2014 - 2015 Athletics Viewbook
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10 Men’s Golf NCAA Division II National Champions 2007, 2013, 2014
24 Women’s Tennis NCAA Division II National Champions 2011 and 2014
22 Table of Men’s Tennis NCAA Division II National Champions Contents 2010 and 2013 [ 02 ] Academic Balance [ 02 ] Administrative Staff 18 [ 04 ] Baseball Women’s Soccer [ 06 ] Men’s Basketball NCAA Division II National Champions 1989, 1992, 1993 [ 08 ] Women’s Basketball [ 10 ] Men’s Golf [ 12 ] Women’s Golf 26 [ 14 ] Rowing Volleyball NCAA Division II National Champions [ 16 ] Men’s Soccer 1995, 2001, 2004 [ 18 ] Women’s Soccer [ 20 ] Softball [ 22 ] Men’s Tennis [ 24 ] Women’s Tennis [ 26 ] Volleyball [ 28 ] Barry by the Numbers
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Academic Services Academic Success • BUCS Tutoring Team • In the fall 2012 term, 74.3 % of all student- • Academic Support Program athletes had both a term and cumulative GPA • Degree Progress Monitoring of 3.0 or higher, a school record • Monitored Class Attendance • 70.3% of all student-athletes fi nished the spring 2014 term with a cumulative GPA of • Supervised Class Scheduling 3.0 or better • Customized Study Hall Requirement • 319 Scholar All-Americans, including 50 • Champs/Life Skills Program CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 30 years • Honors Program • Anna Hallbergson (2000) and Marya • Transfer Student Academic Transition Plan Morusiewicz (1996) were awarded the NCAA • Freshman Seminar Course Walter Byers Scholarship. Barry is the fi rst Barry prioritizes success in the classroom school among all divisions to have two winners ahead of athletic performance. Each student- • Barry has had eight NCAA Woman of the athlete is provided with numerous support Year Finalists since 1996: Marya Morusiewicz and enrichment services to help them (1996), Janina Morusiewicz (1998), Anna achieve this essential balance to reach their Hallbergson (2000), Victoria Courmes maximum potential. (2003), Melissa Lehman (2005), Greta Trotman (2006), Barbi Pocza (2011) and Grace Collins (2012) • Bill Reifsnider (baseball), Cindy Yuan (volleyball), Victoria Courmes (tennis), Patrick Rittenauer (tennis), Shyla Rider (softball), Akemi Maehama (tennis) and Grace Collins (softball) received NCAA post-graduate scholarships • Anna Hallbergson was named to the NCAA Division II 40th Anniversary Tribute Team
Administrative Staff 1 2 3 4
02 GoBarryBucs.com Support Facilities Athletic Success • Glenn Hubert Learning Center • 13 NCAA Division II Championships, three - Math, Writing and Reading Labs each in women’s soccer, volleyball, and and Tutors men’s golf; two each in men’s tennis and • Center for Advanced Learning women’s tennis • Health and Sports Center • 277 All-Americans since 1984 in 13 - Human Performance Lab different sports - Biomechanics Lab • 146 NCAA post-season appearances since 1985 - Athletic Training Room • 57 Sunshine State Conference - Strength and Conditioning Room Championships in 13 different sports - Fitness Center - Sport and Exercise Psychology Lab • #3 nationally in the NACDA Directors’ Cup in 1997-98 • Campus Ministry • #1 private institution in NCAA Division II in • Career Services Directors’ Cup competition in 1997-98 and Barry offers an array of modern facilities to 2000-01 assist students with academic, personal, and • #1 in spring points in NCAA Division II in spiritual growth. From the Monsignor William Directors’ Cup competition in 2009-10, Barry Memorial Library to the Offi ce of 2010-11, 2012-13 and 2013-14. International and Multicultural Programs, and the outstanding facilities in the Health and • Ranked in the top 50 in NCAA Division II Sports Center, all are right there to maximize NACDA Directors’ Cup standings in 17 of the the learning experience of every student. last 19 years
