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General Information
Quick Facts What is a Zip? 2012-13 Schedule 2012-13 Roster Team Photograph Rosemont Country Club State-of-the-Art Training Facilities PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge The Mid-American Conference
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Hanna Ek Tyler Etcheberry Sara Chaves Whitney Graff Laura Murray Sierra Everson Frida Fougberg Lesli Stolly
Head Coach: Jenny King (Kentucky, 2001) – fifth season Twitter: @ZipsCoachKing
14 - Staff
Graduate Assistant: Amanda Butler (Akron, 2012) – first season
16 - 2011-12 Review
Program History
Seasons of Golf First Season of Golf Total Events All-Time Wins All-Time Runner Ups All-Time Top-Fives Best Mid-American Conference Finish
Entering Fifth 2008-09 45 3 6 21 t-3rd (2009)
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Team Records Individual Records Team Honors Individual Honors All-Time Results
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athletics communications
Assistant Director/Women’s Golf SID: Dallas Moyer E-Mail dm60@uakron.edu Office Phone (330) 972-6292 Mobile Phone (330) 571-4145 Twitter @ZipsDallas
Mid-American Conference Contact
Media Relations Assistant/Women’s Golf Contact: Stephanie Paris E-Mail SParis@mac-sports.com Office Phone (216) 566-4622 ext. 322 Office Fax (216) 858-9622 Web Site mac-sports.com
Credits The 2012-13 University of Akron women’s golf media guide is a product of The University of Akron Athletics Communications office. The publication was designed, written and edited by Dallas Moyer, with editorial assistance from Gregg Bach. Cover design and layout by Dallas Moyer. Photography by John Ashley, Phil Burling, Jeff Harwell and Ernie Aranyosi.
2011-12 Review
Location Fairlawn, Ohio Par 72 Yardage 6,025 yards Link www.gozips.com/athletics/facilities/Rosemont
2011-12 Results 2011-12 Overall Statistics Individual Results
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Rosemont country club
Head Coach Jenny King Graduate Assistant Amanda Butler
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women’s Golf Staff
1 - ThIS IS Akron GOLF
Akron golf
Location Akron, Ohio (44325) Population 200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) Founded 1870 (as Buchtel College) Enrollment 29,699 Nickname Zips Colors Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 871) Conference Mid-American President Dr. Luis M. Proenza Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill Senior Associate AD/External Relations Dan Satter Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Admin. Mary Lu Gribschaw Faculty Athletics Representative J. Dean Carro Athletic Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080 Ticket Office Phone: 1-888-99-AKRON Web site: GoZips.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ZipsWGolf Twitter: @ZipsWGolf
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Akron Zips Schedule
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FALL 2012 Date Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 28 Sept. 29 Sept. 30 Oct. 15 Oct. 16
Event Redbird Invitational – Day One Redbird Invitational – Day Two Cardinal Cup – Day One Cardinal Cup – Day Two Wolverine Invitaitonal – Day One Wolverine Invitaitonal – Day Two Nittany Lion Invitational – Day One Nittany Lion Invitational – Day Two Nittany Lion Invitational – Day Three 2012 MAC Preview – Day One 2012 MAC Preview – Day Two
Location Normal, Ill. Normal, Ill. Simpsonville, Ky. Simpsonville, Ky. Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Nashport, Ohio Nashport, Ohio
Course Weibring Golf Club Weibring Golf Club Cardinal Club Cardinal Club U of M Golf Course U of M Golf Course Penn State Blue Course Penn State Blue Course Penn State Blue Course Longaberger Golf Club Longaberger Golf Club
Time (ET) All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day
Location Rio Verde, Ariz. Rio Verde, Ariz. Rio Verde, Ariz. Ocala, Fla. Ocala, Fla. Ocala, Fla. Hilton Head, S.C. Hilton Head, S.C. Hilton Head, S.C. Richmond, Ky. Richmond, Ky. Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Nashport, Ohio Nashport, Ohio Nashport, Ohio
Course White Wing Golf Course White Wing Golf Course White Wing Golf Course Juliette Falls Golf Resort Juliette Falls Golf Resort Juliette Falls Golf Resort Moss Creek Golf Club Moss Creek Golf Club Moss Creek Golf Club Arlington Country Club Arlington Country Club IU Golf Course IU Golf Course Longaberger Golf Club Longaberger Golf Club Longaberger Golf Club
Time (ET) All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day
SPRING 2013 Date March 8 March 9 March 10 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 23 March 24 March 25 April 5 April 6 April 13 April 14 April 26 April 27 April 28
Event Rio Verde Invitational – Day One Rio Verde Invitational – Day Two Rio Verde Invitational – Day Three MSU Ocala Spring Invitational – Day One MSU Ocala Spring Invitational – Day Two MSU Ocala Spring Invitational – Day Three Low Country Intercollegiate – Day One Low Country Intercollegiate – Day Two Low Country Intercollegiate – Day Three EKU Colonel Classic – Day One EKU Colonel Classic – Day Two Indiana Invitational – Day One Indiana Invitational – Day Two 2013 MAC Championship – Day One 2013 MAC Championship – Day Two 2013 MAC Championship – Day Three
What is a Zip? One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth “Red” Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twentyfive years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname for The University’s athletics teams. Suggestions submitted by students, faculty, and alumni included Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos and Cheveliers. The winner, freshman Margaret Hamlin, received a prize of $10 for Zippers, a $6 pair of rubber overshoes and a brand name of the BF Goodrich Company. The evolution of Zippy, UA’s mascot, began 40 years ago when the student council decided the University needed a mascot. “Zippy” the kangaroo was officially declared the school’s mascot on May 1, 1953. The first known printed reference to the mascot as “Zippy” was a 1965 Zip football press brochure. The Buchtelite’s first use of the name “Zippy” came Sept. 24, 1965, in an identification of a photo of the cheerleaders listing “Mascot - ‘Zippy’ - Charles Huettner.” In 2007, Zippy was named the Capital One National Mascot of the Year.
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Head Coach Jenny King and freshman Sierra Everson.
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Roster
Alphabetical Roster Yr.-Exp. Jr.-2L RSr.-3L RSr.-3L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2L So.-1L Fr.-HS
Swings Right Left Right Right Right Right Right Right
Hometown (Previous School) Bogota, Colombia (Abraham Lincoln School) Falun, Sweden (Falu Frigymnasium) Wesley Chapel, Fla. (Saddlebrook Preparatory) Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln High School) Partille, Sweden (Lerums Gymnasium) Canfield, Ohio (Canfield High School) Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe High School) Lima, Ohio (Shawnee High School)
Head Coach: Jenny King (Kentucky, 2001), Fifth Season Graduate Assistant: Amanda Butler (Akron, 2012), First Season
By State/country Columbia (1): Sara Chaves. Florida (1): Tyler Etcheberry. Ohio (4): Sierra Everson, Whitney Graff, Laura Murray, Lesli Stolly. Sweden (2): Hanna Ek, Frida Fougberg.
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By SWING Left (1): Hanna Ek. Right (7): Sara Chaves, Tyler Etcheberry, Sierra Everson, Frida Fougberg, Whitney Graff, Laura Murray.
Student-Athletes
By Class Senior (0): Redshirt Senior (2): Hanna Ek, Tyler Etcheberry. Junior (2): Sara Chaves, Whitney Graff. Sophomore (1): Laura Murray. Freshman (3): Sierra Everson, Frida Fougberg, Lesli Stolly.
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Name Sara Chaves Hanna Ek Tyler Etcheberry Sierra Everson Frida Fougberg Whitney Graff Laura Murray Lesli Stolly
2011-12 Review Records Back Row (l to r): Redshirt Senior Tyler Etcheberry, Freshman Sierra Everson, Junior Whitney Graff, Redshirt Senior Hanna Ek, Graduate Assistant Amanda Butler. Front Row (l to r): Head Coach Jenny King, Sophomore Laura Murray, Junior Sara Chaves, Freshman Frida Fougberg, Freshman Lesli Stolly.
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rosemont country club
When the Zips hit the links, they have the benefit of playing at the Rosemont County Club, which serves as the official home course for The University of Akron women’s golf team. The championship course is located in nearby Fairlawn, Ohio, and is the site of the Zippy Invitational, an annual event that showcases some of the top collegiate programs in the Midwest. The course features an award-winning design by the Hurdzan Design Group, features tree-lined fairways, subtle doglegs and bunkering. There are few water hazards and ravines to impede play. The course measures 5,260 yards from the women’s tees and 6,006 from the men’s tees. The championship blue tees course is 6,433 yards. Rosemont Country Club began as the Montrose Club in 1920. In 1991, a new clubhouse was built, accompanied by a new swim and tennis complex, golf learning center and driving range. The clubhouse is equipped with numerous amenities, including locker rooms for both women and men, steam room and sauna.
rosemont country club quick facts Year Built: 1910 Designer: Tom Bendelow Greens Grass Type: Bent Grass Fairways Grass Type: Bent Grass Water Hazards: Yes Sand Bunkers: 51-60 Yardage Markers: 200, 150, 100 Yard Markers Women’s Tees: 5,260 yards (Par 72) Men’s Tees: 6,006 yards (Par 71) Championship Tees: 6,433 yards (Par 71)
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indoor practice facility The University of Akron’s indoor golf facility is one of the finest in the Midwest. In order to assist with each student-athlete’s play on the course, the indoor golf facility features a putting green, bunker and a video motion analysis system.
The biggest advantage the facility gives the golf team is the ability to train year round. Along with the use of state-of-the-art technology for performance analysis, UA’s golf team now has an advantage over the nation’s top competition.
In 2006, additional offices were added to the facility, housing the coaching staffs for UA’s football, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, track and field, and cross country teams.
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To help the team prepare for a long season on the course, the field house features a strength and conditioning center with over 8,000-square-feet of space, which includes both strength training and rehabilitation equipment.
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In addition to the indoor golf facility, the Stile Athletics Field House features a full 120-yard AstroPlay field and a 300-meter Mondo track.
