western state bball | game program vs. colorado mines and colorado christian

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Fight, fi ght, fi ght, Western State!Fight, fi ght, fi ght, Mountaineers!

Fight on Western on to victory.We will back our team with loyalty.

Fight, fi ght, fi ght, Western State!Fight, fi ght, fi ght, Mountaineers!

We will fi ght, fi ght, fi ght, fi ght—Fight on to victory!

Western State Colorado University Profi le ................ 2Mountaineer Staff Directory ...................................... 5Paul Wright Gym ....................................................... 7Athletic Scholarship Awards ...................................... 8Mountaineer Coaching Staff ............................... 11-14RMAC Statistical leaders ......................................... 13Western men’s roster, schedule and stats ................. 16CSM men’s roster, schedule and stats ...................... 17CCU men’s roster, schedule and stats ...................... 18

RMAC Standings ..................................................... 21Western women’s roster, schedule and stats ............ 22CSM women’s roster, schedule and stats ......................23CCU women’s roster, schedule and stats ................. 24Mountaineer Athletic Association .......................26-27Mountaineers - A John Nelson Poem ....................... 28By The Numbers ...................................................... 29 Fall Schedules .......................................................... 31Rules for Boosters .................................................... 32

The basketball game program for the Colorado Mines and Colorado Christian games was produced by the Western Sports Information Offi ce for the purpose of educating and inform-ing fans. Layout and content produced by Sports Information Director Garrett Finke. Photography by Finke, Sean Condon and Sandy Frankum. Colorado Mines information provided by CSM Assistant Sports Information Director Brian Desch. Colorado Christian information provided by CCU Sports Information Director Aimee Davison.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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WEEKEND’S OFFICIALSFriday Night

WomenBobby Sitton, David

Malmquist, Michaela FoxMen

Ray Abeyta, Nathan Melson, Jeff LaGrange

Saturday NightWomen

Brent Jones, Kevin Kizewski, Alfred Baer

MenKeith Abeyta, Micah Pauldino,

Ryan Buderus

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The new $30 million Mountaineer Field House was opened in the spring of 2014.

Western State Colorado University, the highest four-year institution of higher learning in the United States at 7,703 feet above sea level, opened its doors to students 103 years ago this fall and celebrated a century of educating educators three academic years ago.

Western is located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, with academic programs that take advantage of the natural laboratory that surrounds campus. The college has the only college-based Mountain Rescue Team in the nation and is consistently ranked by National Geographic and Fly Rod and Reel Magazine as one of the top colleges for students to experience outdoor recreation.

Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Monarch Mountain are both within an hour drive of campus for winter sports, and Hartman Rocks features a range of activites in the summer. The City of Gunnison hosted the start of the “Queen’s Stage” of the USA Pro Cycling Tour, which several international cycling experts called one of the toughest stages to receive certifi cation.

The Mountaineers have maintained one of the top small college athletic programs in the nation, with the fourth-highest average in the history of the Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup. With 90 RMAC championships, 107 individual national championships and 15 national team championships, the Mountaineers have been building “Champions Out of Thin Air” since the college opened in 1911. The programs have maintained one of the top graduation rates in Division II when compared to the student body, with several programs outpacing the national average many times over.

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BASKETBALLMOUNTAINEER STAFF

JEN MICHELHead Cross Country Coach(970) [email protected]

JAS BAINSHead Football Coach (970) [email protected]

CHRIS BRADFORDHead Track & Field Coach (970) [email protected]

KEVEN JOHNHead Volleyball Coach (970) [email protected]

JASON CARMICHAELDirector of Athletics

BRADD SCHAFERHead Men’s Basketball Coach(970) [email protected]

AdministrationJason Carmichael .....Director of AthleticsJill Mahoney .............Assistant Athletic DirectorGarrett Finke ............Sports Information DirectorLoretta Szallar ..........Administrative AssistantCindy Drexel ............Faculty Athletic Representative

Athletic TrainingDon Mundell ............Head Athletic TrainerJanine Pleau .............Assistant Athletic Trainer

Cross CountryJennifer Michel ........Head CoachTony Nicolosi ...........Assistant CoachJesse Chettle .............Assistant CoachJosh Eberly ...............Assistant Coach

FootballJas Bains...................Head CoachRyan McDonough ....Assistant CoachKelly Ledwith ..........Assistant CoachJT Haddan ................Assistant CoachQuad Sanders ...........Assistant CoachJeff Williamson ........Assistant CoachAarrhon Flores .........Assistant CoachSean Corcoran ..........Assistant Coach

Men’s BasketballBradd Schafer ...........Head CoachDonta Richardson .....Assistant CoachTanner Stillwell ........Assistant CoachJohn McCarthy .........Assistant Coach

Track and FieldChris Bradford .........Head CoachJosiah Norville .........Assistant CoachTony Nicolosi ...........Assistant CoachJosh Eberly ...............Assistant Coach

VolleyballKeven John ...............Head CoachColton Reinholtz ......Assisant Coach

Women’s BasketballVan Girard ................Head CoachMaylinn Smith .........Assistant Coach

Women’s SoccerJeremy Clevenger .....Head CoachDaniel Geu ...............Assistant CoachMolly Keating ..........Assistant Coach

Women’s Swimming & DivingGeoff Hanson ...........Head Coach

WrestlingMiles Van Hee ..........Head CoachCharlie Pipher ..........Assistant CoachJesse Cruz .................Assistant CoachDonovan McMahill ..Assistant CoachCraig Otto .................Assistant Coach

VAN GIRARDHead W. Basketball Coach(970) [email protected]

JEREMY CLEVENGERHead W. Soccer Coach(970) [email protected]

MILES VAN HEEHead Wrestling Coach(970) [email protected]

GEOFF HANSONHead Swim/Dive Coach(970) 943-2084

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BASKETBALLPAUL WRIGHT GYMBuilt in 1951 and renovated sev-eral times since, Paul Wright Gym boasts a capacity of 1,800 specta-tors. At 7,728 feet above sea level, the facility is the highest collegiate gym in the world.

In 1960, the current swimming pool was added to the facility. In 1965, the wrestling room was added on the east side to help sup-port the back-to-back college divi-sion national championship teams of 1963 and 1964.

In 1998, a major 40,000 square foot renovation was completed that added a 2,500 square foot weight room and a locker facility for visiting teams and the Western State stu-dent body. Along with the south addition, six class-rooms were included that allowed the Recreation and Exercise Science Department to conduct all its classes in one building.

During the 1998 renovation, the Mountaineer Sports Hall of Fame Room was completed with meeting facilities and trophy cases.

In 2008, a new gym fl oor and retractable baskets were installed. New bleachers were installed in 2005.

The Mountaineer Field House resides on the southwest portion of the building. The facility features a com-petition size 200-meter track for collegiate and high school meets, expanded offi ce areas for the Mountain-eer Athletic Department, a new weight training facil-ity, an additional training room, a new High Altitude Performance Lab and a student recreation facility on the south end of the building.

The building is named after Paul W. Wright, who spent 38 years as a professor, coach and administrator at Western State. He also served as judge and mayor in Gunnison and was instrumental in establishing skiing as an NCAA sport.

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BASKETBALL 2014-15 ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

PAUL W. WRIGHT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:Kalvin Winter-Senior-Football-Business Administration-Conifer, COMorgan Stansberry-Senior-Volleyball-Business Administration/Accounting-Montrose, COAnna Marshall-Senior-Cross Country/Track-Biology-Pueblo, CO

WILLIAM CHARLESWORTH MEMORIAL (Math & Science)Corbin Bennetts-Senior-Wrestling-Biology-Buena Vista, CO

RALPH E. PORTER ATHLETIC:Bennie Kirkwood-Senior-Track-Exercise & Sports Science-Santa Barbara, CA

ED RANDALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (Education)Chase Cline-Senior-Football-History-Elizabeth, CO

PEDERSON/WRIGHT/BORAH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPCorbin Bennetts-Senior-Wrestling-Biology-Buena Vista, CO

RMAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES FOR 2009-10 (Scholarship is awarded for 2010-11)Anna Marshall- Senior-Cross Country/Track-Biology-Pueblo, COCorbin Bennetts-Senior-Wrestling-Biology-Buena Vista, CO

ETHEL M. RICE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPMargaret Zimmerman-Junior-W.Basketball-Biology-Denver, CO

TRACY BORAH MEMORIAL WRESTLING SCHOLARSHIPKyle Piatt-Junior-Wrestling-History-Olathe, CO

BOB DECKER BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIPJalen Thompson-Sophomore-Men’s Basketball-Exercise & Sports Science-Aurora, CO

MCCARTHY/TORPEY MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIPBen Schmidt-Senior-M.Basketball-Math-Severance, CO

BUS RIDERS FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIPVince Delmonico-Senior-Football-Business Administration-Morrison, CO

BUS MYERS MEMORIAL FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIPMichael Lopez-Senior-Football-Psychology/Sociology-Aurora, COCole Wadsworth-Senior-Football-English-Johnstown, CO

KELLY LONG MEMORIAL SCHOLARHSHIPAustin Harris-Senior-Wrestling-Business Administration/Accounting-Windsor, CO

OKIE MARK FOOTBALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPChase Yaeger-Senior-Football-Geology-Riverview, FL

JOHN ROBERTS/JOHNNY SIEVERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPElliot Copeland-Senior-Wrestling-Politics & Government-Bennett, CO

BRIAN KIEFER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPTBA

KAPPA DELTA MU SCHOLARSHIPHailey Rehage-Senior-Volleyball-Interdisciplinary Studies/LA-Longmont, COJared Mendicino-Junior-Football-Sociology-Pueblo, CO

KEN MACLENNAN SCHOLARSHIPDylan Nicholson-Senior-Football-Exercise & Sports Science/Psychology-Sterling, CO

MACALLISTER PRESIDENTIAL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPHailey Rehage-Senior-Volleyball-Interdisciplinary Studies/LA-Longmont, CO

J.W. CAMPBELL MEMORIAL WRESTLING SCHOLARSHIPSam Mangum-Senior-Wrestling-Business Administration-McAllen, TX

DR. HERBERT J. AND MARIE H. KACZMAREK SCHOLARSHIPAnna Marshall- Senior-Cross Country/Track-Biology-Pueblo, COJake Engle-Junior-Football-Exercise & Sports Science-Eagle, CO

PAUL AND DOROTHY REID SCHOLARSHIPHailey Rehage-Senior-Volleyball-Interdisciplinary Studies/LA-Longmont, CO

CHAMPION LEADERSHIP & RESPONSIBILITY SCHOLARSHIPKatie Roos-Senior-Track-Biology/ESS-Centennial, CO

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Bradd Schafer takes the reins of the Western State Colorado University men’s basketball program for the fi rst time in 2014-15. Schafer was hired as the Mountaineers’ Head Coach on May 29, 2014 after a nation-wide search.

