Issue 4- Inside Bulldog Athletics With The Athletic Director
Bulldog Fans,
At our recently-held Bulldog Senior Student-Athlete reception I
thanked our seniors for their commitment and dedication to Ferris
State University, their team and their coaches. I told
them that, "As proud as we are of your accomplishments it is
our goal that in the years to come you will be equally as
proud of your alma mater and this athletic department."
Nagle and Redmond Earn All-America Status
The postseason honors continue for two seniors, goaltender
Pat Nagle and defenseman Zach
Redmond, as both were recently selected to the
2010-11 American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA)
All-America Teams for NCAA Division I. Nagle received
first-team recognition while Redmond earned second-team
plaudits. The two 2010-11 All-Central Collegiate Hockey
Association (CCHA) First-Team performers represent the sixth
and seventh players in FSU men's ice hockey history to attain
All-America honors. (Click for release).
Bulldogs Play In NCAA Regional Championship
Game
The 2010-11 season will go down in Ferris State annals as a
memorable one after the
Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional
Championship Game (March 15) in Louisville, Ky., before falling to
eventual national champion and top-seed Bellarmine (Ky.) (Click
for release) in the Sweet Sixteen. Ferris State, under
head coach Bill Sall, entered the eight-team
regional tourney field as the sixth seed and played in the
regional championship following first and second-round
victories over Wayne State (Click
for release) and Drury (Click
for release), respectively. The 2010-11 GLIAC Champions
concluded their storybook season with a 24-8 overall record and
were the first FSU team to play in a regional championship contest
since 2005.
Keenan Named National Player of the Year
Senior forward-center Justin
Keenan has been tabbed as the 2010-11 Division II
Bulletin National Player of the Year and is the first-ever Bulldog
men's basketball player to claim National Player of the Year award
recognition. Keenan, who also headlined the 2010-11 Division
II Bulletin All-America team, achieved Division II Bulletin
All-America Second-Team honors a season ago. Keenan, the
2010-11 Great Lakes Intercollegiat e Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
Player of the Year and a three-time All-GLIAC selection, concluded
his stellar four-year Bulldog career by scoring 2,259 career points
to rank second among the program's all-time scoring leaders.
With his selection, Keenan joins previous All-Americans Bernie
Kilpatrick (1963-64), Jesse Mangham (1968-69), Dennis Johnson
(1973), and Lewis Garner (1974) who all played at the NAIA level.
(Click for release). 
Justin also represented Ferris State on a national stage by
competing in the Reese's Division II College All-Star Game (March
25) in Springfield, Mass. Justin totaled eight points
and grabbed three rebounds in leading the West All-Stars to a
victory on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame court,
site of the 2011 Division II Elite Eight National Championship
Tournament (Click for release).
BULLDOG ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION (BAA)
We continue to work hard on the growth and development of the BAA
and our annual fundraising efforts. Currently, we have 883
members in the Bulldog Athletic Association (BAA) with 240 members
giving at a minimum level of $250 annually. If you are a
current donor to the BAA - THANK YOU! However, we need
to do better if our teams are going to remain competitive with our
peers. If you are not a member in the BAA by donating to
general athletics or the Gridiron Club, Blueline Club, Rebounders
Club, 6th Dawg Club or The Gallery - then please consider joining
the BAA with an annual gift of $250 and above. For more
information on how you can become a BAA member, click here Bulldog Athletic Association
(BAA). We thank you!!
CHEERLEADING
I'm pleased to welcome Jerrilyn Pike as Ferris State's new cheerleading head coach. Jerrilyn has more than 10 years of experience as a cheerleading coach and has spent almost six years as a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Competitive Cheer judge. (Click for release).
MEN'S & WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
NCAA Regional Hosts
Ferris State will be the site for the 2011 NCAA-II Men's and
Women's Cross Country Midwest Regional this November. More
details about this event will be made available in the
future.
VARIOUS INFORMATION
Bulldogs Continue Assembling Strong
Recruiting Classes
Several programs continue to be successful in their recruiting
efforts this spring. Those announcing committments
include men's ice hockey (Click for article), women's volleyball (Click for article), men's basketball (Click
for article), and football (Click for article).
Senior Student-Athlete Reception
The FSU Alumni Association and the Bulldog Athletic Association
held our
second annual "Senior Student-Athlete" Reception on April 21 at
the Wheeler Pavilion to honor those our senior student-athletes who
have exhausted their eligibility. Approximately 34
student-athletes were in attendance for this special social
event.
(Click for article).
GLIAC President's Trophy Standings
With the fall and winter sports seasons for 2010-11 concluded,
Ferris State presently is fifth on the latest GLIAC President's
Trophy Standings with an 84.5 overall points total. To date, the
Bulldogs are a half-point shy of fourth place in the standings
prior to the spring sports season. The GLIAC President's
Trophy is awarded annually at the conclusion of competition to the
conference member who has demonstrated general excellence in all or
most sports. Ferris State has won 14 GLIAC President's
Trophies since the award's inception in the 1972-73 season.
The Bulldogs claimed the conference trophy in 1980-81, 1981-82,
1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90,
1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, and 1993-94. (Click for release).
Well-Deserved Recognition
Congratulations to former Bulldog
football All-American Jake Visser, who was recently named
to the D2football.com All-Decade Second Team. Visser, who was
both an American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Daktronics
All-America First-Team honoree in 2008, was chosen as the 2008-09
National "Scholar-Athlete of the Year" by the Division II
Conference Commissioner's Association (CCA). Furthermore,
Jake was a two-time (2007 and 2008) ESPN The Magazine College
Division Academic All-America First-Team selection as well. (Click for article).
Save The Date
Updated information will be available at www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com.
*Friday, May 13 - Alumni Association Golf Outing
*Saturday, June 4 - BAA Gridiron Football Alumni Golf
Outing
*Saturday, August 6 - BAA Blueline Hockey Alumni Golf
Outing
*Saturday, August 27 - BAA Softball Alumni Golf Outing
Friday Night Football Home Opener Highlights Six Home
Games
*Friday, Sept. 2 - vs. Hillsdale - 7:30 p.m. (EDT)
*Saturday, Sept. 17 - vs. Ohio Dominican - 7 p.m. (EDT)
*Saturday, Oct. 1 - vs. Lake Erie - 7 p.m. (EDT)
*Saturday, Oct. 15 - vs. Northern Michigan (Homecoming)- 2 p.m.
(EDT)
*Saturday, Oct. 29 - vs. Indianapolis- 2 p.m. (EST)
*Saturday, Nov. 12 - vs. Northwood - 2 p.m. (EST)
Go Bulldogs!
Perk Weisenburger
Athletic Director
Past Inside Bulldog Athletics Issues
Issue 1 - Dec. 21, 2010
Issue 2 - Jan. 26, 2011
Issue 3 - March 11, 2011
