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22014 Temple Men’s Gymnastics Media Guide

CREDITSThe 2014 Temple Men’s Gymnastics Media guide was written and edited by Korey Blu-

cas and Lauren Capone. Layout and cover design by Kelli Sheesley. Interior photography pro-vided by Joseph V. Labolito and Greg Carroccio. Published by the Temple UniversityDepartment of Intercollegiate Athletics.

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Jan. 17-18 West Point Open.................................................................7:00 p.m.Jan. 25 Navy Open ..........................................................................1:00 p.m.Feb. 2 Springfield ......................................................................2:00 p.m.Feb. 8 Penn State...........................................................................4:00 p.m.Feb. 15 Illinois at Chicago and Air Force...........................................7:30 p.m.Feb. 20 Winter Cup Challenge (Preliminaries)...............................12:00 p.m.Feb. 22 Winter Cup Challenge (Finals).............................................7:30 p.m.Feb. 28 Army ...................................................................................6:00 p.m.Mar. 8 Navy ....................................................................................2:00 p.m.Mar. 9 William and Mary and Army ...............................................1:00 p.m.Mar. 15 Ohio State and Oklahoma...................................................4:00 p.m.Mar. 28 ECAC Championships (Team and All-Around).....................4:00 p.m.Mar. 29 ECAC Championships (Individual Event Finals) ...................2:00 p.m.April 10 National Qualifying Competition................................1:00/7:00 p.m.April 11 NCAA Championships (Team and All-Around Finals) ..........7:00 p.m.April 12 NCAA Championships (Event Finals) ...................................7:00 p.m.

Home meet in bold

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pa.Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,000Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1884President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Neil TheoboldAthletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin ClarkAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I-AConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ECAC Home Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . McGonigle HallNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OwlsColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherry and WhiteUniversity Website . . . . . . www.temple.edu

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TEAM INFORMATION2012 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-62012 ECAC Championship Finish . . . . . . . 1stLetterwinners Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . 19/3

COACHING STAFFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred TuroffRecord at TU/Years . . . . . . . . . . 391-171/38Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sameEmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Coach . . . . . . . . . . Pat McLaughlinEmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Coach. . . . . . . . . . Alexander TigheEmail . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSAsst. AD/AC. . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry DoughertySpecial Asst. to the AD . . . . . . . . . . Al ShrierAsst. Dir., Football Comm.. . . . . . . Rich BurgAsst. Dir., Creative Ser. . . . . . . Kelli SheesleyAsst. Director, AC . . . . . . . . . Cathy BongioviAsst. Director, AC . . . . . . . . Karen AuerbachGraduate Extern . . . . . . . . . . . . Korey BlucasContact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Korey BlucasEmail. . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-204-7446Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-204-7499

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuickfacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Coaching Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Player Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16Record Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-23Temple University Information. . . . . . 24-35

Coaching Staff

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A member of the USA Gymnastics Hall

of Fame as a coach, Fred Turoff is now en-

joying his 38th season at the helm of the

Owls’ program. Turoff has coached 18

EIGL/ECAC title teams and has a lifetime

coaching record of 432-184 (.701).

A native Philadelphian, Turoff began his

gymnastics career in the Philadelphia junior

high public league and competed with the

Mannettes and Philadelphia Turners. After

his family moved to Connecticut, he became

a two-time state high school all-around

champion for Rippowam High School. As a

member of Temple's gymnastics team from

1966-69, Turoff was the EIGL all-around and

horizontal bar champion in 1968. He earned

the ECAC Scholar-Athlete Award in his senior

season and graduated cum laude with a

physics degree.

In the next two years, he represented

the United States at the 1969 Cup of the

Americas, the 1969 Maccabiah Games, the

1970 World University Games and the 1970

World Championships. Temple's highest ath-

letic honor was presented to Turoff in 1984,

when he was inducted into the Temple Uni-

versity Hall of Fame. Turoff's international

coaching activities began with the 1978

Golden Sands competition in Bulgaria. The

next year, he was assistant coach of the

World Championship team in Fort Worth,

Texas.

In 1991, he was assistant coach for the

U.S. men's team at the World University

Games held in Sheffield, England, and the

Pan American Games in Santiago de Cuba. In

1992, he was an assistant on the U.S.

Olympic team. In November of 1993, Turoff

coached at the Nike International Invita-

tional in Sydney, Australia. He was a mem-

ber of the U.S. coaching staff for the 1994

Team World Championships in Dortmund,

Germany, plus the 1995 American Cup and

Visa Challenge.

He was the coach of the 1996 Pacific Al-

liance Championships team that competed

in Malaysia, and he coached the 1997 Mac-

cabiah team in Israel. Turoff's textbook,

Artistic Gymnastics-A Comprehensive Guide

to Performing and Teaching Skills for Begin-

ners and Advanced Beginners, was released

in April, 1991 by Wm. C. Brown Publishers

and adopted by the U.S. Junior Boys' pro-

gram as its coaching manual.

In previous writing endeavors, Turoff

co-authored a rules supplement governing

boys' gymnastics for 1977-80 and edited the

1981-84 rules. The current AACCA Cheer-

leading Safety Manual also contains a sec-

tion he authored. He received the U.S.

Gymnastics Federation's Frank Cumiskey

Award in 1980 for contributions to the boys'

Junior Olympic Program. He also received

the Robert Stout Service Award in 1984 for

his work in the Region Seven boys' program.

The National Association of Collegiate

Gymnastics Coaches honored Turoff with its

Special Service Award after he served for

two terms each as the association's presi-

dent and secretary-treasurer. He previously

served six years on the NCAA Men's Gym-

nastics Committee 1987-93, the last two as

chair, and currently serves again. Turoff was

voted NCAA Eastern Region Coach of the

Year in 1981, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1998, 2000,

2007, 2012 and 2013. In 2003, the College

Gymnastics Association presented Turoff

with the Honor Coach Award, the highest

honor given by the Association, which is

composed of present and former collegiate

gymnastics coaches.

He has served on the USAG Hall of Fame

Selection Committee for 27 years and is its

current chair. He is a past president of the

United States Elite Coaches Association for

Men's Gymnastics. Turoff is a nationally and

internationally certified judge. He served as

delegation leader and judge for the USA-

Italy men's competition in Italy in 1982; he

was delegation leader for the USA-Canada

meet in May, 1990; he judged at the 1990

USA-DDR-Switzerland meet and the 1991

Pan American Games. In 1987-88, and again

in 1991 he served on a committee to re-eval-

uate the international ratings of pommel

horse skills and compose a new compulsory

routine.

Turoff also contributed to the 1989 and

1993 international Code of Points. In both

2009 and 2010, he was a member of the

committee to pick US gymnasts to compete

in the World Championships. An avid scuba

diver, Turoff also enjoys underwater pho-

tography. He has an instructor's license and

has instructed SCUBA classes at Temple.

Some of his photos can be seen in materials

published by the National Association of Un-

derwater Instructors.

The Owls' mentor completed his Mas-

ter of Education in biomechanics in August,

1991, and is married to Diane Eigner, better

known as "the Cat Doctor". The couple has

one child, Evan, who is a sophomore on the

Owls' squad this season.

FredTUROFFHead Coach 38th Season at Temple • Temple ‘69


Former Temple gymnast and NCAA All-American, Patrick McLaughlin enters his third season as the assistant men’s gymnastics coach at

his alma mater. In just two seasons as Fred Turoff’s assistant, McLaughlin has aided the Owls to back-to-back Eastern Collegiate Athletic Con-

ference championships and a pair of NCAA Championship appearances, helping himself earn ECAC and NCAA East Region Assistant Coach of

the Year both seasons. McLaughlin, who is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Sport and Recreation Management, was a gymnast at

Temple for four seasons (2008-2011), while earning his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology.

As a gymnast at Temple, McLaughlin was the first Owl since 2005 to reach the individual event finals of the 2011 NCAA Championships,

where he placed seventh on parallel bars and was named an All-America honoree, the first for Temple since 2004. In that same year, he was

named the ECAC's Senior Gymnast of the Year, Temple's Male Student-Athlete of the Year and NovaCare's Comeback Student-Athlete of the

Year.

During his career at Temple, he was a member of two ECAC Championship teams and tied for first on Floor exercise in 2008, in addition

to earning a variety of ECAC medals. While leading the conference as an all-arounder in 2010, he suffered a severe ankle injury that cut short

that season but the NCAA hardship rule allowed him another season. He was elected co-captain twice and earned All-America Scholar-Ath-

lete status four years. In addition to his recognitions, McLaughlin was named ECAC Gymnast of the Week, NCAA Gymnast of the Week and

Philadelphia Inquirer 2009-10 Academic All-Area At-Large Performer of the Year.

PatrickMCLAUGHLINAssistant Coach 3rd Season at Temple • Temple ‘11

2014 Roster


Name Yr. Event Hometown Prior Training

Charles Baldi Sr. PH, PB, HB Sterling, Va. Capitol

Michael Bittner Jr. PH, PB, HB Allentown, Pa. Parkettes

Wayne Conley So. PH, R, V, PB, HB Winston-Salem, N.C.

Grady Cooper So. Silver Spring, MD

Blaise Cosenza Jr. F, V, PB, HB Bethlehem, Pa.

Evan Eigner So. FX, R, VT, PB Philadelphia, Pa.

Scott Haddaway Sr. AA Parkville, Md. Ultimate

Patrick Henley So. Claremont, NC

Colton Howard Jr. Grapevine. TX

Misha Kustin Fr. Bloomfield, NJ

John Leonard Gr. FE, R, V, HB West Grove, PA KMC Gymnastics

Aaron Meland So. AA Reston, Va.

Casey Polizzotto Fr. Highands Ranch, CO

Phillip Pruett Jr. AA Hickory, NC

Jon Rydzefski So. AA Leominster, Mass.

Mark Vaccaro So. Allendale, N.J.

