2009-10 Middle Tennessee Women's Golf Information Guide

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Quick Facts

University Information Location: Murfreesboro, TN Enrollment: 25,188 Founded: 1911 Conference: Sun Belt Colors: Royal Blue and White Nickname: Blue Raiders President: Sidney McPhee Director of Athletics: Chris Massaro Senior Women Administrator: Diane Turnham NCAA Faculty Representative: Terry Whiteside Women’s Head Coach: Chris Adams, Third Season (Kansas State, 1991) Office Phone: (615) 898-5404 Golf Fax: (615) 898-2452 E-mail: cadams@mtsu.edu Golf Secretary.: Pat Fones Assistant AD/Athletic Communications: Mark Owens Athletic Communication Intern/Women’s Golf Contact: Clay Trainum Office Phone: (615) 904-8209 Cell Phone: (765) 631-1769 Fax: (615) 898-5626 E-mail: owens@goblueraiders.com Athletic Web Site Specialist: Bradley Lambert Athletic Web Site: GoBlueRaiders.com Administrative Assistant: Debbie Bartlett

Mission Statement The MT Athletic Program promotes excellence in athletics and provides academic and athletic opportunities for every student-athlete, the University, and the community. Building on tradition, the program advances the University’s regional and national stature and creates opportunities for innovative partnerships throughout the region. Middle Tennessee State University continually works to maximize human, financial, and physical resources to create and heighten the quality of its sports programs.

A Tennessee Board of Regents University Middle Tennessee State University is an equal opportunity, nonracially identifiable, educational institution that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities.

Table of Contents

2 Meet the Team

Roster, Schedule..............................................................2 Area Golf Courses............................................................3 Jeff Hendrix Performance Center.....................................4 Head Coach Chris Adams.................................................6 Strength Coach Michael Wilson.......................................7 Clara Leathers.................................................................8 Morgan Hale...................................................................9 Karisa Akin....................................................................10 Steph Gough.................................................................11 Ashley Haggard.............................................................12 Olivia Love.....................................................................12 Stephanie Smith...........................................................13

13 University/Facilities

President Dr. Sidney McPhee.........................................19 Director of Athletics Chris Massaro................................20 The University...............................................................21 Scarlett Commons and Dining Facilities........................22

9 Stats, History

2009 Fall and 2008-09 Season Statistics.......................15 Letterwinners/Honor Roll.............................................16 Team/Individual Champions.........................................16 Individual and Team Records.........................................17 Year-by-Year..................................................................18

Sun Belt Conference

601 Poydras Street Suite 2355 New Orleans, LA 70130-6078 504.299.9066 SunBeltSports.org While there are 31 NCAA conferences that sponsor multiple sports, the Sun Belt is one of only eleven to participate in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and Division I-A football, now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Sun Belt was formed in 1976 with six members competing in four men’s sports, and today comprises 13 institutions of higher learning while sponsoring 19 championship sports for men and women. The conference has influence in a region that covers eight states, representing 113 total electoral votes. Thus, if you carry the Sun Belt, you are almost halfway to the White House!

The Sun Belt Conference enters its 34th season in 2009-2010 with a proud history

of athletic and academic success. The conference sponsors 10 women’s sports - basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball; and nine men’s sports – baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field.

Each of the 19 sports has seen numerous team and individual accomplishments, and 12 Sun Belt Conference schools are currently graduating their student-athletes at rates higher than the student body. All Sun Belt schools are committed to excellence, and facility upgrades and expansion are occurring on virtually every campus.

2009-10 Middle Tennessee Women’s Golf Guide Credits

Editorial: The 2009-10 Middle Tennessee Golf Guide is a publication of the Athletic Communications Office with the intent to serve all media and followers of Women’s Golf program. This year’s guide was written, designed, and edited by Clay Trainum, athletic communications intern. A special thanks also goes to Bradley Lambert for his services. Questions, comments, or corrections should be directed in writing to athletic communications intern Clay Trainum at trainum@goblueraiders.com.

Photography: Photography provided by Bradley Lambert and Chris Adams.

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2010 Roster Name Karisa Akin Steph Gough Ashley Haggard Morgan Hale Clara Leathers Olivia Love Stephanie Smith

Height 5-5 5-6 5-5 5-8 5-7 5-6 5-1

Class So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

Hometown Elizabethtown, Ky. Aylesbury, England Savannah, Tenn.

Tullahoma, Tenn.

Aylesbury, England Columbia, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn.

Head Coach:

Chris Adams (3rd season, Kansas State, 1991)

Previous Affiliations Central Hardin HS Aylesbury HS Hardin County HS Tullahoma HS Aylesbury HS Heritage Covenant HS Davidson Academy HS

2009-10 Schedule Fall 2009 Date Sept. 25-27 Oct. 5-6 Oct. 12-13 Oct. 26-27 Nov. 2-3

Tournament Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 2nd Annual Johnie Imes Invitational Duramed MAC Preview Alamo Invitational UAB Fall Beach Blast

Location Lexington, Ky. Columbia, Mo. Fishers, Ind. San Antonio, Tex. Gulf Shores, Ala.

Spring 2010 Date Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 21-23 Mar. 7-8 Mar. 29-30 Apr. 2-4 Apr. 6 Apr. 19-21

Tournament Vanderbilt, Auburn, Chattanooga Toledo vs Middle Tennessee Kiawah Island Women’s Intercollegiate Administaff Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate UALR Women’s Classic Rebel Intercollegiate Belmont, Austin Peay Sun Belt Conference Championships

Location Franklin, Tenn.

Charleston, S.C. Charleston, S.C. Augusta, GA Hot Springs, Ark. Oxford, Miss.

Nashville, Tenn.

Muscle Shoals, Ala.

Results 8th/15 teams 14th/18 teams 6th/16 teams 10th/12 teams 5th/12 teams

Pronunciation Guide

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Where the women call home ...

STONES RIVER COUNTRY CLUB

CHAMPIONS RUN GOLF COURSE

INDIAN HILLS GOLF CLUB

On October 28, 1946, the charter of the Town and Country Club Inc. was accepted by the incorporators and the first charter membership meeting was held. A. L. Todd Jr. presented the first constitution and by-laws and moved acceptance of the same. The first officers of the club were elected at this meeting: B. N. White, president; C. B. Huggins, vice president; K. P. Ezell, secretary; Robert Lasseter, treasurer.

By 1998, SRCC had grown to over 500 members.

Due to the need to expand member facilities, improve the infrastructure of the buildings, and compete for the area’s special event business, the membership voted to rebuild a portion of the clubhouse and renovate adjoining buildings at an expense of $4.3 million.

The new clubhouse opened in October 1999 and provided the membership with multiple dining facilities for adults only, families, fine dining and outdoor dining, expanded men’s/women’s locker room facilities, an exercise room, multiple card rooms, and, most significantly, a spacious ballroom facility to attract special functions and large catering events.

Stones River Country Club has hosted several golf events including Tennessee PGA Section Championships, the Ladies Tennessee State Amateur, and the Tennessee Girls State Championship.

Champions Run Golf Course stylistically reveals the natural beauty of middle Tennessee while showcasing the distinctive mark of its architect, C. Stuart Moore. The 6,900 yard, par 72 layout wraps itself gently around beautiful hardwood trees and picturesque landscape. The championship course features 18 holes, 16 bunkers, numerous water hazards, and challenging tee shots. Every hole is unique in its own way. The top-conditioned course provides the perfect measure of comfort and challenge for every golfer’s game.

Champions Run offers the convenience of numerous splendid amenities so that each round of golf can be enjoyed to its fullest. The inviting and impressive clubhouse is designed to offer golfers and visitors alike an elegant setting for socializing with friends, both new and old. The driving range has grass teeing space for 50 players and golfers enjoy 30,000 square feet of chipping and putting greens.

Champions Run is owned and managed by former Middle Tennessee golfer Steve Graham. Graham played for the Blue Raiders from 1988 to 1991 and earned all-conference honors his senior season.

After a brief stint in professional golf, Graham went to work in 1998 for McHenry Metals Golf in their tour promotions department. His responsibilities and accomplishments include establishing personal relationships with tour professionals, making McHenry Metals the No.-1 driver model on the Senior PGA Tour during the 1999 season.

Indian Hills Golf Club is an 18-hole public facility open year-round. The beautiful Stones River meanders through the golf course, providing a uniquely scenic setting for championship golf. The par 72 layout is 6,800 yards with ample tee boxes to challenge golfers of all abilities.

The facility features a 10,000-square-feet clubhouse and a 1,000-square-feet golf shop with the latest in golf equipment and apparel. The facility also offers a first-class, award-winning, golf academy. In addition, there is an extensive practice facility featuring two putting greens, a chipping green, a practice bunker, and a driving range with target greens.

The Golf Academy at Indian Hills Golf Club offers a wide variety of state-of-the-art technology to help all aspects of any golfer’s game. Digital swing analysis is a specialty at Indian Hills Golf Club.

Digital swing analysis allows students to see their swings and compares them to the swings of today’s top players. This process increases the speed of improvement, which results in lower scores.

OLD FORT GOLF CLUB Prior events: PGA Tour School – First Stage for 10 years, BellSouth Senior Classic Qualifying, TSSAA State High School Championships for 14 years, USGA Junior Championships for 19 years, Mid-State Amateur Qualifying , State PGA Pro-Assistant Championships twice, and several state and local events.

