2010-11 ohio university athletics annual report

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BASEBALLEthan Newton was named Second Team All-MAC at the end of the season and claimed the fi nal MAC East Player of the Week award of the season. He led the Bobcats in average, runs, hits, total bases and stolen bases. Th e Bobcats won their last three MAC series of the season.

MEN’S BASKETBALLTh e Bobcats advanced to their third postseason appearance in four years and became only the third team in the nation to play in all four post-season tournaments (NCAA, NIT, CBI, CIT). Th e 65-64 victory over Marshall in the fi rst round of the CIT was the 11th win in postseason history for the Bobcats, most of any team from the Mid-American Conference. Th is also marks the fi rst time in Ohio history that the Bobcats have earned wins in con-secutive postseasons, and have now earned a win in three of the last four postseasons. Ohio’s 41 wins over the past two seasons are its most since the 94-95 campaigns, and the Bobcats are one of three MAC teams to have one or fewer losing seasons since 2004. Th e Green & White also achieved their fi rst winning record in true road games since 2002.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLKamille Buckner wrapped up her career as the school’s all-time leader in blocks (199) and holds three of the top four spots in the single-season record books. Her 199 blocks also ranks second in MAC history.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYRidge Robinson was also named the department’s Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was the Bobcats’ top fi nisher at the MAC Championships and NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet. He fi nished second overall the MAC Championships and 42nd at the Great Lakes Regional meet to end the season. He earned Mid-American Conference Runner of the Week on Oct. 6 and Oct. 21, the latter aft er leading the Bobcats to a 30th-place fi nish, the highest of any conference school, while his 48th overall fi nish was the highest of any league runner. He took third at the All-Ohio Invitational, which was also tops in the MAC that weekend. He won the Ohio Invitational early in the season and fi nished sixth at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational. As a junior, Robinson placed in the top-three for Ohio in every meet and was the team’s top fi nisher at the Green & White Invite and Notre Dame Invitational.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYAnnie Beecham fi nished fourth overall as the Bobcats placed fourth at the 2010 MAC Championship meet. Kari Summers and Abigail Swift also placed in the top-20 at the event. Beecham and Summers went on to lead Ohio at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional and fi nished 13th and 53rd, respectively.

FIELD HOCKEYOhio’s Taylor Brown was named to the 2010 Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I All-West Region Second Team. At the end of the Bobcats’ season, she was tied for 30th in the nation with 15 goals.

FOOTBALLTh e Bobcats went 8-5 in 2010, making the program’s fi ft h bowl appearance and third in the past fi ve seasons. Th e program also had seven student-athletes named All-MAC by the conference and 10 earned that honor from Phil Steele. Boo Jack-son fi nished his career as Ohio’s career leader in completion percentage (.604), pass effi ciency (136.3), total off ense per play (6.18), passing yards per attempt (7.7) and touchdown passes (38). He also fi nished the season responsible for 26 touchdowns this season and 48 in his career, which is fourth all-time, and with 18 passing touchdowns this season (third all-time on the single-season list).

MEN’S GOLFChuck Nettles was named the Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsman of the Year by the Mid-American Conference at the 2011 MAC Championships.

WOMEN’S GOLFMegan Weaver fi nished in the top 10 at the 2011 Mid-American Conference Championships from Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio.

WOMEN’S SOCCERTh e 2010 team tied the school record for fewest goals against (21) and shutouts (six) in a season as it qualifi ed for the MAC Tournament for the ninth time under head coach Stacy Strauss. Additionally, Sarah Brown and Mattie Liston were named First Team All-MAC and to the MAC All-Freshman Team, respectively.

SOFTBALLTh e program won the MAC East and made its second Tournament title round appearance in four years. Two-way standout Emily Wethington ended her career as the all-time leader in strikeouts (558), wins (54), home runs (27) and slugging percentage (.546).