Jakob Welsh Fr. Bowie, MD

Brendan Williams Sr. FE, PH, V, PB Thousand Oaks, CA Victory Gymnastics

Antone Wright Fr. Fayetteville, NC

Head Coach: Fred Turoff (Temple ‘69) - 38th season

Assistant Coach: Patrick McLaughlin (Temple ‘11) - 3rd season

Class Breakdown

Graduate Student (1): Leonard

Seniors (3): Baldi, Haddaway, Williams

Juniors (3): Bittner, Cosenza, Pruett

Sophomores (7): Conley, Cooper, Eigner, Henley, Meland, Rydzefski, Vaccaro

Freshmen (5): Howard, Kustin, Polizzotto, Welsh, Wright

Meet the Owls


Senior Class

2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12. … Began his

junior year as the defending ECAC floor exercise champion with a 13.650 at the Navy Open.…Scored a season-high 14.700

in the floor exercise to win the event, while also winning on the vault at the West Point Open…Posted his vault season-high,

a 14.600, winning on the apparatus at Air Force…Contributed a 14.350 in the floor exercise and a 13.200 on the vault at the

ECAC Championships.

2012: Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship…Recognized as sec-

ond team Academic All–American Scholar Athlete...Captured ECAC Championship gold medal in the individual finals (4/7)

in the floor exercise with a score of 14.750…Helped the Owls finish the season ranked No. 10 in the nation and to an ECAC

Championship title compliments of a program-best team score (4/6)…Claimed floor exercise title at Navy (3/10)…Placed

fourth overall at West Point Individual Finals (1/28) on floor exercise…Earned Temple’s top score on floor against William

& Mary and Army (3/18).

2011: Turned in a score of 13.500 in his first collegiate meet (West Point)...Qualified for nationals in vault.

HIGH SCHOOL: Trained at KMC Gymnastics…Four-time National Championship qualifier… Region-7 team member…Was a three-time district qualifier in diving…Twice se-

lected team captain.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Kinesiology.

JohnLEONARDFE, R, V, HB • Graduate Student

West Grove, Pa. • KMC Gymnastics

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2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12 … Scored a season-high 11.000 on the pommel horse at

the Navy Open…Competed on the pommel horse scoring a 10.350 at SUNY Brockport

2012: Did not compete…Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship… Member of a Temple squad that finished the

season ranked No. 10 in the nation and won the ECAC Championship (4/6).

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a Level 10 competitor at Capital Gymnastics as a junior and a senior...Competed with Northern Virginia Gymnastics Academy during his freshman

and sophomore years.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Kinesiology...Parents are Charles A. and Loretta Baldi.

CharlesBALDIPH, PB, HB • SeniorSterling, Va. • Capitol

2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12. … Scored a season-high 14.150 on the vault at home against

William & Mary and Penn State and on the road at SUNY Brockport.…Posted a solid 14.100 on the vault, while also added season-high 13.00 on the high bars at Illinois-

Chicago…Added a solid 13.600 on the vault at the ECAC Championships.

2012: Did not compete...Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship……Recognized as first team Academic All –Amer-

ican Scholar Athlete… Member of a Temple squad that finished the season ranked No. 10 in the nation and won the ECAC Championship (4/6)

PERSONAL: Majoring in politcal science...Parents are James and Gail Haddaway.

ScottHADDAWAYAA • SeniorParkville, Md. • Ultimate

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2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a na-

tional ranking of 12.… Posted a winning 14.300 score on the pommel horse at Springfield

College, while also scoring a 13.350 on the parallel bars and a 12.900 on the high

bars…Scored a season-high 14.450 on the pommel horse at the West Point Open, while adding a season-high 13.650 on the parallel bars and a 12.000 on the horizon-

tal bars. … Had his best score on the horizontal bars of the season (14.050) at the Navy Open, while also competing in the pommel horse (12.350), vault (13.550), and

parallel bars (12.700)…Competed in the pommel horse (14.300), parallel bars (13.450), and horizontal bars (12.600) at home against William & Mary and Penn

State…Scored a season-high 13.950 on the vault, while also competing in the parallel bars (12.600) and the horizontal bars (13.400)…Contributed a 12.250 on the pom-

mel horse and a 12.000 on the horizontal bars in Temple’s victory at the ECAC.

2012: Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship…Recognized as secondteam Academic All –American Scholar Ath-

lete...Named ECAC Rookie Gymnast of the Week (1/25) after placing third on pommel horse in Temple debut and season-opening meet at Navy (1/21) with a score of

13.9…Member of a Temple squad that finished the season ranked No. 10 in the nation and won the ECAC Championship (4/6)…Helped team reach the program’s high-

est-ever team score (4/6)…Lead the Owls with his pommel horse score at the ECAC Championship (4/6), helping the team to the conference title and to a program’s high-

est-ever team score…Placed 15th overall at the NCAA Championships on pommel horse with score of 14.200…At Army (3/2) took the runner-up position on pommel horse,

receiving a score of 14.100 before winning the title in the same event two days later (3/4) in a tri-meet against Army and Springfield…Against William & Mary and Army

(3/18), placed second overall and TU’s highest score on pommel (14.8) and seventh on the vault with a score of 14.000.

HIGH SCHOOL: Qualified for nationals all four years…Named a National Academic All-American in each of his four years…Member of the regional team during his soph-

omore and junior year…Also played varsity soccer and football.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Psychology…Parents are Lisa Rau and Fred Bittner

MichaelBITTNERPH, PB, HB • JuniorAllentown, Pa.• Parkettes

2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12…Posted a sea-

son best 14.400 in the floor exercise while also finished tied for second in the pommel horse at the West Point Open…Fin-

ished fourth in the floor exercise with a 13.700 at Springfield...Contributed a 12.900 in the pommel horse and a 13.300 on

the parallel bars in the ECAC Championships…Scored a season-high 14.300 on the parallel bars and a solid 14.100 on the

pommel horse at home against William & Mary and Penn State.

2012: Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship…Member of a Tem-

ple squad that finished the season ranked No. 10 in the nation and won the ECAC Championship (4/6)…Helped team reach

the program’s highest-ever team score (4/6)…Against Brockport and Air Force at home (2/26) put up an impressive show-

ing on parallel bars with his second place overall score of 14.100…Tied for third place on pommel horse (14.500) at West

Point Open (1/27)… Earned fifth overall with a count of 13.900 on parallel bars against William & Mary and Army (3/18)…Ad-

vanced to ECAC Championship Individual Finals (4/7) for the parallel bars event…Scored 14.150 on parallel bars at the NCAA

Championship (4/20).

2011: Placed 14th on vault with a score of 14.800 at Illinois-Chicago Quad-Meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Trained at Victory Gymnastics…Region 1 Select team member…Competed in the 56th and 55th All-Around Nationals…Earned the Associated Press Scholar

Award.

Personal: Major is undecided.

BrendanWILLIAMSFE, PH, V, PB • Senior

Thousand Oaks, Calif. • Victory Gymnastics


2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12.…Scored a

season-high 13-950 in the floor exercise at the Navy Open…Contributed a 13.600 in the floor exercise in Temple’s ECAC

Championship victory…Scored a solid 13.900 in the floor exercise at the West Point Open.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time national qualifier...Regional medalitst for performance on pommel horse as a senior.

PERSONAL: Major is Sport and Recreation Management...Parents are Anne and Joe Cosenza.

BlaiseCOSENZAF, V, PB, HB • JuniorBethlehem, Pa. • Parkettes

2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12. … Posted a sea-

son-high 14.350, good for second on the team, on the vault at home against Army and Navy on Alumni Weekend.…Scored his

floor exercise season-high of 14.100 in the West Point Open…Contributed a 13.200 on the vault at the ECAC Championships…Had

a solid showing at home against William & Mary and Penn State with a Temple-best 14.300 on the vault and a 13.950 in the floor

exercise.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time Junior Olympics National qualifier.

PERSONAL: Major is Sport and Recreation Management...Parents are Karen and Phil Pruett.

PhillipPRUETTAA • JuniorHickory, N.C. •

2013: Did not compete….Member of a Temple squad that took the ECAC Championship title for the second consecutive year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Reached Junior Olympic Nationals all four years...North Carolina State Rings Champion during junior year...Won the high bar title at the state champi-

onships as a sophomore...Turned in a top 100 finish at Junior Olympic Nationals as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Major is Physics...Parents are Wayne and Angela Conley

WayneCONLEYPH, R, V, PB, HB• SophomoreWinston-Salem, N.C. •

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GradyCOOPERAA • SophomoreSilver Spring, MD •

2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12…Scored a sea-

son-high 14.550 on the still rings helping Temple to the event victory at SUNY Brockport…Contributed his floor exercise sea-

son-high of 13.950 at SUNY Brockport…Took home third place on the still rings with a 13.900 at Springfield…Posted a solid

14.100 on the still rings at the ECAC Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time Junior Olympic National qualifier...As a a senior, earned second place on rings at state champi-

onships and was a semi-finalist on the apparatus at Junior Olympic National Championships...Was awarded first place with

performance on parallel bars at West Point Open as a junior.

PERSONAL: Major is Sport and Recreation Management...Son of Diane Eigner and head coach and USA Gymnastics Hall of

Fame member Fred Turoff.

EvanEIGNERFX, R, V, PB • SophomorePhiladelphia, PA • Temple University Boys Gymnastics

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at the JO Championships for the Southeastern Region (2013)…three-time regional team member…Recipient of the the Leonard Clemmer

Award and the Awana Citation Award in his senior year…North Carolina’s level 10 all-around champion in his junior year…North Carolina’s level 10 pommel horse cham-

pion in his freshman year…four-time recipient of North Carolina’s Academic All-American Award.

PERSONAL: Major is undecided…Parents are John and Rhonda Henley.

PatrickHENLEYAA • SophomoreClaremont, N.C. •

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HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time national qualifier...Semifinalist on floor and vault as a junior.

PERSONAL: Major is civil engineering...Parents are Deborah and Niel Melund.

AaronMELANDAA • SophomoreReston, VA •

2013: Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12…Scored a sea-

son-high 82.750 in the all-around, including a season best 14.500 on the high bars, at home against Army and Navy on

Alumni Weekend…Contributed an 81.600 in the all-round at the ECAC Championships, tying him for fourth in the competi-

tion…Posted a season best 14.350 on the still bars at SUNY Brockport…Broke the 80-point mark in the all-around in three

of the five meets he competed at…Tallied a season best 14.300 on the parallel bars in an 81.200 all-around performance at

the West Point Open.

HIGH SCHIOOL: Qualified for Junior Olympic Nationals all four years...Placed 2nd in all around regionals three times (fresh-

man, junior and senior years)... Earned fourth place in all around at Junior Olympic regionals...Reached the semifinals in the

high bar as a junior and senior...Still rings semifinalist as a junior.

