2012-13 westminster tennis guide

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ThankyouforyourinterestinWestminster Col-legeandourTitanTennisProgram.IamveryproudandexcitedaboutthequalityoftheyoungmenandwomenparticipatingintheprogramandamhopefultheTennismediaguidewillprovideinformationtoexpandyourinteresttolearnmoreaboutWestmin-sterCollegeandTitanTennis.

Sincebecomingthecoachofbothteams,ourtoppriorityhasbeentoestablishoneunifiedprogramwithbothteamsworkingtogetherasone.Tothatend,wehavebeensuccessful!Theplayersworktogetheronmanyprojectsandfullysupporteachother,andbothteamsenjoytheirSpringBreaktriptoHiltonHeadIsland,S.C.,whereeachsquadplaysthreematches.

Additionally,Ishouldhighlightthatourstudent-athletesarechallengedonthreefronts:1.)Todiligentlyworkwithandutilizeourwonderfulfacultytoreachoutandgrowacademically.Manyofourtennisplayersandteamshavebeenrecog-nizednationallyasScholar-AthletesbytheIntercol-legiateTennisAssociation(ITA)andthePresidents’AthleticConference.2.)Tocontinuallypushthemselvestobecometheverybestplayerstheycanbe.3.)ToinvolvethemselvesinmanyofthesocialandphilanthropicopportunitiesavailableatWestminsterCollege.

Here’shopingyouwillconsiderbecomingaTitan,

Scott RenningerCoachofMen’sandWomen’sTennis

School and AthleticsNameofSchool:.......................WestminsterCollegeCity/Zip:..........................NewWilmington,PA16172Founded:........................................................... 1852Enrollment:....................................................... 1,470ReligiousAffliation:.........PresbyterianChurch(USA)Nickname:.........................................................TitansSchoolColors:...................................BlueandWhiteAffiliation:........................................NCAADivisionIIIConference:...................... Presidents’Athletic(PAC)President:..............................Dr.RichardH.DormanAthleticsDirector:...................................... JimDaflerAssistantAthleticsDirector:........TammySwearingenAthleticsDepartmentPhone:...............724-946-7307Sports InformationSportsInformationDirector:.............NathanLaRicciaSIDOfficePhone:................................724-946-6357SIDEmail:......................... [email protected]:...............................................724-946-7187ResultsHotline:...................................724-946-7065Website:.................... www.westminster.edu/athleticsSIDMailingAddress:........ Box28,319S.MarketSt.

Tennis HeadCoach:.................................... ScottRenninger AlmaMater:...............................Heidelberg,1966 YearatWestminster:.....14th(men),8th(women) Phone:............................................ 724-946-7311 Email:[email protected]’sTeam2011-12Record:............................. 5-10 PACRecord:.................................................... 5-2 PACFinish:...................................................3rd/8Men’sLettermenReturning/Lost:......................... 6/1Women’sTeam2011-12Record:....................... 18-0 PACRecord:.................................................... 8-0 PACFinish:.................................................. 2nd/9Letter-WinnersReturning/Lost:............................. 6/2

Support StaffAthleticTrainer:.................................. ShaunToomeyAssistantAthleticTrainer:.......................MistyMotterTrainingRoomPhone:.........................724-946-7314EquipmentManager:.............................. SamDiVittoEquipmentPhone:...............................724-946-6210

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Table of Contents 4...........Men’sOutlook5...........Women’sOutlook6...........Coach/Rosters7-8.......ReturningPlayers9...........ThePAC10-11....TitanTradition12-13...AthleticsFacilities14-15...CollegeProfile

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2012-13 Titan Tennis

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Men’s Season OutlookTheWestminstermen’sten-

nisteamposteda5-10record,including5-2inPresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)matchesduringthe2011-12season.TheTitansplacedthirdoutofeightteamsatthePACChampion-

ships.Westminsterreturnseightplay-ersfromlastyear’steamincludingsixoftheteam’ssevenlettermen.

