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John MacKenzie Alumni Field

Both the Leatherneck men's and women's soccer teams play all home games on **John MacKenzie Alumni Field**. Located directly east of Brophy Hall and in front of a heavily wooded backdrop, it measures 80 yards wide by 120 yards long and was recently enhanced with the additions of an electronic scoreboard and chain-link fence. With bleacher seating for 500, MacKenzie Field has a capacity of 1,000 fans.

Recognizing the long-time Leatherneck men's head coach, the field was named in MacKenzie's honor in December, 1997 and officially dedicated in the spring of 1998. MacKenzie coached the Leathernecks for 29 seasons before retiring in 1996. His tenure dated to the very first season of soccer at Western in 1968 and he was named the Midwest Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1995. MacKenzie headed the drive to raise funds for the new field
Cougar Field

SIUE's softball facilities have grown to one of the best in the Midwest with numerous changes. After years of success on the field, including a Division II national championship in 2007, Cougar Field has grown by epic proportions. The complex has a full locker room off the third base dugout, a press box, elevated stands behind home plate and additional lawn seating in the outfield.

In 2012, the Cougars opened Fulginiti Indoor, which is located just adjacent from Cougar Field. The indoor facility includes pitching rubbers, a turfed infield, and batting cages. This allows the Cougars to train regardless of weather conditions.
Houck Field House

Houck Field House is the home of the Southeast Missouri volleyball and women's gymnastics teams.

The 40,000-square foot building features a 4-year old sports court as its playing surface. Houck Field House also has the ability to fit two regulation-size volleyball courts.

After the Show Me Center was completed, Houck Field House was renovated in 1987 and 1995 to better accomodate women's volleyball and gymnastics competition.

Locker rooms for baseball, soccer and softball, an indoor walking track, athletic training room, and offices for baseball, soccer, softball, volleyball and tennis are also housed in the facility.

Today, Houck Field House seats approximately 1,000 fans for numerous athletic events throughout the year.
John C. Bierk Redhawks Tennis Complex

The Redhawks Tennis Complex serves as the home court for the Southeast Missouri women's tennis team.

The complex, which was built in 2000, features eight courts, all of which are lighted.

The Redhawks Tennis Complex is located on the north side of campus at the intersection of Bertling and North Sprigg.
Bryce Robinson

**Robinson** joined the OVC staff full-time in June 2014 as the Director of Digital Media after serving as an intern for the 2013-14 school year.

In his role Robinson is a liaison for OVC member institutions for matters pertaining to ESPN broadcasts as well as the OVC Assessment and Accountability Group. He produces and directs ESPN broadcasts for the OVC Championships in women’s soccer, indoor volleyball, indoor track & field, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball.  Additionally, Robinson develops ancillary content and video spots for the Conference.

In 2013-14 Robinson served as the league’s broadcasting and multimedia production intern. In that role he had oversight in producing, directing and filming six OVC Championships during the year, including baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Each of those championships were broadcast on the OVC Digital Network while the volleyball and women’s basketball championships were also streamed on ESPN3. In addition, Robinson assisted in editing and developing multiple video series for OVC platforms including “OVC Road Trip” and “What Inspires You” in addition to producing highlights of championship events.

Robinson, a native of Berea, Kentucky, obtained his bachelor's degree in telecommunications from the University of Kentucky in 2010. He completed his master’s degree in sport administration from Belmont in May 2014.

At Belmont Robinson served as a graduate assistant where he worked directly with Belmont's Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations as the Video Services Director, producing and directing OVC Digital Network broadcasts for home sporting events as well as other ancillary content and video spots.
Houck Stadium

**Houck Field** has served as the home of the Southeast Missouri State University football team for over 80 years.

Houck Field underwent a huge makeover, as a new Field Turf playing surface, state-of-the-art Daktronics video scoreboard and new lighting were installed prior to the 2011 season. The facility was also re-painted, giving the home to Redhawk Football a dazzling look.

In 2010, a school record 8,342 fans turned out to watch Southeast at home. That mark was an improvement from the Redhawks average home attendance of 5,835 in 2009. Southeast also had two crowds over the Houck Field capacity.

Houck Field was built in 1930 at a cost of $150,000 and remains a beautiful and picturesque stadium today.

The dedication game pitted Southeast and Southern Illinois University from nearby Carbondale, Ill., on Oct. 3, 1930. That game attracted a crowd of over 6,000, with SIU claiming a 12-6 victory. The referee of the inaugural game was James T. Blair, who served as the Governor of Missouri from 1957-61.

Houck Field was constructed on the site of an old rock quarry and was purchased in 1925 for $11,000 at the recommendation of then-college President Joseph A. Serena.

Ten thousand bags of Portland Cement, 23,000 feet of Oregon Fir seat lumber and 150,000 feet of Yellow Pine Form lumber were used in the construction, according to an ad in the Houck Field dedication program. The original stadium included 5,240 seats on the south side of the field.

The field and stadium were named in honor of Louis Houck, who served 39 years as a Regent for the University and President of the Board for all but three of those years.

