Senior Laura Jansone
Senior Kennie Leigh Eisenhower
Senior Sinead O’Sullivan
Sophomore Malin Mansson
Sophomore Nina Muehl
Sophomore Mayte Vizcarrondo
Women’s Golf 2009-10 Media Guide
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Table of Contents Contents, Roster, Quick Facts....................... 1 Warren-Greene Golf Center......................... 2 Head Coach Stefanie Shelton...................... 3 Assistant Coach Natalia Giraldo................... 4 Outlook....................................................... 4 Buc Player Profiles..................................5-10 Collage...................................................... 11 2008-09 Results...................................12-13 Records..................................................... 14 All-time statistical leaders........................ 15 Champions are BLUE............................16-17 Winning the Right Way........................18-19 ETSU & Atlantic Sun Conference................ 20
Name..........................................Cl..............Hometown Kennie Leigh Eisenhower............... Sr..................Newport, Tenn. Laura Jansone..................................... Sr..................Jurmala, Latvia Malin Mansson...................................So.................Kalmar, Sweden Nina Muehl..........................................So.................Vienna, Austria Sinead O’Sullivan............................... Sr..................Galway, Ireland Mayte Vizcarrondo............................So.................Cadiz, Spain
2009-10 Season Date
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Time/Result
9/13/2009 9/18/2009 10/19/2009 10/26/2009 2/14/2010 2/21/2010 3/15/2010 3/22/2010 4/2/2010 4/12/2010 5/6/2010 5/18/2010
at Golfweek Conference Challenge (Las Vegas, N.V.) at 2009 Paladin Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) at Lady Pirate Intercollegiate (Greenville, N.C.) at Edwin Watts-Palmetto Intercollegiate (Kiawah Island, N.C.) at Hurricane Invitational (Miami, Fla.) at Kiawah Island Women’s Intercollegiate (Kiawah Island, S.C.) at Northern Migration Invitational (Florence, Ariz.) at Pinehurst Invitational (Pinehurst, N.C.) at Rebel Intercollegiate (Oxford, Miss.) at Atlantic Sun Conference Championships (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) at NCAA Regional Championship (Greenville, N.C.) at NCAA National Championships (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Quick Facts Preferred Name..................................... ETSU Nickname..........................Buccaneers (Bucs) Location.......................... Johnson City, Tenn. Founded................................................ 1911 Enrollment......................................... 13,796 President..................... Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr. Athletic Director........................Dave Mullins SWA................................... Barbie Breedlove School Colors ...............Navy Blue & Old Gold Conference................................. Atlantic Sun Head Coach......................... Stefanie Shelton Golf Office Phone................. (423) 439-7425
Media Relations
On the Cover Led by a trio of seniors in Laura Jansone, Sinead O’Sullivan and Kennie Leigh Eisenhower, the ETSU women’s golf team looks to return to the top of the Atlantic Sun Conference again 2010. The Bucs return a skilled and talented lineup that has taken them to their highest national ranking in school history.
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Credits The 2009-10 East Tennessee State golf media guide is a production of the ETSU Media Relations Department. Credits: Written and edited by Michael White. Cover and interior designs by Jeanette Henry. Photos provided by ETSU Photo Lab photographers Larry Smith and Jim Sledge.
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East Tennessee State University
Warren-Greene Golf Center
Designed by world-renowned golf architect Tom Fazio, the $2.4 million Warren-Greene Golf Center sits on 14 acres of land overlooking the ETSU campus. Named in honor of longtime ETSU men's golf coach Fred Warren and ETSU golf supporter William B. Greene, Jr., the Warren-Greene Golf Center includes six target greens, two bentgrass greens (one for putting and one for shortgame work), three tee areas, a fairway bunker and four greenside bunkers. The accompanying 3,300-square-foot, two-story building, designed by Ken Ross Architects of Johnson City, Tenn., contains coaches' offices, meeting rooms, the Hal Morrison Hall of Fame room, players' lounge, two indoor hitting bays, and an observation deck. Without a doubt, the Warren-Greene Golf Center provides ETSU players with one of the best oncampus practice facilities in college golf.
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Women’s Golf 2009-10 Media Guide
Stefanie Shelton
Head Coach • Eighth Season • S. Carolina, 2001
Success breeds success as the East Tennessee State women’s golf team continues its ascent among the elite women’s golf programs in the nation. During her previous seven years at ETSU, head coach Stefanie Shelton has progressively taken the Lady Bucs to levels of success never before seen in the history of the ETSU women’s golf program. A year ago, the Buccaneers finished the year ranked 47th nationally by Golfstat.com, the highest such national ranking in program history. In addition, the 2008-09 season also included two more team championships for the squad, as ETSU captured titles in the Sea Trail Women’s Invitational and UNCW Lady Seahawk Invitational. Those successes came after a historic 2007-08 season in which the Bucs captured their first conference championship ever and made the team’s first trip to NCAA postseason play. In winning the 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference team championship, the squad also captured its first-ever
conference individual championship, as sophomore Laura Jansone took home that honor. The league title was ETSU’s second team championship of that year, as the squad also won the South Alabama Lady Jaguar Invitational trophy as well. In all, Shelton’s teams have nine tournament titles in her seven seasons at ETSU and have finished in the Top 10 in 52 of 59 events, including 41 Top 5 showings. A year ago, Shelton also guided her players to individual success, as a total of four players earned allconference honors. Indeed, the record books have been rewritten in recent years, as Shelton has helped several Lady Bucs reach personal bests both in stroke average and individual round play, plus the team has set new program records in every team category. In addition, she has coached six first-team all-conference selections, seven second-team all-conference selections, and two freshman-of-the-year recipients in 2004-05 and 2006-07. In fact, for her efforts during the 2004-05 season, Shelton was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year, and she earned the same honor in both 200607 and 2007-08 from the Atlantic Sun Conference. Prior to last season, the team enjoyed what was at the time its best finish ever in conference championship play both in 2005-06 and 2006-07, finishing second in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, and narrowly missing out on trips to the NCAA Championships. In addition to the continued success on the golf course, the team has excelled in the classroom, maintaining a 3.57 cumulative GPA, placing it in the top 25 in the country. Shelton came to ETSU from Texas Christian University where she was the assistant women’s golf coach during the 2001-02 season. While with the Horned Frogs, she assisted with all aspects of the team, including coaching, recruiting, practice organization and conducting the first Horned Frog golf camp. A 2001 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a double major in entrepreneurial management
and marketing, Shelton was a threeyear member of the women’s golf team at South Carolina where she was an Academic All-American, as well as making the SEC Scholar Athlete Honor Roll every year. Before playing at South Carolina, Shelton played for a year at Wake Forest University, redshirting her freshman year. An exceptional student, Shelton made the dean’s list in each of her seasons at South Carolina, graduating cum laude in her majors. Shelton minored in Sports Administration. She has begun work toward a master’s degree in Sports Psychology at ETSU. Shelton was also involved with helping manage a golf school, the Hartefeld National Golf School, working with that program for four years. There she assisted PGA professionals with instruction of adults, collegians and juniors. Shelton was a member of the National Golf Coaches Association Strategic Development Committee, as well as a charter member and “Education Chair” of the Tri-Cities Executive Women’s Golf Association. She also served as a columnist for Golf Journeys magazine. In addition to her academic and athletic exploits, Shelton also has a long history of community service. At ETSU, Shelton has stressed community involvement and has directed her players to help in several “giving back” activities, such as participating in Special Olympics, Communities in Schools, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Families First, Appalachian Christian Village and Woodridge Hospital. She was also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Athletes Care Team while at Wake Forest. At South Carolina, she participated in Team Gamecock Habitat for Humanity Harvest Hope and was a big sister for a third grader in 1999. As a player, Shelton was the youngest Delaware Amateur Champion at age 16, held many titles as a junior golfer traveling throughout the nation, and set two course records. She was a co-captain her senior year at South Carolina and was ranked second in the nation in “short game.” She competed in Regional Championships every year and competed with her team for a National Championship title three times. Shelton and her husband David reside in Fall Branch, Tenn.
