall be true.Ever marching on to victory, we’ll stand by to see you through,Softly floating on the breeze, verdant green with white of snow,This our banner we will carry in our hearts whe’er we go.

Go Green

Go Green, roll up the score.Go Green, let’s get some more.Raise a cheer for old Green and White.Let’s show them we came here to fight.Go Green, vic’try we’ll claim.Go Green, let’s win this game.We’ll always fight for old EMU.Come on and let’s go Green!

Since the 1991 season, Eastern Michigan University athletic teams have gone by the nickname “Eagles.” The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron nickname and logo with the new one. EMU originally went by the nicknames “Normalites,” “Men from Ypsi” and various other titles through the years before “Hurons” was adopted in 1929. The “Hurons” first came into being as the re-sult of a contest sponsored by the Men’s Union in 1929. On Oct. 31 of that year, a three-person committee, composed of Dr. Clyde Ford, Dr. Elmer Lyman and Professor Bert Peet, selected the name “Hurons” from the many entries in the contest. The name was submitted by two students, Gretchen Borst and George Hanner. Hanner was working at the Huron Hotel at the time of the contest and was no doubt as much influenced by his place of employment as by the Huron Indian tribe. The runner-up name in that contest was Pioneers. EMU began investigating the appropriate-ness of its Huron Indian logo after the Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a report in October 1988 suggesting that all schools using such logos drop them. The report indicated that the use of Native American names, logos and mascots for athletic teams promoted racial stereotypes. At that time, four colleges, 62 high schools and 33 junior high/middle schools in Michigan used Indian logos or names. The EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the Huron name with Eagles, taken from three recommendations from a committee charged with supplying a new nickname. The other two final names submitted were Green Hornets and Express.

A Look Back at EMU’s Logos

1929-1991

1995-2001

1991-1994

2002, 2013-PrEsEnt

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• Charlie Batch, Lional Dalton, Jason Jones, T.J. Lang, Barry Stokes, Kevin Walter – professional football players

• Ron Campbell – President, Tampa Bay Lightning

• Fred Cofield, Earle Higgins, Harvey Marlatt, George Gervin, Grant Long, Derrick Dial, Earl Boykins, Carl Thomas, Charles Thomas – professional basketball players

• General John G. Coburn -- one of eight four-star generals in the United States

• Hayes Jones -- Olympic gold medalist

• Bruce T. Halle -- Founder and CEO of Discount Tire Co.

• John Heffron -- Winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2004

• Greg Mathis –Judge and later TV personality

• Lloyd Olds - designed the zebra shirt worn by referees

• Dean Rockwell – Olympic team wrestling coach in 1964

• Rocky Roe -- Major League Baseball umpire

• Jack Roush -- CEO and owner of Roush Racing

• Rodney Slater -- former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

• Shirley Spork -- co-founder of the LPGA

• Bob Welch -- Cy Young Award winner

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Student-Athlete Support Services Academic, personal and professional support are essential to college success. At EMU, Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) helps student-athletes reach their full potential. Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program, integrated with the University, that will assist all student-athletes with their transition into college. This all-encompassing support continues throughout each student-athlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job or enters graduate school. Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an aca-demic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. Services provided through SASS include the following: programs that focus on student-athletes’ special needs, monitoring academic performance, pro-viding learning assistance, assisting with registration procedures, assisting in monitoring athletic eligibility, providing priority registration and making sure that athletes are advised about current NCAA, MAC and University rules and regulations. Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and support. College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication from both the student-athlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience. The success of Eastern’s student-athletes hinges on their willingness to seek assistance from SASS as well as other University student services. SASS staff members continually refer student-athletes to the Admissions Office, Academic Advising Center, Career Services Center, Health Services, the Records Office, Financial Aid and The Holman Learning Center. Faculty members also provide assistance to student-athletes through advising in course selection and provid-ing additional help with courses when requested.

