2009-10 Belmont Women's Golf Media Guide

2009-2010 WOMEN’S GOLF

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Craig - 2009 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year

Host of the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate

- 2009 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American - Single-season record holder for hits in a season at Belmont (92)

‘Christmas at Belmont’ concert on PBS

- Second-longest hitting streak in Belmont history (26 games) New Doctorate of Pharmacy degree

Successful alumni including Brad Paisley

Top 25 Entrepreneurship program

7-time Atlantic Sun All Academic Champions

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Nashville, TN

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Quick Facts, Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belmont University

WHAT’S INSIDE

Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tennessee

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1951

Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,445 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruins Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy, Red, and White Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I

2009-10 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2009-10 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun

Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert C. Fisher

2009 Fall Results/Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

(Henderson St., 1970) Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Strickland (Georgia Southern, 1971) A.D. Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.460.5547

2008-09 Results/Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Laura Dyson, Kelly Maguigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Jennifer Newman, Patricia Masick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM First D-I Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-1998 Best D-I Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 F&M APSU Intercollegiate, 2007 McAmis Invitational, 2008 Jacksonville Spring Invitational

Megan Murphy, Peyton Ritchie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Janet Steen, Shay Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Best A-Sun Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd

Team Honors, All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2008 Atlantic Sun Championship

Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 Belmont at A-Sun Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Home Facility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Golf House Tennessee

Belmont University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 University Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Athletic Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lissa Bradford

Belmont Head Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Tenure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 years

Academics and Belmont Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Golf Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.790.3336

Belmont Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Best Time to Call: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mornings Athletic Trainer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Lee

Strength and Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Atlantic Sun Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MEDIA RELATIONS Women’s Golf Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Langdon Media Relations Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.460.5609 Media Relations Fax Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.460.5584 E-mail Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . john.langdon@belmont.edu Web Page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.belmontbruins.com Mailing Address: Office of Athletics Media Relations 1900 Belmont Blvd.

Credits Editor: John Langdon Assistance: Brian Karst, Kenisha Rhone, Greg Sage Photos: ASunPhotos.com, Glenn Gregory, Michael Krouskup, Don McPeak, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Belmont University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer under all applicable civil rights laws.

Nashville, TN 37212

2009-10 Belmont Women’s Golf -- 1

2009-10 Team Roster

2009-10 BELMONT WOMEN’S GOLF ROSTER Name Laura Dyson Kelly Maguigan Patricia Masick Megan Murphy Jennifer Newman Peyton Ritchie Janet Steen Shay Sullivan

Ht. 5-9 5-6 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-0 5-7 5-5

Class JR SO FR FR SO FR FR FR

Hometown (Last School) Fairview, Texas (Allen HS) Franklin, Tenn. (Page HS) Soddy Daisy, Tenn. (Chattanooga Christian) Ooltewah, Tenn. (Collegedale Academy) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS) Loudon, Tenn. (Lenoir City HS) Hendersonville, Tenn. (Hendersonville HS) Smithville, Tenn. (DeKalb County HS)

Head Coach: Lissa Bradford (Alabama, 1986) - 8th season Graduate Assistant Coach: Lorie Warren (Belmont, 2009) - 1st season

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Academic Major Business Administration Pharmaceutical Studies Pharmaceutical Studies Undeclared Undeclared Psychology Exercise Science Exercise Science

2009-10 Schedule 2009 FALL SCHEDULE Date 9/14-15 9/19-20 9/24 10/12-13 10/19-20 11/2-3

Event Drake Creek Invitational Great Smokes Collegiate Dual Match with Lipscomb Lady Indian Classic APSU Intercollegiate UAB Fall Beach Blast

Host Murray State Western Carolina Belmont Arkansas State Austin Peay UAB

Site Ledbetter, Ky. Waynesville, N.C. Old Hickory, Tenn.

Jonesboro, Ark. Clarksville, Tenn.

Gulf Shores, Ala.

Host South Alabama Eastern Kentucky Samford Southern Illinois Stetson

Site Mobile, Ala. Ocala, Fla. Oneonta, Ala. Carbondale, lll.

New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

2010 SPRING SCHEDULE Date 3/1-2 3/11-12 3/15-16 3/27-29 4/12-14

Event Lady Jaguar Invitational EKU El Diablo Invitational Samford Invitational Southern Illinois Invitational Atlantic Sun Championship

Sophomore Kelly Maguigan posted two top-20 finishes during the 2008-09 season.

Sophomore Jennifer Newman finished third on the team in scoring with 81.4 average.

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Home Course INSIDE GOLF HOUSE TENNESSEE OLD HICKORY CC TEACHING ROOM The indoor teaching room is dedicated to Old Hickory Country Club,and will honor selected long-time Old Hickory members and their professionals by highlighting outstanding accomplishments and significant marks in golf. The Jere Ervin Family has graciously spearheaded the efforts to recognize Old Hickory Country Club in such a unique manner.

State-of- the-art video and computer equipment has been installed to provide our pupils with the very best instrument tools available. The three camera system and computer file with a library of great player swings makes the Old Hickory Country Club Teaching Room one of the best in the golf industry.

FRED RUSSELL GOLF LIBRARY The world of sports journalism has no peer when you mention the name Fred Russell. The late editor of the now defunct Nashville Banner, who has been honored by numerous sports organizations across the country, is honored by his friends with the name dedication of the Golf Library.

The Library features a growing collection of golf books, scrapbooks, and magazines. A Golf Link weather computer provides up to the minute weather and storm detection for both the golfers and superintendents. This cozy room was the kitchen in the antebellum mansion, and its fireplace still has the original iron pot hanger. The decor of the library reflects the rich traditional style developed for Golf House by Kathy Carr, senior interior decorator for Earl Swenson Associates.

SARA INGRAM USGA MUSEUM ROOM The United States Golf Association has the world's premier golf museum at Far Hills, New Jersey. For the first time ever, the USGA has agreed to furnish a special room with memorabilia and displays from its museum in a regional association home. The USGA's exhibit for 2006 is a history of the U.S. Open.

The entire house serves as a hall of fame home to trophies and golf memorabilia of Tennessee’s present and former players.

GOLF HOUSE TENNESSEE The Little Course at Conner Lane and the facilities of Golf House Tennessee will serve as the primary practice facility for Belmont women's golf for the 2008-09 season.

The Little Course is located at Golf House Tennessee in Franklin. The course was built in 1995 and was designed by Bob Cupp. This challenging par three executive course offers golfers the chance to improve their short game under all types of conditions. The course features two double greens, nine bunkers, two ponds, and several elevated tees.

The Golf House is the home to the major Tennessee golf organizations and the Tennessee Junior Golf Academy. The Academy is one of the top teaching programs in the nation and provides the children of Tennessee the chance to learn about the game. Golf House is also home to the Tennessee Golf Association Junior Golf Tour, which organizes and operates junior tournaments across the state.

To learn more about the course and take a virtual tour, go to the Golf House Tennessee website at www.golfhousetennessee.com and look for The Little Course link.

OLD HICKORY COUNTRY CLUB The team also practices and plays one of Middle Tennessee’s oldest clubs, the Old Hickory Country Club. This course, which opened in 1926, is located northeast of downtown Nashville. It is a challenging Par 71 course that offers golfers of all skill levels an enjoyable experience. The tree-lined course has played host to many state championships, USGA qualifier and 2005 Women's State Amateur.

During the last three seasons, Belmont has hosted two dual matches with Lipscomb along with the Belmont Women’s Invitational in March of 2007 at the course.

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2009 Fall Results and Statistics 9/14-15/2009 -- Drake Creek Invitational Drake Creek Golf Club -- Ledbetter, KY Par 72, 6178 yards -- 8 teams, 58 players Belmont Megan Murphy Janet Steen Shay Sullivan Kelly Maguigan Jennifer Newman Patricia Masick# Peyton Ritchie# Laura Dyson#

309 78 77 76 81 78 87 80 105

308 73 79 82 77 79 79 81 85

316 78 80 78 80 82 77 82 88

10/12-13/2009 -- Lady Red Wolf Classic Jonesboro Country Club -- Jonesboro, Ark. Par 71, 5983 yards -- 13 teams, 71 players 933 229 236 236 238 239 243 243 278

5th t-10th t-20th t-20th 27th t-28th t-35th t-35th 57th

9/19-20/2009 -- Great Smokies Intercollegiate Waynesville Golf Resort -- Waynesville, N. C. Par 72, 5922 yards -- 22 teams, 118 players Belmont Kelly Maguigan Janet Steen Shay Sullivan Jennifer Newman Megan Murphy Patricia Masick#

306 74 75 78 79 81 86

11th t-25th t-30th t-56th t-70th t-90th t-109th

308 75 76 77 80 86 87 88 WD

327 79 80 86 82 91 88

325 82 83 78 84 82 88

652 161 163 164 166 173 176

+84 +19 +21 +22 +24 +31 +34

10th t-32nd t-38th t-40th t-46th 62nd 65th

+63 +12 +15 +18 +18 +26 +32

3rd t-7th t-13th t-21st t-21st t-46th 67th

+42 +8 +11 +12 +12 +13

7th t-11th t-26th t-31st t-31st t-36th

10/19-20/2009 -- F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate Clarksville Country Club -- Clarksville, Tenn.