Schafer comes to Western after spending the past eight seasons, four of which as the Head Coach, at Black Hills State University. During those eight years at Black Hills, Schafer had an overall record of 133-105, and a head coaching record of 56-57. Schafer also led the Yellow Jackets during a transitional period as Black Hills State moved from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II and into the RMAC.

During the 2010-11 season, Schafer guided Black Hills State to a 27-6 overall record with a mark of 12-2 in the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC). Black Hills State had three DAC All-Confer-ence players and two NAIA All-American selections. The Yellow Jackets won the DAC regular season title as well as the DAC Tournament Championship. Schafer then led the Yellow Jack-ets to the NAIA National Tournament Sweet Sixteen round and ended the season ranked fi fth in the nation.

From 2006 to 2010, Schafer assisted the Black Hills State Head Coach in all phases of the program, including daily operations, recruiting, practice, individual workouts and summer camps. In 2008-09, Schafer helped guide the Yellow Jackets to a 30-5 record and an appearance at the NAIA National Tournament Final Four.

Prior to Black Hills State, Schafer was an assistant coach at Colo-rado School of Mines in 2005-06. During his time in Golden, the Orediggers advanced to the fi nal four of the RMAC Shootout for the fi rst time in over a decade. They also ended Metro State’s 47 game home winning streak.

Before entering the college level, Schafer was an assistant coach for four years at Windsor High School in Windsor, Colorado,

where he helped guide the team to an 80-20 record including a trip to the state championship in 2002-03.

Originally from Gilcrest, Colorado, Schafer played his collegiate career at Western from 1996-01 under Bob Hofman, the win-ningest coach in Mountaineer men’s basketball history. He was a team captain in 2000-01, and led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in three-point fi eld goal percentage that same season. Schafer earned his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from West-ern in 2001, and a master’s degree in strategic leadership from Black Hills State in 2010.

BRADD SCHAFERHead Coach

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TANNER STILLWELLASSISTANT COACH

Tanner Stillwell begins his third year as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Western State in 2014.

Stillwell grew up in Steamboat Springs Colorado and played basketball for Coach Kelly Meek from 2003-2007 at Steamboat Springs High School. Upon high school graduation Tanner enrolled at Colorado State University and graduated in 2012 with a degree in history, a minor in business, and a Colorado teaching license.

During his last semester at CSU Stillwell student taught at Fort Collins High School where he was also an assistant with the basketball team. His responsibilities, this season with the basketball team, are numerous. As a second year coach he tries to bring energy and enthusiasm to everything he does and be an “energy giver” to the Western program.

JOHN McCARTHYASSISTANT COACH

John McCarthy is in his 23rd year as an assistant coach for the Mountaineers. A Western alumnus, “Coach Mac” began his time as an assistant to Hall of Fame Head Coach Jay Helman. During his tenure as an assistant, he has been on the bench for over 500 games and has been fortunate enough to have coached Western’s RMAC Championship team, 31 players that have garnered RMAC post season honors, and two players who have gone on to become members of the Western State Hall of Fame.

Prior to his involvement with Mountaineer basketball, McCarthy served as the basketball coach at Battle Mountain High School in Eagle-Vail, Colorado where he left as the Huskies all time winningest coach.

McCarthy is a retired history teacher from Gunnison High School where he was the department chair and taught Advanced Placement History courses. During his career, he was recognized on several occasions as an outstanding educator including as a recipient of the Dan Tredway Memorial Excellence in Teaching Award

and 2010 Colorado VFW Teacher of the Year Award.

McCarthy is married to Western alumna Melanie Torpey, a retired Physical Education teacher and gymnastics coach with the Gunnison Watershed School District.

DONTA RICHARDSONASSISTANT COACH

Donta Richardson enters his fi rst year as an assistant coach for the Mountaineer men’s basketball program in 2014-15.

Prior to Western, Richardson was an assistant for the men’s basketball program at Saint Martin’s University during the 2013-14 season.

Before starting his coaching career, Richardson played professional basketball in Europe for eight years (2003-11). He won three European Championships during that time and was a six-time all-star. He also played on the Detroit Pistons summer league team in 2003.

A graduate of the University of Wyoming, Richardson played for the Cowboys for two seasons (2001-03). During the 2001-02 season he earned third team All-Mountain West honors while guiding his team to a

conference championship. The Cowboys advanced to the second round of th NCAA Tournament that season. As a senior, he was a fi rst team All-Mountain West selection leading Wyoming to the quarterfi nals of the NIT.

Prior to his arrival at Wyoming, Richardson played two seasons a Sheridan College (1999-01). He earned fi rst team all-region honors and was named an All-American during in his fi nal season.

A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado and a 1999 graduate of Liberty High School, Richardson helped the Lancers to a 4A State Championship in 1999 and was named Mr. Basketball in his senior season.

Richardson received his bachelor’s of arts in social science from the University of Wyoming in 2013.

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BASKETBALLRMAC STATISTICSRMAC WOMEN’S STATSRMAC MEN’S STATS

R SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G1. UCCS 12 12-0 1084 90.32. Adams State University 8 4-4 707 88.43. Fort Lewis 11 8-3 943 85.74. CSU-Pueblo 11 7-4 915 83.25. Colorado Mines 9 9-0 717 79.7

R SCORING DEFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G1. MSU Denver 11 9-2 679 61.72. Colorado Mines 9 9-0 590 65.63. Colorado Christian 11 7-4 747 67.94. UCCS 12 12-0 816 68.05. Colorado Mesa 12 10-2 836 69.7

R SCORING MARGIN G OFF. DEF. MAR.1. UCCS 12 90.3 68.0 22.32. Colorado Mines 9 79.7 65.6 14.13. MSU Denver 11 75.3 61.7 13.54. CSU-Pueblo 11 83.2 73.6 9.55. Adams State University 8 88.4 79.6 8.8

R SCORING POINTS AVG/G1. Ryan Stephan (Colorado Mesa) 296 24.72. Derrick White (UCCS) 290 24.23. Alex Herrera (Fort Lewis) 237 21.54. Nicholas Kay (MSU Denver) 225 20.55. Mitch McCarron (MSU Denver) 225 20.56. Michael Brown (Colorado Christian) 209 19.07. Mason Biddle (Western State) 187 18.78. Brian Muller (Colorado Mines) 161 17.99. Shakir Smith (Adams State University) 143 17.910. Kendrick Nichols (N.M. Highlands) 155 17.2

R REBOUNDING TOTAL AVG/G1. Alex Herrera (Fort Lewis) 124 11.32. Ryan Stephan (Colorado Mesa) 97 8.13. Dexter Sienko (Regis University) 71 7.94. Bronson Moton (CSU-Pueblo) 85 7.75. Mike Hemsley (Adams State University) 46 7.7

R ASSISTS G No. AVG/G 1. Trevor Ritchie (Colorado Mines) 9 47 5.22. Derrick White (UCCS) 12 62 5.23. Mitch McCarron (MSU Denver) 11 51 4.64. Terrez Scott (Western N.M.) 8 37 4.65. Kevin Marshall (Regis University) 9 40 4.4

R SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G1. UCCS 12 10-2 971 80.92. Colorado Mesa 10 8-2 722 72.23. Regis University 9 6-3 636 70.74. Western New Mexico 9 4-5 622 69.15. N.M. Highlands 10 4-6 681 68.1

R SCORING DEFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G1. Fort Lewis 9 5-4 532 59.12. Western New Mexico 9 4-5 538 59.83. CSU-Pueblo 10 7-3 608 60.84. Black Hills State 9 5-4 559 62.15. Colorado Mesa 10 8-2 637 63.7

R SCORING MARGIN G OFF. DEF. MAR.1. UCCS 12 80.9 69.7 11.32. Western New Mexico 9 69.1 59.8 9.33. Colorado Mesa 10 72.2 63.7 8.54. Regis University 9 70.7 65.4 5.25. Fort Lewis 9 62.2 59.1 3.1

R SCORING POINTS AVG/G1. Abby Kirchoff (UCCS) 266 22.22. Brittany Hernandez (UCCS) 241 20.13. Erin Reichle (Colorado Mesa) 200 20.04. Bay’lee Purdy (Regis University) 156 17.35. Block,Emma (Chadron State) 114 16.36. Jade McIntosh (Western State) 156 15.67. Anngelina Sanchez (N.M. Highlands) 156 15.68. Courtney Martin (Colorado Mines) 155 15.59. Deni Jacobs (MSU Denver) 138 15.310. Ashley Piper (CSU-Pueblo) 149 14.9

R REBOUNDING TOTAL AVG/G1. Brittany Hernandez (UCCS) 123 10.32. Leanndra Gilbert (Colorado Mesa) 69 8.63. Ashley Piper (CSU-Pueblo) 82 8.24. Deni Jacobs (MSU Denver) 71 7.95. Katie Nehf (CSU-Pueblo) 78 7.8

R ASSISTS G No. AVG/G 1. RaTanya Newsome (Western N.M.) 9 54 6.02. Laura Tyree (Colorado Mines) 10 57 5.73. Giulia Simioni (N.M. Highlands) 10 50 5.04. Abby Kirchoff (UCCS) 12 52 4.35. Erin Reichle (Colorado Mesa) 10 43 4.3

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BASKETBALL VAN GIRARDHead CoachVan Girard begins his third season at Western State Colorado

University in 2014.