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Darren Howard First YEar assistant coach
PGA professional Darren Howard joined the ETSU women’s golf coaching staff as an assistant in the fall of 2009. Though he brings his expertise to the college ranks for the first time with the Buccaneers’ program, Howard has enjoyed a long and successful career in the golf industry. He currently serves as head PGA professional at The Ridges Golf and Country Club in Jonesborough, Tenn., a position he has held since October of 1996. Prior to coming to The Ridges, he served as head professional at Old Tabby Links in Spring Island/Okatie, S.C., for two years, and before that was an assistant at clubs such as Colleton River Plantation, Long Cove Club and Palmetto Dunes Resort in Hilton Head, S.C., and the Cypress Links Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla. While he has enjoyed many accomplishments as a player, Howard has also had articles published in both PGA Magazine and Golf World Magazine, hosted an instructional television show on WJHL-TV in the Tri-Cities, and served on the Board of Directors of the Tri-Cities PGA Chapter, the Hilton Head Island Golf Professionals Association, and the Tennessee Section of the PGA. Howard has earned many honors in his time as a PGA Professional, including Professional of the Year (2002 & 2003), Chapter Teach of the Year (2003, 2006 & 2007), Merchandiser of the Year (2002, 2004, 2007 & 2008), and PING Club Fitter of the Year (2004, 2009). A Class A Member of the Professional Golfers Association of America, Howard is on the professional advisory staff for PING, Titleist and EZ-Go. He and his wife Amy are the proud parents of two girls, Courtney and Shelby.
Natalia Giraldo Second YEar Volunteer coach
Former ETSU player Natalia Giraldo will join the Buccaneers’ women’s golf coaching staff this fall as a volunteer assistant coach. Giraldo, a four-year contributor to the Bucs from 2004 to 2008, will become the program’s first-ever assistant coach after graduating from ETSU in 2008 with a degree in business. A second-team All A-Sun performer her senior season, Giraldo finished third on that squad with a 76.6 stroke average and helped power the team to the program’s first-ever Atlantic Sun Conference title and trip to the NCAA postseason.
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ETSU women look to build on 2008-09 season
Heading into the 2010 spring season, the ETSU women’s golf team and head coach Stefanie Shelton have a veteran team that includes the return of six letterwinners from a year ago. But this group is just not experienced, it is also talented, with three players that made All-Atlantic Sun a year ago, and two that made the league’s all-freshman team. Shelton said the team is just excited to get the year started. “The girls have been working hard and we’ve tried to be on the course as much as we can the last few weeks,” said Shelton, whose team won the A-Sun title and made the NCAAs in 2007. “We’re excited to travel and begin competing. We would ultimately like to end the season playing for a national championship.” Leading the Bucs this season will be a trio of seniors in Laura Jansone (Jurmala, Latvia), Sinead O’Sullivan (Galway, Ireland) and Kennie Leigh Eisenhower (Newport), a group that has made up the core of the ETSU team over the last four seasons and enjoyed a great deal of success. Both Jansone and O’Sullivan are former first team All-Atlantic Sun
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picks and have enjoyed individual successes on the course, winning multiple individual titles. Jansone finished second on the team in stroke average during the fall at 75.3, while O’Sullivan was fourth on the team at 76.5. Meanwhile, Eisenhower has consistently improved during her time in Johnson City and finished fifth on the team in stroke average both last season and in the fall. A year ago, Jansone tied for the team lead in stroke average at 75.6, winning the Sea Trail Intercollegiate back on Sept. 21, 2008. Meanwhile, O’Sullivan finished third on the team at 76.0. That group of seniors is joined by another trio, as sophomores Nina Muehl (Vienna, Austria), Mayte Vizcarrondo (Cadiz, Spain) and Malin Mannson (Kalmar, Sweden) round out the rest of the squad. A year ago, Muehl was a second team All A-Sun selection after finishing tied with Jansone for the team lead in stroke average at 75.6. Both Muehl and Vizcarrondo were A-Sun AllFreshman Team selections as well. In the fall, Muehl led the squad with a 75.0 stroke average, while Vizcarrondo finished third at 76.3.
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Kennie Leigh Eisenhower SEnior • Newport, Tenn. • Cocke County HS
Eisenhower’s Career Statistics Year Events Rounds Strokes 2006-07 3 8 650 2007-08 4 9 725 2008-09 9 25 1947 Fall 2009 4 11 846 Totals 20 53 4168
Avg. 81.3 80.6 77.8 76.9 78.6
Fall 2009: Played in all four of the team’s fall events, finishing fifth on the squad with a 76.9 stroke average … placed 11th at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate for her best finish of the early season … her low round of the fall also came at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, posting a 72 in the second round. 2008-09 Season: Finished fifth on the team with a 77.8 stroke average … her best finish of the season came at the UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic, where she placed fourth … her low round of the year was also at the UNCW event, posting a 73 in the third round. 2007-08 Season: Played in four events last fall, finishing with an 80.6 stroke average … her best showing of the year was a tie for 14th in the Cuthbert Cup, where
Date Sept. 19-21 Oct. 12-14 Oct. 19-21 Oct. 27-28 Feb. 15-17 Feb. 22-24 March 23-24 March 30-31 April 13-15
she also enjoyed her best single round of the year with a 73 in the first round. 2006-07 Season: Played in three events on the season as a freshman … her best finish of the year was a tie for 49th in the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup … her low round of the year was a 75 at the Draper Valley Invitational. High School: As a standout player for Cocke County High School, Eisenhower is a three-time all-district selection, a two-time all region pick and the 2005 Region I champion ... she finished the 2005 season with a 37.5 stroke average and a low round of 31. Personal: Born April 5, 1988 ... Kennie Leigh is the daughter of Kenny and Debbie Eisenhower ... majoring in sports management.
