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PURDUESPORTS.COM THE JPC REPORT T H E T E A M B E H I N D T H E T E A M S DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS UPDATE WITH MORGAN BURKE When reflecting on the 2012-13 school year, many individual and team accomplishments immediately come to mind. First and foremost, Casey Matthews won the women's 3-meter diving national championship and our women's golf team finished third at the NCAA Championships. Drey Mingo concluded her amazing journey and received the Giant Steps Courageous Student-Athlete and Honda Inspiration awards. Eight student-athletes were named first team All-Americans for their athletic proficiency and two others for their academic prowess. Ariel Turner was named the Academic All-American of the Year for volleyball, our first recipient of that exclusive honor for any sport since Drew Brees in 2001. As we enthusiastically look ahead, our mindset is to break away from the middle of the pack and achieve consistent high-level performances from all 20 of our teams. We know as we climb the Directors' Cup standings, the competition gets fiercer. Our studentathletes, coaches and staff should be applauded for their continued hard work, and we all agree that the job is not complete. To our 8,000-plus loyal members of the John Purdue Club, we can't say thank you enough for your generosity and your support of our belief in doing things the right way without cutting corners. Your investments pay off in championships today and in experiences that will provide a lifetime of benefits for our young men and women. As part of our strategic plan, we provide annual updates. The following is a recap of 2012-13: EQUITY During 2012-13, 644 students participated in intercollegiate athletics. The equity rate stood at 56.5 percent for men (in 10 sports) and 43.5 percent for women (in 10 sports), which is in line with the University undergraduate gender distribution of 57.4 percent men and 42.6 percent women. Athletic-related aid closely approximates the University's undergraduate student gender distribution. ATHLETICS We accumulated 518.5 points in the Directors' Cup and were ranked 42nd out of 335 schools as of June 21. Final rankings will be available by July 1, and we expect to hold our position, which would place us in the 89th percentile. When tallying only those sports that we offer, our ranking figures to move up five spots to 37th. Last year, we finished 47th with 493.5 points, with an adjusted ranking of 40th when counting only our sports. Twelve teams earned NCAA postseason opportunities, matching our average over the last five years, while six squads had upper-half Big Ten Conference finishes. Women's golf placed third at the NCAA Championships, its eighth consecutive top 10 finish, and volleyball advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in the last eight years. Three other programs finished in the top 25 nationally – men's indoor track and field (18th), women's swimming and diving (19th) and men's swimming and diving (25th), while wrestling placed 31st and women's basketball and women's tennis both advanced to the round of 32 of their NCAA tournaments. Football played in a bowl game for the second straight season – the Heart of Dallas Bowl on New Year's Day – and for the 12th time in the last 16 years. Big Ten Conference-wise, we had one regularseason champion (women's golf) and one postseason tournament champion (women's basketball – its ninth title in the 19-year history of the event). Individually, we won three Big Ten titles: Vanessa McLeod (800-meter run – indoor track and field), Paula Reto (golf) and Dani Bunch (shot put – outdoor track and field). Reto was named the Mary Fossum Award winner for having the lowest season stroke average in the conference, and Matthew McClintock of men's cross country was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. There were 27 total All-America honors (by 24 studentathletes). Eight Boilermakers earned first team distinction, including high jumper Geoff Davis both indoors and outdoors. Purdue had eight first team AllBig Ten selections, as well. A year ago, Purdue had 20 All-America honors (by 16 student-athletes), including two first team picks, and 15 first team All-Big Ten selections. Purdue hosted NCAA Volleyball Regionals at Mackey Arena.