PERSONAL: Major is undecided...Parents are Nina and David Rydzefski.

JonRYDZEFSKIAA • SophomoreLeominster, MA •


HIGH SCHOOL: Junior Olympic qualifier all four years...As a freshman, was a New Jersey State Champion.

PERSONAL: Major is Pre-Medicine...Parents are Edward and Teal Vaccaro.

MarkVACARROAA • SophomoreAllendale, NJ •

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ColtonHOWARDAA • FreshmanGrapevine, TX. • WOGA

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time JO National Qualifier…Semi-finalist on high bar in his junior year.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Engineering…Parents are Jane and Boris Kustin.

MishaKUSTINAA • FreshmanBloomfield, NJ •

HIGH SCHOOL: Member of a four-time regional and state champion team…Elected team captain his junior and senior year…four-time Academic All-American award re-

cipient.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Kinesiology…Parents are Samuel and Sandy Polizzotto.

CaseyPOLIZZOTTOAA • FreshmanHighland Ranch, CO •

JakobWELSHAA • FreshmanBowie, MD •

AntoneWRIGHTAA • FreshmanFayetteville, N.C. •

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Navy Open

1. Penn State 440.900

2. William and Mary 409.400

3. Navy 398.800

4. Springfield 391.150

5. SUNY Brockport

187.500

At Springfield

1. Temple 408.750


West Point Open

1. Temple 417.400

2. Army 416.700



5. Navy 398.150

6. ASU 395.500

William and Mary; Penn State

1. Penn State 446.550

2. Temple 421.300


At SUNY Brockport

1. Temple 394.150

2. SUNY Brockport 258.100

At California

1. California 428.650

2. Temple 405.150

At Air Force

1. Air Force 425.450

2. Temple 398.500

University of Illinois-Chicago

1. Illinois-Chicago 412.550

2. Temple 407.650

Army and Navy (Alumni Homecoming)

1. Temple 417.350

2. Navy 405.000

3. Army 403.800

ECAC Championships

1. Temple 411.650


3. Ilinois-Chicago 409.300


5. Army 404.500

6. Navy 400.350

NCAA Championships

Team Results

Season HighsName Floor Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar All-Around

Zach Aguiar 13.300

Charles Baldi 11.000

Mike Bittner 14.450 13.950 13.650 14.050

Taylor Brana 14.500 14.800 14.600

Evan Burke 15.300 14.900

Blaise Cosenza 13.950 12.850 12.700

Evan Eigner 13.950 14.550

Scott Haddaway 14.150 13.000

John Leonard 14.700 14.600

Phil Longo 11.700 12.750 12.900

Allan Malone 15.100 13.500 13.850 14.000 14.050 14.750 83.100

Phil Pruett 14.100 14.350

John Rydzefski 13.450 13.750 14.350 13.700 14.300 14.500 82.750

Dash Sears 14.550

Brett Statman 14.550 14.500 13.900

Alex Tighe 14.350 13.650 13.650 14.850 15.200

Brendan Williams 14.400 14.200 14.300

Assaf Zoor 14.400 13.550 12.800

TEAM 73.000 70.500 71.300 71.600 71.000 69.900 421.300

ECAC Championships

Mike Bittner 12.250 12.000

Taylor Brana 13.600 14.300 12.700

Evan Burke 14.200 14.400

Blaise Cosenza 13.600

Evan Eigner 14.100

Scott Hadaway 13.600

Jon Rydzefski 12.900 13.600 13.500 13.700 13.850 14.050

Dash Sears 14.000

Brett Statman 14.100 14.500 13.900

Alez Tighe 14.100 14.500 14.150

Brendan Williams 12.900 13.300

Assaf Zoor 14.400

TEAM 70.850 66.050 70.500 68.900 67.250 68.100 411.650


Record Book (until 2007)

Record Book

(since new scoring began in 2008)

FOUR SCORE TEAM10.0 max system

Team Score

229.20 at EIGL, March 25, 1995

Floor Exercise

38.800 at NCAA East Regional, April 8, 1995

Pommel Horse

38.500 at Michigan Invitational, March 11, 1995

Rings

38.850 at Michigan Invitational, March 11, 1995

Vault

38.100 at California-Berkeley, March 13, 1998

Parallel Bars

38.250 vs. Penn State & Navy, March 13, 1997

Horizontal Bar

38.900 at EIGL Championship, March 25, 1995

INDIVIDUALAll-Around

58.25 by Bill Roth vs. Michigan & Massachusetts, Feb. 16, 1992

Floor Exercise9.90 by Chris Wyatt

at NCAA Championship, April 16, 1988Pommel Horse

9.95 by Dominick Minicucci vs. BYU, March 19, 1992

Rings9.95 by Jim Van de Zilver

vs. Michigan & Massachusetts, Feb. 16, 1992by Dave Frank at Syracuse, March 5, 1994

Vault9.85 by Bobby Fleming

at EIGL Championships, March 3, 1984by Chris Wyattat Penn St., Jan. 29, 1988by Bill Rothvs. Michigan & Massachusetts, Feb. 16, 1992

Parallel Bars9.875 by Dominick Minicucci

at NCAA Championships, April 25, 1992Horizontal Bar

9.95 by Bill Roth at Springfield, March 3, 1991

FOUR SCORE TEAMTeam Score

345.60 at Springfield, Feb. 20, 2009

Floor Exercise

59.00 at ECAC Championship, Apr. 4, 2008

Pommel Horse

56.35 vs. Springfield/MIT, Feb. 16, 2008

Rings

58.00 at Springfield, Feb. 20, 2009

Vault

63.00 vs. Illinois-Chicago, Jan. 31, 2010

Parallel Bars

57.95 at West Point Open, Jan. 18, 2008

Horizontal Bar

57.15 vs. Illinois-Chicago, Jan. 31, 2010

INDIVIDUALAll-Around

87.15 by Luke Vexler at William & Mary/Navy,

March 21, 2008

Floor Exercise

15.3 by Evan Burke at West Point Open,

Feb. 1, 2013

Pommel Horse

14.55 by John Vogtman vs. Navy/Ohio State,

Feb. 2, 2008

Rings

14.90 by Luke Vexler at Navy,

March 15, 2008

Vault

16.35 by Scott Bloomfield, vs. Navy/Ohio State,

Feb. 2, 2008

Parallel Bars

15.20 by Sterling Kramer, at William & Mary/Navy

March 21, 2008

Horizontal Bar

15.20 by Alex Tighe, vs. Navy/Army,

March 23, 2013


Year-by-Year ResultsYear W L T Champ.1926–27 0 5 0 -1927–28 2 3 0 -1928–29 0 4 0 -1929–30 4 1 0 -1930–31 2 3 1 -1931–32 2 5 0 -1932–33 4 5 0 -1933–34 4 2 0 -1934–35 5 1 0 EIGL1935–36 7 0 0 EIGL1936–37 7 1 0 EIGL1937–38 6 1 0 -1938–39 7 0 0 EIGL1939–40 5 2 0 -1940–41 5 0 0 EIGL1941–42 1 3 0 -1942–43 1 2 0 -1943–46 no teams1946–47 5 1 0 -1947–48 6 1 0 -1948–49 6 0 0 EIGL/NCAA1949–50 5 2 1 -1950–51 3 5 0 -1951–52 3 4 0 -1952–53 2 4 0 -1953–54 2 3 1 -1954–55 1 4 0 -1955–56 1 5 0 -1956–57 2 4 0 -1957–58 1 6 0 -1958–59 2 5 0 -1959–60 4 4 0 -1960–61 4 4 0 -

Year W L T Champ.1961–62 3 5 0 -1962–63 6 3 0 -1963–64 9 0 0 EIGL1964–65 5 4 0 -1965–66 7 3 0 -1966–67 8 2 0 -1967–68 9 1 0 EIGL1968–69 9 1 0 -1969–70 11 1 0 -1970–71 8 4 0 -1971–72 8 3 0 -1972–73 10 2 0 -1973–74 10 2 0 -1974–75 9 4 0 -1975–76 9 3 0 -1976–77 8 2 0 -1977–78 7 4 0 -1978–79 6 4 0 -1979–80 1 8 0 -1980–81 8 1 0 EIGL1981–82 7 3 0 -1982–83 1 9 0 -1983–84 1 10 0 -1984–85 11 2 0 EIGL1985–86 13 1 0 EIGL1986–87 10 0 0 -1987–88 13 2 0 -1988–89 8 3 0 -1989–90 9 3 0 EIGL1990–91 10 4 0 EIGL1991–92 21 3 0 EIGL1992–93 20 6 0 EIGL1993–94 12 4 0 EIGL

Year W L T Champ.1994–95 23 2 0 EIGL1995–96 22 8 0 EIGL1996–97 13 11 0 EIGL1997–98 22 3 0 EIGL/ECAC1998–99 7 13 0 -1999–00 20 6 0 -2000–01 11 7 0 -2001–02 14 9 0 ECAC2002–03 9 6 0 ECAC2003-04 13 6 0 -2004-05 9 8 0 -2006 13 7 0 -2007 15 3 0 ECAC2008 11 5 0 ECAC2009 12 6 0 -2010 12 3 0 -2011 16 6 0 -2012 24 2 0 ECAC2013 16 17 0 ECACTotals 663 307 3 (.684)

EIGL—Eastern IntercollegiateGymnastics LeagueECAC—Eastern College Athletic ConferenceNCAA—National Collegiate Athletic Association

All-Time Coaches

Max Younger

1927-55

Carl Patterson

1955-68

Dave Thor

1973-76

Bill Coco

1968-73

Harry Nelson

1926-27

Fred Turoff

1976-present

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Patrick McLaughlin 2011 Parallel Bars

