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elcome to fall! Th is is one reason we launched the Champions As we embark on a new year, Fund this past September — so we can continue Wthe Michigan Athletic Department investing in experiences like those mentioned is working toward another tremendous year of above, as well as areas such as career leadership academic and athletic success. I want to thank and development programming, performance everyone who so profoundly impacts our 900- nutrition education, mental health counseling, plus student-athletes, coaches and staff , including athletic medicine and strength and conditioning. our student-athlete alumni and donors. Without I invite you to read more about it on the you, the athletic and academic successes of our following pages and visit support.MGoBlue.com student-athletes would not be possible as we are for more information. It’s about supporting our one of the few completely self-sustaining college student-athletes beyond their sport, as people, in athletic departments. a comprehensive way, with their personal well- One way your generosity benefi ts our being and overall growth. Wolverines is through international travel, seeing Th e comprehensive success of our student- parts of the world they may not otherwise be able athletes is of the utmost priority, which is why I to. As you will read in the subsequent pages of this issue, both our men’s encourage you to consider supporting this initiative. Th ank you for all basketball and volleyball teams were fortunate to take international that you do in support of Michigan Athletics. trips this summer. Go Blue! I had the opportunity to join the basketball team on their trip to Spain and witnessed fi rst-hand how our student-athletes benefi t from unique experiences such as these. Not only do these trips open their eyes to other cultures and world history, they create an opportunity to Warde Manuel 2 learn about and bond with their Michigan family. Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics

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U-M invests more than $15 million annually in counseling, nutrition, athletic medicine, Above: Michigan provides 70,400 square feet strength and conditioning, international travel, recruiting, leadership development and career of weight room facilities on the Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus, with 181,986 pounds of planning. Th e majority of this funding comes from private support as Michigan Athletics receives: combined weights. • $0 in Michigan tax revenue • $0 from the State of Michigan budget • $0 from the University of Michigan budget • $0 from University of Michigan student fees More than 20 percent of the Michigan Athletics annual operating budget comes from private philanthropic donations. Without the support of our generous donors, Michigan Athletics would not be able to comprehensively support our more than 900 student-athletes in these critical ways. For more information, visit support.MGoBlue.com/champions-fund. Th ank you for support!

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• The Michigan Athletics Career Center off ers 25 career events and workshops and works with nearly 280 corporate partners and 250 mentors. • Athletic Counseling collaborates with the U-M School of Social Work, Michigan Medicine, Community Action Social Change Department and many other valuable mental health resources on campus. • The Athletic Medicine staff includes 23 full-time staff , four primary care physicians, six team orthopedic physicians, eight main consultant physicians and 25 student athletic trainers, among others.

Photo on left : Michigan Athletics prides itself on attracting young men and women from all corners of the globe who compete at the highest level within the classroom, on the fi eld and in the community. In FY18, athletics spent over $2.5 million on recruiting student-athletes for all its athletic programs. Between class and competition, a student-athlete’s schedule is always full. Unlike their peers on Field hockey is a great example with student-athletes fr om six countries. Back Row: Emma Way (Pennsylvania), campus, they are oft en unable to benefi t omfr study Sofi a Southam (Argentina), Guadalupe Fernandez Lacort (Argentina), Anna Spieker (Germany). Front Row: abroad experiences, so international travel with Kayla Reed (New Zealand), Fay Keijer (The Netherlands), Meg Dowthwaite (England). their athletic teams helps fi ll that gap. 5

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MICHIGAN ATHLETICS CAMPAIGN PILLARS PROGRESS $21.21 LAUNCHED IN 2013, the Victors for Michigan Campaign has been the million most ambitious campaign undertaken by the University with a goal of $4 billion. Facilities: $226.28 million Five years, 380,000 donors and $4.89 billion later, the University is (83.8% to goal) proud to celebrate the conclusion of the campaign with campus-wide Scholarships: $97.96 million $97.96 events the weekend of Nov. 2-4, 2018. (178% to goal) million In coordination with the campaign launch in 2013, Michigan Enrichment: $21.21 million $226.28 Athletics set out on a mission to provide our student-athletes with (42.4% to goal) million the resources needed to excel both in the classroom and in competi- tion, focusing on facilities, scholarship support and student-athlete TOTAL: $387.15 million enrichment. (109% to goal) As a completely self-suffi cient department, we rely on our generous donors, and we are proud and humbled to announce that because of you we not only met, but exceeded, our goals. Collectively, over $387 UNIVERSITY’S VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN Three Areas of Priority million have been contributed in support of those three pillars. Th ank you for your generous support of Michigan Athletics. We hope to see 1. Student Support: Raise funds for student support so that you during the campaign celebration weekend! every student accepted by the university can aff ord to attend, so that the university can attract students who can compete at the highest levels, and so that every student can have an outstanding student experience. 2. Engaged Learning: Extend learning from the classroom out into the world to provide a global purview and to encourage a creative, entrepreneurial mindset. 3. Bold Ideas: Collaborate on bold ideas to address the world's most challenging problems, such as sustainability, kindergarten-12th grade education and cancer. 8

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Vamos Azul (Go Blue!) was the theme for the trip.

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Aft er visiting the 1992 Summer Olympic Park and Plaza, the Wolverines headed to the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya and took in its views of the entire downtown Barcelona city.

THIS PAST AUGUST, THE MICHIGAN MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM departed for a nine-day trip throughout Madrid and Barcelona as part of a foreign exhibition tour — which is allowed every four years under NCAA rules. During the visit, the Wolverines played three exhibition games.

