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Home of Long Beach State Volleyball

The Walter Pyramid has played host to several NCAA sponsored events including numerous women’s volleyball matches, the 2001 and 2003 Men’s Volleyball Championships and the 2003 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Regionals. The venue has also served as the host site for the NBA and CIF Basketball Playoffs. It’s also the site of many commercials and feature films.

The Walter Pyramid is believed to be the largest space-frame structure in North America. The building’s infrastructure utilizes 18,000 steel tubes and connection modules, joined by more than 160,000 three-quarter inch bolts. If the tubes were laid end-to-end, they would form a pipe span 26 miles long. Celebrating its 15-year Anniversary this year, the Walter Pyramid has programs, with an immediate impact on the 49ers’ fan base, scholarship become a nationally-recognized icon for the university and the city of Long fundraising, recruiting and revenue generation. Nearly 200,000 visitors Beach. Because of its dramatic appearance, its unique multi-purpose pass through the Walter Pyramid’s entrances annually. capability and its lure for television production, the Walter Pyramid is one of the finest collegiate athletic facilities in the western . Designed by Long Beach architect Don Gibbs and built by the Nielson Construction Company of , The Walter Pyramid cost On March 5, 2005, the pyramid officially became named the Walter approximately $22 million. Pyramid, thanks to the generous donations presented to the university by Dr. Mike and Arlene Walter. Long-time supporters of the school, the Walters The Walter Pyramid measures 345 feet on each side of its perfectly gift to athletics and academics was the largest single gift in 49er Athletics square base. Its floor space accommodates nine volleyball courts or history. three full basketball courts and four additional half basketball courts on the “activity” level. Officially opened on November 30, 1994, the 49ers rolled to a 71-64 One of three true in the United States (others are located in win over the University of Detroit and Memphis), the Walter Pyramid’s most unique feature is before a crowd of 5,021 and an its cantilevered seating system, mounted on moveable platforms. When ESPN television audience. use of the floor level is required for physical education classes, each 81- ton seating platform can be raised hydraulically to expose over 39,000 The structure’s distinctive cobalt square feet of beechwood flooring. blue exterior has permanently altered the city’s skyline. It rises 18 stories above north campus and can be seen for miles in all directions. It has provided a quantum leap in both the image and effectiveness of the Long Beach State athletics where champions play

Paul Goydos (left) along with John Mallinger and Mark O’Meara are former 49ers on the PGA Tour, while Jeff Weaver (right) and Evan Longoria (below) are part of another wave of former Dirtbags making their living in Major League Baseball. Misty May-Treanor (opposite right) is one of the top Beach Volleyball players in the world, following an outstanding indoor career at Long Beach State, and Byron Russell (below left) spent 13 years in the NBA, primarily with the Jazz.

PAUL GOYDOS

DAVID LEE

BYRON RUSSELL

EVAN LONGORIA David Lee (above) was one of three former Long Beach State Athletes to win a gold medal with the USA Men’s Volleyball team in the Beijing Olympics. Long Beach State has had a participant in every Summer Games since its founding in 1949, with over 100 players and coaches over the past 50 years. 49ER EXCELLENCE

BASEBALL Four College World Series Appearances 1989, 1991, 1993, 1989 17 NCAA Regional Appearances 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

MEN’S BASKETBALL Eight NCAA Tournament Appearances 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1993, 1995, 2007 Five NIT Appearances 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2000

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 NCAA Final Four Appearances 1987, 1988 11 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, JEFF WEAVER 1990, 1991, 1992 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Five National Championships 1972, 1973, 1989, 1993, 1998 8 Final Four Appearances 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 23 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1985, 1987-2008

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 1991 NCAA Champions 7 NCAA Final Four Appearances 1970, 1973, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2008 MISTY MAY-TREANOR SOFTBALL Five College World Series Appearances 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 17 NCAA Regional Appearances 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

MEN’S WATER POLO 11 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991

TENNIS Seven NCAA Appearances 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

SOCCER 2008 NCAA Appearance Two-Time Big West Regular Season Champs 2007, 2008

GOLF Nine NCAA Appearances M: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 2000, 2004 W: 2009

