Today's Blue & White, July 8, 2011

Today’s Blue & White

The Citadel Brigadier Foundation’s Official Electronic Newsletter

Friday, July 8, 2011

Opening Kickoff!

We hope that you noticed that we’ve transitioned to “Opening Kickoff,” meaning that our focus is quickly moving toward football, which will be here in roughly seven weeks.

Speaking of football, Cass Couey was named this week to a punter’s “watch list” and wrestling dominates the pages today with their list of newcomers.

Due to a much needed vacation, there will not be an issue of Today’s Blue & White next week.  We will return on July 22, in which we will lead with the news of our newest inductees into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame.

As you’ve come to expect, we have another packed issue of news and notes, so enjoy and Go Bulldogs!!!

TCBF Annual Meeting Set for July 15

The annual meeting of The Citadel Brigadier Foundation has been set for July 15, and will be held at 10 am in the Greater Issues Room of Mark Clark Hall on campus.  All members in good standing may attend this meeting.  For more information, please call us at 843/953-5277. 

Sweet Johnson Hagood Stadium Suite May Become Available

An environmentally-controlled luxury suite at Johnson Hagood Stadium could possibly become available in time for the 2011 football season.  If you have an interest, please contact Associate Athletics Director John McAleer ’72 at 843/953-1354 or email him at john.mcaleer@citadel.edu. 

Cass Couey Named to CFPA Punter Award Watch List

Cass Couey has been named to the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Punter Watch List. 

Couey, from Tampa, Fla., punted in 10 of 11 games in 2010 and recorded an average of 39.1 yards per punt, fifth best in the Southern Conference.  The redshirt junior had a pair of stellar games to begin October last season as he booted a career-best 68-yarder against Western Carolina on Oct. 9, which was the longest punt of any kicker in the SoCon last season.

The following week, Couey earned SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week honors as he averaged 44.5 yards per kick against Chattanooga, including a 51-yarder and placed a pair of punts inside the 20-yard line.  He converted a fake punt in the second quarter when he ran 33 yards up the middle for a first down on a drive that would eventually lead to a touchdown.

Joining Appalachian State's Sam Martin, Georgia Southern's Charlie Edwards and Western Carolina's Blake Cain, Couey is one of four SoCon punters listed.
 

Wrestling Signs 15 to Program

Wrestling coach Rob Hjerling announced this week the addition of 15 new signees to the program.  The newcomers represent eight states and one foreign country and  include South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Germany. The group has tallied 14 state titles, 31 state placers and four participants at prep nationals, including two placers.

• Weston Beck brings three state titles along with a runner-up title to The Citadel from Rock Hill High at the 4A South Carolina state level at 130 pounds.  He is a four-time state finalist, three-time team MVP and was the male athlete of the year at his high school to go along with an impressive career record of 235-9.  He also earned the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award in the state of South Carolina at the 4A level;
• Vincent Bellaran is one of three New Jersey products in this year's class as he comes from St. Benedict's Prep and was teammates with fellow freshman Chris Dowdy and current standout Turotogtokh Luvsandorj.  Bellaran participated in prep nationals and finished with an overall high school record of 101-35 at 171 pounds;
• Zachary Bennett hails from Franklin High in Tennessee and is a two-time state placer at 152 pounds;
• Francis Boykin is a local product from Hanahan High where he was a state champion his senior year and also placed third in the state at 135 pounds.  He was named outstanding wrestling in South Carolina at the 2A level his senior season;
• Kyle Casaletto heads south from Southern Regional High in New Jersey where he was a three-time placer in the state championships and finished as runner-up on two occasions at 112 and 125 pounds.  He finished with a career record of 123-17 and was named the team MVP three times along with all-district and all-region honors on three separate occasions;
• Will Connell comes in as a three-time state finalist at Lugoff-Elgin High as he won the state title twice and finished as a runner-up a third time at 171 pounds;
• Matt Devine is from Sumter High where he was a state champion his senior year and also a state qualifier at 140 pounds;
• Chris Dowdy is a three-time prep school All-American from St. Benedict's Prep in New Jersey, the same school that reigning SoCon Wrestler of the Year Turtogtokh Luvsandorj attended.  Dowdy recorded a record of 144-42 at 140 pounds and lettered four years.  He was a three-time prep national placer and a prep national finalist;
• Marshal Haas is an overseas transplant coming from Patch American High in Germany after placing first and second in Europe at 189 pounds;
• Jared Hemmings is a two-time state placer, including a runner-up finish, at Greater Christian Academy in Georgia at the 2A level at 171 pounds;
• Aaron Hensen is another local product from Summerville High who is a four-time state champion at 125 pounds and finished second at NHSCA.  His team won the 2007 state title while he was named the most outstanding wrestler at the 4A level and most outstanding wrestler in the state of South Carolina.  Hensen compiled a career record of 154-11;
• Charles Holt won a state title and also finished as runner-up in 3A at Myrtle Beach High at 140 pounds;
• Sam McCauley is coming off a state title at Croatan High in North Carolina at 140 pounds.  He also placed fifth in the state earlier in his career;
• Jared Michael is from North Myrtle Beach High where he was a two-time state placer and a state finalist his junior year at 189 pounds and at the 3A level;
• Thomas Philbrick comes to The Citadel from Loudon County High in Virginia where he placed fifth in the state at 135 pounds. 