SWIMMING/DIVINGTh e program won its 11th MAC title, and second in four years, and was powered by Ohio Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year Rachel Heim. Heim was named a First Team Mid-Major All-American by collegeswimming.com. Senior Diver Lindsay Hamilton was named Mid-American Diver of the Year and Head Coach Greg Werner recieved the Coach of the Year honor. Lauren Funk, Lindsay Hamilton, Heim and Rachel Stearns were named First Team All-MAC for their stellar cham-pionship performances while Amanda Cecere, Petra Chomicz, Stacey Huber and Laurin Williams landed on the 2nd Team All Mid-American Conference.

TRACK AND FIELDAnnie Beecham qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships in the 10k aft er placing third at the NCAA Regionals in Bloomington, Indiana. Beecham also won the 5000 meter event at the MAC championships. Her time at NCAA Regionals broke the MACs all-time record in the 10k. She also owns Ohio school records in both the 10k and 5k. In 10 events during the spring season, she fi nished no lower than third in eight of them, winning four on four separate occasions. Kari Sum-mers set the school record in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the NCAA Track and Field East Regionals aft er placing third at the Mid-American Conference Cham-pionships with a time of 10:34.90. Th e Ohio distance medley relay team broke the school record and took fi rst place at the MAC Indoor Championships. Th e team of Juli Accurso, Kiley Mathews, Weiss and Melissa Th ompson fi nished the event with a time of 11:43.41, nine seconds faster than the school record set in 1998 by the quartet of Melissa Converse, Najah McFarland, Sabrina Miller and Julie Kline.

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Th e Ohio football and men’s basketball pro-grams advanced to the postseason during the last academic year. Th e football team went to the New Orleans Bowl, while the men’s basketball program played in the CIT.

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BASEBALLPitcher/designated hitter Seth Streich was named to the Academic All-MAC squad.

MEN’S BASKETBALLFive student-athletes earned over a 3.0 grade-point average, and the team earned its highest cumulative GPA in three years during the 2011 Spring Quarter.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLTh ree sophomores earned Academic All-MAC Honorable Mentions including Tina Fisher, Alesia Howard and Symone Lyles.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYTh e team earned All-America Team status by the United States Track and Field/Cross Coun-try Coaches Association. Bobcat student-ath-letes combined for a 3.20 grade point average at the conclusion of the 2010 fall term, ranking them third in the MAC.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYTh e women also achieved All-America Team status, combining for a 3.52 grade point aver-age at the conclusion of the 2010 fall term, ranking them third in the MAC.

FOOTBALLJordan Th ompson, a two-year starter at tight end, was named Academic All-MAC.

FIELD HOCKEYOhio Field Hockey received a 2010 National Academic Team Award and placed six student-athletes on the 2010 NFHCA Division One National Academic Squad. Juniors Brooke Edwards, Jenna Green and Jen McGill were joined by sophomore Laura Mastro and freshmen Katherine Fenzel and Jessica Vaeth. Th e program had two student-athletes, Courtney Seiders and Cathryn Altdoerff er, named to the Mid-American Conference’s 2010 Academic All-MAC.

MEN’S GOLFBradley Lucas and Paul Grauer earned Academic All-MAC Honorable Mentions.

WOMEN’S GOLFTh e Mid-American Conference announced its 2010-11 Women’s Golf Academic All-MAC team and Ohio’s Megan Weaver was selected, while Meryl Weaver and Erin Cahill were named honorable mention. Megan Weaver became the fi rst Bobcat women’s golfer to be named to the Academic All-MAC team since Kristen Mautz in 2007.

WOMEN’S SOCCERSarah Brown was named NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Second Team. Sixteen student-athletes received MAC Academic Awards, including Jackie Hanson’s MAC President’s Award.

SOFTBALLTh ree student-athletes were named to the Academic All-MAC Team – Melissa Bonner, Jillian Van Wagnen and Emily Wethington. Ohio had the most student-athletes recognized in the conference. Melissa Bonner was named Second Team Academic All-American and First Team Academic All-District.

SWIMMING/DIVINGHeim was named a second-team Academic All-American and became the 32nd Academic All-American in Ohio history and seventh to collect the award twice. As a team, Ohio was named to the Fall 2010 Scholar All-America Team by CSCAA. Five student-athletes were also named Academic All-MAC – Anastasia Bo-charnikova, Heim, Stacey Huber, Stella Johnson, Amanda Traylor. In addition, six achieved CSCAA Academic All-American status - Petra Chomicz, Abby Corcoran, Annika Games, Heim, Huber and Traylor.

