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NEBRASKA 2016-17 WOMEN’S GOLF 2019-20 HUSKER WOMEN’S GOLF
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA WOMEN’S GOLF WOMEN’S GOLF DIRECTORY
Head Coach..............................................................Lisa Johnson Associate Head Coach...................................... Chessey Thomas Golf Office Secretary................................................ Rose Sousek Golf Office Phone/Fax.................(402) 472-1415/(402) 472-9399 Golf Office Address:..................................................................... 202C Nebraska Coliseum P.O. Box 880146 Lincoln, NE 68588-0146
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORY
Associate 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 Senior Deputy A.D./Chief of Staff: John Johnson............... (402) 472-3011 Senior Deputy A.D./External Operations: Garrett Klassy...... (402) 472-3011 Deputy A.D./Facilities & Football: 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./Academics: Dennis Leblanc.......... (402) 472-2042 Exec. Assoc. A.D./Compliance: Jamie Vaughn.......... (402) 472-2042
BOARD OF REGENTS
Timothy Clare, J.D............................................................. Lincoln Howard Hawks...................................................................Omaha Jim Pillen...................................................................... Columbus Elizabeth O’Connor...........................................................Omaha Robert Schafer................................................................. Beatrice Paul Kenney.....................................................................Amherst Bob Phares................................................................North Platte Barbara Weitz....................................................................Omaha Emily Johnson...................................................Nebraska-Lincoln Aya Yousuf........................................................ Nebraska-Omaha Nicole Kent......................................................Nebraska-Kearney Keith Ozanne........................................Nebraska Medical Center
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location................................................................... Lincoln, Neb. Population....................................................................... 287,401 Enrollment......................................................................... 25,332 Founded ................................................................ Feb. 15, 1869 Chancellor.............................................................. Ronnie Green Interim President...............................................Susan Fritz, 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.
Seniors (from left) Haley Thiele, Kate Smith and Jessica Haraden lead Nebraska into the 2019-20 golf season.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information/Coaches/Staff................................... 1-5 Coach Lisa Johnson.................................................................... 2 Associate Head Coach Chessey Thomas................................... 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 2019-20 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 Vanessa Bouvet........................................................................ 16 Megan Whittaker...................................................................... 17 Nicole Hansen.......................................................................... 18 Leah Herzog............................................................................. 19 Big Ten Conference........................................................ 20-21 2018-19 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 Lisa Johnson 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 2019-20 Nebraska women’s golf guide was written and designed by Senior Associate Director of Communications/ Operations Jeff Griesch with assistance from Student Workers Taylor Riemersma and Steven Sakas. 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 Nebraska women’s golf team (Back row, from left): Kirsten Baete, Kate Smith. (Third row): Haley Thiele, Hannah Thiele, Vanessa Bouvet. (Second row): Jessica Haraden, Megan Whittaker, Noor Ahmed. (Front row): Leah Herzog, Nicole Hansen.
GOLF QUICK FACTS
Head Coach/Years..............................................Lisa Johnson/1st 2018-19 Top 10 Finishes........................................................ 6/10 2018-19 Top Five Finishes..................................................... 3/10 2018-19 First-Place Finishes.................................................. 1/10 Big Ten Finish...................................................................13th/14 NCAA Regional Finish......................................Did Not Compete Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................. 8/0
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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LISA JOHNSON Head Coach (First Season)
Gonzaga (2000)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Head Coach, Nebraska (2019-present) Head Coach, Idaho (2007-19) Head Coach, Idaho Men’s Golf (2007-08) Head Coach, Boise State Women’s Golf (2002-07) Graduate Assistant, Idaho Men’s and Women’s Golf (2000-01)
HONORS & AWARDS
WAC Coach of the Year (2010, 2012) NCAA Regional Teams (2010, 2016, 2018) Big Sky Conference Team Champions (2016, 2018) One Individual NCAA Championship Appearance (2015) Six Individual NCAA Regional Appearances (2009, 2011 (2), 2012, 2015, 2019) Five Individual Conference Champions (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) 29 All-Conference Golfers 37 WGCA Scholar All-America Awards No. 1 NGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award (3.78, 2009)
An established coach with a track record of success in leading her golfers to NCAA Regional competition and conference championships, Lisa Johnson was named the head coach of the Nebraska women’s golf program, June 17, 2019. Johnson, who came to Nebraska after serving as the head coach at the University of Idaho (2007-19), became just the fourth head coach in the 45-year history of the Husker women’s golf program. “She is a proven winner and a fierce competitor who relates well with her players,” Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos said. “I have admired Lisa’s body of work for some time and truly believe that she has what it takes to compete for championships.” Johnson, whose hiring followed the retirement of Robin Krapfl after 32 seasons guiding the Husker program, said her mission was to bring the highest level of achievement to Nebraska golfers both on and off the course by building on her own experiences and Nebraska’s tradition of success. “I am incredibly thankful and excited for the opportunity to lead Nebraska women’s golf,” Johnson said. “It is an honor to take over for Coach Robin Krapfl. She left a terrific legacy, and I can’t wait to get to work with the strong roster we have returning and the incoming freshman.” As a coach, Johnson’s success at Idaho has been impressive, including the 2016 and 2018 Big Sky Conference titles. Johnson led Idaho to three NCAA Regional appearances during her time in Moscow, including trips in 2010, 2016 and 2018. Her teams also finished second in the conference five more times, including 2009, 2012, 2014 (Western Athletic Conference) and 2017 and 2019 (Big Sky). Johnson was a two-time WAC Coach of the Year (2010, 2012). She earned her PGA Class A Professional status in 2016. Johnson’s golfers have enjoyed outstanding individual success. She tutored two-time All-American Kayla Mortellaro
to three WAC Player-of-the-Year honors and a WAC Freshmanof-the-Year award. Mortellaro, who earned individual NCAA Regional bids in 2009, 2011 and 2012, and competed as a member of Idaho’s 2010 NCAA Regional team, went on to earn her LPGA card in 2013. In 2019, Vandal senior Sophie Hausmann joined Mortellaro in becoming a three-time individual NCAA Regional participant. Hausmann, a two-time Big Sky Player of the Year (2018, 2019) and a four-time first-team All-Big Sky selection, carried a 72.2 stroke average as a senior. The native of Nottuln, Germany, competed in the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open and played in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2019. Hausmann and Mortellaro were joined as Vandal NCAA Regional participants by Teo Poplawski (2011) and Leilanie Kim (2015). Kim went on to advance to the final stage as an individual at the 2015 NCAA Championship. Hausmann and Mortellaro also headline a list of 29 allconference golfers coached by Johnson in her career in Moscow. Hausmann (Big Sky) and Mortellaro (WAC) were both four-time first-team all-conference honorees. In 2019, Hausmann was joined on the Big Sky first team by sophomore teammate Valeria Patino, while Michelle Kim was named to the second team and freshman Vicky Tsai was honorable-mention All-Big Sky. Michelle Kim was also a two-time first-team All-Big Sky selection (2016, 2017) during her career, which recognizes the top five players in the conference. She added a third-team award in 2018. Kim was one of three Idaho golfers to earn WGCA AllAmerica Scholar recognition in 2018 - her second consecutive award. Overall, Idaho golfers earned 37 WGCA ScholarAmerica awards during Johnson’s time in Moscow, while her Vandals earned 51 academic all-conference awards. “I am committed to developing players and providing a comprehensive student-athlete experience, which includes competing at a high level and reaching the postseason,” Johnson said. “With Nebraska’s rich tradition of excellence and strong community support, I believe we will achieve those goals.” Success in the classroom for her golfers has always gone hand-in-hand with success on the course. Johnson, who was
the Gonzaga Female Student-Athlete of the Year during her career as a collegiate golfer, led her Idaho teams to annual recognition for its academic success. The Vandal women’s golf program also has been honored each of the past five seasons with NCAA Public Recognition Awards for its multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. Since 2007, every Idaho women’s golfer who has exhausted her eligibility at Idaho has earned her degree. In 2009, Johnson’s Vandals were honored for posting the No. 1 team grade-point average (3.78) in the NCAA. Idaho’s 2016 team added a 3.68 GPA to rank No. 23 in the country among all women’s golf teams. Johnson did more than just help build the Idaho program on the course and in the classroom, she assisted in all phases of fundraising, design and construction of the Jess and Kathleen Hall Performance Golf Center at the University of Idaho Golf Course, which was dedicated in 2016. During Johnson’s first season at Idaho in 2007-08, she was also the head men’s golf coach. She went to Moscow after spending five-and-a-half seasons as the head women’s golf coach at Boise State from January of 2002 through May of 2007. Johnson was a West Coast Conference All-Academic selection and was also the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. As a Bulldog golfer, she won three individual tournament titles and was an All-West Coast Conference selection. Johnson graduated cum laude from Gonzaga in 2000, before earning her master’s degree from the University of Idaho in 2002. While earning her master’s degree, Johnson served as a graduate assistant for both the Vandal men’s and women’s golf programs. The 2001 Idaho women’s team won the Big West Conference title and advanced to NCAA Regional competition, while featuring the Big West Player of the Year. She was married in February 2008 to John Johnson, who is senior deputy athletic director/chief of staff at the University of Nebraska. The couple has twin children, Ellie and Cooper.
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CHESSEY THOMAS Associate Head Coach (First Season)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Head Coach, Nebraska (2019-present) Assistant Coach, Washington (2016-19, 3 seasons) Assistant Coach, Idaho (2015-16, 1 season)
HONORS & AWARDS
Two NCAA Championship Appearances Assistant Coach, Washington, 2018, 2019 Four NCAA Regional Appearances Assistant Coach, Idaho, 2016 Assistant Coach, Washington, 2017, 2018, 2019 Two NCAA Championship Appearances Golfer, Tennessee, 2011, 2012 Four NCAA Regional Appearances Golfer, Tennessee, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Chessey Thomas joined the Nebraska women’s golf team the associate head coach in the summer of 2019. She became just the second full-time assistant coach in the history of the Husker program. “Chessey brings a wealth of knowledge to Nebraska, both from playing professionally and coaching at the highest level,” Nebraska Coach Lisa Johnson said. “I admire her work ethic, competitiveness and her ability to relate to her players. I cannot to wait to work with her again.” In four seasons as a collegiate assistant, all four teams Thomas has coached have advanced to at least NCAA Regional play, while she helped her final two teams at Washington to NCAA Championship appearances (2018, 2019). In her four seasons as a golfer at Tennessee, she was also a part of four NCAA Regional teams, including two teams that advanced to the NCAA Championships (2011, 2012). Thomas, who began her coaching career as an assistant under Johnson at the University of Idaho in 2015-16, came to Nebraska after three successful seasons at the University of Washington. In 2018-19, Thomas helped the Huskies to an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., after taking second at the Cle Elum Regional in Suncadia, Wash. In her second season at Washington, Thomas aided UW to a tie for ninth at the NCAA Championship in Stillwater, Okla. In her first year as an assistant in Seattle, Thomas was part of a Washington team that finished eighth at 2017 NCAA Regionals. In her lone season working with Johnson at Idaho, Thomas helped the Vandals to the 2016 Big Sky Conference Championship and an NCAA Regional appearance. The Vandals also featured the Big Sky individual champion and the Big Sky Freshman of the Year, while earning three allconference selections. Idaho also produced three WGCA All-American Scholars while posting the No. 23 team GPA in the nation. “I am really looking forward to working with Coach Johnson again,” Thomas said, “and am grateful to her and
Tennessee (2014)
the University of Nebraska Athletic Department for this great opportunity.” Thomas played her college golf at the University of Tennessee, lettering from 2011 to 2014. She completed a standout career with second-team All-SEC honors as a senior. Her 74.32 stroke average led the Lady Vols in 2013-14. In her career, she competed in 38 tournaments and produced 15 career top-25 finishes, including a tournament title at the Lady Bulldog Invite as a senior. As a junior, Thomas tied for eighth individually at the 2013 NCAA East Regional with a career-low 66 in the final round. During her four-year career at Tennessee, Thomas was a key part of four teams that advanced to NCAA Regional play. She also helped the Lady Vols to berths in the NCAA Championship as both a freshman (2011) and sophomore (2012). She continued her competitive career following graduation, advancing to all three stages of the LPGA Qualifying School, barely missing the final tour card cut. Born in Santiago, Chile but raised mainly in Spokane, Wash., Thomas won back-to-back Class 4A Washington State Championships in 2009 and 2010 and was ranked as high as No. 24 among GolfWeek’s Class of 2010 commitments. She was also a standout high school basketball player, scoring more than 1,300 career points in just three seasons while earning Washington Class B All-Tournament honors for Saint George’s School. Thomas majored in journalism and electronic media at Tennessee and was heavily involved in producing web and social media content for the golf team as a player for the Lady Vols. She spent three months as a tournament operations intern for the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) in 2015, while also spending several months as assistant golf pro at Manito Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Wash., before accepting her first full-time assistant coaching position with Johnson at Idaho.
