Athletic Performance Center
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A Message from the Coach Thank you for your interest in the James Madison University Men’s Golf Program. I hope you enjoy reading about all JMU has to offer you as a student and an athlete. JMU is a terrific university that is continually ranked as one of the top public universities in the country. From the beauty of the campus to the outstanding academic programs, this is a great place where you can grow and develop to your fullest potential. The athletic department made a decision in October of 2006 to fully fund the men’s golf program in both scholarships and budget. With this commitment from JMU, I am excited about the opportunity to coach and recruit players who will enable our team to compete at the highest level. My objectives each year are to play a competitive Division I schedule, to win the CAA Schedule Conference Championship and go to the NCAA Championship. I believe my coaching and playing experience September at the collegiate and professional levels will help you become the 14-15 at Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate player that you want to be. 25-27 at Sea Trail Intercollegiate Our on-campus and off-campus facilities compliment each other to produce an excellent training environment. In the Plecker Athletic Performance Center, our strength and conditioning coaches hold workouts geared towards improving golf performance. The APC also houses our state-of-the-art academic support facilities to help the student-athlete succeed academically. We have seven-day-a-week playing and range privileges at two local golf clubs (Packsaddle Ridge Golf Club -- www.packsaddle.net -- and Lakeview Golf Club -www.lakeviewgolf.net). This is complemented with our on-campus indoor practice facility which includes a putting surface, hitting stalls and top-quality video equipment to analyze your game.
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To learn more about our University and the golf program, please visit our websites at www.jmu.edu or www.jmusports.com.
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Sincerely,
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at Frank Landrey Invitational at Georgetown Intercollegiate at Kauai Collegiate Invitational
March 1-2 8-10 22-23
at 2010 Seahawk Invitational at Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate at First Market Bank Intercollegiate
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at CAA Championships at 34th Rutherford Intercollegiate
1-2 at 2010 Cavalier Classic 20-22 at NCAA Regionals 30-June 5 at NCAA Championship
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Athletes
Jhonny Montano Senior Cochabamba, Bolivia/Cochabamba Cooperative School • Competed in one event for the Dukes in 2008-09. • Two top-20 finishes, including 12th at the Cavalier Classic. • Economic major who enjoys soccer and volleyball.
Mike Meisenzahl r-Junior Medford, N.J./Shawnee • Tied for team lead with 10 starts in 2008-09. • Finished second on the team with a 73.7 stroke average. • Kinesiology major who enjoys surfing and snowboarding.
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Matt Neely Junior Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry • Competed in nine events in 2008-09. • Three career top-10 finishes, including twice in the top six last year. • Kinesiology major.
Chad Mozingo Sophomore Culpeper, Va./Culpeper County • Competed in four events as a freshman. • Tied for 21st at the FSU Spring Break Invitational. • Enjoys baseball, billiards, ping-pong and hunting.
Jack Bonifant Sophomore Silver Spring, Md./ Sherwood • Competed in five events as a freshman. • Shot a season-low 71 at the Frank Landrey Invitational. • Media Arts and Design major who enjoys sports and movies.
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Athletes Mike Smith Sophomore Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./ Nease • Competed in seven events as a freshman. • Recorded two top-20 finishes and five top-30 finishes. • Enjoys basketball, billiards, working out and water sports.
Chris Wellde Sophomore Ellicott City, Md./Centennial • Competed in six events as a freshman. • Shot a season-low 69 to finish fourth at the 2008 Stono Cup.
Garrett Whitmore
• Business management major who enjoys basketball, football and poker.
Sophomore Midlothian, Va./Midlothian • Competed in two events as a freshman. • Recorded a season-low 71 at the FSU Spring Break Invitational on March 12. • Two-time Richmond Times-Dispatch first-team All-Metro.
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Newcomers
Ryan Vince Freshman Charlotte, N.C./ Providence
Rich Leeper Freshman Chapel Hill, N.C./Carrboro • Four-time all-conference selection. • Four-time team MVP.
• 2009 Charlotte Observer All-Mecklenberg team. • 2009 Carolina Weekly Super Golf first team. • Honor roll student who enjoys playing video games.
• Won the state regional tournament as a senior.
