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Running back Joique Bell rushed for 2,065 yards in 2006, setting a new NCAA Division II freshman rushing record and becoming just the 14th player in Division II history to rush for over 2,000 yards in 1...... From the Director a season. He was voted GLIAC Freshman of the 2...... NACDA Finish / Comcast Games Year and Offensive Back of the Year in addition to 3-4...... Swimming & Diving Recap his multiple All-Region and All-America honors. 5...... B2 Agreement / Football Season Tickets More football on page 15 6...... New Improvements at WSU 7...... Fencing Recap Guard Kris Krzyminski broke the single-season 8...... Mike Kowal school records for three-pointers made (83) and 9...... Development three-point field goal percentage (.506) as the 10...... Softball and Golf Recaps Warriors earned their fifth GLIAC Tournament 11...... Tennis Recaps berth in the last six years. He earned All-GLIAC 12...... Winter/Spring Award Recipients and All-Region accolades while also being voted 13...... 2006-07 All-Americans to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team. 14...... Winter 2007 Honor Roll 15...... Football Preview 16...... Donors Senior Anna Garina became the first female IBC...... Warrior Club epeeist (third in any weapon) in NCAA history to win three national titles and the first WSU female WARRIOR WITHIN fencer (third overall) to be a three-time NCAA Compiled and edited by the WSU Sports Information Office Champion. On the men’s side, freshman Slava ASSISTANT A.D./MEDIA RELATIONS Zingerman became the first WSU male fencer to Jeff Weiss win a national championship since 1996. ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIR. Tom Gorman More fencing on page 7

CONTRIBUTORS Rob Fournier, Director of Athletics Pitcher Molly Yetman, who set WSU single- Jeff Evans, Assistant A.D./Marketing & Tickets season records for shutouts (14) and strikeouts Mekye Phelps, Sports Information Intern (300), was named GLIAC Player of the Year Angie Ruth, Director of Development and Daktronics Great Lakes Region Pitcher of PRINTING the Year. She posted a 24-5 record and tossed Think Arbor - Royal Oak, Michigan three no-hitters, including a perfect game April 27 against Ashland, and four one-hitters. PHOTOS Mark Hicks (WestSide Photo), NCAA Photos, Ron Harper, More softball on page 10 Steve Knoche, Jason Clark and Tom Gorman See page 13 for a full listing Entire contents are copyrighted by WSU’s Department of Athletics of wsu’s all-americans

ON THE COVER The 2006-07 All-Americans from the Wayne State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, along with head coach Sean Peters, proudly displaying their GLIAC Championship trophies as well as their third-place NCAA Championship trophy. Read the season recap on page four to learn more about last season’s accomplisments in WSU swimming and diving.

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This coming year we will highlight that remarkable period of Looking 24 at 90 achievement with a number of initiatives. Many will be asked By Rob Fournier to pen short narratives of their own experiences as a coach, supporter or student-athlete – as much for history as to be This fall marks 90 years of a learning tool for present-day student-athletes. We will take achievement for WSU athletics. A lot time to showcase some of the great teams (and individuals) has happened in that nearly century of the past including a recognition and depiction of the top of existence including a rich tradition ten all-time men and women basketball student-athletes of success both competitively…as and some coaches of the past. Our radio, website and new well as after graduation. Fittingly as B2 network association will further illustrate that history. It we turn “90”, the athletic department has been recognized is quite a story, some of which you may already know, and for their highest finish ever in the National Athletic Director’s some of which will touch you from days long past. Cup Standings (NACDA) ending last year as the number We have already started the recognition as the front of the twenty four ranked program in the country. Matthaei is now depicted with a mural of present-day coaches When you consider points are only awarded for teams and student athletes blended with those who have been the that advance to NCAA postseason play, and because of foundation of today’s successes. And finally, we will reveal our opportunity to accumulate those points is limited with our strategic plan for athletics for the 100-year celebration only seventeen WSU athletic teams, that final ranking is that will take place in 2018. We can only speculate on the remarkable. With 294 institutions competing in the overall next 10 years of achievement. standings, our progress is measured by the fact that our all- The list of standouts over the past 90 years on this time six best national finishes have all been achieved in the campus reads like a Who’s Who of the University – Danosi, past six years. Special kudos goes to a dedicated group of Adams, Mason, Holmes, Prew, Tolmich, Dues, Schileru, coaches and talented student-athletes led by the following Sweeney, Gembis and Kline to name only a few. But in teams that all achieved points in that record breaking total: addition to those more renowned names, there are also men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s fencing, literally thousands of “less celebrated” student-athletes softball, golf, men’s cross country, and men’s and women’s that have benefited by their time at Wayne State. And just tennis. as importantly, many have gone on to positively impact When the legendary David L. Holmes was hired away others by their experiences, associations and examples from Cass Technical High School to start the insipid program natured and developed while on this campus. The simple back in the fall of 1917, few could have envisioned the WSU benchmarks that are the everyday staple of athletics – hard of today…or even Detroit for that matter. The entire school work, perseverance, dedication and commitment become at that time numbered almost 150 while today there are over engrained in the fabric of the individual…and in turn those 400 student-athletes alone on campus. Looking back at they later meet and encourage. Sometimes in life we learn notes from that period, that first group was confronted with a “lessons” from the lives of others. The student-athletes of number of challenges not the least of which was a reluctance Wayne State have been great examples of that instructive by “bigger schools” to compete against an upstart, fledgling discipline over the years. These lessons were the direct program and the lack of adequate facilities. It’s ironic that result of associations with people of different backgrounds, some 90 years later we are still vexed by issues of facilities… coaches who emphasized ideals of character in sometimes and the “right” positioning of athletics. subtle (and in other times not so subtle ways) and the simple However one certainty has evolved from those first strength to learn to confront challenges that may impede programs that started with a basketball game in the winter of you…but not stop you. 1918 – the foundation of the program remains student-athletes So after 90 years, we will tell that story again. Maybe with who are committed to academic success, understanding the not quite the same dramatic originality, and maybe with not everyday lessons of teamwork and selflessness and the the same vigor as that moment in time, but nonetheless, with lasting friendships that have transcended the enrollment a pride that is distinctively, Wayne State. years at Woodward and Warren.

 WARRIOR WITHIN NACDA Finish / Comcast Games WSU Places 24th in NACDA Standings The Wayne State University Department of Athletics placed 24th Men’s cross country garnered 66 points last fall after finishing in the nation, the best finish in school history, in the final 2006-07 eighth at the 2006 NCAA Championship. National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) The U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup was developed as a Directors’ Cup Standings. The Warriors earned a school-record total joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of 430 points as nine of the 17 sports participated of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points in their respective NCAA Championships. are awarded based on each institution’s finish WSU accumulated 163 points from four spring in up to 14 sports -- seven women’s and seven teams -- softball (tied-for-25th) and men’s tennis men’s. (tied-for-17th) earned 50 points each, while WSU’s best national finish prior to this year women’s tennis (tied-for-33rd) gained 25 points. came as the Warriors placed 25th in the nation Men’s golf recorded 28 points with its tied-for- in the final 2004-05 NACDA Directors’ Cup 41st finish. Standings. From its four winter sports that qualified for the The Warriors six best finishes ever in the NCAA Championships, Wayne State received NACDA Directors’ Cup standings, which 211 points (60 from women’s swimming which measures the overall performance of athletic placed 10th; 66 from men’s and women’s fencing which placed programs around the country, have occurred in the last six years. eighth; and 85 points from men’s swimming which placed third, the WSU has jumped 100 places in the standings in the last six best finish in school history). seasons.

In July 2006, Wayne State University Director of Athletics Rob Fournier announced that Wayne State University and Comcast comcast local Local entered into an agreement that will provide coverage of men’s and women’s athletic events to Comcast cable subscribers and throughout Michigan. Now, Comcast customers will be able to view in-depth, year- wayne state

round coverage of Wayne State University athletics. A total of 30 Comcast Tentative 2007-08 Schedule events will be aired during the three years of the contract. Football vs. Michigan Tech “Comcast Local is the area’s premier destination for college Saturday, September 1, 2007 • 12:00 PM and high school sports programming,” said Steve Thomas, Vice Tom Adams Field

President and General Manager of Comcast-Detroit. “We are Football vs. Gannon (Homecoming) excited to be able to work with Wayne State University to bring Saturday, October 6, 2007 • 12:00 PM more attention to Warrior sports for fans throughout Michigan.” Tom Adams Field “It is exciting to know that the quality of athletic competition at Men’s Hockey vs. Bowling Green Wayne State that is witnessed by so many fans, will now be seen Friday, November 30, 2007 • 7:05 PM Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum state-wide in Michigan,” noted Fournier. “Our 200,000 plus alums in this area will now have an opportunity to view live on Comcast Women’s Basketball vs. Findlay Thursday, January 31, 2008 • 5:30 PM some of the color, pageantry and tradition of WSU athletics across Matthaei Athletic Complex a range of sports.” Men’s Basketball vs. Findlay Warrior sports that may be aired on Comcast Local include men’s Thursday, January 31, 2008 • 7:30 PM and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s ice hockey, baseball Matthaei Athletic Complex

