2011-12 BGSU Women's Golf Media Guide

2011-12 Women’s Golf media Guide cONtENtS/qUick factS .............1 falcONS iN actiON ..................... 2 2011-12 falcONS ...........................3-13

2010-11 Results / 2011-12 Schedule ............................... 3

Head Coach Stephanie Young ............................................... 4-5

Falcon Roster / Team Photo............................................ 6 Player Bios ..................................................................... 7-12 (Seniors) ...............................................................................7 (Juniors) ........................................................................... 8-9 (Sophomores) ............................................................. 10-11 (Newcomers).....................................................................12

BGSU qUick factS School Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Affiliation Conference Home Courses

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0030 1910 17,000 Falcons Orange & Brown NCAA Division I Mid-American (MAC) Forrest Creason Golf Club Stone Ridge Golf Club President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey Director of Athletics Greg Christopher Senior Associate AD/SWA Lesley Irvine Faculty Representative Dr. Lee Meserve Athletics Dept. Phone (419) 372-2401 Athletics Website www.BGSUFalcons.com

dOlORES Black ............................13 cOacHiNG Staff HiStORy aNd REcORdS .........14-23

Coaching Records / Player Awards.........................................14 Team Records / Letterwinners ................................................15 Program Beginnings ..................................................................16 Year-by-Year Team and Individual Results ......................17-23

atHlEticS diREctOR ............... 24 facilitiES ...................................... 25

Head Coach Alma Mater Years at BGSU Coach’s Phone Office Fax E-Mail

Stephanie Young Toledo, 2002 Sixth Season (419) 372-7068 (419) 372-6969 youngsk@bgsu.edu

tEaM iNfORMatiON 2010-11 Average (24 Rounds) 323.82 2010-11 MAC Finish Ninth 2010-11 Team Low Score (18 Holes) 294 (Great Smokies Int.) 2010-11 Team Low Score (36 Holes) 609 (Great Smokies Int.) 2010-11 Team Low Score (54 Holes) 924 (Worldlink Fall Cl.) Returning/Lost 5/2 Newcomers 2

atHlEtic cOMMUNicatiONS

Credits The 2011-12 BGSU women’s golf media guide was produced by the BGSU Athletic Communications Office – Jason Knavel, Director; Mike Cihon and Dave Meyer, Assistant Direcrtors; Matthew Daley and John Enright, Interns – in cooperation with the BGSU golf program. Photography by BGSU Office of Marketing and Communications.

Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Intern Intern/Golf Contact SID Office Phone SID Cell Phone SID Office Fax Number Email Mailing Address

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Jason Knavel Mike Cihon Dave Meyer John Enright Matthew Daley (419) 372-7105 (419) 494-6581 (419) 372-6015 mwdaley@bgsu.edu 249 Perry Stadium East Bowling Green, OH 43403

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sCHedule and ResulTs 2010-11 tEaM RESUltS date tournament Rounds finish 09/13-09/24/2010........ Worldlink North Texas Fall Classic ................................316-305-303 (924) ...........................................................................6th of 13 09/18-09/19/2010........ Great Smokies Intercollegiate..............................................294-315 (609) .............................................................................16th of 24 09/27-09/28/2010........ Ball State Cardinal Classic ....................................................311-306 (617) ...........................................................................T-6th of 14 10/11-10/12/2010........ Zippy Invitational ..............................................................334-328-334 (996) ...........................................................................9th of 12 10/18-10/19/2010........ Mid-American Conference Preview ...................................338-337 (675) ...............................................................................9th of 10 03/04-03/06/2011........ Rio Verde Invitational ......................................................337-341-340 (1018) ........................................................................17th of 17 04/02-04/03/2011........ Spring Challenge Cup ................................... L, 10-2 vs. Ohio University (Match Play)................................................................NTS 04/09-04/10/2011........ EKU Colonel Classic ........................................................316-316-312 (944) ...........................................................................8th of 13 04/16-04/17/2011........ Dolores Black Falcon Invitational ......................................... 335 (335) ...................................................................................6th of 13 04/22-04/24/2011........ Mid-American Conference Championships .................341-330-335 (1006) ............................................................................9th of 9

2010-11 IndIvIdual Results Name

Rds.

Strokes

avg.

low

<75

75-79

80-84

85-89

90+

Events

t5

t10

t20

Grunden

12

893

74.42

69

8

1

3

0

0

5

3

4

4

arnold

20

1,598

79.90

70

4

6

7

3

0

8

0

1

3

l. Glew

19

1,566

82.42

75

0

8

4

5

2

8

0

0

2

Ruthenberg

22

1,826

83.00

76

0

7

6

7

2

9

0

0

1

Benson

11

923

83.91

79

0

2

3

4

2

5

1

1

1

difrancesco

20

1,695

84.75

75

0

2

8

7

3

8

0

0

0

Blanchard

1

85

85.00

85

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

M. Glew

13

1,111

85.46

78

0

1

5

5

2

6

0

0

0

tOtalS

118

9,697

82.18

69

12

27

36

32

11

9

4

6

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2011-12 ScHEdUlE/RESUltS date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .location/Result

09/10-09/11/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDBIRD INVITATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307-310-315 -- 932 (5th of 17) 09/19-09/20/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GREAT SMOKIES INTERCOLLEGIATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305-307 -- 612 (18th of 23) 09/26-09/27/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLEVELAND STATE INVITATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319-321 -- 640 (2nd of 11) 10/03-10/04/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WOLFPACK WOMEN’S CLASSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307-318 -- 625 (7th of 10) 10/10-10/11/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE PREVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318-322 -- 640 (10th of 14) 10/17-10/18/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ZIPPY INVITATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332-306 -- 638 (3rd of 7) 03/25-03/26/2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOW COUNTRY INTERCOLLEGIATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hilton Head, South Carolina 04/2012 (DATE TBA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SPRING CHALLENGE CUP (vs. OHIO UNIV.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA 04/06-04/07/2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COLONEL CLASSIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond, Kentucky 04/09-04/10/2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DETROIT TITANS INVITATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit, Michigan 04/14-04/15/2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dOlORES Black falcON iNVitatiONal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowling Green, Ohio 04/27-04/29/2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fishers, Indiana

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Stephanie young HEAD COACH (SIXTH SEASON) ( TOLEDO, 2002)

In 2011, Stephanie Young begins her sixth full season as head coach of the Bowling Green State University women’s golf team. She is the tenth head coach of the Falcons in the 40 years of the program. In 2009 Young was honored with the BGSU Division of Student Affairs New Outstanding Professional Award and BGSU Athletic Department’s “Roll Along” Award.

have her replacement lined up in freshman Bailey Arnold. Arnold recorded one of BGSU’s best averages ever (79.90) in her debut season, carded the second-lowest round in BGSU history (70) and finished the season with three top-20 finishes, including a seventh-place effort at Eastern Kentucky. Meanwhile, Lauren and Marisa Glew concluded long and successful Falcon careers; Lauren had the team’s second-best average and two top-20s during the season.

Since joining the team midway through the 2005-06 season, Coach Young and the Falcons have made major improvements to the landscape of the team. Thus far, she has guided the Falcons to three team tournament titles and four runner-up finishes. Her teams have also featured four athletes who have earned a total of five individual medalist titles. Young has coached players to 39 top ten finishes, and her athletes have won five MAC Player of the Week awards and one MAC Sportswoman of the Year award. Multiple school records have been set by Young’s players, including the individual and team records for 18-, 36-, and 54-hole tournament scores, as well as for season scoring average.

In the fall of 2009, Young led the Falcons to runner-up finishes at the Youngstown State Invitational and Dayton Invitational. The team recorded a low round of 311 at the Great Smokies Invitational. Individually, freshman Susannah Grunden won the Zippy Invitational with a score of 226 (77-73-76). Gruden’s 54-hole score was tied for third-best in school history, and her second-round 73 broke a record for the lowest score by a Falcon freshman. She was later awarded the MAC’s Golfer of the Week award for her accomplishments. While Grunden’s accomplishments highlighted the fall, she wasn’t the only Falcon to impress.

Megan Gormley finished second and Hannah Lambert finished third at the YSU Invitational and Lauren Glew finished ninth at Dayton.

Young’s players have also achieved success in the classroom, earning 13 National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Awards and two Academic All-MAC selections. The 2006-07 BGSU team held the 11th highest grade-point average among Division I golf programs. In that season, they also held the highest team GPA among the 18 programs at Bowling Green. One of Young’s athletes has also been named one of BGSU’s Outstanding Top Ten Seniors in each of the last three years (Lindsey Jonkhoff ‘09, Hannah Lambert ‘10, Lauren Glew ‘11).

The Falcons concluded the 2009-10 season in the spring with a fifth place finish at the Falcon Invitational and an eighth-place result at the MAC Championships. Grunden’s 78.53 average set a BGSU freshman record and ranks second overall in program history. Lauren Glew and Hannah Lambert each earned NGCA All-American Scholar honors, and Grunden qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship.

The 2010-11 season was a roller-coaster of sorts for the Falcons. The team began the season white-hot, as it set multiple team and individual scoring records at the North Texas Fall Classic and Great Smokies Intercollegiate. In Texas, BGSU shot a 54-hole record 924 (316-305-303) while Susy Grunden set team records for 18, 36 and 54 holes (69, 140, 210) on her way to a tournament title. At the Great Smokies tournament, the Falcons shot a school-record 294 in the first round and had a record 36-hole mark of 609. The team also shot 617 over 36 holes at the BSU Cardinal Classic and 944 for 54 holes of the EKU Lady Colonel Classic. However, the team was unable to manager better than a sixth-place finish in any event and placed ninth at the 2011 MAC Championships.

Despite graduating four seniors, the Falcons played well in the 2008-09 season with a runner-up finish at the NIU Huskie Classic. They also

Individually, the Falcons secured three top-five finishes outside of Grunden’s tournament win, as well as two other top-tens and five other top-20s. Grunden left the team at mid-season, but Young appears to

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had a record-breaking 298 at the GVSU Invitational, with four golfers finishing in the top ten. The Falcons then had a solid seventh-place finish at the Zippy Invitational, with two players inside the top 16.

Young received the Coaches Award at the NIU Huskie Classic, voted on by the coaches of the tournament field.

Team captain Lauren Glew had two top ten performances and junior Megan Gormley had a fourth-place finish at the Falcon Invitational (81-77) and a fifth-place showing at the Huskie Classic (77-80). Megan Bader started her sophomore season off with an 88-71 at the Laker Fall Classic. The 71 was one shot short of a Falcon record. She also finished runner-up at the Huskie Classic with a score of 156 and tied for seventh at the Falcon Invitational with two rounds of 81. Academically, three players were named to the National Golf Coaches Association All Scholar Team - Lauren Glew, Hannah Lambert, and Megan Gormley.

In 2007-08, the Falcons established a new school record for team scoring average (323.36), besting the 2001-02 record by one shot. Also, every player on the team surpassed or matched their career low score.

The team won the Falcon Invitational with seniors Jessica McCann and Carley Hrusovsky finishing as co-champions. The senior duo was named MAC Golfers of the Week following their tournament win.

The Falcons placed fifth at the Laker Fall Classic (310-326) with three players in the top 20 individually and scored a 941 at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational, four shots shy of the school record. Freshman Lauren Glew had a third place finish at the Laker Fall Classic with a 151. Her final round 74 was the lowest by any Falcon freshman at the time. The Falcons had four golfers selected to the National Golf Coaches Association All Scholar Team (Lindsey Jonkhoff, Carley Hrusovsky, Lauren Glew, and Marisa Glew). Hrusovsky was also named to the Adademic All-MAC Team and awarded the NCAA Post Graduate scholarship, given 13 female athletes in the country that plan to pursue a career in college athletics.

