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TABLE OF CONTENTS WILDCAT GOLF • 2-4 2009-10 Season Preview............................... 2-3 Head Coach Emily Fletcher’s Thoughts............ 3 2009 Windy City Collegiate Championship....... 4
2009-10 WILDCATS • 6-14 Director of Golf Pat Goss................................... 6 Head Coach Emily Fletcher............................... 7 2009-10 Wildcat Roster..................................... 8 Assistant Coach Beth Miller............................... 8 2009-10 Juniors............................................ 9-11 2009-10 Sophomores................................. 12-13 2009-10 Freshmen.......................................... 14
WILDCAT HISTORY • 16-24 2008-09 Season Recap................................... 16 2008-09 Individual Results.............................. 17 2008-09 Team Results..................................... 17 Big Ten Championships History....................... 18 Wildcat History/Honors.................................... 19 Wildcat Record Book.................................. 20-21 Luke Donald Outdoor Practice Facility............ 22 Gleacher Golf Center....................................... 23 Wildcat Golf Courses....................................... 24
the university • 26-36 This is Northwestern....................... 26-27 Notable Alumni............................... 28-29 President Morton Schapiro.................. 30 Director of Athletics Jim Phillips........... 31 Academic Services . ........................... 32 The Big Ten Conference...................... 33 Athletic Excellence.............................. 34 Athletic Endowments........................... 35 My Kind of Town, Chicago................... 36
2009-10 QUICK FACTS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Location......................................................... Evanston, Ill. Founded...................................................................... 1851 Enrollment................................................................. 8,000 Nickname.............................................................. Wildcats Colors...................................................... Purple and White Conference............................................................. Big Ten President...................................................Morton Schapiro Director of Athletics and Recreation................... Jim Phillips Senior Woman Administrator.................... Noreen Morris Sport Administrator.......................................Brad Hurlbut Director of Golf.................................................... Pat Goss WOMEN’S GOLF FACTS Head Coach................................................. Emily Fletcher Alma Mater......................................... Ferris State, 1987 Years at NU............................................ Second season Assistant Coach................................................ Beth Miller Alma Mater................................................ Purdue, 2004 Women’s Golf Offices............................... (847) 467-2296 2009 Big Ten Finish................................4th (+106, 1,258) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...................................... 5/1 Competitors Returning/Lost........................................ 5/1 First Season of Competition................................1992-93 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Asst. Dir./Women’s Golf Contact................. Rand Champion Office Phone............................................. (847) 467-3758 Cell Phone................................................. (847) 833-3220 Email.................................... champion@northwestern.edu Fax............................................................. (847) 491-8818 Press Row................................................. (847) 491-8852 Athletic Communications Office Address Athletic Communications Northwestern University 1501 Central Street Evanston, IL 60208 Official Web Site.......................................... NUsports.com Asst. A.D. for Athletic Communications.......... Mike Wolf Associate Director.......................................Nick Brilowski Associate Director........................................Doug Meffley Assoc. Dir./Dir. of Publications........................ Julie Dunn Assistant Director....................................... Scott Hammer Big Ten Network Liaison................................. Rob Coons Program Assistant.................................Jocelyn Serranilla Photography.........................................Stephen J. Carrera Printing........................................... Multi-Ad Services, Inc. Cover Design.................................. Multi-Ad Services, Inc. The 2009-10 Northwestern University Women’s Golf Media Guide was produced by the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Department.
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2009-10 SEASON PREVIEW W
ith the 2009-10 season about ready to commence, Northwestern finds itself in a positive situation. The Wildcats are coming off an impressive spring season in 2009, one in which they lowered their scoring average by 24 strokes and finished in among the top-10 in all six events. Northwestern returns all but one competitor from last year, including its top two scoring leaders in Kelsey Lindenschmidt and Innapha Tantanavivat. It will be one of the youngest teams the Wildcats have fielded, composed of three juniors, three sophomores and three freshmen. But the experience that the girls have gained over the past year should play a key part in NU’s continued success. One of those experiences the players have is the feeling of disappointment in not being selected for the NCAA Regionals last season, despite their strong showing in the spring. Head coach Emily Fletcher and her team know how important it will be to continue that momentum and hit the course swinging come September. “When the NCAA tournament selections came out in May and we were left out of the field, you could look back and put your finger on our slow start in the fall as the thing that held us back,” said Fletcher. “It is so important to have that strong start, and our focus all summer has been to continue where we left off in the spring and not dig a hole for ourselves early.” COACHES Emily Fletcher begins her second season at the helm of the Northwestern golf program and looks to continue upon the strides that were made last season. Under her guidance, the Wildcats posted 10 top-10 finishes in the 2008-09 campaign, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in April. Former Purdue golfer Beth Miller returns for her second season as Northwestern’s assistant coach, and will continue to play a vital role in the Wildcats’ success.
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JUNIORS Northwestern’s junior class will anchor the strong Wildcat roster, as the trio of Rebecca Lederhausen, Kelsey Lindenschmidt and Innapha Tantanavivat are the top returning stroke average leaders for NU. They also combined for three top-10 and six top-20 finishes in 2008-09. Lederhausen came on strong in the spring for coach Fletcher’s squad, competing in the final five tournaments and compiling a 78.69 scoring average. She was the top Wildcat finisher at the Lady Buckeye Invitiational, finishing tied for eighth, while adding a top-20 finish at the Duramed Collegiate Invitational. Lindenschmidt led Northwestern with a 77.81 scoring average, while her 78.13 career average ranks sixth all-time in program history. She saved her best for last, finishing 10th at the Big Ten Championships for her first career top-10 finish.
In her first season as a Wildcat, Tantanavivat and her 78.15 scoring average made an immediate impact on the NU roster. She recorded her first career top-10 finish early in the fall, tying for sixth at the Windy City Collegiate, while posting an additional three top-20 finishes. SOPHOMORES A lot of the credit for the Northwestern success in 2008-09 lies with the sophomore class which were thrown into the mix from the opening tournament and quickly made a name for itself. Both Kylie Fuller and Alexandra Junior INNAPHA TANTANAVIVAT ranked second on the team with a 78.15 scoring average in her first year at Northwestern, highlighted by a sixth-place finish at Lederhausen saw action in 10 the inaugural Windy City Collegiate. events in 2008-09, and will be looked toward to add some low lot of golf on her own and continued to impress the rounds for the ’Cats this year. coaching staff. She also continues to be one of the Fuller recording an 80.59 scoring average in most enthusiastic and respected players on the her freshman campaign, including a pair of rounds Wildcat roster. shooting a 1-over 73. The longest driver on the team, she looks to continue to shave shots off her FRESHMEN average and should play a key role for the ’Cats this Along with the experience group of returners, season. the Wildcats have a talented trio of newcomers to Lederhausen was another newcomer who made the squad, all of whom should compete for playing an immediate impact for NU, posting a 79.55 scoring time right away. average with three top-20 finishes. Lederhausen’s “Our freshmen that are coming in have tons best tournament of the year was at the Lady Buckof experience and have played lots of golf,” said eye, shooting a 13-over 229 en route to finishing tied Fletcher. “They are young in years, but I think they for 13th. are going to be significant additions to our program Caroline King did not see any tournament right from the outset.” action for Northwestern last season, but played a Mei Liu comes to Evanston from Austin, Texas, where she was a third-place finisher at the 2008 state tournament. Liu competed in the Texas Junior Golf Tour for six years, being named the TJGT Player of the Year in 2007. Anne Ormson is a two-time Northern Indiana Conference Player of the Year at St. Joseph’s High School in Granger, Ind. Ormson, who was named to the Indiana High School All-State team three times, recorded five top-five finishes in American Junior Golf Association tournaments. Lauren Weaver joins the Wildcats after capturing two individual state championships at Cactus Shadows high school in Scottsdale, Ariz. Weaver is one of the top recruits ever to play for the Wildcats, as she is ranked eighth nationally in the class of 2009 by the American Junior Golf Association with a handful of top-five tournament finishes.
Junior KELSEY LINDENSCHMIDT led the Wildcats in scoring average in 2008-09 at 77.81 and led NU with a 10th-place finish at the Big Ten Championships.
THE SCHEDULE One of the major goals coach Fletcher had when she came to Northwestern was to build the Wildcats into one of the top programs in the country, and feels strongly that in order to be one of the best, you have to learn from the best. “We set out to expose our girls to better teams and better golf courses,” Fletcher said. “This way not only will our girls get to see what makes these
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2009-10 SEASON PREVIEW teams successful, but they will also see there is not much difference between those programs and ours, and hopefully they will realize that it does come down to doing the little things right every day that will put this program into that category as well.” The Wildcats open up with three strong tournaments in September, competing at the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. to open the season, followed by the always competitive Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. NU closes out the month at the Lady Northern in Madison, Wis., the site of the 2010 Big Ten Championships. The first week of October once again will once again bring some of the top programs from across the nation to Chicago as Northwestern will host the Windy City Collegiate Championship on Oct. 5 and 6 at the Glen Club in Glenview. The Wildcats heard nothing but rave reviews after last year’s tournament, and are looking for an even bigger success this time around. “Hosting the Windy City last year was a great thing for our program,” Fletcher said. “Not only did it give our girls the chance to stay at home and play a tournament on a course in which they were familiar, but I think it also did a lot in exposing our program to the rest of the country. Because of the Windy City, we were able to get into some other events that we hadn’t been able to previously, and it added credibility to our program.” The Wildcats close out the fall portion of their schedule at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown the 26th through 28th of October. After a three-month hiatus, Northwestern opens up its spring schedule with a return trip to the Lady Puerto Rico the first weekend in February, followed with its annual trip to Parrish, Fla., to compete in the Central District Invitational. The Wildcats then make a trip to Austin, Texas, for the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational, which traditionally is one of the top tournaments of the spring season. Two final tune-ups await the ’Cats before the Big Ten Championships, as NU heads east to Greensboro, N.C., for the Bryan National Collegiate and then a trip to Columbus, Ohio, for the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational. This year’s Big Ten Championships will be hosted by Wisconsin, being held at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison on April 23-25. Fletcher is confident the challenging tournament schedule for the Wildcats will be enough to earn NU its first bid to the NCAA Regionals since 2007. But that would just be the first step toward the progress she envisions for the Northwestern golf program. “Obviously our ultimate goal is we want to advance to regionals and then the NCAA Championships. But I think along with that, its to individually see everybody improve. If each person gets a little better, then its going to improve us as a team.”
HEAD COACH EMILY FLETCHER’S THOUGHTS On her first year as head coach... “I was pleased with the strides that were made last year. Obviously I, along with Pat Goss, have high expectations for this program, and we realize it isn’t something that is going to happen overnight. But I thought we made some great steps forward last year, and now we just need to continue to build upon those.”
improvements that have already been made rather than having to start over with an entirely new group of girls. I’m looking for us to continue to elevate our play. We did lose a key competitor in Jennifer Hong, but now those sophomores and freshmen from last year are veterans with an extra year of experience, maturity and patience under their belts that will should be a key factor for us.”
On the improvement from the fall to the spring in 2008-09... “I was very pleased with the improvement we saw in the spring. We didn’t get off to a very good start in the fall, but the improvements we made really gave me a lot of encouragement and even made us a bubble team as to who would advance to the NCAA tournament. As we go forward, I’m just looking to set high expectations and a belief in ourselves and in our team as we continue to raise the bar. That improvement we made from the fall to the spring hopefully will continue into the summer months and carry over to when we hit full stride in September.”
On hosting the Windy City Collegiate... “All the feedback we received (after last year’s tournament) was that people were very impressed with it, and I think it did a lot to help put Northwestern golf out there and show what this program has to offer. It very much is a plus. It helps us in our scheduling, and it helps us get into some events that we really want to get into and allows us to build that relationship with some of the top programs in the country. It also gives a lot of credibility to the program and to the school, which I think will go a long way.”
On the Wildcats’ offseason motivation... “We were extremely disappointed to have played as well as we did in the spring and not advance to the NCAA tournament. I know that is a situation we don’t want to be in next year, and that experience of sharing that disappointment with the entire team will continue to motivate us. We carry that feeling of being on the outside looking in everyday with us, and then make a choice to do something everyday to make sure we’re getting better. We can’t expect to arrive back here in September and have things pick up automatically from where they were in April. But our focus has been to instill in the girls an attitude of really ‘owning it’ and taking control of our own destiny everyday this offseason.” On returning the core of the Wildcat team... “We were a really young team last year, and we will be a young team this year, but with that extra experience gained. Our staff and the girls have put in a lot of time with each other, and it is exciting to think we will get to see the result of that time invested during the course of the year. We can continue to build on the
On the 2009-10 schedule... “We set out to improve and strengthen our schedule. We firmly believe that if we are going to drive this program into one of the top 20 programs in the country, then we need to play against more of those top-ranked teams. We set out to expose our girls to better teams and better golf courses. This way not only will our girls get to see what makes these teams successful, but they will also see there is not much difference between those programs and ours, and hopefully they will realize that it does come down to doing the little things right every day that will put this program into that category as well.” On the program’s goals for 2009-10... “Obviously our ultimate goal is we want to advance to regionals and then the NCAA Championships. But I think along with that, its to individually see everybody improve. If each person gets a little better and takes care of an area in which they aren’t as confident, then its going to improve us as a team. One of my goals for the year is for us to be better prepared, whether that’s physically, mentally, emotionally. All that, I believe, will add up to lower scores and a team that continues to improve each day.”
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2009 WINDY CITY COLLEGIATE S
ome of the nation’s top women’s golf teams convened in Chicago at the inaugural Windy City Collegiate Classic at the Evanston Golf Club in Skokie, Ill., on Oct. 6 and 7. After two days of top-notch golf, Purdue emerged as the 2008 Windy City Collegiate team champion, with the Boilermakers’ Junthima Gulyanamitta capturing the individual championship. Northwestern will once again serve as the host of the Windy City Collegiate, as this year’s tournament will be hosted by a new venue. The Glenview Golf Club will serve as the home of the 2009 Windy City Collegiate Classic and will welcome 14 of the top women’s golf programs to the Chicagoland area. “For last year’s Windy City being the first time we had hosted the event, I don’t think it could have been a better experience,” said head coach Emily Fletcher. “All the feedback we received was that people were very impressed with it, and I think it did a lot to help put Northwestern golf out there and show what this program has to offer.”