and softball. At least five additional events to be announced at a later date

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Swimming and Diving Makes History at GLIACs and NCAAs The 2006-07 season was another banner year for the Wayne State 500 free (4:36.64) and 1000 free (9:27.34). He went on to finish third in swimming and diving program. The men’s squad finished third at the the 1000 free (9:23.81) and fourth in the 1650 free (15:43.89) at nationals NCAA Division II Championships while the women’s team placed 10th, while placing sixth in the 500 free (4:34.65) after both setting new standards at WSU as the best performances in school setting a WSU record of 4:33.24 in the preliminary history. Wayne State also swept the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic round. Conference titles for the second straight season to join Oakland University Wayne State also received significant – which did it seven times from 1989-97 – as the only schools in GLIAC contributions from its newcomers, particularly history to win both championships in consecutive seasons. freshmen Christer Tour (Farsta, Sweden) and Cauli For the sixth straight year, head coach Sean Peters earned GLIAC Bedran (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) as well as Delta Men’s Coach of the Year accolades, passing his former mentor, Oakland’s State transfer Tiago Oliveira (Raul Soares, Brazil). Guilherme Veiga Pete Hovland, for most Coach of the Year awards in GLIAC history. Tour made an impact on the record books in his Peters also garnered the Women’s Coach of the Year award, marking the rookie campaign and received four First Team All-America honors in the second year in a row he has earned both league process. He won both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at GLIACs, setting distinctions, as well as the Men’s Coach of the a league record in the former, and broke his own school records while Meet at nationals. finishing second in both events at nationals. Tour was also on all four Many school and league records fell during a combinations to break Wayne State’s 200 medley relay record during the season in which 22 Warriors earned All-America course of the year. honors and 13 were GLIAC All-Academic Team A five-time All-American and GLIAC champion in the 400 free relay, selections. Bedran helped set five WSU records at the Eastern Michigan Invitational Sean Peters The men’s team, which won its fourth GLIAC title in December, including two as a relay leadoff man. He broke a 26-year in the last five years, totaled 830 points at the meet, old WSU record (Gary Bice, 1980, 21.31) in the opening 50 free (21.10) second-most in history behind Oakland’s 952 points in 1987. Seniors of the 200 free relay and led off the 400 free relay with a time of 45.93, Bruno Blanco (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Luiz Pacheco (Curitiba, Brazil), besting the old standard of 46.66 set by David Lutz in 2005. and Jared Troyer (Portage, Mich.), who combined for seven individual All- Oliveira was a member of four All-America relays, including three that America awards at the NCAA Championships, led the way. set WSU records, and tied Bedran’s school record in the preliminary Blanco, completing his final semester of eligibility last winter, took six round of the 50 free. He also finished second in the 50 and 100 free at All-America honors at nationals. He finished third in the 100 butterfly, the GLIAC Championships. breaking his own school record (49.12), and was part of three WSU-record The WSU men’s team had 14 All-Americans altogether including all setting relays including the second-place 200 medley relay (1:30.21) which three of its divers – freshman Cayce Bolt (Royal Oak, Mich.) and seniors also came in under the previous national record (1:30.27) but was behind Dan Fleming (Portage, Mich.) and Chris Totten (Garden City, Mich.). North Dakota’s first-place time of 1:29.86. Blanco successfully defended his conference title in the 100 fly (49.65), setting a GLIAC record, and continued on page 4 swam the butterfly portion of the first-place 200 (1:32.00) and 400 medley relays (3:24.08), both of which set WSU and GLIAC records. Pacheco earned five First Team All-America honors, including four relays. He finished sixth in the 100 backstroke (50.88) after setting a school record of 50.44 in the preliminary round. Pacheco also had three top-eight individual finishes at GLIACs, including a second-place showing in the 100 back (51.47), and led off the 200 and 400 medley relays. Troyer won the 400 individual medley (4:03.94) at the GLIAC Championships and led off the school-record setting 800 free relay (6:50.82). He earned five All-America honors, four of which were in individual events. Troyer placed eighth in the 1000 free (9:32.10) and seventh in the 200 fly (1:52.63) at nationals. Sophomore Guilherme Veiga (Vinton, Va.) followed up on a successful rookie campaign by winning three events at the GLIAC Championships and earning three First Team All-America honors. Veiga successfully The Wayne State swimming and diving teams celebrate their second consecutive defended his conference title in the 1650 free (15:49.99) and also won the sweep of both the men’s and women’s GLIAC titles in February.

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continued FROM page 3 GLIAC Championships, Hogle helped set multiple school records during the season, including the 200 IM three times and the 400 IM twice. The women’s squad, meanwhile, won its second consecutive GLIAC Four-time All-American Laura Leix (Flint, Mich.) broke the school title, the first two league championships in the program’s history. A trio of record in the 100 butterfly twice, most recently in the preliminary round rookies made a significant impression, including Ashley St. Andrew (Grand at nationals (58.41). She took second in the 200 butterfly (2:09.52) and Rapids, Mich./Jenison) who was named Co-Freshman of the Year. fourth in the 100 fly (59.00) at the conference meet. St. Andrew, a six-time All-American, broke the Melissa Duff (Howell, Mich.), last year’s GLIAC Freshman of the Year, school record in the 1000 free three times and the retained her conference title in the 1650 freestyle (17:31.19) while finishing 500 and 1650 freestyle events twice during the second in the 1000 free (10:35.18) and fourth in the 500 free (5:11.04). season. She won the 500 and 1000 free at the She also claimed three Honorable Mention All-America accolades. GLIAC Championships, setting a league record in Eight members of the women’s team were All-Americans, including the latter, and finished second in both events as diver Erika Barczak (Williamston, Mich.), who was selected to the 2006- well as the 1650 free at nationals. St. Andrew was 07 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors Ashley St. Andrew also a part of three Honorable Mention relays. of America) Academic All-District IV College Division Women’s At-Large Fellow freshman Elaina Hogle (Kentwood, Mich.) First Team in addition to winning both the GLIAC one-meter (377.10) and led the team with seven All-America awards, including four Honorable three-meter (447.75) diving competitions. Mention relays and a seventh-place finish in the 200 butterfly. Winner of Peters and the Warriors will undoubtedly look forward to more success the 200 individual medley and the 200 fly (setting a league record) at the as they kick off the 2007-08 season Oct. 19 at Eastern Michigan.

MEN’S SWIMMING BROKEN VARSITY RECORDS Event Time Swimmer(s) Date Previous Record (Year - Holder[s]) 100 Freestyle 45.93 Cauli Bedran 12/01/06 46.66 (2005 - David Lutz) 400 Freestyle Relay 3:04.67 Cauli Bedran, Tim Giblin, Per Bergstrom, Sebastian Rzepa 12/01/06 3:08.22 (2006 - Bruno Blanco, Luiz Pacheco, Mathias Isaksson, Tim Giblin) 50 Freestyle 21.10 % Cauli Bedran 12/02/06 21.31 (1980 - Gary Bice) 200 Freestyle Relay 1:23.66 Cauli Bedran, Tim Giblin, Per Bergstrom, Alex Davidson 12/02/06 1:25.03 (2006 - Tim Giblin, Bruno Blanco, Luiz Pacheco, Mathias Isaksson) 200 Medley Relay 1:32.61 Cauli Bedran, Christer Tour, Alex Davidson, Tim Giblin 12/02/06 1:32.90 (2006 - Luiz Pacheco, Mathias Isaksson, Bruno Blanco, Tim Giblin) 200 Medley Relay 1:32.39 # Luiz Pacheco, Christer Tour, Bruno Blanco, Cauli Bedran 02/02/07 1:32.61 (see above) 200 Medley Relay 1:32.00 Luiz Pacheco, Christer Tour, Bruno Blanco, Tiago Oliveira 02/21/07* 1:32.39 (see above) 400 Medley Relay 3:24.08 Luiz Pacheco, Christer Tour, Bruno Blanco, Cauli Bedran 02/22/07* 3:25.58 (2006 - Luiz Pacheco, Mathias Isaksson, Bruno Blanco, Tim Giblin) 100 Breaststroke 56.69 Christer Tour 02/23/07* 56.83 (2003 - David Collins) 800 Freestyle Relay 6:50.82 Jared Troyer, Sebastian Rzepa, Matt Leix, Tiago Oliveira 02/23/07* 6:51.77 (2005 - David Lutz, Jared Troyer, Christian Erard, Bruno Blanco) 50 Freestyle 21.10 Tiago Oliveira 03/14/07^ 21.10 (TIED - see above) 200 Medley Relay 1:30.21 Luiz Pacheco, Christer Tour, Bruno Blanco, Tiago Oliveira 03/14/07^ 1:32.00 (see above) 100 Butterfly 49.12 Bruno Blanco 03/15/07^ 49.47 (2006 - Bruno Blanco) 400 Medley Relay 3:23.34 Luiz Pacheco, Christer Tour, Bruno Blanco, Cauli Bedran 03/15/07^ 3:24.08 (see above) 400 Medley Relay 3:19.86 Luiz Pacheco, Christer Tour, Bruno Blanco, Cauli Bedran 03/15/07^ 3:23.34 (see above) 500 Freestyle 4:33.24 Guilherme Veiga 03/16/07^ 4:33.35 (2005 - Christian Erard) 100 Backstroke 50.44 Luiz Pacheco 03/16/07^ 51.22 (2005 - David Lutz) 100 Breaststroke 55.84 Christer Tour 03/16/07^ 56.69 (see above) 200 Breaststroke 2:03.36 Christer Tour 03/17/07^ 2:03.82 (2002 - David Collins) 400 Freestyle Relay 3:04.59 Bruno Blanco, Tiago Oliveira, Luiz Pacheco, Cauli Bedran 03/17/07^ 3:04.67 (see above)

WOMEN’S SWIMMING BROKEN VARSITY RECORDS Event Time Swimmer(s) Date Previous Record (Year - Holder[s]) 200 Individual Medley 2:08.34 Elaina Hogle 10/28/06 2:08.76 (2006 - Katie Harrigan) 400 Individual Medley 4:33.89 # Elaina Hogle 11/17/06 4:40.30 (2002 - Laura Lux) 1000 Freestyle 10:22.19 @ Ashley St. Andrew 12/01/06 10:28.99 (2002 - Natalie Herbert) 1650 Freestyle 17:14.63 Ashley St. Andrew 12/01/06 17:33.91 (2006 - Melissa Duff) 200 Butterfly 2:05.61 Elaina Hogle 12/01/06 2:07.72 (2000 - Natalie Herbert) 400 Freestyle Relay 3:34.38 Haintso Rakouth, Julie Danaher, Ashley St. Andrew, Elaina Hogle 12/01/06 3:37.48 (2002 - Tara Haggerty, Stacy Butler, Laura Sangrot, Lauren Janutol) 500 Freestyle 5:02.44 Ashley St. Andrew 12/02/06 5:07.07 (2000 - Natalie Herbert) 100 Butterfly 58.91 Laura Leix 12/02/06 59.83 (2004 - Katie Harrigan) 400 Individual Medley 4:31.78 Elaina Hogle 12/02/06 4:33.89 (see above) 200 Freestyle Relay 1:37.82 Haintso Rakouth, Julie Danaher, Ashley St. Andrew, Elaina Hogle 12/02/06 1:39.26 (2006 - Julie Danaher, Brooke White, Christy Koehler, Katie Harrigan) 800 Freestyle Relay 7:46.92 Haintso Rakouth, Elaina Hogle, Ashley St. Andrew, Katie Harrigan 12/02/06 7:51.49 (2002 - Tara Haggerty, Laura Sangret, Stacy Butler, Lauren Janutol) 200 Medley Relay 1:49.08 Katie Harrigan, Amber Staudacher, Elaina Hogle, Haintso Rakouth 12/02/06 1:49.22 (2003 - Ashley Eilers, Erin Hill, Danielle Bowling, Tara Haggerty) 200 Individual Medley 2:08.29 Elaina Hogle 01/19/07 2:08.34 (see above) 200 Medley Relay 1:49.04 Katie Harrigan, Amber Staudacher, Laura Leix, Julie Danaher 02/21/07* 1:49.08 (see above) 500 Freestyle 5:00.14 Ashley St. Andrew 02/22/07* 5:02.44 (see above) 1000 Freestyle 10:19.51 Ashley St. Andrew 02/24/07* 10:22.19 (see above) 200 Medley Relay 1:47.96 Katie Harrigan, Elaina Hogle, Laura Leix, Julie Danaher 03/03/07 1:49.04 (see above) 1000 Freestyle 10:09.98 Ashley St. Andrew 03/14/07^ 10:19.51 (see above) 1650 Freestyle 17:09.13 Ashley St. Andrew 03/17/07^ 17:14.63 (see above) 100 Butterfly 58.41 Laura Leix 03/15/07^ 58.91 (see above) 200 Individual Medley 2:08.03 Elaina Hogle 03/14/07^ 2:08.29 (see above) 400 Medley Relay 3:57.95 Katie Harrigan, Elaina Hogle, Laura Leix, Julie Danaher 03/15/07^ 3:59.46 (2006 - Katie Harrigan, Amber Staudacher, Christy Koehler, Julie Danaher)

