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Nevada To Face Southern Miss In Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl

HONOLULU, Hawai`i – The University of Nevada will make its third appearance in the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl after accepting an invitation to play in the 2011 game, Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl Executive Director David A. K. Matlin announced. The Wolf Pack (7-5) will represent the Western Athletic Conference and will play Conference USA champion Southern Miss on Christmas Eve.

“On behalf of the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl Executive Committee and Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, I am pleased to invite the University of Nevada Wolf Pack to the 10th annual Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl,” Matlin said. “Led by Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack will spend their last season in the WAC with a postseason trip to Honolulu!”

“We are appreciative of the opportunity to play in the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl and we’re excited to be able to showcase our university and represent Nevada on national television on Christmas Eve,” said Nevada Athletics Director Cary Groth.

Nevada finished in a tie for second in the WAC standings with a 5-2 conference mark. The Wolf Pack will be making a bowl appearance for the seventh consecutive year and third in the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl since 2005. Nevada defeated Central Florida 49-48 in 2005 and lost to SMU 45-10 in 2009. Nevada will be competing in its 12th all-time bowl.

“One of the most memorable games in our history featured the University of Nevada defeating UC, 49-48 in overtime,” Matlin said. “With an exciting style of play, featuring the WAC’s leading receiver Rishard Matthews, Nevada will represent the WAC well.”
The Wolf Pack has the nation’s fifth-most potent offense, averaging 522.8 yards per game and also ranks eighth nationally in rushing offense at 251.8 yards per game. Matthews is among the nation’s leaders in receiving (91 rec., 1,364 yds.) and has seven 100-yard receiving games.

“The Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl is a class bowl and playing a nationally ranked Southern Miss team presents us with a great opportunity,” Nevada head coach Chris Ault said.

The Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Kickoff for the 2011 Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl is Saturday, Dec.  24 at 8 p.m. EST/3 p.m. HST, on ESPN from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Tickets are available by calling 808-548-BOWL or online at www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com.

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RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada will hold food drives to benefit the Food Bank of Northern Nevada and needy families in the community at this weekend’s men’s basketball and football games.

Wolf Pack fans are encouraged to bring donations of non-perishable food to the men’s basketball game vs. Washington at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 and the football game vs. Idaho at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. Food barrels will be available at the entrances at both Lawlor Events Center and Mackay Stadium.

Tickets are available for both games by visiting at the Lawlor Events Center ticket office, calling (775) 348-PACK (7225) or going online at www.NevadaWolfPack.com.

The Food Bank especially needs the following items: canned meats, fish and nuts, peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, powdered milk, baby formula and food, canned meals: stews, ravioli, chili and hearty soups, canned fruits and juices, canned vegetables, spaghetti sauce, dry cereal, oatmeal, rice and pasta.

The donations will be delivered to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada to distribute this holiday season.

The Food Bank of Northern Nevada is a regional food distribution and support system serving over 125 partner agencies in Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada provides and supports programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs and Kids Cafe (dinner program), Kids Cafe Summer Meals program, Food Stamp Outreach and much more.

One in five children in Nevada live in a home where there is not enough food for three meals per day, and one in six people in Nevada needs to seek food assistance to make ends meet. Among clients who visit emergency food program sites, children are the most vulnerable to hunger; 46 percent of emergency food recipients are children under the age of 18. Last year the Food Bank of Northern Nevada provided over four million meals to low income seniors, children and families.

This week’s food drives are part of Nevada Athletics’ on-going partnership with the Food Bank of Northern Nevada and the goal of creating “One Hunger-Free Community, One Pack.”

Wolf Pack student-athletes, coaches and staff will be participating in volunteer activities with the Food Bank of Northern Nevada throughout the year and started with a “Pack the Pack” Pay-it-Forward Party to put together snack packs for the Backpack Kids program in September. Other planned activities include volunteer nights at the food bank and other events, challenges and food drives at home games.

Last year, Wolf Pack fans stepped up to help the Food Bank raise funds to provide over 112,000 meals and collect 5,456 pounds of food in December and January as part of the football team’s participation in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

For more information about the Wolf Pack or the Food Bank of Northern Nevada, please visit www.NevadaWolfPack.com or www.fbnn.org.