History: Opened in August of 1985, architect - Leon Howard; renovation of greens, tees, bunkers, and new irrigation system in 2003 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,050 Current Course Record: Nick Bailes (9-under par, 63) Architect: Denis Griffiths Director of Golf: Tracy Wilkins Head Golf Professional: Marty McCurry Course Superintendent: Joel Beckham

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Jeff Hendrix Golf Performance Center

On May 21, 2009, the Middle Tennessee Athletic Department officially dedicated the Jeff Hendrix Golf Performance Center at Champions Run Golf Course.

The Jeff Hendrix Golf Performance Center is a 2,600-square foot indoor practice facility for the men’s and women’s golf teams. It features four hitting bays with two video analysis rooms, player’s lounge, club repair room and an upstairs putting lab with video analysis.

“Wow—it was definitely an exciting day when the Jeff Hendrix Performance Facility opened up last year. This enables us to practice and improve throughout the entire year. A huge thanks goes out to everyone who helped make this dream come true. This will really help in all aspects of our golf programs here at MTSU.”

-- Coach Chris Adams

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CHRISADAMS Head Coach Third season Kansas State, 1991

When Middle Tennessee was looking for only the third head coach in school history, the formula was simple. Find a person with a proven background teaching the game, a strong recruiting backdrop, and one who stresses academics as strongly as athletic success.

Chris Adams fit the bill and was named the program’s third head coach in December 2007, after spending the previous five seasons at Arkansas State and Wichita State prior to that. Adams tackled a difficult situation when she was hired prior to the spring season after former coach Rachael Short resigned following the fall campaign.

Adams guided the Blue Raiders to their best finish ever at the Sun Belt Championships in her second year last season with a third place showing.

Her first Blue Raider squad showed improvement throughout the spring and turned in the program’s third-highest finish with a fourth-place showing at the 2008 Sun Belt Championships. Overall, Middle Tennessee enjoyed three Top-10 finishes in five spring events.

Improvement throughout the short time Adams had with the players was demonstrated by the balance throughout the lineup; four different players led the team in scoring in five spring tournaments.

Five of the seven players who participated in spring events posted strong averages in the 70s.

On the course, Adams’ laid-back

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manner translates into her coaching approach, which involves being there to provide guidance while allowing her athletes play, and not trying to push a technique or philosophy on them. The approach has a proven success rate as each program she has coached enjoyed higher overall finishes than prior to her arrival.

One reason for success is signing quality players who strive to excel on and off the course. Adams scours the recruiting trail seeing players who she believes are focused on success, both academically and athletically. Four of her Blue Raider players were named to the AllAmerican Scholar Team by the National Golf Coaches Association.

Five (of eight) players on the roster were named to the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List for having a GPA of 3.5 or higher and one was named to the Sun Belt Honor Roll for sporting a GPA of 3.0-3.49.

Prior to heading the Middle Tennessee women’s program, Adams had served as the head women’s golf coach at Arkansas State

since April 2002. There, she developed two AllSun Belt selections and led the team to its first tournament win since 2001 in September 2007 at the ULM/Fred Marx Invitational. Her program was also successful in the classroom with four players being named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the Sun Belt’s Commissioner’s List.

Prior to her five-plus years at Arkansas State, Adams served as head coach at Wichita State from 1997 to 2002 and led her teams to runner-up finishes in the Missouri Valley in 1998 and 1999. While there, she helped lower the team scoring average by 10 strokes over a two-year period and led her team to scoring records in 1999, 2000, and 2001.

During that span, she produced 10 allconference selections and three first-team selections to the MVC All-Scholar team. She also had 16 Valley “Golfers of the Week” and 16 were named to the Wichita State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.

After beginning her golf career at John Jacobs Practical Golf Schools in Scottsdale, Ariz., Adams served as assistant golf professional at Bonaventure Country Club in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and the Fort Lauderdale Country Club in Plantation, Fla. A 1991 graduate of Kansas State, Adams received her bachelor’s degree in psychology. While there, she was a member of the varsity golf team and received the Lucille Boyd Scholarship for four years, which is awarded to the school’s top woman golfer.

A native of Beaver, Okla., she earned all-state honors as a junior and senior in basketball and golf at Beaver High School.

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MICHAELWILSON

Stength & Conditioning Coach Second Season Certified by Titleist Performance Institute Georgia Southern, 2007

Michael Wilson is in his second year as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for both the men and women’s golf teams at Middle Tennessee.

Wilson, a native of Nashville and a graduate of Father Ryan High School, began his career at Middle Tennessee in August of 2008.

Initially, Wilson was helping with the football program full-time, but when an opening came up for the golf teams, Wilson immediately made the jump and the move has worked out well.

Although it was quite a bit different from football, Wilson enjoys adding golf to his duty list. He discovered a program that is put on by Titleist through their Performance Institute. It was a program based on years of research in how best to train golfers, and offered certification to take the course.

Wilson now has two levels of certification, with one more to go. He has learned specific things that golfers need to do to have a perfect swing, and to add more power to their swing. Analyzing the swings of each golfer, and showing them how to correct it is one of the many areas he specializes in for the Blue Raiders.

“Michael Wilson has definitely been a differancemaker in helping the players achieve their maximum

strength, conditioning and flexibility” said Coach Adams.

“He has completed two levels in the Titleist Performance Institute certification process. The players believe in the results of the overall program and are seeing great results. He’s helped the players get to the point where they love to workout” He also deals with equipment, and how to use it properly. He talks to the golfers about food and nutrition, right down to what they should and should not eat prior to a match, and also during a match.

Wilson instructs the golfers in how to lift weights correctly, so that they are getting the most out of what they are doing.

“If Coach Adams sees something that needs to be improved, such as a swing, or strength to hit the ball farther, he can tell us what he wants, and we can do it,” said Wilson.

Wilson began his collegiate career at Georgia Southern, and worked under Tom Melton. When he graduated and

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started job hunting, Melton told him to call Russell Patterson at Middle Tennessee, who was looking for some help in strength and conditioning. Patterson hired Wilson for football, and golf was added to his duties in August of 2008.

Wilson is pleased with how well the golfers have responded to the new program. Despite initially being hesitant to try the new program, it has now been fully accepted and embraced by both teams.

“We have definitely seen improvement, especially in attitudes. The guys come in now and they want to work,” said Wilson. “Once they realized that this program had the full support of Coach Adams, they bought into it immediately. Now, they really get after it and you can tell by their play on the course.”

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CLARALEATHERS Senior Aylesbury, England Aylesbury H.S. to place 23rd (out of 62) ... Also notched a 33rd place finish (out of 104) at the Lady Aztec Fall Classic with a 13-over 155.

Fall 2009: Competed in three tournaments with a stroke average of 83.1 ...

Shot a low round of 80 at the Alamo Invitational.

2008-09 (JUNIOR) Spring 2009: Competed in three tournaments with a stroke average of 80.6 ... Fired a low round of 75 at the opening round of the Cincinnati Fall Classic ... Finished the Chris Banister Gamecock Classic with a 19-over 235 en route to a 26th place finish (out of 57).

Fall 2008: Competed in four tournaments with an average of 79.1 strokes per round ... Shot a low round of 77 three occasions, in the opening round of the USA Lady Jaguar Invitational and the final rounds of both the Kiawah Island Women’s Intercollegiate and the Sun Belt Championships ...

Finished 19th (out of 83) in the USA Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate with an 18-over 234 ... Placed 32nd (out of 55) at the Sun Belt Championships with a 17-over 233.

2007-08 (SOPHOMORE) Spring 2008: Competed in all five tournaments with a 78.8 stroke average ... Tied a career-best low round of 69 in the final round of the UALR Golf Classic ... Finished the UALR Golf Classic with a 9-over 225 to finish in 7th place (out of 105) ... Placed 29th (out of 54) at the Sun Belt Championships with a 20-over 236.

Fall 2007: Competed in all five tournaments with an average of 79.8 strokes per round ... Carded a low round of 75 at the Pat Bradley Championship ...

Finished the pat Bradley Championship with a 17-over 233, good enough

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2006-07 (FRESHMAN) Spring 2007: Competed in all seven tournaments with a stroke average of 77.8 ... Carded a career-best round of 69 in the second round of the Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational ... Finished 9th (out of 53) at the Cincinnati Spring Invitational with a 13-over 157 ... Also finished 9th (out of 42) with a 12-over 225 at the Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational ... Notched and 11th place finish (out of 32) at the Belmont Invitational with an 11-over 153 ...

Placed 30th (out of 55) at the Sun Belt Championships with a 22-over 238.

Fall 2006: Competed in four tournaments with an average of 77.3 strokes per round ... Fired a low round of 72 in the opening round at the Unlimited Potential Myrtle Beach Classic ... Also recorded a 6-over 225 en route to a 15th place finish (out of 90) at the Unlimited Potential Myrtle Beach Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL Listed in the Top 30 in the English Ladies’ Order of Merit ... Reached the semifanials of the English Ladies Championship (2006) ... Won Bucks Ladies Championship in 2006 ... Helped win South East of England Ladies Foursomes championship ... Won the U-18 girls Regional Faldo series, qualifying for the final before finishing sixth in 2004.

PERSONAL Daughter of Jane and Martin Leathers ... Also competed in both netball and track in England.

