2010-11 MEN’S GOLF
Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION 1 2 3
Table of Contents / Mission Statement Quick Facts Big South Opponents
THE RADFORD EXPERIENCE 4-5 6 7 8-9 10-11 12 13 14-15 16-17 18
This is Radford University Campus Life President Penelope Kyle The New River Valley Radford Athletics Athletics Director Robert Lineburg Student-Athlete Support Services Draper Valley Golf Club Strength & Conditioning The Big South Conference
2010-11 PREVIEW 19
2010-11 Roster / Schedule
COACHING STAFF
20-21 Head Coach Michael Grant
2010-11 HIGHLANDERS 22-27 Returning Golfer Profiles 28 Newcomer Profiles
2009-10 REVIEW
29-30 2009-10 / Fall 2010 Review
AWARDS / HONORS 31
Awards / Honors / BSC Finishes
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Radford University Intercollegiate Athletic Program is to provide an environment in which student-athletes may build character and strive for the highest ideals in life through education and participation in intercollegiate athletics. Central to this mission are the following core principles: Intercollegiate athletic participation is an integral part of the educational mission of the University and athletic competition is offered to enhance the total development of the student. Through the Intercollegiate Athletic Program, the University endeavors to provide student-athletes with proper direction and motivation to help them grow academically, athletically, morally and socially. Radford University's Intercollegiate Athletic Program supports equitable opportunities for all student-athletes and staff, including women and minorities, and is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment that values cultural diversity. The University strives for excellence in all athletic programs within the boundaries of integrity and honesty, and adheres to the principles of fair play and amateur athletic competition as defined by the NCAA. The Intercollegiate Athletic Program at Radford University endeavors to maintain a strong and competitive NCAA Division I Program in all sponsored sports. Intercollegiate athletic competition aims not only to enhance the total development of the student-athlete, but also to benefit and enhance spirit and school pride among the entire student body, the University, the surrounding community, and the Commonwealth. Radford University's Intercollegiate Athletic Program embraces the NCAA's principle of sportsmanship and ethical conduct through promoting the characteristics of courtesy, fairness, and respect.
CREDITS
The 2010-11 Radford University Men’s Golf Guide was written and edited by Justin Thompson and designed by the Radford University Office of Athletic Communications. The Publication was designed using InDesign and Photoshop CS4. Additional editing and historical research provided by The Big South Conference and Gene Hyde, archivist at Radford University’s McConnell Library. PHOTOGRAPHY: Laura Gordon, Brett Whitesell, Neal Leahy, WG Sports Photos, Athletic Communications and Justin Thompson.
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Quick Facts RADFORD UNIVERSITY Name of School Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Affiliation Conference Website President Director of Athletics Athletic Department Phone
Radford University Radford, Va. 1910 9,230 Highlanders Red and White NCAA Division I Big South www.Radford.edu Penelope W. Kyle (Guilford College) Robert Lineburg (Roanoke College ’91) (540) 831-6194
MEN’S GOLF INFORMATION Home Course Head Coach Alma Mater Office Phone Email First Year 2010 Big South Finish Letterwinners Returning / Lost Newcomers
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Draper Valley Golf Club Mike Grant VCU ‘91 (540) 831-7172 mgrant2@radford.edu 1985 (Division I) 7th 7/2 3
Assistant A.D. Joey Beeler Office Phone (540) 831-5726 Email jwbeeler@radford.edu Assistant Director Brian Stanley Email bmstanley@radford.edu Office Phone (540) 831-6884 Director of Athletic Multimedia Services Patrick Reed Email pmreed@radford.edu Office Phone (540) 831-5574 Assistant Kelly Shuman Email kshuman@radford.edu Assistant (Men’s Golf Contact) Justin Thompson Email jthompson124@radford.edu Office Phone (540) 831-5211 Cell Phone (540) 921-7436 Office Fax (540) 831-6095 Website www.RadfordAthletics.com Mailing Address P.O. Box 6913, Radford, VA 24142 Overnight Address 101 Dedmon Center, Radford, VA 24142
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2010-11 BIG SOUTH OPPONENTS CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
Location Nickname Head Coach 2010 BSC Finish Sports Information Contact Email Website
Charleston, S.C. Buccanneers Mike Wilson 2 (872) Phillip Allman pallman@csuniv.edu www.csusports.com
COASTAL CAROLINA
Location Nickname Head Coach Assistant Coach 2010 BSC Finish Sports Information Contact Email Website
Conway, S.C. Chanticleers Allen Terrell Tommy Wiegand 1 (868) Mike Cawood cawood@coastal.edu www.goccusports.com
Location Nickname Head Coach Assistant Coach 2010 BSC Finish Sports Information Contact Email Website
Boiling Springs, N.C. Runnin’ Bulldogs Tee Burton Ryan Bell 6 (897) Kevin Davis kldavis@gardner-webb.edu www.gwusports.com
Lynchburg, Va. Flames Jeff Thomas Jay Calvo 3 (873) Todd Wetmore twetmore@liberty.edu www.libertyflames.com
PRESBYTERIAN
Location Nickname Head Coach Assistant Coach 2010 BSC Finish Sports Information Contact Email Website
GARDNER-WEBB
Location Nickname Head Coach Assistant Coach 2010 BSC Finish Sports Information Contact Email Website
LIBERTY
Location Nickname Head Coach 2010 BSC Finish Sports Information Contact Email Website
WINTHROP
Clinton, S.C. Blue Hose Thomas Addison John Farmer DNQ Thad Palmer jtpalmer@presby.edu www.gobluehose.com
Rock Hill, S.C. Eagles Kevin Pendley 4 (886) Jack Frost frostj@winthrop.edu www.winthropeagles.com
HIGH POINT
Location Nickname Head Coach Assistant Coach 2010 BSC Finish Sports Information Contact Email Website
High Point, N.C. Panthers J.B. White Dick Frith 5 (890) Joe Arancio jarancio@highpoint.edu www.highpointpanthers.com
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THIS IS RADFORD UNIVERSITY Radford University blends the rich, diverse curriculum of a major university with a small town atmosphere conducive to learning and personal enrichment. By emphasizing student learning as the core of its mission, Radford challenges students and helps them develop academically, socially, physically, culturally and morally. The university recognizes that in our rapidly changing global society today’s technology is tomorrow’s history and what endures is the ability to learn, think logically and communicate clearly. Radford is a successful, popular university that has quickly grown in stature as an innovator in higher education. Its growth in reputation has been paralleled by a growth in numbers and diversity. The school enrolls some 9,230 students from throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, from 45 other states and from 47 foreign countries. A state-supported institution founded in 1910, Radford offers more than 140 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in seven colleges. The institution offers Bachelor of Arts, Science, Fine Arts, Business Administration, Music Therapy, Master of Science, Arts and Educational Specialists degrees. Army ROTC is available. Radford is, and will continue to be, a community in which all members participate actively and communicate openly. It is a community that values diversity and is responsive to change and new ideas. Most importantly, it is a community that is committed to the teaching and learning process and maintains service to students as its highest priority and most enduring value.
