2014 JMU Football Game Program - Saint Francis by James Madison University Athletics

GAME INFORMATION What’s Inside

James Madison

D uk e s

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Saint Francis

Red Flash

Saturday, September 13, 2014 ~~ 4 p.m.

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COACHING TODAY’S GAME STAFF INFO Starting the Home Campaign: James Madison will start the home portion of its 2014 schedule today, hosting the Saint Francis Red Flash. This will be the only regular season non-conference home game this fall.

Game Facts Series: JMU leads 2-0 (2-0 at home) Last Meeting - 2013 - at JMU 24, SFU 20 Stadium (Capacity/Surface): Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877/FieldTurf) TV Coverage: None Radio Coverage: JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network - WSVA 550AM (Harrisonburg) Radio Announcers: Mike Schikman (Play-by-Play), Clint Estes (Color) Video Stream: MadiZONE (outside of region) Announcers: Curt Dudley (Play-by-Play), Houston Stutz (Analyst)

Saint Francis Information Location..................................... Loretto, Pa. Nickname..................................... Red Flash Enrollment......................................... 2,300 Colors........................Cardinal Red and White President.................. Rev. Gabriel Zeis, T.O.R. Athletics Director........................ Bob Krimmel Stadium...................................... Degol Field ................................... (3,500/FieldTurf) Conference.....................Northeast Conference

James Madison Head Coach: Everett Withers (Appalachian State, ’86) at James Madison: 1-1 (First year) Overall: 8-7 (Second year) Internet Site: www.JMUSports.com

Saint Francis Head Coach: Chris Villarrial (Indiana (Pa.), ‘96) at Saint Francis: 19-28 (Fifth year) Overall: Same Internet Site: www.sfuathletics.com

Tale of the Tape 1-1 (0-0) Multiple 3-4 19.0 40.0 241.5 212.5 286.0 201.5

Record (League) Primary Offense Primary Defense Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Rush Defense Pass Defense

History With Saint Francis: This will be the third time that JMU and Saint Francis have met on the football field, with the Dukes taking the first two meetings. Both games were played at Bridgeforth Stadium, with last year’s a close 24-20 decision in favor of the home team.

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JMU leads 2-0 (Home 2-0) Date Location W/L Score 9/1/2012 Home W 55-7 9/14/2013 Home W 24-20 Calling Long Distance: In last Saturday’s thrilling win at Lehigh, the Dukes put together a pair of extremely long drives. On the second scoring drive of the final half, Madison marched 99 yards in nine plays to tie a school-record long drive. Then on the eventual game-winning possession, JMU took 11 plays to go 98 yards, capped off by redshirt-senior Jauan Latney’s six-yard run. In all, all five of the Dukes’ scoring drives were 65 yards or more, with four of them eight plays or more. Putting Together Offense at Lehigh: JMU had some dynamic play at times on the offensive side of the ball against the Mountain Hawks. The Dukes put together 322 yards of rushing (averaging 7.5 yards per carry) while connecting on 284 yards of passing (7.7 yards per attempt) to total 606 yards of total offense. The 322 yards of rushing for JMU was the most since the 2012 season opener when it racked up 377 yards and five touchdowns against Saint Francis. That game was also the last time that Madison had 600-plus yards of total offense, finishing with 602. It was also the most since the 2004 regular-season starter against Lock Haven on Sept. 4, when the Dukes amassed 609 yards of total offense. Individually, freshman running back John Miller had his first career 100-yard game with 106 yards and one score on 16 carries. Through the air, junior Vad Lee had 284 yards passing and two scores, with 123 of those and both touchdowns going to sophomore Rashard Davis, a career-high for the wide receiver.

Team Information

JMU

The Coaches: James Madison Head Coach Everett Withers (Appalachian State, ‘86) is in his first season at JMU with a 1-1 mark and second as a head coach overall with an 8-7 record. Saint Francis Head Coach Chris Villarrial (Indiana (Pa.), ’96) is in his fifth year with the Red Flash and as a head coach overall, sporting a 19-28 record.

SFU 1-1 (0-0) Pro Style Multiple 25.0 32.5 197.5 61.0 188.5 135.5

Earning CAA Weekly Honors: JMU picked up its first two weekly honors from the CAA, as freshman Jimmy Moreland was named Special Teams Player of the Week and John Miller earned Rookie of the Week. Moreland blocked the Lehigh field goal attempt to seal the win, while Miller rushed for 106 yards and one touchdown of the bench in the road victory (see the CAA page for the story). The First at Home Tends To Be Good: Bridgeforth Stadium has been the home to many happy openings for the Dukes. Since its start in 1973, JMU is now 31-10 (.757) in the first home game of the year, including the current 11-game winning streak. The only home opener loss under Matthews was in the 2002 season, a tough 31-28 defeat to Hampton.

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TODAY’S GAME INFO Withers Takes the Reins: Head Coach Everett Withers has taken over the leadership of the JMU football program for the 2014 season. Withers is just the sixth head coach in the program’s 42-year history. JMU Coaching History • Challace McMillin (1972-84) • Joe Purzycki (1985-90) • Rip Scherer (1991-94) • Alex Wood (1995-98) • Mickey Matthews (1999-2013) • Everett Withers (2014) Can It BE Any Tougher?: JMU sports one of the toughest schedules in FCS football, with four opponents currently ranked in the top 25 of both polls and two others among the receving votes in each. Dukes in the Show: JMU is well represented in the NFL on the 2014 rosters entering the season. The Dukes have four former players that are on the opening day 53-man rosters for their respective teams. Linebacker Akeem Jordan is now a backup at middle linebacker with the Washington Redskins. Starting his fifth season in the NFL is former defensive end turned linebacker Arthur Moats (Pittsburgh Steelers). Additionally,second-year offensive lineman Earl Watford is backup at right guard with the Arizona Cardinals. From last year’s squad, offensive tackle Josh Wells recently made the 53-man roster with the Jacksonville Jaguars while defensive lineman Jordan Stanton is on the practice squad with the New York Giants.

Newcomers Making an Impact: Looking at the two-deep for James Madison to start the 2014 season, there are a lot of new faces for the Dukes and first-year Head Coach Everett Withers. On the offensive side of the ball, five slated starters are Football Bowl Subdivision transfers into the program this year, with four total freshmen and eight transfers total (including one junior college) on the two-deep. For the defense, two transfers are among the starters while seven other freshmen add to the depth of the lineup. For the first game of the year at Maryland, five offensive and five defensive players made their first start for the Dukes, including six making their first ever at the college level. Additionally, 13 others made their debuts with JMU, with 10 playing in their first college football game. FBS Transfers to JMU on Two-Deep (including former school and year) Offense: 2 Vad Lee - Georgia Tech (2014) 6 Sean Tapley - North Carolina (2014) 13 Ishmael Hyman - Kansas (2014) 30 Alden Hill - Tennessee (2014) 61 A.J. Bolden - Toledo (2014) 69 Nick Appel - North Carolina (2014) 77 Austin Lane - Syracuse (2011) Defense: 1 Titus Till - Maryland (2012) 21 Jeremiah Wilson - Maryland (2012) 95 Xavier Gates - Kansas State (2014)

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COACHING TODAY’S MATCHUP STAFF James Madison 38 19.0 47 87 483 241.5 36-74-2-2 425 212.5 908 454.0 3-2 18-172

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Opponent TEAM STATS 80 Total Points 40.0 Scoring Average 60 First Downs 99 Rushing Attempts 572 Rushing Yards 286.0 Rushing Per Game 38-69-4-1 Pass Comp.-Att.-TD-Int 403 Passing Yards 201.5 Passing Per Game 975 Total Offense 487.5 Total Off. Per Game 3-0 Fumbles-Lost 13-102 Penalties-Yards

James Madison Dukes (1-1 • 0-0 CAA) at Maryland.................. L, 7-52 at Lehigh...................W, 31-28 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.)........4 p.m. at Villanova*.............12:30 p.m. DELAWARE*..................4 p.m. at Albany*....................6 p.m. TOWSON*..............12:30 p.m. at Charlotte................. 12 p.m. WILLIAM & MARY*....... 3:30 p.m. at Stony Brook*...............1 p.m. at Richmond*............12:30 p.m. ELON*...................... 12 p.m.

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Saint Francis 50 25.0 34 106 395 197.5 14-31-0-0 122 61.0 517 258.5 4-2 22-205

Saint Francis Red Flash (1-1 • 0-0 NEC) at Fordham..................L, 23-52 CLARION..................W, 27-13 at James Madison.............4 p.m. at Youngstown State...........7 p.m. VIRGINIA OF LYNCHBURG..4 p.m. at Wagner*................. 12 p.m. BRYANT*................... 12 p.m. at Sacred Heart*..............1 p.m. DUQUESNE*.................1 p.m. at Robert Morris*........... 12 p.m. CENTRAL CONN. STATE*.. 12 p.m.

* Northeast Conference Opponent * Colonial Athletic Association Opponent

Opponent 65 32.5 33 71 377 188.5 24-51-4-1 271 135.5 648 324.0 1-1 16-160

2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS JAMES MADISON

Rushing Khalid Abdullah John Miller Vad Lee Jauan Latney Passing Vad Lee

Att. Yds. Avg. 29 153 5.3 22 135 6.1 18 95 5.3 7 61 8.7

TD 0 2 0 1

Comp. Att. Yds TD/Int 36 74 425 2/2 TD 2 0 0

SAINT FRANCIS

Rushing Khairi Dickson Marcus Bagley Anthony Abeid Max Ward Passing Max Ward Zack Drayer

Att. Yds. Avg. 58 392 6.8 18 37 2.1 10 27 2.7 11 -18 -1.6

TD 4 1 0 1

Comp. Att. Yds TD/Int 8 19 59 0/0 5 10 49 0/0

Receiving Rashard Davis Sean Tapley DeAndre’ Smith

Rec. Yds. Avg. 5 123 24.6 10 111 11.1 1 46 46.0

Punting Gunnar Kane

No. Yds. Avg. Long 14 570 40.7 55

Punting Zack Drayer

No. Yds. Avg. Long 13 475 36.5 48

Kickoff Returns Sean Tapley Rashard Davis

No. Yds. Avg. Long 3 67 22.33 27 2 36 18.0 19

Kickoff Returns Lorenzo Jerome Anthony Abeid

No. Yds. Avg. Long 5 101 20.2 39 3 42 14.0 26

Punt Returns Sean Tapley

No. Yds. Avg. Long 1 1 1.0 1

Punt Returns Lorenzo Jerome

No. Yds. Avg. Long 2 29 14.5 22

Scoring John Miller Rashard Davis Connor Arnone

TD 2 2 0

Scoring TD Khairi Dickson 4 Lance Geesey 0 M. Bagley/M. Ward 1

Tackles Kyre Hawkins Aaron Peak Dean Marlowe Titus Till

Solo Total TFL Sacks 16 18 1.0-3 0.0 16 16 0.0 0.0 10 12 0.0 0.0 6 10 0.0 0.0

FG PAT Total 0 0 12 0 0 12 1 5 8

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Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. Franklyn Williamson 2 21 10.5 Anthony Bowman 2 21 10.5 Anthony Abeid 2 18 9.0

TD 0 0 0

FG PAT Total 0 0 24 3 5 14 0 0 12

Tackles Solo Total TFL Sacks Lorenzo Jerome 11 15 1.0-3 0.0 Somomon Leano 3 15 2.0-4 0.0 Bishop Neal 7 11 1.5-2 0.0 Shane Morris 4 9 1.0-2 0.0

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This is

JMU

JMU’s beautiful campus includes 148 buildings on 721 acres. The original campus is built around the Quad, where buildings are constructed of native blue limestone and have ivy coverings. The University’s 20,181 students may choose from 115 degree programs in eight colleges -- College of Arts and Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Behavioral Studies, College of Integrated Science and Engineering, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate School. JMU’s academic program combines the liberal arts tradition with preparation for technology in a rapidly changing world. All students receive a strong foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general education program. • Female/Male Ratio: 60/40 • Student/Professor Ratio: 16/1 • Average Class Size: 29

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jonathan alger presi den t Mr. Jonathan R. Alger is the sixth president of James Madison University taking office on July 1, 2012. He previously served as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Mr. Alger is a nationally recognized scholar and speaker on higher education policy and law and has given hundreds of presentations across the U.S. and abroad on a wide range of topics such as access and opportunity, diversity, student and faculty recruitment and retention, management of financial challenges, student organizations, shared governance, intellectual property and academic freedom. He has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Mr. Alger recently served as the President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He has also served on national advisory boards for the Association of American Universities, College Board Access and Diversity Collaborative, American Association for the Advancement of Science Diversity Project, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law Mr. Alger has chaired national conferences on diversity, discrimination, technology and academic freedom. Mr. Alger was born and raised outside Rochester, New York. He received his B.A. in political science major, history minor and public policy concentration with High Honors and Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College and his J.D. with Honors from Harvard Law School. His wife Mary Ann is a business consultant with a B.S. from Auburn University and an M.B.A. from the University of Miami. Their daughter Eleanor is a sophomore at Harrisonburg High School. The family enjoys college sports, music, theatre, travel, history, tennis and hiking.

Vice Presidents

Dr. A. Jerry Benson

Provost and Senior Vice President Academic Affairs

Charles W. King, Jr.

Senior Vice President Administration and Finance

Dr. Mark Warner

Senior Vice President Student Affairs and University Planning

Donna Harper

Vice President Access and Enrollment Management

Nick Langridge

Vice President University Advancement

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coaching staff Everett Withers Head Football Coach

Everett’s Resume First Season at JMU

Coaching Background Years in Coaching: 26 Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator Austin Peay, 1988-89 Assistant Coach Austin Peay, 1990 Assistant Coach Tulane, 1991 Assistant Coach Southern Mississippi, 1992-93 Assistant Coach New Orleans (NFL), 1994 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Louisville, 1995-97 Assistant Coach Texas, 1998-2000 Assistant Coach Tennessee (NFL), 2001-06 Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator Minnesota, 2007 Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator North Carolina, 2008-10 Head Coach North Carolina, 2011 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Ohio State, 2012-13 Head Coach James Madison, 2014

Personal Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. High School: Charlotte Senior Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1986 Wife: Kara Children: Daughter, Tia and Son, Pierce

Everett Withers is in his first season as the head football coach at James Madison University. “We are so thrilled to welcome Coach Withers and his family to James Madison,” Jeff Bourne Director of Athletics said. “Everett is a proven winner and has shown his ability to lead, having spent time as a head coach. The entire committee was incredibly impressed when we met with him, and I have no doubt that he will be a great leader for our football program and mentor to our student-athletes for many years to come.” “Coach Withers impressed us greatly not only with his experience on the field, but also with his strong commitment to the student-athlete,” JMU President Jonathan Alger said. “Coach Withers is dedicated to JMU’s educational mission and believes that his team’s success begins in the classroom. He and his wife Kara have also emphasized the importance of being active participants in the community. I am confident that Coach Withers, his wife Kara, and their two children Tia and Pierce will be valuable additions to the JMU family and the community at large.” A 26-year coaching veteran, Withers comes to the Shenandoah Valley from Ohio State University, where he served as assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the past two years. During his time with the Buckeyes, he has been a part of a school-record 24game win streak and a 24-1 mark heading into the upcoming Discover Orange Bowl against No. 12 Clemson. In 2012, OSU compiled a perfect 12-0 record and finished No. 3 in the national rankings. The undefeated 2012 slate was only the sixth unbeaten/untied season in school history, as Ohio State ranked second in the Big Ten with 14 interceptions and all four starting defensive backs earned All-Big Ten Conference recognition. During his career, Withers has split time between the collegiate and professional coaching ranks, having worked in the NCAA Division I level for 19 years and in the National Football League for seven seasons. Withers’ collegiate coaching resume includes 11 years as a defensive coordinator with a vast majority of his time - 17 seasons - spent also coaching the defensive backfield. Prior to accepting his position with Ohio State in December 2012, Withers spent four years at the University of North Carolina. He was promoted to interim head coach at the school in July 2011 and he led the Tar Heels to a 7-6 overall record and to a berth in the Independence Bowl against Missouri. His Tar Heel defenses were top notch. His first unit - 2008 - ranked eighth in the country with 20 interceptions, a number that was just one off the UNC single-season record. His 2009 defense was among the nation’s elite, ranking sixth in total defense, 10th against the run, 13th in scoring and 14th in pass defense. His 2010 unit ranked fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference and 30th nationally. Five players off that unit were taken

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in the NFL draft, including first-round pick Robert Quinn. In his final season in 2011, the Tar Heels ranked 14th nationally against the run. Additionally, Withers’ UNC defenses picked off 71 passes in four seasons. Withers spent one year as defensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota prior to his North Carolina position. He also has been an assistant coach at the University of Texas (1998-2000; defensive backs), Louisville (1995-97; defensive coordinator/assistant head coach/defensive backs), Southern Mississippi (1992-93; defensive backs/assistant special teams), Tulane (1991; outside linebackers) and Austin Peay (1988-90; defensive coordinator/defensive backs; tight ends/special teams). In the NFL, Withers spent six years (2001-06) as a defensive backs coach with the Tennessee Titans and then-head coach Jeff Fisher, who is now the leader of the St. Louis Rams. In his tenure in Nashville, Withers was a part of an AFC South championship in 2002 and two playoff berths in 2002 and 2003. He coached All-AFC selections in Lance Schulters (2002) and Adam “Pacman” Jones (2005), as three times the Titans’ defense ranked in the top five in the NFL in rushing yards against. While he was the defensive backs coach of the Titans, the squad ranked among the top-10 defenses in 2002, his first season with the Titans. From 2002 to 2004, the Titans grabbed 57 interceptions, the best ever for a three-year span for the franchise, fourth best in the AFC and eighth best in the NFL. The Titans tallied 21 picks in 2004, with 16 coming from the Withers’ coached secondary. Withers also spent the 1994 season with the New Orleans Saints as a defensive quality control coach. A native of Charlotte, N.C., Withers attended Appalachian State University and was a four-year letter-winner as a defensive back. He served as team captain in 1984. Withers and his wife, Kara, have a daughter, Tia, and a son, Pierce.

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coaching staff John Bowers

Brad Davis

Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Fullbacks/ Recruiting Coordinator

Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

John’s Resume

Brad’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Hagerstown, Maryland Alma Mater: James Madison, 1979, 1980

Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Alma Mater: Oklahoma, 2003, Texas A&M 2008

John Bowers returns to Harrisonburg for his first season as the assistant head coach, tight ends and fullbacks coach and recruiting coordinator for the James Madison University football program. With more than 30 years of coaching experience, Bowers returns to the Shenandoah Valley where he was a standout player for the Dukes in the early years, serving as the team captain two seasons for Challace McMillian’s squad and earning the team’s offensive MVP award in 1977 and Bob Yetzer Leadership Award in 1978. A three-year letterwinner at JMU, he led the team in scoring in 1977 with seven touchdowns and posted a 13-7 record as the quarterback his final two years. Most recently, he was a recruiting assistant at Ohio State for the 2013 season and had previously been an assistant coach at Bothell High School in Washington. He has spent his coaching career at both the high school and college ranks, including collegiate stints at Western Washington, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Austin Peay, Shepherd College and Washington & Lee. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, Bowers lettered in both football and baseball at JMU and graduated with his bachelor’s degree in 1979 and earned his master’s in education in 1980 after serving as a graduate assistant coach with the football program. He is married to Joanne, who is starting her eighth season as head coach of the University of Washington’s nationally-ranked women’s gymnastics team, and they have two sons, David (30) and Ross (17).

