PANTHER VARSITY SPORTS
FALL Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country Football Women’s Rugby Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Volleyball
WINTER Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Swimming & Diving Women’s Swimming & Diving Men’s Indoor Track & Field Women’s Indoor Track & Field
SPRING Baseball Men’s Golf Women’s Golf Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
EIU FIGHT SONG
“We are loyal EIU, we’re loyal and true
‘though the odds be great or small, we’ll still be cheering you - rah, rah
So fi ght you Panthers for the glory of our dear name
fi ght on for Eastern, come on you Panthers win this game!”
CTS ty EIU QUICK FA Eastern Illinois Universi Name ...... Charleston, Illinois EIU ALMA MATER Location ...... 1895 / 12,129 Founded / Enrollment ...... Panthers “For us arose thy walls and towers Nickname ...... Colors ...... Blue and Gray NCAA Division I / FCS in Football Their beauty, strength and grace Affi liation ...... Ohio Valley Conference, since 1996-97 are ours Conference ...... www.EIUpanthers.com Website ...... Thy hills and prairies at thy feet for us in lovely landscape meet
So must our hearts remember thee, so may our lives a tribute be
Strong, true and beautiful and brave and free
So shall our hearts, our hearts, remember thee.”
13 Below is the complete listing of Ohio Valley Conference and independent championships won by EIU Panther squads (thru spring, 2007) during the past 12 seasons.
2006-2007 Football ...... OVC Co-Champion and ...... NCAA First Round (at-large berth) Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Women’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Women’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion
2005-2006 Men’s Cross Country .....OVC Champion Football ...... OVC Champion and NCAA First Round Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion
2004-2005 Women’s Soccer ...... OVC Tournament Champion and NCAA First Round Men’s Swimming ...... Midwest Classic Champion Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Volleyball ...... OVC Co-Champion
2003-2004 Men’s Cross Country .....OVC Champion Women’s Soccer ...... OVC Tournament Champion and NCAA First Round Men’s Swimming ...... Midwest Classic Champion Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion
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VOLLEYBALL faced eventual Final Four fi nisher, Arizona, in the fi rst round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament after winning the OVC post-season title.
FOOTBALL has reached the NCAA Playoffs seven times in the past twelve seasons, including three straight appearances from 2000-02.
As the premiere NCAA Division I squad in the country, WOMEN’S RUGBY went 11-0 in 2002, while the 2006 team posted a 9-1 record, outscoring the opposition 653 to 42.
14 EIU PANTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS continued from previous page...
2002-2003 Men’s Cross Country .....OVC Champion Football ...... NCAA First Round (at-large berth) Women’s Rugby ...... 11-0 Record Women’s Soccer ...... OVC Tournament Champion and NCAA First Round Women’s Swimming ...... Midwest Classic Champion Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion
2001-2002 Men’s Cross Country .....OVC Champion Women’s Cross Country ...... OVC Champion Football ...... OVC Champion and NCAA NCAA First Round Women’s Soccer ...... OVC Tourney Champion & NCAA First Round Men’s Swimming ...... Midwest Classic Champion Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Volleyball ...... OVC Tournament Champion and NCAA First Round
2000-2001 Baseball ...... OVC Champion Men’s Basketball ...... OVC Tournament Champion and NCAA First Round Men’s Cross Country .....OVC Champion Football ...... OVC Champion and NCAA NCAA First Round Women’s Soccer ...... OVC Champion Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion
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WOMEN’S SOCCER qualifi ed for four straight NCAA College Cup appearances in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY has won eight of ten OVC championships while the WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY squad ran away with the OVC title in 2001.
A perrenial conference power, the MEN’S TRACK & FIELD squad has won 19 of 21 Ohio Valley Conference indoor and outdoor championships and joined up with WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD to sweep both the indoor and outdoor titles in 2007. 15 EIU PANTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS continued from previous page...