“Ourexpec-tationsthisyeararetogetbetter,”saidveteranheadcoachScott Ren-ninger.“It’sallaboutyourrecruit-ingandhowyourkidsperform.Iknowourkidshavebeenplayingalot

oftennisoverthesummerandhopefullythey’llbeabletocontinuethroughthefallandintothewinter.It’samatterofhowquicklywecanregenerateourskills.”

JuniorRyan Carr (Cheektowaga, N.Y./Cheektowaga Central),whohadthebestsinglesrecordof10-7lastsea-son,wasthefurthestadvancingTitanatthePACChampionships.Carrwasthe

runner-upatno.5singlesearninghimall-PACsec-ondteamhonorsforthesecondtimeofhiscareer.

All-PAChon-orablementionhonoreessopho-moreMike Matisi (Lowellville, OH / Lowellville)atno.4singlesandseniorMarshall Finelli (Girard, OH / Ursuline) atno.6singleslooktorepeatlastyear’ssuccess.Matisihadanimpressivefresh-

mancampaignwitha9-4record,whichrankedsecondbestontheteam.CarrandFinellialsoplacedthirdatthePACChampionshipsatno.3doubles.TheduoledWestminsterwithsevendoubleswins(7-8overall).Matisiandseniorthree-yearstarterSean Black (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora) arebackaftertheyloggeda5-3doublesrecordandplacedthirdatno.2doublesatthePACChampion-ships.JuniorNathan Huber (Highland, Md./River Hill)hasno.1singlesexperi-enceandseniorBrad Thomas (Warren, Ohio/Champion),athree-yearlettermanandafour-yearstarter,alsoprovidesleadershiponthecourt.

“Obviously,youarehopefulofyourseniors,”saidRenninger.“WehavetohaveBlackandThomasstepupandFinellistepintotheleadershiprole.Asfortheunderclassmen,wehopeAndinocomesbackverystrongandMatisihadaverysolidfreshmanyear.Also,Carrhadagoodfreshmanandsophomoreyearandhopefullyhewillcontinuetomatureasaplayerandhaveanothergoodyear.”

NewcomersEthan McCarthy (New Castle, PA / Neshannock)andTroy Ab-bot (Seven Fields, PA / Seneca Valley)looktomakeanimpactintheirfirstyear.

Feb.15 atMountUnion.....................6PMFeb.17 atEdinboro..........................2PMFeb.22 atPennState-Behrend........5PMFeb.23 atPitt-Bradford...................10AMMar3 atSt.JohnFisher+........11:30AMMar.5 atAdrian+.............................3PMMar.7 atCatholic+...................11:30AMMar.14 BETHANY.............................2PMMar.19 SAINTVINCENT..................2PMMar.21 GROVECITY......................3PMMar.23 atThiel.................................1PMApril5 THOMASMORE................4PMApril6 atWaynesburg...................12PMApril9 atAllegheny....................3:30PMApril12 atFransican.........................4PMApril14 atWash.&Jeff..................11AMApril19-20 PACChampionshipsatErie,Pa.

*Presidents’AthleticConference(PAC)match+atHiltonHeadIsland,S.C.

2013 Men’s Schedule

SR Sean Black

JR Nathan Huber

Women’s Season Outlook


Men’s Season Outlook Women’s Season OutlookWestminster(18-0,9-0PAC

in2011)broketheschoolrecordforwinsinaseasonayearagoandwillbevyingfortheirfirstPACchampionshipin2012.

“Lastyearhasnothingtodowiththisyear,”saidveteranheadcoachScott Renninger.“It’saspecialthingthatitwasthefirstundefeatedwomen’steaminschoolhistory,butwecan’tbuildfromlastyear.Theonethingthatwecantakefromlastyearisthefactthatwecanwin.”

SeniorAlex Bailey (Murrysville, PA / Franklin Regional),thedefend-ingPACchampionatno.2singles,isbackforherfinalyear.Baileyhasa25-matchwinningstreakdatingbacktwoyearsago.

