2012-13 Longwood Men's Tennis Guide

2012-13 Longwood University Men’s Tennis Guide

2012-13 Longwood University Men’s tennis roster

Name Cl. Ht. Hometown / Previous SchoolEdward Becker Jr. 5-10 Sydney, Australia / Manly Selective CampusDaniel Elston So. 6-0 St. Austell, Cornwall, England / Ralph Allen SchoolJames Fudge Fr. 6-1 Kaarst, Germany / Millfield School (England)Justin Higgs Fr. 6-0 Nassau, Bahamas / Sagemont SchoolSteed Johnson So. 5-11 Ahoskie, N.C. / Needham B. BroughtonHarry Kelleher So. 6-2 Sydney, Australia / St. Aloysius CollegeGiorgi Khmiadashvili Sr. 6-1 Tbilisi, Georgia / Public School 148Bharani Sankar Fr. 5-8 Glen Allen, Va. / Deep Run

Head Coach: Jakob Gustafsson - second seasonAssistant Coach: Casey Wharton - first season

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athLetiCs departMentDirector of AthleticsTroy Austin...................................................................... 434.395.2057......................................................................aus [email protected]

Associate AD for Student-Athlete Enhancement / SWAMichelle Meadows ........................................................ 434.395.2429............................................................ [email protected]

Associate AD for Internal OperationsBill Irish .......................................................................... 434.395.2655......................................................................irishwm@longwood.edu

Assistant AD for Sports Medicine / Head Athletic TrainerJenna Page .................................................................... 434.395.2965...................................................................... [email protected]

Assistant AD for MarketingEric Stoller ...................................................................... 434.395.2138.................................................................... [email protected]

Assistant AD for DevelopmentScott Bacon .................................................................... 434.395.2081

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Faculty Athletics RepresentativeDr. Consuelo Alvarez .................................................... 434.395.2847.................................................................... [email protected]

Director of Compliance Alex Ricker-Gilbert.......................................................... 434.395.2417.......................................................... [email protected]

Director of Strength and ConditioningJohn Hark ...................................................................... 434.395.2772........................................................................ [email protected]

Athletics Business Operations ManagerBryan Cornn .................................................................. 434.395.2614.................................................................... [email protected]

Special Assistant to the ADStuart Smith .................................................................. 434.395.2059.................................................................... [email protected]

Main Office .................................................................... 434.395.2057Fax .................................................................................. 434.395.2568Website ................................................ www.longwoodlancers.comTwitter ................................................................@LongwoodLancersFacebook................................................................Longwood LancersMailing Address ...........................................................201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909-1899Overnight .....................................................................201 High Street Tabb 119 Farmville, VA 23909-1899

athLetiCs Media reLationsAssociate AD for Media RelationsGreg Prouty .................................................................. 434.395.2097.................................................................. [email protected]

Assistant Director for Athletics Media Relations / MTEN ContactAshley Robbins .............................................................. 434.395.2718................................................................ [email protected]

Athletics Video CoordinatorGary Maiorano................................................................ 434.395.2345.............................................................. [email protected]

Credits: The 2012-13 Longwood University Men’s Tennis Guide has been pub-lished by the Athletics Media Relations Office. Written, compiled, edited anddesigned by Ashley Robbins, Assistant Director for Athletics Media Rela-tions. Photography by Dyann Busse - Red Rocket Photography, the Design &Photo Man-Brian Ritchie.

Accessibility: Anyone with questions concerning accessibility or accommo-dations related to a disability should contact Longwood University DisabilitySupport Services, 434-395-2391.

University InformationLocation........................................................................Farmville, VirginiaFounded .............................................................................................1839Undergraduate Enrollment ..............................................................4,185Nickname ......................................................................................LancersColors....................................................................................Blue & WhiteAffiliation..........................................................................NCAA Division IConference ..................................................................................Big SouthFacility .................................................................................Lancer CourtsInterim President .........................................Marge Connelly (Delaware)

Team Information2012 Overall Record ............................................................................8-10First Year........................................................................................1980-81All-Time Record..............................................................................210-281

Coaching StaffHead Coach...................................................................Jakob GustafssonRecord At Longwood (Seasons) ...................................................8-10 (1)Career Record (Years) ......................................................................SameOffice Phone ........................................................................434.395.2320E-Mail .......................................................gustafssonja@longwood.eduBest Time To Contact .........................................................Contact AMRAssistant Coach ...............................................................Casey WhartonOffice Phone ........................................................................434.395.2757E-Mail ..........................................................whartoncg@longwood.edu

GeneralQuick Facts ................................1 Big South Conference ..............2 2013 Outlook ..............................3

CoaChinG StaffHead Jakob Gustafsson ............5Asst. Coach Casey Wharton ......6

2013 lanCerSVeterans......................................8Newcomers ..............................13

Year-in-review2012 Results ..............................16

reCorD BooKAll-Time Records ......................18All-Time Honors ........................18

lonGwooD UniverSitYLongwood ................................20Farmville Area|Virginia..............22 President Connelly....................23 Director of Athletics Austin ..........24Athletics Administration ..........25 Media Relations........................26Athletics Staff ..........................27

CoverSBecker/Khmiadashvili ..............FC2013 Roster ..............................IFCLancer Club................................IB2013 Schedule ..........................BC

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Longwood University be-came the 12th memberof the Big South Confer-ence on July 1, 2012.Since its founding in1983, the Big South Con-ference has maturedinto a competitiveleader in college athlet-ics, actively pursuing ex-cellence on the field of

play and in the classroom.The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic con-ference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage,innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased televisionpackages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally foster-ing the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership develop-ment of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the Conference’smission of “Developing Leaders Through Athletics.” The 2012-13 ac-ademic year features the Big South’s largest membership (12) andsponsored sports (19) in its 29 years of existence.

The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, whenCharleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director HowardBagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruit-ing members into the Big South, receiving initial commitments fromAugusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina andWinthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selectedas the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit newmembers. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Rad-ford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the requiredsix members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’sfirst year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Divi-sion I status.

In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Conference has experiencedmonumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During thistime, the Conference has had an individual National Champion sixtimes, has had more than 280 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has receivednational Top 25 rankings in football, men’s soccer, men’s basketball,women’s basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’sgolf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Champi-onship seven times in addition to the first men’s tennis doubles at-large selection, had the first women’s golf program advance to thenational finals, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, hadthe nation’s top scoring men’s basketball team five consecutive yearsas well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, receivedan at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship Subdivision in2006, has had six NFL Draft picks, and has had two institutions finishin the top 10 in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships -- including theConference’s highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event (fifth in2007).

The Conference’s tagline, “Developing Leaders Through Athletics”was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the Conference’s 25thAnniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25“Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, withLiberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championship runfrom 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’sfirst 25 years. The Conference’s on-field accomplishments have beenduplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than 40 percent of Con-ference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s PresidentialHonor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, andthe League has had more than 100 Academic All-Americans in its 28years of existence. Furthermore, the Big South has recorded doublefigure totals in NCAA Public Recognition Awards for APR progressthe last three years.

Member Institutions (12): Campbell University, Charleston Southern University, Coastal Car-olina University, Gardner-Webb University, High Point University, Lib-erty University, Longwood University, Presbyterian College, RadfordUniversity, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute, Winthrop Uni-versity

Geographical Breakdown (3 states): North Carolina (4) – Campbell University, Gardner-Webb University,High Point University, UNC Asheville; South Carolina (4) – CharlestonSouthern University, Coastal Carolina University, Presbyterian Col-lege, Winthrop University; Virginia (4) – Liberty University, Long-wood University, Radford University, Virginia Military Institute

Associate Members: Stony Brook University (football), Davidson College (women'slacrosse)

Championship Sports (19): Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Coun-try, Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's Golf, Women's Golf,Women's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men'sTennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field,Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, Volleyball


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The Longwood University men’s tennis team returns to actionin 2013 as the newest member of the Big South Conference.

“I think everyone on campus is very excited about being in theBig South,” commented second-year head coach JakobGustafsson. “It is a very good tennis conference and it will be agreat challenge for us.”

The young squad, that includes three sophomores and threefreshmen, is led by a pair of upperclassmen in senior GiorgiKhmiadashvili and junior Edward Becker.

“I have a very hard working group this year and couldn’t beprouder of the effort they put in during the fall,” said Gustafs-son. “The returning players have all improved since last year,and if we keep up what we have been doing, then I think thespring could be a good one for us.”

Several members of the LU tennis team turned in a successfulfall season, playing in singles and doubles competition. Khmi-adashvili and sophomores Daniel Elston, Harry Kelleher andSteed Johnson each won their respective flight to open the2012 fall season at the Mary Washington Kickoff Classic on Sep-tember 15-16. Elston led the Lancers with a 3-1 record at the ElonUniversity Fall Invitational on Sept. 21-23. Kelleher then pacedthe squad in its final two tournaments, turning in a 2-2 recordfor seventh in his flight at the Wake Forest Invite on October 12-14 before finishing 2-1 at the USTA/ITA Regional Championshipson Oct. 18-22.

“I believe we can keep our work ethic going through thespring,” explained Gustafsson. “We will aim to peak at the righttime and if we do that, then it will be a successful season forus.”

