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Report on Intercollegiate Athletics at the College of Southern Nevada NSHE Board of Regents 2015

By L. Dexter Irvin Director of IntercollegiateAthletics and Recreation

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College of Southern Nevada-Report on Intercollegiate Athletics 2015 Executive Summary

The Intercollegiate athletic programs at the College of Southern Nevada are a growing and exciting contributor to the educational mission of the institution.

During 2015, there were major changes in the function and processes for CSN Athletics. Volleyball was added as an intercollegiate sport. The softball locker room and clubhouse were completed. Designation of a full time women’s softball coach demonstrates a major commitment to women’s educational and athletic opportunities, and keeps CSN in compliance with its gender equity plan.

Plans are in place to complete an on campus softball facility in March of 2016 and replace the grass field at Morse stadium with artificial turf. This will allow for better utilization of water resources, men’s and women’s intercollegiate soccer competition and other recreational, intramural, and institutional activities.

The NJCAA is in the midst of a major overhaul of academic and competitive operational plans and procedures. Examples of impending change might include how eligibility is determined and reported to philosophical changes in competitive models. The evolution of the NJCAA is certain.

The Scenic West Athletic Conference is also in the state of evolution as CSN strengthens the conference with women’s volleyball; however the loss of North Idaho and Western Nevada will have a significant impact on regional junior college competition and expenses. As soccer comes on line at most SWAC institutions, including CSN, the depth of the Scenic West Athletic Conference improves as our physical numbers contract.

Presidential involvement in the conference has increased with the Presidents meeting in Salt Lake City in August to establish direction for the conference while seeking additional conference membership and regional realignment.

Academic success of student-athletes continues to mirror, or exceed, overall institutional outcomes. Student-athletes are attending class and graduating on time. Additional efforts to increase retention and overall numbers of graduates should improve. A full time academic advisor increases the expectation for continued academic success of CSN student athletes.

As with any worthwhile enterprise a solid operational foundation must be in place as a precursor to success. The completion of our operational handbook and strengthening of our coaching, fundraising, academic and operational staff lends itself to greater involvement in our institution and our community.

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College of Southern Nevada-Report on Intercollegiate Athletics 2015 OFFICE OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AND RECREATION

MISSION

The Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation (OIAR) supports the academic mission of CSN while fostering connections with the greater Las Vegas community and beyond. The OIAR will contribute to the achievement of CSN’s mission by providing student-athletes the opportunity to compete at their highest level of ability on an array of competitive intercollegiate athletic teams that emphasize academic success and graduation, “winning championships”, personal development, growth in character, ethical conduct and sportsmanship.

VISION

The Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation vision is to model excellence as an NSHE collegiate program, as well as a National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Program.

CORE VALUES

The Athletic Office has adopted five core values to guide decisions and behaviors in fulfilling its mission and vision: 1) a confident and humble pride, 2) integrity in words and deeds, 3) sharing of our success with ALL stakeholders, 4) loyalty built on honest and trusting relationships, and 5) investing in humanity through our student athletes, employees, and our community.

GOALS OF THE OFFICE OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

2015-20 College of Southern Nevada

1) Recruit every eligible student-athlete from greater Las Vegas and Southern Nevada that can play at this level or above.

2) 100% graduation of student-athletes that stay in our program.

3) Build measurable campus & community Coyote “Spirit”.

4) Develop and expand recognizable branding of Coyote intercollegiate athletics and the College.

5) Be fully NJCAA compliant.

6) Develop and maintain fiscal responsibility and accountability by all sports.

7) Strive to win every contest.

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8) Development of a single Booster Club, “Coyote Club" that supports all sports and is NJCAA compliant.

9) Provide departmental funding opportunities through corporate sponsorships, booster scholarships, increased college and student funding initiatives.

10) Develop and maintain athletic facilities that demonstrate our commitment to excellence, to the College and the community, and are in compliance with Title IX.

11) Continue to provide, and seek out, equitable sport opportunities for students and student- athletes from Southern Nevada.

12) Develop five year plan for athletics.

13) Develop and update Operational handbook for department.

14) Refine Gender Equity Plan

CSN Athletes at the Annual Cancer Walk

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COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA STAFF AND COACHES

L. Dexter Irvin-Director of Athletics and Recreation

Charleta Byrd-Manager of Athletics and Recreation

Andrew Faraar-Senior Recreation Specialist and Coordinator of Sports Information

Devon Virvissimo, Alessandro Giampaolo, Carmen Colosmo Sports Information Interns/Media

Steve Jacobucci-Head Athletic Trainer

Alyssia Cordova-Part Time Athletic Trainer

Kevin Altman-Athletic Academic Advising

Terry Cottle-Coordinator of Athletic Development

Andrea Gonzales-Administrative Assistant Recreation/Sports Center

Mark Peplowski- NJCAA Compliance

Coaching Staff

Men’s Programs Women’s Programs

Head Baseball Coach-Nick Garritano Interim Head Softball Coach-Amanda Montalto Assistant Baseball Coach, Outfield-Sean Larimer Assistant Softball Coach-Niki Ortiz Assistant Baseball Coach, Pitching-Bryan Gidge Assistant Baseball Coach, Hitting/Catchers Bryan Maloney Assistant Baseball Coach, Infield-Mike Eshragh Head Soccer Coach-Geoff Hawkins Head Women’s Soccer Coach-Jennifer Schultz

