2013 Gymnastics guide

Day Date Opponent Time

Sunday Jan. 20 at Western Michigan* 1 p.m.

Saturday Jan. 26 BGSU* 7 p.m. Saturday Feb. 2 Michigan/Illinois Challenge 5 p.m. at UIC, Ill. State and CMU

Saturday Feb. 9 BALL STATE* 7 p.m.

Sunday Feb. 17 at Alaska 2 p.m.

Saturday Feb. 23 Bowling Green Invitational 4 p.m. at BGSU, PITT and Ball State

Saturday Mar. 2 at NIU* 5 p.m.

Tuesday Mar. 5 at Southeast Missouri State 1 p.m.

Saturday Mar. 9 EAGLE INVITATIONAL 7 p.m. Kent State, Alaska, and Air Force

Saturday Mar. 16 at Central Michigan* 2 p.m.

Saturday Mar. 23 MAC Championship-at WMU 2 p.m.

AS oF DeC. 21, 2012All Times Are Location Times*Mid-American Conference meet

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Table of Contents & Quick FactsTABLE OF CONTENTS2013 Gymnastics Cover ........................................12013 Schedule .........................................................2Table of Contents & Quick Facts ........................3Athletic Department Directory .........................4Athletic Media Relations ......................................52013 EMU Gymnastics Team Photo .................62013 EMU Gymnastics Roster ............................7Senior Gymnasts Photo ........................................8Brittany Cassar .........................................................9Camille Cicchini .......................................................9Amanda Fuller ...................................................... 10Kristina Kurkmilis ................................................. 10Shawna Ciaramella ............................................. 11Miranda Jarvis ....................................................... 11Chantelle Loehner ............................................... 11Kaylee Meyers ....................................................... 12Taylor Patterson ................................................... 12Ashley Quinton .................................................... 12Alexandra Lekson ................................................ 13Carrina Lo Bello .................................................... 13Paulina Miller ........................................................ 13Nikki Paterson ....................................................... 14Jamie Radermacher ............................................ 14Ariyanna Smith ..................................................... 14Anna Willette ......................................................... 14Ashlin Chamliss .................................................... 15Kimberly Ebeyer ................................................... 15Tiffany Foy .............................................................. 16Khadijah Hudson ................................................. 16Head Coach Steve Wilce .................................... 17Associate Head Coach Andrea Siik ................ 18Individual & Team Records ............................... 19The Mid-American Conference ...................... 202012 Season Results ........................................... 212012 MAC Championship Results ................. 22The EMU Identity ................................................. 23Warner Gymnasium ............................................ 24Academic Performance ..................................... 25This is EMU .......................................................26-27President Susan W. Martin ................................ 28EMU Board of Regents ....................................... 29Athletic Director Derrick Gragg ...................... 30Athletic Dept. Staff & Head Coaches ............ 31NCAA Compliance ............................................... 32Student-Athlete Support Services ................ 33EMU Athletic Club ............................................... 34EMU Athletic Hall of Fame ................................ 35The NCAA ............................................................... 36Adidas ...................................................................... 37Pepsi ......................................................................... 38

EMU QUiCk FACTSLocation ................................................................................................................................................................ Ypsilanti, Mich.Founded ....................................................................................................................................................................................1849Enrollment ............................................................................................................................................................................ 22,638Nickname ...............................................................................................................................................................................EaglesColors ..................................................................................................................................................................Green and WhiteConference................................................................................................................................................Mid-American (MAC)Home Gymnasium ...................................................................................................................................Warner GymnasiumCapacity ....................................................................................................................................................................................1,000

AdministrationPresident .......................................................................................................................................................Dr. Susan W. MartinAthletics Director ........................................................................................................................................... Dr. Derrick GraggAssociate AD ...............................................................................................................................................Christopher HoppeAssociate AD ............................................................................................................................................................ Mike MalachAssociate AD/SWA.................................................................................................................................Melody Reifel WernerAssociate AD .............................................................................................................................................................Greg SteinerAssistant AD ................................................................................................................................................................. Erin BurdisAssistant AD ........................................................................................................................................................ Steve Nordwall

Gymnastics Coaching informationHead Coach .................................................................................................................................................................Steve WilceAlma Mater, Year ................................................................................................................................ Eastern Kentucky, 1979Record at EMU (Years) ................................................................................................................................212-178 (32 years)Office Phone Number ..........................................................................................................................................734.487.1082Associate Head Coach .............................................................................................................................................Andrea SiikAlma Mater, Year ................................................................................................................................ Central Michigan, 2002Office Phone Number ..........................................................................................................................................734.487.0310

Team information2012 Record...............................................................................................................................................................................10-92012 MAC Record/Finish ..............................................................................................................................................2-4/t-5thLetterwinners Returning/Lost............................................................................................................................................ 18/6Newcomers ......................................................................................................................................................................................4

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Mission, Vision & Core Values for EMU Athletics

Mission of EMU Athletics• Our mission, above all else, is to guide, support, and inspire our Student-Athletes in their comprehensive pursuit of excellence – academically, athletically and socially while maintaining a successful Division I-A athletics program.

Vision of EMU Athletics• Our vision is to become the premiere program in the Mid-American Conference both academically and athletically.

Core Values of EMU AthleticsFour values guide and govern our actions at all times and in all our affairs. The values define “what we stand for” and “what we will not stand for.” They include:

1. RespectWe treat ourselves and those we serve with dignity, kindness and respect.

2. integrityWe operate in a spirit of integrity at all times and know that doing the right thing is of utmost importance.

3. PassionWe have a strong work ethic and are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us.

4. ExcellenceExcellence is the cornerstone of all we do within our department, on campus, within the local community, as well as on the regional and national levels.

ATHLETiC DEPARTMENT PHONE DiRECTORY(All phone numbers area code 734)

ADMiNiSTRATiONDr. Derrick Gragg, Athletics Director ...............................487.1050Christopher Hoppe, Assoc. AD ..........................................487.3263Mike Malach, Assoc. AD .......................................................487.5313Greg Steiner, Assoc. AD ........................................................487.0317Dr. Melody Reifel Werner, Assoc. AD/SWA .....................487.2327 Erin Burdis, Asst. A.D./SASS ................................................487.1283Elizabeth Broughton, Faculty Athletics Rep. .................487.0246Steve Nordwall, Director of Sports Medicine ...............487.5183Ron Reid, Ticket Manager ....................................................487.2282Jay Sofen, Equipment Manager ........................................487.1029

GYMNASTiCS STAFFSteve Wilce, Head Coach ......................................................487.1082Andrea Siik, Associate Head Coach ..................................487.0310

HEAD COACHiNG STAFFJay Alexander, Baseball ........................................................487.0315Karen Baird, Softball ..............................................................487.1031Kim Berrington, Volleyball ...................................................487.0291Bruce Cunningham, Men’s Golf ............................. 487.6703/2441Derek DelPorto, Wrestling ..................................................487.0395Ron English, Football ............................................................487.2160Tory Verdi, Women’s Basketball .........................................487.0481John Goodridge, Men’s X-Country/Track .......................487.2245Brad Holdren, Women’s Rowing ........................................487.6690Scott Hall, Women’s Soccer .................................................487.2144Peter Linn, Swimming ...........................................................487.0463Sue Parks, Women’s Track/X-Country ..............................487.0262Rob Murphy, Men’s Basketball ...........................................487.0241Ryan Ray, Women’s Tennis ...................................................487.2244Buck Smith, Diving .................................................................487.3079Justin Sondergaard, Cheerleading ...................................761.2592Blair Wagner, Sports Performance ....................................487.2152Sandy Wagner, Women’s Golf .............................................487.6435Jenna Williams, Dance ..................................................248.470.9123

Athletics Department Directory

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Athletic Media Relations

DiRECTiONS TO THE CONVOCATiON CENTER

By air:Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The arena is on the east side of the road.From North:U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convocation Center.From South:U.S. 23 north to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convocation Center.From East:(A) Take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The arena is on the east side of the street.(B) Take I-96 west to M-14 west. Follow M-14 to U.S. 23 south. Go south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convoca-tion Center.From West:Take I-94 east to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181). Turn left and get in the far left lane. Turn left on Hewitt and head north on Hewitt approximately 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw. The arena is on the east side of the road.

CALL ON USAll University Numbers start with 734.487.

