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/// TABLE OF CONTENTS /// TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/TOC............................................................................................1 2014 Schedule................................................................................................1 2014 Spring Preview...............................................................................2-4 Coaching Staff............................................................................................5-7 2014 Scarlet Knights...........................................................................8-12 History/Rutgers Golf Course..........................................................13-14 Rutgers University..............................................................................15-20
MEN’S GOLF QUICK FACTS
OFFICE OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Location: Piscataway, N.J. Enrollment: 65,000 President: Dr. Robert L. Barchi Athletic Director: Julie Herman Nickname: Scarlet Knights School Color: Scarlet Athletics Website: www.ScarletKnights.com Home Course: Rutgers University Golf Course Conference: BIG EAST Men’s Golf Coach: Rob Shutte (Penn State ‘03) 2013 BIG EAST Finish: 10th Golf SID: Kevin Lorincz Office Phone: 732-445-7812 Email: klorincz@scarletknights.com
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Rutgers Athletic Center 83 Rockafeller Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854 (732) 445–4200 (732) 445–3636 / 3063 – FAX
CREDITS Written and edited by: Kevin Lorincz & Stephanie Mamakas Design: Nick Black This guide has been compiled to assist the media with its coverage of the team. Updated results may be obtained throughout the season from the Office of Athletic Communications at (732) 445-4200 or by accessing the Golf Website at www.scarletknights.com
2014 MEN’S GOLF SPRING SCHEDULE Date(s) Event Febuary 17-18 Cal State Fullerton March 2-3 Colleton River Intercollegiate March 15-16 Mission Inn Spring Spectacular March 23-25 C&F Bank Intercollegiate April 12-13 Princeton Invitational April 19-20 Rutherford Intercollegiate April 27-29 AAC Championship 2014 SPRING ROSTER Name Class Louis Bodine So. Jonathan Chang So. Dillon Corbo Sr. Michael Howe Fr. Hyung Mo Kim Jr. Jonathan Renza Sr. Ryan Rose Fr. Jacob Stockl Jr. Doug Walters Sr. Chase Wheatley Fr.
Location Los Angeles, Calif. Bluffton, S.C. Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Williamsburg, Va. Princeton, N.J. State College, Pa. TBA
High School/Hometown Hunterdon Central/Flemington, N.J. Valencia/Valencia, Calif. Montville/Montville, N.J. Great Oak/Temecula, Calif. Old Tappan/Norwood, N.J. Fordham Preparatory/Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. Bergen Catholic/Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. Arthur L. Johnson/Clark, N.J North Warren/Blairstown, N.J. Corona del Mar/Corona del Mar, Calif.
Head Men’s Golf Coach: Rob Shutte (Third Season) (Penn State ‘03)
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/// SECTION 1: SEASON PREVIEW ///
/// 2014 SPRING PREVIEW ///
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s the links lay covered in snow, the men’s golf team focuses on preparing for spring competition. The Scarlet Knights hope to capitalize on their success in the fall season, having notched two strong tournament wins at the Hartford Invitational and the Lehigh Invitational. “After our workouts in the fall, after our wins, it confirms all the messages that we have been trying to preach. In terms of balancing golf and academics, it shows that we can do well in the classroom and win tournaments,” third-year Head Coach Rob Shutte explained. Rutgers will focus on maintaining that balance as the team enters its last season in the American Athletic Conference (AAC), before heading to the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers final stand in the AAC will be an excellent test of the team’s strength moving forward.
The two have been led by three different coaches over their time “on the banks,” but have remained solid in competition. In the fall, Walters notched two top-10 finishes, while Renza took three top-11 finishes of his own. Walters and Renza placed first and second respectively in the Scarlet Knights win at the Lehigh Invitational. Classmate Dillon Corbo (Montville, N.J.) adds additional support to the group. The senior has competed in many events throughout his time at Rutgers. Junior Jacob Stockl (Clark, N.J.) has also proven to be a strong asset to the team, earning a first place finish at the Rutgers Invitational. Competing in four out of five tournaments in the fall, Stockl will remain a player to rely on.
“Our conference that we have this year, the AAC, is as strong as any conference in the country, including the Big Ten. We have six teams that rank in the top 30 of the country. Everything we are doing is against the same opponent skill level and ranking now as well as in the Big Ten,” said Coach Shutte. The Scarlet Knights will be led by seniors Jonathan Renza (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) and Doug Walters (Blairstown, N.J.). The experience between these players will be an advantage in the challenging tournaments the team is set to face. “By their senior years, [Renza and Walters] have played in a lot of tournaments. Even though the program experience is different from when they started, they have a lot of playing experience as well. We are going to continue to rely on them,” Coach Shutte said.
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As for the sophomore class, Jonathan Chang (Valencia, Calif.) remains a strong factor in competition. Chang has earned four top-20 finishes on the season, including tied for 14th to pace the team at the Badger Invitational.
With the progression Rutgers has seen, the season ahead is a battle the group is eager to face. Every player is in a spot to come out on top, which is an important goal in leading the team to success.
The three freshmen have each competed in various tournaments this past fall. Rutgers will continue to see what is in store for the young members.
