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(L-R): Assistant Coach Jon Wortmann, Nabeel Khan, Blake Kelley, Eric Dietrich, Chandler Morris, Jimmy Hervol, Sasha Wortelboer, Zach Iannone, Tyler Cooke, Tim Umphrey, Nick Harrington, Noah Moss, Head Coach Dave Pezzino.
2016-17 University of Connecticut Men’s Golf Team Name Eric Dietrich* Tyler Cooke* Sasha Wortelboer Nick Harrington Jimmy Hervol Blake Kelley Nabeel Khan Zach Iannone Chandler Morris Noah Moss Tim Umphrey
Cl. Senior Senior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore R-Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman
* --- Co-captains Head Coach: Dave Pezzino (10th year) Assistant Coach: Jon Wortmann Assistant Coach: Adam Vaccari 2016-17 UCONN GOLF
Hometown/High School Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire HS Warwick, R.I./Toll Gate HS Geneva, Switzerland/Ecole Internationale de Geneve Chaplin, Conn./Parish Hill HS Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton HS Manchester, Conn./Manchester HS Westerville, Ohio/Columbus Academy Hamden, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven HS Hobe Sound, Fla./The Benjamin School Rockville, Md./Walter Johnson HS Northborough, Mass./Saint John’s HS
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Dave PEZZINO Head Coach Dave Pezzino moves into his 10th year as the head coach of the UConn men’s golf program, coming off the finest overall season of his tenure with the Huskies. Besides capturing two tournament titles in the same year for the first time under Pezzino, the 2015-16 Huskies registered seven Top 10 finishes in 11 events. At the end of the season, the Huskies were named New England Division I Team of the Year and Pezzino was honored as New England Division I Coach of the Year. Pezzino, who took over the UConn program on Aug. 24, 2007, coached one all-conference player in 2015-16, two All-Northeast region picks, three All-New England picks, and five players who were named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. The Huskies won the season-opening Hartford Hawks Invitational, topping a field of 20, and their own Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational, with a field of 13. In addition, UConn was the runner-up in both the Mountaineer Intercollegiate and the FAU Slomin Autism Championship. The two titles were the sixth and seventh of Pezzino’s UConn career. Individually, he guided junior Eric Dietrich to medalist honors in The Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational, becoming the sixth UConn player to win a tourney under Pezzino. The players in 2015-16 recorded a total of 17 individual Top 10 finishes. The Pezzino Era at UConn has been marked by a significant upgrade to the competition schedule, especially with the beginning of the American Athletic Conference three years ago, which joined UConn and former Big East members Cincinnati and USF with the strong golf programs at UCF, Houston, Memphis, SMU, and Temple. Starting with the 2014-15 season, solid programs at East Carolina and Tulsa were added to the AAC lineup. “The quality of the golf in our league is really strong,” Pezzino said. “We have a lot of national qualifiers team-wise. The depth of the league is so good --- it’s going to help with recruiting and with our scheduling. I have tried to challenge our team with the schedule and I think it has really paid off for us. By playing tough competition and great layouts, our squad learns how to compete and, more importantly, learns how to win.” Under Pezzino, UConn has had 37 players named Conference Academic All-Stars (24 Big East, 13 American Athletic), three Big East and one American All-Conference picks, nine All-Northeast Region selections, eight All-New England picks, and a New England All-Rookie Team selection. Pezzino also guided the Huskies to an outstanding season in 2014-15, as the team had Top 10 finishes in eight of the 10 regular-season tournaments, five of them in the Top 5. The season was highlighted by a second consecutive victory in UConn’s own Connecticut Cup, second-place finishes in both the FAU Slomin Autism Championship and the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational, and third-place finishes in both the Hartford Hawks Invitational and the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge. Just as importantly, the 2014-15 team was honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America as an All-Academic Team, one of only 90 Division I teams, and one of only two in the American Athletic Conference, to earn the recognition. For nine consecutive years, the Huskies had received an Academic Rate Public Recognition Award from the NCAA, given each year to teams with APRs in the top 10 percent of their respective sports. Pezzino’s 2013-14 squad had an excellent season, recording Top 10 finishes in all 11 of its regular-season tournaments, six of them in the Top 5, including a team title in The Connecticut Cup. In 2012-13, Pezzino nutured a young squad to nine Top 10 finishes in 12 tournaments, four of them in the Top 5, including a team title in the New England D-I Championships. The fall of 2009 saw the Huskies capture the New England Championship, the first title under Pezzino. Jeb Buchanan also became the first individual medalist under Coach Pezzino when he won the Adams Cup of Newport by shooting three successive scores of 69. He was also named the Golfweek
Magazine National Player of the Week. UConn finished sixth in the team competition against a standout field at the Adams Cup, despite having only four players for the final two rounds due to injury. In the Fall of 2011, Pezzino and the Huskies captured another tournament title, winning the Hartford Hawks Invitational by eight strokes as Buchanan won individual medalist honors. Pezzino came to UConn after spending one year as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois and 11 previous seasons as a head coach at the collegiate level. Pezzino spent seven years, from August of 1999 to May of 2006, at Florida International as the head coach of the women’s golf program. He led FIU to four tournament victories and 10 individual titles during his tenure and coached 10 All-Sun Belt Conference selections. He had three student-athletes earn Academic All-American recognition and five former team members that are currently playing professionally. During his time at Florida International, Pezzino also worked at the Jim McLean Golf School at Doral Golf Resort, one of the premier golf teaching facilities in the world. He earned the status of master instructor, one of few instructors in the country to reach that level for McLean. Pezzino played his collegiate golf at St. Thomas University in Miami, where he became a student-head coach during his senior year of 1996-97. Upon graduation, he continued to serve as the head men’s coach at St. Thomas until August, 1999. He led St. Thomas to consecutive NAIA National Championship appearances in 1998 and 1999, and was named Florida Sun Conference Coach of the Year in ’98, leading the squad to the conference title. Pezzino has worked with three of Golf Digest’s Top 100 Instructors, and six of his former student-athletes are golf professionals on various tours. Pezzino was born on 3/22/72 in North Haven, Conn. He attended Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, N.J., while living in Mahwah, N.J. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sports administration from St. Thomas in 1997. Dave and his wife, Kristy, were married in 1998. They are the parents of two sets of twins: Joseph and Matthew, born 2/26/04, and Daniel and Kaitlin, born 4/23/09. 2016-17 UCONN GOLF
R S I TY O F C O NNEC NNE C TI TICUT U NI VE RS CUT UCONN GOLF UCONN FACES CHANGE, BUT NOT EXPECTATIONS With eight players graduated over the past two seasons, it is hardly surprising that the 2016-17 UConn golf team is one of the youngest in the 10 years that Coach Dave Pezzino has been in charge of the program. Of the 11 players on the Huskies’ roster, eight are either first- or secondyear players and only two, senior co-captain Eric Dietrich and sophomore Jimmy Hervol, head into the season with significant tournament experience. “Tournament experience-wise, I think it is the youngest team we’ve ever had here, and overall, it’s at least one of the youngest,” Pezzino said. “Losing eight seniors over the last two years is a lot.” That doesn’t mean, however, that UConn has in any way lowered its expectation level. After the most successful a season of the Pezzino era in 2015-16 – two tournaments won and seven Top Five finishes in 11 events – the bar has been set pretty high and will remain there. “If we wanted to say that our goals are to achieve lower things, maybe we could live with that,” Pezzino said. “But as anyone can see by looking at our tournament schedule, our expectations are much higher. If it’s worth anything, it’s not easy to achieve and that’s where we are as a program. That’s become our culture at UConn.” Dietrich and senior Tyler Cooke will serve as co-captains this season. Dietrich was last season’s average leader (71.9) and the team’s lone tournament winner, earning medalist honors at the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational. He earned American Athletic All-Conference honors, and was a Division I All-New England and a Division I PING All-Northeast Region selection. Cooke is in his third season with the UConn golf team after beginning his college athletic career with the UConn men’s hockey team. “With such a young team, leadership is going to be very important,” Pezzino said. “Eric and Cookie have done a really good job of making the new guys feel included and showing them the ropes when it comes to how to balance academics, qualifying, weight room responsibilities, nutrition – the whole thing about being a UConn golf athlete. “It’s an important aspect of our program that there is good leadership in place, but I think I take it for granted because we’ve had a culture here of good leaders since I’ve been here.” The lone junior on the team is Sasha Wortelboer, who has had
Jon WORTMANN Assistant Coach Jon Wortmann, a noted author, non-profit leader and corporate coach and trainer who specializes in communication, leadership, and stress reduction skills, is in his fifth year as a volunteer assistant coach for the UConn men’s team. Wortmann is the author of five books, two of which have been bestsellers in 10 categories, including communication, leadership, and stress management. He also works with professional golfers, three of whom have earned PGA Latin America status, and they collectively have six victories. Wortmann works with UConn coach Dave Pezzino to help the UConn players develop the mental strength necessary to improve in all phases of the game. He puts emphasis on the decision-making process the players use to become singularly focused on doing one thing at a time. Once each individual discovers how he can focus on the task at hand, blocking out distractions, the stress level is reduced, and the results are improved scores and better consistency. Close to a scratch golfer himself, Wortmann lives with wife Jennifer, who holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, in Arlington, Mass.
