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Official team guide of the Radford University Men's Tennis team
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INTRODUCTIONTable of Contents 1
Quick Facts 2
2012-13 Schedule 3
MEET THE TEAM2012-13 Roster 4
Meet the Highlanders 5
Head Coach Mike Anderson 6-7
Returning Player Profiles 8-21
Team History 22
THIS IS RUThe Big South Conference 23
Radford University President Penelope Kyle 24
Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg 25
This is Radford University 26-27
The New River Valley 28-29
Campus Life 30
Student-Athlete Support Services 31
Strength and Conditioning 32-33
RU Tennis Complex 34-35
CREDITSThe 2012-13 Radford University Men’s Tennis Guide was written and edited
by Brian Cox and designed by the Radford University Office of Athletic
Communications. The Publication was designed using InDesign and
Photoshop CS5. Additional editing and historical research provided by The
Big South Conference and Gene Hyde, archivist at Radford University’s
McConnell Library.
Photography: Tim Cowie, Todd Drexler, Lora Gordon and Athletic
Communications.
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RADFORDUNIVERSITY FACTSLocation Radford, Va.Founded 1910Enrollment 9,370Nickname HighlandersColors Red, White, Navy BlueAffiliation NCAADivisionIConference Big SouthPresident Penelope W. Kyle (Guilford College)DirectorofAthletics RobertLineburg(Roanoke,1991)Website www.RadfordAthletics.com
MEN’S TENNIS HISTORYFirst Year 1974-75Big South Regular Season Titles 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)Big South Tournament Titles 5 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)NCAA Tournament Appearances 5 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)Last Result L (0-4) at No. 6 KentuckyBig South Players of the Year 6Freshmen of the Year 5Coaches of the Year 7Scholar-Athletes of the Year 2All-Conference(SinglesandDoubles) 69All-Academic 17Facility Radford University Tennis Complex
COACHING STAFFHead Coach Mike Anderson (17th Season)Record at Radford (Years) 242-127 (16)Career Record SameOfficePhone (540)831-7173Email [email protected] IgorOgrizekAlma Mater Radford, 2012
2012-13 TEAM FACTSPlayers Returning/Lost 7/12012 Overall Record 20-62012 Big South Record (Finish) 7-0 (1st)
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssistantDirector(Men’sTennisContact) BrianCoxOfficePhone (540)831-5211Cell Phone (540) 250-0624Email [email protected]. TomGalbraithOfficePhone (540)831-5726Email [email protected] BrianStanleyOfficePhone (540)831-6884Email [email protected] (540)831-6095Mailing Address P.O. Box 6913, Radford, Va. 24142OvernightAddress 101DedmonCenter,Radford,Va.24142MEN’S TENNIS
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Sept. 14-16 • All DayFab 4 Tournament
Feb. 22 • 2:00at Elon
March 16 • 9:00Texas A&M-CC
Apr. 6 • 1:00LIBERTY
Feb. 23 • 1:00at Campbell
Sept. 22-24 • All DayUVA Ranked +1
Nov. 2-4 • All DayBig Jim Russell Inv.
Jan. 5 • 9:00No. 34 Louisville
Jan. 6 • 10:00at Florida Atlantic
Jan. 6 • 1:00No. 22 Indiana
Jan. 20 • 10:00at William & Mary
Feb. 16 • 10:00at Old Dominion
Feb. 24 • 1:00at Coastal Carolina
March 3 • 10:00EKU
RADFORDMarch 10 • 11:00
at LamarMarch 12 • 2:00
at SMUMarch 13 • 11:00at UT-Arlington
March 15 • 12:00at Rice
March 17 • 9:00Oregon
March 22 • 2:30DARTMOUTH
March 23 • 1:00at UNC Asheville
March 24 • 1:00at Winthrop
March 25 • 1:00at S.C. State
March 29 • 2:00PRESBYTERIAN
Apr. 3 • 3:00at James Madison
Apr. 12 • 3:00LONGWOOD
Apr. 13 • 1:00GARDNER-WEBB
Apr. 14 • 12:00GEORGE WASH.
Apr. 18 • TBABSC Quarterfinals
Apr. 19 • TBABSC Semifinals
Apr. 20 • TBABSC Championship
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4 MEN’S TENNISNAME YR. HT. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOLRandallCarter Jr. 6-0 Abingdon,Va./AbingdonThomasDehaen Sr. 5-9 Zwevegem,Belgium/MiddenjuryStijnMeulemans Jr. 6-2 Belgium/KA2SportschoolHasseltJoeMills Jr. 6-2 Brighton,England/CardinalNewmanCatholicPatrickO’Keefe So. 5-11 Salem,Va./SalemNicholas Sayer Jr. 5-8 Hong Kong, Hong Kong / Cams Hill SchoolJavier Waase So. 5-9 San Salvador, El Salvador / Escuela Americana
Head Coach: Mike Anderson (17th Season)
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Conference Regular Season Titles: 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)Conference Tournament Titles: 5 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)Six-Time Big South Coach of the Year: (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)NCAA Singles Appearances: 7 (Martin Sayer, 2006-09 /IvanSalec,2010-11/NickSayer,2012)NCAA Doubles Appearances:1(MartinSayer/ZackWatson, 2009)ITA Team National Rankings: 5 (2008 / #55, 2009 / #47, 2010 / #56, 2011 / #63, 2012 / #71)_____________________________________________
Mike Anderson, the most successful coach in the history of Radford University athletics, is in his 17th season as leaderofthemen’stennisprogram. Since taking over in 1997, Anderson has put together one of the most dominant programs in the history of the
Big South Conference. Though his 242-127 record and list of accomplishments is stagger-ing,thesix-timeCoachoftheYearwillbethefirstadmitthatcomplacencyisn’tanoption. Overthelastsevenyears,Anderson’sHighlandersare127-36overalland41-3inconfer-enceregularseasonmatches,whilewinningsixBigSouthregularseasontitlesandmakingaschool-recordfiveNCAATournamentappearances. Inadditiontoitspostseasonresume,whichincludesa17-3recordinBigSouthTournamentmatchessince2006,Radfordhaswon53ofitslast55homematches. Earning a reputation as a solid recruiter, Anderson has had several Highlanders over the yearsgainconference,regionalandnationalrecognition.Inthepast16years,Radfordhasgarnered45All-Conferenceselections,30insinglesand15indoubles. DuringAnderson’stenure,RadfordhasproducedfiveBigSouthPlayersoftheYear(MartinSayer, 2006-09; Nick Sayer, 2012) and four of the last eight Big South Freshmen of the Year (fiveoverall). Alongwiththeteam’ssuccess,RadfordhasbeenrepresentedintheNCAASinglesChampi-onshipsthelastsevenseasons.MartinSayerearnedtheleague’sautomaticbidfrom2006-09,whileIvanSalec(2010-11)andNickSayer(2012)advancedthelastthreeyearsthankstotheirnationalranking.In2009,MartinSayerandZackWatsonbecamethefirstandonlyduoinschoolhistorytoearnadoublesinvitetotheNationalChampionships.
