2015-16 USC AIKEN ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents ...... 1 Introduction...... 2 Athletic Program Overview...... 3 Athletic Highlights/25 Years In The Peach Belt Conference...... 4, 5 Peach Belt Conference Hall Of Fame...... 6 Year-In-Review...... 7 Strategic Plan...... 8, 9 Internal Overview...... 10 Peach Belt Conference Honors...... 11, 12 Regional/National Honors...... 13 Sports Sponsorship...... 14 Title IX...... 15, 16 Student-Athlete Grade Report...... 17 Fall 2015 AD Honor Roll...... 18, 19 Team GPA Comparison...... 20 Spring 2016 AD Honor Roll...... 21, 22 Team GPA Comparison...... 23 Student-Athlete Minimum GPA of 3.0 During 2015-16...... 24-26 Student-Athlete 2015-16 Degree Candidates...... 27, 28 Academic Honors...... 29 2015-16 Team Reviews...... 30-34 Commissioner’s Cup Standings...... 35 Drug Testing...... 36 Drug Testing - Summary Report...... 37 Staff Honors/Committees & Community Relations...... 38-40 Professional Memberships...... 41 Staff Directory...... 42

1 INTRODUCTION

How does the Athletic Department support the USC Aiken • Athletic department recruitment practices enhance the mission? international and non-South Carolina student base on campus. This provides opportunities for greater diversity and • Participation in athletics promotes active learning multicultural experiences; experiences for the student-athletes through practice and game experiences; • Athletics has strong community ties which leads to increased publicity for the University through the various media outlets; • Athletics challenges the student-athletes to acquire and develop the skills, knowledge, and values necessary for • Athletics by nature creates an “esprit de corps” with the success by teaching teamwork, honesty, dedication, and goal- community and provides a sense of pride when programs are setting; successful. An example of this would be the increased fan base seen in many of our programs including basketball and • Student-athletes are given the framework of how to build and baseball; maintain a healthy body through exercise, stretching, weight lifting, and cardiovascular routines; • Staff members and student-athletes give back to the community by participating in community service projects such • Practice and game opportunities provide the student- as Adopt-A-Parkway programs, reading to the Boys and Girls athletes with opportunities to maximize individual and team Club members, speaking to various elementary and middle achievement; school groups, and speaking when requested at civic groups and other functions; • Practice and game opportunities challenge the student- athletes to think critically and creatively, to communicate with • Athletics also interacts with the community through others, and learn when challenged competitively; promotions and fund raising initiatives. Examples include the Pacer Club, Polo Tournament, golf tournaments, sports • NCAA, Peach Belt Conference, and athletic department auctions, endowed scholarships, baseball rodeos and bull rules and regulations stress honesty, integrity, and responsible riding, etc. citizenship;

2 ATHLETICS OVERVIEW

ATHLETIC PROGRAM TYLER’S TIRE & AUTO CENTER USC AIKEN OVERVIEW ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK USCA Department of Athletics Mission Statement - The Sept. 7 Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball USC Aiken Department of Athletics is a member of the Sept. 14 Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Student Life and Services Division. As an integral part Sept. 21 Hubert Tisserand, Golf of the total educational process and the development of Sept. 28 Monica Cardona, Volleyball students, athletics fosters pride in the University among the Oct. 5 Bethany Fordham, Cross Country students, faculty/staff, alumni, and friends. It also builds Oct. 12 Katie Toman, Volleyball support for the institution throughout the community, region, Oct. 19 Emily May, Women’s Soccer state, and nation. Oct. 26 Taylor Stratton, Volleyball Nov. 2 Andre Simmond, Men’s Soccer Athletics attempts to support the total University community Nov. 9 Katie Toman, Volleyball by recruiting and retaining quality full-time student- Nov. 16 Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball athletes; by enhancing the visibility and positive image Nov. 23 Keith Belfield, Men’s Basketball of the University through the various media sources; by Nov. 30 Arbry Butler, Men’s Basketball creating an “esprit de corps” among our supporters; and by Dec. 7 Gavin Stephenson, Men’s Basketball providing another fund raising entity. Dec. 14 Kassy Johannsen, Women’s Basketball Dec. 21 Kassy Johannsen, Women’s Basketball Department of Athletics Objectives and Long Range Goals Jan. 4 Stephanie Ball, Women’s Basketball • To recruit student-athletes who possess the ability to Jan. 11 Keith Belfield, Men’s Basketball achieve academic success with the ultimate objective to Jan. 17 Rachelle Aupont, Women’s Basketball graduate each and every student-athlete. Jan. 24 Andrew Glover, Men’s Basketball • To build and sustain quality and competitive programs in Jan. 31 Tavares Sledge, Men’s Basketball all sports offered. Feb. 7 Tavares Sledge, Men’s Basketball • To fundraise and help support all athletic programs at Feb. 14 Mariah Durian, Women’s Basketball USCA. Feb. 21 Erik Davis, Baseball • To adhere to the letter and spirit of the rules and Feb. 28 Johnson Holliday, Golf regulations set forth by the National Collegiate Athletic March 6 Nick Yobbi, Baseball Association (NCAA), the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) and March 13 Taylor Morgan, Softball USC Aiken. March 20 Nadine Tusiama, Women’s Tennis • To create an environment that encourages gender equity March 27 Taylor Morgan, Softball and diversity. Apr. 4 Mitchell Price, Baseball • To assist in maintaining the physical, emotional, and Apr. 11 Ettore Damiani, Men’s Tennis social welfare of all USCA student-athletes. Apr. 18 Erik Davis, Baseball • To maintain a quality staff that support and uphold Apr. 25 Magan Jean Thrower, Softball the principles of sportsmanship, ethical conduct, and May 2 James Lynch, Baseball amateurism and at the same time are able to motivate the May 9 Joe Marlow, Baseball student-athletes in their charge. May 16 Zach Moon, Baseball • To establish and enforce standards of conduct for all May 23 Joe Marlow, Baseball student-athletes and staff which create a positive image for May 30 Chaz Pal, Baseball the Department, University, and State. • To provide entertainment and recreation for the public.

SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY USC AIKEN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Sept. 2015 Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Oct. 2015 Katie Toman, Volleyball Nov. 2015 Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Dec. 2015 Kassy Johannsen, Women’s Basketball Jan. 2016 Tavares Sledge, Men’s Basketball Feb. 2016 Ettore Damiani, Men’s Tennis March 2016 Max Schoen, Baseball April 2016 Zach Moon, Baseball May 2016 Joe Marlow, Baseball

3 ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS IN

AcademicTHE Year/Most PEACH Memorable Moment/Event BELT CONFERENCE/DIVISIONcrowns. The men’s golf team claimed the PBC Men’s GolfII 2015-16 Championship, while the Pacer men’s basketball team • Celebrated the 25th year of being in Division II/Peach claimed the PBC Men’s Basketball Tournament title. The Belt Conference. USC Aiken men’s soccer team advanced to the 2012 PBC • Golf was ranked as high as No. 3 nationally. Tournament championship game. • Baseball was ranked as high as No. 5 nationally. • The USC Aiken men’s basketball team earned a berth in • Volleyball won the PBC regular-season title and earned the program’s first-ever Elite Eight. The squad finished with its first-ever No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region. a record of 25-8. • Ashley Diedrich became the third PBC Player in history • Three Pacers garnered the prestigious PBC Elite to be named a two-time Volleyball Player of the Year. 15 award (highest GPA in sport) - Samantha Lukralle • Ashley Diedrich and Zach Moon earned All-America (volleyball), Mia Antoine (women’s basketball) and Patrick honors. Stiebinger (men’s tennis). • For the first time in school history all five spring sports • USC Aiken had 10 Pacer student-athletes garner PBC earned NCAA Tournament berths in the same year (golf, All-Tournament laurels with Re’mon Nelson chosen as the softball, baseball, men’s/women’s tennis). 2013 PBC Men’s Basketball Tournament Most Valuable • August Lindvall was the PBC Freshman of the Year. Player. 2014-15 • Two Pacers collected PBC Player of the Year honors with • Golf was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally and earned a Re’mon Nelson the Player of the Year in men’s basketball berth to the Match-Play National Quarterfinals. and Matt Atkins the Player of the Year in men’s golf. Ashley • Volleyball earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament after Diedrich was the PBC Volleyball Freshman of the Year, finishing second in the PBC. while Sean Miller was selected the Freshman of the Year in • Men’s Soccer earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament baseball. after posting a program-best 14 wins. • The athletic department also had three Outstanding • Hannah Allison was named the NSCAA National Player Students of the Year- Outstanding Student of Biology – of the Week, marking just the second time that any PBC Brandy Bossle; Outstanding Student of Political Science women’s soccer player had earned the honor. – Jackson Reynolds; and Outstanding Student of Marketing • Ashley Diedrich was named the PBC Player of the Year – Nicole DeVries. and Daktronics Player of the Year while being named a • Three Pacer coaches claimed league Coach of the Daktronics honorable mention All-American. Year honors- Vince Alexander (men’s basketball), Kenny • Brandon Robinson-Thompson was named the PBC Thomas (baseball) and Michael Carlisle (men’s golf). Golfer of the Year and he earned All-American honors. 2011-2012 • Jordan Misiri, Emry Tsitouris and Axel Östensson were • Women’s Basketball reaches NCAA Regional semifinals. named PBC Freshmen of the Year. • Women’s Basketball tied the school record with 27 wins. • Ike Ofoje was named the PBC Coach of the Year. • Men’s Basketball advances to NCAA Tournament. • Andrew Ward was named the PBC Elite 15 award winner. • Golf places seventh at NCAA National Championship. 2013-14 2010-2011 • Men’s Basketball established 21 school records and eight • Women’s Basketball sets school record for wins, PBC records while advancing to the school’s first-ever Final advances to the NCAA Regional Semi-Finals and gives Four. Clayton State, D-II National Champions, their only loss of • Men’s Basketball and Golf claimed PBC Championships. the year. • Four baseball players were drafted by MLB. • Tisha England was named to the All-Time NAIA District • India Kornegay became the first player in Division II Six Women’s Basketball Team. history to strike out every batter while throwing a perfect • Mike Carlisle inducted into the Golf Coaches Association game. of America Hall of Fame. • Inducted Scott Brown, Dane Burkhart, Mandy Gerolstein, 2009-2010 Gary Gilmore and Dawn Weeks Lybrand into the Athletics • Men’s Basketball wins Peach Belt Conference Hall of Fame. Tournament Championship. 2012-13 • USC Aiken has 2nd Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. • USCA finished fourth in the Peach Belt Conference 2008-2009 Commissioner’s Cup. The fourth-place finish is the • Seven of USC Aiken’s 11 intercollegiate teams advanced second straight for the Pacers and the second-best PBC to NCAA region play. Commissioner’s Cup finish ever as USCA finished third in the 2007-08 season (when there were 11 PBC members). • USC Aiken’s Peach Belt Conference athletic campaign was a strong one with men’s basketball and baseball teams claiming Peach Belt Conference regular-season 4 ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS IN

2007-2008THE PEACH BELT CONFERENCE/DIVISION1997-1998 II • Jeff Goff wins medalist honors at the D-II National Golf • Roxanna Rivera (#2) and Kim Merrill (#10) had their Championships. Volleyball jerseys retired. • USC Aiken has 1st Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. • Men’s Basketball advanced to the NCAA Region • Volleyball goes undefeated in the Peach Belt Conference. Tournament for the first time ever under first-year Head • Mandy Gerolstein was named NCAA Academic All- Coach Mike Roberts. District for the third year in a row. 1996-1997 • Chad Jacobsen was named the Daktronics D-II National • Men’s Tennis Team, under the direction of Dendell Player of the Year in Baseball. Lawrence, participated in the NCAA Region Tournament for 2006-2007 the first time ever. • Final games in Student Activities Center Courthouse 1995-1996 gym. • Women’s Tennis started in 1996. • Convocation Center opens. • Volleyball won the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. 2005-2006 1994-1995 • Golf wins third NCAA National Championship. • Golf won its first Peach Belt Conference Championships • Head Coach Mike Carlisle named National Golf Coach of under Head Coach Mike Carlisle. the Year for the third straight year. • USC Aiken hosted the NCAA National Golf Tournament at 2004-2005 Cedar Creek and finished second. • Golf wins 2nd NCAA National Championship. Dane 1993-1994 Burkhart wins National Medalist honors. • Adam Riggs was named the Peach Belt Conference 2003-2004 Baseball Player of the Year. • Golf wins USCA’s first NCAA National Championship. • Jamie Stanley was named the NCAA D-II National • Roberto Hernandez Baseball Stadium opens. Freshman of the Year in Golf. 2002-2003 • Ed Reevey was the Peach Belt Conference Scholar- • Amy Long (Volleyball), Jayme Durand (Softball) and Athlete of the Year. Dane Burkhart (Golf) were named Peach Belt Conference 1992-1993 Freshmen of the Year. • Baseball was ranked Number One in the country. They 2001-2002 hosted and won the Southeast Region Tournament and • Women’s Basketball competed in its first NCAA Region advanced to the World Series. Tournament. • Head Baseball Coach Gary Gilmore was named the • Golf won the Southeast Super Region. NCAA ABCA National Coach of the Year. 2000-2001 • Men’s Basketball won the Peach Belt Conference • Eight of nine team sports had winning records. Tournament under the guidance of Coach Larry Epperly. • Women’s Basketball won North Division of the Peach 1991-1992 Belt Conference. • Baseball won the Peach Belt Conference Tournament 1999-2000 and had the school’s first NCAA Region Baseball • Jami Cornwell was the Peach Belt Conference Freshman Tournament appearance. of the Year in Women’s Basketball and Softball. • Volleyball won the Peach Belt Conference Championship 1998-1999 for the first time. • Golf finished 2nd in the NCAA National Tournament for 1990-1991 the third time in the 1990’s. • Women’s Basketball captured their first Peach Belt • Under Head Coach Ike Ofoje, the Women’s Soccer Team Conference Championship with Tisha England being improved from a 1-14-2 record in 1997 to an 11-5 record in named Player of the Year. 1998. • USC Aiken becomes a charter member in the Peach Belt Conference.

