2009-10 Men’s Golf Schedule
Sept. 21-22
Adams Cup of Newport Newport National Golf Club (Newport, R.I.)
Sept. 27-28 Oct. 5-6
John Dallio Memorial hosted by DePaul University Ruffled Feathers Golf Club (Lemont, Ill.)
Oct. 19-20
Georgetown Intercollegiate Georgetown Members Club at Four Stream (Beallsville, Md.)
Xavier Invitational Xavier Oasis Golf Club (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Oct. 30-Nov. 1 BIG EAST Match Play Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Southern Pines, N.C.) Feb. 22-23
Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Wexford Plantation Golf Course (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Mar. 5-7
USF Invitational Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club (Dade City, Fla.)
Mar. 22-23
C&F Bank Intercollegiate Kingsmill Resort (Williamsburg, Va.)
Mar. 27-28
BSU Cardinal Collegiate Sultan’s Run Golf Club (Jasper, Ind.)
April 3-4
adidas Hoosier Invitational IU Championship Golf Course (Bloomington, Ind.)
April 12-13
Red Wolf Classic RidgePoint Country Club (Jonesboro, Ark.)
April 18-20
BIG EAST Championship Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Palm Harbor, Fla.)
May 20-22
NCAA Championship Regionals Site: TBA
June 1-6
NCAA Championship Finals The Honors Course (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
BLUE DEMON GOLF 2009-10 QUICK FACTS
University Facts Location............................................... Chicago, Illinois Founded............................................................... 1898 Enrollment......................... 25,070 (16,199 undergrad) Nickname................................................ Blue Demons Colors........................................Royal Blue and Scarlet Home Course................................ Ruffled Feathers GC Par.......................................................72 (36-36) Championship Course Rating....................... 73.7 Championship Course Slope.......................... 140 Conference.....................................................BIG EAST President................... Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. Athletics Director........................... Jean Lenti Ponsetto Associate AD/SWA................................... Kathryn Statz Athletic Department Phone.................(773) 325-7526
DePaul Golf Head Coach.........................................Betty Kaufmann Alma Mater, Year............................Dayton, 1976 Years At DePaul................................................ 12 Office Phone................................(773) 325-7520 E-mail............................. ekaufman@depaul.edu Volunteer Assistant.....................................Tim Hamm Alma Mater, Year............................. Emory, 2005 Years at DePaul.................................................. 2 Graduate Assistant................................ Cory Blenkush Alma Mater, Year............................ DePaul, 2009 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................6/3 2009 BIG EAST Championship Finish.......................7th Media Information Golf Contact........................................ Greg Greenwell Office Phone.........................................(773) 325-7546 Office Fax..............................................(773) 325-7531 E-mail.......................................ggreenwe@depaul.edu Website........................ www.depaulbluedemons.com
2009-10 SCHEDULE
Date Tournament Sept. 21-22 Adams Cup of Newport Sept. 27-28 John Dallio Memorial Oct. 5-6 Xavier Invitational Oct. 19-20 Georgetown Intercollegiate Oct. 30-Nov. 1 The Match Play Feb. 22-23 Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Mar. 5-7 USF Invitational Mar. 22-23 C&F Bank Intercollegiate Mar. 27-28 BSU Cardinal Collegiate April 3-4 adidas Hoosier Invitational April 12-13 Red Wolf Classic April 18-20 BIG EAST Championship May 20-22 NCAA Championship Regionals June 1-6 NCAA Championship Finals
Location Newport, R.I. Lemont, Ill. Cincinnati, Ohio Beallsville, Md. Southern Pines, N.C. Hilton Head, S.C. Dade City, Fla. Williamsburg, Va. Jasper, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Jonesboro, Ark. Palm Harbor, Fla. TBA Chattanooga, Tenn.
Course Result Newport National GC 8th Ruffled Feathers GC 1st Oasis Golf Club 6th Members Club at Four Stream 8th Pine Needles GC 4th Wexford Plantation GC Lake Jovita GC Kingsmill Resort Sultan’s Run GC IU Championship GC RidgePoint CC Innisbrook Resort and GC TBA The Honors Course
2009-10 ROSTER
Name Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous) Charles Boucher Jr. Montreal, Quebec (Regina Assumpta) Russell Budd Fr. Toronto, Ontario (Community Hebrew Academy) Greg Doherty Sr. Mississauga, Ontario (Lorne Park) Michael Furci So. Sayville, N.Y. (Sayville) Charlie Harris So. St. Louis Park, Minn. (St. Louis Park) John Pavelko Fr. Chanhassen, Minn. (Chaska) Erik Peterson So. Palatine, Ill. (Fremd) Brad Stephens Fr. Rosemont, Ill. (East Leyden) Mike Tuel Fr. Fergus Falls, Minn. (Fergus Falls) Ben Westley So. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minneapolis South) Head Coach: Betty Kaufmann (12th season at DePaul) Volunteer Assistant: Tim Hamm Graduate Assistant: Cory Blenkush
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents, Schedule, Roster..........................1 University Administration..........................................2 Head Coach Betty Kaufmann.....................................3 Charles Boucher........................................................4 Greg Doherty.............................................................5 Michael Furci.............................................................6 Charlie Harris.............................................................7 Erik Peterson.............................................................8 Ben Westley...............................................................9 Russell Budd, John Pavelko......................................10 Brad Stephens, MIke Tuel........................................10 Academic Excellence...............................................11 DePaul University....................................................12 Chicago....................................................................14 Athletics Success.....................................................16 DePaul’s record book is available online at www.depaulbluedemons.com on the “History” page for the golf program.
DE PAUL UNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Athletic Department at DePaul University is consistent with the purposes, goals and ideals of the University and the Division of Student Affairs. Primary to our purpose is to maximize the great potential of our students by exposing them to the wide variety of intercollegiate programs so vital to their total education. Complementing their more formal classroom education, the Athletic Department strives to teach and develop lifelong values inherent in the Vincentian character: integrity, leadership, competition, loyalty, cooperation, fair-play, self-confidence, sacrifice and physical fitness among others. At the same time, athletic participation brings together men and women students from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural and geographic backgrounds possessing various, unique skills working together towards common success, and a commitment to excellence. Furthermore, athletics provides the campus community, our urban neighbors in Chicago, and alumni the opportunity for participation in the form of recreation, and as spectators for intercollegiate competition. The Athletic Department also has a unique opportunity and responsibility, as the most visible messenger of the DePaul story, to represent the highest qualities and standards of our education to an observant community, state, and nation. A clear, positive exposure of DePaul University, through athletics, can enhance the University’s mission and image, and directly effect the quality of faculty, enrollment and development. Not unimportant to our Mission is the emotion, school spirit and morale, so crucial to the soul of the University, that can be uplifted through participation in athletics.
CREDITS
The 2009-10 DePaul men’s golf media guide is a production of the DePaul University Athletics Department. It was written and designed by Greg Greenwell with editorial assistance from Dena Meiste, Alicia Powers and Kathryn Statz. Photos by Steve Woltmann. Additional photos courtesy of DePaul University and Ruffled Feathers Golf Club. Printing by Multi-Ad in Peoria, Ill.
