N e w s l e t t e r A P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e A l u m n i W - C l u b Western University’s Of cial Alumni Athletic Letterwinners Organization Vol. 8, No. 3 / October, 2011

Four Hilltopper Greats to be Inducted into WKU Athletic Hall of Fame Four former WKU athletes will be inducted as the 21st class into the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame in ceremonies set for Homecoming Weekend. The 2011 class includes Forest “Frosty” Able ( 1954-56), Kannard Johnson (basketball 1984-87), Mike Mur- ray ( 1977-80) and Jack Turner (basketball 1949-51, ‘54). The induction of the 2011 class brings to 126 the number ABLE JOHNSON MURRAY TURNER of former WKU athletes and coaches who have earned berths in the school’s Athletic by calling 1-888-WKU-ALUM (1-888-958- not yet paid their ‘11-12 dues may do so Hall of Fame since its founding in 1991. 2586) or, locally in the Bowling Green area, online via credit card or at the door with a The 2011 class will be inducted in cer- 745-4395; OR, by contacting either W-Club prior reservation. emonies highlighting the annual W-Club Treasurer Bill Edwards (270-745-6026; bill. The inductees will also be honored in Homecoming Brunch, set for 10 a.m. [email protected]) or W-Club Secretary ceremonies on Field at halftime (CDT), Saturday, Oct. 22, on the main ! oor Paul Just (270-792-4247; paul.just@wku. of the annual Homecoming Football Game, of E.A. Diddle Arena on the WKU campus edu). set to kickoff at 3 p.m., that afternoon. in Bowling Green. Each W-Club member who has paid Head Coach Willie Taggart will pit his Tickets for the event, which is open to his/her 2011-12 dues is entitled to two Hilltoppers against the general public, are $15 each and can complimentary tickets to the event; how- foe Louisiana-Lafayette at Houchens - be purchased and/or reserved — online ever, seating is limited and reservations Smith Stadium. Tickets for the game are at alumni.wku.edu (click on “Events Cal- MUST be made — either online or with available by calling 1-800-5-BIG-RED (or endar” down the column on the left just Edwards or Just — to ensure seating is 270-745-5222). A reminder: W-Club mem- under the “Big Red” box; scroll down the available. Non-members, and the general bers with a valid 2011-12 membership card list and click on “W-Club Homecoming public, are welcome, but must purchase are entitled to one free ticket to the football Brunch”; then click on the “Registration” tickets — either online (see above) or with game as well. box and  ll out the reservation form); OR, Edwards or Just. Letterwinners who have

Matt Myers Named Hilltopper Baseball Coach Matt Myers, who (‘00-04) coaching at UNC-Asheville (the (474) and second in fewest walks allowed has 18 years Division last four as the head coach); and two sea- (167). The staff averaged 8.2 I experience as a head sons (‘96-97) as a at Tennessee, per nine and 2.89 walks allowed coach, assistant coach following a year at Cal State-Sacramento per nine innings which ranked 28th and and student-athlete, and a season at Sacramento City College. 17th in the nation, respectively. The team and worked the pre- The Hilltopper pitching staff has posted a 4.33 ERA, ranking 29th in the na- vious four years as an showed signi cant improvement under tion, and was led by SBC Pitcher of the assistant on the WKU his guidance,  nishing in the top three in Year Matt Ridings. staff, has been named team ERA in the Sun Belt Conference in At the conclusion of the 2010 season, WKU’s new head MYERS three of the last four seasons. three of Myers’ were chosen in baseball coach. In 2011, the WKU pitching staff  n- the MLB First-Year Player Draft — soph- Myers has coached 28 professional ished  rst in the league in fewest walks omore Rye Davis (36th round; Cleve- draftees/free agents signees, 16 all-con- allowed (178), second in saves (13) and land Indians); reliever Bart Carter (39th- ference pitchers, six freshman All-Amer- third in strikeouts (414). The Hilltop- round; Minnesota Twins); and Ridings icans, three  rst-team All-Americans, two pers were led by sophomore Tanner Per- (41st round; Kansas City Royals). conference pitchers of the year and two kins (2nd team All-SBC after leading the In 2009, the Hilltopper staff (5.47 ERA, conference freshmen of the year. Myers, league with his 2.32 ERA). Right-hander 450 strikeouts) was led by SBC Pitcher of who served the last two seasons as WKU’s Justin Hageman was named a Louisville the Year Matt Hightower. Three Topper associate head coach, has also coached Slugger Freshman All-American and the pitchers were drafted: reliever J.B. Pax-  ve pitchers selected in the top 10 rounds SBC Freshman of the Year. Phil Wetherell son (13th round; Los Angeles Dodgers), of the draft. was selected in the 8th round of the draft junior Ridings (25th round; Washington Prior to joining the Hilltopper staff by the New York Yankees. Nationals) and Evan Teague (35th round; in 2008, he spent three seasons as an aide The 2010 season also saw the Hilltop- Blue Jays). on the Auburn staff (2005-07);  ve years pers  nish  rst in the league in strikeouts Topper Tidbits