5 PBC HALL OF FAME

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Dr. Robert Alexander, Dane Burkhart, He set a school record with a 71.74 stroke average in 2004-05 which is Jami Cornwell and Mandy Gerolstein Wilkinson were inducted into the sixth on the PBC’s All-Time list. He won six total tournaments in his career, inaugural Peach Belt Conference Hall of Fame, which was revealed Tues- also tied for sixth in the PBC record book. day evening. In addition to his All-America and conference honors, he won the Jack Twenty-five members of the Hall of Fame were formally inducted on Nicklaus award in 2005 given to the DII National Player of the Year. He the 25th anniversary of the league. The class was divided into Founding also won the Arnold Palmer award given to the medalist at the DII National Fathers, Student-Athletes and Coaches and Administrators. Championships, which he won with scores of 71-68-68-72=279 (-5). He Alexander was named Chancellor of the University of South Carolina finished as the runner-up in the National Championship the following year. Aiken in 1983 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 2000. He Burkhart, who graduated with a degree in Business Administration in was at the forefront of the discussions for a new Division II athletic confer- 2006, was also selected to play on team USA against Japan in Stanford in ence in 1988 at a meeting in Greenville, S.C., and later hosted the Decem- 2005. ber 3, 1989, meeting where the foundations for the Peach Belt Conference Cornwell was a two-sport star at USC Aiken, earning numerous acco- were laid. A tireless advocate of creating a league that emphasized both lades in both softball and women’s basketball. athletic and academic success, Dr. Alexander was elected by the other Cornwell was a three-time All-Peach Belt Conference selection in soft- Presidents and Chancellors as the Chairman of the PBAC Board of Direc- ball (2001, 2002 and 2004). She was also named to the All-Tournament tors, hosted the first PBC annual meetings in Aiken and served as chair- team in the Peach Belt Conference in 2001. man and was also elected the first PBAC President. He negotiated the A shortstop, Cornwell (1999-2004) led the Pacers to two 30-win seasons contract for the hiring of the first PBAC Commissioner, Marvin Vanover. during her time with the program, leading the team in batting average in all Under Dr. Alexander’s leadership, USC Aiken, once a small branch of four of her seasons with the Pacers. the University of South Carolina, began to thrive. Enrollment doubled, and Cornwell concluded her Pacer softball career second in school history in student/faculty ratios are among the lowest within South Carolina’s state batting average, hits, on-base percentage, total bases and sacrifice hits. assisted four year public institutions. Undergraduate degree programs She concluded her career owning the Peach Belt Conference record for tripled, and several graduate programs became a part of the university. most assists with 561. She still holds the mark to this day. During his tenure as Chancellor, Dr. Alexander was a strong advocate In total, Cornwell concluded her softball career in the top five in school for Pacer athletics and was instrumental in getting the initial funding for history in 12 different categories. the Convocation Center. The following intercollegiate sports were added Cornwell was named the Peach Belt Conference Softball Freshman at USC Aiken while Chancellor: men’s soccer (1984), softball (1987), of the Year in 2000, which was the same year that she was named the women’s cross country (1989), men’s tennis (1992), women’s tennis Peach Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Year. She (1996) and women’s soccer (1997). is the only student-athlete in Pacer history to claim Freshman of the Year USC Aiken saw dramatic improvements in its infrastructure during Dr. accolades in two sports in the same year. Alexander’s tenure. Among them are the expansion of the Gregg-Granite- In addition to claiming Freshman of the Year plaudits in 2000, Cornwell, ville Library and the Etherredge Center for Fine Arts in 1986, and the Ruth a point guard, was a three-year team captain on the women’s basketball Patrick Science Education Center and the School of Nursing Building in team at USC Aiken. She helped lead the Pacers to back-to-back Peach 1999; construction of a state-of-the-art Sciences Building in 1989; the Chil- Belt Conference North Division titles (2000-01 and 2001-02) and the pro- dren’s Center and the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center in 1991; the gram’s first ever appearance in the NCAA Division II top 25. Business Education Building in 1994; the DuPont Planetarium in 1995; the A four-time All-PBC selection (2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003) in women’s natatorium in 1997; relocation of the historic Pickens-Salley House to the basketball, Cornwell was a Dodge Trucks Honorable Mention All-America USC-Aiken Campus; and acquisition of Pacer Downs student apartments. selection in 2001. She was a women’s Division II Bulletin Freshman All- In 1999, he received the Earl Kaufftman Award from the USC-Aiken American in 2000. Academy for Lifelong Learning for his commitment to providing educa- Strong in the classroom as well, Cornwell was a three-time ESPN The tional opportunities for senior citizens. The Student Personnel Association Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District choice (2001, 2002 and 2003). at the University of South Carolina awarded him the Distinguished Alum- A three-time Peach Belt Conference women’s basketball Player of the nus of the Year in 1996. In 1990, the University of South Carolina Black Week, Cornwell is one of three women’s basketball players at USC Aiken Faculty and Professional Staff Association honored him with an honorable to have their jerseys retired. She is the only softball player to have their mention award for Affirmative Action. The South Carolina Association of jersey retired. Higher Continuing Education presented him with the Outstanding Presi- Both of Cornwell’s jerseys were retired at the USC Aiken annual athletic dent’s Award in 1987. In 1985, Dr. Alexander was selected as Man of the banquet in May of 2004. Year by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce. Mandy Gerolstein (married named Wilkinson) was a dominant force in He reached the pinnacle of service to the State of South Carolina in May PBC volleyball from 2004-08. A three-time All-Conference selection, she of 2000 when he was bestowed the Order of the Palmetto, the highest was the 2007 Player of the Year and an Academic All-American. designation the governor awards to an individual. A seven-time PBC Player of the Week selection, she was named the In 2000, Dr. Alexander announced his retirement after 17 years of MVP of the 2006 PBC Tournament and helped the Pacers to back-to-back service. He was named Distinguished Chancellor Emeritus and remains a tournament championships and NCAA appearances. She led the PBC in vital and active part of the Aiken Community. He established the Pauline F. hitting percentage in 2007 at .404 and led in blocks in 2006 with 1.41 per & Joseph C. Alexander Memorial Scholarship, named for his parents, and set. At the time of her induction, she is ninth on the PBC’s all-time kills list with his wife founded the Robert & Leslie Alexander Program Endowment, with 1,455 and fifth on the all-time blocks list with 484. which provides funds to enhance programs, scholarships and learning at Wilkinson was equally impressive in the classroom. She was named the University of South Carolina Aiken. the USC Aiken Female Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year in 2004, the Burkhart was at the center of the USC Aiken golf dynasty that won three USCA Biology Student of the Year in 2008 and the 2007-08 Peach Belt straight national championships at USC Aiken from 2004 to 2006. From Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She is one of only five Aiken, S.C., he was the 2003 PBC Freshman of the Year and named the PBC volleyball players to ever be named a CoSIDA Academic All-Ameri- co-Player of the Year in 2005. A three-time All-Conference selection and can. three-time All-American, he helped the Pacers to three straight NCAA Upon graduating from USC Aiken, she attended Johns Hopkins Southeast Regional titles and three Peach Belt Conference champion- University where she received her master’s degree in biochemistry and ships. molecular biology. Her jersey was retired by USC Aiken in 2008 and she Burkhart never finished lower than seventh in any of the four Peach was inducted into the USC Aiken Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. She lives Belt Championships he played. He won the 2005 PBC Individual Medal- in North Carolina and is the mother of two girls. ist honor with rounds of 68-70-67=205 which, at the time of his induction, remains the lowest 54-hole score in PBC tournament history.

6 2015-16 YEAR IN REVIEW

2015-2016 Year In Review • Will had our fifth Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Accomplishments / Competitiveness February; • Volleyball, Cross Country, Baseball, Softball, Men’s • We put a mural on the wall outside of the athletic training Tennis, Women’s Tennis and Golf all went to NCAA Region room featuring a student-athlete from each sport, including play; cheer and dance; • Volleyball won the PBC regular-season title and earned a Challenges No. 1 seed in the region; • Lack of scholarship indexing; • Baseball reached the NCAA Region Championship game. • Low bid on transportation; Accomplishments / Student-Athletes • Field maintenance primarily with the soccer field; • Out of the 11 sports USC Aiken sponsors - we had the • Athletic training coverage for all games / practices; Volleyball PBC Player of the Year (Ashley Diedrich); Golf • Banner, PeopleSoft; had the PBC Freshman of the Year in August Lindvall; • Low operating budgets; • Zach Moon was named a D2CCA First-Team All-American • Two things that will be a challenge this coming year (or in • Zach Moon, Brian Parreira and Mitchell Price were named the future) will be the Tobacco Free Policy (enforcement) a Southeast Baseball Hitter of the Week; and possible Peach Belt Expansion. • Ashley Diedrich was named the Southeast Volleyball Player of the Year and named an All-American; Future Plans • Ashley Diedrich, Taylor Stratton, Katie Toman, Sarah • Face to Face during Freshman Orientation; Montei, Taylor Morgan, Joe Marlow, Zach Moon, Mitchell • Pacer Fandemonium will move to the first home contest; Price, Max Schoen, Hubert Tisserand and Axel Ostensson • Windham Health Partners; earned all-region honors. • Looking at bringing in another outside speaker for the Accomplishments / Academics student-athletes; • Golf won the Academic National Championship (highest • There are new NCAA eligibility and continuing eligibility GPA among any Division II golf programs); standards that go into effect Fall 2016 so we need to • Golf, Men’s Tennis and Volleyball earned team academic remind the coaches and student-athletes. honors nationally; • Thirty-seven student-athletes were named to the PBC all- academic team; • Thirty-three students earned D2 ADA academic accolades; • This was our highest yearly GPA ever 3.00. Accomplishments / Firsts • Became the first known school in Division I or II to video stream regular-season golf for the Cleveland Intercollegiate Golf Tournament at Palmetto; • First time in doing a daily feature segment with student- athletes “Three Things You Don’t Know”; Accomplishments / Other • Hosted the PBC Volleyball Championship and the NCAA Southeast Region Volleyball Tournament; • Had good Pacer Club Membership sales, reserved seat sales, two successful rodeos, a successful Palmetto Memorial Golf Tournament, Pacers and Polo event as well as a good SAAC sponsored Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night; • Because of the NCAA Institutional 5 Year Self Study- the Compliance Manual was revised; the Athletic Department Policy and Procedures Manual was updated; the Student- Athlete Handbook was revised; the Athletic Department Strategic Plan was updated; and the Athletic Department Gender Equity Plan was updated; • We updated the Roberto Hernandez Hall of Fame room at baseball; • We updated the softball facility with multiple banners featuring student-athletes; • And we have hired a new women’s basketball coach and a new assistant athletic trainer; 7 USC AIKEN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Objectives: STRATEGICObjective PLAN #2 1-Field teams that are competitive at the conference, regional and national level of NCAA D-II. (Athletic Competiveness) To recruit and enroll diverse student-athletes and provide them 2-To recruit and enroll diverse student-athletes and provide with the tools needed for academic excellence and graduation. them with the tools needed for academic excellence and graduation. (Academic Success) Goals: 3-Secure financial resources to supplement the annual • Recruit student-athletes from local, regional, national and University allocations necessary to support programs that international areas. aspire to be nationally competitive. (Budget maintenance) • Achieve and maintain a Federal Graduation Rate and NCAA 4-To assist in maintaining the physical, emotional, and social Academic Success Rate that exceeds the rates for the overall welfare of all USCA student-athletes while at the same USCA student body. time providing a safe environment for the student-athletes. • USC Aiken student athletes will succeed academically and (Student-athlete welfare) have an average team GPA that exceeds the overall USCA 5-Heighten awareness of USC Aiken athletics by creating and student body (or at least a 2.75 PGA). delivering programs, events, and services that educate and • Achieve an annual ASR of 60% or higher. engage the USC Aiken community. (Community Engagement, • Achieve and maintain a retention rate of 70% or higher. Education and Awareness) • Expand opportunities for our student-athletes and coaches to 6-Operate in compliance with all NCAA, PBC and USC Aiken share their talents with the larger community through service rules and regulations. (Rules Compliance) activities.

