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Missouri Southern Athletics. Past Success, Present Challenges and Future Goals Missouri Southern State University: Board of Governors February 20, 2010. Athletics Presentation. Two Distinct Sections to this Presentation: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Missouri Southern AthleticsPast Success, Present Challenges and Future Goals
Missouri Southern State University: Board of GovernorsFebruary 20, 2010
Athletics PresentationTwo Distinct Sections to this
Presentation:◦Part 1: Short slide show on the last
year regarding some of the successes and failures
◦Part 2: What are we doing differently and more importantly, why?
Southern Athletics Year in Review
Southern Football We suffered heartbreak as
sophomore running back Renard Johnson was in a fatal car accident in January 2009 when he was traveling back home to visit his family in Oklahoma
In 2009, we went 3-7, with wins over Emporia State, Truman, and a thrilling come from behind win over then 12th Nationally ranked Missouri Western on the road
Southern Volleyball We finished 13-21 overall. Conference wins on the
road against then No. 20 Truman State and No. 20 Nebraska-Omaha
Freshman outside hitter Renee Rheinecker earned All-MIAA second team along with fellow Jnr. hitter Jeanna Feldman
The Lions said goodbye to senior, Kari Hammerbacher who finished her career with 1505 digs good for third all-time in MSSU history
Southern Men’s Cross Country Men’s cross country team
finished 11th place at the 2009 NCAA Division II Nationals
The Men won their 2nd Regional title in the last three years and their 8th MIAA cross country title in the last ten years
Tom Rutledge was named MIAA and Regional XC Coach of the Year for the 5th time
Snr. Brennan Benkert placed 24th earned All-American honors while he and Dustin Dixon, Josh Mathis, Aki Nummela and Jarkko Jarvenpaa were all named All-Region
Southern Women’s Cross Country The Lions women never lost to a
Division II opponent throughout the season until Nationals
The WXC set MIAA and NCAA Regional records for lowest point total with 18 points in each event
The Lions women completed the season with their 4th straight MIAA title, 3rd straight NCAA Division II Regional title and placed 3rd in at NCAA National meet
Four women were named All-American: jnr. Ashley Siler (3rd), snr. Kimi Shank (4th), snr. Courtney Waltbillig (20th) and snr. Ashley Bunch (25th)
Shank and head coach Patty Vavra picked up regional athlete and coach of the year awards
Vavra earned her 5th MIAA Cross Country Coach of the Year award
Southern Women’s Soccer Senior forward Stephanie
Heines led the Lions with 4 goals on the season and one assist to earning honorable mention All-MIAA honors.
She was joined on the honorable mention team by fellow senior midfielder Jentri White and sophomore midfielder Michelle Dimza.
Sophomore defender Audrey Copenhaver earned a second team nod
Randi Russell, a sophomore Joplin native, took over as the Lions’ keeper this season and tallied 118 saves
Southern Men’s SoccerIn January 2009, it was
announced that MSSU would discontinue men’s soccer as a varsity sport.
Two weeks later, more heartbreak hit as Jon Hansen collapsed and died during an intramural basketball game after an apparent heart attack.
Southern Men’s Basketball Last Season saw Coach
Corn win his 300th career game and earn his 16th (11th straight) trip to the MIAA Tournament.
In 2009 garnered its second-straight freshman of the year as Jason Adams joined Skyler Bowlin in giving the Lions back-to-back awards
This year, 15-9 overall and 9-8 in the MIAA where we have already clinched a playoff bid to the MIAA tourney in Kansas City
Southern Women’s Basketball Last year:
◦ Went to our eighth straight winning season with a 19-10 overall mark
◦ Maryann Mitts became the all-time winningest coach in Lions history, passing Jim Phillips
◦ Advanced the MIAA Tournament as the fifth seed and defeated the fourth seed Central Missouri
◦ Senior Danielle DeVader became the Lions' all-time leader in three pointers with 196
Currently are 13-11, and 7-10 in the league. They are a two games out of third place
Southern Men’s and Women’s Track and Field
Senior Phillip Horn was third in the indoor heptathlon
In the outdoor campaign, Horn earned All-American honors in two events (Decathlon and 100m Hurdles).
