2009-10 Gonzaga Women's Golf Guide

Sage Suffecool - Junior 2008 UC Santa Cruz Invitational Champion

Rachel Sibbitt - Junior

2009 All-WCC 2008 All-WCC Honorable Mention

2009-10 Gonzaga University Women’s Golf

Gonzaga University UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location ................................... Spokane, Wash.

Founded / Enrollment ...................... 1887/6,923 Nickname.................................... Bulldogs/Zags School Colors ................ Navy Blue, White, Red Affiliation ................................... NCAA Division I Conference ...................West Coast Conference President ............................... Thayne McCulloh Alma Mater/Year ....................... Gonzaga, 1989 Athletic Director ................................. Mike Roth Alma Mater/Year ..................... Willamette, 1980 Athletics Phone......................... (509) 313-4202 MEDIA INFORMATION Women’s Golf SID ..........................Oliver Pierce SID Phone ..................................(509) 313-6373 SID Fax.......................................(509) 313-5730 SID Email........... pierce@athletics.gonzaga.edu Asst. Sports Information Director.......... Liz Smith Graduate Assistant .................... Bobby Alworth Website................................. www.GoZags.com

WOMEN’S GOLF INFORMATION Head Coach/Season ................ Brad Rickel/3rd TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.......................................Gonzaga Quick Facts A.M. Corner Practice Facility 2................................. Head Coach Brad Rickel 3......................2009-10 Roster/Season Outlook 4... Lauren Bierley/Stephanie Corey/Genna Dodge 5... Victoria Fallgren/Anna Friedhoff/Jessica Howe 6..........................Rachel Sibbitt/Sage Suffecool 7............................. 2008-09 Individual Finishes 8..... 2008 Team Results/Gonzaga Record Book 9..........................Practice/Competition Courses 10... Josh Burrows Performance Athletic Center 11 ...... Diedrick/DeLong Athletic Training Center 12........... Gonzaga Athletics Academic Success 13................................. West Coast Conference 14........................... President Thayne McCulloh 15.............................Athletic Director Mike Roth 16........................................Gonzaga University

A.M. Corner Practice Facility

Mark Albin and Ty McGee of A.M. Landshapers saw a need at Gonzaga and met it. Shortly after finishing the field construction of the Gonzaga Soccer Field in the summer of 2008, Albin and McGee decided to turn their time and talent toward creating a golf practice facility for the men’s and women’s golf teams complete with a target green, putting green and sand bunker.

“We can’t thank Mark Albin and Ty McGee enough for their excellent craftsmanship and their generosity to the Gonzaga golf programs,” said head women’s golf coach Brad Rickel.

The new facility, which is adjacent to the Gonzaga soccer practice field, is an enormous help to the golf programs as they did not have their own on-campus facility in the past and normally travel to various local courses for practice.

“This will make a significant difference in us being better prepared,” said Rickel.

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Head Coach Brad Rickel 3rd Year at Gonzaga; Eastern Washington University, 2000 Brad Rickel, men’s and women’s golf coach at Gonzaga University during the 1998-99 season, returned to the Bulldogs for the 2007-08 season as the women’s golf coach after eight years in the same capacity at the University of Idaho.

And the Bulldogs have made great strides in just two short seasons. In his first season back the Bulldogs won the UC Santa Cruz Invitational and freshman Sage Suffecool captured medalist honors. Freshman Rachel Sibbitt finished 11th at the West Coast Conference Tournament, the highest Bulldog finisher.

Sibbitt tied for second in the 2009 WCC Championship and earned All-WCC honors, and Rickel’s recruiting brought in two more top junior players for the 2009 season in Stephanie Corey and Jessica Howe. Corey won the 15th annual Washington State Golf Association Women’s Amateur in the summer of 2008.

It didn’t take Corey and Howe long to prove their worth as they finished with the top two stroke averages on the team in 2009, Howe with a 77.6 and Corey with a 78.2. The Bulldogs set a school record with a 311.9 team average.

Gonzaga set a 54-hole tournament record with its 896 at the CU Heather Farr Memorial and a 930 at the Bulldog and Eagle Invitational ranks sixth in school history.

Rickel built the Vandals into one of the top programs on the West Coast. In 2007 the Vandal women captured the Western Athletic Conference title, placed 12th at the NCAA Regionals and had an individual advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Vandals qualified either an individual or a team for the NCAA Regionals seven of the eight years he was at the helm of the men’s and women’s programs. The women earned re-

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gional qualifying in 2001 and 2002, with the men advancing to the Regionals in 2000 after capturing the Big West Conference title. The women won the Big West crown in 2001.

In his eight years at Idaho the Vandal women won 19 tournaments with 16 runnerup finishes, while the men captured eight tournament titles and were runner-up seven times. He had 21 women and seven men earn either first or second team all-conference honors. Off the course he had 29 conference all-academic selections and five academic All-Americans.

And Rickel thinks he can raise Gonzaga to the same level.

“My last year at Gonzaga was the year the men’s basketball team went to the NCAA Elite Eight and the athletic department has taken off since. I left before it got going, but I’ve watched it grow. I’ve always been a Zags fan and it as fun to watch the department keep growing and growing,” Rickel said. “It’s a completely different place then when I left.”

Rickel has also taken his knowledge to the professional level as the instructor for Spokane-born Ryan Benzel at the PGA Championship each of the past three years.

The native of Spokane who attended Gonzaga Prep, Gonzaga University for two years and graduated from Eastern Washington University holds a Class A PGA Professional status. He has golf course experience, working at Spokane’s Manito Golf and Country Club as first assistant PGA Golf Professional from 1994-98 and at the Creek at Qualchan in Spokane as assistant PGA Golf Professional in 1999.

His wife, Karen, is an assistant professor in the Department of Sport and Physical Education at Gonzaga. They are the parents of Darby (2002) and Madison (2005).

2009-10 Gonzaga University Women’s Golf

2009-10 Roster NAME Lauren Bierley Stephanie Corey Genavive Dodge Victoria Fallgren Anna Friedhoff Jessica Howe Rachel Sibbitt Sage Suffecool Head Coach:

YR. SR SO FR FR SR SO JR JR

EXP. 3V 1V HS HS 3V 1V 2V 2V

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Reno, NV/Reno HS Burien, WA/Mt. Rainier Post Falls, ID/Home School Lakewood, CA/Gahr Portland, OR/St. Mary’s Academy Poway, CA/Poway Mill Valley, CA/Marin Catholic Tucson, AZ/Catalina Foothills

Brad Rickel (3rd year, Eastern Washington University, 2000)

Season Outlook A still relatively young, albeit experienced, squad has Gonzaga University third-year head coach Brad Rickel looking for the Bulldogs to be much improved.

Gonzaga grew in leaps and bounds last year, and, for the most part, it was the youngsters that led the charge.