LEATHERS’ CAREER RESULTS Fall 2009 Johnie Imes Invitational 84-83-85=252 (T-87th/99) Duramed MAC Preview 85-81-84=250 (T-62nd/88) Alamo Invitational 80 (48th/60)

2008-09 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic Cincinnati Fall Classic Johnie Imes Invitational

2007-08 NAPA River Grill Cardinal Cup Lady Kat Invitational Lady Aztec Fall Classic Pat Bradley Championship Challenge at Wolfdancer USA Lady Jaguar Invitational Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational UALR Women’s Golf Classic Canes and Cardinals Classic Sun Belt Championships

76-77-81=234 (49th/94) 83-90-79=252 (67th/75) 79-76=155 (33rd/104) 76-82-75=233 (23rd/62) 77-75-91=243 (46th/67) 87-75=162 (47th/98) 78-85-86=249 (72nd/91) 79-77-69 (7th/105) 75-81-75=231 (50th/77) 76-83-77=236 (29th/54)

2005-06 NAPA River Grill Cardinal Cup

75-80-81=236 (27th/79)

GSU Pelican Preserve Invitational Ross Resorts Invitational Pat Bradley Championship USA Lady Jaguar Invitational Belmont Invitational Cincinnati Spring Invitational UALR-North Texas Classic Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational Sun Belt Championships

79-76-76=231 (52nd/81) 81-76-79=236 (29th/71) 82-81-78=241 (21st/79) 80-73=153 (27th/107) 82-71=153 (11th/32) 80-77=157 (9th/53) 79-78-77=234 (40th/90) 79-69-77=225 (9th/42) 80-81-77=238 (30th/55)

80-78-77=235 (26th/57) 75-87-87=249 (49th/57) 78-79-84=241 (51st/90) Kiawah Island Women’s Intercollegiate 78-83-77=238 (87th/215) USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 77-81-76=234 (19th/83) UALR Women’s Golf Classic 85-79-80=244 (56th/104) Sun Belt Championships 80-76-77=233 (32nd/55)

Unlimited Potential Myrtle Beach Classic 72-78-75=225 (15th/90)

LEATHERS’ CAREER STATISTICS Season Tournaments Rounds Strokes Low Average 2006-07 11 30 2329 69 77.63 2007-08 10 28 2220 69 79.29 2008-09 7 21 1674 75 79.92 Fall 2009 3 7 582 80 83.14 Career 31 86 6805 69 79.13

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MORGANHALE Junior Tullahoma, Tenn.

Tullahoma H.S. way to a fourth place finish (out of 67) at the Challenge at Wolfdancer.

Fall 2009: Competed in four tournaments with a stroke average of 78.9 ... Carded a low round of 73 in the opening round of the UAB Fall Beach Blast ... Recorded a 17-over 233 in the Duramed MAC Preview to finish tied for 11th (out of 88) ... Notched a 9-over 153 en route to a 9th place finish (out of 60) at the UAB Fall Beach blast.

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) Spring 2009: Competed in four tournaments with a stroke average of 78.2 ... Recorded a low round of 73 in both the opening round of the Canes and Cardinals Classic and the final round of the SBC Championships ... Notched a season best finish of 8th (out of 83) at the USA Lady Jaguar Invitational with a 14-over 230 ... Finished 18th (out of 55) at the SBC Championships with a 12-over 228.

Fall 2008: Competed in four tournaments with an average of 79.6 strokes per round ... Scored a low round of 74 in the second round of the Jeninine McHaney Invitational ... Also finished 28th (out of 75) at the Jeninine McHaney Invitational with an 18-over 237.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) Spring 2008: Competed in three tournaments with a stroke average of 78.7 ... Fired a low round of 75 in the opening rounds of both the Canes and Cardinals Classic and the SBC Championships ... Finished in 19th place (out of 54) at the SBC Championships with a 17-over 233.

Fall 2007: Competed in one tournament with an average of 74.3 strokes per round ... Shot a 7-over 223 on the

HIGH SCHOOL Four year letterwinner for coach Brad White at Tullahoma High School ...

Named Class AAA All-State in both 2006 and 2007 ... Placed fifth at at the Class AAA State Tournament in 2006 and 14th at the event in 2005 ...

Named Team MVP and low medalist from 2004-2006 ... Holds school record for nine-hole score with a 33 ... Winner of Westfield PGA Junior in both 2005 and 2006.

PERSONAL Born on February 7, 1989 ... Daughter of Jeff and Dixie Hale ... Brother, Cody, played for men’s gold team at Lipscomb ... Father, Jeff, was a college gymnast at Lipscomb (1975-78).

HALE’S CAREER RESULTS Fall 2009 Johnie Imes Invitational 81-76-88=245 (T-71st/99) Duramed MAC Preview 75-83-75=233 (T-11th/88) Alamo Invitational 79 (39th/60) UAB Fall Beach Blast 73-80=153 (16th/60)

2008-09 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic Cincinnati Fall Classic Jeninine McHaney Invitational Pat Bradley Invitational USA Lady Jaguar Invitational UALR Women’s Golf Classic Canes and Cardinals Classic Sun Belt Championships

79-80-78=237 (29th/57) 77-79-80=236 (30th/57) 81-74-82=237 (28th/75) 80-80-85=245 (59th/70) 76-77-77=230 (8th/83) 83-78-85=246 (61st/104) 73-80-81=234 (28th/63) 77-78-73=228 (18th/55)

2007-08 Challenge at Wolfdancer UALR Women’s Golf Classic Canes and Cardinals Classic Sun Belt Championships

71-75-77=223 (4th/67) 76-77-84=237 (36th/105) 75-79-84=238 (64th/77) 75-82-76=233 (19th/54)

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HALE’S CAREER STATISTICS Season Tournaments Rounds Strokes 2007-08 4 12 931 2008-09 8 24 1893 Fall 2009 4 9 710 Career 16 45 3534

Low Average 71 77.58 73 78.88 73 78.89 71 78.53

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KARISAAKIN Sophomore Elizabethtown, Ky. Central Hardin H.S.

Fall 2009: Competed in two tournaments with a stroke average of 79 ...

Shot a low round of 76 in the opening round of the UAB Fall Beach Blast ...

Carded an 11-over 155 at the Beach Blast en route to a 26th place finish (out of 60).

2008-09 (FRESHMAN) Spring 2009: Competed in four tournaments with a stroke average of 80.7...

Shot a low round of 76 in the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate ... Finished 31st (out of 83) in the USA Lady Jaguar Invitational ... Finished 41st (out of 55) in the Sun Belt Championships with a 21-over 237.

Fall 2008: Competed in all five tournaments with an average of 76.9 strokes per round ... Shot a career-best 71 in the final round of the Chris Banister Gamecock Classic en route to a 4-over 220 ... Also placed a career-best fourth place finish (out of 57) in the Gamecock Classic ... Finished 12th (out of 70) with a 12-over 228 at the Pat Bradley Invitational ... Recorded a 14th place finish (out of 57) at the Cincinnati Fall Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL Played for coach Chris Adams at Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Ky. ... 2005 Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Miss Golf ... Four-time KHSAA All-State

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selection (2004-07) ... Three-time KGA-PGA Player of the Year (2005-07) ... Two-time Kentucky Junior Amateur champion ... Six Top 30 finishes in KHSAA Girls State, four Top 10 finishes ... Helped lead Central Hardin to two state championships and two runnerup finishes ... Two runner-up finishes in KHSAA Girls State Individual Tournament ... Qualified for Westfield PGA and USGA Girls Junior, where she made cut.

PERSONAL Born July 11, 1990 ... Daughter of Lisa and Steve Akin.

AKIN’S CAREER RESULTS Fall 2009 Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 82-79=161 (61st/82) UAB Fall Beach Blast 76-79=155 (26th/60)

2008-09 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic Cincinnati Fall Classic Johnie Imes Invitational Jeninine McHaney Invitational Pat Bradley Invitational Kiawah Island Women’s Intercollegiate

USA Lady Jaguar Invitational UALR Women’s Golf Classic Sun Belt Championships

75-74-71=220 (4th/57) 75-77-77=229 (14th/57) 82-75-82=239 (46th/90) 83-79-76=238 (32nd/75) 78-72-78=228 (12th/70) 79-76-83=238 (87th/215) 78-81-81=240 (31st/83) 81-85-87=253 (79th/104) 80-77-80=237 (41st/55)

AKIN’S CAREER STATISTICS Season Tournaments Rounds Strokes Low Average 2008-09 9 27 2122 71 78.59 Fall 2009 2 4 316 76 79.00 Career 11 31 2438 71 78.65

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STEPHGOUGH Sophomore Aylesbury, England Aylesbury H.S. ... Two-time selection to Ladies County team (2007, 2008) ... 2007 Club Champion ... 2008 Junior County Champion ... Three-time selection to England Select Squad.

Fall 2009: Competed in four tournaments with a stroke average of 80.7 ... Notched a low round of 74 in the opening round of the Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite on the way to a 9-over 151, finishing tied for 24th (out of 82).

2008-09 (FRESHMAN) Spring 2009: Competed in two tournaments with a stroke average of 80.3 ... Recorded a low round of 77 in the opening round of the Canes and Cardinals Classic ... Finished 47th (out of 104) in the UALR Women’s Classic.