Seating on the north side of the stadium was added prior to the 1963 season. The press box was later constructed on the south side in 1979.

Approximately 400 chairback seats were added to a center section on the south side of the stadium in 1992.

In 2000, the initial Field Turf playing field was added and the exterior of the facility was resurfaced. Improvements were also made to the press box.

More upgrades took place in the fall of 2005. Those included a paved parking area adjacent to the east end zone and new parking and landscaping areas surrounding the outside of the stadium.

A state-of-the-art dormitory was added to the west end of Houck Field within the last three years. The ground floor of that building houses a locker room and athletic training room which the football program uses on gamedays.

Eight of the largest single-game crowds at Houck Field have come in the last 12 years.

In 2010, a school record 11,126 fans watched the Redhawks defeat UT Martin on Oct. 30. Southeast also drew a crowd of 10,316 vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 9 for the fourth-largest single-game home attendance.

Additionally, the Redhawks had over 10,000 fans for the Western Kentucky (10,222) and Murray State (10,028) matchups in 2000, the Murray State (10,100) game in 2001 and Southern Illinois (10,100) contest in 2005.

Southeast averaged over 8,000 fans per home game in 2000.
Belmont Bruins

The **Belmont Bruins** are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Belmont University located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The Bruins athletic program are members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and former members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and competes at the NCAA Division I level.

The program's mascot is Bruiser the Bruin, and the school colors are navy blue and red. The Belmont teams had been known as the **Rebels** until 1995, when the name was changed due to the historical implications of the name.

It was announced on Sep 28, 2021, that the Belmont Bruins will be leaving the Ohio Valley Conference for the Missouri Valley Conference starting July 2022.

## Athletic Facilities

Belmont's on-campus **Curb Event Center** is home for the volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams.

The group of stadiums at Nashville's **E.S. Rose Park**, located near the campus, is home for Belmont's baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's outdoor track and field teams.

Nashville's **Warner Park** hosts Belmont's men's and women's cross country teams.

Belmont's men's golf team practice facility is **The Little Course at Conner Lane** in Franklin, Tennessee.

The on-campus **Belmont Tennis Complex** is home to the Belmont men's and women's tennis teams.
Donaghey Aquatic Center

The **Donaghey Student Center Aquatic Center** is the home of the Little Rock swimming and diving. Completed in 1993, the DSC Aquatic Center is one of the finest swimming facilities in Arkansas.

The DSC Aquatic Center has hosted many championships events, including the first ever Sun Belt Conference Championships in 1999 as well as the NCAA East Regional in water polo, the New South Intercollegiate Championships six times, and the Arkansas High School State Championships three times.

The DSC Aquatic Center is also the home of the Arkansas Dolphins swim team.

The 50 meter by 25 yard pool has a capacity of 750,000 gallons and a water surface area of 12,600 square feet.

The pool features removable bulkhead to accommodate multiple venues for competitive swimming and diving, water polo, and recreation. The paddock stainless steel gutter/perimeter recirculation system has turbulence reduction features for competitive swimming.

The spring board diving platforms feature 2x1 meter boards on concrete short blocks and 2x3 meter boards on concrete platforms.

The electronic timing system features two swimming IV multi-sport computers, two electronic starting systems, one 12-line scoreboard, and 16 touchpads.

The Donaghey Student Center Aquatic Center meets specifications required by the FINA, U.S. Swimming, and the NCAA for competitive swimming, diving, and water polo.
Chase Thrasher

**Chase Thrasher**, who produced a remarkable career as a University of Tennessee at Martin rodeo student-athlete, is in his second season as the Skyhawk head coach in 2023-24. The fifth head coach in program history, Thrasher was named head-coach-in-waiting on April 26, 2022 before officially taking over on July 1 following the retirement of longtime head coach John Luthi.

In Thrasher's debut season as UT Martin head coach, the Skyhawk men's squad won a pair of rodeos while the women's team earned one victory. Both the men's and women's team won the 55th Annual UT Martin Spring College Rodeo as the Skyhawks also boasted three event winners and an arena record in steer wrestling by Jesse Keysaer to wrap up the successful weekend in April.

The UT Martin men's team qualified for its 48th appearance in the College National Finals Rodeo in the last 49 years behind 5,630 points - which ranked the squad seventh nationally headed into the weeklong event.

Overall, the Skyhawk men's team placed in the top-two in six of their 10 regular season rodeos while the women's squad earned top-two finishes in five rodeos during the 2022-23 regular season under Thrasher.

Thrasher spent the 2021-22 season as a UT Martin assistant coach, helping the Skyhawk men's and women's teams combine for one victory and six runner-up finishes in 10 Ozark Region rodeos. The men's team qualified for the CNFR before placing 10th in the national standings - the ninth top-10 finish for the men's team since 2005.

History was also made at the 2022 CNFR as Cole Walker outlasted the field to bring home men's all-around national championship honors. The Sparta, Tenn. native - who competed alongside Thrasher in team roping at the 2021 CNFR - became UT Martin's first national champion since 2010 and the ninth overall cowboy to win individual national champion accolades.