This year’s Windy City Collegiate should prove to be as competitive and entertaining as the 2008 event. An even deeper 15 team field will take to the course, including four teams which finished among the top-30 in the 200809 Golfweek/Sagarin ratings (Purdue, Arizona, New Mexico and Tulane) and an additional four who boast top-50 rankings (TCU, UNLV, Notre Dame and East Carolina). Of the 12 schools that made the trip to Chicago last year, 11 will make a return trip in October, with New Mexico, Notre Dame and UNC-Greensboro adding to an already deep field. In addition, three Big Ten squads (Illinois, Michigan and Purdue) will be back, giving the Wildcats an early glimpse into what their conference competition has to offer. “This is the only time all year that our girls get to stay home and compete in front of a hometown crowd,” said Fletcher. “We’re excited to be able to host this event for the second time and are looking forward to a couple great days of golf.”
TEAMS PARTICIPATING
Arizona
East Carolina
Illinois
Iowa State
Michigan
New Mexico
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Purdue
TCU
Tulane
UNC Greensboro
UNC Wilmington
UNLV
2008 WINDY CITY COLLEGIATE RESULTS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
TEAM RESULTS
Final Round Round Round Total No. School Score One Two Three Strokes 1. Purdue..............................+27 301 290 300 891 2. Texas Christian.................+36 306 297 297 900 3. Michigan...........................+38 300 299 303 902 4. Arizona.............................+40 297 306 301 904 5. Oklahoma.........................+45 301 301 307 909 6. East Carolina....................+53 320 301 296 917 Texas................................+53 308 303 306 917 8. Iowa State........................+55 303 310 306 919 9. Illinois...............................+56 314 299 307 920 10. Northwestern..................+61 311 301 313 925 11. UNC Wilmington...............+68 309 313 310 932 12. Texas State......................+71 312 320 303 935 13. UNLV................................+83 318 310 319 947 The 2008 Windy City Collegiate Classic was held at the Evanston Golf Club in Skokie, Ill., Oct. 6 and 7. The par-72, 54-hole tournament measured 6,350 yards and proved to be one of the Midwest’s top fall tournaments.
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Final Round Round Round Total Player (School) Score One Two Three Strokes Junthima Gulyanamitta (PUR)........-4 69 69 74 212 Brooke Beeler (TCU)................... +2 75 72 71 218 Ellen Mueller (OU)....................... +4 71 72 77 220 Maria Hernandez (PUR).............. +5 77 67 77 221 Min Yean Tan (MICH).................. +5 72 74 75 221 Ana Marie Puche (ECU).............. +6 78 73 71 222 Innapha Tantanavivat (NU)....... +6 76 71 75 222 Victoria Stefansen (ISU).............. +7 74 76 73 223 Ashley Bauer (MICH).................. +8 76 74 74 224 Isabelle Boineau (ARIZ).............. +8 74 76 74 224 Valentine Derrey (TCU)............... +8 76 75 73 224 Kendall Dye (OU)........................ +8 75 75 74 224 Milena Savich (MICH)................. +8 72 76 76 224 Amanda Wilson (ARIZ)................ +8 75 76 73 224 Amber Littman (ECU).................. +9 76 74 75 225 Margarita Ramos (ARIZ)............. +9 74 76 75 225 Vaishavi Sinha (PUR)................ +10 76 79 71 226 Hailey Koschmann (ILL)............. +11 82 72 73 227 Carmen Perez (UNCW).............. +11 71 78 78 227 Pennapa Pulsawath (ISU).......... +11 74 77 76 227 Nicole Vandermade (TEX).......... +12 78 74 76 228 Kelsey Lindenschmidt (NU)..... +13 77 75 77 229 Prisela Campbell (TCU)............. +14 76 75 79 230 Shannon Fish (TEX)................... +14 76 79 75 230 Sara Hemingway (OU)............... +14 75 75 80 230 Kristin Paulson (ISU).................. +14 76 76 78 230 Ashley Tait (UNCW)................... +14 79 76 75 230
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2009-10 WILDCATS DIRECTOR OF GOLF PAT GOSS....................................................................................... 6 HEAD COACH EMILY FLETCHER...................................................................................... 7 2009-10 WILDCAT ROSTER............................................................................................... 8 ASSISTANT COACH BETH MILLER................................................................................... 8 2009-10 JUNIORS........................................................................................................... 9-11 2009-10 SOPHOMORES..............................................................................................12-14 2009-10 FRESHMEN......................................................................................................... 14
DIRECTOR OF GOLF PAT GOSS PAT GOSS Director of Golf 14th Season Northwestern, 1992
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n 13 years as a college head coach, Pat Goss has put his stamp on Northwestern’s men’s golf program, and the rest of the golf word has taken notice. In February of 2007, Goss achieved one of his sport’s highest honors, being named one of Golf Magazine’s “Top 100 Teachers in America.” It is an illustrious honor given the fact that he is just one of three collegiate head coaches on the current list. In the fall of 2007, Goss was named Northwestern’s director of golf, earning overall responsibility and oversight of both the men’s and women’s golf programs. Goss emphasizes teaching and that coaching trait has been recognized nationally by numerous other publications. Golf Digest annually ranks him as one the state’s top five teachers, currently ranking him third among Illinois instructors. In 2002, Golfweek tabbed him as one of its 40 individuals under the age of 40 who were making an impact in the golf industry. At Northwestern, his accomplishments include four Big Ten titles (1999-2001, 2006) and six top-30 NCAA national finishes in the last 13 years. These achievements have solidified Northwestern as one of the nation’s top programs, and perhaps the elite program in the Midwest. In the latest Golf Digest “College Golf Guide,” Northwestern is ranked 30th among all schools nationally and is the top program for schools in the northern and northeastern half of the country. Already a four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001), Goss’ Wildcats have won four Big Ten crowns (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006) and 24 tournament titles in his tenure. In addition, Northwestern has won four individual Big Ten Championships in that time (Luke Donald, 2000 and 2001; Chris Wilson, 2006; Eric Chun, 2009). Under Goss, the Wildcat program has consistently been ranked among the nation’s best, year-in and year-out. Northwestern has made 12 appearances in the last 15 NCAA Championships, the last 10 under Goss. In a recent Golfweek study (Sagarin average), Northwestern’s program was ranked 25th nationally for a six-year period (2000-05). In 1997, Golfweek tabbed Goss as its National Coach of the Year after guiding the Wildcats to their first of four straight top-20 NCAA finishes. The 1999 Big Ten title was Northwestern’s first since 1948. In 1998-99, Goss’ troops took third at the NCAA Championships with Luke Donald becoming Northwestern’s first NCAA golf champion. Donald, a four-time All-American, and Jess Daley, another Wildcat AllAmerican, both earned their PGA TOUR cards in December 2001. Donald has become one of the world’s top-15-ranked players. Tom Johnson, a 2004 graduate, earned his PGA TOUR card in December of 2006. The success on the course also has carried over into the classroom. In the 38 academic quarters that Goss has been in charge, his Wildcats have boasted at least a 3.0 team grade point average for 31 of 38 quarters. In addition, Wildcats routinely have earned Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar honors in recent years. The award combines criteria comprised of skill level, grade point average and moral character. Upon assuming duties as interim head coach in February 1997, Goss guided NU to a runner-up finish at the Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate Championships in Pottsboro, Texas. The next weekend, the Wildcats won the Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W. Va., the school’s first tourna-
ment title since 1993. Just prior to the Big Ten Championships, the interim tag was lifted and Goss was named head coach. In Goss’ first season at the helm, the Wildcats qualified for the NCAA Championships. It was a special moment for the team and Goss as Northwestern also was the host school for the tournament. Playing in front of a purple-filled gallery, the Wildcats shocked many by leading the NCAA Championships after both the first and second rounds. NU entered the final day in second place and finished seventh, its highest finish since ‘43. In 2006, Goss helped bring the Big Ten Championships back to Chicagoland after a 50-year hiatus. The wait was worth it as Northwestern staged perhaps the best conference championship while also sweeping the team and individual titles. Northwestern went on to finish second at the NCAA Central Regional Championships and earn another NCAA national championships berth. Goss spent four-plus seasons as the Wildcats’ assistant coach prior to his promotion to the head coaching position. He is a PGA Class “A” member. In 1995, he spent four months as the teaching professional at El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico. In 1996, he spent a week as a teaching professional in the Intersport tent at the Masters in Augusta, Ga. Goss has former players playing on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, Canadian Tour, NGA Hooters Tour and the Gateway Tour. He continues to teach and coach Luke Donald, and accompanies him to every major tournament as well as the Ryder Cup. The native of Crystal Lake, Ill., spent the first two years of his collegiate playing career at Marshall University before transferring to Northwestern in 1991. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern in 1992. Goss is a two-time GCAA District Four Coach of the Year (1997, 1999). In addition, he served on the District IV Advisory Committee from 1998-2000, and as its chairman in 2000. He is currently serving on GCAA’s All-America Committee. He and his wife, Lindy, have three children: Allison, Claire and Madeline. The Goss family lives in Evanston.
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HEAD COACH EMILY FLETCHER EMILY FLETCHER Head Coach Second Season Ferris State, 1987
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mily Fletcher is in her second season as the women’s golf head coach and made her mark from the opening stroke. In her first year at the helm of the program, the Wildcats recorded top-10 team finishes in 10 of the 11 tournaments they competed in, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships. Northwestern had four golfers place in the top-10 on the year, with an additional 12 top-20 individual finishes. Fletcher, the second head coach of the Northwestern women’s golf team, brings with her over 20 years of coaching and teaching. Director of golf and men’s head coach Pat Goss is excited about what Fletcher will continue to bring to the women’s golf team. “I have known Emily for over 15 years and had always thought she would make a great college coach,” Goss said of Fletcher’s hiring. “I am especially impressed with her background and relationships in professional golf. Our goal is to attract women who want to pursue golf with
FLETCHER AT-A-GLANCE ALMA MATER:
Ferris State University, 1987
DEGREE: Bachelor’s Degree Marketing PROFESSIONAL Northwestern University, 2008-present EXPERIENCE: Head Coach Glenview Golf Club, 1987-2008 Director of Instruction, Teaching Professional LPGA Tour Instructor, 1995-2003 Swing instructor for Jenny Lidback Wachovia LPGA Classic, 1996-2004 Assistant Tournament Director Desert Highlands Golf Club, 1985-1989 Assistant Golf Professional
the goal of playing professionally. Emily has a strong belief in what Northwestern University and our golf programs stand for. I have no doubt she will lead us toward our goal of being the top team in the Big Ten and a consistently top-20 program.” Fletcher has over 20 years of experience as a teacher and coach, including spending nine years mentoring on the LPGA Tour. She served as the primary swing instructor for the LPGA’s Jenny Lidback, helping her win the 1995 DuMaurier Classic champion, one of the LPGA’s four majors. Lidback also captured 20 top-10 finishes under Fletcher’s tutelage. Fletcher also served as the assistant tournament director for the Wachovia Betsy King Classic from 1996 through 2004, serving in a variety of different roles. Her work with the championship earned a selection to work with Betsy King at the 2007 Solheim Cup in Sweden. Fletcher also recently served in the same capacity at the 2009 Solheim Cup, held this past August in Aurora, Ill. “I think so highly of Emily that this past summer I chose her to assist me in the Solheim Cup,” said King. “I recruited Emily to organize and lead the team helpers for the U.S. team. I think Emily will be an outstanding women’s golf coach for Northwestern.” She has spent the last 20 years with the Glen View Club as the director of instruction, teaching professional and assistant manager for golf operations. Fletcher also spent four seasons as an assistant golf professional at the Desert Highlands Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. A 1987 graduate of Ferris State University, Fletcher was an AIAW Division II All-American in 1981. She has been a PGA member since 1987 and was named as the reader’s favorite instructor in Golf For Women magazine in 1997. “These are exciting times in women’s athletics at Northwestern,” Fletcher said. “We’re eager to put women’s golf on the same level as softball, lacrosse, tennis and the other women’s programs at Northwestern. The bar has been set by some of these other programs, and I’m excited for us to achieve at the same level.”
EMILY FLETCHER begins her second season at the helm of the Wildcat program after spending over 20 years as a professional golf instructor. Under her guidance, Northwestern finished fourth at the 2009 Big Ten Championships and improved its stroke average from 941.8 in the fall to 917.6 during the spring portion of the 2008-09 season
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2009-10 WILDCAT ROSTER BY YEAR JUNIORS (3): Rebecca Lederhausen, Kelsey Lindenschmidt, Innapha Tantanavivat SOPHOMORES (3): Kylie Fuller, Caroline King, Alexandra Lederhausen FRESHMEN (3): Mei Liu, Anne Ormson, Lauren Weaver
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2009-10 NORTHWESTERN WOMEN’S GOLF ROSTER Golfer Kylie Fuller Carolina King Alexandra Lederhausen Rebecca Lederhausen Kelsey Lindenschmidt Mei Liu Anne Ormson Innapha Tantanavivat Lauren Weaver
Year So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Hometown (High School) Temecula, Calif. (Chapparal) Pepper Pike, Ohio (Orange) Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale) Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale) West Chester, Ohio (Ursuline Academy) Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Granger, Ind. (St. Joseph’s) Bangkok, Thailand (David Leadbetter Academy) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Cactus Shadows)
ILLINOIS (2): Alex Lederhausen, Rebecca Lederhausen OHIO (2): Caroline King, Kelsey Lindenschmidt ARIZONA (1): Lauren Weaver CALIFORNIA (1): Kylie Fuller INDIANA (1): Anne Ormson TEXAS (1): Mei Liu THAILAND (1): Innapha Tantanavivat
BETH MILLER Assistant Coach Second Season Purdue, 2004
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eth Miller is in her second season as the Wildcats’ assistant women’s golf coach. She played a key role in helping Northwestern to a fourth-place finish at the 2009 Big Ten Championships in April. Miller joins the Wildcats after spending a year as the lead coach at the Green to Tee Golf Academy in Glencoe, Ill. There she coached over 90 golfers and helped to coordinate a number of tournaments and projects as well as assisting in the growth of the Academy. Previously, she spent time as a professional golfer, competing in the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colo. A native of Dixon, Ill., Miller is a 2004 graduate of Purdue University where she earned her degree in consumer and family science. She competed in four NCAA Championships for the Boilermakers and was named team captain as a senior. Miller spent four semesters on the coaches’ honor roll and received the Durham Brothers Leadership Award given for excellent work ethic as well as a positive attitude. She earned All-American status at Newman Central Catholic High School and is the younger sister of Christie Hermes, who competed for Northwestern from 1997-2001.
BETH MILLER helped lead Purdue to four-straight NCAA Championship appearances during her playing career and was the Boilermaker team captain in 2003-04.