Fall 2008: Competed in five tournaments with an average of 76.5 strokes per round ... Carded a career-best 70 in the second round of the Chris Banister Gamecock Classic ... Also finished with a 7-over 223 at the Gamecock Classic en route to a 7th place finish (out of 57) ... Posted a career best 6th place finish (out of 57) in the Cincinnati Fall Classic with a 6-over 222 ... Finished 14th with a 12-over 228 at the Jeninine McHaney Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL Played for coach Lawrence Farmer at Aylesbury High School in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire ... Lettered in golf and netball ... Runner-up in English Girls Championship Flight 2 ... Fivetime selection to Junior County Team

PERSONAL Born June 15, 1990 ... Daughter of Jane and Brian Gough.

GOUGH’S CAREER RESULTS Fall 2009 Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 74-77=151 (24th/82) Johnie Imes Invitational 84-81-82=247 (73rd/99) Duramed MAC Preview 85-81-81=247 (53rd/88) Alamo Invitational 81 (51st/60)

2008-09 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic Cincinnati Fall Classic Johnie Imes Invitational Jeninine McHaney Invitational Pat Bradley Invitational UALR Women’s Golf Classic Canes and Cardinals Classic

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74-70-79=223 (7th/57) 79-71-72=222 (6th/57) 76-77-75=228 (14th/90) 73-83-79=235 (23rd/75) 78-75-86=239 (48th/70) 81-79-83=243 (47th/104) 77-79-83=239 (43rd/63)

GOUGH’S CAREER STATISTICS Season Tournaments Rounds Strokes Low Average 2008-09 7 21 1629 70 77.57 Fall 2009 4 9 726 74 80.67 Career 11 30 2355 70 78.50

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ASHLEYHAGGARD Freshman Savannah, Tenn.

Hardin County H.S. Fall 2009: Competed all in five tournaments with a stroke average of 78.5 ... Recorded a low round of 74 on two occasions, in the final round of the Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite and the opening round of the UAB Fall Beach Blast ... Finished the UAB Fall Beach Blast with a 10-over 154, good enough to place 20th (out of 60).

HAGGARD’S CAREER RESULTS Fall 2009 Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 79-74=153 (36th/82) Johnie Imes Invitational 77-79-79=235 (38th/99) Duramed MAC Preview 85-80-77=242 (37th/88) Alamo Invitational 79 (39th/60) UAB Fall Beach Blast 74-80=154 (20th/60)

HAGGARD’S CAREER STATISTICS Season Tournaments Rounds Strokes Low Average Fall 2009 5 11 863 74 78.45 Career 5 11 863 74 78.45

... Also notched a tournament record 3-under 69 at the Hardin County Invitational ... Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL

Full name is Ashley Nicole Haggard ... Birthday is May 13th ... Daughter of Roy and Debra Haggard.

HIGH SCHOOL

Four year letterwinner under Ron Burnham at Hardin County High School ... Named Jackson Sun Female Golfer of the Year and “On the Ball” Female Golfer of the Year as a sophomore ... Had Top-10 finishes in the TSSAA State Tournament in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Had five rounds under par, which included a tournament record 4-under 69 at the Spartan Invitational as a junior

OLIVIALOVE Freshman Columbia, Tenn.

Heritage Covenant H.S. Fall 2009: Competed in all five tournaments with a team-best 76.7 stroke average ... Fired a low round of 70 in the final round of the Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite ... Placed 6th (out of 88) at the Duramed MAC Preview with a 14-over 230 ... Finished Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite with a 5-over 147, tying for 8th place (out of 82) in the tournament.

LOVE’S CAREER RESULTS Fall 2009 Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 77-70 = 147 (8th/82) Johnie Imes Invitational 78-78-78=234 (33rd/99) Duramed MAC Preview 79-76-75=230 (6th/88) Alamo Invitational 79 (39th/60) UAB Fall Beach Blast 77-77=154 (20th/60)

LOVE’S CAREER STATISTICS Season Tournaments Rounds Strokes Low Average Fall 2009 5 11 844 70 76.73 Career 5 11 844 70 76.73

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PERSONAL

Full name is Olivia Mansell Love ... Birthday is October 10th ... Daughter of Gary and Peggy Love.

HIGH SCHOOL

Four year letterwinner for coach and father Gary Love at Heritage Covenant ... Won 2007 School Days Championship, AJGT Limestone Springs Championship, SJGT Tournament Greystone Championship and TGA Horton Championship ...

ALso made it to the state finals as a freshman.

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STEPHANIESMITH Freshman Nashville, Tenn.

Davidson Academy Fall 2009: Competed in three tournaments with a stroke average of 81.9 ... Fired a low round of 74 in the opening round of the UAB Fall Beach Blast en route to a 9-over 153, good enough to place 16th (out of 60).

HIGH SCHOOL

Five year letterwinner under Kevin Maggard and Jim Carter at Davidson Academy ... Garnered AllState accolades three times ... Won

SMITH’S CAREER RESULTS state individual championships as Fall 2009 both a sophomore and a junior.

Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 86-81=167 (76th/82) Duramed MAC Preview 78-87-88=253 (70th/88) UAB Fall Beach Blast 74-79=153 (16th/60)

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS Season Tournaments Rounds Strokes Low Average Fall 2009 3 7 573 74 81.85 Career 3 7 573 74 81.85

PERSONAL

Full name is Stephanie Elaine Smith ... Birthday is May 8th ... Daughter of Bobby and JoAnne Smith.

2010 Blue Raiders Women’s Golf (from left to right): Coach Chris Adams, Steph Gough, Olivia Love, Morgan Hale, Clara Leathers, Stephanie Smith, Ashley Haggard (seated), Karisa Akin

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2009 FALL STATS Event

Rounds

Scores

Finish

Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 2 312-300=812 8th/15 Johnie Imes Invitational 3 320-314-324=958 14th/18 Duramed MAC Preview 3 324-318-308=950 6th/16 Alamo Invitational 1 317 10th/12 UAB Fall Beach Blast 2 297-315=612 5th/12

Team Scoring Average

Rounds

Strokes

Avg.

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3649

331.7

Fall

Individual Averages - Overall Player

Olivia Love - 8th/82 (77-70=147) Olivia Love - 33rd/99 (78-78-78=234) Olivia Love - 6th/88 (79-76-75=230) A. Haggard/M. Hale/O. Love - 39th/60 (79) Morgan Hale - 16th/60 (73-80=153) Stephanie Smith - 16th/60 (74-79=153)

Tournaments

Rounds

1st Rd. (Avg.)

2nd Rd. (Avg.)

3rd Rd. (Avg.)

Strokes

Avg.

Low Rd.

5 5 4 4 3 3 2

11 11 9 9 7 7 4

390 (78.0) 394 (78.8) 308 (77.0) 324 (81) 238 (79.3) 249 (83.0) 158 (79.0)

301 (75.3) 313 (78.3) 239 (79.7) 239 (79.7) 247 (82.3) 164 (82.0) 158 (79.0)

153 (76.5) 156 (78.0) 163 (81.5) 163 (81.5) 88 (88.0) 169 (84.5) --

844 863 710 726 573 582 316

76.73 78.45 78.89 80.67 81.85 83.14 79.00

70 74 73 74 74 80 76

Olivia Love Ashley Haggard Morgan Hale Steph Gough Stephanie Smith Clara Leathers Karisa Akin

Average Team Scores by Round

Top Individual

Round

No.

Strokes

Avg.

1 2 3

5 4 2

1570 1247 632

314.0 311.8 316.0

2008-09 FALL/SPRING COMBINED STATS Event

Rounds

Scores

Finish

Top Individual

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

303-299-303= 905 304-298-306=908 303-309-315=927 317-308-320=945 309-298-324=931 311-312-308=931 309-318-309=936 322-315-324=961 301-313-315=929 304-309-294=907

2nd/10 4th/11 8th/18 8th/13 7th/13 19th/19 5th/16 13th/21 8th/12 3rd/11

Karisa Akin - 4th/57 (75-74-71=220) Steph Gough - 6th/57 (79-71-72=222) Mallory Bishop - 11th/90 (71-78-78=227) Steph Gough - 23rd/75 (73-83-79=235) Karisa Akin - 12th/70 (78-72-78=227) Leigh Wilkins - 14th/215 (80-73-72=225) Morgan Hale - 8th/83 (76-77-77=230) Leigh Wilkins - 13th/104 (77-79-76=232) Leigh Wilkins - 8th/63 (72-74-79=225) Leigh Wilkins - 9th/55 (75-78-69=222)

Rounds

Strokes

Avg.

15 15 30

4616 4664 9280

307.7 310.9 309.3

Chris Banister Gamecock Classic Cincinnati Fall Classic Johnie Imes Invitational Jeninine McHaney Invitational Pat Bradley Invitational Kiawah Island Women’s Intercollegiate USA Lady Jaguar Invitational UALR Women’s Classic Canes and Cardinals Classic Sun Belt Championships

Team Scoring Average Fall Spring Total

Individual Averages - Overall Player

Tournaments

Rounds

1st Rd. (Avg.)

2nd Rd. (Avg.)

3rd Rd. (Avg.)

Strokes

Avg.

Low Rd.

10 9 9 8 7 7 2

30 27 27 24 21 21 6

772 (77.2) 693 (77.0) 711 (79.0) 626 (78.3) 538 (76.9) 553 (79.0) 151 (75.5)

765 (76.5) 712 (79.1) 696 (77.3) 626 (78.3) 534 (76.3) 563 (80.4) 158 (79.0)

772 (77.2) 708 (78.7) 715 (79.4) 641 (80.1) 557 (79.6) 558 (79.7) 157 (78.5)

2309 2113 2122 1893 1629 1674 466

76.97 78.26 78.59 78.88 77.57 79.71 77.67

69 71 71 73 70 75 74

Leigh Wilkins Mallory Bishop Karisa Akin Morgan Hale Steph Gough Clara Leathers Hannah Weathersby

Average Team Scores by Round

Round

No.

