2018-19 USF Women's Golf Media Guide

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MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS

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USF QUICK FACTS Location: Tampa, Fla. Enrollment: 50,577 Nickname: Bulls Colors: Green & Gold Conference: American Athletic President: Dr. Judy Genshaft Athletic Director: Michael Kelly Head Coach: Erika Brennan

MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Editors: Tom Zebold Inside/Outside Covers: Madison Leavelle Layout & Design: Mike Radomski, Brian Siegrist Photography: Travis Pendergrass, Jason Roberts, American Athletic Conference.

PROGRAM PAGES This is USF............................................................... 4-9 2018-19 SEASON OUTLOOK 2018-19 Roster.......................................................... 10 Season Stats..............................................................11 Quick Facts................................................................ 12 2018-19 Schedule..................................................... 13

COACHES & STAFF Head Coach Erika Brennan.................................. 14-15 Assistant Coach Dalton Stevens............................... 16

HISTORY & RECORDS Team Titles................................................................ 26 Individual Awards....................................................... 27 Notable Records/NCAA Info................................. 28-29 Player Season Records........................................ 30-31 Team Season Records.............................................. 32 Tournament Records............................................ 33-35 Player Career Scoring.......................................... 36-46 USF ATHLETICS/AAC INFO USF Head Coaches................................................... 47 American Athletic Conf.............................................. 58

PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES USF Players......................................................... 17-25 - Diane Burress.......................................................... 17 - Emily Cardella......................................................... 18 - Sadie Dewinton-Davies........................................... 19 - Ramya Meenakshisundaram .................................. 20 - Maria “Nani” Merchan.............................................. 21 - Mariale Merchan...................................................... 22 - Sophie Stone........................................................... 23 - Jacqueline Twitty..................................................... 24 - Natalia Villavicencio................................................ 25

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University of South Florida

The University of South Florida is home to 14 colleges, offering more than 180 undergraduate majors. The USF System includes three, separately accredited institutions: USF, USF St. Petersburg, and USF Sarasota-Manatee. Serving more than 50,000 students, the USF System has an annual budget of $1.6 billion and, with research totals of $505.9 million, and ranks 29th in the nation among public research universities in the U.S., according to the National Science Foundation.

POINTS OF PRIDE

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

SCHOLARS

USF students received more Fulbright awards than any other university in the state during the 2016-17 academic year.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS IN RESEARCH

USF posted a record of $505.9 million in total research expenditures in 2016-17, ranking among the top seven percent of 640 universities ranked nationally.

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Established in 1956, USF is a high-impact, global research university located in beautiful Tampa Bay on Florida’s spectacular west coast.

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TOPS IN SPORTS BUSINESS

USF’s Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program ranked as the top graduate program in Florida and the fourth-best in the world according to rankings compiled by SportBusiness International.

IMPACT

USF is a top research university and major economic engine with an annual economic impact of $4.4 billion. There are more than 1,500 faculty at the USF Tampa campus.

THE MORE YOU KNOW A PREEMINENT UNIVERSITY

USF was designated a “Preeminent State Research University” by the Florida board of governors in 2018, placing it in elite company among Florida’s high performing research institutions and joining the University of Florida and Florida State University as the only three to earn the designation.

TOP ‘GOLDEN AGE UNIVERSITY’

USF was ranked the fifth-best public university in the United States among institutions founded between 1945-1966, according to rankings by Times Higher Education (2018).

INNOVATIVE

USF is the nation’s fifth-leading public university in generating new United States utility patents and ranks 12th among universities worldwide according to rankings released by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) in 2018.

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USF WAS THE FIRST INDEPENDENT STATE UNIVERSITY CONCEIVED, PLANNED, AND BUILT DURING THE 20TH CENTURY

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USF IS ONE OF THE NATION’S 40 MOST DIVERSE UNIVERSITIES, WITH STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 130 COUNTRIES

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USF’S CAMPUS IS NEARLY 2,000 ACRES, SET AMONG PALM TREES, MODERN ARCHITECTURE & SUNNY SKIES

RISING FAST

The 2018 U.S. News and World Report rankings of national universities placed USF at No. 68 among public research institutions and No. 140 among all universities. The year-over-year gain was the largest increase among the top 100 public universities. USF has risen from No. 170/94 to No. 140/No. 68 since 2014.

WITH OVER 50,000 STUDENTS, USF IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION AND AMONG THE TOP 25 PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES FOR FEDERAL RESEARCH EXPENDITURES. 4

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BOOMING BAY AREA

The Bay Area is home to five large concert venues, including the Yuengling Center on the USF campus, that bring major music acts to the Bay Area on a continual basis; nearly 100 golf courses; the top-rated zoo in the U.S. according to Parent Magazine; three theme parks, including Busch Gardens and Adventure Island, a 30-acre water park; and 18 beaches, many of which are ranked among the best in the world.

HOME SWEET TAMPA 2018-19

GREAT CLIMATE Average highs range from 70 to 90°F year round, and lows 52 to 76 °F. STAYING HOME USF’s 2018 roster contains 5 players from the Bay Area and 18 from the state of Florida.

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LIVE WHERE OTHERS VACATION USF is located near 18 beaches. In 2018, Trip Advisor rated Clearwater Beach No. 1 in the U.S. follwed by Siesta Key (No. 2) and St. Petersburg Beach (No. 7).

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GREAT PLACE TO LIVE Tampa ranked as the fifth most popular American city, based on where people want to live, according to a milennial poll.

ALL ABOUT THE BAY YOUNG AND GROWING More than 4.4 million people reside in the Bay Area, 40 percent are age 34 or younger.

THIRD-LARGEST STATE Florida is the third-largest state with a population of more than 20.2 million and is expected to reach more than 25.5 million by 2040.

BOOMING DOWNTOWN TAMPA Tampa’s downtown has become the locus of a wave of construction that will bring an estimated $13 billion in investment to the region through 2022, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

JEFF VINIK & BILL GATES DEVELOPMENT Water Street Tampa is a $3 billion, 16-block mega-development, which recently broke ground on a new JW Marriott hotel and the $164.7 million University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute. It is a joint venture of Cascade Investment, owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and Jeffrey N. Vinik, the owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey franchise.

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THE GREATER TAMPA BAY AREA (INCLUDING SARASOTA) IS HOME TO MORE THAN 4.4 MILLION RESIDENTS

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THE TAMPA BAY AREA IS THE 11TH LARGEST TV MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES & 4TH LARGEST IN THE SOUTHEAST

The new University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute will anchor the downtown Water Street

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USF Athletics USF WOMEN’S GOLF 2018-19

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THE HOME OF THE BULLS

SINCE 2010, USF ATHLETICS HAS SPENT MORE THAN $70 MILLION ON FACILITY UPGRADES, INCLUDING THE YUENGLING CENTER

SELMON ATHLETICS CENTER The $15 million Selmon Athletics Center sits at the center of the USF Athletics campus and houses athletics administration, coaches offices, a state-of-the-art sports medicine clinic, a 10,000-square foot weight room, academic enrichment center, and student-athlete locker rooms.

ATHLETES CAN GET THE BEST TREATMENT IN THE 5,400-SQUARE FOOT SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC HOUSED IN THE LEE ROY SELMON ATHLETIC CENTER

BUILDING BOOM A $33.5 million project begun in 2010 included new baseball, softball and soccer stadiums, football and basketball practice facilities, upgrades to the tennis facility and the construction of recreation fields. It was considered to be the largest athletic construction project in terms of facilities built at one time.

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18 OF USF’S 19 SPONSORED TEAMS HAVE PRACTICE AND TEAM FACILITIES HOUSED ON THE EAST END OF CAMPUS

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USF Athletics houses practice and team facilities for 18 sports teams on a close-knit athletics campus on the east end of the University. The Yuengling Center plays hosts to both men’s and women’s basketball, along with other special events in the Tampa Bay area. The USF softball and baseball teams share a complex, with the Donaldson Deck overlooking both fields. The USF Track & Field Stadium is set to host the 2018 NCAA East Preliminaries, while Corbett Soccer Stadium has hosted numerous conference and NCAA tournaments.

THE USF ATHLETICS CAMPUS SPRAWLS ACROSS THE EAST END OF THE UNIVERSITY.

MUMA CENTER The two-story, 51,000-square foot Muma Center provides both men’s and women’s basketball programs their own practice courts, locker rooms, offices, film room and lounge. The teams share a training room and strength and conditioning facilities. FISHMAN FAMILY STUDENT-ATHLETE ENRICHMENT CENTER The SAEC includes a computer study lab, a separate study lounge, a library and office space for counselors and tutors. USF TRACK USF Track & Field Stadium is one of the finest facilities in the Southeastern United States. It has a seating capacity for 4,000 and hosted the American Athletic Conference Championships in 2014 and the 2018 NCAA East Preliminaries.

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ROSTER

NAME

Sophomore Senior Junior Freshman Senior Junior Senior Senior Senior

HOMETOWN

Weirsdale, Fla. Tampa, Fla Newtown, Wales Jacksonville, Fla. Caracas, Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela Oxford, England Chapin, S.C. Santiago, Chile

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CLASS

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Diane Burress Emily Cardella Sadie Dewinton-Davies Ramya Meenakshisundaram Maria “Nani” Merchan Mariale Merchan Sophie Stone Jacqueline Twitty Natalia Villavicencio

2018-19 STATISTICS

2018-2019 USF Women's Golf

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Season Statistics Roster Breakdown

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Players: Mariale (Mary-al-ee) Merchan, Ramya (Me-nak-shis-undaram) Meenakshisundaram. COACHES

Head Coach: Erika Brennan (Western Carolina, 2006) Assistant Coach: Dalton Stevens (Mount Mercy, 2014)

Player Ramya Meenakshisundaram Natalia Villavicencio Jacqueline Twitty Sadie Dewinton-Davies Sophie Stone *Haley Danford

Rounds 25 25 25 25 19 6

Strokes 1,819 1,832 1,845 1,861 1,468 470

Avg. 72.8 73.3 73.8 74.4 77.3 78.3

Low Rd. 68 66 69 70 70 76

Par or Better 12 8 8 5 2 -

Best 54 208 209 212 215 226 233

Top 25 7 5 5 4 1 -

Top 10 4 2 3 1 -

Best Finish T1 1 (2x) 3 (2x) T7 T19 65

*No longer on team

2018-19 Schedule and Results

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Fall Tournament USA Intercollegiate (72) Lady Paladin Invitational (72) Princess Anne Invitational (70) FIU Pat Bradley Invitational (72)

1 284 299 297 288

2 292 293 292 294

3 290 300 291 283

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Total 866 892 880 865

Finish 2 of 17 10 of 16 8 of 12 2 of 15

Spring Tournament Florida Challenge (72) Moon Golf Invitational (72) Kiawah Island Spring Classic (72) Valspar Augusta Invitational (72) John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate (72)

1 295 289 291 303 303

2 294 300 287 293

3 288 284 302 294

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Total 295 871 875 892 890

Finish 1st of 6 10th of 16 5th of 49 T8th of 12 1st of 16

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TEAM INFORMATION Returning (who played last season): 6 Newcomers (eligible to play): 3 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Erika Brennan (Western Carolina, 2006), first full season with program Assistant Coach: Dalton Stevens (Mount Mercy, 2014), first season with program

COACH BRENNAN IN FIRST FULL SEASON WITH BULLS

Tournament Dates Location Finish

Brennan came to USF after two seasons leading the Southern Mississippi women’s golf program and improving the Golden Eagles’ national ranking by 110 places (187 to 76). She brought seven seasons of head coaching experience to the Bulls’ program, having also served five seasons as women’s golf head coach at nearby Saint Leo University, and nine years of collegiate coaching experience overall.

