2005-06 UNCG Wrestling Media Guide

2005-06 UNC Greensboro Wrestling Media Guide • 1

Table of Contents

Schedule/Quick Facts ..................................................................................................1Media Information .................................................................................................... 2-3Coaching Staff ..............................................................................................................4Roster ..........................................................................................................................5Meet the Spartans .................................................................................................. 6-15History and Records............................................................................................. 16-17 The Southern Conference ..........................................................................................18This is UNCG ....................................................................................................... 19-21UNCG Administration ........................................................................................... 22-25UNCG Athletics: A Success Story ........................................................................ 26-29UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame ............................................................................... 30-32Academic Enhancement ............................................................................................33UNCG Sports Medicine ..............................................................................................34The Spartan Club ................................................................................................. 35-38

Quick FactsUNC GreensboroLocation ...............................................................................................Greensboro, NCFounded .................................................................................................................1891Enrollment ...........................................................................................................14,328Nickname ........................................................................................................ SpartansColors ............................................................................................. Gold, White & NavyNational Affi liation ................................................................................ NCAA Division IConference Affi liation ...................................................................................... SouthernChancellor .................................................................................. Dr. Patricia A. SullivanAlma Mater ..................................................... Notre Dame College of St. John’s, 1963Director of Athletics ...............................................................................Nelson E. BobbAlma Mater ..........................................................................................Kent State, 1970Athletic Department Phone ..................................................................... 336-334-5952Athletic Department Fax.......................................................................... 336-334-4063

UNCG WrestlingFirst Year of Wrestling ...................................................................................... 1993-94All-Time Record ................................................................................................... 78-72NCAA Qualifi ers .........................................................................................................15Individual Conference Champions .............................................................................20 Colonial ...................................................................................................................3 SoCon ...................................................................................................................17Head Coach ................................................................................................Tom Shiffl etRecord at UNCG: ................................................................................................. 21-26Overall Record: .................................................................................................... 21-26Alma Mater ............................................................................................ Edinboro, 1995Offi ce Phone ......................................................................................... (336) 334-5050E-mail ................................................................................................thshiffl @uncg.eduAssistant Coach ....................................................................................Jason LoukidesAlma Mater ............................................................................................ Edinboro, 1994E-mail .............................................................................................. [email protected] Record ......................................................................................................11-52004-05 SoCon Record ........................................................................................... 4-1

Sports InformationSports Information Director ..................................................................Mike HirschmanE-mail ........................................................................................... [email protected] Information Intern/Wrestling Contact ........................................... Jay D’AbramoE-mail ........................................................................................... [email protected] Information Phone ....................................................................... 336-334-5615Sports Information Fax ............................................................................ 336-334-3182Mailing Address .....................................................................UNCG Sports Information PO Box 26168 Greensboro, NC 27402Shipping Address ..................................................................UNCG Sports Information 301 HHP Building 1500 Walker Avenue Greensboro, NC 27402Website ....................................................................................www.uncgspartans.com

2005-06 Wrestling Schedule

NOVEMBER 12 ANDERSON 11 a.m. VIRGINIA 12:30 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB 2 p.m. 26 % at UNC Rubbermaid Open All Day

DECEMBER 2-3 # at Las Vegas Invitational All Day 29-30 ^ SOUTHERN SCUFFLE All Day

JANUARY 6 at Campbell 1 p.m. 6 *DAVIDSON 7 p.m. 14 at Edinboro 5 p.m. 15 at Buffalo 1 p.m. 21 *at Appalachian State 2 p.m. 25 DUKE 7 p.m. 27 *THE CITADEL 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 at North Carolina State 7:30 p.m. 5 at Old Dominion 12 p.m. 11 MARYLAND 11 a.m. 15 *VMI 7 p.m. 18 *at Chattanooga 3 p.m. 18 Missouri (at Chattanooga) 5 p.m. 22 at Gardner-Webb 7 p.m.

MARCH 4 Mat Jam/SoCon Championship All Day (at VMI) 16-18 NCAA Championships All Day (at Oklahoma City)

Home Matches in Caps & Bold% at Chapel Hill, NC# at Las Vegas, NV^ at Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)* Southern Conference Matches

CreditsThe 2005-06 UNCG wrestling media guide was written, edited and designed by Jay D’Abramo, Sports Information Intern, and Mike Hirschman, Sports Information Direc-tor. Chief editorial assistance provided by Mark Kimmel, Assistant Sports information Director. Photography by John Bell, WG Sports and others.

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Working CredentialsCredentials will be issued upon request to working members of the print and broadcast media. Internet-based media members will be provided credentials on a space-available basis.The UNCG sports information offi ce retains the right to deny or revoke credentials to media outlets or a specifi c member of the media.

All requests for credentials must be received no later than the day before the match. Credential requests made on the day of the match can not be guaranteed and should be avoided.

UNCG wrestling credentials will not apply to the Southern Scuffl e. If you are plan-ning on attending the Souther Scuffl e, please contact the Sports information offi ce well in advance to secure your credential.

Spouses, dates and children will not be granted working credentials. Non-working media will only be issued credentials on a space-available basis.

Requests for media credentials should be sent to Jay D’Abramo, UNCG Sports Information Offi ce, PO Box 26168, Greensboro, NC, 27402 or email to [email protected].

Media ParkingLimited parking is available for media members behind Fleming Gymnasium. Media members should alert the sports information offi ce when requesting credentials of any need for parking passes.

PhotographersAccredited photographers may shoot from either sideline, but must contact the UNCG SID Offi ce for credentials.

InterviewsGamedayHead coach Tom Shiffl et will be available for postgame interviews. Requested wres-tlers will be available after a 10-minute “cooling off” period, per NCAA guidelines. The UNCG locker room is closed to the media. Unless expressed permission is given by the sports information offi ce, wrestlers are not available prior to a contest. Requests for pre-game interviews with coaching staff members should be communicated to a member of the sports information staff as early as possible.

PracticeEach day prior to the start of practice, selected players may be made available for interviews by calling the sports information offi ce before 12 noon. All interviews must be completed 15 minutes before the start of practice. For interviews with Coach Shiffl et, contact the sports information offi ce at 336-334-5615.

Taping of practice can be denied at the discretion of the coaching staff. For practice schedules, please contact the SID offi ce.

Gameday ServicesThe UNCG sports information offi ce will do everything possible to accomodate the needs of media covering Spartan athletics.

A series of phone lines are available at courtside for use by media members. For those wishing to make long distance calls, it is mandated by the UNCG sports information offi ce that those calls should be made collect, with a calling card or via a toll-free number. Exceptions may only be granted by the sports information staff and should be requested before gameday if at all possible. In the case of excep-tions, media outlets will be billed for toll calls made.

Print media (including photographers) wishing to have dedicated phone lines should contact the UNCG sports information offi ce at least one week in advance. All installation charges will be billed to the media outlet.

Visiting broadcast media are provided two telephone lines. Requests for additional phone lines should be made well in advance of gameday. Additional phone lines will be provided if available. If not, the media outlet will be responsible for the installation and all applicable charges.

Internet media outlets provided with credentials will only be provided phone lines on an availability basis.

Phone lines and internet access will be provided at the Southern Scuffl e upon request. Please contact the Sports information offi ce well in advance in order to secure your requests.

Media outlets may also request box scores / AP-style agates to be faxed or e-mailed to their offi ces. Such requests should be made prior to tip-off, if possible.

Sports information staff members will provide in-game statistics to members of the media on press row via printed box scores and/or courtside stat monitors.

UNCG Sports Information

Mike Hirschman Director E-mail: [email protected]

Jay D’AbramoSID Intern (Wrestling Contact)E-mail: [email protected] - 662-312-7253

p: 336-334-5615//f: 336-334-3182

Mark Kimmel Assistant. DirectorE-mail: [email protected]


UNCG Policy on Injury ReportsDue to circumstances surrounding the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), UNC Greensboro has developed a policy regarding the release of injury information.

UNCG student-athletes have the right to hold all injury information, except body part and playing status, confi dential and private. As a standard operating proce-dure, coaches, sports information staff, and other athletic department personnel should refrain from sharing injury information with the media; however, in certain occasions, injury information could be released after authorization is obtained from the student-athlete.

It is the policy of the UNCG athletic training staff to not address the media unless it is absolutely necessary. Therefore, inquiries by the media regarding medical situations should be addressed to the sports information offi ce.

UNCG Web site • www.uncgspartans.comThe all new UNCGSpartans.com was launched this past Fall. The new Web site, designed in a partnership with XOS Technologies, combines the usual relaibility of scores, stats, game previews and reviews with some new features and cutting edge technology. As the new site continues to grow, it will also include multimedia features, including live and tape-delayed game footage, coach and game video features, “Spartan Headlines” with links to newspaper stories form all over featur-ing Spartan Athletics, an on-line store to buy tickets and the latest “Spartan Gear” and much, much more.

Notes, releases, statistics and other pertinent information are available on the UNCG offi cial website (www.uncgspartans.com). Statistics are updated approximately one hour after each match.

SoCon On The Web • www.soconsports.comThe SoCon site on the Internet is available at www.soconsports.com. The site contains current information on all facets of the Southern Conference. Please contact Bryan McGowan or Mandi Copeland in the SoCon Offi ce at 864-591-5100 for more information.

UNCG Media OutletsPrintAssociated Press4020 Westchase Blvd., Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27606Dave Droschak, Sports Editor E-mail: [email protected]: 800-662-7075 F: 919-834-1078

News & RecordPO Box 20848, Greensboro, NC 27420-0848Beat writer TBA E-mail: [email protected] P: 336-373-7062 F: 336-373-7067

Winston-Salem Journal PO Box 3159, Winston Salem, NC 27102Tommy Bowman, Sports EditorE-mail: [email protected] P: 336-727-7320 F: 336-727-4083

High Point EnterprisePO Box 1009, High Point, NC 27261Benny Phillips, Sports Editor E-mail: [email protected] P: 336-888-3500, x256 F: 336-841-5165

The Charlotte ObserverPO Box 32188, Charlotte, NC 28232Harry Pickett, Sports Editor E-mail: [email protected] P: 704-358-5125 F: 704-358-5110

Raleigh News & ObserverPO Box 191, Raleigh, NC 27602Sherry Johnson, Sports Editor E-mail: [email protected] P: 800-873-4500 F: 919-829-4888

The Durham Herald-SunPO Box 2092, Durham, NC 27702Staff E-mail:[email protected] P: 919-419-6674 F: 919-419-6889

Burlington Times-News707 S. Main St., Burlington, NC 27215Bob Sutton, Sports Editor E-mail: [email protected] P: 800-488-0085 F: 336-229-2463

The CarolinianRoom 212, Elliot University CenterUNCG, Greensboro, NC 27412 E-mail: [email protected]: 336-334-5752

ElectronicWFMY-TV (CBS)115 Phillips Ave., Greensboro, NC 27420Greg Kerr, Sports Director E-mail: [email protected]: 336-379-9369 F: 336-230-0971

WGHP-TV (FOX)2005 Francis St.High Point, NC 27263Rich Brenner, Sports Director E-mail: [email protected]: 336-821-1182/1166 F: 336-887-8236

WXII-TV (NBC)PO Box 11847Winston-Salem, NC 27116Dave Goren, Sports Editor E-mail: [email protected]: 336-721-9944 F: 336-721-0856

Women's Golf: W 9th after two rounds- vs. Kentucky Fall Invite - UNCG tied for ninth after day

10/04 MSOC: Patterson nets 10th of the season as UNCG shuts out Appalachian in men's soccer action

10/04 MSOC: UNCG men ranked in all four national soccer polls again this week

10/04 MGLF: Spartans rally on final day of VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout

10/04 WSOC: UNCG moves up in women’s soccer regional polls

10/04 WSOC: Stillman named SoCon women’s soccer Player of the Week

ALL DAYMTEN @ Elon Fall Invitational

7 pmWSOC @ Wofford

7 pmMSOC vs Davidson

TBAWTEN @ Elon Fall Tournament

ALL DAYMTEN @ Elon Fall Invitational

2 pmVB vs Furman

TBAWTEN @ Elon Fall Tournament

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Tom Shiffl et enters his fourth season as head wrestling coach at UNC Greensboro. Shiffl et was named the new head wrestling coach for the Spartans on May 17, 2002, after fi ve

successful seasons as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cornell University.

Last season, Shiffl et guided UNCG to the most wins in school history as the Spartans recorded a 12-5 overall record, 4-1 in the Southern Conference. For the second consecutive year, Shiffl et and UNCG produced the SoCon Freshman of the Year as Joe Kemmerer earned the award following a 31-7 season. Kemmerer, along with teammates Daren Burns and Joe Lowe, each won their respective weight class at the Southern Conference Mat Jam and qualifi ed for the NCAA Tournament under Shiffl et’s direction.

The 2003-04 season was a breakthrough year as the Spartans claimed their fi rst winning season since the 1998-99 cam-paign. The nine dual wins, an improve-ment of eight from the previous season, ranked as the third most in the program’s

12-year history. Shiffl et guided a young Spartan team to wins over ACC foes North Carolina, Duke and Maryland. Two of his recruits, Kevin Artis (141 lbs.) and Daren Burns (197 lbs.) were conference champions in their respective weight classes. Burns was also named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year.

Shiffl et’s fi rst campaign at the helm of the Spartan wrestling team was marred by several close defeats translating into just one win in 2002-03. However, the team proved to be a formidable opponent, nearly pulling out victories against Campbell, Old Dominion and Duke. The team’s lone victory came in a 32-9 win over Southern Conference rival Davidson.

In 2003, Shiffl et signed one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. The class, which included one high school All-American, four honorable mention high school All-Americans and seven state champions, received an honorable mention based on InterMat’s 2003 fi nal rankings.

During his tenure with the Big Red, Shiffl et coached 24 NCAA qualifi ers, three NCAA All-Americans and helped Cornell to a pair of Ivy League championships (1999 and 2001). The Big Red was also consistently ranked among the nation’s top-15 programs.

Shiffl et was also instrumental with the success of the student-athletes off the mat as well. Cornell’s wrestling squad carried a 3.1 grade point average in 2001 which ranked eighth nationally.

As a student-athlete, Shiffl et was a four-time national qualifi er, three-time All-American and registered 118 wins for national powerhouse Edinboro University from 1992-1995. Compet-ing at 142 pounds, he fi nished seventh at nationals as a freshman, sixth as a sophomore and third as a senior.

A native of Amherst, NY, Shiffl et graduated from Edinboro University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in health and physical education.

Shiffl et’s Year-by-Year Record

Year Team Record SoCon2002-03 UNCG 1-15 5th2003-04 UNCG 9-6 t-3rd2004-05 UNCG 12-5 2nd

Overall: 22-26 (3rd Season)At UNCG: 22-26 (3rd Season)

• Five NCAA Qualifi ers• 2004 SoCon Freshman of the Year(Daren Burns)• 2005 SoCon Freshman of the Year(Joe Kemmerer)

Jason Loukides begins his second season on head coach Tom Shiffl et’s coaching staff.

Loukides came to UNC Greensboro after spending six years in the world class training program with the U.S. Army in Colorado Springs, CO.

Before moving to Colorado Springs, Loukides served as coach for Edinboro University’s Scotsmen Wrestling Club team from 1996-97. He served two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Slippery Rock University where he was in charge of weight training.

Loukides’ major accomplishments on the mat include a silver medal in Greco International wrestling at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the Greco National division, Loukides placed fourth at the U.S. National Championships and fi fth at the U.S. Olympic Trials this past summer. In 2003, he earned a bronze medal in the freestyle division of the World Military Championships.

Loukides has worked in many camps and clinics including Clarion Way School, Bruce Baumgartner’s World Class Wrestling Camp and Heavyweight School, Edinboro’s and Clarion’s coaches clinics and J. Robinson’s Wrestling Camps.

Loukides received a Bachelor of Arts in specialized studies from Edinboro University in 1994. He also earned a second bachelor’s degree in computer systems management from Colorado Christian University in 2001. Loukides also holds a master’s degree in environmental education from Slippery Rock University in 2000 and is currently working on a second master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas at the Permian Basin.


