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2 Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Philadelphia, Pa. Enrollment ,000 Founded President Dr. Neil Theobold Athletic Director Kevin Clark Affiliation NCAA Division I-A Conference ECAC Home Arena McGonigle Hall Nickname Owls Colors Cherry and White University Website Athletics Website TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record ECAC Championship Finish th Letterwinners Returning/Lost / schedule Jan. 12 George Washington Invitatonal...1:00 p.m. Jan. 16 Bridgeport (Yale & Connecticut)...6:00 p.m. Jan. 24 Alaska Anchorage...7:00 p.m. Jan. 26 Alaska Anchorage...2:00 p.m. Feb. 1 Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational (UPenn, WCU, Ursinus, Cornell) 1:00 p.m. Feb. 08 UPenn (Brockport & SUNY Cortland)...12:00 p.m. Feb. 15 Towson Invitational...4:00 p.m. Feb. 22 Rutgers (Ursinus & Penn State)...6:00 p.m. Mar. 2 Ursinus College...1:00 p.m. Mar. 8 Eastern Michigan (Northern Illinois & Air Force)...7:00 p.m. Mar. 16 William & Mary...1:00 p.m. Mar. 22 ECAC Championships...12:00 p.m. April 5 NCAA Regional Championships....TBA April USAG Nationals (at Brown University)...TBA Home meet in bold COACHING STAFF Head Coach Aaron Murphy Record at TU/Years /8 Career Record same murph@temple.edu Assistant Coach. Dierdre Mattocks Bertotti bertotti.sju.edu ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Asst. AD/AC Larry Dougherty Special Asst. to the AD Al Shrier Asst. Dir., Football Comm Rich Burg Asst. Dir., Creative Ser Kelli Sheesley Asst. Director, AC Cathy Bongiovi Asst. Director, AC Karen Auerbach Graduate Extern Korey Blucas Contact Korey Blucas tuf31291@temple.edu Office Phone Office Fax TABLE OF CONTENTS Quickfacts Outlook Coaching Staff Roster Player Profiles Year in Review Record Book History Temple University Information Under Armour is the official outfitter of Temple Athletics. The originators of performance apparel, Under Armour has transitioned athletes into moisture-wicking apparel since Under Armour products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe. CREDITS The 2014 Temple Men s Gymnastics Media guide was written and edited by Korey Blucas. Layout and cover design by Kelli Sheesley. Interior photography provided by Joseph V. Labolito and Greg Carroccio. Published by the Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 2

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4 2014 Season Outlook With a strong set of returning gymnasts, promising newcomers and a successful offseason, Temple Women s Gymnastics and head coach Aaron Murphy are prepped to begin a new season in The Owls are coming off a 6-26 record from the 2013 season, with a fourth place finish at the conference championships. Murphy, who was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the past season, has brought in seven newcomers to a team returning 19 athletes. From the team s ECAC championship line-up, which posted 2013 s top team score of , only one routine has been graduated. This includes returning a full beam squad (Jean Alban, Alexis Arena, Sylvie Borschel, Brittanie DeMeno, Taylor Rakus, and Heather Zaniewski) that was ranked within the top 30 of all Division 1 programs last season. Beam is that one event that has stood out for us in the past couple years and I know we ll have no problem continuing that success, said Murphy. Fifth-year senior and co-captain Jean Alban will be one of the team s key returnees this season. Alban is coming off the best season of her career. She posted career-highs on all four events with her best work a all-around score at the West Virginia quad-meet. Jean looks to contend in the all-around in her final year at Temple University and will have her sights set on out performing herself from last season, said Murphy. Heather Zaniewski Alongside of Alban senior co-captain Heather Zaniewski, who earned a spot in the USAG Nationals uneven bar finals last season, is expected to make a clean and quick recovery from a small shoulder surgery to continue her strong addition to the team s beam, bar and vault line-ups. Other key returnees include the Owl s allaround competitors Brittanie DeMeno and Alexis Arena. The pair posted top all-around scores of 38.2 and , respectively. Floor exercise and vault workers Stephanie Verry and Lauren Capone, along with uneven bar specialists Reagan Oliveri and Tara Kilkenny, will all be expected to make strong returns and help the team achieve high rankings in both the ECAC conference and the USAG division. Murphy states, Reagan has a great chance at taking an all-around position for Temple this season and has proved her skills throughout the pre-season. The other members of the team can t go unrecognized as they strive to break into the top six this year. They are Brianna Ferdinandi, Jasmine Johnson, Arielle Burris, Danielle Vahala, Taylor Moyer and Mary Kate Walch. Murphy has added a strong freshman set to this year s roster. Victoria Reggiani, a native of Ridge, N.Y., and Waldorf, Md. resident, Briana Odom both come from successful junior olympic program careers, qualifying for the National Invitational Tournament as level 10 gymnasts. As Temple Owls, both look to make a strong impact in their rookie seasons. These two young gymnasts along with their fellow freshman teammates have taken on the role of being a Temple gymnast and have what it takes to mix into the top six of any given event, Coach Murphy says strongly. Odom and Reggiani are joined by fellow rookies Rebecca McAndrew, a beam and floor specialist from Limerick, Pa., Mikaela Postlethwait, who travelled from Albuquerque, N.M. to train in all four events and Jazznique Baker, a native of Harrisburg, Pa. who also trains in the all-around. Newcomers Erin McCane of Latham, N.Y. and Rachel Kudler of Marlboro, N.J. will each take a red-shirt this year and recover from major surgeries to begin full training in the season. Assistant coach Deirdre Mattocks-Bertotti will return for her second season with the Owls. Last season, she primarily trained the vault and floor squads who successfully qualified five team Jean Alban members to the USAG National competition on the two events, as well as placed two gymnasts, Ruzich and Capone, in the top five on the floor exercise at conference championships. This season, Mattocks-Bertotti will focus a large part of her efforts to the Owls beam squad, where she hopes to continue the consistency and success from the 2013 season. With Coach Blake Collins missing from the staff this year, Deirdre will ensure that our excellence on beam will remain constant, said Murphy. After two intrasquad meets, the Owls will take to the nation s capital on January 12th to kick off the regular season at the Lindsey Ferris Invitational hosted by the George Washington University Colonials. Following the season opener, the Owls will make a visit to the University of Bridgeport followed by a long trip to Alaska, where two meets will be held on January 24th and 26th. February will be kicked off with the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational in McGonigle Hall on the first, where the Owls will welcome West Chester, Ursinus and conference rivals UPenn and Cornell. The home competition will be followed by trips to UPenn, Towson, Rutgers, Ursinus, and Eastern Michigan. The regular season will wrap up with a trip to William & Mary before the Owls return home to host the ECAC Championships at noon on March 22 in McGonigle Hall Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 4

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6 Coaching Staff Aaron MURPHY Head Coach Eight Season at Temple Temple 01 Coming off Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2013, Aaron Murphy enters his eigth season as the head coach of the Temple women's gymnastics team. Murphy, who competed for the Owls on the men's gymnastics squad from , began assisting the late Ken Anderson with the women's program in 2001 and eventually moved into his current role in October, Murphy was honored as the ECAC's Coach of the Year for the second time in hos career in 2013, despite his Owls earning only six wins on the year. During that campaign, Murphy showed his ability to get the most out of his lineups several times when he was forced to fluctuate his intended order at the last minute, due to pre-meet injuries. Murphy demonstrated a knack for getting his student-athletes to step up when the pressure was on, which helped members of his squad receive eight ECAC weekly awards over the course of the season. In 2012, Murphy guided the Owls to a record-setting performance by his squad at the annual Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational on Feb. 5. Not only did the Owls take the title on their home floor, they set the school record for a combined team total with a score of Under Coach Murph that same season, his vault lineup set a new program record for their highest score on the apparatus with a at William & Mary in the final meet of the regular season. During the postseason, Murphy saw his team demonstrate an impressive performance at the ECAC Championships, where it placed third and produced Katie Canning as the program's first-ever ECAC All-Around Champion. The 2010 season was yet another successful endeavor for Murphy and his team. The Owls repeated as third place finishers at the ECAC Championships, a meet which they hosted in McGonigle Hall. Moving forward to the USAG Championships, the Owls qualified for the team competition and saw a record eight athletes earn USAG All-America honors. In 2009, Murphy was recognized as ECAC Division I Coach of the Year, leading his team to a school-best third place finish at the ECAC Conference Championships. During that run, he also led the team to breaking the all-time team record, a mark that stood for six years. The Owls posted a team score of against Cornell on March 15, Prior to being named head coach, Murphy was the assistant coach for four years at Temple. The 2001 Temple graduate was named the USA Collegiate Assistant Gymnastics Coach of the Year in In his four years as an assistant at Temple, Murphy was responsible for spotting all four events while constructing the strength and conditioning program. Under his guidance, the program celebrated 16 USAG All-American honorees and several new school records. Prior to his experience with the women's gymnastics program, Murphy spent the season as an assistant with the Temple men's program under head coach Fred Turoff. While responsible for spotting all skill events for safety purposes, he was integral in assisting the men's team to an ECAC Conference Championship and national recognition. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Murphy was the Public Gymnastics Clinic Director at Temple from In coaching all ages and skill levels, he utilized his several years of experience in supervising, coordinating and working hands-on with inner-city children participating in gymnastics. A four-year letterwinner at Temple, Murphy served as a team captain his senior season ( ). His career as a performer, and 2001 U.S. Championship participant, is headlined with several honors including the 2001 Bill Braverman Award Recipient for Excellence and the 2001 Most Consistent Gymnast Award. Murphy, born in Barberton, Ohio, currently resides in Philadelphia. 6

7 Dierdre MATTOCKS BERTOTTI Assistant Coach Second Season at Temple Temple 06 Former All-American Deirdre Mattocks Bertotti is in her second season as the assistant coach for the women s gymnastics team at her alma mater. Bertotti, a Temple gymnast from , still holds a share of the program s all-time individual record score on uneven bars with a 9.900, which helped the Owls set a program record team score of against Cornell (March 14, 2004) on the apparatus. Providing support for head coach Aaron Murphy, Berotti is assisting on all events, but is primarily training the vault and floor exercise performers. Before her return to Temple, she coached at Metzler s Gymnastics in Downingtown, Pa., where she trained Level 6-10 gymnasts, while specializing in coaching balance beam routines. During her gymnastics career at Temple, Bertotti was named the team s Most Consistent Gymnast in A year later, she was elected co-captain and served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Bertotti graduated from Temple with her Bachelor s degree in Sport and Recreation Management before going on to Saint Joseph s University to earn her Masters degree in Adult Learning and Training. In addition to assisting the Owls, Bertotti is the Assistant Director for Compliance Services at Saint Joseph s University. A native of New Berlin, Pa., Bertotti currently resides in Media, Pa. with her husband Steve and their son, Vincenzo. Lauren SMITH Team Manager First Season at Temple Temple Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 7