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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ROSE SOUSEK
KEITH ZIMMER
Golf Office Secretary Fourth Season
Senior Associate A.D./Life Skills 33rd Season Wayne State (Neb.) (1985)
Rose Sousek is in her fourth season as the secretary for the Nebraska men’s and women’s golf programs in 2019-20. She handles all office functions and works directly with the Nebraska golf coaches. She also serves as a secretary for the Nebraska track and field program. 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 17th Season
Jeff Griesch is in his 17th season as media relations contact for the Nebraska women’s golf program and his 25th 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 22nd season as a radio color commentator for Nebraska women’s basketball in 2019-20. 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, men’s and women’s tennis teams and the Husker softball program. 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 (MAIAA). 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 39th 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, 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 (Third 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 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, brought 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,
Washington State (1973)
Moos also hired Mark Hankins to coach the men’s golf team and Sean Maymi to lead the men’s tennis program. Nebraska made national headlines with the hiring of Fred Hoiberg as its new men’s basketball coach in 2019. Moos made another impact move with the hiring of former Husker Will Bolt to lead the baseball program, after Major League All-Star, Gold Glove award winner and World Series champion Darin Erstad stepped down from his head coaching position after leading the Huskers to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Moos hired Lisa Johnson to lead the women’s golf program after the retirement of long-time coach Robin Krapfl. He also hired long-time Husker assistant Paul Klempa to guide the nationally dominant bowling program after the retirement of the legendary Bill Straub, who led the program to five NCAA titles since 2004. Former Husker national champions Heather Brink (women’s gymnastics) and Rachel Martin (rifle) were also hired by Moos to lead those national championship-contending programs. In competition, the Nebraska volleyball team claimed the 2017 NCAA title just months after Moos was hired, before adding an NCAA runner-up finish in 2018. Both the men’s and women’s gymnastics teams finished in the top six at the 2018 NCAA Championships, before the men added a third-place team finish in 2019 - its best team showing since 1999. The bowling team has added top-three national finishes each of the last two years, and the wrestling team has produced top-10 NCAA finishes both seasons. The women’s basketball team made the NCAA Tournament in 2018, while the baseball team advanced to NCAA Tournament play in 2019. Nebraska also has continued its excellence in the classroom, producing nine CoSIDA Academic All-Americans over the last two years, bringing NU’s nation-leading total to 338 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
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
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 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 Fourth Year Virginia Tech (1983)
Faculty Athletic Representative 23rd 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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SUSAN FRITZ, PH.D
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS
University of Nebraska Interim President First Year Nebraska (1979)
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.
Susan M. Fritz is the interim president at the University of Nebraska, having served as the executive vice president and provost and dean of the graduate college since August 2012 and as the associate vice president for academic affairs since August 2011. Before joining the provost’s office, Dr. Fritz was the associate vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) and interim dean of the agricultural research division. She also directed IANR’s international agricultural programs and is a former associate dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and department head of the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications (ALEC) program. Dr. Fritz is a 1979 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and she received both her master’s degree (1989) and Ph.D. (1993) from UNL. In 2009, she was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement and is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching excellence. She completed a Fulbright Senior Specialist assignment at the University of Zagreb (Croatia), served 10 years as a North Central Higher Learning Commission Consultant Evaluator and was a 2012 Baldrige Examiner with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Dr. Fritz serves as a Fulbright Evaluator, a Food Systems Leadership Institute Commissioner and a Midwest Higher Education Compact Commissioner.
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Howard Hawks
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Robert Schafer
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SMITH LEADS HUSKERS IN PURSUIT OF POSTSEASON
Senior Kate Smith will continue her assault on the Nebraska record book while taking aim at a return trip to NCAA Regional play in 2020. Smith is Nebraska’s career stroke average leader and earned an NCAA Regional bid in 2017. Nebraska moves in a new direction in 2019-20 after Lisa Johnson was named just the fourth head coach in the history of the program in June of 2019. Johnson took the reins of the Husker program after Robin Krapfl retired following her 32nd season as Nebraska’s head coach. Krapfl guided Nebraska to 11 NCAA Regional appearances and three NCAA Championship bids (2000, 2003, 2006) during her long tenure atop the Nebraska program. Krapfl, who was a two-time Big Eight Coach of the Year, leaves an established tradition of success at Nebraska that Johnson hopes to build on in the future. “I am incredibly thankful and excited for the opportunity to lead Nebraska women’s golf,” Johnson said. “It is an honor to take over for Coach Robin Krapfl. She left a terrific legacy, and I can’t wait to get to work with the strong roster we have returning and the incoming freshman.” Johnson, a two-time Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2010, 2012) during her stint at Idaho, brings her own tradition of success to the Cornhusker State. Johnson led the Vandals to Big Sky Conference championships in 2016 and 2018. She also guided Idaho to NCAA Regional appearances in 2010, 2016 and 2018. In addition, Vandal golfers made individual regional appearances under Johnson’s tutelage in 2009, 2011 (2), 2012, 2015 and 2019. Johnson’s recent success in helping her golfers to the postseason could bode well for an experienced Nebraska roster in 2019-20. Nebraska returns everyone from its 2019 roster, led by the record-setting Kate Smith. She set her own Husker season record with a 73.52 stroke average a year ago. Through the first three years of her career, Smith has produced 13 top-10 finishes among her 20 top-25 showings to go along with her school-record 73.70 career average.
Smith was spectacular in powering the Huskers to a team title at the 2019 Westbrook Spring Invitational. She finished at 208 (-8) to tie for second in a tournament field that featured 14 top-100 programs and seven Big Ten Conference schools. Smith’s tie for second matched the best finish of her career, along with being her second-best 54-hole score as a Husker. Smith’s 208 was the second-best score in school history, trailing only her 202 at Westbrook in 2018, when she also set the school record with a second-round 64 (-8). Smith captured four top-10 finishes in 2018-19, including a tie for sixth (216) to open the season at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic and a tie for sixth at the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invitational to close the fall. She added a tie for eighth (210) at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown. “Kate is a really good player and understands how to play the game,” Johnson said. “We are going to be looking for Kate to continue to be consistent day in and day out in practice and at our tournaments. If she can bring that consistency and work ethic throughout the season, then she is going to have a really good year.” Smith will have her sites set on qualifying for NCAA Regional competition, which she accomplished as a true freshman in 2017. In both 2018 and 2019, she just missed the qualifying cut for regionals. Smith will be joined in the senior class by Haley Thiele and Jessica Haraden. Thiele has been a significant contributor for the Huskers since an impressive freshman campaign in 2015-16, when she posted a 75.53 stroke average over 32 rounds. A native of Wahoo, Neb., Thiele has battled injuries the past three seasons, including a redshirt year in 2016-17. Last season, she joined Smith in competing in all 27 rounds for the Big Red. Thiele will be counted on for leadership for the Huskers both on and off the course. A three-time WGCA Scholastic
All-American, Thiele cut her 2019 stroke average (76.93) nearly two full strokes from her 2017-18 performance. A 2019 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and two-time academic All-Big Ten selection, Thiele is hoping to find the form that propelled her to the Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship in 2015. Haraden, a fourth-year golfer from Thousand Oaks, Calif., played just three rounds for the Huskers last season but has shown a renewed excitement level in her game entering 2019-20. Haraden may have opportunities to contribute for the Huskers in her final season. Juniors Noor Ahmed and Hannah Thiele give Nebraska a pair of experienced juniors to add to the mix. Ahmed has been a frequent member of the Nebraska lineup the past two years, and Thiele has overcome injuries to represent the Huskers at each of the past two Big Ten Championships. Last season, Ahmed finished with Nebraska’s No. 3 stroke average (76.56). After closing the fall strong with five consecutive rounds of 73 or better, she started the spring on fire. She claimed the best tournament finish of her career by tying for ninth at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. Ahmed continued her solid play to help the Huskers to the Westbrook Spring Invitational title, before being hampered by an injury the rest of the spring. The injury kept her out of Nebraska’s lineup at the Big Ten Championships. Hannah Thiele battled injury throughout the season, playing just 11 rounds, with eight of those coming in Nebraska’s final three tournaments of the season. Thiele ended her year with a tie for 61st as Nebraska’s No. 3 finisher at the 2019 Big Ten Championships. Nebraska’s 2019-20 sophomores provided major contributions throughout their freshman seasons. Vanessa Bouvet produced an impressive fall campaign with 13 consecutive rounds of 79 or better to open her career. She put together one of the best career-opening tournaments by a freshman in school history with a 214 (72-68-74) to tie for third at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic. At Nebraska’s second tournament, she added a final-round 69 (-3) and opened the UNLV Collegiate Showdown with a 71 (-1). She closed the fall campaign with a 70 (-2) to tie for second at the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invitational. However, after posting four rounds better than par in the fall, Bouvet managed just one sub-par round during the spring with a 71 at the Clover Cup on St. Patrick’s Day. After shooting just one round of 80 or above throughout the regular season, she struggled to a 167 (83-84) to take 84th at the conference tournament. Despite the rough end to her freshman season, Bouvet still finished with the third-best stroke average by a freshman in school history (75.79) and Nebraska’s second-best average on the season. Kirsten Baete, a third-year sophomore from Beatrice, Neb., enjoyed a surprise freshman season a year ago. Baete joined Smith and Haley Thiele in competing in all 27 rounds for the Huskers last year and finished with NU’s No. 4 stroke average (77.00). Baete struggled with her consistency during the fall but still battled her way to a 77.69 stroke average over 13 rounds. In the spring, she got hot and put up 11 consecutive rounds of 79 or better to close the spring regular season with a 75.50 average. She produced a breakthrough performance with a 210 (-6) to tie for fifth at the Westbrook Spring Invitational. Not only was her second-round 66 a school record by a redshirt freshman, it also propelled Nebraska to its first tournament title since winning the Mountain View Collegiate in 2014. Baete’s streak of sub-80 rounds ended at the Big Ten Championships, but she finished her season with several high notes in the classroom. She captured WGCA Scholastic AllAmerica honors while adding Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and academic All-Big Ten honors. Megan Whittaker provided another breakthrough season for the Huskers in 2018-19. The true freshman from Elkhorn, Neb., showed steady and significant progress from start to finish during the season.
