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Bob Carroll Football Building

This facility serves as the home of the Skyhawk football team. The 17,000 square-foot facility is located in the south end zone of Graham Stadium and has office space for all football personnel, meeting rooms, a locker room, a training room, equipment room and a multi-purpose room with a glass wall overlooking the field. Funding for this building came primarily from private donations through the "Building For the Future" campaign.

The building is named in honor of Bob Carroll, UTMB football athlete from 1950-1953, coach from 1957-1974, athletics director from 1975-1980, and associate vice chancellor and director of alumni affairs from 1980-1997.
Akron Zips

The **Akron Zips** are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, United States. The Zips compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East division. Akron sponsors 17 varsity teams across six men's, 10 women's, and one coed NCAA sanctioned sports. The football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of competition for college football. They are former members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
Cross Country

## Participating Teams

Eastern Illinois PanthersLindenwood LionsLittle Rock TrojansMorehead State EaglesSouthern Indiana Screaming EaglesSIUE CougarsSoutheast Missouri State RedhawksTennessee State TigersTennessee Tech Golden EaglesUT Martin SkyhawksWestern Illinois Leathernecks
## Team Schedules

### Men

* Eastern Illinois
* Lindenwood
* Morehead State
* SIUE
* Southern Indiana
* Tennessee State
* Tennessee Tech
* UT Martin
* Western Illinois

### Women

* Eastern Illinois
* Lindenwood
* Morehead State
* SIUE
* Southern Indiana
* Tennessee State
* Tennessee Tech
* UT Martin
* Western Illinois

### Both

* Little Rock
* Southeast Missouri
Gertrude Hood Field

* Home of Colonel softball games since the program's inception in 1993.
* A new state-of-the-art scoreboard was added in 2008.
* Lights were installed at Hood Field in the spring of 2014.
* In 2017, the facility underwent a complete renovation.  The transforming renovations include new team dugouts and a climate controlled press box, which accommodates enhanced radio and video broadcasts.  The new Gertrude Hood Field features improved field drainage at the dugouts and enhanced outfield decks ideal for informal gatherings. The newly renovated grandstand features a brick facade and accommodates more than 400 spectators.
* A new team locker room, indoor hitting facility and coaches offices, along with banners celebrating the accomplishment of former and current Colonel student-athletes, were also added.  The indoor hitting facility provides the team with an area to practice during any weather conditions.
* Hood Field is named in the honor of Gertrude Hood, a pioneer in the physical education area for women at Eastern Kentucky University. She served EKU for 45 years (1928-72) and was instrumental in the development of women’s athletics at both the intramural and intercollegiate levels.
Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts

**Bennie Purcell Courts History & Notes**

* Murray State University's men's and women's tennis teams play all matches on the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts on campus.
* The facility was named in honor of legendary MSU men's tennis coach Bennie Purcell. A longtime ambassador of Murray State and especially Racer Athletics died in February 2016.
* The facility features eight lighted and well-maintained hard-courts.
* Fans can watch the action from bleacher seating on the east side of the courts.
* Bennie Purcell Courts is located next to Regents Hall on Chestnut Street.
Abe Stuber Track Complex

The **Southeast Missouri** track and field teams train and compete at the Abe Stuber Track Complex during the outdoor season.

Considered one of the finest track facilities in the Midwest, it has been the host of the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships six times, most recently in 2012. The facility is also home to the Joey Haines Invitational which is held during the first weekend of April every year.
Dedicated in the spring of 1980 and named after the late Abe Stuber -- who coached the Southeast track squads from 1932-46 -- the facility includes a press box and spectator seating for up to 2,000.

Designed strictly as a track and field complex, it has served as the host site of three NCAA Division II National Track & Field Championships.

Recently, an $800,000 update took place as all track and field runways were resurfaced, jumping areas were renovated and new fencing was added to the complex. Previous updates included a brand new hammer cage was added in March, 2012. Also, a 2,000-square foot building was constructed adjacent to the track in 2002 which houses a weight room, coaches offices, restrooms and storage.

The spacious 1,500-square foot weight room is equipped with seven multi-power racks and lifting platforms. It contains nearly 5,000 pounds of free weights, 3,000 pounds of dumbbells and numerous weight training machines.
The completion of this $300,000 project has given the team one of the best training facilities in the region. In addition, this complex allows the men's and women's track teams to practice in a safe and efficient manner at all times.

The Abe Stuber Track Complex is located on the north edge of campus off Sprigg Street and within walking distance to the University.
Bill Cherry Exposition Center

The William "Bill" Cherry Agricultural Exposition Center provides a versatile surface for a wide variety of events from livestock and horse shows to circuses, RV and boat shows, tractor and truck pulls, arts and crafts festivals, farm fairs, automobile and machinery shows, and a variety of other activities. Over 25,000 people from West Kentucky and surrounding states attend a variety of events at the Exposition Center annually. The Exposition Center staff can assist in event planning and preparation.
GreyStone Golf Club

For the past four seasons, the men's portion of the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate has been played at the prestigious **GreyStone Golf Club** in Dickson, Tennessee.

