2012-13 Westminster Golf Media Guide

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Greetings,

ThankyouforyourinterestinWestminsterCollegeandourTitanmen’sandwomen’spro-grams.Wehopethatyouwillfindthe2012-13TitanGolfGuidebeneficialasyoulearnaboutourteamandtheyoungmenandwomenwhoareenjoyingtheirexperienceatWestminster.

MuchlikethewayqualifiedWestminsterstudentsarechallengedtoearnaneducationonourbeautifulcampus,membersoftheTitangolfteamsbenefitbyplayingonsomeofthearea’smostbeautifulandchallenginggolfcourses.AtWestminster,wetakeprideincallingtheNewCastleCountryClubourhomecourse.ThecoursewasdesignedbyrenownedarchitectA.W.Tillinghast,whodesignedseveralcoursesthathostedPGAChampionshipsandU.S.Opens.

Westminstergolfersalsotravelduringspringbreak.In2012,ourmen’sandwomen’steamsspentaweekinNorthMyrtleBeach,S.C.,wherewecompetedagainstotherschoolsattheBarefootResort&GolfCourse.

Ascoachesweareeagertochallengemorequalifiedindividualstocontributetoourteamsandstriveforexcellencebothonthegolfcourseandintheclassroom.

Gene Nicholson WestminsterMen’sGolfCoach

AND

Jeff RoudWestminsterWomen’sGolfCoach

School and AthleticsNameofSchool:.......................WestminsterCollegeCity/Zip:..........................NewWilmington,PA16172Founded:........................................................... 1852Enrollment:....................................................... 1,470ReligiousAffliation:.........PresbyterianChurch(USA)Nickname:.........................................................TitansSchoolColors:...................................BlueandWhiteAffiliation:........................................NCAADivisionIIIConference:...................... Presidents’Athletic(PAC)President:..............................Dr.RichardH.DormanAthleticsDirector:...................................... JimDaflerAssistantAthleticsDirector:........TammySwearingenAthleticsDepartmentPhone:...............724-946-7307Sports InformationSportsInformationDirector:.............NathanLaRicciaSIDOfficePhone:................................724-946-6357SIDEmail:......................... [email protected]:...............................................724-946-7187Website:.................... www.westminster.edu/athleticsSIDMailingAddress:........ Box28,319S.MarketSt.

GolfHomeCourse:...................NewCastleCountryClub Location:..................................... NewCastle,Pa. Designer:......................................A.W.Tillinghast Par/Yardage:....................................... 72/6,900Men’sHeadCoach:..........................GeneNicholson AlmaMater:..........................SlipperyRock,1964 YearasWestminsterGolfCoach:.................. 13th Phone:............................................724-946-7308 Email:......................... [email protected]’sHeadCoach:...............................JeffRoud AlmaMater:............................MountUnion,1966 YearasWestminsterGolfCoach:.................... 1st Phone:............................................724-946-6164 Email:[email protected]

Support StaffAthleticTrainer:.................................. ShaunToomeyAssistantAthleticTrainer:.......................MistyMotterTrainingRoomPhone:.........................724-946-7314EquipmentManager:.............................. SamDiVittoEquipmentPhone:...............................724-946-6210

Westminster College Athletics Quick Facts

Table of Contents 2-3.......SeasonOutlook3...........Coaches’Bios4-5.......MeettheTeams6...........NewCastleCC7...........ThePAC8-9.......TitanTradition10-11....AthleticsFacilities12.........CollegeProfile

This publication is produced by the Westminster College

Office of Communication Services.

Editor:

NathanLaRiccia

On the Cover:AndrewEdwards(left)BeccaSchuster(right)

Photography:DaveMillerJustinZackal

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Westminster College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or handicap or disability as those terms are defined under applicable law, in the administra-tion of any of its educational pro-grams, activities, or with respect to admissions and employment. In its employment practices, the College may consider the indi-vidual’s support of the philosophy and purposes of Westminster as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog. Otherwise, Westminster does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of religion or creed. Inqui-ries may be directed to the Equal Opportunity Officer, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA 16172-0001, (724) 946-7247.

