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2009-10
NCAA Appearances Women’s Soccer
NCAA Individual Appearances Jeff Karlsson (Men’s Golf); Joshua McNair (Men’s Track & Field); Dan Grass (Men’s Track & Field); Tremaine Grant (Men’s Track & Field); Jerome MacKenzie (Men’s Track & Field); Mackenzie Howe (Women’s Track & Field); Jill Arthur (Women’s Track & Field)
Team Championships Women's Soccer (Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions), Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Indoor Track, Men’s Track & Field
All-American Honors Ronnie Freeman (Second Team Freshman - National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association, Freshman - Collegiate Baseball, Freshman First Team - Ping!Baseball)
Atlantic Sun Conference Honors Don McGarey (Men’s Indoor Track - Coach of the Year and Men’s Track & Field - Coach of the Year); Travis Benton (Men’s Track & Field - Outstanding Male Performer); Joshua McNair (Men’s Track & Field - Outstanding Male Performer); Suzee Mills (Women’s Track & Field - Outstanding Female Field Performer); Bridgett Gaughan (Women's Soccer – Defensive Player of the Year)
2009-10 Athletic Department News & Notes All of Kennesaw State’s 16 intercollegiate sports are fully eligible for Atlantic Sun Conference and NCAA postseason tournaments … The women’s soccer team earned a berth in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament where they lost to No. 14-ranked Wake Forest in the opening round … Construction is completed on the 8,300-seat KSU Soccer Stadium, home of the women’s soccer team … The baseball team had three players selected in the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft … Jay Moseley is named head men’s golf coach … T.J. Greggs is named head men’s tennis coach … Dr. Nancy King is named Senior Woman Administrator … Eddie Weatherington is hired as Director of Compliance … Art Eckman is named Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations … Scott Lipsky is hired as Assistant Sports Information Director.
2008-09
Atlantic Sun Conference Honors Chad Jenkins (Baseball Pitcher of the Year); Travis Holmes (Men’s Cross Country Freshman of the Year); Kendall Parks (Men’s Indoor Track Most Outstanding Freshman Performer); Casey Strickland (Men’s Outdoor Track Most Valuable Performer and Most Outstanding Field Performer)
2008-09 Athletic Department News & Notes Kennesaw State successfully passes certification and is granted NCAA Division I full-fledged membership … Matt Nagy qualifies for the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black Course on Long Island … Chad Jenkins was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 20th pick in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft … Kyle Heckathorn was taken with the 48th pick by the Milwaukee Brewers … The baseball team had six players chosen in the draft … Karen Weatherington is hired as women’s volleyball head coach … Sarah Lockett is hired as assistant softball coach … Justin Stewart is hired as the Assistant Compliance Director … Jessica Steadman is hired as the Assistant Sports Information Director.
2007-08
Team Championships Women's Soccer (A-Sun Regular Season and Tournament), Men's Indoor Track, Men's Track & Field
Atlantic Sun Conference Honors Annie Phillips (Women's Soccer-Offensive Player of the Year); Britteny Henderson (Women's Basketball-Player of the Year); Greteya Kelley (Women's Basketball-Defensive Player of the Year); Joshua McNair (Men's Track & Field-Most Outstanding Field Performer)
2007-08 Athletic Department News & Notes The women's soccer team won the A-Sun regular season and tournament championship to advance to the first-ever NCAA Division I National Tournament where they played Florida State...the men's indoor track team won Kennesaw State's first-ever men's A-Sun championship...the men's track & field team won the conference championship in May...Rhyll Brinsmead is hired as the head women's golf coach...Lauren Katovsky is named the Director of Marketing...Che Roth is hired as assistant men's basketball coach...Jason Hanes is hired as Assistant Sports Information Director.
