2005-06 Schedule
Table of Contents Schedule/Quick Facts ........................................................... 1 Head Coach Emily Marron .................................................... 2 Roster ................................................................................... 3 Gabby DiMora ....................................................................... 4 Brittany Hofmeister ............................................................... 5 Lacy Miller ............................................................................. 6 Ashley Mylton........................................................................ 7 Jenna Schmidt ...................................................................... 8 Jennifer Link/Ashley Parrott .................................................. 9 2004-2005 Individual Results.............................................. 10 2004-2005 Tournament Results ...........................................11 UNCG Team Records ......................................................... 12 UNCG Individual Records ................................................... 13 Bryan National Collegiate .............................................. 14-15 The Southern Conference................................................... 16 This is UNCG ................................................................. 17-19 UNCG Administration ..................................................... 20-23 UNCG Athletics: A Success Story .................................. 24-27 UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame......................................... 28-30 Academic Enhancement ..................................................... 31 UNCG Sports Medicine....................................................... 32 The Spartan Club ........................................................... 33-36
September 24-25
October 1-2
Kentucky Wildcat Fall Invite ........................Lexington, KY Big Blue Course
14-16
Lady Paladin Invite .....................................Greenville, SC Furman University GC
21-23
Lady Pirate Intercollegiate..........................Greenville, NC Bradford Creek GC
31-N 1Pine Needles Invitation ...................................Pinehurst, NC Pine Needles Resort
February 21-22
Quick Facts Location ........................................................ Greensboro, NC Founded .......................................................................... 1891 Enrollment .................................................................... 16,200 Nickname .................................................................. Spartans Colors....................................................... Gold, White & Navy National Affiliation .......................................... NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation ................................................Southern Chancellor ............................................ Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan Alma Mater............... Notre Dame College of St. John’s, 1963 Director of Athletics ........................................ Nelson E. Bobb Alma Mater....................................................Kent State, 1970 Athletic Department Phone ............................... 336-334-5952 Athletic Department Fax ................................... 336-334-4063
Coaching Staff Head Coach ....................................................... Emily Marron Alma Mater...................................................Penn State, 1998 Office Phone ..................................................... 336-334-5316 Email .......................................................elmarron@uncg.edu
Sports Information SID/Women’s Golf Contact ............................Mike Hirschman Email ......................................................mwhirsch@uncg.edu Assistant SID ..................................................... Mark Kimmel Email .................................................... mdkimmel@uncg.edu SID Assistant.....................................................Jay D’Abramo Email ......................................................jedabram@uncg.edu Sports Information Phone ................................. 336-334-5615 Sports Information Fax...................................... 336-334-3182 Mailing Address.............................. UNCG Sports Information PO Box 26168 Greensboro, NC 27402
Website ............................................. www.uncgspartans.com
Sea Trail Intercollegiate....................... Sunset Beach, NC Byrd Course, Sea Trail Resort
Miccossukkee Championship............................ Miami, FL Miccosukee GC
March 6-7
Hargrove Davis Classic .......................... Buies Creek, NC Keith Hills GC
12-14
Pinehurst Challenge ....................................Pinehurst, NC Pinehurst #8
31-A 2
Bryan National Collegiate................... Brown Summit, NC Bryan Park (Champions)
April 22-24
Southern Conference Championships .......Burlington, NC Mill Creek CC
May 5-7
NCAA Regionals ......................................... Gainsville, FL University of Florida
20-23
NCAA National Championship ..................... Sunriver, OR Oregon State University
About This Media Guide The 2005-06 UNC Greensboro Women’s Golf Media Guide is a publication of the UNC Greensboro Sports Information office. This guide was designed using Adobe Creative Suite 2. Designed, Written and Edited by: Jay D’Abramo UNCG Sports Intern. Assistance by: Mike Hirschman, Mark Kimmel & Emily Marron. Historical Information provided by: Bud Hall. Photography by: John Bell, WG Sports Photos and others. 2005-06 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide • 1
Emily Marron begins her third season as head coach of the women’s golf program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In just her second season at UNCG, Marron guided the Spartans to seven top 10 finishes and three top five finishes, including a sixth place finish at the Southern Conference Championship.
graduation, Marron worked for one year as an assistant golf professional at The Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ, Phil Mickelson’s home course.
The Spartans also recorded a second place finish at the Peggy Kirk Invitational led by junior Jenna Schmidt’s individual second place finish. UNCG also earned a second consecutive second place finish at the Shamrock Intercollegiate just a week later.
A Class “B” member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Division, Marron taught at the Peter Kostis/Gary McCord Learning Center at Grayhawk. She is pursuing Class “A” status from the LPGA program.
During her first season at the helm of the Spartans, her squad finished third at the 2004 Southern Conference Championship, which was held April 23-25 in Greensboro. Polly Willett led the club with a third-place finish. The team also placed fourth at the Peggy Kirk Bell Classic in Winter Springs, FL, led by Willet’s first-place finish. Marron came to UNCG after three seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Penn State. While with the Nittany Lions, Marron was the recruiting coordinator and helped lead the squad to the 2003 NCAA East Regional Tournament. Marron was also involved in fundraising, travel, practice and the team’s summer golf camps. A native of Johnstown, PA, Marron completed her playing time for Penn State in 1998. An Academic All-Big Ten honoree, she served as the team’s co-captain as a senior. She posted two top-five finishes during the fall of 1997, when she twice shot a career-low round of 74. Marron was a two-time All-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference selection and captured medallist honors at the ECAC Championships as a junior in 1996. In high school, Marron played golf for the Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School boys’ team. In 1993, she won the Kings Tri-State PGA Tournament and the District 9 qualifying tournament, and placed second at the Keystone State Games. Marron graduated from Penn State in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation and park management. Upon 2 • 2005-06 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide
The Emily Marron File Alma Mater • Penn State ‘98, B.A. recreation and park management
Coaching Experience UNCG • Head Women’s Coach (2003-present)
Penn State • Assistant women’s coach (2000-2003) • Team qualified for the 2003 NCAA East Regional Tournament
From Left to Right: Head Coach Emily Marron, Ashley Mylton, Brittany Hofmeister, Lacy Miller, Jenna Schmidt, Gabby DiMora, Ashley Parrott, Jennifer Link
2005-06 UNCG Women’s Golf Roster Name
Ht.
Yr.
Hometown
Previous School
Gabby DiMora
5-4
So.
Auburn, NY
Auburn
Brittany Hofmeister
5-6
Jr.
Greeley, CO
Greeley Central
Jennifer Link
5-5
Fr.
Mooresville, NC
home school
Lacy Miller
5-5
Sr.
Indianapolis, IN
North Central
Ashley Mylton
5-5
So.
Charlotte, NC
South Mecklenberg
Jenna Schmidt
5-6
Sr.
Lenior, NC
Hibriten
Ashley Parrott
5-4
Fr.
Johnson City, TN
University School 2005-06 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide • 3
AT UNCG Freshman Season (2004-05) Played in seven tournaments in her first year at UNCG...posted a 82.65 scoring average...finished second on the team in her first career collegiate tournament (Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup)... fired a season-best 75 in the final round of the Taco Bell Intercollegiate...recorded a 34th place finish at the Southern Conference Championship...her 234 three-day total (80-79-75) at the Taco Bell Intercollegiate was a season best. High School: A 2004 graduate of Auburn High School...lettered four years under head coach Donna Goddard…selected team Most Valuable Player in 2002, 2003 and 2004…Section III and Cayuga County Individual Champion (2002-2004)…led the Maroons to four Section III team titles...team recorded a perfect 11-0 record in regular season play in 2004...also helped guide Auburn to the New York State Championship in 2002...Dimora was named the Syracuse District Player of the Year in 2001.
Career Results 2004-05 Tournament Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational Taco Bell Intercollegiate Lady Paladin Invitational Lady Juguar Invitational Bryan National Southern Conference Championship
Scores 79-83-79=241 79-82-82=243 80-79-75=234 79-79-80=238 83-86=169 90-90-94=274 85-90-79=254
Place t-30 t-45 t-54 99 t-47 88 34
Amateur: Runner-up in the 2003 New York State Junior Girls Championship...qualified and participated in the USGA Junior Girls Championship in 2002. Personal: Gabrielle Lorraine DiMora…born on December 23, 1985 in Syracuse, NY…daughter of Joseph and Marilyn DiMora …undecided on major.
By the Numbers
The Gabby DiMora File Season 2004-05 Career
Trnys 7 7
Rounds 20 20
Shots 1653 1653
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Avg. 82.65 82.65
Low Round 75 75
Tournaments: 7 Victories: 0 Top-5 Finishes: 0 Top-10 Finishes: 0
Top-20 Finishes: 0 Sub-par Rounds: 0 Rounds in the 60s: 0 Low 54-Hole Score: 234
Meet the Spartans
At UNCG Sophomore (2004-05) Saw action in seven of the Spartans’ 10 tournaments...finished fifth on the team with a 82.60 scoring average...fired a career best 75 in the third round of the Taco Bell Intercollegiate...tied for 35th in a season best finish at the Lady Jaguar Invitational...recorded a 37th place finish at the Southern Conference Championship with a three day total of 257 (86-84-87). Freshman Season (2003-04) Posted an 83.68 scoring average during her first season at UNC Greensboro, which was good for sixth on the team...top finish was 34th at the Southern Conference Championship...shot 87-85-85 (257)...shot a season-low round of 80 during the final round at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate...opened the following week at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational with a matching round of 80... competed in nine of 10 tournaments as a freshman...missed the Wildcat Fall Invitational hosted by Kentucky...her 25 rounds were fifth most on the team. High School A four-year letterwinner for coach Ed Holloway at Greeley Central... three-time all-conference performer for the Wildcats ...three-time team MVP...two-time Weld County Golfer of the Year...finished second in the conference in both her junior and senior seasons...also lettered in volleyball for four years...she was a two-time all-conference performer...two-time academic all-state. Amateur A two-time Big “I” and World Junior Optimist qualifier...Eatan Club Champion. Personal Brittany Anne Hofmeister...daughter of Brent Hofmeister and Renee Holloway...born November 16, 1984, in Greeley, CO...majoring in nutrition.
Career Results 2003-04 Tournament Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate Lady Paladin Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Lady Seahawk Invitational Bryan National Collegiate Bonnie Hoover Invitational Southern Conference Championship
Trnys 9 7 16
Rounds 25 20 45
Shots 2092 1652 3744
Place t-118 80 t-67 t-70 t-47 t-56 90 WD 34
2004-05 Tournament Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational Taco Bell Intercollegiate Lady Paladin Invitational Lady Jaguar Invitational Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Bryan National Southern Conference Championship
The Brittany Hofmeister File Season 2003-04 2004-05 Career
Scores 85-82=167 81-83-82=246 83-81-82=246 88-81-80=249 80-84-85=249 85-89-81=255 91-81-85=257 81-85-WD=WD 87-85-85=257
Scores 86-83-82=251 78-76-75=229 83-78-81=242 84-82=166 81-77-83=241 84-83-99=266 86-84-87=257
Place t-66 t-37 t-106 t-35 t-36 86 37
By the Numbers Avg. 83.68 82.60 83.14
Low Round 80 (2) 75 75
Tournaments: 16 Victories: 0 Top-5 Finishes: 0 Top-10 Finishes: 0
Top-20 Finishes: 1 Sub-par Rounds: 0 Rounds in the 60s: 0 Low 54-Hole Score: 229
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At UNCG Junior Season (2004-05) Played in six tournaments and 18 rounds for the Spartans in her third year at UNCG...posted a 81.22 scoring average for fourth best on the squad...fired a season-best 76 in the third round of the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational...finished a season-best 16th at the Southern Conference Championship. Sophomore Season (2003-04) Had a 79.50 scoring average during he sophomore campaign, which was second lowest on the team...competed in all 10 events during her second-year with the Spartans...had a season best 20th place finish at the Southern Conference Championship...fired a 242 (79-85-78) over the three-day event...opened the fall portion of the schedule in spectacular fashion by shooting a career-low round of 75 at the Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic in North Myrtle Beach, SC... followed that with a 79 to lead UNCG with a 22nd place finish...also led the Spartans at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate with a 28th place finish (78-79-76=233)...posted 16 rounds in the 70’s. Freshman Season (2002-03) Competed in three tournaments in her first-year with the Spartan program...finished the season fifth on the team in scoring with a 81.75 stroke average...fired a season-best 76 in the final round of the Kiawah Island Invitational...placed 54th at the invite with a threeday total of 240 (82-82-76). High School Earned four varsity letters at North Central...team captain...named all-county and all-conference... team ranked 18th in IHSAA...recipient of Carrie Crouse Mental Attitude Award...coached by Joe Murphy. Personal Lacy Jane Miller...daughter of Frank and Becky Miller...born March 15, 1984, in Indianapolis, IN...majoring in finance, insurance and real estate.