WATER POLO 11 NCAA Appearances M: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991

TRACK AND FIELD 18 Olympians Eight Conference Titles building champions STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH JAMIE HIEGEL

During the summer of 2006, the Long Beach State Strength and Conditioning Program moved into its new 5,500 square foot facility, which features 18 weightlifting platforms and 6,000 kilograms of free weights. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Jamie Hiegel (pictured at right) oversees the program along with his staff. The staff teaches athletes how to maximize their strength and explosive power by coaching them in exer- cises that relate biomechanically to their sport. Long Beach State’s speed and agility program is designed to reinforce and quicken optimal movement patterns. Each athlete also partakes in a metabolic conditioning program to develop game-specific endurance. graduating champions June 21, 2006 was the grand opening of the new Bickerstaff Student-Athlete Academic Center. Formerly known as the Center for Student-Athlete Academic Services, the new center nearly triples the size of the previous space. The center provides a top-of-the-line facility for our student-athletes to get the academic support and assistance they deserve.

The center is named after Glen and Debbie Bickerstaff of Los Alamitos (pictured at right), both loyal supporters of 49er athletics. The Bickerstaffs have been involved with Long Beach State for several years and have given nearly $1 mil- lion dollars in donations to the student-athlete scholarship program. They donated $625,000 for the Legacy campaign which went towards the naming of the new center. Their second legacy commitment was for $250,000 to help with the completion of the student-athlete strength and conditioning complex.

The Bickerstaff Academic Center provides quality academic services to 49er student-athletes. This includes advising, to ensure that each student-athlete is enrolled in the appropriate courses so they may earn their degrees while maintaining athletic eligibility. The Bickerstaff Academic Center is geared to maximize student-athletes’ chances for classroom success through a developmental advising program integrating academic, student, and athletic assistance. The opening of the center provides 49er student-athletes the best academic support facility in the .

Debbie and Glen Bickerstaff

• Directed by Gayle Fenton and assisted by Sandra Shirley, the purpose of the Center is advising to enure that each student-athlete is enrolled in appropriate courses leading to a degree while maintaining their eligibility.

• The Bickerstaff Center for Student-Athlete Academic Services has established itself as a unique and important asset in the lives of 49er student-athletes.

• The center’s “Career Connection” program spotlights internships in the sports industry. They also offer a freshman mentoring program which connects freshmen with veteran student- athletes.

• Each student--athlete has a file created and their progress is monitored throughout their education. He or she is aided in choosing a degree, developing proper study habits and keeping a balance between personal, scholastic and athletic lives.

• Student-athletes can choose from a multitude of renowned academic schools and 81 undergraduate degree programs. Programs in the colleges of business, physical therapy, Heather Hetzer and BAC Director Gayle Fenton art and engineering are nationally famous. The schools of communications, radio/television and education are also strong. long beach, ca

• ’s fifth largest city, Long Beach is situated about a half-hour south of . First settled in 1784 as part of a large Spanish land grant, this seaport city of over 450,000 is one of the most unique cities in the Southland. With 345 days of sunshine a year, Long Beach is the ideal location for the physically active. LONG BEACH This Southern California coastal city’s got it all: art districts, eclectic shopping, nightlife, attractions, and of course, the beach. Long Beach is home to a variety of outstanding cultural arts and music festivals and world-class sporting events. The city is centrally located from all the major Southern California attractions, making it an ideal location for a top-notch university. There’s always something to do.

BELMONT SHORE A trip down Second Street in Belmont Shore is like stepping back in time. The quaint, tree-lined street has that old Main Street feel and is home to a variety of restaurants, salons and speciality stores. It is also where the Belmont Car Show, the largest one-day car show in the West Coast, and the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade take place. This beachside shopper’s paradise is where may go to relax and enjoy the pace of a true coastal community.

