USD Women's Basketball 2005-2006

2005-06 San Diego Women's Basketball

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Andy Fee Asst. AD for Athletic Facilities & Operations

Briana Ruff Assistant AD for Marketing

Andy Fee is in his fourth year at USO, and his third in the position ofAssistant Director ofAthletics for Facilities and Operations. Fee assists John Martin in overseeing all the scheduling, field maintenance and purchasing for the department's athletic venues. He also is the sport supervisor for women's soccer, men's & women's cross country, and men's golf.

Briana Ruff was hired th is past January into the position ofAssistantAthletic Director for Marketing. She oversees corporate sponsorship sales, ticket sales, marketing and promotions. Prior to joining the USO staff, Briana was employed by Anschutz Entertainment Group in Los Angeles and New

York as a manager of corporate sales and marketing. Additionalexperience includes sponsorship sales and marketing positions with ISL Worldwide, Hampton Classic Horse Show in New York and The Asia Sport Group in Hong Kong . She began her career in television,with experience at ESPN ,CBS60 Minutes,NHK Television and STAR Sports. She received her B.A. from University of California at Berkeley, and her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Fee came to USO from Arizona State University where he was Assistant Director of Facility Operations for Athletics for two seasons. Before that he was Facility Supervisor for the ASU Student Recreation Complex. Besides his work at ASU , he developed Ath letics and Management skills with the NFL Cardinals, Fiesta Bowl and PGA Phoenix Open. From Scottsdale, Arizona, he earned his B.A. in Political Science with a minor in History in 1996 from Arizona State University. Andy and his wife , Nicole, reside in San Diego. Nick Mirkovich Assistant Media Relations Director Nick Mirkovich begins his fifth season as the Asst. Dir. of Media Relations where he oversees a number of USD's athletic programs. His duties include coord inat– ing radio and TV productions, producing media guides, press releases , brochures and game programs. Nick l!;;=~ ===:!:::::!::!J played a key role in the design of USD's athletic website. He handles the play-by-play webcast announcing for a majority of baseball's road games. In May of 2000 he received a B.A. in Business Management from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. His professional experience includes working with three different professional football organizations and three collegiate media relations departments. Nick was hired by the NFL's league office in New York to serve as the primary Media Relations contact for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 2001 after interning with the New England Patriots in 2000. Josh Lawrence begins his third year as the Director of the Jenny Craig Pavilion. He came to USO after 7 years at UC San Diego, where his responsibilities included managing the RIMAC Arena. Josh's duties included coordinating all events, from athletic competition to the l!.==;;;;;;;::!:===;;J presentation of concerts and special events, as well as maintenance throughout the Sports Facilities at UC San Diego. Here at USO, Josh's responsibilities will include scheduling, staffing and all man– agement aspects of the Jenny Craig Pavilion. In this capacity he will manage the daily operations of the facility, including event management and marketing of the Pavilion. Josh received his B.S. from UCSD in 1993 with a double major in Political Science and U.S. History. Josh and his wife, Lisa, reside in San Diego. Derek Hillestad JCP Asst. Director/Events Manager Josh Lawrence Director of Jenny Craig Pavilion

Chris Morales Coordinator of Promotions

Chris Morales was hired this past July into the position of Marketing & Promotions Coordinator. He oversees all promotional activities for USO Athletics, client services for corporate sponsorship, group activities and on/off campus organizational involvement at athletic events.

1.;;;=======;,1 Prior to USO,Chris worked at Louisiana State University as Graduate Marketing Assistant overseeing women's soccer, men's basketball, baseball, and corporate sponsor fulfillment. Before LSU, Chris spent time with the Virginia Tech Athletic Development serving briefly as interim director of marketing and helped coordinate NCAA events with women's basketball, golf, and soccer. Chris is a 2004 graduate of Virginia Tech where he earned his B.A. in Marketing Management. He is from Ashburn , Virginia.

Dean Aresco Strength & Conditioning Coach Dean Aresco is in his fifth season as USD's Strength and Conditioning Coach. He came to USO via Towson State University where he was their head coach for three seasons.

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Additional professional experiences include stints at the University of Connecticut as a Graduate Assistant, and at the U S. Olympic Training Center in San Diego as the Interim Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. He earned his B.S. in Exercise Physiology in 1995 from the University of Con– necticut, and recently completed his M.A. degree there in the same field . A NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, he also is certified through USA weight lifting. Additionally, he holds memberships with NSCA, the U S Weightlift– ing Federation, and the American College of Sports Medicine. Hans Straub McNamara Fitness Center Dir.I

Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach Hans Straub is in his fourth year at USO but enter his second full season in the position of Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach and Director of the McNamara Fitness Center. He came to USO in 2002 but took over these duties full-time this past February. He came to USO via Towson State University where he

Derek Hillestad begins his fourth yearasAssistant Direc– tor of the Jenny Craig Pavilion and Events Manager. He came to USO from Ball State University where he was a Graduate Assistant for Sports Facilities and Recreation Programs in 2001 -02. During this time he was also a Security Control Supervisor for the RCA Dome in India– napolis, Indiana. He also earned job related experience

as an Event Operations Supervisor for Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin; as a Program Assistant for the Department of Recreational Sports at Texas A&M; and as Event Co-Coordinator for the Department of Recreation Management at the Li .of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He graduated from Wisconsin-La Crosse with a B.S. in Recreation Management (2000), and received his M.S. in Athletic Administration from Ball State University in July of 2002.

was a tight end on the football team for two years and earned a B.S. degree in 2002 in Sports Management. Prior to Towson he played two years of football at Millersville in Pennsylvania. From Camp Hill, Pennsylvania he graduated from high school in 1998 after earning letters in three sports - football , basketball and baseball. This Fall he'll begin a Master's Program in Excercise Science through the University of Texas-El Paso.