2010 NSU Lady Demon Tennis

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2010 Lady Demon Tennis • 2010 Lady Demon Tennis • 2010 Lady Demon Tennis

Lauren Peters Martina Rubesova

Scott SmithAssistant Coach

Olga Bazhanova Dragana Colic Adna Curukovic Kathrin Lange

Bianca Schulz Suncica Strkic

Patric DuBoisHead Coach

Andrea Nedorostova

Marie ScribaStudent Assistant

Courtney TegtmanAthletic Trainer

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Quick Fact • Table Of Contents • Quick Facts • Table of Contents • Quick Facts

Contents1 2010 Lady Demon Tennis2 Quick Facts • Table of Contents3 Sports Information • Media4 This is Northwestern State7 2010 Season Outlook8 Head Coach Patric DuBois9 Scott Smith • Marie Scriba10 2010 Roster • Roster Breakdown

11 Olga Bazhanova • Dragana Colic12 Adna Curukovic13 Kathrin Lange14 Andrea Nedorostova • Lauren Peters15 Martina Rubesova • Bianca Schulz16 Suncica Strkic17 2009 Final Stats and Results18 Southland Conference

19 Harry Briggs, “The Paddlin’ Professor”20 Dr. Randall Webb, President21 Jerry Pierce, Vice President22 Greg Burke, Director of Athletics23 Athletic Administration

Quick FactsUniversityName: . . . . . . . . . . . Northwestern State University

Founded: . . . . 1884, as Louisiana Normal School

Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natchitoches, LA

President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. Webb

Vice President, External Affairs: . . . Jerry Pierce

Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,247 (Fall 2009)

Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I

Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southland

Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Burke

Associate AD/Development: Dr. William Broussard

Asst. AD/Compliance: . . . . . . . . . Dustin Eubanks

SWA/Academic Adivsor: . . . . . . . Jodie Heinicka

Assistant Academic Advisor: . . . . Carrie Crowell

Ticket Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adam Jonson

Assistant Marketing Director . . . . . . . .Alex Cook

Facility Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Pasch

Event Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Castle

Faculty Athletic Representative: . . . Jody Biscoe

Tennis StaffHead Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patric DuBoisAlma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Bonaventure, 1987Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312-201SLC Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-37Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott SmithAlma Mater: . . . . . . . . . Univ. of the Ozarks, 2007Student Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marie Scriba

Team Information2009 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-82009 SLC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3/3rd2008 Postseason: . . . . . . . . 1-1 SLC TournamentLetterwinners Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Top Returnees: . Kathrin Lange, Adna Curukovic,Dragana Colic, Bianca Schulz, Olga BazhanovaNewcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Sports InformationDirector: Doug IrelandOffice Phone: 318-357-6467Cell Phone: 318-288-6388Fax: 318-357-4515Email: [email protected] SID/Statistics: Matthew BonnetteCell Phone: 318-663-5701Email: [email protected] Assistant: Ronnette PellegrinEmail: [email protected] Assistant: Fletcher JonsonCell Phone: 318-729-7377Email: [email protected] Contact: Matthew FowlerCell Phone: 318-225-2786Email: [email protected]

NSUdemons.comVisit the official web site of Northwestern State athlet-ics for the latest women’s tennis news, statistics andschedules. Also check out Gary’s Gallery featuringaction pictures of all Lady Demon home tennismatches.

SID Mailing Address:NSU Sports Information

Sports Information/Prather ColiseumRoom 112

398 S. JeffersonNatchitoches LA 71497

2009 RosterName Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School)Olga Bazhanova 5-8 So. 1L Nikolaev, Ukraine (Gymnasium)Dragana Colic 5-6 Jr. 2L Busovaca, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Economic HS)Adna Curukovic 5-6 Jr. 2L Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Gymnasium)Kathrin Lange 5-11 Jr. 2L Emmigen, Germany (Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium)Andrea Nedorostova 5-7 Fr. HS Brno, Czech Republic (Universal HS)Lauren Peters 5-3 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La (Parkview Baptist HS)Martina Rubesova 5-6 So. TR Usti nad Laben, Czech Republic (University of Economic in Prague)Bianca Schulz 5-7 Jr. 1L Balinger, Germany (Gymnasium Balinger)Suncica Strkic 5-7 So. 1L Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Agricultural School)

Head Coach: Patric DuBois (7th Season)Assistant Coach: Scott Smith (1st Season)Student Coach: Marie Scriba (2nd Season)

CreditsEditor: Matthew FowlerEditorial Assistance: Doug Ireland, RonnettePellegrin, Patric DuBois, Matthew Bonnette, LadyDemon tennis playersCover: Matthew BonnetteLayout & Design: Matthew Fowler & MatthewBonnettePhotography: Gary HardamonPrinting: Multi-Ad Media, Peoria, Ill.

The 2010 NSU Women’s Tennis Media Guide waswritten by the NSU Sports Information Office andwomen’s tennis team. Design was by the NSUSID office on an Apple G5 using QuarkXpress 6.1and Adobe Photoshop CS3.



Sports Information • Media • Sports Infromation • Media • Sports Information

Matthew Bonnette is beginning his seventh season as a memberof the NSU SID staff. Bonnette joined the staff in August 2003 afterspending a year as sports information director at Henderson State(Ark.) and for former NSU legendary coach Sam Goodwin.

Bonnette surpervises all layouts and design work for all mediaguides and game programs and is the primary media contact for theNSU baseball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams.

A 2002 graduate of McNeese State University, Bonnette is nostranger to the SID field as he is the son of longtime McNeese SID Louis Bonnette, whowas inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame and is also a member of the SouthlandConference Hall of Honor, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the McNeese State AthleticHall of Fame. Matthew's older brother, Michael, is the sports information director at LSU.

While at McNeese, Bonnette served two years as the sports editor of the school’s news-paper. He also worked as both a volunteer and student sports information director whilebeing employed at KPLC-TV as the commercial production manager where he won sever-al advertising awards for his work.

He is a member of CoSIDA, Louisiana Sports Writers Association, NCBWA and USBWA.His 2008 football (3rd place) and 2009 soccer (3rd place) media guides, as well as hiswomen’s basketball notes (2nd place) for the Southland Conference tournament, wererecently awarded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He has won six awards bythe LSWA in his career.

He is married to the former Colene Lanier of Lake Charles and the couple has twodaughters, 9-year-old Haley and Katelyn, who will turn seven next November. Colene is theNorthwestern State men’s basketball and women’s soccer administrative assistant.

Matthew BonnetteAssociate Sports Information Director

In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since Januaryof 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern's14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and nationalmedia outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet.

He also serves in the volunteer role of chariman of the LouisianaSports Hall of Fame, that was once housed in Prather Coliseum atNSU. Ireland assumed that post in April 1991.

In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of theShreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parishregion along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at SouthwesternLouisiana, working with a men's basketball program that made three straight postseasontournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL.Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduateschool at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987.In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writingawards from the Louisiana Sports Writers' Association.

In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contri-butions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in theGraduate N Club at NSU by the university's group of athletic lettermen for his service toNorthwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He wasappointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inauguralUniversity Planning Council in 1997-99.

Doug IrelandSports Information Director

They cover the Lady Demons: primary media outlets

Daily Newspapers-Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306(318-487-6351, fax 487-6315)- Scott Ferrell, Kelly Morris, Sports, The Times, P.O. Box 30222, Shreveport, LA 71130 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301)- Scott Rabalais, Butch Muir, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, BatonRouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371)- Jerry Byrd, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, P.O. Box 6267, Bossier City, LA 71171(318-352-3618, fax 747-5298)- Sports Editor, Leesville, Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446(318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)- Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140(504-826-3405, fax 826-3401)- Chris Airhart, Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (337-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Non-Daily Newspapers- NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564)

Television Stations- Mark Hamblen, Sharief Ishaq, KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 449-4594)- Mike Dirmann, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 334-956-0768)- Brandon Dunn, Gavin Moberg, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-639-7162), 7133, fax 318-629-7171)- Tim Fletcher, Leslie Spoon, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-219-4680)- David Antilley II, NSU-22, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417)

Campus Radio Station- KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693)

Wire Service- Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices- Todd Lamb, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034(972-422-9500, fax 422-9225)- Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets- USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400)- Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541)- Sporting News, 120 W. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28202 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111)- CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559)- ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777)- ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416)- CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588)- SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

Fletcher JonsonSID Graduate Assistant

Fletcher Jonson is beginning his fifth season as a member of theSID staff and first as a graduate assistant.

Hecontributed as the Lady Demonsoccer SID this season and willbe the liaison for all media.

Jonson received his bachelor’s degree this past May in journalismand is working towards a master’s degree in sport administration.

As a member of the SID department, Jonson has helped out withstatistics for volleyball, soccer, baseball, men’s and women’s basket-

ball and football games.He’s also the public address announcer for all home baseball games and has volunteered

his time in the operation of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.The son of Bill and Leigh Jonson, Fletch’s older brother, Adam, is NSU’s assistant mar-

keting director in charge of ticket operations.

Matthew FowlerSID Student Assistant

Matthew Fowler is beginning his second year working for the NSUSports Information staff, holding duties during baseball, basketball,football, tennis, and volleyball events.