In 2006-07, BGSU won the YSU-Taco Bell Invitational by ten strokes, making it the second straight season BGSU took the crown. Junior Jessica McCann took the medalist title, finishing with rounds of 73 and 74. Her score of 147 was a new career best and just two shots shy of the BGSU school record. It was also the Falcons’ first medalist crown since 2002. In the spring, the Falcons broke the 54-hole school record by shooting a team score of 937 (312-316-309), which was one better than the record set back in 1984. After hosting the team’s first

Falcon Invitational at Stone Ridge Golf Club, it was off to the MAC Championships at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, OH. The squad improved last year’s standing in the conference with a seventh place finish. Senior Kari Liggett posted an 11th place finish for the top Falcon performance in a MAC Championship since 2004 as well as the fifth-best performance by a Falcon since the beginning of the MAC Championships in 1999. Liggett was also honored as the MAC Sportswoman of the Year, the first Falcon to earn this award, which is voted on solely by the players. The National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) named BGSU juniors Carley Hrusovsky and Lindsey Jonkhoff to the prestigous All Scholar Team and ranked the BGSU women’s golf team 11th best in the country for team GPA. That same 3.64 GPA helped the team win the BGSU Student-Athlete Services “Highest Team GPA Award”. All seven squad members maintained at least a 3.24 GPA, earning the NCAA Public Recognition Award for multi-year academic progress rate scores in the top-10 percent of all squads in their respective sports.

During the 2005-06 season, in just their second tournament with Young at the helm, the Falcons captured the St. George Invitational by seven shots with three BGSU players finishing in the top seven.

One tournament later, sophomore Jessica McCann was named MidAmerican Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week after shooting a career-best 152 (77-75) at the Illini Spring Classic. McCann was the first Falcon to garner the honor in nearly five years. BGSU and Young hosted the MAC Championships, played at Walden Ponds in Indian Springs, Ohio. The Falcons were the lone team to improve all four rounds of the event (325-322-317-315) and Young coached all five of her players to establish personal-bests in the MAC Championships.

Sophomore Carley Hrusovsky was named to the Academic All-MAC Team; a honor that had not been awarded to a Falcon in three seasons.

Though Hrusovsky was the lone Falcon to be named to the Academic All-MAC team, all six members of the women’s golf program carried at least a 3.25 GPA. Prior to BGSU, Young was an assistant golf professional at Sylvania Country Club for three years. During that time, she served as an assistant coach for the St. Ursula Academy’s varsity golf team, where the team made two state tournament appearances. In addition, she served as an USGA intern for the Toledo District Golf Association, worked for the Toledo Junior Golf Association, and worked under head teaching professional James P. McGurk, who has been named the No. 1 instructor in Ohio by Golf Magazine.

Young earned both her bachelor’s degree in 2002 (business management) and her MBA in 2003 from the University of Toledo. She was also a four year letterwinner and captain of the UT Women’s Golf team from 1998-2002. Young helped her team win eight team titles and in 2000 she was the individual champion at the Bowling Green State Falcon Invitational.

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2011-12 falCon RosTeR Name Bailey Arnold Kelsey Benson Jen Blanchard Paula DiFrancesco Patricia Holt Amy Ruthenberg * Shelby Wilson

cl./El. So./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr.

Hometown (High School/former School) Cincinnati, Ohio (Seton) Martinsville, Ind. (Martinsville) Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) Burlington, Ontario (Notre Dame Catholic) Frisco, Texas (Frisco) East Lansing, Mich. (Okemos) Carrollton, Texas (Hebron)

Head coach: Stephanie Young (Sixth Season; Toledo, 2002) * Team Captain

2011-12 falcons (l-R): Head Coach Stephanie Young, Kelsey Benson, Amy Ruthenberg, Jen Blanchard, Shelby Wilson, Patricia Holt, Paula DiFrancesco, Bailey Arnold

(Left) Paula DiFrancesco (2011-12 Senior Class) (Right) Amy Ruthenberg (2011-12 Captain)

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paula difranceSco SENIOR BURLINGTON, ONT. (NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC) 2010-11: Completed season with career-low average of 84.75 (20 rds) ... shot career-low 75 in first round and had personal-best 36-hole score of 153 at Great Smokies Intercollegiate ... carded 164 (80-84) at BSU Cardinal Classic ... posted a 251 (87-81-83) at the North Texas Fall Classic ... shot 249 (84-82-83) at the EKU Lady Colonel Classic ... placed 44th (season-best) at the MAC Championships (264).

2009-10: Averaged 86.40 through 10 rounds of action ... shot a season-low 79 at the Duramed MAC Preview ... finished 20th at the University of Dayton Invitational with a score of 163 (84-79).

2008-09: Averaged 85.96 through 24 rounds this season ... shot a career-low 78 at the Cardinal Classic ... finished 20th at the Huskie Classic (81-85) ... shot an 82 on day two of the Falcon Invitational.

High School: Is a 2007 graduate of Note Dame Catholic Secondary School ... finished sixth at the OFSAA Provincials her senior year ... also lettered in hockey and field hockey ... was a member of the field hockey state championship team in 2006.

Through the years...

Personal: Full name is Paula Marie DiFrancesco ... daughter of Robert and Colleen DiFrancesco ... born Sept. 19, 1989 ... is majoring in business ... her brother, Daniel, plays golf at Seminole State in Oklahoma.

difRaNcEScO’S ROUNd-By-ROUNd 2008-09 date .......................... tournament ..................................................................Scores 09/01-09/02 .................Laker Fall Classic................................................. 87-88--175 (T-67th) 09/13-09/14 .................Nittany Lion Invitational .............................. 88-91-87--266 (T-71st) 09/22-09/23 .................Cardinal Classic ................................................... 78-86--164 (T-57th) 09/29-09/30 .................Zippy Invitational at Rosemont .......................86-82-86--254 (39th) 10/05-10/06 .................Huskie Classic ...................................................... 81-85--166 (T-20th) 10/10-10/12 .................LPGA International Xavier Invitationa1 ...85-81-78--244 (T-54th) 03/07-03/08 .................White Wing Individual Invitational ........................ 95-88--183 (9th) 04/05-04/06 .................Grand Prairie Classic .......................................... 85-87--172 (T-59th) 04/11-04/12 .................EKU Lady Colonel Classic ...........................86-84-92--262 (T-94th) 04/14 ..............................Falcon Invitational .............................................. 95-82--177 (T-30th) 04/24-04/26 .................MAC Championships ...................................................................DNP 2009-10 date .......................... tournament ..................................................................Scores 09/19-09/20 .................Great Smokies Intercollegiate .....................................................DNP 09/28 ..............................Youngstown State Invitational ....................................................DNP 10/03-10/04 .................Nittany Lion Invitational .............................................................DNP 10/05-10/06 .................Zippy Invitational .........................................................................DNP 10/11-10/12 .................Duramed MAC Preview................................79-92-81--252 (T-67th) 10/19-10/20 .................Univ. of Dayton Invitational ............................. 84-79--163 (T-20th) 10/25-10/26 .................All-Ohio Invitational ....................................................................DNP 03/05-03/07 .................Rio Verde Intercollegiate ..................................89-90-86--265 (96th) 04/06 ..............................Longaberger Spring Challenge Cup ............................................NTS 04/10-04/11 .................EKU Colonel Classic....................................................................DNP 04/17-04/18 .................Falcon Invitational .............................................. 94-90--184 (T-57th) 04/23-04/25 .................MAC Championships ...................................................................DNP

2010-11 date .......................... tournament ..................................................................Scores 09/13-09/14 .................Worldlink Fall Classic ..................................87-81-83 -- 251 (T-61st) 09/18-09/19 .................Great Smokies Intercollegiate .........................75-78 -- 153 (T-57th) 09/27-09/28 .................BSU Cardinal Classic ........................................80-84 -- 164 (T-59th) 10/11-10/12 .................Zippy Invitational ....................................... 88-91-83 -- 262 (T-55th) 10/18-10/19 .................MAC Preview.................................................................................DNP 03/04-03/06 .................Rio Verde Invitational .................................... 87-87-87 -- 261 (86th) 04/02-04/03 .................Spring Challenge Cup ...................................................................DNP 04/09-04/10 .................EKU Lady Colonel Classic ............................ 84-82-83 -- 249 (60th) 04/16-04/17 .................Falcon Invitational ....................................................91 -- 91 (T-56th) 04/22-04/24 .................MAC Championships ..................................... 90-86-88 -- 264 (44th)

Year

DIFRANCESCO’S CAREER SCORECARD Rounds Strokes Average Low

2008-09

24

2,063

85.96

78

2009-10

10

864

86.40

79

2010-11

20

1,695

84.75

75

Career

54

4,622

85.59

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Jen Blanchard JUNIOR FISHERS, IND. (HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN)

2010-11: Shot an 85 to tie for 28th at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational ... went 0-3 in three matches against Ohio during Spring Challenge Cup, held in her hometown of Fishers, Ind. 2009-10: Competed in two tournaments ... averaged 92.00 through four rounds ... shot a season-best 87 at the All-Ohio Invitational, where she finished 18th ... finished 55th at the Falcon Invitational with a 36-hole score of 181 (90-91).

High School: Is a 2009 graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School ... was a threeyear letter-winner for her golf team, averaging 39.0 and 83.0 in her high school career ... during her senior campaign she helped lead her team to the 2008 IHSAA State Championship, finishing 33rd individually ... she also finished 10th at Regionals and was a finalist for the Mental Attitude Award.

Personal: Full Name- Jennifer Ashley Blanchard ... daughter Brent and Cindi Blanchard ... has two younger brothers Cameron (15) and Trevor (14) ... born January 3, 1991 ...

Member of Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

BlaNcHaRd’S ROUNd-By-ROUNd 2009-10 date ..........................tournament ..................................................................Scores 09/19-09/20 ................ Great Smokies Intercollegiate......................................................DNP 09/28.............................Youngstown State Invitational.....................................................DNP 10/03-10/04 ................ Nittany Lion Inivtational ..............................................................DNP 10/05-10/06 ................ Zippy Invitational ..........................................................................DNP 10/11-10/12 ................ Duramed MAC Preview ...............................................................DNP 10/19-10/20 ................ Univ. of Dayton Invitational........................................................DNP 10/25-10/26 ................ All-Ohio Invitational ............................................. 100-87--187 (18th) 03/05-03/07 ................ Rio ‘Verde Intercollegiate .............................................................DNP 04/06.............................Longaberger Spring Challenge Cup.............................................NTS 04/10-04/11 ................ EKU Colonel Classic ....................................................................DNP 04/17-04/18 ................ Falcon Invitational ............................................... 90-91--181 (T-55th) 04/23-04/25 ................ MAC Championships....................................................................DNP

2010-11 date ..........................tournament ..................................................................Scores 09/13-09/14 ................ Worldlink Fall Classic ....................................................................DNP 09/18-09/19 ................ Great Smokies Intercollegiate......................................................DNP 09/27-09/28 ................ BSU Cardinal Classic.....................................................................DNP 10/11-10/12 ................ Zippy Invitational ..........................................................................DNP 10/18-10/19 ................ MAC Preview .................................................................................DNP 03/04-03/06 ................ Rio Verde Invitational ...................................................................DNP 04/02-04/03 ................ Spring Challenge Cup ...................................................... 0-3 vs. Ohio 04/09-04/10 ................ EKU Lady Colonel Classic ..........................................................DNP 04/16-04/17 ................ Falcon Invitational .....................................................85 -- 85 (T-28th) 04/22-04/24 ................ MAC Championships....................................................................DNP

year

BlaNcHaRd’S caREER ScOREcaRd Rounds Strokes average low

2009-10

4

368

92.00

87

2010-11

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85

85.00

85

Career

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90.60

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amy ruthenBerg JUNIOR (CAPTAIN) EAST LANSING, MICH. (OKEMOS)

2010-11: Only Falcon to play in all 22 rounds this season ... averaged 83.00 in 22 rounds ... finished season-best 16th at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational after shooting an 83 ... placed 30th with career-best scores at the North Texas Fall Classic, shooting 234 (79-76-79) ... also had a 76 at the EKU Lady Colonel Classic (237) ... carded 157 (79-78) for 36th at the BSU Cardinal Classic ... posted a 158 (77-81) at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate ... posted scores of 254 (84-87-83) at the Rio Verde Invitational and 257 (85-87-85) at the MAC Championships.

2009-10: Averaged 85.10 through 10 rounds of action ... competed in five of the final six tournaments of the year ... finished 10th at the All-Ohio Invitational (8683) ... shot a career-low 81 at the MAC Championships where she finished 42nd (86-81-86) ... finished 32nd at the Falcon Invitational (85-84).

