TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 2

ATHLETICS HISTORY .................................................................................................. 3

CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND DIRECTIONS ............................................................ 4

PARKING AND GAME DAY INFORMATION ....................................................... 5

FOOD/RESTAURANTS AROUND NORTH PARK .............................................. 6

CAMPUS MAP ................................................................................................................ 7

ATHLETICS STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................. 8-9

ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES ............................................................................10

Visiting coaches, teams, support staff, and guests,

As the Sports Information Director at North Park University, let me be the first to

welcome you to our campus. We are looking forward to having you on campus and

wish to make your visit as welcoming as possible.

In this packet, you will find a brief overview of our history in Athletics, various

nearby restaurant locations, the most recent campus map, directions to our

campus and campus buildings, game day information, a list of important contacts,

and information on our Athletic Training Services.

Thank you for making the trip and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have

any questions before or after your arrival.

Sincerely,

Tyler WoolbrightDirector of Sports Information and Gameday ManagementOffice: 773-244-6206Email: tawoolbright@northpark.edu

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ATHLETICS HISTORYThe North Park University athletics department fields 16 NCAA Division III teams: 8 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams. 15 of these teams compete in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, while the Women’s rowing team competes in the Midwest Rowing Conference. Men compete in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, track and field, and volleyball. Women compete in volleyball, basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, track and field, cross country, and rowing.

The North Park Men’s Basketball program has won five men’s NCAA Men’s Division III Basketball Championships since 1978, including three consecutive ones led by Michael Harper, who later played for the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers.

North Park Baseball has shown recent success, winning CCIW titles in 2011 and 2012. Since 2010, North Park has appeared in the CCIW Tournament five times (2010-2014, 2018), winning the conference’s postseason tournament in 2012. In 2018, the Vikings finished 2nd in the CCIW Tournament and catcher Cam Adams signed a contract to play professional baseball upon the season ending.

In 2017, North Park Men’s Soccer ended their season with a record of 20-2-2, finishing runner-up in the NCAA Division III National Championship game. Their decorated season included a CCIW Championship, CCIW Tournament Championship, Regional and Sectional Championships, 7 All-CCIW picks (including Newcomer and Player of the Year), 4 All-Region picks, a First Team All-America selection, and Head Coach John Born earned National Coach of the Year, Regional Coach of the Year, and CCIW Coach of the Year.

MEN’S SOCCER DEFENDS THEIR CCIW TITLE IN 2018

NORTH PARK BASEBALL EARNS 2012 CCIW TITLE

NORTH PARK WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CLINCHES THEIR FIRST CCIW TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE IN 2018

In 2018, North Park Women’s Volleyball secured their first appearance to the CCIW Tournament in program history. From 1992-2004, the CCIW Tournament included all eight teams competing in pool play. From 2005 to 2017, the CCIW Tournament would allow just the top four conference finishers to move on. In 2018, the tournament expanded to allow the top six teams to advance.

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CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND DIRECTIONSCampus address:3225 West Foster Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625

Just three miles west of Lake Michigan, the main North Park campus is located at the corner of Foster and Kedzie avenues (3200 west and 5200 north) in Chicago, Illinois.

Holmgren Athletic Complex:3055 West Foster Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625

A close walk from campus. The main gate entrance is located on Foster Avenue, with bleacher seating available upon entry. The Holmgren Athletic Complex comfortably seats up to 3,000 fans.

North Park GymnasiumN Kedzie AvenueChicago, Illinois 60625 The North Park Gym is located in Carlson Tower (Building No. 13 on the campus map) just south of the Foster and Kedzie intersection.

Helwig Recreation Center3205 West Carmen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 The Helwig Recreation Center is the main indoor developmental facility for North Park athletics. Helwig features 35 yards of artificial turf, a two-lane 200 meter track, two collegiate sized basketball courts with 12 drop-down hoops, and multiple batting cages for baseball and softball.

From the North Take I-94 eastbound (Edens Expressway) to the Cicero (to Foster) exit. Take Cicero south to Foster Avenue, turn east (left) on Foster and continue to the 3200 block, about two miles. The campus is on the south (right) side of Foster.

From the South Take I-94 westbound (Dan Ryan Expressway) and proceed northwest on I-90/94 (Kennedy Expressway). Exit at Kimball Avenue. Travel north (right) on Kimball about two miles to Foster Avenue and turn east (right). Proceed two blocks, and the campus is on the right (south) side of Foster.

From the West/O’Hare Airport Take I-90/94 eastbound (Kennedy) to the Austin (to Foster) exit. At the end of the exit ramp, turn east (left) and follow the curve to reach Foster. Turn east (left) on Foster and continue to the 3200 block, about three miles. The campus is on the right (south) side of Foster.

From the East Take Lake Shore Drive (from either direction) to the Foster Avenue exit. Travel west on Foster and continue to Kedzie Avenue, about three miles. The campus is on the left (south) side of Foster.

From Public Transportation North Park is located on Foster Avenue between Kimball and Kedzie Avenues. We are served by the Foster, Kimball and Kedzie bus lines. We are also three blocks north and one block east of the Kimball/ Lawrence station of Ravenswood elevated train station (Brown Line).

