Today's Blue and White, June 17th, 2011
Today’s Blue & White
The Citadel Brigadier Foundation’s Official Electronic Newsletter
Friday, June 17, 2011
First Pitch!
This week has been quite hot and humid and it continues to be extremely dry in the Lowcountry, although we finally got some rain late Wednesday night. However, we continue to work here in the Department of Athletics and in The Brigadier Foundation.
The college again moved to a four-day work week during the summer (expanded hours Monday-Thursday; only a few offices are open on Friday) in order to save on utilities in which the campus holds on to about $40,000 annually.
While the soccer team released their schedule this week, good news comes from the Southern Conference where they announced that Campbell, Gardner-Webb and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville will join the league as associate members in wrestling beginning this season. This addition is in response to UNC Greensboro’s cancellation of their program.
We hope you have a great weekend, and Happy Fathers Day!
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.
Soccer Releases ’11 Schedule
Coach Bob Winch announced the soccer team’s fall schedule for the 2011 and the Bulldogs will host 10 games at Washington Light Infantry Field including six Southern Conference matches.
Winch, who earned his second consecutive SoCon Coach of the Year Award in 2010, looks to carry over the success of last year's record-breaking team with the return of Mariana Garcia, who was tabbed as Southern Conference Freshman and Player of the Year for the 2010 season.
The 2011 season starts with a slate of eight non-conference games beginning on the road against the Clemson Tigers on Aug. 21 before heading back to Charleston for a three game homestand against Winthrop, USC Upstate, and Navy. The last four non-conference competitions will be played against Mississippi, SC State, Charleston Southern and Presbyterian.
The Bulldogs, who are coming off of their most successful season in program and conference history (12-8-1 overall; 7-4 in SoCon play), will kick off the league schedule with a weekend homestand against Western Carolina on Sept. 23 and Appalachian State on Sept. 25.
To view the entire schedule, please refer to www.CitadelSports.com.
Southern Conference Adds Associate Members for Wrestling
The Southern Conference has added three universities as associate members in the sport of wrestling. Campbell University, Gardner-Webb University and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville will join the league beginning with the 2011-12 season.
The addition of the three schools, in conjunction with UNCG's discontinuation of its program following the 2010-11 season, will bring the conference's wrestling membership to eight schools.
Campbell, located in Buies Creek, N.C., and Gardner-Webb, situated in Boiling Springs, N.C., are familiar to SoCon teams, as four of six league teams competed against the Camels in dual meets last season while the Runnin' Bulldogs faced each conference team.
Campbell and Gardner-Webb are full-time members of the Big South Conference.
Campbell, which has an enrollment of 3,000 students on its main campus, has fielded a wrestling program since 1968. Gardner-Webb, boasting a student population of 4,300, is entering its 23rd season of wrestling in 2011-12.
SIUE, a school with 14,107 students located in suburban St. Louis, has a rich wrestling tradition that includes three consecutive Division II national championships in 1984, '85 and '86. The Cougars are members of the Ohio Valley Conference for the majority of their sports.
The three new institutions will join Appalachian State University, The Citadel, Davidson College, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Virginia Military Institute as the eight schools in the Southern Conference for wrestling.
The Southern Conference, which first held a wrestling championship in 1930 and has done so in each season since 1947, will conduct its 75th wrestling championship in Chattanooga, Tenn. next March. The league itself, founded in 1921, is entering its 91st season in 2011-12.
13th Annual Bulldog Kickoff Classic Set for Aug. 18
The 13th 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 21st 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.
Have Your Battalion Salute You
You may or may not have been the most popular cadet in your battalion during your years at The Citadel, but now you can be while having your entire battalion salute you. To get your battalion behind you through a personalized print, all one has to do is join (or re-join) The Citadel Brigadier Foundation before June 30. Have your company salute you on the quad with your name and class year by calling us at 843/953-5277.
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.
June Birthdays
June 19 Josh Conklin Football
June 27 Rob Hjerling Wrestling
They Said It:
"The addition of these three programs should help solidify the sport of wrestling in the Southern Conference. We are confident the new members will lead to a more exciting championship and greater opportunities to advance SoCon wrestlers to NCAA postseason competition."
- Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino, on the addition of Campbell, Gardner-Webb and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville as associate members for wrestling.
Upcoming Events
June 16 TCBF Coaches Night: Summerville
June 23 Breakaway Twilight Series @Maybank Triplets Facility
July 7 Breakaway Twilight Series @Maybank Triplets Facility
July 15 TCBF Annual Meeting @10 am Mark Clark Hall
July 30 CFA’s 2nd Annual Football 101 & 102 Seminar @Johnson Hagood
Aug. 18 13th Annual Bulldog Kickoff Golf Classic @Wild Dunes
Aug. 20 “Meet the Bulldogs (Football)” @Maybank Triplets Facility
William Wilson 5K Walk/Run @Columbia
Nov. 11 21st Annual Homecoming Golf Tournament @Shadowmoss
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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
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