TRACK AND FIELDOhio tied for the league lead with three selections on the 2011 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC team, Annie Beecham, Brittany Tyree and Kari Summers. Th e ‘Cats also had three student-athletes receive honorable men-tion; Courtney Weiss, Lauren McCullough and Kiley Mathews. Beecham was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN Th e Magazine Academic All-District IV women’s track & fi eld/cross country team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Ohio Track and Field earned two spots on the Academic All-Conference team for the 2011 indoor track and fi eld season, the Mid-Amer-ican Conference. Tyree and Beecham helped put multiple Ohio student-athletes on the team for the fourth-straight season. Tyree was one of 10 female fi nalists for the 2011 Arthur Ashe Jr. Overall Sports Scholar Award. Th e junior from University Heights, Ohio was among 10 female and 10 male fi nalists profi led in an issue of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

VOLLEYBALLOhio received the NCAA’s Public Recognition Award for having a rate that ranks in the top 10 percent of all volleyball programs nationally. Ohio was one of 13 teams in Division I that has received the award every year and was the only NCAA Division I program to earn the honor and qualify for the NCAA Tournament every season for the past six years. Ohio was honored with the President’s Award, a yearly honor that is given to the team selected by the Academic Subcommittee of the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee. Th e winner is recognized for their team excellence in the areas of Academic Performance, Athletic Competition, and Com-munity Service. Th e team had three student-athletes, Sue Jacobi, Michelle Jantsch and Katie Post, named to the 2010 MAC All-Academic team; tied for most players on the squad.

WRESTLINGDuring the season, Ohio had 12 student-athletes with grade-point averages over 3.0, eight of which made the Dean’s List.

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Student-athletes and programs from the Ohio University athletics department were recognized by the above organizations for academic achievement during the 2010-11 year. (From Top Left ): Th e Arthur Ashe Jr. Overall Sports Scholar Award, Capital One Academic All-District/America as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, the College Swimming Coaches’ Association of America, the NCAA, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

VOLLEYBALLTh e Bobcats won the MAC East Division and tournament championship. Th e program reached the NCAA Tournament’s second round for the second year in a row in its eighth-straight NCAA Tournament berth. Th e team was also named the Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU) 2010 Blocking Team of the Year. Th e Bobcats earned the overall honor for the fi rst time, but made an appearance in the top fi ve for the second consecutive season and the third time overall. Ohio was tops in the NCAA rankings, averaging 3.19 blocks per set, with 109 solo and 631 block assists. Th e solo blocks were fi ft h-best in the NCAA while the assists were third and the total blocks were No. 1.

WRESTLINGJeremy Johnson was named Th ird-Team All-Rookie by Amateur Wrestling News following his impressive 2010-11 campaign. Th e Broadview Heights, Ohio native was also named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year aft er fi nishing third in the 285 lb. class at the conference tournament. He was also part of the Bobcats squad that shared in the MAC regular season title along with Kent State and Central Michigan with a 4-1 conference record. He fi nished 32-13 this season (team-high for wins), which included a 5-4 win over UNC Greensboro’s Peter Sturgeon in the NCAA Tournament. Erik Schuth and Nick Purdue both qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships, and Purdue reached the second round of the tournament.

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ACADEMIC HIGHIGHTS

GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE (GSR)• Ohio Athletics as a whole has a GSR of 81% which is third in the MAC.

GSRTh e following sports had perfect 100% GSR scores in the most recent release:• Women’s Golf• Field Hockey• Men’s Golf• Women’s Volleyball• Women’s Swimming and Diving

FEDERAL GRADUATION RATE (FGR)• Our current athletic department federal graduation rate is 70%, which is

second in our conference.

