appalachian state university athletics 2011-12 annual report

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Appalachian Athletics2011-12 Annual Report

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Commissioner’s Cup Appalachian State University claimed its seventh-straight Southern Conference Commis-sioner's Cup for excellence in men's athletics in 2011-12. The Mountaineers, who have claimed the Cup in 20 of the past 21 years, have now earned the award a total of 32 times. No other conference school has won the Commissioner’s Cup more than five times since its inception in 1969-70 and no current SoCon member besides ASU has claimed it more than once. Thanks to SoCon championships in three of 10 men's sports (baseball, men's outdoor track and field and wrestling), the Apps cruised to the Commissioner's Cup title by finishing a whopping 27.5 points ahead of second-place Samford (66.5 points). Appalachian's margin of victory in the Commis-sioner's Cup standings marks the largest gap since ASU finished 29 points ahead of East Tennessee State and Furman during the 2002-03 season. Appalachian State also finished just three points behind College of Charleston in the Ger-mann Cup standings, awarded for excellence in women's athletics. The Mountaineers finished with 78.5 points on the women's side to claim third-place behind CofC and Samford.

Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings

1. Appalachian State 942. Samford 66.53. Furman 654. Davidson 64.55. UNC Greensboro 606. Chattanooga 59.57. Wofford 538. Elon 529. College of Charleston 51.510. Georgia Southern 5111. Western Carolina 50.512. The Citadel 45.513. Campbell (Wrestling only) 914. VMI (Wrestling only) 815. Gardner-Webb (Wrestling only) 7

Germann Cup Final Standings

1. College of Charleston 81.52. Samford 80.53. Appalachian State 78.54. UNC Greensboro 72.55. Furman 686. Elon 657. Western Carolina 62.58. Georgia Southern 569. Chattanooga 52.510. Davidson 36.511. Wofford 24.512. The Citadel 13


2011-12 Success by the Numbers

3 - Facility attendance records set

5 - Golf tournament team championships

6 - SoCon Coach of the Year awards

7 - SoCon Athlete of the Year awards

8 - Postseason tournaments featuring Appalachian

11 - All-Americans (including freshman teams)

13 - Programs to exceed the national average in APR for their respective sports

22 - Individual national academic honorees

62 - SoCon academic all-conference team members

183,479 - Fans to attend home football games

$2,720,012 - Yosef Club donations

Below is a compilation of Appalachian Athletics’ accomplishments in 2011-12. Read more about each of these successes in the following pages.


Appalachian Athletics Mission Statement

The Department of Athletics at Appalachian State University believes in maintaining the intercollegiate athletics program as an inte-gral part of the University’s overall program of education, with emphasis on and priority given to the high academic quality and stan-dards and the complete development of the student-athlete. The Department of Athletics is committed to ensuring the general welfare of the student-athlete and to encouraging the highest standards of sportsmanship on behalf of student-athletes, the student body and the University’s supporters. Appalachian Athletics is committed to insuring equitable recruitment, participation and treatment of all individuals through its athletics administration, staff, coaches, programs and policies. The University has determined that its athletics program will meet the necessary qualifications, guidelines and funding to hold membership in Division I of the NCAA.

Dear Appalachian Family,

We submit to you, our biggest supporters, the 2011-12 Appalachian Athletics Annual Report. Within the attached pages are just some of the wonderful examples of the tangible ‘Experience Based Learning’ that occurs on our campus each and every day from the commitment of a dedicated staff and tremendous young people.

This past year was truly special as our men’s program earned the highest honor in the Southern Conference with Commissioner’s Cup victory.

We are fortunate to enjoy many successes – on the field of com-petition, in the classroom and in the community. Providing our 460 student-athletes with what we proudly describe as the Appalachian State Experience is our paramount goal each and every year.

However, we could not accomplish our goals and enjoy the tremen-dous success without your involvement and support. Your time and resources make a difference for the next generation of Appalachian leaders.

Again, on behalf of the entire Appalachian State athletics depart-ment, I thank you for your support. I hope you enjoy reading the next few pages and celebrating as a part of the Appalachian Family.

Today I Give My All For Appalachian State,Charlie CobbDirector of Athletics

Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb


Around the Mountain in 2011-12

In just its second year of existence, the Student Yosef Club nearly tripled membership from the initial drive in 2010-11, boasting 750 members in 2011-12. The student group offers unique benefits to members, such as early admission to football games, priority seating for basketball games, a t-shirt, Yosef Club Priority Points, a membership card and a subscription to the Black and Gold magazine. Members receive other gifts throughout the year as well, such as SYC sunglasses and admission to an on-campus concert.

Appalachian hosted a pair of Southern Conference tourna-ments in 2011-12, welcoming the men’s soccer semifinal and championship contests in November and the entire softball event in May. The events showcased two of the newest Moun-taineer athletic venues, as the tournaments were televised on ESPN3. Men’s soccer advanced to the tournament semifinal with a 2-0 win at Davidson. The Apps then fell, 2-1, in overtime against UNCG. Softball knocked off UNCG in its first-round game before falling to Georgia Southern and Elon.

With a majority of ASU’s athletic facilities receiving a facelift or renovations in the past several years, 2011-12 was Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium’s turn for upgrades. Both the playing surface and drainage system were completely overhauled ahead of the 2012 campaign. Additionally, the dugouts were moved closer to home plate and spectator seating was moved closer to the action. The Apps also received their first-ever dedicated team locker room, located down the right-field line adjacent to the team’s hitting cages at the Sofield Family Indoor Practice Facility.

2011-12 marked another successful year in the online division of Appalachian athletics. GoASU.com and GoASU TV reached 1,686,000 Mountaineer fans around the world and broadcasted 167 live events and recorded audio and video productions featuring each of Appalachian’s 20 programs. Highlighted by six live football broadcasts during the 2011 season, nearly 40,000 unique visitors tuned in to GoASU TV. GoASU.com saw more than 9,650,000 page views during the academic year for athlete bios, competition recaps, live chats and numerous other features.


Wrestling Reaches the Peak

2011-12 was a banner year for Appalachian State wrestling on both the team and individual levels. The Mountaineers claimed their first Southern Conference championship since 2002-03 with an unblemished regular season record. Five Apps earned all-SoCon honors, led by SoCon champions Austin Trotman (184 pounds) and Mike Kessler (141). Additionally, Kyle Blevins was named the SoCon Wrestler of the Year. While such high honors might be enough for some athletes, the Mountaineers were not content to rest on their league victories. Both Blevins and Trotman went on to earn all-America honors for SoCon Coach of the Year JohnMark Bentley. Trotman finished third in the nation for his weight class after defeating each of the top three seeds at the NCAA Tournament, while Blevins rode a six-match winning streak at the event before taking home fourth place. Trotman capped off the year as the first wrestler to be named Southern Conference Male Athlete of the Year in the 63-year history of the award.


Track and Field Squads Sustain Success

Appalachian’s men’s and women’s track and field teams combined to win three Southern Conference titles in 2011-12, continuing the programs’ league dominance. Program director John Weaver added three more Coach of the Year awards to his already-packed trophy case and ASU also claimed four different Most Outstanding Perfomer honors as well. In four meets, ASU won a total of 132 all-conference honors in individual events, as well as numerous relays throughout the seasons.


Women’s Basketball Continues Growth

Appalachian State women’s basketball dominated the Southern Conference en route to a second-straight regular-season league title and earned a third-straight postseason berth. Playing in the WNIT was not satisfying enough for head coach Darcie Vincent’s crew, as the Apps won a pair of games to advance to the tournament’s Sweet 16. In recognition for their excellence on the court, Anna Freeman was named the SoCon Player of the Year and Maryah Sydnor earned Freshman of the Year honors. Courtney Freeman joined the pair on the all-SoCon team as well. ASU opened the season well, posting an 8-2 mark in non-conference action with the losses coming on the road at Georgia and in the season opener at Virginia. The Apps then tore through the league with a 17-3 mark heading into the SoCon Tournament. In Asheville, ASU won its first two games by a combined 43 points to set up a rematch in the title game against Samford. In the championship, ASU faltered in a 54-43 setback, but proved enough to earn a bid to the WNIT. In the WNIT, ASU went on the road to upset UNC Wilmington and NC State before the season came to an end where it began, at Virginia.


Baseball Takes the Next Step

Appalachian State baseball erased a 26-year postseason drought by winning its first Southern Confer-ence title since 1987 and advancing to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship and the Charlottesville, Va. Regional. The squad picked up a program-record 41 wins along the way and came just one win away from advancing to its first-ever Super Regional. The Apps had a 2-6 record in regional play entering the 2012 edition, but quickly doubled that with a 5-4 win over second-seeded Oklahoma in the opener, followed by a tight 6-5 victory against top-seeded and host Virginia to advance to the Regional Championship round. Following a grueling weekend marked by rain delays, the Apps came up just short of the Super Regional with a pair of Monday losses to the Sooners. Appalachian broke into national rankings on several occasions throughout the year, including after winning two out of three games at No. 7 LSU early in the campaign. The Mountain-eers wrapped up the season ranked No. 29 nationally. For their efforts, several Mountaineers earned indivdual honors. Slugger Daniel Kassouf was named All-America and District Player of the Year honors and pitcher Ryan Arrowood was named the SoCon Pitcher of the Year. Jamie Nunn was named a freshman all-American as well. Capping off the season, Arrowood was joined by Seth Grant, Nathan Hyatt and Tyler Tewell in June as MLB First-Year Player Draft selections.


Football Boasts National Accolades, NFL Prospects

All Mountaineer football did in 2011 was post an 8-4 record, upset top-ranked Georgia Southern, lead Division I FCS in attendance for a fifth-straight season while extending its regular-season over-capacity streak to 40 games, earn a first-round bye in the NCAA Division I Championship, place four players on all-America teams and have 12 players earn all-Southern Conference recognition. Several Apps decided to extend their playing careers by testing out their professional potential, including wide receiver Brian Quick, who became the school’s highest NFL draft pick as he was selected with the first pick of the second round by the St. Louis Rams. Quick was soon joined in the NFL ranks by running back Travaris Cadet and DeAndre Presley, bringing the total number of Mountaineers in the pro ranks to 10. In the second game of the 2011 season, head coach Jerry Moore earned his 200th win at Appalachian, making him one of 18 coaches to win as many games at one Division I institution. He completed the year with 207 victories, good for 15th on the all-time Division I list.

APPS IN THE NFL(current as of the opening of 2012 fall camps)

Player Pos. NFL TeamTravaris Cadet RB New Orleans SaintsArmanti Edwards WR Carolina PanthersJason Hunter DL Denver BroncosDexter Jackson WR New York JetsDaniel Kilgore OL San Francisco 49ersMark LeGree DB San Francisco 49ersCorey Lynch DB San Diego ChargersDeAndre Presley DB San Diego ChargersBrian Quick WR St. Louis RamsD.J. Smith LB Green Bay Packers


Golf, Volleyball and Men’s Soccer Make Strides Women’s golf continued its steady run in 2011-12 with a pair of tournament championships and the program’s best league finish in a decade. Head coach Heather Brown’s squad claimed victory in the Dayton/Hilton Head Invitational in early March before successfully defending their Low Country Intercollegiate title from the previous season. Junior Rumbidzai Masamvu led the Apps in scoring at 77.46, followed closely by classmate and ASU all-time leading scorer Yue Xu, who averaged 77.63 strokes per round.

Appalachian State volleyball opened the season with a bang, downing NC State in front of a Holmes Center-record crowd. The Mountaineers went on to post a solid 11-2 home record on the year with additional wins over Wake Forest and all five SoCon North Division rivals. ASU claimed second place in the SoCon North and knocked out defending-champion Georgia Southern in the league tournament to advance to the semifinals. Seniors Alison Blasingame and Anna Wagner were named to the all-conference team.

Appalachian State men’s golf set the tone for the season early on when the squad carded a program-record 283 at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate to claim its first team title of the season. The Apps then added to the trophy case in the spring at the Harmony Spring Break Match Play tournament with wins in the qualifying and match play rounds. Junior Josh Nichols also took home the individual title. Sophomore Casey Komline earned all-SoCon honors and helped head coach Bill Dicus’ squad to a sixth-place finish at the league tournament.

Men’s soccer defied the odds in 2011 to post a 10-5-4 record and advance to the Southern Conference semifinals. The Mountaineers rallied under the leadership of Matt Nelson to challenge a program mark with a win or tie nine-straight matches. ASU finished the regular season in fourth place in the SoCon and downed Davidson in the tournament quarterfinal. Five Mountaineers earned all-conference honors and Nelson was named the league’s Coach of the Year. Lee Williams was named to the all-region team as well.


Three Programs Earn National APR Recognition

Continued Success in the Classroom

Appalachian State University’s 20 varsity teams excelled in the latest full NCAA Aca-demic Progress Rate (APR), which was released by the NCAA in June 2012. Each of Appalachian State’s 20 programs have a multi-year APR score of 947 or higher (out of 1,000), comfortably above the 925 threshold used by the NCAA to dole out sanctions to institutions, including reductions of scholarships and practice time and postseason bans. Additionally, 13 of Appalachian’s 20 teams have APR scores above the national averages for their respective sports while the other seven all stand within seven points of their sports’ national averages. Leading the way is the academic performance of Appalachian State’s football pro-gram, which boasts a multi-year APR of 982, 38 points higher than the NCAA Division I FCS average of 944. The Mountaineers’ football APR easily leads the Southern Confer-ence and is 25 points higher than the SoCon average of 957. A total of six Appalachian teams have APR scores of at least 10 points higher than the national average in their respective sports: football, men’s cross country (1,000 — 27 points higher than national average of 973), men’s indoor track and field (978 — 15 points higher than national average of 963), wrestling (975 — 15 points higher than national average of 960), men’s outdoor track and field (977 — 12 points higher than na-tional average of 965) and field hockey (1,000 — 10 points higher than national average of 990). A week earlier, the NCAA announced that football, men’s cross country and field hockey had received NCAA Public Recognition Awards for ranking among the top 10 percent nationally in their respective sports. The APR provides a real-time look at a program’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each scholarship student-athlete. The APR formula accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team’s academic performance. The latest multi-year APR data accounts for a four-year period beginning in 2007-08 and ending in 2010-11.

NCAA MULTI-YEAR ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATES(data accounts for four-year period beginning in 2007-08 and

ending in 2010-11)

Appalachian NationalSport State AverageBaseball 970 965Men's Basketball 947 950Women's Basketball 966 970Men's Cross Country 1,000 973Women's Cross Country 986 981Field Hockey 1,000 990Football 982 944Men's Golf 977 973Women's Golf 990 985Men's Soccer 964 968Women's Soccer 975 980Softball 983 978Men's Tennis 975 973Women's Tennis 984 974Men's Indoor Track & Field 978 963Women's Indoor Track & Field 967 974Men's Outdoor Track & Field 977 965Women's Outdoor Track & Field 969 975Volleyball 973 980Wrestling 975 960

Three Appalachian State University athletic programs — men’s cross country, field hockey and football — earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for ranking among the top 10 percent nationally in their respective sports in the lat-est multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, the NCAA announced. The award is a first for Appalachian State’s football program and the first for any Southern Conference gridiron squad since Furman and Wofford earned the distinction in 2006-07. Of the 14 NCAA Division I FCS schools to receive the prestigious recognition on Thursday, Appalachian is the only to offer a full allotment of 63 football scholarships and the lone public institution. Eight of the 14 hail from the academically esteemed Ivy League. The Mountaineers have boasted the SoCon’s highest APR for four-straight years (2007-08 through 2010-11) while also winning the conference championship each season under head coach Jerry Moore. Field hockey continues its impressive academic performance by earning a Public Recognition Award for a fourth-straight year. The program owns a perfect multi-year APR score of 1,000, meaning that every scholarship student-athlete that has been a part of the program over the last four years has remained at Appalachian State and in good academic standing under head coach Brandi Alexander Kist. Men’s cross country also boasts a perfect multi-year APR of 1,000, a feat made even more impressive by the fact that it also won SoCon championships each year during the four-year span. The Public Recognition Award is a first for the program under head coach Michael Curcio. “These Public Recognition Awards are an outstanding honor for Appalachian State University,” director of athletics Charlie Cobb said. “To be recognized for aca-demic achievement along with schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Notre Dame is an accomplishment that our entire University can be very proud of.”

“The student-athletes deserve most of credit for their hard work and dedica-tion in the classroom but this achievement also speaks volumes to what Jean Roberts, Kim Sherrill, John Sevier, Jonathan Reeder and Sharon Trivette of the Learning Assistance Program do for Appalachian, what associate athletics direc-tor Jay Sutton does as our department’s liaison with the LAP and to the caliber of student-athletes that our coaches are recruiting,” Cobb said.

NCAA DIVISION I FCS PUBLIC RECOGNITION

AWARDS(presented to programs

with NCAA Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent nationally)

Appalachian StateBrown

ColumbiaCornell

DartmouthDavidson

DaytonFordham

GeorgetownHarvard

LafayettePenn

PrincetonYale


2011-12 Sport Recaps Women’s Indoor Track and Field

SoCon ChampionsMen’s Outdoor Track and Field

SoCon ChampionsWomen’s Outdoor Track and Field

SoCon ChampionsWon SoCon Indoor Champinship

• SoCon Most Outstanding Field Performer: Gayshawna Watkins• SoCon Indoor Coach of the Year: John Weaver• All-SoCon: Breanna Alston (60m, 200m, 4x400m relay), Tatyana Bryant (long jump, triple jump), Kristen Campbell (60m), Allison Cook (distance med-ley relay), Cassie Crawford (pole vault), Debra Domermuth (pole vault), Crystal Dukes (60m), Asia Dunlap (400m, 4x400m relay), Chelsea Farr (pole vault), Amanda Hamilton (3000m, mile run, 5000m), Erika Ivey (triple jump), Shenita Martin (400m, 4x400m relay, distance medley relay), D’Shawrna McLucas (60m, 200m), Mary Theresa Montgomery (high jump), Breahna Morrison (4x400m relay), Hannah Orders (5000m), Jocelyn Parnell (weight throw), Shaquilea Robinson (high jump), Kayla Schneider (distance medley relay), Justine Stocks (distance medley relay), Jasmine Suydam (shot put, weight throw), Molly Vaughn (60m hurdles), Gayshawna Watkins (shot put, weight throw), Janet Watson (high jump), Sarah Williamson (3000m, 5000m)• All-Freshman Team: Tatyana Bryant, Debra Domermuth, Chelsea Farr, Jasmine Suydam, Janet Watson• SoCon Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Gayshawna Watkins

Won SoCon Outdoor Championship• SoCon Outdoor Most Outstanding Athlete: Jared Stalling• SoCon Most Outstanding Field Performer: Jared Stalling• SoCon Outdoor Coach of the Year: John Weaver• All-SoCon: Stanley Broaden-Branch (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles), Read Caulkins (4x400m relay), Tyler Combs (4x400m relay), Josh Cox (5000m, 3000m steeplechase), AJ Dohanic (110m hurdles, 4x100m relay), Jake Goodchild (pole vault, decathlon), James Howard-Smith (4x400m relay), Zane Lail (shot put, discus, hammer throw), Michael Lilley (5000m, 10000m), Chris Moen (1500m, 5000m, 3000m steeplechase), Dennis Moore (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), Caleb Poplin (shot put, discus, hammer throw), Landon Powell (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), Darius Purcell (high jump, long jump), Will Raby (10000m), David Riddleberger (400m hurdles), Raphael Rojas (800m, 4x400m relay), Nick Sansotta (shot put), Daryl Saunders (high jump), Sean Soderman (5000m, 3000m steeplechase), Jared Stalling (shot put, discus, hammer throw), Jacob Stowe (pole vault), Alex Taylor (800m, 1500m), Justin Thomas (200m, 4x100m relay), Jamal Tiller (long jump, triple jump)• SoCon All-Freshman Team: Stanley Broaden-Branch, Josh Cox, David Riddleberger, Raphael Rojas, Nick Sansotta, Daryl Saunders, Jacob Stowe• Outdoor Athlete of the Week: AJ Dohanic, Darius Purcell• Outdoor Athlete of the Month: AJ Dohanic, Darius Purcell

Won SoCon Outdoor Champinship• SoCon Outdoor Most Outstanding Athlete:Breanna Alston• SoCon Outdoor Coach of the Year: John Weaver• All-SoCon: Breanna Alston (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, long jump), Tatyana Bryant (long jump, triple jump), Kaitlin Cagle (5000m, 10000m), Kristen Camp-bell (100m, 200m, 4x11m relay), Allison Cook (1500m, 300m steeplechase), Cassie Crawford (pole vault), Debra Domermuth (pole vault), Asia Dunlap (400m, 800m, 4x400m relay), Chelsea Farr (pole vault), Amanda Hamilton (5000m, 10000m), Erika Ivey (triple jump), Shenita Martin (400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay), D’Shawrna McLucas (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), Mary Theresa Montgomery (high jump), Breahna Morrison (4x400m relay), Amy Neilson (5000m), Hannah Orders (5000m, 3000m steeplechase), Shaquiela Robinson (high jump), Helena Shields (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay), Maria Stickley (3000m steeplechase), Justine Stocks (1500m), Jasmine Suydam (shot put, discus, hammer throw), Deanne Tiplady (javelin), Molly Vaughn (100m hurdles), Gayshawna Watkins (shot put, discus, hammer throw, javelin), Sarah Williamson (5000m, 10000m)• All-Freshman Team: Tatyana Bryant, Debra Domermuth, Chelsea Farr, Maria Stickley, Jasmine Suydam• Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Gayshawna Watkins, Shaquiela Robinson

Date Meet ResultDec. 3 Appalachian Indoor Invitational NTSJan.13-14 Dick Taylor Invitational NTSJan. 19 Appalachian Split Open Meet NTSJan. 27 Niswonger Invitational NTSFeb. 4 Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup NTSFeb. 11 Vulcan Invitational NTSFeb. 17 Appalachian Pre-Conference NTSFeb. 23-24 SoCon Championships 1st of 12Mar. 3 Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet NTS

Date Meet ResultMar. 9-10 Coastal Carolina Invitational NTSMar. 16-17 Wake Forest Invitational NTSMar. 23-24 South Carolina Weems Baskin NTSMar. 24 High Point VertKlasse Meeting NTSMar. 31 Mountain vs. Beach NTSApr. 6-7 Auburn Invitational NTSApr. 13 Appalachian Open Meet NTSApr. 21-22 SoCon Championships 1st of 11Apr. 26-28 Penn Relays NTSMay 5 Clemson Invitational NTSMay 6 Duke Twlight Meet NTSMay 11-12 Georgia Tech Invitational NTSMay 24-26 NCAA East Preliminaries NTSJune 6-9 NCAA Outdoor Championships NTSJune 15-17 USA Junior Outdoor Champ. NTS

Date Meet ResultMar. 9-10 Coastal Carolina Invitational NTSMar. 16-17 Wake Forest Invitational NTSMar. 23-24 South Carolina Weems Baskin NTSMar. 24 High Point VertKlasse Meeting NTSMar. 31 Mountain vs. Beach NTSApr. 6-7 Auburn Invitational NTSApr. 13 Appalachian Open Meet NTSApr. 21-22 SoCon Championships 1st of 11Apr. 26-28 Penn Relays NTSMay 5 Clemson Invitational NTSMay 11-12 Georgia Tech Invitational NTSMay 24-26 NCAA East Preliminaries NTSJune 15-17 USA Junior Outdoor Champ. NTS

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2011-12 Sport Recaps Wrestling

SoCon ChampionsWomen’s BasketballSoCon Champions

BaseballSoCon Champions

Record: 13-4 SoCon: 6-0 (1st)• All-America: Austin Trotman, Kyle Blevins• SoCon Coach of the Year: JohnMark Bentley • SoCon Wrestler of the Year: Kyle Blevins• SoCon Tourney Most Outstanding Wrestler: Austin Trotman • All-SoCon: Austin Trotman, Kyle Blevins, Mike Kessler, Savva Kostis, Paul Weiss• SoCon Wrestler of the Week: Austin Trotman (twice), Kyle Blevins, Chip Powell• SoCon Champions: Austin Trotman (184); Mike Kessler (141) • SoCon Wrestler of the Month: Austin Trotman (twice), Kyle Blevins

Record: 27-7 SoCon: 17-3 (t-1st)• SoCon Tournament Finalist• WNIT Sweet 16 Appearance• SoCon Player of the Year: Anna Freeman• SoCon Freshman of the Year: Maryah Sydnor• All-SoCon: Anna Freeman, Courtney Freeman, Maryah Sydnor• SoCon Player of the Week: Anna Freeman (twice), Courtney Freeman, Maryah Sydnor• SoCon Player of the Month: Anna Freeman (twice)

Record: 41-18 SoCon: 21-9 (t-1st)• All-America: Daniel Kassouf• Freshman All-America: Jamie Nunn• District Player of the Year: Daniel Kassouf• All-Region: Daniel Kassouf, Ryan Arrowood, Will Callaway, Tyler Tewell• SoCon Coach of the Year: Chris Pollard• SoCon Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Arrowood• All-SoCon: Ryan Arrowood, Will Callaway, Daniel Kassouf, Tyler Tewell, Hector Crespo, Tyler Zupcic• SoCon All-Freshman: Brandon Burris, Jamie Nunn• NCAA All-Regional Team: Ryan Arrowood, Brandon Burris, Trey Holmes, Preston Troutman• Golden Spikes Award semifinalist: Daniel Kassouf• Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist: Daniel Kassouf• SoCon Pitcher of the Month: Ryan Arrowood, Seth Grant, Rob Marcello• SoCon Player of the Month: Daniel Kassouf• SoCon Pitcher of the Week: Ryan Arrowood, Seth Grant• SoCon Player of the Week: Will Callaway, Tyler Tewell• National Pitcher of the Week: Ryan Arrowood• MLB Draft Picks: Nathan Hyatt, Tyler Tewell, Seth Grant, Ryan Arrowood

Date Opponent ResultNov. 6 Hokie Open No Team ScoreNov. 13 Anderson W, 32 - 12Nov. 13 Belmont Abbey W, 50 - 0Nov. 20 Keystone Classic 2nd of 11Dec. 1 No. 14 Virginia Tech L, 16 - 24Dec. 5 Gardner-Webb * W, 41 - 2Dec. 10 Ohio L, 15 - 20Dec. 18 Reno Tourney of Champions 12th of 20Jan. 1-2 Southern Scuffle 8th of 22Jan. 5 George Mason W, 42 - 0Jan. 9 Cleveland State W, 31 - 6Jan. 9 Campbell * W, 37 - 6Jan. 14 Brown W, 41 - 4Jan. 14 Harvard W, 22 - 21 Jan. 14 No. 12 Oklahoma L, 0 - 41Jan. 20 The Citadel * W, 21 - 19Jan. 28 Appalachian Open No Team ScoreFeb. 5 Chattanooga * W, 21 - 17Feb. 10 VMI * W, 37 - 9Feb. 11 No. 20 Virginia L, 12 - 29Feb. 18 Duke W, 29 - 6Feb. 19 Davidson * W, 39 - 10Mar. 3 SoCon Tournament t-2nd of 7Mar. 15-17 NCAA Championships t-21st of 70

Date Opponent ResultNov. 11 Virginia L, 48 - 80Nov. 19 Gardner-Webb W, 69 - 41Nov. 21 East Tennessee State W, 89 - 65Nov. 25 Eastern Kentucky W, 64 - 62Nov. 26 Georgia State W, 82 - 58Dec. 1 Georgia Southern * W, 64 - 45Dec. 5 Western Carolina * W, 82 - 46Dec. 10 UNC Asheville W, 85 - 71Dec. 19 College of Charleston * W, 71 - 52Dec. 22 No. 13 Georgia L, 37 - 81Dec. 31 Longwood W, 64 - 54Jan. 7 Elon * W, 72 - 58Jan. 9 UNC Greensboro * W, 81 - 66Jan. 15 Davidson * L, 52 - 55Jan. 18 Wofford * W, 59 - 58Jan. 21 Chattanooga * W, 62 - 51Jan. 23 Samford * W, 53 - 49Jan. 28 Furman * W, 78 - 63Jan. 30 Western Carolina * W, 58 - 39Feb. 4 Georgia Southern * W, 57 - 46Feb. 6 College of Charleston * W, 50 - 41Feb. 8 Wofford * W, 75 - 46Feb. 11 UNC Greensboro * W, 79 - 60Feb. 13 Elon * W, 84 - 68Feb. 18 Davidson * L, 54 - 61Feb. 20 Furman * W, 85 - 70Feb. 25 Samford * W, 57 - 53Feb. 27 Chattanooga * L, 71 - 80Mar. 3 Western Carolina (SoCon) W, 61 - 43Mar. 4 Chattanooga (SoCon) W, 77 - 52Mar. 5 Samford (SoCon) L, 43 - 54Mar. 15 UNC Wilmington (WNIT) W, 79 - 73Mar. 17 North Carolina State (WNIT) W, 66 - 62Mar. 22 Virginia (WNIT) L, 58 - 74

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 24 No. 7 LSU L, 0 - 4Feb. 25 No. 7 LSU W, 1 - 0Feb. 26 No. 7 LSU W, 11 - 1Feb. 28 North Carolina A&T W, 5 - 3March 2 RIDER W, 6 - 3March 3 RIDER (DH) W, 10 - 4 / W, 22 - 4March 4 RIDER W, 15 - 4March 7 DUKE W, 6 - 4March 9 DAVIDSON * W, 10 - 4March 10 DAVIDSON * W, 16 - 3March 11 DAVIDSON * 5 - 4 10 inn.March 13 Duke W, 6 - 3March 14 No. 3 South Carolina L, 4 - 6March 16 THE CITADEL * W, 10 - 5March 17 THE CITADEL * W, 9 - 4March 18 THE CITADEL * W, 7 - 6March 23 Elon * L, 8 - 10March 24 Elon * W, 5 - 0March 25 Elon * L, 2 - 11March 27 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 14 - 0March 31 OAKLAND (DH) W, 13 - 8 / W, 14 - 5April 1 OAKLAND W, 10 - 5April 6 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON * W, 8 - 6April 7 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON * W, 8 - 2April 8 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON * L, 3 - 8April 10 Gardner-Webb L, 3 - 6April 13 Georgia Southern * W, 5 - 1April 14 Georgia Southern * L, 3 - 13April 15 Georgia Southern * L, 6 - 7April 20 FURMAN * W, 14 - 2April 21 FURMAN (DH) * W, 6-5 / W, 14 - 0April 24 HIGH POINT W, 6 - 2April 28 Wofford (DH) * W, 3 - 2 / W, 7 - 6April 29 Wofford * W, 6 - 0May 2 East Tennessee State L, 4 - 7May 4 UNC GREENSBORO * W, 8 - 7May 5 UNC GREENSBORO * W, 5 - 4May 6 UNC GREENSBORO * L, 8 - 10May 12 Samford (DH) * W, 7 - 4 / L, 2 - 4May 13 Samford * W, 9 - 7May 15 GARDNER-WEBB W, 5 - 3May 17 Western Carolina * L, 6 - 8May 18 Western Carolina * W, 5 - 4May 19 Western Carolina * L, 7 - 9May 23 No. 8 Furman (SoCon) W, 7 - 5May 24 No. 4 Samford (SoCon) L, 7 - 12May 25 No. 8 Furman (SoCon) L, 4 - 13June 2 No. 2 Oklahoma (NCAA) W, 5 - 4June 3 No. 1 Virginia (NCAA) W, 6 - 5June 4 No. 2 Oklahoma (NCAA) L, 6 - 14June 4 No. 2 Oklahoma (NCAA) L, 2 - 5

SaavaKostis

MaryahSydnor

SethGrant


2011-12 Sport Recaps Football Men’s Indoor Track and Field Volleyball

Record: 8-4 SoCon: 6-2 (t-2nd)• Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year finalist: Jerry Moore• All-America: Ronald Blair, Orry Frye, Ben Jorden, Jeremy Kimbrough, Demetrius McCray, Doug Middleton, Brian Quick• All-SoCon: Travaris Cadet, Orry Frye, Ben Jorden, Jeremy Kimbrough, Sam Martin, Demetrius McCray, Brian Quick, Matt Ruff, Troy Sanders• SoCon All-Freshman: Alex Acey, Ronald Blair, Doug Middleton• Southern Conference Player of the Month: Demetrius McCray• National Player of the Week: Jeremy Kimbrough, Sam Martin• SoCon Player of the Week: Sam Martin, Drew Stewart, Travis Cadet, Jeremy Kimbrough• NFL Combine: DeAndre Presley, Brian Quick• Battle of Florida All-Star Game: DeAndre Presley, Travaris Cadet• NFL Draft Pick: Brian Quick (St. Louis) - 2nd Round (33rd overall)

SoCon Indoor Championship Runner Up• All-SoCon: Stanley Broaden-Branch (60m hurdles), Stephen Davis (high jump), AJ Dohanic (60m hurdles, 4x400 relay), Patrick Hill (triple jump), Chris Moen (3000m, distance medley relay, mile run, 5000m), Dennis Moore (60m), Darius Purcell (high jump, long jump), Will Raby (3000m, 5000m), David Rid-dleberger (distance medley relay, 4x400 relay), Raphael Rojas (distance medley relay, 4x400 re-lay), Daryl Saunders (high jump), Sean Soderman (3000m, 5000m), Jared Stalling (weight throw, shot put), Alex Taylor (distance medley relay, mile run, 800m), Jamal Tiller (long jump, triple jump), Caleb Poplin (weight throw), Landon Powell (200m, 4x400 relay), Nick Sansotta (shot put), Justin Thomas (60m)• SoCon All-Freshman Team: Stanley Broaden-Branch, Josh Cox, David Riddleberger, Raphael Rojas, Nick Sansotta, Daryl Saunders• Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Stanley Broaden-Branch• Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Jared Stalling

Record: 21-11 SoCon: 12-4 (2nd North)• All-SoCon: Allison Blasingame, Anna Wagner• SoCon Defensive Player of the Month: Courtney Rhein• SoCon Defensive Player of the Week: Courtney Rhein• SoCon Offensive Player of the Month: Maggie Seeds

Date Opponent ResultSept. 3 No. 13 (AP) Virginia Tech L, 13 - 66Sept. 10 North Carolina A&T W, 58 - 6Sept. 17 Savannah State W, 41 - 6Sept. 24 No. 13 CHATTANOOGA * W, 14 - 12Oct. 1 No. 8 Wofford * L, 14 - 28Oct. 15 The Citadel * W, 49 - 42Oct. 22 SAMFORD * W, 35 - 17Oct. 29 No. 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * W, 24 - 17Nov. 5 Furman * L, 10 - 20Nov. 12 WESTERN CAROLINA * W, 46 - 14Nov. 19 Elon * W, 28 - 24Dec. 3 No. 13 Maine (NCAA) L, 12 - 34

Date Opponent ResultAug. 26 NC State W, 3 - 1Aug. 27 Kennesaw State W, 3 - 0Aug. 27 Charlotte L, 2 - 3Aug. 28 William & Mary W, 3 - 2Sept. 2 South Dakota State L, 1 - 3Sept. 2 Kansas L, 0 - 3Sept. 3 Belmont W, 3 - 0Sept. 9 Morehead State L, 1 - 3Sept. 9 Western Michigan L, 1 - 3Sept. 10 George Mason W, 3 - 1Sept. 16 Georgetown L, 0 - 3Sept. 17 East Tennessee State W, 3 - 1Sept. 17 James Madison W, 3 - 0Sept. 20 Wake Forest W, 3 - 0Sept. 24 SAMFORD * W, 3 - 1Sept. 25 CHATTANOOGA * W, 3 - 0Oct. 1 Elon * L, 1 - 3Oct. 2 UNCG * W, 3 - 1Oct. 8 Georgia Southern * W, 3 - 1Oct. 12 WESTERN CAROLINA * W, 3 - 0Oct. 15 FURMAN * W, 3 - 0Oct. 16 WOFFORD * W, 3 - 0Oct. 21 College of Charleston * L, 0 - 3Oct. 22 The Citadel * W, 3 - 1Oct. 28 UNCG * W, 3 - 1Oct. 30 ELON * W, 3 - 0Nov. 4 DAVIDSON * L, 3 - 2Nov. 8 Western Carolina * L, 1 - 3Nov. 12 Chattanooga * W, 3 - 1Nov. 13 Samford * W, 3 - 2Nov. 19 Georgia Southern (SoCon) W, 3 - 2 Nov. 20 College of Charleston (SoCon) L, 1-3

Demetrius McCray

DariusPurcell

AJDohanic

CourtneyRhein

Date Meet ResultDec. 3 Appalachian Indoor Invitational NTSJan. 13-14 Dick Taylor Invitational NTSJan. 19 Appalachian Split Open Meet NTSJan. 27 Niswonger Invitational NTSFeb. 4 Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup NTSFeb. 11 Vulcan Invitational NTSFeb. 17 Appalachian Pre-Conference NTSFeb. 23-24 SoCon Championships 2nd of 9March 3 Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet NTS


2011-12 Sport Recaps Men’s Tennis Women’s Cross Country Men’s Cross Country

Record: 15-7-1 SoCon: 7-2-1 (3rd)• SoCon Tournament Semifinalist• All-SoCon: Matt Saltsgaver (singles); Phil Kloc and Sebastien King (doubles), Alain Humblet and Alex Markov (doubles)• SoCon Player of the Week: Alain Humblet (twice), Sebastien King, Alex Markov

Placed fourth at SoCon Championship• All-SoCon: Amanda Hamilton, Hannah Orders• NCAA Southeast Regionals: 20th place• NCAA Regional Qualifiers:Kaitlyn Cagle, Allison Cook, Amanda Hamilton, Hannah Orders, Maria Stickley, Justine Stocks, Sarah Williamson

Placed fourth at SoCon Championship• All-SoCon: Alex Taylor, Will Raby• NCAA Southeast Regionals:18th place• NCAA Regional Qualifiers: Brian Graves, James Howard-Smith, Nick Kelly, Mike Lilley, Chris Moen, Will Raby, Alex Taylor

Date Opponent ResultSept. 2 Covered Bridge Open 4th of 12Sept. 16 Mountaineer Open 2nd of 6Sept. 30 Paul Short Run 34th of 45Oct. 14 Blue Ridge Open 4th of 21Oct. 29 SoCon Championships 4th of 12Nov. 12 NCAA Southeast Regionals 20th of 35

Date Opponent ResultJan. 19 No. 43 UNC Wilmington L, 1 - 6Jan. 21 South Carolina L, 0 - 7Jan. 29 UNC Asheville W, 4 - 3Feb. 18 East Carolina W, 5 - 1Feb. 23 Gardner-Webb W, 5 - 2Feb. 25 ETSU L, 1 - 6Feb. 26 Belmont W, 6 - 1Mar. 11 Samford * L, 3 - 4Mar. 13 Jacksonville W, 5 - 2Mar. 16 Bethune-Cookman W, 7 - 0Mar. 21 Charlotte L, 3 - 4Mar. 23 Georgia Southern * W, 7 - 0Mar. 25 Davidson * W, 5 - 2Mar. 28 Elon * W, 5 - 2Mar. 29 The Citadel * W, 7 - 0Mar. 31 UNCG * L, 3 - 4Apr. 3 Presbyterian W, 6 - 1Apr. 4 Wofford * W, 7 - 0Apr. 7 Chattanooga * W, 5 - 2Apr. 12 Furman * T, 3 - 3Apr. 13 College of Charleston * W, 5 - 2Apr. 20 Elon (SoCon) W, 4 - 3Apr. 21 Samford (SoCon) L, 2 - 4

Date Opponent ResultSept. 2 Covered Bridge Open 4th of 12Sept. 16 Mountaineer Open 2nd of 7Sept. 30 Paul Short Run 36th of 45Oct. 14 Blue Ridge Open 4th of 23Oct. 29 SoCon Championships 4th of 11Nov. 12 NCAA Southeast Regionals 18th of 32

AlainHumblet

Hannah Orders

MattSaltsgaver

AmandaHamilton

WillRaby

AlexTaylor


2011-12 Sport Recaps Men’s Soccer Women’s Golf Softball

Record: 10-5-4 SoCon: 3-2-2 (T-4th)• SoCon Tournament Semifinalist• SoCon Coach of the Year: Matt Nelson• All-SoCon Tournament Team: Harrison Delbridge, Boubacar Toure• All-SoCon: Sean Dreybus, Ryan Duffy, Lee Williams, Nicholas Skoda, Sekani Sinclair • NSCAA All-South: Lee Williams• College Soccer National Team of the Week: Lee Williams

Placed fifth at SoCon Championship• Team Championships: Low Country Intercollegiate, Dayton/Hilton Head Invitational, University Cup• Individual Championships: Yue Xu (Terrier Intercollegiate, Lauren Smith (Winthrop Intercollegiate)• SoCon Golfer of the Month: Yue Xu• SoCon Golfer of the Week: Rumbidzai Masamvu, Lauren Smith

Record: 22-25 SoCon: 9-13 (5th)• All-SoCon:Allie Cashion, Michelle Lighton, Megan Rembielak, Sarah Warnock• SoCon Freshman of the Year: Sarah Warnock• SoCon All-Freshman Team:Caroline Rogers, Sarah Warnock• NFCA All-Mideast Region:Allie Cashion

Date Opponent ResultAug. 27 Radford L, 0 - 1 OTSept. 1 Catawba W, 3 - 0Sept. 4 Mercer L, 0 - 2Sept. 9 Gardner-Webb T, 0 - 0 2OTSept. 11 Detroit W, 2 - 0Sept. 16 Coastal Carolina W, 1 - 0Sept. 18 Hartwick W, 3 - 0Sept. 27 UNC Asheville T, 1 - 1 2OTOct. 1 Elon * W, 2 - 1Oct. 5 Winthrop W, 3 - 0Oct. 8 UNCG * W, 1 - 0Oct. 14 Georgia Southern * W, 2 - 1Oct. 18 College of Charleston * T, 0 - 0 2OTOct. 22 Furman * T, 0 - 0 2OTOct. 25 Wofford * L, 0 - 1Oct. 29 Davidson * L, 0 - 3Nov. 1 ETSU W, 1 - 0 2OTNov. 6 Davidson (SoCon) W, 2 - 0Nov. 11 UNCG (SoCon) L, 1 - 2 OT

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 25 South Carolina L, 4 - 7Feb. 26 George Washington W, 8 - 2Feb. 26 Presbyterian W, 6 - 5Mar. 2 Dayton W, 4 - 2Mar. 3 Dayton L, 3 - 7Mar. 3 N.C. Central W, 9 - 1 Mar. 4 N.C. Central W, 11 - 0Mar. 4 USC Upstate L, 2 - 7Mar. 10 UNCG (DH) * W, 8 - 0 / L, 4 - 9Mar. 11 UNCG * L, 2 - 7Mar. 17 Furman (DH) * L, 1 - 3 / W, 4 -3Mar. 18 Furman * W, 1 - 0Mar. 20 USC Upstate (DH-1) L, 2 - 10 / L, 4 - 12Mar. 22 Radford L, 5 - 6 Mar. 25 Chattanooga (DH) * L, 4 - 16 Mar. 31 Charleston (DH) * L, 3 - 7 / L, 0 - 6Apr. 1 Charleston * L, 0 - 3Apr. 6 Western Carolina * W, 6 - 5Apr. 7 Western Carolina (DH) * W, 7 - 3 / W, 6 -3Apr. 11 ETSU W, 13 - 9Apr. 14 Elon (DH) * 0 - 8 / L, 4 - 7Apr. 15 Elon * W, 4 - 3 Apr. 21 Georgia Southern (DH) * L, 2 - 7 / L, 0 - 2Apr. 22 Georgia Southern * W, 3 - 2Apr. 25 Tennessee Tech (DH) W, 5 - 2 / W, 14 - 4Apr. 28 Samford (DH) * W, 8 - 6 / L, 7 - 11Apr. 29 Samford * L, 4 - 5May 10 UNCG (SoCon) W, 6 - 2May 10 Georgia Southern (SoCon) L, 0 - 6May 11 Elon (SoCon) L, 0 - 4

Date Tournament ResultSept. 12-13 Wofford Terrier Inter. 7th of 9Sept. 19-20 Great Smokies Inter. 16th of 23Oct. 8-9 Winthrop Invitational 4th of 8Oct. 17-18 Charleston So. Wendy’s Inv. 4th of 16Oct. 28-30 Lady Paladin Invitational 11th of 15Feb. 21 Wofford/GWU Tri-Match 2nd of 3Feb. 29 University Cup 6 - 1 (W)Mar. 4 Dayton/Hilton Head Inv. 1st of 3Mar. 10-11 Richmond Spider at St. James 9th of 12Mar. 18-20 Morehead State Ocala Inv. 3rd of 9Mar. 25-26 Low Country Intercollegiate 1st of 15Apr. 2-3 Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate 2nd of 7Apr 15-17 SoCon Tournament 5th of 10

LeeWilliams

SeanDreybus

RumbidzaiMasamvu

YueXu

AllieCashion


2011-12 Sport Recaps Men’s Golf Women’s Tennis Men’s Basketball

Tied for sixth at the SoCon Championship• Team Championships: Hummingbird Intercollegiate, Harmony Match Play Tournament, University Cup• Individual Championship: Josh Nichols (Harmony Match Play Tournament)• All-SoCon: Casey Komline

Record: 13-12 SoCon: 5-5 (t-6th)• SoCon Tournament Quarterfinalist

Record: 13-18 SoCon: 7-11 (5th - North)• SoCon Tournament Quarterfinalist• SoCon Player of the Week: Andre Williamson

Date Tournament ResultSept. 12-13 Spring Hill Suites Inter. 13th of 15Oct 4 Telich CSU Invitational T-6th of 14Oct. 17-18 Donald Ross Inter. T-4th of 11Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Hummingbird Inter. 1st of 17Nov. 7-8 Stetson/CFSC Invitational 5th of 8Feb. 27-28 Irish Creek Intercollegiate NTSFeb. 29 University Cup W, 6 - 1Mar. 11-13 Bash at the Beach T-11th of 15Mar. 16-17 Ohio Dominican Match Play 1st of 5Mar. 25-27 C&F Bank Invitational 10th of 29Apr. 9-10 Wofford Coca-Cola Invite 13th of 18Apr. 15-17 SoCon Tournament T-6th of 11

Date Opponent ResultJan. 21 North Carolina A&T W, 7 - 0Jan. 28 Liberty W, 4 - 3Jan. 29 James Madison L, 2 - 5Feb. 5 No. 61 Virginia Tech L, 0 - 7Feb. 10 Presbyterian W, 7 - 0Feb. 18 Radford L, 3 - 4Feb. 25 East Carolina W, 5 - 2Mar. 6 Elon * W, 4 - 3Mar. 7 UNC Asheville W, 7 - 0Mar. 10 North Carolina Central W, 4 - 3Mar. 11 College of Charleston * L, 0 - 7Mar. 14 Jacksonville W, 6 - 1Mar. 16 Georgia Southern * W, 4 - 3Mar. 21 Furman * L, 0 - 7Mar. 25 UNC Wilmington L, 1 - 6Mar. 28 UNCG * L, 1 - 6Mar. 31 Western Carolina * W, 5 - 0Apr. 1 Chattanooga * L, 1 - 6Apr. 3 Davidson * W, 5 - 0Apr. 7 Samford * L, 3 - 4Apr. 9 Wofford * W, 6 - 1Apr. 10 Charlotte L, 3 - 4Apr. 13 ETSU L, 1 - 6Apr. 19 Western Carolina (SoCon) W, 4 - 0Apr. 20 Furman (SoCon) L, 0 - 4

Date Opponent ResultNov. 11 Lees-McRae W, 90 - 61Nov. 15 East Tennessee State L, 68 - 81Nov. 19 Tennessee Tech W, 68 - 63Nov. 22 East Carolina L, 47 - 67Nov. 26 Milligan W, 81 - 58Dec. 1 UNC Greensboro * W, 78 - 64Dec. 3 Georgia Southern * L, 62 - 73Dec. 6 Minnesota L, 56 - 70Dec. 10 East Tennessee State L, 48 - 65Dec. 17 North Carolina L, 82 - 97Dec. 22 Campbell W, 77 - 74Dec. 30 Miami (Fla.) L, 54 - 84Jan. 5 Samford * W, 68 - 63Jan. 7 Chattanooga * L, 63 - 65Jan. 12 Furman * W, 56 - 50Jan. 14 Davidson * L, 79 - 83Jan. 19 Wofford * L, 61 - 73Jan. 21 Western Carolina * W, 84 - 72Jan. 26 UNC Greensboro * W, 73 - 77 OTJan. 28 Elon * W, 81 - 66Feb. 2 Samford * L, 52 - 53Feb. 4 Coll. of Charleston * L, 62 - 74Feb. 6 Elon * L, 59 - 82Feb. 9 Furman * W, 79 - 69Feb. 11 Wofford * L, 64 - 66Feb. 15 Chattanooga * W, 79 - 70Feb. 18 Winthrop (BracketBuster) W, 76 - 64Feb. 22 The Citadel * L, 51 - 62Feb. 25 Western Carolina * L, 75 - 83Mar. 2 Coll. of Charleston (SoCon) W, 93 - 81Mar. 3 UNCG (SoCon) L, 55 - 65

Casey Komline

DustinHudson

EllieLinsell

JenniferAnsari

AndreWilliamson


2011-12 Sport Recaps Women’s Soccer Field Hockey

Record: 6-11-2 SoCon: 2-7-2 (t-11th)• SoCon Player of the Week: Amy Kolowsky

Record: 2-18 NorPac: 1-5 (4th - East)• All-NorPac: Brooklyn Shearer• All-NorPac Tournament Team: Hannah Martin• NorPac East Rookie of the Week: Jessi Stuart (three times), Brooke Angellella (three times), Dana Wetmore (twice)• NorPac East Offensive Player of the Week: Kelly Allaband• NorPac East Defensive Player of the Week: Bridgette Street

Date Opponent ResultAug. 21 Army L, 0 - 1Aug. 26 William & Mary L, 0 - 2Aug. 28 VCU W, 2 - 1Sept. 2 Clemson L, 0 - 1Sept. 4 Longwood 1 - 0 2OTSept. 11 UNC Asheville W, 1 - 0Sept. 15 Virginia Tech L, 0 - 4Sept. 18 High Point W, 3 - 2Sept. 23 College of Charleston * L, 1 - 2Sept. 25 The Citadel * L, 2 - 3Sept. 30 Furman * T, 0 - 0 2OTOct. 2 Wofford * W, 1 - 0 2OTOct. 7 Davidson * L, 0 - 3Oct. 9 Georgia Southern * L, 1 - 2Oct. 14 Samford * L, 1 - 2 2OTOct. 16 Chattanooga * T, 1 - 1 2OTOct. 20 Elon * L, 0 - 1Oct. 23 UNCG * W, 2 - 1Oct. 26 Western Carolina * L, 0 - 1

Date Opponent ResultAug. 28 Virginia Commonwealth L, 1 - 4Sept. 3 James Madison L, 1 - 4Sept. 4 Rider L, 1 - 7Sept. 10 Missouri State L, 2 - 3Sept. 11 Louisville L, 0 - 6Sept. 18 Delaware L, 1 - 2Sept. 23 Radford * W, 3 - 2Sept. 25 ROBERT MORRIS L, 3 - 4Sept. 30 RADFORD * L, 2 - 3Oct. 2 LONGWOOD * L, 0 - 3Oct. 4 DAVIDSON * L, 1 - 3Oct. 9 North Carolina L, 0 - 12Oct. 14 vs. Towson L, 0 - 1 OTOct. 16 Penn L, 2 - 5Oct. 22 Central Michigan L, 0 - 6Oct. 23 LIBERTY W, 3 - 2Oct. 26 Davidson * L, 3 - 8Oct. 29 Longwood * L, 0 - 2Nov. 3 Stanford (NorPac) L, 0 - 7Nov. 4 UC Davis (NorPac) L, 0 - 2

KatyDodd

AmyKolowsky

DanaWetmore

HannahMartin

Social Media Presence

In 2011-12, Appalachian Athletics saw dramatic increases in the interest of fans following the Mountaineers through a variety of social media platforms, primarily Facebook and Twitter. The department connects with thou-sands of fans on a regular basis through the online outlets with periodic updates regarding game outcomes, information that doesn’t show up in the box score, trivia contests and more. ASU Athletics’ primary Twitter account, @goasu, boasts over 7,300 followers, up from roughly 4,000 at the same time a year ago. Appalachian’s primary Facebook fan group is close behind with more than 4,700 members and ASU Football’s fan group numbers more than 43,800 mem-bers. In the past year, Appalachian has also ventured onto Pinterest at Pinterest.com/appstate, and cre-ated social media rewards site AppStateRewards.com. The new site allows fans to earn prizes based on their with the Apps using various social media.

Facebook Pages:Appalachian Athletics

Baseball | Basketball | Field Hockey | FootballMen’s Soccer | Softball | Tennis

Women’s Track and Field | Volleyball Wrestling | Ticket Office | Yosef Club

IMG Sports Network | Student Yosef Club

Twitter Feeds: @GoASU - Appalachian Athletics

@AppBaseball - ASU Baseball@AppStateWBB - ASU Women’s Basketball

@AppalachianXC - ASU Cross Country@ASUFieldHockey - ASU Field Hockey

@AppStateMensSoc - Men’s Soccer@ASUWSoccer - Women’s Soccer

@AppStateSB - Softball@AppStateVB - ASU Volleyball

@AppWrestling - Wrestling@appstatetickets - ASU Ticket Office

@YosefClub - Yosef Club@GoASUSportsMkt - ASU Sports Marketing

@StudentYosef - Student Yosef Club@AppSportsNet - ASU IMG Sports Network

Numerous Appalachian coaches and departmental groups also utilize social media to give fans unprecedented access to their favorite Mountaineers and the inner workings of Appalachian Athletics. A complete directory is available at:

GoASU.com/SocialMedia.


Athletic Honors and AwardsMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY• 4th at SoCon Championships• All-SoCon: Alex Taylor, Will Raby

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY• 4th at SoCon Championships• All-SoCon: Amanda Hamilton, Hannah Orders

FIELD HOCKEY• Record: 2-18• NorPac: 1-5 (4th - East)• All-NorPac: Brooklyn Shearer• All-NorPac Tournament Team: Hannah Martin• NorPac East Rookie of the Week: Jessi Stuart (three times), Brooke Angellella (three times), Dana Wetmore (twice)• NorPac East Offensive Player of the Week: Kelly Allaband• NorPac East Defensive Player of the Week: Bridgette Street

FOOTBALL• Record: 8-4• SoCon: 6-2 (t-2nd)• Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year finalist: Jerry Moore• All-America: Ronald Blair, Orry Frye, Ben Jorden, Jeremy Kimbrough, Demetrius McCray, Doug Middleton, Brian Quick• All-SoCon: Travaris Cadet, Orry Frye, Ben Jorden, Jeremy Kimbrough, Sam Martin, Demetrius McCray, Brian Quick, Matt Ruff, Troy Sanders• SoCon all-freshman: Alex Acey, Ronald Blair, Doug Middleton• SoCon Player of the Month: Demetrius McCray• National Player of the Week: Jeremy Kimbrough, Sam Martin• SoCon Player of the Week: Sam Martin, Drew Stewart, Travis Cadet, Jeremy Kimbrough• NFL Combine: DeAndre Presley, Brian Quick• Battle of Florida All-Star Game: DeAndre Presley, Travaris Cadet• NFL Draft: Brian Quick (St. Louis Rams) - 2nd Round

MEN’S SOCCER• Record: 10-5-4• SoCon: 3-2-2 (T-4th)• SoCon Coach of the Year: Matt Nelson• All-SoCon Tournament Team: Boubacar Toure, Harrison Delbridge• All-SoCon: Sean Dreybus, Ryan Duffy, Lee Williams, Nicholas Skoda, Sekani Sinclair • NSCAA All-South: Lee Williams• College Soccer National Team of the Week: Lee Williams

WOMEN’S SOCCER• Record: 6-11-2• SoCon: 2-7-2 (t-11th• SoCon Player of the Week: Amy Kolowsky

VOLLEYBALL• Record: 21-11• SoCon: 12-4 (2nd North)• SoCon Defensive Player of the Month: Courtney Rhein• SoCon Defensive Player of the Week: Courtney Rhein• SoCon Offensive Player of the Month: Maggie Seeds• All-SoCon : Allison Blasingame, Anna Wagner

MEN’S BASKETBALL• Record: 13-18• SoCon: 7-11 (5th - North)• SoCon Player of the Week: Andre Williamson

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL• Record: 27-7• SoCon: 17-3 (t-1st)• SoCon Tournament Finalist• WNIT Sweet 16 Appearance• SoCon Player of the Year: Anna Freeman• SoCon Freshman of the Year: Maryah Sydnor• All-SoCon: Anna Freeman, Courtney Freeman, Maryah Sydnor• SoCon Player of the Week: Anna Freeman (twice), Courtney Freeman, Maryah Sydnor• SoCon Player of the Month: Anna Freeman (twice)

WRESTLING• Record: 13-4• SoCon: 6-0 (1st)• SoCon Champions• All-America: Austin Trotman, Kyle Blevins• SoCon Coach of the Year: JohnMark Bentley • SoCon Wrestler of the Year: Kyle Blevins• SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler: Austin Trotman • All-SoCon: Austin Trotman, Kyle Blevins, Mike Kessler, Savva Kostis, Paul Weiss• SoCon Wrestler of the Week: Austin Trotman (twice), Kyle Blevins, Chip Powell• SoCon Champions: Austin Trotman, Mike Kessler • SoCon Wrestler of the Month: Austin Trotman (twice), Kyle Blevins

BASEBALL• Record: 41-18• SoCon: 21-9 (t-1st)• All-America: Daniel Kassouf• Freshman All-America: Jamie Nunn• District Player of the Year: Daniel Kassouf• All-Region: Daniel Kassouf, Ryan Arrowood, Will Callaway, Tyler Tewell• SoCon Coach of the Year: Chris Pollard• SoCon Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Arrowood• All-SoCon: Ryan Arrowood, Will Callaway, Daniel Kassouf, Tyler Tewell, Hector Crespo, Tyler Zupcic• SoCon All-Freshman: Brandon Burris, Jamie Nunn• NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team: Ryan Arrowood, Brandon Burris, Trey Holmes, Preston Troutman• Golden Spikes Award semifinalist: Daniel Kassouf• Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist: Daniel Kassouf• Brooks Wallace Award semifinalist: Will Callaway• Johnny Bench Award Watch List: Jeremy Dowdy• National Stopper of the Year Award Watch List: Nathan Hyatt• SoCon Pitcher of the Month: Ryan Arrowood, Seth Grant, Rob Marcello• SoCon Plyer of the Month: Daniel Kassouf• SoCon Pitcher of the Week: Ryan Arrowood, Seth Grant• SoCon Player of the Week: Will Callaway, Tyler Tewell• National Pitcher of the Week: Ryan Arrowood• MLB Draft Picks: Nathan Hyatt, Tyler Tewell, Seth Grant, Ryan Arrowood

MEN’S GOLF• Tied for sixth at the SoCon Championship• Team Championships: Hummerbird Intercollegiate, Har-mony Match Play Tournament, University Cup• Individual Championship: Josh Nichols (Harmony Match Play Tournament)• All-SoCon: Casy Komline

WOMEN’S GOLF• Placed fifth at SoCon Championship• Team Championships: Low Country Intercollegiate, Day-ton/Hilton Head Invitational, University Cup• Individual Championships: Yue Xu (Terrier Intercollegiate, Lauren Smith (Winthrop Intercollegiate)• SoCon Golfer of the Month: Yue Xu• SoCon Golfer of the Week: Lauren Smith, Rumbidzai Masamvu

SOFTBALL• All-SoCon: Allie Cashion, Michelle Lighton, Megan Rembielak, Sarah Warnock• SoCon Freshman of the Year: Sarah Warnock• SoCon All-Freshman Team: Caroline Rogers, Sarah Warnock• NFCA All-Mideast Region: Allie Cashion

MEN’S TENNIS• Record: 15-7-1• SoCon: 7-2-1 (3rd)• All-SoCon: Matt Saltsgaver (singles); Phil Kloc and Sebastien King (doubles), Alain Humblet and Alex Markov (doubles)• SoCon Player of the Week: Alain Humblet (twice), Sebastien King, Alex Markov

WOMEN’S TENNIS• Record: 13-12• SoCon: 5-5 (t-6th)

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD• Won SoCon Outdoor Championship• SoCon Outdoor Most Outstanding Field Performer: Jared Stalling• SoCon Outdoor Most Outstanding Athlete: Jared Stalling• SoCon Outdoor Coach of the Year: John Weaver• All-SoCon: Alex Taylor (800m, 1,500m, mile run, distance medley relay); Chris Moen (3,000m, distance medley relay, 3,000m steeplechase); Will Raby (5,000m); AJ Dohanic (60m hurdles, 4x400m relay, 110m hurdles, 4x100m relay); Stanley Broaden-Branch (60m hurdles, 400m hurdles); David Riddleberger (4x400m relay, distance medley relay); Raphael Rojas (4x400m relay, distance medley relay); Landon Powell (4x400m relay, 100m, 4x100m relay); Darius Purcell (high jump); Jamal Tiller (long jump, triple jump); Jared Stalling (shot put, weight throw, hammer throw, discus); Nick Sansotta (shot put); Dennis Moore (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay); Josh Cox (3,000m steeplechase); Sean Soderman (3,000m steeplechase); Justin Thomas (4x100m relay); Daryl Saunders (high jump); Jake Goodchild (decath-lon); Caleb Poplin (hammer throw)• All-Freshman Team: Nick Sansotta (weight throw, shot put, hammer throw, discus); Stanley Broaden-Branch (60m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles); David Riddleberger (400m, 400m hurdles); Jacob Stowe (pole vault); Daryl Saunders (high jump); Josh Cox (3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m); Raphael Rojas (800m)• Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Stanley Broaden-Branch• Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Jared Stalling• Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: AJ Dohanic• Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Darius Purcell• Outdoor Track Athlete of the Month: AJ Dohanic• Outdoor Field Athlete of the Month: Darius Purcell

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD• Won SoCon Indoor and Outdoor Champinships• SoCon Indoor Most Outstanding Field Performer: Gay-shawna Watkins• SoCon Indoor Coach of the Year: John Weaver• SoCon Outdoor Most Outstanding Athlete: Breanna Alston• SoCon Outdoor Coach of the Year: John Weaver• All-SoCon: Breanna Alston (60m, 100m, 200m, 4x400m relay, 4x100m relay); Asia Dunlap (400m, 800m, 4x400m relay); Amanda Hamilton (3,000m, 5,000m); Breahna Mor-rison (4x400m relay); Shenita Martin (4x400m relay, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay); Mary Theresa Montgomery (high jump); Shaquiela Robinson (high jump); Chelsea Farr (pole vault); Cassie Crawford (pole vault); Tatyana Bryant (long jump, triple jump); Gayshawna Watkins (shot put, weight throw); Jasmine Suydam (shot put); D’Shawrna McLucas (200m, 4x100m relay); Allison Cook (3,000m steeplechase); Kristen Campbell (4x100m relay); Helena Shields (4x400m relay); Erika Ivey (triple jump); Jasmine Suydam (shot put, discus); • All-Freshman Team: Jasmine Suydam (hammer throw, discus, shot put, weight throw); Tatyana Bryant (long jump, triple jump); Maria Stickley (3,000m steeplechase); Chelsea Farr (pole vault); Debra Domermuth (pole vault); Janet Watson (high jump)• Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Gayshawna Watkins• Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Gayshawna Watkins, Shaquiela Robinson


Academic Honors and Awards2012 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-AmericaAllie Cashion (softball)

2011-12 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-DistrictMaggie Seeds (volleyball), Orry Frye (football), Troy Sanders (football), Katy Dodd (women’s soccer), Ryan Duffy (men’s soccer), Allie Cashion (softball)

National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic SquadKelly Allaband, Sarah Anderson, Brooke Angellella, Stephanie Childress, Kelsey Dorset, Shea-la Gatz, Megan High, Lauren Kloeppinger, Emily Knapp, Anna Long, Hannah Martin, Alexandria Miller, Jessi Stuart, Jordyn Warren, Dana Wetmore

National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Team AwardField Hockey

American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Academic Team AwardVolleyball

Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the WeekMaggie Seeds (volleyball), Nate Healy (men’s basketball), Sarah Williamson (women’s indoor track and field), Courtney Freeman (women’s basketball), Carter Downs (wrestling), Amanda Hamilton (women’s outdoor track and field), Jake Goodchild (men’s outdoor track and field)

National Soccer Coaches Association of America College Team All-South ScholarRyan Duffy

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic TeamMen’s and Women’s Cross Country

National Golf Coaches Association All-American ScholarRumbidzai Masamvu

2011-12 Southern Conference All-Academic Team MembersKarl Anderson FootballIan Barnard FootballLauren Brown VolleyballAllie Cashion SoftballRead Caulkins Men’s Outdoor Track & FieldStephanie Chapman Women’s Cross Country Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldHannah Coad Women’s SoccerAllison Cook Women’s Cross Country Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & FieldCassie Crawford Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Harrison Delbridge Men’s SoccerKaty Dodd Women’s SoccerCarter Downs WrestlingSean Dreybus Men’s SoccerRyan Duffy Men’s SoccerChad Farmer BaseballGisela Fernandez Women’s Tennis Graham Fisher FootballMeghann Forshey VolleyballCourtney Freeman Women’s Basketball Orry Frye FootballJake Goodchild Men’s Outdoor Track & FieldMichelle Gorzelle SoftballSeth Grant BaseballMeggie Graham Women’s SoccerBrian Graves Men’s Cross CountryLogan Hallock FootballAmanda Hamilton Women’s Cross Country Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & FieldNathan Healy Men’s Basketball Dustin Hudson Men’s GolfAlain Humblet Men’s TennisSavva Kostis Wrestling

Amy Kolowsky Women’s SoccerNate Latigue Men’s SoccerRumbidzai Masamvu Women’s Golf Mary Theresa Montgomery Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & FieldSam Neil Women’s SoccerAmy Neilson Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Cougar Norris FootballBrittany Pierce SoftballDavid Port Baseball Megan Rembielak SoftballCourtney Rhein VolleyballKelly Rhein VolleyballSonia Sanchez Women’s SoccerTroy Sanders FootballKasey Sauls VolleyballLindsey Sauls VolleyballKayla Schneider Women’s Cross Country Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & FieldMaggie Seeds VolleyballKelsey Sharkey Women’s BasketballJessica Thaggard Women’s TennisElena Thomas Women’s GolfXan Thomas FootballDeanne Tiplady Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldMolly Vaughn Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & FieldAnna Wagner VolleyballCaitlin Wainright SoftballTony Washington FootballAmy Werdine Women’s SoccerCaroline Williams SoftballSarah Williamson Women’s Cross Country Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & FieldMeredith Wilson Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field

In order to be eligible for academic all-conference consideration, a student-athlete must maintain a grade-point average of 3.3, play in at least 50 percent of their team’s games and have completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.


Yosef Club Continues Growth in 2011-12

Football 30,622 vs. Western CarolinaMen’s Basketball 3,476 vs. Western CarolinaMen’s Soccer 1,111 vs. DavidsonBaseball 993* vs. OaklandWomen’s Basketball 952 vs. UNCG

Volleyball 738* vs. NC StateSoftball 372* vs. Western CarolinaWomen’s Soccer 328 vs. ArmyField Hockey 132 vs. Liberty

* - Facility record

Along with the growth experienced in terms of Athletic Development, Appalachian saw average regular-season football attendance top the 25,000-mark and lead NCAA Division I FCS for the fifth season in a row, with an average of 28,031 fans at six regular-season home games in 2011.

Highest Attended Home Games in 2011-12 (By Sport)

For the sixth-consecutive year, donations to the Yosef Club, which provides scholarship and facility support for Appalachian State University student-athletes, reached a record high in 2011-12. The total amount raised for the fiscal year by the organization’s 3,450 members totaled $2,720,012. The group had a successful spring tour in April as well, with stops in Asheville, Atlanta, Charlotte, Hickory, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. As has become an annual tradition, Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb, head football coach Jerry Moore and various other ASU coaches and staff members updated attendees on the current state of the program. Since 2005, the Yosef Club has reached a record amount in donations each year. For more than 39 years, the Yosef Club has provided scholarship support for Appalachian’s 450-plus student-athletes in 20 varsity sports.

Yosef Club Donations

2005 $664,500

2006 $1,042,704

2007 $1,376,441

2008 $2,295, 010

2009 $2,424,630

2010 $2,500,075

2011 $2,502,351

2012 $2,720,012


GoASU.com’s Top 30 Memorable Moments30. Field Hockey 3, Radford 2 (9/23/11) Allaband’s Two Goals Lead ASU to Victory29. Volleyball 3, NC State 1 (8/26/11) Wagner Leads Volleyball Past NC State28. Men’s Cross Country at SoCon Championship (10/29/11) Mountaineers Finish 4th at SoCon Championships27. Women’s Cross Country at SoCon Championship (10/29/11) ASU Finishes 4th at SoCon Championships26. Women’s Tennis 5, East Carolina 2 (2/25/12) Women’s Tennis Shipwrecks Pirates25. Women’s Soccer 2, UNCG 1 (10/23/11) McVeigh Scores Two in Women’s Soccer Win24. Men’s Soccer 1, Coastal Carolina 0 (9/16/11) Men’s Soccer Upsets Chanticleers in 1-0 Shutout23. Softball 7, Western Carolina 3 (4/7/12) Cashion Sets ASU Record in Doubleheader Sweep (Game One)22. Men’s Tennis 5, College of Charleston 2 (4/13/12) Men’s Tennis Hands CofC First SoCon Loss21. Football 28, Elon 21 (11/19/11) Record Rally Lifts ASU in Regular-Season Finale20. Volleyball 3, Georgia Southern 2 (11/19/11) Volleyball Rallies Past Eagles19. Men’s Basketball 93, College of Charleston 81 (3/2/12) Neal Powers Mountaineers Past Cougars in SoCon Tourney Opener18. Men’s Soccer 2, Davidson 0 (11/6/11) Men’s Soccer Wins, 2-0, in SoCon First Round17. Women’s Basketball 77, Chattanooga 52 (3/4/12) Women’s Hoops Throttles UTC to Advance to SoCon Tournament Final16. Men’s Golf Wins Hummingbird Intercollegiate (11/1/11) Record Round Leads Men’s Golf To Hummingbird Intercollegiate Title15. Women’s Golf Wins Low Country Invitational (3/26/12) Women’s Golf Repeats as Low Country Intercollegiate Champion14. Baseball 5, No. 23 Oklahoma 4 (6/2/12) Appalachian Tops Oklahoma, 5-4, in Regional Opener13. Wrestling 21, Chattanooga 17 (2/5/12) Wrestling Tops Defending-Champion Chattanooga12. Men’s Track and Field Relay Places 14th at Nationals (6/6/12) 4x100 Relay Squad Breaks School Record, Finishes 14th at Nationals11. Baseball 11, No. 7 LSU 1 (2/26/12) Appalachian Takes Series from No. 7 LSU with 11-1 Rout10. Wrestling 39, Davidson 10 (2/19/12) Wrestling Caps Undefeated SoCon Season9. Women’s Indoor Track Wins SoCon Championship (2/24/12) Women’s Track Wins SoCon Title on Record Day8. Women’s Basketball 57, Samford 53 (2/25/12) Mountaineers Hang on at Samford, Claim Share of SoCon Title7. Men’s Outdoor Track Wins SoCon Championship (4/22/12) Apps Win Third-Straight SoCon Outdoor Title6. Women’s Outdoor Track Wins SoCon Championship (4/22/12) Apps Win Second-Straight SoCon Outdoor Title5. Baseball 5, Western Carolina 4 (5/18/12) Appalachian Baseball Wins 2012 SoCon Championship4. Women’s Basketball 66, NC State 62 (3/17/12) Apps Upset NC State, Advance to WNIT Sweet 163. Football 24, No. 1 Georgia Southern 17 (10/29/11) Mountaineers Upend No. 1 Georgia Southern2. Baseball 6, No. 15 Virginia 5 (6/3/12) Mountaineers Advance to Regional Championship1. Wrestlers Earn All-America Honors (3/17/12) Trotman Finishes Third, Blevins Fourth in Nation


• SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S CUP WINNER

• SIX SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS BASEBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD WRESTLING

• NCAA DIVISION I PLAYOFFS FOOTBALL

• NCAA DIVISION I REGIONAL FINALIST BASEBALL

• WNIT POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 QUALIFIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

• 11 ALL-AMERICANS AND FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS

• SEVEN NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD: FIELD HOCKEY AVCA TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD: VOLLEYBALL NSCAA COLLEGE TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD: MEN’S SOCCER USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM AWARD: MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NCAA PUBLIC RECOGNITION FOR ACADEMIC PROGRESS: FIELD HOCKEY AND WOMEN’S TENNIS

• PLACED 62 STUDENT-ATHLETES ON THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM ALL 19 SOCON-AFFILIATED PROGRAMS REPRESENTED

• 22 STUDENT-ATHLETES EARNED INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ACADEMICS

• SEVEN SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK AWARDS

• SEVEN SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

• YOSEF CLUB RAISED $2.7MM IN DONATIONS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS

• REGULAR SEASON ATTENDANCE NATIONAL LEADER FOOTBALL (28,031 IN SIX GAMES)

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