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Updates from the Chiefs Club
Our current Chiefs Club membership is growing. We now have 499 Chiefs Club members and
are closing in on 500 members for the 2nd year in a row! Forward this email to anyone you
think would be interested in helping support OUR Catawba Chiefs Club. View the current Chiefs Club Membership
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Good News! The money needed to put lights up at Whitley Softball Field has been completed.
Seventy one people contributed to the project that raised over $232,000.
Update on turf field project.
Weather‐related problems associated with a grass field will be solved. No more unplayable conditions
after a hard/steady rain or unplayable conditions days later. No 60‐minute waits for field drainage
before a game or practice. All Catawba field teams will benefit, particularly football and men’s and
women’s lacrosse ‐‐‐ teams that will play home games on the artificial turf. Maintenance costs such as
mowing, irrigation, fertilizing, painting/marking the field for every home game, and handling pesticides
associated with a grass field will be eliminated. More space for other Catawba activities such as the
marching band, intramurals and club sports. These activities will be enhanced with the turf field
available for up to 16 hours a day/7 days a week. This is just an example of what the turf field could look
like year‐round.
Grass field in September Turf field year‐round
Catawba Athletics has close to 500 student‐athletes, 117 athletic scholarships, two JV teams,
and 22 varsity sports. Your gift to our Catawba Chiefs Club is tax‐deductible, and you will
receive a weekly Chiefs Club e‐newsletter with results, information about upcoming games, and
special events.
Current Chiefs Club Membership Business Listings Allergy Partners Bear Insurance Chick‐Fil‐A ‐ Salisbury
The College Barbecue Dales Sporting Goods F & M Bank Fisher‐Greene Insurance Agency Graeber and Associates Godley’s Garden Center The Hot Dog Shack Il Colosseo Italian Restaurant Koontz and Smith Attorneys at Law McCanless Golf Course Mid Carolina Electric Mykynos ‐ Salisbury NC Pediatric Dentistry Novant RDS Services The Revival Golf Course The Salisbury Post Stout Heating and Air Tailgate America
The Warrior Golf Club
WSAT Radio
Results & Recap
Wednesday January 9th
Women’s Basketball – Coker – Won 70‐54
Shemya Stanbeck – Sophomore – Kannapolis, NC. Had her 1st career double‐double. 10 points
and 12 rebounds.
Men’s Basketball ‐ Coker Won 106‐72 Jameel Taylor scored 15 points. Passed Dwayne Grant
(78‐82) to move into top 10 all‐time scoring list at Catawba. Click Here for story on Dwayne
Grant.
Jordan McElveen – Senior – Goose Creek, SC. 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Friday January 11th
Swimming at Queens
Joao Miranda – Freshman – Curtiba, Brazil. Top 10 finish. Click Here for release.
Saturday January 12th
Women’s Basketball ‐ LMU – Lost 72‐59
Men’s Basketball – LMU – Won 96‐83
Marcell Haskett – Junior – Newport News, VA. 22 points.
Schedule of Upcoming Games
Wednesday January 16th Women’s Basketball at Queens
Men’s Basketball at Queens
Friday January 18th
Swimming – Men – at Wingate with Lenoir Rhyne
Saturday January 19th
Swimming – Women ‐ Wingate and Lenoir Rhyne
Women’s Basketball at Anderson
Men’s Basketball at Anderson
Special & Featured Events
The 2019 Catawba Alumni Golf Tournament to benefit the Catawba Golf teams will be held on
Saturday, April 27th at 1:00 pm at The Country Club of Salisbury. For questions about this
event, please contact Coach Sam Gealy.
The 2019 Catawba Football Classic will be held on Friday, May 10th at The Warrior Golf Club.
This will be the 25th anniversary of hosting this very special event to help support the Catawba
Football team. Two shotgun starts: 8:30 am and 1:30 pm. For questions about this event,
please contact Bill Hall at 704‐637‐4394 or Jeff Childress at 704‐637‐4265 or
Other Upcoming Catawba Athletic Special Events 1st Pitch Dinner ‐ Saturday, January 26 1998 Men’s Basketball – Saturday, February 16 Silent Auction – Saturday, April 6 Men’s Lacrosse 25th Anniversary – Saturday, April 13 CLASS Act luncheon – Friday, March 15 Baseball Alumni Day – Saturday, April 6 Senior Student‐Athlete Dinner – Tuesday, April 16 Catawba Golf Alumni Tournament – Saturday, April 26 Football Golf Classic – Friday, May 10
October 25th Homecoming Weekend 1985 Catawba Softball Championship Celebration
1995 Catawba Men’s Golf Championship Celebration
1999 – Catawba Football – 1st Team to make the NCAA II Playoffs.
