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53 w i^'W;^^ Volume 36, Number 23 April 12, 1994 Bethlehem, Pa. LEHIGHLIGHTS TOP PATRIOTS - The spring sports season has already seen a showering of accolades on Lehigh athletes. In the first week, the Engineers swept the Patriot League Player of the Week awards in lacrosse with Matt Sweetman (Madison, Conn.) taking the prize on the men's side and Liz Brode (Blue Bell, Pa.) doing the honors for the women. That same week, Nina Rems (Allentown, Pa.) took the award as Patriot League Pitcher of the Week in softball. And last week, two more Lehigh athletes were honored as Jeff Jenkins (Bel Air, Md.) took the men's lacrosse Player of the Week award and freshman Amanda Wessner (Allentown, Pa.) was named Patriot League Player of the Week for softball. Jenkins scored seven goals and added three assists in two games as Lehigh pasted Lafayette, 16-5, and threw a major scare into No. 11 Duke before falling 9-8 in overtime. Wessner, meanwhile, batted .487 (7-15) on the week as Lehigh swept a home doubleheader from Monmouth and split a pair with Army in West Point. ASSISTANT COACHES ANNOUNCED - - With spring practice getting underway, new head football coach Kevin Higgins wasted little time in assembling his staff forthe 1994 season. They include: Dave Clawson (Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and backs), who served as running backs coach last year at Lehigh, Andy Coen (Offensive line), who was offensive coordinator at Kings Point last year, Todd Bradford (Defensive coordinator, Defensive backs), who was secondary coach at New Hampshire last season Jim McCarthy (Defensive line), who was the defensive line coach for last season's nationally- ranked Delaware team, Tim Moncman (Defensive assistant), who served as an assistant coach at Albany State a season ago, Barry Fetterman (Wide receivers), a former Lehigh offensive coordinator and most recently head coach at Kutztown University and Rod Rust (Linebackers), a former head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots. There is one more full-time position to be filled which wasn' t available at press time. INSIDE the Mountaineer The writing on the 'Wall' 2 Winter sports awards 2 Spring sports roundup 3 Spring sports slate 4 DID YOU KNOW? New Lehigh head football coach Kevin Higgins has won a league championship at every school where he's been an assistant coach. The list includes: Gettysburg (Centennial -1984) Richmond (Yankee - 1987) Lehigh (Patriot - 1993) The Higgins Era begins Defensive coordinator takes over as Lehigh's 26th head coach Kevin Higgins has been named head football coach at Lehigh University. Higgins has been promoted from assistant head coach to head mentor following completion of anational search. He succeeds Hank Small who stepped down March 14 to pursue other coaching opportunities. Higgins becomes the 26th head coach of Lehigh football as the program enters its 111th season of varsity gridiron action. "I'm very excited about Kevin's leadership abilities and energy. He knows our program, the special challenges we face at Lehigh, and he has been a major part of the success in every program of which he's been a part. I look forward to seeing our team and our community share in Kevin's enthusiasm, confidence and vision for Lehigh football," said Lehigh athletic director Joe Sterrett. Higgins, a 1977 graduate of West Chester University, recently completed his sixth season as assistant head football coach. "Today is an exciting time for my family and me," Higgins said. "I'm very excited about the challenge and feel confident that we can continue the past success which the Lehigh football program has enjoyed. I will be calling upon many football alumni and friends for their help in our efforts." In addition to serving as assistant head football coach of the 1993 Patriot League Champion Lehigh squad, Higgins has also overseen a defense which was ranked first this year in Patriot League scoring defense. This marked the third time in four years that Lehigh has been among the top two in the league in that category. Prior to coaching the defense, Higgins served as offensive line coach in 1988. That season, the line allowed only eight sacks Kevin Higgins at the press conference announcing his hiring. -Photo by joe Ryan and was a major component of the top- ranked Division I-AA offense. Higgins also implemented Lehigh's first national recruiting program for football, a program which has in part led to the Engineers recording a 26-18 record over the last four years. He also designed and structured Lehigh's new football weight Kevin Higgins training facility in the Varsity House and strength/conditioning program. "I'm confident that our players will play with the enthusiasm, discipline toughness that it takes to build a successful football team," Higgins said. "Playing football should be a fun experience and we're going to try to make it like that for everyone." Prior to coming to Lehigh Higgins served as assistant coach at the University of Richmond from 1985-87 where the Spiders participated in the Division I-AA playoffs and were 1987 Yankee Conference Champions. Higgins' initial collegiate coaching experience came in 1981 as an assistant coach at Gettysburg College, a position he held until 1985. During Higgins'four years at Gettysburg the team compiled a 29-11 record. As defensive coordinator and secondary coach in 1984 the Bullets ranked fourth nationally in Division III defense. Higgins also served as offensive line coach when the offense was third nationally in points per game. Higgins played collegiately at West Chester University and starred as a free safety for the Rams. He was also named the team's most outstanding back. Following graduation he returned to Emerson High School, his alma mater, as an assistant football and basketball coach for two years. In 1979 he moved to North Warren Regional High School in Blairstown, N.J., serving as head basketball, baseball and assistant football coach. In 1981 Higgins received his masters in education from East Stroudsburg. Lehigh returns only four