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Greetings,

ThankyouforyourinterestinWestminsterCol-legeandtheTitansoftballprogram.IhopeyoufindthisguidebeneficialasyoulearnaboutourteamandtheyoungladieswhoareenjoyingtheirWestminsterexperience.Ourgoaleachandeveryyearistonotonlywinaconferencechampionship,butalsotoremainoneofthetopsmallschoolsoftballprogramsintheregion.Wecontinuetodothiswhilemain-tainingtheacademicintegrityofWestminster.Asouralumniwillattest,thepeopleyouarelearningaboutthroughthisguidearenotonlymembersofateam,butthatofafamily.Thisisafamilywhocreatesteamworkandfriendshipsthatwilllastalifetime.AtWestminsterCollege,wearecontinuallylookingforqualifiedindividualstocontributetothesuccessofourteam.Asacoach,Iknowthatmakingyourcollegechoiceisoneofthemostimportantdecisionsofyourlife.IwouldliketodiscusswithyouthechallengesandrewardsofbeingaTitan.

Jan ReddingerHeadCoach

School and AthleticsNameofSchool:.......................WestminsterCollegeCity/Zip:..........................NewWilmington,PA16172Founded:........................................................... 1852Enrollment:....................................................... 1,470ReligiousAffliation:.........PresbyterianChurch(USA)Nickname:.........................................................TitansSchoolColors:...................................BlueandWhiteAffiliation:........................................NCAADivisionIIIConference:...................... Presidents’Athletic(PAC)President:..............................Dr.RichardH.DormanAthleticsDirector:...................................... JimDaflerAssistantAthleticsDirector:........TammySwearingenAthleticsDepartmentPhone:...............724-946-7307Sports InformationSportsInformationDirector:.............NathanLaRicciaSIDOfficePhone:................................724-946-6357SIDEmail:......................... lariccnj@westminster.eduSIDFax:...............................................724-946-7187Website:.................... www.westminster.edu/athleticsSIDMailingAddress:........ Box28,319S.MarketSt.

Softball HeadCoach:....................................... JanReddingerCareerRecord:................................424-327-2(.563) Year:...............................................................22ndRecordatWC:.................................368-266-2(.579) Year:................................................................17thAlmaMater:.................................. WestLibertyState Year:...............................................................1986Phone:................................................. 724-946-7319Email:.............................. reddinjm@westminster.eduAssistantCoaches:JohnPinkerton,DiAndraDiBacco,CharleneMacri2012OverallRecord:........................................ 22-192012PACRecord/Finish:..........................11-7/3rd2013Letter-WinnersReturning/Lost:...............11/22013StartersReturning/Lost:..........................10/2

Support StaffAthleticTrainer:.................................. ShaunToomeyAssistantAthleticTrainer:.......................MistyMotterTrainingRoomPhone:.........................724-946-7314EquipmentManager:.............................. SamDiVittoEquipmentPhone:...............................724-946-6210

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Table of Contents 2............. Roster3............. SeasonOutlook4-5......... Returners/Newcomers6............. CoachingStaff7............. ThePAC8-9......... TitanTradition10-11...... AthleticsFacilities12........... CollegeProfile

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2013 Westminster Softball Roster# Name Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School1 KatyBalko OF Jr. NewStanton,PA/Hempfield2 BrittanyGamble OF Sr. Poland,OH/PolandSeminary3 KelseySquelch 2B Jr. Pittsburgh,PA/PerryTraditional4 AlexisSheffer C Fr. Seneca,PA/Cranberry5 AshleySmith P/OF Fr. Spartansburg,PA/Titusville7 ErikaPamer OF Jr. BeaverFalls,PA/BeaverFalls9 AmberForrest P/SS Fr. ClearSpring,MD/ClearSpring10 BrennaGuard OF/C Fr. Davenport,IA/DavenportCentral11 OletStasko OF/C Sr. McDonald,PA/WestAllegheny12 LayneCarpenter P/1B Sr. Marietta,OH/Marietta14 AllisonHryadil 3B/C Fr. Pittsburgh,PA/Montour17 LaurenStoczynski 1B Jr. Erie,PA/HarborCreek18 CarlyLeffakis P/OF So. Pittsburgh,PA/NorthCatholic19 KaylaKormanik P/1B Fr. Windber,PA/WindserArea20 CarlyDittrich 1B Fr. Pittsburgh,PA/NorthCatholic22 ChelseaBrown P Sr. NewCastle,PA/Mohawk23 KatieHughes SS Sr. Boardman,OH/CardinalMooney34 TriciaJohnston 2B/1B Jr. Tionesta,PA/WestForest55 SaraSieczkowski C Fr. Avonmore,PA/Kiski

