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Coaching Staff
Table of Contents Quick Facts/Directions........................................................................................1
Coaching Staff Head Coach Michael Michaelides .......................................................................2 Assistant Coach Bobby Corbo .............................................................................3
Meet the Blackbirds Roster..................................................................................................................3 Season Outlook ...................................................................................................4 Men’s Profile’s ......................................................................................................5 Women’s Profile’s .................................................................................................7
In Review 2008-09 Team Results .......................................................................................10 2008-09 Stroke Averages ...................................................................................10
Head Coach .................... Michael Michaelides (sixth season) Alma Mater, Year ......................................Long Island, 1999 E-mail ...................................... michael.michaelides@liu.edu Assistant Coach .......................Bobby Corbo (second season) Golf Office Phone ........................................ (718) 488-1074
Record Book
Team Information
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Men’s Returning Players/Lost ..........................................2/4 Women’s Returning Players/Lost .....................................3/3 Rocky Co, Jr. ......................2008-09 Scoring Average: 77.7 ................................................... Four career top-12 finishes Natalie Desjardins, Sr. .. NEC Conference Player of the Year .....................Seven career wins, All-NEC in 2006 and 2009
University Administration .................................................................................13 Athletics Administration ...................................................................................14 Athletic Training/Strength and Conditioning ....................................................15 Academics .........................................................................................................16
Team Championships........................................................................................11 Individual Championships ................................................................................11 NEC All-Conference Selections.........................................................................11 Long Island Practice Facilities ............................................................................12
Athletics Media Relations
Credits The 2009-10 Long Island University Golf Media Guide was designed, written and edited by Brett Hertel. Editorial assistance by Jeff Mead and Shawn Sweeney. Printed by William Charles Printing of Plainview, N.Y. Special thanks to Brian Ierardi. Photography by Gene Boyars. Cover design by Karyn Olsen. Long Island Blackbirds • 2009-10 Golf • www.liuathletics.com
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Media Relations Graduate Assistant ................... Brett Hertel ..........................................Men’s and Women’s Golf Contact Phone.............................................(718) 488-1000 ex. 3206 E-mail .............................................. brett.hertel@my.liu.edu Assistant AD/Media Relations Director..................Jeff Mead Phone........................................................... (718) 488-1420 E-mail .......................................................jeff.mead@liu.edu Assistant Director of Media Relations ............Shawn Sweeney Phone........................................................... (718) 488-1307 E-mail ..............................................shawn.sweeney@liu.edu Media Relations Fax .................................... (718) 488-3302 Mailing Address ................................... One University Plaza ........................................... Wellness Center/Room 214-216 ........................................................... Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
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Head Coach
Michael Michaelides Head Coach• •Sixth Season Long Island, 1999
Michael Michaelides enters his sixth full season as head men’s and women’s golf coach. A former two-time most valuable player for the Long Island University men’s golf team, Michaelides has built two perennial conference-title contenders in his tenure. Michaelides looks to bring a Northeast Conference championship to Brooklyn for the first time since 2005.
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In 2009, the former Blackbird captain mentored a women’s program that took second place at the NEC Championship and saw Natalie Desjardins garner NEC Player of the Year honors. A team-record 306 final-round tally showcased the talent Michaelides has built on the women’s side. The men weren’t far behind as they grabbed third place at the conference championship, including a second-place individual finish from Greg Nicolson. In all, the men and women combined for five individual tournament crowns last season, including Desjardins’ victory at the Lonnie Barton Invitational, a tournament named after the former head coach at LIU who succumbed to cancer in 2004.
women, as a 319 in the final round pushed the squad to a runner-up finish.
Michaelides oversaw a men’s program that finished second at the NEC Championship in 2008, including a fifth-place finish for Rocky Co. Michaelides was responsible for a women’s squad that garnered a second-place finish at the Mount St. Mary’s Invitational and an individual title for Desjardins at the Hartford Invitational.
In his five full years as head coach, Michaelides has coached 17 allconference performers, an NEC Rookie of the Year (Desjardins, 2006), NEC Player of the Year (Desjardins, 2009), and LIU’s firstever NEC individual champions on both the women’s side (Shauna Wilde, 2005) and the men’s side (Kelly, 2007).
In 2007, Michaelides guided a women’s program that won two tournaments as a team and had one individual champion (Desjardins at the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational). The men’s squad also had its share of success as Patrick Kelly became the first male Blackbird to win the NEC Tournament individual title. In addition, Kelly was victorious at the Lonnie Barton Invitational.
During the 2003-04 campaign, Michaelides took over the men’s and women’s programs in mid-season due to the illness of then-coach Barton. The results were impressive: a second-place finish at the NEC Championship for the women and a NEC championship and first-ever berth into the NCAA Regionals for the men. In his first full campaign, Michaelides built upon the successes of the previous season. He led the men’s squad to a runner-up result at the NEC Championship and the women’s team to its first conference crown and subsequent trip to the NCAA Regionals.
With only one returning letterwinner on the women’s team and none on the men’s side in 2006, Michaelides guided the men to third place at the NEC Championship. The results were even better for the
In the summer of 2008, Michaelides competed on the Golf Channel’s “Big Break X: Michigan” with Monmouth head golf coach Sherri McDonald. The duo finished sixth overall in the competition. Prior to his arrival, Michaelides served as the assistant golf pro at The Woodcrest Club in Syosset, N.Y. from 2000-02 and Oyster Bay Golf Course from 2002-03. In 1999, Michaelides worked as an assistant golf pro at Bethpage State Park Golf Course, which hosted the 2009 U.S. Open. Michaelides continues to play competitively, including participating in long drive competitions. He participated in the ReMax World Long Drive Championships in October 2009. A native of Bayside, N.Y., Michaelides resides in East Elmhurst, N.Y. 2
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Assistant Coach/Rosters
Bobby Corbo Assistant Coach• •Second Season
Bobby Corbo begins his second season as the assistant men’s and women’s golf coach at Long Island University. Corbo, who is currently the director of instruction at the Mercer County Golf Academy, boasts over 30 years of teaching experience in the New York/New Jersey area. Corbo’s students include NCAA, LPGA, Futures Tour, Canadian and PGA tour players. Corbo has served as the head teaching professional at Tee It Up in Farmingdale, N.J., and was the lead teaching professional at Battleground Country Club in Manalapan, N.J. Throughout his career, he has been published in local newspapers and magazines and in 2003 was featured in the nationally-published Golf Illustrated. During his playing career, he was heavily involved in amateur tournaments including various statewide tournaments. Corbo qualified for the USGA Mid-Amateur twice, once as the medalist. As a professional, Corbo played on the New England professional golf tour and achieved exemptions for the Nitro Senior and American Senior Tour. Corbo resides in Manalapan, N.J.
