Dec. 15, 2009

As the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close, MURedHawks.com is asking RedHawk fans to choose their top Miami athletic moments from 2000 through 2009.

We've suggested 84 possibilities, but perhaps you would select another favorite event that isn’t listed.

Use the "Feedback" button at the bottom of the MURedHawks.com home page to cast your first-through-tenth-place votes. Your first-place selection will count for 10 points, your tenth-place choice gets two points, etc.

Voting ends at 12 p.m. EST Sunday, Dec. 20th. Then, we'll count 'em down, one through 10, beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd, with No. 10 and continue through Thursday, Dec. 31st, with a feature about what you, the fans, have chosen as your favorite RedHawk moment of this first decade of the 2000s.

So that there's no stuffing of the ballot box, please include your email address when you cast your votes. Again, use the "Feedback” button at the bottom of the MURedHawks.com home page to tell us what your favorite moments of the last 10 years have been.

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Miami University Athletics’ Moments of the Decade (2000-2009)

1) May 20, 2000 … (BB) Miami wins MAC baseball’s tournament with 16-7 victory over Ball State

2) Sept. 2, 2000 … (FB) Miami wins at Vanderbilt, 33-30

3) Dec. 9, 2000 … (MBK) Miami defeats Notre Dame, 73-64

4) Aug. 13, 2001 … (Gen.) Grand opening gala for Walter L. Gross Jr. Family Student-Athlete Development Center

6) Oct. 13, 2001 … (FB) Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throws a 70-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Tillitz as time runs out to lead Miami past Akron

7) Nov. 16, 2001 … (SO) Soccer upsets West Virginia in 2001 NCAA Tournament game

8) Dec. 20, 2001 … (MBK) Miami upsets No. 11/10 Boston College at Rainbow Classic, 73-67

9) Mar. 2, 2002 … (WSW) Miami captures first swimming title since 1999

10) Mar. 24, 2002 … (BB) Miami’s McKie Field makes its debut

11) May 4, 2002 … (MGO) Miami’s Eric Phipps is MAC golf’s medalist

12) Nov. 10, 2002 … (SO) Women’s soccer wins MAC regular-season title

13) Mar. 1, 2003 … (WSW) RedHawks repeat as MAC swimming champs

14) May 3, 2003 … (MGO) Miami’s Mark Weghorst is MAC golf’s medalist

15) May 15, 2003 … (WTR) Laura Collins is named MAC track & field’s MVP with titles in hammer throw and shot put, and second place in discus

16) May 28, 2003 … (Gen.) Miami men capture MAC's Reese Trophy for all-sport performance

17) Sept. 13, 2003 … (FB) Miami wins at Northwestern, 44-14

18) Nov. 1, 2003 … (WCC) Andrea Kremer wins the MAC individual title

19) Dec. 28, 2003 … (WBK) Miami retires Heather Cusick’s No. 5 jersey

20) Dec. 4, 2003 … (FB) Miami beats Bowling Green in MAC title game

21) Dec. 18, 2003 … (FB) Miami beats Louisville in GMAC Bowl

22) Feb. 28, 2004 … (WBK) Miami tops Buffalo to win its 12th game in a row and 20th of season

23) Feb. 28, 2004 … (WSW) RedHawks three-peat as Mid-American Conference team titlists

24) Mar. 17, 2004 … (WBK) Miami beats Xavier in an WNIT contest

25) Mar. 26, 2004 … (IH) Miami makes its third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance

26) Apr. 24, 2004 … (FB) Pittsburgh Steelers select Ben Roethlisberger in first round of NFL Draft

27) May 14-15, 2004 … (FB) Miami hosts Celebrity Roast and Reunion for Bo Schembechler

28) June 4, 2004 … (Gen.) Miami men’s teams win second straight Reese Trophy

29) Aug. 28, 2004 … (FB) Yager Stadium debuts lights and new scoreboard and video board for season opener vs. Indiana State

30) Feb. 26, 2005 … (WSW) Miami wins fourth straight MAC championship

31) Mar. 2, 2005 … (MBK) Miami wins the MAC’s regular-season title

32) May 14, 2005 … (SB) Miami defeats Marshall to win MAC Tournament title

33) May 28, 2005 … (BB) Miami downs CMU to win MAC Tournament in Oxford

34) June 3, 2005 … (Gen.) Reese Trophy re-captured by Miami for third consecutive year

35) June 4, 2005 … (BB) The Miami ‘nine’ sets an NCAA single-game record for runs scored with a 35-8 victory over Quinnipiac

36) Oct. 29, 2005 … (MCC) Miami’s Dan Huling wins MAC individual title

37) Jan. 30, 2006 … (IH) Miami’s victory over Ferris State lands first-ever No. 1 ranking

38) Feb. 14, 2006 … (IH) RedHawk win over Ohio State clinches second CCHA regular-season title

39) Mar. 5, 2006 … (MSW) Miami wins its first MAC title since 1999

40) Mar. 11, 2006 … (IH) Miami plays its final game at the Goggin Ice Arena against Western Michigan

