“It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.”

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HeatH ScHroyerHead BasketBall CoaCH

(Armstrong Atlantic State ’95)

Heath Schroyer is entering his second season as the head basketball coach at the University of Wyoming. Schroyer’s

first season at the helm of the Cowboys was highlighted by a trip to the championship game of the 2007 UTEP Sun Bowl Tournament, a December non-conference win over Colorado and regular season sweeps of Mountain West Conference rivals Utah and Colorado State.

Schroyer also guided Brandon Ewing to numerous post season accolades after Ewing led the Mountain West Conference in scoring for the second consecutive season. Ewing was named Second Team All-MWC by the leagues coaches and media, All-District VII by the United States Basketball Writers Association and Second Team All-District 13 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

In his first season at Wyoming, the Cowboys played with just eight scholarship players due to injuries and APR restrictions.

Schroyer was introduced as the 20th head coach in Wyoming basketball history by UW Athletics director Tom Burman on Friday, March 23, 2007. With his hiring, Schroyer returned to the Wyoming basketball program for a second time as he was previously an assistant coach at UW during the 2001-02 season.

During that 2001-02 season, Schroyer helped guide the Cowboys to the 2002 MWC Regular Season Championship and to the Second Round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. The Cowboys defeated Gonzaga, the sixth ranked team in the nation, in the opening round of the tournament before falling to Arizona in the second round.

Schroyer came to the University of Wyoming with the goal of returning the basketball program to the top of the MWC, where it was during the 2001-02 season. Schroyer has had great success in his career with guiding teams back to success, which is evident with his work at Portland State and as an assistant at Fresno State and BYU.

Schroyer and Burman also renew their professional relationship, as Burman hired Schroyer as head men’s basketball coach at Portland State University in the spring of 2002.

“From the beginning of the search, our goal was to find the coach who could lead this program back to the top of the Mountain West Conference,” Burman said. “In Heath, we have an individual who has been part of significant rebuilding jobs at Brigham Young, Fresno State and Portland State. Each became better when he got involved.”

“I am honored and extremely excited to be the head basketball coach at Wyoming,” Schroyer said. “I know how important this program is to the state of Wyoming and to Cowboy fans throughout the country. It is my belief that this job has unlimited potential. It is a special place. I know we can be successful because I was a part of a very successful time here. I have been in this league, and I know what it takes.

“We are going to build a program that will make every Cowboy fan proud. We will do it with a great work ethic, something the people of this state know all about.”

Prior to accepting the Wyoming job, Schroyer had been associate head coach at Fresno State University under Steve Cleveland during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. The Bulldogs posted a 22-10 record for the 2006-07 season, and placed third in the Western Athletic Conference behind Nevada and New Mexico State. Fresno State lost in the first round of the 2007 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) to Georgia.

Schroyer also coached with Cleveland at Fresno City College (1996-97) and Brigham Young University (1997-01). At BYU, he was part of a resurgence that saw the Cougars improve from a 1-25 record in 1996, the year prior to the coaching staff’s arrival, to an NIT appearance in 2000, and a league championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001.

After leaving BYU in 2001, Schroyer joined the staff at Wyoming for the 2001-02 season. The Cowboys won the MWC Regular Season Championship, earned their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 14 years and upset Gonzaga in the Tournament’s first round. With Schroyer in charge of the defense, the Cowboys led the MWC in field-goal-

percentage defense, defensive rebounding and rebound margin.Schroyer left Wyoming to become the second youngest Division I head coach (age

30) when he was hired as Portland State’s head coach in April of 2002. In his three seasons at Portland State, he led the Vikings to steady and marked improvement. In his first season (2002-03), the Vikings won five games. In his second year, they won 11. His final season of 2004-05, he directed PSU to a 19-9 record, an 11-3 Big Sky Conference record and the first conference championship by a Portland State men’s team in 20 years. PSU was one of the top three turnaround programs in the nation in 2004-05 as ranked by CollegeInsider.com. The program was also ranked as one of the top-25 turnarounds by CollegeInsider.com following the 2003-04 season. In his first year at Portland State, the Vikings were restricted to six scholarship players and in his second season, that scholarship total increased to nine. Finally, in his final season at Portland State the Vikings had a full set of scholarships. These scholarship restrictions were due to the NCAA’s 5/8 rule at the time.

