Digital Commons @ George Fox University Women's Basketball George Fox University Athletics 2002 2002 Program George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/athletics_womenbasketball Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "2002 Program" (2002). Women's Basketball. 37. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/athletics_womenbasketball/37 This Program is brought to you for free and open access by the George Fox University Athletics at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Women's Basketball by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY T H E UNIVERSITY I T H E AR E NA THE UNIVERSITY George Fox College, honoring the founder of James and Lila Miller Gymnasium, the Bruins' George Fox University, an evangelical the Friends (Quaker) Church. home court. The Center features a 116x174-foot Christian liberal arts college, is expanding, both In 1996, with the addition of Western gymnasium with three full-length basketball in size and in reputation. Enrollment ha~ more Evangelical Seminary, George Fox became a uni­ courts, three volleyball courts, and 10 badminton than quadrupled in the last 16 years, increasing versity, offering students a Christ-centered edu­ courts. The ceilings are 32 feet over the hard­ from 549 in 1986 to 2,745 in the fall of2002. cation and the choice of 35 undergraduate wood maple floor. The total seating capacity is Since1986, George Fox has been named one majors and nine graduate degrees. On Jan. 2,750. of "America's Best Colleges" 13 times by U.S. 1,2000, the seminary was renamed George Fox Contained on the upper level are a staff News & World Report. In 1999, the school Evangelical Seminary. room, multipurpose room, classrooms, and ath­ ranked second overall and third in academic rep­ George Fox University is located in Newberg, letic administration and faculty offices. A 1,500- utation among Western regional liberal arts col­ Oregon (pop. 18,280), 24 miles southwest of square-foot weight room was remodeled in the leges. The magazine also named the University Portland, the state's largest metropolitan center summer of 1993. The lower level contains a con­ one of the region's best values among schools in of 1.8 million, and 32 miles north of Salem, the cession area, dressing rooms, team rooms, laun­ its category. state capitol. dry, equipment-issuing room, and storage space. George Fox offers unique programs to its stu­ An east wing of the building houses two racquet­ dents. Every incoming freshman is given a com­ WHEELERSPORTSCENTER ball courts. puter to use and keep upon graduation. When Entered by crossing a wooded canyon on a The building may be entered on two levels. students reach their third year, they are eligible 200-foot bridge, the Coleman H. Wheeler Center The east-side ground level is accessible from the for the Juniors Abroad program, in which the for Sports and Physical Education, home of the parking lot by crossing the foot bridge. The 2002-03 GEORGE FOX MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM: Back row (1-r): Assistant coach Mitch Ratzlaff, Bryan Wadlow, Dan Gugliotta, Zach Hollin, University pays transportation costs for an over­ George Fox Bruins' volleyball and men's and on-campus community enters on the west-side seas study tour. women's basketball teams, is a natural place to second floor. Mark Gayman, Kenny Macy, Head coach Mark Sundquist. Front row (1-r): John Macy, Trevor Person, Brett Yeager, Nate Tyler, Ben Melvin, Joe Gonzales, Mark Johnson, Aaron Schmick.2001-02 The school opened in 1885 when Willamette play sport~ of all sorts. The building is named for long-time Oregon Valley Quaker settlers established Pacific The Sports Center was designed by noted lumbem1an Coleman H. Wheeler, former chair­ Academy. It was during those early days that architect Pietro Belluschi to sit unpretentiously man of the board of Willamette Industries. The George Fox's most prominent alumnus attended alongside tree-shaded Hess Creek Canyon. Built gymnasium is named for former George Fox - Herbert Hoover, later the 30th President of the using gifts from prominent lumbermen, the board member James Miller, the former presi­ United States. The college division was organized building features a two-level oak parquet lobby dent of Cascadia Lumber Co., and his wife, Lila. in 1891 to provide more advanced instruction and a large window area overlooking the adja­ and