2015-2016
Golf
Golf
MAGGIE SMITH SAM GEISE
2015-16 Quick Facts General
School Name.........................................Wittenberg University Location............................................. Springfield, Ohio 45501 Founded..........................................................................1845 Enrollment......................................................................1,900 Nickname......................................................................Tigers Home Course...................................Springfield Country Club National Affiliation...................................... NCAA Division III Conference.......................... North Coast Athletic Conference Athletics Director....................................... Dr. Gary Williams Alma Mater...................................................Carthage, 1996 Athletics Phone............................................. (937) 327-6458
Coaching Staff
Head Coach........................................................... Jeff Roope Alma Mater.......................................... Bowling Green, 1993 E-mail............................................... jroope@wittenberg.edu Assistant Coach..................................................Andy Bonar Alma Mater................................................ Wittenberg, 2005 E-mail.............................................. abonar@wittenberg.edu Golf Office...................................................... (937) 327-6463 Athletic Trainer................................................. Ellen Crosbie Assistant Athletic Trainer............................... Molly Hopkins Assistant Athletic Trainer.............................Greg Schneider
Men’s Golf History
First Year (Varsity)........................1949 (records begin 1975) NCAA Tournament Appearances......................................22 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance............................2015 National Finish........................................................3rd of 41
MACY HUBBARD
Men’s Team Information
2014-15 NCAC Finish........................................................1st Letterwinners Returning......................................................7 Maxim Boone, Garrett Brickley, Sam Geise, JP Holliday, Sam Stilwell, Brennan Whitis, Mark David Wright
Letterwinners Lost...............................................................3 Alex Andrews, John Chaney, Jared Wissinger
Starters Returning................................................................2 Sam Stilwell, Sam Geise
Starters Lost.........................................................................3 Alex Andrews, John Chaney, Jared Wissinger
Women’s Golf History
First Year (Varsity)..........................................................2003 NCAA Tournament Appearances........................................1 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance............................2015 Result......................................................................2nd of 21
Women’s Team Information
2014-15 NCAC Finish........................................................1st Letterwinners Returning......................................................5 Jane Hopkinson-Wood, Allie Lawwill, Macy Hubbard, Maggie Smith, Brianna Yee
Letterwinners Lost...............................................................4 Savannah Fox, Rachel Steiner, Nicole Waers, Carolyn Wong
Starters Returning................................................................4 Allie Lawwill, Macy Hubbard, Jane Hopkinson-Wood, Maggie Smith
Starters Lost.........................................................................1 Nicole Waers
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MARK DAVID WRIGHT
CREDITS: Photography by university photographer Erin Pence ‘04, Brent Harris/Wabash College, and Brad Tucker
Coaching Staff Head Coach Jeff Roope Jeff Roope was named head coach of both the men’s and women’s golf programs in July 2007 after four years as a women’s golf assistant coach at nearby Otterbein College. Almost immediately, Roope turned both Tiger teams into perennial contenders for conference championships and NCAA Division III Tournament bids. The men made big strides in his first two years, moving up quickly from fourth place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), and both teams have re-written the school record books for team and individual scoring. The breakthrough took place in 2010, starting a six-year run atop the NCAC for the men’s team. Wittenberg advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournaments in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, finishing sixth, 21st, seventh, 13th, fifth and third, respectively. Roope has been named NCAC Men’s Golf Coach of the Year five times, and he added Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015. Tiger players won the NCAC’s Bob Nye Award as the conference’s individual medalist six straight years, with Craig Osterbrock becoming the program’s first AllAmerican in nearly 20 years with back-to-back awards in 2010 and 2011, followed by David Wetterich in 2012, and Alex Andrews in 2013. In 2014, Andrews, John Chaney and Ben Hogenkamp made the list, and in 2015, Andrews, Chaney, Sam Geise and Sam Stillwell were honored nationally. Roope also owns two Great Lakes Region Women’s Coach of the Year awards as the Tiger women have rapidly ascended over the same time period, ranking in the top 25 nationally at the conclusion of five straight seasons, starting in 2010-11. After taking second place in three of the first four NCAC Tournaments, Roope guided the team to its first league title in 2015. The NCAC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015, Roope then guided the Tigers to the brink of a national championship in the program’s firstever NCAA Division III Tournament appearance as Wittenberg finished second in the nation in 2015.