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RADFORDWithAnderson,MartinSayerhelpedRadfordmen’stennisgainthenationalrecognitionandrespectithastoday.Inthefallof2008,hewastheonlyactivestudent-athletenamedtotheleague’s“BestoftheBest”aspartoftheBigSouth’s25thAnniversarycelebration.Theall-timewinningestplayerinRadfordhistorywith114victories,SayerrecordedNCAATournamentsingleswinsin2006and2007beforeconcludinghisstorybookcareerwitha17-13markagainstnationally-rankedfoes. Asforindividualacademicaccolades,MehdiBenhammou(2006-09)wasathree-timememberoftheBigSouthAll-Academicsquadandwasnamedthe2009Co-ScholarAthleteoftheYear,whilecurrentseniorIgorOgrizekwasalsotabbedtheleague’stopmen’stennisstudent-athletein2010. Anderson’steamsplayhardonthecourt,buthebelievesthatathletesshouldbewillingtogivesomethingbacktothecommunity.HisteamshasbeeninvolvedinnumerouscommunityserviceprojectsintheNewRiverValleyandhismotivationfordoingsoissimple:hewantshisplayerstorecognizehowfortunatetheyaretoplaytennisatthemajorcollegelevel. Hiscommitmenttoexcellencehasshowninhisteam’ssuccessbothonandoffthecourt.Itwasrecognizedin2007,earningBigSouthSportsmanshipAward,whichisvotedonbyBigSouthstudent-athletes in their respective sports. Andersonwasalong-timecoachontheUnitedStatesTennisAssociationcircuit,andhascoachedUSTAadultleagueteamssince1985intheNewRiverarea,inadditiontocoachingatseveralotherlevelsofcompetitionovertheyears.HewasactiveintheQueenCityTennisLeagueinCharlotte,N.C.,from1975-85,beforemovingtotheNewRiverValley. Anderson’sfavoritequotecomesfromMarkTwain:“Dotherightthing,itwillpleaseafewandastoundmany.”Asacoachhedoestherightthingandexpectsthesamefromhisplayers. Anderson,whohastwosonsandadaughterthatattendedRU,residesinRadfordwithhismuttHunter.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTSYear Overall Big South Finish1997 12-7 3-3 4th1998 20-7 4-1 2nd1999 16-10 3-2 3rd2000 11-12 4-3 T-2nd2001 15-10 4-3 T-3rd2002 5-19 1-6 8th2003 11-13 2-5 6th2004 12-10 4-2 4th2005 13-7 3-3 T-4th2006 21-4 6-0 1st2007 17-6 6-1 T-1st2008 15-2 6-0 1st2009 20-3 6-0 1st2010 12-11 5-1 1st2011 22-4 5-1 2nd2012 20-6 7-0 1st
Coaching Profile
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RADFORDHONORS / AWARDS2012 Big South All-Conference Singles2012BigSouthAll-ConferenceDoubles2011BigSouthAll-ConferenceDoubles2011BigSouthDoublesFlightChampion2010 Big South All-Conference Singles2010BigSouthAll-ConferenceDoubles2010BigSouthDoublesFlightChampion2010VaSIDAll-State2ndTeamDoublesThree-Time Big South Freshman of the Week (2010)
2011-12 HIGHLIGHTSNamedall-conferenceinsinglesanddoubles...OneofthreeHighlanderstohitthe20-winplateauforthesecondconsecutiveseason...Thirdontheclubwith22sin-glesvictories...EnteredtheNCAATournamentonaseven-matchwinningstreak...Went 16-4 during spring play, including a 13-4 mark at the No. 4 singles position... TeamedwithNickSayertogo17-10indoubles,includinga6-1conferencemark...PartneredwithSayertowinadoublesflightattheUVAFallClassic.
2010-11 HIGHLIGHTSEarnedall-conferencedoubleshonorsforthesecondstraightseason…Posteda20-3recordinthespring,including17straightwinstoconcludetheseason…RankedsecondintheBigSouthConferenceinsinglesvictories…Combinedtogo18-0atthefinaltwosinglespositions…16ofhis20singlesvictoriescameinstraightsets…TeamedwithIvanSalectogo18-7attheNo.1doublesposition…Ledtheleagueindoublesvictories…Wentundefeatedinconferencedoublesmatchesforthe second straight season.
2009-10 HIGHLIGHTSAthree-timeBigSouthFreshmanoftheWeekselection…Namedall-conferenceinbothsinglesanddoubles…No.1doublesBigSouthFlightChampion…TeamedwithjuniorIvanSalectogoaconference-best18-1indoubles…Closedtheseasonwith14straightdoublesvictories…Finishedwithaperfect6-0doublesmarkagainstleaguecompetition…Posteda13-9overallsinglesrecordattheNo.2position…Finishedanimpressive5-1inBigSouthmatches…Recordeda1-1markagainstnationally-ranked players.
JUNIORSUnder16number2juniorplayerinBelgium...TrainedatTennisvalValencia,Spain2006-2008...Playedtheprocircuitobtainingnumerouswinsinqualifying...Wonthree 1st division tournaments in Belgium in Summer of 2009. PERSONALSonofYvesandAnneDehaen...Hasonebrother,Matthias.