2009-10 Rosters
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Back row (left to right): Head coach Michael Michaelides, Natalie Desjardins, Andrea Staudacher, Julia Rappa, Anna Palsson, Linnea Jonsson. Front row: Rocky Co, Owen Rigg, Josh Waters, Ryan Lee, Segeun Choi.
Men’s Roster Name Segeun Choi Rocky Co Ryan Lee Owen Rigg Josh Waters
Ht. 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-2
Wt. 160 177 150 268 157
Yr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr.
Hometown/Previous School Windsor, Ontario/Minot State Univ. Richmond Hill, Ontario/St. Robert Berlin, Conn./Berlin Timmins, Ontario/Missouri Valley Col. London, England/St. Dunstan’s Col.
Women’s Roster Name Natalie Desjardins Linnea Jonsson Anna Palsson Julia Rappa Andrea Staudacher
Ht. 5-4 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-8
Yr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr.
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Hometown/Previous School Haileybury, Ontario/Ecole Secondaire Ste.-Marie Boren, Sweden/Bjorknas Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden/Ostra Real Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood Aulendorf, Germany/Tuebingen Univ. 3
Season Outlooks Men’s Season Outlook
Women’s Season Outlook
Over the past two seasons, the Long Island University men’s golf team has shown it can contend with the Northeast Conference powers, finishing second and third in the past two seasons. With only one senior, the Blackbirds will rely on a young squad in its quest for NEC glory.
Coming off a second-place finish at the 2009 Northeast Conference Championship, the Long Island University women’s golf team has its sights set on a return to NEC prominence.
Senior Owen Rigg returns to lead the Blackbirds. The native of Timmins, Ontario, saw a three-stroke improvement in his scoring average last season, lowering his clip to 79.5. “I look for Owen to lead the team as a senior,” head coach Michael Michaelides said. “His experience and levelheadedness will help bring the freshmen along. He should be our most steady golfer.” Junior Rocky Co has developed into one of the NEC’s top performers over the past two seasons. In his freshman campaign, he finished in a tie for fifth at the conference championship. Co narrowly missed AllNEC honors in back-to-back years after tying for 12th in 2009. “Rocky is an amazing ball striker and gained some length in the offseason,” Michaelides said. “I look for him to emerge as a leader and someone who should be at the top of the NEC.” A troika of newcomers round out the roster for Michaelides. Sophomore transfer Segeun Choi heads to Brooklyn after a year at Minot State University in North Dakota. Choi recorded a 78.3 scoring average in his freshman campaign including a low round of 69. “Segeun can work the ball both ways at will and is very level headed,” Michaelides said. “He only needs to manage the game a little better before he can be a top NEC player.” Freshmen Ryan Lee and Josh Waters will be looked upon to bolster the Blackbirds roster at the No. 4 and 5 positions.
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“Ryan has a ton of power. Once he dials it down and gets more accurate, he’ll be insanely good,” Michaelides said. “Josh is very accurate and manages himself and his game very well. He’s a mature golfer who is going to give us consistent outputs.” The Blackbirds travel to the NEC Championship in Orlando, Fla., from April 30-May 2. Rocky Co
At the forefront of Long Island’s attack will be senior Natalie Desjardins. The reigning NEC Golfer of the Year narrowly missed out on the individual crown at the conference championship a season ago despite a blistering final-round 71. An owner of seven career individual crowns, Desjardins will be looked upon to lead a squad comprised primarily of freshmen and sophomores. “What can I say about Nat that I haven’t already said?,” Michaelides said. “Nat is the rock of our team. She is a great player with a bright professional future. I’m very excited about what she can do this year.” Sophomore Anna Palsson returns following a tie for fifth at the NEC Championship that garnered her all-tournament honors. The native of Stockholm, Sweden, came to Brooklyn for the spring semester in 2009 and compiled LIU’s second lowest scoring average with an 82.5. “Anna could be a force to be reckoned with in the NEC,” Michaelides said. “She can hit it a mile and has a ton of shots in her bag. With a little more control she’ll be an amazing golfer.” After an impressive fall campaign where she posted an 88.4 scoring average, sophomore Julia Rappa returns to the Blackbirds roster. Rappa’s freshman campaign was highlighted by a tie for 20th at the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational. “I look for Julia to have a good year,” Michaelides said. “She has added yardage in the offseason and has become a much more consistent ball striker.” A pair of international newcomers round out the Blackbird roster for 2009-10. Junior transfer Andrea Staudacher comes from Aulendorf, Germany and freshman Linnea Jonsson hails from Boren, Sweden. “Andrea hits the ball long and straight. Once her course management comes around, she will be a top NEC player,” Michaelides said. “Linnea is very accurate with a solid short game. She’s a grinder and knows how to get the job done.” The NEC Championship will be played April 23-25 in Orlando, Fla. Natalie Desjardins
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Men’s Profiles
Owen Rigg 6-2• •225• •Senior Timmins, Ontario Missouri Valley Col.