Name Wt. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Kevin Artis 141 5-9 Sr. Baltimore, MD/Neosho County C.C. Chris Bencivenga 133 5-5 So. Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas Nate Berryman 157 6-1 So. Powder Springs, GA/McEachern Tray Brawley 174 5-10 Jr. Troutman, NC/Mooresville Daren Burns 197 6-1 Jr. Catawba, NC/Bandys Mark Clark 157 5-11 So. Durham, NC/Southern Durham Scott Fisher 174 5-10 Jr. Fredricksburg, VA/Colonial Forge Marcus Hannah 141 5-7 Fr. High Point, NC/T. W. Andrews Cody Harrington 149 5-7 Sr. Scotia, NY/SUNY Brockport Jake Keene 125 5-4 Fr. Edinboro, PA/General McLane Joe Kemmerer 125 5-9 So. Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood Andrew Krieger 149 5-8 So. Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder Joe Lowe 174 6-3 Jr. Lakeland, FL/Lakeland Craig McIntosh 165 5-10 Fr. Ford, NC/Bandys Ben Ray 133 5-6 Fr. Apex, NC/Apex Mark Ring 165 5-11 So. Glassboro, NJ/Washington Township Tripp Rogers 141 5-7 Jr. Mount Holly, NC/East Gaston Joe Sheffi eld HWT 6-0 So. Killeen, TX/Ellison Tyler Shovlin HWT 5-11 Sr. Harrisburg, PA/Cornell Kane Smith 197 5-11 Fr. Cattaraugus, NY/Salamanca Kyle Terrell 125 5-7 Jr. Hillsborough, NC/Orange High School Freddy Valoy 184 6-0 So. Yonkers, NY/Roosevelt Justin Walp 125 5-4 Fr. Ransomville, NY/Lewiston-Porter Jamil Winfi eld 133 5-5 Fr. Eden, NC/Morehead

Head Coach: Tom Shiffl etAssistant Coach: Jason Loukides

Spartans By Class

Freshmen (7)Marcus Hannah Kane SmithJake Keene Justin Walp Craig McIntosh Jamil Winfi eld Ben Ray Sophomores (8)Chris Bencivenga Andrew KriegerNate Berryman Mark RingMark Clark Joe Sheffi eld Joe Kemmerer Freddy Valoy Juniors (6) Tray Brawley Joe Lowe Daren Burns Tripp Rogers Scott Fisher Kyle Terrell Seniors (3)Kevin Artis Tyler ShovlinCody Harrington

Back Row (Left to Right): Assistant Coach Jason Loukides, Kevin Artis, Joe Sheffi eld, Daren Burns, Joe Lowe, Nate Berryman, Tyler Shovlin, Freddy Valoy, Student Assistant Coach O.T. Johnson, Head Coach Tom Shiffl et.Middle Row: Tray Brawley, Mark Clark, Scott Fisher, Tripp Rogers, Marcus Hannah, Andrew Krieger, Mark Ring, Craig McIntosh, Kane SmithFront Row: Cody Harrington, Kyle Terrell, Jake Keene, Chris Bencivenga, Joe Kemmerer, Ben Ray, Justin Walp, Jamil Winfi eld


2004-05: Red-shirted last season due to injury.

2003-04: Set a new single-sea-son school record for wins (29), but was surpassed in 2004-05 by teammates Joe Kemmerer (31) and Daren Burns (30)...fi nished the season winning 16 of his last 18 matches...defeated No. 3 seed David Metzger (VMI) and No.1 seed Michael Keefe (Chattanooga) en route to the Southern Con-ference title at Mat Jam...fi rst Spartan 141-pounder to qualify for NCAA’s since Joe Herron in 2000 and the fi rst ever to win the Southern Conference crown...his 28 regular season wins were second most among 141-pounders in the Southern Conference...named SoCon Athlete of the Month for Febru-ary where he posted a 6-0 record, 2-0 against SoCon foes.

Prior to UNCG: Two-time NJCAA All-American at Neosho Community College...fi nished freshman season with a 45-12 record...placed third at the Junior College Nationals, third at the Lindenwood Open and third at the Missouri Valley Open.

High School: Two-year letterman for coach Allen Gehart at Archbishop Corley...an all-county and all-state selection.

Personal: Kevin Artis...son of Dawn Allen...born on October 11, 1983 in Baltimore, MD...majoring in accounting.

Year Overall Duals SoCon Falls 2003-04 29-8 14-0 4-0 0

2004-05: One of three UNCG wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Tournament…reached the NCAA quarterfi nal round in St. Louis …went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship…named All-Southern Confer-ence at 197 pounds...confer-ence champion for the second consecutive year...only UNCG wrestler to go undefeated in SoCon bouts…closed out the season by winning 18 of his last 20 matches...recorded a 30-6 record on the year…had a team-best 10 pins...selected as the SoCon Wrestler of the Month for February...named SoCon Wrestler of the Week for February 2...captured the title in his weight class at the 2004 Southern Scuffl e…won a bronze medal in men’s free-style at the 20th annual Pan American Wrestling Champi-onship that took place April 28-30 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

2003-04: SoCon Freshman of the Year...ranked second in the conference among 197-pounders in wins with 22...recorded technical fall victories over Mark Averell of Campbell and John Dolida of Old Dominion...posted major decision victories over Nick Lorenzano of Chattanooga and Brent Blackell of Gardner-Webb...fi nished in a tie for second on the team in falls (5)...posted a 4-1 record at the East Strouds-burg Open where he placed fi fth...closed out his freshman season winning 10 of his last 13 matches.

High School: Honorable Mention All-American…two-time state champion, four-time all-conference selection and three-time regional champion…two-time Bandys High School Athlete of the Year…fi nished his high school career with a school-record 187-15 overall record.

Personal: Daren Allen Burns...son of Terry and Leigh Burns...born on December 25, 1984 in Catawba, NC...majoring in exercise and sports sciences.

Year Overall Duals SoCon Falls 2003-04 22-11 12-3 4-1 5 2004-05 30-6 16-1 5-0 10 Totals 52-17 28-4 9-1 15


2004-05: One of three Spartan wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Tournament…picked up a 5-4 win over Mike Mormile of Cornell to reach the fourth round of the consolation bracket…went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship…led the team with 31 wins…posted a 15-2 mark in dual matches, including a 4- 1 record in the SoCon…South-ern Conference Champion at 125 lbs...named SoCon Freshman of the Year; second consecutive Spartan to earn this honor...selected as the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the East Stroudsburg Open where he was the 125-pound champion...broke the UNCG single-season wins record (31) with his 4-2 victory over nationally-ranked Matt Pitts of Chattanooga in the SoCon championship bout...had a team-high nine technical falls last season...recorded a 4-1 record in SoCon duals.

High School: A three-year starter at Crestwood HS...three-time All-District 2 selection in the 119 weight class...2004 Jr. National All-American...Pennsylvania State High School Champion in his senior season, where he fi nished the year undefeated...wrestled in the prestigious Dapper Dan Dual meet (USA vs. PA).

Personal: Joseph Jacob Kemmerer...son of Ken and Sandra Kemmerer...born April 14, 1986 in Wilkes Barre, PA...majoring in psychology.

2004-05: One of three UNCG wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Tournament…SoCon Champion at 174 pounds...recorded a 23-11 overall record...posted 12-4 record in duals...4-1 in SoCon duals...second on the team in pins (4)...won 13 of the last 15 matches…collected major decision victories against Josh Kalafchi of Campbell and Jeremy Colbert of NC State…won his last six matches of the season heading into the NCAA Championship.

2003-04: Tallied 16 wins in his freshman season, ranking fi fth on the team...picked up a pair of wins in SoCon action, defeating Corry Murray of VMI, 11-6, and John Dickerson of The Citadel, 9-5...recorded two falls on the season, including a pin of Sean Brookshire of N.C. State in the Southern Scuffl e.

High School: Honorable Mention All-American…compiled a 53-0 record as a senior...state and regional champion…posted a 45-3 record as a junior…two-time county champion, two-time district champion and regional runner-up…three-time Florida team member…holds a fourth and fi fth place fi nish at the Southeast Regionals.

Personal: Joseph Benjamin Lowe...son of Williard and Mindy Lowe...born on November 24, 1984 in Fort Knox, KY...majoring in sociology.

Year Overall Duals SoCon Falls2003-04 16-13 1-3 0-1 1

2004-05 23-13 12-4 4-1 4 Totals 39-26 13-7 4-2 5



2004-05: Sat out last season and received a red-shirt.

2003-04: Finished second on the team in pins (5), including four in his fi rst six matches of the season...picked up three wins, two by fall, at the East Stroudsburg Open...recorded major decisions against Andy Soliman of Duke and Scott Jones of Anderson.

High School: Honorable Mention High School All-American…Georgia State Champion...posted a 172-24 over his four-year career at John McEachern High School, including a 40-4 mark as a junior…placed fi fth in the state of Georgia as a freshman and second the following two years…earned a state championship as a senior…has been honored with the SE Greco Roman Gorriarian Award and McCallie Most Pins Award.

Personal: Nathan Stephen Berryman...son of Steve and Krystal Berryman...born on November 13, 1984 in Atlanta, GA...majoring in political science.


2004-05: Tied for sixth on the team with 19 wins during his freshman campaign…re-corded an 11-6 record in dual matches including a 3-2 mark in the SoCon…posted

an 8-8 mark in tournament action…recorded fall victo-ries against teammate Eric Luke, Dave Armstrong of Cleveland State and Matt Smith of Ohio…posted major decision victories over Jay Coman of NC State and Keith Pavellekovsky of Duquesne…undefeated in the month of January (8-0).

High School: A four-year let-terwinner under head coach Frank Patascil at St. Thomas Aquinas...four-time team cap-tain...fi nished second in the high school state tournament (2002 and 2004)…placed second at the 2003 NHSCA nationals meet…completed

his high school career with a 136-10 record…also lettered one year in football at running back and one year in track.

Personal: Christopher R. Bencivenga...son of Michael and Rosina Bencivenga...born May 11, 1986 in Fort Lauderdale, FL...undecided on major.



2004-05: Went 2-6 at 165 pounds and 5-1 at 174 pounds in tournament action…opened the season with four consecutive wins at the VMI Invitational…posted a technical fall victory over Eric Burrell of Campbellsville.

2003-04: Recorded six wins in his freshman season...recorded pins over Anseld Proce of Cumberland and Alfonso Richardson of UNC Pembroke.

High School: North Carolina 3-A State Champion at 171 pounds…two-time state place winner…2003 All-NPC and All-Region selection.

Personal: Dale Whitfi eld Brawley, Jr....son of Dale, Sr. and Donna Brawley...born on March 28, 1985 in Statesville, NC...majoring in history.


2004-05: Saw action in three tournaments during his freshman season…posted a 1-2 overall record in tournament play…recorded a fall victory over Nic Byrd of Princeton.

High School: Four-time All-Five County Conference Selection...regional champion and state runner-up in 2004...holds the Southern Durham High School record for career wins at 112.

Personal: Mark Powell Clark...son of Mark and Gail Clark...born August 10, 1986 in Durham, NC...majoring in business administration.



2004-05: Saw action in 24 matches for the Spartans, posting a 10-14 overall mark…recorded a 3-4 record during tournament play…won his fi rst three matches of the season which included two major decision victories…picked up a 17-0 technical fall victory against Kenny Kepley of Appalachian State…fi nished the season with wins in three of his fi nal four matches…tallied a 17-2 technical fall victory against Kyle Hood of Gardner-Webb in his fi nal match of the season.

2003-04: Compiled a 5-8 record in his rookie season with the Spartans...recorded two wins in the East Stroudsburg Open, including a win by fall over Carlos Ponce of Lock Haven.

High School: Virginia State Champion...ranked as one of the top 10 wrestlers in the state of Virginia…earned one state championship while wrestling at Colonial Forge High School…placed at the Beast of the East Wrestling Tournament.

Personal: Scott Joseph Fisher...son of Mark and Cheryl Fisher...born on November 7, 1985 in Fairfax, VA...majoring in exercise and sports science.


2004-05: Tied for sixth on the team with 19 overall wins…was 10-5 in dual bouts, including a 3-2 mark in the SoCon…collected major decision victories in three of his fi rst four matches…won six consecutive matches and nine of 10 matches from Jan. 8-Feb. 12…recorded major decision wins over Billy Sheridan of Campbell, Mac Fridell of Princeton, Chad Jeronimo of Maryland and Benjamin Graham of Davidson…won three matches at the East Stroudsburg open (Nov. 20).

2003-04: Did not compete.

High School: High School All-American…three-time New York State national team member…New York State runner-up as a senior…2001 county and sectional champion…tallied a school record 147 victories in his career at Webster Schroeder...also holds single-season victory record of 47.

Personal: Andrew Bernard Krieger...son of Mark and Sue Krieger...born on July 4, 1985 in Webster, NY...majoring in communication.



2004-05: Posted a 10-12 overall record and an 8-3 mark in tournament action...fi nished runner-up to Chattanooga’s Jon Sioredas in SoCon Championships at 165 pounds...opened the season with fi ve consecutive wins including a ma-jor decision against Greg Satterfield of Limestone...earned a technical fall victory against Bryan Howington of UNC Pembroke in his fi rst collegiate match in the VMI Invitational...finished the season with two straight wins including a major decision against Brendan Couture of Gardner-Webb.

High School: Three-time District 30 champion...placed third at the Region 8 and New Jersey State tourna-ments...four-time All-Olympic Conference performer.

Personal: Mark Gregory Ring...son of Greg and Jane Ring...born on July 15, 1986 in Glassboro, NJ...brother, Eric, was a four-year member of the wrestling team at Edinboro University...majoring in excercise and sports science.


2004-05: Saw action in fi ve tournaments and posted a 2-3 overall record…defeated UNA’s James Barnes 11-6 at the East Stroudsburg Open in his fi rst match of the sea-son…also picked up an 11-2 victory against SUNY Brockport’s James Saligone.

2003-04: Compiled a 9-7 record in his freshman season...grabbed a pair of wins at the UNC Pembroke Open, defeating Travis Hunter from Davidson, 8-1, and Mike Johnson of Cumberland, 8-1.

High School: Finished senior year with a 47-9 overall record…led East Gaston High School to a Big South Conference championship…state champion in his sophomore season...three-time all-state selection...two-time All-Big South selec-tion…North Carolina USA Junior Wrestler of the Year…three-time member of the North Carolina National Cadet Greco Roman & Freestyle Team.

Personal: Forest Wilkinson Rogers III...son of Buddy and June Rogers...born August 29, 1985 in Gastonia, NC...majoring in history.



2004-05: Posted an 8-15 overall record in fi rst season at UNCG…complied a 3-6 record in dual matches and a 5-9 mark in tournament play…went 2-1 in the VMI

Invitational with fall victories against Tony Serna of The Citadel and Shane Seaver of James Madison…recorded a 2-1 showing at the UNCP Open…finished the season with a 7-5 win against Brandon Schweitzer of Gardner-Webb.

High School: A four-year let-terman at Ellison High School where he was an all-state selection...also lettered three years in football.

Personal: Joseph Michael Sheffi eld...son of Robert and Brenda Sheffield...born on June 6, 1985 in Killeen, TX...major is undecided.


2004-05: Saw action in four tournaments in sophomore campaign and posted an 0-4 record.

2003-04: A starter at 125 in his freshman season where he picked up three wins.

High School: Four-year letterman at Orange High School...all-conference performer...conference champion.

Personal: Kyle Joseph Terrell...son of Dwight and Elaine Terrell...born on Janu-ary 30, 1985 in Durham, N.C....undecided on major.

Year Overall Duals SoCon Falls2003-04 3-24 1-13 0-5 0

2004-05 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 3-28 1-13 0-5 0


2004-05: Went 6-10 with a 1-2 dual record and an 0-1 SoCon mark in his freshman season…posted a 5-8 record in tournament action…opened the season with fi ve consecutive wins…posted a 3-0 mark in the VMI Invitational…picked up a major decision victory against Ben Campbell of The Citadel in the VMI Invitational…re-corded a second major decision win against Campbell in UNCP Open.