Fowler is a graduate of Homer High School, and graduated asvaledictorian with a 3.9 gpa. While at Homer, Fowler played baseballand marched in band.

He was also a member of the Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band for two years beforechoosing to take on more responsibility with the sports information office.

A health and physical education major and a minor in journalism, he hopes to eitherbecome a sports information director or an athletic coach.

The son of Dan and Dana Fowler, two brothers Cory and Josh, and two sisters Rebeccaand Faith.

Sports Information Staff

Matthew EnglishStudent SID

Ronnette PellegrinSID Admin. Asst.

David AntilleyStatistician

Patrick KornStatistician

Coach BlackGameday Manager

Hunter BowerStudent SID

Davey AntilleyStatistician

Dr. Charles PellegrinStatistician


The oldest institution in the University of Louisiana System, Northwestern State University has a longtradition of academic excellence in a student-centered environment.

Founded in 1884 as the State Normal School, Northwestern was originally dedicated to the education of teachers. Northwestern gradually addedprograms in nursing, business, liberal arts, the sciences and graduate programs. Today, NSU offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degreeprograms.

Northwestern has nationally-recognized programs in computer information systems, creative and performing arts, nursing, educational technologyand industrial technology. The university has put an emphasis on incorporating technology in the classroom, working to provide students with cutting-edge technology that is applicable to the workplace. Northwestern is also home to the Louisiana Scholars' College, the state's designated honors pro-gram in the arts and sciences.

The university is also preparing for changes in higher education by aggressively seeking new ways to deliver to courses to students. Northwesternhas taken a leadership role in electronic delivery of classes as students are taking classes via the Internet, compressed video or desktop video.Eighteen degree programs are available completely online.

Enrollment at Northwestern is more than 9,000 students. The university has more than 70,000 alumni in all 50 states and 12 countries. Studentscome primarily from Louisiana.

Located in Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, the university and community value history. Part of the university isentered in the National Register of Historic Places. The university is home to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a unit ofthe National Park Service dedicated to promoting and enhancing the preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources in the UnitedStates.

Northwestern seeks to provide a well-rounded education for its students, allowing them to take part in a variety of extracurricular activities. Morethan 100 chartered organizations are available to enhance what is learned in the classroom.



2010 Season Outlook • 2010 Season Outlook • 2010 Season Outlook • 2010 Season Outlook In his fourth season back as Lady Demon head coach Patric DuBois believes that Northwestern State may have its

best tennis team since he returned in 2006. “I would think talent-wise on paper this is probably our strongest team in the last four years,” DuBois said, “but we’ve

proven nothing yet because we’ve yet to play a match.”With no seniors, Northwestern State will be returning several players from last season’s team with the only losses

being Daniela Posada and Brooke Humphries. Kathrin Lange and Adna Curukovic, who combined for 22 wins last season,will return to the top spots this season.

With Lange and Curukovic, who both were all-conference players, the Lady Demons will return all-conference play-ers Bianca Schulz, Olga Bazhanova, and Dragana Colic. Rounding out the list of returning players of NSU is Suncica Strkic.

Along with the returnees, NSU brings in a good crop of newcomers with the signing of Andrea Nedorostova, MartinaRubesova, and Lauren Peters.

“They have come here with a pretty good background in tennis, and have gotten used to the college scene,” DuBoissaid.

The newcomers had a solid fall tournament season in singles and doubleswith Rubesova and Nedorostova who are doing well as a doubles team. These twowill be a doubles team in the lineup for the season.

For the second straight year NSU lost the to eventual champion of theSouthland Conference in the semifinals with the loss to Lamar in 2008, and to Texas-Arlington in 2009, the team DuBois coached at between stints at Northwestern.

NSU finished with a SLC record of 8-3 (15-8 overall). This season looks to bea little tougher than last season.

“The Southland Conference has as much depth as I can remember. I thinkthere are nine or ten teams competing for those eight spots, where in the past therehas been a separation of the teams,” said the Lady Demon head coach, “there are

four or five teams that could win the confer-ence.”

With the tough conference season ahead,the Lady Demons have a tough out of confer-ence schedule as well.

“The SLC is capable of having a few nation-ally ranked teams, and hopefully our non-con-ference schedule will help prepare us for avery tough conference schedule,” saidDuBois.

Not only will the Lady Demons look toachieve high standards on the court, but they hope to keep their high mark of excel-lence in the classroom as well. The last two semesters the Lady Demons haveachieved over a 3.5 grade point average in the classroom.

“All nine of our girls work very hard in the classroom as well as the court,” saidDuBois.

Alongside coaching this team with DuBois is new assistant coach Scott Smith.“Scott hasa l r e a d ydone agreat jobfor us interms of

technical aspects on court, he has a great back-ground in teaching tennis,” DuBois said.

With an impressive fall season, the Lady Demons look to take on a tough scheduleand return to the Southland Conference tourna-ment for the third straight season.

Junior Kathrin Lange

Junior Adna Curukovic

The Lady Demons (L-R) Lauren Peters, Adna Curukovic, Suncica Strkic, Bianca Schulz, Kathrin Lange, Olga

Bazhanova, Dragana Colic, Martina Rubesova, Andrea Nedorostova



Lady Demon Coaching Staff • Lady Demon Coaching Staff • Lady Demon Coaching Staff

Patric DuBoisHead Coach • 9th Season at NSU • 17th Season Overall312-201 Overall Record • 139-36 SLC RecordSt. Bonaventure, 1987

Coach DuBois with his wife Lise and daughter Mazie Catherine

Patric DuBois is one ofthe most successful tenniscoaches in SouthlandConference history, and has atrack record of developingnationally-competitive teams

and players who succeed on the court and in the classroom.He's in his fourth season of his second stint as the head women's

tennis coach at Northwestern State, where he began his Division Icoaching career.

In 17 seasonsof collegiatecoaching, DuBoishas ledNorthwesternState and Texas-Arlington to 12SouthlandConference titles.

Early in hiscoaching career,DuBois guided the1994 LadyDemons to theSLCChampionshipbefore he pickedup 11 more SLCcrowns and fiveNCAA Tournamentappearancescoaching atTexas-Arlington.

DuBoiscoached five sea-sons (1989-94) atNorthwestern, then moved to UTA for nine seasons (1994-2003) beforeaccepting the job managing the ultra-modern WRAC on the NSU cam-pus in 2003. He began his additional duties as tennis coach in June of2006.

During his first stint at NSU, his teams won several IntercollegiateTennis Association awards for their academic achievement. He recruitedLludmila Pavlov, who rose as high as No. 33 in the ITA singles rankings,and the doubles team of Karen Bacon and Emily Nichols, who rose ashigh as No. 20 in the ITA doubles rankings. That trio was the corner-stone of the Lady Demons'1994 SLC championship.

Moving to UTA, he took over a men's program which had never wonan SLC title, but went on to win six under his guidance before he wasnamed director of tennis in 1997, taking on additional head coachingduties for the women's program. In his third season in that capacity, the

UTA women launched a 46-match winning streak in conference play,winning four SLC championships and making three NCAA appearances.He coached Andy Leber, who was the NCAA Division I Senior NationalPlayer of the Year in 2002. Leber had a singles record of 44-3, was anNCAA All-American, and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation insingles.

His overall coaching record is 312-201, including a 140-37 mark inconference matches. DuBois has been named SLC "Coach of the Year"eight times and his teams have won eight SLC Tournament champi-onships to go with the 11 regular-season titles. He has coached morethan 80 athletes who have earned first or second-team All-SLC honors,including 10 SLC Tennis "Athlete of the Year".

DuBois has also seen ten of his teams honored by the ITA for theiroutstanding academic achievements, posting a cumulative team gradepoint average of 3.2 or better.

A Kingston, N.Y. native, DuBois was an outstanding tennis player atSt. Bonaventure University in the Atlantic 10 Conference where hereceived his bachelor's degree in health and physical education.DuBois then received his graduate degree in sports administration atKent State in Ohio.

DuBois' wife, Lise, is an instructor in the department of Family andConsumer Sciences. They have one daughter, 12-year-old MazieCatherine, who attends St. Mary's Junior High School.

Dubois coaching junior Bianca Shulz



Lady Demon Coaching Staff • Lady Demon Coaching Staff • Lady Demon Coaching Staff

Scott SmithAssistant Coach 1st Season at NSU University of the Ozarks, 2007

First-year assistant tennis coach Scott Smith has experience as a teaching proand a head college coach to bring to the NSU Lady Demon tennis program.

From 2002-2004, Coach Smith was a tennis teaching professional at theRaveneaux Country Club in Spring, Texas, as well as the Woodlands Country Club

in Houston. In the next two years, he was the assistant coach at the University of Ozarks from 2004-2006 andbecame the head coach at Ozarks from 2006-2008. He has been a tennis teaching professional at the WestsideTennis and Fitness Club in Houston since 2008 before joining coach Patric DuBois on the NSU coaching staff inAugust.

