2015-16 Temple WOMEN’S ROWING...2016/03/25 · 2015-16 Temple WOMEN’S ROWING #WETHET 3 QUICK FACTS teMPLe University Location.....Philadelphia, Pa. Founded.....1884 Enrollment.....39,000

2015-16 Temple WOMEN’S ROWING

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teMPLe UniversityLocation...........................Philadelphia, Pa.Founded.............................................1884Enrollment ......................................39,000President .........................Neil D. TheobaldDirector of Athletics .................Kevin ClarkNickname ...........................................OwlsColors.............................Cherry and WhiteHome River .................................SchuylkillConference ....................American Athletic

cOAcHinG stAFFHead Coach .....Rebecca Smith Grzybowski

Phone............................860-605-6110E-Mail...........grzybowski@temple.edu

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator......................................Alyssa O'DonnellPhone............................215-204-1918E-Mail....alyssa.odonnell@temple.edu

Assistant Coach...................Claire KuehnelVolunteer Assistant.....Taylor WasserlebenVolunteer Assistant............Theresa GiuntaAthletic Trainer ......................Michael RuizStrength & Conditioning.......Sam WhitneyAcademic Advisor .....................Irie Dennis

AtHLetics cOMMUnicAtiOnsRowing Contact ...................Lauren FerrettOffice Phone........................215-204-1608E-mail [email protected] ....................www.OwlSports.com

tAbLe OF cOntentsSchedule/Fall Recap.................................2Roster.......................................................3Head Coach .............................................4Assistant Coaches / Support Staff.........5-7Senior Class.........................................8-10Junior Class ............................................11Sophomore Class ..............................11-12Freshman Class .................................12-13Temple Rowing History .....................14-16The Schuylkill River ................................17Temple University ..................................18Temple Athletics ...............................19-22

FALL RACINGdate event .................................................................................LocationSat., Oct. 10 Navy Day Regatta .........................................................Schuylkill RiverSun., Oct. 17 Head of the Charles Regatta..........................................Boston, Mass.Sat., Oct. 24 Head of the Schuylkill Regatta .....................................Schuylkill River

Fall Recap: Temple competed in three events in the fall, as a tune-up to the spring rac-ing season. The Owls opened the year at the Navy Day Regatta, recording victories inthe collegiate four, and the freshman eight and four. The showing was a marked im-provement over last season’s highest finish of sixth. At the Head of the Charles, Tem-ple entered a pair of fours, with both boats placing in the top-15 of the 63-teamfield. Temple then wrapped up a successful fall racing season with four medals at theHead of the Schuylkill Regatta. The Owls grabbed two medals in the championshippairs event and also earned medals in both the novice four and novice eight races.

SPRING RACINGdate event .................................................................................LocationSat., Mar. 19 Lehigh, Delaware, Boston College................................Schuylkill RiverSat., Mar. 26 Murphy Cup Regatta .................................Cooper River - Camden, NJSat., Apr. 2 Bucknell, Williams, Duquesne .....................................Schuylkill RiverSun., Apr. 10 Knecht Cup........................................Mercer Lake - West Windsor, NJSat., Apr. 16 Kerr Cup Regatta ..........................................................Schuylkill RiverSat., Apr. 23 Kelly Cup (City Championship) .....................................Schuylkill RiverFri., May. 13 Dad Vail Regatta ...........................................................Schuylkill RiverSat., May. 14 Dad Vail Regatta ...........................................................Schuylkill RiverSat., May. 14 The American Championships...............Lake Natoma - Gold River, CAFri., May. 27 NCAA Championships............................Lake Natoma - Gold River, CASat., May. 28 NCAA Championships............................Lake Natoma - Gold River, CASun., May. 29 NCAA Championships............................Lake Natoma - Gold River, CA

credits The 2015 Temple Women’s Rowing Media Guide was written and edited, and de-signed by Lauren Ferrett with cover and additional design by Kelli Sheesley. Photos byJoseph V. Labolito/Temple University. Published by the Temple University Departmentof Intercollegiate Athletics.

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2015-16 ROSTERname yr. Ht. Hometown High school/PreviousCasey Alameno So. 5-6 Norristown, Pa. Archbishop Carroll High SchoolEmma Alford Fr. 6-0 Grosse Ile, Mich. Grosse IleJanie Augustyn Sr. 5-10 West Chester, Pa. B. Reed Henderson High SchoolJenna Bahel Jr. 5-9 Kennett Square, Pa. Kennett High SchoolVictoria Brooks Fr. 5-5 Lansdowne, Pa. Bonner Prendergast CatholicCaroline Buckley Fr. 5-6 Philadelphia, Pa. Saint Basil AcademyReese Cogswell Fr. 5-7 Montpelier, Ohio North CentralTess Cremers Fr. 5-11 Pottstown, Pa. Owen J. RobertsSierra Derti Jr. 5-9 Schnecksville, Pa. Parkland High SchoolAmber Dutcher So. 5-8 Lititz, Pa. Warwick Senior High SchoolHannah Erfle Fr. 5-6 West Chester, Pa. West Chester EastDominique Evans Fr. 5-8 Washington, D.C. Duke Ellington School of the ArtsCharlotte Forman So. 6-1 Hampton Bays, N.Y. Hampton Bays High SchoolBrittany Fowler So. 5-3 Havertown, Pa. Haverford Senior High SchoolMeghan Fowler So. 5-11 Havertown, Pa. Haverford High SchoolKelsey Franks Sr. 5-1 Linwood, N.J. Mainland Regional High SchoolCatie Gackowski Fr. 5-10 Midland Park, N.J. Bergen TechnicalMegan Gleason So. 5-7 Margate, N.J. Holy SpiritMary Margaret Gresham Fr. 5-7 Raleigh, N. C. Raleigh CharterKaitlin Grisanti Jr. 5-8 Nesconset, N.Y. Smithtown High School EastKellan Hirschler Fr. 5-8 Clarks Summit, Pa. Abington HeightsKayla Jackson Fr. 5-6 Mechanicsburg, Pa. TrinityCaylin Jenkins Fr. 5-11 Phoenixville, Pa. Phoenixville AreaRachel Kelley Fr. 5-1 Upper Black Eddy, Pa. Mainland RegionalGrace Kroner Sr. 5-8 Cincinnati, Ohio Turpin High SchoolEmily Leyland Sr. 5-9 Cheltenham, Pa. Little FlowerMadison Lojeski Fr. 5-5 Ambler, Pa. Upper DublinMaureen McClelland Fr. 5-6 Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown WestKelly McGee So. 5-6 Drexel Hill, Pa. Upper Darby High SchoolEmilie Mehler Sr. 5-9 Jenkintown, Pa. Abington High SchoolAimee Meissner Sr. 5-6 Phillipsburg, N.J. Phillipsburg High SchoolElizabeth Milbourne Fr. 5-6 Horsham, Pa. Hatboro HorshamLea Millio Jr. 5-7 Drexel Hill, Pa. Archbishop PrendergastAllie Nussbaum Fr. 5-3 Andover, Mass. AndoverCiara O'Sullivan Fr. 5-7 Upper Darby Archbishop CarrollDanielle Ober Fr. 5-9 Manheim, Pa. Manheim CentralEmily Opperman Sr. 5-3 Pittsburgh, Pa. North Catholic High SchoolAnna Pansky Fr. 5-7 Richboro, Pa. Council Rock HS NorthLily Papaleo Sr. 5-6 Chicago, Ill. Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High SchoolEmma Quinn Fr. 5-4 Madison TWP, Pa. North PoconoJenna Rosado Fr. 5-5 Northfield, N. J. Mainland RegionalSarah Scanlin So. 5-6 Bristol, Pa. Archbishop RyanNicole Stark Sr. 5-3 Wexford, Pa. North Catholic High SchoolAmanda Tang Fr. 5-6 Chadds Ford, Pa. Upper DarbyGabriela Thomas Fr. 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa. NortheastMariel Tucker Fr. 5-6 Pottstown, Pa. Owen J. RobertsVictoria Verrekia So. 4-11 Broomall, Pa. Archbishop Carroll High SchoolMadison Weis So. 5-8 River Vale, N.J. Pascack Valley High SchoolAngelina Wex Fr. 5-5 Baden-Württemberg, Germany Roert-Bosch-GymnasiumDanielle White So. 5-9 Huntington, N.Y. St. Anthony's High SchoolMaxine Whitney Fr. 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y. Bard HS Early CollegeAmanda Wolfgang So. 5-7 Pipersville, Pa. Central Bucks High School West


