2013 Tennis Media Guide

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Table of Contents

1 .............................................................Championship Tennis2 ...............................................................................Quick Facts3 ........................................................................Season Outlook5 ..........................................................................Patric DuBois 6 ....................................................................Assistant Coaches 7 ........................................................................... Vanja Bogetic8 ............................................................................. Linda Gamo9 ........................................................................... Polina Konop10 ....................................................................Natalya Krutova11 ........................................................................ Tatiana Larina12 ........................................................................Olga Leyshyna13 .............................................................Andrea Nedorostova14 ................................................................. Daniela Simonova15 ........................................................................ Amy Williams16 ....................................................................Conference Page17 ................................................................................... Records 18 ...........................................................................Year-by-Year20 ....................................................................... Tennis History21 ..................................................................Paddlin’ Professor22 ....................................................... President Randall Webb23 ...................................................Vice President Jerry Pierce24 .............................................Athletics Director Greg Burke25 .........................................................Athletic Adminstration27 ...........................................................Athletic Training Staff28 ...........................................................................................SID29 ............................................................................We AreNSU 30 ........................................................................... Campus Life31 .............................................................................. Academics32 ................................................................ Champs/Life Skills

Quick Facts

Name .......................................Northwestern State UniversityFounded ..........................1884, as Louisiana Normal SchoolLocation ....................................................... Natchitoches, LAPresident ..................................................... Dr. Randall WebbVice President, External Affairs ........................ Jerry PierceEnrollment ......................................................................9,447Affiliation ......................................................NCAA Divison IConference ............................................................... SouthlandDirector of Athletics ............................................ Greg BurkeAssociate AD/External Relations ..................Todd GarzarelliAssistant AD/Marketing Director ...............Chris LandsellAssistant AD/ Compliance ......................... Dustin EubanksSWA/Academic Advisor ................................Carrie CrowellAssistant Marketing Director .............................. Clay ShawTicket Manager .................................................. Kyle BarnardAssistant Academic Advisor ...........................Kelee GrimesBusiness Manager .................................... Roxanne FreemanFacility Director .....................................................Jack SmithEvent Manager .......................................................... Ray FriasFaculty Representative ........................................ Jody BiscoeSports InformationDirector ............................................................... Doug IrelandOffice Phone ...................................................... 318-357-6467Cell Phone ......................................................... 318-471-2086Fax ....................................................................... 318-357-4515Email ........................................................... [email protected] SID .................................................Matthew FowlerCell Phone ......................................................... 318-663-5701Email .........................................................fowlerm@nsula.eduAdministrative Assistant ........................Ronnette PellegrinEmail ...................................................... [email protected] (Tennis Contact) ..................................Kellie O’BrienGraduate Assistant ............................................ Brittany RussGraduate Assistant ......................................... Jimmie Walker

The 2013 NSU Women’s Tennis Media Guide was written by the NSU Sports Information Office and women’s tennis team. Design was by NSU SID office on an Apple MacBook Pro using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop CS5.

Credits

Editor: Jimmie WalkerEditorial Assistance: Kellie O’Brien, Brittany Russ, Matthew Fowler, Ronnette Pellegrin, Doug Ireland, Lady Demon tennis players and staffCover: Jimmie WalkerLayout & Design: Jimmie WalkerPhotography: Gary HardamonPrinting: Northwestern State University Print Shop

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Team Information2012 Record ........................................................................14-4SLC Record/Finish ........................................................8-3/4th

2012 Postseason ....................................0-1 SLC TournamentLetterwinners Returning ...................................................... 6Team Captain ........................................Andrea Nedorostova



Consistency has been a theme for Northwestern State’s tennis team, and head coach Patric DuBois believes this year will not be different.

“We had a solid fall season of individual results in individual tournaments with improvement on the part of everyone. We now have to put all of this together and compete at a high level as a team each and every time out this spring.

Depth will be an essential tool for the Lady Demons this season. Nine players compete for six starting spots.

The number includes senior team captain Andrea Nedorostova, who is the only senior for the team.

“Andrea has been an outstanding competitor and teammate dur-ing her four years as a Lady Demon,” DuBois said. “She is a very hard worker who continues to improve on the court and as a leader.”

DuBois describes Nedorostova as a quiet leader that leads by example through her actions on the court, off the court, and in the classroom.

“Her teammates see how hard she works and strives to improve and the results she gets; this certainly sets the tone for her team-mates,” said DuBois.

The Czech Republic native earned All-Southland Conference Women’s Tennis Team second team honors, LSWA All-Louisiana Tennis Team second team honors and Southland Conferenec All-Academic Team second team honors.

She finished with a singles record of 13-6 and had a Southland Conference record of 8-4 in 2012.

Nedorostova also had a record of 15-4 in doubles play with teammate Tatiana Larina. Larina also performed well individually during her first year as a Demon.

She was last year’s Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and finished with a singles record of 16-3 and dropped only one match in Southland Conference play.

“Tatiana had flashes of brilliance this fall and we expect Tatiana to play this spring the way she competed most of her freshman cam-paign, which was a very high caliber level of tennis,” DuBois said.

Also returning is junior transfer Polina Konop. Originally from Ukraine, Konop finished her first season as a Lady Demon with a record of 16-3 and earned first team All-Southland Conference Women’s Tennis honors.

“Polina won a lot of matches this fall in singles and showed that she can win in doubles with different partners, which is always a valuable asset,” DuBois said.

Rounding out the returners are sophomores Amy Williams, Linda Gamo and Olga Leyshyna. Williams’ first season with the Lady De-

The 2013 season for the Lady Demons relies on consistency

Senior Andrea Nedorostova

junior Polina Konop



mons resulted in a singles record of 6-11 and a doubles record of 7-11. Gamo fin-ished her first season with the Lady Demons 4-5 in singles competition at the No. 3 spot. Leyshyna compiled a singles record of 4-4.

Three newcomers, Nataly Krutova, Vanja Bogetic and Daniela Simnova, joined the team.

“The three worked hard on their games and will certainly see plenty of action for the Lady Demons this spring,” DuBois said. “They have fit in immediately with our system and with their teammates in general to help continue our great tradi-tion of strength as a team.”

“Competition always brings out the best in our team and keeps all players prepared to represent the Lady Demons when called upon,” DuBois said. “Our team needs to stay healthy and play at a high level every match as I believe this is one of the strongest SLC Tennis Conferences I have ever seen from top to bottom.”

Head coach Patric DuBois talk to sophomore Amy Williams and freshman Vanja Bogetic



Head Coach11th year • 10th as Head CoachSt. Bonaventure (1987)

PatricDuBois

Patric DuBois enters his 11th year as a member of the Lady Demon tennis program. DuBois is one of the most successful tennis coaches in Southland Conference history and has a track record of devel-oping nationally competitive teams and players who succeed on the court and in the classroom. DuBois guided Northwestern State to its greatest season in school history, a 21-2 campaign in 2010 culminating with Southland Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and the school’s first

appearance in the NCAA Team Tournament. He coached Martina Rubesova, who, in 2010, became the first Lady Demon player to be invited and participate in the 64-wom-an NCAA Singles Championship, and was the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and the All-Louisiana Player of the Year.In 19 seasons of collegiate coaching, DuBois has led Northwestern State and Texas-Arlington to 13 Southland Conference titles. Early in his coaching career, DuBois guided the 1994 Lady Demons to the SLC Championship before he picked up 11 more SLC crowns and five NCAA Tournament appearances coaching at Texas-Arlington. DuBois coached five seasons (1989-94) at NSU, then moved to UTA for nine seasons (1994-2003) before accepting the job managing the ultra-modern WRAC on the NSU campus in 2003. He began his additional duties as tennis coach in June of 2006. During his first stint at NSU, his teams won several Intercollegiate Tennis Association awards for their academic achievement. He recruited Lludmila Pavlov, who rose as high as No. 33 in the ITA singles rankings, and the doubles team of Karen Bacon and Emily Nichols, who rose as high as No. 20 in the ITA doubles rankings. That trio was the cornerstone of the Lady Demons’ 1994 SLC championship. Moving to UTA, he took over a men’s program which had never won an SLC title but went on to win six under his guidance before he was named director of tennis in 1997, taking on additional head coaching duties for the women’s program.In his third season in that capacity, the UTA women launched a 46-match winning streak in conference play, winning four SLC championships and making three NCAA appearances. He coached Andy Leber, who was the NCAA Division I Senior National Player of the Year in 2002. Leber had a singles record of 44-3, was an NCAA All-American, and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation in Division I singles. His overall coaching record is 347-207, including a 162-40 mark in conference matches. DuBois has been named SLC “Coach of the Year” nine times and his teams have won nine SLC Tournament championships to go with the 13 regular-season titles. He has coached more than 90 athletes who have earned first or second-team All-SLC honors, including 10 SLC Tennis “Ath-letes of the Year.” DuBois has also seen twelve of his teams hon-ored by the ITA for their outstanding academic achievements, posting a cumulative team grade point average of 3.2 or better. A Kingston, N.Y. native, DuBois was an outstanding tennis player at St. Bonaventure University in the Atlantic 10 Conference where he received his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. DuBois then received his graduate degree in sports administration from Kent State in Ohio. DuBois’ wife, Lise, is an instructor in the department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Northwestern. They have one daughter, Mazie Catherine, who attends St. Mary’s High School.

Returning head coach Patric DuBois coaching Andrea Nedorostova and former Lady Demon Martina Rubesova



MarieScribaVolunteer Coach3rd year Equeurdreville, France

Volunteer coach Marie Scriba brings knowledgable and experienced roles to the courts. Scriba was a player for Northwestern State, before suffering a career injury in spring of 2008, finishing her career with a combined record of 9-3 in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. In doubles her career record was 14-8, playing in all three positions. Before coming to NSU, she attended Clemson and

was ranked in the top 10 juniors in France along with playing on the French Junior National Team. Scriba played in the junior French Open in 2001.

OlgaBazhanovaAssistant Coach1st year Nikolaev, UkraineGymnasium After a successful collegiate career, finishing 47-29 in singles and 63-20 in doubles, Olga Ba-zhanova joins the coaching staff as assistant coach. Bazhanova, captain of the 2012 Lady Demons tennis team, played primarily at the No.1 position and finished with a record of 12-4 that season. She helped the team win its third Southland Conference championship 2010, and earn a spot in

the NCAA Tournament. Bazhanova graduated from Northwestern in 2012 with a degree in health and human performance. Before her collegiate career began, Bazhnova was ranked 6th in the Ukraine 16 and under division and graduated from Gymnasium with a 3.7 gpa. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in health and human performance at Northwestern.

JennyMasonAthletic Trainer1st year Statesville, North Carolina

Jenny Mason is in her first season on the Northwestern State athletic training staff.Mason will handle training duties for the Lady Demon volleyball team. She is a certified ath-letic trainer. Mason, a native of Statesville, NC, is a 2011 graduate of Appalachian State Univer-sitywhere she worked with football, baseball, softball, track and cheerleading.

During the 2011-12 season, Mason interned at Highpoint University where she worked with women’s soccer.At NSU, she is working on getting her master’s degree in sports administration.