2012 Results

atEmmanuel^.................W,8-2atBeloit^.......................... L,7-2atTrine^........................... L,7-1atSage^.......................... L,2-0atMuskingum^................ L,0-7atWidener^..................... L,0-4atBluffton^......................W,8-0atSt.Benedict^............... L,0-2atMethodist^................... L,3-8atEmmanuel^.................W,5-1atCaseWesternReserve..... L,0-8atCaseWesternReserveL,0-8PENNSTATE-ALTOONA.....W,2-1PENNSTATE-ALTOONA...... L,5-4PITT-BRADFORD......W,2-1(8)PITT-BRADFORD...........W,4-0atUrsuline......................W,4-2atUrsuline......................W,6-1THOMASMORE*...........W,5-2THOMASMORE*...........W,7-5atWash.&Jeff.*.............W,8-2atWash.&Jeff.*........W,1-0(8)atWaynesburg*............W,12-1atWaynesburg*............W,10-3atThiel*...................W,12-8(8)atThiel*........................... L,7-6CHATHAM*.....................W,6-3CHATHAM*.....................W,7-4atPitt-Greensburg..........W,3-0atPitt-Greensburg.....W,6-4(8)atGeneva*......................W,3-1atGeneva*....................... L,1-6GROVECITY*................. L,4-7GROVECITY*................. L,4-7SAINTVINCENT*............. L,0-1SAINTVINCENT*............. L,3-6BETHANY*......................L,5-11BETHANY*......................W,6-3vs.Thiel!........................W,10-3vs.Geneva!...................... L,1-2vs.Thiel!........................... L,0-1

*PACgame!PACTournamentatSaintVincent#atKissimmee,Fla.

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2013 Stats ... Seasonstatisticsandgameboxscoresareavailableonlineatwestminster.edu/athleticsbyclickingonthelinkfor“Statistics”ontheleftcolumnofeachteam’shomepage.

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Season Outlook

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2013 Roster Season OutlookThe2013Westminster

College softballteamwilllooktopostawinning

recordfortheninthtimeinthelast10years.TheTitanscompileda22-19record,includingan11-7markforthirdplaceinthePresident’sAthleticConference(PAC),in2012.TheTitansledtheconferenceinsacrificehits(46),assists389)anddoubleplaysturned(20).SincethePACstartedtakingonlythetopfourteamsforitschampionshiptournamentin2006,theTitanshavequalifiedsixofthelastsevenyears.

Havingonlygraduatedtwoplayersfromthe2012squad,theTitanslooktoexperienceandleadershiptobringthembacktotheplayoffs.Thosereturningincludefourall-PACplayersfromayearago.SeniorsChelsea Brown (New Castle, Pa/Mohawk),Layne Carpenter (Marietta, Oh/Marietta),andKatie Hughes (Boardman, Oh/Cardinal Mooney)andjunior Kelsey Squelch (Pittsburgh, Pa/Perry Traditional).Brownledtheteamonthemoundandwassecondintheconferencewithacareer-best16wins.Hugheswasanall-Regionplayerasadesignatorhitterin2011beforeswitchingrolesto

becometheTitans’all-PACshortstopin2012.Carpenterwasafirst-teamall-PACselectionasadesignatedhitterwhilesecondbasemanSquelchledtheTitanswitha.350battingpercentageandherteam-leading50hitsand30runsscoredplacedherinthetop-5inthePAC.

OtherreturningstartersincludeseniorsBrittany Gamble (Poland, Oh/Poland Seminary) andOlet Stasko (McDonald, Pa/West Allegheny).Gambleisa2010all-PACoutfielderwhileStaskomovedfromoutfieldtofilltheroleofstartingcatcherlastseasonfortheTitans.JuniorsfirstbasemanLauren Stoczynski (Erie, Pa/Harbor Creek) andoutfieldersKaty Balko (New Stanton, Pa/Hempfield)andErika Pamer (Beaver Falls, Pa/Beaver Falls)completethelistofreturningstarters.

