LETTERFROMTHEATHLETICDIRECTOR

While it may seem hard to believe, the 2009-10 campaign marked the University’s fifth season in the highly competitive BIG EAST Conference.This year continued Marquette’s established trend in the powerful league as the program collected multiple team and individual accomplishments over the course of the school year.

Team success was highlighted by a trio of postseason appearances by the men’s basketball, women’s soccer and women’s basketball squads. The men’s basketball team claimed its fifth straight 20-win campaign and also advanced to the NCAATournament for the fifth consecutive year. Women’s soccer continued its impressive performance capturing the conference’s American Division title and the program’s eighth all-time NCAA selection. The women’s basketball team again claimed a spot in the Women’s National InvitationTournament.

Just as impressive as the team accolades were the individual accomplishments of numerous student- athletes in a variety of sports. Senior forward Lazar Hayward finished among Marquette’s career leaders in seven categories, including second in points (1,859) and fifth in rebounds (910). Dusan Medan of the men’s tennis team set the school’s all-time record with 88 singles victories and classmate Mark Rutherford did the same thing in doubles (103). Head women’s tennis coach Jody Bronson, who completed her 25th season at Marquette, collected her 300th career victory early in the dual match season and is the all-time wins leader in any sport at Marquette.

In the classroom, three programs (men’s golf, women’s soccer and women’s tennis) were nationally recognized by the NCAA for their multi-year Academic Progress Rate success. Of the 42 student-athletes to complete their respective eligibility in 2009-10, 27 earned Academic All-BIG EAST accolades on at least one occasion and 11 owned cumulative GPA’s of 3.5 or better.

Each of the 14 athletic programs participated in community service projects throughout the year, working in concert with the University’s mission. Notable efforts included work by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee with the Children’s Medical Research Foundation. Multiple teams took part in the University’s Hunger Clean-Up event, one of the nation’s largest one-day service projects. Other activities included organizing book drives, hosting clinics and conducting reading programs.

2010 marked the second year for the Intercollegiate Athletics Alumni Awards (details on page 8) and this year’s recipients were recognized for their many contributions to the University and community. Five awards were distributed as part of the University’s Alumni Awards weekend in April.

Marquette student-athletes, coaches and staff continue to work hard daily to fulfill our mission of striving for excellence in athletics, academics and leadership in service to others in the Jesuit tradition.Thank you for your passionate support.

Go Marquette!