Par 72, 5960 yards -- 16 teams, 90 players Belmont Jennifer Newman Laura Dyson Kelly Maguigan Janet Steen Patricia Masick Peyton Ritchie#

326 81 79 83 83 85 88

313 75 80 79 79 85 88

639 156 159 162 162 170 176

11/2-3/2009 -- UAB Fall Beach Blast The Peninsula Golf Club -- Gulf Shores, Ala. Par 72, 5886 yards -- 12 teams, 60 players

9/24/2009 -- Dual Match with Lipscomb Old Hickory Country Club -- Old Hickory, Tenn.

Par 71, 6044 yards -- 2 teams, 15 players Belmont Jennifer Newman Shay Sullivan Kelly Maguigan Megan Murphy Peyton Ritchie# Patricia Masick# Laura Dyson# Janet Steen

Belmont Shay Sullivan Kelly Maguigan Jennifer Newman Megan Murphy Patricia Masick Laura Dyson#

Belmont Shay Sullivan Megan Murphy Kelly Maguigan Jennifer Newman Janet Steen

1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th t-8th 10th 11th

306 74 76 77 79 79

312 78 79 79 77 78

618 152 155 156 156 157

# Indicates individual player

2009-10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (UPDATED THROUGH 2009 FALL SEASON) Name Shay Sullivan Janet Steen Megan Murphy Jennifer Newman Kelly Maguigan Peyton Ritchie Patricia Masick Laura Dyson

Rds. 9 8 9 11 11 6 9 8

Total Strokes 703 630 711 869 670 505 759 701

Average 78.1 78.8 79.0 79.0 79.1 84.2 84.3 87.6

Low 18 74 75 73 75 74 80 77 79

Low 36 152 157 155 156 156 176 170 159

Low 54 236 236 229 239 238 243 243 278

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Top 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Top 20 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1

Best Finish T-11th T-20th T-10th T-7th T-21st T-35th T-35th T-13th

2008-09 Results and Statistics 9/15-16/2008 -- Great Smokies Intercollegiate Waynesville Country Club -- Waynesville, N.C. Par 72, 5922 yards -- 22 teams, 115 players Belmont Lorie Warren Kelly Maguigan Jennifer Newman# Ashleigh Garman Lauren Oeser Laura Dyson

301 69 73 76 79 80 84

307 69 76 78 81 81 89

608 138 149 154 160 161 173

3/2-3/2009 -- USA Lady Jaguar Invitational Azalea City Golf Course -- Mobile, Ala. Par 72, 6071 yards -- 16 teams, 82 players t-15th 1st t-26th t-63rd t-93rd t-96th 112th

Belmont Lorie Warren Kelly Maguigan Jennifer Newman Lauren Oeser Laura Dyson

323 76 81 81 85 90

322 77 81 83 84 81

325 79 80 82 84 85

970 232 242 246 253 256

320 71 80 91 86 83 89

317 74 84 76 83 88 102

637 145 164 167 169 171 191

4th 1st t-38th t-51st t-57th t-64th 88th

10/27-28/2008 -- Troy Women's Invitational Arrowhead Country Club -- Montgomery, Ala. Par 72, 5916 yards -- 13 teams, 70 players Belmont Lorie Warren Jennifer Newman Kelly Maguigan Lauren Oeser Laura Dyson

325 77 81 84 83 84

319 73 83 81 82 85

644 150 164 165 165 169

2nd 3rd 11th t-16th 23rd t-26th

Belmont Lorie Warren Kelly Maguigan Lauren Oeser Jennifer Newman Ginna Beazley

324 76 81 83 84 96

9th t-3rd t-41st t-45th t-45th 51st

Belmont Lorie Warren Kelly Maguigan Laura Dyson Jennifer Newman Lauren Oeser

304 71 75 82 76 82

321 73 85 83 83 82

314 72 78 81 83 86

635 145 163 164 166 168

321 75 80 80 86 87

645 151 161 163 170 183

312 72 81 76 83 83

616 143 156 158 159 165

3/30/2009 -- Belmont vs Lipscomb Dual Match Old Hickory Country Club -- Old Hickory, Tenn.

Par 71, 5969 yards -- 2 teams, 14 players Belmont Lorie Warren Jennifer Newman Kelly Maguigan Lauren Oeser Laura Dyson Ginna Beazley#

11/3-4/2008 -- UAB Fall Beach Blast Invitational The Peninsula Golf Club -- Gulf Shores, Ala. Par 72, 5945 yards -- 14 teams, 69 players Belmont Lorie Warren Lauren Oeser Jennifer Newman Laura Dyson Kelly Maguigan

319 74 80 81 89 84

980 233 247 251 254 257

10th 5th t-33rd t-40th 65th t-74th

3/23-24/2009 -- Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational Canebrake Country Club -- Hattiesburg, Miss.

Par 71, 6031 yards -- 10 teams, 56 players

10/20-21/2008 -- F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate Clarksville Country Club -- Clarksville, Tenn.

Par 72, 6841 yards -- 17 teams, 91 players Belmont Lorie Warren Jennifer Newman Lauren Oeser Laura Dyson Kelly Maguigan Ginna Beazley#

327 81 80 84 82 84

3/16-17/2009 -- Samford Intercollegiate Limestone Springs Golf Club -- Oneonta, Ala. Par 72, 5880 yards -- 15 teams, 79 players

9/22-24/2008 -- Eat a Peach Collegiate Idle Hour Country Club -- Macon, Ga, Par 72, 6027 yards -- 9 teams, 49 players Belmont Lorie Warren Kelly Maguigan Lauren Oeser Ashleigh Garman Jennifer Newman

334 78 87 86 83 89

10th t-2nd t-46th t-50th 59th 62nd

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314 73 79 80 82 86 92

1st

3rd 1st t-15th t-20th 22nd t-34th

11th t-16th t-53rd 62nd t-67th t-71st

2008-09 Results and Statistics 4/3-5/2009 -- Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate Country Club of Oxford -- Oxford, Miss.

Par 72, 6132 yards -- 14 teams, 78 players Belmont Lorie Warren Kelly Maguigan Jennifer Newman Lauren Oeser Ginna Beazley# Laura Dyson

323 75 83 81 84 84 92

316 74 79 81 87 84 82

326 77 85 85 82 87 82

4/13-15/2009 -- Atlantic Sun Championship Victoria Hills Golf Club -- DeLand, Fla. Par 72, 6056 yards -- 10 teams, 50 players 965 226 247 247 253 255 256

12th 8th t-58th t-58th 67th t-68th 70th

Belmont Lorie Warren Jennifer Newman Kelly Maguigan Lauren Oeser Laura Dyson

314 74 74 84 82 87

307 73 78 79 77 80

308 71 76 78 83 86

929 218 228 241 242 253

7th t-4th t-14th 41st t-42nd 48th

# Indicates individual player

2008-09 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Name Lorie Warren Kelly Maguigan Jennifer Newman Lauren Oeser Ashleigh Garman Laura Dyson Ginna Beazley

Rds. 25 25 25 25 5 20 8

Total Strokes 1854 2027 2036 2061 413 1687 721

Average 74.2 81.1 81.4 82.4 82.6 84.4 90.1

Low 18 69 73 74 76 79 76 84

Low 36 138 149 154 161 160 158 183

Low 54 218 241 228 242 253 253 255

2008-09 Team Low Rounds 1.

2.

3.

5.

6.

7.

10.

301 304 307 307 308 312 314 314 314 316

Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 9/15-16/2008 (1st round) Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational., 3/23-24/2009 (1st round) Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 9/15-16/2008 (2nd round) Atlantic Sun Championship, 4/13-15/2009 (2nd round) Atlantic Sun Championship, 4/13-15/2009 (3rd round) Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational, 3/23-24/2009 (2nd round) UAB Fall Beach Blast Invitational, 11/3-4/2008 (2nd round) Belmont vs Lipscomb Dual Match, 3/30/2009 (1st round) Atlantic Sun Championship, 4/13-15/2009 (1st round) Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate, 4/3-5/2009 (2nd round)

2008-09 Individual Low Rounds 1.

3.

6.

8.

69 69 71 71 71 72 72 73 73 73 73 73

Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 9/15-16/2008 (1st round) Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 9/15-16/2008 (2nd round) Lorie Warren, F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate, 10/20-21/2008 (1st round) Lorie Warren, Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational, 3/23-24/2009 (1st round) Lorie Warren, Atlantic Sun Championship, 4/13-15/2009 (3rd round) Lorie Warren, UAB Fall Beach Blast Invitational, 11/3-4/2008 (2nd round) Lorie Warren, Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational, 3/23-24/2009 (2nd round) Kelly Maguigan, Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 9/15-16/2008 (1st round) Lorie Warren, Troy Women's Invitational, 10/27-28/2008 (2nd round) Lorie Warren, UAB Fall Beach Blast Invitational, 11/3-4/2008 (1st round) Lorie Warren, Belmont vs Lipscomb Dual Match, 3/30/2009 (1st round) Lorie Warren, Atlantic Sun Championship, 4/13-15/2009 (2nd round)

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Top 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top 20 10 2 1 1 0 1 0

Best Finish 1st (3 times) 11th T-14th T-16th 23rd T-20th T-68th

Golfer Profiles LAURA DYSON 5-9 Junior Fairview, Texas (Allen HS) 2008-09: Played 20 rounds in nine events ... Posted a scoring average of 84.4 ... Best finish was a career-best tie for 20th at the Southern Miss Invitational ... Carded a season-low 76 in the second round at Southern Miss ... Academic AllConference.

