2007 guide - Ohio Wesleyan University
2007 guide - Ohio Wesleyan University 2007 guide - Ohio Wesleyan University
2007 Bishop Outlook2The Ohio Wesleyan University men’ssoccer team rode a suffocating defenseto the NCAA Division III semifinals lastyear before finishing with a 15-1-6 record.Along the way, the Bishops posted theirsecond consecutive unbeaten regularseason and won their eighth North CoastAthletic Conference championship in thelast 9 years.Head coach Jay Martin welcomes5 returning starters and 12 returninglettermen who will try to win their fourthstraight conference championship andmake another run deep into the NCAADivision III playoffs.“We’re very talented, but very young,”Martin said. “We could start 4 freshmento open the season — but they’re verygood players.”Defense was the Bishops’ strengthin 2006, with the team setting school andNCAC records by allowing only 7 goalsduring the entire season. Three startersreturn from that stellar unit.Back in goal is senior Jamison Dague.Dague led the NCAC in saves percentagelast year on the way to second-team allconferencelaurels. He also was an ESPNThe Magazine Academic All-America ®selection.“Jamison is one of the bestgoalkeepers in Division III,” Martin said.“We’re counting on him for leadership ondefense. Our season will go only as wellas Jamison and the defense go.”Senior Xander Jones, anotherreturning letterwinner in goal, could startfor many teams, while junior Ben Boyntonand sophomore Richard Ott will battle forplaying time.Jamison Dague makes a save.In the backfield, senior Ben Brewerand junior T.J. Trigg are returning All-NCAC selections. Brewer was a secondteampick in 2006 after receiving firstteamhonors in 2005, and Trigg wonhonorable mention status in 2006.Sophomores Matt Giannetti andKevin McGowan, both of whom sawsignificant action last year, could winstarting positions this season. SeniorPatrick Moore is another returningletterman, and sophomore Jon Hood alsoreturns.Newcomers who could contributeinclude freshmen Brian Greene, EricLaipple and Taylor Prescott. Greene andLaipple were an all-state selections inhigh school.The midfield is traditionally an OhioWesleyan strength, and 2007 will be nodifferent.Leading the returnees in the midfieldis senior Nick Skoczen, who was anhonorable mention All-NCAC choice lastyear. Skoczen will see action in insideand outside midfield spots this season.Sophomore Jordan Halloran, theteam’s top returning scorer with 5 goalsand an assist last year, is back at theattacking midfield position.Freshman Ryan Harmanis, an alldistrictselection in high school, “will playsomeplace,” according to Martin. Alsofighting for time at the various midfieldspots are sophomores Blake Pifer and PhilSerfaty and freshmen Chad Baker andKody Law. Law was an all-state pick inhigh school.Sophomore Will Murawski, whosaw action at several different positionslast season, takes over at the defensivemidfield spot this year, and sophomoreJake Meiser also returns.“We’re very deep with different typesof midfielders,” Martin said, “but it’s amatter of who’s willing to play together.”Scoring from the front line was thequestion mark for Ohio Wesleyan lastyear, with the Bishops scoring 38 goalsas a team. “We’re going to rectify that,”Martin said. “We’re going to play moreattacking formations, and I think ourattackers are better than last year, withbetter athleticism and better speed.”Junior Todd Ufferman andsophomore Eric Francis are returninglettermen up front and will joinsophomore Sam Striler and freshmenTyler Bryant and Tyler Wall. Bryant andWall were all-state picks in high school,while Striler, a transfer from Trinity, was a2-time all-state selection as a prep.The Bishops’ wild card is freshmanMarcus Bastianelli, who should see actionin the midfield or up front.Ohio Wesleyan faces another ruggedschedule. The season opens with theFred Myers Invitational, which featuresGuilford, Hope and Kean; and the adidas ®Invitational, with games against Almaand Medaille. Important regional testswith Wilmington, DePauw, Otterbeinand John Carroll follow immediatelythereafter. In the NCAC, 2006 tournamentwinner Denison, 2006 tournamentrunner-up Allegheny, up-and-comingOberlin and traditional rivals Woosterand Wittenberg will be at the forefront ofanother thrilling title chase.2007 OWU Men’s Soccer
2007 OWU Men’s SoccerBattlingBishopsCoach Jay MartinHow broad is Jay Martin’s record ofservice to soccer?Come up with any combination oflevel (high school, college, professional) andfunction (player, coach, administrator), andhe’s probably done it.Martin hit a new peak in an alreadyillustriouscoaching career when he guidedthe Battling Bishops to the 1998 NCAA DivisionIII championship.Martin has guided his 30 soccer teamsto a 515-99-42 record. Last year, the BattlingBishops won the North Coast AthleticConference championship and tournament,advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinalsand finished with a record of 15-1-6.His teams have reached the NCAADivision III semifinals 7 times, finishing asnational runner-up twice in addition to the1998 title. They have brought home 12 regionaltitles, including 9 in the last 15 seasonsthat the NCAA tournament includeda regional format. Ohio Wesleyan holdsNCAA Division III records with 29 playoffappearances and 49 playoff victories.Martin’s teams set an