Currently we have 11 student-athletes on the qualification list for the National Indoor Championship in March
Southern Women’s Track and FieldWomen's indoor track
teams had two All-Americans in 2009
Outdoor track and field teams produced six All-Americans, including Junior’s Emilie Mieseler, Ciara Lipsey and Kimi Shank.
Senior Kara Eckard was sixth in the steeplechase
Currently we have 12 student-athletes on the qualification list for the National Indoor Championship in March
Southern SoftballSouthern had four
players named honorable mention All-MIAA in junior Whitney Clute, sophomore Megan Roark and freshmen Brooke Hurley and Breanna Volkmann
Clute broke two Southern single-game where the junior had three home runs, seven RBIs and 14 total bases
Southern Women‘s Tennis
In April, Southern announced that due to budget cuts, the tennis program was being discontinued as a varsity sport
Southern Baseball Had their first winning season
since the 2003 season Went 35-20, the most wins
since 2001 and advanced to the four-team MIAA tournament for the first time since 2002
Jnr. pitcher CJ Maffei shutout the Central Missouri Mules twice
Eight Lions were named All-MIAA including CJ Maffei and sophomore third baseman Skyler Rawlins
Senior shortstop/pitcher Justin Beal was drafted by Philadelphia Phillies in the 28th round of the MLB Draft
Southern Golf Southern finished third in
the 2009 MIAA Tourney and third overall in the conference
All-MIAA performances from junior David Eddy and freshman Andy Hogenmiller and Taylor Griffith
The Lions qualified for their seventh straight NCAA regional Tournament
This year’s team won the North Alabama Invitational in October
Academic Report for Missouri Southern AthleticsSpring 2009
overall GPA all-athletes = 2.987
Fall 2009 overall GPA all-athletes = 3.07
Women’s Track had the highest GPA of any women's track team in the country @ 3.52
Southernfest ‘09Inaugural Lion Pride
Dinner/Auction @ Downstream in conjunction with the Rod Smith Green & Gold Golf Classic
Our biggest fundraiser to date, generating nearly $40,000!
An event to be proud of with over 300 attendees
We started the process again in January of 2010!
Cancer Awareness, Strike Out Cancer and “Coaches vs. Cancer” Events
Women’s Basketball: in conjunction with Freeman Hospital, St. John’s Hospital, The American Cancer Society, Hope 4 You Breast Cancer Foundation, Zeta Tau Alpha – MSSU; Raised over $18,000 over the last three years
Women’s Softball: “Strike Out” Cancer- raised $400
Men’s Basketball: “Coaches versus Cancer” Awareness promotion
Rod Smith was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame-class of 2009
His class will includes Troy Aikman, Thurman Thomas, Randall McDaniel, Wilber Marshall and Lou Holtz
Rod’s hard work and dedication allowed him to have a career including two Super Bowl rings and more than 11,000 yards
Smith retired before the 2008 season as the most productive undrafted receiver in NFL history
College Football Hall of Fame
Track and Field Hall of Fame Former track and field National
Champion Tongula (Givens) Steddum was inducted into the US Track & Field &Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Steddum, a graduate of the social sciences program, will be the first athlete from MSSU to earn the coaches association's highest honor
A 14-time All-American, Steddum is the school record holder in the outdoor triple jump (42-05.50), the indoor triple jump (40-07.00) as well as the outdoor long jump (20-00.50) and the indoor long jump (19-00.75)
The 2009 MSSU Hall of Fame Inductees
Stephen CraneBaseball (1995-1998)
Jennifer JimersonSoftball (1995-98)
Sonia (Blacketer) EudyCross Country/Track and Field (1995-99)
Cedric FlorenceFootball (1991-94)
Marvin (Red) O'DellBaseball (1976-79)
Sallie Beard Retired from MSSUBeard, in her 37th year at
her alma mater, retired after her seventh as Missouri Southern's athletics director.