High School: Three-time all-league and two-time all-section selection in the 160 lbs. weight class...fi nished sixth in the New York State tournament in 2004...also named all-league in track and cross country.

Personal: Freddy Lee Valoy...son of Jose and Rosemary Mercado...born on May 16, 1986 in New York, NY...majoring in exercise and sports sciences.


High School: Two-year letterwinner for coaches Richard Herman and Sean Boyce at T.W. Andrews High School…selected as team captain…was an all-conference selection at 119 pounds…earned all-conference accolades and was a regional honoree at 125 pounds…was an all-conference and all-state selection at 135 pounds…North Carolina state champion at 135 pounds…helped guide T.W. Andrews to a tournament state championship in 2003.

Personal: Marcus Younessa Hannah…son of Ervin and Daisy Hannah…born on August 17, 1987 in Manassas, VA…majoring in chemistry.

At SUNY Brockport: Went 6-5 at 157 pounds and 1-2 at 165 during his junior season…received a red shirt and sat out his sophomore season…posted an 11-6 record as a freshman.

High School: Two-year letterwinner for coaches James Kane and Joe Demeo at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School…all-league performer in 2000 and 2001 at 135 pounds…recorded a 32-5 record as a senior and fi nished third in the State Tournament Qualifi er…posted an 18-16 mark during his junior campaign.

Personal: Cody J. Harrington…son of Bill and Donna Harrington…born on April 26, 1983 in Scotia, NY…majoring in exercise and sports science.


High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Tim Mulholland at General McLane High School in Edinboro, PA…compiled a 103-43 record over four years…was a District 10 and regional champion during senior season and fi nished eighth at the state championship meet…fi nished second on the team with 19 pins…was a team captain that posted a 38-8 record in the 119 pound weigh class as a senior…fi nished second at districts as a junior and went 2-2 at the regional tournament…owned a 30-8 record at 112 pounds as a junior…had a 19-13 record as a sophomore and placed third at the regional tournament…went 16-14 at 103 pounds as a freshman…team won the 2004 Northwest Class AAA Regional Championship…attended Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC, during the 2004-05 academic year.

Personal: Jakob Aaron Keene…son of Ronald and Sherry Keene...born on Febru-ary 28, 1986 in Erie, PA…majoring in broadcast and cinema at UNCG…his uncle wrestled at Duke for four years…father wrestled at Cornell for two years.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bandys High School…wrestled for coaches Ronnie Sigmon and Forrest Blake…ranks fi fth on the school’s career wins list with a 153-24 record…was an all-state and all-conference selection three differ-ent times…helped guide the Trojans to three state championships…2002 North Carolina state champion at 152 pounds during freshman season…posted a 52-11 record as a freshman…suffered a knee injury that halted his run at a state title in 2003…came back in 2004 and was the state runner-up at 160 pounds during junior campaign…owned a 36-3 record as a junior and was the Midwest Regional Champion…also played four years on the football team and was a second team all-region selection at linebacker.

Personal: Craig Davis McIntosh…son of Timothy and Louise McIntosh…born on September 25, 1986 in Dansville, NY…majoring in business administration.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Russel Duncan at Apex High School…was an all-state and all-conference performer…selected as conference MVP two different times…was also a state qualifi er and a regional champion…founded the Chess Club at Apex High School.

Personal: Ben Scott Ray…son of Tod and Shelia Ray…born on November 21, 1986 in Charleston, SC…majoring in exercise and sports science.

At Cornell: Posted a 37-26 career mark at Cornell…owned a 21-14 record as a Heavyweight during junior campaign last season…went 2-2 at the NCAA Champion-ships…fi nished fi fth as the No. 5 seed at the EIWA Championships…defeated No. 2 seed Bode Ogunwole of Harvard, 5-3, to earn a spot in the third-place match…went 5-2 at the Southern Scuffl e, hosted by UNCG, to fi nish fi fth…placed sixth at the Body Bar Invitational…posted a 16-12 mark in two seasons of competition, as his sophomore year was wiped out due to injury. As a sophomore, Shovlin competed in three tournaments, including the Mat Town Invitational, where he was seeded sixth. As a freshman, he won 11 of his 18 bouts and earned fi fth place at the Ithaca Invitational and sixth place at the Sharpie Open.

High School: Two-time all-state and three-time district performer for head coach Jeff Swergard at Central Dauphin High School…helped guide the Rams to a district championship on three different occasions…recorded a third place fi nish at the PIAA AAA state meet…selected to the Big 13 wrestling team…also lettered three times as a linebacker on the Rams’ football team.

Personal: Tyler James Shovlin…son of Timothy Shovlin…born on September 18, 1982 in Harrisburg, PA…working on a master’s degree in liberal studies…graduated from Cornell with a degree in human ecology.


High School: Wrestled for fi ve years at Salamanca High School for head coach Rich Morton…twice earned all-state honors at 189 pounds…also played football as an offensive tackle for the Warriors.

Personal: Kane Howard Smith…son of Duane and Julia Smith…born on October 28, 1986 in Cattaraugus, NY…majoring in history.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Jon Hoover at Lewiston-Porter High School…posted a 141-22 record…selected as a fi rst team all-league member all four years…helped guide the Lancers to two section six championships.

Personal: Justin David Walp…son of Chris and Diana Walp…born on July 8, 1987 in Niagara Fall, NY…majoring in elementary education.

High School: Earned four varsity letters at Morehead HS under head coach Greg Frey…helped lead the Panthers to three state championships…was an all-state selection…served as the team’s captain twice…fi nished fourth at state following sophomore year…earned third place accolades at state at the conclusion of junior year…fi nished fi rst at state senior year…was an all-county and all-conference selec-tion three different times…fi nished fi rst at regional meet his sophomore and junior years and was second his senior season…holds the school record for escapes and wins in a season…also competed in football, track, baseball and cheerleading.

Personal: Jamil Akeem Winfi eld…son of Jerry and Myra Winfi eld…born on June 26, 1987 in Eden, NC…majoring in exercise and sports science.

2005-06 Mat JamSouthern Conference / ACC Championships

March 4, 2006 Cocke HallHosted by the Virginia Military Institute


UNCG Conference Champions

NCAA Qualifi ers

Dock Kelly1996 126 lbs.

Eric Sanders1996, 1997 190 lbs.

Trey Burlingame1997 142 lbs.1998 150 lbs.

Jamie Hensch1998 167 lbs.1999 174 lbs.

Melvin Saunders1998 142 lbs.1999 149 lbs.2000 149 lbs.

Corey Williams1998 118 lbs.

Greg Forbes1999 197 lbs.2002 HWT

Dax Pecaro1999 184 lbs.2000 184 lbs.

Joe Herron2000 141 lbs.

John Kimble2001 HWT

Kevin Artis2004 149 lbs.

Daren Burns2004 197 lbs.2005 197 lbs.

Joe Lowe2005 174 lbs.

Joe Kemmerer2005 125 lbs.

Eric Sanders1996 CAA 190 lbs.1997 SoCon 190 lbs.

Trey Burlingame1997 SoCon 142 lbs.

Jamie Hensch1998 SoCon 167 lbs.1999 SoCon 174 lbs.

Melvin Saunders1998 SoCon 142 lbs.1999 SoCon 149 lbs.2000 SoCon 149 lbs.

Corey Williams1998 SoCon 118 lbs.

Dax Pecaro1999 SoCon 184 lbs.2000 SoCon 184 lbs.

John Kimble2001 SoCon HWT

Greg Forbes2002 SoCon HWT

Kevin Artis2004 SoCon 149 lbs.

Daren Burns2004 SoCon 197 lbs.2005 SoCon 197 lbs.

Joe Lowe2005 SoCon 174 lbs.

Joe Kemmerer2005 SoCon 125 lbs.

Freshman of the Year

2004 Daren Burns 197 lbs.2005 Joe Kemmerer 125 lbs.

1994* 150 lbs.1995, 1996, 1997 158 lbs.

1995 CAA 150 lbs.1996 CAA 158 lbs.1997 SoCon 158 lbs.

Joe Stanton was the fi rst three-time NCAA qualifi er for UNCG and placed seventh at the Midlands Tournament in 1996.

NCAA Qualifi er Conference Champion

1997 Appalachian State VMI

UNCG

Opponent W L T First LastAmerican 2 2 0 1993-94 2000-01Anderson 3 1 0 2001-02 2004-05Appalachian State 3 8 1 1993-94 2004-05Binghamton 0 1 0 2002-03 2002-03Buffalo First Meeting Campbell 5 4 0 1993-94 2004-05Chicago State 4 0 0 1993-94 1996-97The Citadel 6 5 0 1993-94 2004-05Clemson 0 2 0 1993-94 1994-95Cleveland State 1 0 0 2004-05 2004-05 Coppin State 3 0 0 1994-95 1997-98Davidson 13 0 0 1993-94 2004-05Delaware State 1 0 0 1998-99 1998-99Duke 6 5 0 1993-94 2004-05Duquesne 1 1 0 2001-02 2004-05Edinboro First MeetingFranklin & Marshall 0 1 0 2002-03 2002-03Gardner-Webb 2 1 0 2002-03 2004-05George Mason 0 2 0 1994-95 1995-96Georgia State 0 2 0 1993-94 1993-94Howard 3 2 0 1993-94 1998-99Illinois 0 2 0 2000-01 2003-04Kent State First MeetingMarquette 0 0 1 1996-97 1996-97Maryland 2 0 0 2003-04 2004-05Millersville 0 1 0 2002-03 2002-03Missouri First MeetingNorth Carolina 1 6 0 1995-96 2003-04N.C. State 0 10 0 1993-94 2004-05Norfolk State 3 0 0 1995-96 1998-99Northwestern 0 1 0 2004-05 2004-05 Ohio 1 0 0 2004-05 2004-05 Old Dominion 1 5 0 1994-95 2004-05Pittsburgh 0 1 0 1993-94 1993-94Chattanooga 1 8 0 1996-97 2004-05Virginia 0 1 0 2002-03 2002-03 VMI 4 5 0 1996-97 2004-05Virginia Tech 0 5 0 1994-95 2004-05William & Mary 1 1 0 1993-94 1994-95Wilkes 1 0 0 1995-96 1995-96

2005-06 Opponents are in Bold

Series Records

NCAA TournamentYear Finish

1994-95 T-69th (of 82) 1995-96 40th (of 80) 1996-97 T-58th (of 79) 1997-98 T-71st (of 84) 1998-99 T-64th (of 70)

1999-00 T-47th (of 78) 2000-01 T-68th (of 72) 2001-02 T-72nd (of 72) 2003-04 T-60th (of 80) 2004-05 T-47th (of 69)

Team ChampionsSoCon Tournament

Joe Stanton


1993-943-12

Head Coach: Denny Moore

12/4 HOWARD L, 15-2412/4 CHICAGO ST. W, 39-912/4 DAVIDSON W, 33-912/11 at NC State L, 11-2612/11 WILLIAM & MARY L, 4-361/8 AMERICAN L, 16-311/8 APPALACHIAN ST. L, 9-381/22 at The Citadel L, 12-231/29 at Clemson L, (-1), 371/29 vs. Pittsburgh% L, 6-322/5 GEORGIA STATE L, 13-262/5 DUKE L, 9-342/6 at Davidson W, 34-92/16 CAMPBELL L, 18-232/19 vs. Georgia State L, 6-253/5 NCAA East Regional# 7th

%- Clemson, SC#- Millersville, PA

1994-95 6-9-1, 1-4 CAA


12/3 at Clemson L, 13-241/2 at Chicago State W, 36-91/15 THE CITADEL W, 43-31/15 WILLIAM & MARY* W, 34-101/20 at Appalachian State T, 19-191/27 at George Mason L, 3-371/28 at American* L, 14-291/28 vs. Howard L, 16-331/28 vs. Coppin State% W, 31-141/28 vs. Delaware St.% W, 34-142/5 at Old Dominion*$ L, 14-262/5 at Virginia Tech* L, 14-262/5 vs. Howard$ W, 25-202/10 at Campbell L, 17-242/19 GEORGIA STATE L, 16-342/25 at Duke L, 11-343/3 CAA Tournament# 6th3/22-24 NCAA Tournament T-69th

*denotes CAA match%- Washington, DC$- Blacksburg, VA #- Fairfax, VA

1995-969-4-1, 1-3 CAA


12/2 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 19-2612/2 ANDERSON W, 49-412/31 at Chicago State W, 41-81/19 APPALACHIAN ST. W, 20-171/20 at The Citadel W, 34-121/26 GEORGE MASON* L, 15-211/13 American*& W, 31-102/10 at UNC L, 10-272/13 CAMPBELL W, 26-102/24 DUKE W, 20-172/25 at Old Dominion* L, 10-282/25 vs. Norfolk State% W, 38-72/25 vs. Wilkes% W, 27-223/8 CAA Tournament$ 3rd3/21-23NCAA Tournament! 40th

*denotes CAA Match&- Harrisonburg, VA%- Norfolk, VA$- Fairfax, VA!- Minneapolis, MN

1996-97 9-5-1, 3-2 SoCon


12/30 at Chicago St. W, 40-1612/30 vs. Marquette% T, 19-191/10 OLD DOMINION L, 17-221/10 ANDERSON W, 55-01/17 vs. Deleware St.$ W, 37-61/17 at Campbell W, 36-41/18 THE CITADEL* W, 31-121/26 CHATTANOOGA* W, 22-192/1 at Appalachian St. L, 18-192/5 UNC L, 3-402/8 at Davidson* W, 37-52/15 at VMI* L, 15-232/16 NC STATE L, 22-242/16 DAVIDSON W, 45-62/16 COPPIN STATE W, 25-213/1-2 SoCon Tournament & T-1st3/20 NCAA Tournament@ T-58th

*denotes SoCon match%- Chicago, IL&- Greensboro, NC$- Buies creek, NC@- Northern Iowa

1997-98 10-5-1, 3-2 SoCon


1/17 at Chattanooga* L, 16-241/21 at UNC L, 6-401/22 CAMPBELL W, 25-151/30 APPALACHIAN ST.* W, 20-181/31 CHICAGO STATE W, 40-121/31 COPPIN STATE W, 38-91/31 ANDERSON W, 38-122/3 DUKE W, 24-182/6 at The Citadel* W, 27-122/7 at Davidson* W, 41-62/7 vs. Norfolk St.% W, 43-62/20 VMI* W, 32-132/20 at NC State L ,6-372/28 SoCon Tournament# 2nd3/16 NCAA Tournament T-71st

*denotes SoCon Match%- Davidson, NC#- Greensboro, NC

1998-99 8-5, 2-3 SoCon


1/19 UNC L, 3-351/22 at Campbell W, 38-31/22 vs. Deleware State% W, 42-71/23 THE CITADEL* W, 38-31/28 at Appalachian St.* L, 11-361/31 DAVIDSON* W, 36-61/31 HOWARD W, 25-121/31 COPPIN STATE W, 27-151/31 NORFOLK STATE W, 37-02/2 at Duke W, 24-182/6 CHATTANOOGA* L, 19-232/10 at VMI* L, 16-192/15 NC STATE L, 19-232/27 SoCon Tournament# 2nd3/18 NCAA Tournament& T-64th

*denotes SoCon Match%- Buies Creek, NC#- Greensboro, NC&- Cleveland, OH

1999-004-4, 2-3 SoCon


1/20 DUKE W, 25-121/22 THE CITADEL* W, 23-121/27 APPALACHIAN ST.* L, 13-241/29 DUQUESNE W, 22-151/29 DAVIDSON* W, 32-92/6 at Chattanooga* L, 13-272/12 VMI* L, 15-252/14 at NC State L, 19-232/26 SoCon Tournament% 3rd3/16-18NCAA Tournament$ T-47th