Career Results 2002-03 Tournament Lady Paladin Invitational Kiawah Island Invitational Bryan National Collegiate
Trnys 3 10 6 19
Rounds 8 28 18 54
Place t-70 t-54 t-88
2003-04 Tournament Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic Wildcat Fall Invitational Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate Lady Paladin Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Lady Seahawk Invitational Bryan National Collegiate Bonnie Hoover Invitational Southern Conference Championship
Scores 75-79=154 DQ-76-78 79-76-80=235 83-81-82=246 78-79-76=233 84-81-77=242 83-82-80=245 79-83-80=242 76-79-78=233 79-85-78=242
Place t-22 DQ t-44 t-67 t-28 t-26 t-39 t-76 t-23 t-20
2004-05 Tournament Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup Pinehurst Challenge Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Shamrock Intercollegiate Bryan National Southern Conference Championship
The Lacy Miller File Season 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Career
Scores 80-80-81=241 82-82-76=240 88-85=173
Scores 82-83-80=245 83-85-85=253 82-80-76=238 88-77-81=246 79-79-83=241 77-78-84=239
Place t-33 t-76 t-31 t-27 t-59 t-16
By the Numbers Shots 654 2226 1462 4342
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Avg. 81.75 79.50 81.22 80.82
Low Round 76 75 76 75
Tournaments: 19 Victories: 0 Top-5 Finishes: 0 Top-10 Finishes: 0
Top-20 Finishes: 2 Sub-par Rounds: 0 Rounds in the 60s: 0 Low 54-Hole Score: 233 (2)
AT UNCG: Freshman Season (2004-05) One of only two Spartans to compete in all 10 tournaments... fired a team-high 2308 strokes in her 29 rounds...was third on the team with a 79.59 scoring average...finished tied for 33rd in her first collegiate tournament at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup... finished third or better for the Spartans in nine of the 10 tournaments...her 12th place finish at the Shamrock Intercollegiate was a season and career-high...tied for 16th at the Southern Conference Championship...shot a season-best 74 in the second round of the Taco Bell Intercollegiate...posted four top 20 finishes during the course of the season...recorded top 20 finishes in three of her final four tournaments. High School: A 2004 graduate of South Mecklenburg High School …four year member of her high dchool golf team, with two of those years on the Boys team. Amateur: Ranked third in the state of North Carolina by the Carolinas Golf Association in 2003…a first team All-American in 2002 by the Plantations Junior Golf Tour where she won twice during that season…a second team All-Charlotte Observer selection in 2002…reached the semifinal round of the 2002 North Carolina Junior Girls Championship as well as winning the Triad Golf Today Junior Tour High School Championship...finished third place in the 2003 Carolinas PGA Junior and in the Independent Insurance Agents Carolinas Junior.
Career Results 2004-05 Tournament Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational Taco Bell Intercollegite Lady Paladin Invitational Lady Jaguar Invitational Pinehurst Challenge Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Shamrock Intercollegiate Bryan National Southern Conference Championship
Scores 86-82-77=245 80-78-79=237 77-74-76=227 78-75-77=230 81-81=162 83-77-85=245 77-78-77=232 84-81-74=239 85-77-90=252 81-78-80=239
Place t-33 t-31 35 t-65 t-18 t-54 t-13 12 t-76 t-16
Personal: Ashley Jean Mylton …born on May 5, 1986 in Miami, FL …daughter of Jeff and Jessica Mylton…plans to major in education.
By the Numbers
The Ashley Mylton File Season 2004-05 Career
Trnys 10 10
Rounds 29 29
Shots 2308 2308
Avg. 79.59 79.59
Low Round 74 74
Tournaments: 10 Victories: 0 Top-5 Finishes: 0 Top-10 Finishes: 0
Top-20 Finishes: 4 Sub-par Rounds: 0 Rounds in the 60s: 0 Low 54-Hole Score: 227
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At UNCG Junior Season (2004-05) One of only two players to see action in all 10 tournaments...ranked second on the team with a 78.62 scoring average...recorded a second place finish at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational...finished third at the Shamrock Intercollegiate...took home a team-best 14th place finish at the Southern Conference Championship...paced the team in four of the team’s 10 tournaments...shot a season-best 72 in the second round of the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational...one of only two Spartans to shoot a round of even par or better...completed the season with two top five, two top 10 and three top 20 finishes. Sophomore Season (2003-04) Ranked third on the team with a 79.71 stroke average as a sophomore...averaged 79.64 over in the fall spanning five events...finished 10th at the Southern Conference Championship with a three-day total of 237 (80-80-77) which represented Schmidt’s first career top-10 finish...was the top Spartan finisher at the Lady Paladin Invitational and the Bryan National Collegiate...fired a career-low three-day total of 228 (72-75-81) to finish tied for 24th at the Lady Paladin...her 72 during day-one tied her career low round...posted a 236 (77-80-79) at the Bryan National to finish tied for 59th...competed in all 10 events on the year...had 12 rounds in the 70’s. Freshman Season (2002-03) Played in nine tournaments in her freshman year, finishing with a stroke average of 81.70...carded a season-best round of 72 in the second round of the Tar Heel Invitational...recorded her best finish of the year, a tie for 18th in the Southern Conference Tournament with a three-day total of 237 (81-81-75). High School Played four seasons of golf at Hibriten High School, including three years on the men’s golf team...recorded two first place finishes in regional play, along with two second place finishes...in men’s golf, participated in two men’s regionals in 2001 and 2002...placed 35th among 75 competitors in the men’s state tournament in Chapel Hill in 2001...helped the men’s team place second in the 2001 state tournament...also earned three letters in tennis where she competed at No. 1 singles and earned all-county Player of the Year honors. Personal Jenna Meyer Schmidt...daughter of Jay and Sharon Schmidt...born March 15, 1984, in Cincinnati, OH...graduated high school with a 4.4 GPA (out of 5.0)...graphic design major.
Career Results 2002-03 Tournament Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic Tar Heel Invitational Louisville Cardinal Cup Lady Paladin Invitational Kiawah Island Invitational Golden Panther Championship Bradford Creek Women’s Intercoll. Bryan National Collegiate Southern Conference Championship
Trnys 9 10 10 29
Rounds 23 28 29 80
Shots 1879 2232 2280 6391
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Scores 81-75=156 84-90-82 80-79-76=235 72-75-81=228 84-81-75=240 88-75-80=243 81-83-83=247 77-80-79=237 79-75-WD 80-80-77=237
Low Round 72 72 72 72
Place t-22 t-76 t-44 t-24 t-52 t-30 t-43 t-59 WD 10
2004-05 Tournament Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational Taco Bell Intercollegiate Lady Paladin Invitational Lady Juguar Invitational Pinehurst Challenge Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Shamrock Intercollegiate Bryan National Southern Conference Championship
Scores 82-85-79=246 75-77-81=233 76-73-79=228 77-74-79=230 81-84=165 81-79-79=239 73-72-75=220 73-78-77=228 81-84-89=254 79-81-77=237
By the Numbers Avg. 81.70 79.71 78.62 80.01
Place t-79 t-74 WD t-76 t-46 t-43 64 87 t-18
2003-04 Tournament Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic Wildcat Fall Invitational Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate Lady Paladin Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Lady Seahawk Invitational Bryan National Collegiate Bonnie Hoover Invitational Southern Conference Championship
The Jenna Schmidt File Season 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Career
Scores 88-74-81=243 86-72-86=244 WD-79-77=156 80-84-83=247 78-81-77=236 88-85=173 85-86=171 92-80=172 81-81-75=237
Tournaments: 29 Victories: 0 Top-5 Finishes: 2 Top-10 Finishes: 2
Top-20 Finishes: 3 Sub-par Rounds: 0 Rounds in the 60s: 0 Low 54-Hole Score: 220
Place t-38 t-24 36 t-65 t-65 t-25 2 3 78 14
High School: Named 2004 Most Improved Player in the Carolinas by Carolina Golf Association…qualified for Junior Optimist International 200304…represented North Carolina in the North Carolina/Virginia Women’s Amateur Team Event in 2004. Personal: Jennifer C. Link…daughter of Eddie and Clara Link…born on December 1, 1986 in Mooresville, NC…majoring in business administration.
High School: First team all-state selection in 2004…recorded fifth lowest round in girls TSSAA AAA tournament history…played number three for WRV High School boy’s team in 2002…only athlete to letter twice in same sport during same school year during different seasons at WRV…won three different events on national junior tours…played number one on University School’s boy’s team in 2004 and medaled in three events…ranked in top five for Tennessee girls senior players in 2004-05…holds lowest all-time scoring average for three different high schools…named 2004 Watauga Conference Champion, Big 7 Conference Champion and TSSAA AAA Region I District Champion…earned second place in region in 2002…was TGA women’s amateur 1st flight champion in 2005…played number one for Science Hill High School’s undefeated team in 2002…led University School to an undefeated season in 2004. Personal: Ashley Wynn Parrott…daughter of Bill and Sandra Parrott…born on December, 10 1986 in Dallas, TX…major is undecided.
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Player Polly Willett Jenna Schmidt Ashley Mylton Lacy Miller Brittany Hofmeister Gabby DiMora Becky Pernicone Team
Tournaments 8 10 10 6 7 7 5 10
Rounds 23 29 29 18 20 20 14 29
Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup September 20-21, 2004 Simpsonville, KY Par 72, 6,159 yards Polly Willett Gabby DiMora Lacy Miller Ashley Mylton Jenna Schmidt Team Score
76-84-78=238 (t20) 79-83-79=241 (t30) 82-83-80=245 (t33) 86-82-77=245 (t33) 82-85-79=246 (t38) 319-332-313=964 (8)
Nittany Lion Women’s Invitational October 2-3, 2004 State College, PA Par 72, 6,068 yards Jenna Schmidt Ashley Mylton Gabby DiMora Brittany Hofmeister Becky Pernicone Team Score
75-77-81=233 (t24) 80-78-79=237 (t31) 79-82-82=243 (t45) 86-83-82=251 (t66) 79-86-90=255 (t72) 313-320-324=957 (10)
Taco Bell Intercollegiate October 11-12, 2004 Greenville, NC Par 72, 6,093 yards Polly Willett Ashley Mylton Jenna Schmidt Brittany Hofmeister Gabby DiMora Team Score
75-75-73=223 (t16) 77-74-76=227 (35) 76-73-79=228 (36) 78-76-75=229 (t37) 80-79-75=234 (t54) 306-298-299=903 (7)
Lady Paladin Invitational October 22-24, 2004 Greenville, SC Par 72, 5,984 yards Polly Willett Ashley Mylton Jenna Schmidt Gabby DiMora Brittany Hofmeister Team Score
75-73-73=221 (t14) 78-75-77=230 (t65) 77-74-79=230 (t65) 79-79-80=238 (99) 83-78-81=242 (t106) 309-300-309=918 (t18)
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Strokes 1775 2280 2308 1462 1652 1653 1172 9165
Average 77.17 78.62 79.59 81.22 82.60 82.65 83.71 316.03
Lady Jaguar Invitational November 8-9, 2004 Augusta, GA Par 72, 5,954 yards Polly Willett Ashley Mylton Jenna Schmidt Brittany Hofmeister Gabby DiMora Team Score
75-80=155 (5) 81-81=162 (t18) 81-84=165 (t65) 84-82=166 (t35) 83-86=169 (t47) 320-327=647 (4)
Pinehurst Challenge March 6-8, 2005 Pinehurst, NC Par 72, 6,009 yards Polly Willett Jenna Schmidt Ashley Mylton Lacy Miller Becky Pernicone Team Score
74-76-85=235 (t12) 81-79-79=239 (t25) 83-77-85=245 (t54) 83-=85-85=253 (t76) 88-85-85=258 (t83) 321-317-334=972 (14)
Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational March 14-15, 2005 West Springs, FL Par 72, 6,089 yards Jenna Schmidt Ashley Mylton Polly Willett Becky Pernicone Brittany Hofmeister Lacy Miller (I) Team Score
73-72-75=220 (2) 77-78-77=232 (t13) 76-78-82=236 (t23) 82-76-79=237 (t27) 81-77-83=241 (t36) 82-80-76=238 (t31) 307-303-313=923 (2)
Shamrock Intercollegiate March 18-20, 2005 Tega Cay, SC Par 72, 5,842 yards Jenna Schmidt Polly Willett Ashley Mylton Lacy Miller Becky Pernicone Team Score
73-78-77=228 (3) 79-77-76=232 (4) 84-81-74=239 (12) 88-77-81=246 (t27) 81-81-WD=DNF 317-313-308=938 (2)
Best 18 71 72 74 76 75 75 76 298
Best Finish 4 - Shamrock 2 - Peggy Kirk 12 - Shamrock t16 - SoCon t35 - Lady Jaguar t30 - Cardinal t27 - Peggy Kirk 2 - Peggy Kirk
Bryan National April 1-3, 2005 Browns Summit, NC Par 72, 7,076 yards Polly Willett Lacy Miller Ashley Mylton Jenna Schmidt Brittany Hoffmeister Becky Pernicone (I) Gabby DiMora (I) Team Score
