Pine - Fall 2012 - (Page 9)
COVER
FEATURED
“we heard from the community that it was just too expensive to attend games, so our strategy was to make sure everyone in Flagstaff could afford to come out.”
—LISA CAMPoS Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics “NAU is a special place, and I am thrilled to be here,” Darling says. ”Dr. haeger has reinvigorated NAU athletics with his vision and commitment, and I look forward to making NAU women’s basketball a source of great pride and tradition for us all.” While the rapid-fire changes drew attention, an important element of the athletics program — and a personal commitment of the president — remained constant: academic performance. By a variety of measures, NAU athletes once again confirmed that a quality education ranked as high as performance on the field. NAU athletes populated Big Sky AllAcademic lists and rose to Academic All-American status. They drove NAU’s numbers higher in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Report. The annual celebration of academic success in athletics, the
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THE NAU EDGE
Welcome Back!
Alumnus Jeff Lewis, ’02 BAILS, BAILS is back at NAU. You might remember him from his days as our Lumberjack quarterback from 1992 to 1995, or from his time as a Denver Bronco and as a Super Bowl champion quarterback. Jeff has returned to NAU as our new wide receivers coach. Read a Q&A with Lewis and watch an interview in which he talks about his pro career and being a Lumberjack again.
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Golden eagle Awards, brought home the message as 174 student athletes were honored for their on- and off-field performances. While many of those athletes were from high-visibility sports such as football and basketball, an even larger number were members of teams that perform at a high level and produce plenty of individual stars but don’t always receive the same attention. Initiatives like the NAU Sports Pass might help change that by bringing out more fans. “We’ve had a pretty rich tradition of getting the local community behind our team,” says Andre Luciano, NAU women’s soccer coach. Still, he welcomed the ticket price reductions because attendance faltered last season. “having fans in the stands makes a difference,” he says. “The energy that a large crowd can provide for an athlete — that’s an edge we have to have.” And it’s not the only edge.
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PhOTOS BY: DeAN heNDRICKSON (TOP), MATT BeATY, NAU MeDIA ReLATIONS (BOTTOM)
SPOTLIGHT
Top: Walter Payton Award candidate zach Bauman, a junior from Chandler, hopes to create a buzz in the newly renovated Walkup Skydome (bottom) this season.
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