*denotes SoCon match%- Chattanooga, TN$- St. Louis, MO

2000-01 5-8, 2-3 SoCon


1/11 ILLINOIS L, 0-471/13 at Virginia Tech L, 14-301/13 vs. Howard& W, 32-211/13 vs. American& W, 29-211/20 at The Citadel* L, 16-231/27 at North Carolina L, 0-411/27 ANDERSON W, 25-101/31 at Appalachian St.* L, 11-232/3 at Davidson* W, 19-132/3 vs. Duke L, 10-272/10 at VMI* W, 22-202/18 CHATTANOOGA* L, 0-402/20 NC STATE L, 9-273/3 SoCon Tournament% 5th 3/15 NCAA Tournament# T-68th

*denotes SoCon match%- Chapel Hill, NC&- Blacksburg, VA#- Iowa City, IA

2001-023-8, 1-4 SoCon


1/19 DUKE L, 13-261/19 HOWARD W, 33-61/26 ANDERSON W, 35-61/26 DAVIDSON* W, 48-31/26 UNC L, 0-351/31 APPALACHIAN ST.* L, 7-322/3 at Chattanooga* L, 12-262/10 VMI* L, 3-362/15 DUQUESNE L, 14-212/17 THE CITADEL* L, 16-212/19 at NC State L, 3-433/8 SoCon Tournament% 5th3/20 NCAA Tournament$ T-72nd

*denotes SoCon match%- Raleigh, NC$- Albany, NY

2002-03 1-15, 1-4 SoCon

Head Coach: Tom Shiffl et

12/10 CAMPBELL L, 19-19 (0-1)1/7 OLD DOMINION L, 17-231/11 vs. Binghamton% L, 16-281/11 vs. F. & Marshall% L, 13-361/15 at Davidson* W, 32-91/18 at North Carolina L, 9-361/26 at Appalachian State* L, 7-401/30 at NC State L, 9-34

2/2 CHATTANOOGA* L, 15-332/2 ANDERSON L, 15-282/8 at VMI* L, 6-402/8 at Virginia L, 8-412/8 vs. Millersville L, 10-372/14 GARDNER WEBB L, 18-332/23 at The Citadel* L, 7-422/26 at Duke L, 19-233/8 SoCon Tournament& 5th

*denotes SoCon match%- Raleigh, NC&- Boone, NC

2003-049-6, 2-3 SoCon


11/26 at Campbell W, 31-71/10 vs. Virginia Tech% L, 12-241/10 vs. #1 Illinois% L, 3-401/15 DAVIDSON* W, 35-81/23 at Appalachian St.* L, 12-221/28 NC STATE L, 16-221/31 ANDERSON W, 31-121/31 N. CAROLINA W, 20-20 (1-0)2/7 at Chattanooga* L, 13-322/11 DUKE W, 25-162/14 at Old Dominion W, 23-192/14 vs. Maryland$ W, 27-122/17 at Gardner-Webb W, 28-92/20 VMI* W, 21-132/24 THE CITADEL* L, 9-323/6 SoCon Tournament# 5th3/18-20NCAA Tournament! T-60th

%- Raleigh, NC$- Norfolk, VA#- Charlottesville, VA!- St. Louis, MO*denotes SoCon match

2004-0512-5, 4-1 SoCon


11/17 ANDERSON W, 28-1511/17 CAMPBELL W, 42-31/8 vs. Northwestern# L, 12-271/8 vs. Cleveland State# W, 26-131/8 vs. Ohio# W, 22-141/19 at Davidson* W, 39-61/21 APPALACHIAN STATE* W, 27-71/26 NC STATE L, 12-241/29 vs. Duquense W, 39-41/29 at Maryland W, 27-112/3 OLD DOMINION L, 15-202/6 CHATTANOOGA* L, 6-283/8 at Duke W, 22-132/12 at Virginia Tech L, 12-262/16 at VMI* W, 28-92/19 at The Citadel* W, 18-162/22 GARDNER-WEBB W, 36-53/5 SoCon Championship 3rd

# - Columbus, OH*denotes SoCon match


The Southern Conference, which enters its 85th season of intercollegiate competition in 2005, has become known as one of the nation’s leaders in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and defi ning the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models.

The Southern Conference has excelled as the premier Division I-AA football conference since earning that classifi cation in 1981. The Conference currently consists of 11 members in four states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships.

The Southern Conference is the nation’s fi fth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacifi c 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination.

Throughout its history, the Southern Conference has been an innovator in college athletics. The Southern Conference was the fi rst “super conference” with its charter membership including the likes of Alabama, Auburn, and North Carolina. The SoCon, as it has come to be known by headline writers throughout the country, is the league that gave birth to the three-point shot in college basketball and was the college home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice.

Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been recognized countless times on Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America and district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes-Scholarship winners have been selected from the conference.

The Southern Conference office is located in the Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, SC. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, the Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the SoCon a fi rst class meeting area as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.

MEMBERSHIP HISTORYThe Southern Conference was formed on February 25,

1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, GA. Fourteen institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the Southern Conference. Those charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. Athletic competition began in the fall of 1921.

In 1922, six more schools - Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane and Vanderbilt - joined the fold. A year later, the University of the South joined the ranks. Virginia Military Institute became a member in 1925 and Duke University came into the fold in 1929. Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of membership changes with 42 institutions having been affi liated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history.

The first occurred in December 1932 when the Southeastern Conference was formed out of the 23-school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands that were present in the league at the time. In 1936, the Southern Conference invited The Citadel, William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest to join the membership.

The second major shift happened in 1953 when Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest offi cially withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. This change was brought about due to the desire of many of those schools to schedule a greater number of regular season

basketball games against their local rivals.Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership

that spans four Southeastern states. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. The most recent addition, Elon University, joined the Southern Conference on July 1, 2003. The Phoenix replaced Virginia Military Institute which left the conference on June 30, 2003. East Tennessee State, which joined the SoCon in 1978, left the conference following the conclusion of the 2004-05 academic year.

LEADERSHIPEntering the 2005 football campaign, Geoff Cabe serves

as the Southern Conference’s interim commissioner. A member of the conference staff since 1988, Cabe has been involved in every facet of the SoCon’s operation. Since 2002, he has been senior associate commissioner where his duties have included serving as the executive producer for all of the SoCon’s championship events and coordinator of all external relationships for the conference. Cabe previously headed up the league’s media relations department (1991-95) and its championships area (1995-99) and has been both an assistant commissioner and associate commissioner.

Cabe, now in his second term as the interim commissioner, replaced Danny Morrison who served as commissioner from November 13, 2001 until June 15, 2005. Morrison recently became the director of athletics at Texas Christian University.

The Southern Conference named its fi rst commissioner in December 1950. Duke head football coach Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football coach to athletics administration as the fi rst person at the helm of the conference.

Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to

SoCon Membership

Appalachian State Mountaineers (Boone, NC • 1971)

College of Charleston Cougars(Charleston, SC • 1998)The Citadel Bulldogs

(Charleston, SC • 1936)Davidson Wildcats

(Davidson, NC • 1936-88, 1991)Elon Phoenix

(Elon, NC • 2003)Furman Paladins

(Greenville, SC • 1936)Georgia Southern Eagles

(Statesboro, GA • 1991)UNC Greensboro Spartans

(Greensboro, NC • 1997)Chattanooga Mocs

(Chattanooga, TN • 1976)Western Carolina Catamounts

(Cullowee, NC • 1976)Wofford Terriers

(Spartanburg, SC • 1997)

include women’s athletics. He was succeeded by Dave Hart in 1987 who spearheaded the transfer of the league offi ce from Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC.

Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball Tournament. Waters, who is currently the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, was followed by Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA offi ce, introduced the current SoCon logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to marketing and development of corporate partners. He became the president of the Asheville franchise of the National Basketball Development League in 2001.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY The fi rst Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the fi rst recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. In May of 1923, the league held its fi rst outdoor track and fi eld championship in Montgomery, Ala. Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) captured six individual titles on its way to winning the team championship. Two other sports - cross country and tennis - held their fi rst champi-onships during the 1920s. North Carolina won the initial cross country team championship in 1926 in Athens, GA. Tennis crowned its fi rst singles and doubles champions in New Orleans, LA in 1928. Donald Cram of Vanderbilt was the league’s fi rst singles champion, while Leonard Cham-berlin and Maurie Bayon of Tulane won the doubles title. The 1930s saw four more sports - wrestling, indoor track and fi eld, swimming and golf - celebrate their fi rst conference championships. VMI played host to and won the fi rst league wrestling team championship in 1930. Washington & Lee won the fi rst indoor track team cham-pionship, which also took place in 1930 and was held at Chapel Hill, NC The University of Virginia hosted and won the fi rst league swimming championship in 1933, while Duke captured the fi rst conference golf team title at Sedge-fi eld Country Club in Greensboro, NC later that same year. Baseball was introduced as a Southern Conference sport in 1947 as Clemson captured the league champion-ship that year. Rifl e held its fi rst conference championship in 1956, while soccer was the most recently added men’s sport in 1967. The Southern Conference began sponsoring women’s sports during the 1983-84 season. That year, volleyball, basketball and tennis championships were held in the league. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track champion-ships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Southern Conference currently declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld, tennis, golf and softball.

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With a record number of over 16,000 students enrolled for Fall 2005, a dedi-cated faculty and staff numbering more than 2,000, and exciting new develop-ments underway, UNCG is rapidly taking its place as one of the fi nest institutions of higher learning in the country.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is classifi ed as a Doctoral/Research-Intensive University. The University was established in 1891 and became coeducational in 1963. The 200-acre campus is located one mile from the center of Greensboro, a city of 227,793. The Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of approxi-mately 1,089,155, with the population of Guilford County representing ap-proximately 390,000.

University HistoryThe University has a rich history. It was chartered Feb. 18, 1891, as the State

Normal and Industrial School (later College), the fi rst state-supported school for the higher education of women in North Carolina.

The institution came into being as a direct result of a crusade made by Charles Duncan McIver on behalf of the education of women. Other pioneers in public school education — notably, Charles B. Aycock, Edwin A. Alderman, and James Y. Joyner — came to Dr. McIver’s assistance; but to him, more than to any other individual, the University owes its foundation.

In the past century the University has evolved in its mission, as suggest-ed with its sequence of names. It was known fi rst as the State Normal and Industrial School, and after 1896 as the State Normal and Industrial Col-lege until 1919. During the period 1919-1931 it was known as the North Carolina College for Women, and became the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963. It is warmly remembered as “the WC” by its many alumnae of the period.

During the years 1932-1963 the University was one of the three branches of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. The other branches included The University of North Carolina (at Chapel Hill) and the North Carolina State College of Agricul-ture and Engineering (at Raleigh). In 1962, the Board of Trustees recommended that the Greensboro campus become coeduca-tional at all levels of instruction in the fall of 1964. Subsequent-ly, by act of the General Assembly in the Spring of 1963, the name of the institution was changed to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

In December of 1934, during the years of the Consolidated University, the Woman’s College Section of the Alpha of North Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was installed. (Alpha Chapter is the one at Chapel Hill.)

On February 17, 1956 Epsilon Chapter of North Carolina was installed at this campus.

In October of 1971 the North Carolina General Assembly adopted legislation which combined all 16 of the state-sup-ported institutions of higher education into a single Univer-sity of North Carolina. The UNC system is governed by a board of governors and administered by a president. Each constituent institution has a separate board of trustees and is administered by a chancellor.

The crusader for founding the institution, Charles Dun-can McIver, served the institution as its fi rst chief execu-tive offi cer with the title of President. By act of the Board of Trustees in 1945, the title was changed to Chancellor. Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan became UNCG’s fi rst woman chan-cellor in January 1995, succeeding Dr. Debra W. Stewart, Dean of the Graduate School at North Carolina State University who was named Interim Chancellor in the summer of 1994.

During its fi rst seven decades, the institution’s mission was to prepare women, primarily undergraduates, for the most effective living of that day. Today that goal — effective living — remains the same, but its scope has been greatly expanded.

As UNCG, it now offers men and women

over 150 graduate and undergraduate programs and provides opportu-nities to apply classroom learning to real life situations through intern-ships and practica. It also offers students the chance to tailor-make their own programs of study based on individual needs and goals.

Although contemporary in its educational program, UNCG is also realistic. In its effort to prepare graduates for effective living, it has

built into its program the fl exibility needed to meet the rapidly changing needs of society. UNCG, therefore, will remain a university in transition, not satisfi ed with

yesterday or today, but always looking toward tomorrow.

Today’s UNCGToday’s UNCG consists of:

• The College of Arts and Sciences, which is made up of the depart-ments of Anthropology, Art, Biology, Broadcasting and Cinema, Chem-istry, Classical Studies, Communication, English, Geography, German and Russian, History, Mathematical Sciences, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Sociology, and Theatre. It also includes the Residential Col-lege and The Center for Critical Inquiry in the Liberal Arts.

• The Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, which was established in 1969 as the School of Business and Eco-nomics and renamed in 1987. It is made up of the departments of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems and Operations Management, the Center for Applied Re-search, the Center for Economic Education, and the Center for Global Business Education and Research.

• The School of Education, which is made up of the depart-ments of Counseling and Educational Development, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Cultural Founda-tions, Educational Research Methodology, Library and Informa-tion Studies, Specialized Education Services. Founded in 1921, the School of Education also includes The Collegium for the Advancement of Schools, Schooling and Education. The Colle-gium is comprised of the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, the Center for Educational Studies and Develop-ment, the Center for Information Technologies Education, the Center for School Accountability and Staff Development, and the Piedmont Triad Horizons Education Consortium.

• The School of Health and Human Performance, which was established in 1970 as the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance was renamed in 1990. It is made up of fi ve departments: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Dance; Exercise and Sport Science; Public Health Education; and Recreation, Parks and Tourism.

• The School of Human Environmental Sciences, which was established in 1949 as the School of Home Economics

and renamed in 1987. It is made up of the departments of Housing and Interior Design, Human Development and

Family Studies, Nutrition and Foodservice Sys-tems; Social Work, and Textile Products Design and Marketing.

• The Graduate School, which was established in 1921.

• The School of Music, which was established in 1921.

• The School of Nursing, which was established in 1966.

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In addition, beginning in 2006, UNCG’s honors program will become the Honors College.

Of the record 15,437 students enrolled last year, 70% were female. In the fall of 2004, UNCG enrolled a record 2,158 freshman. The University also enrolled 1,257 trans-fer students, its most ever.

In the fall of 2004, 67% of freshman applicants were accepted and 25% enrolled to make up a class of 2,158. The average SAT score for the freshman class enrolling in 2003 was 1041.

Undergraduates have more than 100 areas of study from which to choose a major leading to one of six undergraduate degrees. In addition, there are 59 master’s degrees and 18 doctoral degrees offered.

In the spring of 2004, UNCG awarded 1,884 bachelor’s and 729 master’s degrees. Also, 67 doctoral degrees were awarded in English, psychology, education, nutrition, human development and family studies, exercise & sport science, and music.

UNCG has long had a reputation for academic excellence and is one of only six higher education institutions in the state with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Athletes at UNCG are not an exception to the rule. At the end of each of the last two academic years, more than 40% of UNCG student-athletes held a grade-point-aver-age of 3.0 or better. Nearly one-third of UNCG’s 268 student-athletes made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA in a semester) in both semester during the 2004-05 academic year.

In October 2004, “Cosmo GIRL”, a magazine geared towards young women, rated UNCG one of the Top 50 institutions in America. For its study, the magazine focused on specifi c factors important to female students: small class size, prominent female faculty, strong women’s athletic programs, a career center that facilitates internship opportunities, leadership options among clubs and activities and an active alumni net-work. The fi nalists were selected from 2,685 colleges and universities.

In August 2004, The Princeton Review rated UNCG the second-best bargain in its “The Best 357 Colleges” guide. It marked the sixth-straight UNCG appeared in the guide, and its highest-ever rating.

UNCG was also ranked in the Top 50 public universities by Consumer’s Digest, making it the only institution to appear in both rankings.

In-state tuition and room and board rates for UNCG are just over $9,000 per year, while out-of-state rates are just over $20,000 per year.

Campus life is enriched by a “small college” atmosphere and many extracur-ricular and coeducational activities. There are more than 130 student organizations, an active Student Government, fraternities and sororities, and a Campus Recreation program which offers informal, intramural and club sports, as well as an extensive outdoor adventure program.