Before coming to Western, Girard spent 24 seasons at the helm of the Cal State Dominguez Hills women’s basketball program.

The winningest women’s basketball coach in the history of Cal State Dominguez Hills, Girard put his trademark stamp of hard-nosed pressure defense to go along with an up-tempo style of play on the Carson campus.

Girard took over the reigns at Cal State Dominguez Hills in 1988. He turned the Toros into one of the top NCAA Division II programs on the West Coast. He led CSUDH to three total CCAA titles including a 2009 title, three runner-up fi nishes (including the 2004-05 campaign) and fi ve 3rd-place fi nishes in one of the strongest conferences in the country.

He also guided the Toros to the CCAA Tournament 10 times while earning fi ve NCAA West Region playoff berths, including the 2008-09 season in which the Toros lost a 66-65 heartbreaking buzzer-beater to perennial power UC San Diego.

Girard’s record speaks for itself. He is atop CSUDH’s all-time coaching record list, compiling a 302-350 mark en route to being named the CCAA Coach of the Year fi ve times, including a stretch of three-consecutive years (1994-96). On March 3, 2007, Girard achieved his milestone 250th win in an 83-56 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay.

Girard likes to play a very up-tempo style of basketball while incorporating his trademark man-to-man pressure defense. The opposition knows to expect a swarming high-pressure defense and a creative offense when they face Girard’s squad. Known as a teacher of fundamentals, Girard has coached one All-American, seven All-West Region players, three CCAA Conference MVPs and 42 all-conference players.

Prior to Cal State Dominguez Hills, Girard served as Assistant Athletics Director at Lynwood High School and the girl’s varsity basketball coach for ten years. During that span, he compiled an incredible 230-48 career record for an amazing winning percentage of .827. In creating a dynasty at Lynwood, Girard led his team to 10-straight playoff berths, seven-consecutive San Gabriel Valley Conference championships, two CIF championship appearances and two Southern Regional State playoff championships, with 1986 culminating in a CIF title.

During his tenure at Lynwood HS, he twice was honored as the

Los Angeles Times “4A Coach of the Year.” Even more impressive, Girard was honored as the California and CIF “Coach of the Year” in 1986. Fifteen players under his tutelage earned NCAA Division I or Division II athletic scholarships at the col-legiate level.

In a March 5, 2004, ceremony held at the Pyramid on the campus of Cal State Long Beach, Girard forever was immortalized for his achievements at the prep level. Along with Southern California coaching notables Ron Palmer (LB Poly), Gary Prestesator (San Dimas HS) and Cliff Warren (El Segundo, Rolling Hills, Redondo and Peninsula High Schools), the CSULB alumnus was inducted into the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (SCIBCA) Hall of Fame for the legacy he left at Lynwood HS.

While at CSUDH, Girard worked closely with the local Boys & Girls clubs providing free coaches and team clinics. He also worked closely with the City of Carson Parks and Recreation Department, as well as the local Carson-Gardena YMCA in providing more opportunities for girls basketball.

Girard is a 1977 graduate of Long Beach State, earning his bachelor’s degree in History.

MAYLINN SMITHASSISTANT COACH

Maylinn Smith is in her fi rst year as the head assistant coach of the Western State women’s basketball team.

Smith fi nished a stellar playing career in 2014.

From 2010-13, Smith was a member of the Grand Canyon University women’s basketball team. While at GCU, Smith was named the

2012 PacWest Player of the Year, leading GCU and ranking among the

PacWest’s best in a number of categories. In 2012, Smith ranked fi rst in the conference and 11th among all Division II players with an 87.5 free throw percentage, was second in the PacWest with a 39.8 three-point percentage and third with 16.2 points per game. Smith garnered Daktronics Second-Team West Region honors as a sophomore and was named to the 2010-11 PacWest All-Conference honorable mention. Smith also helped lead GCU to three conference championships.

In 2013-14, Smith helped lead Southern Utah to a Big Sky Champion-ship.

A native of Mesa, Arizona, Smith graduated from Southern Utah in 2014.

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MEET THE MOUNTAINEER MEN

Date Opponent Time / Result11/8 at Weber State (exhib.) L, 63-7811/14 vs. Midwestern State L, 63-7711/15 vs. West Texas A&M W, 97-88 (2OT)11/18 at Wyoming (exhib.) L, 46-6111/22 at Air Force (exhib.) L, 60-9011/28 vs. Texas A&M Int. L, 67-7011/29 vs. Angelo State L, 73-8912/5 at Black Hills State* L, 57-64 (OT)12/6 at Chadron State* L, 57-7312/12 New Mexico Highlands* L, 68-7712/13 Western New Mexico* W, 63-5912/20 at Adams State* L, 67-10012/21 at Fort Lewis* L, 81-921/2 Colorado Mines* 7:30 p.m.1/3 Colorado Christian* 7:30 p.m.1/9 at UC-Colorado Springs* 7:30 p.m.1/10 at CSU-Pueblo* 7:30 p.m.1/17 at Colorado Mesa* 7:30 p.m.1/23 Regis* 7:30 p.m.1/24 Metro State* 7:30 p.m.1/30 at Colorado Christian* 8 p.m.1/31 at Colorado Mines* 7 p.m.2/6 Chadron State* 7:30 p.m.2/7 Black Hills State* 7:30 p.m.2/13 at Western New Mexico* 7:30 p.m.2/14 at New Mexico Highlands* 7 p.m.2/21 Colorado Mesa* 7:30 p.m.2/27 Fort Lewis* 7:30 p.m.2/28 Adams State* 7:30 p.m.

*RMAC Contest

SCHEDULE (2-8, 1-5 RMAC)

2014-15 Western State Statistics

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School (Previous School)1 Sam Johnston Sr. G 5-9 160 Melbourne, Australia / Waverly High School (Ohio) (Sinclair CC)2 Jalen Thompson R-So. G 5-10 160 Denver, Colo. / Denver East High School 5 Mason Biddle Sr. G 6-1 175 Riverside, Calif. / Arlington High School 10 Dominique Wright Sr. G/F 6-5 185 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Fountain Fort Carson HS (Minn. Crookston)11 Lucas Adams So. G 5-11 165 Firestone, Colo. / Frederick High School20 Erik Damrell R-So. G 6-4 190 Greeley, Colo. / Greeley Central High School21 Chances Matlock Fr. G 6-4 180 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Falcon High School22 Danny Hopkins Jr. G 6-4 185 Riverside, Cailf. (Mt. San Jacinto College)23 Keenan Prochazka Jr. G 6-3 175 Moose Pass, Alaska / Seward High School25 Alex Eddy Jr. G 6-5 185 Phoenix, Ariz. (South Mountain College)32 Devin Kastrup Sr. F 6-8 210 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Pinecreek High School33 Ben Schmidt Sr. G 6-3 180 Windsor, Colo. / Windsor High School45 Spencer Fair Fr. F 6-6 200 Fruita, Colo. / Fruita Monument High School55 C.J. Schutt Jr. F 6-6 250 Yorkville, Ill. (Aurora University) Pablo Barreiro Fr. G 6-1 170 Chandler, Ariz. / Dobson High School Michael Feng R-So. F/C 7-0 205 Denver, Colo. / George Washington High School Curtis Neely Jr. F 6-7 245 Windsor, Colo. / Windsor High School (Wayne State)

Head Coach: Bradd SchaferAssistant Coaches: Donta Richardson, Tanner Stillwell and John McCarthy