Head Women’s Volleyball Coach-Sue Thurmon Assist. Women’s Volleyball Coach-Amy Wetjen

Assist. Women’s Volleyball Coach-Jamie Mellies Assist. Women’s Volleyball Coach-Sam Casey

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CSN Coaching Staff Breakdown

Men’s Athletics Male Female FT-Male FT-Female PT-Male PT-Female Baseball 5 0 1 0 4 0

Women’s Athletics

Male Female FT-Male FT-Female PT-Male PT-Female

Softball 2 1 0 0 2 1 Volleyball 0 4 0 0 0 4

Origin of Student Athletes

Sport Las Vegas Metro

Nevada Utah California Arizona Other Total

Baseball 16 2 3 1 3 25 Softball 10 3 1 14

Volleyball-Fall 2015

19 19

2014-15 Win-Loss-Tie by Sport

Sport Win Loss/Tie Baseball 48 16 Softball 34 21

Volleyball N/A N/A

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Overall College of Southern Nevada Student Athlete GPA 2000-2015

Number of Student Athletes at the College of Southern Nevada Since 2000

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Overall SA GPA

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Number of SA

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College of Southern Nevada-Report on Intercollegiate Athletics 2015 Transfer/Graduation Data for Students Athletes who have separated from the Institution

Sport 1st Year Student

2nd Year Student

Left the Program

Left for MLB

Graduated Intended to transfer to 4 Year institution

Returned did not Participate

Baseball 10 15 15 2 11 11 0 Softball 10 5 11 7 6 0

2. NJCAA Compliance at the College of Southern Nevada

a. The College of Southern Nevada reported no National Junior College Athletic Association primary or secondary violations for the 2014-15 school year.

b. There are no current NJCAA or conference investigations underway.

c. Title IX Compliance

The Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation at the College of Southern Nevada is determined to be in compliance with Title IX regulations as effectively as possible. In our efforts to be compliant there are several areas in our purview that must be addressed. These efforts will require renewed and possibly new cooperation, between academics and athletics, as well as reaching out to other areas of the institution in order to expand our potential for success.

Recognizing the need to address potential issues, we also recognize the following as areas of strength:

• Team’s budgets are allocated amongst all programs equitably.

• Women’s Softball club house and locker room completed in 2014-15.

• Full time women’s softball positon was approved and a coach is being recruited.

• Women’s Volleyball was instituted and will begin play in the fall of 2015 with a full conference and non-conference schedule.

• Planning is complete and construction will begin in the fall of 2015 for the on campus women’s softball facility.

Several general observations are useful here about recent activities and new steps that we plan:

• The Office of Intercollegiate Athletics routinely monitors squad sizes for men and women. This helps us meet goals for participation by the women’s programs.

• Develop and build gender neutral training room.

• We will continue to monitor participation rates using the data that was included in this Gender Equity report.

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College of Southern Nevada-Report on Intercollegiate Athletics 2015 • Any proposals of athletic recreational expansion will include both women’s and men’s programs

with comparable sports, and women’s programs in selected programs.

• We will continue to monitor the NJCAA scholarships and see that they are distributed comparably amongst the sports offered at the College.

• We will continue to monitor equity in coaches’ positions and make sure that qualified women are given the same opportunity to apply for positions.

• We will continue to review staff positions for additional support to ensure that support is provided equitably to women’s and men’s teams and to the participating student-athletes.

• Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be formulated and they will begin to survey all team captains to evaluate what the perceived inequities at the College of Southern Nevada.

• We will continue to review all outside funds to make sure they are utilized equally or comparably for the teams during the course of the year.

Sharing resources within the institution and community, restructuring of potential and current positions, determining possible interest in coaching by faculty and staff, are necessary. Remodeling ourselves to a more traditional small college model of shared responsibility and accountability will assist us in our endeavors.

CSN Coyotes Overall Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths of the Program Weaknesses of Program

Implementation of drug testing Absence of on campus strength room Coach Staff Absence of gender neutral training room Academic Support Services Limited Storage Code of conduct Full time female trainer Positive Exposure for the College Strong administrative/faculty/staff Implementation of Coyote Club Multi-campus application Infrastructure in place to support opportunity sports Implementation of Volleyball and Soccer New Development Officer Multi use sports surface Morse Stadium

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COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ATHLETICSSTATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES (CASH BASIS)

