2012 Men's Soccer Information Guide

2012 OH IO DOMIN I CAN MEN ’S SOCCER PROGRAM

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2012 Schedule

Date Opponent Time

September Sunday 2nd H Bellarmine 3:30PMWednesday5th @ Indianapolis 6:00PMSunday 9th H Findlay 3:30 PM Friday 14th @ NotreDame 7:00PMSunday 16th @ LakeErie 4:00PMTuesday 18th H Cedarville 7:00 PMFriday 21st @ Malone 3:30PMSunday 23rd @ Walsh 3:30PMFriday 28th @ Northwood 4:00PMSunday 30th @ SaginawValley 1:00 PM

OctoberFriday5th H Tiffin 5:00Friday 12th H Ashland 7:00Sunday 14th H Walsh 4:00Tuesday16th @ Urbana 4:00Sunday 21st H Lake Erie 4:00 Friday 26th H Malone 7:00Sunday 28th H Notre Dame 4:00 Tuesday30th GLIAC Quarterfinals

NovemberFriday 2nd GLIAC SemifinalsSunday 4th GLIAC Finals

Coaching InformationHeadCoach:WillyMerrickAlmaMater:Marshall

RecordatODU(Yr.):39-24-10(5th)CareerRecord(Yr.):Same

Program HistoryFirstYearasProgram:1983

OverallProgramRecord(Yrs.):230-230-28(29)Conf.Record(MOC,AMC,GLIAC):103-108-14

All-Americans:11All-Region/All-DistrictSelections:15ConferencePlayersoftheYear:4

All-ConferenceSelections(MOC,AMC,AII,GLIAC):102RegularSeasonConf.Champs:3Last:2006Conf.TournamentAppearances:13Last:2011

RegionalAppearances:6Last:2007NationalTournamentAppearances:1(2007)

2012 Team FactsStartersReturning/Lost:6/3

LetterwinnersReturning/Lost:19/3Newcomers:7

2010OverallRecord:9-6-32010ConferenceRecord:6-3-3(3rd–GLIAC)

Ohio Dominican University

Location: ............................................................ Columbus,OHFounded: ..........................................................................1911President: .....................................................Dr.PeterCimbolicActingAthleticDirector: .............................................JeffBlairAthleticDirectorEmeritus: ........................................BillBlazerEnrollment: .....................................................................3,100Affiliation: ...................................................... NCAADivisionIIConference: ........GreatLakesIntercollegiateAthleticConferenceHomeField(Cap.): ....................................PantherField(1,750)Surface: ............................................................................TurfNickname: .................................................................. PanthersColors: ...................................................Black,GoldandWhite


Willy Merrick enters his fifth season at Ohio Dominican University as the head men’s soccer coach. Merrick spent three seasons as the top assistant to former head coach Eric Nichols before becoming the eighth head coach in Panther history.

The Panthers went 10-6-2 and 7-3-1 in the American Mideast Conference in Merrick’s first season at the helm, appearing in the postseason for the seventh consecutive year.

Merrick guided ODU to the No. 5 seed in the A.I.I. (Association of Independent Institutions) tournament in 2009, falling 1-0 to NAIA No.3 Simon Fraser in the semi-final round.

In just two seasons at the helm, Merrick has coached 10 all-conference performers as well as three NAIA Men’s Scholar Athletes.

Prior to joining the Panther staff, Merrick spent five years as the head varsity soccer coach at Thomas Worthington High School. During that time, he led the team to the 2001 State Championship, 2002 State runner-up, the Regional runner-up two consecutive years and earned a sixth place spot on the National Top 25 Boys High School Soccer poll. In 2000, Merrick was named the Ohio Capital Conference Coach of the Year. In addition to coaching at Thomas Worthington, Merrick held coaching positions with the Westerville North High School soccer team and the Eagles Soccer Club of Upper Arlington.

Merrick spent seven years playing professional soccer with the Buffalo Blizzards and the Columbus XOGGZ of the United States Independent Soccer League (USISL), the Cincinnati Silverbacks and Lexington Bandits (USISL) and the Indiana Blast (USISL).

He began playing collegiate soccer with the University of Rio Grande before transferring to Marshall University, where he was a three-year letterwinner in soccer and football. In 1992, he was a member of the Division I-AA National Championship football team at Marshall.

Merrick and his wife, Joyce, reside in Dublin with his three step-children, Austin, Andrick and Ashley.