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In the fall, Whittaker managed a 79.81 stroke average over just seven competitive rounds, before slashing her spring average by nearly three strokes (76.86). Whittaker played her first 16 rounds last year as an individual outside the Husker lineup, before earning her first career lineup spot at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational to close the regular season. She opened the spring with 11 consecutive rounds of 78 or better - the only other Husker to accomplish that feat in the spring of 2019 was Kate Smith. Whittaker had her streak snapped with an 83 in the final round of the Lady Buckeye, but bounced back with rounds of 75 and 77 in the rain-shortened Big Ten Championships to tie Smith for Nebraska’s top individual finish (51st). Whittaker was also strong in her first year academically, claiming WGCA Scholastic All-America honors in 2019. She built on the impressive growth of her freshman campaign with a solid summer and could be poised to be a leader for the Big Red as a sophomore. Nicole Hansen, who redshirted in her first year at Nebraska, could be poised to compete for lineup time in 2019-20. 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. Nebraska’s experienced roster could get a shot in the arm from its only true freshman - Leah Herzog - in 201920. The 2019 Minnesota Ms. Golf, Herzog was a four-time All-Minnesota selection and the 2019 Class 2A individual runner-up while leading Red Wing High School to the state championship. She produced an impressive 69.4 stroke average as a senior after being ranked as the No. 136 recruit nationally by Junior Golf Scorecard in 2019. Herzog, who was coached by her father, Mark, at Red Wing High School, has an older sister, Stephanie, who is a junior at Iowa this season. Leah Herzog’s talent and drive to succeed could help the Huskers on the course immediately in 2019-20. The Huskers face a strong schedule in 2019-20, beginning with the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque (Sept. 9-10). Not only will Nebraska’s trip to New Mexico be the first for Johnson as the Huskers’ head coach, it will also be the Big Red’s first visit to the McGuire Invitational since 1997. Nebraska continues the fall campaign in Colorado at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo. (Sept. 23-25). It will be the Huskers’ fourth trip in the last seven seasons to the conference challenge - which features teams from 18 different conferences in 2019. The Huskers head to the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Sammamish, Wash. (Oct. 8-9), before closing the fall season at the Battle of the Beach in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexcio (Nov. 1-3). Nebraska opens the spring season for the third consecutive year at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, P.R. (Feb. 9-11), before traveling to defend its 2019 tournament title at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 23-24). The Huskers return to Arizona for the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 13-15), before traveling to the Anuenue Spring Break Classic at Kapalua Bay in Maui (March 23-25). The Big Red will close the regular season with its first-ever trip to The Bruzzy Challenge in Argyle, Texas (March 30-31). Nebraska returns to Maineville, Ohio, to compete at the 2020 Big Ten Championships (April 24-26). 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 fourth consecutive season. NCAA Regional competitions will be held in Athens, Ga., Pullman, Wash., Raleigh, N.C., and South Bend, Ind., (May 11-13), before the NCAA Championships are held at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. (May 22-27).
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The 2019-20 Nebraska women’s golf team (from left): Leah Herzog, Noor Ahmed, Vanessa Bouvet, Megan Whittaker, Haley Thiele, Kirsten Baete, Kate Smith, Hannah Thiele, Nicole Hansen and Jessica Haraden.
2019-20 NEBRASKA ROSTER Name Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) Noor Ahmed** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Folsom, Calif. (Vista Del Lago) Kirsten Baete* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Vanessa Bouvet* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . . Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (Jerudong International School) Nicole Hansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RFr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bloomingdale, Ill. (Lake Park) Jessica Haraden** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Oaks Christian) Leah Herzog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Wing, Minn. (Red Wing) Kate Smith*** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit Lakes, Minn. (Detroit Lakes) Haley Thiele*** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) Hannah Thiele** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) Megan Whittaker* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn South) * Denotes letters earned at Nebraska Head Coach: Lisa Johnson, First Season Associate Head Coach: Chessey Thomas, First Season
2019-20 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE FALL 2019 Date Sept. 9-10 Sept. 23-25 Oct. 8-9 Nov. 1-3
Event (Location) Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (UNM Championship Course, Albuquerque, N.M.) Golfweek Conference Challenge (Red Sky GC, Vail, Colo.) Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (Sahalee GC, Sammamish, Wash.) Battle at the Beach (Club Campestre, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico)
Time 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m.
SPRING 2020 Date Event (Location) Feb. 9-11 Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Mar CC, Rio Grande, P.R.) Feb. 23-24 Westbrook Spring Invitational (Westbrook Village GC, Peoria, Ariz.) March 13-15 Clover Cup (Longbow GC, Mesa, Ariz.) March 23-25 Anuenue Spring Break Classic (Kapalua Bay Course, Kapalua, Hawaii) March 30-31 The Bruzzy Challenge (Lantana GC, Argyle, Texas) April 24-26 Big Ten Championships (TPC River’s Bend Club, Maineville, Ohio) May 11-13 NCAA Regionals (Athens, Ga.; South Bend, Ind.; Pullman, Wash.; Raleigh, N.C.) May 17-22 NCAA Championships (Grayhawk GC, Scottsdale, Ariz.) All dates and times central and subject to change.
Time 7 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 9 a.m. 7:30 a.m. TBA TBA
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JESSICA HARADEN Senior (Two Letters)
Thousand Oaks, California (Oaks Christian)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
Jessica Haraden (pronounced huh-RAY-den) will look to contribute as a senior for the Huskers. Haraden joins fellow seniors Kate Smith and Haley Thiele in providing leadership for the Big Red in 2019-20.
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.
JUNIOR (2018-19)
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Haraden earned a trip to Nebraska’s season-opening Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 17-19) as an individual competing outside the Husker lineup. She finished with a three-round total of 247 in 74th.
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, 2019) 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 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 Thousand Oaks, Calif., native 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 threeround 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 Golf Course in Lincoln. 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
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 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 firstteam All-Ventura County Star selection in 2015.
HARADEN’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2016-17 9 710 78.89 73 2017-18 18 1,405 78.06 73 2018-19 3 247 82.33 81 Totals 30 2,362 78.73 73
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 three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017, 2018, 2019). Jessica also participated in a mission trip to Romania prior to attending the University of Nebraska.
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KATE SMITH Senior (Three Letters)
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (Detroit Lakes)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
One of the top golfers in Nebraska history, Kate Smith will try to put the finishing touches on her career by capturing her first tournament title, earning All-Big Ten honors and advancing to NCAA Regional play. Smith enters her senior season with a school-record 73.52 stroke average while also owning Nebraska records for best 54-hole score (202) and 18-hole score (64), which came at the 2018 Westbrook Spring Invitational.
JUNIOR (2018-19)
HONORS & AWARDS
13 Career Top-10 Finishes (4, 2018-19) 20 Career Top-25 Finishes (5, 2018-19) School-Record Stroke Average (73.52, 2019) School-Record 54-Hole Score (202, 2018 Westbrook) School-Record 18-Hole (64, 2018 Westbrook Invite, 2nd) Tied for 37th at NCAA Columbus Regional (2017) Tied for 19th at Big Ten Championships (2018) 47th at Big Ten Championships (2017) Tied for 51st at Big Ten Championships (2019) Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Oct. 11, 2017) Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Sept. 6, 2017) Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Oct. 12, 2016) Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016, 2017, 2018; Spring 2017, 2018, 2019) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017, 2018, 2019) 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)
SMITH’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish.....................2nd (Westbrook, 2019; UNO, 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 (Three Times) Career Rounds Under Par................................................. 24
SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2016-17 31 2,291 73.90 68 2017-18 29 2,136 73.66 64 2018-19 27 1,985 73.52 68 Totals 87 6,412 73.70 64
PERSONAL
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 AllBig Ten honors in 2018 and 2019. She is a six-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was also chosen to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2017, 2018 and 2019. “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 set Nebraska’s season stroke average record with her 73.52 average over 27 rounds. She produced one of the best tournament performances of her career with a season-best 208 (70-68-70) to tie for second individually while leading Nebraska to the Westbrook Spring Invitational title in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 24-25). Her second-round 68 (-4) tied her season best and was part of a season-best round of 276 for the Huskers. It was her fourth top-10 finish of the year and 13th of her career. Nebraska’s tournament title was its first since winning the Mountain View Collegiate in 2014 and came against a field of 14 top-100 teams. Smith fired a 210 (71-68-71) at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23). Her performance at the Boulder Creek Golf Club included a season-best, four-under-par 68 in the second round on her way to eighth place. She closed the fall with her fourth consecutive round better than par with a 71 in the only round of the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii (Oct. 31). She tied for sixth in Hawaii. Smith opened her junior season with an even-par, threeround total of 216 (73-73-70) to tie for sixth at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 17-19). She added a 230 (76-81-73) to tie for 54th at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Wolcott, Colo. (Sept. 24-26). She was NU’s top finisher at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oct. 5-7), closing at 225 (74-79-76) in a tie for 33rd. Smith took 12th with a 223 (74-74-75) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio (April 13-14) - her 20th career top-25 finish. She also tied for 16th with a 224 (73-73-74) at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 15-17). Smith opened the spring by tying for 45th with a 226 (74-78-74) at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12). She closed her season by tying for 51st (79-73-152) at the Big Ten Championship at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Smith produced the best individual scores in school history with a second-round 64 on her way to a 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 2017-18 by tying for 19th with a 2018 (75-68-75) to lead Nebraska at the Big Ten Championship in Maineville, Ohio (April 20-22). She finished with a then-schoolrecord 73.66 stroke average on the year. Smith started her sophomore season strong with a runnerup finish at the UNO Invitational at ArborLinks (Sept. 1-2). She fired a 221 (76-70-75) to post the best tournament finish of her career. She also 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 third of her career with a then-career-best 212 (69-72-71) to tie for seventh at the Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina (Oct. 9-10). 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 230 (77-77-76) in challenging scoring conditions to help the Huskers to a runner-up finish. 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. (Sept. 17). She closed the fall as Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher
at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown. She managed a threeround score of 224 (78-71-75) to tie for 49th 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 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 shot 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 pro 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 earned her best tournament finish of the season by tying 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 221 (69-74-78) to 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 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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2019-20 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF
HALEY THIELE Senior (Three Letters)
Wahoo, Nebraska (Bishop Neumann)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
Fifth-year senior Haley Thiele (pronounced TEEL) plans to provide leadership and solid scores for the Huskers in 2019-20. Thiele has battled injuries the past several seasons, but will be hoping for a healthy final campaign at Nebraska. Thiele has been a star in the classroom and community for Nebraska. She is a three-time WGCA Scholastic All-American and was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2019. She is also a four-time member of Nebraska’s Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
JUNIOR (2018-19)
HONORS & AWARDS
One Career Top-10 Finish Five Career Top-25 Finishes (1, 2018-19) Tied for 39th at Big Ten Championships (2016) Tied for 66th at Big Ten Championships (2019) 79th at Big Ten Championships (2018) WGCA Scholastic All-American (2016, 2018, 2019) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019) Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015, 2016, 2017; Spring 2016, 2018, 2019) Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award (2018) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Trusted Choice Big “I” National Champion (2015) Nebraska Women’s Amateur Champion (2017, 2019) 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 Stroke Play Champion (2013) Three Top-15 Finishes at Nebraska Class C Boys State Tournament (2013, 2014, 2015) Nebraska Four-State Team Member (2012, 2013, 2014)
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 & 2019) Low Third Round................................... 69 (Golfweek, 2018) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 6
THIELE’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2015-16 32 2,420 75.63 67 2016-17 Redshirt 2017-18 26 2,050 78.85 68 2018-19 27 2,077 76.93 68 Totals 85 6,547 77.02 67
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 threetime WGCA Scholastic All-American (2016, 2018, 2019). She earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2018 and 2019 and is a six-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. A Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award winner in 2018, she is also a four-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team member.