2008-09 Results
Event ...............................................Fin........... Scores Sea Trail Intercollegiate............................. ..T36............80-80-77=237 UNCG-Starmount Classic..............................T35............76-78-79=233 Lady Pirate Intercollegiate...........................T47............85-74-76=235 Palmetto Intercollegiate..............................T50............81-84-75=240 Aztec Spring Invitational.............................WD...............75-W-W=75 Kiawah Island Classic................................ T124............83-85-75=243 UNCW Lady Seahawks...................................4.............75-76-73=224 John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate.........T22...........76-75-77=228 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships.......T18...........78-76-78=232
Rounds: 25 Strokes: 1,947 Scoring Average: 77.8 2008-09 Low Round: 73, UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic (Third Round, March 24) NCAA Championship Participant
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Laura Jansone SENior • Jurmala, Latvia
Jansone’s Career Statistics Year Events Rounds Strokes 2006-07 10 27 2039 2007-08 12 31 2363 2008-09 8 24 1815 Fall 2009 4 11 829 Totals 29 78 5922
Avg. 75.5 76.2 75.6 75.3 75.9
Fall 2009: Finished second on the team with a 75.3 stroke average in the fall … posted her best showing of the fall with a tie for sixth at the Lady Paladin Invitational … her low round of the early season came at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, where she posted a 71 in the first round. 2008-09 Season: Picked up where she left off in 2007-08 by increasing her school record for individual championships by collecting her third title in the Sea Trail Intercollegiate … matched the team’s best single round score of the fall season with a 70 in the second round at the Sea Trail, and her three-round total of 216 (73-70-73) was a program record … had two Top 10 finishes during the season … was named A-Sun Golfer of the Month for March … finished tied for first on the team in stroke average at 75.6 … was a second team All A-Sun pick. 2007-08 Season: Captured her second career individual championship and made ETSU history by becoming the program’s first conference champion, taking medalist honors in the A-Sun Championships at The Ridges … selected first team All A-Sun as a sophomore … was named A-Sun Golfer of the Month for April … finished first on the team with a 76.2 stroke average … her best round of the year was a school record 67 in the first round of the
Date Sept. 19-21 Oct. 19-21 Oct. 27-28 Feb. 15-17 Feb. 22-24 Mar. 23-24 Mar. 30-31 Apr. 13-15
A-Sun Championships … had four Top 10 finishes and three Top 5 showings on the season. 2006-07 Season: Wasted little time in her freshman year impressing with her ability to score low and win events … finished second in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship as a freshman ... became the first ETSU woman to win an outright individual championship, collecting the win in a playoff at the Lady Pirate Invitational … finished first on the team with a stroke average of 75.5, which is a freshman record for ETSU … enjoyed seven Top 10 finishes, which included three finishes of second or better … matched the school record for single round score with a blistering 3-under 69 in the third round of the Edwin Watts/ Palmetto Intercollegiate … also set or matched records for best second round score (70 at Edwin Watts), best third round score (69 at Edwin Watts), and best three-round score 216 (twice) and most pars in a round (16). Prior to ETSU: Member of Latvian Golf Team and Latvian Junior Golf Team ... Latvian Golf Champion in 2004 and 2006 ... Latvian Junior Golf Champion in 2000, 2003 and 2005 ... Earned No. 1 ranking in Latvia in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Personal: Born July 24, 1988 ... daughter of Vilmars Jansons and Santra Jansone ... majoring in Interior Design.
2008-09 Results
Event ...............................................Fin........... Scores Sea Trail Intercollegiate................................. 1...............73-70-73=216 Lady Pirate Invitational............................... T47.............77-78-80=235 Palmetto Intercollegiate............................. T50.............82-80-78=240 Aztec Spring Invitational............................ T12.............72-79-76=227 Kiawah Island Classic.................................. T66.............77-75-83=235 UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic......................... 2...............73-77-72=222 John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate............... T11.............72-79-74=225 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships..... T23.............79-76-78=233
Rounds: 24 Strokes: 1,815 Scoring Average: 75.8 2008-09 Low Round: 70, Sea Trail Intercollegiate (Second Round, Sept. 20) 6
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Sinead O’Sullivan SEnior • Galway, Ireland
O’Sullivan’s Career Statistics Year Events Rounds Strokes 2006-07 6 16 1228 2007-08 12 31 2402 2008-09 9 27 2053 Fall 2009 4 10 765 Totals 31 84 6448
Avg. 76.8 77.4 76.0 76.5 76.8
Fall 2009: Finished fourth on the team with a 76.5 stroke average … her best showing of the early season schedule was a tie for second at the Palmetto Intercollegiate … her low round of the fall was a 69 in the Palmetto. 2008-09 Season: A first team AllAtlantic Sun Conference pick … finished third on the team with a 76.0 stroke average … enjoyed four Top 10 finishes, including a win in the Kiawah Island Collegiate … the individual title was her second collegiate championship … her low round of the season was a 71 at Kiawah … she was named A-Sun Golfer of the Month for February following her victory at Kiawah. 2007-08 Season: Became just the second ETSU woman to capture an individual championship, winning the South Alabama Lady Jaguar Invitational … was named a second team All A-Sun selection … selected A-Sun Golfer of the Month for March … finished fifth on the team
Date Sept. 19-21 Oct. 12-14 Oct. 19-21 Oct. 27-28 Feb. 15-17 Feb. 22-24 Mar. 23-24 Mar. 30-31 Apr. 13-15
with a 77.4 stroke average … her 69 in the second round of the USA Lady Jaguar Invitational tied for the best second round score in school history. 2006-07 Season: Joined the team late in the fall, but quickly earned a spot in the Top 5, playing in six events her freshman season … finished second on the team with a 76.8 stroke average … enjoyed three finishes of 16th or better, including a season-best showing of eighth at the Lady Paladin … fired 72 twice during the season for her low rounds of the year. Prior to ETSU: Played for Ireland national teams at the U16, U18, U21 and Senior levels ... won the Munster Senior Ladies Championship and the Connacht U18 Girls Championship ... was a member of the winning Home International team in 2004. Personal: Born Jan. 30, 1986 ... majoring in Business Management ... daughter of Donal and Margaret O’Sullivan.