Willy MerrickHead Men’s Soccer Coach

Merrick at Ohio DominicanYear OverallRecord ConferenceRecord WinPercentage2008 10-6-2 7-3-1 .6112009 9-6-3 NA .5002010 13-5-2 9-2-1 .7002011 9-6-3 6-3-3 .583

Coaches


Coaches

# Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 00 JustinAlexander GK Fr. 6-0 165 Reynoldsburg,OH/BishopHartley

3 DuncanCampbell D/MF Jr. 5-8 160 Hilliard,OH/HilliardDavidson

23 ColbyCatlett MF/F Sr. 6-1 190 Hilliard,OH/HilliardDavidson(Cincinnati)

27 GJCook MF/F So. 5-9 155 Westerville,OH/St.FrancisDeSales

16 AustinDent D/MF So. 5-11 175 Pataskala,OH/WatkinsMemorial

1 DeanDziewit GK Jr. 6-1 190 Waterford,MI/WaterfordMott

5 AndrewEdler MF Sr. 5-6 130 Hilliard,OH/HilliardDavidson

8 FrazerFernandes F So. 5-11 160 Gahanna,OH/GahannaLincoln

22 TrevorGates D So. 5-11 170 Gahanna,OH/GahannaLincoln

2 TommyGlenn MF/F Sr. 5-4 135 Pataskala,OH/FisherCatholic(NorthernIllinois)

28 JalenHambrick M Fr. 5-10 140 Fairfield,OH/FairfieldUnion

14 ChadwickHirsch D Sr. 5-9 175 Worthington,OH/ThomasWorthington

13 TylerHuerkamp MF Sr. 5-10 170 Loveland,OH/Milford

6 DuncanJohnston F So. 5-6 135 Powell,OH/OlentangyLiberty

4 CalebJones MF So. 5-9 160 LittleHocking,OH/WarrenLocal

24 LoganKrukenberg M Fr. 6-2 170 Lakeville/WestHolmes

20 BillyMcGlone F Jr. 6-0 170 Lexington,OH/Lexington

9 AngeloPagani D/MF So. 5-10 160 Blacklick,OH/St.FrancisDeSales

19 NigelPatterson F Fr. 6-5 180 Woodbridge,Ontario,Canada/

0 MacklinRobinson GK Fr. 6-2 180 Cincinnati,OH/LaSalle

11 ThomasSenessie F Sr. 5-8 150 Westerville,OH/ThomasWorthington

21 JakobSzabo MF So. 5-8 170 Worthington,OH/ThomasWorthington(U.S.MilitaryAcademy)

7 BrockTaylor D So. 5-9 160 Columbus,OH/DublinJerome

15 BrentWahle M Fr. 6-2 175 Pataskala,OH/BishopHartley

12 CaseyWeddle D Sr. 5-10 150 Cincinnati,OH/Colerain

10 JustinWheeler MF/F Sr. 5-10 150 Gahanna,OH/Gahanna

18 CalebWilson M/D Fr. 6-2 185 Reynoldsburg,OH/Reynoldsburg

HeadCoach WillyMerrick AssistantCoach BrentChase AssistantCoach StevenO’Hara

2012 Roster


Sodexo Education & Ohio Dominican University—A Winning Team!


Colby Catlett #23

Senior•6-1•190Midfielder/Forward–M/F

UniversityofCincinnati•Hilliard,OHBusiness Administration Major

2011:LedallPanthersingoalsscoredwithnine…Hittwogamewinninggoalsduringthe2011seasonandrecordedthreeassists…finishedtheregularseasoninatieatoptheGLIACwithninegoalsandwassecondwith21points…HonoredwithfirstteamAll-Conferenceselection…Receivedtheregion’ssportsinformationdirectorsasa2011DaktronicsMen’sSoccerAll-MidwestRegionFirstTeamhonoree…HonoredwiththeNCAADivisionIIMenAll-MidwestRegion.College/HighSchool:TransferfromtheUniversityofCincinnati…Playedin17oftheBearcats’19gamesin2008…GraduateofHilliardDavidsonHighSchool…EarnedAll-Ohiohonorstwice,includingFirstTeamrecognitionasasenioraftercaptainingWildcatstoDivisionIStateCham-pionship…Four-timeFirst-TeamAll-OhioCapitalConferenceandthree-timeFirst-TeamAll-CentralDistrictselection…Tallied58goalsand36assistsduringhighschoolcareer…Alsomemberofthe2006footballstatechampionship.

Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT2011 18-18 9 3 21 52 .173 27 .519 2 0-0Total 18-18 9 3 21 52 .173 27 .519 2 0-0

CincinnatiYear GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GWG PK-ATT2008 17-0 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0-0

Andrew Edler #5

Senior•5-6•130Midfielder-M

HilliardDavidsonH.S.•Hilliard,OHBusiness Administration Major

2011: Playedandstartedinall18games…Recordedfourgoals,fiveassistsand13points…Had33shots,with18shotsongoal…SelectedtothesecondteamAllConference…ReceivedNCAADivisionIIMenAll-MidwestRegionthird-team.2010: Playedin18games,starting17…Finishedwiththreegoals,threeassistsandninepoints…Had32shots,with13shotsongoal.2009: Sawactionin10gamesstartingeight…FirstcollegiatescorecameonSept.9athomeversusNo.21OhioNorthern.High School: GraduateofHilliardDavidsonHighSchool…PlayedforcoachTerrySmith…NamedFirstTeamAll-OhioCapitalConference,BestOffensivePlayerandteamMostValuablePlayerasasenior…AlsoearnedSecondTeamAll-Ohiorecognition.

Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT2011 18-18 4 5 13 33 .121 18 .545 0 0-02010 18-17 3 3 9 32 .094 13 .406 0 0-02009 11-9 1 1 3 15 .067 4 .267 0 0-0Total 47-44 8 9 25 80 .100 35 .438 0 0-0

Chadwick Hirsch

#14Senior•5-9•175Defender-D

ThomasWorthingtonH.S.•Worthington,OHBusiness Administration Major

2011: Playedandstartedin15gamesforthePanthers.2010: Playedin14games,startingnine.2009: Appearedin10gamesduringfirstseasonforODU.High School: AttendedThomasWorthingtonHighSchool…PlayedforCoachDougDosley…EarnedAll-OhioCapitalConferencehonorsasasenior…Namedcaptainofhisclubteam…PlayedtwoyearsontheOhioSouthODPStateTeam.


Tommy Glenn

#2Senior•5-4•135

Midfielder/Forward-M/FNorthernIllinoisUniversity•Pataskala,OHExerciseScience/BiologyMajor

2011: Playedin18gamesin2011…Scoredthreegoals…Scoredthegamewinnerinthe3-2winoverWalshUniversityonOctober3.2010: Playedin18games…Scoredtwogoals,includinggame-winneragainstSaginawValleyonSept.12…Hadoneassist,fivepoints,eightshotsandsevenshotsongoal.College/HighSchool:TransferredfromNorthernIllinoisUniversity…SelectedAll-Ohio,all-regionandAll-MidStatesLeagueasasenioratFisherCatholicHighSchool…PlayedforcoachMarkPhayre

Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT2011 18-1 3 1 7 25 .120 5 .200 1 0-02010 18-0 2 1 5 8 .250 7 .875 1 0-0Total 36-1 5 2 12 33 .152 12 .364 2 0-0

2012SeniorProfiles


Tyler Huerkamp

#13Senior•5-10•170Midfielder-M

MilfordH.S.•Loveland,OHBusiness Administration Major

2011: Playedin14games,startingineight…Finishedtheseasonwith14shotswithfourcomingongoal.2010: Playedin20games,startingin15…Scoredtwogoalsontheseason,includingfirstcollegiatescoreonSept.26atFindlay…Alsoscoredgame-winneragainstSaginawValleyState…Finishedwithoneassist,fivepoints,19shotsandsevenshotsongoals.2009:Sawactionin14games,startingeightasafreshman.High School: GraduateofMilfordHighSchool…Finishedhiscareerwithfifthmostassistsandeleventhmostgoalsinschoolhistory…NamedSecondTeamAll-Conference…PlayedinthedevelopmentalacademyandwasnamedtoanAll-StarTeamin2008.


Thomas Senessie #11

Senior•5-8•150Forward-F

ThomasWorthingtonH.S.•Westerville,OHSport Management Major

2011: Playedin15games,startingeight.Scoredonegoalwhilerecordingoneassistandthreepoints.2010: Playedin14games…Hadsixshots,withoneshotongoal2009: Appearedin11gamesforPanthers…RecordedfirstcollegiatepointsonSept.22versusSt.Francis(Ind.)withonegoalandoneassist.High School: GraduateofThomasWorthingtonHighSchoolinWesterville,Ohio…PlayedforcoachDouglasDousky…AlsoplayedfootballandrantrackfortheCardinals.


