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2005-06 APPALACHIAN WOMENʼS BASKETBALL
COACHES AND ADMINISTRATION
2005-06 APPALACHIAN STATE WOMENʼS BASKETBALL
COACHES/ADMINISTRATION
THE SHULER FILE
Born: Adrienne Denise Shuler
April 24, 1969
Raised in: Bowman, S.C.
HEAD COACH
Education:
M.A. in leadership
Bellevue University, 2003
B.S. in social work
Georgia, 1992
Adrienne Shuler
Georgia, 1992
Fourth Year
Bowman High School - Bowman, S.C.
Class of 1987
Playing Experience:
Professional
1998 — Washington Mystics
Adrienne Shuler begins her fourth season as the head
women’s basketball coach at Appalachian State University, after successful collegiate playing and coaching careers, as well
as a stint in the WNBA.
In her third season at the helm for Appalachian
(2004-05), Shuler guided her Mountaineer squad to an 11-17
record. The 11 wins marked the most since the Mountaineers
finished the 1999-2000 season 13-15. In 2003-04, Shuler’s
squad posted a 7-21 record, including a 6-14 mark in conference play.
In her first season as a head coach in 2002-03, Shuler
led Appalachian to a 9-19 record and an 8-10 finish in Southern Conference play. The Mountaineers’ eight league victories
marked a three-game improvement from the previous campaign and the squad’s most SoCon wins since the 1999-2000
campaign. Among the season highlights, Kiki Conyers was
named SoCon Freshman of the Year.
Shuler was appointed to the head coaching position on April 21, 2002, becoming the sixth head coach in
Appalachian’s 32-year women’s basketball history. She is the
fourth coach since the Southern Conference began declaring a
women’s basketball champion.
Previous to taking over the Appalachian program,
Shuler spent seven seasons at Furman, first as an assistant
coach and later as associate head coach. Before that time,
Shuler enjoyed a stellar four-year career with the women’s
basketball team at Georgia.
During her seven years at Furman under head coach
Sherry Carter, Shuler helped the program post a 114-85 (.573)
record, 73-43 (.629) in the SoCon. The Paladins earned a SoCon
championship in 1997 and the league’s tournament crown and
NCAA Tournament berth in 2001.
During her two-year tenure as associate head coach at
Furman, the team posted a 37-23 (.616) record, 24-12 (.667)
in the Southern Conference.
Shuler served brief stints at Georgia College and State
University in 1994-95 as a basketball and cross country coach,
and then at Okaloosa-Walton Community College in Niceville,
Fla. during the 1993-94 season. She began her coaching career
as a graduate assistant at Marshall in 1992.
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College
1988 — Georgia
1989 — Georgia
1990 — Georgia
1991 — Georgia
High School
4 years basketball
4 years volleyball
Coaching Experience:
2002-present — Appalachian State
1995-02 — Furman
1994-95 — Georgia College
1993-94 - Okaloosa-Walton Community College
1992-93 — Marshall (Grad Assistant)
Favorite team growing up: The Lakers
Favorite athlete growing up: Magic Johnson
You learned the game from: My brothers in the back
yard and neighborhood dirt courts.
Most memorable moment as an athlete: Winning the
state championshp and having my parents watch me
play.
Best thing about being a college basketball coach:
The relationships you make with athletes, watching
them grow and mature.
Favorite drill in practice: Defensive drills - “I want
u drill”
If you could master a skill in another sport, what
would that be? Hurdles
Favorite movie: The Rocky collection and Shawshank
Redemption
Favorite TV show: Good Times
What music is most likely to be in your CD player?
Gospel, mellow music by any artist, country
If you could go to dinner with three people to talk
basketball, who would they be? My high school coach,
Georgia head coach Andy Landers, Magic Johnson
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SHULERʼS RECORDS AT GEORGIA
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Ranked second all-time at Georgia with 308 steals.
Collected 103 steals in 1990-91, good for fourth on
the Lady Bulldogs’ single-season list.
Tied Georgia and Stegeman Coliseum single-game
record with 10 steals versus Howard (Feb. 22, 1989).