Strokes

Avg.

1 2 3

10 10 10

3083 3079 3118

308.3 307.9 311.8

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LETTERWINNERS/HONOR ROLL Letterwinners

Honor Roll

A Karisa Akin.................................................. 2008-present

B Nicole Biles.................................................................... 2001-2003 Mallory Bishop.............................................................. 2005-2009 Kandace Burnett........................................................... 2001-2003

C Taylor Cooper................................................................ 2004-2005

D Jamey Dillard................................................................ 2004-2008 Taryn Durham............................................................... 2004-2008

G Steph Gough.............................................. 2008-present Tasha Gough . ............................................................... 2006-2008

H Ashley Haggard.......................................... 2009-present Morgan Hale............................................... 2007-present Amanda Harter............................................................. 2001-2004 Grace Holmes................................................................ 2002-2006

TEAM CHAMPIONS

PLAYER OF MONTH

2005 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 2005 Unlimited Potential/Baytree Classic 2006 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 2007 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 2007 Belmont Invitational

Sun Belt Conference 2004-05: Taryn Durham (September, February)

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

K Jenny Kim..................................................................... 2003-2005

L Kristin Lynch................................................................. 2001-2005 Clara Leathers............................................ 2006-present Olivia Love.................................................. 2009-present

M Maggie McGill............................................................... 2003-2007 Tamara Munsch-Akers................................................... 2001-2004

O Cecilia Orevik...........................................................................2007

P Kemmerlee Pennington................................................ 2001-2005

S Stephanie Smith.......................................... 2009-present

W Hannah Weathersby...................................................... 2008-2009 Leigh Wilkins................................................................. 2006-2009

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Clara Leathers is a three-time honoree on the SBC Commissioner’s List.

Chris Banister Gamecock Classic 2002 - Tamara Munsch 2003 - Maggie McGill (Co-medalist) 2005 Lady Moc Classic Taryn Durham (Freshman) 2005 Lady Jaguar Invitational Taryn Durham (Freshman) 2006 SBC Championships Taryn Durham (Sophomore) 2007 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational Taryn Durham (Junior) 2007 Belmont Invitational Taryn Durham (Junior) 2007 Pat Bradley Championship Taryn Durham (Senior)

ALL-SUN BELT 2002: Tamara Munsch 2003: Tamara Munsch 2004: Kristin Lynch, Tamara Munsch-Akers 2005: Taryn Durham, Kristin Lynch, Maggie McGill 2006: Taryn Durham 2007: Taryn Durham 2008: Taryn Durham

COACH OF YEAR Sun Belt Conference 2005: Rachael Short

ACADEMIC HONORS Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List 2003-04 - Nicole Biles, Jenny Kim, Kristin Lynch 2004-05 - Tamara Munsch, Jamey Dillard, Taryn Durham, Kristin Lynch 2005-06 - Taryn Durham, Leigh Wilkins 2006-07 - Taryn Durham, Tasha Gough, Clara Leathers, Leigh Wilkins 2007-08 - Jamey Dillard, Taryn Durham, Natasha Gough, Clara Leathers, Leigh Wilkins 2008-09 - Karisa Akin, Steph Gough, Morgan Hale, Clara Leathers, Leigh Wilkins Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll 2001-02 - Tamara Munsch 2002-03 - Tamara Munsch, Kristin Lynch 2003-04 - Tamara Munsch-Akers 2004-05 - Grace Holmes, Jenny Kim 2005-06 - Jamey Dillard, Grace Holmes 2006-07 - Jamey Dillard 2007-08 - Cecilia Orevik Sun Belt Conference Sportsmanship Award 2001-02 - Kandace Burnett 2002-03 - Tamara Munsch 2003-04 - Kristin Lynch 2004-05 - Kristin Lynch

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Team/Individual School Records INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Best Round 1. 66 Taryn Durham . . . . 2007 Pat Bradley Championship 2. 67 Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . . 2007 Belmont Invitational 2. 67 Taryn Durham . . . . 2007 Southern Miss Invitational 4. 68 Taryn Durham . . 2007 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 5. 69 Taryn Durham . . . . . 2005 Southern Miss Invitational 5. 69 Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 UA-Ann Rhoades 5. 69 Maggie McGill . . . . 2006 Unlimited Potential Classic 5. 69 Leigh Wilkins . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Belmont Invitational 5. 69 Clara Leathers . . 2007 Southern Miss Invitational 10. 70 Taryn Durham . . . . . . 2006 Sun Belt Championships 10. 70 Taryn Durham . . 2007 NAPA River Grill Cardinal Cup 10. 70 Steph Gough . . . 2008ChrisBanisterGamecockClassic 10. 70 Olivia Love . . . 2009 Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 14. 71 Tamara Munsch . . . . 2002 Memphis Intercollegiate 14. 71 Taryn Durham . . . 2005 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 14. 71 Taryn Durham . . . . 2006 Southerm Miss Invitational 14. 71 Taryn Durham . . . . . . 2006 Sun Belt Championships 14. 71 Jamey Dillard . . . 2006 Pelican Preserve Invitational 14. 71 Tayrn Durham . . . . . . . . 2006 Louisville Cardinal Cup 14. 71 Maggie McGill . . . 2006 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 14. 71 Clara Leathers . . . . 2007 Belmont Invitational 14. 71 Mallory Bishop . 2007 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 14. 71 Morgan Hale . 2007 Challenge at Wolfdancer 14. 71 Karisa Akin . . 2008 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic 14. 71 Steph Gough . . . . . 2008 Cincinnati Fall Classic 26. 72 Tamara Munsch . . . . . 2002 Baylor Spring Shootout 26. 72 Kristin Lynch . . . . . . . 2002 Memphis Intercollegiate 26. 72 Kristin Lynch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Battle of the Lake 26. 72 Tamara Munsch . . . . . 2003 Samford Intercollegiate 26. 72 Tamara Munsch . . 2003 Unlimited Potential Classic 26. 72 Maggie McGill . . 2004 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic 26. 72 Tamara Munsch . . . 2004 Southern Miss Invitational 26. 72 Kristin Lynch . . . . . . . 2004 Sun Belt Championships 26. 72 Maggie McGill . . . . . . . 2004 Pat Bradley Invitational 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . . 2005 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 26. 72 Maggie McGill . . . 2005 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . . 2005 Pelican Preserve Invitational 26. 72 Clara Leathers . . . . . 2006 Unlimited Potential 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . . . 2006 Unlimited Potential Classic 26. 72 Jamey Dillard . . . 2006 Pelican Preserve Invitational 26. 72 Maggie McGill . . . . . 2006 Southern Miss Invitational 26. 72 Maggie McGill . . . . . . 2006 Sun Belt Championships 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . . . 2007 Pat Bradley Championship 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . . 2007 Belmont Invitational 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . . . . 2007 UALR-North Texas Classic 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . 2007 NAPA River Grill Cardinal Cup 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . 2007 NAPA River Grill Cardinal Cup 26. 72 Taryn Durham . . . . . 2007 Challenge at Wolfdancer 26. 72 Mallory Bishop . . . . . . . . . 2007 Lady Kat Invitational 26. 72 Steph Gough . . . . . 2008 Cincinnati Fall Classic 26. 72 Karisa Akin . . . . 2008 Pat Bradley Invitational Best Three-Round Tournament Total 1. 214 Taryn Durham . . 2007 NAPA River Grill Cardinal Cup 1. 214 Taryn Durham . . . . . . . 2007 Pat Bradley Invitational 3. 216 Taryn Durham . . . . . 2005 Southern Miss Invitational 4. 218 Taryn Durham . . . . 2004 Unlimited Potential Classic 4. 218 Taryn Durham . . . . . 2007 UALR-North Texas Classic 6. 220 Taryn Durham . . . . 2007 Southern Miss Invitational

6. 220 8. 221 8. 221 8. 221 11. 222 11. 222 11. 222 14. 223 14. 223 14. 223 14. 223 18. 224 18. 224 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 20. 225 31. 226 31. 226 31. 226

Karisa Akin . . 2008 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic Taryn Durham . . . . . . 2006 Sun Belt Championships Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . 2006 Louisville Cardinal Cup Taryn Durham . . . . 2006 Unlimited Potential Classic Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Lady Moc Classic Taryn Durham . . . . . 2006 Southern Miss Invitational Steph Gough . . . . . 2008 Cincinnati Fall Classic Jamey Dillard . . . 2006 Pelican Preserve Invitational Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . . 2007 Lady Kat Invitational Morgan Hale . 2007 Challenge at Wolfdancer Steph Gough . . . 2008ChrisBanisterGamecockClassic Taryn Durham . . . . 2005 Unlimited Potential Classic Taryn Durham . . . . . 2007 Challenge at Wolfdancer Kristin Lynch . . . . . . . 2004 Sun Belt Championships Tamara Munsch . . . . 2002 Memphis Intercollegiate Taryn Durham . . . 2005 Pelican Preserve Invitational Taryn Durham . . . . . . 2005 Ross Resorts Invitational Maggie McGill . . . . . 2005 Southern Miss Invitational Taryn Durham . . . 2006 Pelican Preserve Invitational Maggie McGill . . . . . . . . 2006 Louisville Cardinal Cup Clara Leathers . . . 2006 Unlimited Potential Classic Taryn Durham . . . . . . 2007 Sun Belt Championships Leigh Wilkins . . . . . 2007 Southern Miss Invitational Clara Leathers . . 2007 Southern Miss Invitational Kristin Lynch . . . . . . . 2002 Memphis Intercollegiate Maggie McGill . . . . 2004 Unlimited Potential Classic Maggie McGill . . . 2006 Pelican Preserve Invitational

