Summer 2001 - Wayne State College

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AthleticsJohnny Rodgers Featured Speaker. . .Wildcat Student-Athletes Recognized for 2000-’01Sarah Lepak Brady Borner Lindsey Koch Todd Klostermann Matt Kneifl Krista BernadtTop student-athletes were recognizedat the annual WSC athletic banquet inApril. Featured speaker at the banquet wasfootball legend Johnny Rodgers, a HeismanTrophy winner who played for theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln in the1970s.Men’s baseball standout Brady Bornerwas named Male Athlete of the Year, whilewomen’s volleyball player Lindsey Kochwas selected as the Female Athlete of theYear. The Male Freshman Athlete of theYear award went to Todd Klostermann ofthe men’s basketball team; the FemaleFreshman Athlete of the Year was awardedto women’s soccer player Sarah Lepak.In addition, NCAA Division II All-American track athlete Matt Kneifl, alongwith women’s basketball standout KristaBernadt received the Bob CunninghamScholar-Athlete Awards. The Cunninghamawards, named after longtime WSCsupporter Bob Cunningham, are presentedto the department’s top male and femalescholar-athletes.Borner, a senior pitcher from Chaska,Minn., holds many WSC records (seerelated article, “WSC’s Borner Drafted byPittsburgh Pirates”). He was namedNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conferencepitcher of the year in both 2000 and 2001,and was also named to the NCAA DivisionII All-Central Region American BaseballCoaches Association in 2000 and 2001, aswell.Koch, a junior outside hitter fromNorfolk, became just the fifth Wildcat torecord 1,000 digs and 1,000 kills during hercareer. She led the team in kills with 431on the season (2.62 per game). A two-timeAll-NSIC selection, Koch ranked 12th indigs in the NCAA Division II this past16season. She is only the second Wilcat torecord 500 digs and 400 kills in a singleseason.Klostermann, a true freshman forwardfrom Manchester, Iowa, appeared in all 30of the Wildcats’ games this season. TheNSIC Newcomer of the Year averaged 6.9points and 5.4 rebounds per game. His bestgames of the season came when he talliedcareer-highs of 16 points against Minnesota-Crookston and 12 rebounds againstMinnesota-Morris.Lepak, a defender from Green Bay,Wis., made an immediate impact on thesoccer field. She was a full-time starter andhelped the Wildcats post an 18-4-1 record,the best in school history. Lepak, a 2000NSIC honorable mention selection, recordedthree assists from her defender position.Matt Kneifl, a senior from Newcastle,enjoyed his finest season in a Wildcat trackuniform. His seventh-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles at the NCAA Division IINational Indoor Track Meet in Bostonearned him NCAA Division II All-American honors. He tied his own schoolrecord with a 7.55-second clocking. Hewas named to the NSIC All-AcademicTeam for the second straight season forindoor track and was selected last season asan all-academic selection in outdoor track.Krista Bernadt has enjoyed adecorated career as a member of thewomen’s basketball team, both on and offthe court. A team captain this past season,Bernadt is the school record holder inthree-pointers made in a career with 200.She is also the tenth lady in Wildcat historyto leave with more than 1,000 careerpoints; she is in seventh place with 1,232points.She was selected to the VerizonAcademic All-District VII Women’sBasketball Team. A WSC PresidentialScholar Athlete, Bernadt was also a twotimemember of the All-NSIC AcademicTeam for basketball.As WSC’s top scholar-athletes, Kneifland Bernadt were nominated for theNSIC’s Dr. William Britton and Willis R.Kelly Awards, given to the top male andfemale scholar-athletes in the league.Heisman Trophywinner JohnnyRodgers was theguest speaker atthis year’s athleticbanquet. Above,he signs anautograph forWSC studentathlete BrendaBlausey.WSC Magazine Summer 011610/2/01, 2:49 PM