Thomas DehaenSenior
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RADFORDHONORS / AWARDS2012 Big South All-Academic Team2011-12 Radford University Most Outstanding Student2010-11 Radford University Most Outstanding Student 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTSServed as the No. 7 player in the singles lineup... Recorded singlesvictoriesoverSpartanburgMethodist,GeorgeFoxandBluefieldState...AlsospenttimeattheNo.3doublesposition,recordingaconferencewinoverGardner-Webb. 2010-11 HIGHLIGHTSRecipientofRadfordUniversity’sMostOutstandingStudentAward…Appearedinninesinglesmatchesasafreshman…Wentundefeatedinthespringwithstraight-setwinsoverNewberryCollegeandXULA…TeamedwithJoeMillstowinhislonedoublematchoftheseason. PREPFour-yearletterwinnerinmen’stennisandbasketball…Two-timestatedoubleschampion…LedAbingdontotheconfer-encecrownintennisin2008&2010…Alsowontheconfer-encetitleinsinglesanddoublesin2008&2010…WontheRegionalsinglesanddoublestitleasafreshman…Finishedhiscareerwitha128-4record...TeamMVPofthebasketballsquad…Namedtothe2010All-StarBasketballTeamofSouth-westVirginia…Named2010ArmyandAbingdonAthleteoftheYear…A2010PoppyThompsonnominee.
Randall CarterJunior
6-0ABINGDON, VA.ABINGDON
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HONORS / AWARDS2012 Big South All-Conference Singles2012BigSouthAll-ConferenceDoubles2012 Big South Singles Flight Champion2011BigSouthAll-ConferenceDoubles2011 Big South Singles Flight Champion2011BigSouthDoublesFlightChampionTwo-TimeBigSouthFreshmanoftheWeek(2011) 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTSNamedall-conferenceinsinglesanddoubles...OneoftwoHighlanders preseason nationally-ranked... Finished Big South playundefeated...Secondontheteamwith27victories...Recordedhissecondstraight25-winseason...Posteda17-2record at the No. 3 singles position... Tallied a pair of victories over opponents from Top-50 teams... Accounted for three singles points at the 2012 Big South Championships... Entered theNCAATournamentonaseven-matchwinningstreak...PartneredwithIgorOgrizektogo14-11indoubles,includinga5-2 conference record. 2010-11 HIGHLIGHTSEarnedall-conferencedoubleshonorswithpartnerIgorOgrizek…No.5singlesandNo.2doublesflightchampion…Two-timeBigSouthFreshmanoftheWeek…LedtheBigSouthConferenceinsinglesvictories…Finishedateam-best21-3inthespring…Concludedhisfirstcollegiateseasonwith20straightvictories…ClinchedthedecidingpointagainstWin-thropinthe2011BigSouthChampionship…WasleadingNo.3Tennessee’sMatteoFago(#80),7-5,4-3,whentheNCAAopeningroundmatchwasdecided…Posteda15-5doublesrecord at the No. 2 spot. PERSONALSonofJanMeulemansandMarleenDillen…Hasoneolderbrother,Tim(20)…Majoringinexercise-sportscienceatRad-ford University.
RADFORDStijn MeulemansJunior
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HONORS / AWARDS2012 Big South Singles Flight ChampionBig South Freshman of the Week (1/18/11) 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTSOneoftwoHighlanderstogoundefeatedduringBigSouthplay...TeamedwithPatrickO’Keefetorecordthreedoublesvictories at the 2012 Big South Championships... Entered the NCAATournamentonasix-matchwinningstreak...PartneredwithIgorOgrizektocapturetheElonInvitedoublestitle. 2010-11 HIGHLIGHTSNamedBigSouthFreshmanoftheWeek(Jan.18)…Eightofhis10singlesvictoriescameattheNo.3position…Eachofhis10winscameinstraightsets…Wonsevenofhislast10springmatches…TeamedwithfellowfreshmanNickSayertogo8-2indoubles. JUNIORSClimbedashighasNo.1intheUnitedKingdomU18Rank-ings. PERSONALAlsoletteredinsoccerandcrosscountry…EnrolledatRadfordasaDeanScholar…SonofAnthonyandJuliaMills…Hasanolderbrother,Sam(22)…MajoringineconomicsatRadford.
RADFORDJoe MillsJunior
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HONORS / AWARDS2011-12 Radford University Male Athlete of the Year2012 Big South Player of the Year2012 Big South All-Conference Singles2012BigSouthAll-ConferenceDoubles2012 Big South Singles Flight ChampionFour-Time Big South Player of the Week (2012)2011 Big South Freshman of the Year2011 Big South All-Conference SinglesFour-Time Big South Freshman of the Week (2011)
2012-13 SEASONNo.74inpreseasonITADivisionIsinglesrankings(Sept.7). 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS2012 Big South Player of the Year... Named all-conference in singlesanddoubles...Automaticqualifierforthe2012NCAASinglesChampionships...Radford’sMaleAthleteoftheYear…MemberofHongKong’sDavisCupteam...Climbedashighas62ndintheITASinglesRankings...LedtheteamandBigSouthwitha29-11singlesrecord,includinga16-5markattheNo.1singles position... Posted a 5-6 record against nationally-ranked opponents,includinganupsetofthen-No.9JoseHernandezof North Carolina during the fall... Recorded 13 straight singles triumphsatonepoint...TeamedwithThomasDehaento17-10indoubles,includinga6-1recordinBigSouthplay...AdvancedtothefinalsoftheUVARankedPlusOneduringfallplay...WonbothasinglesanddoublesflightattheUVAFallClassic. 2010-11 HIGHLIGHTSMemberofHongKong’sDavisCupteam…Secondontheclubwith30singlesvictories…Postedan18-3springrecord,includ-inga15-3markattheNo.2singlesposition…Droppedjustoneconferencematch…Wonhisfirstninematchesofthespring…Concludedtheseasononaneight-matchwinningstreak…Re-cordedsingleswinsovernationally-rankedCornell,MarylandandNorthFlorida…Wasupasetonnationalrunner-upandthen-No.3rankedRhyneWilliamswhentheHighlandersNCAAmatchwithNo.3Tennesseewasdecided…Went17-7indoubleswiththreedifferent partners. JUNIORSClimbedashighasNo.3intheUnitedKingdomU18Rankings. PERSONALYoungerbrotherofformerRUmen’stennisstandoutandassistantcoach,MartinSayer…SonofPaulandJennySayer…Hasthreesiblings,Martin(24),Matt(22)andNatalie(15)…Majoringinfinance.