USA Intercollegiate Sept. 15-17 Robert Trent Jones Magnolia Grove, Mobile, Ala. Lady Paladin Invitational Sept. 21-23 Furman Golf Course, Greenville, S.C.

2nd of 17

Princess Anne Invitational Oct. 5-7 Princess Anne CC, Virginia Beach, Va.

8th of 12

FIU Pat Bradley Invitational Oct. 21-23 Lakewood Ranch CC, Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

2nd of 15

Florida Challenge Jan. 28 Tampa Palms CC Tampa, Fla.

1st of 6

Moon Golf Invitational Feb. 18-19 Duran Golf Club, Melbourne, Fla.

10th of 16

Kiawah Island Classic Feb. 24-26 Cougar/Oak Point, Kiawah Island, S.C.

5th of 49

Valspar Augusta Invite March 16-17 Forest Hills GC, Augusta, Ga.

T8th of 12

Panther Intercollegiate March 31-April 2 Eagle’s Landing CC, Stockbridge, Ga.

1st of 16

Erika Brennan was named head coach of the Bulls’ women’s golf program on Dec. 22, 2017.

Brennan led Southern Miss (2015-17) to six tournament titles in her two-and-a-half seasons, winning the sixth last fall at the Pat Bradley Invitational in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. USF set numerous program records during the fall 2018 season while placing in the top 10 in all four tournaments, including a pair of runner-up finishes. The Bulls started the spring season in title-winning fashion with a two-shot victory at the Florida Challenge on Jan. 28, which marked the program’s first title win since 2017. USF wrapped up the regular season with a 22-shot victory at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE USF Athletics continued to perform at a high level in the classroom, as the Bulls posted a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 80 percent or better for all student-athletes for the fourth straight year in November, when the NCAA announced GSR numbers for all Division I institutions. Four USF sports programs posted a perfect 100 percent GSR, including the women’s golf team. USF women’s golf had perfect GSR scores in the past three reports. RECORD-BREAKING FALL FINISH Senior Natalia Villavicencio captured her first title as a Bull while second-place USF women’s golf finished the fall season in record-breaking fashion at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational in October. The Bulls set the program’s new low round and low round vs. par records with a 5-under 283 in the final round. The red-hot performance also helped USF set the school’s new 54-hole vs. par total with a 1-over 865, also the Bulls’ best 54-hole total for a par-72 tournament. QUOTE-A-BULL

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GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School: University of South Florida City, State, Zip: Tampa, FL, 33620 Founded: 1956 Enrollment: 50,577 Nickname: Bulls School Colors: Green and Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: American Athletic Conference President: Dr. Judy Genshaft Athletic Director: Michael Kelly Athletic Department Phone: 813-974-2125 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GoBulls Website: GoUSFBulls.com Twitter: @USFWGolf

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QUICK FACTS

American Athletic April 15-17 Hammock Beach Resort, Conference Championship Palm Coast, Fla.

“A win in college golf is so special. This team has done some soul searching and they have made huge strides. They earned this win, and I am proud of who and what this team is becoming in the process.” - Coach Brennan on the program’s spring season-opening title win at the Florida Challenge.

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Erika Brennan HEAD COACH | FIRST FULL SEASON | WESTERN CAROLINA, 2006

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After her first spring with the Bulls, Brennan was named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Board of Directors for 2018-19 and will serve as the communications director. In fall 2018, the Bulls placed in the top 10 in all four events with runnerup finishes at the USA Intercollegiate and FIU Pat Bradley Invitational. USF set the program’s new low round and low round vs. par records with a 5-under 283 in the final round of the Pat Bradley Invitational. The red-hot performance also helped USF set the school’s new 54hole vs. par total with a 1-over 865, also the Bulls’ best 54-hole total for a par-72 tournament. Senior Natalia Villavicencio captured her first

The uprising of the program has continued this spring with title victories at the Florida Challenge and the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate. Freshman Ramya Meenakshisundaram earned co-medalist honors at the Florida Challenge before Villavicencio captured her second individual title of the season at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate. Brennan arrived at USF after two seasons leading the Southern Mississippi women’s golf program and improving the Golden Eagles’ national ranking by 110 places (187 to 76). She brought seven seasons of head coaching experience to the Bulls’ program, having also served five seasons as women’s golf head coach at nearby Saint Leo University, and nine years of collegiate coaching experience overall. Brennan led Southern Miss (2015-17) to six tournament titles in her two-and-a-half seasons, winning the sixth this fall at the Pat Bradley Invitational in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. In Brennan’s first season at Southern Miss, the team won the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate and UAB Fall Beach Bash and finished third in the Conference USA Championship, the program’s highest ever finish. For the first time in its history, Southern Miss boasted three top 10 finishers in the C-USA Championship.

COACHING FEATS USF (Spring 2018-present) - Nine top-10 finishes, including a pair of runner-up performances. - Two tournament titles (2019 Florida Challenge, 2019 John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate)

Brennan served as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee during the 2013-14 season, where she helped lead the Lady Vols to a berth in the 2014 NCAA Regionals. Brennan also served as the National Recruiting Coordinator for Dan Tudor Collegiate Strategies between her stints at Saint Leo and Southern Miss. Prior to entering collegiate coaching, she spent two years as a certified instructor for the David Leadbetter Golf Academy (2006-08) and also worked in an operations role for the American Junior Golf Association. Brennan graduated from Western Carolina in 2006 with a degree in sport management. She also has a master’s degree in management from Warner University and is pursuing a master’s degree in human capital development from Southern Mississippi. As a player, Brennan finished her career ranked in the top 20 in the Southern Conference and ranks ninth all-time at WCU in career scoring average. She was named the Catamount’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2005 for her academic efforts, which included being named to the WCU Honors College and serving as the vice president of the Western Carolina Student-Athlete Advisory Council and a member of the Southern Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Brennan and her husband, Brian, have a daughter, Blakely.

EDUCATION Western Carolina, 2006 Sports management Warner University Master’s in management FAMILY Husband: Brian Children: Daughter, Blakely

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In her first spring with the program in 2018, Brennan set the tone for the future by strengthening the program’s team bond and enhancing the skills of its talent. Junior Maria “Nani” Merchan flourished under Brennan’s guidance with two top-10 finishes and five top-25 performances in seven events. Junior Natalia Villavicencio also posted three of her five top-25 season finishes during the spring and led the Bulls with a 19th-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship.

title as a Bull with a one-shot victory at the event.

HOMETOWN Lake Wales, Fla.

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Erika Brennan was named head coach of the Bulls’ women’s golf program on Dec. 22, 2017 and immediately made a major impact in her first full season with USF.

The team won three tournament titles in 2016-17 and saw sophomore Henriette Syr finish tied for second at the C-USA Championship, the highest individual finish in program history. Syr earned all-tournament team honors for the first time in school history as the Golden Eagle’s 54-hole total of 897 marked the second lowest finish by the program at the championship. Brennan also spent five years as the head coach at Saint Leo University (2008-13), building the Lions into one of the premier Division II programs in the country. Brennan led the Lions to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and was named Saint Leo’s Coach of the Year in 2011. Under her guidance, the Lions entered the national spotlight as the team made its firstever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010 and she had the program consistently ranked in the national poll, including ranking in the top 10 in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In the fall of 2012, the squad set numerous records, including the low single round team score (291) and low 36-hole tournament score (592), which they carded at the Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate.

PLAYING CAREER Western Carolina - Ranks ninth in the program history books in career scoring average. - WCU’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2005. COACHING CAREER December 2017-present USF, head coach 2015-17 Southern Miss, head coach 2013-14 University of Tennessee, assistant coach 2008-12 Saint Leo University, head coach

Southern Miss (2015-17) - Led the program to six tournament titles in less than three seasons. - Improved the program’s national ranking by 110 places (187 to 76). Tennessee (2013-14) - As an assistant coach in 2013-14, helped the Lady Vols earn an NCAA Regional trip. Saint Leo University (2008-12) - Led the Lions to three consecutive NCAA Division II tournament appearances, including the program’s first trip in 2010. - Named Saint Leo’s coach of the year in 2011.

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Dalton Stevens

Diane Burress

University of South Florida head women’s golf coach Erika Brennan announced the addition of Dalton Stevens to the staff as the Bulls’ new assistant coach on June 11, 2018.

FALL 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll. SPRING 2018: Member of the USF Athletics Honor Roll for the semester... Competed in the Florida Challenge and logged in five total rounds on the season. FALL 2017: Made her collegiate debut at the USF Intercollegiate (Oct. 31), where she carded a low round of 78 in the final round to tie for 49th place. THE VILLAGES HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Chuck Leggett... led her team to the state tournament as a junior and senior... qualified for and participated in the Optimist International Tournament in 2017... Class 1A district individual medalist as a junior... served as team captain in each of her four seasons... National Honor Society member and vice president... named to high honor roll all four years... dual enrollment graduate from Lake Sumter State College (Summa Cum Laude)... made the president’s list twice at Lake Sumter State College.... volunteered with the National Honor Society at hospitals and assisted living facilities... helped lead worship and supervise children at The Church at The Springs. PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Sharon Burress... has one sister, Rachel... cousin, Emily Hale, plays volleyball at Anderson University in Indiana... majoring in mechanical engineering... hobbies include sailing, rock climbing, reading and singing/ choir.