Theo Maes 2004 Vault

Nyika White 2004 Rings

Nyika White 2003 Rings

Darin Gerlach 1998 Floor Exercise

Jason Krane 1998 All-Around, Parallel Bars

Michael Moran 1998 All-Around, Vault, Horizontal Bar

Carl Imhauser 1996 Horizontal Bar

Kenny Sykes 1996 Pommel Horse

Danny Akerman 1995 Pommel Horse

Dave Frank 1995 Rings

Darin Gerlach 1995 Floor Exercise


Dominick Minicucci 1992 All-Around, Parallel Bars

Bill Roth 1990 Floor Exercise, Vault

Jim Van de Zilver 1990 Rings

Chris Wyatt 1988 Floor Exercise, Vault

Harris Schechtman 1987 Rings

Chris Wyatt 1987 Vault

Tim Koopman 1986 Horizontal Bar

Tim Koopman 1985 Pommel Horse

Bobby Fleming 1984 Vault

Michael Silverstein 1978 Floor Exercise, Rings,

Vault, Horizontal Bar

Charles “Skip” Zimmer 1978 Rings

Michael Silverstein 1977 Vault

Melvin Hill 1972 Vault

Peter Di Furio 1970 All-Around

Mark Cohn 1966 All-Around

NisseN AwARd wiNNeRPeter Di Furio 1970

NCAA NATioNAl ChAmpioNsDarin Gerlach 1998 Floor Exercise


Dave Frank 1995 Rings

Dominick Minicucci 1992 Parallel Bars

Chris Wyatt 1988 Floor Exercise

Team 1949

Bob Stout 1949 Horizontal Bar

Joe Berenato 1949 Pommel Horse

Wally Hayes 1948 Flying Rings

Bob Stout 1948 Free Exercise

George Szypula 1942 Tumbling

Norm Boardman 1942 Horizontal Bar

Ed Danser, Sr. 1941 Free Exercise

Norm Boardman 1940 Horizontal Bar

Adam Walter 1939 Horizontal Bar

NCAA All-Americans (since 1965)

Nyika White

Mike Morgan

Pete Di Furio


Danny Akerman ..................1994, 1995

Dubie Bader ........................1994, 1995

Scott Bloomfield..................2008, 2010

Scott Bram ....................................1981

Taylor Brana ...............................2010

Bill Braverman...............................1934

Mark Cohn ..........................1963, 1965

Ed Danser......................................1940

Pete DiFurio .................................1970

Parry Dilworth ..............................1991

Bobby Fleming ...................1982, 1984

Sam Fogel ...........................1940, 1941

Dave Frank .........................1994, 1995

Jay Geist .......................................1969

Darin Gerlach .....................1996, 1998

Tom Glynn ....................................1988

Ebon Grayman ..........1991, 1992, 1993

Wally Hayes ..................................1950

Joe Hewlett ........................1936, 1938

Mel Hill .........................................1972

Carl Imhauser .....................1996, 1997

Tim Koopman .....................1985, 1986

Tom Kovic .....................................1975

Jason Krane ..................................1998

Sterling Kramer .............................2006

Gary Kulick ...................................1975

Jay Long ........................................1970

Rick Lund ......................................1970

Richie Maguire .........2000, 2001, 2002

Patrick McLaughlin........................2008

Dominick Minicucci ......................1992

Mike Moran ..............1998, 1999, 2000

Walt Pawalonis ...................1938, 1939

Jim Petrino ...................................1965

Chet Phillips ..............1935, 1936, 1937

Tim Phillips ...................................1963

Jose David Ramos............... 2004, 2005

Ray Reiff .......................................1947

Bob Rice .......................................1974

Bill Roth ....................1989, 1990, 1992

Joe Rowlette ................................1990

Jason Rushton ..............................1996

Joe Schabacker .............................1943

Harris Schechtman .......................1987

Eugene Scholl ...............................1954

Mike Silverstein ............................1978

Bob Smith .....................................1961

Bob Stout ..................1947, 1948, 1949

Kenny Sykes ..............1994, 1995, 1997

George Szypula .........1941, 1942, 1943

Rob Tagge .....................................1980

Fred Turoff ....................................1968

Jim Van de Zilver............1991, 1992, 1993

Luke Vexler................2006, 2007, 2008

John Vogtman ...............................2007

Alex Weber .........................2000, 2003

Barry Weiner.......................1968, 1969

Al Weintraub ................................1936

Barry Weissman ...........................1964

Nyika White.........................2003, 2005

Bill Willard.....................................1950

Chris Wyatt ...............1985, 1986, 1988

Team

1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948,

1949, 1950, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1981, 1985,

1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,

1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008

Christian Collins ............................1992

Anthony Galasso ...........................1989

Carl Imhauser......................1996, 1997

Phil Moore ....................................1992

Joe Rank .......................................1992

Joe Rowlette ................................1989

Rob Smilow ..................................1988

Jim Van de Zilver ..........................1990

Chris Wyatt ..................................1988

eiGl Champions (through 1997) and

eCAC Champions (since 1998)eCAC Champions

1987-97

1949 National Championship Team.........................................................1949Joe Berenato ......................................................................................1947–50Norm Boardman ................................................................................1939–42Mark Cohn .........................................................................................1963–66Ed Danser ...........................................................................................1938–41Peter DiFurio ......................................................................................1967–70Sam Fogel...........................................................................................1938–41Dave Frank .........................................................................................1991–95Carl Imhauser......................................................................................1994-97Tim Koopman.....................................................................................1984–86Dominick Minicucci ............................................................................1990–92Harry Nelson ......................................................................................1926–28A. Carl Patterson ...................................................................1955–68 (Coach)Chet Phillips .......................................................................................1934–37Bill Roth...............................................................................................1988-92Mike Silverstein..................................................................................1974–78Bob Stout ...........................................................................................1946–49George Szypula ..................................................................................1940–43Fred Turoff....................................................1966–69; (Coach) 1976–presentJim Van De Zilver.................................................................................1990-93Adam Walter......................................................................................1937–39Chris Wyatt ........................................................................................1984–88Max Younger.........................................................................1927–55 (Coach)

Temple Hall of Fame

Richie Maguire

Kenny Sykes

Jim Van De Zilver

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The BoB sTouT AwARdAwarded to the Temple University senior gymnast who exemplifies the qualitiesthat were characteristic of Bob Stout...excellence, dedication, courage andhonor.

2008 Luke Vexler2005 David Ramos2003 Alex Weber& Richard Maguire2000 Mike Moran1998 Jason Krane1996 Kenny Sykes1995 Danny Akerman1992 Dominick Minicucci & Bill Roth1990 Joe Rowlette1987 Harris Schechtman1986 Tim Koopman1985 Bobby Fleming

owls iN The olYmpiCsMiles Avery (as a coach)

2004 Games in Athens, Greece2008 Games in Beijing, China

Dominick Minicucci1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain1988 Games in Seoul, Korea (attending Univ. of Illinois)

Fred Turoff (as a coach)1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain

Bob Stout1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland

Chet Phillips1936 Games in Berlin, Germany

owls iN The woRld ChAmpioNships2005 David Ramos1996 Bill Roth1994 Bill Roth1970 Fred Turoff

owls oN The us NATioNAl TeAm1998-99 Michael Moran1997 Kenny Sykes1996-97 Kenny Sykes (Team 2000)1995-96 Dave Frank (Team 2000)1995-96 Jason Krane (Team 2000)1995-97 Aaron Vexler (Team 2000)1991,92 Dominick Minicucci1989-96 Bill Roth1988-89 Joe Rowlette (Senior Development)1982-83 Miles Avery 1978-79 Mike Silverstein1970 Ron Clemmer1969,70 Fred Turoff1967 Mark Cohn1952 Bob Stout1936 Chet Phillips

Dominick Minicucci

Bob Stout

Bill Roth

University administration

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Neil D. Theobald is Temple’s 10th president.

He began his tenure at Temple on January 1, 2013.

In naming Theobald to this role, Temple

Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick J. O’Connor

cited his extensive record of accomplishment as a

university administrator and faculty member: "Dr.

Theobald is a gifted teacher and dedicated re-

searcher. In addition, he has a deep and practical

understanding of the changing dynamics of higher

education. He wants to ensure that students have

access to an education that is first-class and af-

fordable. I can't think of a better set of values to

bring to the Temple presidency."

Theobald was named Indiana University’s

senior vice president in 2007. Previously, he had

served as the senior vice provost at the University’s

flagship campus in Bloomington and as special as-

sistant to IU’s president. Major accomplishments

during more than a decade as a senior administra-

tor at Indiana University include increasing the

mean SAT score of the incoming class at IU Bloom-

ington from 1096 to 1203, directing a $1.1 billion

capital campaign, and boosting IU’s credit ranking

to Moody’s highest level (Aaa).

In addition to his administrative responsibili-

ties, Theobald holds a professorship in education

finance. His research interests in the appropriate

role of decentralization in educational financing

and in modeling educational labor markets are re-

flected in more than $1.5 million in funded re-

search, numerous books and book chapters,

dozens of articles published in professional jour-

nals, and nearly 50 policy reports for state govern-

ments across the United States.

At Indiana University, Dr. Theobald directed

a research center that assisted state governments

in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, and Washington

in devising education funding processes that equi-

tably facilitated academic excellence. In addition,

Theobald was a three-time winner of IU's Teach-

ing Excellence Recognition Award.

Theobald is a past-president of the American

Education Finance Association, winning the asso-

ciation's Jean Flanigan Award for the outstanding

dissertation in the study of educational finance in

1990. In 1995, the University Council for Educa-

tional Administration presented Theobald with the

Jack A. Culbertson Award as the professor who, in

the first seven years of his or her career, made the

most outstanding contribution to the profession.

In 2003, Theobald was presented the Distinguished

Graduate Award by the College of Education at the

University of Washington.

A native of Peoria, Ill., Theobald had planned

to enter an electrician’s apprenticeship after high

school. However, donors to Trinity College in Con-

necticut made it possible for him to attend college

and Theobald earned a bachelor’s degree in 1978.

After a short stint in the corporate world, Theobald

began his education career as a secondary school

mathematics teacher in the State of Washington,

where he also coached baseball. He subsequently

Neil D.

TheobaldPresident

1st Year at Temple

Larry R. KaiserSenior Executive

Vice President forHealth Affairs

Kenneth Lawrence, Jr.Senior Vice President

for Government,Community & Public

Affairs

George E. MooreSenior Vice President& University Counsel

Hai-Lung DaiProvost

William T. BergmanVice President

and Special Assistant to the President

Ken KaiserInterim

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Tilghman H. Moyer IVInterim Senior Vice President

for InstitutionalAdvancement

Timothy C. O’RourkeVice President

for Computer & FinancialServices & CIO

Theresa A. PowellVice President

for Student Affairs

served as both an assis-

tant professor and an as-

sociate professor at the

University of Washing-

ton, where he earned a

doctoral degree in edu-

cational finance in 1988.

