Table of contents Table of contents... 2 Welcome and quick facts about Lindsey Wilson College... 3 Athletics staff directory... 4-6 Directions to Campus... 7 Athletic Facilities... 8-11 Campus map... 12 Vicinity map... 13 Message from the trainers... 14 Event information...15 Hotels and restaurants... 16 2
Greetings! On behalf of the athletics department at Lindsey Wilson College, I would like to welcome you to our campus. This guide has been developed to assist you with your needs during your stay, and to make your visit to our athletic venues a pleasant one. Our beautiful campus has experienced unprecedented growth and renovation in the last decade. This guide will be updated as necessary to keep you informed of any changes our growth may cause. You have many responsibilities during team travel. It is my hope that this guide will answer many of the important questions you might have prior to leaving for trip. If you have any questions, concerns or special needs not addressed in the guide, please do not hesitate to contact me or a member of my staff. I would appreciate any feedback on any additional information we can provide to help with your stay. Most importantly, please travel safely to and from Columbia. I look forward to seeing you on our campus. Willis Pooler Director of Athletics QUICK FACTS ABOUT LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE Location: Columbia, KY Founded: 1903 Enrollment: 2,677 Address: 210 Lindsey Wilson Street Columbia, KY 42728 Phone/Fax 270-384-8070 / 270-384-8078 President: Dr. William T. Luckey, Jr. Athletic Director: Willis Pooler Faculty Athletic Representative: Tim Curry Sports Information Director/ Asst. AD: Chris Wells Assistant Sports Information Director: Charlie Balcom Event Manager/ Facilities Director: Mike Talley Head Athletic Trainer: Chris Miller Administrative Assistant: Beth Boisvert Conferences: Mid-South Conference Midwest Collegiate Cycling Association Affiliations: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Collegiate Cycling Association Nickname: Blue Raiders Colors: Blue (PMS 661) and White 3
LINDSEY WILSON ATHLETICS STAFF Administration Willis Pooler Athletic Director poolerw@lindsey.edu 270 384-8186 Chris Wells Assistant Athletic Director wellsc@lindsey.edu 270 384-8071 Mike Talley Facilities and Event Mngmt talleym@lindsey.edu 270 384-8074 Beth Boisvert Administrative Assistant boisvertb@lindsey.edu 270 384-8070 Sports Information Chris Wells Sports Information Director wellsc@lindsey.edu 270 384-8071 Charlie Balcom Asst. Sports Information balcomc@lindsey.edu 270 384-8184 Athletic Trainers Chris Miller Head Athletic Trainer millerc@lindsey.edu 270 384-8167 Susanne Bell Athletics Trainer bells@lindsey.edu 270 384-7393 Jesse Chavez Athletics Trainer chavezj@lindsey.edu 270 384-8064 Mary Bernecker Athletics Trainer berneckerm@lindsey.edu 270 384-7392 Terry Burris Admin. Assistant burrist@lindsey.edu 270 384-8238 Archery Mike Willis Head Coach willlism@lindsey.edu 270 384-8190 Baseball Jonathan Burton Head Coach burtonj@lindsey.edu 270 384-8275 Cody Andreychuk Assistant Coach andreychukc@lindsey.edu 270 384-8697 Basketball Paul Peck Men s Head Coach peckp@lindsey.edu 270 384-8072 Chris Starks Men s Assistant Coach starksc@lindsey.edu 270 384-8513 Lee DeForest Men s Assistant Coach coachdeforest@gmail.com 270 384-8513 John Wethington Women s Head Coach wethingt@lindsey.edu 270 384-8073 Terran Duncan Women s Assistant Coach duncant@lindsey.edu 270 384-8082 Trevor Goodson Women s Assistant Coach william.goodson@lindsey.edu 270 384-7471 4
Men s and Women s Bowling Brandon Burns Head Coach burnsb@lindsey.edu 270 384-7443 Cheer / Dance Miriam Gibson Head Coach gibsonm@lindsey.edu 270 384-7409 Men s and Women s Cross Country / Track and Field Jamaine Gordon Track & Field Head Coach gordonj@lindsey.edu 270 384-8175 Nick Wilson Cross County Head Coach wilsonn2@lindsey.edu 270 384-7348 Tim Foster Track & Field Assistant Coach fostert@lindsey.edu 270 384-8175 Josh Kles Track & Field Assistant Coach klesj@lindsey.edu 270 384-8175 Cycling Charles Mooney Head Coach mooneyc@lindsey.edu 270 384-7472 Andrew Parson Assistant Coach parsonw@lindsey.edu 270 384-7394 Football Chris Oliver Head Coach oliverc@lindsey.edu 270 384 8524 Phil Klecker