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RADFORDIntroductIonTable of Contents 1Quick Facts 22013 Schedule 3

Meet the teaM2013 Roster 4Head Coach Maggie Johnson 5Assistant Coach Michelle Carlson 6Assistant Coach Sarah Phillips 7Returning Player Profiles 9-15Newcomer Player Profiles 16-20Big South Conference 222012 Accolades 23All-American Nichole Beall 242012 Results and Standings 25Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Winner 26Highlanders in the Pros 27

thIs Is ruRU Softball Field 28-29Radford University President Penelope Kyle 30Athletics Director Robert Lineburg 31This is Radford University 32-33The New River Valley 34-35Campus Life 36Student-Athlete Support Services 37Strength and Conditioning 38Sports Medicine/Athletic Training 39

credItsThe 2013 Radford University Softball Guide was written and edited by Brian Stanley and designed by the Radford University Office of Athletic Communications. The Publication was designed using InDesign and Photoshop CS5. Additional editing and historical research provided by The Big South Conference and Gene Hyde, archivist at Radford University’s McConnell Library.

Photography: Tim Cowie, Lora Gordon, Steven May and Athletic Commu-nications.

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RADFORDUniversity FactsLocation Radford, Va.Founded 1910Enrollment 9,370Nickname HighlandersColors Red, White, Navy Blue Facility/Capacity Radford University Softball Field/500Affiliation NCAADivisionIConference Big SouthPresident Penelope W. Kyle (Guilford College)DirectorofAthletics RobertLineburg(Roanoke,1991)Athletic Trainer Katlyn JoynerWebsite www.RadfordAthletics.com

sOFtBaLL HistOryFirst Year 1992All-Time Record / Seasons 571-583-1 (.495) / 21Big South Record / Seasons 170-120 (.586) / 21Conference Titles / Years 2 / 2009 & 2010NCAA Appearances / Last 2 / 2010Results 2-2; Florida State (l, 1-10); Elon (W, 8-0) Florida State (W, 3-2); Georgia (L, 1-8)

cOacHing staFFHead Coach Maggie Johnson / First Season Alma Mater, Year UNC Wilmington ‘01 Record at Radford 0-0 Career Record / Seasons 87-80 / 3 Big South Record 0-0Assistant Coach Michelle Carlson / First Year Alma Mater, Year Radford, ‘08 Assistant Coach Sarah Phillips / First Year Alma Mater, Year North Georgia College & State University ‘11SoftballOfficePhone (540)831-5882

2012 team Facts2012 Overall Record 34-212012 Conference Record / Finish 16-5 / FirstPosition Starters Returning / Lost 3 / 6Pitchers Returning / Lost 2 / 2Others Returning / Lost 2 / 4Newcomers 10

atHLetic cOmmUnicatiOnsAssistantDirector(SBContact) BrianStanleyOfficePhone (540)831-6884Cell Phone (540) 818-6656Email bmstanley@radford.eduAssistantA.D. TomGalbraithOfficePhone (540)831-5726Email tgalbraith@radford.eduAssistantDirector BrianCox

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RADFORD2013 Schedule

Date Day OPPOnent LOcatiOn time

Feb 13 Wed. at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 4/6:00

Feb 20 Wed. VIRGINIA TeCH RAdFORd 3:00

College of Charleston ClassicFeb. 23 Sat. vs. Charleston Southern Charleston, S.C. 12:00

at College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. 4:30

Feb. 24 Sun. vs. Wagner Charleston, S.C. 10:00 am

vs. South Carolina Charleston, S.C. 2:30

BulldogInvitationalMarch1 Fri. vs.IndianaState Athens,Ga. 12:30

at Georgia Athens, Ga. 5:30

March2 Sat. vs.NorthDakotaState Athens,Ga. 10:00am

vs.IndianaState Athens,Ga. 5:30

March 3 Sun. at Georgia Athens, Ga. 12:30

Miken Tournament March 8 Fri. vs. St. John’s College Park, Md. 1:00

at Maryland College Park, Md. 5:00

March 9 Sat. vs. Ohio State College Park, Md. 5:30

vs. Binghamton College Park, Md. 7:30

March10 Sun vs.Iowa CollegePark,Md. 9:00am

USFUnderArmourInvitationalMarch 15 Fri. vs. Quinnipiac Clearwater, Fla. 1:15

vs.LIU-Brooklyn Clearwater,Fla. 4:00

March 16 Sat. vs. Boston College Clearwater, Fla. 11:00

vs. Cornell Clearwater, Fla. 4:00

March17 Sun. vs.RhodeIsland Clearwater,Fla. 11:45

March20 Wed. LIBERTY* RADFORD 4:00

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Radford InvitationalMarch 23 SAT. bINGHAMTON RAdFORd 11:00 am

KeNT STATe RAdFORd 1:00

Kent State vs. binghamton RAdFORd 3:00

March 24 SuN. bINGHAMTON RAdFORd 11:00 am

Kent State vs. binghamton RAdFORd 1:00

KeNT STATe RAdFORd 3:00

March27 Wed. atLongwood* Farmville,Va. 4:00

MARCH 29 FRI. CHARLeSTON SOuTHeRN * RAdFORd 4/6:00

MARCH 30 SAT. CHARLeSTON SOuTHeRN * RAdFORd 1:00

April3 Wed. atLiberty* Lynchburg,Va. 2/4:00

April6 Sat. atCostalCarolina* Conway,S.C. 1/3:00

April7 Sun. atCostalCarolina* Conway,S.C. 1:00

ApRIL 10 Wed. LONGWOOd * RAdFORd 4/6:00

April13 Sat. atPresbyterian* Clinton,S.C. 1/3:00

April14 Sun. atPresbyterian* Clinton,S.C. 1:00

April 17 Wed. at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 4/6:00

ApRIL 19 FRI. CAMpbeLL * RAdFORd 4/6:00

ApRIL 20 SAT. CAMpbeLL * RAdFORd 1:00

April 24 Wed. at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 7:00

April27 Sat. atGardner-Webb* BoilingSprings,N.C. 1/3:00

April28 Sun. atGardner-Webb* BoilingSprings,N.C. 1:00

May 1 Wed. at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 4/6:00

MAy 4 SAT. WINTHROp * RAdFORd 2/4:00

MAy 5 SuN. WINTHROp * RAdFORd 1:00

May 8-11 Big South Tournament Winthrop, S.C.

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PrOnUnciatiOnsVIRGINIA (11):Agee,Blackwell,Chiles,Davis,Eye,Honaker,Jenkins, Reid, Ruch, Tabora, WaltersFLORIdA (1): Hopkins ILLINOIS (3): Hutchens, Mantel, Naegele MARyLANd (1):DameronOHIO (1): Burns

By stateSeNIORS (4): Agee, Eye, Jenkins, Ruch JuNIORS (2):Dameron,Hutchens SOpHOMOReS (2): Blackwell, Hopkins FReSHMeN (9):Burns,Chiles,Davis,Honaker,Mantel,Naegele, Reid, Tabora, Walters

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nO. name POs. B/t Ht. yr. HOmetOwn HigH scHOOL1 MeganHonaker C/UT S/R 5-3 Fr. Damascus,Va. Holston3 Casey Burns 1B/3B R/R 5-7 Fr. Copley, Ohio Copley5 Allie Reid P R/R 5-4 Fr. Lovettsville, Va. Woodgrove7 Nia Chiles UT S/R 5-11 Fr. Amherst, Va. Amherst County8 Jackie Jenkins P R/R 5-8 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee9 MackenzieBlackwell OF R/R 5-7 So. Dolphin,Va. BrunswickAcademy10 Hayley Tabora 2B/3B R/R 5-0 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. Kellam11 Ryndee Ruch UT R/R 5-5 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee12 BeckyMantel OF R/R 5-4 Fr. Riverside,Ill. RiversideBrookfield13 Jessica Agee OF/2B R/R 5-7 Sr. Louisa, Va. Louisa County15 HilariHopkins MI/OF L/R 5-5 So. Cottondale,Fla. Dothan(Ala.) Gulf Coast State College20 Morgan Eye OF R/R 5-6 Sr. Bridgewater, Va. Turner Ashby22 JessieHutchens UT R/R 5-9 Jr. Berwyn,Ill. RiversideBrookfield24 StephanieDameron P R/R 5-7 Jr. Dameron,Md. St.Mary’sRyken25 Rachael Walters P L/L 5-9 Fr. Powhatan, Va. Powhatan32 WhitneyDavis 1B/3B R/R 5-11 Fr. Onley,Va. Nandua44 EmilyNaegele C R/R 5-8 Fr. OakForest,Ill. OakForest

Head Coach: Maggie Johnson (UNC Wilmington ’01 / First Season)Assistant Coach: Michelle Carlson (Radford ’08 / First Season)Assistant Coach: Sarah Phillips (North Georgia ’11 / First Season)

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RADFORDMaggieJohnsonwasnamedRadfordUniversity’ssixthheadsoftballcoachonAugust14,2012.Johnson,whohasextensiveknowledge of the program and community, has spent a total of sixseasonsasanassistantcoachfortheHighlanders,includinghersecondstintin2012.ShealsobringsDivisionIheadcoachingexperiencewithher,servingasGeorgiaSouthern’sskipperfrom2009-11.

InthreeseasonswithGeorgiaSouthern,JohnsonsteeredtheEagles to an 87-80 mark and an appearance in the 2009 Southern Conference Championship game. Under her guidance, Nina IduatesetaSouthernConferencebattingaveragerecord(.450)to earn Player of the Year honors in 2010. Her pitchers also suc-ceeded as Briana Streetmon garnered two pitcher of the year honors and rookie Allie Miles was tabbed freshman of the year in 2011.