offensive starters and six defensive starters from last year's Patriot League Championship squad. Higgins and his wife, Kay, have three children, Timothy, nine, Meaghan, seven, and Kathleen Rose, two. New coach is nothing like the old one By CORKY BLAKE Easton Express-Times The uniforms will still be drab brown and white. Offensively, the ball will still travel predominantly through the air. That is where the similarities probably will end between former Lehigh University football coach Hank Small and his successor, Kevin Higgins. Higgins, who at one time coached three different sports at North Warren High School in Blairstown, was on Small's staff for six years before being named the head coach last Tuesday. Small resigned in March to pursue other coaching opportunities. Small is in limbo and Higgins is searching for coaches to complete his staff. The 38-year old Higgins will be hiring five full-time assistants, two or three part-time aides and two graduate assistants. While the door in the Lehigh football office had been frequently swinging out this past winter, expect it to be swinging inward during the next couple of weeks. Higgins has been swamped with applicanrs for the openings on his staff. Part of the reason is that Higgins will be a head coach with no other responsibilities than to oversee the program. Small, by his choosing, was head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Consequently, Lehigh's staff will have offensive and defensive coordinators reporting to Higgins, along with other position coaches. Higgins promised he'll be a "hands on" coach. That means every player on the Lehigh practice field better believe the head coach will be watching his every move. A third-string defensive end can't be thinking the head coach is over on another field working with the first-team offense. Higgins guaranteed his club will represent Lehigh with "emotion and enthusiasm." It's the same way he plays pickup basketball games, he said. It's an all or nothing proposition. Play for Higgins, you better lay it on the line or someone else will be replacing you. It's the type of out-of- body effort the Engineers need to competitively play the Delawares and Idahos of the Division I- AA world. Players have told me that it was Higgins who delivered the fire and brimstone pep talks before games. Will this translate into more non- league victories? A successful defense of the Engineers' Patriot League championship? Better recruiting classes? More fannies in Goodman Stadium? So far, Higgins and Lehigh are undefeated.
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Title | South Mountaineer Volume 36, Issue 23 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals; Campus Scenes; Lehigh University. Alumni Association; Campus environment |
Description | Reports on the past week's athletics news at Lehigh University. Published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Alumni Association. Alumni Student Drants Committee |
Publisher | Lehigh University |
Date | 1994-04-12 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
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Extent | 4 pages |
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Identifier | SC LSer S726 V36 N23 |
Language | Eng |
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Title | [Front cover] |
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Identifier | SC LSer S726 V36 N23 001 |
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Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/385433 |
Full Text | 53 w i^'W;^^ Volume 36, Number 23 April 12, 1994 Bethlehem, Pa. LEHIGHLIGHTS TOP PATRIOTS - The spring sports season has already seen a showering of accolades on Lehigh athletes. In the first week, the Engineers swept the Patriot League Player of the Week awards in lacrosse with Matt Sweetman (Madison, Conn.) taking the prize on the men's side and Liz Brode (Blue Bell, Pa.) doing the honors for the women. That same week, Nina Rems (Allentown, Pa.) took the award as Patriot League Pitcher of the Week in softball. And last week, two more Lehigh athletes were honored as Jeff Jenkins (Bel Air, Md.) took the men's lacrosse Player of the Week award and freshman Amanda Wessner (Allentown, Pa.) was named Patriot League Player of the Week for softball. Jenkins scored seven goals and added three assists in two games as Lehigh pasted Lafayette, 16-5, and threw a major scare into No. 11 Duke before falling 9-8 in overtime. Wessner, meanwhile, batted .487 (7-15) on the week as Lehigh swept a home doubleheader from Monmouth and split a pair with Army in West Point. ASSISTANT COACHES ANNOUNCED - - With spring practice getting underway, new head football coach Kevin Higgins wasted little time in assembling his staff forthe 1994 season. They include: Dave Clawson (Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and backs), who served as running backs coach last year at Lehigh, Andy Coen (Offensive line), who was offensive coordinator at Kings Point last year, Todd Bradford (Defensive coordinator, Defensive backs), who was secondary coach at New Hampshire last season Jim McCarthy (Defensive line), who was the defensive line coach for last season's nationally- ranked Delaware team, Tim Moncman (Defensive assistant), who served as an assistant coach at Albany State a season ago, Barry Fetterman (Wide receivers), a former Lehigh offensive coordinator and most recently head coach at Kutztown University and Rod Rust (Linebackers), a former head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots. There is one more full-time position to be filled which wasn' t available at press time. INSIDE the Mountaineer The writing on the 'Wall' 2 Winter sports awards 2 Spring sports roundup 3 Spring sports slate 4 DID YOU KNOW? New Lehigh head football coach Kevin Higgins has won a league championship at every school where he's been an assistant coach. The list includes: Gettysburg (Centennial -1984) Richmond (Yankee - 1987) Lehigh (Patriot - 1993) The Higgins Era begins Defensive coordinator takes over as Lehigh's 26th head coach Kevin Higgins