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2009-10 JUNIORS REBECCA LEDERHAUSEN
REBECCA LEDERHAUSEN Junior Hinsdale, Ill. Hinsdale Central
2008-09 Competed in five tournaments for the Wildcats with a 78.69 scoring average ... Tied a personal-best with an eighth-place finish at the Lady Buckeye (April 18-19), finishing with an 11-over 227 ... Shot a personalbest 1-over 73 in the first round of the Lady Buckeye ... Recorded an 18th-place finish at the Duramed Collegiate Invitational (March 6-8), shooting a 3-over 75 and a 2-over 74 through the first two rounds ... Put together three rounds of 2-over 74 on the year ... Was the top Northwestern finisher in three of the five events she competed ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2007-08 Stepped up in her freshman season, as she was one of four players to compete in all 10 events ... Was fourth in the team in scoring average (78.90) ... Shot a 12-over 228 at the Challenge at Wolfdancer to finish in an eighth-place tie while helping Northwestern to the team title ... Finished in a tie for 18th-place after putting together a 13-over 229 at the Central District Invitational ... Became just the third player in program history to sink a hole-in-one, doing so on the fifth hole of the final round of the Central District Invitational ... Was among the top-three Wildcat finishers in five events.
HIGH SCHOOL Placed second at 2006-07 IHSA state tournament and third in 2005-06 ... Top-75 recruit nationally ... Posted one of the state’s top single-round scores (71) in 2006 at Stone Creek ... Her 146 (71-75) at that same event is one of the top two-round scores in IHSA history ... Team MVP for the Red Devils ... Posted the top score (74) at the 2006 U.S. Girls’ Junior Sectional Qualifying round in St. Charles, Ill. ... Won the 2007 Illinois Westfield Junior PGA Championship with a 36-hole score of 147 (72-75), qualifying for the national junior PGA championship ... Team captain ... NHS Honor Roll ... Coached by Nancy Ahitow.
FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK “Rebecca came on real strong for us during the spring season as she continued to work on her ball striking ability. She has does a good job of hitting a lot of greens in regulation, and has really worked hard on her putting this summer. So hopefully the combination of those elements will result in her making quite a few birdies for us.”
PERSONAL Born Rebecca Nathalia Lederhausen on Feb. 18, 1989 ... Parents are Jessica and Mats Lederhausen ... Sister Alexandra is a sophomore on the Wildcats’ golf team ... Lived in Sweden until age 10 ... Majoring in political science.
LEDERHAUSEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Total Scoring Year Events Rounds Strokes Average 2008-09 5 16 1,259 78.69 2007-08 10 31 2,446 78.90 Totals 15 47 3,705 78.83
Top 10/20 1/1 1/1 2/2
Low Low Round Tournament Tournament 73 227 Two tournaments 74 228 Challenge at Wolfdancer 73 227
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2009-10 JUNIORS KELSEY LINDENSCHMIDT
KELSEY Lindenschmidt Junior West Chester, Ohio Ursuline Academy
2008-09 One of the top performers on the year for Northwestern, finishing with a team-best 77.81 scoring average in 10 events ... Saved her best for last, recording a 10th-place finish at the Big Ten Championships (April 24-26) with a 24-over 312 - the first top-10 finish of her career ... Tied for 18th at the Duramed Collegiate Invitational (March 6-8) with a 14-over 227 ... Also finished in a tie for 19th overall at the Landfall Tradition (Oct. 24-26) with an 18-over 231 ... Tied a personal-best with three rounds of 2-over 74 ... Finished among the top three of the Northwestern scorecard in eight of her 10 events, notching the top Wildcat finish in four ... 22 of her 31 rounds on the season were in the 70s ... Earned NGCA All-American Scholar honors for the second-straight season ... Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, while receiving special recognition for boasting a 4.0 GPA during the academic school year ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2007-08 Made an immediate impact in her freshman campaign, competing in all 10 events ... Her 78.45 scoring average ranked third on the squad ... Posted three top-20 finishes, with her best performance coming in a 14th-place tie at the Texas A&M “Mo”Morial ... Finished in a tie for 16th at the Challenge at Wolfdancer in helping Northwestern to the team title ... Put together her best weekend of the year with a 13-over 229 at the Lady Northern, good enough for an 18th-place tie ... Was the top Wildcat finisher at the Big Ten Championships, shooting a 20-over 308 to finish tied for 28th-place ... Shot a personal-best 74 three times ... Was among the top three Northwestern finishers in four events ... NGCA AllAmerican Scholar recipient.
HIGH SCHOOL Three-time Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year (2004-05-06) ... Placed
second (2006), second (2005) and third (2004) at Ohio state championships ... Three-time first-team all-state selection ... One of 10 players nationally named to American Junior Golf Association’s HP Scholastic All-American golf team ... In summer 2006, placed 17th at U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and 28th at Junior World Championships (age group: 15-17) ... Medalist 12 times her senior season and an incredible 19 times her junior season ... Three-time GGCL (Girls’ Greater Cincinnati League) and District Player of the Year ... Set a number of school records, including lowest 9-hole score (30) and 18-hole score (66) at the Fairfield Golf Tournament ... Helped team to a second-place state finish in 2003 and a fifth-place finish in 2006 ... Placed seventh at state tourney as a freshman and earned second-team all-state honors ... Touted a scoring average (9-hole) of 36.8 her senior season ... Also lettered three years
in swimming, specializing in the 50 free ... Member of NHS and co-president of Spanish Honor Society ... Coached by Marianne Utz-Sahms.
PERSONAL Born Kelsey Ann Lindenschmidt on Nov. 30, 1988 ... Parents are Elsa and Robert Lindenschmidt ... Started playing golf at the age of 8 when she was living in Venezuela ... Majoring in chemical engineering.
FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK “Kelsey had another solid season for us last year, leading the team in scoring average and finishing with a bang at the Big Ten Championships. She is a steady and consistent player for us and I’m just looking for her to carry that momentum from last season. I refer to her as our ‘bulldog,’ in that she hangs in there and is very tenacious out on the course, and I still expect that same type of determination from her.”
LINDENSCHMIDT’S CAREER STATISTICS
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Total Scoring Year Events Rounds Strokes Average 2008-09 10 31 2,412 77.81 2007-08 10 31 2,432 78.45 Totals 20 62 4,844 78.13
Top 10/20 1/2 0/3 1/5
Low Low Round Tournament Tournament 74 227 Duramed Collegiate 74 229 Lady Northern 74 227
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2009-10 JUNIORS INNAPHA TANTANAVIVAT Junior Bangkok, Thailand David Leadbetter Academy University of Georgia 2008-09 Had a breakout season in her first year as a Wildcat, competing in all 11 events for Northwestern with a 78.15 scoring average ... Put together her best outing of the year at the Windy City Collegiate (Oct. 6-7), finishing in a tie for sixth-place with a 6-over 222, including a 1-under 71 in the second round ... Had three additional top-20 finishes, including tying for 18th at the Lady Puerto Rico (Feb. 8-10) with a 13-over 229 ... Tied for 20th at both the Lady Buckeye (April 18-19), with a 16-over 232, and the Big Ten Championships (April 24-26), finishing with a 32-over 320 ... Recorded scores in the 70s in 23 of her 34 rounds on the season ... Was among the top-three Northwestern finishers in nine of 11 tournaments, placing at the top of the Wildcat scorecard twice ... Named an NGCA All-American Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2007-08 (AT GEORGIA) Named to both the National Golf Coaches Association’s All-American Scholar team and the SEC Academic Honor Roll after posting perfect 4.0 GPAs during both of her first two semesters at Georgia ... In the Bulldogs’ lineup for nine events, including all eight tournaments on the spring slate ... During the fall, earned a spot in the lineup during qualifying for the season opener (the Mason Rudolph Championship) and also competed against New Mexico and Duke at the Hooter’s/NGCA Collegiate Match Play Championships ... Rallied from 2-down with three holes to play against New Mexico’s Alexandra Phelps to halve her match and clinch the team victory for Georgia in the first round of the Match Play Championships ... Tallied consecutive even-par 72s in the first and second rounds of the PING/ASU Invitational and was even through 15 holes of the final round before a triple-bogey at No. 16 pushed her to 3-over, placing 14th ... Recorded her second-straight top-20 effort by tying for 17th at the SEC Championship ... Posted an even-par 72 on the second day of the SECs, her fourth par-or-better tally in an eight-round span versus two in her first 13 loops of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL Attended the David Leadbetter Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where she was named the program’s Most Improved Player in 2006 ... No. 13 ranked junior among the Class of 2007 in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index ... Captured medalist honors at a quartet tournaments—the Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) ChampionsGate Open, the International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT) at Orange Lake and the Florida Junior Tour (FJT) Belleview Biltmore in 2006 and the FCWT Saddlebrook Junior Classic in 2005 ... Posted a stroke average of 74.91 in 45 rounds played during 2006 and 2007.
INNAPHA TANTANAVIVAT PERSONAL Born Innapha Tantanavivat on Dec. 23, 1988 ... Daughter of Somsak and Wilaiporn Tantanavivat ... Name is pronounced “In-ah-PAH” “Tahn-tahnah-WE-watt” ... Majoring in communication studies.
FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK “One of Innapha’s best qualities is that she is very consistent. Her ball striking really came around last year and she has focused a lot of attention on her putting. She is extremely focused out on the course and I think Innapha is poised to have a great year for us.”
TANTANAVIVAT’S CAREER STATISTICS Total Scoring Year Events Rounds Strokes Average 2008-09 11 34 2,657 78.15 2007-08 (UGA) 9 28 2,141 76.46 Totals 20 62 4,798 77.39
Top 10/20 1/3 0/2 1/5
Low Low Round Tournament Tournament 71 222 Windy City Collegiate 71 219 PING/ASU Invitational 71 219
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2009-10 SOPHOMORES KYLIE FULLER
KYLIE FULLER Sophomore Temecula, Calif. Chapparal
2008-09 Competed in 10 events for the Wildcats in her freshman year, posting an 80.59 scoring average ... Finished in a tie for 25th-place at the Big Ten Championships (April 24-26) for a new personal best ... Compiled a season-low 235 (19-over) at the Landfall Tradition (Oct. 24-26) ... Shot a personal best 1-over 73 in the opening round of both the Mountain View Collegiate (March 28) and SunTrust Lady Gator (April 6) ... Also shot a 2-over 74 in the final round of the Duramed Collegiate Invitational (March 8).
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Chaparral High School ... Earned team Most Valuable Player honors all four years ... Three-time California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year ... Three-time Southwestern League Champion ... Earned CIF Champion of Character honors as a junior and senior ... Press-Enterprise Player of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Nine-hole average as a senior was 36 including a low of 32 ... Four-time athletic scholar and Senior Academic Athlete of the Year ... Secretary of Peer Leaders and was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL Born Kylie Renae Fuller on June 13, 1990 ... Daughter of Russ and Tracie Fuller ... Majoring in psychology.
FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK “Kylie was battling a stress fracture in her foot at the end of last season, but has played very well this summer. Despite the injury, her ball striking was as good as its ever been and she continues to be the longest hitter on the team. Kylie has worked extremely hard on both her short game and her wedge game and I’m looking forward to her improvements this season.”
FULLER’S CAREER STATISTICS
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Total Scoring Year Events Rounds Strokes Average 2008-09 10 31 2,498 80.59 Totals 10 31 2,498 80.59
Top 10/20 0/0 0/0
Low Low Round Tournament Tournament 73 235 Landfall Tradition 73 235
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2009-10 SOPHOMORES ALEXANDRA lederhausen Sophomore Hinsdale, Ill. Hinsdale Central
2008-09 Made an immediate impact in her freshman campaign, competing in 10 tournaments with a 79.55 scoring average ... Posted three top-20 finishes, including tying for 13th-place at the Lady Buckeye (April 18-19) with a 13-over 229 ... Tied for 15th at the Big Ten Championships (April 2426) with a 30-over 318 ... Shot a 3-over 75 and a 2-over 74 over the final two rounds of the Challenge at Wolfdancer (Nov. 2-3) to place in a tie for 20th at 17-over 233, a team-best ... Compiled an even-par 72 in the final round of the Mountain View Collegiate (March 28-29) ... Was among the top three on the Northwestern scorecard in five tournaments.
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Hinsdale Central High School ... Helped lead the Red Devils to the state tournament all four years ... Captured state championship as a junior while helping Hinsdale place second ... Named team’s Most Valuable Player, as well as earning Most Spirited and Red Devil awards ... Member of National Honor Society and dean’s list.
PERSONAL Born Alexandra Therese Lederhausen on June 24, 1990 ... Daughter of Mats and Jessica Lederhausen ... Sister Rebecca is a junior on the Wildcat golf team ... Lived in Sweden until she was 10 years old ... Major is undeclared.
ALEXANDRA LEDERHAUSEN FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK “Alex made some key swing changes last season, so I’m looking for her to continue to build on those. Alex has matured greatly on the golf course and I think you’ll definitely see that reflected on her scoring as she continues to mature.”
LEDERHAUSEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Total Scoring Year Events Rounds Strokes Average 2008-09 10 31 2,466 79.55 Totals 10 31 2,466 79.55
Top 10/20 0/3 0/3
Low Low Round Tournament Tournament 72 227 Mountain View Collegiate 72 227
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2009 SOPHOMORES/FRESHMEN CAROLINE king
mei liu
Sophomore Pepper Pike, Ohio Orange
Freshman Austin, Texas Lake Travis
2008-09
HIGH SCHOOL
Did not compete for the Wildcats.
Named team Most Valuable Player as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Became first district qualifier in school history ... Named Chagrin Valley Conference MVP as a senior and was a first-team selection as a sophomore ... Captured sectional crown as a senior, defeating a field of 95 players ... Named North Coast Junior Tour Player of the Year in 2007 ... Tied for fifth-place at the 2008 Cleveland Amateur ... Placed fourth at the 2007 Ohio State Junior Girls Championship ... Named the 2007 Cleveland News Herald Player of the Year.
Three-year letterwinner at Lake Travis High School ... Finished third in state as a junior ... Qualified for state tournament all four years of high school career ... Twotime district medalist and regional medalist as a junior ... Posted a career-best 75.4 scoring average in 2008 ... Three-time team Most Valuable Player who helped lead the Cavaliers to a top-four finish at state all four years ... Competed in the Texas Junior Golf Tour for six years, medaling in five events ... Named the 2007 TJGT Player of the Year ... Competed in over 100 tournaments in her high school career ... Class salutatorian ... Student Body treasurer as a junior and senior ... National Honor Society member and AP Scholar with Distinction ... Named Academic AllState two times and Academic All-Region four times.
