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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA WOMEN’S GOLF WOMEN’S GOLF DIRECTORY
Head Coach...............................................................Robin Krapfl Associate Head Coach.............................................. Kolton Lapa Golf Office Secretary................................................ Rose Sousek Golf Office Phone................................................. (402) 472-1415 Golf Office Fax..................................................... (402) 472-9399 Golf Office Address:..................................................................... 202C Nebraska Coliseum P.O. Box 880146 Lincoln, NE 68588-0146
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORY
Assistant A.D./Communications: Keith Mann...... (402) 472-2263 Women’s Golf Contact: Jeff Griesch ......................(402) 472-7775 ..................................................................... jgriesch@huskers.com Communications Fax Number:............................. (402) 472-2005 Communications Mailing Address:................................................. University of Nebraska Media Relations One Memorial Stadium P.O. Box 880123 Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Internet Address.......................................................Huskers.com Instagram............................................................... @huskerw.golf Snapchat................................................................ nebraskawgolf Facebook................................................Nebraska Women’s Golf Twitter................................................................... @HuskerWGolf
ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
General Athletic Department Phone.......................... (402) 472-4224 Athletic Director: Bill Moos.......................................... (402) 472-3011 Deputy A.D./Chief of Staff: Bob Burton...................... (402) 472-5663 Deputy A.D./CFO: John Jentz.................................... (402) 472-2273 Deputy A.D./SWA: Pat Logsdon................................. (402) 472-3011 Exec. Assoc. A.D./External Operations: Marc Boehm......... (402) 472-3011 Exec. Assoc. A.D./Academics: Dennis Leblanc.......... (402) 472-2042 Exec. Assoc. A.D./Compliance: Jamie Vaughn.......... (402) 472-2042
BOARD OF REGENTS
Timothy Clare, J.D............................................................. Lincoln Hal Daub...........................................................................Omaha Howard Hawks...................................................................Omaha Bob Phares................................................................North Platte Jim Pillen...................................................................... Columbus Robert Schafer................................................................. Beatrice Paul Kenney..................................................................... Kearney Bob Whitehouse..............................................................Papillion Hunter Traynor...................................................Nebraska-Lincoln Renata Valquier Chavez.................................... Nebraska-Omaha Logan Krejdl....................................................Nebraska-Kearney Sarah Hotovy........................................Nebraska Medical Center
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location................................................................... Lincoln, Neb. Population....................................................................... 268,738 Enrollment......................................................................... 26,079 Founded ................................................................ Feb. 15, 1869 Chancellor.............................................................. Ronnie Green President....................................................... Hank Bounds, Ph.D. Colors..............................................................Scarlet and Cream Nickname....................................................Cornhuskers/Huskers Conference....................................................................... Big Ten Affiliation ............................................................NCAA Division I
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work and learning environment free from discrimination and harassment. UNL is dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and included. UNL does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities and employment. UNL complies with all local, state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination, including Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.
Juniors (from left) Haley Thiele, Jessica Haraden and Kate Smith lead a young Nebraska team into the 2018-19 golf season.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information/Coaches/Staff................................... 1-5 Coach Robin Krapfl.................................................................... 2 Associate Head Coach Kolton Lapa........................................... 3 Nebraska Golf Academy............................................................ 3 Senior Associate A.D./Life Skills: Keith Zimmer......................... 4 Deputy A.D./SWA: Pat Logsdon........................................................4 Athletic Director Bill Moos......................................................... 5 Chancellor Ronnie Green........................................................... 6 Faculty Athletics Representative: Josephine Potuto, J.D........... 6 University of Nebraska Administration....................................... 7 2018-19 Outlook, Roster & Schedule................................ 8-9 Husker Golfers............................................................... 10-19 Jessica Haraden........................................................................ 10 Kate Smith................................................................................ 11 Haley Thiele.............................................................................. 12 Noor Ahmed............................................................................. 13 Hannah Thiele.......................................................................... 14 Kirsten Baete............................................................................ 15 Brooke Newell.......................................................................... 16 Vanessa Bouvet........................................................................ 17 Nicole Hansen.......................................................................... 18 Megan Whittaker...................................................................... 19 Big Ten Conference........................................................ 20-21 2017-18 Season Review................................................. 22-24 Husker History............................................................... 25-33 Year-by-Year Results............................................................. 25-28 All-Time Honors & Awards....................................................... 29 All-Time Letterwinners.............................................................. 30 Individual & Team Records....................................................... 31 Conference History................................................................... 32 Nebraska in the NCAA Championships................................... 33 This is Nebraska............................................................. 34-72
MEDIA INFORMATION
All student-athlete and coaching staff interviews must be arranged through Senior Associate Director of Communications/ Operations Jeff Griesch at (402) 540-0279 or (402) 472-7775 or jgriesch@huskers.com. Generally, the Huskers will practice in the morning at courses throughout Lincoln. Contact the Communications Office to verify practice times and sites. The best time to reach Coach Robin Krapfl for interviews is weekdays at (402) 472-1415. For up-to-date coverage of NU women’s golf, visit Huskers.com, the official website of the University of Nebraska Department of Athletics. In addition to updated results, statistics and meet recaps, you can find photos, player and coach biographies, schedule and roster information and weekly releases. The site also features webcasts produced by the Husker Sports Network of Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball and football, along with Sports Nightly, which airs Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m., central time.
ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION
The 2018-19 Nebraska women’s golf guide was written and designed by Senior Associate Director of Communications/ Operations Jeff Griesch with assistance from MAIAA Graduate Intern E.J. Stevens. The guide was produced in Adobe InDesign CS. The covers were created by Jeff Griesch with photography by Scott Bruhn. Photo credits to Scott Bruhn, Nate Olsen, Stephanie Carpenter and UNL Photographic Services. On the cover: The 2018-19 Nebraska women’s golf team (back row, from left): Haley Thiele, Hannah Thiele. (Middle row, from left): Jessica Haraden, Kate Smith, Brooke Newell. (Front row, from left): Kirsten Baete, Noor Ahmed.
GOLF QUICK FACTS
Head Coach/Years........................................... Robin Krapfl/32nd 2017-18 Top 10 Finishes........................................................ 6/10 2017-18 Top Five Finishes..................................................... 3/10 2017-18 First-Place Finishes.................................................. 0/10 Big Ten Finish...................................................................13th/14 NCAA Regional Finish......................................Did Not Compete Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................. 5/3
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans with Integrity, Trust, Respect, Teamwork and Loyalty.
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2018-19 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF
ROBIN KRAPFL Head Coach (32nd Season)
Nebraska (1984)
“The short game separates good players from great ones and can be a huge equalizer in team competition. I really stress the importance of practice from 80 yards in.”
HONORS & AWARDS
1993-94 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1990-91 Big Eight Coach of the Year TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor 2005 University of Nebraska Combined Campaign Honorary Chair
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (3) 2006 NCAA Championships (20th/24) 2003 NCAA Championships (22nd/24) 2000 NCAA Championships (19th/24)
NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES (11) 2008 NCAA Central Regional (T10th/21) 2007 NCAA West Regional (15th/21) 2006 NCAA Central Regional (8th/21) 2003 NCAA Central Regional (5th/21) 2002 NCAA Central Regional (19th/21) 2001 NCAA Central Regional (10th/21) 2000 NCAA West Regional (9th/24) 1997 NCAA West Regional (14th/20) 1996 NCAA West Regional (T11th/20) 1995 NCAA West Regional (12th/20) 1994 NCAA West Regional (16th/19)
KRAPFL’S CAREER NUMBERS
Year Meets Wins Top Five Top 10 Conf. NCAA 1987-88 11 0 7 11 5th -1988-89 12 2 6 10 4th -1989-90 11 3 7 10 5th -1990-91 10 0 3 7 3rd -1991-92 10 0 4 8 7th -1992-93 10 0 5 7 4th -1993-94 12 3 6 10 4th -1994-95 12 1 8 10 3rd -1995-96 12 0 5 9 t3rd -1996-97 12 2 6 9 3rd -1997-98 10 1 3 8 6th -1998-99 10 0 3 8 8th -1999-00 13 3 8 12 3rd 19th 2000-01 12 1 3 11 5th -2001-02 12 1 3 8 7th -2002-03 13 0 8 11 5th 22nd 2003-04 11 2 4 9 10th -2004-05 11 1 2 7 7th -2005-06 13 2 9 11 t4th 20th 2006-07 12 3 6 9 4th -2007-08 13 1 4 11 6th -2008-09 11 2 4 8 10th -2009-10 11 0 5 9 8th -2010-11 11 0 2 7 10th -2011-12 11 0 5 9 6th -2012-13 11 0 1 4 11th -2013-14 11 2 3 9 10th -2014-15 10 0 3 3 13th -2015-16 11 0 1 5 13th -2016-17 10 0 1 5 13th -2017-18 10 0 3 6 13th Totals 349 30 138 263 -- --
A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
Coach Robin Krapfl continues to emphasize the principles of achieving excellence on and off the course in her 32nd season as Nebraska's head coach. It shows. Since Krapfl took the reins in 1987, the Huskers have: Earned a nation-leading 74 WGCA Scholastic All-America honors. In 1992, all five of Krapfl’s starters were honored with this distinction. It was the first time in women’s college golf history that a team had accomplished such a feat. Again in 2003, five Nebraska starters earned Scholastic All-America honors. Won 126 academic all-conference awards. Produced two NCAA All-Americans, two conference champions, the 1990 Edith Munson Award winner, a twotime TrueTemper Scholastic Award honoree, one Big 12 Golfer of the Year, one Nebraska Student-Athlete-of-theYear and 23 all-conference (16 Big Eight, 6 All-Big 12, 1 All-Big Ten) awards. Qualified for 11 NCAA Regionals. Participated in the first three NCAA Tournaments in school history with trips in 2000, 2003 and 2006. Posted a team GPA of 3.71 in 2006-07, the fifth-highest team GPA in the nation.
HUSKERS AIM FOR 12TH NCAA REGIONAL
In their first season of Big Ten Conference competition in 2011-12, the Huskers just missed an NCAA Regional berth while finishing sixth at the Big Ten Tournament. Madeleine Sheils earned All-Big Ten honors while tying for third at the Big Ten Championships. She also earned a spot in the NCAA Central Regional as an individual. Nebraska had its streak of three consecutive NCAA Regional bids end in 2009, but the Huskers will focus on earning their 12th regional bid since 1994 in 2018-19. NU advanced to its third consecutive regional in 2008, qualifying as the No. 17 seed in the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas. The Huskers missed a berth to their fourth NCAA Championships by just one stroke, finishing in a tie for 10th with a score of 903 on the University of Texas Golf Course. NU qualified for regionals on the heels of a solid sixthplace finish at the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Okla. Along with their strong play on the course, all five starters in Nebraska’s lineup earned academic All-Big 12 recognition. In 2007, NU earned a second straight NCAA Regional bid with a fourth-place Big 12 finish. NU claimed three team tournament titles, led by All-Big 12 performer Elli Brown. NU also led the conference with five academic All-Big 12 selections. The Huskers produced one of the best seasons in school history in 2006, with a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Nebraska also posted its
best-ever score at the NCAA Championships by firing a 1,221 over four rounds, 18 strokes better than the 1,239 NU shot at the 2000 NCAA Championships. The final-round 299 was NU’s best NCAA Championships mark in history. The 2006 Huskers finished eighth at the NCAA Central Regional after entering as the No. 15 seed in the 21-team field. The Huskers also tied for fourth at the Big 12 Championships at the Country Club of Lincoln. NU also produced the then-best team stroke average in school history (304.88). Stephanie Ruiz earned second-team All-Big 12 honors and finished in a tie for 38th at the 2006 NCAA Championships. In 2003, the Huskers played host to the NCAA Central Regional, held at Lincoln's Firethorn Golf Club. Nebraska was ranked 19th going into the tournament, but ascended to fifth place to qualify for the NCAA Championships in West Lafayette, Ind. The Huskers closed the season strong by finishing 22nd at the NCAA Championships. NU finished with a four-round total of 1,281 led by Sarah Sasse’s 40thplace showing. Krapfl, a native of West Point, Neb., has been associated with the Husker program since 1979 when she played collegiate golf for Nebraska (1979-82). A three-year letterwinner, she graduated from Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1984. Krapfl went on to become a PGA Professional at The Country Club of Lincoln, where she worked as an assistant under head professional and former Husker coach Jerry Fisher. Krapfl also worked under Fisher as an assistant for the Huskers from 1984 to 1987. As head coach, Krapfl has guided the Huskers to 30 tournament titles. She is only the third coach in Nebraska women's golf history, following former men's coach Larry Romjue and Fisher. She is married to Richard Krapfl and the couple has two sons, Robert and Ryan.
COACH KRAPFL’S CAREER TITLES (30)
1988 Huskie Classic 1989 Michigan State Classic 1989 Husker Classic 1990 Rio Rico Invitational 1990 Mizzou Invitational 1993 Husker Classic 1994 Midwest Classic 1994 UNT/SMU Invitational 1994 Husker Classic 1996 Lady Lion Invitational 1996 Big 12 Fall Preview 1997 Colorado Invitational 1999 Big 12 Fall Preview 1999 Lady Razorback Invitational 2000 Oklahoma Invitational 2000 Alltel Husker Invitational 2001 Heather Farr Memorial 2003 Chip-N Club Invitational 2003 Highlands Ranch Intercollegiate 2004 Chip-N Club Invitational 2005 Chip-N Club Invitational 2006 Baja Invitational 2006 Chip-N Club Invitational 2006 Bronco Invitational 2007 Mountain View Intercollegiate 2008 Bronco Invitational 2008 Chip-N Club Invitational 2008 Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational (Tie) 2013 Chip-N Club Invitational 2014 Mountain View Collegiate
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KOLTON LAPA Assistant Coach (First Season)
LAPA’S COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Back-to-Back NCAA Regionals (Denver, 2017, 2018) Interim Head Coach (Denver, September-November, 2017) Summit League Team Champions (Denver, 2017) Coached Seven All-Summit League Golfers (2017, 2018) Denver School Stroke Average Record (296.06, 2017-18)
LAPA’S PLAYING CAREER
Two Top-Five Collegiate Individual Finishes Three Top-10 Collegiate Individual Finishes Five Top-20 Collegiate Individual Finishes Ninth place at National Invitational (2015-16) Nebraska School Record 54-Hole Score by Freshman (211, 2012-13) Tucson City Junior Champion (2012) PING Junior Classic and JGAA/SWSPGA State Champion (2012) First-Team All-Arizona (2010, 2011) Helped Lead Red Mountain to Arizona High School State Championship (2010)
Arizona (2016)
Kolton Lapa was named the first full-time assistant coach for Nebraska women’s golf on May 17, 2018, and officially began his role for the Huskers on June 1. Lapa, who spent the 2012-13 season as a freshman on the Nebraska men’s golf team, before returning to his home state of Arizona to compete for the Wildcats, returned to Nebraska after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Denver. In his first season at Denver, Lapa helped the Pioneers claim the Summit League title before adding a runner-up finish at the Summit League Championship in 2018. “I’m extremely excited to add Kolton Lapa as our first fulltime assistant coach for the women’s golf program,” Nebraska Head Coach Robin Krapfl said. “Kolton is an outstanding recruiter, great at building relationships, and is a very good on-course coach. Kolton’s positive and enthusiastic attitude and his skill set will be key components of moving our team forward and getting Nebraska back where it belongs. I believe he is on the fast track to being one of the great coaches in our profession, and I look forward to him coaching at Nebraska.” Lapa helped the Pioneers to NCAA Regional play each of the last two years, including a tie for 12th in an 18-team field at Tallahassee, Fla., in 2018. In 2017-18, Denver set the school record for team stroke average at 296.06. Denver also finished 12th at the 2017 NCAA Regional in Albuquerque, N.M. He served in the role of interim head coach at Denver from September to November of 2017, including victories at the GolfWeek Invitational and the Ron Moore Invitational. The Pioneers also opened the season by defeating four top-25 teams at the Dick McGuire Invitational before finishing fourth at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational in San Antonio. “I am very excited to return to Nebraska to coach with Robin,” Lapa said. “Lincoln has always had a special place in my heart, and I believe with the resources that the University of Nebraska has to offer that the sky is the limit. I could not be more excited to see where this program can go from here. I am looking forward to coaching the talented young women
currently on the team to give them the best student-athlete experience possible. Fall can’t come soon enough.” Lapa continued the development of junior Sophie Newlove, who captured the Summit League individual title at Arbor Links in Nebraska City in 2018. In just two seasons at Denver, Lapa helped coach Pioneer golfers to seven All-Summit League honors, including four first-team awards. On the recruiting front, Lapa assisted in the signing of a Minnesota High School state champion and a transfer who earned All-Summit League honors in her first season at DU. Denver’s 2018-19 freshman class included a pair of California golfers ranked among the top 50 nationally in the GolfWeek recruiting rankings. He also found international success on the recruiting trail for the Pioneers. Lapa completed his collegiate playing career at the University of Arizona in 2015-16, where he produced four top20 finishes including a pair of top-10 efforts on his way to a 74.81 stroke average for the Wildcats. Lapa was a team captain at Arizona as a junior and senior and was also a member of Arizona’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2015-16. He was chosen to play in the PGA Tour Northern Trust Collegiate Challenge, representing Arizona while partnering with PGA Tour player Ricky Barnes. Lapa earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona in 2016 as an economy and industry major. Lapa opened his college career at Nebraska, where he set the school’s 54-hole scoring record by a freshman (211) at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-23, 2012). He captured Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honors on Oct. 24, 2012 and again on Feb. 27, 2013, after tying for fifth at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. He also tied for 22nd individually at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. He led Nebraska with a 74.27 stroke average over 33 rounds as a freshman. He also competed in 15 rounds during the fall of 2013 before transferring to Arizona. Lapa graduated from Red Mountain High School in Mesa, where he led his team to a 2010 state title. He was a first-team all-state golfer in both 2010 and 2011. In 2012, Lapa won the 2012 Tucson City Junior Championship and tied for third at the Arizona Stroke Play Championship.
NEBRASKA GOLF ACADEMY The Nebraska Golf Academy is a unique indoor golf training facility that offers over 2,000 sq. ft. of indoor putting and chipping surface located at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club. The Academy has seven covered, heated hitting bays and two teaching bays fully equipped with video and equipment analysis. The Nebraska women’s golf team practices regularly at the Academy during the season.
Top: The indoor putting and chipping facility at the Nebraska Golf Academy provides the Huskers with space to work on their games year round at Wilderness Ridge. Bottom: The hitting bays at the Nebraska Golf Academy have heaters inside and look out to on the Wilderness Ridge driving range.
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2018-19 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF
ROSE SOUSEK
KEITH ZIMMER
Golf Office Secretary Third Season
Senior Associate A.D./Life Skills 32nd Season Wayne State (Neb.) (1985)
Rose Sousek is in her third season as the secretary for the Nebraska men’s and women’s golf programs in 2018-19. She handles all office functions and works directly with the Nebraska golf coaches. She previously served Nebraska Athletics as the women’s basketball office secretary from 1999 to 2016. Prior to joining the athletic department, Sousek was a secretary in the office of Multicultural Affairs. Sousek was born in San Bernardino, Calif., and graduated from San Bernardino Valley College with an associate degree in liberal arts in 1974. Sousek moved to Nebraska in 1986. She and her husband, Bob, have six children, Mike, Cynthia, Ray, Tony, Dan and Amy, and 20 grandchildren. Rose’s daughter Cynthia is a University of Nebraska graduate.
JEFF GRIESCH Women’s Golf Communications 16th Season
Jeff Griesch is in his 16th season as media relations contact for the Nebraska women’s golf program and his 24th season overall with Nebraska Athletics. Griesch serves as the Senior Associate Communications Director, coordinating all aspects of media relations for the women’s basketball and women’s golf programs while also coordinating student assignments for Nebraska’s sports. Griesch hires and supervises the student assistants in the Athletic Communications Office, while also serving as the senior editor for all of Nebraska’s media guides. In addition to his supervisory roles, Griesch helps Assistant Athletic Director Keith Mann in promoting the Nebraska football program, along with other office duties assigned by Mann. Griesch enters his 21st season as a radio color commentator for Nebraska women’s basketball in 2018-19. He also spent 11 seasons as the host of the Nebraska Women’s Basketball TV Show. He has served as Nebraska women’s basketball contact at 11 NCAA Tournaments, including the first two NCAA Sweet 16 bids in school history (2010, 2013). He also has helped promote three first-round WNBA Draft picks (Lindsey Moore, Kelsey Griffin, Nicole Kubik) and two firstteam WBCA All-Americans (Griffin, Jordan Hooper). Griesch spent six years as an assistant director and two years as a graduate intern in the Media Relations Office, after starting his sports information career as a student in October of 1995. In 2007-08, Griesch’s Nebraska’s women’s basketball media and recruiting guide was voted the third-best guide in the nation by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). His women’s golf guide also finished third in the national contest, the highest rankings in history for both of those publications. Griesch’s 1997-98 wrestling guide was voted “Best in the Nation” by Amateur Wrestling News and finished second in the CoSIDA publications contest. The Nebraska women’s soccer guide finished in the top 10 four straight seasons, including a third-place finish in 2000. His 2003-04 women’s basketball guide was voted “Best in the District” and 11th in the nation, after finishing 12th and winning “Best in the District” honors in 2001-02. From 2000 to 2009, Nebraska’s media and recruiting publications and posters earned nearly 200 national publication awards from CoSIDA, with Griesch helping to coordinate the printing of those publications. Griesch earned a bachelor’s of journalism degree in news-editorial from Nebraska in 1996. He was the first two-time recipient of the CoSIDA/Wylie Smith Postgraduate Scholarship and was a Regents Scholar as both an undergraduate and graduate student. He recently ended a three-year team as the chair of CoSIDA’s prestigious graduate and undergraduate scholarship committee, which has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to exceptional candidates in the media relations field since its inception. Griesch and his wife, Emily, are originally from Wayne, Neb., and have a daughter, Hollan, and three sons, Jackson, Brennan and Isaac.
Keith Zimmer has been at Nebraska for over 30 years and leads Nebraska’s Life Skills unit within the department. He also serves as the sports administrator for the swimming and diving team, men’s and women’s golf programs and the men’s and women’s tennis teams. Zimmer also oversees student-athlete transition and retention, is the liaison to the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the Big Ten Sports Management Committee, Nebraska’s Post-Eligibility Opportunities (PEO) program and works closely with the College of Business Administration coordinating efforts with the Masters in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration Program. Zimmer, who started at Nebraska in 1987, carries more than 30 years of life skills and student services experience and provides support to all current Nebraska student-athletes, in addition to offering ongoing support, guidance and programming to alumni student-athletes. Components of the Husker Life Skills program include individual student-athlete meetings, major life skills events, the Husker Life Seminar, community outreach, service abroad opportunities, Post-Eligibility Opportunities, graduate school assistance and postgraduate scholarships. Zimmer and his staff also play a major role in the success of the annual studentathlete achievement event, “A Night at the Lied.” Zimmer, who worked in Nebraska’s Academic and Support Services area from 1987 to 2006, while pioneering Nebraska’s Life Skills program, is regarded as a national leader in the life skills area. He received one of the top honors in college athletics in September of 2006, when he was chosen for the Dr. Gene Hooks Award as the Life Skills Administrator of the Year. Zimmer has also served as an NCAA Life Skills trainer and is active with the National Consortium for Academics and Sport. He has also received the Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Service to Students and has been named an honorary member of both Golden Key National Honor Society and Mortar Board at UNL. Zimmer earned his bachelor’s degree at Wayne State College and his master’s in education from Springfield (Mass.) College. Zimmer and his wife, Michelle, have two sons, Logan and Caden.
