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A LETTER FROM MARQUETTE ATHLETICS

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The 2010-11 campaign was another exciting season (sixth in the BIG EAST Conference) for Marquettefans for a number of reasons. The Golden Eagles collected several impressive team and individualaccomplishments over the course of the year and multiple initiatives for future seasons have created a highlevel of anticipation for continued success as 2011-12 rapidly approaches.

Once again in 2010-11, multiple programs represented Marquette in postseason play. The men’s basketballsquad participated in the NCAA Championship for the sixth-straight season and advanced to the Sweet 16for the 14th time in school history. The women’s team returned to the NCAA’s for the first time since2007 and advanced to the second round before falling to host Tennessee. The women’s soccer programcontinued its dominance in the BIG EAST Conference, claiming its second-straight divisional crown andadvancing to the Sweet 16 for the second time in school history.

In the classroom, two programs (women’s tennis and women’s soccer) were nationally recognized by theNCAA for their multi-year Academic Progress Rate success and 13 of the University’s 14 programs finished2009-10 above the national average. A total of 45 student-athletes completed their eligibility in 2010-11.Of the group, 28 Golden Eagles have claimed Academic All-BIG EAST accolades during their respectivecareers and nine own a cumulative GPA of 3.5-or-higher.

This past season also provided the opportunity for exciting growth in athletics, both on and off the field ofplay. The University announced the addition of varsity men’s and women’s lacrosse beginning in 2012-13.The Klein Family/KBS Soccer Pavilion, a 3,000-square-foot facility featuring dressing rooms for both teamsand officials and spectator restrooms, was dedicated in May and is located at Valley Fields.

Each of the 14 athletic programs participated in community service projects throughout the year, working inconcert with the University’s mission. Multiple teams took part in the University’s Hunger Clean-Up event,one of the nation’s largest one-day service projects. Women’s basketball, volleyball and women’s soccerraised money in support of breast cancer research with three initiatives and men’s basketball continued itsparticipation in Al’s Run. Other activities included organizing book drives, hosting clinics and conductingreading programs.

2011 marked the third year for the Intercollegiate Athletics Alumni Awards and this year’s recipients wererecognized for their many contributions to the University and community. Five awards were distributed aspart of the University’s Alumni Awards weekend in April.

Marquette student-athletes, coaches and staff continue to work hard daily to fulfill our mission of strivingfor excellence in athletics, academics and leadership in service to others in the Jesuit tradition. Thank youfor your passionate support.

Go Marquette!

Redshirt juniorOlivia Johnsonhas collecteda perfect 4.0grade-point-average and wasnamed to the CapitalOne Academic All-America Team.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

WOMEN'S SOCCER COLLECTSMORE ACADEMIC HONORS

Three members of the Marquette University women'ssoccer team were recognized for their hard work anddedication on the field as well as in the classroomrecently as selections to the 2010 National SoccerCoaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-AmericaTeam.

Junior Kerry McBride was a NSCAA Second TeamScholar All-America selection, while seniors LaurenThut and Rosie Malone-Povolny earned third teamhonors.

McBride, a civil engineering major with a 3.58 gradepoint average, anchored Marquette's backline as itssweeper in 2010. She helped one of the best defensesin the BIG EAST allow 22 goals overall and just eight inBIG EAST play.

Malone-Povolny, a double major in middle/secondaryeducation and writing intensive English with a 3.82grade point average, was an integral member ofthe Golden Eagles midfield throughout her career.Malone-Povolny finished her senior season with acareer-best 11 points on four goals and three assists.

Thut, an education major with a 3.31 grade pointaverage, was Marquette's secret weapon on offensein 2009.Thut was fourth on the team in points with acareer-best 15 on one goal and a career-high 13 assists.Her 13 assists stand tied for second place on MU'ssingle-season assists list.