2012-13 Titan Golf


Season OutlookMEN’S TEAM

TheWestmin-stermen’sgolfteamposteda31-67recordin13eventslastyearincludinganeventwinandonesec-ond-placefinish.TheTitansplacedfourthoutofseventeamsatthePACchampionshipswithatwo-roundtotalof625playedduringthefallse-mester.

Fivelettermanreturnfromlast

yearfor13th-yearheadcoachGene Nicholson,includingse-

niorAndrew Ed-wards (Aliquippa, PA / Hopewell),athree-yearletter-man.

WOMEN’S TEAMWestminster

garnereditsthirdPACwomen’sgolfcrownanditsfirstsince2005,astheTitansfireda36-holefalltotalof381-377-758in2012.HeadcoachDebi Roud,three-timePACcoachoftheyear,steppeddownashead

coachafter11years.Jeff Roud,Debi’shusband,willbethenewheadcoachstartingthisFall.Jeffhasbeenavolunteerassistantthelastseveralyears.

Westminsterbringsbacksixlettermen,includingseniorRe-becca Shuster (Oil City, PA / Oil City)whoisathree-timelet-terwinner.

David Paladino

Sept.10 ..................................atGroveCitySept.17-18.................................. atAlleghenySept.20 .................. atPennStateBehrendSept.24-25.........atPACFAllChampionships!Oct.1 ...WESTMINSTERINVITATIONALMarch3-10...................atSpringBreakTrip%March26 ...WESTMINSTERINVITATIONALMarch29 ...........................................atThielApril14-15...........atEdwardJonesShootout^April18 ............... atSt.VincentInvitationalApril20 .. atLinks@GreenvilleInvitationalApril22-23... atSpringPACChampionships#April29 ................atGroveCityInvitational

!=atOakTreeCC,WestMiddlesex,Pa.#=atCedarbrook,BelleVernon,PA%=LoveCourseatBarefootResort&GolfinNorthMyrtleBeach,SC^=atSpringChurch,Apollo,Pa.

2012-13 Men’s Schedule

Sept.8-9.................................... atMercyhurstSept.17........................atSt.VincentCollegeSept.24-25.................... PACChampionships!Oct.6.............................atGroveCityCollegeMarch23.......................atGroveCityCollegeTBA.........................................atMountUnionApril6.................................... atThielCollegeApril8..........WESTMINSTERINVITATIONALApril15................. atWashington&JeffersonApril22-23............... atPACChampionships#

!=atOakTreeCC,WestMiddlesex,Pa.#=atCedarbrook,BelleVernon,PA

2012-13 Women’s Schedule

Morgan Pierce

Coaches


Season Outlook CoachesVeterancoachGeneNicholsonbeginshis13thseasonatthehelmofthe

WestminsterCollegemen’sgolfprogramforthe2012-13season.UnderNicholson,Westminsterhasplacedatleastinthetopthreein

thePresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)forsixoutofthelast10seasons.Athree-timePACCoachoftheYear,NicholsonguidedtheTitanstothreestraightleaguetitlesfrom2003-05,asecond-placefinishin2006andthird-placefinishesin2008and2009.

The2004-05seasonwasperhapsNicholson’sbestyearastheTitangolfcoachasWestminstercapturedfiveinvitationaltitles,includingitsthirdstraightPACchampionship.Westminsterthenearneditsfirst-everberthintheNCAADivisionIIIMen’sGolfChampionships,finishinginatiefor16thplaceina23-

teamnationalfield.NicholsonisbestknownastheformerheadfootballcoachatWestminsterfrom1991-98.

Duringthattime,heledtheTitanfootballprogramtoarecordof64-25-2(.714)ineightseasons,includingpostinganundefeatedregularseasonin1992andcapturingtheschool’srecord-sixthNAIADivisionIInationalchampionshipin1994.Priortobecomingheadcoachin1991,Nicholsonspenttheprevious22seasons(1969-90)astheTitans’defensivecoordinator.Collectively,Nichol-soncoachedinninenationalchampionshipgames.

Forhiscoachingaccomplishments,NicholsonwasvotedNAIADivisionIINationalCoachoftheYearbyAmericanFootballQuarterlyandRawling’sin1994.HeisalsoaninducteeintheTitanSportsHallofFame.

Inadditiontofootball,Nicholsonalsoservedas–atonetimeoranother–theheadcoachforswimming,tennis,wrestling,andtrackandfieldcoachduringhis42yearsatWestminster.