71-83-81=235 (t39) 79-79-83=241 (t59) 85-77-90=252 (t76) 81-84-89=254 (78) 84-83-99=266 (86) 80-85-95=260 (t83) 90-90-94=274 (88) 315-322-343=980 (16)
Southern Conference Championship April 22-24, 2005 Greenville, SC Par 72, 5,984 yards Jenna Schmidt Ashley Mylton Lacy Miller Gabby DiMora Brittany Hofmeister Team Score
79-81-77=237 (14) 81-78-80=239 (t16) 77-78-84=239 (t16) 85-90-79=254 (34) 86-84-87=257 (37) 322-321-320=963 (6)
Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup September 20-21, 2004 Simpsonville, KY Par 72, 6159 1. James Madison 2. Georgia State 3. Louisville 4. South Florida 5. Southern Mississippi 6. UCF 7. Cincinnati 8. UNC Greensboro 9. Eastern Kentucky 10. IUPUI 11. Austin Peay 12. Bellarmine
309-316-293=918 306-306-307=919 304-319-298=921 309-309-312=930 322-302-317=941 322-321-313=956 313-323-323=959 319-332-313=964 332-324-321=977 352-337-344=1033 354-362-352=1068 399-382-376=1157
Nittany Lions Women’s Invitational October 2-3, 2004 State College, PA Par 72, 6,068 yards 1. UC-Irvine 2. Coll. of Charleston 3. Princeton 4. Penn State 5. Rollins 6. Yale 7. Maryland 8. Xavier 9. Ohio 10. UNC Greensboro 11. William & Mary 12. Georgetown 13. Bucknell 14. Rutgers 15. Monmouth
296-298-303=897 309-295-298=902 302-304-309=915 289-314-313=916 311-302-313=926 308-319-319=946 311-322-318=951 312-318-322=952 310-320-325=955 313-320-324=957 312-322-334=968 326-322-321=969 325-340-331=996 329-338-348=1015 358-357-366=1081
Taco Bell Intercollegiate October 11-12, 2004 Greenville, NC Par 72, 6,093 1. Augusta State 2. Coastal Carolina 3. East Carolina 4. Maryland 5. Birmingham-So. 6. East Tennessee St. 7. UNC Greensboro 8. Richmond 9. UAB t-10. Longwood t-10. Western Carolina 12. Elon 13. Methodist 14. High Point 15. Mercer 16. Boston College 17. Old Dominion
297-287-285=869 297-292-287=876 295-295-293=883 294-302-295=891 306-296-298=900 303-293-306=902 306-298-299=903 312-299-294=905 307-306-299=912 310-304-302=916 309-301-306=916 310-301-307=918 308-306-306=920 312-314-304=930 306-309-322=937 317-321-309=947 337-346-376=1059
Lady Paladin Invitational October 22-24, 2004 Greenville, SC Par 72, 5,984 yards 1. Furman 2. Georgia 3. Auburn 4. TCU 5. UNC Wilmington 6. Northwestern t-7. Michigan State t-7. Florida t-7. Florida State t-10. East Carolina t-10. Mississippi 12. Mississippi St. 13. Coastal Carolina t-14. USF t-14. Louisville 16. Memphis 17. Fla. International t-18. UNC Greensboro t-18. Miami 20. Minnesota 21. Coll. of Charleston 22. Winthrop 23. Appalachian State
287-292-292=871 289-290-293=872 291-303-291=885 298-293-297=888 298-298-296=892 299-302-297=898 303-298-298=899 296-299-304=899 306-294-299=899 304-304-295=903 302-293-308=903 302-302-301=905 297-312-299=908 307-295-307=909 300-309-300=909 305-303-306=914 301-307-307=915 309-300-309=918 313-304-301=918 311-309-300=920 311-308-305=924 320-332-332=984 339-328-320=987
Lady Jaguar Invitational November 8-9, 2004 Augusta, GA Par 72, 5,954 1. Maryland 2.Augusta State 3. Longwood 4. UNC Greensboro 5. Jacksonville t-6. Western Carolina t-6. Arkansas-Little Rock 8. Troy 9. Birmingham-So. 10. Elon 11. James Madison 12. Winthrop 13. Florida State 14. Mercer
319-314=633 318-323=641 319-322=641 320-327=647 323-324=647 324-325=649 324-325=649 326-325=651 321-333=654 324-333=657 333-326=659 330-332=662 328-342=670 330-342=672
Pinehurst Challenge March 6-8, 2005 Pinehurst, NC Par 72, 6,009 yards 1. Washington State 2. UNC Wilmington 3. Oregon 4. Mississippi State t-5. East Carolina t-5. Louisville 7. Georgia State 8. College of Charleston 9. Mississippi 10. Coastal Carolina 11. Miami 12. James Madison 13. Oral Roberts 14. UNC Greensboro 15. Kentucky 16. Penn State 17. Maryland 18. Western Carolina
303-301-314=918 312-306-321=939 313-315-317=945 319-305-322=946 302-319-330=950 325-319-307=951 331-309-313=953 321-311-323=955 322-316-320=958 319-316-325=960 314-316-331=961 317-318-334=969 316-322-333=971 321-317-334=972 325-323-326=974 332-317-334=983 324-327-335=986 336-336-341=1013
Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational March 14-15, 2005 West Springs, FL Par 72, 6,089 yards 1. Rollins 2. UNC Greensboro 3. Southern Illinois 4. Florida Southern 5. Bradley 6. Lynn t-7. Yale t-7. Iowa 9. Richmond 10. Stetson 11. Daytona Beach CC 12. Nova Southeastern 13. Northern Illinois 14. Boston College
298-300-303=901 307-303-313=923 310-306-312=928 313-310-309=932 308-311-323=942 316-324-312=952 325-313-315=953 314-323-316=953 323-316-323=962 323-325-322=970 324-324-324=972 324-325-325=974 336-321-321=978 325-329-330=984
Shamrock Invitational March 18-20, 2005 Tega Cay, SC Par 72, 5,842 yards 1. Elon 2. UNC Greensboro 3. Longwood 4. William & Mary 5. High Point 6. Methodist 7. St. Mary’s (TX) 8. Winthrop 9. Wofford 10. Bucknell 11. Jackson State 12. St. Francis (PA) 13. Old Dominion 14. Radford
305-314-316=935 317-313-308=938 325-308-319=952 328-327-318=973 335-337-303=975 337-331-309=977 332-334-312=978 344-332-305=981 339-335-322=996 341-334-332=1007 334-349-339=1022 348-348-338=1034 373-348-333=1054 365-363-350=1078
Bryan National April 1-3, 2005 Browns Summit, NC Par72, 7,076 yards 1. Duke 2. Tennessee 3. Georgia 4. Florida 5. Furman 6. Tulane 7. Auburn 8. Virginia 9. Oklahoma State 10. North Carolina State 11. Purdue t-12. Wake Forest t-12. North Carolina 14. Vanderbilt 15. South Carolina 16. UNC Greensboro 17. Louisville
284-293-306=883 291-293-309=893 284-305-314=903 290-305-313=908 293-309-311=913 293-303-319=915 301-300-319=920 304-311-310=925 306-309-316=931 296-315-329=940 315-310-321=946 303-325-324=952 307-318-327=952 306-313-337=956 310-321-329=960 315-322-343=980 317-336-331=984
Southern Conference Championship April 22-24, 200 Greenville, SC Par 72, 5,984 yards 1. Furman 2. Elon 3. College of Charleston 4. Western Carolina 5. East Tennessee State 6. UNC Greensboro 7. Wofford 8. Appalachian State 9. The Citadel
298-299-307=904 308-313-316=937 312-315-313=940 323-312-306=941 307-322-317=946 322-321-320=963 330-336-340=1006 334-350-329=1013 343-352-346=1041
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Low 18-Hole Team Rounds No. Score Tournament Year 1. 292 Kiawah Island Invitational........................................................................ 2002-03 292 Southern Conference Championship ...................................................... 1999-00 3. 294 Nittany Lion Fall Invitational .................................................................... 2000-01 4. 296 Southern Conference Championship ...................................................... 1999-00 5. 297 Nittany Lion Fall Invitational .................................................................... 1999-00 6. 298 Taco Bell Intercollegiate .......................................................................... 2004-05 7. 299 Taco Bell Intercollegiate .......................................................................... 2004-05 299 Lady Monarch Invitational ....................................................................... 1997-98 9. 300 Lady Paladin Invitational ......................................................................... 2004-05 300 Southern Conference Championship ...................................................... 2002-03 300 Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic ...................................................... 2002-03 300 Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic ...................................................... 2000-01 300 Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel Invitational ............................................... 1998-99 300 Heather Farr Memorial ............................................................................ 1998-99
Low 36-Hole Tournament Team Totals No. Score Tournament Year 1. 610 College of Charleston Fall Invitational..................................................... 1993-94 2. 611 Lady Monarch Invitational ....................................................................... 1997-98 3. 612 Lady Monarch Invitational ....................................................................... 1994-95 3. 614 Southern Conference Championship ...................................................... 2002-03 4. 616 Big South Championship......................................................................... 1994-95 616 Lady Monarch Invitational ....................................................................... 1994-95 616 Lady Monarch Invitational ....................................................................... 1993-94 7. 617 UNC Wilmington Fall Invitational............................................................. 1998-99 8. 618 Louisville Cardinal Cup ........................................................................... 2002-03 618 Bradford Creek Intercollegiate ................................................................ 2002-03 10. 619 Big South Championship......................................................................... 1995-96
Becky Morgan was a three-time All-American and a three-time Big South Player of the Year. She has been an active member of the LPGA Tour. Her best finish came in 2004 when she tied for second at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.
Low 54-Hole Tournamen Team Totals No. Score Tournament Year 1. 901 Southern Conference Championship ...................................................... 1999-00 2. 903 Taco Bell Intercollegiate .......................................................................... 2004-05 903 Heather Farr Memorial ............................................................................ 1998-99 4. 911 Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel Invitational ............................................... 1998-99 5. 917 Southern Conference Championship ...................................................... 2002-03 6. 918 Lady Paladin Invitational ......................................................................... 2004-05 7. 923 Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational...................................................................... 2004-05 8. 924 Louisville Cardinal Cup ........................................................................... 2002-03 924 FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational..................................................................... 1995-96 10. 925 Kiawah Island Invitational........................................................................ 2002-03 925 Nittany Lion Fall Invitational .................................................................... 2000-01
Tournament Wins (12) Tournament Year Memphis Intercollegiate........................................................................................................... 2000-01 Heather Farr Memorial ............................................................................................................ 1998-99 UNC Wilmington Fall Invitational ............................................................................................. 1998-99 Lady Monarch Invitational........................................................................................................ 1997-98 Cougar Invitational ................................................................................................................ 1996-97 Big South Championship ......................................................................................................... 1995-96 Big South Championship ......................................................................................................... 1994-95 Lady Buckeye Invitational ........................................................................................................ 1994-95 William & Mary Invitational ...................................................................................................... 1994-95 Cougar Invitational ................................................................................................................ 1994-95 Cougar Invitational ................................................................................................................ 1993-94 Lady Monarch Invitational........................................................................................................ 1993-94 12 • 2005-06 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide
Jenny Gleason was a four-time All-Southern Conference performer from 1999-2003 at UNCG. She recently captured back-to-back tournaments on the LPGA’s FUTURE’S Tour while finishing sixth on the tour’s money list.