(The last four are listed below)

Athletics AdministratorsA.D. Derrick Gragg ..............................................1050Assoc. A.D. Mike Malach ...................................7859Assoc. A.D. Christopher Hoppe .....................3263Assoc. A.D. Dr. Melody Reifel Werner ...........2327Asst. AD 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 .................................5152Asst. Facilities Manager Adam Martin .........5152

EMU AthlEtic MEdiA RElAtions

Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations ......................................................... Greg Steiner Office Phone......................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 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 ....................................................................TBA Office Phone......................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone .....................................................................................................................................................TBA E-mail ......................................................................................................................................................................TBA Primary Sports Covered ...............................................Men’s Basketball, Rowing and Women’s Tennis

Athletic Media Relations Assistant.......................................................................Adam kuffner Office Phone ...........................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..................................................................................................................................419.953.1679 E-mail .................................................................................................................................... akuffner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ..................................................Cross Country, Gymnastics and Track & Field

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant .................................................... Sean Hostetter Office Phone......................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..................................................................................................................................734.891.2800 E-mail .....................................................................................................................................shostett@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered .................................................... Volleyball, Swimming & Diving and Softball Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ..................................................... Chris Puzzuoli Office Phone......................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..................................................................................................................................313.802.0104 E-mail ...................................................................................................................................cpuzzuol@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered .............................................................................. Soccer, Wrestling and Baseball

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

Greg Steiner Sean Hostetter Chris Puzzuoli

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2013 EMU Gymnastics Team

Front Row (L-R): Carrina Lo Bello, Allie Lekson, Ariyanna Smith, Kaylee Meyers and Brittany Cassar. Second Row (L-R): Taylor Patterson, Jamie Rader-macher, Kimberly Ebeyer, Shawna Ciaramella, Ashley Quinton and Anna Willette. Third Row (L-R): Erica Mahan, Kristina Kurkmilis, Ashlin Chambliss, Khadijah Hudson, Chantelle Loehner, Nikki Paterson, Camille Cicchini, Miranda Jarvis, Tiffany Foy, Paulina Miller and Amanda Fuller. Fourth Row (L-R): Head Coach Steve Wilce and Associate Head Coach Andrea Siik.

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2013 RosterName Events Ht. Yr. Hometown-High SchoolBrittany Cassar B, BB, F 5-0 Sr. Kings Park, N.Y.-Kings ParkAshlin Chambliss AA 5-4 Fr. Buford, Ga.-Mill CreekShawna Ciaramella V,F,BB 5-3 Jr. Hamilton, Ont.-St. Mary’sCamille Cicchini B 5-9 Sr. Royal Palm Beach, Fla.-Royal Palm Beach Community Kimberly Ebeyer AA 5-4 Fr. Greenwood, Ind.-Whiteland CommunityAmanda Fuller BB,F,V 5-3 Sr. Hamilton, Ont. - St. Mary’sTiffany Foy B,BB, F 5-5 Fr. Hickory, NC.-St. StephensKhadijah Hudson AA 5-3 Fr. Hebron, Ky.-ConnerMiranda Jarvis V,BB,F 5-6 Jr. Westminster, Md.-WestminsterKristina Kurkmilis V,F 5-1 Sr. Eagleville, Pa.-Methacton Alexandra Lekson AA 5-0 So. Cincinnati, Ohio-ColerainCarrina Lo Bello AA 5-0 So. Oshawa, Canada-McLaughlin CollegiateChantelle Loehner V,B,F 5-5 Jr. Cary, Ill.-Cary Kaylee Meyers AA 4-11 Jr. Saint Joseph, Mo.-CentralPaulina Miller V,BB,F 5-4 So. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-Citadel HSNikki Paterson B,BB,F 5-6 So. Oakville, Ontario, Canada-Iroquois RidgeTaylor Patterson V,B 5-2 Jr. Xenia, Ohio-XeniaAshley Quinton V,B,BB 5-4 Jr. Calgary, AB Canada-Bishop MenallyJamie Radermacher V,BB,F 5-1 So. Tualatin, Or.-TualatinAriyanna Smith B,BB 5-1 So. Gahanna, Ohio-LincolnAnna Willette AA 5-4 So. Pylesville, Md.-North Harford

Head Coach: Steve WilceAssociate Head Coach: Andrea SiikVolunteer Assistant: Erica Mahan

Brittany Cassar5-0 • Senior

Shawna Ciaramella5-3 • Junior

Camille Cicchini5-9 • Senior

Kimberly Ebeyer5-4 • Freshman

Khadijah Hudson5-3 • Freshman

Miranda Jarvis5-6 • Junior

Kristen Kurkmilis5-1 • Senior

Chantelle Loehner5-5 • Junior

Kaylee Meyers4-11 • Junior

Taylor Patterson5-2 • Junior

Ashley Quinton5-4 • Junior

Ariyanna Smith5-1 • Sophomore

Alexandra Lekson5-0 • Sophomore

Carrina Lo Bello5-0 • Sophomore

Paulina Miller5-4 • Sophomore

Nikki Paterson5-6 • Sophomore

Jamie Radermacher5-1 • Sophomore

Anna Willette5-4 • Sophomore

Ashlin Chambliss5-4 • Freshman

Tiffany Foy5-5 • Freshman

Amanda Fuller5-3 • R-Senior

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Senior Gymnasts

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SeniorsBrittany Cassar5-0, SeniorBars, Beam, FloorKings Park, N.Y. (Kings Park)2012: Competed in five meets in 2012... Earned a fifth place tie on the beam at the Eagle Invitation-al posting a career-high 9.775, March 10...Recorded a second place tie on the floor exercise earning a career-high 9.750

versus Ursinus, Feb. 29... 2011: Competed in two meets in 2011…Carded a season-high 9.650 on the floor exercise at the Redbird Quad, Jan. 23…Tallied a 9.650 on the bars and 9.350 on the beam at Northern Illinois, Jan. 16…2010: Competed in 10 meets for the Eagles in her freshman cam-paign…Carded season-best scores of 9.750 and 9.725 on the balance beam and the bars, respectively, at the Cal Da-vis Invite, March 5…Tallied a season-best mark of 9.700 in the floor exercise at the 2010 MAC Championships, March 27, to help the Eagles finish third overall…High School: Seven-time national competitor...Placed fifth in the nation on the beam as a senior...Personal: Full name: Brittany Sara Cassar...Daughter of Joesph Cassar and Robin Thomas...Has three brothers, Joseph, Tommy, and Eric, and two sisters, Stephanie and Skye...Born: 4-18-91...Major: Business.

Camille Cicchini 5-9, SeniorBarsRoyal Palm Beach, Fla.(Royal Palm Beach)

2012: Competed in all 11 meets for the Eagles...Tied for fifth on the bars at the Rutgers Quad earning a career high 9.725, Feb. 25…Recorded a sixth place tie on the bars at the ninth an-nual Eagle Invitational posting a

9.725, March 10...2011: Competed in eight meets, all on the bars…Carded a career-best 9.725 versus Kent State, March 12…Tallied a 9.625 to help the Eagles win in EMU’s season opener at Northern Illinois University, Jan. 16…2010: Com-peted in three meets for the Eagles, all on the bars…Tallied a 9.150 at Kent State, Jan. 22…Carded a 9.550 at home ver-sus Central Michigan, Jan. 30…High School: Did not com-pete as a senior because of a torn ACL…As a junior, was a level 10 gymnast at Bieger International Gymnastics…Was a regional qualifier…As a freshman, was a level 9 regional qualifier…Also earned two varsity letters in diving…Per-sonal: Full name: Camille Marie Cicchini…Daughter of Chris and Connie Sinkus…Has one brother, Cato, and one sister, Courtney…Born: 8-8-91…Major: Nursing.

Senior Gymnasts

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Kristina Kurkmilis5-1, SeniorVault, FloorEagleville, Pa. (Methacton)

2012: Competed in all 11 meets for the Eagles...Recorded a season high 9.775 on the vault at the MAC Championship, Mar. 24...Earned runner up accolades on the vault tallying a 9.725 versus Ursinus, Feb. 29…Tied for fourth on the vault re-

cording a season high 9.750 at the season opener versus Kent State, Jan 20…Earned a third place tie on the floor recording a 9.725 at the Cornell Quad...2011: Competed in every meet for the Eagles…Tallied a career-high 9.825 on the vault, good for seventh place at the CMU Quad, Feb. 24…Carded a 9.450 on the floor exercise versus Ball State, Jan. 27…2010: Com-peted once in 2010…Carded a 9.400 on the vault at Bowling Green, Feb. 21…High School: Was a four-time state qualifier, despite battling a shoulder injury for three years…Placed fifth in the floor exercise at the state championships as a se-nior and junior…Placed fourth on the vault at regionals as a senior…Finished third on the floor and fourth on the vault as a sophomore at the state championships…Personal: Full name: Kristina Ashley Kurkmilis…Daughter of Jim and Elisa-beth Kurkmillis...Born: 6-14-91…Major: Exercise Science.

SeniorsAmanda Fuller5-3, Redshirt-SeniorVault, FloorHamilton, Ont. (St. Mary’s)

2012: Competed in all 11 meets for the Eagles...Recorded a career-high and win-ning score, 9.800, on vault, against Ball State University, Feb. 17... Set a career-high 9.750 on the floor exercise at the Rutgers Quad, Feb. 25...2011: Competed in four

meets for the Eagles…Recorded a season-high 9.650 in EMU’s season opener at Northern Illinois University, Jan. 16…Carded a season-best 9.450 versus Kent State University, March 12…2010: Competed in 10 meets for the Eagles…Carded a season-best score of 9.700 on the vault at the Cal Davis Invitational, March 5…Tallied a 9.500 or higher on the vault five times during the season, includ-ing a 9.675 at the MAC Championship, March 27, to help EMU to a third place finish…Carded a 9.175 on the balance beam, March 5, at the Cal Davis Invitational, her only time competing on the appa-ratus…Opened the year with a season-best 9.600 mark in the floor exercise at Kent State, Jan. 22…2009: Redshirted in 2009…High School: Represented Ontario four times at the Canadian National Championships, placing third on bars and fourth in floor exercise in 2007-08, while placing third in the beam in 2006-07…Personal: Daughter of Lynda Narducci…Has two sisters, Leah and Saman-tha…Born: 10-10-90…Major: Education.

