2012-13 UNCW Athletics Review In a year that started with the women’s soccer team’s methodical march to the CAA fi nals and ended with a rare triple play by the baseball squad in the NCAA Regionals, the 2012-13 season featured many memorable moments. The soccer programs kicked of the year on a positive note as both teams enjoyed strong seasons. Coach Aidan Heaney’s men defeated national power Duke in late September and qualifi ed for the CAA Tournament behind All-Conference striker Jamie Dell. Coach Paul Cairney’s women, meanwhile, developed into the nation’s most improved team and advanced to the CAA championship game behind veterans Kim Currie and Stephanie Rose. The men’s swimming and diving dynasty continued when Dave Allen’s team cruised again at the CAA Championships for its 12th consecutive title. The young Seahawks collected 19 medals and won seven conference titles in a dominating performance in Fairfax, Va. Swimmer Carly Tanner became one of the top stories of the year when the senior won three CAA crowns and became only the second Seahawk woman to qualify for the NCAA Championships. She competed in three events at the nationals in Indianapolis, Ind. The men’s basketball team fi nished ninth in the conference standings, but senior forward Keith Rendle- man did not disappoint. A double-double marchine, the talented forward broke Brian Rowsom’s longtime rebounding record and wound up his career as one of the top performers in UNCW and CAA history, fi nishing with 1,516 points and 1,055 rebounds. The women’s basketball team opened its fi rst campaign under new skipper Adell Harris and battled hard against a diffi cult schedule. The Seahawks threw a scare into heavy favorite Delaware in the CAA quarterfi nals before bowing out at the Show Place Arena in Owings Mills, Md. The tennis teams continued their upward trajectory in the spring under veteran Mait DuBois and fi rst- year coach Evan Clark. The men’s team racked up several “fi rsts” in a history-making campaign that saw that Seahawks cap- ture their third CAA title and advance to the NCAA Regionals for the fourth time in fi ve seasons. Led by CAA Player-of-the-Year Rafael Aita and the senior doubles tandem of Kosta Blank and Chris Cooprider, the Seahawks stunned No. 18 South Carolina in the fi rst match of the NCAA Regionals and fi nished the year ranked No. 43 by the ITA. Clark’s women also played well in the spring and reached the CAA championship match for the fi rst time behind CAA First-Teamer Angie Sekely. The golf programs were solid once again as Matt Clark’s men won its third consecutive conference title and Cindy Ho’s thin team came up just shy of another league win. CAA Player-of-the-Year Payne McLeod won medalist honors to spearhead the golf team to the CAA hardware at St. James Plantation. The Seahawks went on to compete in the NCAA Regionals at The Blessings in Fayetteville, Ark. Junior Lori Beth Adams earned an at-large entry to the NCAA Central Regionals in Norman, Okla., and just missed the cut for the NCAA fi nals at OU’s Jimmy Austin Golf Course. The track and fi eld teams once again sent four student-athletes to the NCAA East Regionals, headlined by two-time CAA champion Aerial Chatman. UNCW also featured the fastest duo in the CAA in 100 Meter champions Jeremy Johnson and Maleena Reid. Coach Mark Scalf’s baseball team was chosen to win the CAA regular season crown and the Sea- hawks delivered by winning 38 games and earning the school’s sixth trip to the NCAA Regionals in the last 10 seasons. Junior southpaw Mat Batts became the school’s fi rst CAA Pitcher-of-the-Year honoree and senior second baseman Michael Bass was a Third-Team Louisville Slugger All-America selection. The 2012-13 season was another strong one academically for the Seahawks, who own a cumulative team grade point average of at 3.1194. Moreover, the women’s soccer, men’s cross country and women’s cross country teams were recognized by their respective governing bodies for their work in the class- room. In addition, the women’s soccer team was bestowed the CAA’s John Randolph Inspiration Award after befriending young cancer patient Baylee Atkins of nearby Jacksonville, N.C. 2012-13 Sport Summaries
Baseball
The Seahawks fi nished with a 38-23 overall record, captured the CAA regular season title with an 18-8 mark and earned a berth in the NCAA Regionals.
The NCAA berth was the teams sixth since 2003 and the third at-large entry for the team.
Coach Mark Scalf’s club remained the only team in CAA history to reach the CAA Tournament each year in its 28 years of existence.
The Seahawks placed eight players on the All-CAA team, including Michael Bass, Mat Batts, Ryan LaGrange and Kelly Secrest on the fi rst unit. Terence Connelly, Corey Dick, Luke Dunlap and Jordan Ramsey also made the Third-Team.
Junior southpaw Mat Batts became the fi rst pitcher in the program’s history to earn CAA Pitcher-of-the- Year honors after posting a 9-3 record and 2.59 ERA during the regular season.
Head Coach Mark Scalf shared CAA Coach-of-the-Year honors with William & Mary’s Jamie Pinzino, giving the veteran coach six of the awards and tying him for the most by a league coach.
Senior fi rst baseman Hunter Ridge set the career hits record with 277 hits in four seasons.