Objective #1 Strategies: • Expand contacts with high school and collegiate coaches to To field teams that are competitive at the conference, regional increase recruiting areas. and national level of NCAA D-II. • Enhance communication with alumni and former players. • Continue to evaluate, update and improve website and social Goals: media to enhance the athletic department’s visibility with • Participate in conference and NCAA post-season potential recruits. tournaments in all sports on a regular basis. • Continue to emphasize that teams maintain study halls and • Continue to have student-athletes recognized with assess results compared to overall team academic success. distinctions of being named All-PBC, All-Region, and All- • Continue to identify student-athletes that may need additional American. academic help and provide additional academic counseling. • Field teams that collectively finish in the top 50% of the PBC • Enhance the computer and study hall resources of the Commissioner’s Cup. University and Department to always provide up-to-date technology and an atmosphere to promote learning. Strategies: • Evaluate how practices, home games/matches, away games/ • Continue to enhance financial resources to allow coaches to matches are scheduled to assess the impact on student- recruit championship caliber student-athletes. athletes’ academic success. • Publicize worthy student-athlete accomplishments on • Reinforce quality teaching and learning as the preeminent Pacersports.com and send to conference and NCAA sites. activities of the University. • Enhance student-athlete athletic performance by providing • Institute a student-athlete mentoring program where we exceptional services in strength and conditioning, sports match up student-athletes with strong skills in subjects with medicine, and practice equipment. student-athletes that need additional help in those areas. • Continue to upgrade facilities to attract championship caliber • Publicize USCA’s free labs, tutors and other academic student-athletes and coaches. support programs to the coaches and student-athletes. • Increase staff size to mirror top conference and region • Support the efforts of USCA’s SAAC in community institutions. engagement and community service programs. • Commit to hiring coaches and staff who share the Department’s core values in responsibility, integrity, Objective #3 sportsmanship, fair play, respect, and equity. • Retain quality coaches and staff by providing compensation Secure additional financial resources to supplement the packages that are competitive with conference championship annual athletic budget. programs. • Properly publicize athletic success to present the positive Goals: image of the University and USCA Athletics. • Secure an overall budget increase that raises USCA’s Athletics expenditures in operations and scholarships to the average of the PBC. • Review the Athletics Department’s relationship and procedures with the USCA Advancement Office. 8 USC AIKEN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

• Explore innovative ways to increase fundSTRATEGIC raised dollars for • Attract PLANmore visitors to Pacersports.com website. athletics. • Conduct a marketing survey to determine the current level of awareness and interest in USC Aiken Athletics. Strategies: • Grow athletic sponsored programs and events that bring • Explore student fee increase to meet budget and individuals and/or groups on the USC Aiken campus. competitiveness goals. • Maintain strong relationships with past major donors. Strategies: • Identify new potential donors through event and alumni • Track paid and actual attendance at home USC Aiken activities. contests. • Identify current donors who have become able to increase • Track number of visits on the Pacersports.com website. current giving levels. • Create positive game day experiences for fans and donors. • Help total University enrollment grow by working with • Create a staff and student-athlete recognition page on Admissions Office on student recruitment activities. website. • Create a steady and reliable revenue stream on endowed • Merge athletic events calendar with promotions calendar. funds held at the USCA Advancement Office. • Encourage student-athletes and staff to serve on campus • Continue to grow new revenue streams such as Vivature, committees USCA royalties (Leerfield Sports formerly SMA) and Veracity. • Have every sport do at least one community engagement or • Maintain fiscal accountability to the University Business community service project each semester. Services Office. • Create opportunities for spontaneous donations at all Objective #6 sporting events. Operate in compliance with all NCAA, PBC and University Objective #4: rules and regulations.

To assist in maintaining the physical, emotional, and social Goals: welfare of all USCA student-athletes while at the same time • Experience no major NCAA, PBC or University rules providing a safe environment for the student-athletes. violations. • Complete all required NCAA reports accurately and on-time. Goals: • Complete and file all Peach Belt forms accurately and on • Encourage participation in personal growth opportunities. time. • Provide safe facilities and modes of transportation for the • Attract/retain successful and competitive coaches and student-athletes. administrators who operate with integrity and within the spirit • Develop annual student-athlete surveys and take feedback to of NCAA, PBC and University policy. improve athletic operations. • Achieve 100% passage by coaches of the annual test of • Maintain positive drug testing rates to 4% or less. NCAA recruiting rules. Strategies: Strategies: • Maintain institutional control through continued relationships • Maintain a strength and conditioning program that focuses on with administrative departments throughout campus. injury prevention and athletic performance. • Complete NCAA Self Study and Compliance Blueprint • Improve Athletic weight room facility and provide supervised Program as required by the PBC and NCAA. open work-out times. • Utilize the Athletics NCAA Compliance Coordinator and • Inspect practice and game facilities regularly. Compliance Team as a means of institutional control and • Travel in chartered buses where possible. education. • Develop and implement the CHAMPS Life Skills program. • Continue rules education sessions at monthly coaches • Have student-athletes complete department surveys meetings. following their championship season. • Continue to educate student-athletes through the Student • Obtain and review results from the student-athlete survey Athlete Handbook, beginning of the year team meetings and and implement changes where necessary. Student Athlete Advisory Committee. • Have student-athletes attend USC Aiken’s drug education • Continue to educate alumni, boosters and fans of NCAA programs and maintain drug testing. and PBC rules through Pacer Club mailings and donor solicitations. Objective #5 • Commit to hiring coaches and staff who share the Department’s core values in responsibility, integrity, Heighten awareness of USC Aiken athletics by creating and sportsmanship, fair play, respect, and equity. delivering programs, events, and services that educate and engage the USC Aiken community.

Goals: • Improve attendance at athletic events. 9 INTERNAL OVERVIEW

PROGRAM VISIBILITY addition to the NCAA Volleyball Regional. 1. USC Aiken Sports Information (SID) continued to work to 9. SID office continued to implement a new emerging place the athletic department in the “best light plausible.” media plan for Pacer athletics, which features new angles 2. USC Aiken SID office worked effectively with The Aiken to promote the Pacers through new media platforms such Standard, The Augusta Chronicle, The State and the as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. Associated Press along with the regional television stations 10. SID office successfully continued the USC Aiken and radio stations to continue to expand the exposure of Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week Award, Pacer athletics. which is designed to go to the top Pacer performer from the 3. The SID office provided live broadcasts of every home preceding week every week of the athletic year. ticketed sporting event for the second time in school 11. SID office successfully produced a USC Aiken history. Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month, which 4. The SID office continued to utilize the “Pacer Fan Email” is designed to go to the top Pacer performer from the list where USC Aiken alumni, fans and others can follow the preceding month every month of the athletic year. day-to-day efforts of USC Aiken athletics. 12. SID office continued three highly successful video 5. SID office updated and enhanced the quarterly Winner’s features in “Coaches’ Corner” and “Senior Spotlight” in Circle newsletter which goes out to members of the USC addition to video bio introductions. Aiken Pacer Club. 13. SID office ran a “Photo Store” on www.PacerSports. 6. SID office produced online media guides for volleyball, com, which allows fans to purchase photographs from all men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, years of USC Aiken Athletics. softball, baseball, cross country, men’s and women’s tennis 14. SID office successfully sold advertisements for USC and golf. The media guides are done to try and boost Aiken’s official athletic website, www.PacerSports.com. publicity for each respective program. 15. Implemented a new video feature “Three Things You 7. SID office continued to utilize “Live Stats” for all home Don’t Know” with student-athletes whlie running “A Closer men’s and women’s basketball games as well as all home Look” and “Versus” for the second consecutive year. baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and softball 16. SID office became the first school in Division II to video contests. stream its golf tournament. 8. SID office coordinated all webcasts for the visiting fans 17. SID office brought forth many new options, leading to for the men’s and women’s regular-season tournaments, in nearly 1.5 million visitors to www.PacerSports.com.

10 PEACH BELT HONORS

Peach Belt Conference Players of the Week Peach Belt Conference Preseason Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball All-Conference Honorees Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Jordan Misiri, Men’s Soccer Andre Simmond, Men’s Soccer Andre Simmond, Men’s Soccer Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Keith Belfield, Men’s Basketball Emry Tsitouris, Women’s Basketball Tavares Sledge, Men’s Basketball Brian Parreira, Baseball Peach Belt Conference All-Conference Honorees Zach Moon, Baseball Andre Bernardini, Men’s Soccer Ettore Damiani, Men’s Tennis Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Mitchell Price, Baseball Andre Simmond, Men’s Soccer Katie Toman, Volleyball Peach Belt Conference Golfer of the Week Arbry Butler, Men’s Basketball Hubert Tisserand (three times) Hubert Tisserand, Golf Johnson Holliday Johnson Holliday, Golf Axel Östensson, Golf Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Week Nadine Tusiama, Women’s Tennis Leah Boghosian, Softball Ettore Damiani, Men’s Tennis Julien Tan, Men’s Tennis PBC Defender Player of the Week Sarah Montei, Softball Dean Smith, Men’s Soccer Erik Davis, Baseball Rodrigo Goncalves, Men’s Soccer Joe Marlow, Baseball Zach Moon, Baseball PBC Specialist of the Week Chaz Pal, Baseball Monica Cardona, Volleyball Mitchell Price, Baseball Katie Toman, Volleyball (twice) Max Schoen, Baseball Emily Teelon, Volleyball Peach Belt Conference All-Tournament Team Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Emily Teelon, Volleyball Hubert Tisserand, Golf Taylor Morgan, Softball Chandler Terrapin, Softball Magan Thrower, Softball Zach Moon, Baseball

11 PEACH BELT HONORS

Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team Lauren Howard, Volleyball Tiffany Addison, Women’s Basketball Aly Johnson, Volleyball Douglas Ard, Baseball Hazel Kelley, Women’s Soccer Jenna Beauregard, Women’s Soccer Ashley Lind, Volleyball David Belfield, Men’s Basketball Samantha Lisek, Cross Country Karin Cadwalader, Women’s Soccer Jimmy Lynch, Baseball Kayla Calvert, Women’s Tennis Sarah Moore, Women’s Soccer Monica Cardona, Volleyball Axel Östensson, Golf Adria Dalmau, Men’s Soccer Casey Rish, Women’s Soccer Ettore Damiani, Men’s Tennis Max Schoen, Baseball Mathias Degardin, Men’s Tennis Nathan Shanko, Men’s Soccer Kate Duff, Women’s Basketball Megan Smits, Women’s Soccer Mariah Durian, Women’s Basketball Taylor Stratton, Volleyball Julia Forster, Volleyball Julien Tan, Men’s Tennis Carly Gilreath, Women’s Basketball Magan Thrower, Softball Rodrigo Goncalves, Men’s Soccer Hubert Tisserand, Golf Katelyn Grisillo, Women’s Basketball Katie Toman, Volleyball Alicia Hines, Volleyball Nadine Tusiama, Women’s Tennis Johnson Holliday, Golf Alexis Ware, Women’s Basketball

12 NATIONAL HONORS

All-American D2CCA All-Region Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Zach Moon, Baseball Zach Moon, Baseball Max Schoen, Baseball

AVCA All-Region CCA All-Region Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Sarah Montei, Softball Taylor Stratton, Volleyball Taylor Morgan, Softball Katie Toman, Volleyball PING All-Region Daktronics Region Player of the Year Hubert Tisserand, Golf Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Axel Östensson, Golf

Daktronics All-Region NCBWA Region Hitter Of The Week Ashley Diedrich, Volleyball Brian Parreira, Baseball Zach Moon, Baseball NCFA All-Region Mitchell Price, Baseball Sarah Montei, Softball NCAA Postseason Appearances ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Cross Country Zach Moon, Baseball Volleyball Golf NCBWA All-Region Softball Joe Marlow, Baseball Baseball Zach Moon, Baseball Men’s Tennis Mitchell Price, Baseball Women’s Tennis Max Schoen, Baseball Major League Draft Joe Marlow, Baseball Chaz Pal, Baseball Erik Davis, Baseball (Free Agent)

13 SPORTS SPONSORSHIP

Year Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Cross Country Overall PBC/Finish Overall PBC/Finish Overall PBC/Finish PBC Meet NCAA Regional 2000-01 30-25 14-16/7th 16-12 9-7/T-4th 22-7 14-2/2nd 11th in PBC 2001-02 37-19 16-14/5th 12-16 7-12/10th 22-6 16-3/1st 9th in PBC 2002-03 30-24 13-16/T-7th 5-23 4-15/T-10th 19-13 9-10/T-6th 9th in PBC 2003-04 30-26 12-18/T-8th 11-18 4-12/9th 14-14 6-10/8th 9th in PBC 2004-05 40-19 16-14/4th 7-21 2-14/11th 19-13 9-7/T-4th 8th in PBC 2005-06 45-19 15-12/4th 6-22 4-16/10th 11-17 7-13/10th 5th in PBC 2006-07 39-24 15-15/T-5th 9-22 3-13/12th 20-9 11-5/2nd 9th in PBC 2007-08 47-17 18-9/2nd 27-4 19-1/1st 20-8 13-7/T-1st 4th in PBC 19th (Regional) 2008-09 42-19 18-9/1st 25-18 16-4/2nd 22-12 12-8/3rd 5th in PBC 16th (Regional) 2009-10 32-10 15-9/3rd East 20-11 11-7/2nd East 15-13 11-7/3rd East 8th in PBC 19th (Regional) 2010-11 29-21 9-15/T-5th East 17-10 10-8/2nd East 27-6 16-2/T-1st East 8th in PBC 20th (Regional) 2011-12 37-18 18-12/3rd East 21-8 14-4/1st East 27-4 16-2/1st East 8th in PBC 25th (Regional) 2012-13 42-13 24-6/1st 25-8 15-4/1st 22-8 13-6/2nd East 11th in PBC 23rd (Regional) 2013-14 36-17 20-10/3rd 33-4 18-1/1st 11-18 9-10/4th East 11th in PBC 25th (Regional) 2014-15 34-17 18-12/5th 13-16 8-11/4th East 18-12 13-6/2nd East 12th in PBC 26th (Regional) 2015-16 40-18 20-10/3rd 6-20 4-15/6th East 9-19 4-15/7th East 11th in PBC 27th (Regional)

