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HILLTOPPER ATHLETICS 2016–2017 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHEERLEADING ST. EDWARD’S Cheerleading ...................................1 CHEERLEADING STAFF Cross Country ..............................2–3 Cheer Men’s Soccer ...............................4–5 Head Coach: Talia Russell UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Cheer Office Phone: 512-637-5615 Volleyball .....................................6–7 St. Edward’s University competes as a member of NCAA Division II in 13 sports, including Women’s Soccer ..........................8–9 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and Team Awards Since 2011: women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. Men’s Basketball .....................10–11 2016 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Fight Song-Third) After enjoying many successful seasons in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women’s Basketball ................12–13 2016 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Sideline-Fourth) (NAIA), St. Edward’s University Athletics made the move to NCAA Division II in 1999. As Baseball ...................................14–15 2016 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Mascot-Superior) a charter member of the Heartland Conference, the Hilltoppers have won 62 conference 2015 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Fight Song-First) Men’s Golf ................................16–17 championships since joining the NCAA. In fact, 53 of those titles have occurred since the 2015 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Sideline-Third) Men’s Tennis ............................18–19 2015 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Game Day-Third) beginning of the 2005–2006 academic year. A total of 77 Hilltoppers have earned All-America 2015 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Mascot-Fifth) honors, and 95 have been named Academic All-Americans. St. Edward’s has sent 76 teams to Softball .....................................20–21 2014 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Fight Song) the NCAA National Tournament. Women’s Golf ..........................22–23 2014 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Sideline) 2014 — UCA College Spirit Camp (Game Day) Hilltopper Athletics is coming off another impressive year in 2015–2016. The department Women’s Tennis .......................24–25 2012 — Texas Collegiate Cheer Championships (Team Overall) 2011 — Texas Collegiate Cheer Championships (Skills Routine) finished 55th out of 302 Division II schools in the annual Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. Men’s Athletic Training .......................26–27 2011 — Texas Collegiate Cheer Championships (Cheer Routine) soccer won its fourth-straight Heartland Conference championship, and women’s soccer Facilities ...................................28–29 2011 — Texas State UCA College Camp (Most Improved While at Camp) appeared in the regional tournament for the seventh-straight year, advancing to the Sweet 16. Life in Austin ...................Back Cover In cross country’s first season back on the hilltop, both the men and women appeared at the South Central Regional Meet, while women’s basketball made a magical run to the Heartland TALIA RUSSELL Conference Tournament Championship game. In the spring, men’s and women’s golf k'pt ATHLETICS Head Coach • Second Season postseason streaks alive as the men advanced to a 13th-straight regional and the women an ADMINISTRATION 11th. On the tennis court, the St. Edward’s University men’s team won its eighth-consecutive conference tournament title, and the women also earned a berth in the postseason for Athletics Director: Talia Russell took over as head coach of the second-straight season. Hilltopper baseball rewrote the record book on the way to its Debbie Taylor, 512-448-8744 the Hilltopper cheer team in January 2015. Russell is also the fan promotions and most wins in school history, a regular-season conference title, a conference tournament Associate Athletics Director/Compli- engagement coordinator. championship and a fifth-straight NCAA South Central Regional berth. ance: Melinda Terry, 512-233-1637 In the 2015–2016 season, Russell led the cheer team to two competition Hilltopper student-athletes enjoyed success in the classroom, too, earning a cumulative GPA of Associate Athletics Director/Operations: performance exhibitions at Texas State University, including the UCA High 3.0 or higher for the past 28 semesters. This past spring, 194 of 264 student-athletes compiled Jameson Adams, 512-233-1495 School and Regional competitions. The cheer team also travled to Tulsa, Okla., in March to support the men’s and women’s basketball teams at the a 3.0 GPA or higher, and 24 individuals earned a 4.0 GPA. The combined GPA for 2015–2016 Assistant Athletics Director/ Heartland Conference Tournament. was 3.23. Health and Wellness: Lisa Lowe, 512-448-8498 Prior to arriving on the hilltop, Russell spent one season as assistant cheer coach at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. At Kutztown, an Administrative Assistant: NCAA DII institution, Russell was also a compliance intern within the HeArtlAnd Conference Monica Baker, 512-448-8480 