Brad Davis is in his first year with the James Madison University football program, serving as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Davis has spent the last five years on the staff at Portland State, serving most recently as the run-game coordinator and offensive line coach as part of the program’s pistol offense. Davis helped the Vikings to successful seasons in two of the last three years and had 10 players earn All-Big Sky Conference honors while ranking among the nation’s leaders in fewest sacks allowed during that time. In 2013, senior tackle Mitchell Van Dyk was named First Team All-Big Sky as well as The Sports Network Third Team All-American. This past season, Davis helped lead Portland State’s offense to the top team in the Big Sky in total offense, second in rushing offense and third in scoring offense, while ranking third in FCS football in rushing offense and total offense. The team also set school records this season of 6,486 total yards, 3,330 rushing yards, a 277.7 rushing average, 540.5 total offense average and 36 rushing touchdowns. Prior to Portland State, Davis held a similar position at North Carolina where he worked in 2008. He also spent two years as a defensive line graduate assistant at Texas A&M, as well as coaching at Doane College and Wayne State. Davis is a 2003 graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he was a starting offensive lineman for Bob Stoops. He competed on two Big XII Championship teams and the 2000 National Championship squad and played in the Independence Bowl (1999), Orange Bowl (2000), Cotton Bowl (2001) and Rose Bowl (2002). Davis was the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in 2002. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in social studies education from Oklahoma in 2003. He earned a master’s in kinesiology and sports management from Texas A&M in 2008. He and his wife Anecia have a son, Bradley, born September 2012.

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Drew Mehringer

Brandon Staley

Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Drew’s Resume

Brandon’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Arlington, Texas Alma Mater: Ohio State, 2013

Hometown: Perry, Ohio Alma Mater: Dayton, 2005

Drew Mehringer is in his first year at James Madison University, serving as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Mehringer has spent the past two seasons on staff with Withers at Ohio State, working as a graduate assistant with the offensive line in 2013 and with the tight ends and wide receivers in 2012. Prior to that, he spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons working with the wide receivers at Iowa State University. He worked for Ohio State offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tom Herman while at Rice and also at Iowa State. A native of Arlington, Texas, Mehringer attended Rice University on scholarship as a quarterback, playing for former Texas standout Major Applewhite before an injury sidelined him, where he served as a student assistant with the quarterbacks with Herman, graduating in 2010 with a degree in political science. He graduated with his master’s degree in sports management at Ohio State in 2013.

Brandon Staley is in his first year as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the James Madison football program. Staley spent the last season as the defensive coordinator at John Carroll University, where he helped lead the Blue Streaks to a 9-2 overall record, 8-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play and a berth in the Division III national playoffs for the first time since 2002. His defense averaged giving up just 9.1 points and 228.4 yards per game, while forcing 27 turnovers, earning him OAC Co-Assistant Coach of the Year. Senior cornerback Randy Greenwood was named a Second Team All-America selection, while five defensive players earned All-OAC honors. Prior to his time at John Carroll, Staley worked one year at Tennessee, serving as defensive graduate assistant in charge of inside linebackers as well as special teams assistant. He also spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons at Hutchinson (KS) Community College as the associate head coach and was the defensive coordinator. Additionally, Staley held duties of linebackers coach and special teams assistant, as the team won two Salt Bowl championships. He also coached nine players that signed Division I scholarship offers on defense and special teams, including Cordarrelle Patterson, the eventual first-round NFL draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings. In 2009, Staley was at the University of St. Thomas, a Division III powerhouse in Minnesota. The team went 11-2 and reached the NCAA quarterfinals as he served the program as its defensive line and assistant special teams coach. Staley landed his first coaching job at Northern Illinois. From 2006-08, he was part of two postseason bowls (2006 Poinsettia vs. TCU, 2008 Independence vs. Louisiana Tech). He was a defensive graduate assistant working with the secondary (2006-07) and linebackers (2008) and special teams (all three years). Staley was a three-year letterwinner at quarterback for the Dayton, serving as captain the Flyers in his senior season of 2004. He posted a 16-5 career record in two seasons as a starter, including a 9-2 mark his junior year when Dayton was ranked fifth in the country by Football Gazette. He graduated from Dayton in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Staley and his wife Amy reside in Harrisonburg.

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coaching staff

Parker Fleming

Zak Kuhr

Wide Receivers/Special Teams

Running Backs

Parker’s Resume

Zak’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Alma Mater: Presbyterian College, 2010

Hometown: Jascksonville, Florida Alma Mater: Florida, 2013

Parker Fleming is in his first season as the wide receivers and special teams coach with the James Madison University football program. Fleming has spent the past two seasons also on the staff at Ohio State, working with the offense and the special teams in 2013. Prior to his time at Ohio State, spent the 2010 year coaching quarterbacks at his high school - Decatur (Ga.) - and then he worked at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio, in 2011, also as quarterbacks coach. A native of Atlanta, Ga., Fleming is a 2010 graduate of Presbyterian College with a degree in political science. He lettered as a quarterback for the Blue Hose while playing between 2007-09.

Zak Kuhr is in his first season as the running backs coach for the James Madison University football program. Last year at Old Dominion, Kuhr worked as a graduate assistant with the Monarchs, serving as the running backs coach and assistant special teams coordinator. Before ODU, he coached two seasons at Ohio State as an intern involved with the same groups of personnel. Also, Kuhr assisted in developing game strategies for the special teams and against opposing defenses for the Buckeyes’ offense. Prior to his tenure at OSU, Coach Kuhr spent the previous two years at Edwards College as special teams coordinator and quarterbacks coach, from February 2009 to April 2011. His coaching career originated as an assistant at Mandarin and N.B. Forrest high schools, including serving as offensive coordinator at Forrest. Kuhr is a University of Florida graduate, earning his bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2013.

It’s Your Team... School... Community... Reputation Good sportsmanship • both in the game and in the stands • contributes to an outstanding game-day environment for all fans while being considerate of those around you.

Respect Yourself ~~ Respect Your Neighbors

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coaching staff

Jules Montinar

Steve Sisa

Secondary

Safeties

Jules’ Resume

Steve’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Naples, Florida Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky, 2009

Hometown: Manassas, Virginia Alma Mater: Virginia Tech, 2001; Southern Mississippi, 2009

Jules Montinar is in his first year with the James Madison football program, serving as the secondary coach. Montinar comes to JMU from Alabama where he spent the past two years working with the Crimson Tide defense assisting Nick Saban, Greg Brown and Jeremy Pruitt. This past season, he helped the Crimson Tide go 11-2 with a berth in the Sugar Bowl. He was also part of the 2013 National Championship team that handled Notre Dame in the championship game, 42-14, in Miami, Fla . That season, the Tide defense posted four shutouts and held six opponents to 10 points or less, as well as leading the nation in rush defense (76.36 ypg), total defense (250.00 ypg) and scoring defense (10.93 ppg). Montinar arrived at Alabama from Purdue, where he was a graduate assistant. Prior to that, Montinar was the defensive backs coach and assistant special teams coach at Lake Erie College in 2010. Upon graduation from Eastern Kentucky, Montinar remained at EKU and began his coaching career working with the linebackers and defensive ends from 2007-2009. Montinar played college ball at West Virginia and EKU. While at EKU, he won an OVC title as a player in 2007 and as a coach in 2008. As a player at WVU, he participated in two Gator Bowls. Montinar graduated from Eastern Kentucky in 2009 with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in sports management.

Steve Sisa is in his first year with the James Madison University football program, coaching the linebackers. Sisa has spent the last two seasons on the coaching staff at Western Carolina as the secondary coach for both seasons and special teams coordinator in 2013. Prior to that, he was on the North Carolina coaching staff with Withers for two years, serving as his safeties coach in 2011 and working in player development in 2010. In 2011, he helped guide UNC to the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, as the Tar Heel safeties accounted for six of North Carolina’s 14 interceptions and forced five of the 13 fumbles on the year. Prior to coaching at North Carolina, Sisa served two seasons (2008-09) as a graduate assistant at Southern Mississippi with the Golden Eagles making back-to-back appearances in the New Orleans Bowl during his tenure. Sisa helped tutor the Southern Miss secondary under defensive coordinator Todd Bradford and head coach Larry Fedora. A native of Manassas, Va., Sisa got his start at the collegiate ranks as a quality control coach at the University of Illinois in 2007 where he worked primarily with the team’s linebackers. Illinois was 9-3 that season and advanced to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1984. Following his graduation from Virginia Tech, Sisa began his coaching career at Ed White High School in Jacksonville, Fla., under head coach Dan Disch, currently the defensive coordinator at North Carolina. Sisa worked as the secondary coach in 2003 and the defensive coordinator from 2004-06. He additionally served as the team’s NCAA recruiting liaison for prospective student-athletes and also was the Shrine Bowl defensive coordinator in 2006. A linebacker at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Va., in 1997, Sisa’s career was cut short by a shoulder injury. He transferred to Virginia Tech where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2001. He received a master’s degree in sports management in 2009 from Southern Miss. Sisa is married to the former Lisa Taylor of Jacksonville, Fla., and the couple has a son, Taylor (1).

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coaching staff

Antoine Smith

John Streicher

Defensive Line

Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Antoine’s Resume

John’s Resume

First Season at JMU

Personal

Hometown: Syracuse, New York Alma Mater: Maine, 2001; Minot State, 2004

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Alma Mater: Ohio State, 2013

Antoine Smith is in his first year as the defensive line coach for the James Madison University football program. Smith has spent the past three years at Holy Cross, serving as the defensive line coach. He coached three All-Patriot League selections during his time with the Crusaders. Smith came to Holy Cross after spending two seasons as the defensive line coach at Miami (Ohio). During the 2010 campaign, Smith helped lead the RedHawks to the Mid-American Conference title, and a victory in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. In addition, defensive tackle Austin Brown earned Second Team All Mid-American Conference honors in 2010. Prior to his time at Miami (Ohio), Smith served as the defensive line coach at Youngstown State from 2006-2008, with the Penguins winning the 2006 Gateway Conference championship and advancing to the NCAA semifinals. His unit had six All-Missouri Valley Conference selections in his three seasons, including a Third Team All-American in defensive tackle Mychal Savage. Smith was previously the defensive line coach at Lafayette from 20042005, helping the Leopards to a pair of Patriot League co-championships and two NCAA playoff appearances. During the 2005 campaign, he helped to direct a defense which ranked ninth in the nation in scoring defense, 11th in total defense, 19th in pass defense and 28th in rush defense. Before moving to Lafayette, Smith spent the 2003 season as the defensive line coach at Maine. The Black Bears finished with a 7-5 mark, while Smith’s entire front-line unit received All-Atlantic 10 accolades. Smith previously spent the 2002 season as the defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator at Minot State in North Dakota. He helped guide Minot State to the 2002 Dakota Athletic Conference championship, a 9-2 record and a berth in the NAIA playoffs, the Beavers’ first since 1994. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and kinesiology from Maine in 2001, and his master’s degree in health and human performance from Minot State in 2004. He was a three-year starter at defensive tackle and a four-year letterwinner for Maine from 1996-1999.

John Streicher is in his first year at James Madison University, serving as the special assistant to the head coach with an operations role. Streicher has spent the past six seasons on staff at Ohio State, working as an equipment manager for the first four seasons, and spending his final two seasons as a student assistant with the defensive staff. He worked directly under JMU Head Coach Everett Withers for two years at Ohio State, working with the defensive secondary. Streicher earned his bachelor’s degree in animal science at Ohio State and completed in Dec. 2013 his masters in community leadership. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio by way of Oak Hills High School, he is the youngest of three with parents Jack and Debbie Streicher.

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academic

advising

Challace McMillin Academic Center

• Student-athlete computer lab with more than 30 computers • Tutoring and meeting facilities for large and small groups • Offices for each of JMU’s academic advisers

Casey Carter • Associate athletics director for student-athlete services • Originated JMU’s office of student-athlete services, one of the first of its kind in the nation • Directs academic advising, JMU’s life skills program, and progress toward graduation • Coordinates tutoring and special academic services • Has developed a transition program for freshmen and transfers and a career development program for all student-athletes

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sports med i c i ne

JMU Staff “Sets the Standard” for Student-Athlete Care

• Multi-skilled professionals use current research, educational knowledge, and state-ofthe-art equipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic well-being of studentathletes • Staff includes 20 board-certified and licensed athletic trainers • Team physicians include Dr. Kent Diduch (board-certified family practice physician) and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally renowned fellowship-trained orthopedist from the University of Virginia • Local chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health care needs of student-athletes

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strength & c o nditioning Providing JMU football players with the “TOTAL PACKAGE” • Players work directly with a full-time strength training and conditioning coach assigned to the football program • Staff of three that assists with strength and conditioning • Staff works on the field with players at each position performing drills adapted from their playbooks. Offensive players execute positional blocking techniques and run paths and pass routes; defensive players simulate various stunts, coverage routes and pursuit drills. • Workouts are in the Plecker Athletic Performance Center which features a 7,000-squarefoot weight room

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2014 players 32 – Khalid Abdullah

93 - Andrew Ankrah R-Fr., LB, 6-4, 234, Gaithersburg, Md./ Quince Orchard

R-Sr., OL, 6-6, 316, Vienna, Va./ Bishop O’Connell (North Carolina)

36 - Logan Boyd

47 - Marzae Brooks

84 - Brandon Brown

52 - Tye Burris

37 - Deane Cheatham

So., TB, 5-10, 206, Newport News, Va./ Heritage

R-Fr., WR, 6-5, 200, Virginia Beach, Va./ Bayside

Fr., LB, 6-0, 214, Mechanicsville, Va./ Atlee

79 - Taylor Dean Fr., OL, 6-6, 270, Alexandria, Va./ Bishop Ireton

64 - Matt Frank

R-So., NG, 6-3, 285, Fairfax, Va./ Fairfax

R-Jr., LB, 5-11, 225, Mechanicsville, Va./ Hanover

69 - Nick Appel

42 - Connor Arnone

26 - Abdul Bangura

34 - Justin Bethea

R-Jr., P/K, 6-0, 210, Williamsport, Md./ Williamsport

R-Jr., CB, 5-9, 189, Riverdale, Md./ Eleanor Roosevelt (Ole Miss)

Fr., CB, 5-10, 165, Leesburg, Va./ Heritage

R-Fr., TE, 6-3, 260, Chester, Va./ Matoaca

R-Sr., WR, 6-5, 225, Windsor, Va./ Isle of Wight

10 - Daniel Brown

44 - Jordan Brown

45 - Zoauntarrious Brunt Fr., S, 6-4, 185, Lincolnton, N.C./ Lincolnton

R-Sr., OG, 6-6, 300, Malvern, Pa./ Great Valley

31 - Rashard Davis

R-Fr., S, 6-2, 190, Pittsburgh, Pa./ Seneca Valley

R-Jr., TE, 6-1, 235, Mechanicsville, Va./ Hanover

R-Jr., WR, 5-10, 187, Richmond, Va./ Meadowbrook (Fork Union)

8 - Andre Coble

67 - Tay Crutchfield

60 - Matt Cunningham

88 - Javonn Curry

82 - Ryan Dixon

86 - Nick Edwards

64 - Hunter Etheridge

96 - Ryan Etheridge

46 - David Ezeagwu

95 - Xavier Gates

85 - Daniel Glymph

40 - Raven Greene

13 - Tre’ Hamer

R-Sr., WR, 6-0, 195, Union Bridge, Md./ Linganore

78 - Wray Fucci

R-Jr., OL, 6-7, 305, Oyster Bay, N.Y./ Holy Trinity

61 - A.J. Bolden

R-Fr., OL, 6-3, 305, Winchester, Va./ Millbrook (Toledo)

R-Fr., TE, 6-4, 255, Virginia Beach, Va./ Kellam

R-Jr., NG, 6-3, 311, Harrisburg, Pa./ John Harris (Kansas State)

Fr., DL, 6-0, 245, Broadnax, Va./ Brunswick

Fr., QB, 6-3, 214, Clayton, N.C./ Woodberry Forest (Va.)

Fr., WR, 6-0, 188, Richmond, Va./ Atlee

R-Sr., OL, 6-4, 295, Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac

Fr., LB, 6-2, 231, Clayton, N.C./ Blue Ridge (Va.)

So., S, 5-11, 205, Virginia Beach, Va./ First Colonial

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Fr., WR, 6-3, 184, Burtonsville, Md./ Paint Branch

Fr., LB, 6-3, 225, Stafford, Va./ Colonial Forge

Fr., S, 6-0, 189, Brooklandville, Md./ St. Paul’s

72 - Erik Buchholz

So., WR, 5-9, 180, Charlottesville, Va./ Charlottesville

98 - K.J. Ford

Fr., NG, 6-1, 284, Bluffton, S.C./ Bluffton

3 - Sage Harold

Sr., DL, 6-4, 245, Virginia Beach, Va./ Ocean Lakes (Fork Union Military)

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2014 players 83 - Derek Hart

29 - Kyre Hawkins

49 - Brandon Hereford Fr., LB, 6-0, 226, Glen Allen, Va./ Glen Allen

R-So., RB, 6-0, 225, Alliance, Ohio/ Marlington (Tennessee)

92 - Jonathan Jerez

19 - Rhasheed Jiles

25 - Cardon Johnson

35 - Marcell Johnson

76 - Mitchell Kirsch

91 - Jonathan Kloosterman

R-Jr., TE, 6-4, 237, Manheim, Pa./ Manheim Central

Fr., K/P, 6-2, 181, Jupiter, Fla/ Jupiter

R-Fr., LB, 6-0, 220, Baltimore, Md./ Dunbar

Fr., CB, 5-11, 170, Cape Coral, Fla./ Cape Coral

R-Fr., TB, 5-9, 195, Newport News, Va./ Warwick

59 - Casey Kroll

R-So., OL, 6-6, 300, Kensington, Md./ St. John’s Coll. HS

Fr., TE, 6-3, 241, Strasburg, Va./Strasburg

R-Jr., OL, 6-5, 293, Warrenton, Va./ Kettle Run (Fork Union)

39 - Ryan Maglio

43 - Eric Magruder

16 - Dean Marlowe

R-Jr., P/K, 5-10, 179, Midlothian, Va./ Cosby

17 - Jimmy Moreland Fr., CB, 5-10, 175, Royal Palm Beach, Fla./ Royal Palm Beach

R-Sr., S, 5-11, 200, Petersburg, Va./ Petersburg

90 - Alex Mosley

R-Jr., NG, 6-1, 290, Highland Springs, Va./ Highland Springs

Sr., S, 6-2, 205, Queens, N.Y./ Holy Cross

18 - Rob Nittolo

Fr., QB, 6-1, 210, Hillsborough, N.J./ Hillsborough

30 - Alden Hill

Fr., S, 6-2, 193, Knightdale, N.C./ Knightdale

77 - Austin Lane

55 - Josh Hogan

R-Sr., OL, 6-1, 283, Fairfax, Va./ Woodson

58 - Tom Joyce

R-Jr., LB, 5-10, 222, E.Wantagh, N.Y./ Douglas MacArthur

23 - Jauan Latney

13 - Ishmael Hyman

R-Fr., WR, 6-0, 185, Manalapan, N.J./ St. John Vianney (Kansas)

27 - Pat Kagel

Fr., S, 6-2, 220, Virginia Beach, Va./ Kellam

50 - Brandon Lee

48 - Ascene Jacques R-Jr., LB, 6-1, 245, Springdale, Md./ C.H. Flowers

99 - Gunnar Kane

R-So., K/P, 6-1, 215, Virginia Beach, Va./ Kellam

2 - Vad Lee

R-Sr., OL, 6-6, 305, Clifton Park, N.Y./ Shenendehowa (Syracuse)

R-Sr., TB, 5-11, 222, Fredericksburg, Va./ Massaponax

R-Sr., DL, 6-2, 268, Sterling, Va./ Park View

54 - Jake Marten

89 - Taylor McNelis

63 - Nick Michalski R-Fr., LB, 6-1, 213, Chesapeake, Va./ Great Bridge

Fr., TB, 5-10, 180, Columbia, S.C./ Spring Valley

41 - Aaron Peak

11 - Brandon Ravenel

14 - Taylor Reynolds

R-So., DE, 6-1, 241, Chesterfield, Va./ Manchester

65 - Evans Osuji

R-Fr., DL, 6-3, 270, Maplewood, N.J./ West Orange

R-Jr., WR, 5-9, 195, Colorado Springs, Colo./ St. Mary’s (Troy)

Fr., CB, 5-9, 198, Blythewood, S.C./ Blythewood

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So., WR, 6-0, 190, Stafford, Va./ North Stafford

R-Jr., QB, 6-1, 225, Durham, N.C./ Hillside (Georgia Tech)

