The Paul B. Loyd, Jr. All-Sports Center, which is attached to the northwest corner of Gerald J. Ford Stadium, is a 72,000 square-foot structure providing all Mustang student-athletes with several improvements over old facilities, including: Offi ces and locker facilities for football and several Olympic sports A state-of-the-art weight room featuring Olympic free weight machines and cardiovascular equipment A sports medicine complex Conference rooms, including a modern theater-style meeting room for all SMU sports A modern equipment room which provides easy access to the playing fi eld and houses expanded laundry and storage areas in order to serve all sports residing in the facility Ticket facilities, including ticket windows and offi ces, as well as working and waiting areas Offi ces for SMU s athletic administration SPORTS MEDICINE The SMU athletic training program features fi rst-class facilities inside the Paul B. Loyd, Jr. All-Sports Center and the outstanding services of leading sports medicine and health care professionals. SMU basketball trainer Zach McLeese works together with physicians to design rehabilitation programs for injured student-athletes to minimize the loss of fi tness during recuperative time. McLeese is assisted by Director of Sports Medicine Mike Morton and the rest of the staff of certifi ed trainers Kelli Clay, Bill Currie, Jeff Mattis, Becky Rolke and Josh Stevens. EQUIPMENT ROOM The SMU equipment staff handles all of the ordering and inventory of athletic gear for the football team and oversees the team s equipment, locker and team meeting rooms. Director John Mendow and assistant Jon Allmon supervise an operation that custom fi ts all Mustang basketball players for shoes, uniforms and practice gear. The equipment staff s facilities inside of the Paul B. Loyd, Jr. All-Sports Center are among the best in the country. PONY UP! G PAGE 20
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"It is the goal of the SMU Strength & Conditioning program to help each student-athlete reach his/her full athletic potential by providing him/her with training programs that are scientifi cally-based and founded on modern methods of strength & conditioning. Our motto as a strength & conditioning staff is simple, 'Stay in the Eye of the Storm.' The most fundamental and important aspect of the SMU strength & conditioning program is that our coaches will always be on the fl oor coaching athletes. No athlete is left to train on his or her own. Every workout, every exercise, every set and every rep will be monitored by a coach. The coach will teach, instruct, provide feedback and motivate the student-athlete. The objective of the SMU strength & conditioning staff is not only to produce stronger, better conditioned student-athletes, but also to build discipline and mental toughness in each student-athlete through the implementation of a very structured and organized environment. Student-athletes are held accountable for the commitment and effort that they put into the program, and lifting and conditioning must be viewed as a vital element in the training program for student-athletes of any sport. The SMU strength & conditioning staff also plays a major role in the nutritional counseling and the implementation of healthy diets for each of our studentathletes. Our staff is responsible for selecting NCAAapproved supplements that we deem the most benefi cial to our student-athletes. On a daily basis, our strength & conditioning coaches weigh-in student-athletes to help monitor changes in bodyweight that may be associated with dehydration, illness, skipping meals, overeating, eating junk foods, etc. This is all done in an effort to help our student-athletes reach his or her ideal playing weight and to keep energy levels high and hydration levels suffi cient." VIC VILORIA, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach PONY UP! G PAGE 22
SALVINO STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CENTER The SMU strength and conditioning staff, led by head strength & conditioning coach Vic Viloria and basketball strength and conditioining coach Chad Chronistare, train Mustang student-athletes in the Vic and Gladie Jo Salvino Strength & Conditioning Center inside the Paul B. Loyd, Jr. All-Sports Center. The Salvino Strength and Conditioning Center opened in August of 2000 and is considered one of the fi nest of its kind in the nation. Twenty-one self-contained free weight stations are complemented by over 13,000 total pounds of equipment available to SMU student-athletes. With attention to detail including customized iron grip weights emblazoned with the Mustang logo, the Salvino Strength and Conditioning Center services over 500 athletes and 17 sports. Much of SMU s program is based on the Hatch Training System, which was developed by Olympic coach and USA Strength & Conditioning Hall of Famer Gayle Hatch. The system focuses on explosive strength training and factors in explosive power, absolute strength, muscular endurance, speed, quickness, fl exibility, agility and cardiovascular fi tness. Mustang basketball will also have a specialized strength and conditioing room in the new Crum Basketball Center, which will open during the 2007-08 season. PONY UP! G PAGE 23
SMU student-athletes excel in the classroom, as a remarkable 97 percent of the 386 SMU scholarship student-athletes who entered SMU between 1990 and 2000 and exhausted their eligibility at SMU earned degrees. Basketball student-athletes play a big part of SMU s academic success, as Jon Killen, Mike Norton, and Donatas Rackauskas made the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and Killen and Rackauskas won Commissioner s Academic Medals in 2006-07. In addition, SMU had Killen and Rackauskas selected to the fi ve-man C-USA All- Academic Team and Rackauskas was an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District honoree. School-wide, 10 of SMU s 15 athletic programs scored a perfect 100 percent in the NCAA Graduation Success Rates (GSR), and all 15 of SMU s programs rated by the NCAA were equal to or better than the national average. Among the 119 NCAA Division I-A football-playing institutions, SMU had the fi fth-highest percentage of its sports with 100 percent scores, at 67 percent (10 of 15). PONY UP! G PAGE 24