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In addition to helping the players perform on the course, the golf facility also features offices for the coaching staff and a study lounge to help classroom performance.
Additional components of the building include spectator seating for approximately 1,200, a sports medicine center, varsity locker rooms and athletics equipment storage areas.
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This addition to UA athletics enables the women’s golf team and the rest of the University’s intercollegiate teams to have an advantage when it comes to recruiting the top student-athlete’s in the nation. All 19 of UA’s intercollegiate athletics teams have access to the area, both in season and for off-season conditioning workouts.
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indoor practice facility quick facts indoor facility Year Opened: 2004 Features: Putting Green Bunker Driving Range Video Motion Analysis System Coaches’ Offices Team Meeting Lounge Stile Fieldhouse Year Opened: 2004 Features: 120-yard AstroPlay Field 300-meter Mondo Track Strength & Conditioning Center Sports Medicine Center
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On Aug. 24, 2011, the athletics departments at The University of Akron and Kent State University today announced participation in a new competition called “The PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge,” which further expands an intercollegiate athletics rivalry dating back more than a halfcentury between the two schools. The PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge is based on a time-honored competition for an historic wooden wagon wheel trophy awarded originally in 1945 to the winner of the annual Akron-Kent State football game. Starting with the 2011-12 academic year, the PNC-sponsored rivalry broaden the competition to include 15 NCAA varsity sports, with victories in each sport adding one point to the challenge standings. Fans can learn more about the rivalry and follow the results and standings via www.PNCWagonWheelChallenge.com. “PNC’s new athletic challenge will spark more excitement in a broad range of sports between these rival schools,” said Kevin O. Thompson, PNC regional president for Akron, Canton and Wooster. “By showcasing the talents of student-athletes, we will further engage alumni and the community to support our schools.” In keeping with tradition, the annual winner of the football contest will gain possession of the historic wooden Wagon Wheel trophy, while the school that accumulates the most total points in all varsity matchups for that academic year will receive an overall series trophy. “The Akron-Kent State rivalry is a regional event and this partnership will help expand it to more sports and likewise more fans,” Akron director of athletics Tom Wistrcill said. “We’re excited to have PNC serve as sponsor of what is one of the more unique rivalries in college athletics. As members of the Mid-American Conference, the results of our competitions against one another are already very important, but the Wagon Wheel Challenge will increase the level of bragging rights around the community.” According to legend, the “Wagon Wheel” trophy traces its beginnings to the spring of 1870 when Akron industrialist John R. Buchtel set out for the town of Kent in search of a site to establish a college. In the muddy Ohio fields, however, his wagon became bogged down in the area where Kent State University is currently located. When horses pulled the wagon, a wheel came loose and became buried until it was discovered in 1902 during the construction of a pipeline along the Western Reserve Trail. The wheel eventually fell into the possession of Dr. Raymond Manchester, who as the Kent State Dean of Men in 1945, suggested the local historic artifact be offered as the trophy to the winner of the annual AkronKent State football game. “College athletics is built on strong rivalries, and we’re fortunate to have one of the closest in the country with Akron,” Kent State director of athletics Joel Nielsen said. “We’re very appreciative of PNC’s support of the Wagon Wheel Challenge – this model has worked very well with other schools and it can only help grow this rivalry and make it even stronger.” IMG College, the sponsorship and multi-media rights holder for both Akron and Kent State athletics negotiated the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (www.pnc.com) is one of the nation’s largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking; residential mortgage banking; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. Follow @PNCNews on Twitter for breaking news, updates and announcements from PNC.
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PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge - Rules and Qualifying Sports • Each of the fifteen (15) sports will be worth one (1) point. For a school to be the winner of The PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge, it must accumulate at least eight (8) points. • The point is awarded to the team that wins the season series in the head-to-head competition. • If the teams play head-to-head once in a given season (e.g. football), then the school that wins will receive the point. • All regular season games count toward the season series tally (including if non-conference games are played) with the school that wins more games (e.g., winning two of three in softball) receiving the point. If teams split the regular season matchups (e.g., in basketball), then each team receives a one-half (½) point for that sport. • For men’s and women’s cross country, golf and indoor/outdoor track and field, one point is awarded to whichever school finishes higher in the MAC Championship for each of those sports. (For these sports, no other competitions – in-season or post-season – will count toward the series). • MAC and/or NCAA Tournament games can count toward determining the season series winner (e.g., the schools split the two regular season meetings in basketball and then meet in the MAC Tournament, whichever school wins that game is awarded the point). • In the event of a 15-sports season tie, the school that won the trophy the previous year will retain possession. 2011-12 Results Kent State won the inaugural Wagon Wheel trophy by a margin of 9.06.0. KSU earned points in baseball (1.0), women’s basketball (0.5), men’s cross country (1.0), football (1.0), men’s golf (1.0), women’s golf (1.0), women’s soccer (1.0), women’s indoor track & field (1.0), women’s outdoor track & field (1.0) and volleyball (0.5). Akron scored points in men’s basketball (1.0), women’s basketball (0.5), women’s cross country (1.0), softball (1.0), men’s indoor track & field (1.0), men’s outdoor track & field (1.0) and volleyball (0.5).
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2011-12 – Kent State 9.0, Akron 6.0
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the mid-american conference THIS IS THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Providing leadership in education and diversity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 66th year of service to the student-athlete.
In its partnership with ESPN, the MAC is in the fourth year of its eightyear rights agreement (through 2016-2017 academic years) for football, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. The deal is the most extensive in the 66-year history of the conference. The agreement calls for a minimum of 25 events annually to be produced and aired on an ESPN platform including the men’s and women’s basketball championships, a regular-season MAC presence on ESPN, the Marathon MAC Football Championship Game and a minimum of 11 regular-season football games. Women’s athletics continued to shine for the MAC this past year. The MAC had a total of five women’s basketball programs invited to postseason tournaments. Eastern Michigan claimed the MAC tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, while Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Miami and Toledo all received at-large invitations to the WNIT Tournament. The Toledo Rockets were the defending WNIT champions and began the 2012 WNIT Tournament with wins over Detroit, Cincinnati and VCU before falling to Syracuse in overtime in the WNIT ‘Elite Eight’. From two-time Super Bowl quarterback winning Ben Roethlisberger (Miami University), NFL Defensive MVP James Harrison (Kent State University), three NFL Pro Bowlers (Cleveland KR Josh Cribbs, San Diego TE Antonio Gates, Pittsburgh LB James Harrison), British Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning manager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburgh (University of Toledo), the Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing leaders in the world of athletics.
Steinbrecher has expanded bowl opportunities for the conference and stabilized conference membership in football, increased national and regional television exposure, launched the conference’s first-ever digital network, renegotiated the conference marketing rights agreement with ISP/IMG College and enhanced neutral site conference championships in basketball, volleyball and baseball. Specifically in football, Steinbrecher has stabilized and increased conference membership with 13 programs as the MAC welcomes the addition of the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to begin as a football-only member in 2012. This provides the conference the opportunity to expand the conference footprint into New England and into the Boston and Hartford/Springfield markets. Steinbrecher has built upon the conference bowl agreements to a conference-best three primary (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl; GoDaddy.com Bowl and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) and four secondary agreements (Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl, TicketCity Bowl and the BBVA Compass Bowl). These bowl agreements provide the MAC the opportunity to build on relationships with multiple bowl partners, expand national television exposure and broaden geographical opportunities to perform against other FBS conferences. Steinbrecher directed a strategic planning process for the MAC, increased national exposure for the conference, as well as new opportunities for the conference in the areas of a new regional television network deal, marketing and sponsorships and securing long-term partnerships for MAC neutral site championship events. In the summer of 2010, the MAC entered into a three-year regional television deal with SportsTime Ohio to expand its television coverage in football and men’s and women’s basketball. This provides the MAC a regional television presence for programming throughout the year, and increases promotion and marketing opportunities for the conference. He joined the MAC after serving six years as commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Prior to the OVC, Steinbrecher served as commissioner of the Mid-Continent Conference (the Summit League). He is the only person to serve as commissioner in all three NCAA Division I Subdivisions (FBS, FCS, DI).
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For the first time in its history, the MAC will have seven bowl relationships-three primary and four secondary. The three primary agreements are with the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (Detroit, Mich.), GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.). In addition, the MAC has secured secondary agreements with the BBVA Compass Bowl (2012-2013), the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (2012-2013), the Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl (2012-13) and the TicketCity Bowl (2012).
Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher enters his fourth year with the Mid-American Conference (MAC) after being named the league’s eighth commissioner on March 16, 2009.
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The 2011 season also witnessed Northern Illinois win the 2011 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game with a 23-20 win over Ohio. MAC programs were a combined 4-0 against Army last season (wins by Northern Illinois, Miami, Ball State and Temple), while Temple had an impressive 38-7 win at Maryland (ACC), Western Michigan’s 38-31 win at UConn (Big East), Ohio’s 44-7 win over Marshall (Conference USA) and Ball State’s 27-20 win over Indiana (Big Ten).
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher
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In 2011, the MAC set a conference record with a 4-1 record in bowl games and won the prestigious ESPN Bowl Challenge Cup for the best FBS conference record in bowl games. The MAC also tied a conference record for bowl invitations in a single season as the five bowl invitations marked the fourth time in conference history (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011). The five MAC programs that were extended bowl invitations included: Temple (Gildan New Mexico Bowl), Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Western Michigan (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), Toledo (Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman) and Northern Illinois (GoDaddy.com Bowl).
In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the conference’s structure in 1980. For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.
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The league has grown its commitment to championships by expanding to six its number of neutral site post season events – football (Ford Field, Detroit), volleyball (SPIRE Academy, Geneva, Ohio), men’s and women’s basketball (Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland), softball (Firestone Stadium, Akron) and baseball (All Pro Freight Stadium, Avon, Ohio).
Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men’s and women’s basketball since moving to Northeast Ohio. The MAC was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, UMass for football only beginning in 2012.
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Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in March of 2009.