With head coach John Beilein unable to make the trip following heart surgery, assistant coach Saddi Washington was named interim coach and took the lead for the Maize and Blue during the summer trip. Th e Wolverines opened their journey in the capital city of Madrid for three days. While there, they were able to make tour stops at the Plaza De Toros — a famous bull fi ghting ring — the Royal Palace and its gardens, as well as several market areas. Traveling to the mountain top city of Toledo and the beautiful Cathedral of Toledo, the highlight of the fi rst half in Madrid was a spur of the moment Real Madrid fútbol match at Freshman Ignas Brazdeikis led the famed Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, which U-M toured the following morning. U-M with 15.7 points and 7.0 Transferring to Barcelona via the high-speed rail system — Alta Velocidad Española rebounds per game during U-M’s (AVE) — the Wolverines arrived and toured the downtown areas before visiting the three exhibition games in Spain. 1992 Summer Olympic Park and main plaza. Th e following day, U-M made the trek to the breathtaking La Sagrada Familia church and its stunning architectural designs by Antoni Gaudí. 11

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Above: U-M played two of its exhibition games in Sant Julia de Vilatorta — a mountain, summer home area outside Barcelona. Left : Zavier Simpson catches up with former Purdue standout Dakota Mathias — the duo also grew up together in the Lima, Ohio area. Below: The Wolverines relaxed and enjoyed a BBQ lunch during the catamaran tour of the Mediterranean Sea.

A visit to FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium helped U-M check off visits to both of the main professional fútbol teams of Spain before taking a catamaran ride on the Mediterranean Sea in the beach city of Cambrils. In addition to the many cultural sites, the Maize and Blue fi nished 1-2 in its exhibition games. Opening with an 82-71 win over the Madrid Generals in Madrid, U-M was led by freshman Ignas Brazdeikis’ 17 points and a 12-point, 10-rebound night from junior Austin Davis. Despite 16 points from sophomore Jordan Poole and 15 from Brazdeikis, U-M suff ered its fi rst loss of the tour with an 81-73 decision to KK Mega Bemax in Sant Julia de Vilatorta — a mountain, summer home area about an hour outside Barcelona. Returning to Sant Julia de Vilatorta for its fi nal game, U-M dropped an 85-79 game to local Joventut Badalona. Sophomore Isaiah Livers and Brazdeikis led with 15 points, while senior Charles Matthews had 14 — all in the second half. Brazdeikis led the Wolverines, averaging 15.7 points and seven rebounds per game, while Matthews chipped in 13 points and 6.3 rebounds. Poole’s 11.7 points per game and Davis’ 10.7 gave U-M four double-digit scorers during the tour.

SADDI WASHINGTON Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach Assistant Saddi Washington was named interim “The opportunity to spend 10 days together as Team 103 in head coach for the Spain trip while Coach Beilein Spain being exposed to a new culture and experiences is the stayed in Ann Arbor following a heart procedure. greatest value of these foreign trips. With limited phone access it forces our guys to engage one another more than they proba- bly would. To be able to establish the brotherhood is something this new group of Wolverines will draw on as we forge our path through this season. Trust is built over time and we were fortu- nate enough to make those investments during this trip.” 12

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THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM SPREAD THE MAIZE AND BLUE spirit in Europe this summer with a 10-day international trip to Italy and Slovenia. They spent two days in Milan and two days in Venice, playing one match in each city before heading to Slovenia where they played two matches and visited the city of Bled before returning home.

San Marco Square in Venice.

A group tour of Milan.

Water taxis through Venice.

Left : Cori Crocker in the Ptuj Castle in Slovenia, which now serves as a museum.

MADDY ABBOTT Senior

"The opportunity to travel abroad with Michigan volleyball has been so special, and I feel so lucky to be a part of this program. Whether competing against European teams or riding a gondola to the top of the mountain in Slovenia, our team had such an amazing time learning more about diff erent cultures as well as learning more about each other. I will never forget this 14 Enjoying a truly authentic Italian meal the fi rst day in Milan. trip. Thank you, Michigan!"

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THE ROSENS ARE IN THEIR 20TH YEAR LEADING MICHIGAN VOLLEYBALL By Steve Kornacki

MARK AND LEISA ROSEN have been husband and wife only one year longer than they’ve been coaching college volleyball together. The Rosens celebrated their silver wedding anniversary in May, and are in their 20th season as Michigan’s head coach (Mark) and associate head coach (Leisa). But Mark stresses that just as they parent as a team to their two sons, Brady and Cameron, they likewise coach their Wolverines in tandem.

Entering the 2018 season, the Rosens posted a 389-244 record at Michigan and have made it to the NCAA Tournament 16 times, advancing to the Elite Eight in 2009 and the Final Four in 2012. Th ey’ve produced nine All-Americans and become part of the lives of their student-athletes — even helping facilitate basketball player Austin Hatch’s elaborate proposal to Abby Cole — while carving out quite a niche and legacy. But what are they proudest of from the two-decade-long experience? “Th ere’s no doubt that the Final Four team was a great group,” said Leisa. “Claire McElheny was an unbelievable captain and was a quiet, confi dent leader. But more than anything, it’s the relationship we have with the players. It’s so fun to go to their weddings and see them on one of their happiest days ever along with their teammates. Th at shows you that we not only developed athletes, but people and relationships. “What makes you proudest is to watch a freshman come in who is scared and doesn’t know how they’re going to do or fi t in. And when they graduate, they are confi dent and more than capable. I want to shine a spotlight on highly competitive athletes who are great people.” Mark added, “It’s the great, remarkable women we’ve had come through our program. We have photos of the All-Americans on the walls, but there were people who weren’t All-American players but were All- American people. I also believe Michigan attracts that. But the two teams I’m most proud of are our Final Four team of 2012 and the 2009 team that lost in the Elite Eight. Th ey played together really well.” Th ey fi rst met when Leisa Wissler — picked among Alaska’s 50 Greatest Sports Figures of the 20th Century by Sports Illustrated (“I’m from Alaska and didn’t seem to make that list,” said Mark, laughing out loud) — was fi nishing high school and Mark had just graduated from Cal State-Northridge, where he was a three-time volleyball letter-winner. “Th ere’s an eight-year diff erence between the two of us,” said Leisa. “But he knew about some of the colleges I was looking to choose, and I talked to him about them. We were associated with the same group of friends and volleyball club, Midnight Sun.” 16 Mark is from Anchorage, and Leisa is from nearby Wasilla.