* GLIAC Championships ^ NCAA Championships # Matthaei Pool Record @ First portion of 1650 Freestyle % Relay Leadoff

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WSU Athletics Partners With B2 Networks

In May 2007, Wayne State University and B2 Networks announced “B2 Networks is very happy to welcome Wayne State as a broadcast a partnership bringing Warrior athletics to the revolutionary broadband partner,” said Bruce LeVine, B2 Networks’ Senior Vice President of broadcasting network. The partnership began with Wayne State’s Sports. “By adding Wayne State we are now able to offer games from graduation ceremonies that month. four different GLIAC schools and a second By teaming with B2 Networks, Wayne member of College Hockey America, giving State athletics will be available for viewing fans more choices than ever to follow their by a world wide audience. Beginning this favorite sports and players.” fall, GLIAC events such as football, men’s B2 Networks is a premier provider of and women’s basketball along with Division reliable and secure international television I CHA hockey will be available through the and video broadcasting systems, pay per school athletic website. view and billing systems. B2’s network “This partnership extends our outreach of arenas, stadiums, local venues, billing network for our fans and over 250,000 systems and data centers are currently alumni worldwide,” commented Wayne in use to distribute live events to personal State University Athletics Director Rob Fournier. “This B2 association, computers, mobile devices and television screens around the world. combined with our Michigan-wide television package, extended radio Working with organizations such as the National Lacrosse League, the agreement with WDTK (1400 AM) for football, basketball and hockey and AHL, ECHL, UHL, USHL and selected NCAA institutions, B2 Networks live streaming of events provides professional, top-quality options for our has established itself as a leader in innovative direct to home, mobile and growing fan base. After reviewing a number of opportunities, B2 provided television broadcasting. the first-class affiliation our supporters have come to expect.” For more information about B2 Networks, visit www.B2Now.com. Fans wanting to watch WSU events via B2 will need a high-speed ======Internet connection and Windows Media Player 9 or higher. Games will be A video webcast will be available for all WSU home football games this sold on an individual basis with special viewing packages also available. season through wsuathletics.com.

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The athletic campus continues its transformation to provide the type of facilities necessary to remain competitive. Some of the projects that have been identified and either completed or will start in the fall of 2007 include the following: (1) new historical display outside of the Matthaei; (2) seating at the baseball facility; (3) football concourse and handicap seating; (4) scoreboard and batting background at softball; (5) a tennis recognition wall at the west end of the new tennis courts; (6) an academic resource area for student-athlete study; and a plan for new video scoreboards for basketball.

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Fencing Teams Record Best National Finish Since 1992

The Wayne State fencing squads earned an eighth- in a semifinal bout, then defeated top-seeded Benjamin place finish at the 2007 NCAA Championships on the Bratton, a senior at St. John’s, 15-13 in the gold medal strength of two individual national champions and a bout. team score of 76 victories (43 by the women and 33 by Zingerman became Wayne State’s first male fencer the men). to become a national champion sine Thorstein Becker Penn State (194) won the team title and was followed won the foil in 1996. He is also the first by St. John’s (176), Columbia (169), Notre Dame (160), epee champion since Wayne State Ohio State (144), Harvard (123), Pennsylvania (104) Hall of Fame inductee Harald Bauder and the Warriors. WSU finished ahead of Stanford (67), took the title in 1992. Princeton (64), Northwestern (51) and Rutgers (46) as In addition to Garina and Zingerman 28 schools were represented. earning First Team All-America honors, Slava Zingerman It was Wayne State’s fourth consecutive year in the Petraszek was a First Team selection (top four in each top 10, while the eighth-place finish was the best for weapon for each gender) and Justyna Konczalska WSU since 1992. (Innsbruck, Austria) was an honorable mention All- Senior epeeist Anna Garina (Kiev, Ukraine) earned American after placing ninth in the epee. Both Katarzyna her third NCAA individual title with a 15-13 win over Kuzniak (Konin, Poland) and Ann Bartoszewicz Notre Dame’s Kelley Hurley in the gold medal bout. (Macomb, Mich.) competed in the sabre. She won the NCAA title 2004 and 2005, and finished second in 2006. Garina is WSU’s first female fencer to be a three-time NCAA Champion, and only the third in school history (Greg Benko won three consecutive men’s foil titles in 1974- 76; Ernest Simon won three men’s foil titles between 1978 and 1981). Garina is also the first women Anna Garina epeeist in NCAA history to win three national titles and just the third female in any weapon with three NCAA titles (Penn State’s Olga Kalinovskaya won four straight women’s foil 1993-96; Notre Dame’s Alicia Kryczalo won three straight women’s foil 2002- 04). Freshman Viacheslav Zingerman (Ashkelon, Israel) claimed the NCAA title in men’s epee. He prevailed 15- 8 over Warrior senior Marek Petraszek (Gliwice, Poland) Slava Zingerman in action at the NCAA Championship

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WSU Tennis Alum Makes Planned Gift

Wayne State alumnus Michael E. Kowal (ED ’70) will With his planned gift, Mike has become a member of be generously supporting the Athletics Department’s the university’s Old Main Society, which was established tennis program with a percentage of his estate. “I have to recognize and thank those who have included Wayne no heirs and I want to leave my money where it will do State in their estate plans. All members are invited to the most good,” Mike said. attend an annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon as well Mike is among the first four-year lettered athletes at as other university events. Wayne State. He lettered in tennis as a freshman the Gifts by alumni and friends can make a positive impact initial year that athletic prowess in first-year students in many ways on Wayne State University. Carefully was recognized with a letter. He went on to achieve a planning your investment in the Athletics Department letter in tennis in each of can stretch the value of your gift, enabling you to do his undergraduate years. much more for our athletics programs than you may think “I majored in math and possible. You can give generously through a bequest graduated with a bachelor in a will or trust, a charitable gift annuity or remaining of science degree from assets in your retirement fund the College of Education,” For more information on the many ways to support Mike noted. “But I always the Athletics Department, contact Angela Ruth at (313) balanced my studies with 577-0587 or [email protected]. my love of tennis. I’m still very proud of my best won/loss record of 9-4 in singles and 9-5 in doubles (on the 1970 squad). The game continues to be important to me. As a member of the Southeastern Michigan Tennis Association, I am ranked second in my age group. I’m also a gold medalist in badminton singles and doubles in the Michigan Senior Olympics and I participated in the national senior games in Louisville, Kentucky this past June.” “The game of tennis has always been an important part of my life and being able to play it at Wayne State while I was earning my degree meant a great deal to me,” he said. “I hope my support of the tennis program will help future student athletes continue their love of the sport.” The newly renovated WSU tennis courts

 Development WARRIOR WITHIN

Hello Warrior Fans! My name is Angela Ruth the coaches, students, and staff. Recently, I had a and I am the new Director of Development for conversation with Ann Marie Knuth, mother of Dale Wayne State University Athletics as of October Knuth who plays the position of tight end on the 2006. I am responsible for developing, organizing, Warrior football team. She called this a “diamond and implementing the fund-raising plan for future in the rough” program and called the people at renovations. Wayne State “stellar” and “people of character.” Previously I spent three and a half years at “If anyone appreciates the football facilities, it’s Lawrence Technological University in Alumni the players who started there in the old facilities Relations and Annual Giving. I was ready for a and have now had the chance to experience the change when the opportunity here presented itself news ones,” she said. and cannot believe that I’ve been here for nine There are many ways you can support Warrior months already. Athletics this year. Your gifts will help support As usual, we are busy in Warrior Athletics. It’s so exciting to be renovation of our facilities; provide needed funding for an Endowed a part of all of the many accomplishments. I just love speaking Scholarship; or purchase new equipment. Here are a few of the to alumni and parents and hearing them praise the work of all of many ways you can support WSU Athletics:

Purchase a Locker in support of our Football Locker Room Renovation Project Your total pledge of $2,000 will go toward the Warrior football program and the cost of the renovation. To show our gratitude, your name, jersey number(s), position(s) and year(s) played will be presented on a plaque to adorn the new football locker room at Adams Field.

Purchase a Brick-Paver in support of the WSU Softball team For a $300 donation, you will receive an 8x8 walkway paver, along with a replica brick to display in your home or in your office. It is a perfect way to memorialize your time at Wayne State, honor a loved one, or support the softball team in its ongoing efforts of winning a championship.

Join the Warrior Club for as little as $100 The Warrior Club creates the opportunity to direct your gift to assist your favorite program or the overall initiatives of the athletic department. 100% of your Warrior Club contribution may be designated to the sport of your choice. Be sure to check out the inside back cover to see the benefits given for each level of membership.

I look forward to meeting those of you whom I have not met yet and to seeing all of you at upcoming games and athletic events. Please come and find me and introduce yourself. If you haven’t been back to campus in a while, call me and set up a time to come and visit. You’ll be blown away when you see all of the improvements that have been made.