Steve Cottingham Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

2 ACADEMICS BY THE NUMBERS SPRINGSEMESTER The following student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs: ACADEMICSUCCESS Michael Alfano Men’s Soccer Amanda Beggs Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Brice Cleland Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Olivia Johnson Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Maureen Keane Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Katie Miller Women’s Soccer Kelly Wepking Women’s Soccer 126 of 201 student-athletes on spring squad lists had GPA’s of over 3.0 for the term (63%) ACADEMICALL-AMERICANS 114 of the 201 (57%) maintained cumulative GPAs of over 3.0 Year Name Sport FALL SEMESTER 1976-77 Bill Neary Men’s Basketball The following student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs: 1976-77 Gary Rosenberger Men’s Basketball 1981-82 Marc Marotta Men’s Basketball Peter Bolgert Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country 1982-83 Marc Marotta Men’s Basketball Keith Schueller Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country 1982-83 Laurie Hottinger Women’s Cross Country Molly Arenberg Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country 1983-84 Marc Marotta Men’s Basketball Amanda Beggs Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country 1983-84 Laurie Hottinger Women’s Cross Country Melissa Budelier Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country 1984-85 Keith Hanson Men’sTrack & Field Olivia Johnson Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country 1985-86 Keith Hanson Men’sTrack & Field Rosie Malone-Povolny Women’s Soccer 1985-86 Beth Ayers Women’s Basketball Kelly Wepking Women’s Soccer 1991-92 Erica Larson Women’sTrack & Field 115 of 203 student-athletes on spring squad lists had GPA’s of 1991-92 Kristen Maskala Women’s Basketball over 3.0 for the term (57%) 1992-93 Erica Larson Women’sTrack & Field 1992-93 Kristen Maskala Women’s Basketball 104 of the 203 (51%) maintained cumulative GPAs of over 3.0 1993-94 Kristen Maskala Women’s Basketball 1995-96 Kirk Davies Men’sTennis 1995-96 Scott Ziemba Men’s Soccer MARQUETTE Amanda Beggs, Olivia Johnson and Kelly Wepking 1996-97 Scott Ziemba Men’s Soccer all earned 4.0 GPAs both semesters in 2009-10. 1996-97 Amy Erickson Women’sTrack & Field CLASS OF 2010 1996-97 Christy Rice Women’s Cross Country 1996-97 Martha Meyer Volleyball 1997-98 Amy Erickson Women’s Cross Country 1997-98 Amy Erickson Women’sTrack & Field 1997-98 NickiTaggart Women’s Basketball 1999-00 Lisa Oldenburg Women’s Basketball 1999-00 Kate Loughran Women’s Soccer 1999-00 Kelly Roethe Women’s Soccer 2001-02 Diana Detrie Women’s Soccer 2001-02 Diana Detrie Women’s Soccer 2001-02 Erin Maysent Women’s Soccer 2002-03 Diana Detrie Women’s Soccer 2004-05 Carolyn Kieger Women’s Basketball 2005-06 JulieThompson Women’s Soccer 2005-06 Heather Goranson Women’s Soccer 2007-08 Christy Zwolski Women’s Soccer 2007-08 Laura Boyer Women’s Soccer 2009-10 Peter Bolgert Men’sTrack & Field A total of 41 student- athletes completed their eligibility in 2009-10. PETER BOLGERT NAMED ESPN THE Of the group, MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 27 Golden Marquette University junior distance runner Peter Bolgert was named to the 2010 Eagles have ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Track & Field and claimed Cross Country Second Team, as chosen by the College Sports Academic Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). All-BIG EAST accolades Bolgert, a junior from Sheboygan, Wis., was recently selected during their Academic All-District V by CoSIDA and entered the 2010 respective spring semester with a perfect 4.0 grade point average as a mathematics and physics major. career and 11 owned a cumulative Bolgert is the only BIG EAST student-athlete selected to either of the first two teams and is the first GPA of 3.5 Marquette track and field student-athlete to earn – or higher. Academic All-America recognition since Amy Erickson in 1998. 3 2002 0 099-10- TEAM10 HIGHLIGHTS TEAM