NCAA recordwith 18 consecutive Division III tournamentberths from 1978-95 and have won 17conference crowns and an unprecedented14 Stu Parry Awards, the latter recognizingOhio’s top Division III team each year.He has been named Regional Coach of theYear, an honor awarded to one coach fromall divisions, 13 times in his 30 years atOhio Wesleyan and was named NSCAA nationalcoach of the year in 1991 and 1998.Under Martin’s guidance, Ohio Wesleyanwas the winningest men’s soccerteam in the NCAA — regardless of division— during the 1980s, compiling a winningpercentage of .815 to top such programs asIndiana, UNC-Greensboro and UCLA. TheBattling Bishops bettered that during the1990s, fashioning a winning percentage of.825.Martin was the seventh college coachto reach the 500-win mark, according torecords of the National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America and the NCAA. Ofthe 6 coaches who preceded Martin to 500wins, none did so faster than Martin, whoreached that milestone in his 29th seasonat Ohio Wesleyan.His lacrosse teams posted an 8-yearrecord of 104-34, winning 4 Midwest LacrosseAssociation titles, earning 6 NCAAplayoff bids and twice making Martin theMLA Coach of the Year. And talk aboutdeveloping individual talent — in bothsports, in 38 seasons, Martin has turnedout 49 All-America and 172 All-Mideast orAll-Midwest players.Beyond coaching, Martin also hasserved soccer with a term as president ofthe NSCAA as well as a 6-year stint on theNCAA Division III selection committee, including4 years as committee chair. He hasbeen a color analyst of the Major LeagueMARTIN’S CAREER COACHING RECORDYear School record Pct1977 Ohio Wesleyan 7-4-3 .6071978 Ohio Wesleyan 11-5-2 .6671979 Ohio Wesleyan 16-3-2 .8101980 Ohio Wesleyan 16-4-1 .7861981 Ohio Wesleyan 17-4-4 .7601982 Ohio Wesleyan 17-2-3 .8411983 Ohio Wesleyan 16-5-1 .7501984 Ohio Wesleyan 15-4-1 .7751985 Ohio Wesleyan 15-4-1 .7751986 Ohio Wesleyan 20-3-0 .8701987 Ohio Wesleyan 19-4-0 .8261988 Ohio Wesleyan 17-1-3 .8811989 Ohio Wesleyan 19-2-1 .8861990 Ohio Wesleyan 20-4-1 .8201991 Ohio Wesleyan 22-2-0 .9171992 Ohio Wesleyan 20-4-0 .8331993 Ohio Wesleyan 18-2-1 .8811994 Ohio Wesleyan 20-0-1 .9761995 Ohio Wesleyan 17-2-3 .8411996 Ohio Wesleyan 13-4-2 .7371997 Ohio Wesleyan 16-8-0 .6671998 Ohio Wesleyan 18-6-0 .7501999 Ohio Wesleyan 18-3-1 .8412000 Ohio Wesleyan 23-1-0 .9582001 Ohio Wesleyan 19-6-1 .7502002 Ohio Wesleyan 18-4-1 .8042003 Ohio Wesleyan 17-4-1 .7952004 Ohio Wesleyan 16-2-2 .8502005 Ohio Wesleyan 20-1-0 .9522006 Ohio Wesleyan 15-1-6 .818Career Totals (30 years) 515-99-42 .817Soccer’s Columbus Crew for 9 seasons.In addition, he took over as editor of theNSCAA’s The Soccer Journal in January, 2003,becoming the publication’s third editor sinceits establishment in 1950.Martin is a professor in Ohio Wesleyan’sphysical education department and servedas athletics director from 1985-2004. Duringhis 19 years as athletics director, OhioWesleyan athletics enjoyed unprecedentedsuccess. Ohio Wesleyan won a conferencerecord6 consecutive NCAC all-sportschampionships from 1988-94. More recently,the Battling Bishops finished in the top 25 ofthe NACDA Directors Cup NCAA Division IIIstandings in 6 of the last 8 academic yearsunder Martin’s leadership.Prior to joining the Ohio Wesleyanfaculty, Martin served as a 2-sport assistantat The Ohio State University, from which hereceived both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Earlier,he was director of sport at the Munich,Germany, YMCA, coaching soccer, volleyball,basketball and lacrosse; and athletics directorat the American International School atDusseldorf.A native of Hingham, Mass., Martinreceived his B.A. degree from SpringfieldCollege in 1971. He lettered in soccer andlacrosse, earning All-America laurels inthe latter. In Germany, he played soccer forthe Kaiserwerth Club, played professionalbasketball and served on the staff of theVolleyball Pavilion at the 1972 Olympics.3
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<strong>2007</strong> OWU Men’s SoccerBattlingBishopsCoach Jay MartinHow broad is Jay Martin’s record ofservice to soccer?Come up with any combination oflevel (high school, college, professional) andfunction (player, coach, administrator), andhe’s probably done it.Martin hit a new peak in an alreadyillustriouscoaching career when he <strong>guide</strong>dthe Battling Bishops to the 1998 NCAA DivisionIII championship.Martin has <strong>guide</strong>d his 30 soccer teamsto a 515-99-42 record. Last year, the BattlingBishops won the North Coast AthleticConference championship and tournament,advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinalsand finished with a record of 15-1-6.His teams have reached the NCAADivision III semifinals 7 times, finishing asnational runner-up twice in addition to the1998 title. They have brought home 12 regionaltitles, including 9 in the last 15 seasonsthat the NCAA tournament includeda regional format. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> holdsNCAA Division III records with 29 playoffappearances and 49 playoff victories.Martin’s teams set an NCAA recordwith 18 consecutive Division III tournamentberths from 1978-95 and have won 17conference crowns and an unprecedented14 Stu Parry Awards, the latter recognizing<strong>Ohio</strong>’s top Division III team each year.He has been named Regional Coach of theYear, an honor awarded to one coach fromall divisions, 13 times in his 30 years at<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> and was named NSCAA nationalcoach of the year in 1991 and 1998.Under Martin’s guidance, <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong>was the winningest men’s soccerteam in the NCAA — regardless of division— during the 1980s, compiling a winningpercentage of .815 to top such programs asIndiana, UNC-Greensboro and UCLA. TheBattling Bishops bettered that during the1990s, fashioning a winning percentage of.825.Martin was the seventh college coachto reach the 500-win mark, according torecords of the National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America and the NCAA. Ofthe 6 coaches who preceded Martin to 500wins, none did so faster than Martin, whoreached that milestone in his 29th seasonat <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong>.His lacrosse teams posted an 8-yearrecord of 104-34, winning 4 Midwest LacrosseAssociation titles, earning 6 NCAAplayoff bids and twice making Martin theMLA Coach of the Year. And talk aboutdeveloping individual talent — in bothsports, in 38 seasons, Martin has turnedout 49 All-America and 172 All-Mideast orAll-Midwest players.Beyond coaching, Martin also hasserved soccer with a term as president ofthe NSCAA as well as a 6-year stint on theNCAA Division III selection committee, including4 years as committee chair. He hasbeen a color analyst of the Major LeagueMARTIN’S CAREER COACHING RECORDYear School record Pct1977 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 7-4-3 .6071978 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 11-5-2 .6671979 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 16-3-2 .8101980 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 16-4-1 .7861981 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 17-4-4 .7601982 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 17-2-3 .8411983 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 16-5-1 .7501984 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 15-4-1 .7751985 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 15-4-1 .7751986 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 20-3-0 .8701987 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 19-4-0 .8261988 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 17-1-3 .8811989 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 19-2-1 .8861990 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 20-4-1 .8201991 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 22-2-0 .9171992 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 20-4-0 .8331993 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 18-2-1 .8811994 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 20-0-1 .9761995 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 17-2-3 .8411996 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 13-4-2 .7371997 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 16-8-0 .6671998 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 18-6-0 .7501999 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 18-3-1 .8412000 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 23-1-0 .9582001 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 19-6-1 .7502002 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 18-4-1 .8042003 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 17-4-1 .7952004 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 16-2-2 .8502005 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 20-1-0 .9522006 <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 15-1-6 .818Career Totals (30 years) 515-99-42 .817Soccer’s Columbus Crew for 9 seasons.In addition, he took over as editor of theNSCAA’s The Soccer Journal in January, 2003,becoming the publication’s third editor sinceits establishment in 1950.Martin is a professor in <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong>’sphysical education department and servedas athletics director from 1985-2004. Duringhis 19 years as athletics director, <strong>Ohio</strong><strong>Wesleyan</strong> athletics enjoyed unprecedentedsuccess. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> won a conferencerecord6 consecutive NCAC all-sportschampionships from 1988-94. More recently,the Battling Bishops finished in the top 25 ofthe NACDA Directors Cup NCAA Division IIIstandings in 6 of the last 8 academic yearsunder Martin’s leadership.Prior to joining the <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong>faculty, Martin served as a 2-sport assistantat The <strong>Ohio</strong> State <strong>University</strong>, from which hereceived both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Earlier,he was director of sport at the Munich,Germany, YMCA, coaching soccer, volleyball,basketball and lacrosse; and athletics directorat the American International School atDusseldorf.A native of Hingham, Mass., Martinreceived his B.A. degree from SpringfieldCollege in 1971. He lettered in soccer andlacrosse, earning All-America laurels inthe latter. In Germany, he played soccer forthe Kaiserwerth Club, played professionalbasketball and served on the staff of theVolleyball Pavilion at the 1972 Olympics.3
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