2007 guide - Ohio Wesleyan University

Bishop records24Fred Myers InvitationalThe annual Fred MyersInvitational honors the selfstyled“grandfather” of Ohiosoccer coaches, who died ofa heart attack in 1977. Myerscoached the Battling Bishopsoccer team from 1957-76,compiling a 133-82-21 record.Eight of his last 14 teamscompeted in the NCAA playoffs.Myers led the 1963 Bishopsto the NCAA Mideast CollegeDivision championship,as far as the playoffs thenprogressed. His 1975 squadplaced third in the NCAADivision III playoffs, then thehighest finish ever for any Ohio Wesleyan team. In 8 years ofOhio Athletic Conference competition, Myers’ squads won 4titles and twice finished in second place. Myers was namedOhio Coach of the Year in 1971 and 1973.As Bucky Stultz, Myers’ first All-America soccer player,would note at his mentor’s memorial service, “He had a raretalent. He would quietly plant in a young person’s mind theseed of an idea or plan. His cultivating was done so subtly,it was usually several years before that seed would blossom.Then the realization would come: It was Fred Myers whoadded the spark, the vitality, that means so much in all ourlives.”The tournament’s Most Valuable Player receives the DickGauthier Award, honoring one of Ohio Wesleyan’s greatestfans. Son of the legendary George Gauthier, Ohio Wesleyan’sHall of Fame football coach, Dick Gauthier was a leader incampus-community relations.The Battling Bishops pose with the 1998 NCAA Division IIInational championship trophy.FRED MYERS INVITATIONAL HISTORYYear Champion Runner-up Third Fourth1978 Wilmington Ohio Wesleyan Earlham Kent State1979 Wilmington Earlham Ohio Wesleyan Wright State1980 Ohio Wesleyan Wright State Earlham Case Reserve1981 Ohio Wesleyan Wright State Malone Earlham1982 Ohio Wesleyan Castleton State Nazareth Oberlin1983* Frostburg State Ohio Wesleyan Oberlin Drew1984 Ohio Wesleyan Wis.-Platteville Castleton State Frostburg State1985 Ohio Wesleyan Washington MacMurray Buffalo State1986 Ohio Wesleyan Brandeis Cortland State Rockford1987 Ohio Wesleyan Kalamazoo Fredonia State Carleton1988 Ohio Wesleyan N.C. Wesleyan Frnkln & Mrshll Otterbein1989 Ohio Wesleyan Lynchburg Augustana Fredonia State1990 + Ohio Wesleyan Bethany Kean & Washington (tie)1991 Ohio Wesleyan U. of the South Principia & Wis.-Platteville (tie)1992 + Ohio Wesleyan Bethany MacMurray Nazareth1993 + Ohio Wesleyan Kenyon John Carroll & Trinity (tie)1994 + Ohio Wesleyan Kenyon Illinois Benedictine & St. John’s (tie)1995 Methodist Ohio Wesleyan Hope John Carroll1996* Ohio Wesleyan Muhlenberg Maryville Beloit1997 Ohio Wesleyan R. Stockton Wis.-Platteville Wittenberg1998 Kenyon Clarkson Ohio Wesleyan Aquinas1999 + Ohio Wesleyan Kenyon Hope Concordia2000 Ohio Wesleyan Kean Hope —2001 John Carroll Ohio Wesleyan Allegheny Calvin2002 Ohio Wesleyan Bethany Olivet Case Reserve2003* Ohio Wesleyan North Park Capital Bethany2004 Ohio Wesleyan Kalamazoo Kean Pitt-Greensburg2005* Ohio Wesleyan Greensboro Fredonia State Capital2006 + Ohio Wesleyan Allegheny Olivet Wisconsin-OshkoshOhio Wesleyan finishes: First (23), second (4), third (2), fourth (0).*tournament championship decided on penalty kicks+tournament championship decided on goal differentialbold face year denotes prearranged second-round matchups2007 OWU Men’s SoccerDICK GAUTHIER AWARDS (MYERS TOURNAMENT MVP)1982 Brian Deloatch, Castleton 1995 Kenneth Hoey, Methodist1983 Mark Weber, Frostburg 1996 Jason Chadima, OWU1984 Rick Wyman, OWU 1997 Sean Brady, OWU1985 Domenic Romanelli, OWU 1998 Kulu Moyo, Kenyon1986 Tom McNamara, OWU 1999 Misha Sher, OWU1987 Drew Dimatos, OWU 2000 Glen Sullivan, OWU1988 Bob Barnes, OWU 2001 Chris Heslep, John Carroll1989 Clay Smith, OWU 2002 Chris Vorenkamp, OWU1990 Andy Kessinger, OWU 2003 Jeff Krigbaum, OWU1991 Andy Kessinger, OWU 2004 Garrett Silvert-Noftle, OWU1992 Mike Pepe, OWU 2005 Ryan Martin, OWU1993 Kyle Kosmala, OWU 2006 Craig Neal, OWU1994 Jim Finn, OWUadidas ® INVITATIONAL HISTORYYear Champion Runner-up Third Fourth1992 Ohio Wesleyan Fontbonne Capital Ursinus1993 Ohio Wesleyan Methodist Wittenberg Lycoming1994 Ohio Wesleyan Wheaton Rhodes Wittenberg1995 + Ohio Wesleyan Va. Wesleyan Kean DePauw1996 Ohio Wesleyan Cabrini Calvin Alma1997 + Kenyon Ohio Wesleyan Montclair St. Binghamton1998 Ohio Wesleyan Kalamazoo Chicago and Marietta (tie)1999 Ohio Wesleyan Alma E. Mennonite Wittenberg2000 Ohio Wesleyan Wisc.-Whitewater Kalamazoo Principia2001 New Jersey Ohio Wesleyan Alma Capital2002 Ohio Wesleyan John Carroll Frostburg and Kalamazoo (tie)2003 Ohio Wesleyan Methodist Olivet Capital2004 + Ohio Dominican Ohio Wesleyan Alma Anderson2005 + Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Dominican North Park and Olivet (tie)2006 + Ohio Dominican Ohio Wesleyan Elmhurst ChicagoOhio Wesleyan finishes: First (11), second (4), third (0), fourth (0).+tournament championship decided on goal differentialbold face year denotes prearranged second-round matchups