One of the newest courses in the middle Tennessee area, GreyStone has already begun hosting prestigious events, from the Ohio Valley Conference Men and Women's Golf Championships from 2010-13 and the Tennessee State Open from 1999-2003, 2019 and 2021. GreyStone has also hosted qualifying events for the PGA and Senior PGA Tour and was a First Stage PGA Tour Q-School site in 2004.
Austin Peay Governors

The **Austin Peay Governors** are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Austin Peay State University (APSU), located in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. The Governors athletic program is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and competes at the NCAA Division I level including the Football Championship Subdivision. The Austin Peay mascot is The Governor, and the school colors are red and white. While the women's teams were formerly known as the Lady Govs, the school emphasizes that all teams are now Governors.

## Athletic Facilities

* Basketball: F&M Bank Arena
* Beach Volleyball: Govs Beach Volleyball Complex
* Baseball: Raymond C. Hand Park
* Cross country: (Does not have home competition facility)
* Football: Fortera Stadium
* Golf: Swan Lake Golf Course, Clarksville Country Club & The Links at Novadell
* Soccer: Morgan Brothers Soccer Field
* Softball: Cheryl Holt Field
* Tennis: Governors Indoor Tennis Center & Outdoor Tennis Courts
* Track and field (indoor): (Does not have home competition facility)
* Track and field (outdoor): Fortera Stadium
* Volleyball: Winfield Dunn Center
Allen Field

John "Sonny" Allen Field is home to Eagle baseball. Since the 2015 season, the Eagles have posted 71 home victories and won 75 percent of their games played on their home field.

The facility features a 1,000-seat stadium, a spacious locker room for MSU, a pitcher's lab, coaches' offices and a dressing room for umpires steps from the field.

The press box has recently been upgraded and enclosed with windows after several years of being an open-air space. The press box features high speed internet connections, allowing MSU audio and video broadcast capabilities.

The facility is named for legendary former coach and athletic director, the late John "Sonny" Allen.
Angel Mounds

Angel Mounds State Historic Site (12 VG 1), an expression of the Mississippian culture, is an archaeological site managed by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites that includes more than 600 acres (240 hectares) of land about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of present-day Evansville, in Vanderburgh and Warrick counties in Indiana. The large residential and agricultural community was constructed and inhabited from AD 1100 to AD 1450, and served as the political, cultural, and economic center of the Angel chiefdom. It extended within 120 miles (190 km) of the Ohio River valley to the Green River in present-day Kentucky. The town had as many as 1,000 inhabitants inside the walls at its peak, and included a complex of thirteen earthen mounds, hundreds of home sites, a palisade (stockade), and other structures. The Mounds home to the USI Screaming Eagle cross country teams

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964, the property also includes an interpretive center, recreations of Mississippian structures, a replica of a 1939 Works Projects Administration archaeology laboratory, and a 500-acre (200-hectare) area away from the archaeological site that is a nature preserve. The historic site continues to preserve and relate the story of pre-contact Middle Mississippian indigenous culture on the Ohio River.

The site is named after the Angel family, who in 1852 began purchasing the farmland on which the archaeological site is located. In 1938, the Indiana Historical Society, with funding from Eli Lilly, purchased 480 acres (190 hectares) of property to preserve it and to use it for long-term archaeological research. From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration employed more than 250 workers to excavate 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2) of the site, which resulted in the recording and processing of 2.3 million archaeological items. After excavation was temporarily halted during World War II, work resumed in 1945 as part of the Indiana University Archaeology Field School during the summer months. In 1946, the Indiana Historical Society transferred ownership of the site to the State of Indiana. It manages the site through the Indiana State Museum. Archaeological research on Angel Mounds, once conducted through the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, is now overseen by the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Indiana University Bloomington.
Lindenwood Lions

The **Lindenwood Lions** and **Lady Lions** are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Lindenwood University, located in St. Charles, Missouri, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the Ohio Valley Conference for most of its sports since the 2022–23 academic year.

Prior joining to NCAA Division I, the Lions previously competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) from 2019–20 to 2021–22; in the D-II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) from 2013–14 to 2018–19; and as an NCAA D-II Independent during its provisional season in the 2011–12 school year.

Prior joining to NCAA Division II, Lindenwood was previously a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and competed within the Heart of America Conference (HAAC) as its primary conference from 1996–97 to 2010–11, in addition to other athletic organizations for sports not sponsored by the HAAC; as well as in the American Midwest Conference from 1993–94 to 1995–96.