2007-08: Played 16 rounds in seven tournaments ... Had a scoring average of 85.8 ... Averaged 81.4 in five competitive rounds during the fall ...

Best finish was a 24th place finish at the Jacksonville Spring Invitational ... Posted a season low 72 at the Draper Intercollegiate ... Shot a season low 155 for 36-holes at the Draper Intercollegiate ... Named to the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American Scholar Team ..

Academic All-Conference.

Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Allen High School ... Played for coach Karen Gravley ... Part of back-to-back UIL State Championship teams in 2005 and 2006 ... Three-time All-District First Team ... Shot round of 72 in UIL District Tournament in the spring of 2007 in which Allen High School repeated as District Champions for the eighth year in a row.

Personal: Majoring in Business Administration ... Daughter of Timothy and Sue Dyson ... Born January 14, 1989 in Dallas, Texas ... National Honor Society member ... Lists Dirk Nowitzki, Phil Mickelson, and Ernie Els as favorite athletes ... One sister, Melissa, graduated from Baylor in 2007.

CAREER SUPERLATIVES Finish: T-13th (APSU Intercollegiate -- 10/19-20/2009) Low 18: 72 (Draper Intercollegiate -- 9/10-11/2007) Low 36: 155 (Draper Intercollegiate -- 9/10-11/2007) Low 54: 249 (Samford Women’s Intercollegiate -- 3/17-18/2008)

Low 1st Round: 79 (APSU Intercollegiate -- 10/19-20/2009) Low 2nd Round: 72 (Draper Intercollegiate -- 9/11/2007) Low 3rd Round: 82 (Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate -- 4/3-5/2009)

KELLY MAGUIGAN 5-6 Sophomore Franklin, Tennessee (Page HS) 2008-09: Played 25 rounds in 11 events... Second on the team in scoring average at 81.1... Posted two top-20 finishes...

Best finish was an 11th place showing at the Eat a Peach Collegiate last fall ... Shot a season-low 73 at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate in September ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at Page High School in Franklin ... Was a four-time participant in the Class A-AA State Tournament, finishing in the top-five the last three years, including a third place finish in 2007... Earned All-State honors after junior and senior years ... Four-time district champion and two-time region champion ... Named Tennessee Golf Association Player of the Year in 2007... Also lettered in tennis at Page ... Earned All-State honors twice in tennis.

Personal: Majoring in Pharmaceutical Studies... Favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy... Likes to eat pizza... Favorite athletes are Adam Scott and Michael Phelps... Hobbies include running and music... Has one sibling, Kate... Daughter of Richard and Robbie Maguigan... Born May 17, 1990 in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Golfer Profiles JENNIFER NEWMAN 5-3 Sophomore Brentwood, Tennessee (Brentwood HS) 2008-09: Played 25 rounds in 11 events... Third on the team in scoring average at 81.4 ... Had one top-20 finish, a tie for 14th place at the Atlantic Sun Championship ... Posted a season-low 74 in the first round of the A-Sun Championship ...

Named Academic All-Conference.

Prior to Belmont: Lettered at Brentwood High School for four years ... Reached the Tennessee Class AAA State Tournament three times, placed fifth as a senior ... Earned All-State honors in 2007... Named team MVP twice ... District Champion in 2006 ... Regional Runner-Up in 2007...

Member of the National Society of High School Scholars and the National Honor Society.

Personal: Major is undecided ... Favorite athletes are Phil Mickelson, Natalie Gulbis, and Michael Phelps... Hobbies include reading, singing, and playing the piano ... Favorite TV shows include The Hills, Oprah, and What Not to Wear ... Has one sibling: Allison... Daughter of Tommy and Patty Newman ... Father is a Belmont graduate ... Born September 8, 1989 in Nashville.

PATRICIA MASICK 5-8 Freshman Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee (Chattanooga Christian) Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Chattanooga Christian School ... Played in five Class A-AA State Tournaments ... Finished in the top-20 at the state tournament twice, including a fifth place finish both as a sophomore and a junior ... District Champion four times ... Region Champion as a sophomore ... Three-time First Team Chattanooga Best of the Preps ... Also placed second in the 2008 Chattanooga Women's Amateur.

Personal: Majoring in Pharmaceutical Studies ... Would like a career as a pharmacist ... Hobbies include hiking and anything outdoors... Favorite athletes are Derek Jeter and Camilio Villegas ...Favorite golf course is The Honors Course ... Favorite TV shows are Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Little People, Big World ... Daughter of Lenny and Terry Masick ... Born December 24, 1990 in Chattanooga.

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Golfer Profiles MEGAN MURPHY 5-7 Freshman Ooltewah, Tennessee (Collegedale Academy) Prior to Belmont: Ranked sixth among the 2009 class of Tennessee junior golfers ... Finished fourth at the 2008 Tennessee Junior Amateur ... Had three top-10 finishes at the TSSAA Class A-AA State Tournament, including a sixth place finish as a senior ... Named First Team Chattanooga Best of the Preps as a senior ... First Collegdale Academy athlete to receive a Division I scholarship.

Personal: Undecided for her major ... Favorite TV shows are Lost, House, and Seinfeld ... Hobbies include shopping, reading, working out ...

Favorite athletes are Annika Sorenstam, Paula Creamer, and Adam Scot t... Favorite golf course is The Honors Course ... Daughter of Michael and Rita Murphy ... Born March 13, 1990 in Chattanooga.

PEYTON RITCHIE 5-0 Freshman Loudon, Tennessee (Lenoir City HS) Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Lenoir City High School... Placed second in the TSSAA Class A-AA State Tournament as a junior... Finished second in the The Bonnie Invitational, Knoxville's top girls junior tournament... Named to the Knoxville News-Sentinel's Prep Xtra Team.

Personal: Majoring in psychology... Would like a career as a sports psychologist... Hobbies include playing the piano, art, and dance... Her favorite athletes are the entire New England Patriots football team... Favorite movies are all four Rambo movies and all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies... Favorite golf course is TheLinks at Kahite Golf Course in Vonore, Tennessee... Daughter of Hank and Vicki Ritchie... Born July 17, 1992 in Loudon, Tennessee.

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Golfer Profiles JANET STEEN 5-7 Freshman Hendersonville, Tennessee (Hendersonville HS) Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Hendersonville High School... Ranked 12th among the 2009 class of Tennessee junior golfers ... Finished in the top-15 in the TSSAA Class AAA State Tournament as a junior and as a senior ... Named AllMidstate third team as a senior ... Sumner County Female Golfer of the Year in 2007 and 2008 ... All-County four times.

Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science ... Would like a career as a professional golfer or as a forensic scientist... Hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing/watching other sports ... Favorite TV shows include CSI: Miami, Chuck, Family Guy ... Famous person she admires most is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr ... Has one sister, Ashley ... Daughter of Jimmy and Lorie Steen ... Born August 28,1991 in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

SHAY SULLIVAN 5-5 Freshman Smithville, Tennessee (DeKalb County HS) Prior to Belmont: Prepped at DeKalb County High School ... Ranked 15th in the 2009 class of Tennessee junior golfers ... Finished fourth at the 2008 TSSAA Class A-AA State Tournament as a senior ... Earned All-Midstate third team honors as a senior.

Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science ... Favorite movie is Remember the Titans... Likes to eat macaroni and cheese and Lucky Charms ...

Favorite athletes are Paula Creamer and Zach Johnson ... Favorite golf course is the TPC at Sawgrass ... Has one sister, Mallory ... Daughter of James and Tonya Sullivan ... Born January 4, 1991 in Cookeville, Tennessee

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Coaching Staff LISSA BRADFORD Head Coach -- Ninth Season Lissa Bradford is in her ninth year as the head coach of the women's golf program at Belmont.

In her first eight seasons as head coach, the Bruins have taken enormous strides. During the 2008-2009 season, the Bruins posted seven top-10 finishes, including a season-best second place at the Eat a Peach Collegiate. Moreover, Bradford oversaw the continued development of Lorie Warren, who was named A-Sun Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Warren led the conference in scoring average and won three individual titles. For her career, she won nine individual championships, finished with a career scoring average of 75.3, and holds school records for lowest 18, 36, and 54-hole scores, lowest season scoring average, and lowest career scoring average.