High School: Is a 2009 graduate of Okemos High School, where she maintains a 3.98 grade-point average ... finished 10th at both the MHSAA Girl Golf State Championship (80-75) and the Hudson Junior Invitational (76-87-80).

Personal: Full name - Amy Lynn Ruthenberg ... daughter of Steve and Karen Ruthenberg ... has two siblings-older brother Jason and younger sister Katie ... born May 2, 1991 ... majoring in psychology

RUtHENBERG’S ROUNd-By-ROUNd 2009-10 date .......................... tournament ..................................................................Scores 09/19-09/20 .................Great Smokies Intercollegiate. ....................................................DNP 09/28 ..............................Youngstown State Invitational ....................................................DNP 10/03-10/04 .................Nittany Lion Inivtational .............................................................DNP 10/05-10/06 .................Zippy Invitational. ........................................................................DNP 10/11-10/12 .................Duramed MAC Preview. ..............................................................DNP 10/19-10/20 .................Univ. of Dayton Invitational .......................................................DNP 10/25-10/26 .................All-Ohio Invitational .......................................... 86-83--169 (T-10th) 03/05-03/07 .................Rio Verde Intercollegiate .............................................................DNP 04/06 ..............................Longaberger Spring Challenge Cup ............................................NTS 04/10-04/11 .................EKU Colonel Classic.....................................85-85-90--260 (T-95th) 04/17-04/18 .................Falcon Invitational ............................................. 85-84--169 (T-32nd) 04/23-04/25 .................MAC Championships .......................................86-81-86--253 (42nd)

2010-11 date .......................... tournament ..................................................................Scores 09/13-09/14 .................Worldlink Fall Classic ................................. 79-76-79 -- 234 (T-30th) 09/18-09/19 .................Great Smokies Intercollegiate .........................77-81 -- 158 (T-89th) 09/27-09/28 .................BSU Cardinal Classic ........................................79-78 -- 157 (T-36th) 10/11-10/12 .................Zippy Invitational ....................................... 85-88-89 -- 262 (T-55th) 10/18-10/19 .................MAC Preview.........................................................92-92 -- 184 (57th) 03/04-03/06 .................Rio Verde Invitational ................................ 84-87-83 -- 254 (T-79th) 04/02-04/03 .................Spring Challenge Cup ...................................................... 0-3 vs. Ohio 04/09-04/10 .................EKU Lady Colonel Classic ........................ 80-81-76 -- 237 (T-37th) 04/16-04/17 .................Falcon Invitational ....................................................83 -- 83 (T-16th) 04/22-04/24 .................MAC Championships ..................................... 85-87-85 -- 257 (40th)

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2009-10

10

851

85.10

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2010-11

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1,826

83.00

76

Career

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2,677

83.66

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Bailey arnold SOPHOMORE CINCINNATI, OHIO (SETON)

2010-11: Posted one of BGSU’s all-time ten best scoring averages (79.90) ... shot a season-best round of 70 at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate (153) ... finished the season with three straight top-20 results ... placed a season-best seventh with a 226 (74-78-74) at the EKU Lady Colonel Classic ... tied for team-best 16th place finish at BGSU’s Dolores Black Falcon Invitational ... shot rounds of 77 and 78 to finish with 240 and tie for 20th at MAC Championships ... finished 30th at the North Texas Fall Classic after shooting 234 (83-77-74) ... carded a 157 (78-79) at the BSU Cardinal Classic ... was 2-1 versus Ohio in match-play Spring Challenge Cup. High School: Is a 2010 graduate of Seton High School ... was a twotime conference (GGCL) Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... was her team’s MVP all four years ... finished 18th at state as a junior and 39th as a senior ... team captain ... also lettered in basketball and track.

Personal: Full name -- Bailey Renee Arnold ... born Oct. 13, 1991 ... daughter of Louis and Michelle Arnold ... has one sister ... majoring in pre-med ... member of Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

aRNOld’S ROUNd-By-ROUNd 2010-11 date .................. tournament ............................................ Scores 09/13-09/14 ....... Worldlink Fall Classic ........ 83-77-74 -- 234 (T-30th) 09/18-09/19 ....... Great Smokies Intercollegiate 70-83 -- 153 (T-57th) 09/27-09/28 ....... BSU Cardinal Classic............... 78-79 -- 157 (T-36th) 10/11-10/12 ....... Zippy Invitational .............. 87-83-88 -- 258 (T-50th) 10/18-10/19 ....... MAC Preview .......................................................DNP 03/04-03/06 ....... Rio Verde Invitational ....... 83-80-84 -- 247 (T-73rd) 04/02-04/03 ....... Spring Challenge Cup .............................2-1 vs. Ohio 04/09-04/10 ....... EKU Lady Colonel Classic .74-78-74 -- 226 (T-7th) 04/16-04/17 ....... Falcon Invitational ...........................83 -- 83 (T-16th) 04/22-04/24 ....... MAC Championships........ 85-77-78 -- 240 (T-20th)

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aRNOld’S caREER ScOREcaRd Rounds Strokes average

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1,598

79.90

70

Career

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79.90

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kelSey BenSon SOPHOMORE MARTINSVILLE, IND. (MARTINSVILLE)

2010-11: Averaged 83.91 through 11 rounds ... shot a season-best 79 in back-to-back rounds to place third at Quail Run Invitational ... carded a final-round 80 at the North Texas Fall Classic en route to a 246 ... tied for 28th (85) at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational ... earned a 253 (86-82-85) at the EKU Lady Colonel Classic ... placed 55th at the MAC Preview with 36-hole total of 181 (90-91).

High School: Is a 2010 graduate of Martinsville High School ... averaged 75.80 as a senior ... helped lead her team to a state championship as a sophomore and senior ... her team finished fifth as a junior and third as a freshman ... was a team captain and MVP as a junior and senior.

Personal: Full name -- Kelsey Suzanne Benson ... born Mar. 9, 1992 ... daughter of Jeffrey and Katrina Benson ... has one sister ... majoring in psychology ... member of Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

BENSON’S ROUNd-By-ROUNd 2010-11 date .................. tournament ............................................ Scores 09/13-09/14 ....... Worldlink Fall Classic ............ 85-81-80 -- 246 (58th) 09/18-09/19 ....... Great Smokies Intercollegiate............................DNP 09/27-09/28 ....... BSU Cardinal Classic...........................................DNP 10/11-10/12 ....... Zippy Invitational ................................................DNP 10/18-10/19 ....... MAC Preview ........................... 90-91 -- 181 (T-55th) 03/04-03/06 ....... Quail Run Invitational................... 79-79 -- 158 (3rd) 04/02-04/03 ....... Spring Challenge Cup .............................0-3 vs. Ohio 04/09-04/10 ....... EKU Lady Colonel Classic86-82-85 -- 253 (T-64th) 04/16-04/17 ....... Falcon Invitational ...........................85 -- 85 (T-28th) 04/22-04/24 ....... MAC Championships..........................................DNP

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2010-11

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923

83.91

79

Career

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83.91

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patricia holt FRESHMAN FRISCO, TEXAS (FRISCO)

High School: Two-time team captain ... three-time 4A All-District first team ... in her junior year, she was named first-team all-region and secondteam all-state ... earned a trip to the state tournament during junior season, in which she finished sixth overall after carding a score of 155 (81-74) ... high school team also made it to the state tournament in her freshman season ... carried a 74.5 scoring average during senior season ... won Collegiate Players Tour event in Tennessee with 224 over 54 holes (72-77-75) ... placed fifth at 31st annual Bubba Conlee National Junior Golf Tournament (223) ... won 2010 state regional tournament, the Fall Kickoff tournament in 2009, and the Pre-District tournament in 2008 ... ranked 12th in the state

of Texas and 299th overall in the world by Golfweek ... as member of the Texas Junior Golf Tour, has wins at the 2009 Trophy Club Shootout, the 2009 Sugar Land CC Shootout, and the Oakmont CC DFW Christmas Preview ... member of the American Junior Golf Association and has competed in national events such as the the Callaway Junior World Championships.

Personal: Daughter of John and Priscilla Holt ... 4.9 GPA (5.0 scale) ...

25th in class of 312 ... member of National Honor Society and Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra.

ShelBy WilSon FRESHMAN CARROLLTON, TEXAS (HEBRON)

High School: Two-time team captain ... scored a 74.5 average during her senior season ... competed in 2011 state tournament, finishing tied for sixth (73-75) ... finished sixth at 2011 United States Teen World Championship with 54-hole total of 230 (75-81-74) ... team MVP as sophomore and junior ... earned low-round of 69 at the 2010 Regional Preview in Lubbock, Texas ... has won 17 times ... posted total of 58 top-fives and 74 top-tens ... ranked 14th in Texas and 399th nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard ... carded a 230 (80-74-76) at 2009 USKids Teen World Championship and a 235 (7980-76) at the AJGA Cleveland Open ... shot a 149 (71-78) at Class 6-5A District Tournament in 2009.

Personal: Daughter of Gerard Wilson and Karen Schottelkotte ... 3.7 GPA (4.0 scale) ... member of American Junior Honor Society.

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coaching records/player awards all-tIme Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CoaChIng ReCoRds & Results YEAR 1958-60 1960-69 1969-74 1974-75 1975-76 Career 1976-77 Career 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 Career 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 Career 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 Career 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 Career 1997-98 1998-99

COACH Agnes Hooley Penny Boussoulas Dolores Black Dolores Black Dolores Black Dolores Black Sally Hattig Sally Hattig Janet Parks Janet Parks Janet Parks Janet Parks Janet Parks A.J. Bonar A.J. Bonar A.J. Bonar A.J. Bonar Greg Nye Greg Nye Greg Nye Greg Nye Greg Nye Greg Nye Greg Nye Greg Nye Greg Nye Todd Brunsink Todd Brunsink Todd Brunsink Todd Brunsink Todd Brunsink Todd Brunsink Kurt Thomas Kurt Thomas

1999-2000

Kurt Thomas

2000-01

Kurt Thomas

2001-02

Kurt Thomas

2002-03

Kurt Thomas

2003-04

Kurt Thomas

2004-05

Kurt Thomas

2005 Fall Career 2006 Spring

Kurt Thomas Kurt Thomas Stephanie Young

2006-07

Stephanie Young

2007-08

Stephanie Young

2008-09

Stephanie Young

2009-10

Stephanie Young

2010-11

Stephanie Young

RECORD/TOP FINISH

STATE CHAMPIONS State Runners-up 2 years 3rd BG/3rd Wisc. Invitational 1 year 2nd CMU Invitational 7th BG invitational UNC-Wilmington Champions 2nd Longwood Invite, 2nd CMU 4 years 2nd Wolverine Invite Wolverine Invite Champions 3rd Ferris State, 3rd Falcon Invite 3 years 2nd Wolverine Invitational 3rd Ferris State, 3rd Boilermaker Penn State Invite Champions BGSU Invite Champions 4th Ferris State Invitational 6th Notre Dame Fall Invitational 4th NIU Huskie Classic Cincinnati Invite Champions 8 years 3-time Invitational Champions 2nd Lady Falcon Invitational 3rd Ferris State Invitational 4th Lady Falcon Invitational 3rd Ferris State Invitational 5 years 2nd Oakland Spring Invitational 5th Lady Falcon Invite 6th MAC Championships 2nd GVSU, 2nd WMU, 3rd Falcon Invite 5th MAC Championships 1st GVSU, 2nd WMU, 2nd Falcon Invite 5th MAC Championships 3rd EKU, 3rd WMU, 3rd Falcon Invite 6th MAC Championships 1st Lady Falcon Invite 6th MAC Championships 1st Butler Invite 8th MAC Championships 2nd Falcon Invite 9th MAC Championships 1st Youngstown Invitational 8 years 1st St. George Invitational 8th MAC Championships 1st YSU-Taco Bell Invitational 7th MAC Championships 1st Falcon Invitational 8th MAC Championships 2nd NIU Huskie Classic 9th MAC Championships 2nd Dayton Invite/YSU Invite 8th MAC Championships 6th North Texas Fall Classic 9th MAC Championships

all-maC seleCtIons (Began in 1999) Second team 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04

