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The American Eagles are the athletics teams that represent the American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

 in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 (NCAA) Division I competition. American is a member of the Patriot League
Patriot League
The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...

 in all sports except wrestling, where it is a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It has been active since 1905 and has had a variety of schools as members throughout its tenure.-Current members:*American University...

. Teams include men's and women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

, men's and women'sswimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 & diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

, men's and women's track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

, women's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, women's lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

, women's field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

, and men's wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

. Many of the teams have gone on to win Patriot League
Patriot League
The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...

 championships over the years. American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

's school colors are AU red and blue.

Sports facilities

American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

 has several sports facilities, including Bender Arena
Bender Arena
Bender Arena is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Washington, DC. The arena opened in 1988. It is home to the American University Eagles basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams....

, which houses the William I Jacobs Fitness Center; 25-yard, eight-lane pool; the Reeves Aquatic Center, a six-store mini-mall, the campus bookstore, and a 470-car, seven-level parking structure. Bender Arena is also the home of AU's basketball team and AU's nationally-ranked wrestling team.

Reeves Field, home to AU’s soccer team, is one of the premier soccer fields in Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

. Reeves Field earned the 2002 College Soccer Field of the Year by the Sports Turf Managers Association, hosted its fifth NCAA Tournament game, and served as the training site for the Uruguayan National Soccer team. FC Barcelona and Blackburn used Reeves Field as a training facility. In the summer of 2000, AU served as the practice site for Newcastle United, one of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

's premier professional soccer clubs. Major League Soccer's D.C. United, Miami Fusion and San Jose Earthquakes have also practiced at AU. National teams from the USA, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

 and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 trained at Reeves in 1996 in preparation for Summer Olympic games held at RFK Stadium.

Reeves Field also features a six-lane track to accommodate the track and field programs at AU and creates a multi-purpose event site. During his term as Vice-President, George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...

 regularly traveled in the morning from his home at the U.S. Naval Observatory, located about two miles from American University, to run the track at Reeves Field.

AU’s field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams play on the field at the Jacobs Recreational Complex, which also features a softball diamond and two outdoor sand volleyball courts. AU's field hockey team earned the right to host the 2005 Patriot League Tournament, where American defeated Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...

 7-0 in the semifinals before capturing the league crown for the third straight year by downing Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...

 4-2 in the Championship Game.

American University features seven outdoor tennis courts for the use of the intercollegiate tennis teams as well as the University community. Two outdoor basketball courts complete the outdoor recreational facility located next to Reeves Field and behind Bender Arena
Bender Arena
Bender Arena is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Washington, DC. The arena opened in 1988. It is home to the American University Eagles basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams....

. AU has hosted three of the last four tennis team championships since joining the Patriot League, with the men's team winning back-to-back titles on the AU hardcourts and setting Patriot League Championship attendance records each year. The women's team last captured the Patriot League title in 2002.

Bender Arena is also the home to the AU Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 team which is coached by Barry Goldberg
Barry Goldberg (volleyball coach)
Barry Goldberg is the head coach of women's volleyball at American University. Goldberg is in his 23rd season at the helm of the Eagles and has lead them to the NCAA Tournament eleven times, while winning the Patriot League regular season and tournament title nine times.-References:...

.

Fight song

All hail the mighty AU Eagles! Where there's a fight we'll see it through! You can be sure we'll be triumphant, when we wear red, white and blue! All hail the mighty AU Eagles! We'll conquer all adversity! So let's all join in and give a yell for AU and victory!!

Alma Mater

Tomorrows pass so soon behind us

Into shadows of the past—

So the years will often find us,

Calling days that flew so fast.

Come, come, days that we treasure,

We live in you—

We Yearn now for the pleasure

At college we knew;

Friendships will always bind us;

In youth we live, for mem'ries remind us

Of Red, White, and Blue—

Come, days fullest in measure

Of our A. U.