VanjaBogetic5-6 •Fr.-HSBudva, MontenegroDanilo Kis

High School• Lettered in volleyball and basketball as well• Ranked 1st in the country in under 18 • Played tennis under Augustin Plamenac

Personal• Born May 31, 1993• Daughter of Sasa and Nada Bogetic • Three siblings, Nikola (7), Ivana (21), Marita (5)• Plans to attend graduate school for music and become a fa-mous singer

DuBois on Bogetic:“Vanja is a very good athlete who moves well on court. She has

very consistent groundstrokes and is willing to keep a lot of balls in play. Vanja will certainly be a factor in our singles line-up from day one.”

Getting to know Vanja:

What is your favorite class and why?Private voice lesson because I love to sing and I have a good professor

What do you like most about NSU?I love NSU because I have an opportunity to play tennis and sing. I also like the people They’re are so nice and helpful.

What do you like most about Natchitoches?I like Natchitoches because it differs from my hometown.

Nickname: Jukebox, Vendza

Favorite shot: Backhand

Scream when you score a point: Ajdeee!



LindaGamo5-6 • So.-1LBafoussam, Cameroon, AfricaLycee Des Rapides

2012 Season• Went 4-5 in singles at the No. 6 position• Won a tiebreaker after being down 6-5 in the third setto give Lady Demons the win.• Finished 4-4 against Southland Conference opponents • Finished the season with a 4-8 doubles record at the No. 3 spot with Amy Williams

High School• Graduated in 2010 from Lycee Des Rapides

Personal• Born March 10, 1993• Daughter of Brigitte Kougoum and Hilaire Gamo • Father is a teacher• Two brothers, Arnold and Richy• Two sister, Pelagie and Catina• Majoring in electrical engineering technology

Gamo’s Career StatsSingles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual2012 4-5 --- --- --- --- --- 4-5 4-5Totals 4-5 --- --- --- --- --- 4-5 4-5Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual2012 4-8 --- --- 4-8 4-8Totals 4-8 --- --- 4-8 4-8



PolinaKonop5-6 • Jr.-TRKiev, UkraineGymnasium

2012 All-SLC First Team Singles2012 All-SLC First Team Doubles 2012 All-Louisiana First Team

2012 Season• Finished the season with a 16-3 overall singles record at the No 3-4 positions• Primarily played at No. 3 spot, finishing 13-3 • Went 10-2 against Southland Conference opponents• Compiled a 17-2 doubles record at the No. 1 position with former Lady Demon Olga Bazhanova•Only three of her 16 wins had to go to a third set or tiebreak

High School• Graduated from school in 2009

Personal• Born November 7, 1992• Daughter of Inna and Igor Konop• One sibling, Andrei• Majoring in psychology• Would like to go to graduate school and become a sports psychologist

Konop’s Career StatsSingles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual2012 16-3 --- --- 13-3 3-0 --- --- 16-3Totals 16-3 --- --- 13-3 3-0 --- --- 16-3Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual2012 --- 17-2 --- --- 17-2Totals --- 17-2 --- --- 17-2



NatalyaKrutova5-6 •Fr.-HSSevastopol, UkraineSevastopol 19

High School• Graduated from school in 2012 with 4.0 was named class Valedictorian • Lettered in volleyball and soccer as well• Ranked top 10 in Ukraine 16 under

Personal• Born October 8, 1994• Daughter of Oleg and Olga Krutova• Two siblings, Masha and Sasha• Plans to continue career as a professional tennis player or become a specialist in physical therapy.

DuBois on Larina:“Natalya has very strong groundstrokes with solid

anticipation skills with a good court sense. We expect Natalya to make an immediate impact in our singles and doubles line-up.”

Getting to know Nataly:

What is your favorite class and why?My favorite class is psychology because I always discover something new and I learn a lot, especially about myself.

What do you like most about NSU?I really love NSU because of its special family atmosphere and of course because of my team.

What do you like most about Natchitoches?Natchitoches is small but beautifull city with its own tradi-tions and kind people.

Nickname: Special K, Panda

Favorite shot: Backhand

Scream when you score a point: Come on!



TatianaLarina5-11 •So.-1LTaganrog, RussiaSchool N37

2012 Season• Finished 16-3 in singles record at the No. 2-3 positions• Dropped just one match against a Soutland Conference opponent, finishing 10-1• Played primarily at the No. 2 spot, finishing 15-2• Finished 15-4 in doubles play at the No. 2 spot with teammate Andrea Nedorostova

High School• Played tennis under Ivan Potapov• Lettered in basketball and volleyball as well

Personal• Born November 23, 1993• Daughter of Anna and Victor Larin• Majoring in hospitality management & tourism • Wants to go on and play professional tennis or become a head tennis coach.

Larina’s Career StatsSingles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual2012 16-3 --- 15-2 1-1 --- --- --- 16-3Totals 16-3 --- 15-2 1-1 --- --- --- 16-3Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual2012 15-4 --- 15-4 --- 15-4Totals 15-4 --- 15-4 --- 15-4

2012 SLC Freshman of the Year2012 All-SLC First Team Singles2012 All-Louisiana Freshman of the Year2012 All-Louisiana Second Team



OlgaLeyshyna5-4 •So.-1LOdessa, UkraineHigh School No. 40

2012 Season• Finished 4-4 in singles at the No. 6 position• Went 1-3 in Southland play• Won her only doubles match of the season with teammate Amy Williams

High School• Played tennis under Victoria Ducheva• Lettered in Volleyball also• Graduated in 2011

Personal• Born November 27, 1994• Daughter of Oleg Sidorenko and Elena Leyshyna• Majoring in psycoholgy• Wants to be a head tennis coach

Leyshyna’s Career StatsSingles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual2012 4-4 --- --- --- --- --- 4-4 4-4Totals 4-4 --- --- --- --- --- 4-4 4-4Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual2012 1-0 --- --- 1-0 1-0Totals 1-0 --- --- 1-0 1-0



AndreaNedorostova5-6 • Sr.-4LBrno, Czech RepublicGymnazium Ludvika Danka

2010 All-SLC First Team Doubles2010 SLC All-Academic First Team2010 All-Louisiana Second Team2012 All-SLC Second Team Singles

2012 Season• Went 13-6 in singles action at the No. 2-4 positions• Primarily played at the No. 4 spot, finishing 12-4• Was 8-4 against Southland Conference opponents• Compiled a 15-4 doubles record at the No. 2 sport with teammate Tatiana Larina2011 Season• Went 19-4 in singles providing the second best win percentage on the team behind former Lady Demon Martina Rubesova. • Played a majority of matches in from the No. 5 spot, but also played in the No. 4 and No. 6 spot. • Finished the season with a 20-3 doubles record playing all matches with Rubesova • Only four of her 19 singles wins had to go to a third set or tiebreak • In four of her first six matches she did not lose a game2010 Season•Finished the season 14-4 in singles playing in the No.4 and No. 5 spots•Played primarily in the No. 5 spot finishing 11-5•Compiled a perfect 19-0 record in doubles playing primarily in the No. 2 spot•Led conference with the most wins in doubles play with Martina Rubesova (17-0)High School•Her senior year, she won four international doubles tournaments in Europe•Finished with high of 14th ranking in the Czech under-18 division •Ranked 70th in the European Tennis Association... graduated with a 3.7 GPA at Gymnazium Ludvika Danka in Brno.Personal•Born August 2, 1990... daughter of Milan and Jana Nedorostova •Father is a building entrepreneur•One sibling, Klara•Majoring in communications

Nedorostova’s Career StatsSingles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual2012 13-6 --- 0-2 1-0 12-4 --- --- 13-62011 19-4 --- --- --- 4-0 12-4 3-0 19-42010 14-5 --- --- --- 3-0 11-5 --- 14-5Totals 46-15 --- --- --- 19-4 23-9 3-0 46-15Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual2012 15-4 --- 15-4 --- 15-42011 20-3 --- 19-3 1-0 20-3 2010 19-0 1-0 17-0 1-0 19-0Totals 54-7 1-0 51-7 2-0 54-7



DanielaSimonova5-5 •Fr.-HSRcany, Czech RepublicGymnazium Ricany

High School• Graduated from school in 2012 • Lettered in basketball and track as well

Personal• Born June 14, 1993… Daughter of Jan and Ivana Simonova • Father is an intendant of Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra• Majoring in health and human performance

DuBois on Simonva:“Daniela has consistent ground-strokes and is a very hard worker.

She has improved her doubles game as well and will compete for a spot in our singles and doubles line-up.”

Getting to know Daniela:

What is your favorite class and why?I like history because I have a good professor and I think people should have some knowledge about the past.

What do you like most about NSU?My team and the people around me.

What do you like most about Natchitoches?I like that it’s a small town, and I like the Christmas lights.

Nickname: Dadu, Dani

Favorite shot: Forehand inside out

Scream when you score a point: Pojd!



AmyWilliams5-8 • So.-1LLeesville, LouisianaLeesville HS

2012• Went 6-11 in singles action at the No. 5 position• Finished 3-8 against Southland Conference opponents• Compiled a 7-10 doubles record at the No. 3 spot• Played primarily with teammate Linda Gamo in doubles, going 4-8

High School• Lettered in tennis and volleyball• Was voted MVP all three season she played at Leesville High School• Made it to the state semifinals three years and was voted All-District all three of those years• Two-time captain• Ranked as the top recruit from Louisiana in 2011, and ranked 42nd in the southern region• Coached by Francisco Acuna• Graduated with a 3.98 gpa

Personal• Born December 1, 1992• Daughter of Linda and James Williams• Majoring in Biology• Wants to attend graduate school and pursue a career in veterinary medicine

Williams’ Career StatsSingles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual2012 6-11 --- --- --- --- 6-11 --- 6-11Totals 6-11 --- --- --- --- 6-11 --- 6-11Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual2012 7-11 --- --- 7-11 7-11Totals 7-11 --- --- 7-11 7-11



2012 All-SLC Women's Tennis Teams

First Team SinglesNo. 1 Maria Martinez-Romero UTA Alexandria, Romania No. 2 Tatiana Larina NSU Tagarrog, RussiaNo. 3 Polina Konop NSU Kiev, UkraineNo. 4 Tatyana Postnikova SHSU Petropavlovsk, KazahstanNo. 5 Antonia Kolovou SFA Larisa, GreeceNo. 6 Malena Gordo SFA Buenos Aires, Argentina

First Team DoublesNo. 1 Olga Bazhanova NSU Nikolaev, Ukraine Polina Konop NSU Kiev, UkraineNo. 2 Jithmie Jayawickrema SFA Colombo, Sri Lanka Alina Shazhko SFA Simferopol, UkraineNo. 3 Mariana Perez TxSt Cali, Colombia Rachel Baldree TxSt Corpus Christi, Texas

Second Team SinglesNo. 1 Jessica Kahts TxSt Benoni, South AfricaNo. 2 Isabelle Jonsson UTSA Eskilstuna, Sweden No. 3 Natalia Mayuk UTA Belgorod, RussiaNo. 4 Andrea Nedorostova NSU Brno, Czech RepublicNo. 5 Alessandra Pennesi Lamar Caracas, VenezuelaNo 6. Helene Czudek Lamer Mundolsheim, France

Second Team DoublesNo. 1 Jessica Kahts TxSt Benoni, South Africa Kaltrina Harbuzi Lamar Schneverdingen, GermanyNo. 2 Sandra Burges A&M-CC Zaragoza, Spain Chelsea Horan A&M-CC San Antonio, TexasNo. 3 Elena Kordolaimi SFA Lamia, Greece Laura Servise SFA Kingland, Texas