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2015-16 COACHING STAFF

After serving just one year as the women's rowing assistant coach at Temple University, where shehelped guide the 2011-12 squad to some of its most impressive accomplishments in recent years,Rebecca Smith Grzybowski (pronounced GREH-bow-ski) was promoted to head coach in 2012.

With Grzybowski as an assistant coach, the Owls made great strides at returning the program toprominence. Following a silver medal at the 30th Memorial Murphy Cup, the Lightweight 8, be-came the first Owl boat to garner a national ranking by USRowing, as it placed 10th in the poll onMarch 29. Grzybowski also helped oversee a squad that claimed the gold medal at the San Diego

Classic, placed third in the Atlantic 10 Championship and advanced three boats to the semifinals of the Dad Vail Regatta.

Since taking the reins in 2012, Grzybowski continued to elevate the program to new heights. Highlights included silver medals for theVarsity Four and the Freshman Eight as well as a bronze medal for the Second Varsity Eight at the A10 Conference. The Owls thenwent on to place three boats into the finals of the Dad Vail Regatta, a feat last accomplished in 1992.

The 2013-14 season saw continued success, beginning in the fall with 3 boats racing at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta,highlighted by a 7th and 11th place finish in the Club Four event. The spring resulted in another strong showing at the Dad Vail Re-gatta with 3 boats advancing to the grand final for the second consecutive year. The team raced to a 4th place team finish in the in-augural American Athletic Conference Championship with both the Freshman Eight and Freshman Four earning bronze medals.

Before arriving at Temple, Grzybowski served as the assistant coach at Bucknell , where she worked with the varsity fours for the2009-2010 season and was designated as the head coach for the 2010-2011 Bison Lightweight squad. In 2010 she led Bucknell to itsfirst ever medal at the EAWRC Regatta as well as a bronze medal at the 2010 IRA Lightweight National Championship. The 2011 cam-paign was highlighted by a gold medal in the Lightweight 8 at the Dad Vail Regatta.

Grzybowski has significant ties to the Philadelphia rowing community as both an athlete and a coach. Following her collegiate careershe trained out of Boathouse Row as an elite athlete from 2004-2009. In 2010, she was named the assistant coach for the Penn ACIntermediate Women's Program before being promoted in 2011 to head coach of the inaugural Penn AC Gold Junior Women's pro-gram. She continued her summer coaching in 2014, working with the Vesper Boat Club lightweight women’s program, leading thesquad to multiple medals at the USRowing Club National Championships and the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta.

Grzybowski is a 2002 graduate of Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology andneuroscience. The two-time team captain was a First Team All-New England selection in 2002, helped the Crusaders to three consec-utive Patriot League Challenge titles, led the Varsity eight to a gold medal at the 2002 Avaya Collegiate Rowing Championship and toa bronze medal at the New England Championships the same year.

Upon graduation Grzybowski spent two years as Holy Cross's assistant women's rowing coach and program administrator beforeshifting focus to her own rowing career. In 2008, Grzybowski finished fourth at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the Lightweight dou-ble, won the National Selection Regatta in the Lightweight single event, earned gold medals at the Head of the Charles and Head ofthe Schuylkill, won gold in the Lightweight quad and bronze in the open double at the U.S. Elite National Championships, helped theU.S. Women's Lightweight quad to a bronze medal at the World Rowing Championships in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria and earned theVesper Boat Club Athlete of the Year Award. She is a USRowing Level 3 certified coach.

Earlier in her career, Grzybowski finished second in the championship double at the 2006 Head of the Charles, won the 2005 Cana-dian Henley in the senior Lightweight quad and earned a gold medal at the 2002 U.S. National Championships in the Lightweight pair.

Grzybowski lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Andrew – the two met while training on Boathouse Row.

REBECCA SMITH GRZYBOWSKIHEAD COACH 4th year at temple

Holy cross ‘02

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Alyssa O'Donnell was named an assistant coach for Temple women's rowing in August, 2014 andalso serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator.

O'Donnell came to Temple after spending two years with the Grand Valley State University RowingClub where she served as the varsity assistant coach while also completing her master's degree.

O'Donnell is a 2011 CRCA All-American First Team member and a US Rowing Level II Coach. Prior tobeing hired at Temple, she was already familiarizing herself with the Schuylkill River by coaching

with the highly competitive Vesper Boat Club summer program in 2014.