PERSONAL
PERSONAL
Born Caroline Joan King on Aug. 20, 1990 ... Daughter of Bob and Cathy King ... Major is undeclared.
Born Mei Liu on Aug. 27, 1991 ... Daughter of Zhongjian Liu and Ella Zhang ... Plans to major in either economics or political science.
FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK
FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK
“Caroline has played a ton of golf this summer and has really played well in some tournaments, so we have high expectations for her this season. She is someone that all the girls like and respect and she does a good job of keeping us loose.”
“Mei has a lot of tournament experience, and is coming into our program with strong fundamentals and mechanics. She had a great high school career in Texas and we’re excited to see what she can do as a Wildcat.”
HIGH SCHOOL
ANNE ORMSON
LAUREN WEAVER
Freshman Granger, Ind. St. Joseph’s
Freshman Scottsdale, Ariz. Cactus Shadows
HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at St. Joseph’s High School ... Two-time Northern Indiana Conference Player of the Year ... Three-time Indiana High School All-State team selection ... Named team’s Most Valuable player all three years ... Attended Penn High School in 2005-06, helping the team to the Indiana state championship, setting the all-time scoring record ... Member of 2004 USA Junior Ryder Cup team ... Finished tied for 17th at the 2007 U.S. Girls Junior Championship ... Posted five top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes in AJGA national tournaments ... Earned 2008 Andy Nemeth Memorial Leadership award and Kiwanis Club Medal for Citizenship and Sportsmanship ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
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HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Cactus Shadows High School ... Ranked eighth nationally in the class of 2009 by the AJGA golf rankings ... Two-time Arizona state champion (2007 and ‘08) ... Finished third at state in both 2005 and 2006 ... Helped lead the Falcons capture the team state title in 2005, ‘07 and ‘08 and a third-place finish in ‘06 ... Sonoran News Female Athlete of the Year for the 200809 season ... AJGA Hewlett-Packard Junior All-American (‘07, ‘08) ... Finished in the top eight in match play for 2008 AJGA Polo Classic ... Won 2008 AJGA Bob Estes Championship by 11 shots ... Qualified for U.S. Women’s Open sectionals in 2007 ... Captured 2004 Canadian Junior Golf Association World Championship ... 2008 AP Scholar by the College Board ... Graduated third in her class.
Born Anne-Marie Ormson on Nov. 26, 1990 ... Daughter of Mark and Cynthia Ormson ... Sister Laura is a senior on the Wake Forest women’s golf team ... 2006 recipient of the Padrewski Medal from the National Guild of Piano Teachers for 10 years of outstanding piano performance ... Plans to major in economics.
PERSONAL
FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK
FLETCHER’S OUTLOOK
“Anne joins our program with a wealth of experience. She has good length off the tee and has worked extremely hard on her short game, so we’re looking for her to step up and make a lot of birdies for us.”
Born Lauren Lee Weaver on March 7, 1991 ... Daughter of Craig and Sandra Weaver ... Father earned eight letters in both football and track at Otterbein College ... Plans to major in biology.
“Lauren has been playing well this summer and I’m looking for her to come in and help anchor the team as a freshman. She is very tough mentally, is very focused and has a great work ethic, and I look to her to be one of our leaders.”
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WILDCAT HISTORY 2008-09 season recap............................................................................................16-17 2008-09 individual results........................................................................................ 17 2008-09 team results.................................................................................................. 17 big ten championship HISTORY................................................................................ 18 WILDCAT HISTORY/HONORS.......................................................................................... 19 WILDCAT RECORD BOOK...........................................................................................20-21 luke donald outdoor practice facility........................................................... 22 gleacher golf center............................................................................................. 23 wildcat golf courses.............................................................................................. 24
2008-09 SEASON RECAP W
hen Emily Fletcher was hired as Northwestern’s head women’s golf coach following the 2007-08 season, one of her goals was to make the program into a contender in both the Big Ten and on the national stage. After her first year, Fletcher has the Wildcats on the right track, as NU finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships while posting top-10 finishes in 10 of the 11 tournaments it competed in. “I think we really started to play up to our ability at the end of the season and especially at the Big Tens,” Fletcher said. “We finished three strokes out of third place, so we were pleased with that, behind Purdue, Michigan State and Ohio State - all of which advanced to the NCAA Finals. As we go forward, I’m just looking to set high expectations and that we continue to raise the bar.” One sign of optimism for Fletcher was the improvement of her club from the fall season to the spring season. The Wildcats compiled a 941.8 stroke average during the five tournaments in the fall with four top-10 finishes, highlighted by their sixth-place showing in the season-opening Mary Fossum Invitational. But during the spring is where Northwestern began to assert itself. Competing against larger and more challenging fields, the `Cats shaved 24 shots off their scoring average to 917.6 while never finishing in the lower half in the team standings. At the Mountain View Collegiate is where NU showed what it is capable of, breaking 300 in both the first (297) and third (292) rounds en route to a season-best 890 performance. The Wildcats cracked 300 for the third time on the year, shooting a 299 in the first round of the Lady Buckeye, pacing NU to a fourth-place finish out of 15 teams in its final tune-up before the Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette, Ind. A second-straight fourth-place finished capped a pro-
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JENNIFER HONG closed out her storied Northwestern career by finishing third on the squad in scoring average (78.26) and finishing fifth at the Mountain View Collegiate with a 1-under 215. She ranks second all-time in program history in career scoring average at 77.00.
ductive year for Northwestern, one which made Fletcher excited about the future. “As well as we played in the spring was encouraging to me, because we did not get off to a good start in the fall,” Fletcher said. “Certainly in the spring we played much better and even became a bubble team for the NCAA Regionals. Now that improvement we made from the fall into the spring is Northwestern finished fourth at the 2009 Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette, Ind., the seventh time in program history the Wildcats have finished in the top five. the same improvement we’re looking to make on strong as well for Northwestern, competing over the summer in preparation for next year.” in five events with a 78.69 scoring average, That optimism is aided further considering including an eighth-place finish at the Lady Northwestern returns the core of its team in Buckeye. 2009-10. Of the six golfers who competed for A pair of freshmen also made their mark the Wildcats last year, only senior Jennifer for the `Cats, with Alexandra Lederhausen Hong will not be back. Hong closed out her and Kylie Fuller each competing in 10 events career as one of the top golfers in program for NU. The duo posted a combined three history, as her 77.00 career stroke top-20 finishes between the two of them in average ranks second all-time. She what Fletcher sees as a bright future for the also put together six rounds of program. 70 or better, the most of any “We’re a really young team, and the great Wildcat in program history, thing about that is we get to see these girls and finishes with six top-10 continue to improve and better themselves finishes and an additional for at least a couple more years,” Fletcher seven top-20 showings. said. “We get to build on the successes and But it was the Northimprovements of this year instead of starting western sophomores over, and I’m looking for us to continue to elwho stepped up and set evate our play. Having another year under their the tone for the `Cats belts is really going to help these girls’ maturity this past season. The and patience.” duo of Kelsey Linden And with one year under her belt, Fletcher schmidt and Innapha will continue to raise the bar and expect great Tantanavivat finished things from her team. The Wildcats know how one-two in the season close they came to making the NCAA tournascoring average, with ment this spring, and were disappointed when Lindenschmidt’s 77.81 it wasn’t meant to be. But they look to use that just ahead of Tantadisappointment as a motivating factor heading navivat’s 78.15. into the fall. The two combined for “That’s the challenge we’ve posed for oura pair of top-10 finishes on selves is that we have to carry that feeling we the year, with Tantanavihad of being on the outside looking in everyday vat placing sixth at the with us,” said Fletcher. “As a coaching staff and Windy City Collegiate and as players we know we need to make a choice Lindenschmidt recording a everyday to be better and pick up in Septem10th-place showing at the ber right where we left off. That experience will Big Ten Championships. continue to motivate each of us.” Fellow sophomore Rebecca Lederhausen came
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2008-09 SEASON RECAP 2008-09 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Name Events Rounds Average Low Round Top 10/20 Kelsey Lindenschmidt 10 31 77.81 74 1/2 Innapha Tantanavivat 11 34 78.15 71 1/3 Jennifer Hong 10 31 78.26 70 1/3 Rebecca Lederhausen 5 16 78.69 73 1/1 Alex Lederhausen 10 31 79.55 72 0/3 Kylie Fuller 10 31 80.59 73 0/0 TEAM TOTALS * 11 34 310.44 292 4/12
Best Place (Tournament) 10th (Big Ten Championships) 6th (Windy City Collegiate) 5th (Mountain View Collegiate) 8th (Lady Buckeye Invitational) 13th (Lady Buckeye Invitational) 25th (Big Ten Championships) 4th (Big Ten Championships) (Lady Buckeye Invitational)
* Team totals do not include totals for players who competed as individuals.
2008-09 TEAM RESULTS Date Tournament Sept. 20-21 Mary Fossum Invitational (East Lansing, Mich.) Oct. 6-7 Windy City Collegiate (Skokie, Ill.) Oct. 18-19 Lady Northern Invitational (West Lafayette, Ind.) Oct. 24-26 Landfall Tradition (Wilmington, N.C.) Nov. 2-3 Challenge at Wolfdancer (Austin, Texas) Feb. 8-10 Lady Puerto Rico (Rio Grande, P.R.) March 6-8 Duramed Collegiate Invitational (Rio Verde, Ariz.) March 28-29 Mountain View Collegiate (Tucson, Ariz.) April 6-7 SunTrust Lady Gator (Gainesville, Fla.) April 18-19 Lady Buckeye Invitational (Columbus, Ohio) April 24-26 Big Ten Championships (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Score Finish/Teams Top NU Finisher 315-303-307=925 6th/12 Hong (T-20th, +15) 311-301-313=925 10th/13 Tantanavivat (T-6th, +6) 314-323-330=967 13th/14 Hong, Lindenschmidt (T-43rd, +25) 315-316-311=942 9th/12 Lindenschmidt (T-19th, +15) 323-315-312=950 9th/16 A. Lederhausen (T-20th, +17) 317-312-301=930 9th/16 Tantanavivat (T-18th, +13) 312-302-305=919 8th/20 R. Lederhausen, Lindenschmidt (T-18th, +14) 297-301-292=890 6th/18 Hong (T-5th, -1) 304-311-319=934 7th/16 R. Lederhausen (T-22nd, +22) 299-300-316=915 4th/15 R. Lederhausen (T-9th, +11) 327-312-314-305=1258 4th/11 Lindenschmidt (10th, +24)
WILDCAT TOP-THREE TOURNAMENT FINISHERS Mary Fossum Invitational Sept. 20-21, 2008 • East Lansing, Mich. 6th/12 teams (315-303-307=925) T20 Jennifer Hong 78-77-76=231 (+15) T22 Kelsey Lindenschmidt 76-80-76=232 (+16) T26 Innapha Tantanavivat 79-75-79=233 (+17)
Challenge at Wolfdancer Nov. 2-3, 2008 • Austin, Texas 9th/16 teams (323-315-312=950) T20 Alex Lederhausen 84-75-74=233 (+17) T27 Kelsey Lindenschmidt 79-81-76=236 (+20) T30 Innapha Tantanavivat 81-75-81=237 (+21)
Windy City Collegiate Oct. 6-7, 2008 • Skokie, Ill. 10th/13 teams (311-301-313=925) T6 Innapha Tantanavivat 76-71-75=222 (+6) 22 Kelsey Lindenschmidt 77-75-77=229 (+13) T43 Jennifer Hong 80-77-79=236 (+20)
Lady Puerto Rico Feb. 8-10, 2009 • Rio Grande, P.R. 9th/16 teams (317-312-301=930) T18 Innapha Tantanavivat 79-76-74=229 (+13) T39 Jennifer Hong 78-83-75=236 (+20) Kelsey Lindenschmidt 82-77-77=236 (+20)
Lady Northern Invitational Oct. 18-19, 2008 • West Lafayette, Ind. T-13th/14 teams (314-323-330=967) T43 Jennifer Hong 77-81-83=241 (+25) Kelsey Lindenschmidt 80-78-83=241 (+25) T54 Innapha Tantanavivat 81-78-84=243 (+27)
Duramed Collegiate Invitational March 6-8, 2009 • Rio Verde, Ariz. 8th/20 teams (312-302-305=919) T18 Rebecca Lederhausen 75-74-78=227 (+14) Kelsey Lindenschmidt 76-75-76=227 (+14) T34 Innapha Tantanavivat 79-75-77=231 (+18)
Landfall Tradition Oct. 24-26, 2008 • Wilmington, N.C. 9th/12 teams (315-316-311=942) T19 Kelsey Lindenschmidt 74-80-77=231 (+15) T25 Jennifer Hong 80-76-77=233 (+17) T32 Kylie Fuller 80-79-76=235 (+19)
Mountain View Collegiate March 28-29, 2009 • Tucson, Ariz. 6th/18 teams (297-301-292=890) T5 Jennifer Hong 70-75-70=215 (-1) T35 Innapha Tantanavivat 77-74-75=226 (+10) T38 Alex Lederhausen 77-78-72=227 (+11)
SunTrust Lady Gator April 6-7, 2009 • Gainesville, Fla. 7th/16 teams (304-311-319=934) T22 Rebecca Lederhausen 80-74-78=232 (+22) T27 Alex Lederhausen 75-78-80=233 (+23) T36 Kylie Fuller 73-80-83=236 (+26) Innapha Tantanavivat 76-79-81=236 (+26) Lady Buckeye Invitational April 18-19, 2009 • Columbus, Ohio 4th/15 teams (299-300-316=915) T9 Rebecca Lederhausen 73-74-80=227 (+11) T11 Jennifer Hong 74-75-79=228 (+12) T13 Alex Lederhausen 77-74-78=229 (+13) Big Ten Championships April 24-26, 2009 • West Lafayette, Ind. 4th/11 teams 327-312-314-305=1258) 10 Kelsey Lindenschmidt 80-78-78-76=312 (+24) T15 Alex Lederhausen 83-82-74-79=318 (+30) T20 Innapha Tantanavivat 84-79-84-73=320 (+32)
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BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP history 2009 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM RESULTS Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex • West Lafayette, Ind. April 24-26, 2009
No. School 1. Purdue 2. Michigan State 3. Ohio State 4. Northwestern 5. Iowa 6. Indiana 7. Michigan 8. Wisconsin 9. Illinois 10. Minnesota 11. Penn State
Round One 309 316 317 327 327 332 320 318 323 333 329
Round Two 300 313 310 312 317 317 311 321 324 317 321
Round Three 300 316 322 314 315 315 319 328 325 318 336
Round Four 300 301 306 305 305 302 318 308 306 315 317
Total Strokes 1209 1246 1255 1258 1264 1266 1268 1275 1278 1283 1303
Final Score Top Finisher +57 T1. Maria Hernandez, Maude-Aimee LeBland (297, +9) +94 T4. Laura Kueny (307, +19) +103 T12. Emma Jandel, Vicky Villanueva (315, +27) +106 10. Kelsey Lindenschmidt (312, +24) +112 T15. Becky Quinby (318, +30) +114 9. Anita Gahir (311, +23) +116 11. Ashley Bauer (313, +25) +123 T15. Molly Schemm (318, +30) +126 T6. Nora Lucas (308, +20) +131 T27. Paige Bromen (322, +34) +151 T20. Laura Cullen (320, +32)
2009 NORTHWESTERN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS No. Player 10 Kelsey Lindenschmidt T15 Alexandra Lederhausen T20 Innapha Tantanavivat T25 Kylie Fuller T36 Jennifer Hong T45 Rebecca Lederhausen
Round Round Round Round Total Final One Two Three Four Strokes Score 80 78 78 76 312 +24 83 82 74 79 318 +30 84 79 84 73 320 +32 80 79 82 80 321 +33 87 76 80 81 324 +36 86 81 83 77 327 +39
ALICE KIM became the first Wildcat golfer to capture the Big Ten individual championship, medaling at the 2006 Big Ten Championships in Bloomington, Ind.