Sage Suffecool and Rachel Sibbitt helped lead the start of the transformation in 2008, and 2009 saw two more impact players join the Bulldogs. Freshmen Stephanie Corey and Jessica Howe came in with solid credentials, Corey winning the 15th annual Washington State Golf Association Women’s Amateur in the summer of 2008.

It didn’t take Corey and Howe long to prove their worth as they finished with the top two stroke averages on the team in 2009, Howe with a 77.6 and Corey with a 78.2. The Bulldogs set a school record with a 311.9 team average.

Gonzaga set a 54-hole tournament record with their 896 at the CU Heather Farr Memorial and their 930 at the Bulldog and Eagle Invitational ranks sixth in school history.

“Those four veterans, even though they are still young, give us a solid nucleus for this season,” Rickel said. “They have all proven they can play at the Division I level. The next step is to gain the consistency needed to take their game and the program to the next level.”

This season two more promising freshmen have joined the program in Genna Dodge of nearby Post Falls, Idaho, and Victoria Fallgren of Lakewood, Calif.

Dodge finished in the Top 10 of the Idaho State 5A Tournament her last three seasons, Post Falls winning the Idaho State 5A title as a sophomore. In 2008 qualified for the Junior Worlds with rounds of 78-72 for a 36-hole total of 150 at Tumwater, Wash., and played at Carlton Oaks Country Club in San Diego, Calif., in the summer of 2008 in the Junior Worlds. This past summer she qualified won four straight Washington State Junior Golf Association Girls 16-17 tournaments..

Fallgren’s junior golf resume is too lengthy to list.

Among the highlights are three-time San Gabriel Valley League individual champion and two-time league Player

of the Year, two-time qualifier for the USGA Women’s Amateur National Championship in 2007 and ’08, made Southern California America’s Cup squad and finished third in the individual competition with a three-round total of 219 to help the team set a tournament record at 10-under par with rounds of 71-73-75 and in 32 junior tournaments in 2008 posted 21 Top 10 finishes.

“Genna is one of the longest hitters I have ever been around in junior golf. Because of her power she has an unlimited potential and will get better every year in college,” Rickel said. “Victoria is the most accomplished junior golfer to ever sign at Gonzaga,” Rickel said. “She will bring an experience level that will help us take our next step toward being a top golf program.

Seniors Lauren Bierley and Anna Friedhoff were both in the top five at times last season and will call on their experience to vie for spots again this season.

“We have depth for the first time,” Rickel said.

“Anybody can be in our top five right now. Everybody knows they need to work hard and play well or they have a chance to be on the outside looking in. That’s the first time that has been the case here.”

Rickel thinks Gonzaga is at a new level.

“I definitely think we’re at a new level. On paper it’s the best team Gonzaga has ever had.. We return our four best players, return four of the top six stroke averages in school history and then add a couple of freshmen who will be right in the mix.”

Rickel said the Bulldogs are also ready to move up the West Coast Conference ladder.

“Pepperdine has everybody back off a Top 10 team and the University of San Francisco also returns everybody from a Top 20 or 25 team. The University of Portland and Santa Clara University are much the same as last year. I think it’s our time to starting moving up the conference.”

Gonzaga was fourth in the five-team WCC Championship last year, sandwiched between SCU and Portland. Sibbitt finished tied for second for the highest Gonzaga finish ever and earned All-WCC first-team honors.

Women’s golf is definitely on the upswing.

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Lauren Bierley Senior * Reno, Nev. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two varsity letters in golf at Reno High...placed third individually at the Northern Nevada Regional Tournament as a senior.

JUNIOR (2008-09): Competed in three tournaments with season-best 255 at Northwest Dodge Dealers Inland Cup hosted by Washington State University.

LAUREN BIERLEY’S COLLEGIATE CAREER Misc: 3.44 high school GPA. FRESHMAN (2006-07): Made the squad as a walk-on but did not compete in any matches.

SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Played two tournaments…participated in MDA Invitational co-hosted by Gonzaga University and Eastern Washington University at The Links in Post Falls, Idaho, as an individual, shooting 239…also played Cowgirl Classic hosted by University of Wyoming, shooting 265.

LAUREN BIERLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 CAREER

RDS DNP 6 9 15

AVG.

BEST FINISH

84.0 85.2 84.7

T46H – MDA INVITATIONAL T53 – NW DODGE DEALERS INLAND CUP

Stephanie Corey Sophomore * Burien, Wash.

YEAR 2008-09

RDS 27

AVG. 78.2

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mt. Rainier High… 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Junior Girls Amateur, placed second competing as individual in 2008 the Westfield PGA Junior Championships in Ohio Washington State Class 3A Tournament with in 2007, the Kathy Whitworth National Championrounds of 75-76 for 151, three strokes out of ship in 2006-07 and the Arizona Silver Bell Chamfirst… junior year she finished third in State 3A pionship in 2005-06. with 154 after rounds of 81-73…placed second in State 3A Tournament as sophomore in 2006 with STEPHANIE COREY’S COLLEGIATE CAREER rounds of 69-77 for 146 at Spokane’s Meadowood FRESHMAN (2008-09): Played in all 10 tournaGolf Course, five strokes behind the medalist…in ments with tie for fourth at Bronco Fall Invitational 2006 tied for 10th in the Girls’ Junior America’s hosted by Boise State University the best finish Cup and was MVP for Team Washington…also with rounds of 73-74 for 36-hole score of 147… placed first in Dropping Championship…2005 best 54-hole score of year 229 in first tournament Washington Junior Golf Association champion… of career at NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup hostthree-time Seamount League Player of the Year… ed by Washington State University, shooting 77Mt. Rainier captured league titles all four years… 73-79 to finish 15th…shot 230 at CU Heather Farr in summer of 2008 won 15th annual Washington Invitational hosted by University of Colorado…

State Golf Association Women’s Amateur at Sun- season-low round of 73 at NW Dodge Dealers land Golf and Country Club in Sequim, shooting Inland Cup and Bronco Fall Invitational hosted by final-round 1-under par 72 for 6-stroke victory… Boise State University. participated in Junior World Championships in STEPHANIE COREY’S CAREER STATISTICS BEST FINISH T4TH – BRONCO FALL INVITATIONAL

Genavive “Genna” Dodge Freshman * Post Falls, Idaho HIGH SCHOOL: Played No. 1 all four years at Post Falls High for coaches Jeff Hinz and Darrell Hull…senior year finished fifth in Idaho State 5A Championship with rounds of 76-84 for 160 in helping lead Post Falls to runner-up with 727, her 76 equaling lowest round in the tournament…junior season finished tied for fourth with 79-77 for 156…won Regional 5A titles as freshman and sophomore, shooting 79 and 77, respectively, to advance to State…set record at the Banner Bank Invitational at Walla Walla Country Club with a 36-hole score of 150 after rounds of 75-70…qualified for the Jr. Worlds with rounds for 78-72 for a 36-hole total of 150 at Tumwater, Wash., and played at Carlton Oaks Country Club in San Diego, Calif., in summer of 2008 in the Jr. Worlds…four-time Lady Golfer of the Year at Post Falls High and three-time North Idaho Female Golfer of the Year…won 8-of-11 tournaments as junior and she set school record for lowest score average (77) and lowest round (73)...won six tournaments as senior..holds record for most rounds played and wins..won Idaho State Junior Golf Association

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title as a sophomore with rounds of 77-79.

