2018 CHARLOTTE 49ERS ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT #GOLDSTANDARD Athletics Annual Report 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Athletic Director .......................................... 1 Football .................................................................................. 2 Men’s Basketball .................................................................... 3 Women’s Basketball .............................................................. 4 Volleyball ................................................................................ 5 Men’s Soccer .......................................................................... 6 Women’s Soccer .................................................................... 7 Men’s Golf ............................................................................... 8 Women’s Golf ......................................................................... 9 Baseball ................................................................................ 10 Softball ................................................................................. 11 Men’s Tennis ........................................................................ 12 Women’s Tennis ................................................................... 13 Men's Track & Field .............................................................14 Women’s Track & Field ....................................................... 17 Men's Cross Country ........................................................... 19 Women’s Cross Country ...................................................... 20 Sponsorships, Marketing & Ticketing ................................ 21 Judy Rose Retires ................................................................ 22 Mike Hill Appointed Athletic Director ................................. 23 Academic Success & Community Service .......................... 24 The 49er Club ....................................................................... 26 Athletic Foundation .............................................................. 27 Endowed Scholarships & Funds ......................................... 28 Donor Listing ........................................................................ 30 Student 49er Club ................................................................ 39 Spirit Groups ........................................................................ 40 Board of Directors & Staff ................................................... 41 LETTER FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome that Jess and Our student-athletes donated over a record 5,000 hours of I have received from Niner Nation. We can feel the energy community service. In the classroom, we had a Conference and enthusiasm at every turn as we’ve been out on campus USA-high 74 student-athletes earn the Commissioner’s and in the community, meeting so many wonderful people Academic Medal with a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better. while talking about Charlotte 49ers athletics. That is the Gold Standard we speak of and strive for every I also thank Judy Rose for the remarkable work she has single day. done in building this program into the amazing place it is Eleven of our programs finished in the top four in and for helping us make a smooth transition. Judy is a truly Conference USA, with six claiming championships or special person, and I'm so pleased that Chancellor Dubois runner-up finishes. bestowed the title of “Athletic Director Emerita” upon her. Well deserved! Our goal is to grow that success and spread it across all of our units. Before coming on board, I spoke with people throughout the conference and across the nation, and their assessment As I’ve said before: We are not in it to be ordinary. We're in was clear—this is a program with a strong foundation and it to be extraordinary. Excellence is our goal. gold mine potential. Since my arrival, I’ve been visited by The Gold Standard applies to each and every facet of our friends and colleagues who were able to see campus for the program. We want the best for our student-athletes, our first time – and they have been blown away. What we have coaches and our fans. And we want our fans to celebrate here, and what we should be proud of, rivals the campuses our successes and share in those golden moments. and facilities of many schools in “Power Five” conferences. Our success is your success. This is your program. We offer more than beautiful surroundings, though, because My personal goal is to see that we grow stronger together. in the end, it's always about our student-athletes. Our track It's time that we realize our full potential instead of just and field team took the lead by winning Conference USA talking about it. We can do this—we will do this—together. Championships in women’s cross-country, men’s indoor track and