“Alexlovestocompete,”saidRen-ninger.“ThisissomethingthathasbeenprobablyinstilledbyherfatherBill Bailey‘86(whoholdsschoolre-cordsinsingleswinsforaseasonandcareersinglesanddoublesvictories).”

BaileywillbecompetingagainstjuniorCaitlin Hosler (Lititz, PA / Man-heim Central)fortheno.1singles

spotthisyear.Theduowas20-1lastyearatno.1doubles.

Alsolook-ingtocompeteisseniorJane Larson (Warren, PA / Warren) whoisathree-yearstarterattheno.3singles.

“IexpectahighlyproductiveseasonfromJanethisyear,nodoubtaboutthat,”saidRenninger.JuniorHeather Santa (Butler, PA / But-ler),atwo-yearletterwinner,willmostlikelyposi-tionattheno.4singles.

“There’saquotethatItellmyplay-erstosavesomewhere,”saidRen-ninger.“Yesterdayishistory,learnfromit.Tomorrowisamystery,prepareforit.Todayisthegreatestgiftofall.Beexcitedandliveittothefullest.Wejustpreparetodaytobethebesttomorrow.Theyhavebeenworkinghardthisoffseasonwithblistersontheirhandsandsoremusclestoshowforit,buttheyhaven’trelented.They’reputtingthetimeandeffortinandsometimesit’stoughbuthopeful-lythattoughnesscomesoutonthecourttoo.”

Sept.4 atBethany*..................... 4:00PMSept.6 atFranciscan.................. 4:00PMSept.9 THOMASMORE*^...... 12:00PMSept.11 PSU-BEHREND.............. 4:00PMSept.15 atWaynesburg*.............11:00AMSept.16 atPitt-Greensburg.......... 1:00PMSept.17 THIEL*............................ 4:00PMSept.21 PIT-BRADFORD............10:00AMSept.22 SAINTVINCENT*......... 12:00PMSept.24 atGroveCity*................. 4:00PMOct.2 WASH.&JEFF.*............. 4:00PMOct.4 FRANCISCAN................ 4:00PMOct.6 CHATHAM*!.................. 12:30PMOct.8 GENEVA*........................ 4:00PMOct.10 EDINBORO..................... 4:00PMOct.19-20 PACChampionshipsatErie,Pa.

*-Presidents’AthleticConference(PAC)match^-atBethany!-TailgateParty

2012 Women’s Schedule

JR Caitlin Hosler

SR Alex Bailey


2012-13 Westminster Men’s Tennis RosterName Yr. Hometown / High SchoolTroyAbbott Fr. SevenFields,PA/SenecaValleyMarkAndino So. Norwalk,CT/NorwalkSeanBlack Sr. Aurora,OH/AuroraRyanCarr Jr. Cheektowaga,NY/CheektowagaCentralMarshallFinelli Sr. Girard,OH/UrsulineNathanHuber Jr. Highland,MD/RiverHillMikeMatisi So. Lowellville,OH/LowellvilleEthanMcCarthy Fr. NewCastle,PA/NeshannockChrisPiatt So. Washington,PA/TrinityBradThomas Sr. Warren,OH/Champion

2012-13 Westminster Women’s Tennis RosterName Yr. Hometown / High SchoolAlexBailey Sr. Murrysville,PA/FranklinRegionalKaitlinBraman Fr. Norton,OH/NortonOliviaEdwards Fr. Blandon,PA/FleetwoodAreaBethEkimoff Sr. Webster,NY/WebsterSchroederLaurenFling So. Norton,OH/NortonCaitlinHosler Jr. Lititz,PA/ManheimCentralMaryLacey Fr. Monroe,CT/MasukJaneLarson Sr. Warren,PA/WarrenMeganMorrell So. NorthHuntingdon,PA/NorwinCarolineReina Sr. Beaver,PA/BeaverHeatherSanta Jr. Butler,PA/ButlerAliciaWarne Jr. SaltLakeCity,UT/Highland

Statistics ... Seasonstatisticsandmatchresultsareavailableonlineatwestminster.edu/athleticsbyclickingonthelinkfor“Statistics”ontheleftcolumnofeachteam’shomepage.

