WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Department of Intercollegiate Athletics 2009-10 Annual Report LUCK NAMED DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

est Virginia University director, and to succeed such a fine In 1982, he was selected in the President James P. gentleman as Ed Pastilong, who has second round of the NFL draft by the WClements named served WVU so well for so many Houston Oilers, and either started or former West Virginia University and years,” Luck said. “My passion and played back-up quarterback through NFL quarterback and Academic All- love for West Virginia University the 1986 season. During that time, American Oliver Luck as West Virginia has never wavered, and to return he earned his law degree from the University’s director of intercollegiate to a school that has built a solid University of Texas cum laude. athletics, effective July 1. foundation in academics and athletics After retiring from football, Luck Luck, 50, president and general over the last two decades is exciting. became vice president of business manager of the Houston Dynamo “And while it’s a challenging development for the National Football soccer franchise in Houston, Texas, time in intercollegiate athletics League and President and CEO of NFL filled the position upon the retirement with discussions on conference Europe. of Ed Pastilong on June 30. Pastilong realignments and other issues, I look In 2001, he became chief executive will serve as Athletic Director forward to working with the University officer of the Harris County-Houston Emeritus through 2012. administration, athletic staff and Sports Authority, overseeing the The two-time Academic All-American coaches and others to remain a development and management of over is a member of the Academic All successful, attractive and fiscally $1 billion of professional sports and American Hall of Fame and was a responsible intercollegiate athletic entertainment venues in Houston: Rhodes Scholar finalist. He was program,” he said. Minute Maid Park, home of the also a National Football Foundation A native of Cleveland, Luck played Houston Astros; Reliant Stadium, Scholar-Athlete, graduating from quarterback for the Mountaineers home of the Houston Texans and the WVU magna cum laude in 1982 as a from 1978-1981, setting school Livestock Show and Rodeo; and the member of Phi Beta Kappa. records for touchdown passes and Toyota Center, home of the Houston “Oliver Luck is someone who has completions, and leading the team to Rockets. succeeded at the highest of levels a Peach Bowl victory over Florida as He became president of Major at everything he has done – from a senior. He ended his career as a League Soccer’s Houston Dynamos his college and professional football three-year starter with school records in 2005, and the team won two MLS playing days to his academic pursuits of 43 career touchdown passes and Cup championships in his first two and his professional business 466 completions out of 911 passing years in the position. career,” said President Clements. “He attempts. His 5,765 career passing He is married to the former Kathy is the clear choice to carry forward yards rank him fourth on the school’s Wilson. They have four children: what has truly been a golden era in all-time passing list. He was named Andrew, the starting quarterback athletics. I am thrilled to welcome MVP in 1980 and 1981, and also and Heisman Trophy candidate at Oliver back to West Virginia and WVU, earned the 1981 Louis D. Meisel Stanford; Mary Ellen, a freshman and I am confident that he will do an Award for the WVU scholar athlete volleyball player at outstanding job.” with the highest grade-point average. Stanford; daughter Emily, a “It is truly an honor to be selected He was inducted into the WVU Sports high school junior; and 7th to serve my alma mater as athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. grade son, Addison. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mission Statement 2 2009-10 By The Numbers 3 Award Winners 4-8 Red Brown Cup 9 Fred Schaus Captain’s Award 10 Baseball 11 Men’s Basketball 12-13 Women’s Basketball 14-15 Cross Country 16-17 Football 18-19 Gymnastics 20-21 Rifle 22 Rowing 23 Men’s Soccer 24-25 Women’s Soccer 26-27 Swimming & Diving 28 Women’s Tennis 29 Track 30-31 Volleyball 32 Wrestling 33 Development Council/Corporate Sponsors 34 MAC Report 35 Staff Listing 36

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 1 MISSION STATEMENT DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics fully subscribes to and will conscientiously abide by the rules, regulations and statutes of those organizations and agencies having jurisdiction over the conduct of its athletics program. Specifically, the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will adhere to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Principles of Conduct of Intercollegiate Athletics set forth in the NCAA Constitution and all regulations thereto in its then applicable bylaws.

The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics:

a: subscribes to high standards of academic quality as well as breadth of academic opportunities.

b: s trives in its athletics program for national excellence and prominence. Accordingly, the recruitment of student-athletes and emphasis on and support of athletics are national in scope.

c: recognizes the dual objective in its athletic program of servicing the University community and the general public.

d: b elieves in offering extensive opportunities for varsity intercollegiate athletics for men, women and minorities.

e: s ponsors football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s gymnastics and women’s soccer at the highest feasible level of competition.

f: b elieves in scheduling all athletic contests primarily with other Division I institutions as a reflection of the goal of maintaining an appropriate competition level in the sports program.

g: is committed to financing the athletics program from private revenues generated by the Department of Inter- collegiate Athletics. All revenues supporting athletics shall be controlled by the institution.

h: considers the physical, mental, social and academic well-being of the student-athletes paramount.

The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics shall conduct its program consistent with the letter and spirit of the NCAA. The mission of the Department is and shall always remain compatible with the mission of WVU.

2 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 2009-10 BY THE NUMBERS TEAM RECORD Baseball 27-30 (BIG EAST tournament qualifier) Cross Country 6th NCAA, 2nd BIG EAST Men’s Basketball 31-7 (NCAA Final Four) – BIG EAST Champions Finished No. 3 nationally in Coaches’ Poll Women’s Basketball 29-6 (NCAA 2nd Round) – BIG EAST runner-up Finished No. 15 nationally in Coaches’ Poll Football 9-4, (22/25 in final national polls – 2nd BIG EAST) Gymnastics 19-9 (NCAA Regionals) Rowing 6th BIG EAST Men’s Soccer 7-5-6 Women’s Soccer 10-7-6 (NCAA 2nd Round) Men’s Swimming and Diving 5-3, 4th BIG EAST CSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America team Women’s Swimming and Diving 5-6, 3rd BIG EAST (5 NCAA Qualifiers, 44th) CSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America team Women’s Tennis 17-7 Rifle 11-0 (3rd NCAA) GARC Regular Season and Postseason Champions Women’s Track Indoor: 10th NCAA, Outdoor: 16th NCAA Volleyball 17-13 Wrestling 3-10, 3 NCAA qualifiers

2009-10 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Marie-Louise Asselin Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Keri Bland Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Da’Sean Butler Men’s Basketball Nicco Campriani Rifle Chelsea Carrier Indoor Track Kaylyn Christopher Indoor Track Brandi Eskew Rifle Clara Grandt Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Jedd Gyorko Baseball Karly Hamric Outdoor Track Michael Kulbacki Rifle Andy Lamson Rifle Jessica O’Connell Indoor Track April Rotilio Indoor Track Bryant Wallizer Rifle

ESPN THE MAGAZINE/Co SIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Liz Repella Women’s Basketball (first team) Marie-Louise Asselin Track (second team) Andy Lamson Rifle (second team) Reed Williams Football (second team) Kaylyn Christopher Track (third team)

ESPN THE MAGAZINE/Co SIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II TEAM Marie-Louise Asselin Track Nicco Campriani Rifle Kaylyn Christopher Track Chelsey Corrotto Women’s Soccer Eric Jobe Football Andy Lamson Rifle Josh Lider Football Liz Repella Women’s Basketball Kiersten Spoerke Gymnastics Reed Williams Football

WEST VIRGINIA FINISHED 37TH IN THE LEARFIELD SPORTS DIRECTORS’ CUP, ITS SECOND-BEST FINISH EVER.

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 3 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN KERI BLAND DA’SEAN BUTLER NICCO CAMPRIANI CHELSEA CARRIER CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK MEN’S BASKETBALL RIFLE INDOOR TRACK

KAYLYN CHRISTOPHER BRANDI ESKEW CLARA GRANDT JEDD GYORKO KARLY HAMRIC INDOOR TRACK RIFLE CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK BASEBALL OUTDOOR TRACK

MICHAEL KULBACKI ANDY LAMSON JESSICA O’CONNELL RIFLE RIFLE INDOOR TRACK

NICCO CAMPRIANI

APRIL ROTILIO BRYANT WALLIZER INDOOR TRACK RIFLE

4 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ESPN THE MAGAZINE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN KAYLYN CHRISTOPHER ANDY LAMSON LIZ REPELLA REED WILLIAMS CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK INDOOR TRACK RIFLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAM SECOND TEAM FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

CAROLYN BLANK DA’SEAN BUTLER CHELSEA CARRIER WOMEN’S SOCCER MEN’S BASKETBALL INDOOR TRACK TOP DRAWER SOCCER LOWES’ SENIOR CLASS MID-ATLANTIC FIELD NATIONAL THIRD TEAM AWARD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