2008 Kauai Invitational Kauai, Hawaii
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2009 JMU Women’s Soccer
Energetic Coach Jeff Forbes Head Coach • Third season as head coach of the men’s golf program. • 2008-09 CAA co-Coach of the Year. • Previously coached the JMU women’s golf team from 1996-99. • During his tenure, the women’s team had three top-five finishes at the ECAC Tournament. • Former four-year golfer at JMU and member of the 1991 NCAA Tournament team. • Two-time winner of the Heath Award. • Played golf at the professional level on five tours. • Won one event, had five top-five finishes and 12 top-10 performances during his professional tenure. • Helped design and develop Packsaddle Ridge Golf Course in Harrisonburg, Va. which was recognized in 2003 by Golf Digest as the fifth-best new golf course in the nation. • Earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from JMU.
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Colonial Athletic Association
Jeff Forbes Tim Driver
- 2009 CAA co-Coach of the Year.
- 2009 All-CAA selection. - 2009 CAA All-tournament team.
Scott Marino - 2006 All-CAA second team
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Tradition of Excellence Faber Jamerson • Played on Golden Bear Tour in 2003. • Member of the Dukes squad that went to fourstraight NCAA East Regional Championships. • Three-time SunTrust Virgnia State Open Champion.
Joe Scheffres • Won Lakeview Amateur • Five top-five finishes in JMU career • Playing on the Hooters Tour
Scott Polen • 2000 CAA Champion.
Mark Carnevale • Inducted into JMU Athletics Hall Of Fame • Played on the PGA Tour • PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1992 • Only JMU golfer to win PGA Tour event (Chattanooga Classic) • Play-by-Play announcer for PGA Tour Radio
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• Holds the school record for 18-hole round with a 64 at the 2000 CAA Championships.
Barry Londeree • 2004 All-America Scholar
Ben Keefer • 2000 All-America Scholar
Jay Woodson • Two-time State Amateur Champion. • Played on Hooters Tour in 2006 & 2008. • 2004 JMU Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
D.L. Moyers • Three-time All-American
Pleasant Hughes • Played on the Grey Goose Gateway Tour in 2006, winning three events. • Won Waterford Crystal Classic and Waterford Hotel Classic on the Golden Bear Tour.
1997 Virginia Division I Intercollegiate Championship Team For more, visit JMUSports.com
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This is... JMU
JMU’s beautiful campus includes 108 major buildings on 696 acres. The original campus is built around the Quadrangle, where buildings are constructed of native blue limestone and have ivy coverings.
The University’s 18,000 students may choose from 106 degree programs in seven colleges -- College of Arts and Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Integrated Science and Technology, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate School. JMU’s academic program combines the liberal arts tradition with preparation for technology in a rapidly changing world. All students receive a strong foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general education program. • Female/Male Ratio: 60/40 • Student/Professor Ratio: 17/1 • Average Class Size: 29
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“JMU is a wonderful university from the beauty of the campus to the exceptional academic programs. This is a great place to grow and develop to your fullest potential.” - Jeff Forbes, JMU men’s golf coach
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• U.S. News & World Report in its 2009 America’s Best Colleges guidebook ranked JMU first in the South among public universities for the 15th straight year. • JMU is Virginia’s most-popular college or university, drawing applications from the greatest percentage of the state’s graduating high school seniors. • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in 2009 ranked JMU 28th nationally on its list of 100 best values in public colleges -- schools that offer a first-class education at a reasonable price. • Yahoo! Internet Life included JMU on its 2001 listing of “The Nation’s 100 Most Wired Universities,” listing JMU 53rd among larger institutions. • JMU was included in the 2002 edition of The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges with one author saying “JMU is almost too perfect to be believed.” • JMU has been described as “one of the best managed, most dynamic public universities in the nation” in The Guide to 101 of the Best Values in America’s Colleges and Universities. • BusinessWeek magazine in 2009 ranked JMU’s College of Business 16th nationally among business schools at public universities and 44th among all universities. • JMU is among schools “that prove activism and community service are alive and well on campus,” says Mother Jones Magazine. • JMU’s exemplary programs for first-year students are “cornerstones of the University’s strong commitment to student learning and success,” says The Temple Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development. • JMU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 50 “Best Value” public universities in the 2009 Princeton Review “Best Value Colleges.” The list recognizes schools that provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price.”