Low 18-Hole Individual Rounds No. Score Player Tournament Year 1. 67 .........Becky Morgan ............... NCAA East Regional............................................... 1994-95 2. 68 .........Polly Willett.................... Southern Conference Championship...................... 2003-04 68 .........Lotta Jonson.................. Nittany Lion Fall Invitational .................................... 1999-00 4. 69 .........Lotta Jonson.................. Southern Conference Championship...................... 1999-00 69 .........Anna Hokkanen............. Heather Farr Memorial............................................ 1998-99 69 .........Jen Hersen .................... Duke Spring Invitational .......................................... 1994-95 7. 70 .........Jenny Gleason .............. Louisville Cardinal Cup ........................................... 2002-03 70 .........Lotta Jonson.................. Nittany Lion Fall Invitational .................................... 1999-00 70 .........Becky Morgan ........................................................................................ six occasions Low 36-Hole Tournament Individual Totals No. Score Player Tournament Year 1. 140 .......Becky Morgan ................Cougar Invitational ................................................. 1996-97 2. 145 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Lady Paladin Invitational ........................................ 2002-03 145 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Louisville Cardinal Cup .......................................... 2002-03 145 .......Becky Morgan ................Lady Monarch Invitational ...................................... 1995-96 5. 146 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Bradford Creek Intercollegiate ............................... 2002-03 146 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree .................................. 2002-03 146 .......Becky Morgan ................Big South Championship........................................ 1996-97 146 .......Becky Morgan ................Big South Championship........................................ 1995-96 9. 147 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Southern Conference Championship ..................... 2002-03 147 .......Lotta Johnson.................UNC Wilmington Fall Invitational............................ 1998-99 147 .......Summer Phinney............Lady Monarch Invitational ...................................... 1997-98 Low 54-Hole Tournament Individual Totals No.Score Player Tournament Year 1. 217 .......Becky Morgan ................NCAA East Regional .............................................. 1994-95 217 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Louisville Cardinal Cup .......................................... 2002-03 3. 218 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Southern Conference Championship ..................... 1999-00 218 .......Becky Morgan ................FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational.................................... 1995-96 5. 219 .......Lotta Jonson...................Nittany Lion Fall Invitational ................................... 1999-00 219 .......Anna Hokkanan.............Heather Farr Memorial ........................................... 1998-99 7. 220 .......Jenna Schmidt ...............Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational..................................... 2004-05 220 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Kiawah Island Invitational....................................... 2002-03 220 .......Jenny Gleason ...............Lady Paladin Intercollegiate ................................... 2002-03 220 .......Summer Phinney............Lady Tar Heel Invitational ....................................... 1997-98 Individual Medalists (23) Year Player ............................Tournament ............................................................... Score 2003-04 Polly Willett.....................Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational ............................................. 224 2002-03 Jenny Gleason ...............Louisville Cardinal Cup ................................................... 217 2001-02 Dani Heimbecker............Carolinas Collegiate ....................................................... 150 2000-01 Jenny Gleason ...............Memphis Intercollegiate ................................................. 226 2000-01 Jenny Gleason ...............Bay Tree Classic Fall Invitational ................................... 222 1998-99 Anna Hokkanen..............Heather Farr Memorial ................................................... 219 1998-99 Lotta Jonson...................Southern Conference ..................................................... 228 1998-99 Lotta Jonson...................UNCW Fall Invitational ................................................... 147 1998-99 Summer Phinney............Lady Lion Spring Invitational .......................................... 225 1997-98 Summer Phinney............Lady Monarch Invitational .............................................. 147 1996-97 Becky Morgan ................Big South Conference .................................................... 146 1996-97 Becky Morgan ................William & Mary Invitational ............................................. 157 1996-97 Becky Morgan ................College of Charleston Spring Invitational ....................... 149 1996-97 Becky Morgan ................Green Wave Classic ....................................................... 152 1996-97 Becky Morgan ................Cougar Invitational ......................................................... 140 1995-96 Becky Morgan ................Big South Conference .................................................... 146 1995-96 Becky Morgan ................FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational ............................................ 218 1995-96 Jen Hermsen ..................College of Charleston Spring Invitational ....................... 152 1994-95 Becky Morgan ................Big South Conference .................................................... 151 1994-95 Becky Morgan ................College of Charleston Spring Invitational ....................... 153 1994-95 Kim Qually ......................William & Mary Invitational ............................................. 158 1993-94 Becky Morgan ................Fighting Camel Classic ................................................... 151 1993-94 Jennifer Brown ...............Lady Monarch Invitational .............................................. 151 Big South Scholar Athlete Becky Morgan.............................................................................................1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American Becky Morgan........................................................................................................................... 1996-97 NGCA All-Scholar Team Summer Phinney ...................................................................................................................... 1998-99 Kim Qually ................................................................................................................. 1992-93, 1993-94 Smith Corona All-American Scholar College Golf Team Laura Creasy ............................................................................................................................ 1991-92
All-American Becky Morgan........................................ 1996-97 Becky Morgan........................................ 1995-96 Becky Morgan........................................ 1994-95 NCAA Championship Individuals Becky Morgan........................................ 1996-97 Becky Morgan........................................ 1995-96 Becky Morgan........................................ 1994-95 NCAA Regional Individuals Lotta Jonson .......................................... 1999-00 Lotta Jonson .......................................... 1998-99 Becky Morgan........................................ 1996-97 Becky Morgan........................................ 1995-96 Becky Morgan........................................ 1994-95 Becky Morgan........................................ 1993-94 Kareen Qually ........................................ 1993-94 Kareen Qually ........................................ 1992-93 NCAA Team Regional East Regional (12th) .............................. 1995-96 All-Southern Conference Polly Willett ............................................ 2003-04 Jenny Gleason....................................... 2002-03 Zuzana Kamasova................................. 2001-02 Jenny Gleason....................................... 2001-02 Jenny Gleason....................................... 2000-01 Jessica Fought ...................................... 2000-01 Jenny Gleason....................................... 1999-00 Lotta Jonson .......................................... 1999-00 Lotta Jonson .......................................... 1998-99 Summer Phinney ................................... 1998-99 Lotta Jonson .......................................... 1997-98 SoCon Freshman of the Year Anna Hokkanen ..................................... 1997-98 Big South Individual Champion Becky Morgan........................................ 1996-97 Becky Morgan........................................ 1995-96 Becky Morgan........................................ 1994-95 Big South Player of the Year Becky Morgan........................................ 1996-97 Becky Morgan........................................ 1995-96 Becky Morgan........................................ 1994-95 All-Big South Conference Lotta Jonson .......................................... 1996-97 Becky Morgan........................................ 1996-97 Summer Phinney ................................... 1996-97 Becky Morgan........................................ 1995-96 Kareen Qually ........................................ 1995-96 Jennifer Brown....................................... 1994-95 Kareen Qually ........................................ 1994-95 Jen Hermsen ......................................... 1994-95 Becky Morgan........................................ 1994-95 Kareen Qually ........................................ 1993-94 Becky Morgan........................................ 1993-94 Jennifer Brown....................................... 1992-93 Kareen Qually ........................................ 1992-93 Kim Qually ............................................. 1992-93 Big South Coach of the Year Anne Kelly ............................................. 1996-97 Mary Beth McGirr .................................. 1995-96 Mary Beth McGirr .................................. 1994-95 2005-06 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide • 13
On October 28, 1997, UNC Greensboro and Wake Forest decided to bring NCAA women’s golf to the Triad. The two schools, announded plans to host an annual golf tournament named the Bryan National Collegiate. The inaugural event took place on March 27-29, 1998, and was deemed an overwhelming success by everyone involved. Once again, the Spartans and Deacons will team up to host the ninth annual Bryan National Collegiate, to be held April 1-3, 2005. The 54-hole tournament will again be played at the Bryan Park Champions Course in Browns Summit, NC. This year’s field consists of 18 teams, including 10 who found themselves ranked in the top-25 at the end of the 2005 season. California (No. 7), Duke (No. 1), Florida (No. 10), Furman (No. 20), Georgia (No. 8), LSU (No. 17), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State (No. 11), Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee (No. 6), Tulane (No. 13), UNC Greensboro, UNC Wilmington, Vanderbilt, Virginia (No. 22) and Wake Forest will all compete in this year’s event. “UNCG is thrilled to be a part of the Bryan National Intercollegiate! Together with Wake Forest, we are proud to have such an elite college event right here in Greensboro,” said UNCG head coach Emily Marron. “The field gets stronger each and every year, and The Champions Course continues to be an excellent venue for this event. We are truly appreciative of Mr. Jim Melvin and The Bryan Foundation for starting The Bryan National Intercollegiate and value their continued support of women’s college golf.” Wake Forest head coach Dianne Dailey echoed similiar thoughts. “We are pleased to be co-hosting this event with UNCG,” said Dailey. “It has been one of the best tournaments in collegiate golf. The Champions Course at Bryan Park is very challenging and brings out the best in our students.” Duke University has dominated the tournament, winning six of the eight team title’s, including the inugrual tourament in 1998, along with the last five, beginning in 2001. The University of Washington was victorius in 1999, while co-host Wake Forest came out on top in 2000. The Blue Devils dominance can be further explained with their four individual medalists as well. Last year’s champion Brittany Lang finished as the second ranked female college golfer last season. Meanwhile, Candy Hannemann and Virada Nirapathpongporn posted back-toback wins for Duke in 2001 and 2002 respectively. UNCG’s best team finish has been back-to-back 10th place finishes in 1999 and 2000. Individually, Lotta Johnson tied for 12th in 2000 with a three-day total of 226 (77-76-73), which represents the Spartans best finish in the seven years of the event. Opened in 1990, the Champions Course at Bryan Park has been the tournament’s host for Individual Champions 1998 Reilly Rankin, Georgia (73-71-73=217) 1999 Lindsay Smith, Furman (73-75-73=221) 2000 Marcy Newton, North Carolina (73-72-74=219) 2001 Candy Hannemann, Duke (72-69-68=209) 2002 Virada Nirapathpongporn, Duke (65-75-71=211) 2003 Nuria Clau, Wake Forest (75-67=142) 2004 Liz Janangelo, Duke (74-70-70=214) 2005 Brittany Lang, Duke (69-74-73=216) 14 • 2005-06 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide
Team Champions 1998 Duke (294-303-297=894) 1999 Washington (308-306-302-916) 2000 Wake Forest (295-301-300=896) 2001 Duke (289-288-279=856) 2002 Duke (287-293-290=870) 2003 Duke (286-294=580) 2004 Duke (289-282-298=869) 2005 Duke (284-293-306=883)
Bryan National Scorecard Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out
Yards 365 386 453 137 351 447 150 380 354 3,013
Par 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 36
Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 363 477 155 326 165 458 352 376 379 3,051 6,064
Par 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 36 72
Individual Records Lowest 18-Hole Score 2001 Young A-Yang, Tennessee (2nd) 65 -7 2002 V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke (1st) 65 -7 2005 Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke (1st) 67 -5 2002 Angela Jerman, Georgia (1st) 67 -5 2003 Nuria Clau, Wake Forest (2nd) 67 -5 2001 Marta Prieto, Wake Forest (2nd) 68 -4 2001 Candy Hannemann, Duke (3rd) 68 -4 2001 Leigh Turner, Furman (3rd) 68 -4 2001 Caroline Laurens, Purdue (3rd) 68 -4 2002 Ashley Lowery, Ohio State (1st) 68 -4 2004 May Wood, Vanderbilt (2nd) 68 -4 Lowest Score - 1st Round 2002 V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke 65 -7 2005 Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke 67 -5 2002 Angela Jerman, Georgia 67 -5 2002 Ashley Lowery, Ohio State 68 -4 2005 Whitney Wade, Georgia 69 -3 2005 Lorraine Ballerano, NC State 69 -3 2005 Brittany Lang, Duke 69 -3 2001 Linda Wessberg, Oklahoma State 69 -3 2003 Kristy McPherson, S. Carolina 69 -3 2003 Kristina Engstrom, Duke 69 -3 2004 Virada Nirapathpongporn,Duke 70 -2 2004 Beth Hermes, Purdue 70 -2 2002 Summer Sirmons, Georgia 70 -2 Lowest Score - 2nd Round 2001 Young-A Yang, Tennessee 65 -7 2001 Marta Prieto, Wake Forest 68 -4 2004 May Wood, Vanderbilt 68 -4 1998 Jennifer Hanna, Furman 69 -3 2000 Natalie Tucker, Indiana 69 -3 2001 Candy Hannemann, Duke 69 -3 2001 Virada Nirapathpongporn,Duke 69 -3 2004 Brittany Lang, Duke 69 -3 2004 Karin Sjodin, Oklahoma State 69 -3 2005 Jennifer Pandolfi, Duke 70 -2 Lowest - 3rd Round 2001 Candy Hannemann, Duke 68 -4 2001 Leigh Turner, Furman 68 -4 2001 Caroline Laurens, Purdue 68 -4 1999 Kelli Kamimura, Washington 69 -3 2001 Young-A Yang, Tennessee 69 -3 2001 Nuria Clau, Wake Forest 69 -3 2001 Kristy McPherson, South Carolina 69 -3 2001 Leigh Anne Hardin, Duke 69 -3 Three tied at 70 -2 Lowest Score After 36 Holes 2002 Angela Jerman, Georgia 137 -7 2002 V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke 140 -4 2004 May Wood, Vanderbilt 140 -4 2004 Brittany Lang, Duke 140 -4 2001 Candy Hannemann, Duke 141 -3 2001 V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke 141 -3 Six tied at 142 -2 Lowest Score After 54 Holes 2001 Candy Hannemann, Duke 209 -7 2002 V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke 211 -5 2001 V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke 212 -4 2001 Young-A Yang, Tennessee 214 -2 2004 Liz Janangelo, Duke 214 -2 2001 Marta Prieto, Wake Forest 215 -1 Lowest 18-Hole Score 2001 Duke (3rd) 279 -9 2001 Purdue (3rd) 281 -7 2004 Duke (2nd) 282 -6 2005 Duke (1st) 284 -4 2005 Georgia (3rd) 284 -4 2003 Duke (1st) 286 -2 2003 Vanderbilt (2nd) 286 -2 Lowest Score 1st Round 2005 Duke 284 -4 2005 Georgia 284 -4 2003 Duke 286 -2 2002 Duke 287 -1 2001 Duke 289 +1 2002 Ohio State 289 +1 2004 Duke 289 +1 Lowest Score 2nd Round 2004 Duke 282 -6 2003 Vanderbilt 286 -2 2001 Tennessee 287 -1 2004 Wake Forest 287 -1 2001 Duke 288 E 2000 Indiana 288 E Lowest 3rd Round 2001 Duke 279 -9 2001 Purdue 281 -7 2002 Furman 287 -1