1999-2000 Women’s Soccer .... OVC Champion and OVC Tournament Champion (no automatic NCAA berth in 1999) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion
1998-1999 Baseball ...... OVC Tournament ...... Champion and NCAA First Round Men’s Cross Country .....OVC Champion Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Volleyball ...... OVC Champion
1997-1998 Baseball ...... OVC Champion Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion
1996-1997 Men’s Cross Country .....OVC Champion Football ...... NCAA NCAA First Round (at-large berth) Men’s Indoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion Men’s Outdoor Track & Field ...... OVC Champion
WOMEN’S SWIMMING captured the 2003 Midwest Classic championship while MEN’S SWIMMING claimed respective 2002, 2004 and 2005 Midwest Classic titles. The men swam to a perfect 11-0 dual record in 2002.
BASEBALL won the OVC and then upset former national champion Arizona in the 1999 NCAA Tournament in Waco, Texas.
OVC all-time scoring leader HENRY DOMERCANT (2000-03) takes it to the rim.
The Panthers show off their 2001 OVC tournament championship trophy, which they won in dramatic fashion. The win qualifi ed EIU for its second NCAA tournament appearance.
16 Team and individual success continued for EIU athletics during the 2006-07 school year as the Panthers fi nished second in the OVC Men’s All-Sport race and fourth in the OVC Women’s All-Sport race. Since joining the league in 1996, EIU has won four OVC ‘All-Sports Championships’ and has never fi nished lower than fourth.
Over the course of the season EIU claimed fi ve conference titles with FOOTBALL winning its second straight OVC title while the EIU MEN’S TRACK & FIELD team returned to dominance sweeping the indoor and outdoor titles. The EIU WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD team also climbed to the top of the conference by winning its fi rst indoor and fi rst outdoor titles.
EIU student-athletes also found success in the classroom with fi fteen teams posting a 3.0 or better GPA and 56 percent of EIU athletes posting a 3.0 or higher GPA.
Eleven EIU athletes were named to CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams with baseball’s ERIK HUBER, golf’s ANTHONY IMBURGIA, and track & field’s NICOLE MARCZEWSKI and DAN STRACKELJAHN becoming the latest Panthers to earn Academic All-American honors. This marks the fi rst time since 1989 that four or more Panthers have earned the prestigious honor.
EIU football swept both OVC ‘Player of the Year’ Awards as VINCENT WEBB was named the offensive player of the year and DONALD THOMAS the defensive player of the year.
WOMEN’S SOCCER was represented on the OVC stage as junior KELLIE FLOYD was named the conference Player of the Year as EIU advanced to the OVC Tournament semifi nals for the eighth straight season.
Freshman basketball players ROMAIN MARTIN and JESSICA HUFFMAN were each chosen the men’s and women’s OVC ‘Freshman of the Year’ giving EIU two straight seasons with both the men’s and women’s top freshman.
Head coaches TOM AKERS and MARY WALLACE both swept indoor and outdoor track and fi eld Coach of the Year honors as the EIU men and women won all four championships.
Senior runner DAN STRACKELJAHN was named the OVC Indoor Men’s Track ‘Athlete of the Year’ while freshman KANDACE ARNOLD was named the OVC Indoor Female Track and Field ‘Freshman of the Year’.
Junior jumper OBE ERUTEYA earned NCAA All-Mideast Regional honors after placing seventh at the NCAA Track Regionals. EIU sent a school record 15 athletes to compete in this year’s NCAA Regionals.
Senior NICOLE MARCZEWSKI won the OVC/HCA Post-Graduate Scholarship after fi nishing her four-year career with a 4.0 GPA. 17 LAKESIDE FIELD is home to men and women’s soccer and includes new aluminum seating.
The EIU Panther women’s rugby squad, which is the premiere NCAA Division I program in the nation, competes at their own LAKESIDE RUGBY FIELD which is located just across the campus pond from the soccer fi eld.
Six DARLING TENNIS COURTS were constructed in the late 1990s for intercollegiate competition and recreational use.
O’BRIEN STADIUM was the fi rst project completed as part of the ‘REACH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY‘ fundraising initiative. The stadium now houses new coaches offi ces for 15 sports, expanded state-of-the-art weight room, plus new strength equipment, larger athletic training facility, new team meeting space with partitions, a video room and a coaches conference room.
