Friends of Carolina Soccer

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1 Friends of Carolina Soccer The support of the alumni, parents and friends who comprise the Friends of Carolina Soccer has played a major role in the success of Carolina soccer. Financial assistance from this group has been instrumental in program enhancements such as the McCaskill Soccer Center and Nike Carolina Classic. All soccer alumni are encouraged to attend the annual alumni weekend this fall on August 30- September 1, the weekend of the Nike Carolina Classic at Fetzer Field. Those interested in joining FOCS should call the men s soccer office at or write to: Friends of Carolina Soccer P.O. Box 2126 Chapel Hill, NC ANNUAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS $ and up: Joel Clancy Woody Harrison Roy Hunt Foundation Geoge & Lillian Pope $500 and up: Dwight & Fran Ange Kingman Brown Tim Haigh Sean & Lisa Naber $200 and up: Donald Ahern Frank Gilhooly Fred Parker Bud Siegel David Taylor Rich & Leslie Wachsman $ and up: Keith &Denise Batt John Black Bruce Blankenship Ronald Bone Gordon Cadwgan Charles Covell Chris Douglass Steve & Jane Mascia Michael & Kathy Pause Dale &Robbins Poole $25.00 and up: Edward Baur Scott Davis Charles Ferguson Pete Gilmore David Hirschler Kevin Ledwith Ernest Montgomery David Popp Bill Propster George Stephens Jim Talbot Lew Warren FRIENDS OF CAROLINA SOCCER Name...Hometown Benjamin Abell...Baltimore, Md. Donald Ahern...Charlotte, N.C. Collins & Aikman...Roxboro, N.C. Charles Anderton...Raleigh, N.C. Dwight & Fran Ange...Raleigh, N.C. Chad Ashton...Denver, Colo. Dick & Lynda Baddour...Chapel Hill, N.C. Keith & Denise Batt...Charlottesville, Va. Edward Baur...St. Louis, Mo. Hugh Bennett...Winchester, Mass. Gregg Berhalter...Tenafly, N.J. John Black...Charlotte, N.C. Buck Blankenship...Charlotte, N.C. Ronald Bone...Moreland Hills, Ohio Lewis & Susan Bowman...Winchester, Mass. Kingman Brown...Potomac, Md. Walter Buckley...Stratford, Pa. Michael Bucy...Atlanta, Ga. Gordon Cadwgan...Wilmington, Del. Jim Caporaso...Raleigh, N.C. J.J. Carter...Jacksonville, Fla. Chris Carrieri...Denver, Colo. Joe & Sue Carrieri...Sandy Hook, Va. John Cirillo...Hillsborough, N.C. Joel Clancy...Raleigh, N.C. Charles Covell...Louisville, Ky. David Cranston...Cincinnati, Ohio David Cranston...New York, N.Y. Beth Crawford...Durham, N.C. Rick Culberson...Lawrenceville, Ga. Delores Davis & Billy Hamilton Los Angeles, Calif. Scott Davis...Harrisburg, Pa. Joey DiSalvo...Holland, Pa. Pete Dorrance...Hillsborough, N.C. Geoffrey Drayton...Valley Forge, Pa. Chris Douglass...Charlotte, N.C. Nick Efthimiou...Dallas, Texas John Evans...Chapel Hill, N.C. Tom & Beth Evins, Jr....Wilson, N.C. Charles Ferguson...Alexandria, Va. Marco Feruzzi...Richmond, Va. Eugene & Sheree Freid...Chapel Hill, N.C. Gunnar Fromen...Greensboro, N.C. Ray & Maureen Fumo...Monroe, N.C. Larry Gallo...Chapel Hill, N.C. Bill Garrett...Chapel Hill, N.C. Frank Gilhooly...Airmont, N.Y. Pete Gilmore...Yakima, Wash. Geoffrey Griffin...Raleigh, N.C. Thomas Griffith...Morganton, N.C. Steven & Gail Grossman...Chapel Hill, N.C. Samuel Haddock...Anderson, S.C. Tim Haigh...Sudbury, Mass. Woody Harrison...Wilson, N.C. Daniel Hart...Fayetteville, N.C. Frances Henry...Chapel Hill, N.C. Christopher Heyn...Southport, Conn. Allen Higgins...Greer, S.C. George & Stacy Higgins...Durham, N.C. James Hill...Raleigh, N.C. Larry Hill...Trinity, N.C. David Hirschler...Norfolk, Va. A.L. Hobgood, III...Kinston, N.C. Lew Hooper...Charlotte, N.C. George Houston...Chapel