2008-2009 Muskegon Community College Facts
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Muskegon Community College 2008-2009 Muskegon Community College Facts Muskegon Community College, designed by Alden B. Dow, features an enclosed courtyard through which Four-Mile Creek flows under the wings of the main building. The 111-acre campus is made up of the Academic Complex, the Technology Building, the Hendrik Meijer Information Technology Center, Bartels-Rode Gymnasium, the Stevenson Center for Higher Education, and the Frauenthal Foundation Fine Arts Center. Opening in January of 1995, the Stevenson Center for Higher Education houses upper-level courses and programs offered by Ferris State, Grand Valley State, and Western Michigan universities. These institutions, in partnership with Muskegon Community College, form an educational consortium to coordinate offering to best meet the needs of West Michigan shoreline residents. The campus is bounded on the west by U.S. 31; on the north by Stebbins Road; on the east by Quarterline Road; and on the south by Marquette Avenue. In addition to the academic facilities, the campus also contains a planetarium, art building, nature trail, theater, and art gallery, and outdoor athletic facilities. Parking is available for 2,000+ vehicles in the north and south lots. Bartels-Rode Gymnasium is located just south of the main academic complex. The multi-purpose facility houses a physical fitness center, a free weight room, training room, classrooms, a computer lab, and a television control room. The baseball diamond, softball field, and six tennis courts are located adjacent to the gymnasium. MCC FACTS AT A GLANCE: Location . Muskegon, Michigan 49442 Founded. June 1926, as a feeder school to the Univ. of Michigan Enrollment. 4,326 (Fall Semester 2007) Interim President. Diana Osborn Mascot. Jayhawk Colors. Royal Blue & Gold Gymnasium. Bartels-Rode Affiliation. NJCAA Region XII and MCCAA Western Conference Trustee Chairperson . Roy Portenga V.P. of Student Services . Janie P. Brooks Athletic Director . Marty McDermott Asst. Athletic Director . Jon Romkema Athletic Secretary. Ann Helminski Athletic Dept. Phone. 231.777.0381 Athletic Dept. FAX. 231.777.0437 Head Athletic Trainer. Jon P. Romkema, ATC TV Announcers . Craig Christiansen - John Arter Jayhawk Talkshow Host. John Arter Television Producer . Rod VanNortwick Photographer. Doug Sims - Nadine Gaffner Wrestling Schedule 008-09 WRESTLING SCHEDULE HEAD COACH: RON GAFFNER ASSISTANT COACH: OMAR ORTIZ Day Date Event Location Time Sat. Nov. 1 Eastern Michigan Open Ypsilanti, MI 9:00 a.m. Sun. Nov. 9 MSU Open E Lansing, MI 9:30 a.m. Fri. Nov. 14 Muskegon Duals Muskegon, MI 5:30 p.m. Sat. Nov. 15 Ben McMullen Open Muskegon, MI 10:00 a.m. Sat. Nov. 22 Concordia Open Mequon, WI 10:00 a.m. Sat. Nov. 22 Mott CC Open Flint, MI 9:00 a.m. Fri. Dec. 5 Niagara Duals Sanborn, NY 5:30 p.m. Sat. Dec. 6 Niagara Open Sanborn, NY 9:30 a.m. Sat. Dec. 13 Triton Open River Grove, IL 10:00 a.m. Sat. Jan. 10 Muskegon Duals Muskegon, MI 1:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17 Lincoln Duals Lincoln, IL 10:00 a.m. Sat. Jan. 24 Wabash Monen Bell Duals Crawfordsville, IN 10:00 a.m. Sat. Jan. 31 Harper Duals Palatine, IL TBA Sat. Feb. 7 Grand Valley State Univ. Duals Allendale, MI TBA Sun. Feb. 8 Grand Valley State Univ. Open Allendale, MI TBA Sun. Feb. 15 Central District Tournament Rivergrove, IL 