Johnson was the fastest Eagle coach to reach the 50-win plateau in program history and has the highest winning percentage (.536) among GSU head coaches over theirfirsttwoseasons.OneofthosevictorieswasatGeorgiaTechwhichsnappedtheYellowJackets’two-year home non-conference winning streak. Inthesummerof2010,Johnsongainedprofessionalexperiencewhenshewashiredasanassistantcoach for the Chicago Bandits of the National Professional FastPitch (NPF) League. The season saw theBanditscaptureanotherregularseasontitleandmakeachampionshipgameappearance.Duringher stint, she worked with world-renowned pitcher Jennie Finch, league MVP and current national team third baseman Stacy May Johnson and Offensive Player of the Year, Rachel Folden.

The Raleigh, N.C. native returned to the New River Valley for the 2012 season after her stint with the Eagles. Prior to her time in Statesboro, Ga., Johnson began her collegiate coaching career at Radford in the fall of 2003.

InherfirstsixseasonswiththeHighlanders,theprogramrecorded200wins,reachedthe40-winpla-teauforthefirsttimeandbrokethehomerunrecordineachofherfinalfourseasons.Asthesquad’shittingcoach,Radfordslugged40longballsin2006forthefirsttimeinprogramhistoryandalsorecorded the highest batting average in 12 seasons.

A 2001 graduate of UNC Wilmington, Johnson was a four-year starter for the Seahawks and earned all-conference recognition in 2001. She later earned a Master’s of Education in Counseling from Bos-ton University in 2003.

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UponreturningtotheNewRiverValley,Carlson’son-fielddutieswillconsistofworkingwiththeoutfielders,whileassisting in all other aspects of the program.

TheRadfordalumgainedcoachingexperienceatboththe high school and collegiate level, most recently as an assistant at Winthrop University in 2011.

Carlson, who spent four years with the Highlanders, donned the red & white uniform from 2005-07 and served as a student assistant while completing her undergraduate work at the University.

The Chesapeake, Va. native played an integral part in the initial success of the softball program.Duringherplayingcareer,theHighlandersrecorded123wins,enjoyedtheirfirst40-winseason(2006)andreachedtheBigSouthChampionshipgameforthefirsttime in 2006 and then again in 2007. As a Highlander, Carlson was a two-time Big South All-Academic team member (2006-07), a 2006 NFCA Scholar-Athlete and a 2007 league all-tournament selection.

Stepping into the role as a coach in 2008, Carlson was part of a staff that saw the High-landers post a school-best 46-15 record, as well as setting new team marks in home runs (57), batting average (.307) and slugging percentage (.468). They also boasted seven all-conferenceplayers,theleague’sFreshmanoftheYearandearnedtheirfirstnationalvotein program history.

Following graduation, Carlson ventured down to Statesboro, Ga. and worked under JohnsonasanassistantcoachatGeorgiaSouthern.TheEaglesfinishedrunner-upintheSouthern Conference Tournament and led the league in batting average (.293) and slug-gingpercentage(.435).TheEaglesplacedsixplayersontheall-conferenceteamandwererecognized with both the Conference Pitcher and Freshman of the Year. The program was also ranked in the NFCA Top 25 All-Academic Team with a cumulative team GPA of 3.35.

PriortohertimeatWinthrop,the2010SoutheasternDistrictCoachoftheYearskipperedIndianRiverHighSchool(Chesapeake,Va.)wheretwomembersofhersquadearnedhonorable mention all-district honors.

Carlson,whograduatedwithadegreeinexercise,sportandhealtheducation,iscurrentlyworking towards her masters degree in sports administration from Ohio University.

Michelle Carlsonassistant Coach ♦ First Year ♦ radford ‘08

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RADFORDSarah Phillips was hired as an assistant softball coach at Radford University in October of 2012. Phillips, a two-time All-American and four-year standout at North GeorgiaCollegeandStateUniversity,joinstheHigh-landers in the role of pitching coach after serving as a graduate assistant at her alma mater last season. Phillipsenjoyedoneofthemostprolificsoftballca-reersinNCAADivisionIIhistory.Thetwo-timePeachBeltConferencePitcheroftheYearfinishedhercareeras the league all-time leader in wins (124) and North Georgia’s record holder in innings (946.1), strikeouts (911) and shutouts (45). ShewasthemaincatalystonaSaintssquadthat

madethreestraightNCAADivisionIICollegeWorldSeriesappearances,whichwasmost evident in 2010 when she won 44 straight games and was named the Ron Lenz DivisionIINationalPitcheroftheYear. “Sarahisastrongadditiontoourstaff,”saidJohnson.“Herexperienceandsuccesswillcomplimentourpitchingstaffwell.TheWorldSeriesexperienceshegainedwillmakeher a great resource to our athletes.”

Inadditiontohercollegiatesuccess,Phillipsgainedinternationalexperiencewhenshewas selected to the 2011 Canadian Senior Women’s National Team. She competed in theScotiabankCanadianOpenFastpitchInternationalChampionship,USWorldCupof Softball and the Pan American Games, and helped Team Canada to a silver medal in the latter. Along with her duties as a graduate assistant coach, Phillips also served as an assis-tant during the 2011 season at Lumpkin County High School. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Phillips graduated from North Georgia in 2011 with a degree in middle grades education.

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RADFORD2012 HigHLigHtsMade 14 starts and appeared in 33 contests...Perfect on 13 defensiveattemptsintheoutfield...Recordedfirstcollegiateoutfieldassistvs.NorthCarolina...Pinchhitsingleandscoredaruninseriesfinalvs.Presbyterian...1-for-1withacareer-hightworunsandtwowalks,alongwithadoubleandRBIingametwoatVirginia...RBIbuntsingleagainstKentucky.

2011 HigHLigHtsAppearedin26gamesandmadefirstcollegiatestartatSam-ford... Recorded pinch-hit double in game two vs. Coastal Carolina...Registeredfirsthitofseasonwithfirstcollegiatedoublevs. La Salle... Tallied two stolen bases in game two vs. Toledo... Finished season 6-of-7 in stolen bases.

2010 HigHLigHtsCame off the bench as a pinch runner or pinch hitter in 32 con-tests... Scored a pair of runs and stole two bases during Big South Tournament... Crossed the dish in NCAA Regional win vs. Elon… Tallied three hits and eight runs on the year… First collegiate base knockandRBIcameathomevs.SienawhichwasprecededbyherfirstrunagameearlieragainstAlbany…Alsoregisteredhitsvs. Kent State and Longwood.

PrePLCHS Senior Female Athlete of the Year... Four year-starter for theLionsunderSusanSharp…SecondTeamAll-BattlefieldDistrictoutfielderasasenior...2008and2009LCHSOffensiveMVP…Second-teamAll-BattlefieldDistrictinfielderasajunior…Alsoletteredinvolleyballandtrackandfield(polevault)…Holdsschool’s pole vault record and was an all-state performer as a senior... Also garnered all-district and all-region track honors.

PersOnaLFullnameisJessicaLindsayAgee...Majoringinfoodsandnutri-tion... Blue Ridge Virtual Governor’s School Student... Jessica andsisterKatyLampmanarethedaughtersofYvonneandDeanPeery Agee Jr... Father played baseball and football at Virginia Tech... Sister Katy played softball at Winthrop.

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2012 HigHLigHtsStarted 26 of last 28 contests... Posted a career-best .278 average and 14 RBI...Batted.342(.579slugging/10RBI)overherfinal17games...Reg-isteredfirsttwocollegiatetriplesandthreehomeruns...Inleaguecontests,batted.342withtwotriples,threehomeruns,10RBIand11runsscored,alongwith.711sluggingand.409onbasepercentages...2-for-3withRBIand run scored in tourney opener vs. Winthrop... Tripled, scored and went 2-for-3 in game two at Charleston Southern... Homered and knocked in a season-high three runs in game-three win over Gardner-Webb... 2-for-3 withfirstcollegiatetripleandtwoRBIingamethreeatWinthrop....Hitgame tying home run in second inning and also scored a pair of runs in seriesfinalvs.CoastalCarolina...Launchedfirstcollegiatehomerun,atwo-runshot,ingametwoatCampbell...Doubled,stolethirdandscoredeventual game-winning run vs. Binghamton (3/17)... Went 2-for-3 with two runs,twostolenbasesandaRBIvs.Bearcats.

2011 HigHLigHtsStarted 28 contests and appeared in 49... Tallied career highs with 20 runs, 19hitsandsixdoubles...4-for-4instolenbasesatRUInvitationalandfin-ished season with 11 thefts... Knocked in career-high four runs in win over UConn... Career-best seven game hitting streak (9-18/.500/3 doubles)... Batted.600(6-10)atUSFUnderArmourInvitational...Registeredfirsttwomulti-hit games against College of Charleston and Toledo (G2)... Broke 3-3 deadlockwithtwo-runsinglevs.Jacksonville...Recordedfirstcollegiatedouble vs. Mercer (2/12).

2010 HigHLigHtsAppeared in 42 contests mostly as a pinch runner.... Stole seven bases, andscored11runs...Stolefirstbasevs.KentStateatNFCALeadoffClassicandtalliedfirstrunvs.BostonUniversity(Clearwater,Fla.)…Firstcollegiate hit came at Longwood.

PrePGarneredmultipleall-districthonors,includingfirstteamasasenior…Sec-ondteamAll-RegionIIIfirstbaseman…TurnerAshby’soffensivePlayeroftheYear…Alsoletteredinbasketballhelpingsquad(27-2)toastaterunner-upfinishin2009whichincludedawinovertwo-timestatechampionHiddenValleyinthesemifinals.

PersOnaLMorganisthedaughterofRandyandGenaWheeler...Majoringinexer-cise, sport and health education with a minor in biology... Has a younger sister Bréhanna Wheeler.