Hill, N.C. Jay Howell...Durham, N.C. Roy Hunt Foundation...Pittsburgh, Pa. Danny Jackson...Westminster, Colo. James Johnson...Nebo, N.C. Tony Johnson...Houston, Texas Dr. Charles Johnston...Richmond, Va. Bill & Jeanne Jordan...Fayetteville, N.C. Archie & Andrea Kelly...Washington, D.C. Sue Klapper...Chapel Hill, N.C. Richard & Sherry Kneipper...Dallas, Texas Kenneth & Ronda Kornfeld...Greensboro, N.C. Glenn & Janet Laycock...Mount Airy, Md. Kevin Ledwith...Ft. Washington, Pa. Tom & Anita Leitch...Baltimore, Ohio John Mansfield...Greensboro, N.C. Brian Mascia...Chapel Hill, N.C. Michael Mascia...Greensboro, N.C. Steve & Jane Mascia...Greensboro, N.C. Norman McCaskill...Chapel Hill, N.C. Gregory McConnell...Austin, Texas Priscilla McDowell...Tucker, Ga. Charlie & Susan McGinty...Charlotte, N.C. Carl Meares Jr....Fair Bluff, N.C. Hugh & Liz Merritt...Gig Harbor, Wash. Michael Milazzo...Apex, N.C. Ernest Montgomery...Albuquerque, N.M. Billy Joe Morgan...Jacksonville, N.C. Sean & Lisa Naber...Wilmington, N.C. Charles & Becky Norkus...Raleigh, N.C. Thomas O Connor...Barrington, Ill. Gerald O Donnell...Chapel Hill, N.C. Fred Parker...Raleigh, N.C. Michael & Kathy Pause...Hillsborough, N.C. Harry Pawlick...Winterville, N.C. Dale & Robbins Poole...Chapel Hill, N.C. Eddie Pope...High Point, N.C. George Pope...Jamestown, N.C. David Popp...Arlington, Va. Robert & Rosemary Popp...St. Charles, Mo. Ralph Potter...Fayetteville, N.C. Bill Propster...Thousand Oaks, Calif. Jefferson Reeves...High Point, N.C. William Renn...Chapel Hill, N.C. Mercer Reynolds III...Cincinnati, Ohio Mam John Richards...Durham, N.C. John Rife...Boca Raton, Fla. Eddie Robinson...San Jose, Calif. Larry Robinson...Jacksonville, N.C. Harry Schoen...Spindale, N.C. Steve Scott...Carrboro, N.C. Rhonda Shell...Atlana, Ga. Edward Mark Siegel...Westport, Conn. Steven Skolsky...Chapel Hill, N.C. Dianne Smith...Chapel Hill, N.C. James Smith, Jr...Burlington, N.C. Patrick Smith...Littleton, Colo. David Stanford...Chapel Hill, N.C. George Stephens...Nashville, Tenn. Ralph Stockton...Winston-Salem, N.C. Charles & Juanita Stokes...Dumfries, Va. Delores Storey...Missouri City, Texas Victor Suarez...Charlotte, N.C. Bruce Talbot...Miami, Fla. Jim Talbot...Norristown, Pa. Carey Talley...Cordova, Tenn. John Tate...Washington, D.C. David Taylor...Bethesda, Md. Dick Taylor...Lumberton, N.C. Judy Testo...Arden, N.C. Brad Thomas...Atlanta, Ga. Terry & Judy Thomas...Charlotte, N.C. Michael Thompson...Atlanta, Ga. Raleigh Tremain...Vero Beach, Fla. Stephen Turner...Durham, N.C. Watts & Martha Ueltschey...Jackson, Miss. Richard Wachsman...Barrington, Ill. Lew Warren...Cleveland, Tenn. Oliver Weiss...Blacksburg, Va. Ed Whitley...Greensboro, N.C. James Whitton...Salisbury, N.C. Shizoko Yamauchi...Chapel Hill, N.C. Keirnan Zavagnin...Kansas City, Mo N C A A C H A M P I O N S 1 5

2 CAROLINA AT FETZER FIELD Year W L T Did not play at Fetzer Total Overall winning percentage in 54 seasons of competition (.749) N C A A C H A M P I O N S Fetzer Field A PREMIER FACILITY A host of numerous ACC Tournament, NCAA Tournament and Final Four games over its illustrious history, Fetzer Field has long been one of the the nation s most storied soccer facilities. Now, with the relocation of the UNC Soccer offices to the McCaskill Soccer Center adjacent to Fetzer Field, Carolina enjoys perhaps the finest overall facility in all of college soccer. Fetzer Field, which boasts a capacity of 5,025 fans, is the home to UNC s men s and women s soccer, men s and women s lacrosse and men s and women s