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UConn senior co-captains Eric Dietrich and Tyler Cooke.
limited tournament experience in his first two years, but figures to be an important contributor this season. Among the sophomores, Hervol played in every one of UConn’s 11 events last season, but Nick Harrington, Blake Kelley, Nabeel Khan, and redshirt freshman Zach Iannone will battle to get their tournament experience this year. They will be joined by talented freshmen Chandler Morris, Tim Umphrey and Noah Moss, who could see their share of tourney play as well. “Our freshman-sophomore group, that’s the future of our program,” Pezzino said. “They have a lot of positives. The young guys are showing they want to compete right away and they are in the mix, which is very exciting.” The young Huskies did not hesitate to learn what it takes to be successful. “It’s just a great group to coach,” Pezzino said. “The work ethic has been really great. They kill it in the weight room, they killed it in the summertime with the tournament schedules that they played. There is just a lot of coachability with this group. They really want to compete on a high level and their expectations are as high as mine – and that’s a good thing.”
Adam VACCARI Assistant Coach Adam Vaccari, a four-year member of the UConn golf team (2008-12) under Coach Dave Pezzino, is in his second year as an assistant coach with the Huskies, helping Pezzino with the day-to-day operation of the program as well as with tournament preparation and recruiting. Vaccari, 26, is a Winsted, Conn., native who played in 31 events for the Huskies, winning the 2010 New England Division I Championship Tournament in the spring of 2010 and the 76th Annual NEIGA Championship in the fall of 2010. He averaged 77.86 per round for the Huskies, shot three sub-70 rounds, and earned All-Big East Conference, All-New England, and All-Northeast Region honors. Vaccari played professionally for two years before moving in the direction of coaching and teaching. He returned to UConn last year to earn his master’s degree in education.
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Eric DIETRICH Senior Co-Captain Cheshire, Conn. Cheshire High School Farms Country Club
WHILE AT CONNECTICUT: Will serve as team co-captain in 2016-17… Has played in 33 tournaments at UConn, averaging 74.8 per round for 95 rounds, with a low round of 64 and one tourney win – at the 2016 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational… Has six Top 10 and 10 Top 20 finishes, nine sub-70 rounds, and 23 rounds of par or better… Led the team in scoring average (71.9) and had the team’s only individual tournament win in 2015-16… Named to the 2015-16 AAC All-Conference Team, the 2016 Division I PING All-Northeast Region Team and the 2015-16 All-New England Team… Over the summer of 2016, shot 71-64=135 to win the U.S. Amateur qualifying tournament, earning a place in the U.S. Amateur Championship… Finished in a tie for fifth for the Russell C. Palmer Cup in Waterbury… Tied for 25th in the New England Amateur… Over the summer of 2015, finished in a tie for ninth at the Palmer Cup and 39th at the Connecticut Open… As a freshman, selected for the Division I All-New England Rookie Team. Over the summer of 2014, he qualified for the Connecticut State Amateur and the Connecticut Open. SPRING 2016: Played in all six events on UConn’s spring schedule, capturing the Huskies’ only individual championship with a 73-66-64=203 at the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational. The 8-under 64 set a course record at Mohegan Sun Golf Club… Averaged 71.4 per round for 18 rounds, with the 64 as his low round... Had four sub-70 rounds and nine rounds of par or better… Had two Top 5 and three Top 10 finishes. FALL 2015: Played in all five events on UConn’s fall schedule, with his best finish a tie for second in the Hartford Hawks Invitational, leading UConn to the tourney title, one of two Top 5 finishes… Averaged 72.5 per round for 14 rounds, with a low round of 67… Had three sub-70 rounds and eight rounds of par or better. SPRING 2015: Played in all six events on UConn’s schedule, averaging 76.2 per round for 17 rounds, with a low round of 71 at the Yale Invitational in New Haven and a best finish of a tie for 27th at the Colleton River Collegiate in Bluffton, S.C. Shot par or better once. FALL 2014: Played in four events, averaging 74.3 per round for 11 rounds, with a low round of 69 at the 2014 Connecticut Cup (Ellington, Conn.) and a career-best finish of a tie for eighth in that tournament. Had two sub-70 rounds and shot three rounds of par or better. SPRING 2014: Played in all six of UConn’s spring tournaments, plus the American Athletic Conference Championships, averaging 76.65 per round for 20 rounds. Shot a low round of 72 at the Snowman Getaway in Phoenix and that was his only round of par or better. Best finish was a tie for 26th at The New England D-1 Championships at Mohegan Sun Golf Club. FALL 2013: Played in five tournaments, averaging 77.3 per round for 15 rounds, with a low round of 72 at The MacDonald Cup on the Yale Golf Course. Best finish was a tie for 16th at The Connecticut Cup at Ellington Ridge Country Club. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after lettering in golf for three years and serving as team captain for two years at Cheshire High School under Coach Dan Lee. … Two-year All-State, two-year All-Southern Connecticut Conference, three-year All-Housatonic Division. … New Haven Register first-team pick as junior and senior. … Scholar-Athlete as a junior. … Also played basketball four years and was named All-SCC, All-Housatonic Division, and honorable mention All-State as a senior. Holds the school’s all-time record for three-pointers in a season. ADDITIONAL TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Won the 2012 U.S. Challenge Cup Junior Roundup. … Won the 2012 U.S. Challenge Cup Francis Ouimet Junior Stroke-Play Championship. … Finished 3rd at the 2013 AJGA Killington Junior Golf Championship. … Finished 13th at the 2012 AJGA Deutsche Bank Partners for Charity Junior Shootout. PERSONAL: Eric Russell Dietrich. ... Born December 3, 1994. ... Son of David and Sandra Dietrich. ... Has twin brother, Kevin, younger brother, Mark, and younger sister, Danielle. … Home course is Farms Country Club in Wallingford, Conn. 2016-17 UCONN GOLF
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Tyler COOKE Senior Co-Captain Warwick,R.I. Toll Gate High School Potowomut Golf Club