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Hanna Ek
Redshirt Senior (3L) Falun, Sweden Falu Frigymnasium
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as a Senior (Spring 2012): Utilized her redshirt season. as a Senior (Fall 2011): Utilized her redshirt season. as a Junior (Spring 2011): Named NGCA Academic All-American for the third-consecutive season (2009, 2010) ... named to the Academic All-MAC first team ... earned CoSida Academic All-District second-team honors ... competed in all six events in the spring, finishing second on the team with a 76.93 scoring average (15 rounds), the best of her career ... closed the season with three-consecutive top-10 finishes, including a personal-best finish at the MAC Championships ... currently riding a streak of nine-straight rounds in the 70s ... carded two rounds at par or better and 13 of 15 rounds in the 70s ... helped the Zips break the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) ... finished in third place at the weather shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) with a score of 77 (+5) ... battling rain, cold temperatures and wind, she posted a tie for sixth place at the Indiana Invitational (April 4-5) with a two-round score of 7-over 151 ... closed out the spring tied for tenth place at the MAC Championships, posting a three-round score of 18-over 234.
America status (2008-09) ... competed in all seven events, averaging 79.90 strokes over 21 rounds ... fired a 1-over-par 73 at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational (March 8) ... finished with a three-round score of 237 (79-79-79) in the Morehead State Spring Kickoff (Feb. 22-24) to finish in the top-10 ... scored 12 pars in the final round of the MAC Championship (April 24-26), helping to guide Akron to a third-place tie. as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with 853 strokes over 11 rounds for a 77.55 scoring average ... led the team with a final-round scoring average of 76.20 strokes ... was the top UA scorer at the APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-21), carding 156 strokes and tying for 11th place ... helped guide the Zips to a second-place finish at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) with 151 strokes over two rounds for an 11th-place finish behind a one-over par-73 final round ... cracked the top-10 for the first time with a 10th-place finish at the Inaugural Zippy Invitational (Sept. 29-30) after shooting a three-round score of 238 (8078-80). at Falu Frigymnasium: Ranked 84th on the Swedish Golf Federation ranking system ... recorded five top-10 finishes in 11 events during the summer prior to her senior season ... shot a three-day total of 221 (7573-73) and placed fourth at the 2007 Junior Masters Invitational Finals ... shot 79-78 to place second at the Ben Hogan Cup and was the runnerup at the Skandia Tour Regional in Dalarna. Personal: Daughter of Anders Ek and Maria Lindholm ... has two sisters, Carina Ek-Petrini (38) and Michelle Ek (36) ... has been golfing for 11 years and has been boxing for four years ... is a certified boxing instructor ... father was a wax technician for the Canadian cross country ski team from 1983-98 ... majoring in mechanical engineering ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 Spring and Fall semesters.
as a Junior (Fall 2010): Appeared in the final three events of the fall schedule, one as an individual, posting the second-best scoring average on the squad (78.38, eight rounds) ... named MAC Golfer of the Week on Oct. 21 after capturing the MAC Preview individual title ... had four rounds in the 70s, including a round of 71 at the MAC Preview (Oct. 18), the second-lowest round of her career ... earned her first-career victory at the MAC Preview (Oct. 18-19), carding a score of 149 (71-78) ... finished in a tie for 24th place at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12) after posting rounds of 80-80-87 (247) ... competed at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Oct. 2-3) as an individual, finishing tied for 26th place with a three-round tally of 231 (81-75-75). as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): Named NGCA Academic All-American for the second-consecutive season (2009) ... named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll (2009-10) and MAC Commissioner’s Award (2009-10) ... appeared in all six events during the spring schedule, recording a scoring average of 78.65 (17 rounds) ... carded 10-of-17 rounds in the 70s, including a career-low round of 2-under 70 during the first round of the Canes and Cardinal Classic (April 5) ... posted a then-personal best finish of third place at the Canes and Cardinal Classic (April 5-6) after carding rounds of 70, 82 and 73 (225) ... her total of 225 (+9) is her best three-round score so far at Akron ... added two top-25 finishes to her top-three placing, including a tie for 18th place at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate (March 14-15) with a three-round score of 236 (8274-80) ... finished alone in 21st place at the MAC Champion- EK’s Career Statistics ship (April 23-25), carding a three-round tally of 235 (79-78-78). RNDS Year App. Rds Strokes Wins T10 T25 <Par Avg. Low as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in four-of-five events, Spring 2012 – – – – – – – – – averaging 78.92 strokes over 12 rounds ... notched a then- Fall 2011 – – – – – – – – – personal-low single-round score of 72 (83-72-77) en route to SPRING 2011 6 15 1,154 0 3 3 2 76.93 71 a 13th-place finish at the Ross Resorts Invitational (Oct. 26-27) Fall 2010 3 8 627 1 1 2 1 78.38 71 ... captured 13th place at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational Spring 2010 6 17 1,337 0 1 3 1 78.65 70 (Oct. 5-6) with 239 strokes (82-81-76) while matching a then- Fall 2009 4 12 947 0 0 2 0 78.92 72 career-high with five birdies. Spring 2009 7 21 1,678 0 1 4 0 79.90 73 fall 2008 5 11 853 0 1 4 0 77.55 73 as a Freshman (Spring 2009): Earned NGCA Academic All- Totals 31 84 6,596 1 7 16 4 78.52 70
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redshirt senior tyler etcheberry
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Redshirt Senior (3L) Wesley Chapel, Fla. Saddlebrook Preparatory as a Senior (Spring 2012): Utilized her redshirt season.
as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in all five events, posting a scoring average of 79.53 over 15 rounds ... recorded a pair of top-20 finishes, highlighted by a No. 7 designation at the MAC Preview (Oct. 12-13) with a three-round score of 231 strokes (76-77-78) and a personal-best six birdie putts ... captured 16th place at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 28-29) after carding 236 strokes (79-81-76).
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as a Freshman (Spring 2009): Earned NGCA Academic AllAmerica status (2008-09) ... competed in all seven events, averaging 80.86 over 21 rounds ... notched three top-20 finishes ... captured seventh place at the Tina Barrett Longwood Invite (March 30-31) after carding 242 strokes (84-78-80) ... finished 16th at the Morehead State Spring Kickoff (Feb. 23-24) with 241 strokes (84-76-81) ... also grabbed 18th place at the Rio Verde Invitational (March 7-8) with 231 strokes (79-75-77).
RNDS Year App. Rds Strokes Wins T10 T25 <Par Avg. Low Spring 2012 – – – – – – – – – Fall 2011 – – – – – – – – – SPRING 2011 6 15 1,178 0 0 3 0 78.53 72 Fall 2010 5 13 1,049 0 0 2 0 80.69 76 Spring 2010 6 17 1,406 0 0 1 0 82.71 73 Fall 2009 5 15 1,193 0 1 2 0 79.53 75 Spring 2009 7 21 1,193 0 1 3 0 80.57 75 fall 2008 5 11 871 0 1 2 0 79.18 72 Totals 34 92 7,395 0 3 13 0 80.39 72
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as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): NGCA Academic All-American for the second-consecutive season (2009) ... named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll (2009-10) and MAC Commissioner’s Award (2009-10) ... appeared in all six events on the spring schedule ... recorded a scoring average of 82.71 (17 rounds) ... posted six rounds in the 70s, including a round of 73 at the Edwin Watt/Kiawah Island Classic (Feb. 21-23) ... her round of 73 was the second-lowest of her Akron career (72) ... her lone top-20 finish came at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate (March 19-20), where she finished tied for 19th place (157, 78-79).
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as a Junior (Fall 2010): Competed in all five events, including two as an individual, recording a scoring average of 80.69 (13 rounds) ... had five rounds in the 70s, including rounds of 76 and 79 (155) to finish tied for 30th place at the season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational (Sept. 13-14) ... closed out the fall calendar with two top-20 finishes, playing both as an individual ... finished off the campaign with a season-best finish at the Mid-American Conference Preview (Oct. 18-19), finishing in a tie for 13th place with a two-round score of 160 (78-82) ... the previous week, she carded a three-round tally of 243 (81-79-83) to finish in a tie for 16th place at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12).
Personal: Daughter of Pat and Lisa Etcheberry ... has one sister, Mallory (16) ... father was an Olympic track and field athlete and competed at Kentucky ... her father served as the trainer for all men’s and women’s intercollegiate teams with the Wildcats and currently serves as a strength coach for professional athletes ... grandfather, Don Weller, played basketball at Georgetown University ... uncle, Mike Weller, played golf for the Hoyas ... majoring in corporate finance ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 spring and fall semesters.
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as a Junior (Spring 2011): Named NGCA Academic All-American for the third-consecutive season (2009, 2010) ... named Academic All-MAC honorable mention ... appeared in all six events in the spring, posting a career-best average of 78.53 over 15 rounds ... her scoring average was third on the team ... tied her career-low round of 72 at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 15) ... carded six rounds of 76 or better ... finished in the top-25 on three occasions ... helped the Zips break the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 1416) ... finished tied for sixth place at the rain-shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) with a score of 80 (+8) ... finished tied for 14th place with a season-low score of 7-over 223 at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam ... concluded the season with a top-20 finish at the MAC Championships, carding a three-round tally of 237 (+21) to finish in a tie for 17th place.
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as a Senior (Fall 2011): Utilized her redshirt season.
at Saddlebrook Preparatory School: Ranked 82nd in the nation by Golfweek among the 2008 class ... shot a tournament-low score of 72-69 at the IJGT at Saddlebrook in the fall of her senior year ... named the school’s hardest worker and player of the year ... registered four top-10 finishes as a junior and a pair of top-five finishes as a sophomore ... fired a three-day total of 232 (77-81-74) at the Florida Junior Golf Tour event at Bellaire Country Club in 2007 ... tied for fifth place with an 80-81 at a FCWT event held at the TPC Sawgrass course ... tied for second at the Florida Junior Governor’s Cup at Mission Inn where she shot 76-77-83 in 2006 ... recorded an individual win at the IJGT at Saddlebrook with a score of 74-71 as a sophomore ... fell just short of defending her title by shooting a 72-69 and finished third, but improved on her two-day total that won the event the previous year ... was the National Honors Society secretary, an honors graduate and a student council senior class representative.