PAT LOGSDON Deputy A.D./SWA 38th Season Nebraska (1989) A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since 1979, Pat Logsdon serves as Deputy Athletic Director and Nebraska’s Senior Woman Administrator to the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference. She also serves on the Big Ten Sports Management Committee. Logsdon’s duties include the department’s Gender Equity and Diversity and Inclusion Plans as well as student-athlete surveys and exit interviews. She is also the senior administrator over Nebraska’s Life Skills and performance areas. Logsdon serves as the sport administrator for volleyball, beach volleyball, women’s basketball, softball and men’s and women’s gymnastics. Previously, Logsdon spent 23 seasons in football operations, including six seasons as NU’s director of football operations, the first female in Division I to serve in that capacity. She handled organization of all recruiting functions, supervised compliance activities and coordinated all football administrative operations, including travel and practice operations. Logsdon earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska.
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BILL MOOS Athletic Director (Second Season)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE NEBRASKA (2017-PRESENT) Athletic Director WASHINGTON STATE (2010-17) Athletic Director OREGON (1995-2007) Athletic Director MONTANA (1990-95) Athletic Director WASHINGTON STATE (1982-90) Associate Athletic Director (1987-90) Assistant Athletic Director (1982-87)
COMMITTEE/LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee NCAA Division I Football Competition Committee NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Ad Hoc Working Group (Co-Chair) NCAA Division I Football Oversight Camps/Clinics Subcommittee (Chair) Rose Bowl Management Committee Big Ten Program and Budget Review Committee
PERSONAL
Washington State, B.A. (History) 1973 Family: Kendra (wife); Bo, Benjamin (sons); Christa, Brittany and Kati (daughters) Honor the past. Live the present. Create the future. Nine simple words that carry impressive significance and undeniable responsibility. Words that Nebraska’s new athletic director uses to lead his programs and set the tone for building champions in competition and in life. William H. (Bill) Moos was named Nebraska’s Athletic Director on Oct. 15, 2017, and fully assumed those responsibilities on Oct. 23. Moos, who became the 15th athletic director in the history of the storied Cornhusker program, brings nearly 25 years of experience as an athletic director at three Division I schools (Washington State, Oregon, Montana) with him to Nebraska. More importantly, he brings an impressive track record of success in building outstanding programs, developing longterm relationships, and for doing what is best for his schools, its fans and most importantly, its student-athletes. “When you name the top three, four, five athletic programs in the great positions as an athletic director, Nebraska is in that same breath,” Moos said at his introductory press conference at Memorial Stadium. “I want you to know that my motto has always been, in the 25 years I have been a Division I athletic director and it will be here too is very simple - honor the past, live the present, create the future.”
In his first six months at Nebraska, Moos made three coaching hires. He drew universal praise for hiring Scott Frost, the 2017 consensus national coach of the year, as Nebraska’s head football coach in December. Following the spring semester, Moos also hired Mark Hankins to coach the men’s golf team and Sean Maymi to lead the men’s tennis program. Moos also oversaw several team successes in his first six months in Lincoln. He watched the volleyball team win its fifth national title and second in three seasons in December. In 2018, both the men’s and women’s gymnastics teams finished in the top six at the NCAA Championships, while bowling finished third and rifle finished eighth. Nebraska also continued its excellence in the classroom, producing four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, including three first-team selections. The awards increased Nebraska’s nation-leading total to 333 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports. Moos came to Lincoln after spending seven-plus years at Washington State (2010-17). He previously served 12 highly successful seasons as the athletic director at Oregon (1995-2007). During his time at his alma mater, Moos wasted little time in making his impact felt in Cougar Athletics, spearheading a department-wide rebranding effort with Nike while securing a 10-year, $35 million marketing rights agreement with IMG College. In addition, the 2004 WSU Alumni Achievement Award winner gained Regents approval for a $130 million addition and remodel of Martin Stadium, featuring a remodeled press box with luxury seating, including suites, loge boxes and club room. Also included in the project was a state-of-the-art video board and an 80,000-square-foot football operations building that served as the stadium’s showpiece and opened in May 2014. As the dean of Pac-12 athletic directors, Moos was at the forefront of the conference’s procurement of a 12-year, $3 billion television contract with FOX and ESPN, a landmark agreement in college athletics. Under Moos’ direction, the Cougar Athletic Fund’s Annual Giving program saw an 81 percent increase in gifts while CAF donor members rose from nearly 4,000 to more than 7,500. Additional facility enhancements under Moos included a center-hung video board in Beasley Coliseum that was installed prior to the 2011-12 season, giving Cougar basketball one of the premier fan experiences in the conference. An indoor golf hitting facility was also completed in early 2013, and Lower Soccer Field underwent a major renovation making the venue TV-ready while also providing one of the best playing surfaces on the West Coast, along with the addition of lights and a new scoreboard. Other enhancements were made to the Moobery track facility, Bailey-Brayton Field, the basketball practice gym, Gibb Pool and the Simmelink Indoor tennis courts. In Moos’ seven years at WSU, Cougar student-athletes and coaches accounted for 805 academic all-conference selections, 130 all-conference accolades, 45 All-America honors and three Pac-12 Coach-of-the-Year honors. Moos served as Oregon’s director of athletics from July of 1995 to 2007. While at Oregon he oversaw a 17-sport athletic department that grew to national prominence during his tenure.Oregon’s annual athletic department budget grew from $18.5 million in his first year to more than $40 million by 2007, becoming 100 percent self-sufficient during that time. Under his direction the Duck Athletic Fund donor base increased from 4,930 to 12,290, resulting in an annual gifts increase from $4.1 million to $15.3 million. Moos initiated more than $160 million in facility improvements while at Oregon. Included in that was the $90 million Autzen
Washington State (1973) NEBRASKA’S ATHLETIC DIRECTORS
1928-1876 — Allen R. Benton 1928-1931 — H.D. Gish 1932-1936 — Dana X. Bible 1937-1942 — Lawrence McCeney “Biff” Jones 1942-1947 — A.J. Lewandowski 1948-1953 — George “Potsy” Clark 1954-1960 — J.W. “Bill” Orwig 1961* — Charles Miller and Joseph Soshnik 1962-1966 — W.H. “Tippy” Dye 1967-1992 — Bob Devaney 1993-2002 — Bill Byrne 2003-2007 — Steve Pederson 2007-2012 — Tom Osborne 2013-2017 — Shawn Eichorst 2017-pres. — Bill Moos *Interim Co-Directors
Stadium renovation in 2002, which added 12,000 new seats, 32 new suites, a new Club at Autzen and a new press box to the stadium. In his 12 years, the Ducks ranked first in Pac-10 football attendance 11 times, reaching 100 percent capacity in each of those seasons. During Moos’ tenure, Oregon athletics captured 13 Pac10 championships across six different sports. He increased opportunities for women by adding two intercollegiate programs, soccer and lacrosse, and negotiated an all-inclusive shoe and apparel contract with Nike, one of only 14 in the country at the time. From an academic standpoint during Moos’ tenure, Oregon student-athletes collected 722 academic allconference selections, 34 Academic All-America selections, nine NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients and one NCAA Top Ten Award. During his first stint as a collegiate athletic director at Montana (1990-95), Moos created an academic support program and hired its first athletic academic coordinator, developed a facility enhancement plan that created more than $4 million in improvements, and lifted the school’s fund-raising efforts to show a 300 percent increase in private and corporate gifts. Academically, Montana student-athletes were equally successful as the athletic department achieved a graduation rate 20 percent higher than the general university enrollment. Under Moos’ watch Montana garnered 269 academic allconference selections, five Academic All-Americans and two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients. Moos began his athletic career as an athletic administrator in 1982 as assistant athletic director at Washington State. He also served as the school’s associate athletic director (1988-90). At Washington State, he was director of development for more than five years and associate director for nearly two years, supervising all external operations. Prior to that, he managed and owned private businesses in Washington and Oregon for eight years. He was a student assistant football coach at Washington State for the 1973 season, then spent part of 1974 in Washington, D.C., serving as a government intern. Raised on a wheat and cattle ranch in eastern Washington, Moos attended high school in Olympia when his father served in the governor’s cabinet. Moos earned his bachelor’s degree in history from WSU and was a three-year letterman in football before concluding his collegiate career by representing Washington State in the 1972 East-West Shrine All-Star Game in San Francisco. He served as co-captain on the Cougars’ 1972 squad and garnered first-team All-Pac-8 Conference honors. Moos and his wife Kendra have three daughters: Christa, Brittany and Kaiti; and two sons, Bo and Benjamin.
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RONNIE GREEN
JOSEPHINE POTUTO, J.D.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Third Year Virginia Tech (1983)
Faculty Athletic Representative 22nd Year Rutgers Douglass (1967)
Ronnie D. Green is the 20th chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was appointed as chancellor on April 6, 2016 and assumed the duties of the office on May 8, 2016. An official installation ceremony was conducted on April 6, 2017. In July 2010, Dr. Green was appointed as the Harlan Vice Chancellor of the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Nebraska system. In June 2015, Dr. Green also assumed the interim role of Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the NEBRASKA’S CHANCELLORS institution’s chief academic officer. 1871-1876 — Allen R. Benton 1876-1882 — Edmund B. Farfield Dr. Green was raised on a mixed beef, dairy, 1884-1888 — Irvin J. Manatt and cropping farm in southwestern Virginia. He 1888-1891 — Charles E. Bessey received B.S. and M.S. degrees in animal science 1891-1895 — James H. Canfield from Virginia Tech and Colorado State University, 1895-1899 — George E. MacLean 1900-1908 — E. Benjamin Andrews respectively. His doctoral program was completed 1908-1927 — Samuel Avery jointly at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and 1927-1938 — Edgar A. Burnett the USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center 1938-1946 — Chauncey S. Boucher 1947-1953 — Reuben G. Gustavson in animal breeding and genetics. 1953-1954 — John K. Selleck* Dr. Green has served on the animal science 1954-1968 — Clifford Hardin faculties of Texas Tech University and Colorado 1968-1971 — Joseph Soshnik State University, as the national program leader 1972-1975 — James H. Zumberge 1975-1976 — Adam C. Breckenridge* for animal production research for the USDA’s 1976-1980 — Roy A. Young Agricultural Research Service, and as executive 1980-1981 — Robert H. Rutford* secretary of the White House’s interagency working 1981-1991 — Martin A. Massengale 1991-1991 — Jack Goebel group on animal genomics within the National 1991-1995 — Graham B. Spanier Science and Technology Council. Prior to returning 1995-1996 — Joan R. Leitzel* to the University of Nebraska, he served as senior 1996-2000 — James Moeser global director of technical services for Pfizer Animal 2000-2016 — Harvey S. Perlman 2016-present — Ronnie Green Health’s (now Zoetis) animal genomics business. * Interim Chancellor Dr. Green is an internationally recognized authority in animal genetics; he has published 130 refereed publications and abstracts, nine book chapters and 56 invited symposia papers; and has delivered invited presentations in 43 U.S. states and 21 countries around the world. He is a past-president of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and has served in a number of leadership positions for the U.S. Beef Improvement Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Board, and National Research Council. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), Neogen Corporation, and the national Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He has been honored as a Fellow of both ASAS and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Ronnie and best friend Jane are the parents of four children, all graduates of, or enrolled at, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Justin, a political science/history graduate, is a political journalist in Washington, D.C.; Nate is a graduate of the College of Business and Nebraska Law and is with Hausmann Construction in Lincoln; Kelli is an advertising, public relations and global studies graduate and is preparing for the ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary; and Regan is a current student in human development and family science and agricultural communications. Collectively, members of the Green family hold or are pursuing a total of 15 University of Nebraska–Lincoln degrees.
Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s faculty representative (FAR) at the NCAA and conference level since May 15, 1997. In 2002, Potuto was named Outstanding Faculty Athletics Representative by the All-American Football Foundation. From 2008-09 to 2011-12 she was president of the 1A FAR (FARs from FBS institutions). Among her NCAA positions, Potuto spent nine years (the maximum) on the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions (chair her last two years) and currently substitutes when a member cannot serve. She was one of three Big 12 Conference representatives on the NCAA Division I Management Council, served on the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship Committee, and currently serves on an NCAA-wide NEBRASKA’S FACULTY REPS (all divisions) committee to advise NCAA staff on 1931-1946 — T.J. Thompson student-athlete issues and educational programming 1947-1958 — Earl Fullbrook for coaches, staff, and student-athletes. She currently 1959-1964 — Charles S. Miller 1965-1968 — Merk Hobson serves on the NCAA Interpretations Committee. 1969-1970 — John R. Davis A sports law expert, Potuto regularly lectures 1971-1982 — Keith L. Broman and consults on sports issues in general and NCAA 1982-1997 — James O’Hanlon processes in particular. She has presented to, among 1997-present — Josephine Potuto others, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Association of College and University Attorneys, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, as well at numerous university and law college conferences. She is an expert witness in litigation invoving sports issues and a media “go-to” person. Potuto also lectures and consults on risk management and on free speech issues. Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent statute, has drafted rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing Commission, and also has written on issues of gender equity in college athletics. She has authored numerous articles on sports law issues. She just completed an article on how baseball hitting informs legal argument. The articles is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame archives. Potuto teaches constitutional law, procedure, federal jurisdiction, and sports law. She has been a visiting professor of law at the University of Arizona, Rutgers University, the Cardozo College of Law at New York’s Yeshiva University, the University of Oregon, the University of North Carolina, and Seton Hall University. She currently teaches in the Summer Sports Law Institute at Oregon Law School. Potuto was project director and a drafter of the Uniform Law Commissioners Sentencing and Corrections Act, as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Instructions. She is the author of three books. She was elected to membership in the American Law Institute, the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, and the Douglass Society. Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Rutgers’ Douglass College, and her master’s degree in English literature at Seton Hall. She earned her juris doctorate at the Rutgers Law College. She is a member of the bars of Nebraska and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and New Jersey.
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HANK M. BOUNDS, PH.D
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS
University of Nebraska President Fourth Year Southern Mississippi (1991)
The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures. The board also includes a corporation secretary who manages all records including agendas, minutes, notices, policies and bylaws. Those documents can be found on the web at nebraska.edu/board/. The board meets regularly, primarily in Lincoln but also in Omaha and greater Nebraska. Persons wishing to provide information to the board or to appear before it should contact: Corporation Secretary, University of Nebraska, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583.
On Jan. 12, 2015, the Board of Regents appointed lifelong educator Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., as the seventh president of the University of Nebraska. Bounds began his tenure as president on April 13, 2015, bringing with him a demonstrated record of expanding opportunities for students, improving higher education outcomes and efficiencies, and building successful partnerships with policymakers, donors and business leaders. He has continued working to improve educational outcomes and build partnerships since his arrival in Nebraska. Bounds has connected with leaders within the university, in the private sector, in government and in the military to increase collaboration and innovation. In late 2015, he worked with the University of Nebraska Foundation to launch a two-year, $200 million fundraising initiative to increase access and create success for current and future students. In 2015, Bounds also launched a university-wide Food for Health Initiative - the first of several programs designed to increase collaborations across NU and incentivize new research that addresses critical issues important to Nebraskans and result in greater research funding opportunities. Supporting quality teaching is an important focus for Bounds, and in the spring of 2016, he made a $3.5 million strategic investment to hire additional faculty and expand NU’s online course offerings. Bounds also announced late in 2015 that NU’s enrollment had grown to its highest level in 22 years - marking progress toward the Board of Regents’ goals to expand educational access to Nebraskans and attract more talent to the state to meet workforce needs. Bounds grew up in Mississippi. His service in the Army National Guard helped him pay for college, and he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate from the University of Mississippi. Bounds has devoted his 25-year career to helping change students’ lives in the same way education opened doors in his own life. He began as a high school teacher, then rose to principal, superintendent and state superintendent before becoming Mississippi’s commissioner of higher education in 2009. In that role, he oversaw a complex system of eight public universities. Today, under his leadership, the University of Nebraska enrolls nearly 52,000 students, employes over 13,000 faculty and staff, and operates with an annual budget of $2.5 billion including $235 million in research expenditures. He has identified four cornerstones that will separate NU from the rest of higher education and define a new era in university history: (1) The University of Nebraska will be the best university in the nation to be a student. (2) The University of Nebraska will transform lives through research and innovation. (3) The University of Nebraska will work hand in hand with our partners to achieve our goals. (4) The University of Nebraska will win with people. Bounds holds a faculty appointment in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and courtesy faculty appointments in the Colleges of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He serves on the board of directors for several organizations, including the National Association of System Heads (NASH), the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation, the Nebraska Advanced Manufacturing Coalition and the Consultation Committee for U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). He is also on the Board of Governors for the Knights of AKSARBEN. He and his wife, Susie, are the parents of a son, Will, and a daughter, Caroline. They reside in Lincoln.
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HUSKERS AIM FOR RIGHT MIX IN PUSH FOR POSTSEASON
Junior Kate Smith, sophomore Noor Ahmed and freshman Kirsten Baete will try to help the Huskers find the right mixture of talent, experience and youth in 2018-19. A young Nebraska women’s golf team that does not feature a senior on its roster will look for the right mix of youth and experience to propel the Huskers to postseason play in 2018-19. “I’m extremely excited for the season,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “We have a great blend of experience and young talent, and it is without a doubt our longest hitting team. The potential is there to field a team of at least four players with above average length, plus a team of players who are capable of playing under par.” Nebraska’s potential for success in 2018-19 starts with Kate Smith. The junior from Detroit Lakes, Minn., set the Husker season record with her 73.66 stroke average as a sophomore in 2017-18. It followed a freshman season when she set the previous Husker record with a 73.90 stroke average. Last season, Smith led the Huskers with her tie for 19th individually at the Big Ten Championships, but she just missed her second straight bid as an individual to the NCAA Regional Championships. A three-time Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week with nine individual top-10 tournament finishes in her first two seasons at Nebraska, Smith is also hungry for her first career collegiate tournament victory. “It is only a matter of time before Kate wins a college tournament,” Krapfl said. “She has the innate talent it takes to compete at the highest level. As her game has matured her low scores and her consistency have really improved. She is our rock and someone we will count on to help lead us to the postseason.” While Smith is poised to lead the Huskers, fellow junior Haley Thiele is ready to reclaim the form that led her to one of the top junior golf careers and freshman seasons in Nebraska history. As a sophomore in 2017-18, Thiele battled the lingering effects of a wrist injury that forced her to redshirt in 2016-17. As a true freshman in 2015-16, Thiele produced one of the best freshman seasons in Husker history with a then-record 75.63 stroke average that included a then-freshman record 67 at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown. A two-time WGCA Scholastic All-American, Thiele battled her way to a 78.85 stroke average last season, but has regained health and confidence during the offseason. She also has made adjustments to her swing that could help propel her to new heights in her fourth year in the Husker program. “I am so proud of Haley. She made a very hard decision to try another swing coach, and then put the work in it takes to make changes,” Krapfl said. “If there was a picture for hard
work it would be Haley. She deserves every success she has because she has put in the time to be great.” While Smith and Thiele will be looked to for leadership on and off the course at the top of the Husker lineup, fellow junior Jessica Haraden could battle to step into a greater role this season. The third-year golfer from Thousand Oaks, Calif., played 18 rounds for the Huskers as a sophomore and produced a 78.06 stroke average. Haraden carries a calm and humble approach to her game that has allowed her to trim her stroke average and could have her poised for greater gains in 2018-19. “Jess is one of those players that just kind of does her own thing and no single part of her game really stands out. She is just solid at everything,” Krapfl said. “She has steadily gotten better and will be right in the hunt to help this team accomplish our goals.” Another Californian, Noor Ahmed will be looked to for consistent scores in the heart of the Husker lineup. The sophomore from Folsom, Calif., improved throughout her freshman season while competing in all 29 rounds for the Big Red. Her 76.45 stroke average ranked fourth among the Huskers, but she was Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the 2018 Big Ten Championships when she tied for 40th. “Noor was a pleasant surprise last season. You never know how freshmen will handle that first collegiate season, but she was awesome,” Krapfl said. “She possesses a maturity in her personality and game that really helps those around her. She definitely has the ability to step up her game to another level and have a solid season.” While those four returning golfers expect to be in the mix for lineup spots throughout the season, Nebraska’s other sophomore, Hannah Thiele, could be a wildcard to the Huskers’ success. Thiele battled a back injury throughout her freshman season to compete in 22 rounds, but struggled with her strength and consistency. She got off to a solid start to the summer of 2018 before suffering a setback, which could affect her ability to contribute during the season. “So much depends on how her back holds up, and whether she can regain the confidence and distance she had before the injury,” Krapfl said. “She was making great progress in both areas before a setback this summer. We are not going to rush things, but we also know what she is capable of doing when she is on top of her game.” Nebraska’s five returning contributors from 2017-18 will be joined by five freshmen hoping to compete in their first
collegiate rounds in 2018-19. Redshirt freshmen Kirsten Baete (Beatrice, Neb.) and Brooke Newell (Anita, Iowa) used their first years at Nebraska to expand their games and hone their skills, and both could be ready to make impacts this season. “Kirsten is coming off a redshirt season where she made big strides in her game,” Krapfl said. “It will be exciting to see what she can accomplish. She has the length to really put herself in great scoring situations. The next step is staying committed and confident under par. She can really help us this year when she starts seeing herself as the great talent we think she is.” While Baete’s strength is off the tee, Newell’s greatest assets are in her short game. “Brooke has a wonderful short game with an excellent touch around the greens that is among the best on our team,” Krapfl said. “Her long game continues to improve, and she could be right in the mix for a spot in the starting lineup.” The Husker hopes will be bolstered by three true freshmen who are looking to make contributions in 2018-19. Vanessa Bouvet brings an extensive international background to the Big Red. Bouvet, who currently lists her home as Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, has lived and competed internationally in Syria, Venezuela, New Zealand and in the United States, making her home as a youngster in Houston, Texas. She has also competed in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Belgium, and in the World Amateur Golf Rankings her home country is listed as France. “Vanessa is a power player with the length to be comfortable on any golf course,” Krapfl said. “We also expect her to be an outstanding student and teammate who will have a chance to come in and compete for a spot in our lineup as a freshman. Her experience in growing up and playing golf around the world will be an added benefit to our entire team.” NCAA rules have prevented Bouvet from actively competing for the past nine months, so she is hungry to get back on the course and compete. While Bouvet brings an international flavor to the roster, fellow freshman Megan Whittaker carries undeniable Cornhusker connections. Whittaker is one of the most accomplished Nebraska high school golfers in recent memory. A two-time Class A state champion at Elkhorn South, Whittaker won 35 individual championships during her high school career. She also helped Elkhorn South to four consecutive Class A state team titles. In addition to her impressive high school credentials, Whittaker kept winning in state and national competitions.