Smith received his B.S. degree in business administration in 2007 from the University of the Ozarks. Hereceived his associates degree in Recreational Leadership - Tennis Teaching from Tyler (Texas) Junior College in2002. Smith is currently working on his master’s degree in Sport Administration at Northwestern.

Marie ScribaStudent Assistant Coach Equeurdreville, FranceDuBois on Scriba:“Marie has played at a very high level internationally and on the collegiate level.Her knowledge and skills as a player will definitely transition as a big positive forour team in her role as an assistant coach.”

Student assistant coachMarie Scriba brings a knowledgeable and experienced roleto the courts for a second year.

Scriba was a player for Northwestern State, before suffer-ing a career ending injury in spring of 2008, finishing hercareer with a combined record of 9-3 in the 2007 and 2008seasons. In doubles her career record was 14-8, playing inall three positions.

Before coming the NSU she attended Clemson and wasranked in the top 10 juniors in France along with playing onthe French Junior National Team. Scriba played in theJunior French Open in 2001.

She is a psychology major with a concentration in sub-stance abuse and sports with a 3.98 GPA. She plans to obtain at least a master’s degree after undergrad and hopes to be a clinical psychologist. Scriba as a player for the Lady Demons

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2010 Roster • 2010 Roster Breakdown • 2010 Roster • 2010 Roster Breakdown

22 00 11 00 RR oo ss tt ee rrName Height Class HometownOlga Bazhanova 5-8 So.-1L Nikolaev, UkraineDragana Colic 5-6 Jr.-2L Buisovaca, Bosnia-HerzegovinaAdna Curukovic 5-6 Jr.-2L Zenica, Bosnia-HerzegovinaKathrin Lange 5-11 Jr.-2L Emmingen, GermanyAndrea Nedorostova 5-7 Fr.-HS Brno, Czech RepublicLauren Peters 5-3 Fr.-HS Baton Rouge, LaMartinaRubesova 5-6 So.-Tr Usti nad Labem Bianca Schulz 5-7 Jr.-2L Balinger, GermanySuncica Strkic 5-7 So.-1L Bosnia-Herzegovina

PronunciationsBazhanova (baj-on-a-va)Colic (CHO-litch)Curukovic (Chew-ru-KO-vich)Lange (Lon-GAY)Schulz (SHOE-lz)Strkic (Stree-kich)

Getting to Know the Lady DemonsOlga Bazhanova

•Nickname: Lola•What do you like most about NSU: I like

Natchitoches, the nice people, and the education.•Favorite food: Sushi, shrimp, fruits, and chocolate.•Favorite thing to do when not playing tennis:

Hanging out with my friends.

Dragana Colic•Nickname: Gaga•What do you like most about NSU: We have a beau-

tiful campus that is not too big.•Favorite food: Anything spicy.•Favorite place to visit: Rome,Venice. I have been there

and it is beautiful.

Andrea Nedorostova•Nickname: Ajo•Favorite food: Pasta.•Favorite movie: Braveheart.•Favorite thing to do when not playing tennis:

Snowboarding. In-line skating.

Lauren Peters•Nickname: LP•What do you like most about NSU: The school spirit•Favorite type of music: Country.•Favorite place to visit: New Orleans

Martina Rubesova•Nickname: Tina•What do you like most about NSU: My tennis team.•Favorite food: Svickova with beef and dumplings.•Favorite type of music: Karel Gott.

Suncica Strkic•Nickname: Sunshine•What do you like most about NSU: Everything.•Favorite food: Pasta•Favorite place to visit: Maldives.

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Lady Demon Profiles • Lady Demon Profiles • Lady Demon Profiles

• 2009 All-SLC Second Team Doubles2009 Season:Finished 10-9 in singles matches and 15-5 in doubles… played inthe No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 spots in singles…played all doublesmatches in the No. 1 spot and played all with OlgaBazhanova…finished conference season with a doubles record of8-2 … finished conference tournament with a 2-0 record in dou-bles.

2008 Season:Went 4-5 in singles competition and a perfect 6-0 in doubles…played all but one match inthe No. 6 singles spot withthe other at the No. 5 posi-tion… teamed with AdnaCurukovic in doubles andplayed at the No. 3 spot…played one match at the No.2 doubles position… went 3-3 in conference singlesmatches.

High School:Attended Economic HighSchool in Busovaca whereshe graduated asValedictorian with a 4.0GPA… ranked 5th in Bosniain the 18-under division.

Personal:Born on March 28, 1989…only child of Lucija and Drago Colic…father Drago makes furniture…majoring in business administra-tion.

Coach DuBois on Colic:“Dragana had a breakout year in doubles last year. She hassteadily improved her skills at the net as well as her consistencyfrom the baseline. Dragana provides the Lady Demons with thedepth needed to be a strong SLC contender.”

Coach DuBois on Curukovic:“Adna has steadily improved over the past two years and again willbe one of our top players. Adna is willing to stay on court all day towin a match. As Adna improves her skills at finishing points at thenet, she can be a force in the SLC.”

• 2009 All-SLC Second Team Doubles• 2009 SLC Player of the Week• 2009 All-SLC Academic Second Team2009 Season:Played the No. 1 and No. 2 spots is singles with a 11-10 record…finished the season with a doubles record of 16-6… played in theNo. 3 spot in all doubles matches teaming with Suncica Strikic andDaniela Posada…finishedconference doubles with a 7-3 record.

2008 Season:Played at the No. 4 and No.5 singles positions and com-piled a 12-9 record… fin-ished 14-6 in doublesaction…she teamed withDaniela Posada, DraganaColic, and Marie Scriba towin to win 11 of her final 13doubles matches…finished5-6 in the SLC in singlesand 8-1 in doubles confer-ence matches.

High School:Attended Gymnasium inZenica, Bosnia, and Herzegovina where she participated in mathand democratic competitions as well as tennis… top ranked juniorin Bosnia.

Personal:Born August 16, 1989… only daughter of Semir and SadikaCurukovic and has only one brother Anad…mother Sadika is anurse and father Semir is an entrepreneur… majoring in pre-med-icine and has a 4.0 GPA…plans to attend medical school andbecome a surgeon.

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Coach DuBois on Lange:“Kathrin has made great strides in the past year. She is in verygood shape and has improved her quickness. These are parts ofher game which will enable Kathrin to improve even more. Weneed Kathrin to have a strong transition game to be successful forthe Lady Demons this year.”

• 2009 All-SLC First Team Singles• 2009 All- SLC First Team Doubles• 2009 SLC Player of the Week• 2009 All-SLC Academic First Team• 2008 All-SLC Second Team Doubles2009 Season:Finished the season 11-9 in singles playing in the No. 1, No. 2, andNo. 3 spots…played primari-ly in the No. 3 spot finishing10-4…compiled a 16-4 indoubles playing all matchesin the No. 2 slot… played alldoubles matches withBianca Schulz…undefeatedin doubles play during theconference season (11-0).

2008 Season:All-SLC second team in dou-bles… posted a 12-10record in singles competitionand 17-5 mark indoubles…played at the No.2 slot in singles and went 7-4 in conference play…com-piled a 9-2 league record indoubles action at the No. 1and 2 spots…Teamed withBogusia Patzer and BiancaSchulz… she and Schulzteamed to defeat Louisiana-Lafayette 9-7, who at thetime, was ranked No. 71 inthe nation.

High School:Attendee Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Tuttlingen in Tuttlingen,Germany…held offices in several clubs as well as being veryinvolved with the school’s athletic program…also coached a pri-vate tennis club in Germany.

Personal:Born May 7, 1988…daughter of Sabine and Willy Lange…has twobrothers, Nicholas who is a doctor, and Christian…majoring inbusiness administration…plans on getting an MBA.

• 2009 All-SLC First Team Doubles• 2009 All-Louisiana First Team• 2009 ALL-SLC Academic First Team• 2008 All-SLC Second Team Singles• 2008 All-SLC Second Team Doubles

2009 Season:Led the Lady Demons in wins in singles with a 15-7 record playingthe majority in the No. 4 spot where she achieved a 13-7 record…played her other matches in the No. 3 spot…in doubles compileda 19-4 record playing all matches in the No. 2 spot… teamed withKathrin Lange and Daniela Posada…finished the conference sea-son with a 11-0 record in doubles.

2008 Season:All-SLC second team in singles and doubles…Louisiana Division IWomen’s Tennis Freshman of the Year… had the most wins of anyLady Demon…compiled an 18-4 record in singles competition and15-7 mark in doubles… played mainly at the No. 4 slot insingles…finished 9-2 in the conference in singles matches and 9-2 in doubles competition…teamed with Kathrin Lange to defeat71st ranked Louisiana-Lafayette 9-7.

High School:Attended GymnasiumBalinger in Balinger,Germany…ranked inGermany’s Top 50 in the jun-iors 18-under division.

Personal:Born June 10,1987…daughter of Gabi andGunther Schulz…one sister,Carmen…majoring in hospi-tality management and planto work as part of a manage-ment staff in a hotel.

Coach DuBois on Schulz:“Bianca continues to be a very steady player from the baseline.She has very good hands and strong anticipation skills. Biancahas improved her serve and finishing points at the net which willtake her game to a higher level this year.”