“Personally and for the team, I would like to be in contention for every tournament. I would like to say I want to win every tournament, but I [at least] want someone on our team to win because that correlates to the team winning,” Renza explained.
The depth in the roster is a powerful advantage, showing the team can turn to any member at any point in the season. Senior captain Jonathan Renza has certainly noticed the strength and talent of the group this year. “Being here for the fourth year, our team has come a long way. It is a lot harder to crack the line up now than it was three years ago. We have ten guys on the team and every week we are competing,” Renza said.
“As long as one person on our team is in contention, we should be close to the top of the leader board. Down the road, hopefully, we can get to Regionals either by winning our Conference or getting an out large bid.” While winning is always a goal, a common theme on the season is to stay a top the leader board in each contest. If the team can remain contenders, they will have won half the battle. Rutgers truly has the mentality to secure a successful season. “I think the guys have confidence in what I’ve been telling them, which is that they are as good as the other teams there,” says Coach Shutte. “If we just work that extra 10% harder in everything, we can continue to win.” The Scarlet Knights open the season at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 17-18 in Los Angeles, Calif. The team will next travel to Bluffton, S.C. for the Colleton River Intercollegiate, before heading to the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular in Florida. Next up Rutgers takes on competition at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate in Williamsburg, Va. After the Princeton Invitational in New Jersey, the squad will take the trip to State College, Pa. for the Rutherford Intercollegiate. The spring campaign concludes at the AAC Championship on Apr. 27-29.
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ROB SHUTTE
HEAD COACH • THIRD SEASON ROB SHUTTE
is in his third season as head men’s golf coach at Rutgers University. He has eight years of collegiate head coaching experience, including two seasons as head women’s golf coach at Lehigh University. “The mission of the Rutgers University Department of Athletics is perfectly in line with my own core values and beliefs,” said Shutte. “It is a great opportunity for me to pursue a passion of mine, which is developing young men into better players, people and leaders through the game of golf. The BIG EAST is a very competitive conference, and will only improve with the additions of UCF, SMU, Houston and Memphis. If you want to be the best, you need to be able to compete against the best.” With the Mountain Hawks, Shutte directed the team to its firstever tournament victory at the 2011 Sunshine Spring Invitational. In the classroom, his squad maintained a 3.25 cumulative grade point average during his tenure.
A PGA Class “A” member, Shutte has strong ties to the metropolitan region. He served as Assistant Golf Professional at Arcola Country Club in Paramus, N.J. in 2003 after working as a Program Administrator and Teaching Golf Professional at First Tee of Metropolitan New York in the Bronx in 2002. Off the course, Shutte has balanced his career by serving as Vice President of Independent Financial Advisors in Easton, Pa. since 2004. He has also hosted two radio shows on the ESPN Radio affiliate in Allentown, The Water Cooler Radio Show and The Caddie Shack Radio Program. In the winter, he has volunteered as assistant varsity boys’ basketball at Notre DameGreen Pond High School. Shutte (pronounced SHOOT-e) earned a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation management from Penn State University in 2003. During his time in University Park, he received both the Disney World and Augie Boyd Golf Scholarships. Shutte, who hails from a Rutgers family, and his wife Caitlin are the proud parents of two sons, Charlie (Nov. 1, 2011) and Henry (July 3, 2013). His father, Bob, was a three-year varsity football letterwinner at Rutgers from 1969-71, playing defensive back, wide receiver and kicker. He was also a three-year letterwinner on the baseball diamond, playing third base and shortstop from 1970-72. His mother, Catherine, is a Rutgers graduate and was a student sportswriter with the Daily Targum as an undergrad.
Prior to his arrival in Lehigh, Shutte served as head men’s golf coach at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. from 2005 to 2009. The Mules had three tournament victories and were runner up on four occasions during his tenure. In addition to a trio of individual tourney titles, Zach Oyer graduated with the lowest career stroke average in over 15 years. His 2006 squad boasted a 3.23 grade point average, highest among men’s athletic programs.
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ZACHERY OYER
ASSISTANT COACH • FIRST SEASON ZACHARY OYER
is in his first season as assistant men’s golf coach at Rutgers University. A native of Madison, N.J., the former collegiate student-athlete brings a variety of golf instruction experience to “The Banks.” An accounting professional, Oyer has worked at Deloitte & Touche in Parsippany , N.J. since September 2011. On the links, Oyer worked as a youth golf instructor and mentor at Fairmont Country Club from 2006 to 2011. In the role, he helped to educate children on the rules, etiquette, and particulars of the game. He also served as a driving range manager at Canoe Brook Country Club in the summer of 2008 after working
as a youth golf instructor and mentor at The First Tee in Newark, N.J. in the summer of 2007. At First Tee, he counseled and mentored underprivileged children while teaching them core life values such as perseverance, honesty, and integrity. Oyer was a four-year letterwinner at Muhlenberg College, where he earned a degree in accounting in 2011. As a senior, he led the team in average, which was the lowest in more than 15 years. He finished in the top five seven times during the 2010-11 season, including four top-three finishes. He earned medalist honors at the Messiah Falcon Classic, lifting the Mules to a first-place finish. Oyer is one of only five Mule players to earn multiple all-conference honors, and his career stroke average is the lowest in the program’s history.