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She was the 2016 Nebraska Girls State Match Play champion and claimed the individual title at the 2016 NJGT Tour Championship. She was also a national finalist in the 2016 National Drive, Chip and Putt competition. Whittaker’s ties to Nebraska women’s golf are very strong, as her mother Kim (Lefler) lettered as a golfer for Krapfl from 1991 to 1994, helping the Huskers advance to the 1994 NCAA West Regional as a senior. “Megan has the ability to shoot low numbers and she knows how to win,” Krapfl said. “She is a quality teammate and a strong student. She is also a very cerebral player, a great ball striker and has a solid overall game. Megan has the talent to be in our lineup as a freshman and the potential for a great career at Nebraska. I am excited to see her compete with and learn from our upperclassmen.” Nicole Hansen rounds out the Husker freshman class. The walk-on from Illinois earned a high-level academic scholarship to Nebraska and brings an impressive list of credentials as an all-around athlete. A three-time Illinois Division 2A High School Championship qualifier at Lake Park High School, Hansen began to focus her attention to golf late in her high school career after also competing in pole vault and hurdles as a freshman and sophomore. Hansen, who carried a 5.0 GPA in high school, earned a Ruth Leverton academic scholarship to attend Nebraska. “We are excited about Nicole’s potential. She is a great athlete with the strength to generate a lot of clubhead speed,” Krapfl said. “She has been working with some outstanding golf professionals to prepare herself for college golf. It will be fun to see how quickly she can develop now that her athletic focus is just on golf.” While the Huskers could put five newcomers on the course, Nebraska also has a newcomer in Associate Head Coach Kolton Lapa in 2018-19. The first full-time assistant coach in Nebraska women’s golf history, Lapa began his collegiate career as a member of the Husker men’s golf team. The young, energetic Lapa got his collegiate coaching career off to an outstanding start in two seasons at Denver, where he helped the Pioneers to a pair of NCAA Regional appearances and the 2017 Summit League Championship. In his two years at Denver, he helped Pioneers capture seven individual Summit League Conference honors. “I’m extremely excited to add Kolton Lapa as our first fulltime assistant coach for the women’s golf program,” Krapfl said. “Kolton is an outstanding recruiter, great at building relationships, and is a very good on-course coach. Kolton’s positive and enthusiastic attitude and his skill set will be key components of moving our team forward and getting Nebraska back where it belongs. I believe he is on the fast track to being one of the great coaches in our profession, and I look forward to him coaching at Nebraska.” The Huskers face another strong schedule in 2018-19, beginning with the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 17-19. Nebraska continues play in Colorado the following week at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo., Sept. 24-26, before wrapping up a three-tournament Colorado road trip at the Ron Moore Invitational in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 5-7. The Huskers head to the UNLV Collegiate Showdown in Boulder City, Nev., Oct. 21-23, before concluding the fall campaign with a visit to the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Kapolei, Hawaii, Oct. 29-31. The Big Red open the spring portion of their campaign at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, P.R., Feb. 10-12, before heading to the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 24-25. The Huskers return to Arizona for the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 15-17, before closing the regular season at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, April 13-14. Nebraska returns to Maineville, Ohio, to compete at the Big Ten Championships, April 19-21, 2019. The Huskers will compete for the conference crown on the Arnold Palmerdesigned Tournament Players Club River’s Bend Course, which will serve as the host to the conference tournament for the third straight season. NCAA Regional competitions will be held in Auburn, Ala., Cle Elum, Wash., East Lansing, Mich., and Norman, Okla., May 6-8, before the NCAA Championships are held at The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., May 17-22.
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The 2018-19 Nebraska women’s golf team (back row, from left): Associate Head Coach Kolton Lapa, Haley Thiele, Kirsten Baete, Kate Smith, Megan Whittaker, Hannah Thiele; (front row, from left): Brooke Newell, Nicole Hansen, Vanessa Bouvet, Noor Ahmed, Jessica Haraden, Head Coach Robin Krapfl.
2018-19 NEBRASKA ROSTER Name Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) Noor Ahmed* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Folsom, Calif. (Vista Del Lago) Kirsten Baete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RFr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Vanessa Bouvet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. . . . . . . . . Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (Jerudong International School) Nicole Hansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bloomingdale, Ill. (Lake Park) Jessica Haraden** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Oaks Christian) Brooke Newell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RFr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anita, Iowa (Atlantic) Kate Smith** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit Lakes, Minn. (Detroit Lakes) Haley Thiele** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) Hannah Thiele* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) Megan Whittaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn South) * Denotes letters earned at Nebraska Head Coach: Robin Krapfl, 32nd Season Associate Head Coach: Kolton Lapa, First Season
2018-19 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE FALL 2018 Date Sept. 17-19 Sept. 24-26 Oct. 5-7 Oct. 21-23 Oct. 29-31
Event (Location) Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic (Ptarmigan Country Club, Fort Collins, Col.) Golfweek Conference Challenge (Red Sky GC, Vail, Colo.) Ron Moore Invitational (Highlands Ranch GC, Denver, Colo.) UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Boulder Creek GC, Boulder City, Nev.) Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Kapolei GC, Kapolei, Hawaii)
Time 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 10 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m.
SPRING 2019 Date Event (Location) Feb. 10-12 Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Mar CC, San Juan, P.R.) Feb. 24-25 Westbrook Spring Invitational (Westbrook Village GC, Peoria, Ariz.) March 15-17 Clover Cup (Longbow GC, Mesa, Ariz.) April 13-14 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational (Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio) April 19-21 Big Ten Championships (TPC River’s Bend Club, Maineville, Ohio) May 6-8 NCAA Regionals (Auburn, Ala.; Cle Elum, Wash.; East Lansing, Mich.; Norman, Okla.) May 17-22 NCAA Championships (The Blessings GC, Fayetteville, Ark.) All dates and times central and subject to change.
Time 7 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. TBA TBA
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JESSICA HARADEN Junior (Two Letters)
Thousand Oaks, California (Oaks Christian)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
Jessica Haraden (pronounced huh-RAY-den) enters her third season at Nebraska hunting for a more permanent spot in the Husker lineup. As a sophomore, Haraden competed in 18 rounds for the Huskers and posted a 78.06 stroke average. “Jess is one of those players that just kind of does her own thing and no single part of her game really stands out. She is just solid at everything,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She has steadily gotten better and will be right in the hunt to help this team accomplish our goals.”
SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
HONORS & AWARDS
One Career Top-25 Finish (UNO Invitational, 2017-18) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017, 2018) CIF Individual Finalist (2014) First-Team All-Ventura County (Star, 2015)
HARADEN’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish............................ T19th (UNO Invitational, 2017) Best Event (Strokes)................ 230 (Lady Puerto Rico, 2018) Low Round.................................73 (Chip-N Club, 3rd, 2016) .............................................73 (Lady Puerto Rico, 1st, 2018) Low First Round..................73 (Lady Puerto Rico, 1st, 2018) Low Second Round............................. 74 (Westbrook, 2017) ............................................................. 74 (Westbrook, 2018) Low Third Round.............................. 73 (Chip-N Club, 2016) Career Rounds Under Par............................................ None
HARADEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2016-17 2017-18 Totals
Rounds 9 18 27
Strokes 710 1,405 2,115
Average 78.89 78.06 78.33
Low 73 73 73
Haraden helped the Huskers with a trio of lineup appearances in her second season at Nebraska, while also competing in three tournaments as an individual. The sophomore from Thousand Oaks, Calif., made consistent progress in her first season with the Huskers and enjoyed a strong summer of 2017. She opened the season by earning her first career lineup spot at the UNO Invitational at ArborLinks in Nebraska City, Sept. 1-2. She produced a career-best tie for 19th with a 232 (77-76-79) for her first career top-25 finish. She played as an individual outside the lineup at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational, Oct. 1-3. Haraden managed a three-round total of 238 (86-75-81) to tie for 35th alongside Husker teammates Emily Gillman and Noor Ahmed at Nebraska’s lone home tournament of the year at Wilderness Ridge. Haraden opened the spring as Nebraska’s top finisher at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, Feb. 11-13. Haraden fired a careerbest three-round total of 230, while tying her career best with a 73 (par-71) in the opening round. She added rounds of 79 and 78 to tie for 26th overall. She added a 233 (79-74-80) to tie for 81st at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, Feb. 25-26. She competed as an individual at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 16-18, tying for 57th at 235 (76-80-79), before making her third lineup appearance of the year at the Mountain View Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., March 23-25. She finished 71st at Mountain View with a 54-hole total of 237 (78-81-78). Haraden’s 78.06 stroke average over 18 rounds ranked fifth among the Huskers on the season.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
One of five newcomers to join the Nebraska women’s golf program in 2016-17, Haraden saw her first action as a collegian at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational, Sept. 25-27. Haraden tied for 51st in the 65-player field at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course with a three-round total of 242 (88-81-73). Haraden added a career-best 233 (82-74-77) as an individual playing outside the Nebraska lineup at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 26-27. She tied for 68th individually. She continued to improve her stroke average with three solid rounds while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup at the Hawkeye El Tigre in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 2-4. Haraden carded a 54-hole total of 235 (79-77-79) in Mexico to tie for 54th individually. Off the course, Haraden earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2017. She was also a member of the 2017 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR
A four-year contributor at Oaks Christian High School, Haraden was a California Interscholastic Federation individual finalist in 2014. Haraden posted a 75.4 scoring average as a senior at Oaks Christian High School in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She earned a spot in the 2014 CIF individual finals, while helping Oaks Christian to a Maramonte League team championship. She was also a first-team All-Ventura County Star selection in 2015.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Marshall and Joanna Haraden, Jessica was born in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 3, 1997. Jessica has an older brother Nick, an older sister, Anna, and a younger brother, Marshall IV. An advertising and public relations major, Jessica claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2017. She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017, 2018). Jessica also participated in a mission trip to Romania prior to attending the University of Nebraska.
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KATE SMITH
Junior (Two Letters) Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (Detroit Lakes) OUTLOOK (2018-19)
The top player for the Huskers in her first two seasons at Nebraska, Kate Smith is focused on earning an NCAA Regional bid while helping the Huskers to new heights as a team. Smith, a junior from Detroit Lakes, Minn., has set Nebraska’s single-season stroke average record each of the past two seasons and continues to show she is capable of producing even better scores. “It is only a matter of time before Kate wins a college tournament. She has the innate talent it takes to compete at the highest level,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “As her game has matured, her low scores and consistency have really improved. She is our rock and someone we will count on to help lead us to the postseason.”
SOPHOMORE (2017-18) HONORS & AWARDS
Nine Career Top-10 Finishes 14 Career Top-25 Finishes School-Record Stroke Average (73.66, 2018) T37th at NCAA Columbus Regional (2017) T19 at Big Ten Championships (2018) 47th at Big Ten Championships (2017) Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Oct. 11, 2017) Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Sep. 6, 2017) Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Oct. 12, 2016) Academic All-Big Ten (2018) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016, 2017; Spring 2017, 2018) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017,2018) Five-Time Minnesota Class 2A Champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Minnesota Ms. Golf Award (2016) Six-Time Minnesota Class 2A All-State (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Minnesota Junior Player of the Year (2012-13) Minnesota Junior Champion (2013) PGA Junior Series Champion (ArborLinks, 2015)
SMITH’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish............................... 2nd (UNO Invitational, 2017) Best Event (Strokes).......................... 202 (Westbrook, 2018) Low Round...................................64 (Westbrook, 2nd, 2018) Low First Round.................................. 67 (Westbrook, 2018) Low Second Round............................. 64 (Westbrook, 2018) Low Third Round.................................70 (Ron Moore, 2016) Career Rounds Under Par................................................. 16
SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2016-17 2017-18 Totals
Rounds 31 29 60
PERSONAL
Strokes 2,291 2,136 4,427
Average 73.90 73.66 73.78
Low 68 64 64
The daughter of Kris and Margery Smith, Kate was born May 6, 1999, in Hartford, Conn. She has an older brother, Karter. Kate is majoring in graphic design and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2018. She is a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was also chosen to the 2017 and 2018 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. “I chose Nebraska because of how they care about their student-athletes, the welcoming atmosphere on campus and the overall tradition surrounding the University.”
Smith produced the best individual scores in school history with a second-round 64 on her way to a three-round total of 202 (67-64-71) at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 25-26. She finished third in a loaded field at Westbrook. She continued to play at a high level at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 16-18, tying for ninth at 219 (73-74-72) to produce her fifth top-10 performance of the season. Smith added a tie for 13th with a 221 (72-76-73) in a talented field at the Mountain View Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., March 23-25. Smith capped the 2017-18 regular season by tying for 19th to lead Nebraska at the Big Ten Championship in Maineville, Ohio, April 20-22. Her three-round total of 218 (75-68-75) dropped her season stroke average to a school-record 73.66. Her performance at the Big Ten Championship was her seventh top-25 finish of the season and 14th of her young career. Smith got her sophomore season off to a strong start with a runner-up finish at Nebraska’s season-opening UNO Invitational at ArborLinks, Sept. 1-2. Smith fired a three-round total of 221 (76-70-75) to post the best tournament finish of her career. After her effort in Nebraska City, Smith was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week for the second time in her career. Smith added her second Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honor of the season and the third of her career after firing a thencareer-best 212 (69-72-71) to tie for seventh at the 19-team Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina, Oct. 9-10. Smith’s opening-round 69 was her best round of the fall season. She added a third top-10 finish by taking ninth at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course, Oct. 1-3. Smith closed with a three-round total of 230 (77-77-76) in challenging scoring conditions over three days in Lincoln to help the Huskers to a runner-up team finish in their lone home tournament of the season. Overall, Smith owns nine career top-10 finishes and 14 top-25 showings in two seasons as a Husker. Smith settled for a tie for 34th (73-80-153) in the stroke play portion of the East & West Match Play Challenge in Madison, Wis., on Sept. 17. She closed the fall as Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown. She managed
a three-round score of 224 (78-71-75) to tie for 49th in a 96-player field in Las Vegas. Through 14 fall rounds, Smith posted a 74.29 stroke average. She opened the spring as Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. She managed a 236 over three rounds to tie for 43rd.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Smith opened her Nebraska career in the top of the lineup and played out of the top two spots in every tournament for the Big Red in 2016-17. She produced seven top-25 finishes in 11 tournaments, including four top-10 showings. She capped her freshman season by tying for 37th in a 96-player field at the NCAA Columbus Regional (May 8-10). Smith carded a three-round total of 230 (78-79-73) at the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, as the first Husker women’s golfer to compete in NCAA Regional play since current LPGA professional Madeleine Sheils in 2012. Smith closed her first season at Nebraska with a thenschool-record 73.90 stroke average over 31 rounds. She carded a 78 or better in 29 of 31 rounds as a freshman, including nine rounds better than par. Smith produced a season-best three-round score with a 214 (68-75-71) to tie for eighth at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 17-19. Her opening-round 68 was a season best. She closed the regular season with a tie for 28th (78-7572-225) at the Hawkeye El Tigre in Mexico, April 2-4, before producing Nebraska’s top finish at the Big Ten Championships at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio, April 21-23. She led the Huskers with a 47th-place finish (74-84-76-234). Smith notched the best tournament finish of her young career when she tied for seventh with a three-round total of 215 (73-72-70) at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 7-9. Her efforts in Colorado earned her the first Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week award of her career on Oct. 12, 2016. Her performance in Highlands Ranch followed a tie for eighth with a 221 (77-70-74) at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational, Sept. 25-27. She also tied for eighth (76-70-146) in the stroke play portion at the East & West Match Play Challenge in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 18-20. She opened her collegiate career by shooting a team-low score of 221 (69-74-78) on her way to a tie for 15th at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic in Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 12-13. Smith closed the fall with a tie for 21st with a three-underpar two-round total of 141 (70-71) at the rain-shortened UNLV Collegiate Showdown, Oct. 23-25. She opened the spring campaign with a three-round total of 223 (71-75-77) to tie for 14th in a 75-player field at the Central District Invitational in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Feb. 20-21. Smith added a tie for 31st with a 221 (75-73-73) at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 26-27. Smith’s 73.90 stroke average smashed Haley Thiele’s Nebraska freshman-record 75.63 stroke average set in 201516 by a whopping 1.73 strokes per round. Smith’s average surpassed Nebraska’s previous season record of 74.00 set by Natalie Gleadall in 2009-10.
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR
A five-time Minnesota Class 2A state champion (2012-16) and a six-time Class 2A all-state selection (2011-16), Smith was the Minnesota Ms. Golf Award winner in 2016. She posted a 70.37 stroke average as a junior in 2015, and set three couse records as a senior, including a 64 on The Vintage Course. In addition to her high school success, Smith was the 2012-13 Minnesota PGA Junior Player of the Year and the 2013 Minnesota Girls State Junior Champion. In the summer of 2015, she won the PGA Junior Series title at ArborLinks with a three-day career-best score of 209 (74-68-67. Smith was also a member of Team Minnesota at the 2015 USGA women’s state championship. Smith continues Nebraska women’s golf’s success in recruiting the state of Minnesota, following former Huskers Cassie Deeg (Hugo, 2013-16), Steffi Neisen (New Prague, 2011-14), Chrissie McArdle (Eden Prairie, 2004-07) and Jackie Beste (Sauk Centre, 2003-06). All were high-level performers for the Huskers on and off the course over the last 15 years.
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2018-19 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF
HALEY THIELE Junior (Two Letters)
Wahoo, Nebraska (Bishop Neumann)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
Haley Thiele (pronounced TEEL) is hoping for a strong and healthy fourth season with the Huskers in 2018-19. The junior from Wahoo, Neb., produced one of the best freshman seasons in school history in 2015-16, before suffering a wrist injury that forced her to redshirt in 2016-17. Thiele returned from the injury in 2017-18, but it continued to affect her play. During the offseason, Thiele has made adjustments to her swing and is hoping to see better results in 2018-19. “I am so proud of Haley. She made a very hard decision to try another swing coach, and then put the work in it takes to make changes,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “If there was a picture for hard work it would be Haley. She deserves every success she has because she has put in the time to be great.”
SOPHOMORE (2017-18) HONORS & AWARDS
Four Career Top-25 Finishes Tied for 39th at Big Ten Championships (2016) 79th at Big Ten Championships (2018) WGCA Scholastic All-American (2016, 2018) Academic All Big-Ten (2018) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015, 2016, 2017; Spring 2016, 2018) Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award (2018) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017, 2018) Trusted Choice Big “I” National Champion (2015) Tied for Third at Optimist International Junior Championship (2015) Fourth at Trusted Choice Big “I” (2014) Tied for Fifth at North & South Junior Amateur (2015) 12th at Trusted Choice Big “I” (2013) Nebraska Women’s Amateur Champion (2017) Nebraska Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Champion (2017) Two-Time Nebraska Girls Amateur of the Year (2013, 2014) Two-Time Nebraska Girls Match Play Champion (2013, 2014) Nebraska Girls Match Play Runner-Up (2015) Nebraska Girls Stroke Play Champion (2013) Nebraska Girls Stroke Play Runner-Up (2014, 2015) Three Top 15 Finishes at Nebraska Class C Boys State Tournament (2013, 2014, 2015) Nebraska Four-State Team Member (2012, 2013, 2014) Second-Team All-Nebraska (Basketball, Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015) Third-Team Super-State (Basketball, Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015) First-Team Class C-1 All-State (Basketball, 2014, 2015)
THIELE’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish.............................. T6th (UNO Invitational, 2017) Best Event (Strokes)...................................209 (UNLV, 2015) Low Round............................................. 67 (UNLV, 1st, 2015) Low First Round...........................................67 (UNLV, 2015) Low Second Round................................68 (Pinehurst, 2015) ............................................................. 68 (Westbrook, 2018) Low Third Round................................. 73 (Westbrook, 2016) ......................................................................73 (UNLV, 2015) ................................................................73 (Pinehurst, 2015) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 5
THIELE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Totals
Rounds 32 Redshirt 26 58
Strokes 2,420
Average 75.63
Low 67
2,050 4,470
78.85 77.07
68 67
Thiele returned to the Nebraska lineup after redshirting with a wrist injury in 2016-17. She got off to a strong start with a careerbest tie for sixth with a three-round score of 227 (72-77-78) at the UNO Invitational at ArborLinks in Nebraska City, Sept. 1-2. It marked Thiele’s fourth career top-25 finish, including her first career top-10 showing. She settled for a tie for 44th in a loaded field over two rounds of stroke play (79-78-157) at the East & West Match Play Challenge in Madison, Wis., on Sept. 17. She managed a tie for 30th (78-8280-240) in challenging scoring conditions at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in Lincoln, Oct. 1-3. She added a tie for 60th in a 19-team field at the Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina, Oct. 9-10. Thiele shot a season-best 225 (73-74-78) at Pinehurst, before shooting a 231 (75-75-81) to tie for 72nd while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup at the 96-player UNLV Collegiate Showdown, Oct. 22-24. Thiele closed her fall campaign with a 77.14 stroke average over 14 rounds. She struggled to a three-round total of 259 to finish 66th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 11-13) to open the spring season, but bounced back with her best tournament of the year with a three-round total of 218 (74-68-76) at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 25-26. Thiele’s effort in Arizona included a season-best 68 in the second round. Thiele managed a three-round total of 249 (86-80-83) to finish 81st at the 16-team Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 16-18. She did not compete in Nebraska’s regular-season finale at the Mountain View Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., March 23-25, before finishing 79th with a 244 (80-82-82) at the Big Ten Championships in Maineville, Ohio, April 20-22. She closed the season with a 78.85 stroke average.
REDSHIRT (2016-17)
Thiele redshirted in 2016-17 due to a wrist injury. Off the course, she earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2016 and was a member of the 2017 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
FRESHMAN (2015-16) Thiele broke Nebraska’s freshman record with a 75.63 stroke average while playing all 32 rounds for the Huskers. The previous NU freshman mark was set by Kate White (76.94) in 2006-07. Thiele also produced Nebraska’s No. 2 finish at the 2016 Big Ten Championships, closing her season with a 222 (75-73-74) at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis, April 22-24. Her tie for 39th marked the second-best finish by a Husker freshman at a Big Ten Tournament, trailing only Cassie Deeg’s 32nd in 2013. Thiele tied the Nebraska freshman record with a five-underpar 67 in the opening round of the UNLV Collegiate Showdown, Oct. 25. She went on to smash Nebraska’s freshman tournament record, while matching first-team All-American Sarah Sasse’s then-school-record tournament score of 209 (67-69-73). Thiele finished in a tie for 18th at the tournament, which was loaded with All-Americans and featured 18 of the nation’s top 85 teams. Thiele fired a 214 at the Pinehurst Challenge, Oct. 12-13, which included a four-under-par 68 in the second round. Thiele’s 214 at Pinehurst was the third-best score by a freshman in school history, trailing only her 209 in Las Vegas and a 213 by Kate White at the 2006 Bronco Invitational. Thiele tied for 11th in a 104-player field at Pinehurst. Her performance in North Carolina followed a tie for 17th with a 226 (77-72-77) at Nebraska’s
Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln, Oct. 5-6. Thiele competed as an individual outside the Husker lineup. Thiele, who finished with four rounds better than par in 2015-16, fired a one-under-par 71 in the second round of the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational to open her career. She was NU’s No. 2 finisher, tying for 39th (88-71-76-235) to lead the players inside the Husker lineup at Colbert Hills, Sept. 7-8. She contributed a tie for 60th (78-76-81-235) as Nebraska’s No. 4 finisher at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge at the Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colo., Sept. 21-23. She opened the spring by finishing 49th (83-75-158) at the Peg Barnard Invitational in Stanford, Calif., Feb. 13-14. Thiele matched Cassie Deeg as NU’s No. 2 finisher at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 21-22. Thiele totaled 223 (76-74-73) to tie for 53rd in a talented tournament field. Thiele added a tie for 49th with a 232 (75-82-75) at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 11-13, before leading the Huskers with a tie for 31st in a strong 97-player field at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational, March 22-23. Thiele’s three-round total of 226 (72-78-76) led the Huskers at the 16-team event. She settled for a tie for 85th (78-79-84-241) in a loaded 18-team field at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif., April 3-5.