QuaterfinalsNo. 3 Texas-Arlington def. No. 6 Lamar, 4-0No. 7 Sam Houston def. No. 2 Texas State, 4-3No. 1 Stephen F. Austin def. No. 8 Texas- San Antonio, 4-0No. 5 Texas A&M- CC def. No. 4 Northwestern State, 4-3

SemifinalsNo. 3 Texas-Arlington def No. 7 Sam Houston, 4-0No. 1 Stephen F. Austin def. No. 3 Tezas A&M- CC, 4-1

ChampionshipNo. 1 Stephen F. Austin def. No. 3 Texas Arlington, 4-0

2012 Tournament (San Antonio, Texas)

In an era of considerable change in intercollegiate athletics, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions. What began as a small gathering of college administrators more than 45 years ago, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 12 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included current members Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology) and the University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington State College), the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven success-ful well into its fifth decade of existence. On July 1, 2006, the Southland Conference commemorated another milestone as the league membership reached 12, marking the largest configuration ever for the organization. The addition of the University of Central Arkansas and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi expanded the Southland into the Little Rock metro area and into the eighth largest city in Texas. Central Arkansas and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced the Southland Conference in innumerable ways, including athletic and academic successes, strong and principled leader-ship, and strong fan support and media coverage. In addition to its two newest members, the Southland Conference lineup also consists of Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana Uni-versity, Stephen F. Austin State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas State University-San Marcos. All told, the revised membership of the Southland encompasses more than 180,000 current students and an alumni base of approximately 920,000. Famous alums from South-land Conference schools include former President Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas State), former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), retired U.S. Central Command General Tommy Franks (UT Arlington), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), country music star George Strait (Texas State), Major League Baseball stars Hunter Pence (UT Arlington), Kevin Millar (Lamar) and Ben Broussard (McNeese State), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas) and actor Lou Diamond Phillips (UT Arlington). The cities of the Southland are diverse and progressive, ranging from international business and cultural centers such as the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, San Antonio and the New Orleans area, to the historical cities of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Natchitoches, La., to the home of the modern oil boom, Beaumont, Texas, to the unique Cajun French cultures found in the Louisiana cities of Thibodaux and Lake Charles. Southland Conference institutions also draw large numbers of students from the metropolitan areas of Houston, Little Rock, Baton Rouge, Austin, and Shreveport. The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The Conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball.Southland Conference football ranks among the best Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) leagues in the nation, and enjoys an annual expectation of competing for the national championship with multiple teams advancing to the NCAA playoffs each year. In 2002 and 2003, McNeese State finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation, and advanced to the 2002 national championship contest, the sixth such title game appearance since the league joined FCS in 1982. All told, Southland teams have played in 89 Division I playoff games in 27 years, winning 42 of the contests.



Career Singles winsName Record Years1.Vicky Sims 67-19 1989-922. Bianca Schulz 65-21 2008-113. Shayne Fitzwilliam 63-14 1986-894. Shirley Echaiz 58-35 1979-825. Karen Patel 56-23 1988-916. Babette Cramer 53-36 1987-887. Daniela Posada 51-26 2006-098. Nanette Beasley 50-23 1979-818. Jane Paterson 50-30 1988-9110. Ana Maria deFelippo 49-33 1984-8711. Monica Isaza 48-28 1984-87Season Singles winsName Record Years1. Marie Jeanne Huyben 30-4 19792. Carin Roux 23-3 19803. Shayne Fitzwilliam 20-0 19863. Shirly Echaiz 20-7 19795. Martina Rubesova 19-3 20115. Andrea Nedorostova 19-4 20115. Bianca Schulz 19-4 20085. Nannette Beasley 19-7 1979 Six tied with 17

Top Singles Career Percentage(minimum 20 matches)Name Pct. Record Years1. Carin Roux .885 23-3 19802. Marie Jeanne Huyben .882 30-4 19793. Tory Plunket .829 34-7 1985-864. Shayne Fitzwilliam .828 63-14 1986-895. Vicky Sims .780 67-19 1989-926. Barbara Tons .766 46-22 1986-897. Bianca Schulz .756 65-21 2008-118. Diane Raybon .741 20-7 19788. Kim Tollet .698 44-19 1983-859. Nanette Beasley .685 20-23 1979-8110. Daniela Posada . 662 51-26 2006-09

Top Singles Season Percentage(minimum 15 matches)Name Pct. Record Years1. Shayne Fitzwilliam 1.000 20-19 19862. Marie Jeanne Huyben . 882 30-4 19793. Matina Rubesova .864 19-3 20114. Bianca Schulz .850 17-3 20084. Tory Plunkett .850 17-3 19866. Tatiana Larina .840 16-3 20126. Polina Konop .840 16-3 20127. Andrea Nedorostova .826 19-4 20117. Bianca Schulz .826 19-4 200810. Kathrin Lange .810 17-4 201010. Tory Plunkett .810 17-4 1985

Career Doubles winsName Record Years1. Bianca Schulz 67-21 2008-112. Kathrin Lange 65-21 2008-113. Olga Bazhanova 64-20 2009-124. Karen Patel 63-22 1988-915. Barbara Tomns 57-13 1986 896. Adna Curukovic 57-26 2008-117. Shaybe Fitzwilliam 55-19 1986-898. Andrea Nederostova 54-7 2010-present9. Jane Paterson 52-16 1988-9110. Karla Tubss 49-30 1983-85Season Doubles winsName Record Years1. Siw Johnson 28-13 19902. Andrea Nedorostova 20-3 20112. Martina Rubesova 20-3 20114. Andrea Nedorostova 19-0 20104. Bianca Schulz 19-4 20096. Martina Rubesova 18-0 20106. Vicki Sims 18-7 19906. Karen Patel 18-1 19886. Jane Paterson 18-1 19886. Four Players 18-9 6. Two Players 18-10 Top Doubles Career Percentage(minimum 20 matches)Name Pct. Record Years1. Andrea Nedorostova .885 54-7 2010-present2. Barbara Tons .814 57-13 1986-893. Dragana Colic .800 28-7 2008-114. Jane Paterson .765 52-16 1988-91 5. Bianca Schulz .761 67-21 2008-116.Kathrin Lange .755 65-21 2008-117. Tory Plunkett .744 29-10 1985-868. Shayne Fitzwilliam .743 55-19 1986-899. Olga Bazhanova .714 60-24 2009-201210. Karen Patell .704 50-21 1988-91Top DOubles Season Percentage(minimum 15 matches)Name Pct. Record Years1. Andrea Nedorostova 1.000 19-0 20101. Martina Rubesova 1.000 18-0 20103. Karen Patel .947 18-1 19883. Jane Paterson .947 18-1 19885. Olga Bazhanova .895 17-2 20095. Olga Bazhanova .895 17-2 20125. Polina Konop .895 17-2 2012 6. Andrea Nedorostova .870 20-3 20116. Martina Rubesova .870 20-3 20118. Daniela Posada .867 13-2 20099. Nanette Beasley .850 17-3 19819. Elizabeth Rosenthal .850 17-3 198111. Tory Plunkett .842 16-3 198611. Barbara Tons .824 16-3 1986



1977No records available

1978 (10-4)LSU-Alexandria W, 9-0Centenary W, 8-1Southern Arkansas W, 9-0Southwestern La. W, 6-3North Texas State W, 7-2Houston L, 1-8Ole Miss L, 0-9McNeese State W, 8-1Southeastern La. W, 8-1Tulane L, 1-8Louisiana Tech W, 9-0Tulane L, 4-5Northeast La. L, 0-9Centenary W, 8-1McNeese State W, 9-0Centenary W, 8-1McNeese State W, 9-0LSU L, 2-7Northeast La. L, 0-9LSU-Alexandria W, 9-0Northeast La. L, 2-4

1979 (14-8)Louisiana College W, 6-0Southwestern La. W, 8-1Vanderbilt L, 3-6Purdue L, 4-5LSU L, 0-9Lousiana Tech W, 6-3Memphis State W, 9-0Stephen F. Austin W, 8-1Southeastern La. W, 9-0Louisiana Tech W, 9-0McNeese State W, 8-1Gustavus Adolphus W, 8-1Southeastern La. W, 9-0South Alabama L, 4-5South Alabama L, 4-5Tulane L, 3-6McNeese State W, 8-1LSU L, 1-8Tulane L, 3-6Centenary W, 8-1Northeast La. L, 0-9Centenary W, 7-2

1980 (16-5)Southern Arkansas W, 9-0Louisiana College W, 9-0Lamar W, 5-4Southwestern La. W, 3-1McNeese State W, 9-0Centenary W, 5-2Southwestern La. W, 9-0Southwestern La. W, 9-0Memphis State W, 6-3Louisiana Tech W, 9-0Northeast La. L, 0-9Southeastern La. W, 9-0Louisiana Tech W, 9-0LSU L, 3-5Arkansas-Little Rock W, 9-0Centenary W, 7-2Louisiana Tech W, 6-3LSU L, 2-7Southeastern La. W, 9-0LSU L, 1-8Tulane L, 3-6

1981 (12-10)@ Stephen F. Austin L, 2-6@ Centenary L, 4-5McNeese State W, 6-3@ Tulane L, 1-8@ Southwestern La. W, 8-1Arkansas-Little Rock W, 8-1#Oral Roberts L, 4-5#Alabama L, 4-5Wichita State L, 3-6@ Houston Baptist W, 9-0@ McNeese State W, 9-0Southwestern La. W, 9-0

Louisiana Tech W, 6-3Stephen F. Austin L, 0-5Grambling W, 9-0Houston Baptist W, 7-2@ Arkansas-Little Rock W, 8-1@ Louisiana Tech W, 6-3Centenary L, 3-6##McNeese State W, 5-4##LSU L, 0-9##Tulane L, 1-8#LSU Team Tournament##LAIAW State Tournament, placed 4th

1982 (9-9)@ Louisiana College W, 9-0@ Tulane L, 0-9Centenary L, 2-7@ Grambling W, 9-0Notre Dame W, 5-4#New Orleans L, 4-5#Sam Houston W, 5-4#Stephen F. Austin L, 0-9Arkansas-Little Rock W, 7-2McNeese State L, 3-6Louisiana Tech L, 0-9Stephen F. Austin L, 2-7Southwestern La. W, 6-3Louisiana College W, 7-2Louisiana Tech L, 3-6Grambling W, 8-1McNeese State W, 6-3@ Southwestern La. L, 4-5#SFA Tournament, placed 3rd

1983 (11-11)2/26 @ Southern Arkansas W, 9-02/28 @ Stephen F. Austin W, 7-23/2 McNeese State W, 8-13/3 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-73/6 @ Houston L, 0-93/7 Stephen F. Austin W, 7-2 Illinois State W, 6-33/10 #Lamar L, 0-93/10 #Louisiana Tech L, 3-63/11 #Oklahoma State L, 1-83/11 #Memphis State L, 3-63/12 #Northeast La. L, 1-8 Northern Iowa W, 8-13/15 @ Grambling W, 7-23/19 @ New Orleans W, 7-23/20 @ Tulane L, 0-94/8 @ Louisiana Tech L, 4-54/15 Southwestern La. W, 5-44/16 Lamar L, 1-84/18 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 5-4 Louisiana Tech L, 4-54/23 Grambling W, 8-1#NLU Invitational, placed 4th

