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2012-13 St. John's Fencing 2012-13 ST. JOHN’S FENCING 30 2012-13 ST. JOHN’S FENCING MEDIA POLICIES All media requests for interviews with St. John’s CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Web sites that sponsor “message boards” or “chat fencing players and coaches should be directed to Credential requests must be made by sports editors rooms” where people are allowed to post anonymous Athletic Communications Assistant Ryan Gilbert 24 hours or sports directors on official letterhead no later than information or rumors are ineligible for credentials or in advance. five days prior to an event. They should be sent to the access to media functions. If a news-gathering medium The best time for in-season interviews, either in Athletic Communications Office, Room 157 Carnesecca has an online site that sponsors these anonymous forums, person or on the phone, is prior to or following practice. Arena, St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, they may continue to request credentials under their Interviews conducted prior to or following practice should Queens, NY 11439. They also may be faxed to 718-969- traditional medium, but will not be granted additional be held to a brief Q & A session. With advanced notice, 8468 or emailed to Ryan Gilbert at ryan.gilbert07@stjohns. passes or access for online staff. interviews with players can be arranged for other hours. edu. Credentials are not transferable and are subject Calling players at home or on mobile phones without to immediate revocation if transferred to non-working TELEPHONES permission from the St. John’s Athletic Communications office will members of a media outlet. Telephones and working media spaces are available not be allowed. Residence halls, training rooms and weight rooms St. John’s University and the NCAA prohibit on a first-come, first-served basis. There are a limited are off limits to the media. the issuance of credentials to representatives of number of telephones available in the Carnesecca Arena an organization that regularly publishes gambling media room B-03. information, such as “tout sheets” or “tip sheets.” 2012-13 SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS Fri. Oct. 12 October NAC (Div. 1) St. Louis, Mo. All Day GENERAL INFORMATION Sat. Oct. 13 October NAC (Div. 1) St. Louis, Mo. All Day Location ....................................................................... Queens, N.Y. Sun. Oct. 14 October NAC (Div. 1) St. Louis, Mo. All Day Founded ................................................................................... 1870 Mon. Oct. 15 October NAC (Div. 1) St. Louis, Mo. All Day Enrollment ............................................................................ 21,067 President .......................................Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. Athletic Director ...................................................... Chris Monasch Fri. Nov. 9 November NAC (Div. 1, Jr.) Virginia Beach, Va. All Day Nickname ......................................................................... Red Storm Sat. Nov. 10 November NAC (Div. 1, Jr.) Virginia Beach, Va. All Day Colors ....................................................................... Red and White Sun. Nov. 11 November NAC (Div. 1, Jr.) Virginia Beach, Va. All Day Home Venue ....................................................... Carnesecca Arena Mon. Nov. 12 November NAC (Div. 1, Jr.) Virginia Beach, Va. All Day Athletics Department Phone .............................. 1-888-GO-STORM Sun. Dec. 2 Brandeis Invitational Waltham, Mass. All Day COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................................................................ Yury Gelman Fri. Dec. 7 December NAC (Div. 1) Milwaukee, Wis. All Day Alma Mater ............................. Kiev Physical Education College ‘77 Sat. Dec. 8 December NAC (Div. 1) Milwaukee, Wis. All Day Highest Finish at St. John’s…………... NCAA Championship (2001) Assistant Coach ............................................... Mikhail Shimshovich Sun. Dec. 9 December NAC (Div. 1) Milwaukee, Wis. All Day Alma Mater ...,......................... Kiev Physical Education College ‘71 Mon. Dec. 10 December NAC (Div. 1) Milwaukee, Wis. All Day Assistant Coach ......................................................... Boris Vaksman Alma Mater ...,................................................................ Ukraine ‘81 Fri. Jan. 18 January NAC (Jr.) Louisville, Ky. All Day Office Phone ............................................................... 718-990-5027 Sat. Jan. 19 January NAC (Jr.) Louisville, Ky. All Day Sun. Jan. 20 January NAC (Jr.) Louisville, Ky. All Day TEAM INFORMATION Mon. Jan. 21 January NAC (Jr.) Louisville, Ky. All Day 2012 Finish at NCAAs ................................................................. 