WHILE AT CONNECTICUT: Will serve as team co-captain in 2016-17… Spent first full season as a member of the golf team after joining the program in the spring of 2015 after playing two-plus seasons on the UConn men’s ice hockey team. Has participated in three golf events, averaging 80.5 strokes per round for eight rounds, with a best finish of tie for 25th place. … Named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference AllAcademic Team… Played in 76 games as a defenseman for the UConn hockey team, starting 25, scoring two goals and recording eight assists. SPRING 2016: Played in two events on UConn’s spring schedule, both as an individual, the Colleton River Collegiate and the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational… Averaged 78.5 strokes per round for six rounds, with a low round of 72 and one round of par or better. Best finish was a tie for 25th in the Til Duty Is Done. FALL 2015: Did not play in any of the events on UConn’s fall schedule. SPRING 2015: Played in one event, the 2015 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational (North Stonington, Conn.), averaged 86.5 for the two rounds, with a low round of 86, and finished in a tie for 85th place. 2013-14: Played in all 36 games ice hockey games, and earned 25 starts... One of five Huskies to appear in all 36 games.... Recorded a goal and 4 assists on the year.... Ranked second on the team with 48 blocked shots.... Scored his goal in a 3-2 loss to Robert Morris in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament Quarterfinals. 2012-13: Played in all 37 ice hockey games as a true freshman .... Finished the season with 9 points on 1 goal and 8 assists.... Tallied 2 assists in a 5-3 win over Sacred Heart.... Scored a goal in a 3-1 victory at RIT. BEFORE UCONN: Skated for the South Shore Kings of the Eastern Junior Hockey League.... Scored 3 goals and 13 assists for 16 points in 40 games as a defenseman in 2011-12. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after lettering in golf for four years and making the All-State Team for four years at Toll Gate High School in Warwick, R.I., under Coach William Russo.... 2009 runner-up in Rhode Island High School State Championship. ADDITIONAL TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 Big I Youth Classic national qualifier.... 2011 member of Rhode Island Tri-State Team.... 2010, 2011 RI State Amateur round of 16... 2012 RI State Amateur round of 32.... 2014 won RI State Mixed Championship.... Career low round of 64. PERSONAL: Tyler Cooke. ... Born April 28, 1992. ... Son of Scott and Nancy Cooke. ... Has sister, Taylor. ... Dad, Scott, was a four-year All-American golfer at Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.).... Works with swing coaches Adam Schriber (Traverse City, Mich.) and Mike Harbour (Coventry, R.I.)... Home course is Potowomut Golf Club in Warwick, R.I.
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Sasha WORTLEBOER Junior Geneva, Switzerland Ecole Internationale de Geneve Golf Club de Lausanne WHILE AT CONNECTICUT: Has played in seven tournaments at UConn, averaging 77.1 per round for 19 rounds, with a low round of 69, two rounds of par or better, and a best finish of a tie for 17th at the 2015 Connecticut Cup at Ellington Ridge Country Club. SPRING 2016: Played in two events on UConn’s spring schedule, the Loyola Intercollegiate and the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational, both as an individual… Averaged 76.4 per round for six rounds, with a low round of 71 and a best finish of a tie for 40th at the Til Duty. FALL 2015: Played in two events on UConn’s fall schedule, the Connecticut Cup and Mountaineer Intercollegiate, of both as an individual… Averaged 75.6 per round for five rounds, with a low round of 69 and a best finish of a tie for 17th at the Connecticut Cup. SPRING 2015: Played in one event on UConn’s schedule, the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational at Lake Of Isles (North Stonington, Conn.), averaging 76.5 per round for two rounds and recorded a career-best round of one-over 73 as well as a career-best finish of a tie for 18th. FALL 2014: Participated in two tournaments on UConn’s schedule, averaging 79.2 per round for six rounds, with a low round of 74 and a low finish of a tie for 65th place, both at the 2014 Connecticut Cup (Ellington Ridge Country Club). HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn from Geneva, Switzerland, as the first international player for the Huskies in the Coach Dave Pezzino Era. Graduated from Ecole Internationale de Geneve, but there are no golf teams in the schools. Participated in varsity soccer and varsity basketball in high school, as well as tennis at the national level and competitive skiing outside of school. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Graduated high school in June, 2013, then spent a year at the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy (Clermont, Fla.) to prepare for his UConn career. … Member of the prestigious Golf de Lausanne teams --- a member of the junior team for three years, helping to win all the Junior National Team events, and a member of the men’s team for two years, helping team win the Division I National Team events, including the Swiss National Championships. … In 2013, he won the Challenge Cup World Series of Junior Golf (Providence, R.I.), topping a field of 100 … Also in 2013, came in second of 95 at the Francis Ouimet Junior Championship (Bellingham, Mass.) , and 11th in the Challenge Cup Amateur Invitational (Bellingham, Mass.) … A six-year member of the Cape Cod Junior Golf Association, he was named Player of the Year in his division in both 2008 and 2011. PERSONAL: Sasha Robert Wortelboer … Born Aug. 16, 1995 … Speaks English, French, and Spanish. … Son of Eiso and Sally Wortelboer … Mother was born in Norwalk, Conn., but has lived her whole life in Europe. … Parents are avid sports participants --- Father played college soccer and competed as a nationally-ranked skier; Mother has represented Switzerland as an equestrian. … Home course is Golf Club de Lausanne-Switzerland.
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Nick HARRINGTON Sophomore Chaplin, Conn. The Gunnery Redding Country Club WHILE AT UCONN: Has played in one tournament for UConn, averaging 78.7 for three rounds and finished in a tie for 53rd place…Named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team… Over the summer of 2016, tied for 13th place at the Russell C. Palmer Cup, tied for 25th at the U.S. Amateur qualifying round, tied for 30th at the New England Amateur Championship, tied for 32nd at the Connecticut Open. SPRING 2016: Played in one tournament on UConn’s spring schedule, the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational, as an individual… Shot 236 for three rounds (78.7), with a low round of 74, and finished in a tie for 53rd place. FALL 2015: Did not participate in any of the events on UConn’s fall schedule. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after outstanding high school career. Played four years at Parish Hill High School (Chaplin, Conn.) under Coach Brad Caron, three years as team captain. CIAC Division IV State Champion as a sophomore and junior and runner-up as a senior. Two-time All-New England selection. Finished second by one stroke at the 2015 New England Schoolboy Golf Championship. Three-time CIAC Division IV All-State pick. Four-time All-Constitution State Conference pick. Constitution State Conference champion as a senior and a junior and co-champion as a freshman. Three-time Norwich Bulletin Golf Player of the Year and All-Area Team in golf (sophomore, junior and senior)… Also a four-year varsity cross country runner, serving as captain his senior year, and four-year varsity basketball player as small forward/shooting guard. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Shot a 67, the low round of the day, during the second round of the 2015 Connecticut Open at The Patterson Club in Fairfield, and was in second place, one shot back, heading into the final round before settling for a tie for 13th place… Won club championship at The Golf Club at Windham in 2014. PERSONAL: Nicklaus James Harrington … Born March 6, 1997 … Son of James and Stephanie Harrington… One brother, Cory, age 15 … Dad is his swing coach … Home course is The Golf Club at Windham (Windham, Conn.).