Fiscal Year 2013-14 Fiscal Year 2014-15Actual Actual

Revenues:Gate Receipts

Baseball 26,982.61$ 32,741.40$

Softball 15,383.50 6,603.36

Tournament Fees 1,170.00 8,100.00

Basketball Tournament Entry Fees/Gate Receipts - 8,914.75

Field Rentals 1,425.00 2,762.50

Sponsorships - 3,000.00

Donations/Gifts

Baseball 77,285.95 860.00

Softball 620.00 220.00

Volleyball - 1,500.00

Institutional Funding 497,717.88 729,455.18

Total 620,584.94$ 794,157.19$

Expenditures:Salaries

Administration 81,694.65 131,839.82$ Full Time Coaches 69,151.13 70,831.91 Part Time Coaches 51,950.00 79,161.82 Athletic Trainers 79,992.62 63,626.79

Fringe Benefits 63,114.86 76,469.40 Baseball Operations 100,996.13 133,893.29 Softball Operations 105,539.51 124,042.67 Volleyball Operations - 18,712.51 Basketball Tournament - 2,864.28 General Operating Supplies 4,909.98 11,503.60 Meals/Lodging/Travel 2,790.82 6,281.55 Furniture - 4,304.78 Consultant Expense - 1,125.00 Field Maintenance and Repair 60,445.24 69,499.77

Total 620,584.94$ 794,157.19$

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College of Southern Nevada Athletic Accomplishments 2015

Baseball-Scenic West Athletic Conference Champion

Baseball-NJCAA Region 18 Champion Baseball-NJCAA Western District Runner-up Baseball-NJCAA National Ranking #7 Coach Nick Garritano-NJCAA Region 18 Coach of the Year Baseball-Phil Bickford 1st Team All American

Softball-Vanessa Sanders 1st Team All American Softball-Sarina Creswell 2nd Team All American

Softball-NJCAA Region 18 All Region Players:

Megan Mello- Pitcher Sarina Creswell-Infield Vanessa Sanders-Outfield Maggie Manwarren-Outfield Mia Acuna-Infield Dacia Sykes-Utility

Baseball-NJCAA Region 18 All Region Players:

Tyler Brown-Infield Kenny Meimerstorf-Outfield Ali Deolarte-Infield Phil Bickford-Pitcher of the Year Matt Waldren-Outfield Alec Hutt- Relief Pitcher of the Year

NJCAA Athlete of the Week-Vanessa Sanders Softball NJCAA Pitcher of the Week-Phil Bickford (2) NJCAA Academic All American-Baseball-Matt Waldren

Former CSN Student Athletes Competing in Professional Sports

1. Phil Bickford-San Francisco Giants 2. Tyler Brown-San Francisco Giants 3. Grant Heyman-Arizona Diamondbacks 4. Bryce Harper-Washington Nationals 5. Mike Dunn-Florida Marlins 6. Scott Tomassetti- Philadelphia Phillies 7. Thomas Pannone-Cleveland Indians 8. Evan Van Hoosier-Texas Rangers 9. Will Morris- Philadelphia Phillies 10. Quinnton Mack-Arizona Diamondbacks 11. Sam Wolff-Texas Rangers 12. Chipper Smith-Florida Marlins 13. Donnie Roach-Chicago Cubs 14. Chasen Shreve-NY Yankees 15. Chase Bradford-NY Mets

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BASEBALL REPORT College of Southern Nevada Coyotes

2014-15 Season Record 48-16 Conference Finish 1st Region Finish 1st Final National Ranking/Finish 7th

Retention Statistics Number of student-athletes on first-day of practice 36 Number of student–athletes enrolled during Fall semester 36 Number of student–athletes enrolled during Spring semester 32 Number of student-athletes completed the athletic season 32 Number of student-athletes from Las Vegas Metro Area 16 Number of student-athletes from Nevada (outside of Vegas) 0 Number of student-athletes from out-of-state 8 Number of student-athletes from out-of-county 0

Special Team Accomplishments

-SWAC Conference Champions -Region 18 Champion

NJCAA Western District Runner Up #7 Final NJCAA Ranking Eight Region 18 Players

One NJCAA All-American One NJCAA Academic All American

2.90 Team GPA

Special Accomplishments of Coaching Staff Region 18 Coach of the Year

2015-16 Program Goals

3.0 Team GPA 3 NJCAA Academic All Americans

80% Area Players Conference Champion Region 18 Champion

NJCAA Champion

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SOFTBALL REPORT College of Southern Nevada Coyotes

2014-15 Season Record 34-21 Conference Finish Third Region Finish Runner-up Final National Ranking/Finish NA

Retention Statistics Number of student-athletes on first-day of practice 20 Number of student–athletes enrolled during Fall semester 20 Number of student–athletes enrolled during Spring semester 15 Number of student-athletes completed the athletic season 13 Number of student-athletes from Las Vegas Metro Area 10 Number of student-athletes from Nevada (outside of Vegas) 0 Number of student-athletes from out-of-state 3 Number of student-athletes from out-of-county 0

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Special Team Accomplishments -SWAC Conference –Third Place

-Region 18 –Runner up Eight Region 18 Players

Two NJCAA Academic All American 2.60 Team GPA

2015-16 Team Goals

3.0 Team GPA 3 NJCAA Academic All Americans

80% Area Players Conference Champion Region 18 Champion

NJCAA Champion

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