Shelley Binzel Jenny Schnipke Shelley Binzel Jenny Schnipke Shelley Binzel Jenny Schnipke

ngCa all-ameRICa sCholaRs 1992-93 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Sue Balmer Shannon Sharp, Missy Hinds, Kate Kolesnik, Shannon Smith, Angel Garrett Shelley Binzel, Stephanie Elsea, Shannon Smith Shelley Binzel, Stephanie Elsea, Shannon Smith Shelley Binzel, Stephani Elsea, Kari Evans, Jenny Schnipke Kari Evans, Jenny Schnipke, Amanda Schroeder Carley Hrusovsky, Lindsey Jonkhoff Lauren Glew, Marisa Glew, Lindsey Jonkhoff, Carley Hrusovsky Lauren Glew, Megan Gormley, Hannah Lambert Lauren Glew, Hannah Lambert Kelsey Benson, Amy Ruthenberg

aCademIC all-maC seleCtIons 1998-99 2002-03 2006-07 2007-08

Heidi Hansen, Missy Hinds, Shannon Sharp Shelley Binzel, Jenny Schnipke Carley Hrusovsky Carley Hrusovsky

Mac Players of the Week 2005-06 2007-08 2007-08 2009-10 2010-11

Jessica McCann Jessica McCann Carley Hrusovsky Susy Grunden Susy Grunden

Mac Sportswoman of the year 2006-07

Kari Liggett

maC aCademIC honoR Roll 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Robyn Gaier, Angel Garrett, Missy Hinds, Kate Kolesnik, Shannon Sharp, Shannon Smith Shelley Binzel, Stephanie Elsea, Robyn Gaier, Angel Garrett, Shannon Smith Shelley Binzel, Stephanie Elsea, Kari Evans, Angel Garrett, Emily Hassen, Jenny Schnipke, Shannon Smith Shelley Binzel, Stephanie Elsea, Kari Evans, Jenny Schnipke Kari Evans, Jenny Schnipke, Amanda Schroeder Amanda Bader, Carley Hrusovsky, Lindsey Jonkhoff, Kari Liggett, Jessica McCann, Amanda Schroeder Amanda Bader, Carley Hrusovsky, Lindsey Jonkhoff, Kari Liggett, Jessica McCann Amanda Bader, Carley Hrusovsky, Lindsey Jonkhoff, Kari Liggett, Jessica McCann Lauren Glew, Marisa Glew, Lindsey Jonkhoff, Carley Hrusovsky Megan Bader, Lauren Glew, Marisa Glew, Megan Gormley, Hannah Lambert Hannah Lambert, Megan Gormley, Lauren Glew, Marisa Glew, Amy Ruthenberg, Susy Grunden Lauren Glew, Marisa Glew, Amy Ruthenberg

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Team ReCoRds/leTTeRWinneRs REGUlaR SEaSON tOURNaMENt MEdaliStS 1977 (Spring) 1979 (Fall) 1986 (Fall) 1986 (Fall) 1987 (Fall) 1987 (Fall) 1991 (Fall) 1992 (Fall) 1992 (Fall) 1992 (Fall) 1998 (Spring) 2002 (Fall) 2002 (Fall) 2006 (Fall) 2008 (Spring) 2009 (Fall) 2010 (Fall)

Bowling Green Invitational UNC-Wilmington Invitational Purdue Invitational Penn State Invitational Ferris State Invitational BGSU Invitational Cincinnati Invitational Ferris State Invitational Dayton Invitational Falcon Invitational Oakland Spring Invitational Lady Falcon Invitational Eastern Kentucky Invitational YSU/Taco Bell Invitational Falcon Invitational Zippy Invitational North Texas Fall Classic

Karen Parshall Kris McKelvey Laura Broadbent Laura Broadbent Ingrid Lundblad Laura Broadbent Jennifer Girdlestone Jennifer Girdlestone Sue Balmer Jennifer Girdlestone Kate Kolesnik Shelley Binzel Jenny Schnipke Jessica McCann Jessica McCann/Carley Hrusovsky Susy Grunden Susy Grunden

BGSU tOURNaMENt REcORdS iNdiVidUal

Best Score (54) 1. 210 Susy Grunden, 2010-11, North Texas Fall Classic 2. 221 Jenny Schnipke, 2003-04, Nittany Lion Invitational 3. 225 Kris McKelvey, 1981-82 Best Score (36) 1. 140 Susy Grunden, 2010-11, North Texas Fall Classic 2. 145 Jenny Schnipke, 2002-03, EKU Invitational 2. 145 Susy Grunden, 2010-11, BSU Cardinal Classic 3. 146 Kris McKelvey, 1981-82 Best Score (18) 1. 69 Susy Grunden, 2010-11, North Texas Fall Classic 2. 70 Ingrid Lundblad, 1987-88; Jenny Schnipke, 2002-03; Susy Grunden, 2010-11; Bailey Arnold, 2010-11 Best Season avg.

1. 78.35 Shelley Binzel, 2002-03 (23 rounds) 2. 78.53 Susy Grunden, 2009-10 (26 rounds) 3. 78.54 Jenny Schnipke, 2003-04 (24 rounds) 4. 79.17 Jenny Schnipke, 2002-03 (23 rounds) 5. 79.32 Jessica McCann, 2007-08 (28 rounds) 6. 79.60 Ingrid Lundblad, 1987-88 (16 rounds) Best career avg. (Min. 30 Rounds) 1. 77.24 Susy Grunden, 2009-10 (38 rounds) 2. 79.68 Jenny Schnipke, 2000-04 (93 rounds) 3. 80.03 Shelley Binzel, 1999-2003 (91 rounds) 4. 80.80 Jessica McCann, 2004-08 (95 rounds) 5. 81.33 Carley Hrusovsky, 2004-08 (92 rounds) 6. 81.61 Laura Broadbent, 1984-88 (69 rounds) Most Season Wins 1. 2 Laura Broadbent, ‘86-’87; Jennifer Girdlestone, ‘92-’93 2. 1 14 times by 12 players Most career Wins 1. 3 Laura Broadbent, ‘84-’88; Jennifer Girdlestone, ‘89-’93 2. 2 Jessica McCann, 2004-08; Susy Grunden 2009-10 Best Score (54) Best Score (36) Best Score (18) Best Season Avg. Most Season Wins

tEaM 924 2010, North Texas Fall Classic 609 2010, Great Smokies Intercoll.

294 2010, Great Smokies Intercoll.

323.36 2007-08 (28 rounds) 3 1992-93

BGSU team tournament Victories

1974-75 ..................................Ohio State Championships 1979 (Fall) ........................ UNC-Wilmington Invitational 1982 (Fall) .............................Lady Wolverine Invitational 1986 (Fall) ......................................Penn State Invitational 1987 (Fall) .............................................BGSU Invitational 1991 (Fall) ...................................... Cincinnati Invitational 1992 (Fall) ........................................... Dayton Invitational 1992 (Fall) .............................................Falcon Invitational 1992 (Fall) ...................................... Cincinnati Invitational 2001 (Spring) ...................Grand Valley State Invitational 2002 (Fall) ...................................Lady Falcon Invitational 2003 (Fall) ..............................................Butler Invitational 2005 (Fall) .................................. Youngstown Invitational 2006 (Spring) .................................St. George Invitational 2006 (Fall) ..............................YSU-Taco Bell Invitational 2008 (Spring) ........................................Falcon Invitational

BGSU lEttERWiNNERS Ann Alexander Kim Allen Allison Andrews Bailey arnold Amanda Bader Megan Bader Sue Balmer Claire Batista kelsey Benson Karen Binzel Shelley Binzel Susan Brenner Laura Broadbent Michelle Brodeur Kathy Cassese Lindsey Casterline Paula difrancesco Shelley Dye Amy Edenfield Stephanie Elsea Sandy Ensminger Kari Evans Debbie Ewing Jennifer Feeback Angela Ford Rena Friedline Robyn Gaier Angel Garrett Jennifer Girdlestone Lauren Glew Marisa Glew Megan Gormley Lori Griffey Susy Grunden Terri Gruner Cathy Hackett Heidi Hansen Ashley Hartman Emily Hassen Missy Hinds Jenny Hjalmquist Carley Hrusovsky Gloria Holmes Tammy Hull

1989-90-91-92 1989 1984-85-86-87 2011 2005-06-07-08 2009 1990-91-92-93 1983-84-85-86 2011 2002-03-04-05 2000-01-02-03 1993-94-95-96 1985-86-87-88 1983 1982 1996-97-98-99 2009-10-11 1980-81-82-83 1991-92-93 2000-01-02-03 1994-85-86-87 2001-02-03-04 1980 1996 1991 1988-89 2000 1999-00-01-02 1990-91-92-93 2008-09-10-11 2008-09-10-11 2006-07-08-09 1978 2010-11 1983-84-85-86 1978 1996-97-98-99 2004 2001-02-03-04 1997-98-99-00 1984-85-86-87 2005-06-07-08 1987-88-89-90 1980-81-82

Jamie Jones Lindsey Jonkhoff Sheila Kelly Jean Kempf Gina Kiel Kate Kolesnik Michele Korbas Paula La Nasa Hannah Lambert Heather Lantz Stacey Lavelle Kari Liggett Jodi Luce Ingrid Lundblad Jessica McCann Kris McKelvey Erin Milligan Amy Miller Susanne Ohlsson Karen Parshall Patty Pilz Kim Prasse Geralyn Repasky Jodi Ricker Sally Ann Robinson amy Ruthenberg Jenny Schnipke Amanda Schroeder Shannon Sharp Shannon Smith Jennifer Stiff Robin Streng Kelly Strickland Karen Todd Gina Vecharrelli Shawna Weaver Julie Wise Heidi Wright

1996 2005-06-07-08 1989 1981-82-83 1994-95 1997-98-99-00 1979-80 1981-82 2007-08-09-10 1994-95-96 1994-95 2004-05-06-07 1996-97-98 1987-88 2005-06-07-08 1979-80-81 1994-95-96 1995-96-97-98 1983-84-85 1977-78 1978 1989-90-92-93 1984-85-86 1992-93-94-95 1979-80-81-82 2010-11 2001-02-03-04 2003-04-05-06 1997-98-99-00 1999-00-01-02 1998-99-00 1989 1987-88 1979-80-82 1991-92 1994-96-97 2001-02-03-04 1988-89-90-91

BOld - Still active.

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beGinninGs...

The following is an excerpt from the book “Forward Falcons”, written by Janet Parks, Ann Bowers and Addie Hostetler Muti.

“Forward Falcons” provides a detailed history of women’s sports at Bowling Green State University. This excerpt covers the history of the golf program from the 1940s through the early 1970s.

On the pages that follow, one can find complete team results beginning with 1974 and individual results beginning with 1976, along with photos of individual tournament medalists spanning the last four decades.

--------------------------------------------------------Across many years, a unique feature of the BGSU women’s golf program was the rapport that existed between professional golfers and the University physical education faculty, who arranged for the pros to come to BG to engage in a variety of activities. The earliest recorded visit occurred in May 1947, when Betty Hicks, winner of nine major tournaments and vicepresident of the Women’s Professional Golf Association (WPGA), came to campus. During her 5-day stay, Hicks conducted a demonstration for a group representing the Athletic Federation of Ohio College Women, taught several golf classes, and spoke to women physical education majors. Hicks’ career advice foreshadowed the sport management academic program that would emerge more than 30 years later, as she remarked on “the many opportunities for talented women in the professional golfing field due to the great need at this time for capable people to do promotional work” (BG News, May 7, 1947, p. 3).

Four years later, Marilynn Smith, a co-founder of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), came to BG to conduct a clinic at the University golf course. While on campus, she played an exhibition match with Shirley Spork, a BGSU physical education instructor and also

a co-founder of the LPGA (BG News, May 18, 1951, p. 3).

In 1965 and 1966, the women’s physical education department, in cooperation with the LPGA, sponsored National Golf Schools. Shirley Spork and Penny Boussoulas, physical education instructor and coach of the BGSU golf team, were co-chairs of the Schools. Eight years later, Spork returned to BG, where she conducted a golf clinic and hit the symbolic “first ball” in the inaugural event of Grand Opening Week of the back nine holes of the University Golf Course (BG News, June 20, 1974, p. 8).