outdoor track and field teams. The dedication of the McCaskill Soccer Center on April 11, 1999, solidified Fetzer Field s elite status among soccer facilities. The Center is a two-story structure that houses lockerrooms for the men s and women s soccer teams as well as a team meeting room, coaches offices and a large conference room. Total costs on the project were $1.8 million. Located in the heart of the Carolina campus, Fetzer Field was originally completed in 1935 as a Works Projects Administration program. Since 1947, the Tar Heel men have won over 74 percent of their games played there, going (.749) in 54 seasons. The facility has been home not only to soccer NCAA and ACC Championships, but also to the 1991 and 1993 ACC Track and Field Championships, the N.C. High School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships, the National Junior Olympics and men s lacrosse NCAAand ACC Tournaments. In 1996, the facility was the home training site for the United States Track and Field Team as it prepared for the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. In 2001, it was home to the Carolina Courage of the WUSA. HISTORY Fetzer Field, named for former Tar Heel athletic director and track and field head coach Bob Fetzer, was the only home the North Carolina men s soccer program knew from the team s first varsity game in 1947 through the entirety of the 1988 campaign. W h e n Fetzer was being renovated, the Tar Heels played all their 1989 home games at Finley Field near the University golf course as well as the first eight home matches of Carolina then returned home to Fetzer on October 21, 1990, and celebrated the homecoming with a stunning 2-0 upset of a No. 10- ranked NC State University Wolfpack team. On November 10, 1990, Carolina played its first night game ever at Fetzer Field, beating Wake Forest 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Night games are now a regular part of the Carolina men s soccer schedule at Fetzer. Marcus Storey and UNC went 12-0 at Fetzer Field in 2001, including a win over Fairleigh Dickinson in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. Fetzer Field is among the most beautiful soccer facilities in the nation. BEST RECORD EVER AT FETZER IN 2001 In 2001, Carolina went 12-0 at Fetzer Field, setting a school record for most home wins in a season. Will Owens FACILITY UPGRADES The 1989 campaign was the only year in which Carolina did not play any games at Fetzer Field since the program was founded in The facility underwent a complete renovation beginning in May of The project was completed in October of 1990 and the facility was officially rededicated on April 6, 1991 during a men s lacrosse game between No. 1-ranked Carolina and No. 2-ranked Johns Hopkins. At the same time, the track area of the facility was renamed the Irwin Belk Track. The renovation project itself included resurfacing and widening of the track which encircles the soccer and lacrosse field, upgrading the grandstand seating with new aluminum bleachers and the building of permanent gatehouses. In addition, the press box at Fetzer Field was enclosed and air conditioned. A new matrix scoreboard was also installed that is a state-of-the-art entity, complete with message board. On October 21, 1990, the North Carolina men s soccer team officially returned home to a newly renovated Robert Allison Fetzer Field at the University of North Carolina. After nearly two years worth of remodeling and refurbishing at the legendary Fetzer grounds, the Tar Heels were back home once again.