JEDD GYORKO ERIC SCHOENLE REED WILLIAMS BASEBALL MEN’S SOCCER FOOTBALL BROOKS WALLACE TOP DRAWER SOCCER NATIONAL FOOTBALL SHORTSTOP OF THE YEAR ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM FOUNDATION SCHOLAR ATHLETE JEDD GYORKO

JON HAMMOND RIFLE GARC COACH OF THE YEAR

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 5 ESPN THE MAGAZINE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN NICCO CAMPRIANI KAYLYN CHRISTOPHER CHELSEY CORROTO ERIC JOBE CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK RIFLE INDOOR TRACK WOMEN’S SOCCER FOOTBALL

ANDY LAMSON JOSH LIDER LIZ REPELLA KIERSTEN SPOERKE REED WILLIAMS RIFLE FOOTBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GYMNASTICS FOOTBALL BIG EAST CHAMPIONS

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN CHELSEA CARRIER CLARA GRANDT KARLY HAMRIC CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK INDOOR TRACK CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK OUTDOOR TRACK GARC CHAMPION

NICCO CAMPRIANI MEN’S BASKETBALL RIFLE

6 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BIG EAST MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

SARAH MILES

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN KIM BENDA DA’SEAN BUTLER CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK ROWING MEN’S BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY FEMALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE TOURNAMENT MOST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SPORT OUTSTANDING PLAYER EXCELLENCE AWARD

GEORGE FARQUHAR SARAH MILES REED WILLIAMS MEN’S SWIMMING WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FOOTBALL MALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE FOOTBALL SCHOLAR YEAR ATHLETE; FOOTBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SPORT EXCELLENCE AWARD

REED WILLIAMS

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 7 NATIONAL FOOTBALL Bri Rodriguez Women’s Soccer and All- FOUNDATION HAMPSHIRE Tournament HONOR SOCIETY Robert Sands Football Josh Lider Football Eric Schoenle Men’s Soccer Reed Williams Football Abel “Shadow” Sebele Men’s Soccer Stephanie Shupe Women’s Swimming EAST ATLANTIC GYMNASTICS Hugh Simmonds Men’s Swimming LEAGUE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Caroline Szwed Women’s Soccer Amy Bieski Shelly Purkat J.T. Thomas Football Hailey Fairchild Alaska Richardson Reed Williams Football Arlene Hathaway Jenn Sharon Naja Johnson Kiersten Spoerke ALL-EAST ATLANTIC Stephanie Keaton Chelsi Tabor GYMNASTIC LEAGUE Emily Kerwin Ashley Wilson Amy Bieski Gymnastics Tina Maloney Jessica Young Nicole Roach Gymnastics Faye Meaden Tina Maloney Gymnastics Chelsi Tabor Gymnastics ALL-BIG EAST Kayla Andrews Women’s Swimming ALL-GREAT AMERICAN RIFLE Marie-Louise Asselin Cross Country and CONFERENCE Outdoor Track Brandi Eskew Rifle Kimberly Benda Rowing Michael Kulbacki Rifle Tyler Bitancurt Football Andy Lamson Rifle Keri Bland Cross Country Justin Pentz Rifle Carolyn Blank Women’s Soccer Tommy Santelli Rifle Jarrett Brown Football Kyle Smith Rifle Asya Bussie Women’s Basketball Bryant Wallizer Rifle Robin Burnett Women’s Swimming Da’Sean Butler Men’s Basketball NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Morgan Callaway Women’s Swimming COLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS Taylor Camp Men’s Swimming COACHES/WOMEN (NACGC/W) Korinne Campbell Women’s Basketball SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS Selvish Capers Football Amy Bieski Shelly Purkat Noel Devine Football Hailey Fairchild Jenn Sharon Devin Ebanks Men’s Basketball Arlene Hathaway Kiersten Spoerke Brad Eichenseer Men’s Swimming Stephanie Keaton Jessica Young Lauren Evans Volleyball Tina Maloney George Farquhar Men’s Swimming Jared Goldthorpe Men’s Swimming COLLEGIATE RIFLE COACHES Clara Grandt Cross Country and ASSOCIATION ALL-ACADEMIC Outdoor Track HONOR LIST Jedd Gyorko Baseball Nicco Campriani Justin Pentz Karly Hamric Outdoor Track Michael Kulbacki Kyle Smith Brandon Hogan Football Andy Lamson Ashley Zultanky Zach Johnson Men’s Soccer Kevin Jones Men’s Basketball All- COLLEGIATE SWIM COACHES Tournament team ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Sarah Kosmak Women’s Swimming ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Scott Kozlowski Football Kayla Andrews Ashley Malik Nicole Mailloux Women’s Soccer Morgan Callaway Brandon Robinson Robyn Matthews Women’s Swimming George Farquhar Gift Maworere Men’s Soccer Sarah Miles Women’s Basketball and U.S. TRACK AND FIELD All-Tournament AND CROSS COUNTRY Megan Mischler Women’s Soccer COACHES ASSOCIATION Chris Neild Football ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Mandie Nugent Women’s Swimming Marie-Louise Asselin Kate Harrison Shauna Purtell Women’s Swimming Keri Bland Ahna Lewis Liz Repella Women’s Basketball and Sarah-Anne Brault Jessica O’Connell All-Tournament Kaylyn Christopher April Rotilio Caroline Rettig Rowing Clara Grandt Katelyn Williams

8 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY R E D B R OW N C U P unior women’s basketball points and was third in rebounds GPA in finance guard Liz Repella and senior (5.9) steals (49) and assists (40). and marketing and J linebacker Reed Williams She recorded 28 double-figure was named the BIG were selected as the recipients of games with seven 20-point efforts. EAST’s the 2010 Red Brown Cup, pre- She scored her 1,000th career 2009 sented annually to West Virginia point in the win at Providence, and Football University’s most outstanding all- now shows 1,141 for her career, Scholar- around student-athletes. good for 21st all-time at WVU. Athlete of The Red Brown Cup encompass- Academically, Repella boasts the Year. es the student-athlete’s athletic, a 3.95 GPA in exercise physiol- Williams academic and civic achievement ogy and was one of five student- was one as selected by the WVU Athletic athletes nationally to be named of just 16 Council to annually award the top an ESPN The Magazine First Team student- male and female student-athletes. Academic All-American. She is a athletes The award is given in memory of five-time WVU Athletic Director’s from all divi- Robert “Red” Brown, former WVU Academic Honor Roll member, two- sions to earn coach and athletic director. time BIG EAST Academic All-Star a spot on the Repella, a Steubenville, Ohio, na- and three-time WVU President’s prestigious Na- tive, helped the WVU women’s bas- List (4.0) honoree. A five-time tional Football ketball team to a school-record 29 Dean’s List recipient, Repella gar- Foundation wins, a school-record 13 BIG EAST nered the 2009 BIG EAST Scholar- Scholar- victories and an NCAA Athlete Sport Excellence award Athlete team Tournament second for women’s basketball and is a and garnered round appearance two-time academic all-district II 2009 ESPN for the third time in first team honoree. The Maga- the last four years. In the community, Repella has zine/CoSIDA Last season, taken part in the “Adopt-A-Grand- Academic Repella, who has parent” program at the Heritage All-American 68 career and Home, is the team’s representa- second- REED consecu- tive on the Student-Athlete Adviso- team honors WILLAMS tive starts, ry Committee and is a camp volun- after earning garnered teer at the Boys & Girls Club. She first-team honors in 2007. Wil- all-BIG also has visited Ruby Memorial liams also was named the Konica EAST Children’s Hospital, taken part in Minolta Gator Bowl Scholar Athlete first- the Suncrest and Westover Middle and was a four-time BIG EAST team School Read Aloud programs and Academic All-Star, WVU Athletic hon- has been a part of the Girl Scouts Director’s Academic Honor Roll, ors, was Adopt-A-Player, Hundred High Dean’s List and National Football named to School’s Girl’s Basketball Camp Foundation’s Hampshire Honor the BIG EAST and the Youth Academy (Fairmont) Society member. He is also a and preseason Strength & Conditioning Clinic. member of Golden Key National WNIT all-tour- Williams, a Moorefield, W.Va., Honor Society and was one of 10 nament teams native, helped lead WVU to a 42-9 students from around the state and was named record during his career, with four selected for the Huntington Bank to the pre- bowl appearances, including three Junior Board of Directors (young season all-con- New Year’s Day wins and two BCS executive program). ference team. A wins. He helped WVU achieve Off the playing field, Williams WBCA all-Region national rankings for 50 weeks has volunteered with the Boys and I nominee during his career and was named Girls Club throughout the state for the WVU’s 2009 Defensive Player of and participated in reading pro- State Farm the Year, given the Ira Errett Rodg- grams and local hospital visits. Coaches’ ers Award for leadership and was A Special Olympics volunteer, All-America named a 2009 team captain. An Williams also has assisted with Team, Re- all-BIG EAST second-team per- Christmas shopping for underprivi- pella was a former last year, Willliams also leged children, served as a guest co-captain was named the 2007 Fiesta Bowl speaker for many local events, last sea- Defensive MVP. He finished his such as the Marion County Divi- son, av- career with 253 tackles, 68 com- sion of State Police child advocacy LIZ eraging a ing in 2009. fundraiser and participated in REPELLA team- In the classroom, the four-year reading days. best 13.9 letterwinner maintained a 3.87