Not only did that ‘04-’05 Viking team set a school record for consecutive conference wins (seven), but it was the only team in the Big Sky to boast a winning road record. The Vikings were ranked 10th in the nation in field goal percentage (.492) and 15th in assists per game (16.8). In addition, Schroyer coached the nation’s assist leader, Will Funn, and the country’s 16th-best scorer, Seamus Boxley.

Schroyer has been involved in winning three league championships at three different NCAA Division I programs.

A native of Walkersville, Md., Schroyer played high school basketball at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Md., under legendary coach Morgan Wootten. Schroyer was an All-Conference performer at Kings River Community College (Reedley, Calif.), and led his team to the California Junior College Final Four in 1991-92. He finished his collegiate career at Armstrong Atlantic State (Savannah, Ga.). As a senior there, he was a team captain, and led the team to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16.

Schroyer will enter the 2008-09 season at the age of 36 (March 15, 1972). He earned his bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Armstrong Atlantic State in 1995, and his master’s in institutional leadership from National University (Fresno, Calif.) in 1996.

Schroyer and his wife, Karen, have one son, Hayden, who is seven years old.

Karen, Hayden and Heath Schroyer

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tHe HeatH ScHroyerSucceSS Story

Conference Championships2004-05Season PortlandState HeadCoach,BigSkyConferenceRegular-SeasonChampions

2001-02Season Wyoming AssistantCoach,MountainWestConferenceRegular-SeasonChampions 2000-01Season BYU AssistantCoach,MWCRegular-SeasonandTournamentChampions

Postseason Tournaments2007 FresnoState NationalInvitationTournament,FirstRound

2002 Wyoming NCAATournament,SecondRound 2001 BYU NCAATournament,FirstRound 2000 BYU NationalInvitationTournament,Quarterfinals

All-America Players Coached • JoshDavis,Wyoming,2002,HonorableMentionAssociatedPressAll-American • MekeliWesley,BYU,2001,HonorableMentionAssociatedPressAll-American

All-District Players Coached• BrandonEwing,Wyoming,2008,NationalAssiciationofBasketballCoaches(NABC)SecondTeamAll-District13

• BrandonEwing,Wyoming,2008,UnitedStatesBasketballWritersAssociation(USBWA)All-District8 • JoshDavis,Wyoming,2002,NABCFirstTeamAll-District13/USBWAAll-District8 • MarcusBailey,Wyoming,2002,USBWAAll-District8 • MekeliWesley,BYU,2001,NABCFirstTeamAll-District13/USBWAAll-District8 • TerrellLyday,BYU,2001,NABCSecondTeamAll-District13/USBWAAll-District8 • MekeliWesley,BYU,2000,NABCSecondTeamAll-District13

All-Conference Players Coached• BrandonEwing,Wyoming,SecondTeamAll-MountainWestConference,2007-08

