Junior Tre Whi ed and 22005-06005-06 MMediaedia GGuideuide Sophomore Joe Miles Basketball 2005-06 1 Marshall University Located in beautiful Huntington, West Virginia, a city of nearly 50,000 on the Ohio River, Marshall is one of the fi nest universities in the nation. Marshall University is named a er John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801-1835. The school was established as Marshall Academy in 1837 and in 1858 the school was designated Marshall College. In the spring of 1961, Marshall became a university. Today, Marshall is a thriving institution that boasts 11 academic units: the Lewis College of Business, the College of Education and of Fine Arts, the College of is the fi rst in the nation to off er and 45 graduate degree Human Services, the College Information Technology and wireless phone technology to programs, Marshall provides Engineering, the College of its residents, to the soon to a well-rounded education to Liberal Arts, the College be completed Robert C. Byrd mee any interest. of Nursing and Health Bio-technology Center that Not only can students fi nd Professions, the College of will provide Marshall students the right degree program Science, the Community and researchers with a state-of- at Marshall, they can aff ord and Technical College, the the-art bio-medical research it. More than 50 percent of Graduate College, the W. Page facility. Marshall’s students receive Pi School of Journalism and Marshall off ers numerous financial assistance in the Mass Communications and academic possibilities through form of grants, loans, student the Joan C. Edwards School its academic units that can meet employment, and/or academic of Medicine. the educational needs and scholarships. Marshall has Marshall has consistently desires of almost anyone. With some of the most aff ordable increased enrollment over the 24 associate, 43 baccalaureate, tuition costs in the nation. years to the current enrollment While course work is of 16,326. Despite the steady demanding, the atmosphere growth, Marshall continues in which classes are conducted to provide each student with is casual and friendly. Marshall quality individual a ention, professors take special care to thanks to a 24 to 1 student to get to know each student and teach ratio. take pride in their students’ New facilities and accomplishments. There is a infrastructure on campus genuine feeling of community have come along with the spirit among the faculty, student population growth. students, and staff that makes Hundreds of millions of Marshall a very special place. dollars have been invested Because of the size of the in new campus construction university, each student can over the last decade ranging participate fully in all of from the state-of-the-art John the academic opportunities, The Marshall Memorial Fountain pays Deaver Drinko Library, the tribute to the 75 people who perished including discussion groups, newly completed Marshall in the 1970 airplane crash, the most labs, internships and lecture catastrophic airplane accident in the Commons dorm complex that history of American athletics. classes. 2 Basketball 2005-06 Marshall University Marshall Alumni Include ... Troy Brown .......................New England Patriots Receiver Morris Dempson Busby .........................U.S. Ambassador Robert C. Byrd ............................................U.S. Senator Billy Crystal ............................................ actor, comedian John Deaver Drinko .....................attorney, philanthropist John Fiedler .............................. Motion Picture Producer Byron Leftwich ..............Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback Verna LeMasters Gibson ................................The Limited Hal Greer ...................................... NBA 1st 50 year team Joe Johns ......................................................NBC News Mike McVey ..................................singer, Broadway actor Dwight Morrow .................................... U.S. Ambassador Randy Moss .............................Oakland Raiders Receiver Burl Osborne ...................................newspaper publisher Chad Pennington ............................N.Y. Jets Quarterback Cynthia Rylant......................... author of children’s books Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center Soupy Sales ...........................................actor, comedian Marshall has more 20 fraternities and sororities Lou Sahadi ...........................................publisher, author than 120 recognized located close to campus from Brig. Gen. David W. Stallings ........................... U.S. Army student organizations and which to choose. Marshall’s Marvin Stone ..........................Retired National Journalist extracurricular activities to greek life provides students F. Selby Wellman ......................senior VP CISCO Systems round out a quality education. with an additional opportunity Harvey White ................................founder of Qualcomm The groups include everything to learn about lifestyles and Quinton Wilson .............................”Rocket Boy,” scientist from the popular intramural group dynamics. Denise Baisden Wright .............................NASA physician sports programs to activity clubs. In addition, there are Harless Dining Hall Drinko Library The state-of-the-art Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Center is scheduled to open in the coming months. Basketball 2005-06 3 Media Coverage 4 Basketball 2005-06 Game Day at Marshall Basketball 2005-06 5 Strength & Conditioning Marshall University’s men’s basketball team benefits from having Jon Sanderson some of Strength and Conditioning Coach the finest strength and conditioning facilities and coaches in Conference USA at its disposal. Under the direction of Strength & Conditioning coach Jon Sanderson, the Thundering Herd strives to Sanderson, in his third year University who is certified become bigger, stronger, and as the men’s basketball strength by the U.S. Weightlifting faster. It is Sanderson’s job to and conditioning coach at Association. Sanderson make sure Marshall’s athletes Marshall, is a former basketball provides each athlete with the are as physically sound as an player at Ohio State and Ohio proper exercise prescription, in the country. nutritional advice, and personalized instruction that is required for each individual student-athlete to not only grow in physical talent, but also improve in their mental preparation. Sanderson has implemented a philosophy that involves the use of Olympic li s such as cleans, jerks and snatches the sport of basketball. that are used to develop the “The Olympic li philosophy explosive strength required in is the only way to train an athlete 6 Basketball 2005-06 Strength & Conditioning for power and explosion in the weight room,” Sanderson said. “We train with free weights a majority of the time because it enhances power, strength, speed, flexibility, coordination, balance, anaerobic conditioning, and cardiovascular endurance specifi c to basketball.” At Marshall, Sanderson oversees the strength and conditioning programs for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs, in addition to several other sports. He also works with so ball, men’s soccer, women’s track and fi eld, and both men’s and women’s cross country teams. just off of the playing court in Another goal of Marshall’s “Before the school year to me, because you can’t the Cam Henderson Center. strength and conditioning started, we had a teaching make the improvements that The facility includes a full program is to create a safe, week where we taught correct are necessary in the weight range of modern equipment positive atmosphere, with form to all of our student room without the correct from free weights to resistance an on-going emphasis on the athletes, whether they were technique.” machines that are designed proper form and technique for incoming freshmen or a fourth- Marshall basketball players to give Marshall athletes the optimal performance on the year senior,” Sanderson said. use a spacious, state-of-the-art competitive edge. basketball court. “Education is very important weight training facility located Basketball 2005-06 7 Sports Medicine Marshall University student-athletes benefi t from Marshall Medical Staff having some of the finest doctors and trainers in the nation. Under the guidance of head trainer Jeff Carrico, Thundering Herd athletes are given the best medical care available. The Marshall University Sports Medicine Department is an established program Dr. Ross Patton Dr. Jose Ricard Jeff Carrico that continues to grow in size Head Team Physician Head Team Physician Head Athletic Trainer Emeritus and commitment. Marshall University believes that Sports Medicine involves education, intervention which might assistant athletic trainers, and under the direction of treatment, and care, not just of delay returning to competition 10 undergraduate staff . Educational Director Dr. Dan the injury, but of the athlete. but would make it possible. Martin, was re-accredited It involves understanding Several aspects make by the Commission on the sport and the climate of We are genuinely concerned Marshall’s Sports Medicine Accreditation of Allied Health competition that motivates for the athletes and have a program a top notch Education Programs in 1997. every athlete. Combining desire to help them return to organization including the The curriculum, one of only 50 this understanding with a competition injury free in the undergraduate program in the nation, is also one of the complete