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omen’s track and 4:42.79, good for eighth place. She classroom, outstanding character field captain Keri also earned All-America honors as and competition on the court, Butler WBland, women’s a member of the distance medley finished his career as the win- soccer captain Carolyn Blank and relay team that finished eighth na- ningest player in men’s basketball men’s basketball captain Da’Sean tionally in a time of 11:16.39. history, showing 107 victories to Butler were as this year’s recipients A member of the WVU just 39 losses. of the 2010 Fred Schaus Captain’s Athletic Director’s Academic He was named to the John Award, presented annually to West Honor Roll and a BIG EAST Wooden All-America team and was Virginia University’s most outstand- Academic All-Star, Bland is a Basketball Times first team All- ing varsity team captains. involved in several com- American. A finalist for the Wooden The winners must display out- munity service initiatives and Naismith awards, standing sportsmanship and leader- such as volunteer Butler was a first team all-BIG ship, representing WVU well in all coaching with the EAST performer, was named aspects. Winners are selected by West Virginia Fly- to the NCAA East Region all- the WVU Athletic Council to award ers Indoor Track tournament team and earned annually the top male and female Club, volunteer- BIG EAST Championship Most captains. ing with the Jerry Outstanding Player accolades. A Fairview, W.Va., native, Bland Lewis Telethon to benefit Butler hit six game-winning shots won the Schaus Award for the muscular dystrophy and for the Mountaineers as a senior second straight year. The being a volunteer reader this past season and scored owner of three All-Ameri- at Brookhaven Elementa- 2,095 career points, third-most ca accolades so far this ry school. She graduated in school history. season, she is the only in May with a degree in Butler helped WVU to three female athlete in WVU exercise physiology. straight NCAA Tournament annals to earn Blank, a Toms River, appearances, the 2008 NCAA three All-America N.J., native, is the school’s Sweet 16 and the 2010 NCAA honors in three all-time leader in matches Final Four. He also helped WVU different sports started and played with win its first BIG EAST Champion- in one season 92. A two-time team cap- ship this past season. (cross country tain, Blank was named a Off the floor, Butler graduated and indoor and 2009 all-BIG EAST first- in May with a degree in multidisci- outdoor track in team selection and NSCAA plinary studies and was a member 2008). Bland is also first team all-Northeast CA R O LY N of the WVU Athletic Director’s one of just two three- region selection. She BLANK Academic Honor Roll. He rep- time cross country All- was also named to resented the Mountaineers as a Americans in school TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the tobacco-free Mountaineer for the history. Season third team – its version of statewide Razewv.com campaign This past cross national All-America recognition. and served on the NCAA country season, Bland, Appearing in 23 games during steering committee a three-year captain, her senior season at WVU, Blank during WVU’s re- helped the cross was a four-year starter. A defensive cent recertification country team to a sixth- center midfielder, she was named process. He was place national finish at a second team All-American by the the men’s basket- the 2009 NCAA champi- National Soccer Coaches Asso- ball Student Athlete onships, as she earned ciation of America (NSCAA) for the Advisory Committee her third career cross second straight year. She led the representative and KERI country All-America Mountaineers to a 10th-straight made many visits to BLAND honor with a 34th-place NCAA tournament appearance in patients at the WVU finish (20:45). She also garnered 2009, scoring nine points on the hospitals. Butler all-region honors for the fourth time season and helping the team post has attended Light in her career (just the third Moun- 13 shutouts. the Night Walk for the taineer to do so) with an 18th-place Butler, a Newark, N.J., native, Leukemia and Lymphoma at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals. and two-time team captain, earns Society, spoke at the WVU In indoor track, Bland garnered the award after guiding the men’s Scholarship dinner in two All-America honors and helped basketball team to arguably its Charleston, called Uni- WVU to the highest finish in school finest season in school history. versity supporters at the history with a 10th-place finish at The recipient of the 2010 Lowe’s annual WVU Foundation nationals. She qualified for the na- Senior CLASS award, given to the Thank-A-Thon and has been tional mile finals, becoming the first most outstanding senior in Division a guest speaker for Camp Mountaineer in more than a decade I men’s basketball in terms of com- Choosy, West Virginia’s Motor Da’SEAN to do so, and finished with a time of munity service, excellence in the Development Center. BUTLER

10 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Jedd Gyorko •  Brooks Wallace Award Winner BASE BAL L (nation’s best shortstop) 27-30 •  Pro-Line Athletic/NCBWA First Team All-American •  Baseball America Second Team All- JEDD American GYORKO •  Louisville Slugger Second Team All- American •  ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All- American •  All-BIG EAST First Team •  NCBWA District II Player of the Year •  College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup (April 16) •  Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week Team (April 12) •  59th overall selection by the San Diego Padres

Grant Buckner •  Pro-Line Athletic National Hitter of the Week (May 11) •  College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup (May 13) • Collegebaseballinsider.com National Player of the Week (May 12) •  Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (May 10) •  BIG EAST Player of the Week (May 10)

Andy Altemus •  BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (May 24)

Chris Enourato G RAN T •  WVU career saves leader BUCKNER

• Reached the BIG EAST Tournament for the third • Redshirt junior Grant Buckner earned several consecutive season. WVU last made three consec- national awards following his school-record, 10- utive conference tournaments from 1996-99. RBI performance against Notre Dame on May 8, including the Pro-Line Athletic National Hitter • Finished with a .305 team batting average, of the Week honor by the National Collegiate marking the eighth-straight year the Mountaineers Baseball Writers Association. have batted above .300. • Junior Kevin Griffin’s two-out, three-run walk-off • Recorded the second-most doubles in school home run in the final game of the regular season history with 135 and tied the 2003 squad for the gave WVU a 3-2 win over Villanova and an eventual fourth-most extra base hits with 201. bid to the conference tournament. • Posted 10 league victories, marking the eighth • Coach Greg Van Zant has 477 career victories, all year in a row of double-digit wins in BIG EAST at WVU. He is 23 shy of becoming just the second games. baseball coach in school history to reach the 500- win mark, where he would join the late coach Dale • Junior Jedd Gyorko became one of the school’s Ramsburg. all-time greats after finishing his career as WVU’s all-time leader in batting average (.404), doubles (73), extra-base hits (113) and tied for first place with 35 home runs.

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DA’SEAN BUTLER

• Reached the NCAA Final Four for the second time in school history. • Won the BIG EAST Tournament championship for the first time in school history. • Reached the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row and the fifth time in the last six seasons. • Finished No. 3 in the final ESPN/USA Today poll. • Recorded a school-record 31 victories. • School records for average and total attendance at the WVU Coliseum. • Eleven players on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll. • Recorded a school-record 13 BIG EAST regular season victories.

12 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Da’Sean Butler MEN’S BASKETBALL • First Team All-BIG EAST • Basketball Times First Team All- American • John Wooden All-American • Associated Press Second Team All- American •  Lowe’s Senior CLASS award winner •  Eighth first team All-American in school history •  Third-leading scorer in school history •  Finalist for the John Wooden and Naismith Awards •  Most Outstanding Player of the BIG EAST Championship •  Winningest player in school history with 107 wins •  Third-leading scorer in school history •  Six game-winning shots •  NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team •  School record for games played and minutes played • 76 Classic MVP •  BIG EAST Player of the Week (Nov. 30 and March 8) •  NABC and USBWA all-district teams •  Drafted in second round by NBA’s Miami Heat

Devin Ebanks • Third Team All-BIG EAST •  USBWA’s Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Dec. 28) •  BIG EAST Player of the Week (Dec. 28) •  Drafted in second round by NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers

Kevin Jones • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team •  NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team • Defeated No. 2 Kentucky, No. 9 Villanova, No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 19 Georgetown, No. 21 Ohio State, No. 22 Georgetown and No. 22 Pitt. •  School-record 135 offensive rebounds in a season • Bob Huggins made his 18th Division I NCAA Tournament appearance, only four active coaches have made more appearances. Joe Mazzulla • NCAA East Regional Most Outstanding • Reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in five of its last six NCAA Tournament Player appearances (2010, 2008, 2006, 2005 and 1998). • Bob Huggins won his 670th game against Kentucky, ranking 21st on Bob Huggins the NCAA Division I all-time coaches list. Only three active coaches • State coach of the year by the West have won more games. Virginia Sportswriters’ Association (third year in a row) • Posted its sixth consecutive 20-win season. The last time WVU had six •  670 career wins, ranking 21st in NCAA 20-win seasons or more was a seven-year stretch from 1981-87. history • Set the school record for offensive rebounds in a season with 585.