athletic department. Founded in 1999, the Heartland Conference is an NCAA Division II conference consisting of Administrative Coordinator: As an undergraduate student at Kutztown, she was a member of the 10 schools from Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. These schools include founding cheerleading squad for four years. While a cheerleader for the Golden Abby Caswell, 512-448-8448 members St. Edward’s University and St. Mary’s University as well as expansion members Bears, Russell was the team captain her senior season in which her Dallas Baptist University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Texas A&M–International Assistant Athletic Trainer: squad finished fourth nationally at the UCA College Cheerleading Championships for the Division I All-Girl Division. She helped lead University, Newman University, University of Arkansas–Fort Smith, Oklahoma Christian Nicole Wilkins, 512-416-5802 Kutztown to four top-10 finishes at the UCA Nationals during her time. University, Lubbock Christian University and Rogers State University. Assistant Athletic Trainer: Russell was also an assistant varsity and head junior varsity coach Annie Nalepa, 512-448-8496 The Heartland Conference is one of the newest NCAA Division II conferences. At the present for Exeter Township High School in 2014. She has also been a cheer time, there are 26 conferences in NCAA Division II, totaling just over 300 institutions in full or Assistant Athletic Trainer: instructor and competition judge for Varsity Brands, Inc., for the last four years. provisional status across the nation. Savannah Burks, 512-448-8496 Russell graduated from Kutztown in 2013 with a BS in Leisure and Sport Assistant Athletic Trainer: Studies with an emphasis in Athletic Administration and Coaching; she Matthew McNamee, 512-448-8496 graduated magna cum laude. She received her Master of Education in Media Relations Coordinator: Sport Management from Millersville University (Pa.) in 2014. Logan Lawrence, 512-464-8810, (cell) 512-636-2779 Media Relations Assistant: Sam Boender, 512-464-8870, (cell) 402-580-1771 FOLLOW ATHLETICS GoHilltoppers.com facebook.com/SEUAthletics instagram.com/SEUAthletics twitter.com/SEUAthletics youtube.com/user/seusports 1 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY STAFF cross country Head Coach: David Chandler DAVID CHANDLER CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY Head Coach • Second Season After sponsoring cross country from 2003 to 2008, School Record (Yrs/Pct): M: 19-63 (1/.232) the university brought the sport back to the hilltop W: 44-34 (1/.564) David Chandler enters his second year of competition as head for both men and women in 2015. “We are fully coach after coming to the hilltop in December 2014. committed to creating an NCAA DII cross country Overall Record (Yrs/Pct): M: same program that is nationally recognized year in and The fall of 2015 marked cross country’s return to St. Edward’s year out, just as our other programs are,” said W: same after a seven-year hiatus. Chandler’s recruiting and coaching efforts Director of Athletics Debbie Taylor. “We should CC Office Phone: (512) 428-1344 over the previous nine months paid off as the Hilltoppers made a triumphant be vying for the Heartland Conference title and debut. The men’s team tied for first place, and the women’s team took the top running in the NCAA regional meet each year.” spot as well at the Texas Lutheran Inviational. 2015 SEASON IN REVIEW The fall competitive season will consist of five to Under Chandler’s guidance, the Hilltoppers raced their way to three more top-two finishes with the six meets plus the conference championship. 2015 Record: M: 19-63 (1/.232) men grabbing first place at Southwestern and the women coming in second at Our Lady of the Lake The team will also compete in middle and W: 44-34 (1/.564) and Southwestern. Along the way, Chandler also brought his team to the NCAA National Preview race long-distance events, ranging from 400 meter to in Joplin, Missouri, and led a contingency to Bellingham, Washington, to compete in a field of nearly 10,000 meter races, in track meets during HC Finish: M: 8th 200 student-athletes. the spring. W: 5th The return of cross country to the hilltop culminated with the women finishing fifth at the Heartland Final Ranking: None Conference Meet and the men finishing eighth. Senior runner Katy Gillis was named honorable AUSTIN RUNNING SCENE mention All-Heartland Conference and also garnered third-team Academic All-America honors. A Postseason Play: None Austin, Texas, is a great place for runners representation of Hilltoppers also advanced to compete at the NCAA South Central Regional meet in with many perfect running locations and an SEU cross country History Canyon, Texas. enthusiastic running culture. The most popular All-Time DII Record: N/A Prior to arriving on the hilltop, Chandler spent 11 years as the head cross country and assistant track is the 10-mile Lady Bird Lake Trail only a couple and field coach at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. During his tenure at McMurry, Chandler miles away from St. Edward’s University. At any HC Titles (Last): 1-Men (2006) coached 79 all-conference performers, 11 all-region honorees, 22 school record breakers, two NCAA given time, this gravel trail is packed with runners.