N e w s l e t t e r A P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e A l u m n i W - C l u b Western University’s Of cial Alumni Athletic Letterwinners Organization Vol. 9, No. 1 / June, 2012

The New Hilltopper Head Basketball Coaches & Athletics Director

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Ray Harper was named Hilltopper bas- Former Lady Topper Michelle Clark- Todd Stewart, a member of WKU's se- ketball head coach Feb. 19 after serving as Heard — a former head coach at Kentucky nior athletic staff for the past four years interim head coach since Jan. 6. State who has since helped lead Louisville and a 25-year veteran of collegiate and In his 4th season on the Hill, he was to national prominence — was named the professional sports, was named Hilltop- asked to take over the program 16 games 15th head coach in WKU women’s bas- per Director of Athletics May 9 after serv- into the 2011-12 campaign. The Toppers, ketball history March 22. ing as the interim AD since March 22. 5-11 at the time, went 11-8 the rest of the She was part of 4 NCAA Tournament Stewart’s resume features: way, including a 7-0 run to close the regu- teams as a player at WKU, and has been • WKU Senior Associate Athletic Director lar season, win the Sun Belt Tournament an assistant coach with 7 other NCAA (2010-12); and a game in the NCAA Tourney. Tournament teams. • WKU Associate Athletic Director for Harper’s head coaching resume in- Clark-Heard spent the last 5 years as Communications and Media Relations cludes 4 national championships in 12 an assistant at Louisville. Those teams (2008-10); seasons at Kentucky Wesleyan and Okla- made 3 Sweet 16 appearances and was • Associate Commissioner for Communi- homa City, 5 national runner-up ! nishes, the NCAA runner-up in 2009. She was in- cations at the (2005- 8 conference titles, 5 national coach-of- strumental in bringing in the 12th ranked 08); the-year honors and a remarkable .844 recruiting class in 2008, then followed • Executive Director of Communications winning percentage (342-63). In his 9 with 3 consecutive Top 10 classes. and Media Relations for the Cleveland years at Wesleyan, he set 7 NCAA coach- She went to Louisville after 2 seasons Browns (1999-05); and ing records (all better than the Division I as head coach at Kentucky State, rejoining • Assistsant Director of Public Relations record numbers), including fastest to 200 UofL Coach Jeff Walz (a former Topper for the Indianapolis Colts (1991-99). wins (224 games) and most consecutive aide) after working 3 years with him at As Interim AD, he was responsible for 30-win seasons (6). In 2003, he became Nebraska under former WKU head coach the day-to-day operation of WKU's ath- the 1st head coach since John Wooden to Paul Sanderford. Before taking the posi- letic department, its 19 varsity sports, appear in 6-straight NCAA title games. tion at KSU, she spent 3 seasons at Cincin- 400-plus student-athletes and employees. After winning his 2nd-straight NAIA nati after 4 years at Nebraska. As Senior Associate Athletic Director, Division I national crown at OCU in 2008, A 4-year letterwinner at WKU (1987- Stewart served as second-in-command in Harper came to The Hill and helped lead 90), Clark-Heard played on 4 NCAA the department and assisted in the devel- WKU to 20-win seasons in 2008-09 and tourney teams and helped the Lady Top- opment of strategic initiatives and as an 2009-10, including the ‘09 SBC regular pers win 2 Sun Belt Tournament champi- advisor to AD Ross Bjork. He also assisted season and tourney titles and a run to the onships (‘88 and ‘89) and 2 league regular in the management of football, men’s bas- 2nd round in the NCAA Tournament. season titles (‘89 and ‘90). In 118 games, ketball, women’s basketball and baseball; In 2008, Wesleyan retired a jersey in his she totaled 790 points and 615 rebounds and, he worked with external relations honor and named the Jones Gym " oor for teams that won 89 games and posted including ticket sales, development, IMG “Ray Harper Court.” In 2010, he was three 20-win seasons. and marketing to create plans for revenue named to KWC’s All-Century Team. After graduation, she spent 8 years in growth and new forms of communica- A 1985 KWC graduate, he was a 2-year a recreation, 5 in Bowling Green and 3 in tion. Meanwhile, Stewart continued to starter (and All-America guard) after Louisville. In 1994-95, she was JV coach oversee communications and managed transferring from Texas where he was the and assistant varsity coach at Manual HS; the department responsible for generat- 1981 Southwest Conference Rookie of the and, she played pro ball with the Ken- ing media exposure for The University’s Year. Harper scored 1,187 college points tucky Marauders of the WBA. 19 sports. and had 605 assists. He scored 3,033 The Louisville native earned Kentucky Stewart, a 1988 graduate of Miami points at Bremen (Ky.) HS, earning all- prep Player of the Year honors in 1986, (Ohio), was a graduate assistant in sports state honors as a senior. Harper, who has starring at Atherton HS. She was induct- information at Tennessee from 1988-90. a master’s degree from WKU (‘95), and ed into the AHS Hall of Fame in 2003 and A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he and his his wife, Shannon, live in Bowling Green. married Luther Heard Aug. 16, 2003. wife, Rebecca, have one son, Blake (11). Monteka FlowersWes Jefferies Marion Kandie David Mokone Jade Nimmo Mallory Outerbridge