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• 2009 All-SLC Second Team Doubles

2009 Season:Finished 11-11 in singles matches playing in the No. 2 andNo. 3 position… went 17-6 in doubles play teaming up withDragana Colic, Daniela Posada, and Suncica Strkic…playedall doubles matches from the No. 1 position… finished 8-2 inSLC doubles play andwent 2-0 in doubles in theconference tournamentmatches.

High School:Ranked No. 6 in theUkraine 16 and under divi-sion... graduated with a3.7 GPA at Gymnasium.

Personal:Born July 21, 1990...daughter of JeynaAlexanda Bazhanova...mother is a nurse andfather is a military offi-cer...one sister, Anna...majoring in health andperformance and wants to become a tennis coach.

Coach DuBois on Bazhanova:“Olga is a tremendous athlete who can take her game to a very highlevel. Olga has a solid all-court game and is able to adapt to manydifferent styles. If Olga can be more consistent and patient, she willhave a successful year.”

Coach DuBois on Rubesova:“Martina has extremely strong footwork which she bases the rest ofher game around. She has a solid all-court game and likes to fin-ish points at the net. Martina will make an immediate impact in oursingles and doubles line-up.”

High School:Ranked in the top 20 of Czech Republic in 18 and under divi-sion.

Personal:Born April 26,1988…daughter of ZdenekRubes and DrahomiraRubesova…four siblings,brother Miroslav and sisterIvana, Sarka, andLucie…majoring in busi-ness… has plans to start abusiness.

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Lady Demon Profiles •Lady Demon Profiles • Lady Demon Profiles

Coach DuBois on Strkic: “Suncica has the skills to have a solid all-court game. She has astrong understanding and solid movement skills in doubles.Suncica can take her game to a higher level with more consisten-cy.”

2009 Season:Went 4-2 in singles com-petition and 8-4 in dou-bles… played all matchesin the No. 6 spot…teamed with AdnaCurukovic and OlgaBazhanova and playedthe No. 3 position…went2-0 in conference singlesand 2-3 in doubles.

High School:Was one of the top rankedplayers in the Banja Lukaregion of Bosnia andHerzegovina…graduatedwith a 3.8 gpa at theAgricultural School in Banja Luka.

Personal:Born July 27, 1989…only daughter of Bozana and ZelijkoStrkic…father is a furniture maker…majoring in health andexercise science and plans to earn a masters degree in thatsame field…would like to be a tennis and fitness coach.

Coach DuBois on Nedorostova:“Andrea comes to NSU with a solid background in junior tennis.Andrea has good footwork and very solid groundstrokes. Andreahas shown a strong court sense as a freshman. She has improvedsteadily and will be an immediate contributor in singles and dou-bles.”

High School:Her senior year, she wonfour international doublestournaments inEurope…finished withhigh of 14th ranking in theCzech under- 18 divi-sion… ranked 70th in theEuropean TennisAssociation in 18-under…graduated with a3.7 GPA at Universal HighSchool in Brno.

Personal:Born August 2,1990…daughter of Milanand Jana Nedorostova…father is a building entrepreneur…one sibling, Klara … majoring in journalism.

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Coach DuBois on Peters:“Lauren has a very good court sense and good anticipatory skills.She is adapting quickly from junior tennis to the Division I level andcontinues to improve. As Lauren continues to improve her consis-tency, so too will her results.”

High School:Lettered five years in ten-nis…team regional cham-pions three of four years…high school team wasstate runner-up two ofthree which include herjunior and senior year…regional singles championfour years… state champi-on in singles junior yearfinishing with a 16-0record…regional andstate doubles championsenior year…MVP juniorand senior year… partici-pated in National HonorSociety, Beta Club,Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Chaplain), yearbook edi-tor…graduated with a 3.6 gpa.

Personal:Born December 19, 1990… daughter of Warren and BarbaraPeters… one sibling, Lewis… majoring in the department ofHealth and Human Performance…plans to attend graduateschool for athletic training

2010 Lady DemonTennis Schedule

Date Opponent Time

Jan. 16-18 at Hilton Garden Inn Classic All Day

(Fort Myers, Florida)

Jan. 30 at Louisiana Tech 1:30

Feb. 13 at Southern Mississippi 12:00

Feb. 17 TULANE 12:00

Feb. 19 UNO 1:30

Feb. 21 at Houston 10:00

Feb. 27 *LAMAR 11:00

Feb. 28 *MCNEESE STATE 11:00

Mar. 6 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 1:00

Mar. 7 *SAM HOUSTON STATE 11:00

Mar. 13 *at Central Arkansas 10:00

Mar. 14 at Arkansas-Little Rock 10:00

Mar. 20 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 1:00

Mar. 27 *A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 11:00

Mar. 28 *TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 11:00

Apr. 2 *at Southeastern Louisiana 11:00

Apr. 3 *at Nicholls 10:00

Apr. 8 *at Texas State 2:00

Apr. 10 *at Texas-Arlington 10:00

Apr. 14 at Louisiana-Monroe 2:30

Apr. 23-25 at SLC Tournaent All Day

(Corpus Christi, Texas)

* - Southland Conference matches

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2009 Final Stats and Results • 2009 Final Stats and Results • 2009 Final Stats and Results

SINGLES OVERALL DUAL SLC 1 2 3 4 5 6 NAT’L STREAK LAST10Olga Bazhanova 11-11 11-11 6-5 --- 8-8 3--3 --- --- ---Dragana Colic 10-9 10-9 4-4 --- --- --- 1-1 3-5 6-3Adna Curukovic 11-10 13-9 5-6 10-8 1-2 --- --- --- ---Kathrin Lange 11-9 11-9 9-2 0-3 1-2 10-4 --- --- ---Daniela Posada 13-7 13-7 9-2 --- --- --- --- 9-5 4-2Bianca Schulz 15-7 15-7 8-3 --- --- 2-0 13-7 --- ---Suncica Strkic 4-2 4-2 2-0 --- --- --- --- --- 4-2

DOUBLES OVERALL DUAL SLC 1 2 3 NAT’L STREAK LAST10Olga Bazhanova/Daniela Posada 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 --- ---Kathrin Lange/ Bianca Schulz 16-4 16-4 11-0 --- 16-4 ---Adna Curukovic/Suncica Stkic 7-4 7-4 1-3 --- --- 7-4Olga Bazhanova/Dragana Colic 15-5 15-5 8-2 15-5 --- ---Daniela Posada/Bianca Schulz 3-0 3-0 0-0 --- 3-0 ---Adna Curukovic/Daniela Posada 9-2 9-2 6-0 --- --- 9-2Olga Bazhanova/ Suncica Strkic 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 --- ---

Overall Record: 15-8

SLC: 8-3 Home: 7-2 Away: 7-6 Neutral: 1-0

2009 Final Results

DATE OPPONENT W-L SCORE RECORD SLCFeb. 7 at Tulane W 4-3 1-0 0-0Feb. 8 at Universtiy of New Orleans L 2-5 1-1 0-0Feb.14 HOUSTON L 1-6 1-2 0-0Feb. 16 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W 6-1 2-2 0-0Feb. 21 at Florida Gulf Coast W 5-2 3-2 0-0Feb. 22 vs. Bethune-Cookman W 7-0 4-2 0-0Feb. 23 at Florida Atlantic W 6-1 5-2 0-0Feb. 28 *TEXAS STATE W 6-1 6-2 1-0Mar. 1 *TEXAS-ARLINGTON L 1-6 6-3 1-1Mar. 7 at *Texas A&M Corpus Christi W 5-2 7-3 2-1Mar. 8 at Texas-San Antonio L 2-5 7-4 2-2Mar.17 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 1-6 7-5 2-2Mar. 28 *SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W 5-2 8-5 3-2Mar. 29 *NICHOLLS STATE W 7-0 9-5 4-2Apr. 1 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 5-2 10-5 4-2Apr. 4 at *Lamar L 3-4 10-6 4-3Apr. 5 at *McNeese W 7-0 11-6 5-3Apr. 8 *CENTRAL ARKASAS W 7-0 12-6 6-3Apr. 11 at Rice L 0-7 12-7 6-3Apr. 15 at *Stephen F. Austin W 6-1 13-7 7-3Apr. 16 at *Sam Houston State W 5-2 14-7 8-3Apr. 24 !vs. TEXAS STATE W 4-0 15-7 8-3Apr. 25 !at Texas-Arlington L 0-4 15-8 8-3

* - Southland Conference matches! - Southland Conference Tournament (Corpus Christi, Texas)

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Southland Conference • Southland Conference • Southland Confernce • Southland Conference

In an era of considerable change in intercollegiate athletics, the Southland Conferencecontinues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebratesthe academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions.

What began as a small gathering of college administrators more than 45 years ago, theSouthland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 12member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions inDallas on March 15, 1963, that included current members Lamar University (then Lamar StateCollege of Technology) and the University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington State College),the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well intoits fifth decade of existence.