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Nevada (6-3, 4-0) vs. LA Tech (6-4, 4-1)

Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011   -  1:05 p.m. PT
Mackay Stadium   -   Reno, Nev.

RADIO:  Wolf Pack Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN Radio 94.5 FM/630 AM) with Ryan Radtke (PxP) and Chris Vargas (analyst). Pre-game show with the broadcast crew begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
TV: None. Live video/audio streaming at www.NevadaWolfPack.com
SERIES HISTORY: Nevada leads the all-time series 7-4 and the Pack has won the last six meetings.
LAST MEETING: The Wolf Pack clinched the 2010 WAC title with a 35-17 win in Ruston, La.

THE SKINNY
After exacting a wee bit of revenge last week against Hawaii, the Nevada football team gears up for a showdown between the top two teams in the WAC standings as Louisiana Tech comes to town on Saturday … A win will give Nevada at least a share of the WAC title … There is no television broadcast scheduled for this game … Nevada enters the game with a 16-game home winning streak at Mackay Stadium, which is tied for the second-longest in the country … The Wolf Pack has the reigning WAC Offensive Player of the Week in quarterback Cody Fajardo … The Wolf Pack is already bowl eligible for the seventh straight season … Nevada is the only team in the WAC that controls its own destiny in terms of winning an outright title … Nevada has won 10 straight WAC games overall (last loss at Hawaii in 2010) and 10 straight WAC home games (last loss vs. Boise State in 2008) … Nevada leads the WAC and is fifth nationally in total offense at 524.25 ypg … Nevada players lead the WAC in five different statistical categories … Nevada was picked third in the WAC in preseason voting by coaches and media, behind Hawaii and Fresno State … Nevada won the WAC Championship last year along with Boise State and Hawaii … Nevada returns 14 starters (6/7/1) from last year’s 13-1 team and 31 overall letterwinners (15/15/1) … Amongst the returners are four All-WAC players in 2010 in senior wideout Rishard Matthews, junior offensive lineman Chris Barker, senior linebacker James-Michael Johnson and senior cornerback Isaiah Frey.

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RENO, Nev. –

Game-Day Parking Information

Mackay Stadium Fan Game-Day Guide

Nevada Wolf Pack fans should allow extra time to get to this weekend’s 4:05 p.m. game against UNLV at Mackay Stadium. Spectators are encouraged to avoid I-80 east and westbound Virginia Street off-ramps due to road construction and instead, access the University campus via West McCarran Blvd. Fans can also customize alternate routes by visiting KeepRenoSparksMoving.com/Customize-My-Route.

Over 2,000 free parking spaces are available in close proximity to Mackay Stadium in addition to donor and pass parking lots. Fans can park for free on levels 4, 5 and 6 of the West Stadium Parking Complex as well as on all levels of the Brian Whalen Parking Garage and in the surface lots surrounding Peccole Park off of Evans Avenue. Evans Avenue can be easily accessed from North McCarran Blvd. as can both parking garages, are located on Virginia Street. The north lot, formerly a free lot, is now the Fan Club lot, and Nevada donors who have given at least $100 to the Pack Educational Fund have received passes for that lot.

Fans can also eliminate parking altogether by utilizing the free Sierra Spirit bus, which has extended its hours until 9 p.m. Saturday night. Sierra Spirit has stops along Virginia Street throughout the University and downtown Reno corridors.

“Saturday is going to be a very busy day and we’ve worked hard with campus police, the RTC, NDOT and Reno Police Department to make sure that we are prepared to make traffic flow in and out of the University area as easy and hassle free as possible,” said Rory Hickok, senior associate athletic director. “Everyone is excited. It’s the first home game of the season and it’s against UNLV. However, we do want everyone to be safe and take note of the parking changes as well as the road construction before they come out to the game.”

Those driving to the game should consider alternate routes to avoid road construction. Fans coming from the following areas are advised to access University parking areas via the following routes:

• Northwest Reno and Sparks: West / North McCarran Boulevard.

• South Reno: exit 395 North on North McCarran Boulevard.

• North Valleys: Business Route 395/North Virginia Street.

