2006-2007 Pioneer Athletics Magazine

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“BUILDING A SOLID CHARACTER FOR LIFE”

In many institutions, intercollegiate athletics has taken on its own life. This is especially true in some of the larger public and private universities and colleges. When this occurs, the emphasis on athletics and the drive for victories may become dis-torted and rise above the virtues espoused by the institution. To effect a positive environment, a healthy balance must be

established wherein athletes are perceived and treated as student-athletes and where success is not measured by wins over losses. It makes me proud that our athletic director, coaches, and students, both athletes and fans, recognize this distinction and support it wholeheartedly.

We are proud of our intercollegiate athletic teams. The Pioneer Spirit of sportsmanship, fair play, emphasis upon healthy competition, and pride of who we are can be seen in the eyes of our student-athletes, regardless of the win-loss record of the team or their own performance. Sure, we enjoy winning as much as anyone, and students and coaches proudly put forth their best efforts to win. Our trophy cases are filled with honors and awards that reflect a proud heritage of SMC championships in virtually every sport. However, as with life itself, winning isn’t always the outcome of athletic contests, and it certainly isn’t everything. We win some and we lose some. Character emerges in the way we handle the outcome… whether it be winning or losing.

Spartanburg Methodist College was established upon a commitment to develop Christian character in our students. This continues to be a significant part of our mission in higher education. Your support of our student-athletes enables us to instill in them a strong character and optimistic attitude in life. We hope you will attend as many of our athletic events as you can. Cheer for the Pioneers! Support these fantastic student-athletes as they dazzle their opponents and fans with their amazing and graceful athletic abilities! Be supportive of them whether they win or lose, for in doing so, you will help them develop a positive character that will remain with them throughout their lives. This is the virtue of intercollegiate athletics. Let us never lose sight of this worthy goal.

Go Pioneers!

Sincerely,President of the College

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Location: Spartanburg, S.C.Founded: 1911Athletic Affiliation: Member of the National Junior College Athletic AssociationEnrollment: Approximately 775 studentsNickname: PioneersColors: Royal Blue and WhiteAddress: 1000 Powell Mill Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29301Phone: (86�) 587-�000Website: www.smcsc.edu

Making a Difference in Just Two Years The first two years after high school graduation are times of self-exploration and exciting discovery. For most of us, the decisions during those two years are crucial ones guiding the rest of our lives. Who am I? What do I want to do with my life? What do I want to study? SMC provides a great place to make those two years count. For nearly a century, we've helped thousands answer those crucial questions and make life-changing discoveries.Tools to Discover SMC offers a full liberal arts academic curricu-lum. Instead of huge lecture halls where classes are taught by graduate assistants, SMC offers a student-faculty ratio of about 21-1. Our students and faculty get to know one another.Discover the Leader in Yourself You don't have to wait until your junior or senior year to become a team captain, editor of the school newspaper, or leader of a student organization. Your two-year experience puts you on the fast track, allowing you to become leaders without competition from juniors and seniors.Discover the joy of service There's a lot to discover about yourself and your world. SMC gives you the place and the time to do so. Our students reach out to others in the communi-ty through a variety of service learning opportunities. Others benefit, and so do you.More to discover— Thirteen nationally-recognized intercollegiate sports teams— A diverse student population from many states, countries and religious backgrounds— Focused tutoring programs and facilities provide help where needed most— Ninety-Five percent of our students receive some form of financial aid More than 90 percent of our graduates transfer to other institutions of higher learning. Hopefully they are better-prepared because they took time to make some important discoveries in their freshman and sophomore years at Spartanburg Methodist College. Why Spartanburg Methodist College? Because the first two years of college are the most important years in college.

Athletic Department Contacts . . . . . . . . .6Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Women’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1�Men’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Men’s Cross Country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Women’s Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Men’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Women’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Men’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Women’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Men’s Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3�Cheer Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Dance Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Athletic Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Welcome to Spartanburg Methodist College, home of the Pioneers! Spartanburg Methodist College has a strong history of excellence in athletics. SMC has over 250 Student Athletes that compete on 13 Athletic Teams as well as Cheer and Dance Squads. The SMC coaching staff is experienced and dedicated to

their students and their sport, leading our teams to excellence in all areas. SMC competes at the Division 1 level of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). As a two-year institution, SMC athletes have the opportunity to be leaders as soon as they arrive on campus both in the playing arena, around campus and in our community. SMC athletic teams have won National, District, and Regional Championships in recent years allowing SMC athletes to gain valuable competitive and life expe-riences. Many of SMC’s student athletes have continued their athletic participation and education at four-year colleges and universities and have also gone on to compete professionally in Baseball, Basketball, Soccer and Softball. SMC athletes are also committed to the Spartanburg community, which is demonstrated in the thou-sands of service and volunteer hours they log each year with area schools and organizations. As the only two-year, private residential college in South Carolina, SMC offers a unique opportunity for students to excel in academics and athletics. SMC’s focus is excellence in both areas: athletics and academics, to prepare our student athletes to move on to their junior and senior years at four-year institutions. Our motto for 2006-2007 is “Stay Focused Together.” SMC strives for excellence for it’s student ath-letes and it is our goal this year to “Stay Focused Together” on academics, athletics, and life. On the playing field or in preparation for a career, SMC is dedicated to the success of it students! “Stay Focused” Pioneers!

Mark PerdueAthletic Director

ATHLETIC STAFFNAME TITLE E-MAIL PHONEMark Perdue. . . . . . . . Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . 864-587-4237Sherry Collins . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . 864-587-4244Tonya Wright-Stone . . Volleyball Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . 864-587-4008Rob Burke . . . . . . . . . Men's Basketball Coach/Professor of Physical Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . 864-587-4005Robbie Higdon . . . . . . Wrestling Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . 864-587-4244Mike Foley . . . . . . . . . Cross Country Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]. . . . . . . . . 864-587-4244Jim Greene. . . . . . . . . Tennis Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . 864-587-4353Kristi H. Phillips . . . . . Cheer Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . 864-587-4244Karmen Smith. . . . . . . Dance Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . 864-587-4244Dan Kenneally . . . . . . Men's Soccer Coach, Women's Soccer Coach & Professor of Physical Education. . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . 864-587-4270Ralph Patin. . . . . . . . . Women's Basketball Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . 864-587-4345Rick Pauly . . . . . . . . . Softball Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]. . . . . . . . . 864-587-4244Mark Mancebo . . . . . . Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]. . . . . . 864-587-4376Mark Perdue. . . . . . . . Golf Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . 864-587-4237Tim Wallace . . . . . . . . Head Baseball Coach, Director of Baseball Camps & Professor of Physical Education. . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . 864-587-4267

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The 2007 SMC base-ball team is shaping up to be a good one. With three weekend starters return-ing on the pitching staff and five hitters who con-tributed significantly in the offensive line-up back, the foundation is there for a strong squad. The Fall was productive and the Pioneers are poised to make a run at defending their 2006 Region X cham-pionship. The pitching staff should be a strength for 2007 as those returning account-ed for a 25-1� record in ’06. David Walters (10-3, 3.61) leads the returners and should step back in to the weekend rotation. He will be joined by Trey Delk (5-3, 2.63, Clemson com-mit) and Travis Botts (3-3, 2.2�). The fourth weekend spot could be taken by Adam Bullard (3-1, 2.18, Gardner-Webb commit), Brock Dorsett (1-1, 3.60) or Jeff Dulaney. Freshmen Allen Caldwell, Robby Bray and Matt Layman might force their way into the weekend picture but ini-tially will be used in mid-week games. The relief corps will include Bret Elliott (2-3, �.25), Craig Roberson (1-0, 2.53), and Phillip Brannon. Brannon (Pittsburgh draft pick) will be used as a closer after a stellar Fall in that role. Pitching support could come from any number of freshmen on the roster. Offensively, the Pioneers return lead-off hitter and USC commit Ryan Wilkins (.335, All-Region), Phillip Morgan (.365, 8HR, 53 rbi), Bucky Wells (.333), and Matt O’Rourke (.320). Bullard (.315) and Botts (.352) also return as solid hitters. Newcomers Keon Graves (Transfer-Coastal Carolina), Jacob Wallace (Transfer-USC) and Brooks Robinson (Transfer-Coastal Carolina) should make an immediate impact in 2007. Freshmen Allen Caldwell