ALEC MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the A-LEC s academic counseling staff is to create a supportive educational environment that assists student-athletes with their transition to the university culture, to guide student-athletes in becoming responsible for their learning by teaching skills that help them identify and pursue their educational goals, and to encourage student-athletes to develop and apply the skills and abilities that will expand their range of personal and professional choices and reinforce the commitment to life-long learning. Academic support for SMU s varsity athletes is coordinated through the Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center, which opened its doors to the student population in 1989 and has become one of the University s most widely-used student services. The A-LEC contains the Blanton Academic Development Complex, including three state-of-the-art, fully-networked computer labs; six private rooms for both individual and small group study; an extensive library of audio, video and digital resources; and a large lounge area. The A-LEC s content-specifi c services include tutoring, study groups, review sessions and the Writing Center. At the Writing Center, students receive help with the process of drafting and revising a specifi c project, as well as assistance with grammar, organization and style. Understanding the distinctive challenges and unique experiences facing student-athletes, the A-LEC s Academic Counselors are responsible for tracking and responding to student-athlete needs at each stage of the academic calendar. The Academic Counselors work includes pre-advising student-athletes during summer orientation and registration sessions, meeting with all studentathletes to discuss each semester s academic support needs, and conferring with coaches to determine which student-athletes should be recommended for more closely monitored academic assistance. PONY UP! G PAGE 25
SMU has been ranked as the top school in its conference in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors Cup Division I Standings for 10 straight years. SMU teams won four Conference titles in 2006-07. SMU boasts a remarkable 97 percent refi ned graduation rate. Ten of SMU s 15 athletic programs scored a perfect 100 percent in the NCAA Graduation Success Rates (GSR), and all 15 of SMU s programs rated by the NCAA were equal to or better than the national average. Among the 119 NCAA Division I-A footballplaying institutions, SMU had the fi fth-highest percentage of its sports with 100 percent GSR scores, with a.667 fi gure (10 of 15). 33 SMU student-athletes were named Conference USA Academic Medal Winners 188 SMU student-athletes were named to the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll RACHAEL FORISH CROSS COUNTRY 2006 Conference USA Cross Country Athlete of the Year 2006 All-American Won the Conference USA Individual Championship JUSTIN WILLIS FOOTBALL 2006 Conference USA Freshman of the Year RACHEL GIUBILATO VOLLEYBALL 2006 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention First-Team All-Conference USA COLT KNOST MEN'S GOLF 2007 U.S. Amateur Champion 2007 U.S. National PubLinks Champion 2006-07 PING All-American 2006-07 Conference USA Golfer of the Year Won three tournaments on the season Qualifi ed for the EDS Byron Nelson Championship and became the first amateur since 1993 to make the cut following a scorching round of 64 during day two of the PGA event. NATALIE BUBIEN WOMEN'S TENNIS 2007 First-Team All-Conference USA PONY UP! G PAGE 26
BASKETBALL Dedicated its new video and scoreboard on Jan. 10 and is in the process of building the $13-million, 43,000 square-foot Crum Basketball Center GAELLE NIARE TRACK & FIELD Earned All-America honors at Indoor & Outdoor NCAA Championships LACEY JONES, JENNIFER ACKERSON, KATE ACKERSON WOMEN'S GOLF Three players named First-Team All-Conference USA JAY NEEDHAM MEN'S SOCCER First-Team All-American Hermann Trophy Finalist No. 1-ranked team in the nation Conference USA Champions ALEX SKRYPKO MEN'S TENNIS First-Team All-Conference USA ASHLEY GUNTER & OLIVIA O'REAR WOMEN'S SOCCER Conference USA Champions Ashley Gunter - Second-Team All-American & C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Olivia O Rear - C-USA Offensive Player of the Year PONY UP! G PAGE 27
GERALD J. FORD STADIUM Gerald J. Ford Stadium, fi nished in August of 2000 on the former Ownby Stadium grounds, has a horseshoe configuration with an open south end zone adjacent to Mockingbird Lane. The architecture is consistent with the Collegiate- Georgian style of the entire SMU campus and features traditional, yet state-of-the-art design concepts. WESTCOTT FIELD One of the most popular soccer venues in the country, Westcott Field has been the home turf for SMU men s and women s soccer since 1994. The grass facility was used as a training site for the Dallas venue of World Cup USA 94. Teams from Germany, Bulgaria, Sweden and Holland practiced there before their games at the Cotton Bowl. In 2004, the Mustangs added a press box to the stadium featuring attractive lettering and the Mustangs past championsships. Before the 2006 season, SMU announced a soccer enhancement project created to make Westcott Field one of the best soccer facilities in the nation. Phase 1 of that project was completed during the summer of 2006 when new turf and a state-of-the art draining system were installed on the facility. Phase 2 will include a new and improved press box, possible meeting rooms and locker facilities, and an attractive brick facade circling the entire facility, matching the architecture of the campus in general. The stadium has a seating