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2 Contact Information Contact Information Name of School Western New Mexico University Macario Campos Page Men‟s & Women‟s Cross Country (575) 538-6237 PO Box 680 Mailing Address [email protected] Silver City, NM 88062 Jim Callender Phone (575) 538-6218 Women‟s Volleyball (575) 538-6225 Fax (575) 538-6163 [email protected] Web Site www.wnmumustangs.com Bernie Busken Football (575) 538-6770 President Dr. John Counts [email protected] Scott Woodard Mark Coleman Athletic Director (575) 538-6233 Men‟s Basketball (575) 538-6234 [email protected] [email protected] Victoria Stimac Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations/ Greg Adams (575) 538-6214 Senior Woman Administrator Women‟s Basketball (575) 538-6220 [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Roland Shook Erik Burton Compliance Coordinator (575) 538-6423 Men‟s & Women‟s Tennis (575) 538-6157 [email protected] [email protected] Alma Arellano Scott Woodard Athletic Administrative Assistant (575) 538-6218 Softball (575) 538-6233 [email protected] [email protected] Michael Stimac Kent Beatty Men‟s Athletic Trainer (575) 538-6236 Men‟s & Women‟s Golf (575) 538-6235 [email protected] [email protected] Terra Strain Women‟s Athletic Trainer (575) 538-6236 Softball History & Information [email protected] Program Induction 1998 (NCAA) Dr. Claudia Leonard 17-31 (Overall) Faculty Athletic Representative (575) 538-5177 2009 Record [email protected] 12-22 (RMAC) 2009 Conference Finish 5th Place (West) All-Time Record 402-216-3 Number of Years in NCAA 12 Years 2007 NCAA Regionals Last Post-Season Opponent Angelo State University (L) All-Time Playoff Record 3-5 Scott Woodard Head Coach (Current 3rd Year; 6th Year Overall) Record at WNMU 175-124-1 Career Record 175-124-1 Softball 2010 Angela Slaugh, 3rd Year Assistant Coaches Meredith Reischl, 2nd Year 3 A Message From the President, Dr. John Counts Scott Woodard, Athletic Director At Western New Mexico University, the students are our top Western New Mexico (WNMU) Director of Athletics Scott Page priority, and the athletic department is a key element of Woodard has spent more than half his life at the University campus life. as a student, athlete, coach, and administrator. He also has held nearly every job in the department, including sports We are very proud of our student athletes as they balance information, game management, compliance, eligibility, and athletics with academics and community involvement. The bus driver, prior to his appointment as the leader in 1996. growth and learning that takes place among them is inspiring. Top that off with stints as a head baseball coach, assistant Their participation in our athletic program goes a long way in football coach, and head softball coach makes Woodard the preparing them for future success. most qualified individual to lead the Mustang Department of Athletics. We look forward to continued success of all our Mustang athletic programs. Go Mustangs! Woodard received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from WNMU while playing baseball for the Mustangs. He was part of the first baseball team Dr. John Counts to win a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship and was twice named First Team All-Conference as a shortstop. While working on his Master of Arts in School Administration, also from WNMU, he was an assistant coach for the program. Woodard A Message From the Athletic Director, Scott Woodard helped lead the team to national recognition, a No. 3 ranking, and was one game shy of Welcome to Western New Mexico University, and thank you going to the NAIA World Series. for your support of Mustang Athletics. Woodard took a short five-year hiatus from WNMU to teach and coach at Tularosa and Athletics is an important part of the educational process at Deming High Schools in New Mexico. He then came back to Silver City in 1992 to take Western New Mexico University. It has an unique role to play over as the head coach for the baseball program, but his tenure was cut short as the in an effort to create a well-rounded individual upon program was dropped after the 1993 season. Woodard stayed on as an Assistant graduation. Athletic Director to WNMU coaching legend Dick Drangmeister, who eventually retired and turned the department over to Woodard. The goal of the Department of Athletics is consistent with the core mission of the institution, which is to provide excellent During his 15 years as Director of Athletics, Woodard has been involved in numerous educational opportunities for a diverse student athletic facility improvements, including building the softball field and renovations to the population. Our student-athletes will be viewed as students basketball facility. He also was instrumental in overseeing the building of Altamirano first and only then as athletes. Football Stadium and the Fox Complex, which houses locker rooms, a weight room, and a fitness center. Woodard also supervised the addition of three tennis courts, which Our student-athletes gain a great deal from competition and spend countless hours allows