Dr. Theobald and

his wife, Sheona Macken-

zie, have three children:

Roddy, Kinnear, and

Mattie.

Dr. Theobald will be

formally invested as

Temple’s 10th president

on Oct. 18, 2013.

James P. CreedonSenior Vice President

for Construction, Facilities& Operations

Karen B. ClarkeVice President for

Strategic Marketing& Communications

Temple Campus Map

322014 Temple Men’s Gymnastic Media Guide

athletic Facilities

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The Liacouras CenterThe Liacouras Center is a four-building

complex that includes a Convocation Center,

the Independence Blue Cross Student Recre-

ation Center, 1700 North Broad Street and the

Entertainment Community Center with retail

shops, a 1,200-car parking garage, and a live-

music restaurant. The Center has been designed

as a venue for culture, sports, entertainment,

commerce and education.

The Convocation Center seats 11,000 for

convocations, commencements and concerts;

10,206 for basketball games; and up to 3,500 for

theater and dance. The theater configuration is

named for benefactress Esther Boyer Griswold.

Rededicated on February 13, 2000, and

named in honor of former Temple President

Peter J. Liacouras, The Liacouras Center, the

home of Temple basketball, is one of the pre-

mier on-campus arenas in the country.

Already the site of some exciting events in

its history, the Temple venue has hosted such

sold-out concerts as Bob Dylan, along with the

NBA Players Party prior to the 2002 NBA All-Star

game and the 2002 Atlantic 10 Women's Bas-

ketball Championship. The Liacouras Center was

also the site of the 2003 NCAA Men's Gymnas-

tics Championships, the 2004 NCAA Women's

Basketball First and Second Rounds, and the

2006 and 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Re-

gionals.

In an historic partnership, the Pennsylva-

nia state legislature provided capital funds -

$31.8 million - to build a new multi-use com-

plex, provided the University could raise $28.7

million from private sources. The total cost of

the multi-building complex would be $107 mil-

lion - an investment in Temple's future.

Originally christened The Forum at The

Apollo of Temple, the Board of Trustees voted in

2000 to change the building name to The Lia-

couras Center in honor of President Liacouras'

retirement after 18 years as Temple's chief ex-

ecutive.

Lincoln Financial FieldOn August 13, 2003, the Philadelphia Ea-

gles and Temple University announced a 15-

year pact for the Owls to play their home

football games at Lincoln Financial Field. An av-

erage of 24,137 fans per game witnessed the

Cherry & White in its inaugural season at the

venue, a 21 percent increase from the prior

year's average.

Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as

The Linc, is the home stadium of the National

Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. It has a

seating capacity of 68,532 (69,032 with Stand-

ing Room Only tickets). The stadium was named

in June 2002 when the Lincoln Financial Group

paid $139.6 million for naming rights over the

next 21 years. It is located in South Philadelphia

on Pattison Avenue between 11th and 10th

Streets, closer to the area's stretch of Interstate

95 than to Pattison.

In 2011, the stadium became powered

with a combination of onsite wind, solar, and

dual-fuel generated electricity, making it the

world’s first major sports stadium to convert to

self-generated renewable energy. Approxi-

mately $25 million was invested to build the sys-

tem, saving the Eagles an estimated $60 million

in energy costs.

Edberg-Olson HallEdberg-Olson Hall is the home of the Tem-

ple University football program. Officially dedi-

cated on December 9, 2000, the facility was

designed by AP3C Architects of Philadelphia.

The building was engineered to not only support

the football team's functional requirements, but

to enhance the experience through innovative

design concepts.

During the season, approximately 250 peo-

ple will pass through its doors on a daily basis.

In 2012, Edberg-Olson Hall underwent a $10

million upgrade with a 15,000-square-foot ex-

Joseph V. Labolito

The liacouras Center has been the home of the Temple men’s and women’s basketball teams—

along with concerts, commencement, and other events— since 1997.

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pansion. The original 23,600-square-foot build-

ing contains team and coaches locker rooms, a

training room, equipment facilities, coach's of-

fices, a players' lounge, individual position

meeting rooms, and a theater-style team meet-

ing room. Opened in July 2012, the upgrade has

a strength and conditioning area that expanded

from 2,500 square feet to 10,000 square feet.

The expansion also features an enlarged sports

medicine office with hydrotherapy, a full-service

academic support area, and a 3,500-square-foot

team function room. An observation balcony

runs the length of the building. It is the perfect

complement to a gridiron landscape outside

featuring over 100,000 square feet of Sprinturf

and 24,000 square feet of Astroturf. Eight, 85-

foot poles providing 85 candles of white rendi-

tion light line the perimeter of the complex.

Powder-coated cyclone fences provide privacy.

Geasey FieldThe AstroTurf on Geasey Field is one of the

largest permanent AstroTurf surfaces in the

world, covering over 156,000 square feet. In

summer of 2009, Geasey Field underwent a

massive $1 million renovation. The surface was

replaced with Astro-

Turf 12 carpet, com-

plete with a

drainage system.

The scoreboard is a

s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t

wireless board with

a message expan-

sion. The lighted fa-

cility at 15th and

Norris Streets serves as the home

of Temple field hockey and

lacrosse, in addition to an alter-

nate football practice site.

McGonigle-Pearson Hall Athletic

ComplexSummer 1969 marked the first use of Tem-

ple University’s physical education and athletics

building, located in the heart of the Main Cam-

pus at Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue.

The complex currently houses a weight room

and training facilities, as well as facilities for

teaching, research, student recreation and ath-

letic competition. The Temple volleyball, fenc-

ing and men’s and women’s gymnastics squads

play their home competitions in McGonigle Hall.

In 2012, the University completed a $48-million

renovation and expansion of McGonigle and

Pearson Halls, providing additional classrooms,

faculty and coaching staff offices as well as new

men’s and women’s basketball practice courts,

weight room, and cutting-edge sports medicine

equipment. The additional 26,000-square feet

povide 24-hour access and advanced digital

technologies.

The PavilionThe Pavilion Athletic Facility, which is uti-

lized by football, field hockey, women's

lacrosse, baseball, softball, men's and women's

soccer, is a 32,000-square foot multi-purpose

field. The facility, which is available as an auxil-

iary training site for the remainder of Temple’s

24 varsity athletic programs, features Field Turf

XT57, an ideal surface for Temple's varsity

teams to train on.

Ambler Sports Complex Temple’s picturesque Ambler Campus

plays host to the University’s men’s and

women’s soccer teams as well as base-

ball and softball. On January 14, 2003,

Upper Dublin Township gave final ap-

proval to Temple University’s

plans to construct NCAA-stan-

dard soccer, baseball and soft-

ball fields at the Ambler

Campus. Baseball and softball

opened play in the spring of

2004 while the Owl soccer

teams started in the fall of 2004.

Jose

ph V.

Labo

lito

lincoln Financial Field

Pearson-McGonigle hall

ambler Softball Field

Skip Wilson Field

The Pavilion

ambler Soccer Field

Track


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Kevin Clark, who arrived at Temple in November

2012 in the role of Senior Advisor to the Presi-

dent, served as the University's Interim Director

of Athletics from May 3 through October 31 be-

fore being appointed vice president and director

of athletics by President Neil D. Theobald on No-

vember 1, 2013

A veteran athletic administrator, Clark came to

Temple after serving the previous 11 years on In-

diana University’s senior athletic staff, the last

two in the role of Senior Associate Athletic Di-

rector of Internal Operations.

As Senior Associate Athletic Director of Internal

Operations, Clark was responsible for oversee-

ing the department’s athletics business office,

information technology, human resources,

travel services, athletic facilities, IU Golf Course,

equipment operations, concessions and food

services, and other areas of internal administra-

tion. He served as a member of the senior ad-

ministrative staff and, in this capacity, worked

with other senior administrators to advise, de-

velop and implement departmental policies and

strategies including yearly and long-term strate-

gic plans.

Additionally, Clark also served as the sport ad-

ministrator for football, baseball and women's

basketball.

In his first nine years at IU, Clark served as the

Associate Athletic Director for Finance/CFO. In

that role, he managed the athletic financial busi-

ness office and was instrumental in the devel-

opment and administration of the department's

budget.

At Saint Louis University, Clark served as the Di-

rector of Business Administration-Student De-

velopment from 2000-2001. Prior to that role,

Clark was the Assistant Athletic Director of Busi-

ness and Finance from 1996-2000. He prepared

and administered budgets ranging from $10-$30

million. While at Saint Louis University he estab-

lished the first-ever athletic department contin-

gency fund.

Prior to his tenure at Saint Louis University, Clark

served as a staff accountant at the NCAA from

1991-1996. There he assisted with the prepara-

tion and management of a $30 million operating

budget.

Clark earned a bachelor's degree in accounting

from Grambling State University and later

earned an MBA from Webster University.

The Kansas City, Mo. Native retired as a Major

after serving 23 years in the United States Army

Reserve. He and his wife, Kendra, have four chil-

dren, Kevin Jr., Michael, Ellicia and Logan.

Kevin

ClarKDirector of AthleticsGrambling State ‘86

1st Year at Temple

Dr. Patrick Kraft, who served on the senior

athletic staffs at Indiana University and Loyola

University Chicago, was named Deputy Director

of Athletics at Temple in May, 2013.

Kraft spent the past two years as the Exec-

utive Senior Associate Athletics Director at Loy-

ola University Chicago. At Loyola, he had direct

oversight of all aspects of the department's ex-

ternal operations, including the marketing, tick-

eting, media relations and fundraising

components. Kraft played an integral role in Loy-

ola’s move from the Horizon League to the Mis-

souri Valley Conference.

In his two years at the school he was able to

grow the men's basketball season ticket base by

30 percent with an overall increase of 51 percent

in ticket revenue. Additionally, he generated an

increase of 400 percent in cash sponsorship to

the department while also growing the depart-

ment's annual giving by 75 percent.

Not limited to just external operations at

Loyola, Kraft was responsible for overseeing the

day-to-day management of the department's

$12+ million budget. He also served as the sport

supervisor for men's and women's basketball and

was responsible for handling all of the depart-

ment's business contracts.