Rocky Co 5-9• •177• •Junior Richmond Hill, Ontario St. Robert
2008-09: Finished season third on the team with a 77.7 scoring clip… Earned Northeast Conference Golfer of the Week honors on March 11… Recorded 20 of his 25 full rounds in the 70s… Used an openinground 73 to tie for seventh at the Lonnie Barton Invitational… Posted rounds of 70-78-77 at the NEC Championship to tie for 12th… Finished 17th at the Rutgers Invitational with rounds of 73-70… Shot consecutive rounds of 79 at the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational to finish tied for 18th… Fired a 77 at the Charleston Shootout for 13th place… Tied for 30th at the Towson Invitational with three rounds in the 70s (74-79-74)… Shot rounds of 82-78 at the Leo Keenan Invitational to share a tie for 47th… Carded a final-round 79 at the Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invitational. 2007-08: Held the 36-hole lead at the NEC Championship after two rounds of 70, eventually finishing in fifth place… Was second on the team with a 78 scoring average… Finished fifth at the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational with scores of 73-73… Took 23rd at the Longwood Invitational… Compiled 10 rounds in the 70s. Background: Member of the varsity golf team at St. Robert CHS for four years... Four-time regional team champion... Won team championship at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association Championships in 2006... Part of runner-up team finish at OFSAA Championships in 2005. Personal: Son of Robert and Shirley Co... Has two brothers, Ryan and Russell... Born on Jan. 11, 1989... Majoring in business management.
Owen Rigg• •Career Statistics Year Stroke Avg. Top-15 Fin. Best Finish Best Round 2007-08 82.5 0 T-31st 74 2008-09 79.5 1 T-15th 74 Totals 80.9 (49+ Rds.) 0 T-15th 74
Rocky Co• •Career Statistics Year Stroke Avg. Top-15 Fin. Best Finish Best Round 2007-08 78 2 5th 70 2008-09 77.7 3 5th 70 Totals 77.8 (49+ Rds.) 5 5th 70
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2008-09: Improved scoring average three strokes from sophomore to junior seasons (82.5-79.5)… Finished a tied for 16th at the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational after a first-round 74… Recorded best 36hole finish of the spring with rounds of 78-76 at the Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invitational to tie for 18th… Carded an opening-round 76 en route to a tie for 33rd at the Northeast Conference Championship… Shot a 79 at the Charleston Shootout to grab 15th place… Posted rounds of 76-79-78 at the Longwood Invitational to share 29th place… Charged with final rounds of 79 and a rain-shortened-39 at the Fossum/Spartan Invitational… Recorded dual rounds of 75 at the Rutgers Invitational… Finished in a tie for 47th at the Leo Keenan Invitational after carding rounds of 81-79. 2007-08: Had best performance of the season at NEC Championship with rounds of 77-78-76 to tie for 31st… Recorded a career-best 74 at the St. Bonaventure Invitational… Posted scores of 83-79 at the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational… Finished spring season with four of last six scores in the 70s. Background: Was a three-time individual champion of the Northeastern Ontario Athletic Association Championship at Timmins High and Vocational School... Member of four-time NEOAA team champion... Won the Northern Ontario Junior Championship in 2005... Finished in the top 10 at the 2005 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association Golf Championships... Attended Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo., prior to Long Island. Personal: Son of Dean and Leata Rigg... Has one sister, Lacey... Born on Feb. 23, 1986... Majoring in biology.
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Men’s Profiles
Segeun Choi 5-10• •160• •Sophomore Windsor, Ontario Minot State Univ.
Background: Transferred from Minot State University… Compiled a tournament average of 78.3 during his freshman season with a low round of 69… Tied for sixth at the Optimist Canadian National Championship in 2008… Was the runner-up at the Southwest Ontario Championship during senior year at Vincent Maisey Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario. Personal: Son of Younguni and Yeongill Choi… Born on Nov. 27, 1989… Majoring in economics.
Josh Waters 6-2• •157• •Freshman London, England St. Dunstan’s Col.
Background: Was a member of the golf, soccer, rugby, tennis and cricket teams at St. Punstars… Finished second during his junior year and third during his senior year at the National Schoolboy Golf Competition. Personal: Son of Mark and Lesly Waters… Born on Feb. 21, 1991… Majoring in business management.
Ryan Lee 5-10• •150• •Freshman Berlin, Conn. Berlin
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Background: A four-year member of the golf and basketball teams at Berlin High School… Captained the golf team during senior campaign… Led team to the state championship during junior season… Collected four wins on the Connecticut Junior Tour. Personal: Son of Daniel and Theresa Lee… Born on July 20, 1991… Major is undecided.
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Natalie Desjardins 5-4• •Senior Haileybury, Ontario Ecole Secondaire Ste.- Marie
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in five tournaments in 2003, including Junior PGA Championship in Sudbury, Ontario, and Northern Junior Championship at Sault Ste. Marie Golf & Country Club, where she won by 18 strokes (79-77)... Represented Team Canada East at the 2004 Canadian Junior Golf Association Canada Cup match play event in Ontario... Member of the 2005 Canadian team that competed in the Euro Cup in Scotland... Finished first at the Canadian Junior Golf Association Team Canada World Juniors Golf Cup Qualifier... Was the individual girls winner of the Northeastern Ontario Athletics Association High School Fall Golf Championship, where she shot 75. Personal: Born on Oct. 23, 1986... Daughter of Guy and Aline Desjardins... Currently pursuing a master’s degree in political science.
Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Totals
Natalie Desjardins• •Career Statistics Stroke Avg. Top-15 Fin. Best Finish Best Round 80.9 8 1st 74 81.2 4 1st 73 80.6 5 1st 72 76.9 8 1st 71 79.5 (70 Rds.) 25 1st 71
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2008-09: Named Northeast Conference Golfer of the Year… Earned First Team All-NEC honors… Earned spot on NEC All-Tournament Team… Named NEC Golfer of the Week six times… Finished season with a career-best 76.86 scoring average… First LIU golfer to capture four individual titles in one season… Began three-tournament winning streak with a 78-75 performance at the FDU Invitational… Finished fall season by winning the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational after posting scores of 73-81… Began spring campaign with comeback victory at the Lonnie Barton Invitational shooting scores of 80-78… Captured her fourth event of the year with rounds of 77-71-77 at the Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invitational… Used a final-round 71 to grab second place at the NEC Championship… Placed third at the Towson Invitational by posting scores of 72-75… Charged to a fifth-place performance at the Tina Barrett Invitational with rounds of 76-72 in the final two rounds… Posted a sixth-place finish at the ECAC Championships after rounds of 82-79… Finished tied for 16th at the Roar-EE Invitational. 2007-08: Won the Hartford Invitational with scores of 77-79… Finished second at the Lonnie Barton Invitational after posting scores of 77-79… Took second at the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational with scores of 78-79… Recorded scores of 84-81-86 to finish 12th at the NEC Championship… Shot a final round 72 to finish ninth at the ECAC Championships… Named NEC Golfer of the Week on Oct. 7. 2006-07: Participated in only five tournaments due to injury... Led squad with 81.2 scoring average... Won the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational, helping lead the Blackbirds to a team victory with a two-round total of 163... Posted a pair of runner-up finishes at the Rutgers Invitational and the Lady Monarch Invitational, in which she shot a season-low round of 73 on the second day. 2005-06: Named NEC Rookie of the Year... Was an All-NEC selection... Recorded her first collegiate win at the Fairfield Invitational, winning by four strokes... Recorded three other top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the NEC Championship to earn all-conference accolades... Closed with a final-round 74 at the NEC Championship, her best round of the season... Tied for eighth at the Fighting Camel Spring Classic and tied for sixth at the Monmouth tourney... Completed the fall season as the top Blackbird performer following team-best finishes in four of the squad’s five tournaments... Was named NEC Golfer of the Week after shooting 83-79 at the ECAC Championships, finishing in a tie for second... Broke 80 four times, including twice (78-79) at the season-ending TPC Virginia Beach Women’s Invitational... Placed in the top 15 at each of the final four tournaments... In addition to her second-place finish at the ECAC Tournament, she finished tied for 11th at the Tribe Classic, tied for eighth at the Sacred Heart Invitational at 165 and tied for 13th at the TPC Virginia Beach. Background: Won the 2006 TaylorMadeadidas Golf Invitational with a career-low two-day total of 76-72... Participated in a pair of Women’s CN Canadian Tour events in 2006... Enjoyed an accomplished junior amateur career in Canada... Victorious
Women’s Profiles
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5-5• •Sophomore Stockholm, Sweden Ostra Real
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Julia Rappa 5-6• •Sophomore Ridgewood, N.J. Ridgewood
2008-09: Earned Northeast Conference All-Tournament honors after placing fifth with scores of 80-75-77 at the NEC Championship… Recorded a tie for eighth in first collegiate event at the Lonnie Barton Invitational with scores of 84-88… Posted a tie for 17th at the Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invitational, including a first-round 76… Tied for 20th at the Roar-EE Invitational after shooting 79-81… Posted scores of 93-84-85 at the Tina Barrett Invitational. Background: Played three years of golf at Ostra Real… Experienced handball player… Also competed in soccer in high school. Personal: Daughter of Mats and Kerstin Palsson… Born on Feb. 9, 1990… Majoring in business marketing.
2008-09: Impressed in the fall campaign with six scores in the 80s… Posted a season-low 82 at the ECAC Championships… Finished tied for 20th at the Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational including a first-round 84… Recorded an opening-round 83 at the Rutgers Invitational… Used scores of 88-89 to place in a tie for 27th at the FDU Invitational… Earned sole possession of 26th at the Lonnie Barton Invitational… Finished 43rd at the Northeast Conference Championship. Background: Member of the golf team for all four years at Ridgewood High School… Led the team to state championships in 2005, 2006 and 2008. Personal: Daughter of Michael Rappa and Maria Crespo… Born on July 28, 1990… Majoring in marketing.
Anna Palsson• •Career Statistics Year Stroke Avg. Top-15 Fin. Best Finish Best Round 2008-09 82.5 2 T-5th 75 Totals 82.5 (13 Rds.) 2 T-5th 75
Julia Rappa• •Career Statistics Year Stroke Avg. Top-15 Fin. Best Finish Best Round 2008-09 82.5 0 T-20th 82 Totals 92.4 (23 Rds.) 0 T-20th 82 Long Island Blackbirds • 2009-10 Golf • www.liuathletics.com
Women’s Profiles
Andrea Staudacher 5-8• •Junior Aulendorf, Germany Tuebingen Univ.
Linnea Jonsson 5-4• •Freshman Boden, Sweden Bjorknas Gymnasium
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Background: Attended the Bjorknas Gymnasium in Boden, Sweden… Played in the highest division at Bjorknas from 2004-2007… Also played soccer for six years and was an alpine skier for 12 years. Personal: Daughter of Dan Hellstrom and Katarina Jonsson… Born on Dec. 28, 1988… Major is undecided.
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In Review 2008-09 Scoring Averages Men Rocky Co .................................................................................77.7 Rob Gallagher ..........................................................................77.3 Kyle Margentina.......................................................................83.4 Greg Nicolson ..........................................................................75.9 Matthew Presz ..........................................................................92.0 Owen Rigg ...............................................................................79.5
Women Meagan Bewley ........................................................................ 89.4 Rochelle Brown ........................................................................ 88.3 Natalie Desjardins .................................................................... 76.9 Emma Lister............................................................................. 85.4 Anna Palsson ............................................................................ 82.5 Julia Rappa ............................................................................... 92.4
Julia Rappa
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2008-09 Women’s Results
