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Belinda "Boe" Pearman |
Belinda “Boe” Pearman, former head women’s basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island, was named associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator. Pearman, who will be responsible for NCAA rules compliance, coached at Rhode Island from 1999 to 2004. Previously, she served as associate head coach of the New England Blizzard of the American Basketball League, the first professional league for women.
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| Baseball |
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Justin Cox |
Pitcher Justin Cox and shortstop Michael Diaz were selected to play for the Division II-III stars against the Division I stars in the 32nd annual New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star game at Fenway Park. Cox, who led NCAA Division II in earned run average at 0.91 in 2005, had a 7-0 won-lost record this season with a 2.73 earned run average. Jose Ortiz, Jr., the Owl’s leading hitter, was selected for the all-star team but an injury prevented him from playing.
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| Men's Track |
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Ivan Schmidt |
Coach Jack Maloney’s team, the 2006 Northeast-10 indoor and outdoor champions, sent six athletes to the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field championships. Coach Maloney was named the NCAA Division II Men’s Northeast Regional Track Coach of the Year (Indoor and Outdoor) for the 2006 season. The Owl’s Ivan Schmidt was named Division II Men’s Northeast Region Field Athlete of the Year. The Owl’s premier high jumper recorded a 7-foot, 1 1/2-inch performance in the nationals to take third place in that event.
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| Women's Track |
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Merline "Stacey" Egbert |
Merline “Stacey” Egbert was selected Division II Female Northeast Region Athlete of the Year. Egbert placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 39 feet, 10 inches. She won three events in the Northeast-10 Championship Meet — high jump, long jump, and triple jump. At the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she became a two-time All American by finishing seventh in the triple jump and fifth in the women’s long jump. Southern’s Thatcha DaCosta was sixth in the triple jump and also attained All-America status.
At the New England Championships in May, Randi Cuccaro won the javelin event as the Owls finished fourth in the competition.
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| Softball |
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Emily Atkinson |
Catcher Emily Atkinson was selected for the 2006 Northeast-10 All-Conference second team. Atkinson played in all 51 games for the Owls, batting .348 while leading the team in hits with 56.
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| The Evolution of the Owl |
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The university’s athletics logo, the owl, is taking flight for 2006-07 on the same wings it has had for some 13 years, but with a new stylized and modern look. “We wanted to give a clear identity to the athletic program, something we haven’t had,” says Patricia Nicol, director of athletics. “The new owl can help make the connection for recognition of the university on a national scale.”
Since 1993, when former Director of Athletics Darryl Rogers commissioned a redesign of the logo, Southern used a brand featuring an owl with wings spread and talons flared.
The new logo was created through a collaborative effort of internal and external constituencies, working over a period of some six to nine months. The primary design has a redefined head with wings, essentially those used on the previous owl, spread over Southern’s name.
Secondary logo designs, providing visual and space options, have the head of the owl over the letters SCSU. “We’ll phase the logo into everything we do, with emphasis on our publications and uniforms,” says Nicol. “While we don’t purchase new uniforms every year, the new owl will be incorporated into everything we order.
“The timing was right for a redesign to go along with the renaissance throughout our campus and university,” Nicol says. “This is a sign that the university and Southern’s athletics program are moving ahead. The new owl provides a common thread of pride.”
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