On July 1, 2006, the Southland Conference commemorated another milestone as theleague membership reached 12, marking the largest configuration ever for the organization.The addition of the University of Central Arkansas and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christiexpanded the Southland into the Little Rock metro area and into the eighth largest city inTexas. Central Arkansas and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced the Southland Conference in innu-merable ways, including athletic and academic successes, strong and principled leadership,and strong fan support and media coverage.

In addition to its two newest members, the Southland Conference lineup also consists ofLamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern StateUniversity, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F.Austin State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at SanAntonio, and Texas State University-San Marcos.

All told, the revised membership of the Southland encompasses more than 180,000 cur-rent students and an alumni base of approximately 920,000. Famous alums from SouthlandConference schools include former President Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas State), former CBSnews anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), retired U.S. Central Command General TommyFranks (UT Arlington), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor RobinRoberts (Southeastern Louisiana), country music star George Strait (Texas State), MajorLeague Baseball stars Hunter Pence (UT Arlington), Kevin Millar (Lamar) and Ben Broussard(McNeese State), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas) and actor Lou DiamondPhillips (UT Arlington).

The cities of the Southland are diverse and progressive, ranging from international busi-ness and cultural centers such as the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, San Antonio and the NewOrleans area, to the historical cities of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Natchitoches, La., to thehome of the modern oil boom, Beaumont, Texas, to the unique Cajun French cultures found inthe Louisiana cities of Thibodaux and Lake Charles. Southland Conference institutions alsodraw large numbers of students from the metropolitan areas of Houston, Little Rock, BatonRouge, Austin, and Shreveport.

The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. Theeight men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, andindoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball,cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.The Conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men's andwomen's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf,women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, and volleyball.Southland Conferencefootball ranks among the best Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) leagues in the nation,and enjoys an annual expectation of competing for the national championship with multipleteams advancing to the NCAA playoffs each year. In 2002 and 2003, McNeese State finishedthe regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation, and advanced to the 2002 national champi-onship contest, the sixth such title game appearance since the league joined FCS in 1982. Alltold, Southland teams have played in 89 Division I playoff games in 27 years, winning 42 of thecontests.

FIRST TEAM SINGLESNo. 1 Irina Sotnikova SHSU Riga, LativaNo. 2 Maria Gutierrez Lamar San Antonio, VenezuelaNo. 3 Kathrin Lange NSU Emmingen, GermanyNo. 4 Holly Phillips UTSA Rochester, New YorkNo. 5 Kiki Kruse TSU Klingelbach, GermanyNo. 6 Nikola Matovivoa UTA Bratislava, Slovaka

FIRST TEAM DOUBLESNo. 1 Irina Sotnikova SHSU Riga, Latvia

Peta Taylor SHSU Ardross, AustraliaNo. 2 Kathrin Lange NSU Emmingen, Germany

Bianca Schulz NSU Balinger, GermanyNo. 3 Nathalie Wallin UTSA Stockholm, Sweden

Holly Phillips UTSA Rochester, New York

SECOND TEAM SINGLESNo. 1 Iva Velkovska SLU Skopje, MacedoniaNo. 2 Ashley Ellis TSU Amarillo, TexasNo. 3 Peta Taylor SHSU Ardross, AustrailiaNo. 4 Katarina Micochova UTA Bratislava, SlovakaNo. 5 Maria Martinez-Romer UTA Nules, SpainNo. 6 Mackenzie Farmer TSU Middletown, Ohio

SECOND TEAM DOUBLESNo. 1 Olga Bazhanova NSU Nikolaev, Ukraine

Dragana Colic NSU Busouvaca, Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo. 2 Nikola Matovivoa UTA Bratislava, Solvaka

Maria Martinez-Romer UTA Nules, SpainNo. 3 Adna Curukovic NSU Zenica,Bosnia and Herzegovina

Daniela Posada NSU Cali, Colombia

2009 All-SLC Women’s Tennis Teams

2009 Tournament (Corpus Christi, Texas)

QUARTERFINALSNo. 3 UTSA def. No. 6 Sam Houston State, 4-3No. 2 Lamar def. No. 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 4-1No. 4 Northwestern State def. No. 5 Texas State, 4-0No. 1 Texas-Arlington def. No. 8 Stephen F. Austin, 4-1

SEMIFINALSNo. 3 UTSA def. No. 2 Lamar, 4-3No. 1 Texas-Arlington def. No.4 Northwestern State, 4-0

CHAMPIONSHIPNo. 1 Texas-Arlington def. No. 3 UTSA, 4-0

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Harry Briggs • “The Paddlin’ Professor” • Harry Briggs • “The Paddlin’ Professor”"The Paddlin' Professor," 89-year-old Northwestern State adjunct politicalscience instructor Dr. Harry Briggs has used his favorite hobby to benefitthe NSU Lady Demon tennis program for the past nine years.

Briggs, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II battles in the PacificTheatre at Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa, is an adjunct political scienceprofessor at NSU's Leesville-Fort Polk campus.

His swims are designed to bring attention to the Northwestern LadyDemon tennis team and to raise funds for the Lydia Briggs TennisScholarship and the Harry Briggs Tennis Support Fund at NSU.

"There are two reasons to do it, and the first is selfish," he said. "I wantto see if I can still do it. People get older and too often, lose the desire tochallenge themselves.”

"Secondly, but more important, it's a chance to help Northwestern Stateand the Lady Demon tennis program. It's a great university, and I say thatas a fellow who's been all over this country and all around the world.Getting involved with the tennis team has been an outstanding experi-ence."

Briggs, no novice swimmer, is a member of the International SwimmingHall of Fame in recognition of his 43 long-distance swims.In 1998 on his77th birthday he spent 14 hours crossing Tampa Bay, swimming sevenmiles against the current.

His most notable swimming feat was becoming the first person to swimacross Lake Erie in 1947. Briggs swam for 35 hours, 55 minutes and cov-ered 32 miles from Sandusky, Ohio, to Point Pelee, Ontario. Acclaimedauthor Gay Talese, writing a profile of Briggs for the New York Times inthe early 1950s, gave him the nickname "The Paddlin' Professor." Heappeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" after his swim and was featured inSports Illustrated.

Now, he's content knowing his annual outings don't get that kind of atten-tion – although Shreveport, Alexandria and Lake Charles media outletshave covered his last two annual challenges -- but in any case, they havelasting impact by providing scholarship opportunities for NSU students.

Eight years ago, as the centerpiece of a series of three swims, Briggs dideight miles on Cane River Lake. Since then, he's done two miles eachyear in Natchitoches. In 2006, Briggs completed three two-mile swims onthe Red River in Shreveport, Alexandria, and Natchitoches. two summersago, he covered two miles on Cross Lake in Shreveport in 3:16, appropri-ately beginning his swim at the American Legion outpost.

“This was my toughest challenge yet,” said Briggs. “But the great thingwas that I felt better after I finished than I did before I started.”

Briggs made his swim in 2007 despite learning a few weeks earlier thanhe was suffering from prolonged carbon monoxide poisoning.

“Harry is one of the most remarkable people anyone could meet,” saidLady Demon tennis coach Patric DuBois. “The experiences and accom-plishments he has had in life could fill volumes. We are very fortunate tohave a friend to our team in Harry Briggs. He is an inspiration to all ofus.”

Just recently Briggs was honored by Tufts University, where he attendedschool, when they retired his No. 9 hockey jersey. He later went on tocoach at Tufts, he later went on to pursue a professional hockey career.

To contribute to the Briggs Scholarship, in any amount, contact Dr.William Broussard in the NSU Athletic Association at 318-357-4295 or [email protected] by e-mail.

FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, THE “PAD-

DLIN’ PROFESSOR” HAS AIDED THE NSU

WOMEN’S TENNIS PROGRAM WITH A

SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN MEMORY OF HIS

WIFE, AN AVID TENNIS PLAYER.

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University Administration • University Administration • University Administration

Dr. Randall J. WebbNorthwestern State President

Dr. Randall J. Webb never misses a chance totell people about the good things happening atNorthwestern State University. And Webb has beenresponsible to many of those accomplishments.Webb became NSU's 17th president in July 1996and is the second-longest serving president in theuniversity's 125-year history.

During Webb's tenure, enrollment exceeded10,000 students for the first time, peaking at 10,505 students in the fall of 2004.The university also set records for total graduates in an academic year.

With the implementation of selective admissions in the fall of 2005, the aca-demic preparation of freshmen students has increased considerably. Overallenrollment initially decreased after the implementation of selective admissions,but has begun to increase again.

Northwestern has improved its academic programs while attracting better-pre-pared students. The average ACT score of students has risen under Webb'stenure, and student leaders are choosing NSU in large numbers. The universityhas dramatically increased the number of high school valedictorians and saluta-torians among first-time freshmen.

While Webb has been president, Northwestern has increased the level ofactive external grant and contract funding from federal, state and private sourcesto approximately $20,000,000 annually.

The university raised more than $34 million from alumni, friends, supporters,and private industry in its first-ever capital campaign, which exceeded its $18.84million goal by more than $15 million. A new capital campaign, in honor ofNorthwestern's 125th anniversary, is now underway.

