Saint Mary's Magazine Spring 2004 - Saint Mary's University of ...

SPORTS NEWS
Cardinal pride
shines at
first ‘M’ Club
weekend
W
hen it was first decided that the newly
formed Saint Mary’s University Cardinal ‘M’
Club would sponsor a special weekend — one that
would include an alumni golf outing and a
special program to induct the year’s SMU Hall of
Fame honorees, among other things — there
were all kinds of questions.
And very few answers.
When the dust finally settled following the
two-day event in late September, however, the
only question left unanswered was … what do
we do for an encore?
“Anytime you do something for the first
time, you want to make sure that it’s special,
and that it’s something that you can build on
for years to come,” said SMU athletic
director Chris Kendall ’79, who, along with
Cardinal ‘M’ Club director Don Olson and
SMU director of alumni relations Meg
(Leuer ’97) Richtman spearheaded the
venture. “We were starting out from
scratch, so we really had no idea what to
expect.”
The event kicked off with a golf
outing on Saturday, Sept. 20. More than
90 golfers took part in the 18-hole
scramble event, which included a buffet
dinner and awards ceremony. From
there, it was back to campus, as the
Cardinal ‘M’ Club hosted an awards
ceremony that not only included the
induction of six new members into the
SMU Sports Hall of Fame, but also
recognized the outstanding
achievements of SMU’s current
student-athletes.
“It was exciting to formally
recognize the outstanding
achievements of our student
athletes,” said Kendall, noting that
the Cardinal ‘M’ Club was created
in 2002 to recognize the athletic
accomplishments of both past and
present Saint Mary’s student
athletes. The Cardinal ‘M’ Club’s
mission is to promote and
1) Enjoying
a day of
golfing
during the
Cardinal ‘M’
Club Weekend
are, from left:
Dusty Verhey
’00, Randy
Gallatin ’99,
Tony Headrick
’02, Scott
Kronebusch '00
and Tim
Simpkins.
2) Lee and
Kathleen Bushman,
parents of Ben
Bushman ’99 and
Elizabeth Bushman
’02, tested their
skills on the course.
3) All-conference
student athletes were
recognized.
4) SMU women’s
basketball teammates
including, from left:
Beth Walch, Jamie
Rattunde, Alissa Banttarl,
Angie Arrington, Libby
Kiedrowksi and Ashley
Luehmann gather before
the ceremony.
5) Former track and field
coach, Paul Thornton
presents Ashley Dingels ’05
with her All-American
award.
6) Phil Sukel ’89, Brad
Mattson ’89, Steve Miller ’87,
Greg Mattson ’88 and
Matthew Montgomery ’89
pose for a photo during the
awards ceremony.
20 SAINT MARY’S MAGAZINE SPRING 2004