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................17/10 Sat. Jan. 26 St. John’s Invitational Queens, N.Y. All Day Newcomers .....................................................................................7 Number of NCAA Titles ...................................................... 1 (2001) Number of NCAA Runner-up Finishes .......................................... 5 Sun. Jan. 27 NYU Invitational New York, N.Y. All Day ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Sat. Feb. 23 Temple Invitational Philadelphia, Pa. All Day Senior Associate A.D. for Communications ................ Mark Fratto Athletic Communications Phone ...............................718-990-1520 Sun. Mar. 10 NCAA Northeast Regionals Queens, N.Y. All Day Office Fax ................................................................... 718-969-8468 Fencing Contact …..……............................................. Ryan Gilbert Thurs. Mar. 21 NCAA Championships San Antonio, Texas All Day Office Phone .............................................................. 718-990-1523 Fri. Mar. 22 NCAA Championships San Antonio, Texas All Day Gilbert’s Mobile Phone ..............................................212-203-2965 Gilbert’s E-mail.................................... [email protected] Sat. Mar. 23 NCAA Championships San Antonio, Texas All Day ...................................................... [email protected] Sun. Mar. 24 NCAA Championships San Antonio, Texas All Day Website ................................................www.RedStormSports.com Hotline/Ticket Info .............................................. 1-888-GO STORM Mailing Address ................................ Carnesecca Arena Room 157 ........................................................................ 8000 Utopia Parkway ............................................................................. Queens, NY 11439 TRACKING THE STORM Fencing Twitter: @stj_fencing Fencing Blog: www.RedStormSports.com/blog 1 2012-13 ST. JOHN’S FENCING REV. DONALD J. HARRINGTON, C.M. PRESIDENT, ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. assumed the programs such as internships and service learning; Presidency of St. John’s University in 1989. As and establishing the Vincentian Institute for Social the 15th President of one of the largest Catholic Action (VISA), which, among other purposes, universities in the United States, he has provided fosters collaboration between students and faculty leadership for an ambitious initiative that has to explore the causes of poverty and social injustice positioned the institution as a leader in higher throughout the globe and develop solutions. In education for the 21st century. 2011, cognizant of external challenges to higher His vision has resulted in an extraordinary education, particularly society’s perception of an in- transformation of the University into a “new” creasing gap between the cost of higher education St. John’s, with enhanced facilities, expanded and its perceived value, the University developed a academic initiatives, and an increasing global Strategic Repositioning Plan, focused on articulat- presence. The vision has been enabled by Fulfilling ing, measuring, and marketing the value of a St. the Dream, a capital campaign that ended in May John’s education. 2006, exceeding its goal and raising more than Shortly after his ordination as a Vincentian $271 million, the largest amount ever realized priest in 1973, Father Harrington was assigned to by a Catholic institution in New York State. New Niagara University, which, like St. John’s, is spon- buildings include: St. Thomas More Church, the gift sored by the Vincentians. He served as Instructor in of alumnus John V. Brennan and his wife, Anita, Religious Studies, Director of Student Activities, and which stands at the center of the Queens campus; Executive Vice President before being named the DaSilva Hall, a state-of-the-art classroom building, institution’s 22nd president – at 38 years old, the which opened in September 2004 on the Staten youngest ever appointed. Island campus; and Taffner Field House, which is Father Harrington has amassed a striking record located adjacent to Lou Carnesecca Arena on the of community and professional activity. He served Queens campus and named for the late Donald as a trustee of DePaul University, completed three and Eleanor Taffner. Most recently completed is the terms as a trustee of Niagara University, two terms engage in a unique component – service activities 127,000-square-foot D’Angelo Center, named for on the Board of Directors of the Association of designed to provide them with direct contact to alumnus and Chair of the Board of Trustees Peter Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), and the poor. D’Angelo and his wife, Peg. This impressive edifice, six years on the Board of Trustees of Immaculate Among the most transformative
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