28 - John Miller

R-So., CB, 6-0, 195, Newark, De./ Newark

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2014 players 51 - AB Rhodes

Fr., LB, 6-3, 230, Richmond, Va./ Mills E. Godwin

41 - Brett Siegel

R-So., LB, 6-2, 225, Leesburg, Va./ Fork Union

6 - Sean Tapley

R-Sr., WR, 6-0, 195, Jacksonville, Fla./ Raines (North Carolina)

75 - Dominick Richards

R-Jr., OL, 6-5, 280, Jim Thorpe, Pa./ Marian Catholic

5 - Dejor Simmons

62 - Kyle Rigney

R-So., OL, 6-3, 273, Wirtz, Va./ Franklin County

74 - Simeyon Robinson

R-Fr., DL, 6-1, 275, Virginia Beach, Va./ First Colonial

73 - Stephen Root

15 - Daniel Schiele

Fr., OT, 6-5, 265, Purcellville, Va./ Woodgrove

So., QB, 6-5, 230, Yorktown, Va./ Tabb

17 - Bryan Schor Fr., QB, 6-2, 213, Milford, Pa./ Delaware Valley (Lackawanna CC)

R-Sr., WR, 5-8, 195, Virginia Beach, Va./ Green Run

Sr., WR/CB, 5-10, 190, District Heights, Md./ Wise

9 - DeAndre’ Smith

7 - Rhakeem Stallings R-So., LB, 6-1, 223, Chesapeake, Va./ Oscar Smith

R-So., LB, 6-1, 230, Front Royal, Va./ Warren

33 - Gage Steele

12 - Blaine Stewart R-Fr., WR, 6-1, 205, Morgantown, W.Va./ Morgantown

R-Fr., DL, 6-3, 273, Charlottesville, Va./ St. Anne’s-Belfield

1 - Titus Till

94 - Cornell Urquhart

97 - Kevin Weiman

24 - Justin Wellons

38 - Kwe’shon Williams

53 - Matt Williams

R-Sr., LB, 6-2, 225, Upper Marlboro, Md./ Wise (Maryland)

Fr., DL, 6-4, 255, Richmond, Va./ Benedictine Prep

21 - Jeremiah Wilson R-Sr., CB, 5-10, 200, Winchester, Va./ Handley (Maryland)

Fr., K/P, 6-3, 192, Pasadena, Md./ Severn

20 - Taylor Woods Fr., TB, 5-9, 190, Havelock, N.C./ Havelock

R-So., S, 6-1, 205, Chesapeake, Va./ Western Branch

22 - Marquis Woodyard

R-Sr., WR, 5-10, 190, Frederick, Md./ Johnson

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R-So., CB, 5-9, 176, Norfolk, Va./ Norview

71 - Richard Xu

Fr., OL, 6-5, 275, Ashburn, Va./ Stone Bridge

70 - Aaron Stinnie

R-Sr., OL, 6-3, 290, Glen Mills, Pa./ Cardinal O’Hara

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The JMU/nTelos Wireless Sports Radio Network Flagship Station is WSVA 550 AM - All Football & Men’s Basketball WHBG 1360 AM - All Women’s Basketball The Everette Withers Radio Show airs from 6:05-7 p.m. every Wednesday and the Football Coordinators Show every Thursday from 6:05-7 p.m. on WSVA 550 AM (Harrisonburg) and on MadiZONE. MadiZONE HD SportsNet Weekly Fan & Press Luncheon at O’Neill’s Grill Enjoy lunch and hear from Coach Everett Withers every Monday at noon as he takes questions from fans and the media. O’Neill’s, with many new menu items this fall and the traditional cookie skillet favorite, is located on University Blvd., less than a mile from the JMU campus. JMUSports E-News Sign up for your customized e-mail bulletin through JMUSports.com.

JMU’s entire 2014 football schedule is broadcasted by the JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network. Front Row Marketing Services®, JMU and the VerStandig Broadcast Group are teamed up to manage each live gameday broadcast as well as Coach Everett Withers and the JMU Football Coordinators weekly radio shows. VerStandig’s WSVAAM station in Harrisonburg continues its long-running service as the flagship station. Mike Schikman is the radio play-by-play voice of the Dukes and celebrates 29 years of covering the Dukes. Clint Estes provides color commentary for games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Curt Dudley travels to provide insight for road games. Schikman’s career includes two stints of JMU sports coverage, and he has been in the broadcast booth each season since 1991. He was a network commentator from 1981-86, and he handled the network’s in-station broadcast responsibilities in 1989 and 1990. Dudley, the JMU athletics department’s director of multimedia communications, Mike Schikman assists in the coordination of network operations and productions and is the play-by-play voice for MadiZONE HD SportsNet, the Internet source for JMU sports video and audio productions. He has broadcast at various times since joining the JMU staff in 1988, and has been a regular since the 2000 football season. Estes is in his fifth season on the network and comes with 30-plus years of radio sports broadcasting experience from the central Virginia area, working for WJMA in Orange, and WINA and ESPN 840 of Charlottesville. A Brooklyn, N.Y., native, Schikman is a 1977 Queens College graduate. He was WSVA’s sports director from 1979-86 and sports director at WORD in Spartanburg, S.C., from 1987-88. Dudley, a Norfolk, Va., native, is a 1983 Bridgewater College graduate and the host of the Everett Withers TV Show. Curt Dudley Estes, a Charlottesville, Va., native and a graduate of Emory & Henry College and the University of Virginia, has hosted numerous sports talk shows in addition to game broadcasts. He is in his 37th year of working in Virginia public schools. WSVA’s 5,000-watt signal broadcasts to listeners in the Shenandoah Valley area. The broadcasts are silumcast on MadiZONE HD SportsNet presented by the JMU Alumni Association. In addition to game broadcasts, the network’s scheduling includes the Coach Everett Withers Radio Show heard weekly on Wednesdays from 6:05-7 p.m. and, new this season, the JMU Football Coordinators Show, aired Thursdays from 6:05-7 p.m. The shows are co-hosted by Dudley and Valley newcomer Dave Thomas. The JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network also produces JMU men’s and women’s basketball games. Clint Estes

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stadium info

ATM

The closest ATM is located at the bus shelter near the entrance to the Godwin Transit Center.

Guest Assistance

Recycling

Assistance is available from your seat by texting “DUKES” followed by a space and your location to 78247 or by calling the game day hotline at (540) 568-4356, beginning four hours prior to kickoff. Standard text messaging rates apply.

JMU Recycling is asking for your support in keeping the parking lots, tailgating areas, and athletic facilities clean by recycling your aluminum, glass, and plastic. Recycling bins are strategically placed beside every trash can, so look for the recycling containers out there this year and “Get in the Game” RECYCLE!

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Camera & Video Equipment Still cameras are permitted for JMU football games; however, in no instance may photography interfere with access ways, aisles, or other guests’ enjoyment of the game. Video cameras are not permitted.

First Aid Emergency medical personnel are located at the first aid stations on the lower and upper concourses of the west grandstand. For assistance in an emergency situation, please contact a Public Safety Officer or one of the Guest Services staff members.

Respect Madison Good sportsmanship, both in the game and in the stands, contributes to an outstanding game day environment for all fans while being considerate to those around you. Respect yourself, respect your neighbors, RESPECT MADISON.

Guest Services/Lost & Found For any questions, concerns, or assistance, please visit one of the Guest Services booths on the west grandstand lower and upper concourses or Godwin breezeway. Information regarding game day promotions and lost and found items will be available at the Guest Services booths during the game. Please contact (540) 568-8810, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to locate a lost item following the game.

Game Programs JMU Football game programs are available digitally the week of the game at JMUSports. com/programs. Limited printed copies are available for purchase for $5 at the Guest Services booths in the upper and lower concourses.

Smoking Policy In accordance with University policy, smoking is not allowed in Bridgeforth Stadium.

Stadium Re-entry Re-entry is not allowed in Bridgeforth Stadium.

For more information visit JMUSports.com/faninfo CHAMPIONS DRIVE PARKING DECK

BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM

ZANE SHOWKER FIELD

NORTHWEST TOWER (SERVICE ELEVATORS)

401

RESTROOMS

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LEVEL 4 PARKING DECK ENTRANCE TO CLUB/SUITES

STUDENT SEATING

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SERVICE GATES ACCESSIBLE

C6 C5

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101

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BAND

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BAND

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VISITOR

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JAMES MADISON

TICKET SALES V. TEAM WILL CALL

414

312

ROBERT & FRANCES PLECKER ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE CENTER

TICKET BOOTH

310

LOWER CONCOURSE

GUEST SERVICES FIRST AID

CLUB LEVEL

309

TEAM STORE

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306 307 SUITE LEVEL

CONCESSIONS

305

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TICKET SALES WILL CALL TEAM COMPS MEDIA

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CONCESSIONS/ GROUP CHECK-IN

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UPPER CONCOURSE

ELEVATORS

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PRESS BOX 402

EAST SIDE BOX

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STUDENT ENTRANCE

TICKET SALES STUDENT SERVICES

FOOTBALL SUPPORT

2014 JMU Football Strength & Conditioning Staff Left to Right: Associate Director Jake Patten, Director Aaron Burkart

2014 JMU Football Administrative Staff Left to Right: Administrative Assistant Patty Dorfer, Football Operations Manager Denise Lough

2014 JMU Football Sports Medicine Staff Front Row (left to right): Alyssa Ritner, Brittany Dybel, Kim Wilson, Danielle Gemignani Back Row: Associate Athletic Trainer John Kaltenborn, Randy Ashe, Mike Rice, Sam Buscher, Liam Forstein, Associate Athletic Trainer Scott Cook (Not Pictured: Danielle Scanlon)

2014 JMU Football Equipment Staff Front Row (left to right): Adriana Kania, Nicolette Kline, Cole Potridge, Cynthia Amaya Back Row: Head Football Equipment Manager Pete Johnson, Ashley Adams, Sean Evaro, Mitch Beauregard, Brian Gallagher

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CAA COACHING FOOTBALL STAFF UPDATE Weekly League Honors Offensive Player of the Week John Robertson, QB, Villanova • In less than three quarters of action, completed 17 of 24 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns, leading Villanova to an impressive 50-6 win over Fordham. • Also rushed 14 times for 61 carries and another score. • Moved into second place alltime at Villanova with 35 career 2014 CAA touchdowns.

Defensive Player of the Week Airek Green, LB, William & Mary • Finished with six tackles, four tackles-for-loss and two sacks in William & Mary’s 42-14 win at Hampton. The four tackles-forloss set a career high and the pair of sacks matched a career best. • Also forced a fumble and blocked a punt in the game. • Helped the Tribe’s defense allow just 3.7 yards-per-attempt on Hampton’s 29 rushes.

Special Teams Player of the Week Jimmy Moreland, CB, James Madison • Blocked a potential 27-yard game-tying Lehigh field goal in the game’s final minute, clinching the win for James Madison. • The play marked JMU’s first blocked kick since 2012. • Added eight tackles for the Dukes’ on defense.

Rookie of the Week John Miller, TB, James Madison • Led James Madison in rushing with 106 yards on 16 carries in the Dukes’ 31-28 victory against Lehigh. • Recorded a nine-yard touchdown run early in the second half, sparking a comeback after JMU trailed 21-10 at the break. • His 36-yard run on JMU’s final drive was key in setting up the Dukes’ eventual game-winning score.

Standings

Albany Maine James Madison Richmond Villanova William & Mary Delaware Elon New Hampshire Rhode Island Stony Brook Towson

Conference Overall W-L W-L 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2

CAA In Action Last Week at Connecticut 19, Stony Brook 16 James Madison 31, at Lehigh 28 at Virginia 45, Richmond 13 at Villanova 50, Fordham 6 at Delaware 27, Delaware State 9 William & Mary 42, at Hampton 14 Albany 19, at Central Conn. St. 0 at Marshall 48, Rhode Island 7 at West Virginia 54, Towson 0

This Week Rhode Island at Fordham......... 1:00 p.m. Maine at Bryant.................. 1:00 p.m. Towson at Delaware State........ 2:00 p.m. Lehigh at New Hampshire........ 3:30 p.m. Saint Francis at James Madison... 4:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T at Elon...... 6:00 p.m. American Int’l at Stony Brook..... 6:00 p.m. Colgate at Delaware.............. 6:00 p.m. Hampton at Richmond............ 6:00 p.m. Norfolk State at William & Mary.. 7:00 p.m. Next Week James Madison at Villanova*.....12:30 p.m. Albany at Rhode Island*.......... 1:00 p.m. New Hampshire at Richmond*... 4:00 p.m. North Carolina Central at Towson.6:00 p.m. Stony Brook at North Dakota..... 7:00 p.m. Lafayette at William & Mary...... 7:00 p.m. Charlotte at Elon.................. 7:00 p.m. Maine at Boston College................. TBA

Rushing Team 1. Omar Osbourne ALBANY 2. Mikal Abdul-Saboor WM 3. John Robertson VU 4. B.J. Bennett ELON 5. Stacey Bedell SBU 6. Jalen Randolph DELAWARE 7. John Miller JMU 8. Nigel Jones MAINE 9. Darius Victor TOWSON 10. Tracey Coppedge ELON

Cl G JR 2 JR 2 JR 2 SO 1 SO 2 SO 2 FR 2 JR 1 SO 2 JR 1

Att Yds 55 195 28 192 48 176 13 87 42 169 23 138 22 135 25 67 27 132 15 65

Avg TD Long Yds/G 3.5 0 15 97.5 6.9 3 40 96.0 3.7 1 24 88.0 6.7 1 28 87.0 4.0 0 11 84.5 6.0 2 46 69.0 6.1 2 36 67.5 2.7 0 10 67.0 4.9 1 23 66.0 4.3 0 14 65.0

Passing Average/Game 1. Sean Goldrich 2. Michael Strauss 3. Vad Lee 4. John Robertson 5. Mike Quinn 6. Will Fiacchi 7. Steve Cluley 8. Mack Lowrie 9. Michael Rocco 10. Trent Hurley

Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G UNH JR 1 39 27 0 69.2 291 2 291.0 RICHMOND SR 2 59 41 2 69.5 525 3 262.5 JMU JR 2 74 36 2 48.6 425 2 212.5 VU JR 2 51 33 0 64.7 415 4 207.5 ELON SR 1 38 19 0 50.0 190 0 190.0 ALBANY SR 2 59 32 1 54.2 345 3 172.5 WM SO 2 37 17 0 45.9 243 0 121.5 URI FR 1 28 17 1 60.7 111 1 111.0 RICHMOND SR 2 24 14 2 58.3 214 1 107.0 DELAWARE SR 2 34 23 3 67.6 191 0 95.5

Receive Yards/Game 1. R.J. Harris 2. Stephen Barnette 3. Poppy Livers 4. Kierre Brown 5. Rashad Ponder 6. Adrian Coxson 7. Reggie Diggs 8. Rashard Davis 9. Brian Parker 10. Sean Tapley

Team UNH RICHMOND VU ELON RICHMOND SBU RICHMOND JMU ALBANY JMU

Kick Return Average 1. Derrick Joseph 2. Kierre Brown 3. Donnell Lewis 4. Lyle McCombs Stacey Bedell 6. Josh Gontarek

G 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

Rec 9 16 13 5 12 4 6 5 8 10

Yds 149 200 168 70 133 127 126 123 118 111

TD Long Avg/C Yds/G 1 35 16.6 149.0 1 39 12.5 100.0 2 31 12.9 84.0 0 34 14.0 70.0 0 29 11.1 66.5 1 61 31.8 63.5 0 36 21.0 63.0 2 76 24.6 61.5 1 32 14.8 59.0 0 33 11.1 55.5

Team TOWSON ELON TOWSON URI SBU ALBANY

Cl G SR 2 SR 1 JR 2 SR 1 SO 2 FR 2

Ret 7 7 4 3 5 4

Yds 178 174 89 57 95 62

TD Long Avg 0 37 25.4 0 47 24.9 0 38 22.2 0 20 19.0 0 23 19.0 0 34 15.5

Tackles (All positions) Team 1. Christophe Mulumba T MAINE Andrew Bose URI 3. James Simms TOWSON Donnell Lewis TOWSON Tim Wienclaw URI 6. Jonathan Spain ELON Julius Moore ELON Daniel Rowe UNH Donovan Walker URI 10. Michael Nicastro ALBANY 11. Kyre Hawkins JMU Christian Ricard SBU Nick Cefalo UNH

Cl G SO 1 SR 1 FR 2 JR 2 JR 1 SR 1 JR 1 JR 1 SR 1 SO 2 FR 2 SR 2 SR 1

Pos Solo LB 3 LB 3 LB 5 DB 18 DB 6 LB 3 DB 2 DB 8 DB 5 LB 10 LB 16 DB 11 DB 8

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Cl SR SR SR SR SR SR JR SO SR SR

Ast Total Avg/G 11 14 14.0 11 14 14.0 17 22 11.0 4 22 11.0 5 11 11.0 7 10 10.0 8 10 10.0 2 10 10.0 5 10 10.0 9 19 9.5 2 18 9.0 7 18 9.0 1 9 9.0

Sack 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0

JMU ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous) 1 Titus Till** R-Sr. LB 6-2 225 Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise (Maryland) 2 Vad Lee R-Jr. QB 6-1 225 Durham, N.C./Hillside (Georgia Tech) 3 Sage Harold*** Sr. DL 6-4 245 Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes (Fork Union Military) 5 Dejor Simmons*** R-Sr. WR 5-8 195 Virginia Beach, Va./Green Run 6 Sean Tapley R-Sr. WR 6-0 195 Jacksonville, Fla./Raines (N. Carolina) 7 Rhakeem Stallings* R-So. LB 6-1 223 Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith 8 Andre Coble** R-Jr. WR 5-10 187 Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook (Fork Union) 9 DeAndre’ Smith*** Sr. WR 5-10 190 District Heights, Md./Wise 10 Daniel Brown** R-Sr. WR 6-5 225 Windsor, Va./Isle of Wight 11 Brandon Ravenel So. WR 6-0 190 Stafford, Va./North Stafford 12 Blaine Stewart R-Fr. WR 6-1 205 Morgantown, W.Va./ Morgantown 13 Ishmael Hyman R-Fr. WR 6-0 185 Manalapan, N.J./St. John Vianney (Kansas) ^13 Tre’ Hamer Fr. S 6-0 189 Brooklandville, Md./St. Paul’s 14 Taylor Reynolds* R-So. CB 6-0 195 Newark, De./Newark 15 Daniel Schiele* So. QB 6-5 230 Yorktown, Va./Tabb 16 Dean Marlowe*** Sr. S 6-2 205 Queens, N.Y./Holy Cross 17 Bryan Schor Fr. QB 6-2 213 Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley (Lackawanna CC) ^ ^17 Jimmy Moreland Fr. CB 5-10 175 Royal Palm Beach, Fla./Royal Palm Beach 18 Rob Nittolo Fr. QB 6-1 210 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough 19 Rhasheed Jiles Fr. CB 5-11 170 Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral ^19 Chris Simpson R-Fr. TB 6-1 198 Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis (Appalachian State) 20 Taylor Woods Fr. TB 5-9 190 Havelock, N.C./Havelock 21 Jeremiah Wilson** R-Sr. CB 5-10 200 Winchester, Va./Handley (Maryland) 22 Marquis Woodyard*** R-Sr. WR 5-10 190 Frederick, Md./Johnson 23 Jauan Latney*** R-Sr. TB 5-11 222 Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax 24 Justin Wellons* R-So. S 6-1 205 Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch 25 Cardon Johnson R-Fr. TB 5-9 195 Newport News, Va./Warwick 26 Abdul Bangura* R-Jr. CB 5-9 189 Riverdale, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt (Ole Miss) 27 Pat Kagel Fr. S 6-2 220 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam 28 John Miller Fr. TB 5-10 180 Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley 29 Kyre Hawkins R-Fr. LB 6-0 220 Baltimore, Md./Dunbar 30 Alden Hill R-So. RB 6-0 225 Alliance, Ohio/Marlington (Tennessee) 31 Rashard Davis* So. WR 5-9 180 Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville 32 Khalid Abdullah* So. TB 5-10 206 Newport News, Va./Heritage 33 Gage Steele* R-So. LB 6-1 230 Front Royal, Va./Warren 34 Justin Bethea Fr. CB 5-10 165 Leesburg, Va./Heritage 35 Marcell Johnson Fr. S 6-2 193 Knightdale, N.C./Knightdale 36 Logan Boyd R-Fr. WR 6-5 200 Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside 37 Deane Cheatham* R-Jr. TE 6-1 235 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover 38 Kwe’shon Williams* R-So. CB 5-9 176 Norfolk, Va./Norview 39 Ryan Maglio R-Jr. P/K 5-10 179 Midlothian, Va./Cosby 40 Raven Greene* So. S 5-11 205 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial 41 Aaron Peak Fr. CB 5-9 198 Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood ^41 Brett Siegel R-So. LB 6-2 225 Leesburg, Va./Fork Union 42 Connor Arnone** R-Jr. P/K 6-0 210 Williamsport, Md./Williamsport 43 Eric Magruder*** R-Sr. S 5-11 200 Petersburg, Va./Petersburg 44 Jordan Brown R-Fr. S 6-2 190 Pittsburgh, Pa./Seneca Valley 45 Zoauntarrious Brunt Fr. S 6-4 185 Lincolnton, N.C./Lincolnton 46 David Ezeagwu Fr. LB 6-3 225 Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge 47 Marzae Brooks** R-Jr. LB 5-11 225 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover 48 Ascene Jacques** R-Jr. LB 6-1 245 Springdale, Md./C.H. Flowers 49 Brandon Hereford Fr. LB 6-0 226 Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen 50 Brandon Lee*** R-Sr. DL 6-2 268 Sterling, Va./Park View 51 AB Rhodes Fr. LB 6-3 230 Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin 52 Tye Burris Fr. LB 6-0 214 Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 53 Matt Williams*** R-Sr. OL 6-3 290 Glen Mills, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara 54 Jake Marten R-So. DE 6-1 241 Chesterfield, Va./Manchester 55 Josh Hogan** R-Sr. OL 6-1 283 Fairfax, Va./Woodson 57 Ian Fisher R-So. OL 6-6 260 Brunswick, Md./Brunswick 58 Tom Joyce R-Jr. LB 5-10 222 E.Wantagh, N.Y./Douglas MacArthur 59 Casey Kroll* R-Jr. OL 6-5 293 Warrenton, Va./Kettle Run (Fork Union) 60 Matt Cunningham*** R-Sr. OL 6-4 295 Alexandria, Va./West Potomac 61 A.J. Bolden R-Fr. OL 6-3 305 Winchester, Va./Millbrook (Toledo) 62 Kyle Rigney* R-So. OL 6-3 273 Wirtz, Va./Franklin County 63 Nick Michalski R-Fr. LB 6-1 213 Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge 64 Matt Frank* R-So. NG 6-3 285 Fairfax, Va./Fairfax

