a What James Millikin envi- sioned when he founded the University in 1901 was unique: the university would embrace the "practical" side of learning along with the "literary and classical;" and, while affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, university it would not be narrowly "sec- tarian" and would remain open to all. The result is one of the nation's first small, compre- hensive universities that, a Students learn to see connections century later, has four colleges “ with other academic disciplines to and schools: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine demonstrate the diversity of Arts, School of Nursing and human experience... developing a Tabor School of Business. respect for differences and for With an enrollment of the dignity of all. nearly 2,400 students, Millikin is a devoted partner to the ” Decatur-area community. Its students learn through real- world projects and learn to see connections with other academic dis- Type - Coed, independent 4-year univer- ciplines to demonstrate the diversity of sity, studies in Arts & Sciences, Business, human experience, the interactions Fine Arts and Nursing. between technology and society…. They learn about themselves and others, devel- Location - Decatur, Ill., a metropolitan oping a respect for differences and for the area of 80,000 residents, 120 miles north dignity of all. of St. Louis, 180 miles south of Chicago, The University subscribes to the phi- and 150 miles west of Indianapolis. losophy of the NCAA Division III and offers no scholarships for athletes, but Academic Year - Fall and Spring Millikin has enjoyed a broad and success- Semesters, Summer Session and ful athletics program for many years. Intersession Immersion Courses. Teams and individuals in every sport have earned national recognition. Student Body - Appx. 2,400 students Sports for women include cross country, tennis, volleyball, basketball, Average Class Size soccer, swimming, softball, indoor and 23 students outdoor track & field and golf. Sports for men include cross country, football, soc- Student/Faculty Ratio cer, basketball, swimming, wrestling, golf, 13 to 1 indoor and outdoor track & field and base- ball. Campus Size 70 acres keep up with the big blue
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Big Blue Hotline - Millikin offers a telephone hotline to get the most up-to-date information on Big Blue Athletics. The hotline can be accessed by calling (217) 362.6430. contents
02 - Athletics & Exercise Science Staff 03 - Big Blue Coaching Staff 04 - Big Blue Coaching Records 05 - Big Blue Assistant Coaches 05 - 2003-04 CCIW Preseason Poll 06 - 2003-04 Preseason Roster 07 - 2003-04 Season Outlook 08-12 - Big Blue Player Profiles 13-14 - 2002-03 In Review 15-16 - Big Blue Record Book 16 - A Season At A Time 17 - Griswold Physical Education Center 17 - Coaches vs. Cancer Program 18 - The Last 10 Years of Big Blue Basketball 19 - All-Time Records vs. Opponents 19-22 - CCIW History and Information 25 - CCIW Opponents quick facts media information & protocol Location ...... Decatur, Illinois Press facilities - Press seating is available at the scorer’s Founded/Opened ...... 1901/1903 table on the east side of Griswold Center’s gymnasium. President ...... Douglas E. Zemke Please call the Sports Information office if you plan on cover- Enrollment ...... Appx. 2,400 ing the game. Telephones are available before, during and Nickname ...... Big Blue after the game in the press box. Visiting radio stations must Colors ...... Royal Blue and White call in advance to secure a phone line, located in the press National Affiliation ...... NCAA Division III box. Conference ...... Illinois and Wisconsin Home Field (Capacity) ...... Griswold Center (4,020) Parking - A limited number of parking spaces are available in Head Coach ...... Lori Kerans Mills Hall lot. Please contact Sports Information to reserve a Overall Record (Years) ...... 331-112 (17) spot at least three days prior to the scheduled home event. Assistant Coaches ...... Dick Marshall, Maria Sanchez, Missy Eich Statistics - A full NCAA box score and play-by-play will be Basketball Office Phone ...... 217.420.6670 available in the Sports Information office shortly after the con- 2002-03 Record ...... 13-11 clusion of each game. 2002-03 CCIW Finish ...... 6-8 (6th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 6/3 Interviews - Media representatives are at liberty to find their Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/2 own post-game interviews. Please contact Julie Farr, Sports Sports Information Director ...... Julie Farr Information Director, at 217.362.6429 or via e-mail at Sports Information Phone ...... 217.362.6429 [email protected], to schedule player interviews at all Athletic Department Fax ...... 217.362.6414 other times. Coaches may be contacted directly at any time.