GENAVIVE DODGE’S COLLEGIATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2009-10): Qualified for the Washington Junior Golf Association State Tournament in the summer of 2009, finishing second in the District 5 Championship with a 36-hole total of 154…missed cut for final round of 54-hole WJGA Girls 16-17 State Tournament…also won four straight WJGA tournaments at Downriver (74), Hangman Valley (70), Prairie Falls (74) and Deer Park (74) courses.

Misc.: 3.87 high school GPA….was home schooled, but enrolled at North Idaho College in a dual program as a high school junior and senior, being named to the NIC Dean’s List…uncle, Joseph Carlson, rowed for UCLA; aunt Donalee Carlson swam for UCLA and also competed in the 1976 Olympic Games; cousin Colleen Carlson is a junior on the University of San Diego volleyball team, and cousin Kristen Carlson played volleyball for the Toreros and was in the Class of 2007.

2009-10 Gonzaga University Women’s Golf

Victoria Fallgren Freshman * Lakewood, Calif.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Gahr High where she was coached by Steve Orr…three-time San Gabriel Valley League individual champion and two-time league Player of the Year…two-time qualifier for the USGA Women’s Amateur National Championship in 2007 and ‘08…made Southern California America’s Cup squad and finished third in the individual competition with a three-round total of 219 to set a tournament record at 10-under par with rounds of 71-73-75…in 32 junior tournaments in 2008 post 21 Top 10 finishes…3-year member of the Tiger Woods National Junior Golf Team…senior year finished fourth at the prestigious Knabe Cup with a round of 73, tied for 19th at the CIF Southern Individual Regional (78), was eighth at the CIF Individual Finals (73) and tied for ninth at the WSCGA Southern Regional State Championship (73)….in 2008 had a stroke average of 76.6…The Long Beach Press Telegram named her to the first team “Dream Team” each of four straight years, including being named the

“Dream Team” Golfer of the Year for 2008…captain of the Junior Amateur Golf Scholars Western All-Star team.

VICTORIA FALLGREN’S COLLEGIATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2009-10): Shot a final-round 79 and finished 23rd at the Callaway Golf Junior World Championships at Torrey Pines Golf Course – North Course in the summer of 2009…finished with 72-hole score of 304 with rounds of 73-7577-79, one stroke out of tie for 20th….was the top American after two rounds as she was tied for fifth.

Misc.: 4.17 weighted high school GPA and was on honor roll eight semesters…has Gonzaga ties as uncle, Jason Van Nort, was a 4-year men’s basketball letterwinner for the Bulldogs, earning West Coast Conference honorable mention recognition in 1985…has several family members in Spokane as her father, Steve, is from Spokane.

Anna Friedhoff Senior * Portland, Ore. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in golf at St. Mary’s Academy in Portland...led squad to the Mount Hood Conference title and a third place finish at the Oregon State 4A Tournament...fourtime All-Mt. Hood Conference selection...team captain as junior and senior...played in 2006 Oregon Junior championship, lsoing in second round of match play...team named Oregon 4A Girls Golf Academic State Champions.

ANNA FRIEDHOFF’S COLLEGIATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2006-07): Competed in the Inland Empire Women’s Intercollegiate, Braveheart Classic and Oregon Duck Invitational...had 88.8 stroke average with season-best round of 83 at Oregon.

SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Played in three tournaments…shot season-best 54-hole score of 236 at MDA Invitational co-hosted by Gonzaga University and Eastern Washington University, finishing tied for 31st…season-low round of 75 in the MDA Invitational.

JUNIOR (2008-09): Played in four tournaments with best finish tie for 31st at Bulldog and Eagle Invitational hosted by Gonzaga and Eastern Washington University, shooting season-best 54 hole score of 240…season-low round of 74 in second round of 36-hole Bronco Invitational hosted by Boise State University, finishing tied for 32nd at 158.

Misc: 4.1 high school GPA.

ANNA FRIEDHOFF’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 CAREER

RDS 8 9 10 27

AVG. 88.8 82.4 81.1 83.5

BEST FINISH 53RD - INLAND EMPIRE INTERCOLLEGIATE T31ST – MDA INVITATIONAL T31 – BULLDOG AND EAGLE INVITATIONAL

Jessica Howe Sophomore * Poway, Calif.

YEAR 2008-09

RDS 27

AVG. 77.6

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Poway High…senior JESSICA HOWE’S COLLEGIATE CAREER season Poway finished 5th in California Inter- FRESHMAN (2008-09): Played in all 10 tourscholastic Federation SoCal Championship… naments with tie for 11th at Wyoming Cowgirl placed 12th with an 80 in CIF State Champion- Classic best finish with 54-hole score of 231 ship as a junior in 2006 in helping Poway win after rounds of 75-81-75…best 54-hole score of State title after second straight Section title… season 220 at CU Heather Farr Memorial hosted finished 31st as sophomore in 2005 State tour- by University of Colorado with 72-74-74 to tie for ney as Poway tied for fourth…first-team North 24th…season-low round of 71 at Fresno State County Conference/Palomar selection and first- Lexus Classic, finishing with 225 and tie for 13th team All-CIF pick in 2005 and 2006, second-team for second-best 54-hole score of year…finished North County Conference/Palomar pick and Hall 20th at West Coast Conference Championship of Champions All-Section first team as senior… with 245. summer of 2007 placed third in the PGA of Southern California Junior Championship, placed second in the San Diego Junior and took third in the San Marcos Junior...career-best 69 at Fallbrook Country Club.

JESSICA HOWE’S CAREER STATISTICS BEST FINISH T11TH – WYOMING COWGIRL INVITATIONAL

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Rachel Sibbitt Junior * Mill Valley, Calif.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Marin Catholic High... three-time Marin County Athletic League Player of the Year...helped lead team to tie for sixth in 2006 California Interscholastic FederationNorthern California Girls Championship where she tied for 16th...freshman year qualified for the 2003 CIF-NCGA Girls Championship as an individual, finishing in a tie for 25th...four-time team MVP...summer of 2006 won first-round match at the California State Girls Junior Amateur played at Monterey Peninsula Country Club in Pebble Beach, capturing medalist honors before being eliminated in the third round of match play.