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. ^64 Hunter Etheridge Fr. QB 6-3 214 65 Evans Osuji R-Fr. DL 6-3 270 67 Tay Crutchfield Fr. DL 6-0 245 69 Nick Appel R-Sr. OL 6-6 316 70 Aaron Stinnie R-Fr. DL 6-3 273 71 Richard Xu Fr. OL 6-5 275 72 Erik Buchholz** R-Sr. OG 6-6 300 73 Stephen Root Fr. OT 6-5 265 74 Simeyon Robinson R-Fr. DL 6-1 275 75 Dominick Richards** R-Jr. OL 6-5 280 76 Mitchell Kirsch R-So. OL 6-6 300 77 Austin Lane* R-Sr. OL 6-6 305 78 Wray Fucci** R-Jr. OL 6-7 305 79 Taylor Dean Fr. OL 6-6 270 82 Ryan Dixon*** R-Sr. WR 6-0 195 83 Derek Hart** R-Jr. TE 6-4 237 84 Brandon Brown R-Fr. TE 6-3 260 85 Daniel Glymph Fr. WR 6-0 188 86 Nick Edwards R-Fr. TE 6-4 255 88 Javonn Curry Fr. WR 6-3 184 89 Taylor McNelis R-Jr. WR 5-9 195 90 Alex Mosley** R-Jr. NG 6-1 290 91 Jonathan Kloosterman Fr. TE 6-3 241 92 Jonathan Jerez Fr. K/P 6-2 181 93 Andrew Ankrah R-Fr. LB 6-4 234 94 Cornell Urquhart Fr. DL 6-4 255 95 Xavier Gates R-Jr. NG 6-3 311 96 Ryan Etheridge Fr. LB 6-2 231 97 Kevin Weiman Fr. K/P 6-3 192 98 K.J. Ford Fr. NG 6-1 284 99 Gunnar Kane R-Fr. K/P 6-1 215

Hometown/High School (Previous) Clayton, N.C./Woodberry Forest (Va.) Maplewood, N.J./West Orange Broadnax, Va./Brunswick Vienna, Va./Bishop O’Connell (North Carolina) Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne’s-Belfield Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge Malvern, Pa./Great Valley Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial Jim Thorpe, Pa./Marian Catholic Kensington, Md./St. John’s Coll. HS Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa (Syracuse) Oyster Bay, N.Y./Holy Trinity Alexandria, Va./Bishop Ireton Union Bridge, Md./Linganore Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central Chester, Va./Matoaca Richmond, Va./Atlee Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam Burtonsville, Md./Paint Branch Colorado Springs, Colo./St. Mary’s (Troy) Highland Springs, Va./Highland Springs Strasburg, Va./Strasburg Jupiter, Fla/Jupiter Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard Richmond, Va./Benedictine Prep Harrisburg, Pa./John Harris (Kansas State) Clayton, N.C./Blue Ridge (Va.) Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding Bluffton, S.C./Bluffton Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam

2014 James Madison Coaching Staff Head Coach Everett Withers (First Year) Assistant Coaches John Bowers (Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Fullbacks/Recruiting Coord.) Brad Davis (Co-Off. Coord./Offensive Line) Drew Mehringer (Co-Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks) Brandon Staley (Defensive Coord./Linebackers) Parker Fleming (Wide Receivers/Special Teams) Zak Kuhr (Running Backs) Jules Montinar (Secondary) Steve Sisa (Safeties) Antoine Smith (Defensive Line)

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WHEN COACHING JMU HAS THE STAFF BALL 6 Sean Tapley R-Sr. • 6-0 • 195 13 Ishmael Hyman R-Fr. • 6-0 • 185

32 Khalid Abdullah So. • 5-10 • 206 28 John Miller Fr. • 5-10 • 180 30 Alden Hill R-So. • 6-0 • 225

2 Vad Lee R-Jr. • 6-1 • 225 17 Bryan Schor Fr. • 6-2 • 213

8 Andre Coble R-Jr. • 5-10 • 187 11 Brandon Ravenel So. • 6-0 • 190

69 Nick Appel R-Sr. • 6-6 • 316 60 Matt Cunningham R-Sr. • 6-4 • 295

77 Austin Lane R-Sr. • 6-6 • 305 72 Erik Buchholz R-Sr. • 6-6 • 300

53 Matt Williams R-Sr. • 6-3 • 290 62 Kyle Rigney R-So. • 6-3 • 273

55 Josh Hogan R-Sr. • 6-1 • 283 61 A.J. Bolden R-Fr. • 6-3 • 305

76 Mitchell Kirsch R-So. • 6-6 • 300 78 Wray Fucci R-Jr. • 6-7 • 305

37 Deane Cheatham R-Jr. • 6-1 • 235 91 Jonathan Kloosterman Fr. • 6-3 • 241

17 Mike Dennis Sr. • 5-9 • 170 23 Malik Duncan Fr. • 5-10 • 180

56 Lorenzo Coscarelli Sr. • 6-1 • 286 72 Terrace Bourne Sr. • 6-0 • 319

94 Shane Morris Sr. • 6-3 • 270 99 Brody Maughan-Evanson R-Sr. • 6-0 • 287

WR 10 Daniel Brown R-Sr. • 6-5 • 225 31 Rashard Davis So. • 5-9 • 180

WR LCB

75 Kaena Moose R-Sr. • 6-1 • 275 92 T.J. Dougherty Jr. • 6-2 • 260

14 DaQuan Minter Jr. • 5-11 • 170 4 Corey Leonard R-Sr. • 6-0 • 185

1 Lorenzo Jerome So. • 5-11 • 185 28 Khalid Jones Sr. • 5-9 • 189

ROLB

10 Semo Sila Jr. • 6-1 • 196 6 Max Ma’afala-Maiava Jr. • 6-0 • 230

BUCK

9 Wesley Nagaseu So. • 6-0 • 240 8 Brandon Small R-Jr. • 5-10 • 220

MIKE

5 Solomon Leaeno So. • 5-11 • 220 20 Marcus Pickens So. • 5-11 • 220

LOLB

7 Dave Coleman R-Jr. • 5-11 • 210 44 Dylan Bear Sr. • 6-2 • 217

11 Bishop Neal Sr. • 5-11 • 191 37 Cody Reimers Sr. • 5-11 • 191

James Madison’s Specialists K/KO

42 Connor Arnone R-Jr. • 6-0 • 210 97 Kevin Weiman Fr. • 6-3 • 192

99 Gunnar Kane R-Fr. • 6-1 • 215 42 Connor Arnone R-Jr. • 6-0 • 210

HLD

17 Bryan Schor Fr. • 6-2 • 213 15 Daniel Schiele So. • 6-5 • 230

83 Derek Hart R-Jr. • 6-4 • 237 ^41 Brett Siegel R-So. • 6-2 • 225

6 Sean Tapley R-Sr. • 6-0 • 195 11 Brandon Ravenel So. • 6-0 • 190

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KOR

6 Sean Tapley R-Sr. • 6-0 • 195 31 Rashard Davis So. • 5-9 • 180 11 Brandon Ravenel So. • 6-0 • 190 5 Dejor Simmons R-Sr. • 5-8 • 195

WHEN SFU HAS THE BALL 6 Terell Smith R-Jr. • 6-0 • 194 9 Franklyn Williamson Sr. • 6-2 • 205

1 Khairi Dickson Jr. • 6-0 • 182 2 Marcus Bagley Fr. • 5-10 • 203

8 Max Ward R-So. • 6-1 • 206 7 Zack Drayer So. • 6-3 • 215

25 Anthony Bowman R-Sr. • 5-10 • 233 34 Anthony Damiano Jr. • 6-1 • 237

67 Thurston Kino R-Sr. • 6-3 • 290 70 John Watson R-So. • 6-3 • 283

68 Jimmy Marks So. • 6-2 • 275 74 Garrett Lucas R-Jr. • 6-4 • 285

66 Brandon Bunting R-Sr. • 6-2 • 278 77 Michael Boyd So. • 6-1 • 291

76 Bryn Kaufman R-Fr. • 6-4 • 260 55 Mederick Flavius Fr. • 6-3 • 275

52 Colin Gdula R-Sr. • 6-4 • 284 63 Evan Ferguson Fr. • 6-6 • 302 40 Cole Bush So. • 6-2 • 230 41 Matt Camilletti Jr. • 6-2 • 205 or 84 John Watson R-So. • 6-3 • 283

3 Anthony Abeid Jr. • 5-8 • 175 16 William Martin R-Jr. • 5-8 • 167

RCB

17^ Jimmy Moreland Fr. • 5-10 • 175 21 Jeremiah Wilson R-Sr. • 5-10 • 200

95 Xavier Gates R-Jr. • 6-3 • 311 74 Simeyon Robinson R-Fr. • 6-1 • 275

65 Evans Osuji R-Fr. • 6-3 • 270 50 Brandon Lee R-Sr. • 6-2 • 268

WR LCB

90 Alex Mosley R-Jr. • 6-1 • 290 94 Cornell Urquhart Fr. • 6-4 • 255

14 Taylor Reynolds R-So. • 6-0 • 195 38 Kwe’shon Williams R-So. • 5-9 • 176

40 Raven Greene So. • 5-11 • 205 41 Aaron Peak Fr. • 5-9 • 198

OLB

3 Sage Harold Sr. • 6-4 • 245 46 David Ezeagwu Fr. • 6-3 • 225

WLB

7 Rhakeem Stallings R-So. • 6-1 • 223 1 Titus Till R-Sr. • 6-2 • 225

MLB

29 Kyre Hawkins R-Fr. • 6-0 • 220 47 Marzae Brooks R-Jr. • 5-11 • 225

OLB

48 Ascene Jacques R-Jr. • 6-1 • 245 1 Titus Till R-Sr. • 6-2 • 225

16 Dean Marlowe Sr. • 6-2 • 205 43 Eric Magruder R-Sr. • 5-11 • 200

Saint Francis' Specialists K

12 Lance Geesey R-So. • 5-10 • 180 18 Eric Bofenkamp Fr. • 6-0 • 175

7 Zack Drayer So. • 6-3 • 215 12 Lance Geesey R-So. • 5-10 • 180

HLD

41 Matt Camilletti Jr. • 6-2 • 205 15 Capri Thompson R-So. • 6-2 • 190

44 Dylan Bear Sr.• 6-2 • 217 33 Tyler Heisey Fr. • 6-0 • 180

3 Anthony Abeid Jr. • 5-8 • 175 or 1 Lorenzo Jerome So. • 5-11 • 185

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KOR

3 Anthony Abeid Jr. • 5-8 • 175 1 Lorenzo Jerome So. • 5-11 • 185

SAINT COACHING FRANCIS ROSTER STAFF No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. 1 Khairi Dickson Jr. RB 6-0 182 1 Lorenzo Jerome So. DB 5-11 185 2 Marcus Bagley Fr. RB 5-10 203 2 Erik Walker R-So. LB 6-3 245 3 Anthony Abeid Jr. RB 5-8 175 4 Corey Leonard R-Sr. WR 6-0 185 5 Myles Brooker R-So. WR 6-0 180 5 Solomon Leaeno So. LB 5-11 220 6 Max Ma’afala-Maiava Jr. LB 6-0 230 6 Terell Smith R-Jr. WR 6-0 194 7 Dave Coleman R-Jr. DB 5-11 210 7 Zack Drayer So. QB 6-3 215 8 Brandon Small R-Jr. LB 5-10 220 8 Max Ward R-So. QB 6-1 206 9 Wesley Nagaseu So. LB 6-0 240 9 Franklyn Williamson Sr. WR 6-2 205 10 Freddy Bopst Fr. QB 6-3 205 10 Semo Sila Jr. LB 6-1 196 11 Bishop Neal Sr. LB 5-11 191 11 Josiah Williams So. WR 6-2 183 12 Lance Geesey R-So. K 5-10 180 12 Rashawn Pascal So. WR 6-0 170 13 Kordel McInnis R-Jr. WR 6-1 200 13 Kory Pearson Fr. DB 6-3 210 14 Chase Keller Fr. QB 6-3 194 14 DaQuan Minter Jr. DB 5-11 170 15 DaVon McGant R-Sr. DB 6-0 192 15 Capri Thompson R-So. QB 6-2 190 16 William Martin R-Jr. WR 5-8 167 17 Rodriquez Alexander So. WR 6-0 170 17 Mike Dennis Sr. DB 5-9 170 18 Eric Bofenkamp Fr. K/P 6-0 175 18 Jordan Millberry Fr. ATH 5-6 155 20 Marcus Pickens So. LB 5-11 220 21 Delondo Boyd Fr. ATH 6-0 185 22 Ricky Jordan Jr. DB 5-11 170 23 Malik Duncan Fr. DB 5-10 180 24 James Oliver Fr. RB 5-11 190 24 Ter’Shaudney Phillips R-So. DB 5-11 170 25 Anthony Bowman R-Sr. FB 5-10 233 25 Glenn Cross So. DB 5-11 185 26 Kadarrius Campbell So. RB 5-11 210 27 Alek Schultz Fr. RB 5-8 180 27 Jalen Wells Fr. DB 6-1 175 28 Khalid Jones Sr. DB 5-9 189 28 Jermaine Ponder Fr. WR 6-2 160 29 Jarrod Smith Fr. RB 6-0 185 30 Jarrod Thompson Fr. DB 5-8 178 31 Alex Woicehovich Fr. LB 6-2 220 32 Maurice Hubbard Fr. DB 5-9 175 33 Tyler Heisey Fr. FB/LB 6-0 180 34 Anthony Damiano /Jr. FB 6-1 237 34 Tymiere Griffin Fr. DB 5-8 170 35 Brian McNally Fr. TE 6-1 205 36 Cody Sampson Fr. RB 5-10 187 36 Andre Wilson Fr. LB 5-11 205 37 Cody Reimers Sr. DB 5-11 191 38 Zane Stewart Fr. LB 6-1 215 39 Nickolas Rounceville Sr. FB 6-1 221 40 Cole Bush So. RB 6-2 230 41 Matt Camilletti Jr. TE 6-2 205 41 Angelo Perrucci Jr. DB 6-0 185 42 James Cleveland Fr. DL 6-2 220 43 Ryan Siwy Fr. LB 6-1 190 44 Dylan Bear Sr. LB 6-2 217 45 Frank Failace R-So. TE 6-2 225 46 Zachary Rohland Fr. TE 6-3 238 47 Luke Weiss Fr. LB 6-3 230 49 Kyle Solecky Fr. LB 5-11 205 51 Abu Fofanah Jr. DL 6-3 260

Hometown/High School (Previous) Cleveland, Ohio/Central Catholic Sunrise, Fla./J.P. Taravella Cleveland Heights, Ohio/ Cleveland Heights Clairton, Pa./Clairton Youngstown, Ohio/Youngstown Christian Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Kapolei, Hawaii/James Campbell Pearl City, Hawaii/Aiea West Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland Montclair, N.J./Montclair Hershey, Pa./Hershey Clairton, Pa./Clairton Steelton, Pa./Middletown Waipahu, Hawaii/Waipahu Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara Jarrettsville, Md./Boys Latin Honolulu, Hawaii/Farrington Clairton, Pa./Clairton Dewitt, N.Y./Jamesville Dewitt Harrisburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Fort Lauderdale Sewell, N.J./Washington Twp. Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights Connellsville, Pa./ Greensburg Central Catholic Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown Brandywine, Md./Gwynn Park Clairton, Pa./Clairton Burlington, N.J./Burlington Twp. Miramar, Fla./Everglades Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck Warren, Ohio/John F. Kennedy Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac Indian Head, Md./Henry E. Lackey Wheeling, W.Va./Linsly Cleveland, Ohio/Central Catholic Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone Deland, Fla./Deland Damascus, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional Leonardtown, Md./St. Mary’s Ryken Herndon, Va./Oak Crest Westerville, Ohio/Thomas Worthington Philadelphia, Pa./Episcopal Academy Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley Clarksburg, Md./Clarksburg Macedonia, Ohio/Nordonia Galloway, N.J./Absegami Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley Tamaqua, Pa./Marian Catholic Middletown, Del./St. Georges Tech Girard, Pa./Girard Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney Wilson, N.Y./Wilson Central Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg Fayetteville, Pa./Waynesboro Area Apollo, Pa./Burrell Bangor, Pa./Pius X Easton, Pa./Wilson Area Toms River, N.J./Monsignor Donovan Johnstown, Pa./Bishop McCourt Mars, Pa./Mars Area Wayne, N.J./Don Bosco Prep Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley Verona, N.J./Verona Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Acad. Westminster, Md./Westminster

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. 52 Colin Gdula R-Sr. OL 6-4 284 53 Austin Gray Fr. DL 6-2 285 54 Roger Cooley Fr. OL 5-11 235 55 Mederick Flavius Fr. OL 6-3 275 56 Lorenzo Coscarelli Sr. DT 6-1 286 59 John Honeycutt Fr. LB 6-1 210 62 Tim Hornick Jr. DL 5-11 250 63 Evan Ferguson Fr. OL 6-6 302 66 Brandon Bunting R-Sr. OL 6-2 278 67 Thurston Kino R-Sr. OL 6-3 290 68 Jimmy Marks So. OL 6-2 275 69 Brandon Taylor So. DT 6-1 270 70 John Watson R-So. OL 6-3 283 71 Damian Smith So. OL 6-0 300 72 Terrace Bourne Sr. DT 6-0 319 73 Mitchell Boyd So. OL 6-1 303 74 Garrett Lucas R-Jr. OL 6-4 285 75 Kaena Moose R-Sr. DL 6-1 275 76 Bryn Kaufman R-Fr. OL 6-4 260 77 Michael Boyd So. OL 6-1 291 79 Ryan Cox Fr. OL 6-2 255 80 Sam Bohnert So. WR 6-4 205 81 Taylor White So. WR 5-9 175 82 Steve Schmitt Sr. WR 6-0 193 83 Chris Prowell-White Fr. ATH 6-0 170 85 Junior Ajayi Fr. WR 5-10 165 86 Shawn McCord Fr. DL 6-2 230 87 Sean Allen Fr. TE 6-2 210 88 Byron Johnson Fr. ATH 5-9 185 89 Sebastian Hofmann So. WR 5-11 170 90 Ricardo Johnson Fr. DL 6-1 297 91 Michael Brucker So. DE 6-2 230 92 T.J. Dougherty Jr. DL 6-2 260 93 Roberto Harris-Barron J r. DL 5-10 244 94 Shane Morris Sr. DL 6-3 270 96 Brandon Robinson So. DT 6-2 255 97 Andrew Julius So. DL 6-1 315 99 Brody Maughan-Evanson R-Sr. DL 6-0 287