Bradford has embraced Belmont's ideal of crafting true student-athletes, as her team continues to earn academic recognition year after year. In 2008-09, every member of the women's golf team earned Academic All-Conference honors. All told, 20 golfers have earned Atlantic Sun AllAcademic honors over the past six seasons. In addition to those conference awards, three BU golfers were honored nationally and by the university. Lauren Oeser and Laura Dyson were named to the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American Scholar Team, while Lorie Warren earned Belmont's President's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

In addition, the program has produced several golfers who have moved on to future success in golf after their time as a Bruin has ended. Sarah Burkhead Robson (1998-2002) is currently the head women's golf coach at Austin Peay, while Tracy Parsons (2001-2003) is an assistant women's golf coach at the University of Texas and previously served in the same role at Vanderbilt. Esther Moon, who graduated in December of 2007, is currently on the LPGA Futures Tour.

In addition to her Belmont duties, Lissa serves as Junior Golf Director for the Tennessee Golf Foundation. As director, she oversees the Tennessee Golf Association Junior Tour and conducts Junior Competitions. In 1998, she received the PGA National Junior Golf Leader award.

"Lissa has done a great job building and developing our women's golf program during her tenure at Belmont," said Mike Strickland, Belmont's Director of Athletics. "The program's continued success on the course is a credit to Lissa's hard work and dedication. She is a great asset to Belmont's athletic program."

Bradford has known success both on and off the course on many levels. As a senior in high school at Nashville's Harpeth Hall, she won the TSSAA State High School Individual Championship. After her prep career, she was a four-year letterwinner at the University of Alabama. While playing for the Crimson Tide, she served as team captain for two years and was named to the Southeastern Conference All- Academic team. Also during this time, Lissa captured two Tennessee Women's Amateur Championships. Following her collegiate career, she served as an assistant professional at several country clubs throughout the South including two in the Nashville area: Belle Meade Country Club and the Gaylord Springs Golf Club. In 1995, she joined the Tennessee Golf Foundation.

Lissa resides in Franklin.

LORIE WARREN Graduate Assistant Coach -- First Season Lorie Warren is in her first season as a graduate assistant coach for the women’s golf program.

Warren is no stranger to the Belmont program. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Bruins and finished her career as the most decorated golfer in Belmont’s history. She was named A-Sun Player of Year twice, earned All-Conference honors four times, won eight individual titles, and currently holds school records for lowest 18, 36, and 54 hole scores.

She graduated from Belmont in May of 2009 with a degree in management. She is currently working on her masters degree in education at Belmont.

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Team Honors and Awards TEAM HONORS Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year Lorie Warren 2007-08, 2008-09 All-Atlantic Sun Lorie Warren

2008-09 (first team) 2007-08 (first team) 2006-07 (first team) 2005-06 (first team)

Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Lauren Spurlock Lorie Warren Audra Williams Rebekah Wilson

2007-08 2005-06 2003-04 2003-04

All-Atlantic Sun Tournament Lorie Warren Rebekah Wilson

2008, 2009 2008

NGCA All-American Scholar Kate Austin Laura Dyson Kelly Maguigan Lauren Oeser

2005-06 2007-08, 2008-09 2008-09 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09

Atlantic Sun All-Academic Renee Allen Kate Austin Ginna Beazley

2003 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 2005, 2006, 2009

ALL-TIME ROSTER A --ALLEN, Renee APPLE, Jennifer AUSTIN, Kate B --BEAZLEY, Ginna BLAIR, Sara BROWN, Allison BURKHEAD, Sara C --COVINGTON, Laura CURL, Stacy D--DYSON, Laura E --ELLIOTT, Amy G--GARMAN, Ashleigh

H --HART, Melissa HIGUERA, April 1999-2000, 2002-03 1997-98 2003-2007 2004-2009 1998-2002 1997-98 1998-2002 1999-2003 2002-2003 2007-present 1997-98 2006-2009

Sarah Blair Sara Burkhead Laura Covington Stacy Curl Laura Dyson Ashleigh Garman Betsy Koenemann Tara Long Kelly Maguigan Esther Moon Jennifer Newman Lauren Oeser Mary Alice Orr Amanda Patterson Tracy Parsons Ashlee Skeen Lauren Spurlock Ali Weber Lorie Warren Audra Williams Rebekah Wilson

Atlantic Sun Golfers of the Month Lorie Warren 2008-09 (September, February) 2007-08 (September, February) 2005-06 (October) President’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (University Award) Lorie Warren 2008-09 Director of Athletics Character Award (University Award)

2003 1997-99

K --KOENEMANN, Betsy

1999-2003

L --LONG, Tara

2002-2005

M --MAGUIGAN, Kelly MARLIN, Kari MASICK, Patricia McMAHON, Beverly MOON, Esther MOORE, Becca MURPHY, Megan

2008-present 1997-99 2009-present 1997-99 2003-2007 1998-99 2009-present

N --NEWMAN, Jennifer

2008-present

O --OESER, Lauren OLSON, Catherine ORR, Mary Alice

2002 2002 2002, 2003 2003 2008, 2009 2006 2002, 2003 2004, 2005 2009 2006, 2007 2009 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2006, 2007 2003 2002 2004 2008 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2005, 2006, 2007 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

P --PARSONS, Tracy PATTERSON, Amanda

2001-2003 1999-2003

R --RITCHIE, Peyton

2009-present

S --SKEEN, Ashlee SPURLOCK, Lauren STEEN, Janet SULLIVAN, Shay

2002-2003 2007-2008 2009-present 2009-present

W --WARREN, Lorie WEBER, Ali WILLIAMS, Audra WILSON, Rebekah

2005-2009 2001-2005 2003-2007 2003-2008

COACHING HISTORY

2005-2009 1997-98 2005-2007

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CARPENTER, Vicki GILL, Tonya BRADFORD, Lissa

1997-98 1998-2001 2001-present

Team Records Team Championships (3) Jacksonville Spring Invitational F&M APSU Intercollegiate McAmis Intercollegiate

2007-08 2006-07 2006-07

Individual Championships (9) Lorie Warren USM Lady Eagle Invitational Lorie Warren APSU Intercollegiate 2008-09 Lorie Warren Great Smokies Intercollegiate Lorie Warren Jacksonville Spring Invitational Lorie Warren Vanderbilt Triangular Lorie Warren McAmis Invitational Lorie Warren Samford Intercollegiate Audra Williams F&M APSU Intercollegiate

2008-09 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2006-07 2006-07 2005-06

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Lowest 18-Hole Score 1. 69 Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Intercollegiate. (first rd), 2008-09 Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Intercollegiate. (second rd), 2008-09 Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 2007-08 Lorie Warren, Jacksonville Spring Invitational, 2007-08 Lorie Warren, Atlantic Sun Championship, 2007-08 6. 71 Lorie Warren, Atlantic Sun Championship, 2008-09 Lorie Warren, Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational, 2008-09 Lorie Warren, APSU Intercollegiate, 2008-09 Ashleigh Garman, Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 2007-08 Lorie Warren, Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, 2007-08 Lorie Warren, Vanderbilt Triangular, 2006-07 Lorie Warren, McAmis Invitational, 2006-07 Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Collegiate, 2005-06 Lowest 36-Hole Score 1. 138 Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 2008-09 2. 141 Lorie Warren, Jacksonville Spring Invitational, 2007-08 3. 143 Lorie Warren, Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational, 2008-09 Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 2007-08 Lorie Warren, Great Smokies Collegiate, 2005-06 6. 145 Lorie Warren, UAB Fall Beach Blast, 2008-09 Lorie Warren, APSU Intercollegiate, 2008-09 Lorie Warren, McAmis Invitational, 2006-07 9. 146 Lorie Warren, Belmont Invitational, 2006-07 10. 147 Lorie Warren, Atlantic Sun Championship, 2008-09 Ashleigh Garman, Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 2007-08 Lorie Warren, Draper Intercollegiate, 2007-08 Rebekah Wilson, Belmont Invitational, 2006-07

Lowest 54-Hole Score 1. 218 Lorie Warren, Atlantic Sun Championship, 2008-09 2. 221 Lorie Warren, Samford Women's Intercollegiate, 2007-08 3. 222 Lorie Warren, Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, 2007-08 4. 223 Lorie Warren, Samford Intercollegiate, 2006-07 Lorie Warren, Draper Valley Invitational, 2006-07 6. 225 Audra Williams, Draper Valley Invitational, 2006-07 7. 226 Lorie Warren, Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate, 2008-09 Lorie Warren, Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational, 2007-08 9. 227 Lorie Warren, Atlantic Sun Championship, 2007-08 10. 229 Rebekah Wilson, Atlantic Sun Championship, 2007-08 Lowest 18-Hole Scoring Avgs. - Individual Season (min. 8 rounds) 1. 74.2 Lorie Warren, 2008-09 Lorie Warren, 2007-08 3. 75.2 Lorie Warren, 2006-07 4. 77.6 Lorie Warren, 2005-06 5. 78.4 Esther Moon, 2006-07 6. 78.5 Audra Williams, 2006-07 7. 78.8 Lauren Oeser, 2006-07 Rebekah Wilson, 2006-07 9. 79.1 Lauren Oeser, 2007-08 10. 79.8 Ashleigh Garman, 2006-07 Lowest 18-Hole Scoring Avgs. - Individual Career (min. 3 years) 1. Lorie Warren, 2005-2009 75.3 2. Audra Williams, 2003-2007 80.65 3. Lauren Oeser, 2005-2009 80.9 4. Rebekah Wilson, 2003-2008 81.1 5. Esther Moon, 2003-2007 83.8 6. Kate Austin, 2003-2007 84.2 7. Amanda Patterson, 1999-2003 84.3 8. Ali Weber, 2001-2005 84.6 9. Esther Moon, 2003-2007 85.6 10. Sara Burkhead, 1998-2001 86.5 Holes-In-One Lorie Warren #7 at The Ridges Golf Club (Par 3, 140 yards) Atlantic Sun Championship, 1st Round, 2007-08 Kate Austin #3 at Keith Hills Golf Course I (par 3, 145 yards) Atlantic Sun Championship, 3rd Round, 2003-04

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Team Records, BU @ A-Sun Championship TEAM RECORDS Lowest Team Score (18 holes) 1.