LONG BEACH NIGHTLIFE It’s simply impossible to talk about the Long Beach nightlife without mentioning Pine Avenue. The four- block enclave of fine dining and nightclubs makes it a magnet for would be revellers. Roaming crowds, cafes and pulsating music adds to the energy that can only be experienced in this downtown area. It is a celebration of the world’s culture and ethnicity. the campus

• CSULB was named Among America’s Best Value Colleges by the Princeton Review (2007)

• CSULB was named Among Top Masters Universites in the West by US News and World Report (2007)

• Ranked first in the nation in awarding mathematics & statistics graduate degrees to minorities by Diverse Issues in Higher Education (July 2007)

• CSULB was the first campus to offer academic scholarships specifically to California High School valedictorians and National Merit scholars.

• CSULB is a member of the Long Beach Education Partnership, the national prototype of a seamless education from preschool through the Masters degree.

• CSULB’s FM radio station, KKJZ, is the official jazz radio station of the armed forces.

• The CSULB library, which is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation, hosts 1,411,920 volumes, 1,610 print periodical subscriptions and 37,139 electronic periodical titles.

QUICK FACTS SEVEN ACADEMIC COLLEGES TOTAL FACULTY • 84 permanent buildings on 323 Health & Human Services Full-time: 1,116 acres of land Liberal Arts Part-time: 1,034 • 190,772 baccalaureate and 39,971 Masters degrees awarded (1950- Business Administration 2006) Education ENROLLMENT: 35,574 • 1,962 students live on campus in 18 Engineering Undergraduate: 29,576 residence halls. The Arts M: 11,714; W: 17,862 • Over $150,313,000 was awarded in Natural Sciences & Mathematics aid in 2008-09 Graduate: 5,998 • 83 Baccalaureate degrees • 67 Masters Degrees M: 2,093, W:3,905 MAJORS Accountancy Hospitality Foodservice & American Studies Hotel Management American Indian Studies Human Development Anthropology Interdisciplinary Studies Art Italian Asian American Studies Japanese Biological Sciences Jewish Studies Black Studies Jouralism Chemical Engineering Kinesiology Chemistry Liberal Studies Child Development Linguistics Chicano & Latino Studies Mathematics & Statistics Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Communicative Disorders Music Communication Studies Nursing Computer Engineering Nutrition & Dietetics Consumer Affairs Occupational Studies Dance Peace Studies Design Philosophy Economics Physical Therapy Education Physics & Astronomy Education Psychology Political Science Electronics Engineering Professional Studies Engineering Psychology Engineering Techology Public Policy & Administration English Recreation & Leisure Studies Family & Consumer Sciences Religious Studies Fashion Merchandising Russian Film & Electrnic Arts Science Education Food Science Social Work French Sociology Geography Spanish Geological Sciences Theatre Arts German Women’s Studies Gerontology Health Science History championship facilities Long Beach State’s facilities • remain some of the best Home of the Dirtbags since 1993, Long Beach’s Blair Field is a in the Big West and are perfect combination of tradition and modern function. Built on the competitive nationally while site of the former recreation park, home at times to the Chicago serving as the home of the Cubs and , Blair Field has hosted numerous 49er sports teams. From the teams and events such as the MTV Rock & Jock Softball Game and university’s enduring icon, continues to receive start-of-the-art upgrades, including a the cobalt-blue Walter brand-new scoreboard installed in 2009. Pyramid to the history and tradition of Blair Field, • RHODES TENNIS CENTER athletes that come to play Long Beach State’s newest facility, opened in 2008, the tennis as 49ers will showcase their skills in only the finest home team’s home was remodelled following a gift from former 49er stadiums. tennis player and alum Terry Rhodes.

• WALTER PYRAMID • GEORGE ALLEN FIELD Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the Walter Pyramid has Named after former LBSU football coach George Allen, the field is become a nationally recognized icon for the university and the city the home of Long Beach State women’s soccer. of Long Beach. Because of its dramatic appearance, its unique multi-purpose capability and its lure for television production, the • JACK ROSE TRACK Walter Pyramid is one of the finest collegiate athletic facilities in Named after the hall of famer and 25-year head coach at Long the Western United States. Beach State.

