Colorado State University-Pueblo MAGAZINE Spring/Summer 2007

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SPORTS CENTRAL The growing excitement surrounding CSU-Pueblo Athletics and the department’s recent expansion to reinstate football, wrestling and women’s track and field has garnered much attention on the local, regional, and national stage. The immediate effects have been a number of new coaching hires, many of whom are alums of the University. John Wristen (education, A84) headlines the group of alumni returning to their alma mater. Wristen, who previously served as an assistant coach at Northwestern, CU, and UCLA, was named the ThunderWolves’ first Head Football Coach in 23 years. He began his duties upon the announcement of his hiring on July 3 and will recruit student-athletes and hire assistant coaches throughout the 2007-08 school year in order to take the field in Fall 2008. Alum Tom Durham (art, A97) has accepted a coaching position as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach. A former All-American at the University, Durham previously served as interim head coach following his eligibility. He takes over for Coach Bob Scott, who retired after eight years at the helm for the Pack. Football, wrestling, women’s track and fi eld to return in 2008 The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System gave approval in May to reinstate football, wrestling, and women’s track and field at the University. All three sports will begin competition in the fall of 2008 and will compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, thanks to the largest single gift in school history (see story on page 23). Football and five other sports were eliminated from then University of Southern Colorado in the spring of 1985 during a reorganization of the University. Men’s and women’s track and field were cut in 1993, with wrestling disbanded in 2001. According to President Joseph Garcia, the athletic expansion has the potential to directly impact the University’s stretch goals regarding enrollment, diversity, retention, and graduation rates as well as presenting a positive public image of the University. In particular, the expansion will help generate new revenue and create a stronger recruiting base in Denver and Colorado Springs as well as out of state. “To be competitive, to assist in achieving our aggressive stretch goals, to provide a better college experience to our students, to grow CSU-Pueblo, and to assure our students’ success in both the short and long term, the University must take bold strides. Expanding our athletic program is such a stride,” he said. ALUMNI HEADLINE HIRES OF NEW HEAD COACHES The volleyball program’s new head coach will be Chris Jonson. A Denver-area native, Jonson takes over following the departure of Emily Asanovich. Jonson spent the last three years as an assistant at Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference rival Metro State. Jonson assisted in all aspects of the Roadrunners’ program, with an emphasis in player development and conditioning. Dave Morris takes over a wellestablished women’s soccer team for Roy Stanley, who will shift his focus to coaching the T-Wolves’ Men’s Soccer team on a Head Football Coach full-time basis. Morris previously served John Wristen as assistant coach at Division I Wisconsin- Green Bay and head coach at Wisconsin- Stout. The last alumna to join the coaching ranks is Leslie Haywood (business management, A06). A four-year member of the Pack women’s basketball team, Haywood steps into the assistant coaching position vacated by Diane Dittburner. Haywood served as a volunteer assistant coach for CSU-Pueblo in 2006-07. Alumna Kim Mueller (Van Cleave) (business management, A97) has been hired as administrative assistant to Athletics Director Joe Folda. Searches for the wrestling and track and field positions were in progress at press time. 10 C O L O R A D O S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y - P U E B L O
Student-Athletes Honored ThunderWolf athletes and their fans were honored as part of the annual yearend luncheon. Booster of the Year honors went to Gerald and Elaine Puls, while the Hampton Inn was named Corporate Partner of the Year. Volleyball player Samantha Connelly earned the Jessie Banks Senior Student-Athlete Award, while men’s basketball player Brett Cloepfil was the recipient of the James “Spank” Blasing Senior Student-Athlete Award. Women’s basketball player Kerry Lewis was named the Female Athleteof-the-Year and golfer Andrew Hedrick was named Male Athlete of the Year. Most Valuable Players in their respective sports were: Baseball, Kevin Meadows; M Basketball, Brett Cloepfil; W Basketball, Kerry Lewis; W. Cross Country, Kristin Heinl; M Golf, Andrew Hedrick; W Golf, Nicole Madrid; M. Soccer, Ryan Creager; W. Soccer, Robin Hayes; Softball, TBD; M. Tennis, Beau Fresquez; W. Tennis, Julie Wainwright; Training Room Prog, Vanessa Leyba; and Volleyball, Samantha Connelly. Women’s softball won the community service award, while the Community Service Star Award went to cross country member Lindsey Herrera. T-Wolf Golf Classic The sixth annual ThunderWolf Golf Classic, which generates scholarship dollars for the studentathlete scholarship fund, will be held Sept. 10 at the Pueblo Country Club. Entry fee is $125 per person, or $1,000 for a corporate team, which includes entry fees for five individuals, an exclusive hole sponsor sign, ad in the tournament program, and the right to display a banner at the course. Entry fees include cart, green fee, range balls, complimentary continental breakfast, tournament favors and gifts, complimentary Budweiser and Pepsi products, post-tournament lunch, and tournament contests. SPORTS CENTRAL RACQUETBALL CLUB WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL TITLE The US National Collegiate Men’s Racquetball Championship, held in April at Arizona State University in Tempe, was a repeat of last year’s finals in which CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves matched up against the Crimson Tide of Alabama in eight of the nine final events, with CSU-Pueblo winning seven. The Thunderwolves were victorious and have claimed the men’s national intercollegiate title during each of the past four years. Leading the Pack was Ben Croft, a senior from Chicago, and Mitch Williams, a graduate student from North Carolina. Croft defended his number one singles title, while (left to right) C.J. Sidebottom, Michael Burgess, Jordan Walters, Ben Croft, Mitch Wililams, Matt Melster, Coach Richard Krinsky Williams defended his number two title. In addition, the two teamed together to defend their number one doubles title. Other team members winning national titles were: Michael Burgess, a junior from Manitoba, Canada, at the number three singles; Matt Melster, a junior from Waukesha,Wisc., at the number four singles; and Jordan Walters, freshman from Raleigh, N.C., at the number five singles. CJ Sidebottom, a senior from Pueblo, and Melster, won the number three doubles title. Lobster Bake The Land Title Guarantee Lobster Bake 2007, The Land Title Guarantee Lobster Bake 2007, presented by Coors Light, will begin at 6 p.m. on August 15 in the Occhiato University Center Ballroom. The Lobster Bake kicks off the upcoming intercollegiate sports season and raises funds for the Wolf Pack Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund. An additional 144 student-athletes will begin competition in the sports of football, wrestling, and women’s track and field in the fall of 2008. The registration fee of $30 per person or $350 for a corporate table includes a lobster and steak dinner buffet, complete with baked potato, corn on the cob, cole slaw, and dessert. Complimentary Coors products, Pepsi products, and wine are included. Individuals also can compete in the Benefits Broker Insurance Putting Challenge for the right to walk away with $500, as well as bid on tickets to the 2008 Rose Bowl, a Pepsi Center suite during Denver Nuggets game, and other sports items. S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 7 11
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