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600 AND COUNTING Volleyball Head Coach Mark Rosen Top and Above: In 2012, U-M advanced to On Sept. 7, Mark earned his 600th career win as a head coach the national semifi nals in Louisville, falling in with a 3-0 sweep over Oakland. He also entered the 2018 sea- a nail-biter, 3-2 to Texas. son 16 wins shy of 400 wins at Michigan.

Still, if not for Kent Miller, currently the women’s volleyball coach After the volleyball, he added, “Hey, let’s go get some dinner.” at Saint Louis University, their story very likely never would’ve had so Th ey found themselves talking daily on the phone after returning to much as a fi rst chapter. Miller encouraged Mark, a hockey defenseman their respective schools, then fl ying between Los Angeles and Columbus and goalie, to play club volleyball during their senior year in high in a “long-distance” relationship, and four months later were engaged. school and the rest, as they say in serendipitous stories, is history. Miller Mark, who helped Hatch stage a graduation day proposal to Cole on serving as best man at the wedding on May 3, 1993, was quite fi tting. the volleyball court at Cliff Keen Arena, asked for Leisa’s hand on the “My life would’ve been totally diff erent without volleyball,” said pier in Manhattan Beach, California. Mark, glancing lovingly at Leisa. “Manhattan Beach is an iconic volleyball area,” Leisa noted. “But, Leisa chose Ohio State and was the Big Ten Player of the Year as aside from that, it’s a beautiful area.” a senior in 1991, the same year she led the Buckeyes to the Final It was where they often dined before she fl ew back to Columbus. Four, and it was during that tournament at UCLA that a romance “He asked me at the sixth light on the pier,” said Leisa, adding that sparked. Mark, then an assistant at Cal State-Bakersfi eld, was No. 6 is what she wore at OSU and is her “favorite” number. watching in the bleachers. “Th e pier is cool because it has plaques for everyone who won the “I went over and talked to her,” said Mark, “and while leaving Manhattan Beach Open, a big beach volleyball thing,” Mark added. with my best friend (Miller), I said, ‘What would you think if “We went to a Mexican restaurant we loved and walked out to the pier I asked her out?’ I asked her out when we were both home for that night. I was super nervous because I didn’t want to drop the ring Christmas in Anchorage.” in the ocean through the pier.” Leisa, looked across her husband’s offi ce desk in Weidenbach Hall, He popped the question, fl awlessly put the ring on her fi nger, and shook her head, and said, “Th at’s not true. You called me into play she accepted. (volleyball) doubles.” Th ey were married about one year later, and immediately coached Mark smiled and nodded, noting that Leisa had the better memory. a 16-year-old club team together to see if they were as compatible in His opening line: “Hey, do you want to go play doubles?” coaching as they were in life. 17

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Below: The Wolverines made the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time in 12 years in 2017.

L-R: Cameron, Leisa, Mark and Brady

“It was rough at fi rst but we worked it out and liked coaching together,” said Leisa. “We wanted to see if we could make it a lifetime. It’s not really a career; it’s a lifestyle.” However, Mark said the athletics director at Cal State-Bakersfi eld wasn’t comfortable with him hiring his new wife as his assistant coach, and so when Northern Michigan reached out to Mark before the next season in 1994, adding that he also wanted Leisa to coach, they jumped at the chance. Northern Michigan, ironically, had beaten Mark’s Cal State- Bakersfi eld in the 1993 Division II national championship game. And then — in fact-is-stranger-than-fi ction overload — those two schools met for all the marbles again the very next season in the Final Four hosted by Bakersfi eld. “We lost the fi rst game badly,” recalled Mark. “But we came back to win the next three and win the national championship in Bakersfi eld. It was pretty surreal, and it was hard for me to celebrate in front of them. competitively as well. We see the game played the same way. We value the “But it was pretty awesome. Th at was our fi rst experience of coaching same things within the game. Th at doesn’t mean we agree on everything…” together, and we won a national championship.” Mark added, “But we don’t butt heads much.” Th ey spent four years coaching in the Upper Peninsula town of Leisa continued, “But the other part of it is, there’s a lot of trust Marquette and made the jump together to Division I Boise State between the two of us. When coaching staff s go awry, there’s a lack of in 1998. Th ey hadn’t really settled in there when, one year later, the trust. And we trust each other, and when we come to an agreement on Michigan position became open. how something is going to be done, both of us are on board 100 percent.” “It was a great athletic department at a great university,” said Mark, Th ey off er their players a consistent message, and it’s the same with “but the volleyball program hadn’t really been developed. It was the their boys. perfect opportunity to come in and do some stuff .” Oldest son, Brady, 18, is an incoming Michigan freshman hoping to Th ey agreed it would be their last job and the place to start a family. hook on with the Wolverine basketball team as a walk-on or student “Th is is the place you go to forever,” said Mark. manager (“He’s doing that 100 percent on his own and knows Coach Not every couple could do what they’ve done, leading their family (John) Beilein from all the camps he attended,” said Leisa.). Cameron, and a top-fl ight college volleyball program together, hand-in-hand, 14, will play baseball and basketball at Dexter High. through the ups and downs. Mark pulled up video of Brady, as a toddler, wheeling around Cliff What’s enabled them to make it all work? Keen with two other children in a staged race between volleyball game “I think it’s because our personalities are so diff erent,” said Mark. “I periods. He smiled a father’s smile, beaming at the memory. He said tend to be pretty low-key. She’s pretty fi ery. But we look at the game the the boys weren’t in the gym for practices or on the bench for games, same way, and it’s very lucky that that happened. and were being taken care of by friends, family and babysitters while “But we actually made an agreement when we were married that Mom and Dad coached. Th ey attended most games in the stands. we’d never go to bed mad. And, so, we’ve had some battles, but we’ve “We wanted to be professional about how we approached that,” said Mark. always been able to solve these problems. We go to bed late sometimes, Th ey made sure the boys went along for the journey, though. but we’ve always gone to bed in a good place.” “Brady went recruiting with me when he was three weeks old,” said Leisa. Th ey are, to quote Forrest Gump about the love of his life, Jenny, “I mean, Brady was at Cliff Keen before he went home from the hospital.” “like peas and carrots,” diff erent people coming together for the Mark added, “Th e sad thing is I had to have someone pick them up common good of a family and team. at the hospital because I had to be coaching the team. And Brady had 18 Leisa said, “Our personalities match well — not just in life, but at least 50 airline fl ights in the year after he was born.”