At Indiana, Kraft was responsible for the

branding and marketing efforts for all of the

Hoosiers' programs. He oversaw game produc-

tion for all of IU's varsity sports and coordinated

group, season and single-game ticket sales for

football, men's basketball, men's soccer,

women's basketball and women's volleyball. In

addition, Kraft managed the promotion, market-

ing, brand enhancement and enforcement of the

school's Adidas contract and the Big Ten Network

partnership as well as the Learfield Sport Proper-

ties multi-media rights agreement with the

Hoosiers.

His efforts at Indiana helped increase home

football attendance to its highest mark in 17

years, with it also being the third largest football

attendance increase among all Division I schools.

He also instituted a strategy that saw a 20 per-

cent increase in student ticket sales and the over-

all highest season ticket base in 13 years.

The Libertyville, Ill., native began his career

in 2001 as the corporate sponsorship and pro-

motions coordinator with the Arena Football

League. He then spent three years as the busi-

ness development director with United States

Synchronized Swimming (2001-04). He then

served four years in higher education, the first

three at Indiana (2005-08) as an associate in-

structor for sports marketing and management

and the last as a clinical professor in the school

of business administration at Loyola Chicago

(2008-09).

Kraft, who played football as an undergrad-

uate at Indiana, has three degrees from the Uni-

versity. He earned a bachelor's degree in sports

marketing/management (2000), a master's de-

gree in sports marketing/administration (2005)

and a doctorate in sports marketing (2008).

Kraft resides in Haddonfield, N.J., with his

wife Betsy and daughter Annabelle.

Dr. Patrick

KraFTDeputy Director of AthleticsIndiana ‘00

1st Year at Temple


Mark Ingram, who has successfully led theathletic development offices at three FootballBowl Subdivision schools over the past decade,is in his second year as Assistant Vice Presidentfor Athletic Development at Temple University.The Winston Salem, N.C., native, who most re-cently served as the Senior Associate Athletic Di-rector at Tennessee, also serves as the sportadministrator for baseball.

In his five years as the Senior AssociateAthletic Director at his alma mater (Tennessee'96), Ingram was responsible for the planningand strategy for the department's Capital Cam-paign that raised $336 million during his tenure.While sitting on UT's athletics senior and exec-utive staff, he oversaw an athletics develop-ment staff of 27 professionals and sevenpart-time employees. His role also includedserving as a member of the University's VicePresident's Development and External AffairsManagement Team as well as being involved inproject management for $250 million NeylandFootball Stadium master plan.

Before his return to his alma mater, Ingramserved as Assistant Athletics Director for Devel-

opment at the University of Georgia for twoyears ('06-07). Prior to that, he was the Assis-tant Athletics Director for Development at theUniversity of Missouri beginning in the fall of2002, where he successfully guided the Cham-pions for Life capital campaign that raised morethan $117 million. That campaign benefited anumber of areas including a $75 million basket-ball arena and a $16 million all-sport student-athlete academics and training facility.

Prior to working for the University of Mis-souri, Ingram served as Assistant Director ofMarketing and Assistant Director of Develop-

ment, both at the University of Tennessee from1998 to 2002.

A 1996 graduate from Tennessee with abachelor’s degree in sport management and mi-nors in business and psychology, Ingram was atwo-year starter for the Volunteers’ footballteam. He was a two-time Academic All-SEC andtwice awarded the Volunteer Award which isgiven to the most valuable player who is a for-mer walk-on. Also a member of the SEC GoodWorks Team, Ingram earned his master’s de-gree in sport administration from Tennessee in1997.

Mark

inGraMAssociate VP/Executive Sr. Associate ADTennessee ‘96

2nd Year at Temple

Beasley School of Law Associate Professor

Eleanor Myers is in her seventh year as Temple

University’s faculty athletics representative. The

NCAA requires each member institution to ap-

point a faculty athletics representative to rep-

resent the institution and its faculty in its

relationships with the NCAA and its athletic con-

ferences and to oversee academic integrity and

compliance issues on campus. In her role as

FAR, she also chairs the President’s Advisory

Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2009,

Myers was appointed by the NCAA as a mem-

ber of the Division I Committee on Infractions,

which holds hearings on major violations of

NCAA rules and imposes penalties.

Myers joined Temple’s law faculty in 1993.

She specializes in Professional Responsibility

and business courses. She has won awards for

curriculum design and for teaching. She has also

consulted and taught internationally in China,

Japan, Rome, and the Philippines. Previously,

Myers served as Temple’s associate university

counsel from 1983 to 1989 with responsibility

for technology transfer, business negotiations

and health care issues. Prior to joining Temple’s

faculty, Myers held teaching fellow posts at the

University of Pennsylvania and Stanford Univer-

sity and handled securities and antitrust class

action litigation for a Philadelphia law firm.

Myers holds a bachelor degree and a law degree

(magna cum laude) from the University of Penn-

sylvania.

Eleanor

MyerSNCAA Faculty RepresentativeUniversity of Pennsylvania

7th Year at Temple

Al Shrier is the dean among national col-

lege sports information directors with 60 years

of service. In 2004, his years of dedication to

Temple University were rewarded as he was im-

mortalized with his own bobblehead doll to be-

come the first administrator in the history of

NCAA athletics to be so honored.

Shrier officially retired from his position as

Temple SID on June 30, 1995,

but due to necessity, returned

to the post during the 1995-

96 academic year. He remains

at the University in the role of

special assistant to the direc-

tor of athletics and is in

charge of credentials, media

services, and hospitality at

Temple sporting events.

The 1953 TU grad is a member of the Col-

lege Sports Information Directors of America,

Temple University, Philadelphia Big 5, Pennsyl-

vania and Philadelphia Jewish Sports Halls of

Fame. He was the 2010 recipient of CoSIDA’s

Arch Ward Award for outstanding contributions

and the 2009 recipient of the ECAC’s Pete

Nevins Award for Distinguished Achievement.

Shrier is past president of the Philadelphia

Sports Writers Association. The Media Room at

The Liacouras Center is named in his honor.

On January 23, 2013, the University

hoisted a banner to the rafters of the Liacouras

Center in his honor.

Al

ShrierSpecial Assistant to the Director of AthleticsTemple ‘53

61st Year at Temple

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Joe Giunta returned to Temple University

in March 2012 as the Senior Associate Athletic

Director for Sports Administration. He had pre-

viously served in a similar capacity with Temple

Athletics from 2003-08.

Giunta is responsible for ensuring that

Temple’s student-athletes are given the admin-

istrative support and resources necessary to be

academically and athletically successful and to

ensure that all operations are conducted within

University, Conference, and NCAA rules. He

oversees men’s basketball as well as the athletic

training, equipment, facilities, and strength &

conditioning departments.

Giunta previously served as the Owls’ As-

sociate Athletic Director for Sports Administra-

tion from March 2003 until June 2008 when he

accepted the position of Director of Athletics

and Recreation at Cabrini College. At Cabrini,

Giunta managed a department consisting of a

staff of 20 full and part-time staff, 16 varsity

teams, club sports and recreation activities and

an active community health and fitness center.

In 2008-09, Giunta's first year saw the Cavaliers

sweep all three Presidents’ Cups: the Overall,

Men’s, and Women's Cups.

Over the remaining three years of Giunta's

tenure, Cabrini captured two more President's

Cups and never finished lower than third in any

category.

A 1993 graduate of Neumann University

with a bachelor of arts degree in communica-

tions, Giunta earned a master’s in sports ad-

ministration and facility management from Ohio

University in 1997.

Giunta lives in Springfield, Pa., with his wife

Colleen (Dorrian) and their young twin boys,

Gavin and Braydon.

Joe

GiUnTaSenior Associate AD / Sports AdministrationNeumann ‘93

7th Year at Temple

Kristen Foley returns for her 14th year in Tem-

ple administration and 19th overall. She was pro-

moted to Senior Associate Athletic Director in

August 2011 and oversees the administration of

women’s basketball, volleyball, women’s soccer,

cross country and track and field, field hockey,

fencing, men’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s

tennis, and men’s and women’s rowing. In addi-

tion, Foley provides the color analysis for the

women’s basketball web stream broadcasts.

Foley was the Tournament Manager for two

NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional Champi-

onships (2011 and 2005) and the 2004 First and

Second Rounds. Throughout her tenure, she has

served on numerous Atlantic 10 Conference Com-

mittees (Administrative, Executive, Volleyball, Soft-

ball, and Women’s Rowing) and currently is a

member of the Officiating Committee and Cham-

pionship Review Subcommittee. Previously, she

chaired the NCAA Fencing Committee (2004-06)

and was a member of the NCAA Women’s Basket-

ball Rules Committee from 2002-06. In 2005, Foley

was honored with the “Outstanding Associate Di-

rector Award” presented by the All-American Foot-

ball Foundation.

Foley entered athletic administration with 13

years of Division I women’s basketball coaching ex-

perience, including a five-year stint as head coach

at Temple (1995-00).

Foley earned her bachelor’s degree (1986)

and a master’s degree in educational administra-

tion (1991) from Rutgers. A standout women’s bas-

ketball player, she captained the Lady Knights to

consecutive NCAA Elite Eight appearances in 1986

and 1987, while being named to the All-East Re-

gional team in 1986. She has also been honored as

a member of the Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame.

Kristen

FoleySr. Associate AD / Sr. Women’s AdministratorRutgers ‘86

14th Year at Temple

Larry Dougherty is in his 11th year at Tem-

ple and second as Senior Associate Athletic Di-

rector for Communications after serving the

previous four years as Associate Athletic Direc-

tor. In his position, Dougherty oversees the ath-

letic communications and publications of the

University’s 24-sport Division I-A athletic pro-

gram as well as the television and radio opera-

tions. He also is the varsity sport administrator

for men's soccer.

Dougherty joined the Owls’ staff after serv-

ing 15 years in the media relations office at Saint

Joseph’s, the last eight as the school’s assistant

athletic director for media relations. Prior to

SJU, he served as the SID at Nicholls State for

one year and as the information director of the

East Coast Conference for two years.

Active in regional and national organiza-

tions, Dougherty served as chair of the organiz-

ing committee for the 2009 ECAC-SIDA

Workshop held in Avalon, N.J., and the 2005

CoSIDA Workshop held in Philadelphia.

Dougherty served as the president of CoSIDA

during 2010-11. He was the recipient of the

ECAC-SIDA’s 2011 Irving T. Marsh Award .

