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Acro
Lindsey Koch
Acrobatics & Dance
- Koch Attended Rosemary’s School of
Dance, Annette’s Acrobats and All American Dance Factory with Terri Howell.
- She is a member of Tampa Bay All-star
Cheerleading Team.
- Since 2002, she has been the leader
of the All American Dance Factory Acro Team.
- Koch graduated from the University of Tampa in 2005 with
a BA in Sociology
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Baseball
Jody Reed
Baseball
- Drafted by the Boston Red Sox and
signed in 1984
- Won Florida State League batting title
in 1985 while in the Red Sox minor leagues
- Broke into the Major Leagues in Sept.
1987
- Played 11 seasons for Boston Red Sox
’87-’92, Los Angeles Dodgers ’93, Milwaukee Brewers ‘94, San Diego Padres ’95-’96,
Detroit Tigers ‘97
- Played on 3 Division winning championship teams Red Sox
’88 & ’90, Padres ‘96
Gil Patterson
Baseball
- Drafted in the 1st round of the 1975
amateur draft by the New York Yankees
- Minor league pitching coach and roving
instructor for the Oakland A’s (1991-96), Arizona Diamondbacks (1997-2000)
- Pitching Coach for the Toronto Blue
Jays (2002-2004)
- Currently serves as minor league pitching
coach for the New York Yankees
- “He's one of the best pitching coaches anywhere, because
he knows how hard pitching is, and he knows what a pitcher goes through to get to
the big leagues." Al Leiter – Former Major League pitcher 1987-2005
Randy Knorr
Baseball
- Former Major League catcher for the
Toronto Blue Jays (1991-95), Houston Astros (1996-97 and 1999), Florida Marlins
(1998), Texas Rangers (2000) and Montreal Expos (2001)
- Helped the Blue Jays win the 1991
American League Eastern Division and 1992 and 1993 World Series
- Served as bullpen coach for the Washington
Nationals in 2006
- Currently managing the Potomac Nationals, the Washington
Nationals’ Carolina League affiliate
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Cooking
Paul Mattison
Cooking
- Talent, experience, and education
have made Chef Paul Mattison a leading success in the culinary business along Florida's
Gulf Coast
- Mattison has received several awards
and accolades over the years including Florida Trend's "Golden Spoon Award,"
the Sarasota Herald Tribune's "Readers' Choice Awards," Sarasota Magazine's
Best of the Best, SRQ Magazine's Hot List, and many others.
- Paul can be seen regularly on ABC's
Channel 7 hosting a weekly live cooking segment, "What's For Dinner." As the
national spokesperson for Cuisinart Appliances and Cookware. He appears regularly
on national television on the Home Shopping Network
- The Emmy winning regional television show, A Gulf Coast
Journal with Jack Perkins, filmed a segment on Chef Paul Mattison, which aired on
PBS in 2006.
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Fitness
Kory Angelin
Fitness
- Kory is an award winning trainer who
has been featured in Training and Conditioning and Maxim magazines
- He is the Author of “Inspiration *
Motivation * Perspiration”
- He is a Cofounder of Fast-Edge Sports
Performance
- Certified Athletic Trainer (NATA)
- Certified Fitness Instructor (ISSA)
- Certified Specialist In Performance
Nutrition (ISSA)
- Angelin is considered a pioneer in the fitness industry
for the last 15 years he has been featured on numerous radio and television programs
Vinny Testaverde
Football & Fitness
- Vinny Testaverde was signed by the
Patriots as a free agent on Novemeber 14th, 2006. Orginally drafted by the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers with first overall pick in the 1987 draft.
- In his 20th NFL season and has made
208 career starts in 226 NFL games.
- Currently ranks in the top 10 in NFL
history in four major passing categories: passing yards (6th-45,252), completions
(6th- 3,691) touchdown passes (8th – 269) and attempts (7th-6,526).
- Set an NFL record for the most consecutive seasons with
at least one touchdown pass (19 in a game against the Patriots on December 26, 2005).
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Golf
CD Gaughan
Golf
- Teaching professional for 27 years
- Instructed PGA players including Paul
Azinger, Gary Koch, David Frost, Tom Purtzer, Doug Sanders
- Instructed LPGA players including
Jane Geddes, Cindy Mackey, Beth Bauer, Sally Dee (Long Drive Champion)
- 75% of Junior Students have received collegiate golf scholarships
Fayyadh Yusuf
Golf
- Performance Consultant at the Beardsley
School of Golf in Tampa, Florida
- Recieved graduate degrees in Sport Psychology (M.Ed) and
Leadership (Ph.D.) from the University of Virginia and served as a graduate assistant
strength and conditioning coach
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Lacrosse
Pat McCabe
Lacrosse
- Pat was elected into the US Lacrosse
Hall of Fame in 2006
- He is a four time All-American
- He has won three NCAA Championships
at Syracuse University
- Played professionally for Long Island
Lizards of Major League Lacrosse and the New York Saints of the National Lacrosse
League
- Coached the New York Saints in 2003
and the Anaheim Storm in 2004
- McCabe represented Team USA in international tournaments
in 1988 with the under-19 National Team and the 1998 and 2006 National Teams in
the World Lacrosse Championships
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Martial Arts
Greg Ferry
Tae Kwon Do
- Began his training under an original
Korean master in 1977
- Currently a 7th degree master in the
ITF style of Tae Kwon Do
- Other rankings include a black belt
in Hapkido and a brown belt in Gracie-style Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Owns and operates Central Iowa Martial Arts in Des Moines,
Iowa
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Soccer
Eric Sims
Soccer
- Sims was a goalkeeper for the University
of Tampa, and holds records for games played (74) and saves (243).
- His player career includes the professional
ranks where he played A-League ball in Atlanta and Nashville.
- Prior to joining the UT staff for
the 2004 season, Sims was named 5A coach of the year and took his team to the Final
Four.
- In 2003, Sims coached the FACA All-State Team and was an
assistant coach in the college ranks at South Florida.
Scott Bower
Soccer
- Bower played NCAA soccer for both
Stetson University and Clemson University.
- He played USF First Division soccer
with the Portland Timbers
- He is a former member of the United
States U-23 National Team.
- Bower is currently a Division 1 soccer coach with Hillsborough
County United.
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Softball
Ken Eriksen
Softball
- Assistant Coach for USA Gold Medal
Winning Olympic Team
- 2003 Assistant Coach for USA Pan American
gold medal team
- 2002 Assistant Coach for USA gold
medal team at ISF World Championships
- 2001 Head Coach of USA gold medal
Pan American Qualifier team
- 1997 Coached USA Junior Men’s team
in ISF World Championships
- ASA National Champion with Tampa Smokers
- 1991 Silver medalist at Pan American Games
Lovie Jung
Softball
- 2004 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist
- 2003 Pan American Games, World Championship
Gold Medalist
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of
the Year Finalist in 2002 (Top 10) and 2003 (Top 3)
- Three-time All-American at Fresno State and Arizona
Mark Doran
Softball
- Works with the USA and Greek National
Olympic players
- Starred as the catcher in the 20th
Century Fox movie "Rookie of the Year"
- Played for the California Angels organization
- Played both football and baseball for University of Wisconsin
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