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Golden Eagle Men’s Golf Team
Adam Cunningham 5-8 | Junior Cookeville, Tenn.
Neil Gannaway 6-4 | Senior Birmingham, Ala.
Mason Griffin 6-2 | Senior Kingston, Tenn.
Ben Huskey 5-10 | Freshman Sevierville, Tenn.
Bryce Kendrick 6-0 | Junior Powell, Tenn.
Alexander Riddle 5-9 | Freshman Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mitch Thomas 5-9 | Junior Knoxville, Tenn.
Maxx Verble 5-10 | Senior Gallatin, Tenn.
Lee Whitehead 5-10 | Senior Knoxville, Tenn.
A.J. Wilkerson 6-3 | R-Freshman Sparta, Tenn.
Polk Brown Head Coach Fourth Season
Carla Hazelwood Assistant Coach Third Season
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Welcome to Golden Eagle Golf 2014 Men’s Golf Spring Schedule
2014 Women’s Golf Spring Schedule
Feb. 23-24 at Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Hilton Head, S.C. Wexford Plantation Golf Club – (Francis Marion) Mar. 9-10 at Grover Page Classic Jackson, Tenn. Jackson Country Club – (UT Martin) Mar. 16-17 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Sevierville, Tenn. Sevierville Golf Club – (Tennessee Tech) Apr. 4-5 at ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate Jonesboro, Ark. RidgePointe Country Club – (Arkansas State) Apr. 13-14 at Big Blue Intercollegiate Nashville, Tenn. The Hermitage President’s Reserve – (Tennessee State) Apr. 24-26 at OVC Championships Muscle Shoals, Ala. Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals – (Ohio Valley Conference)
Feb. 23-24 at USA Women’s Invitational Mobile, Ala. Azalea City Golf Course – (South Alabama) Mar. 9-10 at UNF Intercollegiate Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Golf Club – (North Florida) Mar. 16-17 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Sevierville, Tenn. Sevierville Golf Club – (Tennessee Tech) Apr. 3-4 at Colonel Classic Richmond, Ky. The Arlington Club – (Eastern Kentucky) Apr. 10-11 at MSU Time Warner Invitational Murray, Ky. Miller Memorial Golf Course – (Murray State) Apr. 20-22 at OVC Championships Huntsville, Ala. Highlands Course at Hampton Cove, RTJ Trail – (Ohio Valley Conference)
2014 Men’s Golf Fall Results
2014 Women’s Golf Fall Results
Sept. 8-9 Oct. 6-7 Oct. 13-14 Oct. 20-21 Oct. 26-28
at Sam Hall Intercollegiate at Bearcat Invitational at Kenny Perry Invitational at F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at The Grove Intercollegiate
13th T-11th 5th 7th 9th
President’s Award
Sept. 8-9 Sept. 15-16 Oct. 6-7 Oct. 13-14 Oct. 20-21
at Jan Weaver-Murray State Invitational at Cardinal Cup at CSU Wendy’s Invitational at F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at Blue Raider Invitational
7th 16th 4th 3rd 4th
Inside The Guide
Originated in 1994, the President’s Award is the highest honor a Tennessee Tech student-athlete can receive within his/her sport. One member of each of Tech’s intercollegiate teams is selected as the representative of that team - someone who best combines academic achievement with athletic accomplishment. Check other media guides for a list of President’s Award winners in those sports. The golf winners have been:
YEAR......MEN’S TEAM....... WOMEN’S TEAM 1994......... Greg Wyatt............. Lisa Phipps 1995......... Chad Foster............ Lisa Phipps 1996......... Wade Morrell......... Amy Waters 1997......... Wade Morrell......... Ashley Beal 1998......... Shane Sewell......... Cindy Copeland 1999......... Shane Sewell......... Kylie Crouch 2000......... Shane Sewell......... Cindy Copeland 2001......... Kyle Young.............. Kylie Crouch 2002......... Kyle Young.............. Sarah Thomas 2003......... Ryan Greer.............. Sarah Thomas 2004......... Ryan Greer.............. Sarah Thomas 2005......... Jonathan Cox........ Beth Underhill 2006......... Scott Stallings....... Beth Underhill 2007......... Scott Stallings....... Kayla Garrison 2008......... Barrett Steakley.... Ashley Spangler 2009......... Greyson Painter.... Megan Bradford 2010......... Josh Simer.............. Diana Carson 2011......... Tyler Cassetty........ Carley Rhyne 2012......... Greg Kitts................ Brandy VanEtten 2013......... Greg Kitts................ Amanda Randolph 2014......... Mitch Thomas....... Maddi Everts
2014-15 Schedules....................................1 President’s Award Winners.....................1 Golden Eagle Coaching Staff............2-3 About the Golden Eagles/Men 2014-15 Team Photo / Roster................4 Golden Eagle Profiles........................ 5-14 All-Time Participants.......................15-16 Annual Award Winners......................... 16 Tournament Championships............. 17 Tournament Medalists.......................... 18 All-Tournament Honors..................19-21 About the Golden Eagles/Women 2014-15 Team Photo / Roster............. 20 Golden Eagle Profiles......................23-29 Tournament Championships............. 30 Tournament Medalists.......................... 31 All-Tournament Honors..................32-33
Mitch Thomas
Maddi Everts
All-Time Participants.......................34-35 Annual Award Winners......................... 35 About the Athletics Department TTU Sports Hall of Fame....................... 36 Individual Honors................................... 37 Must See Cookeville.............................. 38 OVC Digital Network............................. 39 Athletic Performance Center........40-41 University Administration................... 42 Athletics Staff........................................... 43 Athletics Administration................44-45 Sports Information...........................46-47 Golden Eagle Sports Network.....48-49 Academic Support...........................50-52 Sports Medicine................................53-55 Athletic Performance......................56-58 About Tennessee Tech.......................... 59 The UpperCumberland........................ 60
Quick Facts Location: Cookeville, Tenn. Founded: 1915 Enrollment: 11,339 Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Purple and Gold Conference: Ohio Valley President: Dr. Philip Oldham Faculty Representative: Dr. Jeff Roberts Director of Athletics: Mark Wilson Athletic Trainer: Joe Erdeljac Assistant A.D for Sports Information: Rob Schabert Affiliation: NCAA Division I Head Coach: Polk Brown (Tennessee Tech, 2006) Assistant Coach: Carla Hazelwood (Tennessee Tech, 2009)
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Golden Eagle Coaching Staff Head Coach Polk Brown Third season As a Player: Top 5 finisher in 2006 OVC Tournament Four-time all-tournament selection
Former Golden Eagle player Polk Brown is in his fourth season as head coach of the Tennessee Tech men’s and women’s golf teams. Brown was named July 21, 2011, to the position. Brown received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Tech in 2006, and completed his coursework in August, 2011, adding his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. He spent his first year after graduation as an Apprentice at Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, then returned to school in 2009 to begin working toward his master’s. He has also worked for two years at Oak Ridge Country Club teaching and hosting junior clinics “I am absolutely honored to have the opportunity to represent Tennessee Tech,” Brown said upon his hiring. “It’s a dream come true. The coaches before me, especially Bobby, left a huge legacy for me to try to fulfill, especially in the high principles he held. I remember going to school in August, 2001 and now it’s exactly 10 years later I’m coming back as head coach. It’s such an honor.” Brown said helping the current and future Golden Eagle players achieve success in life is his highest priority. “I just want to represent Tennessee Tech in the best way possible. I am thrilled to be coming back, and I want to work with these young men and women and help them achieve all they can,” Brown said. “I want them to graduate from Tennessee Tech, and I want to help prepare them to be successful for the rest of their lives. I want them to strive for OVC championships, and to become the very best person they can. And, when they look back they can say it was the best time they’ve ever had.”
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Career Best Times/Distances Brown was a four-year letterman under coach Bobby Nichols, playing for the Golden Eagles from 2001 to 2006, with a redshirt season in 2003-04. As a player, he earned all-tournament honors three times during his career, including the Mercer Invitational as a freshman and the EKU Spring Invitational as a senior. A team captain in his final year, he finished fifth at the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament to claim his third all-tournament honor. In 2001-02 he won the Most Improved Player Award and the Impact Award, and in 2005-06 he received the team’s Most Dedicated Player Award.