8 2014 Roster Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Last School Jean Alban Sr. 5-1 Springfield, MA SABIS International Charter Alexis Arena Jr. 5-1 Totowa, NJ Passaic Valley Jazznique Baker So. 5-5 Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg High School Sylvie Borschel Sr. 5-2 Springfield, VA West Springfield Arielle Burris Sr. 5-7 Mifflintown, PA East Juniata Lauren Capone Jr. 5-0 Oreland, PA Springfield Township Brittanie DeMeno Sr. 5-7 Staten Island, NY Tottenville Brianna Ferdinandi Sr. 5-0 Clark, NJ Arthur L. Johnson Alexandra Forcucci Jr. 5-4 Fort Mill, SC Nation Ford Jasmine Johnson Sr. 5-4 Smithtown, NY St. John the Baptist Tara Kilkenny So. 5-3 Old Bethpage, NY Saint Anthony's Rachel Kudler Fr. 5-0 Marlboro, NJ Freehold High School Rebecca McAndrew Fr. 5-3 Limerick, PA Spring-Ford Erin McCane Fr. 5-7 Latham, NY Shaker High School Taylor Moyer So. 5-0 West Chester, PA B. Reed Henderson Briana Odom Fr. 5-5 Waldorf, MD North Point Reagan Oliveri So. 5-0 Mantua, NJ Clearview Regional Hannah Popper So. 5-3 Coppell, TX Coppell Mikaela Postlethwait Fr. 5-1 Albuquerque, NM Cibola High School Taylor Rakus Jr. 5-6 Downingtown, PA Downingtown East Victoria Reggiani Fr. 5-3 Ridge, NY Longwood High School Natali Ruzich Jr. 5-2 Hillsdale, NJ Pascack Valley Regional Danielle Vahala So. 5-3 Mt. Pleasant, SC Coastal Christian Preparatory Stephanie Verry Jr. 5-1 Lowell, MA Lowell Mary Kate Walch So. 5-1 Cranford, NJ Cranford Heather Zaniewski Sr. 5-1 Sandwich, MA Bishop Stang Head Coach: Aaron Murphy (Temple 01) - Eighth season Assistant Coach: Dierdre Mattocks Bertotti (Temple 06) - Second season Class Breakdown Seniors (7): Alban, Borschel, Burris, Ferdinandi, DeMeno, Johnson, Zaniewski Juniors (6): Arena, Capone, Forcucci, Rakus, Ruzich, Verry Sophomores (7): Baker, Kilkenny, Moyer, Oliveri, Popper, Vahala, Walch Freshman (6): Kudler, McAndrew, McCane, Odom, Postlethwait, Reggiani 2014 Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 8

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10 Meet the Owls Freshmen Class Rachel KUDLER AA Freshman 5-0 Marlboro, NJ Freehold High School Before Temple: Level 9 Regional beam champion Qualified for level 9 Eastern Nationals Level 10 Regional Qualifier High school team State, Sectional and Shore Conference Champion in her junior year Member of the Honor Roll. Personal: Majoring in Business Parents are Seth and Stacy Kudler. Rebecca MCANDREW AA Freshman 5-3 Limerick, PA Spring-Ford Before Temple: Member of the 2013 PA State Championship Team Two-time level 10 Regional Qualifier Level 9 PA State & Regional Floor Champion as a freshman Four-year Honor Roll student. Personal: Majoring in biology Parents are Page and Colette McAndrew. Erin MCCANE AA Freshman 5-7 Latham, NY Shaker High School Before Temple: Four-time level 10 State Champion Honor Roll member all four years of high school. Personal: Major is undecided Parents are Kevin and Lynn McCane Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 10

11 Briana ODOM AA Freshman 5-5 Waldorf, MD North Point Before Temple: 5-time level 10 Maryland State & Regional Championship qualifier Qualified for the J.O. National Invitational Tournament in Personal: Majoring in psychology Parents are Brandell and Tonya Odom. Mikaela POSTLETHWAIT AA Freshman 5-1 Albuquerque, NM Cibola High School Before Temple: 4-time State & Regional Championship qualifier Qualified for the National Championships in her sophomore and junior years.2-time New Mexico State Champion. Personal: Majoring in Early Childhood Education Parents are Sue and Kirby Postlethwait. Victoria REGGIANI AA Freshman 5-3 Ridge, NY. Longwood High School Before Temple: Qualified for the level 9 Eastern National Championships as a freshman, taking sixth overall on the uneven bars Three-time level 10 Regional qualifier Two-time level 10 National Invitational Tournament qualifier Placed third in the AA at the Maryland Classic and fourth place in the AA at the Manhattan Classic as a senior member of the National Honors Society and National Business Honor Society of New York State. Personal: Majoring in Sports Management Parents are Allison and Robert Reggiani. Jazznique BAKER AA Sophomore 5-5 Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg High School Before Temple: 2012 BRGA League Level 9 All-Around Champion 2012 PA State Level 9 Vault and Floor Champion 2012 Regional Level 9 Floor Champion. Personal: Majoring in Sports and Recreation Management Mother is Winona Baker. 11

12 Sophomore Class Taylor MOYER 2013: Missed the season due to injury. AA Sophomore 5-0 West Chester, Pa. B. Reed Henderson Tara KILKENNY AA Sophomore 5-2 Old Bethpage, N.Y. Saint Anthony s 2013: Named the ECAC coaches choice for the week of 2/12 posted a season high score on the uneven bars of at the Ursinus dual-meet to tie for the second place spot overall on the event. Before Temple: Trained Club at New Image Gymnastics Academy Level 10 Regional Balance Beam Champion Two-time level 10 National Qualifier (2010 and 2011) Level 10 NIT Qualifier (2011) Level 10 Regional Balance Beam Champion 2009 Level 9 Eastern National Beam and Vault Champion. Personal: Majoring in Nursing...Parents are Patrick and Cathy Kilkenny Hannah POPPER AA Sophomore 5-3 Coppell, Texas Coppell 2013: Posted a season-high score of 9.6 at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational on the uneven bars. 12 Before Temple: Trained at Top Flight Gymnastics level 10 state qualifier Earned second place on uneven bars and 12th overall at level 9 Nationals (2010) Earned second place on floor and uneven bars, and 4th overall at level 9 Regionals (2010). Personal: Majoring in Biology/Pre-Med Parents are Lynne and Steven Popper 12

13 Reagan OLIVERI AA Sophomore 5-0 Mantua, N.J. Clearview Regional 2013: Named the ECAC coaches choice for the week of 3/19 Posted a season-high of 9.6 on the uneven bars at the dual-meet against William and Mary. Before Temple: Trained at Cherry Hill Gymnastics...Two-time Level 10 Regional Qualifier. Personal: Majoring in Biology Parents are Scott and Stacy Oliveri Danielle VAHALA 2013: Did not compete. AA Sophomore 5-2 Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Coastal Christian Preparatory Before Temple: Trained at Summerville Gymnastics Team Captain all four years of high school Level 10 Regional Qualifier...Placed second on balance beam and eighth overall at Level 9 Nationals (2011) 2011 Regional beam champion, also placing 3rd on the floor and overall Two-time level 9 regional qualifier. Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology Parents are Susie and Mark Vahala. Mary Kate WALCH AA Sophomore 5-1 Cranford, N.J. Cranford 2013: Did not compete. Before Temple: Trained at Surgent's Elite Gymnastics...Three-time JOGA State All-Around Champion (2010, 2011, 2012) Holds the beam, floor, and all-around records at Cranford High School (2012)...Balance beam and uneven bar state champion (2011)...Two-time Athlete of the Week at Cranford High School...Named The Star-Ledger s North Jersey, Section 2 Gymnast of the Year (2011). Personal: Majoring in Marketing Parents are Patty and Arthur Walch...Sister of alumni Margaret Walch ( ) Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide

14 Alexis ARENA AA Sophomore 5-1 Totowa, N.J. Passaic Valley 2013: Posted a career-high all around score of at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational to take second overall Posted a season and career-high on vault with a score of posted a career-high of on balance beam to earn her second place at a tri-meet against UNH and Brown qualified to USAG nationals on both beam and vault earned careerhighs on bars and floor, scoring a and 9.75 respectively. 2012: Competed for the Owls nine out of 11 meets in her freshman season Posted a season high of 9.5 on bars at the ECAC championships, and a season high of on the balance beam at the USAG Championships, placing third for the Owls. Before Temple: Competed at Level 10 all four years, where she qualified for regioanls three times Two-time NIT qualifier and 2011 Level 10 beam state champion A two-time Passaic County Champion in vault, bars, beam, floor and allaround Was a national qualifier as a senior, where she placed first in beam As a junior, scored in all-around to break the county record Served as the team captain during her junior and senior year Three-time Passaic County qualifier Fourtime NJSIAA state qualifier. Personal: Majoring in Advertising, Minor in Buisiness Studies Parents are Cheryl and Felix Arena. Lauren CAPONE AA Junior 5-0 Oreland, Pa. Springfield Township 2013: Posted a career high 9.8 on the floor at the ECAC championship to place fourth overall on the apparatus Posted a career high of 9.7 on the vault at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational Qualified for USAG nationals on the vault. 2012: Named Temple Women s Gymnastics Most Improved Gymnast of the Year At the USAG Championships (4/12) she led off the vault lineup for the Owls and earned her highest score all season with a tally of Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team. Before Temple: Two-time Level 10 state qualifier Recipient of the Janet Rothenburg Memorial Scholarship Qualified for Level 10 regionals as a junior Qualified for Level 9 state championships as a freshman and sophomore Regional Level 9 qualifier in Personal: Majoring in Public Relations Parents are Carol and Ron Capone...Brother is Chris Capone (Ursinus College Golf) Alexandra FORCUCCI V, UB, BB Junior 5-4 Fort Mill, S.C. Nation Ford 2013: Posted season highs of 9.0 on the vault and 8.7 on the uneven bars. 2012: Redshirted due to injury Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team. Before Temple: Competed on Level 10 for three years, before qualifying for regionals as a senior 2008 North Carolina floor exercise East National qualifier, placing 10th in floor exercise Region VII qualifier Tabbed 2008 North Carolina second team All-Around. Personal: Double majoring in Spanish and International Business Parents are Michelle and Jay Forcucci Her sister Courtney, a diver for the University of South Carolina, was a 2012 Olympic trials qualifier. 14

15 Junior Class Taylor RAKUS AA Junior 5-6 Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown East 2013: Named the ECAC Coaches Choice for the week of 1/15 Earned a season-high score of 9.75 on the balance beam at the dual meet against Ursinus Qualified for USAG nationals on the balance beam. 2012: Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team...Redshirted due to injury. Before Temple: Competed at Level 10 as a junior and a senior and was a two-time regional qualifier Placed first on the beam and second all-around at the league championships as a senior Was a national qualifier on Level 9 Placed second on beam at regionals Level 9 regional qualifier as a freshman. Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology Parents are Margaret and George Rakus Natali RUZICH AA Junior 5-2 Hillsdale, N.J. Pascack Valley Regional 2013: Scored three career-highs on the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise At the dual meet against William & Mary, she scored a 9.75 on the uneven bars to tie for the fifth spot overall on the event At the ECAC Championships, Ruzich scored an impressive 9.65 on the vault and 9.85 on the floor to anchor the Owls lineup and take the bronze medal in the event. 2012: Competed in all 11 meets for the Owls in her freshman season Tied for second place on uneven parallel bars at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational (2/5), helping the Owls set a new program-best team score On bars at Eastern Michigan (3/10), finished with the Owls' third-best score, having a for 16th place overall Set season-best scores at the ECAC Championships (3/24) on vault with a and bars with a Before Temple: Named The Record's Gymnast of the Year as a senior Honored as North Jersey Gymnast of the Year, State Floor Champion placing 2nd AA...Placed first on floor and second place all-around in state championships...set all-around record with a score of during her junior year...as a sophomore, set the record on the vault (9.5), floor (9.725) and the beam (9.6)...Tabbed Freshman of the Year...Part of team that was crowned three-time sectional, league and county champions, while winning two state championships in the process...competed at ENA Gymnastics (Paramus, N.J.) for 12 years...competed at Level 10 for two years...placed fifth on bars in state competition in Named a Regional Qualifier in Was the 2009 Level 9 National Beam Champion and Silver Medalist in all-around State Bars Champion 9.65 (State Record) Personal: Majoring in Athletic Training...Parents are Scott and Rosemary Ruzich...Has one brother, Blake (University of Virginia) Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide

16 Stephanie VERRY AA Junior 5-1 Lowell, Mass. Lowell 2013: Ended the season with a 100% hit rate on her two events, the vault and the floor exercise Placed first among all floor exercise participants at the dual meet against Ursinus with her score of Earned a career and season-high of 9.75 on the vault at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational to finish fifth overall in the event Her career-high mark of 9.85 on the floor at the quad meet at Pittsburgh landed her fifth place overall Qualified for USAG Nationals on both the vault and floor exercise. 2012: Scored points in the floor exercise in her first collegiate meet at the George Washington Lindsay Ferris Invite (1/15) Scored a on floor in the team s first place finish at Ursinus (1/22) Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team Turned in a on floor exercise at USAG Championships (4/12). Before Temple: Did not compete for Lowell High School As a junior, she competed at Level 10, winning floor and vault at the Bay State Classic Placed sixth in All-Around at regionals before qualifying for Nationals In her first year as a Level 10 competitor, placed second on beam at the Brestyan s Invitational Won on bars and all-around at Starlight Invitational At Level 9 as a freshman, placed fifth in all-around at regionals Took second place in floor exercise at Easterns. Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology Parents are Meilssa Aguiar-Verry and Scott Verry Brother of Zachery Aguiar, a Temple men's gymnastics team alumni. Jean ALBAN 2013: Named Temple Women s Gymnastics Most Valuable and Most Consistent gymnast for the season Posted a career-high all around score of at the West Virginia quad-meet posted season and career-highs on all four events, scoring a on vault, on bars, on beam, and on floor received two ECAC weekly honors for the weeks of 1/29 and 3/6 qualified for USAG nationals in the all-around. 2012: Earned a score of points on the balance beam for 15th place in the opening meet of the season at the George Washington Invite (1/15) Placed third on vault with a score of in the team s first place effort at Ursinus (1/22) Helped TU to a first place finish program-best team score at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational (2/5) by leading the Owls to a first place finish on the beam with an earned score of on the apparatus, ranking her second overall Had the top score for the Owls on beam in their dual meet at UNC (2/17) a on the apparatus to take third place among all participants At Eastern Michigan (3/10), posted Temple's second-best score on bars with a 9.525, tied for second place on the team and seventh overall on the beam with like scores of and earned Temple's third-highest score on floor with a Posted career-high score on bars and floor exercise at William & Mary (3/18) Turned in a score of on bars at USAG Championships (4/12). 2011: Redshirted. AA Senior 5-1 Springfield, Mass. SABIS International Charter 2010: Competed all-around eight times this season, scoring a season high twice In her first meet competing all-around, placed fifth owning Owls top score of , including a season-high on balance beam at the Ursinus Quad-Meet Earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for her efforts Tallied a season-high on floor against rival Towson Placed seventh allaround with a season-high at the Bridgeport Quad-Meet Tied for second all-around at the Penn Quad-Meet with a total of Finished tied for second matching her season-best all-around against William & Mary Named ECAC Women s Gymnastics Rookie of the Year. Before Temple: Was a two-time Nationals qualifier and two-year level 10 competitor As a senior, placed eighth in the all-around at states, placing third at Regionals Junior year, placed third at states in the all-around, finishing first on the beam with a score of 9.55 Also qualified for Regionals and Nationals that same year During sophomore season, was a level nine competitor, taking second at states Won the all-around at Regionals, and placed second at the Eastern Championships. Personal: Majoring in Advertising...Parents are Omar and Betty Alban. 16

17 Senior Class Arielle BURRIS AA Senior 5-7 McAllisterville, Pa. East Juniata 2013: Named Temple Women s Gymnastics most improved gymnast for the season Posted a season and career-high of 9.3 on the vault at the Towson quad-meet. 2012: Did not compete. 2011: Did not compete. Sylvie BORSCHEL AA Senior 5-3 Springfield, Va. West Springfield 2013: Posted a season-high of on beam at a tri-meet against UNH and Brown Qualified for USAG nationals on the balance beam. 2012: Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team Posted Temple's second-highest score on the vault (9.757) in the team s season opening meet at the George Washington Lindsay Ferris Invite (1/15) In the Owls first place finish at Ursinus (1/22), placed sixth on beam and tied for fourth overall on floor with a score of Nabbed the title on the beam with her first place score of at Rutgers (1/28) and posted a score of on floor Part of the Temple squad that set a program-best score ( ) at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational (2/5) by helping the Owls take the top score in every event she competed At the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational, took second place on the team and third overall on the beam (9.700) before closing out her day in floor exercise with a strong for fifth place Placed second on the team in the floor exercise and on the beam, while taking third on the squad on the vault at Illinois State (2/11) Tied for second place on the team and seventh overall on the beam with a score of at Eastern Michigan (3/10) 2011: Tied for 18th on the vault at George Washington with a score of Placed first on the beam and second on the vault against Ursinus Took second place on the beam at Southern Connecticut State (9.600) Had a first place score on the beam at the Ken Anderson Memorial Meet, leading the Owls beam squad to post a meet-high score of Won the beam event at Yale with a score of Tied for 12th on the vault in the team s third place finish at the Maryland Quad Meet Scored on the balance beam to lead Temple and take fourth overall at Missouri Quad-Meet Three-time ECAC Rookie of the Week (1/25, 2/16, 3/8). Before Temple: In 2010, competed at level 10 and finished second at the state and regional championships...in 2009, was the level 10 floor state champion in Virginia...Completed the same feat in 2008, taking the level 10 state floor championship...during 2007, was a level 9 Eastern's National qualifier...trains at Capital Gymnastics under coach Carlos Vasquez...Also is a coach of Special Olympics Gymnastics. Personal: Majoring in Film...Parents are Susan Borschel, Marilyn Seppi, and Richard Borschel. Before Temple: Placed sixth on vault at states in In , placed second at states and third at regionals on vault...trained at Artistic Sports Academy Plus...Also a member of the National Honor Society. 17 Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology...Parents are Tim and Jodie Burris.

18 Brittanie DEMENO AA Senior 5-7 Staten Island, N.Y. Tottenville 2013: Named Temple Women s Gymnastics Most Valuable Gymnast for the season Co-recipient of the 2013 Rose Vernick Award Received the ECAC weekly award for Gymnast of the Week for the week of 2/12 Posted a career-high all around score of 38.2 at the dual meet against Ursinus to take home the all around title Posted season-highs of on the vault and on the beam that earned her a qualification to USAG nationals to compete on both events Earned career-highs on bars and floor, scoring 9.55 and respectively. 2012: Recipient of the ECAC Coaches Choice Award for the week of Feb. 14 Scored a season high of 9.7 on beam at Cornell, placing 3rd overall in the event Scored a season high of 9.5 on vault against UNC Placed second for the Owls on beam at USAG Nationals with a score of Helped the Owls to a first place, record-breaking finish at the Ken Anderson Memorial Meet, with a beam score of 9.6 Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team. 2011: Placed third on the beam at Ursinus with a score of Before Temple: As a senior, qualified to the high school nationals, finishing third on floor and fifth on vault...was the New York State High School floor champion...claimed the New York City vault, bars, beam, floor and all-around titles...is the all-time New York City record holder in floor (9.700) and all-around (37.700)...Qualified to level 10 state and regional championships...named top female athlete in the Staten Island Hall of Fame...Named high school All-America...Captained her high school team that won the New York City Championship...Missed her junior season due to injury...as a sophomore, was the New York City vault, bars, beam, floor and all-around champion...qualified to level 10 state and regional championships...named high school All-American...During freshman season, was the New York City bars, beam, floor and all-around champion...qualified to the level nine state and regional championships...named a high school All-American...Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Majoring in Early Childhood/Special Education Parents are Randy (Wagner University Baseball) and Terri (Wagner University Track and Field) DeMeno. Brianna FERDINANDI AA Senior 5-0 Clark, N.J. Arthur L. Johnson 2013: Competed at the season-opening Lindsey Ferris Invitational, scoring a on the floor exercise Missed the remainder of the season and redshirted due to an ACL tear. 2012: Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team Demonstration on floor at USAG Championships (4/12) was garnered with a Scored a season high on floor of : Tied for second on floor, scoring in Temple s win over Ursinus Placed 13th (9.550) on floor at the Maryland Quad-Meet. Before Temple: Named Most Valuable Player of her senior squad...competed for the New Jersey National team in Fort Myers, Fla...Placed third on floor at Nationals with a score of Captain of Surgent's Elite Gymnastics, the undefeated state champions for the past seven years...as a junior, was again named MVP...Won the vault and beam state championship...named first team all-state all-around...was again MVP of sophomore season...captain of Arthur L. Johnson gymnastics team from sophomore to senior season...as a freshman, was all-around state champion, named MVP of team...lettered four times...national Honor Society member. Personal: Majoring in Early Childhood Education 2014 Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 18

19 Meet the Owls 2013: Redshirted due to injury. Jasmine JOHNSON AA Senior 5-4 Smithtown, N.Y. St. John the Baptist 2012: Recipient of the ECAC Coaches Choice Award for the week of March 5...Tied for Temple's top-score and 11th place overall on vault with a score of at George Washington s Lindsay Ferris Invite (1/15) Landed a score of on floor at Ursinus (1/22) Followed up with a score of a week later at Rutgers (1/28) Helped Temple to its program-best team score of at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational (2/5) by placing second overall on floor exercise with her score of Placed second on the team at Illinois State in the floor exercise Posted a score of on the vault at William & Mary (3/18) Set career-high score on vault (9.775) at ECAC Championships (3/24) Had a stellar routine on floor that was good enough for a score of at USAG Championships (4/12). 2011: Named second team All-American on the vault...placed 24th on the floor in her first collegiate meet at the George Washington Invitational Helped the Owls to a second place finish at Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational Posted a third place finish on the floor at Yale Tied for first on the floor at the ECAC Championships, helping the Owls take fourth overall. Before Temple: Named captain of her high school team her junior and senior year...four time All-League, team MVP and Catholic High School League Champion...Holds the high school league record on floor, bars and vault with a 9.7 and all-around league record with a Was named the New York Newsday Athlete of the Week in November Also named first team All-Long Island by New York Newsday in April of She competed in the National High School Championship representing New York, taking first place on floor with a score of 9.7, second on vault with and eighth all-around...she was a three-time Empire State Games competitor and three-time award recipient...level 9 Niagara Cup all-around champion in Level 9 Regional vault champion and eighth all-around in As a level 10 competitor, she was a four-time State and Regional qualifier and a National competitor in Trains under coach Tammy Marshall at Gold Medal Gymnastics. Personal: Majoring in Exercise/Sports Science Parents are Ramona and John Johnson (Union College Football) Brother is John Johnson (Union College Football and Baseball) Heather ZANIEWSKI AA Senior 5-1 Sandwich, Mass. Bishop Stang 2013: Co-Captain Elected the ECAC Coaches Choice for the week of 1/22 Earned career-highs on the vault, uneven bars, and balance beam this season Her top vault and beam scores, and 9.75 respectively, were earned at the quadmeet at West Virginia Qualified for USAG Nationals on the uneven bars and balance beam In preliminary session, scored career-high 9.85 on the uneven bars to place second and move on to the event finals Scored an impressive 9.75 in the USAG event finals to tie for eighth place among all uneven bar competitors. 2012: Competed in the first 6 meets for the Owls before suffering injury that put her out for the second half of her sophomore season Earned a season high of on bars at UNC...Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team. 2011: Named Temple Women s Gymnastics Most Improved Gymnast of the Year...Placed 21st on the balance beam in her first collegiate meet at the George Washington Invitational with a score of Put up a fourth place score on the beam in Temple s win over Ursinus Led the Owls with a third place ranking on the parallel bars against Southern Connecticut State Scored 9.35 on the bars at the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational to lead the Owls Took fifth place (9.475) on the uneven bars in Temple s win over Yale. Before Temple: In 2010, was a level 10 competitor, placing first at the Bay State Classic...Captain of Tumble Time Gymnastics team for four years...as a junior in 2009, was a level nine beam state champion, placing second on vault and third all-around...junior Olympic National Team member, placed 17th all-around...during 2008, was again a Junior Olympic Eastern National qualifier, placing 16th on vault. 19 Personal: Majoring in Neuroscience Named to Dean s List Parents are Ellen and Edward Zaniewski.