capacity of 32,000 with the possibility for future expansion to 45,000. The 32,000-seat confi guration includes nearly 600 preferred club level seats and 240 seats in 24 spacious luxury suites housed in a custom, threelevel press box. In addition to housing preferred club and suite seating, the air-conditioned press box provides excellent sightlines and comfortably accommodates more than 125 working print, radio and television media. The playing surface is 25 feet below ground level, with half of the stadium s seats sunk below grade, ensuring a smooth transition into the surrounding neighborhood and the remainder of the SMU campus. SMU TENNIS CENTER Coming in 2008, the SMU Tennis Center will provide the Mustang men s and women s tennis programs with one of the premier tennis facilities in the nations. The center will include six outdoor courts and a place for a future designated indoor tennis facility. The tennis center will be built just south of the Crum Basketball Center, currently under the construction on the grounds where Haggar Tennis Stadium once stood. PONY UP! G PAGE 28
MOODY COLISEUM Moody Coliseum has been the home of SMU basketball since Dec. 3, 1956, when the Mustangs defeated McMurry, 113-36. Moody Coliseum has also served as the home of SMU volleyball since the program's inception in 1996. The Coliseum has undergone several changes over the years to modernize the facility. A new playing surface with a new fl oor design was installed before the 2007-08 basketball season. That followed a new scoreboard/videoboard that was installed in Dec. 2006. CRUM BASKETBALL CENTER The SMU Crum Basketball Center, scheduled to open during the 2007-08 season will be a dedicated, state-of-the art space where SMU men s and women s basketball programs can practice and train. The SMU Crum Basketball Center will include separate fullsize practice courts for each program, locker rooms and lounges, training and rehabilitation areas, coaches offi ces, meeting areas and fi lm editing rooms. PAUL B. LOYD, JR. ALL-SPORTS CENTER The Paul B. Loyd, Jr. All-Sports Center, which is attached to the northwest corner of Gerald J. Ford Stadium, is a 72,000 square-foot structure providing all Mustang student-athletes with several improvements over old facilities, including: Offi ces and locker facilities for football and several Olympic sports; a state-of-the-art, 10,000 square-foot weight room featuring Olympic free weight machines and cardiovascular equipment; a sports medicine complex; conference rooms, including a modern, theater-style meeting room for all SMU sports; a modern equipment room which provides easy access to the playing fi eld and houses expanded laundry and storage areas in order to serve all sports residing in the facility; and the offi ces for SMU's athletic administration. VIC & GLADIE JO SALVINO STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CENTER The Salvino Strength and Conditioning Center opened in August of 2000 and is located in the Loyd All-Sports Center. The 10,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art training facility includes 1,500 sq. ft. of functional drill space to go along with 14 Olympic platforms with elite Olympic bumper plates. Twenty-one self-contained free weight stations are complemented by over 13,000 total pounds of equipment available to SMU student-athletes. The Salvino Strength and Conditioning Center includes state-of-the-art aerobic equipment and 35 top-of-the-line weight stations. The Salvino Center saw several upgrades during the summer of 2007 including new weight platforms and a 20-yard speed-track. SMU GOLF FACILITY SMU and The Dallas Athletic Club have entered into an agreement to establish the DAC as the home of the SMU men s and women s golf programs. As part of the agreement, SMU will construct a new $4 million practice facility and clubhouse on the grounds of the DAC. The complex will consist of a team clubhouse, men s & women s locker rooms, a Golf Hall of Fame and trophy room, coaches offi ces, study rooms, a conference room, a workout facility and a media room. There will also be two hitting bays equipped with state-of-the-art video and swing analysis capabilities. On the fi ve acres surrounding the complex, there will be two large putting greens - one Bentgrass and one Bermuda grass. Chet Williams of The Nicklaus Design Team will create a four-hole short course with a multitude of practice stations for every conceivable lie or situation. PONY UP! G PAGE 29
The mission of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the total studentathlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image. The SAAC provides insight on the studentathlete experience and offers input on the rules, regulations, and policies that affect studentathletes lives. The Committee is an invaluable resource for: Promoting communication between athletics administration and student-athletes Promoting communication between athletics and campus-wide administration Providing feedback and insight, as well as soliciting responses to department issues and proposed NCAA legislation Building a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams Organizing community service projects and efforts Creating a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees such as studentgovernment Operating as a collective voice of campus studentathletes Disseminating information to individual studentathletes The SMU SAAC is comprised of two members of each sponsored team (one upperclassman and one underclassman), along with representatives from supporting organizations (band, cheer, dance, training). During the monthly meetings, SMU SAAC works from a formal agenda and focuses on discussions involving NCAA legislation. There are also question-and-answer sessions with university and athletic department administrators. SMU SAAC is positioned to increase opportunity for service to the community and to help enhance the image of Mustang student-athletes in the community. PONY UP! G PAGE 30