Assistant Coach Carla Hazelwood Second season
A 2009 graduate of Tennessee Tech and former Golden Eagle golfer, Carla Hazelwood returned in 2012 to her alma mater to take the position of assistant coach for the men’s and women’s golf teams. Most recently, Hazelwood served as the graduate assistant coach at fellow OVC school, Austin Peay. Hazelwood began her career at Tech in 2005-06 and in the spring was named the team’s Most Dedicated Player by legendary TTU coach Bobby Nichols. She also received the team’s Impact Award in 2006. Selected as team captain in 2009, she finished her playing career with two all-tournament honors (2006 North/South/Jacksonville Beach Golf Course and 2007 TSU Triangular/Greystone Golf Course).
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The 2014-15 Golden Eagles
Front row, from left: Ben Huskey, Mitch Thomas, Adam Cunningham, Alexander Riddle. Not pictured: Neil Gannaway Back row, from left: Lee Whitehead, A.J. Wilkerson, Mason Griffin, Bryce Kendrick, Maxx Verble, head coach Polk Brown.
2014-15 GOLDEN EAGLE ROSTER
Player Adam Cunningham Neil Gannaway Mason Griffin Ben Huskey Bryce Kendrick Alexander Riddle Mitch Thomas Maxx Verble Lee Whitehead A.J. Wilkerson
Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr.
Ht. 5-8 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-3
Hometown Cookeville, Tenn. Birmingham, Ala. Kingston, Tenn. Sevierville, Tenn. Powell, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. Gallatin, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. Sparta, Tenn.
Head Coach: Polk Brown 4
Previous School Cookeville HS Vestavia Hills HS Oak Ridge HS Sevier County HS Grace Christian HS Notre Dame HS Farragut HS Hendersonville Christian HS King College White County HS
Assistant Coach: Carla Hazelwood
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Meet the Golden Eagles ADAM CUNNINGHAM JUNIOR COOKEVILLE HS COOKEVILLE, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Junior): Cunningham competed in four events in the fall, tallying 11 total rounds of play… fired a season-low 78-75-70=223 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate (Sept. 8-9)… also shot his low-18 score of 70 at the same event… wrapped up the fall with a stroke average of 77.27. In Spring 2014 (Sophomore): Cunningham started in every event of the spring for the Golden Eagles… matched his careerlow of 67 twice at the Snowman Getaway (Feb. 24-25) and the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 10-11)… carded a 70-67-78=215 at the Grover Page Classic where he placed tied for fourth and at one under… helped lead Tech to a second place finish at the same tournament… ended the year with an improved average of 75.63. In Fall 2013 (Sophomore): Cunningham played in all five tournaments of the fall season… completed 15 full rounds on his second year as a Golden Eagle… shot his low round of 71 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10)… brought down his average by two strokes to finish with a 74.8 for the fall. In Spring 2013 (Freshman): Cunningham showed vast improvement in the spring, playing in seven events and earning two top 15 finishes… at the Forest Hills Invitational (Feb. 23), his 70+75=145 earned him a career-best sixth-place finish, missing All-Tournament honors by just one stroke… shot a 75+74+76=225 at the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 10-12) to earn a 13th-place finish… carded a first-round 67 at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (Apr. 1-2), tying for the sixth-best round of any OVC golfer of the year… finished the event at even par, his lowest three-round score of the year… helped the Golden Eagles to a surprising third place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship (Apr. 25-27)… earned a share of the team’s Impact Award with two teammates.
In Fall 2012 (Freshman): Cunningham competed in four fall tournaments, playing 12 rounds in his debut season as a Golden Eagle… shot a low-round of 71 at the Mason Rudolph Championship (Sept. 21-23)… averaged a round of 79.5 in the fall. High School: Cunningham was a four-year letterman at Cookeville High School… played in the No. 1 spot his final two seasons… helped CHS compete as a team in the TSSAA Class AAA State Championship his freshman and sophomore years… was the winner of the 2011 Schooldays Tournament, shooting 66 to qualify for match play and then winning four consecutive matches… selected to the 2010 Tennessee all-state team, finishing in a tie for second in the TSSAA Class AAA state tournament… honored as the Nashville Tennessean’s Mid-State Player of the Year in 2010 and was second team in 2011… named the district Player of the Year in 2010 and district co-Player of the Year in 2011, as selected by the coaches… won the regional championship in 2010… finished second in the PGA Junior Qualifier for Tennessee in 2011 and 2012 (69, 64). Personal: Son of Glenn and Lorna Cunningham... born on September 9, 1993… full name is Adam Taylor Cunningham... majoring in business... sister, Anna, is a member of the Tech women’s golf team.
ADAM’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2012-13 30 2307 216 145 67 11 0 1 1 76.90 2013-14 32 2420 214 164 67 11 1 0 0 75.63 2014-15 11 850 223 160 70 4 0 0 0 77.27 TOTALS 73 5577 214 145 67 26 1 1 1 76.40
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Meet the Golden Eagles NEIL GANNAWAY SENIOR VESTAVIA HILLS HS BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Football - (Senior): Gannaway saw action in all 12 games in his senior season, lining up as an outside receiver and providing the team with effective blocking... finished the year with four catches for 31 yards, with a season-long 12-yard reception in Tech’s win over Southeast Missouri... caught passes in four games, including three of Tech’s final four contests of the season. Football - (Junior): Gannaway played in every game of his junior season... caught two passes for 14 yards against Eastern Illinois... caught his longest pass of 15 yards against Tennessee State... finished the season with six catches for 49 yards. Football - (Sophomore): Gannaway made appearances in nine of Tech’s 11 games... pulled in five receptions for 62 yards, including his first career touchdown on a 20-yard toss from Darian Stone at Austin Peay in the final game of the season... had three catches for 41 yards in that game, both career-high numbers. Football - (Freshman): Gannaway saw action in four games as a true freshman on Tech’s OVC Championship squad... tallied one reception against Southeast Missouri, a 15-yard completion from Tre Lamb. High School: Neil was a three-sport athlete, an Honor student and a two-year starter on the football team at Vestavia Hills High School... played golf as a sophomore and junior, leading his team to the substate final as a junior... was a member of the VHHS baseball team as a freshman and the basketball and football teams all four years... as a senior, he was named to the Birmingham News All-South/Hoover Football Team when he tied for the team lead with 12 touchdown catches for 1,088 receiving yards,averaging 21 yards per catch...was a 2010 Regions Athlete of the Year nominee and was a Thompson Reynolds Scholar-Athlete. Personal: The son of Sam and Sandy Gannaway... birth date is February 9, 1993... full name is Neil Chandler Gannaway... majoring in basic business.
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Meet the Golden Eagles MASON GRIFFIN SENIOR OAK RIDGE HS KINGSTON, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Senior): Griffin started all five events in the fall, finishing 14 rounds of action… shot a season-low 71-7476=221 at The Grove Intercollegiate (Oct. 26-28), finishing in a tie for eighth place overall… took home adidas® OVC Male co-Golfer of the Week honors for his performance… racked up a top 15 finish at the Kenny Perry Invitational (Oct. 13-14), tying for 11th overall after carding a 77-72-73=222… concluded the fall season with a stroke average of 74.57. In Spring 2014 (R-Junior): Griffin competed in all six spring events, completing 17 rounds of action… finished in the top 20 at the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 10-11) with the scores of 72-76-73=221 to place tied for 19th… shared the Impact Award on the Golden Eagle squad as well as named the team’s Long Hitter… ended the year with a 74.72 stroke average. In Fall 2013 (R-Junior): Griffin had a strong fall, competing in all five tournaments and ending with an improved average of 73.6… scored a low round of 69 at three different tournaments… nabbed a top 25 finish at the Bearcat Invitational (Oct. 7-8) where he carded a 75-74-73=222 to finish tied for 24th. In Spring 2013 (Junior): Griffin sat out the spring season as a redshirt due to injury. In Fall 2012 (Junior): Griffin sat out the fall season as a redshirt due to injury. In Spring 2012 (Sophomore): Griffin played in six tournaments while accumulating 18 rounds of play… nabbed a top 15 finish at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (Apr. 16-17) after shooting 72+70+74=216 to finish even and tied for 14th… averaged 75.8 per round on the year.