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PARKING AND GAME DAY INFORMATIONVisiting Teams Parking

Visiting teams are allowed to park their team bus at 5148 N. Kedzie Avenue, just in front of the North Park Gymnasium for football, volleyball and basketball contests. Visiting teams may also park their team bus for football, baseball, softball, and soccer contests in front of the Holmgren Athletic Complex, which is just a block west of the Foster Ave. and Albany Ave. intersection.

Visiting Fans Parking

Visiting fans are allowed to park in each of the two North Park faculty/staff lots, which are located conveniently at the intersections of Foster and Kedzie and Kedzie and Carmen, on weekend game days only.

Team Greeter/Welcome Signs For each football, soccer, volleyball, and basketball contest, visiting teams will be greeted by a North Park Event Staff member and with signs directing them to their locker rooms. Locker rooms and the Athletic Training Facility are available in the basement of Carlson Tower. Teams will be greeted at Carlson Tower, located at 5148 N. Kedzie Ave. just south of the Foster and Kedzie intersection. From there they will be taken to their designated locker room to prepare for the game. Afterward, teams will be directed to the gymnasium or the Holmgren Athletic Complex. North Park University Sports Information The North Park University Sports Information office staffs all home contests for football, men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, baseball and softball. For all of these aforementioned contests, game programs will be available and working space for news media or visiting sports information directors can be provided. Please contact the Sports Information office to request space in the press box, stands, or field/court access. Sports Information services for all other athletic contests will be provided on an as-needed basis.

Admissions Policy/Prices

General admission tickets are sold at all regular season North Park football, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s soccer contests. For regular season events, the cost of entry is: $5 for adults $3 for seniors/students $1 for children ages 4-12 No cost for children under 4 years or anyone with a valid CCIW ID

If North Park has the honors of hosting any part of the CCIW Tournament, the cost of entry is:

$6 for adults $3 for students, seniors, and children 14 years and younger No cost for children under 5 years or anyone with a valid CCIW ID

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FOOD AROUND CAMPUSPizza

Jimmy’s Pizza (0.9 miles) 5159 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Phone: (773) 293-6992

Pizza Hut (1 mile) 5240 N. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60630 Phone (773) 588-8844

Little Caesar’s (1 mile) 3135 W. Addison Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Phone (773) 267-6366

Domino’s (1.7 miles) 3144 W Devon Ave. Chicago, IL 60659 Phone: (773) 743-3030

Papa John’s (2.1 miles) 3927 N Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60613 Phone: (773) 525-7272

Golden Crust (0.6 miles) 4620 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Phone: (773) 539-5860

Quick Bites

Charcoal Delights (0.1 miles) 3139 W. Foster Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 Phone (773) 583-0056

2 Asian Brothers (0.1 miles) 3222 W. Foster Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Phone (773) 681-0268

Papa’s Philly (0.1 miles) 3224 W. Foster Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Phone (773) 754-7448

Starbucks (0.1 miles) 3232 W. Foster Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Phone (773) 279-0650

McDonald’s (0.2 miles) 3154 W Foster Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Phone (773) 539-4046

Jimmy John’s (0.2 miles) 3234 W Foster Ave. Chicago, IL, 60625 Phone (773) 539-7827

Subway (0.3 miles) 3346 W Foster Ave Chicago IL 60625 Phone (773) 588-9660

Dunkin’ Donuts (0.9 miles) 5200 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Phone (773) 784-5070

Burger King (1 mile) 2449 W N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60659 Phone (773) 588-1976

Chipotle (1.1 miles) 5961 N Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60659 Phone (773) 303-2029

Panda Express (1.5 miles) 6201 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60659 Phone (773) 478-6870

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NORTH PARK ATHLETICS STAFFADMINISTRATIONJohn Born Asst. VP for Athletics and jborn@northpark.edu (773) 244-5685 Sport Management Susan Zimmer Assoc. Director of Athletics szimmer@northpark.edu (773) 244-5673 Athletic Facilities DirectorLuke Johnson Assoc. Director of Athletics ljohnson6@northpark.edu (773) 244-5675Tyler Woolbright Sports Information Director tawoolbright@northpark.edu (773) 244-5594Annie Shain Student-Athlete Services aeshain@northpark.edu (773) 244-5671

ATHLETIC TRAININGEric McQuaid Head Athletic Trainer emcquaid@northpark.edu (773) 244-5701Jasmine Alcala Associate Athletic Trainer jdalcala@northpark.edu (773) 244-5682Andrew Lundgren Assoc. Professor of AT alundgren@northpark.edu (773) 244-6293 Program DirectorAlyssa Anderson Clinical Education Coordinator aanderson1@northpark.edu (773) 244-6221Jacob Stoner Assistant Athletic Trainer jstoner2@northpark.edu Poonam Thaker Medical Director ppthaker@northpark.edu (773) 244-5685Brian Donohue Team Physician David Garelick Team Orthopaedic Physician Brian McCall Team Orthopaedic Physician Anne Viollt Team Physician Brenton C. Bohlig Team Physician