As a team, theLancers willlook to improveon last spring’s8-10 record. Inthe spring of2012, Long-wood collectedwins againstnow-Big Southopponent Pres-byterian andagainst in-statefoes such as theUniversity ofRichmond, Lynchburg College, Norfolk State University and Vir-ginia State University. The Lancers also defeated UMBC, Mor-gan State University and Hampton University.

Returning VeteransCoach Gustafsson has high expectations for his returners, whohe is counting on to set the tone for his team this season. Kelle-her led the squad this fall with a 9-4 overall record in singlescompetition, while Elston posted an 8-5 mark. Johnson went 7-4, Becker finished 2-6 and Khmiadashvili earned a 3-1 record.

“We have a very young team, but I still see and expect greatleadership from these players. Eddie (Becker) and Steed (John-son) have both taken roles as leaders this fall, but I count oneveryone to be leaders out there, whether it is by example onthe court or through motivation from the sideline,” saidGustafsson.

NewcomersThree freshmen - James Fudge, Bharani Sankar and Justin Higgs- have been added to the lneup this year. Higgs joined the squadfor the spring season, while Fudge and Sankar both competedin the singles and doubles tournaments this fall.

“The freshmen will have to learn about dual matches in collegetennis at a very fast pace,” commented Gustafsson. “We play atop national program right off the bat and there will be no timefor them to have a slow start. They have a great desire and haveworked hard this fall, so anyone who comes out to watch them

play will definitely be able tosee this drive and passion forbeing a Lancer.”

Who to Watch“I expect all of the players totake a step up this seasonfrom last year, but HarryKelleher looks ready to takea big step,” said Gustafsson.“He showed glimpses of itduring our fall season and Ibelieve he is ready to takethat next step and be a suc-cess story during thespring.”

2013 ScheduleAlthough the upcomingschedule is one of the tough-

est the program has faced, coach Gustafsson thinks his squadwill face the right mix of opponents. In the non-conference por-tion of the 2013 schedule, Longwood will face a pair of nation-ally ranked opponents beginning with its season opener at No.43 Virginia Tech on January 19. The Lancers will then visit No. 66Wake Forest University on March 3. LU will play neutral sitematches against Norfolk State (Jan. 26, Greenville, N.C.), alongwith Morgan State (Jan. 20, Richmond, Va.) and George Wash-ington University (April 13, Radford, Va.). Longwood will alsosquare off against East Carolina University (Jan. 27), JamesMadison University (March 22), Richmond (March 26), NorthCarolina Central University (April 3), Howard University (April 7)and ASA College (April 10) to round out its non-conferenceschedule.

“This year’s schedule is one of the most challenging we’vefaced during my tenure,” said Gustafsson. “In addition to atough conference schedule, we play a couple of nationallyranked teams and other talented schools that will test us eachmatch. With this quality non-conference schedule, I think wewill be well prepared for the Big South and be able to performat our best when it matters the most.”

As for the Big South lineup, Longwood will open its conferenceslate against Presbyterian on February 18. The Lancers will alsohost league opponents Campbell University (March 23) andCoastal Carolina University (March 29), while visiting LibertyUniversity (March 6), Winthrop University (March 14), Gardner-Webb University (March 16) and Radford (April 12). The 2013 BigSouth Conference Tournament will be played April 17-20 in RockHill, S.C. hosted by Winthrop.

“We have faced several of the conference schools in past yearsand know what to expect,” commented Gustafsson. “The com-petition will be tough, but we hope to gain enough experienceduring the regular season in order to be able to turn someheads when the conference tournament comes around.”

SOPHOMORE HARRY KELLEHER

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Jakob Gustafsson is in his fifth year at Longwood Univer-sity during 2012-13, and his second season as the men's andwomen's tennis head coach after being named to the po-sition on July 26, 2011. He led the women's program to arecord of 10-10, and the men's program to a record of 8-10 during his first year. Gustafsson had served as the as-sistant coach for both tennis programs at Longwood since2008-09, and previously was an assistant coach at More-head State University in Kentucky from 2006-08, followinga four-year collegiate playing career at the University ofLouisville.

Gustafsson was a standout student-athlete at Louisvillewhere he posted a 72-29 career singles record, and a 77-43 career doubles record while helping the Cardinals tothe 2006 Big East Conference Championship. He wasranked as high as #19 nationally in doubles, and #120 in sin-gles as a senior during 2005-06 while the only player to beunanimously voted All-Big East in both singles and doublesthat year. Gustafsson was named All-Conference USA (3rd-team) as a junior in 2005 when he was the Louisville teamMost Valuable Player as well. The Cardinals advanced tothree post-season NCAA Tournaments during his under-graduate career.

Gustafsson excelled in the classroom as well at Louisville,named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll throughouthis four years. He was a two-time Intercollegiate TennisAssociation (ITA) Scholar-Athlete (2005-06), and was the2004-05 Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.Gustafsson received the 2006 ITA/Arthur Ashe Award forLeadership and Sportsmanship as well.

A native of Hollviken, Sweden, Gustafsson earned hisBachelor of Science degree in health and human perform-ance with a concentration in exercise science fromLouisville. He earned his Master of Arts degree in health,physical education and sports sciences with a specializa-tion in sport management at Morehead State in 2008.

JAKOB GUSTAFSSONHEAD COACH | SECOND YEAR

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At Mary Hardin-Baylor, Wharton played an active role inrecruiting year round. He also helped plan and executepractices, and lead the team’s strength and fitness activi-ties. During his tenure, Wharton’s men’s and women’steams qualified into the American Southwest ConferenceTournament on six occasions. In 2012, he helped coach theDivision III ITA Southwest Regional Women’s Singleschampion, Brittni Fausett. Previously, Wharton helpedlead his team to the 2011 Women’s NCAA Division III ASCWest Division title match, and qualified a women’s dou-bles pair into the 2010 NCAA Division III National Champi-onships.

Wharton spends time each summer as a tennis camp in-structor at Texas A&M University, where he logs up to 25hours a week on the court training junior players to per-form at a higher level. He holds a United States Profes-sional Tennis Association certification, as well as the PatEtchberry Tennis Strength and Fitness certification.

Wharton was a traveling member of the Mary Hardin-Bay-lor men’s tennis team before becoming a volunteer assis-tant. Since 2009, he has been active with the United StateTennis Association (USTA) of Texas as a 5.0 ranked playerin both singles and doubles. The Groesbeck, Texas, nativereceived a Bachelor of Arts in history from Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2009 before earning his Master’s in history fromTexas A&M – Central Texas in 2012. Wharton’s wife of fiveyears, Andrea, played collegiate tennis at the University ofTexas – Tyler.

CASEY WHARTONASSISTANT COACH | FIRST YEAR

MEET THE LANCERS

Coach Gustafsson on Khmiadashvili“I am looking for Giorgi to enter the spring with a lot of energy. He had some in-juries haunt him during the fall, but I believe he is ready to show the Big South hewill be tough to deal with.”

2013Second-year team member ... won Flight A with a 3-0 record at the University ofMary Washington Kickoff Classic.

2012Finished with an 11-6 singles record and an 8-8 mark in dou-bles competition … had two, three-match singles winstreaks from Feb. 18-Mar. 9 and from Mar. 14-Mar. 27 …earned four-straight doubles wins from Mar. 21-Apr. 3 withpartner Daniel Elston.

High SchoolAttended Public School No. 148.

PersonalSon of Davit and Natalia ... Top 10 in European tennis rank-ing of U14 and 16 boys ... won Georgian National Champi-onships three times.

AcademicsEconomics major.


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GiorGi Khmiadashvilisenior | 6-1

Tbilisi, GeorGia

(Public school 148)

KHMIADASHVILI AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2011-12 -- 11-6 -- -- -- -- 5-3 11-6 .647 8-8 .500Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 3-1 .750 2-1 .667CAREER -- 11-6 -- -- -- -- 6-3 14-7 .667 10-9 .526


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Coach Gustafsson on Becker“Ed is entering the spring as our most experienced player on the team and I knowhe is ready for the task of taking on the Big South. I will look to him to be a greatleader for us out there.”

2012-13Third-year team member ... Flight C runner-up at the University of Mary Wash-ington Kickoff Classic with 2-1 record.

2011-12Finished the season with an 11-13 singles record and an 8-20 doubles record …won six of seven consecutive matches between Mar. 7-Mar. 27 ... defeated Nor-folk State (Mar. 7) and Hampton (Mar. 9) for back-to-back doubles wins withpartner Harry Kelleher ... Longwood All-Academic Team honoree ... LongwoodScholar-Athlete award.

2010-11Completed his first year 6-9 in singles and 5-13 in doublesaction ... ended the season on a two-match win streak.

High SchoolParticipated in tennis at Manly Selective Campus in Sydney,Australia from 2007-2008 ... received the Full Blue SportAward for Regional Representation at State School Cham-pionships in 2007-08 ... earned High Distinction NationalGeography Competition in 2008-09 ... was on the HonorRoll for English, Geography, French, Extension English andVisual Arts.

PersonalSon of David and Caroline Becker ... traveled to Europeduring the summer of 2012.

AcademicsExercise science major.

edward becKerJunior | 5-10

sydney, ausTralia

(manly selecTive camPus)

BECKER AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2010-11 -- -- -- -- 3-2 3-7 1-1 6-9 .400 5-13 .2772011-12 -- -- 0-1 7-7 0-1 -- 4-1 11-13 .458 8-20 .286Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1 2-6 .250 2-7 .222CAREER -- -- 0-1 7-7 3-3 3-7 5-3 19-28 .404 15-40 .273


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Coach Gustafsson on Elston“After a very successful freshman season, I look for Dan to be ready to take thenext step with his game. He has all the shots, and only needs to find a way to put itall together.”