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR
In the summer of 2015, Thiele captured the Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship a week after tying for third at the Optimist International Junior Championship. She also tied for fifth at the North & South Junior Amateur. In 2014, Thiele took fourth at the Trusted Choice Big “I” after finishing 12th at the event in 2013. A two-time Nebraska Girls Amateur of the Year (2013, 2014), Thiele claimed back-to-back state Girls Match Play crowns, while adding the 2013 Nebraska Girls Stroke Play title. She also won the 2013 Nebraska Junior PGA Championship. A three-time Nebraska Four-State Team member, Thiele was a three-time Nebraska Class C Boys High School State Golf Tournament top-15 finisher. Bishop Neumann did not sponsor girls golf, but Thiele helped her school to a Class C state runner-up finish in 2015 by finishing fourth individually (74-73-147) at Holmes Golf Course in Lincoln, just two strokes back of the boys champion. Thiele tied for 11th (80-73-153) at the 2014 Nebraska Class C tournament and tied for 13th (80-81-161) at the Class C boys meet as a sophomore. She finished 35th (86-82-168) as a freshman. In the summer of 2014, Thiele qualified for the U.S. Girls Junior Amateur Championship by winning a sectional qualifying tournament at the Elks Country Club in Columbus with a oneunder-par 71. She competed at the U.S. Junior Championships in Flagstaff, Ariz. Thiele also qualified to compete at the 2015 Junior PGA Championships. She tied for 59th at the 2014 PGA Junior Championship at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C. Thiele defended her state junior match play title in 2014 with a win over her sister. Hannah Thiele settled for second with a loss to her sister in the 2015 final. Thiele also finished second to her sister in the 2014 and 2015 state stroke play events. Thiele was a three-sport high school standout at Bishop Neumann, competing in golf, basketball and volleyball. She drew recruiting interest in all three sports. She was the top female golfer in the state her final three years of high school. In basketball, Thiele was a second-team All-Nebraska pick by the Omaha World-Herald and a third-team Super-State choice by the Lincoln Journal Star in 2014 and 2015. The two-time first-team Class C-1 all-stater averaged 20.6 points per game as a 5-8 senior shooting guard for the Cavaliers. She averaged 20.5 points per game as a junior in 2014. She also played summer basketball for the Husker Elite and coaches Doug Goltz and Kevin Thiele. As a volleyball player, Thiele was a starting outside hitter. As a junior in 2013, she produced 142 kills and 335 digs, before adding 145 kills and 317 digs as a senior in 2014.
PERSONAL
Haley is the daughter of Kevin and Lisa Thiele and has four younger sisters, Hannah, Lindsey, Lauren and Brooke. A nutrition, health science and dietetics major, Haley is a twotime WGCA Scholastic All-America (2016, 2018). She earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2018 and is a five-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and a three-time selection to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
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NOOR AHMED Sophomore (One Letter)
Folsom, Calif. (Vista del Lago)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
After producing an impressive freshman campaign, Noor Ahmed hopes to continue shaving strokes off her scores while providing solid and consistent play in the heart of the Husker lineup. A sophomore from Folsom, Calif., Ahmed competed in all 29 rounds for the Huskers in 2017-18 and was Nebraska’s No. 2 individual finisher at the Big Ten Championships. “Noor was a pleasant surprise last season. You never know how freshmen will handle that first collegiate season, but she was awesome,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She possesses a maturity in her personality and game that really helps those around her. She definitely has the ability to step up her game to another level and have a solid season.”
FRESHMAN (2017-18) HONORS & AWARDS
Two Career Top-25 Finishes (2, 2017-18) Tied for 40th at Big Ten Championships (2018) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018) Four-Time All-Capital Athletic League (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) California State High School Championship Qualifier (2016) Junior Golf Association of Northern California Match Play Champion (2013)
AHMED’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish............................ T17th (UNO Invitational, 2017) Best Event (Strokes).............................216 (Pinehurst, 2017) Low Round....................................70 (Westbrook, 3rd, 2018) Low First Round.....................................72 (Pinehurst, 2017) .........................................72 (Big Ten Championships, 2018) Low Second Round................................72 (Pinehurst, 2017) Low Third Round................................. 70 (Westbrook, 2018) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 1
AHMED’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2017-18 Totals
Rounds 29 29
PERSONAL
Strokes 2,217 2,217
Average 76.45 76.45
Low 70 70
The daughter of Tamer and Hoda Ahmed, Noor was born April 14, 1999, in Austin, Texas. She has one younger brother, Yusuf. Noor is a history major at Nebraska. She earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2017. She was also a member of the 2018 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose Nebraska over Sacramento State, San Jose State, Dominican and UNC Greensboro because of the overall support provided to Husker student-athletes. “I chose Nebraska because of high academic standards, the support student-athletes receive to succeed in both athletics and academics, and the commitment, care and belief Coach Krapfl showed in me.”
Ahmed made immediate contributions to the Nebraska lineup in 2017-18. The true freshman from Folsom was one of the top golfers in Northern California while competing for Vista del Lago High School, and she closed her first collegiate campaign with Nebraska’s No. 4 individual stroke average (76.45) on the season. Ahmed was also Nebraska’s No. 2 individual finisher at the 2018 Big Ten Championships, tying for 40th at 225 (72-77-76) at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio, April 20-22. Her solid high school and amateur experience in California, along with her intelligence and work ethic allowed her to elevate her game quickly at the collegiate level. Although she did not earn a lineup spot for the Huskers at the season-opening UNO Invitational at ArborLinks in Nebraska City, Sept. 1-2, Ahmed posted Nebraska’s No. 5 finish by tying for 17th with a 231 (76-79-76) while playing as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup. She earned the first lineup appearance of her career at the East & West Match Play Challenge in Madison, Wis., Sept. 17-19. In 36 holes of stroke play competition on Sept. 17, Ahmed tied for 36th (76-78-154) in a loaded field, as her scores in both rounds counted toward Nebraska’s team total. Ahmed played as an individual outside the lineup at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational, Oct. 1-3. She managed a tie for 35th
(82-79-82-242) in challenging scoring conditions over three days at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in Lincoln. She competed in her fourth tournament, again as an individual outside the NU lineup, at the Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina, Oct. 9-10. Ahmed produced a breakthrough effort in North Carolina, firing three consecutive rounds of even-par-72 to finish with a career-best 216 and tie for 22nd in a 19-team field. Ahmed’s performance at Pinehurst helped her secure the second lineup spot of her young career in Nebraska’s fall finale at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown, Oct. 22-24. She played solid golf again in Las Vegas, closing with a three-round score of 227 (76-73-78) to tie for 63rd in a 96-player field. All three of Ahmed’s rounds counted toward Nebraska’s team score at UNLV. She opened the spring as Nebraska’s No. 3 finisher at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 11-13). Ahmed managed a three-round total of 240 to tie for 55th. She performed well with a 222 (79-73-70), including a career-best final-round 70 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, Feb. 25-26. She finished in a tie for 59th in an 86-golfer field in Arizona. Ahmed tied for 48th with a 231 (75-75-81) at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 16-18, before tying for 45th with a 229 (73-79-77) at the Mountain View Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., March 23-25.
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR
Ahmed came to Nebraska as one of the top players in Northern California. A four-time all-conference golfer for the four-time Capital Athletic League champions at Vista del Lago High School, Ahmed carried a career stroke average of 73.8 as a high school golfer for the two-time San Joaquin Section champions. Ahmed, who qualified for the 2016 California State High School Championships, was the Junior Golf Association of Northern California Match Play Champion in 2013. She also produced multiple top-10 finishes in the Northern California Golf Association in 2015 and 2016. Ahmed also starred in the classroom, posting a 3.96 gradepoint average. She completed eight Advanced Placement classes by the end of her senior year.
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HANNAH THIELE Sophomore (One Letter)
Wahoo, Nebraska (Bishop Neumann)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
A regular contributor to Nebraska’s lineup as a true freshman, Hannah Thiele (pronounced TEEL) battled back pain throughout the 2017-18 season to compete in 22 rounds. The sophomore from Wahoo, Neb., suffered a setback during the summer and her status is uncertain entering the season. “Hannah is kind of a wildcard,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “So much depends on how her back holds up, and whether she can regain the confidence and distance she had before the injury. She was making great progress in both areas before a setback this summer. We are not going to rush things, but we also know what she is capable of doing when she is on top of her game.”
FRESHMAN (2017-18) HONORS & AWARDS
83rd at Big Ten Championships (2018) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017; Spring 2018) Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2018) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018) WGCA Scholastic All-American (2018) Nebraska Golf Association Girls Amateur of the Year (2015, 2016) Nebraska Women’s Amateur Champion (2016) Nebraska Women’s Stroke Play Champion (2016) Nebraska Women’s Match Play Champion (2016) Fourth at Optimist International Junior Championship (2016) Nebraska Girls Amateur Champion (2014, 2015) Nebraska Four-State Team Member (2014) Three Top 20 Finishes at Nebraska Class C Boys State Tournament (T18th, 2014; T11th, 2015; 12th, 2016) Class C1 All-State Basketball (HM, 2016)
THIELE’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish............................... T37th (Mountain View, 2018) Best Event (Strokes)....................228 (Mountain View, 2018) Low Round..................................... 73 (Pinehurst, 2nd, 2017) Low First Round.....................................73 (Pinehurst, 2017) Low Second Round................................73 (Pinehurst, 2017) Low Third Round...........................78 (Mountain View, 2018) Career Rounds Under Par............................................ None
THIELE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2017-18 Totals
Rounds 22 22
PERSONAL
Strokes 1,766 1,766
Average 80.27 80.27
Low 73 73
The daughter of Kevin and Lisa Thiele, Hannah has four sisters Haley, Lindsey, Lauren and Brooke. She has not declared a major, but did earn WGCA Scholastic All-America honors in 2018. She also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2017-18. She was a member of the 2018 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and earned Nebraska’s 2018 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
One of the top young amateur golfers in Nebraska history, Thiele battled through a back injury throughout her freshman season at Nebraska in 2017-18. A two-time state girls player of the year and the youngest Nebraska Golf Association Women’s Amateur Champion in state history, Thiele competed in 22 rounds throughout the season and represented the Huskers at the Big Ten Championships. Thiele battled a back injury over the summer of 2017 and did not compete in any amateur tournaments. Her injury slowly improved throughout the summer and she competed in the first collegiate tournament of her career at the East & West Match Play Challenge in Madison, Wis., Sept. 17-19. Playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup in two rounds of stroke play in Wisconsin, Thiele produced a 36-hole score of 160 (76-84). She earned her first career lineup spot at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational, Oct. 1-3. Thiele settled for a three-round score of 243 (78-79-86) in challenging scoring conditions at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course over the tournament’s three days. Her second-round score contributed to Nebraska’s team total on the tournament’s second day, while her first-round score matched her sister’s for NU’s No. 4 score of the round. Thiele added another lineup appearance at the Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina, Oct. 9-10, where she tied for 72nd in a 19-team field. She managed a career-best 229 (7873-78) including a career-best 73 in the second round. Her performance at Pinehurst helped her earn a third lineup spot at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 22-24) to close the fall season. At UNLV she opened with a solid 75, but struggled to an 82 in the second round and withdrew from the final round of
competition. She closed the fall with a 78.90 stroke average over 10 rounds, with eight of those coming in the Husker lineup. She opened the spring with a 251 over three rounds to finish 64th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 11-13). Thiele managed a 244 (83-75-86) to finish 72nd while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 16-18. Thiele played as an individual outside the Husker lineup in the final regular-season tournament of the season at the Mountain View Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., March 23-25. She put together her best performance of the season by tying for 37th with a career-best 228 (74-76-78). She made her fifth and final lineup appearance of the season for Nebraska at the 2018 Big Ten Championships at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio, April 20-22. She finished 83rd with a 254 (83-88-83) over three rounds to finish the season with an 80.27 stroke average on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR
One of the best players the state of Nebraska has ever produced, Thiele swept the 2016 Nebraska women’s stroke play and match play titles. The 2015 and 2016 Nebraska Golf Association Girls Amateur of the Year, Thiele became the youngest player (18) in the history of the Nebraska Women’s Stroke Play and Match Play tournaments to sweep the titles in 2016. She defeated 19-time stroke (11) and match-play (8) state champion Susan Marchese for the 2016 match-play crown in Oakland. Thiele won the Nebraska Women’s Amateur Championship with a nine-over-par 225 over three rounds at Norfolk’s Eldorado Hills Golf Course in June of 2016. She won the state stroke play crown by nine strokes in Norfolk. In addition to her women’s state titles in 2016, Thiele finished fourth at the Optimist International Junior Championship in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. She fired a four-over-par 292 over four rounds. She also won the Nebraska Junior PGA Championship. Thiele captured back-to-back Nebraska Girls Amateur championships in 2014 and 2015 and was the girls state runner-up in 2016. Hannah defeated her older sister, Haley, a three-time Nebraska Golf Association Girls Amateur of the Year (2013, 2014, 2015), for the 2015 title by carding a two-over-par 146 over two rounds at Four Winds Golf Course in Kimball. Hannah also defeated Haley for the Nebraska Junior PGA Championship on the Huskers’ home course at Wilderness Ridge in Lincoln in July of 2014. Hannah finished with a twounder-par total of 140 at the 2014 Nebraska Junior PGA, defeating Haley by five strokes. Hannah was also a member of Nebraska’s Four State Team alongside Haley in 2014. Hannah and Haley teamed to help the Bishop Neumann boys’ golf team to a runner-up finish at the Nebraska Class C state team championship when Hannah tied for 11th individually as a sophomore in the spring of 2015. During Hannah’s freshman season in 2014, the sisters helped Bishop Neumann to a third-place finish at the boys’ state tournament. Hannah tied for 18th individually. As a junior in 2016, Hannah finished 12th individually at the boys’ state high school tournament. She did not compete in high school boys golf during the spring of 2017 after sustaining a back injury during her senior basketball season at Wahoo Bishop Neumann High School. An outstanding all-around athlete, Hannah was one of the top shooters in the state of Nebraska for her high school basketball team. As a junior in 2016, she knocked down 63 three-pointers and led Bishop Neumann in scoring with nearly 12 points per game on her way to honorable-mention Class C-1 all-state accolades. She also helped Bishop Neumann to a state tournament berth. Her back injury greatly limited her contributions as a senior on the basketball court. An outside hitter on the volleyball team, she also led Bishop Neumann to the 2015 Nebraska state tournament by registering 236 kills as a junior in 2015 before leading them to a third-place finish at the 2016 state tournament. Thiele had a double-double in the third-place game to help Neumann finish with a 29-4 record.
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KIRSTEN BAETE Redshirt Freshman
Beatrice, Nebraska (Beatrice)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
The 2016 Nebraska Class B High School champion as a senior, Kirsten Baete (pronounced BAY-tee) plans to hit the course for the first time as a Husker in 2018-19. The Beatrice, Neb., native redshirted as a freshman in 2017-18, and made solid improvements to her game. Now, Coach Robin Krapfl believes Baete is prepared to make an impact for the Huskers. “Kirsten is coming off a redshirt season where she made big strides in her game,” Krapfl said. “It will be exciting to see what she can accomplish. She has the length to really put herself in great scoring situations. The next step is staying committed and confident under par. She can really help us this year when she starts seeing herself as the great talent we think she is.”
REDSHIRT (2017-18) HONORS & AWARDS
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017; Spring 2018) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018) Nebraska Class B High School Champion (2016) Two-Time Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2015, 2016) Two-Tiime Class B All-State (2015, 2016) Four-Time All-River Cities Conference (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
A walk-on to the Nebraska program after a strong high school career in Beatrice, Baete redshirted in 2017-18. She earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2017-18. She was also a member of the 2018 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR
Baete joined the Huskers as the 2016 Nebraska Class B State Champion, winning the title by five strokes while attending Beatrice High School. Baete finished in the top 10 in the state every year at Beatrice, and broke six school records. She set the best nine-hole average at 38.5 and the best 18-
hole average at 74.8. Baete also posted the best 18-hole score by a Beatrice golfer at the conference championships with a score of 70, the best 18-hole score (72) by a Beatrice golfer at district championships, and the best 18-hole score (75) by a Beatrice golfer at the state championships. Additionally, Baete won the most medals by a girls golfer at Beatrice with 40. Baete was named to the All-State team for two years, and was twice named to the Super-State team. All four years she was named All-River Cities Conference. She also starred in the classroom, being named to the honor roll every semester for four years, and graduating sixth in her class. She was also a member of the National Honor Society. Baete also earned three basketball letters at Beatrice High School.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Chris and Bonnie Baete, Kirsten was born May 5, 1999 and has one younger sister, Jayden. Kirsten is an elementary education/special education K-6 major at Nebraska. She earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2017-18. She was also a member of the 2018 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose Nebraska over UNK, Creighton, Northwest Missouri State and Kansas State. The Baete’s own a roller-skating rink in Beatrice, and Kirsten grew up playing roller derby.
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BROOKE NEWELL Redshirt Freshman
Atlantic, Iowa (Atlantic)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
Brooke Newell enters her second season in the Husker program after taking a redshirt season in 2017-18. The 2016 Iowa Class 3A Co-Golfer of the Year carries an outstanding short game and is working to add length. “Brooke’s decision to redshirt in her first season was a good one and she spent the summer practicing and competing,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She has a wonderful short game with an excellent touch around the greens that is among the best on our team. Her long game continues to improve, and she could be right in the mix for a spot in the starting lineup.”
REDSHIRT (2017-18)
HONORS & AWARDS
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2018) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018) Iowa Class 3A Co-Golfer of the Year (2016) Iowa Class 3A Individual Runner-Up (2016, 2017) Iowa Class 3A Third-Place Individual Finish (2015) First-Team Iowa Class 3A All-State (2015, 2016, 2017) Iowa Class 3A All-Tournament Team (2015, 2016, 2017) Three-Time All-Hawkeye Ten Conference Individual Champion (2015, 2016, 2017) Four-Time First-Team Class 3A All-District (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) Four-Time First-Team All-Hawkeye Ten Conference (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Newell redshirted in her first season at Nebraska in 201718. While working to improve her game on the course, she earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2018. She was also a member of the 2018 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR
Newell powered Atlantic High School to back-to-back Iowa Class 3A state championships as a junior in 2016 and a senior in 2017. Individually, Newell was the Class 3A Co-Golfer of the Year in 2016 after finishing as the state runner-up. She added another individual state runner-up finish as a senior. She added a third-place individual finish as a sophomore in 2015, and was a member of Atlantic’s Class 3A state championship team as a freshman in 2014. A three-sport athlete, Newell was a three-time Hawkeye Ten Conference champion. As a junior in 2016, she won the league title after shooting a 69 at Fox Run Golf Course in Council Bluffs.
The three-time first-team all-state golfer was also a member of the Class 3A All-Tournament team her final three seasons, Newell was a second-team all-state selection as a freshman in 2014. She was also a fourtime first-team all-district and first-team All-Hawkeye Ten Conference choice for Coach Kathy Hobson at Atlantic. As a softball player, Newell captured All-Western Iowa and All-Hawkeye Ten Conference honors as a catcher/utility player in both 2015 and 2016 for the Trojans. In 2016, she helped the Atlantic softball team to its first state tournament appearance in the 42-year history of the program. She led Atlantic in hits and RBIs in 2016, after hitting .379 with 17 doubles and 41 RBIs in the summer of 2015. She hit .400 with 13 doubles and 32 RBIs when she also stole 10 bases in 2014. Newell also competed for Atlantic’s basketball team.
PERSONAL
Brooke is the daughter of Danny and Tori Newell. She has two brothers and a sister. Brooke, who is an advertising and public relations major, earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2018. She was also a member of the 2018 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for her commitment to community outreach at Nebraska. Newell, who also considered Missouri State and Southern Illinois, said she chose Nebraska because she felt at home on campus. “I really like the coaches, the athletic facilities and the tradition,” Newell said. “I fell in love with the campus when I went to visit. It felt like home.”
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VANESSA BOUVET Freshman
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (Jerudong International School)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
Vanessa Bouvet (pronounced BOO-vay) adds a truly international flavor to the Nebraska women’s golf team. Bouvet has lived and played golf all around the world and comes to Nebraska from Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Bouvet, who has shown great length off the tee, has claimed top-five finishes in major amateur tournaments from Belgium to Malaysia to Singapore in the past two years and is hoping to find more success and a new home at Nebraska. “Vanessa is a power player with the length to be comfortable on any golf course,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “We also expect her to be an outstanding student and teammate who will have a chance to come in and compete for a spot in our lineup as a freshman. Her experience in growing up and playing golf around the world will be an added benefit to our entire team.”
BEFORE NEBRASKA HONORS & AWARDS
Third Place, Singapore Island Invitational (2016) Fifth Place, Belgium International Amateur (2016) Fifth Place, Malaysian Amateur Open (2017) Second Place, Royal Selangor Golf Club Ladies Amateur ( 2017)
Bouvet graduated from Jerudong International School in Brunei in 2018. In the summer of 2017, Bouvet was the runner-up at the 43rd Royal Selangor Golf Club Ladies Amateur Open with a three-round score of 218. She added a runner-up finish at the 29th KGM Open in Sarawak, Malaysia. In 2016, Bouvet finished third at the Singapore Island Invitational, while also taking fifth at the Belgium International
Open. She added a fifth-place finish at the Malaysia Amateur Open in 2017. She has lived and competed internationally in Syria, Venezuela, New Zealand and in the United States, making her home as a youngster in Houston, Texas. She has also competed in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Belgium, and in the World Amateur Golf Rankings her home country is listed as France.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Eric and Patricia Bouvet, Vanessa Boumba Marie-Alice Bouvet was born Jan. 6, 1999, in Damas, Syria. She has one younger sister, Laetitia. Vanessa, who has lived in several countries around the world, also enjoys snowboarding and surfing. During the summer, she enjoys traveling to golf tournaments and visiting family and friends in France and Africa. She is a marketing major at Nebraska. She chose Nebraska over Kentucky and Missouri State. “I chose Nebraska because of the great coaching staff, the facilities and the atmosphere,” Bouvet said. “I felt that Coach Krapfl was very supportive and gave me the confidence that I would be a good fit for the team. I visited the student-athlete center and the Wilderness Ridge Golf Course and it felt like home.”
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NICOLE HANSEN Freshman
Bloomingdale, Illinois (Lake Park)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
A strong all-around athlete and academic performer, Nicole Hansen will look to add depth to the Huskers while making the adjustment to college golf as a freshman in 2018-19. A three-time Illinois Division 2A High School Championship qualifier at Lake Park High School, Hansen began to focus her attention to golf late in her high school career after also competing in pole vault and hurdles as a freshman and sophomore. Hansen, who carried a 5.0 GPA in high school, earned a Ruth Leverton academic scholarship to attend Nebraska. Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said Hansen will bring outstanding potential to the Husker program. “We are excited about Nicole’s potential. She is a great athlete with the strength to generate a lot of clubhead speed,” Krapfl said. “She has been working with some outstanding golf professionals to prepare herself for college golf. It will be fun to see how quickly she can develop now that her athletic focus is just on golf.”