2006-07
Team Championships Women's Soccer, Softball (Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Champions)
Individual National Honors Sara Clapham (Women's Soccer- NCAA Leader in Assists)
Atlantic Sun Conference Honors Laura Tucker (Women's Soccer-Offensive Player of the Year); Keri McKee (Softball-Player of the Year); Brittany Matthews (Softball-Pitcher of the Year)
2006-07 Athletic Department News & Notes The women's soccer team and softball team won conference regular season championships...the KSU Tennis Complex goes under a major renovation with improvements to court surfaces and amenities...Brandon Padgett is named the women's tennis head coach and will assume the same title when men's tennis begins in 2008...T.J. Greggs is named the Director of Tennis Operations...James Black is hired as women's basketball assistant coach...Ron Smith is named Director of Men's Basketball Operations
2005-06
Team Championships Women's Cross Country (Atlantic Sun Conference Champions)
Individual National Honors Katrina Hirsch (Women's Soccer- NSCAA All-South Region Third Team)
Atlantic Sun Conference Honors Katrina Hirsch, Jessica Marek (Women's Soccer-Defensive Players of the Year); Erin Sutton (Women's Cross Country -Freshman Runner of the Year); Andre Morgan (Men's Basketball-Freshman of the Year)
2005-06 Athletic Department News & Notes Kennesaw State enjoyed its first full season as a Division I member and part of the Atlantic Sun Conference...the women's soccer team and softball team each post second place finishes in the conference...Blake Smart is named men's golf head coach...Hal Towbin is named Assistant Sports Information Director...Dr. Darryl Pope is named Assistant Athletic Director of Compliance...Valerie Jones is named women's volleyball head coach.
2004-05
National Champions Cheer (NCA)
National Tournament Appearances (5) Softball, Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Top 20 Finishes Softball (2nd), Women's Cross Country (5th), Men's Basketball (7th), Baseball (9th), Men's Cross Country (10th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Men's Basketball (Peach Belt Conference South Division Champions, Peach Belt Conference Co-Champions), Softball (Peach Belt Conference Co-Champions, NCAA South Atlantic Region Champions), Dance (Peach Belt Conference Champions)
Individual National Honors Laura Tucker (Women's Soccer- NCAA Division I Independent First-Year Programs Player-of-the-Year)
2004-05 Athletic Department News & Notes Kennesaw State moves from Division II to Division I and joins the Atlantic Sun Conference...KSU adds women's volleyball and men's tennis as sponsored intercollegiate athletic programs which will begin competition in the Fall of 2006...Scott Whitlock is named Associate Athletic Director...Whitlock, the winningest coach in NCAA softball, is selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame...the KSU Convocation & Classroom Center officially opens in May.
2003-04
National Champions Women's Soccer (NCAA Division II), Men's Basketball (NCAA Division II), Cheer (NCA)
National Tournament Appearances (6) Men's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Men's Basketball, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf, Softball
Top 20 Finishes Softball (7th), Men's Cross Country (9th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Women's Soccer (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions), Men's Basketball (Peach Belt Conference South Division Champions, Peach Belt Conference Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions), Softball (Peach Belt Conference Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions), Cheer (Peach Belt Conference Champions)
Individual National Honors Laura Tucker (Soccer-National Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player); Katrina Hirsch (Soccer- Most Outstanding Defensive Player), Terrence Hill (Men's Basketball-National Tournament Most Outstanding Player)
2003-04 Athletic Department News & Notes The Athletic Department announces the hiring of George Olney as the Director of Athletic Development...the state-of-the-art Bobbie Bailey Athletic Complex opens...the facility is the home to both baseball and softball and is the first new venue built specifically for athletic teams.
2002-03
National Tournament Appearances (7) Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Men's Basketball, men's Golf, Women's Tennis, Baseball
Top 20 Finishes Cheer (2nd), Baseball (3rd), Women's Cross Country (8th), Men's Cross Country (13th), Women's Tennis (17th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Women's Soccer (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions), Baseball (South Atlantic Region Champions), Cheer (Peach Belt Conference Champions)
Individual National Honors None
2002-03 Athletic Department News & Notes The Owls first year of women's soccer ends with an 18-0-1 record and a trip to the national tournament...Karen Pfeifer is named Head Athletic Trainer...ground is broken on the new Convocation & Classroom Center which will be the home of men's and women's basketball.