Jordyn Skinner National Player of the Week WKU junior outside hitter Jordyn Skinner was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Divi- sion I National Player of the Week following DONAHUE RICE GUERRA IGAUNE her performance for the week ending Sept. Igaune, Guerra Named First-Team All-America, Kipchirchir is 11. She is the second Second Team Pick Lady Topper to earn the award (former middle hitter Amanda Three members of the WKU track and  eld team were honored by the Schiff picked up the honor in 2003). Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) in June. Hammer She was also the CollegiateVolleybal- thrower Laura Igaune and javelin thrower Ignacio "Nacho" Guerra were named  rst- lUpdate.com National Player of the Week, team All-America and Shadrack Kipchirchir was named second-team All-America for and is the second Lady Topper to win that their efforts at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. award (the  rst — Julie Noe in ‘07). Igaune earned  rst-team all-America honors for her seventh-place  nish in the ham- Skinner led the Lady Toppers to a 4-0 mer. Her mark of 207-4 on her third attempt was her best of the day. A native of Riga, week and was MVP of the WKU Tourna- Latvia, Igaune is the WKU and Latvian national record holder in the hammer throw, ment. She  nished the week with 80 kills and becomes just the second Lady Topper thrower to earn all-America honors, joining (5.71 per set), a .321 hitting percentage, 50 former javelin thrower Lori Kokkola (‘80). digs (3.57 per set), and 13 total blocks. In Guerra also had a seventh-place  nish in the javelin to earn  rst-team All-America three matches, she had double-doubles in honors. His mark of 235-8 in the third round was his best of the competition. A native kills and digs. She recorded double-digit of Santiago, Chile, Guerra is the WKU and Chilean national record holder in the javelin, kills in each of WKU's four matches. and becomes the  rst javelin thrower in Hilltopper history to earn All-America honors, and the  rst thrower to score in the NCAA meet since Raigo Toompuu in the discus in Donahue, Rice Named WKU 2005. After earning All-America honors in cross country in the fall, Kipchirchir joins an elite Student-Athletes of the Year list of WKU track and  eld athletes as one of only 13 individuals to earn multiple all- Swimmer Claire Donahue and baseball America honors in a career on the Hill. He placed 16th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA catcher Matt Rice were named WKU’s outdoor meet, clocking a time of 29:38.39, ultimately earning second-team All-America 2010-11 Female and Male accolades. The last Hilltopper to earn All-America honors in the 10,000 meters was Nick Student-Athletes of the Year. They were Aliwell in 1995. selected by vote of the WKU athletic ad- These three honorees mark the 77th, 78th, and 79th individual All-America awards in ministration. WKU's storied track and  eld history. Donahue, a senior All-American from First-team All-America honors were given to those who placed in the championships' Lenoir City, Tenn., graduated with a de- top eight, while second-team honors were handed out to those who earned  nal classi - gree in social work. She was second in cations between ninth and 16th place. Others who participated earn honorable mention the nation in the 100-yard butter! y event at the 2011 NCAA Championships, the highest  nish in WKU history. She also 49 WKU Athletes Graduate at Spring Commencement placed 14th in the nation in the 200-yard Forty-nine student-athletes, representing 18 sports, graduated in WKU spring com- butter! y. Donahue  nished her WKU mencement ceremonies in May. They obtained degrees in 23 different majors. career as the school-record holder in both Three student-athletes — Jordan Magruder (psychology/religious studies), Em- the 100 and 200 butter! y along with eight ily Wolf (hospitality management and dietetics/systems management) and Kelly Potts individual Sun Belt titles. (marketing/communication studies) — had double majors. Three additional student- Rice, a senior from Johnson City, Tenn., athletes — Rachel Friedman (physical education), Leslie King (health care administra- graduated with a 4.0 grade average tion) and Arnika Brown (recreation and sport administration) — earned master’s de- and was named the “Outstanding Gradu- grees. The football team had 11 student-athletes graduating, the most of any sport, ating Senior" in the Mechanical Engineer- followed by eight from baseball. ing Program. He ranks as WKU’s all-time The athletes who graduated included former Topper All-American Mel Mitchell, a leader in base hits and runs batted in. An defensive back who was a  nalist for the Buck Buchanan Award in 2001 – an award giv- All-Sun Belt catcher, he was named the en annually to the top defensive player in I-AA football. He was a 5th-round draft pick Capital One Academic All-American of of the New Orleans Saints in the April, 2002 draft and elected to leave school to pursue a the Year for baseball. career in the pro ranks. He was a pro for seven years, playing for both the Saints and the New England Patriots, before turning his attention to completing work on his degree. Your Alumni W-Club Now Offers He graduated with an Interdisciplinary Studies degree with an emphasis in Education. LifeTime Memberships . WKU has had more individuals honored for academic success by the Sun Belt Con- Check it Out at www.wkusports.com ference than any other league school in each of the last 6 years, and 10 of The Univer- (then click on W-Club). sity’s 15 athletic programs have a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better. page 2 Topper Tidbits