HONORS & AWARDS
Three-Time Illinois Division 2A State Championship Qualifier (2014, 2016, 2017) Four-Time Lake Park High School Team MVP
BEFORE NEBRASKA
Hansen produced a solid career at Lake Park High School in Illinois. She was a three-time individual state qualifier for the Lancers, while also capturing a regional and sectional title. She tied for 23rd with a two-round total of 153 (76-77) at the Division 2A state championships as a senior in the fall of 2017. She was
also a state qualifier as a freshman (2014) and junior (2016). A four-year letterwinner for Coach Jeff Henrickson, Hansen was an All-DuPage Valley Conference performer and a four-time team MVP. She was also a regular competitor in Illinois Junior Golf Association events A talented all-around athlete, Hansen was also a two-time varsity letterwinner in track and field as a freshman and sophomore, competing in the pole vault and the hurdles. She was also a twotime letterwinner as a cheerleader. She was an outstanding performer in the classroom as a four-time academic all-conference selection who spent all eight semesters on Lake Park’s highest honor roll.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Jane Hansen and David Hansen, Nicole was born March 21, 2000, in Elk Grove, Ill. She has an older sister, Rachael, and an older brother, Blake. Nicole, who is majoring in accounting and finance, said she chose Nebraska over Bradley and Central Michigan because of the program’s overall atmosphere. “The coaches and the team were very welcoming and the campus was beautiful and big,” Hansen said. “I also liked the Midwestern values, all of the opportunities and the amazing practice facilities.”
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MEGAN WHITTAKER Freshman
Elkhorn, Nebraska (Elkhorn South)
OUTLOOK (2018-19)
HONORS & AWARDS
Two-Time Nebraska Class A State Champion (2016, 2017) Three-Time Nebraska Super-State (2014, 2016, 2017) Four-Time Nebraska Class A State Team Champions . (Elkhorn South, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) FCWT Tour Championship Champion (2017) Nebraska Girls State Match Play Champion (2016) Nebraska Girls Stroke Play Runner-Up (2017) Nebraska Girls Junior PGA Section Champion (2017) National Drive, Chip and Putt Finalist (2016) Three-Time NJGT Tour Championship Champion (2014, 2015, 2016)
Megan Whittaker joins the Huskers as a freshman in 2018-19 as one of the most accomplished Nebraska high school golfers in recent memory. A two-time Class A state individual champion at Elkhorn South, Whittaker won 35 individual championships during her high school career. She also helped Elkhorn South to four consecutive Class A state team titles. In addition to her impressive high school credentials, Whittaker kept winning in state and national competitions. She was the 2016 Nebraska Girls State Match Play champion and claimed the individual title at the 2016 NJGT Tour Championship. She was also a national finalist in the 2016 National Drive, Chip and Putt competition. Whittaker’s ties to Nebraska women’s golf are very strong, as her mother Kim (Lefler) lettered as a golfer for current Husker Coach Robin Krapfl from 1991 to 1994, helping the Huskers advance to the 1994 NCAA West Regional as a senior. “Megan has the ability to shoot low numbers and she knows how to win,” Krapfl said. “She is a quality teammate and a strong student. She is also a very cerebral player, a great ball striker and has a solid overall game.”
BEFORE NEBRASKA
Whittaker captured back-to-back Nebraska Class A individual state titles in 2016 and 2017. She led Elkhorn South High School and Coach Mimi Ramsbottom to four consecutive Class A state team championships from 2014 through 2017. She was an Academic All-State selection in golf in 2016. Whittaker won the 2017 FCWT Tour Championship, and recorded victories in three consecutive NJGT Tour Championships
(2014, 2015, 2016). She also claimed the 2016 Nebraska Girls State Match Play crown. She was the 2017 Nebraska Girls Stroke Play runner-up and was a finalist for the 2016 National Drive, Chip and Putt competition. Whittaker was a three-time Super-State selection on the golf course, and she was also a two-time letterwinner on the track. She helped Elkhorn South to an eighth-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay in 2017. She also competed in the 1,600-meter run and was named an Academic All-State performer in 2017.
PERSONAL
Megan is the daughter of Albert and Kim (Lefler) Whittaker. Megan was born Sept. 22, 2000 in Omaha. She has a younger brother, Andrew. Megan, who is majoring in finance, chose Nebraska over Omaha, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Northern Arizona and Wyoming. “I loved the idea of competing in the Big Ten for a big school,” Whittaker said. “The program has great coaches, players, facilities and academics. I’m really excited to attend school at Nebraska and be a part of this team next year.”
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BIG TEN CONFERENCE Known as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten is home to a lineage of legendary names and an ongoing tradition of developing strong leaders. Even in its infancy, the conference established itself as the preeminent collection of institutions in the nation, where the pursuit of academic excellence prevailed as the definitive goal. The history of the Big Ten traces back 122 years to the Palmer House hotel in Chicago, where on Jan. 11, 1895, then-Purdue president James H. Smart and leaders from the universities of Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern and Wisconsin set out to organize and develop principles for the regulation of intercollegiate athletics. At that meeting, a blueprint for the administration of college athletics James E. Delany under the direction of appointed faculty representatives was outlined. The Commissioner presidents’ first known action “restricted eligibility for athletics to bonafide, full-time students who were not delinquent in their studies.” That important legislation, along with other legislation that would follow in the coming years, served as the primary building block for intercollegiate athletics. On Feb. 8, 1896, one faculty member from each of those seven universities met at the same Palmer House and officially established the mechanics of the conference, which was officially incorporated as the “Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association” in 1905. Indiana and Iowa became the eighth and ninth members in 1899. In 1908, Michigan briefly withdrew its membership, and in 1912 Ohio State joined the conference, bringing its membership total back to nine. Upon Michigan’s return in 1917, the conference was first referred to as the “Big Ten” by media members, and that name was eventually incorporated in 1987. As the 1900s opened, faculty representatives established rules for intercollegiate athletics that were novel for the time. As early as 1904, the faculty approved legislation that required eligible athletes to meet entrance requirements and to have completed a full year’s work, along with having one year of residence. In 1901, the first Big Ten Championship event was staged when the outdoor track and field championships were held at the University of Chicago. The debut event marked what is now a staple of conference competition. Today, the Big Ten sponsors 28 official sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse the last three years. Big Ten schools compete in a total of 42 sports, furthering the conference’s commitment to broad-based programming and providing more participation opportunities than any conference in the country. One of the conference’s proudest traditions began in 1902 when Michigan took on Stanford in the Rose Bowl, the nation’s first bowl game. Big Ten teams only appeared in Pasadena twice before the conference signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses in 1946, making it the first bowl game with permanent conference affiliations. But Michigan’s appearance in 1902 cultivated a relationship that has endured for more than a century. Coupling the academic goals set forth by the conference leaders and their steadfast commitment to athletics, the conference instituted the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915. It is awarded annually by each conference institution to a student of the graduating class who has attained the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics. It is the most prestigious honor a student competing in Big Ten athletics can receive. In 1922, Major John L. Griffith became the conference’s first “Commissioner of Athletics.” Griffith was the first of five men to assume the role of commissioner in the conference’s history, followed by Kenneth L. “Tug” Wilson in 1945, Bill Reed in 1961, Wayne Duke in 1971 and current commissioner James E. Delany in 1989. After nearly 30 years with 10 members, the conference consolidated to nine schools when Chicago formally withdrew its membership in 1946. Michigan State was added to the Big Ten three years later, bringing the number of affiliated conference schools to 10 once again. In 1955, the Big Ten formulated a revenue-sharing model designed to pool all football
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Location: ..........................College Park, Md. Enrollment: ........................................37,248 Colors: ..............Red, White, Black and Gold President: ..............................Wallace D. Loh Athletic Director: ....................Damon Evans Head Coach: .............................Diana Cantu Head Coach Phone: .............(301) 405-2382 Home Course: ....... Univ. of Maryland Golf Course Big Ten Finish: ................................2nd (Tie) NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:............................. Xiaolin Tian Golf SID: ..................................Rose DiPaula Golf SID Phone: ....................(301) 314-7063 Golf SID E-mail:.............. rdipaula@umd.edu Website: ..................................umterps.com
Location: ...................................Evanston, Ill. Enrollment: ..........................................8,367 Color: ................................................. Purple President: ........................... Morton Schapiro Athletic Director: ........................Jim Phillips Head Coach: .......................... Emily Fletcher Head Coach Phone: .............(847) 467-2296 Home Course: ...................... The Glen Club Big Ten Finish: .................................4th (Tie) NCAA Finish: ....................NCAA Quarterfinals Top Returnee:...............................Janet Mao Golf SID: .................................Paul Kennedy Golf SID Phone: ....................(847) 467-2028 Golf SID E-mail:... pkennedy@northwestern.edu Website: ................................. nusports.com
Location: .......................West Lafayette, Ind. Enrollment: ........................................40,451 Colors: .......................... Old Gold and Black President: ................................ Mitch Daniels Athletic Director: ................... Mike Bobinski Head Coach: .......................... Devon Brouse Head Coach Phone: .............(765) 494-4311 Home Course: .....Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex Big Ten Finish: .........................................6th NCAA Finish: .................11th at Madison Regional Top Returnee:...................... Inez Wanamarta Golf SID: ................................ Tanner Lipsett Golf SID Phone: ....................(765) 494-3197 Golf SID E-mail:........... .tlipsett@purdue.edu Website: ..........................purduesports.com
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Location: ..................Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Enrollment: ........................................44,942 Colors: .............................. Orange and Blue Chancellor: ..........................Robert J. Jones Athletic Director: ................... Josh Whitman Head Coach: .............................Renee Slone Head Coach Phone: .............(217) 333-8610 Home Course: ..........Stone Creek Golf Club Big Ten Finish: ................................2nd (Tie) NCAA Finish: ......... 7th at Madison Regional Top Returnee:................. Bing Singhsumalee Golf SID: ..................................... Kevin Cole Golf SID Phone: ....................(217) 300-1503 Golf SID E-mail:............ kpcole2@illinois.edu Website: ............................ fightingillini.com
Location: ............................Ann Arbor, Mich. Enrollment: ........................................43,651 Colors: ................................. Maize and Blue President: ............................... Mark Schlissel Athletic Director: .................. Warde Manuel Head Coach: .............................Jan Dowling Head Coach Phone: .............(734) 615-6928 Home Course: ...................U-M Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .........................................7th NCAA Finish: ...................... Did Not Compete Top Returnee:................. Elodie Van Dievoet Golf SID: ...................................Tom Wywrot Golf SID Phone: ....................(734) 647-1268 Golf SID E-mail:............ twywrot@umich.edu Website: ................................ mgoblue.com
Location: ............................Columbus, Ohio Enrollment: ....................................... 56,064 Colors: ...............................Scarlet and Gray President: .............................. Michael Drake Athletic Director: ...................Eugene Smith Head Coach: ......................Therese Hession Head Coach Phone: ............ (614) 292-3809 Home Course: ......................Scarlet Course Big Ten Finish: ................................ 4th (Tie) NCAA Finish:...23rd at NCAA Championships Top Returnee:...............................Jaclyn Lee Golf SID: ....................................Brett Rybak Golf SID Phone: ................... (614) 292-1112 Golf SID E-mail:...............rybak.13@osu.edu Website: ................ ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Location: ............................. Piscataway, N.J. Enrollment: ........................................65,000 Colors: ............................. Scarlet and White President:........................Dr. Robert L. Barchi Athletic Director: ....................Patrick Hobbs Head Coach: ............................ Kari Williams Head Coach Phone: .............(608) 265-3117 Home Course: .... University Ridge Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .......................................14th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:...................Harriet Allsebrook Golf SID....................................Kevin Lorincz Golf SID Phone: ....................(732) 445-8112 Golf SID E-mail:.....klorincz@scarletknights.com Website: .........................scarletknights.com
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Location: ..........................Bloomington, Ind. Enrollment: ........................................48,514 Colors: ..........................Cream and Crimson President: ........................Michael McRobbie Athletic Director: .........................Fred Glass Head Coach: ...........................Clint Wallman Head Coach Phone: .............(812) 855-7543 Home Course: ...Indiana University Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .................................9th (Tie) NCAA Finish: ............................... Did Not Compete Top Returnee:..............................Erin Harper Golf SID: .............................Megan Kramper Golf SID Phone: ....................(812) 856-4053 Golf SID E-mail:.......mkramper@indiana.edu Website: ...............................iuhoosiers.com
Location: ........................ East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: ........................................50,085 Colors: .............................. Green and White President: .................... John Engler (Interim) Athletic Director: ..................... Bill Beekman Head Coach: ...............Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll Head Coach Phone: .............(517) 432-1438 Home Course: .... Forest Akers West Golf Course Big Ten Finish: ......................................... 1st NCAA Finish:..................... T9th at Austin Regional Top Returnee:........................... Allyson Geer Golf SID: ..................................... Jeff Barnes Golf SID Phone: ....................(517) 355-2271 Golf SID E-mail:.......... jbarnes@ath.msu.edu Website: ...........................msuspartans.com
Location: ........................ University Park, Pa. Enrollment: ........................................44,112 Colors: ................................. Blue and White President: .................................Eric J. Barron Director of Athletics:.............. Sandy Barbour Head Coach: ...................... Denise St. Pierre Head Coach Phone: .............(817) 863-2396 Home Course: .... PSU Blue and White Courses Big Ten Finish: .........................................8th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:.............................. Cara Basso Golf SID: ....................................John Hanna Golf SID Phone: ....................(814) 863-1388 Golf SID E-mail:...................jrh486@psu.edu Website: ........................... gopsusports.com
Location: ................................ Madison, Wis. Enrollment: ........................................43,275 Colors: ...........................Cardinal and White Chancellor:....................... Rebecca M. Blank Athletic Director: .....................Barry Alvarez Head Coach: ..........................Todd Oehrlein Head Coach Phone: .............(608) 265-3117 Home Course: .... University Ridge Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .................................9th (Tie) NCAA Finish: .............. 9th at Madison Regional Top Returnee:...............Bunyaporn (Nat) Zen Golf SID.......................................Brian Lucas Golf SID Phone: ....................(608) 263-5052 Golf SID E-mail:........bml@athletics.wisc.edu Website: ............................. uwbadgers.com
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Location: .............................. Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment: ....................................... 31,065 Colors: .................................Black and Gold President: ............................... Bruce Harreld Athletic Director:......................... Gary Barta Head Coach: ........................ Megan Menzel Head Coach Phone: ............ (319) 335-9257 Home Courses:........... Finkbine Golf Course Big Ten Finish:....................................... 12th NCAA Finish: .................. Did Not Compete Top Returnee:......................... Kristin Glesne Golf SID: ..............................Seth Goodman Golf SID Phone: ................... (319) 335-9411 Golf SID E-mail:....... seth-goodman@uiowa.edu Website: .......................hawkeyesports.com
Location: ........................ Minneapolis, Minn. Enrollment: ........................................50,883 Colors: ............................. Maroon and Gold President: ................................. Dr. Eric Kaler Athletic Director: ........................Mark Coyle Head Coach: ......................Michele Redman Head Coach Phone: .............(612) 625-6063 Home Course: ....Tournament Players Club of the Twin Cities Big Ten Finish: .......................................11th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:.................................Muyu Wu Golf SID: ......................................Dan Reisig Golf SID Phone: ....................(612) 625-4090 Golf SID E-mail:...............dbreisig@umn.edu Website: ......................... gophersports.com
Haley Thiele is a two-time WGCA Scholastic All-American for the Huskers.
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SMITH, JUDD PUT UP RECORD NUMBERS IN 2018
Audrey Judd closed her career with a strong senior season that included sharing medalist honors at the 2017 Chip-N Club Invitational for the Huskers. Judd’s 73.88 stroke average as a senior was the second-best average in school history, trailing only teammate Kate Smith’s 73.66 in 2017-18. Kate Smith and Audrey Judd led an assault on the Nebraska women’s golf record book in 2017-18. Smith, a sophomore from Detroit Lakes, Minn., set the Nebraska single-season stroke average record for the second straight year, posting a 73.66 to break her previous record of 73.90 set as a freshman. Along the way, Smith also smashed Husker records with a second-round 64 on her way to 54-hole tournament record of 202 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational at the Vistas Golf Club in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 25-26. Her 64 broke the previous school record by two strokes, while her 202 shattered the previous school tournament record by seven strokes. Smith finished the season with five top-10 individual tournament showings among her eight top-20 finishes, including a tie for 19th to lead the Huskers at the Big Ten Championships. Judd joined Smith as a record-breaker throughout the season, posting the best stroke average by a senior in school history with her 73.88 - which was second only to Smith’s 73.66 for the best overall stroke average in school history. Judd captured her second career tournament title by sharing medalist honors at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge, Oct. 1-3. She also tied Nebraska’s previous 54-hole tournament record with her 209 (70-68-71) at the Westbrook Spring Invitational - the same tournament Smith fired her school-record 202. Overall, Judd closed her outstanding four-year career with the fourth-best
rounds of even-par 72 while playing as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup at the Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina, Oct. 9-10. The Huskers also welcomed the return of sophomore Haley Thiele to the lineup. In 2016-17, Thiele took a redshirt season to recover from a wrist injury. Thiele got off to a strong start by tying for sixth at the UNO Invitational to open the season, but continued to struggle with the injury and her swing for much of the 2017-18 campaign. She managed a 78.85 stroke average over 26 rounds on the season, after producing a then-Nebraska freshman record 75.63 stroke average for the Huskers in 2015-16. The 2017-18 season was also a battle for Haley’s younger sister, Hannah, a true freshman for the Huskers. Hannah was challenged by a back injury that limited her strength and consistency during the season, but she still worked her way into five lineup appearances. Despite some tribulations on the course, the Thiele sisters thrived in the classroom and the community. Both Haley and Hannah were named WGCA Scholastic AllAmericans and both were also named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Hannah added a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for the Huskers in 2018. The Thiele’s were joined on the WGCA Scholastic All-America squad by Annie Sritragul. The sophomore from Bangkok, Thailand, also produced Nebraska’s No. 3 individual stroke average (75.90) on the season while playing in all 29 rounds. Sophomore Jessica Haraden, who earned lineup appearances at the UNO Invitational, Lady Puerto Rico Classic and Mountain View Invitational, and senior Emily Gillman rounded Nebraska’s list of 2017-18 letterwinners. Gillman capped her Nebraska career by earning her bachelor’s degree in May of 2018. Along the way, she captured a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar award and her third consecutive Academic All-Big Ten accolade in 2018. She was one of five Huskers to earn spots on the 2018 Academic All-Big Ten team, joining Judd, Smith, Haley Thiele and Sritragul. Nebraska opened the 2017 fall campaign with a secondplace finish at the eight-team UNO Invitational (Sept. 1-2). The Huskers followed with a seventh-place showing at the East & West Match Play Challenge (Sept. 17-19), before a runner-up finish at the Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge (Oct. 1-3). Nebraska settled for 10th at the Pinehurst Challenge (Oct. 9-10), before closing the fall with a 12thplace finish at the 16-team UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 22-4). The Huskers opened the spring with an 11th-place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 11-13), before producing one of the top efforts in school history with a record-setting three-round team total of 843 (283-273-287) to take third in a 15-team field at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 23-25). Nebraska played well again in Arizona at the Clover Cup in Mesa, finishing sixth in a 16-team field in Mesa (March 16-18). The Huskers closed the season with back-to-back 13thplace finishes at the Mountain View Invitational (March 23-25) and Big Ten Championships (April 20-22).
career stroke average at Nebraska (76.38), including the best junior (75.08) and senior (73.88) stroke averages in school history. With Judd and Smith leading the way, Nebraska’s lineup posted the best team scoring average in school history (299.10), nearly three strokes better than the previous record average of 302.00 set in 2015-16. Another major factor in Nebraska’s 2017-18 team success was Noor Ahmed. The true freshman from Folsom, Calif., produced solid numbers throughout the season, including Nebraska’s second-best individual performance at the 2018 Big Ten Championships. Ahmed’s three-round total of 225 on the TPC River’s Bend Course in Maineville, Ohio, 2017-18 NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL STROKE AVERAGES was good for a tie for 40th, Strokes Rounds Average trailing only Smith among the Golfer Kate Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,136. ....................29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.66 Huskers. Ahmed competed in the Nebraska lineup in all Audrey Judd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,921.....................26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.88 five spring events and posted Annie Sritragul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,201.....................29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.90 a solid 76.47 stroke average Noor Ahmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,217.....................29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.45 during the spring. As a part-time starter for Jessica Haraden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,405.....................18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.06 the Huskers in the fall, Ahmed Haley Thiele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,050.....................26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.85 produced several strong Hannah Thiele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,766.....................22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.27 performances, including a Emily Gillman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482........................6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.33 career-best 54-hole score of Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,674...................29 . . . . . . . . . . . . 299.10 216 with three consecutive
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Kate Smith set a school record for the second straight season, posting a 73.66 stroke average as a sophomore in 2017-18. Smith, a native of Detroit Lakes, Minn., produced five top-10 finishes before tying for 19th at the 2018 Big Ten Conference Championships to close the season.