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as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with 871 strokes over 11 rounds for a scoring average of 79.18 ... cracked the top-10 for the first time with a seventh-place finish at the Zippy Invitational (Sept. 29-30) after carding a three-round score of 233 (83-72-78) ... her par score of 72 in the second round of the Zippy Invitational was a collegiate low ... helped the Zips capture second place at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) with a 21st-place finish after logging a two-round score of 155 (76-79).
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Junior (2L) Bogota, Colombia Abraham Lincoln High School as a Sophomore (Spring 2012): Named a National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Division I All-American Scholar … finished the 2011-12 season with an 81.67 scoring average in eight events … carded a careerbest round of 2-over 74 during the third round of the EKU Colonel Classic (April 6-7) … had two top-20 finishes … made four starts in the three, including one as an individual … averaged 79.54 strokes over 11 rounds … posted the first top-10 finish of her career, a tie for seventh place at the EKU Colonel Classic to help Akron to its second team title of the season … her score of 229 (+13) at the EKU event was the lowest threeround score of her career and the sixth-lowest on the team … recorded a tie for 16th place playing as an individual at the Bison Challenge at Paiute (March 16-17) with a score of 159 (+15). as a Sophomore (Fall 2011): Made four starts in the fall … her best finish came at the season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational (Sept. 12-13) where she finished tied for 49th place with a score of 247 … also had finishes of tied for 68th (2011 MAC Preview, Oct. 10-11), tied for 69th (Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup, Sept. 19-20) and tied for 82nd (Bettie Lou Evans Invitational, Sept. 30-Oct. 2). as a Freshman (Spring 2011): Competed in four of six events, one as an individual, posting an average of 80.33 (nine rounds) ... carded a careerbest round of 76 during the first round of the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14) ... tied for 28th at the weather-shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) with a round of 85 (+13) ... finished tied for 31st place in her first MAC Championship event (April 22-24), carding a three-round score of 247 (+31) ... posted a two-round score of 16-over 160 to finish tied for 36th at the Indiana Invitational (April 4-5) ... carded a score of 231 (+15) to conclude the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) tied for 40th while playing as an individual. as a Freshman (Fall 2010): Appeared in all five events to open her Akron career, recording a scoring average of 82.08 in 13 rounds of play ... posted a then-career-best round of 79 on three occasions, including the third round of the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 21) and the second and third rounds of the Nittany Lion Invitational (Oct. 2-3) ... earned the first top-25 finish of her career at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12) after posting a three-round score of 246 (80-82-84). Prior to Akron: Finished ninth at the 2009 El Tiempo Cup National in Bogota, Colombia ... was the champion at the Enrique Santos International in Ecuador in 2008 ... placed second at the Military CC Columbian National Junior Tournament in 2007 ... also took third at the San Andres International Junior Tournament of Colombia ... finished 16th at the 2009 Teens on the Green World Championship at the PGA National. Personal: Daughter of Carlos Julio Chaves and Evelin Jaimes born in Bogota, Colombia ... has one younger brother, David (16) ... attended Abraham Lincoln High School ... first language is Spanish ... was a member of the soccer team at Abraham Lincoln and finished in the top-five of her class academically ... majoring in business.
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RNDS Year App. Rds Strokes Wins T10 T25 <Par Avg. Low Spring 2012 4 11 875 0 1 2 0 79.55 74 Fall 2011 4 10 840 0 0 0 0 84.00 78 SPRING 2011 4 9 723 0 0 0 0 80.33 76 Fall 2010 5 13 1,036 0 0 1 0 79.96 79 Totals 17 43 3,474 0 1 3 0 80.79 74
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Junior (2L) Canfield, Ohio Canfield High School
as a Sophomore (Fall 2011): Appeared in three tournaments in the fall, including two as an individual ... as an individual, finished 32nd at the Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 10-11) ... finished tied for 74th at the Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup (Sept. 19-20) and the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 2). as a Freshman (Spring 2011): Competed in one event, finishing tied for 44th place at the weather-shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 1617) with a round of 88 (+16).
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RNDS Year App. Rds Strokes Wins T10 T25 <Par Avg. Low Spring 2012 1 3 243 0 0 0 0 81.00 79 fall 2011 3 7 593 0 0 0 0 84.71 81 SPRING 2011 1 1 88 0 0 0 0 88.00 88 Fall 2010 2 6 513 0 0 0 0 85.50 79 Totals 7 17 1,438 0 0 0 0 84.59 79
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Personal: Daughter of Paul and Marilyn Graff ... majoring in sports management ... plays euphonium for the University of Akron Concert Band ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 fall semester.
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at Canfield High School: Was a two-time All-Northeast Ohio Second Team honoree ... qualified for the Junior PGA Championship in 2008 ... led Canfield to a pair of sectional championships ... set school records for lowest home 18-hole round (78) and lowest sectional score (83) ... also a two-time all-conference performer and received academic AllOhio honors.
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as a Freshman (Fall 2010): Appeared in two events, competing in both as an individual ... posted a six-round scoring average of 85.50 ... finished tied for 35th place at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12) with a three-round tally of 252 (80-79-83) ... carded a score of 261 (84-87-90) at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 20-21) to finish tied for 83rd place.
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as a Sophomore (Spring 2012): Made her only appearance of the Spring playing as an individual at the EKU Colonel Classic (April 6-7) ... posted a 47th-place finish with a three-round score of 243 (+27).
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Sophomore (1L) Tipp City, Ohio Tippecanoe High School as a Freshman (Spring 2012): Named a National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Division I All-American Scholar ... finished the 2011-12 season with the fourth-lowest scoring average on the team (79.38) ... appeared in all six events in the spring, posting a 79.59 average over 17 rounds ... posted one top-20 finish and five in the top 45 ... helped the Zips to a win at the EKU Colonel Classic (April 6-7) thanks to a tie for 16th place (233, +17) ... finished in a tie for 30th place in her first MidAmerican Conference Championship event (April 27-29) ... also finished tied for 36th at the Rio Verde Invitational (March 9-11), tied for 41st at the UC Spring Invitational (March 23-25) and tied for 44th at the Rison Challenge at Paiute (March 16-17). as a Freshman (Fall 2011): Made three starts in the fall and carried a 78.86 average through seven rounds ... posted two top-25 finishes ... earned the first top-10 finish of her career, finishing tied for sixth place at the Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 17-18) ... her two-round score of 12-over 154 helped the Zips repeat as tournament champion ... carded a career-best round of 2-over 73 to close out the Zippy Invitational ... finished tied for 25th place at the 2011 MAC Preview (Oct. 10-11) in just her second collegiate start ... made her first collegiate start at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 2), finishing tied for 33rd place (240, +24). at Tippecanoe HS: Was a four-year letterwinner at THS ... qualified for the state tournament three times, helping Tippecanoe to a runner-up finish in the Division II State Tournament as a sophomore ... assisted in three conference titles in four seasons ... posted back-to-back thirdplace finishes in the state championships as a sophomore and junior ... named First-Team All-Ohio as a sophomore and junior ... won the sectional tournament three-straight years ... earned the district medalist finish as a sophomore ... named to the All-Central Buckeye Conference academic team in 2008 and 2009 ... ranked 106th in the Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings for players in the 2011 class and is ranked 69th in the American Junior Golf Association Rankings for the 2011 class ... qualified for the 2010 USGA Girls Junior Amateur Championship, the 35th Junior PGA Championship and the 2010 and 2011 USGA Women’s Amateur Public Links events ... represented Ohio in the Ohio vs. Pennsylvania Match Play event from 2007-09 ... was the 2009 Ohio Junior Girls champion. Personal: Born on May 19, 1993 ... is the daughter of Scott and Tracy Murray ... has one sister, Lindsey ... mother, Tracy, played softball at Dayton ... aunt played basketball and softball at Findlay and is a member of the school’s hall of fame ... grandfather played football for Rutgers ... will major in exercise science.
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RNDS Year App. Rds Strokes Wins T10 T25 <Par Avg. Low Spring 2012 6 17 1,353 0 0 1 0 79.59 76 Fall 2011 3 7 552 0 1 2 0 78.86 73 Totals 9 24 1,905 0 1 3 0 79.38 73
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Freshman (HS) Gahanna, Ohio Gahanna Lincoln High School
at Shawnee High School: Was a two-year letterwinner at SHS after earning two letters at Lima Central Catholic ... had not golfed until one month before her freshman season ... helped her squad to a third-place finish at the 2010 Ohio State Championship ... helped LCC to a first and second-place finish in sectionals, and back-to-back fourth-place district finishes ... Shawnee won two-straight sectional championships (201011) and finished no worse than third at districts in her two seasons ... named the Lima Junior Golf Association Golfer of the Year as a senior ... earned Honorable Mention All-Ohio as a junior ... helped Shawnee win two conference championships (2010, 2011) ... posted 13 medalist finishes in her final two seasons ... won three LJGA summer events as a junior and eight LJGA summer events as a senior ... also earned a varsity letter in basketball as a freshman before focusing solely on golf ... was a four-year honor roll student and was one of 20 high school students in her county picked for the Allen County Youth Leadership program. Personal: Born Feb. 13, 1994, in Lima, Ohio ... daughter of Gregory and Suzanne Stolly ... has three siblings, Sam, Jami and Holli ... her brother, Sam, helped Lima Central Catholic to a DIII State Championship in basketball ... speaks some Spanish, Italian and German ... plays piano and has competed in dance for 11 years ... majoring in exercise science.
