AIM Students Form the Core of Marquette’s NCAA Men’s 2015-2016 Tennis Team

 Successful Weekend of Tennis for Marquette's AIM Students

Nick Dykema

The Marquette University men’s tennis team completed a weekend sweep of BIG EAST opponents at Helfaer Tennis Stadium, crushing Xavier Sunday afternoon 6-1 and Creighton 6-1 on Friday.

Daniel Fernandez

Marquette AIM students have played on the Men’s and Women’s teams over the years – and the classes of 2016 and 2017 are no exception. Daniel Fernandez and Connor Muth are graduating this May and Nick Dykema and Kristin Trukov are presently juniors.

The tandem of junior Nick Dykema and senior Daniel Fernandez trailed 4-1 in its matchup at No. 1 before earning a come-from-behind decision. 

Kristin Trukov

Connor Muth

Dykema and Fernandez – playing as singles and doubles – had a great weekend winning 5 of 6 matches. Kristin Trukov missed this weekend’s matches due to an injury, but is expected back in action soon. The Golden Eagles will wrap up their three-game homestand on April 16 when they host Butler. 

Marquette 2015-16 Men’s Tennis Roster (Current AIM students shown in red)

Name Year Hometown (High School) Greg Anderson FR Tucson, Ariz. (Connections Academy) Scott Christian SO Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest High School) Nick Dykema JR Green Bay, Wis. (West De Pere HS) Daniel Fernandez SR Aguascaliente, Mexico (Tec de Monterrey) Andre Romanello SO Barcelona, Spain Gleb Sklyr SR Ramat-Gan, Israel (Rothberg) Mackenzie Stearns JR Montreal, Canada (St. Georges School) Kristiyan Trukov JR Gurnee, Ill. (Warren HS) Alvaro Verdu FR Elda, Spain (San Alberto Magno) Coaches Steve Rodecap - Head Coach Jud Shaufler - Assistant Coach Connor Muth - Team Manager

Seven AIM Students in the Class of 2017 Delivered the First Set of Equity Presentations on Friday, April 1, 2016

No Joke - On April 1, 2016, Students in the AIM Class of 2017 Pitched Their First Set of Stocks!

   

Over 50 students in the AIM Room attended the first set of equity pitches delivered by the Class of 2017 in the AIM Room on Friday. The seven AIM student presentations also were viewed on-line via a webcast by more than 15 alumni and family members across North America.

Andy Reed, Andy Krueger, Martha Wong, Ken Lavelle, Dan Drew, Pat Cashner, and Brendan Hopkins 

These presentations also included the opportunity for real-time micro-blogging (via Twitter). During the AIM student equity pitches on Friday more than 20 questions and comments were posted at #AIMpitch at the @MarquetteAIM Twitter site.

The presenting students have the opportunity to respond to the questions over the weekend before the students vote on whether or not to add the stocks they pitched. The student equity pitches have always been one of the main highlights of the AIM program and the new class did a solid job.

Andy Krueger pitching Multi-Color Corporation

The opportunity for students to actively manage domestic and international equity portfolios has been an important part of Marquette AIM program’s experiential learning. The AIM students who presented on Friday included: 

• Daniel Drew, Halyard Health (HYH) Healthcare
• Ken Lavelle, XL Catlin (XL) International Financials
• Martha Wong, Nautilus, Inc. (NLS) Consumer Discretionary
• Andy Krueger, Multi-Color Corporation (LABL) Materials
• Brendan Hopkins, Pzena Investment Mngt. (PZN) Financial Services
• Patrick Cashner, Kone Oyj (KNYJY) International Industrials
• Andy Reed, NIC, Inc.  (EGOV) Technology

 Their AIM equity write-ups can be accessed at:  AIM_Equity_Write_Ups_4_1_16.pdf.

Martha Wong pitched  Nautilus

 Copies of all student presentations since the inception of the AIM program can be viewed at the AIM web site.

Richard Bernard, AIM graduate assistant, runs the technology during the pitches

 Good luck to the AIM Class of 2017 – you are off to a good start!

View the 1st Set of Marquette AIM Student Equity Pitches for the Class of 2017 on Friday, April 1st at 2:30 CST (and join us on Twitter)

You can join the AIM Program Student Equity Presentations in person, online or via Twitter on Friday, April 1st at 2:30 pm CST  

The AIM student equity pitches take place each Friday afternoon during the semester – either in the AIM Room or at a local investment company. Watch the first presentations by the students in the AIM Class of 2017.

The students prepare and distribute a professional equity write-up (note: every AIM write-up since the inception of the program in 2005 is archived here).  

 This week’s equity write-ups can be found at: 

AIM Student Equity Write-Ups April 1

The students are responsible for making a five-minute pitch before their peers, faculty and any alumni or investment professional in attendance (note: the Friday afternoon equity presentations are also webcast live - see below on how to join the webcast). 

Following the student’s pitch the floor is opened for questions and answers for about ten minutes. This has been highly instructive as the students must be prepared to defend their investment recommendation and answer questions in an extemporaneous manner. 

 

 How to view the AIM Student Equity Presentations on April 1, 2016: Webcast Link: 
https://meet77796088.adobeconnect.com/r1in36c8qgq/​

How to comment using Twitter: 

Go to the MarquetteAIM Twitter account (you can use Search Twitter on your site) and click Follow 

During AIM presentations, go to #AIMpitch and follow the tweets (discussion) on Twitter (it will also be appearing on the Rise Display Board in the AIM Room and on your smartphone) 

Click here to go to AIM Twitter

  

Tweet your comments and questions during the AIM equity pitches and remember to: 

• Follow the rules of etiquette for using Twitter during AIM pitches
• Use the hashtag #AIMpitch to start each tweet
• Use $TICKER (note: this is called a cashtag and it be should the unique ticker/symbol for the stock that is being presented, ex: $TSLA)
• Keep you comment short because each tweet is limited to a maximum of 140 characters
• Example for Tweeting on a student’s Tesla equity pitch (note: the ticker for Tesla is TSLA):
•  #AIMpitch $TSLA How do lower gas prices impact demand for electric cars?