As a student-athlete from 2017-21, Thrasher was a four-time CNFR qualifier. He represented the Skyhawks at the annual event in Casper, Wyo. on three different occasions, concluding his freshman season ranked fourth nationally in tie down roping after winning the short round finals.

Thrasher also advanced to the finals in tie down roping in 2019, placing 11th in the event. He ranked second in the Ozark Region (seventh nationally) in tie down roping in 2020, punching his ticket to the national championship event before it was cancelled. He completed his collegiate career at the 73rd annual CNFR this past June, competing in both tie down roping and team roping events.

In addition to his National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association success, Thrasher is a four-time International Professional Rodeo Association Finals qualifier and a four-time Lonestar Rodeo Association qualifier – winning the year-end calf roping championship three times on that circuit.

A Columbia, Tenn. native, Thrasher graduated from UT Martin with a degree in farm and ranch management in 2021. He is married to the former Mollie Stroup of Cape Girardeau, Mo., who is also a UT Martin rodeo alum and currently serves as the program's administrative assistant.
Jack Stephens Center

The 2005-06 season marked the debut of the Jack Stephens Center, the new $25-million home of Little Rock Athletics. Thanks to a generous $22.4 million gift from Jackson T. Stephens, the late Little Rock businessman and philanthropist, the Little Rock volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball teams made the move to the state-of-the-art 5,600 seat facility which is second to none.

Measuring 149,000 square feet, the Jack Stephens Center features a full-court practice gym named after Little Rock native and former Trojan Derek Fisher, an academic support center complete with 23 computer terminals, a first-class weight room, an athletic training room, locker rooms for basketball and volleyball and a team store. In addition, the arena houses the offices for the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball coaches, as well as the athletic administration and support staff.

The arena features leather chair back seating, a dozen luxury suites, and more than 70 percent of its seats between the end lines. Each end of the court sports a 90-foot scoreboard with a video board and statistics panel.

The athletic locker rooms are equipped with a lounge area and a video room. The lounge area includes a TV and seating area, while the video room sports theater seating, a 62-inch TV, and custom made dry erase boards. In addition, the main wall in the video room doubles as a dry erase board to aid the coaches in their game preparation.

In addition to hosting Little Rock athletic events and Arkansas High School state championship events, the Jack Stephens Center served as host chamber to the State of Arkansas House of Representatives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

**DIRECTIONS**

Click here for directions and a map to the Jack Stephens Center.

**SCHEDULING AN EVENT**

In addition to housing the Little Rock Department of Athletics, the Jack Stephens Center is used for various non-athletic events and functions. The Legends Room, Derek Fisher court, the main concourse, and even the main event floor, have hosted several events throughout the inaugural year of the arena. The versatility that the Jack Stephens Center offers can accommodate groups ranging from 25 to 300 people. Whether you want a small meeting in the Legends Room, or a large conference center in Derek Fisher court, the Jack Stephens Center can, and will, accommodate your needs.
Cowboy Stadium

McNeese State's **Cowboy Stadium** has traditionally been one of the most feared places to play for opposing teams.

Dubbed “The Hole” for its unique design and layout, the stadium was constructed in 1965 and renovated and expanded to a 17,410 seating capacity in 1975. Added in 1998 was a $3 million, three tier press box. In 2005, a new scoreboard and sound system ($1.1 million renovation) debuted. And in 2008, a GEOMAX2 artificial turf was put in and seating increased to 17,610 with the completion of the new athletic field house that features 200 box seats that overlook the north endzone.

The Cowboys also have a practice area (A.I. Ratcliff Field) that includes three football fields on the east side of the stadium.

Throughout its 49-year history, Cowboy Stadium has hosted standout players such as Roger Staubach (Pensacola Navy, 1968), Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech, 1967 and 1969), Jackie Smith (Northwestern State, 1960), Chad Pennington (Marshall, 1995), Daunte Culpepper (Central Florida, 1995), just to name a few.

McNeese has racked up 192 wins at home in the history of Cowboy Stadium and has posted a .676 (192-87-5) home field winning percentage.

The Cowboys have had nine unbeaten seasons at home with three of those coming since the year 2000 (2-0 in 2005, 8-0 in 2002 and 5-0 in 2000).

Since 2000, McNeese is 66-22 (.750) in Cowboy Stadium.
Ahmir Gibson

**Ahmir Gibson** is currently a graduate student at Belmont University, working towards a degree in Sports Administration. In addition to his studies, he helps out in the Sports Science department at Belmont as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, where he teaches classes on weightlifting and group games.

Gibson's journey in sports started when he played football for four years at Stevenson University, a school in Baltimore County. During that period, he earned his degree in Business Communication from Stevenson University.

Gibson received valuable job experience through internships. One of his jobs was at the Ed Block Courage Award Foundation, where he was a Social Media Manager. He handled their social media accounts on platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. He also wrote blog posts for the foundations website and kept track of important jerseys and signed equipment.