3 McCaskill Soccer Center All photos by Dan Sears SOCCER-ONLY BUILDING IS STATE-OF-THE-ART The $1.8 million McCaskill Soccer Center The new, state-of-the-art McCaskill Soccer Center on the University of North Carolina campus was dedicated on the morning of Sunday, April 11, I really think this completes our wonderful facility here, head coach Elmar Bolowich said at the dedication. We ve had a great stadium, and now we ve got a great facility to go along with it. This will benefit the program in the years to come. The facility has already begun to pay dividends, including the 2001 NCAA title. UNC was ranked No. 1 in the nation for much of the season in 2001 and went 12-0 at Fetzer Field in 2001 for the best home record in school history. Fetzer hosted three NCAA Tournament games in both 2000 and 01. The 6,600-square-foot McCaskill Soccer Center, named after Norman and Carol McCaskill, is located adjacent to Fetzer Field on the UNC campus. I think this building is a reflection of how much our alumni care about soccer at North Carolina, UNC women s soccer coach Anson Dorrance said. We have a rabid following, and I think our fans will love this building. The new facility is a two-story structure, which houses locker rooms for the varsity men s and women s soccer teams as well as a team meeting room on the first floor. The second floor houses offices for both sports as well as a large conference room which can be used by all of the Tar Heels Olympic sports team. The building was designed by NBBJ Architects of Research Triangle Park and was constructed by Resolute Building Company of Chapel Hill. Total costs of the project were $1.8 million. Carolina s Lockerroom Photos by Dan Sears CAROLINA SOCCER CAMP The Carolina Soccer Camp, held on the UNC campus each summer, combines of an outstanding, qualified staff and excellent facilities to create an environment for serious soccer players to develop their skills, get a solid understanding of the game and have fun. The same training methods that have made the Tar Heels a national power are implemented in the camp. The camp is divided into three different types of sessions to challenge campers to reach their maximum potential as players. For more information: PHONE: CAMP or (919) carolinasoccercamp@nc.r r.com Carolina s Team Room FAX: (919) N C A A C H A M P I O N S 1 7

4 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE At the University of North Carolina, athletes are still first and foremost students. While most universities make that claim, Carolina student-athletes prove it. The men s soccer team was among the best on the Carolina campus in the classroom last year, as it has been in each of the last several years. The squad posted a team grade point average of in the academic year, giving the team its highest GPA in Elmar Bolowich s 13-year head coaching career. Previously, the men s soccer team had the highest GPA of any men s team on campus for two years in a row in and Ten men s soccer players Wes Ange, Jay Batt, Matt Crawford, Mike Gell, Nick Jordan, Ryan Kneipper, Chris Leitch, Zack Mansfield, Logan Pause and Noz Yamauchi were listed on the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the academic year. In addition, Ange, Batt, Crawford, Gell, Danny Jackson, Kneipper, Mansfield, Pause, Michael Ueltschey and Yamauchi all made the Dean s S CAROLINA SOCCER ACADEMIC HONORS ACC Honor Roll ( ) Wes Ange Jay Batt Matt Crawford Mike Gell Nick Jordan Ryan Kneipper Chris Leitch Zack Mansfield Logan Pause Noz Yamauchi Dean s List (Fall 2001) Wes Ange Jay Batt Matt Crawford Danny Jackson Ryan Kneipper Zack Mansfield Logan Pause Michael Ueltschey Noz Yamauchi Dean s List (Spring 2002) Wes Ange Matt Crawford Mike Gell Logan Pause UNC Athletic Director s Scholar- Athlete Award Danny Jackson UNC Most Improved Student (Men s Soccer) David Stokes NCAA Leadership Conference, 2002 Matt Crawford N C A A C H A M P I O N S A Well-Rounded Program TAR HEEL MEN S SOCCER DOMINATES ON THE FIELD AND IN THE CLASSROOM The men s soccer team posted a team grade point average of for the academic year, the best GPA in Elmar Bolowich s tenure as head coach at Carolina. List. Performances such as these are direct result of the emphasis placed on academics by the North Carolina athletic department. Michael Bucy was named to the and GTE First- Team Academic A l l - A m e r i c a University Division Men s Fall- Winter At-Large Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America