Men's basketball

  • Willie Jones - NCAA College Division First Team (1960)
  • Kermit Washington
    Kermit Washington
    Kermit Alan Washington is an American former professional basketball player. Washington is best remembered for punching opposing player Rudy Tomjanovich during an on-court fight in 1977. The punch nearly killed Tomjanovich, and it resulted in severe medical problems that ultimately ended his...

     - Associated Press First Team (1973)
  • Gordon Austin - Sporting News Honorable Mention (1983)
  • Patrick Doctor - Associated Press Honorable Mention (2002)
  • Derrick Mercer - Associated Press Honorable Mention (2009)

Field hockey

  • Julia Behr - Third Team (1995)
  • Stacey Siu-Butt - First Team (1996)
  • Javiera Villagra - First Team (2004, 2005), Second Team (2003)
  • Camila Infante - Second Team (2004, 2005)
  • Maureen Daniel - Second Team (2005)
  • Irene Schickhardt - First Team (2008)
  • Christine Fingerhuth - Third Team (2008) First Team (2010)
  • Anne Van Erp - Third Team (2010)

Men's soccer

  • Kurt Kuykendall (1973)
  • Michael Brady (1983, 1984, 1985) [Named National Player of the Year in 1985 by Soccer America]
  • Keith Trehy (1985, 1986)
  • Scott Pearson (1997)

Men

  • John Bott (1964)
  • Pat Christmas (1964)
  • Keith Fleer (1964)
  • Rodger Kamuf (1964)
  • John Mueller (1964)
  • Robert R. Williams, III (1964)
  • Ray Crowe (1965, 1966)
  • Dave Pearsall (1966)
  • Ben Van Dyk (1966)
  • Tim Miller (1966, 1967, 1968)
  • Bill Suk (1967, 1968)
  • Clark Baugher (1968)
  • Jim Kelly (1968)
  • Sergio Lopez (1990)
  • Frederick Hviid (1993)
  • Roger Font (1996)
  • Dominick Szabo (2003)
  • Ethan Bassett (2004)

Track

  • Sean Duffy - Indoor DMR, Leg 1 (2003), 1500m (2005)
  • Andy Ellerhorst - Indoor DMR, Leg 2 (2003)
  • Phil Gaeta - Indoor DMR, Leg 3 (2003)
  • Sean O'Brien - 1500m (2001,2002, 2003), Indoor DMR, Leg 4 (2003)
  • Dustin Emrani - 800m (2007)

Volleyball

  • Karla Kucerkova - Honorable Mention (2003)
  • Cutrina Biddulph - Honorable Mention (2004)
  • Rubena Sukaj - Honorable Mention (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Angelina Waterman - Honorable Mention (2010)

Wrestling

  • Daniel Waters (2005 [8th place])
  • Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (2006 [3rd place])
  • Josh Glenn (2006 [4th place], 2007 [National Champion], 2008 [5th place]
  • Mike Cannon (2008 [6th place], 2009 [8th place], 2010 [3rd place])
  • Kyle Borshoff (2009 [7th place], 2010 [8th place])
  • Steve Fittery (2010 [5th place]) (2011 [3rd place])
  • Ganbayar Sanjaa (2011 [4th place])
  • Ryan Flores (2011 [2nd place])

University Hall of Fame

  • Gordon Austin '83

Basketball
Inducted: 2001
  • Arthur Beatty, Jr. '68

Men's Basketball
Inducted: 2005
  • Andrew "Butch" Bell III '69

Track
Inducted: 1985
  • Michael Brady '92

Men's Soccer
Inducted: 1997
  • John D. Briggs '51

Swimming
Inducted: 1972
  • W. James Birthright '28

Basketball, Football
Inducted: 1969
  • George L. Brown '40

Basketball, Baseball,
Track, Football
Inducted: 1970
  • Joseph P. Carlo '38

Football, Track, Boxing
Inducted: 1969
  • David Carrasco

Athletics Director, Basketball, Men's Basketball Coach, Baseball Coach
Inducted: 1998
  • Stafford H. Cassell '36