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2003-04 big blue basketball - 1 athletic/exercise science staff Telephone E-Mail Athletic Director - Lori Kerans (217) 424-6344 [email protected] Office Manager - Barb Korte (217) 424-6344 [email protected] Secretary - Jill Johnson (217) 424-4022 [email protected] Sports Information Director - Julie Farr (217) 362-6429 [email protected] Equipment/Building Manager - Nick Buckley (217) 362-6486 [email protected] Athletic Trainer - Tisha Hess (217) 424-3955 [email protected] Asst. Athletic Trainer - Mitch Salter (217) 424-3955 [email protected] Asst. Athletic Trainer - Justin Byers (217) 424-3955 [email protected] Athletic Department Fax (Griswold) (217) 362-6414 Athletic Department Fax (Mills) (217) 420-6629 Big Blue Hotline (217) 362-6430 Millikin Web Site www.millikin.edu
Telephone E-Mail Football - Doug Neibuhr (217) 424-3609 [email protected] Volleyball - Debbie Kiick (217) 420-6675 [email protected] Men’s & Women’s Soccer - Craig Lee (217) 424-3607 [email protected] Men’s & Women’s Cross Country - Chad Sloan (217) 424-3601 [email protected] Women’s Tennis - Mike Brannon (217) 424-6344 - Women’s Golf - Marilyn Dechert (217) 424-3502 [email protected] Men’s Basketball - Tim Littrell (217) 362-6480 [email protected] Women’s Basketball - Lori Kerans (217) 420-6344 [email protected] Men’s & Women’s Swimming - Frank Sampson (217) 420-6676 [email protected] Wrestling - Mike Poe (217) 424-3603 [email protected] Baseball - Josh Manning (217) 424-3608 [email protected] Softball - Jim Mills (217) 424-3602 [email protected] Men’s Golf - Pat Allgeier (217) 424-3505 [email protected] Men’s & Women’s Track & Field - Don Luy (217) 420-6625 [email protected]
Pat Allgeier Mike Brannon Nick Buckley Justin Byers Marilyn Dechert Julie Farr Tisha Hess Jill Johnson
Lori Kerans Debbie Kiick Barb Korte Craig Lee Tim Littrell Don Luy Josh Manning Jim Mills
Doug Neibuhr Mike Poe Frank Sampson Mitch Salter Chad Sloan
2003-04 big blue basketballl - 2 head coach lori kerans & director of athletics
In her 17 seasons at the helm of the women’s basketball pro- gram, Lori Kerans’ teams have won or tied for nine College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) titles and earned nine berths into the NCAA Division III playoffs. Along with her coaching duties, Kerans is also the director of Athletics & Recreation. She has been named CCIW Coach of the Year six times, including 1996-97 and 1997-98 when she led Millikin to a school record 25 vic- tories each season. She has also been hon- ored by the Illinois Basketball Coaches All-Tournament Team selection. The Big Blue finished Association eight times as their College Coach third at the NCAA Division III Basketball Championships of the Year for Division III and was named the that season and Kerans was named Millikin’s Most Molten/Division III News Coach of the Year in Valuable Player. 1997-98. Kerans is believed to be the first woman to play in Millikin became the first team in CCIW and coach in the Division III tournament and owns an men’s or women’s basketball history to win NCAA tournament record of 11-10. Her teams have five straight championships with its 1997-98 advanced as far as the round of eight. title. The Big Blue won at least 20 games dur- In softball, Kerans was a second-team Academic All- ing the eight-year span from 1993-94 to 2000- American in 1985 and team MVP in 1984. In 1985, she 01, something no other women’s team has received the University’s M Award, given annually to the accomplished in CCIW history. senior woman who has contributed the most to the ath- Kerans is Millikin’s all-time winningest coach letics program. and owns a 331-112 mark. In 17 years, she Kerans earned a master’s degree at Illinois State has had 15 winning seasons and owns a .747 University after graduating from Millikin. She is a 1991 winning percentage. Her winning percentage inductee into the Millikin Athletic Hall of Fame and was ranks her in the Top 18 nationally among inducted into the Decatur Athletic Hall of Fame in June active Division III coaches and the Top 20 in 1998. career wins. She owns an 174-35 record in games at Record vs. CCIW Opponents Griswold Center and led the Big Blue to 30- game home winning streak from January of vs. Augustana 19-15 1992 to January 1996. Kerans and her teams vs. Carthage 25-9 have won 129 of their last 142 games at home. vs. Elmhurst 29-5 A 1985 graduate of Millikin, Kerans was a four-year basketball vs. Illinois Wesleyan 27-7 letter winner and a three-year softball letter winner. As a senior vs. North Central 28-6 during the NCAA basketball tournament, Kerans was named the vs. North Park 32-2 Central Regional’s Most Valuable Player and was a Final Four vs. Wheaton 22-12 kerans’ days in uniform
Basketball After the 84-85 basketball season when the Year G FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% A Pts. PPG Reb. team placed third nationally, Kerans earned 81-82 16 38-89 .427 15-17 .882 38 91 5.7 45 ASWF All-America, ASWF All-Region, NCAA 82-83 18 420191 .416 7-8 .875 29 91 5.1 19 Final Four All-Tournament, NCAA Central 83-84 24 150-302 .497 22-35 .629 92 322 13.4 49 Regional MVP and Millikin MVP honors. She 84-85 21 135-282 .479 44-55 .800 106 314 15.0 56 also finished her career seventh on Millikin’s Totals 79 365-774 .472 88-115 .765 265 818 10.4 169 all-time scoring list and held the record with 21 consecutive free throws. Softball Kerans earned three letters in softball Year G Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO and played on the school’s inaugural team in 1983 3 .125 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1983. A three-time captain, she won MVP 1984 25 .232 56 13 13 4 0 1 12 23 8 honors as a senior when she set records for walks in a game and walks in a season. The 1985 21 .292 48 7 14 4 0 1 9 16 10 single-game mark still stands. Totals 49 .250 112 25 28 4 0 2 21 42 19
2003-04 big blue basketball - 3 a legacy
kerans year-by-year Season W L Pct. 1986-87 14 11 .560 1987-88 14 11 .560 1988-89 20 7 .741 1989-90 15 9 .625 1990-91 12 13 .480 1991-92 17 9 .654 kerans & crannell 1992-93 19 6 .760 Year 17 16 1993-94 24 4 .857 Wins 331 180 1994-95 23 5 .821 Losses 112 103 1995-96 23 5 .821 Win % .747 .636 1996-97 25 3 .893 CCIW Crowns 9 -