 WARRIOR WITHIN Golf and Softball Recaps

Golfers Finish Fifth at NCAA Super Regional Softball Claims Another GLIAC Title The Wayne State men’s golf team was rewarded for its successful The Wayne State softball squad won the GLIAC regular-season title 2006-07 campaign with a berth in the NCAA Super Regional, its third and conference championship (50% regular season + 50% conference appearance in the last four years. tournament) plus finished in the top four at the NCAA Great Lakes The team finished ninth at the Great Lakes Regional at HawksHead Regional tournament for a very successful 2007 campaign. back in September, the first of three NCAA Regional events, and eighth The GLIAC title, which was the 13th during head coach Gary Bryce’s at the GLIAC Championship in October. The tenure and 14th overall for WSU, helped secure Bryce’s ninth GLIAC Warriors played especially well in the spring, Coach of the Year award, and Wayne State’s 13th NCAA tournament however, starting with the Regional at Perry Park appearance. where WSU came back from 15th to finish sixth. The Warriors compiled a 41-17 overall mark including a 15-5 GLIAC After placing fourth at Ashland and second regular-season record. at Findlay, the Warriors won the Regional at Junior pitcher Molly Yetman (Cambridge, Ont.) earned All-America Lockhaven, solidifying their place at the Super accolades from both the NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) Regional where they finished fifth. and Daktronics. In addition to pitching the first perfect game in school Mike Horn Individual honors went to junior Ryan Johnson history, Yetman recorded a 24-5 mark with a 0.65 earned-run average. (New Boston, Mich.), who was named the 2007 Great Lakes Intercollegiate She struck out a school record 300 batters in 195 innings while earning Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Athlete of the Year in addition to earning the GLIAC Player of the Year and the Daktronics Region Pitcher of the a PING/Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Division II All- Year awards. America Second Team selection. Joining Yetman on the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-Great Johnson’s season average of 72.931 is the best known and recorded Lakes Region First Team were first baseman Lindsey Perry (Taylor, average in Wayne State history, topping his previous high mark of 74.100 Mich./Kennedy) and outfielder Sarah Berry (Acton, Ont.), while catcher from two years ago. He competed in all 15 events, finishing eighth or Sarah Kish (St. Catharines, Ont.) was a second team selection. better in 12 including two victories and six second-place showings. Kish was named to the CoSIDA 2007 Softball Academic All-District IV Johnson was the runner-up at the GLIAC Championship (72-73-70-- College Division First Team. She was the only GLIAC player in District 4 215), finishing just two strokes shy of the WSU 54-hole record (213) and to earn First Team honors. A nutrition and food sciences major, Kish was totaling nine birdies and 38 pars in the tournament. He played strong golf voted to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) All- during the spring season also, as his second-place finish at Lockhaven League First Team for the second consecutive year. helped WSU win the event overall and propel the squad into the Super After starting the season at 6-6, the Warriors won 11 of their next Regional, where Johnson tied for 20th (77-72-74--223). 12 contests including the WSU Invitational with a 5-4 win over Ferris Head coach Mike Horn was also rewarded for his efforts, as he was State in eight innings in the championship game. Following a home given GLIAC Coach of the Year accolades for the second time in his six- doubleheader split with Grand Valley that left WSU with a 7-5 conference year career at Wayne State. mark, the Warriors won their final eight league games to win the regular- season title. In addition, Wayne State had a 13-game winning streak from April 21-May 4.

Ryan Johnson Molly Yetman

10 Tennis Recaps WARRIOR WITHIN

Women’s Tennis Earns Third Straight NCAA Bid Men’s Tennis Reaches Second Round of NCAAs The Wayne State University women’s tennis team enjoyed a very Behind first-year head coach Dennis Royal, the Wayne State Men’s successful 2006-07 campaign finishing with a 20-8 overall record and Tennis team qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in 5-5 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) mark which two years and made the most of the opportunity by reaching the second culminated in a third consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II tennis round of the tournament. championships. The Warriors defeated conference foe Mercyhurst, 5-4, in the NCAA Despite the season coming to an end with a 5-0 loss No. 30 ranked first round before falling, 5-0, to No. 2 ranked Drury in the second round. Drury in the first round of the NCAA championships, the Warriors finished The Warriors finished the season ranked fifth in the final Intercollegiate the year ranked seventh in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Tennis Association (ITA) Great Lakes Regional rankings with a 11-10 (ITA) Great Lakes Regional rankings and enjoyed a season-high 13 overall mark and 3-4 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match winning streak from Oct. 27, 2006 – April 6, 2007. (GLIAC) record. Senior leadership proved to be the foundation that led to the team’s The future looks bright as the Warriors were able to accomplish their success. The Warriors were led by five seniors; Colette Cabot (Fruitport, high season goals with a young team led by GLIAC Freshman of the Mich.), Dee Mays (Detroit, Mich.), Steph Nicolson (Bloomfield Hills, Year Antoine Marenaud (Bordeaux, France) who was also named to the Mich.), Amanda Pressotto (Trenton, Mich.) and Stephanie Van Tuyl All-GLIAC First Team and finished the year ranked No. 15 in the final (Riverview, Mich.) who combined for an impressive 87-36 singles dual ITA Great Lakes Regional rankings. Marenaud complied a 9-10 overall record. singles mark at the No. 1 spot and paired with junior Donavon Mitchell Pressotto notched a 16-9 record at the No. 1 (Detroit, Mich.) at No. 1 doubles to record a 9-10 overall record. Mitchell singles position with an impressive 21-6 overall was also was named to the GLIAC Second Team with an 11-8 singles doubles record including a 20-6 mark with Cabot mark at the No. 2 slot. as the No. 2 doubles tandem. She finished the At No. 3 singles, junior Alejandro Gomez (Comitan Chiapas, Mexico) season ranked 14th in the ITA Great Lakes was voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team notching a team-best 16-3 Regional rankings and was voted to the CoSIDA record and was unbeaten in the last nine of 12 matches played with Academic All-District Second Team. Pressotto his bouts against Northwood in the GLIAC Tournament and Drury in the was also named All-GLIAC First Team and to the NCAA second round left unfinished. Gomez teamed with senior Arthur Amanda Pressotto GLIAC All-Academic Team for the third time in Carrilho (Joao Pessoa, Brazil) to compile an overall 8-4 record at No. 2 her career while earning a Deans’ Award for the highest cumulative gpa doubles. Carrilho also tallied a 10-10 record at the No. 4 singles spot. among student-athletes enrolled in the College of Education. Senior Ryan Buck (Shelby Twp., Mich.) was named All-GLIAC At the No. 2 singles position, Cabot compiled a 15-9 record with a 20-6 Honorable Mention at the No. 5 singles slot with a 12-8 overall record. doubles mark with Pressotto and was named to the GLIAC All-Academic Buck, a finance major, was named to the GLIAC All-Academic team and Team while garnering GLIAC Player of the Week honors for the period finished his career as a three-time GLIAC All-Academic team honoree. ending Sept. 6, 2006. Freshman Kevin Turnbull (Shelby Twp., Mich.) compiled an 11-6 Nicolson finished the year with a 15-8 overall record at the No.3 singles mark at the No. 6 position and teamed with Buck at the No. 3 singles spot and a 12-10 doubles mark with Mays at the No. 1 doubles doubles position finishing with a 3-7 mark. position. She was named All-GLIAC Second Team and also received a Deans’ Award for the highest cumulative gpa among student-athletes enrolled in the School of Social Work. Mays was the team’s only 20+ match winner tallying an impressive 22-2 overall record at the No. 4 singles spot and a 12-10 mark at the No. 1 doubles slot with Nicolson. She also was voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team. Steph Nicolson Freshman Meghan Luzod (Royal Oak, Mich.) had a very successful freshman campaign at the No. 5 singles position. Luzod recorded an 18-8 singles record and 20-8 overall doubles record while teaming with sophomore Sargam Bhatt (Canton, Mich.) to record an 11-5 record as the No. 3 doubles squad. Van Tuyl finished with a team second-best 19-6 record at the No. 6 singles spot while establishing herself as a versatile doubles player posting an overall 11-5 mark while playing with six different partners.

Antoine Marenaud

11 WARRIOR WITHIN Winter/Spring Award Recipients

All-Region MEN’S BASKETBALL BASEBALL First Team Daktronics First Team Kris Krzyminski Sr. G Flint, Mich. ON THE FIELD... Tony Hines Jr. OF Detroit, Mich. All-Defensive Team Jon Weisman R-Sr. 1B Woodhaven, Mich. Jason Saddler Jr. F Detroit, Mich. College Hockey America Daktronics Second Team All-League Team Ryan LaPensee Fr. OF LaSalle, Ont. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S HOCKEY Rawlings/ABCA First Team Second Team Second Team Tony Hines Jr. OF Detroit, Mich. Nicole Rogers Jr. G Lansing, Mich. Dan Iliakis Sr. D Scarborough, Ont. Rawlings/ABCA Second Team All-Defensive Team Rookie Team Derek Ranck R-Jr. OF Clarkston, Mich. Joy Nash So. G Muskegon, Mich. Brett Bothwell Fr. G Red Deer, Alb. Jon Weisman R-Sr. 1B Woodhaven, Mich. Jeff Caister Fr. D Mississauga, Ont. MEN’S GOLF Jared Katz Fr. F St. Clair Shores, Mich. MEN’S BASKETBALL Men’s Golf Athlete of the Year & First Team Daktronics First Team Ryan Johnson R-Jr. New Boston, Mich. WOMEN’S HOCKEY Kris Krzyminski Sr. G Flint, Mich. Coach of the Year Mike Horn Coach of the Year Jim Fetter NABC Second Team First Team Kris Krzyminski Sr. G Flint, Mich. SOFTBALL Melissa Boal So. F Pakenham, Ont. Player of the Year Molly Yetman Second Team SOFTBALL First Team Sam Poyton So. F Hamilton, Ont. Louisville Slugger/NFCA First Team Sarah Berry Jr. OF Acton, Ont. Tegan Schroeder Fr. D Lumsden, Sask. Sarah Berry Jr. OF Acton, Ont. Sarah Kish Sr. C St. Catharines, Ont. Rookie Team Lindsey Perry Jr. 1B Taylor, Mich. Molly Yetman Jr. P Cambridge, Ont. Brandi Frakie Fr. F St. Louis Park, Minn. Molly Yetman Jr. P Cambridge, Ont. Second Team Tegan Schroeder Fr. D Lumsden, Sask. Louisville Slugger/NFCA Second Team Lindsey Perry Jr. 1B Taylor, Mich. Sarah Kish Sr. C St. Catharines, Ont. Honorable Mention Daktronics Pitcher of the Year Molly Yetman Meredith Boxberger Jr. OF Canton, Mich. Midwest Fencing Conference Lisa Seymour So. SS Davison, Mich. ChampionsHIPS Men’s Epee Champion GLIAC All-League Team MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Slava Zingerman Fr. Ashkelon, Israel BASEBALL Coach of the Year Sean Peters Men’s Epee Finalist Freshman of the Year Ryan LaPensee Marek Petraszek Sr. Gliwice, Poland First Team WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Anthony Bass So. P Trenton, Mich. Coach of the Year Sean Peters Tony Hines Jr. OF Detroit, Mich. Co-Freshman of the Year NCAA FENCING Midwest Derek Ranck R-Jr. OF Clarkston, Mich. Ashley St. Andrew Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Regional ChampionsHIPS Jon Weisman R-Sr. 1B Woodhaven, Mich. Men’s Epee Champion Second Team MEN’S TENNIS Marek Petraszek Sr. Gliwice, Poland Kyle Hill Sr. P Mississauga, Ont. Freshman of the Year & First Team Brett Witczak Jr. IF Hudsonville, Mich. Antoine Marenaud Fr. Bordeaux, France Honorable Mention Second Team NCAA FENCING ChampionsHIPS Ryan LaPensee Fr. OF LaSalle, Ont. Alejandro Gomez Jr. Comitan Chiapas, Mexico Men’s Epee Champion Bob Schmidt R-Sr. C Oxford, Mich. Donavon Mitchell Jr. Detroit, Mich. Slava Zingerman Fr. Ashkelon, Israel Honorable Mention Women’s Epee Champion Ryan Buck Sr. Shelby Twp., Mich. Anna Garina Sr. Kiev, Ukraine