Basketball, Football, Coach,
Athletics Director
Inducted: 1970
  • Vince Celtnieks '65

Soccer, Cross-Country
Track, Crew, Wrestling
Inducted: 1985
  • Peter Chen '69

Track
Inducted: 1997
  • Ed Clements '60

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Track
Inducted: 2003
  • Gary Cohen '75

Track
Inducted: 2004
  • John Diffley '89

Men's Soccer
Inducted: 2006
  • Robert H. Frailey

Teacher, Coach, Administrator
Inducted: 1994
  • Jacqui Frazier-Lyde '83

Women's Basketball
Inducted: 2005
  • Bartley A. Fugler '48

Basketball, Football,
Baseball, Tennis
Inducted: 1971
  • Mark L. Grabow '72

Men's Soccer
Inducted: 1998
  • Brian Gilgeous
    Brian Gilgeous
    R. Brian Gilgeous is an American former expatriate professional basketball player for Angers BC 49 in France's Ligue Nationale de Basketball. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Gilgeous is best known for his college career at American University between 1989–90 and 1982–93...

    '95

Men's Basketball
Inducted: 2004
  • James Hackett '66

Track
Inducted: 2000
  • Virginia E. Hawke

Teacher, Coach, Administrator
Inducted: 1994
  • Leroy Ishman '51

Basketball, Baseball
Inducted: 1995
  • William S. Jones '60

Basketball, Baseball
Inducted: 1971
  • Bruce R, Kessler, Sr. '29

Basketball, Football
Inducted: 1969
  • Kurt Kuykendall '74

Men's Soccer
Inducted: 1996
  • Robert W. Lamon '50

Basketball, Baseball
Inducted: 1972
  • Sergio Lopez '91

Swimming
Inducted: 2001
  • Fritz M. Maier '62

Wrestling
Inducted: 1973
  • William Mason '64

Baseball, Basketball
Inducted: 1985
  • Peter Mehlert '72

Men's Soccer Coach
Inducted: 1998
  • Anne C. Monahan '69

Field Hockey
Inducted: 1995
  • David Nakhid '87

Men's Soccer
Inducted: 2005
  • Albert Nencioni '49

Track
Inducted:1997
  • George William Olsen '32

Basketball, Football
Inducted: 1971
  • Dave Reinhart '74

Track
Inducted: 2004
  • Barbara Reimann

Administrator, Coach, Professor
Inducted: 2001
  • Oscar H. Sells '33

Basketball
Inducted: 1973
  • Hugo "Dutch" Schulze '41

Basketball, Baseball, Football,
Coach, Athletics Director
Inducted: 1969
  • Beth Shearer Clark '88

Basketball
Inducted: 1999
  • Darsi Smith Wilson '84

Women's Basketball
Inducted: 1996
  • Ethel Smith '31, '33

Basketball, Field Hockey
Inducted: 1996
  • Ed Tapscott '80 (WCL)

Men's Basketball Coach
Inducted: 2006
  • Richard N. Taylor '52

Baseball
Inducted: 1972
  • Wilbur Thomas '75

Basketball
Inducted: 2003
  • Keith Trehy '86

Men's Soccer
Inducted: 2000
  • Jody Thornton Powell '87

Basketball
Inducted: 1999
  • John Wakefield '50

Basketball, Baseball
Inducted: 1973
  • Kermit Washington '73

Basketball
Inducted: 1985
  • Frank Weiss '58, ' 61

Men's Basketball
Inducted: 1999
  • Jimmy Williams '59

Baseball, Baseball, Men's Basketball Coach & Player
Inducted: 2000

Present Action

Category 2011-12
Overall Record 0-2
Conference Record 0-0
Weekly Awards Nothing Yet...
Next Game November 16th against Florida-Atlantic