2012-13Second-year team member ... won his flight with a 3-0 record at the Universityof Mary Washington Kickoff Classic … consolation winner at Elon Fall Invite …went 1-1 at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships.

2011-12Finished 7-8 in singles competition and 7-10 in doubles play… had two, three-match singles win streaks from Feb. 18-Mar. 9 and from Mar. 21-Mar. 31 … earned four-straight dou-bles wins from Mar. 21-Apr. 3 with partner GiorgiKhmiadashvili.

High SchoolFour-year letterwinner at Ralph Allen School ... also playedfour years of soccer.

PersonalSon of Chris and Della Elston ... grandfather (GrahamJasper) was past director of the UK Plymouth Argyle soccerteam ... captain of two National titles in the club leaguechampionships in 2009 and 2010 ... runners-up in 2011 ... Eu-ropean grade 1 doubles winner and semi finalist in singles ...represented Great Britain in international competitions inLondon, India and Europe ... first 16u Great Britain team towin invitational event held at Wimbledon ... traveled with aBritish Junior Team to national and international competi-tions during the summer of 2012.

AcademicsKinesiology major.

daniel elsTonsoPhomore | 6-0

sT. ausTell, cornwall, enGland

(ralPh allen school)

ELSTON AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2011-12 -- -- 7-8 -- -- -- 0-2 7-8 .467 7-10 .418Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 8-5 .615 2-6 .250CAREER -- -- 7-8 -- -- -- 1-2 15-13 .536 9-16 .360


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Coach Gustafsson on Johnson“Steed was our most improved player in the fall and I know he is hungry to showeveryone what he can do. He has already shown signs of greatness on and off thecourt and I am very excited to see how he will start the spring.”

2012-13Second-year team member ... won his flight with a 3-0 record at the Universityof Mary Washington Kickoff Classic … consolation winner at Elon Fall Invite …went 1-1 at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships.

2011-2012Finished 7-8 in singles competition and 7-10 in doubles play … had two, three-match singles win streaks from Feb. 18-Mar. 9 and from Mar. 21-Mar. 31 …earned four-straight doubles wins from Mar. 21-Apr. 3 with partner Giorgi Khmi-adashvili.

High SchoolParticipated in tennis at Broughton ... earned 2010 All-Con-ference, All-Region and All-State singles and doubles playerfor North Carolina 4A Public High School Tennis ... was the2011 4A Public High School Tennis Dual-Team State Champi-onship runner-up ... was a 2011 All-Conference singles anddoubles player ... 2011 Athelete of the State for North Car-olina 4A Public High Schools ... 2011 4A Public High SchoolTennis Dual-Team State quarterfinalist ... ranked as high as27 in the South and 140 in the nation as a junior ... com-peted in the Georgia National Open in 2009, reaching theround of 16 in singles ... was the doubles champion in the2010 Georgia Bullfrog.

PersonalSon of Jamie and Becky Johnson ... father played Lacrossefor North Carolina State University ... mother played FieldHockey for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilland recived a letterman jacket in 2007 for her outstandingperformance ... a cousin (Sonny Harmon) played Tennis forClemson University ... two cousins (Hatch and Sims Har-mon) played football for Georgia Tech ... taught tennis tokids 4-12 years old at North Hills Club in Raleigh during sum-mer 2012.

AcademicsCommunications major with a concentration in public relations.

sTeed JohnsonsoPhomore | 5-11

ahosKie, n.c. (needham b. brouGhTon)

JOHNSON AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2011-12 -- -- -- 0-1 -- 6-9 2-3 9-17 .346 9-18 .333Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-2 7-4 .636 6-4 .600CAREER -- -- -- 0-1 -- 6-9 2-5 16-21 .432 15-22 .405


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Coach Gustafsson on Kelleher“Harry had the strongest fall out of all our players. If he can continue his momen-tum from the fall tournaments, then this will be a breakthrough season for Harry.”

2012-13Second-year team member ... won his flight with a 3-0 record at the Universityof Mary Washington Kickoff Classic … finished seventh in Flight C at the WakeForest Fall Invite … went 2-1 at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships.

2011-12Finished with a 9-17 singles record and a 5-12 mark in dou-bles action … had two, three-match singles win streaksfrom Feb. 18-Mar. 9 and from Mar. 14-Mar. 27 … defeatedNorfolk State (Mar. 7) and Hampton (Mar. 9) for back-to-back doubles wins with partner Edward Becker.

High SchoolPlayed four years at St. Aloysius College ... was team captainas a senior ... two-time team MVP ... member of the Aus-tralian All High Schools team as a senior ... also played threeyears of rugby.

PersonalSon of Arthur and Jane Kelleher ... worked for a sports facil-ity during the summer of 2012.

AcademicsExercise physiology major.

harry KellehersoPhomore | 6-2sydney, ausTralia

(sT. aloysius colleGe)

KELLEHER AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2011-12 -- -- -- 0-2 8-6 -- 2-2 8-8 .500 5-12 .294Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1 9-4 .692 2-7 .222CAREER -- -- -- 0-2 8-6 6-9 3-3 17-12 .586 7-17 .292


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Coach Gustafsson on Fudge“Fudge will be a tough player for anyone to face this spring. Heis our magician on the team and I look forward to him causingheadaches for his opponents. With James in the lineup, ourdoubles play has definitely improved.”

2012-13First-year team member ... won doubles Flight C with partnerSteed Johnson at the Mary Washington Kickoff Classic ... ad-vanced to the doubles final at the Elon Fall Invite ... finished13th in doubles with 1-2 record at Wake Forest Fall Invite ...fell in the doubles round of 64 at the USTA/ITA Atlantic Re-gional Championships.

High SchoolPlayed two years of tennis at Millfield.

PersonalSon of Leonard and Pauline Fudge ... sister (Megan) playedtennis at the University of Illinois ... traveled to Hungary dur-ing the summer of 2012.

AcademicsBusiness management major.

James FudGeFreshman | 6-1

KaarsT, Germany

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Coach Gustafsson on Higgs“I am very excited to have Justin join us. He has a lot of experi-ence already on the international junior level, so I am excitedto see what he can do for us. He should cause a lot of problemsfor his opponents with his great serve and athleticism.”

2012-13First-year team member.

High SchoolLetterwinner at Sagemont ... helped lead team to the FloridaState Championship ... was the singles #5 win at the statetournament ... also played soccer for five years and baseballfor three.

PersonalSon of Eugene and Kerry Higgs ... worked as a tennis coachat Tennis Centre in the Bahamas during the summer of 2012.

AcademicsComputer science major.

JusTin hiGGsFreshman | 6-0

nassau, bahamas

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Coach Gustafsson on Sankar“Bharani has shown great progress throughout the fall. He isone of the most coachable players I have ever encountered. Ifhe is able to stay patient as his game develops, then he will bevery good for us down the road. Bharani will still be testedearly this spring with our tough schedule and I think he will sur-prise a lot of people with his game.”

2012-13First-year team member ... finished third in Flight F with 1-2record at UMW Kickoff Classic ... went 1-2 at the Elon Fall In-vitational ... finished 1-3 at Wake Forest Fall Invite.

High SchoolPlayed four years of tennis at Deep Run ... three-time VirginiaHigh School League (VHSL) AAA State Champion ... seniorcaptain in 2012 ... 2012 VHSL AAA Doubles State Champion ...four-time Academic All-District and All-Region ... Second-Team All-Metro in 2012 ... Beta Club member ... honor roll stu-dent.

PersonalSon of Sankar Ramachandran and Brinda Shankar ... taughtat a tennis camp during the summer of 2012.

AcademicsBiology major with a pre-med concentration.

bharani sanKarFreshman | 5-8Glen allen, va.

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Player Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 Streak Last 10 Edward Becker 7-9 --- --- 0-1 7-7 0-1 --- L 1 5-4Daniel Elston 7-8 --- --- 7-8 --- --- --- L 1 4-4Steed Johnson 6-10 --- --- --- 0-1 --- 6-9 L 1 4-5Harry Kelleher 8-8 --- --- --- 0-2 8-6 --- L 1 4-5Giorgi Khmiadashvili 11-6 --- 11-6 --- --- --- --- W 2 6-3Nobu Tanaka 12-5 12-5 --- --- --- --- --- L 1 7-2 Totals 51-47 12-5 11-6 7-9 7-10 8-7 6-10 Percentage .520 .706 .647 .438 .412 .533 .375

Team Overall 1 2 3 Streak Last 10Edward Becker/Steed Johnson 0-5 0-1 --- 0-4 L 5 0-5Daniel Elston/Harry Kelleher 0-5 0-3 0-2 3-3 L 5 0-5Giorgi Khmiadashvili/Nobu Tanaka 1-3 0-2 1-1 3-2 W 1 1-3Daniel Elston/Giorgi Khmiadashvili 7-5 7-5 --- 2-2 L 1 6-4Edward Becker/Harry Kelleher 5-7 --- 5-7 --- L 1 3-7Steed Johnson/Nobu Tanaka 6-5 --- --- 6-5 L 2 6-4Totals 19-31 7-11 6-10 6-10Percentage .380 .389 .375 .375