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REV. DENNIS H. HOLTSCHEIDER, C.M. UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., became DePaul University’s 11th president on July 1, 2004. Since his inauguration, he has led the successful completion of the university’s prior strategic plan and creation of its current six-year plan, VISION twenty12. His leadership and expertise stem from a broad range of higher education experiences. He was an administrator with St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., from 1996 to 1999, first as assistant dean of Notre Dame College and later as associate dean of the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Concurrently he served as an assistant professor of higher education in St. John’s Graduate School of Education. He gained a university-wide perspective as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, N.Y., from 2000 to 2004, where he directed the university’s strategic planning efforts and daily operations of the campus. Adding research to experience, Father Holtschneider led two national studies of examining trends in governance and leadership in American Catholic colleges and universities. He is the author and co-author of one book and numerous articles on U.S. higher education and Catholic higher education, as well as a frequent consultant and speaker on these topics. His expertise has led to service on numerous external committees and boards. In January 2009, Father Holtschneider was appointed to the Illinois Reform Commission and was appointed to the School Board of the Archdiocese of Chicago for a three-year term. He is a member of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, which promotes excellence and best practices in management, finances and human resource development of the Catholic Church in the U.S. In addition, he currently serves as a trustee of Niagara University and the Chicago History Museum, and he is a director of the Economic Club of Chicago. He also chairs the Education Advisory Board of the Chicago 2016 Committee, working to bring the Olympics to Chicago, and he is on the Board of Directors of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. He is a trustee for Ascension Health, the nation’s largest Catholic and largest nonprofit health system. A Detroit native, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Niagara in 1985. He studied for the priesthood at Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, Pa., and was ordained in 1989. Father Holtschneider studied at Harvard University and received his doctorate in administration, planning and social policy in 1997 after writing a dissertation on the early history of financial aid in the United States. He has been a case researcher and writer for Harvard’s schools of Education, Medicine and Public Health. After ordination, Father Holtschneider served as director and then rector of the Vincentian Community’s college seminary program at Ozone Park in New York City. While in New York, he served as a clinical associate professor of higher education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, teaching one doctoral seminar each fall. Currently, he is a faculty member and board member of the Boston College Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education. He continues to teach at Boston College’s summer Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education.
JEAN LENTI PONSETTO ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
One of the nation’s most widely respected leaders in intercollegiate athletics and a driving force behind the continuing expansion and development of DePaul’s athletics program, Jean Lenti Ponsetto is now in her eighth year as DePaul’s Director of Athletics and her 35th as a member of the Blue Demon athletic family. Ponsetto was named to her current position on July 1, 2002 and the Blue Demons have experienced tremendous success both on and off the playing field ever since. She also guided the DePaul efforts in 2003 when the University announced it would join the BIG EAST Conference in 2005. An advocate for student-athlete welfare, Ponsetto initiated and provided the leadership for the Sullivan-McGrath Athletics Capital Campaign which has yielded the funding resources for the renovation of Wish Soccer Field, the creation of the Cacciatore Softball Stadium and renovation of the Cherry Family Indoor Track at the Ray Meyer Center. During her seven years at the helm of the department, 14 of the 15 Blue Demon athletic programs have represented the school in NCAA championships including seven straight NCAA appearances by the women’s basketball team, two trips to the Women’s College World Series for the softball program, and the men’s soccer program’s initial trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning the BIG EAST Conference regular season title. Success has also come in the classroom during Ponsetto’s tenure as the athletics director as over 700 Blue Demon student-athletes have been named to conference academic honor rolls. The 2008-09 academic year saw the men’s track and field program post the highest cumulative grade-point average in the country by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Among the 16 programs in the BIG EAST Conference, the Blue Demons led the way academically in women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s indoor track and field, and men’s outdoor track and field. In the Spring of 2009, she was named Under Armour AD of the Year for the NCAA Division I Central Region. For the second time in her career, Ponsetto was presented NACWAA’s Administrator of the Year Award in 2003 and was the organization’s president in 2005-06. Most recently, she added duties as president of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (D1-AAA ADA) for 2009-10. Prior to
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being named president, she was the second vice president for the I-AAA Athletics Directors Association. Ponsetto currently serves the NCAA as a member of the Division I Men’s Basketball Enhancement Group and is an NCAA Champion, a program highlighting key NCAA administrators to act as spokespeople from the membership on NCAA issues. Ponsetto also chairs the Honda Awards Board of Directors and the Wade Trophy Selection Committee and is the past president of NACWAA and a member of the NACDA Division I-AAA Board of Directors. In recent years, Ponsetto served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Issues Committee, the Division I Women’s Basketball Task Force, the Division I Recruiting/Early Scholarship Offer Working Group, the NCAA Amateurism Clearinghouse Advisory Group and the NCAA Work/Life Balance Task Force. Ponsetto also served as a member of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Marketing Committee, which developed a plan for the potential growth in attendance and television viewership for both men’s and women’s basketball. Since moving into an administrative position over 20 years ago at DePaul, Ponsetto has had a significant impact on the status of the DePaul intercollegiate sports scene. She introduced four women’s sports - indoor and outdoor track, cross country and women’s soccer - to varsity status at DePaul. Under her direction DePaul has built several athletic facilities including the Sullivan Athletic Center that opened in 2000, the Ray Meyer Fitness Recreation Center that opened in 1999 and the recently completed projects in Cacciatore Stadium, Wish Field and the Cherry Family Indoor Track. Recently she negotiated long-term contracts with Ruffled Feathers Golf Club as home for the men’s golf program as well as Lane Stadium as a home for the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams. Ponsetto is a member of both NACDA and NACWAA and is also involved in several community and charitable organizations. Following graduation from DePaul in 1978, the former four-sport standout was named the school’s first assistant women’s basketball coach by then head coach Doug Bruno. Her work within the Chicago sports scene has been duly noted. Ponsetto was named one of the top 100 most influential women in Chicago by the Chicago Sun-Times (she was ranked second in sports category behind Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey) in 2004. Ponsetto was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, whose membership includes Ray Meyer, Mike Ditka, Walter Payton and Michael Jordan. Married to former Blue Demon basketball star Joe Ponsetto, the current Assistant Village Manager and Village Prosecutor in west suburban Maywood, she comes from a family intertwined in education and athletics. One brother, Frank Lenti, is head football coach at Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago. In the fall of 1999, the Chicago Tribune named Frank as the high school football coach of the century in Illinois. Another brother, David, is an assistant under Frank with the Caravan. Two other brothers work for the DePaul athletics department as Michael is the Director of Athletic Facilities and Eugene is the school’s all-time winningest coach as the head softball coach. Jeanne’s sister Marilyn, who recently retired as the Teacher Coordinator for Students with Learning Disabilities in south suburban Dolton, is a DePaul graduate as are Eugene and David.
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ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
BLUE DEMON GOLF
BETTY KAUFMANN
HEAD COACH | 12TH SEASON
One of the most distinguished golf professionals and educators in Illinois and the nation, Betty Kaufmann is in her 12th season in 2009-10 as the head men’s golf coach at DePaul. Kaufmann, named one of the 50 Best Teachers for 2008-09 by the LPGA, brings forth an enormous amount of experience as a golfer, golf instructor, college coach and administrator to the DePaul golf program. Under her watch, the golf program has made strides both on and off the course. DePaul’s average individual and team scores and finishes have consistently improved each season while the team cumulative grade-point average has increased.