Senior second baseman Michael Bass, who tied the school record with a 26-game hitting streak during the season, was voted Third-Team All-America by Louisville Slugger.
Senior Michael Bass and sophomore Ryan LaGrange were named Capital One Second-Team Academic All-America ®, becoming the fi rst Seahawks to earn the honor since 1987.
Michael Bass, Ryan LaGrange and Mat Batts were each named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-East Region Team.
Michael Bass was named Second-Team All-America by Baseball America.
Michael Bass was selected Third-Team All-America by the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
The team entered the national rankings for the fi rst time since 2009 and climbed to as high as No. 21 in the Baseball America poll.
Head Coach Mark Scalf picked up his 700th collegiate victory with a 7-3 triumph over Elon on March 12, 2013, at Brooks Field.
The baseball team earned its fi rst Public Recognition Award from NCAA by fi nishing among the top 10 percent nationally with a perfect 1,000 score on the multi-year APR score.
Mark Scalf became the all-time winningest coach in CAA baseball history with 298 victories.
Justin Livengood (10th Round) and Michael Bass (27th Round) were selected by the San Diego Padres in the Major League Baseball draft. Men’s Basketball
In their third season under new coach Buzz Peterson, the Seahawks fi nished with a 10-20 overall record and a 5-13 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association.
UNCW wound up in ninth place in the CAA standings after being picked to fi nish last in the league.
The Seahawks won the Wilmington Division of the Nations of Coaches Classic and knocked off fi rst- place Northeastern on Homecoming.
Junior forward Keith Rendleman was named First-Team All-CAA, All-CAA Defense, First-Team NABC District 10 and Mid-Major All-America.
Junior forward Shane Reybold was named to the CAA’s All-Academic First-Team and junior guard Tanner Milson collected All-Academic Second-Team honors.
The Seahawks played seven opponents who earned post-season berths in 2012-13
Keith Rendleman set seven school records and fi nished his career fi rst in career rebounding and fourth in scoring.
Keith Rendleman was named First-Team All-State by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.
Team Awards: Coach’s Award: Dylan Sherwood; Most Improved Player: Freddie Jackson; Most Valuable Player: Keith Rendleman
Women’s Basketball
In Adell Harris’ inaugural season on the bench, the Seahawks closed with a 5-26 record and 4-16 mark in the CAA.
The Seahawks defeated George Mason in the fi rst round of the CAA Tournament before battling top- seeded Delaware closs in a narrow loss in the quarterfi nals.
Senior Karneshia Garrett was voted Third-Team All-CAA.
Senior Chelsea McGowen and junior Diana Venezia were selected to the Honorable Mention All-CAA Academic Team.
Sophomore playmaker Kelva Atkins earned All-CAA Tournament honors.
Karneshia Garrett was named Second-Team All-State by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.
Team Awards: Coach’s Award: Olivia Oakley; Most Valuable Player: Karneshia Garrett
Men’s Cross Country
The Seahawk harriers fi nished fourth out of fi ve teams at the CAA Championships. Junior John Riemer was UNCW’s top fi nisher at the CAA Championships in Williamsburg, Va, covering the 8K course in 26:17 for 25th place out of 45 entries overall.
The team fi nished second in the Seahawk Invitational and Coastal Carolina Invitational.
John Riemer paced the squad in fi ve of seven races on the season.
CAA Championship Standings: William & Mary, 25; George Mason, 31; Northeastern, 68; UNCW, 111; Hofstra, 155
Team Awards: Coach’s Award: Brian Gottwalt; Rookie-of-the-Year: Dylan Skinner: Most Valuable Runner: John Riemer
Women’s Cross Country
For the fourth consecutive year, the Seahawk women fi nished sixth out of eight teams at the CAA Championships.
The team fi nished second in the Seahawk Invitational and Coastal Carolina Invitational and third at the William & Mary Invitational.
Junior Ashley Wybersky was the top runner at the CAA Championships, covering the 6K course in Williamsburg, Va., in 22.38.
Ashley Wybersky was the team's top runner in four of seven races, including the fi nal four appearances of the season.
The Seahawks were named a National All-Academic Team by the Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 10th year in a row.
CAA Championship Standings: William & Mary (28), James Madison (36), Delaware (98), George Mason (117), Towson (150), UNCW (157), Hofstra (210), Northeastern (216)
Team Awards: Coach’s Award: Kim Black; Rookie-of-the-Year: Alyssa Torres; Most Valuable Runner: Ashley Wybersky
Men’s Golf
The Seahawks captured their fi fth CAA title with a 24-stroke victory over James Madison at the Reserve Club at St. James Plantation in Southport, N.C.
UNCW featured four of the top-8 players on the CAA leaderboard, topped by medalist Payne McLeod. Josh Woodfox also fi nished fourth while Thomas Bass and Stefan Brewer tied for seventh place individually.
The Seahawks claimed individual medalist honors in three tournaments: Thomas Bass in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic, Payne McLeod in both the Seahawk Intercollegiate and Payne CAA Championships.