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Department has a long his-tory and reputation for excellence in the health care of student-athletes and the education of athletic training students. Founding practitioners Gary Strickland, Ron Venis and Dr. Wally Roeser envisioned a goal of first-class prevention, man-agement and rehabilitation of athletic injuries for all student-athletes. Although the department continues to grow, its primary mission remains the same. The student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics receive comprehensive health care from an expansive sports medicine team. The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine staff is led by Dr. Tara Master-Hunter, Dr. Zoe Foster, Dr. David Alvarez, Dr. George Pujalte, Dr. Wally Roeser, Dr. Bruce Miller, Dr. Don Wurtzel and head athletic trainer Steve Nordwall. Ad-ditionally, the staff consists of two primary care sports medicine fellows, three full-time staff athletic trainers, two full-time athletic training clinical educators, five graduate assistant athletic trainers and the team dentist. Our sports medi-cine staff works in conjunction with various medical professionals within the community who provide nutritional, dental, vision and other specialized services for our student-athletes. At Eastern Michigan University, the philosophy of the Sports Medicine staff is two-fold: to provide a high standard of medical care through effective preventive and management programs, and to facilitate an effective post-injury rehabilita-tion process for a safe return to competition. In all cases, the ultimate well-being of each student-athlete is considered our number one priority, not only while they compete at Eastern Michigan University, but during their lifetime as well. The Sports Medicine staff operates out of three campus athletic training facili-ties in the Convocation Center, Bowen Field House and the Rynearson Stadium team building.

Sports Performance/Strength and Conditioning Our Sports Performance Program applies a complete approach to scientifi-cally and practically progress each individual athlete. Our purpose is to improve all components that will aid in achieving maximal athletic performance while reducing the occurrence of injury. We incorporate athletic based, free weight, multi-joint, and multi-directional movements which vary from a diverse col-lection of strength and conditioning disciplines to prepare each athlete for the general and specific demands of their sport. Standards that will be implemented at all times are: Integrity, Attention to Detail, Quality before Quantity, and Execu-tion before Innovation. Assuming quality thought and effort have been put into a sports performance program, all else being equal, the program feels that these three components are usually separating an elite level program from the average. Incorporating Daily Competitions – The ability for athletes to compete in an every day setting is critical to the success of team and individual sports. Anything from team relay’s, to 1 on 1 tug of wars, to using a dumbbell weight heavier than the previous week. I simply make the statement to my teams, “WIN THE DAY.” Work harder – beat your last weeks sets/reps/weight/time, COMPETE! There is competitive nature in all mankind. Sometimes it takes a little extra effort on the coaching end to see it. Fill your team with competitors and your program will take care of itself. Physical and Mental Sport Transfer – Training to the specifics of the sport, and style that the head coaches are teaching is an essential way to succeed at any level. Find out what the sport coaches are looking to achieve and speak their same language. You are an addition to their staff, hop on board and cater your philosophy to their needs. Giving each athlete specific examples of on field/on court experiences where success can either be earned or an opportunity can be lost. Being able to make athlete’s understand the importance of mental tough-ness that is needed in the weight room and how it transfers over to their sport. The pain, the physical and mental struggles they endure in each training session is setting them up for success for their competitive season. Fight for every rep just as you would for any rebound, blocked shot, interception, or stolen base. Make references back to their closest contests that might have been decided by one play – (or one rep). Positive Influential Environment – Do athletes leave the weight room looking to return for more or dreading the next time they have to mope through one of the most silent hours of their day? Each session, from the minute the first athlete walks in, to the last grueling minute they are dragging out, fill the room with ENERGY!!! Push them through their toughest moments and coach every rep. Show each and every athlete that you care about their progress. Stay vo-cal, provide positive feedback as well as constructive criticism, play that latest hip-hop track and find a way to create a positive training environment.

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U The Eastern Michigan University Office of Athletics Compliance is committed to a com-prehensive compliance program that educates student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, institutional employees, community members and boosters about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Mid-American Conference and institu-tional rules. The commitment to compliance en-sures institutional control over the department of athletics. The existence of a successful com-pliance program depends on the willingness of coaches, administrators, staff, student-athletes and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

WHAT IS COMPLIANCE? At Eastern Michigan University, the Office of Compliance works within the department of athletics and the University to ensure EMU's compliance with all applicable NCAA, MAC and institutional rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the following tasks:

Educating administrators, coaches, staff, • prospective student-athletes, current stu-dent-athletes and boosters about NCAA, MAC and institutional rules;Developing monitoring systems to ensure • compliance with NCAA, MAC and institu-tional rules (e.g., recruiting, academic eli-gibility, financial aid, awards and benefits, amateurism and agents);Investigating and reporting violations of • NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

ARE YOU A BOOSTER? You are a booster if you are or ever have:

Been a member of a booster organization • that supports EMU athletics (e.g., EMU Ath-letic Club, E-Gridiron Group);Made any financial contributions to the • athletics department;Been involved in promoting EMU's athlet-• ics program;Been a season ticket holder; or• Provided benefits to enrolled student-ath-• letes or their relatives or friends.