A PRO-GRASS artifi cial turf was installed in summer, 2003 which assures a quality playing surface for Panther football. PRO- GRASS allows for multi-sport practice utilization as well as availability for other university events. The stadium is also the site of the IHSA BOYS AND GIRLS STATE TRACK & FIELD meets which hosts over 4,000 competitors and attracts 15,000 spectators each May.
18 “Through our ‘REACH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY’ fundraising initiative to improve the athletic facilities at EIU, we are now proud to say that our athletic venues are among the finest in the midwest.” ... JOHN SMITH, Associate Athletic Director for Development
New renovations to baseball and softball stadiums provide fan friendly atmospheres and quality playing facilities for student- athletes.
COACHES STADIUM for baseball provides chairback seats, a new pressbox, concession stand, brick dugouts, underground watering system, and is surrounded by 14 red brick pillars each honoring a previous head coach.
WILLIAMS FIELD construction was completed in 2003 and features blue chairback seats, concession stand, and brick dugouts surrounded by red brick pillars connected by black aluminum fencing.
In this decade, LANTZ ARENA, home to Panther basketball teams and volleyball, has added all new blue contoured seating, additional chairback seating, a redesigned and refi nished playing surface plus a new four-sided center hung scoreboard.
Increased corporate sponsorship in 2002 resulted in the installation of a two screen video system which has instant replay capability and crowd pleasing animation.
LANTZ FIELDHOUSE, which annually hosts the OVC Indoor Track & Field Championship and is the site of one of the state’s largest indoor prep track meets, is a multi-prpose facility that also serves as the practice location for football, tennis, baseball and softball during inclement weather.
19 EIU Panther student-athletes have traveled around the world and competed against some excellent competition. Listed below are just a few of the highlights:
ALASKA Volleyball ...... 2001
ARIZONA Women’s Golf ...... 2003 Volleyball ...... 2002
AUSTRALIA Women’s Basketball ...... 2002
CALIFORNIA Women’s Rugby ...... 2003 Softball...... 2001
COSTA RICA Men’s Basketball ...... 2004
ENGLAND Men’s Soccer ...... 2002
EUROPE Men’s Basketball ...... 2000
FLORIDA Baseball ...... 2003, 2006 Men’s Basketball ...... 2002 Women’s Basketball ...... 2002, 2004 Women’s Golf ...... 2000 Women’s Rugby ...... 2004 Softball...... 2006 Swimming ...... Winter or Spring Break Tennis ...... 2002, 2004, 2005
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The Hawaiian islands are a favorite Panther destination as FOOTBALL has competed against the University of Hawai’i three times (1999, 2002 & 2006), each time staying on Waikiki beach, touring the Arizona Memorial and experiencing the culture of the Islands; MEN’S BASKETBALL has also made three trips to Hawai’i to participate in holiday tournaments on Oahu; SOFTBALL spent its week-long spring break there in 2001 and 2005 while competing in the Rainbow Wahine Classic; and WOMEN’S BASKETBALL recently participated in a tournament on the islands.
VOLLEYBALL headed to the Alaskan ‘north woods’ to capture the 2001 Nanook Classic championsip in Anchorage; WOMEN’S GOLF played in the Rio Verde Invitational in Arizona in 2003; MEN’S GOLF practiced at the famous Texas TPC Woodlands course, home of PGA tour events.
20 EIU TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS continued from previous page...
HAWAI’I Men’s Basketball ...... 1998, 2002 Women’s Basketball ...... 2006 Football ...... 1999, 2002, 2006 Men’s Golf ...... 2007 Softball...... 1999, 2001, 2005
ITALY Women’s Basketball ...... 2006
LOUISIANA Softball...... 2006
MEXICO Women’s Golf ...... 2007
MISSISSIPPI Baseball ...... 2002, 2004
NORTH CAROLINA Softball...... 2002, 2004
SOUTH CAROLINA Baseball ...... 1999 Women’s Rugby ...... 1999, 2004 Softball...... 2002
VIRGINIA Women’s Rugby ...... 2005
Panther WOMEN’S BASKETBALL added to their cultural experiences by competing ‘down under‘ in Australia during the summer of 2002, visiting Sydney and Melbourne as well as interior portions of the country; in 2004 MEN’S BASKETBALL traveled to Costa Rica to play several games, work with area youth, as well as touring the Central America country.