the women‟s and men‟s tennis teams to host home contests. Scott Park Golf Course learning about themselves and their teammates. Whether we win or lose, they will also received a practice facility that included a new driving range, chipping and putting represent the institution with class and dignity. They will also learn about discipline and area, coach‟s facility, and restrooms to the course. commitment. Although Woodard‟s philosophy of athletic success does not rely solely on wins and We are looking forward to anther great year filled with success on and off the field. losses, he has seen many successes on the field, court, and course since he took over. Go Mustangs! NCAA Division II National Championship appearances by the softball, women‟s and men‟s golf, and the men‟s tennis teams have highlighted his most successful seasons in the Scott Woodard Department of Athletics. Volleyball has also been to regional postseason play a number of times since joining NCAA Division II in 1996. Softball 2010 4 Victoria Stimac, Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations/ Kent Beatty, Assistant Athletic Director Senior Woman Administrator In 2008, head golf coach Kent Beatty was promoted to Page assistant athletic director. Beatty oversees all game day Victoria Stimac headed south to take the reins of the newly created Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations in the planning and management. He will also work directly with the spring of 2007. Stimac handles the duties of sports maintenance department and athletic training staff. Success has followed Kent Beatty during his coaching career. information director as well as senior woman administrator. Named head coach in 1997, Beatty has learned many of the Prior to Western New Mexico, Stimac served as assistant tricks it takes to lead a successful program, and it shows. Both his men‟s and women‟s teams are regular participants in the athletic director, senior woman administrator (SWA), sports information director, and head women‟s volleyball coach at post season, an accomplishment which has been instrumental Finalandia University in Hancock, Michigan. Over her four in giving WNMU‟s other athletic programs the confidence to succeed. years at Finlandia University, she monitored and recorded all budget activity of 13 NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic programs. She also supervised, maintained, and educated The fact that Beatty‟s position at WNMU is full-time is an indicator that WNMU is committed to its golf program. The majority of small-school college golf coaches are all aspects of institutional and NCAA regulations to coaches, staff, administration, student -athletes, and the Finlandia University community. employed elsewhere or are instructors at their respective universities, and WNMU‟s commitment to golf and it‟s athletes has paid great dividends over the past few years. Stimac was the third head volleyball coach In Finlandia volleyball history. She helped lead the Lions to the University‟s first post season opportunity in 2005. The team In addition to 21 NCAA post season tournament appearances and six conference qualified for the NCAA Division III Independent Tournament held in Troy, New York and championships in his 11 years at the school, Coach Beatty has mentored five all- Americans, seven academic all-Americans and five PGA golf professionals. He, himself, advanced to the championship match before falling to Russell Sage College in four games. was also named RMAC Women's Golf Coach of the Century in May 2009. Beatty‟s teams at WNMU have continued to improve with each passing season. The As the SWA at Finlandia University and now at Western New Mexico University, Stimac has demonstrated the ability to direct the daily operations of a department while quality recruits who commit to WNMU and Beatty‟s no-nonsense approach to athletics managing staff, coaches, and programs. She also has worked to bridge the gap and academics seems to be a popular one for newcomers — stressing that great golf, solid classroom performance, and learning people skills will increase his players chances between the Department of Athletics and the community at both universities. At WNMU, she has worked alongside a public relations firm and the university‟s Public Information of success — is the cornerstone of the Beatty philosophy. Office to present the overall message of Western New Mexico University and have A Class A member of the PGA of America, Coach Beatty started one of New Mexico‟s been involved with the university‟s strategic planning and institutional advancement committees. golf dynasties at Ruidoso High School, a team that has captured five state championship trophies in recent years and continues to churn out top players that are also excellent students. Beatty also serves on the NGCA All-American Committee and was the NMAA Stimac, originally from Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, played volleyball at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she was a three-year volleyball starter as a High School Golf Committee‟s chairman for seven years.