Bowling Green students also have a long history of enjoying golf. As early as 1930, golf was included among the sports sponsored by the WAA. It proved to be quite popular, and in 1936 BGSU golfers competed against teams from Toledo and Heidelberg in a Sports Day held at the University of Toledo (BG News, May 13, 1936). Early in 1941, Jean Drake Hendrickson organized BG’s first women’s golf club with the purpose of fostering “interest and enjoyment in golf among the women students of the campus.” The club was open to women who either had had nine weeks of golf instruction or could pass the “efficiency” test (BG News, Feb. 26, 1941).

In 1957, BG sent a foursome to the Ohio Intercollegiate Golf Tourney at Ohio State (Key, 1957). Two years later, Agnes Hooley, the club’s sponsor, brought more structure to the group, announcing that the golf club would meet “at 3:30 every Tuesday, regardless of weather conditions” (BG News, Oct. 6, p. 3).

The same year, in a WIA-sponsored Sports Day with Eastern Michigan, Wooster, and Oberlin, BG golfers captured the top three places (BG News, Nov. 10, 1959). In a 1961 tri-match on the Scarlet course in Columbus, a BG foursome prevailed over teams from Ohio State and Ohio University (BG News, May 12, 1961).

During the late 1960s, the Falcon golf team matched up well against teams represent-

ing schools such as Ohio State, Kent State, and Michigan State. They also turned in fine performances in the annual Midwest tournament, the precursor to the MAIAW. These accomplishments occurred with few resources.

In May of 1988, coach Dolores Black remembered how the team obtained enough shag balls to finish the season: “We played Central Michigan, and a little stream went through the course. On one hole, almost every ball would go in the stream and we retrieved many of them.”

Noel Jablonski (1967-1971), recalled what being on the golf team meant to her in those days: “I have many wonderful memories about the BG golf team….It was great fun to pile four or five of us and all of our gear into Ms. Black’s big ol’ car to drive across the Midwest to compete in Illinois and Indiana. We stayed in motels, ate in restaurants, and developed friendships with players from other schools.

We had to manage our schoolwork and time, cooperate with one another, and encourage each other. We were on the course in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1970, when the Kent State uprisings were closing universities in Ohio. I remember the golfers from Ohio University trying to decide if they could finish the tournament because they had received word that their school had shut down. Every competitor helped to deal with the situation” (May, 2005).

By the 1970s, Black’s team had become very competitive with teams from across the Midwest. In 1972, BG won the team championship at the Ohio Invitational Tournament, with Falcon Sue Barkhurst winning medalist honors (BG News, May 17, 1972). To top off the victory, Carolyn Treece carded a dramatic hole-in-one! The BG golfers repeated the state title in 1973, and Jill Wilhelm played in the AIAW national tournament at the University of Georgia. The Falcons were state runners-up to the Buckeyes in the 1974 Ohio Invitational, which was held in conjunction with the Falcon Women’s Invitational (BG News, May 22, 1974).

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year-By-year results 1974-75

Cathy Hackett

Head Coach: Dolores Black Illinois State Invitational 5th of 14 Central Michigan Invitational 4th of 10 Michigan State Invitational 2nd of 8 Bowling Green Invitational 2nd of 12 Michigan State Invitational 5th of 12 Ohio State Invitational 6th of 14 Ohio State Championships 1st Midwest AIAW Champ.

7th of 22

1975-76

Head Coach: Dolores Black Central Michigan Invitational 4th of 9 Spartanette Invitational 5th of 12 Ohio Championships 2nd of 14 Midwest AIAW Champ.

3rd of 18 Kentucky Invitational 13th of 19 Marshall Invitational 3rd of 10 Ohio State Invitationial 5th of 11

1976-77

Head Coach: Sally Hattig Wisc.-Madison Invitationial 3rd, 678 Illinois State Invitational 14th, 693 Central Michigan Invitational 4th, 717 Purdue Invitational 10th, 676 Midwest AIAW Champ.

11th, 748 Indiana Invitational 15th, 950 Marshall Invitational 7th, 699 Michigan State Invitational T-4th, 732 Cincinnati Invitational 4th, 525 Bowling Green Invitational 3rd, 677 ------------------------------------------------------Karen Parshall 10 events, 19.5 rounds (medalist - 1) 84.0 average, 73 (best) Carla Schneider 10 events, 19.5 rounds 87.1 average, 82 (best) Peg Gibbons 9 events, 17.5 rounds 88.1 average, 80 (best) Tina Cirino 9 events, 17.5 rounds 90.7 average, 82 (best) Val Wilson 4 events, 7.5 rounds 97.0 average, 93 (best) Lori Griffey 4 events, 7.5 rounds 97.4 average, 92 (best) Tami Roth 2 events, 4 rounds 103.2 average, 95 (best) Lori Horner 6 events, 12 rounds 104.1 average, 94 (best)

Patty Pilz Lori Griffey Val Wilson Tami Roth

10 events, 18.5 rounds 90.1 average, 76 (best) 10 events, 18.5 rounds 93.1 average, 84 (best) 10 events, 18.5 rounds 95.8 average, 85 (best) 5 events, 9.5 rounds 98.5 average, 93 (best) 3 events, 6 rounds 100.8 average, 89 (best)

1978-79

Head Coach: Janet Parks Illinois State Invitational 13th, 702 Michigan State Invitational T-12th, 710 Purdue Invitational 13th, 702 Indiana Invitational 16th, 700 Midwest AIAW Champ.

12th, 721 Lady Buckeye Invitational 17th, 775 Lady Kentucky Invitational 12th, 757 Marshall Invitational 8th, 732 BGSU Invitational 7th, 711 ------------------------------------------------------Cathy Hackett 5 events, 10 rounds 84.4 average, 79 (best) Kris McKelvey 9 events, 18 rounds 87.9 average, 84 (best) Lori Griffey 5 events, 10 rounds 90.2 average, 83 (best) Tammy Hull 4 events, 8 rounds 90.8 average, 87 (best) Karen Todd 9 events, 18 rounds 95.1 average, 89 (best) Sally Robinson 9 events, 18 rounds 96.1 average, 86 (best) Michele Korbas 9 events, 18 rounds 103.1 average, 95 (best) Julie Tiell 3 events, 6 rounds 106.5 average, 102 (best) Kathleen Cassesse 2 events, 4 rounds 111.8 average, 108 (best)

1977-78

Head Coach: Janet Parks Illinois State Invitational 11th, 742 Central Michigan Invitational 2nd, 525 Purdue Invitational 6th, 698 Indiana Invitational 11th, 700 Midwest AIAW Champ.

11th of 16 Lady Buckeye Invitational 10th, 731 Cincinnati Invitational 4th, 687 Marshall Invitational 9th, 741 Dual vs. Central Michigan BG Won, 350 BGSU Invitational 5th, 722 ------------------------------------------------------Karen Parshall 10 events, 18.5 rounds 84.7 average, 76 (best)

Kris McKelvey (1978-1981)

1979-80

Head Coach: Janet Parks Longwood Invitational 7th, 721 UNC-Wilmington Invitational 1st, 669 CMU/MSU Invitational 10th, 1014 Indiana Invitational 14th, 678 Midwest AIAW Champ.

7th, 670 Lady Buckeye Invitational 11th, 1072 Marshall Invitational 9th, 702 ? Invitational 2nd, 699 BGSU Invitational 5th, 705 ------------------------------------------------------Shelley Dye 9 events, 20 rounds 84.6 average, 73 (best) Kris McKelvey 9 events, 20 rounds (medalist - 1) 85.6 average, 79 (best) Tammy Hull 8 events, 18 rounds 86.9 average, 78 (best) Sally Robinson 9 events, 20 rounds 89.5 average, 82 (best) Karen Todd 5 events, 11 rounds 94.2 average, 87 (best) Debbie Ewing 4 events, 8 rounds 96.0 average, 93 (best) Michele Korbas 6 events, 14 rounds 96.6 average, 88 (best) Kathy Cassesse 1 event, 2 rounds 97.0 average, 94 (best) Wendy Jacobs 2 events, 4 rounds 97.5 average, 86 (best) Nancy Kromar 1 event, 2 rounds 101.0 average, 100 (best) Kim Filck 1 event, 2 rounds 114.0 average, 109 (best) Dawn Durisek 1 event, 2 rounds 116.5 average, 111 (best)

1980-81

Head Coach: Janet Parks Longwood Invitational 2nd, 945 Lady Wolverine Invitational T-6th, 702 Central Michigan Invitational 2nd, 675 Michigan State Invitational 10th, 677 Midwest AIAW Champ.

5th, 705 Marshall Invitational 9th, 698 BGSU Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Invitational 6th, 689 Lady Buckeye Invitational 13th, 1043 ------------------------------------------------------Kris McKelvey 5 events, 11 rounds 81.4 average, 73 (best) Shelley Dye 7 events, 16 rounds 84.3 average, 77 (best) Sally Robinson 8 events, 18 rounds 86.2 average, 78 (best) Tammy Hull 7 events, 16 rounds 86.9 average, 78 (best) Jean Kempf 7 events, 15 rounds 87.6 average, 81 (best) Paula LaNasa 6 events, 14 rounds 91.1 average, 83 (best) Karen Todd 1 event, 2 rounds 92.5 average, 91 (best) Michele Korbas 2 events, 5 rounds 93.2 average, 87 (best) Suzanne Brown 2 events, 4 rounds 93.5 average, 84 (best) Dawn Durisek 1 event, 2 rounds 95.5 average, 94 (best) Wendy Jacobs 1 event, 2 rounds 96.5 average, 94 (best)

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2 events, 4 rounds 96.8 average, 94 (best) 1 event, 2 rounds 101.5 average, 95 (best)

1981-82

Head Coach: A.J. Bonar Lady Wolverine Invitational 2nd, 349 Indiana State Invitational 5th, 701 Spartan Fall Invitational 6th, 971 Purdue Invitational 9th, 1010 Marshall Invitational 9th, 672 Lady Spartan Invitational 6th, 994 Cincinnati Invitational 2nd, 637 Lady Falcon Invitational 4th, 666 ------------------------------------------------------Shelley Dye 8 events, 18 rounds 82.4 average, 76 (best) Sally Robinson 8 events, 18 rounds 83.3 average, 73 (best) Karen Todd 3 events, 7 rounds 84.1 average, 77 (best) Tammy Hull 8 events, 18 rounds 84.2 average, 77 (best) Paula LaNasa 8 events, 18 rounds 86.3 average, 81 (best) Jean Kempf 6 events, 13 rounds 87.7 average, 80 (best) Michele Korbas 1 event, 2 rounds 89.5 average, 89 (best) Kathy Cassesse 6 events, 13 rounds 90.1 average, 83 (best) Carole Rhoades 1 event, 2 rounds 93.0 average, 93 (best) Dawn Durisek 1 event, 2 rounds 94.5 average, 89 (best) Sloan Bentley 1 event, 2 rounds 94.5 average, 93 (best) Laurel Begany 1 event, 2 rounds 98.0 average, 96 (best) Gina Gregory 1 event, 2 rounds 105.0 average, 105 (best)

1982-83

Head Coach: A.J. Bonar Lady Boilermaker Invitational 6th, 642 Lady Wolverine Invitational 1st, 661 Lady Northern Intercollegiate 17th, 987 Lady Spartan Invitational 6th, 945 Marshall Invitational 8th, 1003 Lady Lion Invitational 8th, 872 Purdue Spring Classic 9th, 693 ------------------------------------------------------Claire Batista 7 events, 17.5 rounds 81.5 average, 73 (best) Susanne Ohlsson 7 events, 17.5 rounds 82.2 average, 77 (best) Shelley Dye 4 events, 10 rounds 82.3 average, 77 (best) Terri Gruner 7 events, 17.5 rounds 85.0 average, 77 (best) Jean Kempf 7 events, 17.5 rounds 85.0 average, 77 (best) Sloan Bentley 1 event, 3 rounds 88.3 average, 88 (best) Dawn Durisek 1 event, 3 rounds 89.3 average, 84 (best) Michelle Brodeur 4 events, 9.5 rounds 89.8 average, 80 (best)