## Athletic Facilities

* Baseball: Lou Brock Sports Complex
* Beach Volleyball - TBD
* Football: Hunter Stadium
* Volleyball and Basketball: Hyland Arena
* Track and Field: Lindenwood Track
* Cross Country: TBD
* Softball: Lou Brock Sports Complex
* Men's Tennis: Lindenwood Tennis Courts
* Womens' Tennis: Lindenwood Tennis Courts
* Soccer: Hunter Stadium
* Swimming & Diving: St. Peters Rec-Plex
Husky Stadium

Husky Stadium opened in September, 2014 and is the new home of HBU football. The 5,000 seat stadium hosted the first on-campus football game in the history of the University when the Huskies played McMurry on Sept. 6. The new facility also holds a brand new weight room that will provide all Husky athletic programs with access to the most modern and competitive strength and conditioning equipment
Danelle Fabianich

**Danelle Fabianich** serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Academic & Student-Athlete Services and Senior Woman Administrator.

Fabianich serves as the liaison for the University of Tennessee at Martin department of athletics on behalf of student athletes to academic faculty and the Student Success Center. Her primary responsibilities include monitoring academic progress and coordinating academic assistance for all athletes.

Fabianich supervises departmental tutors along with student-athlete services to include life skills and coordinating community service efforts.

As a senior woman administrator, she monitors gender equity issues and monitors the needs and interests of all student athletes in her role as advisor of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

Fabianich has been an integral part of the athletics office since 1994. The Colorado native earned her degree at Northern Colorado in 1987 and completed her MBA at UT Martin in 1997. She is the mother of two children, Ashleigh and Dominic.
EKU Soccer Field

* Located on the Eastern By-Pass next to Baptist Health Richmond, the EKU soccer complex is the home of a 115x75 yard field with Bermuda grass maintained by an in-ground irrigation system. The field is equipped with World Cup draw-back goals, a state of the art scoreboard, 25-foot high nets behind the goals, a 33-foot video tower and press box to go with covered player benches to add comfort for the home and visiting teams.
* In addition, 15 feet off the opposite sideline is the players’ locker room which has showers, laundry facilities and a player lounge. The player lounge features a 42'' flat screen TV with Dish Network and Fox Soccer Channel, and an ice tank. The fieldhouse also features a visiting team locker room.
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium

**Grand Opening Ceremonies:** May 6, 2006

**Stadium Features**

* Permanent chairback seating for approximately 500 spectators
* Press box with booths for print, radio and television
* Entry way will pillars and arch
* Daktronics scoreboard donated by Coca-Cola.
* 60-foot-wide above-ground dugouts

**Dimensions**

* Right field: 330 ft.
* Left field: 330 ft.
* Power Alleys: 372 ft.
* Center field: 400 ft.
Lantz Field House

**Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse** is the most widely used facility by the EIU athletic department as it not only serves as the home for Panther indoor track and field, but also as a practice facility for all teams during inclement weather.  The facility is routinely used to host the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships along with hosting the Junior College National Championships on a rotating basis.
Mickey Call

Call was named the OVC's Co-Coordinator of Softball Officials (along with Christie Cornwell) in August 2018.

Call has 20-plus years of experience as a coordinator and currently also serves as the Coordinator of Softball Officials for the Atlantic 10 (a role he has held for six years), Colonial (15 years) and Southern Conferences (21 years) in addition to the USA South Conference (21 years).

As an official, Call worked over 38 years at the professional and NCAA Division I, II and III levels, where he umpired 14 conference championships and 13 NCAA Regional/Super Regionals. Call has worked at the Diamond Umpire Academy established by Cornwell.

Call is a retired United States Air Force veteran who also spent 22 years working for the Xerox Corporation.
McNeese State Cowboys

The **McNeese State Cowboys football** program is the intercollegiate American football team for McNeese State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and they will be competing with the Ohio Valley Conference football current teams for the 2022 and 2023 season, as part of the OVC/Southland Conference new football alliance.

The **Ohio Valley Conference** and **Southland Conference** have announced plans for a football scheduling alliance between the two NCAA Division I FCS leagues in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.  OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche and Southland Commissioner Tom Burnett made the joint announcement on Monday, October 11, 2021.
Cheryl Holt Field

Cheryl Holt Field has been the permanent on-campus home facility for Austin Peay softball since the 2000 season, giving the team its first true home facility in the program's history to that point.

Originally named Lady Govs Field upon its completion in 2000, the University renamed the facility in 2011 in honor of longtime administrator Cheryl Holt, who also was the program's first coach. The current field replaced several off-campus locations that served as the softball program's home since its formation.

Located on the southwest corner of the former football practice field puts it at the center of Austin Peay intercollegiate sports facilities, being surrounded by the Dunn Center (basketball/volleyball) and Raymond C. Hand Park (baseball) to the west, Morgan Brothers Soccer Field to the north, the Governors Indoor Tennis Center and Governors Stadium (football) to the east.

Austin Peay has continued to make improvements to Cheryl Holt field since its completion, adding lights in 2003, replacing the outfield fence in 2007 and replacing the scoreboard in 2014. In addition, the dugouts (2005) and backstop (2007) were covered with bricks to compliment the university's buildings.