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21 Team Results At George Washington Invitational 1. George Washington North Carolina Cornell Penn Temple At Pittsburgh 1. Maryland Pittsburgh Cornell Temple At UNH 1. New Hampshire Brown Temple Ken Anderson Memorial Meet, McGonigle Hall 1. Bridgeport Temple West Chester Ursinus At Ursinus W: Temple /Ursinus At Towson 1. Towson Cornell Temple Ursinus At West Virginia 1. Denver WVU George Washington Temple At Penn State 1. Penn State New Hampshire Penn Temple At William and Mary L: William & Mary /Temple At ECAC Championships 1. Pennsylvania Cornell William & Mary Temple Yale Brown Season Highs Name Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Jean Alban Alexis Arena Sylvie Borschel Arielle Burris Lauren Capone Brittanie DeMeno Brianna Ferdinandi Ali Forcucci Ebone Grant Jasmine Johnson Natalie Kahler Tara Kilkenny Taylor Moyer Reagan Oliveri 9.6 Hannah Popper 9.6 Taylor Rakus 9.75 Natali Ruzich Danielle Vahala Stephanie Verry Margaret Walch Mary Kate Walch Heather Zaniewski TEAM ECAC Championships Lauren Capone Natali Ruzich Heather Zaniewski TEAM 9.75(4th) 9.8(4th) 9.85(3rd) (4th) USAG Titles Heather Zaniewski 9.75(8th) 21

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23 All-Time Records Team Team Score at Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational February 5, 2012 Vault at Penn with Ursinus and West Chester February 8, 2004 Uneven Bars USAG National Championships April 18, 2003 Balance Beam at Rutgers with Bridgeport and Maryland February 28, 2004 Floor Exercise at USAG National Championships April 18, 2003 Individual All-Around by Adrienne Carver vs. Towson March 10, 1997 Vault by Adrienne Carver at Pittsburgh March 23, 1996 Uneven Bars by Sarah Liebowitz, Temple Quad-Meet, March 6, 2004; Deirdre Mattocks, vs. Cornell, March 14, 2004; Paige Ozaroski vs. Cornell March 14, 2004 Balance Beam by Cicely Warrington at Atlantic 10 Championships March 23, 2002 Floor Exercise by Anne Koerner at Rhode Island, West Chester and Western Michigan March 5, 2000 All-Time Opponents Opponent...W L PCT First Last Air Force Alaska-Anchorage Arizona Auburn Boise State Bridgeport Brown Bryn Mawr California Cal- Santa Barbara Centenary Central Michigan Connecticut Cornell Denver Eastern Michigan East Stroudsburg Florida Franklin & Marshall George Washington Georgia Glassboro State Hofstra Illinois State Indiana State Indiana (Pa.) Ithaca James Madison Japan All-Stars Kent State Long Island Longwood Maryland Maryland-Baltimore Co Massachusetts Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Missouri Navy New Hampshire North Carolina North Carolina State Northeastern Northern Illinois Ohio State Penn Penn State Pittsburgh Plymouth State Radford Rhode Island Rhode Island College Rutgers Salem Seattle-Pacific Southern Connecticut South Missouri State Springfield SUNY-Brockport SUNY-Cortland Texas Women s Towson Trenton State Ursinus Vermont West Chester Western Michigan West Virginia Wisconsin-Stout William & Mary Wilson Yale Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 23

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25 1976 (10-2) Evelyn Hurley, Coach Temple Pittsburgh W Temple F&M W Temple So. Conn L Temple Plymouth St W Temple Salem W Temple So. Conn L Temple Ursinus W Temple Glassboro W Temple Bryn Mawr W Temple Trenton W Temple Penn W East Stroudsburg Forfeit W 1977 (3-3) Evelyn Hurley, Coach Temple Pittsburgh W Temple Penn State L Temple E. Stroudsburg L Temple UMass L Temple Trenton W Temple Glassboro W 1978 (6-4) Evelyn Hurley, Coach Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Springfield L Temple Penn State L Temple West Chester W Temple Cornell W Temple E. Stroudsburg W Temple UMass L Temple Trenton State W Temple Bryn Mawr W Temple Pennsylvania W 1979 (5-6) Evelyn Hurley, Coach Temple Trenton State W Temple West Chester L Temple Springfield L Temple Penn State L Temple Rutgers L Temple E. Stroudsburg W Temple UMass L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Maryland W Temple Penn W Temple Cornell W 1980 (3-5) Jeff Rosenberg, Coach Temple Rutgers W Temple N. Hampshire L Temple Springfield W Temple Trenton State W Temple Penn L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple West Chester L Temple UMass L 1981 (0-10) Jeff Rosenberg, Coach Temple Trenton State L Temple West Chester L Temple Springfield L Temple Rutgers L Temple E. Stroudsburg L Temple Cornell L Temple UMass L Temple N. Hampshire L Temple West Virginia L Temple Penn L 1982 (3-8) Jeff Rosenberg, Coach Temple West Chester L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Rutgers W Temple UMass L Temple Cornell L Temple E. Stroudsburg W Temple N. Hampshire L Temple Trenton State W Temple Pennsylvania L Temple Maryland L Temple West Virginia L 1983 (6-3) Jeff Rosenberg, Coach Temple West Chester L Temple Rutgers W Temple UMass W Temple Cornell W Temple E. Stroudsburg W Temple Trenton State W Temple Connecticut L Temple Rutgers W Temple West Virginia L 1984 (7-5) Jeff Rosenberg, Coach Temple West Chester L Temple Rutgers W Temple UMass L Temple Longwood W Temple E. Stroudsburg W Temple N. Hampshire L Temple Trenton State W Temple Connecticut W Temple G. Wash W Temple West Virginia L Temple Maryland L Temple Pennsylvania W 1985 (13-5) Jeff Rosenberg, Coach Temple West Chester W Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Longwood W Temple E. Stroudsburg W Temple Trenton State W Temple Rutgers W Temple Long Island W Temple N. Hampshire L Temple Connecticut L Temple UMass W Temple Vermont W Temple N. Carolina W Temple G. Wash W Temple West Virginia L Temple Maryland L Temple Penn W Temple Cornell W Temple Air Force W 1986 (10-5) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Trenton State W Temple Hofstra W Temple Rutgers W Temple West Chester W Temple E. Stroudsburg W Temple Connecticut W Temple G. Wash W Temple UMass W Temple Northeastern W Temple Cornell L Temple N. Hampshire L Temple Rhode Island W Temple Indiana State L Temple West Virginia L 1987 (15-5) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Yale W Temple Vermont W Temple Rutgers W Temple West Chester W Temple Trenton State W Temple E. Stroudsburg W Temple Indiana W Temple C. Michigan W Temple Northeastern W Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Cornell W Temple G. Wash W Temple Penn W Temple Maryland L Temple West Virginia W Temple Penn W Temple Rhode Island L Temple Penn State L Temple Northeastern L Temple UMass W 1988 (16-12) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Penn State L Temple Trenton W Temple G. Wash W Temple Penn W Temple Bridgeport W Temple Hofstra W Temple W & M L Temple G. Wash L Temple Towson L Temple West Chester W Temple Rutgers W Temple IUP L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple G. Wash W Temple Brown W Temple Bridgeport W Temple W & M L Temple UMBC W Temple Longwood W Temple Towson L Temple Ithaca W Temple Navy W Temple Penn W Temple West Virginia L Temple N. Hampshire L Temple UMass W Temple Northeastern L 1989 (20-6) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Trenton State W Temple Indiana (Pa.) W Temple W & M W Temple G. Wash W 2014 Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 25

26 26 Temple Bridgeport W Temple Yale W Temple Penn W Temple Radford W Temple West Chester W Temple Rutgers W Temple Pittsburgh W Temple Towson L Temple G. Wash W Temple Bridgeport W Temple Radford W Temple Ithaca W Temple Navy W Temple Longwood L Temple Penn W Temple WVA L Temple Indiana (Pa.) L Temple NC State W Temple UNH L Temple Rhode Island W Temple Northeastern L Temple UMass W 1990 (18-12) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Trenton State W Temple Indiana (PA) L Temple W & M L Temple Bridgeport W Temple G. Wash W Temple Penn W Temple Yale W Temple Trenton State W Temple West Chester W Temple Rutgers W Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Kent State L Temple Towson L Temple G. Wash W Temple Air Force W Temple Radford W Temple Ithaca W Temple Longwood W Temple Bridgeport W Temple Navy W Temple West Virginia L Temple Vermont W Temple Towson L Temple Maryland L Temple Penn L Temple Rhode Island W Temple Towson L Temple UMBC W Temple UMass L Temple Northeastern L 1991 (12-14) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Towson Forfiet Temple G. Wash L Temple W & M L Temple Maryland L Temple Indiana (PA) W Temple Bridgeport W Temple Yale W Temple Penn W Temple West Chester W Temple Rutgers W Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Towson L Temple Cal-SB L Temple Radford W Temple Cortland St W Temple UMass L Temple Northeastern L Temple Auburn L Temple West Virginia L Temple Maryland W Temple Penn W Temple Rhode Island L Temple Vermont W Temple Towson L Temple Penn State L Temple Rutgers L 1992 (20-6) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Rutgers W Temple G. Wash L Temple Maryland W Temple Penn W Temple Bridgeport W Temple W & M W Temple Yale W Temple Indiana (PA) W Temple West Chester W Temple Maryland L Temple Towson L Temple Maryland W Temple Cortland St W Temple Air Force W Temple Longwood W Temple Pittsburgh W Temple Penn W Temple West Chester W Temple Ursinus W Temple Towson L Temple West Virginia L Temple Pittsburgh W Temple UMass W Temple Northeastern W Temple Penn L Temple Rhode Island W Temple West Virginia L Temple G. Wash L Temple UMass W 1993 (11-17) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Penn W Temple West Chester W Temple Ursinus W Temple G. Wash L Temple G. Wash L Temple N.C. State L Temple Maryland L Temple Penn W Temple Yale W Temple Indiana W Temple Mass L Temple Rutgers L Temple West Chester W Temple Towson L Temple N. Carolina L Temple Maryland L Temple W & M L Temple J. Madison L Temple Penn W Temple Maryland L Temple Penn W Temple Auburn L Temple Rhode Island L Temple Cornell W Temple Towson L 1994 (12-12) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Rutgers L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple W & M L Temple G. Wash L Temple Maryland W Temple Penn W Temple Yale W Temple Bridgeport W Temple West Chester W Temple West Virginia L Temple Northeastern L Temple Penn L Temple Towson L Temple G. Wash L Temple Maryland W Temple Penn W Temple UNC W Temple W & M W Temple Ohio State L Temple Maryland W Temple R. Island L Temple Towson L Temple Missouri L Temple UMass L 1995 (15-11) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Rutgers W Temple Maryland W Temple UMass L Temple Penn W Temple Ursinus W Temple W. Chester L Temple G. Wash L Temple Maryland W Temple Yale W Temple W & M W Temple Penn W Temple So. Conn W Temple Springfield W Temple W. Virginia L Temple Pittsburgh W Temple Penn W Temple Towson L Temple G. Wash L Temple Maryland L Temple N. Carolina L Temple W & M L Temple Penn W Temple Maryland L Temple R. Island L Temple Towson L Temple Northeastern W 1996 (9-18) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Rutgers W Temple Towson L Temple J. Madison L Temple Rutgers L Temple Penn W Temple W. Chester W Temple Ursinus W Temple G. Wash L Temple W & M L Temple Maryland L Temple So. Conn L Temple Bridgeport L Temple Penn W Temple Northeastern W Temple W. Virginia L Temple Towson L Temple G. Wash L Temple Maryland L Temple W & M L Temple Penn W Temple Penn W Temple Maryland L Temple R. Island L