Sophomore | Weirsdale, Fla. | The Villages

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HOMETOWN Cedar Rapids, Iowa EDUCATION Mount Mercy, 2014 Business administration (management) PLAYING CAREER Kirkwood Community College Saint Xavier University Mount Mercy University COACHING CAREER 2018-present USF, assistant coach 2016-18 Bethany College, head men’s and women’s coach 2015-16 Kirkwood Community College, assistant coach

”I am thrilled that Coach Stevens has joined us as we begin to elevate this program. I love that he comes in with head coaching experience, which will allow us to hit the ground running,” Brennan said. “Dalton is personable and a dynamic recruiter, both things that were immediately evident in the interview process. We have a shared vision for this program and I’m looking forward to working alongside Coach Stevens as we continue to grow this into a championship program.” Stevens brings four seasons of collegiate coaching experience to the Bulls and certainly knows how to elevate a program. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native guided Bethany College’s men’s program to a second-place conference finish in his first season at the helm before leading the Swedes to a 12-shot victory at the league tournament this spring. Stevens also helped the Bethany College women’s team complete an impressive turnaround in his time with the program. After finishing fourth in the league in 2016-17, the Swedes were within four shots of the lead through three rounds and placed second in the conference this spring. Stevens also helped the women’s program improve by 55 spots in the national Golfstat rankings in just two seasons. “I am very excited to be joining the University of South Florida Bulls. I want to thank Coach Brennan for the opportunity to work alongside her to grow the USF women’s golf program,” Stevens said. “I look forward to the challenge of building a program with Coach Brennan that the USF community will be proud of. I’d also like to thank Athletic Director Dane Pavlovich and President Will Jones of Bethany College for allowing me the opportunity to be the head men’s and women’s golf coach the past two years. I am forever grateful for them.” Prior to Bethany College, Stevens served as an assistant in 2015-16 at Kirkwood Community College, where he coached three All-Americans. Stevens began his collegiate coaching career at Iowa Central Community College in 2014-15. Stevens graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in 2012 from Kirkwood Community College, where he earned PING All-Central Region honors and made two trips to the NJCAA national championship in his first two seasons as a student-athlete. Stevens played one season at Saint Xavier University in Chicago before finishing his collegiate career at Mount Mercy University in his hometown. Stevens earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration (management) from Mount Mercy in 2014.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low Round 78, USF Intercollegiate, Oct. 31, 2017 Top 54-Hole Score 246, USF Intercollegiate, Oct. 31, 2017

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Stevens previously served as head coach for both the men’s and women’s golf programs at Bethany College in Kansas the past two seasons. Stevens earned Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2018 after leading the Bethany College men’s team to a league championship while the women’s program finished second.

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ASSISTANT COACH | SECOND SEASON | NORTH GREENVILLE, 2010

Best Finish T49, USF Intercollegiate, Oct. 31, 2017 Three-time member of USF Athletics Academic Honor Roll Top-10 Finishes -

2014-15 Iowa Central Community College, assistant coach

Top-25 Finishes Did You Know? Burress led The Villages to the state tournament as a high school junior and senior.

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Emily Cardella

Sadie Dewinton-Davies

2018-19: Competed in the Florida Challenge to open the spring season. 2017-18: Member of the USF Athletics Honor Roll for the spring semester. HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons on the varsity team at Tampa Catholic High School... Qualified for district and regional tournaments twice. Was a member of the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society. PERSONAL: The daughter of Nancy and Mark Cardella... Born on June 6, 1997 in Tampa... Majoring in computer engineering.

FALL 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll... Competed in all four tournaments for the Bulls, finishing fourth on the team with a 74.1 scoring average through 12 rounds... Started her USF career off in solid fashion by tying for 11th place at the USA Intercollegiate with a 1-under 215... Carded a season best 2-under 70 in the second round of the USA Intercollegiate and shot an even-par 70 at the Princess Anne Invitational... Shot par or better in three rounds. WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE (2016-18): Finished her freshman season with a 76.0 scoring average in 2016-17 with four top-five outings and nine top-10 finishes in 10 events. Captured the NJCAA Region 5 title, placed second at the Tyler Junior College Collegiate and tied for sixth at NJCAA nationals with rounds of 73-75-78-75... As a sophomore, tied for first at the OBU Fall Invitational on Sept. 26, 2017 and posted four top-five performances with six top-25 finishes in her team’s first nine events of the season. JUNIOR GOLF: Played for the Welsh national team in home internationals four times, including the prestigious European Team Championship. Gained title-winning experience at the Welsh girls match play event.

Junior | Newtown, Wales | Western Texas College

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Low Round 70, twice, last at Princess Anne Invitational, Oct. 7, 2018 Top 54-Hole Score 215, USA Intercollegiate, Sept. 15-17, 2018

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Did You Know? Cardella is one of five women’s golf student-athletes from the state of Florida. Cardella is a hometown talent from Tampa who played three seasons on the varsity team at Tampa Catholic.

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Senior | Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Catholic

Best Finish T7, John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate, April 2, 2019 Top-10 Finishes 1 Top-25 Finishes 4 Did You Know? Dewinton-Davies has competed in all 25 team rounds in her first season with the Bulls.

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Ramya Meenakshisundaram

Maria “Nani” Merchan

SPRING 2018: Earned co-medalist honors at the Florida Challenge, opening the spring with a career best 4-under 68 on Jan. 28. FALL 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll... Started her collegiate career off in stride by tying for second in the 93-player field at 4-under (212) at the USA Intercollegiate. Carded a 3-under 69 in her first collegiate round at the event... Finished third on the team with a 73.1 scoring average while tying for the team lead with five rounds of par or better, three top-25 finishes and one top-10 showing... Wrapped up the fall season with a tie for 24th place at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational.. Competed in all four fall tournaments for the Bulls. ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOL: Served as team captain all four years... threetime qualifier for the USGA Girls Junior event (2016-18)... Four-time conference champion who posted numerous wins on the Florida Junior Tour along with collecting a win and five top-10 finishes in the AJGA... As a junior in 2017, won the City Amateur, qualified for USGA Women’s Amateur as a medalist and was a semifinalist at the Florida Women’s Am... As a sophomore, was named Florida Times Union Golf of the Year (2015) along with winning district and regional events... As a freshman, won the AJGA Gary Gilchrist Golf event at Innisbrook... earned varsity letters in each year of high school... Coached by Chad Cushnir. PERSONAL: Daughter of Ramaswamy and Akila Meenakshisundaram... Has one younger sister, Aparna... Born Dec. 6, 1999 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Served on the volunteer coaching staff at North Florida Junior Golf Foundation... Physics teaching assistant at Atlantic Coast High School...President of her high school’s National Junior Honor Society... Member of A Honor Roll/AP Honors programs... AP Scholar Award recipient... AJGA Transamerica Scholar Honor Roll in 2016... Hobbies include drawing/painting, tennis and fishing... Heads into college with a plus-1.2 handicap... Majoring in global business.

Fall 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll. FALL 2017: One of three players to compete in all 12 rounds of the fall season... Finished third on the team with a 78.6 scoring average and tied for second with one top-25 performance... Tied for 14th place at the Pat Bradley Invitational (Oct. 24). 2016-17: Played in six events of the spring before missing the rest of the season with an injury... Forced to withdraw with an injury at the Web.com Intercollegiate after shooting an even-par 72 in the first round... Finished fourth on the team with a 76.3 scoring average in 15 rounds... Tied for 27th place at the Gator Invitational (March 12). 2015-16: Helped the Bulls place third at the American Athletic Conference Championship, the program’s best conference finish since 2011-12... Ranked fourth on the team with a 76.2 scoring average in 30 rounds... Posted a career-best finish at the SunTrust Gator

2018-19

Low Round 68, Florida Challenge, Jan. 28, 2019 Top 54-Hole Score 212, USA Intercollegiate, Sept. 15-17, 2018; Moon Golf Invitational, Feb. 19, 2019 Best Finish T1, Florida Challenge, Jan. 28, 2019 Top-10 Finishes 4

Low Round 68, Johnie Imes Invitational, Sept. 28, 2015 Top 54-Hole Score 215, twice, last at Briar’s Creek Invitational, March 20, 2018 Best Finish T7, Briar’s Creek Invitational, March 20, 2018 Top-10 Finishes 3 Top-25 Finishes 9

Top-25 Finishes 7

Did You Know? Merchan carded a 68 in her first collegiate round as a freshman, tying for 12th place individually with a 1-under total score at the Johnie Imes Invitational in September 2015.

Did You Know? Meenakshisundaram carded a 3-under 69 in her first collegiate round at the USA Intercollegiate and led the Bulls with a tie for second place.

Member of the USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll

Member of the USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Invitational by tying for 10th place...Played in all three of the Bulls’ fall tournaments and led the team with a 74.7 scoring average... Carded a 4-under 68 in her first collegiate round and tied for 12th at the Johnie Imes Invitational with a score of 68-76-71--215 (-1)... Posted consecutive 71’s to move up to a tie for 23rd place at the Palmetto Intercollegiate. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters for American Heritage in Plantation, Fla., under head coach Linda Sibio ... Named the Miami Herald’s Player of the Year as a junior and a senior ... Named the Sun Sentinel’s Player of the Year as a junior and a senior ... Captained American Heritage’s team in 2014-15. PERSONAL: Born Maria Andreina on July 19, 1996 in Caracas, Venezuela ... Parents are Maria Nunez and Angel Merchan ... Sister, Maria Alejandra, is a sophomore on the USF women’s golf team... Cousin, Jorge Garcia, plays golf at the University of Florida.

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

USF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Senior | Caracas, Venezuela | American Heritage

2018-19

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Freshman | Jacksonville, Fla. | Atlantic Coast HS

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Mariale Merchan

Sophie Stone

FALL 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll. SPRING 2018: Named a WGCA All-American Scholar... Competed in 21 total rounds, including nine in the spring... Top finish of the season was a tie for 32nd place at the American Athletic Conference Championship... Member of the USF Athletics Honor Roll for the semester. FALL 2017: One of three players to compete in all 12 rounds of the fall season... Posted a 79.8 scoring average... Top finish was at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 24), where she tied for 35th place. 2016-17: Competed in seven events (19 rounds), including the American Athletic Conference Championship... Shot a career-best 73 in the opening round of the Hoya Invitataional and tied for 25th place to help the Bulls post a wire-to-wire win (April 11)... Made her collegiate debut at the Palmetto Intercollegiate Oct. 23-25. HIGH SCHOOL: Played on the varsity her entire career at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla. PERSONAL: The daughter of Maria Nunez and Angel Merchan... Born on April 1, 1998... Played golf for Venezuela’s national team... Sister, Maria, also plays golf for USF.

FALL 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll... Competed in two events - the USA Intercollegiate and Lady Paladin Invitational... Shot a season best 73 in the first round of the fall at the USA Intercollegiate while helping USF place second... Posted a 77.8 scoring average in six rounds. 2017-18: Posted a 78.8 scoring average through five total rounds... Member of the USF Athletics Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters. PRIOR TO USF: Played for Coach Chipper Bagwell at Lander University... Named Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year in 2015... As a freshman, had three top-five performances in 2014-15, including a second-place finish at the UWG Invitational, third at the Agnes McAmis Memorial and fourth at the Rock Barn Intercollegiate. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Oxford High School in England and graduated in 2014... Member of the Dean’s List. PERSONAL: Daughter of Richard and June Stone... born in Oxford, England... majoring in business/marketing.

2018-19

Low Round 73, Hoya Invitational, April 10, 2017 Top 54-Hole Score 228, Nittany Lion Invitational, Sept. 23-24, 2017 Best Finish T25, Hoya Invitational, April 10-11, 2017

USF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low Round 70, Moon Golf Invitational, Feb. 18, 2019

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Senior | Oxford, England | Lander University 2018-19

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Junior | Caracas, Venezuela | American Heritage

Top 54-Hole Score 226, Moon Golf Invitational, Feb. 19, 2019 Best Finish T19, Florida Challenge, Jan. 28, 2019

Top-10 Finishes -

Top-10 Finishes -

Top-25 Finishes 1

Top-25 Finishes 1

Did You Know? Merchan earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors in 2017-18.

