President's Message

Welcome to a new year and new decade for the Brown & Gold Club!

As we look to move ahead to the new year, I would be remiss if I didn’t recognize the loss of someone near and dear to the BW community at the end of 2019, Harrison Dillard. Harrison was not only a gold medal-winning Olympian, but he also served as a sharpshooter for the famed Buffalo Soldiers during WWII. He was a lifelong Clevelander, and an avid supporter of BW athletics until his passing. His legacy will continue to live on here on campus with his bronze statue outside of Finnie Stadium and the indoor track named in his honor.

As the Brown & Gold Club kicks off the new year, we look forward to celebrating our 50th Annual Reverse Raffle on Saturday, April 4. Join the excitement of our annual signature fundraiser and/or purchase a raffle ticket for your chance to win the grand prize. This year’s event will take place on campus at the Ursprung Gymnasium. Don’t miss the chance to see current and former coaches, play 50/50 sideboards and enjoy the evening celebrating with friends, both new and old.

• 6:00 p.m. – Social Hour (open bar)
• 6:30 p.m. – Buffet Dinner
• 7:00 p.m. – Reverse Raffle

All Yellow Jackets, family, and friends are welcome to attend or participate in the raffle. Be on the lookout for registration opening in early February.

In fall 2019, the fundraising efforts from those of you who have supported the student-athletes at BW came to fruition with the aesthetic enhancements to the Ursprung Gymnasium and Rec Center. Stop by the facility to see the updated graphic walls and modern look and feel of the main hallway.

Thanks to the efforts of Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach, Trey Keeley, and the Career Services staff, the Brown & Gold Club is excited to be a part of the Jacket Career Captains event in the fall. This event provides sophomore, junior and senior student-athletes an opportunity to network with Yellow Jacket alumni to learn how to leverage the experience and skills developed on the field/court in conversations. Take a look at a recap of the event!

As the Brown & Gold Club continues to look for ways to support our current Yellow Jackets, you can do the same by cheering on a winter team (composite schedule) or contributing to the Brown & Gold Club.

For a complete listing of our Brown & Gold Club Board, along with their liaison duties click here.

Thanks for your support of BW Athletics! 

Natalie Winkelfoos ‘03 
President 

Senior women's basketball player, Hannah Fecht, breaks three-point record vs. Otterbein University.

Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference guard/forward, Hannah Fecht, broke the BW women's basketball record for three-pointers made in a game. Read more here.       

Senior men's soccer player, Danny Ruple, named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American first team.

BW four-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference and three-time Academic All-OAC senior men's soccer student-athlete Danny Ruple has been named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America first team for the first time in his career. Read more here.

Senior women's cross country runner Kelly Brennan has been named 2019's OAC Runner of the Year. 

Four-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference and three-time Academic All-OAC Baldwin Wallace University senior women's cross country runner Kelly Brennan has been named 2019's OAC Runner of the Year. Read more here.

Erick Anderson, BW Football Inside Linebackers Coach, named to University of Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor.

BW's Inside Linebackers Coach, Erick Anderson, was named to the University of Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor in fall 2019. Read more here.

Marwan Maalouf '00 recently joined the Minnesota Vikings coaching staff as the new special teams coordinator.

Will Pantages '13 named Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Communications at Wake Forest University.

Jeff Boledovic '89 and Sami Minor '19 have joined BW's softball coaching staff as assistant coaches for the 2020 season.

Check out additional alumni profiles here to see what your teammates and recent graduates are doing, and keep us updated on your news and achievements, too.

Call for 2020 Athletics Hall of Fame Nominations

2019 Inductee, Nicole Loudin '06, accepts her Hall of Fame Award from Athletic Director, Kris Diaz.

The Baldwin Wallace Athletics Hall of Fame was created in 1965 to recognize exceptional achievements of YJ4Ls and their impact on the Brown & Gold. 

Each fall, a new class of Yellow Jackets for Life is inducted into the Hall of Fame and celebrated for their contributions to the legacy of BW Athletics and for the standards of excellence they set as student-athletes.

Nominate an outstanding Yellow Jacket for Life here; all nominations are due by March 15, 2020. The roster of current members of the Hall of Fame can be found here.

To view the full photo album from the 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame weekend, click here.

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