GLIAC All-Academic Team MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING WOMEN’S HOCKEY BASEBALL Per Bergstrom So. Fagersta, Sweden Melissa Boal So. Pakenham, Ont. Dan Barnes Sr. Grand Ledge, Mich. Bruno Blanco R-Sr. Rio de Janiero, Brazil Jenny Cameron Jr. Cooper City, Fla. Andy Claerr Sr. Rochester Hills, Mich. David Fontecchio Jr. Rochester Hills, Mich. Lindsay DiPietro So. Manotick, Ont. Matt Cunningham R-Jr. Gregory, Mich. Matt Leix Jr. Flint, Mich. Ashley King Jr. Winnipeg, Man. Kyle Hill Sr. Mississauga, Ont. Luiz Pacheco Sr. Curitiba, Brazil Laura Monk Sr. Mississauga, Ont. Dane Little So. Windsor, Ont. Jamal Roberts R-So. Detroit, Mich. Stephanie Rees R-Fr. Westland, Mich. Scott Martin R-So. Ann Arbor, Mich. Becky Sonn r-So. Waupaca, Wis. Justin Mazur R-Fr. Macomb, Mich. WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Tiffany Thompson Jr. Dryden, Ont. Derek Ranck R-Jr.. Clarkston, Mich. Erika Barczak Jr. Williamston, Mich. Valery Turcotte Jr. Jonquiere, Que. Bob Schmidt R-Sr. Oxford, Mich. Amanda Burton Sr. Ypsilanti, Mich. Tina Vanderhoeven So. London, Ont. John Skaggs R-Fr. Adrian, Mich. Erin Hill Sr. Holt, Mich. Danielle Wilson Jr. Gravenhurst, Ont. Jon Weisman R-Sr. Woodhaven, Mich. Jenny Howe R-Fr. Wyandotte, Mich. Tiffanie Laforet Jr. Tecumseh, Ont. MEN’S BASKETBALL Jodi Scott R-Jr. Windsor, Ont. Academic All-District Kris Krzyminski R-Sr. Flint, Mich. Amber Staudacher R-Jr. Rockford, Mich. At Large First Team Erika Barczak Jr. Williamston, Mich. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S TENNIS Will Hooper Sr. Woodbridge, Ont. Jessica Howard R-So. West Bloomfield, Mich. Ryan Buck Sr. Shelby Twp., Mich. Men’s Basketball First Team Bethany Mesko Sr. Traverse City, Mich. Kris Krzyminski R-Sr. Flint, Mich. Chastidy Miller So. White Lake, Mich. Softball First Team Nicole Rogers Jr. Lansing, Mich. COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA Sarah Kish Sr. St. Catharines, Ont. Cherita Smith Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. All-Academic Team Women’s Track/Cross Country First Team MEN’S HOCKEY Jenni Culbertson Sr. Clinton Twp., Mich. MEN’S GOLF Jason Bloomingburg R-Sr. Canton, Mich. At Large Second Team Lance Chamberlain Sr. Allen Park, Mich. Matt Boldt Sr. Burnsville, Minn. Amanda Pressotto Sr. Trenton, Mich. Cory Vandivier So. Belleville, Mich. Taylor Donohoe Sr. Richmond, B.C. Women’s Basketball Third Team Adam Drescher Sr. Belleville, Mich. Bethany Mesko Sr. Traverse City, Mich. SOFTBALL Nate Higgins Sr. Calgary, Alb. Meredith Boxberger Jr. Canton, Mich. Will Hooper Sr. Woodbridge, Ont. Katie Golub So. Lansing, Mich. Matt Krug So. Livonia, Mich. Academic All-AMERICA Robyn Haig Jr. Waterloo, Ont. Mark Nebus Sr. South Lyon, Mich. Women’s Track/Cross Country Second Team Sarah Kish Sr. St. Catharines, Ont. John Nogatch R-So. Redmond, Wash. Jenni Culbertson Sr. Clinton Twp., Mich. Lindsey Perry Jr. Taylor, Mich. Stavros Paskaris Jr. Dearborn, Mich. Lisa Seymour So. Davison, Mich. Derek Punches So. Manchester, Mich. Sarah Teller So. Chesterfield Twp., Mich. Adam Smith So. West Bloomfield, Mich. Lauren Warkentien So. East China, Mich. Sarah Ytsma Sr. Chatham, Ont. IN THE CLASSROOM...

12 All-America Recipients WARRIOR WITHIN

Erika Barczak Cauli Bedran Joique Bell Per Bergstrom Bruno Blanco Cayce Bolt David Chudzinski Diving Swimming Football Swimming Swimming Diving Football

Jenni Culbertson Julie Danaher Melissa Duff A.J. Erard Dan Fleming Derrion Fuqua Anna Garina Cross Country Swimming Swimming Swimming Diving Football Fencing

Katie Harrigan Elaina Hogle Ryan Johnson Justyna Konczalska Kris Krzyminski Laura Leix Matt Leix Swimming Swimming Golf Fencing Basketball Swimming Swimming

Rachelle Malette Chris Mehay Tiago Oliveira Luiz Pacheco Marek Petraszek Sebastian Rzepa Ashley St. Andrew Cross Country Cross Country Swimming Swimming Fencing Swimming Swimming

Venessa Torres Chris Totten Christer Tour Jared Troyer Guilherme Veiga Molly Yetman Slava Zingerman Diving Diving Swimming Swimming Swimming Softball Fencing

13 WARRIOR WITHIN WSU Honor Roll Recipients

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S HONOR ROLL COACH’S HONOR ROLL (TERM GPA 3.50+) (TERM GPA 3.00-3.49)

Baseball Baseball Daniel Baird R-Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Brampton, Ont. Andy Claerr Sr. Chemical Engineering Rochester Hills, Mich. Dan Barnes # Sr. Management Grand Ledge, Mich. Caleb Dalman Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Hudsonville, Mich. Brady Cooper Fr. Secondary Education Allen Park, Mich. Tim George Sr. Management Quincy, Mich. Matt Cunningham R-Jr. Public Relations Gregory, Mich. Scott Martin R-So. Mechanical Engineering Ann Arbor, Mich. Kyle Hill Sr. English Mississauga, Ont. Tom Olson R-Fr. Business Administration Clinton Twp., Mich. Tyler Hill So. Psychology Mississauga, Ont. Chuck Pate Sr. Secondary Education Taylor, Mich. Ryan LaPensee Fr. Dentistry LaSalle, Ont. Derek Ranck R-Jr. Electrical Engineering Clarkston, Mich. Dane Little So. Liberal Arts & Sciences Windsor, Ont. Bob Schmidt R-Sr. Secondary Education Oxford, Mich. John Skaggs R-Fr. Kinesiology Adrian, Mich. Jon Weisman * Sr. Management Woodhaven, Mich. Men’s Basketball Michael Wiseman Fr. Accounting White Lake, Mich. Harry Hairston R-So. Elementary Education Detroit, Mich. Brett Witczak Jr. Secondary Education Hudsonville, Mich. Kris Krzyminski R-Sr. Management Flint, Mich.

Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Jessica Howard R-So. Marketing West Bloomfield, Mich. Chastidy Miller So. Psychology White Lake, Mich. Bethany Mesko * Sr. Accounting Traverse City, Mich. Rebecca Meyer Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Brighton, Mich. Men’s Cross Country Dave Lucas Jr. Geology Dearborn, Mich. Men’s Cross Country Abdullah Saleh R-So. Marketing Dearborn, Mich. Vince Bechard Fr. Accounting Dearborn, Mich. Kevin Christensen Jr. Art Battle Creek, Mich. Women’s Cross Country Lance Jones Sr. Social Studies Education Saranac, Mich. Nicole Brouyette Sr. Biological Sciences Angela Sovinski Fr. Biological Sciences Women’s Cross Country Vallorie Ebert * Fr. Management Macomb, Mich. Men’s Fencing Kara Kessler Jr. Physical Therapy Ionia, Mich. Brandon Isaac Fr. Biological Sciences Taylor, Mich. Teresa Sabin So. Speech Communication Lowell, Mich. Steve Znoy R-Sr. Mechanical Engineering Sterling Heights, Mich.

