Student Athletic Advisory Committee

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IUP'S SPRING 2012 NEWSLETTER
SAAC Representatives
Aaron Lupia (Soph.)
Baseball
Mike Lupia (Soph.)
Men’s Basketball
Scooter Renkin (Sr.)
Women's Basketball
Ethan Robinson (Sr. )
Lisa Burton (Fr. )
Men’s Cross Country
Matthew Rutt (Jr.)
Jane Looby (Sr.)
Women’s Field Hockey
Golf
Brad Boyle (Sr.)
Sarah Pastorek (Jr. )
Women's Cross Country
Logan Wojcik (Soph.)
Nicole Grimaldi (Soph.)
Robert Zinsmeister (Jr. )
Alyssa Taddie (Jr.)
Football
Erin Shirk (Jr. )
Alex Berdahl (Jr.)
Zack Kempa (Soph.)
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Mike Katch (Jr.)
Women's Lacrosse
Jillian Jordan (Sr.)
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Men’s Swimming
Vince Hall (Soph.)
Women’s Swimming
Dustin Steider (Soph.)
Katie Lehman (Jr.)
Chanele Molano (Sr.)
Women’s Tennis
Ranvita Mahto (Soph.)
Men’s Track & Field
Jared Long (Jr.)
Adam Marzullo (Soph.)
Melissa Kornock (Sr.)
Softball
Stef Poates (Jr.)
Abby McCormick (Fr.)
Women’s Track & Field
Shannon Furdak (Sr.)
Soccer
Lindsay Lobevero (Soph.)
Brooke McDaniel (Jr.)
Heather Robbins (Sr.)
Women’s Volleyball
Brooke Bailey (Fr.)
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Danielle Ostendorf (Sr.)
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Our Goal & Mission:
The Student Athletic Advisory Committee strives
to provide information and to update student­
athletes about topics we have discussed at
meetings. We also want to provide our student­
athletes with the names of people they can turn to
if any issues or problems should arise.
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2/25/2012 | IUP Athletics ­ Make­A­Wish Foundation
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2/15/2012 | Field Hockey ­ Indiana Humane Society
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1/29/2012 | Football ­ West Central Hoop Shoot
12/21/2011 | Men's and Women's Swimming ­ YMCA Holiday Dance
12/8/2011 | Softball ­ Make­A­Wish Fundraiser
11/23/2011 | Baseball ­ Thanksgiving United Way Fundraiser
11/1/2011 | Baseball ­ United Way Pancake and Sausage Day
10/10/2011 | Baseball ­ Indiana's Day of Play
9/30/2011 | Women's Basketball ­ United Way and S&T Bank
9/20/2011 | Lacrosse ­ Communities at Indian Haven
9/20/2011 | Men's Basketball ­ St. Thomas More Annual Book Sale
4/20/2011 | Fitness For a Cause
3/21/2011 | Field Hockey ­ Indiana Family Fun Fest
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10/7/2011 | Men's Basketball ­ Grocers vs. Cancer
6/17/2011 | Women's Volleyball ­ Greensburg MS Walk
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10/21/2011 | Women's Tennis ­ YMCA Pool­O­Ween
7/23/2011 | Baseball ­ Hearts for the Hungry Haiti Trip
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Life as a college student­athlete
By Sarah Pastorek (Member of IUP’s Women’s Basketball program)
One of the leading struggles for student­athletes is stress. Two of the unlimited
benefits of being a student­athlete are determination and management skills.
Time management is our forte. It is unbelievable the amount of work we put in
daily to both our sport and our schooling. Not many people have the ability to
get such a large number of tasks done within a 24­hour period.
Exceptions...student­athletes.
Our routines are most times undesirable. Yet, we chose our lives. We choose
how hard we work on the court, field, course, track, or in the pool. We choose to
give back to the communities that support us. We choose to suffer from lack of
sleep. We choose to be great students in the classroom.