Eight steals versus Ole Miss (Jan. 19, 1991) tied for
seventh all-time at Georgia.
Ranked No. 3 in career assists (553).
Had second-highest single-season assist total in
school history with 204 in 1990-91.
Tied school and Stegeman Coliseum record with 14
assists versus Florida State (Jan. 31, 1991).
Adrienne Shuler enjoyed a professional playing career with the WNBA’s
Washington Mystics. She credits playing at the highest level of basketball with
enhancing her credibility and respect with her players.
ADRIENNE SHULER — 1998 WASHINGTON MYSTICS
G-GS
25-12
MPG
14.5
FG%
.369
3P%
.342
FT%
.824
ORPG DRPG
.50
1.60
RPG
2.10
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APG
1.9
SPG
.92
BPG
.12
TO/G
1.64
PF/G
2.10
PPG
3.6
COACHES/ADMINISTRATION
As a player, Shuler enjoyed a standout career as a
point guard at the University of Georgia from 1987-91. During her collegiate career, she was a member of the Bulldogs’
1991 Southeastern Conference Championship team and toured
Yugoslavia and Russia as a member of the 1990 US Olympic
Select Team.
A Dean’s List member in 1989 and 1991, Shuler captained the Lady Bulldogs in 1990 and 1991. She was tabbed
the Southeastern Conference’s Player of the Week for the
week of February 20, 1989, the only Bulldog to receive that
honor in the 1988-89 season. Shuler was one of three Bulldogs
named to the 1989 all-SEC team by the league’s coaches.
In the summer of 1998, she returned to the court as a
point guard for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. During
her 25-game stint, she scored 89 points and averaged 14.5
minutes per game. She recorded a career-high of 14 points on
Aug. 9, 1998, where she hit the game-winning shot with 3.8
seconds left on the clock to lift the Mystics over the Los Angeles Sparks.
Shuler was honored as the Greenville, S.C., YWCA’s Woman
of the Year in 1999 for her community involvement off the
court, an endeavor she continues at Appalachian and in the
Boone community.
A native of Bowman, S.C., Shuler graduated from
Bowman High School in 1987. While a student at Bowman, she
played both basketball and volleyball. She graduated from the
University of Georgia with a degree in social work in 1992 and
earned a Master’s degree in leadership from Bellevue University in 2003.
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COACHES/ADMINISTRATION
THE THOMPSON FILE
Born: Kim Thompson
July 29, 1974 in Pearl, Miss.
Raised in: Pearl, Miss.
ASSISTANT COACH
Education:
B.S. in health promotion and education
Georgia, 1996
Kim Thompson
Georgia, 1996
Fourth Year
Pearl High School - Pearl, Miss.
Class of 1992
Playing Experience:
College
1992 — Georgia
1993 — Georgia
1994 — Georgia
1995 — Georgia
Another former standout point guard at the University of Georgia, Kim Thompson begins her fourth year as an assistant coach at
Appalachian State University.
“I think that having someone who has the level of playing experience that Kim does brings a lot to this team,” stated Head Coach
Adrienne Shuler. “Someone who has played and coached in the SEC
and the NCAA Tournament brings knowledge and experience second
to none.”
A standout player from 1992-96, Thompson was a member of
University of Georgia teams which advanced to the 1995 and 1996
NCAA Final Fours and won the 1996 SEC Championship.
She started 21 of her 94 collegiate games, and is one of only
three Lady Bulldogs to ever start the first game of their freshman year
at point guard— a distinction she shares with Coach Shuler. During
the 1993-94 season, Thompson registered nine steals against Coppin
State, which still places her third among the Lady Bulldogs’ all-time
single-game performances.
As a fifth-year senior, Thompson worked in the Georgia Sports
Information Office. She received degrees in both health promotion
and education in 1996.
Thompson served as an administrative assistant at Georgia from
1998-2002, returning to the Final Four with the Lady Bulldogs in 1999.
During her stint on the Georgia staff, she handled a wide variety of
responsibilities, including team travel and scheduling.