APR PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDSTh e NCAA annually honors teams earning multiyear Academic Progress Rates (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport:• Women’s Volleyball

2010-11 ACADEMIC YEAR GPA’S BY QUARTER AND BY COMPLETE YEAR:Ohio Athletics had 62.5 percent (10 of 16) teams attain a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the 2010-11 academic year. On the whole, 274 student-athletes made the Dean’s List for the academic calendar year with 653 attaining a GPA above a 3.0 and 393 amassing a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

FALL QUARTERTerm GPA: 2.959Accumulative GPA: 3.031

• 96 were named to the Dean’s List (enrolled in 16+ hours and earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher)

• 228 were selected to the AD Honor Roll (earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the term). 140 of the 228 earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the term.

• 10 teams earned a team term GPA of 3.0 or higher and 10 teams still are maintaining an accumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

WINTER QUARTERTerm GPA: 2.952Accumulative GPA: 3.109

• 93 on Dean’s List, 215 on AD Honor Roll and 122 of the 215 on AD Honor Roll

• 10 teams earned a team term GPA of 3.0 or higher and 10 teams still are maintaining an accumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher

SPRING QUARTERTerm GPA: 2.987Accumulative GPA: 3.065

• 85 on Dean’s List, 210 on AD Honor Roll and 131 of the 210 on AD Honor Roll

• 10 teams earned a team term GPA of 3.0 or higher and 10 teams still are maintaining an accumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

OHIO BOBCAT CLUB/ANNUAL GIVING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1. Ohio University Athletics Ramps Up Fundraisinga. $10 million donation from Bob & Peggy Walter to provide lead gift for Multi-purpose Center Athens Campus and Convocation Center Renovationsb. $250k donation from Alan & Ruby Riedel for the Multipurpose Center Athens Campusc. $100k donation from Tom & Gwen Weihe for the enhancement of our Men’s Basketball Locker Roomd. Cash donations received by Intercollegiate Athletics increased by nearly 32% in Fiscal Year 2011 compared to Fiscal Year 2010.

2. Ohio Bobcat Club Caravansa. Ohio Athletics is coming to YOU! 12 Caravan stops throughout the state of Ohio and neighboring states West Virginia and Pennsylvaniab. Th ird year of formalized Caravan events, and this year saw an attendance more than double compared to last year.c. Led by Columbus’ turnout of over 130 people in a packed house, fans got the chance to meet Frank Solich, John Groce and athletics director Jim Schausd. Autographs, tickets, and Bobcat apparel were all part of the giveaways for those in attendance

3. Ohio Bobcat Club Student-Athlete Th ank-a-Th ona. Ohio University Student-Athletes take time out of their day to say “Th ank You” to Ohio Bobcat Club membersb. March 29-31: approximately 100 student-athletes placed 1,375 phone calls and wrote 378 hand-written notes to Ohio Bobcat Club members to thank them for their support.c. Every sport participated in the callsd. Offi cial Press Release: http://www.ohiobobcats.com/genrel/040411aab.html

4. Ohio Athletics Celebrate the 1960 Football Team and 1960-1961 Men’s Basketball Teama. On September 11, 2010 over 35 players and other individuals associated with the 1960 football team reunited in Athens for a weekend of memories and celebration. b. It has been 50 years since this team went undefeated (10-0) and won the Foot-ball Small College National Championship.c. Th e team was recognized at halft ime of the game with a special presentation.d. On January 15, 2011, 11 members of the 1960 and 1961 men’s basketball teams joined together in Athens for a chance to celebrate those two magnifi cent seasons.e. Th e teams were both MAC Champions and both appeared in the NCAA Tournament.f. Th e team was recognized at halft ime of the game with an on-court presentation.

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1. SEASON TICKET SALES• 15% increase in football season ticket sales from 2009 to 2010• 17% increase in men’s basketball season ticket sales from 2009-10 to 2010-11

2. ATTENDANCE• Over 220,000 fans attended an Ohio home football or men’s basketball game

in 2010-11 and represents a 12% increase from last year.• Ohio led the Mid-American Conference in women’s volleyball and ranked

28th nationally. • Men’s basketball led the MAC in average home attendance.