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JuniorsShawna Ciaramella5-3, JuniorVault, Beam, FloorHamilton, Ont. (St. Mary’s)2012: Competed in all 11 meets for the Eagles... Record-ed a first place finish on the beam earning a career high 9.775 in the season opener at Kent State, Jan. 20…Tied for fourth place for her perfor-mance on the floor exercise

recording a 9.750 at Bowling Green, March 17...2011: Competed in every meet for the Eagles…Recorded a season-high 9.700 on the beam at the Air Force Academy, March 5…Tallied a 9.675 on the floor exercise versus Kent State, March 12…Carded a 9.450 on the beam and 9.375 on the Floor to help the Eagles defeat Bowling Green, Feb. 12…High School: First all-around at Tour Selection Meet...First all-around Provincial Championships...First on floor exercise at National Championships...Second all-around at Tour Selection Meet, Magical Clasic Meet and Provincial Championships...Third all-around at Return of the Titans Meet, Tour Selection Meet and Provincial Championships...Personal: Full Name: Shawna Marie Ciaramella...Daughter of Frank and Michele Ciaramella...Has one sister, Lindsay...Major: Elementary Education...Born: 9-19-92.

Miranda Jarvis5-6, JuniorVault, Beam, FloorWestminster, Md. (Westminster)

2012: Competed in 10 meets for the Eagles...Earned a sea-son-high 9.775 on the floor re-cording a first place tie at the CMU Quad, Jan. 27...Earned a season-high 9.750 on the vault

at the MI/ILL Challenge, Feb. 3...Posted a first place tie on the vault to record a career-high 9.750 at Ball State, Feb. 17... 2011: Competed in every meet for the Green and White…Finished first with a season-best 9.850 on the floor exercise versus Kent State University, March 12…Ranks 10th in the Mid-American Conference for her 9.850 mark on the floor versus Kent State…Notched a 9.675 on the vault to help the Eagles defeat Bowling Green, Feb. 1...High School: Attended Westminster High School...Personal: Full Name: Miranda Lauren Jarvis...Daughter of Mike and Joelle Jarvis...Has three brothers, Lance, Gar-rett and Nick, and one sister, Amy...Major: Health Admin-istration...Born: 11-20-92.

Chantelle Loehner5-5, JuniorVault, Bars, FloorCary, Ill. (Cary)2012: Did not compete...2011: Competed in eight meets for the Green and White…Re-corded a season-high 9.625 on the vault at the CMU Quad Meet, Feb. 24…Posted a 9.550 on the floor exercise to help

the Green and White defeat the Air Force Academy, Feb. 18…Carded a 9.525 on the bars at the Air Force Acad-emy, March, 5…High School: Two-year level 10 gym-nast at Crystal Lakes Gymnastics Training Center…Three -year Regional Qualifier…One-year varsity letterman in track and field…2007 Fox Valley Conference record in the triple jump…Personal: Full Name: Chantelle Denae Loehner…Daughter of Mark and Julie Loehner…Has one sister, Brittany…Major: Social Work…Born: 7-12-92.

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Juniors Kaylee Meyers4-11, JuniorAll-AroundSt. Joseph, Mo. (Central)

2012: Competed in seven meets for the Eagles...Placed first on the bars carding a career-high 9.725 at Ursinus, Feb. 29...Recorded a second place tie on the vault earn-ing a career-high 9.80, March,

10...2011: Did not compete…High School: One-year level 10 Regional qualifier…Two-year level 10 National qualifier…Qualified for Region four Regionals six times...Level 9 JO Western Nationals qualifier...Personal: Full Name: Kaylee Beth Meyers…Daughter of Jay and Deb Meyers…Has one brother, Andy, and one sister, Tayler…Major: Sports Medicine-Exercise Science...Born: 1-4-92.

Taylor Patterson5-2, JuniorVault, BarsXenia, Ohio(Xenia)2012: Competed in all 11 meets...Recorded a career-high 9.750 on the bars twice, versus Western Michigan, Feb. 11, and at the Cornell Quad, March 3...Recorded an eighth place tie on the bars carding a 9.700 at the CMU Quad, Jan. 28...2011:

Competed in four meets for the Eagles…Recorded a sea-son-high 9.750 on the bars finishing tied for sixth versus Kent State University, March 12…Tallied a 9.500 on the vault to help lead EMU to a victory in the season opener at Northern Illinois University, Jan. 16…High School: Two-year letter winner in track and field…Set a pole vault, 4x100 meter, 4x200 meter, and long jump record…Earned First Team All-Conference accolades sophomore year…Two-time Regional Vault Champion...State Vault Champion in 2006...Three-time Regional Super Team Qualifier...Placed fifth on beam at 2010 NIT...Personal: Full Name: Taylor Christian Patterson…Daughter of Troy and Kathy Patterson…Has one brother, Kole…Major: Occupational Therapy…Born: 2-8-92.

Ashley Quinton5-4, JuniorVault, Bars, BeamCalgary, AB Canada(Bishop Menally)2012: Competed in six meets... Tied for third place on the vault posting a career-high 9.725 and on the bars earning a 9.750 versus Western Michigan, Feb. 11…Earned a seventh place tie

on the uneven parallel bars recording a 9.700 at the MI/Ill Challenge, Feb. 3...2011: Competed in every meet for the Green and White…Recorded season-high scores of 9.725 on both the vault and beam good for second place at the Air Force Academy…Tallied a 9.700 on the bars ver-sus Kent State University, March 12…High School: Ca-nadian Championships 2010 Senior High Performance…Three-time Elite Canada competitor…Reached the Ca-nadian Championships all four years…Competed in the Canadian Winter Games…Personal: Full Name: Ashley Patricia Quinton…Daughter of Wayne and Kelly Quin-ton…Has two brothers, Justin and Aaron, and one sister, Jenna…Born: 3-7-92…Major: Bio-Chemistry.

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Sophomores

2012: Did not compete...High School: Named Eastern Na-tional vault champion and state all-around champion as

a freshman...Named Regional vault champion...Ohio State vault champion during her junior campaign...Personal: Full Name: Alexandra Amelia Lekson...Daughter of Jeffrey and Su-zanne Lekson...Has one brother, Nicholai and two sisters, Victoria and Lorelei...Major: Biology and pre-medicine...Born: 4-27-93.

2012: Competed in five meets for the Eagles...Earned runner-up accolades on the vault and

the beam earning season-high scores of 9.725 and 9.625 at Ursinus, Feb. 29...High School: At-tended R.S. McLaughlin High School...Two-time national champion in the open division...Placed 11th at Elite Canada and eighth at Canadian Nationals...Personal: Full Name: Carrina Jose-phine Lo Bello...Daughter of Iggy and Beth Lo Bello...Major: Dietetics...Born: 4-8-93.

2012: Competed in all 11 meets for the Eagles...Earned a fourth place finish on the beam tally-ing a season-high 9.775 at the Rutgers Quad, Feb. 25...Tied for sixth place on the floor record-ing a season-high 9.725 and tallied a 9.550 on the vault at Bowling Green, March, 17...High School: Attended Citadel High School...Was the Eastern National Champion in 2011...Personal: Full Name: Paulina Marie Miller...Daughter of Andrew and Margot Miller...Has one brother, Richard and two sisters, Andrea and Rebecca...Major: Biology...Born: 4-19-93.

Alexandra Lekson5-0, SophomoreAll-AroundCincinnati, Ohio(Colerain)

Carrina Lo Bello5-0, SophomoreAll-AroundOshawa, Canada(McLaughlin Collegiate)

Paulina Miller5-4, SophomoreVault, Beam, FloorHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada(Citadel HS)

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2012: Competed in five meets for the Eagles...Earned a first place finish carding a career-high 9.825 on the beam and

second place honors on the floor recording a 9.775 versus Western Michigan, Feb. 11...Led the Eagles on the vault tallying a season-high 9.775 at the MI/Ill Challenge, Feb. 3...High School: At-tended Tualatin...Five-time Regional qualifier and National qualifier...Personal: Full Name: Ja-mie Jo Radermacher...Daughter of Jay and Jane Radermacher...Has one brother, Jake...Major: Exercise Science...Born: 4-23-93

2012: Competed in all 11 meets for the Eagles...Record-ed a career-high 9.825 on the vault twice, first at the Cornell

Quad, March 3, and at the MAC Championships, March 24...Tied for first on the bars and earned runner-up accolades on the beam posting a sea-son-high 9.800 on both at the Eagle Invitational, March 10...High School: Attended North Harf-ord High School...Four-year level 10 gymnast at Harford Gymnastics Training Center...Two-time National qualifier and four-time Regional quali-fier...Personal: Full Name: Anna Marie Willette...Daughter of Daniel and Luann Willette...Major: Undecided...Born: 3-12-93.

2012: Did not compete...High School: Attended Iroquois Ridge High School...Four-time National Open gymnast...