2001-02
National Tournament Appearances (5) Men's Cross Country, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf, Baseball, Softball
Top 20 Finishes Cheer (2nd), Men's Golf (7th), Softball (7th), Baseball (9th), Men's Cross Country (14th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Women's Basketball (Peach Belt Conference South Division Champions), Baseball (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Softball (South Atlantic Region Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions)
Individual National Honors None
2001-02 Athletic Department News & Notes The Owls begin a Women's Soccer program and announces that Rob King, from Montevallo (Ala.) is to initiate the program which is to begin competition in the fall of 2002 ... Jon Dunlap is the named Men's Golf head coach ... Don McGarey is named the Men's and Women's Track & Field coach ... Mark Toma is named Sports Information Director ... Stan Sims wins his 14th PBC cross-country championship, which combined with 8 NCAA Region crowns makes him KSU's all-time winningest coach.
2000-01
National Champions Marjo Venalainen (Women's Cross Country-NCAA Division II); Marjo Venalainen (Women's Track & Field-NCAA Division II 1500m & 3000m)
National Tournament Appearances (5) Men's Cross Country, Baseball, Men's Golf, Softball, Women's Tennis
Top 20 Finishes Cheer (2nd), Softball (7th), Women's Outdoor Track & Field (13th), Women's Tennis (20th)
Team Championships Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Softball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions)
Individual National Honors None
2000-01 Athletic Department News & Notes Kennesaw State announces that Tony Ingle, last of Brigham Young, will take over as men's basketball coach...Ingle leads the Owls to an 11-15 record ... Felecia Mulkey becomes fill-time assuming the position of Marketing/Promotions Director along with her cheerleading/dance coaching positions......Marjo Venalainen has won two NCAA cross country championships (1999, 2000) and two events at the 2001 outdoor track Nationals (1500-me and 3000-me runs).
1999-00
National Champions Marjo Venalainen (Women's Cross Country National Champion)
National Tournament Appearances (5) Men's Cross Country, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Women's Tennis
Top 20 Finishes Softball (2nd), Cheer (5th), Women's Tennis (12th), Men's Cross Country (15th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions, Southeast Region Champions), Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Women's Basketball (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Softball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions)
Individual National Honors Audra Thomas (Softball- NCAA Division II Player-of-the-Year)
1999-00 Athletic Department News & Notes After winning two national championships during the 1990's, the baseball team, under the tutelage of Mike Sansing, is named the NCAA Division II Team-of-the-Decade by Baseball America magazine...a dance team is formed by cheerleader coach Felecia Mulkey.
1998-99
National Tournament Appearances (6) Women's Cross Country, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Men's Golf, Women's Tennis
Top 20 Finishes Baseball (2nd), Softball (3rd), Women's Basketball (5th), Cheer (9th), Women's Cross Country (10th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions, Southeast Region Champions), Women's Basketball (South Atlantic Region Champions), Baseball (South Atlantic Region Champions), Softball (South Atlantic Region Champions)
Individual National Honors Jason Jones (Baseball- NCAA Division II Player of the Year)
1998-99 Athletic Department News & Notes Western Michigan's Ashley Dolan is the new Athletic Trainer ... Michael Redd becomes the NCAA Compliance Director and Academics Advisor.
1997-98
National Tournament Appearances (5) Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Baseball, Softball, Women's Tennis
Top 20 Finishes Baseball (2nd), Cheer (12th), Men's Cross Country (17th), Women's Cross Country (17th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions, Southeast Region Champions), Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions, Southeast Region Champions), Baseball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions), Softball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions)
Individual National Honors None
1997-98 Athletic Department News & Notes The Owls announce that David Haliburton is the new women's tennis coach.