SPRING 2012 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Player RecordEdward Becker 2-6Daniel Elston 8-5Steed Johnson 7-4Harry Kelleher 9-4Giorgi Khmiadashvili 3-1Bharani Sankar 1-7Totals 30-27Percentage .526

Team RecordJohnson/Fudge 6-4Khmiadashvili/Elston 2-1Becker/Kelleher 2-7Elston/Sankar 0-5Totals 10-17Percentage .370

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Opponent Result RecordJANUARy 22 vs. Georgetown ! L, 2-3 0-1 22 at VCU ! L, 0-5 0-2 February 5 at William and Mary L, 2-5 0-3 15 at Campbell L, 1-6 0-4 17 at Coastal Carolina L, 0-7 0-5 18 vs. Richmond W, 4-3 1-5

March 7 NORFOLK STATE W, 6-1 2-5 9 at Hampton W, 7-0 3-5 11 vs. UMBC W, 4-0 4-5 12 at USC Upstate L, 0-4 4-6 14 at Presbyterian W, 4-3 5-6 21 VIRGINIA STATE W, 7-0 6-6 27 MORGAN STATE W, 7-0 7-6 31 at George Mason L, 3-4 7-7

April 3 LIBERTY L, 2-5 7-8 12 at James Madison L, 2-5 7-9 14 at Lynchburg W, 6-1 8-9 15 at Wake Forest L, 1-6 8-10

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Career Wins1. Nobu Tanaka 88 2008-122. Brandon Lindsley 59 2005-093. Rashko Patnikov 53 2003-074. Gorjan Bilalagic 48 1998-02 Mirza Iljazovic 48 1998-026. Carlos Garcia de Andoain 46 2005-097. Paul Petersen 44 1999-038. Mani Barajas-Alexander 39 2004-20089. Chris Newman 35 2002-0610. Billy Heird 31 2006-10

Season Wins1. Nobu Tanaka 23 2011-122. Nobu Tanaka 21 2008-093. Crescente Lesser 21 2010-114. Billy Heird 18 2008-095. Nobu Tanaka 17 2010-116. Nobu Tanaka 16 2009-10 Rashko Patnikov 16 2004-05, 05-06 Paul Petersen 16 1999-00 Brandon Lindsley 16 2007-0810. Gorjan Bilalagic 15 1998-99 Mirza Iljazovic 15 1999-00 Brandon Lindsley 15 2006-07, 08-0913. Gorjan Bilalagic 14 1999-00 Billy Heird 14 2006-07 Carlos Garcia de Andoain 14 2007-08 David Cardoso 14 2007-08, 08-0917. Marc Ferrigno 13 2009-10 Mirza Iljazovic 13 1998-99 Jeff Henley 13 1999-00 Gorjan Bilalgic 13 2001-03 Rashko Patnikov 13 2003-04 Carlos Garcia de Andoain 13 2005-06 Brandon Lindsley 13 2006-07

Career Winning Percentage(minimum 20 wins)

1. Nobu Tanaka .693 88-39 2008-122. Rashko Patnikov .616 45-28 2003-073. Brandon Lindsley .573 59-44 2005-094. David Cardoso .568 29-22 2005-10 Billy Heird .568 33-25 2006-106. Mirza Iljazovic .565 48-37 1998-027. Gorjan Bilalgic .552 48-39 1998-028. Jeff Henley .537 22-19 1999-019. Paul Petersen .506 44-43 1999-0310. Carlos Garcia de Andoain .469 46-52 2005-09

Season Winning Percentage(minimum 10 wins)

1. Nobu Tanaka .840 21-4 2008-092. Nobu Tanaka .742 23-8 2011-123. Brian Davis .733 11-4 1994-954. Gorjan Bilalagic .722 13-5 2001-025. Chris Newman .706 12-5 2002-036. Mani Barajas-Alexander .690 11-5 2005-067. Billy Heird .670 14-2 2006-078. Ian Young .667 12-6 2002-03 Dave Chiles .667 10-5 1995-9410. Rashko Patnikov .666 16-11 2005-06

MEN’S TENNIS HONORS

All-CVACPaul Petersen 2003Igor Bilalagic 1999

ITA Scholar-AthleteIgor Bilalagic 2000Carlos Garcia de Andoain 2009Billy Heird 2009Andres Lazarte 2009Brandon Lindsley 2009Marc Ferrigno 2011Crescente Lesser 2011Edward Becker 2012

VaSID Academic All-StateCarlos Garcia de Andoain 2009Billy Heird 2010

Division I Independent All-Tournament TeamBilly Heird (Singles MVP) 2010Billy Heird/Adham Halabi (Doubles MVP) 2010Nobu Tanaka (MVP) 2010, 2011Crescente Lesser 2011

ITA Preseason Division I Singles National RankingNobu Tanaka (#101) 2010

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With a legacy of learning dating back more than 170 years,Longwood University has developed a meaningful learning en-vironment that extends far beyond the classroom. Founded in1839 as the Farmville Female Seminary Association, the schoolwas a pioneer first in private and later in public education. Thestate of Virginia acquired the school in 1884 and renamed it asthe Normal School, the first state institution of higher learningfor women in Virginia. Over the years, the school expanded itscurricula and had a succession of names, becoming LongwoodCollege in 1949 and fully coeducational in 1976. On April 24,2002, history was again made at Longwood when Gov. MarkWarner signed legislation that designated Longwood as a uni-versity, effective July 1, 2002. The legacy that began in 1839 continues today as Longwood

University offersmore than 100 ma-jors, minors and con-centrations to morethan 4,800 stu-dents. Given its his-torical roots,Longwood Univer-sity enjoys an envi-able reputation forteacher preparation.But the excellencehas expandedthroughout the uni-versity with strongprograms in the lib-eral arts and sci-ences, business, andprofessional andpre-profess ionalprograms. Today the

coeducational, com-prehensive state univer-

sity comprises four separate colleges: the Cook-Cole College ofArts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economics, theCollege of Education and Human Services and the College ofGraduate and Professional Studies. The graduate college offersprograms in education, communication sciences and disorders,English and sociology, as well as an MBA degree. Under the leadership of Interim President Marge Connelly,Longwood is committed to developing citizen leaders and pro-vides a meaningful learning environment. Students get an ex-cellent grounding in theory then translate their newly acquiredknowledge into action by doing research, internships, field-work and community service. Recognizing the value of experi-ential learning, Longwood is one of the few universities in thecountry to require all students to complete an internship orsimilar learning experience before graduation. Additionally,Longwood was the first institution in Virginia to require thatevery freshman have a laptop computer. Technology is inte-grated throughout the learning process—an essential elementfor preparing the leaders of tomorrow. The Greenwood Library supports Longwood’s mission of de-veloping citizen leaders through a comprehensive array of serv-ices and resources. It is a learning-centered environment thatfosters intellectual exchange, scholarly communication, cul-tural enrichment, lifelong information literacy and creative ex-pression. In addition, the library provides more than 343,000titles, 8,000 DVDs, 5,100 CDs, 900 print journal subscriptions,and 160 electronic databases with access to more than 51,000full-text electronic journals. The library also provides integratedtechnology for information retrieval from libraries throughoutthe world. This state-of-the-art facility is named in honor ofLongwood’s 22nd president, Dr. Janet Daly Greenwood whoserved from 1981 to 1987.

Longwood provides a range of business services to the regionand state through the Longwood Small Business DevelopmentCenter, while the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts servesas an important and innovative study center and cultural re-source for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Longwood University also has a tremendous economic and cul-tural impact on Farmville and the surrounding communities. Astudy conducted by the Longwood Small Business Develop-ment Center estimates that university employees, students andvisitors spent more than $90 million in 2007—with 66 percentof that amount being spent in Farmville and the eight surround-ing counties. The Longwood campus, located in the heart of historic Far-mville, Va., provides excellent facilities while reflecting thecharm, beauty and character associated with its long heritage.The campus community was enhanced with the opening ofBrock Commons, a beautiful pedestrian promenade that pro-vides a central focal point for the Longwood campus whileeliminating traffic congestion and safety hazards. Fountains,walkways, outdoor sculpture and beautiful landscaping con-tribute to Brock Commons, creating a parklike atmosphere forstudents, faculty, staff and the public. Longwood’s signature building, Ruffner Hall, was rededicatedon April 23, 2005, and replicates the university’s most belovedbuilding and its beautiful rotunda, dating to the 1880s, whichburned on April 24, 2001, while undergoing a $12 million reno-vation. The original eight paintings on the interior of the ro-tunda dome, created in 1905 by the Italian-born artist EugeneD. Monfalcone of Richmond, have been returned to the domefollowing an extensive restoration that was under way prior tothe fire. The historic Joan of Arc statue, known affectionatelyas “Joanie on the Stony,” was also restored recently and re-turned to its place of honor on the main floor beneath the ro-tunda. The larger-than-life sculpture is a reproduction of thefamous 1870 original created by French sculptor Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu. The statue was a gift of the Class of 1914 andsymbolizes Joan of Arc as the patron saint of Longwood.