Casey Weddle #12

Senior•5-10•150Defender-D

ColerainH.S.•Cincinnati,OHBusiness Administration Major

2011: Startedinall18games…Scoredfourgoalsontheseason…Alsorecordedfiveassists,13points,31shotsand18shotsongoal…SelectedtotheAll-Conferencesecondteam…2010: Startedinall20games…Scoredonegoalontheseason...Alsorecordedoneassist,threepoints,24shotsand15shotsongoal.2009:Appearedin15gamesduringfreshmanseason.High School: JoinedODUfromColerainHighSchool…PlayedforCoachCaseyScherz…SelectedAll-GreaterMiamiConferenceandAll-Citytwotimes…PlayedontheStateChampionshipteamandwasnamedtothenationalpoolhis lasttwoyears.


Justin Wheeler #10

Senior•5-10•150Midfielder/Forward–M/FGahannaH.S.•Gahanna,OH

Criminal Justice Major

2011: Playedin16gameswith14starts.Finishedtheseasonwiththreegoals,oneassistandsevenpoints.Scoredthreegame-winninggoals.SelectedtotheAll-Conferencesecondteam.2010: Startedall20games.Finishedtiedforfourthwiththreegoals,threeassistsandninepointson45shotsand22shotsongoal.Scoredgame-winninggoalinovertimeagainstNo.4Charleston(W.Va.).2009: Started16of17games.Pacedteamwithsevenassists,11points,39shotsand16shotsongoal.ScoredfirstcollegiategoalagainstSt.Francis(Ind.)onSept.22.ReceivedA.I.I.All-ConferenceSecond Team honors.High School:AttendedGahannaHighSchool.MemberoftheCentralOhioAll-Stargame.NamedFirstTeamAll-OhioCapitalConference,firstteamall-districtandFirstTeamAll-Ohioasasenior.AlsowrestledfortheGoldenLions.


2012SeniorProfiles


2012SeniorProfiles

Quick Facts ChurchAffiliation:RomanCatholic.FoundedbytheCongregationofDo-minicanSistersofSt.MaryoftheSprings(nowDominicanSistersofPeace).

Motto: “To contemplate truth and to sharewith others the fruits of thiscontemplation.”

Campuses:MainCampusonSunburyRoadandAirportDrive,TuttleCrossing(Adultdegreeprogramsofferedatallcampuses).

Undergraduate:Undergraduatedegreesin42majors.

Degrees: BachelorofArts,BachelorofScience,AssociateofArts,AssociateofScience.

Master’s Degrees: MasterofArtsinTheology,MasterofBusinessAdminis-tration*^;MasterofEducation;MasterofArtsinLiberalStudies*;MasterofArtsinTESOL;MasterofScienceinPhysicianAssistantStudies;otherdegreesindevelopment.

*Availableina4+1format.^Coursesavailableonline.

Undergraduate Costs: Tuition & Fees - $26,260 per year. RoomandBoard-$$8,738-$10,920/year(basedonroomtype)

University OverviewOhioDominicanUniversityisanaccreditedfour-yearliberalartsinstitution,foundedin1911intheCatholicandDominicantraditions.Theuniversityhasmorethan3,100studentsandoffersundergraduatedegreesinover50ma-jorsaswellassixgraduatedegreeprograms.OhioDominicanusesastudent-centeredapproach,withacommitmenttoqualityteachingandlearningandanumberofacademicprogramsofdistinction.

AcademicsareattheheartofeverythingdoneatOhioDominicanUniversity.Institutionsofhigherlearningexisttoprovideeducationfortheirstudents,andthateducationstartsintheclassroom.Itcontinues,ofcourse,onathleticfieldsandinresidencehalls,inrehearsalsandclubs,inthelibraryandthelab,butitbeginswiththerelationshipbetweenstudentsandtheirinstruc-tors.

ODU’smissionisgroundedinouridentityasaCatholicandDominicanliberalartsinstitution.TheUniversity’smotto-“Tocontemplatetruthandsharethefruitsofthatcontemplationwithothers”-servesasourguidingprincipleofteachingandlearning.ODU’scorecurriculum,takenbyallstudents,focusesonsevenlearningoutcomesthatcollectivelyidentifytheinstitution’sexpec-tations forwhatallstudentswillbeabletobeanddoasOhioDominicangraduates.Additionally,studentscompleteasequenceofcoursesinoneof

50undergraduatemajorareasofstudyincludingthoseinthearts,sciences,andprofessions.

Ledbyatalentedfacultydedicatedtoexcellenceinteachingandcommittedtohelpingstudentslearn,ODU’sstudentengagementmodelfocusesonserv-ingthewholestudentthroughpersonalattentionandassistanceincollabo-rationwiththeinstitution’sDivisionofStudentDevelopment.OhioDominicanis fullyaccreditedandoffersacademicprogramsat thebaccalaureateandmasters degree levels through five divisions: Arts and Letters; Social andBehavioralSciences;Mathematics,ComputerandNaturalSciences;Business;and Education.