Gibson also worked at A1 Middletown Tents. During his time there, he led a team of three associates in planning and executing events throughout Delaware and its surrounding areas. He also played a role in the company's growth by recruiting new associates to meet the rising demand.

Gibson also worked as a personal trainer at IM84Sports in Newark, Delaware. He made customized fitness plans for clients to help them reach their fitness goals. Gibson also came up with a special training program just for high school defensive line players. He also helped with marketing to bring in new clients.

Gibson is really passionate about sports, education, and helping others succeed. His main goal is to keep making a positive impact in the exciting world of sports administration.
Jim Delany

**James Edward Delany** (born 1948) is the former commissioner of the Big Ten Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference. He is regarded among college athletics as being influential in the creation of the Bowl Championship Series and its maintenance.

## Early Life

Delany grew up in South Orange, New Jersey and attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1970. While a student there he played for the university's basketball team, playing on two squads that reached the NCAA Final Four. His senior season he was co-captain of the team.

He remained at North Carolina for law school, receiving his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1973.

## Professional career

From 1973 to 1974, Delany was employed as counsel to the North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee. From there, he was hired to the position of staff attorney for the North Carolina Justice Department. In 1975 he moved on to a position in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, working as an enforcement representative. He remained in this position for four years before moving on to the Ohio Valley Conference as its commissioner. He remained commissioner of that conference until 1989 when he was appointed commissioner of the Big Ten Conference.

Memberships and other positions held include a member of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), a member of the College Basketball Partnership, vice president of USA Basketball Executive Committee and a member of the board of directors of the University of North Carolina General Alumni Association.

On March 4, 2019, Delaney announced he was retiring. He officially stepped down on January 1, 2020.

### Accomplishments as Big Ten Conference commissioner

During his tenure as commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, Delany has overseen:

* The creation of the Big Ten Network
* The expansion of the conference to 11 schools with the addition of Penn State University in 1990, and its further expansion to 14 schools with the additions of the University of Nebraska in 2011 and the University of Maryland and Rutgers University in 2014.
* Guaranteed participation for Big Ten schools in seven different bowl games
* Development and implementation of the first college football instant replay system
* An increase in average Big Ten football game attendance from 58,000 per game to 72,000 per game by 2005
* Negotiations with CBS to achieve a US$6 billion 11-year contract for men's basketball NCAA tournament games

### Influence

Due to his position, Delany had a significant amount of influence with regard to the Bowl Championship Series. Twenty-five percent of all U.S. households are in the geographic region covered by the Big Ten Conference. This has had major implications on his influence over college football. Delany opposed the idea of a college football playoff system, arguing that a playoff would diminish the value of regular season games.

## Personal life

Delany is married to Catherine Fisher Delany, with whom he has two sons, Newman McMurray and James Chancellor.
Eagle Trace Golf Course

Nestled in the lush green splendor of northeastern Kentucky, Eagle Trace is a gently rolling, beautifully wooded 18-hole golf course that serves as the home course for the Morehead State men's and women's golf teams. This par 72 course covers a maximum distance of 6,902 yards from the championship tees.

Eagle Trace features:

* Bent Grass tees and USGA certified built greens
* A unique and challenging variety of water, sand and topographical hazards
* Five tee placements per hole
* Fully automated irrigation to ensure lush, dense grass from tee to green
* A large practice range
* A concession area with seating
* A covered pavilion
* The new Eagle short game facility

In addition, Eagle Trace is open to the public year round. For more information, please visit the official Eagle Trace website at http://www.moreheadstate.edu/eagletrace

## Directions

Exit off interstate 64 at exit 133 and turn right (from the east) or left (from the west). Follow highway 801 for approximately 1.5 miles. Watch for signs for Eagle Trace Golf Course as you go down a long hill and back up. Turn left on Bluebank Road and folow for approximately 1 mile. Turn right on Ramey Ridge Road. Turn left on Eagle Drive and follow until clubhouse on your right.
E.S. Rose Park

Belmont University has partnered with Nashville’s Metro Board of Parks and Recreation to provide $8 million worth of enhancements to nearby E.S. Rose Park which would also allow the University to lease space for athletics. Rose Park opened for play in April 2011.

With a majestic view of the downtown Nashville skyline, the enhancements at Rose Park provide new resources for the Edgehill community and Belmont student-athletes including accessible walking trails and softball, baseball, track and soccer fields.

In fact, in just its fourth-ever game at Rose Park, Belmont Baseball set an NCAA record with 19 runs in the first inning against UT-Martin. Rose Park also sparked the Bruins’ historic run to the Atlantic Sun Championship and a regional finalist showing in the 2011 NCAA Baseball Championships.

The Metro Parks Board will maintain the exclusive authority to schedule the use of the park and will remain the sole owner of the park and its improvements. Utilizing the new sports fields and their accompanying concessions will be neighbors from the Edgehill community, athletic teams from nearby public schools, the youth and adult recreational programs of Metro Parks, neighborhood churches, community groups, nonprofit sports organizations and Belmont University.