2008-09 Results
Event ...............................................Fin........... Scores Sea Trail Intercollegiate............................... T17.............78-79-75=232 UNCG-Starmount Classic............................. T14.............73-74-80=227 Lady Pirate Intercollegiate.......................... T40.............78-77-79=234 Palmetto Intercollegiate.............................. T3..............74-72-79=225 Aztec Spring Invitational . .......................... T34.............77-80-78=235 Kiawah Island Classic................................... T1..............74-73-71=218 UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic........................ T9..............75-79-76=230 John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate............... T22.............75-71-82=228 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships....... 7...............72-76-76=224
Rounds: 27 Strokes: 2053 Scoring Average: 76.0 2008-09 Low Round: 71, Kiawah Island Classic (Feb. 24 - Third Round) & John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate (Mar. 30 - Second Round) NCAA Championship Participant
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East Tennessee State University
Malin Mansson
Sophomore • Kalmar, Sweden
Mansson’s Career Statistics
Fall 2009: Played in one fall event, finishing tied for 35th at the Lady Paladin Invitational … her low round of the fall was a 78 in the first round. 2008-09 Season: Played in three of the team’s events as a true freshman, posting an 81.1 stroke average … her best finish of the season was 36th at the Sea Trail Intercollegiate … her low round of
the season was a 77 at the Sea Trail. Prior to ETSU: Won the Skandia Tour National event in July of 2006 ... Captured the FSB Tour Regional title in August of 2005 ... Was the Bankbouen Tour District champion in 2004. Personal: Born on April 19, 1989 ... Malin is the daughter of Ulf and Anna-Karin Mansson ... her major is undecided.
Year Events Rounds Strokes Avg. 2008-09 3 9 730 81.1 Fall 2009 1 2 159 79.5 Totals 4 11 889 80.8
Date Sept. 19-21 Oct. 12-14 March 23-24
2008-09 Results
Event ...............................................Fin........... Scores Sea Trail Intercollegiate............................. ..T36............79-77-81=237 UNCG-Starmount Classic..............................T75............78-84-89=251 UNCW Lady Seahawks................................ T47............76-84-82=242
Rounds: 9 Strokes: 730 Scoring Average: 81.1 2008-09 Low Round: 77, Sea Trail Intercollegiate (Second Round, Sept.20)
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Nina Muehl
Sophomore • Vienna, Austria
Muehl’s Career Statistics Year Events Rounds Strokes 2008-09 5 15 1135 Fall 2009 4 11 826 Totals 9 26 1961
Avg. 75.6 75.0 75.4
Fall 2009: Finished first on the team with a 75.0 stroke average … she posted a pair of 11th place finishes, at both the Golfweek Conference Challenge and the Lady Paladin Invitational … her low round of the early season was a 68 in the Palmetto Intercollegiate. 2008-09 Season: A midseason addition to the squad, Muehl earned second team All-Atlantic Sun Conference and All-Freshman team honors … she finished tied for first on the squad with a 75.6 stroke average and enjoyed two Top 10 finishes
Date Feb. 15-17 Feb. 22-24 March 23-24 March 30-31 April 13-15
on the year, including a season-best third-place showing in the A-Sun Championships … her low round of the year came at the A-Sun event, posting a 70 in the third round. Prior to ETSU: Member of the Austrian National Team since 2001 ... won the 2008 Austrian Match Play Championship and finished second in 2007 ... finished 13th in the Scottish Ladies Amateur. Personal: Born on Jan. 17, 1987 ... Nina is the daughter of Franz and Manuela Muehl ... her major is business management.
2008-09 Results
Event ...............................................Fin........... Scores Aztec Spring Invitational.............................T28............77-82-74=233 Kiawah Island Classic..................................T25.............73-76-79=228 UNCW Lady Seahawks..................................T9............77-74-79=230 John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate.........T19...........77-72-78=227 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships..........3............74-73-70=217
Rounds: 15 Strokes: 1,135 Scoring Average: 75.6 2008-09 Low Round: 70, Atlantic Sun Conference Championships (Third Round, April 15)
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East Tennessee State University
Mayte Vizcarrondo Sophomore • Cadiz, Spain
Vizcarrondo’s Career Statistics Year Events Rounds Strokes 2008-09 7 19 1463 Fall 2009 4 11 839 Totals 11 30 2302
Avg. 77.0 76.3 76.7
Fall 2009: Finished third on the team with a 76.3 stroke average … her best finish of the fall was a tie for 11th at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, where she also posted her low round of the early season with a 72. 2008-09 Season: An Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team pick … finished fourth on the team with a 77.0 stroke average, posting three Top 10 finishes during the year … won her first collegiate title at the Agnes McAmis Memorial Invitational … her low round of the year was a 70 in the first round
Date Sept. 19-21 Oct. 12-14 Oct. 19-21 Oct. 27-28 Feb. 15-17 March 23-24 April 7
of the Palmetto Intercollegiate. Prior to ETSU: Won the Interstate of Spain with the Andalucian Team in 2005 ... captured both the 2006 and 2007 International of Andalucia ... finished third in the 2007 Sub-18 of Spain, finished seventh in the Absolute 2008, and was ninth in the Helen Holm Scottish Open at Royal Troon. Personal: Born on Jan. 29, 1989 ... Mayte is the daughter of Ingacio Vizcarrondo and Teresa Beceiro ... her major is business.
2008-09 Results
Event ...............................................Fin........... Scores Sea Trail Intercollegiate............................... ..4..............80-71-73=224 UNCG-Starmount Classic............................. T39..............77-80-78=235 Lady Pirate Intercollegiate.......................... T40.............78-82-74=234 Palmetto Intercollegiate.............................. T3..............70-76-79=225 Aztec Spring Invitational............................ T50.............79-81-80=240 UNCW Lady Seahawks................................ T18.............78-78-76=232 2009 Agnes McAmis Memorial Invitational.. 1...............73=73
Rounds: 19 Strokes: 1,463 Scoring Average: 77.0 2008-09 Low Round: 70, Palmetto Intercollegiate (First Round, Oct.27 10
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2008-2009 Season In Review
Sea Trail Women’s Intercollegiate Sunset Beach, N.C. Sept. 19-21, 2008 Top 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
ETSU................................................................. 309-298-298=905 Longwood...........................................................................309-307-296=912 Elon........................................................................................303-308-303=916 Cincinnati............................................................................312-310-294=916 Murray State.......................................................................308-306-308=922
Individual Top 5 1. Laura Jansone, ETSU..............................................73-70-73=216 2. Bambee Dela Paz, Cincinnati...............................................76-75-71=222 3. Kameron Carter, Longwood................................................76-73-74=223 4. Mayte Vizcarrondo, ETSU......................................80-71-73=224 T5. Three tied with..............................................................................................225 ETSU Scores and Finishes 1. Laura Jansone.........................................................73-70-73=216 4. Mayte Vizcarrondo.................................................80-71-73=224 T17. Sinead O’Sullivan...................................................78-79-75=232 T36. Kennie Leigh Eisenhower......................................80-80-77=237 T44. Lucy Gould..............................................................78-78-82=238
UNCG-Starmount Fall Classic Greensboro, N.C. Oct. 12-14, 2008 Top 5 T1. T1. 3. 4. 5.