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES........... (2-8) (1-1) (0-4) (1-3) CONFERENCE.......... (1-5) (1-1) (0-4) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (1-3) (0-0) (0-0) (1-3)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 05 Mason Biddle....... 10-10 345 34.5 47-142 .331 2-22 .091 91-112 .813 12 37 49 4.9 29 1 44 30 1 9 187 18.7 22 Danny Hopkins...... 10-10 352 35.2 44-118 .373 22-66 .333 23-34 .676 13 37 50 5.0 27 1 19 30 0 6 133 13.3 55 CJ Schutt.......... 10-7 223 22.3 34-51 .667 0-0 .000 18-29 .621 17 30 47 4.7 26 0 5 11 2 6 86 8.6 10 Dominique Wright... 10-10 283 28.3 29-73 .397 8-27 .296 14-24 .583 11 26 37 3.7 26 2 6 18 4 2 80 8.0 25 Alex Eddy.......... 10-5 222 22.2 23-59 .390 11-33 .333 21-33 .636 5 32 37 3.7 25 0 7 12 3 0 78 7.8 32 Devin Kastrup...... 4-3 93 23.3 12-39 .308 2-10 .200 12-13 .923 3 12 15 3.8 10 0 0 5 1 3 38 9.5 23 Keenan Prochazka... 6-3 92 15.3 8-16 .500 8-14 .571 0-0 .000 4 11 15 2.5 7 0 8 6 0 1 24 4.0 02 Jalen Thompson..... 7-2 52 7.4 5-11 .455 5-9 .556 3-4 .750 2 6 8 1.1 2 0 0 3 0 1 18 2.6 45 Spencer Fair....... 8-0 99 12.4 6-14 .429 0-0 .000 4-12 .333 11 11 22 2.8 22 2 1 5 0 1 16 2.0 33 Ben Schmidt........ 5-0 31 6.2 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 6-9 .667 0 2 2 0.4 7 0 1 2 1 3 13 2.6 11 Lucas Adams........ 10-0 184 18.4 3-13 .231 1-6 .167 2-6 .333 1 12 13 1.3 14 1 12 4 0 5 9 0.9 20 Erik Damrell....... 4-0 28 7.0 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 1 3 4 1.0 5 0 2 3 0 0 5 1.3 21 Chances Matlock.... 9-0 66 7.3 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 2-5 .400 5 10 15 1.7 8 0 1 3 1 1 4 0.4 01 Sam Johnston....... 2-0 5 2.5 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 TEAM............... 21 10 31 3.1 0 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total.............. 10 2075 218-558 .391 60-196 .306 197-284 .694 106 239 345 34.5 210 7 106 135 13 38 693 69.3 Opponents.......... 10 2074 285-616 .463 55-190 .289 164-238 .689 125 283 408 40.8 254 7 142 129 30 68 789 78.9

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Date Opponent Time / Result11/1 at BYU (Exhib.) L, 82-6411/15 at Nebraska-Kearney W, 91-8311/22 South Dakota Mines W, 90-6611/28 UC San Diego W, 54-4311/29 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 78-7512/5 at Western New Mexico* W, 69-5912/6 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 78-6612/12 Chadron State* W, 86-6012/13 Black Hills State* W, 76-4912/18 at Colorado Christian* W, 95-891/2 at Western State* 7:30 p.m.1/3 at Colorado Mesa* 7:30 p.m.1/9 Regis* 8 p.m.1/10 MSU Denver* 7 p.m.1/16 UC-Colorado Springs* 8 p.m.1/17 CSU-Pueblo* 7 p.m.1/23 at Adams State* 7:30 p.m.1/24 at Fort Lewis* 7:30 p.m.1/30 Colorado Mesa* 8 p.m.1/31 Western State* 7 p.m.2/6 at MSU Denver* 7 p.m.2/7 at Regis* 5 p.m.2/13 at Black Hills State* 7:30 p.m.2/14 at Chadron State* 7:30 p.m.2/20 New Mexico Highlands* 8 p.m.2/21 Western New Mexico* 7 p.m.2/27 Colorado Christian* 8 p.m.

*RMAC Contest


2014-15 Colorado Mines Statistics

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School3 Ben Sonnefeld Fr. G 6-3 190 Katy, Texas / Cinco Ranch4 Ruben Jackson R-So. G 6-0 190 Las Vegas, Nev. / Silverado5 Trey Winbush R-Jr. G 5-11 190 Jacksonville, Fla. / Stanton College Prep10 Kaan Korkmaz R-So. G 6-1 175 Istanbul, Turkey / Austrian11 Mark Winans Fr. G 6-1 190 Medford, Ore. / South Medford20 Trevor Ritchie R-Sr. G / F 6-5 210 Portland, Ore. / Wilson22 Brian Muller R-Sr. G 6-0 145 Billings, Mont. / Billings West23 Caleb Waitsman So. F 6-8 215 Fayetteville, Ark. / Fayetteville24 Zach Rusk R-Fr. G 6-2 190 Highlands Ranch, Colo. / ThunderRidge30 Luke Schroepfer R-Fr. G 6-2 200 Washington, Mo. / Washington31 Gokul Natesan So. G / F 6-5 190 Santa Clara, Calif. / Cupertino32 Ben Clare Fr. F 6-8 210 St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg33 Garrett Loew R-So. F 6-6 210 Kearney, Mo. / Liberty North40 Joe Dellenbach Jr. F 6-6 225 Gilcrest, Colo. / Valley42 Adam Laine Fr. F 6-8 240 Cloquet, Minn. / Cloquet44 Brandon Lueders Fr. F 6-8 200 Cape Girardeau, Mo. / Jackson Senior52 Max Portmann Fr. F 6-6 215 Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider

Head Coach: Pryor OrserAssistant Coaches: Brad Schick, Tim Fry

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 9-0 5-0 4-0 0-0CONFERENCE 5-0 2-0 3-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 4-0 3-0 1-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

22 Brian Muller 9-9 253 28.1 47-87 . 5 4 0 24-45 . 5 3 3 43-49 . 8 7 8 1 27 28 3.1 17 0 15 8 2 8 161 17.931 Gokul Natesan 9-9 277 30.8 41-85 . 4 8 2 19-42 . 4 5 2 29-37 . 7 8 4 1 26 27 3.0 19 0 22 19 3 15 130 14.423 Caleb Waitsman 9-9 252 28.0 48-84 . 5 7 1 0-2 . 0 0 0 28-48 . 5 8 3 15 54 69 7.7 24 0 7 17 9 9 124 13.820 Trevor Ritchie 9-9 262 29.1 45-71 . 6 3 4 4-7 . 5 7 1 25-32 . 7 8 1 5 19 24 2.7 18 0 47 20 6 13 119 13.240 Joe Dellenbach 9-8 248 27.6 29-62 . 4 6 8 9-29 . 3 1 0 2-6 . 3 3 3 12 27 39 4.3 17 0 15 5 12 0 69 7.733 Garrett Loew 7-0 108 15.4 13-22 . 5 9 1 1-4 . 2 5 0 7-9 . 7 7 8 6 9 15 2.1 18 1 4 5 1 0 34 4.910 Kaan Korkmaz 7-0 46 6.6 10-17 . 5 8 8 1-4 . 2 5 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 2 2 4 0.6 7 0 3 3 0 7 23 3.330 Luke Schroepfer 9-0 81 9.0 7-12 . 5 8 3 5-10 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 2 4 0.4 11 0 3 3 1 3 21 2.332 Ben Clare 4-0 50 12.5 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 6 12 18 4.5 10 1 2 2 3 2 8 2.024 Zach Rusk 9-0 163 18.1 5-12 . 4 1 7 1-5 . 2 0 0 3-3 1.000 1 20 21 2.3 17 0 19 10 2 2 14 1.604 Ruben Jackson 4-0 12 3.0 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.305 Trey Winbush 5-0 19 3.8 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 0.6 3 0 4 2 0 4 6 1.242 Adam Laine 4-1 29 7.3 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 7 10 2.5 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0.8

Team 13 9 22 1Total.......... 9 1800 254-478 . 5 3 1 64-150 . 4 2 7 145-197 . 7 3 6 68 216 284 31.6 164 2 141 98 41 63 717 79.7Opponents...... 9 1800 203-477 . 4 2 6 56-157 . 3 5 7 128-182 . 7 0 3 86 189 275 30.6 177 - 94 124 18 40 590 65.6

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Date Opponent Time / Result11/14 at St. Edward’s (TX) L, 58-6811/15 vs. Dallas Baptist L, 89-9311/19 at Air Force (Exhib.) L, 47-7011/21 vs. Saint Martin’s W, 63-5311/22 at Western Oregon L, 54-6211/24 at Northern Colorado (Exhib.) L, 58-9311/28 Johnson & Wales W, 89-6311/29 Bethany College W, 96-6312/5 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 77-6612/6 at Western New Mexico* W, 61-5712/12 Black Hills State* W, 71-6812/13 Chadron State* W, 70-5912/18 Colorado Mines* L, 89-951/2 at Colorado Mesa* 7:30 p.m.1/3 at Western State* 7:30 p.m.1/9 MSU Denver* 8 p.m.1/10 Regis* 7 p.m.1/16 CSU-Pueblo* 8 p.m.1/17 UC-Colorado Springs* 7 p.m.1/23 at Fort Lewis* 7:30 p.m.1/24 at Adams State* 7:30 p.m.1/30 Western State* 8 p.m.1/31 Colorado Mesa* 7 p.m.2/6 at Regis* 7 p.m.2/7 at MSU Denver* 7 p.m.2/13 at Chadron State* 7:30 p.m.2/14 at Black Hills State* 6 p.m.2/20 Western New Mexico* 8 p.m.2/21 New Mexico Highlands* 7 p.m.2/27 at Colorado Mines* 8 p.m.