Hometown/High School (Previous) Dunlo, Pa./Forest Hills Egg Harbor Township, N.J./ Egg Harbor Township Germantown, Md./Northwest Oakland Park, Fla./Northeast Millstone Township, N.J./ Red Bank Catholic Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall Johnstown, Pa./Bishop McCort Sterling, Va./Dominion Champion, Pa./Mount Pleasant Area Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou Middletown, Pa./Lower Dauphin Montclair, N.J./Montclair New Washington, Pa./ Calvary Christian Academy Altoona, Pa./Altoona Wilmington, Del./Alexis I. Dupont Honolulu, Hawaii/Farrington Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani School New Wilmington, Pa./Wilimington Honolulu, Hawaii/Farrington Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone Morris, N.J./North Penn Baltimore, Md./Mount Saint Joseph’s Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley Delran, N.J./Holy Cross Aberdeen, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Germantown, Md./Northwest Warren, N.J./Immaculata Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park West Chester, Pa./West Chester Rustin Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic Revloc, Pa./Central Cambria Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei Mars, Pa./Mars Area

2014 Saint Francis Coaching Staff Head Coach Chris Villarrial (Fifth Year) Assistant Coaches Eric Long (Offensive Coordinator) Michael Craig (Defensive Coordinator) Kevin Parker (Running Backs) Brian Wright (Wide Receivers) Brian White (Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator) Josh Hutchison (Tight Ends) Matt Gueguen (Defensive Line) Scott Lewis (Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator) Dick Mock (Outside Linebackers) Marco Pecora (Defensive Backs)

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MEN’S SOCCER’S “DOC” by Andrew Wilson JMU Athletics Communications Twenty-nine years have passed since Tom Martin, affectionately known around much of JMU athletics as “Doc”, was named the head coach of the men’s soccer program here at James Madison. In that span, 29 team pictures have been taken. Not one of them features the team’s head coach. That’s just a small part of his philosophy. “You won’t find me in one team picture. It’s not going to happen,” Martin said. “This is a plural program. It always has been. It’s about ‘we’ and the players. I’ve made a lot of people unhappy from time to time because of it but I always put the players first.” Martin has been around Harrisonburg and the JMU men’s soccer program for nearly three decades now. In that period, he’s seen the University grow exponentially. For example, the Convocation Center was the only JMU building that side of I-81 when he got here with nothing but trees between it and Valley Mall. Through his career, Martin has amassed 469 career wins, 350 of them at James Madison, which makes him the winningest active coach in NCAA Division I men’s soccer. It also makes him far and away the winningest coach in JMU men’s soccer history. While Harrisonburg, James Madison and the surrounding area has changed drastically, the values and foundation his program was built on have not waivered. “It’s not about wins a losses. It’s about the players,” he said. “ Soccer is the vehicle to get them here but it’s what you can do to help these young adults find their niche and get to a really good place in life. It’s nice to produce kids that go on to be professional players but that’s not the mission here. We want to make them professional professionals. It may take them a little while after they leave here but as long as they get the message somewhere along the way, that’s the most important thing and we’ve accomplished what we set out to do.”

Martin’s run at JMU all started in 1986. Through nine seasons at Tri-State University (now Trine State) and West Virginia Wesleyan, Martin compiled a 119-35-10 record. Generally, marks like that earns a coach a promotion to another stop on the way to soccer’s highest levels. Instead, Martin was after consistency and a place to settle down even in his mid-30s. “The administration here at the time took a chance on me,” Martin said. “They didn’t have to take a chance on the guy from the small school, and I’m sure they had some conversations that didn’t go, ‘He’s the one.’ But I told them I was looking for a permanent move and not somewhere to be a stepping stone. I told them I wanted to watch something grow and you could tell even then, this place was going to grow.” The stem of finding a place to grow came from his wife, Cherylen, and his son, Sean, who is an assistant coach under Tom here at JMU. The move to James Madison wasn’t a power move, but a comfort move. “This was a family move 100 percent,” he said. “I loved West Virginia and I loved where I was, but Sean was born and we both made a conscious decision that we wanted to be in the same area as long as we could. As good as West Virginia was, that wasn’t where we wanted to be.” Twenty-nine years later, Martin may have grown up a little more and a few hairs may have turned gray, but his philosophy and tenacity for the program is still as great as it was three decades ago. “When I’m done coaching, I’ll be their biggest fan,” he said. “If they ever need any advice to bounce off me, it’s a small enough community that they know where I live and my number is in the book, but it’ll be somebody else’s deal. If I can help, great. If I can be confident, and I am, that I’m leaving the program in a better place than I found it, and it’s not all because of me, but because of the support people, the facilities, all that stuff, that makes me feel really good and I’ll know I did my job.”

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SOFTBALL COACHING EXCELLENCE STAFF The James Madison softball team is coming off a special year, which saw the Dukes produce quite the amount of success, as well as some firsts. Head Coach Mickey Dean, who will enter his third year at the helm this coming season, touched on a few accomplishments that made 2014 as special as it was. “A few things made last year special,” Dean said. “First was winning the regular-season and tournament championships. Secondly, we won the tournament championship as the host institution on our home field in front of a great crowd. Finally, JMU made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championship, which will hopefully build a tradition.” The Dukes completed the year with a 45-15 overall record, setting a program record for wins and fewest losses in the same season. After capturing the CAA tournament title and receiving the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, JMU defeated DePaul in its opening game at the Lexington Regional, marking the first time it ever advanced to the winner’s bracket at NCAAs. But it wasn’t until its final tournament road trip, which took the team nearly 5,000 miles, that their season changed, and for the better. After opening the year with a 10-8 record through their first four tournaments, the Dukes took a two-week, twotournament road trip to Hawai’i – a trek which Dean believes was the turning point for the rest of their season. JMU would go 9-1 over the two tournaments, giving up only five runs upping its record to 19-9 entering conference play. “The trip to Hawaii was where I felt the direction of our team and our program turned,” Dean said. “We became efficient as a team off the field which carried into our play on the field. The team really came together and we were able to carry that momentum forward.” From there, the Dukes would take 11 of 12 home games the rest of the season and finish 15-3 during conference play to claim the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season title and the right to host the CAA Championship. “We were rewarded with home field advantage by winning the regular-season championship and we wanted to reward our family and friends by winning the tournament championship JMU’s First All-American Jailyn Ford

in front of our home crowd,” Dean noted. Three wins later, the Dukes did just that and were NCAA bound. After going 1-2 during the Lexington Regional and seeing their special season come to an end, the post-season awards came in bunches. Most notably, Jailyn Ford became the first Duke to garner softball All-America laurels when she was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association AllAmerica Second Team. Ford finished her sophomore season with a 24-7 record in the circle with a 1.26 ERA in 41 appearances. She tallied 21 complete games with nine shutouts, two combined shutouts and four saves. She also struck out 233 batters against 40 walks in 228 2/3 innings. At the plate, Ford hit .268 with a team-high nine home runs with 36 runs scored. She also contributed nine doubles and broke the school record for single-season walks with 34. Ford also posted a .986 fielding percentage on 144 opportunities. Coach Dean and his staff were also honored by the NFCA as the Region Coaching Staff of the Year for the second consecutive season. They will be honored in December at the NFCA annual convention. Head Coach Mickey Dean At the CAA level, JMU swept the major awards as Caitlyn Sandy was named Player of the Year, Ford won Pitcher of the Year, Erica Field was honored as Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Niki Prince was named Rookie of the Year and Dean was tabbed Coach of the Year. JMU had 17 total accolades at the CAA level, by far besting any other team in the league. So how does JMU prepare itself for the 2015 season with aspirations to continue the building of tradition, as well as its rise in the national realm of collegiate softball? Dean stated that the Dukes will prepare themselves “with an understanding that each year of play is independent of itself.” He continued, “When players graduate and a new freshman class comes in, there is a great deal to work on, especially chemistry. Everything begins with building trusts throughout the program, from each player to the coaching staff, and the support staff. We have a saying. ‘Work done. Work to do.’”

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key dates i n j mu footbal l July 17, 1972

Athletic director Dean Ehlers announced that JMU would start football in 1972 and named Challace McMillin head coach. JMU played five games, including two with junior varsity teams and two with military schools. Most of the 1972 team was recruited from the school’s fall registration lines.

Challace McMillin, JMU's first head coach, confers with a player during the Dukes' first football game in 1972

Oct. 7, 1972

JMU lost 6-0 to Shepherd’s junior varsity in its first game, played on what is now a practice field adjacent to Godwin Hall. The game was to have been played at Harrisonburg High School but wasn’t because of wet conditions. JMU finished 1972 with a 0-4-1 record and without scoring.

Sept. 22, 1973

JMU posted its first win, 34-8 over Anne Arundel (Md.) Community College at Harrisonburg High School. JMU finished the year 4-5, again playing mostly junior varsity and military teams.

Sept. 21, 1974

JMU began its first varsity season with a 24-22 win at Washington and Lee.

Oct. 12, 1974

JMU beat Bridgewater 41-13 in the first game at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field. An astroturf field had been completed during the 1973-74 school year, and temporary seating was used until 1975.

1975

JMU’s unbeaten team of 1975 (9-0-1)

Nov. 11, 1978

JMU won 42-12 at Emory and Henry to finish the year 8-2 and ranked ninth nationally in Division III.

Dec. 18, 1978

JMU announced it would offer 25 scholarships in 1979. Quarterback Frankie Walker and fullback Joe Curro, transfers from Lees-McRae (N.C.) College, were announced as JMU’s first scholarship signees Jan. 17, 1979.

1982

JMU was 8-3 and appeared in the Division I-AA top 20 poll for seven straight weeks, reaching ninth midway through the season. JMU defeated Virginia 21-17 in Charlottesville (Sept. 18), the Dukes’ first win over a Division I-A opponent.

Jan. 4, 1984

Wide receiver Gary Clark became the first JMU player drafted 0by a professional football team when Jacksonville made him its first choice (sixth pick overall) in the United States Football League draft. Jacksonville was an expansion team, and he was its initial draft choice.

Dec. 20, 1984

JMU was 9-0-1 with a seasonopening scoreless tie at Glenville (W.Va.) its only blemish. JMU won the Virginia College Athletic Association title and won seven straight games by seven or fewer points.

Joe Purzycki became JMU’s second head coach, replacing Challace McMillin.

April 29, 1986

Linebacker Charles Haley, JMU’s initial Division I-AA first-team All-America, became the first Duke selected in the National Football League draft (fourth round, San Francisco).

Sept. 18, 1976

JMU beat Towson 28-26 at home, raising its record to 3-0 and its winning streak to 12 games and earning a tie for first place (with C.W. Post) in the NCAA Division III poll.

Sept. 25, 1976

Frankie Walker was among JMU's first group of football scholarship signees in 1979

1987

JMU enjoyed its most successful scholarship season to date, going 9-3 and reaching the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the first time. JMU was nationally ranked for nine straight weeks and was ranked as high as third.

JMU played in the first Division III regular-season game televised by a major network (ABC), losing 21-14 at Hampden-Sydney.

Dec. 14, 1990

Oct. 16, 1976

1991

JMU won 17-12 at Davidson, its first win over a Division I foe.

Oct. 14, 1978

JMU’s Board of Visitors unanimously approved moving football to Division I. The Board met in Williamsburg, where JMU lost 32-7 to William and Mary in its first game with an in-state Division I foe. JMU went to Division II in 1979 and to Division I-AA in 1980.

Rip Scherer became JMU’s third head coach, replacing Joe Purzycki. The 9-4 Dukes reached the second round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the first time. They were nationally ranked for nine straight weeks, and they beat four nationally ranked opponents, three on the road.

1993

JMU first played in the Yankee Conference after joining the league in 1991.

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John Kent (79) and coaches Brent Good (left) and Challace McMillin celebrate JMU's 1982 win at Virginia

1994

JMU set a team record for wins (10-3 record) and reached the second round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the second time. JMU was nationally ranked for 10 of the regular-season’s last 11 weeks and beat four of five ranked foes it faced.

Jan. 23, 1995

Alex Wood became JMU’s fourth head coach, replacing Rip Scherer, who became head coach at Memphis.

1995

The 8-4 Dukes returned to the playoffs for the second straight year and were nationally ranked in every poll during the season by The Sports Network.

1997

The Atlantic 10 Football Conference assumed the Yankee Conference’s operations

March 19, 1999 Mickey Matthews became JMU’s fifth head coach. He was introduced at a March 22 press conference, and he succeeded Alex Wood, who resigned March 15 to accept a coaching assistant’s position with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.

1999

Mickey Matthews was Division I-AA national coach of the year in 1999, 2004, 2008

JMU tied for the Atlantic 10 title, its first Division I crown, and returned to the NCAA playoffs. Mickey Matthews was the Division I-AA coach of the year by The Sports Network; Curtis Keaton was the Atlantic 10 offensive player of the year and a fourth-round draft choice by the

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Cincinnati Bengals; and Chris Morant was the Atlantic 10 defensive player of the year.

2000

JMU’s Delvin Joyce became the first Division I-AA player to reach the 1,000-yard career mark in each of the statistical categories of rushing (1,260), receiving (1,009), kickoff returns (1,902) and punt returns (1,488).

The 9-3 Dukes made their second playoff appearance in three seasons and were nationally ranked in every poll during the season by The Sports Network, including in the top 10 in the final seven polls.

2007

2001

JMU linebacker Derrick Lloyd won the Buck Buchanan Award, sponsored by The Sports Network, as Division I-AA’s top defensive player.

The Colonial Athletic Association assumed the Atlantic 10’s operations. The 8-4 Dukes made their third NCAA playoff appearance in four seasons and were nationally ranked in every poll during the season by The Sports Network and the FCS coaches.

June 6, 2003

2008

Ground was broken on the on the Robert and Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Facility adjacent to Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field.

2004

Everett Withers was named JMU’s sixth head coach in 2014.

2006

JMU won the NCAA Division I-AA national title by beating Montana 31-21 Dec. 17 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 13-2 Dukes set a team record for wins and became the first Division I-AA team to win three road playoff games during the same season. Mickey Matthews was Division I-AA coach of the year by the American Football Coaches Association.

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JMU won the CAA title with an 8-0 record, was the top seed for the NCAA playoffs, and finished 12-2. The playoff appearance was the team’s fourth in five seasons and Mickey Matthews was national coach of the year by The Sports Network and Liberty Mutual.

2013

Everett Withers became JMU’s sixth head coach on December 20.

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jeff bourne athletics director Jeff Bourne is in his second decade as JMU’s athletics director, having already overseen a period of dramatic enhancements on behalf of all of the university’s student-athletes and coaches. At JMU, Bourne leads a program that is competitive within the Colonial Athletic Association as well as at regional and national levels and that has positioned itself to continue to play a major role in intercollegiate athletics. Bourne has overseen processes to ensure the academic, athletic and social success of all JMU student-athletes. In the most recent release, JMU saw its Graduation Success Rate remain above 82 percent for the ninth straight year, with a 100 percent degree completion rate. When Bourne arrived at JMU, the graduation rate among student-athletes was 71 percent and the overall student rate 79 percent. Annual fundraising has improved dramatically under Bourne’s leadership, with an overall increase of more than 400 percent during the past eight years. Student-athlete support services and facility improvements also have been highlights of the past 10 years. JMU enjoys a tremendous academic reputation nationally as evidenced by its continued placement among national and regional publications. For the 16th consecutive year the university ranked as the top public, master’s-level university in the South in the highly regarded annual poll on academic quality conducted by U.S. News & World Report for its guidebook, 2010 America’s Best Colleges. During Bourne’s tenure more than 1,600 conference academic honors have been given to JMU student-athletes, including CAA scholar-athletes, CAA commissioner’s academic award winners and ECAC scholar-athletes of the year. JMU also has had four student-athletes receive NCAA post-graduate scholarships. Over the last three years, more than 2,500 academic awards, including Dean’s List, President’s List and the CAA Commissioners Awards, have been presented to JMU student-athletes. Perhaps the best measure of success is the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate. JMU has ranked well above the NCAA minimum standard for each of the program’s rating periods, and no JMU teams have been subject to APR-related penalties. Providing outstanding athletics facilities is a primary focus, and JMU will continue to make significant progress in this front during the coming year. In 2009-10, the new Veterans Memorial Stadium complex for baseball and softball was completed; work was recently completed in summer of 2011 on the first phase of the new University Park, including practice and competition facilities for soccer, lacrosse, track and field and cross country with field hockey to follow in the near future; and the $62 Million, 20-month process to renovate Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field finished prior to the 2011 season. The football stadium expansion project increased seating at the facility to nearly 25,000 and featured major enhancements, including private suites and club level seating, improved concessions and restroom facilities, improved lighting, and a new media facility. Under Bourne, JMU has developed an enhanced volunteer fundraising network and a point-priority system to recognize donor participation and has implemented programs to increase game attendance and address the needs of athletics infrastructure. These efforts have resulted in unprecedented levels of success in fundraising while driving football attendance to all-time records. Major program enhancements in student-athlete

services and academic advising, sports medicine and strength and conditioning have added to the overall quality of the student-athlete experience as demonstrated in annual senior exit interviews and peer program evaluations. Annual evaluation and information data also is incorporated into a strategic planning and reporting process to enhance the organizational structure of the athletics division with the primary focus on meeting the needs of student-athletes and coaches. “We’re very proud of the accomplishments we’ve had and I am quite fortunate to work with and serve a tremendous group of coaches and a talented support team. We will continue to work together toward the common goals of ensuring the success of our student-athletes in all of their endeavors -- academically, athletically and socially,” Bourne said. “Our goals are to win conference championships and to advance our teams to post-season play while adhering to NCAA and conference guidelines and to graduate our student-athletes. “We continue to strengthen the infrastructure and facilities of the athletics program,” Bourne continued. “Our support centers and athletics personnel are dedicated to providing student-athletes with the best experience possible at the intercollegiate level. We also are extremely pleased with the construction of the Robert and Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center, which benefits all of our student-athletes with state-ofthe-art academic facilities and serves as an entrance and focal point for our football stadium. Other athletics facilities construction that is being planned and implemented on campus -- immediately new baseball and softball stadiums and enhancement of our football facility and later upgrades for other programs -- will provide JMU with outstanding competition sites.” The Plecker Performance Center, which opened in 2005, was the first significant facility project funded primarily through private resources in JMU athletics’ history. The $10 million facility is adjacent to Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field and features support areas for football and areas for entertaining during home football games and for JMU’s athletic hall of fame. Also included is the Challace McMillin Academic Center that benefits performers in all JMU sports programs. Advising and counseling for all of JMU studentathletes take place at the facility, which also includes an outstanding computer lab and strength training and sports medicine facilities. Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field, the home of JMU’s football program, has a large electronic videoboard with live game action and video replay capabilities, an