ROSTER No.Name Class Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. HighSchool 2 Jon Lewis FR OF L/R 5’11” 180 Buford 3 Justin Brewer FR MI L/R `5’9” 160 Eastside 4 Ryan Wilkins SO OF L/L 5’10” 155 Spartanburg 5 Travis Armour SO C R/R 5’10” 165 Waccamaw 6 Jeremy Smith FR 3B R/R 6’0” 170 1st Pres. Day, GA 7 Allen Caldwell FR P/OF L/L 5’11” 165 Sumter 8 Matthew O’Rourke FR C R/R 6’0” 175 Saratoga Central Catholic, NY 9 Justin Weaver FR C R/R 5’10” 160 Hillcrest 10 Jon Lewis Floyd FR OF R/R 5’9” 165 Broome 12 Jacob Wallace FR C L/R 5’11” 200 Dorman 13 Kedrick Wadsworth FR OF R/R 5’8” 185 Mid-Carolina 14 Logan Bland FR C R/R 6’2” 185 Bishop England 15 Travis Botts SO P/MI R/R 6’1” 180 Chesnee 16 Will Fulmer FR 1B R/R 6’2” 215 N. Augusta 17 Kendall Miller FR P R/R 6’1” 165 Lewisville 18 Curtis Murphy FR 3B R/R 6’3” 215 Brookland-Cayce 19 Brad Rollison FR MI R/R 5’1” 160 Greenville/Presbyterian 20 David Walters SO P R/R 6’2” 175 River Hill, MD 22 Michael Mokriy SO 3B R/R 6’1” 205 Richview Collegiate, CAN 23 Keon Graves SO 3B R/R 6’3” 190 Dillon/Coastal Carolina 24 Phillip Morgan SO C R/R 6’0” 205 Chapman 25 Bucky Wells SO OF S/R 6’0” 180 Socastee/Coastal Carolina 26 Tim Rau SO P L/L 5’11” 170 Mauldin 27 Bret Elliott SO P L/R 6’6” 200 Lancaster 28 Gaston Wingo FR P R/L 6’1” 195 Mauldin 30 Tristan Toorie FR 1B R/R 6’1” 220 Brookwood, GA 31 Craig Roberson SO P R/R 6’2” 175 Liberty 32 Brock Dorsett SO P L/L 5’11” 195 Leesville Road, NC/Winthrop 33 Trey Delk SO P R/R 5’10” 190 Lugoff-Elgin/South Carolina 34 Jeff Dulaney FR P L/L 6’2” 175 Glenelg, MD 35 Adam Bullard SO P R/R 6’4” 210 Mauldin 36 Phillip Brannon FR C/P R/R 6’2” 190 Broome 37 Brooks Robinson SO UT R/R 6’2” 190 Greenbriar, GA/Coastal 38 Robby Bray FR P R/R 6’4” 210 Independence, NC 39 Matt Layman FR P R/R 6’2” 205 S. Mecklenburg, NC 40 Kirk Ullery FR P L/R 6’4” 205 Riley, IN 41 Corey Prescott FR P R/R 6’8” 260 Lakewood 44 Zeb Heidt FR P L/R 6’4” 185 Murray County, GA 45 Jonathon Williams FR P R/L 6’0” 155 Mauldin 47 Carlton Watts FR P L/L 6’0” 215 Thornwell

Coach

Tim Wallace Head baseball coach Tim Wallace returns for his 16th season at the helm of the Pioneers. His pre-vious teams have pro-duced a 610-192 record with NJCAA Region X Championships in 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, and 2003. His .760 win-ning percentage ranks him among the leaders of those actively coach-ing at the NJCAA level. Wallace was named Region X Coach of the Year (1992, 1998, 2000), Carolina’s Junior College Conference Coach of the Year (1992) and also the Louisville Slugger Coaches Award (1993, 1996, 1997, 2001). In 2001, Wallace earned his first Eastern District Coach of the Year award as his �9-12 club sported the best record in Grand Junction, Colorado at the NJCAA World Series. He earned his second Eastern District Coach of the Year award in 2003, when his club posted a 50-16 record. In addi-tion to having success-ful teams, Wallace has helped individuals realize their potential. Two Pioneers have par-ticipated on the NJCAA All-Stars, a group put together to face interna-tional competition.

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Baseball

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Phillip Brannon

Zebulon Heidt

Jeremy Smith

Brock Dorsett

Matt LaymanMatthew O’Rourke

Tristan Toorie

Travis Armour

Jeff Dulaney

Corey Prescott

Robby Bray

Bret Elliott

Jonathan Lewis

Travis Botts

Kendall Miller

Tim Rau

Justin Brewer

Jonathan Floyd

Curtis Murphy

Adam Bullard

Will Fulmer

Michael Mokriy

Allen Caldwell

Keon Graves

Phillip Morgan

Craig Roberson Brooks Robinson Brad Rollison

Logan Bland

Trey Delk

Kirk UlleryKedrick

Wadsworth

David Walters Carlton Watts Justin Weaver Bucky Wells Ryan WilkinsJonathan Williams Gaston Wingo

SMC’s intercol legiate athlet ic teams compete in National Championships, Regional and divisional Championships and World Series Appearances. Now in its 95th year of providing a quality education to students in a Christian environment, Spartanburg Methodist College is the only private two-year residential

college in South Carolina.



SCHEDULE

Matt Williams

Assistant Coach

Eleven players have been named NJCAA All-Americans during his tenure, while �3 have signed professional con-tracts. Of these �3, 13 are actively playing and pursuing a shot at the Major Leagues. In 2002 Coach Wallace had his first player reach the majors, 1998 graduate Orlando Hudson with the Toronto Blue Jays. Also during the Wallace era, players have signed let-ters of intent with or gone to play at major NCAA Division I insti-tutions such as South Carolina, Clem-son, North Carolina State, College of Charleston, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina and West Virginia (just to name a few). Numerous others continued their careers at the NCAA Division II level. Prior to his coaching career, Wallace was a standout player himself. A former second round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals, he played professionally for seven years. This included a two-year stint in Italy, where he led the league in hitting and home runs.

While playing in the United States, Wallace was named an All-Star for both the Appalachian and Florida State leagues and also was team MVP for the 1983 St. Petersburg Car-dinals. This continued a streak of team MVP awards that included two Lancaster High School, one Post 31 American Legion, one Baptist Col-lege and two Wofford College seasons. It was at Wofford where Wallace attracted pro-fessional scouts. During his two seasons there he posted records for career batting average (.�56) and longest consecu-tive game hitting streak (37). He also led NAIA District 6 and the state of South Carolina in hitting as a sophomore. For his ef-forts, Wallace was in-ducted into Wofford’s Hall of Fame in 2000. Wallace returned to Wofford after his play-ing career and completed his B.A. in Sociology. He then earned an M.A. in Physical Education from Gardner-Webb University. Wallace and his wife of twenty-two years, Beth, have three children: Jacob, 20, Amy Kate, 18, and Mary Grace 16.

Wallace (Cont’d)

Matt Williams, a former Pioneer left hand pitch-er, returns for his second year as Assistant Coach. Williams also pitched for the Mid Missouri Mavericks. Since then, he has been Pitching Coach under Wallace for the American Legion Post 28 team. Williams has also

assisted in youth base-ball camps at SMC during the summer and has been giving private pitching lessons. As a Pioneer, Williams threw a no-hitter in the 2003 Region X Tourna-ment game 6 against the Knights of Surry Com-munity College. That year the Pioneers played in the National tournament at Grand Junction, Colorado. Before coming to SMC, Williams played four years for the Lancaster High School Baseball Team. Williams is the son of Steve Williams, Baseball Coach at Lancaster High School, and Jan Williams. Williams hopes to one day become a college head baseball coach.

(Sumter), Will Fulmer (North Augusta), Logan Bland (Bishop-England) and Justin Brewer (Eastside) played well in the fall and will see significant time on the field in ’07. Support will come from other first year players Jeremy Smith, Curtis Murphy, Tristan Toorie, Kedric Wadsworth, Jon Lewis, Brad Rollison and Jon Lewis Floyd. The 2007 version of the Pioneers should do a good job of keeping SMC at the top of Region X. A strong pitching staff, solid defense, and quality hitting are all ingredients shared by successful teams, and this year’s group has all three. Add in a little team speed and enthusiasm and the Pioneers will be a fun group to watch in the spring.

Preview (cont'd)

Date Day Team Location #Games Time

Febuary10 Sat Truett-McConnell Cleveland, GA 2 1:00 p.m.17 Sat Southeastern Whiteville, NC 2 1:00 p.m.18 Sun Southeastern Whiteville, NC 2 12:00 p.m.22 Thur Limestone (JV) SMC 2 1:00 p.m.24 Sat Truett-McConnell SMC 2 1:00 p.m.28 Wed Newberry (JV) SMC 2 1:00 p.m.

March3 Sat Florence-Darlington SMC 2 1:00 p.m.4 Sun Florence-Darlington SMC 2 1:00 p.m.10 Sat Surry Dobson, NC 2 1:00 p.m.11 Sun Surry Dobson, NC 2 1:00 p.m.15 Thur Limestone (JV) Gaffney, SC 2 1:00 p.m.17 Sat USC-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC 2 1:00 p.m.18 Sun USC-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC 2 1:00 p.m.24 Sat Wilkes Wilkesboro, NC 2 1:00 p.m.25 Sun Wilkes Wilkesboro, NC 2 1:00 p.m.27 Tue Walters State SMC 2 1:00 p.m.31 Sat Rockingham SMC 2 1:00 p.m.

April1 Sun Rockingham SMC 2 1:00 p.m.6 Fri Pitt Greenville, NC 2 1:00 p.m.7 Sun Pitt Greenville, NC 2 12:00 p.m.11 Wed Newberry (JV) Newberry, SC 2 3:00 p.m.14 Fri Louisburg SMC 2 1:00 p.m.15 Sat Louisburg SMC 2 1:00 p.m.21 Sat Lenoir Kinston, NC 2 1:00 p.m.22 Sun Lenoir Kinston, NC 2 1:00 p.m.28 Sat Blue Ridge SMC 2 1:00 p.m.29 Sun Blue Ridge SMC 2 1:00 p.m.