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AACCAADDEEMMIICCSS BBYY TTHHEE NNUUMMBBEERRSSSPRING SEMESTERThe following student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs:

Nick Szczech Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryOliver Haugland Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryRobert Guthrie Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryPeter Bolgert Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryBrice Cleland Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryKate Reigle Women’s SoccerOlivia Johnson Women’s Track & Field/Cross CountryChristine Sliepka Women’s Track & Field/Cross CountryScott Miller Men’s SoccerJoe Kohut Men’s Track & FieldKatherine Kemmerer Women’s Track & FieldJessa Hackman Women’s Track & Field/Cross CountryBryan Ciesiulka Men’s Soccer

135 of 224 (60%) student-athletes on spring squad lists had GPAs of over 3.0 for the term. 131 of the 224 (58%) maintained cumulative GPAs of over 3.0.

FALL SEMESTERThe following student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs:GPAs:

Michael Alfano Men’s SoccerNick Szczech Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryOliver Haugland Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryRobert Guthrie Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryPeter Bolgert Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryBrice Cleland Men’s Track & Field/Cross CountryOlivia Johnson Women’s Track & Field/Cross CountryMelissa Budelier Women’s Track & Field/Cross CountryKate Reigle Women’s SoccerLindsay Page Women’s SoccerKarissa Miller Women’s Soccer

134 of 216 (62%) student-athletes on spring squad lists hadGPAs of over 3.0 for the term. 131 of the 216 (61%) maintainedcumulative GPAs of over 3.0.

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANSYear Name Sport

1976-77 Bill Neary Men’s Basketball1976-77 Gary Rosenberger Men’s Basketball1981-82 Marc Marotta Men’s Basketball1982-83 Marc Marotta Men’s Basketball1982-83 Laurie Hottinger Women’s Cross Country1983-84 Marc Marotta Men’s Basketball1983-84 Laurie Hottinger Women’s Cross Country1984-85 Keith Hanson Men’s Track & Field1985-86 Keith Hanson Men’s Track & Field1985-86 Beth Ayers Women’s Basketball1991-92 Erica Larson Women’s Track & Field1991-92 Kristen Maskala Women’s Basketball1992-93 Erica Larson Women’s Track & Field1992-93 Kristen Maskala Women’s Basketball1993-94 Kristen Maskala Women’s Basketball1995-96 Kirk Davies Men’s Tennis1995-96 Scott Ziemba Men’s Soccer1996-97 Scott Ziemba Men’s Soccer1996-97 Amy Erickson Women’s Track & Field1996-97 Christy Rice Women’s Cross Country1996-97 Martha Meyer Volleyball1997-98 Amy Erickson Women’s Cross Country1997-98 Amy Erickson Women’s Track & Field1997-98 Nicki Taggart Women’s Basketball1999-00 Lisa Oldenburg Women’s Basketball1999-00 Kate Loughran Women’s Soccer1999-00 Kelly Roethe Women’s Soccer2001-02 Diana Detrie Women’s Soccer2001-02 Diana Detrie Women’s Soccer2001-02 Erin Maysent Women’s Soccer2002-03 Diana Detrie Women’s Soccer2004-05 Carolyn Kieger Women’s Basketball2005-06 Julie Thompson Women’s Soccer2005-06 Heather Goranson Women’s Soccer2007-08 Christy Zwolski Women’s Soccer2007-08 Laura Boyer Women’s Soccer2009-10 Peter Bolgert Men’s Track & Field2010-11 Rosie Malone-Povolny Women’s Soccer2010-11 Kerry McBride Women’s Soccer2010-11 Lauren Thut Women’s Soccer2010-11 Olivia Johnson Women’s Track & Field2010-11 Peter Bolgert Men’s Track & Field

Junior Kerry McBride was aNSCAA Second Team Scholar All-America selection,while seniors Lauren Thut andRosie Malone-Povolny earned third team honors.

Women's Volleyball-marked its best

season in programhistory in 2010,

setting Marquetterecords for wins (23), BIG EAST

Conference victories(11) and consecutivematches won (14).