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LIZ REPELLA

AS YA BUSSIE

• Won a school-record 29 games. • Finished with a school-record 13 BIG EAST wins and a program-best, second-place finish in the league. • Won 19 straight games at the Coliseum - a school record. • Was ranked as high as No. 7 in both major national polls, the highest in school history. • Won 16 straight games during the season, the second-longest win streak in school history. • Advanced to the BIG EAST Championship for the second time in school history. • Registered four of the top 10 home crowds in school history. • Reached the NCAA Tournament second round for the third time in the last four years. • Held 27 opponents to less than 60 points in a game. • Went undefeated at home for the second time in • Posted the fifth 20-win season in the last seven school history with a season-best 17 wins. years.

14 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Liz Repella •  ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA First Team Academic All- American •  All-BIG EAST First Team •  All-BIG EAST Tournament Team •  Nugget Classic All-Tournament Team •  BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (one time)

Sarah Miles •  BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year •  All-BIG EAST Second Team •  All-BIG EAST Tournament Team •  Nugget Classic All-Tournament Team •  BIG EAST leader in assists and steals •  BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (one time)

Asya Bussie •  Unanimous All-BIG EAST Freshman Team •  Nugget Classic MVP •  BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 14) •  WVU Freshman blocks leader (most blocks in a season since 1986)

Korinne Campbell •  All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention •  BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (three times)

Mike Carey •  BIG EAST Co-Coach of the Year •  467 career wins, 179 wins at WVU (nine years) SARAH MILES

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KERI BLAND

• Finished sixth at the NCAA Championships, marking the third straight top 10-finish. • Seniors Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland and Clara Grandt earned All-America honors. Grandt finished 13th, Asselin placed 31st and Bland was 34th. • Finished third at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals. • Five runners were named to the NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region team - Asselin, Bland, Grandt, Kate Harrison and Kaylyn Christopher. • Finished second at the BIG EAST Championship.

16 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Marie-Louise Asselin • All-American • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America (Second Team) • BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award C LARA • First Team All-BIG EAST G RAN D T • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

• Keri Bland • All-American • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team • First Team All-BIG EAST • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team •  Fred Schaus Captain’s Award winner – two straight years

Clara Grandt • All-American • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team • First Team All-BIG EAST • BIG EAST Cross Country Runner of the Week • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Kate Harrison • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Kaylyn Christopher • NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America (Third Team) • Asselin, Bland and Grandt earned all-BIG EAST honors for finish- ing in the top 15. • Asselin and Bland became the first WVU cross country runners to be All-America for three consecutive seasons and the second and third runners to be named to the all-region team for four straight seasons. • Named an All-Academic Team by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA). The group was ranked ninth in the nation in terms of overall grade point average and had the highest GPA of any team that finished in the top 25 at the national championships.

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 17 FOOTBALL 9-4

NOEL DEVINE

JARRETT BROWN

REED WILLIAMS

• Posted a 7-0 home record, marking the first undefeated home season since 1993. • Had its fifth-straight season of nine wins or more, one of seven schools in the nation to accomplish the feat. • Ten Mountaineers earned all-BIG EAST honors for the third-straight year. • Played in its eighth bowl game in a row – the best in school history. • Reed Williams was named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America team • WVU became one of four teams to reach six for the second time, a first-team selection in New Year’s Day Bowl Games in the last seven 2007 and second team in 2009. That marks four years when it played Florida State in the Gator straight years a Mountaineer has been named an Bowl. Academic All-American. • WVU finished No. 22/25 in the final polls, marking • Reed Williams was named the BIG EAST Scholar- the fifth year in a row WVU has finished in the Athlete of the Year, giving WVU three of the past Associated Press Top 25. five conference scholar athletes. He was also a BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award • Quarterback Jarrett Brown became the first winner. 2,000-yard passer since 1998, and Noel Devine rushed for 1,465 yards, marking the 13th season • Reed Williams was one of 16 finalists in all out of the last 14 where a Mountaineer eclipsed divisions of football to be named to the National the 1,000-yard mark. Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete team.

18 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Alric Arnett Ryan Clarke Scott Kozlowski Robert Sands • 2010 NFL Combine • All-BIG EAST Freshman • Third Team All-American • ECAC All-Star Team • East-West Shrine Game (ESPN.com) (Phil Steele) • ESPN.com BIG EAST • WVU Whitey Gwynne • WVU Danny Van Etten • Honorable Mention All- all-bowl team Award (Coaching Staff) Rookie of the Year American (SI.com) • First Team All-BIG EAST (Coaching Staff) • Honorable Mention (Coaches) Tavon Austin All-American • First Team All-BIG EAST • All-BIG EAST Freshman Noel Devine (CollegeFootballNews. (Phil Steele) (ESPN.com) • Konica Minolta Gator Bowl com) • Second Team All-BIG WVU MVP • First Team All-BIG EAST EAST (rivals.com) Don Barclay • ESPN.com BIG EAST all- (ESPN.com) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator • WVU Gridiron Gladiator bowl team • First Team All-BIG EAST Award (Coaching Staff) Award (Coaching Staff) • First Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) (Coaches) • First Team All-BIG EAST Jock Sanders Tyler Bitancurt • First Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • Second Team All-BIG • First Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • Second Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) (Coaches) • First Team All-BIG EAST EAST (Coaches) • WVU Co-Offensive Player • First Team All-BIG EAST (ESPN.com) • All-BIG EAST (Sporting of the Year (Coaching (ESPN.com) • First Team All-BIG EAST News) Staff) • First Team All-BIG EAST (rivals.com) • WVU Scott Shirley Award (rivals.com) • All-BIG EAST (Sporting (Coaching Staff) J.T. Thomas • Second Team All-BIG News) • First Team All-BIG EAST EAST (Phil Steele) • Maxwell Award Pat Lazear (Coaches) • All-BIG EAST Team Semifinalist • Second Team All-BIG • First Team All-BIG EAST (Sporting News) • WVU Co-Offensive Player EAST (Phil Steele) (rivals.com) • All-Freshman Team of the Year (Coaching • WVU Gridiron Gladiator (Sporting News) Staff) Josh Lider Award (Coaching Staff) • All-Freshman Team (ESPN. • ESPN The Magazine/ com) Brandon Hogan CoSIDA Academic All- Tyler Urban • All-Freshman Team (rivals. • Honorable-Mention All- District • WVU Whitey Gwynne com) American (SI.Com) Award (Coaching Staff) • First Team All-BIG EAST Joe Madsen Jarrett Brown (Coaches) • All-Freshman Team Reed Williams • 2010 NFL Combine • First Team All-BIG EAST (Sporting News) • BIG EAST Football Scholar • Under Armour Senior Bowl (rivals.com) • All-Freshman Team (rivals. Athlete of the Year • Second Team All-BIG • Second Team All-BIG com) • BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete EAST (Coaches) EAST (Phil Steele) • All-Freshman Team (ESPN. Sport Excellence Award • Third Team All-BIG EAST • WVU Gridiron Gladiator com) • Konica Minolta Gator Bowl (Phil Steele) Award (Coaching Staff) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Scholar Athlete WVU Ideal Mountaineer Award (Coaching Staff) • Second Team All-BIG Man (Coaching Staff) Josh Jenkins EAST (Coaches) • WVU Captain (Team) • Third Team All-BIG EAST Julian Miller • Third Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele) • Second Team All-BIG (Phil Steele) Selvish Capers • WVU Gridiron Gladiator EAST (rivals.com) • ESPN The Magazine/ • 2010 NFL Combine Award (Coaching Staff) • Third Team All-BIG EAST CoSIDA Academic All- • Under Armour Senior Bowl (Phil Steele) America (Second Team) • Second Team All-BIG Eric Jobe • Third Team All- • National Football EAST (Coaches) • ESPN The Magazine/ Sophomore Team Foundation National • Second Team All-BIG CoSIDA Academic All- (collegefootballnews.com) Scholar Athlete EAST (Phil Steele) District • WVU Gridiron Gladiator • Wuerffel Trophy (Finalist) • All-BIG EAST Team • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award (Coaching Staff) • Award and Recognition (Sporting News) Award (Coaching Staff) Association (Finalist) • WVU Gridiron Gladiator Chris Neild • ESPN The Magazine/ Award (Coaching Staff) • First Team All-BIG EAST CoSIDA Academic All- • Drafted in the 7th round (ESPN.com) District by the NFL’s Washington • Second Team All-BIG • WVU Ira Rodgers Award Redskins EAST (Coaches) (Coaching Staff) • First Team All-BIG EAST • WVU Defensive Player of (rivals.com) the Year (Coaching Staff) • All-BIG EAST (Sporting • WVU Captain (Team) News) • WVU John Russell Award (Coaching Staff)