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Jimmy HERVOL Sophomore Hopkinton, Mass. Hopkinton High School Hopkinton Country Club
WHILE AT UCONN: As a true freshman, played in all 11 events on UConn’s fall and spring 201516 schedule, averaging 75.4 strokes per round for 32 rounds, with a low round of 69, and seven rounds of par or better… Had a best finish of eighth place… Named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team… Over the summer of 2016, finished in a tie for 35th place in the New England Amateur Championship. SPRING 2016: Played in all six events on UConn’s spring schedule, averaging 76.0 per round for 18 rounds… Had a low round of 70, with two rounds of par or better, and a best finish of a tie for 16th at the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational. FALL 2015: Played in all five events on UConn’s fall schedule, averaging 74.6 strokes per round for 14 rounds… Had a low round of 69, with five rounds of par or better, and a best finish of eighth place in his first collegiate tournament, the Hartford Hawks Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after playing four years of high school golf at Hopkinton High School under Coach Dick Bliss, serving as team captain for three years. He was two-time MVP of the Tri-Valley League and a four-time Tri-Valley League 1st Team All-Star. Helped lead Hopkinton to a perfect 18-0 regular season and a third-place finish at the Division 2 South Shore meet. Named to the Metrowest Daily News Golf Super Team. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Won the 2015 Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship … Runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Sectional qualifier, allowing him to compete in the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship at Olympia Fields (Ill.) … Finished 16th at the 2015 New England Amateur Championship … Finished 7th at the 2015 Western Junior Championship … Won the 2013 Francis Ouimet Junior Championship and finished second in the tournament in 2014 … Won the 2014 Spinal Technology Match Play … Finished second in 2014 Liberty National Junior Invitational, second in 2014 Northeast Junior Classic, fifth in 2014 AJGA New Era … Member of Team New England. PERSONAL: James Paul Hervol … Born August 27, 1997 … Son of Jim and Kathy Hervol … One sister, Katelyn, age 20 … Works with swing coach Tom Cavicchi (Harmon Golf Club) … Home course is Hopkinton (Mass.) Country Club.
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Blake KELLEY Sophomore Manchester, Conn. Manchester High School Manchester Country Club
WHILE AT UCONN: As a true freshman, played in just one event, but made the most of it, finishing in a tie for fourth place, with a sub-70 round and two rounds of par or better, playing as an individual in the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational… Over the summer of 2016, tied for 15th place in the qualifying round for the U.S. Amateur Championship. SPRING 2016: Played in one tournament on UConn’s spring schedule, as an individual in the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational at Mohegan Sun Golf Club… Shot 73-67-70=210 to tie for fourth place, with a low round of 67 and two round of par or better. FALL 2015: Did not play in any of the five events on UConn’s fall schedule. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after playing four years of varsity golf at Manchester (Conn.) High School under Coach Jim Kelly (no relation), serving as team captain for three years. Won the 2014 Division I State Championship, shooting 1-under 70 at Crestbrook Park Golf Course in Watertown, the first individual state champion from Manchester High in over 30 years, and leading Manchester to its first state tournament competition in more than 20 years. He tied for ninth place in the 2015 Division I state tournament. Twotime All-State selection. Won the 2013 Central Connecticut Conference championship. Also a three-year member of Manchester High varsity swim team. Took two years off from golf in middle school to bowl and won a bowling state championship and rolled a perfect 300 at age 14. Bowled in tournaments throughout New England and captured an AAU title. Still holds a 220 bowling average. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Youngest golfer to ever win the men’s club championship at Manchester Country Club. Has twice shot 68 at Manchester Country Club. Qualified for the 2015 Connecticut Open. PERSONAL: Blake Allen Kelley … Born April 7, 1997 … Son of Chris and Sally Kelley … One sister, Kora Gilbert, age 29 … Home course is Manchester Country Club in Manchester, Conn.
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Nabeel KHAN Sophomore Westerville, Ohio Columbus Academy Champions Golf Course, The Golf Depot
WHILE AT UCONN: Has played in two tournaments for UConn, both as an individual, averaging 76.2 strokes per round for six rounds, with a low round of 73 and a best finish of a tie for 45th place… Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. SPRING 2016: Played in two tournaments on UConn’s spring schedule, the FAU Slomin Autism Championship and the Til Duty Is Don Collegiate Invitational, both as an individual… Played six rounds, averaging 76.2 strokes per round, with a low round of 73 and a best finish of a tie for 45th place in the Til Duty Is Done. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after playing four years of varsity golf at Columbus (Ohio) Academy under Coach Craig Yakscoe and Coach Steve Evans. As a senior, led Columbus Academy to the Ohio Division III State Championship. Named All-Ohio Second Team All-State. Named Mid-State League Golfer of the Year. Also was Columbus Academy’s low golfer as it captured District and Sectional titles. Co-medalist at the Mid-State League Postseason Tournament after leading Columbus Academy to the MSL-Ohio Division championship with a 17-1 record. Named First Team All-District, First Team All-League, and Team MVP. As a junior, helped Columbus Academy finish as runner-up at the State Championship, second at Sectionals, second at Districts and was named First Team All-MSL, First Team All-District. As a sophomore, helped Columbus Academy finish in a tie for second at the State Championship, second at Sectionals, second at Districts, and was named First Team All-League, Second Team All-District. As a freshman, named Second Team All-League, placed second at Sectionals. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Placed second at AJGA Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior and received award for low third-round score of 66 … Finished sixth at AJGA Junior All-Star (Red Tail Golf Club) … Placed eighth at Under Armour/Jeff Overton Championship (Otter Creek Golf Course) … Finished 13th at Under Armour/Scott Stallings Championship (Oak Ridge Country Club) … Placed 14th at Memorial Junior (Longaberger Country Club). PERSONAL: Nabeel Ali Khan … Born September 29, 1997 … Son of Mohammad Ashiq Khan and Aishah Khan … Five siblings, Sana (21), Ammaar (20), Rabia (19), Shabaz (18), and Ali (12) … Works with swing coach Gerry Hammomd … Home courses are Champions Golf Course and The Golf Depot, both in Columbus Ohio.
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Zach IANNONE R-Freshman Hamden, Conn. Notre Dame-West Haven High School Race Brook Country Club
WHILE AT UCONN: Redshirted during the 201516 season and will enter the 2016-17 season with four years of eligibility remaining. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after starting for four years and becoming an outstanding team leader at Notre Dame High School of West Haven under Coach Steve Kirck. Named Notre Dame 2014-15 Athlete of the Year, the school’s most prestigious athletic award, by a vote of the school’s head coaches, citing athletic achievement and contributions to his team and the athletic department as a whole. Team captain. Three-time All-Southern Connecticut Conference selection. 2015 Division II All-State pick as a senior. 2015 Division II State Tournament Co-Medalist. Runner-up in 2015 SCC Tournament, helping Notre Dame win its first conference team championship in 14 years. Also runner-up in 2013 SCC Tournament. Helped Notre Dame win its first-ever state championship in golf in 2014. New Haven Register Area MVP in 2014-15 and three-time Register All-Area Team selection. Earned medalist honors in 11 matches during 2014-15 high school season and had a stretch of five consecutive under-par rounds. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Finished in tie for second place at Challenge Cup Computer Merchant Cup … Tied for fifth place at AJGA New Era Championship… Qualifier for 2015 Big I National … National qualifier for 2013 Doral Publix Junior Classic. PERSONAL: Zachary Iannone … Born March 23, 1997 … Son of Michael and Debbie Iannone … One sister, Lexi, age 21 … Works with swing coach Sean Busca … Home course is Race Brook Country Club in Orange, Conn.