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Right: The Wolverines celebrate a 3-1 win over No. 2 Stanford to earn a berth in the 2012 Final Four.

“I’M SO FORTUNATE THAT I HAVEN’T HAD TO LOOK TO REPLACE MY TOP COACH, AND THAT I LOVE HER, WELL, HOW LUCKY CAN I BE?”

Th ey juggled a family and a team, seemingly never dropping the proverbial or real ball. Mark coaches the off ense and Leisa coaches the defense. He said that which one of them speaks in a game huddle depends on which unit needs to be addressed for adjustments. “We also have roles that fi t our personalities,” said Leisa. “Mark is very much an extrovert, and there’s nobody he meets that’s not a friend of his. He takes more responsibility with recruiting, the public and the media. He’s really good at the things involved in the external running of the program.” Mark added, “Leisa just likes to be in the gym. Being with the players is her thing. She just wants to do volleyball.’ Th ey decided “strong divisions of labor” were necessary to succeed, and Mark noted that those divisions have evolved. He used to develop training and practice methods, but she began handling more of that last season. “You have to shake it up a little at times,” said Mark. “One son is going into college and the other into high school. So, they’re not depending on us for everything, and it’s allowed her to be more involved in that stuff .” It’s apparent that, while Mark has the title of head coach, they’re really coaching as a team. “We’re really co-coaches,” said Mark. “We’ve got titles, but we’re not making any decisions without talking to each other.” Th ey have assistant coach Sean Byron and volunteer coach Jerome Fraisse on their coaching team, but Mark’s top assistant hasn’t changed in 24 years. Other colleges have “approached” Leisa about coaching her own team, but she said she “can’t imagine going somewhere else” because of what they have together. The Rosens’ fi rst team, 1999. Doing it “together” has made all the diff erence. “I’m so fortunate that I haven’t had to look to replace my top coach,” 20 said Mark. “And that I love her, well, how lucky can I be?”

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Charles Woodson Joins the College Football Hall of Fame

MICHIGAN’S THIRD HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER, CHARLES WOODSON will be inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018.

He is the 31st Michigan member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Th e induction ceremony will be Dec. 4 in New York City at the NFF WOLVERINES IN THE HALL OF FAME Annual Awards Dinner. Inducted Players & Coaches Woodson was notifi ed of that honor in a rather unique way. An NFL analyst on ESPN, he was surprised by the program’s staff live during an The College Football Hall of Fame was established by the NFF in actual telecast. Host Sam Ponder handed Woodson his commemorative 1951. Including the 2018 Class, only 997 players and 217 coaches football provided by the National Football Foundation to mark his have been inducted into the hall of fame — that’s just .02 percent selection into the hall of fame. of those who have played the game. Of course the landmark of Woodson’s incredible Michigan career was the 1997 season when he helped lead the Wolverines to the Thirty-one Michigan players and six coaches have been inducted national championship as the fi rst primarily defensive player to win into the College Football Hall of Fame: the Heisman Trophy. He earned unanimous All-America honors that year and claimed the Heisman, Walter Camp Award, Bronko Nagurski PLAYERS INDUCTED PLAYERS INDUCTED Albert Benbrook, G 1971 Harry Newman, QB 1975 Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award and the Jim Th orpe Award. He Dave Brown, DB 2007 Bennie Oosterbaan, E 1954 was voted by his teammates as the Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Anthony Carter, WR 2001 Merv Pregulman, T 1982 Player of the 1997 team and the conference coaches awarded him the Bob Chappuis, HB 1988 Germany Schulz, C 1951 Tom Curtis, S 2005 Neil Snow, HB 1960 “Chicago Tribune” Silver Football as the Big Ten’s MVP. Dan Dierdorf, T 2000 Ernie Vick, C 1983 Chalmers “Bump” Elliott, HB 1989 Bob Westfall, FB 1987 Pete Elliott, QB/DB 1994 Albert Wistert, T 1968 Benny Friedman, QB 1951 Alvin Wistert, T 1981 Tom Harmon, HB 1954 Francis Wistert, T 1967 Willie Heston, HB 1954 Charles Woodson, DB 2018 Elroy Hirsch, HB 1974 Desmond Howard, WR 2010 COACHES INDUCTED Ron Johnson, TB 1992 Lloyd Carr 2011 Harry Kipke, HB 1958 Fritz Crisler 1954 Ron Kramer, E 1978 George Little 1955 Rob Lytle, RB 2015 Bo Schembechler 1993 Jim Mandich, TE 2004 Elton Wieman 1956 Johnny Maulbetsch, HB 1973 Fielding Yost 1951 Reggie McKenzie, OG 2002 23