Named to Team Silver at Canadian Champion-ships...Ontario Tour Selection Champion her senior campaign...Personal: Full Name: Nikki Lynn Paterson...Daughter of Allister and Lynn Paterson...Has one brother, Cory...Major: Geo-tourism...Born: 2-4-93.

2012: Did not compete...High School: Attended Gahanna Lincoln...Two-time level 10 Re-

gional qualifier and level 9 National and Region-al qualifier...Competed four years at Buckeye Gymnastics Inc....Personal: Full Name: Ariyan-na Treshay Smith...Daughter of Tremayne and Monique Smith...Has one brother, Tremayne Jr. and one sister, Macaiah...Major: Exercise Sci-ence...Born: 10-22-93.

Nikki Paterson5-6, SophomoreBars, Beam, FloorOakville, Ontario, Canada(Iroquois Ridge)

Jamie Radermacher5-1, SophomoreVault, Beam, FloorTualatin, Or.(Tualatin)

Ariyanna Smith5-1, SophomoreBars, BeamGahanna, Ohio(Lincoln) Anna Willette

5-4, SophomoreAll-AroundPylesville, Md.(North Harford)

Sophomores

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Alyssa Nolan5-5, SophomoreAll-AroundSuwanee, Ga.(Lambert)

Freshman

Kimberly Ebeyer5-3, FreshmanAll-Around Greenwood, Ind.(Whiteland)

2013: One of the 2013 recruits...High School: Attended Whiteland Commu-nity High School...A

level 10 gymnast from Wright’s Gymnas-tics in Indiana...Personal: Full Name: Kim-berly Nicole Ebeyer...Daughter of David and Jennifer Ebeyer...Has two brothers, Matthias and Isaac, and one sister, Sarah Major: Pre-Dental...Born: 7-27-93

Ashlin Chambliss5-4, FreshmanAll-AroundBuford, GA.(Mill Creek)

2013: One of the 2013 recruits...High School: Attended Mill Creek High School...Person-al: Full Name: Ashlin

Alisse Chambliss...Daughter of Tony and Lau-ra Chambliss...Has two brothers, Jared and Jordan ...Major: Exercise Science...Born: 8-3-94

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Freshman

2013: One of the 2013 recruits...High School: At-tended Conner High School...A level 10

gymnast from Perfection Gymnastics in Ohio...Personal: Full Name: Khadijah Mi-chelle Hudson...Daughter of Clifford Hudson and Michelle Mckenney...Has four brothers, Jalen, Elijah, Mekhi and Isaiah, and two sis-ters, Meleah and Kyla ...Major: General Edu-cation...Born: 8-23-94.

Khadijah Hudson5-5, FreshmanAll-AroundHebron, Ky.(Conner)

Tiffany Foy5-5, FreshmanBars, Beam, FloorHickory, NC.(St. Stephens)

2013: One of the 2013 recruits...High School: Attended St. Stephens High School...Personal:

Full Name: Tiffany Marie Foy...Has one sister, Bethany ...Major: Biology...Born: 3-5-94

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Steve Wilce31st Season (Eastern Kentucky, ‘79)212-178 (.544) Career Record With Steve Wilce at the helm, Eastern Michigan University has been one of the premiere institu-tions for gymnastics, and Wilce’s passion and commitment to his team is apparent in the team’s success throughout the years. His teams have been consis-tently among the best in the

Mid-American Conference, and in 2007, the Eagles captured their first MAC title. His peers in the MAC have recognized him three times as the MAC Coach of Year, in 1987, 1989 and 1992. Several individual athletes have excelled under his tutelage, including the gymnast regarded as the best in EMU history, Natalie Hashimoto. During her career at EMU, she become the first gymnast to win the MAC Freshman of the Year award (2000), and two-consecutive MAC Gymnast of the Year honors (2001 and 2002) and MAC Senior Gymnast of the Year award (2003). Six of his gymnasts have earned the MAC Senior Gymnast of the Year award, Natalie Hashimoto (2003), Kim Miller (1997), Jodi Fosberg (1995), Robin Loheide (1993), Allyson Newman (1992) and Jolene Worley (2008). Wilce has also coached a number of MAC Freshman of the Year, including J.J. Cullom in 1997, Rebecca Fuss in 2004, Jolene Worley in 2005, and Duyen Zu Vuong in 2006. His athletes have also been recognized for their performances in the classroom as well. In 2011, the Eagles had 12 gymnasts named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) scholar-athlete team. Additionally, Wilce’s Eagles have had notched double-digits in the number of Academic All-Americans in each of the past eleven seasons. Also since that time, Eastern Michigan gymnastics has produced more Academic All-Americans than any other school in the country, an impressive feat of both academics and athletics. Wilce (2-2-56) began his term at Eastern Michigan after serv-ing as the assistant gymnastics coach at Eastern Kentucky from 1974-79 and again in 1981-82. The 1982 squad won the AIAW Region II title, and the 1979 and 1981 teams finished second. The 1979 team also finished 14th in the nation. In 1980, Wilce was an assistant at the University of Massachu-setts, where the Minutemen finished third at the AIAW Region I championship. Wilce received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Eastern Kentucky University in 1979 and a master’s degree in sports administration in 1981. Wilce and his wife Devvon have three children, Danilyn (10-19-90), Deming (5-27-92) and Denae (2-13-95). Danilyn and Deming are currently students at EMU.

Coaching Staff

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Coaching Staff

Andrea Siik10th Season (Central Michigan, ‘02)

The 2013 season marks the 10h year for Andrea Siik as an assistant coach and her second as associate head coach for the East-ern Michigan University women’s gymnastics team.

The 33-year-old Siik (5-24-79) joined EMU after a stint as the student assistant at Central Michigan. She was also a gymnastics and track and field volunteer with the Michigan Special Olympics in 1999 and 2000 and was a gymnastics coach at CMU’s Summer Gymnastics Camps in 1999, 2000, and 2001. Siik also spent one year as the head gymnastics coach at Plymoth High School. Siik has helped the Eagles to a great deal of success both in the gym and in the classroom in her seven seasons in Ypsilanti. Siik helped the Eagles capture the MAC title in 2007 and helped the team to a runner-up finish a year later. She helped coach three consecutive MAC Freshman of the Year in Zu Vuong (2006), Jolene Worley (2005), and Rebecca Fuss (2004). Under Siik’s tutelage, former standout gymnast Jolene Worley captured the 2008 MAC Gymnast and MAC Senior Gymnast of the Year awards after a stellar season. Siik’s Eagles have also performed well in the classroom. In 2009, the Eagles ranked eighth in the nation academically in team GPA, leading the MAC for the 10th consecutive year. In 2012, the Eagles had 12 gymnasts with a 3.5 GPA or better, as the team earned NACGC/W Scholastic All America accolades. Siik was a four-year letterwinner for the Chippewas from 1998-2001. She competed on three Mid-American Confer-ence championship teams (1998,1999,2000) and the 1999 and 2000 teams qualified for the NCAA regional while the 1998 and 2000 teams that captured the NIT title. She was a scholastic All-American and posted a 3.95 GPA. Siik received her bachelor’s degree at CMU in 2002 with a major in elementary mathematics. Siik and her husband, Jason, reside in Wayne, Mich. with their son, Jack (6).

The Andrea Siik File

ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Three-time member of the Central Michigan MAC Championship Team (‘98, ‘99, ‘00)• Two-time member of the Central Michigan NIT Championship Team (‘98, ‘99)• Two-time member of the Central Michigan Regional Qualifying Team (‘99, ‘00)• Four-year letterwinner at Central Michigan (1998-2001)• Four-time Central Michigan Scholastic All American (1998-2001)• Two-time Dr. Par Excellence in Academics and Athletics Award Winner (‘00, ‘01)

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT EMU• 2007 MAC Champions• 2008 MAC Runner-Up• Three consecutive MAC Freshman of the Year (‘06 Zu Vuong, ‘05 Jolene Worley, ‘04 Rebecca Fuss)• 2008 MAC Gymnast of the Year (Jolene Worley)• 2008 Senior of the Year (Jolene Worley)• Regional Qualifying Athletes (Leah Hashimoto, Laura Holens-worth, Brooke Morari, Rebecca Fuss, Jolene Worley)• 2008 team ranked seventh nationally in GPA, leading the MAC for the ninth consecutive year• 2008 team had 11 gymnasts named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) scholar-athlete team• 2009 team had 13 gymnasts named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) scholar-athlete team• 2010 team had 11 gymnasts named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) scholar-athlete team• 2011 team had 12 gymnasts named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) scholar-athlete team