Team Records Lowest Score After 36 Holes 2004 Duke 2001 Duke 2005 Duke 2003 Duke 2002 Duke 2004 Auburn Lowest Score After 54 Holes 2001 Duke 2004 Duke 2002 Duke 2001 Wake Forest Largest Winning Margin 2001 Duke 2004 Duke 1999 Washington 2002 Duke 2005 Duke 1998 Duke
571 -5 577 +1 577 +1 580 +4 580 +4 583 +7 856 -8 869 +5 870 +6 879 +15 23 strokes 14 strokes 13 strokes 12 strokes 10 strokes 9 strokes
Team Results
2005 1. Duke 2. Tennessee 3. Georgia 4. Florida 5. Furman 6. Tulane 7. Auburn 8. Virginia 9. Oklahoma State 10. North Carolina State 11. Purdue 12. Wake Forest 12. North Carolina 14. Vanderbilt 15. South Carolina 16. UNC Greensboro 17. Louisville
284-293-306=883 291-293-309=893 284-305-314=903 290-305-313=908 293-309-311=913 293-303-319=915 301-300-319=920 304-311-310-925 306-309-316=931 296-315-329=940 315-310-321=946 303-325-324=952 307-318-327=952 306-313-337=956 310-321-329=960 315-322-343=980 317-336-331=984
2004 1. Duke 2. Wake Forest 3. Vanderbilt 4. Oklahoma State 5. Auburn 6. Tennessee 7. Ohio State 8. North Carolina 9. Purdue 10. Florida 11. Georgia 12. Furman 13. Tulane 14. South Carolina 15. North Carolina State 16. Louisville 17. Virginia 18. UNC Greensboro
289-282-298=869 298-287-298=883 295-291-301=887 298-296-296=890 294-289-308=891 302-294-307=903 307-297-302=906 303-296-310=909 294-307-311=912 295-300-318=913 306-297-311=914 306-300-311=917 309-295-318=922 310-300-318=928 317-306-314=937 316-313-324=953 320-309-329=958 324-321-326=971
2003 1. Duke 2. Vanderbilt 3. Georgia 4. Wake Forest 5. Tennessee 6. Auburn 6. South Carolina 8. Purdue 9. Florida State 10. North Carolina 11. Tulsa 12. Louisville 13. Furman 13. North Carolina State 15. LSU 16. Mississippi St. 17. UNC Greensboro 18. Memphis 2002 1. Duke 2. Georgia 3. Ohio State
286-294=580 +4 298-286=584 +8 300-296=596 +20 297-300=597 +21 298-302=600 +24 298-303=601 +25 294-307=601 +25 306-297=603 +27 304-301=605 +29 303-303=606 +30 297-311=608 +32 307-302=609 +33 313-307=620 +44 311-309=620 +44 314-311=625 +49 315-313=628 +52 329-310=639 +63 324-326=650 +74 287-293-290=870 293-298-291=882 289-301-295=885
4. Oklahoma State 5. Furman 6. Wake Forest 7. North Carolina 8. North Carolina State 9. Northwestern 9. Purdue 11. Memphis 12. Tennessee 13. Kentucky 14. UNC Wilmington 15. Penn State 16. UNC Greensboro 17. Louisville
296-296-302=894 308-303-287=898 293-303-305=901 306-304-298=908 304-298-307=909 302-312-296=910 299-305-306=910 298-298-316=912 304-307-303=914 312-301-304=917 305-311-308=924 315-311-309=935 310-314-318=942 314-323-312=949
2001 1. Duke 2. Wake Forest 3. Oklahoma State 4. Purdue 5. Tennessee 6. Furman 7. Memphis 8. Florida State 9. North Carolina 10. Kentucky 10. Louisville 12. Miami 13. South Carolina 14. Penn State 15. UNC Greensboro 16. Coll. of Charleston 17. N.C. State
289-288-279=856 294-293-292=879 294-297-294=885 309-298-281=888 314-287-288=889 305-298-291=894 311-294-297=902 322-299-289=910 312-304-298=914 306-306-310=922 319-305-298=922 322-304-297=923 303-313-308=924 313-309-306=928 315-309-305=929 327-318-312=957 342-313-314=969
2000 1. Wake Forest 2. Indiana 3. Mississippi State 4. North Carolina 4. Vanderbilt 6. New Mexico 7. Ohio State 8. Florida State 9. Kentucky 10. UNC Greensboro 11. Penn State 12. Memphis 12. UNCW 14. Louisville 15. William & Mary
295-301-300=896 305-288-308=901 304-295-307=906 304-304-305=913 311-300-302=913 303-308-305=916 303-306-311=920 305-309-318=932 316-307-316=939 321-306-314=941 306-316-322=944 321-310-315=946 318-316-312=946 318-302-330=950 324-324-347=995
1999 1. Washington 2. Wake Forest 2. Swedish National 4. Ohio State 5. Furman 6. Penn State 7. New Mexico 8. Memphis 9. North Carolina 10. UNC Greensboro 11. Kentucky 12. Colorado
308-306-302=916 311-307-311=929 319-302-308=929 311-309-311=931 308-322-305=935 320-307-314=941 327-317-303=947 329-308-322=959 320-319-332=971 329-326-317=972 327-321-330=978 340-324-324=988
1998 1. Duke 2. Georgia 3. Tennessee 4. Furman 5. Florida 6. New Mexico State 7. Wake Forest 7. Ohio State 9. North Carolina 10. Auburn 11. South Carolina 12. Kentucky 13. Vanderbilt 14. Penn State 15. UNC Greensboro
294-303-297=894 298-299-306=903 302-300-305=907 318-297-311=926 309-304-317=930 309-314-308=931 306-311-315=932 312-301-319=932 319-306-308=933 311-308-320=939 314-314-320=948 325-318-308=951 319-318-319=956 322-320-323=965 326-330-311=967
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The Southern Conference, which enters its 85th season SoCon Membership of intercollegiate competition in 2005, has become known as one of the nation’s leaders in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and defining the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. Appalachian State Mountaineers The Southern Conference has excelled as the premier (Boone, NC • 1971) Division I-AA football conference since earning that classification College of Charleston Cougars in 1981. The Conference currently consists of 11 members in four states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity (Charleston, SC • 1998) sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA The Citadel Bulldogs Division I Championships. (Charleston, SC • 1936) The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Davidson Wildcats Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) (Davidson, NC • 1936-88, 1991) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older Elon Phoenix in terms of origination. (Elon, NC • 2003) Throughout its history, the Southern Conference has been an innovator in college athletics. The Southern Conference Furman Paladins was the first “super conference” with its charter membership (Greenville, SC • 1936) including the likes of Alabama, Auburn, and North Carolina. Georgia Southern Eagles The SoCon, as it has come to be known by headline writers throughout the country, is the league that gave birth to the (Statesboro, GA • 1991) three-point shot in college basketball and was the college UNC Greensboro Spartans home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West (Greensboro, NC • 1997) and Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice. Chattanooga Mocs Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been (Chattanooga, TN • 1976) recognized countless times on Verizon/CoSIDA Academic AllWestern Carolina Catamounts America and district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes-Scholarship (Cullowee, NC • 1976) winners have been selected from the conference. Wofford Terriers The Southern Conference office is located in the Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, SC. A textile mill that was (Spartanburg, SC • 1997) in operation from 1880 until 1999, the Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the SoCon a first class meeting area as well as a spacious library for storage of the which left the conference on June 30, 2003. East Tennessee conference’s historical documents. State, which joined the SoCon in 1978, left the conference following the conclusion of the 2004-05 academic year.
MEMBERSHIP HISTORY
The Southern Conference was formed on February 25, 1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Fourteen institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the Southern Conference. Those charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. Athletic competition began in the fall of 1921. In 1922, six more schools - Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane and Vanderbilt - joined the fold. A year later, the University of the South joined the ranks. Virginia Military Institute became a member in 1925 and Duke University came into the fold in 1929. Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of membership changes with 42 institutions having been affiliated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history. The first occurred in December 1932 when the Southeastern Conference was formed out of the 23-school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands that were present in the league at the time. In 1936, the Southern Conference invited The Citadel, William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest to join the membership. The second major shift happened in 1953 when Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest officially withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. This change was brought about due to the desire of many of those schools to schedule a greater number of regular season basketball games against their local rivals. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that spans four Southeastern states. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. The most recent addition, Elon University, joined the Southern Conference on July 1, 2003. The Phoenix replaced Virginia Military Institute 16 • 2005-06 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide
LEADERSHIP
Entering the 2005 football campaign, Geoff Cabe serves as the Southern Conference’s interim commissioner. A member of the conference staff since 1988, Cabe has been involved in every facet of the SoCon’s operation. Since 2002, he has been senior associate commissioner where his duties have included serving as the executive producer for all of the SoCon’s championship events and coordinator of all external relationships for the conference. Cabe previously headed up the league’s media relations department (1991-95) and its championships area (1995-99) and has been both an assistant commissioner and associate commissioner. Cabe, now in his second term as the interim commissioner, replaced Danny Morrison who served as commissioner from November 13, 2001 until June 15, 2005. Morrison recently became the director of athletics at Texas Christian University. The Southern Conference named its first commissioner in December 1950. Duke head football coach Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football coach to athletics administration as the first person at the helm of the conference. Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to include women’s athletics. He was succeeded by Dave Hart in 1987 who spearheaded the transfer of the league office from Charlotte, NC to Asheville, NC. Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball Tournament. Waters, who is currently the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, was followed by Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA office, introduced the current SoCon logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to marketing and development of corporate partners. He became the president of the Asheville franchise of the National
Basketball Development League in 2001.
CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The first Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. In May of 1923, the league held its first outdoor track and field championship in Montgomery, Ala. Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) captured six individual titles on its way to winning the team championship. Two other sports - cross country and tennis - held their first championships during the 1920s. North Carolina won the initial cross country team championship in 1926 in Athens, Ga. Tennis crowned its first singles and doubles champions in New Orleans, La. in 1928. Donald Cram of Vanderbilt was the league’s first singles champion, while Leonard Chamberlin and Maurie Bayon of Tulane won the doubles title. The 1930s saw four more sports - wrestling, indoor track and field, swimming and golf - celebrate their first conference championships. VMI played host to and won the first league wrestling team championship in 1930. Washington & Lee won the first indoor track team championship, which also took place in 1930 and was held at Chapel Hill, N.C. The University of Virginia hosted and won the first league swimming championship in 1933, while Duke captured the first conference golf team title at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. later that same year. Baseball was introduced as a Southern Conference sport in 1947 as Clemson captured the league championship that year. Rifle held its first conference championship in 1956, while soccer was the most recently added men’s sport in 1967. The Southern Conference began sponsoring women’s sports during the 1983-84 season. That year, volleyball, basketball and tennis championships were held in the league. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Southern Conference currently declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, golf and softball.
COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS
The Southern Conference has also been a breeding ground for some of college athletics’ most recognized coaches and administrators. Legendary basketball coaches Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and Everett Case of North Carolina State both worked the sidelines in the Southern Conference. Rupp guided the Wildcats to a 30-5 mark during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet, for all his coaching accomplishments, Rupp never led Kentucky to a Southern Conference tournament championship. Case mentored the Wolfpack to six consecutive Southern Conference Tournament championships from 1947 through 1952. In North Carolina State’s final season in the league, the Wolfpack won the regular season title but fell in the tournament championship game to Wake Forest, 71-70. Despite coaching in the conference for just seven seasons, Case is the ninth winningest coach in league history and averaged 26.7 wins per year during his tenure, the best mark in conference history. Case was named Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year three times. Lefty Driesell, most recently the head coach at Georgia State, coached Davidson to three Southern Conference Tournament championships in 1966, 1968 and 1969. Driesell also won the league’s Coach-of-the-Year award four straight times from 1963 through 1966. Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins earned league Coach-of-the-Year honors three times in the late ’70s and early ’80s while at Appalachian State.
With a record number 15,347 students enrolled for Fall 2004, a dedicated faculty and staff numbering more than 2,000, and exciting new developments underway, UNCG is rapidly taking its place as one of the finest institutions of higher learning in the country. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is classified as a Doctoral/Research-Intensive University. The University was established in 1891 and became coeducational in 1963. The 200-acre campus is located one mile from the center of Greensboro, a city of 227,793. The Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of approximately 1,089,155, with the population of Guilford County representing approximately 390,000.