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1. Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD President • 2. Dr. Linda Peterson Provost • 3. Dr. Darlene Kluka Dean, School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences • 4. Dr. Eileen McDonough NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative • 5. Michael L. Covone Director of Athletics • 6. Dr. Bridget Lyons Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA • 7. Jamie Carrig Associate Director of Athletics • 8. Tiffany Nicholson HPLS Academic Success Programs Coordinator • 9. Cesar Odio Assistant Director of Athletics 10. Dennis Jezek, Jr. Sports Information Director • 11. Scott Freer Head Athletic Trainer
GoBarryBucs.com 03 Program Highlights
• 17 MLB drafted players since 2000, including consensus All-American Dean Green (2011) and Manny Rodriguez (2011), the highest Buccaneer drafted in the 10th round • Nick Shaw (2010) holds NCAA Division II career walks record with 215 • 75 All-SSC players, including Players of the Year Dean Green (2011), Yan Gomes (2009), and Alain Diaz (1995) and 2008 Pitcher of the Year Bobby Hernandez • 10 Barry Baseball players earned Barry Scholar-Athlete of the Year and seven T Khalil Denson Athlete of the Year awards • Barry won the Sunshine State Conference Championship in 2009 and 2011, and reached a #1 national ranking in 2009 • 1998, 2009, 2011 NCAA tournament appearances • Head Coach Marc Pavao won the 2009 and 2011 SSC Coach of the Year • Yan Gomes became fi rst-ever Brazilian player and second Buccaneer to reach Major League Baseball after being called up by the Toronto Blue Jays in May 2012
T JC Cardenas
04 GoBarryBucs.com Marc Pavao Alex Gonzalez Head Coach, Asst. Coach, Baseball Baseball 305.899.3558 305.899.3539 [email protected] [email protected]
S Greg Brodzinski
T Adrian Benitez T Mike Diaz T Billy Atkins
GoBarryBucs.com 05 S Yunio Barrueta S Alvaro Simoza
S Juan Ferrales
Butch Estes Head Coach, Men’s Basketball 305.899.3557 [email protected]
Ryan Saunders Asst. Coach, Men’s Basketball 305.899.3566 Program Highlights [email protected] • Four NCAA tournament appearances: 2004-05, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2013-14 • Sunshine State Conference Champions in 2006-07 • Cesar Odio named SSC Coach of the Year in 1994-95 & 2006-07 • 2004 Disney Division II Tip-off Classic Champions
Men’s
06 GoBarryBucs.com S Deric Hill S Savad Garner
S Adrian Gonzalez
• Four NCAA tournament appearances: 2004-05, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2013-14 • Defensive National Champions in 2002-03 • Sunshine State Conference Champions in 2006-07 • 37 players selected to the All-SSC Team and two All-Americans • Cesar Odio named SSC Coach of the Year in 1994-95 & 2006-07 • Erick Nsangou was named SSC Defensive Player of the Year in 2008-09 • 2004 Disney Division II Tip-off Classic Champions • Willie Whitfi eld earned the 2010-11 SSC Defensive Player of the Year, while setting Barry career records in rebounds and blocks
GoBarryBucs.com 07 Women’s S Jackie Perez
Program Highlights
• 2011-12 Sunshine State Conference Co-Champions • Ranked top-20 nationally in defense 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 • 2010 team posted 21-10 record and earned program’s third NCAA tournament bid • 30 players selected to the All-SSC Team and eight All-Americans, including Mariesa Greene’s 2010 First-Team selection • Two SSC Players of the Year: Mariesa Greene, 2009-10; Tyler Hardy, 2013-14 • 19 out of the past 20 semesters with a team GPA over 3.0
T Nyjah Porcher
08 GoBarryBucs.com S Kaylia Richardson S Ines Kerin
Bill Sullivan Head Coach, Women’s Basketball 305.899.3562 [email protected]
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T Nico Cavero
Jimmy Stobs Head Coach, Men’s Golf 305.899.3061 [email protected]
T Berry Jole T Mario Beltran
Chris Carlin Asst. Coach, Men’s Golf 305.899.2905 [email protected]
10 GoBarryBucs.com S Eirik Groenhaug
Program Highlights