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ROSTER Name Class Ht. Hometown

Melinda Aguilar Fr 5'9" Columbia India Belton Fr 5'4" Charleston Erica Caldwell Fr 6'0" Columbia Britney Cohen So 6'0" CharlestonAnnette Glover So 5'6" Charleston Kandace Green So 5'5" Blythewood ShaRhonda LaBoard Fr 5'9" St. Johns Island, SC Latisha Lee Fr 5'5" ColumbiaNeShonda McLurin Fr 6'0" Mccoll Renique Riley Fr 5'8" Estil, SC Brooke Williams So 5'8" Saluda

Coach

Ralph Patin For Patin, whose father coached bas-ketball and football in his native Louisiana, coaching is a natural progression. Patin’s father was also his high school coach at Lutcher High School in Lutcher, La. Most recently Patin coached the Varsity Girl’s Basketball Team at Ridgeview High School in Columbia. Before that, he coached at C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy and coached and played while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Patin credits his father as being influential in his decision to become a coach. Patin attended col-lege at Jackson State in Jackson, Miss. He is married to Nalinee Patin, and they have two children: a son, Jamal, 13, and a daughter, Jasmine, 8. “I’m a disciplinary kind of guy,” says Patin, who wants to lead the Lady Pioneers to a win-ning season, but also wants his players to be just as successful aca-demically. “I would like to see a consistent graduation rate,” Patin says of his players.

Women’s Basketball

DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 2 Truett McConnell 6 pm Nov. 7 Georgia Perimeter 6 pm Nov. 12 Louisburg 2 pm Nov. 14 Roane State (DH) 5:30 pm Nov. 15 Caldwell Community College 7 pm Nov. 18 @Lenior Community College 4 pm Nov. 20 @Walter St. 6 pmNov. 26 @Roane St. (DH) 2 pm Nov. 30 @Truett McConnell 5 pm Dec. 5 @Georgia Perimeter (DH) 5:30 pm Jan. 11 @Wilkes CC 7 pm Jan. 17 Walter State 5 pm Jan. 20 @Patterson School 1 pm Jan. 24 Clinton (DH) 5:30 pm Jan. 27 @Lenoir Community Coll. (DH) 1 pm Jan. 31 Clinton Jr. College 7 pm Feb. 1 Wilkes Community Coll. 5:30 pmFeb. 3 Louisburg Community Coll. 2 pm Feb. 5 Patterson School 6 pm Feb. 7 Caldwell Community Coll. 7 pm Feb. 10-11 @Louisburg College Classic TBA Feb. 17 Lenoir CC (DH) 1 pm Feb. 18 @Louisburg 2 pm Feb. 21 @Wilkes Community Coll. 7 pmFeb. 24 @Clinton (DH) 1 pmFeb. 28 @Region X Tournament TBA (DH) - Double Header

Schedule



ROSTER Name Class Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown HighSchool

Kedrick Casey So pt.guard 5’11 181 Spartanburg Byrnes HS Keshawn Clyburn So forward 6’9 204 Lancaster Lancaster HSShawn Creal So guard 6’2 204 Spartanburg Dorman HS Stevie Evans So guard 6’3 194 West Columbia White Knoll HS Loinel Gilliard So wing 6’7 202 Eutawville Lake Marion HS Sam Lewis So wing 6'4" 175 Hilton Head Hilton Head HSKendrick Watkins So guard 6’0 183 Spartanburg Dorman HS Jermaine York So post 6'5" 235 Kingstree Kingstree HS Harry Austin Fr guard 5’10 175 Johns Island St. Johns HS Edrick Cherry Fr guard 5’11 167 Columbia C.A. Johnson HSChad Dewitt Fr guard 6’2 175 Darlington Darlington HS Dee Evans Fr wing 6'4" 171 Greenville Southside HSDerek Haile Fr wing 6'2" 174 Columbia Dreher HSMarkese Holloway Fr forward 6’6 215 Saluda Saluda HS Brendon Knox Fr post 6’10 211 Georgetown Georgetown HSKendrick Robinson Fr pt. guard 6’2 179 Goose Creek Goose Creek HSTaylor Singleton Fr wing 6’5 197 Clinton Thornwell HS Ricardo Smith Fr guard 5’11 174 Darlington Lamar HS Vernon Taylor Fr guard 6’3 186 Cross Cross HS

Coach

Rob Burke Burke is entering his third season as Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Pioneers. Prior to SMC, Burke was Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Campbell University. He has also served as Head Junior Varsity Basketball Coach, Assistant Basketball Coach and coached Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams at Limestone College. Prior to that, Burke played overseas for the County Clair Jets, a profession-al basketball team in Ireland. He also briefly coached the Jets. For Burke, basketball is a family tradition. His father, Bob Burke, coached 22 years at Chowan College and is currently Assistant Basketball Coach for the Portland Trailblazers. Burke counted it a privi-lege to play under his father for four years while both were at Chowan. Burke is a native of Murfreesboro, N.C., and a graduate of Chowan College, where he re-ceived a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management. He is cur-rently working on a Master of Education degree from Campbell University. Burke has a wife, Neily, and an eight-year-old daughter, Mina.

Men’s Basketball

ScheduleDATE OPPONENT TIME

Nov. 3 @Tip-Off Classic, Atlanta,Ga. TBA Nov. 4 Truett McConnell 5 pm Georgia Perimeter 7 pm Nov. 7 @Catawba Valley CC 7 pm Nov. 9 Caldwell CC 7 pm Nov. 14 Roane State 5:30/7:30 pm Nov. 16 Catawba Valley CC 7 pm Nov. 26 @Roane State CC (DH) 2/4 pm Dec. 3 Limestone JV 2 p.m.Dec. 5 Georgia Perimeter (DH) 5:30/7:30 pm Dec. 10 Louisburg CC 3 p.m. Jan. 6 @Brunswick CC (DH) 1/3 pm Jan. 10 @Wilkes CC 7 pm Jan. 20 @Cape Fear CC 3 pm Jan. 21 @Louisburg College 3 pm Jan. 23 Clinton Jr. College 7:30 pm Jan. 25 Aiken Technical College 7:30 pm Jan. 27 @Lenoir CC (DH) 3/5 pm Jan. 29 Guilford Tech 7:30 pm Jan. 31 @Rockingham CC 7 pm Feb. 4 Brunswick CC (DH) 2/4 pm Feb. 10 Cape Fear CC 3 pm Feb. 13 @Aiken Technical College 7 pm Feb. 17 Lenoir CC 3 pm Feb. 18 Rockingham CC 3 pm Feb. 21 @Guilford Tech 7 pm Feb. 23 Wilkes CC 7 pm Feb. 24 @Clinton Jr. College (DH) 1/3 pm Feb. 28- Mar. 3 Region X Tournament , Aiken, SC TBA

(DH) - Double Header

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PIONEER SPORTS

SCHEDULEDATE MEET/LOCATION TIME Sep. 9 EYE OPENER* Milliken Rsrch Pk., 8:30 am Spartanburg, SC Sep. 16 Winthrop Invitational Winthrop Univ. 9:30 am Rock Hill, SC Sep. 30 Citadel Invitational James Island Co. Park 9 am Charleston, SC Oct. 6 Blue Hose Invitational Presbyterian College 4 pm Clinton, SCOct. 13 Blue Ridge Open XC Appalachian State 5 pm Boone, NCOct. 27 Brevard XC Invitational Brevard College 6 pm (M) Brevard, NC Oct. 21 Region X Championship* Milliken Rsrch. Pk. 7:15 am Spartanburg, SC Nov. 4 NJCAA Nationals El Paso, TX TBA Nov. 18 NJCAA ½ Marathon Championships



ROSTER Name Class Hometown HighSchoolJoseph Barton Fr Greenville, SC Mauldin HS Scott Bernshausen Fr Kinards, SC Thornwell Kevin Brabham So Greenville, SC Riverside Griffin Cole So Columbia, SC AC Flora Jacob Dill Fr Gaffney, SC GaffneyBrent Durden So North Augusta, SC Midland Valley Travis Eiler Fr Myrtle Beach, SC Socastee Todd Hines Fr Union, SC Union Wells Johnson Fr Charleston, SC James Island Ross Kaiser So Gilbert, SC Lexington Brian McGuffee So Taylors, SC Eastside Shane Simmons Fr Enoree, SC Woodruff Jeremy Vangsnes Fr Cowpens, SC Broome

Mike Foley Mike Foley starts his first season at SMC as coach of the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams. In recent years Foley has coached cross country throughout the Upstate, most recently as Head Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Arts & Humanities in Greenville. He was also a head coach at Blue Ridge High School in Greer, where his Boy’s Cross Country Team won the Class AAA State Title in 2003 and 200�, and his Girl’s Cross Country Team was a Class AA State Title Runner-Up. Foley was also an assistant track coach at Eastside High School in Greenville and was also Head Coach at various Greenville Track Club and cross country youth teams (AAU & USATF). He was also coach of the Asics/Players Choice Racing Team at Fort Walton Beach, Fla., was Assistant Women’s Track and Cross Country Coach at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, and was Assistant Boys and Girls Track and Cross Country Coach at Okemos High School in Okemos, Mich. In 200� Foley was named Cross Country Coach of the Year, for S.C. High School

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CoachMen’s and Women’s

Cross Country

SMC TO HOST CROSS COUNTRY NATIONALSCol lege Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach), Jules Bryant (Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau) and Jack Todd ( S.C.School for the Deaf and Blind and Team Spartanburg), with help from Mike Ponder and Mike Baird (Milliken). NJCAA officials were

impressed when they vis-ited the 660-acre Milliken Research Park, accord-ing to Mark Perdue, SMC Athletic Director. The Milliken site, situat-ed adjacent to Interstates Business 85 and 585, has been a venue for several cross

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The National Junior C o l l e g e A t h l e t i c Association (NJCAA) has selected Spartanburg as the site for their national cross country champion-ship in 2008 and 2010. Instrumental in making a bid for the event were Eric Cummings (former Spartanburg Methodist



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League Class AAA and in 2003 was named Cross Country Coach of the Year for S.C. High School League Class AA. Other awards include Peach Blossom Region Cross Country Coach of the Year and Appalachian Region Cross Country Coach of the Year.