He earned both his bachelor’s (1982) and

executive MBA (1994) degrees from Saint

Joseph’s. His father, Andy, also served as the SID

at SJU from 1972-81.

Larry

doUGherTySr. Associate AD / Athletic CommunicationsSaint Joseph’s ‘82

11th Year at Temple


Sherryta Freeman is in her ninth year at

Temple and her third year as the Senior Associ-

ate Athletic Director after serving for five years

as the Associate Athletic Director for Compli-

ance and Student-Athlete Affairs at Temple.

Freeman oversees all aspects of the de-

partment’s compliance efforts with conference

and NCAA rules and regulations. She works to

educate coaches, administrators and student-

athletes in regards to new rules and regulations

as well as the processing of NCAA and confer-

ence waivers on behalf of student-athletes. She

also oversees all student-athlete leadership and

life skill development programming which in-

cludes the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

(SAAC) and the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program.

Freeman is the varsity sports administrator for

softball and men’s golf. She is also the liaison for

athletics to academics.

Prior to arriving at the Temple, Freeman

served as the assistant athletic director/compli-

ance at Dartmouth College. The Hillside, N.J.,

native earned her bachelor’s degree in environ-

mental studies from Dartmouth in 2001 and a

master’s degree in sport management at the

University of Massachusetts – Amherst in 2004.

Freeman was a member of two Ivy League

women’s basketball championship teams at

Dartmouth, making two appearances in the Di-

vision I NCAA Tournament.

Sherryta

FreeManSr. Associate AD / Compliance & SA AffairsDartmouth ‘01

9th Year at Temple

Born and raised in the suburbs of Philadel-

phia, Scott Walcoff started at Temple University in

August 2005. He was promoted to the position of

Associate Athletic Director for Marketing and Sales

in August 2011 after serving six years as Assistant

Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions.

Walcoff is responsible for developing season

ticket campaigns and creating/facilitating all media

advertisements (including radio, television, print,

online and outdoor support). He also develops and

coordinates game-day promotions. In his current

role, he oversees the Ticket Sales Office, Corporate

Sales Department, and Spirit Squad.

While at Temple, Walcoff and his staff have

won four National Association of Collegiate Mar-

keting Administrators (NACMA) awards. The

awards were given for the creation of “Hooter the

Owl’s Birthday Party” theme at a Temple Men’s

Basketball game, the development of Temple

Men’s Basketball’s “Five Months of Christmas”

ticket sales campaign; Temple Men’s Basketball’s

“Last Stand” poster, and Temple Football’s “Game

Face” campaign/on-campus promotional efforts

geared towards students. In addition, Walcoff and

his staff have increased Temple Football season

tickets 300% and Temple Men’s Basketball season

tickets 100%.

Walcoff, a 1997 graduate of the S.I. New-

house School of Public Communications at Syra-

cuse University, previously served as director of

marketing and public relations for the Liacouras

Center for four years. He also spent time as a mar-

keting coordinator for Comcast-Spectacor, as a pro-

motions coordinator for Ticketmaster, as well as a

writer/editor for both the Media Theatre for the

Performing Arts and The Sports Network.

Scott

WalCoFFAssociate AD / Marketing & SalesSyracuse ‘97

9th Year at Temple

Harry Metzinger joined the Temple Athlet-

ics staff in April, 2008, and was promoted to his

current position of Associate Athletic Director

for Finance and Administration in July, 2013. He

had served the previous two years as Assistant

Athletic Director for Finance and Administration

and his first three years as the department's

Athletics Business Manager.

In his position, Metzinger serves as the

Chief Financial Officer of the athletics depart-

ment and is responsible for managing the $35

million athletics department budget and the

athletics business office. Metzinger serves as

athletics’ primary liaison with Human Re-

sources, Office of Management and Budget,

Purchasing, Controller's Office, General Ac-

counting, University Counsel, Risk Management

and Computer Services.

Prior to joining the Owls, Metzinger spent

two seasons with Rutgers University. With the

Scarlet Knights, he performed all accounting

functions and procedures within the athletic

ticket office.

Metzinger earned a master of business ad-

ministration degree with a concentration in

human resource management from Temple in

May 2011. He graduated from Villanova in 2004

with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Following graduation, Metzinger worked for

The Siegfried Group in Wilmington, Del., in ac-

counting and assurance services. He moved into

collegiate athletics as a volunteer at Drexel Uni-

versity and the University of Pennsylvania during

the 2004-05 academic year, gaining experience

in ticketing, marketing, and promotions.

Before heading to Rutgers, Metzinger

worked for the director of athletics at his alma

mater for the 2005-06 academic year. In this ca-

pacity, he contributed in a variety of areas, in-

cluding business operations, marketing, and

media relations.

Harry

MeTzinGerAssociate AD / Finance & AdministrationVillanova ‘04

6th Year at Temple

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Now in his 29th year at Temple, Lee

Roberts serves as the Assistant Athletic Di-

rector for Facilities and Event Management.

In this role, Roberts oversees the mainte-

nance and upkeep of the University’s athletic

facilities, both on the main and Ambler cam-

puses, as well as serving as the department’s

liaison with The Liacouras Center and Lincoln

Financial Field.

The veteran administrator manages the

game operations of all athletic events. He has

helped to facilitate numerous conference and

national competitions that Temple has

hosted during that time, including the 2004

NCAA Women’s Basketball first and second

rounds, the 2005 NCAA Women’s Basketball

Philadelphia Regional, the 2011 NCAA

Women’s Basketball Philadelphia Regional,

and the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Second

and Third Rounds at the Wells Fargo Center.

Roberts, a 1982 graduate of Temple,

joined the Owl staff in 1984 as director of

football operations, a position he held for 12

years before moving into his current position.

His role as director of football operations,

which entailed overseeing the Division I-A

program’s day-to-day operations, helped to

groom him for his current post.

Lee

roberTSAssistant AD / FacilitiesTemple ‘82

29th Year at Temple

Pennsylvania native Kelli Sheesley is in her

fifth year as the Assistant Athletic Director for

Creative Services. Prior to joining the Owls, she

spent five years as the Director of Publications

at the United States Naval Academy, returning

to her home state in 2009.

Sheesley, who grew up in Beavertown, Pa.,

administers the day-to-day operations of the

publications process at Temple, while also serv-

ing as the media contact for tennis and softball.

Her publications have been cited over 20 times

in the past seven years by CoSIDA in district or

national contests, most recently garnering “Best

Cover” honors for the 2012-13 Temple men's

basketball media guide. In 2008-09, three of her

media guide covers received “Best in the Na-

tion” awards while her 2008 Navy sprint foot-

ball media guide and 2009 men’s lacrosse media

guide were ranked first nationally.

While at Navy, Sheesley was responsible

for the design and layout of materials for 31 var-

sity sport programs, while working closely with

the marketing and promotions department, as

well as Navy’s booster program, the Blue & Gold

Club.

Prior to her work at Navy, Sheesley spent

six years at Bucknell University as Assistant Di-

rector of Athletic Communications. Sheesley is a

graduate of Juniata College (’98), where she was

a four-year letterwinner in softball and was the

team’s MVP her senior season.

Kelli

SheeSleyAssistant AD / Creative ServicesJuniata ‘98

5th Year at Temple

Rich Burg enters his first year as the AssistantAthletic Director for Football Communications.

Burg, who left the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007after a decade of service with the organization,most recently served as the president of 5 Star Un-limited, a full-service public relations firm he es-tablished upon his departure from the NFLfranchise. His company, based in Voorhees, N.J.,specialized in the publicity of active and retired pro-fessional players with his most notable clients beingformer Eagles Donovan McNabb and BrianDawkins.

In his role with the Eagles (1997-07), he man-aged all media commitments for McNabb, whilealso facilitating interview requests for most of theother members of the squad. He also created andimplemented all media credential policies, coordi-nated all press box activities and arranged pressconferences.

The Brooklyn, N.Y., native was also instru-mental in transitioning the organization into a newpractice facility in 2001 and Lincoln Financial Field,which also serves as the home of the Temple Owls,in 2003. Twice during his tenure (2002, 2005), hewas part of a staff that won the Pete Rozelle Award

given by the Pro Football Writers’ Association tothe NFL’s best PR staff.

Burg also served three years (1994-97) as thecommunications manager for Rainbow MediaHoldings Sports in Woodbury, N.Y, where he han-dled the day-to-day media relations for the first 24-hour sports news channel while also coordinatingthe publicity efforts for programs airing on 21 re-gional sports networks.

His extensive resume also includes stops atCollege Bound Student-Athletes in Cedarburg,Wisc., where he served one year (1994-95) helpingpotential student-athletes secure college scholar-

ships. He also served two years (1992-94) as astore manager at The Complete Athlete and oneyear as the director of public relations of the Pro-fessional Spring Football League.

His first stint at the Eagles was for three years(1988-91), marking his first full-time position in theprofession. He had served previously as an internin the New York Rangers public relations office(1986-88).

A 1988 graduate of St. John’s University, Burgresides in Voorhees, N.J., with his wife Carol anddaughter Skylar.