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Returner Profiles2012 HigHLigHtsBig South Pitcher of the Year.. First Team All-Big South and Second-TeamAll-MidAtlanticRegion...SelectedtoVaSIDAll-StateSecond-Team... Tied for second in the Big South in overall shutouts (5), third inwins(17)andsaves(3),fourthinERA(2.16)andfifthinopponent’sbatting average (.234)... Big South All-Tournament selection... Picked up win with 2.2 innings of one-hit shutout relief in 1-0 victory over Gard-ner-Webb... 3-hit shutout in tourney opener vs. Winthrop... Recording a league-best 10 wins, 1.37 ERA and fewest walks per seven innings with1.28inleagueonlyplay...RadfordInvitationalMVP(2-0,1.50ERA, 2 CG)... Eagle Classic All-Tournament selection (1-0 with a save in three appearances)... Two-time Big South Pitcher of the Week.

2011 HigHLigHtsBig South Pitcher of the Year… First Team All-Big South and state… Second Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region… Sported ninth best ERA (1.12), a new school record, in the NCAA... Seventh in the nation in walks per seven innings (0.94)… Held opponents to a .224 average and twirled aleague-bestsixshutouts…Went31.2inningswithoutanearnedrunandsurrenderedjustoneearnedrunoverfinal51.1inningsofleagueplay…Sufferedseason-endinginjurypriortofinalconferenceseriesof the year (May 7-8)… 8-1 with a 0.49 ERA in league contests… Four-time Big South Pitcher of the Week… Tied for best start to season in program history (9-1)... Logged scoreless streaks of 23 and 21.2 in-nings...Earnedwininfirstcollegiatestartvs.Toledo.

2010 HigHLigHtsJoinedteamonMarch30andmadefirstappearanceatLongwoodonedaylater,strikingoutfirstbattershefaced...Earnedfirstvictorywith3.2 innings of shutout relief at James Madison... Finished season 2-1 witha2.03ERAin10appearances…Tossedaseason-highsixinningsat North Carolina… Earned relief victory in 11-10 victory vs. Presby-terian…MadeappearanceinregionalfinalagainsteventualnationalsemifinalistGeorgia.

PreP2009CapitalDistrictPitcheroftheYear…Afirstteamall-metroanddistrict selection… Named to the Central Region’s second team… Atlee’sMVP…HelpedtheRaiderstoaGroupAAAstatequarterfinalappearance. PersOnaLFullnameisJacquelineNicoleJenkins…Majoringinexercise,sportand health education… Jackie and her older sister Kate are the daugh-ters of Rick and Pam Jenkins… Father played football at the University of Richmond… Former high school teammate of fellow classmate Ryndee Ruch.

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2012 HigHLigHtsStartedeverycontestinleftfield...NamedtoBigSouthAll-Aca-demicsquad...Doubledandscoredgame-winningrunin10-inningthriller over Gardner-Webb in Big South Tournament... Homered ingametwovs.Presbyterian...RBIsingleatNo.10Tennessee...Hitfirstcollegiatehomerunin9-3victoryoverCoastalCarolinaandfinishedgamewithtwohitsandtworunsscored...2-for-3withgame-winningRBIin4-1winoverLongwood...2-for-3withtwoRBIandarunscoredin9-1Libertywin...NamedtoRadfordInvitationalAll-TournamentTeamafter5-for-11performance....Recorded pair of two-hit games vs. Lehigh and Binghamton... Career-best 3-for-3 performance vs. Robert Morris... Scored game-winning run in upset over then-No. 20 Florida State... 4-for-10withadoubleand4RBIatEagleClassic...Registeredtwohitsandacareer-best3RBIeatGeorgiaSouthern.

2011 HigHLigHtsAppeared in 32 contests with 25 starts... Registered a pair of two-steal games against Toledo and Robert Morris... Finished season a perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases... Tallied three walks and three runsingameonevs.Toledo...Recordedfirstcollegiatemulti-hitgame with two singles vs. Jacksonville... Game-winning single against College of Charleston. 2010 HigHLigHtsAppearedin25games,makingfivestartsearlyintheseason...RecordedfirsthitandRBIwithadoublevs.IllinoisStateatNFCALeadoff Classic… Singled at Longwood and drove in a run vs. Presbyterian.

PrePThree-timefirstteamAll-CapitalDistrictselection…2008and2009 All-Central Region honoree… Second team all-metro performer as a senior… Four-year starter and two-time offensive team MVP…Participated in the 2009 VHSL All-Star Game… HelpedtheRaiderstoaGroupAAAstatequarterfinalappear-ance… Also lettered in indoor track.

PersOnaLFull name is Ryndee Adele Ruch … Named to the 2012 Big South All-Academicteam...Sportsadministrationmajorwithaminorinmarketing…RyndeeandyoungerbrotherDaltonarethechildrenof Steve and Carrie Ruch… Former high school teammate of fel-low classmate Jackie Jenkins.

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Returner Profiles2012 HigHLigHtsPosted a perfect 6-0 mark in 16 appearances... Put in a strong outing of 6.2 innings in game three at CSU in which she allowed arunonsixhitswiththreestrikeoutsandzerowalksinonlystartoftheseason...Recordedsixthwinofseasonwith3.2inningsofshutout relief in game two against Presbyterian... Posted three innings of two-hit shutout relief to register win against Liberty... Earnedasix-inningreliefvictoryoverBinghamton...Pickedupaseven-inning relief victory over Marist, allowing a run on three hits.

2011 HigHLigHtsGarneredSecond-TeamAll-ConferenceandVaSIDAll-Statehon-ors during rookie campaign… Ranked second in NCAA in fewest walks per seven innings (0.64)… Set Radford rookie record with 1.89ERA,eighthlowestinprogramhistory...OneofjustthreeBigSouth pitchers to post a sub-2.00 ERA, ranking third… Logged a team-best 152 innings… Faced 618 batters and allowed a league-low two home runs… Twirled a pair of four-hit shutouts in league play against Gardner-Webb and Winthrop... Started her rookie campaignwithoutallowinganearnedruninherfirst16.1inningsof work… 1-1 with a 1.11 ERA in Big South Tournament, making appearancesinallfivecontests...Firstcollegiateshutoutwasone-hitgemagainstConnecticut…Infirstthreecollegiatereliefappearances, she tossed 11 innings of three-hit ball and allowed justanunearnedrunatSpringHillSuitesEagleClassic.

PrePFour-year starter at St. Mary’s Ryken... Three-time Southern Maryland Enterprise First Team All-County... Named to the Wash-ington Post’s All-Met second team as a senior and honorable mentionasajunior...Four-timeAll-WCAC(WashingtonCatholicAthleticConference),includingfirstteamin2010...St.Mary’s2010 MVP and Most Promising Athlete as a freshman.

PersOnaLStephanieisthedaughterofGeorgeandKathyDameron...Major-ingineducation...Stephaniehassixyoungersiblings,Tyler,An-drew, Rachel, Joseph, Jonathan & Christopher... Her hometown is named after her family.

yeAR W-L eRA App GS CG SHO SV Ip H R eR bb SO 2b 3b HR bF b/AVG Wp Hbp 2011 16-6 1.89 40 25 8 3/1 1 152.0 143 53 41 14 49 24 4 2 618 .247 3 102012 6-0 2.86 16 1 0 0/0 0 51.1 49 23 21 12 21 3 0 8 213 .258 5 3TOTALS 22-6 2.13 56 26 8 3/1 1 203.1 192 76 62 26 70 27 4 10 831 .250 8 13

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2012 HigHLigHtsSecondteamAll-BigSouthatfirstbase...Sawactionineverycontest,making54starts...Improvedineveryoffensivecategorywhichincludedfirstfivehomeruns,alongwith23RBI...Batted.367with2doubles,2homerunsand12RBIinleaguecontests...Beltedthree-runfirst-inninghomerunandknockedincareer-bestthreerunsintourneyopenervs.Winthrop...4-for-10withtwoRBIinfinalseries at Charleston Southern... Homered and knocked in both runs in2-0game-twowinoverUNCG...2-for-3withaRBIineachofthefinaltwogamesofPresbyterianseries...Recordedcareer-besttwostolen bases vs. Appalachian State... Knocked in game-winning run withtwo-outsixth-inningsinglein1-0winoverBinghamton(3/18)...First collegiate home run vs. Robert Morris (3/10) in Hawai’i.

2011 HigHLigHtsAppeared in 38 contests with 32 starts... Made four starts in Big SouthTournament,includingatwo-RBIperformanceinifnecessarygameagainstCoastalCarolina...Recordedfirstcollegiatemulti-RBIgame with two in game two at Elon... Scored a pair of runs against Toledo... Recorded a pair of multi-hit games against Toledo, going 4-for-6 in the twinbill... First collegiate hit was a single at UAB.

PreP2010RiversideBrookfieldFemaleAthleteoftheYear...Batted.536with67hits,11doubles,15homeruns,54runsscoredand74RBIandwastabbedfirst-teamall-stateasasenior...Four-yearMetro-Suburban All-Conference selection and league MVP in 2010… Namedatop-100playerinthestateofIllinoisin2009…SuburbanLifeAll-Areahonoreeasajuniorandsenior...Ownsschoolrecordsfor home runs, batting average and hits... Also lettered in basketball, earning all-conference and all-area honors while being named 2010 Metro-Suburban Conference MVP.

PersOnaLFullnameisJessieLeighHutchens...Exercise,sportandhealtheducationmajor(sportandwellnessleadership)...JessieistheyoungestofLarryandDebbieHutchens’threedaughters...SisterMeghanwasafour-yearbasketballstudent-athleteatIllinois-Chica-go (2005-09) and played professionally in Holland, while sister April was a softball All-American softball at Valdosta State (2009-12)... Volunteered in New Orleans, helping restore buildings hit by Hur-ricane Katrina.