Baseball Bobby Rainey / Sr., RB / (1st team; Capitol One Academic All-District 2 All-Sun Belt Conference Team Offensive Player of the Year) Mallory Outerbridge / Sr., F (2nd team) Scott Wilcox / So., Inf (2nd team) Adam Smith / Jr., OL (2nd team) Ali Stahlke / Jr., D ((1st Team) Sun Belt All-Tournament Team Quanterus Smith / Jr., DL (2nd team) Men’s Swimming Jared Andreoli / Sr., OF Phil Steele’s Football All-Sun Belt Team CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Derrius Brooks / Sr., DB (2nd team) Capital One Academic All-District 2 All-America Team Sean Conway / So., OL (3rd team) Ivan Hartle / Sr., Inf (1st team) Adam Dajka / Sr., BK-FR (hm) Jack Doyle / Jr., TE (2nd team) Kevin Knezevich / Sr., FS-Fly (hm) John Evans / Fr., KORs (3rd team) Men’s Basketball Billy Kunkel / Jr., Free (hm) Andrew Jackson / So., LB (1st team) All-Sun Belt Conference Team Luke Musser / Jr., BR-IM (hm) Wes Jefferies / Sr., OL (1st team) Derrick Gordon / Fr., G (3rd team) Seth Musser / Fr., BK-IM (hm) Kareem Peterson / Jr., DB (2nd team) Sun Belt All-Tournament Team Heitor Rodrigues / So., Fly-FR (hm) Bobby Rainey / Sr., RB / (1st team) George Fant / Fr., F-C (MVP) Adam Smith / Jr., OL (1st team) All-Sun Belt Team (top 3 SBC " nishers) Derrick Gordon / Fr., G Quanterus Smith / Jr., DL (2nd team) Drew Cato / Fr. (800FSR, 2nd) Kahlil McDonald / Sr., G Adam Dajka / Jr. (200FS, First; 500FS, Ky. Pro Football Hall of Fame 3rd; 800FSR, 2nd) Women’s Basketball All-Commonwealth Team Chris Housden / Sr. (100BK, 3rd; All-Sun Belt Conference Team Derrius Brooks / Sr., DB (hm) 400MR, First) LaTeira Owens / Sr., F (3rd team) Jack Doyle / Jr., TE (1st team) Kevin Knezevich / Sr. (400FSR, 2nd; John Evans / Fr., KORs (hm) 100BF, 2nd; 400MR, First) Men’s Cross Country Wes Jefferies / Sr., OL (1st team) Billy Kunkel / Jr. (100BR, First; 100FS, All-Sun Belt Conference Team Bobby Rainey / Sr. RB (1st team; 2nd; 400FSR, 2nd; 50FS, 3rd; 200MR, Kyle Chettleburgh / Jr. (9th) Offensive Player of the Year) First; 800FSR, 2nd) David Mokone / Fr. (4th) Quanterus Smith / Jr., DL (1st team) Peter Okwera / Fr. (5th) Luke Musser / Jr. (200BR, 2nd; 100BR, Deus Rwaheru / Sr. (2nd) CFPA National RB of the Week (Oct. 23) 2nd; 400MR, First; 200MR, First) Bobby Rainey / Sr. RB Seth Musser / Fr. (200BK, 2nd; 200MR, Sun Belt Freshman of the Year First; 800FSR, 2nd) David Mokone / Fr. Capitol One Academic All-District 2 Jack Doyle / Jr., TE (1st team) Jim Ritter / Sr. (1mDiv, 2nd) Sun Belt Coach of the Year — Erik Jenkins Arius Wright / So., DB (1st team) Heitor Rodrigues / So. (100BF, First; 200BF, 3rd; 400FSR, 2nd; 400MR, Women’s Cross Country Softball First; 50FS, First; 200MR, First) All-Sun Belt Conference Team All-Sun Belt Conference Team Neal Rushing / So. (200FS, 3rd) Vasity Chemweno / Sr. (4th) Preslie Cruce / Fr., 3B (2nd team) Jordan Vorst / Jr. (400FSR, 2nd) Michelle Finn / Sr. (8th) Karavin Dew / Jr., C (1st team) Co-Swimmer of the Year — Heitor Rodrigues Marion Kandie / Sr. (First) Kelsie Mattox / So., OF (2nd team) Women’s Swimming Sun Belt All-Tournament Team Football CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Preslie Cruce / Fr., 3B All-America Teams All-America Team John Evans / Fr. KOR / SI.com (hm) Stephanie Martin / Sr., BR-IM (hm) Bobby Rainey / Sr. RB Soccer All-Sun Belt Conference Team Kristiana Feeser / Sr., BK-Fly (hm) Walter Camp Foundation (2nd team) Hilary Mishler / Jr., BK-FR (hm) SI.com (2nd team) Kelsey Meyer / Sr., MF (2nd team) Mallory Outerbridge / Sr., F (1st team) Alex Van Oost / Jr., IM-FR (hm) Associate Press (3rd team) Laurel Chaney / Jr., BK-FR (hm) Yahoo! Sports (3rd team) Ali Stahlke / Jr., D (1st team) Libby Stout / Sr., GK (1st team) Claire Conlon / Fr., BR (hm) Phil Steele’s (4th team) Allie Duff / Fr., BK-FR (hm) All-Sun Belt Conference Team NSCAA All-South Region Team Hannah Runyon-Hass / Fr., BR-IM (hm) Mallory Outerbridge / Sr., F (1st team) Bo Adebayo / Sr., DL (hm) All-Sun Belt Team (top 3 SBC " nishers) Derrius Brooks / Sr., DB (2nd team) Ali Stahlke / Jr., D (2nd team) Libby Stout / Sr., GK (2nd team) Claire Conlon / Fr. (100BR, 2nd; 400MR, Jared Clendenin / Sr., DL (hm) 2nd; 200MR, First) Jack Doyle / Jr., TE (2nd team) Libby Stout / Sr., GK (2nd team) Chrissy Tchoula / So., MF (3rd team) Caitlin Dean / Jr. (3mDiv, 3rd) Andrew Jackson / So., LB (1st team) Paige Drazga / Fr. (400MR, 2nd; Wes Jefferies / Sr., OL (1st team) 200FSR, 2nd; 200MR, First) page 2 Jade Nimmo / So. (LJ, 2nd) Karleigh Parker / Fr. (PV, 2nd) Anna Schreuner / So. (DMR, 2nd)