At GVSU, O'Donnell played a pivotal role in continuing the long-standing success of the Laker Navy. In the 2013-14 season, she as-sisted in coaching the Grand Valley women to a gold medal at the Head of the Charles in the Collegiate Eight event, bronze medals inthe 1st and 2nd Varsity Eights at the Dad Vail Regatta, and a sweep of every varsity event entered at the ACRA National Champi-onships.

The 2012-13 season saw similar successes with a 2013 Dad Vail gold medal for Varsity Eight and a Women's Points trophy. Otherhighlights of the 2013 spring included a trip to Henley-on-the-Thames where Grand Valley raced all the way to the Grand Final of theWomen's Henley Regatta, finishing second only to Oxford University. While coaching at GVSU, O'Donnell earned her master's degreein communication.

O'Donnell started her coaching career with Saratoga Rowing Association and has also coached at Pine Crest High School and Univer-sity School, both in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Most recently, she spent time coaching on Philadelphia's Boathouse Row as head coach ofthe Vesper Boat Club Junior Women's summer program. O'Donnell brought the program to new levels of competitive success, high-lighted by a fifth-place finish in the Junior Women's 1x at the 2014 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta.

O'Donnell, an upstate New York native, began rowing at Saratoga Rowing Association. Her collegiate career took her south to FortLauderdale where she competed for the Sharks of Nova Southeastern University while earning a bachelors degree in exercise andsports science and an associates degree in psychology.

At NSU, O'Donnell was named to the Sunshine State All-Conference Team in 2010 and 2011, nominated for Female Athlete of theYear in 2011 and won the Sunshine State Conference title in 2011 and 2012. In 2011 she stroked the Sharks to a fourth place finish atthe NCAA National Championships.

ALYSSA O’DONNELLASSISTANT COACH 2nd year at temple

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Claire Kuehnel joined the Temple women's rowing coaching staff as an assistant coach under Head Coach Re-becca Grzybowski, beginning with the 2015-16 season.

Kuehnel came to Temple after spending two years coaching in Long Beach, Calif. at Long Beach Junior Crew, acompetitive high school rowing club. With Long Beach, she most recently served as the varsity women's assis-tant coach and assistant program coordinator.

At Long Beach, Kuehnel saw the best result in program history at the Southwest Regional Championship as anovice coach. After her first year, she was promoted to varsity assistant and assistant program coordinator,

where she helped club to a second place finish in the youth 4+ at the 2014 Head of the Charles, a gold medal in the junior women's lightweight 8+at the 2015 San Diego Crew Classic, and two gold medal finishes at the 2015 Youth National Championships. Kuehnel also spent the past two sum-mers as the head coach of the learn-to-row summer camp and the strength and conditioning camp for varsity athletes.

Kuehnel began her coaching career in 2013 at Wayland-Weston High School Rowing Association where she served as women's novice coach.Kuehnel saw great success, with her crews earning gold at the Massachusetts State Championship in both the first and second girls' novice 8+.

Kuehnel is a 2012 graduate of Boston University in Boston, Mass., where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences. She beganrowing as a freshman walk-on in 2008, working her way up to serving as a three-time team captain.

Outside of her collegiate career, Kuehnel trained with the U23 USRowing Sculling Development Camp in 2009 and 2010, where she place second inthe senior women's 2x at US Nationals. She also spent a year training at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vt. as a part of the U23 SmallBoat Training Center. With Craftsbury, Kuehnel placed second at the U23 World Championship trials in the women's 2x, and third in both the U23women's 2x and senior women's 2x at the Canadian Henley Regatta.

After graduation Kuehnel trained out of Riverside Boathouse on the Charles River in Boston, Mass. as a part of the high performance group.

Kuehnel, a native of North Reading, Mass., is currently attending Temple as a graduate student. She is working towards her master's degree in edu-cation in the Adult and Organizational Development program.

CLAIRE Kuehnel ASSISTANT COACH 1st year at temple

boston University ‘12

Taylor Wasserleben, a 2012 Temple graduate with a major in kinesiology, joined the women's rowing staff as agraduate assistant beginning in the 2013-14 season. After graduating from Temple, she spent one year coach-ing at the Agnes Irwin School where she led the rowing team to success at the Philadelphia City Championshipas well as the SRAA Championship Regatta.

During her time as a Temple rower, Wasserleben was a consistent member of the Varsity 8 and earned fourmedals at the Bergen/Kelly Cup Regatta as well as two medals at the Atlantic 10 Rowing Championships. In hersenior year, she assumed the role of co-captain and earned the Captain's Award, Most Valuable Oarswoman,and was also was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Academic Team.

Her time away from Temple was spent as a member of Vesper Boat Club where she was a four-time National Champion in the senior 8+, under 238+ and senior 4+ at the USRowing Club National Championships. She also won the senior 8+, the under 23 8+ and the 500m dash at the Royal Cana-dian Henley Regatta.

Wasserleben is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at Temple's School of Podiatric Medicine.

Taylor Wasserleben VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT 3rd year at temple

temple ‘12

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2015-16 SUPPORT STAFF

MICHAEL RUIZATHLETIC TRAINER

SAM WHITNEYSTRENGTH & CONDITIONING

IRIE DENNISACADEMIC ADVISOR


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2015-16 TEMPLE OWLS - SENIOR CLASS

Janie AugustynWEST CHESTER, PA.B. REED HENDERSON

KELSEY FRANKSLINWOOD, N.J.

MAINLAND REGIONAL

GRACE KRONERCINCINNATI, OHIO

TURPIN

Major: Advertising with an Account Management trackFavorite Class at Temple: Creative Thinking, because it brought outmy inner child and my professor let me arm wrestle her in class.Pre-Race Ritual: Listening to Eye of the TigerBest Temple Rowing Memory: Crossing the line first at Dad Vails!

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: Filet wrapped in bacon Fav. TV Show: Spongebob Squarepants (seasons 1-3 specifically)Fav. Movie: Billy MadisonFav. Color: GreenFav. Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Chocolate ChipFav. Place to be on Campus: Louis J. Esposito Dining Center

In a nutshell: I like my steak medium rare.

Major: English, Criminal Justice MinorFavorite Class at Temple: Victims in Society, we were able to study how mural art inPhiladelphia was an outlet for victims of crimes and rehabilitation for incarceratedcriminalsPre-Race Ritual: I blast Meek Mill through my headphones and check EVERYTHINGon the boat – bolts, shoes, rudder, I make sure everything is in its place and get myrowers’ minds right before we even touch the water.Best Temple Rowing Memory: Dad Vails 2013, our rudder broke in the preliminaryrace and we limped across the finish line. After we fixed our rudder we came backwith a vengeance and won the semi-final by open water, beating Drexel, after losingto them all season, Duquesne, and Fordham and advancing to the Grand Final.