Thiele joined Kate Smith and Kirsten Baete in Nebraska’s lineup for all 27 rounds in 2018-19. She made adjustments to her swing and saw better results while continuing to overcome injuries. Thiele got off to a solid start, tying for 35th with a 228 (77-76-75) at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 17-19). She produced her best overall performance with a season-best 218 (72-68-78) to help Nebraska to a team title at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 24-25). Her season-best four-under 68 was part of Nebraska’s season-best 276 in the second round. She tied for 35th individually. Thiele battled injury the next time out at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 15-17), settling for a 244 (81-82-81) to finish 73rd. She battled back to tie for 29th with a 229 (76-77-76) to close the regular season at the Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio (April 13-14). Thiele closed the season with Nebraska’s top individual round - a one-under-par 71 - on the final day of the Big Ten Championship. She tied for 66th at 155 (84-71) in the weathershortened event at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio. She closed the year with NU’s No. 4 stroke average (76.93), which ranked as the 10th-best average by a junior in school history. Thiele notched her best individual tournament finish of the season by tying for 21st at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Wolcott, Colo. (Sept. 24-26). She led the Huskers with a 219, including a three-under 69 in the final round. Thiele managed a 234 (77-80-77) to tie for 75th at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate (Oct. 5-7). She added a tie for 74th with a 230 (76-77-77) at UNLV (Oct. 21-23). She closed the fall in a tie for 53rd (81) at the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invite (Oct. 31). Thiele opened the spring with a 239 (78-81-80) over three rounds at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12) to tie for 76th.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
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 227 (72-77-78) at the UNO Invitational at ArborLinks in Nebraska City (Sept. 1-2). She tied for 44th over two rounds of stroke play (79-78-157) at the East & West Match Play Challenge in Madison, Wis. (Sept. 17). She tied for 30th (78-82-80-240) in challenging scoring conditions at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge (Oct. 1-3). She added a tie for 60th at the Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina (Oct. 9-10) despite a 225 (73-74-78). Thiele added a 231 (75-75-81) to tie for 72nd while playing as an individual at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 22-24). She struggled to a 259 to finish 66th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 11-13), but bounced back with her best score of the year with a 218 (74-68-76) at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 25-26). Her second-round 68 was a season best. Thiele managed a 249 (86-80-83) to finish 81st at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 16-18). She did not compete in the regular-season finale at Mountain View in Tucson, Ariz. (March 23-25), before finishing 79th with a 244 (80-82-82) at the 2018 Big Ten Championships in Maineville, Ohio (April 20-22).
REDSHIRT (2016-17)
Thiele redshirted with a wrist injury as a true sophomore in 2016-17.
FRESHMAN (2015-16) Thiele set 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 and has since been broken by teammate Kate Smith (73.90) in 2016-17. Thiele produced Nebraska’s No. 2 finish at the 2016 Big Ten Championships, closing her season with a 222 (75-7374) at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis (April 22-24). Her tie
for 39th was the second-best finish by a Husker freshman at a Big Ten Tournament, trailing only Cassie Deeg’s 32nd in 2013. Thiele tied the then-Nebraska freshman record with a five-under 67 in the first 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-schoolrecord tournament score of 209 (67-69-73). Thiele finished in a tie for 18th at UNLV. Thiele finished 11th with a 214 at the Pinehurst Challenge (Oct. 12-13), which included a four-under 68 in the second round. A week earlier, she tied for 17th with a 226 (77-72-77) at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln (Oct. 5-6). She competed as an individual outside the Husker lineup. Thiele, who finished with four rounds better than par in 2015-16, fired a one-under 71 in the second round of the Marilynn Smith/ Sunflower Invite 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 tied for 60th (78-76-81-235) 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 (76-74-73-223) to tie for 53rd at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 21-22). Thiele tied for 49th with a 232 (75-82-75) at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 11-13), before tying for 31st with a 226 (72-7876) at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational, March 22-23. She tied 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. Haley 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.
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NOOR AHMED Junior (Two Letters)
Folsom, Calif. (Vista del Lago)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
Noor Ahmed will compete to be a contributor in the Husker lineup in 2019-20. The junior from Folsom, Calif., spent significant time in the Nebraska lineup each of her first two seasons and could help a deeper Husker roster this year. Her 76.50 career average over 54 rounds ranks seventh in Husker history.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
HONORS & AWARDS
One Career Top-10 Finish (1, 2018-19) Four Career Top-25 Finishes (2, 2018-19) Tied for 40th at Big Ten Championships (2018) Academic All-Big Ten (2019) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018, 2019) 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.............................. T9th (Lady Puerto Rico, 2019) Best Event (Strokes).............................216 (Pinehurst, 2017) Low Round....................................70 (Westbrook, 3rd, 2018) Low First Round.....................................72 (Pinehurst, 2017) .........................................72 (Big Ten Championships, 2018) ......................................................................72 (UNLV, 2018) Low Second Round................................72 (Pinehurst, 2017) ................................................... 72 (Lady Puerto Rico, 2019) Low Third Round................................. 70 (Westbrook, 2018) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 1
AHMED’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2017-18 29 2,217 76.45 70 2018-19 25 1,914 76.56 72 Totals 54 4,131 76.50 70
PERSONAL
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 academic All-Big Ten honors in 2019, and claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2017. She was also a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2018 and 2019. She chose Nebraska over Sacramento State, San Jose State, Dominican and UNC Greensboro.
Ahmed was one of Nebraska’s top performers despite battling injury as a sophomore. Her 76.56 stroke average over 25 rounds ranked third on the team and eighth all time among Nebraska sophomores. She started the 2019 spring campaign with the best tournament finish of her collegiate career, tying for ninth with a 218 (72-72-74) in a strong field at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12). Ahmed was the top finisher among the 30 Big Ten golfers in the field. Ahmed followed with a 224 (77-74-73) to help Nebraska to the team title at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 24-25). Her second-round 74 was part of NU’s best team round of the season (276), propelling the Big Red to their first tournament title since a win at the Mountain View Collegiate in the spring of 2014. After a slow start to her season, Ahmed finished the fall season by tying for 17th at the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii (Oct. 31). Her one-over 73 was her fifth straight round of 73 or better to close the fall. Ahmed finished the fall with Nebraska’s No. 3 stroke average (76.00). She opened the season with a tie for 62nd at 236 (78-79-79) at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 17-19).
She added a tie for 67th at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Wolcott, Colo. (Sept. 24-26). Her streak of eight consecutive appearances in the Nebraska lineup came to an end at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oct. 5-7), but she still traveled with the Huskers and competed as an individual. Ahmed tied for Nebraska’s No. 2 individual finish at the event, shooting a 229 (77-79-73) to tie for 50th. Ahmed played her way back into the Big Red lineup for the UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23) and produced one of her best performances. She fired a season-best threeround total of 217 (72-73-72) to tie for 27th as Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the tournament. She struggled in Nebraska’s final two regular-season tournaments, tying for 72nd with a 246 (85-85-76) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio (April 13-14). It followed a 238 (83-81-74) to tie for 61st at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 15-17). She did not compete at the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Ahmed made immediate contributions to the Nebraska lineup in 2017-18. The 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). 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). Although she did not earn a lineup spot at the seasonopening UNO Invitational at ArborLinks in Nebraska City (Sept. 1-2), Ahmed posted NU’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 on Sept. 17, Ahmed tied for 36th (76-78-154). Ahmed played as an individual outside the lineup at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational (Oct. 1-3). She tied for 35th (82-79-82-242) in challenging scoring conditions 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. Ahmed’s performance at Pinehurst helped her secure the second lineup spot of her 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 227 (76-73-78) to tie for 63rd. 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, to tie for 59th at the Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26). 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 Junior (Two Letters)
Wahoo, Nebraska (Bishop Neumann)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
Hannah Thiele (pronounced TEEL) hopes to overcome nagging injuries to contribute for the Huskers in her third season in the program in 2019-20. Thiele has been limited her first two seasons with a back injury, but has represented Nebraska at each of the past two Big Ten Championships. A strong performer in the classroom and community, Thiele is a WGCA Scholastic All-American, a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and a two-time Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
HONORS & AWARDS
Tied for 61st at Big Ten Championships (2019) 83rd at Big Ten Championships (2018) WGCA Scholastic All-American (2018) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019) Academic All-Big Ten (2019) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017, 2018; Spring 2018, 2019) Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2018, 2019) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018, 2019) 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) 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) ..................................................... 73 (Ron Moore, 3rd, 2018) Low First Round.....................................73 (Pinehurst, 2017) Low Second Round................................73 (Pinehurst, 2017) Low Third Round.................................73 (Ron Moore, 2018) Career Rounds Under Par............................................ None
THIELE’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2017-18 22 1,766 80.27 73 2018-19 11 861 78.27 73 Totals 33 2,627 79.61 73
PERSONAL
The daughter of Kevin and Lisa Thiele, Hannah has four sisters Haley, Lindsey, Lauren and Brooke. She is a human development and family science, pre-nursing major with a minor in psychology. She earned WGCA Scholastic All-America honors in 2018. She was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an academic All-Big Ten choice in 2019. Hannah is a fourtime Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection. She was a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2018 and 2019. She also earned Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in both 2018 and 2019.
Thiele enjoyed a strong finish to 2018-19, posting Nebraska’s No. 3 finish at the Big Ten Championships. She closed the rain-shortened tournament with a two-round total of 154 (79-75) in a tie for 61st. Thiele struggled with injuries but recorded a 78.27 stroke average over 11 rounds, including eight rounds inside the Husker lineup. She did not compete in Nebraska’s first two fall tournaments, but made a lineup appearance at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oct. 5-7). She finished with a three-round total of 232 (78-81-73) to tie for 69th. Thiele closed the regular season with a tie for 60th at 239 (80-80-79) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio (April 13-14). She also competed as an individual outside the Husker lineup at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 15-17). She tied for 57th at 236 (78-79-79).
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
One of the top young amateur golfers in Nebraska history,
Thiele battled a back injury as a freshman 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, including the Big Ten Championships. Thiele’s injury kept her out of action throughout the summer of 2017. She competed in her first collegiate event at the East & West Match Play Challenge in Madison, Wis. (Sept. 17-19). Playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup, 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. Thiele added another lineup appearance at the Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina (Oct. 9-10). She tied for 72nd with
a then-career-best 229 (78-73-78), including a career-best 73 in the second round. She earned a third lineup spot at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 22-24) to close the fall. At UNLV she opened with a 75, but struggled to an 82 in the second round and withdrew from the final round. 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 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 at the Mountain View Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. (March 23-25). She fired a careerbest 228 (74-76-78) to tie for 37th. She made her final lineup appearance 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) to close the season with an 80.27 stroke average.