27 Temple UMass L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple W. Mich L Temple IUP W 1997 (7-18) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple R.I. College W Temple Ursinus W Temple Rutgers L Temple Boise State L Temple G. Wash L Temple W & M L Temple Alaska-Anch W Temple Penn L Temple W. Virginia L Temple N. Hamp L Temple Mich. St L Temple W. Virginia L Temple Towson L Temple G. Wash L Temple Maryland L Temple Penn L Temple W & M L Temple Penn State L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple IUP W Temple Ursinus W Temple W. Chester W Temple Wilson W Temple R. Island L Temple Towson L 1998 (3-19) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Maryland L Temple J. Madison L Temple Ursinus W Temple Rutgers L Temple G. Wash L Temple Penn L Temple W & M L Temple W. Virginia L Temple Towson L Temple Penn L Temple W. Virginia L Temple Bridgeport W Temple Towson L Temple Maryland L Temple G. Wash L Temple Penn L Temple Yale L Temple W. Chester W Temple Penn State L Temple Arizona L Temple W. Virginia L Temple R. Island L 1999 (5-19) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Ursinus W Temple Rutgers L Temple Maryland L Temple N. Carolina L Temple W & M L Temple G. Wash L Temple Penn W Temple W. Virginia L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Towson L Temple UMass L Temple Maryland L Temple W. Virginia L Temple Cornell L Temple Towson L Temple Penn L Temple G. Wash L Temple Georgia L Temple J. Madison L Temple Maryland L Temple Penn W Temple UNH L Temple W. Virginia L Temple Cornell L Temple Rutgers L Temple Penn W Temple Ursinus W Temple Ursinus W Temple R. Island L Temple G. Wash L Temple Towson L Temple Towson L Temple Penn L Temple Yale L Temple W. Chester W Temple Penn L Temple UMass W 2000 (4-18) Temple R. Island L Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Cornell W Temple Ursinus W Temple Rutgers L 2003 (11-12) Temple G. Wash L Ken Anderson, Coach Temple N. Carolina L Temple N. Carolina L Temple Penn L Temple G. Wash L Temple W & M W Temple Rutgers L Temple Radford W Temple W & M L Temple Rutgers L Temple R. Island L Temple J. Madison L Temple Cornell W Temple Towson L Temple Rutgers W Temple Penn L Temple Maryland L Temple Maryland L Temple Ursinus W Temple G. Wash L Temple Penn W Temple Towson L Temple Wilson W Temple J. Madison L Temple W. Chester W Temple Yale L Temple Rutgers L Temple Penn L Temple Bridgeport L Temple UMass L Temple W. Virginia L Temple W. Mich L Temple R. Island L Temple R. Island L Temple Cornell W Temple W. Chester W Temple Florida L Temple Maryland L Temple Penn State L Temple Yale L 2001 (5-18) Temple Penn L Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Ursinus W 2004 (14-12) Temple Rutgers L Ken Anderson, Coach Temple NC State L Temple Bridgeport W Temple G. Wash L Temple N. Carolina L Temple W & M L Temple G. Wash L Temple Penn L Temple Penn W Temple Cornell W Temple W & M W Temple Radford W Temple Cornell W Temple J. Madison L Temple Rutgers L Temple W. Chester W Temple Maryland L Temple Penn L Temple Towson L Temple Ursinus W Temple J. Madison W Temple G. Wash L Temple Penn W Temple Towson L Temple Penn L Temple J. Madison L Temple Ursinus W Temple Penn L Temple W. Chester W Temple UMass L Temple Towson L Temple R. Island L Temple R. Island W Temple Brown L Temple Auburn L Temple E. Michigan L Temple N. Hamp L Temple Maryland L Temple Yale L Temple Towson L Temple Rutgers L Temple R. Island L Temple Maryland L Temple Bridgeport W 2002 (6-15) Temple R. Island W Ken Anderson, Coach Temple Ursinus W Temple Ursinus W Temple W. Chester W Temple Rutgers L Temple Cornell W Temple Towson L Temple G. Wash L 2005 (14-14) Temple N. Carolina L Ken Anderson, Coach Temple W & M L Temple Bridgeport W 2014 Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 27

28 28 Temple G. Wash L Temple Cornell W Temple W & M W Temple Towson L Temple N. Carolina L Temple Penn L Temple Rutgers L Temple Ursinus W Temple Penn L Temple Ursinus L Temple Penn L Temple SUNY-Brckprt W Temple Maryland L Temple Rutgers W Temple Penn L Temple J. Madison W Temple Ursinus W Temple Ursinus W Temple Jpn All-Stars W Temple W. Chester W Temple R. Island L Temple Cornell W Temple Penn State L Temple Rutgers L 2006 (6-19) Ken Anderson, Coach Temple N. Carolina L Temple G. Wash L Temple Wm. & Mary L Temple J. Madison L Temple Cornell L Temple Rutgers L Temple Towson L Temple Bridgeport W Temple Ursinus W Temple N.Hamp L Temple Minnestota L Temple Yale L Temple Towson L Temple G. Wash L Temple Cornell L Temple Ursinus Temple Ursinus W Temple W.Chester W Temple Maryland L Temple Yale L Temple R. Island Temple W. Chester W Temple Cornell L Temple W. Virginia L Temple Rutgers L ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Towson Wm. & Mary Penn Cornell Yale Rhode Island Temple Brown James Madison (14-17) Aaron Murphy, Coach Temple Towson L Temple Ursinus L Temple Rutgers L Temple Towson L Temple Penn L Temple Penn W Temple Ursinus W Temple Bridgeport W Temple West Chester W Temple Towson L Temple Cornell L Temple Penn L Temple Ursinus W Temple J. Madison W Temple Maryland L Temple N. Hamp L Temple J. Madison W Temple R. Island W Temple W. Chester W Temple Cornell L Temple W. Virginia L Temple Rutgers L Temple Yale W ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Towson: Penn: Rhode Island: Cornell: Temple: Yale: William & Mary: James Madison: Brown: USAG WOMEN S COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Towson: Centenary (LA): Rutgers: Temple: (7-20) Aaron Murphy, Coach Temple N. Carolina L Temple G. Wash L Temple Rutgers L Temple W&M W Temple Towson L Temple Ursinus L Temple Rutgers L Temple W&M L Temple Ursinus W Temple W. Chester W Temple Wilson W Temple Towson L Temple Cornell L Temple Penn W Temple Ursinus W Temple NC State L Temple Towson L Temple Penn L Temple W. Chester W Temple Cornell L Temple Michigan L Temple Maryland L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple Pittsburgh L Temple N. Carolina L Temple Cornell L At ECAC Championships 1. Towson ; 2. Rhode Island ; 3. Cornell ; 4. William & Mary ; 5. Temple ; 6. Penn ; 7.. Yale ; 8. Brown (15-12) Aaron Murphy, Coach Temple N. Carolina L Temple G. Wash L Temple Cornell L Temple Rutgers W Temple W&M W Temple Towson L Temple Ursinus W Temple Towson L Temple Bridgeport W Temple Ithaca W Temple Ursinus W Temple W. Chester W Temple Wilson W Temple W.Virginia L Temple Alaska W Temple Alaska L Temple SCSU W Temple Springfield W Temple N. Carolina L Temple Maryland L Temple Cornell L ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Towson Cornell Temple William & Mary Penn Brown Yale (14-14) Aaron Murphy, Coach Temple Maryland L Temple Cornell L Temple Bridgeport W Temple N. Carolina L Temple Geo.Wash W Temple Cornell W Temple W&M W Temple Penn W Temple Towson L Temple Bridgeport L Temple Ursinus W Temple Rutgers L Temple Ursinus W Temple Penn W Temple W.Chester W Temple Towson L Temple Cornell L Temple Penn L Temple Ursinus W Temple W.Chester W Temple Springfield L Temple Bridgeport L Temple Towson L Temple S.Conn.St W Temple Maryland L Temple Penn L Temple S.Conn.St W Temple W&M L ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Towson William & Mary Temple Cornell Penn Yale USAG CHAMPIONSHIPS - SEMIFINALS 1. Texas Women s Cornell Temple William & Mary

29 2011 (14-14) Aaron Murphy, Coach Temple N. Carolina L Temple Geo. Wash L Temple Maryland L Temple Maryland L Temple Penn W Temple Ursinus W Temple S. Conn. St W Temple Towson L Temple W. Chester L Temple W&M L Temple Yale W Temple Springfield W Temple Towson L Temple Penn L Temple Cornell W Temple Ursinus W Temple Maryland L Temple Bridgeport L Temple W&M W Temple Missouri L Temple S. Missouri St L Temple Centenary L Temple California L Temple Penn W Temple S. Conn. St W ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Cornell Pennsylvania Towson Temple William & Mary Brown Yale USAG Championships-Session I 1. Bridgeport Seattle-Pacific Temple Centenary USAG Championships-Session II 1. Bridgeport Penn Temple Seatte Pacific (6-25) Aaron Murphy, Coach Temple Geo. Wash L Temple N. Carolina L Temple Cornell L Temple Penn L Temple Maryland L Temple Pitt L Temple Cornell L Temple New Hampshire L Temple Brown L Temple Bridgeport L Temple West Chester W Temple Ursinus W Temple Ursinus W Temple Towson L Temple Cornell L Temple Ursinus W Temple Denver L Temple West Virginia L Temple Geo. Wash L Temple Penn State L Temple New Hampshire L Temple Penn L Temple W&M L ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Penn Cornell W&M Temple Yale Brown (14-18) Aaron Murphy, Coach Temple N. Carolina L Temple Geo. Wash L Temple Penn L Temple Cornell L Temple W&M L Temple Ithaca W Temple Ursinus W Temple Rutgers L Temple S. Conn. St W Temple Ursinus W Temple West Chester W Temple Ursinus W Temple Illinois St L Temple Seattle Pacific L Temple Wisconsin-Stout W Temple N. Carolina L Temple Rutgers L Temple E. Mighigan L Temple Cornell W Temple E. Michigan L Temple Air Force L Temple N. Illinois L Temple W&M W ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Penn Towson Temple Cornell Brown W&M Yale Temple Women s Gymnastics Media Guide 29