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/// SCARLET KNIGHTS /// LOUIS BODINE SOPHOMORE FLEMINGTON, N.J.
Second-year sophomore from the Garden State…The 2011 New Jersey PGA junior champion ... Has competed in five events, playing in 13 rounds.
FALL 2013: Competed in one event, playing in three rounds … Carded a 226 (80-72-74) at the Rutgers Invitational. FALL 2012: Competed in two events, playing in five rounds…Competed as an individual in the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 72 in the first round of the tournament…Competed as an individual in the Waterville Collegiate Classic, carding a 170 (88-82). . HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Hunterdon (N.J.) Central HS…A 2010 Newark Star-Ledger All-State selection…Has also earned multiple First Team All-Skyland and Courier News First Team All-Area accolades…Three-time Star Ledger All Group IV choice (2010, 2011, 2012)…Helped HCHS to win three consecutive state championship titles (2009, 2010, 2011) and the 2010 Tournament of Champions crown… Team captain and four-year varsity golf letterwinner under head coach Larry Ries…Placed third at the 2011 NJ PGA Challenge, shooting rounds of 72-71….Member of the Copper Hill Country Club… Two-time Copper Hill Men’s Club Champion (2011, 2012)…A 2009 NJSGA William Y. Dear Junior Champion. PERSONAL: Son of Jeff Bodine…Interested in finance.
JONATHAN CHANG SOPHOMORE VALENCIA, CALIF.
Second-year sophomore…West coast product with a great deal of physical talent and a positive attitude…Was the 2012 All-Santa Clarita Boys Golfer of the Year ... Has competed in 15 events, playing in 40 rounds.
FALL 2013: Competed in all five events, playing in 14 rounds … Earned four top-20 finishes on the season … Tied for 15th at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 219 (73-70-76) … Carded a 222 (76-71-75) to finished tied for 11th at the Hartford Hawk Invitational … Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Badger Invitational, posting a 221 (74-75-72) to finish tied for 14th in the 74-player field … Recorded a 221 (73-72-76) at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate … Placed tied for 17th at the Lehigh Invitational, recording a 159 (81-78). FALL 2012: Competed in all five events, playing in 13 rounds...Went 2-1 in the STX Match play, defeating his FDU, and Stevenson opponents...Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a one-under 212 (73-68-71) to place third in the 83-competitor field and had tournament-best minus two in par three scoring, while also finishing minus one on par four’s..Placed tied for 27th out of 88 in the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a 228 (74-73-81)...Placed tied for 22nd out of 28 at the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 165 (9273)…Tied for 16th out of 45 at the Lehigh Invitational with a 151 (77-73).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Valencia HS, where he was a three-time team captain and most valuable player under head coach Robert Waters…Was the Foothill League Most Valuable player as a sophomore and senior, with a 69 and 68, respectively…As a senior, earned individual medalist honors in four of six Foothill League matches and had a 72.8 stroke average…In the post-season, shot a two-over 74 at TPC Valencia to finish with a 36-hole total of 148 to capture his third consecutive Newhall Land Cup title...A nationally-ranked AJGA competitor with numerous top finishes in both regional and national junior tournaments…Played four events on the FCWT Junior Tour in 2011-12, making all four cuts and placing tied for ninth at the Classic Club 36 holes…At the AJGA ClubCorp Mission Hills Desert Junior, he finished 17th with a 220 (74-73-73), his second top 20 finish in five AJGA events in the spring of 2012… Is the Rancho Vista course record holder with a 64. PERSONAL: Son of Young and Tae Chang…Interested in business.
DILLON CORBO SENIOR MONTVILLE, N.J.
Fourth-year senior…A 2011-12 and 2010-11 BIG EAST All-Academic honoree...Has competed in 19 career events, playing 51 rounds.
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PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Rosemary Corbo…Majoring in criminal justice.
MICHAEL HOWE FRESHMAN TEMECULA, CALIF.
True freshman from the Golden State… Competed in the 2013 U.S. Public Links Championship after carding 7073 in the qualifier…Placed tied for fifth at the 2013 Champion’s Invitational.
FALL 2013: Competed in four events, playing in 11 rounds … Made his collegiate debut at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 227 (76-78-73)… Carded a 224 (80-76-68), finishing tied for 17th at the Hartford Hawk Invitational … Tied for 24th at the Badger Invitational with a 224 (77-7176) … Placed tied for sixth with a 154 (79-75) in Rutgers win at the Lehigh Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Great Oak HS in Temecula, Calif...A four-year varsity golf letterwinner under head coach Jared Boyatt…Had a school record 72.5 stroke average as a senior team captain…Was the Press Enterprise 2013 Riverside County Player of the Year and the 2013 Southwestern league Most Valuable Player… Team captured the 2012 and 2013 Eastern Division championship. PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Laurie Howe…Interested in business.
HYUNG MO KIM JUNIOR NORWOOD, N.J.