University History
The University has a rich history. It was chartered Feb. 18, 1891, as the State Normal and Industrial School (later College), the first state-supported school for the higher education of women in North Carolina. The institution came into being as a direct result of a crusade made by Charles Duncan McIver on behalf of the education of women. Other pioneers in public school education — notably, Charles B. Aycock, Edwin A. Alderman, and James Y. Joyner — came to Dr. McIver’s assistance; but to him, more than to any other individual, the University owes its foundation. In the past century the University has evolved in its mission, as suggested with its sequence of names. It was known first as the State Normal and Industrial School, and after 1896 as the State Normal and Industrial College until 1919. During the period 1919-1931 it was known as the North Carolina College for Women, and became the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963. It is warmly remembered as “the WC” by its many alumnae of the period. During the years 1932-1963 the University was one of the three branches of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. The other branches included The University of North Carolina (at Chapel Hill) and the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (at Raleigh). In 1962, the Board of Trustees recommended that the Greensboro campus become coeducational at all levels of instruction in the fall of 1964. Subsequently, by act of the General Assembly in the Spring of 1963, the name of the institution was changed to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In December of 1934, during the years of the Consolidated University, the Woman’s College Section of the Alpha of North Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was installed. (Alpha Chapter is the one at Chapel Hill.) On February 17, 1956 Epsilon Chapter of North Carolina was installed at this campus. In October of 1971 the North Carolina General Assembly adopted legislation which combined all 16 of the state-supported institutions of higher education into a single University of North Carolina. The UNC system is governed by a board of governors and administered by a president. Each constituent institution has a separate board of trustees and is administered by a chancellor. The crusader for founding the institution, Charles Duncan McIver, served the institution as its first chief executive officer with the title of President. By act of the Board of Trustees in 1945, the title was changed to Chancellor. Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan became UNCG’s first woman chancellor in January 1995, succeeding Dr. Debra W. Stewart, Dean of the Graduate School at North Carolina State University who was named Interim Chancellor in the summer of 1994. During its first seven decades, the institution’s mission was to prepare women, primarily undergraduates, for the most effective living of that day. Today that goal — effective living — remains the same, but its scope has been greatly expanded. As UNCG, it now offers men and women over 150 graduate and undergraduate programs and provides opportunities
to apply classroom learning to real life situations through internships and practica. It also offers students the chance to tailor-make their own programs of study based on individual needs and goals. Although contemporary in its educational program, UNCG is also realistic. In its effort to prepare graduates for effective living, it has built into its program the flexibility needed to meet the rapidly changing needs of society. UNCG, therefore, will remain a university in transition, not satisfied with yesterday or today, but always looking toward tomorrow.
Today’s UNCG
Today’s UNCG consists of:
• The College of Arts and Sciences, which is made up of the departments of Anthropology, Art, Biology, Broadcasting and Cinema, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, English, Geography, German and Russian, History, Mathematical Sciences, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Sociology, and Theatre. It also includes the Residential College and The Center for Critical Inquiry in the Liberal Arts. • The Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, which was established in 1969 as the School of Business and Economics and renamed in 1987. It is made up of the departments of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems and Operations Management, the Center for Applied Research, the Center for Economic Education, and the Center for Global Business Education and Research. • The School of Education, which is made up of the departments of Counseling and Educational Development, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, Educational Research Methodology, Library and Information Studies, Specialized Education Services. Founded in 1921, the School of Education also includes The Collegium for the Advancement of Schools, Schooling and Education. The Collegium is comprised of the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, the Center for Educational Studies and Development, the Center for Information Technologies Education, the Center for School Accountability and Staff Development, and the Piedmont Triad Horizons Education Consortium. • The School of Health and Human Performance, which was established in 1970 as the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance was renamed in 1990. It is made up of five departments: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Dance; Exercise and Sport Science; Public Health Education; and Recreation, Parks and Tourism. • The School of Human Environmental Sciences, which was established in 1949 as the School of Home Economics and renamed in 1987. It is made up of the departments of Housing and Interior Design, Human Development and Family Studies, Nutrition and Foodservice Systems; Social Work, and Textile Products Design and Marketing. • The Graduate School, which was established in 1921. • The School of Music, which was established in 1921. • The School of Nursing, which was established in 1966. In addition, beginning in 2006, UNCG’s honors program will become the Honors College. Of the record 15,437 students enrolled last year, 70% were fe2005 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide • 17
ricular and coeducational activities. There are more than 130 student organizations, an active Student Government, fraternities and sororities, and a Campus Recreation program which offers informal, intramural and club sports, as well as an extensive outdoor adventure program. The 76 buildings on the campus reflect the 110-year history of the University. Also, there are new features, including a new, $26 million music building which opened in August 1999, and renovations to the Elliott University Center, which were recently completed. A new baseball stadium opened in February 1999. UNCG will receive approximately $159 million from the state for construction and renovation, based on voter approval of the Higher Education Bonds last November 7. A $46 million science building is the centerpiece of the new projects. Groundbreaking took place in spring of 2001. The Second Century Campaign for UNCG concluded Dec. 31, 1998, after five years and raised $55.4 million to create 77 new scholarship and fellowship funds, as well as funds for research, programs and acquisitions. In the Fall of 2004, the University announced that its newest campaign, entitled the Students First Campaign. is almost one-quarter of the way to its goal of $78 million. The Students First Campaign will set aside $52 million for scholarships to make UNCG the school of choice for top high school students in the North Carolina and elsewhere. Remaining funds will also be used for endowments to attract top professors, expansion of university facilities and expansion of public services. UNCG hopes to meet its goal by the year 2009. UNCG is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AASCU). In athletics, UNCG began NCAA Division I competition in 1991 and is a member of the Southern Conference.
male. In the fall of 2004, UNCG enrolled a record 2,158 freshman. The University also enrolled 1,257 transfer students, its most ever. In the fall of 2004, 67% of freshman applicants were accepted and 25% enrolled to make up a class of 2,158. The average SAT score for the freshman class enrolling in 2003 was 1041. Undergraduates have more than 100 areas of study from which to choose a major leading to one of six undergraduate degrees. In addition, there are 59 master’s degrees and 18 doctoral degrees offered. In the spring of 2004, UNCG awarded 1,884 bachelor’s and 729 master’s degrees. Also, 67 doctoral degrees were awarded in English, psychology, education, nutrition, human development and family studies, exercise & sport science, and music. UNCG has long had a reputation for academic excellence and is one of only six higher education institutions in the state with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Athletes at UNCG are not an exception to the rule. At the end of each of the last two academic years, more than 40% of UNCG student-athletes held a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better. Nearly one-third of UNCG’s 268 student-athletes made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA in a semester) in both semester during the 2004-05 academic year. In October 2004, “Cosmo GIRL”, a magazine geared towards young women, rated UNCG one of the Top 50 institutions in America. For its study, the magazine focused on specific factors important to female students: small class size, prominent female faculty, strong women’s athletic programs, a career center that facilitates internship opportunities, leadership options among clubs and activities and an active alumni network. The finalists were selected from 2,685 colleges and universities. In August 2004, The Princeton Review rated UNCG the second-best bargain in its “The Best 357 Colleges” guide. It marked the sixth-straight UNCG appeared in the guide, and its highest-ever rating. UNCG was also ranked in the Top 50 public universities by Consumer’s Digest, making it the only institution to appear in both rankings. In-state tuition and room and board rates for UNCG are just over $9,000 per year, while out-of-state rates are just over $20,000 per year. Campus life is enriched by a “small college” atmosphere and many extracur18 • 2005 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide
In the Fall of 2004, the University unveiled a new look to the Spartan.
The UNCG Plan In spring 1998, the University community adopted The UNCG Plan, a comprehensive document developed by the University Planning Council that articulates the vision of the University and identifies five key strategic directions which will shape its future: • UNCG will provide exemplary learning environments. • UNCG will expand its research and infuse the excitement of scholarship into its teaching and learning. • UNCG will build a strong sense of community as a student-centered university. • UNCG will expand its outreach in the Piedmont Triad, the state of North Carolina, and beyond. • UNCG will increase its enrollment by actively recruiting and retaining students with the academic preparedness and potential to succeed in a rigorous academic environment.
The Rock Not all colleges and universities can boast a message board with a circumference of 25’ and a width that exceeds 10’. UNCG houses a campus marker that is a visual representation of University history, tradition, and legacy. Known simply as “The Rock” — not to be confused with the nationally recognized wrestler/actor — the boulder-sized message board was brought to UNCG’s campus in 1973 by members of Alpha Phi Omega. Initially located where the fountain is today, it currently rests between the Dining Hall and Jackson Library, where it has resided since 1987. Rather than force students and the community to solely rely upon cluttered bulletin boards, The Rock is an alternate campus informant. Students also know the unwritten rule that the painted messages on The Rock can be removed after 24 hours. Thus, within a week’s time, seven messages could be posted on The Rock. This also speaks to the many activities and events that the University supports. Easy access and its central location are other reasons The Rock is well known on campus. Plus, The Rock’s changing colors and special messages help attract the attention of students and visitors to the University. Those who encounter The Rock for the first time are undoubtedly taken aback by its grandiose appearance and are forced to wonder about its significance. The Rock, with its large exterior and eye-catching graphics, is an important part of UNCG’s history and legacy and is a solid representation of the University’s unyielding belief in and dedication to tradition and uniqueness.
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UNCG Chancellor Dr. Patricia Sullivan Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, who has served as UNCG’s Chancellor since January 1, 1995, is the institution’s ninth chief executive and the first woman to serve in the position. Her leadership has sustained UNCG’s record of excellence and prepared a solid foundation for the future. UNCG was founded as State Normal and Industrial School, a college for women in 1891. The institution became coeducational in 1963. Today, UNCG offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs. Sullivan led the University through a strategic planning process that produced the UNCG Plan. Created for five-year increments, the Plan provides a framework for enhancing UNCG’s position as a diverse, student-centered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery, and service. Under Dr. Sullivan’s leadership, enrollment at UNCG exceeded 15,000 in fall 2005, while academic standards for admission have increased. The campus continues to lead the UNC system in minority enrollment, underscoring UNCG’s commitment to diversity. New undergraduate programs for freshman include Communication Across the Curriculum and the living-learning communities. Distinctive graduate programs include genetic counseling and management information systems, along with new Ph.D. programs in the areas of nursing, public health, economics, geography, history, information technology and special education. Funding to support research and community projects has continued to grow, along with giving by the University’s friends and supporters. UNCG’s new Students First Campaign is under way, with a goal of raising $78.2 million through 2009. The earlier Second Century Campaign for UNCG, which ended in December 1998, raised $55.4 million, far exceeding the original goal of $42.8
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million. As UNCG’s most ardent advocate, Dr. Sullivan has made a public case for more state appropriations, which have brought additional funding for facilities. These efforts have resulted in a number of capital improvements at UNCG. Currently under construction are the Studio Art Center and a Hall for Humanities and Research Administration, both funded by the North Carolina Higher Education Bonds, and a new 400-bed residence hall - all expected to be completed for use in the 2006-07 year. Structures already completed include a $46 million Science Building, a $26 million School of Music building, a $5 million baseball stadium and student recreation area, and a major renovation for the Elliott University Center, UNCG’s student union. A native of Staten Island, NY, Dr. Sullivan is a graduate of St. John’s University, and earned her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in biology from New York University. She came to UNCG from Texas Woman’s University, where she was vice president for academic affairs for seven years. She also was interim president there for a year. From 1981-87, she was dean of the college at Salem College in WinstonSalem. She is married to Dr. Charles Sullivan, an electrical and computer software engineer. Dr. Sullivan received the honorary Doctor of Pedagogy degree from St. John’s University in 1999. Her other awards and honors include: selection as one of 10 recipients of the 2003 Women in Business Awards and as one of “10 People to Watch in 2004,” annual honors by The Business Journal; and being named the 2003 inductee for the Business Leaders Hall of Fame of the Central North Carolina Junior Achievement chapter. Her academic honors include memberships in Beta Beta Beta biology honor society, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Phi. She also was an NYU Honors Scholar.
Director of Athletics Nelson Bobb Now in his 23rd year as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at UNCG, Nelson E. Bobb has developed a nationally recognized program that has continually succeeded in competition as well as in the classroom. Bobb, the first full-time athletic director at the University, is the primary architect of a program that now features 16 NCAA Division I teams, eight for men and eight for women. When he arrived in July 1983, there were eight Division III teams. The University authorized the shift to Division I in February 1987 and he guided the program through the unprecedented change in competitive status in only five years. UNCG is one of only a dozen institutions to ever compete in all three divisions. However, no other institution has made the complete shift of all teams from Division III to Division I in that time frame. In addition, with the reconstruction of UNCG’s softball venue this past year, he has overseen a complete overhaul of every UNCG athletic facility. During his tenure, he has watched over the construction or renovation of all of the Spartans’ athletic venues, beginning with serving on the committee that built Fleming Gymnasium and the HHP Building in 1989, moving onto the transformation of Campus Field into what is today UNCG Soccer Stadium in 1991, the construction of the UNCG Baseball Stadium in 1999, the renovation and lighting of the UNCG Tennis Courts in 1999, and current projects that include the transformation of UNCG’s softball facility to become a top-of-the-line stadium venue this coming fall and the reconfiguration of seating in Fleming Gym, which began this past summer. Under Bobb’s guidance, Spartan student-athletes have consistently graduated at a rate equal to or higher than the general student population at UNCG. Each of the last two academic years, more than 40 percent of UNCG’s student-athletes earned Dean’s List. In addition, during Bobb’s 22-year tenure, UNCG student-athletes have graduated at a higher rate than the University graduation rate every year. Other recent program accomplishments include completing the NCAA certification process for Division I institutions twice and successfully transitioning the department’s teams into Southern Conference membership. Under Bobb’s leadership, UNCG hosted the final two rounds of the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, and was home to Olympic athletes from several countries for training prior to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. During his tenure, UNCG teams have won 33 conference tournament titles, 24 as an NCAA Division I member. They have also won 62 conference regular season titles, 36 of those since moving to NCAA Division I. UNCG earned the Commissioner’s Cup for overall excellence in the Big South for three consecutive years. While Bobb was athletic director in the 1980’s, the men’s soccer team won four Division III national championships and the women’s basketball team made five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with a third-place finish in 1988. During his tenure at UNCG, Bobb has also served in various NCAA appointments, including serving on one of the first NCAA Certification
teams. Most recently, Bobb served on the Division I Men’s Soccer National Committee and had a two-year term as the chair of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee. UNCG student-athletes have received numerous awards. In 1984, he established the Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award to honor the studentathlete(s) posting the highest grade-point average annually. Bobb, a native of Gahanna, OH, oversees a staff of more than 50 full and part-time employees with administrative divisions of administration and business, student welfare, facilities and operations and integrated public affairs within the department. Before coming to UNCG, Bobb served as an assistant athletic director at Cornell University for five years. He also served as an assistant football coach at Cornell for nine seasons. A 1970 graduate of Kent State (OH) with a bachelor’s degree in education, Bobb also holds a master’s degree in secondary education from Kent. As an undergraduate, he was a three-year letterwinner on the football team as an offensive guard and earned All-Academic recognition from the Mid-American Conference as a junior. He was an all-conference choice his senior year.