MCCONNELL LIBRARY
MEMORIAL GARDENS
HURLBURT STUDENT CENTER
CAMPUS
STUDENT CENTER
CAMPUS LIFE Want to get involved? You can start with more than 200 clubs and organizations, including academic clubs, outdoor clubs, national honor fraternities and Greek associations. Join a team -- RU has club and intramural sports and NCAA Division I athletics, which includes eight men’s and 11 women’s sports. If that’s not enough, there’s campus lectures, movies, performances, festivals (pictured below) and concerts from big names like Third Eye Blind (pictured below) Outkast, Matchbox 20 and Fuel.
THIRD EYE BLIND
HIGHLANDER FESTIVAL 6
President Kyle Penelope Ward Kyle became Radford University’s sixth, and first female, president when she took office on June 1, 2005. She came to RU with more than 30 years of experience in state government, the corporate and legal worlds, and higher education. Upon assuming the presidency, President Kyle immediately focused on leading the university’s initiative to become one of the top 50 masters universities in the nation. The Radford University strategic plan “7-17”, completed in 2007 at her direction, identifies four strategic directives -- the investment in people, programs, global and local society and the future of Radford University. Under President Kyle’s leadership, the university also added its first doctoral program with an emphasis in rural mental health and launched an initiative to grow graduate college student enrollment by offering additional doctoral and masters level programs. She hired the university’s first provost and created two new vice presidential areas of responsibility, Information Technology and University Relations. The Radford University Board of Visitors, at President Kyle’s request, has increased its membership by four positions to provide an opportunity for more diversity and leadership innovation within the governing body. A native of southwest Virginia, President Kyle is a product of the Galax public schools system. She graduated from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and did her postgraduate studies in English at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law and later earned her MBA from the College of William and Mary. President Kyle served as Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery for 11 years, under three successive governors. First appointed by Governor George Allen in 1994, she was reappointed by Governor James Gilmore, PENELOPE KYLE and then reappointed once again by Governor Mark Warner. Previously, Ms. Kyle was employed by CSX CorRADFORD UNIVERSITY poration, an international transportation company, where she became the company’s first female officer. Before PRESIDENT joining CSX Corporation, she was an attorney with McGuire, Woods, LLP in Richmond. She also taught English for six years at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia. President Kyle serves in leadership positions on numerous educational, civic, cultural, professional, financial and volunteer organizations. She served on the Board of Visitors at James Madison University from 1984 until 1992 and on the JMU Foundation Board 1992 until 1994. She also served on the Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation Board from 1994 until 2000 and on the Board of Governors of Saint Christopher’s School from 1999 until 2005. President Kyle is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Board of Directors of PRA, Inc., a publicly traded company. Ms. Kyle is married to Charles L. Menges, an attorney and partner with McGuire, Woods, LLC. They are the parents of three children, son, Kyle Ward Menges, and two daughters, Penelope Whitley Menges, and Patricia Lee Menges.
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THE NEW RIVER VALLEY w The NRV is home to one of the oldest rivers in the world the New River. It’s also one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north. w The NRV hosts the largest research park in the Commonwealth of Virginia. w The NRV is comprised of the following counties- Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, Giles and the Independent City of Radford. w The NRV is home to approximately 165,145 residents. w The NRV hosts Radford University, Virginia Tech, and New River Community College.
CASCADE FALLS
BISSET PARK
THE NEW RIVER
DOWNTOWN RADFORD
RADFORD ATHLETICS
The Radford University athletic program offers 19 varsity sports, eight for men and 11 for women: men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, along with field hockey, swimming, softball and volleyball for women, and baseball for men. The Dedmon Center and the outdoor athletic facilities, which surround the multi-purpose building are the award-winning focal point of a program that has grown rapidly the last three decades. The athletic program has grown dramatically since 1974-75, when men’s sports were first offered on a varsity level. Growth of the program has been rapid, but not random. Each step has been carefully controlled, with new sports being added only to meet existing demands and only after assurances for a quality operation could be met. The result is a well-balanced and highly successful program. Radford currently competes in the Big South Conference. A charter member of the young league, Radford has won 39 League titles in 10 different sports and has advanced to NCAA postseason play in seven sports. Highlander athletics offers strong support for its student-athletes. From academic advising to compliance services, Radford gives its student-athletes the support needed to be successful in the classroom. Radford’s athletic training and strength and conditioning programs allow the student-athletes to compete at their best possible level. A true team atmosphere, the Highlander family consists of each and every Radford student-athlete past and present, the coaches and athletics staff. Support for each program starts from within athletics and reaches out into the general university population and the community at large. Student-athletes and staff support each other, across sports, into training and the weightroom. In addition, strong personal bonds run throughout the Highlander family binding student-athletes, coaches and staff to each other.