1983-84

Head Coach: A.J. Bonar Illinois State Invitational 4th, 1004 Lady Wolverine Invitational 4th, 1014 Lady Spartan Invitational 5th, 985 Ferris State Invitational 3rd, 689 Kentucky Invitational 11th, 662 Lady Falcon Invitational 3rd, 657 Penn State Invitational 6th, 1016 Lady Buckeye Invitational 13th, 702 ------------------------------------------------------Claire Batista 8 events, 20 rounds 82.7 average, 79 (best) Susanne Ohlsson 8 events, 20 rounds 82.9 average, 76 (best) Allison Andrews 5 events, 13 rounds 85.8 average, 80 (best) Jenny Hjalmquist 5 events, 13 rounds 86.5 average, 78 (best) Jean Kempf 7 events, 17 rounds 86.6 average, 80 (best) Sandy Ensminger 4 events, 10 rounds 86.8 average, 82 (best) Geralyn Rapasky 6 events, 14 rounds 88.6 average, 83 (best) Terri Gruner 4 events, 9 rounds 89.1 average, 85 (best) Michelle Chesney 1 event, 2 rounds 98.0 average, 93 (best)

1984-85

Head Coach: Greg Nye Ferris State Invitational 2nd, 952 MSU Fall Invitational 4th, 938 OSU Lady Buckeye Invitational 9th, 1012 Lady Northern Intercollegiate T-10th, 660 UK Lady Kat Invitational T-12th, 976 UM Wolverine Invitational 2nd, 697 Dual vs. Michigan (Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l rules) BGSU, 5-1 OSU Lady Buckeye Invitational 6th, 1027 MSU Spartan Spring Invitational 3rd, 966 ------------------------------------------------------Geralyn Repasky 8 events, 22 rounds 81.9 average, 74 (best) Claire Batista 8 events, 22 rounds 82.2 average, 75 (best) Susanne Ohlsson 6 events, 16 rounds 82.6 average, 78 (best) Sandy Ensminger 6 events, 16 rounds 82.7 average, 78 (best) Laura Broadbent 4 events, 12 rounds 83.4 average, 78 (best) Terri Gruner 5 events, 14 rounds 84.9 average, 78 (best) Allison Andrews 4 events, 10 rounds 86.7 average, 79 (best) Jenny Hjalmquist 3 events, 9 rounds 87.6 average, 81 (best)

1985-86

Head Coach: Greg Nye Illinois State Invitational 5th, 964 Ferris State Invitational 3rd, 963 Lady Northern Intercollegiate T-7th, 1018 MSU Spartan Invitational 5th, 965 Lady Boiler Classic T-3rd, 673 Indiana Invitational 5th, 979 Lady Kat Invitational 9th, 972

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Laura Broadbent (1984-1988)

Lady Lion Invitational 4th, 678 Lady Buckeye Invitational 7th ------------------------------------------------------Geralyn Repasky 6 events, 17 rounds 81.5 average, 77 (best) Claire Batista 9 events, 25 rounds 82.0 average, 74 (best) Laura Broadbent 9 events, 25 rounds 82.0 average, 76 (best) Sandy Ensminger 7 events, 19 rounds 84.1 average, 77 (best) Terri Gruner 7 events, 20 rounds 85.0 average, 80 (best) Jenny Hjalmquist 6 events, 17 rounds 85.8 average, 83 (best) Allison Andrews 4 events, 11 rounds 88.2 average, 77 (best)

1986-87

Head Coach: Greg Nye Hazeltine Collegiate Invitational 7th, 1009 Ferris State Invitational 2nd, 641 Northern Intercollegiate 8th, 317 Purdue Invitational 2nd, 975 Penn State Invitational 1st, 640 Dual vs. Cincinnati BGSU, 323 Lady Buckeye Invitational 9th, 958 ------------------------------------------------------Laura Broadbent 7 events, 15 rounds (medalist - 2) 80.3 average, 73 (best) Ingrid Lundblad 6 events, 12 rounds 80.8 average, 76 (best) Sandy Ensminger 7 events, 15 rounds 81.5 average, 76 (best) Jenny Hjalmquist 7 events, 15 rounds 82.4 average, 79 (best) Kelly Strickland 4 events, 9 rounds 84.5 average, 78 (best) Gloria Holmes 5 events, 11 rounds 87.0 average, 79 (best) Allison Andrews 2 events, 4 rounds 90.0 average, 83 (best) Rena Friedline 1 event, 1 round 92.0 average, 92 (best)

year-By-year results 1987-88

Kim Prasse

Head Coach: Greg Nye Ferris State Invitational 2nd, 959 Lady Badger Invitational 9th, 1034 Lady Northern Intercollegiate 11th, 986 Michigan State Invitational 4th, 1007 Northern Illinois Invitational 6th, 652 BGSU Invitational 1st, 642 Illini Classic 10th, 714 ------------------------------------------------------Ingrid Lundblad 6 events, 16 rounds (medalist - 1) 79.6 average, 70 (best) Laura Broadbent 7 events, 17 rounds (medalist - 1) 80.8 average, 75 (best) Kelly Strickland 7 events, 18 rounds 85.3 average, 81 (best) Gloria Holmes 6 events, 15 rounds 87.6 average, 81 (best) Rena Friedline 7 events, 18 rounds 88.8 average, 79 (best) Heidi Wright 7 events, 18 rounds 90.0 average, 83 (best)

1988-89

Head Coach: Greg Nye Iowa State Invitational 7th, 702 Lady Buckeye Fall Invitational 12th, 1024 Dual vs. Ferris State BGSU, 349 Lady Northern Golf Classic 16th, 1031 Spartan Fall Invitational 8th, 1009 Ferris State Invitational 4th, 1026 Lady Lion Invitational 9th, 1046 Dual vs. Cincinnati BGSU, 346 Lady Buckeye Spring Invit.

6th, 990 ------------------------------------------------------Gloria Holmes 8 events, 21 rounds 84.2 average, 77 (best) Ann Alexander 9 events, 22 rounds 85.3 average, 77 (best) Heidi Wright 7 events, 17 rounds 85.9 average, 79 (best) Kim Prasse 3 events, 8 rounds 88.1 average, 82 (best) Kim Allen 2 events, 4 rounds 88.8 average, 85 (best) Sheila Kelley 6 events, 17 rounds 89.5 average, 84 (best) Robin Streng 5 events, 13 rounds 90.0 average, 81 (best) Rena Friedline 6 events, 17 rounds 91.2 average, 86 (best)

Sue Balmer Gloria Holmes Rena Friedline

7 events, 19 rounds 85.9 average, 80 (best) 8 events, 20 rounds 85.9 average, 81 (best) 6 events, 14 rounds 88.3 average, 79 (best) 2 events, 4 rounds 94.5 average, 94 (best)

1990-91

Head Coach: Greg Nye Irish Fall Invitational 5th, 645 Lady Wolverine Invitational 4th, 1024 Illinois State Invitational 7th, 670 Lady Northern Invitational 13th, 990 Michigan State Fall Invitational 9th, 990 Huskie Classic 4th, 686 Tri vs. Cincinnati/Tenn. Tech BGSU, 329 Indiana Invitational 15th, 1011 Dual vs. Cincinnati BGSU, 418 Lady Buckeye Invitational 10th, 674 ------------------------------------------------------Ann Alexander 10 events, 22 rounds 82.0 average, 75 (best) Jennifer Girdlestone 10 events, 22 rounds 82.3 average, 80 (best) Sue Balmer 10 events, 22 rounds 84.6 average, 80 (best) Heidi Wright 10 events, 22 rounds 85.4 average, 75 (best) Amy Edenfield 8 events, 17 rounds 93.2 average, 83 (best) Angela Ford 6 events, 12 rounds 94.8 average, 88 (best) Gina Vechiarelli 3 events, 8 rounds 98.9 average, 94 (best)

1991-92

Head Coach: Greg Nye Lady Wolverine Invitational 2nd, 1007 Illinois State Invitational 6th, 975

1989-90

Head Coach: Greg Nye Notre Dame Fall Invitational 6th, 652 Illinois State Invitational 8th, 673 Michigan State Invitational 9th, 1013 Lady Buckeye Invitational 12th, 998 Lady Lion Fall Invitational 6th, 992 North/South Collegiate Invit.

11th, 1069 Indiana University Invitational 13th, 1017 Dual vs. Cincinnati BGSU, 347 Ohio State Invitational T-11th, 969 ------------------------------------------------------Heidi Wright 9 events, 23 rounds 82.9 average, 73 (best) Jennifer Girdlestone 9 events, 23 rounds 84.6 average, 78 (best) Ann Alexander 8 events, 20 rounds 85.8 average, 76 (best)

Michigan State Invitational 11th, 956 Lady Northern Intercollegiate 12th, 980 Lady Lion Invitational 4th, 983 Cincinnati Invitational 1st, 329 Bowling Green Invitational 2nd, 334 Indiana Invitational 15th, 1057 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 7th, 977 ------------------------------------------------------Jennifer Girdlestone 9 events, 23 rounds (medalist - 1) 80.6 average, 74 (best) Ann Alexander 9 events, 23 rounds 82.1 average, 76 (best) Sue Balmer 9 events, 23 rounds 82.7 average, 76 (best) Kim Prasse 7 events, 17 rounds 87.2 average, 82 (best) Jodi Ricker 8 events, 20 rounds 87.2 average, 81 (best) Amy Edenfield 7 events, 19 rounds 87.9 average, 80 (best) Gina Vecharelli 2 events, 4 rounds 89.5 average, 86 (best)

1992-93

Head Coach: Todd Brunsink Redbird Invitational 10th, 992 Ferris State Invitational 2nd, 653 Spartan Fall Invitational 7th, 651 Lady Buckeye Fall Classic 8th, 1021 Dayton Invitational 1st, 338 Falcon Invitational 1st, 668 Cincinnati Invitational 1st, 695 Indiana Invitational 12th, 698 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 12th, 693 Purdue Invitational 7th, 680 ------------------------------------------------------Jennifer Girdlestone 10 events, 21 rounds (medalist - 2) 82.3 average, 73 (best) Sue Balmer 10 events, 21 rounds (medalist - 1) 82.8 average, 77 (best) Jodi Ricker 9 events, 20 rounds 87.05 average, 81 (best) Amy Edenfield 8 events, 18 rounds 87.1 average, 79 (best) Kim Prasse 9 events, 19 rounds 87.6 average, 77 (best) Stacy Brunner 3 events, 5 rounds 93.8 average, 87 (best) Sue Brenner 6 events, 12 rounds 94.8 average, 87 (best) Gina Vecharelli 3 events, 5 rounds 96.2 average, 93 (best) Stacy Lavelle 3 events, 5 rounds 96.4 average, 91 (best)

1993-94

Jennifer Girdlestone (1989-1993)

Head Coach: Todd Brunsink Illinois State Invitational 13th, 1057 Spartan Invitational 14th, 705 Ferris State Invitational 2nd, 675 Northern Illinois Classic 6th, 1066 Lady Falcon Invitational 2nd, 695 Lady Badger Invitational 7th, 1012 Indiana Invitational 18th, 1066 Boilermaker Invitational 9th, 1071 Irish Invitational 7th, 1064 ------------------------------------------------------Gina Kiel 9 events, 24 rounds 82.8 average, 74 (best)

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9 events, 24 rounds 85.8 average, 80 (best) 9 events, 24 rounds 90.4 average, 84 (best) 8 events, 21 rounds 93.1 average, 86 (best) 1 event, 3 rounds 93.3 average, 86 (best) 9 events, 24 rounds 93.8 average, 86 (best) 2 events, 6 rounds 101.2 average, 97 (best) 4 events, 9 rounds 102.2 average, 96 (best)

1994-95

Head Coach: Todd Brunsink Minnesota Invitational 9th, 1036 Redbird Classic 10th, 1030 Ferris State Invitational 3rd, 675 Spartan Fall Invitational 12th, 676 Northern Intercollegiate 18th, 1060 Lady Buckeye Fall Invitational 10th, 1077 Indiana Invitational 15th, 1062 Boilermaker Invitational 10th, 1087 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 11th, 1059 ------------------------------------------------------Jodi Ricker 9 events, 25 rounds 85.20 average, 78 (best) Gina Kiel 6 events, 18 rounds 85.63 average, 79 (best) Shawna Weaver 1 event, 3 rounds 89.33 average, 84 (best) Amy Miller 9 events, 25 rounds 89.44 average, 84 (best) Sue Brenner 8 events, 22 rounds 90.68 average, 84 (best) Stacy Lavelle 8 events, 22 rounds 90.95 average, 85 (best) Heather Lantz 7 events, 19 rounds 97.21 average, 89 (best) Erin Milligan 4 events, 12 rounds 99.25 average, 95 (best) Jenny Feeback 1 event, 3 rounds 106.00 average, 103 (best)