• QuintonHosley,FresnoState,SecondTeamAll-WesternAthleticConference,2006-07 • DominicMcGuire,FresnoState,SecondTeamAll-WesternAthleticConference,2006-07 • Ja’VanceColeman,FresnoState,SecondTeamAll-WesternAthleticConference,2005-06 • QuintonHosley,FresnoState,SecondTeamAll-WesternAthleticConference,2005-06 • SeamusBoxley,PortlandState,FirstTeamAll-BigSkyConference,2004-05 • WillFunn,PortlandState,FirstTeamAll-BigSkyConference,2004-05 • BlakeWalker,PortlandState,FirstTeamAll-BigSkyConference,2004-05 • SeamusBoxley,PortlandState,FirstTeamAll-BigSkyConference,2003-04 • MarcusBailey,Wyoming,FirstTeamAll-MountainWestConference,2001-02 • UcheNsonwu-Amadi,SecondTeamAll-MountainWestConference,2001-02 • JoshDavis,Wyoming,ThirdTeamAll-MountainWestConference,2001-02 • DontaRichardson,ThirdTeamAll-MountainWestConference,2001-02 • MekeliWesley,BYU,FirstTeamAll-MountainWestConference,2000-01 • TerrellLyday,BYU,FirstTeamAll-MountainWestConference,2000-01 • TrentWhiting,BYU,SecondTeamAll-MountainWestConference,2000-01 • MekeliWesley,BYU,SecondTeamAll-MountainWestConference,1999-2000 • MarkBigelow,BYU,SecondTeamAll-MountainWestConference,1998-99 • RonSelleaze,BYU,SecondTeamAll-MountainWestConference,1997-98

Other Career Highlights • HeathSchroyerhelpedguidetwodifferentteams,WyomingandBYU,toconsecutiveMountainWest Conferencetitles--BYUinthe2000-01seasonandWyomingin2001-02.

• Schroyerwaspartofthreeconsecutiveteamsthatwon20gamesfrom2000to2002.BYUwon22gamesinthe 1999-2000seasonand24in2000-01.Wyomingwon22gamesinthe2001-02campaign.

• In11previousseasonsasanassistantandheadcoach,Schroyerhasbeenpartoffour20-winteams.Inadditionto a20-winseasonatWyomingandtwo20-winseasonsatBYU,the2006-07FresnoStateteamposteda22-10season.

• SchroyerhelpedcoachWyomingtoawinoverNo.6rankedGonzaga,73-66,intheFirstRoundofthe2002NCAA Tournament--Wyoming’sfirstNCAATournamentwinsincethe1987NCAATournament.

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Heath Schroyer’s Head-Coaching Record Overall Conference Conference

Season School W L % W L % Finish

2007-08 Wyoming 12 18 .400 5 11 .313 8th2004-05 PortlandState 19 9 .679 11 3 .786 1st

(Top-3turnaroundinnationbyCollegeInsider.com)2003-04 PortlandState 11 16 .407 5 9 .357 8th

(Top-25turnaroundinnationbyCollegeInsider.com)2002-03 PortlandState 5 22 .185 3 11 .214 8thTotals 47 65 .420 24 34 .414

Heath Schroyer’s Assistant-Coaching Record at the NCAA Division I Level Overall Conference Conference Postseason

Season School W L % W L % Finish Appearance2006-07 FresnoState 22 10 .688 10 6 .625 3rd NITFirstRound2005-06 FresnoState 15 13 .536 8 8 .500 6th2001-02 Wyoming 22 9 .710 11 3 .786 1st NCAASecondRound2000-01 BYU 24 9 .727 10 4 .714 Tiedfor1st NCAAFirstRound1999-2000 BYU 22 11 .667 7 7 .500 6th NITQuarterfinals1998-99 BYU 12 16 .429 6 8 .429 5th WACPacific1997-98 BYU 9 21 .300 4 10 .286 6th WACMountainTotals Sevenseasons 126 89 .586 56 46 .549

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Fred LangLeyassoCiate Head CoaCH

(Fresno State ’87)

F red Langley is entering his second season as the associate head coach of the Wyoming basketball program. Langley was Heath Schroyer’s choice as his associate head coach when Schroyer returned to

Laramie as head coach of the Cowboys on March 23, 2007. During Langley’s coaching career, he has worked at all

levels of the game including Division I, junior college, high school and AAU, giving him a wealth of knowledge on and off the basketball floor.

As associate head coach with the Cowboys, Langley is directly involved in every aspect of the Wyoming basketball program. He maintains extensive coaching responsibilities, while also leading and implementing recruiting for the Cowboys. He is directly responsible for expanding the Cowboys recruiting efforts in the United States as well as many countries within Europe and Africa. Those efforts have resulted in the addition of five international players to the 2008-09 Cowboy roster.