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: Ask my team…they know it’s chocolate pudding.Fav. TV Show: SherlockFav. Movie: Star Wars: The Force AwakensFav. Color: PurpleFav. Ice cream flavor: Coffee Fav. Place to be on campus: Paley Library

In a nutshell: Tiny Jersey girl with a big mouth. Total nerd over superheroes, mamato 2 rabbits & will one day marry Jordan Spieth.

Major: Sports and Recreation ManagementFavorite Class at Temple: Athletics Administration, I thought the informa-tion was really interesting. It is also the type of career I want to pursue aftergraduation.Pre-Race Ritual:We always play music over the coaches megaphone in thetent to get hype!Best Temple Rowing Memory: Going to the Head of the Charles my sopho-more year because that was the first time I had ever raced there. It is such afun race to go to.

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: Yogurt with GranolaFav. TV Show: NCISFav. Movie: She's the ManFav. Color: BlueFav. Ice cream flavor: Black Raspberry ChipFav. Place to be on campus: Strength and Conditioning Room

In a nutshell: Livin' the life of a big dog. #RiseAndGrind

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Major: KinesiologyFavorite Class at Temple: Hatha Yoga because you get bendy.Pre-Race Ritual: Eating all the food.Best Temple Rowing Memory: Racing in and steering the pair withEmilie at the Head of the Schuylkill.

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: ice creamFav. TV Show: FireflyFav. Movie: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the JediFav. Color: turquoiseFav. Ice cream flavor: coffeeFav. Place to be on campus: my bed

Major: Media Studies and ProductionFavorite Class at Temple: Genres of Media Production - I had the opportu-nity to produce a documentary through that course and I gained a lot ofhands on experience. Pre-Race Ritual: It varies each race, but it always involves braiding my hairand listening to a hype song with the girls in my boat to get excited for therace.Best Temple Rowing Memory: Earning a medal at last year's American Ath-letic Conference Championships in the Varsity Four

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: BreadFav. TV Show: 30 RockFav. Movie: GoodfellasFav. Color: GrayFav. Ice cream flavor: Cookie DoughFav. Place to be on campus: Dunkin'

In a nutshell: Boats. Books. Breakfast. Beyoncé.

Major: Secondary Education and English Favorite Class at Temple: American Playwrights because I got to gosee a bunch of shows in the city as part of the class. Pre-Race Ritual: drink water constantly, sit, cheer on teammatesand try to breathe like a normal humanBest Temple Rowing Memory: Getting to speak at the breaking soilceremony for our new boat house, racing the Head of the Charles,and racing a pair with Leyland after only practicing twice.

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: BreadFav. TV Show: FriendsFav. Movie: The English PatientFav. Ice Cream: chocolate black raspberryFav. place on campus: anywhere that sells coffee

In a nutshell: Former ballerina/actress turned rower. Future Englishteacher, brunch enthusiast, plays piano, everything is a competition.

Aimee MeissnerPHILLIPSBURG, N.J.

PHILLIPSBURG

Emily MehlerJENKINTOWN, PA.

ABINGTON

Emily LEYLANDCheltenham, PA.LITTLE FLOWER


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Major: KineseologyFavorite Class at Temple: Physiology of Physical ActivityPre-Race Ritual: I usually get coffee and listen to music that puts me in a goodmood. When it gets closer to the race I turn my music off and clear my head of anyother thoughts to focus on the upcoming race. I visualize how I want the race to go,and how I am going to be feeling before, during, and after the race. Best Temple Rowing Memory: My favorite Temple Rowing Memory is our semi-finalrace in the Varsity 8+ in the Dad Vail Regatta my freshman year.

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: SteakFav. TV Show: Seinfeld Fav. Movie: GreaseFav. Color: Purple Fav. Ice Cream Flavor: Cookies n CreamFav. place to be on campus: The grove by the owl statue

In a nutshell: My friends call me Princess Bubblegum. Extreme lover of coffee, dogs,exercising, and pop (or soda).

Major: Kiniesology Favorite Class at Temple: Adventure Climbing. I learned so much aboutclimbing and survival skills. I also made really good friends and had a lot offun.Pre-Race Ritual: I go over the race plan in my head and visualize us winningthe race. Best Temple Rowing Memory: Getting a medal at our conference champi-onship.

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: Cheese Fav. TV Show: Fav. Movie: Frozen Fav. Color: Green Fav. Ice cream flavor: Peanut Butter Fav. Place to be on campus: Tech Center

In a nutshell: Studying to my a Physical Therapist in Florida because I am al-ways cold.

Major: Strategic Communication, concentration in Organizational Leader-shipFavorite Class at Temple: Death & Dying; learned that you can get yourashes compressed into a diamond, and therefore I could become my ownhaunted family jewelPre-Race Ritual: Forgetting to drink enough water and pretending like itwon't affect meBest Temple Rowing Memory: Getting reinstated

Quick Hits:Fav. Food: HotdogsFav. TV Show: Parks and Recreation Fav. Movie: Hot RodFav. Color: BlackFav. Ice cream flavor: Moose TracksFav. Place to be on campus: asleep on the locker room floor

In a nutshell: I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.

Emily OppermanPITTSBURGH, PA.NORTH CATHOLIC

Lily PapaleoCHICAGO, ILL.

Mother McAuley

NICOLE STARKWEXFORD, PA.

NORTH CATHOLIC

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2015-16 TEMPLE OWLS - JUNIOR CLASS

Jenna BahelKENNETT SQUARE, PA.

KENNETT

SIERRA DERTISchnecksville, PA.

PARKLAND

Kaitlin GrisantiNesconset, N.Y.SMITHTOWN EAST

LEA MILLIODREXEL HILL, PA.

ARCHBISHOP PRENDERGAST

2015-16 TEMPLE OWLS - SOPHOMORE CLASS

Casey AlamenoNorristown, PA.

Archbishop Carroll

GEENA BEVENOURWAYNE, PA.

POPE JOHN PAUL II

AMBER DUTCHERLITITZ, PA.

WARWICK SENIOR

Charlotte FormanHampton Bays, N.Y.

Hampton Bays

Meghan FowlerHavertown, PA.

Haverford

Brittany Fowler-Havertown, PA.

Haverford

Megan GleasonMargate, N.J.HOLY SPIRIT

LOUISE HUUKIDOYLESTOWN, PA.