*RMAC Contest


2014-15 Colorado Christian Statistics

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School3 Zach McLemore 6-0 Fr. G Tallahassee, FL / North Florida Christian HS10 Andrew Squiers 6-3 Sr. G/F Redmond, WA / Bellevue Community College11 Nolan Holmes 6-0 So. G Golden, CO / Golden HS13 Michael Brown 6-3 Sr. G Heber City, UT / Weber State14 Stefan Hackethal 6-4 Fr. G Wheat Ridge, CO / Wheat Ridge HS15 Ty McGee 6-5 Fr. G Littleton, CO / D’Evelyn HS20 Joel Hegarty 6-2 Sr. G Denver, CO / University of Nebraska-Kearney22 Wayne McCullough 6-5 Jr. G/F Hockley, TX / Rosehill Christian School24 Isaiah Hanson 6-4 R-Fr. G/F Plymouth, MN / Maranatha Christian HS25 Joey Trinkle 6-7 Jr. F/C The Woodlands, TX / The Woodlands HS30 Jacob Taylor 6-6 So. F/C Westminster, CO / Mountain Range HS35 David Whitmore 6-7 Sr. F/C Tempe, AZ / Arizona State University42 Tyler Shields 6-6 Sr. F Kearney, NE / University of Nebraska-Kearney50 Dylan Crist 6-10 Sr. C Mesa, AZ / Mesa CC

Head Coach: Kevin LubbersAssistant Coaches: Mark Plaisier, Jon Mulder, and Denver Klaus




03 Zach McLemore 12-0 255 21.3 39-81 . 4 8 1 19-40 . 4 7 5 9-10 . 9 0 0 4 30 34 2.8 22 0 23 23 1 2 106 8.810 Andrew Squiers 12-12 316 26.3 25-58 . 4 3 1 0-5 . 0 0 0 46-66 . 6 9 7 0 36 36 3.0 29 2 45 35 1 22 96 8.011 Nolan Holmes 2-0 3 1.5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.013 Michael Brown 12-12 372 31.0 72-146 . 4 9 3 44-83 . 5 3 0 41-53 . 7 7 4 2 36 38 3.2 23 1 11 23 1 15 229 19.115 Ty McGee 11-0 108 9.8 8-19 . 4 2 1 0-3 . 0 0 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 3 8 11 1.0 12 0 6 11 0 3 21 1.920 Joel Hegarty 10-0 88 8.8 5-14 . 3 5 7 3-10 . 3 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 3 5 0.5 4 0 6 2 0 4 15 1.522 Wayne McCullough 12-12 304 25.3 27-63 . 4 2 9 10-34 . 2 9 4 33-39 . 8 4 6 10 42 52 4.3 29 0 14 20 4 5 97 8.124 Isaiah Hanson 10-0 131 13.1 18-36 . 5 0 0 14-25 . 5 6 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 8 11 1.1 9 0 2 2 0 2 51 5.125 Joey Trinkle 12-12 265 22.1 18-39 . 4 6 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 24-31 . 7 7 4 28 32 60 5.0 32 4 15 13 9 3 60 5.030 Jacob Taylor 4-0 8 2.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.535 David Whitmore 12-0 220 18.3 28-62 . 4 5 2 9-30 . 3 0 0 20-23 . 8 7 0 10 37 47 3.9 19 0 5 15 8 6 85 7.142 Tyler Shields 12-12 293 24.4 33-89 . 3 7 1 15-41 . 3 6 6 38-45 . 8 4 4 21 52 73 6.1 35 1 7 21 2 11 119 9.950 Dylan Crist 7-0 37 5.3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-6 1.000 1 8 9 1.3 7 0 0 3 2 0 6 0.9


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WOMEN’S STANDINGS

School Conf. CPct. Overall Pct. StreakUCCS 6-0 1.000 12-0 1.000 W12Colorado Mines 5-0 1.000 9-0 1.000 W9Colorado Mesa 5-1 0.833 10-2 0.833 W5MSU Denver 4-1 0.800 9-2 0.818 W3Colorado Christian 4-1 0.800 7-4 0.636 L1CSU-Pueblo 4-2 0.667 7-4 0.636 W2Fort Lewis 3-2 0.600 8-3 0.727 W1Black Hills State 2-4 0.333 4-8 0.333 W1Chadron State 2-4 0.333 3-6 0.333 L4Adams State 1-4 0.200 4-4 0.500 L1Regis 1-4 0.200 3-6 0.333 L1Western State 1-5 0.167 2-8 0.200 L2New Mexico Highlands 1-5 0.167 1-8 0.111 L3Western New Mexico 0-6 0.000 0-10 0.000 L10

School Conf. CPct. Overall Pct. StreakUCCS 5-1 0.833 10-2 0.833 W2Colorado Mesa 5-1 0.833 8-2 0.800 W4CSU-Pueblo 5-1 0.833 7-3 0.700 L1Black Hills State 4-2 0.667 5-4 0.556 W1MSU Denver 3-2 0.600 6-3 0.667 W2Colorado Christian 3-2 0.600 3-8 0.273 W3New Mexico Highlands 3-3 0.500 4-6 0.400 W1Regis 2-3 0.400 6-3 0.667 L1Fort Lewis 2-3 0.400 5-4 0.556 W1Western New Mexico 2-4 0.333 4-5 0.444 L4Western State 2-4 0.333 3-7 0.300 L2Colorado Mines 1-4 0.200 6-5 0.545 L2Adams State 1-4 0.200 1-8 0.111 L1Chadron State 1-5 0.167 1-9 0.100 L4

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Date Opponent Time / Result11/14 vs. Upper Iowa L, 68-7711/15 vs. Montana St.-Billings L, 57-9511/17 at Wyoming (exhib.) L, 29-10411/19 at Grand Canyon (exhib.) L, 52-7611/24 at Northern Colorado (exhib.) L, 37-8511/28 vs. McMurry W, 70-6711/29 vs. Simon Fraser L, 42-8612/5 at Black Hills State* L, 49-6112/6 at Chadron State* L, 62-7512/12 N.M. Highlands* W, 76-66 (OT)12/13 Western New Mexico* W, 75-6412/20 at Adams State* L, 72-7712/21 at Fort Lewis* L, 67-741/2 Colorado Mines* 5:30 p.m.1/3 Colorado Christian* 5:30 p.m.1/9 at UC-Colorado Springs* 5:30 p.m.1/10 at CSU-Pueblo* 5:30 p.m.1/17 at Colorado Mesa* 5:30 p.m.1/23 Regis* 5:30 p.m.1/24 Metro State* 5:30 p.m.1/30 at Colorado Christian* 6 p.m.1/31 at Colorado Mines* 5 p.m.2/6 Chadron State* 5:30 p.m.2/7 Black Hills State* 5:30 p.m.2/13 at Western New Mexico* 5:30 p.m.2/14 at New Mexico Highlands* 5 p.m.2/21 Colorado Mesa* 5:30 p.m.2/27 Fort Lewis* 5:30 p.m.2/28 Adams State* 5:30 p.m.

*RMAC Contest


2014-15 Western State Statistics

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School (Previous School)2 Margaret Zimmerman Sr. F 5-11 Denver, Colo. / Cherokee Trail5 Carra Jackson-Brown Fr. G 5-9 Denver, Colo. / Rangeview High School10 Azia Lacy Fr. G 5-10 Plano, Texas11 Stephanie Williams R-Fr. G 5-10 Cerritos, Calif. / St. Anthony High School14 Taylor Long Fr. G 5-8 Moreno Valley, Calif.15 Maricel Medina Sr. G 5-9 Albuquerque, N.M. / Del Norte HS (New Mexico State)20 Harlie Williams So. F 5-10 Norwood, Colo. / Norwood High School21 Madison Cruse R-Fr. G 5-7 Fullerton, Calif. / Sunny Hills High School22 Sydney Baker R-Fr. G 5-7 Montrose, Colo. / Delta Vision Charter Academy23 Ajai Ford Jr. G 5-7 Los Angeles, Calif.24 Sadie Stroup So. G 5-10 Foresthill, Calif. / Foresthill High School30 Katie Najvar Fr. F 6-1 Houston, Texas32 Kristi Vaninger So. F 5-10 Littleton, Colo. / Chatfi eld Senior High School33 Jade McIntosh Sr. F 5-10 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Sand Creek HS42 Taylor Mayes Jr. F 6-1 Hutchinson, Kan.44 Sydnie Lengyel So. F 6-1 Tempe, Ariz. / Marcos De Niza High School

Head Coach: Van Girard Assistant Coaches: Maylinn Smith

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES........... (3-7) (2-0) (0-4) (1-3) CONFERENCE.......... (2-4) (2-0) (0-4) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (1-3) (0-0) (0-0) (1-3)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02 Margaret Zimmerman. 1-0 4 4.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 05 Carra Jackson-Brown 6-0 24 4.0 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 3 4 0.7 1 0 0 3 0 1 9 1.5 10 Azia Lacy.......... 8-1 81 10.1 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 1-4 .250 3 5 8 1.0 11 0 1 8 0 3 11 1.4 11 Stephanie Williams. 10-6 168 16.8 22-54 .407 3-5 .600 21-33 .636 15 20 35 3.5 25 0 8 21 3 9 68 6.8 14 Taylor Long........ 10-4 207 20.7 17-79 .215 4-23 .174 21-25 .840 7 9 16 1.6 36 4 9 14 0 24 59 5.9 15 Maricel Medina..... 9-5 117 13.0 7-18 .389 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 4 13 17 1.9 19 0 11 12 0 8 14 1.6 20 Harlie Williams.... 10-6 213 21.3 14-48 .292 8-20 .400 4-10 .400 12 17 29 2.9 20 0 18 22 2 5 40 4.0 21 Madison Cruse...... 9-1 137 15.2 7-18 .389 4-10 .400 16-18 .889 2 20 22 2.4 15 0 10 16 0 4 34 3.8 23 Ajai Ford.......... 8-3 157 19.6 27-56 .482 2-4 .500 18-31 .581 1 18 19 2.4 21 0 12 21 1 2 74 9.3 24 Sadie Stroup....... 10-4 222 22.2 12-54 .222 5-25 .200 12-17 .706 11 18 29 2.9 26 0 11 17 0 8 41 4.1 30 Katie Najvar....... 7-0 41 5.9 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 3 6 9 1.3 4 0 0 2 0 1 10 1.4 32 Kristi Vaninger.... 2-1 6 3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 33 Jade McIntosh...... 10-9 327 32.7 54-129 .419 8-23 .348 40-47 .851 17 57 74 7.4 29 0 18 29 2 15 156 15.6 42 Taylor Mayes....... 10-7 168 16.8 19-47 .404 0-1 .000 14-21 .667 13 14 27 2.7 23 0 3 9 6 2 52 5.2 44 Sydnie Lengyel..... 10-3 178 17.8 24-49 .490 0-0 .000 22-36 .611 10 25 35 3.5 21 0 8 16 3 5 70 7.0 TEAM............... 19 29 48 4.8 0 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total.............. 10 2050 217-584 .372 35-121 .289 169-246 .687 118 255 373 37.3 251 4 109 192 17 87 638 63.8 Opponents.......... 10 2050 216-550 .393 74-233 .318 236-327 .722 120 287 407 40.7 211 3 137 184 29 105 742 74.2