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PreP/cLUBSelected to all-state, all-conference and all-tournament teams everyyearsincejoiningBrunswick’ssquadineighthgrade...Batted. .487 with 44 runs and a .529 on base percentage helping the Vikings to a 19-4 record in 2011... Member of the Richmond DiamondsU18clubteam...Alsoletteredinbasketball,volleyballand cross country.

PersOnaLFullnameisMackenzieJeanBlackwell...Majoringinexercise,sportandhealtheducation(exerciseandsportscience)...Mack-enzie is the oldest of Kevin and Terry Blackwell’s three daugh-ters... Brunswick Academy Honor Graduate, National Honor Soci-ety member and a 2010 All-Academic selection for cross country.

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3HigH scHOOL / cLUB 2012second-teamall-state...Two-timefirst-teamall-districtandAll-SuburbanLeaguehonors…Copley’stwo-timeDefensivePlayeroftheYear(2010&2011)andteamMVP;2011&2012OffensivePlayeroftheYearfortheIndians…Earned second-team all-league in 2009 and 2010 and honorable mention all-district as a sophomore… Also lettered in soccer...Scholar-Athlete...Memberof18uBeverlyBandits(2010-12)andhelpedteamtothirdplacefinishatthe2011PGF Nationals... Joins Bandits teammates and fellow classmates Becky Mantel and Emily Naegele.

PersOnaLFullnameisCaseyDeeBurns...Planstostudyinteriordesignandbusiness...CaseyandheroldersisterPeytonarethe daughters of Troy and Lea Burns.

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7HigH scHOOL / cLUB Garneredfirst-teamall-stateandall-regionhonorsasajuniorandsenior...Three-timefirst-teamall-districtselection...2011SeminoleDistrictPlayeroftheYear;batted.485(33hits)with35runs,28RBIanda.956sluggingpercent-age; posted a 1.54 ERA and 53 punchouts in 50 innings of work... First-team all-district outside hitter for the volleyball squad...Alsocompetedintrack&field...MemberoftheCentralVirginiaHighVoltagetravelteam

PersOnaLFullnameisNiaTiaraChiles...Undecidedonamajor...NiaandheroldersisterReneshaarethedaughtersofReneeJones and Nathanial Chiles... Renesha plays softball at Virginia Union.

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MEGan honakErFRESHMAN ♦ 5-3 ♦ CATCHER/UTILITY ♦ S/R DAMASCUS, VA. ♦HOLSTON

1HigH scHOOL / cLUB 2012RegionCandHogoheegeeDistrictPlayeroftheYearandfirst-teamallstate;Batted.583with50runsscored,while slugging .910 and recording a .688 on base percentage... Joe Preston Female Athlete of the Year, Bristol Herald Courier Catcher of the Year and was selected to the VHSCA and FCA All-Star Teams during her senior year... Helped HHStothreestraightGroupAStateChampionshipgameappearances(2010-12)anda73-8record...Infouryears,shebatted.483with29doubles,25triples,77RBI,159runsand130stolensbaseswitha.573onbase.740sluggingpercentage; Garnered several all-conference and all-region recognitions... Member of the National Honors Society and wastheHolstonStudentCouncilPresidentandco-valedictorian...Alsoamemberofthecrosscountry,track&fieldandcheerleadingsquads.

PersOnaLFullnameisMeganElizabethHonaker...Planstomajorinnursing...MeganandyoungersisterMirandaarethedaugh-ters of Scott and Barbie Honaker... Earned an associate’s degree from Virginia Highlands Community College while dual enrolled her senior year... Jason Witten SCORE Foundation scholarship recipient.

WhItnEY daVIsFRESHMAN ♦ 5-11 ♦ 1ST/3RD BASE ♦ R/R

ONLEY, VA. ♦NANDUA

32HigH scHOOL / cLUB 2012RegionAandEasternDistrictPlayeroftheYear...Three-sportstandout;Named2011-12NanduaFemaleAthleteoftheYear…Two-timefirst-teamall-statehonoree;second-teamin2011…Selectedfirst-teamall-districtandregionherfinalthreeseasons…Garneredfourall-districtfirst-teamhonorsinvolleyballandthreemoreinbasketball...UnitedStatesMarineCorpsAthleticAchievementAwardrecipient...MemberofSportsplus(2010-12)andDelawareDiamonds(2006-10)travelteams;helpedDiamondsto200918UUSSSAWorldSeriesrunner-upfinishandwasnamedthetour-nament’s offensive MVP and selected to the all-world team.

PersOnaLFullnameisWhitneyLiaDavis...Planstostudyelementaryeducation...WhitneyandherolderbrotherBillyarethechildrenofBillyandKathyDavis.

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RADFORDhIlarI hoPkInsSOPHOMORE ♦ 5-5 ♦ MIDDLE INFIELD/OUTFIELD ♦ L/R COTTONDALE, FLA. ♦ DOTHAN (ALA.) / GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE

152012 HigHLigHts (gulf coast) First-teamall-conference...Batted.311(57hits)withfivedoubles,twotriples,ahomerun,23RBI,38runsand14stolen bases. HigH scHOOL Garneredapairofall-statetournamentawardsherjuniorandseniorseasons;Helpedteamtoa2011statechampion-shipandarunner-upfinishin2010...SelectedtotheAHSAASouthall-starsquadasajuniorandtheWiregrassSuper12 as a senior... Also lettered in volleyball... Member of the Liberty Belles, Patriots, Crushers and Birmingham Vipers summerballsquads.

PersOnaLHilariElizabethHopkinsisthedaughterofRobertandBeckyHopkins...Willmajorinchemistryandprehealth.

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RIVERSIDE, ILL. ♦ RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD

12HigH scHOOL 2012 Chicago Tribune First-Team All-State selecton; Posted a .460 batting average with 17 doubles, 11 home runs, 62RBI,40runsscored...Three-timeSuburbanLife’sAll-Areateamhonoree…Class3AAll-Statethird-teamin2011;Fortheseason,shebatted.478,slugged.826andposteda.580onbasepercentagewith39runs,29RBIand13doubles…Four-timeMetroSuburbanAll-Conferenceselection…NFCAMaxPrepsPlayeroftheWeek(5/15/11)…2011and 2012 Chicago Sun-Times and 2012 Chicago Tribune Top 50 Players… Member of the Beverly Bandits club team; Joins former club teammates and fellow classmates Casey Burns and Emily Naegele... Earned the President’s Educa-tion Award for outstanding academic achievement.

PersOnaLFull name is Rebecca Kimberly Mantel... Plans to study occupational therapy... Becky and her older brother Ken are the childrenofTomandJudyMantel...FormerhighschoolteammateofjuniorJesseHutchens.

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allIE rEIdFRESHMAN ♦ 5-4 ♦ PITCHER LOVETTSVILLE, VA. ♦ WOODGROVE

5HigH scHOOL / cLUB 2012 Washington Post All-Met Second-Team selection... First-team all-region and district and second-team all-state as a senior... Guided Woodgrove (27-2) to a 2012 Group AA State Championship; tossed a two-hit shutout and homered in titlegameagainstBroadway;struckout14insemifinalwinoverAbingdon...Struckout237battersandalsoknockedin28 runs during her senior season... Garnered second-team all-district honors in 2010 & 2011... Member of the Ashburn ShootingStarsthatfinished25thatthe2012ASANationals.

PersOnaLFullnameisAlexandraNicoleReid...Planstostudymathematicsandeducation...AllieandheroldersisterKatiearethe daughters of Rick and Kathy Reid.

EMIlY naEGElEFRESHMAN ♦ 5-8 ♦ CATCHER ♦ R/R

OAK FOREST, ILL. ♦OAK FOREST

44HigH scHOOL / cLUB 2012 ESPN Top-100 recruit... 2011 and 2012 Southtown Star South Suburban Blue Conference Player of the Year... Batted.607asaseniorwith19doubles,12homeruns,50RBIand31stolenbases...Three-timeall-state,all-areaandall-conferenceselection…Asajunior,batted.634,slugged1.178with11doubles,fourtriples,12homeruns,56RBI,47runsand22stolenbases;Behindthedish,shethrewout71percentofrunnersattemptingtosteal…ChicagoTribune’s Top 35 Players to Watch in 2011… Chicago Tribune/WGN9 Athlete of the Month for April 2011… Chicago-Sun Times Top 100 Softball Players in 2010 and 2011… Keyed Oak Forest to a 2009 Class 3A State Championship... Former Beverly Bandits teammate of fellow freshmen Casey Burns and Becky Mantel... Presidential Scholar at Oak Forest.

PersOnaLFull name is Emily Ann Naegele... Plans to study athletic training... Emily and her brother Andrew are the children of Pete and Cara Naegele.

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RADFORDhaYlEY taBoraFRESHMAN ♦ 5-0 ♦ 2ND BASE/3RD BASE ♦ R/R VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. ♦ KELLAM

10HigH scHOOL / cLUB Second-Team All-Beach selection in 2010 and 2012... Earned 2011 Coaches Award... Received Academic award for soft-ball(2011)andathletictraining(2012)...Alsoplayedfieldhockey...MemberoftheVirginiaLegendstravelballsquad. PersOnaLFull name is Hayley Nicole Tabora... Plans to study sports medicine... Hayley and her older brother Justin are the children of James and Laurie Tabora... Justin played baseball at Ferrum.

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25HigH scHOOL / cLUB 2011RegionAPitcheroftheYearandfirst-teamall-stateselection…Posteda19-2recordin2011witha0.49ERAand196strikeouts...Three-timeall-districtfirstteamselection...2010and2011districtpitcheroftheyearaswellfirst-teamall-regionandall-metro...Wasamemberofthefieldhockeyteam...Helpedher18uRichmondStormsquadtoa2010Pony National Championship.