One of three true pyramids in the United States, the Walter Pyramid • 49ER SOFTBALL COMPLEX measures 345 feet on each side of its perfectly square base. The The 49er softball complex on campus is the home of Long Beach most unique feature is inside, where its cantilevered seating State softball. system can be raised hydraulically to expose over 39,000 square feet of beechwood flooring. • VIRGINIA COUNTY CLUB AND EL DORADO PARK The home courses for Long Beach State’s men’s and women’s golf teams.

• CAMPUS POOL Home of Long Beach State’s men’s and women’s water polo. media information

PRESS SERVICES POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Weekly release packages that contain Following a cooling-off period, Long Beach LONG BEACH STATE updated statistics, features and notes will State players and coaches will be made MEDIA RELATIONS be made available throughout the season available following the game at the site of by email and via the official Long Beach competition, or in the press conference 1250 Bellflower Blvd. State website, www.longbeachstate.com. area for men’s basketball. Interviews with Additional gameday information will be opposing players and coaches should be Long Beach, CA 90840 provided prior to each contest. arranged through the travelling SID; if one if Fax: (562) 985-1549 unavailable the Long Beach State staff will www.longbeachstate.com CREDENTIALS make every effort to accommodate visiting All requests for credentials (press, radio, interviews. DIRECTIONS television, photography) must be made to the requisite member of the Long Beach SCOUTING To Walter Pyramid: State media relations staff at least 24 hours Scouts from opposing schools or from From Interstate 405, take the Bellflower in advance. Credentials will be left at will professional leagues will be issued passes exit and travel south to Atherton and turn call at the site of competition. in accordance with NCAA rules. Scouts are left. Proceed four blocks and turn right not allowed access into the press box, press for parking directly in front of the Walter INTERVIEWS row or media rooms. Pyramid. All requests for an interview with any cur- rent 49er student-athlete or coach should PRESS BOX/PRESS ROW To Blair Field: be directed through the Long Beach State Press access is limited to working From Interstate 405, take the Bellflower media relations office at least 24 hours in members of the media and other whose exit south to 7th street and turn right. advance. Players and coaches will most duties require use of the area. Proceed past the golf course and turn often be made available following practice right on Park. Blair Field is located at the sessions. Please allow for more time per MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICES corner of 10th and Park. request if special arrangements are The Long Beach State media relations needed. offices are located in the first floor of the To George Allen Field; Campus Pool; Walter Pyramid. Rhodes Tennis Center and TELEPHONES 49er Softball Complex: Services are available if arrangements are ONLINE COVERAGE From Interstate 405, take the Bellflower mad at least two weeks before a game. All home events for Long Beach State exit and travel south to Atherton and turn Outlets requiring phone lines should contact soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball left. Proceed four blocks past the Walter the Long Beach State media relations office and softball games will have Gametracker Pyramid for parking nearest the for assistance. Services for visiting radio provided through www.longbeachstate.com on-campus facilities. broadcasts will be accommodated with one as well as road contests when available. week’s advance notice. Additionally, live audio will be provided for all women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, WIRELESS ACCESS men’s basketball and baseball games along Internet access will be made available to with select other events. media members at all Long Beach State home events. Contact the Long Beach State media relations staff for more information.

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Todd Miles Roger Kirk Andrea Ohta Cameron Fujimoto Assistant AD/Director Associate Director Assistant Director Media Assistant Men’s Basketball, Men’s Volleyball, Women’s Volleyball, Baseball, Women’s Basketball, Softball Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf Men’s Water Polo Women’s Tennis, Women’s Soccer, Track & Field Cross Country Women’s Water Polo sports medicine

Players’ medical and injury needs are the responsibility of a highly qualified and diverse professional staff. The daily injury evaluation, management, treatment, rehabilitation, and first aid of our student-athletes is the responsibility of both head athletic trainer Mark Pocinich and rest of the sports medicine staff. Assisting Pocinich are assistant athletic trainers Shauna Horton and Jen Kawamoto along with three graduate students. There are also numerous athletic training students who work under the guidance of Pocinich, Horton and Kawamoto. Since 1987, Dr. Mark Pocinich Jennifer Kawamoto Larry Drum has been acting as the team physician for all LBSU Head Athletic Trainer student-athletes and Dr. Alexandra Chrysanthis joined in practice Assistant Athletic with Dr. Drum and assists him in providing care. Since 1992, Dr. Trainer Peter Kurzweil has served as our volunteer orthopedic surgeon for all student-athletes. The physicians attend many of our home competitions and are readily available for first aid and diagnostic needs on site. There are various other highly-skilled physicians, podiatrists, and dentists who regularly volunteer their services to Graduate Assistants our student-athletes.

Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC) are on hand for all home practices Kris Friend and competitions and, also, for many of the away competitions that our student-athletes participate in to assist in treatments Ashley Pierce should a problem occur. 49er athletics provides student-athletes with a state-of-the-art athletic training facility located adjacent to Shauna Horton Josh Ruiz the Gold Mine Gymnasium and an additional, smaller treatment Assistant Athletic facility located on the playing floor of the Walter Pyramid. With Trainer well-equipped facilities and knowledgeable and capable personnel on staff, a sick or injured student-athlete at Long Beach State is assured of quality treatment. administration

Cindy In three seasons as the Director of Athletics at Long Beach State Vic Cegles Masner has overhauled the 49er athletic department and provided a new path for the department to follow.

Senior Cegles, who was hired as the school’s 12th Director of Athletics in April 2006, Associate AD/ has already made an impact in the athletic department’s ability to fundraise, a SWA key to his goal of making Long Beach State not only the premiere school in the Big West Conference, but a player on the national stage when it comes to both David athletics and academics.

Benedict Since coming to Long Beach State, Cegles has restructured the annual fund establishing the 49er Athletic Club. The centralized fundraising approach Senior recognizes both sport specific gifts and scholarship contributions supporting all Associate AD/ 18 intercollegiate teams. The result has been dramatic, with double-digit increases in the annual fund in External fiscal years 2007 and 2008 and a strong 2009 campaign during troubled financial times. Relations In addition, Cegles continues on the five-year strategic plan focused on facility improvements, Mary Ann endowments and staff enhancements, while the athletic board he created has grown in 2009 providing Tripodi guidance and leadership while actively participating in the athletics capital campaign seeking over $25 million to advance 49er athletics tradition.

Associate AD/ Long Beach State has excelled both on the playing fields and in the classroom under Cegles’ leadership. Compliance Academically, for the second consecutive year all NCAA sponsored teams at Long Beach State scored above the required 925 on the Academic Progress Rate (APR), the only California State University to do so, and 230 student athletes were recognized as “academic all-stars” by achieving a 3.0 grade point Mark average for the fall or spring semesters. Twenty-eight student athletes earned a 4.0 GPA and 52 earned Edrington a place on the President’s List with a 3.75 GPA or better, with 56 placing on the Dean’s List with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.74.

Associate AD/ Diversity in the coaching and administrative staff is a fundamental goal and the athletics department was Operations recognized under Cegles’ leadership in 2008 as a national NCAA Diversity winner.

Competitively, in his three seasons at the helm of the Long Beach State athletic department, the 49ers have won 13 conference championships, with 15 LBSU teams advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Adam In 2008-09, Long Beach State won the Big West’s Commissioners Cup, awarded to the conference’s most Wald successful athletic department. LBSU teams won four league championships during the 2008-09 competition year with five teams making NCAA Tournament appearances. That success came on the heels of the 2007-08 season where Long Beach State had six teams win Associate AD/ conference championships and six teams advance to the NCAA Tournament, a year after winning three Development league titles and making four NCAA Tournament appearances in 2006-07.