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2014-15 Colorado Mines Statistics

Date Opponent Time / Result11/14 Eastern New Mexico W, 60-5811/15 Lubbock Christian L, 65-6211/18 at Colorado State (Exhib.) 11/21 McMurry W, 86-6511/22 Johnson & Wales W, 80-6211/28 vs. Notre Dame de Namur W, 79-6411/29 vs. St. Olaf W, 73-5012/5 at Western New Mexico* L, 68-5012/6 at New Mexico Highlands* L, 75-6812/12 Chadron State* W, 66-5512/13 Black Hills State* L, 75-6412/18 at Colorado Christian* L, 73-721/2 at Western State* 5:30 p.m.1/3 at Colorado Mesa* 5:30 p.m.1/9 Regis* 6 p.m.1/10 MSU Denver* 5 p.m.1/16 UC-Colorado Springs* 6 p.m.1/17 CSU-Pueblo* 5 p.m.1/23 at Adams State* 5:30 p.m.1/24 at Fort Lewis* 5:30 p.m.1/30 Colorado Mesa* 6 p.m.1/31 Western State* 5 p.m.2/6 at MSU Denver* 5 p.m.2/7 at Regis* 3 p.m.2/13 at Black Hills State* 5:30 p.m.2/14 at Chadron State* 5:30 p.m.2/20 New Mexico Highlands* 6 p.m.2/21 Western New Mexico* 5 p.m.2/27 Colorado Christian* 6 p.m.

*RMAC Contest

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School5 Emily Bailey Fr. G 5-11 The Dalles, Ore. / The Dalles Wahtonka10 Laura Tyree So. PG 5-6 Lakewood, Colo. / D’Evelyn14 Brianna Robinson R-Fr. G 5-10 Billings, Mont. / Billings West15 Taylor Helbig Sr. G 5-10 Thornton, Colo. / Holy Family20 Jess McGovern Fr. F 6-0 Castle Rock, Colo. / Castle View22 Paige Husa Fr. G 5-7 Centennial, Colo. / Arapahoe23 Kristin Rydell Fr. G 5-7 Hutto, Texas / Hutto24 Amy Kleynhans Fr. G / F 6-0 McKinney, Texas / McKinney North25 Caitlyn Smith So. F 6-0 Thornton, Colo. / Legacy30 Sam Rusk Sr. G 5-8 Highlands Ranch, Colo. / ThunderRidge31 Courtney Martin Jr. F 6-2 Parker, Colo. / Chaparral32 Lauren Ruess Fr. G 5-6 Corunna, Mich. / Corunna40 Mikaela Moore Fr. F 6-3 Centennial, Colo. / Arapahoe44 Elizabeth Tomon Fr. F / C 6-1 North Ogden, Utah / Saint Joseph Catholic

Head Coach: Brittany SimpsonAssistant Coaches: Leslie Seymour and Ashleigh Ackerman




15 Taylor Helbig 7-7 217 31.0 39-101 . 3 8 6 22-56 . 3 9 3 16-22 . 7 2 7 5 53 58 8.3 10 0 3 7 0 16 116 16.631 Courtney Martin 11-11 280 25.5 67-138 . 4 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 28-36 . 7 7 8 26 40 66 6.0 34 0 14 23 2 2 162 14.710 Laura Tyree 11-11 313 28.5 40-117 . 3 4 2 10-26 . 3 8 5 26-45 . 5 7 8 1 48 49 4.5 38 4 62 27 4 21 116 10.530 Sam Rusk 11-11 367 33.4 36-84 . 4 2 9 30-68 . 4 4 1 6-8 . 7 5 0 10 51 61 5.5 20 0 28 15 6 7 108 9.823 Kristin Rydell 11-4 181 16.5 28-65 . 4 3 1 12-27 . 4 4 4 1-8 . 1 2 5 6 20 26 2.4 13 0 10 23 0 3 69 6.325 Caitlyn Smith 4-4 102 25.5 11-20 . 5 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 12 18 30 7.5 7 1 5 6 0 1 23 5.822 Paige Husa 11-0 232 21.1 27-76 . 3 5 5 4-17 . 2 3 5 1-5 . 2 0 0 10 13 23 2.1 10 0 19 17 1 7 59 5.444 Elizabeth Tomon 11-5 215 19.5 22-44 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 7-11 . 6 3 6 18 32 50 4.5 21 0 10 13 1 2 51 4.620 Jess McGovern 11-0 155 14.1 14-31 . 4 5 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-12 . 5 8 3 11 30 41 3.7 13 0 8 9 3 4 35 3.205 Emily Bailey 2-2 27 13.5 3-9 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 2.0 4 0 1 0 1 2 6 3.014 Brianna Robinson 11-0 98 8.9 4-18 . 2 2 2 2-9 . 2 2 2 3-6 . 5 0 0 10 10 20 1.8 14 0 5 5 0 0 13 1.224 Amy Kleynhans 4-0 13 3.3 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.5


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2014-15 Colorado Christian Statistics

Date Opponent Time / Result11/14 Drury L, 76-8411/15 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 64-6811/24 at Simon Fraser L, 69-9011/27 vs. Augustana College (SD) L, 67-9211/28 vs. Saginaw Valley State L, 47-7411/29 at Alaska Fairbanks L, 63-6612/5 at New Mexico Highlands* L, 70-7812/6 at Western New Mexico* L, 51-8012/12 Black Hills State* W, 61-5712/13 Chadron State* W, 62-5612/18 Colorado Mines* W, 73-721/2 at Colorado Mesa* 5:30 p.m.1/3 at Western State* 5:30 p.m.1/9 MSU Denver* 6 p.m.1/10 Regis* 5 p.m.1/16 CSU-Pueblo* 6 p.m.1/17 UC-Colorado Springs* 5 p.m.1/23 at Fort Lewis* 5:30 p.m.1/24 at Adams State* 5:30 p.m.1/30 Western State* 6 p.m.1/31 Colorado Mesa* 5 p.m.2/6 at Regis* 5 p.m.2/7 at MSU Denver* 5 p.m.2/13 at Chadron State* 5:30 p.m.2/14 at Black Hills State* 4 p.m.2/20 Western New Mexico* 6 p.m.2/21 New Mexico Highlands* 5 p.m.2/27 at Colorado Mines* 6 p.m.

*RMAC Contest

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Previous School1 Alyssa Fressle 5-10 Sr. G Highlands Ranch, CO / Boston College3 Jessica Sienkiewicz 5-9 Fr. G Littleton, CO / Mullen HS4 Christina Whitelaw 5-7 Sr. G Colorado Springs, CO / St. Marys HS5 Mary Eckenrode 5-6 Fr. G Gilbert, AZ / Highland HS10 Claire Paxton 6-2 So. F Edinburgh, UK / Craigmount HS11 Kayla Fakelman 5-11 Sr. F Casper, WY / Kelly Walsh HS12 Caitlin Roussopulos 5-8 Sr. G Meridian, ID / Shoreline CC14 Kate Louthan 5-11 Jr. F Colorado Springs, CO / Air Academy HS22 Jennifer Lapp 5-10 Jr. G Amarillo, TX / Angelo State23 Ali Meyer 6-1 Fr. F/C Monument, CO / Palmer Ridge HS24 Taylor Torres 5-4 Jr. G Colorado Springs, CO / Palmer HS33 Mikala Gordon 5-10 R-Fr. G Pueblo, CO / Pueblo South HS44 Courtney Goyak 6-1 Fr. C Pembine, WI / Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine HS Shelby Hartman 5-8 Fr. G Chandler, AZ / Hamilton HS Kaitlyn Hinch 5-10 Fr. G Spearfi sh, SD / Spearfi sh HS