11:00 a.m. Th. - Sat. Feb. 26-28 NJCAA National Championships Rochester, MN TBA Josh Short Chris Harris Mathias Sarli Coaching Staff Head Coach Ron Gaffner Coach Ron Gaffner returns as the head wrestling coach for the 2008-2009 wrestling season. He is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a B S degree in Education and an MA in Athletic Administration. He brings with him 36 years of coaching experience. Mr. Gaffner was head coach of the Jayhawk wresting program for 23 years. During that time the Jayhawks had over 300 wins and placed in the top ten eleven times. They won 6 MC- CAA championships, 13 NJCAA Region XII championships, and had 7 individual nation champions and 58 All-Ameri- cans. Mr. Gaffner was selected MCCAA Coach of Year thirteen times, and NJCAA Coach of the Year once. During his career, Coach Gaffner was an active participant in the National Junior College coaches Association where he held the office of secretary/treasurer, vice president, and then president four years. He was NJCAA Man of the Year in 1981, is a member of the NJCAA Hall of Fame, Michigan Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame, and Greater Muskegon Area Hall of Fame. Coach Gaffner is looking forward to working with the 2008-2009 Muskegon Jayhawk wrestling program. His duties will be recruiting, scheduling, counseling and coaching student athletes. Mr. Gaffner lives in Whitehall with his wife Nadine. Assistant Coach Omar Ortiz Coach Ortiz, a recent graduate of William Penn University in Iowa is a great asset to the coaching staff, and is currently an adjunct strength training instructor. Omar was a two time All-American for the Jayhawks before going to Iowa to finish his academic/athletic career. Coach “O” is from Fremont, Michigan, where he was 2nd in the MHSAA State Champion- ships. Team Photo 008-009 MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE JAYHAWK WRESTLING 2008-2009 (L-R) Front Row: Novric Reese, Cody Carpenter, David Brandon, Zach Shaw, Travis Otten, Tom Webster, Chad Friend, Pat Mehan Back Row: Assistant Coach Omar Ortiz, Jacob Blackmer, Cody Groeneveld, Kinian Mack, Will Machuta, Justin Leonard, Eric Madill, Josh Short, David Johnson, Matt Fetterley, Korey Keehbauch, Seth Holt, Head Coach Ron Gaffner Team Roster 008-009 Name YR WT Hometown High School Coach Jacob Blackmer FR 174 Hart, MI Hart M. Blackmer David Brandon FR 165 Grand Haven, MI Grand Haven J. Richardson Cody Carpenter FR 125-133 Muskegon, MI Orchard View M. Brunger Matt Fetterley FR 174 Muskegon, MI Reeths Puffer M. Brink Chad Friend SO 197 Fort Wayne, IN Leo J. Dommer Cody Groeneveld FR 157-165 Allendale, MI Allendale D. Watson Seth Holt FR 184 Grand Haven, MI Grand Haven J. Richardson David A Johnson FR 157-165 Howard City, MI Tri-County C. Renner Korey Keehbauch FR 157-165 Mt Pleasant, MI Mt Pleasant P. Boyd Justin Leonard FR 197 Webberville, MI Webberville D. Coon William Machuta FR 165 Mt Pleasant, MI Mt Pleasant P. Boyd Kinian Mack FR 165-174 Hopkins, MI Hopkins J. Eding Eric Madill FR 184-197 Frederic, MI Grayling J. Ferrigan Patrick Mehan SO 165 Jasper, MI Sand Creek H. Spicer Travis Otten FR 141-149 Walker, MI Kenowa Hills R. Elliott Novric Reese FR 125 Brooklyn, NY Grand St. Campus J. Zarcone Joshua Short SO 285 Whitehall, MI Whitehall L. Haughn Thomas Webster FR 125 Tustin, MI Pine River T. Jones Pat Mehan David #165 Korey #157 Johnson Keehbauch Parents Monte – Susan