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ContentsTable of NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 2009 MEN’S SOCCER QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location: Highland Heights, Ky. NKU President James Votruba ................................... 4 Founded: 1968 NKU Athletics Director Scott Eaton........................ 5 Enrollment: 15,200 NKU Coaching Staff ..................................................... 6 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Lakes Valley 2009 Preview ................................................................10 Home Field: Town & Country Sports Complex (1,000) NKU Soccer Stadium .................................................12 School Colors: Gold, Black and White Nickname: Norse Meet the Norse ...........................................................14 2008 Overall Record: 16-3-4 (.783) 2009 Schedule and Opponents ................................33 2008 GLVC Record/Finish: 9-1-1 (.864)/Tied 2nd 2008 Year in Review ....................................................39 First Year of Men’s Soccer: 1980 All-Time Record: 304-234-40 (.561) All-Time Results ..........................................................50 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (5-3-2) NKU Record Book .....................................................55 Last: 2008, Lost in national semifinal to Dowling, 2-1 (OT) President: Dr. James Votruba (Michigan State, 1968) Faculty Representative: Dr. Mary Kirk Athletic Director: Dr. Scott Eaton (Bowdoin, 1986) Head Coach: John Basalyga (Bowling Green, 1973) Record at NKU: 81-31-14 (.698) - six seasons Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Eric Busener (second season) Tony Capurro (second season) This publication was prepared by Northern Kentucky University and printed with state funds (KRS 57.375). Equal Education and Employment Opportunities M?F?D. 10538 http://www.nkunorse.com 2009 Media Guide • 1 DirectoryNKU Athletics NKU ATHLETIC DIRECTORY AREA CODE: 859 Dr. Scott Eaton.........................................................572-5193 (O) Athletic Director John Basalyga ............................................................496-6934 (O) Men’s Soccer Coach ............................(513) 474-6590 (H) Kurt Moeller .............................................................572-6632 (O) Associate Athletic Director/Development Jeanne Papania ..........................................................572-5133 (O) Athletics Financial Coordinator Dizzy Peyton ............................................................572-5940 (O) Facilities Coordinator Molly Hutson ............................................................572-1487 (O) Associate Athletic Director/Head Athletic Trainer Don Owen ................................................................572-5470 (O) Sports Information Director .....................572-5427 (Fax) Mike Anderson .........................................................572-7659 (O) Assistant SID (Soccer contact) ....................835-5540 (C) The 2009 NKU Men’s Soccer Media Guide is a production of the NKU Office of Sports Information. This publication was written and edited by Mike Anderson. Editorial assistance by Don Owen and Chad Hensley. Photography by Tim Downer, Jeff McCurry and Tom Miller. Layout by Mike Anderson. Printing provided by University Printing. 2 • NKU Men’s Soccer Midwest Region Champions — 2006, 2007, 2008 National Semifinalist — 2008 MediaNKU Athletics Covering Norse Soccer in 2009 NEWSPAPERS TELEVISION CINCINNATI ENQUIRER INSIGHT CABLE Josh Pichler, Sports Editor Don Weber Shannon Russell 7906 Dixie Highway Richard Skinner Florence, KY 41042 312 Elm Street (859) 431-7766 Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 768-8438 WCPO CH. 9 (ABC) John Popovich, Dennis Janson RECORDER NEWSPAPERS 1720 Gilbert Avenue James Weber Cincinnati, OH 45202 6948 Oakwood Drive (513) 852-4072 Florence, KY 41042 WKRC CH. 12 (CBS) THE NORTHERNER Tara Pachmayer Sports Editor 1906 Highland Avenue Northern Kentucky University Cincinnati, OH 45219 University Center (513) 412-5088 Highland Heights, KY 41099 John Capurro, M.D. WLWT CH. 5 (NBC) George Vogel, Ken Broo Specializing in Family Medicine 1700 Young Street Cincinnati, OH 45210 (513) 421-0119 201 Old Bank Road, Suite 103 WXIX CH. 19 (FOX) Brian Giesenschlag 19 Broadcast Plaza Milford, Ohio 45150 635 W. 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In 2002, Dr. Votruba chaired the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ National Task Force on Public Engagement, and he serves as a faculty member in the AASCU New President’s Academy. in 2004, he delivered the annual AASCU President-to-Presidents Lecture entitled “Leading the Engaged University.” Dr. Votruba is Secretary-Treasurer of the AASCU Board of Directors and is currently President of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. He serves on a variety of boards including the National Campus Compact Board of Directors, the Association of Governing Board’s Council of Presidents, and the Board of Directors of the Ohio National Mutual Holding Company. Prior to accepting his position at NKU, Dr. Votruba had been vice provost for University Outreach and Michigan State University since 1989. Dr. Votruba’s senior executive position at Michigan State was created in 1989 to oversee all aspects of the University’s academic outreach mission which involves extending and applying for research, teaching and professional expertise of the faculty for the direct benefit of external audiences. He had responsibility for 14 colleges, more than 100 academic departments, more than 100 centers and institutes, and the Michigan Extension Service. He oversaw a $64 million annual budget which included the administration of several campus-wide competitive grant programs. Dr. Votruba also was the director of Michigan State’s W.K. Kellogg Foundation Lifelong Education Grant from 1989-95. This $10.2 million project was designed to expand public access to the University’s scholarly expertise by more fully integrating academic outreach as a core mission at the college and department level. He was also a professor of Higher and Adult Education at Michigan State. Prior to his tenure at Michigan State, Dr. Votruba was the interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs (1988-89) and dean of the School of Education and Human Development (1983-88) at the State University of New York at Binghamton. SUNY-Binghamton, with an enrollment of 12,000, in national recognized for its commitment to undergraduate education and research excellence. Prior to SUNY-Binghamton, he held several positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including head of the Division of Extramural Courses, Office of Continuing Education and Public Service and associate director of the Office of Continuing Education and Public Service. Dr. Votruba earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in 1968 from Michigan State. He also received his master’s degree in interdisciplinary social science and a doctorate in higher education administration at Michigan State. Dr. Votruba’s wife, Rachel, is actively involved in several community-based non-profit organizations. Their family includes three children and five grandsons. 4 • NKU Men’s Soccer Midwest Region Champions — 2006, 2007, 2008 National Semifinalist — 2008 NKUDr. Scott Athletic Eaton Director On July 27, 2009, Dr. Scott Eaton was named Athletic Director at Northern Kentucky University. Eaton has worked at NKU as an administrator since 1998, and most recently served as the senior associate athletic director for administration. During his career at NKU, Eaton has played key roles in the academic, compliance, budget, event management and facility areas. He also served as NKU’s interim assistant vice president for student affairs from 2007-08. Prior to NKU, Eaton worked at Brown University in Providence, R.I., as special assistant to the athletic director and assistant men’s basketball coach. Eaton graduated from Bowdoin College in 1986 after participating in basketball, lacrosse, cross country and track. He later earned master’s degrees from both Fitchburg State College and Springfield College before receiving his doctorate from Boston University. Eaton replaces Jane Meier as NKU’s athletic director. Meier announced her resignation in April after spending 21 years as NKU’s athletic director. “I am both honored and excited about the opportunity that Dr. Votruba and Dr. Davenport have presented to me, knowing that it is a monumental task to try to match the legacy that Jane Meier leaves behind,” Eaton said. “While this marks the end of an incredible era, it provides us an opportunity for a new beginning for NKU athletics.” “The standards of excellence and the core values that have guided NKU to both local and national success, and respect as an institution, will remain the same,” Eaton added. “Those values will guide our athletic department into the future, where we