JuniorTricia Johnston (Tionesta, Pa/West Forest),sophomorepitcherCarly Leffakis (Pittsburgh, Pa/North Catholic) andatalentedclassofeightfreshmencompletetheTitanteam.

Whenanexperiencedgroupsuchasthisreturns,veteranheadcoachJan Reddinger shouldexpectgoodthings.“Ialwayshavehighexpectations,”saidReddinger,whoentersher17thyearatWestminster.“Ifwelackedanythinglastyear,itwouldhavebeeninexperienceanddepth.Havingthesereturningplayersmixedinwithatalentedgroupoffreshmen,thiscertainlyisnolongerthecase.”

March2-7 10GAMES@REBELSPRINGMarch18 MT.ALOYISIUS(2)............. 3:30PMMarch21 atPennSt.Altoona(2)....... 3:00PMMarch23 atPitt-Bradford(2).............. 1:00PMMarch26 CASEWESTERNRESERVE(2).... 3:30PMMarch29 atThomasMore*(2).......... 1:00PMApril3 WASH.&JEFF.*(2)............ 3:30PMApril6 WAYNESBURG*(2)............ 1:00PMApril9 PENNST.BEHREND(2).... 3:30PMApril11 THIEL*(2)........................... 3:30PMApril13 atChatham*(2)................... 1:00PMApril17 GENEVA*(2)....................... 3:30PMApril20 atGroveCity*(2)................. 1:00PMApril23 atSaintVincent*(2)............ 3:30PMApril27 atBethany*(2).................... 1:00PMApril29 PITT-GREENSBURG(2)..... 3:30PMMay2 PACCONFERENCETOURNAMENT*Presidents’AthleticConference(PAC)gameAllgamesaredoubleheadersexceptMarch2-9

2013 Softball Schedule

Layne Carpenter

Kelsey Squelch

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ErikaPamer#7|Outfielder/ShortstopJuniorBeaverFalls,Pa.BeaverFallsH.S.Mathematics

• 2-yearletter-winne,61games,32starts• SeasonHighs:7SB(‘11);11R(‘12)

Chelsea Brown

Online Bios ... Playerbiosonlinefeaturealinktotheircareerstatsandanewsfeedthatdisplaysallnewsreleasesandblogentriesabouttheplayer.Visittheteampagesbygoingtowestminster.edu/athletics,thenclickonthe“Roster”linkandthenclickonaplayer’snametoaccessherbio.

Returning PlayersKatyBalko#1|OutfielderJuniorNewStanton,Pa.HempfieldH.S.EarlyChild./SpecialEducation

• 2-yearletter-winner,54games(35starts)• SeasonHighs:.300BA,10R,6H,2RBI(‘12)

LayneCarpenter#12|Pitcher/FirstBaseSeniorMarietta,OhioMariettaH.S.History

• 3-yearletter-winner,1stteamall-PAC(2012)• BattingHighs:(‘12):.299BA,13R,29H,2HR,13RBI• 26careergamesasapitcher,11starts(3-6,38SO)• PACAcademicHonorRoll,3.6+GPA(2010,2012)

ChelseaBrown#22|Pitcher/FirstBaseSeniorNewCastle,Pa.MohawkH.S.FinancialEconomics

• 3-yearstarter,96games(86starts)• 2ndteamall-PAC(2011,2012)• Career:W/L:30-19,247SO• SeasonHighs:.228ERA(‘11):115SO,152.1IP(‘12)

KatieHughes#13|Shortstop/DHSeniorBoardman,OhioCardinalMooneyH.S.Sociology

• 3-yearstarterand116games,114starts• all-PAC:1st-team(‘11),2nd-team(‘12)• SeasonHighs:.379BA,28RBI(‘10);7HR(‘11)• 2ndteamall-region,ECACAll-Star(2010)

BrittanyGamble#2|OutfielderSeniorPoland,OhioPolandSeminaryH.S.BusinessAdministration

• 4-yearletter-winnerandstarter• 1stteamall-PAC(2010)• SeasonHighs:.341BA,31R,43H(‘10);4RBI(‘12)

Tricia Johnston #34|Second/FirstBaseJuniorTionesta,Pa.WestForestH.S.Soc-CriminalJustice