Foley earned a Bachelor’s degreee in Journalism at Michigan State University and is currently working on his Masters degree (thesis pending) in Mass Communications from the University of West Florida.

He is married to Robin Tarpinian, a high school English teacher at Blue Ridge High School and a former track and cross country coach at Blue Ridge and Greer high schools, as well as a former cross country coach at Converse College. He is also a writer for the Greenville News.

TOP 20 RUNNERSTIME NAME YEAR

26:29 Richard Munson 2003 27:29 Griffin Cole 2005 27:31 Tommy Hunt 2004 27:45 Jonathan McAlister 2003 27:48 David Hill 2003 27:49 Eric Weathersbee 2003 28:05 David Vass 2003 28:13 Steven Flores 2003 28:22 Eric Duncan 2004

TIME NAME YEAR

28:21 Ross Kaiser 200528:32 Dale McVicker 2005 29:04 Jared Webb 2004 29:10 AJ Burton 2003 29:24 Cayce Crews 2004 29:25 Adam Geary 2002 29:50 Kevin Brabham 2005 29:51 Joseph Barton 2005 30:04 Nick Timothy 2004 30:22 Brent Durden 2005

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country meets, including the 2000-2006 Eye Opener, the 1995 NCAA Division II National Championships, the NCAA All-South Region Championships in 200� and 2005, the 1999 National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, the Spartanburg County Championships, the Region 2-�A Championships, Milliken’s Corporate Earth Run Race, and the 2006 CVAC Championships host-ed by Converse College. Perdue commented that Spartanburg has been building its reputation for hosting national events

after hosting its first NJCAA National Half Marathon in November 2005, in which 110 runners from across the nation completed a course that ran through the city of Spartanburg. Future Half Marathons are planned for 2007 and 2009. Estimates are that the NJCAA Cross Country Nationals wi l l br ing approximately �00 run-ners from across the nation. During previous years, the Nationals have been held at sites across the U.S. includ-ing Levelland, Texas, Lawrence, Kansas and El Paso, Texas.



ROSTER Name Class Hometown HighSchool

Buff, Ashley So Piedmont, SC WrenEddinger, Krystal Fr Murrells Inlet, SC St. JamesHarper, Kara Fr Duncan, SC ByrnesNash, Erin Fr Greer, SC RiversideRichards, Hilary So Duncan, SC ByrnesRubalcaba-Trigueros, Maria So North Charleston, SC North CharlestonVeit, Jocelyn So Cayce, SC Brookland - Cayce

Women’s Cross CountrySCHEDULE DATE MEET/LOCATION TIME

Sep. 9 EYE OPENER* Milliken Rsrch Pk., Spartanburg, SC 8 amSep. 16 Winthrop Invitational Winthrop Univ. Rock Hill, SC 10:15 amSep. 30 Citadel Invitational James Island Co. Park Charleston, SC 9:45 amOct. 6 Blue Hose Invitational Presbyterian College Clinton, SC 4:45 pmOct. 13 Blue Ridge Open XC Appalachian State Boone, NC 4 pmOct. 27 Brevard XC Invitational Brevard College Brevard, NC 5:30 pm Oct. 21 Region X Championship* Milliken Rsrch. Pk. Spartanburg, SC 7:45 am Nov. 4 NJCAA Nationals El Paso, TX TBA Nov. 18 NJCAA ½ Marathon Championships Butler CC (Kansas) 8:30 am

Region Meets*

The Women's Cross Country Team began the 2005-2006 season with four returning runners from last year's squad. Cassie Rowland and Christine Lotito served as Co-Captains for the season. The team also expected strong lead-ership from Charley Montgomery and Valerie Hammond. The team also added five freshmen to make up the strongest team under former Coach Cummings. At the 2005 Eye Opener, Jocelyn Veit and Maria Rubalcaba led the SMC Cross Country Team to the first-ever Junior College Division Championship. The women defeated seven NJCAA schools on their home course. The team had strong finishes at the Lander Invitational, (led by Hilary Richards and Christine Lotito), the Winthrop Invitational (led by Veit and Hudson) and the Citadel Invitational

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(led by Veit and Richards). The women went on to finish third at the Presbyterian College Invitational with Jocelyn Veit breaking the school record with her time of 19:17. The women qualified as a team at the Presbyterian College Invitational to run in the NJCAA National Champ ion - sh i p i n Kansas. The team also turned in a strong showing at the Belmont Abbey Invitational lead by Veit and Rowland. The women went on to win the Southern JUCO Championsh ips with a College record 18 points. Veit and Rowland led the charge with a second and third place overall finish. Throughout the first seven weeks, the women's team was ranked in the top 15 in the Nation. The team also had the privilege of hosting and competing the NJCAA National Half Marathon Championship.

2005 - 2006 Season Review



TIME NAME YEAR

19:17 Jocelyn Veit 2005 19:40 Cassie Rowland 2004 21:02 Kelly Futch 2004 21:18 Hilary Richards 2005 21:27 Jessica Hudson 2005 21:35 Alexis Nichols 2003 21:38 Sarah Lohmann 2002 21:58 Charley Montgomery 2005 22:13 Maria Rubalcaba 2005 22:15 Bree Benson 2002

TIME NAME YEAR

22:21 Whitney Tilley 2003 22:26 Valerie Hammond 2005 22:29 Mandy Yeomans 2003 22:37 Jamie Turner 2003 22:38 Teri Montgomery 2004 22:44 Heather Cunningham 2002 22:46 Briggs Byars 2002 22:47 Christine Lotito 2005 22:56 Jamie Owens 2003 23:00 Courtney Tilley 2003

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Mark Perdue expects the 2006-2007 season to be a very com-petitive and exciting year for his Pioneer golf team. Perdue enters his second season as Head Coach and has a very talented recruiting class (10 freshmen) to compliment his four return-ing sophomores. Sophomores Kyle Parker (Gaffney) and Kyle Scruggs (Chesnee) will anchor the golf team this year coming off of a very successful fresh-man season. New team members Andrew Stancil (Chesterfield), Tad Toler (Greenville), and Spratt Howey (Northwestern) bring plenty of SCJGA experience to the team and promise to make this year’s team more com-petitive in Region X competi-tion. Rounding out the team is local talent, including sopho-more Scott Cox and freshman Andrew Fortune (Spartanburg). Overall the team is going to have much greater depth than in past years, which will make SMC Golf more competitive in the region. The 2006-07 tournament sea-son will play NCAA Division II teams such as Barton College, Tusculum, Limestone, North Greenville, and Newberry.

Coach

Mark Perdue

Perdue came to SMC in 200� from the University of South Carolina Upstate, where he was Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and a Physical Education instructor.

Before coming to the Spartanburg area, Perdue was the coor-dinator of Athletic Training Services at the University of Charleston in Charleston, W. Va.

In addition to coach-ing the Golf Team, Perdue also serves as the College’s Athletic Director.

Perdue received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Athletic Training and a Master of Science degree in Physical Education from Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va.

Perdue resides in Boiling Springs with his wife, Paula, and children: Sam and Tess.

Golf


Michael Assey Fr Mt. Pleasant, SC Bishop England HS Bradley Benton So Jefferson, SC Pageland Central HS Scott Cox So Spartanburg, SC Home Schooled Brad DiFranco Fr Aiken, SC South Aiken HS Chad Dubard Fr Rock Hill, SC Northwestern HS Andrew Fortune Fr Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg HS Craig Hudson Fr York, SC York HS Spratt Howey Fr Rock Hill, SC Northwestern HS Matt Jackson Fr Gloverville, SC Midland Valley HS Kyle Parker So Gaffney, SC Gaffney HS Kyle Scruggs So Gaffney, SC Chesnee HS Andrew Stancil Fr Chesterfield, SC Chesterfield HS Jonathan Thomas Fr Rock Hill, SC Northwestern HS Tad Toler Fr Greenville, SC Greenville HS

Beautiful River Falls Plantation in Duncan provides the setting for the Pioneer Golf Team’s home matches and practices. The Par 72, 18-hole course is a Gary Player Signature Golf Course. SMC grad Terry Johnson is the pro at River Falls.

DATE TEAM LOCATION

Sep. 8 USC Lancaster Lancaster CC Lancaster, SC Sep.16 Newberry College Mid-Carolina CC Prosperity, SC Sep. 18-19 Montreat College Crooked Creek GC Hendersonville, NC Sep. 24 USC Lancaster/TC Lancaster CC Lancaster, SC Sep. 25 USC Lancaster/TC River Falls GC Duncan, SCOct. 2-3 Dogfight@The Neuse Neuse GC Clayton, NC Oct. 8 SCJC Tournament River Falls GC Duncan, SC Oct. 9 SCJC Tournament Boscobel GC Pendleton, SC Oct. 16-17 Coker College Hartsville CC Hartsville, SC Oct. 30-31 Jack Shadwick Cross Creek GC Seneca, SC

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Dan Kenneally Kenneally joined SMC in 1995 as the men’s soc-cer coach after coaching at Greensboro College in Greensboro, N.C., where he was assistant coach for the men’s and women’s soccer teams from 1990-199�.

Kenneally began coaching the women’s team in 1997. During his career at SMC, Kenneally has coached the men’s team to a 91-63-9 record, and the women’s team to a 69-55-8 record.