1984 (11-9)@ Nicholls State W, 5-4@ Tulane L, 3-6Southwestern La. L, 4-5Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-6#Arkansas State W, 8-1#Memphis State W, 5-4#Northeast La. L, 1-8#Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-6West Texas State W, 6-3Nicholls State W, 8-1@ Southwestern La. W, 5-4Louisiana Tech W, 5-4@ Centenary W, 5-4@ McNeese State W, 5-4@ Stephen F. Austin L, 4-5LSU L, 2-7Tulane L, 4-5Stephen F. Austin W, 7-2McNeese State L, 4-5@ Louisiana Tech W, 5-4#NLU Invitational, placed 4th

1985 (14-4, 4-1 GSC)2/9 East Texas Baptist W, 9-0 2/20 @ East Texas Baptist W, 9-02/23 @ Tulane L, 1-8

2/24 @ New Orleans W, 7-02/26 Lamar W, 8-1 3/1 @ McNeese State W, 7-23/10 @ Southwestern La. W, 8-13/12 @ Centenary W, 6-23/17 Tulane L, 1-83/19 Louisiana Tech W, 6-33/25 *@Sam Houston W, 8-13/31 McNeese State W, 5-44/1 *Stephen F. Austin L, 3-64/2 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-64/6 *@ Nicholls State W, 9-04/8 *Southeastern La. W, 7-24/13 *@Southwest Texas W, 5-44/22 @Louisiana Tech W, 5-4Finished 2nd in Gulf States Conference

1986 (13-4)GULF STAR CHAMPIONSNew Orleans W, 9-0Southern Miss W, 9-0Louisiana Tech W, 6-3Mississippi State W, 6-3Houston Baptist L, 3-6Southwestern La. L, 2-7Lamar W, 6-3Kansas State W, 8-1Louisiana Tech W, 9-0Sam Houston W, 9-0Houston Baptist L, 3-6Stephen F. Austin W, 6-3McNeese State W, 6-3Southeastern La. W, 9-0Northeast La. W, 8-1Texas-Tyler L, 4-5Tulane W, 5-4

1987 (12-7)2/14 Northeast La. W, 5-43/6 #Texas-Permian Basin W, 8-13/6 #Texas-San Antonio W, 9-03/7 #Texas-Tyler L, 2-53/10 @ Northeast La. W, 6-33/13 Southwestern La. L, 2-73/18 @ LSU L, 1-83/25 @ New Orleans W, 9-03/26 @Tulane L, 2-73/27 *@ Nicholls State W, 7-23/31 @ McNeese State W, 5-44/1 @ Texas-Tyler L, 4-54/4 @ Southwestern La. L, 0-94/7 McNeese State W, 6-34/8 Louisiana Tech W, 7-24/11 *@ Sam Houston W, 7-24/12 @ Baylor W, 5-44/13 @ Texas Christian L, 0-94/14 @ East Texas State W, 8-1# Texas-Tyler Invitational

1988 (12-5, 2-2 SLC)2/24 @ Louisiana Tech W, 7-22/27 @ Nicholls State W, 9-02/28 @ New Orleans W, 8-13/1 @ Centenary W, 6-33/13 LSU L, 1-53/16 Texas-Tyler W, 9-03/20 New Orleans W, 9-03/22 Louisiana Tech W, 7-2 Lamar L, 4-53/27 *Southwest Texas L, 3-6 Southwestern La. W, 6-34/9 *Sam Houston W, 8-14/11 *@ North Texas State W, 5-44/15 Tulane L, 4-54/17 @ Southwestern La. W, 8-14/19 Centenary W, 8-14/23 *Northeast La. L, 4-5Finished 2nd in Southland Conference

1989 (13-2, 3-0 SLC)SOUTHLAND CO-CHAMPIONS2/22 Texas-Tyler W, 5-33/3 New Orleans W, 9-03/3 Louisiana Tech W, 9-03/4 Southeastern La. W, 8-13/8 LSU L, 0-93/27 Southwestern La. L, 4-5

4/2 *Sam Houston W, 9-04/5 Grambling W, 9-04/6 Southern W, 9-04/10 Grambling W, 9-04/17 *North Texas W, 7-24/20 Southwestern La. W, 7-24/21 Texas-Tyler W, 8-14/23 *Northeast La. W, 8-1

1990 (9-9, 4-0 SLC)2/11 @ Baylor L, 0-92/18 @ Louisiana Tech W, 7-22/24 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 4-52/26 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-83/1 #Texas Tech L, 1-83/2 #Texas Pan-Am W, 7-33/3 #Schreiner W, 9-03/6 @ Lamar W, 7-23/9 @ Centenary L, 2-73/17 @ Tulane W, 5-43/22 Centenary W, 9-03/24 Tulane L, 4-53/27 *Northeast La. W, 5-43/31 @ North Texas L, 4-54/1 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 9-04/4 Southern W, 9-04/7 *Southwest Texas W, 5-44/8 *Sam Houston W, 5-4Finished 4th in Southland Conference

1991 (15-5, 3-2 SLC)2/9 @ LSU L, 0-92/10 Southwestern La. W, 5-42/17 Southeastern La. W, 5-42/22 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 5-42/24 Lamar W, 7-22/25 Centenary W, 5-43/6 Louisiana Tech W, 9-03/11 @ Centenary L, 4-53/15 Nicholls State W, 6-13/20 Oklahoma City W, 5-43/24 @ South Alabama L, 1-53/28 @ Jacksonville W, 9-03/29 @ West Florida W, 9-03/30 @ Southern Miss W, 7-24/2 @ Louisiana Tech W, 6-04/6 *@ Southwest Texas W, 6-34/10 *@ Northeast La. L, 2-74/13 *Texas-Arlington W, 9-04/16 *Sam Houston W, 8-14/18 *@ North Texas L, 3-6Finished 4th in Southland Conference

1992 (13-7, 6-1)2/8 @ Southeastern La. L, 5-12/14 @ Centenary L, 4-52/20 @ Louisiana Tech W, 8-12/28 @ Mobile College L, 4-52/29 @ South Alabama L, 1-53/1 @ West Florida W, 6-33/3 @ Jacksonville W, 7-23/4 #N. Carolina-Wilimington W, 5-13/18 Oklahoma City W, 5-13/20 Southwestern La. L, 2-73/21 *Sam Houston W, 8-13/22 *Nicholls State W, 5-43/25 Centenary W, 5-44/1 *Northeast La. L, 0-94/4 *Texas-San Antonio W, 5-44/5 *Southwest Texas W, 5-44/7 Louisiana Tech W, 6-04/11 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 8-14/12 *@ North Texas W, 5-44/20 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-81993 (11-9, 4-3 SLC)1/29 @ Lamar W, 5-11/30 @ Texas-Pan Am W, 9-02/6 Baylor L, 3-62/7 Southeastern La. W, 5-42/9 Centenary W, 7-22/27 Middle Tennessee State L, 3-52/28 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-63/6 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 7-23/7 Centenary L, 4-53/14 *@ Sam Houston W, 9-03/17 Oklahoma City W, 6-33/18 Louisiana Tech W, 8-0



3/20 *North Texas W, 7-23/21 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 9-03/27 @ Southwestern La. L, 2-73/28 *@ Nicholls State L, 3-64/1 *@ Northeast La. L, 4-54/9 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 1-84/10 *@ Southwest Texas W, 8-14/16 Southwestern La. L, 1-8Finished 4th in Southland Conference 1994 (13-4, 8-0)SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONS1/29 @ Rice L, 0-61/30 @ Houston W, 5-42/5 @ Baylor L, 3-62/25 Arkansas State W, 5-42/26 Lamar W, 7-23/4 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-53/13 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 9-03/15 Centenary W, 5-13/19 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 9-0 3/20 @Sam Houston W, 9-03/30 *Northeast La. W, 5-44/1 *Nicholls State W, 7-24/2 *McNeese State W, 9-04/9 *Southwest Texas W, 8-14/10 *Texas-San Antonio W, 7-24/14 Southwestern La. L, 3-64/16 *@ North Texas W, 8-1 1995No records available 1996No records available 1997No records available 1998No records available 1999 (7-12, 4-6 SLC)2/6 @ Centenary W, 8-12/12 #ABAC L, 2-52/13 #Miss. Univ. for Women L, 2-32/13 #West Florida L, 0-62/20 @ New Orleans L, 1-82/27 Centenary W, 7-22/28 Tulane L, 0-93/6 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 2-73/7 *@ Southwest Texas W, 8-13/14 *@ Stephen F. Austin L, 3-63/20 *Southeastern La. W, 9-03/21 *Nicholls State L, 3-63/27 *@ McNeese State L, 0-93/31 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-54/2 *Sam Houston W, 8-14/3 *Texas-Arlington L, 0-94/5 *Northeast La. W, 9-04/9 Louisiana Tech W, 8-14/11 *@ Lamar L, 4-5#West Florida Spring Fling 2000 (6-12, 3-7 SLC)2/1 Centenary W, 9-02/5 @ Rice L, 0-92/20 New Orleans L, 1-52/26 @ Arkansas State L, 1-83/2 @ Centenary W, 6-33/4 *@ Texas-Arlington L, 2-73/5 *@ Stephen F. Austin L, 3-63/8 @ North Texas L, 1-83/11 *Lamar L, 3-63/12 *McNeese State W, 7-23/14 *@ Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-43/18 *@ Nicholls State W, 5-43/25 *Sam Houston L, 2-73/28 Louisiana Tech W, 4-34/1 *Southwest Texas L, 0-54/2 *Texas-San Antonio L, 0-64/10 *@ Southeastern La. L, 0-54/10 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-5 2001 (8-12, 4-6 SLC)2/2 @ North Texas L, 1-62/10 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 0-7