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. 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 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 as a senior basketball player at Wahoo Bishop Neumann. An outstanding all-around athlete, Hannah was one of the top shooters in the state. 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 honorablemention Class C-1 all-state accolades. She also helped Bishop Neumann to a state tournament berth. Her back injury 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 Sophomore (One Letter)
Beatrice, Nebraska (Beatrice)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
Kirsten Baete (pronounced BAY-tee) hopes to contribute for the Huskers in 2019-20 after an outstanding redshirt freshman season. Baete set the Nebraska freshman record with a sixunder-par 66 in the second round of the Westbrook Spring Invitational to help the Huskers to a tournament title. For the season, Baete’s 77.00 stroke average ranked fifth on the team and was the sixth-best average by a freshman in school history.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018-19)
HONORS & AWARDS
One Career Top-10 Finish (1, 2018-19) One Career Top-25 Finish (1, 2018-19) Tied for 80th at Big Ten Championships (2019) WGCA Scholastic All-American (2019) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019) Academic All-Big Ten (2019) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017, 2018; Spring 2018, 2019) Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award (2019) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018, 2019) Nebraska Class B High School Champion (2016) Two-Time Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2015, 2016) Two-Time Class B All-State (2015, 2016) Four-Time All-River Cities Conference (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
BAETE’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish........................................T5th (Westbrook, 2019) Best Event (Strokes).......................... 210 (Westbrook, 2019) Low Round...................................66 (Westbrook, 2nd, 2019) Low First Round.................................. 72 (Westbrook, 2019) Low Second Round............................. 66 (Westbrook, 2019) Low Third Round................................. 72 (Westbrook, 2019) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 1
BAETE’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2017-18 Redshirt 2018-19 27 2,079 77.00 66 Totals 27 2,079 77.00 66
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 and was a WGCA Scholastic All-American in 2019. She was also a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and claimed academic All-Big Ten honors in 2019. She is a four-time Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll selection. She earned a Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award in 2019, and is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2018 and 2019. She chose Nebraska over UNK, Creighton, Northwest Missouri State and Kansas State. The Baete’s own a rollerskating rink in Beatrice, and Kirsten grew up playing roller derby.
Baete produced one of the best performances by a freshman in school history with a three-round total of 210 (72-66-72) to tie for fifth and help Nebraska to a team title at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 24-25). Baete’s breakthrough performance slashed 21 strokes off her previous collegiate best. Her six-under-par 66 (Feb. 24) was her first round better than par as a Husker and was part of Nebraska’s second-round 276. Baete’s effort in Arizona included the first three rounds at or better than par in her college career. It was the first top-five performance of her career and it came in a 93-player field that featured 14 top-100 teams and seven Big Ten Conference schools. Baete joined Kate Smith and Haley Thiele in Nebraska’s lineup for all 27 rounds in 2018-19. Baete’s 77.00 stroke average ranked fifth among the Huskers and tied for the sixth-best average by a freshman in Nebraska history. She followed her effort in Peoria with a tie for 30th at 229 (78-76-75) at the Clover Cup in Mesa (March 15-17). Baete shot 229 again (79-76-74) to tie for 29th at the Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio (April 13-14). She closed the season by finishing in a tie for 80th at 163 (80-83) at the rain-shortened Big Ten Championship at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio (April 19-21). Baete hit the course for the first time as a Husker at Nebraska’s season-opening Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 17-19). Baete finished her first collegiate tournament in a tie for 58th at 225 (83-78-74). Baete earned a lineup spot for the Huskers again at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 24-26) in Wolcott,
Colo. She opened with a solid 75 before adding a final-round 74. She finished in a tie for 59th with a 231. She made another lineup appearance at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oct. 5-7), managing a 238 (79-83-76) over three rounds to tie for 80th. Baete earned her fourth straight lineup spot and shot a 231 (77-81-73) at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23) to tie for 77th. Baete closed the fall with a tie for 28th at the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii (Oct. 31). Baete shot a 75 in the tournament’s lone round to help the Huskers to a third-place team finish. Baete opened the spring as Nebraska’s No. 3 finisher at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12). She closed with a three-round total of 238 (82-79-77) in a tie for 73rd.
REDSHIRT (2017-18)
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 18hole 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. She 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, and graduating sixth in her class. She was also a member of the National Honor Society. Baete earned three basketball letters at Beatrice.
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VANESSA BOUVET Sophomore (One Lettter)
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (Jerudong International School)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
After putting together one of the best freshman seasons in school history, Vanessa Bouvet (pronounced BOO-vay) hopes to make an impact on the Nebraska lineup as a sophomore in 2019-20. A big hitter with international experience, Bouvet posted Nebraska’s No. 2 stroke average last season, which was good for the third-best average by a freshman in Husker history. Bouvet will focus on improving her short game to continue to grow as a golfer throughout the season.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
HONORS & AWARDS
Two Career Top-10 Finishes (2, 2018-19) Three Career Top-25 Finishes (3, 2018-19) 84th at Big Ten Championships (2019) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2019) Third, Singapore Island Invitational (2016) Fifth, Belgium International Amateur (2016) Fifth, Malaysian Amateur Open (2017) Second, Royal Selangor Golf Club Ladies Amateur (2017)
BOUVET’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish............................. T2nd (Rainbow Wahine, 2018) Best Event (Strokes)...................214 (Ptarmigan Ram, 2018) Low Round............................68 (Ptarmigan Ram, 2nd, 2018) Low First Round.........................70 (Rainbow Wahine, 2018) Low Second Round......................68 (Ptarmigan Ram, 2018) Low Third Round................................... 69 (Golfweek, 2018) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 5
Bouvet added an international flavor to the Huskers as a freshman, coming to Lincoln from Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. She also added low numbers as she strived for more consistency in her first season of college golf. Bouvet’s 75.79 stroke average ranked second on the team and as the third-best average by a freshman in Husker history. She closed the fall with a career-best tie for second in the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii (Oct. 31). In the lone round of the tournament, Bouvet fired a two-under-par 70 to finish in a four-way tie for second, just one stroke back of Sam Houston State’s Hannah Alberto. Bouvet got her collegiate career off to an impressive start by tying for third in a 75-player field at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic (Sept. 17-19). She finished at 214, including a fourunder-par 68 in the second round. Her performance on the second day of the tournament tied for the third-best round by a freshman in Nebraska history. Bouvet was tied for the tournament lead with two-time All-Big Sky golfer Tara Finigan from Boise State through 51 holes, after erasing Finigan’s seven shot lead to open the final round. Bouvet tied for 40th with a 227 (79-79-69) at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 24-26) in Wolcott, Colo. She was Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the tournament.
She was NU’s No. 2 finisher again at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oct. 5-7). She closed at 229 (74-79-76) in a tie for 50th, before adding another tie for 50th with a 222 (71-76-75) at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23). Bouvet opened the spring with a 239 (78-83-78) to tie for 76th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12), before helping the Huskers to a team title at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 24-25). Bouvet fired a 224 (73-76-75) at Westbrook. She tied for 72nd individually. Bouvet notched her third top-25 finish of the season at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 15-17). She fired Nebraska’s best individual round of the tournament with a final-round 71 (-1) to close at 227 in a tie for 25th at the Longbow Golf Club. She ended the season at the Big Ten Championships by finishing 84th at 167 (83-84).
BEFORE NEBRASKA
Bouvet graduated from Jerudong International School in Brunei in 2018. In the summer of 2017, Bouvet was the runnerup 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.
BOUVET’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2018-19 24 1,819 75.79 68 Totals 24 1,819 75.79 68
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 and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2019. She chose Nebraska over Kentucky and Missouri State.
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MEGAN WHITTAKER Sophomore (One Letter)
Elkhorn, Nebraska (Elkhorn South)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
A hard-working golfer who showed constant improvement throughout her freshman season, Megan Whittaker will work to continue her growth as a player in 2019-20. A steady golfer who improved her scores from start to finish last season, Whittaker closed the year with Nebraska’s best performance at the 2019 Big Ten Championships. The sophomore from Elkhorn, Neb., continued to shave strokes off her game during the summer of 2019 and could be a reliable member of Nebraska’s lineup this season. Whittaker’s ties to Nebraska women’s golf are very strong, as her mother Kim (Lefler) lettered as a golfer for the Huskers from 1991 to 1994, helping Nebraska advance to the 1994 NCAA West Regional as a senior.
FRESHMAN (2018-19) HONORS & AWARDS
Tied for 51st at Big Ten Championships (2019) WGCA Scholastic All-American (2019) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018; Spring 2019) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019) 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)
WHITTAKER’S CAREER BESTS
Best Finish.....................................T30th (Clover Cup, 2019) Best Event (Strokes).......................... 227 (Westbrook, 2019) Low Round................................... 73 (Clover Cup, 1st, 2019) Low First Round................................. 73 (Clover Cup, 2019) Low Second Round............................. 74 (Westbrook, 2019) Low Third Round................................. 76 (Westbrook, 2019) Career Rounds Under Par............................................ None
WHITTAKER’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2018-19 21 1,634 77.81 73 Totals 21 1,634 77.81 73
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, earned WGCA Scholastic All-America honors in 2019. She claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2018-19. She was also a member of the 2019 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose Nebraska over Omaha, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Northern Arizona and Wyoming.
Whittaker produced a strong finish for the Huskers as a true freshman. The Elkhorn South High School grad matched Kate Smith for Nebraska’s top individual finish at the Big Ten Championships. Whittaker, who was making just the second lineup appearance of her career, carded Nebraska’s best score in the first round at the conference tournament with a 75, before adding a 77 in the final round to finish at 152 in a tie for 51st. Whittaker’s improvement throughout the season was remarkable. Through seven fall rounds, she managed a 79.81 stroke average while making the adjustment to the longer courses in college golf. During the spring, she slashed nearly three strokes per round off her game, posting a 76.86 average over 14 rounds, which trailed only Kate Smith (73.79) and Kirsten Baete (76.36) among the Huskers. Whittaker’s 77.81 stroke average on the season ranked 11th all-time among Nebraska freshmen. She made her first collegiate appearance at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Wolcott, Colo. (Sept. 24-26), finishing at 243 (80-80-83) to tie for 85th while playing as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup. She also played as an individual at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23) producing a 233 (79-76-78).
Whittaker closed the fall with a tie for 56th (82) while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup in the only round of the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 31). Whittaker started strong in the spring with a 233 (78-77-78) to tie for 64th while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12). She cut six strokes off her previous tournament best with a 227 (77-74-76) to tie for 81st while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 24-25). Whittaker matched her career best with a 227 (73-78-78) on a much more challenging layout at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. (March 15-17). She posted a career-best tie for 30th. She closed the regular season with a tie for 49th at 235 (7577-83) while making her first career lineup appearance at the Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio (April 13-14).
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. Whittaker 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.
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NICOLE HANSEN Redshirt Freshman
Bloomingdale, Illinois (Lake Park)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
A strong all-around athlete, Nicole Hansen redshirted in her first season at Nebraska to make adjustments to college golf. A high school pole vaulter, hurdler and cheerleader, Hansen began to focus her attention on golf late in her prep career but was still a three-time Illinois Division 2A Championship qualifier at Lake Park High School. Hansen hopes to see continued growth in her game in her second season in the Husker women’s golf program.
REDSHIRT (2018-19)
Hansen redshirted in her first season at Nebraska. Off the course, Hansen earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA HONORS & AWARDS
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019) Three-Time Illinois Division 2A State Championship Qualifier (2014, 2016, 2017) Four-Time Lake Park High School Team MVP
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 fourtime team MVP. She was also a regular competitor in Illinois Junior Golf Association events. A talented all-around athlete, Hansen was also a twotime varsity letterwinner in track and field as a freshman and sophomore, competing in the pole vault and the hurdles. She was also a two-time 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. Hansen, who carried a 5.0 GPA in high school, earned a Ruth Leverton academic scholarship to attend Nebraska.
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. She was a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2019.