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Sun Belt Team (top 3 SBC ! nishers) Monica Akello / Sr. (800m, First; 4x400m, 3rd) Gelela Cooley / So. (200m, 3rd; 400m, Ashley Potts Bobby Rainey Heitor Rodrigues Jordyn Skinner 2nd; 4x400m, 3rd) Michelle Finn / Sr. (Steeple, First; Allie Duff / Fr. (200MR, First) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field 1500m, 3rd; 5000m, 2nd) Kristiana Feeser / Sr. (100BF, 2nd; All-Sun Belt Team (top 3 SBC ! nishers) Monteka Flowers / Sr. (SP, First; 200BF, 3rd; 400MR, 2nd; 200FSR, 2nd; Joseph Chebet / Jr. (Top Point Scorer; Hammer, First; Discus, 2nd) 200MR, First) 5000m, First; 10000m, First) Sherria Hester / Jr. (4x400m, 3rd) Stephanie Martin / Sr. (200BR, 2nd; Kyle Chettleburgh / Sr. (Steeple, First) Irma Maciukaite / Fr. (400mIH, 3rd; 100BR, 3rd) Karlis Daube / Jr. (4x100m, 3rd) 4x400m, 3rd) Hilary Mishler / Jr. (400MR, 2nd; Ignacia Guerra / Sr. (Javelin, First) Jade Nimmo / So. (LJ, 3rd) 200FSR, 2nd) David Mokone / So. (800m, First; 500m, Karleigh Parker / Fr. (PV, First) Hannah Runyon-Hass / Fr. (200IM, 3rd) First) Outstanding Field Performer — Monteka Flowers Smith / Sr. (200FSR, 2nd) Peter Okwera / Fr. (5000m, 3rd; Steeple, Alex Van Oost / Jr. (200BK, 2nd) 3rd) Volleyball Marcus Pope / Sr. (110mHH, 3rd; AVCA All-America Team Men’s Indoor Track & Field 400mIH, 2nd) Jordyn Skinner / Jr., OH (hm) All-Sun Belt Team (top 3 SBC ! nishers) Cailean Robinson / Sr. (4x100m, 3rd) Melanie Stutsman / So., S (hm) Joseph Chebet / Jr. (3000m, First; Mile, Deus Rwaheru / Sr. (5000, 2nd) AVCA All-South Region Team 2nd) Marcus Winstead / So. (4x100m, 3rd) Karlis Daube / Jr. (55mHH, 3rd; DMR, Jordyn Skinner / Jr., OH (1st team) De’Myco Winston / So. (400m, First; Melanie Stutsman / So., S (1st team) 3rd) 4x100m, 3rd) Croney Houston / Jr. (WtThrow, First) Outstanding Track Performer — David Mokone All-Sun Belt Conference Team Sean Hurd / Fr. (DMR, 3rd) Tiffany Elmore / Sr., MH (1st team) Eligulachvili Ilia / Fr. (DMR, 3rd) Capital One Academic All-District 2 Ashley Potts / So., DS (2nd team) Cyrus Johnson / Fr. (HJ, 3rd-tie) Buddy Price / Sr., Weight Throw Jordyn Skinner / Jr., OH (1st team) David Mokone / So. (Mile, First; 800m, Women’s Indoor Track & Field Melanie Stutsman / So., S (1st team) 2nd; DMR, 3rd) USTFCCCA All-America Team Lindsay Williams / Sr., MH-OH (2nd Peter Okwera / Fr. (5000m, 2nd; mile, Jade Nimmo / So. (LJ, 2nd team) team) 3rd) Player of the Year — Jordyn Skinner Marcus Pope / Sr. (55mHH, First) All-Sun Belt Team (top 3 SBC ! nishers) Def. Player of the Year — Ashley Potts Monica Akello / Sr. (800m, 2nd; DMR, Buddy Price / Sr. (WtThrow, 3rd) Sun Belt All-Tournament Team Deus Rwaheru / Sr. (5000m, First; 2nd) Gelela Cooley / So. (200m, 2nd) Tiffany Elmore / Sr., MH 3,000m, 3rd) Jordyn Skinner / Jr., OH (Most Marcus Winstead / So. (400m, 2nd) Michelle Finn / Sr. (3000m, 3rd; DMR, 2nd) Outstanding Player) De’Myco Winston / So. (400m, 3rd) Lindsay Williams / Sr., MH-OH Brad Wright / Sr. (SP, 3rd) Monteka Flowers / Sr. (SP, First; Wt Outstanding Track Performer — David Mokone Throw, 2nd) (hm) - honorable mention selection Sun Belt Coach of the Year — Erik Jenkins Sherria Hester / Jr. (DMR, 2nd)