Fall Results Longwood Manor Intercollegiate (Sept. 7-9) Farmville, Va.; Team Finish: 7th Top Indiv.: Greg Nicolson (T-11th, 73-73-78--224) Rutgers Invitational (Sept. 12-13) Piscataway, N.J.; Team Finish: 5th Top Indiv.: Rob Gallagher (T-7th, 69-72--141) St. Bonaventure Leo Keenan Invitational (Oct. 5-6) Olean, N.Y.; Team Finish: 11th Top Indiv.: Rob Gallagher (T-8th, 76-72--148) Liberty Frank Landrey Invitational (Oct. 12-14) Amherst, Va.; Team Finish: 14th Top Indiv.: Rob Gallagher (T-29th, 74-79-72--225) Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational (Oct. 27-28) Littlestown, Pa.; Team Finish: 2nd Top Indiv.: Greg Nicolson (1st, 70-78--148)
Fall Results Towson Invitational (Sept. 8-9) St. Michael’s, Md.; Team Finish: 7th Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (3rd, 72-75--147) ECAC Championships (Oct. 4-5) Williamsburg, Va.; Team Finish: 13th Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (T-6th, 78-75--153) Rutgers Invitational (Oct. 10-11) Piscataway, N.J.; Team Finish: 12th Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (23rd, 82-79--161) Fairleigh Dickinson Invitational (Oct. 20-21) Teaneck, N.J.; Team Finish: 6th Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (1st, 78-75--153) Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational (Oct. 27-28) Littlestown, Pa.; Team Finish: 3rd Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (1st, 73-81--154)
Spring Results Lonnie Barton Invitational (March 9-10) Savannah, Ga.; Team Finish: 5th Top Indiv.: Rocky Co (7th, 73-79--152) Towson Prospect Bay Invitational (March 28-29) Grasonville Md.; Team Finish: 10th Top Indiv.: Greg Nicolson (T-20th, 76-71-77--224) Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invitational (April 20-21) Gettysburg, Pa.; Team Finish: 9th Top Indiv.: Owen Rigg (T-18th, 78-76 -- 154) Fossum/Spartan Invitational (April 25-26) East Lansing, Mich.; Team Finish: 11th Top Indiv.: Greg Nicolson (T-13th, 76-74-37 --187) Northeast Conference Championships (May 1-3) Orlando, Fla.; Team Finish: 3rd Top Indiv.: Greg Nicolson (T-2nd, 70-67-78--215)
Spring Results Lonnie Barton Invitational (March 9-10) Savannah, Ga.; Team Finish: 3nd Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (1st, 80-78--158) Tina Barrett Invitational (March 30-31) Farmville, Va.; Team Finish: 9th Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (T-5th, 87-76-72-235) Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invitational (April 6-7) Gettysburg, Pa.; Team Finish: 3rd Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (1st, 77-71-77--225) Roar-EE Invitational (April 17-18) Suffern, N.Y.; Team Finish: 9th Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (T-16th, 76-82--158) Northeast Conference Championships (April 24-26) Hershey, Pa.; Team Finish: 2nd Top Indiv.: Natalie Desjardins (T-5th, 77-76-71--224) Long Island Blackbirds • 2009-10 Golf • www.liuathletics.com
Record Book Team Championships Women 2003 Hartford Invitational West Hartford, Conn.; April 28 163-173--335 (Boston University, 348) Kara Curran...................................... . 39-42--81 Shauna Wilde.................................... . 40-42--82 Katie Balmer....................................... 40-45--85 Tracey Chew...................................... . 43-44--87
2005 Northeast Conference Championship Frederick, Md.; April 18-19 322-323--645 (Saint Francis (Pa.), 655) Shauna Wilde.................................. 73-76--149 Veronica Lopes................................ 74-81--155 Tracey Chew.................................... 85-85--170 Erica Chong.................................... 91-81--172 Amy Kitchen....................................90-88--178
2007 Fairfield Invitational Myrtle Beach, S.C.; March 16-17 358-342--700 (California Univ.-Pa, 707) Heather Pothier ...............................86-79--165 Emma Lister....................................82-89--171 Erica Chong ....................................92-89--181 Rochelle Brown ...............................98-85--183 Heather Wolfe ...............................101-97--198
2003 Central Connecticut State Invitational New Britain, Conn.; October 10-11 333-342--675 (Central Conn. St., 683) Shauna Wilde.................................. . 80-78--158 Veronica Lopes................................ . 80-85--165 Amy Kitchen.................................... 83-87--170 Tracey Chew ....................................90-92--182
2006 Fairfield Invitational Myrtle Beach, S.C.; March 13-14 339-337--676 (Eastern Illinois, 688) Natalie Desjardins ...........................80-80--160 Heather Pothier ...............................80-84--164 Erica Chong ....................................89-85--174 Emma Lister....................................90-88--178
Men
2005 Fairfield Invitational Myrtle Beach, S.C.; March 7-8 332-331--663 (Charleston Southern, 694) Veronica Lopes................................. 76-83--159 Tracey Chew.................................... . 83-82--165 Shauna Wilde................................... 87-79--166 Erica Chong.................................... . 86-87--173 Amy Kitchen.................................... 87-88--175
2006 Monmouth Invitational Cape May, N.J.; April 2-3 332-325--657 (Hartford, 666) Natalie Desjardins ...........................84-79--163 Heather Pothier ...............................79-85--164 Erica Chong ....................................87-78--165 Emma Lister....................................82-83--165 Heather Wolfe .................................96-92--188
2005 Hofstra Spring Invitational Port Washington, N.Y.; April 4-5 346-339--685 (Hofstra, 694) Shauna Wilde................................... 84-84--168 Veronica Lopes................................ . 86-82--168 Tracey Chew.................................... . 86-83--169 Amy Kitchen.....................................90-91--181 Erica Chong.................................. . 103-90--193
2006 Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invitational Emmitsburg, Md.; Oct. 28-29 349-343--692 (Mount St. Mary’s, 714) Natalie Desjardins ...........................85-78--163 Heather Pothier ...............................84-83--167 Emma Lister....................................86-90--176 Rochelle Brown ...............................94-92--186
2003 Canisius Spring Invitational Easton, Md.; April 18-19 312-307--619 (Lafayette, 630) Brad Corcoran.................................. 79-72--151 Scott Baker.............................. ......... 77-77--154 Lee McGrath............................ ........ 79-79--158 Scott Sarmiento....................... ......... 77-82--159 Norman LeVesque.................... ........ 82-79--161 2004 Northeast Conference Championship Lapatcong, N.J.; May 3-4 317-295--612 (Robert Morris, 621) Kevin Allo................................ ........ 78-71--149 Mike Munoz............................. ....... 76-73--149 Brad Corcoran.................................. 79-73--152 Sean Donnelly.......................... ........ 84-81--165 Norman LeVesque.................... ........ 88-78--166
Individual Championships Women
Men Natalie Desjardins 2006 Fairfield Invitational Myrtle Beach, S.C.; March 13-14; 80-80--160
Sean Donnelly 2003 American University Classic Rome, N.Y.; Sept. 8; 71-70--141
2004 Hofstra Invitational Farmingdale, N.Y.; Oct. 15-16; 83-75--158
2006 Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invit. Emmitsburg, Md.; Oct. 28-29; 85-78--163
Brad Corcoran 2005 Lonnie Barton Invitational Hilton Head, S.C.; March 12-13; 75-76--151
2005 Fairfield Invitational Myrtle Beach, S.C.; March 7-8; 76-83--159
2008 Hartford Invitational Hartford, Conn.; April 14-15; 77-79--157
Shauna Wilde 2005 Hofstra Spring Invitational Port Washington, N.Y.; April 4-5; 84-84--168