You can become a booster if you provide ben-efits to prospects, student-athletes, their rela-tives or friends and any of the following state-ments are true:

The relationship between the athlete (or • parents of the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a re-sult of the athlete's participation in athlet-ics or their reputation as an athlete;The relationship began only after the ath-• lete become a prospect;The relationship began only after the ath-• lete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation;The pattern of benefits increased after the • athlete attained notoriety as a talented athlete.

ONCE A BOOSTER ALWAYS A BOOSTER. Once an individual is identified as a booster, the person retains that identity forever! This is true even if the individual no longer contributes to, or is involved with, EMU's athletics program.

WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE? A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade, students enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year colleges are also considered pros-pects. An individual remains a prospect even after he/she signs a National Letter of Intent.

WHAT IS AN EXTRA BENEFIT? An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a EMU employee or booster to provide a pros-pect, student-athlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

Gifts of cash, clothing, equipment or any • other tangible item;A special discount, payment arrangement • or credit on any purchase or service;Loan of money or co-signing of loans;• A vehicle, use of a vehicle, or any transpor-• tation expenses;Free or reduced-cost services, purchases or • rentals;Entertainment on- or off-campus; or• Free or reduced-cost rent or housing.•

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? EMU is responsible for the actions of its boost-ers. If a booster provides an impermissible ben-efit to a prospect, student-athlete, their relatives or friends, EMU may be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Mid-American Conference. When a violation occurs, regardless of intention, it can:

Jeopardize the eligibility of prospective • and current student-athletes; Result in the EMU athletics program being • penalized by the NCAA and/or the Mid-American Conference; and Cause you to lose benefits or privileges • associated with the athletics department (i.e., booster club membership, ticket privi-leges).

QUESTIONS? The above information is a brief overview of compliance and rules pertaining to boosters and their interactions with prospective student-athletes. If you have any questions about any NCAA, MAC or institutional rules, please contact the Christopher Hoppe at 734.487.3263 or [email protected]. For more information on compliance and boosters, please visit the Office of Athletic Compliance's website at: EMUEagles.com/compliance

RECRUITING DO'S AND DON'TS Only EMU coaches may be involved in the recruiting process. Boosters may not make any recruiting contacts with prospective student-athletes, Boosters are prohibited from the fol-lowing:

Do not telephone, write or make in-person • contact with a prospect for recruiting pur-posesDo not contact a prospect's coach, princi-• pal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospectDo not become involved in making ar-• rangements for a prospect, the prospect's relatives or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kindDo not visit a prospect's school to acquire • films or transcripts in an attempt to evalu-ate the prospect's academic or athletics eligibilityDo not have contact with a prospect, their • relatives or friends during any of their vis-its to EMU's campusDo not contact student-athletes enrolled • in other four-year institutions regarding the possibility of transferring to EMU

Even though there are many rules prohibit-ing your involvement with prospects and the recruiting process, as a booster you are permit-ted to do the following:

Notify EMU coaching staff about notewor-• thy prospects in your area,

Attend a prospect's athletics event on • your own initiative, provided no contact with the prospect, the prospect's parents or coach occurs,

Continue existing friendships, provided • solicitation of a prospect's enrollment does not occur.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONContact EMU’s Athletic Compliance Office

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Online: www.emuathleticclub.comBy Phone: 734.487.8236By Mail: 799 N. Hewitt Road Room 309C Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Supporting EMU Student-Athletes Since 1994

MEMBErshiP lEVEls And BEnEfits:Hall of Fame -- $5,000 and up• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Receive first-level priority on the purchase of football/basketball season tickets,

see (B) below• Purchase rights to six luxury football box seats• Opportunity to travel to a road game with a team of your choice• Specially designed EMU Athletic Club gift