Did You Know? Stone was named Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year after posting three top-five finishes for Lander University.

Member of the USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll

Member of the USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll

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Jacqueline Twitty

Natalia Villavicencio

FALL 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll... Competed in all four events for the Bulls, finishing second on the team with a 72.9 scoring average, four rounds of par or better and two top-25 finishes while tying for the team lead with one top-10 showing... Shined in the final tournament of the fall, placing third in the 78-player field at 4-under (212) at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational to help the Bulls earn runner-up honors. Carded a season best 3-under 69 in the final round of the fall... Built momentum for the fall finale by tying for 12th place, just one shot outside the top 10, at the Princess Anne Invitational. JUNIOR SEASON (2017-18): Played in nine tournaments, registering a 75.96 stroke average...Totaled four rounds even or below par... Secured best finish at the Cardinal Cup, tying for 19th with a 9-over-par 225. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016-17): Saw action in 11 events, tallying a 76.87-stroke average over 31 rounds... Registered four rounds even or below par, including a season-low 3-under-par 69 twice (Tar Heel Invitational, Briar’s Creek Invitational)... Shot a collegiate-best even-par 216 at the Briar’s Creek Invitational to tie for 14th... Tied for 17th after carding a 2-over-par 218 at the Tar Heel Invitational... Started the year with a 5-over-par 149 to tie for ninth at the Fall Kickoff. FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16): Played in six events and totaled three top-20 finishes... Tied for third at the Battle of the Bluegrass State... Tied for the second-lowest single-round score on the year, logging a 4-under-par 68 in the second round of the Cardinal Cup... Opened collegiate career with a ninth-place tie at the Fall Kickoff. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time all-region selection at Chapin High under coach Kent Honea... Ranked as highly as the sixth-best junior girls player in the state of South Carolina... Earned all-region honors each year in golf since seventh grade... Six-year letterwinner and earned runner-up honors in the 2014 Class 3-A state tournament; boasted a 69.8 average in the tournament... Finished in the top 10 in final 15 tournaments... Won the 2014 AJGA Preseason Tournament; was the only female competitor to finish under par... Registered victories in five tournaments during 201314... Placed in the top 10 in the 2013 Junior Girls North and South Championship and the 2014 Golfweek Southeast Invitational... Represented the Carolinas on the Carolinas/Georgia Team and the Can/Am Team – both for two years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeff and Charlotte Twitty; is an only child... Born on April 22, 1997... Majoring in criminal justice.

FALL 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll... Led the team with a 72.2 stroke average, five rounds of par or better while tying for the team lead with three top-25 performances and one top-10 finish... Captured USF’s first individual title since 2015 with a one-shot victory at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, finishing with a 7-under 209 that ranks third in USF history for 54-hole scoring... Matched USF’s low round and low round vs. par records with a 6-under 66 in the second round of the Lady Paladin Invitational on the way to tying for 12th place... Competed in all four of USF’s fall tournaments. SPRING 2018: Finished the season leading the team with a 76.1 scoring average while tying for the team lead with two top-10 finishes...Posted three of her five top-25 performances in the spring, including a 19th-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship... One of two Bulls to compete in all 32 rounds of the season... Member of the USF Athletics Honor Roll for the semester. FALL 2017: In her first run with the Bulls, competed in all four fall tournaments and led the team with a 76.6 scoring average, two top-25 performances and one top-10 finish... Tied for 25th place at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 24) and tied for sixth place at the USF Intercollegiate (Oct. 31). 2016-17 (WCU): Competed in nine of the team’s 10 tournaments, playing in 23 total rounds … Led the team with a seasonal stroke average of 76.17, ranked 16th in the Southern Conference … Her seasonal scoring average ranked 12th in school history … A combined 18 of her 23 rounds were shot in the 70s including a career-low 70 in the opening round of the Terrier Intercollegiate … Paced the team in four tournaments, tallying four

2018-19

Low Round 69, FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, Oct. 23, 2018 Top 54-Hole Score 212, FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, Oct. 21-23, 2018 Best Finish 3rd, FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, Oct. 23, 2018; John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate, April 2, 2019 Top-10 Finishes 3 Top-25 Finishes 5 Did You Know? Twitty ranked as highly as the sixthbest junior girls player in the state of South Carolina in high school. Member of the USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll

USF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low Round 66, Lady Paladin Invitational, Sept. 22, 2019 Top 54-Hole Score 209, FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, Oct. 23, 2018 Best Finish 1 (2x), FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, Oct. 23, 2018; John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate, April 2, 2019 Top-10 Finishes 2 Top-25 Finishes 5 Did You Know? Villavicencio captured USF’s first individual title since 2015 with a one-shot victory at the 2018 FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, finishing with a 7-under 209 that ranks third in USF history for 54-hole scoring.

top 10 finishes including a pair inside the individual top five … Collected her first individual medalist honors by winning the Terrier Intercollegiate, leading through the final two rounds of competition … Tallied a runner-up finish at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate with an even-par score of 144 (73-71). 2015-16 (WCU): Played in nine of the team’s 10 seasonal events including eight as a part of the scoring five and once as an individual ... Posted a seasonal scoring average of 79.08 through 25 rounds, shooting 15 rounds in the 70s including seven-straight to end the season ... Made her collegiate debut at the William & Mary Invitational ... Shot a career-low round of 73 in the second round at the UCF Challenge ... Recorded a career-best finish in a fifth-place tie at The Cliffs TriMatch ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WCU: One of the top women’s amateur golfers in South America having been ranked inside the top five of the Chilean national rankings ... Recorded seven first-place finishes since 2012 as an amateur with 17 total top five finishes ... Represented Chile in several South American tournaments: finished tied for 24th at the South American Women’s Amateur Championship held in Lima, Peru in January, 2015 with a four-round score of 315 (77-78-82-78); the 2014 Junior Orange Bowl, finishing tied for 16th (75-74-81-72); Youth South American in March, 2014 with a final score of 209 (7779-77-76) ... Also played in Las Araucarias Open in March 2014, finishing first by 17 strokes, shooting 213 (71-72-70). PERSONAL: Daughter of Mauricio Villavicencio and Nancy Araneda... has two older sisters, Barbara and Tamara, and one younger sisters, Macarena... majoring in business.

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

USF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Senior | Santiago, Chile | Western Carolina University 2018-19

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Senior | Chapin, S.C. | University of Louisville

Villavicencio also matched USF’s low round and low round vs. par records with a 6-under 66 in the second round of the 2018 Lady Paladin Invitational on the way to tying for 12th place. Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll

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HISTORY & RECORDS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

2018-19

2001-02

American Athletic Conference

2007

1997

Florida State University Invitational

FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational, University of Kentucky Invite

All-Conference

Ana Lopez

Mimi Kim

2015

Carolina Romero

1996

Nicole Autrique

2006

Cecilia Hedlund

Ashley Burke

Mary Calderon

Bessie Phillips

2014

Gennifer Mendez

Angela Willis

Ashley Burke

Lindsey Harris

Coach of the Decade

BIG EAST Conference

Christina Jones

1995-2005

Golfer of the Year

Kylene Pulley

Susan Holt

2012

Isabel Ramirez

Team of the Decade

Christina Miller

Daniella Ronderos

1995-2005

1989-90

2002-03

New Mexico State University

Conference USA Championship USF/Beacon Woods Invitational

1990-91

Mission Inn Classic

LSU Invitational 2003-04 1993-94

Beacon Woods Invitational, Mission Inn Fall Classic

Ryder-Florida Women’s Intercollegiate 1994-95

2012

Conference USA

Kelly Lagedrost

Marci Kornegay

All-Conference

Freshman of the Year

2010

2005

2005

2006-07

Marci Kornegay

Daniella Ronderos

Christina Jones

Florida Women’s State Championship

All-Conference

2004

All-Freshman Team

2013

Daniella Ronderos

2004

Amy West

2001

Daniella Ronderos

2012

Jessica Hayes

Coach of the Year

Christina Miller

Kelly Lagedrost

1996

Shena Yang

Kelly Martin

Susan Holt

Kelli Pry

Fany Schaeffer

1999

2011

2000

Susan Holt

Shena Yang

Angie Connell

2001

2010

Jessica Hayes

Shena Yang

Kelly Lagedrost

Rachel Edwards

1999

Freshman of the Year

Angie Connell

2010

Kelly Lagedrost

Shena Yang

Carmen Rivera

All-Tournament Team

1998

2007

Angie Connell

Gennifer Mendez

Mimi Kim

2018-19

2006

Kelly Lagedrost

Florida Challenge, John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate

Jessica Buchta Academic All-Star Team

Bessie Phillips

Georgia State/Pelican Preserve Invitational

Pat Bradley Invitational 1995-96 Conference USA 1996-97 FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational 1997-98 Conference USA FIU-Pat Bradley Invitational USF/Beacon Woods Invitational

2007-08 Pat Bradley Invitational 2009-10 Eagle Landing Invitational 2011-12 USF/Waterlefe Invitational, Lady Paladin Invitational, JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational, Big East Championship

1998-99

2014-15

Beacon Woods Invitational, River Wilderness USF Invitational, Conference USA

Florida Challenge

1999-2000 Conference USA, USF/Beacon Woods Invitational, LSU/ Cleveland Golf Classic 2000-01

Angie Connell

Coach of the Year

2005-06

2016-17 Hoya Invitational

Beacon Woods Invitational

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

1988-89

2018-19

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

TEAM TITLES

Susan Holt Metro All-Conference 1991 Anna Acker Margie Arnold Cynthia Hough Jeanie Holloway Susan Veasey All-Americans 1999 Kelly Lagedrost, First Team

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NOTABLE RECORDS/NCAA FINISHES

2018-19

Lowest 54-Hole Total

First USF Player to Win Sun Belt Conference

Most Top 10 Finishes in the Same Year

3, 2001-02 (Crowe, Martin, Ruhe)

864, Hurricane Invitational, 2015-16

Anna Acker, Sue Veasey, 1990-91

8 of 9, Sue Veasey, 1998-99

5, 2008-09 (Schnebly, Van Etten, Edwards, Lopez, Romero)

876, Johnie Imes Invitational, 2015-16

First USF Player to Win C-USA Player of the Year

8 of 9, Anna Acker, 1998-99

4, 2009-10 (Van Etten, Heimbecker, Lopez, Romero)

877, Pat Bradley Invitational, 200-10

Kelly Lagedrost, 2000-01

9 of 10, Kelly Lagedrost, 1998-99 (includes NCAA Regional)

Most National Golf Coaches Association All-Academic Team in Same Year

NCAA Records

First USF Player to Win Beacon Woods Invite

Lowest 18-Hole Total

Sue Veasey, 1988-89

66 (par-72), Natalia Villavicencio at 2018 Lady Paladin Invitational

First USF Player to Win State Championship

66 (par-72), Christina Miller at 2011 Pawley’s Island, S.C.