A native of Pearl, Miss., Thompson was a top athlete at Pearl
High School, receiving all-state accolades in basketball, cross country
and track all four years of her prep career. In 1992, she averaged 16.5
points, 5.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.3 rebounds per game en route to
being ranked among the top-10 seniors in the nation.
High School
4 years basketball
4 years track
4 years cross country
Coaching Experience:
2002-present — Appalachian State
1998-2002 — Georgia
Favorite team growing up: L.A. Lakers and San Franciso 49ers
Favorite athlete growing up: Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jerry Rice
You learned the game from: My middle school coach, but mostly
from playing with and watching talented players.
Most memorable moment as an athlete: Playing in the National
Championship game in 1996.
Best thing about being a college basketball coach: Getting to
impact the lives of impressionable young ladies while teaching the
game that has shaped my life in so many ways.
Favorite drill in practice: Any defensive drill.
If you could master a skill in another sport, what would that be:
Soccer and golf
Favorite vacation spot: It used to be New Orleans.
Favorite movie: Sling Blade
Best book on basketball you’ve read: “Reach for the Summit” by
Pat Summit.
If you could go to dinner with four people to talk basketball,
who would they be? Michael Jordan, Pat Summit, Phil Jackson and
Lenny Wilkens
KIM THOMPSON — GEORGIA BULLDOGS CAREER STATISTICS
Years
1992-96
GP-GS
94-21
FGM-FGA
79-232
Pct.
.341
FTM-FTA
49-76
Pct.
.645
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Reb.-Avg.
83-0.9
Asst.
168
Blk.
5
Stl.
99
Pts.-Avg
209-2.2
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Born: Mary Katherine Brock
March 17, 1980 in Rome, Ga.
Raised in Rome, Ga.
ASSISTANT COACH
Education:
B.S. in exercise science
Furman, 2002
Mary McMahon
Furman, 2002
Fourth Year
Model High School - Rome, Ga.
Class of 1998
Playing Experience:
College
1998-1999 - Furman
1999-00 - Furman
2000-01 - Furman
2001-02 Furman
Mary McMahon, a 2002 Furman graduate with a major in health
and exercise science, enters her fourth season as an assistant coach
at Appalachian State University.
“Mary is very familiar with the Southern Conference,” said Head
Coach Adrienne Shuler. “She was a top player in the SoCon for four
years, and it is great for us to have her. I wanted the team to be in
an environment where they were surrounded by people who have
experienced success and she definitely adds that.”
A four-year letterwinner at Furman, McMahon played in each of
the Paladins’ 116 games during her career, 64 of those as a starter.
During her senior season she averaged 9.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per
contest. She was named to the Southern Conference all-Tournament
team following the 2001-02 season.
The Rome, Ga. product enjoyed a standout prep career at Model
High School, leading her team to the Rome News Tribune Christmas
Tournament Championship and to a second-place finish in the state
tournament while collecting all-state honors as a sophomore, junior
and senior. A versatile athlete, Brock earned letters in four sports
during her prep career, including softball, tennis and track.
Off the court, Brock was a member of the National Honor Society,
class valedictorian and secretary/treasurer of the Student Government
Association.
Formerly Mary Brock, McMahon married Appalachian State men’s
basketball associate head coach Matt McMahon in June of 2005.
High School
4 years basketball
(all-state, all-area player of the year. top-10 in Georgia)
3 years softball
1 year tennis
1 year track
Coaching Experience:
2002-present — Appalachian State
Favorite team growing up: Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves
Favorite athlete growing up: Troy Aikman, David Justice, Michael
Jordan
You learned the game from: Andy Akin, my high school coach and
at Connie Guinn’s summer camps.
Most memorable moment as an athlete: Winning the SoCon championship (at Furman) and playing UT in the first round of the NCAA
tournament.
Best thing about being a college basketball coach: The moment
that all the work pays off and you see a small change and improvement, a glimpse that they are getting it.
Favorite drill in practice: Cut-throat (3-on-3-on-3) halfcourt
If you could master a skill in another sport, what would that be?