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 19 GYM NASTICS 19-9 AMY BIESKI

SHELLY P U RKAT

• Finished fourth at the 2010 NCAA Southeast • Six Mountaineers earned a league-best 11 EAGL Regional Championships with 195.1 points, the weekly honors. second-best score of the season. WVU qualified for its 27th regional championships as the No. 6 seed. • Fifteen Mountaineers were named to the EAGL all-Academic Team. • WVU was host to its seventh regional champion- ship and welcomed 2,144 fans to the WVU Coli- • Chelsi Tabor was named the team’s MVP and fin- seum, the sixth-best crowd in program history. ished the season ranked 47th in the nation, 10th in the Southeast region and second in the East • Junior Amy Bieski finished ninth overall at the re- Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) with a 9.855 gional championships with 39.1 points, a regional vault regional qualifying score (RQS). career-best score. She also finished third on beam with a career-best 9.85 score. • Bieski concluded the year ranked 37th in the na- tion, fourth in the Southeast region and second in • WVU finished third at the East Atlantic Gymnas- the EAGL with a 39.145 RQS. tics League (EAGL) Championship with 195.075 points, the squad’s third-best effort of the year. • Bieski broke onto the WVU all-time career points The Mountaineers have finished in the top three list this year. She concluded the season ranked in nine of the last 11 championships. 16th with 1,474.9 points. Additionally, she earned a team-best 505.35 points this year, good enough for • Bieski finished seventh overall at the EAGL Cham- 15th place on the WVU all-time season points list. pionship with 39.1 points. She also finished sixth on floor (9.8). • B ieski earned eight 39.0-plus scores this season, bringing her career total to 15. She is now tied • Four Mountaineers earned nine all-EAGL honors, with Mehgan Morris and TeShawne Jackson for including three first team awards. fifth place on the WVU all-time list.

20 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Amy Bieski Alysha Pretzello • All-EAGL Floor First Team • Team Captain • All-EAGL All-Around First Team Shelly Purkat • All-EAGL Vault Second • NACGC/W Scholastic All- Team America • All-EAGL Bars Second • EAGL All-Academic Team • EAGL Specialist of the • All-EAGL Beam Second Week (Feb. 15) Team • EAGL Team MVP Alaska Richardson • EAGL All-Academic • EAGL All-Academic • Four-Time EAGL Gymnast of the Week Nicole Roach • Joseph Medrick Award • All-EAGL bars first team (team’s top all-around gymnast) Jenn Sharon • Team Captain • NACGC/W Scholastic All- • NACGC/W Scholastic All- America America • EAGL All-Academic • John Quackenbush Award Hailey Fairchild for Mountaineer Spirit • EAGL All-Academic • NACGC/W Scholastic All- Kiersten Spoerke CHELSI America • 2010 ESPN The Magazine/ TAB O R CoSIDA Academic All- Chelsea Goldschrafe District II women’s at-large • EAGL Rookie of the Week second team (Feb. 22) • NACGC/W Scholastic All- America Arlene Hathaway • EAGL All-Academic • EAGL All-Academic • NACGC/W Scholastic All- Chelsi Tabor America • Team MVP • All-EAGL vault second team Naja Johnson • All-EAGL beam second • EAGL All-Academic team • EAGL Specialist of the • EAGL All-Academic Week (Jan. 11) • Two-time EAGL Specialist • Having competed in 35 meets as an all-arounder, of the Week Bieski finished the year ranked 10th on the WVU Stephanie Keaton all-time list. • NACGC/W Scholastic All- Ashley Wilson America • EAGL All-Academic • Tabor achieved a career-best 9.95 vault on March • EAGL All-Academic • Team Captain 6; she became the first Mountaineer to earn the score since 2004. With seven 9.9-plus vault Emily Kerwin Jessica Young scores to her name, Tabor concluded her career • EAGL All-Academic • EAGL All-Academic ranked sixth on the vault all-time list. • NACGC/W Scholastic All- Tina Maloney America • T he Mountaineers opened the season ranked • All-EAGL floor second team No. 25 on the Jan. 11 GymInfo Poll. The squad • EAGL All-Academic Associate Head Coach earned the ranking for a second time on Feb. 22. • NACGC/W Scholastic All- Jason Butts America • Southeast Regional • N ine Mountaineers were named 2010 National Assistant Coach of the Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/ Faye Meaden Year Women (NACGC/W) Scholastic All-Americans. • EAGL All-Academic • Two-time EAGL Rookie of • WVU scored a season-best 195.65 points in a vic- the Week tory over Ohio State (192.8) on Feb. 12. • Sally Medrick Award (team’s most improved • Senior Kiersten Spoerke was named to the ESPN gymnast) The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District II women’s at-large second team.

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 21 Nicco Campriani • GARC Air Rifle First Team RIFLE • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA • GARC Combined Score First Academic All-District II at- Team 11-0 large second team • GARC Smallbore Second • NRA First Team Air Rifle All- Team America • GARC Scholar-Athlete • NRA First Team Smallbore • CRCA All-Academic Honor All-America List • GARC Air Rifle Champion (699.8) Justin Pentz • GARC Smallbore Champion • NRA Honorable Mention (691.6) Smallbore All-America • GARC Combined Score • GARC Smallbore Second Champion (1187) Team • Finished third (4641) at the 2010 NCAA Championships. • Set smallbore, air rifle and • GARC Combined Score The Mountaineers have qualified for the championships the aggregate score school Second Team last three seasons, winning the title in 2009. records • GARC Air Rifle Honorable • CRCA All-Academic Honor Mention • Seven Mountaineers earned 12 National Rifle Association List • CRCA All-Academic Honor (NRA) All-America honors, including five first-team selec- • Gold medal, 50M men’s rifle List tions. That matched a decade-high mark first achieved in prone – 2010 Fort Benning 2009. World Cup and the 10M Tommy Santelli men’s air rifle gold at the • NRA Second Team • Won fourth Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Cham- Belgrade World Cup Smallbore All-America pionship (4653) and first since 2000. • NRA Honorable Mention Air Brandi Eskew Rifle All-America • Earned the regular-season GARC title with a 7-0 record. • NRA First Team Smallbore • Second place (680.2), GARC The squad entered the conference championships riding a All-America Smallbore Championship 17-match regular-season win streak and was the first WVU • Eighth place (677.8), NCAA • GARC Smallbore First Team team since 2001 to enter the postseason undefeated. Smallbore Championship • GARC Air rifle Second Team • Eighth place (672.7), GARC • GARC Combined Score • Fourth-year coach Jon Hammond earned his second GARC Smallbore Championship Second Team Coach of the Year honor; he also won in 2008. • GARC Smallbore First Team • GARC Combined Score Kyle Smith • WVU earned 18 all-GARC honors, including eight first team Honorable Mention • GARC Smallbore Honorable awards for five different Mountaineers. Both totals were Mention program-best marks. Michael Kulbacki • CRCA All-Academic Honor • NRA First Team Air Rifle All- List • The Mountaineers shot a nation- and program-best 4697 America in a Jan. 21 win over visiting Alaska-Fairbanks (4670). The • NRA Honorable Mention Bryant Wallizer score was the highest collegiate combined total since the Smallbore All-America • NRA First Team Air Rifle All- NCAA implemented a 60-shot course for the 2004-05 • GARC Air Rifle First Team America season. • GARC Combined Score First • NRA Second Team Team Smallbore All-America • Opened the season ranked No. 1 on the College Rifle • GARC Smallbore Honorable • 2009 Air Rifle Champion, Coaches Association (CRCA) Poll, and remained in the top Mention USA Shooting National spot for the majority of the season. The team concluded • CRCA All-Academic Honor Championships the season ranked No. 3. List • Sixth place (679.3), NCAA • Qualified for the United Smallbore Championship • Six Mountaineers were named to the CRCA All-Academic States National Junior Team • Seventh place (687.2), list. At least five shooters have made the list each season GARC Air Rifle Championship since Hammond’s arrival. Andy Lamson • GARC Air Rifle First Team • 2010 ESPN The Magazine/ • GARC Combined Score First • Bryant Wallizer shot 1228.4 at the 2009 USA Shooting Na- CoSIDA Academic All- Team tional Championships to capture the air rifle title. The win America second team • GARC Smallbore Honorable • 2010 ESPN The Magazine/ Mention automatically qualified him for the U.S. National Develop- CoSIDA Academic All-District • Team Captain ment team. II men’s at-large first team • NRA First Team Air Rifle All- Ashley Zultanky • Michael Kulbacki qualified for the 2010 United States America • CRCA All-Academic Honor National Junior Team. • NRA Second Team List Smallbore All-America • Nicco Campriani won the 50M men’s rifle prone champi- • Seventh place (674.9), GARC Jon Hammond onship at the 2010 Fort Benning World Cup and the 10M Smallbore Championship • GARC Coach of the Year men’s air rifle gold at the Belgrade World Cup.

