Men's
Intercollegiate Athletics
Unit
Annual Report
2002-2003
Personnel
Mark Fohl — Director of
Athletics (Men & Women), Head Baseball Coach, Head Men's Golf Coach,
Lecturer
Doug Reese — Assistant to the
Athletic Director (Equipment Room Manager), Head Wrestling Coach, Teaching
Specialist
Chris DeVries — Compliance
Coordinator
Ken Crandall — Head Football
Coach, Lecturer
Paul Grove — Head Basketball
Coach, Lecturer
Jodi Holleman — Principal
Accounts Specialist
Sandy Zeltwanger — Senior
Secretary
Ray Bowman — Athletic
Trainer, Instructor
Rich Hardy — Athletic
Trainer, Instructor
Jerry Monner — Head Track
Coach, Lecturer
Dwayne Pelham — Asst.
Football Coach
Jeff Remington — Part-time
Assistant Football Coach
Ryan Viergutz — Assistant
Football Coach, Asst. Equipment Room Manager
Brian Curtis — Sports
Information Director
Todd Hickman — Assistant
Football Coach, Assistant Baseball Coach, Instructor
Aaron Thompson — Part-time
Assistant Basketball Coach
Brad Gibson — Part-time
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Jim Gremmels — Volunteer
Assistant Basketball Coach
Grant Harding — Volunteer
Assistant Football Coach
Jeff Peter — Volunteer
Assistant Golf Coach
Don Goracke — Part-time
Assistant Baseball Coach
Ben Harris, Jake Schmidt —
Student Assistant Football Coaches
Tim Droske — Head Tennis
Coach (part-time)
Seth Miller — Ticket Manager
Craig Brandenberger, Lacey
Huschle, Jim Patzner, Aaron Benson, Randy Hamling, Mistica Olson, Miriam
Bagniewski, Kara Hedding — Student Assistant Athletic Trainers
Jessica Rada, Brandi Rada,
Erin Mahoney, Melissa Schweiss, Cendy Gonzalez — Student Office Workers
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Purpose
To
organize and administer a broad program of athletics and recreational
activities designed to:
A. Meet the needs and interests of
students.
B. Provide a satisfying and unifying
experience for college and community life.
C. Prepare future coaches, teachers,
and administrators for athletic responsibilities.
Function
A. Administer the athletic
policies of the Chancellor, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate
Conference
and the NCAA.
B. Develop schedules of games
and contests, secure competent game officials, assist
coaches
in arrangements for transportation, meals and lodging for team trips, prepare
programs
for home events, arrange details of contest management (radio facilities, pre-
game
and half-time programs, ticket sales and concession sales), manage tournament
events.
C. Coordinate athletic health and
training needs and proper insurance details for athletes.
D. Supervise
student workers in the P.E. Center and coordinate with the Financial Aid
Office.
E. Supervise
the purchasing, marking, inventory and maintenance of athletic equipment and
issuance of equipment to students, faculty and staff.
F. Assist Plant
Services and administration in the planning of indoor and outdoor facilities
for
class, athletic, and recreational use and supervise the marking and maintenance
of same.
G. Provide
a safe and healthful environment for all athletic participants, students
enrolled in classes and spectators so all may enjoy the ultimate usage of
facilities.
H. Recruit prospective
student-athletes by letter, telephone communications and home/
school
visits. Coordinate such
efforts with the Office of Admissions and Financial
Aid.
I. When replacement
or additional staffing is needed, advertise through affirmative action
guidelines
to hire qualified individuals for positions in the Athletic Department.
J. Maintain files for
roster information, schedules, eligibility, scores, equipment &
supplies
and budget detail.
K. Coordinate all special
events held in the P.E. Center and athletic facilities.
L. Submit Annual Unit
Report to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
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Evaluation
With the exception of some
individual successes, the men's athletic program continued to be unable to be
competitive in the NSIC.
We must work to increase the
number of participants in football.
Narrative and/or
Statistical
Sport No.
of Coach Record Conference
Athletes
Football 50 Ken
Crandall 0-11 10th
Basketball 12 Paul
Grove 2-25 10th
Wrestling 12 Doug
Reese 1-8 4th
Baseball 41 Mark
Fohl 6-39 9th
Track 11 Jerry
Monner NA 7th
Tennis 9 Tim
Droske 1-9
NA
Golf 12 Mark
Fohl NA 5th
Major Changes Recommended/Plans
for 2003-2004
1. All men's sports
except for wrestling will compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic
Conference
in 2003-04.
2. Wrestling will be
discontinued after 2003-04.
3. Planning will begin
for the construction of a new football stadium to be built in
cooperation
with the Morris Area School District.
4. We should begin to
fund recruiting efforts in track & field, tennis, golf and baseball.
5. The process of
transitioning to NCAA Division III will continue.
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