1995-96

Head Coach: Todd Brunsink Illinois State Redbird Classic 14th, 1098 Spartan Fall Invitational 17th, 1125 Ferris State Invitational T-8th, 731 Lady Falcon Invitational 4th, 675 No. Illinois Huskie Classic 9th, 753 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 15th, 765 Lady Boilermaker Invitational 9th, 1051 Illini Spring Classic 13th, 720 ------------------------------------------------------Amy Miller 8 events, 19 rounds 88.63 average, 78 (best) Shawna Weaver 3 events, 7 rounds 90.57 average, 82 (best) Heidi Hansen 8 events, 19 rounds 90.95 average, 83 (best) Sue Brenner 7 events, 16 rounds 91.81 average, 82 (best) Jamie Jones 5 events, 12 rounds 94.50 average, 88 (best) Heather Lantz 4 events, 9 rounds 95.67 average, 88 (best)

Lindsey Casterline Erin Milligan Jennifer Feeback Jodi Luce

4 events, 9 rounds 97.33 average, 88 (best) 5 events, 11 rounds 98.18 average, 86 (best) 2 events, 4 rounds 99.50 average, 96 (best) 4 events, 11 rounds 99.73 average, 93 (best)

1996-97

Head Coach: Todd Brunsink Illinois State Redbird Classic 9th, 1032 Minnesota Invitational 12th, 689 Lady Falcon Invitational 6th, 650 Ferris State Invitational 2nd, 699 No. Illinois Huskie Classic 5th, 682 Bearcat Invitational 7th, 702 Charleston Southern Invitational 9th, 696 Indiana Invitational 15th, 697 Lady Lion Spring Invitational 13th, 703 Illini Spring Classic T-9th, 677 ------------------------------------------------------Amy Miller 10 events, 21 rounds 85.10 average, 74 (best) Shawna Weaver 10 events, 21 rounds 85.57 average, 78 (best) Kate Kolesnik 10 events, 21 rounds 87.57 average, 82 (best) Heidi Hanson 10 events, 21 rounds 88.00 average, 80 (best) Erin Milligan 1 event, 2 rounds 88.00 average, 84 (best) Shannon Sharp 9 events, 19 rounds 89.63 average, 81 (best) Jodi Luce 2 events, 4 rounds 91.00 average, 87 (best) Missy Hinds 8 events, 17 rounds 91.47 average, 81 (best) Lindsey Casterline 2 events, 4 rounds 93.75 average, 83 (best)

1997-98

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas Illinois State Redbird Classic 8th, 992 Spartan Fall Invitational 8th, 991 Falcon Invitational 7th, 664 Lady Buckeye Fall Invitational 12th, 1017 Wolverine Invitational 11th, 1034 Snowbird Invitational 17th, 720 Lady Colonel Invitational 10th, 690 Mid-American Conf. Classic 5th, 685 Illini Spring Classic 6th, 667 Oakland Spring Invitational 2nd, 686 ------------------------------------------------------Kate Kolesnik 10 events, 24 rounds (medalist - 1) 83.04 average, 76 (best) Amy Miller 10 events, 24 rounds 85.33 average, 78 (best) Shannon Sharp 9 events, 22 rounds 86.18 average, 79 (best) Jodi Luce 5 events, 14 rounds 86.79 average, 80 (best) Heidi Hansen 9 events, 21 rounds 87.57 average, 82 (best) Missy Hinds 10 events, 24 rounds 89.04 average, 84 (best) Lindsey Casterline 3 events, 6 rounds 90.83 average, 84 (best) Jennifer Stiff 3 events, 7 rounds 91.00 average, 81 (best)

Kate Kolesnik (1996-2000)

1998-99

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas Illinois State Redbird Classic 10th, 662 Mary Fossum Invitational 11th, 1016 Huskie Classic 10th, 700 Falcon Invitational 5th, 635 Wolverine Invitational 11th, 699 Snowbird Invitational 19th, 724 Illini Spring Classic 7th, 678 Penn State Invitational 14th, 1044 MAC Championships 6th, 1039 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 15th, 1048 ------------------------------------------------------Jennifer Stiff 1 event, 2 rounds 82.00 average, 80 (best) Shannon Smith 10 events, 24 rounds 85.46 average, 77 (best) Shannon Sharp 10 events, 23 rounds 86.96 average, 80 (best) Heidi Hansen 10 events, 24 rounds 87.79 average, 78 (best) Missy Hinds 10 events, 24 rounds 88.25 average, 80 (best) Kate Kolesnik 9 events, 22 rounds 88.45 average, 80 (best) Angel Garrett 8 events, 19 rounds 88.63 average, 79 (best) Lindsey Casterline 2 events, 4 rounds 90.25 average, 88 (best)

1999-2000

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas Falcon Invitational 3rd, 638 Nittany Lion Fall Invitational 12th, 962 Wolverine Invitational T-12th, 688 EKU Lady Colonel Classic 8th, 654 Springlake Classic T-12th, 659 Grand Valley State Invitational T-2nd, 655 Bronco Invitational 2nd, 329 Illini Spring Classic 8th, 689 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 16th, 1037 MAC Championships 5th, 998 ------------------------------------------------------Shelley Binzel 10 events, 22 rounds 80.18 average, 75 (best) Shannon Sharp 10 events, 22 rounds 84.72 average, 79 (best)

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year-By-year results Shannon Smith Jennifer Stiff Stephanie Elsea Missy Hinds Angel Garrett Kate Kolesnik Robyn Gaier

10 events, 22 rounds 84.91 average, 77 (best) 2 events, 4 rounds 85.75 average, 79 (best) 10 events, 22 rounds 86.05 average, 78 (best) 9 events, 20 rounds 86.30 average, 80 (best) 6 events, 11 rounds 89.00 average, 81 (best) 6 events, 14 rounds 90.14 average, 83 (best) 1 event, 2 rounds 94.50 average, 94 (best)

2000-01

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas Wolverine Invitationial 10th, 1049 BGSU Invitational 2nd, 634 Austin Peay Precept Invitational 4th, 333 Penn State Invitational 8th, 956 NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate T-12th, 671 Grand Valley State Invitational 1st, 659 WMU Bronco Invitational 2nd, 658 Illini Spring Classic 9th, 659 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 16th, 1012 MAC Championships 5th, 967 ------------------------------------------------------Jenny Schnipke 10 events, 24 rounds 80.54 average, 74 (best) Shelley Binzel 10 events, 24 rounds 81.71 average, 75 (best) Stephanie Elsea 10 events, 24 rounds 83.79 average, 77 (best) Shannon Smith 9 events, 22 rounds 86.45 average, 80 (best) Emily Hassen 9 events, 22 rounds 86.55 average, 79 (best) Julie Wise 5 events, 10 rounds 87.40 average, 77 (best) Jennifer Stiff 1 event, 2 rounds 89.50 average, 89 (best) Kari Evans 2 events, 4 rounds 92.25 average, 87 (best) Angel Garrett 2 events, 5 rounds 92.40 average, 87 (best)

Kelly Garvin Robyn Gaier

1 event, 2 rounds 107.00 average, 106 (best) 1 event, 2 rounds 108.00 average, 106 (best)

2001-02

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas Ball State Invitational 4th, 657 BGSU Invitational 3rd, 630 Penn State Invitational 11th, 977 Wolverine Invitational 6th, 700 Austin Peay Precept Invitational 4th, 665 NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate 10th, 652 WMU Bronco Invitational 5th, 660 Illini Spring Classic 11th, 671 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 13th, 663 MAC Championships 6th, 990 ------------------------------------------------------Shelley Binzel 10 events, 22 rounds 79.82 average, 72 (best) Jenny Schnipke 10 events, 22 rounds 80.50 average, 75 (best) Shannon Smith 10 events, 22 rounds 85.05 average, 78 (best) Stephanie Elsea 10 events, 22 rounds 85.68 average, 79 (best) Julie Wise 8 events, 18 rounds 88.78 average, 80 (best) Emily Hansen 3 events, 6 rounds 89.83 average, 84 (best) Kari Evans 5 events, 11 rounds 91.36 average, 82 (best) Angel Garrett 2 events, 2 rounds 93.50 average, 93 (best)

2002-03

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas BSU Cardinal Classic 5th, 620 Wolverine Invitational T-9th, 1005 BGSU Lady Falcon Invitational 1st, 622 Nittany Lion Invitational 11th, 976 EKU Fall Invitational 3rd, 618 NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate 15th, 680 William & Mary Invitational 14th, 325 WMU Bronco Invitational 4th, 660 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational T-9th, 975 MAC Championships 6th, 959 ------------------------------------------------------Shelley Binzel 10 events, 23 rounds (medalist - 1) 78.35 average, 72 (best) Jenny Schnipke 10 events, 23 rounds (medalist - 1) 79.17 average, 70 (best) Stephanie Elsea 10 events, 23 rounds 83.96 average, 75 (best) Emily Hassen 7 events, 17 rounds 84.29 average, 77 (best) Julie Wise 5 events, 10 rounds 85.70 average, 77 (best) Amanda Schroeder 8 events, 20 rounds 86.80 average, 81 (best) Kari Evans 7 events, 15 rounds 88.06 average, 77 (best) Melissa Reeder 2 events, 5 rounds 90.80 average, 89 (best)

2003-04

Shelley Binzel (1999-2003)

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas BSU Cardinal Classic T-5th, 633

Jenny Schnipke (2000-2004)

BGSU Lady Falcon Invitational 3rd, 630 Butler Fall Invitational 1st, 643 Wolverine Invitational 8th, 1058 Nittany Lion Invitational T-7th, 958 Snowbird Classic 11th, 668 El Diablo Intercollegiate 13th, 997 WMU Bronco Invitational 7th, 681 EKU Lady Colonel Classic 9th, 1001 MAC Championships 8th, 992 ------------------------------------------------------Jenny Schnipke 10 events, 24 rounds 78.54 average, 72 (best) Kari Liggett 10 events, 25 rounds 83.32 average, 78 (best) Julie Wise 10 events, 25 rounds 84.44 average, 78 (best) Amanda Schroeder 10 events, 25 rounds 85.88 average, 75 (best) Kari Evans 10 events, 25 rounds 87.64 average, 78 (best) Melissa Reeder 3 events, 7 rounds 89.14 average, 83 (best) Karen Binzel 4 events, 10 rounds 94.50 average, 85 (best) Ashley Hartman 4 events, 10 rounds 95.90 average, 80 (best)

2004-05

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas BSU Cardinal Classic 11th, 657 Falcon Invitational 2nd, 641 Marshall Invitational 7th, 655 Rio Verde Invitational 17th, 996 NIU Spring Lake Intercollegiate T-7th, 635 Indiana Invitational 17th, 695 Illini Spring Classic 9th, 672 Lady Buckeye Intercollegiate 15th, 989 MAC Championships 9th, 675 ------------------------------------------------------Jessica McCann 9 events, 20 rounds 81.55 average Brittany Newell 1 event, 2 rounds 83.50 average Carley Hrusovsky 8 events, 18 rounds 83.83 average

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Carley Hrusovsky (2004-2008)

Kari Liggett Amanda Bader Karen Binzel Lindsey Jonkhoff Amanda Schroeder

9 events, 20 rounds 84.00 average 9 events, 20 rounds 84.60 average 6 events, 14 rounds 85.93 average 3 events, 6 rounds 86.00 average 8 events, 18 rounds 87.17 average