Nicholsonisa1964graduateofSlipperyRockUniversity,wherehewasastandoutlinemanandalsoamemberofthetrackteam.In2007,heretiredafter38yearsofserviceasafull-timefacultymemberatWestminsterCollegeasaprofessorofphysicaleducation.

Heandhiswife,Barbara,resideinNewWilmington.

Gene NicholsonMen’s [email protected]

JeffRoudbeginshisfirstyearastheheadwomen’sgolfcoachin2012.RoudpreviouslyservedasavolunteerassistantthelasteightyearswithhiswifeDebiRoud,whowasthepioneercoachoftheprogramandathree-timePresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)Women’sGolfCoachoftheYear.

RoudhelpedguideWestminstertoitsthirdPACwomen’sgolfcrownin2012andfirstsince2005.

RoudhaswonlocalandregionalESPNnationalgolfchallengesandin2010hequalifiedandcompetedinanationalchampionshipinLasVegas.HehasvolunteeredatFirstTeeinCanton,OHandhasworkedattheSchorstenMemorialGolfTournament.

A1966graduateofMountUnion,Roudwasathree-timeall-OAChonoreeintrack&fieldandaconferenceandall-Ohiochampioninthe120-metershurdles.Healsoplacedsecondinregionalsandfifthinnationalsandholdstheschool-recordtimeof14.2.

Roudearnedabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationwithminorsinEnglishandgeol-ogyfromMountUnion.

Jeff RoudWomen’s [email protected]


2012-13 Westminster Men’s Golf RosterName Yr. Hometown / High SchoolRyanAvril Jr. Jamestown,PA/JamestownDomCiraula So. Wexford,PA/Pine-RichlandTrevorCrogan Jr. Canfield,OH/CanfieldAndrewEdwards Sr. Aliquippa,PA/HopewellChrisMolnar Jr. Easton,PA/EastonRossMontanti So. Gibsonia,PA/Pine-RichlandBrandonOaks So. Hubbard,OH/UrsulineDavidPaladino Jr. JeffersonHills,PA/ThomasJeffersonMarcWilliams So. SevenFields,PA/QuigleyCatholic

2012-13 Westminster Women’s Golf RosterName Yr. Hometown / High SchoolCarlyBoughner Fr. Cooperstown,PA/RockyGroveKaileeDecker Fr. GroveCity,PA/GroveCityCaraMiaGatti So. Hubbard,OH/UrsulineJennaHuston Jr. BeaverFalls,PA/BlackhawkJordanMcGee So. Punxsutawney,PA/PunxsutawneyMorganPierce So. Fredonia,PA/ReynoldsRebeccaSchuster Sr. OilCity,PA/OilCityRachelSherman Jr. NorthEast,PA/NorthEast

Meet the TeamMen’s GolfLettermenReturning/Lost:.......... 5/22011-12Record:.....................31-672011-12PACFinish:................ 4th/7

2011-12 ResultsHostSchool/Tournament........Finish

Fall EventsGroveCity............................... 5th/7Allegheny........................... 16th/18PennStateBehrend................ 5th/9PACChampionships+.............. 4th/7CarnegieMellon..................... 4th/5Westminster.............................3rd/9Spring EventsSpringTrip#............................ 2nd/4Westminster.......................... 4th/10EdwardJonesShootout%....... 6th/7SaintVincent........................ 8th/11Thiel...................................... 5th/11PACChampionships+........canceledGroveCity................................ 5th/7

Women’s GolfLettermenReturning/Lost:.......... 5/22011-12Record:.....................12-312011-12PACFinish:................ 1st/5

2011-12 ResultsHostSchool/Tournament........Finish

Fall EventsMercyhurst.............................. 8th/9SaintVincent......................... 5th/6PACChampionships+............. 1st/5Spring EventsGroveCity............................... 5th/6Westminster............................ 4th/8Mercyhurst............................... 5th/5Washington&Jefferson........... 4th/4PACChampionships+........canceled

#atBarefootGolfResort, NorthMyrtleBeach,S.C.+atOakTreeCountryClub, WestMiddlesex,Pa.%atTheLinksatSpringChurch, Apollo,Pa.