RACHEL SIBBITT’S COLLEGIATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2007-08): Participated in all nine tournaments…had a season-best 54-hole score of 229 to finish tied for 10th in the MDA Invitational co-hosted by Gonzaga University and Eastern Washington University at The Links in Post Falls, Idaho…also had season-low round of 73 in that tourney…shot 237 to tie for 24th at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational hosted by the University of Hawai’i…also had 237 at Price’s

“Give ‘em Five” Intercollegiate hosted by New Mexico State University…tied for 7th at 36-hole UC Santa Cruz Invitational with 166 in tournament won by Gonzaga…finished tied for 11th at 243 West Coast Conference Championship at Chambers Bay Golf Course in Tacoma, Wash., to take Gonzaga medalist honors.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Played in all 10 tournaments and capped season with second-place finish at West Coast Conference Tournament with rounds of 76-77-75 for a 54-hole score of 228…best WCC finish in school history, bettering the third-place finish by Mary Kate Morgan in 2006…missed Morgan’s school record for WCC Tournament by one shot…earned All-WCC honors…best 54-hole score of season was 225 at CU Heather Farr Memorial hosted by University of Colorado, shooting rounds of 76-75-74 to finish tied for 42nd, the third-round 74 matching her lowest round of the year set earlier at the NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup hosted by Washington State University…averaged 78.5 strokes/ round.

RACHEL SIBBITT’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2007-08 2008-09 CAREER

RDS 26 27 53

AVG. 80.5 78.5 79.5

BEST FINISH T10TH – MDA INVITATIONAL T2ND – WCC CHAMPIONSHIP

Sage Suffecool Junior * Tucson, Ariz.

HIGH SCHOOL: Didn’t play golf until freshman year (fall, 2003) at Catalina Foothills High, foregoing soccer career to concentrate on golf as a sophomore...helped team win Arizona State 4A titles in 2004-06...named to the All-State and All-Southern Arizona first team all three years... ranked No. 3 player in Southern Arizona as senior...2006 and 2007 Arizona Junior Masters champion...in 2007 won first two matches and then downed top-seed 3 and 2....captured title with 4 and 3 victory in final match...runner-up in 2007 Arizona Junior Match Play Championship and Tucson City Junior Championship...December, 2006, won Junior Golf Association of Arizona Winter Classic, and was named JGAA Girls Championship Most Improved Player Award for 2006.

SAGE SUFFECOOL’S COLLEGIATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2007-08): Played in eight tournaments, sitting out the first tournament of the fall season…shot 54-hole season-low 234 at Cowgirl Classic to tie for 18th…posted one of her

two season-low rounds of 77…shot 238 to tie for 41st in collegiate debut at the MDA Invitational co-hosted by Gonzaga University and Eastern Washington University at Hangman Valley and fired 238 the following tourney at the Heather Farr Memorial hosted by the University of Colorado… won the 36-hole UC Santa Cruz Invitational with rounds of 77-78 for 155 to help Gonzaga to team title…finished 19th in West Coast Conference Championship at Chambers Bay Golf Course in Tacoma, Wash., with 248.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Played in all 10 tournaments with third at Bronco Fall Invitational hosted by Boise State University best finish with rounds of 72-74 for the 36-hole event…shot season-low round of 72 in three straight tournaments – Bulldog and Eagle Invitational, CU Heather Farr Memorial and Bronco Fall Invitational…best 54-hole score of season 230 at Bulldog and Eagle Invitational with rounds of 79-79-72 to finish seventh…tied for 17th at West Coast Conference Championship with 54-hole score of 242.

SAGE SUFFECOOL’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2007-08 2008-09 CAREER

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RDS 23 27 50

AVG. 80.7 79.0 79.8

BEST FINISH 1ST – UC SANTA CRUZ INVITATIONAL 3RD – BRONCO FALL INVITATIONAL

2009-10 Gonzaga University Women’s Golf

2008-09 Individual Finishes PLAYER Lauren Bierley

TOURNAMENT NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (B) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational (I) Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic Totals

SCORES 85-82-88 – 255 83-88-85 – 256 88-84-84 – 256 9 Rds. 767

FINISH T-53rd 68th T-67th Avg. - 85.2

Stephanie Corey

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (A) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational CU Heather Farr Memorial Bronco Fall Invitational Lamkin Grip/Cal Poly Invitational Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Wyoming Cowgirl Classic WCC Championship Totals

77-73-79 – 229 83-77-79 – 239 77-78-75 – 230 73-74 – 147 79-75 – 154 78-85-76 – 239 76-82-77 – 235 81-80 – 161 82-76-75 – 233 81-79-84 – 244 27 Rds. 2,111

15th T-29th T-59th T-4th T-19th 50th T-23rd T-28th T-17th 19th Avg. - 78.2

Anna Friedhoff

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (A) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational Bronco Fall Invitational (I) Lamkin Grip/Cal Poly Invitational Totals

85-77-84 – 246 78-85-77 – 240 84-74 – 158 79-88 – 167 10 Rds. 811

T-43rd T-31st T-32nd T-72nd Avg. - 81.1

Katie Gumke

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (B) Totals

90-WD-WD 1 Rd. 90

DNF Avg. - 90.0

Jessica Howe

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (A) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational CU Heather Farr Memorial Bronco Fall Invitational Lamkin Grip/Cal Poly Invitational Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Wyoming Cowgirl Classic WCC Championship Totals

87-74-76 – 237 80-79-75 – 234 72-74-74 – 220 79-75 – 154 79-80 – 159 73-71-81 – 225 79-82-74 – 235 78-78 – 156 75-81-75 – 231 83-78-84 – 245 27 Rds. 2,096

31st T-17th T-24th T-21st T-42nd T-13rd T-23rd T-16th T-11th 20th Avg. - 77.6

Elizabeth Jarrett

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (B) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational (I) CU Heather Farr Memorial NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Wyoming Cowgirl Classic WCC Championship Totals

79-83-85 – 247 84-81-83 – 248 86-82-83 – 251 78-76 – 154 86-83-88 – 257 80-84-86 – 250 17 Rds. 1,407

T-45th T-50th 103rd T-12nd T-86th 21st Avg. - 82.8

Lauren Phillips

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (B) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational (I) Bronco Fall Invitational Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Totals

88-81-86 – 255 80-75-76 – 231 84-84 – 168 117-107-118 – 342 11 Rds. 996

T-53rd T-8th T-62nd 75th Avg. - 90.5

Lauren Reynolds

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (B) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational (I) Totals

79-85-86 – 250 95-83-86 – 264 6 Rds. 514

T-49th T-74th Avg. - 85.7

Rachel Sibbitt

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (A) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational CU Heather Farr Memorial Bronco Fall Invitational Lamkin Grip/Cal Poly Invitational Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Wyoming Cowgirl Classic WCC Championship Totals