NORTHWESTERN BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY Year Location Place Score Team Champion Score Top NU Finisher Score Place 1993 Iowa City, Iowa 11th 1,433 Ohio State 1,240 Kristin Olson +51, 339 55th 1994 Columbus, Ohio 11th 1,359 Wisconsin 1,254 Heather Hoffman +29, 317 T-9th 1995 Ann Arbor, Mich. 8th 1,307 Indiana 1,240 Heather Hoffman +23, 311 T-3rd 1996* Bloomington, Ind. 6th 995 Indiana 946 Heather Hoffman +23, 239 6th 1997 East Lansing, Mich. T-7th 1,307 Ohio State 1,246 Karen England +25, 313 3rd 1998 University Park, Pa. T-3rd 1,220 Indiana 1,196 Kristen Beystehner, Amylou Dueck, Karen England +17, 305 T-12th 1999 West Lafayette, Ind. 6th 1,280 Ohio State 1,239 Christie Hermes +27, 315 T-9th 2000 Madison, Wis. T-6th 1,216 Purdue 1,167 Emily Gilley +13, 301 T-12th 2001 Minneapolis, Minn. T-2nd 1,230 Michigan State 1,219 Hana Kim +19, 307 T-8th 2002 Champaign, Ill. T-6th 1,275 Ohio State 1,220 Hana Kim +24, 312 T-12th 2003 Iowa City, Iowa 3rd 1,230 Ohio State 1,194 Elizabeth Burden +9, 301 T-7th 2004 Columbus, Ohio 7th 1,248 Ohio State 1,199 Kelly Robb +19, 307 T-11th 2005* Ann Arbor, Mich. 5th 944 Ohio State 900 Alice Kim +14, 230 8th 2006 Bloomington, Ind. 5th 1,212 Purdue 1,179 Alice Kim +3, 291 1st 2007 East Lansing, Mich. 3rd 1,220 Michigan State 1,188 Alice Kim +11, 299 5th 2008 University Park, Pa. 7th 1,226 Purdue 1,169 Kelsey Lindenschmidt +20, 308 T-28th 2009 West Lafayette, Ind. 4th 1,258 Purdue 1,209 Kelsey Lindenschmidt +24, 312 10th
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* 1996 and 2005 Big Ten Championships were shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather
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WILDCAT HISTORY/HONORS WILDCAT HISTORY NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Coach Place 2000 Chris Regenberg 24th NCAA REGIONALS Year Coach 2000 Chris Regenberg 2001 Chris Regenberg 2002 Chris Regenberg 2004 Chris Regenberg 2005 Chris Regenberg 2006 Chris Regenberg 2007 Chris Regenberg
Place 2nd 15th 14th 11th 14th 10th 12th
TEAM TOURNAMENT WINS Year Tournament 1997 Midwest Classic 1998 Midwest Classic Myrtle Beach Classic 2000 Central District Classic Waterlefe/USF Invitational 2005 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational Lady Paladin Invitational 2007 Red Rocks Invitational Challenge at Wolfdancer INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT WINS Year Player/Tournament 1995 Heather Hoffman Lady Buckeye Invitational Lady Spartan Invitational 1996 Heather Hoffman Illini Spring Classic 1998 Elizabeth Gilley Wildcat Invitational
Year Player/Tournament 2000 Emily Gilley Verizon “Mo”Morial Invitational 2005 Jennifer Hong Mary Fossum Invitational 2006 Alice Kim Big Ten Championships Lady Paladin Invitational 2007 Liliana Alvarez Red Rocks Invitational NGCA ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLARS Year Player 1995 Kristin Olson 1997 Amylou Dueck Meghan McCormick 1998 Amylou Dueck 1999 Amylou Dueck 2001 Kristen Beystehner 2002 Emily Gilley 2003 Mary Ellen Grzebien 2004 Mary Ellen Grzebien Kelly Robb 2005 Ina Kim Kelly Robb 2006 Jennifer Hong 2007 Jennifer Hong 2008 Jennifer Hong Kelsey Lindenschmidt 2009 Jennifer Hong Kelsey Lindenschmidt Innapha Tantanavivat Active golfers in bold
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Alvarez, Liliana...........................2007 Beystehner, Kristen.......... 1998-2001 Breslin, Erin................................2003 Breslin, Kerri...............................2003 Burden, Elizabeth............. 2000-2003 Dueck, Amylou.................. 1996-1999 England, Karen................. 1997-2000 Fuller, Kylie...............................2009 Gilley, Elizabeth................ 1995-1998 Gilley, Emily...................... 1999-2002 Grzebien, Lauren.............. 2001-2004 Grzebien, Mary Ellen........ 2002-2004 Halpern, Rebecca............. 1996-1997 Hermes, Christie............... 1998-2001 Hoffman, Heather............. 1994-1996 Hong, Jennifer.................. 2006-2009 Immekus, Michelle............ 1994-1995 Johnston, Brittany............. 2005-2008 Kiely, Colleen.................... 1997-2000 Kim, Alice.......................... 2004-2007
Kim, Ina............................ 2002-2005 Lederhausen, Alexandra.............2009 Lederhausen, Rebecca..... 2008-2009 Lindenschmidt, Kelsey..... 2008-2009 McCormick, Meghan......... 1994-1997 McGhee, Virginia........................1993 Melius, Jacqui................... 1993-1996 Olson, Kristin.................... 1993-1996 Pfau, Anne.............. 1993-1994, 1996 Raatikka, Amy.............................1993 Robb, Kelly....................... 2004-2005 Scholten, Heather............. 2004-2007 Tantanavivat, Innapha..............2009 Trachok, Katie.................. 2005-2008 Weinstein, Tami..........................1993 Yu, Justina..................................2007 Zucco, Jennifer...........................1993 Active golfers in bold
ELIZABETH BURDEN ranks third on Northwestern’s all-time career stroke average list at 77.53. She is one of just two Wildcats to earn All-Big Ten honors three times.
BIG TEN HONORS ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS Year Player 1995 Heather Hoffman 1996 Heather Hoffman 1999 Emily Gilley 2000 Elizabeth Burden Emily Gilley 2001 Elizabeth Burden Emily Gilley 2003 Elizabeth Burden (2nd) 2005 Alice Kim (2nd) Ina Kim (2nd) 2006 Alice Kim (2nd) 2007 Liliana Alvarez (2nd) FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Year Player 2004 Alice Kim ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN Year Player 1993 Tami Weinstein 1994 Kristin Olson Anne Pfau 1995 Meghan McCormick Kristin Olson Anne Pfau 1996 Heather Hoffman Meghan McCormick Jacqui Melius Kristin Olson Anne Pfau 1997 Amylou Dueck Rebecca Halpern Meghan McCormick 1998 Amylou Dueck 1999 Kristen Beystehner Amylou Dueck Karen England Christie Hermes Colleen Kiely
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Year Player 2000 Kristen Beystehner Karen England Emily Gilley Christie Hermes Colleen Kiely 2001 Kristen Beystehner Elizabeth Burden Christie Hermes Emily Gilley 2002 Elizabeth Burden Emily Gilley Lauren Grzebien Hana Kim 2003 Erin Breslin Elizabeth Burden Lauren Grzebien Mary Ellen Grzebien Ina Kim 2004 Lauren Grzebien Mary Ellen Grzebien Ina Kim 2005 Ina Kim Kelly Robb Heather Scholten 2006 Heather Scholten 2007 Liliana Alvarez Jennifer Hong Brittany Johnston Heather Scholten 2008 Jennifer Hong Brittany Johnston Katie Trachok 2009 Jennifer Hong Rebecca Lederhausen Kelsey Lindenschmidt Innapha Tantanavivat Active golfers in bold NOTE: In 2002-03, the Big Ten began awarding first- and second-team All-Big Ten honors.
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WILDCAT RECORD BOOK INA KIM’s 5-under 211 at the 2005 Mountain View Collegiate is tied for the top 54-hole tournament score in program history. Kim also ranks fifth all-time in career scoring average at 77.80.
TOP INDIVIDUAL ROUNDS Score Name 67 Ina Kim 68 Liliana Alvarez Alice Kim Hana Kim 69 Katie Trachok Alice Kim Jennifer Hong Brittany Johnston Emily Gilley 70 Alice Kim Jennifer Hong Alice Kim Jennifer Hong Jennifer Hong Brittany Johnson Kelly Robb Ina Kim Emily Gilley Lauren Grzebien
Tournament 2005 Mountain View Collegiate 2007 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 Big Ten Championships 2001 Big XII Invitational 2007 Challenge at Wolfdancer 2007 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational 2001 Texas A&M “Mo”Morial Invitational 2006 Lady Paladin Invitational (twice) 2006 Northwestern Invitational 2006 Central District Invitational 2005 Lady Paladin Invitational 2005 Mary Fossum Invitational 2005 Mary Fossum Invitational 2003 Shoot-out at the Legends 2003 Big Ten Championships 2001 Lady Northern Invitational 2000 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship
TOP 54-HOLE INDIVIDUAL SCORES Score Name 211 Liliana Alvarez Ina Kim 216 Alice Kim 217 Heather Scholten Ina Kim 218 Heather Scholten Brittany Johnston Emily Gilley 219 Jennifer Hong Alice Kim Christie Hermes 220 Alice Kim Heather Scholten Jennifer Hong Justina Yu
Tournament 2007 Mountain View Collegiate 2005 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 Lady Paladin Invitational 2005 Mountain View Collegiate 2004 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship 2007 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational 2001 Lady Northern Invitational 2007 Lady Northern Invitational 2006 Mountain View Collegiate 1999 Legends Tournament 2006 Lady Buckeye Invitational 2006 Northwestern Invitational 2005 Mary Fossum Invitational 2005 Mountain View Collegiate
TOP SINGLE-SEASON STROKE AVERAGES Name Alice Kim Jennifer Hong Alice Kim Liliana Alvarez Alice Kim Ina Kim Elizabeth Burden Emily Gilley Elizabeth Burden Emily Gilley Jennifer Hong Brittay Johnston Elizabeth Burden
Year 2005-06 2005-06 2004-05 2006-07 2006-07 2004-05 2002-03 2000-01 2000-01 1999-00 2007-08 2005-06 1999-00
Rounds 34 34 33 29 32 33 33 34 34 37 31 34 37
Strokes 2,542 2,571 2,496 2,196 2,431 2,520 2,529 2,606 2,607 2,840 2,381 2,630 2,866
Avg. 74.76 75.62 75.64 75.72 75.97 76.36 76.64 76.65 76.68 76.76 76.81 77.35 77.46
Minimum of 75 percent of team’s rounds
TOP CAREER STROKE AVERAGES
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HEATHER SCHOLTEN holds three of the top-15 54-hole tournament records in program history, including a career-best 1-over 217 at the 2005 Mountain View Collegiate.
Name Years Alice Kim 2003-07 Jennifer Hong 2005-09 Elizabeth Burden 1999-03 Emily Gilley 1998-02 Ina Kim 2001-05 Kelsey Lindenschmidt 2007-present Kelly Robb 2003-06 Brittany Johnston 2004-08 Heather Scholten 2003-07 Katie Trachok 2004-08 Christie Hermes 1997-01 Heather Hoffman 1993-97 Lauren Grzebien 2000-04 Mary Ellen Grzebein 2001-05 Minimum 50 rounds played
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Rounds 129 125 135 134 124 62 75 127 114 108 139 89.5 108 74
Strokes 9,797 9,625 10,466 10,406 9,647 4,844 5,882 9,967 8,961 8,497 11,053 7,120 8,648 5,935
Avg. 75.95 77.00 77.53 77.66 77.80 78.13 78.43 78.48 78.61 78.67 79.52 79.55 80.07 80.20
WILDCAT RECORD BOOK TOP 54-HOLE TEAM TOURNAMENT SCORES Score 870 886 887 889 890 892 896 898 900 901 903 905 908 909 910
Year Tournament 2007 Mountain View Collegiate 2005 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 Mountain View Collegiate 2001 Lady Northern Invitational 2006 Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational 2009 Mountain View Collegiate 1999 Shoot-out at the Legends 2001 Waterfele/USF Invitational 2006 Lady Northern Invitational 2004 Lady Paladin Invitational 2005 Lady Boilermaker Invitational 2003 Shoot-out at the Legends 2000 NCAA East Regional 2005 Mary Fossum Invitational 2000 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship 2006 Lady Buckeye Invitational 2003 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship 2002 Legends Shootout 2007 Lady Northern Invitational 2006 Northwestern Invitational 2006 Wolverine Invitational 2005 Lady Paladin Invitational 2000 Lady Northern Invitational
TEAM SUB-300 ROUNDS Score 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299
Year Round Tournament 2005 3 Mountain View Collegiate 2007 2 Mountain View Collegiate 2007 3 Mountain View Collegiate 2001 2 Lady Northern Invitational 1999 3 Shoot-out at the Legends 2001 1 Waterfele/USF Invitational 2005 1 Mountain View Collegiate 2009 3 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 3 Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational 2005 1 Lady Boilermaker Invitational 2005 2 Mary Fossum Invitational 2005 2 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 1 Mountain View Collegiate 2003 2 Shoot-out at the Legends 2000 2 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship 2007 1 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 3 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 2 Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational 2005 3 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship 2001 2 Big XII Invitational 2001 3 Lady Northern Invitational 2009 1 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 1 Big Ten Championships 2004 3 Lady Paladin Invitational 2003 3 Big Ten Championships 2003 2 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship 2001 3 Lady Buckeye Invitational 2000 3 Lady Northern Invitational 2008 1 Indiana Invitational 2006 2 Wolverine Invitational 2005 3 Central District Classic 2002 2 Legends Shootout 2009 1 Lady Buckeye Invitational 2007 4 Big Ten Championships 2007 2 Lady Northern Invitational 2007 1 Red Rocks Invitational 2006 1 Lady Northern Invitational 2006 2 Lady Northern Invitational 2006 2 Mountain View Collegiate 2006 2 Northwestern Invitational 2004 1 Lady Paladin Invitational 2004 1 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship 2000 1 Big Ten Championships 2000 2 Hawkeye Invitational 2000 2 Lady Northern Invitational 2000 1 NCAA East Regional 2000 2 NCAA East Regional
LILIANA ALVAREZ holds the Wildcat record for the lowest 54-hole score, shooting a 211 at the 2007 Mountain View Collegiate. Her 75.72 scoring average in the 2006-07 season is the fourth-best single-season total in Northwestern history.