For 25 years prior to the 2001-02 academic year, Beard helped lead the growth and development of Missouri Southern's women's athletics program, as she served as MSSU's first and only women's athletics director
The Present for Southern Athletics
Student- Athletes in the Community
Special Olympics (Track and Field)
Special Olympics (Bowling) Community Blood Drive Breast Cancer Awareness
Night Adopt-a-Street Program MIAA Canned Food Drive River Clean-Up Charity Prom Event Free Fall Basketball Clinic JACS Basketball Clinic Salvation Army Clothing Drive FCA/Boys' and Girls' Club
Christmas Party MIAA Basketball Tournament -
Operation Breakthrough (2008) Harvester's (2009)
Lafayette House - (Battered Women and Children)
The Fall of 2009 we have
departmentally already amassed
more than 1,730 documented
hours of community service by our
student-athletes & staff
Academic Numbers Fall ’09# OF GPA Fall
STUDENT Fall 2009SPORT ATHLETES 2009 Cum. GPA 4.0's
Baseball 41 2.857 3.034 1
Cheer/Dance 392.957 3.138
5Men's
Basketball 152.449 2.453
0
Golf 143.044 3.147
0
Men's CC/TF 442.630 2.829
4
Softball 232.905 3.087
2
Trainers 112.813 3.045
0
Volleyball 153.442 3.561
2Women's Basketball 15
2.959 2.8781
Women's Soccer 20 3.36 3.47 8
Women's CC/TF 34
3.373 3.4688
Football 1282.578 2.715
7
399 2.95 3.07 38
Academic Numbers in degree programs
Name of Degree Total # of SA's % of SA'sCommunication, Journalism 9 2.5%
Computer & Information Sciences 2 0.6%
Education 64 17.7%Engineering Tech& Engineering Related
Fields 10 3.0%Foreign Languages, Literatures, and
Linguistics 2 0.6%
English & Literature/Letters 1 0.3%Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies &
Humanities 6 1.7%
Biological Sciences & Biomedical Sciences 37 10.2%
Mathematics 1 0.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0.3%
Parks, Rec & Leisure Studies 43 11.9%
Physical Sciences 1 0.3%
Science Technologies 2 0.6%
Psychology 11 3.0%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services 36 10.0%
Visual and Performing Arts 5 1.4%
Health Professions & Related Programs 24 6.6%Business, Management, Marketing &
Related Support Services 65 18.0%
Undeclared 43 11.9%
Academic Award Numbers
In 2009:◦ 19 Academic
National Scholar Athlete Selections
◦ 88 MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selections
◦ This equates to a quarter of our student-athletes!
Secondary Violations• One Level I violations reported• Four Level II violations reported
Waivers Filed• One progress toward degree waiver approved• One medical absence waiver approved• One legislative relief waiver denied
Associations• Conference Level– Legislation & Handbook
committee member, Finance Committee member• National Level– DII EC Advisory Group member,
former DII Men’s & Women’s Tennis Committee vice-chair, NAAC member
MSSU Compliance Facts 2009-2010
Participation Numbers for our student-athletes
Sport # Participants*
Baseball 41
Football 125
Men's Basketball 16
Men's XC/Track & Field 47
Men's Golf 15
Women's Basketball 16
Women's XC/Track & Field 35
Women's Soccer 22
Softball 25
Volleyball 18
Total 360
*Unduplicated count
Camps and Clinics The camps/clinics were for
the sport areas of:◦ Baseball ◦ Softball Team and Summer Sk
ills Camp
◦ Volleyball ◦ Soccer ◦ Girls Basketball ◦ Boys Basketball ◦ Football ◦ Children's Lifetime Sports Aca
demy
These camps this year brought over 1,400 young people to MSSU
Many of the camps serve as revenue generation for the university
The Future of MSSU Athletics
What do we need to become more successful?
The summation of our needs… Undermanned but not defeated!
The top three consistent priorities for our departments was:◦ Scholarships◦ Operating Budgets◦ Facilities
Scholarships- increase endowments and one time gifts expressly for athletic scholarships to decrease reliance on state funding
Operating budgets-Find alternative resources to meet our basic operating needs (equipment, travel, recruiting, etc.)
Facilities- Upgrade current facilities. This requires support from many different entities
What’s the bottom line? $$$$$$Our state-funded operating budgets fall
short of meeting our basic operational needs with no increases in sight. We have to fund our own success.
What are we doing to address these issues and goals?