Year Golf Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Softball PBC Tourn. NCAA Tourn. Overall PBC/Finish Overall PBC/Finish Overall Conference 2000-01 4th 8th (regional) 6-11-0 1-6-0/7th 12-8-1 2-2-1/T-3rd 28-23 8-12/9th 2001-02 1st 5th (national) 10-9-0 3-3-0/T-3rd 7-11-1 0-4-1/T-6th 25-26 6-14/9th 2002-03 1st 8th (national) 7-10-1 0-5-1/7th 8-8-3 1-4-2/7th 18-25 5-13/8th 2003-04 2nd 1st (national) 0-11-0 0-6-0/7th 3-12-0 0-7-0/8th 31-29 8-12/8th 2004-05 1st 1st (national) 5-11-2 0-6-0/7th 2-12-2 1-7-0/9th 34-17 9-11/8th 2005-06 1st 1st (national) 2-13-2 1-5-0/6th 3-14-0 0-8-0/9th 25-18 5-13/8th 2006-07 4th 5th (regional) 12-6-2 4-1-2/3rd 7-11-2 4-4-1/4th 37-24 10-10/T-7th 2007-08 1st 7th (national) 7-9-2 4-2-0/T-2nd 5-13-1 1-6-1/T-7th 22-29 7-11/7th 2008-09 4th 14th (regional) 5-11-1 1-5-0/6th 3-15-2 1-6-1/8th 34-16 11-7/3rd 2009-10 2nd N/A 7-11-1 2-6/7th 6-11 2-8/10th 23-23 9-11/7th 2010-11 5th 12th (regional) 2-11-2 1-6-1/8th 5-11-2 0-8-2/11th 26-18 9-11/T-6th 2011-12 T-1st National QF 3-10-4 1-5-2/8th 4-12 1-9/10th 26-17 10-10/6th 2012-13 1st 4th (national) 6-6-6 3-5-1/7th 4-11-3 3-7-1/9th 25-21-1 11-11/6th 2013-14 1st 12th (national) 4-11-2 1-7-1/9th 8-8-2 3-6-2/9th 34-16 15-7/3rd 2014-15 2nd National QF 14-6-1 6-3/2nd 6-9-3 4-5-2/8th 22-17 11-13/t-6th 2015-16 3rd 10th (regional) 8-5-3 5-3-1/5th 4-12-1 4-7/9th 29-22 11-13/7th

Year Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Volleyball Overall PBC/Finish Overall PBC/Finish Overall PBC/Finish 2000-01 24-6 5-3/5th 16-13 2-8/9th 24-10 9-5/T-3rd 2001-02 8-11 1-7/T-8th 11-10 2-8/T-8th 19-12 7-7/4th 2002-03 8-8 1-5/7th 6-9 0-7/11th 14-18 6-8/4th 2003-04 13-9 2-6/T-7th 12-11 3-7/T-7th 13-21 5-9/T-5th 2004-05 13-12 0-8/9th 15-11 4-6/7th 21-13 8-6/4th 2005-06 13-12 1-7/8th 16-9 3-6/7th 16-14 7-5/4th 2006-07 17-7 5-4/T-4th 13-11 4-7/8th 28-7 10-2/1st 2007-08 12-8 4-4/T-4th 11-10 4-6/7th 26-5 10-0/1st 2008-09 19-5 5-3/4th 11-10 3-6/8th 16-15 3-7/4th 2009-10 11-12 2-7/8th 9-11 4-8/9th 15-18 5-9/6th 2010-11 8-10 2-7/8th 10-10 4-8/9th 15-16 6-8/4th 2011-12 9-8 2-7/8th 13-8 7-5/T-5th 15-16 7-7/T-3rd 2012-13 11-9 4-6/7th 10-12 5-8/T-8th 18-13 7-7/3rd 2013-14 11-10 2-8/9th 13-10 6-7/8th 19-13 9-9/6th 2014-15 9-9 3-7/t-8th 9-12 4-9/9th 21-9 13-5/2nd 2015-16 12-10 4-6/t-8th 15-10 6-6/6th 27-6 14-4/1st

14 Title IX Evaluation - Summary Report TITLE IX EVALUATION - SUMMARY REPORT

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Budget Actual* Budget Actual* Budget Operating Expenses Men's Sports 48% 64% 48% 63% 48% Women's Sports 52% 36% 52% 37% 52% Subtotal 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Scholarship Men's Sports 48% 47% 48% 46% 47% Women's Sports 52% 53% 52% 54% 53% Subtotal 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Total Men's Sports 48% 54% 48% 53% 47% Women's Sports 52% 46% 52% 47% 53% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

* The difference between budgeted figures and actual figures reflect sports fundraising, as well as NCAA Post-Season Play (which not all teams qualify for).

Note: No salaries for full-time head or full-time assistant coaches or administrative support expenses (training, SID, clerical, etc.) are included.

15 TITLE IX

MALE SPORTS FEMALE SPORTS Basketball (1961) Basketball (1976) Baseball (1962) Volleyball (1978) Golf (1979) Softball (1987) Cross Country (1981) Cross Country (1989) Soccer (1984) Tennis (1996) Tennis (1992) Soccer (1997) Cross Country discontinued (1999)

16 2015-16 GRADE REPORT

During the 2015-16 academic year USC Aiken’s student-athletes earned an average GPA of 3.074. Also, 113 (58%) of our student-ath- letes earned a GPA of 3.00 or higher for the academic year. USC Aiken had four student-athletes, Tiffany Addison (Women’s Basket- ball), Ettore Damiani (Men’s Tennis), Amber Laughinghouse (Women’s Cross Country), Emily Teelon (Volleyball), earn a 4.000 GPA for the 2015-16 academic year.

For the year, seven teams earned an average GPA of over 3.000. During the fall 2015 semester USC Aiken’s student-athletes posted an average GPA of 3.048 Also, 114 (60%) of our student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.00 or higher, and were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. USC Aiken had 12 student-athletes earn a perfect 4.00 for the semester, Tiffany Addison (Women’s Basketball), Monica Cardona (Volleyball), Brye Epley (Women’s Soccer), Alicia Hines (Volleyball), Amber Laughinghouse (Cross Country), Jennifer Law (Volleyball), James Lynch (Baseball), Connor Norton (Base- ball), Samuel Schiff (Golf), Nathan Shanko (Men’s Soccer), Emily Teelon (Volleyball), Katie Toman (Volleyball).

During the fall 2015 semester eight of our teams had an average GPA above a 3.000.

The spring 2016 semester saw USC Aiken’s student-athletes earn an average GPA of 3.100, with six teams posting an average GPA over 3.000. Also, 113 (6%) of our student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.000 or higher, and were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. USC Aiken had 16 student-athletes, Tiffany Addison (Women’s Basketball), David Belfield (Men’s Basketball), Karin Cadwalder (Women’s Soccer), Ettore Damiani (Men’s Tennis), Bethany Fordham (Women’s Cross Country), Julia Forster (Volleyball), Carly Gilreath (Women’s Basketball), Rodrigo Goncalves (Men’s Soccer), Johnson Holliday (Golf), Aly Johnson (Volleyball), Amber Laughing- house (Women’s Cross Country), Sarah Moore (Women’s Soccer), Max Schoen (Baseball), Kelli Shealy (Softball), Dean Smith (Men’s Soccer), earn a perfect 4.000 GPA for the Spring 2016 semester.

During USC Aiken’s December 2015 commencement exercises 14 current or former student-athletes were degree candidates, while during our May 2016 commencement exercises, 38 current or former student-athletes were degree candidates and a total of 52 current or former student-athletes were degree candidates during the 2015-16 academic year. STUDENT-ATHLETE GPA REPORT FOR FALL 2015

Sport # Student-Athletes Fall 2014 GPA Golf 7 3.576 Men’s Tennis 7 3.551 Volleyball 16 3.542 Women’s Cross Country 8 3.438 Women’s Tennis 10 3.333 Women’s Basketball 14 3.299 Women’s Soccer 24 3.168 Softball 44 3.028 Men’s Basketball 20 2.794 Men’s Soccer 28 2.767 Baseball 12 2.664 All Student-Athletes 190 3.048

3.50 3.49 - 2.99 - 2.49 - 1.99 - 1.49 - Sport and> 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 < 1.00 Golf 4 3 Men’s Tennis 4 2 1 Volleyball 10 4 1 1 Women’s Cross Country 4 2 2 Women’s Tennis 2 7 1 Women’s Basketball 6 3 4 1 Women’s Soccer 9 6 4 5 Softball 6 6 4 2 1 1 Men’s Basketball 1 5 3 2 1 Men’s Soccer 6 7 5 6 1 1 2 Baseball 8 9 12 10 1 1 3 Total 60 54 36 28 4 3 5 Percentage 32% 28% 19% 15% 2% 1% 3% 114 student-athletes (60%) were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (GPA of at least 3.000).

12 student-athletes earned a 4.000 GPA for the semester. 17 FALL 2015 AD HONOR ROLL

Student-Athlete Sport Major Robert Ard Baseball Elementary Education Jordan Brown Baseball Business Administration Erik Davis Baseball Industrial Mathematics Preston Dawson Baseball Business Administration. Austin Deal Baseball Psychology Hunter Dollander Baseball Biology Jared Felix Baseball Exercise and Sports Science Christopher Girken Baseball Business Administration Trevor Hutto Baseball Biology Cole Lee Baseball Exercise and Sports Science James Lynch Baseball Exercise and Sports Science Joseph Marlow Baseball Business Administration Connor Norton Baseball Business Administration Chaz Pal Baseball Business Administration Mason Richardson Baseball Business Administration Max Schoen Baseball Business Administration Nick Yobbi Baseball Business Administration David Belfield Men’s Basketball Communications Keith Belfield Men’s Basketball Business Administration Jordan Foster Men’s Basketball Communications Andrew Glover Men’s Basketball Business Administration Albert Miller Men’s Basketball Math & Computer Science Gavin Stephenson Men’s Basketball Business Administration Tiffany Addison Women’s Basketball Middle Level Education Rachelle Aupont Women’s Basketball Industrial Mathematics Jasmine Coach Women’s Basketball Exercise and Sports Science Kate Duff Women’s Basketball Exercise and Sports Science Mariah Durian Women’s Basketball Psychology Carly Gilreath Women’s Basketball Elementary Education Katelyn Grisillo Women’s Basketball Communications Emry Tsitouris Women’s Basketball Communications Alexis Ware Women’s Basketball Exercise and Sports Science Amanda Bruenio Cross Country Biology Makayla Dudley Cross Country Chemistry Bethany Fordham Cross Country Nursing Brooke Inman Cross Country Nursing Amber Laughinghouse Cross Country Nursing Samantha Lisek Cross Country Exercise and Sports Science Felix Asper Golf Business Administration John- son Holliday Golf Business Administration Johan Jonsson Golf Business Administration August Lindvall Golf Business Administration Axel Ostensson Golf Business Administration Samuel Schiff Golf Business Administration Hubert Tisserand Golf Business Administration Sajih Daychoum Men’s Soccer Business Administration Adria Diaz Dalmau Men’s Soccer Business Administration James Doane Men’s Soccer Undecided Ryan Dwyer Men’s Soccer Business Administration Edmund Eastick Men’s Soccer Exercise and Sports Science Rodrigo Goncalves Men’s Soccer Business Administration Billy Johns Men’s Soccer Business Administration Daane Mallek Men’s Soccer Exercise and Sports Science Andre Bernardini Men’s Soccer Business Administration Nathan Shanko Men’s Soccer Math and Computer Science Andre Simmond Men’s Soccer Psychology 18 FALL 2015 AD HONOR ROLL Jarrel Smalls Men’s Soccer Business Administration Dean Smith Men’s Soccer Exercise and Sports Science Hannah Allison Women’s Soccer Communications Jenna Beauregard Women’s Soccer Exercise and Sports Science Karin Cadwalder Women’s Soccer Business Administration Tori Caldwell Women’s Soccer Communications Dakota Curtis Women’s Soccer Exercise and Sports Science Brye Epley Women’s Soccer Sociology Katherine Frick Women’s Soccer Exercise and Sports Science Kimberly Jergenson Women’s Soccer Undecided Hazel Kelley Women’s Soccer Communications Emily May Women’s Soccer Business Administration Sarah Moore Women’s Soccer Secondary Education Casey Rish Women’s Soccer Nursing Taylor Simmons Women’s Soccer Exercise and Sports Science Megan Smits Women’s Soccer Nursing Olivia Stiltner Women’s Soccer Exercise and Sports Science Taylor Allen Softball Exercise and Sports Science Leah Boghosian Softball Communications Samantha Chubb Softball Biology Brielle Jungblut Softball Communications Karly Kinard Softball Math and Computer Science Julianne Leduc Softball Exercise and Sports Science Sarah Montei Softball Communications Taylor Morgan Softball Sociology Samantha Peka Softball Sociology Hannah Price Softball Exercise and Sports Science Kelli Shealy Softball Exercise and Sports Science Magan Thrower Softball Business Administration Alejandro Andino Men’s Tennis Business Administration Mathias Degardin Men’s Tennis Business Administration Jaime Gusano Men’s Tennis Business Administration Carl Knutsson Men’s Tennis Business Administration Clement Raymond Men’s Tennis Business Administration Julien Tan Men’s Tennis Business Administration Sarah Bernos Women’s Tennis Psychology Kayla Calvert Women’s Tennis Nursing Kanishka Chawla Women’s Tennis Math & Computer Science Victoria Giannaccini Women’s Tennis Business Administration Marie-Aimee Habiyaremye Women’s Tennis Sociology Savannah Melonas Women’s Tennis Nursing Nadine Tusiama Women’s Tennis Business Administration Olivera Veskovac Women’s Tennis Biology Mariana Yamashita Women’s Tennis Biology Monica Cardona Volleyball Exercise and Sports Science Ashley Diedrich Volleyball Communications Brittany Faulkner Volleyball Business Administration Julia Forster Volleyball Nursing Alicia Hines Volleyball Sociology Shawn Hotson Volleyball Communications Lauren Howard Volleyball Business Administration Aly Johnson Volleyball Nursing Jennifer Law Volleyball Communications Ashley Lind Volleyball Sociology Danielle Mercer Volleyball Exercise and Sports Science Taylor Stratton Volleyball Exercise and Sports Science Emily Teelon Volleyball Nursing Katie Toman Volleyball Business Administration 19 TEAM GPA COMPARISON STUDENT-ATHLETE GPA REPORT FOR SPRING 2016