• Will Beard won the 2011 Bowling Green City Amateur Championship after his runner-up ! nish in the Pickens Ama- teur Championship. He played six stellar rounds in three public city tournaments to win. He did not win any of the tour- neys, but his overall performance earned him the City Amateur trophy. • Three Topper golfers — Will Beard, Logan Edelen and Alex Yost — ! nished RAINEY DOYLE OUTERBRIDGE HAGEMAN in the top third of the 71-player ! eld at the Kentucky State Amateur in early June. Topper Football Athletes on Rice is Capital One Academ- Beard tied for 7th place; Edelen was 19th; National Award “Watch Lists” ic All-American of the Year and Yost was 20th. Former Topper Char- lie Cornette (MG ‘98-00) was 26th. Senior RB Bobby Rainey WKU senior catcher Matt Rice was • Freshman Brandon Beckham is one of named the Capital One Baseball Academ- Paul Hornung Award four golfers in Kentucky to receive $2,500 ic All-American of the Year in May by (50 nominees; most versatile player) scholarships from PowerBilt . The the College Sports Information Directors other three play at Harvard, Kentucky of America (CoSIDA). and Pikeville. The four were among 500 (51 nominees; best running back) A mechanical engineering major with players on the Kentucky PGA Pepsi Ju- Maxwell Award a 4.00 GPA, Rice’s ! rst-team Academic nior Golf Tour. (66 nominees; outstanding all-around player) All-America selection this year improves • Heather Boyan , a freshman from Mun------on his second team selection as a junior. ster, Ind., was on the 1st Alliance Club in Junior TE Jack Doyle He earned third-team honors as a sopho- more. the AAU Nationals in Orlando. Her team All-State AFCA Good Works Team Rice is the only catcher among the 33 placed 3rd in the 18 Open Division. (132 nominees; volunteer/community service) • Five Hilltopper athletes were named players who earned Academic All-Amer- to the US Track & Field and Cross Coun- John Mackey Award ica honors in the University Division. try Coaches Association Division I All- (32 nominees; best tight end) Other Hilltopper baseball Academic Academic Team. Representing the Lady All-Americans are Jack Glasser (1973), Toppers on the list were Vasity Chem- US Olympic Trials in both the 100 and Erick Rosa (1997), Matt Payton (2010) and weno, Michelle Finn, Monteka Flowers 200 backstroke at the Gulf Coast Matt Ridings (2010). and Laura Igaune , while Shadrack Kip- Senior Championships. She won both chirchir was named to the men’s team. events with times of 1:03.72 and 2:15.93. Donahue Named First Team • WKU pitcher Justin Hageman was The Trials are next June in Omaha. named to the 2011 Louisville Slugger • Senior Mallory Outerbridge was Mid-Major All-America Freshman All-America Team (selected named the Palatinohe MVP of the 2011 WKU 2011 senior Claire Donahue by Collegiate Baseball) in early June. The W-League in Seattle after leading the was named a First Team Mid-Major All- rookie right-hander was 8-5 (6-2 in the league in both scoring (37 points) and American by CollegeSwimming.com in Sun Belt) with a 3.22 ERA. goals scored (17) in 12 matches with her May. Nineteen women and seven men • Senior Doug Kleeschulte quali! ed for Ottawa Fury club. earned the honor based on qualifying for the US Amateur Golf Championships in • Senior forward Steffphon Pettigrew the 2011 NCAA Division I Swimming & August. Kleeschulte also quali! ed for the was honored as the Sun Belt Conference Diving Championships. The honor is nation’s top amateur tournament in 2007. Player of the Year by website CollegeIn- the second for Donahue. An additional Past champions of the event include Bob- sider.com. A ! rst-team All SBC pick, he 118 male and 116 female swimmers were by Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, was also honored by the National Asso- awarded Honorable Mention status, in- and . ciation of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on cluding 10 from WKU — Lady Toppers • Junior Hilary Mishler quali! ed for the its All-District 24 Second Team. Claire Alexandre, Hilary Mishler, Alex- andrea Van Oost and Brittany Doss along with Hilltoppers Kevin Knezevich, Billy Kunkel, David Menchinger, Luke Musser, Adam Dajka and Nick Slattery. It is the second career honor for Doss and Mish- ler. Honorable mention selections are swimmers who were entered with NCAA `B' standards, but not selected for the 2011 NCAA Championships meet.