The softball program also has a hitting facility of its own located beyond the right field fence. Constructed in 2005, the facility was enclosed in 2014 to allow practice and instruction during incelment weather.
Men's Golf

## Participating Teams

Chicago State CougarsEastern Illinois PanthersLindenwood LionsLittle Rock TrojansMorehead State EaglesSIUE CougarsSouthern Indiana Screaming EaglesTennessee State TigersTennessee Tech Golden EaglesUT Martin SkyhawksWestern Illinois Leathernecks
## Team Schedules

* Chicago State
* Lindenwood
* Eastern Illinois
* Little Rock
* Morehead State
* Murray State
* SIUE
* Southern Indiana
* Tennessee State
* Tennessee Tech
* UT Martin
* Western Illinois

## Championship Venue

The 2023 OVC Men's Golf Championships will be held at **Dalhousie Golf Club** in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Christie Cornwell

Cornwell was named the OVC's Co-Coordinator of Softball Officials (along with Mickey Call) in August 2018.

Cornwell also serves as the Coordinator of Softball Officials for the Southeastern, Atlantic Sun and Sun Belt Conferences (positions she has held since 2017 ) in addition to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (a position she has held since 2015).

As an umpire, Cornwell worked numerous conference championship games in addition to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship eight times, including three Super Regionals and three Women's College World Series. She has also acted as the State Umpire-in-Chief for USA Softball of North Carolina and is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Diamond Umpire Academy.

A 1989 graduate of James Madison University, Cornwell earned her master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1991.
Miller Memorial Golf Course

**Frances E. Miller Memorial Golf Course History & Notes**

* Miller Memorial has been the home to Murray State Golf since 1983.
* Designed by Jack Kidwell and Mike Hurdzan of Columbus, Ohio, the course is located just six miles from the Murray State campus.
* Land for the course was donated by L.D. Miller, a 1937 MSU graduate. The course is named for his late wife. The golf course is primarily for MSU students, faculty and staff.
* Former MSU player Will Snodgrass is the greens superintendent and general manager of the facility.
* Upon its opening, Miller Memorial was named one of the best public 130 layouts in the United States by USA Today.
* In 2006, Miller Memorial was named one of the "Best Places to Play" by Golf Digest.
* The course hosted the 2007 Kentucky State Women's Amateur.
* The 1987 Ohio Valley Conference men's championship was hosted here.
* The OVC women's championship were played at Miller Memorial in 1995 and 1999.
* Miller Memorial has also hosted several KGA/PGA Junior championships and KHSAA Region-I Championships.
* The course plays 6,592 yards from the back tees.
* The par-71 layout has two distinct nines which require a wide array of shot-making. Miller is home to small and subtly undulated greens.
* The outward nine is set on hilly terrain with tree lined fairways, while the inward half rewards length and accurate long iron play.
* In 2011, the Racers began using a new practice area that features bunkers and enough area to practice shots of up to 50 yards.
* MSU Golf enjoys a great clubhouse that showcases locker rooms for both the men's and women's teams, plus a lounge area including a large flat screen TV.
* The Miller clubhouse has a fully stocked pro-shop and snack bar and a convenient picnic pavilion.
Colin Parker

**Colin Parker** joined the OVC staff as Assistant Commissioner for Championships in August 2023.

In his role, Parker will serve will oversee Conference championships and serve as the primary sport administrator for assigned sports, in addition to being the Assistant Tournament Director for the OVC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. He will also serve as a liaison for coaches groups, oversee officiating programs for assign sports, and serve as the OVC’s primary contact for student-athlete participant gifts and awards, as well as managing the league’s merchandise sales program among other duties.

Parker came to the OVC from Ohio Wesleyan University where he served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Event Management from July 2021 to August 2023. At OWU he was responsible for the oversight of home events for 24 sports, as well as scheduling, maintaining and overseeing all athletic facilities, including the weight room and campus fitness center. Parker is in charge of hiring, training and supervising a staff of over 50 student workers.

Prior to Ohio Wesleyan, Parker served as a graduate assistant for athletic operations at Eastern Illinois University. He served as game-day administrator for the Panthers' 20 NCAA Division I sports; hired, trained, and supervised a staff of more than 20 student workers; compiled schedules for multiple athletics facilities; and oversaw the setup, testing, and operation of replay, timing, and other technology for athletics events.

He also has experience with event administration with the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, and interned in stadium and event operations with the Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.

Parker is a 2019 graduate of Eastern Illinois, majoring in kinesiology & sport studies: sport management and minoring in business administration. He also received his master’s degree in kinesiology, sport & recreation: sports administration from EIU in May 2021.

Parker, a native of Antioch, Illinois, and his wife, Ashley, were married in 2021.
Bush Stadium

**Howell Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex** is a baseball venue in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It is home to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles baseball team of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference. It has a capacity of 1,100 spectators. It is named for former Tennessee Tech baseball and basketball player Howell Bush, whose 1997 donation allowed stadium lighting to be added to the facility. In the same year, the stadium was dedicated to him. Other features of the venue include dugouts, a batter's eye, a natural grass surface, and a locker room.
Maggie Bailey

**Maggie Strange** joined the Little Rock Athletic department in July of 2018 as the Athletic Academic Coordinator for the department, being promoted to the Associate Director of Athletic Academic Services in May 2019. In her role, Strange works closely with Trojan student-athletes, aiding them through their academic career as they progress towards graduation.