Men’s Basketball Rachael Sloan, MU's first-ever All-BIG EAST First The Golden Eagles participated in the NCAA Tourna- Team selection, led the Golden Eagles attack with 19 ment for the fifth-straight season and finished 22-12 points on seven goals and five assists. Sloan was also overall under the direction of Buzz Williams, 11-7 in the named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second BIG EAST Conference. Team. Goalkeeper Natalie Kulla, who played every minute of every match in 2009, recorded a school record Marquette collected its fifth-straight 20-win campaign, 16 shutouts, including a league-best 13 in the regular despite a schedule that featured 11 games against season. Kulla, a second team All-BIG EAST selection, nationally ranked opponents, including five versus also did not allow a goal in over 738 straight minutes, a top-10 teams. MU finished 10th in the nation in program record for the longest interval between goals attendance for the second-straight year and is one of allowed. just two programs to win 10-or-more league games in each of the last five years. Women’s Basketball The Golden Eagles finished the season 17-16 overall, Senior forward Lazar Hayward capped his standout 6-10 in BIG EAST play, and advanced to the second round career with Honorable Mention All-America honors and of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). was also tabbed to the All-BIG EAST Second Team. The WNIT berth marked the eighth consecutive postsea- Sophomore forward Jimmy Butler claimed All-BIG son appearance, 15th in program history and 12th since EAST Honorable Mention accolades in his breakthrough head coach Terri Mitchell began her tenure at Marquette. campaign and was one of the most improved players The Golden Eagles advanced to the second round of the Lazar Hayward in the nation. tournament falling at Illinois in overtime, 74-72. finished among MU’s all-time leaders in Women’s Soccer The Golden Eagles had two players earn All-BIG EAST seven categories, The women's soccer team enjoyed a banner season in honors with junior guard Angel Robinson collecting including scoring 2009 as it captured its first-ever BIG EAST American second team honors for the second straight season (2nd) and rebounding and freshman Sarina Simmons being named to the all- (5th). He was selected Division Championship. The Golden Eagles finished by the Washington the 2009 season 15-5-3 and 7-2-2 in BIG EAST play. freshman team. Wizards in the 2010 Marquette earned its eighth NCAA bid and advanced NBA Draft. to the BIG EAST Tournament Championship game Marquette defeated two ranked opponents in 2009-10 for the first time in program history, following a knocking off then No. 20/18 Pittsburgh and then-No. 1-0 win over West Virginia in the semifinals. The 17/15 Georgetown. Golden Eagles capped the regular season with a No. 25 national ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Men’s Tennis Association of America (NSCAA) and a No. 10 ranking The 2009-10 season for the men’s tennis team was high- by Soccer America. Head coach Markus Roeders lighted by the program’s first-ever national ranking. registered his 200th career win with a 1-0 victory over The Golden Eagles raced out to an 11-0 start to St. John's en route to winning the BIG EAST American the dual match campaign and as a result earned the Division Title. 70th position in the March 2 Intercollegiate Tennis Association national poll. MU concluded the campaign ATTENDANCE with a 16-6 overall record and tied for fifth place at the The Golden Eagles finished 2010 BIG EAST Conference Championship. Dusan Medan col- 10th in the nation in average lected a school- attendance for the second- The Golden Eagles have now collected five-straight record 88 singles straight year, matching the winning seasons and senior standout Dusan Medan victories in just highest ranking in school was tabbed to the All-BIG EAST Team for the second- three seasons with history. consecutive year. Medan, along with fellow seniors the program. He was 473,992 fans watched MU Niko Bouilieris and Mark Rutherford, left their names also the school’s games (home/away/neutral) scattered throughout the program’s record book. first two-time All- in 2009-10, 14th-most in the Medan collected a school-record 88 singles wins, BIG EAST selection country edging Boulieris by just a single decision. in men’s tennis. Over three million fans watched BIG EAST games Volleyball in 2009-10, the most of any Under first-year head coach Bond Shymansky, the conference Marquette women's volleyball team won 18 matches and two tournament titles. Setter Nikki Klingsporn and MU is the only non-football outside hitter Ashley Beyer each slid into starting roles school to rank among the as transfers and were both named to the 2010 All-BIG top-20 nationally every year since 2003 EAST Second Team. Klingsporn led the Golden Eagles 4 HIGHLIGHTS