Olympian -- $2,500 - $4,999• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Purchase rights to four luxury football box seats• Invitation to dinner with Athletic Director with other Olympian and higher members

All-American -- $1,000 - $2,499• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Football/basketball reserved parking (season ticket holders only)• Purchase rights to four chair back seats for football• EMU Athletic Club Leader recognition pin

All-Conference -- $500 - $999• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Postseason ticket priority• Purchase rights to two chair back seats for football• Invitation to annual social event with EMU head coaches and administrators

Captain -- $250 - $499• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Access to the E-Club Room (must show membership card)• Exclusive access to the “Eagles Nest.” Located in the Convocation Stadium

Club, a hospitality area will be available for select home men’s & women’s basketball conference games and will feature a variety of refreshments and pre-game “chalk talks” from members of the coaching staffs. (C)

Varsity -- $100 - $249• Tax deduction, see (A) below• Invitation to special events• Discounts at Eagle Crest Golf Club, Eagle Crest Conference Center and the Ypsilanti

Marriott (must show membership card)• Membership card • Membership decal

(A) Material value of benefit provided will reduce tax deduction by value of benefit. (B) Current football/basketball season ticket holders retain their current seats.(C) Must also purchase season tickets or single game tickets to access this area.

The EMU Athletic Club provides vital financial support to more than 550 student-athletes at Eastern Michigan University as they strive for excellence on the court and in the classroom. Nearly 1,000 donors generously supported our outstanding scholar-athletes each year. Established in 1994, the EMU Athletic Club raises funds in three key areas for EMU’s 21 varsity athletic teams: annual-use operating funds, endowment, and facility related projects. Today, annual-use giving is the most critical area of support needed by the Athletic Department. These contributions directly support the operating budgets of our teams and help provide the most basic needs to our coaches and student-athletes, including compre-hensive national recruiting efforts, out of region travel to maintain nationally competitive schedules, equipment such as uniforms, balls, nets, bats, and much more. Gifts to any of our teams, or to the Eagles for Excellence Fund (which will be used for the most urgent needs of the athletic department), are an investment in the future leaders of the state of Michigan. Join the EMU Athletic Club today and make a difference for EMU Athletics.

Join the EMU Athletic Club

How to Make a Gift

For more information or to join the EMU Athletic Club, please contact:

Executive Director of the EMU Athletic ClubOffice Phone - 734.487.8236

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EMU WRESTLING The Eastern Michigan University alumni varsity letterwinners club, E-Club, sponsors the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s class will mark the 37th anniversary of the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2012 will then be honored at the men’s in February of 2013. Tickets for the Hall of Fame ceremony can be purchased by calling the EMU Athletics Department at 734.487.8236.