During Roope’s time at Otterbein, the Cardinals won three Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) championships, capped in 2006 when all five golfers finished in the individual top 10 to earn All-OAC honors. Otterbein women’s golf won 19 team titles and recorded 18 individual titles in tournament play over the last four years, and Cardinal players earned 17 all-conference honors in that span. Prior to joining the Cardinals, Roope served as girls’ golf coach at Upper Arlington High School in Columbus for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. His teams won back-to-back Mid-Ohio Girl’s Golf League (MOGGL) championships, and he was honored as the league’s Coach of the Year in 2002. In addition to coaching, he previously worked as an assistant tournament director with the Florida State Golf Association and as an assistant caddiemaster at famed Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, site of the Professional Golf Association’s (PGA) annual Memorial Tournament. Roope has successfully completed the PGA/USGA Rules of Golf School and the PGA of America’s Playing Ability Test, required for certification as a teaching professional. Roope is a former chair of the Great Lakes Regional Advisory Committee to the NCAA Division III men’s golf selection committee, and he successfully completed his third PGA/USGA rules of golf school in 2012. In 2011, he was named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association Board of Directors, and served two terms as the Division III representative. He is a member of the NCAA Women’s Great Lakes Regional Advisory Committee, GCAA All-America selection committee, WGCA awards committee, and chair of the GCAA Great Lakes All-Region advisory committee. Roope also competes as an amateur golfer in local and regional events. He has posted several top finishes in recent years, including a Top 10 finish in the 2008 Franklin County Amateur Championship. A native of Grove City, Ohio, Roope earned a degree in sport management from Bowling Green State University in 1993 and a master’s degree in sport education from Ashland University in 2006. He resides in Hilliard with his wife, Nicole, and their daughter, Madeline.
Assistant Coach Andy Bonar Wittenberg golf alumnus Andy Bonar, class of 2005, returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach prior to the 2007-08 season. After a tremendous collegiate golf career in which he earned all-conference designations every year, Bonar assists Head Coach Jeff Roope in running both the men’s and women’s teams. An all-conference golfer in both high school and college, Bonar served as team captain his junior and senior years as a Tiger. After earning an All-
Great Lakes Region selection his final year in the Red & White, Bonar graduated from Wittenberg with a degree in mathematics and education. Bonar has continued to excel on the course as a player since graduating from Wittenberg. He is a former champion of the Clark County Matchplay Championship and the stroke-play Springfield City-Am, and he has qualified for the Ohio Amateur multiple times in recent years. Bonar resides in Springfield, Ohio, with his wife Audrey and son Lucas. He teaches math at the Global Impact STEM Academy.
Head Coaching Ledger Name Dave Maurer Bill Edwards Bob Rosencrans Ron Murphy Milton Lewis Jim Kincaid Chris Wilberding
Year(s) 1968, 1985-92 1971-72 1973-77, 1979-84, 1992-95 1977-78 1995-96 1997-98 1997-99
Name Year(s) Brett Steele 1999-2000 J.J. Searls 2000-02 Scott Isphording 2002-03 Garnett Purnell (Men) 2003-07 Pat Clouse (Women) 2003-07 Jeff Roope 2007-Present
2015-2016 GOLF
CAMPUS Wittenberg’s stunning 114-acre, rolling, wooded terrain is situated in the heart of Springfield, Ohio. An impressive blend of traditional European classicism and contemporary architecture is abundant amongst the 26 buildings throughout campus.
The University
ADMISSION Wittenberg consistently selects academically strong students. Of entering freshman, approximately 48 percent graduated in the top quarter of their high school classes. Each new class combines National Merit Scholars, Ohio Academic scholars and Lutheran Scholars. STUDENTS What strikes most people when they visit Wittenberg is the genuine friendliness and welcoming nature of the campus and its residents. There are more than 1,900 full-time students currently enrolled, representing 39 states and 30 foreign countries; 45 percent of students are male, 55 percent are female. FACULTY Wittenberg’s 180 outstanding classroom instructors all consider students their top priority. With an average class size of 19 and a student-faculty ratio of 12-to-1, Wittenberg faculty and students have numerous opportunities for meaningful interaction both in and out of the classroom. PROGRAMS OF STUDY Wittenberg has more than 80 majors, minors and special programs from which to choose. Among these majors are such outstanding interdisciplinary programs as East Asian Studies, Russian and Central Eurasian Studies and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES Wittenberg encourages off-campus opportunities that complement the classroom experience: pursuing an internship, studying abroad, and getting involved in the community through volunteer programs and community service.
MYERS HALL
STUDENT LIFE More than 150 campus organizations offer opportunities not only to have fun, but to gain management and leadership experience while at Wittenberg. These include 11 national fraternities and sororities, the Outdoors Club, WUSO radio station, Residence Life, Campus Ministries, Student Senate, Pre-Health Club and many more. ATHLETICS Wittenberg enjoys a long-standing reputation as an athletics powerhouse, fielding winning teams in many different sports. Wittenberg competes annually against the best competition that NCAA Division III has to offer. The athletics department offers 24 varsity intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women.
THE HOLLOW
RESIDENTIAL LIFE Wittenberg students live on campus in residence halls their first two years. Upperclassmen may choose to stay in the residence halls or move into Wittenberg’s campus housing, which includes apartments, houses and fraternity and sorority houses. FINANCIAL AID More than 98 percent of students are awarded financial aid at Wittenberg, thanks to the generosity and loyal support of more than 26,000 living alumni.
WEAVER CHAPEL
Athletics Facilities
ROSENCRANS FITNESS CENTER
SPRINGFIELD COUNTRY CLUB
Wittenberg Athletics Facilities Wittenberg’s athletics facilities are a unique blend of old and new, providing opportunities for a wide variety of recreational and fitness activities. The Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC) is the centerpiece of the complex and hub of activity throughout the year. The main unit can be converted to three full-sized basketball courts or three volleyball courts. It seats 3,000 spectators for intercollegiate athletic events, and 4,300 for concerts and other public events. A second unit houses four racquetball courts with an upper balcony for instruction and two golf practice rooms with state-of-the-art equipment. Wittenberg’s Natatorium features a 25-meter by 25-yard swimming pool with one- and three-meter diving boards and a spectator viewing area. The Kremchek Family Athletic Training Room was completed in 2012 and includes more than 2,000 square feet of space and the latest in training equipment. The HPERC also includes the historic Wittenberg Field House, home to Tiger teams since 1929, the Heinzen Strength Center, and the Bob Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness Center, which was built in 2005. The strength center and the fitness center house the latest in training equipment to accommodate the wide range of needs of the entire campus. Edwards-Maurer Field and Earl F. Morris Track were renovated in 2005. EdwardsMaurer Field features an artificial playing surface and Earl F. Morris Track is a 400-meter
track outfitted with a cutting-edge surface. The entire complex is lighted, and serves as home to the Tiger football, track, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. The David and Georgiana Albright Tennis Complex was completed in 1997. It houses 12 tennis courts that were re-surfaced in 2012. Six of the courts are lighted, including two sunken center courts with space for seating. Situated a few blocks from campus are Bill Edwards Field, which offers playing and practice fields, and Betty Dillahunt Field, home of the Tiger softball team. Less than two miles from campus is Carleton Davidson Stadium, which opened in 2004 and is the home of Tiger baseball. Owned and maintained by the City of Springfield, Carleton Davidson Stadium has seating capacity of 1,061, nearly half of which is under cover, a media center, locker rooms with showers and secured storage. The Tigers share the facility with the Champion City Kings, a collegiate summer baseball franchise that started play in the Prospect League in 2014. In 2014, Wittenberg embarked on an upgrade of its athletics facilities, with the commitment to build a new indoor multipurpose athletics and recreation facility. Once completed, the facility will provide year-round opportunities that will benefit the entire campus community, including varsity athletic teams, club teams and intramural sports.
PAM EVANS SMITH ARENA
HPER CENTER NATATORIUM
EDWARDS-MAURER FIELD
2015-2016 GOLF
MEN’S SCHEDULE/RESULTS
9/7-8 Transylvania Fall Invitational 1st of 24 9/8 WITTENBERG ROSENCRANS-MAURER INV. 1st of 9 9/21-22 Tournament Town Championship Preview 2nd of 18 9/29-9/30 The Gordin Classic 7th of 12 10/5-6 BSN Sports Fall Invitational 1st of 11 3/9-10 TaylorMade-Adidas Intercollegiate 2nd of 13 3/27-29 Camp Lejeune Championship 3rd of 30 4/13-14 Rhodes Mirimichi Collegiate Classic 1st of 14 4/18-19 Nye Intercollegiate 1st of 9 4/25-26 NCAC Championship #1 (Kenyon) 1st of 9 5/2-3 NCAC Championship #2 (WITTENBERG) 1st of 9 5/13-16 NCAA Div. III Championship 3rd of 41
North Coast Athletic Conference SERIES CHAMPIONS WOMEN’S SCHEDULE/RESULTS
9/6-7 9/14-15 9/20-21 9/27-28 10/11-12 3/9-10 3/22-23 3/28-29 4/11-12 4/25-26 5/2-3 5/11-12
Denison Fall Invitational 1st of 16 O’Brien National Golf Invitational 1st of 10 DePauw Small College Classic 3rd of 16 Eva Shorb Weiskopf Invitational 1st of 6 PAT CLOUSE INVITATIONAL 2nd of 15 TaylorMade-Adidas Intercollegiate 1st of 7 Joe Duncan Rhodes Invitational 1sr of 7 Washington University Spring Invitational 2nd of 15 Laura Bump Invitational 1st of 14 NCAC Championship #1 (Kenyon) 1st of 7 NCAC Championship #2 (WITTENBERG) 1st of 7 NCAA Div. III Championship 2nd of 21
2014-15 Season POSTSEASON AWARDS - WOMEN All-NCAC First Team - Macy Hubbard, Jane Hopkinson-Wood, Nicole Waers, Maggie Smith Honorable Mention - Allie Lawwill NCAC Women’s Coach of the Year - Jeff Roope NCAC Medalist - Macy Hubbard NCAC Player of the Year - Jane Hopkinson-Wood WGCA Great Lakes Region All-Region Team - Jane Hopkinson-Wood, Nicole Waers, Macy Hubbard Regional Coach of the Year - Jeff Roope WGCA All-American First Team - Jane Hopkinson-Wood Honorable Mention - Macy Hubbard WGCA All-American Scholar Macy Hubbard, Allie Lawwill, Nicole Waers, Carolyn Wong POSTSEASON AWARDS - MEN All-NCAC First Team - John Chaney, Alex Andrews, Sam Stilwell, Jared Wissinger Second Team - Sam Geise Bob Nye Award (Men’s Championship Medalist) - John Chaney Dick Gordin Award (Men’s Player of the Year) - Alex Andrews GCAA/Ping Great Lakes Region All-Region Team - Alex Andrews, Jared Wissinger, John Chaney, Sam Stilwell, Sam Geise Regional Coach of the Year - Jeff Roope PING All-America Second Team - Alex Andrews, John Chaney Honorable Mention - Sam Stilwell, Sam Geise GCAA All-American Scholar John Chaney
JP HOLLIDAY
In 2014-2015, the Wittenberg Tigers... • Won 5 North Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championships in football, volleyball, women’s lacrosse and men’s & women’s golf. • Finished in the top 5 in the final North Coast Athletic Conference standings in 16 of 23 sports • Finished 4th in the final standings for the NCAC Dennis Collins Memorial All-Sports Trophy • Earned 10 NCAC Player / Performer of the Year trophies • Earned 3 NCAC Coach of the Year trophies • Placed 100 student-athletes on All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams • Placed 20 student-athletes on All-Region teams and 10 on All-America teams • Earned 1 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America awards • Finished 48th in the NACDA Director’s Cup (NCAA Division III all-sports comparison) thanks to postseason appearances by 5 teams
2015-16 Women’s Golf Schedule 9/5-6
Denison Fall Invitational (Granville, Ohio)
9/13-14
St. Mary’s O’Brien Invitational (Granger, Ind.)
9/19-20
DePauw Small College Classic (Clayton, Ind.)
10/3-4
NCAC Preview (Wooster, Ohio)
10/10-11
PAT CLOUSE INVITATIONAL (Springfield, Ohio)
3/7-8
TaylorMade-Adidas Intercollegiate (Dataw Island, SC)
3/21-22
Butler Spring Invitational (Avon, Ind.)
4/4-5
NCAA Preview (Houston, Texas)
4/16-17
Illinois Wesleyan Spring Fling (Normal, Ill.)
4/23-24
NCAC Championship Series #1 (Streetsboro, Ohio)
4/30-5/1
NCAC Championship Series #2 (Wooster, Ohio)
5/10-13
NCAA Division III Championships (Houston, Texas)
2015-16 Men’s Golf Schedule 9/5-6
Transylvania Fall Invitational (Lexington, Ky.)
9/12-13
Flower City/NCAA Preview (Rochester, NY)
9/28-29
Gordin Collegiate Classic (Columbus, Ohio)
10/10-11
Nye Intercollegiate/NCAC Preview (Wooster, Ohio)
10/19-20
O’Briant Jensen Memorial (Greensboro, NC)
3/7-8
TaylorMade-Adidas Intercollegiate (Dataw Island, SC)
3/21-22
Butler Spring Invitational (Avon, Ind.)
4/10-11
Emory Spring Invitational (Blairsville, Ga.)
4/17-18
ROSENCRANS-MAURER INV. (Springfield, Ohio)
4/23-24
NCAC Championship Series #1 (Streetsboro, Ohio)
4/30-5/1
NCAC Championship Series #2 (Wooster, Ohio)
5/10-13
NCAA Division III Championships (Rochester, NY)
2015-16 Season
SAM STILWELL
JANE HOPKINSON-WOOD
ALLIE LAWWILL
GARRET T BRICKLEY
2015-2016 GOLF
Statement of Responsibility for Balance Between Academics & Athletics
Wittenberg Athletics Philosophy
Student-athletes are primarily responsible for balancing academics and athletics. However, recognizing the pressure that studentathletes face from competing time demands placed upon them by both professors and coaches, we establish the following statement of responsibility. The statement assumes that the student’s primary responsibility is to academic coursework and that practice sessions are always subordinate to class attendance. Students should work with advisers to schedule courses so that practices and contests are not in conflict with academic courses. Student-athletes are expected to contact professors in advance in order to resolve conflicts between class attendance and participation in athletic contests. It is recommended that student-athletes miss not more than four sessions of any class in a semester for regular season athletic contests. Permission of a Faculty Athletic Representative is required before additional excused absences will be permitted. Coaches will, as necessary, establish and maintain communications with the professors of team athletes regarding academic progress. Professors should feel free to contact coaches regarding the academic responsibilities of student-athletes.
The Wittenberg Athletic Department is an integral part of the university that strives to achieve the same standards of excellence that exist within various academic disciplines at the university. Further, the athletic department embraces the concept that the student-athletes are first and foremost students, possessing individual rights, academic abilities, personal interests and ambitions comparable to those of other members of the general student body. Wittenberg University is committed to the principles and practices of amateurism, student-athlete welfare, gender equity, sportsmanship and fair play, cultural diversity and overall athletics excellence, and this commitment shall reflect in every aspect of the athletics departmental operations.
The North Coast Athletic Conference and Wittenberg University work together to encourage good sportsmanship on the court, on the field and in the stands. The Wittenberg Athletics Department expects all competitors and spectators to help maintain an open, accepting and competitive environment in order to promote positive, enjoyable experiences for all involved with Division III athletics.