GENERAL INFORMATION 2004–05 GU TRACK & FIELD Athletic Department Staff Mission & Goals Statement of the Interim Director of Athletics . Adam Brick Sr. Assoc. Dir. of Athletics/Sr. Woman Administrator . Patricia Thomas Department of Athletics Associate Director of Athletics . Dwight Datcher he Georgetown University Department of Athletics, as part of a Assistant Director of Athletics—Finance . David Swanson university with roots in the Jesuit tradition of education, com- Associate Director of Athletics for Sport Administration. Kim Simons Tmits itself to the comprehensive development of the student. The Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance . David Holm interdependence of the physical, emotional, moral and intellectual Special Assistant to the Dir. of Athletics . Pat McArdle aspects of personal growth requires simultaneous and balanced focus. Coordinator of Marketing & Promotions. Brian McGuire This objective does not imply that each facet of an individual’s psy- Director of Yates Field House. Jim Gilroy chological, social and academic growth is of equal importance. It does Dir. for Athletic Facilities & Operations . Chas Kennedy require that Georgetown provide the means and encouragement for NCAA Faculty Representative . Wayne Knoll, Ph.D. each person to develop according to his or her own interests and abil- Director of Development . David Sears ities. This is especially true in athletics, whether at the recreational, intercollegiate, intramural or instructional level. In addition to Assistant Director of Athletic Development . Jennifer Amodeo physical development, the Department of Athletics promotes principles Director of Hoyas Unlimited. Jennifer Montgomery of character development within the framework of an abiding and Assistant Director of Hoyas Unlimited . Rick Hall broadened commitment to community. Accordingly, the Athletics Assistant Director of Hoyas Unlimited . Allison Rubin Department is committed to, fosters and pursues the fair and equitable Executive Assist. to Dir. of Athletics . Carol McGovern treatment of both men and women, and the provision of equitable Executive Assistant—Finance . Cornell Burke access and opportunities for minority students and institutional Finance Assistant . Tonia Toy personnel. Department Secretary . Angela Brown Department Secretary . Beverlyn Ross Title IX and NCAA Peer Review Department Receptionist . Donna Clark he Georgetown University Athletics Department has recently under- Receptionist—Sports Promotions . Louise Muir gone two extensive reviews of its athletic programs: an audit by the Head Team Physician . Dr. John J. Klimkiewicz Department of Education concerning Title IX of the Education Amend- Head Athletic Trainer . Doug Huffman T ments of 1972, and Georgetown’s inaugural review under the NCAA’s new Head Trainer—Men’s Basketball . Lorry Michel Athletics Certification program. The Department of Education has found Assistant Athletic Trainer . Stacey Slayback Georgetown’s athletic programs to be in compliance with Title IX, and the Assistant Athletic Trainer . Melissa Robinson University was certified by the NCAA in 1995 and 2002. Assistant Athletic Trainer . Diana Keith Senior Sports Communications Director . Bill Shapland Associate Sports Information Director . Renee Carter NCAA Position on Gambling Assistant Sports Information Director . Kevin Rieder he NCAA opposes all forms of legal and illegal sports wagering. Sports Sports Information—Publications Coordinator. Sara Garvey wagering has the potential to undermine the integrity of sports Director of Marketing & Ticket Operations. Kim Frank Tcontests and jeopardizes the welfare of student-athletes and the Strength Coach . A. Leigh Maurelli intercollegiate community. Sports wagering demeans the competition and Assistant Director of Intramurals and Recreation . Mike Vincent competitors alike by a message that is contrary to the purpose and mean- Director of Support Service . James “Wedge” Sullivan ing of “sport.” Assistant Director of Support Services . Luis Mendez Sports competition should be appreciated for the inherent benefits Weekend/Evening Support Services. Jose Aviles related to participation of student-athletes, coaches, and institutions in Weekend/Evening Support Services. Thomas “T.C.” Chisley fair contests, not the amount of money wagered on the outcome of the competition. For these reasons, the NCAA membership has adopted specific rules 2004–05 Track & Field Quick Facts prohibiting athletics department staff members and student-athletes from Location: . Washington, DC engaging in gambling actitives as they relate to intercollegiate or profes- Founded: . 1789 Enrollment: . 