294 Great Smokies Intercollegiate (first round), 2007-08 2.

296 Vanderbilt Triangular, 2006-07 3.

297 Great Smokies Collegiate (second round), 2005-06 4.

298 Samford Intercollegiate (second round), 2007-08 5.

299 Draper Intercollegiate (second round), 2007-08 Belmont Invitational (second round), 2006-07 Great Smokies Collegiate (first round), 2005-06 8.

300 Belmont Invitational (first round), 2006-07 9.

301 Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 2008-09 Great Smokies Collegiate (second round), 2006-07 Draper Valley Invitational (first round), 2006-07

Lowest Team Score (36 holes) 1.

596 Great Smokies Collegiate, 2005-06 2.

599 Belmont Invitational, 2006-07 3.

601 Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 2007-08 4.

603 Draper Intercollegiate, 2007-08 5.

606 Great Smokies Collegiate, 2006-07 6.

608 Great Smokies Intercollegiate, 2008-09 7.

609 Lady Jaguar Invitational, 2006-07 Troy Invitational, 2006-07 9.

616 Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational, 2008-09 Draper Valley Invitational, 2005-06 Lowest Team Score (54 holes) 1.

911 Draper Valley Invitational, 2006-07 2.

926 Samford Intercollegiate, 2006-07 3.

929 Atlantic Sun Championship, 2008-09 4.

936 Samford Women's Intercollegiate, 2007-08 5.

940 Lady Indian Classic, 2006-07 6.

942 Atlantic Sun Championship, 2007-08 7.

947 Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational, 2007-08 8.

950 Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, 2007-08 9.

951 Atlantic Sun Championship, 2006-07 10.

965 Atlantic Sun Championship, 2003-04

A-SUN CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

BELMONT at the ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP Individual Top Finish: T-2nd - Lorie Warren (2008 at The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.)

Low 18-hole score: 69 - Lorie Warren (2008 at The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.)

Low 36-hole score: 144 - Rebekah Wilson (2004 at Keith Hills GC - Buies Creek, N.C.) Low 54-hole score: 218 - Lorie Warren (2009 at Victoria Hills GC - DeLand, Fla.) Low 1st round score: 74 - Lorie Warren (2009 at Victoria Hills GC - DeLand, Fla.) Low 2nd round score: 69 - Lorie Warren (2008 at The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.)

Low 3rd round score: 71 - Lorie Warren (2009 at Victoria Hills GC - DeLand, Fla.) Team Top Finish: 3rd - 2008 at The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.

Low 18-hole score: 315 - 2nd round -- 2007 at Keith Hills GC - Buies Creek, N.C. Low 36-hole score: 626 - 2008 at The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.

Low 54-hole score: 942 - 2008 at The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.

Low 1st round score: 317 - 2007 at Keith Hills GC - Buies Creek, N.C. Low 2nd round score: 306 -- 2008 at The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.

Low 3rd round score: 316 -- 2008 at The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.

Top-10 Finishers: 3 2009: T-4th-- Lorie Warren 2008: T-2nd - Lorie Warren, T-5th-Rebekah Wilson

April 15-17, 2002 Mission Inn Resort -- Howey-in the-Hills, Fla. 9th of 11 -- 350-345-355=1050 April 14-16, 2003 Indigo Lakes CC -- Daytona Beach, Fla. 12th of 12 -- 338-337-328=1003 April 19-21, 2004 Keith Hills GC -- Buies Creek, N.C. T-8th of 11 -- 325-320-320=965 April 11-13, 2005 Victoria Hills GC -- DeLand, Fla. 9th of 11 -- 332-329-330=991 April 10-12, 2006 DeBary CC -- DeBary, Fla. 6th of 9 -- 328-337-322=987 April 9-11, 2007 Keith Hills GC - Buies Creek, N.C. 6th of 8 -- 317-315-319=951

Top-20 Finishers: 9 2009: T-4th-- Lorie Warren, T-11th - Jennifer Newman 2008: T-2nd - Lorie Warren, T-5th - Rebekah Wilson, T-15th - Lauren Spurlock 2007: T-14th-- Esther Moon 2006: T-11th - Audra Williams, T-13th - Lorie Warren 2004: T-10th - Rebekah Wilson

April 14-16, 2008 The Ridges GC - Jonesborough, Tenn.

3rd of 8 -- 320-306-316=942 April 13-15, 2009 Victoria Hills GC - DeLand, Fla. 7th of 10 -- 314-307-308=929

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Belmont University

BELMONT HISTORY Belmont University sits on 75 historic acres two miles southwest of downtown Nashville, Tenn., a thriving metropolis known worldwide as Music City USA. In the mid-1800s, the land the university now occupies was known as the Belle Monte estate, the Victorian home of one of Tennessee’s wealthiest couples, Joseph and Adelicia Acklen. Their antebellum mansion remains today, flanked by university buildings separated in age by more than a century.

The first educational institution on the estate was the original Belmont College (1890-1913), offering elementary school through junior college education to young ladies. The school merged with Ward Seminary to become the prestigious Ward-Belmont School for Women (1913-1951) and in 1951, with the support of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, the school became the coed Belmont College. Since becoming Belmont University in 1991, Belmont has grown not only in size but in quality. The mansions, gardens and statues of Belmont's historic past now sit side-by-side with stateof-the-art facilities equipped with the best technology and teachers to train today's students with the right tools for real world success.

Belmont University is among the fastest growing Christian universities in the nation with about 5,000 students hailing from almost every state and more than 25 countries. Since 2000, enrollment has risen from just under 3,000 to 4,756 students for the 2007-08 school year, marking an increase of more than 60 percent. As enrollment steadily increases, so does the quality and diversity of each new class. Incoming 2007-08 freshmen represented 43 states and seven foreign countries and scored an average of 26 on the ACT. ACADEMICS In addition, Belmont continues to excel academically and was ranked 11th on the U.S News & World Report

listing of “Best Universities” in the South in the master’s category for their 2008 edition of America’s Best Colleges, making Belmont the highest-ranked university in Tennessee in this category. Both Rolling Stone and Time magazines have hailed Belmont's Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business as one of the best music business programs in the country. The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business has been named the best MBA program in the region, while Belmont’s business administration and accounting programs have been accredited by AACSB International, the premier accrediting agency in that arena.

Located in the heart of Music City USA (Nashville, Tenn.), one of Belmont’s consistent success stories is its world-renowned music and music business programs. Several big names in the music industry started their careers at Belmont including “American Idol” finalist Melinda Doolittle, Christian recording artists Ginny Owens and Steven Curtis Chapman, and country stars Trisha Yearwood, Lee Ann Womack, Brad Paisley and Josh Turner. The annual “Christmas at Belmont” concert showcases performing ensembles from many different genres and has been broadcast nationwide on PBS four years in a row. The University recently added a songwriting major to its offerings, one of only a few such programs in the country.

CAMPUS GROWTH As Belmont’s academic program offerings grow, so too does the physical campus. Recent additions include the 2003 opening of a $52 million entertainment and student life complex which houses the Curb Event Center arena, the Beaman Student Life Center and the Maddox Grand Atrium. In 2005, Belmont opened the first university-based electronic financial trading center, which includes a digital stock ticker, data wall, TV monitors and workstations.

The Gordon E. Inman Center opened in 2006, provid-

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ing a state-of-the-art $22.5 million facility that houses Belmont’s nursing, social work, occupational therapy and physical therapy programs and will be the temporary home for the new School of Pharmacy. The School of Nursing was recognized earlier this year by Laerdal Medical Corporation as a Center of Educational Excellence in part due to the advanced training the school’s multiple simulation models offer to its students.

A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY OF LEARNING AND SERVICE In 2007, the university’s formal relationship with the Tennessee Baptist Convention ended. In recent years, Belmont broadened its mission and can now include on its Board of Trustees members of all Christian denominations. In addition, Belmont joined the Lilly Fellows Program’s National Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities, a collective that also includes Baylor University, Boston College, Villanova and Notre Dame, among others.

Belmont is a student-focused, Christian community of learning and service where students hear from their first visit to campus until the day they graduate that they are created for a purpose in life. The Belmont faculty and staff dedicate themselves to preparing and empowering students to find their passion and use it to change the world. The university seeks to show every student how the love of Christ can compel them to lead lives of disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage and faith.