Men’s Fencing Women’s Fencing John Bommarito * So. Psychology Mary Fraser Fr. English Oak Park, Mich. Michal Brichacek * R-Fr. Pre-Medicine Windsor, Ont. Justyna Konczalska So. Journalism Innsbruck, Austria Jeff Crile R-Fr. Interdisciplinary Studies Livonia, Mich. John Rutherford * R-Jr. Interdisciplinary Studies Sterling Heights, Mich. Football Andrew Bates Jr. Kinesiology Howell, Mich. Women’s Fencing Travis Campbell Fr. Business Management Gahanna, Ohio Ema Bercea Fr. Pre-Medicine Dearborn, Mich. Alex Jachym R-So. Anthropology Westland, Mich. Alicia Chmielewski * Sr. English Honors Harper Woods, Mich. Frank Lietke Jr. Finance Walled Lake, Mich. Lindsey Howard * Sr. Health Science Goshen, Ind. Nolan Martin Jr. Kinesiology Berrien Springs, Mich. Kasia Kuzniak Jr. Geology Konin, Poland Josh McLean Jr. Criminal Justice Dearborn Hts., Mich. Alyse Schneider R-Jr. Mathematics Harper Woods, Mich. Adam Nuckols R-So. Criminal Justice Waterford, Mich. Trent Pohl Fr. Journalism Lansing, Mich. Football John Rehberg R-Jr. Business Administration Livonia, Mich. Joique Bell R-Fr. Criminal Justice Benton Harbor, Mich. Josh Rouhan Fr. Exercise Science Howard City, Mich. Guye Goodlow GS Mathematics Ed Sanders Fr. Physical Therapy Detroit, Mich. Dale Knuth R-Jr. Physical Therapy Canton, Mich. Kenny Schmidt R-Jr. Secondary Education Waterford, Mich. Chris Verley Fr. Management Grand Rapids, Mich. Matt Shango Fr. Accounting West Bloomfield, Mich. Jake Weingartz Sr. Secondary Education Lapeer, Mich. Bruno Shkreli R-Fr. Finance Livonia, Mich. Wendell Thompson Fr. Criminal Justice Flint, Mich. Men’s Golf Zach Van Setters R-Fr. Management Rockford, Mich. Lance Chamberlain * Sr. Psychology Allen Park, Mich. Brent Wisniewski R-Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Madison Hts., Mich. Steve Wisniewski So. Liberal Arts & Sciences Madison Hts., Mich. Men’s Hockey Ryan Bernardi * Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Etobicoke, Ont. Men’s Golf Brett Bothwell Fr. Management Red Deer, Alb. Bryan Lynch Fr. Undecided White Lake, Mich. Jeff Caister * Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Mississauga, Ont. Adam Drescher Sr. Finance Belleville, Mich. Men’s Hockey Nate Higgins Sr. Chemical Engineering Calgary, Alb. Jason Baclig Sr. Marketing Leamington, Ont. Will Hooper * Sr. Accounting Woodbridge, Ont. Matt Boldt Sr. Kinesiology Burnsville, Minn. Derek Punches So. Management Manchester, Mich. Brian Cooke Fr. Management Los Angeles, Calif. Adam Smith So. Marketing West Bloomfield, Mich. Mike Forgie R-Jr. Kinesiology Scarborough, Ont. Dan Iliakis Sr. Kinesiology Scarborough, Ont. Women’s Hockey Jared Katz Fr. Management St. Clair Shores, Mich. Chelsea Burnett Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Ridgeway, Ont. Tylor Michel Jr. Management Sudbury, Ont. Christine Jefferson * Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Nepean, Ont. Stavros Paskaris Jr. Marketing Dearborn, Mich. Ashley King * Jr. Marketing Winnipeg, Man. Dan Vasquez Fr. Finance Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. Becky Sonn R-So. Pre-Medicine Waupaca, Wis. Valery Turcotte Jr. Finance Jonquiere, Quebec Women’s Hockey Emily Berzins So. Philosophy Fort McMurray, Alb. Softball Amanda Blanc Fr. Management Redwood Valley, Calif. Meredith Boxberger * Jr. Business Administration Plymouth, Mich. Jenny Cameron Jr. Marketing Cooper City, Fla. Sarah Kish * Sr. Nutrition & Food Science St. Catharines, Ont. Brandi Frakie Fr. Pre-Medicine St. Louis Park, Minn. Laura Maiorana So. Biological Sciences Clinton Twp., Mich. Stephanie Rees R-Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences Westland, Mich. Lindsey Perry Jr. Biological Sciences Taylor, Mich. Tina Vanderhoeven So. Liberal Arts & Sciences London, Ont. Lisa Seymour So. Management Davison, Mich. Danielle Wilson Jr. Psychology Gravenhurst, Ont.

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Softball Cauli Bedran Fr. Political Science Rio de Janiero, Brazil Robyn Haig Jr. Biological Sciences Waterloo, Ont. Aaron Rahn Fr. Liberal Arts & Sciences St. Clair Shores, Mich. Sarah Teller So. Criminal Justice Chesterfield Twp., Mich. Christer Tour Fr. Management Farsta, Sweden Amanda Van’t Wout So. Kinesiology Guelph, Ont. Sarah Ytsma Sr. Kinesiology Chatham, Ont. Women’s Swimming and Diving Erika Barczak * Jr. Art Williamston, Mich. Men’s Swimming and Diving Mandy Burton Sr. Journalism Ypsilanti, Mich. Alex Davidson Fr. Engineering Napoleon, Mich. Erin Hill Sr. Special Education Holt, Mich. James Ekleberry Fr. Political Science Rochester Hills, Mich. Dan Fleming R-Sr. Finance Portage, Mich. Women’s Tennis David Fontecchio Jr. Criminal Justice Rochester Hills, Mich. Sargam Bhatt So. Pre-Medicine Canton, Mich. Tim Giblin So. Liberal Arts & Sciences Midland, Mich. Colette Cabot * Sr. Kinesiology Fruitport, Mich. Jeff Marshall Jr. Civil Engineering Berkley, Mich. Meghan Luzod Fr. Journalism Royal Oak, Mich. Dee Mays R-Sr. Management Detroit, Mich. Women’s Swimming and Diving Amanda Pressotto Sr. Secondary Education Trenton, Mich. Julie Danaher So. Pre-Medicine Allen Park, Mich. Elaina Hogle Fr. Radiation Therapy Kentwood, Mich. Volleyball Jenny Howe R-Fr. Physical Therapy Wyandotte, Mich. Michelle Bittner Sr. Design & Merchandising Hamtramck, Mich. Laicee Laforet Fr. Special Education Tecumseh, Ont. Meg Leone Fr. Biological Sciences Troy, Mich. Tiffanie Laforet Jr. Elementary Education Tecumseh, Ont. Kristi Pieper R-Sr. Secondary Education Roseville, Mich. Laura Leix Fr. Engineering Flint, Mich. Haintso Rakouth R-So. Art Saginaw, Mich. CHEERLEADING Jodi Scott R-Jr. Chemistry Windsor, Ont. Magalie Anthouard Sr. Biological Sciences Venessa Torres R-Sr. Civil Engineering Wyandotte, Mich. Brittany Feldt So. Undecided Brooke White So. Physical Therapy St. Clair Shores, Mich. Tara Hixson So. Psychology Maggie Young Fr. Journalism Tecumseh, Ont. Tiffany Jarois * Sr. Biological Sciences Honors Dana McKissic Sr. Elementary Education Women’s Tennis Katie Meyer * Sr. Pre-Medicine Steph Nicolson Sr. Education Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Stephanie Van Tuyl Sr. Nursing Riverview, Mich.

Volleyball Mary Leverentz Jr. Nursing Three Rivers, Mich. Jordan Peek R-Jr. Secondary Education Birch Run, Mich.

CHEERLEADING Dastanza Murphy Fr. Undecided *4.00 GPA #Also plays football. Richard Olrich Jr. Accounting

14 Football Preview WARRIOR WITHIN

Football Looking Forward To Upcoming 2007 Season

Wayne State football had its first winning season on the OFFENSIVE LINE “We don’t have a lot of experience at safety. Steve field since 1993 last year despite having a true freshman Muhammad Abdullah returns for the 2007 campaign Wisniewski was alternating at times. Tigina Mukuna, Brent start all 11 games at quarterback. after missing the previous year. Wisniewski and Wendell Thompson are all in a position to This year with 38 returning letterwinners the bar has “Frank Lietke has been a leader of the group for a long learn and show what they have.” been raised even higher for the WSU football squad. time and had a good off-season as did Merrick Steele. Ryan “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore is Cue is a returning all-conference performer while returning DEFENSIVE LINE not an act but a habit,” said head coach Paul Winters, the starters Chris Ostosh and Ray Rocheleau have made great “We are thin but we like our players. Andrew Bates was 2006 GLIAC Coach of the Year. strides in the weight room. redshirted in 2006, but gave our offense fits. WSU compiled a 3-2 mark at both home and on the “They are going to get a lot of competition from Ryan “Athan Anagonye played as a true freshman. He has road in league play a year ago which indicates a maturing Jonik, David Dunomes and Marc Cuddeback. We have tremendous ability and we expect Athan to step up. football team. competition at every position which we haven’t had in the “Josh McLean has shown great leadership in the off- In addition, last year under the tutelage of Winters, past.” season. Jason Thomas and Nick Grundy have each gotten Wayne State had three All-Americans in running back bigger and stronger, while Alex Jachym has really started Joique Bell, cornerback Derrion Fuqua and kicker David DEFENSE to mature into a good football player. Mike Regester is an Chudzinski. All four starters in the defensive backfield graduated plus active defensive lineman from California. We hope he will all four defensive line starters. learn the system quickly and be an impact player.” OFFENSE WSU’s linebacking corps of Alan Guy, Tristan Black and The Warriors, after coming five points shy of tying the Prosper Iwu will have to step forward. Andrew Bates, a SPECIAL TEAMS single-season school mark, should be strong offensively junior college transfer from Grand Rapids C.C., sat out last Chudzinski was selected to numerous All-America and experienced in every position but wide receiver. year but is slated to start at defensive tackle. Juniors Dante teams and was the first WSU kicker in school history to be Bell rushed behind an offensive line that consisted of just Dunn and Jonathan Klyce have played corner and have All-GLIAC First Team. senior (Grant Fodor). also been key contributors on special teams. “Dave Chudzinski is ‘Mr. Consistency.’ We hope he continues his accuracy as a kicker and to develop as a QUARTERBACKS punter.” “We have three quarterbacks returning that have started “We only allowed 1.7 yards per punt return last year games.” despite nine GLIAC teams averaging over 10 yards per “We have great expectations for the position,” said return. Klyce and Dunn were just awesome as bullets. We Winters. “We feel that a year of experience will really help should be really good at that again. both Trent (Pohl) and Zack (George). They should both “WSU ranked second in the GLIAC in kickoff coverage have a better understanding of the offense. because Shango, Steve Wisniewski, Nuckols and Shkreli.” “We are excited about Josh Rouhan. He had a good The 2007 edition of Wayne State football could be the off-season and is getting physically stronger and bigger. most high octane offense in school history with the chance Mickey Berce has continued to improve while Nolan Martin for a big play on every snap. has the most experience (17 career starts).” The Warrior defense will be inexperienced at every position but linebacker but should be improved over the RUNNING BACKS 2006 contingent, while WSU special teams should continue “This is our strongest position. Joique had a breakout to rank near the top of the conference. season and we expect him to continue to improve. Daryl Graham has done a really nice job in the off-season.” SCHEDULE Bell broke the NCAA Division II freshman rushing record The September 1 conference and season-opener is the by gaining 2,065 yards. He set WSU single-season records earliest home league opener since 1990. for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns (22), all-purpose Following the Michigan Tech contest, Wayne State plays yards (2,462), touchdowns (23) and points (138). back-to-back road games before returning to Adams Field Graham, who had to sit out the 2006 season due to for a September 22 date with Findlay. GLIAC transfer rules, gives WSU a solid 1-2 tandem in the The next week WSU plays in the Fall Classic at Fifth backfield. Alan Guy Third Ballpark in Comstock Park. The Warriors begin October with the annual Homecoming WIDE RECEIVERS LINEBACKERS match on October 6. Gannon will be making its third trip to Last year’s top two in receptions have graduated creating “Tristan Black and Alan Guy both had good off-seasons Detroit and first as WSU’s Homecoming opposition. an opening for immediate playing time. in the weight room. They have really gotten stronger and Wayne State again plays back-to-back road contests. “This is an exciting position. We have some good young are the added strength will definitely help. The Warriors return home to host Northwood on October quality players. Chris Alsina was injured much last year but “Prosper Iwu had an outstanding off-season and is 27 before its final regular-season road trip to Ashland for when he played did give us some big plays. making good strides in his conditioning and speed. Adam a November 3 match. WSU concludes the regular-season “Aaron Higginbottom is getting better and we are very Nuckols and Matt Shango, who are two big parts of our slate at home versus Ferris State on November 10. excited about Adrian Dawkins’ big play potential. special teams, will get a chance to compete for a position. Last year Wayne State was ranked ninth in the Northwest “Ed Sanders has matured both on and off the field, while Matt Faulkner redshirted last fall and is a middle linebacker Region by the NCAA Division II Football Committee heading Travis Campbell is getting stronger and we expect him to who should provide competition. into the season finale at Ferris State. The top six in the compete for a position.” “I expect really good years out of Tristan, Alan and region qualify for post-season play. Prosper.” TIGHT ENDS “Tight end is another very strong position. We have three DEFENSIVE BACKS fifth-year seniors. Two of our seniors, John Rehberg and “We have more experience than people understand The Wayne State University football team was ranked Kenny Schmidt, started nearly every game last year. They because Klyce and Dunn have played a lot of football at 21st nationally in the pre-season Division II rankings by compete everyday and should have great senior years. corner. They are good players. Street and Smith. “Michael Finch has bounced back and forth from tight “Stan Thornton and Kenny Watson had excellent off- The Warriors are the third ranked GLIAC school with end and offensive tackle and has done a nice job. Dale seasons and have given us a lot of confidence they can Grand Valley picked No. 1 and Northwood ranked 14th. Knuth is bouncing back from his previous injuries and is help us immediately. Joique Bell and David Chudzinski were also tabbed running very well.” “Cornelius Dillard, who was at Illinois, will be expected to to the Street and Smith’s Division II All-America team. compete and help us on special teams.

