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June 7, 2007

Dear Bobcat Fans,

I hope this column finds you doing well and enjoying the first part of your summer. With the 2006-2007 academic year now completed, I want to take a few minutes and look back at what has been one of the best years in Ohio Athletics' history in the classroom and in competition.

The top honors awarded by the Mid-American Conference are the prestigious Reese and Jacoby Trophies. As you know, the Reese and Jacoby Trophies are presented on an annual basis for having the best overall athletics teams during that year. The Jacoby Trophy is awarded to the top women's athletics program and the Reese Trophy goes to the top men's athletics program.

As I hope you have seen by now, Ohio University women's athletics have earned the Jacoby Trophy for the 2006-2007 academic year! The Bobcats captured this award for only the second time in program history. We are extremely proud of our women student-athletes and their coaches for this tremendous accomplishment!

I would like to draw attention to just a few of the many successes that each of our sports teams had during the 2006-2007 season:

Baseball

Men's Basketball
The Bobcats recorded 19 victories for the third season in a row, marking the first time since the 1983-1986
Ohio Men's Basketball has the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the Mid-American Conference
Tim O'Shea notched his 100th career victory

Women's Basketball
Most wins in a season since 1997-98
Beat nationally-ranked opponent for the first time in program history
Second Round MAC Tournament appearance

Men's Cross Country
Won Green & White Invite
Two Academic All-MAC selections

Women's Cross Country
MAC Champions
Three All-MAC First Team selections
MAC Champion - Carime Reinhart
Two Academic All-MAC selections
One Academic All-American

Field Hockey
MAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
Two All-MAC First Teamselections
NCAA appearance

Football
MAC East Division Champions
First bowl appearance since 1968
Four Academic All-MAC selections
Received 2007 Academic Achievement Award recognition by the American Football Coaches Association

Men's Golf
Finished 4th at the Piper Invitational
Finished 2nd at the Kauai Collegiate Cup

Women's Golf
Finished 4th at the Penn State
Meredith Waterston finished as the runner-up at the Bowling Green Invitational, the highest place for an Ohio men's or women's golfer for the season
One Academic All-MAC selection

Soccer
2nd place finish in the MAC
One All-MAC First Team selection
Defeated nationally-ranked team on the road

Softball
Qualified for MAC Tournament for the second consecutive year
Upset top-seeded Kent State
One All-MAC First Team selection

Men's Swimming and Diving
Third-place finish at the MAC Championships
Two All-MAC First Team selections
One Academic All-MAC selection

Women's Swimming and Diving
2nd place finish at the MAC Championships
Ashley Marion and Emily Wylam won two MAC Championships each. Courtney Gallo won one.
Four All-MAC First Team selections
One Academic All-MAC selection

Indoor Track and Field (Men and Women)
Scott Mayle earned All-America honors and set a new indoor school record and a MAC Indoor Championships record in the long jump
Additional new schools records set in women's shot (Bahiyjaui Allen), men's weight throw (Eric Bildstein), and women's 3,000m (Carime Reinhart)
One All-MAC First Team selection
Three Academic All-MAC selections

Outdoor Track and Field (Men and Women)
Six Bobcats competed in the NCAA Mideast Regional meet
Two All-MAC First Team selections
New school record set in women's 5,000m (Kari Summers)

Volleyball
Four consecutive MAC regular season and Tournament championships
Three straight NCAA Tournament appearances
Three All-MAC First Team selections
One Academic All-MAC selection
Geoff Carlston reached 100 career wins at Division I

Wrestling
Two NCAA Qualifiers
Most dual meet wins under Joel Greenlee
Albert Madsen earned a perfect 5-0 in MAC duals meets and earned the top seed at the MAC Championship at 141 pounds

Ohio Bobcat Club I am pleased to report that the Ohio Bobcat Club is off to a record start in 2007! Currently, over 500 members have already renewed their membership or joined the Ohio Bobcat Club this year. This tremendous support is well ahead of last year's pace. If you have already renewed your support, thank you! If you have not, please take a few minutes and consider at what level you can support Ohio's student-athletes. Your continued support is vital as we focus on sustaining the success reflected above!

Reunion Celebrations We will be welcoming some very special Bobcats back to campus next year. During the 2007-2008 academic year we will celebrate the following significant accomplishments and events:

Additional information regarding these events will be released later in the summer.

Ohio Bobcat Club Caravan - Chillicothe Ohio Athletics will be organizing a few special events this summer called Ohio Bobcat Club Caravans. The first event will be held in Chillicothe on Tuesday, June 26 from 6:30 -8:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Shoemaker Center at the Chillicothe campus. Please RSVP to Maura Murphy by calling 593-1119 or via e-mail at bobcatclub@ohio.edu.

On behalf of our student-athletes, coaches and staff, thank you for your continued support of Ohio Athletics.

Go Bobcats!
Kirby