PersOnaLFull name is Rachael Elizabeth Walters... Plans to study athletic training... Rachael and her twin sister Chelsea are the daughters of Timmy and Michelle Walters.

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The Big South Conference Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college

athletics,activelypursuingexcellenceonthefieldofplayandintheclassroom.TheLeague’sgrowingpres-enceasanNCAADivisionIathleticconferenceisevidentbyathleticaccomplishmentsonthenationalstage,innovativemarketingandmediapartnerships,increasedtelevisionpackages,andqualityathleticcompeti-tion while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete.ThishasevolvedintotheConference’smissionof“DevelopingLeadersThroughAthletics.”The 2012-13 academic year features the Big South’s largest membership (12) and sponsored sports (19) in its 29yearsofexistence.

The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist Col-lege)AthleticDirectorHowardBagwellandAugustaPresidentGeorgeChristenberrybeganrecruitingmembersinto the Big South, receiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Caro-linaandWinthrop.Onemonthlater,Dr.EdwardM.SingletonwasselectedastheLeague’sfirstCommissionerand continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville,givingtheBigSouthmorethantherequiredsixmemberstoconstituteanofficialconference.TheBigSouth’sfirstyearofcompetitionwasintheFallof1984,andinSeptember1986,theBigSouthConferencewasgrantedfull-fledgedNCAADivisionIstatus.

DuringitsinfancyandpriortosecuringautomaticbidstoNCAAChampionships,theBigSouthmadeearlystrides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basket-ballandwomen’sgolf.In1989,GeorgeF.“Buddy”SasserreplacedtheretiringDr.SingletonasCommissioner,andin1990,theLeaguereceiveditsfirstautomaticbid–receivinganautomaticqualifiertotheNCAABaseballChampionship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations andcomplianceprograms,andintroduceditsfirst-evermen’sbasketballtelevisionpackage,featuringtheBigSouthcompetingamongsomeofthefinestteamsinthenation.

InAugust1996,KyleB.KallanderreplacedSasserastheLeague’sthirdCommissioner,andinhis16years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the Conference tonewheights.TheConferencehasenjoyedrecordlevelsinmarketingrevenueduringhistenure,hehasbroughttelevisioncoveragetoBigSouthwomen’sbasketball,baseball,softballandmen’ssoccerforthefirsttimeinConferencehistory,aswellasincreasednationaltelevisionexposuretotheLeagueasawholethroughaggressiveanduniquetelevisionpackages.

UnderKallander’sleadership,theBigSouthdevelopedandinitiateditsfirstlong-rangestrategicplan,re-affirmingtheLeague’svisionasadistinctiveathleticConferencecommittedtothequalityofinstitutionallifethrough athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a championship sport, which cametofruitionin2002,andoversawtheadditionsofmen’sandwomen’sindoortrack&fieldin1997.TheConference’s 19th championship sport -- women’s lacrosse, begins play this season with eight members. At thesametime,KallanderhassolidifiedConferencemembership,asanall-timehigh12memberinstitutionscomprise the 29-year old League. Recent additions include High Point, Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian College and Longwood, plus the return of charter member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vision has also includedtechnologicaladvancements,astheConferenceintroduceditsfirstlivevideostreamingeventin2005andhassinceexpandeditsvideoofferingstomorethan700eventsannuallythroughapartnershipwiththemember institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms.

Inthelast15yearsalone,theBigSouthConferencehasexperiencedmonumentalgrowthandsuccessinnearlyeverysport.Duringthistime,theConferencehashadanindividualNationalChampionsixtimes,hashad more than 280 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and base-ball, has received national Top 25 rankings in football, men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball,men’soutdoortrack&field,andmen’sgolf,hadanindividualselectedtoplayintheNCAASinglesChampionshipseventimesinadditiontothefirstmen’stennisdoublesat-largeselection,hadthefirstwomen’sgolfprogramadvancetothenationalfinals,hadtheNo.1rankedmen’sgolferinthecountry,hadthenation’stopscoringmen’sbasketballteamfiveconsecutiveyearsaswellasthenationalmen’sbasketballscoringleadertwice,receivedanat-largeplayoffberthintheFootballChampionshipSubdivisionin2006,hashadsixNFLDraftpicks,andhashadtwoinstitutionsfinishinthetop10intheNCAAMen’sGolfChampionships--includingtheConference’shighest-everteamfinishinanNCAAevent(fifthin2007).

In2006-07,theBigSouthwastheonlyConferencenationwidetohaveanat-largeparticipantinthefootball playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a team in the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop)andaNo.1seedintheNCAABaseballRegionals(CoastalCarolina).Infact,CoastalCarolina’sbaseballprogramhasbeenaNo.1seedfouroutofthelasteightyears--includinganationalseedforthefirsttimein2010,whiletheChanticleers’FCSplayoffberthin2006cameinjustthefifth-yearoftheBigSouth’sfootballexistence.The2009-10seasonsawLiberty’sSamChelangawintwoNCAANationalChampionships(cross country, 10,000-meter run); Coastal Carolina’s baseball team reach the Super Regionals for the second timeinthreeyearsaswellasbeingrankedNo.1inthenationalRPIandashighasNo.3inthenationalpolls;

andthreewomen’sbasketballteamsreachthepostseasonforthefirsttimeinConferencehistory.In2010-11,Chelanga won two more NCAA National Championships (cross country, outdoor 5,000-meter run), the Big Southhaditsfirstautomaticbidrecipientinfootball(CoastalCarolina),UNCAshevillereachedtheSecondRoundoftheNCAAMen’sBasketballTournament,CoastalCarolina’swomen’sgolfteamwasthefirstinCon-ference history to advance to the NCAA Championship out of Regional play, and a League-record 18 baseball playersweredraftedinthe2011MLBFirst-YearPlayerDraft.

This past season, the Big South had a record 41 student-athletes earn All-America distinction, while an-other10werenamedAcademicAll-Americans.TheConferencealsowonitsfirstfootballplayoffgame(StonyBrook), had the national women’s basketball Rookie Coach of the Year, had two men’s soccer teams reach the NCAATournamentforthefirsttimeinadecade(CoastalCarolina,Liberty),andhadarecordfiveindividualsselectedfortheNCAAMen’sGolfRegionals--themostofanyDivisionIconferencein2011-12.Inaddition,Libertywasthefirstmen’sgolfteaminConferencehistorytowinanNCAARegional,andtheFlameswentontofinish10thatthenationalevent.

Several former Big South student-athletes have also reached national prominence in recent years. CoastalCarolina’sAmberCampbellmadetheU.S.OlympicTeamin2008and2012,andwasoneoffiveformerBigSouthathletestocompeteinthe2008Games;VMI’sReggieWilliamsreachedtheNBAwiththeGolden State Warriors in 2010, UNC Asheville’s Ty Wigginton was named an American League All-Star in 2010, andCoastalCarolina’sDustinJohnsonhaswonsixPGAToureventssincedepartingtheBigSouthConferencein2007.ThreeformerBigSouthbaseballplayersmadetheirmajorleaguedebutsin2012,whileAveryWarleybecame the third Big South women’s basketball player to play in the WNBA.

TheConference’stagline,“DevelopingLeadersThroughAthletics”wasunveiledin2008-09inconjunc-tion with the Conference’s 25th Anniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championshiprunfrom1996-2007beingcrownedtheNo.1momentintheBigSouth’sfirst25years.TheCon-ference’son-fieldaccomplishmentshavebeenduplicatedintheclassroom.Annually,morethan40percentofConference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the League has had more than 100 Academic All-Americans in its 28 years of existence.Furthermore,theBigSouthhasrecordeddoublefiguretotalsinNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardsfor APR progress the last three years.

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NICHOLE BEALL NFCA All-American (3rd)

Big South Player of the YearNFCA All-Region (1st)All-Conference (1st) VaSIDAll-State(1st)

CoSIDAAcademicAll-District JESSIE HUTCHENS

All-Conference (2nd) JACKIE JENKINS

Big South Pitcher of the YearNFCA All-Region (2nd)

All-Conference (1st)

VaSIDAll-State(2nd)Big South All-Tournament

VICKI MAddEN All-Conference (2nd) HANNAH OJEdAAll-Conference (1st)RYNdEE RUCH

Big South All-Academic JACKIE WARR

All-Conference (2nd) MICKEY dEAN

Big South Coach of the Year

The Highlanders were the first Big South program to win four straight regular season titles (outright).

Jackie Jenkins earned Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season. It’s the sixth time in seven years a Highlander has garnered this award.

Nichole Beall, the program’s first All-American, took home Player of the Year honors for the second straight season.

41 Highlanders have garnered all-conference honors (27 first team) since 2006, 11 more than any other program during that time period.

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30, 2012 when she earned National FastPitch Association (NFCA) All-American honors. Named to the third team as an at-large/shortstop selection, Beall is the program’s first All-American and the ninth individual at Radford to garner the honorattheDivisionIlevel.

Beall, whose name is littered all over the record books, became the first Highlander to be named player of the year twice and earn first-team all-league accolades all four years. She was also the eighth Big South player to earn four first-teamnods,andjustthethirdtodososincetheleaguestartedrecognizingtwo teams (1994). In 2012,Beall ledRadfordwith a .340 batting average, 51runs, 14 doubles and 13 home runs. She also walked 30 times, swiped 31 bases in 32 attempts, slugged .698 and recorded a .478 on base percentage.

Starting every contest (225), whether at third, second or shortstop since her first game as a Highlander, Beall first obtained the home run record on March 2, 2012 and finished with 52, the second most in Big South history. As the season pro-gressed,shealsomovedtothetopindoubles(53/tie),RBI(158/tie),walks(96),slugging (.686), on base percentage (.442), total bases (459) and consecutive starts (225). She also finished in the top-five in runs (2nd/177), hits (5th/232), batting average (3rd/.347), triples (t5th/9), hit by pitches (2nd/24), sacrifice flies (3rd/7), stolen bases (3rd/79) and assists (4th/401).