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Prior to Akron: Posted three wins during the summer of 2012 in Sweden ... on April 29, she opened her summer schedule with a 10-stroke win at the Gräppås Junior Open thanks to rounds of 73 and 74 (147, +7) ... followed that up on May 12 with a win at the Wessberg and Sjödin Open, shooting rounds of 79 and 76 to win by two strokes (155, +13) ... pushed her winning streak to three-straight events with a win at the Resultatlista Skandia Tour Regional #2 - Göteborg on May 26, posting rounds of 76 and 79 to win by two strokes ... has carded two rounds below 70, including a personal-best round of 68 at the Strömstad Junior Open in 2009 ... also has a round of 69 at the Skandia Tour Rius in 2011 ... recorded one victory and three runner-up finishes, including a win at the Place Strömstad Junior Open thanks to rounds of 75 and 72 in 2011 ... ranked 33rd in the Swedish Golf rankings ... won the Skandia Tour Regional #1 event in Göteborg with a score of 151 (76-75) and added a runner-up finish at the Skandia Tour Riks #2 – Bohuslän/Dal event (75-72-71) in 2010. Personal: Born April 12, 1993, in Gothenburg, Sweden ... daughter of Ruben and Eva Fougberg ... has played soccer for 10 years ... has one sister, Tove ... majoring in finance.
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Personal: Born Nov. 28, 1993, in Columbus, Ohio ... daughter of Kenneth and Sandy Everson ... has competed in soccer and basketball, in addition to dance and cheerleading ... is currently learning Chinese ... has one brother, Derron ... her uncle, Kevin Everson, is an Akron graduate and a top-50 short film producer ... has not declared a major.
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at Gahanna Lincoln High School: Was a four-year letterwinner for GLHS ... won 13 individual tournaments between high school and summer events ... was a four-time First Team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection ... four-time All-Central District honoree, including twice on the first team (2010, 2011) ... named the OCC Ohio Division Golf of the Year in 2010 and 2011 ... helped Gahanna Lincoln to an eighth-place finish at the 2011 Ohio State Golf Championship ... led GLHS to two OCC championships (2009, 2011) and one sectional championship (2009) ... finished her high school career with a 77.30 scoring average, including a 74.29 average in OCC play ... has a career-low round of 71 ... ranked 78th in the American Junior Golf Association and 86th in the Golfweek Class of 2012 rankings ... rated at the No. 6 golfer in the Ohio class of 2012 by the Junior Golf Scoreboard.
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Jenny King, who has built The University of Akron women’s golf program from the ground up, is in her fifth competitive season at UA after being named head coach in April 2007. In four seasons, the program has grown into a competitor for four and team titles, against both non-conference competition and Mid-American Conference foes. Through four seasons, the Zips have won three team titles, earned six individual tournament titles and posted 21 topfive finishes in 45 events. Additionally, individual honors have included four All-MAC selections (Kristen Hill – 2012 First Team, 2011 First Team, 2010 First Team, 2009 Second Team) and nine MAC Golfer of the Week honors (Hill, 6; Hanna Ek, 1; Katie Jenior 1). For the fourth-consecutive season, three Zips under the watch of King – Amanda Butler, Sara Chaves and Laura Murray – earned National Golf Coaches Association All-America Scholar status. It was Butler’s fourthstraight honor and the first for Chaves and Murray. The team’s stellar performance in the classroom helped vault Akron into the top five in team GPA in the nation (3.766). UA finished with the fourth-best GPA in the nation, the highest finish in program history and the second-straight finish inside the top 10 (t10th, 2010-11). The 2011-12 season will be remembered as the winningest season in program history. In all, the Zips captured two team and two individual tournament titles, including a sweep of the Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational. Jenior guided the Zips to a 24-stroke victory at the event, the second-consecutive title at the event for Akron, with a school-record two-round score of 145 (+3). The victory was the first for Jenior and earned her MAC Golfer of the week. In all, the Zips posted four top-10 finishes in five events in the fall of 2011. The spring of 2012 saw the Zips post five top-10s in six events, including a wire-to-wire win at the EKU Colonel Classic and a fourth-career individual title for Hill. Hill’s clutch birdie on the 18th and final hole of the tournament secured the victory. At EKU, the Zips showed determination to hold onto a two-stroke advantage entering the final day, pulling away from the field to win by seven strokes. UA concluded the season with a fifth-place showing at the MAC Championships, highlighted by top-25 finishes by Jenior (13th), Hill (t14th) and Butler (t23rd). In 2010-11, Ek, Butler, Tyler Etcheberry and Jenior were all named Academic All-MAC, with Ek making the first team. Ek was also named to the Capital One Academic All-District® Women’s At-Large Second Team for District IV by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the first player in program history to earn that honor. Ek has a 3.973 cumulative GPA through the 2011-12 academic year while studying mechanical engineering. After a successful 2010 fall campaign, the 2011 spring season saw the Zips break several school records as a team and by an individual. As a team, Akron broke the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16, 2011). Their score of 293 during the final round came one day after the Zips tied the school record with a round of 296. The three-round score of 891 broke the previous program mark by 19 strokes. The season also saw Hill earn two MAC Golfer of the Week honors as the Zips would finish the year with five top-six finishes in six events, capped off with a tie for fourth place at the MAC Champion-
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ships. Additional records for the season included Hill bettering her season average (75.21) and career average (76.27) marks. The fall 2010 season saw the Zips reach new heights as Akron won its first team title in program history at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12, 2010). Behind five top-25 performances, the Zips won the team title by four strokes. Ek earned the program’s fourth individual title in 28 events, taking 2010 MAC Preview individual honors (Oct. 18-19, 2010). UA finished in the top-10 in all five events. During the 2010 spring campaign, the Zips closed out the season on a strong note, posting four-consecutive top-five finishes. Akron just missed the program’s first team title at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate (March 19-20, 2010), finishing seven strokes behind the tournament-winner William and Mary. The slate saw then-sophomore Hill win two individual crowns, earn two MAC Golfer of the Week honors and First-Team All-MAC. After a pair of competitive showings in the first two tournaments of fall 2009, Akron hit its stride, sparked by a third-place designation (among 15 teams) at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational in early October. UA then captured third place among a 16-team field at the Duramed MAC Preview (Oct. 12-13, 2009) the following week and capped off its impressive fall campaign with a fifth-place finish at the Ross Resorts Invitational (Oct. 26-27, 2009). As a team, the Zips not only showed great resolve for such a young squad but took a wave of confidence, based on those early successes during the fall, into the spring 2009 season. The season was highlighted by the program’s third runner-up finish at the Tina Barrett Longwood Invitational (March 30-31) at the Manor Resort Golf Club in Farmville, Va. UA carded 971 strokes (326-326-319) to capture second place among the competitive 12-team field. First-year player Jenior led a trio of top-20 finishers for Akron with a 12th-place designation at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, as UA made an instant impact at its first ever league championship (April 24-26, 2009). The spring slate culminated with a tie for third place at the MAC Championship. For her consistent play all year long, first-year standout Hill not only became the program’s first MAC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 26, 2008) but also earned Second-Team All-MAC honors. Under King’s guidance, Hill captured her first collegiate win in just her second tournament as a collegian at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23, 2008) at The Players Club in Muncie, Ind. Moreover, UA golfers were getting it done in the classroom as well as three standouts - Butler, Ek and Etcheberry - were named to the NGCA All-America Scholar Team.
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With a handpicked, all-freshman starting lineup, UA hit the ground running in its inaugural season in 2008. The Zips burst on the scene with four top-10 finishes in five events during the fall, including back-to-back runner-up placings.
Amanda Butler is in her first season as the graduate assistant for the Zips, joining the Akron staff after completing her collegiate career at UA. As a member of the Zips squad, she was a four-year letterwinner and part of the first senior class in Akron women’s golf history. She is the only Zip selected as a National Golf Coaches Association Academic AllAmerican in four-straight seasons. She competed in 44 career events, recording 13 top-25 finishes, including a career-best six during her senior campaign (2011-12). She helped the Zips to three tournament titles, including two as a senior, and carded a personal-best round of 72 as a senior. Butler earned her bachelors degree in sports management in 2012 and is pursuing her masters degree in sports management. Born in South Korea, Butler was a two-time Iowa High School State Champion and finished her senior year as the top-ranked golfer in the state by the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association. She was also the 2008 Iowa High School Golfer of the Year after not playing golf until her freshman year of high school.
In addition, the Pioneers, who were Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference runners-up, qualified for the 2002 NAIA National Championship, where the squad placed 16th and Pioneer Catherine Benson finished runner-up individually, falling in a playoff. Benson would end her career as a two-time All-American, adding Academic All-America honors. Also under King’s leadership, Claire Baugh and Kendall Stivers were named HCAC All-Tournament, Megan Williams was the 2002 HCAC Freshman of the Year and Danielle Lahmers and Stivers were selected HCAC Academic Honor Students. King also has served as a PGA Apprentice, an assistant golf professional at the University Club of Kentucky in Lexington and as a golf operations assistant at Lexington Country Club. She additionally served as a golf operations assistant at Andover Country Club in Lexington. A four-year member of the Kentucky golf team, King was team captain in 2000. During her collegiate career, she recorded one top-10 and three top-20 finishes, playing in 40 of the team’s scheduled 44 tournaments during her career. She was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll from 1999-2001 and was inducted into the University of Kentucky’s Frank G. Ham Society of Character in 2000. King, who lives in West Akron with her husband Jason, received her bachelor of business administration from Kentucky in 2001 and her Master of Education – with an emphasis in sports leadership – from UK in 2006.
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Prior to returning to Kentucky, King was head coach at Transylvania University from 2001-03. During her first season as head coach, she led the Pioneers to a No. 23 national ranking in the NAIA. In 2002, the Pioneers climbed as high as a No. 16 ranking in the NCAA Division III polls after their transition from the NAIA ranks. Under her direction, Transylvania claimed four team titles and five individual student-athletes won medalist honors.
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King led the Kentucky JV squad to three tournament titles, winning team titles in 2004 and 2006, and tallied one runner-up finish with the varsity team. While at Kentucky, eight different players earned Academic All-SEC and four were tabbed National Golf Coaches Association Academic All-Americans, while Beth Felts was named 2007 SEC Co-ScholarAthlete of the Year.