KATE SMITH
ANNIE SRITRAGUL
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place UNO Invitational................................................ 76-70-75-221.......................................2nd East & West Match Play Challenge................... 73-80-153.........................................T34th Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 77-77-76-230........................................9th Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 69-72-71-212......................................T7th UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 78-71-75-224....................................T49th Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 74-84-78-236....................................T43rd Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 67-64-71-202........................................3rd Clover Cup........................................................ 73-74-72-219......................................T9th Mountain View Invitational................................ 72-76-73-221....................................T13th Big Ten Championships..................................... 75-68-75-218....................................T19th Season Totals............................................................................... 2,136 Strokes/29 Rounds 2017-18 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 73.66 Season Low Round......................................................64 (Westbrook, 2nd - school record) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................2/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................5/10 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................7/10
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place UNO Invitational................................................ 76-73-80-229......................................T9th East & West Match Play Challenge................... 70-72-142.............................................4th Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 75-72-78-225........................................7th Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 72-73-77-222....................................T49th UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 73-76-72-221....................................T33rd Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 81-83-83-247......................................60th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 72-74-75-221....................................T57th Clover Cup........................................................ 76-73-74-223....................................T18th Mountain View Invitational................................ 86-77-73-236....................................T68th Big Ten Championships..................................... 76-83-76-235....................................T70th Season Totals............................................................................... 2,201 Strokes/29 Rounds 2017-18 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 75.90 Season Low Round.............................................................................. 70 (East & West, 1st) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................1/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................3/10 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................4/10
AUDREY JUDD
NOOR AHMED
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place UNO Invitational................................................ 78-70-77-225........................................4th East & West Match Play Challenge................... 74-71-145...........................................T9th Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 76-72-70-218...................................... T1st Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 76-69-73-218....................................T27th UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 76-75-74-225....................................T54th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 70-68-71-209......................................T6th Clover Cup........................................................ 78-75-77-230....................................T50th Mountain View Invitational................................ 78-75-77-230....................................T50th Big Ten Championships..................................... 77-75-76-228....................................T49th Season Totals............................................................................... 1,921 Strokes/26 Rounds 2017-18 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 73.88 Season Low Round...............................................................................68 (Westbrook, 2nd) Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................2/9 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................4/9 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................5/9
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place *UNO Invitational.............................................. 76-79-76-231....................................T17th East & West Match Play Challenge................... 76-78-154.........................................T36th *Chip-N Club Invitational.................................. 82-79-82-242....................................T35th *Pinehurst Challenge......................................... 72-72-72-216...................................T22nd UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 76-73-78-227....................................T63rd Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 81-73-86-240....................................T55th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 79-73-70-222....................................T59th Clover Cup........................................................ 75-75-81-231....................................T48th Mountain View Invitational................................ 73-79-77-229....................................T45th Big Ten Championships..................................... 72-77-76-225....................................T40th Season Totals............................................................................... 2,217 Strokes/29 Rounds 2017-18 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 76.45 Season Low Round................................................................................70 (Westbrook, 3rd) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................0/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/10 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................1/10 *competed as an individual outside Nebraska lineup
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2017-18 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS JESSICA HARADEN
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place UNO Invitational................................................ 77-76-79-232....................................T19th *Chip-N Club Invitational.................................. 86-75-81-238....................................T35th Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 73-79-78-230....................................T26th *Westbrook Spring Invitational.......................... 79-74-80-233.................................... T81st *Clover Cup....................................................... 76-80-79-235....................................T57th Mountain View Invitational................................ 78-81-78-237...................................... 71st Season Totals............................................................................... 1,405 Strokes/18 Rounds 2017-18 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 78.06 Season Low Round...........................................................73 (Lady Puerto Rico Classic, 1st) Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/6 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................0/6 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................1/6
HALEY THIELE
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place UNO Invitational................................................ 72-77-78-227......................................T6th East & West Match Play Challenge................... 79-78-157.........................................T44th Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 78-82-80-240....................................T30th Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 73-74-78-225....................................T60th *UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................ 75-75-81-231...................................T72nd Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 86-88-85-259......................................66th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 74-68-76-218...................................T42nd Clover Cup........................................................ 86-80-83-249...................................... 81st Big Ten Championships..................................... 80-82-82-244......................................79th Season Totals............................................................................... 2,050 Strokes/26 Rounds 2017-18 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 78.85 Season Low Round...............................................................................68 (Westbrook, 2nd) Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/9 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................1/9 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................1/9 *competed as an individual outside Nebraska lineup
HANNAH THIELE
Tournament....................................................Results................................ Place/Teams *East & West Match Play Challenge.................. 76-84-160...........................................47th Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 78-79-86-243....................................T40th
Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 78-73-78-229...................................T72nd UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 75-82-WD-WD..................................... WD Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 83-84-84-251......................................64th *Clover Cup....................................................... 83-75-86-244....................................T37th *Mountain View Invitational.............................. 74-76-78-228...................................... 71st Big Ten Championships..................................... 83-88-83-254......................................83rd Season Totals................................................................................ 1,766 Strokes/22 Rounds 2017-18 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 80.27 Season Low Round................................................................................. 73 (Pinehurst, 2nd) Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/8 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................0/8 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................0/8 *competed as an individual outside Nebraska lineup
EMILY GILLMAN
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place *UNO Invitational.............................................. 73-86-81-240...................................T32nd *Chip-N Club Invitational.................................. 84-81-77-2........................................T35th Season Totals.................................................................................... 482 Strokes/6 Rounds 2017-18 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 80.33 Season Low Round......................................................................................... 73 (UNO, 1st) Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/2 TTop 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/2 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................0/2 *competed as an individual outside Nebraska lineup
2017-18 NEBRASKA TEAM RESULTS
Tournament........................................................Place/Teams (Round-by-Round Score) UNO Invitational (Sept. 1-2)......................................................... 2nd/8 (301-289-309-899) East & West Match Play Challenge (Sept. 17-19)................................. 7th/8 (293-299-592) Chip-N Club Invitational (Oct. 01-03)........................................... 2nd/8 (306-300-304-910) Pinehurst Challenge (Oct. 9-10)................................................ 10th/10 (290-287-299-876) UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 22-24)................................. 12th/16 (300-295-299-894) Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 11-13)....................................... 11th/11 (309-319-323-951) Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26)................................. 3rd/15 (283-273-287-843) Clover Cup (March 16-18)........................................................... 6th/16 (302-296-298-896) Mountain View Invitational (March 23-25)................................. 13th/15 (301-307-300-908) Big Ten Championships (April 20-22)........................................ 13th/14 (300-302-303-905) Season Totals................................................................................ 8,674 Strokes/29 Rounds 2017-18 Team Stroke Average.................................................................................. 299.10 Season Low Round....................................................273 (Westbrook, 2nd - school record) Season Low (54 Holes)............................................. 843 (2018 Westbrook - school record) Tournament Titles..........................................................................................................0/10 Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................3/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................6/10
INDIVIDUAL CAREER-BEST ROUND Golfer......................................................................................................Score (Round) Kate Smith...........................................................64 (2018 Westbrook, 2nd - school record) Haley Thiele.......................................................................... 67 (2015 UNLV Collegiate, 1st) Audrey Judd.................................................................................68 (2018 Westbrook, 2nd) 68 (Hawkeye El Tigre, 3rd) 68 (2017 Westbrook, 3rd) Annie Sritragul............................................................................. 70 (2017 East & West, 1st) Noor Ahmed..................................................................................70 (2018 Westbrook, 3rd) Emily Gillman.................................................................................72 (2016 Ron Moore, 1st) 72 (2016 Ron Moore, 3rd) Jessica Haraden....................................................................73 (2018 Lady Puerto Rico, 1st) (2016 Chip-N Club, 3rd) Hannah Thiele................................................................................ 73 (2017 Pinehurst, 2nd)
INDIVIDUAL CAREER-BEST TOURNAMENT
Audrey Judd put up the second-best stroke average (73.88) in Nebraska history as a senior in 2017-18. Judd produced a pair of tournament titles and seven top-10 finishes as a Husker.
Golfer......................................................................................................Three Rounds Kate Smith................................................................. 202 (2018 Westbrook - school record) Haley Thiele (tied school record) ����������������������������������������������209 (2015 UNLV Collegiate) Audrey Judd....................................................................................... 209 (2018 Westbrook) 209 (2017 Westbrook) Noor Ahmed..........................................................................................216 (2017 Pinehurst) Emily Gillman......................................................................................219 (2016 Ron Moore) Annie Sritragul.................................................................................... 221 (2018 Westbrook) 221 (2017 UNLV Collegiate) Hannah Thiele..............................................................................228 (2018 Mountain View) Jessica Haraden........................................................................ 230 (2018 Lady Puerto Rico)
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LARRY ROMJUE (1975-79)
The first head coach of the Nebraska women’s golf team, Larry Romjue guided the program to a successful start in its first four seasons. Under Romjue, the Huskers won the 197576 Big Eight Conference title, qualified for the 1976 AIAW Championships and finished second at the AIAW Region Six meet in 1977. Romjue retired in 2001 after 31 seasons as the men’s coach.
1975-76
Finish Meet 4th/12 Regional Tournament 5th/14 Missouri Invitational 2nd/8 Illinois Invitational 1st/6 Big Eight Tournament 22nd/35 AIAW Nationals
1976-77
7th/19 2nd 5th/7 4th/6
Susie Maxwell Berning AIAW Region 6 Sooner Invitational Big Eight Tournament
Rounds n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
327-338 n/a 349-360-342 352-353
1977-78 Fall 14th/18 6th/16 Spring 6th/15 5th/6 2nd/8
Susie Maxwell Berning AIAW Region 6
1,032 709
332-349-351 361-348
Illinois Invitational Big Eight Tournament Minnesota Invitational
711 675 705
365-346 344-331 342-363
Omaha Invitational Iowa State Invitational AIAW Region 6 Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational
336 677 671 707 674
336 343-334 337-334 368-339 340-334
707 352 1,023 696
368-339 352 333-345-365 n/a
1978-79
Fall 1st/6 5th/11 5th/18 3rd/8 6th/13 Spring 1st/5 2nd/3 4th/7 5th/12
Wichita State Invitational Kansas Invitational Big Eight Tournament Minnesota Invitational
JERRY FISHER (1979-87)
The second head coach of the Nebraska women’s golf team, Jerry Fisher led the Huskers to 12 tournament titles, including the 1980-81 AIAW Region Six championship and the 1983 Big Eight Tournament championship. He spent eight seasons as Nebraska's head coach. In addition to his Husker head coaching duties, Fisher served as the head golf pro at the Country Club of Lincoln from 1972 to 1987.
Susie Maxwell Berning Iowa State Golf Invitational AIAW Region 6 Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational
982 669 672 708 675
317-335-330 336-333 337-335 356-352 339-336
Texas A&M Invitational Lamar Invitational Iowa Invitational Big Eight Tournament Minnesota Invitational
1,090 1,012 646 991 670
370-374-346 351-326-335 318-328 334-333-324 343-327
Susie Maxwell Berning Iowa State Invitational Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational Iowa Invitational AIAW Region 6
977 627 659 658 629 622
322-337-318 315-312 329-330 334-324 311-318 314-308
Betsy Rawls Invitational
1,049
362-339-348
1980-81 Fall n/a 1st/13 2nd/6 1st/9 1st 1st Spring 21st/21
330-338-336 324-319-314 321-315-311 330-322-320
Fall 17th/21 2nd/11 2nd/6 2nd/10 11th/15 Spring 1st/3 3rd/9 1st/10 4th/7
Susie Maxwell Berning Iowa State Invitational Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational Torneo Femenil De Golf
971 949 988 954 956
317-322-332 317-315-317 339-328-321 313-320-321 321-327-308
Spring Break Tournament Sooner Invitational Iowa Invitational Big Eight Tournament
932 969 941 992
312-319-301 337-324-308 310-313-318 329-331-332
Susie Maxwell Berning Iowa State Invitational Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational Torneo Femenil De Golf
974 987 975 948 944
334-311-329 331-330-326 322-330-323 323-324-301 314-308-322
Iowa Spring Fling Iowa Invitational Missouri Invitational Big Eight Tournament
n/a 977 320 958
n/a 331-310-336 320 322-317-319
Susie Maxwell Berning Lady Northern Missouri Invitational Kansas Invitational
974 937 971 965
334-311-329 305-311-321 322-331-318 331-319-315
1,013 1,012 998 989 959
337-358-318 338-339-335 326-345-327 342-329-318 326-326-317
Susie Maxwell Berning OSU Cowgirl Panther Invitational Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational
975 986 950 676 984
334-325-332 329-325-332 316-325-309 335-341 335-335-314
Rayburn Invitational Oklahoma Invitational Illinois Invitational Purdue Invitational Big Eight Tournament
1,020 999 1,023 997 1,027
330-350-340 332-333-344 339-353-331 340-319-338 335-345-347
Minnesota Invitational OSU Cowgirl Tulsa Invitational Alabama Invitational
978 1,017 682 661
326-327-325 338-338-341 332-350 323-338
Iowa Invitational North Texas Lady Eagle Susie Maxwell Berning Kansas State Classic Big Eight Tournament
677 655 1,002 710 955
340-337 320-335 330-338-334 367-343 328-311-316
Cyclone Golf Classic All College Kickoff Northern Iowa Invitational Duke Fall Invitational Kansas Jayhawk Invitational
982 971 971 981 998
323-330-329 324-325-322 328-331-312 321-329-331 327-330-341
North Texas State Invitational Susie Maxwell Berning Missouri Invitational Big Eight Tournament
649 1,062 668 989
326-323 355-357-350 342-326 335-322-322
1982-83
Fall T15th/18 2nd/9 3rd/7 1st/6 11th/12 Spring 2nd/4 2nd/6 2nd/7 1st/7
1983-84
Fall 13th/16 5th/19 2nd/6 1st/8 Spring 16th/18 4th/8 1st/6 2nd/6 2nd/7
South Alabama Invitational Oklahoma Invitational Wichita State Invitational Kansas State Invitational Big Eight Tournament
1984-85 Fall 5th/15 9th/15 3rd/7 4th/8 2nd/9 Spring 4th/4 4th/7 8th/16 5th/10 T5th/7
1985-86
1979-80 Fall 18th/21 6th/13 5th/8 4th/9 5th/12 Spring 10th/13 n/a 1st/9 5th/7 n/a
1,004 957 949 972
1981-82
Total n/a 704 704 684 683 665 n/a 1,051 705
Rayburn Invitational Lamar Invitational Sooner Invitational Big Eight Tournament
Fall 3rd/6 10th/12 15th/18 11th/15 Spring 4th/6 6th/9 5th/12 3rd/8 3rd/7
1986-87
Fall 3rd/10 12th/12 1st/8 6th/12 4th/12 Spring 5th/14 13th/14 6th/12 T5th/7
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ROBIN KRAPFL (1987-PRESENT)
The third head coach of the Nebraska women’s golf team, Robin Krapfl has led the Huskers to 30 tournament victories, 11 NCAA Regional appearances and three NCAA Tournament berths (2000, 2003, 2006). A two-time Big Eight Coach of the Year, Krapfl is in her 32nd season as NU's head coach after serving as the women’s golf assistant coach for three years. She has guided the Big Red to more than 2,300 victories, while posting a winning record in 20 of the last 29 seasons. She has led NU to 100-win seasons on 10 occasions.
Iowa State Invitational Iowa Invitational Brigham Young Invitational Kickoff Classic Minnesota Invitational Kansas Invitational
993 1,065 1,016 1,020 670 994
327-331-335 326-351-362 341-341-334 350-331-339 343-327 330-332-332
North Texas Lady Eagle Oklahoma Invitational Nebraska Invitational USA-Gulf Shores Invitational Big Eight Tournament
644 1,017 952 958 1,011
322-322 345-329-343 325-322-305 317-318-323 335-324-352
Iowa State Invitational Ohio State Invitational Lady Tar Heel Invitational Dick McGuire Invitational Northern Illinois Invitational U.S. International Invitational
646 961 983 989 642 983
322-324 317-313-331 321-327-335 326-332-331 318-324 327-343-313
Utah-Dixie Classic USF-Summerfield Invitational Rainbow Wahine Classic Lady Paladin Husker Golf Invitational Big Eight Tournament
943 957 949 332 964 964
314-308-321 327-314-316 313-322-314 332 329-326-309 329-326-309
954 1,013 933 956
316-315-323 338-336-339 317-307-309 320-306-330
973 952 981 925 615 968 974
320-331-322 312-324-316 333-320-328 311-308-306 304-311 320-324-324 339-316-319
1988-89
Fall 2nd/9 6th/13 13th/17 15th/18 1st/7 9th/11 Spring 7th/12 4th/10 4th/7 9th/12 1st/6 4th/7
1989-90
Fall 3rd/9 8th 1st/13 5th/16 Spring 3rd/17 T7th/17 12th/14 1st/9 1st/7 5th/7 6th/13
Hawkeye Invitational Kickoff Classic Spartan Fall Invitational Buckeye Classic North-South Collegiate Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational South Carolina Invitational Rio Rico-Hawkeye Missouri Invitational Big Eight Tournament Southern Intercollegiate
1990-91 Fall 8th/10 4th/8 10th/18 T13th/16 19th/19 Spring 10th/18 6th/19 T11th/13 2nd/5 3rd/7
Cyclone Invitational Minnesota Invitational Diet Coke-Roadrunner Classic Dick McGuire Golf Invitational Lady Buckeye Invitational
681 993 958 1,002 1,083
345-336 330-329-334 322-321-315 335-337-330 360-335-388
North-South Invitational Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational South Carolina Invitational Husker Golf Classic Big Eight Tournament
1,029 969 983 965 975
354-324-351 326-326-317 321-332-330 324-311-330 317-332-326
636 958 932 968 975
313-323 322-321-315 311-315-306 322-324-322 325-318-332
1,002
336-335-331
1991-92 Fall 2nd/12 9th/17 4th/18 11th/18 3rd/12 Spring 9th/18
Cyclone Golf Classic Diet Coke-Roadrunner Classic Spartan Invitational Dick McGuire Invitational Hawkeye Invitational Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational
952 950 990 977
322-314-316 322-314-314 332-334-324 329-327-321
Husker Invitational Oregon Golf Invitational Cyclone Invitational Lady Buckeye Lady Kat Invitational
956 987 700 1,008 981
319-316-321 324-325-338 349-351 338-334-336 332-322-327
Utah-Dixie Classic Rainbow Wahine Classic Susie Maxwell Berning Southern Intercollegiate Big Eight Tournament
959 988 977 996 1,007
323-313-323 329-325-334 330-321-326 340-334-322 339-340-328
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Classic Husker Classic Memphis State Invitational Lady Kat Invitational Marilynn Smith/Jayhawk
1,012 925 979 964 943
339-336-337 312-309-304 333-322-324 321-317-326 323-304-316
Guadalajara Invitational Midwest Golf Classic Utah-Dixie Classic UNT/SMU Invitational Southern Intercollegiate Big Eight Championships NCAA West Regionals
945 628 947 627 967 939 933
319-317-309 314-314 314-318-315 314-313 324-315-328 315-314-310 313-312-308
Gopher Invitational Diet Coke-Roadrunner Classic Memphis Intercollegiate Husker Golf Classic Lady Kat Invitational
969 944 960 936 965
328-322-319 318-312-314 322-323-315 315-311-310 321-328-316
UCLA Bruin Classic River Wilderness Intercollegiate Utah-Dixie Classic Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Rainbow Wahine Classic Big Eight Championships NCAA West Regionals
941 640 649 926 937 985 916
312-311-318 318-322 319-310 304-305-317 318-308-311 338-328-319 297-311-308
Chip-N Club Invitational Nike Northwest Dick McGuire Invitational Diet Coke Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite San Diego State Fall Classic
948 918 934 958 958 649
318-311-319 305-308-305 307-316-311 328-313-317 310-313-335 333-316
Monica Welsh Memorial Fripp Island/Ben Hogan Rainbow Wahine Classic Utah-Dixie Classic Big Eight Championships NCAA West Regionals
960 684 940 954 974 961
318-323-319 347-337 314-312-314 324-318-312 334-335-305 306-324-331
Lady Lion Invitational Chip-N Club Invitational Lady Tar Heel Invitational Big 12 Preview Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite Roadrunner Invitational
605 948 939 909 955 974
304-301 317-320-311 318-311-310 300-296-313 321-317-317 341-315-318
1,006 964 976 919 945 909
338-339-329 331-311-322 334-321-321 310-296-313 313-311-321 301-302-306
1992-93
1987-88 Fall 4th/9 5th/8 7th/9 10th/10 3rd/5 2nd/8 Spring 5th/11 9th/12 2nd/9 7th/14 5th/7
Rainbow Wahine Classic Husker Golf Invitational Southern Intercollegiate Big Eight Tournament
Fall 2nd/5 9th/12 5th/8 7th/12 14th/18 Spring 5th/15 14th/16 5th/11 T12th/19 4th/7
1993-94
Fall 12th/16 1st/7 8th/16 8th/14 2nd/9 Spring T4th/14 T1st/4 6th/19 1st/8 8th/20 4th/7 16th/19
1994-95
Fall 4th/12 5th/17 5th/14 1st/13 12th/20 Spring 9th/18 7th/12 5th/18 2nd/17 4th/19 3rd/8 12th/20
1995-96 Fall 2nd/17 4th/18 11th/18 10th/16 2nd/14 7th/23 Spring 3rd/14 16th/24 6th/19 6th/17 T3rd/8 T11th/20
1996-97
Fall 1st/7 2nd/14 8th/18 1st/12 2nd/14 8th/19 Spring T13th/18 11th/15 10th/25 2nd/18 3rd/12 14th/20
UCLA Bruin Invitational Betsy Rawls Invitational Rainbow Wahine Classic Utah-Dixie Classic Big 12 Championships NCAA West Regionals
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1997-98
Fall 2nd/7 2nd/12 14th/18 1st/13 6th/12 Spring 12th/18 9th/14 7th/20 8th/24 6th/12
Chip-N Club Invitational Jeannine McHaney Classic Dick McGuire Invitational Colorado Invitational Big 12 Preview
909 906 939 887 951
307-297-305 298-309-299 321-306-312 296-292-299 318-310-323
UCLA Bruin Classic Betsy Rawls Classic Rainbow Wahine Classic Utah-Dixie Classic Big 12 Championships
637 985 935 627 936
322-315 333-327-325 307-312-316 323-304 322-315-299
1998-99 Fall 4th/20 2nd/15 7th/12 7th/15 12th/18 Spring 6th/15 10th/13 11th/16 5th/20 8th/12
Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Chip-N Club Invitational Big 12 Preview Legends Shootout Rainbow Wahine Classic
914 889 941 923 917
305-310-299 297-285-307 309-313-319 301-309-313 307-312-298
Jeannine McHaney Classic Casa de Campo South Carolina Invitational Utah-Dixie Classic Big 12 Championships
965 976 637 929 929
322-325-318 316-324-336 320-317 305-312-312 316-309-304
Big 12 Preview Lady Razorback Invitational Heather Farr Memorial Jeannine McHaney Classic Rainbow Wahine Classic
906 604 614 936 949
298-303-305 298-306 309-305 307-313-316 318-319-312
Midwest Classic Texas A&M GTE “Mo” Morial Green Wave Classic Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic Susie Maxwell Berning Big 12 Championships NCAA West Regional NCAA Tournament
948 942 940 945 930 920 899 1,239
318-315-315 302-321-319 308-310-322 315-312-318 322-302-306 300-306-314 298-302-299 310-311-302-316
1999-2000
Fall 1st/12 1st/13 9th/15 4th/13 7th/14 Spring 4th/16 5th/16 4th/15 6th/13 1st/13 3rd/12 9th/24 19th/24
2000-01
Fall 1st/17 10th/21 T10th/15 10th/12 9th/15 7th/18 Spring 11th/18 4th/4 6th/12 T10th/18 3rd/15 5th/12 10th/21
Alltel Husker Invitational NCAA Fall Preview Mary Fossum Invite Big 12 Fall Preview Shootout at The Legends Price’s “Give ‘em Five Fund”
901 620 315 940 904 918
298-303-300 304-316 315 315-315-310 300-299-305 302-306-310
Midwest Classic Texas Challenge Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Susie Maxwell Berning Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional
952 307 916 951 911 958 946
318-319-315 307 311-294-311 320-307-324 307-302-302 341-306-311 319-306-321
922 615 988 592 1,007
311-310-301 303-312 331-324-333 301-291 344-332-331
Central District Invitational Sam Houston State Invitational Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Baylor-Tapatio Springs Shootout Susie Maxwell Berning Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional
938 971 932 633 916 952 998
314-305-316 319-315-337 319-301-312 323-310 312-307-297 322-314-316 339-333-326
Ram Fall Classic Chip-N Club Invitational Fossum Invitational
896 922 940
299-290-307 310-305-307 311-315-314
2001-02 Fall 7th/13 7th/14 15th/16 1st/13 12th/17 Spring 12th/14 2nd/16 T10th/18 T7th/20 T3rd/15 7th/12 19th/21
Chip-N Club Invitational Pioneer Highlands Ranch Big 12 Invitational Heather Farr Memorial Alabama Capstone Intercollegiate
2002-03 Fall T3th/17 4th/14 7th/13
14th/20 5th/11 2nd/19 Spring 5th/15 T10th/19 T4th/17 T5th/13 5th/12 5th/21 22nd/24
Price's "Give 'em Five Fund" adidas Invitational Pat Bradley Invitational
938 918 920
313-307-318 310-316-301 311-302-307
Central District Invitational Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Dr. Thompson Invitational Lady Boilermaker Invitational Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championships
927 631 933 937 926 928 1,281
314-305-301 316-315 317-310-306 311-320-306 311-307-308 312-298-318 320-333-314-314
Embassy Suites/Tyson Invitational Chip-N Club Invitational Highlands Ranch Intercollegiate Shootout at the Legends Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational adidas Fall Classic
896 904 613 908 935 911
311-303-306 307-297-300 311-302 302-298-308 306-313-316 302-302-307
Iowa State (Dual match) Central District Invitational Spartan Invitational Baylor-Tapatio Springs Shootout Mountain View Collegiate Big 12 Championships
307 939 957 967 909 622
307 306-316-317 322-310-325 319-315-333 307-293-309 315-307
Chip-N Club Invitational Jeannine McHaney Invitational Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational Lady Razorback Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate
937 632 928 935 889
306-306-325 311-321 302-309-317 323-305-307 307-290-292
Central District Invitational Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic UNLV Spring Invitational Mountain View Collegiate Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Big 12 Championships
925 969 955 888 942 942
306-310-309 302-334-333 329-309-317 301-299-288 314-313-315 305-324-313
Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Chip-N Club Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Lady Razorback Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate
897 902 890 911 914
296-300-301 295-300-307 297-285-308 298-313-300 310-303-301
Baja Invitational Central District Invitational Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Mountain View Collegiate Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championships