The university has received donations or pledges for its first three $1 millionendowed chairs. Northwestern also has 34 endowed professorships worth$100,000 each.

NSU has also moved boldly to deliver instruction to students wherever theyare. Under Webb, the university has become a state and regional leader in bring-ing classes to students by compressed video and the Internet. The universityoffers over twenty degree programs via the Internet and is looking to add moreprograms in the future. More than half of the students at Northwestern take anelectronic class.

Under Webb, the university has modernized and improved its facilities. A $6.9million Wellness, Recreation, and Activity Center was completed in the center ofthe campus on the site of the old Intramural Building. Projects to renovateMorrison Hall, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building and Williamson Hallwere also completed. West Caspari Hall was demolished and funding has beenreceived to reconstruct West Caspari as a three-story, one-stop center for studentservices. Plans call for renovating East Caspari Hall in the future. Northwesternhas also built University Place Phases I and II, providing on-campus studentswith modern residence facilities that best meet their needs.

Additional projects include replacement of the entire underground electricaldistribution system and the steam distribution system and the improvement ofdrainage and replacement of the turf at Turpin Stadium.

A one-time walk-on center for the Northwestern football team as an undergrad-uate, Webb has been one of the most avid supporters of the university's athleticprograms.

Since returning to the Northwestern campus in 1989, Webb has been active asa donor and volunteer. In 1994, he oversaw a successful Northwestern AthleticAssociation board of directors and served on the NSU Athletic Council. In 1995-1996, Webb was in charge of the Athletic Integrity Subcommittee for the univer-sity's NCAA Certification Self-Study.

He served on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and the prestigious andpowerful NCAA Executive Council, which oversees all major policy decisions bythe governing body for major college sports. The Board of Directors enactedmajor academic reforms during his tenure.

A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business education,Webb earned a master of science in mathematics from NSU in 1966. He receiveda doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971 witha concentration in mathematics and research.

Webb was a member of the faculty at Longwood College in Farmville, Va., from1966 until 1974. From 1974 until 1976, he was the director of Higher Educationand Teacher Certification in the Louisiana Department of Education.

In 1976, Webb moved to Southeastern Louisiana University where he served

as director of institutional research and EEO officer from 1976 until 1983 and asregistrar and a part-time faculty member in mathematics from 1983 until 1989.

Webb returned to NSU in 1989 as dean of Instruction and Graduate Studiesand professor of mathematics. In that position, he exercised campus-wideresponsibility for policy development, planning, advancement, and review of bothgraduate and undergraduate programs. While Webb was in that role, graduateenrollment increased by 35 percent and internal funding for faculty researchincreased by 200 percent.

As dean, Webb proposed the concept for NSU's successful FreshmanConnection Program. He also served as a member of the writing team for a grantproposal that resulted in a five year $1.7 million Title III grant to improve studentretention. The University has been the beneficiary of additional Title III grants inthe ensuing years.

Webb chaired the SteeringCommittee for Northwestern'sSelf-Study for the SouthernAssociation of Colleges andSchools.

Webb led the effort to locateboth Boys and Girls State on theNatchitoches campus ofNorthwestern. These activitieshave benefited the Universityand the community and havegenerated increased interest inNorthwestern among the stu-dent leaders who participate.

He has also been active inthe community as a member ofthe board of directors of theNatchitoches Chamber ofCommerce. Webb was a member of the Association for the Preservation ofHistoric Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, and theNatchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society.

Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduates ofNorthwestern. Tamara and her husband, former Demon All-American pitcherReggie Gatewood, are the parents of two children: Tyler and Ava. Lauren ismarried to former Demon baseball player Nick Simokatis, and they have twosons: Nicholas and Benjamin.

U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R A T I O NPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Randall J. Webb

Provost and Vice President for Academic andStudent Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Lisa Abney

Vice President for External Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry D. Pierce, B.A.

Vice President for Business Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Jones, MBA

Vice President for University Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Jones

Vice President for Technology, Research andEconomic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Darlene Williams

Executive Assistant to the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Crew

Randy and Brenda Webb

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University Administration • Universtiy Administration • University Administration

Jerry Pierce is the Cal Ripken of the Northwestern State ath-letic program.

Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup, fieldinghis position with aplomb, and delivering at the plate, knocking aball out of the park from time to time but always taking an under-stated profile, seeing himself as a role player.

Beginning his 45th year on the university's staff, Pierce'simpact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches can't be measured

as easily as Ripkin's Baseball Hall of Fame statistics, but they are equally indelible.He begins his 20th year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant

aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athleticdirector Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athlet-ics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year afteryear.

Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member ofUSTA teams that have won more than a dozen state champi-onships, five regional titles and one national championship.

Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce hadalready served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state withdistinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees universityoperations in athletics, alumni and development, public andmedia relations and assists President Dr. Randall J. Webb in gov-ernmental affairs activities. Many of those duties were his sincethe 1970s as he worked under four previous presidents asNorthwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division toNCAA Division I athletic status in 1977.

A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer forthe Demon football team during his college years, working close-ly with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalismdegree, Pierce went to work for the New Orleans TimesPicayune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was named exec-utive sports editor at the age of 24.

In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches andreturned to NSU as sports information director. He was promotedto news bureau director two years later and assumed additionalresponsibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other areas throughthe years.

He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facili-ty in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home foran entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activ-

ities that remain in place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19years until his promotion to vice president forced him to step aside from the volunteer post.

He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans America, 1979; GulfStar, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president ofthe Southland and has served the conference through other offices and committee posi-tions.

In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana's 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic direc-tor Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legendEddie Robinson.

His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-StarProductions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star cast includ-ing Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU cam-pus. The movie's impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than adecade later.

Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana's highereducation system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies whohas spoken at hundreds of events since 1965.

In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the JournalismDepartment faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has writtenthousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and maga-zines.

Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He hastwo sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan andAmanda, 20, and Miranda, 9, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

Jerry PierceVice President/External Affairs

John AckelJody Biscoe (chair)

Don BarkerDusty Dischler (student)Kelee Grimes (student)

Dr. Michael LandMark Lipa

Dr. Jeff MatthewsDr. Lisa Pollacia

Kristi SimmsCathy Sutton

Dr. Sonia TinsleyKrist SwinburgheJennifer Videtto

Ex-Officio MembersGreg BurkeDonnie Cox

Dustin EubanksJodie Heinicka

Dr. Patrice Moulton Dr. Vicki Parrish

Jerry Pierce

NSU Athletic Council

DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCE

Highlights of NSU athletics in the first 10years under the leadership of Dr. RandallWebb, Vice President Jerry Pierce andDirector of Athletics Greg Burke

22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports)

Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005,

2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball

(1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer

(2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000), men’s track and

field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports

(1997-98).

10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports)

Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997,

2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and

softball (1998, 2000, 2002).

1 6 P o s t s e a s o n A p p e a r a n c e s ( 6 s p o r t s )

Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001,

2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006); women’s bas-

ketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998,

2000, 2002); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005).

Women’s Basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT.

4 5 N a t i o n a l A w a r d s ( 5 s p o r t s )

All-America awards - track and field (18), football

(19), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors –

softball (2), baseball (2). National Football

Foundation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA Postgraduate

Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game

Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship

3 O l y m p i c C o m p e t i t o r s ( 2 s p o r t s )

Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta

Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the

Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer Demon

basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s

head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens

Games.

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Athletic Administration • Athletic Administration • Athletic Administration • Athletic Administration

In the midst of his 14th year as director of athlet-ics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke sees emerg-ing opportunities for unprecedented success for theDemons and Lady Demons built partly from a foun-dation of many landmark achievements during histenure as AD.

Athletics director at Northwestern since speakingat the annual NSU/Independence Bowl KickoffLuncheon on August 29, 1996, Burke is the longest-

serving AD at any Louisiana institution.He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest

accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fieldedchampionship caliber teams in nearly all of the school's NCAADivision I sports.

There have been 22 Southland Conference championships;16 teams in postseason play; 50 national award winners, mosteither All-America athletes or Academic All-America recipients;and three Olympic competitors.

NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only)Southland Conference member in the league's five decades ofhistory to sweep football, men's basketball and baseball cham-pionships in the same athletic year. It's been done only once inSoutheastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, andonly four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time byMichigan State in 1979-80.

Those accomplishments have come with one of the moremodest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke'smanagement skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal.

Facility enhancements have been a main focus over thepast couple of years. Beginning with the installation of a $1.1million Mondo surface track in Spring 2007, NSU athletic facilities have recentlyundergone nearly $6 million worth of improvements. Burke generated a $2 mil-lion series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSUathletic venues and spearheaded the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencingproject for athletic venues. The installation of the new artificial turf playing fieldthis summer has helped create more than $1 million of additional renovations toTurpin Stadium.

Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches,including several whose success at Northwestern State has propelled them tonational prominence in subsequent positions.