STUDENTS
ALL-AMERICANS
2009-10 ACC0LADES 2 Big South Regular Season Titles 1 Big South Tournament Champion 2 Big South Players of the Year 3 Big South Coaches of the Year 1 Big South Athlete of the Year 1 State Coach of the Year 1 Big South Woman of the Year 7 Big South Individual Champions 2 Big South Freshman of the Year 48 All-Conference Selections 2 Big South Tournament MVP’s 2 Scholar Athletes of the Year 1 Team Sportsmanship Award 1 Track & Field All-America 1 AP Honorable Mention All-American 2 State Players of the Year 12 All-State Selections 1 Most Outstanding Student 28 Academic Selections
CHAMPIONS
LEADERS
Director of Athletics Since being introduced as Radford University’s Director of Athletics in the fall of 2007, Radford native Robert Lineburg has helped usher in a new era of Highlander athletics, marked by unprecedented on-and off-field improvements and successes. In his short time with the department, Lineburg has been the catalyst for a number of changes, particularly in areas such as facilities, personnel and strategic planning. His most visible influence to date has been on the Dedmon Center, where Lineburg has been involved with major renovations to the centerpiece of Radford athletics for more than 25 years. Beginning in the spring of 2008, the facility underwent transformations to the arena, including a new steel-supported roof, a new basketball floor, renovated athletic offices, a new-look natatorium, and improved athletic locker, training, and medical facilities. Along with the initial transformations to the Dedmon Center, an improved state-of-the-art strength and conditioning room, new ticket office and Learning Enhancement Center (LEC), which houses student-athlete academic support, were completed/ added in 2009. In 2010, facility upgrades included a new high-tech videoboard / sound system to the Dedmon Center as well as a new playing surface / irrigation system and dugouts to the Radford University Baseball Field. Lineburg has also overseen the hires of five new head coaches, as well as six new athletic administrators. His hires include women’s basketball head coach Taj Njongba, head volleyball coach Marci Jenkins, ROBERT LINEBURG women’s head golf coach Jeff RADFORD UNIVERSITY Beeler, head men’s soccer DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS coach Marc Reeves and the promotion of track and field interim director Brent Chumbley to head coaches’ status. Among the administrators added in Lineburg’s tenure are executive associate A.D. Randy Butt, head athletic trainer Chad Hyatt, assistant A.D. for communications Joey Beeler, director of student-athlete support services/senior women’s administrator Stephanie Ballein, Associate A.D. for external operations Greg Herring, and Director of Facilities Brad Epperley. As a result of the changes, Radford achieved a banner year in 200809: women’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and softball claimed Big South conference crowns and advanced to NCAA Tournament play. Women’s soccer advanced to its fourth tournament, men’s basketball won the Big South regular-season and tournament title to advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 1998, men’s tennis made its third-straight appearance, and softball appeared for the first time and won Radford’s first-ever NCAA tournament game in any sport. Lineburg and the Highlanders backed their success in 2008-09 with a men’s tennis and softball Big South regular season title in 2009-10. Mickey Dean’s softball team went on to win their second straight conference tournament crown before advancing to the Athens, Georgia Regional final with two more NCAA Tournament victories. He and his staff have also been responsible for creating a five-year strategic plan for the Radford athletic department and building an athletics facilities master plan. Additional achievements include ushering in a new athletics Internet site (RadfordAthletics.com), and helping implement a new ticket system (Ticket Return). Lineburg and his staff have also hosted top-level competition, with five Big South championships taking place on
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the Radford campus from 2008-10.. In addition to making an impact on Radford athletics, Lineburg is also involved in a number of different organizations and committees. He is the chairman of the Big South Conference on Basketball Improvement, a member of the Big South ad-hoc Committee on Basketball Issues, and a member of the selection committee to select Radford University’s Vice President for Advancement. Prior to becoming Radford’s third Director of Athletics, Lineburg’s corporate knowledge was groomed as a marketing associate with Peloton Real Estate Partners in Dallas, Texas. Along with his business experience, Lineburg spent 15 seasons as a college basketball coach, including time as Southern Methodist’s interim head coach. Prior to serving as the Mustangs interim head coach, Lineburg spent eight years as an assistant at SMU. Following his interim tenure, he served two more seasons as an assistant coach at Southern Methodist. Lineburg’s coaching resume also includes assistant coaching positions with the men’s basketball programs at James Madison University and Emory & Henry College, as well as with the Dallas Mavericks summer league team. His coaching experience also took him through the Big South, as he spent time on the sideline at UNC Greensboro. A 1991 graduate of Roanoke College, Lineburg started his collegiate basketball career as a Highlander, where he was a two-year letterman before transferring to nearby Roanoke College to play his final two years. He earned his Bachelor’s in political science with a minor in history. In 1995, he received a Master’s Degree in education from Virginia Tech, where he was also a graduate assistant on the men’s basketball staff. Lineburg is the son of retired Radford High School football coach and athletic director Norman Lineburg and the brother of Dr. Mark Lineburg, the Superintendent of Bristol City Schools, Paul Lineburg, the Assistant Principal at William Byrd H.S. and Wayne Lineburg, who is in his first season as the offensive coordinator at the University of Richmond. He is married to the former Mary Parish, also a native of Radford.
2009-10 ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2 Scholar-Athletes of the Year 1 Most Outstanding Student 33 All-Academic Selections 5 All-State Academic Selections 1 Big South Female of the Year 58.3% Presidential Honor Roll 2 Academic All-District Selections 10 Teams with 3.0 GPA
STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT SERVICES The mission of the Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) office for Radford University Athletics is to promote, assist, and provide counsel to all student-athletes. Its primary, constant goal is to develop graduates and outstanding citizens who have contributed in the areas of athletic competition during their tenures of education. Located in the Dedmon Athletic Center, the newly established Learning Enhancement Center is equipped with computers, tutorial rooms, and a study lounge. The Learning Enhancement Center provides direction for student-athletes via academic counseling in conjunction with advisors from the respective colleges at Radford University. Academic support services such as tutoring and supervised study hall are provided, as well as career planning, monitoring of eligibility status, and a host of other guidance and advisory services.
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DRAPER VALLEY GOLF CLUB Located in Pulaski County, Draper Valley Golf Club is the home course of the Radford University men’s golf team. Deeply rooted in Virginia’s history, Draper Valley is truly an oasis for the serious golfer and has been highly rated by both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine in past years. Alongside a pro shop, driving range, putting green practice area and snack bar, the scenic, par-72 course features four par 3’s, ten par 4’s and four par-5’s.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING A component that is vital to the Radford athletic program is the strength and conditioning program directed by Strength and Conditioning Coach Michael Shumaker.
Highlander Athletics have long been recognized as one of the leaders among Mid- Atlantic schools in its conditioning and strength training. It has been an instrumental part in the success of Radford University sports through the years. Under the direction of Shumaker and assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Kim Faulkner, the program is designed to help each student-athlete reach his or her full potential in their respective sport. Each Radford University student-athlete has strength and conditioning programs unique to their goals as a player. This program, developed by Shumaker, helps prepare RADFORD student-athletes for the long and rigorous in-season schedule. The Strength and Conditioning staff at Radford University is committed to excellence in competition and in life.
Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the Conference’s mission of “Developing Leaders Through Athletics.” The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South, receiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted fullfledged NCAA Division I status. During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner, and in 1990, the League received its first automatic bid – receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the third Commissioner, and in his 13 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the Conference to new levels. The Conference has enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during the past several years, he has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in Conference history, as well as increased national television exposure to the League as a whole through aggressive and unique television packages. Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a championship sport, which came to fruition in 2002, and has solidified Conference membership with the additions of High Point, Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, and in 2011-12, the return of charter member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the Conference introduced its first live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 600 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms. In the last 15 years, the Big South has experienced monumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During this time, the Con-
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ference has had two individual National Champions, more than 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has received national Top 25 rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship four times in addition to the first men’s tennis doubles at-large selection, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, has had the nation’s top scoring men’s basketball team three consecutive years as well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, received an at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, and had an institution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships – the highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event. The Conference’s tagline, “Developing Leaders Through Athletics” was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the Conference’s 25th Anniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championship run from 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’s first 25 years. The Conference’s on-field accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than 40 percent of Conference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the League has had more than 95 Academic AllAmericans in its quarter-century of existence.
MEN’S GOLF ROSTER & SCHEDULE DANNY BLUMBERG
So.
5-11
175
Brewster, N.Y. / Brewster
WESTON EKLUND
R-So.