In addition to leading the Blue Demons through the 2008-09 season, Kaufmann spearheaded the growth of the DePaul program with an exclusive practice facility for the Blue Demons at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club - the home of DePaul golf. The facility for the student-athletes is second-tonone with a 7,000-foot practice putting green, target greens and bunkers of all shapes and sizes to give the golfer virtually every possible shot he may see on the course. DePaul finished seventh at the 2009 BIG EAST Championship after finishing the same spot in 2008. Greg Doherty led the Blue Demons with four top 10 finishes including a team-best sixth-place finish at the Georgetown Intercollegiate. As a team, DePaul finished fourth at the Cal Poly Invitational and fifth at the Marshall Invitational. Under Kaufmann’s guidance, the 2007-08 DePaul golf team experienced success. In October, the Blue Demons won the Georgetown Intercollegiate team title and followed that up with a second-place finish at the BIG EAST/ MAC Challenge to close the Fall campaign. The team bounced back in the Spring and positioned itself fifth at the Ron Smith/USF Invitational as well as the Fighting Illini Spring Invitational. The Blue Demons concluded the campaign with a seventh-place finish at the BIG EAST Conference Championship. During the 2006-07 campaign, Kaufmann and the Blue Demons made great strides as the program competed in its second season as a member of the BIG EAST Conference. DePaul finished fifth out of 12 teams at the BIG EAST Championship in Louisville, Ky. - the program’s best finish at a conference tournament. In addition, Doherty - as a freshman - picked up All-BIG EAST honors for his eighth-place finish at the league championship. While building success on the course, Kaufmann’s teams continue to excel in the classroom. Every member of the 2006-07 golf team was named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star, six of nine golfers received the recognition in 2007-08 and eight of 10 were honored in 2008-09. In addition, Kaufmann’s squads consistently rank in the top percentile of all NCAA teams for Academic Progress Rate (APR) and picked up All-Academic Team honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). A teaching professional at Pine Meadow Golf Club and the Lake Forest (Ill.) Health and Fitness Institute, Kaufmann also served as a teaching pro at the Golf Learning Centers of America from 1994-98. In addition, she was the assistant golf pro at Deerpath Golf Course in Lake Forest from 1987-93. She was named the LPGA Midwest Section Teacher of the Year in 1998. In 2001, Betty was named one of the top 50 teachers in the country by Golf for Women magazine and one of the top 400 by Golf magazine. An outstanding golfer, Kaufmann played on the Women’s Professional Golf Tour in 1979-80 and participated in the 1982 U.S. Women’s Open. From 1980-86, Kaufmann served as the Senior Women’s Administrator and head women’s volleyball and basketball coach at Lake Forest College. She also worked as an assistant to the Women’s Athletics Director at the University of Dayton from 1977-80 while serving as an assistant women’s volleyball and basketball coach. A 1976 graduate of Dayton with a degree in Physical Education and a minor in Biology, Kaufmann played basketball, golf and volleyball for the Flyers from 1972-76. She earned her M.S. in Athletic Administration from Dayton in 1978 and was inducted into the Dayton Flyers Hall of Fame in 1985. Betty and her husband Jamie reside in Lake Forest with their son Patrick and daughter Norie. Their sons J.T. and Tucker are DePaul graduates.
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CHARLES BOUCHER
JUNIOR | MONTREAL, QUEBEC
CAREER NOTES Two-time BIG EAST All-Academic team member... qualified for the 2006 U.S. Amateur Championship... qualified for the 2005 U.S. Public Links... earned a ranking among the top 40 amateurs in Canada.
State Indian Classic... tied for 50th at the Mid-Pines Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 226.
FALL 2009 (JUNIOR) Finished in a tie for second at the John Dallio Memorial... fired a twoover 218 with rounds of 71, 72 and 75... fourth on the team with a 75.55 stroke average... also shot a 72 in the final round of the Xavier Invitational. 2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... tallied a scoring average of 76.64 in 25 rounds... finished in the top 25 in three events... posted top finishes at the UTSA Comanche Trace Invitational and the Caputo Invitational... tied for 17th at both events... turned in a season-best single-round score of 71 in the first round at the Georgetown Intercollegiate... 223 (+7) at the John Dallio Memorial marked his best 54-hole total... fired rounds of 76, 74 and 73... finished 18th at the Cal Poly Invitational at 224 (+8). 2007-08 (FRESHMAN) Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... tied for fourth and tied a personalbest score of 226 at the 54-hole Caputo Invitational... tied for 36th at the Fighting Illini Spring Invitational with a 36hole score of 160... played a seasonbest round of 72 at the Arkansas
HIGH SCHOOL Tied for fifth at the 2006 Provincial Amateur Championship... competed at the 2006 Canadian Amateur Championship... honored on the Canadian National Amateur Order of Merit... won the Spirit of Golf Award from Future Links/BMO Financial Group... nominated for the Christianna Ayotte Award which honors the best in academic and sport performance. PERSONAL Son of Serge Boucher and Lucie Tetreault... majoring in Accounting.
CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT Fall 2007 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t50th Mid-Pines Intercollegiate 75-76-75 226 (+10) t58th* John Dallio Memorial 82-76-80 238 (+22) Spring 2008 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t88th* Arkansas State Indian Classic 76-72-80 228 (+12) t36th Fighting Illini Spring Invitational 77-83 160 (+16) t4th* Caputo Invitational 77-74-75 226 (+10) Fall 2008 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t26th* John Dallio Memorial 76-74-73 223 (+7) t69th Cardinal Intercollegiate 75-81-78 234 (+18) t31st* Georgetown Intercollegiate 71-83 154 (+12) t17th UTSA Comanche Trace Invitational 79-75-75 229 (+13) Spring 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t47th* UTSA Oak Hills Invitational 76-72-77 225 (+12) t113th Ron Smith USF Invitational 79-79-83 241 (+25) t18th* Cal Poly Invitational 74-75-75 224 (+8) t41st Marshall Invitational 76-77-72 225 (+12) t17th* Caputo Invitational 85-76 161 (+17) Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t59th Adams Cup of Newport 73-79-82 234 (+18) t2nd John Dallio Memorial 71-72-75 218 (+2) t44th Xavier Invitational 74-79-72 225 (+9) t38th Georgetown Intercollegiate 77-77 154 (+12) -- The Match Play Record: 1-0-2 *played as individual
CAREER STATISTICS Season 2007-08 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 14 25 11 50
Strokes 1,078 1,916 831 3,825
Low 72 71 71 71
High 83 85 82 82
PERSONAL BESTS 18 holes: 71 (2x, last John Dallio Memorial 1st Rd. - Sept. 27, 2009) 54 holes: 218 (John Dallio Memorial - Sept. 27-28, 2009) Finish: Tied-2nd (John Dallio Memorial - Sept. 27-28, 2009)
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Avg. 77.00 76.64 75.55 76.50
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GREG DOHERTY SENIOR | MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
CAREER NOTES Three-time BIG EAST All-Academic team member... finished seventh at the Rice Planters Amateur in June 2009... placed 11th at The Players Amateur and also competed in the North & South Amateur in July 2009... advanced to sectional qualifying for the 2009 U.S. Open... played in the 2008 Canadian Tour’s Rogers Championship and the 2008 Western Amateur... also competed at the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship, the 2007 Canadian Amateur Championship and the 2007 Rice Planters Amateur. FALL 2009 (SENIOR) Led the team with a 73.91 scoring averge... two top 10 finishes including medalist honors at the John Dallio Memorial... posted a tournament one-over total of 217 (68-73-76)... the 68 was the low round by a DePaul golfer during the Fall season... finished in a group in fifth at the Georgetown Intercollegiate with rounds of 72 and 74... went 1-2-0 at The Match Play. 2008-09 (JUNIOR) Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar by the GCAA... led the team with a 73.57 scoring average and four top-10 finishes... was DePaul’s top finisher in five events... posted best finish while tying for sixth at the Georgetown Intercollegiate... put together best three-round total of 213 (E) while finishing in a tie for ninth at the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational... set his collegiate-best single-round for the fourth time with a 68 in the final round of the Cal Poly Invitational... fired an even-par three rounds of 216 (71-73-72) to finish in a tie for eighth at the John Dallio Memorial... finished in a group at ninth at the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational and Marshall Invitational... finished in a tie for 24th at the BIG EAST Championship. 2007-08 (SOPHOMORE) Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... tied for first place at the Georgetown Intercollegiate with a personal-best three-round score of 209... placed 11th at the BIG EAST/MAC Challenge with a 54-hole score of 222... tied for 14th with another 54-score of 222 at the BIG EAST Conference Championship... tied for 16th at the John Dallio Memorial with a three-round total of 226... averaged 74.6 shots per round. 2006-07 (FRESHMAN) Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... earned All-BIG EAST honors for a top-10 finish at the BIG EAST Championship... paced the Blue Demons in seven tournaments... led the team with a 73.8 stroke average... tied for eighth overall at the BIG EAST Championship with a three-round total of 214... finished second overall at the BIG EAST-MAC Challenge with a three-round total of 210 and a final round score of 68... placed second overall at the Cuesta Title Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 212... finished second overall at the Western Illinois Beu/Mussatto Invitational... carded 12 birdies at the BIG EAST Championship. HIGH SCHOOL Finished junior career ranked third among Ontario Boys’ Junior Amateurs... lettered in golf... named team MVP three consecutive years... qualified for the third round of match play at 2006 Canadian Amateur Championship...
tied for seventh at 2006 Canadian Junior Championship... tied for third at 2004 Ontario Boys High School Championship... played for the Ontario Junior Boys Team at 2004 Can-Am Cup matches... won 2003 Canadian U-17 Championship. PERSONAL Born in Toronto, Canada... son of Phillip Doherty and Mary Collins... has one sister, Devon... Finance major. CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT
Fall 2006 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t5th Cleveland State Invitational 75-74 149 (+7) t54th John Dallio Memorial 76-79-79 234 (+18) t13th Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational 68-73-72 213 (+3) t40th Georgetown Invitational 81-77 158 (+16) 2nd BIG EAST/MAC Challenge 70-72-68 210 (-6) Spring 2007 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t21st UT-San Antonio Intercollegiate 77-72-75 224 (+11) t59th Ron Smith/USF Invitational 78-77-76 231 (+15) t38th Ron Moore Invitational 70-78-70 218 (+2) 2nd Cuesta Title Intercollegiate 73-69-70 212 (-4) 2nd Beu/Mussatto Invitational 76-76 152 (+8) t8th BIG EAST Championship 70-72-72 214 (-2) Fall 2007 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t31st Mid-Pines Intercollegiate 72-72-77 221 (+5) t16th John Dallio Memorial 74-69-83 226 (+10) t60th Windon Memorial Classic 76-78-75 229 (+16) t1st* Georgetown Intercollegiate 70-68-71 209 (-4) 11th BIG EAST/MAC Challenge 76-71-75 222 (+6) *lost playoff hole for medalist honors Spring 2008 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t18th UT-San Antonio Intercollegiate 75-74-72 221 (+8) t43rd Ron Smith/USF Invitational 73-76-75 224 (+8) t52nd Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational 82-81-78 241 (+28) t56th Arkansas State Indian Classic 71-73-74 218 (+2) DNF Fighting Illini Spring Invitational 78 - t14th BIG EAST Championship 72-76-74 222 (+6) Fall 2008 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t8th John Dallio Memorial 71-73-72 216 (E) t36th Cardinal Intercollegiate 76-72-72 220 (+4) t34th Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic 79-72-74 225 (+15) t6th Georgetown Intercollegiate 74-75 149 (+7) DNF UTSA Comanche Trace Invitational 75 -Spring 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t9th UTSA Oak Hills Invitational 72-69-72 213 (E) t57th Ron Smith USF Invitational 72-75-75 222 (+6) t12th Cal Poly Invitational 75-78-68 221 (+5) t9th Marshall Invitational 74-69-75 218 (+5) t36th adidas Hoosier Invitational 78-73-75 226 (+13) t24th BIG EAST Championship 72-76-74 222 (+6) Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t41st Adams Cup of Newport 79-79-71 229 (+13) 1st John Dallio Memorial 68-73-76 217 (+1) t34th Xavier Invitational 75-73-73 221 (+5) t5th Georgetown Intercollegiate 72-74 146 (+4) -- The Match Play Record: 1-2-0
Season 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 30 31 30 11 102
CAREER STATISTICS
Strokes 2,215 2,311 2,207 813 7,546
Low 68 68 68 68 68
PERSONAL BESTS
18 holes: 68 (5x, last John Dallio Memorial 1st Rd. - Sept. 27, 2009) 54 holes: 209 (Georgetown Intercollegiate - Oct. 22-23, 2007) Finish: 1st (John Dallio Memorial - Sept. 27-28, 2009)
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High 81 83 79 79 83
Avg. 73.83 74.55 73.57 73.91 73.98
BLUE DEMON GOLF
MICHAEL FURCI SOPHOMORE | SAYVILLE, N.Y.