the name became Pacific College. In 1949, cent natural terrain. Completed in June 1977, because of the many schools in the West with the $2.7 million, 55,000-square-foot complex is "Pacific" in their title, the name was changed to the University's largest building. It contains the MARK VERGETS <::::>< E INC. NEWBERG HARDWARE Bern Coleman (503) 538-2148 1-800-929-0172 2002..03 GEORGE FOX WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM: Back row (1-r): Head coach Scott Rueck,Jessica Baynes, Brittanie Strutz, Emily Ruggles, {503) 538-5460 2100 Portland Road Darby Cave, Sarah Myhre, Erin Powers, Kellie Thomas, Assistant coach Mike Warmanen. Front row (1-r): Melissa Alexander, Tiffany Gugel, Amy Fitch, FAX: (503) 538-1525 Newberg, Oregon 97132 105 N. Meridian St. • Newberg, OR Liz Clark, Jessica, Gama, Heidi Collier, Kim Leith, Laura Koval, Assistant coach Kerry Rueck. Serving Newberg Nap's Thriftway has been Newberg's grocery source since 1937. alexander oil co. 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INDMDUAL SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Most Assists: Most 3-Pt FGA: Head Coach posted winning records in each of his five years as In addition to coaching, Warmanen is an ath­ Heidi Rueck .......................... 13 31 ............... at Lewis & Clark, 2/08/00 In just six short years, Scott head coach, with their record improving each letic goods salesman for AllTeam Image in Most Points: vs. Linfield, 12/10/91; Rueck has established himself as year. Rueck's players have eamed four NAIA All­ Portland, Ore., where he also lives. Sue (Knaupp) Kroes . 40 Heidi Rueck ........................... 13 Highest 3-Pt FG% (min. 5 fga): one of the brightest new lights America awards, two NCAA All-America awards, vs. Gomaga, 1976 vs. Northwest Na7Arene, 2/19/93 1.000 (5-5) ....... vs. Lewis & Clark, 11/27/90 on the horizon of college coach­ and 13 All-Northwest Conference awards. KERRYRUECK Most Free Throws: ing- at any level. In that time, he Rueck also teaches in the department of Assistant Coach Most Field Goals: Most Steals: 32 (32-47) ... vs. Central Washington, 11/19/93 has guided the George Fox health and human performance, and directs the Kerry (Aillaud) Rueck, who Tammy Lewis . 14 Becky Thompson . 9 (14-19), vs. Southern Oregon, 2/15/86 University women's basketball Victory Hoop Camp for Portland youth. A gradu­ married head coach Scott vs. Whitworth, 1/26/01 Most FT Attempts: team to a 115-39 record (a .747 ate of Glencoe High in Hillsboro, Ore., he eamed Rueck in 1996, is in her fifth sea­ Most FG Attempts: Most Blocked Shots: 47 (32-47) .. vs. Central Washington, 11/19/93 winning percentage), four postseason playoff his bachelor's degree in exercise and sports sci­ son as an assistant coach for the Debby Wiggers . 35 Shawna Chandler ....................... 10 appearances, and national recognition in the ence in 1991 and a master of arts in physical edu­ George Fox women's basketball Highest FT% (min. 6 fta): (12-35), vs. Whitman, 1/22/82 vs. Western Oregon, 1/11/83 NCAA Division III top 20. cation teaching in 1992, both from Oregon State. team. She first came to George .961 (25-26) .......... vs. Willamette, l/23/87 Rueck's 2001-02 Bruins put together another He lives in Newberg with his wife, Kerry, who Fox as a transfer from Skagit Highest FG% (min. 10 fga): outstanding season, posting a 20-6 record and played basketball for George Fox from 1993-95. Valley Community College, and Most Rebounds: Katie Lacey . .900 TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS tying for 3rd in the Northwest Conference at 11-5. played on the nationally ranked 1993-94 and (9-10), vs. Menlo, 11/27/99 72 .................... vs. Linfield, 2/02/82 The tean1 set a new record for the best start to a MIKE WARMANEN 1994-95 teams. Arguably the best outside shooter Most Points: Most Assists: season by winning its first 11 games, and was Assistant Coach Most 3-Pt Field Goals: in team history, she set school records for 3-point 105 (W 105-39) .. vs. Western Baptist, 11/20/92 27 ......... vs. Northwest Nazarene, 2/08/91; r.mked as high as 6th in the nation at one point. Now in his sixth year as an Christy Brock . 7 accuracy in a season (.414) and a career (.388), 27 .......... vs. Columbia Christian, 1/30/93 His 2000-01 team went 23-3, won the NWC title, assistant with the women's bas­ and for most 3-pointers in a career (119), marks (7-12), vs.