The university also agreed to award eight full Belmont scholarships and two partial ones to students in the Edgehill community and help sponsor neighborhood little league baseball and softball teams.
Jason Coomer

**Jason Coomer** was named Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics in June of 2022.

Coomer comes to Lindenwood after spending 14 years at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, including the last six years as the Deputy Athletic Director. Prior to his most recent role, Coomer served as Senior Associate Athletic Director from 2012-16. In addition to his administrative duties, Coomer was the head coach of the tennis program from 2010-16. Coomer worked as the Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs in 2012, after spending four years as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sales and Marking from 2008-12.

In a department of about 250 student-athletes, the Cougars ranked 14th among NCAA Division I public universities in the country with a 93 percent graduation success rate. While all sport programs at SIUE exceeded NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) standards, seven teams within the SIUE athletics department received national recognition. The Cougars averaged a 3.4 GPA, as the athletic department notched 32-consecutive semesters with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Coomer was actively engaged with all teams while at SIUE. The support was shown when securing funding and partnerships for a new Student-Athlete Nutrition Center, while recently adding a Leadership Development Program for all student-athletes.

Coomer was a part of upgrades to facilities around campus, which amassed to nearly $19 million. Coomer secured a $2.3 million naming rights deal for First Community Arena. Serving as the department's primary vendor and corporate partner contract negotiator most of his tenure, Coomer generated $2 million in revenue with 160 new licensees following the Division I transition. During the transition, Coomer oversaw the expansion of the corporate sponsorship program from nine to more than 50 partners. Coomer also negotiated a $1.9 million multimedia rights agreement during his time at SIUE. In partnering with Adidas, Coomer negotiated an agreement for SIUE teams to acquire $1 million in free product.

Prior to his time in Edwardsville, Ill., Coomer spent 2003-08 at DePaul University in Chicago, Ill. Coomer was the Assistant Director of Marketing and Licensing for his last three years, where he designed and implemented marketing plans for multiple sports. As the Assistant Director of Ticket Sales from 2003-05, Coomer assisted in the planning, promoting, and launching the new Student Athletic Fee, which generated $6 million annually.

Coomer spent 2002-03 in Columbus, Ohio as a Graduate Assistant for Event Management at Ohio State University, assisting in game management activities for 10 sports.

Coomer is a 2001 graduate of the University of Southern Indiana, where he earned a bachelor of science in social science education with a minor in business administration. Coomer was also a three-year letter winner in tennis, and a three-time academic all-conference member. Coomer earned his master of arts with an emphasis in sport management from Ohio State University in 2003.
Erin Brown

**Erin Brown** is entering her third season as the head coach of the Lindenwood softball team in 2024.

In 2023, the Lions went 16-32, including an 8-15 mark against OVC competition. Lindenwood finished with a winning record at home (12-10) and swept eventual conference champion Eastern Illinois late in the year at Lou Brock Sports Complex. Irelynn West and Dallis Darnell earned all-conference honors with West being a second-team selection and Darnell being named to the all-newcomer team.

Under Brown's guidance, the Lindenwood softball team capped a historic 2022 season in the NCAA Midwest Regional and a 35-13 overall record. The Lions' trip to the regional tournament marked the first in program history, as the team claimed the No. 4 seed. Lindenwood earned a notable win over No. 2 UIndy in late April, the highest-ranked victory in program history.

Junior ace Amanda Weyh led the Lions all spring, hoarding a plethora of individual postseason accolades, including CoSIDA Academic Team Member of the Year and NFCA All-America Third Team.

Prior to Lindenwood, Brown was the head coach at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., where she accumulated a 348-302 record in 13 seasons at the helm of the program. Over her final seven seasons with the Bulldogs, Brown amassed 233 wins and a .643 winning percentage. Brown led TSU to five NCAA Regional Appearances, and coached three All-Americans, 12 first-team All-Conference selections, 10 second-team All-Conference honorees, and four conference major award winners in 13 campaigns. The Bulldogs made the GLVC Tournament in every season under Brown.

Brown rejoined her alma mater of Truman State as head coach after previously serving as the head coach and Sports Information Director at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. She took over the program in 2004 and improved the team from two wins in its previous two seasons combined into 17 throughout the next two years. She had four players named All-Conference by the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletics Conference, including the school’s first first-team All-SLIAC pick in three seasons.

Prior to Westminster, Brown served as a graduate intern at the Missouri State High School Activities Association in the summer of 2004 after completing her master’s degree at the University of Central Missouri. She assisted long-time Jennies coach Rhesa Sumrell for two seasons in Warrensburg as CMSU went 69-40 during that period.

In 1999, Brown transferred to Truman State from Culver-Stockton College and was a letter winner on three NCAA regional finalist squads. Brown was used mostly as a utility player and had a career high .313 batting average in 1999 and was second on the team in 2000 with 14 stolen bases in 48 games played.

Brown played high school softball at South Shelby High School in Shelbina, Mo., and is married to her husband, Brian, and has two children, Teryn and Brooks.
Centene Community Ice Center

The **Centene Community Ice Center** is a multi-purpose facility in Maryland Heights, Missouri in greater St. Louis. It is located off Highway 141 near Hollywood Casino St. Louis and the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre. Built at a cost of $83 million, the complex opened in September 2019. It is co-owned by the city of Maryland Heights, St. Louis County, the Blues, and the non-profit Legacy Ice Foundation, and operated by Spectra.