• 2007, 2013 & 2014 NCAA DII National Champions • 29 team tournament wins, including back-to-back Sunshine State Conference titles in 2013 & 2014 • Jimmy Stobs was the 2007 & 2013 DII National Coach of the Year • 10 straight NCAA Regional/Super Regional appearances, including 2010 & 2014 regional titles • 24 GCAA All-Americans, including fi rst-team members Hernan Borja, Chris Carlin, Daniel Stapff, Adam Svensson, and Scott Smyers • Adam Svensson named Jack Nicklaus Division II National Player of the Year in 2014 • Svensson named Phil Mickelson Division II Freshman of the Year in 2013 • Daniel Stapff was named Barry Scholar Athlete of the Year and SSC Scholar Athlete of the Year three straight years in 2010, 2011, 2012 • Stapff was the NCAA Elite 88 recipient in 2010 and Elite 89 award winner in 2012 • Svensson (2014) and Stapff (2011) named SSC Player of the Year • Svensson (2014) and Chris Carlin (2010) named Barry Athlete of the Year • 15 Scholar All-Americans, including two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in Patrick Brisley (2000) and Daniel Stapff (2012)
T Adam Svensson
GoBarryBucs.com 11 Program Highlights
• Bucs placed second at NCAA Championships in 2002 & 2014, third in 2013, and fourth in 2012 • Nancy Vergara won the individual title at the 2013 NCAA Championships and was named National Player of the Year by Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards • RemiJin Camping, the fi rst Buc to win the SSC individual title in 2004-05, was also named NGCA National Rookie of the Year and All-American for the fi rst of three selections
T Carolina Heredia
T Maria Paola Fiorio T Nicky Ferre Women’s
12 GoBarryBucs.com • Judy Street, at 62, the oldest athlete on record in NCAA history, was the top fi nisher for the Bucs at the 2002 NCAA Championships, placing eighth as the Bucs were the runner-up • Johanna Soderstrom (2008) and Isadora Stapff (2010) both qualifi ed for the National Tournament as individuals, fi nishing 15th and 34th, respectively • Barry has advanced to the NCAA tournament 11 of the last 13 years
T Nancy Vergara
T Martina Bertuccioli T Daniela Murray
Shannon Sykora Chris Carlin Head Coach, Asst. Coach, Women’s Golf Women’s Golf 305.899.3031 305.899.2905 [email protected] [email protected]
GoBarryBucs.com 13 T Bethany Desmond T Angela Dasch
14 GoBarryBucs.com Boban Rankovic Head Coach, Rowing 305.899.3160 [email protected]
Program Highlights
• Barry’s Varsity 8 boat fi nished second at the NCAA Championships in 2006 and 2013, third in 2010, fourth in 2014, and sixth in 2011 and 2012 • 13 CRCA All-Americans and 27 Scholar All-Americans since 2000 • Five SSC Championships, including the 2013 title • The Bucs were ranked #1 in the nation in 2013 by the CRCA • The Varsity 8 boat in 2013 won all but one of its races against NCAA Division II competition, earning SSC Boat of the Year • In 2009-10, the Buccaneers Varsity 8, the SSC Boat of the Year, won three SSC Boat of the Week honors and 11 overall races • At the Dad Vail Regatta, the Bucs won gold medals in the Varsity 8 in 2005, 2006, and 2013 and a silver in 2010 • Bucs Varsity 4 won 2013 Head of the Charles Regatta
T Anais Foppoli T Paola Girotto T Jelena Momirov
GoBarryBucs.com 15 Men’s S Bryan Brown S Nico Gercke
Steve McCrath Head Coach, Men’s Soccer 305.899.3560 [email protected]
Henry Apaloo Asst. Coach, Men’s Soccer 305.899.3135 [email protected]
Program Highlights
• Nine NCAA tournament appearances • 21 NSCAA and Daktronics All-American selections • Six Scholar All-Americans, including three CoSIDA Academic All-Americans • Head Coach Steve McCrath is a two-time South Region and four-time SSC Coach of the Year • Ricardo Raposo in 2004 and Mark Anderson in 2008 led the nation in assists • Earned the program’s fourth Sunshine State Conference Championship in 2010 and won the SSC Championship in 2009 & 2013 • Hosted the 1999 and 2000 NCAA National Championships, and fi nished runner-up in 2000
16 GoBarryBucs.com S Jack Fisher S Pablo Georgakopoulos