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31 University administration Neil D. Theobald is Temple s 10th president. He began his tenure at Temple on January 1, In naming Theobald to this role, Temple Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick J. O Connor cited his extensive record of accomplishment as a university administrator and faculty member: "Dr. Theobald is a gifted teacher and dedicated researcher. In addition, he has a deep and practical understanding of the changing dynamics of higher education. He wants to ensure that students have access to an education that is first-class and affordable. I can't think of a better set of values to bring to the Temple presidency." Theobald was named Indiana University s senior vice president in Previously, he had served as the senior vice provost at the University s flagship campus in Bloomington and as special assistant to IU s president. Major accomplishments during more than a decade as a senior administrator at Indiana University include increasing the mean SAT score of the incoming class at IU Bloomington from 1096 to 1203, directing a $1.1 billion capital campaign, and boosting IU s credit ranking to Moody s highest level (Aaa). In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Theobald holds a professorship in education finance. His research interests in the appropriate role of decentralization in educational financing and in modeling educational labor markets are reflected in more than $1.5 million in funded research, numerous books and book chapters, dozens of articles published in professional journals, and nearly 50 policy reports for state governments across the United States. At Indiana University, Dr. Theobald directed a research center that assisted state governments in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, and Washington in devising education funding processes that equitably facilitated academic excellence. In addition, Theobald was a three-time winner of IU's Teaching Excellence Recognition Award. Theobald is a past-president of the American Education Finance Association, winning the association's Jean Flanigan Award for the outstanding dissertation in the study of educational finance in In 1995, the University Council for Educational Administration presented Theobald with the Jack A. Culbertson Award as the professor who, in the first seven years of his or her career, made the most outstanding contribution to the profession. In 2003, Theobald was presented the Distinguished Graduate Award by the College of Education at the University of Washington. A native of Peoria, Ill., Theobald had planned to enter an electrician s apprenticeship after high school. However, donors to Trinity College in Connecticut made it possible for him to attend college and Theobald earned a bachelor s degree in After a short stint in the corporate world, Theobald began his education career as a secondary school mathematics teacher in the State of Washington, where he also coached baseball. He subsequently Neil D. Theobald President served as both an assistant professor and an associate professor at the University of Washington, where he earned a doctoral degree in educational finance in Dr. Theobald and his wife, Sheona Mackenzie, have three children: Roddy, Kinnear, and Mattie. Dr. Theobald will be formally invested as Temple s 10th president on Oct. 18, Kenneth Lawrence, Jr. Senior Vice President for Government, Community & Public Affairs Karen B. Clarke Vice President for Strategic Marketing & Communications 1st Year at Temple Hai-Lung Dai Provost George E. Moore Senior Vice President & University Counsel Ken Kaiser Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer Larry R. Kaiser Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Tilghman H. Moyer IV Interim Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement Timothy C. O Rourke Vice President for Computer & Financial Services & CIO James P. Creedon Senior Vice President for Construction, Facilities & Operations William T. Bergman Vice President and Special Assistant to the President Theresa A. Powell Vice President for Student Affairs 31

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33 athletic Facilities Joseph V. Labolito The liacouras Center has been the home of the Temple men s and women s basketball teams along with concerts, commencement, and other events since The Liacouras Center The Liacouras Center is a four-building complex that includes a Convocation Center, the Independence Blue Cross Student Recreation Center, 1700 North Broad Street and the Entertainment Community Center with retail shops, a 1,200-car parking garage, and a livemusic restaurant. The Center has been designed as a venue for culture, sports, entertainment, commerce and education. The Convocation Center seats 11,000 for convocations, commencements and concerts; 10,206 for basketball games; and up to 3,500 for theater and dance. The theater configuration is named for benefactress Esther Boyer Griswold. Rededicated on February 13, 2000, and named in honor of former Temple President Peter J. Liacouras, The Liacouras Center, the home of Temple basketball, is one of the premier on-campus arenas in the country. Already the site of some exciting events in its history, the Temple venue has hosted such sold-out concerts as Bob Dylan, along with the NBA Players Party prior to the 2002 NBA All-Star game and the 2002 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship. The Liacouras Center was also the site of the 2003 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, the 2004 NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds, and the 2006 and 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Regionals. In an historic partnership, the Pennsylvania state legislature provided capital funds - $31.8 million - to build a new multi-use complex, provided the University could raise $28.7 million from private sources. The total cost of the multi-building complex would be $107 million - an investment in Temple's future. Originally christened The Forum at The Apollo of Temple, the Board of Trustees voted in 2000 to change the building name to The Liacouras Center in honor of President Liacouras' retirement after 18 years as Temple's chief executive. Lincoln Financial Field On August 13, 2003, the Philadelphia Eagles and Temple University announced a 15- year pact for the Owls to play their home football games at Lincoln Financial Field. An average of 24,137 fans per game witnessed the Cherry & White in its inaugural season at the venue, a 21 percent increase from the prior year's average. Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as The Linc, is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. It has a seating capacity of 68,532 (69,032 with Standing Room Only tickets). The stadium was named in June 2002 when the Lincoln Financial Group paid $139.6 million for naming rights over the next 21 years. It is located in South Philadelphia on Pattison Avenue between 11th and 10th Streets, closer to the area's stretch of Interstate 95 than to Pattison. In 2011, the stadium became powered with a combination of onsite wind, solar, and dual-fuel generated electricity, making it the world s first major sports stadium to convert to self-generated renewable energy. Approximately $25 million was invested to build the system, saving the Eagles an estimated $60 million in energy costs. Edberg-Olson Hall Edberg-Olson Hall is the home of the Temple University football program. Officially dedicated on December 9, 2000, the facility was designed by AP3C Architects of Philadelphia. The building was engineered to not only support the football team's functional requirements, but to enhance the experience through innovative design concepts. During the season, approximately 250 people will pass through its doors on a daily basis. In 2012, Edberg-Olson Hall underwent a $10 million upgrade with a 15,000-square-foot ex- 33

34 pansion. The original 23,600-square-foot building contains team and coaches locker rooms, a training room, equipment facilities, coach's offices, a players' lounge, individual position meeting rooms, and a theater-style team meeting room. Opened in July 2012, the upgrade has a strength and conditioning area that expanded from 2,500 square feet to 10,000 square feet. The expansion also features an enlarged sports medicine office with hydrotherapy, a full-service academic support area, and a 3,500-square-foot team function room. An observation balcony runs the length of the building. It is the perfect complement to a gridiron landscape outside featuring over 100,000 square feet of Sprinturf and 24,000 square feet of Astroturf. Eight, 85- foot poles providing 85 candles of white rendition light line the perimeter of the complex. Powder-coated cyclone fences provide privacy. Geasey Field The AstroTurf on Geasey Field is one of the largest permanent AstroTurf surfaces in the world, covering over 156,000 square feet. In summer of 2009, Geasey Field underwent a massive $1 million renovation. The surface was replaced with Astro- Turf 12 carpet, complete with a ambler Softball Field drainage system. The scoreboard is a s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t wireless board with a message expansion. The lighted facility at 15th and Norris Streets serves as the home of Temple field hockey and lacrosse, in addition to an alternate football practice site. McGonigle-Pearson Hall Athletic Complex Summer 1969 marked the first use of Temple University s physical education and athletics building, located in the heart of the Main Campus at Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue. The complex currently houses a weight room and training facilities, as well as facilities for teaching, research, student recreation and athletic competition. The Temple volleyball, fencing and men s and women s gymnastics squads play their home competitions in McGonigle Hall. Pearson-McGonigle hall Skip Wilson Field ambler Soccer Field In 2012, the University completed a $48-million renovation and expansion of McGonigle and Pearson Halls, providing additional classrooms, faculty and coaching staff offices as well as new men s and women s basketball practice courts, weight room, and cutting-edge sports medicine equipment. The additional 26,000-square feet povide 24-hour access and advanced digital technologies. The Pavilion The Pavilion Athletic Facility, which is utilized by football, field hockey, women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer, is a 32,000-square foot multi-purpose field. The facility, which is available as an auxiliary training site for the remainder of Temple s 24 varsity athletic programs, features Field Turf XT57, an ideal surface for Temple's varsity teams to train on. The Pavilion Ambler Sports Complex Temple s picturesque Ambler Campus plays host to the University s men s and women s soccer teams as well as baseball and softball. On January 14, 2003, Upper Dublin Township gave final approval to Temple University s plans to construct NCAA-standard soccer, baseball and softball fields at the Ambler Campus. Baseball and softball opened play in the spring of 2004 while the Owl soccer teams started in the fall of Track Joseph V. Labolito lincoln Financial Field 2014 Temple Women s Gymnastic Media Guide 34

35 Temple athletics Kevin Clark, who arrived at Temple in November 2012 in the role of Senior Advisor to the President, served as the University's Interim Director of Athletics from May 3 through October 31 before being appointed vice president and director of athletics by President Neil D. Theobald on November 1, 2013 A veteran athletic administrator, Clark came to Temple after serving the previous 11 years on Indiana University s senior athletic staff, the last two in the role of Senior Associate Athletic Director of Internal Operations. As Senior Associate Athletic Director of Internal Operations, Clark was responsible for overseeing the department s athletics business office, information technology, human resources, travel services, athletic facilities, IU Golf Course, equipment operations, concessions and food services, and other areas of internal administration. He served as a member of the senior administrative staff and, in this capacity, worked with other senior administrators to advise, develop and implement departmental policies and strategies including yearly and long-term strategic plans. Additionally, Clark also served as the sport administrator for football, baseball and women's Kevin ClarK Director of Athletics Grambling State 86 basketball. 1st Year at Temple In his first nine years at IU, Clark served as the Associate Athletic Director for Finance/CFO. In that role, he managed the athletic financial business office and was instrumental in the development and administration of the department's budget. At Saint Louis University, Clark served as the Director of Business Administration-Student Development from Prior to that role, Clark was the Assistant Athletic Director of Business and Finance from He prepared and administered budgets ranging from $10-$30 million. While at Saint Louis University he established the first-ever athletic department contingency fund. Prior to his tenure at Saint Louis University, Clark served as a staff accountant at the NCAA from There he assisted with the preparation and management of a $30 million operating budget. Clark earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Grambling State University and later earned an MBA from Webster University. The Kansas City, Mo. Native retired as a Major after serving 23 years in the United States Army Reserve. He and his wife, Kendra, have four children, Kevin Jr., Michael, Ellicia and Logan. 35 Dr. Patrick Kraft, who served on the senior athletic staffs at Indiana University and Loyola University Chicago, was named Deputy Director of Athletics at Temple in May, Kraft spent the past two years as the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director at Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, he had direct oversight of all aspects of the department's external operations, including the marketing, ticketing, media relations and fundraising components. Kraft played an integral role in Loyola s move from the Horizon League to the Missouri Valley Conference. In his two years at the school he was able to grow the men's basketball season ticket base by 30 percent with an overall increase of 51 percent in ticket revenue. Additionally, he generated an increase of 400 percent in cash sponsorship to the department while also growing the department's annual giving by 75 percent. Not limited to just external operations at Loyola, Kraft was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the department's $12+ million budget. He also served as the sport supervisor for men's and women's basketball and was responsible for handling all of the department's business contracts. At Indiana, Kraft was responsible for the branding and marketing efforts for all of the Hoosiers' programs. He oversaw game production for all of IU's varsity sports and coordinated Dr. Patrick KraFT Deputy Director of Athletics Indiana 00 1st Year at Temple group, season and single-game ticket sales for football, men's basketball, men's soccer, women's basketball and women's volleyball. In addition, Kraft managed the promotion, marketing, brand enhancement and enforcement of the school's Adidas contract and the Big Ten Network partnership as well as the Learfield Sport Properties multi-media rights agreement with the Hoosiers. His efforts at Indiana helped increase home football attendance to its highest mark in 17 years, with it also being the third largest football attendance increase among all Division I schools. He also instituted a strategy that saw a 20 percent increase in student ticket sales and the overall highest season ticket base in 13 years. The Libertyville, Ill., native began his career in 2001 as the corporate sponsorship and promotions coordinator with the Arena Football League. He then spent three years as the business development director with United States Synchronized Swimming ( ). He then served four years in higher education, the first three at Indiana ( ) as an associate instructor for sports marketing and management and the last as a clinical professor in the school of business administration at Loyola Chicago ( ). Kraft, who played football as an undergraduate at Indiana, has three degrees from the University. He earned a bachelor's degree in sports marketing/management (2000), a master's degree in sports marketing/administration (2005) and a doctorate in sports marketing (2008). Kraft resides in Haddonfield, N.J., with his wife Betsy and daughter Annabelle.