Langley and Schroyer’s long-standing relationship dates back to the mid-1990’s when they were each assistant coaches in the Central Valley Conference for California Community Colleges. Prior to the 2004-05 season, Langley joined Schroyer’s staff at Portland State, helping guide the Vikings to a 19-9 (.679) record and the first Big Sky Conference Championship in school history.

During the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, Langley served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Fresno State, while Schroyer served as the associate head coach for the Bulldogs. In their second season, the Bulldogs finished 22-10 (.687), winning seven of their last nine games, and advancing to the NIT. Langley was responsible for recruiting Quinton Hosley, who was an integral part of the Bulldog success. Hosley was a two-time All-WAC selection and recently signed a multi-million dollar contract with a professional European team in Madrid, Spain. Last season, he was named the MVP of the Turkish professional league.

During the mid-1990’s, Langley was an assistant coach to Steve Cleveland (the current head coach at Fresno State) at Fresno City College. Along with Schroyer, they guided the Rams to their first trip to the Elite eight of the California Community College State Playoffs since 1968. Langley also served as the head coach at Central High School in Fresno, Calif. where he led the Grizzlies to the California Sectional Title for the first time since 1943.

Langley co-founded the Elite Basketball Organization (EBO) with Darren Matsubara in 1991. The EBO is recognized as one of the highly respected AAU basketball programs in the country. He also coached the Colorado Pump-and-Run AAU team for David and Dana Pump, two very prominent names in AAU.

“I’ve known Fred (Langley) for almost 15 years,” said UW head coach Heath Schroyer. “I feel very fortunate to have someone of his expertise and talent with me as we build this program. He’s a proven winner. He’s been with me at two different schools and has helped build successful programs. Fred is someone I rely on heavily in all areas.”

Langley graduated from Fresno State in 1987. Langley and his wife, Christine, have one son, Payton, and one daughter, Kayla.

Christine and Fred

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SHaun VandiVerassistant CoaCH

(Colorado ’02)

Shaun Vandiver is entering his fourth season as a full-time assistant coach with the Cowboys. He returned to the University of Wyoming Basketball program in the summer of 2005 in a full-time coaching

role. He was originally a graduate assistant at Wyoming during the 2002-03 season.

After his original time at Wyoming, Vandiver moved on to Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Vandiver served as a full-time assistant coach for one season, 2003-04, with the Falcons. Immediately prior to returning to Laramie, Vandiver was an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado for the 2004-05 season.

“This is an opportunity that I’m extremely excited about,” said Vandiver. “It made it even more intriguing to return to Laramie, where I have ties, having been a part of the program and the community before.”

Vandiver was an outstanding player at Colorado from the 1988-89 season through the 1990-91 campaign. While at CU, Vandiver earned Big 8 Newcomer of the Year honors his first season, and was named First Team All-Big 8 Conference for both the 1989-90 and 1990-91 seasons. His senior season, he led the Buffs to the National Invitation Tournament finals in New York City, where they finished third.

He was the first round draft choice of the Golden State Warriors in the 1991 NBA Draft -- the No. 25 overall pick.

After his collegiate career, Vandiver enjoyed a nine-year professional playing career in Europe. He played for teams in: Bologna, Italy (1991-92); Bilbao, Spain (1992-93); Girona, Spain (1993-94); Reggio Calabria, Italy

(1994-95); Las Palmas, Spain (1995-97); and Madrid, Spain (1997-2001).

Vandiver is 40 years old (born June 15, 1968), and is a native of Bolingbrook, Ill. He and his wife, the former Danielle Dodgion, have five children: Aubrey (age 20), Amber (16), Garin (14), Alessandra (6) and Gage (5).