2008 Fairleigh Dickinson Invit. Teaneck, N.J.; Oct. 20-21; 78-75--153
2005 Northeast Conference Championship Frederick, Md.; April 18-19; 73-76--149
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Greg Nicolson 2008 Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invit. Littlestown, Pa.; Oct. 27-28; 70-78--148
All-Northeast Conference Selections Men
Lee McGrath (T-10th) ................ 2000 Shuvam Bhaumik (T-9th) ........... 2001 Scott Baker (T-10th) ................... 2002 Scott Baker (T-7th) ..................... 2003 2008 Mount St. Mary’s Fall Invit. Kevin Allo (T-2nd) ...................... 2004 Littlestown, Pa.; Oct. 27-28; Mike Munoz (T-2nd) .................. 2004 73-81--154 Brad Corcoran (6th) .................... 2004 Brad Corcoran (T-2nd) ............... 2005 Kevin Allo (T-7th) ....................... 2005 2009 Lonnie Barton Invitational Matt Wilson (T-2nd) .................. 2006 Savannah, Ga.; March 9-10; Greg Nicolson (T-10th)............... 2006 80-78--158 Patrick Kelly (1st) ........................ 2007 Greg Nicolson (T-8th)................. 2007 2009 Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invit. Rocky Co (T-5th) ......................2008 Littlestown, Pa.; April 6-7; Greg Nicolson (T-3rd) ................. 2009
77-71-77--225
Patrick Kelly 2007 Lonnie Barton Invitational Bluffton, S.C.; March 12-13; 7372--145 2007 NEC Championship Sunset Beach, N.C.; May 4-6; 72-71-74--217
Women Tracey Chew (T-3rd) ................... 2002 Veronica Lopes (T-8th) ................ 2002 Shauna Wilde (2nd)* ................... 2002 Katie Balmer (9th) ....................... 2003 Kara Curran (T-4th) .................... 2003 Veronica Lopes (T-4th) ................ 2003 Shauna Wilde (6th) ...................... 2004 Erica Chong (7th) ........................ 2004 Shauna Wilde (1st)....................... 2005 Veronica Lopes (T-3rd) ................ 2005 Erica Chong (3rd) ........................ 2006 Natalie Desjardins (T-5th) .........2006 Erica Chong (T-4th) .................... 2007 Heather Pothier (T-10th) ............. 2007 Natalie Desjardins (2nd) ...........2009
*Lost in playoff.
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Veronica Lopes 2002 Mount Holyoke Invitational South Hadley, Mass.; Sept. 28-29; 76-77--153
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Practice Facilities Long Island Practice Facilities Marine Park Golf Course
Pelham/Split Rock Golf Club
Marine Park Golf Course was designed by Robert Trent Jones and is a staple in LIU’s training throughout the season. This links course built off Jamaica Bay is, at nearly 7,000 yards, the longest in the city. Factor in the steady in-your-face wind that always seems to blow off the bay, and the course plays close to 8,000 yards at times.
Historic Pelham/Split Rock Golf Club serves as a training ground for both the men’s and women’s golf teams at Long Island University. It is New York City’s only 36-hole facility, located just south of Westchester County in the Bronx.
While always boasting wonderful greens, the new management team is already hard at work bringing the rest of the course up to those standards. Clean-up of all the overgrown greenery, a new state-of-the-art, full service pro shop and a fleet of brand new golf carts are only a few of the improvements already in place. A new practice facility opened in the spring of 2007, complete with new chipping and putting greens.
The Pelham Course was built in 1901 and was renovated during the 2004-05 season. A links-style course, Pelham is renowned for its solid golf layout and ease of playability. The Split Rock course was built in 1932 and has long been considered the city’s finest championship layout. Heavily tree-lined with a great routing, the Split Rock course is completing the final stages of renovation with all-new tee boxes, major bunker re-working, the addition of numerous new bunkers as well as a revised fairway layout on No. 14.
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Mercer County Golf Academy
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The Mercer County Golf Academy is designed to teach golfers of all skill levels, ranging from beginners to aspiring professionals. Located in Princeton, N.J., the academy provides the newest technological advances to enhance a player’s game. With a state-of-theart indoor facility, the Blackbirds are handed the opportunity to train throughout the year. The academy uses Simductive Golf technology to provide a simulation of a golf course. Head professional and LIU assistant coach Bob Corbo also offers custom golf-club fitting and a golf fitness area, where the team can train before or after a round of golf.
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University Administration
Dr. David Steinberg President Long Island University
Dr. David Steinberg, the ninth president of Long Island University, was appointed April 1, 1985. During his tenure, the University has experienced a renaissance becoming one of the largest and most comprehensive private universities in the United States. Under his leadership, the University’s endowment has increased nearly tenfold from $4.8 million to over $80 million, and its enrollment has risen from 19,000 to over 28,500. He has spearheaded a capital improvement plan, which has led to $400 million in investments in new construction and major renovations, resulting in vast improvements in the quality of study and life on each of the University’s campuses, especially, the C.W. Post and Brooklyn Campuses. New doctoral programs have been added and operating reserves have been created and increased. Born in New York City, Dr. Steinberg, is the son of the late Rabbi Milton Steinberg of Manhattan’s Park Avenue Synagogue. He was educated at Phillips Academy at Andover, Malvern College in England, and Harvard College, from which he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. After a Fulbright year at the University of the Philippines and a year at Columbia University on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, he returned to Harvard, where he received both a master’s in East Asian Studies (1963) and a Ph.D. in History (1964). Dr. Steinberg also has received several honorary degrees. He began his teaching career in the Department of History at the University of Michigan, where he rose to the rank of full professor. In 1973, he joined the administration of Brandeis University as Executive Assistant to the President, becoming Vice President and University Secretary in 1977. The author of numerous books and articles on Southeast Asia and, in particular, Philippine history, Steinberg has taught, lectured and written about this important area of the world for four decades. His first book, “Philippine Collaboration in World War II,” won the University Press Award in 1969. “The Philippines: A Singular and a Plural Place,” now in its fourth edition, was described by U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Nicholas Platt, as “the best single-volume guide to understanding the Philippines, past and present.” Dr. Steinberg also edited and co-authored both editions of “In Search of Southeast Asia,” one of the major textbooks on the area. He recently collaborated with top scholars from around the world to co-author “The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia,” a new and multifaceted history of this complex region. He is a co-author of “Religion and Religiosity in the Philippines and Indonesia: Essays on State, Society and Public Creeds,” 2005.