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and plan on attending the annual W-Club Homecoming Brunch & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony WKU-UofL Game to be Main Floor, E.A. Diddle Arena / 10:00 a.m. Reservations — online at alumni.wku.edu (click on “Events Calendar” down the column on the left just under the “Big Red” box; Televised on ESPN2 scroll down the list and click on “W-Club Homecoming Brunch”; then click on the “Registration” box and fi ll out the reservation form); OR, call 1-888-WKU-ALUM (1-888-958-2586) or, locally, 745-4395; OR, contact either W-Club Treasurer Bill Edwards WKU’s men’s basketball game at Lou- (270-745-6026; [email protected]) or W-Club Secretary Paul Just (270-792-4247; [email protected]). isville’s KFC Yum! Center Dec. 23 will be televised on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. (EST). Toppers to Face Tulsa in Charleston Classic Opener It will be the " nal game in a four-year agreement between the schools. A new WKU is set to face the Tulsa Hurricane in the tournament opener of the Charleston four-year series begins in the 2012-13 sea- Classic Nov. 17 in Charleston, S.C. son with a game at Bridgestone Arena in The tournament will be played November 17, 18 and 20 and features eight teams. Each Nashville. WKU will host the UofL in team will play three games at Carolina First Arena, with the WKU-Tulsa game kick- E.A. Diddle Arena in the 2014-15 season. ing off the tourney at 11:30 a.m. (CT), Nov. 17. The other " rst-round matchups in the The Hilltoppers lead the series 39-35. 2011 Charleston Classic are LSU-Northwestern, VCU-Seton Hall and Tech-St. Joseph’s. WKU will face either LSU or Northwestern in the second round the next day. The 2011 Charleston Classic is hosted by ESPN and The Southern Conference. page 4 Following the Toppers WKU Football, Men’s Basketball Add Series with Southern Miss in 2011-12 WKU has entered into agreements to play home-and-home series with Southern Miss in both football and men’s basketball, beginning when the Golden Eagles travel to Bowl- Soccer ing Green during the 2012 football season. Coach: Jason Neidell The September 22, 2012 game at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium will be the Record to date: 7-5; 2-2 Sun Belt ! rst gridiron meeting between WKU and Southern Miss, a member of Conference USA. October The Golden Eagles have had 17-straight winning seasons and have played in nine con- 7 (Fri) Florida International * / 6 pm secutive bowl games. 9 (Sun) Florida Atlantic * / 1 pm The addition of Southern Miss to the 2012 home football slate gives WKU six games in 14 (Fri) at Louisiana-Monroe * / 4 pm Bowling Green in both the 2011 and 2012 seasons. 16 (Sun) at Louisiana-Lafayette * / 1 The second game in the football series will take place during the 2016 season when pm WKU heads to Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg. 20 (Thu) Troy * / 6 pm In addition, WKU will also begin a series with the Golden Eagles in men’s basket- 23 (Sun) at South Alabama * / 1 pm ball. The Hilltoppers will travel to Hattiesburg during the 2012-13 season, and the two 23 (Sun) Middle Tennessee * / 6 pm schools will play in E.A. Diddle Arena during the 2013-14 season. November WKU has won all three previous men’s basketball meetings with the Golden Eagles, 2-5 (Wed-Sat) at Sun Belt Tourney (1) including two in Bowling Green. WKU defeated Southern Miss 80-56 in 1958 and also * Sun Belt Conference Game / Home games in boldface won games in 2001 and 2002. (1) Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Swimming & Diving (men & women) Coach: Bruce Marchionda WKU and Russell Athletic Agree to 4-Year Extension October WKU Athletics and Russell Athletic have agreed to a four-year, $1.735 million exten- 15 (Sat) Red-White Intrasquad / 1 pm sion of their sponsorship agreement. The extension takes effect July 1, 2012 (following 29 (Sat) UK+Vandy at Nashville / 1 pm the expiration of the current ! ve-year sponsorship arrange- November ment), and runs through June, 2016. 4 (Fri) Clemson + Ga Tech (1) / 6 pm Russell Athletic continues its designation as “The Of! cial 18-20 (Fr-Su) Hilltopper Inv (2) / all day Team Uniform and Apparel Out! tter of Western Kentucky Uni- December versity Athletics” and all 19 WKU athletic teams will wear Rus- 1-3 (Th-Sa) AT&T Nationals (3) / all day sell Athletic designed apparel. 3 (Sat) Fairmont St + Marshall (3) / 2 pm Russell also receives category exclusivity for licensed apparel at all University book- January stores and Stadium/Arena concessions. The agreement also includes stadium and arena 14 (Sat) at Fla Atlantic / 1 pm signage, public address announcements and in-game video board recognition, and com- 21 (Sat) Cumberland (Ky.) / 1 pm mercials during WKU radio and television broadcasts. 