1996-97
National Tournament Appearances (7) Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Men's Golf, Softball, Women's Tennis
Top 20 Finishes Baseball (4th), Softball (5th), Women's Basketball (5th), Women's Cross Country (15th), Men's Cross Country (17th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Southeast Region Champions), Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Women's Basketball (Peach Belt Conference Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions), Baseball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions), Softball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions)
Individual National Honors Donnie Thomas (Baseball- NCAA Division II Pitcher of the Year, Baseball America Collegiate Player of the Year)
1996-97 Athletic Department News & Notes The Owls announce Greg Yarlett as the new men's basketball coach...Yarlett leads the Owls to a 20-7 mark ... Robert Patrick is named the new women's tennis coach ... Kennesaw State wins an unprecedented five PBC and five NCAA Region Championships.
1995-96
National Champions Baseball (NCAA Division II), Softball (NCAA Division II)
National Tournament Appearances (6) Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Baseball, Softball, Men's Golf, Women's Tennis
Top 20 Finishes Women's Cross Country (15th), Men's Cross Country (16th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions, Southeast Region Champions), Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Baseball (South Atlantic Region Champions), Softball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions, South Atlantic Region Champions)
Individual National Honors Chris Halliday (Baseball- NCAA National Tournament Most Valuable Player)
1995-96 Athletic Department News & Notes For only the third time in NCAA history, one school wins both the national baseball and softball crowns in the same year ... Baseball ends the year at 48-17, while softball goes 49-8 ... Colby Tilley moves from Auburn-Montgomery and leads women's basketball to a 17-12 log ... Milton Abell becomes the golf coach ... Former letter-winner Andrea Schmitz becomes the women's tennis coach ... KSU declares men's and women's outdoor track as a sport, limited to distance runners ... Stan Sims will coach both teams ... Susan Whitlock assumes the role of Senior Women's Administrator ... Steve Ruthsatz, from Tusculum College, is named Sports Information Director.
1994-95
National Championships Softball (NCAA Division II)
National Tournament Appearances (3) Men's Cross Country, Baseball, Softball
Top 20 Finishes Men's Cross Country (15th)
Team Championships Men's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions, Southeast Region Champions), Women's Cross Country (Peach Belt Conference Champions), Baseball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions), Softball (Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions, Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions, South Region Champions)
Individual National Honors Kelly Rafter (Softball-NCAA Division II Player-of-the-Year, National Tournament Most Valuable Player)
1994-95 Athletic Department News & Notes Kennesaw State becomes official members of the NCAA and PBC ... Stan Sims takes over as head men's and women's cross country coach and immediately wins both PBC crowns and the men's NCAA Regional Championship ... Scott Whitlock coaches softball to the NCAA National Championship with a 53-5 record.
1993-94
National Champions Baseball (NAIA)
National Tournament Appearances (2) Baseball, Softball
Top 20 Finishes Softball (4th)
Team Championships Softball (District Champions, Tri-District Champions), Baseball (District Regular Season Champions, District Tournament Champions, Southeast Region Champions), Men's Golf (Peach Belt Conference Champions *Owls could compete in the tournament but were not yet eligible for official conference championship and automatic bid to national tournament)
Individual National Honors None
1993-94 Athletic Department News & Notes Baseball, under the direction of Mike Sansing, wins the NAIA National title, ending with a record of 48-14...the championship is the first team title in school history.
1992-93
National Tournament Appearances (1) Softball
Top 20 Finishes Softball (4th), Men's Golf (8th), Men's Basketball (17th), Women's Basketball (17th)
Team Championships Men's Basketball (District Champions), Women's Basketball (District Champions), Softball (District Champions, Tri-District Champions)
Individual National Honors None
1992-93 Athletic Department News & Notes Kennesaw State is accepted as a provisional member of both the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) and begins a two-year compliance period ... New sports are started as Susan Whitlock is appointed as women's tennis coach and Dave Morgan assumes the reigns for men's and women's cross country ... Susan Montgomery replaces an ailing Ron Walker as women's basketball coach and ends the year at 19-11.