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Mid-American Conference

Providing leadership in education and diversity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 64th year of service to the student-athlete. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Confer-ence has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth com-missioner in the 64-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 championships by expanding to six its number of neutral site post season events – football (Detroit’s Ford Field), volleyball (Toledo’s SeaGate Centre), men’s and women’s basketball (Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena), softball (Akron’s Firestone Stadium) and baseball (Chillicothe’s VA Memorial Stadium). The MAC tied a league record in 2009 with five schools participating in bowl games – Bowling Green (Roady’s Hu-manitarian); Central Michigan (GMAC); Northern Illinois (In-ternational); Ohio (Little Caesar’s Pizza) and Temple (Eagle-Bank Bowl). This marked the second consecutive season for the MAC to send five schools to bowl appearances and only the third time in conference history (2004, 2008, 2009). The 2009 season also witnessed Central Michigan ranked No. 23 in the AP poll and No. 24 in the USA Today coaches poll at the end of the season following a dramatic 44-41 2OT win over Troy in the GMAC Bowl. Two more MAC teams defeated Big Ten opponents during the regular season as Central Michigan defeated Michigan State, 29-27 at East Lansing, Mich., while Northern Illinois rolled to a 28-21 win at Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. For the first time in its 64-year history, the MAC will have five bowl relationships--three primary and two secondary--for the next four seasons (2010-2013). The three primary agreements are with the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (Detroit, Mich.), GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) and uDrove Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Ida.). In addition, the MAC has secured two secondary agreements over the next four years with the Papajohns.com Bowl (2010-2013), the Dallas Football Clas-sic (2010 and 2012) and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl/San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl/New Mexico Bowl (2011 and 2013). The secondary agreement with the Papajohns.com Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.) will see the MAC serve as the back-up to both the SEC No. 8/9 and Big East No. 5/6 selections. The MAC will serve as the second back-up in the Dallas Football Classic in 2010 and 2012, a new bowl game played in the Cotton Bowl Stadium. The Dallas Football Classic’s primary agreements are Big Ten No. 7 vs. Big 12 No. 8. The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl/Poinsettia Bowl/New Mexico Bowl secondary agreement for 2011 and 2013 is as follows: the MAC will back-up Army in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (2011) and Poinsettia Bowl (2013) with the understanding that if Army is not bowl eligible, the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) will vacate the New Mexico Bowl and provide a team to the Kraft Fight Hunger and Poinsettia Bowl. The MAC will then provide a team to the New Mexico Bowl against a team from the Mountain West Conference (MWC).

Several other milestones occurred in football last sea-son. Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour finished his ca-reer with three MAC Championships and four consecutive bowl appearances and completed his career with 150 total touchdowns--most in FBS history-- and is the MAC career leader in total offensive yards, passing yards, completions, attempts and passing touchdowns. Bowling Green WR Freddie Barnes led the country in receptions and was one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation’s top wide receiver. Western Michigan QB Tim Hiller won the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy, better known as the Humanitarian Heisman, given annually to one football stu-dent-athlete that showed excellence athletically, academi-cally and in giving back to the community. This past April, five MAC players were selected in the NFL Draft--Ohio WR Taylor Price (3rd round--New England); Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour (6th round--Chicago); Buffalo RB James Starks (6th round--Green Bay); Central Michigan WR Anto-nio Brown (6th round--Pittsburgh); Kent State WR Jameson Konz (7th round--Seattle), and over 20 more were signed to free agent contracts. Finally the National Football Foun-dation recognized 13 MAC student-athletes to the 2010 Hampshire Honor Society with success both athletically and academically with a 3.20 GPA or better. In its partnership with ESPN, the MAC will enter the second year of its eight-year rights agreement (through 2016-2017 academic year) for football, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. The deal is the most extensive in the 64-year history of the conference. The agreement calls for a minimum of 25 events annually to be produced and aired on an ESPN platform including the men’s and women’s basketball championships, a regular-season MAC presence on ESPN, the Marathon MAC Football Championship and a minimum of 11 regular-season football games. Akron continued its dominance in men’s soccer and was ranked No. 1 in the country through the entire year. The Zips won their 12th regular season championship and fell to Virginia in the NCAA College Cup Championship Game. Akron coach Caleb Porter was named National Coach of the Year for NCAA Division I. Akron striker Teal Bunbury re-ceived three honors, including the 2009 Hermann Trophy, the most prestigious honor in intercollegiate soccer, named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Player of the Year in Division I and Soccer America’s Player of the Year. Two Akron soccer players were selected in the top 10 of the MLS 2010 SuperDraft, including Bunbury (No. 4 over-all to the Kansas City Wizards) and Blair Gavin (No. 10 overall to Chivas USA). Ohio’s men’s basketball team entered the MAC tourna-ment as a No. 9 seed and defeated Akron in the MAC Cham-pionship game. The Bobcats went on and defeated No. 3 seed Georgetown in the opening round of the NCAA tour-nament before falling to Tennessee. Kent State was invited to the NIT and defeated Tulsa before falling to Illinois, while Akron was invited to the College Basketball Invitational. Western Michigan senior guard David Kool was named Associated Press honorable mention All-America, while Buffalo head coach Reggie Witherspoon was named an assistant coach for the 2010 USA Men’s U18 National Team

for USA Basketball. In wrestling, Central Michigan won its ninth consecutive MAC championship, while the MAC sent 26 wrestlers to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship where six grapplers secured All-America honors--Central Michigan’s Steve Brown (157 pounds), Ben Bennett (174), Jarod Trice (285); Kent State’s Dan Mitcheff (133) , Dustin Kilgore (185); Ohio’s Germane Lindsey (141). Eastern Michi-gan won its fourth consecutive championship in men’s swimming and diving, while Kent State won its 18th MAC title in men’s golf and received its 23rd NCAA appearance. Western Michigan made its fifth consecutive appearance to the NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament. In baseball, Kent State won the MAC championship, while Ball State had two play-ers selected in the first two rounds of Major League Base-ball’s 2010 Draft--Kolbrin Vitek (2B) first round (20th overall) to the Boston Red Sox and Perci Garner (RHP) second round (77th overall) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Women’s athletics continued to shine for the MAC this past year. For the first time in MAC history five basketball teams were invited to postseason tournaments. Bowling Green won the MAC tourney and received the invitation to the NCAA tournament, while Eastern Michigan, Kent State and Toledo all were invited to the WNIT and Akron received an invite to the Women’s Basketball Invitational. In women’s soccer, Central Michigan won the MAC championship and defeated Purdue in its first NCAA tournament match in pro-gram history. Ohio won the MAC volleyball championship and defeated Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA tournament. In women’s swimming and diving, Toledo won its first ever MAC championship, while Buffalo’s Meili Car-penter became the first swimmer in school history to earn All-America status. Both Central Michigan and Kent State competed at the NCAA Regional Championships in gym-nastics, while Kent State won its 12th consecutive women’s golf conference title and advanced to the NCAA champion-ships. From two-time Super Bowl quarterback winning Ben Roethlisberger (Miami University), NFL Defensive MVP James Harrison (Kent State University), three NFL Pro Bowl-ers (Cleveland KR Josh Cribbs, San Diego TE Antonio Gates, Pittsburgh LB James Harrison), British Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning man-ager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburgh (University of Toledo), the Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing leaders in the world of athletics.

History of the MAC Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic mea-surements in both football and men’s and women’s basket-ball 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 members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, for football only. 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 Michigan 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 competitive 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, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wres-tling, 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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Vault

Pos. Name Score 1. Natalie Hashimoto 10.000 2. Rachel Johnson 9.900 Leah Hashimoto 9.900 Tawna Bennett 9.900 5. Nikole Viltz 9.875 6. Chrissy Holik 9.850 Kim Miller 9.850 Brook Morari 9.850 Laura Holensworth 9.850 Duyen Zu Vuong 9.850 Erin Grigg 9.850 Monica Lucas 9.850

Bars

Pos. Name Score 1. Natalie Hashimoto 9.950 2. Lindsay Gamrod 9.900 Leah Hashimoto 9.900 Jennifer Charlebois 9.900 5. Chrissy Jones 9.875 6. Heather Shire 9.850 Lucy Burgin 9.850 8. Missy Thompson 9.825 Emily Cercado 9.825

Team evenT RecoRds

VaulT: 49.350, at Missouri 3-2-03

BaRs: 49.200, vs. Kent State, 2-25-01

Beam: 49.075, at 2001 MAC Championships, 3-24-01

FlooR: 49.425, at 2002 MAC Championships, 3-23-02

OveRall scoRe: 195.550, at MAC Championships 3-19-04

*** Notice for individual Records ***EMU gymnastics only recognizes the top score for each individual gymnast

Beam

Pos. Name Score 1. Natalie Hashimoto 10.000 2. Jenika Faes 9.900 Jennie Spindler 9.900 Rebecca Fuss 9.900 5. Dana Stencel 9.875 Leah Hashimoto 9.875 Sara Wasilenko 9.875 Jolene Worley 9.875 9. Lisa Fleming 9.850 Kim Miller 9.850 Jennifer Cullom 9.850 Emily Rock 9.850 Tara Poche’ 9.850

Floor

Pos. Name Score 1. Natalie Hashimoto 9.950 Sara Wasilenko 9.950 Leah Hashimoto 9.950 Brooke Morari 9.950 5. Emily Koechel 9.925 6. Robin Loheide 9.900 Kristi Mowl 9.900 Kristen Totten 9.900 Erin Grigg 9.900 10. Dee Knight 9.875 Rebecca Fuss 9.875 Nicole O’Hara 9.875 Emily Koechel 9.875 Jolene Worley 9.875

all-around

Pos. Name Score 1. Natalie Hashimoto 39.725 2. Leah Hashimoto 39.475 3. Jolene Worley 39.175 4. Rebecca Fuss 39.125 5. Regan Maurer 39.050 Kim Miller 39.050 Jennifer Cullom 39.050 8. Jolene Worley 39.000 Kaylyn Millick 39.000 10. Duyen Zu Vuong 38.825 Erin Grigg 38.825