In Fall 2011 (Sophomore): Griffin competed in all five tournaments during the fall season, totaling 14 rounds of golf… finished tied for 10th out of 92 golfers with a 68+72+72=212 at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 17-18), finishing -4 for the weekend… shot a career-low round of 68 in the first round at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate… wrapped up the fall season with an average of 74.1. In Spring 2011 (Freshman): Griffin participated in five tournaments, racking up 12 rounds of action… tied for fourth place at the Big Blue Classic (Apr. 3-5), where he shot a 73+74=147… also finished in the top 15 of the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 1415) after shooting a 74+75+72=221… averaged a score of 74.7 per round for his debut year. In Fall 2010 (Freshman): Griffin played in four tournaments, posting a fall average of 75.0 in 12 rounds of play… scored his low round of 70 in the first round of the APSU F&M Bank Intercollegiate (Oct. 18-19)… finished two-under par at the event, recording a 70+73+71=214. High School: Griffin came to Tech from Oak Ridge High School after playing for four seasons for coach Jody Wadell… as a junior, finished second in the district and region tournaments… went on to capture second place in the TSSAA State Tournament… named the 2009 Player of the Year… was selected to play in the Wiley Cup as a junior and senior for the Roane/Anderson County team in competition against Knox County. Personal: Son of Chris and Suzanne Griffin… born May 20, 1992… full name is Mason Maxwell Griffin… majoring in engineering.
MASON’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2010-11 24 1792 214 147 70 9 1 0 1 74.67 2011-12 32 2425 212 149 68 11 0 1 1 75.78 2013-14 32 2391 215 154 69 11 0 0 1 74.72 2014-15 14 1044 221 155 71 5 0 1 2 74.57 TOTALS 102 7652 212 147 68 36 1 2 5 75.02
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Meet the Golden Eagles BEN HUSKEY FRESHMAN SEVIER COUNTY HS SEVIERVILLE, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Freshman): Huskey participated in one event in the fall before sitting out the remainder of the season as a redshirt due to injury… tallied a 70-74-76=220 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate (Sept. 8-9)… finished the fall averaging 73.33 per 18 holes. High School: Huskey was a four-year letterman and competed as the No. 1 seed for three years at Sevier County High School… as a senior, set school record for scoring average (par 39) with a mark of 35.8 and for lowest nine-hole match with a score of 32 at five under… finished as the low medalist in all but one regular season match as a senior… named All-Conference all four years, All-District each of his final three years and both AllRegion and All-State his senior year… placed third at the TSSAA 3A state tournament as a senior, leading his team to a spot in the regional tournament… named All-Prep Extra First Team by the Knoxville News Sentinel after his senior campaign… also took home Athlete of the Year honors as a senior at SCHS… graduated in the top 10 percent of his class. Personal: Son of Richard and Katherine Huskey... born on September 20, 1996… full name is Benjamin Wayne Huskey... intends to major in civil engineering.
BEN’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2014-15 3 220 220 – 70 1 0 0 0 73.33 TOTALS 3 220 220 – 70 1 0 0 0 73.33
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Meet the Golden Eagles BRYCE KENDRICK JUNIOR GRACE CHRISTIAN HS POWELL, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Junior): Kendrick competed in four events in the fall, tallying 10 rounds of competition… carded a season-low 72-74-75=221 at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 2021)… finished with a low-18 score of 71 in the third round of the Kenny Perry Invitational (Oct. 13-14), narrowly missing out on a top 20 finish… wrapped up the fall with a stroke average of 75.30. In Spring 2014 (Sophomore): Kendrick excelled through the spring season and competed in all six tournaments for the Golden Eagle squad… nabbed his first top 10 finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 17-18) where he tied for sixth with a score of 217 through three rounds… finished tied for 20th at the OVC Championships (Apr. 25-27) where he carded a 77-72=149… placed in the top 25 twice more at the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 10-11) and the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate (Apr. 7-8)… earned a share of the Golden Eagle Impact Award… finished the spring with a stroke average of 74.07. In Fall 2013 (Sophomore): Kendrick started in four fall tournaments, totaling 12 rounds… shot his career-low round of 69 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10) where he helped Tech finish in fifth place… ended the fall with an improved average of 73.83. In Spring 2013 (Freshman): Kendrick competed in six spring tournaments, playing 16 rounds… wrapped up the season with a top 15 finish at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (Apr. 15-16) after shooting his two lowest scores of the season with a 71+73+70=214 to finish two-under par… led the Golden Eagle squad in average with a 75.26 on the year… named the team’s Most Improved Player and Long Hitter. In Fall 2012 (Freshman): Kendrick made one appearance for the Golden Eagles in the fall, playing three rounds… shot an
82+75+73=230 at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 2223), tying for 57th. High School: Kendrick was a four-year captain and letterman on the golf team for coaches Johnny Cox and his father, David Kendrick, at Grace Christian Academy in Knoxville… received MVP honors all four seasons… also lettered four years on the GCA basketball team… named all-region three times in his high school career… earned all-state honors as a senior… placed second in the TSSAA State Tournament with a 36-hole total of four-under par as a senior… earned a fourth place finish in the 2011 PrepXtra Masters. Personal: Son of David and Elizabeth Kendrick… born February 2, 1994… full name is Bryce Jennings Kendrick… majoring in mechanical engineering.
BRYCE’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2012-13 19 1430 214 150 70 7 0 0 1 75.26 2013-14 28 2074 216 149 69 10 0 1 2 74.07 2014-15 10 753 221 154 71 4 0 0 0 75.30 TOTALS 57 4257 214 149 69 21 0 1 3 74.68
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Meet the Golden Eagles ALEXANDER RIDDLE FRESHMAN NOTRE DAME HS CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Freshman): Riddle participated in two events in the fall, completing six rounds of play… carded a seasonlow 73-71-75=219 at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-21), garnering a top 25 finish… also finished with a low-18 score of 71 at the same event… wrapped up fall play with a stroke average of 75.67. High School: Riddle was a four-year letterman at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga… led his team to district titles all four seasons and region titles three times… also helped NDHS take home the state title as a sophomore… as a junior, finished runner-up in the state tournament… named Best of Preps in each of his junior and senior campaign… posted a four-year scoring average of 72.0… also played basketball while at NDHS. Personal: Son of Lee and Lynn Riddle... born on March 13, 1996… full name is Alexander Lodge Riddle... intends to major in business.