BASEBALLLuke Johnson Head Coach ljohnson6@northpark.edu (773) 244-5675Jake Upwood Associate Head Coach jdupwood@northpark.edu (773) 244-5593Seth Dvorak Graduate Assistant Coach scdvorak@northpark.eduJason Meger Assistant Coach jjmeger@northpark.edu

MEN’S BASKETBALLTom Slyder Head Coach tjslyder@northpark.edu (773) 244-5651Marlon London Associate Head Coach mlondon@northpark.edu (773) 244-6579

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLAmanda Crockett Head Coach areese@northpark.edu (773) 244-5274Annie Shain Assistant Head Coach aeshain@northpark.edu

FOOTBALLKyle Rooker Head Coach mcconway@northpark.edu (773) 244-5681Tyus Alcorn WR/Co-Special Teams taalcorn@northpark.edu (872) 772-9125 Adam Foren QB Coach/Recruiting aforen@northpark.edu (517) 643-1106Christian Dukes DC/Secondary Coach cddukes@northpark.edu (773) 710-3080Chase Murdock LB/Co-Special Teams tcmurdock@northpark.edu (224) 217-1845Brent Anderson GA/Secondary Coach bpanderson@northpark.edu Reed Relosky GA/TE Coach rrelosky@northpark.edu Jason Stapf DL Coach jestapf@northpark.eduChris Butz, Jr. RB Coach clbutz@northpark.edu

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NORTH PARK ATHLETICS STAFF contd.MEN’S GOLFRob Anderson Head Coach randerson@northpark.edu (872) 772-9719Andy Hayes Assistant Coach ahayes@northpark.edu (773) 244-5277

SPORTS INFORMATIONTyler Woolbright Sports Information Director tawoolbright@northpark.edu (773) 244-5594Samuel Viebrock Graduate Assistant sviebrock@northpark.edu

WOMEN’S ROWINGLibby Scarlatos Head Coach erscarlatos@northpark.edu (773) 244-6207Kierstin Toth Graduate Assistant Coach kmtoth@northpark.eduHillary Shinnick Graduate Assistant Coach hshinnick@northpark.edu

MEN’S SOCCER Kris Grahn Head Coach kgrahn@northpark.edu (773) 244-6259Karsten Hahn Assistant Coach krhahn@northpark.edu Shane Cloutier Graduate Assistant Coach smcloutier@northpark.edu Ricky Pimentel Graduate Assistant Coach rpimentel@northpark.edu

WOMEN’S SOCCERKimberly Uetrecht Head Coach kuetrecht@northpark.edu (773) 244-6251Emma Woodley Assistant Coach eblundeen@northpark.edu Joe McNab Assistant Coach jmcnab@northpark.edu

SOFTBALLKatie Anderson Head Coach kanderson5@northpark.edu (773) 244-6254Dan Gooris Assistant Coach dgooris@northpark.edu (773) 244-5222Michelle Farrell-Fink Pitching Coach mfarrell-fink@northpark.edu (773) 244-6254Katy Ortinau Assistant Coach kaortinau@northpark.edu (773) 244-6254Rachel Eberling Graduate Assistant Coach

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELDDaniel Simpson Head CC Coach djsimpson@northpark.edu (773) 244-5689Geoff Masanet Head T&F Coach gtmasanet@northpark.edu (773) 244-5678Omar Lopez Graduate Assistant Coach oalopez@northpark.edu (773) 244-5728Mark Ojuomo Graduate Assistant Coach

MEN’S VOLLEYBALLMichael Sopocy Head Coach msopocy@northpark.edu (773) 244-6206Lucian Medrea Assistant Coach Delaney Gallagher Graduate Assistant Coach

WOMEN’S TENNISKarl Clifton-Soderstrom Head Coach kclifton-soderstrom@northpark.edu (773) 244-6279Monika Magusiak Graduate Assistant Coach mamagusiak@northpark.edu

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLMichael Sopocy Head Coach msopocy@northpark.edu (773) 244-6206Bethany Besancenez Graduate Assistant Coach

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ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES

Teams visiting North Park University are welcome to utilize the Carlson Athletic Training Facility, located on the bottom floor of the Carlson Gymnasium building at 5148 N. Kedzie Ave. This facility is just down the

hallway from North Park’s visitor’s locker-rooms and will be open two hours before most competitions, except for baseball/softball/tennis where AT services will be available at the event venue. This facility has standard

resources such as ultrasound, e-stim, ice, heat packs, foam rollers, and stationary bike.

On the sideline for most events, you will find a water cooler, water bottles, treatment table, injury ice, biohazard disposal, splint bag, and AED. If you are traveling to North Park without a licensed athletic trainer and require AT services, please email in advance a treatment/taping request letter to Eric McQuaid, Head

Athletic Trainer, at emcquaid@northpark.edu.

The nearest emergency department is located three blocks away at Swedish Covenant Hospital (2739 W. Foster Ave). The nearest pharmacy is Walgreens located on 4343 N. Kedzie Ave.

If you have any additional needs or questions about athletic training services, please feel free to contact Eric McQuaid, Head Athletic Trainer, at emcquaid@northpark.edu.

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