Panther squads have had numerous opportunities to travel to Europe, as WOMEN’S BASKETBALL recently traveled to Italy in 2006 and MEN’S SOCCER returned to coach ADAM HOWARTH’S English homeland in 2002 while participating in several preseason contests. 21 All-American quarterback TONY ROMO, currently the starting quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys, was awarded the prestigious 2002 Walter Payton Trophy honoring the best NCAA I-AA player in the nation.
RON WHITE earned NCAA All-American honors by placing sixth nationally in the javelin in 2002.
All-American guard HENRY DOMERCANT was the nation’s No. 2 scorer in 2003 and among an elite group that fi nished in the ‘Top Five’ in the nation in scoring three straight years
Out of approximately 3,000 student- athletes, EIU volleyball player ERICA GERTH, track standout AARON GROBENGIESER, and tennis player C.J. WEBER have been honored as OVC Scholar-Athletes.
Several EIU athletic squads volunteer their time for service projects in the east central Illinois area... FOOTBALL visits senior care facilities in the area; while touring and competiting in Costa Rica, the MEN’S BASKETBALL squad took time to visit an area hospital; BASEBALL annually assists with the construction of an area Habitat for Humanity home; WOMEN’S BASKETBALL assists a local food drive; and each year VOLLEYBALL helps support the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center’s fight against breast cancer.
22 EIU’s athletic philosophy is steadfast and simple: student FIRST ... athlete SECOND. To ensure that commitment, the athletic department has established support services to assist student- athletes during their collegiate competitive experience.
CINDY TOZER, director of academic services for athletes, provides students with academic guidance in regard to class scheduling and registration; declaration and selection of a major; degree and eligibility requirements; tutorial services; financial aid; and overall academic procedures.
COUNSELING SERVICES Members of the Academic Services Offi ce staff meet with individual student- athletes on a variety of academic, athletic, career and personal issues. Time is also spent helping individuals improve time management, study skills, and assignment preparation. When necessary and appropriate, student-athletes are referred to specialized resources and services, both on and off-campus.
TUTORING SERVICES A variety of tutors are available through the academic departments on campus and are free of charge.
ACADEMIC CENTER In November of 2006, Eastern Illinois completed its new Academic Services Center which provides a study and academic help center for Panther student- athletes. The center provides a quiet study area for student-athletes, a computer lab and academic work area. The center also houses the EIU Academic Services staff for quick access by EIU athletes.
JASON HALL CINDY TOZER Assistant A.D. for Compliance Director of Academic and Academic Services Services
TRACY MOSS Assistant Director of Academic Services
23 MARK BONNSTETTER, head athletic trainer, oversees a full-time staff of four athletic trainers that utilize modern equipment and current theories to prevent injuries and rehabilitate individuals so they can return to the game fi eld/arena as quickly and safely as possible.
EIU’s staff also works closely with a corps of specialized physicians from the east central Illinois medical community.
MARK BONNSTETTER Head Trainer
HEATHER KATZENMEIER Athletic Trainer
TONY KATZENMEIER Athletic Trainer
JENNIFER TYMKEW Athletic Trainer
A showpiece of O’Brien Stadium is an expanded strength and conditioning room directed by full-time strength and conditioning coach MICHAEL HALL.
Weight training programs are designed to benefi t individual sports and athletes to assure that they are well prepared to meet the physical requirements necessary to compete at the NCAA Division I level.
MICHAEL HALL Strength and 24 Conditioning Coach ACADEMIC PATH TO SUCCESS
Eastern Illinois University offers 46 undergraduate majors in the following areas:
... College of Arts & Humanities ... Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences ... College of Sciences ... College of Education & Professional Studies
EIU also offers master’s and specialist’s degrees with options in the Graduate School.
EASTERN RATED ONE OF THE BEST IN THE MIDWEST
Eastern Illinois continues to rank in the ‘top tier’ of Midwest public universities, according to the annual guide to ‘America’s Best Colleges’ released by U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT.