Randy Cegles reorganized and refocused the entire administrative staff, but also negotiated new contracts Langejans for baseball coach Mike Weathers and volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaro while also hiring six new head coaches in softball, water polo, men’s and women’s golf and basketball coaches Dan Monson and Jody Wynn. Associate AD/Business From 2003-06 Cegles was the associate athletics director at Temple University where he directed Manager athletics fundraising, marketing and promotions, sponsorship and ticket sales while planning an athletics capital campaign with university development. Todd Previously he was vice president of business development for Gaylord Sports Management in Scottsdale, Miles Ariz., after serving 16 years at Arizona State University in athletic development and external affairs. He ultimately served as the lead senior associate athletic director for external affairs in his final two years at ASU. Assistant AD/ Media While at Arizona State he led the athletics department’s $25 million capital campaign to enhance Relations facilities and endowments and, among other responsibilities, supervised baseball, men’s and women’s golf and women’s gymnastics. He also was the assistant athletic director for development at Rutgers Kelly University for five years. Field Cegles served as assistant basketball coach at Carnegie Mellon University and as an assistant basketball and baseball coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He holds a degree in business administration from Bucknell and a master’s in counseling and student personnel Director of Ticket services from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Operations Cegles and his wife, Bonnie, have two sons, Vic a recent graduate of Rutgers University and a baseball standout who currently works in the athletics department at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Casey Dedan who is a senior wide receiver on the Towson University football team. Brozino

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY (All numbers are in the 562 area code) University Baseball President Dr. F. King Alexander...... 985-4121 Head Coach Mike Weathers...... 985-7548 Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Brenda Vogel...... 985-5964 Assistant Coach Troy Buckley...... 985-5182 Assistant Coach Andy Rojo...... 985-2125 Athletics Administration Volunteer Assistant Coach TJ Bruce...... 985-4661 Main Athletics Department Phone Number ...... 985-7751 Administrative Assistant Josh Scott...... 985-4661 Director of Athletics Vic Cegles...... 985-7976 Director of Operations Mike Callin...... 985-4661 Sr. Associate AD/SWA Cindy Masner...... 985-8527 Sr. Associate AD/External Relations David Benedict...... 985-5402 Men’s Basketball Associate AD/Compliance Mary Ann Tripodi...... 985-8947 Head Coach Dan Monson...... 985-7975 Associate AD/GM Pyramid Mark Edrington...... 985-5661 Assistant Head Coach Vic Couch...... 985-5182 Associate AD/Development Adam Wald...... 985-7662 Assistant Coach Eric Brown...... 985-5066 Associate AD/Business Office Randy Langejens...... 985-1626 Assistant Coach Rod Palmer...... 985-8226 Assistant AD/ Media Relations Todd Miles...... 985-7797 Director of Operations Jay Morris...... 985-1610 Director of Admin. Operations Leah Williams-Daniels...... 985-5722 Administrative Assistant Katie Young...... 985-7975 Director of Marketing Dedan Brozino...... 985-8143 Admin. Assistant to the AD Heather Smith...... 985-7976 Women’s Basketball Administrative Assistant Julie Allen...... 985-4651 Head Coach Jody Wynn...... 985-7975 Department Receptionist Karen Sinaguglia...... 985-7751 Assistant Coach Derek Wynn...... 985-8126 Assistant Coach Jeff Cammon...... 985-8991 Business Office Assistant Coach Laura Freimuth...... 985-9136 Assistant AD/Business Manager Randy Langejans...... 985-1626 Director of Operations Michelle Erickson...... 985-2210 Financial Coordinator Marie O’Beck...... 985-2045 Administrative Assistant Katie Young...... 985-7975 Financial Coordinator Aundrea Stallworth...... 985-5819 Men’s Golf Bickerstaff Academic Center Head Coach Bill Poutre...... 985-4390 Director, Student Athlete Services Gayle Fenton...... 985-4777 Assistant Coach Zach Vinal...... 985-5583 Director, Bickerstaff Academic Center Sandra Shirley...... 985-4777 Academic Counselor Rebecca Groff...... 985-4777 Women’s Golf Academic Counselor Michelle Mahoney...... 985-4777 Head Coach Joey Curelle...... 985-5475 Academic Counselor Kirsten Sumpter...... 985-4777 Assistant Coach Sue Ewart...... 985-5583 Office Manager Katie Kruger...... 985-4777 Academic Specialist Chris Jolly...... 985-4777 Soccer Head Coach Mauricio Ingrassia...... 985-1858 CHAMPS/Lifeskills Assistant Coach Wendi Whitman...... 985-2528 Director Candice Chick...... 985-8542 Assistant Coach Jeff Joyner...... 985-2528 Volunteer Assistant Coach Sebastian Carrasco...... 985-2528 Compliance Associate AD/Compliance Mary Ann Tripodi...... 985-8497 Softball Compliance Coordinator Lisa Westerfield...... 985-8376 Head Coach Kim Sowder...... 985-1506 Assistant Coach Stephanie Swenson...... 985-8565 Equipment Assistant Coach Tairia Flowers...... 985-2100 Athletic Attendant Marc Alex...... 985-4673 Tennis External Relations Head Coach Jenny Hilt-Costello...... 985-4336 Senior Associate AD David Benedict...... 985-5402 Assistant Coach Hannah Grady...... 985-4336 Associate AD/Development Adam Wald...... 985-7662 Director of Marketing Dedan Brozino...... 985-8143 Track and Field/Cross Country Administrative Assistant Jennifer Pavlovich...... 985-4662 Head Coach Andy Sythe...... 985-4666 Donor Relations, Development Lynne Lawhon...... 985-8663 Assistant Coach/Distances Patrick Cunniff...... 985-2318 Event Coordinator, Development Jessica Davidson ...... 985-4550 Assistant Coach/Sprints Shaun Meinecke...... 985-1700 Membership Coordinator, Development Wayne Stickney-Smith...... 985-5910 Assistant Director of Marketing Henry Ngo...... 985-7978 Men’s Volleyball Head Coach Alan Knipe...... On Leave Media Relations Interim Head Coach Andy Read...... 985-1798 Assistant AD/Director Todd Miles...... 985-7797 Assistant Coach John Hawks...... 985-1449 Associate Director Roger Kirk...... 985-7565 Assistant Coach Scott Lane...... 985-9291 Assistant Director Andrea Ohta...... 985-8569 Media Assistant Cameron Fujimoto...... 985-2054 Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Brian Gimmillaro...... 985-8366 The Walter Pyramid Assistant Coach Erika Chidester...... 985-8739 Associate AD/General Manager Mark Edrington...... 985-5661 Assistant Coach Matt Ulmer...... 985-7352 Director of Operations Oscar Hernandez...... 985-5057 Director Of Operations Chris Chamberlain...... 985-5057 Water Polo Director of Scheduling Cameron Unger...... 985-4790 Head Coach Gavin Arroyo...... 985-8279 Assistant Coach Heather Moody...... 985-8279 Recreation & Club Sports Assistant Coach Kyle Gorham...... 985-8279 Director Rita Hayes...... 985-7351 Director of Intramural Sports Glen McDonald...... 985-8122