Rich

bUrGAssistant AD / Football CommunicationsSt. John’s ‘88

1st Year at Temple


Temple head Coaches

amanda JanneyField hockey

Steve MauroMen’s & Women’s

Tennis

aaron MurphyWomen’s

Gymnastics

brian QuinnMen’s Golf

Seamus o’ConnorWomen’s Soccer

Matt rhuleFootball

Tonya CardozaWomen’s basketball

nikki FrankeFencing

Fran dunphyMen’s basketball

bakeer GanesWomen’sVolleyball

Joe diPietroSoftball

bonnie rosenWomen’s lacrosse

Fred TuroffMen’s Gymnastics

ryan Wheelerbaseball

rebecca SmithGrzybowski

Women’s Crew

davidMacWilliamsMen’s Soccer

Gavin WhiteMen’s Crew

eric MobleyMen’s & Women’s

Cross Country andTrack & Field

Staff directory

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIONPresident, Neil D. Theobald...........................................7405...............presidentProvost, Hai-Lung Dai ....................................................5156..................provost

ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATIONDirector of Athletics, Kevin Clark...................................7759..................keviclarNCAA Faculty Representative, Eleanor Myers...............1923 ..................emyersDeputy Director of Athletics, Pat Kraft..........................7871 ..........patrick.kraftSr. Assoc. AD, Sports Admin., Joe Giunta ......................8555...................jgiuntaSr. Assoc. AD, SWA, Kristen Foley..................................2433..........kristen.foleyAdmin. Asst., Director of Athletics, Pat Albright ...........9333 ...........pat.albrightAdministrative Specialist, Athletics, Beverly Tinsley .....2571 .................btinsley

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSSr. Assoc. AD, Athletic Comm., Larry Dougherty ...........2588.................larrydocSpecial Asst. to Athletic Director, Al Shrier ...................2222.................ashrier5Asst. AD, Creative Services, Kelli Sheesley.....................9149 ................sheesleyAsst. AD, Football Comm., Rich Burg.............................0876 ...............rich.burgAssoc. Dir., Athletic Comm., Karen Auerbach ...............3850 .............kauerbachAssoc. Dir., Athletic Comm., Cathy Bongiovi ................1608 ...................cathybGraduate Extern, Korey Blucas......................................7446..........korey.blucas

ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENTAsst. Vice President for Athletic Dev., Mark Ingram .....6725 .........mark.ingramAsst. AD for Campaigns, Gerard McMahon...................6267............gmcmahonAsst. AD for Development, Michael Bamonti................2587...michael.bamontiDirector of Campaigns, Kris Graves ...............................2286.......kristian.gravesAsst. Director, Rob Fisher ..............................................2582 ...................rfisherAsst. Director, Jenna Rankin..........................................2582..........jenna.rankinDirector of Capital Support, James Batley.....................3340 .........james.batleyDevelopment Associate, Mandy Brindle .......................2582 ....amanda.brindle

ATHLETIC EQUIPMENTSupervisor, Equipment Manager, Paul Kelley ...............0874.............paul.kelleyAsst. Equipment Manager, Dan O’Connor ....................7108 ..............doconnorGraduate Extern, Equipment, Dominic Dellorso ...........7108 ...dominic.dellorsoGraduate Extern, Equipment, Megan Kita.....................7108 ............megan.kitaGraduate Extern, Equipment, Jim Manion ....................0874 .......james.manion

ATHLETIC FACILITIESAsst. AD, Facilities Lee Roberts......................................7250 .................lrobertsAsst. Director for Facilities, Bryan Kulp .........................3116 .....................bkulpAsst. Director for Facilities, Karen Williams...................3147..................kwilli00

BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATIONAssoc. AD, Finance and Admin., Harry Metzinger .........3837 ....harry.metzingerBusiness Manager, Tim Thiess.......................................2489 ...................tthiessAssistant Business Manager, Linda Gordon ..................6913 .................rgordon

COMPLIANCE & STUDENT-ATHLETE AFFAIRSSr. Assoc. AD, Compliance & SA Affairs, Sherryta Freeman .....4923.................sherrytaAsst. Director, Kristy Bannon Smorovsky .....................2790........kristy.bannonAsst. Director, Quinton Smith.......................................3471 .......quinton.smithGraduate Extern, Lizzy Lagasse......................................5668 .............ncaacomp

MARKETING, PROMOTIONS & SALES Assoc. AD, Marketing & Promotions, Scott Walcoff......0544.................swalcoffMarketing Manager, Denise Fitzpatrick ........................6710 ..denise.fitzpatrickMarketing Coordinator, Sam Moore .............................7237..................smooreGraduate Extern, Gregg Donnelly..................................4270 ......gregg.donnellyRegional Director of Corporate Sales, Chris Rumer .................................crumerDirector of Corporate Partnerships, Gabe Leibowitz ....4247 .............gleibowitzDirector of Client Services & Prem. Seating, Emily Krombach..2586 ....emily.krombachDirector of Ticket Operations, Clayton Cochrane..........8499 ...................ticketsTicket Office Coordinator, Stephen Capuano ...............3787 ..stephen.capuanoGeneral Manager, Ticket Sales & Service, Rob Mansis .....7025........robert.mansisSenior Account Executive, David Orr.............................7290 ................davidorrAccount Executive, Chet Zukowski ................................6912 .......chet.zukowskiAccount Executive, Andrew Morrison...........................7262 ..andrew.morrisonAccount Executive, Terrell Graham ...............................7243.......terrell.graham

VIDEOVideo Coordinator, Ben Cauthen ..................................0871.benjamin.cauthen

SPORTS MEDICINETeam Physician, Dr. Ray A. Moyer.................................707-2111...........rmoyerDirector of Athletic Training, Al Bellamy .......................0873 .............al.bellamyAssociate Athletic Trainer, David Borchardt..................7444 ....david.borchardtAssistant Athletic Trainer, Ricker Adkins .......................2146 .........ricker.adkinsAssistant Athletic Trainer, Shawn Cameron ..................1618 ....shawn.cameronAssistant Athletic Trainer, Karin Dowen........................9347..........karin.dowenAssistant Athletic Trainer, Vanessa Gomez ...................2427......vanessa.gomezAssistant Athletic Trainer, Nathan Quebedeaux ...........7402.nathan.quebedeauxAssistant Athletic Trainer, Masahiro Takahagi ..............0913 .......................hagiGraduate Extern, Helen Clay .........................................2461..............helen.clayGraduate Extern, Pamela Grondski ...............................2441 ...pamela.grondskiGraduate Extern, David Hayes.......................................2461.........david.j.hayesGraduate Extern, Kyle Nicastro .....................................7444..........kyle.nicastroGraduate Extern, Marc Schaffer....................................0913..............mschafferGraduate Extern, Daniel Senif .......................................2441 ...daniel.john.senifOffice Manager, Sports Medicine, Sandy Rodville ........9302 ................srodville

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONINGHead Strength & Conditioning/Football, Jeremy Scott .6419 .....................jscottHead Strength & Conditioning, Scott Charland .............6649 .......scott.charlandAsst. Strength & Conditioning Coach, Clare Kaufman ...2216 .......clare.kaufmanAsst. Strength & Conditioning/Basketball, Rich Levy ....7516 ...........richard.levyAsst. Strength & Conditioning, Sam Whitney................6649 ....samuel.whitneyGraduate Extern, William Meckes.................................0875 .....william.meckesGraduate Extern, Bridget Settles...................................0875.......bridget.settles

STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC ADVISING & SUPPORT Director, Justin Miller ....................................................9840 ........................jsmPrincipal Academic Advisor, Shawn Fagan ....................2514 ...................sfaganSenior Academic Advisor, Nick Plack ............................7413 ...................nplackAcademic Advisor, Ehren Green....................................0876 .................ergreenAcademic Advisor, Katie Guynn.....................................8415 ...........katie.guynnAcademic Advisor, Herb Hopkinson .............................0876.....herb.hopkinsonAcademic Advisor, Sarah Pergine..................................4966........sarah.pergineSenior Learning Specialist, Moira Kirby .........................3119............moira.kirbyResearch Assistant, Gina Forchelli ..................................................gina.forchelliCertifying Officer, Kim Marsh ........................................2500 ..................kmarshAdministrative Specialist, Cheryl Cummings .................2500...cheryl.cummingsGraduate Extern, Paris Williams ....................................................paris.williams

HEAD COACHESBaseball, Ryan Wheeler.................................................8639.........ryan.wheelerWomen’s Basketball, Tonya Cardoza ............................1955 ................tcardozaMen’s Basketball, Fran Dunphy.....................................7443.................fdunphyWomen’s Crew, Rebecca Smith Grzybowski .................3692 .......rebecca.smithMen’s Crew, Gavin White..............................................1751 ...............gavwhiteFencing, Nikki Franke.....................................................1627..................nfrankeField Hockey, Amanda Janney .......................................6288 .................ajanneyFootball, Matt Rhule......................................................0855..................nharvinMen’s Golf, Brian Quinn ................................................8224................bqgolf08Women’s Gymnastics, Aaron Murphy...........................6667 ...................murphMen’s Gymnastics, Fred Turoff .....................................7452 ...................fturoffWomen’s Lacrosse, Bonnie Rosen.................................6668.................bonnie8Men’s Soccer, David MacWilliams.................................8477..............coachmacWomen’s Soccer, Seamus O’Connor .............................3162 ...seamus.oconnorSoftball, Head Coach, Joe DiPietro ................................8742 .................dipietroMen’s & Women’s Tennis, Steve Mauro.......................0157.................sjmauroMen’s & Women’s Track and XC, Eric Mobley ..............8258 ................emobleyWomen’s Volleyball, Bakeer Ganes...............................0476 ..................bganes

CHEERLEADING AND DANCECo-Head Cheerleading Coach, Emilyann Burster...........2789 ...............emilyannCo-Head Cheerleading Coach, Nicole Tovey .................2789 ..............tud05742Diamond Gems Head Coach, Jennifer Keller .......................................................

SUPPORT STAFFDirector of Football Operations, Sean Padden..............0864 .........sean.paddenAsst. AD/MBB Operations, Jeff Wilson..........................6268 .................jrwilsonDir. of Women’s Basketball Operations, Stacey Nasser .....8739 ........stacey.nasserAdmin. Asst., Men’s Basketball, Raheem Mapp............7443 ...................rmappAdmin. Specialist, Football, Nadia Harvin......................0858..................nharvin

Jan. 17-18 7:00 p.m. West Point Open

Jan. 25 1:00 p.m. Navy Open

Feb. 2 2:00 p.m. Springfield

Feb. 8 4:00 p.m. Penn State

Feb. 15 7:30 p.m. University of Illinois at Chicago and Air Force

Feb. 20 12:00 p.m. Winter Cup Challenge (Preliminaries)

Feb. 22 7:30 p.m. Winter Cup Challenge (Finals)

Feb. 28 6:00 p.m. Army

Mar. 8 2:00 p.m. Navy

Mar. 9 1:00 p.m. William and Mary and Army

Mar. 15 4:00 p.m. Ohio State and Oklahoma

Mar. 28 4:00 p.m. ECAC Championships (Team and All-Around)

Mar. 29 2:00 p.m. ECAC Championships (Individual Event Finals)

Apr. 10 1:00/7:00 p.m. National Qualifying Competition

Apr. 11 7:00 p.m. NCAA Championships (Team and All-Around Finals)

Apr. 12 7:00 p.m. NCAA Championships (Event Finals)

*Home Meets are in Bold

**All times listed are Eastern Time and subject to change

Documents

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