CENTRAL BUCKS EAST


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2015-16 TEMPLE OWLS - SOPHOMORE CLASS

KELLY McGEEDREXEL HILL, PA.UPPER DARBY

Sarah ScanlinBRISTOL, PA.

Archbishop Ryan

EMMA ALFORDGROSSE ILE, MI.

GROSS ILE

Victoria VerrekiaBroomall, PA.

Archbishop Carroll

MADISON WEISRIVER VALE, NJ.PASCACK VALLEY

Danielle WhiteHuntington, PA.St. Anthony's

Amanda WolfgangPipersville, PA.Central Bucks

2015-16 TEMPLE OWLS - FRESHMAN CLASS

VICTORIA BROOKSLANDSDOWNE, PA.MONSIGNOR BONNER

CAROLINE BUCKLEYPHILADELPHIA, PA.

SAINT BASIL

REESE COGSWELLMONTPELIER, OHIONORTH CENTRAL

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TESS CREMERSPOTTSTOWN, PA.OWEN J. ROBERTS

HANNA ERFLEWEST CHESTER, PA.WEST CHESTER EAST

DOMINIQUE EVANSWASHINGTON, D.C.

DUKE ELLINGTON ARTS

CATIE GACKOWSKIMIDLAND PARK, NJ.BERGEN TECHNICAL

MEGHAN GRAHAM MARY MARGARET GRESHAMRALEIGH, NC.

RALEIGH CHARTER

KELLAN HIRSCHLERCLARKS SUMMIT, PA.ABINGTON HEIGHTS

CAYLIN JENKINSPHOENIXVILLE, PA.PHOENIXVILLE AREA

RACHEL KELLEYUPPER BLACK EDDY, PA.MAINLAND REGIONAL

MADISON LOJESKIAMBLER, PA.UPPER DUBLIN

MAUREEN MCCLELLANDDOWNINGTON, PA.DOWNINGTON WEST

ELIZABETH MILBOURNEHORSHAM, PA.

HATBORO HORSHAM


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ALLIE NUSSBAUMANDOVER, MA.

ANDVER

CIARA O’SULLIVANUPPER DARBY, PA.

ARCHBISHOP CARROLL

DANIELLE OBERMANHEIM, PA.

MANHEIM CENTRAL

ANNA PANSKYRICHBORO, PA.

COUNCIL ROCK NORTH

EMMA QUINNMADISON TWP, PA.NORTH POCONO

JENNA ROSADONORTHFIELD, N.J.

MAINLAND REGIONAL

AMANDA TANGCHADDS FORD, PA.

UPPER DARBY

GABRIELA THOMASPHILADELPHIA, PA.

NORTHEAST

MARIEL TUCKERPOTTSTOWN, PA.OWEN J. ROBERTS

ANGELINA WEXBADEN-WURTTEMBERG,

GERMANY

ROERT-BOSCH

MAXINE WHITNEYBROOKLYN, NY.

BARD EARLY COLLEGE

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TEMPLE WOMEN’S ROWING HISTORYDuring the summer of 1987, the Temple University Athletics Department hired Debbie Rilling Bronder to be the first headcoach of the newly instituted Temple Women’s Crew. There was a small club team that had existed for a few years, butnow Women’s Crew was a full varsity sport supported by the University.

Joe Sullivan, a former Temple Rower, was hired as the assistant coach to take on the novice rowers. In that first season,the program fielded a Varsity 8, a Junior Varsity 8, and a Freshman/Novice 8. TheVarsity 8 made the final at the Dad Vail Regatta, placing fifth, with four of thoserowers being novices.

The next season, 1988-89, was a good one as well with several victories in vari-ous regattas, but unfortunately no finalists at the Dad Vail Regatta. Most of therowers in the previous year’s Varsity 8 and JV 8s had to be replaced. The enthu-siasm and dedication of the women was a sign of a good future for the team.

In the fall of 1989, Tony Neczypor was hired as head coach when Ms. Bronderleft to spend more time with her new family. Coach Sullivan remained as the as-sistant. In the spring the Varsity 8 again finished 5th in the Dad Vail Regatta andthe JV 8 placed third. There were many ups and downs in the spring of 1990with the young team, but their dedication and commitment paid off in the end.

Coach Necypor left in the fall of 1990, and Scott Roop, former lightweight WorldChampion, came on board for the spring of 1991. Former Owl Kelly MacIntoshwas the assistant coach for the 1990-91 season. That spring saw the team winmany races and grow stronger and more confident in its abilities.

In the fall of 1991, Gerry Flood, former Temple rower and assistant coach to themen’s team, took over for Coach Roop who left to coach Brown University’sfreshman team. Vince Fitzpatrick, another former Temple rower, was hired asthe assistant coach. Those young women from the spring of 1989, now in theirfourth fourth season together, had the best season to date for the Owls. Withthe team growing stronger under the guidance of Coach Flood, the future heldgreat promise for Temple Women’s Crew.

The Varsity 8 captured its first gold medal at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in1994. The Owls followed up their Dad Vail gold with a silver in 1995.

Following Coach Flood’s tenure, Jamie Gordon was the head coach from the fall of 1995 until the spring of 2001. In 1996,the Varsity 8 once again finished first at the Dad Vail Regatta, earning its second gold medal.

Christine Deatrick became the head coach in the fall of 2001 and served in that position until spring 2004. In the spring2004, the Varsity 8 made it to the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta.

Tim Hagan, who served as an assistant under Gordon and Deattrick, took the reigns of the program in the fall of 2004and led the Owls to the Kelly Cup (City Championship) in 2006 as well as a silver medal in the Varsity 8 at the Atlantic 10Championship.

Before the 2011-12 season, former Temple rower and 2004 U.S. gold medalist Jason Read (’01) was hired to take over ashead coach of the program. Under Read, Rebecca Smith Grzybowski was hired as an assistant coach, before taking overthe reigns as head coach for the 2012-13 season.