CAREER NOTES Qualified for the 2009 U.S. Amateur... took low amateur honors at the New York State Open in July 2009. FALL 2009 (SOPHOMORE) Finished in a tie for fourth to open the season at the Adams Cup of Newport... posted a tournament one-over total of 217 (70-75-72)... followed that up with second top 10 finish in a group at sixth in the John Dallio Memorial... opened the tournament with a 76 followed by rounds of 71 and 73... went 1-2-0 at The Match Play... third on the team with a 74.82 stroke average. 2008-09 (FRESHMAN) Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... led DePaul’s four freshmen with a scoring average of 75.73... carded a season-best round of 72 on three occasions at the John Dallio Memorial and twice at the Ron Smith USF Invitational... put together best three-round total of 220 (+4) at the Ron Smith USF Invitational... tallied top finish of the season in a tie for 21st while playing as an individual at the UTSA Comanche Trace Invitational... also finished in a group at 26th at the Cal Poly Invitational and in a tie for 28th at the adidas Hoosier Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL Won League Championship four consecutive years and High School County Championship two years... finished fourth at the NY State High School Championship... led team to three undefeated seasons... had an individual record of 53-8-5... three-time team captain... named to first-team All-State... an All-Conference, All-County and All-League honoree... won Spike Daly Player Award... tied for first at the 2008 Lessing’s Amercian Junior Golf Association Classic... qualified for the Metropolitan Amateur and the Metropolitan Open... reached the semi-finals of the Metropolitan Junior Golf event... placed seventh CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT at the 2007 Carter Cup Fall 2008 Invitational... medalist Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total John Dallio Memorial 77-72-80 227 (+11) in Long Island Champi- t39th t50th Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic 79-77-73 229 (+19) onship and Long Island t50th Georgetown Intercollegiate 75-83 158 (+16) Junior Qualifier... fin t21st* UTSA Comanche Trace Invitational 79-75-76 230 (+14) ished fourth at the 2007 Future Collegians World Spring 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total Tour at Mystic Dunes... t53rd UTSA Oak Hills Invitational 73-78-76 227 (+14) a 2008 Suffolk County t47th* Ron Smith USF Invitational 72-76-72 220 (+4) t26th Cal Poly Invitational 76-77-75 228 (+12) Individual Champion. PERSONAL Son of Thomas and Geralyn Furci... has two sisters, Melissa and Maureen... plans to major in Finance.
t28th t37th
adidas Hoosier Invitational BIG EAST Championship
73-73-77 81-73-73
223 (+10) 227 (+11)
Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t4th Adams Cup of Newport 70-75-72 217 (+1) t6th John Dallio Memorial 76-71-73 220 (+4) t55th Xavier Invitational 85-72-75 232 (+16) t38th Georgetown Intercollegiate 78-76 154 (+12) -- The Match Play Record: 1-2-0 *played as individual
CAREER STATISTICS Season 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 26 11 37
Strokes 1,969 823 2,792
Low 72 70 70
PERSONAL BESTS 18 holes: 70 (Adams Cup of Newport 1st Rd. - Sept. 21, 2009) 54 holes: 217 (Adams Cup of Newport - Sept. 21-22, 2009) Finish: Tied-4th (Adams Cup of Newport - Sept. 21-22, 2009)
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High 83 85 85
Avg. 75.73 74.82 75.46
BLUE DEMON GOLF
CHARLIE HARRIS SOPHOMORE | ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN.
FALL 2009 (SOPHOMORE) Totaled three rounds in the John Dallio Memorial... finished in a tie for 81st with rounds of 86, 84 and 83. 2008-09 (FRESHMAN) Played two rounds in the Caputo Invitational... carded an 87 and 82 while competing as an individual and finished in a tie for 32nd. HIGH SCHOOL Named North Suburban Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior... won various Junior PGA tournaments... finished third at the 2007 Minnesota Junior State Championship... named to varsity squad from eighth-grade till senior year... also played basketball through junior year. PERSONAL Son of Dan and Ann Harris... has a brother, Bryn... enrolled in the College of Commerce.
CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT Spring 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t32nd* Caputo Invitational 87-82 169 (+25) Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total 81st* John Dallio Memorial 86-84-83 253 (+37) *played as individual
CAREER STATISTICS Season 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 2 3 5
Strokes 169 253 422
Low 82 83 82
PERSONAL BESTS 18 holes: 82 (Caputo Invitational 2nd Rd. - April 14, 2009) 54 holes: 253 (John Dallio Memorial - Sept. 27-28, 2009) Finish: Tied-32nd (Caputo Invitational - April 13-14, 2009)
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High 87 86 86
Avg. 84.50 84.33 84.40
BLUE DEMON GOLF
ERIK PETERSON SOPHOMORE | PALATINE, ILL.
FALL 2009 (SOPHOMORE) Totaled three rounds at the John Dallio Memorial... finished in a group in 73rd... carded an 80 in the second round surrounded by an 86 in the first round and an 82 in the third. 2008-09 (FRESHMAN) Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... played five rounds during the season at the John Dallio Memorial and Caputo Invitational... finished in a tie for 24th at the Caputo Invitational and a group at 65th at the John Dallio Memorial... carded best round of the season with a 76 in the first and third rounds of the Dallio Memorial. HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Fremd High School... Mid-Suburban League Champion as a junior and runner-up as a senior... had a 12th place finish at the Illinois High School State Finals... qualified for the 2008 Illinois State Amateur... won the Inverness Invitational as a junior and senior... placed fifth in the American Junior Golf Association tournament at Green Garden and ninth at the AJGA tourney at the Legend of Brandybrook... finished fifth at the Illinois Junior Golf Association Shriner Invitational... member of National Honors Society and spent two years on the Viking Ambassador Leadership program. PERSONAL Son of Gordon and Barbara Peterson... has a brother, Brad... enrolled in the College of Commerce.
CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT Fall 2008 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t65th* John Dallio Memorial 76-82-76 234 (+18) Spring 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t24th* Caputo Invitational 84-80 164 (+20) Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t73rd* John Dallio Memorial 86-80-82 248 (+32) *played as individual
CAREER STATISTICS Season 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 5 3 8
Strokes 398 248 646
Low 76 80 76
High 84 86 86
PERSONAL BESTS 18 holes: 76 (2x, last John Dallio Memorial 3rd Rd. - Sept. 22, 2008) 54 holes: 234 (John Dallio Memorial - Sept. 21-22, 2008) Finish: Tied-24th (Caputo Invitational - April 13-14, 2009)
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Avg. 79.60 82.67 80.75
BLUE DEMON GOLF
BEN WESTLEY
SOPHOMORE | MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
FALL 2009 (SOPHOMORE) Played in four events... led DePaul with a 2-1-0 record at The Match Play... posted best finish with a tie for 28th at the Georgetown Intercollegiate... posted rounds of 76 and 75... finished at six-over (222) with rounds of 74, 72 and 76 at the Xavier Invitational. 2008-09 (FRESHMAN) Earned BIG EAST Academic honors... totaled a scoring average of 76.00 in 26 rounds... recorded his best round of 71 in the final round of the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational and the second round of the Marshall Invitational... finished in a group at 24th for the best finish of the season at the UTSA Comanche Trace Invitational... finished in a group at 25th at the Marshall Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL Won conference championship three times... named to All-State team in 2007 and 2008 while selected to the All-City team five times... section medalist as a junior... placed eighth in 2007 State Championship and tied for 10th in 2008 State Championship... finished fifth at the MN Jr PGA Championship in 2006 before a ninth-place tie in 2007 and fourth-place tie in 2008... tied for sixth in 2008 MN Junior Boys Championship... won the 2006 MN Jr PGA Players Tour Match Play Championship... finished 2007 and 2008 MN State Amateur, tied for 37th and 27th.... tied for 15th at 2008 Hudson Junior Championship... placed seventh at 2007 American Junior Golf Association Preseason Chicago Southland and tied 13th at 2007 AJGA Midwest Junior Championship. PERSONAL Son of Bob and Carol Westley... has a brother, Sam, and a sister, Eva... Marketing major.
CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT Fall 2008 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t26th John Dallio Memorial 73-74-76 223 (+7) t53rd Cardinal Intercollegiate 76-73-75 224 (+8) t82nd Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic 88-77-79 244 (+34) t36th Georgetown Intercollegiate 73-82 155 (+13) t24th UTSA Comanche Trace Invitational 84-73-74 231 (+15) Spring 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t38th UTSA Oak Hills Invitational 75-77-71 223 (+10) t25th Marshall Invitational 73-71-77 221 (+8) t28th adidas Hoosier Invitational 76-74-73 223 (+10) t48th BIG EAST Championship 73-79-80 232 (+16) Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t40th John Dallio Memorial 82-73-81 236 (+20) t38th Xavier Invitational 74-72-76 222 (+6) t28th Georgetown Intercollegiate 76-75 151 (+9) -- The Match Play Record: 2-1-0 *played as individual
CAREER STATISTICS Season 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 26 8 34
Strokes 1,976 609 2,585
Low 71 72 71
High 88 82 88
PERSONAL BESTS 18 holes: 71 (2x, last Marshall Invitational 2nd Rd. - April 3, 2009) 54 holes: 221 (Marshall Invitational - April 3-4, 2009) Finish: Tied-24th (UTSA Comanche Trace Invitational - Oct. 27-28, 2008)
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Avg. 76.00 76.13 76.03
BLUE DEMON GOLF
RUSSELL BUDD
FRESHMAN | TORONTO, ONTARIO
JOHN PAVELKO
FRESHMAN | CHANHASSEN, MINN.
FALL 2009 (FRESHMAN) Played in all five events... posted the best round of the Fall campaign with a 67 at the Xavier Invitational... finished that tourney in fourth place with a seven-under score of 209... also finished in a group at 11th in the John Dallio Memorial. HIGH SCHOOL Four-time MVP of golf team at Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto... fired a personal best four-round total of 282 (-2) at the 2009 Ontario Men’s Amateur to finish ninth... finished fifth at the 2009 Barret Amateur at one-over par... placed 13th at the 2009 Ontario Junior Amateur after a sixth-place finish in 2008... ranked in the top 50 in the 2009 RCGA Men’s Order of Merit... finished sixth at even-par in three rounds at the AJGA Lessings Open in 2008... also played baseball with TDCAA Tier II Championships in 2007 and 2009. PERSONAL Son of Michael and Kaila Budd... has a sister, Diandra... enrolled in the College of Commerce.
FALL 2009 (FRESHMAN) Played in two events... finished in a tie for 73rd at the John Dallio Memorial and tied for 80th in the Adams Cup of Newport... carded a 78 at the Adams Cup for best round of the Fall season. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner... placed fifth at the Minnesota Section Junior PGA Championships in July 2008... claimed conference and section championships... Chaska High School placed fourth in Class 3A at the Boys’ State Golf Tournament in June 2008... finished eighth overall at the state tournament with a total of 147. PERSONAL Son of Pat and Kathy Pavelko... has a sister, Sarah, and a brother, Mike... Sarah played golf at Gardner-Webb.. Mike played football at GardnerWebb... major is undecided. CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t80th Adams Cup of Newport 79-78-85 242 (+26) t73rd* John Dallio Memorial 86-81-81 248 (+32)
CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT
*played as individual
Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t41st Adams Cup of Newport 75-78-76 229 (+13) t11th John Dallio Memorial 78-75-74 227 (+11) 4th Xavier Invitational 67-70-72 209 (-7) t38th Georgetown Intercollegiate 76-78 154 (+12) -- The Match Play Record: 1-2-0
CAREER STATISTICS Season Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 6 6
*played as individual
Rounds 11 11
Low 78 78
High 86 86
Avg. 81.67 81.67
PERSONAL BESTS 18 holes: 78 (Adams Cup of Newport 2nd Rd. - Sept. 21, 2009) 54 holes: 242 (Adams Cup of Newport - Sept. 21-22, 2009) Finish: Tied-73rd (John Dallio Memorial - Sept. 27-28, 2009)
CAREER STATISTICS Season Fall 2009 Totals
Strokes 490 490
Strokes 819 819
Low 67 67
High 78 78
Avg. 74.46 74.46
BRAD STEPHENS
PERSONAL BESTS
FRESHMAN | ROSEMONT, ILL.
18 holes: 67 (Xavier Invitational 1st Rd. - Oct. 5, 2009) 54 holes: 209 (Xavier Invitational - Oct. 5-6, 2009) Finish: 4th (Xavier Invitational - Oct. 5-6, 2009)
FALL 2009 (FRESHMAN) Played in three rounds in the John Dallio Memorial... finished in a tie for 73rd... redshirted during 2008-09 season.
MIKE TUEL
FRESHMAN | FERGUS FALLS, MINN. HIGH SCHOOL Earned six letters while playing golf at Fergus Falls... three-time state tournament qualifier... tied for fourth at 2008 state tournament that included a low round of 69... 2009 Pebble Lake Club Champion... low qualifier for the 2009 Minnesota Players Championship... two-time qualifier for the Minnesota Amateur Championships... won the 2006 Junior Resorters Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters in golf... East Leyden claimed the West Suburban Athletic Conference title during his sophomore season... team MVP as a sophomore and senior... earned All-Conference recognition as a sophomore... posted an 18-hole low round of 68... top 10 finishes at two UGA Regional events in June 2008. PERSONAL Son of Bradley and Carrie Stephens... has a brother, Danny and a sister, Raquel... Political Science major. CAREER TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT
Fall 2009 Finish Tournament Rd. 1-2-3 Total t73rd* John Dallio Memorial 86-80-82 248 (+38)
PERSONAL Son of Dennis and Kristin Tuel... has a brother, Pat, and a sister, Sarah... undecided on major.
*played as individual
Season Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 3 3
CAREER STATISTICS
Strokes 254 254
Low 80 80
PERSONAL BESTS
18 holes: 80 (John Dallio Memorial 2nd Rd. - Sept. 27, 2009) 54 holes: 248 (John Dallio Memorial - Sept. 27-28, 2009) Finish: Tied-73rd (John Dallio Memorial - Sept. 27-28, 2009)
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High 86 86
Avg. 84.67 84.67
Student-athletes at DePaul University are just that: students first and athletes second. Earning a degree is a top priority for every student-athlete at DePaul. n In DePaul’s first four years of BIG EAST membership, a total of 511 student-athletes have been named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. A record total of 144 student-athletes were named to the team following the 2008-09 academic year after 133 were named to the team in 2007-08 and 127 had a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better for the recognition in 2006-07. Following the first BIG EAST campaign in 2005-06, a total of 107 earned league academic recognition. n Seven of DePaul’s 15 athletic programs claimed the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award in 2007-08 for having the top team GPA among the league program’s in each sport. Women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s indoor track and field and men’s outdoor track and field held the top team GPA among their peers. The men’s track and field program held the nation’s highest cumulative GPA when the team was honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Individually, Terah Cheatham from the women’s cross country team, Cory Blenkush from the golf program, and women’s tennis student-athlete Dunja Antunovic were selected as the 2008-09 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winners in their respective sports. The Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. n A total of 120 student-athletes were named to DePaul University’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 academic quarters for holding a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Softball student-athlete Amber Patton was named a second team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American and was a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award that recognizes excellence in the classroom, character and community, as well as competition on the field. Brian Visser (first team), Nathan Feltz (third team) and Peter Sterbenz (third team) of the men’s soccer team were named NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region honorees.