ALEXANDER’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2014-15 6 454 219 – 71 2 0 0 0 75.67 TOTALS 6 454 219 – 71 2 0 0 0 75.67
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Meet the Golden Eagles MITCH THOMAS JUNIOR FARRAGUT HS KNOXVILLE, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Junior): Thomas started in all five tournaments in the fall, completing 14 rounds of golf… carded a season-low 75-71-73=219 at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 2021), tying for 25th overall… also finished with a low-18 round of 71 at the same event… collected a top 20 finish at the Kenny Perry Invitational (Oct. 13-14), tying for 19th overall with a final score of 72-74-77=223… wrapped up the fall with a 74.64 stroke average. In Spring 2014 (Sophomore): Thomas finished his sophomore year at the top of the conference by earning All-OVC honors and the President’s Award from Tennessee Tech… named the Gilbert Darcy Most Valuable Player on the Golden Eagle squad… finished tied for eighth at the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 10-11) with a card of 76-69-72=217… nabbed another top 25 finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 17-18) by placing 21st… named Tech’s Best Putter and earned the Low Average award by finishing with a 73.25 over 32 rounds of play. In Fall 2013 (Sophomore): Thomas continued to develop into a top golfer in the conference, playing in all five fall tournaments… earned top 15 finishes in four events, including a tie for second at the Bearcat Invitational (Oct. 7-8) where he carded a 68-71-72=211 at five under to earn All-Tournament recognition and OVC Male Golfer of the Week honors… nabbed another All-Tournament recognition at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 14-15) where he tied for fourth and scored a 71-69-71=211 at five under… finished the fall with the lowest average on the squad of 71.4. In Spring 2013 (Freshman): Thomas made a splash at the ASU Red Wolves Intercollegiate (Mar. 1-2), carding a thirdround 66, the lowest score of any Tech golfer since current PGA tour member Scott Stallings in 2006… the score finished tied for second-lowest in the OVC in 2012-13… his two-under,
77+71+66=214 earned him a seventh-place finish out of the 112 golfers in the field… followed that tournament up with a 75+74+69=218 at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (Apr. 15-16), tying for 30th… helped the Golden Eagles to a surprising third place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship (April 25-27)… named the team’s Best Putter and earned a share of the Impact Award with two teammates. In Fall 2012 (Freshman): Thomas made an instant impact for the Golden Eagles, shooting a team-best 76.3 average in the fall… scored a season-low round of 70 in his first collegiate round at the Mason Rudolph Championship (Sept. 21-23)… tied for 31st at the Skyhawk Classic (Oct. 7-9), carding a 71+73+76=220. High School: Thomas was a four-year letterwinner at Knoxville Farragut High School, where he played golf under former Golden Eagle Jonathan Cox… named as a three-time selection on the All-Prep Extra Team… was the 2011 Region 2 medalist… helped his team win four consecutive district and regional championships and the TSSAA State Championship in 2008 and 2009… also had a solid junior career, winning four tournaments and earning multiple top five finishes… qualified into the Tennessee State Amateur and State Junior championships… was an honors student in throughout his time at KFHS. Personal: Son of Cary and Libby Thomas… born September 27, 1993… full name is Mitchell Lee Thomas… majoring in the medical technology pre-professional program.
MITCH’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2012-13 29 2197 214 153 66 11 0 1 0 75.76 2013-14 32 2344 211 152 68 11 2 2 1 73.25 2014-15 14 1045 219 150 71 5 0 0 1 74.64 TOTALS 75 5586 211 150 66 27 2 3 2 74.48
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Meet the Golden Eagles MAXX VERBLE SENIOR HENDERSONVILLE CHRISTIAN HS GALLATIN, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Senior): Verble did not participate in any fall tournaments. In Spring 2014 (Junior): Verble participated in one spring tournament with three rounds of play… carded a 76-7683=235 at the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 10-11) to finish +19 and tied for 56th… ended the season with an average of 76.33. In Fall 2013 (Junior): Verble competed in three events of the fall season for the Golden Eagles… shot his career low round of 71 at The Hummingbird Intercollegiate (Nov. 3-5) where he ended at plus 14 and with his season-high finish of 40th… his best score came from F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate where he carded 76-73-75=224… ended the fall with a stroke average of 75.67. In Spring 2013 (Sophomore): Verble qualified for four events and carded an average of 79.64 over his 14 rounds… made his best finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 17-19), shooting a 73+82=155 to tie for 33rd and finish +11… also shot his single-round low score of the year at the event, carding a first-round 73. In Fall 2012 (Sophomore): Verble participated in one tournament in the fall, finishing three rounds of play… scored a 77+78+74=229 at the Skyhawk Classic (Oct. 7-9) at Paris Landing State Park to finish +13, his second-best round of the year. In Spring 2012 (Freshman): Verble did not participate in any spring tournaments. In Fall 2011 (Freshman): Verble played in two tournaments during the fall season, totaling six rounds of golf… shot a low round of 75 in the second round at the Murray State Invitation-
al (Oct. 3-4)… finished with a stroke average of 77.8. High School: Verble lettered four years in golf and four years in basketball while at Hendersonville Christian Academy… named the Team MVP of the golf team three consecutive years from 2008-10… posted a nine-hole stroke average of 36 over his career with the Crusaders. Personal: Son of Marc and Lynn Verble… born January 30, 1992… full name is Kenneth “Maxx” Verble… majoring in EXPW/physical education and wellness with an emphasis in coaching.
MAXX’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2011-12 6 467 233 – 75 2 0 0 0 77.83 2012-13 14 1115 229 155 73 5 0 0 0 79.64 2013-14 12 916 224 – 71 4 0 0 0 76.33 2014-15 – – – – – – – – – – TOTALS 32 2498 224 155 71 11 0 0 0 78.06
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Meet the Golden Eagles LEE WHITEHEAD SENIOR KING COLLEGE KNOXVILLE, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Senior): Whitehead started in all five events in the fall, completing 14 rounds on the links… tallied a seasonlow 71-70-73=214 at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-21), tying for 15th overall at two-under… carded a low-18 score of 67 in the first round of the season at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate (Sept. 8-9)… finished in a tie for 13th overall at the Bearcat Invitational (Oct. 6-7), turning in a scorecard of 7671=147… wrapped up fall play with a scoring average of 73.71. In Spring 2014 (Junior): Whitehead competed in all six spring events for the Golden Eagle squad… carded the lowest round of the Tech team with a 65 as part of a 73-65-73=211 scorecard at the Snowman Getaway (Feb. 24-25) where he finished five under and tied for 12th… garnered two more top 25 finishes at the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 10-11) where Tech finished second and the UK Bluegrass Invitational… earned the Most Dedicated Award from Coach Brown while posting the secondlowest average on the team of 73.78. In Fall 2013 (Junior): Whitehead continued to shine during his junior campaign, playing in all five tournaments in the fall and garnering three top 20 finishes…his best finish came at The Hummingbird Intercollegiate (Nov. 3-5) where he tied for third by carding a 73-69-72=214 at one over… named to the AllTournament team and earned OVC Male Golfer of the Week at The Hummingbird Intercollegiate…chalked up his career-low score of 66 as part of a 69-66-73=208 scorecard at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10), finishing five under…ended the fall with an average of 72.87. In Spring 2013 (Sophomore): Whitehead played in all seven tournaments, finishing with 18 rounds of play… finished with three top 10 finishes in the spring, scoring his low-round of 67 as part of a 67+72+74=213 scorecard at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (Apr. 15-16) to shoot -3 and tie for ninth out of
93 golfers… tied for fourth at the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 10-12) after shooting +3 with a 73+75+71=219… helped the Golden Eagles to a surprising third place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship (April 25-27)… shot an impressive 70+72=142 to tie for eighth in the tournament… earned a share of the Impact Award with two teammates. In Fall 2012 (Sophomore): Whitehead participated in five tournaments, racking up 15 rounds of golf for the Golden Eagles… carded a low-round of 70 in the third round of the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-23)… finished the tournament with a 74+76+70=220, tying for 17th out of 81 golfers. Before Tech: Whitehead played at King College for one season before transferring to Tech… placed second in the Conference Carolinas North Greenville Fall Classic… won the 2012 Knoxville City Amateur. High School: Whitehead attended the Christian Academy of Knoxville, earning four letters in golf… awarded CAK’s Most Valuable Player in 2009… placed second in the 2010 TSSAA Class A-AA Division 1 State Tournament and was also named to the All-State team the same year… helped claim back to back regional and state championships in 2009 and 2010 along with the district title in 2010. Personal: Son of Karen Easter and Mark Whitehead… born March 3, 1993… full name is Lee Matthew Whitehead… majoring in journalism.
