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
Calendar
| « | September 2018 | » | ||||
| 1 September 1 Cross Country in CHICK-FIL-A INV. (Salisbury Community Park) M-1st;W-1st Volleyball @ Florida Southern 1-3 Football @ West Georgia 3-34 Volleyball vs. Wilmington,DE 3-0 Soccer (M) @ Erskine 0-1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 September 3 Soccer (W) @ USC Aiken 1-0 | 4 | 5 September 5 Soccer (M) @ Mount Olive 1-2 | 6 | 7 September 7 Volleyball vs. Barton 0-3 Volleyball @ Augusta 0-3 Soccer (W) vs. BARTON 1-0 | 8 September 8 Tennis (W) @ Wingate Inv. (Day 1) Tennis (M) @ Wingate Inv. (Day 1) Volleyball vs. West Alabama 0-3 Football @ Winston-Salem State 34-7 Soccer (M) @ USC Aiken 3-0 |
| 9 September 9 Tennis (M) @ Wingate Inv. (Day 2) Tennis (W) @ Wingate Inv. (Day 2) Soccer (W) vs. FRANCIS MARION 3-1 | 10 September 10 Golf (M) @ Coker Inv. - Day 1 (Camden CC) Golf (W) @ Anderson Inv. - Day 1 (Cobbs Glen CC) | 11 September 11 Golf (W) @ Anderson Inv. - Day 2 (Cobbs Glen CC) 2nd of 9 Golf (M) @ Coker Inv. - Day 2 (Camden CC) 13th of 14 Volleyball vs. WINGATE 2-3 | 12 September 12 Soccer (W) vs. NEWBERRY 4-1 Soccer (M) vs. NEWBERRY 0-3 | 13 | 14 | 15 September 15 Cross Country @ Winthrop Invitational, ccd. 9 a.m. Swimming @ SAA Open Water, ccd. 4 p.m. Football vs. UNC PEMBROKE, ccd. 7 p.m. |
| 16 | 17 | 18 September 18 Golf (M) @ Queens Inv. ccd. Volleyball @ Queens 3-2 | 19 September 19 Soccer (W) @ Queens 1-0 Soccer (M) @ Queens 2-8 | 20 | 21 September 21 Tennis (W) @ North Greenville 7-0 Tennis (M) @ North Greenville 7-0 Volleyball @ Lenoir-Rhyne 0-3 | 22 September 22 Golf (W) @ Battle of Old South - Day 1 (Old South GC) Soccer (M) vs. LINCOLN MEMORIAL 0-3 Football @ Mars Hill 33-39 Volleyball vs. MARS HILL 2-3 Soccer (W) vs. LINCOLN MEMORIAL 0-2 |
| 23 September 23 Golf (W) @ Battle of Old South - Day 2 (Old South GC) 8th of 17 | 24 September 24 Golf (M) @ King Inv. - Day 1 (CC of Bristol) | 25 September 25 Golf (M) @ King Inv. - Day 2 (CC of Bristol) 7th of 8 Volleyball @ Lincoln Memorial 1-3 | 26 September 26 Soccer (W) vs. UNC PEMBROKE 5 p.m. Soccer (M) @ Mars HIll 7 p.m. | 27 September 27 Tennis (M) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 1) Tennis (W) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 1) | 28 September 28 Tennis (W) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 2) Tennis (M) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 2) Volleyball vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 7 p.m. | 29 September 29 Tennis (M) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 3) Tennis (W) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 3) Cross Country @ USC Upstate Invitational 9 a.m. Football vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 1:30 p.m. Soccer (W) @ Tusculum 5 p.m. Soccer (M) @ Tusculum 7 p.m. |
| 30 September 30 Tennis (M) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 4) Tennis (W) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 4) | ||||||
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