Sue Veasey, 1991-92

66 (par-72), Ashley Burke at 2014 Old Waverly Bulldog Invite

First USF Player to Win NCAA Regional

66 (par-70), Kelly Lagedrost at 1998 University of Florida

Kelly Lagedrost at S.C., 1999

67 (par-72), Fernanda Rivera at 2004 USF/Beacon Woods Invite

Highest National Ranking as a USF Player

67 (par-72), Daniella Ronderos at 2005 USF/Waterlefe Invitational

12th, Laurel Kean, 1982-83

67 (par-72), Kylene Pulley at 2007 Pat Bradley Invitational

3, 2003-04 (Ronderos, Calderon, Rivera) 3, 2004-05 (Ronderos, Jones and Rivera)

4th at Ohio State, 1990-91 team Lowest 18-Hole Total in NCAA Regional

Highest National Team Ranking at Season’s End

289 at LSU, 2001-02 team

4th, 1990-91 team

Lowest 36-Hole Total in NCAA Regional

Highest National Team Ranking Entering NCAA Championship

585 at LSU, 2001-02 team

7th, 1990-91 team

Lowest 54-Hole Total in NCAA Regional

Most Consecutive NCAA Appearances

883 at LSU, 2001-02 team

1982-83 and 1983-84 teams

Lowest 18-Hole Total in NCAA Championship

Most Wins in the Same Year

1989-90 and 1990-91teams

298 at Ohio State, 1990-91 team

3, Sue Veasey, 1989

2000-01 and 2001-02 teams

Lowest 36-Hole Total in NCAA Championship

Most Consecutive Wins

Lowest Season Scoring Average

596 at Ohio State, 1990-91 team

2, Sue Veasey, 1989

298.38, 2014-15 team

Lowest 54-Hole Total in NCAA Championship

Most Top Two Finishes in the Same Year

299.20, 2015-16 team

912 at Ohio State, 1990-91 Team

5, Sue Veasey, 1989-90 (Three wins and two seconds)

Lowest 18-Hole Total

Lowest 72-Hole Total in NCAA Championship

5, Kelly Lagedrost, 1998-99 (Two wins and three 2nds)

285, Hurricane Invitational, 2015-16

1217 at Ohio State, 1990-91 team

286, Johnie Imes Invitational, 2015-16

First Team to Win the State Championship

Lowest 36-Hole Total

1993-94 Team at Don Shula’s Resort in Miami Lakes, Fla. (Brush, Demane, Cecil, Hedlund, Kvillstrom)

577, Johnie Imes Invitational, 2015-16 577, Hurricane Invitational, 2015-16 581, FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, 2009-10

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Best Finish in NCAA Championship

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Most Academic All-Americans in the Same Year

2018-19

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

NOTABLE RECORDS/NCAA FINISHES

Lowest 36-Hole Total 136, Shena Yang at 2009 FIU Pat Bradley Invite 136, Christina Miller at 2012 Gator Women’s Invitational Lowest 54-Hole Total 208, Ramya Meenakshisundaram, 2019 Kiawah Island Spring Classic 208, Shena Yang, 2010 FIU Pat Bradley Invite

Two USF All-Americans in the Same Year Anna Acker, Sue Veasey, 1990-91

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PLAYER/TEAM SEASON RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

PLAYER SEASON RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

2018-19

Rounds 33.0 31.0 32.0 27.0 33.0 30.0 32.0 33.0 29.0 29.0 30.0 31.0 32.0 30.0 32.0

Versus Par 1.70 1.81 2.03 2.26 2.33 2.80 2.88 2.91 3.03 3.45 3.47 3.65 3.75 3.80 3.84

Player Season: National Rating Minimum Rounds: 15 Season Name 1998-99 Kelly Lagedrost 2010-11 Shena Yang 2011-12 Christina Miller 1995-96 Cecilia Hedlund 2006-07 Christina Jones 2009-10 Shena Yang 2000-01 Kelly Lagedrost 1993-94 Tracy Brush 1997-98 Kelly Lagedrost 1999-00 Kelly Lagedrost 2004-05 Daniella Ronderos 2002-03 Fany Schaeffer 2000-01 Fany Schaeffer 1998-99 Bessie Phillips 1993-94 Cecilia Hedlund 1993-94 Tanya Cecil

Rounds 32.0 33.0 31.0 29.0 33.0 33.0 34.0 24.0 30.0 33.0 30.0 29.0 33.0 15.0 24.0 24.0

Player Season: Wins Season 2011-12 2018-19 1995-96 2005-06 1999-00 1998-99 1993-94 2018-19 2007-08 2001-02 2014-15 2010-11 2009-10 2006-07 2000-01 1999-00 2001-02

Name Christina Miller Natalia Villaviencio Cecilia Hedlund Christina Jones Angie Connell Kelly Lagedrost Mandy Quattlebaum R. Meenakshisundaram Kylene Pulley Fany Schaeffer Ashley Burke Shena Yang Shena Yang Christina Jones Fany Schaeffer Kelly Lagedrost Kelly Martin

Season 2018-19 2014-15 2009-10 1998-99 2010-11 2011-12 2006-07 2014-15 2016-17 2016-17 2015-16 2002-03 2015-16 2007-08 2015-16 2013-14

Name R. Meenakshisundaram Ashley Burke Shena Yang Kelly Lagedrost Shena Yang Christina Miller Christina Jones Maria Rodriguez Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Nicole Autrique Fany Schaeffer Nani Merchan Kylene Pulley Maria Rodriguez Ashley Burke

Rating 18 35 36 45 55 61 62 65 70 76 81 85 86 88 89 89

Tournaments 11 9 10 11 11 11 2 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12

Player Season: Par or Better Rounds

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Avg. Score 73.61 73.52 73.94 73.93 74.15 74.53 74.78 74.73 74.93 75.34 75.20 75.35 75.47 75.60 75.56

Rounds 25.0 32.0 33.0 32.0 33.0 31.0 33.0 29.0 30.0 30.0 27.0 29.0 30.0 30.0 32.0 32.0

Wins 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Par or Less 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6

Player Season: Eagles

Player Season: Rounds Played Minimum Rounds: 15 Season Name 2001-02 Kelly Martin 2001-02 Katie Ruhe 2001-02 Jill Crowe 2000-01 Kelly Lagedrost 2000-01 Jessica Hayes 2011-12 Anna Hancock 2000-01 Fany Schaeffer 1999-00 Kelly Lagedrost 1999-00 Jessica Hayes 1999-00 Angie Connell 2010-11 Shena Yang 2009-10 Shena Yang 2006-07 Kylene Pulley 2006-07 Gennifer Mendez 2006-07 Christina Jones 2005-06 Christina Jones

Rounds 35.0 35.0 35.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0

Player Season: Finish Percentage Minimum Rounds: 15 Season Name 2010-11 Shena Yang 1998-99 Kelly Lagedrost 2011-12 Christina Miller 2006-07 Christina Jones 1997-98 Kelly Lagedrost 1999-00 Kelly Lagedrost 1995-96 Cecilia Hedlund 1994-95 Cecilia Hedlund 1994-95 Tracy Brush 2005-06 Christina Jones 2008-09 Gennifer Mendez 2009-10 Shena Yang 1993-94 Tracy Brush 2002-03 Katie Ruhe 2002-03 Fany Schaeffer

Opponents 984 833 819 819 717 838 822 644 644 779 1013 949 622 722 722

Player Season: Counting Scores Season 2006-07 2001-02 2013-14 2013-14 2000-01 1999-00 2000-01 2016-17 2010-11 2009-10 2007-08 1999-00 2000-01 2002-03 1998-99 2011-12 2008-09 1999-00

Name Counters Christina Jones 32 97.0% Kelly Martin 32 91.4% Nicole Autrique 31 96.9% Ashley Burke 31 96.9% Fany Schaeffer 31 93.9% Kelly Lagedrost 31 93.9% Kelly Lagedrost 31 91.2% Nicole Autrique 30 100.0% Shena Yang 30 100.0% Shena Yang 30 100.0% Kylene Pulley 30 100.0% Angie Connell 30 90.9% Jessica Hayes 30 88.2% Fany Schaeffer 29 100.0% Kelly Lagedrost 29 100.0% Shena Yang 29 93.5% Gennifer Mendez 29 90.6% Jessica Hayes 29 87.9%

Player Season: Birdies Season 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2011-12 2007-08 2009-10 2016-17 2010-11 2008-09 2000-01 2001-02 2006-07 2014-15 2013-14 2015-16 1999-00

Name Maria Rodriguez Ashley Burke Maria Rodriguez Christina Miller Kylene Pulley Shena Yang Maria Rodriguez Shena Yang Rachel Edwards Fany Schaeffer Kelly Martin Christina Jones Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Nicole Autrique Angie Connell

Finish Pct. 89.2% 89.0% 87.3% 85.2% 84.2% 82.8% 81.1% 79.8% 79.7% 79.6% 79.3% 78.6% 78.3% 76.0% 75.6% Percentage

Birdies 89 89 83 78 77 76 74 73 70 70 69 68 67 66 65 65 @USFWGolf • #GoBulls

Season 2015-16 2014-15 2004-05 1997-98 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2001-02 2000-01 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2011-12 2011-12 2011-12 2009-10 2009-10 2008-09 2006-07 2006-07 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2002-03 2001-02 2001-02 2001-02 2000-01 2000-01 2000-01 1999-00 1999-00 1998-99 1998-99 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97

Name Nicole Autrique Maria Rodriguez Christina Jones Bessie Phillips Maria Rodriguez Maria Rodriguez Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Fany Schaeffer Kelly Lagedrost Ashley Burke NANI MERCHAN Michelle Reyes Erin Selfridge Kelli Pry Christina Miller Anna Hancock Jennifer Neville Ana Joaquina Lopez Gennifer Mendez Jessica Buchta Daniella Ronderos Christina Jones Daniella Ronderos Kylene Pulley Amanda Smith Fernanda Rivera Jill Crowe Fernanda Rivera Megan Cushman Kelly Martin Jameica Duncombe Kelly Martin Jameica Duncombe Fany Schaeffer Kelly Martin Jessica Hayes Kelly Lagedrost Jennifer Victor Angie Connell Angie Connell Cecilia Hedlund

Player Season: Par 3 Scoring Season 2014-15 1998-99 2002-03 2005-06 2004-05 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2016-17 2006-07 2009-10 2000-01 2010-11 1997-98 2013-14

Name Ashley Burke Kelly Lagedrost Kelly Martin Daniella Ronderos Daniella Ronderos Erin Selfridge Nicole Autrique Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Christina Jones Shena Yang Kelly Lagedrost Shena Yang Kelly Lagedrost Ashley Burke

Eagles 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Score 3.0305 3.0895 3.1177 3.1261 3.1301 3.1379 3.1442 3.1552 3.1626 3.1630 3.1630 3.1691 3.1742 3.1783 3.1908

Player Season: Par 4 Scoring Season Name Score 2010-11 Shena Yang 2009-10 Shena Yang 2015-16 Nicole Autrique 2011-12 Christina Miller 2014-15 Ashley Burke 2016-17 Nicole Autrique 2006-07 Christina Jones 1998-99 Kelly Lagedrost 2002-03 Katie Ruhe 2011-12 Shena Yang 2014-15 Maria Rodriguez 2012-13 Christina Miller 2015-16 Maria Rodriguez