22 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ROWING Kimberly Benda • First-Team All-BIG EAST • BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar- Athlete

Shannon Gribbons • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar- Athlete

Brett Krumholz • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar- Athlete

Caroline Rettig • Second-Team All-BIG EAST

Rachel Viglianco • Finished sixth place at the BIG EAST Championship with 63 points, a • Collegiate Rowing Coaches 23-point increase from last season’s eighth-place finish. Association National Scholar- Athlete • The Varsity 4+ boat of Amanda Hirsch, Kaitlyn Brownson, Kensie Phillips, Brittany Brooks with coxswain Anastasia DuPont, won a bronze medal for their performance at the championship. • Seniors Kimberly Benda and Caroline Rettig were honored as all-BIG EAST first team and second-team selections. • Benda was also named a 2009-10 BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete. • Held second annual spring home regatta, a tradition started by coach Jimmy King in the spring of 2009. • WVU’s A boat took the title in the open eight competition at this year’s fall home regatta with a time of 19:23.00.

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 23 MEN’S SOCCER 7-5-6

GIFT MAWORERE

ERIC SCHOENLE

• Reached the BIG EAST tournament for the sixth • Senior midfielder Gift Maworere garnered third team season in a row. all-BIG EAST honors. • Finished third in the regular season with a 6-3-2 BIG • Mi dfielder Abel Sebele and defender Eric Schoenle EAST record. were named to the all-BIG EAST rookie team. The team was last selected in 1999. • Recorded a 4-1-3 road mark. • Schoenle also was named to the TopDrawerSoccer • Nationally, the Mountaineers had the eighth-best all-Rookie first team, the CollegeSoccerNews all- goals-against-average, ninth-best shutout percentage Freshman second team and the all-region third team. and 10th-best save percentage. • O pened the season at home with the largest men’s • Four players earned all-BIG EAST accolades and three crowd in program history; attracted 2,938 people to earned all-region honors. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium against 16th-ranked UC- Santa Barbara. • Redshirt junior goalkeeper Zach Johnson was named second team all-conference. He was selected to the • Posted another top-five crowd at Dick Dlesk with all-Northeast Region third team. 1,574 at the Mountaineers’ 1-0 upset victory over third-ranked USF

24 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Raymon Gaddis • NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team • WVU Classic All-Tournament Team

Zach Johnson • Second Team All-BIG EAST ZACH • NSCAA All-Northeast Region JOHNSON Third Team • Registered a 0.608 goals- against-average, eighth-best nationally – mark was second best in WVU single-season history • Owned a 0.848 save percentage, which ranked 18th best nationally • Amassed 1,767 minutes, the eighth-best mark in a single season by a WVU goalkeeper • Moved into second place all-time in career goalkeeper minutes (5,632) • Moved into second place with 31 shutouts after posting 10 in 2009 • Ranks sixth on the career charts with 225 saves • Soccer America Team of the Week (10/20) • BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (10/19) • CollegeSoccerNews National Team of the Week (10/19) • BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Week (10/12)

Gift Maworere • Third Team All-BIG EAST • Finished career fifth in matches started (76)

Eric Schoenle • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team • TopDrawerSoccer All-Rookie First Team • CollegeSoccerNews All-Freshman Second Team • NSCAA All-Northeast Region Third Team • UNC Wilmington All-Tournament Team

Abel “Shadow” Sebele • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team • Soccer America Team of the Week (Sept. 29) • BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Sept. 28)

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 25 WOMEN’S SOCCER 10-7-6

CA R O LY N BLANK

• 

NICOLE MAILLOUX

• Made its 10th-straight NCAA tournament • Nikki Izzo-Brown won her 200th game at appearance – the ninth-longest streak in the Providence, a 1-0 Mountaineer victory. country. • The team won a 2008-09 NSCAA Team • Advanced to the NCAA second round for the Academic Award for the eighth-straight year. seventh time in 10 years. • Carolyn Blank was drafted in the fifth round • Finished with a strength of schedule of ninth- of the 2010 (WPS Draft by the St. Louis toughest in the nation – WVU played 11 top 50 Athletica – the fifth Mountaineer to be drafted RPI teams in 2009. professionally. • WVU’s defense posted 13 shutouts, tying a • Blank earned NSCAA second team All-America school record set in each of the past three honors in 2009. The midfielder also was named seasons. a TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Season third- team choice, an NSCAA all-Northeast region • WVU stunned No. 5 Penn State, 2-1, in first-team player and an all-BIG EAST first-team University Park, Pa., to mark WVU’s highest- selection. She was a two-time team captain and ranked opponent defeated in school history. The leaves WVU as the school’s all-time leader in Mountaineers have won four straight over the matches played (92) and started (92). Nittany Lions.

26 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Nikki Izzo-Brown • Notched 200th career win on Oct. 25 in 1-0 shutout at Providence • Has never had a losing season as head coach and has led WVU to 10 consecutive, 10-plus win seasons MEGAN MISCHLER Carolyn Blank • WPS Draft Pick – St. Louis Athletica • NSCAA Second Team All-America • TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the Season Third Team • Fred Schaus Captain’s Award • NSCAA First Team All-Northeast Region • All-BIG EAST First Team • Virginia NIKE Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team • WVU Athlete of the Week (Nov. 16) • Team MVP for third-straight year • School’s all-time leader in matches played (92) • School’s all-time leader in matches started (92) • 2009 NCAS Academic Momentum Award winner • 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award nominee • NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award nominee

Kerri Butler • Virginia NIKE Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team • BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (8/24)

Chelsey Corroto • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District (second team)

Caralee Keppler • CollegeSoccer360 Primetime Performer of the Week (11/2)

Meghan Lewis • Soccer America Team of the Week (10/13) • ECAC Player of the Week (10/13) • CollegeSoccer360 Primetime Performer of the Week (10/13) • BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/12) • Only Mountaineer to play every minute of the season (2,198)

Nicole Mailloux • NSCAA Third Team All-Northeast Region • All-BIG EAST Third Team

Bry McCarthy • Three players were named to the NSCAA all- • Virginia NIKE Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team Northeast region team – midfielder Blank was • CollegeSoccer360 Primetime Performer of the Week (9/15) named a first-team selection for the second-straight year while defender Nicole Mailloux and forward Blake Miller Megan Mischler picked up third-team honors. • BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (8/31)

• Five players earned all-BIG EAST recognition in Megan Mischler 2009, led by senior Blank’s all-BIG EAST first team • NSCAA Third Team All-Northeast Region nod. Senior Nicole Mailloux and junior Mischler • All-BIG EAST Third Team earned third team honors, and freshmen Bri • BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (10/5) Rodriguez and Caroline Szwed were named to the all-Rookie team. Bri Rodriguez • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team • Rodriguez earned a spot on the 2009 BIG EAST • 2009 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team Championship All-Tournament Team. Heather Saffel • Heather Saffel was an NSCAA Scholar all-East • NSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-East Region region honorable mention selection. Caroline Szwed • Chelsey Corroto was named to ESPN The Magazine/ • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team CoSIDA’s Academic All-District second team. • BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (10/12)

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 27 Rachael Burnett MEN AND WOMEN • Honorable Mention All-American NCAA Qualifier SWIMMING & DIVING • BIG EAST Champion (500 free, 5-3 400 free relay and 800 free relay) men • Three-Time First Team All-BIG EAST 5-6 • Set meet, school and pool re- women cords in the 500 free swim at the BIG EAST Championships

Morgan Callaway • Honorable Mention All-American • CSCAA Scholar All-American RACHAEL • NCAA Qualifier BURNETT • BIG EAST Champion 200 free, 400 free relay and 800 free relay) • Three-time First Team All-BIG EAST • Two-Time Second Team All-BIG EAST • Two-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST

Ashley Malik • CSCAA Scholar All-American

Shaunna Purtell • Honorable Mention All-American • NCAA Qualifier • BIG EAST Champion (400 free relay and 800 free relay) • Two-Time First Team All-BIG EAST • Third team All-BIG EAST

GEORGE Kayla Andrews FARQUHAR • Honorable Mention All-American • CSCAA Scholar All-American • NCAA Qualifier • BIG EAST Champion (100 free and 400 free relay) • Second Team All-Conference • Three-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST

Mandie Nugent • NCAA Qualifier • BIG EAST Champion (200 fly)

George Farquhar • The men finished 5-3, and the women finished 5-6, including • CSCAA Scholar All-American third-place finishes at the Ohio State Invitational. • BIG EAST Champion (100 breast) • First Team All-BIG EAST • Both teams were Collegiate Swim Coaches Association of America • Second Team All-BIG EAST All-Academic teams (minimum grade point average of 3.0). • Two-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST • The women took third at the BIG EAST Championships and the Jared Goldthorpe men finished fourth. • BIG EAST Champion (500 free) • First Team All-BIG EAST • Eight women and five men landed on the BIG EAST all-conference • Second Team All-BIG EAST team. • Three-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST Brandon Robinson • Had four honorable mention All-Americans. • CSCAA Scholar All-American

• Registered a 44th-place finish at the 2010 Women’s NCAA Taylor Camp Championships. • Two-Time Second Team All-BIG EAST • Two-Time Third Team All-BIG EAST • Sent a school-record three divers to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships.