Gale Stevens Haynes Provost Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
“I am a big dreamer,” says Gale Stevens Haynes, Provost of Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus and an exemplary educator, lawyer and role model. “If you don’t dream, nothing ever changes.”
In 2006, under the Provost’s leadership, the Campus completed the biggest building project in its history: the $45 million Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center. With state-of-the-art fitness and aquatic facilities for students and other members of the Campus, the WRAC also features an outstanding, 2,500seat venue, open to the public for athletic and civic events. Its Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn ’32 Academic Nursing Center offers an extensive array of free preventive health services as well as a home for Brooklyn’s first Lupus outreach and education office, all in service to the entire community. A wider array of wellness services, including special cluster of intervention programs addressing asthma and lead poisoning in children, are planned to begin in 2007. In recent months, the Provost also has overseen a dramatic re-landscaping that has nearly tripled the green space for the central campus, with native plants and amenities that create a serene environment and enhance the “college experience” on this urban campus. Involved in higher education for three decades, Provost Haynes began her association with the Brooklyn Campus as a student, earning a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in counseling. She started her career as director of the Higher Education Opportunity Program. Upon completing her law degree at St. John’s University in 1983, she became Long Island University’s legal counsel before assuming the position of Provost in 1989. A Queens, N.Y., native, Provost Haynes grew up with a love of books and the spoken word, which she attributes to her West Indian heritage. She has passed on that love of learning to her three daughters – a doctor, a lawyer and an educator – whom she raised as a divorced single parent. “Parenting is a training ground for being a good CEO,” she maintains. Acting on her belief that a sound education is the key to realizing one’s dreams, Provost Haynes is dedicated to creating an urban campus whose varied pathways help students to realize theirs. Long Island Blackbirds • 2009-10 Golf • www.liuathletics.com
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As head of a doctoral-granting institution, Provost Haynes has achieved many of her dreams both as an educator and a parent. Today, she oversees one of the most diverse campuses in the country, with more than 11,000 students, managing an annual budget of over $160 million. Provost Haynes has led her institution through a remarkable renaissance: doubling student enrollment, creating new facilities, diversifying faculty, forging links with the community and transforming the Campus into a vibrant urban academic center. One of the Provost’s visions – a modern performing arts center for the students and the community – became a reality in 2005. The centerpiece of the new complex is the wood-paneled, 320-seat Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, where cutting-edge and traditional dance, music and theater performances regularly draw standing-room-only crowds from the Campus and the surrounding region.
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Athletics Administration
John Suarez Director of Athletics
John Suarez enters his 13th year as director of athletics at Long Island University, where he has overseen a dramatic growth of the school’s athletic department. During his tenure, Suarez has witnessed a sensational rise in the Blackbirds’ on-field success with 27 Northeast Conference championships and 22 NEC Coach of the Year awards. Under his guidance, Long Island captured its first-ever NEC Women’s Commissioner’s Cup in 2006 and posted its best overall finish in over 20 years with a third-place standing in 2008-09. Academic success has also been a priority in Suarez’s tenure. The department posted its highest cumulative grade-point average in over 20 years of record keeping with a 3.14 mark following the 2008-09 school year. It was the eighth consecutive year that the department’s cumulative GPA was above 3.0. In addition, LIU has been cited with two National Graduation Awards sponsored by USA Today and has had its programs regularly recognized by the NCAA for its Academic Progress Rate scores. Suarez has also spearheaded the department as it has made major improvements to its facilties. The 2006 opening of the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center culminated a decade of facility improvement at the Brooklyn Campus. The $45 million facility houses as 2,500-seat arena, an NCAA regulation-size swimming pool and a state-of-the-art fitness center. The WRAC also features a wellness center that is geared toward a growing Brooklyn community. The Wellness Center came on the heels of other improvements that included the addition of lights to LIU Field in 1999, FieldTurf in 2001 and bleachers for softball and baseball in 2003. Suarez has also overseen upgrades to the weight room, locker rooms and scoreboards. Suarez’s work is not done, as there are plans to further upgrade to the Blackbirds’ facilities, including an extensive redesign of LIU Field and the addition of a bubble atop the Wellness Center, covering the track and tennis courts. With a keen eye toward the future, Suarez has been mindful of LIU’s past. He helped spearhead the creation of the LIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000 with 11 inaugural members, as well as the reestablishment of the Blackbird Club in 2002. Suarez has also continued to make his presence felt outside the downtown Brooklyn campus. He is currently on the national board of officers for the NCAA Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association. He previously served on the NCAA Management Council from 2003-06 and was a member of the Division I Budget Committee from 2004-06. Prior to that, Suarez was on the NCAA Championship Cabinet from 2000-03 and served as chair of the NEC Athletic Directors Committee from 2000-02.
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Suarez arrived following a three-year stint as athletics director at Mercer County College in Trenton, N.J., which won two national championships and produced 11 regional titles in that span. Eighty percent of the athletes in his time attended four-year schools and every team produced a winning record during his last two years.
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Suarez earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he competed on the baseball team. He completed his master’s in sports management at East Stroudsburg University.