Senior Thomas Bass and junior Payne McLeod each collected First-Team All-CAA honors. Juniors Josh Woodfox and Stefan Brewer made Second-Team All-CAA. Payne McLeod was named CAA Golfer-of-the-Year, joining Thomas Bass (2012), Josh Brock (2011), Sean Dougherty (2001) and Chris Buffaloe (1993) as Seahawks earning the honor.
Payne McLeod was selected All-East Region by Ping.
The team made its fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Regionals and fi nished ninth at The Blessings course in Fayetteville, Ark.
Thomas Bass, Stefan Brewer and Payne McLeod were each named to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) scholar-athlete team.
Team Awards: Low Stroke Average Award: Payne McLeod; Most Improved Award: Josh Woodfox
CAA Championship Team Results: 1. UNCW 305-283-300=888; 2. James Madison 306-297-309=912; 3. William & Mary 304-306-306=916; 4. Drexel 303-311-309=923; 5. Delaware 309-311-305=925; 6. Towson 317-299-313=929; 7. Hofstra 332-316-315=963
Final 2012-13 Individual and Team Statistics:
Player Tournaments Rounds Stroke Avg. Payne McLeod, Jr. 10 29 72.4 Thomas Bass, Sr. 10 29 74.2 Stefan Brewer, Jr. 10 29 75.2 Dylan Harris, So. 4 11 75.2 Josh Woodfox, Jr. 7 20 75.4 Jens Geweke, Fr. 7 20 75.8 Ryan Nagy, Jr. 8 23 76.3 Team 10 29 294.3
Women’s Golf
The Seahawks rallied from a diffi cult opening round to fi nish second behind James Madison in the CAA Championships at the Reserve Club at St. James Plantation in Southport, N.C.
Junior Lori Beth Adams fi nished in second place and sophomore Mallory Warrick tied for fi fth place indvidually at the CAA Championships. Both players made the CAA’s All-Tournament squad.
The team posted four top-5 fi nishes and tied for fi rst place at the ECU Intercollegiate.
The Seahawks tied for seventh in the rain-shortened Landfall Tradition, fi nishing ahead of Arizona, South Carolina, Florida State and Ohio State. Individually, Johanna Bjoerk tied for third place.
Junior Lori Beth Adams was selected CAA Women’s Golfer-of-the-Year and First-Team All-CAA. Junior Mattie Tobey also collected Second-Team accolades.
Lori Beth Adams earned an individual entry into the NCAA Central Regional in Norman, Okla., where she tied for 11th place with a 1-over-par 69-75-73=217 total at OU’s Jimmy Austin Club.
Jeanne Metiver was selected to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team. Lori Beth Adams qualifi ed for the 2013 United States Women’s Golf Amateur Championship.
Team Awards: Coach’s Award: Jeanne Metivier; Most Valuable Player: Lori Beth Adams
CAA Championship Team Results: 1. James Madison 321-298-323=942; 2. UNCW 332-304- 214=950; 3. Xavier 313-317-327=957; 4. Richmond 317-313-337=967; 5. Delaware 316-331- 328=975; 6. William & Mary 330-322-336=988; 7. Dayton 341-321-343=1005; 8. Hofstra 348-338- 360=1046; 9. Towson 342-344-365=1051
Final 2012-13 Individual and Team statistics:
Player Tournaments Rounds Stroke Avg. Lori Beth Adams, Jr. 12 31 74.1 Johanna Bjoerk, Fr. 5 10 74.4 Laverry Kumar, Jr. 5 10 75.0 Mattie Tobey, Jr. 6 18 79.0 Mallory Warrick, So. 9 24 79.1 Megan Burnham, Jr. 6 18 82.2 Jeanne Metivier, Jr. 7 17 82.9 Danielle Lamy, Sr. 9 22 84.1 Brittany Gamby, Sr. 1 3 89.0 Team 11 28 310.7
Men’s Soccer
The team fi nished Aidan Heaney’s 12th season with a 7-11-1 overall record and 4-6-0 ledger in the CAA.
Sophomore striker Jamie Dell was named First-Team All-CAA and newcomer Colin Bonner made the All-Rookie unit.
The Seahawks qualifi ed for the CAA Tournament and dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va.
The team defeated Duke, 2-1, on Sept. 25 at the UNCW Soccer Stadium.
Head Coach Aidan Heaney picked up his 100th career victory with a 3-0 shutout of William & Mary on Oct. 3, 2013.
Team Awards: Player-of-the-Year Award: Michael Parrish; Johnny Miller Memorial Award: Collin Bonner
Women’s Soccer
The Seahawks wrapped up their 17th season under Paul Cairney with a 12-7-3 overall record and 7-3-0 conference scorecard.
Senior forward Stephanie Rose was a First-Team All-CAA selection, seniors Kim Currie and Caitlin Hunter earned Second-Team honors and freshman Maddie McCormick, junior Stephanie Bronson and senior Lindsay Henry collected Third-Team recognition.