5-11
175
Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle
MATT HARMAN
Fr.
6-0
215
Roanoke, Va. / Cave Spring
LANE HITE
Sr.
6-1
151
Clarksville, Va. / Bluestone
ALEX KARKEEK
Sr.
6-1
181
Exeter, England / Clyst Vale CC
RYAN RETTBERG
Fr.
5-7
155
Front Royal, Va. / Skyline
CALLUM TARREN
Fr.
6-0
185 Darlington, England / Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form
MICHAEL WADE
Jr.
6-0
190
Floyd, Va. / Floyd
WADE WAWNER
So.
6-4
180
Virginia Beach, Va. / Floyd E. Kellum
PAUL WOODSON
Jr.
5-10
180
Powhatan, Va. / Powhatan
MICHAEL GRANT | Head Coach | 8th Year (VCU ‘91)
2010-11 SCHEDULE September 13-14, 2010 Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate Country Club of South Carolina Forence, S.C. October 11-12 Spider Intercollegiate Independence Golf Club Richmond, Va. October 18-19 Davidson Intercollegiate River Run Country Club Davidson, N.C. October 24-26 ODU/OBX Intercollegiate Kilmarlic Golf Club Norfolk, Va. November 1-2 Hummingbird Invitational Sapphire Valley Country Club Cashiers, N.C. February 28-March 1 Wendy’s Shootout Links at Stono Ferry Charleston, S.C. March 11-13 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Pinehurst #6 Pinehurst, N.C. March 21-22 C&F Bank Intercollegiate Kingsmill Resort Williamsburg, Va. April 11-12 Wofford Invitational Spartanburg Country Club Spartanburg, S.C.
Front Row (L-R) - Michael Grant, Danny Blumberg, Michael Wade, Weston Eklund, Ryan Rettberg, Matt Harman Back Row (L-R) - Lane Hite, Alex Karkeek, Wade Wawner, Paul Woodson, Callum Tarren
April 18-20 BIg South Tournament The Patriot Club Ninety-Six, S.C. (Hosted by Radford University)
Class Breakdown
Prounciations
Seniors (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lane Hite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Karkeek Juniors (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Woodson Sophomores (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danny Blumberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weston Eklund (R-So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wade Wawner Freshman (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Harman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Rettberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Callum Tarren
Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ECK-lund Wade Wawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAR-nerr
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2008 Big South Coach of the Year
HEAD COACH
Mike GRANT
Mike Grant, the 2008 Big South Coach of the Year, is in his eighth season at the helm of the Highlanders. Prior to the 2008-09 campaign, Grant directed both the men’s and women’s golf programs. This season marks the third year he will coach just the men’s team. In 2003, Grant took over a men’s program that hadn’t finished higher than fifth in the Big South Championship since joining the league in 198485. Since then, Grant has directed his team to a program best third-place finish in 2008, fourth in 2007 and three fifth-place showings. Alongside the impressive turnaround, Grant’s group recorded two sub-900 team scores, the first in team history, in 2007 and 2008. In 2007-08, his Highlanders placed a school-best third at the conference tournament, earning Grant his first Coach of the Year honor. In 2009-10, Grant led the men’s club to three top-five finishes, including a season-best second-place showing at the Frank Landrey Invitational. To go along with their finishes near the top of the leaderboard, the Highlanders also tallied six top-10 showings a year ago. During that season, Grant directed senior Kyle Bailey, who recorded the seventh-highest scoring average (74.37) in the Big South and Weston Eklund, who tallied a 75.33 average, was 20th in the league. Along with his coaching accolade, Nick Little and Hampton Ballard were selected to the Big South All-Conference squad, marking just the second time in school history two members of the men’s golf team had received league recognition the same season. During the 2010 fall campaign, Grant’s team finished among the Top-10 in all five tournaments entered, with a season-best fourth-place finish coming at the Richmond Intercollegiate, 870 (+6). He has also overseen a fifth-place showing at the inaugural Old Dominion/Outer Banks Intercollegiate when his team fired a one-over 865. Under Grant’s instruction, Eklund has become one of the top men’s golfers in the conference. He collected a Big South Men’s Golfer of the Week award and finished in the Top-10 three times in the fall, including a career-best runner-up finish at the Davidson Invitational. Grant has overseen numerous program firsts, including the first tournament win for MIKE GRANT the women’s program and the first time the HEAD COACH men’s team had held the overnight lead at the Big South Championship. During his tenure, Grant has coached seven Big South All-Conference players and guided his student-athletes to a pair of individual medalist honors. The Radford men’s team has improved its finish in the Big South Championship in four of his six years at the helm, while capturing multiple regular season tournament titles. Along with his club’s successes on the golf course, Grant’s programs have excelled in the classroom as Josh Meador, Laura Terebey, Dana Doganes and Maggie Watts have been named to the league’s All-Academic squad during his tenure. Terebey and Doganes were both selected Radford’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Terebey also garnered Academic All-American honors in 2004 and was awarded the Big South’s Christenberry Award, the most prestigous academic award the League bestows on an individual. A 1991 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.S. Degree in Community and Public Affairs, Grant competed professionally on the PGA Tour, Canadian Tour and Nike Tour from 1995-1998. The Highlight of his playing career came in 1994, when he competed in the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. In the summer of 2005, Grant made another qualifying run at the U.S. Open, getting as far as Sectionals before falling just shy of making the field. Before assuming his position as the head coach at Radford, Grant was a teaching professional at Thorn Spring Golf Club in the New River Valley, a position he held for a year. He also spent three and a half years (19982001) as the Assistant Golf Professional at Boonsboro Country Club in Lynchburg, Va.
Prior to turning in pro in 1995, Grant served as the Assistant Professional at Flossmoor Country Club in Chicago, Ill. and as the Assistant Golf Coach at VCU. Grant and his wife Tara reside in Radford. The couple has three kids, Jake (13), Haley (11) and Thomas (3).
PERSONAL
THE MIKE GRANT FILE
Hometown Date of Birth Wife Kids Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Institution
Radford, Va.. 7/18/69 Tara Jake, Haley, Thomas Community and Public Affairs Virginia Commonwealth, 1991
BY THE NUMBERS
Best Men’s BSC Finish Best Women’s BSC Finish Big South Coach of the Year
3rd (2008) 5th (2008) 2008
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1995-98 1988-91
PGA, Canadian, Nike Tour Virginia Commonwealth
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2003-Present 2003-08 1992-93
Head Men’s Golf Coach, Radford Head Women’s Golf Coach, Radford Assistant Coach, Virginia Commonwealth
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LANE HITE Senior Clarksville, Va. Bluestone Fall 2010
Competed in three tournaments ... Led the Highlanders by recording his highest finish and lowest score in the season-opening Spring Hill Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-14) with a three-over 219 (72-75-72) performance, finishing up in a tie for 22nd.