75-74-81 – 230 78-78-78 – 234 76-75-74 – 225 82-78 – 160 80-83 – 163 78-82-80 – 240 80-81-79 – 240 80-78 – 158 82-80-79 – 241 76-77-75 – 228 27 Rds. 2,119

16th T-17th T-42nd T-40th T-57th T-51st T-37th T-23rd T-48th T-2nd Avg. - 78.5

Sage Suffecool

NW Dodge Dealers Inland Cup (A) Bulldog and Eagle Invitational CU Heather Farr Memorial Bronco Fall Invitational Lamkin Grip/Cal Poly Invitational Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Wyoming Cowgirl Classic WCC Championship Totals

80-82-88 – 250 79-79-72 – 230 75-72-74 – 221 72-74 – 146 83-80 – 163 78-82-80 – 240 82-83-77 – 242 85-83 – 168 81-72-78 – 231 80-80-82 – 242 27 Rds. 2,133

T-49th 7th T-28th 3rd T-57th T-51st 44th T-54th T-11st T-17th Avg. - 79.0

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2008-09 Results DATE Sept. 15-16 Sept. 22-23 Sept. 29-30 Oct. 13-14 Nov. 3-4 Feb. 23-24 Mar. 9-10 Mar. 12-13 Apr. 6-7 Apr. 13-14

EVENT Northwest Dodge Dealers Inland Cup The Bulldogs and Eagles Inviational Colorado Heather Farr Memorial Bronco Fall Invitational Lampkin Cup Cal Poly Invitational Fresno State Lexus Classic Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Wyoming Cowgirl Classic WCC Championship

LOCATION (COURSE) Pullman, WA (Palouse Ridge GC) Post Falls, ID (The Links GC) Broomfield, CO (Omni Interlocken GC) Meridian, ID (SpurWing CC) Arroyo Grande, CA (Cypress Ridge GC) Fresno, CA (Copper River CC) Winter Springs, FL (Tuscawilla CC) Tampa, FL (Pebblecreek GC) Chandler, AZ (Ocotillo Golf Resort) Vallejo, CA (Hiddenbrooke CC)

TEAM FINISH TOP BULLDOG T-6th (317-298-320-935) Stephanie Corey (15th) 3rd (315-331-345-1007) Sage Suffecool (7th) T-11th (300-299-297) Jessica Howe (T-24th) 5th (306-301-607) Sage Suffecool (2nd) 12th (317-318-635) Stephanie Corey (T-20th) 12th (311-317-316-944) Jessica Howe (T-13th) 7th (317-328-307-952) Jessica Howe (T-23rd) 5th (317-312-629) Elizabeth Jarrett (T-12th) T-4th (320-309-307-936) Sage Suffecool (T-11th) 4th (317-314-325-956) Rachel Sibbitt (T-2nd)

Women’s Golf Records 2009 2007 2006 1997

WEST COAST CONFERENCE HONORS FIRST TEAM Rachel Sibbitt Mary Kate Morgan Mary Kate Morgan Lisa Wasinger HONORABLE MENTION

2008 2006 2005 2004 2000

Rachel Sibbitt Lacey Jo Manwaring Mary Kate Morgan Carrie DeGree Lisa Wasinger ALL-ACADEMIC

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

Lacy Jo Manwaring Sarah Sheffield Lacy Jo Manwaring Sarah Sheffield Jennifer Swanson Sarah Sheffield Jennifer Swanson Jennifer Swanson Erin Picht Kelsey Posedel Kelsey Posedel Kate Siddell Libby Campbell Kelsey Posedel Kate Siddell Alicia Gilb Alicia Gilb Lisa Wasinger Molly McDonald Caryn Sears Lisa Wasinger Alicia Gilb Lisa Wasinger Molly McDonald Caryn Sears Lisa Wasinger INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT TITLES Mary Kate Morgan 2006 Bobcat Desert Classic 2007 NAU Red Rocks Invitational Sage Suffecool 2008 UCSC Spring Invitational

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS LOWEST SEASON SCORING AVERAGE 1) Mary Kate Morgan (2005-06) 76.48 2) Jessica Howe (2008-09) 77.56 3) Stephanie Corey (2008-09) 78.26 LOWEST ROUND (18) 1) Mary Kate Morgan (2007 Bobcat Desert Classic) Sarah Sheffield (2006 Price’s ‘Give ‘em five’ Inv.) 3) Jessica Howe (2009 Fresno State Lexus Classic) Mary Kate Morgan (2006 NIU Springlake Inv.) Mary Kate Morgan (2005 Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic)

LOWEST ROUND (36) 1) Jessica Howe (2009 Fresno State Lexus Classic - 73,71) 144 Jessica Howe (2008 CU Heather Farr Memorial - 72-72) 144 2) Sage Suffecool (2008 Bronco Fall Invitational - 72,74) 146 Mary Kate Morgan (2006 NIU Springlake Invitational - 75,71) 146 LOWEST ROUND (54) 1) Jessica Howe (2008 CU Heather Farr Memorial Inv. - 72,72,74) 218 2) Mary Kate Morgan (2005 Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic - 75,74,71) 220 3) Sage Suffecool (2008 CU Heather Farr Memorial Inv. - 75,72,74) 221 TEAM RECORDS LOWEST SEASON SCORING AVERAGE 1) 2008-09 311.85 2) 2006-07 319.57 3) 2005-06 320.52 LOWEST ROUND (18) 1) 2006 NIU Spring Lake Invitational 2) 2008 CU Heather Farr Memorial Inv. 3) 2006 I.E. Women’s Intercollegiate

294 297 297

LOWEST ROUND (36) 1) 2008 CU Heather Farr Memorial Inv. (300, 299) 2) 2006 NIU Springlake Invitational (306,294) 3) 2008 Bronco Fall Invitational (306,301)

599 600 607

LOWEST ROUND (54) 1) 2008 CU Heater Farr Memorial Inv. (300,299, 297) 2) 2006 I.E. Women’s Intercollegiate (297,311,305) 3) 2007 Bobcat Desert Classic (315,308,303)

896 913 926

TEAM TOURNAMENT TITLES 2008 UCSC Spring Invitational (Pasatiempo GC - Santa Cruz, Calif.)

Lisa Wasinger 1997 ISU Bengal Invitational 1998 State Farm Bobcat Invitational 1999 State Farm Bobcat Invitational

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Practice/Competition Courses

Spokane Country Club (WA)

Hangman Valley Golf Course (WA)

The Links Golf Course (ID)

Hiddenbrooke Golf Course (CA) WCC Championships

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Josh Burrows Performance Athletic Center Josh Burrows had a vision and Gonzaga University had a need. The two culminated into what you see before you today, the Josh Burrows Performance Athletic Center. His vision was to provide Gonzaga University and its studentathletes the winning edge in sports science, emphasizing state-of-the-art sports training methods. That vision has now become a reality.