with 1,235 assists to rank seventh on the MU single- history in the weight throw behind former All-American season list, while Beyer led MU with 381 kills. In early Dan Fax. The MU women placed 15th at the BIG EAST season action, MU was able to capture titles at the Indoor Championships, while the men finished 12th. Marquette and Panther Invitationals, while Ciara Jones and Klingsporn earned most valuable player honors, Outdoor Track & Field respectively. Senior Hailey Viola finished off her career The outdoor campaign saw eight Golden Eagles ninth in school history with 950 digs and junior make the West Preliminary Round of the NCAA Rabbecka Gonyo moved onto the MU career hitting Championships, the most since the regional format percentage top-10 list. was put in place in 2003. Seniors Jayne Grebinski (steeplechase) and Erynn James (high jump) along Markus Roeders Women's Tennis with junior Peter Bolgert (steeplechase) each entered collected his 200th The Marquette women's tennis team finished the 2010 the preliminary round ranked among the top-30 career win with a win dual season 13-14 overall and tied for fifth place in the competitors in their respective events, but were unable over St. John’s and BIG EAST Conference Tournament. Gillian Hush led to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. helped lead MU to the Marquette with a 27-12 overall singles record, while James recorded MU's top finish (14th) at the West BIG EAST American three other Golden Eagles tallied winning singles Preliminary Round, while sophomore Blake Johnson Division Title and records. The doubles tandem of Rachael Hush and made the largest jump on his regional ranking (48th to the program’s eighth Christina Ruiz won the Milwaukee Tennis Classic 29th). James was also able to set the school record in all-time NCAA Tournament bid. and earned a team best 24-6 overall doubles record the high jump at the Beach Invitational on April 17 with including a 16-5 mark at the No. 1 doubles slot. a leap of 1.80 meters (5 feet, 10 3/4 inches) and senior Rachel Thiel bettered her own school record in the Head coach Jody Bronson celebrated her 300th victory shot put with a toss of 14.96 meters at the SIU with a 6-1 win over UIC on Jan. 22. Spring Classic. As a team, the MU men finished 12th and the women 14th during the BIG EAST Outdoor Cross Country Championships. The Golden Eagles hosted the 2009 BIG EAST Conference Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31 at Men’s Soccer the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course Men’s soccer used a 5-0 decision over Pittsburgh in the in Kenosha, Wis. At the meet, the men finished seventh final game of the regular season to secure the No. 6 while the women placed eighth. It was the first time seed in the Blue Division and advance to BIG EAST since 1996 that MU has hosted a conference cross Conference tournament for the first time in school Jody Bronson country championship. history. Marquette lost 2-1 at South Florida in the earned her 300th dual opening round of the league championship, finishing the match victory at Individually, senior Jayne Grebinski was the top finisher season with an overall record of 4-11-3 (3-5-3 BIG EAST). Marquette with a win in four of the team's six meets, while Brice Cleland, over UIC. Bronson Blake Johnson and Nick Szczech each placed on top Seven different players found the back of the net in 2009 now owns 312 overall twice for the MU men. At the NCAA Great Lakes led by redshirt freshman Chris Madsen who paced the victories, becoming Regional, Cleland recorded the highest MU finish, squad offensively with four goals scored and 10 points, Marquette’s all-time placing 27th overall in 31:52.25, while former MU soccer while Calum Mallace added three game-winners. leader in career player Molly Arenberg led the MU women with a Senior Matt Pyzdrowski started 15 games at goalkeeper, victories in any sport. 54th-place finish. boasting a remarkable 1.18 goals against average and five shutouts. Pyzdrowski is currently playing Indoor Track & Field professionally as a reserve with the Portland Timbers During the indoor season, the Golden Eagles had 26 (USL First Division). marks earning spots on the top-10 lists in the MU record book. On the women's side, both Sarah Verdoliva and Men’s Golf Erynn James improved upon their school records in Men’s golf placed fifth at the Irish Creek Collegiate to the 800-meter run and the high jump, respectively. The conclude the regular season. It was the squad's best newcomers stole the show for the men during the result since placing third at the Xavier Invitational and indoor season as freshman Kyle Winter burst onto The Firestone Invitational in back-to-back fashion early the scene in the 500 with a freshman record and the last fall. second-best time in school history at the BIG EAST The Golden Eagles Championships. Fellow freshmen Jack Senefeld and Junior Kelly Kretz earned All-BIG EAST recognition after hosted the 2009 BIG Spencer Agnew recorded freshman records in the finishing tied for eighth at the league championship, EAST Conference 1,000- and 3,000-meter runs, respectively, to each which was held at Innisbrook’s famed Copperhead Golf Cross Country Champi- place seventh in their events. Sophomore transfer Jack Course. Kretz posted eight rounds of par-or-better in onships on Oct. 31 at Hackett also impressed with the No. 5 time in the mile. 2009-10 and was MU’s top finisher in five of the team’s Wayne E. Dannehl Senior Jeff Kluge also moved up to second in MU nine events, including three top-10s. National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wis. 5 COCOMMUNITYMM SERVICEUNITY SERVICE

Through both our academic and co-curricular programs, Marquette strives to develop men and women who will dedicate their lives to the service of others, actively entering into the struggle for a more just society. We expect all members of the Marquette community, whatever their faith tradition, to give concrete expression to their beliefs by giving of themselves in service to those in need.