Tournament Résumé
2009-10
Finished with five sub-par rounds … Tallied the fourth lowest 18-hole score all of Radford golfers with an even-par 70 in the second round of the Seascape Collegiate … Completed 24 rounds with a 76.2 stroke average in nine tournaments played … Recorded 36-hole and 54-hole bests of 145 and 216, respectively … Shot 72 or better on five separate occasions … Tied for 23rd and led the Radford field at the season-opening Springhill Suites Intercollegiate (Sept.14-15) with three even-par rounds, finishing with a 216 (E).
2008-09
Competed in eight of the 10 tournaments a year ago ... Finished tied for ninth at the Frank Landrey Invitational with a 54-hole total of oneover 217 (73-74-70) ... Recorded three rounds of par or better ... Came home tied for 15th at the Big South Championship.
Prep/Personal
Fall 2008 Sea Trail T-47th 71-74-81=226, +10 Frank Landrey T-9th 73-74-70=217, +1 Charleston Southern T-28th 74-79-80=233, +17 ODU Seascape T-55th 79-79=158, +18 Spring 2009 Pinehurst Ironwood Pirate Big South Cavalier Classic
T-44th 75-72-78=225, +9 T-77th 84-78-74=236, +20 T-15th 74-79-79=232, +16 T-46th 76, +4
Fall 2009 Spring Hill Frank Landrey Davidson Seascape Hummingbird
T-23rd 72-72-72=216, E T-65th 79-74-87=240, +24 T-32nd 76-78-76=230, +14 T-22nd 80-70=150, +10 T-33rd 73-72=145, +3
Spring 2010 Pinehurst C&F Bank Coca-Cola Wofford Big South
T-66th 79-76-77=232, +16 T-55th 71-82=153, +11 T-60th 77-76-76=229, +13 32nd 80-76-78=234, +18
Named all-district all four years at Bluestone Fall 2010 ...Named Team MVP, District Player of the Spring Hill T-22nd 72-75-72=219, +3 Year and was the district champion as a senior Richmond T-45th 77-73-76=226, +10 and junior ... Earned all-region honors as the Davidson T-46th 77-72-79=228, +12 regional runner-up during his junior season ... Selected all-district and all-region in baseball ... Member of the honor roll ... Born September 8, 1988 in South Boston, Va. ...Son of Dale and Cindy Hite and has one sister, Brittany.
HITE BY THE NUMBERS Year 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 TOTALS
22
Events 8 9 3 20
Rounds 21 24 9 54
Strokes 1603 1829 673 4105
Avg. 76.3 76.2 74.8 76.0
Best 18 70 70 72 70 (2)
Best 36 Best 54 Sub-Par Rds. 60’s 145 217 3 0 144 216 5 0 147 219 3 0 144 216 11 0
Top-5 0 0 0 0
Top-10 1 0 0 1
Top-20 Best Finish 2 T-9th 0 T-22nd 0 T-22nd 2 T-9th
ALEX KARKEEK Senior Exeter, England Clyst Vale Community College Fall 2010
Did not compete in a tournament.
2009-10
Did not compete in a tournament.
2008-09
Appeared in three fall events and one in the spring ... Carded a season-low one-under 71 in the rain-shortened Cavalier Classic to finish tied for ninth out of 100 competitors.
2007-08
Did not compete in a tournament.
Prep/Personal:
Tournament Résumé
Fall 2008 Sea Trail T-78th 83-78-74=235, +19 Frank Landrey T-61st 82-73-78=233, +17 Charleston Southern T-45th 78-73-81=232, +16 Spring 2009 Cavalier Classic
T-9th
71, -1
Won the Jack Berry Junior Trophy and earned a qualifying spot for the English team championship ... Also a member of the Devon County English men’s golf team ... Had nine GCSE’s in high school a three A-Levels ... Born August 3, 1988 ... Son of Ralph and Jackie Karkeek and has one brother, Nicholas.
KARKEEK BY THE NUMBERS Year Events Rounds Strokes Avg. Best 18 Best 36 2007-08 2008-09 4 10 771 77.1 71 151 2009-10 Fall 2010 TOTALS 4 10 771 77.1 71 151
Best 54 Sub-Par Rds. 60’s Top-5 Top-10 Top-20 -- DNC -- 232 1 0 0 1 1 -- DNC -- DNC -232 1 0 0 1 1
Best Finish T-9th T-9th
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MICHAEL WADE Junior Floyd, Va. Floyd Fall 2010
Competed in four events and recorded two Top-20 finishes ... Tallied the second lowest stroke average (73.4) on the team ... Wrapped up the fall with a one-over 143 tournament in the Hummingbird Invitational (Nov. 1-2) ... Shot a career-best 215 (-1) at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (Oct. 24-26) to finish in a tie for 17th.
2009-10
Competed in five tournaments and played 15 total rounds … Led all Radford competitors with a three-over 219 in the Wendy’s Charleston Shootout (Feb. 28-Mar.1), tying for 13th place … Tied with Kyle Bailey for Radford’s lowest round score, 68 (-4), in the Coca Cola Wofford Invitational (Apr. 12-13).
2008-09
Appeared in three fall events and one in the spring ... Recorded a season-low one-over 73 on two separate occasions.
Prep/Personal:
Received all-district, all-region and all-state honors following his junior and senior campaigns ... Played at Bassett in 2006 before transferring to Floyd County High School in 2007 ... Son of Sandra and Marvin Wade ... Born February 26, 1990 and has a younger sister, Sarah.
Tournament Résumé
Fall 2008 Sea Trail ODU Seascape Hummingbird Spring 2009 Big South
T-36th 44th T-40th
77-74-73=224, +8 74-80=154, +14 76-73=149, +7
40th
85-93-77=255, +39
Fall 2009 Spring Hill Suites
T-74th 76-75-79=230, +14
Spring 2010 Wendy’s Shootout Pinehurst Cocal-Cola Wofford Big South
T-13th 71-73-75=219, +3 T-80th 77-84-80=241, +25 T-29th 75-78-68=221, +5 30th 77-77-78=232, +16
Fall 2010 Richmond Davidson ODU/OBX Hummingbird
T-23rd 73-68-79=220, +4 50th 78-75-76=229, +13 T-17th 72-72-71=215, -1 T-13th 75-68=143, +1
WADE BY THE NUMBERS Year 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 TOTALS
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Events 4 5 4 13
Rounds 10 15 11 36
Strokes 782 1143 807 2732
Avg. 78.2 76.2 73.4 75.8
Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 Sub-Par Rds. 60’s 73 149 224 0 0 68 144 219 2 1 68 141 215 5 2 68 (2) 141 215 7 3
Top-5 0 0 0 0
Top-10 Top-20 Best Finish 0 0 T-36th 0 1 T-13th 0 2 T-13th 0 3 T-13th (2)
PAUL WOODSON Junior Powhatan, Va. Powhatan Fall 2010
Competed in all five tournaments ... Carded a career low 214 (-2) at the Spider Intercollegiate (Oct. 11-12), while garnering an eighth-place showing.