A 1979 graduate of Gonzaga University and longtime Spokane resident, Josh has always been interested in dynamic sports training. He has spent countless hours researching and identifying improved means of increasing athletic performance, some of it through his own athletic training.

With the dedication of the Josh Burrows Performance Center, “JB”, as he is affectionately known by the student-athletes, will be remembered as the “father of fitness” within the Bulldogs Athletics Family, as student-athletes for years to come will reap the rewards of his vision.

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Diedrick/Delong Athletic Training Center The Gonzaga University Athletic Training facilities in Martin Centre were undersized and under equipped to keep up with the momentum of Gonzaga Athletics. With an apparent and immediate need looming, GU Athletics began raising funds for a new facility. Construction of the Diedrick/DeLong Athletic Training Center finished in Oct. of 2008. The facility meets the needs of all Gonzaga University athletes and enhances the ability to train and rehabilitate the student-athletes using the newest techniques and treatments.

ATHLETIC TRAINING CENTER HIGHLIGHTS ● Approximately 5,000 sq. ft. ● New training center space located on southeast corner of Martin Centre ● Five full-time staff offices ● Two doctor’s offices ● State-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment, balance and proprioception training areas ● Two HydroWorx pools: The polar plunge, a 9.5-by7.5 cold water pool and the hydrotherapy pool, a 14-foot-long pool with a built-in treadmill www.GoZags.com * www.twitter.com/GonzagaBulldogs

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Gonzaga Academic Success Gonzaga coaches take an active role in monitoring the academic standing of their athletes. Coaches require student-athletes to attend study table when on the road for an extended period, and several coaches have also adopted a study table policy at home.

If a student-athlete is struggling academically, there are several avenues of help available. Tutors are available specifically for student-athletes, and studentathletes can also utilize the general Gonzaga University tutors, study labs and computer work stations available to the entire student population.

The success of the attention paid to the academic welfare of the student-athletes is reflected in their performance in the classroom. During the 2008-09 academic year, 85 student-athletes earned their way on to the President’s List with a grade point average of 3.7 or higher, and 80 were on the Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.5-3.69. Overall, Gonzaga’s 300-plus student-athletes combined for a 3.22 GPA for the spring semester, maintaining their cumulative GPA of 3.21.

Gonzaga student-athletes constantly dot the West Coast Conference all-academic teams, and on a national scale 20 student-athletes have been named to CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-America squads. The Gonzaga baseball program has produced six Academic All-America accolades, including Eric Rodland and Jared Hertz, both two-time honorees.

Gonzaga’s WCC Scholar-Athletes of the Year 2004 2002 1994 1992 1985 1984 1982

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Blake Stepp (Basketball) Dan Dickau (Basketball) Jeff Brown (Basketball) Jarrod Davis (Basketball) Bryce McPhee (Basketball) John Stockton (Basketball) Bill Dunlap (Basketball)

Gonzaga Academic All-Americans

2000 1990

Baseball Eric Rodland (3rd Team) Jared Hertz (1st Team) Eric Rodland (3rd Team) Jared Hertz (3rd Team) Gary Van Tol (3rd Team)

2007 2006 2005

Men’s Soccer George Josten (1st Team) George Josten (1st Team) George Josten (3rd Team)

2002 2001

Men’s Basketball Blake Stepp (2nd Team) Blake Stepp (3rd Team) Dan Dickau (1st Team) Jeff Brown (1st Team) * Jeff Brown (1st Team) Jarrod Davis (1st Team) Jeff Brown (3rd Team) 1991 Jarrod Davis (2nd Team) 1990 Jim McPhee (2nd Team) 1985 Bryce McPhee (1st Team) 1984 Bryce McPhee (2nd Team) John Stockton (2nd Team) 1983 Bryce McPhee (3rd Team) * Academic All-American of the Year 2004 2003 2002 1994 1993 1992

Gonzaga Academic All-American Honors Academic and athletic success go hand-in-hand at Gonzaga as witnessed by the Bulldogs 20 Academic All-American recipients. In 1994, Gonzaga’s Jeff Brown was named the Academic All-American of the Year and in 2002 John Stockton was inducted into the Verizon Academic AllAmerican Hall of Fame (photo below).

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West Coast Conference When the West Coast Conference got its start back in 1952, the founders really had one goal in mind - to create a convenient way for five Bay Area schools to play basketball. What has grown from that original vision 54 years ago is a marvelous cohesive athletics league which is competitive at the national level in 13 sports.

The eight current members of the WCC span the Western United States. Though the institutions range from the pine forests of Eastern Washington to the sun-drenched beaches of Southern California, the combined excellence in athletics and academics sets the conference apart on the national scene and draws the individual institutions together in a common mission.

The WCC sponsors championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, women’s rowing, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball.

The league was chartered by five Bay Area institutions (Pacific, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, San Jose State, and Santa Clara) as the California Basketball Association, playing its first game on January 2, 1953. After two seasons of play under that name, the conference expanded to include Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine in 1955, and became the “West Coast Athletic Conference” in 1956. The name was shortened to “West Coast Conference” in 1989. The current full-time lineup of WCC schools has remained unchanged since 1979, making the WCC the third most stable conference in the country.

Gonzaga joined the West Coast Conference for women’s golf during the 1996-97 school year finishing fourth during the inaugural women’s championship. Gonzaga has twice finished in third place including a third-place finish in 2003 when the Bulldogs posted a school championship best team score of 929. In 1997 Lisa Wasinger became the first first-team All-WCC performer for the Bulldogs as she finished tied for third. Wasinger would conclude her career with honorable mention accolades as a senior. In 2004 Carrie DeGree became the second Gonzaga golfer to earn All-WCC honors with an honorable mention nod after finishing tied for 10th. Mary Kate Morgan joined the group of women’s honorees with an honorable mention selection in 2005 and first team selections in 2006 and 2007. Also in 2006, Lacey Jo Manwarning garnered second team accolades. Rachel Stabbit earned honorable mention accolades in 2008 and All-WCC honors in 2009. Since joining the WCC Gonzaga has also had 24 All-Academic selections.

As for its overall success, the WCC has annually advanced at least one team to a national championship semifinal since 1989. League members have also won 36 NCAA team and individual championships.