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4.1292 4.1545 4.1575 4.1603 4.1924 4.2053 4.2122 4.2366 4.2389 4.2439 4.2457 4.2478 4.2507

2007-08 2015-16

Kylene Pulley Michelle Reyes

4.2567 4.2582

Player Season: Par 5 Scoring Season 2011-12 2014-15 1998-99 2010-11 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 2002-03 2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 2008-09 2009-10 2006-07 2009-10

Name Christina Miller Maria Rodriguez Kelly Lagedrost Shena Yang Ashley Burke Maria Rodriguez Nicole Autrique Fany Schaeffer Ashley Burke Nicole Autrique Nicole Autrique Gennifer Mendez Rachel Edwards Christina Jones Shena Yang

Score 4.8230 4.8938 4.9000 4.9225 4.9304 4.9304 4.9391 4.9910 5.0000 5.0088 5.0197 5.0244 5.0286 5.0310 5.0310

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

(vs. par) Minimum Rounds: 15 Season Name 2010-11 Shena Yang 2011-12 Christina Miller 2014-15 Ashley Burke 2015-16 Nicole Autrique 2009-10 Shena Yang 2016-17 Nicole Autrique 1998-99 Kelly Lagedrost 2006-07 Christina Jones 2014-15 Maria Rodriguez 2014-15 Nicole Autrique 2016-17 Maria Rodriguez 2011-12 Shena Yang 2015-16 Maria Rodriguez 2004-05 Daniella Ronderos 2013-14 Ashley Burke

2018-19

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Player Season: Scoring Average

Team Season: Scoring Average (vs. par) Minimum Rounds: 15 Season Coach 2014-15 Marci Kornegay 2015-16 Marci Kornegay 2011-12 Marci Kornegay 2016-17 Tiffany Prats 2002-03 Susan Holt 2000-01 Susan Holt 2009-10 Marci Kornegay 2006-07 Marci Kornegay 2004-05 Susan Holt 1998-99 Susan Holt 2008-09 Marci Kornegay 2010-11 Marci Kornegay 2005-06 Susan Holt 2013-14 Marci Kornegay 2007-08 Marci Kornegay

Rounds 29.0 30.0 34.0 30.0 29.0 34.0 30.0 33.0 30.0 29.0 32.0 30.0 30.0 32.0 30.0

Avg. 298.38 299.20 301.62 302.63 303.28 304.35 303.93 304.91 306.07 307.90 306.91 307.73 307.37 307.28 307.90

Score Versus Par 10.79 12.40 14.68 15.70 16.52 16.71 16.73 17.64 18.87 19.90 20.03 20.13 20.17 20.41 20.70

Team Season: National Scoring Rating Minimum Rounds: 15 Season Coach 2000-01 Susan Holt 1998-99 Susan Holt 1993-94 Susan Holt 2002-03 Susan Holt 1994-95 Susan Holt 1999-00 Susan Holt 1995-96 Susan Holt 2004-05 Susan Holt 1997-98 Susan Holt 2006-07 Marci Kornegay 1996-97 Susan Holt 2001-02 Susan Holt 2011-12 Marci Kornegay 2014-15 Marci Kornegay 2009-10 Marci Kornegay

Rounds 34.0 29.0 27.0 29.0 25.0 33.0 26.0 30.0 27.0 33.0 26.0 35.0 34.0 29.0 30.0

Rating 18 18 19 21 26 31 32 43 45 46 46 50 51 52 64

Team Season: National Ranking Season 2002-03 2000-01 2001-02 2006-07 2011-12 2004-05 2003-04 2005-06 2014-15 2008-09 2009-10 2007-08 2015-16 2012-13 2010-11

Coach Ranking Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay

29 30 30 40 51 54 55 58 74 75 76 79 88 95 98 31


2018-19

Coach Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Erika Brennan Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt

1999-00

Tournaments 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11

Team Season: Eagles

Wins 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Season 2014-15 2015-16 2001-02 2000-01 1997-98 2016-17 2011-12 2006-07 2004-05 2013-14 2009-10 1999-00 1998-99 2017-18 2008-09 2005-06 2002-03 1996-97

Team Season: Rounds Played Minimum Rounds: 15 Season Coach 2001-02 Susan Holt 2000-01 Susan Holt 2011-12 Marci Kornegay 1999-00 Susan Holt 2006-07 Marci Kornegay 2013-14 Marci Kornegay 2008-09 Marci Kornegay 2016-17 Tiffany Prats 2015-16 Marci Kornegay 2010-11 Marci Kornegay 2009-10 Marci Kornegay 2007-08 Marci Kornegay 2005-06 Susan Holt 2004-05 Susan Holt 1998-99 Susan Holt 2014-15 Marci Kornegay 2012-13 Marci Kornegay 2002-03 Susan Holt

Rounds 35.0 34.0 34.0 33.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0

Team Season: Birdies Season 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2016-17 2006-07 2001-02 2000-01 2013-14 2008-09 2012-13 2009-10 2004-05 2002-03 2005-06 32

Coach Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt

Season 2014-15 2002-03 2015-16 2000-01 2011-12 2006-07 2009-10 2005-06 1998-99 2008-09 2016-17 2010-11 2013-14 2007-08 2004-05

Opponents 117 7 151 125 154 127 132 152 112 146 125 181 117 168 135 131

Birdies 321 317 304 292 276 269 266 256 244 241 241 239 239 238

Coach Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt

228

Eagles 7 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Team Season: Par 3 Scoring

Team Season: Finish Percentage Minimum Rounds: 15 Season Coach 1994-95 Susan Holt 1999-00 Susan Holt 2002-03 Susan Holt 2011-12 Marci Kornegay 1993-94 Susan Holt 1998-99 Susan Holt 2000-01 Susan Holt 1997-98 Susan Holt 2006-07 Marci Kornegay 2003-04 Susan Holt 2008-09 Marci Kornegay 2005-06 Susan Holt 2001-02 Susan Holt 2014-15 Marci Kornegay 1995-96 Susan Holt

Susan Holt

Coach Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt

Score 3.1823 3.2285 3.2341 3.2515 3.2572 3.2609 3.2634 3.2781 3.2917 3.2925 3.2963 3.3083 3.3236 3.3285 3.3301

Team Season: Par 4 Scoring Finish Pct. 3.5% 72.2% 71.2% 70.1% 70.1% 67.4% 66.4% 66.1% 64.4% 64.0% 63.0% 59.0% 57.7% 54.8% 54.2%

Season 2015-16 2014-15 2002-03 2011-12 2004-05 2009-10 2006-07 2000-01 1998-99 2016-17 2007-08 2010-11 1999-00 2013-14 2008-09

Coach Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay

Score 4.2667 4.2859 4.3337 4.3365 4.3467 4.3486 4.3597 4.3679 4.3732 4.3740 4.3867 4.3888 4.3962 4.4063 4.4106

Team Season: Par 5 Scoring Season 2014-15 2011-12 2016-17 2015-16 2000-01 2006-07 2009-10 1998-99 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2001-02 2004-05 2005-06

Coach Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt Susan Holt

Score 5.0356 5.0787 5.0911 5.1299 5.1563 5.1716 5.1760 5.1926 5.1968 5.2102 5.2173 5.2185 5.2273 5.2358

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PLAYER/TEAM TOURNAMENT RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

Player: Low Round

Season 2018-19 2014-15 2011-12 2009-10 1997-98 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2011-12 2007-08 2004-05 2004-05 2004-05 2018-19 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2011-12 2009-10 2009-10 2009-10 2004-05 2001-02 1999-00 1999-00

Name Natalia Villavicencio Ashley Burke Christina Miller Shena Yang Kelly Lagedrost Nicole Autrique Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Christina Miller Kylene Pulley Daniella Ronderos Daniella Ronderos Fernanda Rivera Natalia Villavicencio Nani Merchan Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Maria Rodriguez Shena Yang Jennifer Neville Shena Yang Shena Yang Christina Jones Jameica Duncombe Angie Connell Kelly Lagedrost

Tournament Lady Paladin Invite Old Waverly Bulldog Invite Golfweek Program Challenge USF-Waterlefe Invitational SunTrust Collegiate Golf Inv. Seminole Match Up 2016 Clover Cup The American Championship SunTrust Gator Women’s Invite Pat Bradley Championship The Landfall Tradition Waterlefe/USF Invitational Beacon Woods Invitational FIU Pat Bradley Invitational Johnie Imes Invitational Hurricane Invitational Web.com Intercollegiate Briar’s Creek Invitational Knights & Pirates Invite USF-Waterlefe Invitational 32nd Annual FIU Pat Bradley In 32nd Annual FIU Pat Bradley In Lady Paladin NCAA D1 East Regional Waterlefe/USF Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercoll

Season 2018-19 2014-15 2009-10 2011-12 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2007-08 2004-05 2004-05 2004-05 2018-19 1997-98 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2011-12 2009-10 2009-10 2009-10 2004-05 2001-02 1999-00 1999-00

Name Natalia Villavicencio Ashley Burke Shena Yang Christina Miller Nicole Autrique Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Kylene Pulley Daniella Ronderos Daniella Ronderos Fernanda Rivera Natalia Villavicencio Kelly Lagedrost Nani Merchan Ashley Burke Maria Rodriguez Shena Yang Jennifer Neville Shena Yang Shena Yang Christina Jones Jameica Duncombe Angie Connell Kelly Lagedrost

Tournament Lady Paladin Invite Old Waverly Bulldog Invite USF-Waterlefe Invitational Golfweek Program Challenge Seminole Match Up 2016 Clover Cup American Championship Pat Bradley Championship The Landfall Tradition Waterlefe/USF Invitational Beacon Woods Invitational FIU Pat Bradley Invitational SunTrust Collegiate Golf Inv. Johnie Imes Invitational Web.com Intercollegiate Briar’s Creek Invitational Knights & Pirates Invite USF-Waterlefe Invitational FIU Pat Bradley In FIU Pat Bradley In Lady Paladin NCAA D1 East Regional Waterlefe/USF Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Inter

Player: Low Round vs Par

Player: Low 36 Hole Total Season

2009-10 2011-12 2014-15 2015-16 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2001-02 2016-17 2014-15 2009-10 2007-08 2015-16 2014-15 2011-12 2010-11 2010-11 2008-09 2008-09 2007-08 2004-05 2002-03 1999-00 2015-16 1997-98

Name

Shena Yang Christina Miller Ashley Burke Nicole Autrique Natalia Villavicencio R. Meenakshisundaram Jacqueline Twitty Jameica Duncombe Maria Rodriguez Ashley Burke Shena Yang Kylene Pulley Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Christina Miller Shena Yang Shena Yang Rachel Edwards Rachel Edwards Kylene Pulley Fernanda Fany Schaeffer Kelly Lagedrost Nani Merchan Kelly Lagedrost

Tournament

FIU Pat Bradley Invite Gator Women’s Invite Old Waverly Bulldog Invite 2016 Clover Cup 2018 Lady Paladin Invite 2018 USA Intercollegiate 2018 FIU Pat Bradley Inv. NCAA D1 East Regional Yale Women’s Fall Intercoll. Web.com Intercollegiate USF-Waterlefe Invitational Pat Bradley Championship Hurricane Invitational Hurricane Invitational JMU Eagle Landing Invite Cougar Classic Sir Pizza Cards Challenge JMU Eagle Landing Invite USF-Waterlefe Invitational Cougar Classic Rivera Beacon Woods Inv 25th FIU/Pat Bradley Invit. Edwin Watts/Palmetto Inter Hurricane Invitational SunTrust Collegiate Golf Inv.