2/11 @ New Orleans L, 0-72/13 Centenary W, 5-22/17 Southern Miss L, 1-62/17 @ Mississippi Valley State W, 7-02/21 Arkansas State L, 2-52/23 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-63/3 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 2-53/4 *@ Southwest Texas W, 5-23/10 *@ Lamar W, 5-23/11 @ Texas-Pan Am W, 6-13/17 *Southeastern La. L, 2-53/18 *Nicholls State W, 5-23/20 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 2-53/24 *@ McNeese State L, 1-63/25 *@ Stephen F. Austin (!) W, 5-23/31 *Texas-Arlington L, 0-74/1 * Sam Houston W, 4-34/16 @Louisiana Tech W, 6-1!- Won on court but lost by forfeit on appeal 2002 (8-11, 5-5 SLC)1/26 @ North Texas L, 1-62/1 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-62/2 @ Arkansas State L, 1-62/25 New Orleans L, 0-72/27 @ Centenary W, 7-03/2 Texas-Pan Am W, 6-13/5 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 1-63/9 *Texas-San Antonio L, 1-63/10 *Southwest Texas L, 3-43/16 *@ Sam Houston W, 4-33/17 *@ Texas-Arlington L, 0-73/23 *Lamar W, 6-13/24 *Stephen F. Austin W, 6-14/3 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-64/6 *@ Nicholls State W, 5-24/7 *@ Southeastern La. W, 7-04/12 Louisiana Tech W, 6-14/14 *McNeese State L, 1-6 2003 (8-12, 5-5 SLC)1/8 @ Southern Miss L, 2-52/15 North Texas W, 4-32/21 Arkansas State L, 0-52/22 @ New Orleans L, 1-63/7 @ Memphis L, 1-63/8 @ Murray State L, 0-73/15 *Southeastern La. W, 4-33/16 *Nicholls State W, 6-13/18 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 1-63/23 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 4-33/27 Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-63/29 *@ Southwest Texas L, 1-63/30 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 0-34/2 Centenary W, 6-14/5 *Sam Houston W, 6-14/6 *Texas-Arlington L, 1-64/12 *@ McNeese State L, 2-54/13 *Lamar W, 5-24/19 Louisiana Tech W, 4-3 2004 (14-5, 9-1 SLC)1/23 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 0-61/24 @ Arkansas State L, 5-11/30 @ Centenary W, 4-22/15 Grambling W, 5-22/28 @ Southern Miss W, 5-22/29 @ Samford W, 4-33/6 *@ Texas-Arlington L, 1-63/7 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 5-23/13 *Lamar W, 4-33/14 *McNeese State W, 4-33/16 *@ Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-23/20 *@ Nicholls State W, 6-13/21 *@ Southeastern La. W, 4-33/27 *Sam Houston W, 6-14/3 *Texas State W, 5-24/4 *Texas-San Antonio W, 4-34/10 @ Louisiana Tech L, 2-54/17 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 4-34/25 $McNeese State L, 4-0$ - Southland Conference Tournament 2005 (6-13, 3-7 SLC)1/29 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-62/4 @ Texas A&M-CC W, 3-2

2/4 @ Texas-Pan Am W, 6-02/5 @ Abilene Christian L, 1-42/19 Southern Miss L, 0-72/20 Arkansas State L, 2-53/5 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 3-43/6 *@ Texas State L, 1-43/10 @ Texas A&M-CC L, 3-43/12 *@ Lamar L, 1-63/19 *@ Southeastern La. L, 1-63/20 *Nicholls State W, 6-03/22 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 2-53/26 @ Louisiana Tech W, 6-14/2 *@ McNeese State L, 0-74/3 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 4-34/9 *@ Texas-Arlington L, 2-54/10 *Sam Houston W, 4-34/15 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-6 2006No records available 2007 (10-10, 5-6 SLC)2/3 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-6 2/10 Arkansas State W, 4-32/11 Southern Miss L, 1-62/15 @ LSU L, 1-62/28 Louisiana Tech W, 5-23/1 Centenary W, 7-03/2 *Central Arkansas W, 7-03/10 *@ Lamar L, 2-43/11 *@ McNeese State W, 5-23/16 @ Louisiana Tech W, 6-03/18 Nicholls State W, 4-33/19 #59 Southeastern La. L, 0-73/24 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 4-33/25 *@ Sam Houston State L, 3-43/31 *Texas State L, 3-44/1 *Texas-Arlington L, 2-54/4 *@ Texas A&M-CC L, 2-54/5 Texas-San Antonio W, 5-24/11 Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-44/12 @ Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-2 2008 (16-8, 9-2 SLC)2/3 @ Arkansas State W, 4-32/4 *@ Central Arkansas W, 6-12/5 @ Arkansas-Little Rock W, 5-22/9 @ Alabama-Birmingham L, 4-32/10 @ Southern Miss L, 4-32/16 @ Rice L, 1-62/17 @ Houston L, 1-62/23 Louisiana Tech W, 6-02/23 Centenary W, 7-03/1 *@ Texas State W, 6-13/2 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 5-23/8 *Texas A&M-CC W, 6-13/9 *Texas-San Antonio W, 6-13/15 Memphis W, 6-13/20 Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-23/25 #71 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 5-23/30 *@ Nicholls State W, 4-24/5 *Stephen F. Austin W, 6-14/6 *Sam Houston W, 6-14/12 *Lamar L, 1-64/13 *McNeese State W, 4-34/19 *@ Southeastern La. L, 0-74/25 $Sam Houston W, 4-04/26 $Lamar L, 0-4$ - Southland Conference Tournament 2009 (15-8, 8-3 SLC)2/7 @ Tulane W, 4-32/8 @ New Orleans L, 2-52/14 Houston L, 1-62/16 Southern Miss W, 6-12/21 @ Florida Gulf Coast W, 5-22/22 @ Bethune Cookman W, 7-02/23 @ Florida Atlantic W, 6-12/28 *Texas State W, 6-13/1 *Texas-Arlington L, 1-63/7 *@ Texas A&M-CC W, 5-23/8 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 2-53/17 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-63/28 *Southeastern La. W, 5-23/29 *Nicholls State W, 7-04/1 Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-24/4 *@ Lamar L, 3-4

4/5 *@McNeese State W, 7-04/8 *Central Arkansas W, 7-04/11 @ Rice L, 0-74/15 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 6-14/16 *@ Sam Houston W, 5-24/24 $Texas State W, 4-04/25 $Texas-Arlington L, 0-4$ - Southland Conference Tournament 2010 (20-2, 11-0 SLC)SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONS2/2 @Louisiana Tech W, 7-02/17 Tulane L, 3-42/19 New Orleans W, 7-02/21 @ Houston W, 6-12/27 *Lamar W, 5-22/28 *McNeese State W, 7-03/6 *Stephen F. Austin W, 6-13/7 *Sam Houston W, 6-13/13 *@ Central Arkansas W, 7-03/14 @ Arkansas-Little Rock W, 6-13/27 *Texas A&M-CC W, 6-13/28 *Texas-San Antonio W, 7-04/2 *@ Southeastern La. W, 6-14/4 *@ Nicholls State W, 5-24/8 *@ Texas State W, 6-14/11 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 6-14/14 @ Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-34/16 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 5-24/23 $Stephen F. Austin W, 4-04/24 $Texas-Arlington W, 4-34/24 $Lamar W, 4-05/14 $$#1 Baylor L, 0-4$ - Southland Conference Champions$$ - NCAA Regional (Waco, Texas)

2011 (18-6, 8-4 SLC)2/11 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 6-12/13 Southern Mississippi W, 7-02/13 Central Arkansas W, 7-02/18 Louisiana-Monroe L, 2-52/20 Houston W, 6-12/26 Arkansas State W, 4-32/26 Louisiana Tech W, 6-13/6 *Texas-Arlington L, 1-63/12 *at *Texas A&M-CC W, 4-33/13 *at Texas San-Antonio W, 6-13/16 at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 3-43/25 #Texas State W, 6-13/26 # Texas-El Paso W, 6-13/27 #North Texas L, 2-54/2 *Southeastern La. W, 6-14/3 * Nicholls W, 6-14/3 Grambling W, 5-24/9 *@Stephen F. Austin W, 6-14/10 *@ Sam Houston W, 4-2 4/16 *@ Lamar L, 2-54/17 *@McNeese State W, 6-14/29 $ Texas A&M CC W, 4-04/30 $ Lamar W, 4-15/1 $ Texas-Arlington L, 2-4$- Southland Conference (3rd)#- North Texas Invitiational

20122/5/ @ Mississippi State W, 4-32/11 @ Houston L, 3-42/19 @ Southern Miss. L, 7-102/25 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 4-32/26 Texas-Pan American W, 7-03/3 Texas A&M-CC W, 4-33/4 Texas-San Antonio W, 6-13/12 @ Texas State W, 4-33/16 @ Arkansas State W, 5-23/17 @ Central Arkansas W, 6-13/17 @ Drury W, 5-23/23 @ Stephan F. Austin L, 6-13/28 @ Texas Arlington W, 4-34/1 @ Sam Houston W, 5-24/6 @ Lamar L, 5-2 4/7 McNeese W, 6-14/14 Southeastern La. W. 6-14/15 Nicholls W, 6-1 $-Southland Conference



Tennis at Northwestern State dates back to the earliest days of the institution. Dating back to the early 1900s, there are photos of students playing tennis, in a day when all but a few students at Louisiana Normal School were women training to be teachers. More than a century later, with plenty of history in place, women’s tennis is annually one of the strongest sports at what is now Northwestern State University. An official intercollegiate women’s team dawned in the late 1970s as additional women’s sports popped up in college tennis around the country, thanks to the creation of Title IX spurring formalized competition in many women’s sports that were previously con-tested on the club level. During those days, NSU had an extremely strong men’s tennis program -- so strong that in the late 1970s, the Demons were ranked in the NCAA’s Top 20 and played in the NCAA Division I Championships in Athens, Georgia. Under coach Johnnie Emmons, the Demons produced All-Americans Gregg Manning and Ricardo Acuna. Among several players who became professionals, Acuna reached the game’s greatest levels. In 1985, he was a singles quarterfinalist at Wimbledon. He was voted by his peers to serve on the As-sociation of Tennis Professionals board and remained in that capacity for several years. He was ranked as highly as No. 47 in the world in March 1986, won three ATP doubles titles in his career, and since has been as-sociated with the ATP as a coach and player development official after his playing career wound up. Acuna was NSU’s first NCAA All-American (Manning won the honor in the NAIA) and never lost to a Louisiana op-ponent during his career. A former Lady Demon standout, Emily Nichols, has been in the highest of tennis circles around the pro courts. She was part of a No. 19 nationally-ranked doubles team for NSU in 1993 and helped the 1994 Lady Demons win the Southland Conference championship. After going home to England, she worked for the Lawn Tennis Associa-tion for five years, as a press officer working with, among other events, the Wimbledon Championships. She is currently a senior account director for Progressive Sports and Entertainment, working with the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, and has worked with

the International Tennis Federation, the 2004 Olympic Games, the French Tennis Federa-tion (French Open), Tennis Australia and with the Davis Cup series. Modern-day tennis at Northwestern was launched in 1970 when Emmons, hired as a football assistant coach, was named head tennis coach for a men’s program. He soon developed a friendship with Nick Bollettieri and attended the Junior Orange Bowl Cham-pionships each year, looking for international prospects. It led to a tradition of global influence producing a strong program that continues at NSU today. In 1972, Carlos Blanco, a Bolivian native, became the first in a long line of foreign tennis players to attend NSU, bringing the Demons one of the strongest programs in the region. Many recruits and three years later, NSU became a force to be reckoned with, winning the school’s first conference championship (Gulf South) and fashioning a 23-4 record. With Acuna, Manning, Willie Paz and Blanco among the stars, NSU developed into a powerhouse that lost just four matches over three years -- going 24-1 in 1976, 22-1 in 1977 and 16-2 in 1978. Emmons remembers the players from that era as if it were yester-day. “As any coach knows, the number one rea-son for success is the material that you have to work with. Gregg Manning, Juan Lopez, Luis Varela, Steve Fricker, Mike Phillips, Jose

deCamino and Ricardo Acuna - those players put Northwestern State on the map.” Emmons is most proud of the fact that his teams had just two losing seasons in 17 years. But that is just one item on a long list of ac-complishments. “Every player that played here for four years graduated and all are successful in life. Some are judges, lawyers, engineers, and ten-nis pros. All of my players were hard workers and were respectful of everyone. They gave the alumni of Northwestern a winning pro-gram and one that could be identified with.” That tradition transferred to the Lady Demons program. Emmons took over as head baseball coach in his final three seasons (1986-89) and relied upon graduate assistants to help run the women’s team which won the Southland championship in 1989 under Emmons and Alex Kukaros. He was followed by Patric DuBois, who became the first full-time women’s tennis coach and had a strong run of success from 1990-94 culminating with the 1994 Southland crown as Ljudmila Pavlov ranked as highly as No. 33 nationally in singles. DuBois moved on, only to return in 2007 to create a renaissance for NSU ten-nis -- which is back where it’s often been, a program regionally and nationally respected, bringing in players from near and far bond-ing to produce championship play and the highest level of academic success.

