WWelcomeelcome toto VMIVMI Women'sWomen's SoccerSoccer VMI WWomen'somen's SoccerSoccer 20032003 VMI Quick Facts 2003 Schedule Aug. 22 at East Tenn. State (Scrimmage) 5 p.m. Location: Lexington, Virginia Aug. 27 HOLLINS (Scrimmage) 4 p.m. Founded: 1839 Aug. 29 BRIDGEWATER 5 p.m. Enrollment: 1,300 Aug. 31 RANDOLPH-MACON 1 p.m. Colors: Red (PMS 185), White, and Yellow (PMS 116) Sept. 5 at Rowan 5 p.m. Sept. 7 MERCER 1 p.m. Nickname: Keydets Sept. 14 at Radford 2 p.m. Affiliation: NCAA Division I, Big South Conference Sept. 19 at Longwood 7 p.m. Superintendent: General J.H. Binford Peay (VMI ’62) Sept. 21 COASTAL CAROLINA 2 p.m. Athletic Director: Donny White (VMI ’65) Sept. 26 at Morehead State 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Midway 1 p.m. Home Field: Patchin Field (Grass / Cap. 1,000) Oct. 2 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA 4 p.m. Head Coach: Julie Davis (Wright State '97) Oct. 5 THE CITADEL 11 a.m. Record at VMI: First Season Oct. 7 at Roanoke 4 p.m. Overall Record: First Season Oct. 12 UNC ASHEVILLE 11 a.m. Oct. 17 at Birmingham-Southern 5 p.m. Davis's email: [email protected] Oct. 19 at Alabama A&M 11 a.m. Assistant Coach: Shannon Clancy (Arkansas '02) Oct. 24 HIGH POINT 4 p.m. Women's Soccer Office Phone: (540) 464-7608 Oct. 31 at Carson-Newman 3 p.m. Women's Soccer Office FAX: (540) 464-7790 Nov. 2 at Emory & Henry 2 p.m. 2002 Record: N/A, first varsity season Letterwinners Returning / Lost: N/A In the beginning............................. Starters Returning / Lost: N/A The evolution of VMI women's soccer Assistant SID/ Women's Soccer Contact: Andy Krauss Sports Information Phone: (540) 464-7514 Sports Information FAX: (540) 464-7583 hat started off as a far off dream has become Krauss at Home: (540) 463-6237 a reality. This season, the VMI women's Krauss on Cellular: (540) 461-1316 Wsoccer program begins its first campaign as Krauss' email: [email protected] an NCAA varsity team with a provisional status. VMI Athletic Web Site: www.vmikeydets.com Mailing & Overnight Address: Virginia Military Institute, The Institute integrated women into the school in August Sports Information Office, 116 Smith Hall, Lexington, VA of 1997. Women's cross country was immediately 24450 implemented as a team sport into the athletic program, while track and field was implemented in the following year. A few years later, it was decided that women's soccer would be the next logical women's team sport to add at Credits VMI. A club team began competition in the fall of 2000. In June of 2002, Julie Davis was hired to become the first The 2003 Virginia Military Institute Women's Soccer guide is a full-time coach of the VMI women's soccer program and publication of the VMI Sports Information Office. plans were made for the program to reach varsity status. Written by: Andy Krauss, Assistant Sports Information Director. Layout by: Andy Krauss on a Macintosh G3 using Pagemaker 6.5 software. Davis coached the club team in its final season of 2002 Editorial assistance by: Wade Branner, Sports Information Director and signed her first recruiting class in February of 2003. and Ted Leshinski, Assisant Sports Information Director. Publication assistance and cover design by: B.R. Floyd The addition of assistant coach Shannon Clancy has Photography: Andre Studios of Lexington, Va. and Chuck Steenburgh made the transition complete. When the Keydets kick- Printing by: News-Gazette Print Shop-Lexington, Va. off against Bridgewater on Patchin Field on August 29, a new era will have begun in VMI women's soccer. Women's Soccer 2003 | Virginia Military Institute 1 VMI Superintendent GENERAL J.H. Binford Peay, III eneral J.H. Binford Peay, III officially became VMI’s 14th G Superintentdent on July 1, 2003. Peay, a 1962 graduate of the Institute, has served on several Institute VMI Board boards over the years. His father and two sons are also VMI graduates. of Visitors He was most recently the Chair- man of the Board, President and CEO of Samuel B. Witt, III, Esq. ‘58 Allied Research Corporation in Vienna, President of the Board of Visitors Richmond, Virginia Va. Before joining Allied Research Corporation, Peay was a career U.S. Jean Clary Bagley South Hill, Virginia Army officer who attained the rank of four-star general. His last two assignments were Vice Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army and Com- Waverley L. Berkley, III, Esq. Virginia Beach, Virginia mander-in-Chief, United States Central Command. He directed Dr. Lie-Ping Chang strategic and operational matters in the Persian Gulf, Africa, South Asia Alexandria, Virginia and the Middle East. Darryl K. Horne '82 As Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division, Peay Vienna, Virginia commanded the division during operations Desert Shield and Desert Dennis A. Johnson ‘81 Storm. The general, a Vietnam combat veteran, has won numerous Atlanta, Georgia