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Prior to her arrival at Akron, King spent four seasons (2003-07) as an assistant coach at her alma mater, the University of Kentucky. Part of her role as an assistant with the Wildcats included her leading the junior varsity from 2003-05, assisting in the organization of the annual Wildcat Fall Invitational and practices, providing instruction and recruiting.
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This academic excellence has continued through 2010 as the Zips entered the spring campaign with a lofty cumulative team GPA of 3.25. Hill’s development continued during summer when she qualified for the 2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, which features some of the most talented female amateur golfers in the nation.
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Butler, a sports management major at UA, posted a 3.52 GPA in 200809 while teammates Ek, a mechanical engineering major, recorded a 4.0 GPA and Etcheberry, a business major, carried a 3.67 GPA. Just 410 women’s golfers were selected nationwide among Divisions I, II and III for the prestigious distinction.
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Tournament Summary Fall Results Date Tournament Sept. 12-13 Chip-N Club Invitational Sept. 19-20 Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational Oct. 10-11 2011 Mid-American Conference Preview Oct. 17-18 Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational Spring Results Date Tournament Feb. 26-28 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic March 9-11 Rio Verde Invitational March 16-17 Bison Challenge at Paiute March 23-25 UC Spring Invitational April 6-7 EKU Colonel Classic April 27-29 Mid-American Conference Championship
Rd-1 318 311 327 316 301
Rd-2 319 307 332 305 296
Rd-3 Total 310 943 – 618 319 978 – 621 – 597
Finish Low Player (Place) 7th of 15 Kristen Hill (t-18th) t-8th of 14 Amanda Butler (t-17th) 14th of 16 Laura Murray (t-33rd) 2nd of 14^ Kristen Hill (t-7th) 1st of 7 Katie Jenior (1st)
Rd-1 314 305 328 305 314 316
Rd-2 302 298 327 310 303 318
Rd-3 Total 315 931 303 906 – 655 314 929 297 914 327 961
Finish Low Player (Place) t-15th of 33 Kristen Hill (t-6th) 3rd of 16 Kristen Hill (1st) 10th of 18 Kristen Hill (t-11th) 6th of 19 Kristen Hill (10th) 1st of 13 Katie Jenior (3rd) 5th of 9 Katie Jenior (13th)
Individual Summary
Best Top Top Player Events Rounds Strokes AvG. 54-Hole Finish 25’s Kristen Hill 10 26 1,994 76.69 219 1st 8 Katie Jenior 10 26 2,040 78.46 223 1st 4 Sara Johansson 9 23 1,823 79.26 236 t-3rd 5 Laura Murray 9 24 1,905 79.38 233 t-6th 3 Amanda Butler 10 26 2,073 79.73 230 t-10th 6 Sara Chaves** 8 21 1,715 81.67 229 t-7th 2 Whitney Graff*** 5 10 837 83.70 243 32nd 0 Hanna Ek – – – – – – – TEAM 156 12,386 79.40 28 * Number of tournaments competed as an individual ^ Lost team playoff on first hole Individual Best Rounds for (SCORE)
Best Team Rounds (PAR)
Score PAR Name Tournament (Round) Date 72 E Katie Jenior EKU Colonel Classic (3) April 7 +1 Kristen Hill Rio Verde Invitational (3) March 11 +1 Amanda Butler Rio Verde Invitational (2) March 10 E Kristen Hill Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island (2) Feb. 27 E Kristen Hill Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island (1) Feb. 26 +1 Katie Jenior Fourth Annual Zippy Invite. (2) Oct. 18 73 +1 Kristen Hill UC Spring Invitational (2) March 24 +2 Katie Jenior Rio Verde Invitational (3) March 11 +2 Kristen Hill Rio Verde Invitational (1) March 9 +2 Laura Murray Fourth Annual Zippy Invite. (2) Oct. 18 +2 Katie Jenior Fourth Annual Zippy Invite. (1) Oct. 17 +1 Amanda Butler Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup (2) Sept. 20
PAR Score Tournament (Round) +9 297 EKU Colonel Classic (3) +12 296 Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational (2) +14 298 Rio Verde Invitational (2) 302 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (2) +15 303 EKU Colonel Classic (2)
Individual Best Tournament (PAR) Two-Round Totals Par Score Name Tournament Scores +3 145 Katie Jenior Fourth Annual Zippy Invite. 73-72 +8 152 Kristen Hill MAC Preview 75-77 152 Amanda Butler Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup 79-73 +9 153 Sara Johansson Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup 78-75 151 Kristen Hill Fourth Annual Zippy Invite. 76-75 151 Sara Johansson Fourth Annual Zippy Invite. 75-76 three-Round Totals Par Score Name Tournament Scores +4 220 Kristen Hill Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island 72-72-76 +6 219 Kristen Hill Rio Verde Invitational 73-74-72 +10 226 Katie Jenior EKU Colonel Classic 79-75-72 223 Katie Jenior Rio Verde Invitational 75-75-73 226 Kristen Hill UC Spring Invitational 76-73-77 +13 229 Sara Chaves EKU Colonel Classic 76-79-74
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Date April 7 Oct. 18 March 10 Feb. 27 April 6
Best Team Tournaments (PAR) Two-Round Totals PAR Score Tournament Scores +27 597% Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational 301-296 +42 618 Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup 311-307 +45 621 MAC Preview 316-305 THREE-Round Totals PAR Score Tournament Scores +50 914 EKU Colonel Classic 314-303-297 +54 906 Rio Verde Invitational 305-298-303 +65 925 UC Spring Invitational 305-310-314 +67 931 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 314-302-315 +83 947 Chip-N Club Invitational 318-319-310
%-School record for 36-hole tournament score
Akron Zips
2011-12 individual Results Tournament 1-2-3 Total PAR Finish Chip-N Club Invitational 77-79-77 233 +17 t-18th (81) Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup 75-79 154 +10 t-30th (81) Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 81-79-82 243 +27 t-40th (90) 2011 MAC Preview 75-77 152 +8 t-7th (89) Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational 76-75 151 +9 t-3rd (44) Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 72-72-76 220 +4 t-6th (179) Rio Verde Invitational 73-74-72 219 +6 1st (85) Bison Challenge at Paiute 79-78 157 +13 t-11th (105) UC Spring Invitational 76-73-77 226 +10 10th (104) EKU Colonel Classic – – – – MAC Championship 77-82-80 239 +23 t-14th (45)
Sara Chaves
Katie Jenior
Tournament 1-2-3 Total PAR Finish Chip-N Club Invitational 83-82-82 247 +31 t-49th (81) Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup 81-83 164 +20 t-69th (81) Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 85-91-83 259 +43 t-82nd (90) 2011 MAC Preview 92-78 170 +26 t-68th (89) Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational* – – – WD Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic – – – – Rio Verde Invitational – – – – Bison Challenge at Paiute* 83-76 159 +15 t-16th (105) UC Spring Invitational 78-81-77 236 +20 t-36th (104) EKU Colonel Classic 76-79-74 229 +13 t-7th (75) MAC Championship 80-88-83 251 +35 t-35th (45)
Tournament 1-2-3 Total PAR Finish Chip-N Club Invitational 81-80-77 238 +22 27th (81) Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup 79-80 159 +15 t-52nd (81) Bettie Lou Evans Invitational – – – – 2011 MAC Preview 81-80 161 +17 t-37th (89) Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational 73-72 145 +3 1st (44) Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 79-82-77 238 +22 t-101st (179) Rio Verde Invitational 75-75-73 223 +10 t-4th (85) Bison Challenge at Paiute 84-82 166 +22 t-47th (105) UC Spring Invitational 80-86-81 247 +31 t-73rd (104) EKU Colonel Classic 79-75-72 226 +10 3rd (75) MAC Championship 80-75-82 237 +21 13th (45)
Hanna Ek
Sara Johansson Finish – – – – – – – – – – –
Tournament 1-2-3 Total PAR Finish Chip-N Club Invitational 77-78-81 236 +20 t-23rd (81) Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup 78-75 153 +9 t-23rd (81) Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 85-83-78 246 +30 t-50th (90) 2011 MAC Preview 81-74 155 +11 t-14th (89) Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational 75-76 151 +9 t-3rd (44) Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 78-76-84 238 +22 t-101st (179) Rio Verde Invitational 77-78-84 239 +26 t-50th (85) Bison Challenge at Paiute 85-84 169 +25 t-65th (105) UC Spring Invitational – – – – EKU Colonel Classic 80-74-82 236 +20 t-22nd (75) MAC Championship – – – –
Whitney Graff
Laura Murray
Tournament 1-2-3 Total PAR Finish Chip-N Club Invitational – – – – Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup* 83-82 165 +21 t-74th (81) Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 81-85-90 256 +40 t-76th (90) 2011 MAC Preview* – – – WD Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational* 90-82 172 +30 32nd (44) Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic – – – – Rio Verde Invitational – – – – Bison Challenge at Paiute – – – – UC Spring Invitational – – – – EKU Colonel Classic* 81-79-83 243 +27 47th (75) MAC Championship – – – –