With more than 75 areas of study, 12 master’s programs and three doctoral degrees, there is no limit to the ways Belmont University can expand an individual's horizon.

University Administration

DR. ROBERT FISHER Belmont University President | 2008 Tennessean of the Year Dr. Robert (Bob) Fisher serves as President of Belmont University, a position he has held since April 2000.

During his tenure the university’s enrollment has risen by nearly 70 percent while the campus itself has expanded significantly with the additions of the Curb Event Center and Beaman Student Life Center, the Gordon E. Inman Center, the Troutt Theater complex and several new residence halls and parking garages.

But Dr. Fisher’s greatest sense of accomplishment comes not from new campus structures, stronger endowments or a larger student body. Rather, he measures achievement through witnessing education’s impact on each individual student.

ENROLLMENT GAINS UNDER FISHER

“The student is the focus of all our efforts here at Belmont,” Fisher said, “and our top priority is meeting the needs of those students. My life's mission is to help create experiences that transform people, especially students, in ways that enable them to become all they were created to be.”

Prior to his appointment at Belmont, Fisher was vice president for academic affairs at Arkansas State University for four years and was dean of the School of Business at Henderson State University, his alma mater, for 10 years. Fisher earned a B.S.B.A. from Henderson State, an M.B.A. from the University of Memphis and a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas.

In addition to his success as both faculty member and higher education administrator, Fisher is also an accomplished author with his most recent work, Life Is a Gift: Inspiration from the Soon Departed, released in 2008. Co-authored with his wife Judy, Life Is a Gift features a collection of lessons learned from interviews with 104 terminally ill patients of Alive Hospice in Nashville. Dr. Fisher previously co-authored Real Dream Teams: Seven Practices Used by World-Class Team Leaders to Achieve Extraordinary Results, published by St. Lucie Press, with Belmont’s Vice President of University Advancement Dr. Bo Thomas.

Dr. Fisher has published numerous articles on management and leadership and has consulted with a wide variety of organizations on human resource and strategic planning issues, including Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Alltel, Arkla Gas and the U.S. Department of Transportation, among others. In 1992, Fisher served in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a Fulbright Scholar, conducting research and consulting with the National Institute of Public Administration. He also provided a keynote address at the Arabian Society for Human Resource Management Conference in Bahrain in 1998.

Active in his community, Fisher has served on the Board of Directors for the Greater Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, the Country Music Foundation, the Boy Scouts of Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony, the PENCIL Foundation, the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Alliance for Public Education, TICUA, Cumberland Region Tomorrow, Fifth Third Bank and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He is an active member of the Rotary Club of Nashville, participates in Nashville’s Agenda, and is a 2001 graduate of Leadership Nashville. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Enterprise Group, a division of Southern Development Bank.

Married for 38 years, Dr. Fisher and his wife Judy share in their commitment to Belmont University. The Fishers are the proud parents of three grown children and have two wonderful sons-in-law and four perfect grandsons.

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Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Enrollment (gain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,129 (153) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,344 (215) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,629 (285) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,959 (330) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,319 (360) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,484 (165) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,765 (281) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,017 (252) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,393 (376)

Enrollment is up 69 percent since Fall 2000. The overwhelming progress is “the latest validation that Belmont University has the right vision for its future," said Dr. Robert Fisher, president of the university.

"Belmont University is on a roll. The abilities of our incoming freshmen and our rapidly rising enrollment show we are on the right track."

MISSION STATEMENT Belmont University is a student-centered Christian community providing an academically challenging education that empowers men and women of diverse backgrounds to engage and transform the world with disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage and faith.

VALUES OF BELMONT Integrity Inquiry Collaboration Service Humility

Athletic Administration

MIKE STRICKLAND Director of Athletics | 14th Year at Belmont

ABOUT MR. BIRTHDATE

STRICKLAND

June 4

HOMETOWN Atlanta, Ga.

EDUCATION Georgia Southern B.S. Political Science University of Georgia M.A. Public Administration

EXPERIENCE Belmont, Director of Athletics 1996-present Murray State, Athletics Director 1987-96 Wichita State, Associate AD 1983-87

PERSONAL Wife: Martha Daughters: Leanna, Sara (Vaughn)

Now entering his 14th year as Director of Athletics, Mike Strickland has led Belmont's Department of Athletics through its infancy stages as a new NCAA Division I program to become one that sees annual success on the field and in the classroom. During his tenure at Belmont, the program has expanded the number of teams it fields, joined the Atlantic Sun Conference, enhanced its facilities, and established a reputation producing winning teams and distinguished student-athletes.

Since arriving in Nashville in 1996, Strickland has overseen the inception of six new sports at Belmont: women's soccer, women's golf and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field. In addition, the University has built the Frances Bond Davis Tennis Courts and the Whitten Soccer Complex, as well the most recent partnership with Metro Parks for athletic fields at Rose Park. This exciting new venture will house Belmont baseball, softball, soccer, and track & field.

Two of the most important achievements of his tenure at Belmont are the acceptance of Belmont into the Atlantic Sun Conference and the opening of the Curb Event Center.

During his tenure, Strickland has overseen a program expansion from 11 to 17 teams of competition, spearheaded membership into the Atlantic Sun Conference, spurred athletic facility enhancement and forged a reputation of producing winning teams and distinguished student-athletes.

In 2008, Belmont became the first school in Atlantic Sun Conference history to represent the league in three consecutive NCAA Men's Basketball Championships.

Adding conference championships in women's cross country, women's soccer and volleyball during the past academic year, Belmont Athletics has won a staggering 26 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships since becoming a member institution in 2001-02 - far and away the league standard.

In addition, the school has hosted nine conference championships over the past five years, most recently the 2006 A-Sun Volleyball Championship. Strickland has taken a leadership role in the A-Sun serving as chairman of the tournament committee and presently serves as a member of the conference's membership committee.

In addition to the program's success on the field, his tenure has seen the building of the exquisite Curb Event Center. The $52 million facility, which opened in the fall of 2003, has become the centerpiece of the athletics program. The complex houses a new 5,000-seat arena for basketball and volleyball, locker rooms for all sports, a training facility and weight room, as well as administrative offices for the Athletic Department.

Off the field, the athletic department has made academic achievement the cornerstone of its definition of success. Belmont has won the Atlantic Sun Academic Trophy seven of the past eight years. The Bruins boasted over two-thirds of their student athletes with a gradepoint average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale during the past academic year. Belmont is the only school to win the trophy five straight times (2002-2006). Also of significance, Belmont has earned distinction from the NCAA in each of their Academic Progress Rate (APR) reports.

Strickland brings varied years of experience to the program, including nine years as athletics director at Murray State University prior to coming to Belmont.

While at Murray State, Strickland served on numerous Ohio Valley Conference committees as well as serving on the NCAA I-AA football advisory committee and the NCAA rifle committee. Prior to serving at Murray State, Strickland was an Associate Athletics Director at Wichita State University from 1983-87, where he was responsible for all business operations for the department.

Strickland earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Georgia Southern University and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Georgia.

In June of 2009, Strickland received the Under Armour National Assocation of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Division I Southeast Region A.D. of the Year Award. Strickland was honored at the annual NACDA convention in Orlando, Fla. Strickland is married to the former Martha Thomas, an English instructor at Nashville State Community College. The couple has two children: Leanna Elizabeth, an undergraduate student at the University of Tennessee, and Sara Grace, a Belmont University graduate who is married to Jared Vaughn. In 2008, Mike and Martha celebrated two milestone events: their 35th wedding anniversary and the arrival of their first grandson, Jacob. In his leisure time, Mike enjoys travel, history, and spending time with his family.

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Athletic Administration

BETTY WISEMAN Assistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator | 43rd Year at Belmont For five decades, Betty Wiseman has been an active figure at Belmont University. As a student, coach, and professor, Wiseman has been a great ambassador for the University and the Department of Athletics.

As Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator, Wiseman advises the athletic department on the status of women's sports and conducts administrative tasks in relation to all sports. She serves as liaison between Athletics and Student Affairs, coordinates counseling, discipline, and all random drug-testing for athletes, and serves as advisor to Belmont’s Student-Athletes Advisory Committee. In addition, she works with teams as they participate in service opportunities throughout the year, including organizing and leading a yearly foreign mission trip with athletes to do Sports Evangelism overseas. Countries served through these trips include Poland, Portugal, Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela, and Ukraine. In May 2009 she will lead a team to Cape Town, South Africa.

Wiseman also serves on many committees and boards. In 2008 she completed a four-year term as one of the Atlantic Sun Conference’s representatives on the NCAA Management Council. The Management Council serves as the main legislative body for Division I sports. She has been a member of many Atlantic Sun Conference committees.

After graduating from Belmont in 1965, the Portland, Tennessee native was named as Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education in 1966 and began a teaching career of 40 years. She was named Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health and Human Performance in 2006 where she served as Chair for six years. In 1968 the former high school basketball standout began a new career as a women’s sports trailblazer when she founded the women’s basketball program at Belmont, one of the first programs, not only in the state, but in the southeast.