Darius Johnson-Odom was tabbed

All-BIG EAST Second Team andalso reached the

1,000-point mark on

March 18th vs. Xavier.

Men’s BasketballMarquette’s impressive 2010-11 campaign was high-lighted by the program’s 14th trip to the Sweet 16 andan appearance in the regional semifinal. The Golden Eagles, seeded 11th in the East Region, downed Xavierand Syracuse en route to Newark, N.J., and a matchupwith nationally ranked North Carolina.

MU finished with an overall record of 22-15 (sixth-straight 20-win season), including a 9-9 effort in the BIGEAST Conference. The team’s schedule included 17matchups against top-25 opponents (10 in the top-15)and the squad’s sixth-straight NCAA Championship and BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal appearance. Marquette finished 11th in the nation in attendance and has now finished in the top-25 in each of the last 10 years.

Senior forward Jimmy Butler was named All-BIG EASTHonorable Mention and junior guard Darius Johnson-Odom was tabbed All-BIG EAST Second Team. Eachplayer also joined the 1,000-point club in 2010-11 andButler is now just one of 19 players in school historywith over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.

Women's Basketball The Marquette women's basketball team surprisedmany in 2010-11 and earned the program's ninth trip tothe NCAA Championship, its first since 2007. Marquetteregistered a 24-9 overall mark and a 10-6 record in BIGEAST Conference play. The Golden Eagles’ 24 winsmarked the second most in program history. It was alsothe Golden Eagles’ first 20-win season since 2007-08.

In the first round of the NCAA Championship as a No. 8seed, MU defeated Texas, 68-65, as Tatiyiana McMorrishit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds to play.

Marquette registered five wins over teams ranked in thetop 25, and defeated two top-10 ranked teams for thefirst time in program history in No. 6/7 West Virginia andNo. 7/11 DePaul at the Al McGuire Center.

Three Golden Eagles earned All-BIG EAST accolades following the completion of the regular season. AngelRobinson was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team,Tatiyiana McMorris to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and Katherine Plouffe to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Robinson capped a banner career atMarquette by being selected by the New York Libertywith the 22nd pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Women's SoccerThe Marquette women's soccer team made history in2010 as it repeated as BIG EAST American Divisionchampions with a perfect 11-0-0 BIG EAST Conferencerecord, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAAChampionship for the second time in program history.Valley Fields played host to the first and second rounds of the NCAA Championship for the sixth timewhere Marquette defeated Central Michigan, 1-0, before edging in-state rival Wisconsin, 5-4 in penalty kicks, after

a 2-2 double overtime draw in the second round.

Junior defender Kerry McBride earned NSCAA/Performance Subaru Women's Division I All-AmericaThird Team honors, marking the program's first NSCAAAll-America selection since 2002. Junior Natalie Kullaand McBride received the program's first major BIGEAST awards and were named the league's goalkeeperand defensive player of the year, respectively. Alongwith Kulla and McBride, senior Ashley Bares and juniorRachael Sloan also earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors. Senior midfielder Rosie Malone-Povolny wasnamed to the All-BIG EAST Third Team and freshmanMaegan Kelly was an All-BIG EAST Rookie Team selection. Markus Roeders was named BIG EAST Coachof the Year for the second straight season and third timesince 2005, and was also named the NSCAA/MondoNortheast Region Coach of the Year. It was his fifth overall conference coach of the year recognition andthird regional honor.

Men’s SoccerThe men's soccer team garnered a spot in the BIG EASTmen's soccer tournament for the second straight season, advancing to the quarterfinals following a 3-1first-round upset at St. John's.

Led by junior Calum Mallace, who went on to becamethe first All-BIG EAST selection in program history, theGolden Eagles finished with an overall record of 7-8-4,their best mark since the 2003 season.

Sophomore David Check posted six shutouts in 2010,the most by an MU goalkeeper in over 12 seasons. Sen-iors Matt Stummer, Michael Alfano and Anthony Colaizziwere named to the NSCAA Scholar all-region team.