EIU is ranked #31 among 143 public and private midwestern/regional institutions. It’s the only public university in Illinois listed in the ‘top tier’ in the ‘Best Universities ... Masters’ ranking for the regional/midwest category.
In addition, Eastern is rated fi fth among the top 12 public midwestern universities with master’s programs.
Rankings are based on schools’ academic reputations, student selectivity, faculty resources, graduation and retention rates, fi nancial resources, and alumni giving.
Eastern’s greatest strengths are its average graduation rate of 66%, freshman- to-sophomore retention rate of 81% and percentage of full-time faculty (96%).
25 EIU’s graduation rate of 68% places it in the top 10% of 1midwestern peer institutions. Small class size averaging 22 students recognizes the faculty’s 2commitment to teaching. Retention rate of more than 80% 3of freshman class. Total cost consistently below 4national average. With 573 full-time faculty, EIU offers a 1:16 faculty/student 5ratio.
Freshman students are assigned to Academic Advising 6and Learning Assistance Center, resulting in better academic performance.
Voice, data and video/cable television networking capabilities 7in residence halls/apartments provide high tech atmosphere for improved learning.
With its own police force of 28 offi cers, EIU is one of the safest 8public universities. Textbook rental system can save students as much as $400-$600 9per school year. More than 150 students organizations, plus 26 10fraternities and sororities, allow students to grow socially.
26 “Our ‘top tier’ ranking in the U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT reflects our long standing tradition of academic excellence supported by strong nurturing relationships A degree from EIU can lead graduates with our students.” into a variety of successful careers. ... DR. WILLIAM L. PERRY, Chart those who came before you and University President see where your world of opportunity may lead:
JIM EDGAR Class of ‘68 ... former governor of the State of Illinois
MIKE SHANAHAN Class of ‘74 ... head coach of the 1998 & 1999 Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos
ROBERT INGRAM Class of ‘65 ... vice chairman of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
JAN SPIVEY GILCHRIST Class of ‘68 ... award winning children’s book illustrator
LARRY SMITH Class of ‘88 (ex) ... sports anchor of CNN Headline News
SUSAN NELLE Class of ‘87 ... zookeeper at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
JIM EVANS Class of ‘68 ... president of Jenny Craig
JOHN MALKOVICH Class of ‘75 (ex) ... Academy Award Graduation rates for EASTERN ILLINOIS nominated actor UNIVERSITY student-athletes are near the top of NCAA Division I public universities in the state of Illinois, and second best DAVID KIDWELL among the eleven Ohio Valley Conference Class of ‘83 ... Pulitizer Prize winning institutions. reporter for the Miami Herald Based on the official NCAA graduation rate data, 68% of Eastern student-athletes who entered as freshman in 1997-98 have LAWRENCE TUCKER graduated. This annual study is based on a Class of ‘89 ... secret service agent six year period. JOAN ALLEN “We’re again proud of the academic success Class of ‘78 (ex) ... Academy Award of our student-athletes. We continue to be the best in the state and at the top of the nominated actor OVC. We’re fulfi lling our mission of educating these young men and women,” said Dr. Rich PAT SULLIVAN McDuffi e, Director of Athletics. Class of ‘75 ... inventor of ACT! software Eastern student-athletes graduate at a higher percentage compared to the entire EIU student population. VICKI FREIMUTH Class of ‘66 ... associate director at Over 90% of Eastern student-athletes who the Center for Disease Control and competed all four years graduated, and Prevention that percentage is also second among OVC schools. 27 PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
WILLIAM L. PERRY began serving Eastern Illinois University as president on July 1, 2007, following 36 years of service to higher education in Texas. Perry, who was born and raised in the Midwest, received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from JEFF COOLEY DR. BLAIR LORD Vice-President for Vice-President for the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In Business Affairs Academic Affairs his subsequent career at Texas A&M University, he proceeded through the tenured faculty ranks in mathematics, and then served in increasingly responsible administrative roles involving multiple areas of budget, personnel and planning for the university, academic affairs and facilities. While at Texas A&M, he received recognition for his service in teaching and in administration. As an undergrad, Perry attended Park College
DR. DANIEL NADLER DR. JILL NILSEN in Parkville, Missouri, where he majored in Vice-President for Vice-President for mathematics and history, and played basketball. Student Affairs External Relations In 1999, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Park. Perry’s past activities in community service BOARD OF TRUSTEES include United Way, Boys Club, Arts Council of the Brazos Valley and Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center. Bill and his wife, Linda, reside in Charleston.