Topper Tidbits • Jade Nimmo , a sophomore from Montreal Alouettes in the 3rd round (18th Seniors Bobby Rainey, a running back, Falkirk, Scotland, bettered the WKU pick overall) of the Canadian Football and Derrius Brooks, a defensive back, school record for the women’s long jump League Draft. earned invitations to a pair of post-season by more than 5 inches with her leap of • WKU’s men’s and women's cross coun- football all-star games. Rainey played in 21-2.75 in the Hilltopper Relays, April try teams earned All-Academic status the East-West Shrine Game in St. Peters- 19. That also broke the longest-standing from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross burg (Jan. 21); and, Brooks was a member record in Scottish athletics, set by Myra Country Coaches Association (USTFC- of the North Team in the Players All-Star Nimmo (no relation) in 1973. CCA) in February. The Hilltoppers had Classic in Little Rock (Feb. 4). • Topper RB Bobby Rainey and DB Der- a team GPA of 3.39 and the Lady Top- Rainey’s 10-yard reception for a 1st rius Brooks were offered professional pers had a GPA of 3.43. To qualify as a down (in a 3rd down situation) and his contracts after they were not selected in USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country 16-yard run with 1:04 left, putting the ball the NFL draft. Rainey went to the John Team, the team must have had a cumula- on the East 14, sparked the West Team’s Harbaugh-coached Baltimore Ravens tive team GPA of 3.00-or-better and have last-minute scoring drive in a 24-17 victo- while Brooks went to the Cincinnati Ben- started at least ! ve runners at their re- ry. Overall, he had 6 carries for 36 yards gals. Meanwhile, Hilltopper defensive spective NCAA regional championship. and caught 4 passes for 24 yards. Brooks’ lineman Bo Adebayo was selected by the North Team was also a winner (24-19). page 3 Baseball Men’s Golf Tennis (men & women) Coach: Matt Myers Coach: Phillip Hatchett Coach: Jeff True Final Record: 25-33; 13-17 Sun Belt (8th) Sun Belt (10th) Final Records: Men - 7-11 / Women - 10-6-1 Men’s Basketball Women’s Golf Coach: Ken McDonald / Ray Harper Coach: Ron Burchett Indoor Track (men & women) Final Record: 16-19 Sun Belt (10th) Coach: Erik Jenkins 7-9 Sun Belt East (3rd) Men: Sun Belt Champion Sun Belt Tournament Champion Soccer Women: Sun Belt (5th) NCAA 2nd Round Coach: Jason Neidell Final Record: 13-6-1 Outdoor Track (men & women) Women’s Basketball 57-3-1 Sun Belt (4th) Coach: Erik Jenkins Coach: Mary Taylor Cowles Men: Sun Belt Champion Final Record: 9-21 Softball Women: Sun Belt (2nd) 5-11 Sun Belt East (5th) Coach: Tyra Perry Final Record: 33-25-1 Volleyball Cross Country (Men & Women) 11-12-1 Sun Belt (5th) Coach: Travis Hudson Coach: Erik Jenkins Final Record: 31-4 Men: Sun Belt Champion Swimming & Diving (men & women) 15-1 Sun Belt East (FIRST) Women: Sun Belt Champion Coach: Bruce Marchionda Sun Belt Tournament Champion Final Records NCAA Participant Football Men: Record - 8-1; Sun Belt (2nd) Coach: Willie Taggart Women: Record - 10-1; Sun Belt (2nd) Final Record: 7-5; 7-1 Sun Belt (2nd)

Baseball Tyler English / 6-3, 275, Fr., OL / Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) Josh Bartley / 5-10, Fr., INF-RHP / Biowling Green, Ky. Brett Harrington / 6-1, 190, Jr., DB / Rochester, N.Y. (Edison HS, Alfred (South Warren HS) St. CC) Parker Cash / 6-0, Fr., OF / Glasgow (Ky.) HS Forrest Lamp / 6-4, 260, Fr., OL / Venice (Fla.) HS Leiff Clarkson / 5-10, Fr., INF / Ryle (Ky.) HS Julian Leslie / 6-3, 215, Fr., DL / Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef HS) Andrew Edwards / 6-5, Jr., RHP / Ida, Ill. (Rend Lake College) Tyrone Pearson / 6-3, 275, Fr., DL / Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) Regan Flaherty / 6-1, Jr., OF-1B / Sanford, Fla. (Seminole St. Coll.) Marquez Pride / 6-3, 265, Fr., DL / Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) Fred Ford / 6-4, Jr., INF / Hillsboro, Mo. (Jefferson College) Daqual Randall / 6-0, 225, Fr., LB / Palmetto (Fla.) HS Tyler Hogan / 6-2, Fr., C / Lisle, Ill. (Naperville North HS) Devante Terrell / 6-0, 275, Fr., DL / Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson HS) Tyler Jackson / 5-10, Fr., C-INF / Lexington (Ky.) Catholic HS Anthony Wales / 5-9, 170, Fr., RB / Louisville, Ky. (Central HS) Mason Justice / 6-4, Jr., RHP / Wilburton, Okla. (Eastern Okla. St.) Calvin Washington / 6-4, 265, Jr., DL / Charlottesville, Va. Trevor Lowe / 5-10, Fr., RHP-OF / Bowling Green, Ky. (Fishburne HS, Eastern Arizona CC) (Warren Central HS) Men’s Golf Alex Mercer / 6-4, Fr., RHP / Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) Trey Aguirre / Fr. / Navarre (Fla.) HS Anderson Miller / 6-2, Fr., OF-LHP / Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) Nicholas Thompson / Fr. / Paducah, Ky. (St. Mary’s HS) Thomas Peter / 6-2, Fr., 3B / San Ramon, Calif. (California HS) Taylor Thompson / Fr. / Louisville, Ky. (Collegiate HS) Grif th Roark / 5-10, Jr., MINF / Arkansas City, Kan. (Cowley College) Jackson Sowell / 5-10, Fr., RHP / Bowling Green (Ky.) HS Women’s Golf Jake Thompson / 6-2, Jr., RHP / Council Bluffs, Iowa (Iowa Western) McKenzie Smith / Fr. / Bowling Green (Ky.) HS Men’s Basketball Soccer Eddie Alcantara / 6-5, 205, Fr., F / Chicago, Ill. (Hales Franciscan HS) Alanna Clancey / 5-6, Fr., D / Carmel (Ind.) HS Michael Bradley / 6-10, 225, So., F-C / Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tyner Acad; Chandler Clark / 5-8, Fr., MF / Edgewood, Ky. (Notre Dame Acd) UConn) Haley Haffner / 5-8, Fr., MF / Noblesville (Ind.) HS Brandon Harris / 6-1, 175, Jr., G / Oklahoma City, Okla. (NW Classen Nikki Hall / 5-9, Fr., GK / Hamilton, Ohio (Ross HS) HS; Otero JC) Lauren Moats / 5-5, Fr., F-MF / Nixa (Mo.) HS Aleksejs Rostovs / 6-9, 225, Fr., C / Riga, Latvia (Canarias Acad) Softball Women’s Basketball Brooke Holloway / Fr. / Flower Mound (Texas) HS Micah Jones / 5-8, Fr., G / Greensburg, Ky. (Green Co. HS) Bethany Oglesby / Fr. / Knoxville, Tenn. (Carter HS) Jalynn McClain / 6-0, Fr., F / Jeffersonville (Ind.) HS Kelsi Pardue / Fr. / Scottsville, Ky. (Allen Co.-Scottsville HS) Bianca McGee / 5-9, Jr., G / Michigan City (Ind.) HS; Kilgore College Women’s Track / Cross Country Kendall Noble / 5-11, Fr., G / Hazard, Ky. (Perry Co. Central HS) Katie Lever / Fr., Distances / Ft. Knox, Ky. (John Hardin HS) Haley Mariah Sunkett / 6-1, Fr., F / Belleville, Ill. (East HS) Volleyball Leasia Wright / 5-8, Fr., G / Louisville, Ky. (Manual HS) Haley Bodway / 6-0, Fr., OH / Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS) Football Rachel Engle / 5-9, Fr., OH / Floyds Knobs, Ind. (Floyd Central HS) Austin Aikens / 6-0, 185, Fr., WR / Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS) Noelle Langenkamp / 6-2, Fr., MB / Cincinnati, Ohio (Ursuline Acad) Leon Allen / 5-11, 215, Fr., RB / Bradenton Fla. (Manatee HS) Travis Elliott / 5-10, 210, Fr., RB / Union, Ky. (Ryle HS) page 4