Women’s Men’s Basketball Basketball AL’S RUN

Through its PINK The men's basketball OUT campaign, in team continued its conjunction with tradition of involvement the Women's with the Briggs & Basketball Coaches Al's Run & Walk for Association's Pink Children Hospital, Zone initiative, the participating in several Marquette women’s pre-race activities. basketball team The Golden Eagles raised $6,000 in spent the morning support of breast with the Children’s cancer awareness Champions, signed at the home autographs and matchup against encouraged DePaul. The Golden the participants Eagles participated as the race in the fundraiser began. for the fifth-straight season.

Volleyball Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer BOOK DRIVE HUNGER CLEAN-UP The men's soccer team organized a children's book drive at all home games in the month of September. Members of the Collected books were donated to the Next Door men's soccer, Foundation's Books for Kids program. men's basketball, women's basketball and volleyball teams spent time SAAC participating in BEATING THE BUZZER Hunger Clean- The Student-Athlete Up, one of the Advisory Committee nation's largest raised nearly $1,500 for one-day service the Children’s Medical projects. Over Research Foundation 2,100 members through its “Beating the of the Marquette Buzzer” fundraiser. The community money raised helped to participated in fund medical research the event at and find a cure for approximately 40 Sanfilippo Syndrome sites throughout and other neuro-genetic the Milwaukee disorders. area.

6 STAGOLDENND EAGLEO STANDOUTSUTS

Katie Miller Tom Lynn (women’s soccer) Kulla Participates In U.S. Under-23 (men’s soccer) Outstanding Outstanding Senior Senior Female Women’s National Team Training Male Student Award Athlete Award Goalkeeper Natalie Kulla was invited to her third U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team training camp which took place April 18-25 in Corvallis, Ore. Kelly Wepking Lazar Hayward (women’s soccer) Out- (men’s basketball) standing Senior Female The sophomore keeper from St. Louis had strong Outstanding Student Award Senior Male showings at each of her three training camps in Athlete Award Carson, Calif., and Sunrise, Fla., earning playing time in games during both camps. Kulla saw action in games against the South Korean National Team, the Washington Freedom of the Women's Professional Hayward, Miller Named Soccer league and the University of Miami. Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Kulla was one of three goalkeepers invited, joining Outstanding Athletes Chantel Jones of Virginia and Boston College's Jillian Men’s basketball player Lazar Hayward and women’s Mastroianni. soccer player Katie Miller were named the 2010 Ralph H. Metcalfe Senior Outstanding Athletes. Van Sickle Claims 63rd Annual Hayward concluded his Marquette career as one of the Robert L. and William P. top performers in school history. An Honorable Men- McCahill Award tion All-America selection by the Associated Press, the Former men's golfer Mike Van Sickle was named the Buffalo, N.Y., native finished among MU’s all-time lead- recipient of the 63rd annual McCahill Award. ers in seven different categories. He is the school’s second all-time leading scorer (1,859 points) and fin- The Robert L. and William P. McCahill Award is ished fifth in rebounding (910 boards). presented annually to a Marquette senior athlete from the previous year who has demonstrated the highest Miller, a defender, was an integral member of the BIG performance in scholarship, leadership and athletics. EAST American Division Champion women's soccer Van Sickle is the second golfer (Charles Besser, 1972) team that posted a single-season record 16 shutouts. to be selected. Mark Rutherford Miller helped the Golden Eagles to the program's (men’s tennis) eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and its first-ever Van Sickle, a Wexford, Pa. native, graduated in May Outstanding Senior division title in 2009. Marquette’s 2009-10 BIG EAST 2009 as Marquette's most prolific golfer ever after Male Leadership & Scholar Athlete honoree, Miller was also named to the being named to the PING All-America First Team, the Service Award CoSIDA Academic All-District Five First Team presented 2009 BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year, recipient by ESPN The Magazine and was named to the of the Byron Nelson Award, one of ten semifinalists for Jayne Grebinski NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-Central First Team in both the Ben Hogan Award, and one of eight players named (cross country) 2008 and 2009. to the United States' Palmer Cup team. Outstanding Senior Female Leadership & Service Award Boulieris, Medan & Rutherford A three-time participant in the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, Van Sickle helped Marquette to its Cap Standout Careers first BIG EAST Championship in any sport as well as Marquette’s ability to claim the program’s first-ever na- MU's first-ever conference title in men's golf. tional ranking was a direct reflection on the impact of the most successful senior class in school history. Se- nior’s Niko Boulieris, Dusan Medan and Mark Ruther- ford left their names scattered throughout the program’s record book.