Some of his best hires remain on staff at NSU. Two Burke coaching hires had Northwestern in NCAA Tournament play in

their second seasons and have been back to postseason since.Basketball coach Mike McConathy was hired in 1999 after 16 seasons as a

junior college head coach. In his 10 years, the Demons have reached the con-ference tournament championship game six times, winning twice to make theschool's first two NCAA Tournament appearances. Most memorable was thestunning last second win over Big Ten champion Iowa in the first round of the2006 tournament. That same year, Burke also broke new ground by generatingprivate backing for the first long-term guaranteed coaching contract in school his-tory for McConathy.

Women's soccer coach Jimmy Mitchell has taken three teams to the NCAAplayoffs, making NSU the only Louisiana university to have multiple appear-ances. Dramatic facility enhancements have occurred in his eight seasons andMitchell has been rewarded with a multi-year contract.

Burke also picked head coaches who have subsequently been hired byFlorida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Wichita State.

He recently landed LSU co-defensive coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto to bethe Demons' new football coach. Peveto and his staff promptly signed a 2009recruiting class ranked No. 1 nationally in the Football Championship Subdivisionby Rivals.com recruiting analysts.

From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having abalanced athletic program. To that end, tremendous competitive strides havebeen made in women's athletics under his guidance. The NSU soccer programwas the first one in Louisiana ever to reach the NCAA Tournament. Softball hasmade three NCAA Tournament appearances. Volleyball has set attendancerecords and made its best-ever showings in conference play in each of the pastfour years.

While on-field success by Demon and Lady Demon teams has been a source

of pride for NSU supporters, Burke is equally proud of the tone which has beenset within the NSU athletic program as it relates to academic success. InFebruary, 2005, NSU led all state public universities in the NCAA's initialAcademic Progress Rates report, which measures the job Division I athletic pro-grams are doing to help advance their student-athletes toward graduation. NSUhas continued to sparkle in subsequent APR reports, with the men's basketballteam ranking in the top 10 percentile in the country in 2006 and women's soccersharing the national lead in 2007. In addition, NSU led all state public schoolsand was second in the Southland Conference in the most recently releasedNCAA Graduation Success Rate report.

In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America FootballFoundation's Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award andthat same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish CenlaNewsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper's editorial staff.

He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from hisalma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recog-nizing his community service and professional achieve-ments. Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored sincethe award was instituted in 1982.

In June 2006, he was a featured speaker and panelist atthe National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors con-vention in New Orleans, addressing members of the CollegeAthletic Business Managers of America and also participat-ing in a panel discussion of "Fundraising from an AthleticDirector's Perspective" speaking to the National Associationof Athletic Development Directors.

Since 2007, Burke has been a member of the prestigiousNCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, a 49-person panel which makes recommendations to the NCAABoard of Directors on key issues facing Division I athletics.

He previously served a four-year term on the NCAADivision I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and con-currently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCSCommittee that administers the national playoffs. Since his

committee term expired, Burke has served as a site supervisor for FootballChampionship Subdivision playoff games across the nation and he is regardedas one of the country's premiere advocates of FCS football. He currently is thirdvice-president of the FCS Athletic Director's Association.

In 2004, NSU received the highest possible rating, "fully certified," from theNational Collegiate Athletic Association, affirming that Northwestern operates itsathletic program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted bythe NCAA Division I membership.

Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remainsactive in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for theNatchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the NatchitochesArea Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association.

He and his wife, Susu, a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and elementaryteacher, have a 15-year-old daughter, Catherine, who is a sophomore at St.Mary's High School.

Greg BurkeDirector of Athletics

Greg Burke with wife Susu and daughter Catherine.

The Burke FileAGE: 53 (Born Oct. 22, 1956)HOMETOWN: Alliance, OhioHIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude)POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer,Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; directorof news and sports information, Hiram(Ohio) College (1978-85); administrativeintern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director,NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; direc-tor of athletic development, University ofAkron, 1992-96.BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indiansand CavaliersINTERESTS: Working out, watchingESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

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Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Assistant Professor ofPsychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern, where he is theCoordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, and SubstanceAbuse / Prevention Concentrations.

He is also the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center atNorthwestern. He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center's(ATTC) - Practice Committee that was responsible for the development of The ChangeBook: A Blueprint for Technology Transfer. He has also coordinated five nationally recog-nized Leadership Institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of theNational ATTC Leadership Directors Committee. He has recently been appointed to theNAADAC - National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. Biscoe hasheld clinical, program director, consultant, management, regional director and trainingpositions in addiction and mental health treatment and education settings since the mid1980's and is active with prevention and treatment issues.

Since 2006 he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for Northwestern. Thisrole includes being the chairperson for the NSU Athletic Council.

Jody's wife, Veronica (Roni), is an avid runner. Their 15-year-old daughter, Roxy, asa sophomore, is on the Varsity Danceline at St. Mary's High School this year. They aredevoted Demon fans.

One of the most accomplished student-athletes ever at NorthwesternState, two-time football All-America center William Broussard returned

to his alma mater in February 2007 as the Director of External Relations, coordinatingfundraising activities through the Athletic Association and Demon Victory Fund.

Known for his avid and tireless promotion of NSU Athletics, Broussard has represent-ed the department as Director of External Relations and planned or helped organize hun-dreds of events to promote Demon Athletics.

After re-branding the annual fund campaign the Demon Victory Fund (DVF) in 2007,the DVF enjoyed its most successful year up to that point. The 2008-09 DVF, with theassistance of a newly re-organized Board of Directors, once again broke the annualrecord for total revenues, number of Athletic Association members, and Select 100Members on the way to establishing a new benchmark for annual, unrestricted support ofthe NSU Athletic Department. Under Broussard’s guidance, the NSU Athletic Associationhas set three consecutive annual total attainment records, secured the largest scholar-ship endowment and largest planned gift in the history of NSU Athletics.

In the 2007-08 year, the NSU Athletic Association established or tied several annualrecords under Broussard’s guidance, including annual records for total operating rev-enues, gift-in-kind donations, number of commitments to the Endowed ScholarshipProgram (8), and an annual record for corporate sales and corporate licensing revenuesgenerated by Athletic Association colleague Ryan Holloway.

The 2008-09 was a tremendous success as well, with the Endowed Scholarship Fundadding 6 commitments, the Second Century Campaign crossing the $100K plateau of pri-vate support, and the NSU Athletic Association Board of Directors generating over $186Kof funding for NSU Athletics.

Broussard represents Northwestern State as the Southland Conference representa-tive of the National Association of Athletic Directors of Development (NAADD) and is alsoan Assistant Professor of Journalism and Public Relations at NSU. He is the author ofseveral essays on the culture of college athletics, writes a bi-weekly sports editorial forlocal news magazine The Real Views, and is co-host of Talk Back Natchitoches PM onMondays from 5-6 pm on KNOC AM 1450.

Broussard is a 2000 graduate, with distinction, of the Louisiana Scholars’ College atNorthwestern State University and a 2007 graduate of the University of Arizona, with hisPh.D. in Rhetoric and Composition. A native of Crowley, he is married to the formerKendra Peters, a Lady Demon volleyball player during the couple’s days at Northwestern.

In her second year on the NSU athletic staff, Lauren Castle has beena big hit with her upbeat attitude, seemingly endless work ethic, and will-ingness to touch all the bases to make every facility and every event the

best it can be.It's the same approach she used as a three-time All-America softball star at LSU from

2004-06. Under legendary coach Yvette Girouard, Castle compiled a long list of acco-lades, including being on the 2006 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch Listas she served as the Lady Tigers' team captain.

She graduated from LSU in May 2007. She has worked in administrative roles withtwo insurance firms while also working at a drilling company near her hometown ofLafayette.

Castle's winning personality and her strong organizational and time managementskills have been showcased in her new position, along with her ability to adapt to the con-stant challenges in managing athletic facilities for a wide range of events. She has

assumed the title of assistant director of game operations for NSU athletics, using herability to interact effectively with visiting coaches, game officials, fans, and NSU staff andcoaches to great benefit to enhance the home game experience at Northwestern.

Last April, Castle, an outfielder and designated player at LSU, was named to the 12-woman All-Lady Tiger Park Team as LSU celebrated its final season playing in that facil-ity. A three-year letterwinner after transferring from UL-Lafayette, Castle earned EastonAll-America honors in 2004, 2005, and 2006. A two-time NFCA All-South Region selec-tion, the Lafayette native led the Tigers in walks as a senior with the second most inschool history and only one shy of the school record. She concluded her career rankedin the top 10 in LSU history in batting average, on base percentage, walks, hits, triplesand run scored. She helped LSU reach the 2004 Women's College World Series.

Castle was born Dec. 30, 1983 and is the daughter of Beth and Prent Castle. She hastwo brothers, Chip and Walter. She was twice the Louisiana Class 5A player of the yearwhile starring at Comeaux High in Lafayette.

After making a strong local and regional impression as operations man-ager of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Lafayette native Alex Cook isin his first year as assistant marketing director for NSU athletics, joiningthe staff in late August.

Cook handled sponsorship sales, administrative duties and promotional activities forthe 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Celebration featuring NFL greats Will Roaf and MarshallFaulk, golfer Hal Sutton, and women’s basketball coaching legend Sonja Hogg. Hearrived in Natchitoches in April after graduating in March from Eastern Oregon University,earning a business administration degree with a concentration in marketing and a minorin economics.