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 ! G " ! ; $ & * + H   3 - &  ! # " ! G $ 6 • Greg Collins has joined the Lady Top- 10). A Louisville native, she played at on the tight ends. On the defensive staff, per basketball staff as an assistant coach. Central HS and was 2nd in the state in Karl Maslowski , the linebackers coach A Louisville native, he has 10 years expe- scoring (35.5 ppg) as a senior. Then, she and special teams coordinator the past 2 rience in college coaching, the last 5 as an played for Coach Paul Sanderford (and seasons, will work solely with the spe- aide at Arkansas and 5 before that at Lou- assistant Clark-Heard) at Nebraska where cial teams. Raymond Woodie will shift isville. He has also coached high school she was team captain as a junior. to the linebackers after 2 seasons with the at Louisville Manual and at North Bullitt. • WKU football coach Willie Taggart defensive ends. And, Eric Mathies will • Phil Cunningham , a veteran of 20 announced a new addition and several now coach the entire defensive line. years coaching in the college ranks, has changes in responsibilities on his coach- • Curtis Turley will remain on the Lady joined the Hilltopper basketball staff as ing staff for the 2012 season. Nick Sheri- Topper basketball staff as an assistant an assistant. He spent the last 11 seasons dan , an offensive graduate assistant last coach. Turley, a member of the women’s at Mississippi State. A native of Camp- fall, was promoted to full-time status as basketball staff as a student assistant bellsville, he has also coached at Georgia coach and passing game co- coach in 1974-75, returned to The Hill last State, James Madison, Sue Bennett and ordinator. A former at Mich- fall as Lady Topper director of operations Campbellsville. A graduate of Taylor Co. igan, he replaces Zach Azzanni, who left after a long and successful career in the HS, he played 2 years at Kentucky Wes- for Wisconsin. There are 4 other changes high school coaching ranks. leyan (where Ray Harper was an assistant on the offensive staff. Terry Obee , the • Hilltopper assistant football coach coach) before completing his college ca- running backs coach last season, will re- Raymond Woodie was named the Sun reer playing for his father (Lou Cunning- turn to his previous role as wide receivers Belt Conference Recruiter of the Year by ham) at Campbellsville. coach. Taggart will once again handle the Scout/FoxSportsNext after the 2012 WKU • Volleyball Coach Travis Hudson re- running backs. Walt Wells will continue recruiting class of 13 prospects featured ceived a Staff Excellence Award. Each as running game coordinator but will also 7 three-star athletes. Woodie was listed year, WKU recognizes 4 staff members coach the entire offensive line. And, Stu as the primary recruiter on 7 of those 13 who exemplify outstanding and merito- Holt , who served as offensive tackles/ signees, including 5 of the 7 three-star rious service. Award winners receive a tight ends coach last season, will focus prospects. $1,000 cash prize. The award, originated in 2000, is sponsored by the WKU Alumni Association. Hudson has been the Lady Toppers’ Head Coach for 17 years. Football Coach Willie Taggart, who guided WKU to the biggest improvement in • Baseball Head Coach Matt Myers re- league wins in Sun Belt Conference history (from 2-6 in 2010 to 7-1 last fall) in only corded his 100th coaching victory March the program’s third season at the Football Bowl Subdivision level, has agreed to a new 31 when the Hilltoppers defeated UALR 4-year contract. The contract begins on Jan. 1, 2012, and includes an automatic one- 5-1 at Denes Field. He totaled 90 victories year rollover on Dec. 31 each year through 2019. in 4 years (‘01-04) at UNC Asheville. The contract will increase Taggart’s annual base salary to $475,000. Any season • Margaret Richards has joined the Lady with 8 regular season wins triggers a 15% base salary increase; and, any 8 regular sea- Topper basketball staff as an assistant son wins in subsequent years will result in an additional 5% growth in base salary. coach. An aide at Weber State last season, In addition, Taggart will have the following annual incentive bonuses: winning a she served as an assistant on Lady Topper Sun Belt Conference championship (one month salary and one month salary for each Head Coach Michelle Clark-Heard’s staff assistant coach); reaching a BCS Bowl (two months salary and two month salarys for at Kentucky State (‘05-07) and worked each assistant coach); conference coach of the year ($10,000); national coach of the with her at Louisville in ‘07-08. She was year ($10,000); team semester GPA of 3.0 or higher ($5,000 each semester); and season an assistant at North Texas (‘10-11) and ticket sales of 10,000 per year ($10,000 per year). head coach at St. Augustine College (‘08- Taggart was named head football coach at WKU on Nov. 23, 2009.