Defensive Coordinator klecklerp@lindsey.edu 270 384 8217 Dwight Sutton Safeties Coach suttond@lindsey.edu 270 384-7358 Jon Smith Offensive Line Coach smithj@lindsey.edu 270 384-7378 Tyler Bless Wide Receivers Coach blesst@lindsey.edu 270 384-7379 Jason Polmanteer Defensive Line Coach polmanteerj@lindsey.edu 270 384-7387 Daniel Cotter Running Backs Coach cotterd@lindsey.edu 270 384-7374 Theron Norman Cornerbacks Coach normant@lindsey.edu 270-384-7444 Brandon Owen Tight Ends Coach owenb@lindsey.edu 270 384-8594 Men s and Women s Golf Eric Wyrick Head Coach wyricke@lindsey.edu 270 384 7344 Chris Butler Assistant Coach butlerc@lindsey.edu 270 384 7419 Soccer Ray Wells Men s Head Coach wellsr@lindsey.edu 270 384 8069 Sicelo Buthelezi Men s Assistant Coach buthelezis@lindsey.edu 270 384 7325 Drew Burwash Women s Head Coach burwashd@lindsey.edu 270 384 8182 Elisha Fry Men s Assistant Coach frye@lindsey.edu 270 384 8694 5
Softball David Dews Head Coach dewsd@lindsey.edu 270 384 8076 Sam White Assistant Coach whites@lindsey.edu 270 384 8598 Men s and Women s Swimming Alicia Kemnitz Head Coach kemnitza@lindsey.edu 270 384 7343 Tolga Dogruyol Assistant Coach dogruyolt@lindsey.edu 270 384-7477 Men s and Women s Tennis Justin Martin Head Coach martinj3@lindsey.edu 270 384 7491 Volleyball Andy Cavins Head Coach cavinsa@lindsey.edu 270 384 7327 Gosia Wlaszczuk Assistant Coach walszczukm@lindsey.edu 270 384 7372 Wrestling Corey Ruff Head Coach ruffc@lindsey.edu 270 384 8527 Myron Bradbury Assistant Coach bradburym@lindsey.edu 270 384 7345 TJ Ruschell Assistant Coach ruschellt@lindsey.edu 270 384 7345 6
Directions to Lindsey Wilson Campus From South and West (I-65)... Take I-65 North toward Louisville. Take exit #43/Louie B Nunn Cumberland Parkway/Glasgow/Somerset onto Louie B Nunn Cumberland Pky. Go for 32.6 miles. Take exit #46/KY-61/Columbia/Burkesville. Turn left onto S Burkesville Rd (KY-61). Go for 2.8 miles to Lindsey Wilson Street on right. From North (I-65)... Take I-65 South toward Nashville. Go for 43.9 miles and take exit #91/US-31W/KY-61/Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Parkway/Hodgenville/Paducah onto Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Pky E toward US- 31W/ Hodgenville/Abraham Lincoln Historic Site. Go for 1.2 miles and continue on Lincoln Pky (KY-61 S). Go for 12.0 miles and turn right onto Campbellsville Rd (KY-210). Go for 26.9 miles. Continue on New Columbia Rd. (KY-55). Go for 16.5 miles and turn left onto Lindsey Wilson Street. From North and East (I-75)... Take Highway 80 W (KY-80) and go for 32.0 miles. Turn right onto US-27. Go for 2.5 miles. Turn left and take ramp onto Louie B Nunn Cumberland Pky toward Louie B Nunn Cumberland Pky West/Bowling Green. Go for 39.1 miles Take exit #49/KY-55/Columbia. Go for 0.3 miles. Turn right onto Jamestown St (KY-55 N, KY-55- BR N). Go for 1.0 mile. Turn right onto Public Sq (KY-55 N, KY-55-BR N). Go for 114 ft. Turn right onto Campbellsville Rd (KY-55, KY-55-BR). Go for 0.1 miles. Turn right onto Lindsey Wilson St. Directions to Lindsey Wilson Sports Park From South and West (I-65)... Take I-65 North toward Louisville. Take exit #43/Louie B Nunn Cumberland Parkway/Glasgow/Somerset onto Louie B Nunn Cumberland Pky. Go for 34.6 miles. Take exit #49/KY-55/Columbia. Turn left onto Jamestown Street (KY-55). Go for 0.6 miles. Turn right onto Russell Road (KY-80). Go for 0.4 miles and turn right into Lindsey Wilson Sports Park. From North (I-65)... Take I-65 South toward Nashville. Go for 43.9 miles and take exit #91/US-31W/KY-61/Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Parkway/Hodgenville/Paducah onto Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Pky E toward US-31W/ Hodgenville/Abraham Lincoln Historic Site. Go for 1.2 miles and continue on Lincoln Pky (KY-61 S). Go for 12.0 miles and turn right onto Campbellsville Rd (KY-210). Go for 26.9 miles. Continue on New Columbia Rd (KY-55). Go for 18.0 miles and take third exit around Public Sq onto Jamestown Road (KY-80). Go 0.6 miles. Turn left onto Russell Road (KY-80). Go for 0.4 miles and turn right into Lindsey Wilson Sports Park. From North and East (I-75)... Take Highway 80 W (KY-80) and go for 32.0 miles. Turn right onto US-27. Go for 2.5 miles. Turn left and take ramp onto Louie B Nunn Cumberland Pky toward Louie B Nunn Cumberland Pky West/Bowling Green. Go for 39.1 miles Take exit #49/KY-55/Columbia. Turn right onto Jamestown St (KY-55). Go for 0.6 miles. Turn right onto Russell Road (KY-80). Go for 0.4 miles and turn right into Lindsey Wilson Sports Park. 7