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In his fi nal two games in the Maize and Blue, Woodson turned in game-changing performances. Returning a punt 78 yards for a touchdown, intercepting a pass for another touchdown, and catching a 37-yard pass to set up the team’s only off ensive touchdown resulted in a 20-14 win over Ohio State and the Big Ten championship. In the Rose Bowl victory over Washington State that clinched the national title and a perfect 12-0 season, Woodson collected another end zone interception and tied a then-Rose Bowl record with four pass breakups. Th e accolades seem never-ending. A two-time fi rst-team All- American, Woodson was a two-time Chevrolet Defensive Player of Charles Woodson is the only player in NFL the Year, two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, earned fi rst- history with 50 career interceptions and team All-Big Ten accolades each of his three seasons (1995-97), and 20 career sacks. was the 1995 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. After his collegiate days, Woodson was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All- Century Team and the Big Ten renamed its defensive player of the year award as the Nagurski-Woodson Award in his honor in 2011. In 2017, Charles was inducted into Michigan Athletics’ Hall of Honor and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. Th e fourth overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, Charles spent 18 seasons in the NFL with the Raiders WOODSON BY THE NUMBERS 1995-97 (1998-2005, 2013-15) and Green Bay Packers (2006-12). He played in one Super Bowl with each of his teams, including the Packers’ ON OFFENSE ON SPECIAL TEAMS Super Bowl XLV-winning team. He is the only player in NFL history 32 passing yards (2-for-2) 407 punt returns yards, 1 touchdown with 50 interceptions and 20 sacks during his career. Th e 1998 NFL 173 rushing yards 78 kickoff return yards Defensive Rookie of the Year, 11 years later Charles was named the 2 rushing touchdowns 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He retired from football after 402 receiving yards ON DEFENSE the 2015 season. 3 receiving touchdowns 162 total tackles Off the fi eld, he established the Charles Woodson Foundation, 5 tackles for loss (34 yards) which off ers scholarships to students raised in single-parent homes. 25 pass breakups His foundation has also donated millions of dollars to the University of 18 interceptions for 81 yards 24 Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital for pediatric research.

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SUPPORT.MGOBLUE.COM 18 FALL Q&A WITH MAGAZINE ALISA SNYDER Junior - Phoenix, Arizona - Mechanical Engineering

DID YOU KNOW Alisa is a lefty. Her twin brother, Jack, plays golf at New Mexico State.

Why did you choose Michigan? Who is your biggest role model? Th ere are so many opportunities you can’t fi nd My mom — I try to be most like her. She is the anywhere else. Th e alumni base is incredible! For strongest person I know, and it makes me want to me, donations are important to consider when be stronger. She’s very humble, as well. choosing a school. I felt that Michigan would better connect and prepare me for my future. Do you have any pets? Michigan feels like home. Two dogs!

How long have you played your sport? What is your favorite movie? I have played golf for a little over 10 years. My I have three: How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, twin brother started before me, and that’s how I American Sniper and Lone Survivor. You can always get better as a person, as a student, got into it. and as an athlete. You will never stop learning. What is your biggest accomplishment? No matter if you have a good or bad day, you can What has been your most memorable moment My senior year of high school, we won the state always get better and learn something. since stepping on campus? championship. I felt like I really proved myself, and When our team went to nationals (2017). One it gave me a lot of confi dence coming into Michigan. In which area have you seen the most growth of my teammates had to make a long putt and we since being a student-athlete at Michigan? won. It was a huge moment for our team because How have you changed since coming here? Understanding other people and just being more we were the “underdogs.” I look to my coach a lot. She wants to build her aware of others. I feel like I’ve become a lot more athletes as well as improve students’ lives. Th e helpful. What do you like to do in your fr ee time? resources at Michigan have helped me grow as a I love to dance — hip-hop, all styles. I can control person, as well as learn a lot about myself. I have As of right now, what do you see yourself doing my dancing, unlike not being able to always control pushed myself to become more aware of not only aft er college? What are your career goals? the outcome in golf. myself but others as well. I would like to use mechanical engineering to design golf clubs someday. It ultimately combines If you could travel anywhere in the world, How is being a student-athlete at Michigan two things that I love! Also, if I have the chance to where and why? preparing you for the future? play professional golf, I would love to. I’m an engineer at Michigan, and have a few Being a student-athlete at Michigan opens up a lot projects I would like to do. One is in Africa, and of doors. I have learned from other people and how If you could say anything to the donor providing I would like to build some sort of water resource. they have succeeded in college and in life. Being a your scholarship, what would you say? student-athlete allows me to travel and go places, Without our donors and their generosity, I If you could only bring three items to a deserted and I am grateful for each opportunity. wouldn’t be here. Th ey have allowed me to have island with you, what would you bring (food so many opportunities. Th ey give me the fuel to go and water included already!)? What is the most valuable lesson you have learned places and work my hardest to take advantage of 27 My mom, shelter, a knife and puzzles. I need all four. fr om your coaches and teammates? each opportunity I get at Michigan.

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SUPPORT.MGOBLUE.COM 18 FALL Q&A WITH MAGAZINE CHARLIE PILON Sophomore - New South Wales, Australia - Sport Management

Why did you choose Michigan? I’m from Australia and always wanted to come to America for college. I did offi cial visits to a few schools, but I wanted a place that not only allowed me to join a great golf program but pursue academic goals as well. Australia is a 20-hour fl ight away, but this feels like home!