Strange comes to Little Rock after spending the past two years as a Student Development Specialist at Texas State. While in San Marcos, Strange helped supervise academic progress for a number of programs while advising and mentoring over 115 student-athletes about their academic progress.

Strange is familiar with the Natural State, spending two years in the Arkansas Tech Athletic Department prior to her time in San Marcos. Strange served as an operations manager with the Golden Suns softball team while also assisting in the sports information office.

A former Division I student-athlete, Strange was a catcher for the University of Wisconsin softball team from 2009-13. She was tabbed the Badgers’ Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and was a member of Wisconsin’s Big Ten conference championship team in 2013.

Strange continued her softball career professionally, playing in Barcelona, Spain, in the summer of 2015 where she also spent time as an English tutor.

A native of Gallatin, Missouri, Strange earned her bachelor’s degree in life science communication from Wisconsin in 2013. She then attained her master’s degree in college student personnel from Arkansas Tech in 2016.
Baseball

**Tennessee State** is only Non-baseball school in the conference.

## Participating Teams

Eastern Illinois PanthersLindenwood LionsLittle Rock TrojansMorehead State EaglesSIUE CougarsSoutheast Missouri State RedhawksSouthern Indiana Screaming EaglesTennessee Tech Golden EaglesUT Martin SkyhawksWestern Illinois Leathernecks
## Team Schedules

* Eastern Illinois
* Lindenwood
* Little Rock
* Morehead State
* SIUE
* Southeast Missouri
* Southern Indiana
* Tennessee Tech
* UT Martin
* Western Illinois

## Championship Venue

The 2024 OVC Baseball Championships will be held at Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois.
Eastern Illinois Panthers

The **Eastern Illinois Panthers** are the intercollegiate athletic programs of Eastern Illinois University (EIU) located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. The Panthers athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Championship Subdivision. EIU's colors are blue and gray. Selected as the team mascot in 1930, EIU's panther, was informally known as "Billy" for many years and was officially named "Billy the Panther" in 2008. Panther teams have won five NCAA national championships in three sports. The Panthers also won the 1969 NAIA men's soccer title.

## Athletic Facilities

Facilities are housed on the west side of the EIU campus between 4th Street and Grant Avenue.[19]

* Coaches Stadium at Monier Field — Baseball
* Darling Courts — Men's and women's tennis
* Lakeside Field — Men's and women's soccer
* Lantz Arena — Men's and women's basketball, Volleyball
* Lantz Field House — Men's and women's indoor track and field
* O’Brien Field — Football, Men's and women's outdoor track and field
* Ray Padovan Pool — Men's and women's swimming and diving
* Tom Woodall Panther Trail — Men's and women's cross country
* Williams Field — Softball
* TBD - Beach Volleyball
Mary Ellen McKee Stadium

The Fighting Leathernecks host all home games at **Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium**. Completed in 1998, the Leathernecks defeated Saint Louis University, 8-0, in the stadium’s inaugural game on March 23, 1998. They have compiled a 183-142 overall record in the stadium (following 2021 season), including a 20-1 mark in 2000. The Leathernecks have hosted a total of six conference tournaments at McKee Stadium, hosting most recently the 2009 and 2011 Summit League tournaments.

During the summer and fall of 2010, the stadium received an upgraded infield along with an improved warning track. The new infield was laser-graded and given a new, clay-based surface from Mar-Co. The project also included a new dirt warning track, which is expected to drain better than the old rock-based track. The project also included new clay-based areas around the pitching circle, batter's box and catcher's box to improve durability throughout games.

In the fall of 2008, McKee Stadium was renovated to enhance the fan-friendly facility. One of the major renovations was removing the old chain link backstop and replacing it with new, sturdier netting that is supported by four new steel poles. The new netting will protect the fans and the press box from foul balls and pop-ups. Another renovation was the addition of a concrete back-stop behind home plate. Purple padding was put on the concrete backstop to prevent injuries during play and to enhance the look of the softball field. A water-drainage system was also added under a portion of the softball field to improve water runoff during rainy weather conditions. Since grass had to be removed to add the drainage, new grass was placed behind home plate and along the baselines.

Located directly behind Brophy Hall, the fenced-in playing field features custom dugouts, a batting cage, and enclosed bullpens. The outfield fences measure 200 feet down the right and left field lines, and 220 feet to straight-away center. Stadium seating and aluminum bleachers accommodate 500 spectators behind home plate and down each baseline, including seating and ramps for wheelchairs. A new press box behind the seating houses local media and athletic department personnel during all games.

The electronic scoreboard was donated in 1995 by Marion Blackinton, a long-time Western Illinois administrator and softball supporter. Blackinton was the first Western athletic director and is a former Western Illinois head volleyball coach.