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Chandler MORRIS
Freshman Hobe Sound, Fla. The Benjamin School Medalist Country Club, The Country Club of Waterbury
HIGH SCHOOL: Comes to UConn after two years at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Fla., under Coach Toby Harbeck… As a senior, named team captain and led the team in scoring average… Team qualified for state championship play in both years… Prior to that, he attended The Pine School in Hobe Sound, Fla., where he helped lead the team to the first state championship appearance in school history and was named First Team All-County… As a freshman, attended Holy Cross High School in Waterbury (Conn.), where he helped the team win the Division III State Championship for the first time in 17 years and was named All-State. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Twotime International Junior Orange Bowl Qualifier medalist… Four career AJGA Top 10 finishes… June, 2016: won Ryan Lee Memorial Junior Open over field of 92 players by 5 strokes… April-August, 2015: Finished sixth of 54 players at AJGA at Seagate; finished first by 6 strokes over field of 66 at Don Miklus Memorial Junior Open; finished third over field of 72 with a final round of 66, the lowest in the field, at AJGA at Irish Creek… May, 2014: finished second over field of 48 in Liberty National Junior Invitational… July, 2013: finished first over field of 41 at World Series of Junior Golf. PERSONAL: Chandler Morris … Born March 11, 1998 … Son of Michelle and Bill Morris … Two older brothers, Kyle (29) and Blake (24)... Born in Waterbury, Conn., now lives in Hobe Sound, Fla.… Home courses are Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Fla., and The Country Club of Waterbury in Waterbury, Conn.
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Noah MOSS
Freshman Rockville, Md. Walter Johnson High School Woodmont Country Club
HIGH SCHOOL: Comes to UConn after four years at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., playing his first two years of golf under Coach Dick Payne and his junior and senior years under Coach Thomas Wheeler… three-time Team MVP… Team captain as a senior… As a freshman, helped team win District and Division championships and finish second in State Tournament... Finished third individually in District competition… As a sophomore, scoring average of 36.0 and helped team win Division title and finish second in State Tournament. Finished in Top 10 in state competition and named to All-Gazette Team… As junior, scoring average of 35.0 and helped team win Division and finish second in State tourney. Named All-Gazette, All-Met and All-State… As a senior, scoring average of 35.1, helped team finish second in State tourney. Individually, finished second in state tourney by one stroke and named All-Gazette, All-Met and All-State. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Finished tied for ninth place in his first AJGA tournament in 2013… Finished in a third-place tie at the 2015 Foundry AJGA… Runner-up in 2013 Woodmont Country Club Championship… Three-time winner of Woodmont Junior Club championship. PERSONAL: Noah Perry Moss … Born April 19, 1998… Son of Lisa and Kevin Moss… One of a set of triplets with sisters Danielle and Madison and also has a younger sister, Jacqueline (14)… Works with swing coach John Scott Rattan and also with mental coach Brian Levenson… Home courses include Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., and Rehoboth Beach Country Club in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
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Tim UMPHREY
Freshman Northborough, Mass. Saint John’s High School Tatnuck Country Club, Pleasant Valley Country Club
HIGH SCHOOL: Comes to UConn after playing for four years at Saint John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Mass., under Coach Sean Noonan… Two-time team captain… Led Saint John’s to 17-3-1 record in 2014-15 and the Central Massachusetts Division I Championship… Three-time Worcester Telegram & Gazette All-Star, two-time Pioneer Award recipient, two-time All-Massachusetts Boys High School Golf First Team, 2015 All-Future Collegians World Tour Third Team. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Reached Sweet 16 of 206 Mass Amateur… Won 2016 Dave Adamonis Senior Championship… Finished fourth at 2015 Doral Publix Junior Golf Classic… Won 2014 FCWT Newport National and finished second at 2015 FCWT Newport National… Finished second at U.S. Challenge Cup Gately Cup, second (by one shot) at 2015 Stan Trojanowski Northern Junior Championship, finished second at 2014 U.S. Challenge Cup Computer Merchant Championship… Two-time Pleasant Valley Club Champion, one time Tatnuck Country Club Champion… Two-time competitor in Massachusetts Amateur Championship and Massachusetts Open (2015 second-low amateur). PERSONAL: Timothy Leo Umphrey … Born March 16, 1997 … Son of Maureen and James Umphrey … Three siblings: Older brother Jay (22), younger sister Caitlin (17), younger brother Matthew (15)… Home courses are Tatnuck Country Club in Worcester, Mass., and Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Mass.
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Tournament (site)
Par
Score
Finish
Low Player
9/21-22/15
Hartford Hawks Invit. (South Kent, Ct.)
72
279-286-288=853
1st of 20
9/26-28/15 10/12-13/15 10/19-20/15 10/26-27/15
Jackrabbit Fall Invit. (Valentine, Neb.) Connecticut Cup (Ellington, Ct.) Mountaineer Intercollegiate (Bridgeport, W.Va.) Quail Valley Intercollegiate (Vero Beach, Fla.)
72 72 72 72
306-294-287=887 289-292-292=873 295-300=595 293-302-295=890
T-8th of 14 4th of 16 2nd of 14 12th of 15
Eric Dietrich (T-2) Eric Dietrich (12) Zach Zaback (3) John Flaherty (7) Eric Dietrich (T-30)
2/28-3/1/16 3/7-8/16 3/25-27/16 4/16-17/16
Loyola Intercollegiate (Goodyear, Ariz.) Colleton River Collegiate (Bluffton, S.C.) FAU Slomin Autism Champ. (Lake Worth, Fla.) Rutherford Intercollegiate (State College, Pa.)
72 72 71 71
277-290-285=856 301-297-312=910 276-288-288=852 288-287-287=862
5th of 17 6th of 12 2nd of 18 4th of 11
Zach Zaback (T-4) Zach Zaback (T-15) Zaback, Dietrich (T-5) Eric Dietrich (T-9)
4/23-24/16
Til Duty Is Done Coll. Invit. (Baltic, Ct.)
72
287-277-282=846
1st of 13
Eric Dietrich (1)
5/1-3/16
The American Championship (Lecanto, Fla.)
72
302-297-297=896
7th of 9
Eric Dietrich (T-12)
* --- Playing as an individual
Individual Totals Name
Events
Rds.
Strokes
Corey Birch 6 18 1359 Tyler Cooke 2* 6 471 Eric Dietrich 11 32 2300 John Flaherty 11 32 2374 Nick Harrington 1* 3 236 Jimmy Hervol 11 32 2412 Blake Kelley 1* 3 210 Zach Iannone Nabeel Khan 2* 6 457 Cameron MacKay 11 32 2393 Sasha Wortelboer 4* 11 836 Zach Zaback 11 32 2320 * --- Playing as an individual; # --- 2-round tournament
Ave.
Low Rd.