The team was recognized for the ninth straight year by the NSCAA as a College Team Academic Award winner.
The Seahawks appeared in the CAA championship game for the second time in four years and fell, 2-1, in double overtime to Hofstra.
Senior forward Stephanie Rose was named First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Seniors Kim Currie and Stephanie Rose were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic Scholar All-Region Team.
Seniors Stephanie Rose and Jennifer Ludemann signed professional contracts with HJK Helsinki of the Finnish Naisten Liiga.
Senior defender Jennifer Ludemann was recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as anNSCA All-American.
The women’s soccer program was recognized by the NCAA as the most improved team in the nation for the 2012 season.The Seahawks posted a nine-game improvement to edge Ivy League-member Dartmouth (+8.5) for the nation’s best turnaround.
Caitlin Hunter, Kim Currie and Stephanie Rose were named First-Team All-State and Stephanie Bronson earned Second-Team honors by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.
The team was presented with the CAA’s John Randolph Inspiration Award for its uplifting work with cancer victim Baylee Atkins.
Team Awards: Rookie-of-the-Year Award: Maddie McCormick; Most Improved Player Award: Nicole Costa; Most Valuable Player: Kim Currie, Stephanie Rose
Men’s Swimming & Diving
In Coach Dave Allen’s 36th season, the men’s team fi nished with an 5-5 dual meet record and captured its 12th consecutive CAA Championship.
CAA Meet Results: UNCW (674.5), William & Mary (633.5), George Mason (591), Delaware (382), Drexel (355.5), Towson (298).
The Seahawks earned 19 medals with eight golds at the CAA Championships. Thirteen individuals and two relays reached NCAA qualifying standards.
Dave Allen was selected CAA Men’s Swimming Coach-of-the-Year for the sixth year in a row and the 10th time overall.
The Seahawks set 11 school records: • 200 Medley Relay: Valtteri Halonen, CJ Fiala, Stephen Conrad, Joe Gallene-1:27.40 • 400 Medley Relay: Valtteri Halonen, CJ Fiala, Nick Lowe, Michael Williams 3:14.08 • 200 Freestyle Relay: CJ Fiala, Stephen Conrad, Nick Lowe, Joe Gallene 1:19.08 • 400 Freestyle Relay: Joe Gallene, Gabe Thran, Nick Lowe, CJ Fiala 2:57.01 • 800 Freestyle Relay: Nick Lowe, Matt Taylor, Alex Labonge, Gabe Thran 6:35.68 • 200 Individual Medley: Ray McGorry 1:48.56 • 100 Butterfl y: Nick Lowe 47.36 • 100 Backstroke: Valtteri Halonen 48.00 • 200 Backstoke: Valtteri Halonen 1:44.49 • 100 Freestyle: Joe Gallene 43.85 • 200 Breaststroke Ray McGorry 2:01.32
UNCW featured eight conference champions in the CAA Meet: • 200-Yard Medlay Relay, Valtteri Halonen, C.J. Fiala, Stephen Conrad, Joe Gallene, 1:27.40 • 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, C.J. Fiala, Stephen Conrad, Nick Lowe, Joe Gallene, 1:19.08 • 100-Yard Butterfl y, Nick Lowe, 47.36 • 400-Yard Medley Relay, Valtteri Halonen, C.J. Fiala, Nick Lowe, Michael Williams, 3:14.08 • 200-Yard Backstroke, Valtteri Halonen, 1:44.49 • 100-Yard Freestyle, Joe Gallene, 43.85 • 400-Yard Freestyle Relay, Joe Gallene, Gabe Thran, Nick Lowe, C.J. Fiala, 2:57.01 • 100-Yard Breastroke, C.J. Fiala, 54.34
UNCW broke four conference records in the CAA Meet: • 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, C.J. Fiala, Stephen Conrad, Nick Lowe, Joe Gallene, 1:19.08 • 400-Yard Medley Relay, Valtteri Halonen, C.J. Fiala, Nick Lowe, Michael Williams, 3:14.08 • 400-Yard Freestyle Relay, Joe Gallene, Gabe Thran, Nick Lowe, C.J. Fiala, 2:57.01 • 200-Yard Backstroke, Valtteri Halonen, 1:44.49
Valtteri Halonen was UNCW’s top point producer at the CAA meet with 53 points, ranking him third in the CAA behind William & Mary’s Andrew Strait (58.5) and Kemp Pettyjohn (54).