VolleyballThe 2010 season was the best in women's volleyballprogram history, setting Marquette records for wins(23), BIG EAST Conference victories (11) and consecu-tive matches won (14). Second year head coach BondShymansky's squad closed the season with a 23-9 over-all record (11-3 BIG EAST) and advanced to the BIGEAST Championship Semifinals for the second timesince joining the league in 2005.

Seniors Nikki Klingsporn and Rabbecka Gonyo, alongwith junior Ashley Beyer were named All-BIG EASTFirst Team, American Volleyball Coaches Association(AVCA) All-Northeast Region and AVCA All-AmericanHonorable Mention.

The Golden Eagles came within one victory of a share ofthe BIG EAST regular season championship, after athrilling come-from-behind, five-set victory on Nov. 12over Louisville at the Al McGuire Center. MU's fourthvictory over the Cardinals and first since 2001 put the regular season title in the balance when Marquettewelcomed No. 19 Cincinnati on Nov. 14.The Golden Eagles ended the BIG EAST regular season with a loss

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to the Bearcats and earned a No. 3 seed in the conference tournament, the highest in program history and the first appearance since 2006.

Women's Tennis The Marquette women's tennis team enjoyed one of its finest dual seasons in program history amassing a19-11 overall record and earning a fourth-place finish atthe BIG EAST Championship. Chelsea Utting led theGolden Eagles with 23 singles wins, while six otherGolden Eagles posted winning singles records. The No. 1 doubles tandem of Rachael Hush and ChristinaRuiz were nationally ranked as high as No. 56 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and matched the program's third best single-season doubles wins totalwith a 29-8 overall record.

The Golden Eagles were nationally ranked as high asNo. 69 by the ITA following an upset of No. 48 Iowa onFeb. 19.

Men’s TennisThe Golden Eagles posted a 14-12 overall record in2010-11, the team’s sixth-straight winning campaign and finished sixth in the BIG EAST Conference Championship. Marquette’s challenging dual-matchslate included nine matchups against nationally rankedopponents and the squad posted an 8-2 mark at HelfaerTennis Stadium.

Freshman Dan Mamalat led the roster with 23 singlesvictories, including a 16-8 effort in dual matches. Mamalat was one of five players to finish with a winning singles record on the season, a group that included classmate Logon Collins and his 21-16 mark.Sophomore Jose Carlos Gutierrez Crowley became afixture in the top lineup position for the first time in his career and finished 15-10 overall, with all but one of those matches coming at No. 1 in dual matchups.

Men’s GolfSteve Bailey was hired as men's golf coach in July 2010,completing his first season with the Golden Eagles inApril at the BIG EAST Championship.

MU's best finish was at the Pacific Invitational, wherethe Golden Eagles tied for sixth place, followed by a quarterfinals appearance at the BIG EAST Match Play event.

Two-time All-BIG EAST selection Kelly Kretz posted arunner-up finish at Pacific, closing with a final-round 64.He fired 12-under-par for the tourney, the third-lowestsingle round score ever recorded by a Marquette golfer.

Cross CountryThe men's cross country team placed eighth at the 2010BIG EAST Cross Country Championships in Jamesville,N.Y., by posting its second-lowest point total since entering the league in 2005. It also finished four spotsabove its USTFCCCA regional ranking of 14th to finish

10th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in RochesterHills, Mich., on Nov. 13.

The Golden Eagles were led in all but one race by senior Brice Cleland, who notched the top finish of hiscareer at the BIG EAST meet (32nd), and placed five MUrunners in the top 62 at the regional. Even with a 10th-place finish, the Marquette men placed five runnersahead of the top-fives from all but six other institutions.

Senior Olivia Johnson led the Marquette women atevery meet, placing 50th at both the BIG EAST andNCAA Regional meets. As a team, the MU women finished 10th and 16th, respectively, at the BIG EASTChampionships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

Indoor Track & FieldJunior Lauren Darnall led the way for the Marquettewomen’s track and field team during the indoor seasonby shattering the pole vault record with a height of 3.88 meters at the Blue & Gold Invitational on Dec. 3.Freshman records were set by Sarah Ball in the 600- and1,000-meter runs, along with Abby Croft in the polevault and Caryle Schuh in the long jump.