Tournament 1-2-3 Total PAR Finish Chip-N Club Invitational – – – – Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup – – – – Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 79-85-76 240 +24 t-33rd (90) 2011 MAC Preview 79-79 158 +14 t-25th (89) Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational 81-73 154 +12 t-6th (44) Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 85-76-78 239 +23 t-106th (179) Rio Verde Invitational 80-77-76 233 +20 t-36th (85) Bison Challenge at Paiute 80-85 165 +21 t-44th (105) UC Spring Invitational 77-80-80 237 +21 t-41st (104) EKU Colonel Classic 80-77-76 233 +17 t-16th (75) MAC Championship 83-81-82 246 +30 t-30th (45)
* Competed as an individual
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Records
1-2-3 Total PAR – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2011-12 Review
Tournament Chip-N Club Invitational Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 2011 MAC Preview Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic Rio Verde Invitational Bison Challenge at Paiute UC Spring Invitational EKU Colonel Classic MAC Championship
Staff
Tournament 1-2-3 Total PAR Finish Chip-N Club Invitational 83-85-75 243 +27 t-38th (81) Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup 79-73 152 +8 t-17th (81) Bettie Lou Evans Invitational – – – – 2011 MAC Preview 82-75 157 +11 t-21st (89) Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational 77-81 158 +16 t-10th (44) Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 91-78-84 253 +37 t-162nd (179) Rio Verde Invitational 81-72-82 235 +22 t-36th (85) Bison Challenge at Paiute 89-83 172 +28 t-77th (105) UC Spring Invitational 74-76-80 230 +14 t-22nd (104) EKU Colonel Classic 79-77-75 231 +15 t-14th (75) MAC Championship 79-80-83 242 +26 t-23rd (45)
Student-Athletes
Kristen Hill
Akron golf
Amanda Butler
Akron Zips Team and individual records team records
Individual Titles (Season)
Records
2011-12 review
Staff
student-athletes
Akron GOLF
TEAM TITLES PAR Score Tournament +50 914 EKU Colonel Classic +27 597 Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational +86 950 Third Annual Zippy Invitational
Dates April 6-7, 2012 Oct. 17-18, 2011 Oct. 11-12, 2010
PAR Score Tournament (Round) +5 293 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (3) +7 295 Great Smokies Collegiate (2) +8 296 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (2) 296 Cardinal Classic (2) +9 296 EKU Colonel Classic (3) +11 299 EW/Kiawah Island Classic (3) +12 296 Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational (2) +14 298 Rio Verde Invitational (2) 302 EW/Kiawah Island Classic (2) 302 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (3) 302 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (1)
Date March 16, 2011 Sept. 16, 2008 March 15, 2011 Sept. 23, 2008 April 7, 2012 Feb. 23, 2010 Oct. 18, 2011 March 10, 2012 Feb. 27, 2012 Feb. 22, 2011 March 14, 2011
Best Team Tournaments (PAR) Two-Rounds PAR Score Tournament (Finish) +24 600 Great Smokies Collegiate (9th) +25 601 Cardinal Classic (2nd) +27 597 Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational (1st) +42 618 Chip-N Club Invitational (t-7th) 618 USF-Waterlefe Invitational (11th) 418 Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup (t-8th) three-Rounds PAR Score Tournament (Finish) +27 891 Lumberjack Shootout (6th) +46 910 EW/Kiawah Island Classic (t-5th) +50 914 EKU Colonel Classic (1st) +54 906 Rio Verde Invitational (3rd) 915 Cardinal Cup (7th)
Dates Sept. 15-16, 2008 Sept. 22-23, 2008 Oct. 17-18, 2012 Sept. 13-14, 2010 Oct. 6-7, 2008 Sept. 12-13, 2011 Dates March 14-16, 2011 Feb. 20-22, 2010 April 6-7, 2012 March 9-11, 2012 Sept. 21-22, 2009
Four-Rounds PAR Score Tournament (Finish) +145 1,297 MAC Championship (t-3rd)
Dates April 24-26, 2009
Mid-American Conference Finishes Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 316 318 327 – 319 315 309 – 310 310 309 – 330 325 329 313
Season 2009-10 2011-12 2011-12 2010-11 2008-09
Individual Titles (Career)
Best individual team rounds
Score 961 943 915 947
No. Titles Name 2 Kristen Hill 1 Kristen Hill Katie Jenior Hanna Ek Kristen Hill
PLACE 5-of-9 t4-of-9 5-of-9 t3-of-9
Date April 27-29, 2012 April 22-24, 2011 April 23-25, 2010 April 24-26, 2009
INDIVIDUAL records
No. titles NAme 3 Kristen Hill 1 Hanna Ek 1 Katie Jenior
Season 2009-12 2008-11, Present 2009-12
Individual Best Rounds (PAR) PAR Rd Name -2 70 Kristen Hill 70 Kristen Hill 70 Hanna Ek 70 Kristen Hill 70 Kristen Hill -1 71 Kristen Hill 71 Kristen Hill 71 Hanna Ek 71 Kristen Hill
Tournament (Round) Date Lumberjack Shootout (3) March 16, 2011 Cincinnati Fall Classic (2) Sept. 20, 2010 Canes & Cardinals Classic (1) Apr. 5, 2010 Canes & Cardinals Classic (2) Apr. 5, 2010 Cardinal Classic (2) Sept. 23, 2008 Lumberjack Shootout (1) March 14, 2011 EW/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 22, 2011 2010 MAC Preview (1) Oct. 18, 2010 Great Smokies Collegiate (1) Sept. 15, 2008
Individual Best Tournaments (PAR) Two-Rounds PAR Score Name E 144 Kristen Hill +2 146 Kristen Hill +3 145 Katie Jenior 147 Katie Jenior +5 149 Kristen Hill 149 Kristen Hill 149 Hanna Ek
Tournament Date Cardinal Classic Sept. 22-23, 2008 Great Smokies Collegiate Sept. 15-16, 2008 Fourth Annual Zippy Inv. Oct. 17-18, 2011 Great Smokies Collegiate Sept. 15-16, 2008 USF-Waterlefe Invitational Oct. 6-7, 2008 C&F Bank Intercollegiate March 20-21, 2010 2010 MAC Preview Oct. 18-19, 2010
three-Rounds PAR Score Name -1 215 Kristen Hill E 216 Kristen Hill +3 219 Kristen Hill +4 220 Kristen Hill +6 219 Kristen Hill 222 Kristen Hill
Tournament Date Canes & Cardinals Classic Apr. 5-6, 2010 Lumberjack Shootout March 14-16, 2011 EW/Kiawah Island Classic Feb. 20-22, 2011 EW/Kiawah Island Classic Feb. 26-28, 2012 Rio Verde Invitational March 9-11, 2012 Rio Verde Invitational March 4-6, 2011
four-Rounds PAR Score Name +36 324 Katie Jenior +37 325 Hanna Ek +39 327 Kristen Hill +42 330 Tyler Etcheberry +46 334 Amanda Butler
Tournament Date 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009
individual TITLES
Top Mid-American Conference Finishes
Name Score Tournament Date Kristen Hill 219 Rio Verde invitational March 9-11, 2012 Katie Jenior 145 Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational Oct. 17-18, 2011 Hanna Ek 149 2010 MAC Preview Oct. 18-19, 2010 Kristen Hill 215 Canes & Cardinals Classic Apr. 5-6, 2010 Kristen Hill 223 Claude Jacobs Intercollegiate March 14-15, 2010 Kristen Hill 144 Cardinal Classic Sept. 23-24, 2008
Place t5th t10th t11th 12th 13th
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PAR +15 +18 +11 +36 +21
Score Name 231 Kristen Hill 234 Hanna Ek 227 Katie Jenior 324 Katie Jenior 237 Katie Jenior
Year 2011 2011 2010 2009 2012
Akron Zips
individual records | TEAM & individual honors TEAM HONORS
Most rounds under par (Season) Season 2010-11 2010-11 2010-11 2009-10 2009-10, 2008-09
Most rounds under par (Career) No. Rounds Name 6 Kristen Hill 4 Hanna Ek 1 Tyler Etcheberry
Seasons 2009-12 2009-11, Present 2009-11, Present
Average Name 75.21 Kristen Hill 75.75 Kristen Hill 76.69 Kristen Hill 77.45 Hanna Ek 78.76 Hanna Ek
Season 2010-11 2009-10 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10
Division I All-American Scholar team Division I All-American Scholar team Division I All-American Scholar team
2009-10 Amanda Butler Division I All-American Scholar team Hanna Ek Division I All-American Scholar team Tyler Etcheberry Division I All-American Scholar team 2008-09 Amanda Butler Division I All-American Scholar team Hanna Ek Division I All-American Scholar team Tyler Etcheberry Division I All-American Scholar team
2010-11 Hanna Ek
Academic All-District Second Team (At-Large)
Mid-American conference
Seasons 2009-12 2009-12 2009-12 2009-11, Present 2009-11, Present
Seasons 2009-12 2009-12 2009-12 2009-11, Present 2009-11, Present
2011-12 Kristen Hill Katie Jenior
First-team All-MAC MAC Golfer of the Week (March 14) MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 19)
2010-11 Amanda Butler Hanna Ek Tyler Etcheberry Kristen Hill Katie Jenior
Academic All-MAC (Honorable Mention) Academic All-MAC (First Team) MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 21) Academic All-MAC (Honorable Mention) First-team All-MAC MAC All-Tournament Team MAC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 24 and March 9) Academic All-MAC (Honorable Mention)
2009-10 Hanna Ek Kristen Hill
Academic All-MAC (First Team) First-team All-MAC MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 21, March 11 and Apr. 17)
2008-09 Kristen Hill
Second-team All-MAC MAC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 17)
Bold denotes active student-athlete.