RADFORDNicholas SayerJunior
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HONORS / AWARDSThree-Time Big South Freshman of the Week (2012) 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTSThree-time Big South Freshman of the Week... Finished the spring 17-4 overall, including a 6-1 Big South record... Opened2012onanine-matchwinningstreak...RecordedapairofsinglesvictoriesandteamedwithJoeMillstowinthreedoublesmatchesinthe2012BigSouthChampionships...Twoof his triumphs came against opponents from Top-50 teams. JUNIORS / PREPFour-timeVHSLStatePlayeroftheYear…Four-timeVirginiaStateSinglesChampion…Three-timeVirginiaStateDoublesChampion…Three-timeTimeslandPlayeroftheYear…LedSalemHighSchooltotheteamstatetitleasasenior…Finishedwitha93-1careerrecordatSalemHigh…Postedundefeatedsinglesrecordsasasophomore,juniorandsenior. PERSONALSonofMikeandChrisO’Keefe…HismotherisamemberoftheRadfordAthleticsHallofFame…Hasonebrother,Harrison(17)…Majoringinbusiness.
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2011-12 HIGHLIGHTSSawactioninthreespringmatches...Recordedsinglesvic-toriesoverSpartanburgMethodist,GeorgeFoxandBluefieldState. JUNIORS / PREPJoinedtheteamasarecruitedwalk-on. PERSONALSonofBernhardandPattyWaase…Hasonesibling,Alejandra(17)…PlanstomajorinpsychologyatRadfordUniversity.
RADFORDJavier WaaseSophomore
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1994 Rachid Benjelloun2006 Martin Sayer2007 Martin Sayer2008 Martin Sayer2009 Martin Sayer2012 Nick Sayer
1999 Bartlo Oosthuizen2005 James Lloyd2006 Mehdi Benhammou2008 Ivan Salec2011 Nick Sayer
1992 Bruce Harrison2006 Mike Anderson2007 Mike Anderson2008 Mike Anderson2009 Mike Anderson2010 Mike Anderson2011 Mike Anderson
2009 Mehdi Benhammou2010 Igor Ogrizek
1985 Greg Goodall1994 Rachid Benjelloun, Maurad Fahim1995 Faisal Syed-Haq1996 Youseff Bouzidi1999 Youseff Bouzidi, Faycal Rhalazi
2000 Faycal Rhalazi2004 Arthur Vasarevic2005 James Lloyd2006 Martin Sayer, James Lloyd, Arthur Vasarevic, Brandon Johnson2007 Martin Sayer, James Lloyd, Arthur Vasarevic, Brandon Johnson2008 Martin Sayer, Ivan Salec, James Lloyd, Mehdi Benhammou2009 Martin Sayer, Ivan Salec, Mehdi Benhammou, Igor Ogrizek2010 Ivan Salec, Thomas Dehaen, Igor Ogrizek2011 Ivan Salec, Nick Sayer2012 Nick Sayer, Stijn Meulemans, Igor Ogrizek, Thomas Dehaen
2007 Martin Sayer (No. 1), James Lloyd (No.2), Mehdi Benhammou (No. 4), Luka Rister (No. 5), Zack Watson (No. 6)2008 Martin Sayer (No. 1), Ivan Salec (No. 2), Mehdi Benhammou (No. 4), Zack Watson (No. 5)2009 Martin Sayer (No. 1), Ivan Salec (No. 2), Igor Ogrizek (No. 5)2010 Igor Ogrizek (No. 3)2011 Igor Ogrizek (No. 4), Stijn Meulemans (No. 5)
2012 Nick Sayer (No. 1), Stijn Meulemans (No. 3), Joe Mills (No. 5)
2007 M. Sayer / Z. Watson (No. 1) M. Benhammou / P. Metham (No. 2) J. Lloyd / L. Rister (No. 3)2008 M. Sayer / Z. Watson (No. 1) I. Salec / M. Benhammou (No. 2) P. Boslet / J. Lloyd (No. 3)2009 M. Sayer / Z. Watson (No. 1) I. Salec / M. Benhammou (No. 2) S. Bojic / I. Ogrizek (No. 3)2010 T. Dehaen / I. Salec (No. 1)2011 T. Dehaen / I. Salec (No. 1) S. Meulemans / I. Ogrizek (No. 2)
2007 No. 6 North Carolina L, 1-4 | First Round | Chapel Hill, N.C.2008 No. 5 Georgia
L, 0-4 | First Round | Athens, Ga.2009 No. 23 Duke
L, 0-4 | First Round | Durham, N.C.2011 No. 3 Tennessee
L, 0-4 | First Round | Knoxville, Tenn.2012 No. 6 Kentucky
L, 0-4 | First Round | Lexington, Ky.
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RADFORDThe Big South Conference Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college
athletics,activelypursuingexcellenceonthefieldofplayandintheclassroom.TheLeague’sgrowingpres-enceasanNCAADivisionIathleticconferenceisevidentbyathleticaccomplishmentsonthenationalstage,innovativemarketingandmediapartnerships,increasedtelevisionpackages,andqualityathleticcompeti-tionwhileintentionallyfosteringtheacademic,personal,social,athleticandleadershipdevelopmentofeachstudent-athlete.ThishasevolvedintotheConference’smissionof“DevelopingLeadersThroughAthletics.”The2012-13academicyearfeaturestheBigSouth’slargestmembership(12)andsponsoredsports(19)inits29 years of existence.
TheBigSouthConferencewasformedonAugust21,1983,whenCharlestonSouthern(thenBaptistCol-lege)AthleticDirectorHowardBagwellandAugustaPresidentGeorgeChristenberrybeganrecruitingmembersintotheBigSouth,receivinginitialcommitmentsfromAugusta,CharlestonSouthern,Campbell,CoastalCaro-linaandWinthrop.Onemonthlater,Dr.EdwardM.SingletonwasselectedastheLeague’sfirstCommissionerandcontinuedtosolicitnewmembers.HiseffortsledtotheadditionsofArmstrongState,RadfordandUNCAsheville,givingtheBigSouthmorethantherequiredsixmemberstoconstituteanofficialconference.TheBigSouth’sfirstyearofcompetitionwasintheFallof1984,andinSeptember1986,theBigSouthConferencewasgrantedfull-fledgedNCAADivisionIstatus.