Individual & Team Records

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Overall: 10-9 (.526) MAC: 2-4 (.333) Home: 5-4 Away: 3-3 Neutral: 2-2

DATE OPPONENT LOCATiON RESULT SCORE

Jan. 20 Kent State* Kent, Ohio L 191.050-194.150

CMU QUAD

Jan. 27 CENTRAL MiCHiGAN BOWEN FiELD HOUSE L 192.725-193.325

Jan. 27 TExAS WOMAN’S BOWEN FiELD HOUSE W 192.725-190.550

Mi/iLL CHALLENGE

Feb. 3 iLLiNOiS STATE BOWEN FiELD HOUSE L 191.775-192.875

Feb. 3 iLLiNOiS-CHiCAGO BOWEN FiELD HOUSE L 191.775-194.125

Feb. 3 CENTRAL MiCHiGAN* BOWEN FiELD HOUSE L 191.775-192.200

Feb. 11 WESTERN MiCHiGAN* BOWEN FiELD HOUSE W 193.025-192.225

Feb. 17 Ball State* Muncie, Ind. L 192.150-193.425

RUTGERS QUAD

Feb. 25 Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. W 193.125-192.400

Feb. 25 Air Force Academy Piscataway, N.J. W 193.125-190.950

Feb. 25 Bridgeport Piscataway, N.J. L 193.125-193.875

Feb. 29 Ursinus Collegeville, Pa. W 192.800-185.100

CORNELL QUAD

March 3 Cornell Ithaca, N.Y. W 192.225-191.275

March 3 Rutgers Ithaca, N.Y. L 192.225-193.175

March 3 Temple Ithaca, N.Y. W 192.225-191.375

EAGLE iNViTATiONAL

March 10 AiR FORCE ACADEMY CONVOCATiON CENTER W 193.850-192.250

March 10 TEMPLE CONVOCATiON CENTER W 193.850-190.725

March 10 NORTHERN iLLiNOiS* CONVOCATiON CENTER W 193.850-192.075

March 17 Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio L 190.950-193.675

MiD-AMERiCAN CONFERENCE CHAMPiONSHiP (CONVOCATiON CENTER-DEkALB, iLL.)

March 24 MAC Championship DeKalb, Ill. 5th 193.150

2012 Results

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2012 MAC Championship Results2012 MAC Championship Results

DeKalb, Ill. • Convocation Center

1. Central Michigan195.675

2. kent State195.225

5. Eastern Michigan193.150

7. Ball State192.950

4. Northern illinois 194.525

3. Western Michigan195.000

5. Bowling Green193.150

2012 Freshman of the YearJamilah Ali, Bowling Green

2012 Co-Specialist of the YearRachel Goldenberg, Kent StateMegan Melendez, Northern Illinois

2012 Senior Gymnast of the YearKristin Teubner, Central Michigan

2012 Gymnasts of the YearMarie Case, Kent State

2012 Coach of the YearJerry Reighard, Central Michigan

2012 Regular Season ChampionsCentral Michigan (6-0 MAC record)

First Team All-MACJulie Cotter, Ball StateMeaghan McWhorter, Central MichiganTaylor Noonan, Central MichiganBrittany Petzold, Central MichiganKristin Teubner, Central Michigan

Second Team All-MACNicole Allen, Ball StateJamilah Ali, Bowling GreenMarie Case, Kent StateKim Gotlund, Northern IllinoisCepeda Carter, Western Michigan

2012 Academic All-MAC TeamMegan Harrington, Bowling GreenKari Dieffenderfer, Central MichiganMeagan McWhorter, Central MichiganBrittany Petzold, Central MichiganKristin Teubner, Central MichiganMarie Case, Kent StateBrianna Skiffington, Kent StateLauren Wozniak, Kent StateKim Gotlund, Northern IllinoisMegan Melendez, Northern IllinoisTanya Rachan, Northern IllinoisLauren Bledsoe, Western MichiganCepeda Carter, Western MichiganStacy Kramer, Western MichiganTaylor Zondervan, Western Michigan

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The EMU Identity

some oF emu’s Prominent alumni

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 yourname 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 ourhearts 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 result 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 employ-ment as by the Huron Indian tribe. The runner-up name in that contest was Pioneers. EMU began investigating the appropri-ateness 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 Ameri-can 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 com-mittee charged with supplying a new nick-name. 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

2003-Present

• Charlie Batch, Lional Dalton, Jason Jones, L. J. Shelton, 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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Warner Gymnasium is the current home of the EMU Gymnastics Program. Warner opened in 1964, and is named after Joseph E. Warner, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives who was influential in the funding of the facility. Warner is located within the Bowen Field House Complex. It also holds a coaches offices, a training room, weight room and classroom space. The Eagles use the facility for practice and meets, including the 2002 and 2008 Michigan Classic. The Eagles took home third place honors both years, recording a team score of 192.650 in 2002, and a 192.625 in 2008. Warner Gymnasium is also the annual home of the Eagle Invitational, which the Eagles have won every year since 2006. Last year, EMU registered a 192.475 to best Northern Illinois University, Illinois State University and the Air Force Academy to claim the title. In 2009, the Eagles upgraded their facility by adding a new pit, enabling them to better work on their tumbling ability. The Eagles host several events this season at Warner Gymnasium and Bowen Field House, including a Jan. 26 showdown with Bowling Green, Feb. 9 against Ball State, and the Eagle Invitational, March 9, when Kent State, Air Force Academy, and Alaska Anchorage come to town.

>> The Eagles added a new pit to Warner Gymnasium

in 2009, enhancing their ability to pratice tumbling and more difficult events.

Warner Gymnasium

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Academic PerformanceThe National Association of Collegiate Gymnas-tics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) announced the completion of its 2011-2012 Scholastic All America Award Winners and National Academic Champions, and the Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team finished the season ranked No. 10 in the coun-try with a 3.52 team GPA.

The NACGC/W is the national association for wom-en’s collegiate gymnastics coaches. The association seeks to actively manage and develop the sport of women’s gymnastics at the collegiate level and works with the NCAA and USA Gymnastics in order to provide the best possible experience for student-athletes.

A total of 60 student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs for the 2011-2012 academic year and 471 earned Scho-lastic All America status as a result of GPAs of 3.5 or better for the year. A total of 12 EMU gymnasts fin-ished the season with a 3.5 GPA or better.

Senior Stacie Wood tallied a 4.00 GPA to help the Ea-gles earn a team GPA of 3.58. Wood set a career-high record earning a 9.775 on the uneven parallel bars good for fifth place versus Kent State, March 13.

TOP 15 TEAMS

RANk/SCHOOL TEAM GPA1. Southern Utah 3.842. Southeast Missouri State 3.743. Wisconsin-Lacrosse 3.714. Utah 3.665. Brown 3.646. Towson 3.5867. Ohio State 3.5818. Alabama 3.559. Western Michigan 3.5310. Eastern Michigan 3.5211. Florida 3.48612. Winona State 3.48013. Georgia 3.4714. Yale 3.4615. North Carolina 3.45

Gymnast GPA MajorStacie Wood 4.0 BiologyKristen Yourick 3.96 Exercise ScienceKelli Fisher 3.94 BiologyNikki Paterson 3.91 UndecidedAmanda Fuller 3.87 Elementary Ed.Allie Lekson 3.87 BiologyAnna Willette 3.81 UndecidedKristina Kurkmilis 3.77 Exercise SciencePaulina Miller 3.76 UndecidedShawna Ciaramella 3.75 Elementary Ed.Camille Cicchini 3.74 NursingSabrina Thomas 3.57 Communication

Nikole Viltz

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Enrollment Profile With nearly 22,000 students, EMU provides a rich learning environment for the university community. The University currently has approximately 17,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Our stu-dents represent 45 states and 93 foreign countries. Of undergraduate students, 69 percent are full time and 60 percent are women. The most popular majors are education, business, social sciences and history, science and engineering, English, and the health pro-fessions. EMU’s population is approximately 70 percent white; 16 percent black; 3 percent international; 6 percent undeclared; 2.5 percent Asian-American; 2 percent Hispanic and 0.5 percent Native-American. Eastern Michigan offers a number of special academic programs to help students succeed. These include the Honors College; the Holman Learning Cen-ter; distance learning; accelerated format programs; online, weekend and evening programs and courses; American Humanics certification; the World College Study Abroad Tours; a specialized master’s degree program for corporations offered on site; a double master’s degree; online technologies for education and training through the Centers for Corporate Training; and EMU Worldwide. With more than 200 academic and social orga-nizations, 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, seven 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, techno-logical and recreational resources. The University also has sites in Livonia, Jackson, Traverse City, Flint, Detroit and Monroe. EMU’s 800 plus-acre main campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging 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. Recently named “A Cool City,” by Michigan’s Governor Jennifer Granholm, Ypsilanti plays a leading role in industry and education. The city and the University have forged close ties that have lasted 160 years.

What Makes Us Unique In 1849, with the passage of Act No. 138, 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 University, 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 nearly 22,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, special-ist, 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; Education; 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 ap-plied education.