75.5 78.5 71.9 74.2 78.7 75.4 70.0
69* 72* 64 69 74* 69 67*
Par/Better
4 1* 17 12 -7 2
Low Tourney
219 224* 203/156# 215/146# 236*/-213/150# 210*/--
Top 10
----5 2 -1 1*
Top 20
----7 3 -3 1*
Best Finish
T-29 T-25* 1 7 T-53* 8 T-4*
76.2 74.8 76.0 72.5
73* 70 (3) 69* 64
0 9 2* 14
224*/-213/147# 220*/158# 207/158#
0 2 --5
0 3 1* 7
T-45* T-8 T-17* 3
Tourney-By-Tourney Birch Cooke Dietrich Flaherty Harrington Hervol Kelley Iannone Khan MacKay Wortelboer Zaback
Hawks Invit. Par: 72
Jackrabbit Invit. Par: 72
Connecticut Cup Par: 72
Mountaineer Int. Par: 72
Quail Valley Par: 72
DNP DNP 67-69-72=208 (T-2) 71-71-75=217 (T-12) DNP 72-72-69=213 (8) DNP DNP DNP 79-74-76=229 (T-52) DNP 69-74-72=215 (T-9)
DNP DNP 77-69-70=216 (12) 72-75-74=221 (T-24) DNP 78-74-80=232 (T-57) DNP DNP DNP 83-77-75=235 (T-63) DNP 79-76-68=223 (T-29)
74-79-80=233 (T-63) DNP 71-73-71=215 (T-6) 73-77-76=226 (T-39) DNP 75-72-75=222 (T-24) DNP DNP DNP 72-76-75=223 (T-29)* 69-77-74=220 (T-17)* 71-70-70=211 (3)
DNP DN 83-73=156 (T-55) 71-75=146 (7) DNP 71-79=150 (T-19) DNP DNP DNP 74-73=147 (T-8) 79-79=158 (T-60)* 79-79=158 (T-60)
DNP DNP 72-74-74=220 (T-30) 70-78-74=222 (T-37) DNP 77-75-75=227 (T-61) DNP DNP DNP 82-78-73=233 (71) DNP 74-75-74=223 (T-41)
Loyola Intercollegiate Par: 72 Birch Cooke Dietrich Flaherty Harrington Hervol Kelley Iannone Khan MacKay Wortelboer Zaback
72-77-70=219 (T-41)* DNP 69-76-71=216 (T-26) 72-71-73=216 (T-26) DNP 76-76-73=225 (T-75) DNP DNP DNP 71-70-72=213 (T-16) 74-81-71=226 (T-77)* 65-73-69=207 (T-4)
*--- Playing as an individual
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Colleton River Par: 72
Slomin Champ. Par: 71
Rutherford Inter. Par: 71
Til Duty Is Done Par: 72
AAC Champ. Par: 72
77-77-77=231 (T-34)* 80-85-82=247 (T-79)* 79-75-73=227 (T-21) 74-77-81=232 (T-41) DNP 80-70-81=231 (T-34) DNP DNP DNP 76-79-80=235 (T-50) DNP 72-75-78=225 (T-15)
83-69-73=225 (72)* DNP 67-70-72=209 (T-5) 71-75-73=219 (T-40) DNP 73-73-78=224 (T-67) DNP DNP 74-73-77=224 (T-67)* 72-74-71=217 (T-33) DNP 66-71-72=209 (T-5)
75-74-73=222 (T-29) DNP 72-72-70=214 (T-9) 69-82-72=223 (T-31) DNP 77-74-77=228 (T-50)* DNP DNP DNP 75-70-75=220 (T-25) DNP 72-72-72=215 (T-12)
79-71-79=229 (T-35) 75-72-77=224 (T-25)* 73-66-64=203 (1) 74-70-71=215 (8) 74-78-84=236 (T-53)* 74-76-71=221 (T-16)* 73-67-70=210 (T-4)* DNP 80-78-75=233 (T-45)* 73-72-72=217 (T-10) 78-79-75=232 (T-40)* 67-70-75=212 (T-6)
DNP DNP 72-72-73=217 (T-12) 78-83-76=237 (42) DNP 79-82-78=239 (T-43) DNP DNP DNP 75-79-70=224 (T-23) DNP 77-64-81=222 (22)
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UCONN MEN’S GOLF CAREER STATISTICS
(through 2015-16)
Eric Dietrich
Senior, Cheshire, Conn. Events 33
Rnds. 95
Strokes 7106
Ave. 74.8
Low Rnd. 64
Sub-70 9
Par/Better 23
Low Tourney 203+/154#
Top 10 6
Top 20 10
Best Finish 1
Best Finishes: 1st -2016 Til Duty Is Done Coll. Invit.; T-2nd - 2015 Hartford Hawks Invit.; T-5th - 2016 FAU Slomin Autism Champ.; T-6th - 2015 Connecticut Cup; T-8th - 2014 Connecticut Cup
Tyler Cooke
Senior, Warwick, R.I. Events 3*
Rnds. 8*
Strokes 644
Ave. 80.5
Low Rnd. 72*
Sub-70 ---
Par/Better 1
Low Tourney 224+*/173#*
Top 10 ---
Top 20 ---
Best Finish T-25*
Par/Better 2*
Low Tourney 220+*/153#*
Top 10 ---
Top 20 1*
Best Finish T-17*
Best Finish: T-25th - 2016 Til Duty Is Done College Invitational*
Sasha Wortelboer
Junior, Geneva, Switzerland Events 7*
Rnds. 19*
Strokes 1464
Ave. 77.1
Low Rnd. 69*
Sub-70 1*
Best Finishes: T-17th - 2015 Connecticut Cup*; T-18th - 2015 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational*; T-40th - 2016 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invit.*
Jimmy Hervol
Sophomore, Hopkinton, Mass. Events 11
Rnds. 32
Strokes 2412
Ave. 75.4
Low Rnd. 69
Sub-70 1
Par/Better 7
Low Tourney 213+/150#
Top 10 1
Top 20 3
Best Finish 8
Best Finishes: 8th - 2015 Hartford Hawks Invit.; T-16th - 2016 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invit.*; T-19th - 2015 Mountaineer Invitational
Nick Harrington
Sophomore, Chaplin, Conn. Events 1*
Rnds. 3*
Strokes 236
Ave. 78.7
Low Rnd. 74*
Sub-70 ---
Par/Better ---
Low Tourney 236+*
Top 10 ---
Top 20 ---
Best Finish T-53*
Par/Better 2*
Low Tourney 210+*
Top 10 1*
Top 20 1*
Best Finish T-4*
Par/Better ---
Low Tourney 224+*
Top 10 --
Top 20 ---
Best Finish T-45*
Best Finishes: T-53rd - 2016 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational*
Blake Kelley
Sophomore, Manchester, Conn. Events 1*
Rnds. 3*
Strokes 210
Ave. 70.0
Low Rnd. 70*
Sub-70 1*
Best Finishes: T-4th - 2016 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational*
Nabeel Khan
Sophomore, Westerville, Ohio Events 2*
Rnds. 6*
Strokes 457
Ave. 76.2
Low Rnd. 73*
Sub-70 ---
Best Finishes: T-45th - 2016 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational*
Zach Iannone
R-Freshman, Hamden, Conn. Redshirted during 2015-16 season
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The Huskies won the 2016 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational.
UCONN 2016-17 SCHEDULE
9/10-11 Doc Gimmler Invitational Bethpage Park Red Course Farmingdale, N.Y.
9/19-20 Hartford Hawks Invitational Bull’s Bridge Golf Club South Kent, Conn. 9/25-27 The Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Prairie Club Dunes Course Valentine, Neb. 10/1-2 Macdonald Cup Yale Golf Course New Haven, Conn. 10/10-11 The Connecticut Cup Ellington Ridge Country Club Ellington, Conn.
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2/25-27 Loyola Intercollegiate Palm Valley Golf Club Goodyear, Ariz.
3/6-7 Colleton River Collegiate Colleton River Plantation Bluffton, S.C. 3/24-26 FAU Slomin Autism Championship The Fountains Country Club Lake Worth, Fla. 4/3-4 East Carolina Invitational Brook Valley Country Club Greenville, N.C. 4/14-15 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invite Mohegan Sun Golf Club Baltic, Conn. 4/23-25 The American Championship Innisbrook Golf Resort Palm Harbor, Fla.
