Men's Soccer Has High Expectations for 2010 Season
Despite having only five starters returning from last season, the expectations for Wesleyan head men’s soccer coach Gavin Donaldson and his team remain the same. The Bobcats were ranked third in the preseason WVIAC coach’s poll behind only defending champion Charleston and Davis & Elkins.
Among the holes that Wesleyan will need to fill this year includes the loss of leading scorer Brett Fackenthal and stand-out defender Abe Levin-Nielsen, both of whom earned All-Region h... [read more]
Tierney to Present at Palm Springs Coaches Clinic
On September 10-12 head Wesleyan women’s basketball coach Steve Tierney will join the likes Matt Painter (Purdue), Dana Altman (Oregon), Jamie Dixon (Pittsburgh) and Tony Shaver (William and Mary) at the Palm Springs Coaches Clinic in Palm Springs, CA.
The three day clinic, which was founded in 1995, will feature numerous guest speakers from the high school level to the NBA. The organizer of the clinic, Ron Meikle, coached Tierney at Sam Houston State before becoming an N... [read more]
Week 2 Football Preview: Urbana (OH) at Wesleyan
Urbana (6-5 in '09)
at
West Virginia Wesleyan (1-0)
Saturday, September 4---1:00 p.m.
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Cebe Ross Field (2500, natural turf)
URBANA "Blue Knights"
Head Coach: David Taynor (7-15, 3rd season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: Multiple
Returning Stat Leaders:
Passing: Evan Gehlert (120-238-7, 1284 yds, 12 TD)
Rushing: Boise Moon (33 for 319 yds, 2 TD)
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Bobcats Dedicate Bleachers; Recognized for Success
In addition to a big season opening victory for the Wesleyan football on Saturday against St. Paul's, the game also featured a pair of special ceremonies.
Prior to the game, Director of Athletics Ken Tyler and President Dr. Pamela Balch presented a plaque to Alice "Ace" Knox ('49) for her contribution to the new bleacher project at Cebe Ross Field.
The bleacher project, which has a capacity of 1,100 including 100 VIP seats on the home side, was largely funded b... [read more]
Women’s Soccer to Kick-off Season with New Coach
The Wesleyan women’s soccer team starts the 2010 fall season with not just ten new freshmen being added to the team, but a new head coach as well. Patrick Holguin, the former men’s and women’s soccer coach at Marietta, will take over the program and try to build on the foundation of success that has been put in place. Holguin coached the men’s soccer team at Marietta for twelve years and the women’s team for ten years, earning over 170 wins.
With the Lady Bobcats returni... [read more]