Faculty/Staff Eastern Michigan University employs 689 full-time faculty and 1,100 staff members. Ninety-four percent of EMU professors have doctoral degrees or terminal degrees in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1. Faculty work closely with students, and many in-volve students in their research. In 2009, the University celebrated its 29th annual Undergraduate Symposium; a benchmark program for undergraduate 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 community build-ing and civic engagement, quality, community 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 geograph-ically-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 billion annually reflects a return of more than $30 for each dollar received from the state. The University’s total impact on the Michigan economy results in a contribution of $115 million in state tax revenue. Thus, EMU’s impact on state government tax revenue is $1.25 in taxes for each dollar received from the state.

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Mission Statement Eastern Michigan University is committed 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 national leadership in the preparation of teachers, we maximize educational opportunities and per-sonal and professional growth for students from diverse backgrounds through an array of baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral 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 Education 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: 1014Academic 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

2009-10 Tuition and Fees*In-state and Ohio, 30 credit hours: $8,377Out-of-State, 30 credit hours: $22,282Room and Board, 18 meals weekly: $7,785*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 community 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 even-tually 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 workers.

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Dr. Susan W. Martin

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 161-year history. Martin officially took office July 7, 2008. “I am thrilled to be chosen for the honor of leading this great University, which has a strong history of excel-lent education and a bright future,” said Martin. During her inaugural address Mar-tin set fourth an ambitious vision for the university. The goals included building on the pillars of academic excellence, refreshing alumni rela-tionships, comprehensive fundrais-ing and earning the public’s trust. Under Martin’s guidance in 2008, EMU was again recognized as a “Best Midwestern College” by The Princeton Review for the sixth straight year. Ad-

ditionally, for the fifth con-secutive year, The Princ-eton Review recognized Eastern’s College of Busi-ness 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) Govern-ment/Institutional Award for its preservation of the University’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 education career was at Grand Valley State University, where she taught and published as a

professor of accounting and taxation. Martin served as director of the mas-ter of taxation program, director of international business programs, and chair of the accounting and taxation department. In June 2001, Martin joined the GVSU provost’s office and served in roles as assistant, associate, and ex-

ecutive associate vice president of academic affairs. One of her major duties in that office was to help man-age the $154 million budget for the Academic Affairs Division. Before GVSU, Martin was deputy state treasurer for the Bureau of Local Government Services for Michigan from June 1981-June 1984. She also was the commissioner of revenue for the state of Michigan from 1985-1988. Martin is chair of the State of Michi-gan Hospital Finance Authority, originally appointed by former Gov. Blanchard and then reappointed by Governors Engler and Jennifer Gra-nholm. She also was appointed by Gov. Granholm to serve as her ex-officio representative on The Detroit Medical Center Financial Emergency Task Force in 2003-2004. Martin received her doctoral de-gree in accounting from Michigan State University in 1988 and her mas-ter’s degree in accounting from MSU in 1976. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan Uni-versity in 1971. In 2009, Martin received the MSU Department of Accounting and Infor-mation Systems Alumna of the Year Award. Martin is married and has three children.

Dr. Susan W. MartinEMU President

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Dr. Derrick Gragg

Dr. Derrick GraggAthletics Director

The mark of an exceptional athletics program is the progress that is made each year. And under the leadership of athletics direc-tor Dr. Derrick Gragg, the Eastern Michigan University department of athletics has turned in successful campaigns in each of his first six years at the helm. During Gragg’s first year at EMU in 2006-07, the department set a school and Mid-American Conference record by capturing a remarkable eight team conference titles, adding a league post-season crown and recording two runner-up finishes. The MAC-record eight team championships eclipsed the mark of six held jointly by Central Michigan University (2003-04) and Western Michigan University (1984-85). In 2007-08, Gragg’s second as athletics direc-tor, EMU followed up the record-breaking eight championships in 2006-07 with four league regular-season titles and one MAC Tournament crown and the Eagles secured the Reese Trophy which is awarded annually to the top overall men’s athletics program in the league. Eastern had won the prestigious Reese Trophy three previous times (1987-88, 1990-91 and 1995-96). Gragg was nationally recognized for his lead-ership in 2008-09, earning the Black Coaches & Administrators (BCA) Administrator of the Year Award. He received the award at the BCA Na-tional Convention and Expo Awards Banquet, May 29, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. The Eagles won a pair of MAC titles during the 2008-09 campaign in men’s cross country and swimming, while finishing as the runner-up in men’s golf, men’s indoor track, men’s out-door track, women’s golf and women’s soccer en route to a second place finish in the Reese Trophy standings. Eastern continued to excel in 2009-10 with a trio of MAC team titles, 30 individual MAC

Championships and 60 student-athletes named to the All-MAC teams. Gragg also helped spear-head the construction of EMU’s $3.9 million multi-purpose indoor athletic practice facility located near the north end of Rynearson Sta-dium. Gragg was named EMU’s 11th athletic direc-tor, Feb. 21, 2006, after spending the previous six years at the University of Arkansas. He first joined the U of A in 2000 as an associate athletic director and was promoted to senior associate athletic director in 2003 and then to deputy athletic director. In his tenure at Arkansas, Gragg was involved in various areas including: athletic administration, sport pro-gram oversight, marketing, sports information, recruitment, budget, student-athlete support, compliance, facilities and game management, fund-raising and research. During his career, Gragg has published sev-eral articles and editorials on intercollegiate athletics as well as a nationwide study on sports-related gambling. He is a former mem-ber of the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities & Interests Committee, having served as co-chair of the committee in 2004-05. Gragg also served as a member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors and as a member of the American Heart Association, Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors. He currently serves as a member of the NCAA’s Legislative Council and is a member of the NACDA Division I-A Athletic Directors Scholar-ship Ad Hoc Steering Committee. A former collegiate wide receiver, Gragg lettered four years at Vanderbilt while earning his degree. He graduated with a bachelor’s in human development in 1992 and was a mem-ber of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll during his senior year. Gragg served

from 1993 to 1995 as an academic counselor at his alma mater before adding the title of director of student life in his final year at Van-derbilt. During his time as a Commodore athletic administrator, he coordinated student life and support programs as well as supervising the academic counseling programs for student-athletes. In 1995, Gragg was named director of compliance & operations at the University of Missouri. During his two years in Columbia, he was the game event manager for 10 Olympic sports programs and chairman of the Big 12 Compli-ance Coordinators Group during his last year as compliance coordinator at the university. Named assistant athletic director for compli-ance at Michigan in 1997, Gragg spent three years with oversight of the UM compliance department. While serving in Ann Arbor, Gragg also earned his master’s degree in sports admin-istration from Wayne State University. He then served on the faculty at WSU, teaching intercollegiate sport administration and sports marketing classes. During the past three years, he has also served as an adjunct faculty instruc-tor at both WSU and EMU. Gragg earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the U of A in May of 2004 and also taught two undergraduate courses during his tenure there as an athletic administrator. Inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County (Ala.) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, Gragg is a member of the National Association of Col-legiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA). Gragg and his wife, Sanya, have a daughter, DeSha, 16, and two sons, Avery, 14, and Phillip-Raymond, 10.

THE DERRiCk GRAGG FiLEName: Derrick Lamont GraggBorn: 11-19-69 in Huntsville, Ala.High School: Lee H.S. (Graduated in 1988) College: Vanderbilt University (Graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in human development) Wayne State University (Graduated in 1999 with a master’s degree in sports administration) University of Arkansas (Earned his doctorate in higher education administration in 2004)Family: Wife: Sanya (Whittaker); Daughter: DeSha (17); Sons: Avery (14) and Phillip-Raymond (10)

intercollegiate Athletics ExperienceYear School Position2006-Pres. Eastern Michigan University Director of Athletics2000-2006 University of Arkansas 2006 Deputy Athletic Director 2003-05 Senior Associate Athletics Director 2000-03 Associate Athletics Director/Compliance1997-2000 University of Michigan Director of Compliance1995-97 University of Missouri Director of Compliance and operations1993-95 Vanderbilt University Academic Counselor for two years; Director of Student Life for his final year

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EMU Board of Regents

Roy E. Wilbanks Chair Roy E. Wilbanks was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to fill the seat vacated by Rosalind E. Griffin for a term ending in December 2012. Wilbanks was employed by Eastern Michigan University in various roles such as: Assistant to the President for Government and Community Relations, Vice Presi-dent for University Relations and Secretary to the Board of Regents, Executive Vice President, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Michigan Foundation and President and Chief Executive Officer of the

Eastern Michigan Foundation. In 2004, he was inducted into the Ypsilanti High School Athletic Hall of Fame and, in 2003, he was awarded the John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award. Wilbanks earned a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. Wilbanks serves as chair of the Eagle Administrative Services Board and is a resident of Ypsilanti.

Thomas W. Sidlik Thomas W. Sidlik was appointed to the Board of Regents of Eastern Michi-gan University by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to a term expir-ing in December 2012. He was elected by the Board as EMU’s Vice-Chair from June 2005 to January 2007. In January 2007, he was elected to be the Chair of the EMU Board of Regents, for a term ending in February 2009. He has served as the Chair of the EMU Educational Policies Committee since January 2007. In March 2009 he was appointed to be the vice chair of the Faculty Affairs committee. He is a member of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee and the Executive committee. In other capacities, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Detroit Institute of

Arts. Sidlik retired as a member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG in August 2007. Sidlik has been vice chairman of the National Minority Supplier Development Council and Chairman of the Council’s Executive Committee. Sidlik is a resident of Ann Arbor.