Other coaching experi-ence includes ODP Western New York, Eastern New York, Greensboro Soccer Club, Spartanburg Soccer Club, Camp UNC Chapel Hill, SUNY Farmingdale, and Alfred University. Kenneally played soccer for ODP Eastern New York and North Carolina State.

Kenneally received an Associate of Science degree in Business Management from State University of New York at Farmingdale, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Alfred University. He resides in Spartanburg with his wife, Marissa, and two children, Thomas, 9, and Ashley, 7.

Men’s Soccer

ROSTER No. Name Class Pos. Hometown HighSchool

2 Ben Brannan Fr Def Rock Hill SC Northwestern 3 Jansen Brown So Mid Rock Hill SC Fort Mill 4 Ryan McCracken Fr Mid Charleston SC James Island 5 David Godino Fr Mid Mauldin SC Mauldin 6 Shane Abbot So Fwd Murrells Inlet SC Socastee 7 Jordan Kibler Fr Mid Moore SC James F. Byrnes 14 Matt Riggio Fr Def Fort Mill SC Fort Mill 9 Nathan Arroyo Fr Mid Rock Hill SC Northwestern 10 John Caratella So Mid Rock Hill SC Northwestern 11 Justin Brunko So Def Surfside Beach SC Socastee 12 Andrew Phillips Fr Fwd Rock Hill SC Northwestern 13 Brian Smith So Def Aiken SC South Aiken 8 Aaron Van Der Schaegen So Mid Columbia SC Dreher 15 Donald Piers Fr Def Rock Hill SC Northwestern 16 Harper Kemp Fr Def York SC York Comprehensive 18 Umut Engin Fr Fwd North Charleston SC Fort Dorchester 19 Lee Smith Fr Mid Columbia SC Brooklyn Cacye 20 Corey Lee So Def Richburg SC Chester 21 Rob Tice Fr Def Rock Hill SC Northwestern 22 Mitch Gullick Fr Fwd Rock Hill SC Northwestern 23 James Cannizzaro Fr Mid Rock Hill SC Northwestern 24 Tim Haney Fr Fwd North Charleston SC Fort Dorchester 25 Andrew Lehman Fr Mid Rock Hill SC Northwestern 27 Ben Martin Fr Def Summerville SC Fort Dorchester 28 Justin Pardue Fr Fwd Inman SC Boiling Springs 30 Mike Wessinger So Fwd Chester SC Chester 31 James Talanges Fr Fwd Woodruff SC Woodruff 26 Walker Smith Fr Mid Blue Ridge SC Landrum Mike Videtto Fr Fwd Beaufort SC Beaufort 29 Quay Whiteside Fr Mid Chester SC Chester 17 James Cochran Fr Mid Barnwell SC Barnwell


Soccer

DATE TEAM TIME Aug. 28 @Truett McConnell 3 pmSep. 5 @Anderson JV 7 pmSep. 9 @Cape Fear CC* 2 pmSep. 16 Wingate JV 3 pmSep. 17 Gardner Webb JV 2 pmSMC Invitational Sep. 22 Truett McConnell College 5 pmSep. 23 Georgia Perimeter College 10 am Truett McConnell v. Louisburg Coll. 12 pmSep. 24 Georgia Perimeter v. Louisburg Coll. 1 pmSep. 27 @Louisburg Coll.* 2 pmSep. 30 Hiwassee Coll. 4 pmOct. 4 Tri-County Tech 4:30 pmOct. 5 Anderson JV 5 pmOct. 7 @Howard 3 pmOct. 8 @Gordon 1 pm Oct. 11 Louisburg* 2:00 pmOct. 14 @Hiwassee Coll. 4:00 pmOct. 21 Cape Fear CC* 2:00 pmOct. 24 @Wingate JV 4:00 pmOct. 28-29 Region X Tournament TBA

Schedule

The Men’s Soccer team is coming off a disappointing season last year where they finished second in the Region during the regular season. The outcome for this year’s team is promising. Returning for the Pioneers are four start-ers: Shane Abbott, John Cara-tella, Bryan Smith and Justin Brunko. Other sophomores returning are Craig Francis, Mike Wessinger, Corey Lee and Arron Van Der Schaegen. Returning after a year off is an All-South, All Region per-former Jansen Brown. The freshman class joining the Pioneers is very strong. In-coming freshmen players in-clude Nathan Arroyo, Ben Brahnan, DJ Piers, Andrew Phillips, Mitch Gullick, Taylor

Crawford, James Cannizzaro, Andrew Lehman and Rob Tice – all from Northwestern High School. Some of the other freshmen include DJ Godino (Mauldin, S.C.), Ryan Mc-Cracken (Charleston, S.C.), Jordon Kibler (Moore, S.C.), Edwin Delgado (Spartanburg, S.C.), Justin Pardue (Boiling Springs, S.C.), Brad Rush (Barnwell, S.C.) Harper Kemp (York, S.C.), Lee Smith (Co-lumbia, S.C.) and Matt Riggio (Fort Mill, S.C.). The three players from Fort Dorchester

High School are Tim Haney, Ben Martin and Umut Engin. There are also three players from Woodruff High School: Jorge Santos, Ryan Leon-ard and James Talanges. The men will face a tough schedule with Georgia Pe-rimeter College, rated number one in the coun-try. Second-ranked Lou-isburg College is on the Pioneers’ schedule twice. The team will also be fac-ing Region X foe Cape Fear Community College twice.



Women’s Soccer

ROSTER

No. Name Class Pos. Hometown HighSchool

GK/21 Michelle Wilson Fr GK Dalzell, SC CrestwoodGK/15 Katelyn Gristick Fr GK Orefield, PA Parkland2 Stacy Hires Fr Mid Sumter, SC Lakewoood3 Soraya Graham So Fwd Camden, SC Camden4 Katie McSwain So Fwd Duncan, SC James F. Byrnes6 Jennifer Johnson Fr Mid Union, SC Union7 Dianna Perry Fr Def Gaffney, SC Gaffney8 Blazely Kelley So Mid Bishopville, SC Hartsville9 Sydney Otero So Mid Duncan, SC James F. Byrnes10 Ashley Buonaiuto So Mid Hilton Head, SC Hilton Head11 Carrie Robinson So Fwd Charleston, SC West Ashley12 Amy Wilson Fr Def Sherrills Falls, NC Bandy13 Sam Decker Fr Def Lexington, SC Lexington14 Eliana Zamora Fr Mid York, SC York17 Chrystal Pugh So Mid Darlington, SC Darlington18 Desaraie Woods So Def Allendale, SC Barnwell22 Famita Kamara Fr Def Conway, SC Conway25 Allysa Turner So Def North Augusta, SC North Augusta

DATE TEAM TIME

Aug. 26 @Converse 1 pmAug. 28 @Truett McConnell 5 pmAug. 31 Georgia Perimeter 5 pmSep. 8 Georgia Military 4 pmSep. 9 @Cape Fear CC* 4 pmSep. 16 USC Salkehatchie* 1 pmSMC Invitational, SMC Sep. 22 Truett McConnell v. SMC 3 pmSep. 23 Truett MCConnell v. Louisburg 2 pm SMC v.Georgia College (reserves) 4 pmSep. 24 Louisburg College v. USC Upstate 3 pmSep. 27 @Louisburg College* 4 pmSep. 30 Hiwassee College 2 pmOct. 3 @USC Salkehatchie* 3 pmOct. 7, 8 TBA TBAOct. 11 Louisburg* 4 pmOct. 14 @Hiwassee College 2 pmOct. 21 Cape Fear CC* 4 pmOct. 25 Columbia College 4 pmNov. Region X Tournament TBA

Schedule

Having won the Region X Championship last year, the 2006 Women’s Soccer Team is looking forward to another good season. This year’s team will be return-ing nine players from last year, including midfielders Sydney Otero (All-Region) and Ashley Buonaiuto. Also returning on a strong defense are Lisa Turner (All Region), De-saraie Woods (All-Re-gion) and Ashley Ingels. Other returnees include Blazely Kelly, Carrie Rob-inson, Katie McSwain and Soraya Graham. There will be two other sophomores coming out for the team: Crystal Pugh and Megan Ortwerth. We also have a strong freshman class coming in to join our Lady Pio-neer roster. In goal there are two strong keepers coming in: Katelyn Gri-stick (Orefield, Pa.) and Michele Wilson (Dalzell, S.C.). Other players coming in are Saman-tha Decker (Lexington, S.C.), Dianna Perry (Gaff-ney, S.C.), Stacey Hires (Sumter, S.C.), Jennifer Johnson (Boiling Springs, S.C.), Amy Wilson (Sher-rils Fall, N.C.) and Eliana Zamora (Rock Hill, S.C.). The team will play a tough schedule this year includ-ing two games against four-year schools (Colum-bia College and Converse College) as well as games against Region rivals Lou-isburg College and Cape Fear Community College.



Coach

Rick Pauly

Head Softball Coach Rick Pauly is in his second sea-son at SMC.

Pauly’s coaching career covers 16 years at all ages and skill levels. On a personal level he was an ASA Softball All-American and competed in 12 National and Inter-national Championship Tournaments.

During his years of coaching and instructing he has helped numerous girls achieve their goal of receiving a College soft-ball scholarship. Three of his former pitching students have been drafted into the Womens Professional League. Pauly sees the SMC softball program as great oppor-tunity to continue helping college bound student ath-letes continue the pursuit of both their academic and athletic dreams.

Pauly is a native of Wisconsin and has a BS degree in Industrial Technology from UW-Stout. Pauley and his wife Joan recently relocated to South Carolina from Phoenix, Arizona.