His daughter Aubrey is entering her third season as a scholarship student-athlete on the Cowgirl Basketball team. She was a key contributor in the Cowgirls’ run to the 2007 WNIT Championship and the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

“Shaun is as good of a human being as I have come to know in this business,” said UW head coach Heath Schroyer. “I’ve been really impressed with him over the years, seeing him out on the road recruiting. His loyalty to the University of Wyoming and to the players in this program has been very, very apparent to me. As a former great college player himself, I believe Shaun has a unique perspective to offer young people about what it takes to succeed at this level on and off the court.

“Through his years here at Wyoming, he has developed a real love for this University and this program. I’m extremely happy to have him on my staff.” Back row (left to right): Gage, Amber and Aubrey.

Front row (left to right): Alessandra, Danielle, Shaun and Garin.

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antHony Stewartassistant CoaCH

(Mount Union College ’93)

Anthony Stewart is entering his second season as an assistant at the University of Wyoming and his seventh season as a college coach. He has three years experience as an NCAA Division I

coach, serving as an assistant at Long Beach State for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons before joining the Wyoming staff prior to the 2007-08 season. Before returning to coaching, Stewart returned to graduate school in 2006 to complete his master’s degree in business administration.

As an assistant coach at Long Beach State, Stewart recruited Aaron Nixon, who was the No. 1 ranked junior college player in the country as ranked by the Sporting News. Nixon went on to earn Big West Conference Player of the Year honors for the 2006-07 season, and was also named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press.

Prior to coaching at Long Beach, Stewart was the top assistant at Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio. While at Columbus State, he helped develop that program into one of the top Division II junior college programs in the country. In his final season as an assistant coach at CSCC, the Cougars posted a 29-2 record, and were ranked No. 1 in the country before losing to eventual national champion Cuyahoga Community College. Stewart recruited three All-Americans and five First Team All-Conference selections while at Columbus State. The Cougars posted an 86-36 (.705) record in his time at CSCC.

A native of Akron, Ohio, Stewart was a two-sport star at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. He was twice named Most Valuable Player of the Mount Union basketball team, and concluded his college career ranked on Mount Union’s all-time scoring list. Stewart also was a three-year letterman in baseball as a pitcher.

He received his bachelor’s degree in business management at Mount Union in 1993, and completed his MBA from the McDonald School of Business at Myers University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2006.

Stewart and his wife, Cheryl, have two sons, Anthony and Parker, and one daughter, Skylar.

“I believe that Anthony is a rising star in this business,” said UW head coach Heath Schroyer. “I’ve known Anthony for quite some time. He brings with him a great deal of recruiting experience in the Midwest, which is an area of the country I want us to recruit more heavily. Anthony has proven through the years that he is not only a fine recruiter, but is also an outstanding young basketball coach and a great communicator.”

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Anthony, Cheryl, Skylar, Anthony and Parker

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2008-09UniversityofWyomingCowboysBackRow(left to right): AssistantCoachShaunVandiver,AthleticTrainerJoiThomas,HeadCoachHeathSchroyer,Directorof

BasketballOperationsScottWillard,DjibrilThiam,AdamWaddell,MikhailLinskens,BoubacarSylla,RyanDermody,MahamoudDiakite,ArthurBouëdo,StrengthCoachHunterSchurrer,AssociateHeadCoachFredLangley,andAssistantCoachAnthonySrewart.

FrontRow(left to right): GraduateAssistantManagerGregBadenhop,AfamMuojeke,GalandThaxton,SeanOgirri,BrandonEwing,JayDeeLuster,A.J.Davis,TysonJohnsonandGraduateAssistantManagerJaredLewis.

