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2010-11 YOUNGSTOWN STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEET THE PENGUINS | SUPPORT STAFF MARI ANN CANN Basketball Secretary Mari Ann Cann is in her 11th season as the secretary for both the Youngstown State women’s and men’s basketball programs. Cann is responsible for the dayto-day administration of both offi ces including purchase order requisitions, mailings and practice schedules. Cann received her undergraduate degree in information technology from Youngstown State University in May 2005 and her master’s in computer and information systems in August 2008. Cann and her husband, Bill, have three children, Bill, Jennifer, and A.J., who are all Youngstown State graduates. ELAINE JACOBS Associate A.D. / SWA Sport Supervisor Elaine Jacobs is in her 17th year with the Youngstown State athletics department and her 11th as associate director of athletics. Jacobs was awarded additional duties as the senior woman administrator in 2002. In 2008, Jacobs was appointed by the NCAA to a four-year commitment on the NCAA Legislative Council, the rules governing body of the NCAA. She is also the Horizon League Softball Liaison and a member of YSU’s Diversity Task Force. In her capacity, Jacobs oversees the academic and eligibility requirements for YSU student-athletes, interprets compliance issues, and monitors gender equity initiatives. Within the department, Jacobs is the supervisor for the women’s basketball, volleyball, softball, and the track and cross country programs, in addition to athletic training and other administrative staff. Prior to her current appointment, Jacobs was assistant director of athletics at YSU from 1995-99. During that time, Jacobs was responsible for monitoring student-athletes’ academic progress and eligibility, as well as implementing the start-up of YSU’s soccer, golf, and swimming/diving programs. From 1993-95, Jacobs was an assistant women’s basketball coach. Before joining the YSU athletic department, Jacobs taught at Mineral Ridge Middle School from 1991-94. She was also head coach of varsity girls basketball from 1989-92, girls track from 1990-91 and softball in 1992, all at her alma mater Liberty High. Jacobs, who was a four-year letterwinner for the YSU softball team, earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Youngstown State in 1989 and a master’s degree in sports administration from Kent State in 1994. JOHN PATRICK Strength & Conditioning Coach Youngstown native John Patrick is in his third season as the strength and condition coach at Youngstown State. Patrick handles the strength and conditioning duties for all 18 YSU athletic programs, working primarily with the football program on a daily basis. He is a National Strength and Conditioning Association certifi ed strength coach. Patrick is also certifi ed by the International Sports Science Association and the United States Weightlifting Association. He is also a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Prior to coming to Youngstown, Patrick spent three years as head strength and conditioning coach for Division I Jacksonville University, where he is responsible for the strength and conditioning development of all 18 Dolphin athletic programs. Patrick went to Jacksonville in May 2004 after spending almost two years at Georgia Southern University, where he designed and implemented the strength and conditioning programs for women’s soccer, women’s track and fi eld, men’s tennis and men’s golf, while assisting with football, baseball, women’s volleyball and women’s basketball. His development program covered all aspects of strength and conditioning including weight training, conditioning, fl exibility and sports nutrition. Prior to joining the Georgia Southern staff, Patrick served as a volunteer assistant strength and conditioning coach at YSU and New Mexico State University. Patrick also spent a year as a graduate assistant at UTEP, designing programs for women’s tennis, women’s rifl e and women’s track and fi eld. MICHELLE BERRY Student Manager Michelle Berry is in her fi rst season as a student manager with the YSU women’s basketball program. Berry comes to the Penguins with experience working for the Detroit Shock of the WNBA as well as camps at the University of Maryland. Berry’s vast array of duties with teh Shock ranged from helping with travel to preparing the visiting locker room to helping with fi lm exchange. Berry is a 2009 graduate of The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in sport leadership and sport humanities. She served as a team manager for the Buckeyes’ women’s rowing team while on campus. 32 YSUsports.com | facebook.com/ysusports A great University. City. Team!
2010-11 YOUNGSTOWN STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RON STROLLO Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ron Strollo, a former Penguin student-athlete, has worked diligently to ensure that today’s student-athletes have the support system in place to succeed not only at Youngstown State, but also in their future. Now in his 10th year as Athletics Director and 15th as a member of the department, his vision for successful broad-based programs and providing student-athletes tools to succeed on and off the playing fi elds is coming to fruition. Strollo has concentrated his priorities on facility improvements; full compliance of NCAA regulations; fi scal management and budgetary maintenance; streamlining department organization; increasing visibility and fundraising efforts of the Penguin Club; and enhancing the overall experience and competitiveness of student-athletes and programs. Outside of YSU, Strollo is also very involved on the regional and national level serving on several prominent committees. He is in his second of four years on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Selection Committee; is on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee; serves as the Central Region Chair of the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee and is on the Executive Committee of the FCS Athletic Directors Association (second vice president). During his tenure, Strollo has placed a priority on the construction and enhancements of athletic venues. Currently, construction of the Watson and Tressel Training Site, a $12 million indoor athletic practice facility which will include an indoor track and football practice fi eld, is underway. The Beeghly Center has undergone more than $4 million in renovations. In the past year, Youngstown State acquired the 2009 Men’s Final Four basketball hoops, new strobe lighting was installed and the volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball locker rooms were refurbished. Two years ao, a new Dom Rosselli Court was installed and a weight room was built for the men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and swimming and diving programs. Within the past two years in Stambaugh Stadium, offi ce space in the athletic marketing and ticket offi ces and football suite received an enhancement, the weight room and athletic training offi ces were renovated, and upgrades were made to the baseball, soccer and softball locker rooms. Other recent upgrades include new chair-back seating (2009), a new south-stadium scoreboard (2009), a concourse-level elevator (2005), a scoreboard and a Mitsubishi DiamondVision videoboard (2004) and a stateof-the-art SprinTurf playing surface (2002). In the past eight years, the department, which has been recognized as a national leader for its graduation rates, has had many successes on and off the playing fi eld. Under his leadership, Youngstown State earned full NCAA certifi cation in 2007. This review of governance and commitment to rules, academic integrity, and equity and student-athlete well-being showed YSU athletics operates in substantial conformity with the operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership. YSU has won 13 Horizon League titles, and it won back-to-back Gateway Football Conference (now the Missouri Valley Football Conference) championships in 2005 and 2006. Most recently, YSU added the 2009 Horizon League Women’s Outdoor Track and Field and Women’s Golf Championships to its trophy cases. In Strollo’s role as the Executive Director of the Penguin Club, the organization has increased athletic endowed scholarship contributions annually. Annual events keep improving every year, and the growth of the Football Alumni Club has had a positive impact on the department. Strollo returned to his alma mater in 1996 as athletic business manager. In March 2000, he was named the school’s Associate Executive Director of Athletics. In his short time in that capacity, he helped spearhead the transition into the Horizon League. He has strong ties to the local community and to the athletic department. He grew up in nearby Austintown and attended Fitch High School. He played football for YSU from 1988 through 1991 for Coach Jim Tressel and was named captain of the fi rst Division I-AA National Championship team in 1991. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Youngstown State in June, 1993. Ron and his wife, Nicole, reside in Austintown with their two children, Ryan and Rachel. Nicole is a former YSU student-athlete who competed in track and cross country from 1989 through 1993. A great University. City. Team! Twitter: @YSUsports, @YSUWomensHoops 33
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