Johnson Parents Kurt – Kelly Keehbauch High School Howard City Tri-County High School Mt. Pleasant Coach Corey Renner Coach Pat Boyd Honors 2x State qual. – th ‘08, th ‘0, x Reg. Honors State qualifier – th6 ‘08, champ, Dist. champ, x Conf. champ Regional champ, District champ Favorite Food Pasta Alfredo Favorite Food Roast beef & mashed potatoes Favorite Athlete Brady Quinn Favorite Athlete Curtis Granderson Travis #141 Chad #197 Otten Friend Parents Phil – Cindy Friend Parents Scott – Kim Otten High School Fort Wayne Leo High School Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills Coach Josh Dommer Coach Richard Elliott Honors NJCAA National nd place ‘08, Honors 3x State qualifier, NJCAA Central District - nd ‘08 x Conference runner-up Favorite Food Steak Favorite Food Big juicy burger Favorite Athlete Dick Butkus Favorite Athlete Terrell Owens Matt #174 Kinian #174 Fetterley Mack Parents Randy Fetterley – Jo Miller Parents Rick – Darcie Mack High School Muskegon Reeths-Puffer High School Hopkins Coach Matt Brink Coach Joel Ediing Honors 2x State qualifier – rd3 ‘08, th ‘0, Honors 2x State qualifier, Dist.-Reg. champ, x Conf. champ x Conference champ Favorite Food Lasagna Favorite Food Pizza Favorite Athlete Dan Hendricks Favorite Athlete Miquel Cabrerra Eric #184 Josh #285 Madill Short Parents Lewis – Kris Madill Parents William – Tammy Short High School Grayling High School Whitehall Coach Joe Ferrigan Coach Larry Haughn Honors 2x State qualifier – th7 ‘08, Honors 2x State qualifier – th6 ‘0, District champ Regional champ, x Conference champ Favorite Food Chips & cheese Favorite Food Chicken Favorite Athlete Steve PreFontain Favorite Athlete Terrell Davis 8 Pat #165 Novric #125 Mehan Reese Parents Tim – Wendy Mehan Parents Novric – Angela Reese High School Sand Creek High School Grand Street Campus Coach Mark Spicer Coach John Zarcone Honors State qualifier – th4 ‘0 Honors New York City champ Favorite Food Pizza Favorite Food Chicken Parmesan Favorite Athlete Jerry Rice Favorite Athlete Sechew Powell Cody #125 Seth #184 Carpenter Holt Parents Chris – Melissa Carpenter Parents Seth – Barbara Holt High School Muskegon Orchard View High School Grand Haven Coach Mark Brunger Coach James Richardson Honors State qualifier, Conference champ Honors 2x State qualifier – rd3 ‘08, rd ‘0, Favorite Food Peanut butter & Jelly x Reg.-Dist.-Conf. champ Favorite Athlete Mohamed Ali Favorite Food Pizza Favorite Athlete Rulon Gardner 9 Thomas #125 Jacob #174 Webster Blackmer Parents Tom – Bonnie Webster Parents Mike – Laurie Blackmer High School Leroy Pine River High School Hart Coach Tim Jones Coach Mike Blackmer th Honors 3x State qual. – nd ‘08, th ‘0, th ‘0, Honors 2x State qualifier - 6 ‘0, x Regional-District-Conference champ Conference champ ‘0 Favorite Food Cereal Favorite Food Pizza Favorite Athlete Brandon Inge Favorite Athlete Barry Sanders Cody #157 David #165 Groeneveld Brandon Parents Ron – Tami Groeneveld Parents Dave – Peggy Brandon High School Allendale High School Grand Haven Coach Duane Watson Coach James Richardson Honors 3x State qualifier – th5 ‘08, Honors State qualifier, District champ x Conference champ Conference champ Favorite Food Apple pie Favorite Food Lasagna Favorite Athlete Dan Gable Favorite Athlete Emmit Smith 0 Justin #197 William #165 Leonard Machuta Parents Jack – Diane Leonard Parents Craig – Cindi Machuta High School Webberville High School Mt.