The center features four rinks: a "feature" rink with 2,500 tip-up seats and a four-sided HD video scoreboard, the Blues' main practice rink with seating for 750, the Bob Plager Community Rink with bleacher seating for 400 and dedicated access for sled hockey, and "The Barn", a covered outdoor rink with a 4,000 seat grandstand. During the hockey off-season The Barn is converted into the St. Louis Music Park, a concert venue with a 4,500 capacity. The complex also contains a fitness center, sports medicine clinic, studios for WXOS radio, a Bauer Hockey retail shop, a bar named 314 Social, and a Schnucks Express grocery outlet. It is the practice facility for the St. Louis Blues, as well as home ice for Lindenwood University's men's and women's ice hockey teams. Local hockey tenants include the St. Louis AAA Blues and Lady Blues elite programs, the Blues' affiliated disabled hockey teams (DASA Blues Sled Hockey, Gateway Locomotives Special Hockey, and Blues Blind Hockey), the St. Louis Lady Cyclones girls' hockey club, and in-house programs such as learn-to-skate, learn-to-play, and recreational leagues.
Men's Soccer

**Chicago State**, **Houston Christian**, **Incarnate Word**, and **Liberty** are affiliated members.

## Participating Teams

Chicago State CougarsEastern Illinois PanthersHouston Christian HuskiesIncarnate Word CardinalsLiberty FlamesLindenwood LionsSIUE CougarsSouthern Indiana Screaming Eagles
## Team Schedules

* Chicago State
* Eastern Illinois
* Houston Christian
* Incarnate Word
* Lindenwood
* Liberty
* SIUE
* Southern Indiana

## Facilities

* Chicago State - Various Locations
* Eastern Illinois - Lakeside Field
* Houston Christian - Randy and Cheryl Sorrels Field
* Incarnate Word - Gayle & Tom Benson Stadium
* Liberty - Osborne Stadium
* Lindenwood - Hunter Stadium
* SIUE - Ralph Korte Stadium
* Southern Indiana - Strassweg Field
Coleman Sports Complex

The Little Rock soccer and track and field teams began play on their new on-campus facility in the fall of 2012. Located at the site of the former Coleman Diary near the intersection of Asher and University Avenues, the **Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex** becomes the first on-campus facility for soccer and track and field in the school's history.

Both the soccer field and eight-lane track feature state-of-the-art Polytan synthetic surfacing. In addition, the NCAA-approved facility boasts stadium lights, a scoreboard and a top-of-the-line irrigation system. A press box with internet capability stands adjacent to the field and houses the Little Rock media and sports information work areas. Attached to the press box is a concessions area, as well as a grandstand providing seating for 300 people. A parking lot with more than 130 spaces sits behind the grandstand and press box.

The track and field area also features jump pits for the long jump and triple jump, as well as areas for high jump and pole vaulting. Areas for the shot put, discus, hammer and javelin throws are located on the outer border of the track.

In 2010, W.C. "Buddy" Coleman and his sons presented Little Rock with a gift of 10 acres of what was part of the oldest dairy farm west of the Mississippi, paving the way for the development of the Recreation and Sports Complex. Buddy, Walt, Bob, Charlie and Cherb Coleman made the land transfer to Little Rock as part of the University's "It's Time For Little Rock" comprehensive campaign. The Coleman land parcel was part of the family's original 200 acre farm between Coleman and Fourche creeks, where the family had raised milk cows since the Civil War.

The **Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex** is located near the intersection of Asher and University Avenues, behind University Village Apartments. To reach the facility from the heart of Little Rock's campus, head south on University Avenue towards University Plaza and turn left at Asher Avenue. Make your first right onto the frontage road running adjacent to Asher Avenue, and follow it towards University Village apartments. The facility entrance will be on your right just before you reach the apartments.
Brady Ward

After three seasons as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, **Brady Ward** was named interim head coach on June 24, 2023, and is entering his first season at the helm of the Morehead State baseball program.

In his first three seasons, Ward helped guide Morehead State to three straight 20+ win seasons, including a 36-win campaign and the program's first OVC regular season title since 1979 in 2023. Under Ward's tutelage, John Bakke (Second Team, 2022), Luke Helton (Freshman Team, 2021 & Second Team, 2023), and Luke Lyman (Freshman Team, 2023) pitched their way to All-OVC honors. Both Bakke and Miller are now playing Independent League Baseball.

In addition to his work within the program, Ward was instrumental in establishing a partnership with Pitching Performance Lab, a company which helps develop pitchers by providing data on pitchers throughout the year.

A graduate of Tiffin (Ohio), Ward spent the 2019 season at his alma mater where he helped lead the Dragons to a Great Midwest Conference championship and an appearance in the Division II regional final. Two Tiffin Dragons (Tyler Wehrle (Brewers) & Cody Orr (Astros)) coached by Ward went on to play in Major League Baseball.