The trio combined for nearly 500 total victories, in- cluding 256 singles wins. Medan concluded his three- year career as the all-time singles wins leader with 88 and Rutherford tops the list in doubles with 103 deci- sions. Boulieris is second all-time in singles victories with 87, second in total wins (161) and third in doubles Michael Greene decisions (74). (men’s soccer) Cura Personalis Award (SAAC) 7 AINTERCOLLEGIATELUMN ATHLETICSI AW ALUMNIA AWARDSRDS

The 2010 Intercollegiate Athletics Alumni Awards were presented in April 2010. Those selected to receive the first awards were: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD James E. Smith, Arts ’56, Grad ’61 – In 45 seasons of coaching at St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN., Jim has more basketball wins than any other Minnesota collegiate coach and is one of only 27 coaches in collegiate history with 700 wins. FRIENDS OF ATHLETICS AWARD M. Jean Maier and Louis A. Maier, Bus Ad ’74 – Louis is all about ensuring stable futures – in his past career managing retirement plans, and currently with wife Jean, faithfully supporting MU athletics to create a stable future for student-athletes. Steve Cottingham, director of athletics, YOUNG ALUMNUS AWARD left, along with Rhegan H. Hyypio, Arts ’01 – A first-team All-American at MU, Rhegan Rev. Robert Wild, S.J. is equally accomplished off the soccer field, devoting herself to MU president, several years of missionary work before becoming a teacher and coach. presented the 2010 Athletic Alumni M CLUB HY POPUCH MEMORIAL SERVICE AWARD Awards. Mark Madigan, Arts ’83, Law ’86 – A former cross country letter-winner and longtime M Club board member, he de- Recipients from left votes much of this time and treasure to supporting Marquette athletics. to right are: James E. Smith, Louis A. Maier DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AWARD and M. Jean Maier, Robert E. Harlan, Jour ’58, Honorary Degree ’97 – Former president of the Green Bay Packers, his sports management Rhegan H. Hyypio, career took Bob from the 1967 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals to the Super Bowl XXXI-winning Packers, Mark Madigan, and who posted the NFL’s winningest record during his tenure. Bob Harlan.

BLUE & GOLD ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND As a member of the BIG EAST conference, Marquette gains national exposure — a powerful marketing tool for attracting academically talented students with For the 2009-10 academic year ... an affinity for sports. The NCAA allows Marquette to offer 110 equivalent athletic scholarships based on our 14 intercollegiate sports, but last year we had the The Blue & Gold Athletic Scholarship funds to award only 92. Fund raised approximately $2.9 million. The Blue & Gold Fund $4.5 provides current-use scholarships (“one-and-done” resources). $1. 29 $ 4.4 The Marquette Athletic Scholarship MILLIONS $3.5 Endowment, valued at more than $4 million, provided approximately $200,000 in athletic scholarship aid. $ 3.11 NCAA provisions allow Marquette $ 2.5 athletics to award up to $4.4 million in athletic scholarships.

$ 1.5 Marquette athletics had a $1.29 million funding gap FY 2010 BLUE & GOLD ATHLETIC FY 2010 NCAA FUNDS RAISED PLUS SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP considering the NCAA’s provisions ENDOWMENT PROCEEDS FUNDING GAP CAPACITY for scholarship capacity. ClosingAthletic the Scholarship Funding Gap