36 Beasley School of Law Associate Professor Eleanor Myers is in her seventh year as Temple University s faculty athletics representative. The NCAA requires each member institution to appoint a faculty athletics representative to represent the institution and its faculty in its relationships with the NCAA and its athletic conferences and to oversee academic integrity and compliance issues on campus. In her role as FAR, she also chairs the President s Advisory Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2009, Myers was appointed by the NCAA as a member of the Division I Committee on Infractions, which holds hearings on major violations of NCAA rules and imposes penalties. Myers joined Temple s law faculty in She specializes in Professional Responsibility and business courses. She has won awards for curriculum design and for teaching. She has also Al Shrier is the dean among national college sports information directors with 60 years of service. In 2004, his years of dedication to Temple University were rewarded as he was immortalized with his own bobblehead doll to become the first administrator in the history of NCAA athletics to be so honored. Shrier officially retired from his position as Temple SID on June 30, 1995, but due to necessity, returned to the post during the academic year. He remains at the University in the role of special assistant to the director of athletics and is in charge of credentials, media services, and hospitality at Temple sporting events. Mark ingram Associate VP/Executive Sr. Associate AD Tennessee 96 2nd Year at Temple Eleanor MyerS NCAA Faculty Representative University of Pennsylvania 7th Year at Temple consulted and taught internationally in China, Japan, Rome, and the Philippines. Previously, Myers served as Temple s associate university counsel from 1983 to 1989 with responsibility for technology transfer, business negotiations and health care issues. Prior to joining Temple s faculty, Myers held teaching fellow posts at the Al Shrier Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics Temple 53 61st Year at Temple The 1953 TU grad is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America, Temple University, Philadelphia Big 5, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Jewish Sports Halls of Fame. He was the 2010 recipient of CoSIDA s Arch Ward Award for outstanding contributions and the 2009 recipient of the ECAC s Pete Mark Ingram, who has successfully led the athletic development offices at three Football Bowl Subdivision schools over the past decade, is in his second year as Assistant Vice President for Athletic Development at Temple University. The Winston Salem, N.C., native, who most recently served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director at Tennessee, also serves as the sport administrator for baseball. In his five years as the Senior Associate Athletic Director at his alma mater (Tennessee '96), Ingram was responsible for the planning and strategy for the department's Capital Campaign that raised $336 million during his tenure. While sitting on UT's athletics senior and executive staff, he oversaw an athletics development staff of 27 professionals and seven part-time employees. His role also included serving as a member of the University's Vice President's Development and External Affairs Management Team as well as being involved in project management for $250 million Neyland Football Stadium master plan. Before his return to his alma mater, Ingram served as Assistant Athletics Director for Development at the University of Georgia for two years ('06-07). Prior to that, he was the Assistant Athletics Director for Development at the University of Missouri beginning in the fall of 2002, where he successfully guided the Champions for Life capital campaign that raised more than $117 million. That campaign benefited a number of areas including a $75 million basketball arena and a $16 million all-sport studentathlete academics and training facility. Prior to working for the University of Missouri, Ingram served as Assistant Director of Marketing and Assistant Director of Development, both at the University of Tennessee from 1998 to A 1996 graduate from Tennessee with a bachelor s degree in sport management and minors in business and psychology, Ingram was a two-year starter for the Volunteers football team. He was a two-time Academic All-SEC and twice awarded the Volunteer Award which is given to the most valuable player who is a former walk-on. Also a member of the SEC Good Works Team, Ingram earned his master s degree in sport administration from Tennessee in University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University and handled securities and antitrust class action litigation for a Philadelphia law firm. Myers holds a bachelor degree and a law degree (magna cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania. Nevins Award for Distinguished Achievement. Shrier is past president of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. The Media Room at The Liacouras Center is named in his honor. On January 23, 2013, the University hoisted a banner to the rafters of the Liacouras Center in his honor Temple Women s Gymnastic Media Guide 36

37 Joe Giunta returned to Temple University in March 2012 as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Administration. He had previously served in a similar capacity with Temple Athletics from Giunta is responsible for ensuring that Temple s student-athletes are given the administrative support and resources necessary to be academically and athletically successful and to ensure that all operations are conducted within University, Conference, and NCAA rules. He oversees men s basketball as well as the athletic training, equipment, facilities, and strength & conditioning departments. Giunta previously served as the Owls Associate Athletic Director for Sports Administration from March 2003 until June 2008 when he accepted the position of Director of Athletics and Recreation at Cabrini College. At Cabrini, Giunta managed a department consisting of a staff of 20 full and part-time staff, 16 varsity Joe GiUnTa Senior Associate AD / Sports Administration Neumann 93 7th Year at Temple teams, club sports and recreation activities and an active community health and fitness center. In , Giunta's first year saw the Cavaliers sweep all three Presidents Cups: the Overall, Men s, and Women's Cups. Over the remaining three years of Giunta's tenure, Cabrini captured two more President's Cups and never finished lower than third in any category. A 1993 graduate of Neumann University with a bachelor of arts degree in communications, Giunta earned a master s in sports administration and facility management from Ohio University in Giunta lives in Springfield, Pa., with his wife Colleen (Dorrian) and their young twin boys, Gavin and Braydon. Kristen Foley Sr. Associate AD / Sr. Women s Administrator Rutgers 86 14th Year at Temple Kristen Foley returns for her 14th year in Temple administration and 19th overall. She was promoted to Senior Associate Athletic Director in August 2011 and oversees the administration of women s basketball, volleyball, women s soccer, cross country and track and field, field hockey, fencing, men s gymnastics, men s and women s tennis, and men s and women s rowing. In addition, Foley provides the color analysis for the women s basketball web stream broadcasts. Foley was the Tournament Manager for two NCAA Women s Basketball Regional Championships (2011 and 2005) and the 2004 First and Second Rounds. Throughout her tenure, she has served on numerous Atlantic 10 Conference Committees (Administrative, Executive, Volleyball, Softball, and Women s Rowing) and currently is a member of the Officiating Committee and Championship Review Subcommittee. Previously, she chaired the NCAA Fencing Committee ( ) and was a member of the NCAA Women s Basketball Rules Committee from In 2005, Foley was honored with the Outstanding Associate Director Award presented by the All-American Football Foundation. Foley entered athletic administration with 13 years of Division I women s basketball coaching experience, including a five-year stint as head coach at Temple ( ). Foley earned her bachelor s degree (1986) and a master s degree in educational administration (1991) from Rutgers. A standout women s basketball player, she captained the Lady Knights to consecutive NCAA Elite Eight appearances in 1986 and 1987, while being named to the All-East Regional team in She has also been honored as a member of the Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame. 37 Larry Dougherty is in his 11th year at Temple and second as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications after serving the previous four years as Associate Athletic Director. In his position, Dougherty oversees the athletic communications and publications of the University s 24-sport Division I-A athletic program as well as the television and radio operations. He also is the varsity sport administrator for men's soccer. Dougherty joined the Owls staff after serving 15 years in the media relations office at Saint Joseph s, the last eight as the school s assistant athletic director for media relations. Prior to SJU, he served as the SID at Nicholls State for one year and as the information director of the East Coast Conference for two years. Larry dougherty Sr. Associate AD / Athletic Communications Saint Joseph s 82 11th Year at Temple Active in regional and national organizations, Dougherty served as chair of the organizing committee for the 2009 ECAC-SIDA Workshop held in Avalon, N.J., and the 2005 CoSIDA Workshop held in Philadelphia. Dougherty served as the president of CoSIDA during He was the recipient of the ECAC-SIDA s 2011 Irving T. Marsh Award. He earned both his bachelor s (1982) and executive MBA (1994) degrees from Saint Joseph s. His father, Andy, also served as the SID at SJU from

38 Sherryta Freeman is in her ninth year at Temple and her third year as the Senior Associate Athletic Director after serving for five years as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Student-Athlete Affairs at Temple. Freeman oversees all aspects of the department s compliance efforts with conference and NCAA rules and regulations. She works to educate coaches, administrators and studentathletes in regards to new rules and regulations as well as the processing of NCAA and conference waivers on behalf of student-athletes. She also oversees all student-athlete leadership and life skill development programming which includes the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. Freeman is the varsity sports administrator for softball and men s golf. She is also the liaison for athletics to academics. Harry Metzinger joined the Temple Athletics staff in April, 2008, and was promoted to his current position of Associate Athletic Director for Finance and Administration in July, He had served the previous two years as Assistant Athletic Director for Finance and Administration and his first three years as the department's Athletics Business Manager. In his position, Metzinger serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the athletics department and is responsible for managing the $35 million athletics department budget and the athletics business office. Metzinger serves as athletics primary liaison with Human Resources, Office of Management and Budget, Purchasing, Controller's Office, General Accounting, University Counsel, Risk Management and Computer Services. Prior to joining the Owls, Metzinger spent two seasons with Rutgers University. With the Scarlet Knights, he performed all accounting Born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Scott Walcoff started at Temple University in August He was promoted to the position of Associate Athletic Director for Marketing and Sales in August 2011 after serving six years as Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions. Walcoff is responsible for developing season ticket campaigns and creating/facilitating all media advertisements (including radio, television, print, online and outdoor support). He also develops and coordinates game-day promotions. In his current role, he oversees the Ticket Sales Office, Corporate Sales Department, and Spirit Squad. While at Temple, Walcoff and his staff have won four National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) awards. The awards were given for the creation of Hooter the Owl s Birthday Party theme at a Temple Men s Basketball game, the development of Temple Men s Basketball s Five Months of Christmas Sherryta FreeMan Sr. Associate AD / Compliance & SA Affairs Dartmouth 01 9th Year at Temple Prior to arriving at the Temple, Freeman served as the assistant athletic director/compliance at Dartmouth College. The Hillside, N.J., native earned her bachelor s degree in environmental studies from Dartmouth in 2001 and a master s degree in sport management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Harry MeTzinGer Associate AD / Finance & Administration Villanova 04 6th Year at Temple functions and procedures within the athletic ticket office. Metzinger earned a master of business administration degree with a concentration in human resource management from Temple in May He graduated from Villanova in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Following graduation, Metzinger worked for The Siegfried Group in Wilmington, Del., in accounting and assurance services. He moved into Scott WalCoFF Associate AD / Marketing & Sales Syracuse 97 9th Year at Temple ticket sales campaign; Temple Men s Basketball s Last Stand poster, and Temple Football s Game Face campaign/on-campus promotional efforts geared towards students. In addition, Walcoff and his staff have increased Temple Football season tickets 300% and Temple Men s Basketball season tickets 100%. Freeman was a member of two Ivy League women s basketball championship teams at Dartmouth, making two appearances in the Division I NCAA Tournament. collegiate athletics as a volunteer at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania during the academic year, gaining experience in ticketing, marketing, and promotions. Before heading to Rutgers, Metzinger worked for the director of athletics at his alma mater for the academic year. In this capacity, he contributed in a variety of areas, including business operations, marketing, and media relations. Walcoff, a 1997 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, previously served as director of marketing and public relations for the Liacouras Center for four years. He also spent time as a marketing coordinator for Comcast-Spectacor, as a promotions coordinator for Ticketmaster, as well as a writer/editor for both the Media Theatre for the Performing Arts and The Sports Network Temple Women s Gymnastic Media Guide 38