On the men’s side, redshirt junior Nick Szczech notchedthe No. 3 time in MU history in both the 3,000- and5,000-meter runs, while the distance medley relay ofPeter Bolgert, Billy Schlottke, Evan Ross and Kyle Winter recorded the No. 2 time in program history atthe BIG EAST Championships. The men were 12th,while the women were 14th at the indoor conferencechampionships.

Outdoor Track & FieldThe Golden Eagles sent six individuals to the West Preliminary Rounds of the 2011 NCAA Championshipsduring the outdoor season, including Tyler O’Brien,Blake Johnson and Nick Szczech, each of whom madetheir second appearance in NCAA regional competition.O’Brien topped his own Marquette record and ran the fastest 2011 time in the BIG EAST Conference in the200-meter run with a time of 21.05 seconds in his preliminary heat at the conference championships onMay 7. Freshman Bret Hardin broke onto the scene during his first year with the No. 2 mark in MU historyin the men’s hammer throw. Sophomore sprinter KyleWinter, who turned in a surprise fifth-place finish in themen’s 800-meter run at the BIG EAST Championships,and senior women’s thrower Jamie Roth rounded out the MU contingent at the NCAA preliminary rounds. In addition to Hardin, Zack Grese, Carlye Schuh andKristen Gaffey also qualified for the USA Junior Championships.

The MU men placed 11th at the BIG EAST Champi-onships, while the women were 14th. Along withO’Brien’s 200 record, Schuh also set the MU women’slong jump record as a freshman with a jump of 5.94 meters.

Angel Robinson capped a banner career at Marquette by being selected bythe New York Libertywith the 22nd pick inthe 2011 WNBA Draft.

Kelly Kretz earned hissecond consecutiveAll-BIG EAST Confer-ence award and finished the 2010-11season with a 73.23scoring average, thefifth-lowest single-season scoring average in programhistory.

Marquette Universityand the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held a dedication ceremony for the Klein Family/KBS Soccer Pavilion at Valley Fields in May of 2011.story.

The Klein Family/KBS Soccer Pavilion is a 3,000-square-foot, donor-funded facility, that featureslocker rooms for themen's and women'ssoccer programs, official's locker room, a training room and spectator restrooms.

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Women’s Basketball Through itsPINK OUT

campaign, in conjunction with

the Women's Basketball CoachesAssociation's PinkZone initiative, the

Marquette women’sbasketball teamraised $5,200 in

support of breastcancer awareness at

the home matchupagainst Rutgers. The

Golden Eagles participated in the fundraiser for the sixth-

straight season.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Through both our academic and co-curricular programs,

Marquette strives to develop men and women who will dedicate their lives to the service of others, actively entering into the struggle for a more just society.

We expect all members of the Marquette community, whatever their faith tradition, to give

concrete expression to their beliefs by giving of themselves in service to those in need.

Men’s BasketballAL’S RUN &

BUZZ’S BUNCH

The men's basketball team

continued its tradition of

involvement withthe Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for

Children’s Hospital, participating in

several pre-raceactivities. TheGolden Eagles

also hosted members of

Buzz’s Bunch for the third-straight year

at several home gamesthroughout the 2010-11

season.

Women’s SoccerCANCER AWARENESSNIGHT

The Marquette women'ssoccer team raised$3,000 in support ofbreast cancer aware-ness through its Cancer AwarenessNight at the homematch against Cincinnati.

Marquette Student-AthletesNCAA’S NATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETE DAY

Marquette student-athletes participated in theNCAA’s National Student-Athlete Day on April 13,2011, by volunteering at the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Milwaukee.