2005-06

Head Coach: Kurt Thomas (Fall) Head Coach: Stephanie Young (Spring) Youngstown State Invitational 1st, 615 Cardinal Classic 7th, 636 Rocket Fall Classic 8th, 952 Wolverine Invitational 7th, 1035 Cincinnati Fall Classic 6th, 677 Rio Verde Invitational 17th, 986 GVSU/St. George Invitational 1st, 645 Illini Spring Classic 9th, 642 Rocket Spring Classic 6th, 980 MAC Championships 8th, 1279 ------------------------------------------------------Carley Hrusovsky 10 events, 26 rounds 80.15 average, 73 (best) Jessica McCann 10 events, 25 rounds 80.84 average, 73 (best) Amanda Bader 9 events, 23 rounds 82.30 average, 77 (best) Kari Liggett 9 events, 24 rounds 82.79 average, 76 (best) Jenna Kary 2 events, 5 rounds 84.20 average, 78 (best) Amanda Schroeder 8 events, 20 rounds 84.70 average, 78 (best) Lindsey Jonkhoff 6 events, 14 rounds 86.21 average, 76 (best)

Laker Fall Classic 6th, 646 Cardinal Classic 10th, 636 YSU-Taco Bell Invitational 1st, 626 EKU Colonel Classic 3rd, 976 Cincinnati Fall Classic 4th, 325 Fighting Camels Spring Classic T-13th, 670 Rio Verde Invitational 16th, 937 Falcon Invitational 7th, 1030 MAC Championships 7th, 1335 ------------------------------------------------------Carley Hrusovsky 8 events, 20 rounds 81.90 average, 78 (best) Jessica McCann 9 events, 22 rounds (medalist - 1) 81.95 average, 73 (best) Amanda Bader 9 events, 22 rounds 82.68 average, 76 (best) Lindsey Jonkhoff 9 events, 22 rounds 83.23 average, 76 average Kari Liggett 9 events, 22 rounds 84.09 average, 73 (best) Megan Gormley 3 events, 8 rounds 90.63 average, 86 (best) Hannah Lambert 2 events, 5 rounds 97.20 average, 89 (best)

2007-08

Head Coach: Stephanie Young Laker Fall Classic 5th, 636 Brickyard Invitational 10th, 636 Nittany Lion Invitational T-11th, 989 Shoot-out at the Legends 12th, 968 LPGA Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Xavier Invitational 13th, 977 Rio Verde Invitational 14th, 941 Illini Spring Classic 13th, 995 Cardinal Classic 8th, 656 Falcon Invitational 1st, 946 MAC Championships 8th, 1310 ------------------------------------------------------Jessica McCann 10 events, 28 rounds (medalist - 1) 79.32 average, 72 (best) Carley Hrusovsky 10 events, 29 rounds (medalist - 1) 80.43 average, 75 (best) Lauren Glew 10 events, 28 rounds 81.86 average, 74 (best) DeOnna Anderson 5 events, 13 rounds 82.69 average, 78 (best) Lindsey Jonkhoff 5 events, 15 rounds 83.40 average, 79 (best)

2006-07

Head Coach: Stephanie Young

Amanda Bader Marisa Glew Hannah Lambert Megan Gormley Megan Bader

6 events, 15 rounds 83.60 average, 75 (best) 5 events, 12 rounds 84.75 average, 79 (best) 7 events, 18 rounds 85.17 average, 75 (best) 3 events, 7 rounds 85.57 average, 79 (best) 2 events, 4 rounds 85.75 average, 82 (best)

2008-09

Head Coach: Stephanie Young Laker Fall Classic 6th, 638 Nittany Lion Invitational 13th, 967 Cardinal Classic 11th, 636 Zippy Invitational 7th, 987 Huskie Classic T-2nd, 640 LPGA Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Xavier Invitational 15th, 976 Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational 20th, 1001 Grand Prairie Classic 12th, 683 EKU Lady Colonel Classic 18th, 1006 Falcon Invitational 3rd, 651 MAC Championships 9th, 1401 ------------------------------------------------------Megan Gormley 11 events, 29 rounds 81.79 average, 74 (best) Lauren Glew 11 events, 29 rounds 82.86 average, 75 (best) Marisa Glew 11 events, 29 rounds 83.72 average, 77 (best) Megan Bader 11 events, 27 rounds 84.07 average, 71 (best) Paula DiFrancesco 10 events, 24 rounds 85.96 average, 78 (best) Hannah Lambert 11 events, 29 rounds 87.07 average, 74 (best)

2009-10

Head Coach: Stephanie Young Great Smokies Intercollegiate T-15th, 311 Youngstown State Invitational 2nd, 327 Nittany Lion Invitational 15th, 990 Zippy Invitational T-9th, 991 Mid-American Conf. Preview 14th, 992 Dayton Invitational T-2nd, 645 All-Ohio Invitational No Team Play Rio Verde Intercollegiate 18th, 998 Longaberger Challenge Cup L, 9-3 vs. Ohio EKU Colonel Classic 14th, 980 Falcon Invitational 5th, 659 MAC Championships 8th, 983 ------------------------------------------------------Susy Grunden 11 events, 26 rounds (medalist - 1) 78.53 average, 73 (best) Lauren Glew 10 events, 24 rounds 82.75 average, 76 (best) Hannah Lambert 11 events, 26 rounds 84.42 average, 80 (best) Amy Ruthenberg 4 events, 10 rounds 85.10 average, 81 (best) Marisa Glew 9 events, 22 rounds 86.05 average, 82 (best) 4 events, 10 rounds Paula DiFrancesco 86.40 average, 79 (best) Jen Blanchard 2 events, 4 rounds 94.50 average, 87 (best)

Jessica McCann (2004-2008)

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year-By-year results 2010-11

Head Coach: Stephanie Young Worldlink N. Texas Fall Classic 6th, 924 Great Smokies Intercollegiate 16th, 609 BSU Cardinal Classic T-6th, 617 Zippy Invitational 9th, 996 Mid-American Conference Preview 9th, 675 Rio Verde Invitational 17th, 1018 Spring Challenge Cup L, 10-2 vs. Ohio EKU Lady Colonel Classic 8th, 944 Falcon Invitational 6th, 335 MAC Championships 9th, 1006 ------------------------------------------------------Susy Grunden 5 events, 12 rounds (medalist - 1) 74.42 average, 69 (best) Bailey Arnold 9 events, 20 rounds 79.90 average, 70 (best) Lauren Glew 9 events, 19 rounds 82.42 average, 75 (best) Amy Ruthenberg 10 events, 22 rounds 83.00 average, 76 (best) Kelsey Benson 6 events, 11 rounds 83.91 average, 79 (best) Paula DiFrancesco 8 events, 20 rounds 84.75 average, 75 (best) Jen Blanchard 2 events, 1 round 85.00 average, 85 (best) Marisa Glew 7 events, 13 rounds 85.46 average, 78 (best)

Lauren Glew (2007-2011)

2010-11 Falcons @ Rio Verde Invitational

Falcons Competing @ 2011 MAC Championships

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greg christopher greg Christopher dir. of intercollegiate athletics bowling green state university Greg Christopher is in his sixth year as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Bowling Green State University. Christopher, the 12th full-time athletic directer in school history, began his duties in July of 2006 has accomplished a great deal in his first five years in Northwest Ohio.

Christopher oversees an 18-sport program which has a budget of $17 million and 75 full-time employees. BGSU, which is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), is one of 13 programs in the country which sponsor Division I-A football and compete in men’s and women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey on the Division I level.

A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Christopher has moved the BGSU athletic department forward in multiple areas in his first five years. The Sebo Athletic Center was completed in the fall of 2007, featuring expanded and state-ofthe-art sports medicine and rehabilitation facilities as well as a strength and conditioning area for all University student-athletes. The new front entrance for Doyt L. Perry Stadium, the building also houses administrative offices as well as offices and meeting rooms for the football Falcons.

The Sebo Athletic Center is part of $57 million in new or renovated athletics facilities completed during Christopher’s tenure. That facilities list includes the new Keefe Tennis Complex, a renovation to Whittaker Track, improvements at baseball’s Steller Field, the FieldTurf inside Perry Stadium, renovations to the BGSU Ice Arena, and the new $36 million Stroh Center. Incremental facility improvement plans are also underway for other BGSU athletics venues.

Athletic achievements of Christopher’s five years include nine conference banners. Highlights include the remarkable run of women’s basketball. The women’s hoops Falcons became the first team in conference history to advance to the ‘Sweet 16’ of the NCAA in 2006-07, winning a MAC record 31 games along the way. Curt Miller’s team made its fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2011, following the Falcons’ seventh straight conference title.

In Christopher’s tenure, football has played in two post-season bowl games, including the 2008 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., and the 2009 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. The 2007 football team also shared the MAC East Division title. In 2008-09, the men’s basketball team won its first regular season MAC title in decade, advancing the NIT post-season tournament. And baseball won three consecutive MAC East Division titles, including overall conference regular season championships in 2008 and 2009.

In the classroom, the Falcons have flourished, as the number of studentathletes with a GPA of 3.0 or above has increased in each of the last four years. In 2010-11, BGSU student-athletes set a new bar for cumulative GPA record, charting a 3.08 mark, and 196 BG student-athletes had a GPA of at least 3.0. The student-athlete graduation rate is greater than the overall student body’s graduation rate.

Christopher implemented the Falcon Leadership Academy, a leadership development program for BGSU student-athletes. Christopher, along with several other administrators in the athletics department, serves as an instructor for the class, which represents each of the department’s 18 varsity sports.

Christopher’s background in fundraising and development has been evident in his first five years at BGSU. There have been double-digit percentage increases in the external funding areas, including development, corporate marketing, licensing and concessions. Christopher has furthered the department’s logo transition and integrated an external communications plan.

Christopher came to BGSU after spending nearly a decade at Purdue University in his hometown. He served as Associate A.D. for External Relations and John Purdue Club Director at Purdue University. Christopher, who had been at the school since 1997, was a member of the department’s senior staff. He was accountable for external and revenue-related areas for Purdue’s $50 million department. In his role, he oversaw several areas, including development, marketing, promotions and advertising, athletic licensing and sports information.

Under his leadership, Purdue raised $17.2 million in total giving for Athletics in his final year there. He also played a significant role in a seven-year campus-wide capital campaign which raised $111 million for Athletics during that period. Projects that came to fruition in that time frame include tripling the number of endowed athletic scholarships and several facility additions or renovations. Among the facility projects were an indoor golf training center, football stadium renovation, aquatic center, indoor tennis center, and basketball video board campaign. He also was the advisor for Purdue’s chapter of Athletes-in-Action, and served a period of time as the sport administrator for Purdue’s men’s and women’s tennis programs.

Christopher served as Executive Director for the Society of Professional Journalists in Greencastle, Ind., from 1994 to 1997 after joining the organization in 1991 as its Marketing and Development Director. During that time, he managed a staff of 15 for the nation’s largest not-for-profit journalism organization. His tenure focused largely on external relations, fueling growth that doubled the net worth of the foundation and association.

He also improved relations with SPJ’s 250 local chapters and negotiated contracts and corporate partnerships.

Prior to joining SPJ, Christopher was an Account Executive at WWWVFM in Charlottesville, Va., from 1988-90. In that capacity, he designed and managed station promotions, including partnerships with the athletics program at the University of Virginia. He also was part of the “Page Program” at NBC in New York in 1988 where he served as a research analyst, assisting the Manager of Sports Programming and Market Analysis in research of television sports. Christopher also produced network sports tracking reports and surveys of major league sports.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from MAC-member Miami University in 1988 and earned his MBA from the institution in 1991.

He played football for one season before the former linebacker’s career was cut short due to injury. In 1987-88 and 1990-91, Christopher was involved as a television color commentator in football and play-by-play voice for men’s ice hockey which aired on regional cable television and WPTD-TV in Dayton. He also served as a graduate assistant in the Office of Admissions at Miami in 1990-91.

Christopher is a member of the Mid-American Conference’s External Relations Committee, current Chair of the CCHA Council, and is the women’s basketball administrative chair for the MAC. In the spring of 2008, he was appointed to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee.

Christopher is active in Northwest Ohio with the Bowling Green Community Foundation, the American Red Cross and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Christopher, 45, is married to the former Tina Smith of Leetonia, Ohio. The couple has a son, Zachary, 15, and two daughters, Megan and Allison, ages 13 and 11.

the Christopher Family (l-r): greg, Megan, Zachary, allison and tina

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bGsu Golf TRaininG CenTeR

Entrance to the state-of-the-art BGSU Golf Training Center

Team Lounge with high definition television

Grand Opening Men’s and Women’s Golf Team

1200 square foot putting and chipping area

Hitting bays with JC video equipment to record each swing

Locker Room Area

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