6537 undergrad, 13,164 total sional sporting events. President of Georgetown University: . John J. DeGioia Interim Athletic Director:. Adam Brick Colors: . Blue and Gray In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Nickname: . Hoyas Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Affiliation: . NCAA Division I and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the imple- Conference: . BIG EAST menting regulations promulgated under each of these federal Director of Cross Country and Track & Field: . Ron Helmer, 19th Season statutes, Georgetown University does not discriminate in its pro- Assistant Coaches: . Pat Henner, Juli Henner, Scott McLeod Volunteer Assistant Coaches: . Hank Bradley, Monica Hargrove, Matt Taylor grams, activities, or employment practices on the basis of race, Track & Field Office Number:. (202) 687-2369 color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. The University’s com- Track & Field Contact: . Renee Constantinides Carter pliance program under these statues and regulations is supervised Carter’s Work/Home Phone: . (202) 687-6591/(703) 698-0045 by Rosemary Kilkenny, Special Assistant to the President of Affir- Carter’s Email Address: . [email protected] mative Action Programs. Her office is located in Room G-10, Dar- Athletic Department Phone: . (202) 687-2435 nall Hall, and her telephone number is (202) 687-4798. Sports Information Phone/Fax: . (202) 687-2492/(202) 687-2491 HOYA Track & Field 1 ABOUT GEORGETOWN 2004–05 GU TRACK & FIELD An aerial view of Georgetown University Georgetown was founded in 1789 by John Carroll, and is the oldest Catholic institution of higher learning in the United States, as well as the first to be founded by the Jesuits, or Society of Jesus. Today over 6,000 undergraduates are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business, and schools of Nursing and Foreign Service. Some 6,100 post-graduates attend the GGraduate School, the Law Center, and the School of Medicine. 2 HOYA Track & Field 2004–05 GU TRACK & FIELD ABOUT GEORGETOWN ocated in one of the oldest areas of The Riggs Library, built in 1891, has In October of 1988 the eight million the nation’s capital, Georgetown’s undergone renovation and is now used dollar Leavey Center was constructed to Lcampus includes some 60 buildings for special purposes. The four-story house the Office of Student Affairs, the spread over 104 acres. The University is library stacks are supported by metal University Bookstore, a cafeteria, several served by more than 1,154 full-time and beams and columns and are connected restaurants, a Marriott hotel with 150 361 part-time faculty. by cast iron catwalks and spiral stair- rooms, and a parking garage. Both stu- Georgetown maintains competitive cases. Although it ceased to be the main dent papers are located in the Center as admissions standards, accepting only 23 campus library for Georgetown in 1970 well as the Credit Union, a student run percent of its applicants for the fresh- when Lauinger Library opened, it still store and four student lounges. man class in 2008. The student body houses some of the library’s collection, For recreation and relaxation stu- boasts representatives from all 50 states, and serves as a site for receptions, dents and faculty head to Yates Field the District of Columbia, and more than concerts and poetry readings. House, a four level sports complex built 132 foreign countries. in 1979. Among the fea- tures of this facility are Facilities: The Old. 12 multi-purpose courts George Washington was What’s A HOYA? for tennis, basketball, known to visit his In the days when all Georgetown students were required to racquetball, squash, and nephews, who were study Greek and Latin, the University’s teams were nicknamed volleyball; a dance studio; Georgetown students, in “The Stonewalls.” It is suggested that a student, using Greek and an eight-lane swim- the University’s oldest and Latin terms, started the cheer “Hoya Saxa!”, which trans- ming pool with separate surviving building, Old lates into “What Rocks!” The name proved popular and the term diving area. North, constructed in Hoyas was eventually adopted for all Georgetown teams. The Edward B. Bunn 1795. Now the home of Intercultural Center, built the McDonough School of in 1982, is the best exam- Business, Old North entered the com- ple of Georgetown’s look to the future. puter age through major renovation. Its Facilities: The New. The newest The center brings together, under the Federal-style architecture and interior addition to Georgetown’s campus is the world’s largest solar electric roof, all of now provide a majestic backdrop for the Southwest Quadrangle, which opened the University’s teaching programs in bustle of the computer center and fac- Fall 2003. The 188.5 million dollar ini- comparative and regional studies, inter- ulty