2009-10
Tournament Résumé
Played a total of 15 rounds in six tournaments … Recorded 36-hole and 54-hole bests of 152 and 228, respectively … Tallied Radford’s fourth-lowest round score of 70 at the Seascape Collegiate (Oct. 26-27) … Highest finish came at the Davidson Invitational (Oct. 12-13) where he shot a 12-over 228, good for a share of 22nd place.
2008-09
Finished 20th in the Big South with a 75.7 scoring average ... Competed in four of the five spring tournaments ... Recorded a season-low one-under 71 in the final round of the Ironwood Pirate Intercollegiate en route to a season-best tie for ninth finish ... Finished tied for 18th at the Big South Championship.
Spring 2009 Hummingbird Pinehurst Ironwood Pirate Big South Cavalier Classic
T-31st 73-74=147, +5 T-90th 72-81-81=234, +18 T-9th 76-73-71=220, +4 T-18th 77-79-78=234, +18 T-67th 76, +4
Fall 2009 Frank Landrey Davidson Seascape Hummingbird
45th 79-74-77=230, +14 T-22nd 77-75-76=228, +12 T-38th 83-70=153, +13 T-76th 75-77=155, +10
Spring 2010 Wendy’s Shootout C&F Bank
T-61st 80-78-76=234, +18 T-55th 80-73=153, +11
Fall 2010 Spring Hill Suites Richmond Davidson ODU/OBX Hummingbird
T-44th 8th A two-time all-district and all-region performer T-33rd for Coach Gregg Perry at Powhatan ... Earned T-52nd second-team all-state recognition as a senior T-65th ... Finished seventh at the Junior State Tournament in 2008 ... Named to the All-Metro Richmond Team following his last season ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bobby Bowers Tournament following his junior campaign ... Born May 6, 1990 ... Son of Jim and Jo Ann Woodson ... Has two older siblings, Ann and Jay
Prep/Personal:
73-73-79=225, +9 71-71-72=214, -2 78-71-76=225, +9 73-79-71=223, +7 76-76=152, +10
WOODSON BY THE NUMBERS Year 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 TOTALS
Events 5 6 5 16
Rounds 12 15 14 41
Strokes 913 1150 1039 3102
Avg. 76.1 76.7 74.2 75.6
Best 18 71 70 71 70
Best 36 147 152 142 142
Best 54 220 228 214 214
Sub-Par Rds. 60’s 2 0 1 0 5 0 8 0
Top-5 0 0 0 0
Top-10 Top-20 Best Finish 1 2 T-9th 0 0 T-22nd 1 1 8th 2 3 8th
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WESTON EKLUND Redshirt Sophomore Charlottesville, Va. Albemarle Fall 2010
Recorded three consecutive Top-10 finishes ... Shot a then personal best 213 (-3) at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (Oct. 24-26) ... Honored with his second career Big South Men’s Golfer of the Week award (Oct. 22) ... Tied for third at the Richmond Intercollegiate (Oct. 11-12) with a career best four-under 212 performance ... Trailed leader by only one stroke to finish second in the Davidson College Invitational by shooting a 213 (-3) in a 75-player field.
2009-10
Tops on the team with 27 rounds played in 10 events … Finished in the Top-20 in the individual results on four separate occasions … Second on the squad with a 75.3 stroke average and recorded five subpar rounds, with a low round score of 70 coming in the second round of the Hummingbird Intercollegiate (Nov. 2-3) … Shot 72 or better in seven rounds … Recorded 36-hole and 54-hole bests of 142 and 220, respectively … Highest Highlander finisher at the Big South Championship (Apr. 19-21) with an eight-over 224 … Tied for 14th at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate with an even-par 142 … Broke into the Top-20 with a 19th-place showing at the Seascape Collegiate (Oct. 26-27), finishing nine-over 149 for the tournament.
2008-09 Redshirted.
Tournament Résumé
Fall 2009 Spring Hill Frank Landrey Davidson Seascape Hummingbird
T-51st 76-71-75=222, +6 T-48th 80-79-74=233, +17 T-43rd 74-85-77=236, +20 T-19th 78-71=149, +9 T-14th 72-70=142, E
Spring 2010 Wendy’s Shootout Pinehurst C&F Bank Coca-Cola Wofford Big South
T-16th 71-71-78=220, +4 T-56th 74-78-78=230, +14 T-72nd 80-75=155, +13 T-39th 74-73-76=223, +7 20th 76-77-71=224, +8
Fall 2010 Spring Hill Richmond Davidson ODU/OBX Hummingbird
T-22nd T-3rd 2nd T-9th T-60th
76-71-72=219, +3 73-69-70=212, -4 74-71-68=213, -3 70-68-75=213, -3 78-73=151, +9
Prep/Personal:
A four-year letterwinner and all-district performer for Coach Greg Maynard at Albemarle High School ... Named team MVP following his junior and senior campaigns ... As a senior earned all-regional honors ... Won seven of the Patriots’ 13 tournaments in 2006 ... One of eight players selected to the Virginia-West Virginia Junior Team ... Set the Charlottesville City Championship competitive course record firing a 62 ... Son of Tom and Lori Eklund ... Has a sister, Lauren (13) ... Born June 12, 1990.
EKLUND BY THE NUMBERS Year Events Rounds Strokes Avg. Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 Sub-Par Rds. 60’s Top-5 Top-10 Top-20 Best Finish 2008-09 --Redshirted-- 2009-10 10 27 2034 75.3 70 142 220 5 0 0 0 4 T-14th Fall 2010 5 14 1008 72.0 68 138 212 8 3 2 3 3 2nd TOTALS 15 41 3042 74.1 68 (2) 138 212 13 3 2 3 7 2nd
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WADE WAWNER Sophomore Virginia Beach, Va. Floyd E. Kellum Fall 2010
Competed in all five fall events ... Carded a career best performance, 144 (+2), in the Hummingbird Invitational (Nov. 1-2) ... Tied for 37th at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (Oct. 24-26) in a 95-player field by shooting a five-over 221 (72-77-72).
2009-10
Competed in eight tournaments … Tallied three subpar rounds … Entered the Top-10 by shooting Radford’s third lowest 54hole total of the season 219 (+3) at the Frank Tournament Résumé Landrey Invitational (Oct. 5-6) … Finished the Fall 2009 year with two Top-10 and three Top-20 showFrank Landrey T-9th 73-70-76=219, +3 ings. Davidson T-16th 75-73-79=227, +11 Seascape T-27th 77-74=151, +11 Hummingbird T-91st 77-78=155, +13 Prep/Personal:
A four-year letterwinner for Coach Jason Copeland ... Wawner was named team MVP at Floyd E. Kellum for four consecutive seasons ... To go along with his accolades on and off the golf course, Wawner was a standout on the basketball floor, while earning MVP honors following his senior season ... Born on April 24, 1991 ... Son of Mark and Robin Wawner and has two brothers, Christopher and Matt.
