Longwood Athletics

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University associate director of athletics for student-athlete enhancement and senior woman administrator Michelle Meadows has announced the recent appointment of Nick Schroeder as the school’s Director of Compliance. Schroeder most recently served as a compliance office intern at UNC Charlotte. He earned his bachelor of science degree in exercise sports science with a minor in mathematics from Elon University in 2004, and his master of science in sport administration from the University of Louisville in 2008.

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Longwood University sophomore women's golfer Alexa Boucher/Orange (Orange) tied for sixth-place among 38 golfers at the 32nd Virginias Women's Stroke Play Championship, a 54-hole tournament conducted by the Virginia State Golf Association (VSGA) at the Meadowbrook Country Club this week in Richmond.  She posted a 78-75-73--226 at the 5,723-yard, par 71 layout while tying for sixth overall, and taking first-place in the Second Flight after the field was flighted following two rounds.  Boucher's final-round 73 tied for fourth-best among the field during the final day of competition.  University of Virginia sophomore Lauren Greenlief won the tournament with her 72-68-70--210 in the event for women from Virginia and West Virginia.

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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Former Longwood University baseball standout Paul Heidler II/Warrenton recently signed a non-drafted free agent contract with the New York Yankees and has reported to the team’s minor league instructional complex in Tampa, Florida.  A right-handed pitcher, he finished the 2009 season with a record of 4-1 and a 4.89 ERA through 42.1 innings with 43 strikeouts (9.14), including 13 appearances, eight starts, one complete game, and one save.

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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University Director of Athletics Troy Austin has announced the recent appointment of Bill Irish as the school’s Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations.  He most recently worked for The Thomas James Company, an event management, operations, and marketing consulting group in Atlanta, following an appointment as director of operations for the 2008 NCAA Division II Spring Championships Festival in Houston.  Irish previously had been a vice-president of programming operations and scheduling for FOX Sports South/SportSouth Networks from 1995-2008.

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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University Director of Athletics Troy Austin has been appointed to a three-year term on the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Executive Committee.  This committee explores the mutual problems and opportunities encountered by colleges and universities that participate in NCAA Division I-AAA (non-football playing schools) programs, to facilitate the administration of college and university athletics, and to promote and elevate the standards of athletic administration.  Austin’s term will run until June 2012.

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FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood University softball junior Camille Ketsdever/Irvine, Calif. (Irvine) was named to the 2009 VaSID University Division All-State Softball Second Team as announced today after being voted on by Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID). The VaSID Player of the Year is Jenna Rhodes (.474, 49 stolen bases) of Virginia Tech, the Pitcher of the Year is Meredith Felts (18-5, 1.62 ERA) of James Madison University, the Rookie of the Year is Leigh Godfrey (.469, 58 runs) of Radford University and the Coach of the Year is Radford’s Mickey Dean (41-15).

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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University senior John Walker II/Alexandria (West Potomac), along with juniors Phil Cerreto/Midlothian (Midlothian) and David Smiy Jr./Chesterfield (Motoaca) have each garnered 2009 Independent Baseball All-Academic Team honors.  Each of the 16 Independent schools could submit up to three student-athletes that met the CoSIDA Academic All-America® program’s criteria of maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average, being at least a sophomore in academic standing, and being a starter or key reserve for their respective baseball programs.  A total of 39 student-athletes have been recognized for their respective academic and athletic accomplishments.


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