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LUKE DONALD OUTDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
n the fall of 2006, Northwestern’s newest golf practice facility was unveiled — the Luke Donald Outdoor Practice Facility. Located at the Glen Club in Glenview, Ill., it is an 18-hole Tom Faziodesigned course used exclusively by the Wildcats as they prepare for the challenges of the Big Ten. The Glen Club annually hosts the LaSalle Bank Open on the Nationwide Tour, as well as the Illinois Open. Donald, the former Northwestern All-American and now one of the world’s top professional golfers, made the lead gift for the construction of this new facility. Other major donors included James Morrison and the Dougherty family. The Luke Donald Outdoor Practice Facility includes a 15,000-square foot bent grass range tee, a 1/2-acre practice pitching/chipping area with a 6,000-square foot USGA green, bent grass, bluegrass and fescue turfed areas for a variety of lies and shots. There are also three practice bunkers, totaling 5,000-square feet for shots of varying length into the chipping green. A 3,000-square foot practice putting green is also part of the facility as well as a fairway bunker practice shot area. The facility and course were designed by Fazio Design.
NORTHWESTERN DIRECTOR OF GOLF PAT GOSS ON THE LUKE DONALD OUTDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY — “When we built this facility at the Glen Club, it created an opportunity for our kids to hit balls and work on their short game more often. Prior to this we were near the top of the list in regard to facilities, but now this puts us absolutely at the top. We have access to incredible private clubs, and I am certain that no other school has better access and is more welcome at that many great courses. We have an incredible indoor facility on campus, and now we have an outdoor facility that allows our players to hit any shot they want up to 70 yards away from the green. That allows for a lot of variety around the green. They also have a tee box that is just for them. The facility is just ours and we can use it any way we want. It allows us to work on some things we couldn’t before. This new facility really brings us to the forefront and completes the kind of practice regime we want to use at Northwestern. It gives us the ability to practice any time we want and develop our players to the best of our abilities.”
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n April 22, 1998, Northwestern University announced it had received a $6.1 million gift from former NU golfer Eric J. Gleacher to create a state-of-the-art indoor golf facility and to endow the Wildcats’ men’s and women’s golf programs. The $1.1 million Gleacher Golf Center – which was enhanced in the winter of 2004 with new turf, a green expansion, new netting and a video equipment upgrade – is the finest indoor learning center in the collegiate golf world. The facility, built on the site of the University’s old swimming pool located in the Patten Gymnasium complex, includes the following features:
doubt about why I was awarded a scholarship,” said Gleacher. “As the years have unfolded, I have thought, literally thousands of times, of how fortunate I was to be treated so favorably by such an outstanding institution, and what an enormous difference it has made in my life. Northwestern’s golfing achievements over the past decade have been the result of first-class coaching and recruitment followed by comparable performances on the course.” Northwestern’s newest practice facility opened in the fall of 2006, a practice range at the Glen Club, an 18-hole Tom Fazio design course.
• A teaching area with three permanently mounted digital video cameras connected to two viewing monitors. • A hitting area with three stations. Players can either hit full shots into a netted area or hit pitch shots onto a green. • A 2,375 square-foot pitching and putting green with a special sand-bed golf surface which simulates play characteristic of real grass. Contouring, shaping and grading was advised by golf course architect Bob Lohmann, architect of the Merit Club, a 2000 U.S. Women’s Open site. • A 280 square-foot sand bunker. • A player locker area with 18 custom made wood lockers for club storage. • A players and sports equipment room. This “clubhouse” structure, designed to reinforce the golf course atmosphere, overlooks the golf facility. The Gleacher Golf Center measures 89 feet by 62 feet and its ceilings peak at 25 feet. Construction of the facility began during the summer of 1998 with the demolition of the old swimming complex. The center, which is available for use only by members of the Wildcat golf teams, was completed in January of 1999. “There is not much doubt that my ability to play golf was the most important factor in Northwestern’s decision to take me as a student, and absolutely no
ric J. Gleacher, a 1962 graduate of Northwestern, was presented with the fourth annual Rolex Achievement Award in April 1999. The award is given to former varsity collegiate golfers who, after graduation, have achieved excelERIC GLEACHER lence in their chosen career (outside of golf) and in doing so, have made a special contribution to society. Gleacher is the chairman and chief executive officer of Gleacher Partners, an international investment banking firm. He also is an accomplished competitive golfer. Gleacher won the Metropolitan (N.Y.) Golf Association Junior Championship in 1957 and was a freshman on the Western Illinois University golf team which won the NAIA championship in 1959. He then transferred to Northwestern where he earned a golf scholarship his junior and senior years. Gleacher then spent more than three years in the U.S. Marine Corps as an infantry officer before attending the University of Chicago Business School where he received his MBA in Finance in 1967. During his amateur golf career, Gleacher won 15 club championships. He has claimed titles at Shinnecock (N.Y.), Baltusrol (N.J.), Deepdale (N.Y.), Maidstone (N.Y.), Montclair (N.J.) and National Golf Links of America (N.Y.). Gleacher was a member of the USGA Executive Committee from 1996 to 2004. He qualified for the USGA Senior Amateur Championship in 1997, where he advanced to the first round of match play after finishing in eighth place during stroke play competition. Gleacher is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago. In 1996, he contributed $15 million to the University of Chicago Business School to help finance a new building for the school in downtown Chicago. In 1998, Gleacher donated $6.1 million to Northwestern to construct an indoor golf practice facility for varsity golfers and to endow the budgets of the men’s and women’s golf teams in perpetuity.
ERIC GLEACHER was featured in the Spring 2007 Golf Digest INDEX magazine for his contributions to the Northwestern men’s and women’s golf teams.
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WILDCAT GOLF COURSES T
he City of Chicago and the North Shore area are called home by some of the most prolific golfers currently on the professional tour, and those golfers developed their skills on some of the finest facilities in North America right here in the Chicagoland area. Northwestern’s women’s golf team experiences the unique opportunity of also taking advantage of these facilities.
CONWAY FARMS Opened in 1991, this Tom Faziodesigned course was named by Golf Digest as one of the best new private courses in the nation. The 6,733-yard, par-71 layout is played on an open prairie and offers true links-style golf. With a 132 slope, its undulating bent greens and fairways require strategic course management and a variety of shots. Conway Farms served as the host course for the 1997 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships.
The par-5 seventh hole at LAKE SHORE COUNTRY CLUB, which served as host for the 1996 and 1997 Wildcat Invitational.
EVANSTON GOLF CLUB The 18-hole “Evanston” course at the Evanston Golf Club facility in Skokie, Ill., features 6,593 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70. Designed by Donald J. Ross, ASGCA, the Evanston golf course opened in 1917 and will serve as the host facility for the 2008 Windy City Collegiate Championship.
NORTHMOOR COUNTRY CLUB Established in 1917, this Donald Ross designed course offers Wildcat golfers 27 holes and fantastic country club facilities nestled in a beautiful park setting. Tall oak trees line the fairways of this 6,737-yard, par-71 course, while its large, undulating putting surfaces require a superb touch. It is a true test of golf.
NORTH SHORE COUNTRY CLUB
GLEN CLUB Designed by renowned architect Tom Fazio, the Glen Club measures 7,149 yards and is a par-72 course. It features rolling terrain with dramatic elevation changes, meandering lakes and streams, and stunning vistas. The Glen Club opened in 2001 and has already been host to the U.S. vs. Japan college matches and the Illinois Open. It hosted the 2005 LaSalle Bank Open for the third-straight year. It will serve as the host course for this year’s Windy City Collegiate Championships on Oct. 4-6.
GREEN ACRES COUNTRY CLUB Located in Northbrook, Ill., and formerly known as the Golf Club of Illinois, the course was redesigned in 1988-89 by Roger Packard. The par-71, 6,714-yard layout is a challenge even for the most accurate players with its narrow, tree-lined fairways and well-guarded fast bent grass greens. The practice area features a double-end range with pitching area and a large putting green.
Established in 1924, this exquisite golf course was designed by the architectural firm of Colt, McKenzie and Allison. The large, fast greens and tree-lined fairways give this 7,031-yard course a rating of 74.4 and a 134 slope. North Shore hosted the 1983 U.S. Amateur Championships, the 1939 U.S. Amateur and the 1933 U.S. Open. It has also hosted the prestigious Western Open and continues to be one of the finest practice facilities and golf courses in the U.S. Other courses available to the Wildcats include the Merit Club, Westmoreland Country Club, Winnetka Golf Course, Highland Park Country Club and Highland Park Learning Center.
INDIAN HILL CLUB Conveniently located less than five miles from the Northwestern campus in Kenilworth, Indian Hill is a shorter course (6,333 yards, par-71) that requires very accurate tee shots and strong short iron play. Its small greens bring out the best in the short game. Designed by Donald Ross, it has a rating of 70.7 and features a bunkered practice pitching green and large putting green.
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LAKE SHORE COUNTRY CLUB Newly renovated, this par-75 course offers challenging ravines and extremely fast greens. The club, which opened in 1910, is rated at 74.2 with a slope of 128. Lake Shore’s final four holes are among the best finishing holes in Chicagoland. Lake Shore, located along Lake Michigan in Glencoe, Ill., was host to the 1996 and 1997 Wildcat Invitationals.
The signature 18th hole at CONWAY FARMS, known as one of the top private courses in the nation.
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THE UNIVERSITY THIS IS NORTHWESTERN............................................................................................... 26 SCHOOLS OF NORTHWESTERN.................................................................................... 27 NOTABLE ALUMNI........................................................................................................28-29 PRESIDENT morton Schapiro.................................................................................. 30 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION JIM PHILLIPS...................................... 31 ACADEMIC SERVICES and student development............................................... 32 The Big Ten conference/big ten network........................................................ 33 Athletic Excellence.................................................................................................. 34 Athletic Endowments............................................................................................... 35 My kind of town, CHICAGO........................................................................................ 36
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orthwestern University was founded in 1851 as a private institution of “the highest order of excellence” to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota. Today one of the nation’s premier universities, Northwestern occupies two campuses along the shore of Lake Michigan and is connected by both geography and programming to one of the nation’s great cities, Chicago. In addition, Northwestern has a campus in Doha, Qatar. In this midsize research university, 11 schools— each with relatively small academic departments—offer high-quality programs spanning a remarkably diverse portfolio. Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University’s undergraduate and graduate programs among the best in the country.
more about Northwestern • From 25,000 freshman candidates each year, about 6,500 are offered admission for a freshman class size of 2,000. • Students from all 50 states and more than 50 foreign countries make up the undergraduate student body of approximately 8,000. The undergraduate population is about 54 percent women, and just under 30 percent are African American, Hispanic or Asian American. Total enrollment is approximately 17,000, including 1,100 part-time students in evening programs of the School of Continuing Studies. • Undergraduate financial aid is need based. More than half of all Northwestern undergraduates receive some combination of needbased scholarships, student loans and work-study employment. • Among the more than 50 fellowships awarded to students or alumni in 2008–09 were two Rhodes, one Marshall, four Gates Cambridge and 32 Fulbright Scholarships. • Among graduate programs, the J.L. Kellogg School of Management regularly ranks among the top five business schools in the country for both its traditional curriculum and its executive master’s program. • U.S. News & World Report placed Northwestern’s School of Law in the top 10 law schools nationally and the Feinberg School of Medicine in the top 20 medical programs. In its most recent assessment of doctoral programs, the National Research Council ranked five Northwestern programs in the top 10 percent nationally and 10 programs in the top 25 percent.
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on the shore of lake michigan The unde rg rad u at e sc h ool s The Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of Northwestern’s undergraduate schools with more than 4,000 undergraduate students and 500 faculty members. It is the cornerstone of a University that believes study in the liberal arts and sciences is the foundation of a strong undergraduate education. Students may enhance their studies with independent research projects, ad hoc majors or minors, Chicago field studies and study abroad. The School of Communication offers opportunities for study in five top-ranking departments: communication sciences and disorders, communication studies, performance studies, radio/television/film and theatre. Cocurricular opportunities include the top debate team in the country, hospital internships, student video and film projects, theater productions and the largest student-run college radio station in the country. The School of Education and Social Policy started as a department in the College of Liberal Arts and became a separate school of education in 1926. “Social policy” was added to its name in 1986 to reflect a distinctive mission among schools of education—to understand and improve learning communities (schools and classrooms, workplace settings, families and neighborhoods), to study lifelong learning and to improve lives through policy. By producing scholarly research that informs and influences public policy-making about education, this small school (350 undergraduates, 300 graduate students and 23 faculty) has earned national recognition. In the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, about 1,300 undergraduates and approximately 750 graduate students choose from among 15 majors, including such interdisciplinary fields as materials science, biomedical engineering and environmental engineering. Recent curriculum innovations and the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center give students exceptional opportunities for team learning, collaborative projects and computer-assisted learning. The Medill School of Journalism prepares students for careers in newspapers, magazines, broadcast journalism, new media or integrated marketing communications. Medill students have consistently won in the Hearst Foundation’s National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships, the Pulitzer Prize competition of college journalism; and its students dominate the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards competition. Established in 1895 as an integral part of the University, the HENRY AND LEIGH BIENEN School of Music combines a nationally ranked music program of conservatory intensity with the academic rigor and scholarly resources found only at a firstrank research university. Students are encouraged to grow as both artists and people and to explore the myriad career options available in a life devoted to music. Artists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and other world-class performing organizations are among the faculty.