Trevor CroganJuniorCanfield,OhioCanfieldH.S.InternationalBusiness

AndrewEdwardsSeniorAliquippa,Pa.HopewellH.S.BusinessAdministration

JennaHustonJuniorBeaverFalls,Pa.BlackhawkH.S.ComputerScience

• 2-yearletter-winner,2ndteamall-PAC(2012)• PACAcademicHonorRoll(‘11,’12),3.6+gpa

Ryan AvrilJuniorJamestown,Pa.JamestownH.S.Physics

• 2-yearletterman

Jenna Huston

Dom CiraulaSophomoreWexford,Pa.Pine-RichlandH.S.Broadcast&DigitalCommunications

• 2ndyearonteam

Cara Mia GattiSophomoreHubbard,OhioUrsulineCommunicationStudies

• 2ndyearonteam

• 3rdyearontheteam • 3-yearletterman• 2ndteamall-PAC(2011)

Meet the Team


Meet the Team

Andrew Edwards

Meet the TeamChrisMolnarJuniorEaston,Pa.EastonH.S.Chemistry

• 1-yearletter-winner

Record Book ... Westminster’sgolfrecordbook,whichincludesyearlyaverageleadersandtopPACfinishers,isavailableonlineatwestminster.edu/athleticsbyclickingonthelinkfor“RecordBook”ontheleftcolumnofeachteam’shomepage.

Becca SchusterSeniorOilCity,Pa.OilCityH.S.MusicEducation

• 3-yearletter-winner,2ndteamall-PAC(‘10,‘11,‘12)• PACAcademicHonorRoll(2011),3.6+gpa

RachelShermanJuniorNorthEast,Pa.NorthEastH.S.PoliticialScience

• 2-yearletter-winner• PACAcademicHonorRoll(‘11,‘12),3.6+gpa

DavidPaladinoJuniorJeffersonHills,Pa.ThomasJeffersonH.S.Mathematics

• 2-yearletterman

Jordan McGeeSophomorePunxsutawney,Pa.PunxsutawneyElementaryeducation/Specialeducation

• 1-yearletter-winner• PACAcademicHonorRoll(’12),3.6+gpa

Ross Montanti SophomoreGibsonia,Pa.Pine-RichlandBusinessAdministration

• 1-yearletter-winner

Morgan PierceSophomoreFredonia,Pa.ReynoldsMathematics

• 1-yearletter-winner• 2ndteamall-PAC(2012)

Brandon OaksSophomoreHubbard,OhioUrsulinePhysics

• 2ndyearonteam

Marc Williams SophomoreSevenFields,Pa.QuigleyCatholicBiochemistry

• 2ndyearonteam

Rachel Sherman


New Castle Country ClubLocatedinNew

Castle,Pa.,lessthanfivemilesfromtheWestmin-

stercampus,NewCastleCountryClubhasbeenthehomecoursefortheTitanmen’sgolfteamsincethe1940s.

Thecoursewasde-signedbyA.W.Tillinghast,whoseworkincludescoursessuchasWingedFoot,Bethpage,andseveralothercoursesthathavehostedU.S.Opens,PGAChampionships,andRyderCups.

InJuly2007,SportsIllustratedandGolf.comcolumnistJohnGarrityincludedtheNewCastleCountryClubonhisTop50CoursesintheWorld.

Eachyear,West-minsterhoststwomen’sevents,oneinthefallandoneinthespring,andonewomen’seventinthespring,theMaryLouiseClelandEcklesInvitation-al,namedforthewomanwhobrokethegolfgenderbarrieratWestminsterbyplayingforthemen’steaminthelate1940s.

Thecoursewasalsothesiteofthe1995and1998NAIANortheastRegionalTournaments.Thecourseisapar-72,6,900-yardlayout.

Mary Louise Cleland Eckles

The PAC


New Castle Country ClubFoundedin1955,

thePresidents’AthleticConfer-encecontinues

itsmissionofpromotingintercollegiateathlet-icsandthepursuitofacademicexcellence.Consistingof10selectprivateinstitutionsinPennsylvania,WestVir-ginia,andKentucky,thePACremainsauniqueorganizationinthisdayofhighpressureintercol-legiateathletics.Withacademicsatthecenterofeachmember’sphi-losophy,thePACisbuiltontheprinciplethatanathleticprogramisapartofcollegelife,butnotanentityinitself.ThePACannuallycrownschampi-onsin19sports(10men,ninewomen).