TheUniversityissignificantlyexpandingthelevelofon-campusstudentex-tracurricularactivitiesandimprovingresidentiallife.Atthesametime,OhioDominicanhas expanded its extracurricularofferings,providingagreaternumberofon-campusactivitiesforbothresidentialandcommuterstudents.AcentralfocushasbeentheadditionofanewStudentCenterandexpansionofathleticprograms,whichattractstudentathletesandnon-athletesalike,andfosteralumniparticipation.

StudentorganizationsandactivitiesatODUoffereventsandactivitiesthatre-latetoareasofacademicinterest,studentgovernment,artisticperformance,multiculturalidentity,media,athletic,social,honorary,religiousandserviceorganizations.OhioDominicanstudentactivitiesandeventsareopentoallstudents.

Overthepast10years,OhioDominicanhasfollowedanaggressiveexpansionplan for its facilitieswhich include three new residence halls; additionalsportsandrecreationfacilities;developmentofSunburyRoadasagatewayto thecampus; thenewBishopJamesAGriffinStudentCenterandanewsciencefacility,BattelleHall.

The2010-2011academicyearwasaspecialtimefortheinstitutionasitsstudents, faculty, staff, alumni, community leaders and friends celebratedtheUniversity’sCentennialanniversary.

TheCentennial theme,ACenturyofTransformingLives, reflectsODU’sDo-minican heritage, history and tradition. This celebration encourages theUniversity community to reflect upon the transformative effect that OhioDominicanhashadonthelivesitsfaculty,students,alumni,staffandfriends.

OhioDominicanisfocusedonbecomingthepreeminentCatholicinstitutionofhigherlearning,providingqualityprogramsinboththeliberalartsandtheprofessions, committed to the fundamental valueof liberal education,anddeeplyrootedinitsDominicantradition.OhioDominicanisknownforitsstudent-centeredandinnovativeapproachestoteachingandlearning;itscommitmenttoexcellenceinacademicandco-curricularprograms;itscom-mitment to serviceandcommunity responsibility; itsoutstandingcampusfacilitiesandresources;itsglobaloutreachinresponsetoeducationalneeds;anditsreputationfordistinctioninvalues-basedhighereducation.

University Information


Year Coach Overall Conf.Record Win% Record (Finish)Mid-OhioConference1983 SteveGruzs 5-5-1 3-3-0 .5001984 GaryEvans 2-8-0 1-5-0 .2001985 GaryEvans 5-4-2 3-4-1 .5451986 EdPuskarich 1-10-0 0-6-0 .0901987 EdPuskarich 5-9-0 1-5-0 .3571988 TomSlocum 0-11-0 0-7-0 .0001989 TomSlocum 0-14-0 0-7-0 .0001990 TomSlocum 0-14-0 0-6-0 .0001991 JeanMarcO’Conner 0-8-0 0-6-0 .0001992 JeanMarcO’Conner 2-12-3 0-3-3,(7th) .2061993 JeanMarcO’Conner 1-15-1 1-5-0,(9th) .0881994 DavidMor 4-13-1 2-6-0,(8th) .2501995 DavidMor 9-10-1 2-5-1,(7th) .4751996 DavidMor 14-5-0 3-5-0,(6th) .7371997 DavidMor 17-5-0 6-1-0,(1st) .773American Mideast Conference1998 DavidMor 15-4-0 7-2-0,(3rd) .7891999 DavidMor 9-9-0 7-4-0,(5th) .5002000 DavidMor 12-5-3 8-1-2,(1st) .6752001 DavidMor 8-9-1 8-8-0,(7th) .4722002 DavidMor 13-6-1 3-2-1,(3rd) .6752003 DavidMor 10-8-2 4-3-1,(4th) .5502004 EricNichols 15-7-0 5-3-0,(3rd) .6822005 EricNichols 10-7-1 5-3-0,(3rd) .5832006 EricNichols 15-5-1 7-1-0,(2nd) .7382007 EricNichols 19-3-0 5-1-0,(2nd) .8642008 WillyMerrick 10-6-2 7-3-1,(5th) .611Association of Independent Institutions2009 WillyMerrick 7-7-3 N/A .500Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2010 WillyMerrick 13-5-2 9-2-1,(2nd) .7002011 WillyMerrick 9-6-3 6-3-3,(2nd) .583Record (28 Seasons) 230-230-28 103-108-14 .500*2002-07AMCdividedintoNorth-Southdivisions