2009 WCC Championship Results Vallejo, Calif.

Hiddenbrooke Golf Course

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

TEAM RESULTS Pepperdine San Francisco Santa Clara Gonzaga Portland

(+41) 905 (+59) 923 (+77) 941 (+92) 956 (+117) 981

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Jayvie Agojo (PEP) (+5) 221 Kaitlin Drolson (PEP) (+12) 228 Rachel Sibbitt (GON) (+12) 228 Miki Ueoka (SCU) (+12) 228 5) Danielle Cvitanov (USF) (+15) 231 Diana Hong (USF) (+15) 231 Taylore Karle (PEP) (+15) 231 8) Christina Stockton (USF) (+16) 232 9) Jessica Wallace (PEP) (+17) 233 10) Tinna Johannsdottir (USF) (+19) 235 Lisa McCloskey (PEP) (+19) 235 1) 2)

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Thayne McCulloh - President Dr. Thayne McCulloh (BA, ’89) became Gonzaga University’s interim president in the summer of 2009, succeeding the eleven-year tenure of Jesuit President Father Robert J. Spitzer. McCulloh, with 19 years as a Gonzaga administrator, knows that it is his job – ‘interim’ title notwithstanding – to collaborate with other Gonzaga stakeholders and continue to build upon Fr. Spitzer’s remarkable legacy.

In fall 2009, Gonzaga enrolled its largest freshman class ever, more than 1,200 students, bringing the university overall enrollment to more than 7,500. While continued success in all ways is important to McCulloh, sustaining and reinforcing the mission of Gonzaga as a Jesuit, Catholic and humanistic institution is fundamental to him.

“We, as a community, are going to be led first and foremost by our University Mission, which unites us and allows us to remain focused and faithful to the charge that has been given to all of us,” McCulloh said. “Our fundamental mission is to educate men and women in an environment that is both academically rigorous and distinctively Jesuit, Catholic, and humanistic.”

McCulloh knows that environment well. He spent three years here as an undergraduate, earning his bachelor’s degree in psychology, before moving on to Oxford University to earn a doctorate in experimental social psychology. He returned to Gonzaga in 1990 and has held numerous positions – and worked on many projects – over the past 19 years. These include service as interim academic vice president, vice president for administration and planning, associate academic vice president, and dean of student financial services, among others. Gonzaga is ingrained in him.

“Gonzaga is our life in a lot of ways,” said McCulloh,

who with wife Julie (BA ’92, MBA ’97, Gonzaga’s dean of admission), has three daughters. “The way we choose to work and live is with an understanding that it’s not merely ‘a job.’ We feel we are participating in something really important.

It’s great to be a part of it, and it’s why we feel at home at Gonzaga.

It’s hard to draw a sharp distinction between our private life and our life at Gonzaga, as there is an awful lot that we share, as a family, in common with others who work here.

“I came to Gonzaga to get a college education, and what brought me back as an employee was the awareness that this place is about transforming women and men who have unique gifts and talents, and come from all different experiences. Here we ask students to focus on important life questions, and we challenge them to think about what they want to do with their lives that will be of benefit to their fellow human beings. That’s a powerful and important endeavor in a world so desperately in need of it,” McCulloh said.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Washington, D.C. and Seattle, McCulloh attended Seattle’s Bishop Blanchet High School. Following high school, he completed a threeyear enlistment as a food service sergeant in the U.S. Army.

He arrived at Gonzaga in its centennial year (1986), served as a resident assistant and resident director, was president of Alpha Sigma Nu (the Jesuit honor society), and was elected student body president. He, Julie, and their three daughters are big fans of Gonzaga sports and attend home games when their schedules permit.

McCulloh will serve as interim president pending the selection of a permanent Jesuit president by the Board of Trustees.

Mission Statement of Gonzaga University Gonzaga University belongs to a long and distinguished tradition of humanistic, Catholic, and Jesuit education. We are committed to preserving and developing that tradition and communicating it to our students and alumni.

As humanistic, we recognize the essential role of human creativity, intelligence, and initiative in the construction of society and culture. As Catholic, we affirm the heritage which has developed through two thousand years of Christian living, theological reflection, and authentic interpretation. As Jesuit, we are inspired by the vision of Christ at work in the world, transforming it by His love, and calling men and women to work with Him in loving service of the human community.

All these elements of our tradition come together within the sphere of free intellectual inquiry characteristic of a university. At Gonzaga, this inquiry is primarily focused on Western culture, within which our tradition has developed. We also believe that a knowledge of traditions and cultures different from our own draws us closer to the human family of which we are a part and makes us more aware of both the possibilities and limitations of our own heritage. Therefore, in addition to our primary emphasis on Western culture, we seek to provide for our students some opportunity to become familiar with a variety of human cultures.

In the light of our own tradition and the variety of human societies, we seek to understand the world we live in. It is a world of great technological progress, scientific complexity and competing ideologies. It offers great possibilities for cooperation and interdependence, but at the same time presents us with the fact of widespread poverty, hunger, injustice, and the prospect of degeneration and destruction.

We seek to provide for our students some understanding of contemporary civilization; and we invite them to reflect with us on the problems and possibilities of a scientific age, the ideological differences that separate the peoples of the world, and the rights and responsibilities that come from commitment to a free society. In this way we hope to prepare our students for an enlightened dedication to the Christian ideals of justice and peace.

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Mike Roth - Athletic Director Mike Roth enters his 13th year as Gonzaga University’s athletic director and under his leadership the Bulldogs athletic programs have grown from a recognized regional power to a player on the national scene.

After taking over as acting athletic director in July, 1997, and being named athletic director in September of 1998, the men’s basketball team has flourished into one of the nation’s elite programs. The Bulldogs have made 11 straight NCAA Tournament appearances dating back to 1999 when they captured the hearts of a nation with their Elite Eight run. Over the 11 years, the Zags have also reached the Sweet Sixteen four times (2000, 2001, 2006, and 2009) and earned a Top 10 final national ranking four times; 2002 - No. 6, 2004 - No. 3, 2005 - No. 10 and 2006 No. 5. Also during Roth’s tenure the men’s basketball team has won nine West Coast Conference Tournament titles and had five All-America nods.

The women’s basketball team has made the post-season in five of the last six years, including its inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007, after winnings its inaugural WCC Tournament title, and its second NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009 where the Zags won their firstever game. The Zags have also appeared in three WNIT Tournament (2004, 2005, 2008) and have won an unprecedented five-straight WCC regular-season titles.

The men’s soccer team was the WCC CoChampions in 2000, earned its first NCAA Tournament at-large bid in 2001 and again in 2007. The women’s soccer squad made its inaugural appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2005 after earning its first national ranking that season. The Bulldogs were ranked 19th in Soccer America and 22nd in Soccer Buzz. The women’s rowing team has become a powerhouse, winning 12 of 13 WCC Championships, including nine-straight from 1997-2005. Baseball also made a splash in the national scene, making its first NCAA appearance in 28 years after winning its inaugural WCC conference series title in 2009. The Zags closed out the season ranked 22nd by Baseball America.

The Gonzaga athletic program also has had extreme success in the classroom during Roth’s tenure. The Bulldogs have averaged a 3.0 GPA or higher in 22-straight semesters dating to the fall of 1998. The 2008-09 academic year was another successful one with a 3.12 fall and a 3.22 spring semester GPA to Maintain the cumulative GPA of 3.21. During his nine years at the helm, 973 student-athletes have been named to the President’s List (3.7 GPA or higher), while 816 student-athletes have been named to the Dean’s List (3.5-3.69 GPA).