DuringitsinfancyandpriortosecuringautomaticbidstoNCAAChampionships,theBigSouthmadeearlystridesinearningat-largeberthsinseveralnationalpostseasonevents,includingvolleyball,women’sbasket-ballandwomen’sgolf.In1989,GeorgeF.“Buddy”SasserreplacedtheretiringDr.SingletonasCommissioner,andin1990,theLeaguereceiveditsfirstautomaticbid–receivinganautomaticqualifiertotheNCAABaseballChampionship.UnderSasser’ssevenyearsofleadership,theConferenceimplementeditspublicrelationsandcomplianceprograms,andintroduceditsfirst-evermen’sbasketballtelevisionpackage,featuringtheBigSouthcompetingamongsomeofthefinestteamsinthenation.
InAugust1996,KyleB.KallanderreplacedSasserastheLeague’sthirdCommissioner,andinhis16yearsatthehelmoftheBigSouth,KallanderhasbeeninstrumentalinaggressivelypromotingtheConferencetonewheights.TheConferencehasenjoyedrecordlevelsinmarketingrevenueduringhistenure,hehasbroughttelevisioncoveragetoBigSouthwomen’sbasketball,baseball,softballandmen’ssoccerforthefirsttimeinConferencehistory,aswellasincreasednationaltelevisionexposuretotheLeagueasawholethroughaggressiveanduniquetelevisionpackages.
UnderKallander’sleadership,theBigSouthdevelopedandinitiateditsfirstlong-rangestrategicplan,re-affirmingtheLeague’svisionasadistinctiveathleticConferencecommittedtothequalityofinstitutionallifethroughathleticcompetition.Healsospearheadedtheeffortstoaddfootballasachampionshipsport,whichcametofruitionin2002,andoversawtheadditionsofmen’sandwomen’sindoortrack&fieldin1997.TheConference’s19thchampionshipsport--women’slacrosse,beginsplaythisseasonwitheightmembers.Atthesametime,KallanderhassolidifiedConferencemembership,asanall-timehigh12memberinstitutionscomprisethe29-yearoldLeague.RecentadditionsincludeHighPoint,Gardner-Webb,PresbyterianCollegeandLongwood,plusthereturnofchartermemberCampbellUniversity.Kallander’slongrangevisionhasalsoincludedtechnologicaladvancements,astheConferenceintroduceditsfirstlivevideostreamingeventin2005andhassinceexpandeditsvideoofferingstomorethan700eventsannuallythroughapartnershipwiththememberinstitutions,aswellasthecreationofseveralonlineandsocialmediaplatforms.
Inthelast15yearsalone,theBigSouthConferencehasexperiencedmonumentalgrowthandsuccessinnearlyeverysport.Duringthistime,theConferencehashadanindividualNationalChampionsixtimes,hashadmorethan280All-Americans,hasreachedthe“Sweet16”inmen’ssoccer,women’sbasketballandbase-ball,hasreceivednationalTop25rankingsinfootball,men’ssoccer,men’sbasketball,women’sbasketball,baseball,men’soutdoortrack&field,andmen’sgolf,hadanindividualselectedtoplayintheNCAASinglesChampionshipseventimesinadditiontothefirstmen’stennisdoublesat-largeselection,hadthefirstwomen’sgolfprogramadvancetothenationalfinals,hadtheNo.1rankedmen’sgolferinthecountry,hadthenation’stopscoringmen’sbasketballteamfiveconsecutiveyearsaswellasthenationalmen’sbasketballscoringleadertwice,receivedanat-largeplayoffberthintheFootballChampionshipSubdivisionin2006,hashadsixNFLDraftpicks,andhashadtwoinstitutionsfinishinthetop10intheNCAAMen’sGolfChampionships--includingtheConference’shighest-everteamfinishinanNCAAevent(fifthin2007).
In2006-07,theBigSouthwastheonlyConferencenationwidetohaveanat-largeparticipantinthefootballplayoffs(CoastalCarolina),ateamintheSecondRoundoftheNCAAMen’sBasketballTournament(Winthrop)andaNo.1seedintheNCAABaseballRegionals(CoastalCarolina).Infact,CoastalCarolina’sbaseballprogramhasbeenaNo.1seedfouroutofthelasteightyears--includinganationalseedforthefirsttimein2010,whiletheChanticleers’FCSplayoffberthin2006cameinjustthefifth-yearoftheBigSouth’sfootballexistence.The2009-10seasonsawLiberty’sSamChelangawintwoNCAANationalChampionships(crosscountry,10,000-meterrun);CoastalCarolina’sbaseballteamreachtheSuperRegionalsforthesecondtimeinthreeyearsaswellasbeingrankedNo.1inthenationalRPIandashighasNo.3inthenationalpolls;
andthreewomen’sbasketballteamsreachthepostseasonforthefirsttimeinConferencehistory.In2010-11,ChelangawontwomoreNCAANationalChampionships(crosscountry,outdoor5,000-meterrun),theBigSouthhaditsfirstautomaticbidrecipientinfootball(CoastalCarolina),UNCAshevillereachedtheSecondRoundoftheNCAAMen’sBasketballTournament,CoastalCarolina’swomen’sgolfteamwasthefirstinCon-ferencehistorytoadvancetotheNCAAChampionshipoutofRegionalplay,andaLeague-record18baseballplayersweredraftedinthe2011MLBFirst-YearPlayerDraft.
Thispastseason,theBigSouthhadarecord41student-athletesearnAll-Americadistinction,whilean-other10werenamedAcademicAll-Americans.TheConferencealsowonitsfirstfootballplayoffgame(StonyBrook),hadthenationalwomen’sbasketballRookieCoachoftheYear,hadtwomen’ssoccerteamsreachtheNCAATournamentforthefirsttimeinadecade(CoastalCarolina,Liberty),andhadarecordfiveindividualsselectedfortheNCAAMen’sGolfRegionals--themostofanyDivisionIconferencein2011-12.Inaddition,Libertywasthefirstmen’sgolfteaminConferencehistorytowinanNCAARegional,andtheFlameswentontofinish10thatthenationalevent.
