TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 1 Atlantic 10 Mission Statement .......................................................................................... 2 Conference Office Staff ......................................................................................................... 2 Atlantic 10 Championships ................................................................................................... 3 NCAA Championships ............................................................................................................. 4 Committees ................................................................................................................................ 6 National Letter of Intent Dates ...................................................................................... 10 Mileage Chart ............................................................................................................................ 11 Sport Sponsorship ................................................................................................................. 12 Sport Administrators ........................................................................................................... 13 Academic Calendars .............................................................................................................. 16 OPERATIONS MANUAL Article 1 Code of Conduct ...................................................................................... 17 Article 2 General Championship Policies ......................................................... 18 Article 3 Baseball ......................................................................................................... 21 Article 4 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country ............................................... 28 Article 5 Field Hockey ................................................................................................ 31 Article 6 Men’s Golf .................................................................................................... 37 Article 7 Women’s Lacrosse ................................................................................... 41 Article 8 Women’s Rowing ..................................................................................... 46 Article 9 Men’s and Women’s Soccer ................................................................ 51 Article 10 Softball…………………………………………………………………………………………………….58 Article 11 Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving…………………………………….66 Article 12 Men’s and Women’s Tennis ................................................................ 69 Article 13 Men’s and Women’s Track & Field .................................................... 73 Article 14 Volleyball ...................................................................................................... 76 APPENDIX Championship Brackets .................................................................................................... 83 Championship Squad /Travel Party Sizes ................................................................... 92 Regular Season Awards…. ................................................................................................... 93 Required Championship Medical Equipment ........................................................... 95 1 ATLANTIC 10 MISSION STATEMENT The Atlantic 10 Conference is committed to providing healthy athletics competition among its member institutions, while furthering academic integrity and promoting positive behavior among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and fans. The Conference shall work with all its member institutions to provide services that will enhance institutional resources and offer a quality experience to all student-athletes, while upholding the standards established by the Conference and the NCAA. ATLANTIC 10 STAFF DIRECTORY Commissioner: ................................................................................. Bernadette V. McGlade ....................... [email protected] Senior Associate Commissioner: ............................................... Debbie Richardson ..................... [email protected] Senior Associate Commissioner/COO: ............................................ Tom Jacobs ....................................... [email protected] Senior Associate Commissioner: ...................................................... Jill Redmond ................................... [email protected] Executive Associate Commissioner: ................................................... Keith Gill .................................................... [email protected] Associate Commissioner: .................................................................... Matt Doherty .................................. [email protected] Executive Director of Communications: ...................................... Debbie White ........................................ [email protected] Assistant Commissioner: ................................................................. Drew Dickerson ............................ [email protected] Assistant Commissioner/Director of Finance: .......................... Sue Bergen ....................................... [email protected] Senior Director of Championships: ............................................. Cass Ferguson ............................... [email protected] Director of Advanced Media: ............................................................ Caitlin Bonner ..................................... [email protected] Director of Operations: ....................................................................... Tom Waterman ............................. [email protected] Director of Compliance: ..................................................................... Marcus Bartley ................................. [email protected] Asst. to the Commissioner/Director of Special Events: La’Shaina Joseph ................................... [email protected] Assistant Director of Championships: ...................................... Asia Thompson ............................ [email protected] Communications Intern: ...................................................................... Maggie Pope ............................. [email protected] Don DiJulia Athletic Director Intern: ............................................. Emily Hazard ............................. [email protected] Championships/Men’s Basketball Intern: ............................. Raymond Tucker ........ [email protected] Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials: ............................... Bryan Kersey ............................................. [email protected] Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials: ................... Debbie Williamson ...................................... [email protected] Coordinator of Field Hockey Officials: ..................................... Barbara Carreiro ................................................. [email protected] Coordinator of Soccer Officials: .............................................. Paul Tamberino ......................................... [email protected] Coordinator of Softball Officials: ............................................... Mickey Call .................................................... [email protected] Coordinator of Volleyball Officials: ........................................... Cornelio Galdones .................................... [email protected] Coordinator of Baseball Umpires: ................................................ Tony Thompson .............................................. [email protected] Coordinator of Women’s Lacrosse Officials: ........................... Jen O’Donnell ............................................... [email protected] 2 2018-19 Olympic Sport Contacts as of August 1, 2018 Senior Associate [email protected] Tom Jacobs Commissioner/COO Senior Director of Cass Ferguson Championships [email protected] Tom Waterman Director of Operations [email protected] Assistant Director of Asia Thompson Championships [email protected] Marcus Bartley Director of Compliance [email protected] Raymond Tucker Championship Intern [email protected] MEDIA CONTACTS Drew Dickerson Assistant Commissioner [email protected] Caitlin Bonner Director of Advanced Media [email protected] Maggie Pope Communications Intern [email protected] Sport Championship Site Primary Contact Media Contact Dates Pole Green Park M/W Cross Country October 27 (Richmond) C. Ferguson T. Waterman Campus Sites (First Round) Women’s Soccer October 27-28; Baujan Field C. Ferguson C. Bonner November 2-4 (Dayton) Ellen Ryan Field Field Hockey November 2-3 (Saint Joseph’s) A. Thompson D. Dickerson November 3-4; Campus Sites (First Round) Men’s Soccer Robert R. Hermann Stadium C. Ferguson M. Pope November 9-11 (Saint Louis) Stuart C. Siegel Center Volleyball November 16-18 (VCU) A. Thompson T. Waterman M/W Indoor Track & George Mason Fieldhouse Field February 16-17 (George Mason) C. Ferguson TBD M/W Swimming & SPIRE Institute Diving February 20-23 (Geneva, OH) A. Thompson M. Pope Women’s Tennis April 24-27 USTA National Campus T. Jacobs C. Bonner Men’s Tennis April 25-28 (Orlando, FL) George Mason Stadium Women’s Lacrosse April 25-28