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OLD BOYS WEEKEND 2005Weekend Awards 1

Board Members 1

Old Boys Weekend 1-2

Committees 2

Participating Alumni 3

General Information 3

IN THIS ISSUE

The Miami University Men’s Rugby FootballClub Alumni Association hosted its 33rd

Annual Old Boys Weekend in Oxford,September 9 -11, 2005. Former Miamiplayers from around the country came totown to see their old teammates and to getacquainted with the current roster of Miamiruggers.

Organized activities began on Saturdaymorning with the Miami University Men’sRFC Alumni Association’s 4th AnnualGeneral Meeting at the Shriver Center. Themeeting was attended by alumni from manydifferent classes. Members identified goalsfor the next calendar year and set a plan toaccomplish those goals. Craig Scheiderer`97 and Marc Hirselj ̀ 96 were bothre-elected to two-year terms on theexecutive committee as secretary and vicepresident. The vacant treasurer position hasbeen filled by Brian Slutzky ̀ 96.

The weekend centered around Saturdayafternoon matches between the Old Boysand their student counterparts. The OldBoys’ first side, bolstered by several recentgraduates, prevailed in a hard fought, excitingmatch against the university A side, with afinal score of 41 - 26. The weather was hotand humid (as usual), and there were timesthat the fitness of the Old Boys was clearlyflagging relative to that of the young boys.But ultimately, the experience of the OldBoys overwhelmed the youngsters. Theyoung boys played well, attesting to theleadership of Coach Kevin Kittredge. Therewere many notable efforts for the Old Boys,

including guest appearances by “EnergizerBunnies” Ken Glassmeyer and J.R. Hassett,and alternating playing/refereeingperformances by Mike Coco and WoodyFox. As a result of his hard charging forwardplay, Bob Schinke received the Man of theMatch award.

2005 AWARDS

Most Valuable Play by an Old Boy • Bob Schinke `05

Most Valuable Play by a Young Boy • Brandon the Prop

Outstanding Old Boys Volunteer • Steve Seilkop `74

Outstanding Young Boy Volunteer • Joe “Mario” Naumann, Club President `05

Doug Edwards Memorial Award • Jared Moore `98

Lionel Young Memorial Scholarship • Peter Griffith `06

Doug Edwards Memorial Scholarship • Joe “Mario” Naumann `05

The young boys started a new tradition oftheir own with the first annual “SteveSmith Award,” which was given to currentsenior and former club president B.J.Brick `06.

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BOARD MEMBERS

Board of Directors

Mike Coco

Dike Arjiri

Toby Edison

Steve Fazekas

Steve Gustin

Craig Scheiderer

Brian Slutzky

Steve Seilkop

Mark Wiet

Executive Board

Mike Coco

Marc Hirselj

Craig Scheiderer

Brian Slutzky

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Following the first match, theReally Old Boys competedagainst the university B side.Crazy men in their mid-40s tomid-50s (along with a fewyounger alumni) laced up theirboots to show they still had theright stuff. There were a fewglimmers of former brilliance,but the heat and age took theirtoll; the university boysregularly arrived at thebreakdowns first, which theyused to advantage in scoringseveral unanswered tries and asolid victory. A memorablepart of the match was the participation ofsecond generation Miami rugby alumni SeanEdwards ̀ 04 and Jon Gustin ̀ 03 (along withhis dad Steve), and the father/son duo of Bill`97 and Gareth Griffes.

After the matches, there was a fried chicken/jambalaya feast (prepared by Bill and NancyGriffes), which was served under a tent at thepitch. Awards and scholarships werepresented by alumni president Mike Coco`97. Old Boys and current players mingledand told stories/lies.

Overall, it was a great Old Boys weekend,which happened to occur this year onMiami’s Homecoming Weekend. The Miamirugby tradition of excellence on and off thefield was carried forward by universityplayers and Old Boys alike. Mostimportantly, it was a terrific opportunity tocatch up with old friends and to make newones. If you haven’t been to an Old Boysweekend for a while, it’s definitely somethingyou should consider – the next one will be

September 8-10, 2006.

Contact Mike Coco at(614-325-1079 ormjcoco@hotmail.com, orSteve Seilkop at(919-742-5636 orseilkop@centernet.net forfurther details on Old BoysWeekend 2006 and/or theMiami University Men’sRugby Football Club AlumniAssociation.

OLD BOYS WEEKEND 2005 CONTINUED...

2Attendees of the 2005 Old Boys Weekend pose for a photo

The action in the reunion game was intense

COMMITTEES

Scholarship CommitteeSean EdwardsKevin KittridgeMark HirseljJared MooreBarbara Edwards

Events CommitteeRandy Frontal MahlerweinKen GlassmeyerBill Griffes

Audit CommitteeSteve FazekasMike CocoRob ThurlowMark Hirselj

Fundraising CommitteeJared MooreMike CocoDave WilliamsDike Ajiri

Historian & AwardsSteve Gustin

CommunicationsCommittee

Steve SeilkopJosh BurginJoe WoyckeSteve Fazekas

Investment CommitteeDike AjiriEric Schwarz

Field CommitteeSteve SeilkopMike CocoSteve GustinRon PruittBrian Slutzky

Coaching CommitteeToby EdisonMark HirseljBill Griffes

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LIST OF PARTICIPATING ALUMNI

OLD BOYS WEEKEND 2005Steve Seilkop ̀ 72 and ̀ 74Ron Pruitt ̀ 73Steve Gustin ̀ 74Bill Griffes ̀ 74Tom Barney ̀ 74Charlie Howard ̀ 75Chris Hines ̀ 75Woody Fox ̀ 77Kevin Iler ̀ 77Chuck Kikta ̀ 78Ken Glassmeyer ̀ 78Peter VanDeCarr ̀ 79Greg Cohen ̀ 79Marty Brix ̀ 80David Anzo ̀ 81Les Irvine ̀ 81Eric Mather ̀ 81J.R. Hassett ̀ 85Dike Ajiri ̀ 93Rob Graham ̀ 94Jeremy Heulsman ̀ 95

Mike Coco ̀ 97Craig Scheiderer ̀ 97Justin Cole ̀ 98Jared Moore ̀ 98Joe Woyke ̀ 98Wes Leugers ̀ 99Roger Craig ̀ 00Rick Perez ̀ 01Nate Arnold ̀ 02Josh Goldsmith ̀ 02Josh Burgin ̀ 02Jon Gustin ̀ 03Tom Campbell ̀ 04Sean Edwards ̀ 04Garrett Lyon ̀ 04Mike Zimmerman ̀ 04Andrew Sayer ̀ 04Bob Schinke ̀ 05Brandon Smith ̀ 05Lar Hartigan ̀ 05Matt Ross ̀ 05

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About the MUM RFC AA: The Miami University Men’s Rugby Football Club AlumniAssociation, Inc. (MUM RFC AA) is an Ohio non-profit corporation with 501(c)3 status withthe Internal Revenue Service. Our charge is to support and deliver men’s collegiate rugby tothe undergraduate students of Miami University in Oxford, OH. We accomplish this mission byproviding leadership as well as financial support to the Miami Rugby Football Club (MiamiRFC). TIN 06-1697834

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