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 represen-tative, 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 Community 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 serves as vice chair of the Student Affairs

committee, vice chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and secretary of the Eagle Administrative Services Board.

Beth FitzsimmonsBeth Fitzsimmons was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Mohamed Okdie, who resigned. She is appointed for a term ex-piring 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. cor-porations. 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 several 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. She is the current President of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, the largest Rotary Club in Michigan, and has served on the Boards of the YMCA, University of Michigan Libraries, HelpSource, First Congregational Church, Cleary Uni-versity, Library of Michigan Foundation, and MIT Enterprise Forum.Michael Hawks

Michael Hawks was appointed by Governor Snyder in February 2011 to replace Gary Hawks, 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. 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 re-ceived a full athletic-scholarship from Eastern 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 F. Stapleton Jim Stapleton was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm in January of 2007 to replace Karen Valvo, who resigned. Stapleton was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to his own eight-year term that ex-pires December 31, 2016. He is currently a member of the Board’s Executive committee (in the capacity of chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee). He is vice chair of the Eagle Administrative Services board. Stapleton is President 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 high-

est 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 or-ganization 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 housing 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.

Francine Parker Vice 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 experience, retired as president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan in 2008. She serves as chair of the Personnel and Compensa-tion committee, chair of the Faculty Affairs committee and vice chair of the Educational Policies committee. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 2014.

Mike Morris Mike Morris was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Phil Incarnati, 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 North-east Utilities, he was president and CEO of Consumers 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 president 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.

The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michi-gan ratified a new constitution, Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the gov-ernor. The current EMU Regents are Roy Wilbanks, chair; Fran-cine Parker, vice chair; Floyd Clack; Beth Fitzsimmons; Michael Hawks; Mike Morris; Thomas W. Sidlik; and James F. Stapleton. “Other institutions of higher education established by law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each be governed

Floyd Clack

Michael Hawks

Mike Morris

Roy E. WilbanksChair

Francine ParkerVice Chair

Beth Fitzsimmons

Thomas Sidlik

James F. Stapleton

by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The board shall have general su-pervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the in-stitution’s funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members or may designate the president to preside at board meetings. Each board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner.”

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Athletic Department Staff

Greg SteinerAsst. Director ofMedia Relations

Steve NordwallHead Athletic

Trainer

Bobbie BowlingSenior Account

Specialist

Jim StreeterAssociate

Athletic Director

Dr. Melody Reifel WernerAssoc. Athletic Director/SWA

Ann PiersonAcademic Counselor

Bill TuscanyAssoc. Athletic

Trainer

Dr. Liz Broughton Faculty Athletics Representative

Lori BaronAthletic

Secretary

Mike MalachAssociate

Athletic Director

Erin BurdisAssistant

Athletic Director

Megan SnowStaff Athletic

Trainer

Dr. Michael Paciorek Faculty Compliance

Associate

Christopher Hoppe Assoc. Athletic

Director/Compliance

karen HansenAdministrative

Secretary

emu Head CoaCHes

Wayne SmithAsst. Equipment

Manager

Adam MartinAsst. Facilities

Manager

Garrett HotchkissAcademic Counselor

Blair WagnerHead Sports

Performance Coach

Jay AlexanderBaseball

karen BairdSoftball

kim BerringtonVolleyball

Bruce CunninghamMen’s Golf

Derek DelPortoWrestling

Ron EnglishFootball

Tory VerdiWomen’s Basketball

John GoodridgeMen’s xC/Track

Scott HallSoccer

Brad HoldrenRowing

Rob MurphyMen’s Basketball

Peter LinnSwimming

Sue ParksWomen’s xC/Track

Ryan RayTennis

Buck SmithDiving

Sandy WagnerWomen’s Golf

Steve WilceGymnastics

Steve SmithStaff Athletic

Trainer

Gregory PyszczynskiAsst. Sports

Performance Coach

Erich keilFacilitiesManager

Jay SofenEquipment

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The Eastern Michigan University Office of Athlet-ics Compliance is committed to a comprehensive compliance program that educates student-ath-letes, prospective student-athletes, institutional employees, community members and boosters about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Mid-American Conference and institutional rules. The commitment to compliance ensures institutional control over the department of athletics. The existence of a successful compliance program depends on the willingness of coaches, adminis-trators, 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 ath-letics and the University to ensure EMU's compli-ance with all applicable NCAA, MAC and institu-tional rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the following tasks:

Educating administrators, coaches, staff, pro-• spective student-athletes, current student-athletes and boosters about NCAA, MAC and institutional rules;Developing monitoring systems to ensure • compliance with NCAA, MAC and institution-al rules (e.g., recruiting, academic eligibility, financial aid, awards and benefits, amateur-ism 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 ath-• letics department;Been involved in promoting EMU's athletics • 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 relatives or friends and any of the following statements are true:

The relationship between the athlete (or par-• ents of the athlete) and the individual pro-viding the benefits developed as a result of the athlete's participation in athletics or their reputation as an athlete;The relationship began only after the athlete • become a prospect;The relationship began only after the athlete • had achieved notoriety due to his or her ath-letic ability or reputation;The pattern of benefits increased after the • athlete attained notoriety as a talented ath-lete.

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 stu-dent who has started classes for the ninth grade, students enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year colleges are also considered prospects. 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 transporta-• tion 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 benefit to a prospect, student-athlete, their relatives or friends, EMU may be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Mid-American Conference. When a vio-lation 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 as-• sociated with the athletics department (i.e., booster club membership, ticket privileges).

QUESTiONS? The above information is a brief overview of compliance and rules pertaining to boosters and their interactions with prospective student-ath-letes. If you have any questions about any NCAA, MAC or institutional rules, please contact Christopher Hoppe at 734.487.1050 or choppe3@emich.edu. For more information on compliance and boost-ers, 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, principal • 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 fi-nancial 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 visits 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 prohibiting your involvement with prospects and the re-cruiting process, as a booster you are permitted 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 so-• licitation of a prospect's enrollment does not occur.

FOR MORE iNFORMATiONContact Christopher Hoppe, EMU’s Associate Athletic Director for Compliance.

Christopher Hoppechoppe3@emich.edu

734.487.1050

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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 academic 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, providing 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 sup-port. 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 as-sistance 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 providing additional help with courses when requested.

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Department has a long history and reputation for excellence in the health care of student-athletes and the educa-tion of athletic training students. Founding practitioners Gary Strickland, Ron Venis and Dr. Wally Roeser envisioned a goal of first-class prevention, management 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. Additionally, 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 medicine 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 rehabilitation 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 facilities in the Convocation Center, Bowen Field House and the Rynearson Stadium team building.

Strength and Conditioning The main focus of the EMU strength and conditioning program is to develop the complete student-athlete. Everything that is incorporated into the training program relates to success on the court. The program is not just about lifting weights, but rather the development of all aspects of athletic performance. These areas include speed, strength, quickness, agility, flexibility, explosion, sports nutrition and mental toughness. One of the main objectives of the program is to improve the players’ agility and speed. The goal is to develop stronger and more physical student-athletes without losing speed or flexibility. With that in mind, our staff focuses on improving strength in the “Power Zone.” Abdominal, lower back and hip strength are crucial for an athlete’s success. Increas-ing strength in these areas decreases the chance and severity of injury and assists in strength and power development. EMU athletes are pushed as much as possible to prepare for competition. The athletes are challenged through physically demanding and intense workouts year-round. The athletes are also challenged during each workout with some type of mental toughness/physical challenge. We train not only the physical side of the student-athlete, but also the mental and competitive side. While everyone lifts weights during the year, EMU Eagle student-athletes will also condition. This places us as one of the best conditioned teams in the country each year. Our goal is simple: Be the best conditioned/most physical team in the country. A highly motivated athlete is a program’s most valuable asset. Everyone in the country works on developing their athletes from the neck down, but at EMU, our program strives for excellence both mentally and physically. Our staff works to develop long-term and short-term goals for success. We work closely with the athletes so we know exactly what they are doing and what they need to do to improve. Developing athletes is a year-round task for our strength staff. During the year, the athletes will spend almost as much time in the weight room as they do on the court. Strength and Conditioning at EMU is a full-time commitment. There is no such thing as part-time champions. EMU athletes work hard but have fun. The camaraderie and work ethic developed in the weight room carry onto the field.

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EMU Athletic Club

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 operat-ing budgets of our teams and help provide the most basic needs to our coaches and student-athletes, including comprehensive 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:

The EMU Athletic ClubOffice Phone - 734.487.8236

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Athletic Club Hall of Fame The Eastern Michigan University alumni varsity letterwinners club, E-Club, sponsors the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s class will mark the 36th anniversary of the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2011 will then be honored at a men’s basketball game in February of 2012. Tickets for the Hall of Fame ceremony can be purchased by calling the EMU Athletics Department.

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

*Deceased

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