Serving in tennis
Favorite vacation spot: Any beautiful beach, I just discovered the
amazing Caribbean
Favorite movie: Miracle
If you could go to dinner with three people to talk basketball,
who would they be? Michael Jordan, John Wooden and Andy Akin
(HS coach)
The McMahon family; Matt and Mary.
MARY McMAHON — FURMAN PALADINS CAREER STATISTICS
Years
GP-GS
1998-02 116-64
FG
329
FGA Pct. 3Pt
712 .462 21
3PA Pct. FT
79 .266 100
FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg PF-D A TO BK ST Pts.-Avg.
123 .813 418-3.6 127-1 122 162 13 50 779-6.7
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THE MCMAHON FILE
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COACHES/ADMINISTRATION
THE COLE FILE
Born: James Cole
April 12, 1971 in Flemington, N.J.
Raised in: Winter Park, Fla.
ASSISTANT COACH
Jim Cole
Appalachian, 1993
First Year
Education:
M.S. in physical education.
North Carolina A&T, 2000
B.S. in physical education,
Appalachian State, 1993
The Master’s Academy - Winter Park, Fla.
Class of 1989
Playing Experience:
High School
3 years basketball (two-time MVP)
Jim Cole returns to his alma mater as he enters his
first season as an assistant basketball coach at Appalachian
State University. Cole, a 1993 graduate of ASU, spent the
previous two years as the head girls’ basketball coach at North
Moore High School in Robbins, N.C.
“I am very excited about the addition of Jim to our
staff,” head coach Adrienne Shuler said. “His experience and
knowledge as a head coach will allow for an easy transition
into his role as an assistant coach on this level. In his short
time on the staff, he has shown a tremendous work ethic,
attention to detail and a strong passion for the game. I look
forward to working with him.”
Cole received a bachelor’s degree in physical education
from ASU in 1993 and a Master’s from North Carolina A&T. He
graduated from The Master’s Academy in Winter Park, Fla., in
1989, where he was a standout basketball player, earning MVP
honors twice.
The 34-year-old Cole resides in Lenior, N.C. with his
wife, Anita, and three daughters; Morgan (9), Katie (6) and
Jami (5).
Coaching Experience:
2002-present — Appalachian State
2003-2005 — North Moore HS (Robbins, N.C.)
Favorite team growing up: Boston Celtics
Favorite athlete growing up: Scott Skiles, Larry Bird
You learned the game from: My dad and uncle.
Best thing about being a college basketball coach: The opportunity to stay involved with a team, working together toward one goal.
Favorite drill in practice: Any defensive drill.
If you could master a skill in another sport, what would that
be? Six-foot putts
Favorite movie: Devil’s Brigade, Patton
Best book on basketball you’ve read: “Leading From the Heart” by
Mike Krzyzewski
What music is most likely to be in your CD player? Rascal Flatts,
Def Lepard
If you could go to dinner with three people to talk basketball,
who would they be? Red Auerbach, Mike Krzyzewski and Bobby
Knight
The Cole Family; Morgan, Jim, Jami, Anita and Katie
WOMENʼS BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF
Ben Jones
TEAM MANAGER
Ben Jones, a senior at Appalachian State,
is in his fourth year as a team manager for the
Mountaineers.
A native of Mauldin, S.C., Jones is a 2002
graduate of Mauldin High School. An exercise science major with a minor in biology, Jones aspires
for a career as a strength and conditioning coach.
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RUSSELL PATTERSON
Strength and Conditioning
CINDY LENTZ
Athletic Trainer
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Debbie Richardson
Auburn, 1975
10th Year
Charlie Cobb
North Carolina State, 1990
First Year
Charlie Cobb, a member of the athletics department at North Carlina State University the past seven years, officially began his tenure as
athletics director at Appalachian State University on July 1, 2005.
A four-year football letterwinner at NC State from 1986-89, Cobb
served as the Wolfpack’s senior associate athletics director for external
operations from 1998-2005. In that role, he oversaw NC State’s marketing, ticket operations, media relations and student-athlete development
operations, as well as serving on the department’s compact strategic
planning initiative, gender equity and facilities committees.