The 76 buildings on the campus refl ect the 110-year history of the University. Also, there are new features, including a new, $26 million music building which opened in August 1999, and renovations to the Elliott University Center, which were recently completed. A new baseball stadium opened in February 1999. UNCG will receive ap-proximately $159 million from the state for construction and renovation, based on voter approval of the Higher Education Bonds last November 7. A $46 million science building is the centerpiece of the new projects. Groundbreaking took place in spring of 2001.

The Second Century Campaign for UNCG concluded Dec. 31, 1998, after fi ve years and raised $55.4 million to create 77 new scholarship and fellowship funds, as well as funds for research, programs and acquisitions.

In the Fall of 2004, the University announced that its newest campaign, entitled the Students First Campaign. is almost one-quarter of the way to its goal of $78 mil-lion. The Students First Campaign will set aside $52 million for scholarships to make UNCG the school of choice for top high school students in the North Carolina and elsewhere.

Remaining funds will also be used for endowments to attract top professors, ex-pansion of university facilities and expansion of public services. UNCG hopes to meet its goal by the year 2009.

UNCG is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association of Colleges and Universi-ties (AASCU). In athletics, UNCG began NCAA Division I competition in 1991 and is a member of the Southern Conference.

In the Fall of 2004, the University unveiled a new look to the Spartan.


The UNCG Plan

In spring 1998, the Uni-versity community adopted The UNCG Plan, a compre-hensive document developed by the University Planning Council that articulates the vision of the University and identifi es fi ve key strategic directions which will shape its future:

• UNCG will provide exemplary learning environ-ments.

• UNCG will expand its research and infuse the ex-citement of scholarship into its teaching and learning.

• UNCG will build a strong sense of community as a student-centered uni-versity.

• UNCG will expand its outreach in the Piedmont Triad, the state of North Caro-lina, and beyond.

• UNCG will increase its enrollment by actively recruiting and retaining stu-dents with the academic pre-paredness and potential to succeed in a rigorous academic environment.

The Rock

Not all colleges and universities can boast a message board with a circumference of 25’ and a width that exceeds 10’. UNCG houses a campus marker that is a visual representation of University history, tradition, and legacy.

Known simply as “The Rock” — not to be confused with the nationally recognized wrestler/actor — the boulder-sized message board was brought to UNCG’s campus in 1973 by members of Alpha Phi Omega. Initially located where the fountain is today, it currently rests between the Dining Hall and Jackson Library, where it has resided since 1987. Rather than force students and the community to solely rely upon cluttered bulletin boards, The Rock is an alternate campus informant.

Students also know the unwritten rule that the painted messages on The Rock can be removed after 24 hours. Thus, within a week’s time, seven messages could be posted on The Rock. This also speaks to the many activities and events that the University supports.

Easy access and its central location are other reasons The Rock is well known on campus. Plus, The Rock’s changing colors and special messages help attract the attention of students and visitors to the University. Those who encounter The Rock for the fi rst time are undoubtedly taken aback by its gran-diose appearance and are forced to wonder about its signifi cance.

The Rock, with its large exterior and eye-catching graphics, is an important part of UNCG’s history and legacy and is a solid representation of the Universi-ty’s unyielding belief in and dedication to tradition and uniqueness.


Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, who has served as UNCG’s Chancellor since January 1, 1995, is the institution’s ninth chief executive and the fi rst woman to serve in the position.Her leadership has sustained UNCG’s record of excellence and prepared a solid foundation for the future. UNCG was founded as State Normal and Industrial School, a college for women in 1891. The institution became coeducational in 1963. Today, UNCG offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Sullivan led the University through a strategic planning process that produced the UNCG Plan. Created for fi ve-year increments, the Plan provides a framework for enhancing UNCG’s position as a diverse, student-centered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery, and service.

Under Dr. Sullivan’s leadership, enrollment at UNCG exceeded 15,000 in fall 2005, while academic standards for admission have increased. The campus continues to lead the UNC system in minority enrollment, underscoring UNCG’s commitment to diversity. New undergraduate programs for freshman include Communication Across the Curriculum and the living-learning communities. Distinctive graduate programs include genetic counseling and management information systems, along with new Ph.D. programs in the areas of nursing, public health, economics, geography, history, information technology and special education.

Funding to support research and community projects has continued to grow, along with giving by the University’s friends and supporters. UNCG’s new Students First Campaign is under way, with a goal of raising $78.2 million through 2009. The earlier Second Century Campaign for UNCG, which ended in December 1998, raised $55.4 million, far exceeding the original goal of $42.8 million.

As UNCG’s most ardent advocate, Dr. Sullivan has made a public case for more state appropriations, which have brought additional funding for facilities. These efforts have resulted in a number of capital improvements at UNCG. Currently under construction are the Studio Art Center and a Hall for Humanities and Research Administration, both funded by the North Carolina Higher Education Bonds, and a new 400-bed residence hall - all expected to be completed for use in the 2006-07 year. Structures already completed include a $46 million Science Building, a $26 million School of Music building, a

$5 million baseball stadium and student recreation area, and a major renovation for the Elliott University Center, UNCG’s student union.

A native of Staten Island, NY, Dr. Sullivan is a graduate of St. John’s University, and earned her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in biology from New York University. She came to UNCG from Texas Woman’s University, where she was vice president for academic affairs for seven years. She also was interim president there for a year. From 1981-87, she was dean of the college at Salem College in Winston-Salem. She is married to Dr. Charles Sullivan, an electrical and computer software engineer.

Dr. Sullivan received the honorary Doctor of Pedagogy degree from St. John’s University in 1999. Her other awards and honors include: selection as one of 10 recipients of the 2003 Women in Business Awards and as one of “10 People to Watch in 2004,” annual honors by The Business Journal; and being named the 2003 inductee for the Business Leaders Hall of Fame of the Central North Carolina Junior Achievement chapter. Her academic honors include memberships in Beta Beta Beta biology honor society, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Phi. She also was an NYU Honors Scholar.

UNCG ChancellorDr. Patricia SullivanDr. Patricia Sullivan


Now in his 23rd year as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at UNCG, Nelson E. Bobb has developed a nationally recognized program that has continually succeeded in competition as well as in the classroom.

Bobb, the first full-time athletic director at the University, is the primary architect of a program that now features 16 NCAA Division I teams, eight for men and eight for women.

When he arrived in July 1983, there were eight Division III teams. The University authorized the shift to Division I in February 1987 and

he guided the program through the unprecedented change in competitive status in only five years. UNCG is one of only a dozen institutions to ever compete in all three divisions. However, no other institution has made the complete shift of all teams from Division III to Division I in that time frame.

In addition, with the reconstruction of UNCG’s softball venue this past year, he has overseen a complete overhaul of every UNCG athletic facility. During his tenure, he has watched over the construction or renovation of all of the Spartans’ athletic venues, beginning with serving on the committee that built Fleming Gymnasium and the HHP Building in 1989, moving onto the transformation of Campus Field into what is today UNCG Soccer Stadium in 1991, the construction of the UNCG Baseball Stadium in 1999, the renovation and lighting of the UNCG Tennis Courts in 1999, and current projects that include the transformation of UNCG’s softball facility to become a top-of-the-line stadium venue this coming fall and the reconfiguration of seating in Fleming Gym, which began this past summer.

Under Bobb’s guidance, Spartan student-athletes have consistently graduated at a rate equal to or higher than the general student population at UNCG. Each of the last two academic years, more than 40 percent of UNCG’s student-athletes earned Dean’s List.

In addition, during Bobb’s 22-year tenure, UNCG student-athletes have graduated at a higher rate than the University graduation rate every year.

Other recent program accomplishments include completing the NCAA certification process for Division I institutions twice and successfully transitioning the department’s teams into Southern Conference membership.

Under Bobb’s leadership, UNCG hosted the final two rounds of the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, and was home to Olympic athletes from several countries for training prior to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.

During his tenure, UNCG teams have won 33 conference tournament titles, 24 as an NCAA Division I member. They have also won 62 conference regular season titles, 36 of those since moving to NCAA Division I.

UNCG earned the Commissioner’s Cup for overall excellence in the Big South for three consecutive years. While Bobb was athletic director in the 1980’s, the men’s soccer team won four Division III national championships and the women’s basketball team made five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with a third-place finish in 1988.

During his tenure at UNCG, Bobb has also served in various NCAA

appointments, including serving on one of the first NCAA Certification teams. Most recently, Bobb served on the Division I Men’s Soccer National Committee and had a two-year term as the chair of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee.

UNCG student-athletes have received numerous awards. In 1984, he established the Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award to honor the student-athlete(s) posting the highest grade-point average annually.

Bobb, a native of Gahanna, OH, oversees a staff of more than 50 full and part-time employees with administrative divisions of administration and business, student welfare, facilities and operations and integrated public affairs within the department.

Before coming to UNCG, Bobb served as an assistant athletic director at Cornell University for five years. He also served as an assistant football coach at Cornell for nine seasons.

A 1970 graduate of Kent State (OH) with a bachelor’s degree in education, Bobb also holds a master’s degree in secondary education from Kent. As an undergraduate, he was a three-year letterwinner on the football team as an offensive guard and earned All-Academic recognition from the Mid-American Conference as a junior. He was an all-conference choice his senior year.

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All Phones are area code (336)All E-Mail end in @uncg.edu unless otherwise noted[WM] Denotes offi ce located at West Market Street building[HHP] Denotes offi ce located at HHP Building

ADMINISTRATION Phone ........................E-mailPatricia Sullivan, Chancellor ...........................................334-5266Terry Ackerman, Faculty Athletics Rep. ..........................334-3474 ................... taackermNelson Bobb, Director of Athletics [HHP] .......................334-3000 ......................nebobb FAX ...........................................................................334-4063Sylvia Mims, Assoc. AD - Administration [HHP] ..............334-5649 ..................... sgmimsCathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..................334-5537 ...................csrobertsDick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] ..............334-4464 .................... restewarRod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] .............256-0108 ....................... jrwyattChristy Wilson, Asst. AD - Operations [HHP] ..................334-5213 ...................mcwilso2Josh Larsen Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..........................334-3226 ..................... jalarsenDawn Zamrik, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] .................256-0550 ................... dbzamrikJames Shipp, Asst. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] ............334-3700 ....................... jrshippStacy Kosciak, Special Asst. to the AD [WM] .................334-3494 ................ sbmeadow

ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENTJoanna Camp, Academic Enhancement Director ...........334-5172 ...................... jbcampKate LaCoste, Academic Enhancement Asst. ................334-3880 .....................kelacostKatie Fritinger, Academic Enhancement Asst. ................334-3880 ....................... kafritin Kwadjo Steele, Academic Compliance Director ............334-3465 .................... kosteele

BUSINESS OFFICEJackie Walsh, Asst. AD - Business [HHP].......................334-3253 ......................jawalshPaula Terrell, Accountant [HHP] .....................................334-3367 ..............paula_terrell

COMPLIANCEJana Henderson, Compliance Director [HHP] ................334-3254 ........ jana_henderson

FACILITIESCathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..................334-5537 ...................csrobertsJosh Larsen, Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP] .........................334-3226 ..................... jalarsenJennifer Aguilar, Facilities Assistant [HHP] .....................334-3032 ..................... jlaguilarJane Long, Equipment Assistant [HHP] ..........................334-3032

PUBLIC AFFAIRS - MARKETINGDick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] ..............334-4464 .................... restewarDawn Zamrik, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] .................256-0550 ................... dbzamrikNeil Avent, Internal Relations [WM] ................................334-3420 .....................n_aventJoe Crump, External Relations [WM] .............................334-3252 ...................... jlcrumpTim McGuire, Corporate Sales & Marketing Specialist ..334-3397 .................... t_mcguir WEST MARKET STREET OFFICE FAX ..................334-3798 HHP OFFICE FAX ....................................................334-3182

SPORTS INFORMATIONMike Hirschman, Sports Information Director [HHP] ......334-5615 ...................mwhirsch Hirschman’s Cell Phone ...........................................202-5331Mark Kimmel, Asst. Sports Information Director [HHP] ..334-5615 ................. mdkimmel Kimmel’s Cell Phone ................................................207-2383Jay D’Abramo, SID Intern [HHP] ....................................334-5615 ...................jedabram FAX ...........................................................................334-3182

SPORTS MEDICINEJames Shipp, Asst. AD - Athletic Training [HHP] ............334-3700 ....................... jrshippErica P. Thornton, Assoc. Athletic Trainer [HHP] ............334-5925 ...................eapearso SPORTS MEDICINE FAX ........................................256-0407

TICKETSJohn Comer, Ticket Manager [HHP] ...............................334-3250 ...................... jfcomer

COACHING STAFFSBASEBALL (Offi ce located in stadium)Mike Gaski, Head Coach ................................................334-3247 .................... mggaskiShane Schumaker, Asst. Coach .....................................334-3247 .................... baseballSammy Serano, Asst. Coach ..........................................334-3247 .................... baseball

MEN’S BASKETBALLMike Dement, Head Coach [HHP] ..................................334-3003 ..................basketballAnthony Jones, Associate Head Coach [HHP] ...............334-4473 ..................basketballRod Jensen, Asst. Coach [HHP] .....................................256-0120 ..................basketballBrooks Lee, Asst. Coach [HHP] ......................................334-3003 ..................basketballDoug Esleeck, Director of Basketball Operations [HHP] 334-3003 ..................basketball

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLLynne Agee, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-4021 ....................... lcageeCarol Peschel, Associate Head Coach [HHP] ................334-3002 .................. capescheVickie Henson, Asst. Coach [HHP] .................................334-3754 ................... vlhensonJon Hines, Asst. Coach [HHP] ........................................334-3754

CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELDRachelle Roberts, Head Coach [HHP] ...........................334-3231 ..................... rrobertsLinh Nguyen, Asst. Coach [HHP] ....................................334-4157 .................... ltnguye3

MEN’S GOLFTerrance Stewart, Head Coach [HHP] ............................334-3122 .................... tcstewar

WOMEN’S GOLFEmily Maron, Head Coach [HHP] ...................................334-5316 ....................elmarron

MEN’S SOCCERMichael Parker, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5222 ...................mhparkerJustin Maullin, Asst. Coach [HHP] ..................................334-5258 ......................j_maulli

WOMEN’S SOCCEREddie Radwanski, Head Coach [HHP] ...........................334-4474 ..................eddie_radSiri Mullinix, Asst. Coach [HHP] ......................................334-3121 .....................s_mullin

SOFTBALLJennifer Herzig, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5057 ...................... jlherzigHolly Burris, Asst. Coach [HHP] .....................................334-5057 .....................hkburris

MEN’S TENNISThomas Mozur, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-4302 .....................tamozur

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLShawn Garus, Head Coach [HHP] .................................334-5303 ....................smgarusSkydra Orzen, Asst. Coach [HHP] ..................................334-3001 .....................shorzen

WOMEN’S TENNISJeff Trivette, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-5581 ................ uncgtennis

WRESTLINGTom Shiffl et, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-5050 ....................... thshiffl Jason Loukides, Asst. Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5050 ......................jcloukid


Terry AckermanFaculty Athletics Rep.

Sylvia MimsAssociate AD

Rod WyattAssociate AD

Dick StewartAssociate AD

Cathy RobertsAssociate AD

Christy WilsonAssistant AD

Dawn ZamrikAssistant AD

James ShippAssistant AD

Josh LarsenAssistant AD

Jackie WalshAssistant AD

Virginia CornellSpartan Club Director

Erica ThorntonAssoc. Trainer

John ComerTicket Operations

Mike HirschmanSports Info. Director

Mark KimmelAssistant SID

Jay D’AbramoSID Intern

Jana HendersonCompliance Director

Neil AventInternal Operations

Joanna CampAcademic

Enhancement

Kwadjo SteeleAcademic

Compliance

Jennifer AguilarOperations

Linda PerontoStaff Secretary

Joann CozartStaff Secretary

Paula TerrellBusiness Offi ce

Teresa WilsonSpartan Club Asst.

Kate LaCosteAEP Intern

Katie FritingerAEP Intern


The overnight success of the UNCG athletics program has been some 60 years in the making.