All-TimeCoachesandRecords

Years Coach Record Win%2008- WillyMerrick 39-24-10 .6032004-07 EricNichols 59-22-2 .7111994-03 DavidMor 111-74-9 .5721991-93 JeanMarcO’Conner 3-35-4 .1191988-90 TomSlocum 0-39-0 .0001986-87 EdPuskarich 6-19-0 .2401984-85 GaryEvans 7-12-2 .3801983 SteveGruzs 5-5-1 .500Total(EightCoaches) 230-230-28 .500

PostSeasonAppearances/Championships

Regular Season Conference Championships 1997MOCRegularSeasonChampions2000AMCRegularSeasonCo-Champions2006AMCSouthDivisionCo-Champions

ConferenceTournamentAppearances/Championships(Started1994)1997,1998,1999,2000,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011/None NAIARegionalAppearances/Championships2000,2002,2003,2004,2006,2007/None

NAIA National Championships2007

Year-by-YearRecords


Ohio Dominican University would like to thank the followingindividuals and companies for their support of Panther student-

athletes and teams through the Black & Gold Club in 2012:

In 2012 Black & Gold Club funds were used to purchase new strength training equipment in the Sport and Recreation Center (above) and an electronic score table in Alumni Hall (below), as well as to enhance the Athletic Hall of Fame display in Alumni Hall (bottom of page).

BLACK & G

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CLUB

BLACK & GOLD CLUB www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com

614-251-7410

TITLE SponsorsSodexo

Nationwide Children’s

Presenting Sponsors

Athletic Director CircleEdication First Credit Union

Coca-ColaAdolph and Anne Lombardi

Tom Mueller

Coach SponsorsPeregrine Health Services – Paul Dauerman

Bartha Visual – Stu FullmerProject Control Systems – Claire Sawaya

Bellacino’s Pizza and Grinders – Brian BilowAurora Exhibit Solutions – Joan McKinney

Albers-Dancer Insurance Agency – Ernie DancerBart and Kathy Earles

Tom FitzpatrickImmediate Health Associates – Kirk Hummer

Bob and Sue MasseyMJW Graphics – Mike Gladfelter

Xerox CorporationWilliam G. Ebbing

Richard W. MaxwellDiamond Hill Investments – Jim Laird

McGladrey LLP – Alan JohnsonDr. Sterling Hedrick

Mike and Margie Corbett Sullivan

Discover CardWhite Castle

Kimball Midwest

Lakefront LinesMesser Construction

CAPTAIN SPONSORSCommerce National Bank – Bill Dudley

Barnes & Noble – Amy HannahsChuck and Kris Gehring

Bob Boyd Auto Family – Tim and Marybeth CulbertsonEmbassey Suites/Indus Hotels – Janet Boissy

Ohio Council of Retail Merchants – John MahaneyTom and Mary Winters

Dennis and Carol SmithLynda Huey Family

Msgr. Joesph HendricksRobert Weiler Real Estate – Skip Weiler

Best western Plus – Sandy SmithMajic Hair and Nail Salon – Melody Cullison

Mike Snyder InsuranceHill Distributing – Charles Hill

Robert and Anita Vogel

Year-by-YearRecords


Panther Field Football,Men’sandWomen’sSoccer

OhioDominicanUniversitycontinuestodemonstrateprogressiveimprovementtoitsathleticfacilitieswiththeadditionofPantherField.Builtin2004,ournewestathleticfacilityishometoourfootballteamandmen’sandwomen’ssoccerteamsaswellasourclublevellacrosseteam.Towithstandthewearandtearofconstantuse,PantherFieldisequippedwiththelatestinartificialsurfaces,SprinTurf®.Thefieldhasaseatingcapacityof1,750witha42-footpressboxlocatedatthetopofthehomebleachers.RecentadditionstoPantherFieldincludebleachersontheguestsideofthefieldwithacapacityof500andabuildingthathousesaticketoffice,concessionstandandrestrooms.Lightswerealsorecentlyaddedtothefacility,anadditionthatmakesPantherFieldoneofthefinerfacilitiesofitssizeintheMidwest.ThenewfacilityreplacedODU’sformernaturalgrasssoccercomplexandislocatednexttoAlumniHallonthewestsideofcampus.

Alumni Hall Men’sandWomen’sBasketball,Volleyball

Openedin1989,AlumniHallhasaseatingcapacityof3,000andisthehomeofthewomen’svolleyballandthemen’sandwomen’sbasketballteams.AlumniHallwasgivenamuchneededrenovationandexpansionin2009-10.Onefull-lengthbasketballcourtwasadded,thehardwoodwasresurfaced,andbleach-erswereaddedtothefarsideofthecourt.