All-Time Head Coachesyear Head coach1987-88 Debbie Rilling Bronder1988-89 Debbie Rilling Bronder1989-90 Tony Neczypor1990-91 Tony Neczypor/Scott Roop1991-92 Gerry Flood1992-93 Gerry Flood1993-94 Gerry Flood1994-95 Gerry Flood1995-96 Jamie Gordon1996-97 Jamie Gordon1997-98 Jamie Gordon1998-99 Jamie Gordon1999-00 Jamie Gordon2000-01 Jamie Gordon2001-02 Christine Deattrick2002-03 Christine Deattrick2003-04 Christine Deattrick2004-05 Tim Hagan2005-06 Tim Hagan2006-07 Tim Hagan2007-08 Tim Hagan2008-09 Tim Hagan2009-10 Tim Hagan2010-11 Tim Hagan2011-12 Jason Reed2012-13 Rebecca Grzybowski2013-14 Rebecca Grzybowski2014-15 Rebecca Grzybowski2015-16 Rebecca Grzybowski


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TEMPLE WOMEN’S ROWING HISTORY

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE2013-14 to present

First-team All-conference2014-15 Moira Meekes2014-15 Megan Boyer

second-team All-conference2014-15 Annie Buckley, Erin Matz2013-14 Jacqueline Lees, Ali Watkins

year team v8 2v 3v Four 2nd Four 3rd Four

2014-15 4th 7th 4th 1st 3rd 5th 2nd

2013-14 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd

COLLEGE ROWING COACHES ASSOCIATION(CRCA )

second-team All-region2012-13 Paige O' Sullivan

national scholar Athletes2013-14 Gina Inverso, Grace Kroner, Emily Leyland,

Susan O'Neil Coyne, Allison Watkins

2012-13 Claudia Loeber, Susan O'Neil Coyne, Joanna Sutor, Allison Watkins

Temple won three medals at the 2015 American Athletic Confer-ence Rowing Championships, including a gold medal in the thirdvarsity eight event. Photos by Bon Solomon

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TEMPLE WOMEN’S ROWING HISTORY

ATLANTIC-10 CONFERENCE1995-96 to 2012-13

First-team All-conference2013 Paige O'Sullivan2012 Taylor Wasserleben, Allison Boc2011 Brynne Moore2010 Bailey Chick, Mary Webster2009 Laura Altimari

second-team All-conference2013 Joanna Sutor2012 Joanna Sutor2010 Nicole Wagner2009 Jillian Ploof2008 Amanda Barr

Academic All-conference2012 Joanna Sutor, Taylor Wasserleben2008 Anne Mikolajewski1999 Sarah Klem1997 Gundula Henning1996 Marnie Barcella

year team v8 2v v4 4b n8 2n n4 L8 L4 Quad

2013 5th 7th 3rd 2nd 5th 2nd

2012 4th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 3rd 6th

2011 7th 5th 8th 6th

2010 4th 3rd 4th 4th 6th 3rd

2009 5th 5th 7th 5th 3rd 4th 4th

2008 7th 7th 8th 3rd 5th 3rd

2007 7th 4th 5th 3rd 6th

2006 7th 2nd 5th

2005 8th 6th 5th 2nd 4th

2004 7th 5th 5th 4th 3rd

2003 8th 4th 5th

2002 9th 6th 6th

2001 6th 4th 2nd 6th

2000 6th 4th 1st 5th

1999 6th 3rd 5th 6th 5th

1998 4th 3rd 3rd 5th

1997 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 6th

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THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER

The Temple University crews have the honor of using the Schuylkill River as their home course. The Schuylkill,esteemed as one of the elite centers of rowing in the United States and an ideal training venue, provides Tem-ple crews the opportunity of training and racing with and against some of the finest rowers in the world. TheSchuylkill is set aside exclusively for rowing.

The Schuylkill has been Temple men’s crew home coursesince the University initiated the varsity rowing program in1966, and the women’s crew home since 1988. Owl rowers,as well as Olympic level and high school rowers, train on theSchuylkill River year round without interruptions from high-powered boats.

As one of the most prestigious centers of rowing in theUnited States, the Schuylkill has been the home to manyOlympic champions, including John B. Kelly, Sr., and John B.Kelly, Jr. The river is the home of the largest collegiate regatta in the world, the Dad Vail Regatta-- as well as thelargest scholastic regatta in the world, the Stotesbury Cup.

In 2014, Temple Trustee H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest, along with the city of Philadelphia, financed the renovation of theEast Park Canoe House, the future home of Temple rowing. Lenfest was honored as USRowing’s “Man of theYear” for his contributions to the Owl programs.

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Dr. Neil Theobald was named Temple Univer-sity’s 10th president in August 2012. In partner-ship with an excellent faculty and talented staff,he leads a university that educates more than38,000 students and operates one of the nation’sleading academic medical centers. Temple has achieved several milestones inDr. Theobald’s early tenure. The university has setboth private fundraising and research fundingrecords in each of his first three years. It has alsoenrolled record numbers of students—with the lasttwo freshmen classes being the most academicallyqualified and diverse entering classes in Templehistory. Temple has been nationally recognized byKiplinger’s as one of the best values among publicuniversities. These achievements have been fea-tured on NPR’s Morning Edition, The Chronicle ofHigher Education, and other major media outlets.Philadelphia Business Journal named Dr. Theobaldits Most Admired Education CEO in 2015. Dr. Theobald has laid out six commitmentsthat guide University resource allocation:(1) Address head-on the issue of time-to-degree,which is the primary determinant of student debtat public universities. In his innovative FlyIn4 ini-tiative, students are guaranteed the ability to grad-uate in four years, keeping their debt to aminimum.(2) Maintain affordability and commit Temple to beat the forefront of quality undergraduate instruc-tion.(3) Share Temple’s greatest strengths—the expert-ise, creativity, and energy of its faculty, re-searchers, and students—to addressPhiladelphia’s two perennial problems: indigent

health care and P-12 education.(4) Drive the regional economy through Temple’sresearch enterprise.(5) Maintain and increase the diversity that theuniversity is known for. One avenue to do so is theTemple Option under which 1,000 freshmen areadmitted each year without standardized testscores.(6) Educate innovators across the university so thatTemple’s future alumni remain flexible and produc-tive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing world. He also has decentralized the universitybudget to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Inaddition, Dr. Theobald launched Visualize Temple,a master planning process that seeks to transformthe university’s central campus. Dr. Theobald started out like many TempleOwls. Born to working-class parents in Peoria, Ill.,he planned to enter an electrician’s apprenticeshipafter high school. However, he won an academicscholarship to Trinity (CT) College and became thefirst person in his family to attend college, earninga B.A. in economics in 1978. After teaching math-ematics and coaching high school baseball, heearned a Ph.D. in education finance from Washing-ton in 1988, winning the Jean Flanigan Award fromthe American Education Finance Association forthe outstanding doctoral dissertation. Dr. Theobald joined the faculty of the Wash-ington’s College of Education after receiving hisPh.D. He helped create the Danforth administratortraining program at the UW that is now in its 27thyear of operation. His research focused on decen-tralizing educational funding and modeling educa-tional labor markets. He received the UniversityCouncil for Educational Administration’s Jack Cul-bertson Award for the most significant contributionsby a junior professor and earned tenure in 1993. Dr. Theobald moved to Indiana University in