• 1-yearletter-winner,2games• PACAcademicHonorRoll,3.6+GPAor(2012)

Carly Leffakis#18|Pitcher/OutfieldSophomorePittsburgh,Pa.NorthCatholicBusinessAdministration

• 1-yearletter-winner• Pitching:18games(5starts),3-2,2.45ERA,18SO• Batting:10games(3starts)

Returning Players

Newcomers

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LaurenStoczynski#14|FirstBaseJuniorErie,Pa.HarborCreekH.S.Biology

• 2-yearletter-winner,47games,37starts,• SeasonHighs:.260BA,13R,26H,16RBI,52B• PACAcademicHonorRoll,3.6+GPA(2011)

OletStasko#11|Outfielder/CatcherSeniorMcDonald,Pa.WestAlleghenyH.S.BusinessAdministration

• 3-yearletter-winner,2-yearstarter• SeasonHighs:.276BA,.991FP(‘12)

Olet Stasko

Returning PlayersKelseySquelch#3|Catcher/SecondBaseJuniorPittsburgh,Pa.PerryTraditionalAcademyBiology

• 2-yearletter-winner,59games(49starts)• SeasonHighs:(‘12).350BA,30R,50H,132B,26RBI• 2ndteamall-PAC(2012)

NewcomersCarly DittrichFreshmanPittsburgh, Pa.North Catholic H.S.Communication

Amber ForrestFreshmanClear Spring, Md.Clear Spring H.S.EarlyChild./SpecialEducation

Brenna GuardFreshmanDavenport, IowaDavenport Central H.S.Biochemistry

Allison HryadilFreshmanPittsburgh, Pa.Montour H.S.EarlyChild./SpecialEducation

Kayla KormanikFreshmanWindber, Pa.Windser Area H.S.Political Science

Alexis ShefferFreshmanSeneca, Pa.Cranberry H.S.Psychology

Sara SieczkowskiFreshmanAvonmore, Pa.Kiski H.S.Exploratory

Ashley SmithFreshmanSpartansburg, Pa.Titusville H.S.Sociology

Spring Trip ... EachyeartheWestminstersoftballteamfliestoOrlandotoplayintheRebelGamesinKissim-mee,Fla.,duringspringbreak.Theteamtypicallyplays10gamesagainstsomeofthetopteamsinthecountryduringtheweek-longtrip.

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Coaching StaffThelongesttenuredandwinningestsoftballcoachinWestminsterCollege

history,JanReddingerwonher400thcareergamewiththeTitansin2011.Havingwonatleast17gamesinall16yearswiththeteam,Reddinger’steamsarecontenderseveryyear.Westminsterhasaveraged23winspersea-sonwithReddingerascoach,includingsevenpostseasonappearancesandconferencechampionshipsin1997,1998and2005.

Enteringher17thseasonwithWestminsterin2013,Reddingerboastsa16-yearrecordof368-266-2(.580)withtheTitansanda21-yearcareermarkof424-327-2(.564).In2011,shebecamethe51stsoftballcoachinNCAADivisionIIIhistorytoreach400careerwins.

ReddingerledWestminstertoitsfirstPresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)titlein2005,whilealsopilotingtheteamtopostseasonappearancesintheEasternCollegeAthleticConference(ECAC)DivisionIIISouthChampionshipsin2005and2007.ReddingerwasalsonamedPACCoachoftheYearin2007.

InherfirstandsecondseasonsatthehelmofWestminstersoftballin1997and1998,Red-dingerledtheTitanstotheirfifthandsixthstraightconference/districtcrowns,includingatriptotheNAIANortheastRegionalTournamentin1998.Reddinger’s2001teamalsoqualifiedfortheECACDivisionIIIplayoffsaftersettingteamrecordsforwins(32)andconsecutivewins(17)inaseasonwitha32-13record.

Inadditiontohersoftballduties,ReddingerservesasaphysicaleducationinstructoratWest-minster.ShepreviouslyservedasanassistantcoachoftheTitanwomen’ssoccerprogramandtheheadwomen’sbasketballcoachforfouryears.

PriortocomingtoWestminster,Reddingerservedasheadsoftballcoachandassistantbas-ketballcoachatLaRocheCollege.Reddingerhasabachelorofartsdegreeinphysical/healthedu-cationfromWestLibertyStateCollege,wheresheplayedbothsoftballandbasketball.Sheearnedamaster’sdegreeinphysicaleducation/sportsadministrationfromEasternIllinoisUniversity.