Player: Low 54 Hole Total Season

2018-19 2009-10 2011-12 2018-19

Name

R. Meenakshisundaram Shena Yang Christina Miller Natalia Villavicencio

Tournament

Kiawah Island Spring Classic FIU Pat Bradley In Gator Women’s Invite FIU Pat Bradley Invite

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Round 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1

Round 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1

Score 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68

Score vs Par 66 -6 66 -6 66 -6 66 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 67 -5 68 -4 66 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4 68 -4

Score

136 136 138 139 140 140 140 - 140 140 141 141 141 141 141 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142

Score

208 208 208 209

vs Par

-8 -4 -6 -5 -4 -4 4 -4 -2 -3 -3 -3 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 E +2

2011-12 2018-19 2018-19 2015-16 2010-11 2014-15 2014-15 2013-14 1998-99 2015-16 2013-14 2010-11 2007-08 2005-06 2018-19 2016-17 2015-16 2010-11 2001-02 2001-02 1999-00 1998-99

Christina Miller R. Meenakshisundaram Jacqueline Twitty Nicole Autrique Shena Yang Ashley Burke Ashley Burke Nicole Autrique Kelly Lagedrost Nicole Autrique Ashley Burke Shena Yang Kylene Pulley Christina Jones S. Dewinton-Davies Nicole Autrique Nani Merchan Shena Yang Fany Schaeffer Jameica Duncombe Kelly Lagedrost Kelly Lagedrost

Golfweek Program Challenge USA Intercollegaite FIU Pat Bradley Invite 2016 Clover Cup Sir Pizza Cards Challenge Old Waverly Bulldog Invite Web.com Intercollegiate Old Waverly Bulldog Invite Lady Tar Heel Golf Tourn. Hurricane Invitational UCF Challenge Cougar Classic Pat Bradley Championship Papa Johns Collegiate USA Intercollegiate Seminole Match Up Johnie Imes Invitational USF-Waterlefe Invitational Beacon Woods Invitational NCAA D1 East Regional Edwin Watts/Palmetto Inter NCAA Eastern Regional

Player: Low 72 Hole Total Season

2000-01 2001-02 2000-01 2001-02 2000-01 2000-01 2001-02 2001-02 2001-02

Name

Jessica Hayes Kelly Martin Kelly Lagedrost Jill Crowe Fany Schaeffer Jill Crowe Jameica Duncombe Megan Cushman Katie Ruhe

Team: Low Round Season 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2015-16 2015-16 2018-19 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2011-12 2018-19 2018-19 2016-17 2016-17 2015-16 1997-98 2014-15 2014-15 2001-02 2014-15 2013-14 2009-10 2001-02

Coach

Erika Brennan Erika Brenna Erika Brennan Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Erika Brennan Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Erika Brennan Erika Brennan Tiffany Prats Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt

Tournament

NCAA Championship NCAA Championship NCAA Championship NCAA Championship NCAA Championship NCAA Championship NCAA Championship NCAA Championship NCAA Championship

Tournament

FIU Pat Bradley Invitational Kiawah Island Spring Classic USA Intercollegiate Hurricane Invitational Johnie Imes Invitational Valspar Augusta Invite Hurricane Invitational UCF Challenge Hurricane Invitational JMU Eagle Landing Invite FIU Pat Bradley Invite Moon Golf Invitational Seminole Match Up UCF Challenge 2016 Clover Cup Conference USA Tourney Palmetto Intercollegiate UCF Challenge NCAA D1 East Regional Old Waverly Bulldog Invite UCF Challenge FIU Pat Bradley Inv Conference USA Tourney

Team: Low Round vs Par Season

2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 2015-16 2015-16 2011-12 2016-17 2016-17 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2001-02 2014-15 2013-14 2009-10 2001-02 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 vs Par 2011-12 2009-10 -8 2006-07 -8 2004-05 -2 2002-03 -7

Coach

Erika Brennan Erika Brennan Erika Brennan Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Tiffany Prats Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Susan Holt Susan Holt

Tournament

FIU Pat Bradley Invitational Kiawah Island Spring Classic USA Intercollegiate Johnie Imes Invitational UCF Challenge JMU Eagle Landing Invite Seminole Match Up UCF Challenge 2016 Clover Cup Hurricane Invitational Palmetto Intercollegiate UCF Challenge NCAA D1 East Regional Old Waverly Bulldog Invite UCF Challenge FIU Pat Bradley In Conference USA Tourney Hurricane Invitational Hurricane Invitational Johnie Imes Invitational UCF Challenge FIU Pat Bradley In GSU/Pelican Preserve Invite Waterlefe/USF Invitational Beacon Woods Invitational

209 212 212 212 212 213 213 213 213 213 214 214 214 214 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215

-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 E -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1

Score

vs Par

Round

Score

303 304 311 313 315 322 324 332 342

3 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Season 2011-12 1998-99 2018-19 1997-98 1993-94 2003-04 2002-03 1995-96 1994-95 2014-15 2009-10 2007-08 2005-06 2016-17 2006-07 2000-01 1999-00

TEAM SEASON RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

2018-19

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Team Season: Wins

+15 +16 +23 +25 +27 +34 +36 +44 +54

283 284 284 285 286 287 287 287 287 287 288 288 288 288 288 288 289 289 289 290 290 290 290

Round Score vs Par

3 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

283 284 284 286 287 287 288 288 288 285 289 289 289 290 290 290 290 287 287 291 291 291 291 291 291

-5 -4 -4 -2 -1 -1 E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3

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2018-19

Coach Erika Brennan Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Tiffany Prats U Susan Holt Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Marci Kornegay Tiffany Prats Marci Kornegay

Tournament USA Intercollegiate Johnie Imes Invitational Hurricane Invitational FIU Pat Bradley In UCF Challenge JMU Eagle Landing Invite Hurricane Invitational CF Challenge NCAA D1 East Regional Old Waverly Bulldog Invite UCF Challenge FIU Pat Bradley In SunTrust Gator Invite American Championship USF-Waterlefe Invitational Seminole Match Up 2016 Clover Cup

Score 576 577 577 581 583 584 584 585 585 586 587 588 588 590 590 591 591

Season Coach Tournament 2015-16 Marci Kornegay Hurricane Invitational 2018-19 Erika Brennan *FIU Pat Bradley Invite 2015-16 Marci Kornegay Johnie Imes Invitational 2009-10 Marci Kornegay 32nd Annual FIU Pat Bradley In 2014-15 Marci Kornegay Old Waverly Bulldog Invite 2011-12 Marci Kornegay JMU Eagle Landing Invite 2011-12 Marci Kornegay UCF Challenge 2001-02 Susan Holt NCAA D1 East Regional 2016-17 Tiffany Prats Seminole Match Up 2014-15 Marci Kornegay American Championship 2011-12 Marci Kornegay SunTrust Gator Invite 2006-07 Marci Kornegay GSU/Pelican Preserve Invite 2004-05 Susan Holt Beacon Woods Invitational 2016-17 Tiffany Prats UCF Challenge 2002-03 Susan Holt Beacon Woods Invitational 2016-17 Tiffany Prats American Championship 2015-16 Marci Kornegay 2016 Clover Cup 2008-09 Marci Kornegay JMU Eagle Landing Invite 2014-15 Marci Kornegay Hurricane Invitational 2015-16 Marci Kornegay SunTrust Gator Women’s Invite *Program record for 54-hole vs. par, 54-hole par-72 total

Season 2000-01 2001-02

Coach Susan Holt Susan Holt

Tournament NCAA Championship NCAA Championship

Score 864 865 876 877 882 883 883 883 884 884 885 887 887 888 888 889 889 889 889 889

Score 1251 1271

vs Par +12 +1 +12 +13 +18 +19 +19 +19 +20 +20 +45 +23 +23 +24 +24 +25 +25 +25 +37 +49

vs Par +99 +119

Player Career: Scoring Average

(vs. par) Minimum Rounds: 45 Career Name 2011-13 Christina Miller 2013-17 Nicole Autrique 2014-17 Maria Rodriguez 2010-13 Shena Yang 2013-17 Ashley Burke 1998-2001 Kelly Lagedrost 2005-08 Christina Jones 2001-03 Fany Schaeffer 2009-10 Rachel Edwards 2004-07 Daniella Ronderos 2012-13 Amy West 2006-09 Gennifer Mendez 1994-95 Tracy Brush 2004-08 Kylene Pulley

Player Career: Wins Career 2011-13 2005-08 1998-2001 1998-2001 2001-03 1994-97 2010-13 2017-present 1994 2004-08 2000-03 2013-17 34

Rounds 55.0 118.0 91.0 126. 126.0 129.0 126.0 89.0 59.0 115.0 59.0 125.0 49.0 103.0

Name Tournaments Christina Miller 19 Christina Jones 42 Kelly Lagedrost 43 Angie Connell 30 Fany Schaeffer 31 Cecilia Hedlund 36 Shena Yang 43 Natalia Villavicencio 15 Mandy Quattlebaum 2 Kylene Pulley 35 Kelly Martin 42 Ashley Burke 44

Player Career: Par or Better Rounds Career 2013-17 2010-13 2013-17 2005-08 1998-2001 2014-17 2001-03 2011-13 2004-08 2001-03 2009-10 1998-2001 2004-07 2001-03 1994-97 2007-11

Name Rounds Ashley Burke 126.0 Shena Yang 126.0 Nicole Autrique 118.0 Christina Jones 126.0 Kelly Lagedrost 129.0 Maria Rodriguez 91.0 Fany Schaeffer 89.0 Christina Miller 55.0 Kylene Pulley 103.0 Kelly Martin 124.0 Rachel Edwards 59.0 Angie Connell 89.0 Daniella Ronderos 115.0 Katie Ruhe 82.0 Cecilia Hedlund 104.0 Ana Joaquina Lopez 113.0

Par or Less 29 28 23 22 19 18 16 13 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5

Player Career: Rounds Played

Team: Low 54 Hole Total

Team: Low 72 Hole Total

vs Par E +1 +9 +5 +7 +8 +16 +9 +9 +10 +11 +12 +28 +14 +14 +15 +15

Avg. Score 74.44 75.13 75.21 0 75.34 75.40 75.86 76.04 76.36 76.36 76.88 77.10 77.42 77.65 77.43

Wins 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Versus Par 2.71 3.37 3.43 3.53 3.63 3.91 4.23 4.54 4.61 5.09 5.32 5.63 5.65 5.66