DR. ROBERT WEBB BILL O’ROURKE Chair Springfi eld, Illinois Mattoon, Illinois
ROGER KRATOCHVIL JULIE NIMMONS Mt. Olive, Illinois Litchfi eld, Illinois
LEO WELCH DON YOST O’Fallon, Illinois Charleston, Illinois
LEVI BULGAR 28 Student Member ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Long-time Charleston resident KEN BAKER was named the full-time interim athletic director at Eastern Illinois University on August 21. He will serve in that capacity until July 1,
2008. MARK BONNSTETTER JOHN SMITH In announcing the appointment, President Associate Associate A.D. Athletic Director for Development William L. Perry said, “Ken is well-known to the campus and community; his integrity and his devotion to EIU are second to none; and his experience with athletics as a participant and offi cial makes him extremely knowledgeable of the athletic arena.” As acting director, Baker will be responsible JASON HALL MARY WALLACE for the development and administration of the Assistant A.D. Senior Woman intercollegiate athletics program. for Compliance and Administrator Academic Services Backer has served as the director of Campus Recreation since 2000. Before assuming that role, he previously served as a physical education instructor at Eastern (1994-2000) and currently serves as a replay offi cial for the National Football League (2003-present). Baker received both his bachelor’s and PAM COLLINS AMY REIS master’s degrees in education from Eastern in Director of Athletic Director of Marketing 1972 and 1973, respectively. Baker also played baseball at EIU. Development He has been actively involved in many community activities, including the Community Unit #1 Board of Education, the Charleston Community Youth Baseball Association, the Parent-Teach Organization, the United Way Board, the Panther Club, the EIU Letterman Club, the Trojan Booster Club and the Governor’s Council on Health and Fitness.
RICH MOSER KIM BAGWELL Sports Info Director Business Manager
DAVID KIDWELL DR. GAIL RICHARD Assistant A.D. NCAA Faculty for Special Projects Representative
DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS Eastern Illinois University 600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, Illinois 61920
(217) 581-2319 • (217) 581-7001 (fax)
www.EIUpanthers.com 29 PANTHER STAFF DIRECTORY
ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Ken Baker (interim)...... Athletic Director [email protected] ... (217) 581-2319 Dr. Gail Richard ...... Faculty Athletic Rep. [email protected] ... (217) 581-7453 John Smith...... Associate AD/Development [email protected] ... (217) 581-5831 PANTHER HEAD COACHES Mark Bonnstetter ...... Associate AD/Operations [email protected] ... (217) 581-7614 Dave Kidwell ...... Assistant AD/Special Projects [email protected] ... (217) 581-2824 Jason Hall ...... Assistant AD/Compliance [email protected] ... (217) 581-6992 Mary Wallace ...... Senior Woman Administrator [email protected] ... (217) 581-7144 Brenda Robinson ...... Offi ce Systems Specialist [email protected] ... (217) 581-6014
PANTHER CLUB / DEVELOPMENT Pam Collins ...... Director of Athletic Development [email protected] ... (217) 581-5726 Patti Thornton ...... Offi ce Systems Specialist [email protected] ... (217) 581-2310 Sandy King ...... Offi ce Systems Specialist [email protected] ... (217) 581-7761
COMPLIANCE & ACADEMICS TOM AKERS LORI BENNETT JOHN BLACKBURN FRANK GRAZIANO Jason Hall ...... Assistant AD/Compliance M/W Track & Field Volleyball M/W Tennis Rugby [email protected] ... (217) 581-6992 Cindy Tozer ...... Director of Academic Services Director [email protected] ... (217) 581-7059 Tracy Moss ...... Assistant Director of Academic Services ... (217) 581-7059 Kim Garkie ...... Graduate Assistant [email protected] ... (217) 581-7059
BUSINESS OFFICE & TICKETS Kim Bagwell ...... Business Manager [email protected] ... (217) 581-7611 Cindy Bayes ...... Ticket Manager & Blue Zone [email protected] ... (217) 581-2106