Dr. McKee was a dedicated physical education professor at Western Illinois and author for 28 years. The effects of her donations are far-reaching for Western's student-athletes. Her support in the form of an endowed scholarship to the university and a major donation to upgrade the softball facility to its current status will continue to enhance the lives of present and future athletes.

Leatherneck softball also recognizes Joseph Keller of Owensboro, Ky., to the realization of Western’s “Field of Dreams.” Because of his long-time generosity and love of the sport, he provided a major contribution to the stadium project.
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions

The **Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football** team (formerly the **East Texas Lions** and **East Texas State Lions**) is the college football program representing Texas A&M University–Commerce. The school competes in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The A&M–Commerce football team plays its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Commerce, Texas. On Dec. 16, 2017, A&M-Commerce won its first NCAA Division II national championship, by defeating West Florida, 37-27, in Kansas City. The Lions recorded a perfect record in 1934, won the NAIA National Championship in 1972, and have amassed a total of 24 LSC conference championships since joining as a charter member in 1931. The school, which has fielded football teams since 1915, has produced numerous National Football League players, including Autry Beamon, Dee Mackey, Harvey Martin, Alan Veingrad, Dwight White, and Wade Wilson. The program is currently coached by David Bailiff.
JSU Soccer Complex

The Jacksonville State soccer team began play on the JSU Soccer Field in the Fall of 2003 after the new field was built beyond the left field wall of Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium, between the baseball stadium and Pete Mathews Coliseum. The facility, which has bleachers, as well as hillside seating, had a new natural surface installed in the summer of 2008.

Prior to the 2018 season, a new Daktronics scoreboard was installed in the southwest corner of the facility.  The JSU Soccer Complex also includes covered dugouts for participating teams.
Cole Stevenson

**Cole Stevenson** is entering his fifth season as the head coach of the Lindenwood men’s and women’s tennis teams in 2023-24.

In their first NCAA Division I campaign in 2022-23, The men’s tennis team went 5-12 in the spring season, as well as winning eight matches in the ITA regionals in the fall season. The women’s team went 4-11 earning a trip to the OVC tournament.
The men's squad finished above .500 at home and pick up Division I victories against Southern Indiana and Eastern Illinois. The women's team picked up its first Division I win, 4-3 over Southern Indiana on March 26.

During the 2021-2022 season, Stevenson led the women's tennis program to an 8-7 record, including a strong 6-3 mark at home, while the men's team finished 6-7 overall and boasted an impressive 6-1 mark in St. Charles. Both teams earned wins over powerhouse Southern Indiana in GLVC play, while the men added a league victory against McKendree and the women versus Missouri-St. Louis. The women also claimed a victory over DI Saint Louis, picking up the program's first win against the Billikens. Five of Stevenson's men's players saw Academic All-GLVC honors, while nine women were also recognized on the prestigious list.

In 2020-21, the women’s team capped off the season with a 5-8 record and the men’s team finished 4-9 under Stevenson. The women’s squad secured their first conference victory of the campaign at Southern Indiana in a 6-1 effort. Stevenson coached Juan Pablo Herrera to the first All-GLVC accolade in program history. In the classroom, the Lions collected ITA All-Academic Team and GLVC Team Academic All-Conference honors, and the men's and women's teams combined for 13 ITA Scholar-Athlete and 15 Academic All-GLVC selections.

In his first season with the Lions in 2019-20, Stevenson led the men’s squad to a 4-2 record with a 3-0 mark in the GLVC, and the women’s team to a 3-3 finish and a 2-1 spot in the conference. The season was shortened, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the men’s and women’s units earned 2019-20 GEICO Team Academic All-GLVC honors.

Prior to Lindenwood, Stevenson spent six years as the head coach of Missouri Baptist men’s tennis, and four seasons at the helm of the women’s tennis program. In his third season with the men’s squad in 2015-16, Stevenson led the Spartans to their first conference championship in program history. Missouri Baptist qualified for the NAIA National Championships for the first time in school history, after setting a program record with 11 wins. Stevenson placed four players on All-Conference teams, tallied three NAIA Scholar Athletes, and led the squad to a NAIA Scholar Team Award. In 2018, Stevenson was named AMC Coach of the Year as the women’s head coach.

Stevenson transferred to Missouri Baptist as a junior, after spending his first two years at Southeastern University. Stevenson played two years of baseball at Southeastern University, before closing out his collegiate career playing two years of tennis at Missouri Baptist. Stevenson holds a degree in sports management and a master’s in business administration.

Stevenson is a native of Callahan, Fla.
Murray State Racers

The **Murray State Racers** are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Murray State University (MSU), located in Murray, Kentucky, United States. The Racers athletic program is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and a affiliate member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and competes at the NCAA Division I level including the Football Championship Subdivision. The MSU teams are the Racers, the costumed racehorse mascot is named Dunker, the live racehorse football mascot is Racer-One, and the school colors are navy blue and gold. Racer teams have won three NCAA rifle championships.