Head Coach: Tim HaysAssistant Coaches: Katie Mackey and Kelsie Hert




01 Shelby Hartman 1-1 3 3.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 Jessica Sienkiewicz 8-7 223 27.9 13-38 . 3 4 2 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-6 . 3 3 3 4 28 32 4.0 18 0 10 22 2 7 28 3.504 Kaitlyn Hinch 7-7 225 32.1 18-50 . 3 6 0 5-16 . 3 1 3 11-17 . 6 4 7 4 16 20 2.9 17 0 16 14 0 15 52 7.405 Mary Eckenrode 11-0 89 8.1 4-11 . 3 6 4 1-7 . 1 4 3 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 0.5 8 0 1 8 0 0 11 1.010 Claire Paxton 10-8 288 28.8 56-108 . 5 1 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 19-27 . 7 0 4 17 56 73 7.3 30 0 18 25 26 7 131 13.111 Kayla Fakelman 6-0 111 18.5 16-31 . 5 1 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 22-31 . 7 1 0 4 9 13 2.2 12 0 11 13 1 7 54 9.012 Caitlin Roussopulos 8-0 81 10.1 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 3 13 16 2.0 7 0 6 14 0 3 7 0.914 Kate Louthan 11-11 304 27.6 64-113 . 5 6 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 32-45 . 7 1 1 26 51 77 7.0 43 4 31 37 11 11 160 14.522 Jennifer Lapp 11-3 179 16.3 13-42 . 3 1 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 6-11 . 5 4 5 8 24 32 2.9 11 0 5 15 1 3 35 3.223 Ali Meyer 9-5 213 23.7 22-48 . 4 5 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 15-22 . 6 8 2 19 26 45 5.0 29 2 13 17 11 14 59 6.624 Taylor Torres 11-11 365 33.2 41-136 . 3 0 1 29-93 . 3 1 2 35-42 . 8 3 3 3 25 28 2.5 34 1 46 49 0 11 146 13.333 Mikala Gordon 5-2 128 25.6 6-16 . 3 7 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 4 11 15 3.0 9 0 10 4 0 4 16 3.244 Courtney Goyak 2-0 16 8.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 8 9 4.5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.0


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MOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONAs a member of the Mountaineer Athletic Association, you receive benefi ts and privileges in accordance with the contri-bution level you choose. These benefi ts include all-sport passes, MAA regalia, reserved parking and invitations to social functions. Your contributions help provide educational opportunities for young student-athletes, assistance in achieving the margin of excellence which inspires Western athletes and coaches to competitive and exciting performances, and ingredient for the 2014-15 season.

Wayne BrownMAA President

2013-14 MAA BoardPresident: Wayne BrownVice President: Gene HillSecretary / Treasurer: Candi BorahChris AltonPhil ChamberlandChris ColemanScott FrazierMariah GreenCarol GreenleeDanny LefebvrePhil PerkinsJerry PiquetteMilt Voss

Advisory BoardCindy DrexelJason Carmichael

$15,000 PARTNERSChamberland Orthopaedics5 B’s BBQ / J & W Catering

$10,000 PARTNERSAlpine OrthopaedicsGunnison Energy CorporationHoliday Inn ExpressKEJJ / KPKE RadioPepsi-ColaWestern State Colorado University Foundation

$5,000 PARTNERSI Bar RanchMario’s Pizza & PastaMcDonald’sThe Paper ClipQuality InnSchmalz Construction and Gunnison ConstructionThe Sign Guys & GalSodexo Campus ServicesEconolodge

$2,500 PARTNERSBank of the WestComfort InnDays Inn & SuitesEmbroidered SportswearEquip CreativeFalcon Sports Shots - Sean

CondonGunnison Country TimesIsland Acres ResortPalisade’s RestaurantPower Stop / The HammerThe Inn at Tomichi VillageThree Rivers ResortWater Wheel InnWestern LumberWestern State BookstoreWet Grocer / Airport Self Storage

$1,000 PARTNERSB & B PrintersB & H SportsBank of Colorado - MontroseCastle Creek Guitar Company, LLCCliggett and Associates, P.C.Crested Butte Publishing and CreativeCritter Sitters and Gunnison Veterinary ClinicDove Graphics, Inc.Gene Taylor’s Sporting GoodsGentle Dental Care / Dr. Scott AndersonGreatLand Log HomesGunnison Bank & TrustGunnison Vitamin and Health Food StoreHoskin, Farina & Kampf, PC

John Roberts Motor WorksKBUT RadioLaw Of the RockiesMisty Mountain FloralMonty’s Auto Parts and Machine ShopMonarch Realty, Matt Robbins - BrokerO’Hayre, Dawson & Norris, PCParish Oil, Inc. / DBA Conoco Food Plaza & Car WashPat’s Screen PrintingRE/MAX Community BrokersRocky Mountain Frames and TrophiesScenic River ToursSherwin WilliamsShondeck Financial ServicesSpallone ConstructionSports WorldTrue Value HardwareWestern Music Department

HONORARY MEMBERSCamille BesseJan Borah Jean DeckerKaren Edstrom Ron FicklinRicky GlatiotisZeta Graham Clea Greenawalt Virginia L. Harris

Joyce HuntBetty Jardon Virginia JonesAnn Laguens Betty Light Sandra L. Mark Helen MarshallFrank OysterEthel RiceAnne Steinbeck

Nancy Tredway Nell WhitingNona Zahradka

MOUNTAINEER ($1,000 OR MORE)Rick D. BettgerBob DawsonBob & Cindy DrexelJeff & Laurie Garren

Carol Yanks GreenleeJim & Sue OatesGaar PotterTerry & Judy SweetJohn & Deanna ValadeWilliams Construction

2014-15 MAA CORPORATE PARTNERS

2013-14 MAA MEMBERS

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BASKETBALLMOUNTAINEER ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONSLATE ($500-$999)Anejo Bistro & Bar - Lesly OcampoBrad & Sonja BacaBerfi elds Stage Stop - Randy & Linda BostonTerry & Mary BraceBuff’s Collision SpecialistsDallas EverhartGunnison BreweryF. James HahnJay & Karen HillTravis JuhlJason & Jenny LainDale & Jodie McDonoughBud & Karen NajvarDan & Linda PierceGary & Shelly PiersonJerry PiquetteSandler Holdings - Mark Mc-DonoughTomichi TireDr.’s Todd & Marin Wendell

CRIMSON ($300-$499)Michael T. BorahDon, Gena & Chris ColemanCritter Sitters - Jamee & Heath SmithDrake Woods - Mike PetersonLiz FullerGunnison Savings & LoanGunnison Vet Clinic - Tom & Polly VenardGunsmoke Travel Plaza & CaféH & H TowingRalph I. & Marilyn A. JohnsonLenny & Michelle LiljegrenBrett McDonoughRichard MinotMountain Windows - Ted & Kim BemisMary Lou OgdenDes PennartzPhil & Joan PerkinsJohn & Colette PerusekJohn & Leslie RandallPaul ReidBradd & Jada SchaferShipp & Spear Builders The Turquoise Junction - Brad & Judy TutorTraders Rendezvous - Randy & Ellen ClarkFrank & Marlene Zanetell

WESTERN ($150-$299)Seth AdamsAce & Andrea ApodacaAuto CorralRyan & Amanda AllenPerry & Teresa AndersonArmando & Ranae AvilaJas & Sukhi BainsMohan & Daljeet BainsJim & Judy BarryJim & Bonnie BarilChris Benedetti & Gillian LieMary Jo Bennetts

Bryan & Dawn BernhardRick & Gloria BeseckerGeorge & Joy BesseMenon BillingsleyKen & Shirley BlairGlenn & Leila CalkinsJason & Erin CarmichaelRob & Kathie CaseKen & Tracey ColemanColorado Specialties - Mike & Jodi CaseyJane & Bill CornFrank & Sarah CutronaDail FarmsRachel Dando Steve & Sharon DorzweilerPete & Susan DundaDan & Jane EmichCarrie Esquibel & Todd ShawSpencer & Arlene FickelFullmer’s AceRobert & Alice FultonDale & Clarissa GaubatzPeter & Nancy GaussLucas & Logan GerlockZeta & Don GrahamGunnison Auto GlassGunnison County ShopperGunnison Shipping - Kirk MuellerGunnison Valley Family PhysiciansDonna GranereWill HartGene HillLee & Val HitchcockJay & Thelma JenkinsRon & Karen KiblerRick & Linda KiefferDr. Kathleen KinkemaLeo & Judy KlinkerKirk & Coie LorimerJohn MalensekBarbara MarkelyJohn McCarthy & Melanie TorpeyJim McDonaldRyan McDonoughMiller FurnitureJim & Shannon MillsMochas CoffeehouseJames L. MontgomeryKaren & Dick MorganTom & Kristi MurtaughJon & Layne NelsonScott & Monica NewmanNesbitt & Company, LLCScott & Linda PickertJames & Antionette PleauTom & Shaunalee PratherAl & Cathy PryorDean & Sue RodewaldRomero Drywall - Leroy & Sally RomeroAlbert & Angela RoperJon Rosas FamilyBob & Mary Ann RuslerSteph RuybalJarral & Anne RyterDon & Dorothy SammonsJody Sawdo

Terry & Laura SchliesmanGary & Diana ShermanSean & Jennifer StansberryGeorge & Ann StowellDoug & Stacey SwinehartRay & Loretta SzallarMiles & Tonya Van HeeVilla Beaute - Kristi MedinaJyle VossMilt & Celia VossMick & Stephanie WarthWest Slope Garage Door - Gary & Linda AppletonWestern Slope Fire & SafetyWestern Wildfl owers - Sharon MendoncaRob & Vicki WheelerFran & Diana WickenhauserJim & Cori Woytek

CENTURY ($100-$149)Jacob AccolaRichard Almgren Insurance Agency, IncAlmont ResortEd & Sue BartschJoAnn Arai-BrownSkip Bennett & Draxy BuckleyCamille BesseCandi BorahMarques & Melissa BravoEd & Sue BartschTom Burbank & Janeen BerberianKen & MaryBeth ByrdClarke Agency Real Estate - Cathie ElliottDr. Marta ColemanCasey, Sarah & RC CoonsCulligan - Paul Hatfi eldSid & Audrey DickinsonSally DuckEddie’s BarbershopEd Evans IIIPam FrenchDan & Doris GonzalesGothic Cricket ClubChris & Mariah GreenVirginia HarrisJames & Terri HartFred & Leta HaverlyGinny HayesHouse of ChinaJan’s PlaceJC Services LLCCarl JonesAnn LaguensKelly & Laura LedwithSandra L. MarkBill MatthewsJessica Mitchell-LakeyMountain Valley DistributorsRick Nelson Agency - American Family InsuranceScott & Mary NordbergScott & Jayna PettyAshwin PatelMark & Michelle RileySue Ruffe