Titans in the PACSince 2002-03

On the Web...Visit pacathletics.org

The PAC

2011-12 PAC Golf StandingsWomen’s Championship Standings 36 holes

Score1.Westminster 381-377-7582.Washington&Jefferson 383-377-7603.GroveCity 393-390-7834.SaintVincent 395-431-8265.ThomasMore 672-604-1276Thiel+Waynesburg++=Individualsonly

Men’s Championship Standings 36 holes

Score1.Washington&Jefferson 295-305-6002.SaintVincent 294-311-6053.Thiel 299-319-6184.Westminster 310-315-6255.GroveCity 305-322-6276.ThomasMore 320-341-6617.Bethany 325-346-671Waynesburg++=Individualsonly

*PAC All-Sports Trophy Standings determined by points system awarded to schools’ order of finish in each sports standings.

2011-12 All-PAC Sports Trophy StandingsMen’s Standings*1.Wash.&Jeff.-60.52.SaintVincent-583.GroveCity-52.54. Westminster - 525.Thiel-45.56.ThomasMore-457.Waynesburg-38.58.Bethany-37.59.Geneva-25.5

Women’s Standings*1. Westminster - 722.GroveCity-61.53.SaintVincent-534.ThomasMore-50.55.Wash.&Jeff.-50.56.Bethany-467.Waynesburg-458.Geneva-439.Thiel-31.510.Chatham-14

2011-12 Men’s ChampionsBaseball - WestminsterBasketball-BethanyCrossCountry-SaintVincentFootball-ThomasMoreGolf-Wash.&Jeff.Soccer-ThomasMoreSwimming/Diving-GroveCityTennis-GroveCityTrack & Field - WestminsterWrestling-Thiel

2011-12 Women’s ChampionsBasketball-ThomasMoreCrossCountry-GroveCityGolf - WestminsterSoccer-ThomasMoreSoftball-GenevaSwimming/Diving-GroveCityTennis-GroveCityTrack & Field - Westminster Volleyball-Geneva

•35TeamChampionships

•9All-SportsTrophies

•6TeamSportsmanshipAwards(since2008-09)

•20PlayeroftheYear/MostValuablePerformerAwards

•37CoachofYearAwards

•787PACAcademicHonorRollSelections(36.9persemesterwith3.6+GPAs)


National Champion Swimmers

•MyronLuthringer,1981•KristinZukowski,1991•DrewDugan,1994•DaveGesacion,2000



Academic All-Americans• 9football• 3track&field• 2men’sbasketball• 2women’ssoccer• 2softball• 2swimming&diving• 2men’stennis• 1baseball• 1women’sbasketball• 1men’ssoccer

25By the Numbers

All-Americans• 47swimming&diving• 42football• 15men’sbasketball• 3baseball• 4track&field• 1volleyball

112

Titans in the College Football Hall of Fame•HaroldBurry,Coach• JoeFusco,Coach•HaroldDavis,QB• LarryPugh,G/LB

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Titan Tradition Titan TraditionWestminsterCollegehas

aproudathleticsheri-tagethatissteepedwith

atraditionofwinning.AlthoughtheCollegewasfoundedin1852,varsityathleticsatWestminsterdidnotbecomeprevalentuntil1884.Beginningin1926,thesportsteamsatWestminsterbecameknownasthe“Titans,”afterasportswriterforthestudentnews-paper,The Holcad,nicknamedtheresurgentbasketballteamthe“ToweringTitans”becauseofyounger,tallermenthatmadeupthestartinglineup.TheathleticsprogramatWestminsterbecamebestknownforthesuccessofitsfootballandmen’sbasketballteams.TheTitanfootballteamwonsixNAIANationalChampionshipsfrom1970-94and71%(398-157-10)ofitsgamessince1952.Themen’sbasketballteam,honoredbytheAssociated Pressasthenation’stopsmallcollegeteamin1962,wastheall-timewinningestNAIAteambeforeWestmin-sterjoinedtheNCAAin1998.