2011-12 Line Up
  • Mike Bersch
  • Jordan Borucki
  • Troy Brewer
  • Daniel Fisher
  • Warren Floor, Jr
  • Riley Grafft
  • Joe Hill
  • Charles Hinkle
  • Blake Jolivette
  • Kyle Kager
  • Simon McCormack
  • Daniel Munoz
  • John Schoof
  • Wayne Simon II
  • Tony Wroblicky

Present Action

Category 2011-12
Overall Record 1-2
Conference Record 0-0
Weekly Awards Nothing Yet...
Next Game November 18th against Mount St. Mary


2011-12 Line Up
  • Stephanie Anya
  • Annessa De La Cruz
  • Alexis Dobbs (Captain)
  • Jen Dumiak
  • Ebony Edwards
  • Gelesia George
  • Tori Halvorsen
  • Sarah Kiely
  • Ti'Asia McGeorge
  • Meredith Mesaris
  • Lisa Strack (Captain)
  • Arron Zimmerman

Past Season Stats

Category 2011
Places at Meet Mount St. Mary (1st), Navy (5th), Paul Short (18th), Leopard (1st), Patriot League (2nd)
All-Patriot League First Team Josh Olsen, Ryan Williams, Mark Allen
All-Patriot League Second Team John Pope
Weekly Awards Mark Allen (1x PL Runner of the Week) and Ian Lutz (1x PL Rookie of the Week),

Present Action

Category 2011
Places at Meet Mount St. Mary (1st), Navy (8th), Paul Short (22th), Leopard (3st), Patriot League (6nd)
All-Patriot League Second Team Octavia Rinehardt
Weekly Awards Octavia Rinehardt (2x PL Runner of the Week & 1x ECAC Runner of the Week)

Past Season Stats

Category 2011
Overall Record 9-8
Conference Record 4-1 [Patriot League Regular Season Champions]
All-Patriot League First Team Tatum Dyer (4th All-PL Team Honor), Gina Hofmann (2nd All-PL Team Honor), Jenn Bradley (1st All-PL Team Honor)
All-Patriot League Second Team Melissa Casale (1st All-PL Team Honor), Alex McMackin (1st All-PL Team Honor), Shelly Montgomery (2nd All-PL Team Honor)
All-Patriot Individual Awards Tatum Dyer (PL Defensive Player of the Year), Steve Jennings (PL Coach of the Year}
Academic All-Patriot League Jacyln Anspach, Melissa Casale, Gina Hofmann
Patriot League All-Tournament Team Melissa Casale and Natalie Ellenberger
Weekly Awards Alex McMackin (2x PL Offesnive Player of the Week), Tatum Dyer (3x PL Defensive Player of the Week), Stephanie Burry (1x PL Goalkeeper of the Week), Ashley Dalisera (2x PL Goalkeeper of the Week), Grace Wilson (1x PL Rookie of the Week), Rebecca Treharne (1x PL Rookie of the Week).
Last Game Result Lost against Bucknell, 3-2, in Patriot League Semifinals

Future Action

Category 2012
Overall Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Weekly Awards Nothing in a While...
Next Game Davidson on February 11th, 2012
Captains Kimberly Collins and Kaska Komosinski


Present Action

Category 2011
Overall Record 7-11-1
Conference Record 5-2 (Patriot League Regular Season Champions)
All-Patriot League First Team Alassane Kane (2nd All-PL Honor), Ryan Morales (1st All-PL Honor), Adem Gokturk (1st All-PL Honor), Cristobal Soto (1st All-PL Honor)
All-Patriot League Individual Awards Todd West (PL Coach of the Year), Matt Makowski (PL Scholor-Athlete of the Year)
Academic All-Patriot League Matt Makowski, Michael Roberts, Colin Seigfried
Patriot League All-Tournament Team Matt Makowski, Cristobal Soto, Adem Gokturk
Weekly Awards Seth Goldman (1x PL Offensive Player of the Week), Jack Scott (1x PL Offensive Player of the Week), Alassane Kane (1x PL Offensive Player of the Week), Adem Gokturk (1x PL Defensive Player of the Week), Cristobal Soto (1x PL Defensive Player of the Week), Matt Makowski (1x PL Goalkeeper of the Week).
Current National Stat Records in Top 100 Colin Seigfried is in for Total Assists. Matt Makowski is in the Top 100 for Saves per Game
Last game Lost to Colgate, 2-0