military awards and decorations including the Defense Distinguished Robert L. McDowell ‘68 Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star Medina, Washington and the Purple Heart. T. Carter Melton, Jr., ’67 “This is an exciting time in the Institute’s history,” said Samuel B. Harrisonburg, Virginia Witt, III, President of the VMI Board of Visitors. “General Peay is a man G. Gilmer Minor, III ‘63 of high intellectual distinction with a demonstrated devotion to Richmond, Va. excellence in education, proven qualities of leadership, a capacity to Bruce C. Morris ‘78 guide VMI, and a dedication to the ideals and core values so prized Richmond, Virginia and vital in this community.” William A. Paulette ‘69 “This an outstanding opportunity for me and I’m looking forward Richmond, Virginia to serving VMI in the broadest sense,” said Peay. S. Waite Rawls, III '70 He takes over the Institute’s top leadership position from Chicago, Illinois Brigadier General Bob Green who served as Acting Superintendent Dr. Sue Ellen Rocovich for the past year. With General Peay’s arrival, Green returns to his Roanoke, Virginia position as Deputy Superintendent for Finance and Administration. Dr. Jay R. Sculley ‘62 Vienna, Virginia Thomas G. Slater, Jr. ‘66 Richmond, Virginia Donald M. Wilkinson ‘61 New York, New York Maj. Gen. Claude A. Williams Adjutant General of Virginia Blackstone, Virginia 2 Virginia Military Institute | Women's Soccer 2003 VMI Athletic Director Donny White onny White has seen his vision for VMI athletics take shape in his five years as athletic director. No where was that more evident than the recent D2002-03 year when the VMI athletic teams improved their overall winning percentage to the highest level in nearly a decade. Committed to athletic success on the field as well as off, White made a bold move by Athletic Staff shifting VMI’s athletic conference affiliation from the Southern ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT STAFF Conference, a home to VMI sports Donny White for 78 years, to the Big South Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Conference. The Keydets will begin Dennis Toney play in the new league home this Assistant A.D./ Marketing & Compliance year. Scott Davis Assistant A.D./ Administration Conference affiliation is just one issue that White has tackled Claudia Pirkle since taking over as AD in 1998. Upon his return, White immediately Senior Woman’s Administrator/ went to work addressing the challenging issues facing the VMI athletic Academic Advisor department. At the same time, he has built support for intercollegiate Andrew Westhouse athletics among the VMI community and its alumni. His effort has Ticket Manager Karlyos Hayslett resulted in capitol improvements, increased funding for operations, the Equipment Manager development of women’s athletics, and a better overall competitive Jimmy Mason environment for VMI sports. Asst. Equipment Manager White returned to the Institute on Apr. 22, 1998, after serving six Judy Cash successful years as athletic director at Patrick Henry High School in Secretary Jimmy Coale, C.S.C.S. Ashland, Va. White guided the school’s athletic program to unprecedent- Strength & Conditioning Coach ed achievement both on and off the field and led the efforts to improve Richard Levy funding and facilities for the school’s athletic program. Asst. Head Strength & Conditioning Coach White compiled a distinguished VMI coaching career in two sports spanning 15 years. He joined the football staff of Bob Thalman in SPORTS INFORMATION Wade Branner 1971 as a defensive backfield coach and helped lead the Keydets to two Sports Information Director Southern Conference Championships and a State Championship in 1977. Assistant A.D./ Media Relations White coached the defensive backs to a number one national ranking in Andy Krauss 1975 and number four ranking the following season. Assistant Sports Information Director In the fall of 1981, White became VMI head baseball coach. While Ted Leshinski Sports Information Intern serving as baseball coach, White also taught on the Physical Education staff as an assistant professor. SPORTS MEDICINE White entered private business in 1987, but returned to the full- Lance Fujiwara, M.S., ATC time athletic ranks in 1992 when he accepted the athletic director Director of Sports Medicine postion at Patrick Henry. The football program reached the ranks of the Assistant Athletic Director Chris Smith, M.S., ATC state’s elite, winning 57 of 65 games, five district titles, four regional titles, Assistant Athletic Trainer a state runner-up trophy, and the state AAA, Division 5 championship in John Hoffman, M.S., ATC 1994. Assistant Athletic Trainer White is a 1965 graduate of VMI with a B.S. degree in civil engineering. As a cadet, he was a Distinguished Military Student, named HEAD COACHES Baseball ..................................