The two-time Big South Player of the Year is the fourth league player to earn All-American status, the first since Winthrop’s Lisa Kingsmore (2008), and the fifth selection overall. Beall also became the fifth Radford female student-athlete to obtainthisaccolade,joiningformerHighlandersTiffanyEvans(Track&Field/2006),KhadijahConda(Track&Field/2000)SueWilliams(Women’sSoccer/1993)andStephanie Howard (WBB/1986-1989) in the University’s annals.

“It was an awesome feeling when I found out I was selected an All-American,” said beall. “What an honor to know my name will be on the same list as players you competed against and from teams you see play in Women’s College World Series every year.”

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batting Avg. Nichole Beall ...... .340 HannahOjeda .... .284Hits Nichole Beall ......... 54 HannahOjeda ....... 44doubles Nichole Beall ......... 14 Vicki Madden .........11Triples HannahOjeda ......... 3 three tied with 2Home Runs Nichole Beall ......... 13 Vicki Madden .......... 6Runs Nichole Beall ......... 51 Micalah Sacre ....... 25RbI Vicki Madden ........ 29 Nichole Beall ......... 28Walks Nichole Beall ......... 30 Vicki Madden ........ 27

Stolen bases Nichole Beall ......... 31 Jackie Warr ........... 19Slugging Nichole Beall ...... .698 Morgan Eye ....... .500On base pct. Nichole Beall ...... .478 Vicki Madden ..... .389eRA Jackie Jenkins ... 2.16 Micalah Sacre .... 2.57Wins Jackie Jenkins ...... 17 Micalah Sacre ......... 8Shutouts Jackie Jenkins ........ 5 Micalah Sacre ......... 1 Emily Norton ........... 1Strikeouts Micalah Sacre ......115 Emily Norton ......... 53Opp. bA Micalah Sacre .... .184 Emily Norton ...... .219

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RADFORD Big South OverallTeam W L Pct W L Pct Home Road Neu Radford ! 16 5 .762 34 21 .618 17-9 12-8 5-4Coastal Carolina # 13 8 .619 44 20 .688 25-6 9-8 10-6Charleston Southern 12 9 .571 33 26 .559 16-8 11-12 6-6Campbell 12 9 .571 30 29 .508 18-7 5-10 7-12Gardner-Webb 11 10 .524 28 28 .500 12-9 9-11 7-8Liberty 9 12 .429 19 36 .345 7-13 7-16 5-7Presbyterian 8 13 .382 20 33 .377 9-9 8-15 3-9Winthrop 3 18 .143 16 39 .291 6-13 2-13 8-13

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Big South Player of the Week Honors4/2, 4/23 Jackie Jenkins (Pitcher of the Week)3/5, 4/23 Nichole Beall (Player of the Week)3/5 Micalah Sacre (Pitcher of the Week)

2012 Big sOUtH stanDings 2012 resULtsDate Opponent ResultFeb. 14 at Virginia Tech L, 1-9 (5)Feb. 25 vs. Kentucky ! L, 5-9 at Georgia Southern ! W, 6-4Feb. 26 vs. Jacksonville State ! W, 3-2 vs. Albany ! L, 2-9Feb. 28 at James Madison ! W, 3-2 at James Madison ! W, 6-3March 2 at No. 22 Hawai’i @ L, 3-11 (6)March 3 vs. No. 20 Florida State @ W, 3-2 vs. uC Santa barbara @ L, 1-2March 4 at No. 22 Hawai’i @ L, 0-5 vs. uC Santa barbara W, 3-0March 10 vs. Marist $ W, 5-1 at No. 19 Hawai’i $ L, 0-4March 11 vs. Robert Morris $ W, 3-1 vs. Southern Illinois $ L, 3-4 (9)March 17 LeHIGH % W, 3-0 bINGHAMTON % W, 6-5March 18 bINGHAMTON % W, 1-0 LeHIGH % W, 4-3March 21 at Liberty * W, 6-3March 22 AppALACHIAN STATe W, 6-5 (8)March 28 LIbeRTy * W, 9-1 (5) LIbeRTy * W, 4-3 (10)March 30 at Campbell * L, 4-8 at Campbell * W, 10-2 (6)March 31 at Campbell * W, 3-0April 4 LONGWOOd W, 4-1April 6 COASTAL CAROLINA * L, 2-6 COASTAL CAROLINA * W, 9-8April 7 COASTAL CAROLINA * W, 9-3

April 10 at No. 10 Tennessee L, 2-8April 11 at Virginia L, 1-7 at Virginia W, 12-1 (5)April 14 pReSbyTeRIAN * L, 0-4 pReSbyTeRIAN * W, 4-2April 15 pReSbyTeRIAN * W, 7-2April 17 uNCG L, 3-4 (9) uNCG W, 2-0April 21 at Winthrop * W, 8-1 at Winthrop * W, 8-0 (5)April 22 at Winthrop * W, 5-0April 24 VIRGINIA TeCH L, 0-5April 25 No. 19 NORTH CAROLINA L, 1-7 No. 19 NORTH CAROLINA L, 1-8April 28 GARdNeR-Webb * L, 1-4 GARdNeR-Webb * W, 4-1April 29 GARdNeR-Webb * W, 8-0 (6)May 5 at Charleston Southern * W, 4-1 at Charleston Southern * W, 5-0May 6 at Charleston Southern * L, 3-4 (9)May 10 #8 WINTHROp # W, 8-0 (5)May 11 #5 GARdNeR-Webb # W, 1-0 (10)May 12 #2 COASTAL CAROLINA # L, 2-3 #2 COASTAL CAROLINA # L, 0-4

! - Georgia Southern Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.)@ - bank of Hawai’i Classic (Honolulu, Hawai’i)$ - pepsi Malahini Kipa Aloha Tournament (Honolulu, Hawai’i)% - Radford Invitational (Radford, Va.)# - big South Tournament (Raford, Va.)

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ner for Softball. Awarded one of the most prestigious accolades in collegiate athletics, Chelsea was presented the trophy on July 2 at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in front of a sold out crowd during the Women’s College World Series.

Kelley, who has made an impact on the field, in the classroom and the com-munity during her four years wearing the red and white, is the first Radford and BigSouthstudent-athletetoearnthishonor.ShejoinsfellowCaveSpringHighSchool alumnus and current Orlando Magic guard JJ Redick (Duke Men’sBasketball) as a recipient (2005-06) of this award.ItmarkedthefifthyearoftheawardforsoftballandKelleywillhavehername

beside previous winners; Caitlin Lowe (Arizona), Angela Tincher (Virginia Tech), Stacy Nelson (Florida) and Charlotte Morgan (Alabama).Inadditiontothisprestigioushonor,ChelseawasnamedtheBigSouth’s2010-

11 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was a NCAA Woman of the Year finalist.Chelsea maintained a 3.94 GPA during her four years and graduated summa

cum laude in May of 2011 with a degree in sports medicine. Onthefield,the2009BigSouthPitcheroftheYear’sexploitsplayedamajor

role in the Highlanders winning three consecutive regular-season Big South Championshipsaswellastheirfirsttwotournamenttitlesin2009and2010.Indoing so, the left twirler helped Radford reach its first two NCAA Tournaments, including the 2010 Regional final against Georgia.

Even though her career on the field is finished, Chelsea is continuing her edu-cation with the aspiration of working in sports rehab or spinal therapy. She is studying at the Jefferson College of Health Sciences as a member of Radford’s first physical therapy doctoral class. Theaward,chosenbyanationwidevoteofDivisionIheadcoaches,national

media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete inNCAADivisionIsoftball.Tobeeligiblefortheaward,astudent-athletemustbeclassifiedasanNCAADivisionIseniorandhavenotableachievements infourareasofexcellence–community,classroom,characterandcompetition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encour-ages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as lead-ers in their communities.

“I feel truly blessed to have been a part of the Radford com-

munity for the last four years and just want to thank every-

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RADFORD Over the past nine years, Radford Softball has seen significant improvement to its pro-gram both on and off the field with championships, NCAA appearances, national atten-tion, record-book chart toppers and individual accomplishments. But none have been clearer in the past three years than the Highlanders making an impact professionally. In2011,recentgraduateKristenShifflettbecamethefirstRadfordfemalestudent-ath-lete to be drafted by a professional organization. Three summers earlier, 2008 graduate Ashley Carlson was the first player in program history to compete professionally in the summer of 2008. Both Highlanders played key roles in their rookie seasons helping the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch League (NPF) to a pair of NPF Championships. On March 21, 2011, Shifflett, a four-year starter at shortstop, was selected by Chicago with the 16th pick overall. Shifflettcameoffthebenchthemajorityofrookieseason.Seeingtimeatsecondandshortstop, she registered two hits, scored four runs and stole two bases as the Bandits won their organization’s second Cowles Cup in four seasons. Shifflett made her first professional start at shortstop on June 11 in a Bandits victory over the USSSA Pride and recorded her first hit, a fifth-inning single against Akron on June 26. A four-year starter at shortstop, Shifflett left Radford as its most prolific player in pro-gram history. The 2009-10 Big South Female Student-Athlete of the Year owns five career records (home runs, doubles, runs, total bases and hit by pitches), ranks second in four more (hits, batting, slugging and on base percentage and is in the top five in four more categories. She was tabbed the Big South and State Player of the Year in 2010 and was a first-team all-league selection three times. A two-time Big South Tournament MVP, Shifflett keyed Radford to its first two Big South Championships (2009 & 2010) and NCAA Tournament appearances, which included a NCAA Regional Finals appearance in 2010. Carlson, a four-year starter in the Highlander outfield, landed a roster spot on May 25, 2008 with the Bandits. Carlson, a two-year member of the Bandits, came off the bench as Chicago won its first NPF Championship in 2008. The Bandits made their magical run from worst to first, win-ning their final 15 games, culminating with a 6-4 victory over the Washington Glory in the championship game to win the Cowles Cup Trophy on Aug. 24. InherfirstprofessionalstartonJune9,CarlsonhelpedtheBanditsina14-1victoryover the Akron Racers with three singles and a sacrifice bunt. She also scored a pair of runsandhadanRBI.Shefinishedherrookieseasonbatting.286(4-14)with12runsscoredandanRBI.Shetiedforthirdontheteamwitheightstolenbases. Carlson, a two-time All-Big South performer, was a key factor in the success of Radford softball from 2005 to 2008. The Highlanders won 169 games during her time roaming the outfield.Carlson’sspeedandquickhandscontributedtoherbreakingboththecareerhits and steals records at Radford, while landing in the top five in the Big South in both those categories. She played 257 games, making 254 starts. She batted .313 with 255 hits, eight dou-bles,eighttriples,30RBIand139runsscored.Shealsostole98careerbases,leadingthe Big South in that category her final three seasons.