Tennis at NSU dates back to the early 1900s; took off in the ‘70s

Ricardo Acuna was NSU’s first NCAA All-American and advanced to the Round of 8 at the 1985 Winbeldon Championships



Harry Briggs... NSU’s “Paddlin’ Professor”“The Paddlin’ Professor,” 90-year-old Northwestern State adjunct political science instructor Dr. Harry Briggs has used his favorite hobby to benefit the NSU Lady Demon tennis program for the past ten years.

Briggs, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II battles in the Pacific The-atre at Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa, is an adjunct political science profes-sor at NSU’s Leesville-Fort Polk campus.

His swims are designed to bring attention to the Northwestern Lady De-mon tennis team and to raise funds for the Lydia Briggs Tennis Scholarship and the Harry Briggs Tennis Support Fund at NSU.

“There are two reasons to do it, and the first is selfish,” he said. “I want to see if I can still do it. People get older and too often, lose the desire to chal-lenge themselves.”

“Secondly, but more important, it’s a chance to help Northwestern State and the Lady Demon tennis program. It’s a great university, and I say that as a fellow who’s been all over this country and all around the world. Get-ting involved with the tennis team has been an outstanding experience.”

Briggs, no novice swimmer, is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in recognition of his 43 long-distance swims. In 1998 on his 77th birthday he spent 14 hours crossing Tampa Bay, swimming seven miles against the current.

His most notable swimming feat was becoming the first person to swim across Lake Erie in 1947. Briggs swam for 35 hours, 55 minutes and covered 32 miles from Sandusky, Ohio, to Point Pelee, Ontario. Acclaimed author Gay Talese, writing a profile of Briggs for the New York Times in the early 1950s, gave him the nickname “The Paddlin’ Professor.” He appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” after his swim and was featured in Sports Illustrated.

Now, he’s content knowing his annual outings don’t get that kind of atten-tion – although Shreveport, Alexandria and Lake Charles media outlets have covered his last two annual challenges -- but in any case, they have lasting impact by providing scholarship opportunities for NSU students.

Eight years ago, as the centerpiece of a series of three swims, Briggs did eight miles on Cane River Lake. Since then, he’s done two miles each year in Natchitoches. In 2006, Briggs completed three two-mile swims on the Red River in Shreveport, Alexandria, and Natchitoches. Two summers ago, he covered two miles on Cross Lake in Shreveport in 3:16, appropriately beginning his swim at the American Legion outpost.

“This was my toughest challenge yet,” said Briggs. “But the great thing was that I felt better after I finished than I did before I started.”

Briggs made his swim in 2007 despite learning a few weeks earlier than he was suffering from prolonged carbon monoxide poisoning.

“Harry is one of the most remarkable people anyone could meet,” said Lady Demon tennis coach Patric DuBois. “The experiences and accomplish-ments he has had in life could fill volumes. We are very fortunate to have a friend to our team in Harry Briggs. He is an inspiration to all of us.”

Just recently Briggs was honored by Tufts University, where he attended school, when they retired his No. 9 hockey jersey. He later went on to coach at Tufts, he later went on to pursue a professional hockey career.

To contribute to the Briggs Scholarship, in any amount, contact Todd Gar-zarelli in the NSU Athletic Association at 318-357-4295 or at [email protected]

For the past ten years, the “paddlin’ proFessor” has aid-ed the nsU Women’s tennis program With a scholarship FUnd in memory oF his WiFe, and avid tennis player



Dr. Randall J. WebbNorthwestern State President Dr. Randall J. Webb stated when he became Northwestern State Uni-versity’s 17th president in July of 1996 that his primary objective would be to help make his Alma Mater the best institution it could be. It is apparent after 16 years that Webb is achieving that admirable goal. Enrollment has reached record levels during Webb’s tenure as president and exceeded 10,500 for the first time in history in the fall of 2004. Webb has also been at the forefront in recent years of moving the university to-ward higher admission standards, which has resulted in some enrollment declines but in the enrollment of students with greater academic potential

and aptitude. Retention has increased at the university, the average ACT score of students has gone up, and high school student leaders are enrolling in Northwestern in record numbers. There has been a substantial increase in the number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time freshmen at the university. External funding for NSU has also increased dramatically under Webb’s leadership. In the first capital campaign in its history, the university received $32.7 million to far exceed its goal of $18.84 million. That funding included the establishment of numerous endowed chairs and professorships to enhance academic programs at the university. In addition to the private funding, Northwestern has received more grant mon-ies in recent years from state and federal agencies and private foundations than at any time since its founding in 1884. Webb has also expanded the university’s outreach by spearheading the development at NSU of the larg-est electronic education and distance learning network of any university in Louisiana. NSU offers courses and degree programs to students across the nation and world through Internet and compressed video. Millions of dollars have been obtained during Webb’s presidency for new and renovated facilities. A new $6.9 million Wellness, Recreation and Activity Center opened on the campus in 2005; and Morrison Hall, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building, and Williamson Hall have been completely renovated and restored. A new Student Services Center on the site of the former West Caspari Hall was completed in May 2012. Over $32 million in construction by a private company has added two modified residence halls to the campus in recent years. Funding has also been obtained to rebuild the East Caspari Hall and replace the underground electrical distribution system. Northwestern academic programs and athletic teams continue to receive positive national recognition. The Computer Information Systems program, for example, won five consecutive national championships in academic competition in systems analysis, and the NSU men’s basketball team defeated Iowa in the NCAA national championship tournament. A former center on the Northwestern football team, Webb is an avid supporter of the university’s athletic programs and has held positions of leadership at the national level in intercollegiate athletics. He has served as chair of the board of directors of the Southland Conference and has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Executive Council and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors that oversee all major policy decisions by the govern-ing body for major college sports. He currently serves as the Southland Conference repre-sentative on the NCAA Presidential Advisory Group. A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business education, Webb earned a master of science degree in mathematics from NSU in 1966. He received a doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971 with a concentration in mathematics and research. Webb was a member of the faculty of Longwood College in Farmville, Va, from 1966 until 1974. He served as Director of Higher Education and Teacher Certification in the Louisiana Department of Education from 1974 through 1976. He moved to Southeastern Louisiana University in 1976 and in 13 years there held positions as director of institutional research, EEO officer, registrar and member of the mathematics faculty. He became Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies and professor of mathematics at Northwestern in 1989. In that position, he was responsible for campus-wide policy development, planning, advancement, and review of both graduate and undergraduate pro-grams. While Webb was in that position, graduate enrollment increased by 35 percent, and internal funding for faculty research increased by 200 percent. As dean, Webb proposed the concept for NSU’s successful Freshman Connection Pro-gram and served as a member of the writing team for a grant proposal that resulted in a five year, $1.7 million Title III grant to improve student retention. He also chaired the steering committee for NSU’s Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He has been active in the community as a member of the board of directors of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Association for the Preserva-tion of Historic Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society, Rotary Club, and the First Baptist Church. Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduates of Northwestern. Tamara and her husband, former NSU All-America baseball pitcher Reggie Gatewood, live in Long Valley,N.J., with their children Tyler and Ava. Lauren is married to former out-standing NSU baseball player Nick Simokaitis, and they live in St. Louis with their sons Nicholas and Benjamin.

U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O NPresident:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. WebbProvost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa AbneyVice President for External Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry PierceVice President for Business Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl JonesVice President for University Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus JonesVice President for Technology, Research and Economic Development:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene WilliamsExecutive Assistant to the President:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Crew

Randy and Brenda Webb



Jerry PierceVice President • External Affairs Jerry Pierce is the Cal Ripken of the Northwestern State ath-letic program. Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup, fielding his position with aplomb, and delivering at the plate, knocking a ball out of the park from time to time but always taking an understated profile, seeing himself as a role player. In 48th year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches can’t be measured as easily as Rip-kin’s Baseball Hall of Fame statistics, but they are equally indel-

ible. He is in his 22nd year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant as-pect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma mater,

adopted hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President Dr. Randall J. Webb in governmental affairs activities. Many of those duties were his since the 1970s as he worked under four pre-vious presidents as Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his jour-nalism degree, Pierce went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was named execu-tive sports editor at the age of 24. In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facil-ity in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activi-ties that remain in place nearly four decades later, and served as di-rector of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president forced him to step aside from the volunteer post. He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic confer-ences (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the conference through other offices and committee positions. In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential

sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Ben-son, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than two decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journalism De-partment faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thou-sands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 22, and Miranda, 11, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

NSU Athletic CouncilJody Biscoe (Chair)

Lyn ChristopherDwight Epperson

Kelee Grimes Marcus JonesJennifer KellyMelissa Kelly

Natalie LaurenceTara McKeeney (Student)

Dr. Charles PellegrinDr. Pat PiersonKristi Simms

Dr. Mark SwanstromEd Ward

Will Watson (Student)Dr. Randall Webb

Ex-Officio MembersGreg Burke

Carrie CrowellDustin Eubanks

Dr. Patrice MoultonDr. Vicki Parrish

Jerry Pierce

DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCEHighlights of NSU athletics in the first 10 years under the leadership of Dr. Randall Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and Direc-tor of Athletics Greg Burke

22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports)

Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000), men’s track and field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports (1997-98).

10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports)Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and softball (1998, 2000, 2002).

16 Postseason Appearances (6 sports)Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006); women’s basketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005). Women’s Basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT.

45 National Awards (5 sports)All-America awards - track and field (18), football (19), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (2). National Football Foun-dation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship

3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports)Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games.



Greg BurkeDirector of AthleticsThe Burke FileAGE: 56 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude)POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College (1978-85); administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic develop-ment, University of Akron, 1992-96.BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings. In his 17th year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke has received national acclaim for the job he’s done in his adopted hometown. Burke has been athletics director at Northwestern since Aug. 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon.

Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship caliber teams in nearly all of the school’s NCAA Division I sports. Two years ago, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). He was also among four winners chosen to be involved in a Street and Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal panel discussion on current Division I athletics issues. Joining NSU’s Burke were Purdue’s Morgan Burke (no relation), Samford’s Bob Roller and Lee Fowler of North Carolina State, with the transcript of their discussion distributed to national media by the Sports Business Daily. Burke just completed a term as the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. Burke’s 16 years as athletic director include 32 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 54 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Seventeen NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. Under his guidance, Northwestern State has led all 13 public institutions in Louisiana, and all 12 Southland Conference institutions, in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate and Graduation Success Rate reports. The school’s athletic facilities have undergone nearly $7 million in improvements in the past four years. NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league’s five decades of history to sweep football, men’s basketball and baseball championships in the same athletic year. It’s been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke’s management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. Burke generated a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues and spearheaded the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches, including several whose success at Northwestern State has propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. To that end, tremendous competitive strides have been made in women’s athletics under his guidance. The NSU soccer program was the first one in Louisiana ever to reach the NCAA Tournament and remains the only one with multiple appearances. Volleyball set attendance records and has made its best-ever showings in conference play in recent years. In softball, NSU posted the nation’s most improved win total in 2010 regular-season play under second-year coach Donald Pickett, and moved among league contend-ers in 2011. The Lady Demons joined Stanford as the only women’s tennis programs in the country in 2010 with only one regular-season loss, while sweeping Southland regular-season and tournament titles and making a first-ever NCAA Team Tournament appearance. While on-field success by Demon and Lady Demon teams has been a source of pride for NSU supporters, Burke is equally proud of the tone which has been set within the NSU athletic program as it relates to academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10 and remained at that level in 2010-11. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Foundation’s Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. In June 2006, he was a featured speaker and panelist at the National Association of Collegiate Ath-letic Directors convention in New Orleans, addressing members of the College Athletic Business Man-agers of America and also participating in a panel discussion of “Fundraising from an Athletic Director’s Perspective” speaking to the National Association of Athletic Development Directors. Since 2007, Burke has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Championships/Sports Manage-ment Cabinet, a 49-person panel which makes recommendations to the NCAA Board of Directors on key issues facing Division I athletics. He previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. Since his committee term expired, Burke has served as a site supervisor for Foot-ball Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. In 2004 and 2011, NSU received the highest possible rating, “fully certified,” from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, affirming that Northwestern operates its athletic program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership. Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. He and his wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 18-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s High School in May of 2012 and is attending Louisiana Tech.

Greg Burke with wife, Susu, and daughter, Catherine.



Kyle BarnardAssistant Director of Marketing and Ticket Promotion Kyle Barnard was promoted from interim to full-time As-sistant Director of Marketing and Tickets in the summer. His duties include working with event management, external affairs, and alumni relations aside from his ticket manager du-ties. His career plans are to become an associate athletic director. His first year at Northwestern State served as a graduate as-

sistant for the department. While working with game day operations and marketing/promotions, he served on the diversity council for NSU during the NCAA recertifica-tion process. Kyle organized a NCAA diversity workshop for both coaches and players. Barnard received his undergraduate degree in kinesiology and fitness from Ouachita Baptist University. He was a 4 year letterman and a 3 year starter on the offensive line for the OBU football team. As a captain his junior and senior year, the team had their highest ranking in school history. He served as member and president of OBU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. While attending OBU, Kyle reached the dean’s list and was a member of IFC (Inter Fraternal Council) and also was a member of Rho Sigma men’s social club. His hometown is The Woodlands, Texas. In high school, he was named to the all-district and all-county teams at The Woodlands High School. Kyle also earned a power lifting letter. The son of Ron and Brenda Barnard, he was born Nov. 13, 1987, in Corpus Christi, Texas and has one brother, Conall. He is married to Brittany Barnard, a pediatric

RN at Cabrini Hospital.

Jody BiscoeFaculty Athletics Representative Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Associate Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern State, where he is the coordinator for the undergraduate Addic-tion Studies, and Substance Abuse/Prevention concentrations. Since 2006, he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for NSU. This role includes the chair of the NSU Athletic Council. Since 2006, Northwestern State University has made numer-ous paradigm shifts in how it addresses the needs of student-ath-

letes; however, one thing has been consistent in that its student-athletes are winners on the field and in the classroom. All have heard about higher educational institutions being penalized by the NCAA for academic improprieties. NSU has attempted to be a model program of “Doing Things the Right Way,” by following the Athletic Department motto: Great Tradition – Brighter Future. This past year, NSU was one of only four schools in the State of Louisiana that did not receive any penalties for low NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) with baseball, soccer, softball, tennis, women’s indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball rating in the top three in the Southland Conference. Among the 40 Northwestern State student-athletes and athletic staff members who graduated in spring 2010, 10 of the 20 receiving undergraduate degrees graduated either cum laude or magna cum laude. Graduation rates of student-athletes in soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball and football ranked in the top four of the Conference. These ac-complishments could not have been achieved without the support and efforts of the student-athletes, coaches, faculty, and administration. Also, Jody is the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center at NSU. He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center’s (ATTC) - Practice and National Leadership Institute Committee. In addition, he has coordinated five nationally recognized leadership institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of the National ATTC Leadership Directors Committee. Recently, he was appointed to the NAADAC - National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. This past year, Jody was selected to serve on the United States Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration Expert Panel concerning workforce issues. Jody’s married to his wife, Veronica (Roni), an avid runner, and daughter Roxy is a senior co-captain on the varsity cheerleading squad and Lady Tiger basketball team at St. Mary’s School. All are devoted Demon fans!

Carrie CrowellAcademic Coordinator Senior Woman Administrator Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Con-ference soccer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, from Arlington, TX, now serves as an academic coordinator in the Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center at NSU as well as being the Senior Woman Administrator. Crowell served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills program in January 2009, while also com-pleting her second season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and

finishing work on her master’s of science in sport administration.

She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administra-tion, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons’ 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conference Tournament. Crowell is the academic coordinator for the sports of soccer, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track, volleyball, and veteran football. She also heads the Enhanced Academic Program which provides additional help for student-athletes and aids in main-taining a healthy and successful balance between academics and athletics. Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., and helped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game. Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commis-sioners’ Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals allowed per game. Crowell graduated with her Masters of Science in Sport

Administration with a 4.0 GPA in May 2009.

Dustin EubanksAssistant Athletic DirectorNCAA Compliance Director Dustin Eubanks is in his 13th year in the NSU athletic de-partment and his 12th year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 38-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an

opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Emilie and Taylor Nicole. The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will cel-ebrated their ninth wedding anniversary this summer.

Roxanne FreemanAthletic Business Manager Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the ath-letic department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and aca-demic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current posi-

tion as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic depart-ment and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who is also a NSU alum.

Todd GarzarelliAssociate AD for External Relations Todd Garzarelli was named as the Associate Athletic Di-rector for External Affairs in October 2011 after a successful three-year stint at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and will oversee all external areas at Northwestern State, including the NSU Athletic Association. Garzarelli came to Northwestern State from SIUE where he immediately made an impact on the SIUE Athletics Department in helping build the external unit from the ground up. During his short tenure, he signed the school’s first-ever apparel con-tract, helped launch a newly designed website, and worked to

enhance the radio network that included online streaming for the first time. He also established a corporate sponsorship platform and a comprehensive annual fund and put together a major gift program and portfolio to enhance a $50 million capital campaign. Prior to SIUE, Garzarelli was at Northern Illinois University, where he served most recently as the Associate Athletic Director for Marketing, Corporate and Broadcast Re-lations. During his tenure at NIU, revenue in corporate sponsorship, tickets, licensing, hospitality and media trade all increased dramatically. Garzarelli also successfully nego-tiated and landed multi-year agreements with Chicago Sports Leader in radio WSCR 670 AM “The Score” and Comcast Sportnet Chicago which gave Huskie Athletics im-measurable exposure in radio and television. In all, the Huskie football team played in more than 40 regional or national television broadcasts during his tenure. Garzarelli also established the first NIU All-Access platform on internet that streamed over 100 audio and video events annually. Before his time at NIU, Garzarelli previously worked as the Director of Marketing



and Promotions at the United States Military Academy (Army) from 2001 to 2004. He also served as marketing associate at the University of Missouri during the 2000-2001 season. He spent one season at the Air Force Academy as a Marketing and Develop-ment Assistant and one season as an Assistant to the Director of External Affairs at Saint Francis (Penn.). At Army, he helped maintain an 18-station radio network that covered most of the U.S. market and assisted in a regional television agreement for Army football. He also played an instrumental part in landing Jeep as the Title Sponsor of the annual Army/Navy Football game. Army Athletics increased corporate sponsorships, tickets and over-all attendance under Garzarelli’s watch. Garzarelli received a sport management degree from Slippery Rock University in 1998. He also earned a master’s in sport management from Northern Illinois in 2006. Garzarelli and his wife, Leah, have a five-year old daughter, Goia, and a two-year old son, Gabe.

Kelee GrimesAcademic Coordinator A three-time Academic All-Southland Conference perform-er, Kelee Grimes replaces another former softball standout, Cary Bruno, who departed in 2012 after two years on the aca-demic staff. Grimes was selected as one of 26 recipients of a 2012 Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Scholarship awarded by the NCAA to be applied to her postgraduate studies in NSU’s Sport Administration master’s degree program.

In her senior season, Grimes was included for the third straight year on the South-land Conference Softball All-Academic Team, finishing with a 3.82 grade point average in business administration while competing in her senior season and serving as a student worker in the Johnnie Emmons Academic Study Center at NSU. Third all-time in school history with 471 career strikeouts, she led the Lady De-mons in that category in each of her last three seasons, averaging 1.4 per inning this spring. Grimes was a second-team All-Louisiana selection as a junior when she went 11-8 with a 1.40 earned run average that ranked 18th nationally. Grimes owns two of the 16 no-hitters in school history, blanking Alcorn State as a junior and Alabama State in her senior season. In 2011, she won two Southland Confer-ence Pitcher of the Week honors. As a sophomore, she made the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team and was Academic All-Southland Conference for the first time. Grimes is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Beta Gamma Sigma aca-demic honor sorority, and was president of NSU’s Blue Key Honor Society while earn-ing recognition in Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges. A Pineville native, Grimes was the 2008 Gatorade Louisiana Softball Player of the Year as she led Pineville High to the Class 5A state finals. She has been active in com-munity outreach projects while a student-athlete in high school and college.

Chris LansdellAssistant AD for Marketing and Promotions Chris Lansdell was named Northwestern State’s new assistant athletic director for marketing and promotions in the summer of 2012. Lansdell worked at Kansas since August 2006 after be-ing on the marketing staff for the Arkansas women’s athletics program from 2003-2006. He has helped stage the 2012 Big XII Conference Wom-

en’s Basketball Championship, the 2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball Kansas City Midwest Regional, the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Kansas City First and Sec-ond Rounds, the 2009 Big XII Men’s Basketball Championship, the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Arkansas, and the 2005 Southeast-ern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. At Kansas, Lansdell developed and implemented sponsorship fulfillment and fan experience plans for football and men’s basketball. He supervised marketing for Olympic sports including creative materials, fan experience and promotions. He coordinated events with the university chancellor’s office and the KU Alum-ni Association, and was in charge of the Jayhawks for a Cure initiative for all sports. Lansdell worked to assure KU promotional items met trademark standards and developed marketing and promotional strategies. He was part of the university’s United Way committee, while assisting with management of spirit squads and serving as the athletic department’s liaison with the Marching Jayhawks band and pep bands for basketball and volleyball. Prior to moving into the directorships at Kansas, he worked as a marketing manager, coordinator and assistant director of events and game day experience from 2006-10. Lansdell managed the Hospitality on the Hill tailgating program

for football, developed and implemented marketing plans for baseball, softball and soccer, initiated and managed social media initiatives, coordinated in-game promo-tional activities for women’s basketball, and developed the Rock Chalk Rewards student attendance incentive program. With Arkansas women’s athletics, he was a marketing and promotions graduate assistant from 2004-06 after working as a student assistant in 2003-04. Lansdell de-veloped and implemented marketing plans for soccer and softball and was involved with implementing plans for gymnastics, women’s basketball and volleyball. He managed outreach programs including the Lil’Backs Kids Club and the A+ for Arkansas initiatives. He scheduled and designed print advertising for all sports, coordinated the Lady Razorback merchandise program and developed sponsorship trade agreements. Lansdell earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration/marketing man-agement in 2004 and a master’s of education in recreation/sport management two years later.