How long have you played your sport? Since the age of fi ve. I come from a family of golfers — my whole dad’s side plays. What is the most valuable lesson you have learned fr om your coaches and teammates? What has been your most memorable moment Leave no stone unturned. Prepare well, don’t slack so far since stepping on campus? off in training — give 110 percent all the time. Our team went to play Augusta National; it was Do you have any pets? incredible. I have a dog named Archie and a 16-year-old cat In which area have you seen the most growth named Felix. since being a student-athlete at Michigan? What do you like to do in your fr ee time? Seeing things from diff erent perspectives. Ann Arbor Sounds pretty typical, but Netfl ix and chill, listen What is your favorite movie? is super diverse, which makes me more open-minded. to music … a little bit of everything! Probably Th e Dark Knight or Shawshank Redemption. In what area would you like to grow the most If you could travel anywhere in the world, What is your biggest accomplishment? while you’re here? where and why? In 2016 I was amateur medalist for stroke play. Time management with my academics. Defi nitely Europe. I’d really like to go to Holland, where my sister’s husband is from. I’ve heard it’s How have you changed since coming here? As of right now, what do you see yourself doing amazing. I’ve only been here one year, but I am more aft er college? What are your career goals? independent. I can take care of myself better than Hopefully continue golf. I would like to stay in the If you could only bring three items to a deserted before. I went to boarding school starting when I states. I am majoring in sport management, so eventu- island with you, what would you bring (food was 14, which also helped with my independence. ally I will use that degree, as well — not sure how yet. and water included already!)? Michigan has exposed me to diff erent cultures, A bowl to stay entertained, my freshman roommate which makes me feel more well-rounded. If you could say anything to the donor providing and teammate (Henry Spring) and a TV. I hope your scholarship, what would you say? there’s cable. How is being a student-athlete at Michigan Th ank you for the opportunity that you’ve created, preparing you for the future? not only for me, but for everyone coming through Who is your biggest role model? Well, it’s preparing me really well. I am well- Michigan’s golf program. Everything we get to Jason Day. I went to the same boarding school as organized, can prioritize diff erent tasks and feel utilize is second-to-none, and I would love to meet him, and we played for the same state. that much more ready for “real life.” some of our donors someday. 29

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The Newest Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor Members

ON AUG. 1, MICHIGAN ATHLETICS announced its newest additions to the Hall of Honor, which recognizes individuals whose contributions have enhanced the image and reputation of the University of Michigan.

Th e six-member 2018 Hall of Honor class is composed of individuals who have combined for numerous Olympic medals, NCAA titles and All-America and Academic All-America honors, and have all gone on to greatly impact their communities and professional worlds: Betsey Armstrong (water polo), Tom Dolan (men’s swimming and diving), Dave Gallagher (football), Stefan Humphries (football), Jennie Ritter (softball) and Sam Stoller (men’s track and fi eld). Th e class will be inducted on Friday, November 16 in Ann Arbor and recognized the following day at football’s home fi nale versus Indiana. Criteria to be considered for induction into the Hall of Honor include: NCAA champion or member of a national championship team; All-American; Olympic medalist or team member; professional league champion or world championship team medalist/member; NCAA or conference player of the year; conference champion; record 32 holder; or all-conference award winner.

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TOM DOLAN A member of Michigan’s 1995 NCAA champion team, Tom was a nine-time NCAA champion from 1994-96. In both 1995 and 1996, he won individual NCAA titles in the 500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle and 400-yard individual medley, while also swimming on three national champion 800-yard freestyle relay teams (1994-95-96). Th e 1995 Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year, Dolan was twice named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year (1994-95) and earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 1994. He was an All-American in all three of his seasons in Ann Arbor, in addition to being a fi ve-time Big Ten individual champion. Twenty-two years after his last swim for the Maize and Blue, Dolan still fi nds himself ranked second in school history in both the 500-yard freestyle and 400-yard IM, as well as fourth in the 1,650-yard freestyle. He represented the United States in two Olympic Games, winning gold medals in the 400-meter IM in Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000. He also earned a silver medal in the 200-meter IM in 2000. In 2006, Tom was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Tom owns and operates the Tom Dolan Swim School, which teaches swimmers from three months all the way up to adults fundamentals essential for water-safety education, recreational and competitive swimming.

BETSEY ARMSTRONG

BETSEY ARMSTRONG Betsey is the fi rst water polo student-athlete to be chosen for the Hall of Honor. One of the most decorated players in the program’s 18-year history, she earned four All-America honors from 2002-05 and was a fi nalist for the 2004 Peter J. Cutino Award as the nation’s top water polo player. A four-time All-CWPA fi rst-team selection and two-time CWPA MVP, Betsey was inducted into the CWPA Hall of Fame in 2008. Betsey holds school career records for saves (1,267), save percentage (.654) and wins (85). She also owns the top three season saves totals with a record 350 in 2004, as well as single-season records for save percentage (.734) and goals-against average (4.45), also set in 2004. She led Michigan to four CWPA division titles and two NCAA appearances. A 2005 graduate with an English language and literature degree, Betsey was a member of the U.S. women’s national team from 2006- 12 and competed in two Olympic Games, earning a gold medal in London in 2012 and a silver medal in Beijing in 2008. Betsey is currently the Assistant Goalkeeper Director for the USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program, where she also coaches the Women’s Junior National Team. She’s a mentor with Rise Athletes, a program that matches Olympians with athletes to cultivate their mindset TOM for training, performance, growth, and overall experience with sport. DOLAN 33

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STEFAN HUMPHRIES Stefan earned his doctorate of medicine after majoring in engineering sciences at Michigan. He went to medical school at Colorado, graduating in 1993, and did his residency at the Mayo Clinic. Humphries was a two-time fi rst-team Academic All-American (1982-83) and the 1984 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient. As an off ensive guard, Stefan started 32 career games on the off ensive line and was a team captain in 1983. He led Michigan to Big Ten titles in 1980 and 1982. He was a fi rst-team All-American in 1983 and earned All-Big Ten fi rst team selection twice (1982-83). He played in four bowl games, including the 1981 and 1983 Rose Bowl games. Drafted 71st overall in the third round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, Humphries played fi ve seasons in the NFL with the Bears and Denver Broncos. He played in two Super Bowls, winning one with the Bears in 1985. Stefan is currently a senior associate consultant in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