Senior Greg Doherty is a three-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team member while the team was recognized by the NCAA for its outstanding academic APR performance. DePaul’s 1000 APR is among the top 10 percent of all golf programs in the nation.
n In the newest data submitted to the NCAA, the commitment of DePaul student-athletes toward graduation is evident. DePaul’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for men’s golf is 1000. This rate measures both the eligibility and retention of student-athletes receiving any level of athletics aid. The women’s basketball, golf, softball and women’s tennis teams were recognized by the NCAA for their outstanding academic APR performances. Each program was recognized by the NCAA for having multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. DePaul’s total of four teams honored represents the fourth-highest total among all BIG EAST schools. Golf, softball and women’s tennis all maintained a perfect four-year rolling rate of 1000. Golf was one of seven BIG EAST programs on the list while women’s tennis is one of six conference schools to earn the honor. The DePaul softball program is one of four teams ranked in the top 25 and just one of five BIG EAST programs to garner the academic honors. The women’s basketball program was one of three BIG EAST teams honored and just one of eight to receive the Public Recognition Award and play in the NCAA Championship this season. n This off-the-field success comes from key factors at DePaul. First, DePaul’s academic standards require student-athletes to: acomplete a minimum of eight hours of placeable credits per quarter, aa minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0, ameet with athletic academic advising staff. n Despite its growing enrollment, DePaul maintains a small school atmosphere. DePaul boasts an excellent faculty-to-student ratio of 17-1, although classes of 15-25 students are quite common. This provides an ideal setting for personal academic attention - one of DePaul’s most unique qualities. n A student who is not as well prepared may need more help with understanding how to succeed in the college system. Ultimately, the student makes the decision. DePaul provides a strong academic support system for each student-athlete, but it’s the student’s motivation and ability to take the assistance that makes the difference. This approach helps students build the decision-making skills they need to succeed in life. n Handling a college sports schedule can be very demanding, but understanding the stress and time demands that accompany college athletics allows DePaul’s Athletic Academic Advising department to give each student the support and guidance needed to launch a successful academic career. By working closely with an extensive network of professors, administrators and student-athletes, the advisors insure that each Blue Demon reaches his or her full academic potential. The staff personally assists each student-athlete with class selection, scheduling, tutoring, and, most importantly, establishing good study skills. They also communicate regularly with professors about each student’s course work and maintain records of each student-athlete’s progress toward graduation. The advisors continue assisting student-athletes through graduation, not just until their eligibility expires. Their services include tutoring, advising, course selection and conducting the NCAA Life Skills Program. n To help facilitate the success of student-athletes, Athletic Academic Advising works closely with the offices of Professional Career Development and Placement, Residence Life, University Ministry, Student Financial Aid, Student Life, Student Counseling Services, and the Writing Center. At a high-profile school like DePaul, that’s important.
NATIONALLY RESPECTED. PERSONALLY FOCUSED. n DePaul University, with more than 23,000 students, is the only one of the nation’s 10 largest private universities where the faculty priority is on teaching. Founded on the Vincentian principle of access for everyone, we remain committed to providing a quality education through personal attention to students from a wide range of backgrounds. RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE n DePaul offers a high caliber, challenging learning environment that is respected by employers, community leaders and other universities. Many of our more than 200 graduate and undergraduate programs of study have earned national acclaim. Most importantly, more than 93 percent of employers report they are pleased with the caliber of DePaul graduates. HANDS-ON LEARNING, PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE n DePaul’s location in Chicago provides countless opportunities for class projects, research, internships and experiential learning programs that bring theory to life. Students synthesize knowledge across multiple courses to solve problems, preparing them to succeed after graduation. A PASSION FOR SERVICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE n Our nationally ranked service-learning program integrates the service concept into our curriculum and inspires many students to make a lifelong commitment to service and social justice. They complement the university’s own dedication to serving first-generation and underserved student populations and to addressing social issues through more than 45 specialized centers and institutes. CAPITALIZING ON CHICAGO CONNECTIONS n DePaul’s long-term partnerships throughout Chicago lead to extensive educational and career opportunities for students in the corporate, civic and cultural arenas. Our faculty, active in research and consulting, bring real-world experience into the classroom every day. Our students benefit from the networks of their professors, as well as the more than 82,000 alumni who live in the metropolitan area. FOCUSED ON TEACHING, FOCUSED ON STUDENTS n Teaching comes first at DePaul — more than 97 percent of all classes are taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants. Students are considered partners in research and community action, and are often credited by name in publications and presentations.
OPEN DOORS DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS n Because the average class has fewer than 30 students, our faculty members know their students’ names, concerns and goals. Professors are accessible and approachable in class, through regular office hours and via e-mail. A GLOBAL SOCIETY WITHIN THE CLASSROOM n Driven by a respect for the inherent dignity of all people, DePaul welcomes students and employees from all ethnicities, religions and backgrounds. By routinely incorporating multiple viewpoints into academic and student life, we have become a model of diversity on campus. In 2006, The Princeton Review ranked DePaul No. 1 in the nation in the “Diverse Student Population” category. We are proud to be among the top 100 universities in the nation for conferring degrees upon students of color.
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CRITICAL THINKING. HANDS-ON LEARNING. n DePaul consistently receives high rankings for award-winning academic programs that are uniquely responsive to the
changing needs of our society. Students can select from over 200 comprehensive and innovative undergraduate and graduate programs, in addition to a broad curriculum for adult continuing education. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS n College of Commerce Accountancy Business Administration E-Business Economics (Commerce) Finance Hospitality Leadership Management Management Information Systems Marketing Real Estate n College of Communication Communication and Media Communication Studies Journalism Media and Cinema Studies Public Relations and Advertising n College of Computing and Digital Media Computer Games Development Computer Graphics and Motion Technology Computer Science Computing Digital Cinema (B.A.) Digital Cinema (B.S.) Information Assurance and Security Engineering Information Systems Information Technology (B.A.) Information Technology (B.S.) Interactive Media Network Technologies
n College of Liberal Arts & Sciences African and Black Diaspora Studies Allied Health Technologies American Studies Anthropology Arabic Studies Art Biological Sciences Catholic Studies Chemistry (B.A. and B.S.) Chinese Studies Economics (LA&S) English Environmental Science French Geography German History History of Art and Architecture International Studies Islamic World Studies Italian Japanese Studies Latin American And Latino Studies Mathematical Sciences Mathematics & Computer Science Nursing (R.N. Completion Only) Philosophy Physics Political Science Pre-Dentistry Pre Engineering Pre Law Pre-Osteopathy Pre-Professional Pre-Veterinary Medicine Psychology Public Policy Religious Studies
Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization Sociology Spanish Women’s and Gender Studies n School for New Learning Customized B.A. Customized B.A. in Computing Early Childhood Education (for Adult Students) General Business (for Adult Students) Nursing (for Adult Students) n School of Education Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Physical Education Secondary Education n School of Music Composition Jazz Studies Music Education Music Performance Performing Arts Management Sound Recording Technology n The Theatre School Acting Costume Design Costume Technology Dramaturgy/Criticism Lighting Design Playwriting
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The graceful residential Lincoln Park campus on Chicago’s Near North Side is in the center of neighborhoods favored by Chicago’s young urban professionals, surrounded by boutiques and restaurants and just a mile from Wrigley Field and the beaches of Lake Michigan. DePaul is one of the “Schools with the Most Beautiful Campus in an Urban Setting,” according to Kaplan Publishing’s The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide To The 238 Most Interesting Colleges. It is home to the college of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the schools of Music, Theatre and Education.