15 WARRIOR WITHIN Donors

The Wayne State University Department of Athletics would like to thank the following donors for their generous support of Warrior Athletics. These gifts help to provide scholarships, upgrade equipment and facilities. This list includes donations of $100 and more made to the Department of Athletics from June 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.

There are numerous financial opportunities to make a difference in the exciting and promising futures of Wayne State’s student-athletes and athletic programs. Please see the inside back cover of this magazine for gift-giving clubs and the benefits associated with supporting athletics. For more information, please call theAthletic Department at 313-577-4280.

All-American Club Mr. Naif Baidoon Ms. Holly Bust Mr. Derek Klassen Mr. Larry Solomon ($5,000+) Mr. R. Edward Bass Ms. Kristen L. Buter Michael & Ann Marie Knuth Somat Engineering, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Becker Mr. Matthew P. Bechard Mr. & Mrs. Casmir C. Cabot Mr. Walter A. Koepke Somerset Inn, LLC Mr. Clifford A. Brown Mr. Timothy J. Bechard Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Cameron, Jr. Mr. Richard L. Korkizko Doni L. Sonn Mr. Jack K. Cotton Mr. Robert M. Berce Ms. Cheryl Cammeron Ms. Sharon Kostaroff Ms. Christine R. Sonn E.L. Bailey & Company, Inc. Bianco Tours Carl Papa, D.D.S., P.C. Ned Kramer Ms. Jennifer K. Spicher Enterprise Rent-A-Car Mr. Gary M. Bice Carl’s Chop House Mr. Jim Kroley Mr. Walter Stasinski Marriott Hotel-Renaissance Center Kelly Bitters Mr. Joseph F. Charron Ms. Caroline R. Krynak Ms. Sabrina B. Stennis National City Bank Mr. Matthew C. Brabant Chatham Burgers Mr. Bob Kubiak Mr. Gary G. Stokes Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. The Frank & Emily Bresto Family Foundation Ms. Cynthia L. Chiatalas Ms. Karri F. Kuczajda Ms. Tina Stranger OfficeMax Incorporated Mr. Stephen Burnett Mr. Donald J. Chmielewski Mr. Steven K. Lambert Tanglewood Golf Community Dr. Irvin D. Reid Mr. Chad Bush Michael H. Cho Ms. Ann M. Lapointe Mr. Sean Tate Salem Communications Mrs. Bonnie Carey Ms. Mary Jo P. Chronis Mrs. Carol A. Lausman Mrs. Cheryl L. Taylor T-Mobile Mr. Michael Chan Mr. David Chudzinski Lavdas Jewelry LTD. Teamsters Local Union No. 7 Tennis & Golf Company Mr. Rafael C. Chirolla Mr. Dan Church Ms. Crystal L. Lemke The Melting Pot Turner Construction Company Mr. Stephen A. Ciccarelli Ms. Carolyn Clark Mr. Peter C. Leonhardt The Potato Place Restaurant & Bakery United Parcel Service, Inc. Mr. Ryan Cue Ms. Linda Clysdale Kendall LeSure Thomas W. Kolderman, D.D.S., P.C. Mr. Wrex R. Diem Mr. Frederick A. Coleman Linda A. Letkowski Ms. Sheryl D. Thompson DIRECTOR’S CLUB Gerald and Diane DiPaola Compeau Bros., Inc. Mr. Alan Letkowski Ms. Julie E. Thompson ($2,500-$4,999) Patrick and Emily DiPietro Ms. Phyllis A. Conklin Mr. Pete Leverentz Ms. Allison K. Tookes Mr. Edward J. Bernier Ms. Vallorie M. Ebert Ms. Helen D. Cook Reverend David M. Lillvis Mr. Eric K. Tookes Capital Waste, Inc. Ms. Camellia C. Fituch Mr. James D. Cooper Mr. David R. Lindgren Tri-County Custom Sports Mr. Phillip Emery Furniture Installations, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Coulter Mr. Bobby T. Long Mr. James Turner Mr. Joseph A. Garcia Mr. William H. Craft Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Lowry Mr. Karl Vandivier Captain’s Club Mr. Randy German Mr. Jeffrey L. Crile Ms. Elizabeth A. Lukowski Vaughn Custom Sports ($1,000 - $2,499) Mr. William L. Green Culvers of Waupaca Mr. David R. Lutz Vicente III LLC Mr. William T. Avery Kenneth and Cheryl Grundy Ms. Jill R. Curley Ms. Cheryl Luzod Mr. Timothy L. Walton Ms. Joanna Aycock Ms. Manda Gunter Ms. Susan L. Curran Luzod Reporting Services Inc Mr. Richard D. Warchol Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc. Mr. G. Guy Mr. Caleb J. Dalman Mr. Kevin J. Lynch Mr. Raymond F. Wardle Blaze Contracting, Inc. Mr. James P. Hayes Jeffrey Danaher Mr. C. Ross MacDonald Mr. Douglas Wardle Mr. Charles N. Boyce Mr. John Howard Elizabeth J. Darga Mariann K. MacDougall Glen Alan Wasik Mr. Stephen Brown Mr. Benjamin P. Hudson The Dearborn Inn Ms. Kim MacDougall William D. Watt, Ph.D. Kevin G. Christensen Mr. & Mrs. Ken Hungle Ms. Karen DeGrazia MacDougall Contracting Terry Weigand Comerica, Incorporated Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jachym Mrs. Rose M. Delaere Mr. Angus J. MacKenzie Mr. Paul A. Weisman Commuter Express Mr. Joseph Janes Mr. Kevin J. Delaere Mr. Doug Macleod Jeff and Christy Weiss Mr. David M. Croskey Charles Jefferson Mr. Fred Delcomyn Mr. Kenneth T. Madeja Larry Weiss Croskey, Lanni and Company, P.C. David L. Jolgren, M.D. Detroit Metro Tigers Mr. James R. Madgett West Graphic System Mr. Larry Cunningham Ms. Kara Anna Kessler Mary Ann DeYoung-Smith Ms. Pamela M. Mahoney Ms. Stephanie White DBT Promotional Marketing Group Mr. & Mrs. Ted L. Kessler Ms. Denise Doozan Mr. Stuart P. Mair Mr. Jon J. Wilkerson FieldTurf USA Inc. Mr. John King Mr. Casey A. Drennen Mr. Andrew J. Maki Mr. Mark Steven Wilkinson Mr. Vernon D. Foss Ms. Keri A. Krezemien Mr. Roy L. Dudas Ms. Lisa A. Palazzola Ms. Christine A. Wilks Robert J. Fournier London Major Appliance Service Ltd. Mr. Edward Dudek Mr. Andrew M. Mance Ms. Mary T. Willard Fund for Medical Research and Education Mr. Robert C. MacDonald Duff D. Chamberlain, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David Martin Willow Creek Dental Center, P.C. Dr. Bernard Goldstein Mr. Steven M. Mance Dynamic Services & Supplies, Inc. Marwill Bookstore Inc. Ms. Melissa L. Wilson Hamilton Anderson Associates Ms. Floro A. Martinez Mr. William J. Ebert Matco Trucking Joseph Wilson Mr. Robert M. Jackson Matt Prentice Restaurant Group Ms. Tracy A. Egnatuk Dr. David D. Mattox Mr. James Witcher Leonard & Mary Kawecki Mr. Timothy J. McCamant Mr. Christian R. Erard Ms. Kelly A. McDonald Mr. Dale Witczak Mr. & Mrs. Scott Kearfott Mr. Yuki Minagawa Jeffrey Michael Evans Cary S. Smith-McGehee Mr. & Mrs. Scott J. Wooster Ms. Clara Kuntz Mr. Aleksandar Mirkovic Mr. Darrell Evans Herman McKalpain Jr. Mr. Joseph Wudyka Mr. Jeffrey M. Lapensee Mr. Richard M. Misiak Mr. & Mrs. Jason A. Evers Mr. Thomas R. McKeown Mr. Robert F. Wyman Dr. Steven M. Lash Mr. Anthony Morasso Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Evers Ms. Karen McKimmon Jean Yamamoto Dr. Leslie L. Lemak Morgan Stanley Matching Gift Program Mr. Matthew Fecht Mr. Lewis J. McLaughlin Mr. Gregory A. Zawalski Mrs. Renee Malette Mr. Frederick A. Mulhauser Ms. Leslie R. Fecht Ms. Bethany R. Mesko Mr. Joseph Anthony Zielonka Manno Clothing & Tailoring Mr. David Nicholls Mr. Desmond Ferguson Ms. Samatha A. Messina Mrs. Denise A. Mazur Novelis Ferry Street Management LLC Mr. & Mrs. William Meyer ______Mr. James McCall Oakhurst Golf & Country Club James Fetter Ms. Heather M. Meyers James H. Mulchay, III Olson Carbide Inc. Mr. Howard Finley Mr. David R. Miller Bold indicates Anthony Wayne Society member Mr. Enrico Odorico Panera LLC Mr. David C. Fiscella Ichiko Minagawa Partners in Architecture, PLC Mr. George Petrouleas Ms. Loretta Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Molter Every attempt has been made to ensure the Mr. Russell J. Pidsosny Mr. and Mrs. Barry D. Pitters Ms. Jane G. Fleming Vernal Link Morrow accuracy of this list. We apologize for any errors Ms. Michele Ranck Ms. Shirley Poyton Fort McMurray Golf Club Mr. Thomas S. Nantais or omissions. Please contact Angela Ruth at Rossetti Associates Inc. John E. Rehberg Mr. Patrick Frost Mr. Louis Nash (313) 577-0587 for corrections. Mr. Kenneth L. Semelsberger Mr. Lowell Thomas Riggs Jennifer L. Furlong Melvin Neeley Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. Roostertail, Inc. G T J Consulting Lorenzo M. Neely Mr. Blair Stanicek E.J. Rosenthal G. B. Van Blaricom Professional Corporation Ms. Virginia L. Nelson Michael J. Stoltenberg, M.D. Mr. James Rowley Dr. Ken Gagner Mr. Marcus Newbern Sync Technologies, Inc. Ms. Teresa Sabin Mr. James Galiardi Ms. Stephanie M. Nicolson Tucker, Young, Jackson, Tull, Inc. Mr. Charles J. Schneider Mr. Greg Gatto Mr. David G. Nowinski THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO Joseph Verellen Ms. Susan Schroeder Ms. Barbara George Mr. Pierre Obomsawin LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE INDIVIDUALS Ms. Patricia White Mr. Matthew Shango Ms. Marilyn J. Gilbert Ms. Mary Obomsawin WHO HAVE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS. Mr. William Wilkinson Mr. Thomas I. Sheppard Ms. Marie E. Girdlestone Chris Ogden Gjovalin Shkreli Mr. Herb Goliday Old Campus Restaurant Abdenour Family Varsity Club Mr. Jeff Smith Mr. David L. Greer Mr. John P. Olds Tom Adams Football ($500 - $999) Mr. Martin L. Stein Mr. Jared Timothy Gulian Mrs. Eunice Orton Mark “Doc” Andrews Mr. Nicholas Allen Mr. Karl H. Thompson Mr. Angelo Louie Gust P.G. Simon Inc Paul Andrews Mr. David Anderson Total Cleaning Systems LLC Haggerty Hotel Associates LLC Shea D. Panagos Bob Brennan Mr. T.R. Brown Townsend Street Pilates Morris Hall Mr. Michael R. Papciak Justin Chapman Mr. Gary Bryce Mr. Nick G. Tumbarello Mrs. Dawn Hansen Mr. Erik C. Parker Dr. Nick Cherup Mr. Christopher P. Burns Mr. Vittorio Veltri Mr. E.J. Haralson, Jr. Mr. Roger H. Parmentier The Croskey Family Mr. Frederick A. Cavataio Westin Southfield-Detroit Mohssen Harby Ms. Janet Pastorek Karen DeGrazia Mr. Jason E. Clark Mr. Lorie Wilson Hard Rock Cafe Mr. Dale Patterson Mel DeGrazia Ms. Jennifer K. Culbertson Mr. Brett A. Witczak Mr. Jim Hardwick Ms. Lillian M. Paxton Maria A. Valle DeMasse Memorial Mr. Dale A. Dalman Frankie A. Zanetti Mrs. Shannon F. Hathcock Peninsula Collision Service Cal Dilworth Ms. Lisa Delor HCI Development LLC Mr. Irving J. Petross Dorothy Dreyer Mr. Tom W. Dunneback Letterwinner’s Club HeartSteps, Inc. Kristi Pieper Vernon K. Gale Memorial Eaton Yale Company ($100-$249) Mr. Chuck Heimer Mr. Bryce D. Pitters Joe Gembis D.E. Evans Custom Construction Co. Abilita Troy Smith, Inc. Ms. Deborah J. Hild Polish Art Center Ivan C. & Elizabeth A. George Ms. Nabeleh Ghareeb Ms. Makia Alexander Mr. Anthony Hines, Jr. Mr. Terrance Porter Joseph L. Gualtieri Vic Hanson Mr. Thomas George Mr. James A. Alexander III Tomi Hippensteel Mr. & Mrs. Carl Pressotto James Hayes Ms. Patricia Gergics Mr. Daniel N. Aloi Mr. Timothy J. Homrich Mr. Derek Prichett John Hussey Avery N. Goldstein, Ph.D. Mr. Abdul Alzindani Ms. Karen E. Howard Mr. Charles H. Pullman Patricia Kent Ms. Laura A. Hendrick Ms. Dannielle Ashford Mr. Thomas Huron Quint Plumbing & Heating Inc. Rodney C. Kropf Mr. Larry Hill Bryan A. Atkinson Robert E. Inman, D.O. Mr. Kurt J. Radwanski Dr. Steven M. Lash Mr. James J. Hopson Ms. Lidia M. Augustyniak Integrated Marketing Solutions, LTD., LLC. Mr. Jerzy Radz Leo Maas Mr. Lance Jones Ms. Kathleen B. Austin J & E Blanc Vineyards Zoran Rajcic Dr. William Markus Mr. George P. Juszczyk Mr. Mark Avery Mr. Paul J. Janas Renaissance Club Joel G. Mason Kroger Co. Dan Baird Ms. Barbara Janutol Mr. Patrick Rilley David Mendelson Mr. Holger M. Letzmann Ms. Kelly Ball Mr. Mark E. Jatich Mr. Mark J. Robison Frederick A. Mulhauser Greg and Fran Lietke Ms. Jean W. Bannister Daijon Jefferson Robison Law Office, P.C. Chuck Peters Mr. Dennis Little Ms. Jana M. Baringer Mr. Charles W. Jefferson Ms. Susan Rogers Bill & Dave Peterson Mr. Richard M. Marsack Ms. Pamela S. Batyik Mr. Frank Jeney Kristen Rogers Petrouleas Mr. John Scott Martin Beauty (SALON) Mr. Arthur C. Johnson Mr. Craig Romine Dr. Steven T. Plomaritis and Family Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Pallas Mr. Vincent Bechard Mr. Garth Johnson Mr. Richard J. 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Van Tuyl Ms. Gloria Bradley Mr. Ryan Kelley Ms. Michele M. Schweiger Jeann Ann Stanicek Wing Industrial Inc. Mr. Gregory M. Brecht Mr. Marcus Kelley Seldom Blues (Southern Hospitality Restaurant Group) Dr. Mike Stoltenberg Mr. Thomas Wiseman Ms. Krystyna Brichacek Mr. Reggie Kelley Simply By Design David and Lois Stulberg Foundation Lt. Michael B. Britt Mr. Sean P. Kelly Jordan Sinclair Irv Swider Green and Gold Club Mr. Shawn Brown Ms. Patricia A. Kent John Skaggs Tartar Gridiron Club ($250-$499) Mr. Mike Brown Mr. Andy Kilinski Ms. Kesha A. Smith Tartar Gridiron Club II Ms. Yassmine Abdullah Mr. Thaddeus J. Buda Jr., Esq. Mr. Grant A. Kimball Mr. Michael Smith Dr. E. John Valle Mr. Thaddeus J. Andrusz Mr. Charles J. Buhagiar, Jr. Mr. Steven Kimball Shad Smith Wayne State University Academic & Athletic The Atheneum Hotel Mr. Edward F. Burbo Ms. Conda J. Kitley Ms. Patricia J. Smolinski Women’s Basketball Mary Baidoon Mr. Joshua Burt Ms. Tracy Klassen Mrs. Sheila M. Snyder Christopher Wouters

