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Topic: Athletics

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  • Appalachian alumnus Wayne York makes ‘A Mountaineer Impact’ toward wrestling facility improvements
    Appalachian alumnus Wayne York makes ‘A Mountaineer Impact’ toward wrestling facility improvements
    May 17, 2018

    Wayne York ’51, Appalachian alumnus and wrestling Hall of Famer, makes ‘A Mountaineer Impact’ by contributing $85,000 toward improvements for the university’s wrestling facility.

  • Appalachian State Athletics Complex Named for Alum Mark Ricks
    Appalachian State Athletics Complex Named for Alum Mark Ricks
    April 16, 2018

    Appalachian State University has named its on-campus athletics complex the Mark E. Ricks Athletics Complex, in recognition of the 1989 alum's $10 million commitment to the university's A Mountaineer Impact initiative. The commitment, announced in November 2017, represents the university's largest outright gift to date.

  • Maine Basketball Hall of Fame inducts Appalachian’s Barbara Krause
    Maine Basketball Hall of Fame inducts Appalachian’s Barbara Krause
    Feb. 21, 2018

    Barbara Krause, former Duke University basketball star and deputy general counsel at Appalachian, is one of 22 inductees welcomed into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.

  • Appalachian student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom
    Appalachian student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom
    Feb. 5, 2018

    Mountaineer student-athletes are among the 10,740 Appalachian undergraduate students who achieved a 3.0 or higher GPA for fall 2017.

  • App State stands alone as only college with an NBA, NFL head coach
    App State stands alone as only college with an NBA, NFL head coach
    Winston-Salem Journal
    Jan. 23, 2018

    Current New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and recently-hired Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks give Appalachian an impressive distinction.

  • App State Student-Athletes Continue to Excel in the Classroom
    App State Student-Athletes Continue to Excel in the Classroom
    Jan. 22, 2018

    Last fall, Appalachian State Athletics posted its 11th consecutive semester with a grade point average above 3.0 for Mountaineer student-athletes. The 2017 fall semester GPA was a 3.07 for all of athletics, contributing to a cumulative GPA of 3.10 for App State student-athletes.

  • A small-town NC college football team drew larger crowds than an NFL team in 2017
    A small-town NC college football team drew larger crowds than an NFL team in 2017
    The News & Observer
    Jan. 11, 2018

    Appalachian State University notes in a press release that its Kidd Brewer Stadium had higher average home attendance in 2017 than the Los Angeles Chargers did in the StubHub Center.

  • Veteran NBA coach carries lessons learned from the late Appalachian coach Press Maravich
    Veteran NBA coach carries lessons learned from the late Appalachian coach Press Maravich
    Jan. 11, 2018

    As head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, Alvin Gentry ’77 draws upon his experience — both athletic and academic — at Appalachian State University to manage and mold his NBA squad.

  • Dollar General Bowl players give back while in Mobile
    Dollar General Bowl players give back while in Mobile
    WBRC FOX6 News
    Dec. 20, 2017

    This is Dollar General Bowl week and weekend in Mobile. But before the big game Saturday, players and coaches from both Appalachian State University and the University of Toledo visited children at the University of South Alabama's Children's and Women's Hospital.

  • He’s back! Armanti Edwards ’09 receives his due in Canadian Football League
    He’s back! Armanti Edwards ’09 receives his due in Canadian Football League
    Dec. 14, 2017

    Mountaineer football icon Armanti Edwards ’09 helps the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts win the 2017 Grey Cup.

  • Trustees approve end zone project
    Trustees approve end zone project
    Watauga Democrat
    Dec. 8, 2017

    Appalachian’s $38.2 million north end zone project is moving down the field with approval by the university’s board of trustees on Friday. The trustees unanimously voted to endorse the 87,400-square-foot mixed-use development that will replace the Owens Field House, which was built in 1972 and which leaders say has “significant deferred maintenance issues.”

  • Bowl Bound Again: Apps to Face Toledo in Dollar General Bowl
    Bowl Bound Again: Apps to Face Toledo in Dollar General Bowl
    Dec. 3, 2017

    The matchup of top teams from the Sun Belt Conference and Mid-American Conference was announced Sunday as the 2017-18 bowl schedule was unveiled.

  • Ex Panther Armanti Edwards hits it big as Canada’s version of a Super Bowl champ
    Ex Panther Armanti Edwards hits it big as Canada’s version of a Super Bowl champ
    Charlotte Observer
    Nov. 27, 2017

    Armanti Edwards led Appalachian State to two national titles, as well as the biggest upset in school history with a 34-32 win over Michigan in 2007. But this past weekend, the former Carolina Panther achieved a bigger career milestone in Canada, when he helped the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts beat the Calgary Stampeders for the Grey Cup. That’s Canada’s version of the Super Bowl.

  • Feeling Blue: Former Rider navigating Trestman’s offence
    Feeling Blue: Former Rider navigating Trestman’s offence
    Canadian Football League
    Nov. 15, 2017

    As the Toronto Argonauts get set to host Saskatchewan in this Sunday’s CFL Eastern Final, Armanti Edwards looms as an important factor, even if he is still zipping a little under the radar of many. Edwards was a superb college quarterback who made a name for himself while he was setting new standards at Appalachian State.

  • Ricks did not make big donation to be in spotlight
    Ricks did not make big donation to be in spotlight
    Watauga Democrat
    Nov. 10, 2017

    Mark Ricks does not seek the spotlight. Ricks, who donated a $10 million gift to his alma mater Appalachian State on Nov. 9 at the Holmes Center, would rather just stay in the background instead of be the center of attention.

  • Appalachian alumnus Mark Ricks ’89 commits $10 million to support Mountaineer Athletics
    Appalachian alumnus Mark Ricks ’89 commits $10 million to support Mountaineer Athletics
    Nov. 9, 2017

    At a ceremony in Holmes Convocation Center, Appalachian State University announced a commitment of $10 million to support the university’s A Mountaineer Impact initiative. Chancellor Sheri Everts and Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced the commitment from Mark Ricks, a 1989 alumnus of the university. The commitment represents the university's largest outright gift to date.

  • App State Mountaineers Enjoy Record-Breaking Crowds at Kidd Brewer Stadium This Season
    App State Mountaineers Enjoy Record-Breaking Crowds at Kidd Brewer Stadium This Season
    High Country Press
    Oct. 26, 2017

    Crowds in excess of 30,000 are heading to the High Country to watch Appalachian State’s first-place team compete on a home field surrounded by visible stadium enhancements that have made the gameday experience in Boone even better.

  • Scoreboard Construction Continues at Kidd Brewer Stadium, LED Display is 2,500 SF in Size
    Scoreboard Construction Continues at Kidd Brewer Stadium, LED Display is 2,500 SF in Size
    High Country Press
    Aug. 9, 2017

    The new gigantic scoreboard at Kidd Brewer Stadium is currently being installed. When the project is completed later this summer, Appalachian State University will be host to the largest display in the Group of Five collegiate athletic conferences.

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