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LEAH HERZOG Freshman
Red Wing, Minn. (Red Wing)
OUTLOOK (2019-20)
The 2019 Minnesota Ms. Golf and a four-time All-Minnesota selection, Leah Herzog could make an immediate impact on an experienced Nebraska lineup in 2019-20. Herzog, who was the 2019 Class 2A individual runnerup while leading Red Wing High School to the state championship, produced a 69.4 stroke average as a high school senior. During the summer of 2019, Leah partnered with her sister, Stephanie, who is a member of the Iowa golf team, to win the Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Four-Ball Championship. Herzog joins Kate Smith in continuing a strong tradition of Minnesota golfers at Nebraska. The 2019-20 season marks the 10th consecutive year that the Husker roster has featured at least one golfer from the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
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Minnesota Ms. Golf (2019) No. 136 Recruit Nationally by Junior Golf Scorecard (2019) Minnesota Class 2A Runner-Up (2018, 2019) Minnesota High School Team Champions (2015, 2019) Four-Time Minnesota All-State (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) Five-Time All-Big 9 Conference Minnesota Section Girls Junior PGA Champion (2017) U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional Qualifying Champion (2019)
Herzog captured back-to-back Minnesota Class 2A individual state runner-up finishes in 2018 and 2019 at Red Wing High School. She led Red Wing to the 2019 state team title for its sixth consecutive top-three team finish. Minnesota’s Ms. Golf as a senior in 2019, Herzog posted a 69.4 stroke average on the season, which represented a two-stroke improvement over her junior season. A four-time all-state selection, Herzog set the Jewel Course record with a six-under-par 65 to claim medalist honors at the Jewel Invite. As a senior, she added the course record with another 65 at The Bridges. As a sophomore in 2017, Herzog finished seventh individually at state. She finished 23rd at the high school state championship as a freshman in 2016, after taking 17th individually as an eighth-grader in 2015.
In 2015, she helped the Wingers to the state championship. Red Wing added a state runner-up finish in Class 3A in 2017, and finished third at state in 2014, 2016 and 2018, before adding a Class 2A state championship in 2019. Herzog was also the 2017 Minnesota Section Girls Junior PGA Championship winner. She finished third at the 2019 Minnesota Girls Junior PGA Championship at the Jewel Club, including a final-round 68. She also won the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional Qualifier at Northfork Golf Course in Ramsey. The Nebraska women’s golf team has regularly featured Minnesota golfers in its lineup for the better part of two decades, since Jackie Beste (Sauk Centre, 2003-06) joined the Huskers. She was followed by Chrissie McArdle (Eden Prairie, 2004-07), Steffi Neisen (New Prague, 2011-14) and Cassie Deeg (Hugo, 2013-16), who all played at the top of the Nebraska lineup before current Husker senior Kate Smith (Detroit Lakes, 2017-present) took the torch. The 2019-20 season marks the 10th consecutive year that Nebraska has had a Minnesotan in its starting lineup. Those five Minnesota golfers have combined to earn 13 academic all-conference honors, eight WGCA Scholastic All-America awards and five Big Ten Sportsmanship awards as Huskers.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Mark and Pam Herzog, Leah has two older brothers, Patrick and Jordan, and two older sisters, Brittany and Stephanie. Her father, Mark, was Red Wing’s head golf coach through her senior season. Stephanie is a junior golfer at Iowa in 2019-20. Leah has spent her summers playing, working at the golf course in Red Wing and teaching junior golfers. Herzog plans to major in management through the College of Business at Nebraska.
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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 Big Ten is a national leader in intercollegiate athletics on and off the field, as schools have combined to win more than 450 team and 1,800 individual national championships. The history of the Big Ten traces back nearly 125 years to the Palmer House hotel in Chicago, where on Jan. 11, 1895, then-Purdue president James H. Smart and leaders from the University of Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Kevin Warren Minnesota, Northwestern and Wisconsin set out to organize and develop Commissioner principles for the regulation of intercollegiate athletics. At that meeting, a blueprint for the administration of college athletics under the direction of appointed faculty representatives was outlined. The presidents’ first known action “restricted eligibility for athletics to bona fide, full-time students who were not delinquent in their studies.” That important legislation, along with other legislation that followed in 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, and in 1912 Ohio State joined the conference, bringing its membership 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 over the last four 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 faced Stanford in the Rose Bowl, the nation’s first bowl game. Big Ten teams 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. Coupling the academic goals set forth by the leaders of the charter members of the conference 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. For more than 100 years, it has been 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 six 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 James E. Delany in 1989. Those five served prior to current Commissioner Kevin Warren, who assumed the role on Sept. 16, 2019. Delany announced his retirement on March 4, 2019, concluding a 30-year career with the conference on Jan. 1, 2020. After nearly 30 years with 10 members, the conference consolidated to nine schools when the University of 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 television rights of its members and share those proceeds equally. The conference and its members continue to utilize a revenue-sharing model, dividing media rights, bowl payouts and other profits among all institutions. While academics have always played an integral role, presidents of the Big Ten member institutions formalized the primacy of academics with the establishment of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation) in 1958. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all Big Ten universities. Annually, the schools currently constituting the Big Ten Academic Alliance produced over $10 billion in funded research, $5 billion more than any other conference. In one of Duke’s first actions as commissioner, he oversaw the adoption of the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, designed to study conference programs and make suggestions which would further Big Ten objectives. The Advisory Commission enlists former students that competed in Big Ten athletics to serve as liaisons to the NCAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Commission and other organizations. In 1981, the conference presidents and chancellors endorsed a proposal that enabled universities to affiliate their women’s intercollegiate programs with the conference, and the first conference championships for women were staged that fall. The Big Ten was the first conference to voluntarily adopt male and female participation goals after launching its Gender Equity Action Plan in 1992. In December of 1989, the conference agreed in principle to invite Penn State for membership. On June 4, 1990, the Council of Presidents officially voted to integrate Penn State into the conference, giving the Big Ten 11 members. In 2004, the Big Ten implemented a pilot program of instant replay for college football. Following the season, the conference forwarded replay proposals to the NCAA regarding the future use of instant replay, where it approved country-wide testing in 2005. In 2006, the NCAA approved the use of instant replay for all conferences. In 2006, Delany announced the creation of the first conference-owned television network, a 20-year agreement with FOX Networks to create what would become the Big Ten Network (BTN). Launched on Aug. 30, 2007, BTN now produces more than 1,800 events across all platforms each year. BTN is in almost 60 million homes in the United States and Canada via the nation’s major video providers and more than 300 additional video providers across the country. BTN is also available through the majority of OTT providers, and via the Fox Sports App, which delivers live and on-demand programming to computers, smartphones and tablets. BTN Plus streams hundreds of additional events each season. On June 11, 2010, the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) approved a formal membership application by Nebraska, expanding the conference to 12 institutions. Nebraska joined the Big Ten on July 1, 2011. The conference expanded its footprint further in 2012 when the COP/C approved formal membership applications from Maryland (Nov. 19) and Rutgers (Nov. 20). Maryland and Rutgers became official Big Ten members on July 1, 2014, giving the conference almost 9,500 students participating in intercollegiate athletics and more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams. Since opening in the fall of 2013, the Big Ten conference center hosts more than 300 meetings annually for member institutions, Big Ten Academic Alliance (formerly CIC) related committees and coaches’ groups. The headquarters also features an interactive digital museum - the Big Ten Experience – which brings the conference’s storied academic and athletic history to life. For more information on the Big Ten Experience, go to bigten.org. In June 2014, the Big Ten opened a second office in New York City, featuring both office and meeting space in Midtown Manhattan. Big Ten staff members are based in the New York City office to provide expanded coverage and service, while other conference and institutional administrators utilize the space as necessary when conducting business on the East Coast. The Big Ten and its member institutions also have access to satellite office space in Washington, D.C. The Big Ten staff works to meet the educational needs of students competing in intercollegiate athletics to allow them to excel in all areas of their lives. The conference office manages 28 different championships and tournaments, offers legislative and compliance services, oversees the production and distribution of more than 2,000 events annually, provides staff services to coaching and administrative personnel, and services media and fans interest for information on the Big Ten.
BIG TEN ADMINISTRATION
Commissioner.................................................................................................................Kevin Warren Deputy Commissioner, COO.........................................................................................Brad Traviola Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs............................................................................... Diane Dietz Senior Associate Commissioner, Television Administration.......................................Mark D. Rudner Associate Commissioner, CFO................................................................................... Julie Suderman Associate Commissioner, Football Operations........................................................... Scott Chipman Associate Commissioner, Men’s Basketball...................................................................Rick Boyages Associate Commissioner, Policy.....................................................................................Chad Hawley Associate Commissioner, Sports Administration........................................................... Wendy Fallen Associate Commissioner, Technology...................................................................Mike McComiskey Assistant Commissioner, Branding................................................................................. Robin Jentes Assistant Commissioner, Compliance................................................................................ Gil Grimes Assistant Commissioner, Officiating Services................................................................ Tony Buyniski Assistant Commissioner, Men’s & Women’s Basketball Operations..........................Jessica Palermo Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs.............................................................................Kerry Kenny
BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Assistant Commissioner, Communications...................................................................... Jason Yellin Director, Communications........................................................................................ Adam Augustine Associate Director, Communications............................................................................ Chris Masters Assistant Director, Communications........................................................................... Megan Rowley Assistant Director, Communications........................................................................Shannon Malone Robert Hammel Communications Intern (Women’s Golf)............................................Leigh McGuirk
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BIG TEN CONFERENCE OPPONENTS BIG TEN CONFERENCE
MARYLAND TERRAPINS
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
Founded:.............................................. 1896 Commissioner:.........................Kevin Warren Deputy Comm. for Public Affairs:........Diane Dietz Assistant Comm./Communications:.....Jason Yellin Director of Communications:...... Adam Augustine Associate Director:..................Chris Masters Assistant Director:.................Megan Rowley Assistant Director:............. Shannon Malone Women’s Golf Contact:.........Leigh McGuirk E-mail...........................lmcguirk@bigten.org Big Ten Phone:..................... (847) 696-1010 Mailing Address:.......................5440 Park Place ..................................... Rosemont, IL 60018 Website: .............................www.bigten.org
Location: ..........................College Park, Md. Enrollment: ........................................30,000 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: .........................................8th NCAA Finish: ....7th at NCAA Auburn Regional Top Returnee:..........Virunpat Olankitkunchai Golf SID: ..................................Rose DiPaula Golf SID Phone: ....................(301) 314-7063 Golf SID E-mail:.............. rdipaula@umd.edu Website: ..................................umterps.com
Location: ...................................Evanston, Ill. Enrollment: ..........................................8,278 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: .........................................6th NCAA Finish: .........................................13th Top Returnee:............................Brooke Riley Golf SID: ..................................... Kyle Kelley Golf SID Phone: ....................(847) 491-8800 Golf SID E-mail:...kyle.kelley@northwestern.edu Website: ................................. nusports.com
Location: .......................West Lafayette, Ind. Enrollment: ........................................32,672 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: ................................2nd (Tie) NCAA Finish: ...................................9th (Tie) Top Returnee:......................... Micaela Farah Golf SID: ....................................Matt Rector Golf SID Phone: ....................(765) 494-3196 Golf SID E-mail:..............rector@purdue.edu Website: ..........................purduesports.com
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI
MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
Location: ..................Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Enrollment: ........................................33,915 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: ...................................9th (Tie) Top Returnee:.................Kornkamol Sukaree Golf SID: ..............................Thomas Donley Golf SID Phone: ....................(217) 333-0037 Golf SID E-mail:............donley2@illinois.edu Website: ............................ fightingillini.com
Location: ............................Ann Arbor, Mich. Enrollment: ........................................30,318 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:...............................Ashley Lau Golf SID: ...................................Tom Wywrot Golf SID Phone: ....................(734) 647-1268 Golf SID E-mail:............ twywrot@umich.edu Website: ................................ mgoblue.com
Location: ............................Columbus, Ohio Enrollment: ....................................... 46,064 Colors: ...............................Scarlet and Gray President: .............................. Michael Drake Athletic Director: ...................... Gene Smith Head Coach: ......................Therese Hession Head Coach Phone: ............ (614) 292-3809 Home Course: ......................Scarlet Course Big Ten Finish: .........................................1st NCAA Finish:....... 7th at NCAA Cle Elum Regional Top Returnee:............... Aneka Seumanutafa Golf SID: .................................. Kylie Sturgill Golf SID Phone: ................... (614) 292-6861 Golf SID E-mail:.............sturgill.83@osu.edu Website: ................ ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Location: ............................. Piscataway, N.J. Enrollment: ........................................50,957 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: .......................................12th 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
INDIANA HOOSIERS
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
WISCONSIN BADGERS
Location: ..........................Bloomington, Ind. Enrollment: ........................................33,301 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: ................................2nd (Tie) NCAA Finish: ......................................... 21st Top Returnee:.......................... Mary Parsons Golf SID: ...................................Caitlin Davis Golf SID Phone: ....................(812) 856-0231 Golf SID E-mail:.........davis288@indiana.edu Website: ...............................iuhoosiers.com
Location: ........................ East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: ........................................38,996 Colors: .............................. Green and White President: ..........................Samuel L. Stanley 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: .........................................5th NCAA Finish:.....7th at NCAA East Lansing Regional Top Returnee:................... Allyson Geer-Park 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: ........................................40,363 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: .......................................11th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:.......................Megan McLean Golf SID: ....................................John Hanna Golf SID Phone: ....................(814) 863-1388 Golf SID E-mail:...................jrh486@psu.edu Website: ........................... gopsusports.com
Location: ................................ Madison, Wis. Enrollment: ........................................32,648 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 NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:.................................Tracy Lee Golf SID.........................................Tia Martin Golf SID Phone: ....................(608) 263-5052 Golf SID E-mail:...... tlmartin@athletics.wisc.edu Website: ............................. uwbadgers.com
IOWA HAWKEYES
MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS
Location: .............................. Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment: ....................................... 23,989 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:....................................... 14th NCAA Finish: .................. Did Not Compete Top Returnee:....................Manuela Lizarazu Golf SID: ............................... Hannah Myers Golf SID Phone: ................... (319) 335-9411 Golf SID E-mail:.... hannah-myers@uiowa.edu Website: .......................hawkeyesports.com
Location: ........................ Minneapolis, Minn. Enrollment: ........................................35,633 Colors: ............................. Maroon and Gold President: ................................... Joan Gabel 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: .......................................10th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:............................ Grace Kellar Golf SID: ......................................Dan Reisig Golf SID Phone: ....................(612) 625-4090 Golf SID E-mail:...............dbreisig@umn.edu Website: ......................... gophersports.com
A Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Haley Thiele is a three-time WGCA Scholastic All-American.