The Original “Towering Titans” of 1926-27

Lefttoright:Kristin Zukowski,the1991NAIAchampioninthe100-yardbutterfly;Phil Rice,Westminster’sfirst-everAll-Americanin1932;Harold Davis,aCollegeFootballHallofFamein-

ducteein2004whowasthefootballteam’sonlythree-time,first-teamAll-Americanfrom1954-56.




32By the Numbers

(since 2002-03)

424

PAC Team Championships

•5women’ssoccer•4men’sswimming•4women’sswimming•4women’strack&field•3men’sgolf•3men’ssoccer•3volleyball•2baseball•2men’strack&field•2women’sgolf•1men’sbasketball•1women’sbasketball•1softball

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PAC All-Sports Trophies• 7forwomen’ssports• 2formen’ssports

9

Appearances by teams in NCAA Championships•6women’sswimming•5women’ssoccer•5men’sswimming•3men’ssoccer•2women’sbasketball•3men’strack&field•3women’strack&field•2volleyball•1baseball•1men’sbasketball•1men’sgolf•1men’ssoccer

Titan Tradition Titan Tradition

2008 Men’s Soccer

2005 Women’s Soccer

Nine-time All-American Swimmer Caitlin Lehberger ’12

Inthe2011-12academicyeartherewere424varsityathletesatWestminster,including45multi-sportathletes.Thereare

currently20varsitysportsteamsatWestminsterthatcompeteinPresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)andNCAADivisionIII.Inthelasteightyears,11Westmin-sterteamshaveeitherqualifiedfortheNCAATournamentorsentathletestotheNCAAChampion-shipmeet.WestminsterjoinedtheNCAADivisionIIIandthePACin2000-01andbecameeligibleforchampionshipsandawardsin2002-03.

Two-time All-American ThrowerRyan Bell ’12

32By the Numbers(since 2002-03)

2008 Volleyball

2008 Men’s Soccer


In this wide-angle view of Westminster’s athletics facilities, you can see, from left to right, the field house, natatorium, football stadium and track, and the baseball field in the foreground. The softball field and starting line for the cross country course is located slightly to the left of this view and the tennis courts and soccer fields are located just to the right of this view.

Memorial Field House•EightLockerRooms•HospitalityRoom•“Smart”Classrooms•LargeLobbyArea•FitnessCenter•TrainingRoom

Buzz Ridl Gymnasium•TwoFull-SizedCourts•AuxilliaryGym•Seatingfor2,300

Natatorium•45’x75’SwimmingArea•Six7-footLanes• BalconySeatingfor300

Old 77•HistoricHomeofTitan

BasketballUntil1951•Renovatedin2003•PracticeGymnasium•IndoorRunningTrack•FitnessCenter•DanceStudio

Harold Burry Stadium•Renovatedin2008,’01•All-WeatherTrack•FieldTurf,Lighting•Seatingfor3,000•Two-LevelPressBox•Plaza,ConcessionArea

Amenities

Athletics Facilities

Westminsterstudent-athletesenjoyaccesstooutstand-ingathleticsfacilitieson

campus.Withtheexceptionofthegolfteams,alloftheTitanscompeteandpracticeoncampusinonecentralizedlocation.EachteamhasaccesstoitsownlockerroomintheMemorialFieldHouse,whichisalsoashortwalkingdistancetoallvenues.

Athletics Facilties


Athletics Facilities Athletics FaciltiesFitness Center Amenities•Twofitnesscentersoncampus:oneinMemorialField

HouseandtheMargeWalkerCenterinOld77

•Twospaciousroomsinfieldhousefitnesscenterforfreeweights(topleft)andmachines(middleright)

•SixLegendFitnessMulti-PurposeStationsallowinglargerteamstorotatequicklythroughworkouts

•$30,000equipmentupgradecompletedfor2010

•MargeWalkerCenter(middleleft)includesStairmasters,treadmills,rowers,bikes,ellipticalmachines,andArcTrainers

•Accommodatinghours:openmostdaysaslateas9:30p.m.andasearlyas6:30a.m.

Training Room AmenitiesWestminstervarsityathleteshaveaccesstocareandfacilitiesthatrivalthoseofmuchlargerinstitutions.