S Mike Dodds S Connor Randel
• Four SSC Players of the Year: Andy Hylton, 2000; Alen Marcina, 2002; Sascha Koettig, 2010; Mark Anderson, 2012 • Five SSC Offensive Players of the Year: Marcina, 2002; Avi Scabini, 2003; Raposo, 2004; Koettig, 2010; Anderson, 2012 • Greg Jehs named SSC Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 • Mark Anderson was named the 2011 Player of the Year by the Sunshine State Conference, the NCAA Division II South Region, Daktronics National Team, and the Capital One Academic National Team • Koettig was named the 2010 SSC Player of the Year, South Region Player of the Year, and a consensus All-American • Marcina named to the SSC Hall of Fame in 2009
GoBarryBucs.com 17 S Natalie Diaz S Kayla Nanoo S Becca Rogers
T Tamara Vuckovich T Lavinia Nkomo
Women’s
18 GoBarryBucs.com S Lauren Manna
Program Highlights
• 1989, 1992, 1993 NCAA DII National Champions • 39 NSCAA and Daktronics All-American selections • 15 Scholar All-Americans, including four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans • Sunshine State Conference Champions: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013 • All-time record of 355-123-31 (.743) (76-38-7 SSC) • Six SSC Player of the Year: Jenny Nilsson, 1999; Ashley Snell, 2000; Emelie Karlsson, 2002, 2003, 2005; Tiina Saario, 2004 • Karlsson was four-time SSC Offensive Player of the Year from 2002 to 2005 • Becca Rogers named SSC Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 • Emma Karp 2010 SSC Freshman of the Year and Melissa Madrid 2009 SSC Freshman of the Year • Nine Final Four appearances • 20 NCAA Championship appearances • Five members of the SSC Hall of Fame: Mike Covone, 1997; Kyllene Carter-Weiss, 2007; Nilsson, 2008; Johanna Fischer, 2012; Karlsson, 2013
Denise Brolly Head Coach, Women’s Soccer 305.899.3372 [email protected]
GoBarryBucs.com 19 S Kayla Ogle S Kelly Martinez
T Kristina Pazienza T Taylor Sabol
20 GoBarryBucs.com S Julie Brito
Program Highlights
• Since 2006, the Bucs have earned 19 athletic All-American awards from the NFCA and Daktronics • Since 2006 they have earned 45 NFCA Scholar All-American awards • Over the last six years, the Bucs have earned 37 All-SSC honors and 24 All-South Region honors • Geralyn Elam, the 2002 NFCA National Player of the Year, was selected as the top pitcher on the SSC Silver Anniversary Team • Sarah Broeseker was named 2013 SSC Player of the Year, just the third Buccaneer to win the award • The Bucs have been to the NCAA tournament 17 times, with four trips to the national fi nals • Grace Collins named 2012 Barry University President’s Award recipient • Recent graduates have gone on to medical school, pharmacy school, open-heart surgery teams, and active military duty in the Middle East • Head Coach Danielle Penner, who won back-to-back national titles as a player in 1997 and 1998, was selected to the NCAA National Silver Anniversary Team • Two members of the SSC Hall of Fame: Stephanie Caldwell, 2007; Elam, 2009
Danielle Penner Megan Timpf Head Coach, Asst. Coach, Softball Softball 305.899.3564 305.899.3282 [email protected] [email protected]
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S Ahmed Triki
Program Highlights
• 2010 & 2013 NCAA Division II National Champions • 2013 NCAA Champions only undefeated team in Barry history (all sports) • Five national runner-up fi nishes, including 2011 • George Samuel named Sunshine State Conference Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year 14 times, including 2014 • 454-125 overall record under Samuel • Samuel named ITA National Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2013 • 40 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American selections • Seven SSC Players of the Year and 95 All-SSC selections • 21 straight NCAA tournament appearances • Eight SSC Championships in the past 13 years • Three members of the SSC Hall of Fame: Herbert Bende, 2005; Christian Witt, 2008; Thomas Hipp, 2012