Several former Big South student-athletes have also reached national prominence in recent years. CoastalCarolina’sAmberCampbellmadetheU.S.OlympicTeamin2008and2012,andwasoneoffiveformerBigSouthathletestocompeteinthe2008Games;VMI’sReggieWilliamsreachedtheNBAwiththeGoldenStateWarriorsin2010,UNCAsheville’sTyWiggintonwasnamedanAmericanLeagueAll-Starin2010,andCoastalCarolina’sDustinJohnsonhaswonsixPGAToureventssincedepartingtheBigSouthConferencein2007.ThreeformerBigSouthbaseballplayersmadetheirmajorleaguedebutsin2012,whileAveryWarleybecamethethirdBigSouthwomen’sbasketballplayertoplayintheWNBA.
TheConference’stagline,“DevelopingLeadersThroughAthletics”wasunveiledin2008-09inconjunc-tionwiththeConference’s25thAnniversary.TheLeaguealsohonoreditsheritagewiththeTop25“BestoftheBest”momentsinLeaguehistoryfrom1983-2008,withLibertyUniversity’s10-yearwomen’sbasketballchampionshiprunfrom1996-2007beingcrownedtheNo.1momentintheBigSouth’sfirst25years.TheCon-ference’son-fieldaccomplishmentshavebeenduplicatedintheclassroom.Annually,morethan40percentofConferencestudent-athletesarenamedtotheBigSouth’sPresidentialHonorRollformaintainingacumulative3.0 grade-point average, and the League has had more than 100 Academic All-Americans in its 28 years of existence.Furthermore,theBigSouthhasrecordeddoublefiguretotalsinNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardsfor APR progress the last three years.
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PenelopeWardKylebecameRadfordUniversity’ssixth,andfirstfemale,presidentwhenshetookofficeonJune1,2005.ShecametoRUwithmorethan30yearsofexperienceinstategovernment,thecorporateandlegalworlds,andhighereducation.
Upon assuming the presidency, President Kyle immediately focused on leading the university’sinitiativetobecomeoneofthetop50mastersuniversitiesinthenation.
The Radford University strategic plan “7-17”, completed in 2007 at her direction, identifiesfourstrategicdirectives--theinvestmentinpeople,programs,globalandlo-cal society and the future of Radford University.UnderPresidentKyle’sleadership,theuniversityalsoaddeditsfirstdoctoralprogram
withanemphasisinruralmentalhealthandlaunchedaninitiativetogrowgraduatecollegestudentenroll-mentbyofferingadditionaldoctoralandmasterslevelprograms.Shehiredtheuniversity’sfirstprovostandcreatedtwonewvicepresidentialareasofresponsibility,InformationTechnologyandUniversityRelations.
The Radford University Board of Visitors, at President Kyle’srequest,hasincreaseditsmembershipbyfourpositions to provide an opportunity for more diversity andleadershipinnovationwithinthegoverningbody.AnativeofsouthwestVirginia,PresidentKyleis
aproductoftheGalaxpublicschoolssystem.ShegraduatedfromGuilfordCollegeinGreensboro,NorthCarolina and did her postgraduate studies in English atSouthernMethodistUniversityinDallas,Texas.ShereceivedherJurisDoctoratefromtheUniversityofVir-giniaSchoolofLawandlaterearnedherMBAfromtheCollege of William and Mary.PresidentKyleservedasExecutiveDirectorofthe
VirginiaLotteryfor11years,underthreesuccessivegovernors.FirstappointedbyGov-ernorGeorgeAllenin1994,shewasreappointedbyGovernorJamesGilmore,andthenreappointedonceagainbyGovernorMarkWarner.Previously,Ms.KylewasemployedbyCSXCorporation,aninternationaltransportationcompany,whereshebecamethecompany’sfirstfemaleofficer.BeforejoiningCSXCorporation,shewasanattorneywithMcGuire, Woods, LLP in Richmond. She also taught English for six years at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia.
President Kyle serves in leadership positions on numerous educational, civic, cultural, professional,financialandvolunteerorganizations.SheservedontheBoardofVisitorsat James Madison University from 1984 until 1992 and on the JMU Foundation Board 1992until1994.ShealsoservedontheVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityFounda-tionBoardfrom1994until2000andontheBoardofGovernorsofSaintChristopher’sSchoolfrom1999until2005.PresidentKyleiscurrentlyamemberoftheBoardofDi-rectorsoftheRoanokeRegionalChamberofCommerceandisamemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofPRA,Inc.,apubliclytradedcompany.Ms.KyleismarriedtoCharlesL.Menges,anattorneyandpartnerwithMcGuire,
Woods,LLC.Theyaretheparentsofthreechildren,son,KyleWardMenges,andtwodaughters, Penelope Whitley Menges, and Patricia Lee Menges.
