Big 12 Conference Fresh Off Its 10Th Anniversary Season, the Big 12 Each of the Last Three
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BIG 12 CONFERENCE Fresh off its 10th anniversary season, the Big 12 each of the last three. Conference begins its second decade of competition In basketball, an 2005-06 Big 12 Championship Teams in 2006-07. While there have been many proud unprecedented eight Men's Sports Champion accomplishments through the first 10 years, the men’s and women’s Football ...........................................Texas conference and its members anticipate continued basketball teams Cross Country .............................Colorado success. have advanced to Basketball ..........................Texas/Kansas Through its first 10 years, the Big 12 claimed their respective Indoor Track.....................................Texas 28 team and 310 individual NCAA titles. During Final Fours in the Wrestling ........................ Oklahoma State the 2005-06 season, conference programs captured past five seasons as Swimming/Diving ............................Texas the Big 12 continues Baseball .............................Texas/Kansas national championships in football (Texas), women’s Golf ..........................................Oklahoma indoor track & field (Texas), wrestling (Oklahoma its place among Outdoor Track ..................................Texas State) and men’s golf (Oklahoma State). In addition, the elite athletic Tennis.............................................Baylor 12 individual event titles were also won by student- conferences. athletes that compete in the Big 12. T h e B i g 1 2 Women's Sports Champion The 2004-05 campaign marked the most and its member Cross Country .............................Colorado successful in conference history with six NCAA institutions are Volleyball ...................................Nebraska c o m m i t t e d t o Soccer .....................................Texas A&M championships. Baylor won the crown for women’s Basketball ................................Oklahoma basketball, becoming the first Big 12 squad to win in a c o m p e t i t i v e Gymnastics .............................Iowa State that sport. Colorado won both the men’s and women’s environment where Indoor Track.....................................Texas cross country trophies, just the fourth school in NCAA sportsmanship and Swimming/Diving ............................Texas annals to win both in the same year. Oklahoma fair play take center Golf .........................................Texas A&M State regained the top spot in wrestling, winning stage. Whether Outdoor Track ..................................Texas Allison Stewart is Nebraska’s top returning the national title for the 33rd time. Texas captured on the field, in the Softball ...........................................Texas finisher from the 2006 Big 12 Championships. its fourth women’s outdoor track & field crown, along classroom, or within Tennis.............................................Baylor She tied for 26th at the Country Club of Lincoln. with its sixth national championship in baseball. the community the The Big 12 leads all conferences with five student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game The conference is made up of 12 institutions that appearances in the BCS National Championship officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in have shared many traditional rivalries throughout game. A Big 12 team has played for the football sportsmanship. their histories. Member schools include Baylor, national championship five of the last six years, and Competitive excellence, scholarships and Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, sportsmanship are all equal Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas components of the Big 12’s A&M and Texas Tech. Big 12 Staff Directory philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and The institutions create a league that encompasses Commissioner .............................................................Kevin L. Weiberg All-Big 12 Academic squads are seven states, over 42 million people and more than Senior Associate Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer ..........Dan Beebe recognized for each sport at the 18 million television households within its geographic Associate Commissioner ........................................................ Tim Allen end of their respective seasons. footprint. Associate Commissioner ...................................................Dru Hancock At the end of each academic The Conference conducts championships for 20 of Associate Commissioner ............................................. John Underwood year, the Conference honors its top its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine Chief Financial Officer..........................................................Steve Pace male and female student-athletes teams and/or individuals that will represent the Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources ... Brad Clements with the Big 12 Athlete of the Conference in national postseason competition. The Assistant Commissioner - Governance & Compliance ........Lori Ebihara Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of winner of the Big 12 football championship game Assistant Commissioner - Championships ......................Dayna Scherf the Year. earns the league’s berth into the prestigious Bowl Assistant Commissioner - Football & Student Services ........Ed Stewart Institutions can also Championship Series. Director of Football Championship ................................Donnie Duncan nominate student-athletes for The Big 12 is under the direction of its third 2006-07 | NEBRASKADirector | WOMEN’S GOLF of Compliance ................................................Mary Ellen Enigk Director of Marketing..........................................................Maark Keith the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt commissioner, Kevin L. Weiberg, who took over the Coordinator of Football Officials ..................................... Walt Anderson Postgraduate Scholarships at reigns in December 1998. Weiberg has led the Big Assistant Director of Video Services ................................Sean Hollister the end of each academic year. 12 into additional football bowl agreements and Staff Accountant ................................................................. Jan Reeves A total of 153 scholars have expanded television opportunities for all sports Executive Assistant to the Commissioner .........................Melanie Ellis received more than $845,000 through contracts with ABC/ESPN, FSN, TBS and Administrative Assistant ................................................Regina Everett in postgraduate financial aid CSTV. Administrative Assistant ...................................................... Tracy Hunt through the first nine years of the In its 10-year history, the conference has Administrative Assistant ........................................... Michelle Peterson program. distributed $807.2 million to its 12 member 14 Administrative Assistant ................................................. Valerie Rocha The Big 12 sponsors 21 institutions. Receptionist/Administrative Assistant ...................... Michelle Peterson sports. Men’s squads include The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 Administrative Intern ............................................................ Matt Baty baseball, basketball, cross student-athletes in 21 sports. The conference Assistant for Championships .......................................... Amy Bradford country, football, golf, indoor headquarters moved to Irving, Texas, from Dallas in Media Relations Staff track and field, outdoor track August 2006. Assistant Commissioner - Communications ....................... Bob Burda and field, swimming and diving, Director of Communications ............................................... Rob Carolla tennis and wrestling. Women’s Associate Director of Communications .................................Joni James teams are fielded in basketball, Assistant Director of Communications ........................ Carmen Branch cross country, golf, gymnastics, Will Hancock Communications Intern ..................................Katie Davis indoor track and field, outdoor 400 East John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75062 track and field, soccer, softball, Phone: (469) 524-1000 Fax: (469) 524-1045 swimming and diving, tennis and www.big12sports.com volleyball. 14 BIG 12 CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Big 12 Conference Kansas Jayhawks Oklahoma State Cowgirls Founded: .........................................................July 1, 1996 Location: ...................................................Lawrence, Kan. Location: ..................................................Stillwater, Okla. Commissioner: .............................................Kevin Weiberg Enrollment: .............................................................28,849 Enrollment: .............................................................23,461 Sr. Assc. Commissioner/COO: ............................Dan Beebe Colors: ...................................................Crimson and Blue Colors: ...................................................... Black & Orange Asst. Commissioner/Communications: .....................Bob Burda Chancellor: ...................................... Dr. Robert Hemenway President: ............................................ Dr. David Schmidly Director of Communications: ............................Rob Carolla Athletic Director: ............................................ Lew Perkins Athletic Director: .............................................Mike Holder Associate Director: ............................................Joni James Head Coach: ....................................................