LEE’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2012-13 33 2526 213 142 67 12 1 2 2 76.55 2013-14 32 2361 208 151 65 11 1 1 3 73.78 2014-15 14 1032 214 147 67 5 0 0 2 73.71 TOTALS 79 5919 208 142 65 28 2 3 7 74.92
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Meet the Golden Eagles A.J. WILKERSON R-FRESHMAN WHITE COUNTY HS SPARTA, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (R-Freshman): Wilkerson participated in one event in the fall, finishing three rounds of play… carded a 7374-73=220 at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-21)… completed the fall with a stroke average of 73.33. In Spring 2014 (Freshman): Wilkerson sat out the spring season as a redshirt. In Fall 2013 (Freshman): Wilkerson sat out the fall season as a redshirt. High School: Wilkerson lettered four years in golf and four years in basketball under former Golden Eagle basketball player Eric Mitchell while at White County High School… helped lead his team to district and regional championships in 2012… named the 2011 co-Player of the Year in Class 6AAA in the state of Tennessee… won the outright title of Class 6AAA Player of the Year in 2012… made two appearances in the TSSAA Class 6AAA Stat Championship, tying for 24th as a sophomore and tying for 20th as a senior… named all-district all four seasons at WCHS… also earned all-district honors in basketball as a junior… averaged an 18-hole score of 72 in four years… named to the honor roll every year at WCHS. Personal: Son of Randy and Sherry Wilkerson… born December 1, 1994… full name is Anthony Jay Wilkerson… majoring in wildlife and fisheries science.
A.J.’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2014-15 3 220 220 – 73 1 0 0 0 73.33 TOTALS 3 220 220 – 73 1 0 0 0 73.33
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All-Time Golden Eagle Participants The Tech Sports Information Office has compiled the following list from past rosters and would appreciate any assistance in maintaining the list. If we’ve missed someone or have any years incorrect, please notify our office. Thank you! A Jim Alexander, 1968-71 Bob Ammons, 1963, 1965 Eric Anderson, 2002-05 Jeff Andrews, 1975-78 Kevin Applegate, 1991-94 Scott Armstrong, 1980
D Randy Darcy, 1970-73 Steve Davis, 1994 Tom Dawson, 1973-76 Bryan Delaney, 1993-96 Craig Dever, 1995 Bill DeWees, 1966-69 Jared Dunn, 2006-10 E David Edwards, 1991, 1993 Bill Elliot, 1965
Jeff Andrews (1975-78)
B Howard Bagget, 1959, 1961 Bobby Barbee, 1970-72 Lakelen Barham, 1980 Terry Barret, 1966-69 David Belcher, 1992-94 Patrick Bell, 1998 Dee Bennett, 1967-68 Robert Bennett, 1982 Derek Bledsoe, 2002 Kevin Bost, 1992-95 Adam Boyd, 1995-99 Nick Bradley, 1995-96 Bill Branch, 1954-57 John Brient, 1978-79 George Brown, 1982 Polk Brown, 2001-06 John Bryan, 1952 David Burnette, 1981-82 Bill Burton, 1953-55 C Jeff Caplenor, 1965 Walter Carlen, 1959 John Carmichael, 1967 Scott Carmichael, 1989-91 Tyler Cassetty, 2007-12 Les Cater, 1950 Chris Cauthen, 1994 Clark Childress, 1973-74 Calvin Clark, 2006-07 Bob Clevenger, 1955-56 Tim Coffey, 1985-86, 89 Joshua Cooke, 2006 Jim Cornelius, 1985-89 Jason Cox, 2000-03 Jonathan Cox, 2001-05 Adam Cunningham, 2012-
F Bobby Farley, 1961-63 Bill Farris, 1959 Bainy Ferguson, 1957 John Ferguson, 1958-60 Morris Ferguson, 1953 Aaron Ferry, 1998-99 Chad Foster, 1994-96 John Fox, 2006-07 G Neil Gannaway, 2015Dirk Gardner, 1973-75 Tanner Garland, 2012-14 Blake Garrison, 2006-10 Peyton Gibbs, 2006-07 Gary Gibson, 1961-64 Steve Gibson, 1963-66 Warren Gilley, 1959 Bill Gish, 1966 Terry Goad, 1987-89 Britt Gober, 1976-77 Brad Golden, 1998 Brent Goodrum, 2006 Mike Green, 1978 Bobby Greenwood, 1958 Ryan Greer, 2001-04 Chris Griffin, 1981-82 Mason Griffin, 2010Alex Guery, 1995
H Mike Hamioll, 1973-74 Brandon Harper, 1993 Jake Heatherly, 2006-10 Jack Henry, 1978-79 Ron Henry, 1967-70 Randy Herring, 1982-83 Jason Hibdon, 1995-98 Bill Hickey, 1982-85 Matthew Hickey, 2006 Ron Hickman, 1954-57 Ronnie Hickman, 1989-90 Scott Hines, 1976-79 John Hoffmeister, 1950-51 Cary Hogan, 1995-97 Mark Howard 2000 Mack Huddleston, 1963-66 Warren Huddleston, 1974-75 Bobby Hudson, 1986-89 Terry Humphreys, 1965 Braxton Hunter 2003-06 Ben Huskey, 2014I John Inman, 1988-91 J Matt Jeffers 2003-05 K Mike Kelly, 1972-75 Phil Kelley, 1966, 68-69 Bryce Kendrick, 2012Alan Key, 1977-79 Tom Kilpatrick, 1964 Bob King, 1950 Craig King, 1979-81 Joe Kinisley, 1972-74 Greg Kitts, 2010-13 Patrick Klesel, 1999-02 Terry Kogley, 1973-74 Paul Korth, 1982-85 Wes Korth, 2007-10 Mike Kyker, 1966-67 L Ray Laycox, 1963 Mike Lenox, 1970-71 Billy Lewis, 1952-54 Al Lohr, 1963 Mason Long, 1965 David Lunsford, 1962
Polk Brown (2002-06)
Tom Maupin, 1975-76 Gary Maxwell, 1984 Lee Maxwell, 2007-13 Scott McGaha, 1997-00 Chase McMillan 2002-04 Scott McMillan, 1981-82 Jack Merrell, 1960-61 Wes Miller, 1995, 1997 Andy Mills, 1986 Roger Mitchell, 1969-70 Scott Moran, 1997-00 Mike Morgan, 1987 Wade Morrell, 1994-97 Jimmy Muhlig, 1950-52 David Mullinax, 1969-71 Erich Mumford, 1985-86 Jack Munroe, 1958-60 Bill Muse, 1960-63 Chris Myers, 2004, 2006-07
M John MacDearman, 1992-95 Matt Manzaro, 1993-94 Scott Manzaro, 1993-96 Preston Marshall, 2006-10 Gary Mason, 1973-76 Scott Masters, 1994-95
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N Bobby Nichols, 1961-64 Marc Norman, 1981-84 O Robert Odum, 1959-62 Chad Owenby, 1994-95 P Don Pack, 1953 Tom Pack, 1986-89 Greyson Painter, 2006-07 Fred Parsons, 1979-81 Mike Patton, 1966 Aaron Peters, 2000-02 Doug Peterson, 1995-97 Sam Poteet, 1971 Kevin Powers, 1977 R Gary Rager, 1975-76 Grant Ramsey, 1998-00 Travis Ramsey, 2007-12 John Marshall Reeves, 1981 Frank Richmond, 1950
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All-Time Golden Eagle Participants Alexander Riddle, 2014John Roberts, 1976 Bill Rogers, 1981-82, 1984 S Sam Schrock, 2010-12 Steve Schultz, 1995 Ted Schwanger, 1955-56 Brad Sewell, 1998-02 Shane Sewell, 1997-00 Echols Shelden, 1951-53 Josh Simer, 2007-10 Jeff Sluman, 1977 Hubert Smith, 1951-53 Ivan Smith, 1977 Gary Spears, 1962 Scott Stallings, 2004-07 Barrett Steakley, 2005-07 T Mitch Thomas, 2012Dewey Thrasher, 1971-72 Steve Tomsic, 1988-91 U Jay Underwood, 1989-91, 1993-94 V Todd Vaughn, 1998-99 Maxx Verble, 2011W Henry Waggoner, 1964 Bill Waller, 1957 Bob Waller, 1958 Casey Warren, 1998 Mike Wells, 1983-86 Lee Whitehead, 2012A.J. Wilkerson, 2013Scott Wilkerson, 1987 Jack Wilks, 1956 B-Bob Williams, 1998-00 Al Womack, 1967-68 Greg Wyatt, 1992-94 Y Jerry Young, 1965 Kyle Young, 1998-00, 02 Sam Young, 1970-73
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ANNUAL TEAM AWARDS Gilbert Darcy Most Valuable Player: 1994 - Greg Wyatt 1995 - Scott Manzaro 1996 - Doug Peterson 1997 - Wade Morrell 1998 - Scott Moran 1999 - Scott Moran 2000 - Scott Moran 2001 - Kyle Young 2002 - Kyle Young 2003 - Eric Anderson 2004 - Eric Anderson 2005 - Braxton Hunter 2006 - Scott Stallings 2007 - Scott Stallings 2008 - John Fox 2009 - Greyson Painter 2010 - Josh Simer 2011 - Tyler Cassetty 2012 - Greg Kitts 2013 - Greg Kitts 2014 - Mitch Thomas Most Improved Player: 1994 - Wade Morrell 1995 - Scott Manzaro 1996 - Jason Hibdon 1997 - Wes Miller 1998 - Scott Moran 1999 - Shane Sewell 2000 - Brad Sewell 2001 - Jason Cox 2002 - Polk Brown 2003 - Braxton Hunter 2004 - Ryan Greer 2005 - Matt Jeffers 2006 - Jared Dunn 2007 - Barrett Steakley 2008 - Jake Heatherly 2009 Wes Korth 2010 - Jake Heatherly 2011 - Greg Kitts 2012 - Mason Griffin 2013 - Bryce Kendrick 2014 - Maxx Verble Most Dedicated Player: 1994 - Greg Wyatt 1995 - Wade Morrell 1996 - Adam Boyd Wade Morrell 1997 - Adam Boyd 1998 - Aaron Ferry 1999 - Grant Ramsey 2000 - Shane Sewell 2001 - Grant Ramsey 2002 - Polk Brown Eric Anderson Ryan Greer
2003 - Ryan Greer 2004 - Ryan Greer 2005 - Jonathan Cox 2006 - Polk Brown 2007 - Scott Stallings 2008 - Greyson Painter 2009 - Josh Simer 2010 - Wes Korth 2011 - Tyler Cassetty Sam Schrock 2012 - Greg Kitts 2013 - Lee Maxwell 2014 - Lee Whitehead Impact Award: 1994 - Wade Morrell 1995 - Adam Boyd 1996 - Jason Hibdon 1997 - Wes Miller 1998 - Brad Golden 1999 - Kyle Young 2000 - Jason Cox 2001 - Ryan Greer 2002 - Ryan Greer Polk Brown Eric Anderson 2003 - Braxton Hunter 2004 - Scott Stallings 2005 - None 2006 - Calvin Clark 2007 - Wes Korth 2008 - Tyler Cassetty 2009 - Jared Dunn 2010 - Jared Dunn 2011 - Mason Griffin 2012 - Lee Maxwell 2013 - Lee Whitehead Miitch Thomas Adam Cunningham 2014 - Mason Griffin Bryce Kendrick Low Average: 1994 - Greg Wyatt (76.1) 1995 - Scott Manzaro (75.4) 1996 - Doug Peterson (75.8) 1997 - Wes Miller (75.0) 1998 - Shane Sewell (75.0) 1999 - Scott Moran (74.2) 2000 - Kyle Young (75.4) 2001 - Kyle Young (76.3) 2002 - Kyle Young (75.1) Eric Anderson (75.1) 2003 - Eric Anderson (73.0) 2004 - Scott Stallings (75.0) 2005 - Scott Stallings (72.6) 2006 - Scott Stallings (70.6) 2007 - Scott Stallings (71.3) 2008 - John Fox (73.7)
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2009 - Greyson Painter (74.2) 2010 - Josh Simer (73.2) 2011 - Tyler Cassetty (73.8) 2012 - Greg Kitts (74.8) Tyler Cassety (74.8) 2013 - Bryce Kendrick (75.26) 2014 - Mitch Thomas (73.25) Best Putter: 1995 - Greg Wyatt 1995 - Adam Boyd 1996 - Doug Peterson 1997 - Wade Morrell 1998 - Grant Ramsey 1999 - Scott Moran 2000 - Kyle Young 2001 - Ryan Greer 2002 - Ryan Greer 2003 - Chase McMillan 2004 - Braxton Hunter 2005 - Braxton Hunter 2006 - Braxton Hunter 2007 - Scott Stallings 2008 - Barrett Steakley 2009 -Tyler Cassity 2010 - Travis Ramsey Lee Maxwell 2011 - Lee Maxwell 2012 - Lee Maxwell 2013 - Mitch Thomas 2014 - Mitch Thomas Long Hitter: 1994 - Chad Foster 1995 - Adam Boyd 1996 - Jason Hibdon 1997 - Jason Hibdon 1998 - Jason Hibdon 1999 - Adam Boyd 2000 - Kyle Young 2001 - Aaron Peters 2002 - Eric Anderson 2003 - Eric Anderson 2004 - Scott Stallings 2005 - Scott Stallings
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Team Captains: 1994 - Greg Wyatt Kevin Applegate 1995 -Scott Masters 1996 -Scott Manzaro Bryan Delaney 1997 - Wade Morrell Adam Boyd 1998 -Adam Boyd 1999 -Adam Boyd 2000 -Scott Moran Scott McGaha Shane Sewell 2001 - Grant Ramsey B-Bob Williams 2002 - Kyle Young Brad Sewell 2003 - Jason Cox 2004 - Ryan Greer 2005 - Eric Anderson Jonathan Cox Matt Jeffers 2006 - Polk Brown Braxton Hunter 2007 - Scott Stallings Chris Myers 2008 - Barrett Steakley Peyton Gibbs 2009 - JCalvin Clark Greyson Painter 2010 - Josh Simer Jake Heatherly Wes Korth 2011 - Tyler Cassetty 2012 - Tyler Cassetty Travis Ramsey 2013 - Greg Kitts Lee Maxwell 2014 - Mason Griffin
