Athletic Department
Frank 'Dutch' Meyer
Year Inducted: 1997
Category: Coaching
- Wrestling coach at Catawba for 14 seasons (1970-83), 13 winning seasons
- State, regional and national recognition through Amateur Wrestling News
- Coached many All-American wrestlers and placed at least one at Nationals for 10 straight years; NAIA District 26 Coach of the Year, 1983
- Three consecutive Washington & Lee Tournament championships, 1980-82
- Held oldest one-day clinic in North Carolina (top attendance was 325)
- Inaugurated the first small college tournament in North Carolina, q975
- Physical education department instructor, 1969-present; former department chairman (began three new courses, three new programs)
- Won Swink Prize for Outstanding Classroom teaching, 1983
- Began Sports Medicine program, one of college's most popular academic majors
- Coached wrestling and football at Glassboro State, NJ, and Appalachian State University; started wrestling programs at tree high schools and three colleges - (Presbyterian Junior College, Glassboro, and Catawba)
- Created annual tennis MVP award at Catawba in memory of his son, Jeff, 1993
- Instrumental in beginning heart rehabilitation program with Rowan Memorial Hospital, using Catawba athletic facilities
Today's Events
| Tennis (W) @ Lenoir-Rhyne, 2:00 |
Calendar
| « | October 2017 | » | ||||
| 1 October 1 Tennis (W) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 3) Tennis (M) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 3) | 2 October 2 Golf (W) @ Myrtle Beach Inv - Day 1 (Ocean Ridge Plantation) Tennis (W) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 4) Tennis (M) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 4) | 3 October 3 Golf (W) @ Myrtle Beach Inv - Day 2 (Ocean Ridge Plantation) 14th of 17 Volleyball @ Coker 1-3 | 4 October 4 Soccer (W) vs. QUEENS 0-1 Soccer (M) vs. QUEENS 1-1 | 5 October 5 Tennis (M) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 1-8 Tennis (W) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 7-2 | 6 October 6 Swimming @ Converse Women's Invite (Day 1) | 7 October 7 Swimming @ Converse Women's Invite (Day 2) 1st of 7 Cross Country @ Hagan Stone Classic W-1st;M-3rd Football vs. NORTH GREENVILLE 26-20 Volleyball vs. NEWBERRY 2-3 Soccer (W) vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 0-3 Soccer (M) vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 0-3 |
| 8 | 9 October 9 Golf (W) in PATSY RENDLEMAN INV - Day 1 (CC of Salisbury) Golf (M) @ NCAA II Preview - Day 1 (Rock Barn GC) | 10 October 10 Golf (M) @ NCAA II Preview - Day 2 (Rock Barn GC) 9th of 17 Golf (W) in PATSY RENDLEMAN INV - Day 2 (CC of Salisbury) 10th of 17 | 11 October 11 Soccer (W) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 3-1 Soccer (M) vs. LENOIR-RHYNE 3-4 | 12 | 13 | 14 October 14 Football vs. WINGATE 24-27 Volleyball @ Anderson 0-3 Soccer (M) @ Anderson 1-2 Soccer (W) @ Anderson 1-2 |
| 15 | 16 October 16 Golf (W) @ Lee Ann Noble Memorial - Day 1 (Achasta GC) Golf (M) @ Donald Ross Intercollegiate - Day 1 (Mimosa Hills CC) | 17 October 17 Golf (M) @ Donald Ross Intercollegiate - Day 2 (Mimosa Hills CC) 11th of 13 Golf (W) @ Lee Ann Noble Memorial - Day 2 (Achasta GC) 12th of 16 Tennis (M) vs. Newberry 1-8 Tennis (W) vs. Newberry 4-5 | 18 October 18 Soccer (W) @ Wingate 0-1 Soccer (M) @ Wingate 0-0 | 19 October 19 Tennis (W) @ Lenoir-Rhyne 2 p.m. | 20 October 20 Swimming vs. UNC WILMINGTON 2 p.m. Volleyball vs. MARS HILL 6 p.m. | 21 October 21 Swimming @ Wingate Cross Country @ SAC Championships Volleyball @ Tusculum 12:30 p.m. Football @ Tusculum 2:30 p.m. Soccer (M) vs. TUSCULUM 5 p.m. Soccer (W) vs. TUSCULUM 7:30 p.m. |
| 22 | 23 | 24 October 24 Soccer (W) vs. LENOIR-RHYNE 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. LENOIR-RHYNE 7 p.m. | 25 October 25 Soccer (M) vs. USC AIKEN 7 p.m. | 26 | 27 October 27 Swimming Men @ Gardner-Webb 5 p.m. Volleyball vs. LINCOLN MEMORIAL 7 p.m. | 28 October 28 Soccer (W) @ Lincoln Memorial 1 p.m. Football @ Limestone 1 p.m. Volleyball vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 2 p.m. Soccer (M) @ Lincoln Memorial 3:30 p.m. |
| 29 | 30 | 31 October 31 Soccer (W) in SAC Tournament (1st Round) Soccer (M) @ SAC Tournament (1st Round) | ||||
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