Softball

ROSTERName Class Pos. Hometown HighSchool

Allen, Ashley So C/OF West Columbia SC Airport HSBonnette, Leslie Fr SS/2nd Bamberg, SC Bamberg Erhardt HSEdwards, Chelsi Fr P/3rd Inman, SC Chapman HSGuice, Brittany So 2nd/3rd Hendersonville, NC East Henderson HSHall, Kayla Fr 3rd/2nd Greenville, SC Berea HSHamilton, Karen Fr SS/2nd Easley, SC Southside Christian HSHartley, Amber Fr C/OF Batesburg, SC Batesburg Leesville HSHuggins, Lauren Fr SS/OF Georgetown, SC Georgetown HSHutchinson, Brittney So OF/C/SS Anderson SC Belton Honea PathJohanson, Ashley Fr OF North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HSLedbetter, Jessica Fr OF Gaffney, SC Gaffney HSMcGuirk, Ashley Fr P/SS Fort Mill, SC Fort Mill HSPhillips, Rachel Fr P/1st North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HSPutnam, Courtney So 3rd/1st Hendersonville, NC East Henderson HSShaw, Jessica Fr P/3rd Saluda, SC Saluda HSShirley, Bree Fr OF Starr, SC Crescent HSSmith, Nikki Fr 3rd/C/2nd Gray Court, SC Laurens HSStory, Kasey So OF/SS Cowpens, SC Broome HSThompson, Amanda Fr OF/C Darlington, SC Mayo HSWiles, Whitney Fr OF Iva, SC Crescent HSWilliams, Katy Fr 1st/3rd Lancaster, SC Lancaster HSWilson, Allyson Fr 3rd/2nd ...... Edgefield, SC Strom Thurmond

Head Softball Coach Rick Pauly believes his team can build on a strong foun-dation with its returning sophomores and talented freshman newcomers. The 2006-‘07 Season is Pauly’s second at SMC. He predicting an eleva-tion of SMC Softball into the upper ranks of JUCO teams.

Schedule

“We have a very talent-ed group of young ladies coming into the program and they will be bol-stered by the return of four of our top players from last year’s squad. Returning players are Brittney Hutchinson, a Region X All Tournament Selection; Kasey Story, one of the 2006 lead-ing hitters; Courtney Putnam, a strong defen-

sive player at third and first; and Ashley Allen, one of our strongest hitters and most versatile defensive players.

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DATE TEAM LOCATION TIME

Sep 16 Round Robin Byrnes 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.Sep 23 Round Robin USC-Upstate 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sep 29 - Round Robin Winthrop 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sep 30Oct 6 Truett McConnell SMC ̀ 2/4 p.m.Oct 7 Round Robin Gardner-Webb 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.Oct 21 Round Robin SMC 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.Nov 4 North Greenville SMC 1 / 3 p.m.Jan 1 Southern Wesleyan Central, SC 12 / 2 p.m.Feb 3 Scrimmage Spartanburg 1 / 3 p.m.Feb 6 Young Harris SMC 2:30 / 4:30 p.m.Feb 10 Scrimmage Spartanburg TBDFeb16 - Aiken Tech RR Aiken, SC TBD Feb 18Feb 24 NorthGreenville North Greenville 1 /3 p.m.Feb 25 USC-Salkehatchie USC-Salkehatchie 1 / 3 p.m.Feb 27 Georgia Perimeter Atlanta, GA 2 / 4 p.m.Mar 16 Truett MConnell Truett McConnell 2 / 4 p.m.Mar 18 Pitt CC SMC 1 / 3 p.m.Mar 23 Florence-Darlington Florence, SC 4 / 6 p.m.Mar 24 Walter State SMC 1 / 3 p.m.Mar 31 USC-Salkehatchie USC-Salkehatchie 2 / 4 p.m.Apr 1 Aiken Tech SMC 2 / 4 p.m.Apr 7 Pitt CC Pitt CC 2 / 4 p.m.Apr 8 Louisburg Louisburg, NC 1 / 3 p.m.Apr 13 Aiken Tech Aiken, SC 5 / 7 p.m.Apr 14 Georgia Perimeter SMC 2 / 4 p.m.Apr 21 Florence Darlington SMC 2 / 4 p.m.Apr 29 Louisburg SMC 1 /3 p.m.

May 4 - Region X Hartsville, SC TBD June 6 Tournament May 17 - NCJAA National Plant City, FL TBD May 20 National Tour



Pauly with assistant coaches (from left): Brian Pack, Deisha Moss, Coach Pauly, and Sarah Pauly

Brian Pack is a native of the Spartanburg and Boiling Springs area. Pack has been very active in coaching area youth sports. He worked for the Spartanburg County Parks and Recreation Dept. teaching youth sports for six years. Additionally, Pack is an Upper Division Level baseball and softball umpire. Brian enjoys volunteering his time and is currently assisting a 1�U Softball Travel Team that qualified for the ASA National Tournament in 2006. His 2005 1�U girls basketball team was the South Carolina state champion. Pack is excited about being at SMC and looks forward to a great season!

Deisha Moss is a native of Laurens, SC and is proud to be able to work in her native state. Her athletic

career started at Laurens High School, where she was a three sport athlete. While playing all three sports she was awarded MVP honors in basketball, softball, and volleyball. She received a four year athletic schol-arship in softball to Lander University in South Caro-lina, while earning her B.S. in Physical Education. At Lander, Deisha was decorated with honors in Team Handball be being named SouthEastern’s All Confer-ence and All-tournament Player. Her success, talent, and passion for competition landed her a spot, as a resident athlete a the Olympic Trained Center in Lake Placid, New York as a team member on the Women’s USA National Team for Team Handball. Being selected to the team allowed her to compete in International and National competition as she represented the United States. Deisha now thrives to give back to young ath-letes throughout the Carolina’s that have the passion and dedication to build their overall sports performance.

Sarah Pauly is a new addition to the coaching staff in 2006/2007. She is the daughter of head coach Rick Pauly and will be handling the pitching responsibili-ties for SMC. Sarah recently finished her debut season with the National Pro Fastpitch League where she was named the Outstanding Pitcher for the 2006 season. She graduated from Texas A&M Corpus Christi where she was an NCAA Division 1 All- American in 2005 and led her team to three straight NCAA Regional playoffs. Pauly ranks in the top 10 in three Division 1 statis-tical career pitching categories. Additionally, she was named three times as the Big South Conference Most Valuable Pitcher while in college and was an All-State pitcher while attending high school in Phoenix, Arizona.

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The incoming freshman class features five High School All-State Players along with an additional five All-Region Players. Pauly sees several strong points to this year’s team. Defensively, the outfield will feature girls with outstanding speedand strong throwing arms, he noted.

“It will very difficult for opposing teams to get a ball into the gap with the speed we have,” Pauly said. Pauly anticipates the infield to be exception-ally strong defensively with several players being standout shortstops for their high school and trav-el ball teams.

“We will have the luxury of depth at all the infield

positions,” said Pauly, add-ing that the catching posi-tion has been strengthened with the signing of three catchers, all of whom have strong throwing arms. Four new high quality pitchers will further strengthen the Lady Pioneers’ pitching posi-tion, according to Pauly. He commented, “Each brings a different look to the mound and should give us the abil-ity to upset the timing of the opposition.”

“The real excitement is on offense where the Pioneers will have a lineup that can pressure the defenses with the short game and also drive the ball into the power gaps. Four of the newcomers are left handed slap hitting specialists with outstanding running speed. They should set the table for the power hitters in the middle of the lineup. Several of the new

girls have the power to put up some impressive slug-ging numbers.

Another upgrade to the pro-gram is a more aggressive schedule this coming sea-son that includes games against four NCAA Division I teams and another eight NCAA Division II teams. The Lady Pioneers also face the toughest JUCO competition in the neighboring states. In all, the team will play 17 games this fall and �0-plus games in the spring sea-son. “This is undoubtedly the most aggressive schedule we have had at SMC. The fall season and early spring season will definitely get us ready for the tough Region X contests,” said Pauly, who expects to challenge for the Region X championship and get to the Junior College Nationals with his squad.

Additionally, three new assistant coaches will help Pauly this year. Brian Pack, a Boiling Springs native and local club softball coach, will be assisting with the infield. Deisha Moss, a Lander University softball gradu-ate and member of the USA National Team Handball Team, will focus on the out-field and also develop the strength and conditioning program. Sarah Pauly, a pitcher in the National Pro Fastpitch League, will assist with the development of the pitching staff.

Pauly is proud of his assis-tants, commenting, “This coaching staff will rival those of any major university and will give the girls the oppor-tunity to reach their highest potential. We will have some outstanding experience to help develop these girls.”