927 914 979 885 906 927 922 1,221
309-309-309 307-303-304 330-329-320 297-295-293 306-291-309 307-297-323 313-298-311 311-305-306-299
Badger Invitational Chip-N Club Invitational Kentucky Wildcat Invitational Bronco Invitational Derby Invitational
934 929 948 884 615
321-318-295 317-306-306 327-307-314 296-292-296 310-305
vs. Missouri (Dual Match) Central District Invitational Red Rocks Invitational UNLV Invitational Mountain View Collegiate Big 12 Championships NCAA West Regional
313 946 624 894 866 936 951
313 320-316-310 321-303 298-298-298 287-285-294 312-307-317 328-309-314
Chip-N Club Invitational Ron Moore Intercollegiate Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Bronco Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate
911 907 613 946 909
310-306-295 298-303-306 303-310 318-300-328 314-301-294
2003-04
Fall 3rd/9 1st/12 1st/8 9th/18 2nd/12 T6th/14 Spring 1st/2 10th/15 15th/17 14th/19 7th/17 10th/12
2004-05
Fall 1st/8 16th/18 6th/18 8th/19 4th/18 Spring 12th/15 13th/17 11th/18 T6th/15 7th/16 7th/12
2005-06
Fall 7th/18 1st/10 2nd/12 4th/16 4th/19 Spring 1st/7 4th/14 11th/18 2nd/15 4th/17 T4th/12 8th/21 20th/24
2006-07
Fall 3rd/11 1st/14 7th/15 1st/17 T9th/17 Spring 1st/2 13th/14 4th/16 13th/18 1st/17 4th/12 15th/21
2007-08
Fall 4th/18 6th/18 6th/13 1st/13 2nd/20
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Central District Invitational Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic Mountain View Collegiate BYU Dixie Classic Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional
927 1,010 661 895 894 951 968 903
314-308-305 334-338-338 319-342 296-299-300 300-299-295 321-322-308 326-317-325 294-306-303
Chip-N Club Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational McHaney/Morehead Invitational Lady Pirate Intercollegiate The Challenge at Wolfdancer
884 926 922 917 938
298-295-291 307-312-307 312-303-307 305-303-309 318-312-308
Aztec Spring Invitational Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic UNLV Spring Invitational Mountain View Collegiate Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational Big 12 Championships
947 928 917 901 977 953
299-332-316 309-314-305 330-288-299 290-302-309 322-324-331 315-314-324
Chip-N Club Invitational Ron Moore Intercollegiate Heather Farr Memorial Alamo Invitational The Challenge at Onion Creek
889 922 894 302 871
304-290-295 320-299-303 295-311-288 302 290-292-289
UCF Challenge UNLV Spring Invitational Northern Migration Lady Gator Invitational Big 12 Championships
945 896 916 902 919
312-315-316 295-296-306 304-307-305 306-293-303 305-309-305
Chip-N Club Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Johnie Imes Invitational Dale McNamara Invitational Alamo Invitational
627 918 943 938 914
314-313 303-301-314 320-314-309 311-313-314 306-301-307
Kiawah Island Intercollegiate UNLV Spring Invitational BYU Entrada Classic Mountain View Collegiate Baylor Spring Invitational Big 12 Championships
910 911 932 898 935 909
307-302-301 314-304-293 314-315-303 308-306-284 317-304-314 297-298-314
Chip-N Club Invitational Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Lady Northern Invitational Hoosier Fall Invitational Alamo Invitational
926 932 939 924 884
312-307-307 318-312-302 312-303-311 311-302-311 294-280-310
Lady Puerto Rico Classic Westbrook Invitational BYU Entrada Classic Mountain View Collegiate Ohio State Spring Invitational Big Ten Championships
935 882 914 878 953 908
309-314-312 295-297-290 306-307-301 295-289-294 317-324-312 309-302-297
Chip-N Club Invitational 948 The Golfweek Challenge 924 Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Invitational 900 Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial 933 Alamo Invitational 924
317-313-318 303-307-314 301-299-300 308-314-311 308-314-302
Lady Puerto Rico Classic Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Jayhawk-Cornhusker Challenge SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational Big Ten Championships
326-326-310 315-319-296 312-312-313 327 334-331-317 321-313-301
2008-09
Fall 1st/13 T1st/16 5th/13 4th/20 7th/16 Spring 12th/18 17th/43 10th/19 9th/19 15th/15 10th/12
2009-10
Fall 2nd/14 6th/13 2nd/20 4th/12 11th/21 Spring 17th/17 8th/18 5th/19 7th/15 8th/12
2010-11 Fall 13th/15 4th/12 15th/15 14th/16 10th/14 Spring 5th/33 11th/15 T8th/15 10th/18 10th/18 10th/12
2011-12 Fall 4th/15 T7th/12 11th/12 4th/13 5th/14 Spring 14th/15 7th/12 3rd/12 5th/15 9th/11 6th/12
2012-13
Fall 7th/13 15th/18 T7th/13 6th/15 14th/15 Spring 15th/15 13th/13 T13th/16 2nd/2 13th/15 11th/12
962 930 937 327 982 945
2013-14
Fall 1st/13 7th/15 T6th/15 11th/16 T10th/17 Spring T4th/14 8th/15 1st/15 T13th/16 T8th/12 10th/12
Chip-N Club Invitational Minnesota Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Hoosier Fall Invitational UNLV Collegiate Showdown
874 927 960 911 595
284-296-294 303-312-312 313-329-318 307-301-303 295-300-595
Westbrook Invitational 869 Clover Cup 903 Mountain View Collegiate 874 SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational 627 Ohio State Spring Invitational 938 Big Ten Championships 931
295-287-287 300-310-293 291-288-295 319-308 316-312-310 302-322-307
Chip-N Club Invitational Minnesota Invitational GolfWeek Conference Challenge Ron Moore Intercollegiate Rainbow Wahine Invitational
896 929 921 900 899
301-305-290 312-309-308 309-315-297 306-296-298 297-301-301
Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Mountain View Collegiate SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational Big Ten Championships
892 928 886 942 917
294-302-294 318-298-312 297-292-297 317-313-312 306-301-310
Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational GolfWeek Conference Challenge Chip-N Club Invitational Pinehurst Challenge UNLV Collegiate Showdown
938 918 895 883 860
322-306-310 314-299-305 301-292-302 298-293-292 278-291-291
Peg Barnard Invitational Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational Silverado Showdown Big Ten Championships
622 886 909 914 949 890
314-308-622 293-301-292 301-309-299 305-306-303 315-311-323 298-299-293
Ptarmigan Ram Classic East & West Match Play Challenge Chip-N Club Invitational Ron Moore Intercollegiate UNLV Collegiate Showdown
914 600 906 876 582
307-305-302 306-294 314-293-299 293-295-288 290-292
Central District Invitational Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Hawkeye El Tigre Big Ten Championships
937 890 904 909 944
316-314-307 299-298-293 302-303-299 318-301-290 311-319-314
UNO Invitational East & West Match Play Challenge Chip-N Club Invitational Pinehurst Challenge UNLV Collegiate Showdown
899 592 910 876 894
301-289-309 293-299 306-300-304 290-287-299 300-295-299
Lady Puerto Rico Classic Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Mountain View Collegiate Big Ten Championships
951 843 896 908 905
309-319-323 283-273-287 302-296-298 301-307-300 300-302-303
2014-15 Fall 3rd/10 12th/14 9th/17 4th/12 3rd/14 Spring T13th/15 9th/15 12th/20 15th/16 13th/14
2015-16 Fall 10th/12 11th/17 5th/13 T10th/19 17th/19 Spring 10th/13 T13th/15 8th/17 T9th/16 18th/18 13th/14
2016-17
Fall T10th/15 8th/8 T4th/11 6th/18 15th/19 Spring 11th/14 12th/13 12th/15 9th/14 12th/14
2017-18 Fall 2nd/8 7th/8 2nd/8 10th/10 12th/16 Spring 11th/11 3rd/15 6th/16 13th/15 13th/14
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NEBRASKA’S NCAA ALL-AMERICANS
EDITH MUNSON AWARD
The first NCA A AllAmerican in Nebraska women’s golf history, Joanne Brooks was one of the best golfers ever to compete for the Huskers. When Brooks completed her eligibility after the 1993 season, she held nearly every NU individual school record. She ear ned All - Big Eight Conference and academic AllBig Eight honors three times. Joanne Brooks Brooks won the Edith Munson 1989-92 Award given to the nation’s top Honorable-mention, student-athlete, was named an 1992 WGCA Scholastic All-American in 1990, 1991 and 1992, and was named to Nebraska’s 25 Women of Distinction List in April 2000. A native of Tauranga, New Zealand, Brooks was the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President.
Heidi Wall (Stark)............................................................ 1996 The Edith Munson Award is given annually to the nation’s top student-athlete. A golfer must earn both All-America and All-Scholar Golf team honors. Joanne Brooks................................................................ 1990
TRUE TEMPER SCHOLASTIC AWARD
Stephanie Flood................................................... 1993, 1994
NEBRASKA STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Kari Mangan................................................................... 1986
WGCA SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS Ann Guiberson........................................... 1989, 1990, 1992 Joanne Brooks............................................ 1990, 1991, 1992 Stephanie Hupp......................................... 1991, 1992, 1993 Stephanie Flood......................................... 1992, 1993, 1994 Kim Lefler................................................... 1992, 1993, 1994 Rochelle Brotsky............................................................. 1993 Melissa Odell........................................................ 1994, 1995 Heidi Wall (Stark).................................................. 1995, 1996 Maureen Regan.............................................................. 1996 Rachelle Tacha............................................ 1996, 1997, 1998 Elizabeth Bahensky..................................... 1998, 1999, 2000 Amanda Sutcliffe.................................................. 2001, 2002 Amy Roux....................................................................... 2001 Jackie Beste...................................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Beth Anne Bryson (Cherry)............................................. 2003 Merynn Ito.................................................. 2003, 2004, 2005 Stephanie Schaefer............................................... 2003, 2004 Sarah Sasse..................................................................... 2003 Chelsea Gehring............................................................. 2005 Allison Stewart.................................. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 JC Stevenson.................................... 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Kate White............................................................ 2007, 2008 Rachel Hanigan............................................................... 2009 Madeleine Sheils.............................. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Charlotte Wendner............................................... 2009, 2010 Steffi Neisen..................................... 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Jackie O’Doherty............................................................ 2013 Cassidy Stelzmiller...................................... 2013, 2015, 2016 Emily Gillman........................................................ 2015, 2017 Haley Thiele.......................................................... 2016, 2018 Annie Sritragul...................................................... 2017, 2018 Hannah Thiele................................................................ 2018
BIG 12 GOLFER OF THE YEAR
Sarah Sasse..................................................................... 2003
ALL-BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Madeleine Sheils............................................................ 2012
ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Sarah Sasse................................................. 2000, 2001, 2003 Stephanie Ruiz................................................................ 2006 Elli Brown........................................................................ 2007 Charlotte Wendner......................................................... 2009
ALL-BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE
Sharon Slattery............................................................... 1976 Nan Circo....................................................................... 1978 Jane Deeter.................................................................... 1979 Jan Stanard........................................................... 1981, 1983 Cathy Nelson........................................................ 1982, 1983 Shelly Godeken.................................................... 1983, 1984 Jean Gilpin..................................................................... 1986 Kari Mangan......................................................... 1985, 1986 Laura Gunia.................................................................... 1987 Ann Guiberson..................................................... 1988, 1992 Joanne Brooks............................................ 1989, 1990, 1991 Stephanie Flood............................................................. 1991 Kim Lefler....................................................................... 1994 Michelle Patterson.......................................................... 1995 Rachelle Tacha................................................................ 1996
BIG TEN GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Madeleine Sheils................................................ Oct. 6, 2011 Madeleine Sheils.............................................. Oct. 19, 2011 Steffi Neisen.......................................................Nov. 3, 2011 Katelyn Wright.................................................. Oct. 11, 2012 Cassie Deeg....................................................Sept. 11, 2013 Cassie Deeg..................................................... Oct. 30, 2013 Cassie Deeg.......................................................April 1, 2014 Katelyn Wright....................................................April 1, 2014
Kate Smith........................................................ Oct. 12, 2016 Audrey Judd.................................................... March 2, 2017 Kate Smith.........................................................Sept. 6, 2017 Audrey Judd....................................................... Oct. 4, 2017 Kate Smith........................................................ Oct. 11, 2017
BIG 12 GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Sarah Sasse............................................................April, 2003 Stephanie Ruiz................................................ February, 2006 Elli Brown.....................................................September, 2006 Kate White.......................................................October, 2006
BIG EIGHT GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Molly Mullin.................................................... February, 1995 Heidi Wall (Stark)................................................ March, 1995 Rachelle Tacha.......................................................April, 1996
BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
Steffi Neisen............................................... 2012, 2013, 2014 Madeleine Sheils............................................................ 2012 Cassidy Stelzmiller................................................ 2013, 2015 Emily Gillman........................................................ 2016, 2018 Annie Sritragul................................................................ 2018
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Steffi Neisen............................................... 2012, 2013, 2014 Madeleine Sheils............................................................ 2012 Jackie O’Doherty............................................................ 2013 Morgan Smejkal................................ 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Cassidy Stelzmiller............................ 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Katelyn Wright................................................................ 2013 Cassie Deeg............................................... 2014, 2015, 2016 Yoorim Kang................................................................... 2014 Jordan Chael.................................................................. 2015 Sarah Pravecek........................................... 2015, 2016, 2017 Audrey Judd............................................... 2016, 2017, 2018 Emily Gillman.............................................. 2016, 2017, 2018 Kate Smith...................................................................... 2018 Annie Sritragul................................................................ 2018 Haley Thiele.................................................................... 2018
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Rachelle Tacha...................................................... 1997, 1998 Elizabeth Bahensky..................................... 1998, 1999, 2000 Susie Kiene..................................................................... 1998 Hanne Nyquist................................................................ 1998 Amy Roux......................................... 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Catha Fogelberg.............................. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Sarah Sasse....................................... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Amanda Sutcliffe.............................. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Amanda Krane...................................................... 2001, 2002 Beth Anne Bryson (Cherry)................................... 2003, 2005 Merynn Ito.................................................. 2003, 2004, 2005 Stephanie Ruiz...................................................... 2003, 2004 Stephanie Schaefer............................................... 2003, 2004 Jackie Beste................................................ 2004, 2005, 2006 Sara Sackett................................................ 2004, 2005, 2006 Chelsea Gehring................................................... 2005, 2006 Allison Stewart............................................ 2005, 2007, 2008 Elli Brown.................................................... 2006, 2007, 2008
Sarah Sasse became Nebraska's first women's golfer to earn first-team All-America honors in 2003. One of 11 golfers to make the All-America list, Sasse was the only Big 12 golfer selected. Sasse was the 2003 Big 12 Player of the Year, a 2003 Scholastic All-American, the 2003 April Big 12 Golfer of the Month, a three-time All-Big 12 honoree, a four-time Sarah Sasse academic All-Big 12 pick and a 1998-2003 three-time NCAA participant. First-team, 2003 She also set the school record for best 36- and 54-hole scores with 138 and 209, respectively. The Lincoln native graduated from Nebraska in 2003 with a degree in marketing. She was selected as the first women’s golfer inducted into the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. Chrissie McArdle.................................................. 2006, 2007 Andrea Carlson (Dunagan)............................................. 2007 Megan Place......................................................... 2007, 2009 JC Stevenson.............................................. 2008, 2009, 2010 Charlotte Wendner..................................... 2008, 2009, 2010 Kate White...................................................................... 2008 Mary Kate Bird............................................ 2009, 2010, 2011 Rachel Hanigan............................................................... 2009 Madeleine Sheils.................................................. 2010, 2011 Kayla Knopik................................................................... 2011
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE
Francee Kopecky............................................................ 1988 Melissa Busskohl............................................................. 1989 Susan Daugherty........................................ 1989, 1990, 1991 Ann Guiberson........................................... 1989, 1990, 1992 Joanne Brooks............................................ 1990, 1991, 1992 Stephanie Hupp................................................... 1991, 1993 Stephanie Flood......................................... 1992, 1993, 1994 Kari Clesson.................................................................... 1993 Kim Lefler............................................................. 1993, 1994 Melissa Odell........................................................ 1994, 1995 Michelle Patterson...................................... 1994, 1995, 1996 Rachelle Tacha...................................................... 1995, 1996 Heidi Wall............................................................. 1995, 1996 Maureen Regan.............................................................. 1996
BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Steffi Neisen............................................... 2012, 2013, 2014 Cassie Deeg......................................................... 2015, 2016 Sarah Pravecek............................................................... 2017 Hannah Thiele................................................................ 2018
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS
Jan Stanard..................................................................... 1982 Joanne Brooks................................................................ 1989 Heidi Wall (Stark)............................................................ 1996 Rachelle Tacha................................................................ 1996 Elizabeth Bahensky......................................................... 2000 Catha Fogelberg............................................................ 2000 Amy Roux....................................................................... 2000 Sarah Sasse................................................. 2000, 2001, 2003 Amanda Sutcliffe............................................................ 2000 Beth Anne Bryson (Cherry)............................................. 2003 Merynn Ito...................................................................... 2003 Stephanie Ruiz...................................................... 2003, 2006 Stephanie Schaefer......................................................... 2003 Elli Brown........................................................................ 2006 Chrissie McArdle............................................................ 2006 Sara Sackett.................................................................... 2006 Allison Stewart................................................................ 2006 *Nebraska competed as a team at the 1976 AIAW Championships, and Nan Circo tied for 33rd at the 1977 AIAW Championships.
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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Place, Megan..................................................2006-07-08-09 Pravecek, Sarah..............................................2014-15-16-17
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Reed, Debbie.................................................................1976 Regan, Maureen.................................................. 1995-96-97 Rist, Anne M...................................................................1991 Roberts, Carin L..............................................1980-81-82-83 Robertson, Claire............................................................2017 Roux, Amy..................................................1998-99-2000-01 Ruiz, Stephanie...............................................2002-03-04-06
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A four-year letterwinner and a four-time WGCA Scholastic All-American at Nebraska from 2009 to 2012, Madeleine Sheils earned an LPGA Tour card in 2017.
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Adams, Jenny........................................................... 1985-86 Ahmed, Noor............................................................2018
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Bahensky, Elizabeth....................................1997-98-99-2000 Becker, Melissa...............................................1994-95-96-97 Beste, Jackie...................................................2003-04-05-06 Bird, Mary Kate...............................................2008-09-10-11 Brooks, Joanne...............................................1989-90-91-92 Brotsky, Rochelle............................................1992-93-94-95 Brown, Elli.......................................................2005-06-07-08 Busskohl, Melissa ...........................................1988-89-90-91
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Chael, Jordan...................................................................2014-15 Cherry (Bryson), Beth Anne.................................. 2002-03-04-05 Circo, Nanette .................................................... 1976-77-78 Clesson, Kari ..................................................1991-92-93-94 Cook, Nodjya ................................................1987-88-89-90
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Davis, Kimberly...............................................................1982 Deeg, Cassie..................................................2013-14-15-16 Deeter, Jane...................................................1976-77-78-79 Denbeck, Deb.......................................................... 1976-77 Doerr, Gretchen................................................... 1996-97-98 Dougherty, Susan...........................................1987-88-89-90 Dunagan (Carlson), Andrea.................................. 2004-05-06-07
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Elgert, K.C............................................................ 1999-2000
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Flood, Stephanie............................................1991-92-93-94 Fogelberg, Catha.......................................1999-2000-01-02
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Gehring, Chelsea............................................2003-04-05-06 Gillman, Emily.................................................2015-16-17-18 Gilpin, Jean....................................................1983-84-85-86 Gleadall, Natalie.............................................................2009 Godeken, Shelly.............................................1981-82-83-84 Guiberson, Ann..............................................1988-89-90-92 Gunia, Laura...................................................1984-85-86-87
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Hallett, Molly............................................................ 1995-96 Hanigan, Rachel........................................................ 2008-09 Haraden, Jessica..................................................2017-18 Harder, Julie...................................................................2003
Hergert, Mary Sue............................................... 1979-80-81 Hornecker, Shirin...................................................... 1996-97 Houston, Janet L...................................................... 1983-84 Hupp, Stephanie............................................1990-91-92-93 Huston, Mimi C......................................................... 1977-78
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Ito, Merynn.....................................................2002-03-04-05
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Judd, Audrey..................................................2015-16-17-18
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Kang, Yoorim..................................................................2014 Keiser, Katie.............................................................. 2011-12 Kemper, Kelly........................................................... 1993-94 Kiene, Susie....................................................................1997 Kniffin, Carolyn......................................................... 1986-87 Knopik, Kayla..................................................2009-10-11-12 Kopecky, Frances................................................. 1986-87-88 Krane, Amanda.................................................... 2000-01-02
Sackett, Sara...................................................2002-04-05-06 Sasse, Sarah................................................1999-2000-01-03 Schaefer, Stephanie........................................2001-02-03-04 Scherer (Krapfl), Robin......................................... 1980-81-82 Schorgl, Carolyn.................................................. 2009-10-11 Schuler, Sonia........................................................... 1994-96 Sharpee, Erin..................................................................2010 Sheils, Madeleine...........................................2009-10-11-12 Slattery, Sharon......................................................... 1976-77 Smedberg, Laurel................................................ 1976-77-78 Smejkal, Morgan.............................................2013-14-15-16 Smith, Kate..........................................................2017-18 Sritragul, Pasinee “Annie”....................................... 2017-18 Stanard, Jan....................................................1980-81-82-83 Steen, Nancy J...............................................1983-84-85-86 Stelzmiller, Cassidy.........................................2013-14-15-16 Stevenson, JC.................................................2007-08-09-10 Stewart, Allison...............................................2005-06-07-08 Sturdevant, Sydney.........................................................2008 Sutcliffe, Amanda.......................................1999-2000-01-02
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Tacha, Rachelle...............................................1995-96-97-98 Thiele, Haley........................................................2016-18 Thiele, Hannah..........................................................2018 Tobin, Peggy..................................................1986-87-88-89
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Wall, Heidi J........................................................ 1994-95-96 Wall, Kathy......................................................1985-86-87-88 Weekes, Elizabeth W......................................................1979 Wendner, Charlotte........................................2007-08-09-10 White, Kate............................................................... 2007-08 Woodard, Denise ..........................................................1996 Wright, Katelyn...............................................2011-12-13-14
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Young, Becky..................................................................1991
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Lefler, Kim.......................................................1991-92-93-94 Luebke, Hannah....................................................... 2013-14
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Madsen, Alysen..............................................1988-89-90-91 Mangan, Kari A...............................................1983-84-85-86 McArdle, Chrissie...........................................2004-05-06-07 Merwald, Julie................................................................1979 Miller, Lori.......................................................1980-81-82-83 Molyneux, Remylee.................................................. 2011-12 Morrissey, Catherine M...................................1977-78-79-80 Mullin, Molly...................................................1993-94-95-96
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Neisen, Steffi..................................................2011-12-13-14 Nelson, Catherine A.......................................1981-82-83-84 Noerrlinger, Dawn..........................................1987-88-89-90 Nyquist, Hanne......................................................... 1997-98
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O’Doherty, Jackie...........................................................2013 O’Neill, Katie....................................................... 1985-86-87 Odell, Melissa.................................................1991-93-94-95
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Papes, Lisa......................................................................1984 Patterson, Michelle L......................................1993-94-95-96
Sarah Sasse captured first-team All-America honors while leading Nebraska to the NCAA Championships in 2003.