Sport # Student-Athletes Spring 2016 GPA Golf 7 3.753 Volleyball 16 3.622 Men’s Tennis 7 3.504 Women’s Basketball 14 3.364 Women’s Soccer 24 3.303 Men’s Soccer 25 3.161 Women’s Cross Country 7 2.963 Women’s Tennis 10 2.958 Softball 20 2.910 Baseball 39 2.772 Men’s Basketball 12 2.411 All Student-Athletes 181 3.100

3.50 3.49 - 2.99 - 2.49 - 1.99 - 1.49 - Sport and> 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 < 1.00 Golf 6 1 Volleyball 12 3 1 1 1 Men’s Tennis 5 1 1 Women’s Basketball 7 4 2 1 Women’s Soccer 13 5 3 3 Men’s Soccer 11 4 6 3 1 Women’s Cross Country 3 1 1 Women’s Tennis 5 5 Softball 4 6 6 2 1 1 Baseball 9 8 7 9 4 1 1 Men’s Basketball 3 2 1 3 1 2 Total* 73 40 31 23 7 4 3 Percentage 40% 22% 17% 13% 4% 2% 2%

One hundred thirteen (62%) were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (GPA of at least 3.000) for the spring 2016 semester.

Sixteen student-athletes earned a 4.000 GPA for the spring 2016 semester

20 SPRING 2016 AD HONOR ROLL

Student-Athlete Sport Major Robert Ard Baseball Elementary Education Jonathan Banks Baseball Sociology Andre Brown Baseball Undecided Jordan Brown Baseball Business Administration Jared Felix Baseball Exercise & Sports Science Preston Dawson Baseball Business Administration Austin Deal Baseball Psychology Hunter Dollander Baseball Biology Jared Felix Baseball Exercise & Sports Science Christopher Girken Baseball Business Administration Nile Goings Baseball Communications Trevor Hutto Baseball Business Administration Cole Lee Baseball Exercise & Sports Science James Lynch Baseball Exercise & Sports Science Connor Norton Baseball Business Administration Brian Parreira Baseball Business Administration Mason Richardson Baseball Business Administration Max Schoen Baseball Business Administration David Belfield Men’s Basketball Communications Keith Belfield Men’s Basketball Business Administration Jordan Foster Men’s Basketball Communications Andrew Glover Men’s Basketball Business Administration Gavin Stephenson Men’s Basketball Business Administration Tiffany Addison Women’s Basketball Middle Level Education Rachelle Aupont Women’s Basketball Engineering Stephanie Ball Women’s Basketball Exercise & Sports Science Kate Duff Women’s Basketball Exercise & Sports Science Mariah Durian Women’s Basketball Psychology Carly Gilreath Women’s Basketball Elementary Education Katelyn Grisillo Women’s Basketball Communications Sade Johnson Women’s Basketball Business Administration Aubrey Lukacsko Women’s Basketball Special Education Emry Tsitouris Women’s Basketball Communications Alexis Ware Women’s Basketball Exercise & Sports Science Makayla Dudley Women’s Cross Country Chemistry Bethany Fordham Women’s Cross Country Nursing Amber Laughinghouse Women’s Cross Country Exercise & Sports Science Samantha Lisek Women’s Cross Country Exercise & Sports Science Felix Asper Golf Business Administration Johnson Holliday Golf Undecided Johan Jonsson Golf Business Administration August Lindvall Golf Business Administration Axel Ostensson Golf Business Administration Samuel Schiff Golf Business Administration Hubert Tisserand Golf Business Administration Adria Diaz Dalmau Men’s Soccer Business Administration James Doane Men’s Soccer Undecided Ryan Dwyer Men’s Soccer Business Administration Alessandro Gentile Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Ricardo Goncalves Men’s Soccer Business Administration Gabriel Locher Men’s Soccer Business Administration Daane Mallek Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Jacob Norton Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Christopher Perez Men’s Soccer Business Administration Andre Santo Men’s Soccer Business Administration Nathan Shanko Men’s Soccer Mathematics & Computer Science Andre Simmond Men’s Soccer Psychology Jarrel Smalls Men’s Soccer Business Administration Dean Smith Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science 21 SPRING 2016 AD HONOR ROLL

Student-Athlete Sport Major Patrick Wiedemann Men’s Soccer Business Administration Hannah Allison Women’s Soccer Communications Kaitlyn Armstrong Women’s Soccer Nursing Jenna Beauregard Women’s Soccer Communications Karin Cadwalader Women’s Soccer Business Administration Nicole Cranny Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Dakota Curtis Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Brye Epley Women’s Soccer Business Administration Abby Frick Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Kimberly Jergenson Women’s Soccer Undecided Hazel Kelley Women’s Soccer Communications Emily May Women’s Soccer Business Administration Amanda Mazzie Women’s Soccer Biology Sarah Moore Women’s Soccer Secondary Education Casey Rish Women’s Soccer Nursing Rachel Romeo Women’s Soccer Undecided Taylor Simmons Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Megan Smits Women’s Soccer Secondary Education Olivia Stiltner Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Leah Boghosian Softball Communications Samantha Chubb Softball Biology Hannah Culpepper Softball Exercise & Sports Science Julianne Leduc Softball Exercise & Sports Science Sarah Montei Softball Communications Taylor Morgan Softball Sociology Sydney Murphy Softball Communications Samantha Peka Softball Psychology/Sociology Hannah Price Softball Exercise & Sports Science Kelli Shealy Softball Exercise & Sports Science Alejandro Andino Men’s Tennis Business Administration Ettore Damiani Men’s Tennis Business Administration Mathias Degardin Men’s Tennis Business Administration Jamie Gusano Men’s Tennis Business Administration Clement Raymond Men’s Tennis Business Administration Julien Tan Men’s Tennis Business Administration Kanishka Chawla Women’s Tennis Psychology Victoria Giannaccini Women’s Tennis Business Administration Marta Jareno Women’s Tennis Business Administration Nadine Tusiama Women’s Tennis Business Administration Mariana Yamashita Women’s Tennis Biology Monica Cardona Volleyball Exercise & Sports Science Ashley Diedrich Volleyball Communications Brittany Faulkner Volleyball Business Administration Julia Foster Volleyball Nursing Alicia Hines Volleyball Sociology Shawn Hotson Volleyball Communications Lauren Howard Volleyball Business Administration Aly Johnson Volleyball Nursing Jennifer Law Volleyball Communications Ashley Lind Volleyball Political Science Danielle Mercer Volleyball Exercise & Sports Science Taylor Stratton Volleyball Exercise & Sports Science Emily Teelon Volleyball Nursing Katie Toman Volleyball Business Administration Chelsey Watts Volleyball Business Administration

22 2015-16 TEAM GPA COMPARISON

STUDENT-ATHLETE GPA REPORT FOR THE 2015-16 ACADEMIC YEAR

Sport # Student-Athletes 2015-16 GPA Golf 7 3.660 Volleyball 16 3.581 Men’s Tennis 8 3.477 Women’s Basketball 14 3.332 Women’s Cross Country 8 3.313 Women’s Soccer 24 3.239 Women’s Tennis 10 3.144 Softball 20 2.971 Men’s Soccer 28 2.960 Baseball 46 2.714 Men’s Basketball 12 2.603 All Student-Athletes* 193 3.074

3.50 3.49 - 2.99 - 2.49 - 1.99 - 1.49 - Sport and> 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 < 1.00 Golf 6 1 Volleyball 11 4 1 Men’s Tennis 5 2 1 Women’s Basketball 5 5 3 1 Women’s Cross Country 3 2 2 1 Women’s Soccer 9 8 3 4 Women’s Tennis 6 4 Softball 5 6 5 1 3 Men’s Soccer 5 10 6 4 1 2 Baseball 8 7 14 8 5 1 3 Men’s Basketball 1 4 2 2 1 2 Total* 58 55 39 22 11 5 3 Percentage 30% 28% 20% 11% 6% 2.5% 1.5%

One hundred thirteen student-athletes (58%) earned a GPA of at least 3.000 for the 2015-16 academic year.

Four student-athletes earned a 4.000 GPA for the 2015-16 academic year.

23 MINIMUM 3.0 GPA DURING 2015-16

Student-Athlete Sport Major Robert Ard Baseball Elementary Education Andre Brown Baseball Undecided Jordan Brown Baseball Business Administration Jared Felix Baseball Exercise & Sports Science Preston Dawson Baseball Business Administration Austin Deal Baseball Psychology Hunter Dollander Baseball Biology Jared Felix Baseball Exercise & Sports Science Christopher Girken Baseball Business Administration Trevor Hutto Baseball Business Administration Cole Lee Baseball Exercise & Sports Science James Lynch Baseball Exercise & Sports Science Connor Norton Baseball Business Administration Chaz Pal Baseball Business Administration Mason Richardson Baseball Business Administration Max Schoen Baseball Business Administration David Belfield Men’s Basketball Communications Keith Belfield Men’s Basketball Business Administration Jordan Foster Men’s Basketball Communications Andrew Glover Men’s Basketball Business Administration Gavin Stephenson Men’s Basketball Business Administration Tiffany Addison Women’s Basketball Middle Level Education Rachelle Aupont Women’s Basketball Engineering Stephanie Ball Women’s Basketball Exercise & Sports Science Kate Duff Women’s Basketball Exercise & Sports Science Mariah Durian Women’s Basketball Psychology Carly Gilreath Women’s Basketball Elementary Education Katelyn Grisillo Women’s Basketball Communications Aubrey Lukacsko Women’s Basketball Special Education Emry Tsitouris Women’s Basketball Communications Alexis Ware Women’s Basketball Exercise & Sports Science Alexis Ware Women’s Basketball Exercise & Sports Science Makayla Dudley Women’s Cross Country Chemistry Bethany Fordham Women’s Cross Country Nursing Brooke Inman* Women’s Cross Country Nursing Amber Laughinghouse Women’s Cross Country Exercise & Sports Science Samantha Lisek Women’s Cross Country Exercise & Sports Science Felix Asper Golf Business Administration Johnson Holliday Golf Undecided Johan Jonsson Golf Business Administration August Lindvall Golf Business Administration Axel Ostensson Golf Business Administration Samuel Schiff Golf Business Administration Hubert Tisserand Golf Business Administration Adria Diaz Dalmau Men’s Soccer Business Administration James Doane Men’s Soccer Undecided Ryan Dwyer Men’s Soccer Business Administration Edmund Eastick* Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Alessandro Gentile Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Ricardo Goncalves Men’s Soccer Business Administration Billy Johns Men’s Soccer Business Administration Daane Mallek Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Jacob Norton Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Andre Santos Men’s Soccer Business Administration Nathan Shanko Men’s Soccer Mathematics & Computer Science Andre Simmond Men’s Soccer Psychology 24 MINIMUM 3.0 GPA DURING 2015-16