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notable alumni Business
Nick Chabraja Former chairman and CEO, General Dynamics Douglas Conant President and CEO, Campbell Soup Co. Lester Crown Chairman, Henry Crown Industries Robert Eckert Chairman and CEO, Mattel Robin Neustein Advisory director and chairwoman of the Private Equity Group, Goldman Sachs William Osborn Chairman, Northern Trust Harry Pearce Chairman, Hughes Electronics Linda Johnson Rice President and CEO, Johnson Publishing Company Pat Ryan Executive chairman, Aon Corp. Gordon Segal CEO, Crate and Barrel Manuel Valdes President, Frontera Foods
Sports
Katrina Adams Former pro tennis player D’Wayne Bates Former pro football player Luis Castillo Pro football player, San Diego Chargers Luke Donald Pro golfer Charles “Chick” Evans First golfer to hold National Open and National Amateur titles at same time Joe Girardi Manager, New York Yankees Napoleon Harris Pro football player, Minnesota Vikings Kenesaw Mountain Landis First commissioner of Major League Baseball
Entertainment
Lee Phillip Bell Creator, The Young and the Restless Greg Berlanti Executive producer, Brothers and Sisters Zach Braff Actor, Scrubs Charles Busch Tony-nominated playwright Stephen Colbert Reporter, Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report Ileen Getz Actress Michael Greif Director, Rent Heather Headley Tony award-winning actress Marg Helgenberg Emmy award-winning actress Laura Innes Actress
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on and off the field: Joe Girardi, the 2006 National League Manager of the Year and a 2007 CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee, exemplifies the success of former Wildcats.
Julia Levering Former president, U.S. Tennis Association Mark Loretta Pro baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers Billy McKinney Director of Scouting, Milwaukee Bucks Brent Musburger Sportscaster Jerry Reinsdorf Chairman, Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox Jeff Robinson Pro personnel assistant, Minnesota Vikings Rick Sund General manager, Atlanta Hawks Dr. Debi Thomas Two-time U.S. Ladies Figure Skating champion
On Screen and Stage: Many Northwestern alumni, such as Zach Braff (above), and Stephen Colbert (at left), receive accolades for their work in the entertainment industry.
Comedy Central/Joel Jefferies
Judy Biggert U.S. Congresswoman, Illinois Sara Jane Bloomfield Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Ruben Castillo U.S. District Court judge, Chicago Rahm Emanuel White House Chief of Staff George McGovern Former U.S. Senator, South Dakota; presidential candidate Ronald Riley Presiding Judge, Sixth District, Cook County Circuit Court John Paul Stevens U.S. Supreme Court Justice Adlai Stevenson II Former Illinois governor; ambassador to UN; two-time presidential candidate James Thompson Former Illinois governor
Richard Kind Actor Cloris Leachman Academy award-winning actress John Logan Academy award-nominated scriptwriter Shelley Long Emmy award-winning actress
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notable alumni Julia Louis-Dreyfus Emmy award-winning actress Ann-Margret Academy award-winning actress Garry Marshall TV and movie producer Megan Mullaly Emmy award-winning actress Dermot Mulroney Actor John Musker Director, Hercules, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid Dennis O’Hare Tony award-winning actor
Journalism and Literature
Marie Arana Book editor, Washington Post Ira Berkow Author; former sportswriter, New York Times Christine Brennan Columnist, USA Today; commentator, ESPN
PARDON THE INTERRUPTION: Wildcat alum Michael Wilbon visits Welsh-Ryan Arena for Halloween Hoopla.
In Books and Newspapers: Elisabeth Bumiller is just one of many Northwestern alumni pursuing successful careers as writers, editors or journalists.
staying connected: Northwestern alums often return to campus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus addressed graduates in June 2007.
Charlotte Rae Actress Jeri Ryan Actress Stu Schwartz Producer, Good Morning America David Schwimmer Actor Kate Shindle Actress; Miss America, 1998 Nicole Sullivan Actress Kimberly Williams Actress Mary Zimmerman Tony award-winning director; NU faculty member
Elisabeth Bumiller Reporter, New York Times Robert Olen Butler Author; Pulitzer Prize winner Joie Chen Reporter, CBS Rance Crain President, Crain Communications R. Bruce Dold Editorial page editor, Chicago Tribune; Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Duffy Editor, U.S. News & World Report Robert Eaton Senior VP and Managing Editor, ESPN Michael Greenberg Anchor, ESPN Radio Kelly O’Donnell Correspondent and anchor, NBC News Dave Revsine Anchor, Big Ten Network Tina Rosenberg Writer, New York Times; Pulitzer Prize winner; author Darren Rovell Sports business reporter, CNBC Carole Simpson Reporter/anchor, ABC News Richard Stolley Former founding managing editor, People Margaret Sullivan Editor, Buffalo News Julia Wallace Editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Michael Wilbon Columnist, Washington Post; co-host, Pardon the Interruption David Willey Executive editor, Men’s Journal
Other Notable Alumni
Madeleine Wing Adler President, West Chester University Johnetta Cole Former president, Bennett College Karen Lipschutz DeCrow Former president, National Organization for Women Ada Kepley First woman to graduate from a U.S. law school Ned Rorem Composer and author Joseph Schwantner Composer; Pulitzer Prize winner Judi Sheppard Missett CEO and founder of Jazzercise David Skorton President, Cornell University Graham Spanier President, Penn State University Dr. Thomas Starzl Performed first liver transplant George Stigler Economist; Nobel Prize winner Augusta Read Thomas Composer Wayne Watson President, Governors State University Dr. Daniel Williams First African American admitted to the College of Surgeons
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university president morton Schapiro M
orton Owen Schapiro was named 16th president of Northwestern University on December 16, 2008 and began his term on September 1, 2009. President Schapiro is among the nation’s premier authorities on the economics of higher education, with particular expertise in the area of college financing and affordability and on trends in educational costs and student aid. He is widely quoted in the national media and has testified before U.S. Senate and House committees on economic and educational issues. Before coming to Northwestern, he was president of Williams College from 2000 to 2009. Among the initiatives implemented during his presidency were a substantial reduction in average class size, a tripling of the number of courses offered in the college’s signature tutorial program and the completion of a number of major building projects including a center for theatre and dance, a student center and new faculty office/classroom buildings. Courses taught by President Schapiro at Williams College included introductory microeconomics, a tutorial on the economics of higher education and two interdisciplinary seminars, one on the economics and philosophy of education and the other on disease, culture and society. He previously served as a member of the Williams College faculty from 1980 to 1991, as Professor of Economics and as Assistant Provost. In 1991 he went to the University of Southern California where he served as Chair of the Department of Economics until 1994 and then as Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences until 2000. During his last two years as Dean, he also served as the University’s Vice President for Planning. President Schapiro has written more than 100 articles and five books, and he has edited two others, most with his longtime co-author Michael McPherson. These include: The Student Aid Game: Meeting Need and Rewarding Talent in American Higher Education (Princeton University
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Press 1998); Paying the Piper: Productivity, Incentives and Financing in Higher Education (also with Gordon Winston, University of Michigan Press 1993) and Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity (Brookings 1991), plus two recent edited volumes College Success: What It Means and How to Make It Happen (College Board 2008) and College Access: Opportunity or Privilege? (College Board 2006).
President Schapiro has received research grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the World Bank, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the College Board, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other groups to study the economics of higher education and related topics. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Hofstra University in 1975 and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. President Schapiro and his wife Mimi have three children: Matt, Alissa and Rachel.
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director of athletics and recreation jim phillips J
ames J. Phillips became Northwestern’s 21st director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation on April 14, 2008, bringing a track record of Division I success and a commitment to the values NU always has maintained in collegiate athletics. “The opportunity to lead Northwestern’s athletic and recreation programs is both exciting and humbling,” Phillips said. “Northwestern is a world-class institution that does things right in terms of college athletics and what they stand for.” One of 10 children, Phillips, who grew up in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, is the perfect fit to head up NU’s 19-sport program in the nation’s No. 3 market. His Windy City roots and family orientation are integral parts of his philosophy of providing student-athletes with a “world-class experience” that enables them to succeed academically, socially and athletically. One of Phillips’ first actions at Northwestern was to begin the implementation of a Department of Athletics and Recreation re-organization that was completed in January of 2009. NU’s existing departments were broken into three key “silos:” internal, external and student-athlete welfare. Northwestern’s stellar marketing and promotions staff continued to excel in 2008-09, winning its sixth national NACMA award since 2003. Ticket sales for Big Ten football home games went up 17 percent, men’s basketball sales improved 13 percent for weekend games and overall attendance was up at all seven of NU’s admission-charging sports. New courtside seating at Welsh-Ryan Arena sold out for the men’s basketball season. NU signed corporate sponsorship deals with Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Harris Bank, re-branded its media rights holder to Northwestern Sports Properties (NSP), defeated Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in baseball and created an Annual Report to showcase the department’s previous year. Phillips hired ultra-successful women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown in June of 2008. McKeown came to Evanston after 19 years at George Washington, where he took his team to the postseason 17 times and compiled a 509-174 record. Phillips’ second coaching hire was to name Tracey Fuchs the head of the field hockey program in January of 2009. Fuchs had arguably the most successful playing career in USA Field Hockey history and has been referred to as the “Michael Jordan of field hockey.” In 2009, Phillips signed a four-year deal with WGN Radio, the long-time radio outlet of Northwestern football and men’s basketball. In addition to those two sports, a new weekly Inside
Wildcat Athletics show will air on The Voice of Chicago through the 2012-13 season. Phillips also inked head football coach Pat Fitzgerald to a new seven-year deal that will keep him on the Wildcat sidelines through 2015. Northwestern had a great athletic year in 2008-09, beginning in the fall with the Wildcats’ 9-4 Alamo Bowl season. The team became the fifth in NU history to win nine contests, finishing No. 23 in the BCS. The football team also earned a program-record 26 Academic All-Big Ten awards and earned a 3.0 or better team GPA during the spring quarter for the highest team GPA in school history. In addition, men’s soccer made its second appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals in the last three years. In the winter, men’s basketball earned NU’s first postseason bid during head coach Bill Carmody’s tenure. Northwestern recorded its fourth-straight year with an individual national champion when Jake Herbert won the 184-lbs wrestling title, the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate wrestler and the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award. In the spring, Northwestern won its fifthstraight NCAA women’s lacrosse title and Hannah Nielsen repeated as the Tewaaraton Trophy winner. Women’s tennis ranked No. 1 for much of the year and won the ITA Indoor national title, a first for a northern school. Men’s tennis made a great turnaround to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and men’s golf made the NCAA Championships. Seven of NU’s eight men’s teams had postseason representation in 2008-09, making it arguably the top year for men’s athletics at NU in history. Academically and in the community, the Wildcats had a banner year in 2008-09. Northwestern touted a school-record-tying 879 studentathlete quarters in which a 3.0 GPA was earned, and 17 teams achieved a 3.0 or better team GPA. All 19 varsity squads recorded a 2.9 or better mark for two academic quarters (fall and spring) for the first time in school history. Northwestern’s combined student-athlete GPA for the spring was a school-record 3.21. NU’s APR and GSR scores ranked in the nation’s top five and 10, respectively. In the community, student-athletes volunteered a school-record 5,346 hours while serving 66 organizations in Evanston and greater Chicagoland. In June of 2009, Phillips served on the NCAA Champions Forum panel. The panel consisted of football coaches and athletics directors making an effort to bring minority football coaches closer to the mindset of those who hire football coaches. He also is part of the NCAA Mentoring Program, the NACDA Executive Committee and the 2016 Chicago Olympic Committee. Beginning in 2004, Phillips served as Northern Illinois’ athletic director for four years. In 2006, he was promoted to associate vice president in addition to his director of athletics title. He was chosen to serve as chairman of the MAC Athletic Director’s Council and also served on the NCAA
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women’s basketball selection committee. Phillips spearheaded the fund raising and construction of the $14-million Yordon Academic and Athletic Performance Center, the largest capital project in athletics history at NIU. The Huskies also opened an indoor practice facility for baseball, softball and men’s and women’s golf and began construction in the spring of 2008 on a soccer/track and field complex. During Phillips’ tenure at NIU, he helped schedule football games with Michigan and Ohio State that resulted in NIU’s first national TV appearances. He negotiated playing Iowa at Soldier Field in 2007 as a home game, a contest that sold out in less than a week. Phillips also signed a multiple-year agreement for the radio power WSCR-AM (The Score) to carry football, men’s basketball and a weekly NIU Live radio show. A 1990 Illinois graduate, Phillips worked as a manager and student assistant in the Illini’s athletic department. He earned a master’s degree in education at Arizona State (1992) while serving as a restricted earnings basketball coach before moving into athletics administration in the Arizona State development office. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in educational administration from Tennessee, completed in 2007. Phillips served as an assistant athletics director with the Volunteers until 2000. He directed a $12.4 million annual athletics giving program and aided in the first-ever capital campaign for athletics at UT that raised over $50 million for endowments, facilities and programs. Phillips moved to Notre Dame in 2000, serving as associate director of athletics and senior associate director of athletics for external affairs. He helped launch the Rockne Heritage Annual Fund and played an integral part in the funding of a $24-million, 96,000-square foot athletic facility. In addition, he managed the ticket office, various corporate sponsorships, athletic programs and a weekly Irish radio show. Phillips and his wife, Laura, have five children: Luke, Madeline, Meredith, John and James.
The Phillips family: (from left) Front: John, Meredith and Madeline. Back: Laura (holding James), Luke and Jim.
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academic services and student development
Margaret Akerstrom Associate AD
Betsi Burns Assistant AD Director of Student Development
Mission Statement “The mission of the Office of Academic Services and Student Development is to offer a comprehensive array of the support programs and services, integrated with University resources, that empowers all student-athletes to achieve academic success while balancing the demands of athletic participation and everyday college life. The Office is built on the philosophy of individual responsibility and personal integrity, with the end result being the overall development and preparation of the studentathletes for a successful life after college.”