Prior to returning to Tiffin, Ward spent four years with Prep Baseball Report (PBR), where he was an Associate Scout for the state of Ohio. He helped assemble Team Ohio and coaching the team at the Futures Game, along with working alongside the state scouting director.

Ward was a four-year pitcher for Tiffin from 2015-18, ranking second in program history in appearances (55) and in the top five in many other categories.

Ward is a native of Jeffersonville, Ohio and earned his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Tiffin.
Championships Archives

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* 2009-10 Championships
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* 2014-15 Championships
* 2015-16 Championships
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* 2020-21 Championships
* 2021-22 Championships
* 2022-23 Championships
* 2023-24 Championships
Clarksville Country Club

**Clarksville Country Club** – a private course – is the host of the annual F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate women's golf tournament. In addition, both the men and women's teams use the par-72 course for practice.

Nestled amongst the rolling hills of middle Tennessee, and shaded by the region's mighty oak and blooming dogwood trees, sits Clarksville Country Club as a fixture of the Clarksville community. Its 18-hole, par-72 golf course has earned nationwide respect, hosting both Tennessee Golf Association tournaments and United States Golf Association qualifier events. Golf at Clarksville Country Club is always a unique and entertaining experience, providing an ideal escape from the bustling city. Portions of the course line the clay banks of the Red River, featuring rolling hills, undulating topography, testing greens, and tree-lined fairways.
Harry Gallatin Golf Facility

The **Harry Gallatin Golf Practice Facility** was completed in the summer of 2020 and is widely regarded as one of the finest of its kind in college golf. The facility serves the needs of the Cougar golf program, as well as functioning as a state-of-the-art resource for members of the community.

Situated just off campus at Edwardsville's Sunset Hills Country Club, the facility is dedicated to longtime Cougar golf and men's basketball head coach and SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame member, Harry Gallatin. The facility features a large space for putting and chipping practice, the Fowler Family Simulator Room with Trackman technology, dedicated team spaces, and the Arvola Family Hitting Bay which allows Cougar golfers to hit onto the Country Club's expansive driving range. The facility also showcases the program's rich history and bright future.

SIUE golf plays its home matches at Gateway National Golf Links in nearby Madison, Illinois, just 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
Charleston Southern Buccaneers

The **Charleston Southern Buccaneers** football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Charleston Southern University located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big South Conference. Charleston Southern's first football team was fielded in 1991. The team plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Buccaneer Field in North Charleston, South Carolina and are currently coached by Gabe Giardina.

The Big South Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) announced that they have signed a letter of intent to create an association of their football member institutions, to begin with the 2023 NCAA Division I football season.  OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche and Big South Commissioner Kyle Kallander made the joint announcement on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
Cutchin Field

**Cutchin Field History & Notes**

* Once the home facility for Murray State football, Cutchin Field has been the home of Murray State soccer since the program started in 2000.
* Cutchin Field is located beside the Curris Center and across the street from Racer Arena.
* The facility features a 72-by-114 yard Bermuda playing field, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, and a sprinkler system to keep the field perfect at all times.
* Team shelters like those seen at the professional and world championship level are in place at both benches and the scorer's table.
* In 2008, the Racers moved into the brand new Crisp Soccer-Tennis Complex. The new facility adjacent to Cutchin Field features locker rooms, coaches office, and athletic training space.
* One of the charming features of Cutchin Field is that it is located in the middle of campus and is very accessible to students who attend matches in large numbers.
* Cutchin Field was the home of Murray State football from 1924 to 1972. The Thoroughbreds - later to be called the Racers - won 142 football games here including the inaugural OVC championship in 1948.
* The field is named for multi-sport coach Carlisle Cutchin, who was Murray State's second football coach (1925-30), and the first men's basketball coach (1925-41), and he also coached baseball at MSU (1928-32, 1941, 1946-53).
Joe Walton Stadium

RMU opened Joe Walton Stadium in 2005 and is the first on-campus football field named in honor of a head coach that started the program from scratch and served 20 years at the helm. The Colonials hosted Butler in the inaugural game at Joe Walton Stadium Sept. 17, 2005, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 3,516, defeating the Bulldogs, 49-13.

Built over the course of 13 months and at a cost of $10 million by Mosites Construction Company, Joe Walton Stadium owns a capacity of 3,000 and features a 36,000-square-foot athletic administration building that holds office space for the football coaching staff, athletic administration and Olympic sport coaches. Also included in the building is a state-of-the-art equipment room, two locker rooms, three classrooms, lobby, press box and President’s box.

The Joe Walton Stadium field covers 97,000 square feet, with the surface field turf. The turf consists of sand, rubber and film polyethylene grass-like fabric with secondary backing of high polyurethane. The field, which was replaced in the summer of 2015, is lined for football, lacrosse and soccer. The scoreboard for the stadium was provided by Institutional Specialties, a distributor of Daktronics, located in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The music and public address system was provided by Hollowood Music and Sound in McKees Rocks, Pa., and Joe Walton Stadium also includes a portal and plaza. The portal includes 160 pavers to recognize donors to the campaign to raise funds for Joe Walton Stadium, while the plaza includes three kiosks, one each for tickets, concessions and the Barnes & Noble bookstore.