Career Best Times/Distances
Tournament Team Championships Golden Eagle golf teams have won 45 tournament championships since 1973. Year
Tournament
Site
Field Size
1951...............OVC Championship (S)......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1954...............OVC Championship (S)......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1955...............OVC Championship (S)......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1958...............T.I.C. Championship (S)...................................................................................Old Hickory Country Club.................................................................11 teams 1973...............Golden Eagle Invitational (F)........................................................................Ironwood Golf Course........................................................................17 teams 1973...............Kentucky Invitational* (F)..............................................................................Lexington, Ky.........................................................................................10 teams 1973...............Tennessee Tech Invitational (S)...................................................................Cookeville Country Club................................................................... 5 teams 1974...............Tennessee Tech Invitational (S)...................................................................Cookeville Country Club...................................................................16 teams 1977...............Tennessee Tech Invitational (S)...................................................................Cookeville Country Club...................................................................10 teams 1982...............Lee College Invitational (F)...........................................................................Cleveland, Tenn...................................................................................... 5 teams 1983...............Lee College Invitational (F)...........................................................................Cleveland, Tenn...................................................................................... 9 teams 1984...............T.I.C. Championship (S)...................................................................................Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club........................................................14 teams 1986...............Tri-State Classic (F)...........................................................................................Pickwick State Park..............................................................................15 teams 1986...............Shorter Classic (F).............................................................................................Rome, Ga.................................................................................................10 teams 1987...............Shorter Classic (F) ............................................................................................Rome, Ga................................................................................................... 8 teams 1987...............Smoky Mt. Invitational (F)**.........................................................................Graysburg Country Club....................................................................10 teams 1987...............Shorter Classic (F).............................................................................................Rome, Ga................................................................................................... 9 teams 1988...............T.I.C. Championship (S)...................................................................................Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club........................................................12 teams 1988...............Eagle Classic (F).................................................................................................Gilbertsville, Ky........................................................................................ 9 teams 1989...............Springbrook Collegiate (F)............................................................................Niota, Tenn.............................................................................................11 teams 1989...............Sewanee Invitational (F)................................................................................Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club.......................................................... 9 teams 1989...............Shorter Classic (F).............................................................................................Rome, Ga.................................................................................................10 teams 1990...............Springbrook Classic (S)...................................................................................Niota, Tenn.............................................................................................11 teams 1990...............T.I.C. Championship (S)...................................................................................Ironwood Golf Course.......................................................................... 4 teams 1990...............OVC Championship (S)...................................................................................Old Hickory Country Club................................................................... 7 teams 1990...............T.I.C. Championship (F)...................................................................................Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club........................................................10 teams 1991...............T.I.C. Championship (F)...................................................................................Ironwood Golf Course.......................................................................... 5 teams 1991...............Eagle-Persimmon Hills (F).............................................................................Aiken, S.C................................................................................................15 teams 1991...............Cumberland Invitational (F).........................................................................London, Ky................................................................................................ 9 teams 1992...............Eagle-Persimmon Hills (F) %........................................................................Aiken, S.C................................................................................................18 teams 1992...............Eagle Classic (F).................................................................................................Elizabethton Country Club................................................................. 9 teams 1992...............T.I.C. Championship (F)...................................................................................Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club.......................................................... 5 teams 1993...............Smoky Mountain Inv. (F)................................................................................Graysburg Country Club....................................................................18 teams 1994...............Graysburg Invitational (F)..............................................................................Graysburg Country Club....................................................................13 teams 1994...............WCU Invitational (F)........................................................................................Holly Forest Golf Club........................................................................... 5 teams 1995...............Persimmon Hills Invitational (S)..................................................................Persimmon Hills ...................................................................................11 teams 1995...............Smoky Mountain Inv. (S)................................................................................Graysburg Country Club....................................................................10 teams 1997...............Persimmon Hills Invitational (S)..................................................................Persimmon Hills ...................................................................................16 teams 1999...............Carson Newman Invitational (S).................................................................Persimmon Hills....................................................................................23 teams 1999...............T.I.C. Championship (S)...................................................................................Ironwood Golf Course........................................................................13 teams 1999...............Lipscomb Fall Classic (F)................................................................................Temple Hills............................................................................................13 teams 2000...............Eagle Invitational (F)........................................................................................Country Club of Morristown............................................................12 teams 2003...............Mercer Invitational (S)....................................................................................Healy Point Country Club.................................................................... 7 teams 2003...............Tri-State Classic (S)...........................................................................................Pickwick State Park Course...............................................................13 teams 2004...............Sonic/Chattanooga Classic (F).....................................................................Signal Mountain Country Club.......................................................14 teams 2005...............Wintrop Waterford...........................................................................................Waterford Golf Course.......................................................................15 teams 2006...............Eastern Kentucky Spring Invitational (S)..................................................Arlington Golf Club.............................................................................13 teams 2007...............BSC Spring Invitational (S)............................................................................Oxmoor Golf Course...........................................................................15 teams 2007...............UT Martin Skyhawk Fall Classic (F).............................................................Paris Landing Golf Course.................................................................16 teams T.I.C. indicates the Tennessee Intercollegiate Championships (F) indicates Fall tournament (S) indicates Spring tournament * tied with Miami, Ohio ** tied with East Tennessee State % tied with Morehead State