UNCW’s Men’s All-CAA Performers: Valtteri Halonen (200-Yard Medley Relay, 100-Yard Butterfl y, 100-Yard Backstroke, 400-Yard Medley Relay, 200-Yard Backstroke), C.J. Fiala (200-Yard Medley Relay, 50-Yard Freestyle, 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, 100-Yard Breaststroke, 400-Yard Medley Relay), Stephen Conrad (200-Yard Medley Relay, 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, 100-Yard Butterfl y), Joe Gallene (200-Yard Medley Relay, 50-Yard Freestyle, 100-Yard Freestyle, 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, 400-Yard Freestyle Relay), Ray McGorry (200-Yard Individual Medley, 100-Yard Breaststroke, 200-Yard Breaststroke), Nick Lowe (200-Yard Freestyle Relay, 100-Yard Butterfl y, 400-Yard Medley Relay, 100-Yard Freestyle, 400-Yard Freestyle Relay), Michael Baric (100-Yard Backstroke, 200-Yard Breaststroke), Michael Williams (400-Yard Medley Relay), Gabe Thran (400-Yard Freestyle Relay).
Team Awards: Rookie-of-the-Year: Sawyer Dove; Dan Gallagher Most Improved Swimmer: Nick Lowe; Seahawk Award: Michael Williams; Dean Berman Outstanding Diver Award: Nate Shearon; Sam O’ Leary Outstanding Swimmer: ValtteriHalonen
Women’s Swimming and Diving
The women’s swimming and diving team fashioned a 2-12 dual meet record and fi nished fourth at the CAA Championships.
CAA Meet Results: Towson (783.5), James Madison (735.5), William & Mary (496), UNCW (359), Northeastern (287), Delaware (221), Drexel (212), George Mason (208)
The Seahawks earned six medals with three golds at the CAA Championships. Five individuals reached NCAA qualifying standards.
UNCW featured three conference champions in the CAA Meet: • 50-Yard Freestyle, Carly Tanner, 22.79 • 100-Yard Freestyle, Carly Tanner, 49.91 • 100-Yard Breaststroke, Carly Tanner, 1:01.01
The Seahawks set four school records in 2012-13: • 800 Freestyle Relay: Casie Boyle, Emily Schwartz, Grace Kelly, Rachel Wilson 7:26.20 • 50 Freestyle: Carly Tanner 22.45 • 100 Breaststroke: Carly Tanner 1:00.01 • 100 Backstroke: Hannah Stephenson 54.34 • 200 Breaststroke: Jenson Engen 2:15.80
Senior Carly Tanner became the second Seahawk to compete in the NCAA Championships. She fi nished 46th in the 50-Yard Freestyle (22.89), 50th in the 100-yard Freestyle (49.79) and tied for 21st in the 100-Yard Breaststroke (1:00.45) in Indianapolis, Ind.
Senior Carly Tanner tied with Towson’s Kaitlin Burke for the highest points (60) at the CAA Championships in Fairfax, Va. She shared Swimmer-of-the-Meet honors with Burke.
Freshman Jenson Engen was named CAA Rookie-of-the-Year after swimming on the bronze medal 200-Yard Medley Relay team and placing fi fth in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke events. She also swam on the fourth place 400 Medley Relay team.
UNCW’s Women’s All-CAA Performers: Carly Tanner (200-Yard Medley Relay, 50-Yard Freestyle, 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, 100-Yard Breaststroke, 100-Yard Freestyle), Hannah Stephenson (200- Yard Medley Relay, 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, 100-Yard Backstroke), Jenson Engen (200-Yard Medley Relay), Chelsea Tomko (200-Yard Freestyle Relay), Rachel Sears (200-Yard Medley Relay, 200-Yard Freestyle Relay).
Team Awards: Rookie-of-the-Year: Jenson Engen; Most Improved Swimmer: Rachel Sears; Seahawk Award: Rachel Wilson; Outstanding Diver: Alexa McCarthy; Outstanding Swimmer: Carly Tanner
Men’s Tennis
The Seahawks closed out the season with a 19-5 record and a fi nal Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ranking of No. 43. UNCW climbed to as high as 37th (Feb. 19) before the fi nal ranking.
Coach Mait DuBois and his club played in the CAA fi nals for the fourth time in the last fi ve years and won their third conference title.
UNCW advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the fourth time in fi ve years, upsetting No. 18 South Carolina, 4-0, before falling to No. 9 Duke, 4-0, in Durham.
The Seahawks posted their fi rst undefeated home season with an unblemished 13-0 record in Wilmington.
Seven Seahawks earned honors on the All-CAA team: Rafael Aita (First-Team Singles, First-Team Doubles), Kosta Blank (First-Team Singles, First-Team Doubles), Chris Cooprider (First-Team Singles, First-Team Doubles), Sam Williams (First-Team Singles, First-Team Doubles), Kaue Pereira (Second-Team Doubles), Santtu Leskinen (Second-Team Doubles), Zach Hublitz (Second-Team Doubles) Junior Rafael Aita became the fi rst player to win CAA Player-of-the-Year honors. He climbed as high as No. 17 in the ITA rankings (Feb. 12, 2013) before fi nishing at No. 52.
Three Seahawk doubles teams fi nished ranked by the ITA. The senior tandem of Kosta Blank and Chris Cooprider wound up ranked 22nd nationally after being ranked as high as No. 10 (Jan. 3, 3013). Rafael Aita and Sam Williams went a perfect 15-0 in doubles, including 14-0 at the No. 2 position, to earn a fi nal ranking of No. 33. In addition, Kaue Pereira and Michael Reilly wound up No. 86 in the poll.