During his tenure, NC State increased football season-ticket sales
by 87 percent and men’s basketball season-ticket sales by 121 percent.
The combined ticket revenues accounted for an annual increase of over
86 percent for Wolfpack athletics, generating more than $6 million for
the department.
In addition, Cobb served as NC State’s administrator for baseball
and women’s soccer, as tournament manager for the 2004 NCAA men’s
basketball first and second rounds at the RBC Center and as the chair for
the southeast region of the NCAA women’s soccer committee.
Prior to returning to his alma mater in ‘98, Cobb spent five years
in Atlanta, Ga., where he held positions with the Atlanta Sports Council, the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl and the Georgia Dome. As an assistant
executive director for the Atlanta Sports Council and the Peach Bowl,
he helped coordinate Atlanta’s bid for the 2002 NCAA men’s basketball
Final Four and handled all game and event operations for the Peach
Bowl.
As sales manager for the Georgia Dome from 1994-97, Cobb helped
procure events such as the Southeastern Conference football championship, the SEC and Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournaments, NCAA men’s basketball championship events, Georgia High
School Association football playoffs, major concerts and other college
and amateur sporting events.
Cobb earned a B.A. in business administration from NC State in
1990. A second-team all-ACC honoree at center as a senior, Cobb was
an academic all-ACC selection and collected the prestigious Jim Tatum
Award, presented to the ACC football senior with the highest grade
point average, and Bob Warren Memorial Award, given to the Wolfpack
football player that displays the highest integrity and sportsmanship.
After receiving post-graduate scholarships from both the ACC and
NFL Charities, Cobb earned a master’s degree in sports administration
from Ohio University in 1992.
Cobb is married to the former Lindsay Brecher, who was an all-ACC
goalkeeper for NCSU women’s soccer from 1988-90 and served as an
assistant coach for the Wolfpack from 1999-2005. They have a sevenyear-old son, Harrison, and a four-year-old daughter, Branan.
Debbie Richardson begins her 10th year as Senior Woman
Administrator at Appalachian State University. She joined the
Mountaineer staff in August 1996 as an assistant athletics
director and earned the title of associate director in 2000.
Richardson serves as administrator for seven men’s and
women’s sports, including volleyball, women’s soccer, women’s
basketball, wrestling, softball and men’s and women’s tennis. As
the senior woman administrator, she acts as spokesperson for the
needs and interests of women within the athletics department,
campus and community. In addition, Richardson is Appalachian’s
Compliance Director and is responsible for compliance and
eligibility matters through the NCAA.
Richardson has been very active at conference, regional
and national levels, participating on numerous committees. In
the Southern Conference, Richardson sits on the wrestling and
television committees and is the current chair of the volleyball
committee. She is also a former chair of the conference’s Senior
Woman Administrators’ Association.
Regionally, Richardson serves as the chair of the south
region volleyball ranking committee, and, at the national level,
she is entering her second year as a member of the NCAA Division
I volleyball committee.
Richardson came to Appalachian following five years as
assistant athletics director at the University of Illinois, where
she was responsible for 11 sports, handling event management,
athletic facilities and special projects, such as NCAA and Big Ten
Championships.
Prior to her stint at Illinois, Richardson spent nine years at
the University of South Florida, including seven seasons as head
volleyball coach. While at South Florida, Richardson compiled a
180-117 record and earned three Sun Belt Conference Coach of
the Year awards (1984, 1986 and 1988). She led her team to four
Sun Belt championships (1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989).
Richardson came to South Florida from Gardner-Webb where
she was a volleyball coach during the 1981 season.
A 1975 Auburn graduate, Richardson was a four-year starter
for the Tigers during the AIAW-era. She served as a team captain
and was named to the all-state team in both her junior and
senior campaigns.
The Miami, Fla. native graduated from Berry High School in
Birmingham, Ala.
An Olympic volleyball volunteer at the 1996 Atlanta Games,
Richardson earned a master’s degree in physical education from
East Tennessee State in 1977.