Best Two-Round Tournament Total 1. 139 Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . . 2007 Belmont Invitational 2. 142 Taryn Durham . . 2007 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 3. 143 Taryn Durham . . . 2005 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 4. 145 Maggie McGill . . . 2006 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 4. 145 Leigh Wilkins . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Belmont Invitational 4. 145 Mallory Bishop . 2007 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 7. 146 Tamara Munsch . . . . . 2003 Samford Intercollegiate 8. 147 Olivia Love . . 2009 Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite 9. 148 Maggie McGill . . . 2003 Lady Panther Intercollegiate 9. 148 Taryn Durham . . . 2004 Lady Panther Intercollegiate 9. 148 Maggie McGill . . . . . . . 2005 Lady Jaguar Invitational 12. 149 Kristin Lynch . . . . . . . . 2004 Samford Intercollegiate 12. 149 Leigh Wilkins . . . . . . . . 2006 Lady Jaguar Invitational 14. 150 Tamara Munsch . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Baylor Shootout 14. 150 Tamara Munsch . . 2003 Unlimited Potential Classic 14. 150 Taryn Durham . . . . . . . 2006 Lady Jaguar Invitational 14. 150 Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . 2007 Lady Aztec Fall Classic 18. 151 Kristin Lynch . . . . 2003 Lady Panther Intercollegiate 18. 151 Maggie McGill . . 2004 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic 18. 151 Cecilia Orevik . . . . . . . . . 2007 Lady Aztec Fall Classic 18. 151 Steph Gough . . . 2009 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 22. 152 Kristin Lynch . . . . . 2003 Unlimited Potential Classic 22. 152 Taryn Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 UA Intercollegiate

5.

6.

6.

6.

6.

10.

10.

10.

13.

13.

14.

14.

14.

14.

14.

294 295 295 295 295 296 296 296 297 297 298 298 298 298 298

. . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Sun Belt Championships . . . . . . . . 2006 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational . . . . . . . . 2005 Pelican Preserve Invitational . . . . . . . . . 2005 Unlimited Potential Classic . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Pat Bradley Championship . . . . . . . . 2006 Pelican Preserve Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 SBC Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UALR-North Texas Classic . . . . . . . . 2006 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 UAB Fall Beach Blast . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Southern Miss Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Unlimited Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Samford Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Challenge at Wolfdancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Cincinnati Fall Classic

Top 5 First Round Scores 1.

288 . . . . . . . . . 2006 Unlimited Potential Classic 2.

295 . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Pat Bradley Championship 3.

296 . . . . . . . . 2006 Pelican Preserve Invitational 4.

297 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Lady Jaguar Invitational 5.

298 . . . . . . . . . 2005 Unlimited Potential Classic 5.

298 . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Southern Miss Invitational Top 5 Second Round Scores 1.

286 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Belmont Invitational 2.

291 . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Southern Miss Invitational 3.

292 . . . . . . . . 2007 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 4.

295 . . . . . . . . 2006 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational 4.

295 . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Pat Bradley Championship Top 5 Third Round Scores 1.

294 . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Sun Belt Championships 2.

295 . . . . . . . . 2005 Pelican Preserve Invitational 2.

295 . . . . . . . . . 2004 Unlimited Potential Classic 4.

296 . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Sun Belt Championships 5.

299 . . . . . . . . . 2005 Unlimited Potential Classic Top Ten Three-Round Tournament Scores 1.

895 . . . . . . . . . 2006 Unlimited Potential Classic 2.

896 . . . . . . . . 2006 Pelican Preserve Invitational 3.

900 . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Southern Miss Invitational 4.

902 . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 UALR-North Texas Classic 5.

904 . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Southern Miss Invitational 6.

905 . . . . . 2008 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic 7.

906 . . . . . . . . . 2005 Unlimited Potential Classic 8.

907 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Sun Belt Championship 9.

908 . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Pat Bradley Championship 9.

908 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Cincinnati Fall Classic

TEAM RECORDS

Best Round 1.

286 2.

288 3.

291 4.

292

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Belmont Invitational . . . . . . . . . 2006 Unlimited Potential Classic . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Southern Miss Invitational . . . . . . . . 2007 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational

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Year-by-Year Results 2001-02

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate............................................................................. 9th Lady Razorback Invitational..................................................................................... 11th Price’s Give Em Five Intercollegiate (NMSU).............................................................T13th Lady Trojan Classic...................................................................................................... 9th Lady Panther Intercollegiate.....................................................................................T6th Spring Tournaments.......................................................................... Finish Lady Eagle Invitational................................................................................................3rd Southern Shootout..................................................................................................... 4th Lady Moc Invitational............................................................................................... 12th Chris Banister Gamecock Classic................................................................................. 5th Baylor Tapatio-Spring Shootout............................................................................... 16th Sun Belt Championships............................................................................................ 7th

2002-03

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic.......................................................................T16th Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate.............................................................................2nd Louisville Cardinal Cup............................................................................................... 8th Lady Razorback Invitational......................................................................................T4th John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate...................................................................... 8th Spring Tournaments.......................................................................... Finish Golden Panther Women’s Championship...................................................................T5th Lady Moc Invitational................................................................................................. 5th Chris Banister Gamecock Classic................................................................................. 6th Samford Lady Bulldog Intercollegiate........................................................................ 5th Lady Eagle Invitational...............................................................................................2nd Sun Belt Championships............................................................................................ 6th

2003-04

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic.........................................................................T4th Alabama Capstone Intercollegiate.............................................................................. 8th Battle of the Lake Invitational.................................................................................... 6th Georgia State Invitational...........................................................................................3rd Spring Tournaments.......................................................................... Finish Miccosukee Championships....................................................................................... 8th Lady Moc Classic......................................................................................................... 5th Chris Banister Gamecock Classic..................................................................................3rd Samford Women’s Intercollegiate............................................................................... 4th Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational....................................................................... 6th Sun Belt Conference Championships...........................................................................3rd

2004-05

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate.................................................................................. 6th Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic.......................................................................... 4th FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational....................................................................................... 5th John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate...................................................................... 5th Spring Tournaments.......................................................................... Finish Lady Moc Classic.........................................................................................................2nd USA Lady Jaguar Invitational......................................................................................1st Donnis Thompson Invitational................................................................................... 4th Samford Intercollegiate...............................................................................................3rd Lady Eagle Invitational................................................................................................3rd Sun Belt Championships............................................................................................ 5th

2005-06

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish UA-Ann Rhoades Intercollegiate.............................................................................. 10th Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic...........................................................................1st GSU/Pelican Preserve Invitational.............................................................................. 4th Ross Resorts Invitational............................................................................................ 8th

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Score 1002 1011 963 952 655 Score 636 687 1004 656 670 957

Score 961 919 962 964 943 Score 658 941 648 626 311 972

Score 618 653 922 617 Score 964 948 637 625 935 930

Score 630 911 940 610 Score 916 602 1004 302 904 942

Spring Tournaments.......................................................................... Finish Baja Invitational..........................................................................................................3rd USA Lady Jaguar Invitational......................................................................................1st Samford Intercollegiate.............................................................................................. 4th North Texas/UALR Classic........................................................................................... 7th Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational........................................................................3rd Sun Belt Championships.............................................................................................3rd

2006-07

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish NAPA River Grill Cardinal Cup..................................................................................... 5th Unlimited Potential Myrtle Beach Classic....................................................................3rd GSU Pelican Preserve Invitational............................................................................... 9th Ross Resorts Invitational............................................................................................ 6th Spring Tournaments.......................................................................... Finish Pat Bradley Championships........................................................................................ 6th USA Lady Jaguar Invitational......................................................................................1st Belmont Invitational...................................................................................................1st Cincinnati Spring Invitational......................................................................................3rd UALR-North Texas Classic...........................................................................................2nd Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational.......................................................................2nd Sun Belt Championships............................................................................................ 4th

2007-08

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish NAPA River Grill Cardinal Cup..................................................................................... 5th Wildcat Fall Invitational............................................................................................. 6th Aztec Fall Classic........................................................................................................ t5th Pat Bradley Championship....................................................................................... t2nd Challenge at Wolfdancer.............................................................................................3rd Spring Tournaments.......................................................................... Finish USA Lady Jaguar Invitational..................................................................................... 9th Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational............................................................................ 13th UALR Women’s Classic................................................................................................ 6th Canes & Cardinal Classic........................................................................................... 12th Sun Belt Championships........................................................................................... t4th

2008-09

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish Chris Banister Gamecock Classic.................................................................................2nd Cincinnati Fall Classic................................................................................................. 4th Johnie Imes Invitational............................................................................................. 8th Jeninine McHaney Invitational................................................................................... 8th Pat Bradley Invitational.............................................................................................. 7th Spring Tournaments.......................................................................... Finish Kiawah Island Women’s Intercollegiate.................................................................... 19th USA Lady Jaguar Invitational..................................................................................... 5th UALR Women’s Classic.............................................................................................. 13th Canes and Cardinals Classic........................................................................................ 8th Sun Belt Championships.............................................................................................3rd

2009-10

Fall Tournaments............................................................................... Finish Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invite......................................................................................... 8th Johnie Imes Invitational........................................................................................... 14th Duramed MAC Preview............................................................................................... 6th Alamo Invitational................................................................................................... 10th UAB Fall Beach Blast................................................................................................... 5th

Score 944 901 922 958

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Score 963 592 629 961 909 913

Score 913 895 896 939 Score 967 591 593 626 902 900 922

Score 912 923 613 908 921 Score 634 972 929 914 918

Score 905 908 927 945 931 Score 931 936 961 929 907

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President l 9th Year l Prairie View, 1976 Dr. Sidney A. McPhee is the tenth president of Middle Tennessee State University.

Prior to his appointment at MTSU in 2001, he was executive vice chancellor at the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) in Nashville. In addition, he served as chief academic officer and interim chancellor for the Board of Regents system. Before his appointment at TBR, McPhee served in various administrative capacities at several major universities including Oklahoma State University, University of Louisville, and University of Memphis. In May 2007, President McPhee received the title of Honorary Professor at China Agricultural University in Beijing. The Honorary Professor title is the highest academic award given at the institution.

McPhee was named Outstanding American University President of 2002 by the American Football Foundation. In 2003, he was listed by Nashville Post business magazine as one of Tennessee’s 100 Most Powerful Individuals, and in 2004, he was ranked by Tennessee Business magazine as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful African Americans in the State of Tennessee. In 2006, Dr. McPhee was listed by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of seven university presidents in the U.S. who is shaping intercollegiate athletics on a national scale. Most recently, in the spring of 2009, President McPhee was the keynote speaker for Prairie View A&M Founder’s Day celebrations, and in June of this year Dr. McPhee was an invited participant at the International Agricultural University Presidential Forum held in Beijing and sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

McPhee earned his bachelor’s degree (with highest honors, summa cum laude) from Prairie View A&M University; a master’s degree from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida; and a doctorate in applied behavioral studies in education from Oklahoma State University. He is also a graduate of the Harvard University Management Development Program and has completed professional development programs at St. Mary’s University of San Antonio, Texas, and Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

As an academician, President McPhee’s scholarly publications and presentations are extensive. His publications have appeared in local, national, and international professional journals. In addition, he is the senior author of a book, Understanding the Campus Culture: An Introduction to College, and has co-authored a chapter for a major college textbook on academic advising. McPhee’s scholarly pursuits include several international visits and presentations in locations such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Lanzhou, China; Mekelle, Ethiopia; Penang, Malaysia; Hong Kong; Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel; Antwerp, Belgium; Montreal, Canada; Oxford, England; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Nassau, Bahamas.

McPhee is a participating member of NCAA’s Football Academic Working Group and just recently chaired the NCAA Division I Working Group to Review “At-Risk” StudentAthlete issues (ARSA). The ARSA final report was submitted to the NCAA Board of Directors in January. McPhee also served a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, a three-year term on the NCAA Executive Committee, and two terms as president of the Sun Belt Conference athletic league and chairman of the SBC’s CEO Executive

Committee. In May 2005, he was appointed to the NCAA Presidential Commission on the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed him to the National Council for the Humanities, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him. A past member of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, McPhee chaired its membership council. He is a member of the Murfreesboro Noon Rotary Club and serves as a member of the SunTrust Bank Board of Directors (Nashville) and SunTrust Regional Bank Advisory Board (Murfreesboro). He also served on the Nashville Adventure Science Center Board, the Middle Tennessee Medical Center Board, and the Middle Tennessee Council for Boy Scouts of America Executive Board and co-chaired the Tennessee Legislative Retreat Task Force on Higher Education. McPhee was recently re-elected to a second three-year term as a commission member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

During McPhee’s tenure at MTSU, the University has experienced considerable growth in many areas.

Student enrollment has increased significantly, making MTSU undergraduate enrollment the largest in the state. During the past several years, the University added twelve new degree programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. In 2002, for the first time in the history of the University, three Ph.D. programs were established: in Economics, English, and Human Performance.

A Ph.D. in Public History was instituted shortly thereafter, and in July 2007, a new Ph.D. in Literacy Studies was approved. From 2001 to 2007, the University increased extramural funding from $6 million to approximately $40 million.

Since McPhee’s arrival, MTSU has been successful in raising admission standards, resulting in an increase in high-ability students. MTSU has been the institution of choice for midstate valedictorians and salutatorians in recent years and has enrolled a significant number of National Merit scholars and Achievement scholars.

McPhee’s presidency has coincided with several major improvements in University facilities. A tenyear, $70 million renovation of all student residential housing is scheduled for completion by 2011, the University’s centennial year. In addition, the University acquired the 500-acre Guy James property to consolidate its highly regarded programs in the School of Agribusiness and Agriscience. This acquisition doubled the size of campus acreage from 500 to 1,000. Over $9 million was spent to renovate Andrew L. Todd Hall, which now houses the Department of Art and has state-of-the-art equipment for its students and faculty. The Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building was built with private funding. In January 2007, an addition to the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building was opened and dedicated, bringing the facility to 28,000 square feet. The University secured private gifts in support of a $6 million baseball stadium completed in 2008 and dedicated this past spring. In 2006, the University received $15 million in state support for the planning and infrastructure development for a proposed $120 million science building, and in April 2007, a new $3 million track and soccer complex was opened. Recently, the Tennessee General Assembly approved the construction of a $31.7 million building for the University’s College of Education and Behavioral Science. A $19 million expansion of the Health, Wellness, and Recreation Center was completed in 2008. Presently, the University is involved in proposed or active capital projects totaling nearly $400 million.

President McPhee is married to Elizabeth McPhee, and they have two children, Seneca and Sidney-Anthony.

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Director of Athletics l 5th Year l Northern Colorado, 1983 The landscape of college athletics has changed drastically over the past decade and that renovation also has been demonstrated at Middle Tennessee, particularly during the four-plus years since Chris Massaro was named director of athletics on April 8, 2005.

Proving to be a true visionary, Massaro has helped revolutionize the Blue Raiders’ athletic department while helping pave the way for even greater success in future years.

During his short but highly successful reign, Massaro has overseen unprecedented success not only in the university’s athletic programs but also in regard to academic success, facility upgrades, and a proven record of hiring coaches who have thrived under his watch.

Under Massaro’s leadership, the Blue Raiders have captured the Sun Belt’s all-sports trophy three times in five years.

Since his arrival, Massaro has enhanced the Blue Raiders’ broad-based, 17-sport programs.

Among the accomplishments included in the last four years: • The Athletic Department has captured 20 Sun Belt Conference championships and earned 14 coach of the year honors.

• The athletic program has had a record 18 nationally televised events during his tenure.

• Middle Tennessee’s football team earned an at-large invitation to the Motor City Bowl in 2006, the first bowl appearance during the Division I era, then picked up a second invitation in 2009 to the New Orleans Bowl and gained its first bowl victory.

• The women’s volleyball team reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in 2007 and has made four straight NCAA appearances.

• The men’s golf team received its first-ever atlarge invitation into the East Regional in 2008 and subsequently advanced to the National Championship where they finished 15th in the country. They backed up that effort with another NCAA regional in 2009 after winning the SBC title.

• The women’s basketball team appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2006 and 2007 and returned again in 2009. The team narrowly missed reaching the Sweet 16 in 2007 after earning a No. 5 seed.

• The Middle Tennessee tennis doubles team of Marco Born and Andreas Siljestrom won the National Championship in 2007 – the first NCAA doubles title in Athletic Department history.

• The Middle Tennessee track teams have combined for four conference titles and the 2007 men’s outdoor squad finished No. 21 in the nation while the 2009 women’s indoor team ranked tied for 30th.

• The Blue Raider baseball team captured the regular season and tournament championship in 2009 and advanced to the NCAAs. Massaro’s success at Middle Tennessee doesn’t stop with the athletic teams. There has been a tremendous track record for hiring quality coaches with head football coach Rick Stockstill, women’s head basketball coach Rick Insell, and men’s golf coach Whit Turnbow – and all Massaro hires – each earning Sun Belt Coach of the Year in their first seasons and men’s tennis coach David McNamara who won the Sun Belt and Coach of the Year honors in his second season. In all, Massaro’s guidance has provided coaches with the resources to produce 20 conference titles, 21 NCAA postseason appearances, one Sun Belt Conference Athlete of the Year, and 14 Coach of the Year awards.

Academic enhancement has also skyrocketed under Massaro’s leadership. Massaro,

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who was appointed to a panel on APR Improvement Plans for the 2007 NCAA Convention, inherited a football program with a national-low score of 812 and saw it increase to a current 990 (on a 1,000-point scale) in 2009. As a whole, the Athletic Department has improved from a 908 score when Massaro was hired to an impressive cumulative (four years) score of 951 in 2007-08. All 17 Middle Tennessee sports teams achieved passing marks of 925 or higher in 2006-07 with four teams turning in a perfect mark of 1,000. In 2007-08, 16 of 17 teams topped the 925 mark.

