Dagenais promoted to associate head coach
MSU volleyball assistant coach Todd Dagenais was promoted to associate head coach Thursday by head coach Chuck Erbe.
Dagenais, who spent 1997 working as a volunteer assistant and 1999-2002 as an assistant coach, has completed five seasons of service to the Spartan team. He called the promotion an honor.
"I'm very appreciative and humble to receive this promotion," Dagenais said in a statement. "I'm very humbled to have this title."
Dagenais will continue to be the recruiting coordinator.
He graduated from Central Michigan in 1995, where he played four seasons with the men's club volleyball team.
Patrick Walters
'U' fans encouraged to donate cell phones
Verizon Wireless will donate $1 to MSU Safe Place for each donated wireless phone collected at two upcoming MSU sporting events. Safe Place is an on-campus domestic violence shelter.
Fans can donate the phones Saturday during the MSU men's basketball game against Purdue, and March 8 during the Spartan hockey team's contest with Western Michigan at Munn Ice Arena.
"This drive is a natural extension of our HopeLine program, which uses previously owned wireless phones to help domestic violence victims in threatening situations go about their day-to-day lives with less fear," said Wayne White, president of Verizon Wireless' Michigan Region. The MSU Athletics Department is co-sponsoring the drive.
"We hope that many of our fans respond to the call to turn in previously-owned wireless phones to help victims of domestic violence and our very own MSU Safe Place," MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason said.
Collections will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday and at 6 p.m. on March 8.
Kristofer Karol
Sluggers square off against North Carolina
The MSU baseball team begins break with a three-game tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The first game is against No. 20 North Carolina at noon today.
Next, the Spartans will travel to Jacksonville, Fla., for five games against five different teams.
Last weekend, they won two out of three games against Centenary in Shreveport, La. MSU scored 33 runs on 38 hits in the three games. For his game in the series, junior pitcher Bryan Gale was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week.
Chrystal Liebold
Softball looks to get back on winning track
The MSU softball team (4-3) starts spring break with the Cougar Classic in South Carolina.
The Spartans will play four teams in pool play with the chance to move on to the semifinals and finals.
Chrystal Liebold
Grapplers go to battle with nation's top team
The No. 10 Spartans (10-6) will compete against No. 1 Oklahoma State (16-0) for the regular season dual finale at 8 p.m. Friday in Stillwater, Okla. MSU has won eight of its last 10 matches.
Chrystal Liebold
Track competes in Big Ten championships
The men's and women's track teams will compete in the Big Ten Championships on Saturday and Sunday in Champaign, Ill.
Events are scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. Saturday. Junior shot putter Steve Manz, redshirt-freshman long jumper Julien Williams, freshman pole vaulter Brad Gebauer and freshman high jumper Brian Sherwood are expected to perform well. They all had top-five finishes this season.
Last week, freshman Justine Ivanoff took first in the shot put at the EMU Classic Saturday in Ypsilanti.
Chrystal Liebold
Gymnasts to tumble with CMU, Ball State
The gymnastics team will host No. 24 Central Michigan and Ball State on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Jenison Field House.
This will be the first time this season the Spartans have competed back-to-back weeks at home.
Chrystal Liebold