men’s outdoor track. Four track and field athletes Thank you again for your kindness and support, and earned NCAA All-America honors, along with women’s Go Niners! cross-country runner Caroline Sang, who claimed both the C-USA and NCAA Southeast Region individual titles. Three Sincerely, student-athletes—softball’s Haley Pace and Bailey Rhoney and men’s soccer’s Callum Montgomery—were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans for displaying excellence on the field and in the classroom. Mike Hill Athletics Annual Report 1 BEN DELUCA FOOTBALL • Ben DeLuca led NCAA with a school-record 5 forced • Gemmell (106) and DeLuca (102) became the second fumbles to become the 49ers’ first football NCAA and third 49ers to clear the 100-yard tackles mark in statistical leader. a season. • Several 49ers set career records, including Karrington • RB Benny LeMay led the 49ers with 732 rushing yards King (267 tackles), Arthur Hart (39.8 punting avg.) and and ranked 9th in C-USA with a 66.5 rushing average. Chris Montgomery (2147 kick return yards). • QB Hasaan Klugh accounted for 19 of the 49ers 23 • RB Aaron McAllister had an 89-yard rushing TD at offensive touchdowns. He led Charlotte with 9 rushing JUWAN FOGGIE WKU, the longest run in school history. TDs and passed for 10. • P Arthur Hart set single-season school records with • Charlotte’s 25-24 win in overtime vs. UAB on a 43.2 punting avg. and 22 punts of 50 or more yards, Homecoming Weekend was the program’s first C-USA which led C-USA. His 74-yard punt at Eastern Michigan home victory. is also a 49ers school record. • 49ers set school FBS records for fewest points allowed • LB Jeff Gemmell set a school record with six games with (6 at ODU) and most rushing yards (349 at FIU). double-digit tackles while Ben DeLuca set the 49ers FBS • 49ers six individual 100-yard rushing games are the single-game record with 17 tackles vs. Marshall. most by the 49ers at the FBS level. ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS PUBLICATIONS All-Conference USA All-Conference USA • Nate Davis, OL, Honorable Mention • Eugene German, first team, Pro Football Focus (PFF) • Ben DeLuca, DB, Honorable Mention • Eugene German, first team, Phil Steele Publications • Juwan Foggie, LB, Honorable Mention • Juwan Foggie, second team, Pro Football Focus (PFF) • Jeff Gemmell, LB, Honorable Mention • Eugene German, OL, Honorable Mention • Arthur Hart, P, Honorable Mention • Chris Montgomery, KR, Honorable Mention HEAD COACH Conference USA All-Academic Team Brad Lambert Tyriq Harris CONFERENCE Conference USA OVERALL RECORD 1-11 CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH 1-7, 7th in East 2 Charlotte 49ers MEN’S BASKETBALL • Jon Davis set a Halton Arena record for points scored • In the 49ers game at Marshall, February 24, HEAD COACH by a 49er with 38 points against Marshall (January 11). Andrien White became the 28th player to score • Mark Price until December 14, 2017 Davis hit 12-of-23 field goals, including 3-of-6 threes 1,000 career points. • Houston Fancher, interim coach for while going 11-of-15 from the foul line. • Jon Davis led the 49ers with a 17.6 scoring average remainder of the season • In the 49ers game at Oklahoma State, Nov. 13, 2017, Jon and assists (160) while Najee Garvin led the 49ers with CONFERENCE Davis became the 27th player in school history to score 5.0 rebounds and Andrien White topped the 49ers with Conference USA 1,000 career points. He was the sixth fastest player to 42 steals. OVERALL RECORD reach the 1,000-point plateau in school history. • Five different 49ers (Jailen Haslem, Najee Garvin, 6-23 • Jon Davis has moved to 15th on the 49ers all-time Milos Supica, Luka Vasic and Andrien White) had CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH scoring list. double-digit rebound games in 2017-18. 2-16 (14th) • With a career-high 160 assists, Jon Davis became the • Jon Davis earned Conference USA Co-Player of 1000-POINT CLUB fifth player in school history to record at least three the Week honors (March 4) after averaging 32.5 points, • Jon Davis 100-assist seasons. His 440 career assists rank seventh 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds against FIU • Andrien White all-time. and Florida Atlantic. • Ron Sanchez was named the 11th head coach in the program’s history, March 19, 2018. JAILEN HASLEM JON DAVIS LUKA VASIC Athletics Annual Report 3 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH • Laia Raventós joined Tonya Phifer (2001) and Grace • Nyilah Jamison-Myers, who scored 645 points in Cara Consuegra Hunter (2017) as the only All-Conference USA first two years with the 49ers, reached the 1,000-point team picks in program history. milestone for her career, which began at Clemson. CONFERENCE Conference USA • Laia Raventós ranks second on school’s all-time career • Extended school-record streak to four straight years assists list