Massaro, who spent 20 years at the University of South Carolina prior to his appointment at Middle Tennessee, also overhauled the annual Blue Raider Athletic Association’s annual giving program, which resulted in a record number of members and financial giving in 2008, indicating the fourth such year record numbers have been realized. The annual campaign has improved 40 percent since his arrival.

Facility upgrades also have been at the top of Massaro’s impressive list of accomplishments. He completed a $6 million capital campaign for the new baseball stadium and initiated a series of major renovations to existing athletic facilities during the previous three years, including a state-of-the-art soccer and track complex. Most recently, a state-of-the-art golf performance center was completed in December 2008.

In the midst of numerous upgrades, Massaro also has initiated generous contributions that made it possible to install a new synthetic surface in Floyd Stadium for the 2006 season. Additionally, new videoboards – one for football and two inside Murphy Center – were installed in 2007.

Massaro has also made a significant upgrade in the Blue Raider football schedule. During the summer of 2005, he announced a home game in 2007 that made Virginia the first team from the highly regarded ACC to visit Floyd Stadium, and then quickly added a second ACC member when Maryland agreed to make the trip to Murfreesboro in 2008 and the Blue Raiders rewarded him with a 24-14 upset. On his 100th day on the job, Massaro made one of his biggest announcements: a five-year contract with the University of Memphis to play football that started in 2007.

The Tigers became the first in-state Division I-A (FBS) football team to play the Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro. Massaro has also worked out a home-and-home series with Mississippi State that saw the Bulldogs come to Floyd Stadium in 2009 – making them the first SEC program to play in a Sun Belt stadium – and nearby Georgia Tech that will have the Yellow Jackets coming to Murfreesboro in 2011. He has also inked a home-andhome with Minnesota that will see the Golden Gophers come to Murfreesboro to begin the 2010 season on Thursday, Sept. 2.

In March 2008, Massaro made another big move when he announced a four-game series with neighboring rival Vanderbilt of the SEC. The series begins in 2015 and the teams will play twice in Murfreesboro and twice in Nashville.

The Glenwood Springs, Colo., native joined the South Carolina staff under the Ohio University sport administration program in 1985.

Massaro earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Northern Colorado in 1983 and his master’s degree in sport administration from Ohio University in 1986. At UNC, Massaro was a five-year football team member.

Massaro and his wife, Cindy, have four children: Hank, Lainey, Rachel, and Ben.

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Middle Tennessee Golf 2010 BLUE RAIDERS As MTSU counts down to its centennial celebration in 2011, there’s vibrancy in abundance across campus, in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, and around the region.

Growth can be seen at many levels, from enrollment to facilities to scholarship aid to endowment to student involvement to research, and more.

With a record 25,191 registered and attending in fall 2009 and with the largest undergraduate total in Tennessee, enrollment remains on the rise since the arrival of Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, MTSU’s 10th president, in 2001. The University’s growth parallels that of Murfreesboro (pop. 100,000) and Rutherford County (pop. 229,380).

Facility growth can be seen in the expanded Health, Wellness, and Recreation Center and Reese Smith Jr. Field for baseball; future projects including Science, Student Union and Colleges of Education and Behavioral Science buildings; multiple parking garages; and more. People who have not visited campus in many years are astonished at the changes and, obviously, there are more on the horizon.

The University Honors College unveiled its first class of Buchanan Fellowship recipients in 2007-08. Limited to 20 students per year, this is the highest academic scholarship awarded at MTSU. More entering freshmen and transfers continue to receive the HOPE Scholarship, with the Tennessee Legislature increasing the award amount to compensate for tuition increases.

MTSU’s endowment leaped from $29.8 million to $34.9 million during the 2006-07 fiscal year. “For 2005-06, we had asset value appreciation of more than 13 percent,” said Joe Bales, vice president for Development and University Relations. “Add to that the gifts we received that year, and the total growth of our endowment put us in the top 25 percent of colleges and universities in the nation.”

More than $1 million a year is now pumped into academic units in earnings from the endowment, which appear in the form of scholarships, faculty awards, and student-support programs.

Once on campus, students have about 300 registered organizations to choose from. They can be

involved in student government and political groups, Greek life (sororities and fraternities), student publications, honor societies, professional organizations, human interest groups, and more.

The University continues to move forward with student and faculty research. External funding has reached $37 million, which includes public service, research, and instruction, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs reports.

The Undergraduate Research Center held its second Scholars Week in the spring, showcasing research efforts and the arts.

The celebration included departmental and college events that featured oral and multimedia presentations, posters, performances, debates, demonstrations, speakers, luncheon, and awards. Students continue to excel at national levels as evidenced by recognition they have received as groups or individuals.

MTSU’s 500-plus acre campus rests near the geographic center of Tennessee.

From food to shopping to entertainment, visitors and permanent residents alike can find what they need and want in Murfreesboro.

Adjacent to I-24, the Avenue, with a variety of retail stores and eateries, opened in fall 2007. In a few years, Middle Tennessee Medical Center will be joining other medical offices along Medical Center Parkway, not far from I-24 and the Avenue, and about 15 minutes from campus.

Murfreesboro is about 30 miles east of Nashville, the state capitol, Music City U.S.A., and home of the world-famous Grand Ole Opry, Tennessee Titans NFL team, Nashville Predators NHL franchise, Nashville Sounds Triple-A baseball affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, and other cultural and entertainment venues such as the Sommet and Schermerhorn Symphony centers.

The Forbes “America’s Best Colleges” 2009 survey recently ranked Middle Tennessee State University among the top 50 schools in the nation for being a “Best Buy” in higher education. MTSU also ranked as the top public institution in Tennessee and was in the top 100 public universities in the nation.

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Scarlett Commons, named for former Middle Tennessee president M. G. Scarlett, is one of the premier living arrangements at any university in the region. Opened to students in the fall of 1999, the facility provides apartment-style living with the convenience of staying on campus.

Nine three-story buildings with 12 apartments each and a useful clubhouse make up the Scarlett complex. Each apartment contains four private bedrooms connected

by two private bathrooms, a full kitchen, and a comfortable living room.

Each apartment is fully furnished, and window miniblinds are provided. The kitchen includes a table and four chairs, microwave, refrigerator, stove, and oven.

The living area includes a sofa, lounge chair, and television stand. Each bedroom has a closet and is furnished with a bed, dresser, nightstand, and desk with a hutch. Each apartment also includes cable and phone lines in the living room and data lines with access to the Internet for personal computers in each bedroom.

The Scarlett Commons clubhouse creates a real sense of community with its recreation/meeting rooms, fireplace, big screen TV, and laundry room. Any maintenance issues can be addressed with just a phone call to the 24-hour

reception and service desk located in the clubhouse.

Residents also enjoy the ease of using Raider Xpress, the University’s shuttle buses, to make it to every class on time. The Red shuttle makes stops in front of the clubhouse every 15 to 20 minutes and is a comfortable way to ride to the door of major buildings on campus.

Students living in Scarlett Commons have their own restricted parking lot, so it’s easy to find parking in front of their buildings 24 hours a day.

Each building has an assigned resident assistant on the first floor. These are student staff members who have the responsibility of helping residents with any difficulties they might have as well as helping to get all the residents involved in activities across campus.

For more information on Scarlett Commons and other on-campus housing, visit http://www.mtsu. edu/~housing/.

Dining Facilities Middle Tennessee offers five different on-campus dining areas, with the most popular being Keathley University Center (KUC) Grill and Cyber Café.

The KUC is located in the center of campus and is a major intersection for student activities. The Grill is located on the second floor and features Pizza Hut, Quizno’s Subs, Grille Works, Salad Garden, Chick-Fil-A, and Freshens (desserts and smoothies). The KUC Grill is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday and is open until 5 p.m. on Fridays.

The Cyber Café is the first of its kind in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, offering a futuristic and efficient way for students to dine. Students are able to eat while e-mailing or searching the Web at the same time on eight computers with access to the World Wide Web. Burger King and Subway serve students until 2:00 a.m. Monday–Thursday and 7 p.m. on Fridays.

Six 32-inch televisions suspended from the ceiling also catch students up on events around the world.

Sofas and armchairs make Cyber Café a great place to relax between classes with coffee or Ben and Jerry’s

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ice cream. A popular event for students is open mic night when live music is performed during the dinner hour. This weekly event fills the cafe to capacity. The café also features a wide array of items traditionally found in convenience stores.

Student-athletes can start the day with biscuits and gravy and an omelet from McCallie Dining in Corlew Hall. This is a favorite spot because of the fun atmosphere and all-you-can-eat dining selections.

Student-athletes get a chance to relax and socialize with each other while feasting on subs, pizza, grill works, carved meats, fresh deli food, fresh-made pasta, and a salad bar. Thursday nights in McCallie are theme nights featuring, for example, tastes of the bayou on Cajun night or a feast of egg rolls and fried rice on Far East night. No matter what is served, the fellowship among athletes and students is always enjoyable.

A great spot for lunch is the RaiderZone at James

Union Building, a new sports theme restaurant.

Students can enjoy all you care to eat buffet-style foods, pizza and pasta, carved meats, fresh deli food, and freshly made salads.

Snack favorites can be found in the Mass Communication and Business and Aerospace buildings and at Lightning’s Limo in the stadium breezeway. A new dining area in James E. Walker Library offers Starbucks coffee, sandwiches and wraps, fresh fruit, and freshbaked pastries.

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