AftertherenovationallofthecoachesnowhaveanofficeonthesecondfloorofAlumni.Therearealsoseveralroomsthatcoachesmayutilizetoreviewgametape,holdteammeetingsandmeetwithfutureandcurrentPanthers.SomeoftheotheramenitiesinAlumniHallarefourlockerrooms,theBlackandGoldRoom,aspaciousconferenceroom,arefurbishedweightroomthatisavailabletobothstudentsandstudent-athletes,andanathletictrainingroom.AlumniHallhasthecapabilityofaccommodatingthreeregulationsizebasketballandvolleyballcourts.

Panther Courts Men’sandWomen’sTennis

AlsoonthegroundsoftheOhioDominicanSportsComplexwestsidelocationare six regulation size tennis courts completewith lights. The courtswererecentlyresurfacedwithablueLatex-ite®coatingthatresemblesthecourtsthathosttheU.S.OpenChampionship.ThetenniscourtsareenclosedwithagreenchainlinkfencetoaccommodatethePanthermen’sandwomen’stennisteams.

Panther Valley/Frank Damian Field Baseball

FirsttimevisitorsarepleasantlysurprisedbythehiddenbeautyofPantherVal-leyastheydescenduponODU’sprizedbaseballdiamond.Sunkenwellbelowstreet-levelandmaskedbyplentiful trees, theonlyevidenceofwhatawaitsbelowistheechoing“ping”ofaluminumbatsmeetingbaseballs.Thefieldiscompletewithabattingcage,homebullpenbeyondtheleftfieldlineandavisitorbullpenalongtherightfieldline.ArecentadditiontoPantherValleyisastate-of-the-artscoreboardcompletegraphicsandanimatronics.PantherValleyhasdevelopedyear-by-yeartothepointthatitisnowconsideredoneofthefinestcollegebaseballfacilitiesinthecountry.

Panther Softball Field

OvertheyearsPantherSoftballFieldhasevolvedintooneofthenicestfacili-tiesinthestateofOhio.ThebrickdustfieldisroutinelypraisedbyPantheropponentsastheepitomeofwhatafieldshouldbe.Withitsdimensionsof210tothecornersand225tostraightawaycenter,thissoftballcomplexfeaturesencloseddugouts, a scoreboard,bullpensbeyond the leftfield line, andanundergroundirrigationsystem.

Hitting Facility

Locatednext tothesoftballfield is thehittingfacility forboththebaseballand softball teams. The hitting facility provides a place for both teams torefinetheirskillsthroughtheharshCentralOhioweather.Withtheretractablenets,thehittingfacilitycontainsthreebattingcagescompletewithpitchingmoundsandpitchingmachines.

Panther Training Facility

Alongwith theadditionof thenewstadium in2004, thePanthersaddeda7,500squarefoottrainingfacilitywestofthemainparkinglot.ThefacilityisequippedwiththelatestinhammerstrengthweighttrainingequipmentandODU’ssecondathletictrainingroom.Officesforathletictrainingpersonalarealsolocatedinthenewfacility.

Cumberland Trail Golf Club

The Panthers are fortunate to call Cumberland Trail Golf Club their home.Thecourse,designedbyMichaelHurdzanandDanaFry,openedin1999andmeasuresupto7,205yardsfromthebacktees.Knownforitsexcellentcon-ditioninganddifficultdesign,CumberlandTrailranksfourthinCentralOhioamongpublicgolfcourses,accordingtoMidOhioGolfer,andreceived3.5starsfromGolfDigest.ThegreensatCumberlandTrailareconsideredbymanytobethefinestintheColumbusareaandchallengeeventhebestputters.TheODUgolfteamhasunlimitedaccesstothefacilitywhichincludesadrivingrangeandlargepracticegreen.

Golf Practice Facilities

ODUgolfershavetheabilitytopracticeyearroundatoneoftwopracticefacili-ties.BridgeviewDrivingRange, located just6minutes fromcampus,servesastheoutdoorpracticefacilityduringtheSpringandFallGrasstees,alargeputtinggreen,andanexcellentshortgamepracticeareaarejustafewofthebenefitsavailabletoourteams.

Whentheweatherturnscold,ODUplayerspracticeat“TheDome”,thelargestindoordrivingrangeinOhio.“TheDome”measuresafull90yardsfromfronttobackandtheindoortemperatureiskeptaround60degrees.Itprovidestheperfectenvironmentforthegolferstoimproveduringthecoldwintermonths.