Individual Top 5 1. Stacey Miller, Illinois State....................................................74-72-72=218 2. Abby Bools, East Carolina.....................................................68-75-77=220 T3. Erica Creed, UNC-Greensboro.............................................74-76-71=221 T3. Ashley Tait, UNC-Wilmington..............................................75-71-75=221 5. Three tied with..............................................................................................222 ETSU Scores and Finishes T14. Sinead O’Sullivan...................................................73-74-80=227 T35. Kennie Eisenhower................................................76-78-79=233 T39. Mayte Vizcarrondo.................................................77-80-78=235 T55. Lucy Gould..............................................................84-77-80=241 T75. Malin Mansson.......................................................78-84-89=251
Lady Pirate Intercollegiate Greenville, N.C. Oct. 19-21, 2008 Top 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Georgia State.....................................................................299-285-298=882 East Carolina.......................................................................303-294-302=899 Miami....................................................................................308-291-314=913 Nebraska..............................................................................305-303-309=917 Elon........................................................................................319-290-311=920
Individual Top 5 1. Iliska Verwey, Georgia State.................................................75-68-73=216 2. Belen Buendia, Florida International................................72-75-70=217 T3. Abby Bools, East Carolina.....................................................73-69-78=220 T3. Chelsea Curtis, Georgetown................................................75-77-68=220 5. Sandra Maier, Georgia State................................................74-70-77=221 ETSU Scores and Finishes T40. Sinead O’Sullivan...................................................78-77-79=234 T40. Mayte Vizcarrondo.................................................78-82-74=234 T47. Laura Jansone.........................................................77-78-80=235 T47. Kennie Eisenhower................................................85-74-76=235 T51. Lucy Gould..............................................................81-76-79=236
UNC-Greensboro..............................................................298-293-303=894 East Carolina.......................................................................295-298-301=894 UNC-Wilmington..............................................................300-294-307=901 Georgia State.....................................................................301-301-312=914 Florida International........................................................307-300-315=922
Edwin Watts-Palmetto Intercollegiate Kiawah Island, S.C. Oct. 27-28, 2008 Top 5 1. 2. 3. T4. T4.
Georgia State.....................................................................304-306-297=907 ETSU................................................................. 299-306-309=914 Washington State.............................................................306-308-308=922 College of Charleston.....................................................300-304-320=924 Princeton.............................................................................305-301-318=924
Individual Top 5 T1. Susannah Aboff, Princeton.................................................... 74-71-79-224 T1. Marlowe Boukis, Princeton..................................................76-72-76=224 T3. Iliska Verwey, Georgia State.................................................75-79-71=225 T3. Sinead O’Sullivan, ETSU........................................74-72-79=225 T3. Mayte Vizcarrondo, ETSU......................................70-76-79=225 T3. Cathrine Madesen, Georgia State......................................76-77-72=225 ETSU Scores and Finishes T3. Sinead O’Sullivan, ETSU........................................74-72-79=225 T3. Mayte Vizcarrondo, ETSU......................................70-76-79=225 T12. Lucy Gould, ETSU...................................................74-78-77=229 T50. Kennie Eisenhower................................................72-74-75=240 T50. Laura Jansone.........................................................82-80-78=240
Aztec Invitational Chula Vista, Cal. Feb. 15-17, 2009 Top 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
San Jose State....................................................................288-312-300=900 UC Irvine..............................................................................287-318-301=906 San Francisco.....................................................................293-325-296=914 Arkansas-Little Rock........................................................293-326-302=921 Texas Tech...........................................................................304-310-309=923
Individual Top 5 1. Hillary Packard, UC Irvine....................................................68-77-73=218 T2. Lee Lopez, Long Beach State...............................................74-77-70=221 T2. Malin Enarsson, San Diego State.......................................74-76-71=221 T2. Erica Moston, San Jose State...............................................69-76-76=221 5. Danielle Cvitanov, San Francisco.......................................69-79-75=223
The 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Champions.
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Atlantic Sun Conference Champions
ETSU Scores and Finishes T12. Laura Jansone.........................................................72-79-76=227 T28. Nia Muehl................................................................77-82-74=233 T34. Lucy Gould..............................................................76-85-74=235 T34. Sinead O’Sullivan...................................................77-80-78=235 T50. Mayte Vizcarrondo.................................................79-81-80=240
Women’s Golf 2009-10 Media Guide Kiawah Island Classic Kiawah Island, S.C. Feb. 22-24, 2009 Top 5 T1. T1. 3. 4. 5.
Miami....................................................................................300-305-299=904 Central Arkansas...............................................................310-300-294=904 ETSU................................................................. 300-306-302=908 Florida...................................................................................309-303-300=912 Mississippi...........................................................................305-306-302=913
Individual Top 5 T1. Nicole Forshner, Central Arkansas.....................................74-73-71=218 T1. Sinead O’Sullivan, ETSU........................................74-73-71=218 T3. Sara Grantham, Mississippi..................................................74-76-71=220 T3. Stffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston.............................73-76-71=220 T3. Jessica Yadloczky, Florida.....................................................73-73-74=220
Atlantic Sun Conference Championship DeLand, Fla. April 13-15, 2009 Top 5 1. 2. 3. 4. T5. T5.
Stetson.................................................................................298-295-288=881 Campbell.............................................................................300-290-293=883 ETSU................................................................. 301-301-302=904 Kennesaw State.................................................................310-312-301=923 Florida Gulf Coast.............................................................305-312-310=927 Jacksonville.........................................................................320-304-303=927
Individual Top 5 1. Danielle Jackson, Stetson.....................................................71-73-69=213 2. Lauren Cate, Stetson..............................................................73-71-71=215 3. Nina Muehl, ETSU...................................................74-73-70=217 T4. Mary Mattson, Campbell......................................................77-71-70=218 T4. Lorie Warren, Belmont...........................................................74-73-71=218
ETSU Scores and Finishes T1. Sinead O’Sullivan...................................................74-73-71=218 T25. Nia Muehl................................................................73-76-79=228 T66. Laura Jansone.........................................................77-75-83=235 T66. Lucy Gould..............................................................76-82-77=235 T124. Kennie Eisenhower................................................83-85-75=243
ETSU Scores and Finishes 3. Nina Muehl.............................................................74-73-70=217 7. Sinead O’Sullivan...................................................72-76-76=224 T18. Kennie Eisenhower................................................78-76-78=232 T23. Laura Jansone.........................................................79-76-78=233 T23. Lucy Gould..............................................................77-78-78=233
UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic Wallace, N.C. Mar. 23-24, 2009
John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate Stockbridge, Ga. Mar. 30-31, 2009
Top 5 1. 2. 3. 4. T5. T5.
