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1 Table of Contents UNIVERSITY EMU ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan Our mission above all else, is to guide, sup- 2 Table of Contents Founded: 1849 3 EMU Media Relations Enrollment: 22,638 port and inspire our student-athletes in their 5 Rowing 101 President: Donald Loppnow pursuit of excellence- academically, athletically Nickname: Eagles and socially while maintaining a successful 6 2015 Roster/Schedule Colors: Green (349) and White Division I-A athletics program. 8 Doss/Burks Conference: Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Home Facility: Ford Lake 9 Caudill/ Gilmore VISION OF EMU ATHLETICS 10 Jeffrey/Schlosser ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Our vision is to become the premier program in Athletics Director: Heather Lyke the Mid-American Conference, both academi- 11 Sturgis/Allen Deputy Director of Athletics Christian Spears 12 Little/Lowry Sr. Assoc. AD/Administration: Chris Hoppe cally and athletically. Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA Erin Kido 13 Maguire/ Turner Sr. Assoc. AD/Finance Mike Malach CORE VALUES OF EMU ATHLETICS 14 Theisen/ Davis-Brady Assoc. AD/Compliance: Matt Jakobsze Four values guide and govern our action at all Assoc. AD/Development Dan McLean 15 Miller/Mocsari Asst. AD/Academics: Dr. Talea Drummer times and in all our affairs. The values define 16 Ali-Khodja/ Anderson Asst. AD/Media Relations: Greg Steiner “what we stand for” and “what we will not Asst. AD/Equipment Manager Ben Herman stand for.” These values include: 17 Begziak/ Bower Asst.AD/Sports Medicine Jennifer Brown 18 Bucci/ Forman Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Ed Sidlow Director of Sports Performance: Ron McKeefery ♦ Respect - We treat ourselves and those we 19 Fraleigh/ Havenaar Ticket Manager: Jeff Czachowski serve with dignity, kindness and respect. 20 Hawkinson/ Kinkade ♦ Integrity - We operate in a spirit of integrity ROWING STAFF 21 Lamphear/ Maddick Head Coach: Kemp Savage at all times and know that doing the right thing 22 Melendez/ Morris Office Phone Number: 734.487.6690 is of utmost importance. 23 Muir/ Oblanas Assistant Coach: Mike Bailey ♦ Passion - We have a strong work ethic and Graduate Assistant Coach: Beatrice Korte 24 Parker/ Rittenhouse are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us. 25 Rothert/ Sharples ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD/Media Relations: Greg Steiner ♦ Excellence - Excellence is the cornerstone 26 Stoll/ Tibbs Asst. Director of Media Relations: Sean Hostetter of all we do within our department, on cam- 27 Wells/ Wheeler Media Relations GA: Katie Gonzales pus, within the community, as well as on the Media Relations Intern/Rowing Contact: Dan Whitaker 29 Head Coach Kemp Savage Media Relations GA: Mark Panhorst regional and national levels. 30 Asst. Coach Mike Bailey Office Phone: 734.487.0317 or 0318 EMU Rowing on the Web 31 Grad Asst. Beatrice Korte Cell Phone: 734.478.8114 34-52 This is EMU Office E-mail: dwhitak4@emich,edu Mailing Address: 799 N. Hewitt Road Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Web site: EMUEagles.com EMUEagles.com twitter.com/emuathletics Over the past 10 years, some information that was once printed exclusively in EMU Athletics media guides has been moved to the department's official website, EMUEagles.com. Visit the wrestling home page to find such information. EMU on Mobile Devices Fans using mobile devices can access news, scores and schedules on emueagles.com/mobile Eagle All-Access Catch live matches along with interviews and highlights of Eastern Michigan student-athletes and coaches EMUEagles.com/rowing only on Eagle All-Access, the official video source Credits for EMU Athletics. Log-on Layout/Editor: Dan Whitaker Photography: to EMUEagles.com for more information. Assistant Editors: Greg Steiner Randy Mascharka, Steve King, Walt Middleton, Sean Hostetter Dick Schwarze, Wolverine Photo Katie Gonzales Mark Panhorst Information is current as of: April 21, 2016 © COPYRIGHT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY The 2015 EMU Rowing Media Guide was written by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. All text and photo content is property of 2 Eastern Michigan University and can not be reproduced without permission from the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. EMU Athletic Media Relations Greg Steiner Sean Hostetter Dan Whitaker Katie Gonzales Mark Panhorst Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations ..................................................... Greg Steiner Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0317 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.845.1132 E-mail ....................................................................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ...................................Football, Women’s Basketball, Golf and Web site Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations ............................................Sean Hostetter Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.218.3417 E-mail ........................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered .....................................................Volleyball, Men’s Basketball and Tennis Athletic Media Relations Assistant .....................................................................Dan Whitaker Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.478.8114 E-mail .........................................................................................................................dwhitak4@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ...........................................................................Baseball, Rowing, Wrestling Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ...............................................Katie Gonzales Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................773.512.6079 E-mail ......................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered ......................................................... Softball, Soccer, Swimming & Diving Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ............................................... Mark Panhorst Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................630.440.7971 E-mail ....................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered ..................................................Cross Country, Track & Field, Gymnastics Address: ...........................799 N. Hewitt Rd., Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 EMU MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES INTERVIEWS The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office offers a weekly Head Coach Kemp Savage and his staff are available for release containing team and individual notes, statistics, re- interviews on an appointment-only basis after games and views of past games, and a look ahead to upcoming events. practices. Personal interviews with coaches and players Additional information will include Colonial Athletic Associa- should be scheduled with EMU Athletic Media Relations. tion rankings, statistics and league notes. Individual players are available for interviews Monday- Thursday. Their availability will depend on practice and class CREDENTIALS schedules. Please give at least 24-hour advance notice so the EMU does not issue credentials for rowing, as the events players can be contacted and arrangements can be made. are free to the public. All media wishing to attend away Home phone numbers for players and coaches will not be events should contact the host institution regarding media given out by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. policies. The coaching staff and players will be available for post- game interviews following a short cooling-off period. INTERNET ACCESS There is no wireless internet at Ford Lake. Media should WORLD WIDE WEB make arrangements to obtain internet access with the Media The media can access all the latest EMU softball news on Relations staff prior to arrival. the athletic department’s Web site, located at emueagles. com. The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office produces this Web site with the most up-to-date and extensive coverage of the Eagles. Softball information available on the EMU Web site includes statistics, rosters, press releases and notes. 3 4 COLLEGIATE ROWING 101 Bow: The forward end of the boat Coxswain: Steers the shell, usually Oar: