nlc newsletter (summer 2010)

About the NewsletterVolume 30, No. 5Summer 2010U.Ed. ICA-11-27

The Nittany Lion Club Newsletter is a quarterlypublication sent to all Nittany Lion Clubmembers. The magazine is published bythe Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Nittany Lion Club Web Sitewww.nittanylionclub.com

Official Web Siteof Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics

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Executive EditorsGreg Myford, John Nitardy

Assistant EditorsNikki Potoczny, Mike Milliron

ContributorsPenn State Athletic Communications,

Steve Sampsell

PhotographersPenn State Athletic Communications,

Steve Manuel, Mark Selders

PrintingNittany Valley Offset, State College, Pa.

PENN STATE ATHLETICSMission Statement

Consistent with the University’s mission, theDepartment of Intercollegiate Athletics offersstudents exemplary programs that developscholarship, sportsmanship and leadership

within the educational and social environmentsof the Pennsylvania State University.

The Nittany Lion Club,comprised of Penn Statealumni and friends of theDepartment of Intercolle-giate Athletics, was es-tablished in 1959 tocreate greater interest inand financial support ofPenn State varsity athlet-ics. Members of theNittany Lion Club makepossible grant-in-aid sup-port for more than 800student-athletes each ac-ademic year and provideoperational support forthe University’s entire 29-sport intercollegiate ath-letics program.

NLC Notebook:........................................................3STEP Questions-Answers: Details About the Program .........4-5Cover Story: Setting the Stage......................................6-7Field Hockey: Experience Boosts Team................................8Sports Medicine: Program Continues Growth, Service...............9Photos: Summer Sessions.........................................10-11Men’s Soccer: Coach Builds Trust....................................12Coaching Culture: Get to Know New Coaches .................14-15Women’s Soccer: Team Eyes November Goal ......................16Wrestling: Coach Embraces Challenges ..............................16Women’s Volleyball: Knowns, Unknowns for Team ..............17Summer Semester: Important Time for Academics ...............18Cross Country: Women Ready to Defend Crown ....................19

DEPARTMENTSSpider’s Web, 8Recent Gift List, 13By the Numbers, 19

— Inside this Issue —

2 NLC NEWSLETTER / www.nittanylionclub.com Success with Honor

DID YOU KNOW?

103Number of student-athletes who earnedAcademic All-Big Tenhonors during 2010spring semester.Penn State has a

conference best 3,365honorees during the16 years of the

program. Ohio Stateis second with 3,342.

$185KPenn State Coachesvs. Cancer raisedmore than $185,000in net funds for

2009-10—marking thefourth consecutiveyear the organizationhas raised more than$170,000, placing itamong the top eightCVC organizaitons inthe country. Thegroup has raisednearly $1.5 millionsince its inceptionin 1995-96.

— Contact Us —Phone: 1-800-NITTANY (648-8269) / E-mail: [email protected]

Mail: 157 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA 16802Ken Cutler,NLC Director

of Developmentfor Athletics,

[email protected]

John Nitardy,NLC Director of Major Gifts

and Annual [email protected]

Nikki Potoczny,NLC Assistant Director,

[email protected]

Bob White,NLC Director of Marketing/Operations-Suites and Club

Seats, [email protected]

Mark Muhlhauser,NLC Major Gifts Officer,

[email protected]

R.J. Gimbl,NLC Major Gifts Officer,

[email protected]

Michelle Davidson,NLC Stewardship

and Events Coordinator,[email protected]

Janine Hawk,NLC Development Assistant,

[email protected]

Mike Milliron,NLC Varsity ‘S’ and

Sport-Restricted GivingCoordinator,

[email protected]

ON THE COVERAll-America lineman Stefen Wisniewski(Bridgeville, Pa.), other members of the footballteam and all our fall sports student-athletes areready for their seasons to begin.(Photo by Mark Selders)

NLC Staff ProfileStephanie Gordon

Stephanie joinedthe Nittany LionClub staff in thespring of 2010.She assists withprocessing andrecording NLCgifts and servesas the primarypoint person for NLC matching gifts.Stephanie resides in State Collegewith her husband Joe and theirdaughters Jessica and Jacqueline.

Staff AssistantsVal Cingle, [email protected]

Jennifer DeAngelo, [email protected] Gordon, [email protected] Marsden, [email protected] McKee, [email protected] Spangler, [email protected] Ries, [email protected] Yeaney, [email protected]

Casey Keiber,NLC Major Gifts Officer,

[email protected]

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NLC NOTEBOOK

Anticipation builds as fall seasons draw near StateSuccesses

Since our last issue ...

� An outstanding athleticcampaign, highlighted bytwo NCAA team champi-onships and five Big TenConference crowns, liftedPenn State to another top-15 finish in the LearfieldSports Directors' Cup. PennState tallied 971.30 pointsand finished 11th—its 12thtop-15 finish in the 17-yearhistory of the Directors'Cup. Penn State has placedin the Top 25 every year,with eight Top 10 finishes.

� Senior golfer KevinFoley (Somerville, N.J.)and junior T.J. Howe(Osceola, Pa.) were namedPING Honorable MentionAll-Americans. For Foley, itwas the third All-Americahonor of his career. It wasthe first for Howe, who wonthe East Regional. Theyalso helped Penn Stateearn its second berth in thepast three years, and fourthoverall, at the season-end-ing national tournament.Penn State and Ohio Statewere the only Big Tenteams that advanced to thechampionship event.(More info on Page 18.)

� Evonne Britton (ElPaso, Texas) won the juniorwomen’s 400-meter hurdlesand finished second in thejunior women’s 100-meterhurdles during the U.S.Track and Field Champi-onships. SophomoreCasimir Loxsom (NewHaven, Conn.) won the jun-ior men’s 800-meter run atthe event.

� Sophomore ChristineNairn (Arnold, Md.) andfreshman Maya Hayes (Liv-ingston, N.J.) played on theU.S. women’s soccer teamduring the U-20 World Cupin July.

Members of football team craftacademic success during the spring

Football games at Beaver Stadium with110,000 loyal, supportive fans creatingperhaps the most imposing atmosphere incollege football.

Many other dominant teams (cross coun-try, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball)begin defense of their Big Ten Conferencecrowns.

A men’s soccer team starting its seasonwith a new coach for the first time in 22years—with that new leader already rec-ognized as one of the most accomplishedcoaches in the sport.

All those things are part of fall sports sea-sons at Penn State and they combine tocreate an exciting time on campus andbeyond. Penn Staters near and far cantake pride in the efforts of those teams, their coachesand the student-athletes that round out their respec-tive rosters.

Members of the Nittany Lion Club can take specialpride—because their support makes all that successpossible.

Gifts from NLC members help fund scholarships forour 800 student-athletes and ensure the existence ofnecessary academic support and sports medicineprograms. In addition, fundraising through the NittanyLion Club helps build and maintain athletic facilitiesacross campus.

Every aspect of the athletic program, from the stu-dent-athletes who rank as shining lights for the Uni-versity to the light bill itself, require support from NLCmembers. Because Intercollegiate Athletics is a self-supporting unit at Penn State, and does not takePennsylvania tax dollars to support itself, all mem-bers of the NLC can share in the excitement in thefall, and at anytime of the year—because they makeit all possible.

We appreciate that support, and look forward tosharing the excitement of the fall with you!We are .... Penn State!

— John Nitardy,NLC Director of Major Gifts and Annual Giving

Thirty-nine members of thePenn State football team com-pleted the 2010 spring semes-ter with at least a 3.0grade-point average.

Of those 39, 15 earned dean’slist recognition by posting a 3.5GPAor higher during the se-mester.

Three returning Nittany Lionsearned a perfect 4.00 GPAdur-ing the spring semester—juniorwide receiver Ryan Scherer(Avon Lake, Ohio); redshirtfreshman guard John Urschel(Williamsville, N.Y.); and seniorguard Stefen Wisniewski(Bridgeville, Pa.), a 2009 firstteam ESPN The MagazineAc-ademic All-American.

Urschel also earned a 4.0 GPA

during the fall semester.Amember of the SchreyerHonors College, Wisniewskihas a cumulative 3.92 GPA insecondary education, havingearned a 4.00 GPA the lastthree semesters.

Additional dean’s list honoreesfrom last spring include: wide-out Brett Brackett(Lawrenceville, N.J), linebackerChris Colasanti (Leonard,Mich.), tight end Garry Gilliam(Carlisle), lineman Ty Howle(Wake Forest, N.C.), defensiveback Kyle Johnson (Landen-berg), defensive end PeteMassaro (Newtown Square),lineman Matt Stankiewitch (Or-wigsburg), linebacker NateStupar (State College) andlinebacker Jamie VanFleet(Williamsport).

Along with football, several other sports seasons begin in the fall. They includecross country, field hockey, soccer and women’s volleyball (above). Penn Statehas emerged as the nation’s preeminent women’s volleyball program, winningthree consecutive national championships.


MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

A STEP Q&A about intentions (due Sept. 1) and moreThe next deadline for NittanyLion Club members as part ofthe Seat Transfer and EquityProgram comes Sept. 1,2010.

By that date, all NLCseason ticket holders whohave football tickets mustdeclare their intentions for2011. They may do soonline or by mail.

In general, ticket holders mayretain, upgrade, downgradeor waive their rights for 2011.

As that Sept. 1, 2010, dead-line nears, some NLC mem-bers might have questionsabout the program and whathappens next.

Some common questions fol-low, with answers to helpNLC members make deci-sions about the process.

As always, anyone with questionsmay call 1-800-NITTANY (648-8269)or visit the STEP site online.

What do I do if I want to try to getbetter seats in the same pricing area?All those who wish to change seats withintheir current seating zone should registertheir intent to UPGRADE. That will allowyou to search for seats in any zone ofequivalent or higher value. But, doing sowill eliminate lower-priced zones from youroptions. Going from the black or red zone,or from black or red to blue may not bedone unless DOWNGRADE is selected.Then, when people make selections ofseats next spring, they will do so in priorityorder based on NLC point totals.

If I declare my intent to UPGRADE, isthere a chance, because of my NLCpoint totals, that I will not be able to getseats in that area?That possibility exists, but all those wishingto UPGRADE will be able to see all avail-able seats that would qualify as an up-grade at the time of their selection. If

specific seats in a certain section are notavailable, you will have the option of sev-eral other upgrade locations. And, you donot give up your 2010 seat locations untilyour upgrade selection has been com-pleted.

What do I do if I want to remain in thesame seating location but change seatlocations?Ticket holders who selected UPGRADEmay look in their equivalent zone or higherzones. If you do not find a better optionafter looking, you will be able to stay inyour current spot.

If I pay the per-seat donation that is re-quired for the seat I currently hold, will Ibe guaranteed to retain that seat?Yes. As long as your NLC status is currentand you are not being displaced you willsimply select RETAIN for all of your seats.

What happens if my seats are displacedbecause of the move of the studentsection, ADA or the re-location of visit-ing team seating?Season ticket holders in that situation will

be able to make their seat selection in No-vember and December. If people are un-able to find a seat location that they arehappy with at that time, they have the op-tion of coming back into the seat selectionprocess with all others, based on NLC pointtotals, next spring. Approximately 11,000seats are being displaced and the samenumber of seats will be made available.Note: People being displaced still mustsubmit their intentions by Sept. 1, 2010, in-dicating RETAIN or WAIVE, with retainmeaning they will select a location for thenumber of seats they plan to keep.

If I declare that I want to retain my cur-rent seats for 2011, will I still have theoption to participate in the online seatselection? For instance, I would like tokeep my seats—unless I have thechance to move lower in my same sec-tion within the same zone.RETAIN should be selected if you wish tostay in your same seats. UPGRADEshould be selected if you want to remain inyour same zone but have an interest inchanging seats or selecting seats in ahigher zone.

After season ticket holders declare their intentions for 2011—which must be done by Sept. 1, 2010—one of the next visible partsof the program will be an online selection process that will allow NLC members to pick seat locations based on NLC point totals.


MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

Key DatesJuly 1, 2010

to Sept. 1, 20102010 season ticket hold-ers are required to sub-mit seating intentions for2011. In August, an on-line virtual view ofBeaver Stadium will beavailable for review—and that tool will allowseason ticket holders toget an online view of thefield from all seat loca-tions in the stadium.

November 2010to December 20102010 season ticket hold-ers who must relocatewill select new seatinglocations for 2011.

Feb. 1, 20112011 NLC donationdeadline; donationamounts to reflect STEPparticipation.

March 2011to May 2011

2011 NLC members willparticipate in seat selec-tion process based uponregistered seat inten-tions and 2010 NLCpoint order.

Does number of years season ticketshave been held affect seat location?No. Seat selection will be determined byyour intention (RETAIN, UPGRADE orDOWNGRADE) and your number of NLCpoints, because those factors will determine yourorder of selection.

How many people renewed their seats for2010?This year’s 95 percent rate was on target withmost years.

How much added revenue can STEP generatefor Intercollegiate Athletics?We’re hopeful it can generate an additional $3 to$5 million annually, and we have several projectsthat we hope can move forward, including manyin Beaver Stadium, if we reach those levels.

If I do not respond, can I simply retain mytickets for 2011?No. Any non-responses will be considered as adecision to WAIVE season tickets.

Is anyone who chooses toDOWNGRADE and fulfills the re-quirements of the lower-pricedzone guaranteed to have seats inthe stadium in 2011?A seat exists for everyone who al-ready holds a ticket in Beaver Sta-dium for 2011. However, whenpeople select seats they will do soon a first-come, first-serve basis ac-cording to their intentions, NLCpoint totals and seat availability ineach zone.

More information onlinewww.GoPSUsports.com/step

ChampionshipsComing

Penn State will again hostnumerous championshipsthis year. They include:� Big Ten men’s soccer,Nov. 11-14

� NCAA men’s andwomen’s cross countryregionals, Nov. 13

� NCAA women’s volleyballregionals, Dec. 9-10

� NCAA women’sbasketball first andsecond rounds,March 19-21

� NCAA men’s volleyballnational championships,May 5-7


COVER STORY

Setting the StageFacility upgrades, ‘tweaks’ in presentation planned for start of season in Beaver Stadium

Thanks to initial revenue from the Seat Transfer and Equity Program,and thanks to some serious off-season planning, people enteringBeaver Stadium for games this fall might notice some minor changesand upgrades.

Then again, they might not notice—and that’s OK, too.

“We try to make tweaks every year. We want to make the gameday ex-perience fun and enjoyable,” said Guido D’Elia, director of communica-tions and branding for football. “We’ve introduced some new thingsover the years and we’ve also worked hard to respect the traditions ofPenn State football.”

D’Elia leads a staff of more than a dozen people who coordinate whathappens with everything from the stadium scoreboards and on-fieldactivities unrelated to football. That includes the Blue Band and pre-game flyovers when they happen.

He has been credited with energizing the stadium in recent seasonsand making Penn State’s “whiteout” efforts a national standard.

He knows, though, that it’s the fans who have done that. And whilemany people point to many different games as turning points in PennState football history his personal favorite was Nov. 20, 2004—when101,486 fans energized Beaver Stadium on a cold, wet day, the final

game of what would bea four-victory season, asthe Nittany Lions facedMichigan State.

“Hey, the game was onTV and all of those peo-ple could’ve been any-where else,” D’Elia said.“Their dedication andsupport was typical ofPenn State fans. Wehave great fans. Theystood behind the teamthat day, and they do itevery Saturday duringthe season.”

D’Elia said pregamemusic will changeslightly this season,based at least somewhaton advice and input fromjunior receiver DerekMoye (Rochester, Pa.).

Energetic, full-stadium participation in annual efforts to “white out” opponents have become a Beaver Stadium trademark for night games in recent years.

Text System ReadyIntercollegiate Athletics hasimplemented a text-messag-ing system inside BeaverStadium and in the parkinglots around the stadiumthat will enable fans tonotify officials if theyhave a problem or needassistance this season.

Fans may simply textNITTANY to 69050 and provide abrief description of the issue (customer service, fan be-havior, emergency) and its location. Fans will receive amessage back indicating that the message has been re-ceived and help is on the way, or if there is insufficientinformation, it will ask for a more complete message.

Standard text-message rates apply and in the case ofan emergency fans are encouraged to call 911.


COVER STORYHowever, many crowd favoriteswill remain and the productionteam puts much planning andthought into the music at thestadium.

They have a color-coded chartof songs and even song seg-ments that help determine whatto play. Songs in green are“money,” guaranteed to evoke aresponse, while songs in othercolors might be getting only atrial run.

Other changes this year includefewer on-field check presenta-tions or recognition betweenquarters, which D’Elia believeswill be good, and the presenceof more visiting bands, whichleaves less time for other activi-ties. Only participants in Home-coming and the Penn StateDance Marathon will get on-fieldrecognition. Other groups willbe noted in game programs andother means.

Pre-game often represents thehigh point, and most stressfultime, of D’Elia’s day. He gets butterflies himself before games beginand worries about all that could happen.

He believes, though, that the stadium “finds its voice” at the start of thegame each Saturday and he likes helping make that happen.

“Our fans have proven through the years that they can make a differ-ence,” he said. “That’s fun.”

In terms of physical differences at the stadium this season, fans mightnotice more drains to prevent pooling and puddling water. Thosechanges are the first part of an overall stormwater management planthat will be completed in 2011.

Other changes for this season include:� altered ADA parking options on campus because of the constructionof the new softball stadium below the Intramural Building;� expanded access lanes to several parking lots that should allow twolanes of traffic to enter and exit at the same time, improving the flow oftraffic; and� improved student access at Gate A, including the installation of “bol-lards,” concrete barriers, to enhance safety in that area. The improve-ments, part of a three-year project, will also provide a slightly largerarea for Paternoville.

Also, all of Beaver Stadium was powerwashed during the offseason,changes were made to prevent birds from roosting throughout the sta-dium, the visiting team locker room was upgraded for the first time indecades and more than $1.5 million was spent on painting the perime-ter fence, gates and other areas.

“A lot of what was done was not glamorous, but it needs to be done,”said Mark Bodenschatz, associate athletic director for facilities and op-erations. “It’s like the ongoing and preventative maintenance someonehas with their home. It just happens on a much larger scale.

“While there might not have been really noticeable things this offsea-son, we took care of some important things and we’ve set the stage forsome things that certainly will be obvious in the future.”

Those changes will include the installation of ADA seating, as well asthe related access ramps, in the first three rows of the both the eastand west side of the stadium in 2011.

Outside the stadium, people walking along Park Avenue and UniversityDrive will notice new sidewalks in many areas as the result of work bythe state Department of Transportation and the University.

Guido D’Elia leads a team that works provide the best possible gameday experience for fans at Beaver Stadium. Their preparation,starting each spring for the coming fall, includes an effort to chart what they know and plan for variables, such as the weather.

Advance Parking Purchase a Traffic MoveFootball parking permits purchased in advance will cost $20 again this year, but people whopurchase on gameday face an increase to $40.

The change was made to encourage people to purchase their permits ahead of time, andthereby speed access into lots around Beaver Stadium. If attendants do not need to stop carswithout permits and complete a transaction, vehicles can flow more freely into the lots.

“I’m sure some people will see it as a money thing, but it’s really an operational thing,”said Mark Bodenschatz, associate athletic director for facilities and operations. “If peoplebuy in advance, we can get them into the lots more quickly. We would love to have everyonepurchase their permits in advance.”

All permits include preferred directions to the respective lots and if people follow those di-rections to the lots, it should help ease traffic congestion as well.

Along with the $40 gameday price for cars, prices for RVs and buses increase significantlyon gameday as well. For RVs, the cost goes from $40 in advance to $80 and for buses theprice moves from $50 to $120.

To buy your parking in advance and take advantage of thecost savings, call 1-800-NITTANY (648-8269).


FOOTBALL / FIELD HOCKEY

Gameday listincludes logical,surprising itemsPacking for tailgates at Beaver Stadiumtakes a lot of planning and no-doubt in-cludes a wide variety of items.

Even people trying to be efficient and savespace face challenges. After all, you mightneed both the yellow mustard and the spicybrown because one of the regulars in yourgroup prefers one or the other. With everythingfrom different condiments to well-stocked trav-eling kitchens, fans and NLC members do packa lot.

Few gameday lists rival that of Brad Caldwell,though. He and his staff pack a lot, even withBeaver Stadium barely a half mile from thefootball offices and permanent locker room.

Here are just some of the highlights:� backup game jerseys, numbered 1-99;� ball pressure gauge;� ball pump;� bolt cutters;� cordless drill;� dry erase markers;� duct tape;� extension cords;� eye black;� eyeshields;� facemasks;� garden hose;� gloves;� gum;� index cards;� kicker’s tee� pencils;� replacement pads, including 12 pair of hip

pads, 12 pair of knee pads and 30 tail pads;

� rubber bands;� sandpaper;� stopwatches;� string;� two-way tape;� whistles;nine dozen socks;18 blue mesh shorts;24 belts;24 compression shorts (eight each in sizes

large, extra large and double extra large); and60 T-shirts (30 regular, 30 dri-fit).

Preparation late in the week makes Thursday,Friday and Saturday especially busy for themanagers and support staff.

On Thursday, their many duties include settingup lockers at the stadium, cleaning shoes andpolishing helmets. They also check helmetfacemasks and tighten hardware. Overall, theirto-do list for the day includes 10 items.

On Friday, that list expands to 14 items, whichincludes delivering player ticket requests to thewill-call window, setting up the training roomand stocking beverages in coolers.

By Saturday, as with those who tailgate, thepreparations have ended and the list seemsshorter but days typically last 12 to 15 hours.

Experience BoostsField Hockey TeamEntering CampaignAccomplished coach Char Morettknows the difference between goodteams and great teams often rests onintangibles and a few well-timed goals.

Entering this season she hopes thePenn State field hockey has the rightmix of chemistry and productivity tobounce back from a subpar 2009 sea-son.

“We’re going to have more experienceon the forward line and we’re going tohave experience in the goal cages thatwe did not have last year, so that’scomforting,” Morett said. “We’re aboveOK, but we have five starters to re-place and there will be a transition.

“We’re going to have to learn a lotquickly and be ready to go.”

The team needs a strong start be-cause, as usual, Morett has crafted adifficult early season schedule that in-cludes home games against Old Do-minion (Aug. 27) and Virginia (Aug.29).

One regular-season game will be tele-vised by the Big Ten Network—Sept.26 at home vs. Michigan (1 p.m.)—andthe conference semifinals (Nov. 5) andchampionship game (Nov. 7) will be tel-evised as well.

Senior midfielder Daneen Zug (Man-heim, Pa.) and junior back Lauren Al-loway (Hummelstown, Pa.) will serveas the team co-captains and three ofthe team’s top four goal scorers returnfrom last season. After the teamdropped five one-goal games last year,Morett anticipates the leadership of hercaptains as much as any productivity.Plus, she thinks an offseason that al-lowed many former standouts to returnand work camp sessions with currentplayers was helpful in reminding thecurrent players of Penn State’s tradi-tion.

“Effort has always been our trade-mark,” Morett said. “You can count ona game lasting 70 minutes and on usbeing in your face for all 70 of thoseminutes. We’re going to get back tothat a bit more this year.”

Brad Caldwell,Equipmentand Facilities Coordinator

Date...............................................Opponent ........................................Time / TVSept. 4.................................................YOUNGSTOWN STATE .........................................Noon / BTNSept. 11........................................................at Alabama ..............................................7 p.m. / ESPNSept. 18.......................................................KENT STATE .................................................Noon / TBASept. 25 ..........................................................TEMPLE ......................................................TBA / TBAOct. 2...............................................................at Iowa....................................................8 p.m. / TBAOct. 9 .............................................................ILLINOIS....................................................Noon / TBAOct. 23 ........................................................at Minnesota...................................................TBA / TBAOct. 30..........................................................MICHIGAN.................................................8 p.m. / TBANov. 6......................................................NORTHWESTERN...............................................TBA / TBANov. 13........................................................at Ohio State...................................................TBA / TBANov. 20 ................................vs. Indiana (at FedEx Field, Landover, Md.)............................TBA / TBANov. 27....................................................MICHIGAN STATE...............................................TBA / TBAHome games in ALL CAPS

2010 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE


INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Penn State Sports Medicine continues growth, serviceMuch of what Dr. Wayne Sebastianellidoes as director of athletic medicineat Penn State has changed since hearrived on campus 18 years ago.

The sports medicine staff, whichtreats student-athletes as well asmembers of the community (that’s 29varsity sports teams with 800 student-athletes as well as some 45,000 com-munity visits each year) has grown,more than tripling in size.

Medical technology has improved,making diagnoses (and expectations)quicker.

And the amount of time student-ath-letes spend participating in theirsports has increased, many play orpractice all year round because ofconditioning programs or internationalcompetition.

Despite all that change, the group’score mission remains the same.

“This is a full-service program,” Se-bastianelli said. “We serve student-athletes and we also serve thecommunity. Those things can comple-ment each other well.”

For Sebastianelli, weeks during thefall (and all year round, really) neverchange. There’s a base routine, butemergencies can alter the scheduleand a hectic pace usually definesevery day.

Mondays and Wednesdays usually include of-fice visits with 35 to 45 patients in the morningand then some time in the operating room inthe afternoon before reporting to football prac-tice at 4:30 p.m. for three hours or so untilpractice ends.

On Tuesdays, he spends the entire day in theoperating room before going to football prac-tice at 4 p.m. for what is usually a busier daybecause of a heavy dose of full-contact drills.

Thursdays mean either all day in the clinic orall day in the operating room for major surger-ies (as opposed to outpatient procedures onother days)—before again heading to prac-tice.

On Fridays, he handles administrative and officework in the morning and then conducts someoffice visits in the afternoon on home footballweekends. On away-game weekends, he clearshis schedule to travel in the afternoon.

“There’s a rough schedule of what’s supposedto happen, but one phone call could changeeverything,” Sebastianelli said. “It’s very fluid.”

Along with football, Sebastianelli primarily as-sists with men’s basketball, women’s basket-ball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer. Otherphysicians in the practice have responsibilityfor other varsity sports teams, and they allservice community patients—meaning peoplein the region may be diagnosed and treatedby the same doctors who serve Penn Statecoaches and student-athletes.

Whether treating community members ormore high-profile patients (including footballcoach Joe Paterno and the visible case of de-fensive back Adam Taliaferro, who sustaineda spinal cord injury in 2000), Sebastianellipractices the same patient-focused approach.

Getting to know all his potential patients, es-pecially each of the student-athletes he couldtreat, sounds like a hefty challenge, but Se-

bastianelli makes sure that happens.By attending practices and travelingwith teams, he meets most student-athletes in comfortable situations thathelp build trust should his medical ex-pertise and services be needed.

“He’s just around, a resource you getto know. You can trust him and hehas your best interests at heart,” saidDeon Butler, who graduated fromPenn State and holds programrecords for receptions and receivingyards. “Luckily I didn’t need him foranything really big while I was there,but before the Alamo Bowl my junioryear I was so sick and he and thestaff stepped in and helped get methrough that. They nursed me back tohealth so I could play.”

Along with treating patients, Sebas-tianelli and all the doctors at PennState Sports Medicine also maintaintheir own professional educationthrough regular testing and they con-duct research–some of the most re-cent on concussions in sports.

On gamedays, in any sport, Sebas-tianelli, who played defensive tackle at theUniversity of Rochester, still has a game plan.He admits he still has a bit of nervous energy,too.

“The first thing I do in football is go the the redphone on the sideline and make a sidelinephone check, to make sure it’s working,” hesaid. “Plus you also check with the opposingteam medical staff and the EMTs working thegame. You want everyone to be on the samepage and ready to go. We also talk to the ref-erees if we have anyone with a splint or re-strictive cast.

“There’s actually more to worry about as adoctor than as a player. Back then, all Ineeded to do was carry out my assignment.Now you have to worry about anything andeverything.

“You never know when anyone is going toneed anything in any sport and you have tobe ready for it.”

Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli leads a program that has grown from three doctors anda handful of support staff to eight doctors, 12 physical therapists, 20 trainersand a few dozen support staff in the past 18 years.

Donations from NLC memberssupport the sports medicineprogram and opportunities foradditional support exist. Call(814) 863-GIFT (4438) for moreinformation.

10 NLC NEWSLETTER /www.nittanylionclub.com Success with Honor

Some of the many coaches and student-athletes whoassisted at summer camps this summer were: footballassistants Dick Anderson (1) and Larry Johnson (2),College Football Hall of Fame member Curt Warner

(3); Shannon Hutchinson, softball (4); men’svolleyball camp in Rec Hall (5); and Jen Long, a

former field hockey All-American and assistant coachat Harvard (6), and Lauren Alloway, field hockey (7).

(Football photos by Mark Selders)

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MEN’S SOCCER / MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

Life membersget doubleNLC pointsLife members of the Penn StateAlumni Association have a chanceto score even more with the NittanyLion Club.

Beginning in 2011, life membershipwill be worth 20 NLC points—dou-ble the current amount. The changeapplies to those with existing or newNLC memberships. And the changemakes NLC membership even morevaluable for Alumni Associationmembers because point totals de-termine some NLC benefits. Specifi-cally, members with higher pointtotals may get access to opportuni-ties for bowl game tickets or otherbenefits that those with lower pointtotals do not.

Questions about NLC membershipstatus and point totals may be di-rected by e-mail to [email protected] or by phone to1-800-NITTANY (648-8269).

In just three months on the job men’s soccercoach Bob Warming has already accomplishedquite a bit.

He has rounded out his coaching staff (addingJason Mims, who was one of his assistants atCreighton University and ranks as one of the na-tion’s best recruiters, and retaining Isang Jacob,who served as the program’s interim head coachbefore Warming arrived) and has guided a groupof student-athletes through a preseason as theyall got to know a little bit more about each other.

Both things were especially important for Warm-ing, one of the nation's most successful men’ssoccer coaches (383 career victories), who al-ready feels at home in Happy Valley and wantsto enhance the program’s long-standing success.

Especially as the program celebrates its 100thseason this fall.

“Coming to Penn State boiled down to the peo-ple,” Warming said. “The academics, facilitiesand location are all great, and it’s just a placethat felt right to me.

“Getting ready for the season, though, the bigthing is trust. There has to be that level of trustbetween the coaches and student-athletes andwe’ve been working hard to get to know eachother.”

With some players away from campus during thesummer, Warming made a few visits to meetplayers and they had more time together as agroup during summer camps that they led forhigh school participants.

Warming has several proven student-athletes totrust in his inaugural season. That includes threeof the team’s top four goal scorers from 2009.They are: junior forward Corey Herzog (Reading,Pa.); senior midfielder Matheus Braga (Rio deJaneiro, Brazil) and senior midfielder Drew Cost(West Chester, Pa.). They combined for 21 goalslast season.

In addition, Warming, a former goalkeeper him-self, has junior Warren Gross (Sarasota Springs,N.Y.), who started all 22 games last season andrecorded a 0.83 goals-against average.

The team opens its season Sept. 3 vs. Buffalo atthe Wolstein Classic in Columbus, Ohio. Its firsthome game comes Sept. 10 against Bucknellduring the Penn State Classic.

Two regular season games will be televised onthe Big Ten Network:� Oct. 3 at Michigan (1 p.m. game airingat 7 p.m.); and� Oct. 23 vs. Ohio State (3 p.m. game airingat 6 p.m.).

Trust key in 100th men’s soccer season

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GIVING

We are pleased to announce these gifts and pledgesof $25,000 and above to our “For the Future: TheCampaign for Penn State Students.” We sincerelythank the donors who, through their generosity, madethese important funds a reality.

Donors Scholarship/Naming OpportunityAnonymous .....................................................................................................................Program Endowment for the Morgan Academic CenterRobert Bonzo.................................................................................Robert D. and Patricia A. Bonzo Intercollegiate Athletics Trustee ScholarshipHarold and Dolores Brake...........................................................................................................................................................Blue Band TowerTodd Campbell.....................................................................Lasch Football Building Naming Opportunity—TBJ Inc. Graduate Assistant’s OfficeW. Gary Eberle ..............................................................................................................................................W. Gary Eberle Football ScholarshipJoshua N. Grim ............................................................................................................................................Joshua N. Grim Trustee ScholarshipWilliam and Henrietta Grosz .........................................William and Henrietta Grosz Endowed Wrestling Scholarship in Intercollegiate AthleticsGeorge Gustafson....................................................................................................................Baseball Scholarship in Memory of Chuck MedlarW.R. Hickey Beer Distributors Inc. ..............................................................................William H. Hickey/Charles Abramson Trustee ScholarshipJames and Joanne McCormick ..................Lasch Football Naming Opportunity—The McCormick’s, Jim 1968 and Joanne Hydro Therapy AreaSteven A. Mower ..................................................................................................Steven A. Mower Intercollegiate Athletics Trustee ScholarshipGary and Paula Natale...........................................................................................Natale Family Trustee Scholarship for Intercollegiate AthleticsPincus Family Foundation................................................................................Ability Athletics Program Support Fund/Scholarship Endowment

Opportunities exist to endow scholarships in specific sports or an area that meets your interest. Of course, all suchopportunities provide tax benefits. If you would like information on how to participate, please call us at (814) 863-GIFT (4438).

FOOTBALL FANTASYParticipants in the annual Penn State FootballFantasy Camp joke with assistant coach Jay

Paterno during a practice session. Thepopular camp conducted each summerallows participants to practice on PennState’s fields, work with members of thecoahing staff, dress in the locker roomsat Beaver Stadium and compete in a flag

football game at Beaver Stadium.(Photo by Mark Selders)


Coaches’ Quiz: Getting to Kn

Bob WarmingLast stop:CreightonFYI: Former na-tional coach ofyear with 383 victo-ries. Has taken two different pro-grams to College Cup.

Several head coaches have joined Penn State in the

Jeff TambroniLast stop: CornellFYI: Three-timenational coach ofyear. Led Cornellto NCAA champi-onship game once and nationalfinals three times.

Missy DohertyLast stop: TowsonFYI: Led Towson tofirst berth in NCAATournament. Na-tional champ asassistant at Princeton and three-times as a player at Maryland.

Women’s Lacrosse

Men’s Lacrosse

Men’s Soccer

Favorite movieor TV villain?

Most memorablecoaching victory?

First thing youdo each morning?

Family with you herein Happy Valley?

Jeff ThompsonLast stop: AuburnFYI: Two-time SECCoach of the Year.Auburn qualifiedfor NCAA Region-als eight years in a row, No. 2seed twice in past three years.

Women’s Gymnastics

Husband Brian andsons Evan, 3, andNate, 10 weeks

Watch “Cliffordthe Big Red Dog”

with Evan

BeatingGeorgetown towin the NCAAs

in 2002.

Gargamelfrom theSmurfs

My wife Cindy andI have four

children: Emily,Bess and twins

Audrey and Grant.

I love to read thesports section andsee who is doing

well.

At Creighton, webeat Boston College6-2 at their place to

reach the FinalFour. And Creightonhad dropped soccerbefore I arrived.

Just watchingmovies with my

son and I togetheris the best part.

Wife Rachelle andsons Parker, 14,and Griffin, 12

Go to thecoffee maker

Beating five-timeNCAA champ

Georgia for the firsttime this past

January

Jack Nicholsonin The Shining

Wife Chelle (’91)and daughtersCarissa, 8,Maddie, 6,and Ella, 3

Check myBlackberry andthen have break-fast with

mygirls.

In 2004, about 10days after our

captain died and wehad taken eightdays off, we took

the field as a familyand beat Yale, 10-6.

Favorite movie ...“Miracle” — tribute

to the biggestupset and greatestsporting event of

all time!


now the Latest Nittany Lionspast few months, here’s quick look at a few of them.

I can’twait to ...

Favorite sportother than yours?

When people say‘rival’ I still think ...

______ shaped memost as a coach.

Artist with mostsongs on your iPod?

Phrase/philosophyyou use most?

... win atPenn State.

basketballor golf

... who will it bethis year.

My teammatesat Maryland

Dixie Chicks work hard

... fillJeffrey Fieldwith fanswho will usto victory inthe NCAA

Tournament.

There really isn’t asport I don’t enjoy.

... anyone we play. My college coachesand the wonderfulplayers I have

coached

Sting and theAllman Brothers

eleven as one

11... go back

to theCreamery

rugby ... Indianabasketball (I grewup in Kentucky)

SuzanneYoculan

My iPod has 6,000songs—Dave

Matthews to Dvorak,Tchaikovsky to Tool,Benny Goodman to

Bob Marley

only verbalizewhat you want tobecome a reality

... learn myway around

StateCollegewithout aGarmin.

I can watch anysport on TV at anytime, but it’s toughto beat college

football.

... Yankees-RedSox. I’m a hugeYankees fan

married to a Redsox fan living inPhillies country!

Tim McGraw orKenny Chesney

leave it betterthan you found

it

The birth of mythree kids and thepassing of one myformer players in

2004 ...


WOMEN’S SOCCER / WRESTLING

Streak? Shhh ... women simply stress a November goal

Sanderson: Program welcomes expectations, opportunities

Although the women’s soccer team has won 12 consecutive Big TenConference championships coach Erica Walsh insists continuing thatstreak has not been a topic she has specifically addressed as the startof the season approaches.

In fact, she said she has not talked about it. She has otherthings on her mind, and thinks the team should as well.

“We really try to focus on the current year,” Walsh said. “Wedon’t talk about the past much.

“We know that we graduated a lot of talent and a lot of experi-ence, and we know we have a lot of talent remaining on theroster and coming into the program. We have to focus on thechallenge of this season, and we’ll see how things turn out.”

Instead of focusing on a 13th consecutive championship, Walshhas another late-season goal in mind for the squad.

If the team crafts a solid record and qualifies for the NCAA Tourna-ment, it could play at home throughout the month of November be-cause tournament action—from first-round play, which begins Nov. 11,to the national quarterfinals, scheduled Nov. 26-28—will be contestedat campus sites.

The home portion of the team’s schedule begins with the Penn StateInvitational, featuring matchups against Virginia (Aug. 27) and William& Mary (Aug. 29).

The slate at Jeffrey Field includes seven other dates—non-conferencecontests against Bucknell (Sept. 15) and Dartmouth (Sept. 19) as wellas meetings with Michigan State (Sept. 26), Minnesota (Oct. 15), Wis-consin (Oct. 17), Indiana (Oct. 28) and Michigan (Nov. 7).

Also, four matches will be televised on the Big Ten Network:� Oct. 3 at Ohio State (3 p.m.);� Oct. 17 vs. Wisconsin (1 p.m. game airing at 4:30 p.m.);� Nov. 7 vs. Michigan (1 p.m.) and;� another match that will be announced later in the season.

Walsh anticipates on-field leadership and production from sen-ior forward Dani Toney (Northville, Mich.) and sophomore mid-fielder Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.). She thinks the the teamshould have a nice mix of experience and talent.

“We’re going to have plenty of speed, albeit young speed,”Walsh said. “We should be able to create a lot more with speed

on the attack.”

Among those creating might be freshman forward Maya Hayes (Liv-ingston, N.J.) and junior midfielder Jess Rosenbluth (Gladwyne, Pa.).

“Maya has zero experience but all kinds of speed,” Walsh said. “AndJess brings a lot of experience and craftiness. We have a lot of pieces,a lot of possibilities, it’s just a matter of putting the all together the rightway. We should have solutions for different challenges and hopefullywe can get them right and be playing at home in November.”

Even in the summer, at what could be a downtime for some, the leader of Penn State’swrestling program has one thing on his mind:a national championship.

He’s always taking steps to get there—con-ducting camps on campus, visiting campsacross the state and planning for the upcom-ing season.

“We’re probably not considered in the hunt byother people next year but we think we are,”said Cael Sanderson, who recently completedhis first a year on the job and marked his fam-ily’s first full calendar year in Happy Valley.“We have to get better, but if you competehard and have a little luck—and guys maketheir own luck with effort—we think we can dowell.”

During the past year Sanderson has experi-enced many changes, including becoming afather again (with he and his wife welcoming asecond son this past spring). Nothing evervaries about his outlook, though. He’s single-minded about that national championship.

“Our goal here is the national championship,”he said. “We want to dominate.”It’s not a mean-spirited message, more mat-ter-of-fact, and it has resonated with those in

the program and beyond—from student-athletes wearingblue-and-white singlets tohigh school coaches acrossthe state.

“It’s easy for me to recom-mend Penn State for my guyswho want to wrestle in col-lege,” said Hempfield HighSchool coach Vince DeAu-gustine, who coached Nittany Lion redshirtfreshman Jake Kemerer in high school.“Cael’s just a class act. He was at our campthis summer and he took time to wrestle withevery kid there. We had 60 kids, all kinds ofdifferent abilities, and the guy who I considerthe greatest to ever lace up a pair of wrestlingshoes, somebody who could have an ego butdoes not, made time for every one of them.”

With a calm, down-to-earth approach,Sanderson sees every challenge as an oppor-tunity. While others might have expectationsfor the program, none expect as much as him.

“We want to stay ahead of the expectations,”Sanderson said. “There are challenges every-where you go but once you establish the dis-cipline levels and responsibilities other thingsfall into place.”

After a year at Penn State, Sanderson hasalso learned about the strong support of PennStaters. “So many people care and supportthe program,” he said. “That’s really not some-thing you see everywhere. We appreciatethat, and we want to give them a lot to cheerabout.”Call the customer relations center at 1-800-NITTANY or (814) 863-1000 for seasonticket information.

CaelSanderson

EricaWalsh

Date......................Opponent......................TimeNov. 12.....................at Bloomsburg .......................7 p.m.Nov. 14 ..........................LEHIGH.............................2 p.m.Nov. 21.......at Sprawl and Brawl Duals ..(Binghamton, N.Y.)Dec. 5..................NITTANY LION OPEN .............8:30 a.m.Dec. 12 ......................LOCK HAVEN ........................2 p.m.Dec. 19.......................OHIO STATE .........................2 p.m.Dec. 29-30 ............at Southern Scuffle...(Greensboro, N.C.)Jan. 7-8...................at Virginia Duals ..........(Hampton, Va.)Jan. 21 .............................PITT ...............................7 p.m.Jan. 23 .........................at Indiana ...........................1 p.m.Jan. 30 ............................IOWA ..............................2 p.m.Feb. 4 .....................at Michigan State .....................7 p.m.Feb. 6..........................at Michigan..........................2 p.m.Feb. 11..........................ILLINOIS............................7 p.m.Feb. 13.......................at Minnesota.........................3 p.m.Feb. 18 .......................WISCONSIN .........................7 p.m.March 5-6..........Big Ten Championships(West Lafayette, Ind.)March 17-19 .......NCAA Championships ........(Philadelphia)

SCHEDULE


WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Knowns, unknowns to define women’s volleyball teamNever mind those three consecutive nationalchampionships, Russ Rose has moved along.He’s focused on the 2010 season.

“Every year is different,” said Rose, the Hall ofFame coach who has made the Penn Statewomen’s volleyball program one of the best inthe nation thanks to its consistency. He annu-ally worries about knowns and unknowns, andsomehow continues to replace consensus All-Americans as the team consistently piles upvictories.

This season, the team must replace AlishaGlass and Megan Hodge.

“The biggest challenges we have revolvearound the graduation of two kids who arenow playing a lot for the national team,” Rose

said. “I think there are new players who will bein the mix and at the same time we’re going toneed leadership from those players who havebeen here the past few years.”

Regular season action begins Aug. 27-28 atNorth Carolina with matches against UNC,Villanova and Campbell University. The firsthome matches come Sept. 3-4.

Five matches will be televised on the Big TenNetwork:� Sept. 26 at Wisconsin (2 p.m. game airingat 7 p.m.);� Oct. 2 vs. Michigan (6 p.m.);� Oct. 20 at Ohio State (7 p.m.);� Nov. 13 vs. Illinois (TBA); and� Nov. 27 at Minnesota (TBA).

While he’ll address the unknowns—amongthem developing a consistent, go-to offensivepresence—during preseason practice, Rosebelieves defense ranks as one of the knownsentering the season.

Seniors Blair Brown, Alyssa D’Errico andArielle Wilson (see photo above) should pro-vide the leadership while competition at de-fensive spots should help as well. Rose thinksdefense will be an early season strength.

Defensive leaders should include seniorsCathy Quillico (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) andJessica Ullrich (Winfield, Ill.). Other contribu-tors could include sophomore Kristin Carpen-ter (Mechanicsville, Va.) and junior MeganShifflett (Falls Church , Va.).

4 Things You Need to KnowAbout being a three-time national champion ...

with (left to right) Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.) , Alyssa D’Errico (Byron, N.Y.) and Blair Brown (Purcellville, Va.)

1. Everyone is superstitiousEvery player has their own idiosyn-crasies. For these three it’s freshlypainted finger nails (Wilson), one of twoheadbands (D’Errico) and the same pairof kneepads (brown) for every match.“If Arielle did not paint her nails, we’dwonder what was up,” Brown says.

2. Traditions matterThey protect the team’s tra-ditions, including the pre-game routine, and teamleaders have much to teachthe nine freshmen—espe-cially the importance offreshmen skits beforematches.

3. Expectations exist“Coach Rose expects thebest of us on and off thecourt, for ourselves and forour families. Always,” D’Er-rico says. “He has a reasonfor what he does and itworks.”

4. A big boost helpsAfter three consecutivecrowns, the team has be-come more well known oncampus and beyond. “Wereally appreciate how mucheveryone supports us,” Wil-son says.


INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Conference recognizes 57 student-athletesThe Big Ten Conference has recognized a totalof 484 student-athletes who have been se-lected as recipients of the Big Ten Distin-guished Scholar Award. In its second year, theaward honors student-athletes who haveearned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7or higher during the previous academic year.

A total of 57 Penn State student-athletes wereselected for the Big Ten Distinguished ScholarAward, the second-highest total among all con-ference institutions. Twenty-one sports wererepresented by Nittany Lion honorees, led bywomen's swimming and diving (seven),women's soccer and field hockey (six), softballand women's track and field (five), men's gym-nastics (four) and women's cross country,men's swimming and diving and football (threeeach).

Ten of Penn State's Distinguished ScholarAward recipients earned a perfect 4.0 GPA dur-ing the 2009-10 academic year. They were:

� Jessica Babcock (women's crosscountry/track & field, elementary education,Irvine, Calif.);

� Tara Davies (women's soccer, elementaryeducation, Cape May, N.J.),

� Ashley Griffith (softball, kinesiology, MountLaurel, N.J.);

�William Donley (men's lacrosse,

journalism, Pittsburgh, Pa.);� Robert McClaren (men's fencing, criminal

justice, Holley, N.Y.);� Rachel NeMoyer (women's track & field,

science, Orchard Park, N.Y.);� Miguel Pineda (men's gymnastics, sci-

ence, Galloway, Ohio);� Rebecca Snyder (women's swimming, ed-

ucation, Harmony, Pa.);� Stefen Wisniewski (football, secondary ed-

ucation, Pittsburgh, Pa.); and� Logan Wyman (men's gymnastics, clas-

sics & ancient Mediterranean studies, Phoenix,Md.).

Griffith was the female recipient of the Big TenMedal of Honor and was also named to theCoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team. Wisniewski is a two-timeAcademic All-American, earning second teamhonors in 2008 and first team honors in 2009.Also among Penn State's honorees were:NCAA steeplechase champ Bridget Franek(cross country/track & field, kinesiology, Hiram,Ohio); three members of the NCAA championmen's and women's fencing teams; All-Ameri-can gymnast Noam Shaham (engineering sci-ence, Kfar Saba, Israel); gymnast BrandiPersonett (nursing, Katy, Texas); and RyanWolf (division of undergraduate studies, York,Pa.), of the men's volleyball team.

CAMP CONTACTParticipants in the first Penn State Football Ladies Xs and Os Camp practice blocking drills inside Beaver Stadium.Fifty women, from teenagers to grandmothers, participated in the camp, which included a behind-the-scenes look atthe football program and instruction from members of the football coaching staff. (Photo by Mark Selders)

NLC Staff NoteSandy Watsonwill depart theNLC staff be-cause she hasaccepted a staffassistant positionwith AssociateAthletic DirectorMark Sherburne.

The NLC wouldlike to thank her for all of her yearsof dedication in pleasantly servingour Nittany Lion Club membership inthe office, on the phone and via e-mail. We congratulate Sandy andwish her all the best.

Golfers’ steady effortconcludes strong yearThe men’s golf team completed play at NCAAnational tournament, finishing 29th with a +34(898). Redshirt-junior T.J. Howe (Osceola,Pa.) shot a 1-under in the third round, and fin-ished the week with a team-leading 221 (76-74-71).

Penn State’s season came to a close, high-lighted by its second appearance in the tour-nament in the past three years.

“These guys could have easily let down in thefinal round, but to their credit they went outand played our best round of the event,”coach Greg Nye said. “I was very pleased towatch Kevin (Foley) close his great PennState career on a high note.”

Foley (Somerville, N.J.) played his best roundof the tournament in the third round, cardingan even-par 72. The senior All-Big Ten selec-tion posted a 227 (79-76-72) for the tourna-ment at +11.

Freshman Ernie Marin (Miami, Fla.) alsoposted a 227 (77-72-78) to finish at +11 in hisfirst NCAA appearance.

After leading the team's efforts for two dayswith a 71 (-1) and a 76 (+4), junior TommyMcDonagh (East Norwalk, Conn.) slippedslightly during the third round, carding an 85(+13) and ending the tournament with a 232(+16). Senior Jim Markovitz (Bridgeville, Pa.)finished the third round with a 78, concludingNCAA play with a 234 (77-79-78).


Men’s, women’s cross country teams set for strong runs

Student-Athletes Share What Their Numbers Mean to Them

13Danielle Toney

A senior women’s soccer playerfrom Northville, Mich., Danielle,the team’s top returning scorer(13 goals), has a team goal inmind as her final season begins.

“If we win the conference championshipagain, that would be 13 in a row. That’spretty special.

“It’s exciting as a senior because youknow more about the program and its tra-dition than you did as a freshman. Wehave so much pride in our school, and Ithink this year is going to be anothergood, fun team. We have some peoplewith experience returning and some re-ally good freshmen. We know it’s notgoing to be easy, but we’re willing to fightand work hard to make it happen again.

“Every season is different, but the teamatmosphere is what makes things work.We support each other. When someonehas a rough day, we just pick them backup and help them through. We know it’sgoing to be a struggle, but we have agroup that’s willing to help each otherthrough and that’s why I’m excited aboutthe season.”

25Talor Battle

A senior basketball player fromAlbany, N.Y., Battle needs 25rebounds to become the firstPenn State player with 1,000points, 500 rebounds and 400assists.

“Rebounding is fun. It’s something I’ve al-ways enjoyed doing.

“Coach DeChellis wants everybody goingafter the ball and I’ve told our big guysthat if they get a body on people and aredoing their jobs, I’ll get whatever theymiss. Rebounding is really all about theteam because everybody has to do theirjob. When we do that, somebody is goingto end up getting the ball.

“If you pay attention to the angles, youcan do a pretty good job of knowingwhere the ball is going to come off therim, and I think every shot will be a miss.Size doesn’t really matter as much asyou think. Some of the best reboundershave been undersized big men who re-ally want the ball and work hard to get it.If you bring that mentality, you’re going toget the rebounds. It’s about effort andhard work.”

481Evan Royster

A senior running back fromFairfax, Va., Royster needs 481yards to pass Curt Warner andmove atop Penn State’s all-timerushing list.

“It would be awesome. It’s something I’llcarry with me my whole life, something Ican tell my kids, my grandkids aboutdown the road. Just to be named in thesame category as some of those guys,it’s a great honor.”

Along with Warner, Royster would sur-pass Larry Johnson, D.J. Dozier, CurtisEnis, Blair Thomas and Tony Hunt. Enter-ing the season, Royster’s 6.1-yard aver-age ranks fourth all-time behind Ki-JanaCarter (7.1), Johnson (6.4) and LennyMoore (6.2).

Royster has bulked up a bit entering thisseason, too.

“I felt good last year but at the same timethere have been times in games whenI’ve felt like with a little bit more weight Icould break that tackle or deliver a littlebit more of a blow and get a couple extrayards.”

BY THE NUMBERS

“Youthful experience” sounds impossible but it does exist and it shouldbe a strength for the men’s and women’s cross country teams this fall.

Both squads return most of their top runners from last season andmany of those runners are still underclassmen.

For the defending Big Ten Conference champion women—whoclaimed that crown on their home course at the Penn State GolfCourses—the youth movement includes sophomore Nicole Lord(Media, Pa.), who regularly scored for the team last season, neverplacing lower than third for the team in any event she ran.

Her similarly young teammates who scored points for the team lastyear include: junior Caitlin Lane (Greenwich, N.Y.); junior Kara Mill-house (Boiling Springs, Pa.); sophomore Natalie Bower (PleasantUnity, Pa.); and sophomore Brooklyne Ridder (Cincinnati, Ohio).

After winning the conference title last season, the women advanced tothe NCAA Regional, which was contested in Princess Anne, Md., andplaced fourth among 27 teams.

Several talented freshmen have joined the roster this year, too.

For the men’s team, all seven runners who scored for the team at theBig Ten Championships are back. Those student-athletes are: seniorSam Borchers (Yellow Springs, Ohio); senior Kyle Dawson (Downing-town, Pa.); senior Ryan Foster (Tazmania, Australia); senior LucasZarazeczny (Pittsburgh); junior Chris Cipro (Harmony, Pa.); juniorVince McNally (Smoketown, Pa.); and sophomore Danny Pawola(Naperville, Ill). That core eventually helped the team finish 16thamong 28 teams at NCAA Regionals, where McNally finished eighth.

The Big Ten Network will televise the cross country championships onOct. 31.

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Varsity ‘S’ Day highlights busy schedule of activitiesDates for Varsity ‘S’Day and

several other alumni eventshave been set for the fall.

In 2009-10, alumni eventssponsored by the Varsity ‘S’Club, an important part of theclub’s mission, brought morethan 1,100 alumni back to cam-pus. Organizers of alumnievents this year hope to bringeven more Penn Staters back tocampus.

Planned events run fromearly August until late October.

Those organizing the eventsfor each of the sports teams treatthem as season highlights—spe-cial opportunities for alumni tomeet current student-athletesand to reconnect with eachother.

Some who attend see eachother on a regular basis. Othersmight not have seen each otherfor years.

Plus, the cross-generationalaspect of all the events allowsformer student-athletes from the sportswho might not have ever met or playedtogether to learn about each other andswap stories about shared experiences—even if they happened years apart.

“These events are great for everyoneinvolved,” said Mike Milliron, a formerPenn State baseball player who serves asVarsity ‘S’ and sport-restricted giving co-ordinator. “They’re emotional and enjoy-able, a great way for people who alwayssee each other to spend more time to-gether, or a wonderful opportunity forthose who have not been back to campus

in a while to get reconnected becausethey can meet people who have hadmany of the same experiences andshare that passion for Penn State.”

Events begin a women’s golf re-unionAug. Aug. 27-29 and runthrough Oct. 23 as men’s soccer con-ducts a session for alumni and to cel-ebrate the program’s 100th year ofcompetition.

Individual sports offices are han-dling details for their events, but Mil-liron may be contacted by phone(814-867-2202) with questions.

Lettermen from many varsity sports teams (aboveand inset) annually return to campus for Varsity‘S’ Day, which was an enjoyable occasion outsideBeaver Stadium despite rain last season.

UPCOMING VARSITY ‘S’ EVENTS

Aug. 27-29, Women’s Golf Alumni Weekend

Sept. 3-4, Men’s Golf Alumni Event

Sept. 25, Varsity ‘S’ Day vs. Temple

Oct. 2, Fencing Alumni Event

Oct. 16, Diving Alumni Event

Oct. 16, Cross Country Alumni Event

Oct. 23, Men’s Soccer Alumni Event

Track and fieldalumnae shineat nationals

Three alumnae, two who graduated this springand one who made a comeback after a couple sea-sons away from the sport, led a strong Penn Statecontingent at the U.S. Track and Field Champi-onships.

Alumnus Connie Moore, an 11-time All-Ameri-can while at Penn State who graduated with a de-

gree in psychology in 2004, won the 200-meterdash. It was her first U.S. crown.

Also, 2010 graduates Fawn Dorr (400-meterhurdles) and Bridget Franek (steeplechase)recorded top-five finishes. They have signed con-tracts and compete professionally for Brooks andNike, respectively.

(Former football team memberScott Shirley, who earned a bache-lor’s degree, 2003, and master’sdegree, 2004, from Penn State,serves as chairman of the boardand executive director for UpliftingAthletes. He is responsible forfundraising, leadership and strate-gic planning. At Penn State, hewas wide receiver and a two-timeAcademic All-Big Ten selection. Heearned the Frank Patrick TotalCommitment Award and the Walk-on Award. Before joining UpliftingAthletes, he was a project engineerwith Clark Construction Group.)

Where did you grow up andwhere do you currently live?

I grew up in Enola, Pa., andcurrently live in Harrisburg.

What sports did you play atPenn State?

I played football, 1999-2003. Inthe spring of 2001 I worked outwith the baseball team.

What degree(s) did you earn from PennState?

Bachelor’s in civil engineering and mastersin mechanical engineering.

Family?Not married yet.

What is your current job?My childhood dream (other than playing

professional sports) was to be an engineer andwork for a large general contractor. I was for-tunate enough to graduate from Penn Statewith two degrees in engineering and work inthat field. About three years ago, “Lift ForLife” had evolved into “UpliftingAthletes”and it needed full time attention. I currentlyserve as the organization’s executive directorand I am very proud of how the effort hasgrown both at Penn State and beyond.

What is your fondest memory as a PennState student-athlete?

The 2002 night game against Nebraska is byfar the most electric gameday environment Iever experienced. I get chills just thinkingabout it. Carrying Joe off the field for his 324thvictory against Ohio State is a great memory,too.

What is your fondest memory as a PennState student?

During the summers of 2000 and 2001, I

was an intern for Barton Malow/Alexander onthe Beaver Stadium expansion project. It waspretty cool to play in the stadium that I helpedto build.

What is your favorite place on campus?Beaver Stadium. I also enjoyed sitting by

the pond next to the Hintz Alumni Center be-tween classes.

What sports do you enjoy watching themost?

When I was in school I tried to watch every-thing. One of the most enjoyable aspects ofbeing a student-athlete at Penn State was be-coming friends with the other student-athletesand supporting each other’s efforts.

Thoughts on your coaches while at PennState.

My coaches at Penn State were like family.One of the things that really sets Penn Stateapart is loyalty of the coaches to the school andthe student-athletes.

How do you think the University and In-tercollegiate Athletics have changed sinceyou left?

The facilities continue to grow. With the ad-dition of the baseball stadium, renovations tothe soccer field and more, the athletic subcam-pus continues to be one of the best in the coun-try!

What stands out themost about Penn State?

In the summer of 2003,teammates Damone Jones,Dave Costlow and I organ-ized an event called “LiftFor Life” to benefit kidneycancer research in responseto my father’s diagnosis with this rare disease.It obviously started because of what welearned through his challenges in finding an ef-fective treatment, but it would have not materi-alized without the involvement of myteammates, the faith of the administration in usas student-athletes or the outpouring of supportof our great fans. That combination of factorsis very unique to Penn State. Eight years later,the tradition still lives on through the effort ofthe current members of the Penn State footballteam. Lead by Brett Brackett, this year’s LiftFor Life event raised more than $98,000!

What does it mean to you to be a PennState Nittany Lion?

Being a Nittany Lion is an honor. I’m al-ways proud to tell someone that I went to PennState and I do my best to make Penn Stateproud in return.

What have you done to stay connected tothe University?

Every fall I make it back to one or two foot-ball games, a baseball game in the spring andmeet with that football student-athletes thatvolunteer for UpliftingAthletes in the summer.

Q&A: Scott Shirley engineers an uplifting career path

Scott Shirley has played inside Beaver Stadium, helped renovate the facility and created a last-ing impact as one of the co-founders of “Lift for Life” and leader of Uplifiting Athletes.

As you know, Penn State is a fully self-sustaining athletic department, meaning itdoes not utilize state funds, Universityfunds or tuition dollars to finance its 29varsity sports.

We rely heavily on private donationsthrough theNittany Lion Club. And, we are continu-ing the opportunity for former athletes todesignate their NLC donations directlyback to their team, helping make an im-mediate impact on the sports that havegiven them so much.

It doesn’t take a million dollars tomake a difference, either. If you are look-ing for other ways to financially supportyour team, contact the appropriate devel-opment person.

� RJ Gimbl (814) 865-5576 / [email protected] football, golf, tennis, swimming, and wrestling;

� Mark Muhlhauser (814) 867-1598 /[email protected] for women’s basketball, baseball,gymnastics, softball, volleyball and fencing; or

� John Nitardy (814) 863-7664 /[email protected] for men’s basketball, track andfield, field hockey, lacrosse and soccer.

In 2009, former student-athletes gavemore than $4.5 million to IntercollegiateAthletics.

APlan: One Gift,Any Size, Every Year

Peetz earns Distinguished Alumni Award, elected TrusteeFormer Penn State field hockey

and lacrosse standout Karen Brether-ick Peetz, who earned her degree inindividual and family studies in1977, has enjoyed some truly blue-and-white moments in the past fewmonths.

She was honored with a Distin-guished Alumni Award from the Uni-versity in January.

Then, in May, she was elected as amember of the Penn State Board ofTrustees. Her three-year term started July 1.

Peetz is senior executive vice president re-sponsible for financial markets and treasuryservices within BNY Mellon, a leading assetmanagement and securities company and thecorporate brand of The Bank of New YorkMellon Corp. Peetz was also the businessmanager responsible for corporate trust andled the integration of the JPMorgan assetswap in 2006. She managed the global pay-ments business as well.

Peetz joined The Bank of New York in

1998 to run the domestic corporatetrust business. Before joining TheBank of New York, she spent 16years with JPMorgan Chase and hadseveral sales and business manage-ment positions, including an assign-ment in London. She also was acommercial lending officer.

She is a member of BNY Mellon’sexecutive committee, the organiza-tion’s most senior management body.She also is the chairperson for the

company’s Women’s Initiatives Network andserves on its diversity council.

She has been named the second-most-pow-erful woman in banking by U.S. Banker mag-azine.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is thehighest honor that Penn State bestows uponan outstanding alumna or alumnus. The awardsalutes the achievements of outstandingalumni whose “personal lives, professionalachievements, and community service exem-plify the objectives of their alma mater.” The

award is an engraved bronze medallion,matching pen.

Peetz played both field hockey (1974-76)and lacrosse (1974-77) under legendary coachGillian Rattray at Penn State.

“The Distinguished Alumni Award week-end was the experience of a lifetime for meand my extended family of Penn Staters,”Peetz said. “Preparing for the speeches wasgreat fun because it allowed me to thinkthrough the impact that Penn State has had onmy life. Delivering the speeches to such will-ing Penn State audiences was even better. Itwas a humbling and moving experience.”

“We’re so proud of Karen and in awe ofher accomplishments,” said field hockeycoach Charlene Morett, who played withPeetz. “We're so fortunate to have someonelike Karen out there representing Penn State.

“I was always in awe of Karen as a playerand person because she really was a greatcompetitor on the field and just a wonderfulteammate," said Morett. "She was the ulti-mate student-athlete.”

TERRIFIC TWINS: Twins Donovan Michael Glass (left) and CarterAnthony Glassarrived April 1, 2010—six weeks early—to parents Aric Glass (’02 Football) and Rebecca Glass.They’re happy and healthy brothers, and they learned it’s never too early to become a NittanyLion. Aric also has a twin brother. He, Rebecca and the boys live in Lancaster, Pa.

Former Penn State student-athletes and Var-sity ‘S’Club members may choose from a vari-ety of ways to support “For the Future: TheCampaign for Penn State Students.”

Options range from easy, such as simply at-tending an alumni event, to more committed,such as giving to the Nittany Lion Club.And,by participation in the Nittany Lion Club, for-mer student-athletes may designate their supportto a specific team and still earn NLC benefits.

Gifts of any size make a difference in thesuccess of each and every varsity sports pro-gram.A committee of more than 30 former stu-

dent-athletes has been created to assist the Var-sity ‘S’Club and Penn State IntercollegiateAth-letics with reaching out and reconnecting withour more than 11,000 former student-athletes.

Volunteer representatives on the committeefrom each of the sports will be contactingalumni from those sports in the near future toseek more participation from all of ouralumni.

Opportunities abound for alumni assistance

KarenBretherick Peetz

Dean Fellow Nittany Lions,I don’t know what to say, I am really at a loss

for words. As the 2010 Nittany Lion Club givingyear came to an end (June 30) and I was taking alook at the reports that showed the involvement ofour former student-athletes in the Nittany LionClub—I was proud.

I was proud to see that more than 1,550 of ourformer student-athletes generously made a gift toPenn State Intercollegiate Athletics through theNittany Lion Club in support of current NittanyLion student-athletes! (That’s an increase of morethan 200 from the 2009 NLC giving year.)

Continuing to be a part of the Penn State Athletics family and sup-porting the student-athletes of today are key pillars of what the Varsity‘S’ Club is founded on.

Your generosity and support enables our current Nittany Lions to

chase their dreams (no different than the dreamsthat we had as student-athletes) of hoisting a na-tional championship trophy, becoming an All-American, and most importantly earning a PennState degree.

Achieving and maintaining Success with Honoris not easy. Everyone at Penn State works tirelesslyeach and every day to ensure this tradition holdstrue. Your generosity and support make certain ourstudent-athletes have the necessary resources tocarry out the tradition that you helped build andsince has become synonymous with Penn StateAthletics.

Again, thank you for all that you did as a Penn State student-athleteand for all that you continue to do insupporting our student-athletes oftoday.

We are…PENN STATE

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

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