page 5 • Zach Azzanni (ast FB coach ‘11) has been named wide receivers coach at Wis- consin after serving as the Hilltoppers’ of- fensive coordinator last season. • Kevin Baggett (ast MB coach ‘98-00) has been promoted to head coach at Rider University after 6 years on the staff there. • Dusty Bear (FB ‘04-07) signed with the of the League in February. He was a 2nd team Geri Grigsby Clem Haskins Clemette Haskins Jim McDaniels All-Arena League LB last season at Dal- las, ranking 3rd in the league in sacks and 4th in tackles for loss. He also scored a Four former Hilltopper athletes are among 16 individuals who will be the ! rst induct- TD and was credited with 2 safeties. He ees into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame in Elizabethtown July 14. played with the Alabama Vipers in 2010. The 16 are the ! rst members of the inaugural class of 100 which will be complete when • Clint Bowen (ast FB coach ‘10) is re- the Hall of Fame formally opens in 2018. The WKU members of the group are: turning to the football staff at Kansas, his • Geri Grigsby (WB ‘81) played at McDowell HS 1975-77 where she scored 4,385 points alma mater. He was the Topper defen- and was a 3-time All-Stater. In 1977, she averaged 49.8 points and still holds the national sive coordinator in 2010 before leaving career scoring average record (46.1 ppg). Kentucky’s Miss Basketball in 1977, she was for a similar position at North Texas last inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in 1993. season. • Clem Haskins (MB ‘65-67) played for the Durham HS Hornets from 1959 through • Fred Cantler (Trn ‘74-78), Western 1961. He transferred to Taylor Co. HS where he played his junior and senior seasons. Carolina long-time senior associate ath- He was an All-State performer his junior and senior year and led Taylor County to the letic director (and head athletic trainer), Sweet 16 in 1963. was called out of retirement in October to • Clemette Haskins (WB ‘84-87) played for the Warren Central HS from 1979-83. She serve as interim AD at WCU. He served scored 2,856 points, hauled in 1,731 rebounds, handed out 857 assists and had 533 steals. in that position until the selection of a She led the WCHS to a state title in 1983 and was named a Kodak All-American and new Catamount AD in December. Kentucky Athlete of the Year in. She was the 1983 Kentucky Miss Basketball. • Out! elder Kes Carter (BB ‘09-11) and • Jim McDaniels (‘69-71) played basketball for the Allen Co. HS from 1963-67. A 7-0 catcher Matt Rice (BB ‘08-11) have been center, he totaled more than 3,000 points and 2,000-plus rebounds in his prep career. assigned by the Tampa Bay Rays to their McDaniels averaged 38 points and 25 rebounds per game when he was named Kentucky Class A Midwest League Bowling Green Mr. Basketball in 1967. Hot Rods af! liate for the 2012 season. The others on that list of 16 are: Ralph Beard, Male HS (‘41-45); Roy Bowling, Laurel This is the ! rst time that former Topper Co. HS women’s coach (‘74-89); Ralph Carlisle, Lexington Lafayette HS boy’s coach have played for the local club. (‘45-61); Rex Chapman, Owensboro Apollo HS (‘82-86); Kelly Coleman, Wayland HS • Mike Cassity (ast FB coach ‘83-88) was (‘52-56); Richie Farmer, Clay Co. HS (‘84-88); Darrell Grif! th, Male HS (‘73-76); Cliff named defensive backs coach at Kentucky Hagan, Owensboro HS (‘45-49); Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones, Harlan HS (‘41-45); Bobby in January. Since leaving WKU after the Keith, Clay Co. HS boys coach (‘70-98); S.T. Roach, Lexington Dunbar HS boys coach 1988 season, Cassity has served as an as- (‘43-65); and Wes Unseld, Louisville Seneca HS (‘61-64). sistant coach at Morehead State, Louisi- ana-Monroe, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, • Kenny Ellis (MB ‘79-82) has been named ter 27 years in local government adminis- Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Baylor, Oklahoma the team leader of God’s Plan for Sharing, tration Osceola Co., Fla. State, Illinois, Louisville and Marshall. the Southern Baptist Convention’s North • Claire (Gibbons) McCarthy (WTrk-XC • Kristina Covington (WB ‘99. ‘01-03) has American Mission Board evangelism ‘97-99) ! nished 42nd in the senior wom- been named girls’ basketball head coach initiative. He joined the NAMB’s evan- en’s division at the European Cross Coun- at Central Hardin HS in Cecilia, Ky. gelism team in 1998 after serving as a re- try Championships in December. Her • Butch Creek (MG ‘76-78) is one of 5 in- gional chaplaincy administrator for the participation ful! lled a lifetime ambition dividuals inducted into the Macon Coun- Federal Bureau of Prisons. of representing Ireland in a major cham- ty (Tenn.) Sports Hall of Fame in June. • (head FB coach ‘03-09; ast pionship. The mother of 3 is coached by • Romeo Crennel (FB ‘66-69; ast FB coach FB coach ‘96-02) has been named the de- her husband, Martin McCarthy, a former ‘71-74) was named head coach of the Kan- fensvie coordinator at New Mexico State. national senior cross country champ. sas City Chiefs of the NFL in January after • Jeremy Evans (MB ‘07-10) won the • Mark Hardaway (head VB coach ‘93- spending 2 seasons as the Chiefs’ defen- Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, a part of the 94) was named head volleyball coach at sive coordinator (and interim head coach NBA All-Star Game festivities in Orlan- Youngstown St. in January. He served as the last 3 games last fall). Crennel has 30 do in February. Evans beat out Minne- head coach at WKU (2 years) and Evans- years of NFL coaching experience and sota’s Derrick Williams, Houston’s Chase ville (8 years); and, he was an assistant was a defensive coach on 5 Super Bowl Budinger and Indiana’s Paul George in coach at Bowling Green St. for 10 years champion teams. He was head coach of balloting for the contest. • Jean-Marie Lawson (WG ‘96) was pre- the Cleveland Browns from 2005-08. • Joe Friedl (FB ‘31-32; MB ‘32-33) has sented the Kentucky Women in Agricul- • The Windy City ThunderBolts of the been inducted as the 2nd class of the Mc- ture Continued Excellence Award at its Frontier League signed RHP Rye Davis Dowell County (W.Va.) Sports Hall of 12th annual conference in the late fall. The (BB ‘08,10) from the Philadelphia Phil- Fame. award recognizes a person who has been lies organization in April. Davis played • Tad Garrod (MSwim ‘74-77) has been an outstanding agriculture business/pro- with the Phillies’ rookie league and A-ball named DeSoto County (Miss.) planning ducter for at least 10 years and has been a teams last spring. director. Garrod had recently retired af- KWIA member for at least 5 years. page 6