Third-year junior…Competed in 14 events, playing in 39 rounds since his arrival at RU...Steady performer from the Garden State.
FALL 2013: Competed at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 224 (74-78-72). FALL 2012: Competed in four events, playing in 11 rounds…Competed in STX Match Play, defeating Stevenson opponent 3&2 in the second round…Played as an individual at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 220 (70-77-73) and tying for 10th out of 83 competitiors…Tied for 19th out of 88 at the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a 226 (7377-76)…Also, had nine birdies and an eagle in the 54-hole event… Tied for 19th out of 28 at the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 164 (80-84). SPRING 2012: Competed in three events, playing eight rounds… Had a 78.0 stroke average. FALL 2011: Competed in three events, playing eight rounds…Had a 76.5 stroke average…Finished tied for 22nd out of 85 competitors at The Connecticut Cup with a 225 (77-74-74).
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Scholastic: A 2011 graduate of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan (N.J)…A 2011 New Jersey PGA Third Team All-State honoree…A First Team All-Bergen County selection as a senior and sophomore and second team honoree as a junior…A four-time team M.V.P. and all-league selection under head coach Kevin Hughes…. Carded a 74 to earn runner up at the 2011 NJ Group 3 Championships while helping team to an 18 stroke victory…A Newark Star Ledger First Team All Group 3 selection as a junior and second team honoree as a senior.
PERSONAL: Interested in accounting…Began golfing competitively at age 12.
JONATHAN RENZA
SENIOR CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. Fourth-year senior…A 2011-12 BIG EAST All-Academic honoree…Has competed in 34 career tournaments, playing 86 rounds.
FALL 2013: Competed in all five events, playing in 14 rounds … Tied for ninth in the 90-player field at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 215 (72-69-74) … Carded a 226 (7780-69) to finished tied for 21st at the Hartford Hawk Invitational … Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Wolfpack Collegiate, carding an even par 216 (70-73-73) to finish tied for 11th in the 90-player field … Tied for second at the Lehigh Invitational with a 151 (72-79). FALL 2012: Competed in four events, playing in 10 rounds…Tied for sixth with a 156 (85-71) in the 28_player field at the Waterville Collegiate Classic…Set the tournament course record shooting 71 in the second round and had a tournament-best seven birdies…Carded a 236 (83-78-75) at the Rutgers Invitational to tie for 61st out of 83… Went 2-1 in STX Match Play, defeating his opponents from Stevenson and Towson...Placed 18th out of 45 at the Lehigh Invitational with a 153 (80-73). SPRING 2012: Competed in all five events, playing 13 rounds…Had a 76.2 stroke average…Placed tied for 14th out of 76 competitors at the Princeton Invitational with a 218 (71-74-73). FALL 2011: Competed in all five events, playing 12 rounds…Had a 77.17 stroke average…Finished the fall strong…Placed tied for seventh at the 89 competitor Barnabas Health Intercollegiate with a 147 (76-71)…Finished tied for fifth at the Lehigh Invitational with a 148 (75-73). SPRING 2011: Competed in all five tournaments, playing 13 rounds… Had an 80.6 stroke average…Carded an opening round 71 at the Siena College Homewood Suites Invitational en route to a 10th place finish. FALL 2010: Competed in all five events, playing 11 rounds…Had a team-best 73.81 stroke average…Finished tied for eighth at the 88-player Rutgers Invitational in his initial collegiate event… Placed tied for 24th at the 81-player McLaughlin, which included a second round 70 and a final round 69…Placed tied for 25th at the 85-player Hartford Hawk Invitational.
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/// SCARLET KNIGHTS /// HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Fordham Prep in New York City, where he was an honor student and led the Rams to the 2008 and 2009 City Championship… A two-time (2008, 2007) CHSAA State champion considered one of the top juniors in metro area…Was 10-0 as a senior in 2010…The All-City golfer of the Year in 2009 after finishing runner up in the 2009 CHSAA State Championship…2010 Westchester Amateur titlist...Won four head-to-head matches at the 2010 Met Junior Championship…Played five events on the Metropolitan PGA Junior Tour in 2010 and finished in the top five in all, including a victory at Sedgewood…Was 2nd low qualifier in the 2009 MGA Ike Championship…Had a 4th place finish out of 75 players in the 2009 AJGA Lessing’s Classic where he shot 72, 74 and 68… The 2008 Met PGA Junior Player of the Year, 2008 Met PGA Junior N.Y. City Champion and the 2007 MGA/MetLife Boys Champion…A four-time all-section selection…Made the cut at the 2008 New York State Open at Bethpage…Home course is Mohansic Golf Course in Yorktown Heights, N.Y...Was also a varsity ice hockey letterwinner at Fordham Prep. PERSONAL: Son of Roy and Mary Jane Renza…Majoring in finance.
RYAN ROSE FRESHMAN HO-HO-KUS, N.J.
True freshman from the Garden State… Placed 20th at the 2013 New Jersey State Amateur and was the 2012 William Y. Dear New Jersey State Junior Champion…Was the 2013 MGA Carter Cup Invitational champion.