Student-Athlete Sport Major Jarrel Smalls Men’s Soccer Business Administration Dean Smith Men’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Patrick Wiedemann Men’s Soccer Business Administration Hannah Allison Women’s Soccer Communications Jenna Beauregard Women’s Soccer Communications Karin Cadwalader Women’s Soccer Business Administration Nicole Cranny Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Tori Caldwell Women’s Soccer Communications Dakota Curtis Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Brye Epley Women’s Soccer Business Administration Abby Frick Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Kimberly Jergenson Women’s Soccer Undecided Hazel Kelley Women’s Soccer Communications Emily May Women’s Soccer Business Administration Amanda Mazzie Women’s Soccer Biology Sarah Moore Women’s Soccer Secondary Education Casey Rish Women’s Soccer Nursing Taylor Simmons Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Megan Smits Women’s Soccer Secondary Education Olivia Stiltner Women’s Soccer Exercise & Sports Science Leah Boghosian Softball Communications Samantha Chubb Softball Biology Julianne Leduc Softball Exercise & Sports Science Brielle Jungblut Softball Communications Sarah Montei Softball Communications Taylor Morgan Softball Sociology Sydney Murphy Softball Communications Samantha Peka Softball Psychology/Sociology Hannah Price Softball Exercise & Sports Science Kelli Shealy Softball Exercise & Sports Science Magan Thrower Softball Business Administration Alejandro Andino Men’s Tennis Business Administration Ettore Damiani* Men’s Tennis Business Administration Mathias Degardin Men’s Tennis Business Administration Jamie Gusano Men’s Tennis Business Administration Carl Knutsson* Men’s Tennis Business Administration Clement Raymond Men’s Tennis Business Administration Julien Tan Men’s Tennis Business Administration Sarah Bernos Women’s Tennis Psychology Kayla Calvert Women’s Tennis Nursing Kanishka Chawla Women’s Tennis Psychology Victoria Giannaccini Women’s Tennis Business Administration Nadine Tusiama Women’s Tennis Business Administration Mariana Yamashita Women’s Tennis Biology Amanda Bologna Volleyball Business Administration Monica Cardona Volleyball Exercise & Sports Science Ashley Diedrich Volleyball Communications Brittany Faulkner Volleyball Business Administration Julia Foster Volleyball Nursing Alicia Hines Volleyball Sociology Shawn Hotson Volleyball Communications Lauren Howard Volleyball Business Administration Aly Johnson Volleyball Nursing Jennifer Law Volleyball Communications

25 MINIMUM 3.0 GPA DURING 2015-16

Student-Athlete Sport Major Ashley Lind Volleyball Political Science Danielle Mercer Volleyball Exercise & Sports Science Taylor Stratton Volleyball Exercise & Sports Science Emily Teelon Volleyball Nursing Katie Toman Volleyball Business Administration Chelsey Watts Volleyball Business Administration

*Participated one semester only.

26 2015-16 DEGREE CANDIDATES

Student-Athlete Sport Degree December 2015 Noel Mais Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Arts Andrew Quirk Men’s Tennis Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude Joshua Poissant Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Arts in Education Joi Chrishon Women’s Soccer Bachelor of Science Ben Donath Baseball Bachelor of Science Edmund Eastick Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Science Brittany May Women’s Cross Country Bachelor of Science Cum Laude Kayla Millholland Women’s Cross Country Bachelor of Science Grayson Smith Baseball Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude Ty Barkell Baseball Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Cum Laude Kody Belcher Baseball Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Cum Laude Ben Black Baseball Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Ronan Reberac Men’s Tennis Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Kim Beyer Women’s Soccer/ Bachelor of Science in Nursing Women’s Tennis

May 2016 Hannah Allison Women’s Soccer Bachelor of Arts Ashley Diedrich Volleyball Bachelor of Arts Katelyn Grisillo Women’s Basketball Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude Hazel Kelley Women’s Soccer Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Law Volleyball Bachelor of Arts Sarah Montei Softball Bachelor of Arts Taylor Morgan Softball Bachelor of Arts Abigail Sorrenson Women’s Cross Country Bachelor of Arts Cassie Shumpert Women’s Soccer Bachelor of Arts in Special Education Jenna Beauregard Women’s Soccer Bachelor of Science Monica Cardona Volleyball Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude Benjamin Donath Baseball Bachelor of Science Mariah Durian Women’s Basketball Bachelor of Science Cum Laude Cole Lee Baseball Bachelor of Science Samantha Lisek Women’s Cross Country Bachelor of Science Cum Laude Daane Mallek Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Science Manuel Medina Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Science Taylor Simmons Women’s Soccer Bachelor of Science Dean Smith Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Science Olivia Stiltner Women’s Soccer Bachelor of Science Ettore Damiani Men’s Tennis Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Gabriel Locher Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Max Schoen Baseball Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Cum Laude Jarrel Smalls Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Gavin Stephenson Men’s Basketball Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Aly Johnson Volleyball Bachelor of Science in Nursing Magna Cum Laude 27 2015-16 DEGREE CANDIDATES

August 2016 Austin Deal Baseball Bachelor of Arts Hendrix Emu Men’s Basketball Bachelor of Arts Jordan Foster Men’s Basketball Bachelor of Arts Raul Gallegos Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Arts Samantha Chubb Softball Bachelor of Science Jared Felix Baseball Bachelor of Science Alexis Harvin Women’s Cross Country Bachelor of Science Cum Laude Kelli Shealy Softball Bachelor of Science Jason King Men’s Soccer Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Chaz Pal Baseball Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Mason Richardson Baseball Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Brandon Robinson-Thompson Golf Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

28 ACADEMIC HONORS

Student-Athlete Team Honor Samantha Lisek Women’s Cross Country PBC All-Academic Team Honors Program Graduates Adria Dalmau Men’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Rodrigo Goncalves Men’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Nathan Shanko Men’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Jenna Beauregard Women’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Karin Cadwalader Women’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Hazel Kelley Women’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Honors Program Graduates Communication Student of the Year Sarah Moore Women’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Casey Rish Women’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Megan Smits Women’s Soccer PBC All-Academic Team Monica Cardona Volleyball PBC All-Academic Team Julia Forster Volleyball PBC All-Academic Team Alicia Hines Volleyball PBC All-Academic Team Lauren Howard Volleyball PBC All-Academic Team Aly Johnson Volleyball PBC All-Academic Team Ashley Lind Volleyball PBC All-Academic Team Taylor Stratton Volleyball PBC All-Academic Team Katie Toman Volleyball PBC All-Academic Team David Belfield Men’s Basketball PBC All-Academic Team Tiffany Addison Women’s Basketball PBC All-Academic Team Kate Duff Women’s Basketball PBC All-Academic Team Mariah Durian Women’s Basketball PBC All-Academic Team Carly Gilreath Women’s Basketball PBC All-Academic Team Katelyn Grisillo Women’s Basketball PBC All-Academic Team Alexis Ware Women’s Basketball PBC All-Academic Team Douglas Ard Baseball PBC All-Academic Team Erik Davis Baseball Outstanding Student of Engineering James Lynch Baseball PBC All-Academic Team Mason Richardson Baseball Outstanding Student of Finance Max Schoen Baseball PBC All-Academic Team Outstanding Student of Marketing Johnson Holliday Golf PBC All-Academic Team Axel Östensson Golf PBC All-Academic Team Hubert Tisserand Golf PBC All-Academic Team Magan Thrower Softball PBC All-Academic Team Ettore Damiani Men’s Tennis PBC All-Academic Team Mathias Degardin Men’s Tennis PBC All-Academic Team Julien Tan Men’s Tennis PBC All-Academic Team Kayla Calvert Women’s Tennis PBC All-Academic Team Nadine Tusiama Women’s Tennis PBC All-Academic Team

29 2015-16 TEAM REVIEWS Cross Country the Pacers managed to accomplish something that had not been done in the program’s history. The team garnered The 2015 University of South Carolina Aiken cross country back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in school team was one of the youngest in the region. However, history, fresh off the 2014 season that saw the squad under the guidance of head coach Kara Kreutzer, the go 14-6-1 and earn an NCAA Tournament berth. It also Pacers exceeded expectations at some of the meets while marked just the second time in school history the program gaining consistency from the young squad as the season had been over .500 in back-to-back conference schedules. wore on. Ultimately, USC Aiken performed well in the six meets and could shine in years to come since it had just With the No. 5 seed in the conference, USC Aiken had one senior on the team. to make the trek back to Florence, S.C., to face Francis Marion for the second time this season and for the second The Pacers’ roster had one senior in Samantha Lisek and straight PBC Tournament. only one junior in newcomer Brooke Inman. The rest of the squad was bolstered by four sophomores in Amanda Although the Pacers led 1-0 at the break, the Patriots Bruenio, Makayla Dudley, Amber Laughinghouse and Kyah managed to score three goals and end USC Aiken’s bid Owusu and a pair of freshmen in Bethany Fordham and for its second straight appearance in the PBC Tournament Brook Thomas. Championship. By netting the team’s lone goal in the 28th minute, Simmond was named to the all-tournament team. In addition to the dyad of rookies, USC Aiken had three more newcomers to collegiate cross country. However, that The PBC recognized Andre Simmond as a Player of the did not deter Kreutzer or the team – as the squad came Week earlier this year while Dean Smith and Rodrigo together to have a solid campaign. Goncalves each picked up PBC Defender of the Week accolades. In five of the six meets, the Pacers were led by a rookie in Fordham. The only time a returner guided the squad was Andre Bernardini, who had a .743 save percentage while on the muddy course at the NCAA Southeast Regional playing 1116:47 between the pipes, was voted a first-team Championship as Bruenio led the team. all-conference performer. With a team-best 19 points, Simmond jumped into USC Aiken’s career top-10 list for The team improved on the 2014 finish at the conference points with 42 through his first two seasons while being championship, besting the Patriots for the third straight named a second-team all-league selection. week. Fordham led the team at the 6k race with a time of 26:47 for 60th place. Bruenio was three spots behind Dalmau, Goncalves and Shanko were named to the PBC her. Thomas, Lisek and Dudley were 72nd, 76th and 77th, all-academic team. respectively, helping the team best FMU by 23 points. Women’s Soccer Competing on a tough course after a day of rain, the Pacers placed 27th at the NCAA Southeast Region The University of South Carolina Aiken women’s soccer Championship, which was hosted by Wingate. team wrapped up its first season under the guidance of head coach Hilary George as a squad that improved greatly Earlier in the season, Lisek was named to the PBC all- throughout the season. academic team for her work in the classroom. The 4-12-1 mark is not indicative of the way the team Men’s Soccer played, but in part it was due to arguably the toughest schedule in the program’s recent history. USC Aiken The University of South Carolina Aiken men’s soccer team squared off against five of the six team’s that made the finished the 2015 season shy of its goal of reaching the 2014 NCAA Tournament from the Southeast Region. NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history, but The Pacers were loaded with nine seniors, but with the the team thrived throughout the season and played some of change of coaches, George brought different ideas and the best soccer near the end of the season when the team philosophies. was healthy. The team stepped out of league play for a contest against Battling injuries from the outset of the 2015 campaign Division I South Carolina State on Oct. 9. George’s team forced head coach Ike Ofoje to alter his starting line-up for took the lead on Brye Epley’s goal in the 50th minute of over half the season. However, the squad still competed action. With four outstanding saves by Karin Cadwalader, well in every match and started to put it all together in the including one in the second overtime session, the Pacers second half of the season. recorded a point by getting the tie. A few inches one way or another, and the balls that hit the post or crossbar by USC By going 8-5-3, including a 5-3-1 mark against league foes, Aiken would have resulted in a win. 30 2015-16 TEAM REVIEWS