Rafael Aita qualifi ed for the main singles draw and Kosta Blank and Chris Cooprider earned an at- large doubles entry in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships.
The Seahawks posted a school-record 13 shutout victories during the dual match season.
Senior Kosta Blank became the winningest doubles player in UNCW history after closing out his collegiate career with a 61-19 mark.
Sixth-year head coach Mait DuBois collected CAA Men’s Tennis Coach-of-the-Year accolades for the second time.
The team fi nished 103-28 (.786) in singles and 44-10 (.815) in doubles.
Senior Kosta Blank was named First-Team Academic All-District (at-large) in the the Capital One Academic program administered by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Team Awards: Sportsmanship Award: Matt Kealy; Most Improved Player: Zach Hublitz; Most Valuable Team Member: Chris Cooprider
Women’s Tennis
The Seahawk women’s tennis team recorded its 10th consecutive winning season with a 14-7 record in Evan Clark’s fi rst year with the program.
The team collected the No. 2 seed at the CAA Tournament for the second straight season and lost to top-seeded William & Mary, 4-0, in the CAA championship match.
The Seahawks advanced to the CAA’s championship match for the fi rst time ever.
The team fi nished 74-70 (.649) in singles and 33-22 (.600) in doubles.
The Seahawks earned their fi rst Public Recognition Award from NCAA by fi nishing among the top 10 percent nationally with a perfect 1,000 score on the multi-year APR score.
Seven Seahawks were recognized by the CAA: Angie Sekely (First-Team Singles), Kelly Cameron (Second-Team Singles, Second-Team Doubles), Christina Riley (Second-Team Singles), Alyssa Ritchie (Second-Team Singles, Third-Team Doubles), Miller Hales (Second-Team Doubles), Christine Kharkevich (Third-Team Doubles).
Team Awards: Catalyst Award: Alyssa Ritchie; Most Improved Player Award: Kelly Cameron; Most Valuable Player: Angie Sekely Volleyball
In its fourth season under Amy Bambenek, the volleyball team closed with a 11-17 overall record and a 3-9 mark in the CAA.
Junior Christi Laite earned Second-Team All-CAA accolades for the second straight year after leading the Seahawks with 287 kills and 2.81 kills per set.
Christi Laite was named CAA Offensive Player-of-the-Week on Oct. 29, 2012, and Victoria Phillips collected Rookie-of-the-Week honors on Oct. 29, 2012.
Team Awards: Seahawk Award: Natalie Lahaie; Offensive Player-of-the-Year Award: McKenzie Keightly; Defensive Player-of-the-Year Award: Haley Collins
Softball
In their fi rst season under new skipper Kristy Norton, the Seahawks went 16-37 overall and 3-17 in the conference.
The Seahawks lost 10 one-run games during the course of the campaign.
Sophomore pitcher Casey Rowland was named CAA Pitcher-of-the-Week on Feb. 12, 2013, after going 2-0 in the season-opening UNCW Beach Blast.
Newcomer Taylor Matkins was selected CAA Rookie-of-the-Week on Mar. 12, 2013, sharing the honor with Delaware’s Gabby Klecko.
Senior second baseman Lauryn Buckworth was tabbed First-Team All-CAA to become the fourth Seahawk to reap the honor.
The team played the longest game in the program’s history on April 28, 2013, in a 3-1 victory over visiting Drexel at Boseman Field.
Men’s Track and Field
The Seahawks fi nished second in the CAA Men’s Track and Field Championships on May 4, 2013, at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md.
The team came in fi rst place in the Seahawk Invitational meet for the second straight year.
The Seahawk won six titles at the CAA Championships. Jeremy Johnson (100 Meters), Anthony Colon (400 Meter Hurdles), Aerial Chatham (Triple Jump), Cam Walton (Long Jump), Kyle Barbour (Discus) and the 4x100 Relay Team of Cameron White, Jeremy Johnson, Jordan Reed and David Lindsay all claimed gold.
CAA Championship Men’s Standings: William & Mary, 185; UNCW, 178, Northeastern, 158.