Margaret Alaimo Senior Associate A.D. Senior Woman Administrator
Greg Fox
Matthew Scally
Associate Director of Athletics External Relations
Associate Director of Athletics Director of Compliance
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Athletic Training/Strength and Conditioning
Danny O’Connor
Courtney Civitano
Head Athletic Trainer
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Erica Marcano Assistant Athletic Trainer
The campus’ athletic training staff is dedicated to the prevention, rehabilitation and recovery needs of over 200 student-athletes for the school’s 18 athletic teams. Headed by three full-time athletic trainers, the staff consists of several graduate and undergraduate trainers who are enrolled in LIU’s renowned athletic training program. Due to the extreme availability of the training program’s resources, LIU’s athletic trainers strive to place great attention and detail on each athlete in order to provide the best care possible. The sports medicine staff prides themselves on not only providing the best injury-specific plan of care, but also ensuring that the athlete’s long-term health goals are met. In the winter of 2005, a state-of-the-art Athletic Training Room opened in the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center. It is fully equipped with the latest modalities and rehabilitative equipment to ensure the needs of each individual student-athlete are fully met. The new Athletic Training Room allows the LIU sports medicine staff to conduct all short-term and post-operative rehabilitation on-site. The staff also works in conjunction with LIU’s Center for Physical Rehabilitation in order to utilize a HydroWorx therapy pool. The Wellness Center also houses resources and programs to promote the health of community residents. Cardiac rehabilitation, orthopedic therapy and asthma education services are available. In addition to providing treatment and rehabilation, the athletic training staff provides education to student-athletes regarding health matters and concerns in order to aid students in achieving optimum health and conditioning. Danny O’Connor has directed the sports medicine program since being promoted to head trainer in 2001. O’Connor, who started with LIU as a graduate student in 1994, and is staff are responsible for maintaining the operation of the athletic training room. His office coordinates the medical coverage and the administering of the athletic department’s drug education and testing program. The athletic trainers also schedule appointments with the program’s physician, coordinate preseason physical exams and design treatment and rehabilitation programs. O’Connor and his staff consult regularly with athletic department orthopedic surgeon Dr. Howard Levy, a doctor of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Levy and a network of medical staff, mostly from Lenox Hill, work closely with LIU athletes to meet their surgical and rehabilitative needs.
Richard James Strength and Conditioning Coach
The weight training room is located in the new state-of-the art Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center. The facility houses not only a fitness center equipped with the latest equiment - from stationary bikes with built in televisions to a full weight station - but also a separate weight room especially geared for student-athletes. There is a full range of equipment to meet the diverse needs of each student-athlete from preseason conditioning to the offseason variety. Treadmills and stationary bikes, free weights and press machines are just some of the pieces of equipment which make it one of the most complete facilities in the Northeast Conference. Long Island Blackbirds • 2009-10 Golf • www.liuathletics.com
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The strength and conditioning program at Long Island University is designed to help student-athletes maximize their athletic potential and performance while reducing the risk of injury. Coordinated by Richard James, a former Blackbird and All-American in the 400-meter dash, specialized workout programs are tailored to enhance athletes’ physical abilities in their specific sports, as each sport places different demands on the body. Included in his regimen are weight training, power and speed training, flexibility training, plyometrics and conditioning. James, who represented Jamaica in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens and holds a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Long Island, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a U.S.A. Weightlifting Performance Specialist.
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Academics
Nora Mavashev Academic Enhancement Coordinator
The balancing of academic achievement and athletic success is the primary concern of LIU’s Department of Athletics. The University’s student-athlete academic services are designed to help the department fulfill its commitment to all student-athletes in their pursuit of academic excellence. At LIU, there is a high priority placed on academic integrity, along with an opportunity to take advantage of extraordinary academic programs. The goal of the LIU Athletic Department is to give student-athletes an avenue to seek help, whether it be for tutorial assistance, scheduling of classes, personal or career development or to improve on their test-taking and time-management skills. In her sixth year, Nora Mavashev is responsible for monitoring academic progress of the student-athletes, ensuring they meet and exceed the University’s academic goals in compliance with NCAA and institutional standards. In conjunction with the director and senior associate director of athletics, Mavashev has formed close relationships with the academic advisement office and counseling center to assist the student-athlete in negotiating the demands of daily practices and games. The athletic department had an overall grade point average this past year of 3.14. During the 2008-09 academic year, 15 of the 18 teams posted cumulative averages above 3.00. There were 111 student-athletes (58 percent) who had a cumulative GPA above 3.00 and 32 student-athletes (17 percent) with GPAs above 3.50. Over 100 student-athletes were named to the Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll and for the second straight year, the NCAA announced Public Recognition Awards for the academic work of the women’s golf, indoor track and field and cross country teams. In additon, the men’s golf and soccer teams earned NEC Team Academic Awards. The University has twice been recognized by the NCAA and USA Today for having the highest graduation rate in the nation as compared to the remainder of the student body.
Program Offerings
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Undergraduate
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Richard L. Connolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • Art Education • Bilingual Teaching for the Handicapped • Biology • Biochemistry • Chemistry • Cytotechnology • Dance • Economics • English • French • German • Humanities • History • Jazz Studies • Journalism • Mathematics • Media Arts • Medical Technology • Music - Applied Music • Music Theory • Nuclear Medicine Technology • Philosophy • Physics • Political Science • Psychology • Social Science • Social Studies
• Social Work • Sociology • Spanish • Speech • Studio Art • Visual Arts School of Business, Public Admin. & Information Sciences • Accounting • Business Finance • Business Management • Computer Science • Information Systems • Marketing School of Education • Elementary • Physical Education Teacher • Bilingual Teacher of Special Education School of Health Professions • Health Sciences • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy • Physician’s Assistant • Respiratory Care • Sports Sciences School of Nursing • Nursing • Nursing/Adult Nurse Practitioner
Graduate Richard L. Connolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • Anthropology • Biology • Chemistry • Economics • English • Language Pathology • Mathematics • Media Arts • Political Science • Psychology • Social Science • Sociology • Urban Studies School of Business, Public Admin. & Information Sciences • Accounting • Business Administration • Computer Science • Health Administration • Human Resources Management • Public Administration • Taxation
• Elementary • English/Second Language • Reading Teacher • School Counselor • School Psychologist • Special Education School of Health Professions • Athletic Training/Sports Sciences • Coaching & Conditioning • Community Health • Community Health Management • Health Sciences • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy School of Nursing • Adult Nurse Practitioner • Nurse Management Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences • Drug Regulatory Affairs • Drug Information & Communication • Pharmaceutics • Pharmacy Administration
School of Education • Bilingual Education • Computers in Education • Counseling
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