Spartan teams are big achievers in their 15th year in Division I competition.

The success story however, began while UNCG was still the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina and intercollegiate competition for women was still in its infancy.

1940sNancy Porter may have been the fi rst student-athlete in the modern sense of the word at UNCG. The Ohio native competed in national women’s golf tournaments as early as 1948.

1950sWomen’s College hosted the 10th national golf tournament in 1954 at the Starmount Country Club. The College fi elded regionally competitive teams that had their beginnings in club sports, play days and other recreational events.

1960sUNCG launched women’s basketball in 1963 under coach Ellen Griffi n. Other early teams were tennis, golf and fi eld hockey.

LPGA Hall of Famer Carol Mann was a student at UNCG. She left school early to turn professional.

The University became co-educational in 1963.

Men’s athletics were added in 1967-68 and the intercollegiate program for men and women received formal recogni-tion from the University. During the fall of 1967, the nickname Spartans was adopted, giving the athletic teams a “fi erce mascot, while still preserving the heritage of the WC’s Minerva mark.”

Men’s teams joined the Dixie Conference in 1968.

Bowling was one of the early men’s teams.

1970sThe women’s basketball team fi nished fourth in the National Collegiate Tournament in 1971. The team was one of the fi rst to compete with the fi ve-player rule.

The women’s golf team won the University’s fi rst team national championship in 1973, coached by Nancy Porter and featuring future pro Donna Horton White.

UNCG was a leader in forming the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).

1980sThe men’s basketball team, coached by Larry Hargett, won the Dixie Confer-ence Championship and competed in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1980.

Ryan Fox won the 1981 individual national title in Division III men’s golf.

In the spring of 1981, the University streamlined its program from 12 to eight teams, all competing at the NCAA Division III level. The 1981-82 academic year was the fi rst in which the NCAA sponsored women’s championships.

The men’s soccer team was ranked in the national Top-20 for the fi rst time in September of 1981. It did not leave the poll for another 10 years.

Coached by Lynne Agee, in her fi rst season, the women’s basketball team fi nished runner-up in the inaugural Division III championship in 1982. It was the fi rst of seven straight NCAA trips for the team.

With Mike Berticelli at the helm, UNCG captured its fi rst men’s national champion-ship in soccer in 1982 and then repeated in 1983.

The women’s tennis team, under Agee’s direction, was the national runner-up in 1983.

Nelson E. Bobb was hired as the fi rst full-time athletic director in 1983.

The women’s volleyball team posted a 34-3 record and reached the NCAA quarterfi nals in 1984.


Men’s soccer player Eddie Radwanski, the fi rst two-time All-American in the program’s history, was the fi rst pick in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft in 1985.

Under Michael Parker’s direction, the men’s soccer team became the fi rst in NCAA history to win three consecutive national championships, in 1985, 1986 and 1987.

In February of 1987, the University announced the elevation of the athletic program from Division III to Division I, an unprecedented move in NCAA history.

The women’s basketball team fi nished third in the nation after entering the NCAA Tournament unranked in 1988.

The Division II era began in 1988-89 and women’s soc-cer was added to the program. The team wa ranked No. 13 nationally before ever playing a game.

The men’s soccer team was runner-up in the 1989 Division II national tournament and Jason Haupt led all divisions in scoring.

1990sThe men’s and women’s soccer team were ranked No. 1 nationally in Division II at the same time in 1990.

The women’s volleyball and basketball teams made Division II playoff appearances in 1990-91.

Women’s golf returned to the athletic program and baseball was added in 1990-91.

UNCG Soccer Stadium, a $3.6 million facility, opens for its fi rst game on September 7, 1991, as the men’s team defeated Campbell, 3-1. Four days later, the Spartans stunned No. 2 NC State, 2-1.

Men’s soccer’s Mike Gailey led all Division I players in scoring in 1991.

UNCG joined the Big South Conference in 1992, ending a four-year period as an independent.

Softball claimed the 1993 Big South regular season title.

Brian Moehler became the fi rst Spartan to sign a professional base-ball contract after being drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 Major League draft by the Detroit Tigers. He made his “big league” debut in 1996, and pitched the fi rst game ever in Comerica Park in 2000.

Men’s soccer won the 1993 Big South championship. Shawn Mahoney was named the tournament’s MVP.

Women’s golf was ranked in the Top 20 nationally in the fall of 1993.

Men’s soccer claims its second straight Big South championship on Nov. 5, 1994. Larry Feniger was named the tournament MVP.

Women’s basketball claimed fi ve straight Big South regular season titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. Vickie Henson was named the league’s Player of the Year in 1993.

Volleyball won the 1995 Big South regular season championship with a record of 7-0. Liz Gremillion was named the league’s MVP.

Softball captured three consecutive Big South regular season titles in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Erin Chandler was named the Player of the

Year in 1995 and Christine Hornak was the Player of the Year in 1997. Softball also captured four straight Big South Tournament championships in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.

In just its fourth season, baseball claimed the Big South title and won two games in the 1994 NCAA Regionals. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year.

On April 15, 1995, men’s tennis captured the Big South Championship.

On April 18, 1995, men’s and women’s golf sweep the Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan was named the league’s Player of the Year.

Men’s basketball claimed back-to-back Big South regular season titles in 1995 and 1996.

On March 2, 1996, men’s basketball knocked off Liberty, 79-53, to claim the Big South

Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fi rst

time in Division I. The Spartans lost to Cincinnati in the NCAA

Tournament, 66-61. The fi ve seniors from the team had

their numbers honored. Scott Hartzell fi nished his career as the mens basketball’s all-time leading scorer with 1,539.

On April 15, 1996, women’s Golf wins the

Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan was once again

named the league’s Player of the Year. One day later, the UNCG men’s golf team won the Big South Tournament. Michael Way was the league’s Player of the Year.

Women’s golfer Becky Morgan earned her third straight Big South Player of the Year

award in April 1997.

Women’s tennis captured the 1997 Big South Women’s Tennis championship on April 19, 1997.

On May 18, 1997, the UNCG baseball team won the Big South tournament championship with a 14-5 victory over Charleston Southern. Mike Gaski was

named Big South Coach of the Year. Baseball earned a bid to the NCAA South I regional, and fi nished with a school-record 45 wins, including one at

the NCAA regional. Pitcher Jason Parsons led the nation with 15 wins and was named third-team All-America.

Wrestling, in its fi rst year in the Southern Conference , tied for the 1997 SoCon title. Joe Stanton became the fi rst and only three-time NCAA qualifi er in UNCG history.

Women’s Soccer won its fi rst Southern Conference Championship in 1997, while outscoring opponents, 24-0, in the SoCon Tournament. The team earned its fi rst NCAA win with a 3-1 overtime upset of fi fth-seeded Duke.

In 1997, Siggi Eyjolfsson becomes the fi rst First-Team All-American in UNCG men’s soccer Division I history.

UNCG women’s basketball defeated top-seeded Georgia Southern, 75-68, in the SoCon Tournament and earned its fi rst-ever NCAA Division I Tournament bid in 1998.

In 1998, UNCG men’s soccer turned in its best season ever at the Division I level, claiming both its fi rst SoCon title and its fi rst-ever NCAA Division I

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Tournament win, a 2-1 upset at Washington in the fi rst round.

In 1998, women’s soccer won its second straight SoCon title, and made its third straight NCAA appearance.

On Feb. 12, 1999, the UNCG Baseball Stadium, a $5.4 million facility, opens to a crowd of 1,835.

On Dec. 21, 1999, Lynne Agee’s women’s basketball squad defeats defending ACC cham-pion Clemson in a thrilling come-from-behind overtime contest in Fleming Gym, 78-67.

2000sIn 2000, wrestler Dax Pecaro records his second straight undefeated season in the Southern Conference and wins the 184-pound title for the second year as well. Pecaro became the fi fth UNCG wrestler to win a match at the NCAA Tournament.

On Feb. 2, 2000, UNCG women’s basketball claimed a 77-71 victory at Appalachian State, the program’s 500th overall win.

In April 2000, UNCG women’s golf comes within one stroke on the fi nal hole of upsetting six-time champion Furman. The team set a new school-record for low round (292) and tournament (901) at the championship.

November 2000, the women’s soccer team wins its third SoCon title in four years and upset No. 21 William & Mary in Greensboro in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament, becoming the only team in UNCG history to advance to the second round of an NCAA Division I Tournament twice.

On March 4, 2001, the men’s basketball team won its fi rst Southern Conference champion-ship on David Schuck’s buzzer-beating layup. The team went on to play top-ranked Stanford in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament, its second trip to the “Big Dance” in fi ve years. Guard Nathan Jameson was named fi rst-team Verizon Academic All-America.

In April 2001, the men’s tennis team tied for the SoCon regular season championship with Furman, after posting a 9-1 mark in league play. Head coach Jeff Trivette was named the SoCon Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year.

In May 2001, Leigh Irwin, the SoCon Player of the Year in 2000, fi nishes her softball career as the only player in SoCon history to reach the century mark in stolen bases with 103.

In June 2001, golfer Karl Mitchell was named a second-team Academic All-American.

On Nov. 11, 2001, UNCG women’s soccer captured the 2001 SoCon Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament to play North Carolina. Senior goalkeeper Kat Clewley was named the Tournament MVP. Fellow senior Lynsey McLean was named the league’s Player of the Year.

On Feb. 11, 2002, men’s soccer player Alejan- dro Moreno was selected by the L.A. Galaxy in the third round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.

On March 13 and 14, 2002, the men’s and women’s basketball teams both received their fi rst-ever invitations to the NIT and WNIT, resepectively. The men’s team played eventual-champion Memphis, while the women’s team faced Virginia Tech.

In November 2002, Chris Goos was named the SoCon Men’s Soccer Player of the Year after leading the nation in scoring with 20 goals and 20 assists. Goos was also named a second-team All-American.

On November 19, 2002, the men’s basketball

National Championships (6)Women’s Golf – 1973 (AIAW)Men’s Soccer – 1982 (NCAA III)Men’s Soccer – 1983 (NCAA III)Men’s Soccer – 1985 (NCAA III)Men’s Soccer – 1986 (NCAA III)

Men’s Soccer – 1987 (NCAA III)

Conference Tournament Titles(36 overall; 24 in NCAA Division I)Women’s Volleyball – 1981Women’s Basketball – 1982Women’s Volleyball – 1982Women’s Volleyball – 1983Women’s Basketball – 1983Softball – 1983Women’s Basketball – 1984Women’s Volleyball – 1984Women’s Basketball – 1985Women’s Basketball – 1987Women’s Basketball – 1988Softball – 1988 Men’s Soccer – 1993 **Softball – 1994 **Women’s Soccer – 1994 **Men’s Soccer – 1994 **Softball – 1995 **Men’s Golf – 1995 **Women’s Golf – 1995 **Men’s Tennis – 1995 **Men’s Basketball – 1996 **Men’s Golf – 1996 **Women’s Golf – 1996 **Softball – 1996 **Women’s Soccer –1996 **Men’s Soccer – 1996 **Baseball – 1997 **Women’s Tennis – 1997 **Softball – 1997 **Women’s Soccer –1997Men’s Soccer –1998Women’s Soccer –1998Women’s Basketball – 1998Men’s Basketball –2001Women’s Soccer – 2001Women’s Soccer – 2003

Conference Reg. Season Titles(70 overall; 36 in NCAA Division I)Men’s Tennis – 1974Men’s Basketball – 1981Men’s Tennis – 1981Women’s Volleyball – 1981Men’s Soccer – 1981Women’s Basketball – 1982Softball – 1982Women’s Tennis – 1982Women’s Volleyball – 1982Women’s Basketball – 1983Softball – 1983Women’s Tennis – 1983Women’s Volleyball – 1983Men’s Soccer – 1983Women’s Basketball – 1984Softball – 1984Men’s Tennis – 1984Women’s Tennis – 1984Women’s Volleyball – 1984Men’s Soccer – 1984Women’s Basketball – 1985Women’s Tennis – 1985Men’s Soccer – 1985Men’s Tennis – 1986Women’s Tennis – 1986Men’s Soccer – 1986Men’s Basketball – 1987

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minutes into the contest was the lone tally as UNCG defeated rival-UNC Chapel Hill, 1-0, in front of a crowd of 2,608 at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The crowd was the largest at UNCG Soccer Stadium since 1999. The win gave UNCG its fourth win of the season over an ACC-member squad.

On October 17, 2004, UNCG received its fi rst No. 1 national ranking since moving to Division I. The men’s soccer team received its fi rst Division I top ranking and became a consensus No. 1 a day later when all four major soccer polls – College Soccer News, Soccer America, Soccer Times and the NSCAA Coaches’ Poll – all listed the Spartans atop the national rankings. UNCG remained a consensus No. 1 for two more weeks and a top-ranked team for a fourth week before seeing its 18-match unbeaten streak snapped. The Spartans would evevntually earn the SoCon’s fi rst-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament, garnering a No. 8 seed. UNCG advanced to the third round of the tournament, before suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime loss to UC Santa Barbara, the eventual national runner-up.

On October 31, 2004, UNCG wrapped up its fourth Southern Conference women’s soccer regu-lar season crown in an eight-year span with a convincing 7-0 win over The Citadel in Charleston. Rakel Logadottir would fi nish the season as UNCG’s all-time leader in career assists.

On November 3, 2004, UNCG’s Amy Carnell and Karla Davis swept the 2004 SoCon Women’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year honors. A week later, Randi Patterson and Matt Smith were named the 2004 SoCon Men’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively. It marked the fi rst time one school had swept all four awards. Patterson went on to earn several All-American honors.

In December 2004, men’s soccer coach Michael Parker was named the NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year. Parker had earlier been named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year.

Freshmen Kyle Hines and Kristen Boone swept the SoCon’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Freshman of fthe Year honors in February. Hines set school and SoCon records for blocks in a season with 106, while Boone recorded 121 steals to set a new school record. Her total was the fourth-highest single-season total recorded by a freshman in NCAA history.

Joe Kemmerer, Daren Burns and Joe Lowe all qualifi ed for the NCAA Wrestling Championships in March. Burns had the best showing of the three, advancing to the quarterfi nals of the 197-lb. class. He wound up in the fourth round of the wrestlebacks and fi nished the season with a 30-6 mark. Two months later, Burns was the surprise of the Pan American Wrestling Championships, fi nishing third for Team USA at the international competition held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

In May, Charles Jones became the fi rst Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Track and Field Champi-onships. After winning the SoCon Championship in the triple jump to qualify for NCAA Regional competition, Jones outlasted a two-hour thunderstorm delay and recorded a jump of 15.35 meters to break a tie for fi fth-place and earn automatic qualifi cation into the National Champion-ship meet in Sacramento. Earlier in the meet, Jones had leaped a school-record 15.50 meters. Jones eventually fi nished the national championship meet in 23rd place.

In June, Chris Mason was drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft, being selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

team defeated Wagner, 84-65, in the fi rst round of the Preseason NIT in Fleming Gymnasium. It marked UNCG’s fi rst ever win in the NIT. The Spartans advanced to play at Kansas in the second round.

On November 21, 2002, men’s soccer player Cliff Patterson was named third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American after scoring 17 goals on the season.

On Feb. 23, 2003, softball’s Amber Watson tossed a perfect game against Toledo in a 2-0 win. Watson struck out 17 batters, including the game’s fi rst nine.

On Feb. 27, 2003, James Maye broke the men’s basketball all-time scoring record with 17 points against Furman. Maye recorded a triple-double in the game with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He fi nished his career with 1,574 points.

On May 7, 2003, Jennifer Hubbard was named the SoCon’s Softball Player of the Year after hit-ting .384 with 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in. Penny Thompson ended her standout career as the SoCon’s all-time home run leader with 36.

On May 25, 2003, softball’s Jennifer Moran earned fi rst-team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.

On May 30, 2003, pitcher/outfi elder Ryan Gordon was named fi rst-team All-America by Louisville Slugger. The junior hit .416 on the season and captured the SoCon’s batting crown, the fi rst in school history to do so. Gordon was also named third-team All-America by Baseball America.