But we didn’t choose to be competitors. We were born with it, just as we were
born destined to play at the college level. Our love for our sports is
uncontrollable.
Our days fly by. Some of us wake up for 5:30 a.m. workouts, and some of us are
finishing practice around 9:30 p.m. or later some nights. Our studies and school
work consume the rest of our day. It isn’t easy. It never was, and it never will be.
Coaches demand as much from us as our teachers do in the classroom. However,
all of us student­athletes know what is our number priority: school.
We understand the difference between temporary and permanent. We
understand that our athletic abilities are temporary, and that the knowledge and
skills we are taught in the classroom need to last a lifetime.
We have two jobs: to be a student and to be an athlete. Be a student­athlete.
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Upcoming Events
1) Student­Athlete Picnic
•Date to be decided
•Organized by IUP Student­Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
•Where: George P. Miller stadium
•Being held for all student­athletes to provide an opportunity to get to know other sports
teams and participants
•Extra Info: Food arrangements (still undecided); Games (donated for use by student­
athletes); Site (reserved); RSVP cards (will be sent out)
2) IUP ATHLETICS 1st Annual 5K RUN/WALK FOR PARKINSON'S
• All proceeds will benefit The Western Pennsylvania Parkinson's Foundation.
•All registered participants will go on a 5k run/walk through the South campus of Indiana
University of Pennsylvania (IUP) starting and ending at on University Drive by the
Softball/Baseball fields (off of Rose St.).
•Each participant will be entered into a raffle to win various prizes.
•All ages are welcome! Rain or Shine!
Registration Information
• Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. in the Softball/Baseball Parking lots
• Fee
­ Register prior to April 15th: $15.00 (Guaranteed T­shirt)
­ Register after April 15th and including race day: $20.00 (T­shirt not guaranteed)
• All additional donations are more than welcome!
• Payment (checks and cash accepted) can be mailed in or dropped off at the Athletic
Suite in the Kovalchic Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC ­ located on the 2nd
floor). The best hours to drop it off are between 8:30­4:30 p.m. in 204G with Gina.
• Address
KCAC ­ Athletic Suite
711 Pratt Drive, Suite 203
Indiana, PA 15701
• Make checks (non­refundable) payable to Western Pennsylvania Parkinson's
Foundation.
• Visit https://sites.google.com/site/iupsaac5krunparkinsons/home to download the
registration form!
Race Information
• Race commences at 12:30 p.m. on University Dr. by the Softball/Baseball fields
• Route
• First mile of the race will be on University Drive
• Last 2.1 miles will lead back to campus including a small portion on the Hoodlebug
Trail (turnaround point on this trail will be labeled)
• Water Stations throughout the race
• Post­Race Raffle
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For any additional information please contact Stefanie Poates (phone: 757­817­3637 or
email: s.l.poates@iup.edu) or Melissa Kornock (M.J.Kornock@iup.edu)
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Staff Directory
Athletic Administration:
Athletic Director
Associate Athletic Director/Compliance Officer
Dr. Frank Condino
fcondino@iup.edu
Frances A. Nee
nee@iup.edu
Lisa Bash­Ward
lrbash@iup.edu
Business Officer
Emily Briggs
ebriggs@iup.edu
Facilities Director
Gina Bryant
gbryant@iup.edu
Secretary ­ Athletic Director
Pam Stewart
pgasbarr@iup.edu
Secretary ­ Compliance/Business Office
Karyl Miller
karyl.miller@iup.edu
Secretary ­ Facilities Director
Erik Templeton
e.k.templeton@iup.edu
Fiscal Affairs/Football Operations
Sam Goettman
athletics­compliance@iup.edu
Compliance Graduate Assistant
Jim Racchini
j.j.racchini@iup.edu
Faculty Athletic Representative
Sports Information:
Ryan Rebholz
rrebholz@iup.edu
Sports Information Director
Tim Hipszer
t.s.hipszer@iup.edu
Graduate Assistant
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