Minimum Rounds: 45 Career Name 1998-2001 Kelly Lagedrost 2013-17 Ashley Burke 2010-13 Shena Yang 2005-08 Christina Jones 2006-09 Gennifer Mendez 2000-03 Kelly Martin 2013-17 Nicole Autrique 2004-07 Daniella Ronderos 2007-11 Ana Joaquina Lopez 2008-11 Emily Van Etten 1994-97 Cecilia Hedlund 2004-08 Kylene Pulley 2001-04 Jill Crowe 1994-97 Tanya Cecil 2012-14 Anna Hancock

Opponents 3244 1266 1509 2698 3144 2836 1767 3515 2298 2548 2167 3299 3298 3240 2229

Player Career: Counting Scores Career 1998-2001 2010-13 2013-17 2005-08 2013-17 2006-09 2004-07 2000-03 2007-11 1994-97 2004-08 2001-03 1994-97 2001-04 2014-17

Name Kelly Lagedrost Shena Yang Nicole Autrique Christina Jones Ashley Burke Gennifer Mendez Daniella Ronderos Kelly Martin Ana Joaquina Lopez Cecilia Hedlund Kylene Pulley Fany Schaeffer Tanya Cecil Jill Crowe Maria Rodriguez

Counters 117 114 113 111 111 110 106 103 91 88 87 85 84 79 77

Career 198-2001 2010-13 2013-17 2005-08 2013-17 2006-09 2004-07 2000-03 2007-11 1994-97 2004-08 2001-03 1994-97 2001-04 2014-17

Name Kelly Lagedrost Shena Yang Nicole Autrique Christina Jones Ashley Burke Gennifer Mendez Daniella Ronderos Kelly Martin Ana Joaquina Lopez Cecilia Hedlund Kylene Pulley Fany Schaeffer Tanya Cecil Jill Crowe Maria Rodriguez

Player Career: Birdies

Rounds 129.0 126.0 126.0 126.0 125.0 124.0 118.0 115.0 113.0 104.0 104.0 103.0 102.0 98.0 95.0

Career 2013-17 2013-17 2010-13 2014-17 2005-08 2000-03 1998-2001 2006-09 2004-08 2001-03 2004-07 2007-11 2012-14 2003-07 1998-2001

Player Career: Finish Percentage Minimum Rounds: 45 Career Name 1998-2001 Kelly Lagedrost 1994-95 Tracy Brush 2011-13 Christina Miller 1994-97 Cecilia Hedlund 2005-08 Christina Jones 2004-07 Daniella Ronderos 2009-10 Rachel Edwards 2010-13 Shena Yang 2001-03 Fany Schaeffer 1994-97 Tanya Cecil 1998-2001 Angie Connell 2013-17 Nicole Autrique 2006-09 Gennifer Mendez 2000-03 Kelly Martin 1999-2001 Jessica Hayes

Player Career: Counting Scores

Name Ashley Burke Nicole Autrique Shena Yang Maria Rodriguez Christina Jones Kelly Martin Kelly Lagedrost Gennifer Mendez Kylene Pulley Fany Schaeffer Daniella Ronderos Ana Joaquina Lopez Anna Hancock Jessica Buchta Angie Connell

Counters 117 114 113 111 111 110 106 103 91 88 87 85 84 79 77

Percentage 95.1% 95.0% 95.8% 92.5% 91.7% 88.0% 92.2% 85.1% 82.7% 87.1% 89.7% 95.5% 85.7% 79.8% 86.5%

Rounds 126.0 118.0 126.0 91.0 126.0 124.0 129.0 125.0 103.0 89.0 115.0 113.0 95.0 83.0 89.0

Birdies 281 254 253 246 214 211 204 202 182 179 178 159 155 153 152

Player Career: Eagles Career 2014-17 2013-17 2005-08 1996-99 2001-03 2000-03 2013-17 1998-01 2015-18 2001-04 2003-06 1998-01 2004-07 2010 1998-2001 2015-16 2003-05 2010-12 2011-13 2013-15 2000-04 2003-07 1999-2001 2012-14 2001-04 2004-08 1994-97 2007-11 2006-09

Name Maria Rodriguez Nicole Autrique Christina Jones Bessie Phillips Fany Schaeffer Kelly Martin Ashley Burke Kelly Lagedrost NANI MERCHAN Jameica Duncombe Fernanda Rivera Angie Connell Daniella Ronderos Jennifer Neville Jennifer Victor Michelle Reyes Amanda Smith Kelli Pry Christina Miller Erin Selfridge Megan Cushman Jessica Buchta Jessica Hayes Anna Hancock Jill Crowe Kylene Pulley Cecilia Hedlund Ana Joaquina Lopez Gennifer Mendez

Rounds 91.0 118.0 126.0 82.0 89.0 124.0 126.0 129.0 59.0 71.0 72.0 89.0 115.0 18.0 27.0 40.0 46.0 49.0 55.0 61.0 68.0 83.0 87.0 95.0 102.0 103.0 104.0 113.0 125.0

Eagles 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Season 2018-19 2015-16 2015-16 2009-10 2011-12 2011-12 2014-15 2016-17 2001-02 2014-15 2013-14 2017-18 2011-12 2014-15 2008-09 2016-17 2015-16

2018-19

USF WOMEN’S GOLF

Team: Low 36 Hole Total

PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

Finish Pct. 82.5% 79.0% 78.1% 74.8% 72.8% 70.8% 69.6% 69.4% 69.0% 63.5% 63.3% 62.5% 62.0% 61.7% 61.7%

Percentage 95.1% 95.0% 95.8% 92.5% 91.7% 88.0% 92.2% 85.1% 82.7% 87.1% 89.7% 95.5% 85.7% 79.8% 86.5%

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PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

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@USFWGolf • #GoBulls

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PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

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2018-19

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@USFWGolf • #GoBulls

@USFWGolf • #GoBulls

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PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

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2018-19

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@USFWGolf • #GoBulls

@USFWGolf • #GoBulls

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PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

PLAYER CAREER SCORING RECORDS SINCE 1993-94

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2018-19

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@USFWGolf • #GoBulls

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USF Athletics Coaches

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Warren Bye Track and Field

Courtney Draper Volleyball

Ken Eriksen Softball

Jose Fernandez Women’s Basketball

Ashley Fisher Men’s Tennis

Brian Gregory Men’s Basketball

Allison Jolly Sailing

Billy Mohl Baseball

Cristina Moros Women’s Tennis

Erika Brennan Women’s Golf

Dena Reif Cross Country

Denise Schilte-Brown

Charlie Strong Football

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Bob Butehorn Men’s Soccer

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Steve Bradley Men’s Golf

Women’s Soccer

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Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference has an impressive list of accomplishments, both in the competitive arena and the classroom. The American has taken its place at the forefront of intercollegiate athletics, with a collection of national team and individual championships and football and men’s and women’s basketball postseason victories that place The American among the elite Division I FBS conferences. The league has produced four NCAA championship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in 2014, 2015 and 2016 – in addition to two New Year’s Six bowl champions, five NCAA individual championships, and a Rhodes Scholar. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, reached the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT, qualified for the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship and registered top-10 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country and Outdoor Track and Field championships. The American Athletic Conference was one of six finalists for the 2016 Sports Business Journal Sports League of the Year award, along with Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, the National Basketball Association and the PGA Tour. In football, Temple and Navy were ranked in the final College Football Playoff poll of the 2016 season, marking the second straight season that The American finished with at least two ranked teams. Seven teams from The American played in bowl games, while three teams (USF, Temple, Tulsa) finished with at least 10 wins. The American has had a combined 15 teams play in bowl games in the last two seasons, highlighted by Houston’s win against Florida State in the 2015-16 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Houston’s finish at No. 8 nationally in 2015 gave The American a top-10 team in the final national polls for the second time in three seasons after UCF finished No. 10 in the 2013 rankings after the Knights’ Fiesta Bowl win against Baylor. Additionally, Memphis, Navy, USF and Temple have all finished in the top 25 of either the CFP, Associated Press or USA Today polls as members of The American. Individual teams in The American have enjoyed unprecedented success since the conference’s formation. Houston went 13-1 in the 2015 football season, setting a school record for wins, while Navy won a program-record 11 games in its first season in the conference, also in 2015. The 2014 season saw Memphis finish with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938, while Temple enjoyed its first 10-win season in 2015. Beyond the gridiron, The American sent four teams to the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, and the league had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in 2014. Since the conference’s formation in 2013-14, teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer, men’s golf, and men’s track and field. Student-athletes from The American won three NCAA individual titles in track and field in 2016-17 as Cincinnati’s Annette Echikunwoke won the indoor weight throw, Tulsa’s Marc Scott won the outdoor 10,000-meter title, and Houston won the crown in the outdoor 4x100-meter relay. Under The American’s banner, SMU advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 1993. The UConn women’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth, 10th and 11th national championships and broke its own NCAA record with a 111game winning streak that spanned three seasons. UCF, East Carolina and Houston have all achieved top-10 rankings in baseball in the past three years. Tulsa placed sixth at the 2016

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NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championship, while USF finished the 2014-15 season at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking. American Athletic Conference student-athletes have distinguished themselves in all facets of intercollegiate athletics. Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich won the Bednarik Award and the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player in 2015, while Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting. UConn basketball standout Breanna Stewart finished her career as the most decorated player in college basketball history as she was chosen as the consensus national player of the year for the third time and became the first player be named four times as the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four. Reynolds and Stewart were selected as the winners of the 2016 AAU James E. Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athletes, marking only the second time in the 86-year history of the award that multiple winners were chosen.

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The American Athletic Conference consists of 13 prestigious institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University, the University of Tulsa, and Wichita State University (in basketball and Olympic sports).

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Additionally, SMU’s Avery Acker was chosen as the Division I women’s volleyball Academic All-America of the Year in 2015, while Navy offensive guard E.K. Binns and East Carolina wide receiver Zay Jones have both been named as finalists for the 2016 Campbell Trophy, which is presented by the National Football Foundation to the top scholar-athlete in college football. Tulsa cross country standout Kirk Smith was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar in the fall of 2016, while two student-athletes from The American earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in the conference’s first three years. The conference had a record 16 student-athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades in 2015-16. American Athletic Conference alumni have made their mark in professional sports as well. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. More recently, a number of American Athletic Conference athletes have been selected in the first round of the professional entry drafts in football, basketball, baseball and soccer. The American has had two first-round picks in football in each of three of the last four seasons, had a record 15 total selections in the 2017 NFL Draft, while the conference produced four first-round picks in the 2016 WNBA Draft. The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports, which provide the conference with outstanding national exposure on the two industry leaders in sports television. The football portion of the contract calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first two American Athletic Conference Football Championships were televised by ABC as part of Championship Saturday. The American had the two highest-rated Thursday telecasts of the 2016 football season. In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament is televised, including the championship game, which is on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games are carried on national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3, while the conference has a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports Network for coverage of select baseball games. American Athletic Conference teams have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams in the CFP selection committee’s final ranking. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in a New Year’s Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Additionally, The American holds primary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions. The American Athletic Conference serves its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools. The conference headquarters also serves as the home of the American Digital Network, which provides live coverage of all 21 conference championships. @USFWGolf • #GoBulls

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