28 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S TENNIS 17-7 Stephanie LaFortune • ITA 2009 Scholar-Athlete

Veronica Cardenas • ITA 2009 Scholar-Athlete

STEPHANIE La FORTUNE

• Finished the season 17-7 overall and 7-3 in BIG EAST competition, WVU’s best record since 2004. • Had a nine-match winning streak after defeating Pitt for the first time in three years in a 5-2 match on Feb. 11. • Reached the BIG EAST Championship for the fourth year under coach Marc Walters, tying for fifth place. • Captured three titles at the seventh annual Martha Thorn Invitational. VERONICA CARDENAS • Honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as a 2009 All- Academic Team. • Senior Stephanie LaFortune and sophomore Veronica Cardenas were honored by the ITA as 2009 Scholar-Athletes.

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 29 TRACK

CHELSEA CARRIER

C LARA G RAN D T

INDOOR • Posted a program-best fourth-place finish at the 2010 BIG EAST Indoor Championships. • Junior Chelsea Carrier and senior Marie-Louise Asselin won BIG EAST titles in the pentathlon and 5,000-meter race, respectively. • Carrier earned Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year honors. • Completed the 2010 Indoor season with a school-best, 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. • WVU had seven NCAA qualifiers and all seven earned All-America honors - Asselin, Keri Bland, Jessica O’Connell, Clara Grandt, April Rotilio and Kaylyn Christopher.

30 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Chelsea Carrier • All-American • Mid-Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year • BIG EAST Indoor Champion – pentathlon • All-BIG EAST

Marie-Louise Asselin • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American (second team) • All-American • BIG EAST Indoor Champion – 5,000 meters • BIG EAST Outdoor Champion – 5,000 meters • All-BIG EAST

Keri Bland • All-American • All-BIG EAST • Fred Schaus Captain’s Award KA R LY winner – two straight years HAMRIC Clara Grandt • All-American • All-BIG EAST • BIG EAST Outdoor Champion -10,000 meters

Karly Hamric • All-American • All-BIG EAST OUTDOOR • BIG EAST Outdoor Champion – • Finished fourth at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships as three 1,500 meters Mountaineers earned conference titles. Clara Grandt won the 10,000 meters, Asselin won the 5,000 meters and Karly Hamric won the Kaylyn Christopher 1,500-meters. • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American (third • Had a program-best performance at the 2010 BIG EAST Outdoor team) Championships with a fourth-place finish. • All-American • All-BIG EAST • Seniors Marie-Louise Asselin, Karly Hamric and Clara Grandt won BIG EAST titles in 5,000 meters, 1,500 meters and 10,000 meters, Jessica O’Connell respectively. • All-American • All-BIG EAST • Grandt won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Regionals. April Rotilio • Qualified school-best five student-athletes for the NCAA Outdoor • All-American Championships. • All-BIG EAST • Had best-ever finish at NCAA Outdoor Championships – 16th. • Had four All-Americans - Asselin, Bland, Clara and Hamric. • Team finished fifth on the Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award list, honoring the best programs in the nation based on performances in cross country, indoor and outdoor track.

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 31 VOLLEYBALL 17-13

LAUREN EVANS BONNIE WEST

• Finished the season with a 17-13 record, 6-8 in the BIG EAST – the best conference finish since 1998. Lauren Evans • Second Team All-BIG EAST • Team finished the season ranked No. 3 in digs (1,641), No. 4 in • All-Tournament Team - Denver service aces (160) and No. 7 in blocks (237) in the conference. Invitational • All-Tournament Team - Akron • MVP - WVU Invitational • Junior Lauren Evans was named second-team all-BIG EAST, marking the first time a Mountaineer has earned all-conference honors since Julie Hockenson in 2005. • Evans finished the season leading the Mountaineers with 270 kills, 37 service aces, 68 digs and 121 total blocks. • Junior libero Bonnie West finished the season with 492 digs, putting her fourth on the list for most digs in a single season at WVU. She is also second on WVU’s list for most digs in a career with 1,450, behind Michelle Domas (1,630).

32 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WRESTLING 3-10

COLIN JOHNSTON

Shane Young (125) • NCAA Qualifier DONNIE • EWL Runner-up JONES •  Second at Washington & Jefferson College Open

Colin Johnston (133) • Finished year with 21-4 record •  Third at the Reno Tournament of Champions •  First at the Washington & Jefferson College Open •  Ranked in InterMat’s Top 20 at 133 pounds for seven straight weeks

Donnie Jones (165) •  Qualified for third straight NCAA Wrestling Championships •  Twelfth Mountaineer in program history to earn a bid at least three times • Sent three wrestlers to the NCAA Wrestling Championships. • EWL Runner-up •  Won a career-high 20 matches • Finished fifth at the EWL Championships. and defeated three ranked opponents • Former wrestlers Ian “Whitey” Chlebove, Sam Kline and Greg • Team-high 70 takedowns Jones were inducted into the EWL Hall of Fame. •  Fourth at Reno Tournament of Champions •  Washington & Jefferson • A sophomore, Colin Johnston finished the season with a College Open champion and 21-4 mark. He tied Whitey Chlebove (1995) for the fifth- tournament’s outstanding most wins in a single season by a 126/133-pounder. wrestler

• Three wrestlers took second at their respective weight class- Kyle Rooney (197) es at the league tournament - Johnston (133) placed third •  Co-EWL Wrestler of the Week at the Reno Tournament of Champions, while Jones (165), a (2-15) redshirt senior, finished in fourth. Redshirt sophomore Matt Ryan (184) took sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Brandon Williamson (HWT) Invitational. • NCAA qualifier • EWL Runner-up nd • Coach Craig Turnbull completed his 32 season as Moun- • 6-0 against EWL competition th taineer head coach. His 256 career victories rank him 10 •  Washington & Jefferson among active Division I coaches. College Open Champion

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34 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB REPORT JULY 1, 2009-JUNE 30, 2010 MISSION OF THE MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB MOUNTAINEER TOTAL MONEY RAISED ATHLETIC CLUB $18,914,829.62 $20,000,000 $18,726,000 he Mountaineer Athletic Club is the fundraising $15,501,478 T $16,000,000 $13,851,219 arm of the Department of $13,818,559 Intercollegiate Athletics at $12,000,000 West Virginia University. The Mission of the Mountaineer Gift Amount $8,000,000 $9,226,000 Athletic Club is to provide annual scholarship support to West Virginia University $4,000,000 student-athletes and to develop private support for $0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 capital projects, endowments ■ and other needs as prioritized denotes pledge payment of WVU's single-largest gift by the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB Supported by businesses GIFT BREAKDOWN and individuals alike, the MAC provides funds for grants-in aid 6% to more than 500 male and 8% female student-athletes at WVU.

23% 63%

■ 63% - Annual Fund ■ 8% - Endowments

■ 23% - Capital Improvements ■ 6% - Other

2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 35 STAFF LISTING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