Wiseman was the head women's basketball coach at Belmont for 16 seasons, compiling a 248-152 record. She led Belmont to four consecutive berths in the National Women's Invitational Tournament from 1973-1977. In those tournaments, her teams knocked off such programs as Alabama, Nebraska, and North Carolina. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981.

Wiseman has been honored by several organizations for her contributions to collegiate athletics. In 1999 she was given the Josten-Berenson Service Award by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association during the NCAA Women’s Final Four in San Jose, California to recognize her lifelong commitment to women's basketball. In 2003 Belmont honored her by naming part of the university’s new athletic facility the Striplin-Wiseman Athletic Office Complex. Finally, in 2004, Wiseman was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame for her contributions to promoting women’s basketball in the state. She is the first Belmont coach or athlete to be so honored. In July 2007 she was featured in an article on the front page of The Tennessean, as a Tennessee Sports Legend.

She is a member of Brentwood Baptist Church where she serves as Trustee, is a member of the adult choir, serves as a substitute teacher in Sunday School, and is an active missions volunteer.

ABOUT MISS WISEMAN BIRTHDATE February 19, 1943

HOMETOWN Portland, Tenn.

EDUCATION Belmont, B.A. Physical Education Vanderbilt, M.A. (Peabody College for Teachers)

COACHING EXPERIENCE Belmont Women’s Basketball (1968-84) Belmont Tennis (1976-84)

Administrative Staff

STEVE BARRICK

JULIE BEAZLEY

WES BURTNER

JIMMY FRUSH

COLETTE KEYSER

Associate AD

Program Assistant

Bruin Club Director

Basketball Operations

Director of Compliance

Director of Marketing

Academic Compliance

JOHN LANGDON

AMY MCGINNIS

KENISHA RHONE

GREG SAGE

SEAN SAWYER

RENEE SCHULTZ

JOYCE WATSON

Assistant Director of Compliance

Finance

Women’s Director of Media Relations

Director of Media Relations

Director of Corporate Sales

Academic Coordinator

Budget Assistant

DEBBIE CHENOWETH HEATHER COPELAND

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Belmont Coaches

RICK BYRD Men’s Basketball

LISSA BRADFORD Women’s Golf

TONY CROSS Women’s Basketball

EARLE DAVIDSON Men’s Soccer

2008-09 ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW

SCOTT FLYNN Men’s Golf

DAVE JARVIS

Team Overall Conference (Finish) Baseball 29-29 15-15 (T-6th) M. Basketball 20-13 14-6 (T-2nd) W. Basketball 18-13 12-8 (T-4th) M. Cross Country - (2nd) W. Cross Country - (1st) Men’s Golf - (10th) Women’s Golf - (7th) Men’s Soccer 11-8-2 4-3-2 (5th) Women’s Soccer 13-7-3 6-3-1 (3rd)* Softball 11-35 3-17 (11th) Men’s Tennis 14-8 7-3 (4th) Women’s Tennis 8-11 2-8 (9th) M. Track & Field - (5th) M. Indoor T&F - (5th) W. Track & Field - (8th) W. Indoor T&F - (4th) Volleyball 25-8 16-4 (3rd)* *Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Champions

Head Coach Dave Jarvis Rick Byrd Tony Cross Jeff Langdon Seth Sheridan Scott Flynn Lissa Bradford Earle Davidson Lisa Howe Amy Tudor Jim Madirigal Mark Srouji Jeff Langdon Jeff Langdon Seth Sheridan Seth Sheridan Deane Webb

CHRIS KUHLMEYER

Baseball

JEFF LANGDON Men’s Cross Country Men’s Track & Field

LISA HOWE Women’s Soccer

Softball

JIM MADRIGAL Men’s Tennis

SETH SHERIDAN Women’s Cross Country Women’s Track & Field

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MARK SROUJI

DEANE WEBB

Women’s Tennis

Volleyball

Academics and Belmont Athletics COLETTE KEYSER

RENEE SCHULTZ

Academic Compliance Officer Kentucky Wesleyan, 1989

Academic Coordinator Belmont, 2002

Colette Keyser enters her eighth year with Belmont University's Department of Athletics. In addition to overseeing the department's academic support programs for student-athletes, Keyser serves as the primary liaison to the Belmont campus regarding issues related to student-athlete eligibility.

Keyser is responsible for reporting all APR (Academic Progress Rate) and GSR (Graduation Success Rate) data to the NCAA. Her duties also include academic advising and monitoring student-athletes' academic progress to meet NCAA requirements for continuing academic eligibility and University requirements for timely graduation and good academic standing. She works closely with coaches in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes and manages the department's Academic Enhancement Fund.

Keyser earned her Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Kentucky Wesleyan College and her Master's in Communication from Western Kentucky University.

She serves on various campus committees, including the Sport Administration Advisory Council, the Scholarship and Awards Nomination Committee, and the Academic Integrity Review Committee. She also holds memberships in various professional organizations, including N4A (National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics) and NACADA (National Academic Advising Association).

A native of Benton, Ky., Keyser spends much of her leisure time sailing on Kentucky Lake with her husband, Jerome, and her two sons, Max and Dennis. She and her family reside in Brentwood.

ACADEMICS IS ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF Belmont University's Department of Athletics.

Since the move to Division I in 1997, Belmont student-athletes have excelled in the classroom bringing great recognition to individuals, specific teams, the department as a whole and the entire university.

ALL-ACADEMIC TROPHY Since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference in 200102, Belmont University has enjoyed unparalleled success in regards to the league's All-Academic Trophy. Belmont University won the award seven times, including each of its first five years in the conference, 2002-2006. No other university in the history of the Atlantic Sun has earned this honor

Renee Schultz enters her fifth year as Academic Coordinator for Belmont's Department of Athletics.

She coordinates the extensive academic support programs offered to Belmont student-athletes which include weekly, one-on-one academic counseling sessions for new student-athletes, academic advising and class scheduling, tutoring, teamassigned laptops, and monitoring class performance.

She also manages the student-athlete academic center located within the athletic offices in the Curb Event Center. The academic center provides study tables and computers in a quiet, monitored study environment exclusively for Belmont student-athletes.

Schultz earned her Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a M.Ed. in Sports Administration from Belmont University.

While at Belmont, she was a part of the Women's Soccer Program and helped Captain the team in both 1999 and 2001. Schultz served as the Assistant Coach for the Women's Soccer team from 2003-2004.

She also holds memberships in various professional organizations, including N4A (National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics) and NACADA (National Academic Advising Association).

A native of University Place, Washington, Schultz currently resides in Nashville with her husband, Donovan.

five years in a row. In 2009, over two-thirds of Belmont's student-athletes received A-Sun Academic All-Conference honors during the academic year.

GPA TRADITION CONTINUES Belmont University's Department of Athletics posted a 3.231 GPA in the Spring of 2009, marking the 23rd consecutive semester in which the departmental GPA has exceeded a 3.00. In 2008, for the first time in the Division I era, all of Belmont's athletic teams posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher, both fall and spring semesters. Belmont also received distinction from the NCAA for outstanding academic achievement in the Academic Progress Rate (APR) report in 2009.

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ALL-DISTRICT HONORS Nine Belmont student-athletes were honored as Academic All-District during the 2008-09 academic year, including volleyball player Cat Mundy.

Over the past 10 years, 15 Belmont student-athletes have been named Academic All-Americans while 45 have earned All-District honors. The program honors thousands of student-athletes across the country for combining the best of competition with academics.

Sports Medicine

2009-10 Belmont Sports Medicine Staff (L to R): Haley Brochu, Megan Goerlinger, Kim Anderson, Tim Lee, Jon DeMarie, Paul Malloy, Kelly Bachus, Michelle Tropeano The Belmont athletic training department is housed in an 1,860 square foot state-of-the-art modern, athletic training facility. The facility is equipped with a hydroroom, taping area, treatment and rehabilitation area as well as a doctor’s office. Servicing 200 over athletes participating in 17 Division I varsity sports, the facility is staffed by five National Athletic Training Association Certified Athletic Trainers.

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Rehab Area in Training Room

Two whirlpools Separate doctors office Separate rehabilitation area Five training tables

Mission Statement The Belmont Athletic training staff is primarily responsible for the delivery of quality healthcare to all student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at Belmont University. This care will be provided by the guidelines of the NATA through prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses sustained during any practice or game.

SERVICES PROVIDED BY VANDERBILT SPORTS MEDICINE ATHLETIC TRAINING DIRECTORY Paul Malloy -- Head Athletic Trainer Men’s Basketball, Cross Country/Track and Field Kim Anderson -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Women’s Basketball

Jon DeMarie -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Baseball

Michelle Tropeano -- Graduate Assistant Trainer Women’s Soccer, Tennis

Tim Lee -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Men’s Soccer, Golf

Haley Brochu - Graduate Assistant Trainer Softball

Megan Goerlinger -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Women’s Soccer , Tennis

Kelly Bachus -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Volleyball

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Strength and Conditioning In the fall of 2003, the entire Belmont University Department of Athletics moved to the new Curb Event Center. Included in the new facility is a state-of-the-art weight room. The new 1600 square foot area offers several amenities for use by Belmont and its student-athletes. The facility contains all new equipment including: •Three power stations with customized platforms • Customized dumbbells from 5-to-150 pounds • A variety of free weight equipment as well as machines • A variety of speed, agility and plyometric equipment STRENGTH & CONDITIONING MISSION By means of teamwork, experience, current research and education, the staff of the Belmont Department of Athletics challenges each athlete in order for them to participate at the highest level of competition.