Spring 2010 Pinehurst T-8th 74-74-72=220, +4 C&F Bank T-43rd 74-78=152, +10 Coca-Cola Wofford 73rd 78-81-76=235, +19 Big South T-38th 78-81-76=235, +19 Fall 2010 Spring Hill Richmond Davidson ODU/OBX Hummingbird
T-22nd 75-71-73=219, +3 DQ 80-71-DQ 65th 79-82-77=238, +22 T-37th 72-77-72=221, +5 T-20th 71-73=144, +2
WAWNER BY THE NUMBERS Year 2009-10 Fall 2010 TOTALS
Events 8 5 13
Rounds 21 13 34
Strokes 1600 973 2573
Avg. 76.2 74.8 75.6
Best 18 70 71 70
Best 36 151 144 144
Best 54 Sub-Par Rds. 60’s Top-5 219 3 0 0 219 5 0 0 219 (2) 8 0 0
Top-10 Top-20 Best Finish 2 3 T-8th 0 1 T-20th 2 4 T-8th
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MATT HARMAN Freshman Roanoke, Va. Cave Spring HIGH SCHOOL
Named first team all-state during senior year.
PERSONAL
Born on April 16, 1992 ... Son of Mike and Linda Harman ... Majoring in business.
RYAN RETTBERG Freshman Front Royal, Va. Skyline HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time team MVP ... Named all-district and all-area all four years at Skyline ... Garnered all-region and state honors during junior and senior campaigns.
PERSONAL
Born on June 28, 1992 ... Son of Fred and Donna Rettberg and has two sisters, Rachel and Amanda ... Majoring in business management.
CALLUM TARREN Freshman Virginia Beach, Va. Floyd E. Kellum PERSONAL
Born on October 2, 1990 ... Son of Drew and Gillian Tarren and has one brother, Brad ... Majoring in exercise, sport and health education.
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2009-10 RECAP INDIVIDUAL TOP TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Kyle Bailey
1. Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-68=141 (-1) | T10 2. Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-69-74=217 (+1) | T11 3. Pinehurst Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-71-72=218 (+2) | T3 4. Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-72-75=221 (+5) | T44 5. Frank Ladrey Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-74-77=224 (+8) | T27 6. Wendy’s Shootout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-72-76=224 (+8) | 33 7. Big South Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-74-78=225 (+9) | T21 8. Seascape Collegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-72=150 (+10) | T22 9. C&F Bank Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-77=152 (+10) | T43 10. Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-80-76=236 (+20) | T43
Name Tournament Kyle Bailey Hummingbird Intercollegiate Weston Eklund Hummingbird Intercollegiate Lane Hite Springhill Suites Intercollegiate Kyle Bailey Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational Kyle Bailey Pinehurst Intercollegiate Lane Hite Hummingbird Intercollegiate Michael Wade Wendy’s Shootout Wade Wawner Frank Landrey Invitational Weston Eklund Wendy’s Shootout Wade Wawner Pinehurst Intercollegiate
1. 2. 4. 6.
Name Tournament (Round) Michael Wade Coca-Cola Wofford (3rd) Kyle Bailey Coca-Cola Wofford (2nd) Kyle Bailey Hummingbird (2nd) Albert Brixton Springhill Suites (1st) Wade Wawner Frank Landrey (2nd) Weston Eklund Springhill Suites (2nd) Weston Eklund Hummingbird (2nd) Weston Eklund Wendy’s Shootout (1st) Weston Eklund Wendy’s Shootout (2nd) Michael Wade Wendy’s Shootout (1st) Kyle Bailey Pinehurst (2nd) Weston Eklund Big South Championship (3rd)
Albert Brixton
1. Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-78-77=225 (+9) | T66 2. Wendy’s Shootout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-78-74=232 (+16) | T56
Weston Eklund
1. Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-70=142 (E) | T14 2. Wendy’s Shootout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-71-78=220 (+4) | T16 3. Springhill Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-71-75=222 (+6) | T51 4. Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-73-76=223 (+7) | T39 5. Big South Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-77-71=224 (+8) | 20 6. Seascape Collegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-71=149 (+9) | T19 7. C&F Bank Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-75=155 (+13) | T72 8. Pinehurst Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-78-78=230 (+14) | T56 9. Frank Landrey Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-79-74=233 (+17) | T48 10. Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-85-77=236 (+20) | T43
Lane Hite
1. Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-72-72=216 (E) | T23 2. Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-72=145 (+3) | T33 3. Seascape Collegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-70=150 (+10) | T10 4. C&F Bank Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-76-76=229 (+13) | T60 5. Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-78-76=230 (+14) | T32 6. Pinehurst Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-76-77=232 (+16) | T66 7. Big South Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-76-78=234 (+18) | 32 8. Frank Landrey Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-74-87=240 (+24) | T65
Michael Wade
1. Wendy’s Shootout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-73-75=219 (+3) | T13 2. Coca-Cola Wofford Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . 75-78-68=221 (+5) | T29 3. Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . 76-75-79=230 (+14) | T74 4. Big South Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-77-78=232 (+16) | 30 5. Pinehurst Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-84-80=241 (+25) | T80
Wade Wawner
1. Frank Landrey Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-70-76=219 (+3) | T9 2. Pinehurst Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-74-72=220 (+4) | T8 3. C&F Bank Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-78=152 (+10) | T43 4. Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-73-79=227 (+11) | T16 5. Seascape Collegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-74=151 (+11) | T27 6. Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-78=155 (+13) | T91 7. Coca-Cola Wofford Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . 78-81-76=235 (+19) | 73 8. Big South Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-81-76=235 (+19) | T38
Paul Woodson
1. Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-77=155 (+10) | T76 2. C&F Bank Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-73=153 (+11) | T55 3. Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-75-76=228 (+12) | T22 4. Seascape Collegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-70=153 (+13) | T38 5. Frank Landrey Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-74-77=230 (+14) | 45 6. Wendy’s Shootout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-78-76=234 (+18) | T61
TOP INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT VS. PAR
1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 9.