Athletics Facilities Baseball -- Egnew Park Basketball -- Biggers Sports Center Opened for the start of the 2010 season, Egnew Park was officially dedicated on April 21, 2010 in honor of J.C. Egnew and his family s support of Blue Raider baseball and the college overall. The Egnew family made a gift to the program that helped purchase the lights and locker rooms at what is now one of the best baseball facilities in the NAIA. The stadium features three sections of chair back seats, a press box and concession stand. Biggers Sports Center, located centrally in the Lindsey Wilson College campus, is home to the men s and women s Blue Raider basketball teams. Built in 1991, Biggers has seating for 1,500 fans and offers one full section of blue chair back seats and an opposite side of traditional bleacher seating. The gym contains four locker rooms and a concession stand. Cycling -- BMX Track & Downhill Course 8 Finished in 2010, the nationally acclaimed Lindsey Wilson cycling team officially could lay claim to its own BMX track just a few miles outside the college s campus. The course offers multiple large jumps, a pair of straight-aways and a rhythm section, offering the college s cyclist a place to practice anytime they want. Also on the property is a competition dual slalom and downhill course.
Athletics Facilities Football -- Blue Raider Stadium Football returned to Lindsey Wilson College in 2010 after a 75-year absence, and with that return also came the opening of Blue Raider Stadium, a 1,500 seat facility located in the Lindsey Wilson Sports Park just outside of downtown Columbia. The entrance is on Highway 80, about a half-mile east of the Jamestown Street-Highway 80 (Russell Road) intersection. The stadium and its artificial-turf surface are visible from the Louis B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway. Golf -- The Pines at Lindsey Wilson The Pines at Lindsey Wilson is an 18-hole golf course located less than five miles from the A.P. White Campus in Columbia, Ky. It is the home course for the Blue Raider men s and women s golf programs and is open to club members as well as residents outside of Adair County. Soccer -- Walter S. Reuling Stadium 9 With 13 national championships between them, the Lindsey Wilson men s and women s soccer programs are proud to call Walter S. Reuling Stadium home. Built in 1999 with seating for 1,000, the stadium is unique with large concrete walls behind each goal and a large concrete seating are that stands above both benches which are built inside of the main wall.
Athletics Facilities Softball -- Lindsey Wilson Park Softball opened its home field in 2009 and promptly advanced to the NAIA National Championship for the first time in program history. Located within the Lindsey Wilson Sports Park, the field is a natural-grass surface and has two sections of chair back seating, with a total stadium capacity of 100. Highlights include an impressive concrete-enclosed bullpen and locker room with individual handmade lockers. Swimming -- Holloway Center Natatorium Lindsey Wilson swimming calls a state of the art facility home with the Holloway Center Natatorium. Located inside the Holloway Health and Wellness Center built in 2010, the pool offers competition length swimming lanes, a recreational warm-up pool and a large hot tub area. The entire center itself offers a weight room and cardio area with numerous amenities such as a locker room, showers, swimsuit dryer and flat-screen televisions. Tennis -- Henry Baughman Tennis Complex Completed in 2010, the Henry Baughman Tennis Complex offers six courts sitting right on campus just outside of the Holloway Health and Wellness Center. Every court is lighted as there is a center viewing area splitting three courts each, as well as a main bleacher area overlooking the first court. There are gates for each court, allowing competitors to enter and exit any court at the center without disturbing 10 the other matches.