28 (Sat) at Southern Illinois / 1 pm Russell Athletic is a Fruit of the Loom company with corporate of! ces located in Bowl- February ing Green. The company is more than 100 years old and is the leading supplier of team 22-25 (We-Sa) at Sun Belt Championships (4) uniforms at the high school, college and professional level. March 15-17 (Th-Sa) Women’s NCAA Champs (5) 22-24 (Th-Sa) Men’s NCAA Champs (6) Home games in boldface / (1) , Ga. WKU Athletics Joins 3rd Annual United Way Day of Caring (2) Bill Powell Natatorium / (3) Huntington, W.Va. (4) , Texas / (5) Auburn, Ala. A total of 137 WKU staff members, coaches and student-athletes participated in the (6) Seattle, Wash. United Way of Southern Kentucky’s 3rd Annual Day of Caring on Wednesday, July 27th. WKU’s participation is a component of the Athletics Department’s Hilltoppers with Heart Volleyball Community Service program. Coach: Travis Hudson The WKU volleyball team volunteered to help with the PLARN project in Downing Record to date: 17-2; 4-1 Sun Belt University Center from, helping to create plastic yarn (PLARN) from grocery bags. The October yarn was crocheted into mats and will be given to the homeless in the area to provide 7 (Fri) Troy * / 7 pm more comfortable sleeping conditions. 8 (Sat) South Alabama * / 5 pm The WKU men’s basketball team volunteered on the grounds of Riverview at Hobson 14 (Fri) Fla. International * / 6 pm Grove where they helped to paint interior walls of a small home. The Cottage provides 15 (Sat) Fla. Atlantic * / 2 pm important storage for the historic house museum. 18 (Tue) at Cincinnati * / 6:30 pm The WKU football team and WKU staff members helped with indoor and outdoor 21 (Fri) at Louisiana-Lafayette * / 7 pm clean-up projects all day at the Houchens Center. They helped wash windows, polish 22 (Sat) at Louisiana-Monroe * / 6 pm silverware, clean light ! xtures, paint porch benches, weed " ower beds and improve the 28 (Fri) Denver * / 7 pm appearance of the wall on the side street of the center. 29 (Sat) North Texas * / 12 noon Hilltoppers with Heart is designed to give WKU student-athletes, coaches and staff the November opportunity to make an impact in our community by volunteering. WKU Athletics part- 4 (Fri) at South Alabama * / 7 pm nered with the United Way to participate in the 3rd Annual Day of Caring — the ! rst 5 (Sat) at Troy * / 3 pm project of the Hilltoppers with Heart community service program. 11 (Fri) at Middle Tennessee * / 7 pm Incorporated as a charitable non-pro! t entity in 1956, United Way of Southern Ken- 17-19 (Thu-Sat) at Sun Belt Tourney (1) tucky has long served a major role in the community by bringing people together to * Sun Belt Conference Game / Home games in boldface create opportunities that make a measurable difference in the quality of life for people. (1) Miami, Fla. As part of the United Way of Southern Kentucky’s 3rd Annual Day of Caring , hundreds of volunteers from throughout the community join local non-pro! t organizations and work to make real changes in people’s lives. page 5 Topper Alumni Notes • Bill Bathurst (BB ‘68-69) was inducted WKU retires Jack Glasser’s Jersey into the Allegany County Hall of Fame in March. He threw a no-hitter in Hilltopper Jack Glasser, who was WKU’s ! rst Athlete baseball’s ! rst home game at of the Year in 1973, became the ! rst Hilltopper Field in 1969. He spent 37 years in the baseball athlete to have a jersey (#14) retired by Hinsdale, N.Y., area schools, 17 of those The University in a pregame ceremony before as athletics director while also serving the Toppers’ game against Kentucky at Bowl- stints coaching 8 different sports. He is a ing Green Ballpark on April 19. member of the New York State Coaches’ WKU baseball’s ! rst All-American, Glasser Association Century Club in baseball and was a 4-year starter at catcher for the Hilltop- two other area Halls of Fame. pers and was selected to the All-OVC team in • Former Lady Topper basketball stand- 1971, ‘72 and ‘73. The Bowling Green native also served as te am captain for legendary out Arnika Brown (WB ‘08-11) has signed coach Jim Pickens during his ! nal two seasons and ! nished with a career batting aver- to play pro basketball for Kotka Peli-Kar- age of .326. He a career-high .364 in the 1972-73 campaign. hut in the Division-1 league in Finland. Glasser was inducted into the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999, and has been a • Valerie Brown (WTrk ‘07-09) has joined longtime supporter of WKU baseball. the Austin