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Robert LineburgRADFORDSincebeingintroducedasRadfordUniversity’sDirectorofAthleticsinthefallof
2007,RadfordnativeRobertLineburghashelpedusherinaneweraofHighlanderathletics,markedbyunprecedentedon-andoff-fieldimprovementsandsuccesses.Inhisshorttimewiththedepartment,Lineburghasbeenthecatalystforanumberof
changes, particularly in areas such as facilities, personnel and strategic planning.HismostvisibleinfluencestodatehavebeenontheDedmonCenterandRadford
University’snew700-seatbaseballstadium.Beginninginthespringof2008,theDedmonCenter,thecenterpieceofHighlander
athletics,underwenttransformationstothearena,includinganewsteel-supportedroof,anewbasketballfloor,renovatedathleticoffices,anew-looknatatorium,andimprovedathletic locker, training, and medical facilities.AlongwiththeinitialupgradestotheDedmonCenter,animprovedstate-of-the-art
strengthandconditioningroom,newticketofficeandLearningEnhancementCenter(LEC),whichhousesstudent-athleteacademicsupport,werecompleted/addedin2009.In2010,facilityupgradesincludedanewhigh-techvideoboard/soundsystemtothe
DedmonCenteraswellasanewplayingsurface/irrigationsystemanddugoutstotheRadfordUniversityBaseballField.Thispastspring,RadfordtransformeditsbaseballprograminAprilof2011byopen-
ingabrand-newstadiumandmakingthefirstsignificantadjustmenttoitshomeparksinceopeningin1986.Forthefirsttimeever,theHighlandershavethecapabilitytohostnightgames.Thestadiumfeatureslightingstandardsthatmeettherequirementsof NCAA Regional Tournament host sites.InJune,RobertLineburgintroducedMikeJonesasRadfordUniversity’s7thhead
men’sbasketballcoach.Lineburghasalsooverseenthehiresofsixnewheadcoachesaswellasseven
newathleticadministrators.Hisotherhiresincludewomen’sbasketballheadcoachTajNjongba,headvolleyballcoachMarciJenkins,women’sheadgolfcoachJeffBeeler,headmen’ssoccercoachMarcReevesandthepromotionoftrackandfieldinterimdirectorBrentChumbleytoheadcoaches’status.AmongtheadministratorsaddedinLineburg’stenureareexecutiveassociateA.D.RandyButt,headathletictrainerChadHyatt,assistantA.D.forcommunicationsJoeyBeeler,directorofstudent-athletesup-portservices/seniorwomen’sadministratorStephanieBalleinandDirectorofFacilitiesBrad Epperley.Asaresultofthechanges,Radfordachievedabanneryearin2008-09:women’s
soccer,men’sbasketball,men’stennisandsoftballclaimedBigSouthconferencecrownsandadvancedtoNCAATournamentplay.Women’ssocceradvancedtoitsfourthtournament,men’sbasketballwontheBigSouthregular-seasonandtournamenttitletoadvancetotheNCAAsforthefirsttimesince1998,men’stennismadeitsthird-straightappearance,andsoftballappearedforthefirsttimeandwonRadford’sfirst-ever NCAA tournament game in any sport.LineburgandtheHighlandersbackedtheirsuccessin2008-09withamen’sten-
nisandsoftballBigSouthregularseasontitlein2009-10.MickeyDean’ssoftballteamwentontowintheirsecondstraightconferencetournamentcrownbeforeadvancingtotheAthens,GeorgiaRegionalfinalwithtwomoreNCAATournamentvictories.Thesuccessesonthefieldcontinuedin2010-11asRadfordcapturedthreemoreBig
Southtitles.Women’ssoccerandsoftballclaimedregularseasoncrowns,whilemen’stennisadvancedtotheNCAATournamentwiththeirfourthleaguetournamentchampi-onshipinfiveyears.Alongwiththeircompetitivesuccess,theHighlandershavedefinedthetruemeaning
of“student-athlete”duringLineburg’stenure.Forthesecondconsecutiveyear,RafordledallBigSouthinstitutionsbyplacing58.3percentofitsstudent-athletesonthecon-ference’sPresidentialHonorRoll.In2008-09,theHighlandershad57.9percentoftheirstudents on the list.Heandhisstaffhavealsobeenresponsibleforcreatingafive-yearstrategicplanfor
theRadfordathleticdepartmentandbuildinganathleticsfacilitiesmasterplan.Addi-tionalachievementsincludeusheringinanewathleticsInternetsite(RadfordAthletics.com),andhelpingimplementanewticketsystem(TicketReturn).Lineburgandhisstaffhavealsohostedtop-levelcompetition,withfiveBigSouthchampionshipstakingplaceontheRadfordcampusfrom2008-11(men’sbasketball,track&field,softball,men’stennisandvolleyball).InadditiontomakinganimpactonRadfordathletics,Lineburgisalsoinvolvedina
numberofdifferentorganizationsandcommittees.HeisthechairmanoftheBigSouthConferenceSubcommitteeonBasketballImprovement,amemberoftheBigSouthad-hocCommitteeonBasketballIssues,amemberoftheselectioncommitteetoselectRadfordUniversity’sVicePresidentforAdvancement,andmostrecently,wasselectedtoserveontheNCAADivisionIMen’sBasketballIssuesCommitteePriortobecomingRadford’sthirdDirectorofAthletics,Lineburg’scorporateknowl-
edgewasgroomedasamarketingassociatewithPelotonRealEstatePartnersinDal-las, Texas.Alongwithhisbusinessexperience,Lineburgspent15seasonsasacollegebasket-
ballcoach,includingtimeasSouthernMethodist’s(Dallas,Texas)interimheadcoach.PriortoservingastheMustangsinterimheadcoach,LineburgspenteightyearsasanassistantcoachatSMU.Followinghisinterimtenure,heservedtwomoreseasonsasan assistant coach at Southern Methodist.Lineburg’scoachingresumealsoincludesassistantcoachingpositionswiththemen’s
basketballprogramsatJamesMadisonUniversityandEmory&HenryCollege,aswellaswiththeDallasMaverickssummerleagueteam.HiscoachingexperiencealsotookhimthroughtheBigSouth,ashespenttimeonthesidelineatUNCGreensboro.A1991graduateofRoanokeCollege,Lineburgstartedhiscollegiatebasketballca-
reerasaRadfordHighlander,wherehewasatwo-yearlettermanbeforetransferringtonearbyRoanokeCollegetoplayhisfinaltwoyears.HeearnedhisBachelor’sDegreeinpoliticalsciencewithaminorinhistory.In1995,
hereceivedaMaster’sDegreeineducationfromVirginiaTech,wherehewasalsoagraduateassistantonthemen’sbasketballstaff.“Inadditiontobeingagoodcandidate,RobertisaRadfordnative,somethingthatwill
servehimwellinhisnewrole,”Kylesaidatthetimeofhishire.“Hehasgreatfamilytiesintheareaandwe’reexcitedhe’sdecidedtocomehometoworkwithus.”LineburgisthesonofretiredRadfordHighSchoolfootballcoachandathleticdirector
NormanLineburgandthebrotherofDr.MarkLineburg,theSuperintendentofBristolCitySchools,PaulLineburg,theAssistantPrincipalatWilliamByrdH.S.andWayneLineburg,whoistheinterimheadfootballcoachattheUniversityofRichmond.