JanReddingerHead Coach724-946-7319reddinjm@westminster.edu

CareerRecord:..... 424-327-2(.564) Year:.................................... 22ndRecordatWC:...... 368-266-2(.580) Year:..................................... 17thAlmaMater:........WestLibertyState Year:.................................... 1986

DiAndraDiBaccobeginsherfirstyearasanassistantcoachinthe2013season.

DiBaccowasafour-yearletter-winnerandstarteratsecondbaseforWestminsterfrom2007-11.Shestart-

edinall148gamesofhercareer.DiabaccoistiedformostsacrificesinaseasoninWestmin-stersoftballhistorywith16.Atwo-yearcaptainfortheTitans,DiBaccoearnedsecond-teamall-PAChonorsin2009and2011.DiBaccowasalsotabbedonthePACHonorRollin2009.

ABoardman,Ohionative,DiBaccoearnedherbachelor’sdegreeincommunicationsstudieswithaminorinpublicrelationsfromWestminsterin2011.DiBaccocurrentlyresidesinNeshannock,Pa.andisworkingonhermaster’satWestminster.

The Reddinger FileWestminster Head Coach2012........22-192011....... 19-16 2010.......25-16 2009.......17-21-1 2008.......21-15 2007.......24-15(ECAC)2006.......22-18 2005.......29-10(PAC)2004.......28-13

2003.......17-20-1 2002.......17-12(ECAC)2001.......32-13(ECAC)2000.......29-15 1999.......20-24 1998.......24-18(KECC)*1997.......22-21(KECC)*Total:....... 368-266-2

La Roche Head Coach 1996.......7-13 1995.......13-11 1994.......12-12 1993.......14-10(D18)1992.......10-15Total:...... 56-61

CareerRecord:424-327-2

ECAC=ECACTournamentPAC=PACChampionKECC=KECCChampionD18=District18Champion*=NAIARegionalQualifier

Avolunteercoachforover10years,CharleneMacrientersherthirdyearasapart-timeassistantfortheWestminstersoftballteamin2013.

MacriisamemberoftheLawrenceCountySportsHallofFameforplayingbasketballandsoftballatNewCastleHighSchooluntil1985.Shewasalsoanaccomplishedadult-leaguesoftballplayerhavingplayedalloverthecountry.

MacriisaWPIALhighschoolbasketballofficialandsheworksintheWestminsterCollegephysicalplant.

Charlene MacriAssistant Coach

DiAndra DiBaccoAssistant Coach

JohnPinkertonentershis16thsea-sonasanassistantcoachwiththeWestminstersoftballteamin2013.

Pinkerton,thefatherofformer

Titanstandoutpitcher/outfielderBethanyPinkerton,isinvolvedinallaspectsoftheWestminstersoftballprogramandservesasfirstbasecoachandtheteam’spitch-ingcoach.Healsoconductspitchingclin-icsthroughoutthePittsburgharea.

PinkertonisemployedfulltimeasasupervisoratArmstrongSteelandresidesinDarlington.

John PinkertonAssistant Coach

The PAC

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Coaching StaffFoundedin1955,

thePresidents’AthleticConfer-encecontinues

itsmissionofpromotingintercollegiateathlet-icsandthepursuitofacademicexcellence.Consistingof10selectprivateinstitutionsinPennsylvania,WestVir-ginia,andKentucky,thePACremainsauniqueorganizationinthisdayofhighpressureintercol-legiateathletics.Withacademicsatthecenterofeachmember’sphi-losophy,thePACisbuiltontheprinciplethatanathleticprogramisapartofcollegelife,butnotanentityinitself.ThePACannuallycrownschampi-onsin19sports(10men,ninewomen).

Titans in the PACSince 2002-03

•35TeamChampionships

•9All-SportsTrophies

•6TeamSportsmanshipAwards(since2008-09)

•20PlayeroftheYear/MostValuablePerformerAwards

•37CoachofYearAwards

•787PACAcademicHonorRollSelections(36.9persemesterwith3.6+GPAs)

On the Web...Visit pacathletics.org

The PAC

PAC Overall SaintVincent 13-5 24-16 Geneva 11-7 30-19 - PAC Champions Westminster 11-7 22-19Thiel 11-7 20-20ThomasMore 10-8 23-17Wash.&Jeff. 9-9 15-23Bethany 8-10 13-24Waynesburg 7-11 18-18GroveCity 7-11 19-21Chatham 3-15 13-23

2012 PAC Softball Standings

*PAC All-Sports Trophy Standings determined by points system awarded to schools’ order of finish in each sports standings.