MARKETING & PROMOTIONS Amy Reis ...... Director of Marketing & Promotions [email protected] ... (217) 581-7151 Heather Redenbo ...... Marketing Graduate Assistant [email protected] ... (217) 581-7294
SPORTS INFORMATION Rich Moser ...... Sports Information Director [email protected] ... (217) 581-7480 Bart Rettberg ...... Assistant Sports Information Director ADAM HOWARTH GEOFF MASANET MIKE MILLER MIKE MONCEL [email protected] ... (217) 581-6408 Men’s Soccer M/W Cross Country Men’s Basketball M/W Golf Ben Turner ...... Assistant Sports Information Director [email protected] ... (217) 581-7020
SPORTS MEDICINE Mark Bonnstetter ...... Head Athletic Trainer [email protected] ... (217) 581-7614 Heather Katzenmeier...... Athletic Trainer [email protected] ... (217) 581-5939 Tony Katzenmeier ...... Athletic Trainer [email protected] ... (217) 581-5939 Jen Tymkew ...... Athletic Trainer [email protected] ... (217) 581-7677 Kariann Blair & Emily Schilling ...... Graduate Assistants ... (217) 581-8300 Aaron Haselhorst & Emily Oakes ...... Graduate Assistants ... (217) 581-7617
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Michael Hall ...... Strength & Conditioning Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7025 Jared Kist & Maureen Khairalah ...... Graduate Assistants ... (217) 581-7025
EQUIPMENT ROOM TIM NOWAK RAY PADOVAN BRADY SALLEE JIM SCHMITZ Mike Clayton ...... Equipment Manager Women’s Soccer M/W Swimming Women’s Basketball Baseball [email protected] ... (217) 581-7612 and Diving John Calhoun ...... Football Equipment Manager [email protected] ... (217) 581-5125 Steve Calhoun ...... Equipment Room Attendant [email protected] ... (217) 581-7613 Jeff Brown ...... Equipment Room Attendant ... (217) 581-3112
BASEBALL Jim Schmitz ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-2522 Sean Lyons ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7283 Skylar Mead...... Graduate Assistant ... (217) 581-8510
MEN’S BASKETBALL Mike Miller ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-2511 Chad Altadonna ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7760 Michael Lewis ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7759 Chrys Cornelius ...... Assistant Coach KIM SCHUETTE BOB SPOO MARY WALLACE [email protected] ... (217) 581-7771 Softball Football Women’s Track & Field Brenda Wilson ...... Offi ce Systems Specialist [email protected] ... (217) 581-2511
30 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Brady Sallee ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-6008 PANTHER ASSISTANT COACHES Quacy Barnes ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-8505 Lee Buchanan ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7617 Jackie Moore ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-3411 Brenda Wilson ...... Offi ce Systems Specialist [email protected] ... (217) 581-2511
M/W CROSS COUNTRY Geoff Masanet ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-6647 Megan Craig ...... Graduate Assistant ... (217) 581-8320 CHAD ALTADONNA BOBBY BABICH QUACY BARNES ROC BELLANTONI LEE BUCHANAN Men’s Basketball Football Women’s Basketball Football Women’s Basketball FOOTBALL Bob Spoo ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-5031 Roc Bellantoni ...... Defensive Coordinator [email protected] ... (217) 581-7765 Jorge Munoz ...... Offensive Coordinator [email protected] ... (217) 581-7764 Jeff Hoover ...... Offensive Line Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7766 Shannon Jackson ...... Defensive Line Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7768 Justin Lustig...... Special Teams Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7024 Mike Lynch ...... Wide Receivers Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7769 Bobby Babich ...... Secondary CHRYS CORNELIUS JEFF HOOVER FORREST JACKSON SHANNON JACKSON MICHAEL LEWIS [email protected] ... (217) 581-7767 Men’s Basketball Football Football Football Men’s Basketball Forrest Jackson ...... Defensive Assistant fl [email protected] ... (217) 581-3210 Antoine Livingston ...... Offensive Assistant [email protected] ... (217) 581-3210 Richelle Heise...... Offi ce Systems Specialist [email protected] ... (217) 581-8311