1993 to direct the Indiana Education Policy Center,co-funded by the Lilly Endowment and the IndianaGeneral Assembly. His work focused on Indiana’sK-12 school funding formula. During his researchcareer, Dr. Theobald published nearly 100 articles,books, and reports on education funding and re-lated fields, which led to more than $7 million ingrants and contracts. He was also a 3-time winnerof IU’s Teaching Excellence Recognition Award. From 2002-07, Dr. Theobald was Senior ViceProvost for Indiana’s flagship campus in Blooming-ton, where he was responsible for the campus’budget and directed a $1.1 billion capital cam-paign. Major accomplishments include adding 120tenure-track faculty members, increasing the fi-nancial aid endowment from less than $150 millionto more than $550 million, and increasing themean SAT score of IU Bloomington’s incomingclass from 1099 to 1203. From 2007 to 2012, Dr. Theobald was SVP andCFO for IU, where he oversaw a $3.1 billion budget,supervision of HR services for IU’s 3,100 facultyand more than 14,000 staff members, and manage-ment of the largest student union in the world andone of the five largest student housing systems inthe country. During his time as CFO, IU’s creditranking was upgraded to Moody’s highest level(Aaa)—making IU one of only eight Aaa-rated pub-lic universities in America. Dr. Theobald enjoys sports—playing intramu-ral softball at Temple each spring—and bicyclesto/from work whenever possible. Every fall, he andhis wife, Sheona Mackenzie, teach a freshmenseminar on organizational change. They have threechildren: Roddy, a Ph.D. statistician; Kinnear, aphysician; and Mattie, a graduate student. Theyalso have two grandchildren, Jimmy and Lochlynn.

Kevin ClarkExecutive

Vice President & ChiefOperating Officer

Ken KaiserVice President, Chief Financial

Officer & Treasurer

Karen B. ClarkeVice President for

Strategic Marketing &Communications

James DickerVice President

for InstitutionalAdvancement

Michael GebhardtUniversity Counsel &

Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Hai-Lung DaiProvost &

Senior Vice Presidentfor Academic Affairs

James P. CreedonSenior Vice President

for Construction,Facilities & Operations

Barbara DolhanskyInterim Vice President for Computer Services

& CIO

William T. BergmanVice President

for Public Affairs

Joyce WilkersonSenior Advisor for

Community Relations& Development

George KenneySenior Advisor for

Government AffairsTheresa A. Powell

Vice Presidentfor Student Affairs

Michelle M. MasucciVice President for

Research Administration

Kenneth Lawrence, Jr.Vice President

for Alumni Relations

Dr. Patrick KraftDirector of Athletics

Larry R. KaiserSenior Executive Vice President for

Health Affairs

PRESIDENT

NEIL D. THEOBALD

3rd Year at TempleTrinity College ‘78

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION


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On May 26, 2015, Temple UniversityPresident Neil D. Theobald announced thatDr. Patrick M. Kraft, who served as Temple'sDeputy Director of Athletics since 2013,would replace Kevin Clark as Director of Ath-letics. Earlier that day, the president nomi-nated Clark to the newly created position ofExecutive Vice President and Chief OperatingOfficer.

Kraft and Clark served together at Indi-ana University where Kraft oversaw market-ing and ticketing efforts for all of theHoosiers' programs. His efforts at Indianahelped increase home football attendance toits highest mark in two decades.

"Pat's expertise, coupled with his en-thusiasm for high quality student athletics,is apparent to anyone who has worked withhim," said Clark. "I know he is dedicated toproducing a student-athlete experience thatis every bit on par with the high quality of aTemple education."

"Temple is an extraordinary universityand its athletics programs are advancingwith tremendous support from our students,faculty, coaches, parents and alumni," saidKraft. "Our athletics programs build greatername recognition for Temple around the re-gion and across the country."

Kraft also served as the sport adminis-trator for the Temple football program, whichincludes personnel, budgeting, student-ath-lete conduct and welfare, APR planning,game scheduling, academic monitoring, andstudent-athlete counseling.

Prior to coming to Temple, Kraft spenttwo years as the Executive Senior AssociateAthletics Director at Loyola UniversityChicago. At Loyola, he had direct oversightof all aspects of the department's externaloperations, including the marketing, ticket-ing, media relations and fundraising compo-nents. Kraft played an integral role inLoyola’s move from the Horizon League to

the Missouri Valley Conference.In his two years at the school he was

able to grow the men's basketball seasonticket base by 30 percent with an overall in-crease of 51 percent in ticket revenue. Addi-tionally, he generated an increase of 400percent in cash sponsorship to the depart-ment while also growing the department'sannual giving by 75 percent.

Not limited to just external operations atLoyola, Kraft was responsible for overseeingthe day-to-day management of the depart-ment's $12+ million budget. He also servedas the sport supervisor for men's andwomen's basketball and was responsible forhandling all of the department's businesscontracts.

At Indiana, Kraft was responsible for thebranding and marketing efforts for all of theHoosiers' programs. He oversaw game pro-duction for all of IU's varsity sports and coor-dinated group, season and single-gameticket sales for football, men's basketball,men's soccer, women's basketball andwomen's volleyball. In addition, Kraft man-aged the promotion, marketing, brand en-hancement and enforcement of the school'sAdidas contract and the Big Ten Networkpartnership as well as the Learfield SportProperties multi-media rights agreementwith the Hoosiers.

His efforts at Indiana helped increasehome football attendance to its highest markin 17 years, with it also being the third largestfootball attendance increase among all Divi-sion I schools. He also instituted a strategythat saw a 20 percent increase in studentticket sales and the overall highest seasonticket base in 13 years.

The Libertyville, Ill., native began his ca-reer in 2001 as the corporate sponsorshipand promotions coordinator with the ArenaFootball League. He then spent three yearsas the business development director withUnited States Synchronized Swimming(2001-04). He then served four years inhigher education, the first three at Indiana(2005-08) as an associate instructor forsports marketing and management and thelast as a clinical professor in the school ofbusiness administration at Loyola Chicago(2008-09).

Kraft, who played football as an under-graduate at Indiana, has three degrees fromthe University. He earned a bachelor's degreein sports marketing/management (2000), amaster's degree in sports administration(2005) and a doctorate in sports manage-ment (2008).

Kraft resides in Cherry Hill, N.J., with hiswife Betsy and daughter Annabelle.