2011-12 All-PAC Sports Trophy StandingsMen’s Standings*1.Wash.&Jeff.-60.52.SaintVincent-583.GroveCity-52.54. Westminster - 525.Thiel-45.56.ThomasMore-457.Waynesburg-38.58.Bethany-37.59.Geneva-25.5

Women’s Standings*1. Westminster - 722.GroveCity-61.53.SaintVincent-534.ThomasMore-50.55.Wash.&Jeff.-50.56.Bethany-467.Waynesburg-458.Geneva-439.Thiel-31.510.Chatham-14

2011-12 Men’s ChampionsBaseball - WestminsterBasketball-BethanyCrossCountry-SaintVincentFootball-ThomasMoreGolf-Wash.&Jeff.Soccer-ThomasMoreSwimming/Diving-GroveCityTennis-GroveCityTrack & Field - WestminsterWrestling-Thiel

2011-12 Women’s ChampionsBasketball-ThomasMoreCrossCountry-GroveCityGolf - WestminsterSoccer-ThomasMoreSoftball-GenevaSwimming/Diving-GroveCityTennis-GroveCityTrack & Field - Westminster Volleyball-Geneva

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National Champion Swimmers

•MyronLuthringer,1981•KristinZukowski,1991•DrewDugan,1994•DaveGesacion,2000

Academic All-Americans• 9football• 3track&field• 2men’sbasketball• 2women’ssoccer• 2softball• 2swimming&diving• 2men’stennis• 1baseball• 1women’sbasketball• 1men’ssoccer

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All-Americans• 47swimming&diving• 42football• 15men’sbasketball• 3baseball• 4track&field• 1volleyball

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Titans in the College Football Hall of Fame•HaroldBurry,Coach• JoeFusco,Coach•HaroldDavis,QB• LarryPugh,G/LB

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Titan Tradition Titan TraditionWestminsterCollegehas

aproudathleticsheri-tagethatissteepedwith

atraditionofwinning.AlthoughtheCollegewasfoundedin1852,varsityathleticsatWestminsterdidnotbecomeprevalentuntil1884.Beginningin1926,thesportsteamsatWestminsterbecameknownasthe“Titans,”afterasportswriterforthestudentnews-paper,The Holcad,nicknamedtheresurgentbasketballteamthe“ToweringTitans”becauseofyounger,tallermenthatmadeupthestartinglineup.TheathleticsprogramatWestminsterbecamebestknownforthesuccessofitsfootballandmen’sbasketballteams.TheTitanfootballteamwonsixNAIANationalChampionshipsfrom1970-94and71%(398-157-10)ofitsgamessince1952.Themen’sbasketballteam,honoredbytheAssociated Pressasthenation’stopsmallcollegeteamin1962,wastheall-timewinningestNAIAteambeforeWestmin-sterjoinedtheNCAAin1998.

The Original “Towering Titans” of 1926-27

Lefttoright:Kristin Zukowski,the1991NAIAchampioninthe100-yardbutterfly;Phil Rice,Westminster’sfirst-everAll-Americanin1932;Harold Davis,aCollegeFootballHallofFamein-

ducteein2004whowasthefootballteam’sonlythree-time,first-teamAll-Americanfrom1954-56.

NationalChampionSwimmers

•MyronLuthringer,1981•KristinZukowski,1991•DrewDugan,1994

•DaveGesacion,2000

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(since 2002-03)

424

PAC Team Championships

•5women’ssoccer•4men’sswimming•4women’sswimming•4women’strack&field•3men’sgolf•3men’ssoccer•3volleyball•2baseball•2men’strack&field•2women’sgolf•1men’sbasketball•1women’sbasketball•1softball

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PAC All-Sports Trophies• 7forwomen’ssports• 2formen’ssports