•Fourfull-timeATC-certifiedathletictrainersonstaff,includingHeadAthleticTrainerShaun Toomey,whojoinedWestminsterin1987afterworkingfortheBuffaloBillsandCentralMichiganUniversity

•Collegealsohastwoteamphysicians,anorthopae-dicandorthopaedicsurgicalconsultant

•Varsityathleteshaveaccesstotrainingroomandsupervisedcaredailyfrom9a.m.untilallpracticesandcompetitionarecompleted

•Therapeuticlaser,electricalmusclestimulationandultrasoundmodalities

•Twowhirlpool/coldimmersiontanks• Impactconcussionassessmentcomputersoftware•Formoreinformationclickonthe“SportsMedicine”

linkonlineatwestminster.edu/athletics.


• Westminster is small by choice. Undergraduate enrollment:1,470(41%men,59%women)

• The demand for a Westminster education has never been higher. Applications:Westminsterreceivednearly4,000applicationsforadmissionfortheclassof2015.Theprospectivestudentshad3.5highschoolgradepointaverageandanearly1100SAT(about100pointsabovethenationalaverage).

• Westminster students receive personal attention they deserve. 12:1 Student to Faculty ratio:104full-timefacultyfocusoneducatingstudents(90%offacultyhavedoctorateorequivalent).That’soneofthereasonsWestminsterisanationalleaderingraduationrateperformance.

• Great teaching combined with great learning leads to endless opportunities. Majors:Westminsterstudentscanchoosefrom42majorsand10pre-professionalprograms.Doublemajors,minorsandindividualinterdisciplinaryprogramsarealsopossible.

• Westminster graduates are in demand. Placement Rate:TheWestminsterCareerCenterworkswithstudentsduringtheirfouryearsoncampusandhelpsWestminstergraduatesembarkonsatisfyingcareers.Theliberalartspreparestudentsforlife…anotherreasonwhy96%ofWestminstergraduatesareemployedorattendinggraduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation.

• Westminster for life. Alumni:Over18,000WestminsteralumniprovideaTitannetworkofsupportthroughouttheworld.WelcometotheWestminsterfamily.

About Westminster College …Foundedin1852andrelatedtothePresbyterian

Church(U.S.A.),WestminsterCollegeranksfirstinthenationas“BestCollegeforWomeninScience,Technology,EngineeringandMath,”accordingtoForbes.com.Westminsterisatoptierliberalartscollege,anationalleaderingraduationrateperformance,anda“GreatSchool,GreatPrice,”accordingtoU.S. News Best Collegesguide.Westminsterranked38thamongliberalartscolleges,accordingtotheWashington Monthly College Guide,andisoneofthemostaffordablenationalliberalartscollegesinPennsylvania.Westminsterisalsohonoredasoneof“TheBest373Colleges”and“BestintheNortheast”byThe Princeton Review,andisnamedtothePresident’sHonorRollforexcellenceinservicelearning.Nearly1,600undergraduateandgraduatestudents

benefitfromindividualizedattentionfromdedicatedfacultywhilechoosingfrom42majorsandnearly100organizationsontheNewWilmington,Pa.,campus.

Westminster College


Westminster College ContacttheAdmissionsOfficetolearnmoreaboutoneof the nation’s best liberal arts colleges.• website:www.westminster.edu

• e-mail:[email protected]

• phone:1-800-942-8033

• Location:NewWilmington,Pennsylvania,60milesnorthofPittsburgh,90milessouthofErie,90milessoutheastofCleveland

• Undergraduate Enrollment:1,470(41%men,59%women)

• Financial Aid: 98%ofstudentsreceivefinancialaid.Aidawardedincludesscholarships,grants,low-interestloans,andstudentemployment

• Cost: Totalcostfortuitionandfees-$30,310;roomandboard-$9,200

• Student-Faculty Ratio:12:1;90%offacultyhavetheirdoctorateorterminaldegreeintheirfield

• Class Size: 18-20

• Placement Rate:96%ofWestminster’salumniareemployedorattendinggraduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation

• Accounting• Biochemistry• Biology• Broadcast&DigitalCommunications

(SportsBroadcasting)• BusinessAdministration(Finance,

HumanResourcesManagement,InternationalBusiness,Marketing)

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2012-13 Westminster Golf Media Guide