In order to promote a positive atmosphere, the strength and conditioning staff provide the athlete with a safe, clean and professional environment. We strive to challenge our athletes by way of free weights, multi-joint exercises and multiple sets.

While keeping the athlete’s sport in mind, we individualize the programs as much as possible, focusing on weaknesses in order to prevent injuries and help them stay as competitive as possible for as long as possible.

Josh McMillian Strength & Conditioning Coach Josh McMillian begins his first season as the head of Belmont's Strength & Conditioning program.

McMillian is no stranger to Belmont's strength program. He served as a graduate assistant in 2005 and then moved up to an assistant's role for two years before being elevated to the head position this past summer. In addition to his work in the weight room, Josh also serves as an Administrative Assistant with the Men's Track and Field program.

The native of St. Peter's, Missouri, and McMillian is a 2003 graduate of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education/Health. While at Lindenwood, Josh lettered in track and field and was a two-time NAIA National Qualifier in indoor and outdoor track. He earned his Master's degree in Sports Administration from Belmont in 2005.

In addition, Josh is certified CSCS, USAW Level 1, and USATF Level 2 (Throws, Jumps, and Multi-Events).

Josh and his wife Erin reside in Nashville. They have one daughter, Elizabeth, who turned one in November of 2009.

"Josh has done a great job as head of our strength program here at Belmont," said Mike Strickland, Belmont's Director of Athletics. "He is a great asset to our program and contributes greatly in developing our student-athletes."

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Atlantic Sun Conference For more than 30 years the Atlantic Sun Conference has stood for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas with a focus on the balance between the two for its student-athletes. The A-Sun boasts a blend of the most dynamic and prestigious private and public institutions in the region, with all committed to the conference goal of Building Winners for Life.

The experience for a student-athlete in the A-Sun is supported by the entire university community, from coaches to faculty, and from the CEO’s to the athletic and academic support staff. Atlantic Sun student-athletes compete in outstanding facilities throughout the conference and in some of top markets in the Southeast. Eight A-Sun schools compete in the top 10 media markets within the conference’s five-state footprint.

With All-America selections, National All-Academic honorees, teams and individuals qualifying for and advancing in NCAA Championship play, Atlantic Sun student-athletes achieve at the highest levels of collegiate athletics.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS For the second straight year, all 11 institutions placed at least 50 percent of its student-athletes on the All-Academic Team. The membership also established a new overall record of 59 percent of all student-athletes earning All-Academic status during the 2007-08 academic year.

Continuing a tradition of academic achievement, more than 57 percent of all student-athletes earned All-Academic status during the 2008-09 academic year. Fifteen student-athletes earned places on the 2008-09 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Teams. Belmont led the impressive institutional totals in the race for the All-Academic Trophy for the seventh time in eight years with 66.5 percent of its the student-athletes achieving All-Academic status with grade point averages of a 3.00, or better.

Belmont senior Andy Wicke, Jacksonville senior Jeremy Gillan, Lipscomb junior Kellie Sirus and Campbell senior Karlie Love earned spots on CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America teams. Lipscomb’s men and women track and field teams and the women’s cross country team ranked among the top 10 GPAs in NCAA Division I, in being recognized as All-Academic Scholar Teams from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Belmont men’s cross country team posted the fifth-highest GPA, according to the USTFCCCA. Wicke, one of the Bruins’ most celebrated student-athletes, shared the conference’s male Scholar Athlete of the Year award and earned the conference’s Postgraduate Scholarship. Mercer’s Chereese Rowe earned the conference’s second Postgraduate Scholarship. Wicke earned national acclaim as he became one of just two men’s basketball players to receive an educational grant through the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. For his dedicated academic success and community service, Wicke landed on the Lowe’s AllSenior All-America Second Team and was one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS For the second straight season, the A-Sun made early headlines on the hardwood as Mercer, under new head coach Bob Hoffman, went on the road and defeated Alabama and Auburn within a four-day span, shooting the Bears up to the top spot in the RPI. At the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championship,

ETSU ended Belmont’s three-year reign, winning its first A-Sun Tournament title and making the NCAA field for the eighth time. During the Championship, Courtney Pigram became just the second player in league history to reach the 2000-point plateau. Two players could reach that mark this season in Mercer’s James Florence and Campbell’s Jonathan Rodriguez. Florence and Campbell begin the season as the second- and third-highest active scorers in the nation.

During the baseball season, three A-Sun hurlers, Lipscomb’s Rex Brothers and Kennesaw State’s duo of Chad Jenkins and Kyle Heckathorn moved up the draft boards of Major League teams with every dominating performance.

Brothers turned in one of the league’s top single-season strikeout performances; Jenkins posted a 41-inning scoreless streak and Heckathorn capped his season with a dominating 15-strikeout performance against UNF, earning National Player of the Week honors. On draft night, Jenkins became just the seventh A-Sun player to be a first-round selection, going to the Blue Jays. In the supplemental phase of the first round, the Rockies picked Rex Brothers and the Brewers tabbed Heckathorn.

In softball, the conference turned in one of its finest seasons in history, especially during the non-conference season. Against out-of-conference opposition, A-Sun schools posted a .602 win percentage, the fifth-highest in the nation, trailing only the SEC, Pac-10, ACC and Big 12. Five schools finished with win percentages better than .600 and FGCU and Mercer reached the 40-win mark.

The Eagles established a league record for win percentage at .839 in posting a 47-9 record. For the second-consecutive May, Campbell emerged victorious at the A-Sun Championship, led by the dominating performance of MVP Brittany Stanley. She pitched all 31 innings, recorded two shutouts and struck out 26 against only two walks.

One of the most dominating athletes in Atlantic Sun history closed out her career in Jacksonville’s Natasha Harvey. She led the Dolphins team titles in both Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field for a fourth-straight year and won the inaugural MVP honors at both meets as well as the Most Outstanding Field Performer award. During her four years, she won a combined 18 individual events, five Most Outstanding Performer awards, both Most Outstanding Freshman performers in addition to the two MVP honors. Off the track, she won the A-Sun’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award, was the A-Sun’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award and appeared on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team for a fourth-straight year.

The 2009-10 athletic year promises to be an exciting one for the Atlantic Sun as UNF and Kennesaw State earned full Division-I status and will be eligible for all postseason tournaments. FGCU’s champion volleyball and baseball programs and USC Upstate’s soccer and softball programs have also gained access to A-Sun and NCAA postseason play. For the first time in league history, Mercer and it’s University Center will play host to the General Shale Brick Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. The Baseball Championship leaves Florida for the first time in 16 years for Nashville, Tenn. and Lipscomb’s Dugan Field. FGCU landed its first championship, and will host volleyball in November. These new additions and venues make the upcoming year a hotly anticipated season for the Atlantic Sun.

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NASHVILLE

o Nicknames: 'Music City,' 'Athens of the South' o Market size: DMA #29 - Nielsen Ratings o Ranked #1 'America's Smart Places to Live' - Kiplinger o Ranked #1 'Hottest City in America for Relocation & Expansion' by Expansion Management o 1.521 million residents in 13 county area o Notable Landmarks & Attractions: Parthenon, Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame, The Hermitage, Grand Ole Opry, Opryland Hotel, Wildhorse Saloon

2009-10 Belmont Women’s Golf Team Front Row (L to R): Megan Murphy, Jennifer Newman, Peyton Ritchie, Shay Sullivan Back Row (L to R): Head Coach Lissa Bradford, Patricia Masick, Laura Dyson, Kelly Maguigan, Janet Steen

2009-10 Belmont Women’s Golf Schedule 2009 FALL SCHEDULE Date

Event

Host

Site

9/14-15

Drake Creek Invitational

Murray State

Ledbetter, Ky.

9/19-20

Great Smokes Collegiate

Western Carolina

Waynesville, N.C.

9/24

Dual Match with Lipscomb

Belmont

Old Hickory, Tenn.

10/12-13

Lady Indian Classic

Arkansas State

Jonesboro, Ark.

10/19-20

APSU Intercollegiate

Austin Peay

Clarksville, Tenn.

11/2-3

UAB Fall Beach Blast

UAB

Gulf Shores, Ala.

2010 SPRING SCHEDULE Date

Event

Host

Site

3/1-2

Lady Jaguar Invitational

South Alabama

Mobile, Ala.

3/11-12

EKU El Diablo Invitational

Eastern Kentucky

Ocala, Fla.

3/15-16

Samford Invitational

Samford

Oneonta, Ala.

3/27-29

Southern Illinois Invitational

Southern Illinois

Carbondale, lll.

4/12-14

Atlantic Sun Championship

Stetson

New Smyrna Beach, Fla.