CFA Presents Women’s Football 101 & 102 on July 30

The Citadel Football Association will present the Second Annual Women’s Football Seminar on Saturday, July 30 at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

The experience is open to ladies and teenage girls only.  Registration begins at 7:30 am and the event runs from 8:30 am to 3 pm.  Cost is $50 per person.

First-time attendees to Football 101 will spend the morning going behind-the-scenes with tours of the team’s meeting room, weight room, training and equipment rooms.  Citadel coaches will provide instruction on the basics of the game as well as the option offense that is currently being utilized by the Bulldogs. 

Football 102 is only for those who attended the inaugural event last year.  Their morning will be spent getting more in-depth instruction in player positions, walking through plays in addition to offensive and defensive strategies.

A catered lunch for all attendees will be held in the Altman Athletic Center at the stadium and will feature a tailgate-type menu.  A special program will follow with Kay Higgins, wife of the Bulldogs’ head coach Kevin Higgins. 

New this year will be a “Fall Tailgating Fashion Show” and will feature designs during lunch with stylings from local shops Cache, Coldwater Creek and Palmetto Moon of Towne Center.  After lunch, the group will “hit” the stadium field for a practice that includes running plays, passing and receiving, tackling dummies and the all-important “fun run to the end zone” where one can perform individual touchdown dances.

Goody bags for all attendees contain a T-shirt, a complete football information notebook, a 2011 souvenir schedule poster and two tickets ($50 value) to a Citadel home football game.  At this game, highlights for the seminar will be featured on the stadium’s videoboard.

Last year 54 women enjoyed a memorable time and learned enough about football to impress even their husbands and/or male friends. 

A portion of the seminar is tax deductible as proceeds benefit The Citadel Football Association’s Scholarship through The Citadel Brigadier Foundation.

To register, please refer to www.thecitadelfootballassociation.com or call 843/953-5123. 

Summer Camp Information

The summer camping season has begun within the Department of Athletics, and if you have an interest in any of the camps listed below, please call us at 843/953-5070 and we’ll put you in touch with the respective coach:

Basketball:      July 18-22 Aug. 5-7

Soccer:            July 11-14 July 20-23 

13^th Annual Bulldog Kickoff Classic Set for Aug. 18

The 13^th Annual Bulldog Kickoff Classic Presented by Wells Fargo sells out every year and it will again this year.

Set for Aug. 18 at Wild Dunes Resort’s Links and Harbor courses, the event serves as the unofficial start of the football season.  And following the golf, participants are able to take part in The Citadel Club of Charleston’s annual Shrimp and Beer Night that takes place at the Beach House.

There are 36 Class Sponsorships available ($2,000/minimum per class) and each class will receive signage on both courses as well as listing in the game program.  The top donor class will be awarded a catered tailgate party on the Club Level Terrace during a home football game and the class may direct $12,500 to a Memorial Fund Scholarship of their choice or have one created in their class name.

Corporate sponsorships are also available ($500) and they include exclusive ownership of the hole of your choice (first come; first served) that may be staffed.  Also included are one golfing spot and two tickets to the Shrimp & Beer Night.

All proceeds benefit athletic scholarships.

For more information – including sponsorship opportunities – please contact Rod Moseley ’74 at 843/708-1053 or Jimmy Bagwell ’74 at 843/270-0591.  Additional information may also be secured by referring to http://www.citadelsports.com/information/2011_Kickoff_Classic.pdf.  Don’t be left out; sign up today!