Peay State University women’s After ! nishing medical school at the University of Louisville and returning to the track staff as an assistant coach. area, Glasser began the slow but steady process of drumming up support for the WKU • Benson Callier (MB ‘06) conducted his baseball program in the area. third “Pro Experience Basketball Camp” in Grove City, Pa., in August. Callier played last season with the Edmonton can this year and the 14th fastest time in dedicated to training youth and young Energy of the International Basketball the World — at the USA Swimming Long adults in the science and art of Olympic- League. Previously, he played in the Course Nationals in Palo Alto, Calif. She style boxing. One of only two women in Premier Basketball League and in Swe- is the ! rst female swimmer from WKU to the nation with the highest level of boxing den. Callier has also played in the NBA participate in the Pan American Games. coaching certi! cation, Halbert has a doc- Development League. He was named to • Claire Donahue (WSwi ‘08-11) and torate in sociology. the 2009 Pro Basketball News ’ All-Minors Nick Slattery (MSwi ‘08-11) were among • Clem Haskins (MB ‘65-67; MB Head Team. Also participating in the camp was swimmers recognized by the 2010-11 Col- Coach ‘80-86; MB Ast Coach ‘77-80) has former Lady Topper Dominique Duck lege Swimming Honors. Slattery was been named one of the top ! ve point (WB ‘06-08, ‘10), who is now on the coach- named the Male Walk-on Swimmer of the guards in the history of the Chicago Bulls ing staff at Slippery Rock University. Year award winner while Donahue was franchise in the NBA. He played 3 sea- • Joe Bill Campbell (FB ‘63-64) has been one of eight honorable mention honorees sons with the Bulls (late ‘60s). Others on inducted into the for the Female Breakout Swimmer of the that list were: Reggis Theus (‘78-84), Der- College of Law Alumni Association Hall Year award. rick Rose (current), Norm Van Lier (‘70s) of Fame. A former member of the WKU • Jim Dunn (MB ‘61-63) has been elect- and B.J. Armstrong (‘90s). Board of Regents (the chair from 1982- ed for induction into the Blount County • Sergio Kerusch (MB ‘09-11) has signed 84), Campbell is a highly regarded Ken- (Tenn.) Sports Hall of Fame in October. a 3-year deal to play pro basketball tucky lawyer and also served 9 years on He starred at Alcoa HS and then at WKU. with Aris Thessalonikiin in Greece’s A1 the Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary A 3-year starter for the Hilltoppers, he League. Since his father is German, Ker- Education (including 3 years as chair). was was the ! rst Blount County athlete to usch will count as a European player for • Dr. Kim Carpenter (VB ‘98-99) owns play in the NCAA tournament. the roster requirements which limit the her chiropractic practice, the Awaken to • Allen Edwards (MB Ast Coach ‘10-11) number of foreigners on overseas teams. Wellness Center, in Louisville, her home- joined the staff at Wyoming as an assis- • Andy Lano , a member of the Hilltopper town. She also serves as team chiroprac- tant coach in April. men’s golf team in the early-to-mid 1980s, tor for the UofL Athletic Department. • (Head FB Coach ‘03- was inducted into the Maine Golf Hall • Dwayne Casey (MB Ast Coach ‘80- 09; Ast FB Coach ‘96-02) has joined the of Fame in September 2010. Lano, who 81, ‘82-86) was named head coach of the Franklin-Simpson HS football staff as de- graduated from high school in Maine, has Toronto Raptors after the former Dallas fensive coordinator. been a PGA tour since 1987, work- Mavericks assistant helped lead that club • Kurt Freyberger (MTen ‘86-87) has ing with pros such as WKU’s Kenny Per- to the NBA title. Previously, Casey spent been promoted to chief ! nancial of! cer ry, Michele Wie, D.J. Brigman, Jim Carter 11 seasons as an aide at Seattle. of Cincinnati Bell, Inc. He has been with and Trip Kuehne at events that include • Glynn Cyprien (MB Ast Coach ‘94-95) that company since 2005. Freyberger will The Masters and the Ryder Cup. has been named associate head basketball be responsible for Cincinnati Bell’s cor- • Stan Markham (BB ‘66-69) — teacher, coach on new coach Billy Kennedy’s staff porate accounting, ! nance, treasury and coach and businessman — was a mem- at Texas A&M. A veteran of 24 years as tax functions, as well as investor relations ber of the 20th class to be inducted into a college coach, “Cyp” has worked on the and corporate communications. the Bowling Green High School “Hall of staff at 11 different schools. • David Graves (WB Ast Coach ‘02-11) Honor” at ceremonies at the school April • Claire Donahue (WSwi ‘08-11) has has joined the Ole Miss