The following occurred during the first football game at Joe Walton Stadium:

Captains: OL Clifton Jean-Jacques (O), LB James Noel (D), WR Rob Meyer (ST)

Pass Completion: Drew Geyer seven-yard completion to Devin Wilson

Touchdown: Wilson on a four-yard rush to the left (10:28 left in 1st quarter)

Touchdown Pass: Geyer 56 yards to Tyjuan Massey (3:04 left in 1st quarter)

Fumble Recovery: DL Jason Forrest with 4:08 to go in the third quarter

Penalty: Personal foul with 10:28 to go in the first quarter

Victory: 49-13 vs. Butler
Kelly Farrell

Little Rock Director of Athletics George Lee announced **Kelly Farrell** as the new head coach of the Trojan soccer program on May 10, 2022. Farrell becomes the eighth head coach in program history as she will guide the Little Rock soccer program into the new era of the Ohio Valley Conference beginning in 2022.

Farrell comes to Little Rock after spending the past five seasons at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, including the past three seasons as the Mavericks’ associate head coach. In her five seasons at Omaha, Farrell has helped guide UNO to back-to-back third-place Summit League finishes, advancing to the conference tournament in three of the last four seasons.

During her five years at Omaha, Farrell helped guide 19 Mavericks to All-Summit League honors, including a pair of major award accolades. Academics was also a focus for Omaha as well as the Mavericks were named to the United Coaches Team Academic Award in three-straight seasons.

Prior to her time at Omaha, Farrell spent time at UAB, Georgia Southern and Monmouth. Farrell was the associate head coach at UAB in 2016 after spending three seasons in Statesboro and two at Monmouth.

An alum of Loyola (Maryland), Farrell got her start in coaching there as director of operations following a stellar collegiate career. A two-time team captain, Farrell was a four-time All-Metro Athletic Conference (MAAC) performer for the Greyhounds, including a first team all-conference selection as a senior.

During her playing career at Loyola, Farrell played in 78 games with 66 career starts, including each game of her final three seasons. She tallied 10 goal and 15 assists for the Greyhounds during her career. Her 15 assists is tied for fifth all-time in program history while her five game-winning goals is tied for ninth all-time, as she also ended her career sixth in shots attempted (168) and tied for sixth in shots on goal (72).

A native of Oceanside, New York, Farrell earned her degree in communications from Loyola in 2011 following a standout prep career at Oceanside High School where she earned 11 varsity letters in soccer, track and field and lacrosse.

Farrell holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “B” coaching license and was named to the 2014-15 NSCAA 30-under-30 coaching program.
Baptist Health Arena

* **Alumni Coliseum** (Paul S. McBrayer Court at Baptist Health Arena) has been the home arena for Eastern Kentucky University basketball since the 1963-64 season. The volleyball team has played in the coliseum since 1991. The arena seats 6,500 fans for athletic endeavors and up to 8,000 for other events.

* The coliseum features a wooden laminated cross-arched roof spanning 309 feet and providing an unobstructed view of events held in the main auditorium. A total of 616,276 board feet of lumber form the 170 beams and roof, which arches gracefully 81 feet above the floor level. The wood is southern pine finished in its natural beauty.

* Before the start of the 2006-07 season, the basketball floor was redone with new Eastern athletic logos, brand new scoreboards were added above the north and south bleachers and new shot clocks were installed above the basketball rims.

* In 2013, a state-of-the-art Daktronics HD videoboard was added on the wall on the east end of the arena
Keith Murlless

Murlless was named the Coordinator of Beach Volleyball Officials for the Ohio Valley Conference in October 2019.

Murlless, who brings nearly 20 years of beach volleyball officiating experience, will work to oversee the recruiting, training, educating and assigning of officials for the Conference.

Murlless, serves as the director of beach referee training and certification for USA Volleyball for the last 15 years, a role he has held for almost 15 years. He is also the Beach Volleyball Referee Assignor for a number of independent Division I, II and III institutions. He regularly serves as a Head Referee for USAV at various Qualifiers and Championships. Murlless is a member of the USAV International Referee Advisory Commission.

In addition to these administrative roles, Murlless has extensive referee experience. As an FIVB International Beach Volleyball Referee for 14 years, he worked the 2005 Junior Beach World Championship, the 2009 and 2011 Adult Beach World Championships and the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball U-21 Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a National Beach Official, he is a regular on the AVP Tour, and has served as a Championship Referee at Gulf Shores, as well as at the CCSA and Pac 12 Conference Tournaments.

Murlless has significant indoor officiating experience as well, having served as an NCAA referee for over 30 years. He has multiple NCAA DI and DII Tournaments to his credit and has worked both the NJCAA and NJCCAA National Championships.

Murlless is married to International Beach Volleyball Referee Suzanne Lowry. They live near Greenville, SC.