Shea’na Grigsby Academic Advisor
Mary Beth Hawkinson Associate Director
Davon Robb Intern
The staff of Academic Services and Student Development assists student athletes in their pursuit of academic excellence. The professional staff, which consists of four full-time advisors and an intern, helps the students make the most of all of the opportunities Northwestern University offers. freshman assistance. The advisors work closely with the freshmen to help ease the transition from high school to college. The freshmen meet weekly with their advisors to discuss their performance in the classroom and to receive academic assistance when necessary. The evening study skills/tutoring program is held at the University Library 7 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The tutoring staff consists of mostly graduate students, with some outstanding undergraduates rounding out the 30-plus staff. The tutors are available for drop-in assistance, small group learning teams and individualized tutorial sessions. registration advising. In close collaboration with the advising staffs in each of the six undergraduate schools, the Academic Services and Student Development staff also provides advice to help student-athletes develop a plan of study, including guidance in selecting majors and minors. An important component of their services is course registration advising. Prior to the beginning of each quarter, student-athletes meet individually first with their schools’ academic advisors and then with their athletic advisors to plan their curriculum for the upcoming quarter and discuss the registration process. career planning. Preparation for a productive and successful entry into the workforce or graduate school begins during the freshman-year orientation programs. In conjunction with University Career Services, the provision of career counseling and the education of job search skills help Northwestern student-athletes obtain relevant summer employment and internships, as well as permanent employment or graduate school admissions upon graduation. The ’CATS Life Skills Program includes programs on major selection, finding a summer internship, securing a full time job, and the transition from school to work. The N club has partnered with the Life Skills program to provide mentoring opportunities as well as to facilitate internships and full-time employment. With the numerous companies and organizations that specifically recruit Northwestern student-athletes and with the help of the Wildcat network of alumni and fans, excellent job opportunities in all fields are possible.
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ssociate Director for Academic Services & Director of Student Development Betsi Burns has been honored with the 2008 Lan Hewlett Award from the National Association of Academic Advisors in Athletics. The award, given for outstanding performance as an Academic Advisor for Athletics, is presented to an advisor who, in part, achieves a merited stature among and support from student-athletes, faculty, coaches and fellow administrators in addition to creating an innovative response
to the varied and emerging needs of student-athletes. It also recognizes significant contributions and leadership to the field both nationally and within the university. An 11-year veteran as an academic advisor at Northwestern, Burns has an impressive list of accomplishments in that time span. She has instituted the Junior Jumpstart and Senior Transition workshops, implemented the PURPLE Peer Mentoring Program and launched the Career Athlete program that currently has
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50 mentors and 150 student-athletes registered with multiple job postings. Burns developed “An Insider’s Guide to Northwestern Athletics” and also created Field Day, an event that has brought together student-athletes from all 19 of NU’s varsity sports and hundreds of community children for the past nine years. Burns has done all this while serving as an academic advisor to over 150 student-athletes.
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orthwestern University’s athletic department is consistently one of the finest in the Big Ten and the nation. The school has gained prominence in the last 15 years with the renewed success of the Wildcat football team, but fans who know college athletics know that Northwestern has long been a hidden gem in numerous other sports. A quick look across the board yields some truths about the quality of the Wildcats’ 19 varsity programs—and makes it no surprise to find out that Northwestern has been ranked in the Top 25 of The Sporting News listing of the top athletic departments in the nation every year that TSN has performed the survey. Since the 1995-96 athletic year, Northwestern has had 40 conference players of the year, 28 conference rookies of the year, and 29 conference coaches of the year. Twenty-six teams have been crowned with a conference championship, and 62 individuals have won Big Ten titles while 595 have received All-Big Ten recognition. Northwestern athletes have been accorded 130 first-team All-America honors during that time, while six different NU coaches have earned National Coach of the Year honors since 1997. Northwestern also has added five NCAA team championships (women’s lacrosse in 2005-09) and nine NCAA individual titles to its ledger. Northwestern finished 44th in this past year’s U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings after posting three-consecutive top-30 finishes from 2005-07. Northwestern’s five-year run of finishing among the top-45 Division I programs in the country marks its best-overall stretch of athletic success. Northwestern’s athletes also deliver in the classroom—the department has had more than 1,530 Academic All-Big Ten certificates delivered since 1995-96, including more than 100 each of the last 10 years. The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has honored a Northwestern athlete 28 times with Academic All-America recognition, and 81 times with Academic All-District accolades. The women’s lacrosse team recorded its fifth-consecutive NCAA title. Senior Hannah Nielsen (bottom right) won the Tewaaraton Trophy for the second-straight year.
2008 Valero Alamo Bowl
The No. 1-ranked wildcats captured their 11th-straight Big Ten Championship and won the ITA Indoor Championship in 2009.
Northwestern freshman ERIC CHUN won the Big Ten Individual title and helped the ’Cats advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championships.
The MEN’S SOCCER TEAM tied a school wins record and reached a program-best No. 2 national ranking. It also advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second time in three years.
Senior jake herbert was the 2009 NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, which is presented annually to the nation’s most dominant collegiate wrestler. Herbert also was named the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award winner, given to the top male athlete across all sports in the Big Ten Conference.
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being a big ten student-athlete About the Network
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Conference is a union of 11 world-class academic institutions who share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tradition of competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage. The Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life.
STUDENT-ATHLETE OPPORTUNITIES • Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships, 12 for men and 13 for women. • Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with more than 270 teams. Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic programs in the United States.
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vailable to approximately 70 million households nationwide, the Big Ten Network is the first nationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With approximately 350 live events, and nearly all of them in high definition, the network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The BIG TEN NETWORK features several live Northwestern events, highlights and features.
TOP ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS • Big Ten universities are members of the nation’s only conference whose constituency is entirely composed of institutions that are members of the AAU, a prestigious association of major academic and research institutions in the United States and Canada.
MORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE • The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, the Big Ten Network and CBS College Sports Network provide the conference with its greatest television exposure ever. • In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference. The Big Ten Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The Big Ten Network is now available to more than 70 million homes nationally through agreements with more than 250 cable/satellite affiliates and appears in 23 of the top 25 national media markets. • Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more coverage than any other conference. • The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of more than 500 events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final year of the previous agreements.
NATION’S BEST FANS • Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with more than 8.7 million patrons attending conference home contests during the 2008-09 seasons for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball alone. • Over the last 31 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance. For the past 17 seasons, women’s basketball has been ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in attendance. • Big Ten institutions have more than 4.2 million living alumni and over 300,000 undergraduate students attending their universities.
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS • During the 2008-09 season, the Big Ten claimed five team national championships, including titles for Iowa wrestling, Penn State fencing and women’s volleyball, Northwestern women’s lacrosse and Wisconsin women’s ice hockey. In addition, Big Ten teams finished as the national runners-up in men’s basketball and men’s gymnastics. • Big Ten teams have claimed at least three national titles in nine of the last 10 seasons (1999-2000 through 2008-09). Over the last decade, the Big Ten has produced team national crowns in the sports of basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, synchronized swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.
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Big Ten Network Quick Facts • Agreement: 20-Year joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. • Headquarters: Chicago, Ill. • Launch date/time: August 30, 2007, 7 p.m. CT • Sports televised: Football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and other NCAA-sponsored sports • Programming: Approximately 350 live events, original programming, historic footage and classic games; coaches’ shows; up to 60 hours per year of original programming from each institution • Distribution: The Big Ten Network is available to approximately 70 million households nationally through national agreements with AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox (Cleveland), DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and 250 cable operators. Select content is distributed through alternative media platforms including Video On Demand, Internet, iPods, cell phones and other emerging technologies.
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athletic endowments Through The Generosity... Each year more than 90 Northwestern student-athletes, representing all sports, are awarded a prestigious endowed scholarship, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of the Wildcats. These donors and recipients met for the annual Endowed Athletic Scholarship Luncheon which was held in Welsh-Ryan Arena (pictured at left). • Alex Agase and Tom Noble Honorary Scholarship • Alex Agase Wildcats’ Scholarship • Harold and Virginia Anderson Scholarship • Harry D. Brookby Baseball Scholarship • Henry S. Bienen Basketball Scholarship
• Jennie Stoker Helwig Scholarship
• N Club Scholarship
• John L. Hennerich Baseball Scholarship
• Nelson R. Nedde Memorial Scholarship
• Jay and Michaela Hoag Basketball Scholarship
• Robert and Dorothy Osborn Endowed Scholarship
• Thomas J. Hoehn Tennis Scholarship • Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Athletic Scholarships
• Henry S. Bienen Tennis Scholarship
• Carleton H. and Bradford H. Pendleton Memorial Scholarship • James J. Progar Athletic Scholarship • Ray Regalis Basketball Scholarship
• Patricia and Albert Buehler Scholarship
• James and Mary Jo Rausch Family Scholarship
• Dr. James R. Buntain Endowed Basketball Scholarship
• Robert K. Rauth Scholarship
• Willard J. and Evelyn G. Buntain Family Football Scholarship
• Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family Scholarships • Steve and Audrey Sawle Scholarship
• John and Rita Canning Student-Athlete Scholarships
• Paul and Margaret Schutt Scholarship
• Ronald J. and Elizabeth D. Chinnock Scholarship
• Walter K. Smart Scholarship • Stearns Family Scholarship
• Vandy Christie Memorial Scholarship
• Marie Mikkelsen Stoker Swimming Scholarship
• Combe Family Tennis Scholarships Rebecca Lederhausen received an endowed scholarship last season.
• June S. Cordier Memorial Scholarship • Dean Family Scholarship
• Bruce Thompson Wrestling Scholarship • Torch of Center Court Scholarship
• Richard H. and Jane S. Dean Scholarship
• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Memorial Scholarship
• Ross and Elizabeth Dean Football Scholarship
• Dr. Robert W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
• Bob and Charlotte Voigts Recognition Scholarship
• Bruce and Betty DeSwarte Scholarship
• Ronald E. Kiper Memorial Scholarship
• Randy Walker Memorial Football Scholarship
• Eggemeyer Family Endowed Scholarships
• Koldyke Family Scholarship
• Raymond F. Farley Endowed Scholarship
• Laird Koldyke Baseball Scholarship
• Sidney Warshauer and Joseph Stein Athletic Scholarship
• Waldo Fisher Memorial Scholarships
• Mildred and Sidney LaPidus Scholarship
• Scott Freidheim Soccer Scholarship
• Robert F. and Gordon E. Lietzow Athletic Scholarship
• Bon and Holly French Swimming Scholarship • Edwin C. Gage Memorial Scholarship
• Sophia and Konstandino Loukas Endowed Scholarship
• Charles “Doc” and Helen Glass Scholarship
• Shirley Louise Malloy Memorial Scholarship
• John H. Glenn Memorial Scholarship
• Gene G. and Merrill H. Mundy Athletic Scholarship
• Stanley E. and Louise G. Hathaway Scholarship
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• Joseph H. Trienens Swimming Scholarship
• Philip J. Weber Scholarship • Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeMoyne White Basketball Scholarships • Mildred White Endowed Football Scholarship • Trent Whitney Endowed Scholarship • Alfred S. Wiltberger Memorial Scholarship
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my kind of town, chicago C
hicago is the third-largest city in the United States, behind only New York and Los Angeles. It has everything you’d expect of a world-class city. • Sports: Chicago is one of the best sports towns in the country. Among the pro teams that call Chicago home are the Cubs and White Sox (MLB), the Bulls (NBA), the Sky (WNBA), the Bears (NFL), the Blackhawks (NHL), the Rush (Arena Football), the Bandits (NFP Softball) and the Fire (MLS). • Nightlife: The pioneering Second City is just one of a host of top-flight comedy clubs in the city. Chicago is also famous for blues clubs and jazz lounges, including the Green Mill, the oldest jazz club in the U.S.
Evanston and Chicago Downtown Chicago is just 12 miles south of Northwestern’s Evanston campus. Students without cars can easily get to Chicago by taking the Northwestern shuttle bus or hopping on an el or Metra train at stations close to campus.
• Theater: Chicago has one of the most important and active theater communities in the nation. You can find everything from intimate store-front productions to the latest and greatest musicals. • Shopping: Ecletic boutiques can be found in neighborhoods throughout the city. Chicago’s downtown shopping, with all the major retail chains, is concentrated on State Street and Michigan Avenue. • Recreation: Chicago has plenty of beaches and parks easily reached from most neighborhoods as well as running and biking paths that stretch for miles along Lake Michigan. • Dining: Chicago boasts some of the finest dining establishments in the country. Among the most popular are Harry Caray’s, Ditka’s, the Chicago Chop House and the original Gino’s East (deep-dish pizza). • Museums: From the Impressionist collection at the Art Institute to the Boeing 727 at the Museum of Science and Industry, you’ll find an exhibit to match your interests. The museum campus, featuring the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium, is a popular destination for a day in the city. • Music: The choices for music lovers range from small clubs to outdoor festivals, from the latest in pop music to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera. If an artist or group is on tour, you can bet they’ll be coming to Chicago. • Festivals: The world famous Taste of Chicago in Grant Park is the largest of Chicago’s many festivals. Smaller fairs and festivals provide an opportunity to explore Chicago’s many neighborhoods. • Skyline: You can visit the top of the Willis (formerly known as the Sears Tower) Tower, the nation’s tallest building, for a breathtaking view of one of the world’s most beautiful skylines. Or enjoy the view of the lake and city while dining at the Signature Room in the John Hancock Center.
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Northwestern University The Highest Order of Excellence
2009–10 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 12-13 19-20 27-28
at Mary Fossum Invitational at Dick McGuire Invitational at Lady Northern
(hosted by Michigan State) (hosted by New Mexico) (hosted by Wisconsin)
East Lansing, Mich. Albuquerque, N.M. Madison, Wis.
(hosted by Northwestern) (hosted by UNLV)
Glenview, Ill. Boulder City, Nev.
(hosted by Purdue) (hosted by Michigan State)
Rio Grande, P.R. Parrish, Fla.
at Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational
(hosted by Texas)
Austin, Texas
at Bryan National Collegiate at Lady Buckeye Invitational at Big Ten Championships
(hosted by Florida) (hosted by Ohio State) (hosted by Wisconsin)
Greensboro, N.C. Columbus, Ohio Madison, Wis.
at NCAA Regional Championships at NCAA Championships
(host TBD) (hosted by UNC Wilmington)
TBD Wilmington, N.C.
OCTOBER 5-6 26-28
WINDY CITY COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS at Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
FEBRUARY 7-9 22-23
at Lady Puerto Rico at Central District Invitational
MARCH 26-28
APRIL 2-4 17-18 23-25
MAY 6-8 18-21
Home tournament in BOLD CAPS
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