1. Excellent Student-Athletes Premier Academics Premier Facilities Dr. Brad Hewitt SIUE Director of Athletics Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2. The NCAA's core ideology consists of two notions: core purpose - the organization's reason for being - and core values - essential and enduring principles that guide an organization.

3. I Total Membership: 433 Average Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,145 Source: 2004-05 NCAA Division II Membership Report

4. Total Membership: 285 Average Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,330 Source: 2004-05 NCAA Division II Membership Report

5. Total Membership: 327 Average Undergraduate Enrollment: 9,797 Source: 2004-05 NCAA Division II Membership Report

6. Excellent Student-Athletes Premier Academics Premier Facilities Dr. Brad Hewitt SIUE Director of Athletics Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

7. 1972 Men’s Soccer National Champions

8. Great Lakes Valley Conference Joined in 1995 Won 17 GLVC Championships Won All-Sports Trophy 1997-1998 Consistently at the Top

9. Women’s Cross Country

10. Men’s Cross Country

11. Women’s Soccer Padra Bencini Carbondale, Ill. (Health Education)

12. Men’s Soccer Brian Higgins St. Charles, Mo. (Nursing)

13. Volleyball Allison Buss Towanda, Ill. (Biology/Medical Science)

14. Women’s Golf Brittany Hood Coulterville, Ill. (Speech Communications)

15. Men’s Golf 2005-2006 Team

16. Men’s Basketball J.B Jones Belleville, Ill. (Kinesiology Education)

17. Women’s Basketball Whitney Sykes Granite City, Ill. (Biology/Medical Science)

18. Wrestling Scott Audo Glenarm, Ill. (Business Administration)

19. Women’s Tennis Gina Wohltman Effingham, Ill. (Elementary Education)

20. Men’s Tennis Justin Free Danville, Ill. (Electrical Engineering)

21. Baseball Cory Bunner Jacksonville, Ill. (Elementary Education)

22. Softball Alicia DeShasier Carrollton, Ill. (Civil Engineering)

23. Women’s Track and Field Callie Glover Bartlett, Ill. (Art/Secondary Education)

24. Men’s Track and Field Jonathan Bannister Plano, Texas (Kinesiology)

25. Premier Athletic Facilities

26. SimmonsCooper Baseball Complex

27. Cougar Softball Field

28. Vadalabene Center

29. Ralph Korte Stadium

30. LeeAnn Lomax Track and Field/Cross Country Graduated August 2005 (Sociology)

31. Soccer (M) Soccer (W) Basketball (M) Basketball (W)SoftballBaseballTotals Kennesaw State02139924 UC Davis12549223 Northern Kentucky05653221 SIUE42137320 North Dakota State01377018 Grand Valley State01236315 Southern Indiana01752015 Nebraska-Omaha021010114 Northern Colorado04150111 South Dakota State0034119 Wayne State (Mich.)0011305 Gardner-Webb0011013 IUPU-Ft. Wayne1001002 IUPU-Indianapolis1000001 Savannah State0000011 Dual Gender Core Sport NCAA Division II Appearances 1995-2005

32. It’s A Great Day To Be A Cougar