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RU SOFTBALL FIELDLocated in thenortheastcornerof theDedmonCenter’soutdoor facili-

ties, Radford Softball Field offers several new amenities with the most recent additions being made in 2009.

A backstop netting replaced the original fencing and a second batting cage located on the first base side are the featured upgrades.

Other improvements included a new outfield windscreen, along with low-ering the fences to four feet in foul territory.

Along with the upgrades, RU Softball Field has been host to the 2009 and 2010 Jenny Finch Softball camp. This three-day event featured 400 camp-ers and over 1,000 people descending on Radford’s softball facilities.Inthesummerandfallof2007,newgrasssodwaslaidoutinfoulterri-

tory.Withthat,anewirrigationsystemwasinstalledtocovertheexpandedarea of grass.

Renovations on the field started prior to the 2004 season when covered dugouts that include a heating system were built. Upgradespriortothe2006seasonincludedaworkingpressboxandan

improvement in the fan seating areas, moving the primary grandstand area directly behind home plate.

These improvements allowed the Highlanders to host their first Big South Championship at RU Softball field in 2006 as well as 2009. Radford is also the host for this season’s 2012 tournament.Inadditiontotheconferencetournaments,theHighlanderswereableto

show off their home field when they welcomed ESPNU on April 19, 2009 for a nationally televised contest against Winthrop. Radford upended the Eagles, 9-4, in front of a national audience and are a perfect 4-0 on the network.

The newest addition to the list of amenities for the Highlander softball team is an indoor batting and pitching facility that allows Radford to practice year-round.The facility includes six dedicated batting cages, with the necessary

equipment and amenities for either live pitching or machine pitching.Locatedadjacenttocampus,theindoorfacilitycanservetheRadfordsoft-ball team year-round, anytime the weather restricts outdoor practice.

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RADFORDPenelopeWardKylebecameRadfordUniversity’ssixth,andfirstfemale,president

whenshetookofficeonJune1,2005.ShecametoRUwithmorethan30yearsofexperienceinstategovernment,thecorporateandlegalworlds,andhighereducation.

Upon assuming the presidency, President Kyle immediately focused on leading the university’s initiative to become one of the top 50 masters universities in the nation.

The Radford University strategic plan “7-17”, completed in 2007 at her direction, identifiesfourstrategicdirectives--theinvestmentinpeople,programs,globalandlo-cal society and the future of Radford University.UnderPresidentKyle’sleadership,theuniversityalsoaddeditsfirstdoctoralprogram

with an emphasis in rural mental health and launched an initiative to grow graduate college student enroll-ment by offering additional doctoral and masters level programs.Shehiredtheuniversity’sfirstprovostandcreated two new vice presidential areas of responsibility, InformationTechnologyandUniversityRelations.

The Radford University Board of Visitors, at President Kyle’srequest,hasincreaseditsmembershipbyfourpositions to provide an opportunity for more diversity and leadership innovation within the governing body.

A native of southwest Virginia, President Kyle is aproductoftheGalaxpublicschoolssystem.Shegraduated from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and did her postgraduate studies in English atSouthernMethodistUniversityinDallas,Texas.ShereceivedherJurisDoctoratefromtheUniversityofVir-ginia School of Law and later earned her MBA from the College of William and Mary.

PresidentKyleservedasExecutiveDirectoroftheVirginiaLotteryfor11years,underthree successive governors. First appointed by Governor George Allen in 1994, she was reappointed by Governor James Gilmore, and then reappointed once again by Governor Mark Warner. Previously, Ms. Kyle was employed by CSX Corporation, an international transportationcompany,whereshebecamethecompany’sfirstfemaleofficer.BeforejoiningCSXCorporation,shewasanattorneywithMcGuire,Woods,LLPinRichmond.ShealsotaughtEnglishforsixyearsatThomasNelsonCommunityCollegeinHamp-ton, Virginia.

President Kyle serves in leadership positions on numerous educational, civic, cultural, professional,financialandvolunteerorganizations.SheservedontheBoardofVisitorsat James Madison University from 1984 until 1992 and on the JMU Foundation Board 1992 until 1994. She also served on the Virginia Commonwealth University Founda-tion Board from 1994 until 2000 and on the Board of Governors of Saint Christopher’s Schoolfrom1999until2005.PresidentKyleiscurrentlyamemberoftheBoardofDi-rectors of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Board ofDirectorsofPRA,Inc.,apubliclytradedcompany.

Ms. Kyle is married to Charles L. Menges, an attorney and partner with McGuire, Woods, LLC. They are the parents of three children, son, Kyle Ward Menges, and two daughters, Penelope Whitley Menges, and Patricia Lee Menges.

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SincebeingintroducedasRadfordUniversity’sDirectorofAthleticsinthefallof2007, Radford native Robert Lineburg has helped usher in a new era of Highlander athletics,markedbyunprecedentedon-andoff-fieldimprovementsandsuccesses.Inhisshorttimewiththedepartment,Lineburghasbeenthecatalystforanumberof

changes, particularly in areas such as facilities, personnel and strategic planning.HismostvisibleinfluencestodatehavebeenontheDedmonCenterandRadford

University’s new 700-seat baseball stadium.Beginninginthespringof2008,theDedmonCenter,thecenterpieceofHighlander

athletics, underwent transformations to the arena, including a new steel-supported roof, anewbasketballfloor,renovatedathleticoffices,anew-looknatatorium,andimprovedathletic locker, training, and medical facilities.AlongwiththeinitialupgradestotheDedmonCenter,animprovedstate-of-the-art

strengthandconditioningroom,newticketofficeandLearningEnhancementCenter(LEC), which houses student-athlete academic support, were completed/added in 2009.In2010,facilityupgradesincludedanewhigh-techvideoboard/soundsystemtothe

DedmonCenteraswellasanewplayingsurface/irrigationsystemanddugoutstotheRadford University Baseball Field.

This past spring, Radford transformed its baseball program in April of 2011 by open-ingabrand-newstadiumandmakingthefirstsignificantadjustmenttoitshomeparksinceopeningin1986.Forthefirsttimeever,theHighlandershavethecapabilitytohostnightgames.Thestadiumfeatureslightingstandardsthatmeettherequirementsof NCAA Regional Tournament host sites.InJune,RobertLineburgintroducedMikeJonesasRadfordUniversity’s7thhead

men’s basketball coach.Lineburghasalsooverseenthehiresofsixnewheadcoachesaswellasseven

newathleticadministrators.Hisotherhiresincludewomen’sbasketballheadcoachTajNjongba,headvolleyballcoachMarciJenkins,women’sheadgolfcoachJeffBeeler,headmen’ssoccercoachMarcReevesandthepromotionoftrackandfieldinterimdirector Brent Chumbley to head coaches’ status. Among the administrators added in Lineburg’stenureareexecutiveassociateA.D.RandyButt,headathletictrainerChadHyatt,assistantA.D.forcommunicationsJoeyBeeler,directorofstudent-athletesup-portservices/seniorwomen’sadministratorStephanieBalleinandDirectorofFacilitiesBrad Epperley.

As a result of the changes, Radford achieved a banner year in 2008-09: women’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and softball claimed Big South conference crowns and advanced to NCAA Tournament play. Women’s soccer advanced to its fourth tournament, men’s basketball won the Big South regular-season and tournament titletoadvancetotheNCAAsforthefirsttimesince1998,men’stennismadeitsthird-straightappearance,andsoftballappearedforthefirsttimeandwonRadford’sfirst-ever NCAA tournament game in any sport.