UNCW’s CAA Men’s Champions: Jeremy Johnson, 100 Meters, 10.60 Anthony Colon, 400 Meter Hurdles, 54.26 Cam Walton, Long Jump, 24-05.75 Aerial Chatman, Triple Jump, 48-00 Kyle Barbour, Discus, 158-03 4x100 Relay (Cameron White, Jeremy Johnson, Jordan Reed, David Lindsay), 41.17
The Seahawks featured 22 All-CAA performers on the men’s side: Athlete Place Event Results Jeremy Johnson 1st 100 Meters 10.60 David Lindsay 3rd 100 Meters 10.80 Jeremy Johnson 3rd 200 Meters 21.69 Dylan Skinner 3rd 800 Meters 1:52.98 David Lindsay 2nd 110 Hurdles 14.11 Anthony Colon 1st 400 Hurdles 54.26 Matt Foster 2nd 400 Hurdles 54.81 Tyler Allard 3rd High Jump 6-04.25 Kevin Webb 3rd Pole Vault 15-03 Cam Walton 1st Long Jump 24-05.75 Aerial Chatman 1st Triple Jump 48-00 Cam Walton 3rd Triple Jump 47-01.50 Kyle Barbour 1st Discus 158-03 Kyle Barbour 2nd Hammer 184-07 A.J. Dow 2nd Javelin 189-06 Cameron White 1st 4x100 Relay 41.17 Jeremy Johnson Jordan Reed David Lindsay Kyle McLendon 2nd 4x400 Relay 3:18.23 Trip Foreman Jamar Colins-Hall Dylan Skinner
The Seahawks featured three qualifi ers for the NCAA East Regionals in Greensboro, N.C. Athlete Event Performance Date David Lindsay 110 Hurdles 14.11 05-04-13 Cam Walton Long Jump 24-05.75 05-03-13 Aerial Chatman Triple Jump 49-09.74 03-14-13
The men established two indoor records and two outdoor marks.
Indoor Athlete(s) Event Performance Date Ryan O’Connor 800 Meters 1:49.66 02-02-13 Connor Brooks 4x800 Relay 7:39.74 02-15-13 Dylan Skinner Tommy Schotzinger Ryan O’Connor
Outoor Athlete(s) Event Performance Date David Lindsay 4x110 Shuttle Relay 59.59 04-04-13 Anthony Colon Matt Foster Travis Griffi n Jeremy Johnson Sprint Medley Relay 3:22.64 04-06-13 Cameron White Trip Foreman Ryan O’Connor
Team Awards: Most Valuable Performer: Ryan O’Connor; Most Valuable Running Events Performer: Jeremy Johnson; Most Valuable Field Events Performer: Kyle Barbour/Aerial Chatman; Coaches Award: John Riemer/Hezekiah Ward; Top Newcomer: Dylan Skinner
Women’s Track and Field
The Seahawks fi nished third in the CAA Women’s Track and Field Championships on May 4, 2014, at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md.
CAA Championship Women’s Standings: William & Mary, 154.50; Delaware, 141.50; UNCW, 127; James Madison, 127; Northeastern, 89; Towson, 61.
UNCW’s CAA Women’s Champions: Maleena Reid, 100 Meters. 11.66 Clarissa Perkins, Discus, 147-09
The team came in fi rst place in the Seahawk Invitational meeet.
The Seahawks were named a National All-Academic Team by the Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Seahawks featured 13 All-CAA performers on the women’s side: Athlete Place Event Result Maleena Reid 1st 100 Meters 11.66 Hailey Blackburn 2nd 100 Meters 11.84 Maleena Reid 2nd 200 Meters 24.01 Krista Mangum 3rd 100 Hurdles 14.06 Rachel Quinn 2nd 3,000 Steeplechase 11:06.69 Emily Kimble T-2nd High Jump 5-05.25 Clarissa Perkins 3rd Shot Put 43-03 Clarissa Perkins 1st Discus 147-09 DN Cherry 3rd Hammer Throw 159-05 Krista Mangum 3rd 4x100 Relay 46.56 Maleena Reid Maya Baxter Hailey Blackburn
Seahawks had one qualifi er for the NCAA East Regionals in Greensboro, N.C. Athlete Event Performance Date Maleena Reid 100 Meters 11.59 03-28-13
The women established three indoor and fi ve outdoor marks during the season:
Indoor Athlete Event Performance Date Maleena Reid 60 Meters 7.48 01-25-13 Maleena Reid 200 Meters 24.35 02-02-13 Johnique Fonville Triple Jump 38-10.50 02-02-13
Outdoor Athlete Event Performance Date Maleena Reid 100 Meters 11.59 03-28-13 Maleena Reid 200 Meters 23.92 03-28-13 Clarrisa Perkins Discus 162-50 04-04-13 Clarissa Perkins Shot Put 45-10.50 03-09-13 Sarah Whitman 4x200 Relay 1:38.00 04-04-13 Hailey Blackburn Maya Baxter Maleena Reid
Team Awards: Most Valuable Performer: Maleena Reid; Most Valuable Running Events Performer: Hailey Blackburn; Most Valuable Field Events Performer: Clarissa Perkins; Coaches Award: Maya Baxter/Marlee Cadwell; Top Newcomer: Melissa Stallings
Colonial Athletic Association Championships Men’s Swimming and Diving Men’s Golf Men’s Tennis
CAA Coach-of-the-Year Dave Allen, Men’s Swimming & Diving Mark Scalf, Baseball (Co) Mait DuBois, Men’s Tennis
CAA Player-of-the-Year Rafael Aita, Men’s Tennis Payne McLeod, Men’s Golf Mat Batts, Baseball (Pitcher)
NCAA Participants Men’s Golf (Fayetteville Regional, Fayetteville, Ark.) Men’s Tennis (Durham, N.C., Regional) Baseball (Charlottesville, Va., Regional) Lori Beth Adams, (Central Regional, Norman, Okla.) Maleena Reid, Aerial Chatman, David Lindsay, Cameron Walton (NCAA East Regionals/Greensboro, N.C.) Carly Tanner, Women’s Swimming & Diving (Indianapolis, Ind.)