Clay ShawAssistant Director of Marketing and Promotion

After a brief hiatus from college athletics, Clay Shaw re-turned to the profession as the new assistant for sports mar-keting and promotions at Northwestern State in 2011.

An Ohio native, the 2003 graduate of the University of Toledo earned his bachelor’s degree in graphic design with course-work in business and marketing.

He enrolled at Bowling Green University in 2006 to work towards a career in sports marketing and was a volunteer intern. He followed that with a marketing assistant internship at the University of New Mexico and the University of Tulsa. He landed his first full-time job in college athletics as the promotions coordinator at California State University-Bakersfield. Shaw stepped away from college athletics to work in professional sports as a ticket representative for the Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball team, and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. Prior to joining NSU, Shaw spent two years with Bisk Education as a representative of Villanova University Online.

Jack SmithDirector of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations Jack Smith was named director of special facilities in July 2012, managing the athletic venues and facilities at NSU. In the 2011-12 season Smith assisted with tickets, develop-ment, sales and operations for the athletic department and was visible throughout the year at home events as he planned, coordi-nated and implemented popular in-game promotional activities. He was an integral part of game management for football,

men’s and women’s basketball, and soccer. He coordinated all tailgating activities in the popular Demon Alley, featuring the Collins Family Pavilion, for home football games. Smith helped organize and oversee the inaugural Legends Dinner and Golf Scram-ble. He created and implemented a marketing plan for NSU Athletics using social media and NSUDemons.com website advertising. His promotion to the facilities position is on an interim basis. Prior to joining the NSU athletic staff, Smith was a marketing and operations staffer for the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, and a play-by-play announcer for Bronco Sports Properties handling broadcasts of Boise State women’s basketball. With the bowl game, he helped market the game and related events with social media, assisted with bowl week events and game-day activities, managed 12 volunteers on game day, and organized the Youth Skills Combine. While in Boise, his hometown, Smith also was an account executive for the NBA Development League’s Idaho Stampede, working with sales of season tickets, corporate packages, group sales and individual game sales, while helping game day operations and assisting with community clinics. A 2010 graduate of The College of William and Mary, he was head men’s basketball manager as an undergraduate from 2007-10. He also served five months as interim director of ticket sales for the United Soccer League’s Richmond (Va.) Kickers.



Jason DruryHead Athletic TrainerIdaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State 20018th Season at NSU

Now in his eighth season at Northwestern State, Jason Drury was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer in 2012 after the retire-ment of long-time trainer Ed Evans. Drury joined the sports medi-

cine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005 after being the head athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central for five years. In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with nu-merous sports in Pocatello, Idaho including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from North-western State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Drury is a native of Paoli, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for nine years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

David Berkely-TuchmayerAssistant Athletic TrainerAppalachian State, 20067th Season at NSU

David Berkeley-Tuchmayer begins his seventh season on the NSU athletic training staff and fifth as an assistant trainer. Tuchmayer will handle head training duties for the men’s bas-

ketball and oversee women’s basketball, volleyball, and soccer, and is in charge of the coliseum athletic training room. In his time at NSU he has been in charge of baseball, soccer, and softball. Tuchmayer graduated with his masters from NSU in 2009 and is He is a certified member of on the National Athletic Trainers Association and a licensed member of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Tuchmayer, a native of Wilmington, N.C., and a 2006 graduate of Appalachian State, is the son of Harry Tuchmayer and Kathleen Berkeley. He has one brother, Jeremy. He received his master’s degree in sports administration in the spring of 2008.

Leslie OglesbyAssistant Athletic TrainerAlabama, 20103rd Season at NSU

Leslie Oglesby is in his third season at Northwestern State and first as assistant athletic trainer. Oglesby will be the athletic trainer for track and field while overseeing baseball and softball.

A native of Reform, Alabama and a graduate of South Lamar High School, Oglesby graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from The University of Alabama in May 2010. While at Alabama, he worked with the Crimson baseball and women’s basketball teams as well as the 2009 National Championship football team. He also worked with area high school athletics at Tuscaloosa County High School. In the summer of 2009, he did an athletic training internship with the Xenia Scouts of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League. Oglesby earned his master’s degree in health promotion from Northwestern State in May 2012. While earning his degree, Oglesby worked with the Demons baseball, volleyball, and tennis teams. Born on February 21, 1988, Leslie is the son of Jeff and Donna Oglesby and he has an older brother, Joey. Leslie was married to the former Anna-Kate Sisson on June 11, 2011.

Dr. Mike LeddyTeam Physician

Dr. Mike Leddy is in his fifth season with Northwestern State serving as a team physician. Dr. Leddy received his undergraduate degree and Doctorate of Medicine from Boston University. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Louisiana State University Medical Center-

New Orleans in 2002. He then completed a sports medicine and arthroscopy fel-lowship with David Fischer, MD at TRIA Orthopaedics in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he worked on the medical staff to the Minnesota Vikings, Wild, Twins, and Timberwolves. After fellowship, Dr. Leddy practiced in Kissimmee, Florida with Orthopaedic Associates of Osceola. There, he cared for many local high school and collegiate athletes. He was head team physician for the Florida Seals Professional Hockey

Team and Osceola Ghostriders Professional Indoor Football Team. He was also the lead orthopaedic surgeon for the Capital One Bowl and part of the medical staff for the NBA Combines. In 2007, Dr. Leddy accepted an invitation to return to Louisiana and join Mid-State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. He specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder, knee and hip, and knee and shoulder reconstruction. Dr. Leddy is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopae-dic Surgery. In 2007, he was part of the inaugural class of orthopaedic surgeons to receive a Subspecialty Board Certification in Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Or-thopaedic Surgery and a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the Louisiana Or-thopaedic Association. A native of Hopewell Junction, New York, Dr. Leddy is married to the former Andrée Braud of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, and they have two children, Anna Clare and Mary Caitlin. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, hunting, and reading.

Dr. Chris RichTeam Physician

Dr. Chris Rich completed his undergraduate degree at LSU in Baton Rouge, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He finished his Ortho-paedic Surgery Residency at LSU in 1988.

Dr. Rich is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopae-dic Surgery, with a successful Recertification with a specialty interest in sports medicine in 2000. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Sur-geons, a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, a char-ter member of the Louisiana Sports Medicine Society, and a board member of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Rich has been the Head Team Physician for the Northwestern Demons since 1990. His practice specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, and knee reconstruction. During his tenure at NSU, over 500 athletes have sustained an injury that required a surgery, with an incredible rate of return to full sports competition of 99%. A native of San Antonio, Dr. Rich was a three-year letterman in football as an offensive lineman at LSU from 1976-78. He earned Academic All- Southeastern Conference honors in 1977 and 1978. Dr. Rich is the managing partner of Mid State Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. Mid State, along with Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospi-tal, was designated as #1 in Orthopaedics for the State of Louisiana for 2004 by HEALTHGRADES, “The Healthcare Quality Experts”. He is married to the former Vickie Rainey, and they have three children, Jeff, Margaret and Stacie. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, fish-ing, and duck hunting.

Dr. James KnechtTeam Physician

Dr. James Knecht has been Northwestern’s team physician since 1984. He finished his pre-med curriculum from LSU in 1975. While at LSU, he was an Academic All-SEC and Academic All-American football player in 1974. He has been in private practice family medicine in Natchitoches

since 1982. In addition to being Northwestern’s team physician, he has also been Natchitoches Central’s team physician since 1992. Dr. Knecht is actively involved in many professional organizations, including the Natchitoches Parish Medical Society, Active Staff Physicians at Natchitoches Par-ish Hospital, and the Louisiana State Medical Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. His father, Gene, was an assistant football coach at Northwestern and has been active in the Graduate N Club for three decades.

Dr. William CrenshawTeam Physician

Dr. Will Crenshaw is in his first year as a member of the North-western State team physician staff. A native of Alexandria, Dr. Crenshaw graduated Cum Laude from Centenary in 1999 when receiving his bachelor’s degree and earned his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New

Orleans in 2004. He worked his residency at Campbell Clinic in Tennessee begin-ning in 2004 until 2009. He is a member of the American Medical Association, OREF (Orthopaedic Re-search and Education Foundation), and AAOS Resident member. He received the Kellogg Endowment Scholarship in 2002 and Alpha Omega Al-pha in 2003. He is married.



Kellie O’BrienSports Information Intern Kellie O’Brien is in her first year as a member of the NSU sports information staff and second as an SID intern. The Burlington, Iowa native graduated from the University of Iowa in May of 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in communi-cation studies. Prior to joining the NSU staff, O’Brien was an

intern at Idaho State University. She is the primary contact for NSU volleyball, cross country, tennis and track and field. O’Brien is also the official Stat Crew scorer for women’s basketball and assists with game day operations for men’s basketball.

Doug IrelandAssistant AD/Sports Information Director In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January of 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1991.His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A

1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a COSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He was recently awarded the Distinguished American Award” by the S.M. McNaughton Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in media fields. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, assistant com-missioner of the Southland Conference for media relations; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, assistant AD and business manager at Lamar; Erik Cox, SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, former assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lan-nou, SID at Kansas State; and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the fulltime assistant, and Adam Jonson, NSU’s former ticket manager, was a student and graduate assistant in the SID office. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana, working with a men’s basketball program that made three straight postseason tourna-ment appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contribu-tions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student news-paper “Current Sauce” as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by Don Shows.

Matthew FowlerAssistant Sports Information Director Matthew Fowler, in his fifth year as a member of the Northwest-ern State sports information staff, was named assistant sports information director in June 2012 Fowler has worked as the primary media contact for the Lady De-mon soccer program and has been the secondary contact for Demon baseball. He assisted with production of NSU’s award-winning football, baseball and men’s basketball media guides, as well as game programs for several sports and other promotional materials.

He has been the official scorer and statistician for football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and soccer. In 2010, Fowler became the fourth NSU student assistant to receive the prestigious Ace Hig-gins Award that is presented annually by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association to the outstand-ing student assistant SID in the state. Fowler, a Homer native, graduated from NSU in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in general stud-ies with a concentration in arts and communication. He also minored in sports management. Prior to joining the sports information staff as a student worker, Fowler was a member of the Spirit of Northwestern marching band as a trumpet player. Fowler was also very active in campus activities including serving as President of the Baptist Christian Ministry and participating in intramural athletics. At Homer High School, Fowler was Claiborne Parish student of the year in his senior year and valedictorian of his graduating class. Fowler married Whitney Brandon, a NSU graduate and a Florien native who is a teacher at Natchitoches Central High School.

They cover The Demons: primary meDia ouTleTs

Daily Newspapers -Ray Partsch, Bob Tompkins, Warren Hayes, Randy Benson Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III, Jason Pugh, Sports, The Times, 222 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, 4250 Viking Dr. , Bossier City, LA 71111 (318-747-7900, fax 747-5298) - Leesville Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842) Television Stations - Chris Bailey, Mo Carter, Sherman Desselle KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Colin McElroy, Adria Goins, Christina Jenkins, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Brandon Dunn, Lance Snow, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Tim Fletcher, Tatum Everett KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417)

Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693)

Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices - Todd Lamb, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

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2013 Tennis Media Guide