ScottRenningerisaveteranoftheWestminsterCollegeDepartmentofAthleticsasheentershis35thyearaseitheracoachoranadministrator.

The2012-13academicyearmarksRenninger’s14thyearasheadcoachofthemen’stennisteamandhiseighthasheadcoachofthewomen’ssquad.Heownsa71-124(.364)recordasmen’scoachand85-40(.680)markaswomen’scoach.

Renninger,thePresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)Women’sTen-nisCoachoftheYearforthreestraightyearsfrom2006-08,ledtheTitanwomentorunner-upfinishesatthePACChampionshipsineachofthelastsixseasons,includingthe2011-12teamthatsettheschoolrecordforwinsinaseasonwithaperfect18-0record.

AstheTitanmen’scoach,Renningerledtheteamtoanimprovementinwinsineachofhisfirstthreeseasonsincludingthe2002teamthatwent10-6,awintotalthatwasduplicatedbythe2004teamthatwent10-9.TwoofRenninger’smen’steams(2004,2006)placedsecondinthePAC.

RenningerhasservedontheTitancoachingstaffsincearrivinginNewWilmingtonin1978.HeservedasanassistantcoachfortheTitanfootballteamfromthattimeuntil2004,workingwithboththeoffensivelineandspecialteamswhilealsoservingasadministrativeassistantfortheprogram.

In1999,heservedasinterimco-headfootballcoachwithSeanKellywhenthen-headcoachGeneNicholsontookamedicalleaveofabsence.RenningeralsoservedasheadbaseballcoachatWestminsterfor21seasonsfrom1979-99,compilingacareerrecordof253-284-3(.471).

A1966graduateofHeidelberg,Renningerandhiswife,Phyllis,liveinNewWilmington.Theyhavethreechildren:Angie(a1997Westminstergraduate),Scooter,andT.J.(a2008Westminstergraduate).

Scott RenningerHead CoachMen’s and Women’s [email protected]

As Westminster Men’s Coach2012 5-102011 6-82010 3-92009 2-112008 3-92007 3-92006 6-92005 5-102004 10-92003 9-92002 10-62001 6-102000 3-15 Totals 71-124 (.364)

As Westminster Women’s Coach 2011 18-02010 14-42009 15-22008 13-72007 10-92006 9-102005 6-8 Totals 85-40 (.680)

Coach / Rosters Returning Players


Coach / Rosters

Spring Trip ... OneoftheperksofbeingaWestminstertennisplayeristheteam’sannualspringtrip.EveryyeartheTitanmen’sandwomen’stennisteamstraveltoHiltonHeadIsland,S.C.,dur-ingspringbreaktocompeteinthreematches.TheteamrentsaluxuryhomeintheSingletonBeachareaofHiltonHead.It’sahalfmilefromtheoceanandincludesalargediningroomandprivateswimmingpool.

Returning Players

Beth EkimoffSeniorWebster, N.Y.Webster Schroeder H.S.Mathematics

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:10-5/6-4• 6-3singlesrecord(2010),2-1singlesrecord(2011)• 3-yearletter-winner• PACAcademicHonorRoll(2010)

Alex BaileySeniorMurrysville, Pa.Franklin Regional H.S.Biology

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:50-5/50-3• PAC#2singleschampion(2011),21-0record(2011)• PAC#1doublesrunner-up(2009,2010,2011)• Thirdall-timeinsingles,secondindoubles

Caitlin Hosler JuniorLititz, Pa.Manheim CentralBiology

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:24-3/25-3• TeamMVP(2010)• PAC#2singlesChampion(2010)• PAC#1doublesrunner-up(2011)

Lauren Fling Sophomore Norton, OhioNorton H.S.Pre-K/Early Childhood Education

• Careerdoublerecord:18-3• 1yearletterwinner

Sean BlackSeniorAurora, OhioAurora H.S.History

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:13-33/22-28• 3-yearletterman• PAC#3doublesrunner-up(2011)• PACAcademicHonorRoll(2012)