M/W GOLF Mike Moncel ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-6007 Bob Edwards ...... Graduate Assistant ... (217) 581-6007
WOMEN’S RUGBY Frank Graziano ...... Head Coach SEAN LYONS BETH LIESEN ANTOINE LIVINGSTON JUSTIN LUSTIG MIKE LYNCH [email protected] ... (217) 581-7135 Women’s Soccer Football Football Football Baseball Beth Jacoby ...... Graduate Assistant ... (217) 581-7135
MEN’S SOCCER Adam Howarth ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-6442 Dino Raso ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-8380
WOMEN’S SOCCER Tim Nowak ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7062 Beth Liesen...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-8321
JACKIE MOORE JORGE MUNOZ DINO RASO AMY SCHREIBER KATE STAKE JAROD TOBLER SOFTBALL Women’s Basketball Football Men’s Soccer Volleyball Softball Track & Field Kim Schuette ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-2093 Kate Stake ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-8325
M/W SWIMMING & DIVING Ray Padovan ...... Head Coach PANTHER SUPPORT STAFF [email protected] ... (217) 581-2612 Kim Fischer ...... Graduate Assistant kafi [email protected] ... (217) 581-2612
M/W TENNIS John Blackburn ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-3326 Chuck Levaque...... Graduate Assistant ... (217) 581-3326
M/W TRACK & FIELD Tom Akers ...... Director of Track & Field [email protected] ... (217) 581-2625 Mary Wallace ...... Head Women’s Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7144 CINDY BAYES JEFF BROWN JOHN CALHOUN STEVE CALHOUN MIKE CLAYTON RICHELLE HEISE Geoff Masanet ...... Assistant Coach Assistant Business Equipment Equipment Equipment Equipment Manager Offi ce Systems [email protected] ... (217) 581-6647 Manager Specialist JaRod Tobler ...... Assistant Coach ... (217) 581-8320 Megan Craig ...... Graduate Assistant ... (217) 581-8320
VOLLEYBALL Lori Bennett ...... Head Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-2924 Amy Schreiber ...... Assistant Coach [email protected] ... (217) 581-7758
CHEER TEAM Antoine Thomas ...... Cheer Team Coach/Advisor
SANDY KING BART RETTBERG BRENDA ROBINSON PATTI THORNTON BEN TURNER BRENDA WILSON EIU PINK PANTHERS Offi ce Systems Assistant Sports Offi ce Systems Offi ce Systems Assistant Sports Offi ce Systems Lisa Dallas ...... Dance Team Coach/Advisor Specialist Information Director Specialist Specialist Information Director Assistant [email protected] ... (217) 581-3716
MARCHING / PEP BANDS Jeffrey Steiner ...... Director of Marching/Pep Bands [email protected] ... (217) 581-6087 31 The best location to follow Panthers attletics on a daily basis is the department’s new offi cial website, which was launched just this past summer –
www.EIUpanthers.com
WEIU-TV telecasts every home football and men’s basketball games as well as select women’s basketball games throughout a 15 county area in east central Illinois. In addition, all football and men’s/women’s basketball contests are broadcast on WEIU-FM, and available through the internet.
Eastern’s athletic success has resulted in extensive media coverage by local, state and national media. Area television stations and newspapers regularly interview Panther coaches and student- athletes, with five television stations and two local newspapers providing coverage.
Fans can also gain an inside look at Panther athletics through a new weekly video feature on the Panthers Official Athletic site –
www.EIUpanthers.com
Each week during school year EIU also hosts a weekly radio coaches show broadcast live on WEIU-FM and streamed live on the internet.
In addition to local coverage, EIU routinely plays on regional and national television with games in recent years airing on CBS, FOX SPORTS NET, CSTV, and the ESPN family of networks.
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