He was three-year letterman as a wide receiver on the EOU football team. Cookbecame the first student invited to serve on the university’s marketing committee and alsoprovided assistance to the director of athletics. While in school, Cook also worked as asales representative for NXGEN Payment Services, a national e-commerce firm affiliatedwith many athletics departments, governmental agencies and other entities. He also wasan account consultant for Next Step Consulting in his hometown of Boise, Idaho, and wasa marketing intern for the 2007 Cascade Collegiate Conference Outdoor Track and FieldChampionships hosted by EOU in LaGrande.

An Eagle Scout, Cook is a recipient of the Boy Scouts of America National HeroismAward for Lifesaving. He was a football, basketball and track letterman at Centennial HighSchool in Boise. Born Nov. 15, 1984 in Lafayette, where his father was serving as headwomen’s basketball coach at Louisiana-Lafayette, Cook is the son of Ross and SheilaCook of Boise. His mother served as the management consultant to NSU Athletics toestablish the Scholarship Auction in 1989 before the family relocated to Boise. He has asister, Megan, who is a recent graduate of Oregon State now employed in marine biolog-ical research and preservation activities based in Hawaii.

Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Conference soc-cer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, has been named an aca-demic coordinator in the Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center at NSU.

Crowell had served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills pro-gram since January while also completing her second season as a graduate assistantsoccer coach and finishing work on her master's of science in sport administration.

She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business adminis-tration, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons' 2005 NCAA Tournamentteam that won the Southland Conference Tournament.

Crowell joins academic coordinator and senior woman administrator Jodie Heinicka asthe full-time staff serving almost 350 student-athletes at NSU. Her appointment has beenapproved by the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana system, which gov-erns Northwestern. She replaces Becca Schulze, who resigned in May.

Crowell will coordinate academic support for several sports. She also heads theEnhanced Academic Program which provides additional help for student-athletes andaids in maintaining a healthy and successful balance between academics and athletics.

During the past academic year, Crowell was an instructor in the department of Healthand Human Performance. In her role as an intern working with the Academic Servicesdepartment, she assisted with advising and scheduling classes for student-athletes in theFall 2009 semester and oversaw day-to-day study hall operations.

She assisted in staging and operation of CHAMPS/Life Skills and career workshopsfor student-athletes.

On the Lady Demon soccer staff, she was the liaison for academic support and NCAAcompliance, and managed the team travel budget and fundraising. She was also involvedin scouting and recruiting and on-field coaching.

Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall ofFame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsoredby the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., andhelped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game.

Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, grad-uating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners'Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goalsallowed per game.

A native of Arlington, Texas, Crowell was born March 20, 1986.

Dr. William BroussardExecutive Director - NSU Athletic AssociationAssociate AD for External Relations

Jody BiscoeFaculty Athletic Representative

Lauren CastleAssistant Director of Special Facilities for Events Operations

Carrie CrowellAssistant Academic Advisor

Alex CookAssistant Marketing Director

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Dustin Eubanks is in his 12th year in the NSU athletic department andhis ninth year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athleticpersonnel current and in accordance with NCAA and SouthlandConference guidelines.

A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 35-year-old avid fan of all teams thathail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sportsinformation department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’sdegree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which heobtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time sta-tus in November 1998.

Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has twodaughters, Emilie (14) and Taylor Nicole (3). The sisters share the same birthdate.

Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will celebratetheir fifth wedding anniversary this summer.

Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accountingclerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department asfootball/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, LeonJohnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduat-

ing with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a

three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager

where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs.She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who recently graduated from NSU.

Jodie Heinicka, a nationally-ranked gymnast at Missouri and anacclaimed scholar-athlete before beginning her career in academic sup-port and athletic administration, is the Senior Woman's Administrator andAcademic Advisor for Northwestern State athletics.

Heinicka, the 2006 Big 12 Conference Female Sportsperson of the Year, came onboard in mid-April 2008.

Heinicka manages academic support activities for more than 300 Northwestern stu-dent-athletes, who utilize dozens of computer terminals and study carrels that are amongthe facilities available in the Johnnie Emmons Academic Support Center in the NSUAthletic Fieldhouse.

During her first, Heinicka was able to make steady progress to increase the servicesoffered to NSU student-athletes. With an additional academic coordinator position filled,the athletic academic services sport responsibilities were divided between two coordina-tors, allowing for more personalized attention to each sport.

Additionally, the CHAMPS/Life Skills program was ramped up to provide a strongfocus on personal and career development by offering career assessments, résumé-writ-ing consultations, and mock interviews as well as monthly workshops covering areassuch as personal finances, leadership, nutrition, and professional development. As aunique part of the CHAMPS program, Heinicka also introduced the first ever EtiquetteDinner; a four-course meal at which student-athletes were taught dining etiquette andgiven the opportunity to interact with fellow student-athletes and local business profes-sionals in a formal setting. In spring 2009, Heinicka was honored as the NSU “Advisor ofthe Year” for her overall success with these programs.

In her athletic career at Mizzou, Heinicka posted six of the top 12 uneven bars scoresin program history. As a sophomore in 2004, she set the Mizzou bars record when sherecorded a 9.950 at the Cat Classic to win the individual event title.

In the best season of her career, Heinicka ended her senior campaign ranked fourthnationally on bars and stood as the South Central Region's top bars performer 11-of-12weeks. Over the course of the year, she won 12 event titles.

When she was named the 2006 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year, it was thefirst time a Missouri student-athlete earned the honor. Heinicka was a three-timeAcademic All-Big 12 first team selection and was named a National Association ofGymnastics Coaches/Women Scholar Athlete in 2006. She was named the 2007Women's Intersport Network Collegiate Sportswoman of the Year.

She was the recipient of the 2006 Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate ScholarshipAward and served as Mizzou's SAAC vice president in her senior year, 2005-06.

For two straight years, the Mizzou athletic department featured her as its' spokesper-son to the Jefferson Club Society, which is the highest level of donors at the university.She spoke to the society's annual gatherings in Florida and California.

The Seminole, Fla., native earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies inMay 2006. She received a master's degree in Higher and Continuing Education fromMissouri in May, 2008.

Adam Jonson, a former graduate assistant in the Northwestern Statesports information office and assistant SID at the University of NorthFlorida, is NSU’s newest addition to the athletic staff after being namedassistant marketing director for tickets operations.

Jonson, a summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern State, replaces Zach Williamswho resigned last April to take a similar position at his alma mater, Louisiana Tech.

The Winnsboro native earned his bachelor's degree in business administration in2007 and will receive his master's degree is sport administration in December from NSU.

While working in the NSU sports information office prior to his stint at North Florida,Jonson was the primary contact for the Lady Demon soccer, softball and tennis teams.

He was awarded the prestigious Ace Higgins Award by the Louisiana Sports Writer'sAssociation in 2007 as the state's top student SID and received a cash scholarship andhis 2008 Lady Demon softball media guide earned second place honors by the LSWA asthe best media guide in its division.

At North Florida, Jonson was the primary contact for the Lady Osprey basketball teamas well has promoting men's and women's tennis and baseball.

The son of Bill and Leigh Jonson, Adam has a younger brother, Fletcher, who justreceived his bachelor's degree in journalism at NSU and will be a graduate assistant inthe SID office beginning in the fall.

Alan Pasch joined the NSU athletic staff at the outset of 2008 althoughhe’s been a prominent coach on campus since 2001. Pasch was headrowing coach for the club-level crew teams at NSU while also serving as

assistant intramural director for the past two years. Pasch, a former Dean’s List student at Northwestern while obtaining his bachelor of

arts degree in 2001, picked up his master’s degree in sport administration in 2006 fromNSU.

The NSU Crew Team was competitive on the national level throughout Pasch’s tenureas head coach. He was varsity team captain from 1997-2000 and was crew oarsman ofthe year in 1997, 1998 and 2000.

Pasch also coordinated visits to Natchitoches by as many as 16 intercollegiate andclub rowing teams each winter and spring, including nationally-ranked squads. He alsoserved as director of the annual Natchitoches Marathon Rowing Championships whichattracts up to 500 competitors each year.

His wife Yonna works in the student life office at Northwestern State. Pasch is also anavid tennis player.

Courtney Tegtman is in her first year as a graduate student trainerfor the Northwestern State sports medicine team.

Tegtman handles athletic training duties for the Lady Demon tennisteam as well as helping out with the Demon football squad.

A Fort Hays State graduate in May of 2009 in athletic training, Tegtman is a native ofStamford, Nebraska where she graduated from Alma Public High School.

In high school, Tegtman lettered in volleyball and track while also job shadowing asan athletic trainer.

The daughter of Dennis and Sheryl Tegtman, Courtney has an older brother, JustinSchriner.

Jodie HeinickaSenior Woman Administrator/Academic Coordinator

Roxanne FreemanAthletic Business Manager

Dustin EubanksAssistant AD/NCAA Compliance Director

Adam JonsonAssistant Marketing Director for Ticket Operations

Alan PaschDirector of Athletic Facilities

Courtney TegtmanTennis Athletic Trainer

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