Jayme & Duane SchroderSchumacher & O’Loughlin, LLCAjay SinghSarbjit SinghPari & Diya ShergillPat SmartDennis & Cheelone SpritzerAnne SteinbeckSue’s Place - Sue MundellTimberlin Henderson FamilyBrian TurnerMichael ViereggeAdam & Chere WasserRick & Tina WilsonJoe & Sheila WinegardnerDoug & Jean WinterHal & Peg Yale

TENDERFOOTAdams, JordanAdams, Lukas AllenAmsberry, Brian SAtwood, JuliaBallard, Steven JamesBecic, MelanieBenitez, JorgeBerling, GeorgeBraddy, JacobCooke, JonathanCool, KalleeCraighead, JeremyDardis, KelsieDolson, MollyElmore, ShelbyHarms, JamilynHaro Sipes, ReneHartner, JoshuaHopkins, JosetteKeith, TaylorKessler, HillarieKirkwood, BenjaminKreis, E.J.McGinn, ZacharyMilan, AshleyMullikin, ElisaMunoz, CollinOeffl er, ChelseyOrtiz, CassandraPayne, RyanPieper, JohnnyRichardson, TaraSabatka, JeffreyScheller, TylerSchmidt, DemosthenesSchmidt, MichaelShepherd, TravisStephens, BrandonStuht, LaneSuchecki, LukeSzabo, BarbaraSzczepinski, KrzysztofVandahl, MichaelWalderman, CaraWalker, HollyWalton, JustinWilson, GarrettWolpern, Ali

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Up to the peaks and the pinnacles, high above the Black Canyon’s fl oor,through passes on trails where the peregrine sails and huge hearted eagles soar,comes men and women made for the mountains, athletes of prowess and fl air,to a place with a school where the elements rule, and champions are made from thin air.

And here the strong must grow stronger, and the weakest must get tough or die.In nature’s rule the fi ttest pull through, in this land of the bull elk’s battle cry.And, the fi ttest and toughest will thrive here, to summit peaks and podiums in strideon a mountain’s supply of endurance and try, and the Mountaineer spirit and pride.

Western State Colorado University is the proud home of the Mountaineers.Where high achievers abound and champions crowned form a legacy passed through the years.And, you may join them if you are up to the challenge. But, cast off your fears and all doubt.When you learn to believe, you can “over achieve.” That’s what “Mountaineer Magic” is about.

Then when you’ve put out the work and the effort, and you are sweating at twenty below,but you don’t think twice of rare air and the ice, then fi tness is something you know.That’s when that magic consumes you. When you are winning at dreams that come true, look west to the sky and contemplate why. Then give the mountains and University their due!

Up among the peaks and the pinnacles, you’ll feel blessed that you came to be here.But, know from the start it takes a mountain of heart, for the honor to be called Mountaineer!

MOUNTAINEERS - A poem by John Nelson

John Nelson is an accomplished professional cowboy poet with many published pieces of work. John Nelson wrote “Mountaineers” in honor of the 50-year anniversary of the Mountaineer Athletic Association.

A Western State student-athlete from 1966-1970, John was a two-sport athlete, participating in football and wrestling. John Nelson is also the owner of Gunnison Country Guide and Outfi tting, a long-time Mountaineer Athletic Association Corporate Partner.

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WOMEN’S STATISTICAL COMPARISON

MEN’S STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Category Western Mines ChristianGames 10 11 11Points 63.8 69.1 63.9Points Allowed 74.2 64.5 74.3FG Percentage .372 .413 .427Opponent FG Percentage .393 .361 .415Three-Point FG Percentage .289 .388 .300Opponent Three-Point FG Percentage .318 .326 .364Free-Throw Percentage .687 .611 .697Rebounds 37.3 43.7 36.0Assists 10.9 15.0 15.2Turnovers 19.2 13.6 20.7

Blocks 1.7 1.6 4.7

Steals 8.7 5.9 7.5

Category Western Mines ChristianGames 10 9 11Points 69.3 71.1 74.3Points Allowed 78.9 65.6 67.9FG Percentage .391 .531 .460Opponent FG Percentage .463 .426 .428Three-Point FG Percentage .306 .427 .425Opponent Three-Point FG Percentage .289 .357 .365Free-Throw Percentage .694 .736 .785Rebounds 34.5 31.6 33.4Assists 10.6 15.7 11.3Turnovers 13.5 10.9 15.3

Blocks 1.3 4.6 2.4

Steals 3.8 7.0 6.2

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2014-15 WESTERN WRESTLING DUAL SCHEDULE

DATE MEET LOCATION / RESULTS12/12 CSM Alumni Open Golden, Colo.1/16 Western State Opener Gunnison, Colo.1/22 Air Force Invite Colorado Springs, Colo.1/30 The Shootout Gunnison, Colo.2/6 Western State Alumni Open Gunnison, Colo.2/13 Husky Invite Seattle, Wash.2/14 ASU Qualifi er Alamosa, Colo.2/20 CSM Last Chance Golden, Colo.2/27 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo.3/13 NCAA DII Championships Birmingham, Ala.

2014-15 WESTERN INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME11/5 Crimson & Slate Slate 20 - Crimson 111/8 vs. San Francisco State* 5 p.m.1/10 ^California Baptist* 10 a.m.1/10 ^Air Force 12 p.m.1/10 ^Grand Canyon 2 p.m.1/17 vs. Fort Hays State# 9 a.m.1/17 vs. Northern State# 11 a.m.1/17 at Nebraska - Kearney# 2 p.m.1/22 at Adams State* 7 p.m.

DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME1/29 at CSU-Pueblo* 7 p.m.1/31 at Chadron State* 1 p.m.2/5 at Colorado Mesa* 7 p.m.2/12 New Mexico Highlands* 7 p.m.2/18 Colorado Mines* 7 p.m.2/27 RMAC/Region IV Championships Pueblo, Colo.3/13 NCAA DII Championships St. Louis, Mo.

*RMAC Dual

WINTER SPORT SCHEDULES

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Everyone associated with the Western State Colorado University Athletics program (coaches, staff, student-athletes, boosters) has the responsibility to comply with NCAA rules involving pros-pects and student-athletes. Mountaineer athletic support groups are a very valuable part of the Western Athletic Department. All present and past members of these groups are considered boosters and therefore, are held to compliance with these standards. Please review the information on what boosters may or may not do, and ask before you act.

Recruiting GuidelinesA Booster may:• contact a prospect as long as the booster had an established relationship prior to the student becoming a prospect and as long as there is no attempt to recruit the prospect for Western;• watch a prospect’s athletic contest (but not have contact with that prospect or the prospect’s parents); and• provide names, statistics, newspaper articles, etc. of outstanding prospects from the booster’s local area to Western coaches and staff (but not contact that prospect’s coach or school offi cials in order to gather materials pertaining to the prospect’s athletic or academic abilities).

A Booster may not:• contact (telephone or in writing/e-mail) a prospect or his/her parents in person, for the purposes of recruiting the prospect;• make contact with a prospect or his/her parents on or off the Western campus for the purposes of recruiting his/her to Western;• mail anything to a prospect, including press releases, media guides, posters, schedule cards, etc.;• approach a Western coach who is with a prospect either on or off the Western campus;• contact or request anything (transcript, videotape) from a prospect’s counselor or coach in order to evaluate the athletic or academic ability of a prospect; and• provide any extra benefi t to a prospect or his/her family or friends.

Rules Regarding current Western Student-AthletesA Booster may:• provide an occasional family home meal to a student-athlete or an entire team. Such meal must take place in the home, not in a restaurant. The meal may be catered.• provide employment under certain circumstances to current student-athletes. Student-athletes must be paid the established rate (in the area for similar services) for work actually performed.

A Booster may not:• provide extra benefi ts to any student-athlete and his/her family;• use the name or picture of a student-athlete to directly or indi-rectly promote the sale or use of a commercial product or service;• provide free or reduced rate housing for a student-athlete or his/her family;

• hire a student-athlete to house-sit;• provide an honorarium to a student-athlete who has been ap-proved for a speaking engagement. Student-athletes may receive only actual and necessary travel expenses to pre-approved speak-ing engagements; and• provide any extra benefi t to a current student-athlete.

Student-Athlete EmploymentA student-athlete may be employed during or outside the academic year, provided:• The student-athlete’s compensation does not include any re-muneration for value or utility that the student-athlete may have for the employer because of the publicity, reputation, fame or personal following that he or she has obtained because of athlet-ics ability;• The student-athlete is compensated only for work actually performed;• The student-athlete is compensated at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for similar services; and

Employer “Do’s” and “Don’ts”• The athletic department may arrange employment for prospects in the summer prior to their enrollment as freshmen and for enrolled student-athletes during all offi cial vacation periods (sum-mer, winter, spring) during the academic year.• Do not provide free transportation to and from jobs for student-athletes, unless such transportation is provided to all employees.• Do provide employment for prospective and currently enrolled student-athletes during permissible time periods and at regular pay rates for similarly qualifi ed non-athlete employees.

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