## Other Athletic Facilities

* Basketball - CFSB Center
* Baseball - Johnny Reagan Field
* Football - Roy Stewart Stadium
* Golf - Miller Memorial Golf Course
* Tennis - Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts
* Soccer - Cutchin Field
* Softball - Racer Field
* Volleyball - Racer Arena

## Athletics Facility Master Plan

Click here to view the facility master plan for Murray State Racers Athletics.
Dr. Tonya Sawyer

Dr. Tonya Sawyer was hired in March of 2022 as the Panthers Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator. Sawyer came to EIU after working at Indiana State in the Sycamores Athletic Compliance Department.

Sawyer worked in intercollegiate athletics at Indiana State for more than ten years. She began her association with the Sycamores Athletic program as a volunteer intern and was hired as the Compliance Coordinator in 2010. Most recently she was promoted to the role of NCAA Compliance Assistant Director at ISU in January 2021 and has served as the primary compliance liaison for women’s basketball, baseball, football and track & field.

Sawyer played softball at Saint Mary of Woods where she earned her Bachelor’s of Science in 2007; she earned her Master of Science from Indiana State in 2009 as well as her Ph.D. in Philosophy in 2014.
JSU Tennis Courts

The **JSU Tennis Courts** are located behind Pete Mathews Coliseum and boast 12 tennis courts. The complex features lighting, allowing the Gamecocks to play and practice day or night.

The JSU Tennis Courts underwent major renovations during the summer of 2016, benefiting both fans and student-athletes. The courts were resurfaced in order to upgrade playing conditions, while a walkway was added through the middle of the courts to improve fan experience. Additional seating was also added to the center section of the complex.

A six-court Daktronics scoreboard was installed at the complex in 2019.
Lindenwood Track

Lindenwood Track is the home and practice facility to both men’s and women’s track & field, some rugby competitions, as well as the host to many outdoor teams’ practices.

In the summer of 2011, the infield received a turf surface, as well as other improvements. The track was also redone, in 2014 to include a new layout for field events, as well as a new grandstand and press box..

The facility was the host site of the 2015 MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, as well as many other NAIA, youth, AAU and high school competitions.
CFSB Center

**Arena Notes & History**

* Originally the Regional Special Events Center, the facility opened in the fall of 1998.
* The arena  was completed in June of 1998 after the Kentucky State Legislature had committed 18 million dollars to the project and MSU came up with two million.
* The CFSB Center is a popular destination for the people of the Purchase Area of western Kentucky as it also hosts events that include high school basketball playoffs, concerts, trade shows and Murray State commencements.
* Murray State was the first school in the Ohio Valley Conference to add video boards in 2009.
* The arena got a new name in 2010 when it became the CFSB Center.
* In 2010, a new floor was installed that was used in the NCAA Tournament.
* In 2014, the paint scheme on the arena basketball floor was re-worked after Murray State rolled out a new logo.

**Racer Locker Rooms**

* Both Racer teams have an outstanding locker suite that is the hub of activity especially when the season is going on.
* The student-athlete's have a modern private locker area that features individual cubicles.
* The teams have a ready-room that has theater seating for film study and a large TV-lounge area.
* Each team also has a small kitchen.

**CFSB Center Weight Room**

* MSU student-athletes also have access to a modern 3,000 square foot weight room in the CFSB Center. Both basketball teams work out there as well as the MSU men's and women's golf teams and the MSU women's tennis teams.
Williams Field

Renovated in the summer of 2003, **Williams Field** was updated to provide a fan-friendly atmosphere and quality playing facility for EIU Panther student-athletes.

Williams Field features blue chairback seating, a concession area below the press box and enclosed brick dugouts surrounded by red brick pillars that are connected by black aluminum fencing.  The softball complex also includes lights, a modern scoreboard and multiple hitting/pitching cages for both home and visiting squads.

The softball complex was named for longtime EIU benefactor and former Vice President for Student Affairs, Glenn Williams and his wife Joan.  The field was officially rededicated prior to competing against league foe Jacksonville State on the weekend of April 24-25, 2004.

The Panthers opened that 2004 season winning their first six home games, including a three-game series sweep of Morehead State. In 2011, EIU completed the best season in program history by winning the regular-season Ohio Valley Conference title to earn the right to host the six-squad, end-of-season league tournament.
F&M Bank Arena

**F&M Bank Arena** is a Multi-propose arena that is home to the Governors men's basketball team and the Lady Govs women's basketball team and the Nashville Predators NHL hockey team. The venue will be located in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee United States not far from Austin Peay State University campus.

F&M Bank Arena will hold approximately 6,000 fans for concerts; 5,500 for basketball game; and 5,000 for hockey games. It will also contain luxury suites, premium seating, private hospitality space, party rooms and common areas.