TCBF to Sponsor 21st Annual Citadel Homecoming Golf Tournament

The Citadel Brigadier Foundation will sponsor the 21^st Annual Homecoming Golf Tournament on Friday, Nov. 11, at Shadowmoss Golf Club.  Proceeds will benefit the Brigadier Foundation’s Memorial Fund. 

The event begins with sign-in from 7:30-8 am and the shotgun start commences at 8:30 am.  The tournament is a four-man, captain’s choice format and fee is $90/person and includes green and cart fees, a box lunch, beverages, a cap, balls, prizes and more. 

For additional information – including sponsorship opportunities – and to secure an application, please contact Gina Inabnett at 843/953-5277 or refer to http://www.citadelsports.com/information/2011_Homecoming_Golf_Tournament_Application.pdf.

Want to Keep Up With Citadel Athletics?

Fans have the opportunity to follow all the action of The Citadel Bulldogs by joining Twitter and Facebook for your round-the-clock news on Citadel athletics.

To join other loyal fans on Twitter, visit: http://twitter.com/CitadelSports and to become a devotee of the Bulldogs on Facebook, visit: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Citadel-Sports/108617202526805?ref=ts.  And, as always, we’re updated on www.CitadelSports.com.

Bulldog Business Partners

The Citadel Brigadier Foundation has started the “Bulldog Business Partners” for the 2010-11 academic year and the first to sign up are:

• Charleston Comfort Inn
• Charleston Crab House/Palmetto Ale House
• Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub
• Hawthorne Suites
• Lutheran Hospice
• Piggly Wiggly
• Kevin Shealy, Allstate Insurance
• Sleep-Inn / Mt. Pleasant
• South Carolina Federal Credit Union

We encourage you to please stop by and thank our supporters.  If you want more information on how your business can partner with The Citadel Brigadier Foundation, please call us at 843/953-5277.

And Having Absolutely Nothing to Do with Athletics

Not a surprise, but the mosquitoes are here in force.  And in order to deal with the pesky pests, here are some tips from Charleston County on protecting yourself from these bloodthirsty nuisances:

• Stay indoors at dawn, dusk and early evening;
• Wear long sleeve shirts and long pants when outside;
• Avoid perfumes or other scented products;
• Apply insect repellent to exposed skin. Follow directions;
• Install screens on any open windows;
• Keep your yard clean and mowed;
• Fix leaking faucets;
• Keep gutters clean;
• Empty any containers that hold water, such as cans, bottles and potted plant saucers;
• Fill tree holes;
• Remove old tires;
• Maintain swimming pools;
• Change birdbath twice a week.

July Birthdays

July 8               Rob Acunto                            Administration

July 8               John McAleer                          Administration

July 11             Russ Pace                                Photographer

July 23             Damien Price                           Basketball

Upcoming Events

July 15                         TCBF Annual Meeting @10 am Mark Clark Hall

July 30                         CFA’s 2^nd Annual Football 101 & 102 Seminar @Johnson Hagood

Aug. 18                       13^th Annual Bulldog Kickoff Golf Classic @Wild Dunes

Aug. 20                       “Meet the Bulldogs (Football)” @Maybank Triplets Facility

William Wilson 5K Walk/Run @Columbia

Nov. 11                       21^st Annual Homecoming Golf Tournament @Shadowmoss

Have a Friend Who Might Be Interested?

Today’s Blue & White is the sister publication of the The Blue & White, the official publication of The Citadel Brigadier Foundation that is printed monthly.  In order to receive the printed version, one has to be a member of TCBF.  However, we’ve opened Today’s Blue & White to anyone and everyone who has a computer and who is interested in activities of TCBF and, of course, The Citadel’s Department of Athletics.  Today’s Blue & White is free.  All one has to do is sign up is to click on this link:  http://www.nmnathletics.com/main/NewsMailSetup.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9700&DB_OEM_ID=9700&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT=&DB_OEM_ID=9700&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT=&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=9700&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT=

Today’s Blue & White is the official electronic publication of The Citadel Brigadier Foundation, Inc. with its office located at The Citadel, McAlister Field House, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC  29409 (office 843/953-5277).

Publishers……………...Jerry Baker & Larry Leckonby

Editor…………………Andy Solomon

Layout…………………Jeremy Helms