FALL 2013: Competed in two events, playing in six rounds … Finished tied for 34th out of 90 competitors with a 223 (76-75-72) at the Rutgers Invitational … Carded a 230 (75-79-76) at the Badger Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Bergen Catholic HS in Oradell, N.J…A four-year varsity letterwinner under head coach Jim Jacobsen…As a senior was named All-Bergen County, All-North Jersey, AllSuburban and All-Big North as team captured the state sectional championship, the Garden State Cup Championship and the Big North title…Team captain with a 36.6 stroke average…Earned AllBergen County and All-Big North honors as a junior to help team to the Garden State Cup championship and the Big North title…Was also a varsity football letterwinner…A member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society…Home club is Ridgewood Country Club, where he was the 2011 and 2013 club champion. PERSONAL: Son of Anna and William Rose…Interested in business.
JACOB STOCKL JUNIOR CLARK, N.J.
Third-year junior…Arrived “On the Banks” as one of the top junior golfers in the state of New Jersey…Competed in 21 events, playing in 55 rounds since his arrival at RU.
FALL 2013: Competed in four events, playing in 11 rounds … Carded a four under par 138 (70-68-71) to win the 90-player Rutgers Invitational … Tied for 21st at the Hartford Hawk Invitational, carding a 226 (71-73-82) … Placed 10th with a 156 (80-76) at the Lehigh Invitational. FALL 2012: Competed in all five events, playing in 13 rounds…Went 2-1 in STX Match Play, defeating his opponents from FDU and Stevenson... Posted a 220 (75-71-74) in the Rutgers Invitational to finish tied for 10th out of 83…Placed ninth out of 28 in the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 158 (79-79)…Tied for a 11th out of 45 at the Lehigh Invitational with a 150 (77-73)…Tied for 39th out of 88 at the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a 232 (77-82-73) and registered a tournament-best two eagles. SPRING 2012: Competed in all five events, playing 13 rounds…Had an 80.1 stroke average. FALL 2011: Competed in two events, playing five rounds…Had a 77.80 stroke average…Carded a 74 in the final round of the Rutgers Invitational. SCHOLASTIC: A 2011 graduate of Arthur L Johnson HS in Clark, N.J…A two-time Newark Star Ledger All-State selection, earning first team honors as a junior and second team honors as a senior…A 2011 New Jersey PGA First Team All-State honoree…A First Team Star-Ledger All Group II selection as a junior and senior…A four-time team M.V.P. and team captain under head coach Dan House…Placed second at the 2010 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions with a 73…Won the Union County tournament by two shots as a senior, after also winning the event as a freshman and sophomore…Placed seventh at the 2010 NJSGA Amateur Championship…Had six wins on the junior circuit… Earned a first place finish at the IJGT at Blue Heron Pines, won the NJPGA Junior Championship, was first at the NJPGA Junior Masters, won the qualifier for the national PGA Championship, captured first in the state qualifier for the USGA Junior Boys Championship and won the IJGT at Hershey…Played three years for the New Jersey Junior Ryder Cup team. PERSONAL: Interested in business…Son of Tom and Sharlene Stockl…Began golfing competitively at age eight.
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/// SCARLET KNIGHTS /// DOUG WALTERS SENIOR BLAIRSTOWN, N.J.
PERSONAL: Son of Russell and Suzanne Walters…Majoring in Accounting.
CHASE WHEATLEY
Fourth-year senior… A 2011-12 and 2010-11 BIG EAST All-Academic honoree…Has competed in 32 career events, playing 82 rounds.
FRESHMAN CORONA DEL MAR, CALIF.
True freshman from the Golden State… Placed second at the 2012 AJGA Junior Open, tied for 17th at the 2013 AJGA Heather Farr and tied for 25th at the 2013 Puerto Rico Junior Open.
FALL 2013: Competed in all five events, playing in 14 rounds … Tied for 39th out of 90 competitors with a 224 (72-77-75) at the Rutgers Invitational … Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Hartford Hawk Invitational, carding a four-under par 212 (72-68-72) to finish tied for second out of 96 entries … Won the Lehigh Invitational with a 150 (74-76) to pace the 45-player field. FALL 2012: Competed in all five events, playing in 13 rounds…Finished 3-0 in STX Match Play, defeating his opponents from Towson, FDU, and Stevenson...Finished tied for fifth out of 83 with a 217 (7174-72) at the Rutgers Invitational…Carded a 224 (76-73-75) at the Hartford Hawks Invitational to finish tied for 15th in the 88-player field…Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Lehigh Invitational, carding a 146 (75-71) to finish tied for third in the 45-player field…Tied for 19th out of 28 in the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 164 (9074). SPRING 2012: Competed in four events, playing 10 rounds…Had an 80.4 stroke average…Placed tied for 26th at the BIG EAST Championships with a 224 (74-76-74).