In addition, 181 student-athletes have earned WCC All-Academic recognition. The Bulldogs are also first in total number of student-athletes named to the WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll since its inception in 2004.

On the national scale, 10 student-athletes have garnered CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America accolades, including three-time honoree George Josten (2005, 2006, 2007 men’s soccer), and two-time honorees Blake Stepp (2003, 2004 men’s basketball) and Jared Hertz (2000, 2001 - baseball).

Roth has overseen the upgrades of multiple facilities during

his tenure. In 2003, Gonzaga added the Kermit Rudolf Fitness Center for Gonzaga students, faculty and staff. The state-of-the-art fitness center includes two levels, housing fitness and strength training zones. In 2004, GU opened the McCarthey Athletic Center, a 6,000 seat basketball arena which is now the home for both the Bulldog men’s and women’s basketball squads.

The men’s team continues to play before sellout crowds while the women’s attendance leads the West Coast Conference. In 2005, Gonzaga opened the Harry A. Green Indoor Rowing Facility giving GU one of the most progressive indoor training facilities on the West Coast.

The 5,225-square foot facility houses more than fifty rowing machines and three high-definition plasma televisions that are integrated into a computerized rowing program that allows student-athletes to compete with each other as a team. In 2007, Roth and Gonzaga added Patterson Baseball Complex and Washington Trust Field. The home to Bulldog baseball is an advanced lighted facility that incorporates an old-time baseball feel. The new stadium includes 1,300 theater-style seats and classic brick detailing. Finally, in the summer of 2008, Roth and Gonzaga added the Gonzaga Soccer Field, the Diedrick/DeLong Athletic Training Center and a new Academic Lab. Up next for Roth and Gonzaga is a new indoor tennis and golf facility. The indoor golf and tennis facility will include a golf practice area along with six tennis courts.

It will also feature men’s and women’s locker rooms.

Roth’s ties to Gonzaga extend far beyond his time as Athletic Director. He was an assistant men’s basketball coach under Jay Hillock in 1982-83, then returned in September, 1986, as a physical education instructor. In January, 1987, he joined the athletic department as assistant athletic director/Martin Centre Director. In that span his responsibilities expanded to include direct administration for 10 of Gonzaga’s 14 sports programs. In 1991 he was designated the university’s compliance officer to the NCAA, overseeing all matters pertaining to student-athletic eligibility at the institutional and NCAA level.

Roth was recognized as one of 29 regional recipients of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award (ADOY) presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Spokane Sports Association (GSSA), worked the 1990 Goodwill Games as the weightlifting coordinator and was Sports Director for the 1989 Washington State Centennial Games. He chaired the GSSA/ Sportswriters and Broadcasters Sports Awards Banquet, and was banquet co-chair for two years.

A native of Moses Lake, Wash., Roth played basketball at Big Bend Community College, and finished his collegiate career at Willamette University where he graduated with a B.S. in sociology in 1979. He received his master’s in athletic administration and physical education from Gonzaga in 1983. His coaching career also included stints as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Big Bend CC and Spokane CC. Roth and his wife Linda have two sons, Brad (1989), a current Gonzaga student, and Matt (1991).

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GONZAGA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY ORIGIN Gonzaga was founded in 1887 by Father Joseph Cataldo, S.J., as a frontier boarding school for boys. The school has established its own unique identity since starting as a single building along the banks of the Spokane River. Named for the Jesuit Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, the patron of youth, the 122-year-old institution has grown and matured into one of the West’s premier regional universites. Gonzaga’s educational philosophy is based on the 469-year-old Ignatian model that aims to educate the whole person-mind, body and spirit - and integration of science and art, faither and reason, action and contemplation.

The state Legislature accorded Gonzaga status as a University in 1912, the same year the School of Law began. The 1920’s were highlighted by the established of the School of Business Administration (1921) and the School of Education (1928). The Graduate School was launched in 1931 and the School of Engineering was created in 1934 to meet the demand sparked by the new national interest to hydroelectric projects. Enrollment swelled in the late 1940’s due largely to the G.I. Bill and women were first admitted in 1948.

Situated on 94 acres of lanscaped campus located in a residenGonzaga University tial section of Spokane, the Gonzaga campus continues to grow and chage with the times. Opening in the summer of 2000, Gonzaga’s Quick Facts 2009 Enrollment: 7,500 School of Law building becomes the newst addition to the growing Average Class Size: 25 urban campus. A new Rosauers School of Education building was Faculty: 325 completed in the spring of 1994, and Jundt Art Center and Museum Jesuits: 43 opened in the fall of 1995. Other campus additions in recent years College Opened: 1887 are the Herak Center which houses the School of Engineering and Interim President: Thayne McCulloh the Jepseon Center which has the School of Business Administration as its tenants. The former Crosby Lirary was transformed into a new Colleges and Schools Student Union building.

College of Arts and Sciences School of Education

THAT START OF JESUIT EDUCATION School of Business Administration Founded in 1540 by Basque nobleman Ignatius of Loyola, the School of Engineering Society of Jesus is an order of Catholic priests and brothers, who with School of Professional Studies their lay colleagues, carry on a 469-year tradition of eduction excelGraduate School lence.

Law School While recovering from a battle wound, Ignatius’ life was changed by reading the Bible and studying the lives of the saints.

His religious experiences led him to renounce the life of courtier and soldier to serve God. That inspired him to write the Spiritual Exercises, a work that would become the basis of Jesuit spirituality and mission. After studying at the University of Paris for seven years, he founded a school based on his scholarship.

At the time of Ignatius’ death in 1556, Jesuits ran 33 colleges and universities worldwide. Georgetown University, founded in 1789, became the first American Jesuit university. There are now 112 Jesuit colleges and universities in the world, including 33 in the United States.

Gonzaga University is named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, a 16th century priest. In his effort to comfort the ill in Rome during the plague, he caught the scourge and died a young man. He is named the Patron Saint of Youth.

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2009-10 Schedule

September 14-15 The Bulldogs and Eagle Invitational Spokane, WA

November 2-4 Turtle Bay Resort Invitational Kahuka, HI

March 26-27 Mountain View Collegiate Tucson, AZ

September 21-23 Northwest Dodge Dealers Inland Cup Pullman, WA

March 1-2 Fresno State Lexus Classic Fresno, CA

April 5-6 Wyoming Cowgirl Classic Phoenix, AZ

October 5-6 Colorado Heather Farr Memorial Invitational Boulder, CO

March 8-9 Juli Inkster Spartan Invite San Jose, CA

April 19-20 West Coast Conference Championship Vallejo, CA

March 15-16 Jackrabbit Invitational Primm, NV