He is married to the former Mary Parish, also a native of Radford.
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This is Radford University NestledintheNewRiverValleyoftheBlueRidgeMountainsinRadford,Va.,RadfordUniversity
is student-centered and focused on providing outstanding academic programs for its more than 9,000 students.Wellknownforitsstrongfaculty/studentbonds,innovativeuseoftechnologyinthelearningenvironmentandvibrantstudentlifeonabeautifulcampus,RadfordUniversityoffersmanyopportuni-ties to get involved and succeed in and out of the classroom.
RadfordUniversitywelcomesstudentsfromtheCommonwealthofVirginia,acrossthecountryandaroundtheworld.Here,youwillfindinspirationinthesurroundings–themanicuredgreenlawnsoncampus,thesteadyrolloftheNewRiver,thewondersalongtheBlueRidgeParkway,thestatelyuniversitybuildingsandaquaintdowntown.Radford’s153undergraduateandgraduateprogramsoffereverystudenttheopportunitytodiscovernewtalents,developleadershipskillsandexperiencepersonalgrowth.
RadfordUniversityservestheCommonwealthofVirginiaandthenationthroughawiderangeofacademic, cultural, human service, and research programs. First and foremost, the university em-phasizesteachingandlearningandtheprocessoflearninginitscommitmenttothedevelopmentofmature,responsible,well-educatedcitizens.RadfordUniversitydevelopsstudents’creativeandcriticalthinkingskills,teachesstudentstoanalyzeproblemsandimplementsolutions,helpsstudentsdiscovertheirleadershipstyles,andfosterstheirgrowthasleaders.Towardtheseends,theuniversityis student-focused and promotes a sense of caring and of meaningful interaction among all mem-bersoftheUniversitycommunity.Researchisviewedasavitalcorollarytotheteachingandlearningtransactionasitsustainsandenhancestheabilitytoteacheffectively.RadfordUniversitybelievesinthedynamicsofchangeandhasastrongcommitmenttocontinuousreview,evaluation,andimprove-ment in the curriculum and all aspects of the university, so as to meet the changing needs of society.
Fast Facts-LocatedintheNewRiverValleyofSouthwestVirginia- 177-acre main campus; 78-acre RU West campus- 9,370 Students (58% female, 42% male)- 1,020 Graduate enrollment-Studentsoriginatefrom39statesandWashingtonD.C.;57countries-Student-to-facultyratioof19:1-83%offacultyholddoctorateorterminaldegreesintheirfields-93%ofRUstudentsobtainemploymentorcontinueeducationwithin 3-8 months of graduation
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THE NEW RIVER
TheNRVishometooneoftheoldestriversintheworld:theNewRiver.It’salsooneofthefewriversintheworldthatflowssouth to north.
TheNRVhoststhelargestresearchparkintheCommonwealthofVirginia.
TheNRViscomprisedofthefollowingcounties-Montgomery,Pulas-ki,Floyd,GilesandtheIndependentCityofRadford.
The NRV is home to approximately 165,145 residents.
TheNRVhostsRadfordUniversity,VirginiaTech,andNewRiverCommunity College.
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CAMPUS LIFEWant to get involved? You can startwithmorethan200clubsandorganizations,includingacademicclubs,outdoorclubs,national honor fraternities and Greek associations. Join a team --RUhasclubandintramuralsportsandNCAADivisionIath-letics,whichincludeseightmen’sand11women’ssports.Ifthat’snot enough, there are campus lectures, movies, performances, festivals(picturedbelow)andconcertsfrombignameslikeThird Eye Blind, Outkast, Match-box20andFuel.
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Student-Athlete Support Services
ThemissionoftheStudent-AthleteSupportServices(SASS)officeforRadford University Athletics is to promote, assist, and provide counsel to allstudent-athletes.Itsprimary,constantgoalistodevelopgraduatesandoutstandingcitizenswhohavecontributedintheareasofathleticcompetitionduring their tenures of education.
LocatedintheDedmonAthleticCenter,thenewlyestablishedLearningEnhancementCenterisequippedwithcomputers,tutorialrooms,andastudylounge.
The Learning Enhancement Center provides direction for student-athletes via academiccounselinginconjunctionwithadvisorsfromtherespectivecol-leges at Radford University. Academic support services such as tutoring and supervisedstudyhallareprovided,aswellascareerplanning,monitoringofeligibilitystatus,andahostofotherguidanceandadvisoryservices.
2011-12 Athletic Academic Accomplishments
3 Scholar-Athletes of the Year
3 Most Outstanding Students
40 All-Academic Selections
6 All-State Academic Selections
1 CoSIDA Academic All-America
4 Academic All-District Selections
5 Team Academic Awards
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A component that is vital to Radford student-athletes is the strengthandconditioningprogramdirectedbyStrengthandConditioning Coach Michael Shumaker.
HighlanderAthleticshaslongbeenrecognizedasoneoftheleaders among Mid-Atlantic schools in its conditioning and strengthtraining.Ithasbeenaninstrumentalpartinthesuc-cess of Radford University sports through the years. Under the direction of Shumaker and Assistant Strength and Condition-ing coaches Tim Ridley and Michele Huffman, the program is designed to help each student-athlete reach his or her full potential in their respective sport.
Each Radford University student-athlete has strength and conditioningprogramsuniquetotheirgoalsasaplayer.Thisprogram,developedbyShumaker,helpsprepareRadfordstudent-athletes for the long and rigorous in-season schedule.
The Strength and Conditioning staff at Radford University is committed to excellence in competition and in life.
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Radford University Tennis ComplexOftenconsideredoneofthebestoutdoortennisfacilitiesintheregion,theRadfordUniversityTennisComplexfeatures12regulationcourts,sixofwhicharelighted.
The complex has hosted several championship events, including Big South Conference Championships and Virginia High School League Championships.
Therearefoursetsofthreecourtseach,dividedbyaversatilepavilionareathatcanbearrangedtohostspectators,hospitalityareasorscoringvenues.
Long term plans call for the addition of covered courts, either over the existing courts or atanearbysite.CoveredcourtswouldgiveRadfordtheabilitytoplayyear-round.
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