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Tournament Individual Medalists Golden Eagle golfers have won medalist honors 46 times since 1973 (Updated through Fall 2013) Golden Eagle Leaders Most Times as Medalist Golden Eagle players who have won tournament medalist honors: Scott Stallings.............................................7 Craig King.....................................................5 Jim Cornelius...............................................3 Bill Hickey.....................................................3 Kevin Applegate........................................3 Scott Carmichael.......................................2 Tom Pack.......................................................2 Erich Mumford............................................2 Ronnie Hickman........................................2 John Fox........................................................1 Jim Muhlig...................................................1 John Ferguson............................................1 Terry Kegley.................................................1 Mike Kelly.....................................................1 Tom Dawson...............................................1 John Reeve...................................................1 Bobby Hudson............................................1 Johnny Inman.............................................1 Brian Delaney..............................................1 Wade Morrell...............................................1 Scott Masters..............................................1 Adam Boyd..................................................1 Scott Manzaro.............................................1 Doug Peterson............................................1 Scott Moran.................................................1 Shane Sewell...............................................1 Grant Ramsey..............................................1 Eric Anderson..............................................1 (bold indicates current players)
Scott Stallings earned medalist honors seven times in his career and was on 19 all-tournament teams, both Tech records
Year............Medalist........................ Tournament/Site....................................................................................Score 1951............ Jimmy Muhlig................OVC Championship........................................................................................... 152 1960............ John Ferguson...............T.I.C. Championship/Chattanooga Golf & CC........................................... 144 1973............ Terry Kegley*..................Golden Eagle Invitational/Cookeville Country Club..................................... 1973............ Mike Kelly........................Tennessee Tech Invitational/Cookeville Country Club......................... 142 1976............ Tom Dawson...................T.I.C. Championship/Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club............................ 141 1980............ Craig King........................Carson-Newman Invitational/Smokey Mountain Country Club............... 1981............ Craig King........................Nashville Golf & Athletic Club Intercollegiate/Nashville.............................. 1981............ Craig King........................T.I.C. Championship/Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club.................................... 1981............ Craig King........................Shorter Classic/Rome, Ga........................................................................................ 1981............ Craig King........................Nashboro Village Collegiate/Nashboro Village............................................... 1982............ John Reeve%..................RC Cola Invitational/Rome, Ga.............................................................................. 1982............ Bill Hickey$......................Carson-Newman Invitational/Newport, Tenn.................................................. 1982............ Bill Hickey........................Lee College Invitational/Cleveland, Tenn.................................................. 142 1984............ Bill Hickey........................T.I.C. Championship/Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club............................ 147 1985............ Erich Mumford...............T.I.C. Championship/Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club............................ 143 1986............ Erich Mumford*.............Shorter Classic/Rome, Ga........................................................................................ 1987............ Jim Cornelius*................Shorter Classic/Rome, Ga........................................................................................ 1987............ Bobby Hudson...............Shorter Classic/Rome, Ga................................................................................ 148 1988............ Jim Cornelius..................Eagle Classic/Gilbertsville, Ky. - 54 holes................................................... 219 1988............ Jim Cornelius..................T.I.C. Championship/Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club............................ 150 1989............ Johnny Inman................Shorter Classic/Rome, Ga................................................................................ 150 1989............ Ron Hickman..................Sewanee Fall Classic/Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club.................................... 1990............ Tom Pack..........................Springbrook Classic/Niota, Tenn. ................................................................ 138 1990............ Tom Pack..........................OVC Championship/Old Hickory Golf Course-54 holes....................... 208 1990............ Ron Hickman..................Fall T.I.C. Championship/Sewanee Golf and Tennis............................... 150 1990............ Kevin Applegate............North Alabama Invitational/Florence, Ala................................................ 147 1991............ Scott Carmichael...........T.I.C. Championship/Ironwood Golf Course............................................. 145 1992............ Scott Carmichael...........Pizza Hut Invitational/Jackson, Miss........................................................... 143 1992............ Kevin Applegate............Tri-State Classic/Pickwick State Park........................................................... 139 1992............ Brian Delaney.................Fall T.I.C. Championship/Sewanee Golf and Tennis............................... 149 1993............ Kevin Applegate............Winthrop Invitational/Rock Hill, S.C.-18 holes............................................72 1994............ Wade Morrell*................Smoky Mountain Invitational/Graysburg Country Club...................... 142 1994............ Scott Masters..................WCU Holly Forest Invitational/Cullowhee, N.C........................................ 143 1995............ Adam Boyd......................Persimmon Hills Invitational/Aiken, S.C..................................................... 146 1995............ Scott Manzaro................Smoky Mountain Invitational/Graysburg Country Club...................... 144 1996............ Doug Peterson...............Tennessee State Invitational/Old Hickory, Tenn..................................... 141 1999............ Scott Moran ...................Carson Newman Intercollegiate/Aiken, S.C.............................................. 150 1999............ Shane Sewell..................T.I.C. Championship/Cookeville, Tenn........................................................ 137 2000............ Grant Ramsey.................Eagle Invitational/Country Club of Morristown...................................... 144 2002............ Eric Anderson.................Butler Fall Invitational/Eagle Creek Golf Course..................................... 209 2005............ Scott Stallings................Young Oil Intercollegiate/ McCalla, Ala...................................................... 138 2006............ Scott Stallings................Murray State/Murray, Ky.................................................................................. 181 2006............ Scott Stallings................EKU Invitational, Richmond, Ky..................................................................... 139 2006............ Scott Stallings................Belmont Invitational/Nashville, Tenn.......................................................... 206 2006............ Scott Stallings................Murray State Invitational/Murray, Ky. ........................................................ 209 2006............ Scott Stallings................Western Carolina Invitational/ Western, Ky............................................... 140 2007............ Scott Stallings................Grover Page Classic/Jackson, Tenn.............................................................. 208 2007............ John Fox...........................Skyhawk Classic/Buchanan, Tenn................................................................ 211 *lost on third hole of playoff / % lost on first hole of playoff / $ won on third hole of playoff
Note: Please contact the sports information office if you can provide any supplemental information where missing.