Mark AndinoSophomore Norwalk, Conn. Norwalk H.S.International Business

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:0-6/1-0• 1-yearletterman,2ndyearonteam• PACAcademicHonorRoll(2012)

Ryan CarrJuniorCheektowaga, N.Y.Cheektowaga Central H.S.Biochemistry

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:20-14/19-15• 2-yearletterman• PAC#3doublesrunner-up(2011)• PACsinglesrunner-up(#5/2011),(#6/2012)

Marshall FinelliSeniorGirard, OhioUrsuline H.S.Environmental Science

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:6-4/8-11• 2-yearletterman

Nathan HuberJuniorHighland, Md.River Hill H.S.Business Administration

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:8-9/5-10• 1-yearletterman• Team’s#1singlesanddoublesplayer(2011)• PACPlayeroftheWeek(4/10/11)


Returning Players

Caroline ReinaSeniorBeaver, Pa. Beaver H.S.Psychology

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:4-1/2-0• 4thyearontheteam• PACAcademicHonorRoll(2009)

Megan MorrellSophomore North Huntingdon, Pa. NorwinBiology

• 2ndyearonteam

Brad ThomasSenior Warren, Ohio Champion H.S. Public Relations

• Careersingles/doublesrecord:15-31/14-26• 3-yearletterman• 3rdinPACat#6singles(2011)

Jane LarsonSeniorWarren, Pa.Warren H.S.Religion

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:39-19/18-2• 17doubleswins(2010),16doubleswins(2011)• PACAcademicHonorRoll(2009,2010)

Alicia WarneJuniorSalt Lake City, UTHighlandAccounting

• 2ndyearonteam

Heather SantaJuniorButler, Pa. Butler H.S.Neuroscience

• Careersingles/doublesrecords:19-6/18-3• 2yearletter-winner

Mike Matisi SophomoreLowellville, OH River Hill H.S.PreK-4/PreK-8 Spec Ed • Careersingles/doublesrecords:9-4/6-6

• 1-yearletterman

Chris Piatt Sophomore Washington, PA Trinity H.S.Biology • 2ndyearonteam

The PAC


Returning PlayersFoundedin1955,

thePresidents’AthleticConfer-encecontinues

itsmissionofpromotingintercollegiateathlet-icsandthepursuitofacademicexcellence.Consistingof10selectprivateinstitutionsinPennsylvania,WestVir-ginia,andKentucky,thePACremainsauniqueorganizationinthisdayofhighpressureintercol-legiateathletics.Withacademicsatthecenterofeachmember’sphi-losophy,thePACisbuiltontheprinciplethatanathleticprogramisapartofcollegelife,butnotanentityinitself.ThePACannuallycrownschampi-onsin19sports(10men,ninewomen).

Titans in the PACSince 2002-03

•35TeamChampionships

•9All-SportsTrophies

•6TeamSportsmanshipAwards(since2008-09)

•20PlayeroftheYear/MostValuablePerformerAwards

•37CoachofYearAwards

•787PACAcademicHonorRollSelections(36.9persemesterwith3.6+GPAs)

On the Web...Visit pacathletics.org

The PAC

Men’s Standings 1.)GroveCityCollege(52)2.)SaintVincent(34)3.)Westminster(20)4.)ThomasMore(12)5.)Waynesburg(8)6.)Thiel(5)7.)Washington&Jefferson(4)8.)Bethany(0)

2011-12 PAC Tennis Final Team StandingsWomen’s Standings1.)GroveCity(48)2.)Westminster(37)3.)SaintVincent(30)4.)Bethany(8)5t.)Geneva(4)5t.)ThomasMoreCollege(4)5t.)Waynesburg(4)8t.)Chatham(0)8t.)Washington&Jefferson(0)8t.)Thiel(0)

*PAC All-Sports Trophy Standings determined by points system awarded to schools’ order of finish in each sports standings.