Ruffner Hall was reconstructed in the classic style based on theoriginal blueprints and drawings from the state archives in Rich-mond. The 83,143-square-foot building houses 22 classrooms, four ac-ademic departments, the offices of the Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs and the deans of the College of Graduate andProfessional Studies and the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sci-ences, named for benefactors Dr. John R. Cook (Class of 1952)and Dr. Waverly M. Cole. Between Ruffner Hall and Blackwell Hall, a sunlit hallway formsthe Cole Gallery, which features a collection of more than 500pieces of 19th-century Bohemian glass, Meissen porcelain andEnglish pottery donated to the Longwood Center for the VisualArts by Dr. Cole. Standing guard over this rare collection of dec-orative arts, with her sword held high, is the recently renovatedequestrian statue of Joan of Arc, or “Joanie on the Pony,” byAnna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington. Adjoining the Cole Gallery is Blackwell Hall, opened in 1920 asthe campus dining hall. This historic facility, which survived theGreat Fire of 2001, was named in the mid-1970s in memory ofDr. Herbert R. Blackwell, professor of English and dean of thecollege. Today, following a recent renovation and conversion,Blackwell Hall has a new role providing space for social, culturaland educational events for the campus and community. Alongwith Blackwell Hall, the extensive renovation included the ad-jacent Virginia and Prince Edward meeting rooms.


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The Chichester Science Center opened Dec. 6, 2005. The 70,822-square-foot facility includes 23 classrooms and laboratories, 47 fac-ulty offices and additional research space for both undergraduateand graduate research projects. The building, which was namedin 2007 in honor of John H. and Karen Williams Chichester (Classof 1974), features a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled environ-ment with safety ventilation systems and hazardous materialssafeguards, as well as a high-tech infrastructure for classrooms,laboratories and distance-learning facilities. A greenhouse andherbarium, housing the world’s largest collection of Virginia plantspecimens, are located on the roof.

More recently, a multifaceted Health and Fitness Center openedin August 2007. Located on Main Street adjacent to Frazer Resi-dence Hall, the 74,683-square-foot, 2-1/2-story facility features awide range of amenities including an indoor track, basketball andracquetball courts, a climbing wall, workout rooms, juice bar, andthe latest weight, exercise and training equipment. The buildingreceived a Gold Certification Rating in Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) from the U.S. Green Building Coun-cil. One of the more popular buildings on campus is the two-story,60,000-square-foot Dorrill Dining Hall located on Brock Commonsacross from the Lankford Student Union. Named in honor of Dr.William Franklin Dorrill, Longwood’s 23rd president, this multipur-pose facility with its curved, colonnaded portico overlooking IlerField was the first on campus to utilize geothermal heating andcooling. The flexible interior design provides space for banquets,meetings and special events along with a Grand Dining Room seat-ing 500 and an arcade seating an additional 700.

In fall 2009, the Center for Communication Studies and Theatreopened a new era for one of Longwood’s fastest-growing pro-grams. The three-story, 41,983-square-foot building is home to theDepartment of Communication Studies and Theatre and Long-wood Theatre productions, and is situated between the south endof Bedford Hall and Franklin Street across from the Hull EducationCenter. The new building features a highly flexible 174-seat “blackbox” theater, in which the seats and stage can be moved around.A studio theater, of about 80 seats and also flexible, will be usedfor student productions. There is also a scene shop, a costumeshop and a drafting lab. The center also houses the Jack BlantonGallery, which features more than 160 of the 230 pieces of artworkdonated by Jack Blanton to the Longwood Center for the VisualArts. Nearly 1,000 students reside in three campus-managed apartmentcommunities: Longwood Landings at Mid-Town Square, Long-wood Village and Lancer Village. Some of the amenities and fea-tures of the apartments are private bedrooms (some with privatebaths), full kitchens (most with dishwashers), washer-dryer units,large living areas, high-speed Internet and cable television. Two ofthe three communities have fitness rooms, and one has a swim-ming pool and a game room. On campus, Wheeler and Cox Hallsrecently reopened following complete renovations. These resi-dence halls now include elevators, air conditioning, bathroomswith ceramic tile and new fixtures, contemporary study roomswith modern amenities, and common areas with outside terraces. Longwood Landings at Mid-Town Square, which opened in August2006, is a residential village that includes four four-story buildingswith the top three floors dedicated to student housing and theground floor devoted to leased retail space. Longwood studentsoccupy 96 four-bedroom and 24 single-room apartments. Retailersinclude Barnes & Noble, which operates Longwood’s bookstoreand includes a Starbucks Café, and a Chick-fil-A and Moe’s South-west Grill operated by Longwood Dining Services (ARAMARK).Willett Hall, named for former Longwood President Henry I. Wil-lett Jr., is a health, physical education and recreation complex lo-cated on Brock Commons. It has a gymnasium with 1,807 seats; a

complete weight-training laboratory; a 25-meter pool with a 1-meter board, underwater lighting and observation window; a 350-seat natatorium; a modern dance studio with a floating floor andstaging capacity; and one of the state’s best-equipped laboratoriesfor the study of human performance as it relates to exercise,sports, health and the arts. A 3,000-square-foot addition to WillettHall houses a sports medicine/rehabilitation facility for the health,recreation and kinesiology programs. Not far from cam-pus students canenjoy the facilitiesat Longwood Es-tate, which fea-tures a complex ofathletic fields forfield hockey,lacrosse and soc-cer, along with anine-hole golfcourse. The presi-dent’s home,Longwood House,is situated on theestate.

Longwood Univer-sity is accreditedby the Commissionon Colleges of theSouthern Associa-tion of Colleges andSchools (SACS: 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033; 404-679-4500) to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Other accredita-tions include the National Council for Accreditation of TeacherEducation (NCATE), the Virginia State Board of Education, the Na-tional Association of Schools of Theatre and the National Associ-ation of Schools of Music. Specific program endorsements includethe undergraduate social work program that is accredited by theCouncil on Social Work Education; the undergraduate therapeuticrecreation program that is accredited by the National Recreationand Park Association; the athletic training program that is accred-ited by the Council on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education(CCATE); and the undergraduate and graduate business adminis-tration programs that are accredited by the Association to Ad-vance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB- International). For the 14th straight year, Longwood University is ranked amongthe best in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report survey. The newUSN&WR “America’s Best Colleges” report, released in Septem-ber 2011, ranks Longwood 10th in the category “Top Public Univer-sities-Master’s” in the South. Among all SouthernUniversities-Master’s (public and private) Longwood remainswithin the top tier at No. 29. Additionally, Longwood is one of only135 schools in the Southeast selected as a “Best in the Southeast”in the Princeton Review’s 2012 Best Colleges: Region by Regionlistings. The Princeton Review also named Longwood one of thenation's “Best Value” colleges and universities, including Long-wood as one of 75 public institutions to be featured in its book,"The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition." And, for the third year,Longwood University is included as one of the 650 best collegesin the United States in the Forbes 2012 list of America’s Best Col-leges.


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THE FARMVILLE AREALongwood University is located in historic Farmville, Virginia --65 miles west of Richmond, 48 miles east of Lynchburg, and 60miles south of Charlottesville -- the Heart of Virginia. The Townof Farmville has a population of approximately 6,800. The Farmville Area is comprised of the town of Farmville, alongwith the counties of Prince Edward and Cumberland. This areaserves as a retail hub and commercial activity center for eightcounties of Southside Virginia and has a service market of morethan 100,000 people. Education is a dominant factor in thearea, with three outstanding colleges offering educational andtraining opportunities. In addition to Longwood, Hampden-Sydney College and Southside Virginia Community College arelocated in the area. The Farmville Area has a diversified economy with strong man-ufacturing, trade, service, and agricultural sectors. Manufac-turing activity centers around natural resources, textiles, anda variety of industrial and consumer goods. The Town of Farmville is also home to the annual Heart of Vir-ginia Festival (first Saturday in May) and many historical sites,including Appomattox Courthouse and Sailors Creek Battle-field. These points of interest make the Farmville Area a veryattractive place to be. Located in and near town are churches,hotels, motels, a country club, a municipal airport, and a com-munity hospital. Many additional points of interest are withina short distance of the Farmville area.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIAThe Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original 13 colonies.Named for the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I of England, Virginiawas England’s first successful overseas colony and the site ofthe first permanent English settlement in America. West Vir-ginia was part of Virginia until 1863. Virginia’s rich political heritage helped shape the democraticprinciples on which the United States was founded. Virginiaplayed an important role in the American Revolution (1775-1783), and it entered the Union as the 10th of the original 13states on June 25, 1788. During the American Civil War (1861-1865) the state’s capital, Richmond, was also capital of the Con-federacy. The state has long been nicknamed Old Dominion. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, andJames Monroe, all Virginians, were founding fathers of theUnited States and were among the first five U.S. presidents.Virginia is also the birthplace of U.S. presidents William HenryHarrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson. Virginia is the 35th largest state in the United States, boundedon the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north and east byMaryland and the District of Columbia, on the west by West Vir-ginia and Kentucky, and on the south by Tennessee and NorthCarolina. According to the 2010 national census, Virginia’s populationwas 8,001,024, ranking it 12th among the states. Virginia Beach(435,619) is one of the most popular resort destinations on theEast Coast, as well as Virginia’s largest city. Richmond (192,913)is the state capital and a center of banking and insurance, andof both retail and wholesale trade. The Naval Base at Norfolk(229,112) and the Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth (101,377) em-ploy thousands of civilians and military personnel. Hampton(145,017) is important for its aviation activities such as LangleyAir Force Base and a National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-tration (NASA) facility. In Newport News (178,281) is a shipyardthat builds naval ships, including aircraft carriers. Alexandria(136,974) is part of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Lynchburg (67,720) is the site of light industries. Roanoke(91,552) is the largest city in western Virginia.