women’s basket- 30. been selected to compete for the United ball staff as an assistant coach. He also • Josh Matthews (WB Ast Coach ‘97-99) States in the 2011 Pan American Games served a stint as head coach at Wofford took over as the girls basketball coach at in Guadalajara, Mexico in October. She before returning to the Hill in 2002. Franklin-Simpson HS in June after spend- will compete in the 100 butter" y. Dona- • Christy Halbert (VB ‘89-91) is the head ing 12 years coaching college basketball hue placed 2nd in the event with a time of coach/president of Nashville’s Boxing Re- at Henderson State, Labette Community 58.05 — the 2nd fastest time for an Ameri- source Center, a non-pro! t organization College and Missouri-Rolla. page 6 WKU Athletic Staff Notes

Topper Alumni Notes • Jim McDaniels (MB ‘69-71) is among play in that All-Star Game. He was one of 12 individuals who have been elected for three Jamestown Jammers to suit up. Rice In Memorium induction into the Dawahares/KHSAA was named to the ABCA All-South Cen- Hall of Fame in ceremonies scheduled for tral Region First Team in June. He was an Carl Chelf (BB ‘57-58) April 28, 2012 in Lexington. “Big Mac”, ABCA regional 2nd-team pick in ‘09. He Bowling Green, Ky. / April 25 (age 73) a product of Allen County HS, is one of was also a 2011 All-Sun Belt pick and a Dr. Dero Downing only four prep players in Kentucky histo- member of the SBC All-Tourney Team. (MB ‘41-43; MTen ‘ 41-42) ry with more than 3,000 points and 2,000 • Matt Robson (MSoc ‘93-96), an asso- Bowling Green, Ky. / April 4 (age 89) rebounds. After averaging 38 points and ciate principal at East Oldham Middle 25 rebounds a game as a senior in 1967, he School near LaGrange, was sworn in as Joe Glasser (MTen ‘70-73) was named Kentucky’s “Mr. Basketball.” an United States citizen in ceremonies in Louisville, Ky. / Aug. 31 (age 61) • Cristy (Earnhardt) McKinney (WB Ast Louisville, Sept. 2. He came to this coun- Coach ‘83-84, ‘86-93) has joined the wom- try from Liverpool, England, to attend Jim Huter (MB ‘43-46) en’s basketball staff at Elon as an assistant WKU and play soccer for the Hilltoppers. Greencastle, Ind. / Jan. 30 (age 85) coach. In addition to her years on the • Ashley Shelley (Cheer) has been named Lady Topper staff, McKinney has served program manager for Junior Achieve- Harold McGuffey (MB ‘40-41) stints as head coach at Monevallo (Ala.), ment of SouthCentral Kentucky, Inc., a Bowling Green, Ky. / July 18 (age 91) Rice and Clemson. nonpro! t organization covering Logan, Leonard Mullins • Archie Miller (MB Ast Coach ‘03) was Simpson and Warren counties. Previ- (BB ‘70-71) named men’s basketball head coach at ously, Shelley served as communications Louisville, Ky. / May 16 (age 63) Dayton in April. and research coordinator for the Bowling Larry Nutter (FB ‘56-59; Trk ‘57-59) • Matilda (Willis) Mossman (WB ‘77) Green Arena Chamber of Commerce. New Albany, Ind. / Aug. 9 (age 73) has been named head coach of the wom- • Boris Siakam (MB ‘05-08) was selected en’s basketball program at the University to play on the US All-Star Team in the Bill Pegues (Honarary) of Tulsa. Continental Club Basketball Champion- Bowling Green, Ky. / May 4 (age 86)

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Y P Z [ \ O [ ] ^ _ R Z O ` a b c d e f I P g b h i X staff at Mississippi State in early July. Argentina, Germany and China. • Julia Noe (VB ‘06-09) joined the vol- • Abbie Siljendahl (VB ‘06-09) has leyball staff at UT-Martin as an assistant joined the Lady Topper Volleyball staff coach. Previously, she had served as a as a graduate assistant coach. She earned (MB ‘85-86, ‘88-89) made the presentation. voluntary aide at WKU and as an assis- her bachelor’s degree in business man- The Beard Award is given annually to a tant coach of the Kentucky-Indiana Vol- agement from WKU in 2009. person who has contributed to excellence leyball Academy in Louisville. • Steve Small (WB Head Coach ‘97-01; in basketball in Kentucky. Todd has been • Todor Pandov (MB ‘00-02, ‘04; MB Ast Coach ‘84-97) was named head bas- a driving force for the recognition and ap- Strength Coach ‘08-10) has joined the Mis- ketball coach at Assumption HS in Louis- preciation for Kentucky Mr. Basketball souri Athletics staff as the strength and ville in the late spring. winners. conditioning coach for men’s basketball. • Harry Todd (MB ‘60-62) was the recipi- • Amy Wright (WB Ast Coach ‘07-08) has • Juan Pattillo (MB ‘11) was selected on ent of the 2010 Ralph Beard Award given joined the Arizona State women’s basket- the 2011 Lou Henson All-America Team, by the Kentucky Mr. Basketball Associa- ball staff as an assistant