2011-12 All-PAC Sports Trophy StandingsMen’s Standings*1.Wash.&Jeff.-60.52.SaintVincent-583.GroveCity-52.54. Westminster - 525.Thiel-45.56.ThomasMore-457.Waynesburg-38.58.Bethany-37.59.Geneva-25.5

Women’s Standings*1. Westminster - 722.GroveCity-61.53.SaintVincent-534.ThomasMore-50.55.Wash.&Jeff.-50.56.Bethany-467.Waynesburg-458.Geneva-439.Thiel-31.510.Chatham-14

2011-12 Men’s ChampionsBaseball - WestminsterBasketball-BethanyCrossCountry-SaintVincentFootball-ThomasMoreGolf-Wash.&Jeff.Soccer-ThomasMoreSwimming/Diving-GroveCityTennis-GroveCityTrack & Field - WestminsterWrestling-Thiel

2011-12 Women’s ChampionsBasketball-ThomasMoreCrossCountry-GroveCityGolf - WestminsterSoccer-ThomasMoreSoftball-GenevaSwimming/Diving-GroveCityTennis-GroveCityTrack & Field - Westminster Volleyball-Geneva


National Champion Swimmers

•MyronLuthringer,1981•KristinZukowski,1991•DrewDugan,1994•DaveGesacion,2000



Academic All-Americans• 9football• 3track&field• 2men’sbasketball• 2women’ssoccer• 2softball• 2swimming&diving• 2men’stennis• 1baseball• 1women’sbasketball• 1men’ssoccer

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All-Americans• 47swimming&diving• 42football• 15men’sbasketball• 3baseball• 4track&field• 1volleyball

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Titans in the College Football Hall of Fame•HaroldBurry,Coach• JoeFusco,Coach•HaroldDavis,QB• LarryPugh,G/LB

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Titan Tradition Titan TraditionWestminsterCollegehas

aproudathleticsheri-tagethatissteepedwith

atraditionofwinning.AlthoughtheCollegewasfoundedin1852,varsityathleticsatWestminsterdidnotbecomeprevalentuntil1884.Beginningin1926,thesportsteamsatWestminsterbecameknownasthe“Titans,”afterasportswriterforthestudentnews-paper,The Holcad,nicknamedtheresurgentbasketballteamthe“ToweringTitans”becauseofyounger,tallermenthatmadeupthestartinglineup.TheathleticsprogramatWestminsterbecamebestknownforthesuccessofitsfootballandmen’sbasketballteams.TheTitanfootballteamwonsixNAIANationalChampionshipsfrom1970-94and71%(398-157-10)ofitsgamessince1952.Themen’sbasketballteam,honoredbytheAssociated Pressasthenation’stopsmallcollegeteamin1962,wastheall-timewinningestNAIAteambeforeWestmin-sterjoinedtheNCAAin1998.

The Original “Towering Titans” of 1926-27

Lefttoright:Kristin Zukowski,the1991NAIAchampioninthe100-yardbutterfly;Phil Rice,Westminster’sfirst-everAll-Americanin1932;Harold Davis,aCollegeFootballHallofFamein-

ducteein2004whowasthefootballteam’sonlythree-time,first-teamAll-Americanfrom1954-56.




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(since 2002-03)

424

PAC Team Championships

•5women’ssoccer•4men’sswimming•4women’sswimming•4women’strack&field•3men’sgolf•3men’ssoccer•3volleyball•2baseball•2men’strack&field•2women’sgolf•1men’sbasketball•1women’sbasketball•1softball

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PAC All-Sports Trophies• 7forwomen’ssports• 2formen’ssports

9

Appearances by teams in NCAA Championships•6women’sswimming•5women’ssoccer•5men’sswimming•3men’ssoccer•2women’sbasketball•3men’strack&field•3women’strack&field•2volleyball•1baseball•1men’sbasketball•1men’sgolf•1men’ssoccer

Titan Tradition Titan Tradition

2008 Men’s Soccer

2005 Women’s Soccer

Nine-time All-American Swimmer Caitlin Lehberger ’12

Inthe2011-12academicyeartherewere424varsityathletesatWestminster,including45multi-sportathletes.Thereare

currently20varsitysportsteamsatWestminsterthatcompeteinPresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)andNCAADivisionIII.Inthelasteightyears,11Westmin-sterteamshaveeitherqualifiedfortheNCAATournamentorsentathletestotheNCAAChampion-shipmeet.WestminsterjoinedtheNCAADivisionIIIandthePACin2000-01andbecameeligibleforchampionshipsandawardsin2002-03.