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Harrisonburg, Va. A Great College Town Harrisonburg is convenient to the metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C., and Richmond while providing JMU students the comforts of the picturesque setting of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The city offers something for everyone. From downtown shopping and restaurants, to nearby national parks and forests, it provides JMU students the opportunity to sample many aspects of life. Harrisonburg offers a learning environment that is very unique in today’s high-tech, educational world.
Dr. Linwood H. Rose James Madison University President
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Academic Advising • Located in the Plecker Athletic Performance Center, named in honor of Robert & Frances Plecker • A $10 million state-of-the-art athletic support facility • Computer lab with more then 30 work stations • Student-athlete lounge • Tutoring and small group meeting facilities Plecker Center also houses • 7,000-square foot strength and conditioning center with flat-screen televisions for individual instruction • 5,000-square foot sports medicine facility • JMU’s athletic hall of fame
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“The academic advising at JMU is outstanding. Casey Carter and Tiffany Hall are very involved in every aspect of the student-athletes’ academic lives. Their support and involvement with the student-athletes is essential to the students’ academic success.” - Jeff Forbes, JMU men’s golf coach
Casey Carter Associate Athletics Director for StudentAthlete Services James Madison ‘70
Tiffany Hall Team academic advisor
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Strength & Conditioning • Developing athleticism and sports performance • Seven training facilities encompassing more then 17,000 square feet • Staff includes five full time professionals with certifications as strength and conditioning specialists
Corey Anderson Strength & Conditioning Coach
Justin Jones Strength & Conditioning Coach JMU ‘07
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Sports Medicine
• Multi-skilled professionals use current research, educational knowledge, and state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic wellbeing of student-athletes • Staff includes 20 board-certified and licensed athletic trainers • Team physicians include Dr. Kent Diduch (board-certified in family practice physician) and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally renowned fellowship-trained orthopedist from the University of Virginia • Local chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health care needs of student-athletes Chris Smith, ATC Team Athletic Trainer Cal State Chico ‘98
Tom Kuster, ATC Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine James Madison ‘95
Dr. Kent Diduch Team Physician
Dr. Mark Miller Team Orthopedic Surgeon
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Sports Psychology • The Counseling and Student Development Center (CSDC) is committed to addressing the unique challenges that face student-athletes at JMU. • The CSDC provides a supportive environment to empower studentathletes to achieve personal, academic and athletic goals in the context of individual and/or group counseling. • Staff includes three full-time professionals with doctorates specifically tailored towards Sports Psychology.
Dr. Robert Harmison Director
Dr. Wendy Bolarbi
Dr. Challace McMillin Team Sports Psychologist
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Golf Facilities • On-campus indoor practice facility includes a putting surface, hitting stalls and top quality video equipment to analyze your game. • JMU has approved construction of an oncampus practice facility to be ready for the Fall of 2010. • JMU golfers have seven-day-aweek playing and range privileges at Harrisonburg’s two local golf clubs (Packsaddle Ridge Golf Club and Lakeview Golf Club).
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Who’s Who in JMU Athletics Jeff Bourne Director of Athletics
Geoff Polglase Deputy Director of Athletics
Golf Information Office Location: Bridgeforth Stadium B111 Fax: (540) 568-6065 E-mail: m-golf@jmu.edu Mailing Address: Men’s Golf James Madison University 261 Bluestone Drive MSC 2301 Godwin Hall Room 125 (overnight mail) Harrisonburg, VA 22807 Head Coach
Shelia Moorman Associate Athletics Director, Senior Woman Administrator
Casey Carter Associate Athletics Director for Academics
Kevin White Associate Athletics Director for Sport Programs
Jeff Forbes, (540) 568-6693 James Madison ‘90, ‘92 E-mail: forbesjk@jmu.edu
Administrative Assistant Joyce Shifflett, (540) 568-6467 Sports Information Contact
Brian Hansen Email: hansenbj@jmu.edu Telephone: (540) 568-6154
Office Mailing Address Sports Media Relations 380 University Boulevard MSC 0404 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Directions & Maps A map of the JMU campus (including a PDF printable map) is available at www.jmu.edu/map. For directions visit JMUSports.com and click on Facilities.
Credits: Design: Austin Design, Inc., Lovettsville, Va. Interior Layout Special Assistance: Teresa Craig Photography: Cathy Kushner, Diane Elliott, David Lonnquest, Tommy Thompson, and others Printing: Mid-Valley Press, Verona, Va.
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