FALL 2013: Competed in two events, playing in six rounds … Placed tied for 20th out of 90 competitors at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 221 (75-73-73).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Corona del Mar HS in Newport Beach, Calif…Was a four–year varsity letterwinner under head coach Mike Starkweather…Earned All-Pacific Coast League and all-county honors as a junior and senior…Team captain…Cited as League MVP in 2012…Had a 35.7 stroke average as a senior and a 37.0 stroke average for his career…Team captured the Southern Section Division Championship in both 2012-13 and 2011-12…Recipient of the ROP Distinguished Student Award…Home club is Newport Beach Country Club. PERSONAL: Son of Brad and Clare Wheatley…Interested in Economics.
FALL 2011: Competed in all five events, playing 12 rounds…Had a team-best 75.5 stroke average…Placed tied for 17th at the 83-player Rutgers Invitational with a 223 (75-76-72)…Carded a 72 in the opening round of the Cardinal Intercollegiate…Finished tied for 21st at the 89-competitor Barnabas Health Intercollegiate with a 151 (77-74). SPRING 2011: Competed in all five tournaments, playing 13 rounds…Had a 77.3 stroke average…Carded a 73 in the final round of the Penn Quaker Invitational and a 73 in the opening round of the BIG EAST Championships…Posted a 71 round to open the Princeton Invitational…Finished tied for 19th at the Siena College Homewood Suites Invitational and tied for 22nd at the Princeton Invitational. FALL 2010: Played in three events as a first semester freshman, playing seven rounds…Had a 78.71 stroke average…Carded a 74 in the opening round of the Rutgers Invitational, his initial collegiate event. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of North Warren (N.J.) Regional High School…A Newark Star-Ledger Third Team All-State selection as a senior…Earned Ledger All Group I honors as a junior and senior…Won his second consecutive North Jersey Group I title in 2010 by shooting an even par 71…A three-time All-Skyland Conference selection and two time Easton Express-Times First Team All-Area choice…Led the Patriots to a 12-2 league record and the Valley Division title as a senior under head coach Ryan Hashaway…A four-year varsity letterwinner and two-time team captain…Home course is Bearn Brook Golf Club in Newton, N.J…Finished 21st overall at the 2010 Carter Cup, played at Baltusrol Country Club…Active on the IJGT, MGA, New Jersey PGA, NJSGA, and Junior Golf America Tours …Was the 2008 Junior Golf America Player of the year.
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/// RUTGERS GOLF COURSE ///
RUTGERS MEN’S GOLF HISTORY The Rutgers men’s golf team has competed in the prestigious BIG EAST Conference since 1995. In 2004, the men’s team was victorious in four fall events and competed in the NCAA Championships in the spring of 2005, marking the first time since 1984 the Scarlet Knights advanced to the NCAA’s. Following the historic 2004-05 season, Rutgers head coach Maura Ballard was named the 2005 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Coach of the Year. “I am flattered to have received this honor,” said Waters at the time. “This is the most talented team I’ve had and it has been a very exciting year. This group has worked extremely hard and I am very proud of them.” The Rutgers men’s golf program has produced a number of top players in its long and proud history. Current professionals who starred at Rutgers include Bill King (Spring Lake Golf Club), Frank Esposito (Brooklake Country Club), Mark Giuliano (Fairmount Country Club), Jim Mrva (Monroe Golf Club, Rochester, NY), John Fagan (Raritan Valley Country Club), and John Schob (Huntington Crescent Club, Huntington, NY). Rutgers has also produced its share of top amateur players, including Bob Marzoli, the 1971 MGA champion, two-time All-American James Guerra, Barry Wiseman, Bruce Young, Ryan MacDonald and Brent Pittman, to name a few. Two men who played a central role in the evolution and history of Rutgers Golf are former long-time head coach Fred Gruninger and former head professional Art DeBlasio. Gruninger, who later went on to serve a long tenure as RU’s athletic director, was a highly-successful head coach at Rutgers, leading the Scarlet Knights to a 109-30-2 record between 1963 and 1972. Art DeBlasio, the Rutgers head pro from 1966-2001, assisted with both the men’s and women’s teams during his 35 years “On the Banks.”
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY GOLF COURSE The Rutgers University Golf Course was founded in 1961 with the construction of the present day 18-hole layout that was expertly designed by Hal Purdy, a noted golf architect. The course was officially opened May 29, 1963. Today, the par-71 Rutgers Golf Course (par-72 for women) can be stretched to 6,337 yards and features a course rating of 70.5 and a slope of 130. Over the past decade, the Rutgers Golf Course has undergone extensive renovations and updates, which include a modern irrigation system, the addition of several bunkers and the planting of many trees, including a host of impressive evergreens. Once a rather wide-open tract, today’s Rutgers Golf Course features a host of tree-lined holes, featuring undulating greens and water that comes into play on five holes. A round of golf at the Rut-
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gers Golf Course offers a panoramic view of a plethora of academic buildings, including the world famous Waksman Institute of Microbiology, a stately structure that rests to the left of the first fairway. Every golfer who enjoys the Rutgers Golf Course can also gaze at several athletic-related complexes. To the left of the fifth and sixth hole offers a view of the Indoor Bubble, in which the Rutgers football team trains during inclement weather. Rising majestically to the left of the sixth green is Rutgers Stadium, the home of the Scarlet Knight football team. The Rutgers Golf Course features a newly-expanded driving range, and a 12,000 square foot short game practice facility and putting green. Jill Jerauld, a former Futures Tour and European Tour player, joined the Rutgers University Golf Course as the Course Pro/ Manager in November 2001. She is the only female Professional Golf Association (PGA) - certified head pro in the state of New Jersey. For 10 years prior to joining Rutgers University Golf Course, she was the head pro at Blueberry Hill Golf Course in Russell, PA. Since Jerauld took over management of the Rutgers University Golf Course, she has successfully implemented a pace-of-play system that has decreased the time of an average round of golf by as much as one hour.