41) Apr. 4, 2006 … (IH) Rico Blasi wins Spencer Penrose Award as college hockey’s Coach of the Year

42) May 13, 2006 … (MTR) Dan Huling becomes first Miami track and field athlete to win three individual titles

43) Aug. 22, 2006 … (Gen.) Miami introduces “Culture of Champions” vision

44) Aug. 26, 2006 … (FH) Miami defeats Northwestern in opener at new facility

45) Sept. 30, 2006 … (SB) Miami opens new softball stadium

46) Oct. 6, 2006 … (IH) Miami tops Denver, 5-2, in the first game at Steve Cady Arena

47) Mar. 9, 2007 … (BB) Miami beats host Texas, 6-2, in Austin

48) Mar. 10, 2007 … (MBK) Doug Penno’s three-pointer at the buzzer beats Akron for the MAC Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament

49) Mar. 16, 2007 … (MBK) Miami plays NCAA Tournament opener vs. Oregon

50) Mar. 24, 2007 … (IH) Miami beats New Hampshire to claim its first NCAA Tournament victory

51) Mar. 30-31, 2007 … (SS) Miami wins silver medal at ISU World Championships

52) Oct. 13, 2007 … (FB) Miami retires Ben Roethlisberger’s jersey No. 7 in ceremony

53) Oct. 27, 2007 … (WCC) Laura Neufarth captures the MAC individual title

54) Oct. 31, 2007 … (Gen.) Miami’s student-athlete graduation rate hits record-high 85 percent

55) Nov. 3, 2007 … (FH) Miami plays Ohio in MAC championship game

56) Nov. 13, 2007 … (MBK) Miami tops Xavier at Millett Hall, 59-57

57) Nov. 18, 2007 … (VB) Miami defeats Ohio, 3-0, to win MAC Tournament championship

58) Nov. 30, 2007 … (VB) Miami makes first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998

59) Dec. 29, 2007 … (WBK) RedHawks’ Amanda Jackson scores 43 points to set Miami single-game record

60) Feb. 8-9, 2008 … (IH) No. 1 Miami and No. 2 Michigan face off at Steve Cady Arena

61) Mar. 15, 2008 … (WBK) Miami beats Ohio to win MAC title and advance to NCAA Tournament

62) Mar. 21, 2008 … (IH) Miami stages miraculous comeback to beat Notre Dame and advance to CCHA title game

63) May 28, 2008 … (Gen.) Miami wins Jacoby Award for women’s athletics excellence for first time since 1997

64) June 13, 2008 … (WTR) Kristina Bolterstein earns second NCAA All-America selection by finishing eighth in the high jump

65) Nov. 1, 2008 … (WCC) Miami wins first-ever MAC team title

66) Dec. 4-6, 2008 … (WSW) RedHawk women swimmers set two MAC records and 14 varsity marks at Miami Invitational

67) Feb. 21, 2009 … (MSW) Diver Chris Heaton becomes first MAC athlete to sweep both one- and three-meter events all four years.

68) Feb. 28, 2009 … (WSW) Miami wins first MAC championship in four years

69) Mar. 7, 2009 … (SS) Miami’s collegiate team wins fifth consecutive national title; senior team also captures gold at national championships

70) Mar. 30, 2009 … (IH) RedHawks top Minnesota-Duluth to advance to Frozen Four

71) Apr. 9, 2009 … (IH) Miami icers beat Bemidji State, 4-1, to advance to national championship game

72) Apr. 11, 2009 … (IH) Miami competes in NCAA Frozen Four title game vs. Boston University

73) Apr. 21, 2009 … (WTN) Miami earns first-ever national ranking (75th)

74) Apr. 26, 2009 … (WTN) Miami beats Western Michigan to claim first MAC title since 1998 and first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament

75) May 9, 2009 … (SB) Miami beats Western Michigan to win MAC Tournament title

76) May 16, 2009 … (SB) Miami beats Cleveland State, its first NCAA Tournament victory

77) May 29, 2009 … (Gen.) Miami wins second consecutive Jacoby Award for excellence in women’s athletics

78) Aug. 3, 2009 … (Gen.) The Sporting News names five Miamians to its list of The 50 Greatest Coaches of All-Time

79) Oct. 18, 2009 … (Gen.) Miami hosts Women’s Athletics Bicentennial celebration

80) Nov. 1, 2009 … (WCC) RedHawk harriers claim second straight MAC championship

81) Nov. 7, 2009 … (FH) RedHawks plays Ohio in MAC title game, its third championship game in five years

82) Nov. 7, 2009 … (IH) Top-ranked Miami beats host Michigan to sweep fourth-ranked Wolverines at Ann Arbor

83) Dec. 11, 2009 … (IH) RedHawks post school-record third-consecutive shutout with 6-0 blanking at Ohio State

84) Dec. 14, 2009 … (IH) Miami icers ranked No. 1 for a school-record 11th consecutive week

85) Select your own favorite Miami moment

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