• Downtown/Old Southwest Reno: Virginia and Sierra streets or North McCarran via Keystone Avenue.

All University parking lots open four hours before kickoff on game day. A parking map for 2011 Nevada football game days is available by clicking here. Also available to Wolf Pack fans is the Mackay Stadium Game-Day Guide including information regarding tickets, tailgating, seating and fan services.

Fans can obtain a season-long parking pass in the north lot with a $100 donation to the Pack Educational Fund, and can also purchase an RV pass for $150 for the season. Contact Meredith Montoya at 775-682-6905 or mmontoya@unr.edu for more information.

Additionally, all fans are encouraged to show Nevada pride by wearing blue on Saturday.

“This is a highly anticipated game, both as our home opener and also as the biggest rivalry game of the season,” added Hickok. “We’re going to have a full house this weekend and we want to see a sea of Nevada Blue in the crowd. We also want everyone to get in and out safely, which is why we’re making a special effort to ensure that everyone has the information they need to get to and from the game as easily as possible on Saturday.”

Tickets are still available for Saturday’s game with the Rebels and can be purchased by visiting the Lawlor Events Center ticket office, calling (775) 348-PACK (7225) or going online at www.MyNevadaTickets.com.

For more information on University of Nevada Athletics, please visit www.NevadaWolfPack.com or call 775-784-6900.

Nevada Wolf Pack Footbal

RADIO:  Wolf Pack Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN Radio 94.5 FM/630 AM) with Ryan Radtke (PxP) and Chris Vargas (analyst). Pre-game show with the broadcast crew begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
TV: Will be televised in Southern Nevada via Cox Cable. Tim Neverett (PxP) and Blayne Boyer (analyst). Broadcast also available on ESPN3 (online).
SERIES HISTORY: Nevada leads the all-time series between the teams 21-15 and the Pack has won the last six in a row.
LAST MEETING: The Wolf Pack notched a series-record sixth-straight win against their rivals with a 44-26 victory in Las Vegas.

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RENO, Nev. – Tickets are still available for the 2011 University of Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner on Friday, Oct. 7 at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino.

Nevada will induct former Wolf Pack standouts Suzy Catterson Kole (swimming and diving), Joe Inglett (baseball), Geoff Noisy (football), Suzanne Stonebarger Barnes (volleyball) and Treamelle Taylor (football) into the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame that night.

The event will start at 6 p.m. with no-host cocktails followed by dinner and the program at 7 p.m. The cost of the dinner is $50 per person.

In addition to honoring the latest Hall of Fame inductees, Nevada will also present coins to the inaugural members of the Wolf Pack Varsity Club at this year’s Hall of Fame Dinner.

Former student-athletes, coaches, cheerleaders, dance team members and staff are encouraged to sign up for the Wolf Pack Varsity Club using the online questionnaire at www.NevadaWolfPack.com.

The Hall of Fame inductees as well as members of the Wolf Pack Varsity Club will also be recognized in a pregame tailgate and on the field during the Hall of Fame football game against UNLV at 4:05 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Mackay Stadium.

For more information or to purchase tickets for this year’s Hall of Fame Dinner, call (775) 682-6901, while tickets for the Hall of Fame game are available by visiting the Lawlor Events Center Ticket Office, calling (775) 348-PACK (7225) or going online at www.MyNevadaTickets.com.

More information about the Wolf Pack Varsity Club is available by contacting Trisha Gibbons at (775) 682-6901 or tgibbons@unr.edu.

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RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada football coach Chris Ault announced Wednesday the hiring of two new staff members to the Wolf Pack football program.

Former NFL player Jon Haskins will serve as the team’s Director of Player Personnel while former Wolf Pack staffer Dave Brown returns to the program as the Director of Football Operations. Both positions are funded from external sources.

“The additions of a DFO and DPP to our program provide my staff the opportunity to focus on their coaching and recruiting responsibilities,” Ault said. “These are positions that most FBS schools have long had and they are critical to continuing to build and maintain a strong program. Having these positions will allow our program – from myself to my coaching staff and on down – to function more effectively and efficiently.”