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Records
Seasons 2009-12 2009-11, Present 2009-12 2009-11, Present 2009-12
Total Rounds (career) No. Events NAme 118 Amanda Butler 115 Kristen Hill 103 Katie Jenior 92 Tyler Etcheberry 84 Hanna Ek
2011-12 Amanda Butler Sara Chaves Laura Murray
2011-12 Review
Season 2009-10 2010-11 2008-09 2011-12 2011-12 2010-11
Total events (career) No. Events NAme 44 Amanda Butler 43 Kristen Hill 38 Katie Jenior 33 Tyler Etcheberry 31 Hanna Ek
NATIONAL GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION
College Sports Information Directors of America
Top-10 finishes (Career) top-10s NAme 27 Kristen Hill 7 Hanna Ek 4 Katie Jenior 3 Tyler Etcheberry 1 Amanda Butler
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Staff
Seasons 2009-12 2009-11, Present 2009-12 2012-Present 2011-Present
Top-10 finishes (Season) top-10s NAme 8 Kristen Hill 7 Kristen Hill Kristen Hill 5 Kristen Hill 3 Katie Jenior Hanna Ek
2010-11 Scholar Team Award – Tied for 10th nationally in overall team GPA (3.697)
2010-11 Amanda Butler Division I All-American Scholar team Hanna Ek Division I All-American Scholar team Tyler Etcheberry Division I All-American Scholar team
Career Average Average Name 75.91 Kristen Hill 78.52 Hanna Ek 79.36 Katie Jenior 79.38 Laura Murray 80.79 Sara Chaves
2011-12 Scholar Team Award – 4th nationally in overall team GPA (3.766)
Student-Athletes
Season Average
NATIONAL GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION
Akron golf
No. Rounds Name 4 Kristen Hill 3 Hanna Ek 1 Tyler Etcheberry 1 Hanna Ek 1 Kristen Hill
Akron Zips all-time results
Records
2011-12 review
Staff
student-athletes
Akron GOLF
SPRING 2012 edwin watts/kiawah island classic Feb. 26-28, 2012 Cougar Point/Oak Point Kiawah Island, S.C. Oak Point: Par-72, 5,902 yards Cougar Point: Par-72, 6,001 yards Akron Finish: t15-of-33 931 (314-302-315) Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational March 9-11, 2012 Quail Run Golf Course Rio Verde, Ariz. Par-71, 6,260 yards Akron Finish: 3-of-16 906 (305-298-303) Bison Challenge March 16-17, 2012 Paiute Golf Resort Las Vegas, Nev. Akron Finish: 10-of-18 655* (328-327)
*Final round cancelled due to weather.
UC Spring Invitational March 23-25, 2012 Plantation Inn Golf Course Crystal River, Fla. Par-72, 6,225 yards Akron Finish: 6-of-19 929 (305-310-314) EKU Colonel Classic April 6-7, 2012 Arlington Country Club Richmond, Ky. Par-72, 5,809 yards Akron Finish: 1-of-13 914 (314-303-297) 2012 MAC Championship April 27-29, 2012 Hawthorns Golf & Country Club Fishers, Ind. Par-72, 6,127 yards Akron Finish: 5-of-9 961 (316-318-327)
FALL 2011 Nebraska Chip N Club Invitational Sept. 12-13, 2011 Country Club of Lincoln Lincoln, Neb. Par-72, 6,186 yards Akron Finish: 7-of-15 974 (318-319-310) Wild eggs cardinal cup Sept. 19-20, 2011 Cardinal Club Simpsonville, Ky. Par-72, 6,253 yards Akron Finish: t8-of-14 618 (311-307)*
Bettie Lou Evans Invitational Oct. 1-2, 2011 University Club of Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Akron Finish: 14-of-16 978 (327-332-319) 2011 MAC Preview Oct. 10-11, 2011 Hawthorns Golf & Country Club Fishers, Ind. Par-72, 6,127 yards Akron Finish: 2*-of-14 621 (316-305) *Lost team title on first playoff hole.
Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational Oct. 17-18, 2011 Rosemont Country Club Akron, Ohio Par-72, 5,982 yards Akron Finish: 1-of-7 597 (301-296)
Spring 2011 edwin watts/kiawah island classic Feb. 20-22, 2011 Cougar Point/Oak Point Kiawah Island, S.C. Par-72, 6,001 yards Akron Finish: t5-of-33 910 (305-303-302) Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational March 4-6, 2011 White Wing Golf Course Rio Verde, Ariz. Par-72, 6,317 yards Akron Finish: 6-of-17 931 (316-305-310) Lumberjack shootout at wigwam March 14-16, 2011 Wigwam Golf Resort Litchfield Park, Ariz. Par-72, 6,169 yards Akron Finish: 6-of-14 891 (302-296-293) Indiana Invitational April 4-5, 2011 Otter Creek Golf Club Bloomington, Ind. Par-72, 6,179 yards Akron Finish: 8-of-15 629 (315-314)* BGSU Falcon Invite April 16-17, 2011 Stone Ridge Golf Club Bowling Green, Ohio Par-72, 5,822 yards Akron Finish: 2-of-13 317 (317)*
*Second round cancelled due to weather.
*Second round cancelled due to weather.
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mid-american conference championship April 22-24, 2011 Longaberger Golf Course Nashport, Ohio Par-72, 6,073 yards Akron Finish: t4-of-9 943 (319-315-309)
Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational March 5-7, 2010 Rio Verde Country Club Rio Verde, Ariz. Par-71, 6,229 yards Akron Finish: 17-of-18 963 (314-324-325)
Fall 2010
Third Annual Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate March 14-15, 2010 Victory County Club Victoria, Texas Par-72, 5,982 yards Akron Finish: 4-of-16 941 (313-312-316)
Nebraska Chip-N Club Invite Sept. 13-14, 2010 Wilderness Ridge Golf Course Lincoln, Neb. Par-72, 6,238 yards Akron Finish: t7-of-15 619 (309-309) Cincinnati fall invite Sept. 20-21, 2010 Elks Run Golf Club Batavia, Ohio Par-72 6,186 yards Akron Finish: 10-of-16 950 (336-310-304) NIttany Lion Invite Oct. 2-3, 2010 Penn State Blue Course University Park, Pa. Par-72, 6,246 yards Akron Finish: t8-of-17 936 (308-315-313) Third-Annual Zippy Invitational Oct. 10-11, 2010 Rosemont Country Club Fairlawn, Ohio Par-72, 6,025 yards Akron Finish: 1-of-12+ 950 (314-308-328) 2010 Mid-American Conference Preview Oct. 18-19, 2010 Longaberger Golf Course Nashport, Ohio Par-72, 6,025 yards Akron Finish: 2-of-10 632 (309-323)
+ First team victory in program history
Spring 2010 Edwin Watts/kiawah island classic Feb. 21-23, 2010 Cougar Point/Oak Point Kiawah Island, S.C. Par-72, 6,001 yards Akron Finish: 18-of-33 933 (322-312-299)
First Market Bank Intercollegiate March 19-20, 2010 Fords Colony Country Club Williamsburg, Va. Par-72, 6,043 yards Akron Finish: 3-of-21 619 (316-303) Canes and Cardinals Classic April 5-6, 2010 Don Shula’s Golf Club Coral Gables, Fla. Par-72, 6,223 yards Akron Finish: 5-of-9 922 (306-313-309) Mid-American Conference Championship April 23-25, 2010 Hawthorns Golf and Country Club Fishers, Ind. Par-72, 6,037- yards Akron Finish: 5-of-9 929 (310-310-309)
FALL 2009 Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup Sept. 21-22, 2009 Cardinal Club Golf Course Simpsonville, Ky. Par-72, 6,219 yards Akron Finish: 7-of-12 915 (308-304-303) Cincinnati Fall Classic Sept. 28-29, 2009 Elks Runs Country Club Batavia, Ohio Par-72 6,186 yards Akron Finish: 7-of-14 954 (315-321-318) Second-Annual Zippy Invitational Oct. 5-6, 2009 Rosemont Country Club Fairlawn, Ohio Par-72, 6,060 yards Akron Finish: 3-of-15 953 (317-310-326)
Akron Zips
all-time results
Mid-American Conference Championship April 24-26, 2009 Longaberger Golf Club Nashport, Ohio Par-72, 6,147 yards Akron Finish: t3-of-9 1,297 (330-325-329-313)
Canes and Cardinals Classic April 6-7, 2009 Don Shula’s Golf Club Coral Gables, Fla. Par-72, 6,223 yards Akron Finish: 12-of-12 950 (313-317-320)
Duramed Collegiate Invitational at Rio Verde March 6-8, 2009 Quail Run Golf Course Rio Verde, Ariz. Par-72, 6,313 yards Akron Finish: 18-of-20 943 (315-316-312)
Eastern Kentucky Spring INvitational April 11-12, 2009 Arlington Country Club Richmond, Ky. Par-72, 5,817 yards Akron Finish: 7-of-18 947 (323-312-312)
INAUGURAL Zippy Invitational Sept. 29-30, 2008 Rosemont Country Club Akron, Ohio Par-72, 6,060 yards Akron Finish: 2-of-12 943 (321-303-319)
FALL 2008
F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate Oct. 20-21, 2008 Clarksville Country Club Clarksville, Tenn. Par-72, 6,841 yards Akron Finish: t10-of-17 653 (322-331)
2011-12 Review
Morehead State Spring Kickoff Feb. 22-24, 2009 Victoria Lakes Golf Club Oxnard, Calif. Par-72, 6,129 yards Akron Finish: 7-of-8 990 (338-318-334)
Great Smokies Women’s Collegiate Sept. 15-16, 2008 Waynesville Country Club Waynesville, N.C. Par-72, 5,922 yards Akron Finish: 9-of-22 600 (305-295) Cardinal Classic Sept. 22-23, 2008 The Players Club Yorktown, Ind. Par-72 6,248 yards Akron Finish: 2-of-13 601 (305-296)
Staff
SPRING 2009
Tina Barrett Longwood Invitational March 30-31, 2009 Manor Resort Golf Club Farmville, Va. Par-72, 6,076 yards Akron Finish: 2-of-12 971 (326-326-319)
USF-Waterlefe Invitational Oct. 6-7, 2008 Waterlefe Golf and River Club Bradenton, Fla. Par-72, 5,962 yards Akron Finish: 11-of-16 618 (303-315)
Student-Athletes
Ross resorts at Mid Pines Oct. 26-27, 2009 Mid Pines Golf Course Southern Pines, N.C. Par-72, 6,114 yards Akron Finish: 5-of-10 935 (318-308-309)
First Market Bank Intercollegiate March 21-22, 2009 Fords Colony Country Club Williamsburg, Va. Par-72, 6,174 yards Akron Finish: 8-of-22 643 (330-313)
Akron golf
Duramed MAC Preview Oct. 12-13, 2009 Hawthorns Golf and Country Club Fishers, Ind. Par-72 6,114 yards Akron Finish: 3-of-16 938 (310-310-318)
Records On April 7, 2012, the Zips posted their second team title of the 2011-12 season and the third in program history at the EKU Colonel Classic. Akron won by seven strokes after taking the day-one lead by two strokes.
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