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Coach

Tonya Wright-Stone

Tonya Wright-Stone is entering her first season of coaching the Lady Pioneers Volleyball Team. Wright-Stone has coached at Landrum High School and Junior High School, Lockhart High School, and Fairforest Middle School. She was also a member of the volleyball, basketball and softball teams at USC Upstate. Wright-Stone sees herself as a motivator who wants her players to excel and aspire not only to a national champion-ship, but to be motivated about life in general. Wright-Stone recently began scrimmages and has already seen poten-tial as well as a willing-ness among the players to adjust to her coaching style. She is impressed by their teamwork and ability to communicate with one another. “I want to teach the true fundamentals of volley-ball,” said Wright-Stone. “Volleyball in the South is pretty much a power game, but there is a whole element beyond that.” She is confident about coaching on the college level and looks forward to helping her team increase their skill level. A Pastoral Family Counselor at Evangel Cathedral, Wright-Stone says her faith plays a

Volleyball

ROSTER

Name Class Hometown HighSchool

Kara Borkowski So Ladson SC Fort Dorchester Amanda Bouchillon So Taylors SC EastsideRachel Goldin So Winnsboro SC Richard WinnNikki Golston So West ColumbiaApril Million So Spartanburg SC BroomeKimberly Nicholson So St. Helena SC Battery CreekJennifer Smith So Liberty SC LibertySamantha Stewart So Ninety Six SC Ninety SixBritany Bremer Fr Cowpens SC BroomeMonika Bryson Fr Boiling Springs SC Boiling Springs Jashayra Frierson Fr Kingstree SC KingstreeLaura Kies Fr Gaffney SC GaffneyKathryn Orr Fr Charleston SC First Baptist Kayleigh Sheehy Fr Gray Court SC Greenwood Christian

ScheduleDATE TEAM LOCATION TIME

Aug. 26 Notre Dame Coll. SMC 11:00 amSep. 6 @Wilkes CC Wilkesboro, NC 6:00 pm Sep. 8 Southeastern CC* SMC 6:00 pmSep.10 Guilford Tech* SMC 2:00 pmSep. 12 @USC Salkehatchie* Allendale, SC 7:00 pmSep. 15 @Rockingham CC* Wentworth, NC 6:00 pmSep. 22 Pitt CC* SMC 7:00 pm Sep. 23 Lenoir CC* SMC 1:00 pmSep. 24 Louisburg College* SMC 2:00 pmSep. 27 @Blue Ridge CC* Flat Rock, NC 7:00 pmSep. 30 @Guilford Tech* Jamestown, NC 1:00 pmOct. 4 Wilkes CC* SMC 6:00 pmOct. 6 @Southeastern CC* Whiteville, NC 6:00 pmOct. 7 @Cape Fear CC* Wilmington, NC 1:00 pm Oct. 11 USC Salkehatchie* SMC 6:00 pmOct. 13 Rockingham CC* SMC 6:00 pmOct. 20 @Pitt CC* Greenville, NC 7:00 pmOct. 21 @Louisburg Coll.* Louisburg, NC 1:00 pmOct. 22 @Lenior CC* Kinston, NC 1:00 pmOct. 25 Blue Ridge CC* SMC 6:00 pmOct. 28 Cape Fear CC* SMC 1:00 pmNov. 10-11 @Region X Tourn. Wilmington,NC TBA (Cape Fear Community College)

major role in who she is, including her approach to coaching. Wright-Stone earned a B.A. degree in Early Childhood Education at USC Upstate, a M.Ed. in Special Education from Converse College, and a M.Ed. in Counseling from Clemson University. She and her husband, Stacy Stone, reside in Boiling Springs with their children: Justin, 15, Jordan, 11, and Nina, 8.



Jim Greene

Greene is in his fourth year as coach of the Pioneer Men's and Women's Tennis teams. Greene has been provid-ing professional in-struc-tion in tennis for the past 11 years at various clubs throughout the Greenville-Spartanburg area. He maintains a professional teaching status with the United States Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR) and has been a member since 1995. Greene has played tennis since age eight. After a six-year stint in the Navy and a brief time in Hawaii, Greene returned to his native Upstate.

Greene sees himself as a teacher as much as a coach, giving advice to his players on diet, exercise, and other areas of well-being that relate to being a better player as well as being a better person. Greene’s coaching phi-losophy is based more on process than outcome.

A Greer native, Greene played tennis while attending North Greenville College and the University of Hawaii. He currently lives in Landrum with his wife Rhett and their sons Jay, 2�, Jonathan, 1�, and Alex, 10.

Men’s Tennis


Derrick Alston FR Ridgeview Ridgeview, SC Don Bailey SO Lexington Lexington, SC Mark Boswell FR Wren Piedmont, SC Peter Hooper SO Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC Andrew Hopkins FR J.L.Mann Pelzer, SC Blake Keeler FR Broome Spartanburg, SC Scott Murray SO West Henderson Hendersonville, NC Jake Parker SO Fort Mill Tega Cay, SC William Stone FR Forsyth Central Cumming, GA Miles Tinsley FR Northwestern Rock Hill, SC

Stone, Blake Keeler, Miles Tinsley, Derek Alston, and Andrew Hopkins. Mark, who is from Piedmont, SC, brings a high level of dedi-cation, along with the heart to take his college ten-nis experience to the next level. William comes to SMC via Cumming, Ga. He brings an over abundance of energy to the court, cou-pled with innate shot-mak-ing abilities. Blake, from Spartanburg, SC, proudly represents his hometown at SMC. Blake’s court de-meanor and all around game can be summed up in one word…”Tenacious.” Miles, hailing from Rock Hill, SC, puts forth an un-ending determination com-


Tennis

The Pioneers Tennis Team, for the 2007 season, return-ees include three players for the starting lineup. Team captain Scott Murray, from Hendersonville, NC, secures his spot at number two on this year’s roster. Scott pos-sess solid groundstrokes as well as a keen court sense. Also, returning to the team this year is Fort Mill native, Jake Parker. Jake is the per-fect example of an all court player; combining power-ful groundstrokes, as well as uncanny net skills. Don Bailey comes to SMC from Lexington, SC. Don’s abili-ties have improved tremen-dously within the past year, and will contribute to the overall depth of the men’s team. Returning red-shirt sophomore, Peter Hooper will likely reserve the top spot on the men’s side. Base liner, serve-and-volley, or all court, Pete is a formi-dable foe for any oponent. Filling out the freshman ranks includes the follow-ing: Mark Boswell, William

bined with a strong will to win. Derek from Ridgeview, and Andrew from Green-ville, will lock the starting lineup for this season, and will help round out a very promising men’s team. These young men posses all the promise and talent necessary to become a top nationally ranked team. It is this very team that will break the mode in past SMC men’s tennis records. The overall performance and season’s outcome will only be determined by each team member’s atti-tude and desire for success. Coach Greene has complete and unwavering confidence that his men can achieve their highest level of play.



ROSTER

Name Class HighSchool Hometown

Jasmiene Allen SO Fairfield Central Winnsboro, SC April Bigham FR Bamberg-Ehrhardt Bamberg, SC Amanda Butler SO Greenville Greenville, SCKristen Cooper FR North Augusta North Augusta, SC Martha Cromley FR Saluda Saluda, SC Margeret Doughtery FR Lexington Lexington, SC Emily Hoppmann SO Sacred Heart Rock Hill, SC Dayonna Moore FR Gaffney Gaffney, SCElizabeth Shealy SO Richland Northeast Columbia, SC

Women’s Tennis

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The Lady Pioneers re-turnees include three of last year’s players to the starting lineup. Team cap-tain Jasmiene Allen, from Fairfield Central, contrib-utes a great deal of tal-ent to the team and will likely secure the top spot on the ladies’ side. From her serve to her solid groundstrokes, she has a complete game and will be a tough opponent for anyone who might be across the net. Also, re-turning are sophomores Emmy Hoppmann, from Scared Heart Academy, in Rock Hill, and Amanda Butler, from Greenville. Emmy and Amanda have improved their skills and will likely secure spots within the starting line up. Incoming freshmen for the Lady Pioneers in-clude the following: Mar-garet Daugherty, Kristen Cooper, Martha Cromley, Elizabeth Shealy, Day-onna Moore and April Bigham. Top recruit Mar-garet Daugherty, hailing from Lexington, will most likely play at the number two position. Her talents and shot making abilities help her secure that posi-tion on the roster. Kris-ten Cooper comes to SMC from North Augusta with great potential; she com-bines a great serve and powerful groundstrokes to round out a well-balanced game. Saluda native, Martha Cromely will assist in bolstering the starting line up. Her passion for the game and strong de-termination will help her to win many matches.

From Colombia, Elizabeth Shealy will also be a true asset to the top six Lady Pioneers. Elizabeth pos-sesses great strength of mind to match up with a beautiful all around game. Dayonna Moore, from Gaff-ney, will help round out the roster along with April Bigham, from Bamberg, who both have the drive and ambition to do well. The Lady Pioneers will prove to be a team that can compete with any op-ponent on any given day. This team’s success will be directly relevant to the undying effort and con-fidence attained through match play. This sea-son’s results will be reli-ant upon the dedication and hard work provided by each team member. Coach Greene has the utmost and greatest ex-pectations for this year’s squad, as it is his best La-dies team to date for SMC.



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Coach

Robbie HigdonHigdon is entering his first season as Head Wrest l ing Coach at SMC. He plans to build on the successes the Pioneers have made during their first three seasons of intercolle-giate wrestling and to seek higher national rankings.

Higdon brings several years of coaching and wrestl ing experience into the SMC team as an assistant coach a t Carson-Newman College for three years, and more recently at Darlington High School where he was wrestling coach for two years. He was also on the Wrestling Team at UNC-Pembroke, where he was a two-time quali-fier and All-American. He was also on the Wrest l ing Team at Southeast High School at Bradenton, F la., where he grew up.

Higdon has a Masters Degree in Teaching from Carson-Newman and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Physical Education from UNC-Pembroke.


Wrestling



ROSTER Name Hometown HighSchool Wt.