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outstanding FieldTurf playing surface and an enhanced sound system added in recent years. Prior to arriving at JMU in 1999, Bourne served in several athletics roles at Virginia Tech from 1986-97 and was senior associate athletics director at Georgia Tech from 1997-99. At Georgia Tech, he supervised finance, marketing and promotions, ticketing, sports information, and radio and television broadcasts and production. He also was liaison to the Alexander-Tharpe fund, the university’s development arm, and administered baseball and golf. At Virginia Tech, he was associate athletics director during his final two years, and he co-chaired a committee that reviewed gender equity at the school. The committee developed and implemented a plan that brought the school into compliance with federal guidelines and ranked it fifth nationally in compliance. A Salem, Va., native, Bourne was Virginia Tech’s athletics business manager and then associate athletics director for administration and finance. Bourne received his Bridgewater College degree in business administration and accounting in 1981 and completed his master’s degree in education and sports management at Virginia Tech in 1994. He worked for four years in public accounting and received his certification in public accountancy before moving to Virginia Tech, where he first was an internal auditor and a consultant to the athletic business office. He is a 1994 graduate of the Sports Management Institute Executive Program from the University of North Carolina and the University of Southern California. The Bourne family bleeds purple and gold. Bourne’s wife, the former Mary Lou Garber, is a Harrisonburg native,Bridgewater graduate, and received a master’s degree at JMU in integrated science and technology in 2004. She serves as the Director of Technology Innovation at James Madison. They have two sons: Jason, a 2011 JMU graduate is employed at JMU as a Special Gifts Fundraising Officer, while his fiancee Megan Martin, also a 2011 JMU graduate, is the Social Media and Marketing Coordinator for JMU Office of Residence Life. Kyle graduated from JMU in 2014 and works for Goldman Sachs in New York City.

plecker athletic performance center • Named in honor of Robert & Frances Plecker • A $10 million state-of-the-art athletic support facility • 7,000-square foot strength and conditioning center with flat-screen televisions for individual instruction • 5,000-square foot sports medicine facility • Computer lab with more than 30 work stations • Tutoring and small group meeting facilities • JMU’s Athletic Hall of Fame • Student-athlete lounge

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are extremely pleased with the Robert and Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center, which benefits all of our student-athletes with state-of the-art academic facilities and serves as a focal point for our athletics program.â&#x20AC;? - Jeff Bourne, JMU director of athletics

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bridgeforth stadium/zane showker field

• 24,877-seat lighted facility in the center of campus, features a FieldTurf playing surface, a state-of-the-art support facility in the south end zone, and a 24-by-60 videoboard above the south end zone • Construction began following the 2009 season and was completed prior to the 2011 campaign • Stadium is named for William E. Bridgeforth of Winchester, Va., a longtime JMU supporter and board of visitors member whose family remains very active with JMU • Playing field is named for Harrisonburg-area businessman Zane Showker, a longtime JMU supporter and university board rector and for whom JMU’s business school facility is named • Originally constructed in three phases. A synthetic playing surface was installed in 1973-74, the east stands (near Godwin Hall, JMU’s athletics/kinesiology facility) in 1975 and the previous west stands in 1981 2014 JMU Football - 52

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Duke Club Endowed Donors Anonymous (2) Adams Endowed Golf Scholarship Joseph A. Alexander Scholarship

Funkhouser Endowed Scholarship

Robert & Frances Plecker Scholarship

Gira Endowed Scholarship

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship

Justin Marshall Armitage Memorial Scholarship Benshoff Distance Runner Scholarship Fund

Gracie Family Endowed Golf Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. H. D. (Ike) Riddleberger, Jr. Scholarship The Ridgway Endowment

The Black Brothers, Inc. Paint & Wallcovering Co. Endowed Scholarship

The Conrad Helsley ‘72 & Esther Helsley Endowment for General Student-Athlete Scholarships

Steve B. Dod Endowed Scholarship

Holsinger Family Endowed Scholarship

Godfrey Thomas Endowed Scholarship

Kathy & Bob Wade Scholarship

Bonnie Neff Hoover Endowed Scholarship

Bompiani Endowed Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Cletus Houff Scholarship

Sciarrone Soccer Scholarship Showalter Family Endowed Scholarships (3)

Gordon D. Bowman Scholarship

James & Joan Hughes Family

The Apple Scholarship

Babe & Sidney Louis Hyatt Memorial Scholarship

Les Branich Endowed Scholarship Fund

J-M Apartments Endowed Scholarship

William E. Bridgeforth Scholarship

The Paul Harris ‘96 & Tony Jordan ‘97 Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund (2)

Mr. Joseph A. Alexander

Mike & Kerry Benshoff

Black Brothers, Inc. Paint & Wallcovering Company Henley Carter & John Dod

Bob Wade Lincoln Mercury, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Larry Bompiani

Bowman Apple Products Co., Inc. Mr. Gordon D. Bowman, II Edward L. Branich

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Bridgeforth, Jr.

The Champs/Life Skills Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph K. Funkhouser, II Mr. John D. Gira Brian W. Gracie

Dr. Conrad Helsley & Esther Helsley Mr. Ronald E. Holsinger Bonnie Neff Hoover Houff Foundation

James & Joan Hughes

The Sidney Louis Hyatt Estate

Mr. James & Mr. John Monger, III Paul Harris & Tony Jordan

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Plecker Riddleberger Brothers, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. H. D. Riddleberger, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ridgway

Kramer Family Scholarship Elmer & Mary Kramer

Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Shady

Mr. & Mrs. W. Raymond Showalter, Jr. David & Kim Showalter

Challace McMillin Student-Athlete Forum Endowment

Joseph Showker ‘79 & Deborah Showker ‘78

Zane Showker Scholarship Mr. Zane D. Showker

Eugene J. Siciliano, Sr. Endowed Scholarship Mark & Ann Siciliano

Jane & Rick Smith Scholarship Fund Jane & Rick Smith

Betty & Frank Campbell Scholarship

The John David Kraus Memorial Scholarship The John D. Eiland Family Scholarship

Harold W. Carr Memorial Scholarship

Hugh & Nancy Lantz Endowed Scholarship

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Carrier Scholarship

Virgil C. Armstrong Memorial Scholarship

Ruth Wampler Clark Endowed Scholarship

The Lemish Family Scholarship

Coleman Family Endowed Scholarship

Litten & Sipe Endowed Scholarship

Robert & Carolyn Wetsel Endowed Scholarship Fund

Homer & Nellie Long Family Endowed Scholarship

JMU Student Duke Club Endowed Scholarship Tobin Scholarship

Costco Scholarship William A. Julias Memorial Scholarship Fund Cunningham Endowed Scholarship

Luth Family Endowed Scholarship

Turner Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Maria Malerba Women’s Tennis Scholarship Mason Family Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. David Kiser Family Scholarship

Ted & Stephanne Byrd & Scott & Anne Marie Elles Mr. & Mrs. Frank Campbell Robby & Ann Carr

Ronald & Edith Carrier

Charles W. Clark & Miriam M. Clark Warren & Judi Coleman Dan & Melinda Beam

Mr. & Mrs. Terrence John Cunningham

Daniel’s Scholarship (2)

Dan & Robin Newberry

Don Largent & Family Scholarship Don Largent Roofing, Inc.

Duke Dog Scholarship The Martha Hall Dunbar ‘80 Endowment for the Women’s Varsity Tennis Program Kevin Robert Dunbar

Eagle Carpet Endowed Scholarship Fund Rodney Eagle

Dean & Joanne Ehlers Scholarship Fund Mark T. Farrell ‘80 Athletic Scholarship Endowment Mark T. Farrell ‘80

James W. Quick Endowed Scholarship Russell & Mary Fleetwood & Family

Harry & Margaret Flippo Scholarship Harry & Margaret Flippo

Matthew Ritter Flook Endowed Scholarship Fund The Flook Family & Friends

Forbes Family Scholarship Bruce & Lois Forbes Jeff & Stephanie Forbes

Joseph & Audrey Najjum Women’s Golf Scholarship Rachel Frye

The John D. Eiland Family

Nancy Lantz & Hugh Lantz Robert & Gail LaRose Don & Sue Lemish Litten & Sipe

Mr. & Mrs. Homer A. Long, Jr. The Luth Family

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Mason

Mathie Endowed Scholarship James & Virginia Mathie

The J. R. McIntyre, Sr. Scholarship The James R. McIntyre, Jr. Family

Michael Endowed Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. V. Erwin Michael

Michael Endowed Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Vern Michael

Morris Endowed Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Jerry F. Morris

Browns Pharmacies, Inc. Endowed Scholarship The Necsary Family

Dr. & Mrs. Ray V. Sonner Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. Ray V. Sonner

Souder Endowed Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Gladstone Souder, Jr.

Sprinkel Endowed Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. James G. Sprinkel

Stone Scholarship Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Giles R. Stone

Storeman Specialty Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Layman

Linda B. Tobin

James & Elizabeth Turner David & Donna Kiser

Valler Endowed Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Atwood Valler

Valley Blox Scholarship Valley Blox, Inc.

Roselee M. Wagoner Memorial Scholarship The Richard Wagoner Family

Wease Endowed Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wease

Russell Weaver Scholarship Mrs. Russell Weaver

The Weaver Family Endowed Scholarship Fund The Weaver Family

Neff Endowed Scholarship

The Adam R. Wheatcroft Memorial Endowment for Archery Scholarships

Nielsen Construction Co., Inc. Scholarship

James H. Wheatley Family Scholarship

O’Donnell Family Scholarship

WHSV-TV Endowed Scholarship Fund R. Rolston Endowed Scholarship Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Neff

Nielsen Construction Co., Inc. Danny & Gail O’Donnell

William A. (‘77) & Janet Bourland (‘78, ‘81) O’Donnell Athletic Scholarship Endowment William A. (‘77) & Janet Bourland (‘78, ‘81) O’Donnell

Animal Health & Specialties, Inc. Scholarship Animal Health & Specialties

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Wheatcroft Mr. & Mrs. James H. Wheatley

Marlene Wilbarger

Women’s Athletic Scholarship

Full Scholarship $23,668+

Downtown Dining Alliance

Scholar-Athlete $11,000+

Dr. Richard Hetherington and Dr. Teresa Ulrey Ken and Sue Bartee Verstanding Broadcasting J-M Apartments Devine Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Battle JMU Bookstore Bruce and Lois Forbes Cliff and Kristen Wood

Royal $5,500+

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Alger Jackson Hotel Management / Tom, Jan & Jenifer Jackson Thomas and Kristin Dahl Joe and Sallie Funkhouser Steve and Alice Brown Cline Energy Company ECC Holding Company LLC Harrisonburg Construction Virginia Eagle Distributing John Rothenberger Partners Excavating Company Mike and Tracy Fornadel Daniel’s Kelly Law Robert Stacy Donley’s Construction Company Valley Building Supply, Inc. Donnie Hill Robby and Ann Carr Tenneco, Inc nTelos White Wave Foods Front Row Marketing Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Loughran Dr. Dorothy Rowe Dr. and Mrs. Jim Riley Denise and Jerry Gibson Lantz Construction Company Patrick Rockelli Virginia Business Systems Craig and Susan Stallings Mr. and Mrs. Warren K. Coleman Mr. Edward L. Branich and Ms. Cynthia L. Horner Dick Gardner Truck Enterprises, Inc.

Jerry and Becky Morris Mr. & Mrs. Clement W. Goodman Samuel and Carol Busey Larry and Barbara Caudle Frank and Suzanne Ridgway Alan and Judy Miller Dynamic Aviation Group and Karl & Barbara Stoltzfus Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Bowles Mike and Angie Gochenour Bernie and JoAnn Dean Moseley Architects Mr. Ronald E. Holsinger The Weaver Family Jarl and Beth Bliss Joe and Debbie Showker Aramark Corporation Mr. John E. Perry Bob Wade Auto World, Inc. Nancy Lantz Skanska USA Gary and Leshia Broadwater Ed and Zizi Sipe Shenandoah Valley Duke Club Region Doug and Sharon Largent Consumers Auto Warehouse Elliott Automotive Group

Crown $3,500

Keith’s Auto Sales Harper Associates Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. J. Andrew Holder Matt Benedetti Mr. James R. Howard Fine Earth John and Celia Bavis Dr. Eileen S. Nelson Mr. Sean Kelly Dr. Linwood H. and Judith M. Rose Classic Kitchens Inc. Summit Community Bank Kate Renalds Andrew Huggins Scott and Mary Gessay W.A. Lynch Roofing Co. Lynch Richard and Vanessa Evans Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Gardner Asfa Plastic Surgery Madeleine Luck Ms. Susan J. McGhee Vijay and Sydney Mago Joel and Kris Slocum Jonathan A. Rezadoost Rhonda Stanton Means Mr. Daniel D. Lively

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AJ and Beth Fisher Bob and Marian Ziemba Valley Honda Lenhart Pettit PC Pat and Kelly Sweet Bruce and Barbara Morton Ms. Kathleen Leber Mr. and Mrs. Michael Funkhouser Frank and Cari Hancock SYSCO Food Services of Virginia Mr. and Mrs. George A. Baumgardner, Jr. Doug and Mary Strup Ferguson Enterprises, Inc United Bank Joe and Linda Montgomery Karin Flagle WHSV-TV 3 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Brown Mr. J. Robert Hummer Office Products Rachel Muxlow Rachel and David Frye Rick and Lane Witthoefft Fran and Steve Smith Howard and Linda Hicks SunTrust Bank Joseph and Lorelei Avery Classic Tuxedos & Classic Cleaners Michael Rebibo Bill McGovern LD & B Insurance and Financial Services Premier Auto Body MillerCoors Alan and Ginger Strauss Edith Mechling Nicholas and Melanie Roupas Roger and Cindy Lee Don and Wendy Pepper Kathy and Macie Moran W.M. Jordan Company VBS Mortgage Michael and Amanda Ross JMU Alumni Association Tony and Shirley Brown Jake Magarity Comcast Spotlight Sandra and Christopher DiPasquale William T. Bates, Jr. Blackwell Engineering Kenneth and Julia Lawhorn Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Forbes Dan and Nancy Brubaker John and Dawn Morris Donna and Bob Golson James and Martha Watkins Jane and Rick Smith ACME Stove Co.

Lisa and Andrew Forward Sid and Jo Ann Smith Michael and Dawn Jones McDaniel Contractor Services LLC. Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Campbell Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc. The Frazier Quarry, Inc. Kevin and Patti Kelly Dennis and Genevieve Petrella Donald Lemish William Hall Mr. Walt Hurley Joe and Jo Ann Converse Sherry and Steven Andrews Sharon and Ric Struthers Houff Foundation Mark and Jennie Warner Susan and Michael Keys Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Keefer Ms. Casey Carter Dr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Carrier Jeff and Mary Lou Bourne Harrisonburg Auto Mall Donna and Randy Harper Charlie and Sherry King Mrs. Karen E. Terrell Hampton Roads Duke Club Region

Directors $2,000+

Geary Cox Rockingham Canvas Co., Inc.

Chad Hanna Tony Eifler Eric Korn Duane and Jeanette Burpoe Dr. and Mrs. Lincoln Loucks Mr. Greg Cottrell Keith and Kathy Adkins Steve Laskin Anonymous Kelly and Susan Waffle Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Williams Brandon and Cara Sweeney Mr. Kenneth A. Surber Tom and Lisa Gibson Debra and Arthur Dean Joseph G. Myers Joe and Annette Paxton Harman Realty Phil and Kim Cockrell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Benton Beahm Dan and Melinda Beam John and Tina Dod Christy Bradburn and Brian Koerner John F. Long Kevin D. Humphries Delvin and Ebony Joyce Catherine and Rex Swetnam Christina Roeder and Jason Carty Richard Yancey Jathan Payne Mr. Marc C. Gillions Todd Withers Donald R. Coffey

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Wood Kevin and Melinda Wood Jordan White Mr. Cam Morrison Greg Shaffer Cathy and Cameron McLennan Mark and Aileen Battaglini Diane Field Sandy and Jane Berry Kevin Scott Bailey Mr. and Mrs. F. Claiborne Johnston, III Mary Smith Karen and Bob Wheatley Jimmy and Patsy Garber Jack and Diana Neal Phil and Cindy Wishon Tim and Terri Palkovitz Christopher O’Brien Jason Atkins Mr. and Mrs. Don Earman Kurt and Shelly Hodgen Cathy and Carl Karlburg Brad and Mary-Ellen Chewning Mr. Samuel S. Silek Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy McCommons Dr. and Mrs. John Edson McKee Charles and Sara Runyan Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Kroll Mr. & Mrs. Frank Batten Marshall and Gloria Price O’Neill’s Grill Christine and Ricky Johnson Clark & Bradshaw

Wheel Club

Thank you for your support!

Augusta Dodge Jeep William Elliott

Bob Wade Auto World, Inc. John Wade

Consumers Auto Warehouse Andrew Wiley

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Elliott Chevrolet William Elliott

Keith’s Auto Sales Keith Knupp

Greg and Linda Cross Mr. & Mrs. Richard Strauss Anonymous Sam and Mary Jones Scott and Linda Crawford Mike and Kathy Thomas Charles and Mary Henderson Kent and Karen Folsom Cathy and Paul Fucci Richard and Pat Mason Eddie Edwards Signs, Inc. Kline May Realty Rockingham Group Phyllis Sonner Mr. and Mrs. P. Michael Weber Mr. Timothy Michael Clayton Frank and Betty Campbell Mr. Ollie Reese III Mr. and Mrs. David G.Thomas Mike Drechsler Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Testwuide, III Lou Bartram Jeff and Renee Bilodeau Kjellstrom & Lee Roof Center Milton and Linda Kline Jeff and Karen Wolter Charles and Erin Fairchild Dennis and Cecily Haston Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Smith Samuel S. Silek Paul Keppel

Dr. and Mrs. Conrad Helsley Wal-Mart Distribution Center Virginia Golf Cars Brian M. and Elisabeth Dixon BB&T - Harrisonburg James and Susan Grow Anonymous Mr. Stacy Shiflet Telemedia Productions, Inc. Signs USA Trey & Jolie Mauck John and Sherry Schulze Sharie Kirsch Sober Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Adams Mike and Kathleen McRoberts Michael and Martha Moneymaker Richard and Gail Hendrick Timothy & Meredith Mountcastle Dr. & Mrs. George L. Weidig (Becky) Mr. J. Philip Bain, Jr. Bruce Claybrook Robert D. Boucher Amy Bryk Ron and Sandra Cereola Mr. and Mrs. Phil Salopek John and Ann Burris Anonymous Jerry Hogge Susan and Bo Trumbo Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gooden John and Amy Meck Ms. Jo Ellen Wilson and Ms. Linda M. Elliott

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Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Brady Teresa and Ron French Mike and Paula McMahan Dr. Michael E. Busing Kenny and Chrissy Brooks Mr. Mickey Dean Charles Skeens Craig and Susie Phaup James and Pramila Robinson Brown Edwards Company Bill and Beverly Loomis Miss Sandra K. Lacks Todd and Cereta Newkirk Mike and Lisa Smith Timothy Masten Bruce and Kathy Wine Design Electric J.J. and Julie Hogan Barry and Lillian Saadatmand Anonymous Eagle Carpet, Inc. Kirby and Susan Smith Mr. Bobby Fralin Benjamin and Kristiane Graham Nancy Voorhees Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Popik Todd and Robin Winterfeldt Dennis and Sara Zimmerman Mr. Howard Hahn & Mrs. Zanette ShowkerHahn Mrs. Ruth Bridgeforth John Martin

Craig and Ashley Privott Dean and Joanne Ehlers Grover and Terry Barrett Gail and Jerry Beverage Steve and Christie Cornwell Elliott and Rebecca Boyd Dave and Debbie Lumsden Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barton Mr. Charles T. Campbell Mike and Karen Boylan Stephen and Lesley Ravas Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hill Alice and Jimmy Julias Mr. Larry Kenneth Landes Mr. and Mrs. C. Ramsey Lovin, Jr. Shelia A. Moorman Greg and Karen Warnock Walter and Dorothy Smith Challace and Mary Lou McMillin Dan Catlaw Randolph Brownell Mr. William L. Cassell Ronald and Catherine Arehart Mrs. Audrey Smith Bill and Janet O’Donnell Roger and Peggy Rapp Mike and Susan Myers Karl and Tina Kiracofe Chip Mahan Suellen & Alfred Good Mr. and Mrs. Jason W. Adkins Pudnzpop Lawn Care Gregg and Doreen Ruyak Ryan Rankin Watermark Design Jim and Deborah Underhill Robert and Kristen Keeling Dale Smith Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Thompson Fredericksburg Duke Club Region Rob C. Jones Mike and Carol Schikman Mr. Timothy Wilson Black Mr. & Mrs. David Swett Geoff and Paula Polglase Christopher W. Lawyer Ted and Stephanne Byrd Giles and Donna Stone Danny and Brandy Hales Ralph and Jeff Appel Randy and Amy Blanchetti Degesch America, Inc. Judith S. Strickler Daniel D. Lynn Brandon and Heather Hedrick Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Mosman, Jr.