coach. which honors the top mid-major players tion. Association president Steve Miller in Division I college basketball. • J.B. Paxson (BB ‘07-08) has joined the football coaching staff at prep alma mat- er, Center Grove (Ind.) High School. Af- ter going 5-2 with a 3.02 ERA with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Midwest League af- ! liate, the Great Lakes (Mich.) Loons, last season, he elected to leave pro baseball to pursue a career in teaching and coaching. • Steffphon Pettigrew (MB ‘08-11) has signed to play pro basketball with Atletico Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Basket- ball — a league that has been in existence since 1915 — in Uruguay. • Brian Rector (Ast FB Coach ‘09-10) is the new head football coach at Centennial HS in Nashville. • Matt Rice (BB ‘08-11), a catcher with the Hudson Valley Renegades was one of The “50s Football Bunch” , a group of Hilltopper football athletes from the 1950s, held their an- ! ve players on his club selected to play nual reunion Sept. 10-14 at RiverBreeze Cabin on Cumberland River in Monroe County. Pictured in the New York-Penn League All-Star here are: kneeling (left-right) — Ken Griffi n and David Miller; fi rst row — Lewis Johnson, Jim Game. Rice was leading Hudson Valley Tittle, Norval Baird, Frank Payne, Joe Cunningham and Mel Vogel; second row — Jerry Wilder, with his .294 batting average. Terrence Bill Holt, Winton Boone, Gerald Poynter, Jack Theuerkauf, Delane Simpson and Bob Bradford. Not Dayleg (BB ‘07-09) was also selected to pictured : Yogi Meadors and Ron Sheffer. page 7 The Alumni W-Club E.A. Diddle Arena Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics 1605 Avenue of Champions Bowling Green, KY 42101-6412 e-mail — [email protected] (270) 792-4247 Address Service Requested Homecoming ‘11 Saturday, Oct. 22

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WKU Athletic Staff Notes • Tim Riley has returned to his alma mater as assistant women’s basketball coach. He was 338-215 in 21 seasons as a prep boys coach, including 307-128 in the last 14 years at Warren Central HS (8 appearances in the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen and a state championship in 2004). He is a member of the KABC Court of Honor. • Willie Taggart was ranked as the 4th GORDON KUMAR MORTON WHITAKER best ! rst-year football coach in the na- tion for the 2010 season by Athlon Sports , • Brian Bidlingmyer and Brandon Kuhn the past 4 years, has joined the WKU a national sports publication and website. have joined the Topper basketball staff. staff. His men’s and women’s teams each Louisville’s was No. 1 on Bidlingmyer, who spent the past six years earned conference titles in ’10. An alum the list, followed by Florida State’s Jimbo at UW-Milwaukee, will serve as Director of Ft. Campbell HS, he attended Lindsey Fisher and Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly. of Player Development. Kuhn comes to Wilson, where he was a two-time NAIA UK’s Joker Phillips was No. 11. the Hill from Texas Tech and will be the champ and eight-time All-American. • Curtis Turley (WB Student Ast Coach strength & conditioning coach. • Kirin Kumar has joined the Lady Top- ‘74-76) has joined the Lady Topper staff • Brendan Dougherty has joined the Hill- per softball staff as assistant coach. She as director of basketball operations. In topper baseball staff as an assistant coach came to The Hill from the staff at North 32 seasons in the Kentucky high school after spending six seasons as an aide at Carolina. Prior to her year at UNC, she ranks, he compiled a 624-321 record, rank- Coastal Carolina where his teams made was at Tulsa for ! ve seasons. ing 11th in the state in victories. He is a ! ve appearances in the NCAA Tourney. • Jake Morton has joined the Topper member of the KABC Court of Honor. • Stu Holt , who spent six seasons (2003- men’s basketball staff as assistant coach af- • Camryn Whitaker (WB ‘01-02, ‘04-05) 09) on the Topper football staff, has re- ter spending four seasons at Miami (Fla.). is back at WKU as an assistant basketball turned as an assistant to work with with Three Hurricane teams he worked with coach. She was at Missouri State for three the offensive tackles and tight ends. In posted 20-win seasons. He also worked seasons and at Austin Peay the two years 2010 he was an aide at Tennessee State. on the basketball staffs at James Madison, prior to that. As a Lady Topper, she had • Jamaine Gordon , the track and cross St. Francis (Pa.) and Bowie (Md.) State. 117 starts on teams that won 97 games country coach at Union (Ky.) College Morton played pro ball in Israel. and made four postseason appearances.