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August 2010 Newsletter: In this issue, the Gardner-Webb Wrestling program announces a new addition to their coaching staff. Conor Bebe joins the staff after graduating in May 2010 from Central Michigan University.

Additional information on the 2010 Alumni Day and the 2010 Fall Clinic is included in this issue.

For additional information on the wrestling program, please visit GWUSports.com.

The Office of Alumni Relations and the Bulldog Club will host a tailgate meal prior to the Runnin’ Bulldogs contest at Charleston Southern on Saturday, October 16th. All Runnin’ Bulldog fans are welcome to attend. For more information or to register please contact Jenelle Atiyeh at (704) 406-3862 or jatiyeh@gardner-webb.edu.

Date: October 16, 2010
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $5.00 per person
Location: Buccaneer Field, behind visiting team stands.

The Gardner-Webb men's and women's tennis team will be hosting their annual alumni tennis match and lunch on Saturday, October 30th at 10:00 a.m. at the GWU Tennis Complex. All tennis alumni are welcome to attend to meet the current team and reminisce with former teammates. The alumni match will start at 10:00 a.m. with lunch to be follow at 12:30p.m. After lunch, join the group to take in the Runnin' Bulldogs 1:30 p.m. football game against Coastal Carolina. RSVP to Mike Griffith (704) 406-4639 or mgriffith@gardner-webb.edu.

The Gardner-Webb Wrestling program recently announced that their annual Alumni/Family Day will be held on Saturday, September 18th. The day will include a tailgate prior to the Runnin' Bulldogs 6:00 p.m. football contest against regional rival Western Carolina. The wrestling program will also host their 2010 Fall Technique Camp on Saturday, September 18th begining at 9:00 a.m.

For more information on these events, view the following information: 2010 Alumni Day / 2010 Fall Clinic

For additional information on the wrestling program, please visit GWUSports.com.

The Bulldog Club is organizing a bus trip to travel to the Bulldogs' game against the Akron Zips on Saturday, September 11th.  The trip will include a visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. Provided below is tentative cost and travel information.  Interested individuals must email bulldogclub@gardner-webb.edu to state their interest and indicate the anticipated number of individuals traveling in their group.  Deadline to indicate your interest is Wednesday, August 18th.  A full bus of Runnin' Bulldog fans is needed to make this trip possible.  Definitive plans and details will be announced to interested travelers on Friday, August 20th. Click here for more information.

The Gardner-Webb Athletics Department, along with wrestling head coach Richard Wince, is pleased to announce that Matthew Beebe, Darius Wass, Travis Chesla, Lucas Dutch, Robert Golde, Jacob Mitchell, and Erin O'Dell have all signed to continue both their academic and athletic careers at Gardner-Webb University beginning in the fall of 2010. The seven signees is one of the largest classes that the Gardner-Webb wrestling program has brought in over the last few years and along with the new wrestling building set to open up sometime this fall, the Bulldog Wrestling program is continuing to make a resurgence onto the intercollegiate wrestling national scene. Click here to continue this article at GWUSports.com.

Erica White (Freshman), Women's Tennis: Erica White completed her freshman year at Gardner-Webb by claiming the 2010 Big South Conference Freshman of the Year honors in Women’s Tennis. White finished the year with an 18-5 overall record and a 3-4 mark in Big South action. Her 18 wins led the team during the 2010 season. White concluded her freshman campaign by winning three straight matches and 7 or her final 10 matches of the season. Erica teamed with junior Kasey Ellis to win 13 doubles matches during the 2010 season. Originally from Charleston, West Virginia, White attended George Washington High School.

Construction continues on the new John Henry Moss Baseball Stadium on the campus of Gardner-Webb University. The stadium is named in honor of the late John Henry Moss, a Kings Mountain, NC native and former President of the South Atlantic League who was a key contributer in the development of the stadium. Stadium construction began in late October 2009 and will be open for the first pitch of the 2011 baseball season. Those interested in supporting this project can make their mark by taking advantage of various naming opportunities. Please contact Woody Fish at 704-406-4254 or hwfish@gardner-webb.edu for further information. Click here to view the latest photos of the ongoing project.

For the second straight year, Gardner-Webb first-baseman Christa Fullwood earned all-state honors, as the senior was named to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association 2010 All-State University Division Softball Team. Fullwood is another repeat all-state honoree and a unanimous vote on this year’s squad after notching a blistering .389 batting average with 47 RBIs, 11 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs, which earned her a first-team All-Big South honor. She led GWU in nine offensive categories, while also earning a .992 fielding percentage to lead on defense. Fullwood led the Big South in on-base percentage (.473) and was second in average and RBIs. Read the full article at GWUSports.com.

Gardner-Webb's Evgeny Slesarev has been ranked 19th in the 2010 season's final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Carolina Region rankings. Slesarev, who started the 2010 season ranked 19th, finished the year with a singles record of 19-3 and 15-10 in doubles play. He was named the 2010 Big South Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Year and also earned first-team Big South honors for both singles and doubles play. The Krasnoyarsk, Russia native ended his career at Gardner-Webb with 70 singles and 46 doubles victories, both school records at the Division I level. Continue reading this article at GWUSports.com.