has been named head football coach at Lehigh University. Higgins has been promoted from assistant head coach to head mentor following completion of anational search. He succeeds Hank Small who stepped down March 14 to pursue other coaching opportunities. Higgins becomes the 26th head coach of Lehigh football as the program enters its 111th season of varsity gridiron action. "I'm very excited about Kevin's leadership abilities and energy. He knows our program, the special challenges we face at Lehigh, and he has been a major part of the success in every program of which he's been a part. I look forward to seeing our team and our community share in Kevin's enthusiasm, confidence and vision for Lehigh football," said Lehigh athletic director Joe Sterrett. Higgins, a 1977 graduate of West Chester University, recently completed his sixth season as assistant head football coach. "Today is an exciting time for my family and me," Higgins said. "I'm very excited about the challenge and feel confident that we can continue the past success which the Lehigh football program has enjoyed. I will be calling upon many football alumni and friends for their help in our efforts." In addition to serving as assistant head football coach of the 1993 Patriot League Champion Lehigh squad, Higgins has also overseen a defense which was ranked first this year in Patriot League scoring defense. This marked the third time in four years that Lehigh has been among the top two in the league in that category. Prior to coaching the defense, Higgins served as offensive line coach in 1988. That season, the line allowed only eight sacks Kevin Higgins at the press conference announcing his hiring. -Photo by joe Ryan and was a major component of the top- ranked Division I-AA offense. Higgins also implemented Lehigh's first national recruiting program for football, a program which has in part led to the Engineers recording a 26-18 record over the last four years. He also designed and structured Lehigh's new football weight Kevin Higgins training facility in the Varsity House and strength/conditioning program. "I'm confident that our players will play with the enthusiasm, discipline toughness that it takes to build a successful football team," Higgins said. "Playing football should be a fun experience and we're going to try to make it like that for everyone." Prior to coming to Lehigh Higgins served as assistant coach at the University of Richmond from 1985-87 where the Spiders participated in the Division I-AA playoffs and were 1987 Yankee Conference Champions. Higgins' initial collegiate coaching experience came in 1981 as an assistant coach at Gettysburg College, a position he held until 1985. During Higgins'four years at Gettysburg the team compiled a 29-11 record. As defensive coordinator and secondary coach in 1984 the Bullets ranked fourth nationally in Division III defense. Higgins also served as offensive line coach when the offense was third nationally in points per game. Higgins played collegiately at West Chester University and starred as a free safety for the Rams. He was also named the team's most outstanding back. Following graduation he returned to Emerson High School, his alma mater, as an assistant football and basketball coach for two years. In 1979 he moved to North Warren Regional High School in Blairstown, N.J., serving as head basketball, baseball and assistant football coach. In 1981 Higgins received his masters in education from East Stroudsburg. Lehigh returns only four offensive starters and six defensive starters from last year's Patriot League Championship squad. Higgins and his wife, Kay, have three children, Timothy, nine, Meaghan, seven, and Kathleen Rose, two. New coach is nothing like the old one By CORKY BLAKE Easton Express-Times The uniforms will still be drab brown and white. Offensively, the ball will still travel predominantly through the air. That is where the similarities probably will end between former Lehigh University football coach Hank Small and his successor, Kevin Higgins. Higgins, who at one time coached three different sports at North Warren High School in Blairstown, was on Small's staff for six years before being named the head coach last Tuesday. Small resigned in March to pursue other coaching opportunities. Small is in limbo and Higgins is searching for coaches to complete his staff. The 38-year old Higgins will be hiring five full-time assistants, two or three part-time aides and two graduate assistants. While the door in the Lehigh football office had been frequently swinging out this past winter, expect it to be swinging inward during the next couple of weeks. Higgins has been swamped with applicanrs for the openings on his staff. Part of the reason is that Higgins will be a head coach with no other responsibilities than to oversee the program. Small, by his choosing, was head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Consequently, Lehigh's staff will have offensive and defensive coordinators reporting to Higgins, along with other position coaches. Higgins promised he'll be a "hands on" coach. That means every player on the Lehigh practice field better believe the head coach will be watching his every move. A third-string defensive end can't be thinking the head coach is over on another field working with the first-team offense. Higgins guaranteed his club will represent Lehigh with "emotion and enthusiasm." It's the same way he plays pickup basketball games, he said. It's an all or nothing proposition. Play for Higgins, you better lay it on the line or someone else will be replacing you. It's the type of out-of- body effort the Engineers need to competitively play the Delawares and Idahos of the Division I- AA world. Players have told me that it was Higgins who delivered the fire and brimstone pep talks before games. Will this translate into more non- league victories? A successful defense of the Engineers' Patriot League championship? Better recruiting classes? More fannies in Goodman Stadium? So far, Higgins and Lehigh are undefeated. |
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