after being a third-team choice in The GTE Academic All-America Teams are the most prestigious academic honors a student-athlete can earn on an annual basis. In the academic year, 248 Carolina student-athletes made the ACC Academic Honor Roll, which requires a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 for the year. We have an athletic program with our priorities in line with the fundamental academic mission of the University, says A t h l e t i c Director Dick Baddour. Our young people are students first and athletes second and that will always be the case at the University. That is a credit to our coaches, administrators, support staff, but most of all, our student-athletes. Their accomplishments in the classroom are very impressive. October 1986, North Carolina opened the doors to its new Student- Athlete Development Center, located at the east end of Kenan Stadium, adjacent to Kenan Fieldhouse. This 10,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art academic center boasts an impressive array of facilities for the benefit of all Tar Heel student-athletes in the 28-sport program. Included in the building, convenient to classrooms and dorms alike, are a full assortment of computers, several study rooms, a language lab with tape players, seven tutorial rooms, a large classroom that can be divided into two smaller ones and a 128-seat auditorium that is used for seminars and lectures. The Center has the latest and most up-to-date computer systems in place. The Academic Support Program staff, which serves approximately 725 student-athletes, consists of Associate Athletic Director John Blanchard, Associate Directors Burgess McSwain, Carl Carey, Susan Maloy and Robert Mercer, Assistant Director Kathy Parker, Academic Counselors Marisa Marucci and Heather Murphy and Administrative Assistant Doug Roberts. Murphy works directly with the men s soccer team. The Academic Support Center is open from 8 a.m. to midnight during the week and from 7:30 p.m. to midnight on Sundays. With a commitment to academic excellence soundly in place at the University of North Carolina, the Student-Athlete Development Center becomes a vitally useful tool for helping with the education of studentathletes... and for proving that student does indeed belong as a prefix to the word athlete at Carolina. Phi Beta Kappa member Matt Crawford represented UNC in the summer of 2002 at the NCAALeadership Conference.

5 FITNESS AND CONDITIONING The men s soccer team utilizes a 8,000-square-foot fitness center under the direction of Greg Gatz, director of strength and conditioning for men s soccer. Gatz specializes in sport-specific training and speed and strength development. The fitness center is located below the Development Center in a wing of the Kenan Fieldhouse and features state-of-the-art equipment, free weights and Olympic weights. One of three fitness facilities used by Carolina athletes, the Kenan facility also features a performance lab where specialized aerobic equipment such as stairmasters, treadmills and biocycles is used for conditioning and monitoring rehabilitation progress. The squad also makes use of modern strength, flexibility and conditioning methods in a year-round training cycle. The result of such training is athletes who are properly conditioned for competition. The men s soccer team was awarded the Team Lifting Award as Carolina s top men s team in the weight room during the academic year. The honor was bestowed on the men s soccer team by the Carolina Student-Athlete Development Center staff. MEDICAL CARE In addition to the academic and fitness programs, the Tar Heels receive excellent care from one of the country s best sports medicine staffs. Carolina s Director of Sports Medicine, Dr. Tim Taft, oversees a program that includes care by Dr. Bryan Smith, Head Team Physician. Coordinator of Athletic Training Dan Hooker directs a staff of full-time athletic trainers and physical therapists, graduate students and undergraduates. The medical and athletic training facilities are located in the Student Health Center and Fetzer Gym. Both are Members of the Tar Heel men s soccer team pose on the stretch of Interstate 40 near Chapel Hill they have adopted and pledged to clean at least four times a year. near Tar Heel practice areas for easy access to the treatment and advice on the care and prevention of injuries that is available from the sports medicine staff. The Athletic Department also recognizes