UNCW Major Athletic Awards
Thomas V. Moseley Outstanding Athlete Award Keith Rendleman, Men’s Basketball Carly Tanner, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Chancellor’s Cup Award Kim Currie, Women’s Soccer Kosta Blank, Men’s Tennis
SAAC Outstanding Student-Athlete Leadership Award Jennifer Mallard, Volleyball
William J. Brooks Distinguished Service Award John Allen, Local Businessman
Soaring Seahawk Award Marlee Cadwell, Women’s Track & Field
UNCW Team Leadership Award Women’s Soccer
UNCW Athletics 2012-13 Academic Accomplishments
For the 10th consecutive year, the women’s cross country team was designated as a United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-American Team.
The women’s soccer team received the NSCAA’s College Team Academic Award for the ninth straight season.
Seniors Kim Currie and Stephanie Rose were named to the Mid-Atlantic Scholar All-Region Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Junior forward Shane Reybold was named to the CAA’s All-Academic First-Team and junior guard Tanner Milson collected All-Academic Second-Team honors.
Senior Chelsea McGowen and junior Diana Venezia of the women’s basketball team were selected to the Honorable Mention All-CAA Academic Team.
The women’s track and fi eld team was named a National All-Academic Team by the Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Senior Kosta Blank was named First-Team Academic All-District (at-large) in the the Capital One Academic program administered by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Senior Michael Bass and sophomore Ryan LaGrange were named First-Team Academic All-District (at- large) in the the Capital One Academic program coordinated by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Senior Michael Bass and sophomore Ryan LaGrange were named Capital One Second-Team Academic All-America ®, becoming the fi rst Seahawks to earn the honor since 1987.
The baseball team and women’s tennis team earned their fi rst Public Recognition Awards from NCAA by fi nishing among the top 10 percent nationally with a perfect 1,000 score on the multi-year APR score.
Thomas Bass, Stefan Brewer and Payne McLeod of the men’s golf team were each named to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) scholar-athlete team.
Jeanne Metiver was selected to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team.
UNCW’s 366 student-athletes closed out 2012-13 with a 3.1194 cumulative grade point average. UNCW Athletics “Firsts” In 2012-13
First time the Seahawks have advanced in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship (UNCW 4, South Carolina 0, on May 10, 2013, in Durham, N.C.)
First time a singles player has qualifi ed for the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships national draw (Rafael Aita)
First time a doubles team has qualifi ed for the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships national draw (Kosta Blank/ Chris Cooprider)
First time UNCW has had a student-athlete named CAA Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Year (Mat Batts)
First time UNCW has had a student-athlete named CAA Men’s Tennis Player-of-the-Year (Rafael Aita)
First time UNCW has defeated a No. 1-ranked team in baseball (UNCW 9, UNC Chapel Hill 8, on April 23, 2013, in Chapel Hill, N.C.
First time UNCW has won three consecutive CAA men’s golf championships
First time UNCW has reached the championship match of the CAA Women’s Tennis Championships (William & Mary 4, UNCW 0, on April 21, 2013, in Williamsburg, Va.) 2012-13 UNCW Final Team Results
Overall Regular Conference Sport Head Coach Record Conf. Season Tournament
Baseball Mark Scalf 38-23 18-8 1st N/A
Men’s Basketball Buzz Peterson 10-20 5-13 9th DNP
Women’s Basketball Adell Harris 5-26 4-16 11th Lost quarterfi nals
Men’s Cross Country Jim Sprecher - - - 4th/5 Teams
Women’s Cross Country Jim Sprecher - - - 6th/8 Teams
Men’s Golf Matt Clark - - - 1st/7 Teams
Women’s Golf Cindy Ho - - - 2nd/9 Teams
Men’s Soccer Aidan Heaney 7-11-1 4-6-0 7th Lost 1st Round
Women’s Soccer Paul Cairney 12-7-3 7-3-0 T-3rd Lost fi nals
Softball Kristy Norton 16-37 3-17 7th DNQ
Men’s Swimming & Diving Dave Allen 5-5 2-0 1st/7 Teams
Women’s Swimming & Diving Dave Allen 2-12 0-3 3rd/9 Teams
Men’s Tennis Mait DuBois 19-5 2-0 - 1st/6 Teams
Women’s Tennis Evan Clark 14-7 5-2 - Lost fi nals
Men’s Track & Field Jim Sprecher - - - 2nd/3 Teams
Women’s Track & Field Jim Sprecher - - - 3rd/6 Teams
Volleyball Amy Bambenek 11-17 3-9 7th DNQ