Haskins comes to Nevada after three years in the same position at Stanford University, his alma mater. A two-time honorable mention All-Pac-10 linebacker, Haskins was picked in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and his NFL career also included time with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Stanford graduate also spent time at Duke, where he served as a graduate assistant from 2002-04, assisting with the offensive line before coaching the tight ends in his final season. His professional career also includes time with The Sports Studio as a technical advisor for sports scenes in motion picture productions, television commercials and print advertising campaigns.

“This was a critical hire,” Ault said. “Having a full-time recruiter and evaluator will allow us to double our recruiting base, dramatically improve our evaluation process and, more importantly, allow all of my coaches to spend more time in developing recruiting contacts and coaching relationships. We have been at a recruiting disadvantage for such a long time and I believe the impact of this position will be dramatic right away in terms of creating competition at each position and allowing our coaches to develop a more thorough evaluation process.”

Brown returns to Nevada after one season as the run-game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Portland State. He previously spent four seasons at Nevada in a variety of roles, including quality control/video coordinator in 2006 and then three years as a graduate assistant coach working alongside Ault with the quarterbacks.

A college quarterback who played at Central Missouri State University, Brown spent five years coaching running backs at his alma mater before coming to Nevada in 2006. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Central Missouri State in addition to a master’s in educational psychology from Nevada.

“I’m glad to have Dave back as he is very familiar with our program and, more importantly, the administrative part of football,” Ault said. “There is no question that he will relieve some of the administrative work that my coaches have had to do in the past. He will be a great ambassador for Wolf Pack football within the community.”

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Nevada will expand it’s presence at the 2011 Reno Tahoe Open.

RENO, Nev. –

Wolf Pack coaches, student-athletes, staff, cheerleaders and mascots as well as representatives from all over the University of Nevada campus will be out at the 2011 Reno-Tahoe Open this week at Montrêux Golf and Country Club.

As part of Nevada’s One Community, One Pack initiative, representatives from the Nevada athletics department are volunteering at RTO events all week, including the pairings parties and pro-ams, the Patriots Luncheon and Women’s Day.

In addition, a great lineup of Wolf Pack coaches and university employees will be out at Champion Chevrolet’s Pack Pavilion presented by Silver & Blue Outfitters and Western Nevada Supply. Fans can socialize with Nevada’s staff at the large blue tent on the green at the signature 17th hole from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, August 4-7. Fans can enter Champion Chevrolet’s Pack Pavilion for free by wearing their Wolf Pack blue ($5 payable at the door if not wearing blue).

University President Marc Johnson will be on hand at Pack Pavilion on Thursday. Wolf Pack Director of Athletics Cary Groth and head coaches Sylvain Malroux (women’s tennis) and Shantel Twiggs (track and field) will be there on Friday. Representatives from the university’s College of Engineering will be on hand on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday’s lineup includes Nevada head coaches Jane Albright (women’s basketball), Matt Meuchel (softball), Dr. Melissa Price (soccer) and Ruth Lawanson (volleyball).  In addition, Alicia Barber of the university’s Oral History Project will be on hand selling copies of the book, We Were All Athletes, an oral history project that details the growth of women’s athletics at the University of Nevada, as part of the RTO’s Women’s Day.
Head men’s basketball coach David Carter will be on hand on Sunday. Carter will be joined on Sunday afternoon by Zeb Hogan, research biologist and star of National Geographic’s “Monster Fish” series, and Sudeep Chandra, research limnologist and expert in the aquatic health and research of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Bully’s Sports Bar will be selling food and beverages and Silver and Blue Outfitters will have Wolf Pack apparel for sale near Pack Pavilion each day.

Tickets to the Reno-Tahoe Open are available for sale on their website at www.renotahoeopen.com or at the gate at Montrêux each day.

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Reno Nevada:  Erik Burton has been named the head coach of the University of Nevada men’s tennis team, Wolf Pack Director of Athletics Cary Groth announced Tuesday.

“We are very excited to have Erik take the helm of our men’s tennis program,” Groth said. “He has experienced championship, postseason and academic success at Western New Mexico, and we are confident he will bring those achievements to Nevada and take the Wolf Pack men’s tennis program to the next level.”