1991-92
National Tournament Appearances (2) Softball, Men's Golf
Top 20 Finishes Softball (2nd), Men's Golf (4th), Women's Basketball (9th)
Team Championships Women's Basketball (Georgia Conference Champions), Softball (District Champions, Tri-District Champions)
Individual National Honors None
1991-92 Athletic Department News & Notes Kennesaw State announces that Mike Sansing formally of Shorter College will be the new baseball coach...in his first year, Sansing leads the Owls to a 39-19 record.
1990-91
National Tournament Appearances (1) Softball
Top 20 Finishes Softball (4th)
Team Championships Softball (District Champions, Tri-District Champions)
Individual National Honors None
1990-91 Athletic Department News & Notes Under the direction of Scott Whitlock, slow-pitch softball is dropped and fast-pitch softball is added ... The team (41-11) wins the NAIA District/Tri-District championship and ends 4th in the nation at the NAIA National Championship in Columbia, Mo. ... Steve Givens, from South Georgia Junior College, has a 34-25 record as baseball coach ... Bill Hill initiates the new men's golf team.
1989-90
National Tournament Appearances None
Top 20 Finishes None
Team Championships Baseball (Georgia Conference Champions)
Individual National Honors
Athletic Department News None
1988-89
National Tournament Appearances None
Top 20 Finishes None
Team Championships Women's Basketball (Georgia Conference Champions)
Individual National Honors None
1988-89 Athletic Department News & Notes Women's Basketball, under the direction of Ron Walker, becomes the first-ever team sport at Kennesaw State to earn a Top 20 ranking as the squad finishes the year ranked No. 17 in the NAIA National Poll.
1987-88
National Tournament Appearances None
Top 20 Finishes Women's Basketball (17th)
Team Championships Women's Basketball (Georgia Conference Champions, District Champions), Baseball (Georgia Conference Champions, Georgia Conference Tournament Champions)
Individual National Honors None
1987-88 Athletic Department News & Notes KSU announces that Dave Waples, Commissioner of the recently dissolved NCAA Division I-AA Gulf Star Conference housed in Lake Charles, La., is named Athletic Director ... Michael Redd is elevated to full-time Athletic Trainer...Scott Whitlock becomes the Sports Information Director.
1986-87
National Tournament Appearances None
Top 20 Finishes None
Team Honors None
Individual National Honors None
1986-87 Athletic Department News & Notes The Owls appoint Adrian Brooks as the new soccer coach...Tim Bowan is appointed men's and women's cross country and outdoor track coach...Ron Walker, from Adrian (Mich.) College, is named head women's basketball coach, after Rhonda Seagraves resigns just prior to the season, and has a 19-9 year...Jennifer Turner becomes a three-time All-American in the NAIA Outdoor Track Nationals, this time in the long jump...James "Spec" Landrum announces his retirement as Athletic Director...Scott Whitlock moves from slow-pitch softball assistant to head coach...Due to budget and funding concerns, all sports except baseball, men's and women's basketball and slow-pitch softball are dropped after the spring season.
1985-86
National Champions Jon Hough (NAIA Individual)
National Tournament Appearances None
Top 20 Finishes Men's Golf (10th)
Team Championships Women's Track & Field (District Champions), Men's Golf (District Champions)
Individual National Honors None
1985-86 Athletic Department News & Notes Men's and Women's Outdoor Track is moved under the direction of David Poteet...Phil Zenoni, From Dalton Junior College, is hired to coach a new men's basketball team and goes 7-21... Zenoni also will coach the school's golf team...Women's Outdoor Track wins the school's first championship as Jennifer Turner leads the team to the NAIA District title...Turner repeats as an All-American in the 400-meter hurdles at the NAIA Outdoor Track Nationals...Jon Hough becomes the school's first individual National Champion as he is the NAIA Golf Medalist at the National Championship...Chip Reese, from Clemson, is appointed baseball coach and has an 18-30 season.
* Individual honors DO NOT include All-Conference, All-Region or All-American selections. The honors are for an individual singled out for achievement over the course of a year or national tournament.