Past Season Stats

Category 2011
Overall Record 6-11-2
Conference Record 2-4-1
All-Patriot League First Team Michelle Montilio (1st All-PL Team Honor)
All-Patriot League Second Team Jasmine Mohandesi (1st All-PL Team Honor)
All-Patriot League Individual Awards Jenna Stasiewicz (PL Scholar-Athlete of the Year)
Academic All-Patriot League Jenna Stasiewicz, Mikaila Weaver, Jasmine Mohandesi
Weekly Awards Hannah Tatro (1x PL Defensive Player of the Week), Kimberly Kroll (1x PL Defensive Player of the Week), Danielle Beard (1x PL Defensive Player of the Week), Klare Lazor (2x PL Goalkeeper of the Week), Erin Mulhern (1x PL Rookie of the Week), Nicole Paviglionite (1x PL Rookie of the Week)
Last Game Result Beat Colgate, 1-0, in Conference Game.

Present Action

Category 2011-12
Places at Meets Potomic Relay (5th Place), Navy/Lafayette/Bucknell (1-2)
Event (Winners) Potomac Relays (300 back relay [Bobby Ballance, Matt Wurm, and Ross Honig], GW/Catholic (100 Breast [Ming Ong], 200 Breast [Ming Ong], 100 Fly [Robert Feasley], 100 Back [Matt Wurm], 200 Fly [Kevin Bond])
Weekly Awards Nothing Yet...
Next Meet November 17th-19th at the George Mason Invitational


Present Action

Category 2011-12
Places at Meet Potomic Relay (4th), Navy/Lafayette/Bucknell (0-3)
Event (Winners) GW/Catholic (400 IM [Miriam Crispo], 1 meter Dive [Melissa Parker], 3 meter Dive [Melissa Parker]), Bucknell/Lafayette/Navy (50 Free [Leah Breen] 3 meter Dive [Melissa Parker])
Weekly Awards Melissa Parker (1x PL Diver of the Week)
Next Meet November 17th-19th at the George Mason Invitational

Present Action

Category 2011
Overall Record 19-10 [In Process]
Conference Record 11-1 [In Process]
All-Patriot League First Team Sara Rishell, Julie Crum
All-Patriot League Second Team Rebecca Heath, Monika Smidova
All-Patriot League Individual Awards Sara Rishell (PL Player of the Year & Rookie of the Year), Rebecca Heath (PL Scholar Athlete of the Year), Barry Goldberg (Coach of the Year)
Academic All-Patriot League Rebecca Heath
Weekly Awards Sara Rishell (1x PL Player of the Week & 3x PL Rookie of the Week), Rebecca Heath (1x PL Player of the Week), Julie Crum (1x PL Player of the Week & 1x CVU.com National Player of the Week), Kelly McCaddin (1x PL Rookie of the Week)
Current National Stat Records in Top 100 Both Monika Smidova and Julie Crum are in for Aces per Set. Smidova is #26 while Crum is #57.
Most Recent Game Beat Lafayette, 3-1
Next Game November 20th against Colgate

Present Action

Category 2011-12
Record 0-0
Team Dual Ranking 11th (Tied with Maryland)
Team Tournament Ranking 8th
Individual Rankings Matt Mariacher (8th)[141lbs], Ganbayar Sanjaa (4th)[157lbs], Daniel Mitchell (7th)[197lbs], Ryan Flores (2nd)[HWT]
Next Competition November 20th at the Keysteon Classicl
Captain Matt Mariacher

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