16 WARRIOR WITHIN Wayne State Warrior Club With over 400 student-athletes, the cost of managing a successful athletic program requires regular, private support. The Warrior Club creates that opportunity to direct a tax-deductible gift to assist your favorite program or the overall initiatives of the athletic department. In the past six years, Wayne State athletics has risen from 134th in the country in the National Athletic Directors’ Cup standings that rank all Division II programs, to a 24th-place finish in 2007. This accomplishment represents success for many teams – all of which must confront escalating costs, scholarship needs and facility improvements. Your support is instrumental to maintain that continued level of excellence and support today’s student-athletes.

Membership has its Privileges There are numerous financial opportunities to make a difference in the exciting and promising future of Wayne State University’s student-athletes and athletics programs.

• 100% of your Warrior Club contribution may be designated to the sport of your choice:

◊ Baseball (Dugout Club) ◊ Men’s Ice Hockey ◊ Women’s Cross Country ◊ Football (Tartar Gridiron Club) ◊ Men’s Swimming & Diving ◊ Women’s Fencing ◊ Men’s Basketball ◊ Men’s Tennis ◊ Women’s Ice Hockey ◊ Men’s Cross Country ◊ Softball ◊ Women’s Swimming & Diving ◊ Men’s Fencing ◊ Volleyball ◊ Women’s Tennis ◊ Men’s Golf ◊ Women’s Basketball

• Double or triple your Warrior Club gift if your employer has a matching gift program. Contact the Warrior Club office to see if you or your spouse works for a matching gift company. • Take advantage of the ease of credit card gifts. Your membership may be paid annually or monthly with your Visa or MasterCard. • All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Letterwinner’s Club ($100-249) Captain’s Club ($1,000-2,499) • Receive a Warrior Club membership card Includes all benefits at the Varsity Club level plus: • Receive the Warrior Within Magazine • Free parking at all home football and basketball games • Receive an electronic newsletter with updates on WSU Athletics • A 16x20 aerial photo of Tom Adams Field • Tax deduction Director’s Club ($2,500-4,999) Green and Gold Club ($250-499) Includes all benefits at the Captain’s Club level plus: Includes all benefits at the Letterwinner’s Club level plus: • Media guides for football, basketball, hockey, and baseball • One year paid admission to the WSU Alumni Association • One visit for two in President Reid’s box at a home football game • A free Warrior hat All-American Club ($5,000+) Varsity Club ($500-999) Includes all benefits at the Director’s Club level plus: Includes all benefits at the Green and Gold Club level plus: • A special Athletic Department reception • Access to the Warrior Club VIP tent at all home football games • A trip for two with the team of your choice • A free WSU polo top from our online merchandise shop

Contact Angela Ruth, Director of Athletic Development, at 313-577-0587 for more information or questions concerning the Warrior Club! Also, stay updated on Warrior Athletics at www.wsuathletics.com.

Warrior Fans, get your Warrior Wear today! Make great holiday or birthday gifts! For inquiries on ordering, please call the WSU Athletic Department at 313-577-4280.

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