Facing Clayton State in a rare Friday night match, the claim the regular-season title. However, the Bearcats Pacers dominated the outing from start to finish. In one of upended the Saints and the Pacers took care of business the smartest plays ever witnessed at Pacer Pit, Beauregard against the Pirates by a 3-1 score, allowing the team to had a free kick. Instead of telling the referee she wanted celebrate its first regular-season championship since the the defense back 10 yards, Beauregard launched the ball 2007 campaign. past the defense and the surprised keeper for what turned out to be the game-winning score from 20 yards out 18:31 As the No. 1 seed in the conference, USC Aiken hosted the into the contest. PBC Championship. The team downed Georgia College 3-1 before sweeping Lander 3-0. However, the Saints took USC Aiken continued applying pressure and the squad home the conference tournament championship. broke free for another tally in the 37th minute of action. Amanda Mazzie flicked it to Epley, who found Furbert for Due to the body of work by the Pacers, the team secured the 2-0 advantage. Nicole Cranny played all 90 minutes the No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region for the first time in between the pipes and stopped four shots, including a pair school history. from point-blank range, to preserve the shutout against the Lakers. The team came up short against Erskine in the NCAA Tournament, but the squad accomplished so much during The squad followed that victory up with its second double- the season it will definitely be talked about for years to overtime affair of the season – and promptly prevailed with come. a 3-2 win over Georgia Southwestern. Diedrich was named the PBC Player of the Year for the Beauregard, Cadwalader, Kelley, Sarah Moore, Casey Rish second straight season, becoming just the third person to and Smits were all named to the PBC all-academic team earn the honor twice. Toman was named a second-team for their hard work off the classroom. all-conference performer while Diedrich and Teelon picked up all-tournament team honors. Volleyball Diedrich, Stratton and Toman garnered all-region It was a season of firsts for the University of South Carolina accolades. Diedrich ended her career with 1,336 kills, Aiken volleyball team. A record-setting season that came to which is the fourth most in school history. Toman’s 540 digs an end too soon, but will be discussed as arguably one of are the second most in a single season. the best teams in the program’s illustrious history. The team set the school record for digs in a match and Head coach Glenn Cox’s 2015 team was one of the digs in a five-set match while also putting itself into several best in Division II and rightfully so. The squad had the categories’ top-10 lists throughout the year. returning Peach Belt Conference and Region Player of the Year in Ashley Diedrich. However, the team was loaded Women’s Basketball across the front line with returners Brittany Faulkner, Julia Forster, Alicia Hines, Aly Johnson, Jennifer Law, Ashley It was a season of close calls for the University of South Lind and Taylor Stratton. Added to the mix a new setter in Carolina Aiken women’s basketball team. The 2015-16 Emily Teelon, who stepped into the starting spot after the campaign saw the team battle through injuries and being graduation of Sheila Walsh, to go along with sophomore shorthanded in some contests, but still putting forth an setter Lauren Howard. amazing effort. It was a season that saw the squad battle to the very end of each contest and push its opponents to the The back line was arguably the strongest in the region brink. and could have matched up against nearly anyone in the country with Monica Cardona, Shawn Hotson, Danielle In all, the Pacers dropped eight games in single digits Mercer and Katie Toman. in regulation while also going 1-3 in overtime contests, including one double-overtime affair. Cox and his staff added a pair of newcomers who pushed the team each and every day in practice in rookies The Pacers had a resounding 84-41 win over UNC Okwunne Ogbogu and Chelsey Watts. Pembroke on Jan. 6. Stephanie Ball led the way with 15 points while Rachelle Aupont and Aubrey Lukacsko each The Pacers opened up the season with their best start in accounted for 13 points. Kate Duff chipped in 10. school history, going 8-0. Brandt’s team canned 52.3 percent of its shots from the Heading into the final day of the regular season, USC floor and buried 14 three-point attempts in the game while Aiken, Armstrong State and Flagler all had chances to limiting the Braves to 16.7 percent shooting from behind the 31 2015-16 TEAM REVIEWS arc. USC Aiken’s 30 points in the third quarter marked the Aiken displayed great teamwork. Sledge poured in a game- most by the squad in school history. high 28 points to go along with 14 rebounds while Butler accounted for 26 points and 14 boards. Belfield netted Although the Pacers fell three points short of a win 19 points while Hendrix Emu was solid in all facets of the at Augusta, Mariah Durian turned in one of the most game, totaling nine points, seven rebounds and three impressive offensive performances in recent history. She blocks. The Pacers connected on 51.8 percent of their poured in a career-high 33 points, overshadowing Jasmine shots from the floor and netted 24-of-32 free throws in the Coach’s career-best 10 rebounds. 90-81 victory.

Durian’s 33 points were the third most in Division II history The victory sparked a three-game winning streak for the for USC Aiken while her 13 field goals tied the school squad. USC Aiken was able to exact an 85-76 road win record. at UNC Pembroke. The Pacers were led by Sledge’s 22 points and 10 rebounds. Butler totaled 16 points and 10 In the season finale, USC Aiken pushed NCAA Tournament boards while Patton and Belfield contributed 19 and 13 foe Augusta to overtime before falling. The Pacers used points, respectively. a career-high effort of 19 points by Carly Gilreath as the catalyst in the game. The Pacers hosted PBC East leading Lander for homecoming and turned in one of the most impressive In addition to Durian leaving her mark with the prolific performances of the year. The team drained 53.1 percent of scoring game, Kassy Johannsen left USC Aiken as its all- its shots from the floor, including an eight-of-18 effort from time blocked shots leader. downtown (44.4 percent). USC Aiken dished out 19 assists on the 26 field goals and swatted away nine shots in the Having to play the second semester without Emry Tsitouris contest. due to an injury and having others to miss games due to injuries forced the Pacers to play shorthanded for much of Men’s Tennis the year. For the second time in three years, the University of South Men’s Basketball Carolina Aiken men’s tennis team put together a season worthy enough of securing a berth in the NCAA Tournament Coming into the 2015-16 basketball season, first-year and finished with a No. 42 national ranking. head coach Mark Vanderslice faced several challenges. However, his team persevered, put forth outstanding effort Head coach Steve Dahm’s team recorded an overall mark and laid the foundation for the upcoming season. of 12-10, including a 12-9 record against Division II foes.

In the 97-84 win over the Lions, senior Keith Belfield netted The squad started off strong in February. As the calendar a career-high 31 points to lead all scorers. Newcomer turned to March, USC Aiken continued its inspired play by Jevon Patton registered 25 points and a game-high seven going 4-2 in the month. assists. Arbry Butler notched a double-double with 12 points and a game-best 10 rebounds to go along with a USC Aiken registered the No. 8 seed in the PBC game-high three blocks. Four scored in double figures for Tournament. the Pacers as Jordan Foster tallied 14 points. The team was eliminated from the league tournament, but The squad buried 65.4 percent of its shots from the floor, earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament. There, the squad including a 10-of-22 effort from behind the three-point put up a tough fight but lost to Columbus State. stripe. USC Aiken’s 65.4 percent shoot marked the fourth best in school history. For the season, Damiani recorded a 15-3 singles mark while Mathias Degardin quietly had a 14-4 record. Tan In its last home date of 2015, the Pacers took on Piedmont notched 11 wins while Andino accounted for 10. International and cruised to a 90-64 victory. The win was highlighted by Gavin Stephenson’s double-double In doubles action, Damiani and Tan had 13 wins apiece performance of 13 points and 12 rebounds. Albert Miller while Andino notched 12. Degardin and Raymond totaled III came off the bench to net 13 points on six-of-eight 11 wins each. shooting. For their hard work, Damiani and Tan garnered all-PBC USC Aiken was forced to play five straight road games, accolades. Damiani finished his career at No. 2 for singles including four of which were league contests, before wins while Andino now holds the most wins in a career at returning home. the No. 6 singles spot. Against32 the then-league leading Mountain Lions, USC 2015-16 TEAM REVIEWS

Women’s Tennis for the dyad to be named to the Division II PING All-Region teams. The 2016 University of South Carolina Aiken women’s tennis season was one for the ages. The squad went 15- For the season, Tisserand led the way with a 73.0 stroke 10 and posted a 6-6 mark in league play, which was good average. He picked up a win at the season-opening Kiawah enough for sixth place in the Peach Belt Conference and a Island Invitational. Additionally, he landed another top- No. 30 national ranking. With the outstanding play the team five finish and one more in the top 10 of a tournament. put forth, it earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the Tisserand’s 15 rounds of par or better was top on the first time since a 16-9 record during the 2006 campaign. squad.

During singles play, the Pacers were guided by first-team Holliday was not far behind him, accounting for a 73.8 all-conference selection Nadine Tusiama’s 14-4 mark, stroke average. He posted a top-five and a top-10 effort on including 12 victories at the top spot. Tusiama became the the year. Holliday was second on the team with 12 rounds first USC Aiken student-athlete to ever garner first-team of par or better. His 66 on the final round of the Wexford all-league accolades in women’s tennis after posting a 7-3 Plantation Intercollegiate was the best of the year for any singles mark against PBC competition. USC Aiken student-athlete and was among the best in school history. Olivera Veskovac notched a 13-win campaign, picking up 10 victories at the No. 2 slot. Kayla Calvert and Victoria Östensson tied Holliday with a 73.8 stroke average and Giannaccini tallied 12 singles wins each while Marie registered a top-10 finish for the season. He totaled nine Habiyaremye totaled 11 victories. In all, the Pacers carried rounds of par or better. an 84-52 mark in singles play (.618 percentage) while boasting a 40-32 mark in league play (.556). Lindvall’s play was solid throughout the season, finishing with a 74.5 stroke average. He posted eight rounds of par USC Aiken cruised to a 9-0 victory over rival Augusta or better. before taking down the Bearcats 7-2 in Greenwood, S.C. A home non-conference win over Alabama-Huntsville pushed At the season-opening Kiawah Island Invitational, head the winning streak to three matches. coach Michael Carlisle’s team posted a low-round of 284 after the first 18 holes. The squad continued its solid play The Pacers went on the road to defeat Belmont Abbey in a by besting the next-closest team by three strokes over the shutout before coming home to cage the Mountain Lions of next 18 holes en route to a six-stroke victory over Flagler Young Harris, 6-3. and Georgia College.

The win over the Lakers secured the No. 6 spot in the At the event, Tisserand, who opened with an even-par, PBC Tournament for USC Aiken. In the tournament, the 72, finished the event with a five-under par, 67, during the squad lost to Flagler before eliminating the Nighthawks second round. His two-round total of 139 was good enough 5-3. Although the team dropped the fifth-place match to the for him to be the individual medalist by a mere stroke. Patriots, the resume was good enough to earn an at-large Holliday’s one-under par, 143, allowed him to tie for eighth bid to the NCAA Tournament. place.

Golf Carlisle’s team earned a berth in the loaded NCAA South/ Southeast Regional, where it finished 10th. Although the Despite having one of the youngest teams in the region, squad missed going to the NCAA Championship, the squad the 2016 University of South Carolina Aiken golf team wrapped up the tournament by posting the lowest score in was ranked nationally throughout the entire season, won the third round (287). a tournament and earned a berth to the NCAA South/ Southeast Regional. Softball

Four USC Aiken student-athletes garnered all-conference Prior to the start of the 2016 softball season, the University honors. Hubert Tisserand garnered first-team honors while of South Carolina Aiken program was picked to finish sixth Johnson Holliday and Axel Östensson tallied second-team in the conference. accolades. Newcomer August Lindvall’s season was strong The team, although it did not have any true home-run enough for him to earn PBC Freshman of the Year honors, hitters, tied the school record for round-trippers in a season marking the second straight year a Pacer has taken home and tied the PBC mark by smashing two grand slams in the such hardware. same game.

Östensson and Tisserand’s seasons were strong enough The season started off extremely well for Sndyer’s team. It 33 2015-16 TEAM REVIEWS posted seven straight wins and notched nine victories in the The team’s bats were out in full force in the 11-3 win. The first 10 outings of the season. Despite the winning record, it squad established a tournament record by launching four won four games by a mere run. homers in the game, including Terrapin’s grand slam and one by Morgan. Thrower and Murphy also had round- Against the nationally-ranked Bears, Morgan tossed all 10 trippers in the win. innings, giving the team a 3-2 win when Chubb doubled home Jungblut and Montei. The victory allowed the team to reach the PBC Championship, but it also established the squad as one of Trailing 3-1 in the second game, Snyder’s team erupted for the eight best, earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament. a five-run fourth inning. In the stanza, Chandler Terrapin scored. Then, Murphy launched a three-run homer that Baseball plated Taylor Allen and Jungblut. Price’s RBI single completed the scoring as Terrapin struck out five to pick up It marked one of the most impressive runs for any the win. University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team under the guidance of head coach Kenny Thomas. The 2016 Heading into the PBC Tournament, the team knew it had to campaign was one of ups and a few downs, but the run make a run in order to garner a postseason bid. With one the squad made to reach the NCAA Southeast Region down in the seventh inning against Armstrong State, Daring Championship marked how good the Pacers were. blasted a two-run homer to knot the score at 3-3. The team may have been down during games, but it was In the eighth, Price tripled in Murphy and Terrapin’s never out. Several times over the season USC Aiken sacrifice fly made it a 5-3 victory. The win sent the squad overcame a late deficit in order to punch the winning ticket. into the semifinals for a rematch with nationally-ranked Seven contests went extra frames and USC Aiken was Young Harris. victorious each time.

Other times, the team was flat-out dominant, whether it was due to pitching one day or with their bats a different game.

Zach Moon earned All-America honors while he, Joe Marlow, Mitchell Price and Max Schoen garnered all-region honors. In fact, the squad was so strong, those four, Erik Davis and Chaz Pal picked up all-conference accolades while guiding the squad to a third-place finish in the PBC regular season.

The Pacers were ranked as high as No. 5 nationally and were in the rankings for much of the season. Thomas’ team had a 10-game winner in Marlow while Davis hurled one of the most impressive performances in recent history with his two-hit shutout against No. 9 Florida Southern.

The staff was great throughout with Nick Jobst accounting for six wins and five saves while Nick Yobbi tallied six victories. Trevor Hutto and Connor Riley chipped in three wins apiece.

Moon drove in a team-best 68 RBI after smacking a team- high 16 round-trippers. The Pacers blasted a school-record tying 81 long balls compared to 33 for their opponents. Additionally, the four homers in one inning against Paine established a new Peach Belt Conference mark.

The squad also drove in 423 runs while scoring 456. The Pacers tallied 1,044 bases and slugged nearly .500 collectively (.496).