DAVE GALLAGHER

DAVE GALLAGHER A retired orthopaedic surgeon, Dave earned two degrees from Michigan, attending the U-M medical school during the NFL off season. He fi nished his doctorate of medicine in 1982 after earning his bachelor’s degree in zoology in 1974. Drafted 20th overall in the fi rst round of the 1974 NFL Draft by Chicago, he played for six seasons with the Bears, Detroit Lions and New York Giants (1974-79). During his time at Michigan, Dave helped the Wolverines to a 40-3- 1 record with Big Ten titles in 1971, 1972 and 1973, highlighted by the 1972 team playing in the Rose Bowl. Gallagher was a 1973 consensus fi rst-team All-American after posting 83 tackles as a captain. He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and recipient of the 1973 College Athlete Top 10 Award, 1974 Big Ten Medal of Honor and the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame STEFAN 34 Postgraduate Scholarship. HUMPHRIES

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SAM STOLLER Sam was the NCAA champion in the 100-yard dash in 1937. Th e previous year he tied the world record in the 60-yard dash at the 1936 Big Ten Indoor Championships with a time of 6.1 seconds. Th at summer he qualifi ed for the Berlin Olympics in the 4 x 100-meter relay. According to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame: “Sam Stoller … a University of Michigan senior, and Marty Glickman, a Syracuse University freshman, along with sprinters Frank Wykoff and Foy Draper, were the foursome assigned to represent the United States in the 400-meter relay at the Berlin Games. But neither Stoller or Glickman ever got to the starting blocks. Shortly before the event was called, the pair of Jewish speedsters, who had been practicing with Wykoff and Draper for weeks since qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team, were replaced at the 11th hour by Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalf, both of whom had been celebrated medal winners in their assigned events. “… Olympic observers opined that the coaching staff had decided not to chance off ending Adolf Hitler and their German hosts by adding another gold medal to the already large American cache of honors with a certain relay victory featuring two Jews. “(Sam) returned to the University of Michigan after the Olympics, declaring that he would ‘never run again.’ He recanted, and won the 1937 U.S. (NCAA) 100-yard championship.” A two-time All-American, Sam was the biggest competition for Jesse Owens as the two competed against each other at rival high schools in Ohio and in college with more than 20 races against each other. Sam led Michigan to three Big Ten indoor titles and two Big Ten outdoor championships. He was inducted into the Michigan Men’s Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2009 and was the fi rst to receive the General Douglas MacArthur medal from the United States Olympic Committee in 1998. Sam passed away in 1985 and will be inducted into the Hall of Honor posthumously. JENNIE RITTER

JENNIE RITTER Ritter is the seventh softball student-athlete to join the Hall of Honor. Th e 2005 USA Softball Player of the Year and Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, Ritter pitched 53 of 55 total innings at the Women’s College World Series, posting a 0.92 earned-run average, 60 strikeouts and a .145 opposing average to lead Michigan to its fi rst NCAA title. A two-time fi rst-team All-American (2005, ’06), Jennie was named the 2005 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and 2006 Big Ten Tournament MVP. She graduated with Michigan career records in six pitching categories and still ranks top fi ve in wins (98), strikeouts (1,205), shutouts (43), no-hitters (5) and innings pitched (835). She also remains the program’s single-season record holder in wins (38, 2005) Sam Stoller (far right) and Jesse Owens (far left ) and strikeouts (451, 2006). at the 1935 Big Ten Championship on Ferry Field. Jennie earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2007 and spent Unfortunately, Stoller looks to be behind in this fi ve years playing with both the USA women’s national team and in the photo but that day is infamous in track and fi eld professional ranks. She works for Wilson/Louisville Slugger/Demarini lore – Owens went on to set three World records as the grassroots manager and is also an analyst of the Big Ten Network and tie a fourth in just 45 minutes on Michigan’s SAM and ESPN for college softball. track. Hard to compete with that! STOLLER 35

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ifty years ago this fall — Nov. 16, 1968, to be precise — Michigan running back Ron Johnson set the single-game school Frushing record, running for 347 yards on 31 carries against the University of Wisconsin at Michigan Stadium. Th at established a Big Ten record, and Johnson also tied the hallowed conference record of fi ve touchdowns set by legendary Illinois halfback Red Grange against the Wolverines in 1924. Johnson, crediting his blockers for huge holes to run through, scored on runs of 35, 67, 1, 60 and 49 yards on a slick grass fi eld in a game played in a chilling rain. Michigan coach Bump Elliott told reporters afterward: “I’ve never seen a one-man performance like that. It was so explosive that there just wasn’t time for a great impact. I know one thing — he was running in the right direction all the time.” Johnson scored four touchdowns and ran for an amazing 249 yards in the second half of a comeback, 34-9, win. Wisconsin didn’t score in the second half as “R.J.” put on a show with yardage and touchdown totals that have not been matched or surpassed by a Wolverine runner in the last 50 years. Above: Ron and coach Bump Elliott

40 Above: Detroit News, November 17, 1968

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FALL 18 MAGAZINE REMEMBERING QUENTIN SICKELS LETTERWINNERS M CLUB By Chris Matsos

The 1948 football team. Quent is in the second row, third fr om right. Back Row: Don Dufek, Charley Lentz, Don McClelland, Chuck Ortmann, Harry Allis, Dick Farrer. Fourth Row: Manager Bill Hicky, John Ghindia, Bill Bartlett, Leo Koceski, Bob VanSummern, Dick Kempthorn, Bill Ohlenroth, Al Jackson, trainer Jim Hunt. Third Row: Bob Erben, Wally Teninga, Jim Atchison, Bob Hollway, Al Wahl, Ozzie Clark, Irv Wisniewski, Don Peterson. Second Row: Lloyd Heneveld, Dan Dworsky, Ralph Kohl, Dick Rifenburg, Quentin Sickels, Don Hershberger, Ed McNeill. Front Row: Pete Elliott, Gene Derricotte, Athletic Director Fritz Crisler, Dom Tomasi, Coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Alvin Wistert, Stu Wilkins, Joe Soboleski.