UConn senior Eric Dietrich was the medalist at the T ID Collegiate Invite.
UConn Quick Facts Location: Storrs, CT 06269-3078 Founded: 1881 Enrollment: 30,474 Colors: National Flag Blue and White Nickname: Huskies Conference: American Athletic Conference President: Susan Herbst Director of Athletics: David Benedict Men’s Golf Head Coach: Dave Pezzino Office Phone: (860) 486-6058 EMail: david.pezzino@uconn.edu Men’s Golf SID: Phil Chardis Office Phone: (860) 486-3531 email: phil.chardis@uconn.edu Athletics Web Site: uconnhuskies.com
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UConn Results Fall, 2015
UConn Golf Top Finishes Through the Years
9/21-22 Hartford Hawks Invitational Bull’s Bridge Country Club South Kent, Conn. 1st of 20
2015-16 1st Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) 1st Place, Til Duty Is Done College Invite (spring) 2nd Place, Mountaineer Intercollegiate (fall) 2nd Place, FAU Slomin Autism Champ. (spring)
9/26-28 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational The Prairie Club Valentine, Neb. T-8th of 14
2014-15 1st Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) 2nd Place, FAU Slomin Autism Champ. (spring) 2nd Place, Til Duty Is Done College Invite (spring) 3rd Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) 3rd Place, Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge (fall)
10/12-13 The Connecticut Cup Ellington Ridge Country Club Ellington, Conn. 4th of 16
10/19-20 Mountaineer Intercollegiate Pete Dye Golf Club Bridgeport, W.Va. 2nd of 14
10/27-28 Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational Quail Valley Golf Club Vero Beach, Fla. 12th of 15
Spring, 2016
2/28-3/1 Loyola Intercollegiate Palm Valley Golf Club Goodyear, Ariz. 3/7-8
Colleton River Collegiate Colleton River Plantation Bluffton, S.C.
2011-12 1st Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) 2nd Place, The Classic at Sheltor Harbor (fall) 3rd Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) 2010-11 2nd Place, New England Championship (fall) 3rd Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) 3rd Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall)
5th of 17
2007-08 2nd Place, New England Championship (fall)
6th of 12
2005-06 2nd Place, Quinnipiac Bobcat Invitiational (fall) 3rd Place, ECAC Division I Championship (fall) 3rd Place, New England Championship (fall) 1st Place, Hawks Invitational (fall)
3/25-27 FAU Slomin Autism Championship The Fountains Country Club Lake Worth, Fla. 2nd of 18
4/16-17 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue Course State College, Pa.
4/23-24 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invite Mohegan Sun Golf Club Baltic, Conn. 1st of 13 5/1-3
2012-13 1st Place, New England D-I Championships (spring) 3rd Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall)
2009-10 1st Place, New England Championship (fall) 3rd Place, The Match Play (fall)
2013-14 1st Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) 2nd Place, NE Division I Championships (spring) 3rd Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) 3rd Place, Rutherford Collegiate (spring)
4th of 11
The American Championships Black Diamond Ranch Quarry Course Lecanto, Fla. 7th of 9
2004-05 2nd Place, Yale Spring Open (spring) 2nd Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, New England Championship (fall) 1st Place, Quinnipiac Bobcat Invit. (fall) 2003-04 2nd Place, New England Championship (spring) 3rd Place, New England Championship (fall) 2002-03 1st Place, Yale Invitational (spring) 2001-02 2nd Place, Yale Invitational (fall) 2nd Place, URI Invitational (spring) 2000-01 2nd Place, URI Invitational (spring) 3rd Place, NEIGA (fall) 3rd Place, Robert Morris Tournament (fall)
1999-2000 1st Place, vs. Quinnipiac (fall) 3rd Place, BIG FIVE Invitational (spring) 1998-99 1st Place, Army Invitational (fall) 1st Place, Hartford, Quinnipiac Tri-Meet (fall) 2nd Place, New England Championship (spring) 2nd Place, Yale Invitational (spring) 2nd Place, URI Invitational (spring) 2nd Place, BIG FIVE Invitational (spring) 21st Place, NCAA Div. I East Regional (spring) 1997-98 3rd Place, New England Championship (spring) 3rd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) 1996-97 1st Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, Rhode Island Invitational (spring) 1995-96 3rd Place, New England Championship (fall) 1st Place, Dartmouth Invitational (fall) 1st Place, ECAC Southern NE Qualifier (fall) 2nd place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) 1994-95 3rd Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, URI Invitational (spring) 1st Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) 1st Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall) 1st Place, ECAC Southern NE Qualifier (fall) 1st place (tie), New England Championship (fall) 1993-94 1st Place, URI Invitational (spring) 3rd Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, ECAC Championship (fall) 2nd Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall) 1992-93 22nd Place, NCAA East Regional (spring) 1st Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, URI Invitational (spring) 1st Place, Big Four Invitational (spring) 1st Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall) 2nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) 1991-92 2nd Place, New England Championship (fall) 1984-85 2nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) 1982-83 2nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) 1st Place, New England Championship (fall) 1981-82 3rd Place, New England Playoffs (spring) 2nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)
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With the 2015-16 season in the books as the finest overall season of the nine-year Dave Pezzino Era, the UConn golf program has continued the improvement and growth that has been on a steady rise since Pezzino took over as head coach in August, 2007. The Huskies won two tournaments in 2015-16 -- the first time that has happened under Pezzino -- the Hartford Hawks Invitational in the fall and their own Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational in the spring. That upped the total to seven tourneys won under Pezzino. They were among seven Top Five finishes in 11 events, which also included two second-place finishes. The season also featured another first-time UConn individual medalist as junior Eric Dietrich won the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational with a course-record 64 in the final round. It was also the final season for a quartet of four-year players, including Zach Zaback, one of the finest players in the history of the UConn program, with three tournament victories, 15 Top 10 finishes and a career average of 73.9 per round. Last season followed another solid season in 2014-15. The Huskies captured another tournament victory when they successfully defended their Connecticut Cup championship. Senior Chris Wiatr won medalist honors, the first win of his college career. In addition, UConn captured two runner-up spots -- at the FAU Slomin Autism Championship and the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational. In 2013-14 season, the Huskies finished among the Top 10 in all 11 of their regularJEB BUCHANAN season tournaments, including a win at The Connecticut Cup, and a second at the New England Division I Championships. In 2012-13, with a young team that included five freshmen, the Huskies produced nine Top 10 finishes, four of them in the Top 5, and captured a team title at the New England D-I Championships. The season was also highlighted by two individual medalist performances by then-freshman Zaback, at The Connecticut Cup where he and sophomore teammate Wiatr finished 1-2, and at the New England D-I Championships. UConn’s upswing under Pezzino showed immediately in the fall of 2007, with three team Top 5 finishes, including a second-place finish at the New England Championship. The Fall of 2009 saw the Huskies capture the New England Championship, the first title under Pezzino. Jeb Buchanan also became the first individual medalist under Pezzino when he won the Adams Cup of Newport by shooting three successive scores of 69, earning him recognition as Golfweek Magazine National Player of the Week. In the fall of 2011, Pezzino guided the Huskies to a first-place finish in the 17-team Hartford Hawks Invitational, as Buchanan again captured individual medalist honors, winning a four-man playoff. UConn followed that with a third-place finish at The Connecticut Cup, and a second place in The Classic at Shelter Harbor. The Pezzino era at UConn has been marked by an ambitious national schedule, giving the Huskies the opportunity to play on some 2016-17 UCONN GOLF