Athletics Facilities Track & Field -- Blue Raider Stadium Volleyball -- Biggers Sports Center As part of the football stadium built in 2010 also came the first home track for the Blue Raider men s and women s track & field programs. The track is painted royal blue with white lines and numbers ready for any type of race including hurdles and steeplechase. Lanes and pits for the jumping competitions are located behind the end zone and visitor s sideline. Just to the right of the track is the throwing area. Biggers Sports Center, located centrally in the Lindsey Wilson College campus, is home to the Blue Raider volleyball program. Built in 1991, Biggers has seating for 1,500 fans and offers one full section of blue chair back seats and an opposite side of traditional bleacher seating. The gym contains volleyball s own locker room and a concession stand. Wrestling -- Biggers Sports Center & Holloway Center Biggers Sports Center, located centrally in the Lindsey Wilson College campus, is the competition home for the Blue Raider wrestling program. For practice the Blue Raiders have their own training room located inside the Holloway Health & Wellness Center. The wrestling room is fully padded with one official size competition circle in the middle. Housed in the room are three coach s offices and a lounge. 11
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Athletic Training Needs Visiting Athletic Trainers and Teams From: Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Training Staff Re: Athletic Training Facilities and Services at LWC Athletic Complex On behalf of the Lindsey Wilson Athletics Department, we would like to welcome you and your team to our campus. We will be happy to assist you during your visit to our facilities. Our Athletic Training Room is located in the basement on the southern side of Phillips Hall. Our location can be found on the campus map link. The following is a list of services that will be avail- able during your visit: LWC Athletic Training Room will be open two hours prior to competition. Water, cups, ice, and ice bags will be located on your bench. Certified Athletic Trainers will be present during the competition or on-call within five minutes of the event due to due multiple events. Use of therapeutic modalities will be available upon request. A written request from your athletic training staff or team physician is necessary for the use of modalities if you will be traveling with a student athletic trainer or without an athletic trainer. Water and ice will be available in the locker rooms for football games We ask that you supply your team with the following items: Tape and medical supplies Towels for showering and/or during the athletic competition If you will need additional supplies or services, please call ahead (270-384-8167 or 270-384- 8064) and we will assist you with your needs to the best of our ability. We hope your visit to Lindsey Wilson College is pleasant and look forward to the upcoming contest with your team. We wish you the best of luck on your upcoming sports season. Sincerely, Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Training Staff 14
Event Information TICKETING For fans or travelers with the visiting team, tickets will only be available on the day of the game and prices for all LWC Athletic events are as follows: General Admission: $10.00 Students with ID/Seniors/ Veterans $5.00 Refund Policy There are no refunds for LWC athletic events unless a game is cancelled. EMERGENCY INFORMATION In the event of an emergency such as inclement weather, fire, or public disturbance, the public address announcer will direct fans to a safe location near the event area. The visiting team will be directed by Athletics Department personnel to a safe location. PARKING Charter buses can drop off the visiting team in front of any sports facility. Drop off for Bigger s Sports Center will be in back parking lot. Upon arrival, the visiting team will be greeted and escorted to the visitors locker rooms in the specified event facility by LWC Athletics personnel. Charter buses and other vehicles will be directed to park in designated parking areas on campus. Visiting fans may park in one of the numerous parking lots located near the athletics facilities. Please do not park in areas identified as fire or emergency lanes or no parking zones. SPORTS INFORMATION The Lindsey Wilson College sports information department will cover all statistical aspects of all home games played at Biggers Sports Center, Blue Raider Stadium, Doris and Bob Holloway Health and Wellness Center, Egnew Park, Henry Baughman Tennis Complex, Lindsey Wilson Softball Field and Walter S. Reuling Stadium. A box score will be available at halftime and after the game for each team for baseball, men s and women s basketball, football, softball and volleyball contests. Box scores and a brief game summary will be emailed to media outlets at your request. Please make those requests prior to the game by email at wellsc@lindsey.edu. Live video for selected games will also be available at lindseyathletics.com. 15
Hotels and Restaurants HOTEL INFORMATION Sleep Inn (2.5 miles) Best Western Columbia Inn (1 mile) Best Western Campbellsville Inn (18 miles) Holiday Inn Express Campbellsville (18 miles) Super 8 Campbellsville (18 miles) 270 380-1200 270 384-9744 270 465-7001 270 465-2727 270 789-0808 RESTAURANT INFORMATION Cranmer Dining Center (LWC) Fiesta Mexico Acapulco Grill Tray s Garden Chinese Restaurant OK Country Cookin Circle R Restaurant Pizza Hut Anderson s Pizzeria Sonic Wendy s McDonald s Taco Bell Lee s Famous Recipe Chicken Subway Burger King Hardees 270 384-8097 270 384-6004 270 380-1980 270 384-2838 270 384-5664 270 384-3212 270 384-5331 270 384-4444 270 384-4174 270 384-3800 270 384-3873 270 384-2025 270 384-4414 270 384-9422 270 380-1544 270 385-9097 16