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INDIVIDUAL & TEAM RECORDS TEAM RECORDS 18-HOLE SCORE.................................................................................................................................... 273 Westbrook Spring Invitational (second round); (Kate Smith, Audrey Judd, Noor Annie Sritragul, Noor Ahmed, Haley Thiele), Feb. 25, 2018
36-HOLE SCORE..................................................................................................................................556 Westbrook Spring Invitational (283-273); (Kate Smith, Audrey Judd, Noor Annie Sritragul, Noor Ahmed, Haley Thiele), Feb. 25, 2018
54-HOLE SCORE..................................................................................................................................843 Westbrook Spring Invitational (283-273-287); (Kate Smith, Audrey Judd, Noor Annie Sritragul, Noor Ahmed, Haley Thiele), Feb. 25-26, 2018
INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL RECORDS 18-HOLE SCORE �����������������������������������64 KATE SMITH Westbrook Spring Invitational Peoria, Ariz. Feb. 25, 2018
NEBRASKA ALL-TIME TEAM VICTORIES
1976 Big Eight Tournament.....................................................................................................................................................684 1978 Omaha Invitational.........................................................................................................................................................336 1979 Wichita State Invitational................................................................................................................................ 368-339=707 1980 Iowa Invitational............................................................................................................................................. 318-328=646 1980 Iowa State Invitational.................................................................................................................................... 315-312=627 1980 Missouri Invitational........................................................................................................................................ 334-324=658 1980 Iowa Invitational............................................................................................................................................. 311-318=629 1980 AIAW Region 6 Championship....................................................................................................................... 314-308=622 1982 Spring Break Tournament........................................................................................................................ 312-319-301=932 1982 Missouri Invitational................................................................................................................................. 323-324-301=948 1983 Big Eight Tournament.............................................................................................................................. 322-317-319=958 1983 Kansas Invitational................................................................................................................................... 331-319-315=965 1984 Wichita State Invitational......................................................................................................................... 326-345-327=998 1986 Northern Iowa Invitational....................................................................................................................... 328-331-312=971 1988 Northern Illinois Invitational........................................................................................................................... 318-324=642 1989 Husker Golf Invitational........................................................................................................................... 309-304-305=918 1989 Spartan Fall Invitational........................................................................................................................... 317-307-309=933 1990 Rio Rico-Hawkeye.................................................................................................................................... 311-308-306=925 1990 Missouri Invitational........................................................................................................................................ 304-311=615 1993 Husker Classic.......................................................................................................................................... 312-309-304=925 1994 Midwest Golf Classic...................................................................................................................................... 314-314=628 1994 UNT/SMU Invitational..................................................................................................................................... 314-313=627 1994 Husker Golf Classic.................................................................................................................................. 315-311-310=936 1996 Lady Lion Invitational...................................................................................................................................... 304-301=605 1996 Big 12 Fall Preview.................................................................................................................................. 300-296-313=909 1997 Colorado Invitational............................................................................................................................... 296-292-299=887 1999 Big 12 Preview......................................................................................................................................... 298-303-305=906 1999 Lady Razorback Invitational............................................................................................................................ 298-306=604 2000 Oklahoma/Susie Maxwell Berning Classic............................................................................................... 322-302-306=998 2000 Alltel Husker Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 298-303-300=901 2001 Heather Farr/CU Invitational........................................................................................................................... 301-291=592 2003 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 307-297-300=904 2003 Highlands Ranch Intercollegiate..................................................................................................................... 311-302=613 2004 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 306-306-325=937 2005 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 295-300-307=902 2006 Baja Invitational....................................................................................................................................... 309-309-310=928 2006 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 317-306-306=929 2006 Bronco Invitational................................................................................................................................... 296-292-296=884 2007 Mountain View Collegiate....................................................................................................................... 287-285-294=866 2007 Bronco Invitational................................................................................................................................... 318-300-328=946 2008 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 298-295-291=884 2008 Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational.............................................................................................. (tie) 307-312-307=926 2013 Chip-N Club Invitational........................................................................................................................... 284-296-294-874 2014 Mountain View Collegiate........................................................................................................................ 291-288-295-874
Nebraska won the 2005 Chip-N Club Invitational at the Wilderness Ridge Golf Course. The Huskers captured four consecutive Chip-N Club titles from 2003 to 2006.
36-HOLE SCORE ��������������������������������� 131 KATE SMITH Westbrook Spring Invitational Peoria, Ariz. Feb. 25, 2018
54-HOLE SCORE �������������������������������202 KATE SMITH Westbrook Spring Invitational Peoria, Ariz. Feb. 25-26, 2018
72-Hole Score ��������������������������������������� 301 ELIZABETH BAHENSKY NCAA Championships Sunriver, Ore. May 27, 2000
STEPHANIE RUIZ NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio May 26, 2006
Elizabeth Bahensky owns six NU NCAA Tournament records, including best single-round (68) and final score (301).
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NEBRASKA IN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS BIG EIGHT TEAM/INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Year......................Champion.......................................... NU Finish......................................................Individual Champion 1976..................... Nebraska (684)......................................1st (684)...........................................Lindsey Wetzel (Oklahoma, 164) 1977..................... Oklahoma State (671)...........................4th (705)................................... Patty Zimmer (Oklahoma State, 158) 1978..................... Oklahoma (653)....................................5th (675)..................................... Alicia Ogrin (Oklahoma State, 154) 1979..................... Oklahoma State (949)...........................4th (1,023).................................. Alicia Ogrin (Oklahoma State, 232) 1980..................... Oklahoma State (930)...........................5th (991).......................................Val Skinner (Oklahoma State, 225) 1981..................... Oklahoma (922)....................................4th (972).................................Dorea Mitchell (Oklahoma State, 227) 1982..................... Oklahoma State (917)...........................4th (992).......................................Val Skinner (Oklahoma State, 216) 1983..................... Nebraska (953)......................................1st (953).....................................Janice Burba (Oklahoma State, 233) 1984..................... Oklahoma State (934)...........................2nd (959)....................................Robin Hood (Oklahoma State, 224) 1985..................... Oklahoma State (934)...........................6th (1,027).....................................Lisa Stone (Oklahoma State, 231) 1986..................... Oklahoma State (924)...........................3rd (955).....................................Robin Hood (Oklahoma State, 220) 1987..................... Oklahoma State (912)...........................6th (989)......................................Eva Dahloff (Oklahoma State, 228) 1988..................... Oklahoma State (944)...........................5th (1,011)...................................Eva Dahloff (Oklahoma State, 234) 1989..................... Oklahoma State (935)...........................4th (964)......................................Eva Dahloff (Oklahoma State, 229) 1990..................... Kansas (936)..........................................5th (968).............................. Marnie McGuire (Oklahoma State, 230) 1991..................... Oklahoma (943)....................................3rd (975)...........................................Cathy Stevens (Oklahoma, 232) 1992..................... Oklahoma State (914)...........................7th (977).................................. Arantxa Sison (Oklahoma State, 220) 1993..................... Iowa St. (945)........................................4th (1,007).................................. Shelley Finnestad (Iowa State, 232) 1994..................... Oklahoma State (919)...........................4th (939)............................Charlotta Eliasson (Oklahoma State, 221) 1995..................... Oklahoma State (937)...........................3rd (985)..................................... Amy Weeks (Oklahoma State, 226) 1996..................... Oklahoma State (946)...........................T-3rd (974)........................................ Rachelle Tacha (Nebraska, 227) Team Titles by School: Oklahoma State, 14; Oklahoma, 3; Nebraska, 2; Kansas, 1; Iowa State, 1
BIG 12 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
1997..................... Texas (924)............................................3rd (945)................................................. Heather Bowie (Texas, 212) 1998..................... Texas A&M (919)...................................6th (936)............................................ Isabelle Ros (Texas A&M, 225) 1999..................... Oklahoma State (906)...........................8th (929)................................... Maria Boden (Oklahoma State, 219) 2000..................... Oklahoma (916)....................................3rd (920)..............................................Amelia Moses (Missouri, 222) 2001..................... Oklahoma State (925)...........................5th (958)................................... Maria Boden (Oklahoma State, 227) 2002..................... Oklahoma State (909)...........................7th (952)............................ Emma Zackrisson (Oklahoma State, 223) 2003..................... Oklahoma State (909)...........................5th (926)............................................... Sarah Sasse (Nebraska, 220) 2004..................... Texas (592/36 Holes).............................10th (622)............................. Annie Thurman (Oklahoma State, 137) 2005..................... Oklahoma State (900)...........................7th (942)....................Annie Thurman-Young (Oklahoma State, 212) 2006..................... Texas A&M (899)...................................T-4th (927)..........................................Ashley Knoll (Texas A&M, 215) 2007..................... Texas A&M (911)...................................4th (936)........................................... Amanda Costner (Kansas, 221) 2008..................... Oklahoma State (912)...........................6th (968).............................. Jaclyn Sweeney (Oklahoma State, 225) 2009..................... Oklahoma State (909)...........................10th (953)....................................Ashley Freeman (Texas A&M, 225) 2010..................... Texas A&M (896)...................................8th (919)............................ Caroline Hedwall (Oklahoma State, 210) 2011..................... Texas (872)............................................10th (909).............................................Madison Pressel (Texas, 208)
BIG TEN TEAM/INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
2012..................... Michigan State (885).............................6th (908)..............................................Laura Gonzalez (Purdue, 216) 2013..................... Northwestern/Purdue (884)..................11th (935)................................................... Paula Reto (Purdue, 212) 2014..................... Michigan State/Ohio State (895)..........10th (931)...................................Jessica Porvasnik (Ohio State, 216) 2015..................... Northwestern/Ohio State (863)............13th (917)......................................... Sarah Cho (Northwestern, 213) 2016..................... Northwestern/Ohio State (852)............13th (890)..................................................August Kim (Purdue, 207) 2017..................... Michigan State (866).............................12th (944).................................. Elodie Van Dievoet (Michigan, 210) 2018..................... Michigan State (859).............................13th (905)..............................................Jaclyn Lee (Ohio State, 207) Team Titles: Ohio State, 14; Indiana, 7; Purdue, 6; Michigan State, 8; Northwestern 3; Minnesota, 1; Iowa, 1; Wisconsin, 1
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS TEAM
Lowest Winning Score (54 Holes).......................................852................ Northwestern (284-286-282), Ohio State (291-281-280), 2016 Lowest Winning Score (72 Holes).......................................1,158..............................................Purdue, 2010 (289-292-294-294) Largest Margin of Victory (54 Holes)..................................41........................................................................... Ohio State, 1983 Largest Margin of Victory (72 Holes)..................................58.................................................................................Indiana, 1986
INDIVIDUAL
Lowest Winning Score (54 Holes).......................................207......................................... August Kim, Purdue, 2016 (69-71-67) ...................................................................................................................................... Jaclyn Lee, Ohio State, 2018 (66-68-73) Lowest Winning Score (72 Holes).......................................280.............................. Laura Gonzalez, Purdue, 2010 (71-70-70-69) Lowest Score, One Round..................................................65............................................ Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin, 2016 (1st) ............................................................................................................................................. Ashley Bauer, Michigan, 2010 (2nd) Lowest Score, After Two Rounds........................................137......................................Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin, 2016 (65-72) Lowest First-Round Score...................................................65....................................................Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin, 2016 Lowest Second-Round Score..............................................65....................................................... Ashley Bauer, Michigan, 2010 Lowest Third-Round Score.................................................66....................................................Maria Hernandez, Purdue, 2008 Lowest Score, After Three Rounds.....................................207......................................... August Kim, Purdue, 2016 (69-71-67) ...................................................................................................................................... Jaclyn Lee, Ohio State, 2018 (66-68-73) Lowest Fourth-Round Score...............................................69....................................................Maria Hernandez, Purdue, 2008 ......................................................................................................................................................Laura Gonzalez, Purdue, 2010 ............................................................................................................................................................ Kris Yoo, Wisconsin, 2011 Nebraska’s first season in the Big Ten Conference was 2012. The first Big Ten Team Championship was conducted in 1982. A 54-hole tournament was held in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1996, 2012 throughd 2017. A 72-hole tournament was held from 1985 through 1995 and from 1997 through 2011.
Rachelle Tacha won the Big Eight individual title in 1996, the league’s final season, on her way to the 1996 NCAA Tournament .
2018 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Maineville, Ohio, April 20-22
Rk. Team Total 1. Michigan State........................ 283-286-290-859 (-5) T2. Maryland................................. 288-280-295-863 (-1) T2. Illinois..................................... 292-290-281-863 (-1) T4. Northwestern......................... 293-292-280-865 (+1) T4. Ohio State............................. 289-282-294-865 (+1) 6. Purdue................................... 293-285-289-867 (+3) 7. Michigan.............................. 298-290-295-883 (+19) 8. Penn State........................... 309-294-284-887 (+23) T9. Wisconsin............................ 299-291-299-889 (+25) T9. Indiana................................. 301-289-299-889 (+25) 11. Minnesota............................ 302-301-294-897 (+33) 12. Iowa..................................... 299-299-302-900 (+33) 13. Nebraska............................. 300-302-303-905 (+41) 14. Rutgers................................ 312-301-301-914 (+50)
2018 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Individual Results
Rk. Golfer, Team Total 1. Jaclyn Lee, Ohio State.................. 66-68-73-206 (-9) T2. Sarah Burnham, Michigan State... 72-69-70-211 (-5) T2. Xiaolin Tian, Maryland.................. 72-67-72-211 (-5) T4. Allyson Geer, Michigan State............. 67-72-73-212 (-4) T4. Cara Basso, Penn State................ 75-67-70-212 (-4) T4. Janet Mao, Northwestern.................. 74-72-66-212 (-4) 7. Sabrine Garrison, Minnesota............. 70-74-69-213 (-3) T8. Grace Park, Illinois............................. 71-73-70-214 (-2) T8. Bing Singhsumalee, Illinois........... 71-70-73-214 (-2) T8. Chayanid Prapassarangkul, Illinois..... 74-72-68-214 (-2) T8. Rio Watanabe, Ohio State................. 72-67-75-214 (-2) T19. Kate Smith, Nebraska...................75-68-75-218 (+2) T40. Noor Ahmed, Nebraska........... 72-77-76-225 (+9) T49. Audrey Judd, Nebraska......... 77-75-76-228 (+12) T70. Annie Sritragul, Nebraska..... 76-83-76-235 (+25) 79. Haley Thiele, Nebraska.......... 80-82-82-244 (+28) 81. Hannah Thiele, Nebraska....... 83-88-83-254 (+38)
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NEBRASKA IN NCAA COMPETITION TEAM NCAA REGIONAL SCORES
NEBRASKA NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (72 HOLES)
1994 NCAA WEST REGIONAL
Lowest Final Score:................................................... Elizabeth Bahensky (2000)/Stephanie Ruiz (2006)..................................301 Lowest Score After One Round:............................... Stephanie Ruiz (2006)...............................................................................72 Lowest Score After Two Rounds:.............................. Stephanie Ruiz (2006).............................................................................148 Lowest Score After Three Rounds:............................. Elizabeth Bahensky (2000)......................................................................225 Lowest Single-Round Score:..................................... Elizabeth Bahensky (2000, Third Round)...................................................68 Lowest Second-Round Score:................................... Elli Brown (2006).......................................................................................74 Lowest Third-Round Score:...................................... Elizabeth Bahensky (2000)........................................................................68 Lowest Fourth-Round Score:.................................... Allison Stewart (2006)...............................................................................73 Best Finish:............................................................... Elizabeth Bahensky (2000).................................................................. T25th Lowest Stroke Average:............................................ Elizabeth Bahensky (2000)/Stephanie Ruiz (2006)...............................75.25
Championship Golf Course of New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M., May 12-14 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Stephanie Flood 77 82 78 Kim Lefler 80 76 77 Melissa Odell 77 82 77 Michelle Patterson 80 85 78 Heidi Wall 79 77 76 Team (Count Four) 313 312 308 NU Finish: 16th/19
Total 237 233 231 243 232 933
1995 NCAA WEST REGIONAL
Randolph North Park Golf Course Tucson, Ariz., May 11-13 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Molly Mullin 76 81 75 Michelle Patterson 76 80 76 Maureen Regan 82 80 83 Rachelle Tacha 75 74 78 Heidi Wall 70 77 79 Team (Count Four) 297 311 308 NU Finish:12th/20
Total 232 232 245 227 226 916
1996 NCAA WEST REGIONAL
The Champions Club Golf Course Omaha, Neb., May 9-11 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Molly Mullin 81 81 80 Michelle Patterson 83 87 85 Maureen Regan 81 91 89 Heidi Stark 73 79 81 Rachelle Tacha 71 77 85 Team (Count Four) 306 324 331 NU Finish: 11th/20
Total 242 255 261 233 233 961
Total 226 227 230 231 232 909
Total 229 226 224 220 250 899
Total 228 230 231 233 240 922
The Entrada at Snow Canyon Golf Club St. George, Utah, May 10-12 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Elli Brown 81 77 75 Chrissie McArdle 79 82 80 Kate White 83 77 81 JC Stevenson 85 79 78 Allison Stewart 88 76 83 Team (Count Four) 328 309 314 NU Finish: 15th/21
Total 233 241 241 242 247 951
The University of Texas Golf Course Austin, Texas, May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 JC Stevenson 73 72 75 Elli Brown 72 79 72 Kate White 73 86 74 Charlotte Wendner 76 80 82 Allison Stewart 82 75 88 Team (Count Four) 294 306 303 NU Finish: T10th/21
Total 244 248 253 253 264 998
The Ohio State University Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio, May 10-12 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Madeleine Sheils 72 80 86
Total 220 223 233 238 245 903
Arthur Hills Golf Course Hilton Head, S.C., May 23-26 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Joanne Brooks 75 81
Rd.3 79
Rd. 4 79
Total 314
1996 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
La Quinta Resort and Club, Dunes Course La Quinta, Calif., May 22-25 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd. 4 Heidi Stark 78 86 84 78 Rachelle Tacha 83 77 78 78
Total 326 316
2000 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Crosswater Golf Club Sunriver, Ore., May 24-27 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Elizabeth Bahensky 79 78 Catha Fogelberg 79 78 Amy Roux 79 80 Sarah Sasse 74 75 Amanda Sutcliffe 78 85 Team (Count Four) 310 311 NU Finish: 19th/24
Rd.3 68 75 81 78 85 302
Rd. 4 76 82 81 77 84 316
Total 301 314 321 304 332 1,239
2001 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Mission Inn, El Campeon Course Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla., May 22-25 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Sarah Sasse 79 75 81
Rd. 4 75
Total 310
Birck Boilermaker Golf Course West Lafayette, Ind., May 20-23 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Sarah Sasse 75 79 75 Stephanie Ruiz 82 85 77 Stephanie Schaefer 78 84 81 Merynn Ito 85 85 81 Beth Anne Cherry 92 89 90 Team (Count Four) 320 333 314 NU Finish: 22nd/24
Rd. 4 78 77 81 78 91 314
Total 307 321 324 329 362 1,281
2006 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Total 238
2017 NCAA COLUMBUS REGIONAL
The Ohio State University Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio, May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Kate Smith 78 79 73
1990 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
2003 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
2012 NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
Total 226 235 241 244 260 946
2002 NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
Forest Akers West Golf Course East Lansing, Mich., May 9-11 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Catha Fogelberg 85 81 78 Merynn Ito 85 79 84 Beth Anne Cherry 84 89 80 Stephanie Ruiz 85 84 84 Amanda Sutcliffe 85 92 87 Team (Count Four) 339 333 326 NU Finish: 19th/21
The Traditions Club Bryan, Texas, May 11-13 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Stephanie Ruiz 78 76 74 Allison Stewart 79 70 81 Chrissie McArdle 77 75 79 Elli Brown 79 77 77 Sara Sackett 80 77 83 Team (Count Four) 313 298 311 NU Finish: 8th/21
2008 NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
2001 NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
Birck Boilermaker Golf Course West Lafayette, Ind., May 10-12 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Sarah Sasse 76 72 78 Amy Roux 80 76 79 Catha Fogelberg 82 76 83 Amanda Sutcliffe 81 82 81 Amanda Krane 89 85 86 Team (Count Four) 319 306 321 NU Finish: 10th/21
Total 222 228 236 243 246 928
2007 NCAA WEST REGIONAL
2000 NCAA WEST REGIONAL
Karsten Golf Course Tempe, Ariz., May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Elizabeth Bahensky 76 76 77 Catha Fogelberg 77 76 73 Amy Roux 73 76 75 Sarah Sasse 72 74 74 Amanda Sutcliffe 84 81 85 Team (Count Four) 298 302 299 NU Finish: 9th/24
Firethorn Golf Course Lincoln, Neb., May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Sarah Sasse 73 75 74 Merynn Ito 77 71 80 Stephanie Schaefer 81 75 80 Stephanie Ruiz 82 77 84 Beth Anne Cherry 81 78 87 Team (Count Four) 312 298 318 NU Finish: 5th/21
2006 NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
1997 NCAA WEST REGIONAL
Randolph North Park Golf Course Tucson, Ariz., May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Hanne Nyquist 74 76 76 Elizabeth Bahensky 75 76 76 Shirin Hornecker 73 79 78 Rachelle Tacha 79 76 76 Maureen Regan 79 74 79 Team (Count Four) 301 302 306 NU Finish: 14th/20
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES
2003 NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
Total 230
The Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio, May 23-26 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Stephanie Ruiz 72 76 Chrissie McArdle 82 78 Elli Brown 76 74 Sara Sackett 81 77 Allison Stewart 87 88 Team (Count Four) 311 305 NU Finish: 20th/24
Rd.3 78 75 77 76 78 306
Rd. 4 75 76 82 75 73 299
Total 301 311 309 309 326 1,221
*Scores from Jan Stanard’s individual NCAA appearance in 1982 are unavailable.
INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2017-18 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA
INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2017-18 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA
INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2017-18 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
The University of Nebraska was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869 as the state’s public university and landgrant institution. Founded in Lincoln, the University of Nebraska was expanded in 1968 into a state educational system now comprising four campuses under the guidance of a Board of Regents and a central administration. Nebraska, which joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011, is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, a consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago, which has generated unique opportunities for students and faculty by sharing expertise, leveraging resources and collaborating on programs.
BIG TEN ACADEMIC ALLIANCE
As a member of the Big Ten, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, which is the academic consortium of the universities in the Big Ten Conference. The consortium was renamed on June 29, 2016. The BTAA includes all 14 Big Ten Institutions and the University of Chicago. The Big Ten Academic Alliances and the institutions together have annual research expenditures topping $10.2 billion — more than the Ivy League and the University of California System combined — and they educate a total of nearly 600,000 students with approximately 50,000 full-time faculty members.
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