In November 2003, the UNCG women’s soccer team won the Southern Conference Tournament title to earn its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four years. The Spartans defeated arch-rival Furman, 2-0, to win the SoCon crown. UNCG followed that with a fi rst round NCAA Tournament win over Wake Forest, 2-1, before losing to eventual-National Champion North Carolina in the second round. It marked the third time that the Spartans had advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

On January 7, 2004, UNCG women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee won her 500th game as a head coach when her Spartans defeated Furman, 63-60, in a SoCon tilt at Fleming Gymnasium. Agee became just the 23rd women’s basketball coach in NCAA history to achieve the milestone, joining the likes of legends Texas’ Jody Conradt, Tennessee’s Pat Summit, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Louisiana Tech’s Leon Barmore, North Carolina State’s Kay Yow and UNC Chapel Hill’s Sylvia Hatchell.

On January 31, 2004, UNCG defeated UNC Chapel Hill for the fi rst time in the sport of Wrestling. After the match ended in a 20-20 tie, UNCG won the match on a tie-breaker, marking the fi rst time the Spartans had defeated the Tar Heels in seven tries. It was UNCG’s fi rst win over an ACC school in fi ve years. Kevin Artis’ 24-9 win in the fi nal bout of the match tied the overall score and provided the only technical fall of the match, giving UNCG the edge in the tie-breaker.

On February 23, 2004, Jay Joseph became UNCG’s all-time leading scorer, eclipsing the mark held by

his former teammate James Maye set one year earlier. Joseph fi nished his career with 1,646 points. He also fi nished fi rst all-time at UNCG in games played, fi eld goals made and fi eld goal attempts.

In March 2004, Darren Burns was named the SoCon Freshman Wrestler of the Year, UNCG’s fi rst wrestling Freshman of the Year since joining the SoCon.

2004-05 SeasonOn September 25, 2004, as part of the fi fth induction class into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame, Lynne Agee became the fi rst active head coach

to be enshrined in the UNCG Hall. Agee was inducted along with the 1982 men’s

soccer team, the 1973 women’s golf team and deceased administrator David Knight.

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Team Inductions

1973 Women’s Golf Team, 2004Won the fi rst national championship of any kind for UNCG, competing in the AIAW National Tournament in Massachusetts. Defeated Rollins College on the fi nal hole for the champion-ship.

1982 Men’s Soccer Team, 2004Won the NCAA Division III National Championship without a home fi eld... facilities at UNCG were under renovation at the time, forcing the team to play its games at near-by Grimsley High School... the team fi nished19-3-0, including a 3-0 win over Wake Forest during the regular season and a 2-1 win over Plymouth State in double overtime in the NCAA Quarterfi nals.

Individual Inductions

Lynne Agee - Women’s Basketball Coach, 2004The fi rst active head coach to be enshrined... fi rst coach in NCAA history to lead her team to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions... more than 500 career wins to her credit.

Jim Allen - Administrator, 2003Former vice chancellor for Student Affairs... had oversight on program’s move from Division III to I.

Maxine Allen - Amateur Athlete, 2001Garnered national attention as duckpin bowler... set world records and earned a top national ranking.

Mike Berticelli - Men’s Soccer Coach, 2000Led UNCG to Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... guided UNCG to 70-9-5 record (86.3%) in four seasons.

Mike Burke - Supporter, 2001Led UNCG’s charge in scholarship fundraising... created fi rst athletic endowment in 1987... raised funds toward a total endowment now valued at more than $4 million.

Marge Burns - Amateur Athlete, 2000Holds record of 10 North Carolina State Amateur Golf titles ... named Carolinas Outstanding Amateur fi ve times ... qualifi ed and played in 14 USGA Amateur Championships, as well as six US Open Tournaments.

Renee Coltrane - Women’s Basketball, 20011983-84 All-American as a junior ... fi rst women’s basketball player to exceed 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.

Wendy Engelmann-Gettings - Women’s Basketball, 2002Scored 1,378 points and dished out a school-record 574 assists.

Mike Fleming - Supporter, 2000UNCG supporter for more than two decades ... UNCG named its basketball gymnasium the Michael Fleming Gymnasium on December 1, 1994.

Belmar Gunderson - Amateur Athlete, 2000Participated from 1952-56 at Women’s College ... competed in four Wimbledons and 11 United States Lawn Tennis National Championships (now U.S. Open).

Jim Allen

Maxine Allen Mike Berticelli

Mike Burke

Renee Coltrane

Mike FlemingMike Fleming Belmar GundersonBelmar Gunderson

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Individual Inductions (cont.)

Jason Haupt - Men’s Soccer, 2001Two-time fi rst-team All-American ... led UNCG to a Division III national championship in 1987... UNCG’s all-time leader in goals scored with 77.

Winn Hazelgrove - Softball, 2005Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American honoree... one of UNCG’s greatest softball players, still ranking in the Top 10 in 20 statistical catagories at the time of her induction (10 years after her graduation).

Pat Hielscher - Women’s Volleyball Coach, 2001Coached UNCG’s fi rst volleyball team in 1970 ... guided Spartans to a 106-30 record and a NCAIAW state title in 1974.

Elizabeth House - Media / Supporter, 2003Former sports writer for The Carolinian and The News & Record covering UNCG athletics.

Lewis Johnstone - Men’s Soccer, 2000Led UNCG to three straight national playoff appearances ... third all-time leading scorer in team history with 66 goals and 24 assists.

Ellie Jones - Women’s Tennis, Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, 2003One of UNCG’s most versatile student-athletes ever as she excelled in tennis, basketball and fi eld hockey from 1969-73.

Dr. David B. Knight - Administrator, 2004Not only a leader in the transition from Division III to DIvision I, but a leader on the national scene as UNCG’s long-time Faculty Athletics Representative... became the only FAR to serve on the Division I, II and III levels... served as chair of the NCAA’s fi rst Division I Academics / Eligibility / Compliance Cabinet and served as a consultant to the NCAA on numerous aca-demic reform issues (for whom the current Knight Commission was named.)

Ethel Martus Lawther - Administrator, 2003Served 26 years as head of Department of Physical Education (1948-71)... developed both men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic programs after Woman’s College became UNCG in 1963.

Carol Mann - Women’s Golf, 2002LPGA Hall of Fame member... earned 38 LPGA victories in 22 years on tour.

Andrew Mehalko - Men’s Soccer, 2002Led UNCG to 1983, 1985 and 1986 NCAA Division III National Championships.

Tom Martin - Men’s Basketball / Supporter, 2002UNCG’s fi rst male president of Alumni Board of Directors... served as tri-captain of the fi rst two UNCG men’s basketball teams.

Jill Masterman - Field Hockey, 2000Played on fi eld hockey team for four years and was a co-captain as a senior in 1977.

Brian Moehler - Baseball, 2005UNCG’s fi rst player to be drafted in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft... earned UNCG’s fi rst-ever win over a Division I opponent and went onto pitch for Detroit and Florida in the major leagues, as well as in the Atlanta and Cincinnati organizations.

Jason Haupt Winn Hazelgrove

Elizabeth House

Ellie Jones

Ethel Martus Lawther

Carol Mann Andrew Mehalko

Tom MartinTom Martin Jill MastermanJill Masterman Brian MoehlerBrian Moehler


Individual Inductions (cont.)

Chancellor Emeritus, William E. Moran - Administrator, 2000Served as Chancellor from 1979-94... guided UNCG from Division III to Division I in 1991... cre-ated the Spartan Club.

Laura Mussulman - Women’s Soccer, 2002Member of fi rst women’s soccer team... UNCG’s fi rst great goalkeeper with 18 career shutouts.

Michael Parker - Men’s Soccer Coach, 2005Second active coach to be inducted (fi rst male)... winner of more than 400 collegiate matches, including more than 300 at UNCG... led Spartans to NCAA Division III National Championship in 1985, 1986 and 1987.

Angie Polk-Jones - Women’s Basketball, 2000Led UNCG to a 93-22 mark in her four years (1985-89) ... Division III All-American as a junior... UNCG’s all-time leading scorer with 1,585 points.

Nancy Porter, Women’s Golf Coach, 2005One of the pioneers of women’s athletics at UNCG... coached the UNCG women’s golf team to the 1973 national championship... also considered on of UNCG’s fi rst student-athletes, participating in women’s golf in the 1940’s.

Eddie Radwanski - Men’s Soccer, 2000Led UNCG to back-to-back Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... two-time Division III All-American (1983 and 1984) ... No. 1 draft pick in the 1985 Major Indoor Soccer League draft by the Dallas Sidekicks.

Bruce Shaw - Men’s Basketball, 2000Led UNCG’s fi rst-ever men’s basketball teams ... scored 1,401 points, becoming UNCG’s fi rst 1,000 point scorer ... two-time All-Dixie Conference honoree.

Rita Wiggs - Women’s Basketball, 2000Led UNCG to state NCAIAW title and AIAW Regional appearance in 1972 ... led UNCG in scor-ing for four straight seasons and fi nished with 1,347 career points.

Donna Friesen Wigton - Volleyball, 2003Volleyball standout at UNCG from 1970-73 ... active contributor to volleyball through coaching, as a referee and scorekeeper in 1996 Olymnpics and World University Games.

“The Big Five” Chuck Hayes - Supporter, 2000 Mike Weaver - Supporter, 2000 Jim Melvin - Supporter, 2000 Stanley Frank - Supporter, 2000 Charlie Reid - Supporter, 2000Helped establish NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG through scholarship funding and support.

The purpose of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame is to rec-ognize and honor those special individuals, who through their superior athletic achievements or by their outstand-ing service, have made long-lasting, exemplary contri-butions to the UNCG athletics program. Persons to be recognized for the excellence of their achievements may include former athletes, coaches, administrators and other individuals who brought recognition and honor to both themselves and to UNCG.

Nominations should be sent to: Hall of Fame Committee - c/o Rod WyattUNCG Department of AthleticsPO Box 26168Greensboro, NC 27402

Additional Information Available Through:Phone: 336-256-0108E-mail: [email protected] on-line at www.uncgspartans.com

About the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame

William Moran Laura Mussulman

Michael Parker Angie Polk-Jones

Nancy Porter Eddie Radwanski

Bruce Shaw

Chuck Hayes Jim Melvin

Charlie Reid Mike Weaver Stanley Frank


At the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, it is the athletic department’s goal to see that UNCG student-athletes graduate with a degree in their chosen fi eld. The demands of integrating athletic competition, academic success and personal growth are challenging.

The Academic Enhancement Program (AEP) bridges the gap between education, athletics and other university programs. The primary goal of the AEP is to help student-athletes make satisfactory progress toward graduation while providing the education and services they need to maintain a well-balanced lifestyle amid the demands of an NCAA Division I institution.

AEP focuses on the whole individual – academic, athletic, and emotional – in the years during and after college. AEP fi rmly believes that there is a direct relationship between quality of effort (both academic and athletic) and performance. AEP considers the results achieved in the classroom to be a direct refl ection on UNCG’s athletic program.

Through AEP, students explore university programs, options and opportunities, although UNCG student-athletes are expected to take responsibility for their own actions and decisions. They are expected to represent themselves, their team, ICA and UNCG in a manner that consistently promotes honesty, fairness, trust, respect and responsibility.

Services provided by the AEP staff include:• Facilitate positive freshman experience through

participation in SOAR (Spartan Orientation, Advising and Registration) & UNS (University Studies - required of all freshmen student-athletes);

• Provide academic support helping student-athletes utilize campus support systems;

• Monitor academic progress of student-athletes through 5 & 10 week reports;

• Provide a monitored structured study area where student-athletes can work;

• Facilitate student-athlete’s exploration of academic interests, majors, & career options to allow him/her to graduate with a meaningful degree;

• Work with student-athletes to help them understand degree audit sheets, degree evaluations and the impact those have on working toward graduation.

Student-Athlete Responsibilities include:• Complete Virtual Advising before SOAR; • Be familiar with different programs, majors and

options available; • Choose a major that blends student’s own interests

and strengths; • Explore academic options with academic advisor

in his/her major; • Monitor their own academic progress with

instructors and advisors; • Participate in structured study during the fall

semester of their freshman year.

Academic ExcellenceAEP works to support the academic progress of

student-athletes toward intellectual development and graduation. At UNCG, the Student Academic Services, Learning Assistance Center, Counseling and Testing Center, Speaking Center and Writing Center help AEP provide information in the following areas:

• Structured study; • Academic agendas; • Goal setting; • Time management; • Study skills; • Tutoring; • Study groups; • Progress reports (for all student-athletes in all

courses twice per semester);

Academic DevelopmentAEP encourages student-athletes to develop and

pursue career goals and life goals. The School of Education’s Counseling and Educational Development Department, Business and Career Services’ representatives provide student-athletes with a variety of experiences, including:

• CED 210: Career and Life Planning; • Field experiences; • Career Day.AEP’s staff includes a director, an assistant academic

coordinator, graduate interns, daytime and Sunday night structured study monitors and tutors. The staff includes professionals who provide various services such as academic advising, career counseling, individual and small group tutoring, classroom instruction and other support services.

Academic AdvisingFreshmen and sophomores without a declared major

will be advised through the College of Arts and Sciences. All other student-athletes follow the normal procedures for university academic advising concerning schedules, possible class choices, degree requirements, etc.

AEP staff monitor academic progress, advise and counsel student-athletes and serve as a liaison between ICA and the academic community. Progress letters are sent to faculty requesting input such as grades, attendance, etc. Students are assigned tutors in any problem areas.

Offi ce of Academic ComplianceUNCG’s newest addition to its academic services, the

Academic Compliance Offi ce is charged with monitoring and evaluating issues related to the continuing eligibility of the student-athletes and completing NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) reporting forms regarding continuing eligibility and retention. Academic Compliance also works closely with student-athletes who are identifi ed as needing extra attention while adjusting academically and socially.

The goal of the Academic Compliance Offi ce is to serve as a bridge for UNCG’s student-athletes and assist in connecting them with the appropriate campus-based support service dependent upon their specifi c needs. The main goal of this offi ce is to assist student-athletes in their pursuit of a degree and ensure compliance with University and NCAA guidelines.

The Academic Compliance offi ce relies on a combination of professionals and offi ces across campus to be successful in delivering quality guidance and assistance to our student-athletes in a timely fashion. The staff provides a wide array of services and programs that are geared towards developing the fundamental skills needed to be successful in college both as a student and an athlete.

As a whole, the University community must strive to reach the ultimate goal of “being recognized in Division I as a national leader in the welfare of the student-athlete.”

“The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) is actively engaged in the University community and is committed to the development of a competitive Division I program that is nationally recognized as a leader in the welfare of our student-athletes and professional staff. Mirroring the University, ICA is a community of students and professionals of diverse backgrounds embracing an informed appreciation of different views and cultures, as well as their own. Their quality of experiences will encompass the social, aesthetic and ethical development of all individuals represented in the program regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, political orientation or sexual orientation.

“A founding guideline of Division I athletics at UNCG states that, the student-athlete is fi rst and foremost a student. ICA makes every effort to provide an environment for learning where the student-athlete’s responsibilities are integral to their educational success inside and outside the formal classroom. The University provides numerous academic support programs aimed at assisting a student’s academic growth. ICA seeks to further assist student-athletes by enhancing current academic programs and providing educational initiatives supplemental to those offered by the University. These initiatives are designed to stimulate intellectual, social, cultural, gender and personal development of the student-athlete. The goals of these programs are to promote the graduation of student-athletes at a rate equal to or greater than the overall undergraduate student population. A special emphasis is placed on maintaining comparable graduation rates for student-athletes in every demographic group.”