Burton comes to Nevada from Western New Mexico University where he has coached the Mustangs’ men’s and women’s tennis teams since 2006. His men’s teams won the 2010 and 2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA championships in both years. In 2010-11, WNMU advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament and was ranked No. 28 in the country and No. 1 in the Central Region.

Burton was named the RMAC Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011, while this season, his student-athletes also won the RMAC Player and Freshman of the Year awards. He saw four of his student-athletes earn first-team all-conference singles honors and two doubles teams earn first-team honors in 2010-11. His teams have also garnered ITA All-Academic and RMAC All-Academic honors, while Burton has served as chair of the ITA/Wilson Central Region national ranking committee since 2008.

Prior to WNMU, Erik served as a volunteer assistant coach for the women’s tennis team at the University of New Mexico and helped the Lobos to the 2004 Mountain West Conference championship. He also worked as a coach at the Tennis Club of Albuquerque, N.M., and the Gainey Ranch Estate Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. A 1997 graduate of Western New Mexico with a degree in sociology, Burton also played three years of collegiate tennis at WNMU.

“I am thrilled to be Nevada’s men’s tennis coach and will hit the ground floor running to take Wolf Pack men’s tennis to the new heights and promote the excellent opportunities that the University of Nevada has to offer premier student-athletes,” Burton said. “I want to thank Cary Groth, Rhonda Lundin and the Wolf Pack athletics department for this great opportunity. I look forward to bringing academic success, family and team ideals and high levels of competitive achievement to the Wolf Pack men’s tennis program.”

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RENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada athletics department will offer packages to fans wanting to travel to the Wolf Pack’s road games at Oregon, San Jose State and Texas Tech this September.

The first package will allow fans to travel to see the team’s Sept. 10 season opener at Oregon. The package, which runs from Sept. 9-11, includes round-trip airfare on a private charter from Las Vegas to Reno to Eugene, Ore., airport and game-day transfers, two nights hotel accommodations, a private tour of the Matthew Knight Center, a welcome reception, a pregame party hosted by the Nevada Alumni Association and a game ticket. Prices start at $829 for double occupancy, and fans can reserve a spot by calling (775) 682-6976.

Nevada Athletics also has a limited amount of tickets for the Oregon game available for sale to the general public. Tickets cost $58 each and can be purchased by visiting or calling the Link Piazzo Ticket Office at Legacy Hall at (775) 348-PACK (7225), option #2. Fans have until June 30 to reserve these tickets.

The second package gives Wolf Pack fans a chance to see Nevada’s Western Athletic Conference opener at San Jose State on Sept. 17. The $50 trip package, for current season ticket holders, includes round-trip bus fare to San Jose State, a boxed breakfast, beverages and game tickets. Nevada Athletics will be providing complimentary tickets to the San Jose State game to all of its season ticket holders with details about distribution to be released later this summer. Non-season ticket holders are welcome to pay for a spot on the bus trip but are responsible for the cost of the game ticket in addition to the trip package. To reserve a spot on the trip to San Jose State, fans should call (775) 682-6901.

The final trip is for Nevada fans heading to Lubbock, Texas, for the Wolf Pack’s Sept. 24 game at Texas Tech. The land-only package runs from Sept. 23-25 and includes two nights hotel accommodations, round-trip game-day transfers, a pre-game event and a game ticket. Prices start at $469 for the package, and reservations can be made at www.nevadasportstravel.com/football/nevada-at-texas-tech.php.

For more information about any of Nevada’s fan packages, call (775) 784-6900 or visit www.nevadawolfpack.com.

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The University of Nevada’s track & field team saw its final thrower compete at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships hosted at Drake Stadium on Friday.  Senior Constance McAlman was Nevada’s final of three qualified student-athletes for the NCAA meet competing in the hammer throw on Friday.

McAlman placed 19th in the event, failing to make the finals.  McAlman’s best mark of the day was her second of three attempts, throwing 183’1″ (55.80 meters).

On Thursday, senior Marissa Hammond and freshman Sabine Kopplin placed 13th and 17th, respectively, in the javelin.  With three student-athletes qualified for this year’s championship meet, the 2011 Wolf Pack tied a school record for qualified athletes in a single NCAA meet.

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