Dexter Askin Camden,GA Camden County 197Justin Ballard Bowling Town, SC Edisto 174-184Michael Boring Outer Banks, NC Manteo 125Joseph Brazier Columbia, SC Lower Richland 165Tim Burdine Durant, FL Durant 149Freeman Cooler Bamberg, SC Bamberg-Ehrhardt 133-141Wilson Frazier Lincoln, FL Lincoln 125Cody Galloway Rock Hill, SC Northwestern 165Adam Gibson Woodruff, SC Woodruff 285Bryan Hall Lexington, SC White Knoll 174-184Johnathan Jackson Lake City, SC Lake City 157Matt Johnson Elbert, GA Elbert County 141Joe LaFaille Anderson, SC Westside 165-174Kyle Long Orange, NC Orange 125-133John Murray Auburndale, FL Auburndale 165Justin Newell Kell, GA Kell 133Nathan Pena Woodruff, SC Woodruff 174-184Kyle Queen Ringgold, GA Ringgold 125James Robinson Wild Lake, MD Wild Lake 141Tyler Slaughter Ringgold, GA Ringgold 125-133Ray Steele Irmo, SC Dutch Fork 141Chris Tindal Woodruff Woodruff 285Brant Tomlinson Camden, SC Camden 141-149Richard Vaught Aynor, SC Aynor 141-149Robert Waddell Charlotte, NC Butler 165Jerimah Webb Beaufort, SC Battery Creek 197Jonathan Webb Tallassee, AL Tallassee 141

DATE OPPONENT TIME

Nov. 5 @Citadel Open Tournament All Day Nov. 11 @Pembroke Classic Tourn. All Day Nov. 14 @King College 7 pm Nov. 16 @Anderson College 7 pm Nov. 20 UNC Pembroke 7 pm Nov. 29 @Belmont Abbey & Campbell U. 6 pm Dec. 1,2 @Southern Slam, Eastside HS All Day Dec. 5 St. Andrews College 7 pm Jan. 18 Maryville Coll. & Pensacola Christian 6 pm Jan. 30 Newberry College 7 pm Feb. 1 @Limestone College 7 pm Feb. 6 Carson-Newman College 7 pm Feb. 10,11 @Mid Atlantic District Qualifier TBA Williamson Trade, Pa. Feb. 24,25 @NJCAA Natl. Championships TBA Rochester Minn.

SCHEDULE

The Pioneers' Wrestling team has a lot of Freshmen on its 2006-2007 team. But after having complet-ed its first two tournaments of the season, here is how the season looks: 125 - Mike Boring is the starter here and took 3rd at the Citadel Open. He is a great kid and is very coachable. Wilson Fraiser is pushing Mike hard for a starting spot and has quite a bit of potential. Kyle Long has wrestled well in tourna-ments and Kyle Queen is

redshirting this season but looks to be a big factor next season. 133 - Freeman Cooler won the first wrestle off in a thrilling match with

sophomore Justin Newell. Freeman is a smart, tough, hard-nosed wrestler and is a joy to coach. Justin has




Assistant Coach

He currently teaches physical education at Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary School and resides in Spartanburg with his wife Carmen and their four-year-old son Robert Paul “Bo.”

Haymond, 27, is in his fourth year as Assistant Coach of the Pioneers Wrestling Team. A 1998 graduate of SMC, he also studied at the Uni-versity of South Carolina and Midlands Technical College. Haymond also assisted for two years under Coach B.D. Laprad at Dutch Fork High School in Columbia, S.C. As the team’s recruiting coordinator, Haymond feels SMC has a lot to offer stu-dent athletes. "SMC wrestling is unique in that we can give an athlete a year or two of seasoning and build their leadership skills. Many of these guys would waste on a bench their first two years at other schools," said Haymond. Haymond enjoys coach-ing alongside Higdon and having great student ath-letes to Coach. “Our team GPA is very high and we have many stu-dent leaders on the team," Haymond added.

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looked better than any wrestler on the team in the two open tournaments and will have his shot to start this season well. Tyler Slaughter has great quick-ness and will be a big con-tributor next season. 1�1 - Brant Tomlinson is the starter here in the toughest weight class on the team. Brant is a solid wrestler all the way and really loves the sport. Ray Steele, who, through two tournaments, leads the team in pins pushes him hard. Sophomore Jona-than Webb is a team leader and will look to regain his starting spot soon. Richard Vaught has wrested well in tournaments and is getting better everyday. Matt John-son is redshirting due to a shoulder injury but will be a good wrestler next season for the Pioneers. 1�9 - Tim Burdine is one of the best wrestlers on the team and looks to have an excellent season. He took 2nd at the Citadel Open and was a match away from placing atthe UNCP Open. Tim is fun to watch and coach and will be a great wrestler for the future. 157 - JJ Jackson is a team captain and wrestles with a lot of heart. He is a tough all around wrestler and has wrestled very well early in the season. JJ has a lot of promise this season and will challenge for All-Ameri-

can honors at nationals. 165 - Joe Lafaille is the starter here and has a lot of talent. Joe, a sophomore, is very coachable and a joy to be around. John Murry is a very tough kid and will challenge for a starting spot here all year. John has a bright future. Joe Brazier is a tough kid and will be a big factor next season. 17� - Cody Galloway is the starter here and wres-tles with a lot of heart. He is also very smart and fun to coach. Bryan Hall is work-ing hard and is going to be a fine 174 for next season, if not this season. 18� - Nathan Pena starts at this weight and is wres-

tling tough. He is very coachable and wrestles with a lot of heart. Justin Ballard is working hard to push Na-than and is going to be a fine wrestler in time. 197 - Jeremiah Webb starts here and is one of the best wrestlers ever at SMC. He has wrestled well this season and won the Citadel Open. Dexter Askin is pushing Jeremiah and has a lot of potential. HW - Adam Gibson starts and has all the tools to be a great HW for years to come. Chris Tindall is every bit as talented as Adam and will be pushing for a starting job all year. Chris is very smart and coachable.

More than 250 student-athletes compete in

Spartanburg Methodist College's athletic programs



ROSTER Name HighSchool Hometown Class Brittney Andrews Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC Fr Dwanique Blakney Darlington Darlington, SC FrTiffany Goforth Boiling Springs Boiling Springs, SC SoBrent Griffin Asheville Asheville, SC SoPhillip Ingram Lancaster Lancaster, SC So Quinessia Jefferies Gaffney Gaffney, SC FrStacey Jefferies Gaffney Gaffney, SC FrKeshia Johnson (Capt.) Pageland Pageland, SC SoDanessa Kilpatrick Pendleton Pendleton, SC FrAshlyn King Northwestern Rock Hill, SC FrMisty Lamb Mauldin Mauldin, SC SoDani Neely York Comprehensive York, SC SoErin Nash Riverside Greenville, SC FrHannah Nivens Clover Clover, SC FrPrincess Thompson Dorman Spartanburg,SC Fr Kelli Padgett Chesnee Chesnee, SC Fr Sommer Pruitt Boiling Springs Boiling Springs, SC SoAmanda Shelnut Thornwell Clinton, SC So

Coach

Kristi Phillips

Phillips is in her third year of coaching the Cheer Squad at SMC. Before coming to SMC, Phillips was an Assistant Cheerleading Coach for the University of South Carolina Upstate.

She was also Junior Vars i ty Basketba l l Cheerleading Coach at Greenwood High School. Harvey judged several local college cheerlead-ing tryouts, and was also captain of the cheerlead-ing squad at Limestone College. She was also a cheerleader while a stu-dent at Broome High School.

While at Greenwood, Phillips taught at Merry-wood Elementary School. She is currently a teacher at Boiling Springs Ele-mentary School in Boiling Springs, S.C. Phillips received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Elementary Education from Limestone College and received a Master's degree in Elementary Education from Converse College.

Cheerleading



Coach

Karmen Smith

This is Smith’s first season coaching the SMC Dance Team. She is a 200� graduate of the University of South Carolina-Upstate with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication.

She is a former USC Upstate dance team captain, with a back-ground in competi-tive dance, as well as coaching. She also has experience in jazz, hip hop, tap, clogging and ballet. Smith is cur-rently employed with Johnson Development in Spartanburg.

ROSTER Name Class Hometown HighSchoolReisha Alston Fr Columbia, SC Dreher Lonna Aun Fr Lexington, SC Lexington Halsey Carey So Columbia SC Lexington Cara Hallman Fr Rock Hill, SC Northwestern Juliet Hawkins So Charleston SC James Island Heather Hendrix Fr Spartanburg, SC Dorman Allison Jordan So Lexington SC Lexington Ashlyn King Fr Rock Hill Northwestern Kayla McCoy So Lyman SC Byrnes Dani Neely Fr York, SC York Comprehesive Hannah Nivens Fr Clover, SC Clover Hannah-Rae Roddy So Inman, SC Chapman Kayla Shelley Fr Greenwood, SC Greenwood

Dance Team



Mark Mancebo

Athletic Training

Mancebo enters his second year at SMC as Director of Athletic Training

Mancebo is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Cert i f ied Massage Therapist and received his Master’s from Western Caro l ina University in Health Science Education. He also received his Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology from Ca l i f o r n i a S t a t e University, Sacramento.

Mancebo’s goal is to prevent injuries and return athletes to activ-ity as quickly as pos-sible. Mancebo enjoys teaching student ath-letic trainers about the profession, learning the latest techniques pos-sible, and researching all aspects of Sports Medicine.

“SMC has definite-ly taken a huge step towards ensuring the safety and health con-cerns its 280 student athletes. Mark has a great wealth of knowl-edge and experience to serve the entire Athletic Department. We are excited that he is here at SMC,” said Mark Perdue, SMC Athletic Director.

Head Athletic Trainer

A key component of athletic perfor-mance is sports medicine. The training staff and facilities at SMC offer student ath-letes a variety of resources for keeping fit and maximizing their

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