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All Phones are area code (336) All E-Mail end in @uncg.edu unless otherwise noted [WM] Denotes office located at West Market Street building [HHP] Denotes office located at HHP Building
SPORTS MEDICINE
ADMINISTRATION
TICKETS
Phone ........................E-mail Patricia Sullivan, Chancellor ...........................................334-5266 Terry Ackerman, Faculty Athletics Rep. ..........................334-3474 ...................taackerm Nelson Bobb, Director of Athletics [HHP] .......................334-3000 ......................nebobb FAX...........................................................................334-4063 Sylvia Mims, Assoc. AD - Administration [HHP]..............334-5649 ..................... sgmims Cathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..................334-5537 ...................csroberts Dick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] ..............334-4464 ....................restewar Rod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] .............256-0108 ....................... jrwyatt Christy Wilson, Asst. AD - Operations [HHP]..................334-5213 ...................mcwilso2 Josh Larsen Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP]..........................334-3226 .....................dazuber Dawn Zamrik, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] .................256-0550 ................... dbzamrik James Shipp, Asst. AD - Student Welfare [HHP]............334-3700 ....................... jrshipp Stacy Kosciak, Special Asst. to the AD...........................334-3494 ................ sbmeadow
James Shipp, Asst. AD - Athletic Training [HHP] ............334-3700 ....................... jrshipp Erica P. Thornton, Assoc. Athletic Trainer [HHP] ............334-5925 ...................eapearso SPORTS MEDICINE FAX ........................................256-0407
John Comer, Ticket Manager..........................................334-3250 ......................jfcomer
COACHING STAFFS
BASEBALL (Office located in stadium) Mike Gaski, Head Coach ................................................334-3247 .................... mggaski Shane Schumaker, Asst. Coach .....................................334-3247 Sammy Serano, Asst. Coach..........................................334-3247
MEN’S BASKETBALL Mike Dement, Head Coach [HHP] ..................................334-3003 ..................basketball Anthony Jones, Associate Head Coach [HHP] ...............334-4473 ..................basketball Rod Jensen, Asst. Coach [HHP].....................................256-0120 ..................basketball Brooks Lee, Asst. Coach [HHP]......................................334-3003 ..................basketball Doug Esleeck, Director of Basketball Operations [HHP] 334-3003 ..................basketball
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Joanna Camp, Academic Enhancement Director ...........334-5172 ...................... jbcamp Kate LaCoste, Academic Enhancement Asst. ................334-3880 .....................kelacost Katie Fritinger, Academic Enhancement Asst. ................334-3880 ....................... kafritin Kwadjo Steele, Academic Compliance Director ............334-3465 .................... kosteele
Lynne Agee, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-4021 ....................... lcagee Carol Peschel, Associate Head Coach [HHP] ................334-3002 .................. capesche Vickie Henson, Asst. Coach [HHP] .................................334-3754 ................... vlhenson Jon Hines, Asst. Coach [HHP] ........................................334-3754
BUSINESS OFFICE Jackie Walsh, Asst. AD - Business .................................334-3253 ......................jawalsh Paula Terrell, Accountant ................................................334-3367 ..............paula_terrell
COMPLIANCE Jana Henderson, Compliance Director [HHP] ................334-3254 ........jana_henderson
CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD Rachelle Roberts, Head Coach [HHP] ...........................334-3231 ..................... rroberts Linh Nguyen, Asst. Coach [HHP]....................................334-4157 .................... ltnguye3
MEN’S GOLF Terrance Stewart, Head Coach [HHP] ............................334-3122 .................... tcstewar
WOMEN’S GOLF
FACILITIES
Emily Maron, Head Coach [HHP] ...................................334-5316 ....................elmarron
Cathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] ..................334-5537 ...................csroberts Josh Larsen, Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP].........................334-3226 ..................... jalarsen Jennifer Aguilar, Facilities Assistant [HHP] .....................334-3032 ..................... jlaguilar Jane Long, Equipment Assistant [HHP]..........................334-3032
MEN’S SOCCER
PUBLIC AFFAIRS - MARKETING Dick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] ..............334-4464 ....................restewar Dawn Zamrik, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] .................256-0550 ................... dbzamrik Neil Avent, Internal Relations [WM] ................................334-3420 .....................n_avent TBA, External Relations [WM] ........................................334-3252 WEST MARKET STREET OFFICE FAX ..................334-3798 HHP OFFICE FAX ....................................................334-3182
SPORTS INFORMATION Mike Hirschman, Sports Information Director [HHP] ......334-5615 ...................mwhirsch Hirschman’s Cell Phone ...........................................202-5331 Mark Kimmel, Asst. Sports Information Director [HHP] ..334-5615 ................. mdkimmel Kimmel’s Cell Phone ................................................207-2383 Jay D’Abramo, SID Intern [HHP] ....................................334-5615 ...................jedabram FAX...........................................................................334-3182
Michael Parker, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5222 ...................mhparker Justin Maullin, Asst. Coach [HHP] ..................................334-5258 ......................j_maulli
WOMEN’S SOCCER Eddie Radwanski, Head Coach [HHP] ...........................334-4474 ..................eddie_rad Siri Mullinix, Asst. Coach [HHP]......................................334-3121 .....................s_mullin
SOFTBALL Jennifer Herzig, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5057 ...................... jlherzig Holly Burris, Asst. Coach [HHP] .....................................334-5057
MEN’S TENNIS Thomas Mozur, Head Coach [HHP] ...............................334-4302 .....................tamozur
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Shawn Garus, Head Coach [HHP] .................................334-5303 ....................smgarus Skydra Orzen, Asst. Coach [HHP] ..................................334-3001 .....................shorzen
WOMEN’S TENNIS Jeff Trivette, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-5581 ................ uncgtennis
WRESTLING Tom Shifflet, Head Coach [HHP] ....................................334-5050 ....................... thshiffl Jason Loukides, Asst. Coach [HHP] ...............................334-5050 ......................jcloukid 22 • 2005 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide
The overnight success of the UNCG athletics program has been some 60 years in the making. Spartan teams are big achievers in their 15th year in Division I competition. The success story however, began while UNCG was still the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina and intercollegiate competition for women was still in its infancy.
1940s
Nancy Porter may have been the first student-athlete in the modern sense of the word at UNCG. The Ohio native competed in national women’s golf tournaments as early as 1948.
1950s
Women’s College hosted the 10th national golf tournament in 1954 at the Starmount Country Club. The College fielded regionally competitive teams that had their beginnings in club sports, play days and other recreational events.
1960s
UNCG launched women’s basketball in 1963 under coach Ellen Griffin. Other early teams were tennis, golf and field hockey. LPGA Hall of Famer Carol Mann was a student at UNCG. She left school early to turn professional. The University became co-educational in 1963. Men’s athletics were added in 1967-68 and the intercollegiate program for men and women received formal recognition from the University. Men’s teams joined the Dixie Conference in 1968. Bowling was one of the early men’s teams. UNCG teams were nicknamed the Spartans.
1970s
The women’s basketball team finished fourth in the National Collegiate Tournament in 1971. The team was one of the first to compete with the five-player rule. The women’s golf team won the University’s first team national championship in 1973, ter and featuring future pro Donna Horton White.
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UNCG was a leader in forming the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).
1980s
The men’s basketball team, coached by Larry Hargett, won the Dixie Conference Championship and competed in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1980. Ryan Fox won the 1981 individual national title in Division III men’s golf. In the spring of 1981, the University streamlined its program from 12 to eight teams, all competing at the NCAA Division III level. The 1981-82 academic year was the first in which the NCAA sponsored women’s championships. The men’s soccer team was ranked in the national Top-20 for the first time in September of 1981. It did not leave the poll for another 10 years. Coached by Lynne Agee, in her first season, the women’s basketball team finished runner-up in the inaugural Division III championship in 1982. It was the first of seven straight NCAA trips for the team. With Mike Berticelli at the helm, UNCG captured its first men’s national championship in soccer in 1982 and then repeated in 1983. The women’s tennis team, under Agee’s direction, was the national runner-up in 1983. Nelson E. Bobb was hired as the first full-time athletic director in 1983. The women’s volleyball team posted a 34-3 record and reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 1984. 2005 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide • 23
Men’s soccer player Eddie Radwanski, the first two-time All-American in the program’s history, was the first pick in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft in 1985.
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Men’s soccer won the 1993 Big South championship. Shawn Mahoney was named the tournament’s MVP. Women’s golf was ranked in the Top-20 in the fall of 1993.
Under Michael Parker’s direction, the men’s soccer team became the first in NCAA history to win three consecutive national championships, in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
Men’s soccer claims its second straight Big South championship on Nov. 5, 1994. Larry Feniger was named the tournament MVP. Women’s basketball claimed five straight Big South regular season titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. Vickie Henson was named the league’s Player of the Year in 1993.
In February of 1987, the University announced the elevation of the athletic program from Division III to Division I, an unprecedented move in NCAA history.
Volleyball won the 1995 Big South regular season championship with a record of 7-0. Liz Gremillion was named the league’s MVP.
The women’s basketball team finished third in the nation after entering the NCAA Tournament unranked in 1988.
Softball captured three consecutive Big South regular season titles in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Erin Chandler was named the Player of the Year in 1995 and Christine Hornak was the Player of the Year in 1997. Softball also captured four straight Big South Tournament championships in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.
The Division II era began in 1988-89 and women’s soccer was added to the program. The team wa ranked No. 13 nationally before ever playing a game. Men’s soccer player Eddie Radwanski, the first two-time All-American in the program’s history, was the first pick in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft in 1985. Under Michael Parker’s direction, the men’s soccer team became the first in NCAA history to win three consecutive national championships, in 1985, 1986 and 1987. In February of 1987, the University announced the elevation of the athletic program from Division III to Division I, an unprecedented in NCAA history.
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The women’s basketball team finished third in the nation after entering the NCAA Tournament unranked in 1988. The Division II era began in 1988-89 and women’s soccer was added to the program. The team wa ranked No. 13 nationally before ever playing a game. The men’s soccer team was runner-up in the 1989 Division II national tournament and Jason Haupt led all divisions in scoring.
In just its fourth season, baseball claimed the Big South title and won two games in the 1994 NCAA Regionals. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year. On April 15, 1995, men’s tennis captured the Big South Championship.
On April 18, 1995, men’s and women’s golf sweep the Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan (pictured right) was named the league’s Player of the Year. regular season titles in 1995 and 1996.
1990s
On March 2, 1996, men’s basketball knocked off Liberty, 79-53, to claim the Big South Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Division I. The Spartans lost to Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament, 66-61. The five senior from the team had their numbers honored. Scott Hartzell finished his career as the mens basketball’s all-time leading scorer with 1,539.
The men’s and women’s soccer team were ranked No. 1 nationally in Division II at the same time in 1990. The women’s volleyball and basketball teams made Division II playoff appearances in 1990-91. Women’s golf returned to the athletic program and baseball was added in 1990-91.
On April 15, 1996, women’s Golf wins the Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan was once again named the league’s Player of the Year. One day later, the UNCG men’s golf team won the Big South Tournament. Michael Way was the league’s Player of the Year.
UNCG Soccer Stadium, a $3.6 million facility, opens for its first game on September 7, 1991, as the men’s team defeated Campbell, 3-1. Four days later, the Spartans stunned No. 2 NC State, 2-1. Men’s soccer’s Mike Gailey led all Division I players in scoring in 1991.