DID YOU KNOW? Every hole at the Rutgers Golf Course is named for a tree that can be found on the course and that the par-3 11th hole, named Sour Gum, is home to the oldest Japanese sour gum tree in the state. CONTACT INFORMATION Rutgers University Golf Course 777 Hoes Lane West Piscataway, NJ 08854-8022 732/445-2637 (pro shop)
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ROBERT L. BARCHI is the 20th president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Since beginning his tenure on September 1, 2012, President Barchi has been overseeing preparations for integrating into Rutgers most units of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, as outlined in the recently adopted New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act. He has begun work on a university strategic plan (the first in more than 15 years) and was part of a statewide coalition of university, business, and labor leaders urging voter support of a $750 million bond act for higher education construction, which was approved by a wide margin in November. President Barchi announced on November 20, 2012 that all intercollegiate athletic teams on Rutgers’ New Brunswick campus will join the Big Ten Conference at a date to be determined.
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/// PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY /// DR. ROBERT L. BARCHI PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY founded the Department of Neuroscience at Penn and served as its first chair; he also served as chair of the Department of Neurology. He was named the Fairhill Professor in 2002, a position that he still holds in emeritus status.
From 2004 to 2012, Dr. Barchi served as president of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, nationally regarded as a top university dedicated to health sciences education and research. Prior to Jefferson, he was provost and chief academic officer of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution founded in 1740. There, he had responsibility for Penn’s 12 schools, all academic programs, athletics, students, and faculty. Dr. Barchi was born in Philadelphia but spent his formative years not far from Rutgers in Westfield, N.J. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Georgetown University, and Ph.D. and M.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed specialty training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and holds board certification in neurology. Throughout his career, Dr. Barchi has been active as a teacher and as an NIH-funded researcher in the fields of neuroscience and neurology, and he has published extensively in his field. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his pioneering research on the structure and function of voltage-gated ion channels in nerve and muscle, and on the role these critical molecules can play in human disease. He was also elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians and named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Neurological Association, and the American Academy of Neurology. In 1972, Dr. Barchi began his academic career as a faculty member at Penn. Within a decade, he rose to become the David Mahoney Professor of Neurological Sciences. Between 1983 and 1996, he served as director of the Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences—an interdisciplinary, universitywide entity that he expanded to become the focus for Penn’s growth in neuroscience, encompassing the intellectual activities of more than 120 faculty members. Dr. Barchi
The University of Pennsylvania named Dr. Barchi as its provost and chief academic officer in 1999, and he served in this capacity until 2004. As provost, Dr. Barchi had responsibility for the university’s 12 schools and their academic programs and budgets and Penn’s intercollegiate athletics program, as well as for Penn’s students and faculty. During his tenure, he worked with president Judith Rodin to reassert the primacy of the academic mission in the direction of the university. He recruited new leadership to nine of the 12 schools at Penn and established a number of universitywide interdisciplinary educational and research institutes. He also led the university through a comprehensive strategic planning process. As president of Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Barchi oversaw a period of tremendous growth. The university established three new schools—including the Jefferson School of Pharmacy, which graduated its first class in May 2012, and the Jefferson School of Population Health, the only school in the nation to offer a master’s degree in chronic care management. Overall student enrollment increased by 51 percent and annual degrees awarded rose by 54 percent. Dr. Barchi also expanded the reach of the campus, inaugurating the Partnership in Healthcare Education, an academic affiliation with the University of Delaware that offers dual-degree programs between the two institutions. Other accomplishments at Jefferson include successful implementation of an ambitious strategic plan that integrated the university’s clinical, education, and research missions; a comprehensive facilities master plan that supports those missions; and a major fundraising campaign that provides the resources necessary for success. During Dr. Barchi’s tenure, Jefferson established 22 new endowed professorships and 50 endowed scholarships, helping to ensure a healthy and diverse community of faculty and students. The university surpassed $300 million in fundraising under his leadership, twice the amount raised during the preceding eight-year period.