ETSU................................................................. 300-303-300=903 Elon........................................................................................305-295-309=909 East Carolina.......................................................................296-302-318=916 UNC-Wilmington..............................................................304-299-328=931 Augusta State.....................................................................311-309-314=934 UNC-Greensboro..............................................................313-311-310=934
Individual Top 5 1. Danielle Mills, Elon..................................................................72-68-76=216 2. Laura Jansone, ETSU..............................................73-77-72=222 3. Frederique Bruell, Elon..........................................................75-74-74=223 4. Kennie Eisenhower, ETSU......................................75-76-73=224 5. Lucy Gould, ETSU...................................................75-74-76=225 ETSU Scores and Finishes 2. Laura Jansone.........................................................73-77-72=222 5. Lucy Gould..............................................................75-74-76=225 9. Sinead O’Sullivan...................................................75-79-76=230 T9. Nina Muehl.............................................................77-74-79=230 T18. Mayte Vizcarrondo.................................................78-78-76=232
Top 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Georgia State.....................................................................297-291-298=886 Furman.................................................................................300-290-305=895 Chattanooga......................................................................300-295-301=896 ETSU................................................................. 297-293-308=898 Campbell.............................................................................305-299-301=905
Individual Top 5 1. Sandra Maier, Georgia State................................................74-70-72=216 2. Anna Scott, Georgia State....................................................70-74-73=217 3. Stefanie Kenoyer, Furman....................................................73-69-77=219 4. Blair Lamb, Furman.................................................................73-72-75=220 5. Jessica Hollandsworth, Maryland......................................78-71-72=221 ETSU Scores and Finishes T11. Laura Jansone.........................................................72-79-74=225 T19. Nina Muehl.............................................................77-72-78=227 T22. Kennie Eisenhower................................................76-75-77=228 T22. Lucy Gould..............................................................74-75-79=228 T22. Sinead O’Sullivan...................................................75-71-82=228
NCAA Championship Participant
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East Tennessee State University
Team Records Individual Records Lowest scoring average as a: Freshman:.......................... 75.5 by Laura Jansone (2006-07) Sophomore:.......................76.2 by Laura Jansone (2007-08) Junior:................................. 75.6 by Laura Jansone (2008-09) Senior:.............................. 76.22 by Ashley Barton (2005-06)
Ashley Barton (left) holds four ETSU records, including low stroke average as a junior and senior.
Best Round:................................................67 by Laura Jansone, Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, April 14-16, 2008 Best First Round:.......................................67 by Laura Jansone, Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, April 14-16, 2008 Best Second Round:............................69 by Maria Ringdahl, .................Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup, Sept. 17-18, 2007 ............................................................ 69 by Sinead O’Sullivan, ... South Alabama Lady Jaguar Invitational, March 3-4, 2008 Best Third Round:..................................69 by Laura Jansone, .......... Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate, Oct. 31, 2006 Best Two-Round Score:....................... 141 by Ashley Barton, ........................Great Smokies Intercollegiate, Oct.1-2, 2005 Best Three-Round Score:......216 by Laura Jansone, 3 times
Best Round:.....................................................287 (1-under par) ........................ Great Smokies Intercollegiate, Oct. 1-2, 2005 Best Round One:.................................................................... 291 ................................ Draper Valley Invitational, Sept. 11, 2006 Best Round Two:.................................................................... 287 ........................ Great Smokies Intercollegiate, Oct. 1-2, 2005 Best Round Three:................................................................. 292 ...................................Hurricane Invitational, Feb. 14-16, 2010 Best Two-Round Score:..........................................................581 ........................ Great Smokies Intercollegiate, Oct. 1-2, 2005 Best Three-Round Score....................................................... 879 ................................Palmetto Intercollegiate, Kiawah Island, S.C. Highest National Ranking......................No. 42, Spring 2008
The 2004-05 ETSU team won two tournament titles.
Team Victories
1. Lady Terrier Intercollegiate Spartanburg, S.C., March 6-7, 2004 2 Jacksonville State Lady Gamecock Classic Jacksonville, Ala., Oct. 4-5, 2004 3 Coca-Cola Terrier Intercollegiate Spartanburg, S.C., March 5-6, 2005 4. Draper Valley Invitational Draper Valley, Va., Sept. 11-12, 2006 5. South Alabama Lady Jaguar Invitational Mobile, Ala., March 3-4, 2008 6. Atlantic Sun Conference Championships Jonesborough, Tenn., April 14-16, 2008 7. Sea Trail Intercollegiate Sunset Beach, N.C., Sept. 19-21, 2008 8. UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic Wallace, N.C., March 23-24, 2009 9. Palmetto Intercollegiate Kiawah Island, S.C., Oct. 26-27, 2009
..most recent at Sea Trail Intercollegiate, Sept. 19-21, 2009 Laura Jansone enjoyed a second-place finish at the 2007 A-Sun Championship and won the A-Sun title in 2008. Sinead O’Sullivan is the second ETSU woman to win an individual title, capturing the South Alabama Lady Jaguar Invitational.
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Individual Victories
Nina Muehl Kiawah Island Classic, Feb. 23, 2010 Laura Jansone Sea Trail Intercollegiate, Sept. 19-21, 2008 Laura Jansone Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, April 14-16, 2008 Sinead O’Sullivan South Alabama Lady Jaguar Invitational, March 3-4, 2008 Laura Jansone Lady Pirate Invitational, Oct. 20-22, 2006
Women’s Golf 2009-10 Media Guide
All-Time ETSU Women's Golf Roster Anne Christine Alessandra (1996-00)...............................Grasse, France Ashley Barton (2002-2006)........................................................Seffner, Fla. Hollis Benedict (1994-98)...................................................... Grantville, Pa. Amie Bradbury (1994-98)........................................Bracebridge, Ontario
Career Top 3 Stroke Average
Vanessa Breeding (2003-2004)....................................Morristown, Tenn. Kailey Brooks (2002-2005).......................................Bracebridge, Ontario Angie Covington (1993).................................................. Fall Branch, Tenn. Susie Cusick (1993)....................................................... Johnson City, Tenn. Katie Craft (1993).....................................................................Covington, Va. Tatiana DeAngulo (1995-99)........................................ Coral Springs, Fla. Laura Diaz (2002-06).............................................. Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Amanda Dill (1999-00)..................................................... Dandridge, Tenn. Mimmie Dymling (1999-02).....................................Sollentuna, Sweden Kennie Leigh Eisenhower (2006-present)...........Newport, Tenn. Shannon Ferdinand (1994-98)............................................. Madison, Wis.
