2015 WINTHROP LACROSSE YEARBOOK Winthrop Lacrosse Table of Contents
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2015 WINTHROP LACROSSE YEARBOOK Winthrop Lacrosse Table of Contents Table of Contents ...............................................................................1 Assistant Coaches........................................ ....................................13 Winthrop University ........................................................................2-3 2015 Eagles ...............................................................................14-15 Area Attractions .................................................................................4 Year-By-Year Results / Big South Standings.....................................16 Eagle Field .........................................................................................5 All-Time Results vs. Opponents .........................................................17 Winthrop Athletic Staff ......................................................................6 All-Time Roster, Alphabetical & Numerical.......................................18 Winthrop Athletic Complex ................................................................7 Big South Conference Honors ..........................................................19 Academic & Student-Athlete Services ................................................8 Individual Game Records ................................................................20 CHAMPS / Life Skills Program ...........................................................9 Team Game Records ......................................................................21 Athletic Training ...............................................................................10 Individual Single-Season Records ...................................................22 Strength & Conditioning ...................................................................11 Career Leaders ................................................................................23 Head Coach John Sung........ ............................................................12 Winthrop Lacrosse this is Winthrop University one of America’s best where students live, learn and lead Founded in 1886, Winthrop University is rated as one of top re- With its 100-acre main campus and 300-acre athletic complex, gional higher education institutions in the nation. The picturesque Winthrop is home to a student body that numbers nearly 6,400. campus is ideally located in the beautiful upstate section of South Unique acxademic coiurse offerings and modern, well-equipped fa- Carolina in the growing city of Rock Hill and only 30 minutes from cilities guarantee a national-caliber education. Winthrop, students uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. excel in an academic environment that is second to none. Winthrop Lacrosse ‘We are Eagles, come fly with us’ Learning Opportunities Learning at Winthrop, inside the classroom and outside, simply never stops. Through international and national student exchange agreements, students can travel and meet new people while earning degree credits. Internships and cooperative education programs allow students to test the job market. Service learning projects and other volunteer options enable students opportunities to make a difference on their campus and in the local community. A Bright Future Winthrop’s national- caliber academic programs have enabled 99 percent of its alumni seeking employment to secure jobs within one year of graduation. Others choose to continue their education in post-graduate studies or enter a wide variety of professional positions in the arts, business, medicine, government or law. Winthrop’s exceptionally loyal and enthusiastically active alumni currently total over 43,000 worldwide. Winthrop Lacrosse Area Attractions Charlotte Skyline Bank of America Stadium Time-Warner Arena Downtown Rock Hill Knights Stadium Ampitheater Paramount Carowinds Theme Park Winthrop Lacrosse EAGLE FIELD Winthrop’s lacrosse team plays its home games at beau- tiful Eagle Field. The 1,600 seat facility has hosted Big South Championships, many top collegiate teams and professional soccer matches. Eagle Field hosted its first collegiate lacrosse match on Friday, February 15, 2013 when the Eagles hosted Marquette University. Winthrop Lacrosse Winthrop Athletics Tom Hickman, the dean of Big He is a former member of the South Conference athletic direc- NCAA Div. I Management Coun- tors, is in his 19th year as Win- cil, the NCAA Legislative Review throp’s director of athletics. and Interpretations Committee, Prior to his appointment to and the NCAA Minority Opportuni- that post in 1996, Hickman was ties and Interests Committee. He the associate athletic director for formerly served on the NCAA Div. seven years. I Championships/Sports Manage- The North Carolina native is a ment Cabinet. graduate of Wake Forest where He serves on the Big South he received his bachelor’s degree Conference Budget and Basket- in 1970 and his master’s degree ball Tournament Committees. in 1974. He and his wife Karen, are the Hickman is a member of the parents of two sons, Wesley and National Association of Collegiate Brett, a daughter, Lauren, and a Directors of Athletics (NACDA). granddaughter, Aubrey Simone Hickman. Tom Hickman Athletic Director Dan Murray Scott McDonald Jack Frost Daniel Hopper Jeff Lahr Associate AD Associate AD Assistant AD Assistant AD Assistant AD Facilities, Operations & Sales Compliance, Student Services Media Relations Marketing & Sales Athletic Training & Donor Relations Winthrop Lacrosse Athletic Complex Is Superb Winthrop’s 300-acre athletic complex includes outdoor venues for baseball, (The Winthrop Ballpark), men’s and women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse (Eagle Field), men’s and women’s track & field (Belk Track), men’s and women’s tennis (Memorial Courts), and softball (Terry Field). Irwin ‘Ike’ Belk Track The Winthrop Ballpark Memorial Courts Eagle Field Terry Field Winthrop Lacrosse Academic & Student-Athlete Services Winthrop Athletics is strongly committed to the welfare and sup- port of its student-athletes through its Academics, Student Services and Compliance offices. A variety of resources are available to student-athletes in the Rock Hill Coca-Cola Academic Resource Center which is housed in the Winthrop Coliseum. The academic staff works closely with its student-athletes throughout their entire experience at Winthrop to ensure their academic success. Graduation Is Our Goal Winthrop Lacrosse CHAMPS/Life Skills Programs The CHAMPS/Life Skills program provides is designed to provide leadership and service Winthrop student-athletes with personal devel- learning experiences. In addition, programs opment opportunities that challenge and en- and seminars address career development, hance the collegiate experience. The program and academic and personal Winthrop Lacrosse Athletic Training Winthrop provides five full-time certified athletic trainers along with three graduate assistant trainers who are dedicated to attaining excellence in all aspects of sports medicine. Led by the veteran head athletic trainer Jeff Lahr, the staff works hard to deliver the highest quality health care to all of its student- athletes. Lahr, the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training, is in his 19th year at Winthrop. The full-time staff of assistant athletic trainers includes Daniel Lundy, Charlie Hart, Amber Radtke and Eby Krebs. Several students enrolled in the University’s athletic training program are also involved in helping with daily training room and game management duties. The University athletic training department is teamed up with Dr. John Temple, a former member of the Winthrop men’s basketball team who serves on staff at Ortho Carolina, to provide the best healthcare for its student- athletes. Winthrop Lacrosse Strength & Conditioning Since Winthrop began its Strength and Conditioning programa little over 10 years ago, it has become a key component to the success of Winthrop Athletics. The program was created to aid in injury prevention and improve athlete performance. All student-athletes receive personal instructions and attention from head strength coach Hayes Galitski and his staff that includes assistant coach Todd Riedel and graduate assistants. Galitski is responsible for designing and implementing the strength and conditioning programs for all 18 sports teams. He works closely with each individual coaching staff to design a program that is geared for that particular sport. Winthrop offers a modern and well-equipped strength and conditioning facility in the coliseum as well as the baseball stadium. Head Assistant Strength Coach Strength Coach Hayes Galitski Todd Riedel Winthrop Lacrosse John Sung ~ Head Coach John Sung was selected in May 2011 as the first women’s lacrosse coach in school history. Sung is considered a pioneer in women’s lacrosse after beginning a successful program at Adrian College in Michigan in 2008. In his first season leading the Eagle program, he guided the team to a 9-8 overall record, the most wins by any first-year Division I program. His players garnered multiple All-Conference honors, a Freshman of the Year award and a NCAA statistical title in draw controls. His second year saw the Eagles post an 8-11 overall record and a 4-3 mark in the Big South. Winthrop won its first-ever conference tournament contest over Coastal Carolina before falling to the eventual conference champions, High Point. The Eagles earned six All-Confernece honors in 2014. In addition to his coaching at Winthrop, the Troy, Michigan native also serves as head coach of the Haudenosaunee