Construction continues after ground broke on the facility in November 2020 and the venue is scheduled to open during the 2023-24 season. Sabertooth Sports & Entertainment was formed in April by the owners of the Nashville Predators and will be responsible for F&M Bank Arena’s operations and booking the facility.
Jacksonville State Gamecocks

The **Jacksonville State Gamecocks** are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Jacksonville State University (JSU) located in Jacksonville, Alabama, United States. The Gamecocks athletic program was members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and Atlantic Sun Conference. There are now a member of the Conference USA (CUSA) and competes at the NCAA Division I level including the Football Championship Subdivision. The JSU mascot is Cocky the Gamecock, and the school colors are red and white. Gamecock teams have won six NCAA national championships in four sports, and, along with Wisconsin–Whitewater, is one of only two schools to win titles in baseball, basketball, and football. The school will move again to Conference USA (C-USA) to start the 2023-24 academic year.

## Athletic Facilities

* Baseball - Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium
* Football - Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium
* Basketball and Volleyball - Pete Mathews Coliseum
* Beach Volleyball - South Beach Volleyball
* Softball - Jacksonville State University Softball Field
* Rifle - Gamecock Rifle Range
* Tennis - JSU Tennis Courts
* Track and Field - Gamecock Track and Field Complex
* Golf - Silver Lakes Golf Course
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

The **Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders** are the men's and women's athletic teams at Middle Tennessee State University, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. MT athletic teams participate in NCAA Division I (Bowl Subdivision in football) in Conference USA. MT competed in the Ohio Valley Conference until 2000, and the Sun Belt Conference until 2013.
Hunter Stadium

**Hunter Stadium** is one of the busiest places on campus throughout the year. It is the home for Lindenwood football, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, and men’s and women’s lacrosse programs. In addition to the six NCAA programs, Hunter Stadium hosts two SLS sports in men’s and women’s rugby.

The stadium was built in 1976 for the St. Louis Cardinals football team to hold their training camp. In 1988 the playing field was upgraded to artificial turf, and received an upgrade to the surface in 1999. After the 2004 season, Hunter Stadium would undergo its biggest renovation, which included end zone seating, a two-story press box with luxury boxes, and a new concession area.  Another face-lift to the field occurred in 2009, and in the fall of 2012, the Student-Athlete Center was completed behind the north end zone seating.  A new turf field was installed in 2018.

In 2019, Hunter Stadium was the site for the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round match between Saint Louis FC and the Chicago Fire of MLS and the facility was set to host the 2020 NCAA Division II National Championship festival which includes the National Championship for women's lacrosse.  Lindenwood was also awarded as the host site for the 2022 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championships.  Previous national and regional events include multiple NCAA Division II women's lacrosse first and second round tournament games as well as NAIA football playoff games in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2010 and the NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championships in 2001 and 2002.  The facility has also hosted MIAA, RMAC and HAAC post-season tournament games and championships.

The stadium is named after Dr. Harlen C. Hunter who founded the St. Louis Orthopedic Sports Medicine Clinic in Chesterfield in 1979, the first clinic of its kind in the St. Louis area. Hunter was the key to the upgrades of the playing surface in 1988.
Dan Beebe

**Dan Beebe** (born February 27, 1957) was the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference from 1989 to 2003 and Big 12 Conference from 2007 to 2011.

## Early Life

Beebe grew up in Walla Walla, Washington and played two years football at Walla Walla Community College before getting a scholarship. In 1979 he received a bachelor's degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona where he was team captain on their football team. In 1982 he graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

## Southern Methodist University case

His first job out of school was working in enforcement of NCAA rules from 1982 to 1986. He was assistant director of athletics at Wichita State University from 1986 to 1987. In 1987 he was named director of enforcement for the NCAA with his most notable case being the imposition of the "death penalty" against Southern Methodist University in the Southern Methodist University football scandal.
From 1989 to 2003, he was commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Big 12

In 2003 he joined the Big 12 as senior associate commissioner and chief operating officer. On September 5, 2007, he was promoted to commissioner.
Beebe had a stormy relationship at the Big 12 helm as the University of Nebraska moved to the Big Ten Conference and University of Colorado moved to the Pac-12 Conference at the end of the 2010-11 season. Then Texas A&M University and the University of Missouri announced in the fall of 2011 that they were moving to the SEC Conference at the end of the 2011-12 season. The moves ended a 100+ year relationship of Missouri and Nebraska to the conference as well as ended a 100+ year rivalry between Texas A&M and the University of Texas.
The Missouri and Texas A&M departures had been stirred by a University of Texas deal with ESPN to broadcast games on the Longhorn Network which was valued at $300 million over 25 years. The departures of Nebraska and Colorado, which destabilized the conference the previous year, were no small factor either. Texas also said it would broadcast high school highlights (which other schools felt would put them at a disadvantage when recruiting future players) and Texas initially indicated it would not share revenue from the deal with its fellow conference members. The NCAA ruled that televising potential recruits' games would not be allowed before this could be done. Texas had been talking about such an arrangement since 2007.
After schools, in particular the University of Oklahoma and its president David Boren, urged his ouster for not doing enough to smooth school concerns, he was ousted on September 23, 2011.
Beebe said that he had proposed equal revenue distribution in the conference as early as 2008 but that the conference had not voted on it. Further he noted he had negotiated a 13-year $1 billion deal with Fox Sports.