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COACHES/ADMINISTRATION
SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/SWA
ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
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COACHES/ADMINISTRATION
ASSOCIATE AD
David Jackson
Appalachian State, 2000
Second Year
After four years as Appalachian State University athletics’
director of external operations, David Jackson was promoted to
associate athletics director for public affairs in December 2004.
Jackson’s primary obligations include overseeing all of the
athletics department’s public affairs operations, including the
Appalachian Sports Network, corporate sponsorship, marketing
and sports information.
He continues to be the voice of Mountaineer football and
men’s basketball and the host of Appalachian Football Weekly,
Mountaineer Basketball with Houston Fancher and Mountaineer
Talk, the Appalachian Sports Network’s weekly television and
radio shows.
A native of Greensboro, N.C., Jackson earned a bachelor’s
degree in communications from ASU in May 2000. While a student
at Appalachian, he worked three years as a senior intern for
ASN and served as a student assistant in the sports information
department throughout his undergraduate career. Jackson
utilized his skills as sideline reporter for ASN football broadcasts
for three seasons and also handled color analyst duties and the
engineering responsibilities for ASN men’s basketball action.
Jackson married the former Leila Pratt, ASU director of
athletics multimedia design, in October 2002. They reside in
Sugar Grove.
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ASSOCIATE AD
Jay Sutton
Appalachian State, 1996
Second Year
In his fifth year as a part of the Appalachian State University
athletics staff, Jay Sutton was promoted to the position of
associate athletics director in December 2004.
Sutton’s main responsibilities include student-welfare issues
such as NCAA rules compliance and student-athlete eligibility.
Sutton also serves as a liaison for housing, admissions, and
academic advisement. In addition, he assists with many tasks
within the Mountaineer football program and manages the
department’s courtesy car program.
A four-year football letterwinner at Appalachian from 199396, Sutton started his professional career at Appalachian in
2000, serving in ASU’s office of academic services for studentathletes. In 2002, he was promoted to coordinator of academic
services for student-athletes, a position he held until his current
appointment.
Sutton graduated from Appalachian in 1997 with a bachelor’s
degree in physical education and earned a master’s degree in
counseling from UNC Greensboro in 2000.
A third-team all-American in 1996, Sutton was a three-year
starter at place kicker for the Mountaineers. He holds six school
records, including most points scored by a kicker in a season (99)
and extra points made in a career (109).
A native of Wingate, N.C., Sutton was a two time all-Southern
Conference honoree. He resides in Boone.
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MOUNTAINEER HEAD COACHES
COLLIN CROTHERS
Womenʼs Tennis
MIKE CURCIO
Cross Country
BILL DICUS
Golf
HOUSTON FANCHER
Menʼs Basketball
CHRIS POLLARD
Baseball
BOB LAKE
Menʼs Tennis
MANDY LATZ
Field Hockey
PAUL MANCE
Wrestling
JERRY MOORE
Football
BEN POPOOLA
Womenʼs Soccer
WILLIE RUCKER
Softball
ADRIENNE SHULER
Womenʼs Basketball
PAUL STAHLSCHMIDT
Menʼs Soccer
JOHN WEAVER
Dir. of Track & Field & Cross Country
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COACHES/ADMINISTRATION
CHAD CALLIHAN
Volleyball
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COACHES/ADMINISTRATION
ATHLETICS SUPPORT STAFF
GINA ARNETTE
Administrative Asst.
DR. JAY CRANSTON
Team Physician
TERESA EGGERS
Ticket Office
TROY HEUSTESS
Facilities
LEILA JACKSON
Multimedia Design
JIM JONES
Business Manager
KATHRYN LOVE
Administrative Asst.
KIM MCCONNELL
Administrative Asst.
DAVE OʼCONNOR
Strength &
Conditioning
LINDSAY PARKER
Marketing
DEBBIE REESE
Ticket Manager
JEAN ROBERTS
Academic Services
KIM SHERRILL
Academic Services
DENISE WATSON
Administrative Asst.
GERALD ADAMS
Yosef Club
JOHN WELCH
Equipment Manager
MARTHA WILSON
Academic Services
ADAM WITTEN
External Operations
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LYNDA YOUNG
Yosef Club