To Par -1 E E +1 +2 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4
TOP INDIVIDUAL ROUNDS VS. PAR
To Par -4 -3 -3 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Score 141 142 216 217 221 145 219 219 220 220
Score 68 69 68 70 70 71 70 71 71 71 71 71
SUB-PAR ROUNDS
Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Kyle Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wade Wawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Albert Brixton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ROUNDS IN 60s
Kyle Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BEST FINISHES
Kyle Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T3 (Pinehurst Intercollegiate) Albert Brixton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T56 (Wendy’s Shootout) Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T14 (Hummingbird Intercollegiate) Lane Hite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T10 (Seascape Collegiate) Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T13 (Wendy’s Shootout) Wade Wawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T8 (Pinehurst Intercollegiate) Paul Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T22 (Davidson Invitational)
TOP-10 FINISHES
Kyle Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wade Wawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lane Hite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HIGHS & LOWS (18 HOLES)
Player Low High Kyle Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Albert Brixton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Lane Hite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Wade Wawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Paul Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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2009-10 CONTINUED TOP TEAM ROUNDS VS. PAR
1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tournament (Round) Springhill Suites Intercollegiate (2nd) Seascape Collegiate (2nd) Hummingbird Intercollegiate (2nd) Frank Landrey Invitational (2nd) Wendy’s Shootout (2nd) Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational (3rd) Big South Championship (1st) Pinehurst Intercollegiate (2nd) Pinehurst Intercollegiate (3rd) Davidson Invitational (1st)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tournament (Round) Seascape Collegiate (2nd) Hummingbird Intercollegiate (2nd) Springhill Suites Intercollegiate (2nd) Frank Landrey Invitational (2nd) Wendy’s Shootout (2nd) Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational (3rd) Big South Championship (1st) Pinehurst Intercollegiate (2nd & 3rd) C&F Bank Intercollegiate (1st) Davidson Invitational (1st)
Par 72 70 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
TOP TEAM ROUNDS
Par 70 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 72
-/+ Par Score +2 290 +3 280 +3 287 +4 292 +6 294 +6 294 +10 298 +11 299 +11 299 +14 302
Score -/+ +3 +3 +2 +4 +6 +6 +10 +11 +16 +14
Par 280 287 290 292 294 294 298 299 300 302
Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-73-79=225 (+9) | T44 Richmond Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-71-72=214 (-2) | 8 Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-71-76=225 (+9) | T33 ODU/OBX Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-79-71=223 (+7) | T52 Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-76=152 (+10) | T65
SUB-PAR ROUNDS
Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Paul Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Wade Wawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Matt Harman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ROUNDS IN 60s
Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Matt Harman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BEST FINISHES
Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (Davidson Invitational) Matt Harman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T37 (ODU/OBX Intercollegiate) Lane Hite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T22 (Springhill Suites Intercollegiate) Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T13 (Hummingbird Invitational) Wade Wawner . . . . . . . . . . T20 (Hummingbird Invitational) Paul Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (Richmond Intercollegiate)
FALL 2010 RECAP
TOP-10 FINISHES
Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Paul Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
INDIVIDUAL TOP TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Weston Eklund
Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-71-72=219 (+3) | T22 Richmond Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-69-70=212 (-4) | T3 Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-71-68=213 (-3) | 2 ODU/OBX Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-68-75=213 (-3) | T9 Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-73=151 (+9) | T60
Matt Harman
Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-74-76=225 (+9) | T44 ODU/OBX Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-80-68=221 (+5) | T37 Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-74=148 (+6) | T42
Lane Hite
Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-75-72=219 (+3) | T22 Richmond Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-73-76=226 (+10) | T45 Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-72-79=228 (+12) | T48
HIGHS & LOWS (18 HOLES)
Player Low High Weston Eklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Matt Harman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Lane Hite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Michael Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Wade Wawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Paul Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tournament (Round) Richmond Intercollegiate (2nd) ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (3rd) Davidson Invitational (2nd) Springhill Suites Intercollegiate (2nd) Hummingbird Intercollegiate (2nd)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tournament (Round) Richmond Intercollegiate (2nd) ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (3rd) ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (1st) Davidson Invitational (2nd) Springhill Suites Intercollegiate (2nd) Hummingbird Intercollegiate (2nd) Springhill Suites Intercollegiate (3rd) Richmond Intercollegiate (1st) Springhill Suites Intercollegiate (1st) ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (2nd)
Michael Wade
Richmond Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-68-79=220 (+4) | T23 Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-75-76=229 (+13) | 50 ODU/OBX Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-72-71=215 (-1) | T17 Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-68=143 (+1) | T13
Wade Wawner
Springhill Suites Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-71-73=219 (+3) | T22 Richmond Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-71-DQ Davidson Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-82-77=238 (+22) | 65 ODU/OBX Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-77-72=221 (+5) | T37 Hummingbird Intercollegiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-73=144 (+2) | T20
Paul Woodson
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TOP TEAM ROUNDS VS. PAR
1. 2. 3. 5.
Par 72 72 72 72 71
TOP TEAM ROUNDS
Par 72 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72
-/+ Par Score -9 279 -6 282 +1 289 +1 289 +4 288
Score -/+ Par 279 -9 282 -6 287 -1 289 +1 289 +1 288 +4 293 +5 294 +6 295 +7 296 +8
Honors / Awards ALL-AMERICA Chuck Tickle
1982, 1984
U.S. MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANT Nick Little
VaSID ALL-STATE
Josh Meador (First Team)
Mike Grant 2007 2007
2006 2007
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Radford
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Eric Hooke
VIRGINIA STATE GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE Aaron Summers (1st Team) Josh Meador (1st Team)
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR
2006, 2007
ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS 2008
1999
ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS Greg Sayers Andy Achenbach Ryan Konkus Eric Hooke Aaron Summers Josh Meador Hampton Ballard Chris Dillow Nick Little
1990, 1991 1991 1992 1999 2005, 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008
Brian Hill Eric Hooke Dan Warner Ward Currin Josh Meador
1999 2000 2001 2003 2006, 2007
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK Chris Clark Josh Meador Neil Hawkes Josh Meador Chris Dillow Kyle Bailey Hampton Ballard Weston Eklund Weston Eklund
Oct. 20, 2002 Apr. 7, 2005 Sept. 28, 2006 Mar. 9, 2007 Sept. 27, 2007 Oct. 25, 2007 Feb. 28, 2008 Oct. 29, 2009 Oct. 22, 2010
Big South Championship Results YEAR 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
FINISH 8th 6th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 6th 6th 7th 8th 5th 7th 6th 6th 7th 7th 8th 8th 8th 5th 5th 4th 3rd 5th 7th
SCORES
323-326-325 328-316-313 331-313-326 321-336-312 328-316-331 339-343-319 308-301-308 309-314-321 313-321-311 328-313-315 321-316-315 302-320-308 319-319-311 314-311-305 306-297-298 306-312-305 320-329-310 296-321-300 315-311-332 309-307-301 304-293-307 297-313-294 307-305-285 296-300-295 312-309-307 298-304-305
TOTAL
973 957 970 969 975 1001 917 944 945 956 954 930 949 930 901 923 959 917 958 917 904 904 897 891 928 907
Nick Little became Radford’s only U.S. Men’s Amateur Participant and was all-conference in 2008.
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