3. LICENSING AND MERCHANDISE SALES• Ohio set an all-time school and MAC record for licensed merchandise sales

in 2010-11. Over $240,000 in licensed merchandise revenue was received in 2010-11, representing a 29% increase from the previous year.

4. BUDGET• Ohio Athletics fi nal operating budget operated “in the black” for the 2010-11

fi scal year.

5. COMPLIANCE• Ohio University is one of 17 FBS institutions (120 total) without a major

NCAA violation.

6. SPONSORSHIP SALES• Sponsorship sales eclipsed the $1 million dollar mark for the fi rst time in

Ohio University history. Over 100 companies from Ohio and nationally chose to utilize Ohio Athletics as advertising medium in 2010-11.

7. OHIO STUDENTS• Th ere was a 32% increase in Ohio student attendance for both football and

men’s basketball. An average of 5,336 students attended each home football game in 2010, marking the highest student average on record.

• 463 Ohio students traveled in 10 buses to support the Ohio football team at the R-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

8. TELEVISION• Th e Bobcats appeared on television numerous times during the 2010-11

school year. Ohio Football appeared on television seven times, including fi ve games that aired on ESPN’s Family of Networks. Ohio Men’s Basketball was televised on six occasions, fi ve coming via the MAC’s new partnership with SportsTime Ohio and the other on ESPNU. Ohio Women’s Basketball was also featured at Akron on STO in January.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• Widespread Initiatives by the entire Athletic Department - Student Move-In Day on campus - Santa Tree Project for Athens County Children Services - MAC Swimming & Diving Championships - Athletes in Action Triathlon

• Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) – - Raised more than $800 at Homecoming for the Athens County American Red Cross Tornado Relief - Raised approximately $1,300 for the Athens County Special Olympics Polar Plunge - Collected 129 pounds of food at the Homecoming Canned Food Drive for the Athens County Food Pantry - Rufus Reads: - Had more than 100 student-athletes attend a Rufus Reads event this year - Visited six Athens County Elementary Schools - Read to more than 500 elementary school children in Athens County

• Other Community Service Events: - Prom-Pledge IMPACT 2011 - 13th Annual Kidpalooza

• Individual Team Highlights: - Baseball – Trimble Elementary Reading Day - Men’s Basketball – Columbus Meet & Greet - Women’s Basketball – “Breakfast with the Bobcats” for Ohio University faculty - Field Hockey – Green & White Th ank-A-Th on - Football – Children’s Hospital Visit & Playground Build in New Orleans and West Elementary School Carnival - Men’s Golf – Morrison Elementary Reading Day - Women’s Golf – Move-In Day and Athletes in Action Triathlon - Women’s Soccer – Bobcat Soccer Training Series - Soft ball – Donated Canned Food to Nelsonville Elementary School - Swimming & Diving – Halloween Game Night for the Athens Community Center and Beautifi cation Day - Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country – UCM Th ursday Night Suppers and Morrison Elementary Exercise-A-Th on - Volleyball – Little Bobcats Free Skills Camp for kids in the community ages K-8 and Valentine’s Day fl ower deliveries to local nursing homes - Wrestling – Green & White Th ank-A-Th on - Men’s Cross Country - Green & White Th ank-A-Th on

CAREER DEVELOPMENT:

• Total Quality Logistics (TQL) Career Training Camp: - Part 1 - Workshop to educate our student-athletes on how they can beat out the competition in the job market. Th e lessons learned during their time as an athlete will help them stand out against competition in the job market, so all junior and senior student- athletes were invited to attend and discover the best ways to showcase these skills and put their best foot forward. At the Career Training Camp, employees from TQL provided our student-athletes with advice, tips and real life stories on how they could best position themselves in resumes, cover letters, and interviews in order to land their fi rst post-collegiate job. - Part 2 - Individualized 45 minute one-on-one sessions with a TQL recruiter to receive direct feedback on their resumes, learn important interview skills and how to best market their personal qualities, giving them the confi dence needed to land the job. - Roughly 60 upperclassmen student-athletes attended the TQL Training Camp.

THANK YOUOhio Athletics thanks its many fans and supporters for their role in our success this year!

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