a responsibility in educating student athletes on the physical, mental, emotional and legal issues involved in drug abuse. Accordingly, the department has established a drug education and prevention program which is administered by the University s Student Health Services. COMMUNITY SERVICE The Carolina men s soccer team was very active in volunteer work during the academic year. Team members raised money for the UNC Hospitals and were a part of the national Adopt-A-Highway program for the second straight year. As a team, we make every effort we can to give back to the community, says head coach Elmar Bolowich. We want to be known as a team that is active in the community in helping children and those who aren t as fortunate as we are. For the second year in a row as a part of the Carolina Outreach program, a group of Tar Heel players helped organize the annual UNC Children s Hospital Dance Marathon to raise money the hospital, the only public hospital for children in the state of North Carolina. The Tar Heel team adopted an interstate highway near Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, N.C., in the spring of At a minimum of four times a year, UNC players and their coaches have pledged to clean a two-mile stretch of road on Interstate 40 between exits 261 and 263. Carolina Outreach, a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference Outreach program, is an organization of Tar Heel athletes dedicated to improving the lives of the residents of the town of Chapel Hill and the state of North Carolina. A SAMPLING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED AT CAROLINA African Studies Afro-American Studies American Studies Anthropology Applied Sciences Art Art History Astronomy Biology Biostatistics Business Administration Chemistry Classics Clinical Laboratory Science Communication Studies Comparative Literature Dental Hygiene Dramatic Art East Asian Studies Economics Education English Environmental Sciences & Engineering French Geography Geology German History Interdisciplinary Studies International Studies Italian Journalism & Mass Communication Latin Latin American Studies Linguistics Management and Society Mathematical Sciences Mathematics Music Nursing Nutrition Peace, War & Defense Philosophy Physical Education, Exercise & Sport Science Physics Political Science Portugese Psychology Public Policy Analysis Radiologic Science Recreation Administration Religious Studies Russian Sociology Spanish N C A A C H A M P I O N S 1 9

6 e University of North Carolina was the t i o n s first state university to open its ors and the only public university to w a rd degrees in the 18th century N C A A C H A M P I O N S

7 In labeling Chapel Hill America s finest college town, Sports Illustrated said it is the purest example we could find of a college town that is defined by a university and a good university. P rominent UNC alumni include athletes Michael J o rdan, Vince Cart e r, Mia Hamm, Marion Jones, Allen Johnson, and Davis Love III; U.S. Senator John Edwar d s ; f o rmer White House Chief of S t a ff Erskine Bowles; Scott Livengood, Krispy Kr e m e Doughnut chairman, pr e s i- dent and chief executive of f i- c e r. David Gard n e r, founder of The Motley Fool; actors Jack Palance, Andy Grif f i t h, G e o rge Grizzard, Dan C o rtese, Billy Crudup, and Josh Tower; actresses Louise F l e t c h e r, Sharon Lawr e n c e and Tally Sessions; fashion designer Alexander Julian; j o u rnalists Charles Kuralt, Roger Mudd, Tom Wi c k e r, Deborah Potter and Stuart Scott; radio personality Rick Dees; corporate banker Hugh M c C o l l.

8 Carolina finished fourth in the Sears Cup all-sports competition in The fourth-place finish marks the seventh time in nine years the Tar Heels have placed in the Top 10 in the countr y. This is also the eighth time in nine years UNC is the high est-finishing school in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ATHLETIC HERITAGE olina claimed seven Atlantic Coast Conference team s in The Tar Heels have won 225 team s in ACC history, dating back to No other ool in the ACC has won 200 titles and only thr e e er schools have as many as 100 league cr o w n s.

9 C a rolina and Maryland are the only two ACC programs with at least 100 men s championships. However, in the last 11 years, Carolina has won 31 ACC men s ti and Maryland has won just thr e e. C a rolina has led or s h a red the lead in the ACC in team titles in ea of the last 15 years.