Two-time All-American ThrowerRyan Bell ’12

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2008 Volleyball

2008 Men’s Soccer


In this wide-angle view of Westminster’s athletics facilities, you can see, from left to right, the field house, natatorium, football stadium and track, and the baseball field in the foreground. The softball field and starting line for the cross country course is located slightly to the left of this view and the tennis courts and soccer fields are located just to the right of this view.

Memorial Field House•EightLockerRooms•HospitalityRoom•“Smart”Classrooms•LargeLobbyArea•FitnessCenter•TrainingRoom

Buzz Ridl Gymnasium•TwoFull-SizedCourts•AuxiliaryGym•Seatingfor2,300

Natatorium•45’x75’SwimmingArea•Six7-footLanes• BalconySeatingfor300

Old 77•HistoricHomeofTitan

BasketballUntil1951•Renovatedin2003•PracticeGymnasium•IndoorRunningTrack•FitnessCenter•DanceStudio

Harold Burry Stadium•Renovatedin2008,’01•All-WeatherTrack•FieldTurf,Lighting•Seatingfor3,000•Two-LevelPressBox•Plaza,ConcessionArea

Amenities

Athletics Facilities

Westminsterstudent-athletesenjoyaccesstooutstand-ingathleticsfacilitieson

campus.Withtheexceptionofthegolfteams,alloftheTitanscompeteandpracticeoncampusinonecentralizedlocation.EachteamhasaccesstoitsownlockerroomintheMemorialFieldHouse,whichisalsoashortwalkingdistancetoallvenues.

Tennis CourtsThere are 10 tennis courts on campus including six (above) at the lakeside complex where the Titans practice and compete.

Athletics Facilties


Athletics Facilities Athletics FaciltiesFitness Center Amenities•Twofitnesscentersoncampus:oneinMemorialField

HouseandtheMargeWalkerCenterinOld77

•TwospaciousroomsinFieldHousefitnesscenterforfreeweights(topleft)andmachines(middleright)

•SixLegendFitnessMulti-PurposeStationsallowinglargerteamstorotatequicklythroughworkouts

•$30,000equipmentupgradecompletedfor2010

•MargeWalkerCenter(middleleft)includesStairmasters,treadmills,rowers,bikes,ellipticalmachines,andArcTrainers

•Accommodatinghours:openmostdaysaslateas9:30p.m.andasearlyas6:30a.m.

Training Room AmenitiesWestminstervarsityathleteshaveaccesstocareandfacilitiesthatrivalthoseofmuchlargerinstitutions.

•Fourfull-timeATC-certifiedathletictrainersonstaff,includingHeadAthleticTrainerShaun Toomey,whojoinedWestminsterin1987afterworkingfortheBuffaloBillsandCentralMichiganUniversity

•Collegealsohastwoteamphysicians,anorthopae-dicandorthopaedicsurgicalconsultant

•Varsityathleteshaveaccesstotrainingroomandsupervisedcaredailyfrom9a.m.untilallpracticesandcompetitionarecompleted

•Therapeuticlaser,electricalmusclestimulationandultrasoundmodalities

•Twowhirlpool/coldimmersiontanks• Impactconcussionassessmentcomputersoftware•Formoreinformationclickonthe“SportsMedicine”

linkonlineatwestminster.edu/athletics.


• Westminster is small by choice. Undergraduate enrollment:1,470(41%men,59%women)

• The demand for a Westminster education has never been higher. Applications:Westminsterreceivednearly4,000applicationsforadmissionfortheclassof2015.Theprospectivestudentshad3.5highschoolgradepointaverageandanearly1100SAT(about100pointsabovethenationalaverage).