Ashley Barton Seffner, Fla. 2002-2006 77.4
Alysa Few (2001-2003).......................................................London, Ontario Kristen Fletcher (2000-2004).......................................... Cookeville, Tenn. Rebecca Fite (2000-01)................................................Surfside Beach, S.C. Pamela Gauerke (1993).......................................................Knoxville, Tenn. Natalia Giraldo (2004-2008).................................................Cali, Colombia Amy Gerlach (1993-94)............................................................. Brevard, N.C. Lucy Gould (2005-2009).................................................Glamorgan, Wales Laura Jansone (2006-present).............................Jurmala, Latvia Misty Kistner (1993-95)................................................................. Bristol, Va. Susan Lanier (1997-98)............................................................Pulaski, Tenn. Heather Mahoney (1997-2001)............................................Athens, Tenn. Malin Mannson (2008-present) ........................ Kalmar, Sweden Tracey McCammon (1995-96)..............................................Lafayette, Ind.
Natalia Giraldo Cali, Colombia 2004-2008 77.5
Robin McCarley (2002-04).......................................... Johnson City, Tenn. Susan McKinney (1998-02)............................................Rogersville, Tenn. Nina Muehl (2008-present)..................................Vienna, Austria Danielle O’Reilly (2001-2005).................................................Whistler, B.C. Sinead O’Sullivan (2006-present)...................... Galway, Ireland Amanda Ovington (1999-2001)................................... Ridgefield, Conn. Dawn Parrott (1994-96)..................................................... LaFollette, Tenn. Cindy Phillips (2004-2006)......................................... Johnson City, Tenn. Maria Ringdahl (2004-2008).................................................Olan, Sweden Sara Ritter (1996-99)..............................................................Las Vegas, Nev. LeAnn Roark (1993-94)....................................................Rogersville, Tenn. Nicole Sennett (1998-00)................................................Harvey’s Lake, Pa. Hillary Sims (1993)................................................................Knoxville, Tenn.
Maria Ringdahl Olan, Sweden 2004-2008 77.6
Jennifer Smith (1997-98)...............................................................Ocala, Fla. Sarah Jane Sinard (2006-2007)..................................... White Pine, Tenn. Karin Vandergriff (1996-00)................................................... Jonesville, Va. Leslie Vaughan (1993-97)........................................................Powell, Tenn. Mayte Vizcarrondo (2007-present)..........................Cadiz, Spain Catalina Zuluaga (1998-02)..................................................Cali, Colombia
NCAA Championship Participant
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Championships Dancing Again
In 2008-09, the ETSU men’s basketball team continued to build on its long-standing tradition of success, capturing the 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship. With that victory, the Buccaneers made their eighth trip all-time to the NCAA Tournament, while bringing home the 26th overall championship in program history. More recently, ETSU has now enjoyed four 20-win seasons in the last seven years, having won conference titles in each of those four campaigns.
Back-To-Back
After posting a program-tying fourth consecutive winning season, ETSU women’s basketball made history by making its second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2008-09. The Lady Bucs, who boasted the number one seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament, defeated Mercer and Jacksonville en route to being tabbed the No. 13 seed in the Berkeley Region. ETSU set a new school record with 16 conference victories and tallied its third straight 20-win season after finishing the campaign at 20-11. Four Lady Bucs were rewarded for their hard work on the court, as Siarre Evans was named the 2009 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, while Latisha Belcher received Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year honors. In addition, TaRonda Wiles was named First All-Conference and Gwen Washington was selected to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team. Meanwhile, Evans also cleaned up at the A-Sun Tournament by being tabbed Tournament MVP and was also named a Finalist on the NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team.
Three-peat A year removed from earning its first-ever NCAA Tournament win, the ETSU men’s tennis team continued to dominate play winning its fourth straight A-Sun Regular Season crown, while dropping league rival Stetson 4-2, for its third straight A-Sun Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth. In addition to its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance the No. 61-ranked Bucs swept through the conference awards as head coach Yaser Zaatini was named the 2009 A-Sun Coach of the Year, while senior Enrique Olivares was again named the A-Sun Men’s Tennis Player of the Year and tournament MVP for the second consecutive season. Overall, the Bucs placed six total players on the all-conference teams in addition to running its current A-Sun winning streak to 34 straight wins.
are . . . BLUE The Trifecta
The ETSU men’s cross country/track and field program joined an elite group in 2008-09, as the Bucs were only one of five Division I programs to win the “Triple Crown.” The Bucs began leg one of their quest on the first Saturday in November when ETSU held off Belmont for its first A-Sun crown and 21st overall conference championship. ETSU, who defeated the Bruins by six points (29 to 35), brought its first cross country championship back to Johnson City since winning the crown in 1996. Then, on the third weekend of February, the Bucs completed leg two of the Trifecta run, as ETSU knocked off reigning conference champion Kennesaw State and hoisted the A-Sun Indoor Championship crown for the third time in the last four years. The “Triple Crown” was finally completed in mid-May when the Buccaneer squad overcame many obstacles – and once again – held off Kennesaw State to claim its second outdoor title since joining the league in 2005-06. The ETSU distance runners had a huge hand in winning the championship, as the Bucs went 1-thru-3 in the 5000m and 1-thru-4 in the 10000m.
Championships
Includes all regular season and tournament championships
Redemption Head coach Steve Brooks’ squad returned to the Big Dance for the second time in school history, after winning both the regular season and A-Sun Tournament titles over league rival Stetson. Despite a first-round NCAA Tournament loss to in-state rival and host Tennessee, the Lady Bucs rolled to their best overall season in program history, placing four members on the allconference team, while senior Tara Byrne (MVP), junior Yevgenyia Stupak and sophomore Tara Sheets earned all-tournament honors.
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Conference Cup
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East Tennessee State University
Winning the Michael Stewart
In winning the Freshman of the Year award, Stewart followed in the footsteps of teammates Power and Rhys Enoch (Cornwall, England) as the third straight Buccaneer to capture the honor. At last month’s A-Sun Championships, he rallied from four strokes down entering the final round to catch and pass fellow freshman, Campbell’s Vaita Guillaume, thanks to three consecutive birdies on his closing nine holes. His win marked the third in a row for a Buccaneer, following Power in 2007 and Shaw in 2008. His win at the A-Sun Championships carried him to a unanimous spot on both the AllAtlantic Sun First-Team and All-Freshman Team.