Lineburg and the Highlanders backed their success in 2008-09 with a men’s ten-nisandsoftballBigSouthregularseasontitlein2009-10.MickeyDean’ssoftballteamwent on to win their second straight conference tournament crown before advancing to theAthens,GeorgiaRegionalfinalwithtwomoreNCAATournamentvictories.Thesuccessesonthefieldcontinuedin2010-11asRadfordcapturedthreemoreBig

South titles. Women’s soccer and softball claimed regular season crowns, while men’s tennis advanced to the NCAA Tournament with their fourth league tournament champi-onshipinfiveyears.Alongwiththeircompetitivesuccess,theHighlandershavedefinedthetruemeaning

of “student-athlete” during Lineburg’s tenure. For the second consecutive year, Raford led all Big South institutions by placing 58.3 percent of its student-athletes on the con-ference’sPresidentialHonorRoll.In2008-09,theHighlandershad57.9percentoftheirstudents on the list.Heandhisstaffhavealsobeenresponsibleforcreatingafive-yearstrategicplanfor

the Radford athletic department and building an athletics facilities master plan. Addi-tionalachievementsincludeusheringinanewathleticsInternetsite(RadfordAthletics.com), and helping implement a new ticket system (Ticket Return). Lineburg and his staff havealsohostedtop-levelcompetition,withfiveBigSouthchampionshipstakingplaceontheRadfordcampusfrom2008-11(men’sbasketball,track&field,softball,men’stennis and volleyball).InadditiontomakinganimpactonRadfordathletics,Lineburgisalsoinvolvedina

number of different organizations and committees. He is the chairman of the Big South ConferenceSubcommitteeonBasketballImprovement,amemberoftheBigSouthad-hocCommitteeonBasketballIssues,amemberoftheselectioncommitteetoselectRadford University’s Vice President for Advancement, and most recently, was selected toserveontheNCAADivisionIMen’sBasketballIssuesCommitteePriortobecomingRadford’sthirdDirectorofAthletics,Lineburg’scorporateknowl-

edgewasgroomedasamarketingassociatewithPelotonRealEstatePartnersinDal-las,Texas.Alongwithhisbusinessexperience,Lineburgspent15seasonsasacollegebasket-

ballcoach,includingtimeasSouthernMethodist’s(Dallas,Texas)interimheadcoach.Prior to serving as the Mustangs interim head coach, Lineburg spent eight years as an assistant coach at SMU. Following his interim tenure, he served two more seasons as an assistant coach at Southern Methodist.

Lineburg’s coaching resume also includes assistant coaching positions with the men’s basketball programs at James Madison University and Emory & Henry College, as well aswiththeDallasMaverickssummerleagueteam.Hiscoachingexperiencealsotookhim through the Big South, as he spent time on the sideline at UNC Greensboro.

A 1991 graduate of Roanoke College, Lineburg started his collegiate basketball ca-reer as a Radford Highlander, where he was a two-year letterman before transferring to nearbyRoanokeCollegetoplayhisfinaltwoyears.HeearnedhisBachelor’sDegreeinpoliticalsciencewithaminorinhistory.In1995,

hereceivedaMaster’sDegreeineducationfromVirginiaTech,wherehewasalsoagraduate assistant on the men’s basketball staff.“Inadditiontobeingagoodcandidate,RobertisaRadfordnative,somethingthatwill

serve him well in his new role,” Kyle said at the time of his hire. “He has great family ties intheareaandwe’reexcitedhe’sdecidedtocomehometoworkwithus.”

Lineburg is the son of retired Radford High School football coach and athletic director NormanLineburgandthebrotherofDr.MarkLineburg,theSuperintendentofBristolCity Schools, Paul Lineburg, the Assistant Principal at William Byrd H.S. and Wayne Lineburg, who is the interim head football coach at the University of Richmond.

He is married to the former Mary Parish, also a native of Radford.

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RADFORDThis is Radford University

Nestled in the New River Valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Radford, Va., Radford University is student-centered and focused on providing outstanding aca-demic programs for its more than 9,000 students. Well known for its strong faculty/student bonds, innovative use of technology in the learning environment and vibrant student life on a beautiful campus, Radford University offers many opportunities to get involved and succeed in and out of the classroom.

Radford University welcomes students from the Commonwealth of Virginia, acrossthecountryandaroundtheworld.Here,youwillfindinspirationinthesur-roundings–themanicuredgreenlawnsoncampus,thesteadyrolloftheNewRiver,the wonders along the Blue Ridge Parkway, the stately university buildings and a quaintdowntown.Radford’s153undergraduateandgraduateprogramsoffereverystudenttheopportunitytodiscovernewtalents,developleadershipskillsandexperi-ence personal growth.

Radford University serves the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation through a wide range of academic, cultural, human service, and research programs. First and foremost, the university emphasizes teaching and learning and the process of learning in its commitment to the development of mature, responsible, well-educated citizens. Radford University develops students’ creative and critical thinking skills, teaches students to analyze problems and implement solutions, helps students dis-cover their leadership styles, and fosters their growth as leaders. Toward these ends, the university is student-focused and promotes a sense of caring and of meaningful interaction among all members of the University community. Research is viewed as a vital corollary to the teaching and learning transaction as it sustains and enhances the ability to teach effectively. Radford University believes in the dynamics of change and has a strong commitment to continuous review, evaluation, and improvement in the curriculum and all aspects of the university, so as to meet the changing needs of society.

Fast Facts- Located in the New River Valley of Southwest Virginia- 177-acre main campus; 78-acre RU West campus- 9,370 Students (58% female, 42% male)- 1,020 Graduate enrollment-Studentsoriginatefrom39statesandWashingtonD.C.;57countries- Student-to-faculty ratio of 19:1-83%offacultyholddoctorateorterminaldegreesintheirfields

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The NRV is home to one of the oldest rivers in the world theNewRiver.It’salsooneofthefewriversintheworldthatflowssouth to north.

The NRV hosts the largest research park in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The NRV is comprised of the following counties- Montgomery, Pulas-ki,Floyd,GilesandtheIndependentCityofRadford.

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CAMPUS LIFEWant to get involved? You can start with more than 200 clubs and organizations, including academic clubs, outdoor clubs, national honor fraternities and Greek associations. Join a team -- RU has club and intramural sportsandNCAADivisionIathletics,whichincludeseightmen’sand11women’ssports.Ifthat’snotenough,there’s campus lectures, movies, performances, festivals (pictured below) and concerts from big names like Third EyeBlind(picturedbelow)Outkast,Matchbox20andFuel.

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Student -Athlete Support Services ThemissionoftheStudent-AthleteSupportServices(SASS)officeforRadford University Athletics is to promote, assist, and provide counsel to allstudent-athletes.Itsprimary,constantgoalistodevelopgraduatesandoutstanding citizens who have contributed in the areas of athletic competition during their tenures of education. LocatedintheDedmonCenter,thenewlyestablishedLearningEnhance-mentCenterisequippedwithcomputers,tutorialrooms,andastudylounge. The Learning Enhancement Center provides direction for student-athletes viaacademiccounselinginconjunctionwithadvisorsfromtherespectivecol-leges at Radford University. Academic support services such as tutoring and supervised study hall are provided, as well as career planning, monitoring of eligibility status, and a host of other guidance and advisory services. *Supporteffortsofeverystudent-athletetowardintellectualdevelopmentand graduation *Assiststudent-athletesinusingathleticsaspreparationforsuccessinlife *Promoteownershipbythestudent-athletesoftheiracademic,athletic,personal and social responsibilities; *Meetthechangingneedsofstudent-athletes; *Promoterespectfordiversityamongstudent-athletes; *Enhanceinterpersonalrelationshipsinthelivesofstudent-athletes; *Assiststudent-athletesinbuildingpositiveself-esteem; *Enablestudent-athletestomakemeaningfulcontributionstotheircommunities; *Encouragethedevelopmentofleadershipskills.

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conditioning program directed by Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott Bennett. Highlander Athletics has long been recognized as one of the leaders amongMid-Atlanticschoolsinitsconditioningandstrengthtraining.Ithas been an instrumental part in the success of Radford University sports through the years. Under the direction of Bennett and Assistant Strength and Conditioning coaches Tim Ridley and Michele Huffman, the program is designed to help each student-athlete reach his or her full potential in their respective sport. Each Radford University student-athlete has strength and conditioning programsuniquetotheirgoalsasaplayer.Thisprogram,developedbyBennett, helps prepare Radford student-athletes for the long and rigorous in-season schedule. The Strength and Conditioning staff at Radford University is committed toexcellenceincompetitionandinlife.

Strength & Conditioning

Scott BennettDirector

Bringing23yearsofexperienceinthestrengthandconditioningfield,ScottBennettwilloverseetheday-to-day operations of the strength and conditioning program. Inhiscareer,Bennetthascoachedamultitudeofcol-legiateathleteswhohavegoneforwardtofindcareersin the professional ranks (over 30 in the NFL), as well as conference champions, national champions, world record holders, and Olympians. As a professional, he has risen to the top of the strengthandconditioningfield.Bennettwasrecentlyawarded the honor of being part of the NSCA’s (National Strength and Conditioning Association) Coaches Reg-istry at the Emeritus level—the highest level awarded in thefield. Perhaps the honor standing out the most in his im-pressive list of accolades is his accreditation as a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCCa) since 2006.Atthetime,therewereonly62certifiedatthislevel in the world. Today, there are roughly 100 practicing at the Master’s level.

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Sports Medicine/Athletic Training TheSportsMedicineDepartmentwithinRadfordUniversityAthleticsiscom-prisedofcertifiedathletictrainers,licensedphysiciansandseveralotherhealthcare professionals who collaborate to optimize performance and provide health care for the student athletes competing on Radford’s 19 intercollegiate teams. This health care delivery team works together in the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. The athletic training staff, certifiedbytheNationalAthleticTrainersAssociationBoardofCertification,and licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, work out of athletic training facilitiesatCuppStadiumandintheDedmonCenter. Radford’sSportsMedicineDepartmentprovidespreventativeandreha-bilitativeservicesforthestudent-athletesthroughouttheday,aswellasfirstresponder professional rescue services at the teams’ practices and competi-tions. Other responsibilities include: travel with teams; drug testing coordina-tion, appropriate health care referral, supervision, education, and evaluation of students enrolled in the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP); and education of student-athletes and coaches in numerous health-related areas.

*CommittedtodiversityinourSportsMedicineStaff. *Inwhichconductsitsprogramsandbusinesswithintegrityandthehighestethical standards. *Devotedtoprovidingourstudent-athleteswiththehighestqualitymedicalcare. *Devotedtoprovidingourstudent-athleteswiththehighestqualityprogramsin preventative medicine and health care education. *CommittedtoacquiringanddevelopingthebestqualifiedMedicalTeam. *Committedtodevelopingtheleadershippotentialofourcertifiedstaff. *Committed to preserving tradition while managing an ever-changing environment.

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