ADMINISTRATION STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers): Lonnie Galloway Director of Athletics: Oliver Luck Director, Strength and Conditioning: Mike Joseph Assistant Coach (Offensive Line): Dave Johnson Deputy Director of Athletics: Mike Parsons Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning: Assistant Coach (Defensive Line): Bill Kirelawich Associate Athletic Director - Governance and Andy Kettler Assistant Coach (Defensive Backs): David Lockwood Compliance: Keli Cunningham Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning: Assistant Coach (Tight Ends): Dave McMichael Associate Athletic Director - Student Services: Corey Twine Assistant AD/Football Operations: Mike Kerin Garrett Ford Coordinator, Speed Development: Bryan Fitzpatrick Coordinator, Recruiting Operations: Pat Kirkland Associate Athletic Director - Sports Development: Assistant Strength Coach: Kevin McCadam Video Coordinator: Brett Kelley Terri Howes Assistant Strength Coach: Beth Byron Administrative Associate: Lori Rice Assistant Athletic Director: Patrick Hairston Assistant Strength Coach: Jerry Handley Administrative Associate: Kim Calandrelli Director of Athletics Emeritus: Ed Pastilong Assistant Strength Coach: Luke Sage Accounting Clerk: Rose Barko Program Assistant: Dixie Sisler ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S OFFICE STUDENT SERVICES Office Administrator: Cathy Martin Psychologist for Athletes: Dr. Ed Etzel MEN’S BASKETBALL Educational Counselor: Paul Downey Head Coach: Bob Huggins ATHLETIC BUSINESS Educational Counselor: Sandy Cole-Dement Associate Head Coach: Larry Harrison Manager, Athletic Business Office: Joyce Bucklew Educational Counselor: Donnie Tucker Assistant Coach: Billy Hahn Travel Coordinator: Tammy Cavender Educational Counselor: Erica Wycherley Assistant Coach: Erik Martin Business Manager: Jerry Bowermaster Academic Advisor: Mark Hanselman Director of Basketball Operations: Jerrod Calhoun Senior Accountant: Gary Waters Video Coordinator: Josh Eilert Senior Office Administrator: Ruby Shrout TICKET SALES Senior Administrative Assistant: Debbie Lemley Administrative Assistant: Eleanor Lamb Ticket Manager:Debby Travinski Administrative Associate: Amy Fluharty Data Technician: Pam Bryan Coordinator, Premium Seating: Delania Bierer Administrative Assistant: Judy Cress Assistant Ticket Manager: Kelli Gaitan MEN’S SOCCER Program Assistant: Jenna Huggins Assistant Ticket Manager: Derek Schrock Head Coach: Marlon LeBlanc Ticket Assistant: Ryan Mayer Assistant Coach: Brian Johnson ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE Systems Administrator: Doug Himes Assistant Coach: Chad Brown Director of Compliance: Jordan Blizzard Director of Compliance: Lacey George ATHLETIC TRAINING RIFLE Compliance Coordinator: Harley King Coordinator, Athletic Medical Services: John Spiker Head Coach: Jon Hammond Coordinator, Athletic Training Services: Randy Meador ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT Medical Director: Dr. Matt Lively WRESTLING Varsity Sports Equipment Manager: Bubba Schmidt Football Athletic Trainer: Dave Kerns Head Coach: Craig Turnbull Football Equipment Manager: Dan Nehlen Assistant Football Athletic Trainer: Tony Corley Associate Head Coach: Greg Jones Assistant Equipment Manager: Steven Bierer Assistant Athletic Trainer: Meredith Dotson Assistant Coach: Danny Felix Assistant Athletic Trainer: Allison Hetrick ATHLETIC FACILITIES/OPERATIONS Assistant Athletic Trainer: Liz Bunn ROWING Director of Athletic Facilities/Operations: Program Assistant: Donna Beatty Head Coach: Jimmy King April Messerly Associate Head Coach: Tina Griffith Maintenance Supervisor: Bryan Deem MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC CLUB Assistant Coach: Michael Wenker Assisant Director of Facilities/Operations: Zach Eckert Assistant Athletic Director – Development: Electronics Engineer: Bill Shultz Niles Eggleston SWIMMING & DIVING Athletic Maintenance: Bill Chesslo Senior Director of Development: Gary McPherson Head Coach: Vic Riggs Athletic Maintenance: Jim Ughoc Director of Major Campaigns & Gifts: Matt Borman Assistant Coach: Damion Dennis Athletic Maintenance: Jim Ford Major Gifts Officer: Ben Murray Assistant Coach: Kyle Gallo Athletic Maintenance: Jim Hartley Major Gifts Officer: Frank Oliverio Athletic Maintenance: Doug Lemmon Director of Development: John Matsko WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Athletic Maintenance: Tim Long Coordinator of WVU Varsity Club: Dale Wolfley Head Coach: Mike Carey Athletic Operations: Jerry Mahoney Assistant Director of Development: Casey Cunningham Associate Head Coach: George Porcha Senior Administrative Secretary: Anita Pyles Development Coordinator: Jan Runner Assistant Coach: M.L. Willis Athletic Maintenance: Greg Ridgeway Assistant Director of Development: Donnie Young Assistant Coach: Jill Pizzotti Athletic Maintenance: Rodney Satterfield Program Assistant: Kimberly Glass Director of Basketball Operations: Toni Oliverio Athletic Maintenance: Ralph Shrout Administrative Secretary: Lisa Thomas Office Administrator: Angela Holmes Athletic Maintenance: Bill Brandt Program Assistant: Shirley Milush Athletic Maintenance: Scott Wolfe MOUNTAINEER SPORTS NETWORK Senior Producer/Director: Greg Shock GYMNASTICS SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Senior Producer/Director: Chris Ostien Head Coach: Linda Burdette-Good Assistant Athletic Director – Communications: Associate Head Coach: Jason Butts Michael Fragale VARSITY SPORTS Assistant Coach: Travis Doak Sports Information Director: Bryan Messerly Program Assistant: Sue Davis Director of Football Communications: Mike Montoro Administrative Assistant: Cindy Smith WOMEN’S SOCCER Director of New Media: John Antonik Head Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown Sports Publications Director: Joe Swan BASEBALL Assistant Coach: Lisa Stoia Assistant Sports Publications Director: Tim Goodenow Head Coach: Greg Van Zant Assistant Coach: Marisa Kanela Business Manager: Lisa Ammons Assistant Coach: Pat Sherald Program Assistant: Cheryl Maust TENNIS Program Assistant: Amy Prunty CHEERLEADING Head Coach: Marc Walters Spirit Program Coordinator: Bobbi Mohrman SPORTS MARKETING Cheerleading Coach: Christy Davis TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY Assistant Athletic Director - Marketing & Sales: Brad Howe Head Coach: Sean Cleary Sports Marketing Director: Matt Wells FOOTBALL Assistant Coach: Jennifer Davis Assistant Sports Marketing Director: Nathaniel Zinn Head Coach: Bill Stewart Assistant Coach: Shelly-Anne Gallimore Assistant Head Coach (Safeties): Steve Dunlap Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks): Jeff Mullen VOLLEYBALL Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers): Jeff Casteel Head Coach: Jill Kramer Assistant Coach (Running Backs): Chris Beatty Assistant Coach: Bakeer Ganes Assistant Coach: Ashley Pappas

36 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY IN MEMORIAM: RUSS SHARP

uss Sharp, a Sharp played a major role in renovations and new- confessed work- projects planning, including the new basketball practice Raholic who still facility, a $19 million project expected to be completed made time for friends and in 2011. family, died March 17, Sharp was diagnosed with cancer in 2007 but even 2010, after a long battle amid chemotherapy treatments he stayed connected to with prostate cancer. the WVU Athletic Department, checking his e-mail from “The WVU community is the hospital bed, welcoming visitors most days and, diminished today with the later, setting up shop at his home and hosting weekly passing of Russ Sharp,” meetings in his living room. said WVU President In June of 2008, Sharp was bestowed with the College James P. Clements. “He Athletic Business Management Association Manager of was as fine an individ- the Year Award, an honor that is annually presented to ual as you’ll ever come members who have excelled in the execution of their du- across - loyal, honest, dedicated to the University, a ties and responsibilities in their institutions. great friend and colleague. It is rare to find the combina- Prior to joining tion of personal and professional excellence; Russ had WVU, Sharp was both in abundance.” athletic director Sharp, 52, joined WVU in 1999 as assistant athletic at Centenary Col- director and was promoted to associate athletic director lege from 1994- in 2002 and, later, senior associate athletic director 99. From 1990- for administration and finance. He was responsible for 94, he served business operations, facilities, game management for as assistant football and basketball and human resources. In addi- athletic director tion, he directly supervised athletic training, strength for business and and conditioning and equipment operations. internal affairs at “Russ was one of the finest human beings that I have Arkansas State, ever been associated with,” Director of Athletics Ed Pas- after spending tilong said. “He was one of the best athletic administra- 11 years at West tors in the country, and West Virginia University has been Georgia College, extremely fortunate that he was a part of our family. his alma mater. Sharp is remembered as much for his friendly de- From 1979-89, meanor as he is for his tireless drive. he served as “Russ Sharp was a hidden gem for West Virginia Uni- West Georgia’s versity,” Deputy Director of Athletics Mike Parsons said. athletic busi- “His lasting legacy will be seen every day. As we walk ness manager through the stadium, the Coliseum or any of our out- and director of standing athletic facilities, you will see a piece of Russ’ sports medicine. labor in each one,” Parsons said. “We have lost an In 1989, he was outstanding colleague but we have lost an even better promoted to as- friend. The staff of the athletic department is like family. sistant athletic Russ was part of the fiber of that family.” director for busi- ness affairs and executive director of the Braves Boosters. Sharp was active on a number of NCAA and confer- ence committees throughout his career and was a mem- ber of CABMA for 23 years, an NCAA rifle committee member and was serving on the BIG EAST championship and competition committee at his death. He has also served on the NCAA peer review team for athletics certi- fication on seven occasions. A 1983 graduate of West Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in education, Sharp was inducted into the West Georgia Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. Sharp donated his body to WVU Hospitals for medical research and educational purposes. In addition to Teri and Matt, he is survived by his mother, Charlotte.