of the best courses in the country and against the top collegiate competition in Division I. Pezzino took the reins of the the Husky golf program from Ron Dubois, who had been the coach since August, 2002. The former U.S. Army colonel continued the excellence that had marked Connecticut golf for over half a century. The Huskies captured team titles in three of his five seasons, including the 2004 fall New England Championship. ZACH ZABACK Under the tutelage of Dubois, Jason Parajeckas left his mark as one of the top golfers in Husky history. He was the No. 1-ranked golfer in the New England region and among the top 80 golfers nationally. For his career, Jason was a five-time individual champion. He appeared in 38 career events and recorded Top 10 finishes in 18 of those events. He was a three-time New England Intercollegiate Golf Association First Team selection, a two-time New England Division I First Team honoree and also a two-time honoree by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Many of the great accomplishments of the program, including New England and Big East Championships, came under coach Joe Giannelli, who earned several Coach of the Year honors in his 20 years as head coach from 1981-2000. After retiring in the summer of 2000, Giannelli remained with the team as Coach Emeritus until his death on December 9, 2002, after a valiant fight against cancer. Giannelli had served as president of the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association. UConn men’s golf has developed into one of the top programs in New England since its beginning as a varsity sport in 1941. For the first four decades, Connecticut participated as a member of the Yankee Conference, winning 12 championships. The Huskies then joined the Big East Conference as a charter member in 1979 and since 2013-14 has been a member of the powerful American Athletic Conference. The Huskies’ proud tradition of golf success has been highlighted by both team and individual honors. The 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 UConn squads competed in the NCAA East Regional Championships. The 1980 UConn golf team won the New England title and participated in the NCAA Championship tournament while the 1982, 1993, 1994 and 1997 squads won New England Intercollegiate Golf Championships. Individual Husky stars who have qualified for the NCAA Championship include: Mike Caprio (1984), Tim Heaney (1987), and Rich Pepin (1992). Caprio also received Academic All-American honors in his senior year while Greg Metro (1998) joined him as an Academic All-American. The Huskies captured the 1994 Big East title, paced by captain Greg Yeomans, an All-New England selection in 1994. In 1998-99, the Huskies were ranked second in the region throughout the year after capturing two team titles and four runner-up titles over the course of both seasons. In the spring of 1993, UConn captured the New England title. In the fall of 1993, the Huskies were crowned the ECAC Champions. UConn followed this title with its first-ever Big East Conference Golf Championship in September of 1994 and UConn also shared the 1994 New England Championship.
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COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES The University of Connecticut is committed to each golfer, and all of its student-athletes, and their holistic development during their undergraduate career. Participation in athletics is important, but it represents only one aspect of the players’ college experience. At the University of Connecticut, academic achievement is the primary concern. The University’s commitment to the student-athlete is a dual one. Participation in athletics is not viewed as an obstacle to the attainment of one’s educational goals, rather it is seen as a complementary activity. Each supports the other. Athletic excellence is stressed, but academic achievement is never compromised --- indeed, it is given the utmost priority. Becky BACHER The University realizes that the golf team and all student-athletes, due to their athletic involvement, Assistant Director CPIA are required to commit a large percentage of their personal time to University-sponsored athletic activities. For this reason, the University recognizes the need for a support program for its intercollegiate athletes. The Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes (CPIA) constantly assists all student-athletes in achieving their academic goals. The CPIA staff serves as a liaison between the academic faculty, the Division of Athletics, and the student-athlete. In serving as a liaison between the Connecticut student-athletes and University faculty and staff, the CPIA counselors also provide assistance in securing appropriate support services available within the University. These include orientation for studentathletes, supervised study halls, individual tutors and tutorial centers (an English/Writing Center, Math Center and Reading Center), and learning skills seminars. With the advent of ever changing technology, all of the CPIA computer labs have been updated with new equipment and allow students to access the world wide web as well as the Homer Babbidge Library database that connects them to literally millions of the most recent scholarly research journals available.
UCONN MEN’S GOLF Conference Academic All-Star Selections 2015-16 Corey Birch Tyler Cooke Nick Harrington Jimmy Hervol Nabeel Khan 2014-15 Corey Birch Cameron MacKay Mike Masso Dan Myers Zach Zaback 2013-14 Corey Birch Mike Masso Dan Myers 2012-13 Corey Birch John Flaherty Mike Masso Dan Myers 2011-12 Jeb Buchanan Mike Masso Dan Myers Adam Vaccari 2010-11 Jeb Buchanan Matthew Carroll Christopher DeLucia Adam Vaccari
2009-10 Jeb Buchanan Christopher DeLucia Matthew Dubrowski
2002-03 Jordan Burke Nathan Thomsen Anthony Hrenko
2008-09 Jeb Buchanan Christopher DeLucia L.J. Tosches Jeremy Troy
1999-2000 James Poist
2007-08 Christopher DeLucia A.J. Siekierski Bret Siekierski Brian Travalja L.J. Tosches 2006-07 Bret Siekierski A.J. Siekierski Daniel White Ryan Dandeneau L.J. Tosches
1998-1999 Michael Eshoo Seth Hoenig 1997-1998 Josh Bittner Seth Hoenig Gregory Metro Peter Sagnella 1996-1997 Seth Goodall Greg Metro Peter Sagnella
2005-06 Jonathan Klein A.J. Siekierski Tim Strout L.J. Tosches Daniel White
1995-1996 David Hufner Christopher McKnett Gregory Metro Peter Sagnella
2004-05 Daniel White Michael Murphy
1992-1993 Ross Bielak
2003-04 Jonathan Klein Michael Murphy Daniel White
1987-1988 Peter Vescovi 1985-1986 Mark Capece
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The David Marks and Dr. Ann Sagalyn-Marks Golf Practice & Teaching Center Longtime donor David Marks and his wife, Dr. Ann Sagalyn-Marks, have established themselves as leaders in the support of the UConn’s men’s golf program. They are avid golfers and their affection for the sport dates back many years. Their generosity has assisted the golf program in enhancing opportunities provided to its studentathletes. The Marks family has actively supported UConn Athletics for more than 29 years. In addition to the ongoing support for golf, the family has also shown its commitment to education through contributions to The Marks Family Scholarship Fund, which benefits student-athletes in the women’s basketball program. As annual season ticket holders for men’s and women’s basketball, David and Ann are frequently seen at games cheering on the Huskies. David received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 and his Master of Business Administration in 1971 from the University of Connecticut. His outstanding career has featured a number of prestigious positions within the investment industry. David was named to the UConn School of Business Hall of Fame in 1994. This naming opportunity of the golf practice and teaching center is a fitting reflection of David’s and Ann’s continuing commitment to the student-athletes who represent the University of Connecticut, particularly those who participate in the men’s golf program. UConn golfers have total access to their redesigned indoor facilities on the Storrs campus. The David Marks and Dr. Ann Sagalyn-Marks Golf Practice and Teaching Center in Gampel Pavilion features a 30-foot pitching area, a putting
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surface with multiple hole locations which facilitates various putting drills, a swing development booth with video swing analysis, individual lockers for each member of the team and a lounge and study area for the team with a 50” plasma television. The Full Swing Golf Simulator in the facility is the leading golf simulator on the market. Full Swing’s dual infrared ball tracking sytem has revolutionized the way golf simulators are measured. With a variety of simulated fairway, rough and sand lies at numerous golf courses around the world, the combination of ball speed, launch angle and real-time continuous visual ball flight makes the Full Swing experience a vital practice tool.