AthleticsBorner Drafted by Pittsburgh PiratesWayne State College standout pitcher Brady Borner has been drafted by the PittsburghPirates in the 31st round of the major league baseball draft.Borner, a senior from Chaska, Minn., posted a 9-2 record this year with a 2.74 earned runaverage. He was named to the NCAA Division II All-Central Region American BaseballCoaches Association 2001 first team. He was a first team All-Central Region selection in2000 and a second team all-region pick in 1999. He was named the Northern SunIntercollegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year in both 2000 and 2001.Borner set many records in his four seasons for the Wildcats. He is the career leader inwins, strike-outs, complete games, shutouts and innings pitched, and is the season recordholder in wins, strike-outs and innings pitched. He also holds the game record with 17 strikeouts.This year, he pitched his first no-hitter of his collegiate career against Minnesota-Morris,striking out 15 and walking only two. Borner will complete his bachelor’s degree at WSC thissummer.“We are extremely happy for Brady and his family,” said Wildcat coach John Manganaro.“His ultimate goal when he came to Wayne State was to get drafted. Over his career he hasworked diligently to achieve this goal. Considering Brady’s ability, work ethic and mentaltoughness, I have no doubt he will do well in professional baseball.”Brady BornerNSIC Baseball Coach of the Year:‘I Just Point Them in the Right Direction’Coach JohnManganaroIt’s been quite a year for JohnManganaro, WSC baseball coach. His teamset the school record for most wins in aseason; four Wildcats earned all-regionhonors; pitcher Brady Borner was namedNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferencePitcher of the Year and drafted by thePittsburgh Pirates; the team won the NSICtournament and advanced to regional playfor the first time in Wayne State history.Manganaro was also named NSICBaseball Coach of the Year. He gives thecredit to his players and coaching staff. “AllI did was point the players in the rightdirection,” he said. “And I wouldn’t be ableto do it without my assistants BruceSchlecht, Tracy Archuleta and TrevorGarbers. You couldn’t ask for a better groupof guys to work with!”In his 13th year at WSC, Manganarowas assistant to Lenny Klaver until beingnamed head coach in 1993.To say that Manganaro is proud of histeam is an understatement. “This team hadgreat leadership,” he said. “The 13 seniorswere a very focused group, goal-oriented,and had an excellent work ethic. All 35team members represented themselves onand off the field very well.”He’s especially pleased with the overallgrade-point average of the team. “They hada 3.114 for the first semester and 2.93 for thesecond semester, giving them over a 3.0GPA for the year,” said Manganaro.“Considering they missed 20 days of classesfor away games and tournaments, I thinkthat’s outstanding.”One highlight of the season was theNSIC Tournament win in May. “Every dayI’d tell them I had high expectations forthem, and that they could accomplishwhatever they decided to,” he said. “Theyreally proved what they were made of at theconference tourney--to lose one game andthen come back to win four in a row. Thething I did was to try to get the team tobelieve in themselves, and they did it.”Although the team was disappointed towin only one game at the regionaltournament in Missouri, those feelings didn’tlast, Manganaro said. “The team that wonthe regional tourney--Central Missouri--finished second in the nation. After wereturned from the tournament, the seniorscame in one by one to thank me. That tellsyou what kind of young men they are.”It is also a reflection of the coach andhis philosophy. “My job isn’t just to coachbaseball,” Manganaro said. “I raise thosekids when they’re in college. I’m their dadaway from home. It’s most important to meto see them graduate; the team consistentlyhas a higher than 90% graduation rate. Thelines of communication--and my officedoor--are always open. There’s a genuinerelationship between all of us. I get a lot ofsupport from my wife, Janice; she’s a momto all the boys and lets me know if she thinksI’m being too demanding. ‘You be nice tothem, John,’ she’ll tell me!”He also appreciates the support of theGardner Foundation and the Gardner family.“The Gardner Foundation has supportedWayne State College in so many areas,including the baseball program,” he said.“We are very appreciative of all they’vedone.”When Manganaro looks back at therecently-completed season, one thing comesto mind. “I believe the 2001 team set thestandard for Wayne State baseball teams,”he said. “Our goal each year is to win theconference so we can get to the regionals.This year, we proved that we could do it.”Wayne State Magazine 17WSC Magazine Summer 011710/2/01, 2:49 PM
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