Kalamazoo College 1993 Fall Sports Guide
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2 3 Kalamazoo College Facts 1992-93 HoRNET HIGHLIGHTS Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Three Hornet teams were crowned Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions during Founded: 1833 the 1992-93 school year, and three other squads enjoyed second place finishes. Kalamazoo's men's Enrollment: 1,250 ¥ tennis team won its 55th consecutive crown, while the women's soccer and women's tennis teams President: Dr. Lawrence Bryan each claimed their fourth straight league championship. Nickname: Hornets Conference: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation: NCAA Division III Kalamazoo continued to lead the MIAA in all-time team championships, increasing its cumulative Team Colors: Orange and Black ¥ total to 222 during the 1992-93 school year. The runner-up league institution has won 157 team titles. The men's tennis team captured a record third consecutive NCAA Division III championship in May, defeating UC Santa Cruz 5-1 to send Coach George Acker out a winner in his final season. Fall Athletic Staff & Phone Directory ~ Acker, whose accomplishments were profiled in Sports Illustrated, USA Today and Tennis Magazine, retired with a total of seven national titles, along with a career record of 209-1 against MIAA compe tition. Director of Men's Athletics: Bob Kent .................................................................................................. 337-7091 Director of Women's Athletics/Women's Golf: Lyn Maurer ............................................................ 337-7090 Football: Dave Warmack .......................................................................................................................... 337-7085 Kalamazoo senior tennis player Lewis Miller became the 12th Hornet student-athlete to receive an Men's & Women's Cross Country: Peter Livingstone-McNelis ....................................................... 337-7082 NCAA postgraduate scholarship, one of the highest athletic and academic awards in the nation. Men's Golf: Joe Haklin ............................................................................................................................. 337-7089 ~ Miller, a two-time NCAA III singles champion, was also named the at-large Academic All-America Men's Soccer: Hardy Fuchs ...................................................................................................................... 337-7048 Team Member of the Year. Women's Soccer: Scott Forrester ............................................................................................................. 337-7082 Volleyball: Jeanne Hess ........................................................................................................................... 337-7086 Equipment Manager: Van Nickert ......................................................................................................... 337-7094 The men's swimming and diving team had an outstanding season, matching their highest finish ever Sports Information Director: John Greenhoe ........................................................................ 337-7303 (office) with a sixth place-showing at the NCAA III championship meet. Kalamazoo also had its first-ever ......................................................................................................................................................... 343-6506 (home) lf individual swimming champion, as Jeff Walker took top honors in the 200-yard butterfly. Walker ........................................................................................................................................................... 337-73.05 (FAX) was one of eight Hornets to earn All-America honors at the national meet. Sports Hotline: ........................................................................................................................................... 337-7347 Football Press Box Phone ......................................................................................................................... 337-7084 Sixteen Hornet student-athletes achieved All-America honors during the 1992-93 year. Two of those were first team Academic All-Americans, with Sean Mullendore becoming the first Hornet football ~ player ever to achieve that honor. Since the 1985-86 school year, Kalamazoo College student-athletes have achieved all-American status 102 times. Fall Athletic Facilities A school-record 65 student-athletes were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for maintaining ¥ a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the entire school year. Men's & Women's Cross Country: Arcadia Cross Country Course Men's & Women's Golf: Kalamazoo Country Club Four Hornets were named the MIAA most valuable player in their sport: Jennifer Russell (women's Football: Angell Field (Capacity 3,000) lf soccer), Jeff Walker (men's swimming and diving), Lewis Miller (men's tennis) and Jackie Aurelia Men's & Women's Soccer: MacKenzie Field (women's tennis). Volleyball: Anderson Athletic Center (Capacity 2,000) Teams on the rise included the men's basketball team and the men's cross country squad. The }f hoopsters enjoyed their highest finish in the MIAA in 26 years, while the harriers recorded their strongest showing in the league since 1975. "' ... ,, ' 4 5 Football To the Media 1993 Outlook Members of the news media are encouraged to cover Kalamazoo College athletic events. Radio stations wishing to broadcast events should notify Sports Information Director John Greenhoe at (616) With 16 starters returning to the fold, Boos (Portage/Schoolcraft), a junior center, is a 337-7303 at least two weeks in advance. Telephone line arrangements must be made through Michigan Kalamazoo College's football squad appears to steady force and junior guard/tackle Khalad Bell at 1-800-443-1901. Please instruct Michigan Bell to contact John Greenhoe prior to installing the have the talent necessary to bounce back from last Kanaan (Portage/Lake Forest, Ill., Academy) phone line. year's disappointing 3-6 campaign. returns to the starting lineup after a year hiatus. Reporters wishing to cover a specific event should contact the Sports Information Office at least The Hornets, coached by fourth-year Another key returnee is junior guard Tony Prey two days prior to the event so appropriate on-site arrangements can be made. mentor Dave Warmack, hope to avoid the injuries (Westland/John Glenn), a two-year starter. News media representatives wishing to interview a specific student-athlete should contact the that plagued them in 1992. Last fall, the seasons of Calling the signals again is senior Chris Sports Information Office to set up the interview. Kalamazoo's top three running backs were cut Berkimer (DeWitt), a 6-4, 200-pound quarterback who has completed 54 Media seeking pre-game football information and statistics should contact John Greenhoe. This short by injury, but all percent of his passes for information is available on the Tuesday preceding each contest. three are now healthy 2,691 yards in his career. Home football games are played at Angell Field, located southeast of the Kalamazoo College and should bolster the He will be backed up by campus at West Michigan and Burrows Streets. Statistics will be available approximately 20 minutes after Hornet ball-carrying sophomore Doug each home game. Statistics will be faxed upon request. attack. The Hornets Expect offensive Dammann (Lena, Ill. For further information concerning Kalamazoo College athletics, contact the Kalamazoo College also have an experi I fireworks, Lena-Winslow), who Sports Information Office, 1200 Academy, Kalamazoo, Mich., 49006-3295. enced quarterback and started two games last a talented receiving but there are year while Berkimer was contingent, so scoring points shouldn't be a question marks sidelined by injury. Clint Wagner problem. on defense On defense, (Mendon) returns at tailback after recovering there is plenty of talent from a broken ankle. but a lack of experience is a concern. Graduation hit Kalamazoo hard up Wagner racked up 270 yards in just two games front and in the secondary, so returning backups last year prior to his injury. Also back from the About Kalamazoo College or newcomers will need to fill those holes. injury ward are senior co-captain Mike Herron "The cupboard is not bare, but we will be (Rockford) and sophomore fullback Craig relying on some defensive players who haven't Kashazta (Traverse City). Herron was Kalamazoo is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts college. Founded in 1833, it is among yet proven themselves in game situations," Kalamazoo's leading rusher last year and was the the 100 oldest colleges and universities in the nation. As a national liberal arts college, Kalamazoo is in Warmack said. "However, I think that we will Hornets' top scorer two seasons ago. "the major leagues of higher education" according to U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best have better size on the defensive line than in The receivers are led by senior all Colleges" guide (September 1992). Nearly all of the 1,250 students are enrolled full time and live on previous seasons and that will help us." conference pass-catchers Aaron Ward (Ann campus, creating a greater sense of community. The recruiting class is one that includes a Arbor/Dexter) and J.D. Wagner (Mendon). Ward, The College has an excellent teaching faculty, most with doctorates in their fields. The student number of big, strong linemen who could help a tight end, hauled in 18 passes for 301 yards last faculty ratio of 12:1 affords small