• Westminster students receive personal attention they deserve. 12:1 Student to Faculty ratio:104full-timefacultyfocusoneducatingstudents(90%offacultyhavedoctorateorequivalent).That’soneofthereasonsWestminsterisanationalleaderingraduationrateperformance.

• Great teaching combined with great learning leads to endless opportunities. Majors:Westminsterstudentscanchoosefrom42majorsand10pre-professionalprograms.Doublemajors,minorsandindividualinterdisciplinaryprogramsarealsopossible.

• Westminster graduates are in demand. Placement Rate:TheWestminsterCareerCenterworkswithstudentsduringtheirfouryearsoncampusandhelpsWestminstergraduatesembarkonsatisfyingcareers.Theliberalartspreparestudentsforlife…anotherreasonwhy96%ofWestminstergraduatesareemployedorattendinggraduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation.

• Westminster for life. Alumni:Over18,000WestminsteralumniprovideaTitannetworkofsupportthroughouttheworld.WelcometotheWestminsterfamily.

About Westminster College …Foundedin1852andrelatedtothePresbyterian

Church(U.S.A.),WestminsterCollegeranksfirstinthenationas“BestCollegeforWomeninScience,Technology,EngineeringandMath,”accordingtoForbes.com.Westminsterisatoptierliberalartscollege,anationalleaderingraduationrateperformance,anda“GreatSchool,GreatPrice,”accordingtoU.S. News Best Collegesguide.Westminsterranked38thamongliberalartscolleges,accordingtotheWashington Monthly College Guide,andisoneofthemostaffordablenationalliberalartscollegesinPennsylvania.Westminsterisalsohonoredasoneof“TheBest373Colleges”and“BestintheNortheast”byThe Princeton Review,andisnamedtothePresident’sHonorRollforexcellenceinservicelearning.Nearly1,600undergraduateandgraduatestudents

benefitfromindividualizedattentionfromdedicatedfacultywhilechoosingfrom42majorsandnearly100organizationsontheNewWilmington,Pa.,campus.

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Westminster CollegeContacttheAdmissionsOfficetolearnmoreaboutoneof the nation’s best liberal arts colleges.• website:www.westminster.edu

• e-mail:[email protected]

• phone:1-800-942-8033

• Location:NewWilmington,Pennsylvania,60milesnorthofPittsburgh,90milessouthofErie,90milessoutheastofCleveland

• Undergraduate Enrollment:1,470(41%men,59%women)

• Financial Aid: 98%ofstudentsreceivefinancialaid.Aidawardedincludesscholarships,grants,low-interestloans,andstudentemployment

• Cost: Totalcostfortuitionandfees-$30,310;roomandboard-$9,200

• Student-Faculty Ratio:12:1;90%offacultyhavetheirdoctorateorterminaldegreeintheirfield

• Class Size: 18-20

• Placement Rate:96%ofWestminster’salumniareemployedorattendinggraduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation

• Accounting• Biochemistry• Biology• Broadcast&DigitalCommunications

(SportsBroadcasting)• BusinessAdministration(Finance,

HumanResourcesManagement,InternationalBusiness,Marketing)

• Chemistry(ForensicScience)• ChristianEducation• CommunicationStudies• ComputerInformationSystems • ComputerScience• CriminalJusticeStudies• EarlyChildhoodEducation/

SpecialEducation+• Economics• English• EnvironmentalScience*• FinancialEconomics*• FineArt• French• History • HumanResources,Psychology*• InterculturalStudies*• InternationalBusiness*• InternationalPolitics*• Latin• Mathematics• MediaArt• MolecularBiology• Music • MusicEducation• MusicPerformance• Music,Sacred• Neuroscience*• Philosophy• Physics• PoliticalScience• Psychology• PublicRelations• QuantitativeEconomics*• Religion• Sociology(SocialPolicy)• Spanish• Theatre

• Dentistry• Engineering• EnvironmentalScience• Law• Medicine• Ministry• OccupationalTherapy• PhysicalTherapy• PhysicianAssistant• Veterinary

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