1976Charles Eugene Beatty*James “Bingo” Brown*

William E. Foy*George W. Marshall*

Lloyd W. Olds*Elton J. Rynearson, Sr.*

Edwin Shadford*Raymond L. Stites*

1977C. Dale Curtiss*

Charles Hanneman*Charles “Whitey” Hlad*

Hayes W. JonesHarry Ockerman*Dean Rockwell*

Olin Sanders*Paul Shoemaker*

1978William E. Crouch*

Daniel Webster KirkseyRobert K. Middlekauff

Thomas V. Quinn*Kenneth “Red” Simmons

Andrew Vanyo*James A. Walsh*William C. Zepp*

1979Louis Batterson*

James BibbsMerrill Hershey*Harvey Marlatt

George Muellich*Ron Oestrike

Arthur D. Walker*Frank “Buck” Weeber*

1980Ruth Boughner*Leighton Boyd*

Kenneth “Beef” Matheson*Ferris G. Newman*

Bob Parks

1981Delmar Allman*Rha W. Arnold*

Charles E. Forsythe*James R. Martin*

David L. Pureifory*Abe Rosenkrantz*

Clarence B. Sabbath*Shirley G. Spork

1982Garion H. Campbell*

Clifford D. Crane*Marvin R. Mittlestat*

Albert H. PingelEarl N. Riskey*

Charles J. ShontaFred D. Trosko*

1983Roger Arnett*

Santee Brockman*Ralph Gilden

Augusta “Gussie” Harris*Kenneth Hawk*

Charles Lappeus*Neville “Tex” Walker*

George Wendt*

1984William Barrett

James BellWardell Gilliam*

Gordon MintyBernard Otto*

1985John BanaszakDoug Cossey*

Hasely CrawfordMichael H. Jones*Richard Moseley

Charles PaigeJean Siterlet*

1986Jean S. Cione*

David EllisBruce HowellRon Johnson

Richard G. RaymondBill Tipton

1987Glenn Davis

Marvin JohnsonBob Rowland*

William J. StephensJack Weiss

1988Norbert S. Badar

Clarence ChapmanSherm J. CollinsClare Ebersole

Stanley McConnorBob Welch

1989Gary Bastien

William M. Cave*Ron Gulyas

Ann (Meachum) LohnerBob OwchinkoHarry Werbin*

1990Ken Bruchanski

Dottie Denise DavisJeffrey E. Dils

Frank ReaumeVirgil E. WindomDuane Zemper

1991James Brodie*

Tom FaganJim Grant*Jeff HuxleyJames Ross

Claude Snarey*

1992Cleon Gilliam

Jay JonesSusan “Sue” ParksMike Strickland

Leo Turner*

1993Joe Brodie

Laurie Ann ByrdOswald Gaynier*

George GervinNick Manych*

1994Terry Collins

Donna DonakowskiF.L. “Frosty”

Ferzacca*Kevin “Rocky” Miller

Robert SimsC.P. Steimle*

1995John Clay

Bob CrosbyKerry Keating

James MatthewsLucy Parker

Larry Radcliff

1996Jim Applegate

John C. FountainKennedy

McIntosh*Randy Mills

Andrea (Bowman) OsikaJeff Peck

1997Walter Gerald Brown*

Ed Engle*Glenn GulliverEarle HigginsDuane Root

Eugene ThomasClaudia Wasik

1998Marc Dingman

Grant LongLoita “Blink” Molineaux*

Nanette PushRon Saunders*

Pat SheridanTom Smith

1999Ron Adams

Jim HarkemaKelly HeblerDave Kieft

Leroy Potter*Mark Smith

Jeff Washington

2000Wilbur P. Bowen*

Jack BrusewitzChris Hoiles

Denise (Kaercher) Leipold

Jim NelsonJenny Romatowski

Wayne Seiler

2001Angie Fielder

Jon GatesBob Jennings

Mauri Jormakka*George Mead*

John “Rocky” RoeRodney Slater

2002William “Audie” ColeRena (Cox) McBroom

Earl JonesLanny Mills

J.E. Morcombe*Jim Pietrzak

Ron RiceMary Smith*

2003Sherry (Anderson)

BoughtonSharon (Brown) CalhounMarsha (Barker) Crosby

Jim DutcherGarry Grady

Paul McMullenJoel Smith

2004Melissa (Drouillard) Bater

Roxanne (Munch) Bronkema

Roger CoryellMark DaileyEarl Dixon

Mireille (Sankatsing) SmithJim Streeter

2005Tommy AsingaDan Boisture*

Ben BraunHamilton Morningstar*

Dr. Waldomar RoeserDanny Schmitz

Sara SeegersHarold Simons

2006Nikki (Stubbs) Douglas

Greg HoweCarole Huston

Dazel JulesPeter LinnBob Lints

Gary Tyson

2007Al Jagutis

Marci KelleyMark Leonard

Tamyka McCordStan VinsonDoug Willer

2008Joy (Inniss) Johnson

Lindell ReasonJeff Reaume*Sarah Willis

Chuck Wilson

2009Denise AllenCharlie BatchJerry Cerulla

Angela (Springer) JohnsonSharon McNie

Gary PattonGary Strickland

2010Clement Chukwu

Dawn (Godfrey) HeckLaurie Hubbard

JoAnne (LeFevre) McBroomHildred LewisJohn R. MartinBarry Stokes

2011Ingrid (Boyce) Benn

Howard BoothTraci (Parsons) McMullen

Linda MilhollandJamie NietoNorm Parker

John Schmidt

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