Revamp the Lionbacker Booster Club
Focus on fundraising and “friendraising” efforts
RFP for ApparelCorporate sponsorshipsEmphasis on
enrollmentNew website launched;
mssulions.com
New Lionbacker Booster Club Model
The “Tiered Giving” model with tiered benefits is the most commonly used in collegiate athletics
The “Season Ticket” model is very rare
You CONTRIBUTE to be a member of the Booster Club and determine which benefits you would like based on your GIVING LEVEL
You purchase your season tickets based on your interest in particular sports
The Lionbacker Annual CampaignWe will break into teams
to compete for the areas of most renewals, most new members, and most dollar amount.
The Campaign starts on May 13 with a KICK-OFF Party. The first Reporting Session is May 27. The Victory Party is June 3rd.
Our goal is to increase the number of members and the dollars generated per member.
Is $60,000 possible? Yes.
Fundraising Efforts- Increased Endowments Athletics had 6 endowments prior to the start of this academic year. Two additional endowments were created this Fall Two more should be in place by the end of this month THE KEY FOR US WAS TO NOT BE AFRAID TO CRASH AND BURN,
EVERYBODY WILL WALK AWAY FROM THE “ASK” We are being proactive in the face of imminent cuts!
Increased Focus on Fundraising Events
SouthernFest ’10. Last year, $40K, this year’s goal $75,000
Lions & Lures. Inaugural event. Goal: $7,500
Other events are “friendraisers” that can become fundraisers: Football Alumni Golf Tourney, Athletic Alumni Reunion, Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies, Out-of-town visits, team reunions, etc.
Fundraising Efforts Athletics had $172,000 in deposits into the Foundation for the
calendar year of 2009 We are looking to increase that amount to $272,000 for the
calendar year of 2010
RFP for Apparel: It can be a rather intimidating venture!
Starting this month with the intent of:◦ Combining buying
power◦ Economy of Scale◦ Reducing Expenses◦ Creating incentive
based pricing◦ More consistence
appearance
Corporate Sponsorship Focus We increased our
corporate sponsor dollars last year to this year by $20,000
We are looking at increasing them this upcoming year by the same amount
Focus on using your corporate sponsors!
Driving Enrollment Due to the budget cuts
two varsity sports were eliminated.
To offset lost enrollment our athletic programs were asked to increase roster sizes (through recruiting)
Football, Men’s Track, Golf and Baseball bore the brunt of this
No budget increases to accommodate increased roster sizes
New Athletic Website was launched mid-January by Presto Sports
• Is able to provide more video and audio functions
• Allows for easier updating (less time consuming)
• Creates more diverse and varied tabs to better service the needs of sports, fundraising, marketing, etc…
• Allows for advertisements and revenue generation but in a nice clean and pleasing way
• http://www.mssulions.com
Other Departmental ChangesRestructure the
Athletic Department
Increase Communication
Staff Evaluations and Priority needs are reviewed annually
Reinstate the Academic Success Traveling Trophy
Restructure the Athletics Department
Originally had 18 direct reports to AD
Adjusted structure to include “Sport Supervisors”
Benefits of this design allow for more individual attention, improved cooperation and better efficiency
Increased Communication Have subcommittees
that are Adhoc as necessary; these have included Storage, Student-Athlete Code of Conduct, Housing, etc.
Standing Subcommittees such as Facility Coordination, F.U.N., SAAC, etc.
Consistent updates thru complete agendas◦ Weekly Admin. Staff◦ Monthly Head Coaches◦ Monthly All Staff◦ S-A once per semester
Reinstate the Academic Success Traveling Trophy
Highest Male and Female Sport Team each get the traveling trophy based on team GPA
Is awarded at a sporting event where fans, family and friends are able to the appreciate the experience
Have acquired a donor to create an endowment to fund this project for next year and beyond
What are the areas that we will use to evaluate our success for this academic year?
Community Service
AcademicsFiscal
ResponsibilityBooster-Alumni
RelationsCompetitivenessStudent-Athlete
WellbeingCompliance
Food for thoughtWe have drawn over
42,000 to our campus for football and basketball games alone this year. This is an average of 2,000 people per event
Local media coverage is on a near daily basis and helps create “top of the mind awareness” and a familiarity in the community
Walking billboards◦ Walmart, Academy,
Lids, Gametec, etc.◦ SMA royalties
Thanks for your time!
Any Questions?Please contact the
MSSU Athletic Department:
3950 East Newman Road
Joplin, Missouri, 64801-1595
O: 417-625-9574Bruggeman-