Tara Byrne
After leading the ETSU women’s tennis team to its second NCAA Tournament appearance senior Tara Byrne received the prestigious Southeast Region ITA/NCAA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. The First-Team All-A-Sun member and tournament MVP also became the second player in program history to surpass 100 career wins. Back on April 13, 2009, the local Johnson City native became ETSU’s all-time career wins leader, passing Masha Illina’s mark of 103 victories. Overall the four-time allconference member and team captain left ETSU with 107 career wins, which tops all players in the A-Sun this past season.
Yaser Zaatini
After losing four seniors off of the 2008 Bucs squad head coach Yaser Zaatini responded by leading ETSU through one of the toughest schedules in the entire nation. After coaching ETSU to its sixth straight unbeaten conference season and wins over four ITA-ranked teams, Zaatini was honored for the second straight season as the A-Sun Coach of the Year. Overall, it was Zaatini’s third “Coach of the Year” honor by the A-Sun and fifth overall (SoCon 2004, 2005) The Bucs earned their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance after dropping league foe Stetson, 4-2 for its third straight A-Sun Tournament title.
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Yevgenyia Stupak
Stupak continued to impress in her junior season leading the Lady Bucs to a share of their third regular season championship and second A-Sun Tournament title. Overall, Stupak rolled to an impressive 30-6 singles mark, picking up wins against players from 16 ITA-ranked teams. In addition to a remarkable 23-9 doubles record, Stupak was the highest ranked ITA player in the conference, which helped earn her the 2009 A-Sun Women’s Player of the Year award.
Seamus Power
Power, who was part of an ETSU awards sweep as the Freshman of the Year in 2007 (with Warren and Rhys Davies), became the third Buccaneer to win the conference Player of the Year. Power and former teammates Davies (2006-07) and Gareth Shaw (2008) combined to put an ETSU stranglehold on the league’s top individual honor over the last four years. He joins Jacksonville State’s Matias Anselmo as the only two in Atlantic Sun history to win both the Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in a career. The Waterford, Ireland native shared Medalist honors at the Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational and placed second at the Kauai Collegiate Cup. In addition to the A-Sun honor Power became the eighth person in ETSU men’s golf history to receive All-America honors as he was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.
Fred Warren
The Bucs legendary golf coach picked up his ninth Coach of the Year award in 2009. Overall, the Hall-of-Famer coach has won the A-Sun award twice, to go along with the seven he totaled while in the Southern Conference. Under Warren’s direction the Bucs earned their 18th trip to the NCAA Championships this past May.
Ben Ronoh
ETSU track and field newcomer Ben Ronoh lived up to the hype after helping the Bucs win the “Triple Crown” in 2008-09. The native from Sotik, Kenya was named Most Outstanding Track Performer at both the indoor and outdoor conference championships. At the Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships, Ronoh swept the 3000m and 5000m events on the David E. Walker track inside Memorial Center and was named the league’s top performer. The sophomore distance runner made it a clean sweep after winning the steeplechase and finishing second (behind his cousin Kenneth Rotich) in the 5000m and 10000m at the Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships in Jacksonville, Fla.
Women’s Golf 2009-10 Media Guide
Right Way Enrique Olivares
Overall, Olivares closed out his career as not just one of the top men’s tennis players in program history, but as one of the most decorated student-athletes in the history of intercollegiate athletics at ETSU. The second winningest player in school history wrapped up his career with a remarkable 115 wins, including posting an Atlantic Sun Conference record-setting mark of 32-1(.969 winning percentage). The fourtime A-Sun First-Team member and twotime A-Sun Player of the Year, became the highest ranked ITA preseason player in school and league history in 2008 as the No. 9-ranked ITA singles player in the nation. The three-time A-Sun Tournament MVP, again led the Bucs to their fourth straight A-Sun Regular Season title and a third consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. A mainstay in the national rankings since arriving in the Tri-Cites, Olivares held 14 career wins against nationally ITA ranked players.
Siarre Evans
Since arriving in Johnson City in the fall of 2006, rising senior Siarre Evans hasn’t disappointed the Lady Buccaneer faithful. After adding Atlantic Sun Freshman Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team and Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team accolades to her resume in her first two seasons, Evans continued to impress in 2008-09. The Griffin, Ga., native, who became only the 16th ETSU player of all-time to reach the 1,000-point club and lead the conference with 16.4 ppg and 10.3 rpg, was named the 2009 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year and Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP. Furthermore, Evans’ stellar play placed her as a finalist on the NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team.
Paul Hoilman
After an outstanding freshman season, Hoilman had a career 2008-09 sophomore year as he received numerous postseason awards including being named to the Louisville Slugger All-America Third-Team, the Ping!Baseball All-America Honorable Mention Team and the College Baseball Insider All-America Second-Team. Hoilman received Atlantic Sun All-Conference First-Team recognition and was selected as the A-Sun Player of the Week on April 27. The Johnson City native led the A-Sun in slugging, and finished in the top ten in batting average, on-base percentage, runs scored, RBIs, doubles, home runs, walks and sacrifice flies.
Heidi Dahl
Dahl was an outstanding track and field athlete in 2008-09, as she represented ETSU at both the Indoor and Outdoor NCAA Championships. The Orem, Utah, native became the first Lady Buccaneer student-athlete to receive All-America honors since 2000 at the Outdoor Championships, as she finished sixth in the 1500m run. In addition, Dahl claimed the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship in the 1500m at Louisville. Dahl, who won the Atlantic Sun Championship in the mile (indoor), 800m (outdoor) and 1500m (outdoor), was also a five-time A-Sun Athlete of the Week winner. The senior runner ran a leg in both the indoor and outdoor conference championship 4x400-meter relay. In total, Dahl contributed for 29 percent of the Lady Bucs’ scoring at the outdoor conference championships and was named Most Outstanding Track Performer at the post-race ceremony.
Kenneth Rotich
Kenneth Rotich, a three-time Cross Country Athlete of the Week winner, was named the Atlantic Sun Runner of the Year after winning the conference championship with a time of 24:34 in Macon, Ga. The native of Nairobi, Kenya helped the Bucs win their 21st cross country title in school history and was the first ETSU runner to win a championship since 1995. In total, Rotich won three races in 2008 and moved his current running total of A-Sun Athlete of the Week honors to six, which marks a new conference best.
Bo Reeder
Reeder came on strong in his freshman season tying the ETSU freshman home run record with 15 in his first year with the Bucs. Reeder was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team. The 2008-09 season saw many impressive feats out of Reeder as he defeated ACC foe Virginia Tech in his first career start, while throwing a complete game and hitting for the cycle in the same week. Reeder also came in to get the save against Tennessee on the road to complete a sweep of the Vols. Reeder was a unanimous selection for the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team, was named the A-Sun Player of the Week and made the College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup on March 23.
NCAA Championship Participant
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East Tennessee State University
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Atlantic Sun Conference Champions