n The city of Chicago, America’s third-largest city, is home to DePaul University and offers a student-athlete a variety of opportunities. n Incorporated as a town of 350 people in 1833, Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods. Nearly 200 areas of the city contain their own distinct characteristics and flavor. n With a city population of nearly three million people and a metropolitan population of over eight million residents, the “Windy City” offers endless options of entertainment, education and exploration. n The city itself is graced with blue skies and blue waters, thus Chicago provides countless opportunities for indoor and outdoor activities. Lake Michigan and its miles of beach front is within walking distance of DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. With 29 miles of lakefront, including a 22-mile bike path, summer in the city provides multiple opportunities for relaxing along Lake Michigan.
n Chicago is also America’s greenest metropolitan area, featuring 560 city parks along with a variety of museums and zoos. Lincoln Park Zoo, the world’s largest free public zoo, is just blocks from DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. Dozen of restaurants, cafes, theaters and stores are also within walking distance of the Lincoln Park campus, and an easy-to-learn mass transit system connects campus to the entire Chicagoland area. Bicycling magazine annually ranks Chicago as the best big city for bicycling in the United States. There are nearly 150 miles of paved trails, off-road trails and bike lanes for cyclists. n From a business standpoint, Chicago is one of the world’s top corporate cities. Always bustling with activity, the Windy City is home to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Midwest Stock Exchange along with such companies as Amoco Oil, Boeing, McDonald’s and United Airlines. This provides the DePaul student-athlete with a huge network of potential contacts and employers after graduation. Over 80,000 DePaul alumni live in the Chicagoland area, giving current Blue Demon student-athletes a strong start towards a career in their chosen field. n The hub of campus life at DePaul takes place on the Lincoln Park campus. Lincoln Park is one of the most prestigious, attractive and desirable neighborhoods in all of urban America. The campus is situated in the middle of a beautiful residential neighborhood with historic brownstones and tree-lined streets. It is approximately nine blocks west of the shores of Lake Michigan and three miles from the downtown area. n The Mayor’s Office of Special Events schedules 20 major events each year. Among these events are: Taste of Chicago, Blues Festival, Chicago Outdoor Film Festival, Venetian Night, the Air & Water Show, Jazz Festival and New Year’s Eve fireworks at Buckingham Fountain. From May to September, with average temperatures in the mid-70’s, Chicago is bustling with neighborhood festivals. Every weekend, you can find a number of events throughout the city. Each neighborhood festival has its own theme with a number of local bands and restaurants participating.
n Along with the Blue Demons, Chicago plays host to seven major professional sports franchises. The Bears of the NFL attract the city’s attention in the fall and winter while the Bulls of the NBA hit the hardwood in the winter. The NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks take to the ice in the winter while the Cubs and White Sox play all summer on the North and Southsides of town. The Chicago Fire and Chicago Red Stars hit the pitch in the summer with Major League Soccer and Women’s Professional Soccer while the Chicago Sky take the court in the WNBA. n Chicago was one of four finalists to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The Windy City was joined on the short list by Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain). The International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro as host city for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad on Oct. 2, 2009.
When you wear the uniform of the DePaul Blue Demons you are a part of one of the most up-and-coming athletic programs in the country. Consider the success of the Blue Demons over the past eight years: n Six different sports have represented the Blue Demons in NCAA postseason play. The women’s basketball program has played in seven straight NCAA’s including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2006. Women’s softball has made seven NCAA appearances in the last eight years with two trips to the Women’s College World Series in 2005 and 2007. n Thirteen individual athletes have earned All-American honors a total of 22 times. Seven studentathletes were named All-Americans at least two times. n Eight Blue Demons have won individual conference championships including four who have won multiple titles. Brad Millar claimed DePaul’s first BIG EAST individual championship with a firstplace finish in the hammer throw at the 2007 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships before defending his title with a 2008 championship. Melissa Fraser claimed the first women’s individual championship in the javelin at the 2008 BIG EAST Championships. n 159 DePaul student-athletes have earned All-Conference honors from Conference USA and the BIG EAST Conference. The success has continued away from the playing field as well. There have been nearly 800 DePaul student-athletes named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll from 2002-05 and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team list from 2005-09. The 2008-09 athletic year saw the Blue Demons accomplish many outstanding moments including: n Men’s soccer reached the BIG EAST Championship semifinals for the second straight year after earning their first NCAA Tournament berth and BIG EAST Red Division title in 2007. n Women’s basketball reached the NCAA Tournament for the seventh straight season and the 14th time since 1990. Senior Natasha Williams earned NACDA Division I-AAA ScholarAthlete Team honors while Deirdre Naughton and Williams were named second team All-BIG EAST. n Softball was the 2009 BIG EAST Champions after compiling an 18-3 regular-season record and made its seventh NCAA Tournament since 2002. Amber Patton and Becca Heteniak were named AllAmericans for the second time in each of their careers and four players were recognized as All-BIG EAST players. n Men’s tennis and women’s tennis claimed second place at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships. The men’s team improved on their third-place finish in 2008 while the women’s squad was fourth in 2008. Four women’s tennis student-athletes were named All-BIG EAST honorees along with one from men’s tennis. Off the field, the women’s basketball, golf, softball and women’s tennis programs were honored by the NCAA in April 2009 for having multi-year Academic Performance Rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. Additionally, a total of seven DePaul athletics programs claimed the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award for having the top team GPA among the league’s programs in each sport. The men’s track and field program also tallied the highest team GPA in the nation when the squad was honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. A record total of 144 student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2009-10 Men’s Golf Schedule
Sept. 21-22
Adams Cup of Newport Newport National Golf Club (Newport, R.I.)
Sept. 27-28 Oct. 5-6
John Dallio Memorial hosted by DePaul University Ruffled Feathers Golf Club (Lemont, Ill.)
Oct. 19-20
Georgetown Intercollegiate Georgetown Members Club at Four Stream (Beallsville, Md.)
Xavier Invitational Xavier Oasis Golf Club (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Oct. 30-Nov. 1 BIG EAST Match Play Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Southern Pines, N.C.) Feb. 22-23
Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Wexford Plantation Golf Course (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Mar. 5-7
USF Invitational Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club (Dade City, Fla.)
Mar. 22-23
C&F Bank Intercollegiate Kingsmill Resort (Williamsburg, Va.)
Mar. 27-28
BSU Cardinal Collegiate Sultan’s Run Golf Club (Jasper, Ind.)
April 3-4
adidas Hoosier Invitational IU Championship Golf Course (Bloomington, Ind.)
April 12-13
Red Wolf Classic RidgePoint Country Club (Jonesboro, Ark.)
April 18-20
BIG EAST Championship Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Palm Harbor, Fla.)
May 20-22
NCAA Championship Regionals Site: TBA
June 1-6
NCAA Championship Finals The Honors Course (Chattanooga, Tenn.)