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Appearances by teams in NCAA Championships•6women’sswimming•5women’ssoccer•5men’sswimming•3men’ssoccer•2women’sbasketball•3men’strack&field•3women’strack&field•2volleyball•1baseball•1men’sbasketball•1men’sgolf•1men’ssoccer

Titan Tradition Titan Tradition

2008 Men’s Soccer

2005 Women’s Soccer

Nine-time All-American Swimmer Caitlin Lehberger ’12

Inthe2011-12academicyeartherewere424varsityathletesatWestminster,including45multi-sportathletes.Thereare

currently20varsitysportsteamsatWestminsterthatcompeteinPresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)andNCAADivisionIII.Inthelasteightyears,11Westmin-sterteamshaveeitherqualifiedfortheNCAATournamentorsentathletestotheNCAAChampion-shipmeet.WestminsterjoinedtheNCAADivisionIIIandthePACin2000-01andbecameeligibleforchampionshipsandawardsin2002-03.

Two-time All-American Ryan Bell ’12

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In this wide-angle view of Westminster’s athletics facilities, you can see, from left to right, the field house, natatorium, football stadium and track, and the baseball field in the foreground. The softball field and starting line for the cross country course is located slightly to the left of this view and the tennis courts and soccer fields are located just to the right of this view.

Memorial Field House•EightLockerRooms•HospitalityRoom•“Smart”Classrooms•LargeLobbyArea•FitnessCenter•TrainingRoom

Buzz Ridl Gymnasium•TwoFull-SizedCourts•AuxillaryGym•Seatingfor2,300

Natatorium•45’x75’SwimmingArea•Six7-footLanes• BalconySeatingfor300

Old 77•HistoricHomeofTitan

BasketballUntil1951•Renovatedin2003•PracticeGymnasium•IndoorRunningTrack•FitnessCenter•DanceStudio

Harold Burry Stadium•Renovatedin2008,’01•All-WeatherTrack•FieldTurf,Lighting•Seatingfor3,000•Two-LevelPressBox•Plaza,ConcessionArea

Amenities

Athletics Facilities

Westminsterstudent-athletesenjoyaccesstooutstand-ingathleticsfacilitieson

campus.Withtheexceptionofthegolfteams,alloftheTitanscompeteandpracticeoncampusinonecentralizedlocation.EachteamhasaccesstoitsownlockerroomintheMemorialFieldHouse,whichisalsoashortwalkingdistancetoallvenues.

Softball FieldThe Westminster softball field is located in the heart of campus directly next to the Memorial Field House. A new backstop was added in 2004 and new dugouts were added in 2006.

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Athletics Facilities Athletics FacilitiesFitness Center Amenities•Twofitnesscentersoncampus:oneinMemorialField

HouseandtheMargeWalkerCenterinOld77

•TwospaciousroomsinFieldHousefitnesscenterforfreeweights(topleft)andmachines(middleright)

•SixLegendFitnessMulti-PurposeStationsallowinglargerteamstorotatequicklythroughworkouts

•$30,000equipmentupgradecompletedfor2010

•MargeWalkerCenter(middleleft)includesStairmasters,treadmills,rowers,bikes,ellipticalmachines,andArcTrainers

•Accommodatinghours:openmostdaysaslateas9:30p.m.andasearlyas6:30a.m.

Training Room AmenitiesWestminstervarsityathleteshaveaccesstocareandfacilitiesthatrivalthoseofmuchlargerinstitutions.

•Fourfull-timeATC-certifiedathletictrainersonstaff,includingHeadAthleticTrainerShaun Toomey,whojoinedWestminsterin1987afterworkingfortheBuffaloBillsandCentralMichiganUniversity

•Collegealsohastwoteamphysicians,anorthopae-dicandorthopaedicsurgicalconsultant

•Varsityathleteshaveaccesstotrainingroomandsupervisedcaredailyfrom9a.m.untilallpracticesandcompetitionarecompleted

•Therapeuticlaser,electricalmusclestimulationandultrasoundmodalities

•Twowhirlpool/coldimmersiontanks• Impactconcussionassessmentcomputersoftware•Formoreinformationclickonthe“SportsMedicine”

linkonlineatwestminster.edu/athletics.

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• Westminster is small by choice. Undergraduate enrollment:1,470(41%men,59%women)

• The demand for a Westminster education has never been higher. Applications:Westminsterreceivednearly4,000applicationsforadmissionfortheclassof2015.Theprospectivestudentshad3.5highschoolgradepointaverageandanearly1100SAT(about100pointsabovethenationalaverage).