Bluestone $1,500+

Carol Benassi Kenny and Becky Hess Mark and Paula Searle Fred and Lerita Milbert Kelly and Timothy Zuber David and Kathryn Rexrode Zac Hittie Dr. & Mrs. Newcity Mr. Jeremy W. Brown Joshua David Verstandig Jessica and Michael Phillips Bill and Joyce Turk Ron Allen Cheryl Billingsley Drs. Jim and Peggy Shaeffer Mr. & Mrs. John F. Knight Brian Allen Linger Dale and Mary Jo Hulvey William Balint Anonymous David and Carole Camden Stephen and Elizabeth Skordinski Lloyd and Cheryl Martin Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Cooper, III Ms. Marguerite M. Cassidy Joey Lear Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Stickles Kim and Dan Bowman Art and Denise O’Donnell Bill and Sharon Lam Dr. and Mrs. James Simmons Mr. and Mrs. John Mann Christopher Rice Patty and Michael Layman Douglas and Cheryl Wiedeman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Tickle Anonymous Jason and Carolyn Martin Chris Corridon Scott and Kathleen Weismiller Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Phillips Bill and Cynthia Bays Mr. and Mrs. Brad Butler Hayes Construction and Son Inc. Dwayne Johnson Thomas Moncure Ellen and TL Shackelford Dr. and Mrs. Michael Loso Matthew and Doreen Walter James and Barbara Forbes Philip H. Maxwell Jim and Janet Guynn Scott and Melissa Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Enedy

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Nicholas Rau Brent and Amy Lenz Mark and Justin Dudley Cheryl and Russell Corser Steven Toyota Mr. Jerry Fairman and Ms. Elvira de la Garza John and Faye Sellers

Gold $1,000+

Chester and Nancy Bradfield Mrs. Lucinda A, Noftsinger Mr. and Mrs. Kevin VanPelt Michael and Kay Walsh Jeffrey F. DuVal John And Melissa Fraim Don and Linda Trumble Milton C. and Lori Gravely Mr. and Mrs. Lawson K. Headley, Jr. Sam and Trish Snow Charlie and Robyn Newman Allen and Kelly Jenkins Christopher J. Boyd David and Marissa Davis Teri and Mark DeBartolo Jon and Christin Butler Skip and Eileen Martin Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Carr, Jr. Dustin Didawick & Jamie Richards Bryan and Heather Goltry Richard and Donna Brehm Curtis Sheets Nadine Morgan Tim and Gail Jameson Laura J. Cilmi Kris and Suzette Negaard Eric and Stephanie Bowlin Doug & Marnie Sheets Robert Coles Henry J. Schiefer Mr. and Mrs. C. Elwood Whitmore Matthew Mertz Thomas and Alexis Joyce Michael and Allison Holbert Don and Susan Parr Mr. and Mrs. J. Byron Mehlhaff Kurt and Dona Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Kowalsky Rockingham Cooperative, Inc. Amy and John Daylor Stu and Amy Daylor Phillip Updike and Christina Updike Scott and Sheri Campbell Arthur Ernst Scott and Eileen Mundt Kenneth and Kim Rutherford

Scot and Bonnie Townshend Walter and JJ Jones Jerrel and Wendy Weaver Mr. Frank Payne Darrin and Linda White Gerald and Patricia Fuller R.J. And Jennifer Smolenski Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Reskovac Tim and Leslie Griles Curt and Grace Blang Jon and Paige Bartlett Dr. James and Mrs. Sue M. Haley Pim and Robin Jager Steve George Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Brown Mr. and Mrs. H. Hadley Whitlock Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Wilson, III Warren and Denise Marshall Erik K. Pitzer Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Hibson, III Bob and Janice Kenney Eric and Rebecca Kuester Mr. and Mrs. John Kaltenborn

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shifflett Nick and Jill Langridge Mr. and Mrs. David A. Barnes Mr. Cameron F. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jordan Kip and Tracey Fitzgerald Tom and Sarah Wells John and Charlotte Outland Jon and Rebecca McNamara Richard and Patricia Boyd Scott and Wendy Satchell Mr. Michael E. Ruckman, Jr. Jeff and Sandra Smelley Michael and Paula Boblitz Diane and Alan Stamp Scott Nance Gregory Mueller Jeff Smyser Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kraft Shaun and Jane-Anne Herkins Mr. and Mrs. Randal W. Thompson Paul and Cannie Campbell Dave and Sue Elwell

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Paul and Sherry Cline Union First Market Bank Jason and Chin Marino Mr. Eric Hansen Janessa Baker Jessica Marie DeLosa Hope Rhoads Craig and Deborah Clark Jeff and Natalie Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Everett Withers Mr. Josh Wolfe Alison and Douglas Duenkel Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Smith Mike Hart John and Deirdre Gordon David and Dianne Caldwell Ms. Gwen E. Armentrout Bill and Beth Nash Lyn and Dennis Hart

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Hall of fa m e

JMU’s Athletic Hall of Fame honors individuals who by excellence of their athletic achievements or their connection with athletics as a competitor, coach, administrator or interested individual have brought recognition and esteem to themselves and JMU. Individuals nominated for their athletic achievements must have made significant contributions to the JMU program as members of a varsity team and have earned a baccalaureate degree from JMU or left the university in good academic standing. JMU coaches, JMU administrators, and other individuals who have distinguished themselves in various athletics-related activities may be considered. Included may be JMU alumni who have brought distinction to the university and non-JMU alumni who have distinguished themselves in JMU athletics-related areas. Individuals nominated for their achievements as student-athletes are eligible for consideration for induction following a period of 10 years after competing. Individuals nominated for their contributions as employees of JMU may be considered three years after honorable termination of employment from the university. Others may be considered as deemed appropriate by the selection committee. Nominations may be made at any time but must be received by Sept. 30 for consideration during that academic year. Nominations should be made to JMU Athletic Hall of Fame, Athletics Communications, MSC 0404, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807. Nominations should be in the form of a letter that documents the credentials for the individual to be considered for induction. JMU’s Athletic Hall of Fame members include the following:

1988

Mary Lou Carroll ’56

Field Hockey, Basketball, High School Coach

Katherine Johnson ’77 Basketball

Althea Loose Johnston Coach Basketball

Field Hockey, Lacrosse

1994

1989

Mendy Childress ’79

Sherman Dillard ’78

Basketball

Christine Shelton ’70

Basketball, Field Hockey, Tennis

1990

Gary Clark ’84 Football

Maria Grosz-Pope ’81 Swimming & Diving

Challace McMillin

Dorothy V. Harris ’53

Basketball, Field Hockey, Swimming, Sports Psychologist

Robert W. Ryder ’75 Archery

Coach Football, Cross Country, Track & Field

1995

Les Branich ’76 Football

Janet McCullough Gerard ’83

1991

Archery

George Toliver ’73

Margaret Horn

Basketball

Coach Archery

Gracie VanDyck ’47

Basketball, Field Hockey, High School Coach

1992

1996

1997

Dean Ehlers

Administrator, Coach Basketball, Cross Country

Floretta Jackson (’87)

1998

Brad Babcock

Coach Baseball

Sydney Beasley ’88 Basketball

Floretta Jackson ’87 Basketball

Bernard Slayton ’77 Football

Linton Townes ’82 Basketball

1999

Marjorie Berkley ’45 Administrator, Coach

Lou Campanelli

Coach Basketball

Mark Carnevale ’82 Golf

Pat Dean ’ 61

Basketball, Field Hockey High School Coach

2000

Cindy Gilbert-Bevilacqua ’84 Archery

Jeff Bowyer ’87 Wrestling

Alan Mayer (‘74)

2001

Warren Marshall ’87 Football

Shelia Moorman

Coach Basketball

Sandy Wilson ’87 Field Hockey

2002

Juli Speights Henner ’92

Cross Country, Track & Field

Charles Haley ’86

Julianne Hull Elicker ’79

Steve Stielper ’80

Carol Horton ’68

Dzalya Manns ’89

Bob Vanderwarker

Football

Administrator, Coach Basketball, Field Hockey Football

Soccer

Dee McDonough ’73

Football

Baseball

Scott Norwood ’82

Ray Laroche ’75

Ron Stith ’77

Billy Sample ’77

L. Leotus Morrison

Basketball

Track & Field

Soccer

Linton Townes (’82)

Pat Dosh ’78

Susan Shreckhise Slater ’83

Alan Mayer ’74

Dr. Ronald Carrier

1993

Basketball, Field Hockey High School Coach, Official

Caroline Sinclair

Field Hockey, Lacrosse Track & Field

Dan Ruland ’83 Basketball

Administrator, Coach Fencing

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Basketball

Coach Soccer

Hall o f fa m e 2004

Woody Bergeria ’78 Football

Christy Morgan

Kaarlo Kankkunen ’95

Adam Wheatcroft ’04

Nora Maguire White ’92

2005

2009

Soccer

Archery

Charles “Lefty” Driesell Coach Basketball

Archery

Lorenzo Bundy ’82 Baseball

Linton Townes ’82

Lacrosse

Dr. Ronald E. Carrier University President

Tiombé Hurd ’95

Missy Dudley-Heft ’89

2006

Bethany Eigel ’00

Lacrosse

Track & Field

Basketball

Mark Gabriele ’95

Swimming & Diving

Alisa Harris ’88 Matt Holthaus ’95 Track & Field

Carole Thate ’96

Cross Country/Track & Field

Todd Winterfeldt ’78) Baseball

Women’s Cross Country/ Track & Field

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Baseball

Brent S. Bennett ‘95 Soccer

Clyde Hoy ‘82 Football

Eupton C. Jackson ‘91

Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe ‘97

Diane Buch Traynor ‘88

Patrick McSorley ‘96

Football

Field Hockey, Lacrosse

Field Hockey

Mike Cawley Football

Curtis Keaton Megan Riley Lacrosse

Aimee Vaughan Sharp

tWomen’s Soccer, Lacrosse

Jason Long

Cross Country/Track & Field

2012

Ryan Frost (‘10)

Men’s Basketball

Ryan Frost ‘97

Jim Barbe ‘77

Eileen Arnaldo

Samantha Bates Floyd ‘98 Russ Coleman

Volleyball

2007

2011

Charles Fisher

2010

Lindsay Collingwood ‘00

Field Hockey

Men’s Swimming & Diving, Coach

Football

Lynn Craun ’82

Basketball

Paul Morina ‘12

Soccer

Steve Hood ’91 Basketball

Kim Arehart ’90

Basketball

E. Ashley Williamson ’96

Coach Field Hockey

2003

Gary Butler ’73

Julie Franken ’87 Basketball

Eileen Arnaldo ‘11

Brooks Teal

2008

Cross Country/Track & Field

2013

JW Mitchell Baseball

Cindy Slagle Flickinger

Kent Culuko

LeAnn Buntrock

Tony Booth

Eriq Williams

Jess Marion

Paul Morina

Jen Ulehla

Cross Country/Track & Field Cross Country/Track & Field Football

Men’s Basketball Football

Lacrosse

Wrestling

Coach Lacrosse

Ben Cooke

Lacrosse

Track and Field

Men’s Soccer

2014 inductees Gail Decker Lacrosse

Mike Fox Men’s Cross Country/ Track & Field

Delvin Joyce Football

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Lisa Staedt Lacrosse

1994 Field Hockey Team

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JMU Football H a l l o f fa me Woody Bergeria (1974-77) Defensive Line

Kodak first-team All-America and JMU’s defensive MVP in 1977… key player on JMU’s 9-0-1 team in 1975.

Ron Stith (1973-76) Running Back

Ran for 2,308 yards and 23 TDs while sharing time with hall of famer Bernard Slayton… member of JMU’s 9-0-1 team in 1975.

Les Branich (1972-76) Quarterback

Quarterback on JMU’s first four teams, including its 9-0-1 squad in 1975… All-Virginia in 1974.

Charles Haley (1982-85) Linebacker

JMU’s career tackles leader and first Division I-AA first-team All-America and NFL draftee (San Francisco, 1986)… first five-time Super Bowl winner.

Bernard Slayton (1973-76) Running Back

Ran for 2,161 yards and 21 TDs while sharing time with hall of famer Ron Stith… member of JMU’s 9-0-1 team in 1975.

Challace McMillin (1972-84)

Mike Cawley (1993-95)

Led JMU for 13 years, starting the program and rebuilding it at the scholarship level… had a 64-52-1 JMU record.

Led the Dukes to two NCAA playoff appearances in 1994 and 1995… set JMU season passing records during each of his three seasons… drafted by the Indianapolis Colts.

Coach

Quarterback

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JMU Football H a l l o f fa me

Curtis Keaton (1998-99)

Gary Clark (1980-83)

Quarterback

Wide Receiver

Set and matched multiple school records during his JMU career… Atlantic 10 and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year in 1999… selected in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Had 155 JMU receptions and more than 600 professional catches, mostly with the Washington Redskins with whom he won two Super Bowls.

Warren Marshall (1982-86) Running Back

JMU’s career (4,168) and game (264) rushing yards leader… had 20 100yard games and three 1,000-yard years.

Eupton Jackson (1987-90) Safety

Team captain, state defensive player of the year and named to four All-America first teams as a 1990 senior… member of JMU’s 1987 playoff team… had 362 career tackles.

Scott Norwood (1978-81) Placekicker

Had 32 JMU field goals, including 15 in 1980… all-pro with the Buffalo Bills with whom he scored more than 600 points.

Eriq Williams (1989-92) Quarterback

Holds JMU’s career record for total offense with 7,678 yards and career rushing touchdowns with 32… Also is the leader in combined rushing/passing touchdowns with 72… Third on JMU’s career passing yards and career touchdown passes lists and fourth on career scoring list.

Delvin Joyce (1997-2000) Tailback

A four-year letterwinner for the Dukes… Led the team to an 8-4 mark in 1999, an Atlantic 10 co-championship and a berth in the NCAA Playoffs… Was only the third player in NCAA history with 1,000 career yards in rushing, receiving and returns, finishing with a then school-record 5,659 career all-purpose yards… A two-time All-American as well as two-time First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree.

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Tony Booth (1995-98) Safety

Recorded 292 career tackles with nine interceptions and five tackles for loss… Drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers.

Dukes m a k e h i st ory

James Madison University football in 2004 made history at the team and national levels. The 13-2 Dukes won the NCAA Division I-AA title with a playoff effort that became increasingly impressive as the postseason progressed. JMU took the national crown without hosting a playoff game, becoming the first Division I-AA team to win three playoff road contests in a season. JMU won with depth and balance, consistent play that included Division I-AA’s second-ranked run defense (86.8 yards per game), good special teams play, and an offense that developed a powerful running attack and avoided mistakes. The Dukes won seven games by 10 or fewer points and were particularly effective late in contests. JMU won 17-0 at Villanova after a scoreless first 36 minutes and beat Massachusetts 28-7 after a scoreless first 40 minutes. The Dukes won 24-20 at Maine with a touchdown with 0:48 left and beat Delaware 20-13 with an 87-yard punt return for a score with 3:04 left and by stopping the Hens after they had a first-down-and-goal situation from the three during the next drive. After tying for the Atlantic 10 title (7-1 record), JMU was disappointed not to get a home playoff game. However, the Dukes responded with a 14-13 first-round win at Lehigh and then won by the same score at Furman, driving 74 yards during the final 5:11 for the decisive touchdown. JMU avenged its lone Division I-AA loss of the year by winning 48-34 at William & Mary in a nationally televised (ESPN) Friday night game and beat Montana 31-21 for the NCAA title the following Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn., before another national television audience. The Dukes took a 21-0 lead at William & Mary, fell behind 26-21 early in the second half, and then dominated play with 28 straight points in an 18-minute period. JMU was equally effective during the last three quarters against Montana, running for 314 yards overall and holding the ball for 36:13 of the game’s 60 minutes. JMU’s play helped Mickey Matthews gain Division I-AA coach of the year honors from the American Football Coaches Association, and several Dukes received major awards. Offensive guard Matt Magerko and free safety Tony LeZotte led the award recipients. Magerko was first-team All-America by Associated Press, and LeZotte was first-team by I-AA.org, second team by Associated Press and Football Weekly and third-team by The Sports Network. Linebacker Kwynn Walton was third-team All-America by The Sports Network, and safety Rodney McCarter was a Football Foundation All-America. LeZotte was the Atlantic 10 co-rookie of the year. Tailback Raymond Hines was team MVP after running for 1,038 yards. He became a starter at midseason when Alvin Banks and Maurice Fenner were hurt and became only the fourth Duke to run for 1,000 yards during a season. Fenner (117 yards at William & Mary, 164 vs. Montana) and Banks (88 yards vs. Montana) stepped back into the spotlight for the final two playoff games after Hines was hurt at William & Mary. Quarterback Justin Rascati threw for 2,045 yards and 14 touchdowns, ran for 10 scores, and was intercepted only five times in 283 passes. Team defensive MVP Trey Townsend and Walton as linebackers, LeZotte, and McCarter led the defense. LeZotte set a team freshman record with 144 tackles, Townsend had 102 tackles and five interceptions, McCarter had 92 stops, and Walton had 88 tackles. Cornerback Clint Kent, who had 73 tackles for the season, returned an interception 69 yards for a score at Wiliam & Mary and sealed JMU’s title-game win over Montana with an interception.

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2004 JMU Results

JMU 62, Lock Haven 7 JMU 17, Villanova 0 West Virginia 45, JMU 10 JMU 31, Hofstra 21 JMU 28, Massachusetts 7 JMU 24, Maine 20 JMU 26, Richmond 20 JMU 41, VMI 10 JMU 20, Delaware 13 William & Mary 27, JMU 24 JMU 31, Towson 17 JMU 14, Lehigh 13 JMU 14, Furman 13 JMU 48, William & Mary 34 JMU 31, Montana 21

James Madison . . . . . . . . . 14 Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JMU Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Score 7 7 0 0 14 0 10 3 0 13

Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 27, 2004

James Madison . . . . . . . . . 14 Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JMU Furman

1 2 3 4 Score 0 7 0 7 14 0 7 6 0 13

Greenville, S.C., Dec. 4, 2004

James Madison . . . . . . . . . 48 William & Mary. . . . . . . . . 34 JMU William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Score 21 0 20 7 48 0 20 6 8 34

Williamsburg, Va., Dec. 10, 2004

James Madison . . . . . . . . . 31 Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 JMU Montana

1 2 3 4 Score 0 10 14 7 31 7 0 14 0 21

Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 17, 2004

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marching ro ya l d uk e s

“And now, presenting ‘Virginia’s Finest,’ The James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes!”

This familiar announcement begins each exciting halftime as one of America’s premier college marching bands takes the field. From humble beginnings in 1972, the Marching Royal Dukes have quickly become recognized as one of the top college marching band programs in the country. With a membership made up primarily of non-music majors, the band is one of the largest and most visible student organizations on campus. As a class, the MRDs rehearse five days a week, perform at all home football games, travel to away game to support the Dukes, and also play an active role in community events and perform extensively around Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic region as an exhibition band for band contests and other events. During their short history, the band has established an impressive resume of performances and awards. The MRDs have performed at NFL games in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington. In 1983, they were the featured halftime show for the NFC title game between Washington and Dallas. Additionally they have performed for Walt Disney Productions, and have made several appearances as the premier band for the Richmond Christmas Parade. In 1988 and 1991, they were the featured exhibition at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1994 the John Philip Sousa Foundation named the Marching Royal Dukes the recipients of the Sudler Trophy, a prestigious award known as “the Heisman Trophy of college marching bands.” In 1997 and 2001, the MRDs were featured in the inaugural parades for Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Additionally in 2002, 2006, and 2010 respectively they have performed at the inauguration ceremonies for Virginia Governors Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, and Bob McDonnell. Over the past forty-two years the band has established a strong tradition as ambassadors of the university and community. The Marching Royal Dukes have taken five trips abroad: their first European tour in 1997, where they performed for the closing ceremonies of the 700th anniversary of the Grimaldi Family in Monaco. In December 2000, the MRDs performed at a New Year’s celebration in Athens before an audience of more than 500,000. In December of 2003 and 2006, the band was the feature band for the New Year’s celebration in Dublin, Ireland. The MRDs took their fifth tour abroad in 2010, with a trip to London and Paris where they performed in the 25th Anniversary London New Year’s Day Parade. In 2014 they will tour Italy and perform at the Vatican for the Rome New Year’s Day Parade and Festival. The MRDs have made three appearances in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2001, 2008, and 2013. Scott Rikkers is the Director of the Marching Royal Dukes. Chad Reep is an Assistant Director of the Marching Royal Dukes and Director of the JMU Pep Band. J.R. Snow is an Assistant Director of the Marching Royal Dukes and the Visual Coordinator. Steve Cash is the Drumline Instructor and Percussion Coordinator, Michael Overman is the Front Ensemble Instructor, and Hunter Desper is the Percussion Assistant. Carly Philp, Erin Fairchild, and Laura Milford are the Colorguard Instructors. Julia Urban is the coach of the JMU Dance Team, the “Dukettes”. The JMU band program is also staffed by Connie Driscoll, Administrative Assistant, Drew Ross, Graduate Assistant, and Elizabeth Keene, Band Assistant. The 2014 Marching Royal Dukes Drum Majors are Lindsey Martin, Ciara Middleton, John Nye, Nick Pope, and Nathan Saxman.