Athletic Facilities


Athletic Facilities


The GLIAC

The Great Lakes IntercollegiateAthletic Conference (GLIAC),founded in 1972, has been aleader in the advancement andpromotion of intercollegiate ath-letics for men and women for40 years.

The charter members of theGLIAC were Ferris State Uni-

versity, Grand Valley State University, Lake Superior StateUniversity, Northwood University (then Institute), and SaginawValley State University.

Expansion of the GLIAC began immediately with the addition ofOakland University in 1974. Hillsdale College, Northern Michi-gan University, and Wayne State University were accepted asmembers in 1975. In 1977, the conference lost its first memberwhen Northern Michigan withdrew. Michigan TechnologicalUniversity filled the vacancy when it became a member in 1980.After the 1986-87 season, Northwood left the conference andwas replaced by Northern Michigan. Northwood rejoined theconference in 1992.

After the 1989 season, the conference dropped football as asponsored sport. The conference schools sponsoring footballjoined the members of the Heartland Collegiate Conference informing the football-only Midwest Intercollegiate Football Con-ference (MIFC), which began play in 1990.

After nine years as one of the premier conferences in DivisionII football, the MIFC merged as part of GLIAC on July 1, 1999.With the merger, the University of Indianapolis became anassociate member as a football-only school.

The GLIAC entered a new era in the 1995-96 school year. Priorto that time, all GLIAC member institutions were located in thestate of Michigan. On Dec. 14, 1994, membership was offeredto three schools located in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The expan-sion members were Ashland University of Ashland, Ohio, andGannon University and Mercyhurst College, both located in Erie,Pennsylvania. All three schools began their membership July 1,1995.

On July 1, 1997, membership was granted to The University ofFindlay, located in Findlay, Ohio. UF replaced Oakland Univer-sity, which withdrew from the conference after the 1996-97season as it moved to NCAA Division I status.

The GLIAC membership changed again when Tiffin Universityof Ohio joined the conference in the 2008-09 academic year.Tiffin was offered membership on June 20, 2007. The additionof Tiffin left the GLIAC with 12 full-time members as Gannonand Mercyhurst moved to the Pennsylvania State AthleticConference after the 2007-08 season.

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceThe GLIAC entered a new era during the 2009-10 academicyear. Commissioner Tom Brown, who had presided over theleague for 17 years, retried on June 30, 2009. The longestserving commissioner in the history of the GLIAC, Brownexpanded the conference from 10 full members to 14 fullmembers and two associate members. Also under his leadership,the conference has grown to offering championships in 21sports while rising to prominence on the national level as GLIACteams and student-athletes have achieved success both in theclassroom and on the fields of play.

The Conference expanded on July 1, 2010 when Lake ErieCollege of Painesville, Ohio, and Ohio Dominican University,located in Columbus, joined the GLIAC. The League will furtherexpand on July, 2012 when Malone University and WalshUniversity, both located in the Canton, Ohio area, become the15th and 16th GLIAC members.

The policy-making body of the GLIAC is the ManagementCouncil, which is comprised of three representatives from eachmember institution – its director of athletics, faculty athleticsrepresentative and senior woman administrator.

The presidency of the GLIAC Management Council is rotatedalphabetically by school, with Suzanne Sanregret, Director ofAthletics at Michigan Technological University, serving asGLIAC President in 2012-13. Dr. Glenn Mroz, President ofMichigan Technological University, will serve as the chairper-son of the GLIAC Presidents Council this year.

The GLIAC made history in 2009 when it hired Dell Robinson asCommissioner. Robinson became the first ethnic minority toserve as D-II commissioner of a non-historically black collegeor university conference when he began his duties on July 1,2009.

Assisting Robinson are: Penny Cook, Asst. Commissioner forCompliance/SWA, Jeff Ligney, Asst. Commissioner for MediaRelations; Mike McCann, Supervisor of Football Officials; KimVieira, Supervisor of Soccer Officials; Jeanne Skinner, Super-visor of Volleyball Officials; Rob Doss, Supervisor of Women’sBasketball Officials; Bill Ek, Supervisor of Men’s BasketballOfficials; and Rich Fetchiet, Assignor of Baseball Umpires.

John Hoekje 1971-72 to 1978-79Herbert “Pete” Peterson 1979-80 to 1984-85Tom Donahue 1985-86 to 1986-87Vern Norris 1987-88 to 1991-92Tom Brown 1992-93 to 2008-09Dell Robinson 2009-10 to present

The GLIAC Commissioners


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