2007 guide - Ohio Wesleyan University

2007 OWU Men’s SoccerBLAKE PIFERSophomore midfielder5-7, 155Fleming, OhioAda High SchoolZoology major2006: Did not letter as reserve midfielder.High School: Earned 4 letters in soccer.>> Received first-team All-Ohio honors.>> Was 3-time first-team all-district and allleaguechoice.>> Named league’s Player of the Year.>> Served as team captain.TAYLOR PRESCOTT#24Freshman midfielder6-3, 165Ruston, La.Ruston High SchoolMajor undeclaredHigh School: Lettered in soccer.PHIL SERFATY#23Sophomore midfielder5-8, 160Dublin, OhioJerome High SchoolEconomics major2006: Started 4 games as midfielder beforesuffering season-ending knee injury.High School: Earned 4 letters in soccer.>> Received second-team all-state honors.>> Was first-team all-district and all-conferenceselection.>> Named conference’s Player of the Year.Year Games Goals Assists Points2006 4 0 0 0SAM STRILER#6Sophomore forward5-9, 170St. Louis, Mo.Country Day SchoolMajor undeclared2006: Saw action as forward at TrinityUniversity.>> Scored first collegiate goal vs. RhodesSept. 22...also contributed assist in game.High School: Earned 4 letters in soccer.>> Was 2-time all-state selection.Year Games Goals Assists Points2006 10 1 1 3TYLER WALL#9ROGER INGLESAthletics DirectorFreshman forward5-10, 170Columbus, OhioUpper Arlington High SchoolMajor undeclaredHigh School: Earned 4 letters in soccer.>> Received all-state and all-regioncitations.>> Set school career record for goals.>> Helped club team win pair of statechampionships.Why do we have athletics in a liberal arts setting?Regardless of the size of the institution or the level ofcompetition, the core values cited in the athletic missionstatements of institutions as diverse as Ohio WesleyanUniversity and The Ohio State University are remarkablyconsistent. These core values are easily stripped into threebasic principles: an almost-unanimous endorsement ofthe pursuit of excellence in all things, including athletics;universal identification of athletics as an integral part ofthe educational mission of the institution and citation ofthe intrinsic value to each of the participants, includingpersonal and social maturation, the education of the wholeperson, the development of a healthy lifestyle and learningthe value of the pursuit of goals in a collective context; andidentification of athletics as one of the best ways to developand foster a sense of community. The universal benefitsof athletics are conferred alike on the quarterback at OhioState playing in front of 100,000 spectators and the OhioWesleyan field hockey player playing in front of a smallweekday crowd.OTHER SQUAD MEMBERS9