S Nico Dreer
22 GoBarryBucs.com Dr. George Samuel Frederic Bonal Head Coach, Asst. Coach, Men’s Tennis Men’s Tennis 305.899.3061 305.899.4845 [email protected] [email protected]
S Kevin Sielmann S Franco Echenique
X Renato Lombardi
S Fabian Groetsch
GoBarryBucs.com 23 S Karina Goia S Linda Fritschken
Program Highlights
• 2011 & 2014 NCAA Division II National Champions • Head Coach Avi Kigel named 2011 & 2014 ITA National Coach of the Year • Maria Lopez ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year in 2012 & 2013 S Ana Pain • 23 NCAA tournament appearances since 1991; national runner-up fi nish in 2003 • 70 All-SSC players, including four SSC Players of the Year • 40 ITA All-Americans • In 2011, Barbi Pocza earned SSC Player of S Blanka Szavay the Year, South Region Player of the Year, a #2 ITA singles ranking and the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards’ DII National Player of the Year, going 15-0 in singles and 20-5 in doubles • Five straight SSC Titles (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and eight total • Three members of the SSC Hall of Fame: Anna Hallbergson, 2007; Victoria Courmes, 2009; Greta Trotman, 2012
Avi Kigel Maria Lopez Head Coach, Asst. Coach, Women’s Tennis Women’s Tennis 305.899.3498 305.899.3552 mlopez barry.edu [email protected] @
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S Jasmine Serna S Jayla Trombley
Program Highlights
26 GoBarryBucs.com Steve Hendricks Head Coach, Katie McCrath Volleyball Asst. Coach, 305.899.3563 Volleyball [email protected] [email protected]
T Katie Dooley T Laine Cielena T Tashalyn Begon T Jenny Trinidad
Program Highlights
• 1995, 2001, 2004 NCAA Division II National Champions • Mickisha Hurley won a silver medal as part of Team USA at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney • 32 All-American selections • 14 NCAA tournament appearances • 70 All-Sunshine State Conference selections, including nine Players of the Year: Wei Liu, 1993; Hurley, 1995; Cindy Yuan, 1996, 1997, 1998; Jade Harper, 2000; Fernanda Brino, 2003, 2004; Julia Texiera, 2010 • Six SSC Championships • All-time record of 516-246 (.677) • Three NCAA Woman of the Year Finalists • Seven CoSIDA Academic All-Americans • Four members of the SSC Hall of Fame: Hurley, 2002; Marya Morusiewicz, 2004; Yuan, 2005; Brino, 2011
GoBarryBucs.com 27 Adam Svensson – Men’s Golf, 2014 Grace Collins – Softball, 2012 Denise Brolly – 2013 SSC Women’s Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist Soccer Coach Of The Year
[ 2 ] Walter Byers Awards Winners [ 8 ] NCAA Woman of the Year Finalists Marya Moruseiwicz, 1995 Marya Moruseiwicz, 1996 Anna Hallbergson, 2000 Janina Moruseiwicz, 1998 Anna Hallbergson, 2000 [ 3 ] NCAA Academic Elite 89 Winners Victoria Courmes, 2003 Daniel Stapff – Men’s Golf, 2010, 2012 Melissa Lehman, 2005 Renato Lombardi – Men’s Tennis, 2014 Greta Trotman, 2006 Barbi Pocza, 2011 [ 7 ] National Players of the Year Grace Collins, 2012 Kyllene Carter – Women’s Soccer, 1990 Heather Jaeger – Women’s Soccer, 1993 [ 13 ] NCAA Division II National Championships Geralyn Elam – Softball, 2002 Women’s Soccer – 1989, 1992, 1993 Barbi Pocza – Women’s Tennis, 2011 Volleyball – 1995, 2001, 2004 Mark Anderson – Men’s Soccer, 2011 Men’s Golf – 2007, 2013, 2014 Nancy Vergara – Women’s Golf, 2013 Men’s Tennis – 2010, 2013 Adam Svensson – Men’s Golf, 2014 Women’s Tennis – 2011, 2014
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Women’s Tennis – 2014 NCAA Division II National Champions Tyler Hardy – 2014 SSC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year
[ 44 ] NCAA Division II [ 146 ] NCAA Division II Regional Championships Post-Season Appearances [ 54 ] SSC Coach of the Year Awards [ 277 ] NCAA Division II All-Americans [ 57 ] SSC Championships [ 319 ] Scholar All-Americans [ 61 ] SSC Player of the Year Awards [ 73 ] NCAA Division II National Finals
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