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athletic fa c i l i t i es

James Madison University has made a commitment to its athletics program and the facilities needed to give the teams the best opportunity to succeed in the conference, regionally and nationally.

Convocation Center Basketball

Field Hockey Complex Field Hockey

Short Game Facililty Golf

Sinclair Gymnasium Volleyball

Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park Baseball

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Veterans Memorial Park Softball

Tennis Courts

University Park Lacrosse, Soccer, Track & Field

New Market Battlefield Cross Country

Savage Natatorium Swimming & Diving

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FIELD HOCKEY Q&A When James Madison Universitry was searching for a new field hockey coach this winter, there was no doubt the search would look for someone with great knowledge of the sport and proven connections with student-athletes, on and off the field. What was found was the most legendary name in JMU field hockey history, as Christy Morgan is back for her second tenure with the Dukes after having led the program to the 1994 National Championship. We caught up with Morgan for an update on her travels as well as being back in Harrisonburg. JMU: What have you been up to since your first stay at JMU? CM: I initially left JMU not because something was wrong but because I had gotten really sick and they couldn’t figure it out. I went to Florida for a bunch of years and a good friend of mine called and said, “you’ve got to get back into head coaching because it’s who you are,” and I agreed completely. So after they found out that I had celiac disease and I healed for a couple of years, I jumped back into the college scene and I absolutely loved it. I was at Wake Forest for three years and built the team up to one of the top eight teams in the nation. To be back at James Madison means everything – my heart bleeds purple and it always has. When the opportunity came about, I was clear that this is where I wanted to be. I think there’s no better place for me. I see how JMU has grown, I see the passion in the people here, I see the potential in the programs and I want to be a part of that. I’m really happy to be back and get it going. JMU: What made your assistants the right fit for the culture you’re trying to build with JMU Field Hockey? CM: I know how important it is to create and bring together the best staff to really support your program, so I was looking for the hardest workers out there. I was looking for the most positive people out there. And I was looking for the most loyal people out there – and I found them. Matt Johl is so committed to the details and so committed to this program. He does the detail work, so I get to sit back and be the visionary of the program then pass that along to him. Jennifer Johnstone is my recruiting coordinator and she loves her job, she’s out there and connected to great high school coaches who are connected to their great players and we’re attracting a lot of great players at this point so we’re really excited about that. I was fortunate enough to attract Bronwen, who was a great goalkeeper at Wake when I was there, she went on to be an assistant coach and do her graduate work. She has just added so much because she’s so eager to learn and so eager to do. To have somebody that understands the goalie position that can take care of them and give them the extra attention that they need is wonderful. I’m happy to have all three of them and together we are the family that supports our family.

win a national championship, then have people that are floundering in the world. I want our student-athletes to absolutely enjoy the experience, absolutely reach their potential to be the best they can be and then go on to be the change in the world, and I think we’re on that path. JMU: With your 2014 squad, how are they adapting to the changing culture and your coaching style? CM: It takes a while to really trust, and I think they know that I’m with them. I think they know the things that I do, whether off the wall crazy or whatever it is, is for them not to them. I think now that they’re buying in, they’re going to work a little harder and do it. You can see the growth already. I’m so excited about who they are. I think the bottom line of it is, I love these kids. They work hard and they want something they’ve never had before. They play for something bigger than them. They’re not playing for the name on the back of the jersey, their personal name, they’re playing for the name on the front of the jersey and that’s JMU. They know it’s a special place and they’re committed to playing hard for that special place. It’s a great group, they’re in a great place and we’re going places. JMU: Speaking of national championships, 2014 is the 20th anniversary of the 1994 National Championship that you were the coach for, what memories do you still keep from that season? CM: The most powerful memory I have of that group is that we were so connected and we played together as a team. We had some great individual players but we played as a team. And not only did we win, but we enjoyed every day. We communicated and we had a lot of fun. We did a lot of crazy things off the field; we were rock-climbing and mountain biking Reddish Knob. I think those experiences and those challenges we faced helped bring us together and helped us understand each other as people first. How important are the alumni to you and your program? Anybody involved in our program past, present or future has the potential to bring energy into the present. Whether I coached alumni that played here or I didn’t, I want them to be involved. I want them to buy into who we are and where we’re going. I want our present players to recognize who they [alumni] are and where they’ve been and what they’ve given to the program. I think it’s so important. I think that collective energy is powerful and could give us the extra kick we need to go from good to great.

JMU: How would you describe your coaching style and how has that helped you shape the culture you’re building within the program? CM: I coach more from the heart than I do the head. I think it’s absolutely imperative that you connect with your players as people and you grow their character. When you do that and give them the tools for success, I think they not only have success on the field but success off the field. That to me is really important. I don’t want to go through and

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JMU: What is one thing the JMU nation should know about the JMU Field Hockey family? CM: It’s a family that really cares. It’s a family that’s really together. It’s a family that’s willing to fight for something bigger than them. It’s a family that’s going to get it done. It’s a family that accepts other people into our family who want to give energy and believe in where we’re going. The more people that want to buy in and be a part, hey, our arms are open to people stepping into our family to be a part of where we’re going.

JMU & OPPONENT RESULTS James Madison (

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 7-52 at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 31-28 Saint Francis (Pa.). . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Villanova*. . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Delaware*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Albany*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. Towson*. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Charlotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. William & Mary* . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Stony Brook* . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. at Richmond*. . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

Lehigh

Stony Brook

Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

James Madison. . . . . . . . . . L, 28-31 at New Hampshire . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Monmouth*. . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Bucknell* . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. Fordham* . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Georgetown* . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Holy Cross* . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Colgate* . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. vs. Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. (Yankee Stadium)

Bryant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 7-13 at Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . L, 16-19 American International . . . . . 6 p.m. at North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. William and Mary*. . . . . . . . 6 p.m. at Towson* . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Maine*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Elon*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. at New Hampshire* . . . . . . . 3 p.m. James Madison* . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Rhode Island* . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. at Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m.

Albany

Maryland

Towson

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . W, 14-13 at Central Connecticut St. . . W, 19-0 at Rhode Island*. . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. James Madison* . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. Richmond* . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Maine* . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Colgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at New Hampshire* . . . . . . . 6 p.m. Delaware*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Stony Brook*. . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m.

James Madison. . . . . . . . . . W, 52-7 at South Florida . . . . . . . . W, 24-17 West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Iowa*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Penn State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Michigan State* . . . . . . . . . . 8 p.m. at Michigan* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA

Charlotte

Richmond

Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . . W, 33-9 Johnson C. Smith . . . . . . . . W, 56-0 at North Carolina Central. . . . 5 p.m. at Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Charleston Southern . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Gardner-Webb. . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. at The Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m. James Madison. . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Coastal Carolina. . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Wesley College . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Morehead State . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

Morehead State . . . . . . . . W, 55-10 at Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 13-45 Hampton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. New Hampshire* . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Liberty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Albany*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Rhode Island* . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Elon*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Maine* . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. James Madison* . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at William and Mary* . . . . 7:30 p.m.

Central Connecticut State. . . L, 27-31 at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-54 at Delaware State. . . . . . . . . 2 p.m. North Carolina Central . . . . . 6 p.m. Maine*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Stony Brook*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at James Madison* . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Delaware*. . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Villanova* . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. William and Mary*. . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at Rhode Island*. . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.

Villanova Aug. 29 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . L-2ot, 26-27 Fordham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 50-6 James Madison. . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at Penn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. at William & Mary . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Morgan State. . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Richmond . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. Towson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

Delaware

Saint Francis (Pa.)

William & Mary

Aug. 30 Sept. 7 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-62 Delaware State. . . . . . . . . . W, 27-9 Colgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. at James Madison* . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Towson*. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at William and Mary* . . . 12:30 p.m. Rhode Island* . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Albany*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at New Hampshire* . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

at Fordham . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 23-52 Clarion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 27-13 at James Madison. . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Youngstown State . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Virginia of Lynchburg . . . . . . 4 p.m. at Wagner* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Bryant*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. at Sacred Heart*. . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Duquesne* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. at Robert Morris* . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Central Connecticut State*. . . 12 p.m.

Elon Aug. 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Duke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 13-52 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . 6 p.m. Charlotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Coastal Carolina. . . . . . . . 7 p.m. New Hampshire*. . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. at Delaware*. . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook*. . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. Richmond* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at Towson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. at William and Mary* . . . . 3:30 p.m. Maine*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. at James Madison* . . . . . . . 12 p.m.

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at Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . L, 9-34 at Hampton. . . . . . . . . . . W, 42-14 Norfolk State . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Stony Brook* . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. at New Hampshire* . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Villanova*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Delaware*. . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. at James Madison* . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. at Towson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. Richmond* . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 p.m.

T&F’S NEW LEADERS The James Madison University women’s cross country/track and field program has undergone transition with the retirement of long-time coach and Director of Track and Field Bill Walton. Former Head Track and Field Coach Ta’ Frias has taken over as the director, while Chereé Hicks has joined the staff as the new track and field coach. “I would like to thank Jeff Bourne and Kevin White for the opportunity they’ve given me to lead this program,” Frias said. “I would also like to thank Coach Walton for his mentorship and guidance throughout my four years at JMU. I look forward to continuing the rich tradition JMU Track and Field and Cross Country has established over the past two decades.” “We are thrilled to have Ta’ taking over the lead of the program,” Bourne commented. “She has shown a dedication to the student-athletes, both personally as a coach and with the perspective from her days as a highly successful athlete. Her passion for their experience and growth will no doubt continue to enhance the Ta’ Frias program in the years to come.” Frias has been the head track and field coach for JMU for the last five seasons. In 2012, in just her third season at JMU, Frias was selected the Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year by a vote of the league’s head track and field coaches. Frias earned the CAA honor after guiding the Dukes to their first conference title in May 2012. JMU captured individual titles in six different events (high jump, long jump, 100 meters, 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters) en route to winning the CAA crown. In addition to winning the CAA team title, the 2011-12 JMU team tied for eighth place at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. That tied for the second-best ECAC indoor finish in school history and the program’s best performance at the ECAC meet since placing third in 1998. Frias came to JMU after nine years of coaching experience as an assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach at Stephen F. Austin (Texas) from 2001-08 and at Richmond from 1998-00. At Stephen F. Austin Frias coached 13 Southland Conference champions and 77 all-conference performers. Her athletes set 25 school records and won four NCAA all-region honors. She coached four NCAA national qualifiers, one USA Olympic Trials qualifier and one Team USA athlete who competed in the 2006 Under-23 North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Games. While Frias was coaching at Stephen F. Austin, the SFA women’s team won Southland Conference Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2005 and the men’s team won the SLC indoor team title in 2005. Frias is a 1998 graduate of North Carolina, where, competing as Ta’ Bingham, she was a three-time All Atlantic Coast Conference selection in the heptathlon. She was a member of eight ACC champion teams. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and is USA Track and Field Level II certified in the sprints and jumps. A native of Richmond, Va., Frias was inducted into the Collegiate High School Athletic Hall of Fame in Richmond in October 2008. She is married to Jaime Frias and has two children, Azari and Jaime Dhani.

Hicks comes to JMU after spending the last two years at the helm of the women’s track and field program at Northern Michigan University. The Marquette, Mich., native holds an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Level V certification in jumps, a USA Track and Field (USATF) Level II certification in throws and a U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) sprint, hurdle and relay specialist certification. “I am honored to have been selected to join the JMU track and field team as the Head Coach,” Hicks said. “I feel privileged to work alongside such a great group of administrators, coaches, staff and student-athletes.” “We are very excited to have Cheree join our staff,” Frias said. “She brings a great deal of passion and expertise to the position. Her experiences as a successful student-athlete, an assistant coach, and most recently as a head coach made her an undeniable choice to lead our track and field program.” While at Northern Michigan, Hicks led her student-athletes to 17 school records while coaching three NCAA Division II All-Americans in both indoor and outdoor competition. She also coached five NCAA Division II qualifiers and five USTFCCCA all-region performers. During her time at NMU, the track and field student-athletes earned a combined five Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConChereé Hicks ference (GLIAC) individual event championship titles, earned four All-GLIAC performer awards and 19 All-GLIAC honorable mentions. Prior to her time at NMU, Hicks made three stops spanning 11 years as an assistant track and field coach at Miami (Fla.) (2005-12), Syracuse (2002-2005) and Portland State (2001-02). Before going on to NMU, Hicks spent seven seasons at Miami focusing on throwers under head coach Amy Deem, who served as the head women’s track and field coach for Team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. While at Miami, Hicks coached an athlete who qualified for the NCAA Championship four of her seven years with the program. She also coached Miami’s first discus All-American, Khadija Talley, while helping the program garner two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Team Championships, five ACC individual championships and 18 All-ACC honorees. At Syracuse, Hicks coached student-athletes to nine Big East Conference Indoor Championship individual titles, 17 All-Big East honors and four school records in women’s hammer and women’s weight throw. While with the program, Hicks helped develop Johvonne Hernandez, who set a Big East record while earning All-American honors in the hammer throw in 2004. Hicks also helped Kristen Michalski to the 2003 USATF Junior Nationals hammer championship. Previously, Hicks served one season as the assistant coach at Portland State. “Chereé Hicks is a great hire for JMU,” Kevin White, the associate athletic director for sports programs, said. “She will bring a great recruiting base, great energy and a strong ability to develop young women in the throws area. We are fortunate to attract a quality individual who’s core values are aligned with the department to help evaluate the Track and Field program.” Prior to coaching, Hicks had a decorated career as a student-athlete as Syracuse and Cal State Northridge (CSUN). During the 2000 season at Syracuse, she finished second in shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships and finished second in both shot put and discus in the NCAA outdoor meet. In that same season, Hicks set a Big East Indoor Championship record in the shot put and Big East Outdoor Championship records in both the shot put and discus. Overall, she was a six-time All-American at Syracuse and won six Big East Conference championships (indoor shot put twice, outdoor shot put twice, discus twice). While at CSUN, Hicks was a four-time All-Big Sky Conference selection and won the Big Sky championship in discus in 1998. She holds the school record in discus. Hicks earned her bachelor’s degree in public relations from Syracuse in 2000 and completed her masters degree in liberal studies at Miami in 2011.

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UPCOMING COACHING JMU STAFF EVENTS Saturday, Sept. 13 Women’s Cross Country hosts JMU Invitational (New Market, Va.) 10 AM Men's Tennis at ECU Fall Shootout (Greenville, N.C.) All Day Women's Volleyball vs. UTSA (Milwaukee, Wisc.) 3 PM Football hosts Saint Francis (Pa.) 4 PM Women's Volleyball vs. Rice (Milwaukee, Wisc.) 7 PM Sunday, Sept. 14 Field Hockey vs. Northwestern (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 10 AM Men's Soccer at Lipscomb 12 PM Women's Soccer at La Salle 1 PM

Mon., Sept. 29 Men’s Golf at Patriot Intercollegiate (Lorton, Va.) All Day Women's Golf at UNCG Fall Classic (Greensboro, N.C.) All Day Tue., Sept. 30 Women’s Golf at UNCG Fall Classic (Greensboro, N.C.) All Day Men's Soccer at Virginia 7 PM Thursday, Oct. 2 Women's Volleyball hosts Elon 7 PM Friday, Oct. 3 Women's Tennis at Hokie Fall Invite (Blacksburg, Va.) All Day Men's Tennis at UVA Fall Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) All Day Friday, Sept. 19 Women’s Golf at Nittany Lion Invite (State College, Pa.) All Day Women's Tennis at Bill & Sandra Moore Invite (Annapolis, Md.) All Day Women’s Soccer at Hofstra 7 PM Women's Cross Country at Longwood Invitational (Farmville, Va.) 1 PM Women’s Volleyball hosts UNCW 6 PM Women's Volleyball vs. Princeton (Piscataway, N.J.) 2:30 PM Field Hockey hosts Delaware 7 PM Women's Volleyball vs. Akron (Piscataway, N.J.) 5 PM Saturday, Oct. 4 Women's Soccer hosts Appalachian State 5 PM Women’s Tennis at Hokie Fall Invite (Blacksburg, Va.) All Day Field Hockey hosts Missouri State 7 PM Men’s Tennis at UVA Fall Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) All Day Men's Soccer hosts Robert Morris 7:30 PM Women’s Golf at Nittany Lion Invite (State College, Pa.) All Day Saturday, Sept. 20 Women's Cross Country at Paul Short Invitational (Bethlehem,Pa.) 10 AM Women’s Tennis at Bill & Sandra Moore Invite (Annapolis, Md.) All Day Football at Albany 6 PM Football at Villanova 12:30 PM Sunday, Oct. 5 Women's Volleyball at Rutgers 12:30 PM Women’s Tennis at Hokie Fall Invite (Blacksburg, Va.) All Day Sunday, Sept. 21 Men’s Tennis at UVA Fall Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) All Day Women’s Tennis at Bill & Sandra Moore Invite (Annapolis, Md.) All Day Women’s Golf at Nittany Lion Invite (State College, Pa.) All Day Women's Soccer at UNCG 1:00 PM Women's Soccer at Northeastern 1 PM Field Hockey hosts Towson 1 PM Monday, Sept. 22 Women's Volleyball hosts College of Charleston 1 PM Men's Golf at VCU Shootout (Manakin Sabot, Va.) All Day Wednesday, Oct. 8 Tuesday, Sept. 23 6 PM Men’s Golf at VCU Shootout (Manakin Sabot, Va.) All Day Field Hockey at Davidson 7 PM Men's Soccer hosts West Virginia 7 PM Men's Soccer at Delaware Friday, Oct. 10 Friday, Sept. 26 All Day Men's Tennis vs Elon Fall Invitational All Day Men's Tennis at 49ers Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) 7 PM Field Hockey at VCU 3 PM Women's Soccer hosts College of Charleston 7 PM Women’s Soccer at Towson 3 PM Women's Volleyball at Towson Duke Club Scholarship Auction (Bridgeforth Stadium Club Room) 6:30 PM Saturday, Oct. 11 All Day Women’s Volleyball at William and Mary 7 PM Men’s Tennis at 49ers Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) Men’s Soccer at Furman 7 PM Football hosts Towson (Family Weekend) 12:30 PM Saturday, Sept. 27 Men's Soccer hosts UNCW 7 PM Men’s Tennis at Elon Fall Invitational All Day Sunday, Oct. 12 All Day Football hosts Delaware 4 PM Men’s Tennis at 49ers Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) Women's Volleyball at Delaware 1 PM Sunday, Sept. 28 Men’s Tennis at Elon Fall Invitational All Day Women's Soccer hosts UNCW 1 PM 2 PM Men's Golf at Patriot Intercollegiate (Lorton, Va.) All Day Field Hockey hosts William and Mary Field Hockey at Old Dominion 1 PM Women's Soccer at Richmond 4 PM

All JMU home events at University Park (Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Lacrosse, Track and Field), Sinclair Gymnasium (Volleyball), Field Hockey Complex and Savage Natatorium (Swimming and Diving) free admission! COME SUPPORT YOUR DUKES!!! 2014-15 JMU Football - 80