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• The Obama White House has nomi- Johnston County (N.C.) Athletic Hall of nated Bowling Green ! nancial advisor Fame April 28. Pete Mahurin (Cheer ‘__), chairman of • Goalkeeper Daryl Sattler (MSoc ‘00- Hilliard Lyons Financial Services, to ! ll a 03) has signed to play professional soccer vacancy on the TVA’s 9-member board. with the new San Antonio Scorpions of • (ast FB coach ‘01-03) the North American Soccer League. is the new linebackers coach on John Har- • Marty Spees (MSwim ‘91-93) is a mem- baugh’s staff with the Baltimore Ravens ber of the 2012 class of the Fenton (Mich.) of the NFL. Martindale spent 5 seasons Area Public Schools Educational Founda- (‘04-08) on the Oakland Raiders’ staff and tion Athletic Hall of Fame. The Hilltoppers quartet, one of pop 2 with the Denver Broncos (‘09-10). • Indian Hills (Iowa) Community Col- musics top vocal groups of the 1950s, is • Jim McDaniels (MB ‘69-71) was one of lege baseball coach Cam Walker (BB ‘81- among seven honorees scheduled to be 12 individuals inducted into the Dawa- 82) was inducted into the National Junior inducted as the Kentucky Music Hall of hares/KHSAA Hall of Fame April 28. College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Fame’s class of 2013 next spring. • Louisville Manual HS retired a jersey Baseball Hall of Fame in May. His coach- The quartet Featured Billy Vaughn, in honor of former Topper Jerome Perry ing record at IHCC is 746-359, an aver- Seymore Spiegelman and Topper ath- (MB ‘69-70, ‘72) during a doubleheader aged of nearly 40 wins per season. More letes Don McGuire (MB ‘49-50; BB ‘52) with rival Male HS in early December. than 60 of his athletes have been drafted and Jimmy Sacca (FB ‘50; MTk ‘50). The • Kenny Perry (MG ‘79-82) won his 2nd or signed professional contracts. Hilltoppers are already members of the tournament on the Champions Tour, • Bruce Weber (ast MB coach ‘80) has national Vocal Group Hall of Fame and posting a tourney-record-tying 5-stroke been named men’s basketball head coach the WKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni. victory in the ACE Group Classic in Na- at Kansas State. Previouly, he was head The 2013 includes: ples, Fla., Feb. 19. coach at Illinois (‘04-12) and SIU (‘99-03); • Contemporary Class — Exile, The Ken- • Nick Rose (MXC-MTk ‘72-76) turned he was an assistant at Purdue (‘81-98). tucky Headhunters, Skeeter Davis and 60th Dec. 30 and 10 days later (Jan. 9), • Matt Wilhite (BB ‘00-03) was named Steven Curtis Chapman; sprinted 3000 meters in 10:00.49, the 3rd the new softball at his high school alma • Pioneer Class — The Hilltoppers, Linda fastest clocking on the all-time list for mater, Franklin-Simpson HS, in January Lou & Emory Martin and Old Joe Clark. 60-and-over runners in Great Britain. after spending the previous 8 summers in The singing Hilltoppers, pictured above • Paul Sanderford (WB Head Coach ‘82- professional baseball, including 5 seasons are (clockwise from front) Don McGuire, 97; MB Ast Coach ‘04-07) was a member at the Triple A level in the California An- Billy Vaughn, Jimmy Sacca and Seymore of the 6th class to be inducted into the gels and Colorado Rockies organizations. Spiegelman.