Civilian and military employment, mostly with the federal gov-ernment, is an essential part of the Virginia economy. The Pen-tagon, which houses the Department of Defense, is located inVirginia and is the leading federal employer in the northern partof the state. There are also important military bases in Virginia,particularly the massive complex of army, navy, and air forcebases in the vicinity of Norfolk.

Average January temperatures range from less than 32°F in thewest to more than 42°F in southeastern Virginia. Average Julytemperatures range from more than 78°F in the southeast toless than 68°F in the western mountains. Total precipitationranges from about 35 to more than 50 inches. Snowfalls aremoderate, except in the mountain regions. Besides Virginia, three other states - Kentucky, Massachusettsand Pennsylvania - use the term commonwealth as part of theirofficial names. The delegates to the convention in Williams-burg, when the first Constitution of Virginia was adopted onJune 29, 1776, used commonwealth as the name for the newform of government. It is very likely they had in mind the Puri-tans’ rebellion against the Crown in England more than 100years earlier. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts also chose to be called com-monwealths after independence from Great Britain. The other10 former colonies took the name “state,” the term used in theDeclaration of Independence. Kentucky was once part of Vir-ginia. When Kentuckians joined the Union as the 15th state in1792, it also kept the name commonwealth.

Source(s): Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce;

Commonwealth of Virginia(via Encarta Encyclopedia, MSN Learning & Research);

Virginia Tourism Corporation


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Marge Connelly, a longtime Virginia resi-dent and financial services executive,began her responsibilities as LongwoodUniversity’s top leader on June 1, 2012.As Longwood’s interim president, Con-nelly provides direction at the highestlevel in areas including strategic plan-ning, financial operations, fundraising,and government and community rela-tions. She also works to build andstrengthen relationships betweenLongwood and its key constituencies,including alumni; donors; current stu-dents and their parents; board mem-bers; and leaders in government,business and education. A former mem-ber and rector of Longwood’s Board of

Visitors, Connelly brings substantialknowledge of the university to her new position.

Prior to becoming Longwood’s interim president, Connelly worked asa financial services executive at Barclaycard, Wachovia Securities andCapital One Financial Services.Most recently, she spent 2-1/2 years living in London and working forBarclaycard as the global chief operating officer, responsible for alloperations and technology supporting Barclaycard’s business activi-ties throughout the UK, Europe and the United States.

Prior to her time at Barclaycard, Connelly was chief operating officerfor Wachovia Securities, the third-largest retail brokerage firm in theU.S. (now Wells Fargo Advisors), where she oversaw the firm’s infor-mation technology and operations management and served on theExecutive Committee. In that role, she orchestrated the completetransformation of the company’s operations and led integration ef-forts that enabled acquisitions resulting in a growth rate in excess of30 percent.

Before joining Wachovia Securities, Connelly was an executive vicepresident for Capital One Financial Services, where she managedmuch of the company’s operations and technology, and worked onidentifying and cultivating relationships with other business, govern-ment and community leaders. During her tenure with Capital One, shewas instrumental in building the infrastructure and culture to enablethe company’s growth from 5 million customers in 1994 to approxi-mately 50 million customers in 2005. She was a member of CapitalOne Senior Management Team and also served as the company’s co-CIO for two years.

Connelly has served on a number of boards both locally and nationallythat emphasize healthcare, economic development and education.She was a member of the Executive Advisory Council for the Univer-sity of Richmond’s Business School, the Virginia Commonwealth Uni-versity Business School Foundation Board, and also chaired theGreater Richmond Partnership. She received an honorary doctoratefrom Virginia Union University and currently serves on the board ofThe Women’s Initiative in Charlottesville, Va.

She was appointed by former governors Warner and Kaine to theCouncil on Virginia’s Future and chaired the Virginia Workforce Coun-cil. In addition, she was a member of the CJW Medical Center Boardof Trustees and Venture Richmond Executive Committee. She has alsoserved as chair of the Central Virginia Food Bank, and served on theExecutive Committees of the Greater Richmond YMCA and the WorldAffairs Council of Greater Richmond.

Connelly has been a member of the Greater Richmond Chamber ofCommerce, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the National BetterBusiness Bureau, the Executive Committee of Richmond Renaissance,the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board and the Richmond Re-gion 2007 Advisory Council. She also was involved with numerous fi-

nancial services industry groups, participating on several committees,including the Operations Committee of the Securities Industry and Fi-nancial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Depository Trust ClearingCorporation (DTCC) and the Executive Advisory Committees of bothVisa and Visa International.

She has received numerous accolades for her business and civic con-tributions, including being named by Equality Virginia as one of 20 Out-standing Virginians in 2009, receiving the 2007 Public Service Awardfrom the VCU Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs andbeing honored as one of the “Professionals Who Made a Difference”by Longwood University. She was named one of the most influentialwomen by Richmond Magazine in 2006, one of the area’s most influ-ential leaders by Style Magazine in 2004 and 2005 and “Woman of theYear in business” by the YWCA in 2003. She also was named a “Top100 IT Leader” by CIO Magazine, one of the “Hottest CIO’s” by FutureBanker and one of the “50 most powerful GLBT people” in the UK.Connelly has appeared on C-Span and been cited in several magazines,including Business Week and Fast Company. She also has appearedat some of the most prestigious business conferences, speaking onwomen and leadership, the Internet, customer service, businessethics, diversity and a number of other topics.

Connelly grew up in the small community of Horseheads, N.Y., andhas a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University ofDelaware. She lives with her partner, Julie Christopher, in Keswick,Va., and has two grown children.

Longwood Universityinterim PresidentMarge Connelly

executive assistant to the President for Governmental affairs and special ProjectsMs. Brenda L. Atkins

vice President of Facilities management and real PropertyMr. Richard W. Bratcher

vice President for administration and FinanceMr. P. Kenneth Copeland, Jr

special assistant to the President and director of events and ceremoniesMs. Diane Easter

vice President of information and instructional Technology servicesDr. Frank X. Moore III

Provost and vice President for academic affairsDr. Kenneth B. Perkins

vice President for student affairsDr. Tim J. Pierson

vice President for university advancementDr. Bryan K. Rowland

dean, college of business and economicsDr. Paul T. Barrett

dean of admissionsMs. Sallie McMullin

dean, college of Graduate and Professional studies Dr. Jeannine Rajewski Perry

dean, cook-cole college of arts and sciencesDr. Charles D. Ross

dean, college of education and human servicesDr. Wayne K. Wright

director of Physical PlantMr. Ben Myers

director of Public safety and chief of PoliceMr. Robert Beach


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Troy Austin is in his eighth year at Long-wood University during 2012-13, and hisfifth full year as Director of Athletics fol-lowing his appointment on April 22, 2008.He previously served as the interim ADfrom August 2006 to April 2008. Austin'sefforts during his tenure were essentialto Longwood gaining Big South Confer-ence membership.

Austin, one of the youngest Division I ath-letics directors in the nation (34), was ap-pointed to and served a three-year term(2009-12) on the Division I-AAA AthleticsDirectors Association (ADA) ExecutiveCommittee, and was re-appointed to asecond three-year term (2012-15). He

spearheaded the creation and developmentof A Blueprint for Success, a five-year (2009-14) Strategic Plan for Long-wood University Athletics. Austin oversees an intercollegiate athleticsdepartment where the overall undergraduate cumulative grade pointaverage is 3.0 among 200-plus student-athletes. He served on the selec-tion committee for the appointment of retired Brigadier General PatrickFinnegan who served as Longwood University's 25th president from2010-12.

Austin served in a critical role as Longwood completed the final year ofits NCAA Division I Reclassification during 2006-07. He represented thedepartment during a three-day visit to campus in September 2006 by afour-member Peer-Review Team as well as an NCAA Representative dur-ing the Division I Certification Self-Study and Evaluation process. Austincoordinated the compilation of information for the school’s annual Ath-letics Report and Updated Strategic Plan that year as well.

Austin has supervised 14 intercollegiate athletics programs and respec-tive coaching staffs, and an administrative support staff over the pastsix academic years. He has administered an annual budget of over $8 mil-lion, while developing and implementing marketing strategies to brandthe department. Austin has overseen facility capital upgrade projects forbasketball, baseball, softball, soccer, field hockey and women’s lacrosse.Prior to his appointment as interim AD, he had been the director of de-velopment for intercollegiate athletics at Longwood from October 2005to August 2006, assisting with the department’s external relations ef-forts, including the direction of the Lancer Club and its executive coun-cil.

Austin was the director of program development and marketing rela-tions for the National Football League Coaches Association (NFLCA)from 2003-05. At the NFLCA, he directed the development and market-ing of NFLCA programs, properties, and special events. In this capacity,Austin sought marketing partners for the NFLCA, and negotiated mar-keting opportunities for NFL assistant and head coaches. In addition, heoversaw the membership benefits program for the 750 active and retiredNFL coaches, facilitated sponsorships with corporate partners, andserved as a liaison between NFLCA and marketing partners among manyother duties and responsibilities.

While pursuing his post-graduate degree at VCU (2002-03), Austin servedan internship within VCU Athletics Marketing and Promotions where hecontributed to the development of promotional efforts for creating andmaintaining fan interest while assisting with marketing efforts to attainnew sponsors. Prior to his time at VCU, he served an internship withinDuke University Athletics as the Life Skills Coordinator where he directedthe nationally renowned educational program, ‘Verizon Read with theBlue Devils’, for elementary school children.