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2019-20 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF
HUSKERS SET SCHOOL STROKE AVERAGE RECORD
Vanessa Bouvet made an instant impact on the Nebraska lineup in 2018-19. The freshman from Brunei produced the Huskers’ No. 2 stroke average (75.79) while capturing a pair of top-five individual tournament finishes. The Nebraska women’s golf team set its season stroke average record for the second straight year, and Kate Smith produced another record-setting season in 2018-19. Nebraska’s 298.96 team stroke average was its best in history and capped the 32-year career of Head Coach Robin Krapfl, who retired after the season. Krapfl’s final year was highlighted by a title at the Westbrook Spring Invitational. The Huskers finished with a three-round team total of 853 (-11) on the 6,252-yard, par-72 layout of the Vistas Course at Westbrook Village Golf Club in Peoria, Ariz. Nebraska’s title came against a 16-team field that featured 14 top-100 teams in the nation, including seven Big Ten Conference programs. The win gave Krapfl her 31st career tournament title at Nebraska. The two-time Big Eight Coach of the Year led the Huskers to three NCAA Championship appearances (2000, 2003, 2006) and 11 NCAA Regional bids in her time leading the Huskers. Smith was sensational shooting the Huskers to victory at Westbrook. The junior from Detroit Lakes, Minn., finished at 208 (-8) to tie for second in a loaded tournament field. It matched the best tournament finish of her career, along with being her second-best 54-hole score as a Husker. Smith’s 208 was the second-best score in school history, trailing only her 202 at Westbrook in 2018, when she also set the schoolrecord with a second-round 64 (-8). Smith’s 73.52 stroke average on the season broke her own school record for the second straight year. She captured four top-10 finishes on the season, including a tie for sixth (216) to open the season at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic and a tie for sixth at the rain-shortened Rainbow Wahine Invitational to close the fall. She added a tie for eighth (210) at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown. Smith added two more strong finishes during the spring with a 12th-place performance at the Lady Buckeye Invitational (223) and a tie for 16th at the Clover Cup. Through the first three years of her career, Smith has produced 13 top-10 finishes among her 20 top-25 showings to go along with her school-record 73.70 career average. While Smith joined fellow juniors Haley Thiele and Jessica Haraden in providing leadership for a young Nebraska team
that featured no seniors, freshmen Vanessa Bouvet, Kirsten season, before earning another lineup spot at the Big Ten Baete and Megan Whittaker bolstered the Big Red lineup. Championships. At the conference tournament, Whittaker Bouvet put together one of the best freshman seasons matched Smith at 152 to tie for 51st and lead the Huskers. in school history with her 75.79 stroke average over 24 Sophomore Noor Ahmed and redshirt junior Haley rounds. The youngster from Brunei opened with one of the Thiele were major contributors for the Huskers throughout best tournament performances by a true freshman in Husker the season. Ahmed finished with Nebraska’s third-best stroke history with a 214 (-2) to tie for third at the season-opening average (76.56) but struggled with injury late in the spring Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic. Her effort in Colorado included a and did not compete at the Big Ten Championships. Her career-best 68 (-4) in the second round. It was her first of five season was highlighted by a career-best tie for ninth (218) to rounds better than par as a freshman, including a 69 in the open the spring at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. final round of the Golfweek Conference Challenge. Thiele competed in every round and finished with a Bouvet added a 70 (-2) in the only round of the Rainbow 76.93 stroke average. She notched a season-best tie for 21st Wahine Invite to close the fall with a tie for second in Hawaii. with a 219 at the Golfweek Conference Challenge early in the Baete joined Smith and Haley Thiele as the only Huskers fall, and added a season-best 218 to help the Huskers to the to compete in all 27 rounds during the season. Baete team title at Westbrook. produced Nebraska’s fifth-best stroke average (77.00) on Sophomore Hannah Thiele also battled injury throughout the year and was instrumental in NU’s win at the Westbrook the season, but joined Whittaker in the Husker lineups at the Spring Invitational. Lady Buckeye and Big Ten Championships to close the year. The redshirt freshman from Beatrice, Neb., set a school Nebraska continued its strong tradition in the classroom freshman record with a second-round 66 (-6) at Westbrook, in 2018-19, with Kirsten Baete, Haley Thiele and Megan bracketed by even par rounds of 72 to finish at 210 (-6) to tie Whittaker claiming WGCA Scholastic All-America honors. It for fifth individually. Baete went on to produce solid scores was Thiele’s third award of her career. She also joined her throughout the spring with 11 consecutive rounds of 79 or sister Hannah, and Baete as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, better to end the regular season, before making her first Big and the trio joined Ahmed and Smith as academic All-Big Ten Championship appearance. Ten selections on the season. Whittaker, a true freshman from Elkhorn, Neb., showed 2018-19 NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL STROKE AVERAGES remarkable improvement Golfer Strokes Rounds Average from start to finish during Kate Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,985. ....................27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.52 her first season. During the fall, Whittaker managed a Vanessa Bouvet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,819.....................24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.79 79.81 stroke average over Noor Ahmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,914.....................25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.56 seven rounds, but slashed Haley Thiele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,077.....................27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.93 her average by nearly three Kirsten Baete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,079.....................27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.00 strokes in the spring with a 76.86 average over 14 Megan Whittaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,634.....................21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.81 rounds. She played her way Hannah Thiele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 861........................11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.27 into the Husker lineup for the Jessica Haraden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247........................3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.33 first time at the Lady Buckeye Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,072...................27 . . . . . . . . . . . . 298.96 Invitational to close the regular
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2018-19 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Kate Smith set a school record for the third consecutive season, posting a 73.52 stroke average as a junior. Smith, a native of Detroit Lakes, Minn., produced six top-16 finishes during the 2018-19 campaign, including a season-best 208 to tie for second and lead Nebraska to a team title at the Westbrook Spring Invitational.
KATE SMITH
NOOR AHMED
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic................................ 73-73-70-216......................................T6th Golfweek Conference Challenge...................... 76-81-73-230....................................T54th Ron Moore Intercollegiate................................. 76-76-74-225....................................T33rd UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 71-68-71-210......................................T8th Rainbow Wahine Invitational ............................ 71........................................................T6th Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 74-78-74-226....................................T45th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 70-68-70-208.....................................T2nd Clover Cup........................................................ 77-73-74-224....................................T16th Lady Buckeye Invitational.................................. 74-74-75-223......................................12th Big Ten Championships..................................... 79-73-152......................................... T51st Season Totals................................................................................1,985 Strokes/27 Rounds 2018-19 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 73.52 Season Low Round...................................................................................... . 68 (four times) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................1/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................4/10 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................6/10
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic................................ 78-79-79-236...................................T62nd Golfweek Conference Challenge...................... 77-76-80-233....................................T67th Ron Moore Intercollegiate................................. 77-79-73-229....................................T50th UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 72-73-72-217....................................T27th Rainbow Wahine Invitational ............................ 73......................................................T17th Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 74-72-72-218......................................T9th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 77-74-73-224...................................T72nd Clover Cup........................................................ 83-81-74-238.................................... T61st Lady Buckeye Invitational.................................. 85-85-76-246.....................................72nd Season Totals................................................................................1,914 Strokes/25 Rounds 2018-19 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 76.56 Season Low Round........................................................................................ 72 (four times) Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/9 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................1/9 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................2/9
VANESSA BOUVET
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic................................ 83-78-74-235....................................T58th Golfweek Conference Challenge...................... 75-82-74-231....................................T59th Ron Moore Intercollegiate................................. 79-83-76-238....................................T80th UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 77-81-73-231....................................T77th Rainbow Wahine Invitational ............................ 75......................................................T28th Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 82-79-77-238....................................T73rd Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 72-66-72-210......................................T5th Clover Cup........................................................ 78-76-75-229....................................T30th Lady Buckeye Invitational.................................. 79-76-74-229....................................T29th Big Ten Championships..................................... 80-83-163.........................................T80th Season Totals................................................................................2,079 Strokes/27 Rounds 2018-19 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 77.00 Season Low Round........................................................................................................... 66 Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................1/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................1/10 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................1/10
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic................................ 72-68-74-214......................................T3rd Golfweek Conference Challenge...................... 79-79-69-227....................................T40th Ron Moore Intercollegiate................................. 74-79-76-229....................................T50th UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 71-76-75-222....................................T47th Rainbow Wahine Invitational ............................ 70.......................................................T2nd Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 78-83-78-239....................................T76th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 73-76-75-224...................................T72nd Clover Cup........................................................ 79-77-71-227....................................T25th Big Ten Championships..................................... 83-84-167...........................................84th Season Totals................................................................................1,819 Strokes/24 Rounds 2018-19 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 75.79 Season Low Round........................................................................................................... 68 Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................2/9 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................2/9 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................2/9
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Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic................................ 77-76-75-228....................................T35th Golfweek Conference Challenge...................... 75-75-69-219.................................... T21st Ron Moore Intercollegiate................................. 77-80-77-234....................................T75th UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................. 76-77-77-230....................................T74th Rainbow Wahine Invitational ............................ 81......................................................T53rd Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................... 78-81-80-239....................................T76th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 72-68-78-218....................................T35th Clover Cup........................................................ 81-82-81-244......................................73rd Lady Buckeye Invitational.................................. 76-77-76-229....................................T29th Big Ten Championships..................................... 87-71-155.........................................T66th Season Totals.................................................................................2,077 Strokes/27 Rounds 2018-19 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 76.93 Season Low Round........................................................................................................... 68 Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................0/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/10 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/10
MEGAN WHITTAKER
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place *Golfweek Conference Challenge..................... 80-80-83-243....................................T85th *UNLV Collegiate Showdown............................ 79-76-78-233...................................T82nd *Rainbow Wahine Invitational ........................... 82......................................................T56th *Lady Puerto Rico Classic.................................. 78-77-78-233....................................T64th *Westbrook Spring Invitational.......................... 77-74-76-227.................................... T81st *Clover Cup....................................................... 73-78-78-29......................................T30th Lady Buckeye Invitational.................................. 75-77-83-235....................................T49th Big Ten Championships..................................... 75-77-152......................................... T51st Season Totals.................................................................................1,634 Strokes/21 Rounds 2018-19 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 77.81 Season Low Round........................................................................................................... 73 Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/8 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................0/8 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................0/8
HANNAH THIELE
Tournament....................................................Results................................ Place/Teams Ron Moore Intercollegiate................................. 78-81-73-232....................................T69th *Clover Cup....................................................... 78-79-79-236....................................T57th Lady Buckeye Invitational.................................. 80-80-79-239....................................T60th Big Ten Championships..................................... 79-75-154......................................... T61st
Season Totals................................................................................... 861 Strokes/11 Rounds 2018-19 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 78.27 Season Low Round........................................................................................................... 73 Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/4 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................0/4 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................0/4
JESSICA HARADEN
Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place *Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic.............................. 84-82-81-247......................................74th Season Totals..................................................................................... 247 Strokes/3 Rounds 2018-19 Stroke Average.............................................................................................. 82.33 Season Low Round........................................................................................................... 81 Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/1 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................0/1 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................0/1
2018-19 NEBRASKA TEAM RESULTS
Tournament........................................................Place/Teams (Round-by-Round Score) Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic (Sept. 17-19).................................... 3rd/13 (300-295-293-888) Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 24-26)....................... . 11th/18 (303-311-285-899) Ron Moore Intercollegiate (Oct. 5-7)......................................... 16th/16 (305-315-299-919) UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23)................................. 10th/17 (290-294-291-875) Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 31)..............................................................3rd/12 (289) Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12)..................................... . 14th/14 (304-310-301-915) Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26)..................................1st/16 (287-276-290-853) Clover Cup (March 16-18)......................................................... . 9th/15 (315-307-294-916) Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational (April 13-14)............................ 8th/12 (304-304-301-909) Big Ten Championships (April 20-22)............................................... 13th/14 (313-296-609) Season Totals.............................................................................................8,072/27 Rounds 2018-19 Team Stroke Average.................................................................................. 298.96 Season Low Round....................................................................276 (2019 Westbrook, 2nd) Season Low (54 Holes)......................................................................853 (2019 Westbrook) Tournament Titles..........................................................................................................1/10 Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................3/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................7/10
INDIVIDUAL CAREER-BEST ROUND Golfer......................................................................................................Score (Round) Kate Smith...........................................................64 (2018 Westbrook, 2nd - school record) Kirsten Baete................................................................................66 (2019 Westbrook, 2nd) Haley Thiele.......................................................................... 67 (2015 UNLV Collegiate, 1st) Vanessa Bouvet.....................................................................68 (2018 Ptarmigan Ram, 2nd) Noor Ahmed..................................................................................70 (2018 Westbrook, 3rd) Jessica Haraden......................................... .73 (2018 Lady Puerto Rico, 1st; 2016 Chip-N Club, 3rd) Hannah Thiele............................................ 73 (2018 Ron Moore, 3rd; 2017 Pinehurst, 2nd) Megan Whittaker...........................................................................73 (2019 Clover Cup, 1st)
INDIVIDUAL CAREER-BEST TOURNAMENT
Golfer......................................................................................................Three Rounds Kate Smith................................................................. 202 (2018 Westbrook - school record) Haley Thiele (tied school record) ����������������������������������������������209 (2015 UNLV Collegiate) Kirsten Baete.............................................................................210 (2019 UNLV Collegiate) Vanessa Bouvet...........................................................................214 (2018 Ptarmigan Ram) Noor Ahmed..........................................................................................216 (2017 Pinehurst) Megan Whittaker.......................................... 227 (2019 Clover Cup, 2019 Westbrook) Hannah Thiele.....................................................................................228 (2018 Mountain View) Jessica Haraden........................................................................ 230 (2018 Lady Puerto Rico)
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS n/a n/a 4th/10 4th/7
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 (1987-2019)
The third head coach of the Nebraska women’s golf team, Robin Krapfl led the Huskers to 31 tournament victories, 11 NCAA Regional appearances and three NCAA Tournament berths (2000, 2003, 2006). A two-time Big Eight Coach of the Year, Krapfl spent 32 seasons 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 and led NU to 100-win seasons on 10 occasions. She retired following the 2018-19 season.
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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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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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Spring 9th/15 13th/15 16th/17 T6th/17 2nd/13 8th/12 6th/12 T10th/21
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
Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Golfweek Conference Challenge Ron Moore Intercollegiate UNLV Collegiate Showdown Rainbow Wahine Invitational
888 899 919 875 289
300-295-293 303-311-285 305-315-299 290-294-291 289
Lady Puerto Rico Classic Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational Big Ten Championships
915 853 916 909 609
304-310-301 287-276-290 315-307-294 304-304-301 313-296
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
2018-19
Fall 3rd/13 11th/18 16th/16 10th/17 3rd/12 Spring 14th/14 1st/16 9th/15 8th/12 13th/14
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ALL-TIME HONORS & AWARDS CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Heidi Wall (Stark)............................................................ 1996
EDITH MUNSON AWARD
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, 2019 Annie Sritragul...................................................... 2017, 2018 Hannah Thiele................................................................ 2018 Kirsten Baete.................................................................. 2019 Megan Whittaker............................................................ 2019
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
NEBRASKA’S NCAA ALL-AMERICANS 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. 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 Vanessa Bouvet..................................................Nov. 7, 2018
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 Kirsten Baete.................................................................. 2019 Haley Thiele.................................................................... 2019 Hannah Thiele................................................................ 2019
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, 2019 Annie Sritragul................................................................ 2018 Haley Thiele.......................................................... 2018, 2019 Noor Ahmed................................................................... 2019 Kiresten Baete................................................................ 2019 Hannah Thiele................................................................ 2019
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
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. 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 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, 2019
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 P
Papes, Lisa......................................................................1984 Patterson, Michelle L......................................1993-94-95-96 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
S
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.
A
Adams, Jenny........................................................... 1985-86 Ahmed, Noor.......................................................2018-19
B
Baete, Kirsten...........................................................2019 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 Bouvet, Vanessa........................................................2019 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
G
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
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Lefler, Kim.......................................................1991-92-93-94 Luebke, Hannah....................................................... 2013-14
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.....................................................2017-18-19 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...................................................2016-18-19 Thiele, Hannah.....................................................2018-19 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 Whittaker, Megan.....................................................2019 Woodard, Denise ..........................................................1996 Wright, Katelyn...............................................2011-12-13-14
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Young, Becky..................................................................1991
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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 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, Annie Sritragul, Noor Ahmed, Haley Thiele), Feb. 25, 2018
36-HOLE SCORE..................................................................................................................................556 Westbrook Spring Invitational (283-273); (Kate Smith, Audrey Judd, Annie Sritragul, Noor Ahmed, Haley Thiele), Feb. 25, 2018
54-HOLE SCORE..................................................................................................................................843 Westbrook Spring Invitational (283-273-287); (Kate Smith, Audrey Judd, 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 2019 Westbrook Spring Invitational.................................................................................................................. 287-276-290-853
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) 2019..................... Ohio State (575)....................................13th (609)................ Melati Putri/Nicolette Schroeder (Purdue, 138) Team Titles: Ohio State, 15; 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 through 2019. 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 .
2019 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Maineville, Ohio, April 19-21
Rk. Team Total 1. Ohio State......................................294-281-575 (-1) T2. Illinois........................................... 291-287-578 (+2) T2. Indiana.......................................... 294-284-578 (+2) T2. Purdue.......................................... 297-281-578 (+2) 5. Michigan State.............................. 297-283-580 (+4) 6. Northwestern................................ 302-280-582 (+6) 7. Michigan....................................... 298-285-583 (+7) 8. Maryland..................................... 301-288-589 (+13) 9. Wisconsin................................... 304-286-590 (+14) 10. Minnesota................................... 299-294-593 (+17) 11. Penn State.................................. 307-288-595 (+19) 12. Rutgers....................................... 314-290-604 (+28) 13. Nebraska.................................... 313-296-609 (+33) 14. Iowa............................................ 310-302-612 (+36)
2019 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Individual Results
Rk. Golfer, Team Total T1. Melati Putri, Purdue............................71-67-138 (-6) T1. Nikolette Schroeder, Purdue..............72-66-138 (-6) 3. Erin Harper, Indiana............................74-66-140 (-4) 4. Paz Marfa, Michigan State....................74-67-141 (-3) T5. Virunpat Olankitkunchai, Maryland....73-69-142 (-2) T5. Elodie Van Dievoet, Michigan..............74-68-142 (-2) T5. Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State..........73-69-142 (-2) T8. Brooke Riley, Northwestern......................76-68-144 (E) T8. Crystal Wang, Illinois...........................74-70-144 (E) T8. Kornkamol Sukaree, Illinois....................71-73-144 (E) T11. Stephanie Lau, Northwestern............. 74-71-145 (+1) T51. Kate Smith, Nebraska........................79-73-152 (+8) T51. Megan Whittaker, Nebraska......... 75-77-152 (+8) T61. Hannah Thiele, Nebraska............ 79-75-154 (+10) T66. Haley Thiele, Nebraska............... 84-71-155 (+11) T80. Kirsten Baete, Nebraska............. 80-83-163 (+19) 84. Vanessa Bouvet, Nebraska......... 83-84-167 (+23)
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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.
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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.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• No. 1 Best-Value Law School (National Jurist Magazine) • No. 1 Best-Value Online MBA in the World (Financial Times) • No. 4 Best Online Graduate Education Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 4 Best Online Graduate Education Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 9 Rising Star in Research Among U.S. Institutions (Springer Nature) • No. 13 Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 21 Best Online MBA Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • 2019 Best Value College (The Princeton Review) • Rated Among Top Half of First Tier of Top National Universities (U.S. News & World Report) • Rated Among Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance)
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NEBRASKA 2019-20 WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE
Sept. 9-10
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
Albuquerque, N.M. (10:30 a.m.)
March 23-25 Anuenue Spring Break Classic Kapalua Bay, Hawaii (11 a.m.)
Sept. 23-25
Golfweek Conference Challenge Vail, Colo. (11 a.m.)
March 30-31 The Bruzzy Challenge Argyle, Texas (9 a.m.)
Oct. 8-9
Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Sammamish, Wash. (10 a.m.)
April 24-26
Big Ten Championships Maineville, Ohio (9:30 a.m.)
Nov. 1-3
Battle at the Beach San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico (10 a.m.)
Feb. 9-11
Lady Puerto Rico Classic Rio Grande, P.R. (7 a.m.)
May 11-13
NCAA Regionals Athens, Ga., South Bend, Ind. Pullman, Wash., Raleigh, N.C.
Feb. 23-24
Westbrook Spring Invitational Peoria, Ariz. (10 a.m.)
May 22-27
NCAA Championships Scottsdale, Ariz. (Grayhawk GC)
March 13-15 Clover Cup Mesa, Ariz. (10 a.m.)
All times central and subject to change. For updated schedule information, please visit Huskers.com.