Women’s SoccerMen’s BasketballVolleyballHUNGER CLEAN UP

Members of thewomen's soccer, men'sbasketball and volley-ball teams spent timeparticipating in HungerClean-Up, one of thenation's largest one-dayservice projects. Over2,100 members of theMarquette communityparticipated in theevent at approximately40 sites throughout theMilwaukee area.

Butler, Robinson Named MetcalfeSenior Outstanding AthletesMen's basketball player Jimmy Butler won the Out-standing Senior Male Athlete Award, while women'sbasketball player Angel Robinson was named the 2011Ralph H. Metcalfe Outstanding Senior Female Athlete.

Butler helped Marquette to its first trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament since 2003 and ended histhree-year career 28th in Marquette history with 1,277points. The Tomball, Texas native was second in bothscoring and rebounding with averages of 15.7 pointsand 6.1 rebounds per game, respectively. The All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention selection is the 19th player in program history to notch over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.

Robinson led the Golden Eagles to the NCAA Championship Second Round and became only the second player in women's basketball program historyto be selected in the WNBA Draft. The four-year starterwas taken in the second round (22nd overall) by the New York Liberty before her rights were traded to her hometown Minnesota Lynx.

2011 RALPH H. METCALFE, SR. AWARDSOutstanding Senior Male Leadership & Service Award

– Matthew Stummer

Outstanding Senior Female Leadership & Service Award– Kristin Pelzel

Outstanding Senior Male Student Award – Brice Cleland

Outstanding Senior Female Student Award – Rosie Malone-Povolny

Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award – Jimmy Butler

Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award– Angel Robinson

Cura Personalis Award (SAAC) – Joseph Kohut

Dr. Charles R. Eichenberger Inspirational Award – Jocelyn Mellen

Dr. Charles R. Eichenberger Inspirational Award – Scott Miller

Beyer, Gonyo and Klingsporn EarnAVCA All-America Honors Marquette junior Ashley Beyer and seniors RabbeckaGonyo and Nikki Klingsporn were named 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Honorable Mention All-Americans.

The trio becomes MU’s first All-Americans since JamieMueller and Kim Todd earned the recognition in 2006.It marks the first time in program history that MU has been represented by three AVCA All-Americans.

Bond Shymansky has now coached 12 AVCA All-Americans during his tenure as a head coach at bothMarquette and Georgia Tech.

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Jimmy Butler(men’s basketball)Outstanding SeniorMale Athlete Award

GOLDEN EAGLE STANDOUTS

Katie Miller wasnamed the recipientof the 64th annualMcCahill Award.

Angel Robinson(women’s basketball)Outstanding Senior

Female AthleteAward

Calum Mallacebecame the first Marquette men’ssoccer player to earn All-BIG EASThonors after helpingthe Golden Eaglesadvance to the quarterfinals of the2010 conferencetournament.

Katie Miller Named 64th AnnualMcCahill Award Recipient Former Marquette University women's soccer playerKatie Miller was named the recipient of the 64th annual McCahill Award.

The Robert L. and William P. McCahill Award is presented annually to a Marquette senior athlete from the previous year who has demonstrated the highest performance in scholarship, leadershipand athletics. Miller is the fifth women's soccer player (Kelly Roethe, 2000, Rhegan Hyypio, 2001, KateGordon, 2003 and Laura Boyer, 2008) to be selected.

A double major in marketing and human resources,Miller was honored as Marquette's Ralph H. MetcalfeOutstanding Female Athlete Award in 2010. With a cumulative grade point average of 3.972, Miller was afour-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection anda two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America All-DistrictFive First Team selection. She was named to theNSCAA/adidas Scholar All-Central First Team in both2008 and 2009, and was Marquette's 2009-10 BIG EAST Scholar Athlete honoree.

Three members of theMarquette volleyballteam, Ashley Beyer,Rabbecka Gonyo andNikki Klingspornwerenamed 2010 American VolleyballCoaches Association Division I HonorableMention All-Americans.