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Scott wiLLarddireCtor of BasketBall operations

(Kenyon College ’97)

Scott Willard is entering his first season at the University of Wyoming as the men’s basketball director of operations. In his new role, Willard will be involved in all aspects of the Wyoming Basketball program. His specific duties will include coordinating travel for the Cowboys, supervising the Wyoming summer

camps as camp director, working as an academic liaison and scheduling future opponents.“We are very excited about adding Scott to our staff. He has a lot of experience and is very knowledgeable

in many areas,” said Schroyer. “I believe that he will help take this program to another level.”Willard brings a great deal of coaching experience at both the high school and college level to the University

of Wyoming. He comes to Wyoming from Lesley University, a Division III school in Cambridge, Mass., where he was the head men’s basketball coach for the past two seasons. At Lesley, Willard led the Lynx to the best record in school history in 2006-07 (14-13) and to their best North Atlantic Conference finish in 2007-08 (10-6). This past season, Willard led the Lynx to the championship game of the NAC. That marked the first time a Lesley University varsity team had reached a conference championship.

This past summer, Willard was selected to serve as an assistant coach for USA Basketball on both the U-18 and U-19 teams. These teams consisted of elite high school junior and seniors. He helped guide the U-18 squad to a second place finish in the Douai Classic in Douai, France. The U-19 team placed fourth, of

15 international teams, in the Albert Schweitzer tournament in Manheim, Germany.Prior to accepting the head coaching job at Lesley, Willard worked as an instructor and facility manager at the Tarkanian Basketball

Academy in Las Vegas from January until August of 2006. There he trained elite amateur and professional basketball players, organized and coached camps and scheduled national tournaments.

Willard began his coaching career as the head men’s basketball coach at Tilton Prep School in Tilton N.H. from 2003-05. In 2004, he led Tilton to the best record in school history (25-2), the Lakes Region Championship and the New England Prep School Athletics Conference Championship (NEPSAC). That NEPSAC Championship was the first in the 150 year history of Tilton Prep School. In 2005, Tilton once again made it to the NEPSAC Championship game.

Willard received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Kenyon College in 1997 and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Plymouth State University in 2005.

Willard and his wife Rachel have a one-year old daughter, Samantha.

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Mary JoHnSonCowBoy BasketBall offiCe Manager

Mary Johnson is in her 26th season with the University of Wyoming Basketball program. A native of Jackson, Wyo., Mary graduated from Laramie High School, and earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from UW.

Her husband, Glenn, served for 32 years as a teacher and administrator at Laramie Junior High School. He is currently involved in the real estate business in Laramie as a licensed broker.

Mary and Glenn’s love for Wyoming Basketball extends into game days, as they both work as volunteer statisticians at home basketball games. Mary has worked for six different coaching staffs in her 26 years at UW.

Hunter ScHurrer assistant strengtH and Conditioning CoaCH

Hunter Schurrer enters his third year at the University of Wyoming and his second season with the men’s basketball program. Prior to coming to Wyoming, he was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Virginia for two years. While at UVa., he directed the strength and conditioning

programs for men’s and women’s golf, as well as assisting with the other 23 teams. Originally from Spearfish, S.D., Schurrer graduated from Black Hills State University in 2004 with a bachelor’s

degree in wellness management. He then earned his master’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of Virginia in 2006. While at Black Hills State, he competed in track and field, where he was an All-American and National Champion in the weight throw in 2004. The following year, he was voted an All-America Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (N.S.C.A.).

Schurrer is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (C.S.C.S.) through the N.S.C.A. and a Level 1 Club Coach through USA Weightlifting.

Joi tHoMaSassoCiate Head atHletiCs trainer

Thomas was promoted to the associate head athletics trainer in July of 2008. In her new role, Thomas serves as the head men’s basketball athletic trainer while also overseeing the wrestling and men’s and women’s track and field graduate assistants.

Thomas returned to Wyoming, her alma-mater, in August of 2004 as a graduate assistant athletics trainer. She was then promoted to full-time in December of 2005. From December of 2005 until the summer of 2008, Thomas worked specifically with the Cowboy football team.

Prior to returning to Wyoming, Thomas served as the Head Athletics Trainer at Carroll College (Helena, Mont.) from August 1999 to July 2004. During that time, Carroll won two NAIA National Championships in football.