Special recognition for former Catawba Baseball player Josh Jordan, now an assistant coach at
Duke University. This past year, Coach Jordan was chosen as the ABCA American Baseball
Coaches Association National Assistant Coach of the Year. Read More.
In this picture from 1993, we have former Catawba player and assistant coach who really
helped to get the 1st Pitch Dinner started. We also have Chris Anderson who will be giving the
Alumni Player remarks at the 2019 1st Pitch Dinner. We have Josh Jordan who will be receiving a
special recognition for being chosen as the NCAA I ABCA Assistant Coach of the Year, and lastly,
we have Dennis Love who will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 1st Pitch Dinner for Catawba
Baseball.
Former Catawba basketball player, Catawba Sports Hall of Fame member Dave Robbins
stopped by to talk with the current Catawba basketball coaches and players during a visit to
Salisbury. Coach Robbins was coached at Catawba by the late Coach Sam Moir. Coach Robbins
is in eight Hall of Fames.
Athletic Projects & Updates
Hamric Steps Down as Catawba Volleyball Coach 1/9/2019
SALISBURY, N.C. ‐‐ Catawba College Director of Athletics Larry Leckonby has announced that Ginger Hamric has resigned her post as Head Women's Volleyball Coach. Hamric steps down after guiding the program for 29 seasons.
Hamric posted 536 wins during her tenure at Catawba, claiming two South Atlantic Conference Championships and three SAC Tournament titles. Catawba made four NCAA II Regional appearances and advanced to the regional final in 2008. In 2001, Catawba became the first SAC school to make a regional appearance.
"I want to thank Coach Hamric for her dedication and service to Catawba College," said Leckonby. "Her 29 years of service at one institution is almost unprecedented in college athletics. We wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors."
Catawba surpassed 20 wins in 13 seasons under Hamric with three 30‐win campaigns. The best season came in 1992 when the Lady Indians went 39‐5 and set the school mark for wins in a season.
Hamric was named SAC Coach of the Year four times during her tenure. In 2008, she was inducted into the Catawba College Sports Hall of Fame. She came to Catawba in 1990 after leading Mt. Airy High School to a pair of state championships and three conference titles.
1996 Catawba Cross‐Country
Two of my favorite pictures and posts. Shown below are my four freshman tennis players at their 1st
Athletic Awards ceremony at Catawba. Four years later, the same four senior tennis players are
pictured at their 4th Catawba Athletic Awards ceremony right before they all graduated.
From Jack Mordey: I could not have been luckier with the three other freshman I have started this
journey with. From pushing each other at our morning workouts, late nights studying, getting to
know each other better staying in the hotels during our overnight tennis trips, spring break tennis
trips to Tampa, Fl and Hilton Head Island, SC., Being with these boys has made every second more
enjoyable. Looking forward to getting out and putting those tough hours in on and off the courts
next semester.
Pictured from left to right in both images are:
Kyle Mechling, from Virginia. Currently teaching in Vietnam working for TEFL Worldwide Prague.
Jack Mordey, from London, England. Finished his Masters in Accounting and has his CPA License.
Currently working for Barings LLC as an Associate Director for Barings Finance.
Aaron Vanhorenbeck from Tampa, Fl. Currently working at J. W. Cole Financial, Inc. as a
Compliance Analyst.
Mitchell McDonald from New Zealand. Currently working for a travel company in Australia and
also working toward his master’s degree.
Xavier Hare , a Junior from Charlotte, NC was featured on The Steve Harvey Show. Click Here for
story.
Three Catawba Football players earn Hansen All Region recognitions. Click Here for story.
Jeff Childress Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Development Director of the Catawba Chiefs Club 2300 W. Innes St. Salisbury, NC 28144 704-637-4265 [email protected]
Catawba College Chiefs Club
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(704) 637-4394
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