c o u g a r s s p o r t s CSU s Chapman Wins Gold at 2013 Deaflympics For the second consecutive summer, Columbus State University athletics has made noise on the international level when women s tennis player Laura Chapman won a gold medal in women s doubles at the 2013 Deaflympics. The games were held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Chapman and her doubles partner, Emily Hangstefer completed their journey this morning with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over second-seeded Chiu-Mei Ho and Hsiu-Hsiang Ho of Chinese Taipei. I can t explain how happy I am that Emily and I won this match, said Chapman. It honestly hasn t really set in for us that we won a gold medal for our country. It was the first gold medal for the United States in tennis since the 1997 Deaflympics games. Also, it marks the first time that the USA won the gold in women s doubles since 1993 when Mary Reilly and Paige Stringer won the competition. Ironically, the 93 games took place in Sofia. This is a great day for CSU athletics and especially the women s tennis program, said head coach Evan Isaacs. Laura deserves this honor as much as anyone I know and I couldn t be prouder of her. She puts in so much time on the court and she has made the whole Columbus community proud. Shultz Named director of development for athletics 15 Along the way, Chapman and Hangstefer defeated the top-three seeds in the tournament not dropping a set. In fact in eight sets played, the American duo lost just two or more games in a set three times. Chapman also participated in the singles and mixed doubles competition in the games. In singles play, she won the opening round match before bowing out to the top-seed. In mixed doubles, Chapman and her partner Bradford Minns reached the quarterfinal round before dropping a match against the top-seeded duo. Chapman, a Columbus native, graduated from Hardaway High School in 2010. This is the second consecutive summer that a member of the Columbus State athletic family has won a gold medal in international competition as assistant rifle coach Jamie Gray won a gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics. The Deaflympics was created in 1924 by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. This season, Chapman helped the Columbus State University tennis team to a 22-4 record as the Lady Cougars reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 for the fifth time in program history. Columbus State University Athletic Director Jay Sparks has announced the hiring of Roger Shultz as the director of development for CSU athletics. Shultz will plan and implement the development process for the purpose of generating major gifts and donations to the athletic department. He will also work closely with Sparks and other university leaders in fund-raising programs and activities. We are ecstatic to have Roger join our staff, Sparks said. Roger s job is essential in our department s growth and advancement forward in order to achieve the goals that we have set. Fundraising is vital to our department s growth and it will help us in the decision making process in the future. Shultz comes to Columbus State from the Pride on 3 Foundation, his own endeavor, where he was the president and CEO. The foundation helps fight childhood obesity. Prior to that, he was at Jacksonville State University, where he was the associate director of athletics for external affairs. Shultz spent six years at Troy in the same position. In his playing days, Shultz was a decorated football star at the University of Alabama. A four-year starter, Shultz was twice named an All-Southeastern Conference center and was also a freshman All-American. In his senior season, Shultz won two illustrious Alabama football awards, being named the Pat Trammel Award and Dwight Stephenson Award winner. The Pat Trammel Award is given to the player Impact august/september 2013 Laura Chapman, far right, and her doubles partner, Emily Hangstefer, far left, hang out with another Deaflympics competitor, Brad Minns, and coach Katie Hangstefer. who demonstrates the merit, leadership and character of legendary UA football player Pat Trammel. The Dwight Stephenson Award is awarded to the team s best offensive lineman. Shultz has also worked in radio, broadcasting football games for Troy and basketball games for Huntingdon College.
Columbus State University s Presichi Ties for Top Score; Training culminates with graduation for 9th and 10th Regiments Columbus State University s ROTC Cadet Marco Presichi tied for the top male Army Physical Fitness Test score with 350 points as he was among the approximately 901 Reserve Officers Training Corps Cadets from the 9th and 10th Regiments graduating from the 2013 Leader Development and Assessment Course July 28 during a short graduation and commissioning ceremony at Watkins Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Presichi s score tied with Cadet Christopher Polo from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, also with 350 points. As part of the ceremony, 24 cadets were sworn in and pinned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. The ceremony capped off 29 days of leadershipinfused training designed to develop each cadet s leadership abilities through a sequentially organized training schedule that incorporated the basic necessary skills to become an effective military leader. During the ceremony, eight cadets were honored for individual accomplishments that set them apart from their peers. From each regiment, awards were handed out for distinguished honor graduate, honor graduate, the top male and female Army physical fitness test scores and the cadet that best represented the Warrior Ethos, a term coined to reflect the embodiment of a soldier. Recognized as the top overall cadets from each regiment were cadet John Fitzsimmons, from Creighton University, cadet John Keenan, from Indiana University, cadet Raul Mancera, from Campbell University and cadet Jose Targa, from the University of Georgia. Recognized as the top male and female APFT scores from each regiment were Polo and Presichi (350), cadet Timothy Nelson, from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, cadet Sabina Fischer, from University of Notre Dame and cadet Jacqueline DeRocher, from Norwich University. Finally, a cadet from each regiment was chosen that best represented the Warrior Ethos. Cadet David Bonham, from University of North Georgia was chosen from 9th Regement and cadet Kevin Gerow, from University of Nevada was chosen from 10th Regement. The leadership course is one of the final steps for cadets prior to completing the ROTC program and entering the Army as commissioned officers. Cadets that were not commissioned during the ceremony are scheduled to return to their ROTC programs to finish out the commissioning requirements. News and INformatIoN for Columbus state university faculty, staff and students 16