In Memorium

Dr. Arthur Anderson, Jr. (MTen ‘49-50) Hopkinsville, Ky. / Dec. 28 (age 85)

Wells Heath, Jr. (BB ‘38-39) Paducah, Ky. / Jan. 7 (age 94)

Coy Hibbard (FB ‘33-34) London, Ky. / Nov. 16 (age 101)

Lewis Mills (AD ‘95-99) Richmond, Va. / Oct. 12 (age 74)

Willard Price (FB ‘49-52) Louisville, Ky. / March 8 (age 83)

The “50s Football Bunch” , a group of Hilltopper football athletes from the 1950s, held their an- Chet Redmon (BB ‘46-48) nual reunion Sept. 10-14 at RiverBreeze Cabin on Cumberland River in Monroe County. Pictured Bowling Green, Ky. / April 8 (age 90) here are: kneeling (left-right) — Ken Griffi n and David Miller; fi rst row — Lewis Johnson, Jim Tittle, Norval Baird, Frank Payne, Joe Cunningham and Mel Vogel; second row — Jerry Wilder, Charlie Ruter (MB, BB ‘41-43, ‘47) Bill Holt, Winton Boone, Gerald Poynter, Jack Theuerkauf, Delane Simpson and Bob Bradford. Louisville, Ky. / Feb. 4 (age 91) Not pictured : Yogi Meadors and Ron Sheffer.

Former WKU swimmer Claire Donahue (‘08-11) won two gold medals at the XVI Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, in October. She took top individual honors in the 100m butter" y and then swam the butter" y leg on the USA 4x100 meter relay team that ! nished ! rst in the ! nals of that event. She set a Games record in the individual event prelims (58.59 seconds) and then won the event with a clocking of 58.73. The USA relay team won gold with a new Pan American record time of 4:01, beating the previous record (4:04.52) they had in the prelims — al- most six seconds ahead of runner-up Canada. Donahue is believed to be the ! rst WKU swimmer to win a medal in the Pan American Games. She has since been training for the Olympic Trials, set for June 25-July 2 in Omaha. page 7 The Alumni W-Club E.A. Diddle Arena Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics 1605 Avenue of Champions Bowling Green, KY 42101-6412 e-mail — [email protected] (270) 792-4247 Address Service Requested Homecoming ‘12 Saturday, Oct. 20

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Seventy-four WKU student-athletes, representing 19 sports, graduated in commence- Season tickets start as low at $50 and can ment ceremonies at E.A. Diddle Arena May 11-12. The 74 graduates obtained degrees be purchased by contacting the WKU in 33 different majors in diverse programs including mechanical and civil engineering, Ticket Of ce at 1-800-5 BIG RED, or on- international affairs, health care administration, biology and management. line at www.wkusports.com. The football team had 17 student-athletes graduating, the most of any sport, followed September by 12 from the track &  eld teams. For all 387 WKU student-athletes, the overall cumu- 1 (Sat) Austin Peay / 6 pm lative average GPA was 3.04 and 213 student-athletes (55%) maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. WKU has had more individuals honored for their academic suc- 8 (Sat) at Alabama / tba cess by the Sun Belt Conference than any other league school in each of the last 6 years. 15 (Sat) at Kentucky / tba 22 (Sat) Southern Mississippi / 6 pm 29 (Sat) at Arkansas State* / tba The WKU men's track and  eld team wrapped up an outstanding year at the Sun Belt October Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Lafayette, La.. After winning the 11 (Thu) at Troy* (ESPNU) / 6:30 pm 2011 SBC cross country crown and the 2012 SBC indoor track title, the Hilltoppers com- 20 (Sat) Louisiana-Monroe* / 3 pm (Hc) pleted the  rst men's “triple crown” in league history with a 25-point victory over runer- 27 (Sat) at International* / tba up Louisiana-Lafayette. The Lady Toppers placed 2nd in the women’s team standings. November David Mokone was the Most Outstanding Track Performer after winning both the 800 1 (Thu) Middle Tenn* (ESPNU) / 8:15 pm meters and 1,500 meters. Monteka Flowers was the Most Outstanding Field Performer 10 (Sat) Florida Atlantic* / 3 pm after winning the women's shot put and hammer throws. 17 (Sat) at Louisiana-Lafayette* / tba 24 (Sat) North Texas* / noon December WKU’s Athletic Communications/Media Relations staff has been named a "Super 11" TBA R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl sports information of ce by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). The * Sun Belt Conference Game honor recognizes the top 11 of ces in the nation for the 2011 season. Home games (in Houchens-Smith Stadium) bold The 11 honored SID of ces this year are: Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma, San Diego State, Southern California, Syracuse, Utah — Former Toppers — State and WKU. Criteria in determining the winners included how press boxes/opera- Remember to tions were run, the quality and timeliness of information provided, the amount of infor- Renew Your Membership in mation presented and appropriately updated on websites, personal responsiveness to Your Alumni W-Club media inquires as well as the accessibility of players, head and assistant coaches. The rat- for 2012-13 ! ! ! ings also considered the departments that went the extra mile in servicing the media.