• Westminster students receive personal attention they deserve. 12:1 Student to Faculty ratio:104full-timefacultyfocusoneducatingstudents(90%offacultyhavedoctorateorequivalent).That’soneofthereasonsWestminsterisanationalleaderingraduationrateperformance.

• Great teaching combined with great learning leads to endless opportunities. Majors:Westminsterstudentscanchoosefrom42majorsand10pre-professionalprograms.Doublemajors,minorsandindividualinterdisciplinaryprogramsarealsopossible.

• Westminster graduates are in demand. Placement Rate:TheWestminsterCareerCenterworkswithstudentsduringtheirfouryearsoncampusandhelpsWestminstergraduatesembarkonsatisfyingcareers.Theliberalartspreparestudentsforlife…anotherreasonwhy96%ofWestminstergraduatesareemployedorattendinggraduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation.

• Westminster for life. Alumni:Over18,000WestminsteralumniprovideaTitannetworkofsupportthroughouttheworld.WelcometotheWestminsterfamily.

About Westminster College …Foundedin1852andrelatedtothePresbyterian

Church(U.S.A.),WestminsterCollegeranksfirstinthenationas“BestCollegeforWomeninScience,Technology,EngineeringandMath,”accordingtoForbes.com.Westminsterisatoptierliberalartscollege,anationalleaderingraduationrateperformance,anda“GreatSchool,GreatPrice,”accordingtoU.S. News Best Collegesguide.Westminsterranked38thamongliberalartscolleges,accordingtotheWashington Monthly College Guide,andisoneofthemostaffordablenationalliberalartscollegesinPennsylvania.Westminsterisalsohonoredasoneof“TheBest376Colleges”byThe Princeton Review,andisnamedtothePresident’sHonorRollforexcellenceinservicelearning.Nearly1,600undergraduateandgraduatestudents

benefitfromindividualizedattentionfromdedicatedfacultywhilechoosingfrom42majorsandnearly100organizationsontheNewWilmington,Pa.,campus.

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Westminster CollegeContacttheAdmissionsOfficetolearnmoreaboutoneof the nation’s best liberal arts colleges.• website:www.westminster.edu

• email:admis@westminster.edu

• phone:1-800-942-8033

• Location:NewWilmington,Pennsylvania,60milesnorthofPittsburgh,90milessouthofErie,90milessoutheastofCleveland

• Undergraduate Enrollment:1,470(41%men,59%women)

• Financial Aid: 98%ofstudentsreceivefinancialaid.Aidawardedincludesscholarships,grants,low-interestloans,andstudentemployment

• Cost: Totalcostfortuitionandfees-$30,310;roomandboard-$9,200

• Student-Faculty Ratio:12:1;90%offacultyhavetheirdoctorateorterminaldegreeintheirfield

• Class Size: 18-20

• Placement Rate:96%ofWestminster’salumniareemployedorattendinggraduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation

• Accounting• Biochemistry• Biology• Broadcast&DigitalCommunications

(SportsBroadcasting)• BusinessAdministration(Finance,

HumanResourcesManagement,InternationalBusiness,Marketing)

• Chemistry(ForensicScience)• ChristianEducation• CommunicationStudies• ComputerInformationSystems • ComputerScience• CriminalJusticeStudies• EarlyChildhoodEducation/

SpecialEducation+• Economics• English• EnvironmentalScience*• FinancialEconomics*• FineArt• French• History • HumanResources,Psychology*• InterculturalStudies*• InternationalBusiness*• InternationalPolitics*• Latin• Mathematics• MediaArt• MolecularBiology• Music • MusicEducation• MusicPerformance• Music,Sacred• Neuroscience*• Philosophy• Physics• PoliticalScience• Psychology• PublicRelations• QuantitativeEconomics*• Religion• Sociology(SocialPolicy)• Spanish• Theatre

• Dentistry• Engineering• EnvironmentalScience• Law• Medicine• Ministry• OccupationalTherapy• PhysicalTherapy• PhysicianAssistant• Veterinary

Westminster College at a Glance*InterdisciplinaryMajors+Certificationwithamajorinanacademicdiscipline

Programs of Study

Pre-Professional Programs

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