A MEMBER OF THE MICHIGAN FOOTBALL TEAM IN 1944, ’46, ’47 AND ’48, Quentin Sickels played on two national champion teams for the Wolverines in his fi nal two years. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1945-46 and was a fi nancial advisor in Troy, Michigan, prior to retiring. Quent also served as the President of the Letterwinners M Club and was a proud supporter of the club throughout his life. On April 24, 2018, Quent passed away in Palm Desert, California.

During the 1948 Rose Bowl Game against USC, Quent found himself out of the game and on the bench due to a possible concussion. Coach Fritz Crisler told him to “collect himself.” Sickels’ traditional leather helmet had a substantial ding in it and he was unsure if he would be able to return to the game. He noticed something that he (or any other player) had never seen before: a revolutionary, plastic helmet on the bench. He asked Crisler, “Coach, what is that?” Crisler replied that it was some new type of helmet that “they want us to try out.” Sickels grabbed the helmet and returned to play the rest of the 42 Rose Bowl, helping lead the football team to victory over the Trojans, Quentin Sickels.

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49-0, en route to a No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press poll and a The 1947 team traveling to Pasadena for the 1948 Rose Bowl. national championship. Quent played football in 1944 and from 1946 to 1948, on Fred handed Quent a train ticket and a check and said, “Off you Michigan's undefeated 1947 and 1948 national championship teams. go to Ann Arbor.” His college football career was interrupted by service in the U.S. Coast Duane and Quent reunited on the football field in 1947 when Guard, where he worked in the engine room in the Pacifi c during the Michigan played Northwestern in Evanston. With Duane on the 1945 football season. defensive line for Northwestern and Quent on the offensive line for “Dad loved two things, water and football,” his daughter, Lauren Michigan directly across from him, the brothers got to renew their Allsopp, said. childhood. Michigan went on to a 49-21 victory over the Wildcats. He grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan, by Lake Michigan “As children, their mother (Lois Barker Sickels) would always tell where he was actively involved in the Sea Scouts as a boy. His love them to stop fi ghting, but this was the fi rst time she couldn’t do for water and football led him in part to the University because anything about it,” Lauren said. of the Naval Architecture program, although he later changed his Quent was the 147th pick in the 1948 NFL Draft by the Detroit major to business. Lions, but he instead chose to pursue a career in business. His love for Sickels’ father, Fred, was his high school football coach and water continued throughout life, as he was an active sailor at the Bayview athletic director at Benton Harbor High School. His brother, Yacht Club in Detroit. In 1976, he won the Port Huron to Mackinac Duane, also played football and went on to play at Northwestern. boat race, the same year his daughter Lauren graduated from U-M. When it came time for Quent to choose a college for academics and Sickels was very proud of his four-generation University of Michigan football, he narrowed it down to Northwestern and Michigan, but family: father, Fred; daughter, Lauren ’76; and granddaughter, Melanie 44 said he didn’t want to be Duane’s little brother everywhere he went. Sohrn ’07.

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The women’s soccer team, signing postgame autographs aft er a 2-0 win over Western Michigan this fall, is under the leadership of fi rst-year head coach Jennifer Klein.

he University of Michigan Compliance Services Offi ce do not miss class, and are not compensated in any manner (i.e. gift or is dedicated to providing our student-athletes, coaches, honorarium), for their participation in the speaking engagement. All Tadministrators, alumni and donors with the information such requests should be submitted to our Community Engagement necessary to help navigate both NCAA and Big Ten rules. As alumni/ department, which can be found on MGoBlue.com. donors, you are subject to specifi c rules and restrictions that are set by the NCAA. Because these rules can often be diffi cult to navigate, 3. EXTRA BENEFITS: we’ve provided some helpful tips and reminders below. Should you Student-athletes may not receive any benefi t from anyone with whom have any questions about any of the NCAA or Big Ten Rules, please they are not naturally/legally dependent on (i.e. parents, legal guardian). don’t hesitate to contact our offi ce via Twitter: @umichcompliance or Th is means that local businesses, alumni and fans cannot provide any via email at [email protected] benefi ts, no matter how small, to a student-athlete at any time. Family members of current student-athletes are also not permitted to receive any Th anks, and Go Blue! extra benefi ts or preferential treatment. If you have any questions, about what constitutes an extra benefi t, please do not hesitate to contact us. 1. EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENT-ATHLETES: Donors and alumni may employ any number of student-athletes in 4. RECRUITS: their business, and we encourage all alumni and donors to contact U-M donors and alumni may not contact any recruit (grades 9-12) the Michigan Athletic Career Center program with any available or their parent/legal guardian for the purpose of encouraging them to opportunities. As a reminder, all employers must follow the below rules attend Michigan. Th is includes any in-person contact, or contact made regarding student-athlete employment: via social media, text messaging or by phone. Additionally, no benefi ts a. Th e Compliance Services Offi ce must be notifi ed of the may be off ered to a recruit or their parents by a U-M coach, alumnus, employment agreement, donor or staff member. b. Student-athletes are paid for only work actually performed, c. Student-athletes are compensated at a going rate for type of work 5. OCCASIONAL MEALS: performed, and Th e NCAA permits donors to provide a meal to our student-athletes d. Student-athletes may only receive benefi ts provided to similarly on an occasional basis. Th is meal may take place on campus or at situated employees. the donor’s home, and may be catered. All such requests must fi rst be approved by the Compliance Services Offi ce, and must only involve 2. APPEARANCE REQUESTS: current student-athletes. Reasonable local transportation may be 48 Student-athletes may speak at alumni/donor meetings, provided they provided when the meal is in the donor’s home.

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