- Excerpt from UNCG’s ICA Department Philosophy


James Shipp begins his fourth year as UNC Greensboro’s head athletic trainer in 2005-06 and eighth year overall as the ath-letic trainer with responsibilities that include men’s basketball coverage. Shipp is also in his third year as the Assistant Athletic Direc-tor for Student Welfare. As Assistant Athletic Director, Shipp over-sees the Spartan student-athletes’ physical

and mental development through administra-tive oversight of the Spartan Strength and Conditioning Program, advising the Student-Athlete Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics (SACIA), and managing the Spartan CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success) Program. The goal of this program is to comprehensively develop well-rounded student-athletes who are prepared for successful transition from high school to highly-achieving collegiate athletics and fi nally to ful-fi lled adult lives. As the Spartan CHAMPS Program director, Shipp oversees the de-velopment and implementation of student-athlete life skills training which include: sports psychology, sports nutrition, career development, personal development, academic success, diversity training, and community ser-vice. In his role as head athletic trainer, Shipp oversees a staff of six Certi-fi ed Athletic Trainers who are responsible for tending to the medical needs of the UNCG student-athlete including evaluation, treatment, and rehabilita-tion of injuries. Shipp has primary medical oversight of the men’s basketball team. Shipp came to UNCG from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in August of 1998. In his previous position, he was a graduate as-sistant athletic trainer with the Blazer football and track and fi eld teams. Prior to his work in Birmingham, Shipp served as an intern athletic trainer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football team. From 1993 to 1994, he worked as an athletic trainer in the Cape Cod Baseball League, a collegiate all-star summer league in New England. Shipp is an advisory board member of the Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation, and he serves as an adjunct professor in UNCG’s Athletic Train-ing Education Program. He is a certifi ed member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association who is licensed to practice athletic training by the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainers. A native of Fayetteville, NC, Shipp earned a bachelor of arts degree in physical education with a minor in chemistry from North Carolina in 1995. He then went on to earn a master of arts degree in exercise physiology from UAB in 1998. Shipp and his wife, Jen Palancia Shipp, reside in Greensboro.

Erica Thornton, the Associate Head Ath-letic Trainer at UNC Greensboro, begins her fourth year with the Spartans in 2005-06. Thornton is primarily responsible for the women’s basketball program and serves as coordinator for the intercollegiate excess insurance policy, as well as supervisor for two assistant athletic trainers that provide services to women’s soccer, softball, tennis,

and men’s soccer. She also serves as an ap-proved Clinical Instructor for the entry-level master’s program in athletic training. Prior to her time at UNCG, Thornton spent three years as an assistant athletic trainer at Appalachian State, beginning in 1999. Her primary respon-sibilities were with volleyball and women’s basketball. In addition, Thornton served on the faculty in the HLES Department, and managed secondary in-surance and drug testing for the athletic department. Thornton came to ASU following three years as a graduate assistant at the University of Florida where she earned a master’s of science in athletic training. At Florida, she served as a teaching assistant and instructor while dealing with training responsibilities for the women’s swimming and diving team. She is a 1996 graduate of SUNY Brockport with a degree in health sci-ence, concentration in athletic training. While at Brockport, Thornton was a member of the women’s tennis team. She has been a certifi ed member of NATA since 1996 and licensed to practice athletic training in North Carolina since 1999.

James ShippAssistant Athletic Director / Athletic Trainer

Erica ThorntonAssociate Athletic Trainer


About The Spartan Club

The Spartan Club is a non-profi t organization whose primary purpose is to secure scholar-ship support for the 16 men’s and women’s NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG.

UNCG proudly proclaims that 100 percent of Spartan Club contributions go directly to athletic scholarships for deserving student-athletes.

Throughout the year the Spartan Club hosts pre-game socials, special events, and fund-raisers to promote interest and participation in the overall athletic program. Spartan Club members include UNCG alumni, faculty and staff, friends, former student-athletes, parents, businesses, corporations, and other leaders in our community.


Methods of Giving

Cash, Checks and Credit Card Gifts:Provide immediate help for all 16 UNCG athletic programs through the support of student athletic scholarships.

Payments may be spread over the course of a fi scal year (July 1-June 30), but all pledges must be paid by June 30. The University can accept cash, checks (made out to the UNCG Spartan Club) as well as credit cards (American Ex-press, MasterCard, Visa).

Matching Gifts:Many companies have a matching gift program that doubles the value of your gift at no extra cost to you. Ask your employer for information concern-ing a matching gift for higher education in support of scholarships for student-athletes. Be sure to enclose your matching gift form with applica-tion and donation. You will be recognized by the Spartan Club at the level of your gift plus the match.

Named Endowed Scholarships:Pay tribute to someone’s life and accomplishments or leave your own legacy while strengthening UNCG’s athletic program. The Spartan Club Director can as-sist you with making this kind of gift.

Special Gifts:Gifts such as real estate, stocks and bequest are appreciated and accepted. Contact the Spartan Club Director for specifi c details.

Membership Appreciation Socials (3 a year) Window DecalSpartan Club Auto Tag (First Time Members)Ticket PriorityInvitations to Special EventsSoCon Tournament Ticket PriorityExclusive Varsity Club Lapel Pin (First Time Varsity Club Members)Spartan Spirit Season Ticket OpportunityPre-Game Socials (16-20 a year)Lapel Pin (First Time Members)Honor Wall RecognitionCampus Recreation Center Privilege*Basketball Program RecognitionCar FlagInvitations to Special University EventsWeb Site RecognitionPriority for Spartan Club Special EventsMVP Season Ticket OpportunityCampus Recreation Center Membership**Naming an Annual ScholarshipScholarship Wall RecognitionAnnual Scholarship PlaqueChancellor’s Society Membership

Annual Scholarship Level

($10,000 4 year pledge)Golden Spartans

($2,500)Spartan 200

($1,000)Fighting Spartans

($500)Blue and Gold

($250)

Century Spartansand Varsity Club

($100)Spartan Club Membership Benefi ts

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* Members contributing $250 or more annually are eligible for membership at the Campus Recreation Center for an additional $200 per person.** Campus Recreation Center membership available at no extra cost. Call the Spartan Club for details


Endowed Athletic Scholarships

A named endowment to support athletic scholarships may be created with a commit-ment of $50,000 or more. The endowment generates income that is awarded to student-athletes on an annual basis.

Lynne C. Agee FundEstablished by friends and family of Lynne Agee to honor her service to UNCG. The recipient of this scholarship will be a member of the women’s basketball team. Lynne is starting her 24th season as coach of the Spartans women’s basketball team. She is among the most successful Division I coaches in North Carolina and the country. She was the fi rst women’s basketball coach to lead a school to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions. She has led her teams to 13 conference championships. In January 2004, Lynne became the 23rd coach in NCAA women’s basketball history to reach the 500-win plateau.

James H. Allen FundEstablished by friends and family of Jim Allen in honor of his years of service to UNCG. Annual recipient of the fund is a member of the women’s soccer team. Jim came to UNCG in 1967 to serve as Presbyterian campus minister. He was named Dean of Stu-dents in 1971 and two years later was appointed Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, a position he held for 22 years until his retirement. Jim was one of the staunch support-ers of UNCG’s move to Division I athletics.

Alma W. Barrier FundEstablished by friends and family in memory of Alma Barrier. The recipient of the schol-arship is a member of the women’s basketball team. Originally from Dunn, NC, Alma attended Dunn High School where she averaged over 20 points a game as a member of the women’s basketball team. Alma attended Woman’s College for two years, graduated from Campbell University with a degree in elementary education and taught school for fi ve years. Alma spent nearly 40 years in Greensboro, living life to its fullest and rais-ing her family. Alma was a top ranked state tennis player and was also an avid golfer, belonging to many ladies organizations. She was past club champion at four different golf clubs. Alma’s love for athletics and in particular UNCG women’s basketball was evident as she rarely missed a home game. As a loyal UNCG women’s basketball fan the establishment of this endowment was extremely important to her.

Smith Barrier FundEstablished by friends and family in memory of longtime Greensboro Daily News sports editor, Smith Barrier. Two annual scholarships are awarded in men’s basketball and men’s or women’s golf. Barrier was named sports editor of the Greensboro Record in 1942. He became sports editor of the Greensboro Daily News two years later and served as executive sports editor of the News & Record from 1966 until retirement in 1980. He died in 1989 at age 72. In 1999 he was honored posthumously by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame with the Curt Gowdy Media Award.

Aaron Michael Bobb FundEstablished by friends and family of UNCG Athletic Director Nelson E. Bobb and alumna Christine Hagan. The fund was created in their honor and in memory of their son, Aaron. The annual recipient is the student-athlete(s) with the top GPA the prior year.

Mike and Nancy Burke FundEstablished by High Point residents Mike and Nancy Burke, it was the fi rst endowed fund created at UNCG for athletics. The fund benefi ts a women’s basketball player. Mike is the retired Vice President of Greensboro’s Mayer Textile Machine Corporation. He has served on the UNCG Excellence Foundation and the Spartan Club Board where he has been instrumental in fund-raising efforts. In 2001 he was inducted into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame.

Michael B. Fleming Athletic Scholarship FundEstablished by Mike Fleming. Recipients of the scholarship will be members of the women’s basketball team and the men’s wrestling team. Mike is the retired President of Fleming-Shaw Transfer & Storage. He has served as a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, Excellence Foundation, and is a charter member of the Spartan Club. The University has honored him in several ways: the gymnasium is named for him, he was inducted into the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame, and he was awarded an honorary degree at the May 2002 commencement exercises.

Robert A. and Mary C. Fleming FundEstablished by Michael B. Fleming and Robert A. Fleming, Jr. in memory of their par-ents. Recipients of the fund are members of the men’s basketball and baseball teams.

Stanley and Dorothy Frank Fund Established by friends and family in honor of Stanley and Dorothy Frank. Awarded an-nually to a men’s baseball player. Stanley is the retired Chairman of Carolina By-Prod-ucts. He is a former member of the Excellence Foundation, a charter member of the Spartan Club, and a member of the “Big Five,” a group of supporters who helped UNCG fund its Division I scholarship program. This group was selected as part of the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. At the May 2002 commencement exercises Stanley was awarded an honorary degree from the University.

J. Douglas Galyon FundEstablished in honor of Doug Galyon, a chief supporter of the move to Division I ath-letics. Recipient of the fund is a member of the wrestling team. Doug is the former Director of Public Affairs at Guilford Mills and a former board member of the Excellence Foundation and Spartan Club and is a current member of the Board of Visitors and a consultant to Guilford Mills.

Ellen Griffi n FundEstablished by UNCG Alumni Association board member Sue Rice of Florida in honor and memory of Ellen Griffi n. The scholarship supports a member of the women’s golf team. Ellen Griffi n, an alumna of Woman’s College, taught at the University and later opened her own golf teaching facility. In 1962 she was named LPGA Teacher of the Year. Sue Rice was a student of Ellen Griffi n’s. She is a former teacher and physical therapist; within the last 10 years she opened a private art gallery in Palm Beach, Florida.

Lester Earl Gross III Athletic Scholarship Fund Established by friends and family in memory of Lester Gross, class of 1980 graduate, former UNCG soccer player and devoted UNCG athletics fan. Lester was a member of the Young Alumni Council, the Alumni Association and the Spartan Club. This fund will be awarded to a member of the men’s soccer team.


Charles A. Hayes FundEstablished in honor of Chuck Hayes. Recipient is a member of the men’s basketball team. Chuck Hayes was the Chairman of Guilford Mills. He was a former Chairman of the UNCG Board of Trustees, and served on the Excellence Foundation and Spartan Advisory Board. Hayes was another of the “Big Five” supporters who were selected for the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1998 he received an honorary degree from the University.

David Bates Knight EndowmentEstablished by friends and family in memory of Dr. David Knight. Annual recipient of the fund will be a rising junior or senior student-athlete majoring in science. Dr. Knight served the UNCG for thirty-six years as a chemistry professor and ambassador of the advancement of science. Since 1985, he also served as the University’s fi rst full-time Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR). Dr. Knight served as President of the FAR As-sociation, completing eight years as an offi cer, and was the fi rst Chair of the NCAA Division I Cabinet on Academics, Eligibility and Compliance, holding this position for two consecutive terms.

C. Thomas and Mary Martin FundEstablished by alumni Tom and Mary Martin, this scholarship is awarded to a member of the women’s basketball team. Tom, former Director of Planning for the city of Greens-boro, played on the University’s fi rst men’s basketball team. Tom became the fi rst man to serve as president of UNCG’s Alumni Association. He has headed the Spartan Club and served on the University planning council. He was inducted into the 2002 class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. Mary is the former Executive Director of School Improvement for the Guilford County School System.

Karl Mayer FundEstablished by Mayer Textile Machine Corporation to support men’s soccer. The fund honors the late Karl Mayer, the founder of Mayer Textile. Before his death in 1995, Mayer lived in Obertshausen, Germany. He was a distinguished member of his community and devoted his life to his company and its associates.

Jim Melvin FundEstablished in honor of Jim Melvin, a chief supporter of the move to Division I athletics. Annual recipient is a member of the men’s or women’s golf teams.

Former Greensboro mayor and banker, Jim is the President of the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation. He is a former member of the UNCG Board of Trustees and Excellence Foundation and a charter member of the Spartan Club. He is one of the Spartan Club’s “Big Five” supporters who were inducted into the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame.

Victor M. Nussbaum, Jr. FundEstablished by the late Vic Nussbaum, an ardent supporter of UNCG and its athlet-ic program. Recipient is a member of the men’s basketball team. Vic was a former Greensboro mayor and founder and chairman of Southern Foods. He served on the University’s Investment Fund Committee and the Excellence Foundation. His wife, Pat, an alumna of the University, serves on the Weatherspoon Gallery Association Board.

Nancy Ann Porter FundEstablished in memory of Nancy Porter by her sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Art Evans of Fort Myers, FL. Awarded annually to a women’s golfer. Nancy was an alumna of Woman’s College, earning two degrees. She was a physical education faculty mem-ber at the University and coached the women’s golf team to a national championship in 1973. After leaving UNCG, she had a second career in the human services fi eld, working with chemically dependent individuals.

Charles M. Reid FundEstablished in honor of Charlie Reid, retired Chairman of United Guaranty Corporation and chief supporter of the move to Division I athletics. Recipient is a member of the men’s or women’s basketball or golf teams. Charlie is a charter member of the Spartan Club and a member of the “Big Five” who were inducted into the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. He has also served on the University’s Excellence Foun-dation and the Bryan School of Business Advisory Board.

Rayna Matea Taylor FundEstablished by the UNCG Intercollegiate Athletics Department in memory of Rayna Matea Taylor, a sophomore middle hitter on the UNCG women’s volleyball team at the time of her death. Recipient is a member of the women’s volleyball team.

H. Michael Weaver FundEstablished by Mike Weaver to benefi t outstanding student-athletes. Fund is based on a $1,000,000 gift which provides scholarships to every sport.

Mike has served the University in nearly every leadership capacity. He has chaired the University’s Board of Trustees and Investment Fund, co-chaired the University’s previ-ous capital campaign, served as President of the Excellence Foundation and served on the Bryan School of Business Advisory Board. He is a charter member of the Spartan Club and a member of the “Big Five” who were inducted into the charter class of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame.

Three additional funds that are on their way to reaching endowment status include:

Dr. Richard and Sharon Beavers Scholarship FundEstablished by Dr. Richard and Shari Beavers of Greensboro. Dr. Beavers received his master’s degree in biology from UNCG in 1976 and is an endodontist in the practice of Beavers and Keating, DDS. Richard and Shari are avid Spartan fans and have been do-nors at UNCG for over 25 years. Richard is currently serving as the chair of the Spartan Executive Committee. The recipient of this scholarship is yet to be determined.

The Rich Brenner Endowed FundEstablished by friends and family in honor of Rich Brenner, Fox8 WGHP-TV sports broadcaster. The recipient of this scholarship is yet to be determined.

Patricia A. Hielscher Volleyball Athletic ScholarshipEstablished by alumna Pat Hielscher, UNCG’s fi rst women’s volleyball coach. In her fi ve seasons at UNCG, she compiled a 106-30 record and a NCAIAW state title in 1974. She continued her coaching career at Wisconsin and NC State and in 13 years overall, posted 365 victories and a 75-percent winning rate. In the last 20 years she has been a successful businesswoman. In 2001 she was inducted into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. She is a former member of the Spartan Club Executive Committee.

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Documents

2005-06 UNCG Wrestling Media Guide