coupled with improved landscape design and signage, helped provide visitors and the Jefferson community a sense of place and connectedness to the compact urban campus in the heart of the city’s historic district. Dr. Barchi is married to Francis Harper Barchi, a tenure-track faculty member of the Rutgers School of Social Work. Before coming to Rutgers, she was a senior fellow in the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was engaged in education and research activities relating to international research ethics. Francis Barchi holds a Ph.D. in social welfare, a master’s in bioethics, and a master’s in nonprofit leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a bachelor’s degree from Smith College. She is the former executive vice president of the Dana Foundation in New York, a post she assumed following a 20-year span as president of her own company, which provided protocol and strategic communication services for international clients. Francis Barchi’s research focuses on the social and behavioral factors that influence women’s health in southern Africa. In 2009, she completed the first major quantitative study on women’s autonomy and gender-based violence in Botswana, and she is the principal investigator on a study in that country examining the extent to which women’s understanding of HPV and cervical cancer influences their decision-making about prevention and treatment. She is currently part of a team responsible for ethics training of health professionals in Botswana, Tanzania, and Guatemala. As an avocation, President Barchi is an expert in the history and mechanical development of clocks and watches. In addition to collecting and conserving examples of these timepieces from the 17th and 18th centuries, he designs and constructs his own precision clocks in his basement machine shop. The Barchis, who have four adult children and one young dog, spend their leisure time at their home in coastal Maine where they are avid boaters and hikers.
During his presidency, Dr. Barchi also oversaw the transformation of Jefferson’s urban environment into a vibrant university campus. A coordinated construction program,
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leads Rutgers Athletics transition in 2014 to the nation’s premier academic and athletic conference, the Big Ten. Hermann came to Rutgers after serving previously as the executive senior associate director of athletics for the University of Louisville.
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/// ATHLETIC DIRECTOR /// JULIE HERMANN DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Hermann spent 15 years at Louisville as the Cardinals built one of the nation’s most competitive athletic programs across the board.
athletic and academic pursuits Tournament for the first time in after building one of the nation’s a decade. premier systems for studentathletes at Louisville (L-Care). Hermann is immediate past president of the National AssoHermann served in a supervisory ciation of Collegiate Women Athcapacity of U of L athletics as letics Administrators. She is the the university garnered the 2013 former chair of the NCAA Division NCAA men’s basketball national I Women’s Volleyball Committee. championship; two BCS Bowl wins; two NCAA women’s basket- Hermann has served on numerball national championship ap- ous boards, including the Frazier pearances (2013 and 2009) and Rehab Institute, the Louisville one NCAA men’s soccer College Sports Commission and the KenCup national championship ap- tucky Sports Commission. pearance (2010). Since joining the BIG EAST in 2005, the Car- Hermann and her partner Dr. Lesdinals claimed 64 conference lie Danehy are the proud parents titles. of a seven year-old son, Aidan.
Following a national search, Hermann was selected from a pool of 63 candidates. She is the first woman to serve in this capacity at Rutgers and will become the Hermann oversaw 20 sports at second female athletic director Louisville, marketing, academin Big Ten history. ics, sports performance, sports medicine, student development “It’s a pleasure to welcome Julie and athletic development. She Hermann to the Rutgers comworked to cultivate support for munity,” said President Robert L. many of the U of L athletic venBarchi. “She is one of the most ues that allowed the Cardinals respected athletics administrato enjoy one of the nation’s bigtors in the country and she was gest and best building booms in deeply involved in moving Louiscollege sports. ville from Conference USA to the BIG EAST and from the BIG EAST Before joining U of L, Hermann to the Atlantic Coast Conferserved as an assistant coach ence. Her 15 years of leadership for USA Volleyball, helping the experience will be an invaluable national team to a silver medal asset to the university as we finish at the World University prepare to enter the Big Ten.” Games in 1997.
One of the primary goals set by Prior to that she served as head Hermann is to create a best-inwomen’s volleyball coach at the class student-athlete care sysUniversity of Tennessee for six tem. She is committed to develseasons. Under her watch, the oping programs to support both Lady Vols advanced to the NCAA WWW.SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM
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/// ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION ///
JASON BAUM
SARAH BAUMGARTNER
GEOFF BROWN
Senior Associate Athletic Director Communications
Senior Associate Athletic Director Development
Senior Associate Athletic Director Chief Marketing Officer
KATHLEEN HICKEY
DOUGLAS KOKOSKIE
Senior Associate Athletic Director Olympic Sports
Senior Associate Athletic Director Facilities, Operations & Events
DR. ROBERT MONACO
NICK OJEA
JANINE PURCARO
Associate Athletic Director Sports Medicine
Associate Athletic Director Compliance
Chief Financial Officer
JOHN TERNYILA
SHAWN TUCKER
SCOTT WALKER
Senior Associate Athletic Director Finance
Assistant Athletic Director Student -Athlete Development
Executive Director of Academic Support Services
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EVENT
LOCATION
Mon.-Tue., Febuary 17-18
Cal State Fullerton
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sun.-Mon., March 2-3
Colleton River Intercollegiate
Bluffton, S.C.
Sat.-Sun., March 15-16
Mission Inn Spring Spectacular
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
Sun.-Tue., March 23-25
C&F Bank Intercollegiate
Williamsburg, Va.
Sat.-Sun., April 12-13
Princeton Invitational
Princeton, N.J.
Sat.-Sun., April 19-20
Rutherford Intercollegiate
State College, Pa.
Sun.-Tue., April 27-29
AAC Championship
TBA
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