A native of Orange, New Jersey, Austin earned his Bachelor of Arts de-gree in sociology, along with a certificate in markets & managementfrom Duke where he was a four-year football letterman. A team captainas a senior, he earned the William J. Griffith Service Award and wasnamed the team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman. Austin earnedhis Master of Science degree in sports leadership from the VCU Centerfor Sports Leadership.

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Longwood University President Dr. Patricia P. Cormier re-ceived a letter from The NCAA dated July 11, 2007 statingthat the organization’s Division I Management Council Ad-ministrative Committee, acting on behalf of the Division IManagement Council, had approved the recommendationfrom the Division I Management Council Membership Sub-committee to transfer Longwood to Division I active mem-bership as of September 1, 2007. The Lancers competedduring 2007-08 as one of three new members of NCAA Divi-sion I.

KEy DATES TO NCAA DIVISION I STATUS

November 12, 2002: President Cormier informs NCAA of in-tent to reclassify to Division I

August 2003: NCAA approves move into first year of reclas-sification

September 1, 2004: Full compliance with all Division I legis-lation and membership requirements

September 2004: Men’s Golf and Women’s Lacrosse ac-cepted into Multidivisional Reclassification

September 2005: Longwood begins its Division I Certifica-tion Self-Study

May 15, 2006: Longwood submits its Division I CertificationSelf-Study Report to the NCAA

September 15-16, 2006: Men’s Golf competes in school’s firstofficial Division I event at Rutgers

September 25-27, 2006: NCAA Peer-Review Team visits cam-pus to conduct certification evaluation

April 9, 2007: NCAA approves Longwood Self-Study processas successfully completed

May 2007: Men’s Golf earns invitation and competes inschool’s first NCAA Division I post-season competition

July 11, 2007: NCAA approves Longwood for Division I activemembership during 2007-08

September 1, 2007: Longwood begins competition as offi-cially-certified Division I member

January 23, 2012: Longwood invited to join the Big SouthConference following a vote by the Big South Council ofChief Executive Officers

July 1, 2012: Longwood becomes the 12th member of the BigSouth Conference


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Michelle Meadows is in her eighth year atLongwood University during 2012-13, and waspromoted to her new position of AssociateAthletic Director in February 2009, after serv-ing as Assistant Athletic Director from July2005. She was also appointed as the Depart-ment’s Senior Woman Administrator in July2007. Prior to Longwood, Meadows was theAssistant Compliance Director (2003-05) atVirginia Commonwealth University whereshe earned her Master of Science from the

Center for Sports Leadership in 2003.

As Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Enhancement,Meadows’ supervises and directs the Compliance, Academic Services,and Life Skills programs for student-athletes. Meadows was instru-mental upon her arrival in 2005 in enhancing the department’s NCAAcompliance program with a focus on education and monitoring thatwas vital to Longwood’s reclassification and certification as a DivisionI program in 2007. During the early stages of her tenure, her vision ledthe creation and development of an Academic Services Departmentin October 2006 providing resources to student-athletes for their ath-letic, academic, career and personal pursuits. In February 2009, herrole was expanded to include actively directing the academic servicesprogram as part of the Student-Athlete Enhancement Department.

Under Meadows’ direction, the department has experienced its’ high-est academic achievements as a Division I program with the implemen-tation of the Academic Game Plan Program and Lancer LegacySpeaker Series, improvements to tutoring and peer mentoring re-sources, and the development of an academic learning facility for stu-dent-athletes. In the spring semester of 2012, the Athletic Departmentobserved its highest academic success to date with a 3.04 cumulativeGPA and four consecutive semesters above the 3.0 GPA mark.

A Richmond native, Meadows graduated summa cum laude from Vir-ginia Tech in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in human nutri-tion, foods, and exercise. She was a four-year starter in softball for theHokies and a three-time Academic All-American, the first student-ath-lete to do so at Virginia Tech at that time. She was named the Atlantic10 Player of the Year and Atlantic 10 Softball Student-Athlete of theYear in her senior season. She was the recipient of a NCAA Postgrad-uate Scholarship Award and was honored by Virginia Tech with theSkelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics at the conclusionof her career. On October 22, 2010, Meadows was inducted into theVirginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame for her contributions as a VirginiaTech student-athlete.

Meadows is also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes andserves as faculty advisor for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries at LongwoodUniversity.

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Bill Irish is in his fourth year at LongwoodUniversity during 2012-13, beginning em-ployment May 25, 2009, and serves as amember of the department’s senior man-agement team. Prior to Longwood, heworked for The Thomas James Company,an event management, operations, andmarketing consulting group in Atlanta, fol-lowing an appointment as director of op-erations for the 2008 NCAA Division IISpring Championships Festival in Hous-ton. Irish previously had been a vice-presi-dent of programming operations and scheduling for FOX SportsSouth/SportSouth Networks from 1995-2008.

Irish handles the department budget management along with over-sight of travel procedures, athletic facilities, athletics laundry serv-ices, and team sport supervision for field hockey, men’s andwomen’s golf, as well as men’s and women’s tennis. He serves asthe department’s liaison with the Budget Office, Accounting and Fi-nancial Reporting, the Longwood Foundation, Facilities and MaterialManagement, Human Resources, and Information Technology Serv-ices, and serves on both the Longwood Campus Impact and theSafety/Emergency Management Committees as well.

At FSN South/SportSouth, Irish’s vast and varied duties included se-lection of seasonal schedules for professional and collegiate teamsand conferences, input and upkeep of the monthly schedules, terri-torial switching reports as mandated by professional and collegiatecontracts, and served as the contract administrator and networkcontact for ACC Live and SEC-TV programming packages. He was in-volved in negotiation and administration of all regionally-developedprogramming agreements and underwritten regional network pro-gramming, worked directly with the controller and the executiveproducer on the annual programming budget, and was the formatadministrator for the network his last five years, working with adsales and production to create the most effective formats for thenetworks.

In addition, Irish worked for the Turner Sports-managed and oper-ated SportSouth Network as both director of programming (1992-95) and program manager (1990-92), and for Pacific Sports Network(1989-90) as program manager. He served as the assistant executivedirector for operations and event management at the Chick-Fil-APeach Bowl (1988-89), was the director of athletic marketing, travel,radio & TV at Rice University (1985-88) and was the athletic businessmanager at Rice (1984-85) as well. Irish was also the director of com-munity relations/group ticket sales manager/broadcasting, and mer-chandising manager for the Houston Gamblers (1983-85) of thenow-defunct United States Football League.

A native of Houston, Irish earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in in-dustrial psychology from the University of St. Thomas in Houston.His wife, Teresa, is a native of Front Royal and serves as the execu-tive assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Long-wood.


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ASSOCIATE AD FOR MEDIA RELATIONSGREG PROUTy

Greg Prouty is in his 20th year at Longwood Uni-versity during 2012-13, and his 16th year oversee-ing athletics media relations and sportsinformation while serving as a member of the de-partment’s senior management team. He waspromoted to associate athletics director in Feb-ruary 2009, serving as the sport supervisor forwomen's soccer as well as men's and women'scross country, after previously being named anassistant athletics director in October 2004.

Prouty coordinates all publicity and promotionfor the 14-sport intercollegiate athletics programand its student-athletes, including administration

of the athletics website while overseeing the dailyoperation of the office. His direct sport responsibilities include men’s basket-ball, baseball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s andwomen’s cross country. He was recently appointed to a three-year term (2012-15) on the Big South Conference Hall of Fame Committee.

Prouty was the assistant sports information director at Longwood from 1991-95 before serving two years (1995-97) as the sports information director atLynchburg College. He is a member of both the College Sports Information Di-rectors of America (CoSIDA) and the Virginia Sports Information Directors(VaSID), and has served previous stints with CoSIDA’s charity, ethics, publica-tions contest, and publications awards publicity committees. Prouty has servedon the MVP Sports Media Training Advisory Board since April 2010. He has re-ceived six citations of excellence from CoSIDA for publications, including two'Best in the Nation' awards, and a 'Third in the Nation' award for the 2001-02men's basketball media guide.

Prouty has served as media coordinator at four NCAA Division II Soccer Cham-pionships, including the 2002 and 2003 men’s and women’s national champi-onships that were co-hosted by the City of Virginia Beach and Longwood. Hehas served as the assistant media coordinator for five NCAA Division II SoftballChampionships (2002, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1995) in Salem, Virginia -- champi-onships that were co-hosted by the City of Salem and Longwood. Additionally,Prouty served as the official scorer at the 1999 softball championship. He waselected and served as chairperson of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference(CVAC) sports information directors from February 1999 until August 2000, andhas previously coordinated selections for three All-State (VaSID) and All-Region(DAKTRONICS) teams (1994-2004). Prouty currently coordinates the VaSID All-State University Division men’s basketball team as well as the Division I Inde-pendent men’s basketball team. He serves on the selection committee forVaSID's 'Rich Murray Journalism Scholarship' as well.

A native of Norwich, Ohio, Prouty earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in publicrelations with an option in sports information from Eastern Kentucky Universityin December 1988. He completed a one-year internship at ABC affiliate WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Ky., and then worked with the Indianapolis Colts during the1989 NFL season as a public relations intern. Prouty and his wife Paula, a 1985Longwood graduate, have a daughter, Megan Leigh (14).