Joe Marlow and Pal were each drafted while Davis signed 34 a free agent contract. COMMISSIONER’S CUP STANDINGS

School Maximum Possible Total Earned Rating Columbus State 150 113.5 .757 Lander 121 86.5 .715 Armstrong 128 87 .680 Georgia College 133 79 .594 Flagler 150 87.5 .583 Augusta 120 66 .550 North Georgia 130 71.5 .550 UNC Pembroke 125 68 .544 Young Harris 133 70.5 .530 USC Aiken 133 64.5 .485 Francis Marion 120 56.5 .471 Montevallo 149 67.5 .453 Clayton State 106 46.5 .439 Georgia Southwestern 123 29.5 .240

35 DRUG TESTING

USC Aiken supports the NCAA Division II Statement regarding substance abuse. We are committed and dedicated to promoting and preserving the integrity of athletics for the benefit and welfare of our student-athletes.

USC Aiken uses Augusta Laboratories to screen/evaluate all drug tests. Urine samples are tested for:

• Amphetamines • Barbiturates • Benodiazepines (Valium and similar tranquilizers) • Barbiturates • Cannaboio (marijuana) • Cocaine • Methaqualone (Qualudes) • Opiates (Heroin and other opium derivatives) • Phencyclidine (PCP or “Angel Dust”)

During the 2015-16 fiscal year, USCA conducted a total of 55 drug tests. Of those 55, none were positive.

36 FIRST LAB

37 STAFF HONORS/COMMITTEES & COMMUNITY RELATIONS Brandon Aiken (Head Athletic Trainer) Steven Dahm (Head Men’s & Women’s Tennis Coach) • South Carolina State Certified Athletic Trainer • United States Tennis Association member • National Certified Athletic Trainer • Served as a site director for Junior Tournaments • National Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist • Certified Teaching Professional with the Professional Tennis Registry Mike Brandt (Head Women’s Basketball Coach) • Head Professional at Dorset Field Club • Women’s Basketball Coaches Association • USCA Midnight Madness Committee Hilary George (Head Women’s Soccer Coach) • Director of Mike Brandt Basketball Camps • NSCAA Natinoal Soccer Coaches Association of America • Participated in the Adopt-A-Highway trash clean-up • USSF United States Soccer Federation program • NSCA National Strength & Conditioning Association • Donated camp to St. Mary’s Chocolate Festival • Volunteer with National Downs Syndrom Society • Donated equipment to the Aiken Players Association • Volunteer with Breast Cancer Research Foundation • Provided Free Basketball Clinic for Upward Bound • Volunteer with Child Advocacy Center Basketball • Member of the HRC • Donated basketballs to Aiken-Augusta Swim League fundraiser • Member of Warren Baptist Church • Aiken Public Safety Police Athletic League Board member • WBCA/ESPN/USA Today top 25 committee • Augusta Sports Council Board Member • Donated to faculty luncheon • Participated in Faculty-staff student basketball game • Volunteer – Augusta Christian school’s lab work • Celebrity golfer in Midland Valley Celebrity Golf Tourney • Donated camp to Hitchcock Health Care • Volunteer G.A.M.E.S Awards Banquet

Mike Carlisle (Head Golf Coach) • Augusta Area Junior Golf Association Director • First Tee of Aiken Volunteer • GCAA Hall of Fame Selection Committee • Aiken Chapter of the South Carolina Junior Golf Assistant Director • Instructor at Clemson Tiger Golf Camp • Freshman Friday Panel Volunteer • Golf Coaches Association of America

Glenn Cox (Head Volleyball Coach) • Director of multiple summer volleyball camps at USC Aiken and throughout the Southeast • Freshman Friday Volunteer • Provided a City of Aiken night to promote the game of volleyball to all of the city youth recreational league kids. • Member of the AVCA • Spoke at a City of Aiken Municipal Building Town Hall meeting to help promote the need for volleyball facilities both indoor and sand in the Aiken area. • Held a free volleyball clinic for the City of Aiken at Odell Weeks.

38 STAFF HONORS/COMMITTEES & COMMUNITY RELATIONS Timothy Hall (Associate AD/Administration and External Ike Ofoje (Head Men’s Soccer Coach) Affairs) • Volunteer at the Aiken Soccer Club Tournament • Upside of Downs of Aiken Board • Organized soccer clinic for the Citizens Park Community • Staff Facilitator for New Student Orientation • Buddy Soccer • Assisted in the organization of the Pacers and Polo Triple • Organize and direct three weeks of soccer camps on Crown Event campus • Blood Donor • Organize and direct a week of camp in Ocala, Fla. • Family Connections of South Carolina Support Parent • Helped organize the Edgefield Youth Soccer League • CSRA Buddy Walk Committee • Member NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Associations • USC Aiken OneCarolina Committee of America) • South Carolian Down Syndrome Conference planning • Member BSCAA (Black Soccer Coaches Associations of committee America) • Taught Four-Week Mini-Course at Kennedy Middle Brent C. Hager (Assistant AD/Communications and School Promotions) • Volunteer Coach for the Aiken Department of Recreation • College Sports Information Directors of America Member • High School Soccer League Official (CoSIDA) • PBC Sports Information Directors Committee Angie Osbon (Assistant AD/Business & Student-Athlete • Member of USC Aiken Athletic Department Hall of Fame Services/Head Dance/Team Cheerleading Coach) committee • Hall of Fame Committee • Guest lecturer at USC Aiken • Midnight Madness Committee • Sold sponsorships for PacerSports.com • Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Advisor • USCA Midnight Madness Committee • Organized and co-directed one week of cheerleading • USC Aiken University Magazine Committee camp • Dance Team placed 2nd at PBC Championship; placed Kara Kreutzer (Women’s Cross Country Coach) 2nd in one division at CanAm Nationals • USATF Level One Coach • Dance/Cheer Teams worked with United Way, Upward, • Assisted with 2 South Aiken High School Cross Country Sand River Woman’s Club, City of Aiken, Midday Lions races Club and Run United • Race Director of Bridgestone-Pacer High School Cross • Attended Peach Belt Women in Athletics Conference Country Invitational • Peach Belt Conference SWA Committee • Assisted with Riedell Run 5k • Chair Women’s Basketball search committee • Assisted with Dance Marathon 5k • Men’s Basketball search committee • Assisted with Aiken Parks & Recreation 5k • PBC 25th Anniversary committee • NCAA RAC for women’s basketball

39 STAFF HONORS/COMMITTEES & COMMUNITY RELATIONS Jerry Snyder (Head Softball Coach) Mark Vanderslice (Head Men’s Basketball Coach) • NFCA Skills Article Writer • Member of Kiwanis Club • Supervised four-weekend Pitcher/Catcher Clinic for Aiken • Member of NABC Park and Recreation Department • Speaker at Sertoma, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs • Organized and directed the Lady Pacer Softball Camp • Speaker at Lifelong Learning and Department Retreat at • Organized and directed softball clinics in Augusta, USC Aiken Wagner, New Ellenton, Saluda, and Lexington • Volunteer for Pros vs. Joes for Student Life • Provided pitching clinics to area youth • Volunteer for Learning Day at Jackson Stem Middle • Speaker at Winthrop Softball Clinic School • Speaker at Fantastic Friday (admissions), Aiken Rotary • Volunteer work for Breakfast for Dinner at USC Aiken Club • Volunteer work for Sertoma Club at Steeplechase • Director for South Carolina North/South High School All- • Volunteer work for Christmas at the Hopelands Star Tournament • Owner of Mark Vanderslice Basketball Camps • Organized and directed High School one-day clinics for • Partnering with City of Aiken at Pinecrest Alternative area high school teams School • Organized and directed Fall and Winter Softball Clinics for high school varsity players Randy Warrick (Director of Athletics) • Provided hitting clinics to area youth • NCAA DII Site Representative for NCAA Division II South/ • Coordinated pitching and hitting lessons with USC Aiken Southeast Region Golf Tournament players to area youth • Peach Belt Conference Athletic Director’s Council • Organized and directed All-Sports Camp Member • Organizer of North/South Junior Showcase • USCA Campus Master Planning Committee • Promoted Community awareness with Law Enforcement, • USCA Buildings and Grounds Committee Breast Cancer, and Ovarian Cancer awareness games • Coordinated a Red Cross Blood Drive in conjunction with • Worked with Salvation Army - Adopt-A-Family the Clemson /Carolina Football Week • Oversaw the USCA Pacer Club Kenny Thomas (Head Baseball Coach) • Coordinator for USCA Licensing Program • Coordinator and director of Summer Baseball Camps • Participated in various Chamber of Commerce functions • Coordinator and producer of USCA Pro Rodeo at • Organized and directed the annual Pacers and Polo Western Carolina State Fair in Aiken event • Coordinator and Director of Special needs Baseball • Member of the Southeast Region NCAA Baseball RAC Camp • Helped coordinate “Hoops for Heroes” blodo drive in a • Coordinator and Director of Scholarships Baseball Camp competition against GRU Augusta • Coordinator and producer of USCA Baseball Extra Inning Bull Riding held in conjunction with the Augusta Cutting Horse Futurity • Honorary member of Aiken Ambucs Club • Coordinator of fund raising program for Aiken Ambucs Club scholarship program for disabled high school seniors • Freshman Friday Panel Member • Coordinator of Carly’s Rays of Hope fundraiser Fantasy Week • Coordinator of Buddy Baseball Game

40 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

General Cheerleading • National Collegiate Athletic Association • American Association of Cheerleaders Coaches and • South Carolina Coaches Association Advisors • College Sports Information Directors of America • NCAA News Athletic Trainers • National Association of College Directors of Athletics • National Athletic Trainers Association • National Association of Athletic Development Directors • South Carolina Athletic Trainers Association • Fellowship of Christian Athletes • National Strength and Conditioning Association • Black Coaches Association • American Red Cross CPR • Aiken Chamber of Commerce • American Red Cross Certified Instructor • Greater Augusta Sports Council • National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics Tennis • National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics • United States Tennis Association Administrators • I.T.A. (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) • National Association of Compliance Coordinators Sports Information Basketball • Collegiate Sports Information Directors Of America • National Association of Basketball Coaches • Women’s Basketball Coaches Association • United States Basketball Writers Association • South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association • Black Coaches Association

Golf • Golf Coaches Association of America • Carolina’s Golf Association • South Carolina Golf Association • United States Golf Association • Tiger Letterwinners Association

Baseball • American Baseball Coaches Association

Softball • National Fastpitch Coaches Association • Amateur Softball Association • NCAA Regional Selection Committee • NCAA Softball Rules Committee • USSSA Softball Association • National Softball Association

Soccer • United States Soccer Federation • National Soccer Coaches Association of America • Black Soccer Coaches of America • SC High School Official • NCAA Rules Committee

Volleyball • USA Volleyball • American Volleyball Coaches Association

41 STAFF DIRECTORY

Randy Warrick Athletic Director 803-641-3406 [email protected] Tim Hall Associate Athletic Director/Administration & External Services 803-641-3331 [email protected] Angie Osbon Assistant Athletic Director/Business & Student-Athlete Services/SWA 803-641-3301 [email protected] Brandon Aiken Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Medicine 803-641-3367 [email protected] Brent Hager Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information 803-641-3252 [email protected] Billie Murphy Athletic Administrative Assistant 803-641-3486 [email protected] Joe Kucharski Voice of the Pacers - PA Announcer Candy Bailey* Assistant Athletic Trainer 803-641-3628 [email protected] Janet Joy Cheerleading and Dance Team Advisor 803-641-3455 [email protected] Lauren Lombardo* Cheerleading Coach Corey Burns Dance Team Choreographer Kristin Allen Dance Team Choreographer Kenny Thomas Head Baseball Coach 803-641-3410 [email protected] Phil Disher Head Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 803-641-3531 [email protected] Nolan Belcher* Assistant Coach [email protected] Ben Donath Assistant Coach 803-641-3534 [email protected] Chris Varnadore* Assistant Coach 803-641-3531 Jakob Gollon Head Men’s Basketball Coach 803-641-3438 [email protected] Trevor Welcher Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Carlisle Head Men’s Golf Coach 803-641-3528 [email protected] Ike Ofoje Head Men’s Soccer Coach 803-641-3717 [email protected] Eugene Eshun-Phillips Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach Steve Dahm Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach 803-641-3357 [email protected] Jerry Snyder Head Softball Coach 803-641-3462 [email protected] Lindsey Jones Assistant Softball Coach 803-643-6876 [email protected] Mike Brandt* Head Women’s Basketball Coach 803-641-3491 [email protected] Joanna Reitz Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach 803-641-3638 [email protected] Hilary George Head Women’s Soccer Coach 803-641-3651 [email protected] Hank Deer Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Steve Dahm Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach 803-641-3357 [email protected] Glenn Cox Head Volleyball Coach 803-641-3373 [email protected] Chip Herring Assistant Volleyball Coach Kara Kinard Women’s Cross Country Coach 803-641-6811 [email protected] Carla Cribb Pacer Club President

*Resigned after the completion of the 2015-16 athletic year.

Candace Bailey was replaced by Clarissa Wilburn. Mike Brandt was replaced by Mark Miller. Lauren Lombardo was replaced by Brandi Humble.

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