Women’s golfer Becky Morgan earned her third straight Big South Player of the Year award in April 1997.
UNCG joined the Big South Conference in 1992, ending a four-year period as an independent.
Women’s tennis captured the 1997 Big South Women’s Tennis championship on April 19, 1997.
Softball claimed the 1993 Big South regular season title. Brian Moehler became the first Spartan to sign a professional baseball contract after being drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 Major League draft by the Detroit Tigers. He made his “big league” debut in 1996, and pitched the first game ever in Comerica Park in 2000. 24 • 2005 UNCG Women’s Golf Media Guide
Becky Morgan
On May 18, 1997, the UNCG baseball team won the Big South tournament championship with a 14-5 victory over Charleston Southern. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year. Baseball earned a bid to the NCAA South I regional, and finished with a school-record 45 wins, including one at the NCAA regional. Pitcher Jason Parsons led the nation with 15 wins and was named third-team All-America.
Wrestling, in its first year in the Southern Conference , tied for the 1997 SoCon title. Joe Stanton became the first and only three-time NCAA qualifier in UNCG history.
National Championships (6)
Women’s Golf – 1973 (AIAW) Men’s Soccer – 1982 (NCAA III) Women’s Soccer won its first Southern Conference Championship in 1997, while outscoring Men’s Soccer – 1983 (NCAA III) opponents, 24-0, in the SoCon Tournament. The team earned its first NCAA win with a 3-1 Men’s Soccer – 1985 (NCAA III) overtime upset of fifth-seeded Duke. Men’s Soccer – 1986 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1987 (NCAA III) In 1997, Siggi Eyjolfsson becomes the first First-Team All-American in UNCG men’s soccer Division I history. UNCG women’s basketball defeated top-seeded Georgia Southern, 75-68, in the SoCon Tournament and earned its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament bid in 1998.
Conference Tournament Titles (36 overall; 24 in NCAA Division I)
Women’s Volleyball – 1981 Women’s Basketball – 1982 In 1998, UNCG men’s soccer turns in its best season ever at the Division I level, claiming Women’s Volleyball – 1982 both its first SoCon title and its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament win, a 2-1 upset at Women’s Volleyball – 1983 Washington in the first round. Women’s Basketball – 1983 Softball – 1983 In 1998, women’s soccer won its second straight SoCon title, and made its third straight Women’s Basketball – 1984 NCAA appearance. Women’s Volleyball – 1984 Women’s Basketball – 1985 On Feb. 12, 1999, the UNCG Baseball Stadium, a $5.4 million facility, opens to a crowd of Women’s Basketball – 1987 1,835. Women’s Basketball – 1988 Softball – 1988 On Dec. 21, 1999, Lynne Agee’s women’s basketball squad defeats defending ACC cham- Men’s Soccer – 1993 ** pion Clemson in a thrilling come-from-behind overtime contest in Fleming Gym, 78-67. Softball – 1994 ** Women’s Soccer – 1994 ** Men’s Soccer – 1994 ** 2000s In 2000, wrestler Dax Pecaro records his second straight undefeated season in the Southern Softball – 1995 ** Conference and wins the 184-pound title for the second year as well. Pecaro became the Men’s Golf – 1995 ** fifth UNCG wrestler to win a match at the NCAA Tournament. On Feb. 2, 2000, UNCG women’s basketball claimed a 77-71 victory at Appalachian State, the program’s 500th overall win.
Conference Reg. Season Titles (70 overall; 36 in NCAA Division I)
Men’s Tennis – 1974 Men’s Basketball – 1981 Men’s Tennis – 1981 Women’s Volleyball – 1981 Men’s Soccer – 1981 November 2000, the women’s soccer team wins its third SoCon title in four years and upset Women’s Basketball – 1982 No. 21 William & Mary in Greensboro in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, becoming Softball – 1982 the only team in UNCG history to advance to the second round of an NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis – 1982 Tournament twice. Women’s Volleyball – 1982 Women’s Basketball – 1983 On March 4, 2001, the men’s basketball team won its first Southern Conference champion- Softball – 1983 ship on David Schuck’s buzzer-beating layup. The team went on to play topWomen’s Tennis – 1983 ranked Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, its second trip to the “Big Dance” in five years. Guard Nathan Jameson was named first-team Lynne Verizon Academic All-America.
In April 2000, UNCG women’s golf comes within one stroke on the final hole of upsetting six-time champion Furman. The team set a new school-record for low round (292) and tournament (901) at the championship.
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In April 2001, the men’s tennis team tied for the SoCon regular season championship with Furman, after posting a 9-1 mark in league play. Head coach Jeff Trivette was named the SoCon Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year. In May 2001, Leigh Irwin, the SoCon Player of the Year in 2000, finishes her softball career as the only player in SoCon history to reach the century mark in stolen bases with 103. In June 2001, golfer Karl Mitchell was named a second-team Academic All-American. On Nov. 11, 2001, UNCG women’s soccer captured the 2001 SoCon Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament to play North Carolina. Senior goalkeeper Kat Clewley was named the Tournament MVP. Fellow senior Lynsey McLean was named the league’s Player of the Year. On Feb. 11, 2002, men’s soccer player Alejandro Moreno was selected by the L.A. Galaxy in the third round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.
Women’s Volleyball – 1983 Men’s Soccer – 1983 Women’s Basketball – 1984 Softball – 1984 Men’s Tennis – 1984 Women’s Tennis – 1984 Women’s Volleyball – 1984 Men’s Soccer – 1984 Women’s Basketball – 1985 Women’s Tennis – 1985 Men’s Soccer – 1985 Men’s Tennis – 1986 Women’s Tennis – 1986 Men’s Soccer – 1986 Men’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Tennis – 1987 Men’s Soccer – 1987 Men’s Basketball – 1988 Women’s Basketball – 1988 Men’s Tennis – 1988 Women’s Tennis – 1988 Softball – 1993 Women’s Basketball – 1993 Men’s Soccer – 1993 Women’s Soccer – 1993 Women’s Basketball – 1994 Baseball – 1994 ** Men’s Soccer – 1994 Women’s Soccer – 1994 Men’s Basketball – 1995 Women’s Basketball – 1995 Softball – 1995 Men’s Soccer – 1995 Women’s Soccer – 1995 Volleyball – 1995 Men’s Basketball – 1996 Women’s Basketball – 1996 Softball – 1996 Men’s Soccer – 1996 Women’s Soccer – 1996 Softball – 1997 Baseball – 1997 Women’s Basketball – 1997 ** Women’s Soccer – 1997 ** Men’s Soccer - 1997 ** Women’s Basketball – 1998 ** Baseball – 1998 ** Women’s Soccer – 1998 ** Men’s Soccer – 1998 ** Women’s Basketball – 1999 ** Women’s Soccer – 2000 ** Men’s Tennis – 2001 ** Women’s Soccer – 2001 ** Women’s Basketball – 2002 ** Men’s Basketball – 2002 ** Men’s Soccer – 2004 ** Women’s Soccer – 2004 **
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tively. The men’s team played eventual-champion Memphis, while the women’s team faced Virginia Tech.
SoCon Freshman Wrestler of the Year, UNCG’s first wrestling Freshman of the Year since joining the SoCon.
In November 2002, Chris Goos was named the SoCon Men’s Soccer Player of the Year after leading the nation in scoring with 20 goals and 20 assists. Goos was also named a second-team All-American.
2004-05 Season
On November 19, 2002, the men’s basketball team defeated Wagner, 84-65, in the first round of the Preseason NIT in Fleming Gymnasium. It marked UNCG’s first ever win in the NIT. The Spartans advanced to play at Kansas in the second round. On November 21, 2002, men’s soccer player Cliff Patterson was named third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American after scoring 17 goals on the season. On Feb. 23, 2003, softball’s Amber Watson tossed a perfect game against Toledo in a 2-0 win. Watson struck out 17 batters, including the game’s first nine. On Feb. 27, 2003, James Maye broke the men’s basketball all-time scoring record with 17 points against Furman. Maye recorded a triple-double in the game with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He finished his career with 1,574 points. On May 7, 2003, Jennifer Hubbard was named the SoCon’s Softball Player of the Year after hitting .384 with 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in. Penny Thompson ended her standout career as the SoCon’s all-time home run leader with 36. On May 25, 2003, softball’s Jennifer Moran earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. On May 30, 2003, pitcher/outfielder Ryan Gordon was named first-team All-America by Louisville Slugger. The junior hit .416 on the season and captured the SoCon’s batting crown, the first in school history to do so. Gordon was also named third-team All-America by Baseball America. In November 2003, the UNCG women’s soccer team won the Southern Conference Tournament title to earn its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four years. The Spartans defeated arch-rival Furman, 2-0, to win the SoCon crown. UNCG followed that with a first round NCAA Tournament win over Wake Forest, 2-1, before losing to eventual-National Champion North Carolina in the second round. It marked the third time that the Spartans had advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. On January 7, 2004, UNCG women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee won her 500th game as a head coach when her Spartans defeated Furman, 63-60, in a SoCon tilt at Fleming Gymnasium. Agee became just the 23rd women’s basketball coach in NCAA history to achieve the milestone, joining the likes of legends Texas’ Jody Conradt, Tennessee’s Pat Summit, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Louisiana Tech’s Leon Barmore, North Carolina State’s Kay Yow and UNC Chapel Hill’s Sylvia Hatchell.
Brian Moehler
On January 31, 2004, UNCG defeated UNC Chapel Hill for the first time in the sport of Wrestling. After the match ended in a 20-20 tie, UNCG won the match on a tie-breaker, marking the first time the Spartans had defeated the Tar Heels in seven tries. It was NCG’s first win over an ACC school in five years. Kevin Artis’ 24-9 win in the final bout of the match tied the overall score and provided the only technical fall of the match, giving UNCG the edge in the tie-breaker. On February 23, 2004, Jay Joseph became UNCG’s all-time leading scorer, eclipsing the mark held by his former teammate James Maye set one year earlier. Joseph finished his career with 1,646 points. He also finished first all-time at UNCG in games played, field goals made and field goal attempts. In March 2004, Darren Burns was named the
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On September 25, 2004, as part of the fifth induction class into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame, Lynne Agee became the first active head coach to be enshrined in the UNCG Hall. Agee was inducted along with the 1982 men’s soccer team, the 1973 women’s golf team and deceased administrator David Knight. On September 29, 2004, James Goodman’s goal 28 minutes into the contest was the lone tally as UNCG defeated rival-UNC Chapel Hill, 1-0, in front of a crowd of 2,608 at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The crowd was the largest at UNCG Soccer Stadium since 1999. The win gave UNCG its fourth win of the season over an ACC-member squad. On October 17, 2004, UNCG received its first No. 1 national ranking since moving to Division I. The men’s soccer team received its first Division I top ranking and became a consensus No. 1 a day later when all four major soccer polls – College Soccer News, Soccer America, Soccer Times and the NSCAA Coaches’ Poll – all listed the Spartans atop the national rankings. UNCG remained a consensus No. 1 for two more weeks and a top-ranked team for a fourth week before seeing its 18-match unbeaten streak snapped. The Spartans would evevntually earn the SoCon’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament, James Goodman garnering a No. 8 seed. UNCG advanced to the third round of the tournament, before suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime loss to UC Santa Barbara, the eventual national runner-up. On October 31, 2004, UNCG wrapped up its fourth Southern Conference women’s soccer regular season crown in an eight-year span with a convincing 7-0 win over The Citadel in Charleston. Rakel Logadottir would finish the season as UNCG’s all-time leader in career assists. On November 3, 2004, UNCG’s Amy Carnell and Karla Davis swept the 2004 SoCon Women’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year honors. A week later, Randi Patterson and Matt Smith were named the 2004 SoCon Men’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively. It marked the first time one school had swept all four awards. Patterson went on to earn several All-American honors. In December 2004, men’s soccer coach Michael Parker was named the NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year. Parker had earlier been named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year. Freshmen Kyle Hines and Kristen Boone swept the SoCon’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Freshman of fthe Year honors in February. Hines set school and SoCon records for blocks in a season with 106, while Boone recorded 121 steals to set a new school record. Her total was the fourth-highest single-season total recorded by a freshman in NCAA history. Joe Kemmerer, Daren Burns and Joe Lowe all qualified for the NCAA Wrestling Championships in March. Burns had the best showing of the three, sadvancing to the quarterfinals of the 197-lb. class. He wound up in the fourth round of the wrestlebacks and finished the season with a 30-6 mark. Two months later, Burns was the surprise of the Pan American Wrestling Championships, finishing third for Team USA at the international competition held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In May, Charles Jones became the first Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Track and Field Championships. After winning the SoCon Championship in the triple jump to qualify for NCAA Regional competition, Jones outlasted a two-hour thunderstorm delay and recorded a jump of 15.35 meters to break a tie for fifth-place in earn automatic qualification into the National Championship meet in Sacramento. Earlier in the meet, Jones had leaped a school-record 15.50 meters. Jones eventually finished the national championship meet in 23rd place. In June, Chris Mason was drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft, being selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.