39 Rich Burg enters his first year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Communications. Burg, who left the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007 after a decade of service with the organization, most recently served as the president of 5 Star Unlimited, a full-service public relations firm he established upon his departure from the NFL franchise. His company, based in Voorhees, N.J., specialized in the publicity of active and retired professional players with his most notable clients being former Eagles Donovan McNabb and Brian Dawkins. In his role with the Eagles ( ), he managed all media commitments for McNabb, while also facilitating interview requests for most of the other members of the squad. He also created and implemented all media credential policies, coordinated all press box activities and arranged press conferences. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native was also instrumental in transitioning the organization into a new practice facility in 2001 and Lincoln Financial Field, which also serves as the home of the Temple Owls, in Twice during his tenure (2002, 2005), he was part of a staff that won the Pete Rozelle Award Rich burg Assistant AD / Football Communications St. John s 88 1st Year at Temple given by the Pro Football Writers Association to the NFL s best PR staff. Burg also served three years ( ) as the communications manager for Rainbow Media Holdings Sports in Woodbury, N.Y, where he handled the day-to-day media relations for the first 24- hour sports news channel while also coordinating the publicity efforts for programs airing on 21 regional sports networks. His extensive resume also includes stops at College Bound Student-Athletes in Cedarburg, Wisc., where he served one year ( ) helping potential student-athletes secure college scholarships. He also served two years ( ) as a store manager at The Complete Athlete and one year as the director of public relations of the Professional Spring Football League. His first stint at the Eagles was for three years ( ), marking his first full-time position in the profession. He had served previously as an intern in the New York Rangers public relations office ( ). A 1988 graduate of St. John s University, Burg resides in Voorhees, N.J., with his wife Carol and daughter Skylar. Now in his 29th year at Temple, Lee Roberts serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Event Management. In this role, Roberts oversees the maintenance and upkeep of the University s athletic facilities, both on the main and Ambler campuses, as well as serving as the department s liaison with The Liacouras Center and Lincoln Financial Field. The veteran administrator manages the game operations of all athletic events. He has helped to facilitate numerous conference and national competitions that Temple has hosted during that time, including the 2004 NCAA Women s Basketball first and second rounds, the 2005 NCAA Women s Basketball Philadelphia Regional, the 2011 NCAA Lee roberts Assistant AD / Facilities Temple 82 29th Year at Temple Women s Basketball Philadelphia Regional, and the 2013 NCAA Men s Basketball Second and Third Rounds at the Wells Fargo Center. Roberts, a 1982 graduate of Temple, joined the Owl staff in 1984 as director of football operations, a position he held for 12 years before moving into his current position. His role as director of football operations, which entailed overseeing the Division I-A program s day-to-day operations, helped to groom him for his current post. 39 Pennsylvania native Kelli Sheesley is in her fifth year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Creative Services. Prior to joining the Owls, she spent five years as the Director of Publications at the United States Naval Academy, returning to her home state in Sheesley, who grew up in Beavertown, Pa., administers the day-to-day operations of the publications process at Temple, while also serving as the media contact for tennis and softball. Her publications have been cited over 20 times in the past seven years by CoSIDA in district or national contests, most recently garnering Best Cover honors for the Temple men's basketball media guide. In , three of her media guide covers received Best in the Nation awards while her 2008 Navy sprint football media guide and 2009 men s lacrosse media guide were ranked first nationally. Kelli SheeSley Assistant AD / Creative Services Juniata 98 5th Year at Temple While at Navy, Sheesley was responsible for the design and layout of materials for 31 varsity sport programs, while working closely with the marketing and promotions department, as well as Navy s booster program, the Blue & Gold Club. Prior to her work at Navy, Sheesley spent six years at Bucknell University as Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. Sheesley is a graduate of Juniata College ( 98), where she was a four-year letterwinner in softball and was the team s MVP her senior season.

40 Temple head Coaches Tonya Cardoza Women s basketball Joe dipietro Softball Fran dunphy Men s basketball nikki Franke Fencing bakeer Ganes Women s Volleyball amanda Janney Field hockey david MacWilliams Men s Soccer Steve Mauro Men s & Women s Tennis eric Mobley Men s & Women s Cross Country and Track & Field aaron Murphy Women s Gymnastics Seamus o Connor Women s Soccer brian Quinn Men s Golf Matt rhule Football bonnie rosen Women s lacrosse rebecca Smith Grzybowski Women s Crew Fred Turoff Men s Gymnastics ryan Wheeler baseball Gavin White Men s Crew 2014 Temple Women s Gymnastic Media Guide 40

41 Staff directory 41 UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION President, Neil D. Theobald president Provost, Hai-Lung Dai provost ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Director of Athletics, Kevin Clark keviclar NCAA Faculty Representative, Eleanor Myers emyers Deputy Director of Athletics, Pat Kraft patrick.kraft Sr. Assoc. AD, Sports Admin., Joe Giunta jgiunta Sr. Assoc. AD, SWA, Kristen Foley kristen.foley Admin. Asst., Director of Athletics, Pat Albright pat.albright Administrative Specialist, Athletics, Beverly Tinsley btinsley ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Sr. Assoc. AD, Athletic Comm., Larry Dougherty larrydoc Special Asst. to Athletic Director, Al Shrier ashrier5 Asst. AD, Creative Services, Kelli Sheesley sheesley Asst. AD, Football Comm., Rich Burg rich.burg Assoc. Dir., Athletic Comm., Karen Auerbach kauerbach Assoc. Dir., Athletic Comm., Cathy Bongiovi cathyb Graduate Extern, Korey Blucas korey.blucas ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT Asst. Vice President for Athletic Dev., Mark Ingram mark.ingram Asst. AD for Campaigns, Gerard McMahon gmcmahon Asst. AD for Development, Michael Bamonti michael.bamonti Director of Campaigns, Kris Graves kristian.graves Asst. Director, Rob Fisher rfisher Asst. Director, Jenna Rankin jenna.rankin Director of Capital Support, James Batley james.batley Development Associate, Mandy Brindle amanda.brindle ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT Supervisor, Equipment Manager, Paul Kelley paul.kelley Asst. Equipment Manager, Dan O Connor doconnor Graduate Extern, Equipment, Dominic Dellorso dominic.dellorso Graduate Extern, Equipment, Megan Kita megan.kita Graduate Extern, Equipment, Jim Manion james.manion ATHLETIC FACILITIES Asst. AD, Facilities Lee Roberts lroberts Asst. Director for Facilities, Bryan Kulp bkulp Asst. Director for Facilities, Karen Williams kwilli00 BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION Assoc. AD, Finance and Admin., Harry Metzinger harry.metzinger Business Manager, Tim Thiess tthiess Assistant Business Manager, Linda Gordon rgordon COMPLIANCE & STUDENT-ATHLETE AFFAIRS Sr. Assoc. AD, Compliance & SA Affairs, Sherryta Freeman sherryta Asst. Director, Kristy Bannon Smorovsky kristy.bannon Asst. Director, Quinton Smith quinton.smith Graduate Extern, Lizzy Lagasse ncaacomp MARKETING, PROMOTIONS & SALES Assoc. AD, Marketing & Promotions, Scott Walcoff swalcoff Marketing Manager, Denise Fitzpatrick denise.fitzpatrick Marketing Coordinator, Sam Moore smoore Graduate Extern, Gregg Donnelly gregg.donnelly Regional Director of Corporate Sales, Chris Rumer...crumer Director of Corporate Partnerships, Gabe Leibowitz gleibowitz Director of Client Services & Prem. Seating, Emily Krombach emily.krombach Director of Ticket Operations, Clayton Cochrane tickets Ticket Office Coordinator, Stephen Capuano stephen.capuano General Manager, Ticket Sales & Service, Rob Mansis robert.mansis Senior Account Executive, David Orr davidorr Account Executive, Chet Zukowski chet.zukowski Account Executive, Andrew Morrison andrew.morrison Account Executive, Terrell Graham terrell.graham VIDEO Video Coordinator, Ben Cauthen benjamin.cauthen SPORTS MEDICINE Team Physician, Dr. Ray A. Moyer rmoyer Director of Athletic Training, Al Bellamy al.bellamy Associate Athletic Trainer, David Borchardt david.borchardt Assistant Athletic Trainer, Ricker Adkins ricker.adkins Assistant Athletic Trainer, Shawn Cameron shawn.cameron Assistant Athletic Trainer, Karin Dowen karin.dowen Assistant Athletic Trainer, Vanessa Gomez vanessa.gomez Assistant Athletic Trainer, Nathan Quebedeaux nathan.quebedeaux Assistant Athletic Trainer, Masahiro Takahagi hagi Graduate Extern, Helen Clay helen.clay Graduate Extern, Pamela Grondski pamela.grondski Graduate Extern, David Hayes david.j.hayes Graduate Extern, Kyle Nicastro kyle.nicastro Graduate Extern, Marc Schaffer mschaffer Graduate Extern, Daniel Senif daniel.john.senif Office Manager, Sports Medicine, Sandy Rodville srodville STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Head Strength & Conditioning/Football, Jeremy Scott jscott Head Strength & Conditioning, Scott Charland scott.charland Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach, Clare Kaufman clare.kaufman Asst. Strength & Conditioning/Basketball, Rich Levy richard.levy Asst. Strength & Conditioning, Sam Whitney samuel.whitney Graduate Extern, William Meckes william.meckes Graduate Extern, Bridget Settles bridget.settles STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC ADVISING & SUPPORT Director, Justin Miller jsm Principal Academic Advisor, Shawn Fagan sfagan Senior Academic Advisor, Nick Plack nplack Academic Advisor, Ehren Green ergreen Academic Advisor, Katie Guynn katie.guynn Academic Advisor, Herb Hopkinson herb.hopkinson Academic Advisor, Sarah Pergine sarah.pergine Senior Learning Specialist, Moira Kirby moira.kirby Research Assistant, Gina Forchelli...gina.forchelli Certifying Officer, Kim Marsh kmarsh Administrative Specialist, Cheryl Cummings cheryl.cummings Graduate Extern, Paris Williams...paris.williams HEAD COACHES Baseball, Ryan Wheeler ryan.wheeler Women s Basketball, Tonya Cardoza tcardoza Men s Basketball, Fran Dunphy fdunphy Women s Crew, Rebecca Smith Grzybowski rebecca.smith Men s Crew, Gavin White gavwhite Fencing, Nikki Franke nfranke Field Hockey, Amanda Janney ajanney Football, Matt Rhule nharvin Men s Golf, Brian Quinn bqgolf08 Women s Gymnastics, Aaron Murphy murph Men s Gymnastics, Fred Turoff fturoff Women s Lacrosse, Bonnie Rosen bonnie8 Men s Soccer, David MacWilliams coachmac Women s Soccer, Seamus O Connor seamus.oconnor Softball, Head Coach, Joe DiPietro dipietro Men s & Women s Tennis, Steve Mauro sjmauro Men s & Women s Track and XC, Eric Mobley emobley Women s Volleyball, Bakeer Ganes bganes CHEERLEADING AND DANCE Co-Head Cheerleading Coach, Emilyann Burster emilyann Co-Head Cheerleading Coach, Nicole Tovey tud05742 Diamond Gems Head Coach, Jennifer Keller... SUPPORT STAFF Director of Football Operations, Sean Padden sean.padden Asst. AD/MBB Operations, Jeff Wilson jrwilson Dir. of Women s Basketball Operations, Stacey Nasser stacey.nasser Admin. Asst., Men s Basketball, Raheem Mapp rmapp Admin. Specialist, Football, Nadia Harvin nharvin

42 Jan. 12 1:00 p.m. George Washington Invite Jan. 16 6:00 p.m. Bridgeport (Yale & Southern Connecticut) Jan. 24 7:00 p.m. Alaska Anchorage Jan. 26 2:00 p.m. Alaska Anchorage Feb. 1 1:00 p.m. Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational (UPenn, WCU, Ursinus, Cornell) Feb :00 p.m. UPenn (Brockport & SUNY Cortland) Feb. 15 4:00 p.m. Towson Invite Feb. 22 6:00 p.m. Rutgers (Ursinus & Penn State) Mar. 2 1:00 p.m. Ursinus College Mar. 8 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan (Northern Illinois & Air Force) Mar. 16 1:00 p.m. William & Mary Mar :00 p.m. ECAC Championships April 5 TBA NCAA Regional Championships. April TBA USAG Nationals (at Brown University) *Home Meets are in Bold **All times listed are Eastern Time and subject to change