Strength & Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Jamie Hiegel...... 985-5480 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Chris Whittle...... 985-5480

Ticket Operations ...... 985-4949 Director of Ticket Marketing/Operations Kelly Field...... 985-7449 Assistant Director of Ticketing Jeff Scott...... 985-7437

Athletic Training Room ...... 985-4660 Head Athletic Trainer Mark Pocinich...... 985-7154 Assistant Athletic Trainer Shauna Horton...... 985-5222 Assistant Athletic Trainer Jen Kawamoto...... 985-5222 president alexander

Dr. F. King Alexander was named the sixth President of California State University, Long Beach in November of 2005 after serving as the President of Murray State University in Kentucky from 2001- 2005. California State University, Long Beach is the nation’s 25th largest university and is recognized as a “university of choice” among students throughout California and the western United States.

Dr. Alexander is a well respected national expert in domestic and international higher education finance and public policy. His research on university revenue and expenditure patterns has been featured in The Economist, The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Boston Globe, The Australian, and The Christian Science Monitor. Dr. Alexander’s efforts to improve federal higher education policy has contrib- uted to the development of Congressional legislation advancing the “net tuition concept” in order to enhance public accountability and future funding of higher education institutions.

Prior to serving as president of two public universities Dr. Alexander was a faculty member and director of the Higher Education Program at the University of Illinois from 1997-2001. In addition to being President of California State University, Long Beach he also serves as a faculty affiliate at Cornell University’s Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI).

Dr. Alexander received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin--Madison in higher education finance and public poli- cy, a Master’s of Science degree from Oxford University (England) in comparative education policy, and a Bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University in political science. csulb anniversary