Temple Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft with University President Neil Theobald

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

DR. PATRICK KRAFT

3rd Year at TempleIndiana ‘00

Temple Athletics

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Craig Angelos, who has served onthe athletics senior staff at five differentDivision I institutions, is Temple Univer-sity's Deputy Director of Athletics. Ange-los joined the staff in July of 2015.

Angelos comes to Temple fromFlorida International University where heserved as the Senior Associate AthleticDirector for Revenue Enhancement sinceJune 2014. While at FIU, he was respon-sible for finding new revenue sources forthe athletic department and engaging inall aspects of development activities,while helping overall fundraising to a20% increase.

Angelos is a 24-year veteran of inter-collegiate athletics administration,working at five different NCAA Division Iuniversities, as well as the NCAA na-tional office. Before his stint at FIU, An-gelos was the Executive SeniorAssociate Athletic Director at the Univer-sity of South Florida, overseeing all ex-

ternal areas as well as having oversightof the football program.

Prior to USF, Angelos served nineyears as the Director of Athletics atFlorida Atlantic University from 2003-2012. At FAU, he led the effort to build a$70 million, 30,000 seat football facility,which opened on campus in 2011.

Angelos also held number two posi-tions as the Deputy Athletic Director andChief Operating Officer at Indiana Uni-versity and Senior Associate Athletic Di-rector at Miami (Fla.). Prior to his tenureat Miami, Angelos spent three years at

the NCAA as a legislative assistant inter-preting NCAA rules and regulations.

A graduate of the Creighton Univer-sity School of Law, Angelos worked for ashort time in a mid-sized litigation firmin Los Angeles, Calif. He earned hisbachelor's degree from Brigham YoungUniversity where he was the startingfirst basemen on the baseball team andlater played in Buttrio, Italy for an Italianprofessional baseball league.

Angelos and his wife, Kristin, havesix children.

Temple Athletics

Mary McElroy was named ExecutiveSenior Associate Athletic Director andSenior Woman Administrator (SWA) forTemple in July 2015.

McElroy joined the Owls' staff fromthe Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC)in Atlanta, Ga., where she served as theDirector for Partner Services. A majorityof her work saw her responsible for 65 ofthe 150 Division I member institutionsserved by the company.

Prior to her experience at CLC, McEl-roy served as the Associate Director ofthe NCAA Division I Women's BasketballChampionship in 2013. Her duties at theNCAA included the management of a $6million budget for the event, as well asdirecting the game day operations dur-ing the Women's Final Four.

McElroy has served on the staff offive different NCAA schools, most re-cently as the Assistant Director of Stu-dent Services for the Georgia TechAthletic Association. She also served asthe Senior Associate Athletic Directorand SWA at Southern Methodist Univer-

sity in 2009, and was the Director of Ath-letics at Georgia State University from2005 to 2008. McElroy served in variousother roles at Georgia Tech from 1999 to2005, including Senior Associate Ath-letic Director and Director of Compli-ance.

McElroy got her start in college ath-letics at her alma mater, the UnitedStates Naval Academy. She spent threeyears with the Naval Academy AthleticAssociation as SWA and Assistant Ath-letic Director, before a stint as the acad-emy's Director of Alumni Services.

A former Division I varsity basketballplayer, McElroy earned a degree withmerit from the Naval Academy in 1987.

After graduation, she served as a supplyofficer in the U.S. Marine Corps for fiveyears, attaining the rank of captain.McElroy completed her MBA at GeorgiaTech in 2000.

McElroy and her husband, Terry,have two sons, Darrin (25), a secondlieutenant in the Marines, and Austin(22), a rising senior at Georgia Tech.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

CRAIG ANGELOS

1st Year at TempleBrigham Young ‘87

EXECUTIVE SR. ASSOCIATE AD/SWA

mary mcelroy

1st Year at TempleU.S. Naval Academy ‘87


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Larry DoughertySr. Associate AD /

Athletic Comm.Saint Joseph’s ‘82

13th Year at Temple

Tilghman MoyerSr. Associate AD /

VP Athl. DevelopmentPenn State ‘90

8th Year at Temple

Justin MillerSenior Director/

Resnick Academic Support Center for Student AthletesMuhlenberg ‘01

6th Year at Temple

Sean PaddenAssociate AD / Chief of Staff

Catholic University ‘973rd Year at Temple

Lee RobertsAssociate AD /

Facilities & Event ManagementTemple ‘82

32nd Year at Temple

Al ShrierSpecial Assistant to the

Director of AthleticsTemple ‘53

63rd Year at Temple

Kristy Bannon Sromovsky

Associate AD / Compliance &

SA AffairsRosemont ‘08

6th Year at Temple

Tim ThiessAssociate AD /

Finance & Admin.Temple ‘08

5th Year at Temple

Scott WalcoffAssociate AD /

Marketing & SalesSyracuse ‘97

11th Year at Temple

Temple Athletics SENIOR STAFF

Dr. Jeremy S. Jordan, director of Tem-ple University’s Sport Industry ResearchCenter and an associate professor in theSchool of Tourism and Hospitality Man-agement, was appointed the university’sFaculty Athletics Representative (FAR) inMay, 2015. He succeeded Eleanor W.Myers, an associate professor at theBeasley School of Law, who steppeddown from the position.

Faculty Athletics Representativeshelp ensure academic integrity of inter-collegiate athletics programs and en-hance the student-athlete experience.Jordan will serve as the representative ofTemple and its faculty to the AmericanAthletic Conference, NCAA and otherstakeholder groups. His five-year termbegins July 1.

A former student athlete, coach andadministrator, Jordan researches inter-collegiate athletics and teaches courseson the topic at the undergraduate andgraduate levels. He is currently the prin-

cipal investigator on a study funded bythe NCAA that examines the relative con-sistency of sanctions issued by its Com-mittee on Infractions over the last 50years.

The FAR reports directly to the pres-ident and is the president’s senior advi-sor outside of the athletics departmenton matters related to intercollegiate ath-letics. The FAR also advises the athleticsdirector. FARs are required by NCAA leg-islation.

In collaboration with Temple Ath-letic Director Dr. Patrick Kraft, Jordan de-veloped a two-year experiential learningextern program in the athletics depart-

ment for School of Tourism and Hospital-ity Management graduate students.

Jordan has also served as a memberof the Faculty Senate Athletics OversightCommittee and the Nancy and DonaldResnick Academic Support Center Fac-ulty Advisory Committee.

A FAR search committee, chaired byTemple Chancellor Richard Englert, over-saw the application and nominationprocess.

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE

JEREMY S. JORDAN

8th Year at TempleLa Sierra University ‘93

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