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR MEDIA RELATIONSASHLEy ROBBINS

Ashley Robbins is in her first year at LongwoodUniversity during 2012-13, beginning employmenton July 10, 2012. She will assist with the daily op-eration of the office, while also serving as the pri-mary liaison for five of the school’s NCAA DivisionI teams, including field hockey, men’s soccer,women’s basketball, softball and women’slacrosse. Robbins comes to the Lancers followingthe completion of a 10-month apprenticeship atBoston College, where she was responsible forfour Eagles’ sports.

At Boston College, Robbins worked with the

school’s nationally-ranked field hockey and women’s lacrosse programs alongwith rowing and swimming and diving. She assisted with football and women’sbasketball game-day media relations and operations, while also helping coor-dinate the communications efforts for the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball EastRegional hosted by BC this past March at the TD Garden in Boston.

Prior to Boston College, Robbins spent four years in the Syracuse UniversityAthletic Communications Department. In 2009, she was named an undergrad-uate sports information director for the school’s cross country, track and fieldand softball programs, and in 2011, she traveled to the BIG EAST Women’s Bas-ketball Tournament as an assistant SID. Other highlights for Robbins at SU in-clude being part of the media coordination team for the 2010 NCAA Men’sBasketball East Regional and a featured writer in the game program for a 2008NBA exhibition between Phoenix and Denver at the Carrier Dome.

In addition to her collegiate experience with Syracuse and Boston College, Rob-bins has worked in a communications role with professional organizations suchas the New England Revolution and the Boston Bruins during their 2011 StanleyCup campaign. She also spent time with the Bay State Games, the state gamesof Massachusetts, where she implemented the use of StatCrew software forthe maintenance of statistics during the Summer Games.

A native of Leominster, Massachusetts, Robbins graduated summa cum laudefrom Syracuse University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sportmanagement and a minor in public communications studies. Robbins and herfiancé, Travis, reside in Farmville.

ATHLETICS VIDEO COORDINATORGARy MAIORANO

Gary Maiorano is in his first year at Longwood Uni-versity during 2012-13, beginning employment onAugust 6, 2012. He will be responsible for coordi-nating the production, integration, and distribu-tion of all multimedia entities used with athleticsand athletics venues. Maiorano served 22-plusyears at Syracuse University in various video andelectronic media communication roles, most re-cently as assistant director for electronic mediacommunications from 1995-2011.

Maiorano helped to promote a positive image ofSyracuse University and its programs through hisaward-winning video presentations for mass media,special events and the internet. He supervised day-to-day operations of thehigh definition (HD) video unit that included staffing, purchasing & budget, of-fice coordination, planning and client retention.

Maiorano has direct experience in sports television as well, serving as an inde-pendent contractor for The Media Group from 1987-2007. He worked as a pro-ducer, director or replay operator for various clients, including ESPN, CarrierDome TV and Kodak. Maiorano designed and oversaw the installation of thecontrol room and production elements for Carrier Dome TV, the video boardsystem for Syracuse’s football, basketball and lacrosse teams.

Maiorano was a sports producer at Syracuse Cablesystems from 1981-87 whileresponsible for the administration and production of the Syracuse UniversitySports Television Network. The innovative series was syndicated to several re-gional sportsnetworks for commercial distribution to 20 million homes.

A native of Syracuse, New York, Maiorano earned his Bachelor of Science de-gree in television management from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Com-munications at Syracuse. Among his professional honors are the NationalAcademy of Cable Programming’s ACE Award for Outstanding Sports SeriesProduction, the Council for Advancement & Support of Education’s Gold Medalfor documentary production, and the National Telly Award for biography pro-duction. He and his wife, Maureen, reside near Keysville.


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Jenna Page, assistant adsports medicine

alex ricker-Gilbert, directorcomplience

david bennett, managerathletics Fields

Todd dyer, head coachwomen’s soccer

elaine Jones, head coachwomen’s lacrosse

eric stroller, assistant admarketing

John hark, directorstrength and conditioning

Josh beardassociate head athletic Trainer

Kevin Fillman, head coachmen’s Golf

bill reinson, head coachwomen’s basketball

scott bacon, assistant adathletics development

bryan cornn, managerathletics business operations

Jon atkinson, head coachmen’s soccer

Kathy riley, head coachsoftball

dr. consuelo alvarezFaculty athletics representative

maya ozery, advisoracademic services

buddy bolding, head coachbaseball

Jakob Gustafsson, head coachmen’s and women’s Tennis

ali wright, head coachwomen’s Golf

stuart smithspecial assistant to the ad

megan miller, head coachcheerleading

iain byers, head coachField hockey

catherine hanson, head coachmen’s and women’s cross country

Kayla miller, managerGame operations & events


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eduardo de souza, associatehead coach, men’s soccer

Jennifer steele, assistant softball

Jon benick, assistantbaseball

doug Thibault, assistantmen’s basketball

Kyle cook, assistantathletic Training

adria crawford, assistantwomen’s basketball

brian mccullough, assistantbaseball

ricky yahn, assistantmen’s basketball

chris deneault, assistantathletic Training

Todd Faxon, assistantwomen’s lacrosse

richard morris, assistantmen’s and women’s corss country

sarah williams, assistantwomen’s basketball

casey wharton, assistantmen’s and women’s Tennis

wanisha smith, assistantwomen’s basketball

Kameron carter, assistantwomen’s Golf

missy woodie, assistantField hockey

Kenny nelson, assistantathletics Field Technician

skip spainPublic address announcer

carly Fullerton, assistantathletic Training

whitney curtis, assistantmarketing

rick canter, assistantstrength and conditioning

Tim Fudd, assistantmen’s basketball

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dan benick, assistantbaseball

Johnny colemanmen’s basketball operations


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Lancer Club Membership Levels & Benefits

Lancer($25-$99)

Bronze Lancer($100-$249)

Silver Lancer($250-$499)

Gold Lancer($500-$1,249)

Platinum Lancer($1,250-$2,499)

All-AmericanLancer

($2,500-$4,999)

Hall of FameLancer

($5,000+)

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For more information on the Lancer Club, including the many ways you can make a gift, please visit the Lancer Club link at www.longwoodlancers.com.

You can also contact Scott Bacon at 434.395.2081 or via e-mail at [email protected]

*Gifts to the Lancer Club and/or Longwood University totaling $1,250+ will qualify you as a President’s Circle member, entitling you to such benefits.

What is the Lancer Club?

The Lancer Club is the fundraising arm for Longwood University Ath-letics. It is the medium through which alumni, parents, friends, fac-ulty and businesses can provide vital financial support to thestudent-athletes, which comprise the 14 Intercollegiate Athletic pro-grams at Longwood.

How is my gift used?

• Student-athlete scholarships – the student-athletes are theheart and soul of the Athletic Department. While the number ofscholarships awarded to Lancer student-athletes has more thandoubled in the last ten years, there is still a long way to go. Weneed your help to meet the scholarship funding challenge. • Academic excellence• Team traveling expenses • Athletic resources and equipment• And much more...

Lindsey Ottavio ‘13Member of Longwood Women’s Soccer Team“Playing Division I soccer has always been a dream ofmine and Longwood has made that dream come true. Iam very thankful for the opportunity and support thatthe Lancer Club has provided for me. Their contribu-tions help all Lancer student-athletes perform at ourbest.”

Mark MontgomeryFormer Member of Longwood Baseball Team;Current Member of New york yankees’ Farm System“I’d like to thank everyone who supports LongwoodAthletics. My experience as a student-athlete wastremendous and I know it was because of the support Ireceived from not only my coaches and teammates, butalso from all the people who contributed to the LancerClub.”

2013 schedULeJanuary 19 Saturday Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 10:30 a.m. 20 Sunday Morgan State Richmond, VA 3:00 p.m. 26 Saturday Norfolk State Greenville, NC 11:00 a.m. 27 Sunday East Carolina Greenville, NC 1:00 p.m.

february 18 Monday PRESByTERIAN* Farmville, VA 1:00 p.m. 23 Saturday MORGAN STATE Farmville, VA 1:00 p.m.

March 3 Sunday Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC 6:00 p.m. 5 Tuesday COPPIN STATE Farmville, VA 1:00 p.m. 6 Wednesday Liberty* Lynchburg, VA 1:00 p.m. 13 Wednesday UNC ASHEVILLE* Farmville, VA 11:00 a.m. 14 Thursday Winthrop* Rock Hill, SC 3:00 p.m. 16 Saturday Gardner-Webb* Boiling Springs, NC 12:30 p.m. 22 Friday JAMES MADISON Farmville, VA 2:30 p.m. 23 Saturday CAMPBELL* Farmville, VA 1:30 p.m. 26 Tuesday RICHMOND Farmville, VA 2:30 p.m. 29 Friday COASTAL CAROLINA* Farmville, VA 1:00 p.m.

april 3 Wednesday North Carolina Central Durham, NC 1:00 p.m. 7 Sunday Howard Washington, DC 1:00 p.m. 10 Wednesday ASA COLLEGE Farmville, VA 1:30 p.m. 12 Friday Radford Radford, VA 3:00 p.m. 13 Saturday George Washington Radford, VA 10:00 a.m. 17-20 Wed.-Sat. Big South Tournament Rock Hill, S.C. TBD

*Big South Conference MatchBold Caps Denotes Home Match

All Times Eastern

Documents

2012-13 Longwood Men's Tennis Guide