AALLUUMMNNII AAWWAARRDDSSALUMNI AWARDS

Closing the Athletic Scholarship Funding Gap

BLUE & GOLD ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUNDAs a member of the BIG EAST Conference, Marquette gains national exposure —a powerful marketing tool for attracting academically talented students with anaffinity for sports. Marquette’s ability to consistently recruit championship-caliberstudent-athletes is highly dependent upon the success of the Blue &Gold AthleticScholarship Fund and the generosity of over 4,500 alumni and friends.

More than 4,500 alumni and friends contributedapproximately $3.4 million to the Blue & Gold Athletic Scholarship Fund – an all-time high forMarquette Athletics. The Blue & Gold Fund

provides current use scholarships for student-athletes (“one and done” resources).

The Marquette Athletic Scholarship Endowment,valued at more than $4.4 million, provided approximately $220,000 in spendable athletic scholarship aid.

Based upon Marquette’s sponsorship of 14 intercollegiate sports, NCAA provisions allowed

Marquette to award up to $4.5 millionin athletic scholarships. scholarships.

Marquette had about an $881,000 funding gap considering the NCAA’s provisions for scholarship capacity; with the addition of 24.6 scholarships for men’s and women’slacrosse in the coming years, this gap is expected to increase by $1 million.

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Lifetime Achievement AwardDr. Michael P. WoodsFew individuals participate in an Olympic Games, let alone three. Dr. MichaelWoods accomplished it after switching from track to speed skating, representing Marquette on the Junior World Team and in two World SprintChampionships. He won a gold medal and two silver medals in eight all-around World Championships and was a national outdoor long trackchampion and U.S. Skater of the Year. In 1998, he was elected to the NationalSpeed Skating Museum and Hall of Fame.

Friend of Marquette Athletics Stanley J. Andrie and Barbara Gombar AndrieStan arrived on campus as a freshman walk-on football player in 1951, withnowhere to stay and very little money. One of the coaches found a room for him with two other players and got him a job at the Ardmore Bar. As asophomore, Stan received a full athletic scholarship and as a junior met hisfuture wife, Barbara, spending their first date talking on the Capitol stepsafter the Marquette–UW football game. Barbara studied in the library, andStan began studying there, too, earning all A’s in his junior and senior years.

Distinguished Alumna of the YearMary Beth H. NienhausThe ability to remain calm on the golf course and in life is a fundamental requirement for success. Mary Beth Nienhaus’ deep faith is her source. Herfavorite quote from the Bible is, “Without Him, I will be nothing, but withChrist, He will strengthen me.” The first female varsity student-athlete inMarquette history, Mary Beth actually joined the men’s golf team in 1965 afterwinning the Wisconsin Women’s Public Links Golf Association AmateurChampionship in 1963 and ’64.

Young Alumna AwardDr. Kristen L. MaskalaAfter setting standards on the basketball courtthat few have matched, Dr. Kristen Maskala hascontinued her winning ways off the court. Youwon’t find her in her No. 22 jersey, but she hasn’t strayed too far from sports: she is a highly respected orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine in West Bend, Wis. Largely responsible for helping Marquette reach the women’s NCAA Tournament forthe first time in school history in 1994, Kristen is a university legend, rankingin the top 10 in scoring, three-point field goals, free-throw percentage, steals and assists.

M Club Hy Popuch AwardPaul R. NowakowskiPaul Nowakowski’s experience at Marquette reinforced the values that wereinstilled in him by his parents: help others, and give back to the communitywhenever possible. Since graduating, Paul — who attended Marquette on atrack and field scholarship — has put these values into action personallyand professionally, providing energy and leadership to the university andcommunity. He is a strong supporter of Marquette athletics, most notablythrough the M Club, for which he is a board member and chaired the Hall ofFame Committee in 2004, ’06 and ’09 (the only three-time chair).

Mary Beth Nienhaus; Dr. Kristen Maskala; Dr. Michael Woods; Stanley and Barbara Andrie;and Paul Nowakowski.