Thomas received a bachelor of science degree in exercise and sport science in 1999. She then received a master’s of science degree from UW in the summer of 2006.

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MoLLy MooreassoCiate atHletiCs direCtor for internal operations/senior woMan adMinistrator

Molly Moore joined the Wyoming Athletics Department as Assistant Athletics Director for Internal Operations in the fall of 2007 and was promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations in the summer of 2008. She also added the title of Senior Woman Administrator.

Moore is involved in a number of administrative duties including working directly with Wyoming men’s basketball student-athletes in monitoring their academic progress. Moore also oversees departmental equality reporting, and administratively oversees the UW soccer and wrestling programs.

Moore came to Wyoming from Portland State University where she was most recently the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations and Senior Woman Administrator. At Portland State, Moore supervised the sports of volleyball, wrestling, women’s golf, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, cross country, track and field and softball. She helped prepare and monitor PSU’s athletic budget, and coordinated Portland State’s annual NCAA financial reporting. Moore also gained experience in serving as the athletics department liaison to the financial aid department on campus, as well as overseeing all issues affecting the welfare of the Viking student-athletes.

She began her administrative career at Portland State as Director of Game Operations and Compliance Assistant in August of 2001.Prior to working at PSU, Moore served as a graduate assistant in the athletics department at her alma mater, Washington State from August 1999 to May

2001. She later moved into the role of Program Administrator for the National Youth Sports Program at WSU from May 2001 to July 2001.Her administrative career in college athletics followed a successful career as a track and field athlete at Washington State, where she served as a team

captain in 1998-99.Moore received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Washington State in May 1999. She also earned a second major in psychology from WSU. Moore

later completed her master’s in education with an emphasis in athletic administration from Washington State in May 2001.

greg BadenHop graduate assistant Manager

Greg Badenhop is in his first season as a member of the Wyoming Cowboy Basketball staff. Badenhop will serve as a graduate assistant manager for the Cowboys where he will assist the coaching staff with numerous aspects of the program, ranging from film exchange to practice preparation. Along with his duties for the Cowboy basketball team,

Badenhop is currently pursuing his master’s of business administration degree from the University of Wyoming. Badenhop comes to Wyoming from Ohio where he attended Ohio Northern University. At Ohio Northern, he earned a bachelor of

science degree in business administration with a double major in marketing and management in 2007. Badenhop played basketball at Ohio Northern where he was a three-time First Team All-Conference performer, a team captain and a four-year letterwinner. He left the program as the Polar Bears’ sixth all-time leading scorer. During his college career, he worked a number of different summer basketball camps, both at ONU and elsewhere.

Badenhop currently resides in Laramie with his wife, Karlee, who works as the community sales manager at Spring Wind Assisted Living.

Jared LewiS graduate assistant Manager

Jared Lewis is entering his first season as a member of the Wyoming Cowboy Basketball staff. Lewis will serve as a graduate assistant manager for the Cowboys where he will assist the coaching staff with numerous aspects of the program, ranging from film exchange to practice preparation. Aside from his duties with the Cowboy basketball program, Lewis is pursuing a

master’s degree in instructional technology.Lewis has a great deal of ties to the current Cowboy basketball coaching staff. Lewis, a Denver, Colo. native, attended

Montbello High School where he played basketball for UW associate head coach Fred Langley. Lewis then spent two seasons as a member of the University of Northern Colorado basketball where he played for UW assistant coach Shaun Vandiver, who was an assistant at UNC at the time.

Lewis had a tremendous athletic career in college. He was a two-time letterman in basketball at Northern Colorado where he also had a great track and field career. He then transferred to Iowa State where he focused on track and field. As a Cyclone, he placed second in the 60-meter dash at the 2007 Big XII Indoor Championships and also anchored ISU’s school record indoor 4x400 relay team. Lewis graduated from Iowa State with a double major in sociology and interdisciplinary studies in criminal justice.

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