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All-Tournament Honors Golden Eagle All-Tournament Leaders (Totals are from 1982-83 season through the 2014-15 Fall Season)
Scott Stallings................... 19 Tom Pack............................. 14 Bill Hickey........................... 11 Jim Cornelius..................... 10 Bobby Hudson.................. 10 Kyle Young......................... 10 Scott Carmichael................9 Tim Coffey.............................7 Kevin Applegate.................7 Eric Anderson.......................7 Ryan Greer............................5 Greg Wyatt............................5 Scott Moran..........................4 Adam Boyd...........................4 Mark Norman.......................4
Randy Herring......................4 Tyler Cassetty.......................3 Barrett Steakley...................3 Polk Brown............................3 Brad Sewell...........................3 Scott Manzaro......................3 Scott Masters.......................3 Brian Delaney.......................3 David Edwards.....................3 Johnny Inman......................3 Terry Good............................3 Erich Manford......................3 Jonathan Cox.......................3 Josh Simer.............................3 Lee Whitehead.............. 2
Mitch Thomas................ 2 Shane Sewell........................2 Grant Ramsey.......................2 Doug Petterson...................2 Jay Underwood...................2 John Reeve............................2 Braxton Hunter....................2 John Fox.................................2 Jake Heatherly.....................2 Adam Cunningham....... 1 Mason Griffin................ 1 Grant Ramsey.......................1 Scott McGaha.......................1 Wes Miller..............................1 Jason Hibdon.......................1
Date..... Place..... Player............. Tournament/Course.............................. Score 3/11/14........ T4th.........Adam Cunningham....Grover Page Classic/Jackson Country Club............................ 215 11/5/13......... 3rd..........Lee Whitehead.........Hummingbird Invitational/Country Club of Sapphire Valley. 214 10/15/13....... 4th..........Mitch Thomas..........APSU F&M INtercollegiate/The Links at Lovadell.................. 211 10/8/13.........2nd..........Mitch Thomas..........Bearcat Invitational/Traditions Golf Club.............................. 211 3/12/13......... 4th..........Lee Whitehead.........Grover Page Classic/Jackson Country Club............................ 219 10/11/11....... 4th..........Tyler Cassetty...........Skyhawk Classic/Paris Landing State Park............................ 214 10/4/11......... 3rd..........Tyler Cassetty...........MSU Invitational/Miller Memorial Golf Course...................... 209 4/5/11........... 4th..........Mason Griffin...........Big Blue Classic/Kings Creek Golf Club.................................. 147 3/15/11.........2nd..........Tyler Cassetty...........Grover Page Classic/Jackson Country Club............................ 212 4/28/10......... 5th..........Jake Heatherly.........OVC Championship............................................................... 218 3/30/10......... 4th..........Jake Heatherly.........North Alabama Spring Classic................................................. 48 3/30/10......... 4th..........Josh Simer...............North Alabama Spring Classic............................................... 148 2/22/10......... 3rd..........Josh Simer...............Frito Lay/ AT&T Invitational.................................................. 148 10/06/09....... 4th..........Josh Simer...............Murray State Invitational...................................................... 141 9/21/08.........2nd..........Greyson Painter.......Sea Trail Intercollegiate........................................................ 214 4/08/08......... 4th..........Barrett Steakley.......Murray Spring Invitational.................................................... 214 2/23/08......... 4th..........Barrett Steakley.......Pizza Hut Classic................................................................... 145 10/15/07....... 5th..........Calvin Clark..............Skyhawk Classic/ Paris Landing............................................ 218 10/15/07........1st...........John Fox..................Skyhawk Invitational/Paris Landing..................................... 211 10/15/07.......2nd..........Barrett Steakley.......Skyhawk Invitational/Paris Landing..................................... 212 9/24/07......... 3rd..........John Fox..................Showdown in the Valley/Oxmoor Golf Course....................... 215 4/24/07.........2nd..........Scott Stallings..........OVC Tournament/Paducah CC............................................... 220 4/10/07......... 5th..........Scott Stallings..........TSU Intercollegiate/Greystone Golf Course............................ 218 4/3/07........... 3rd..........Barrett Steakley.......Belmont Invitational/Natchez Country Club......................... 203 3/20/07.........2nd..........Scott Stallings..........JSU Grub Mart Intercollegiate/Silver Lakes........................... 215 3/6/07............1st ..........Scott Stallings..........Grover page Classic/Jackson Golf Club.................................. 208 2/27/07......... 4th..........Scott Stallings..........BSC Spring Invitational/Oxmoor Golf Course......................... 215 2/27/07......... 5th..........Barrett Steakley.......BSC Spring Invitational/Oxmoor Golf Course......................... 217 11/04/06........1st...........Scott Stallings..........WCU Intercollegiate/Etowah Valley GC................................. 140 10/31/06....... 4th..........Scott Stallings..........BSC Showdown/Bent Brook Golf Course............................... 206 10/2/06.........T1st..........Scott Stallings..........Murray State Invitational/Miller Memorial GC...................... 209 4/25/06.........2nd..........Scott Stallings..........OVC Tournament/CC of Paducah........................................... 213 4/25/06......... 5th..........Polk Brown..............OVC Tournament/CC of Paducah........................................... 217 4/11/06......... 4th..........Scott Stallings..........Billiken Invitational.............................................................. 221
Chad Foster...........................1 Wade Morrell........................1 Matt Manzaro.......................1 Chris Cauther.......................1 David Belcher.......................1 Steve Tomsic.........................1 Ronnie Hickman.................1 Mike Morgan........................1 Kevin Best..............................1 Mike Wells.............................1 Britt Jared..............................1 Greyson Painter...................1 Calvin Clark...........................1
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Date..... Place..... Player............. Tournament/Course.............................. Score 4/4/06............1st...........Scott Stallings..........Belmont Invitational............................................................ 206 4/2/06............1st...........Scott Stallings..........EKU Spring Invitational......................................................... 139 4/2/06.......... T4th.........Polk Brown..............EKU Spring Invitational......................................................... 145 3/21/06.........T3rd.........Scott Stallings..........Grub-Mart Young Invitational/Silver Lakes GC...................... 141 2/28/06......... 3rd..........Braxton Hunter........Samford Intercollegiate........................................................ 217 10/04/05........1st...........Scott Stallings..........Murray State Invitational/ Miller Memorial GC..................... 181 9/19/05........T2nd.........Scott Stallings..........Bent Brook Golf Classic/Bent Brook GC................................. 204 4/06/05......... 4th..........Scott Stallings..........OVC/ Burningtree GC............................................................ 217 4/02/05.........T3rd.........Jonathan Cox...........EKU Spring Invitational/ Arlington GC.................................... 71 3/22/05.........T1st..........Scott Stallings..........Young Oil Invitational/ Silver Lakes GC.................................. 138 3/15/05........ T4th.........Eric Anderson...........Winthrop Waterford GC........................................................ 146 11/09/04...... T4th.........Jonathan Cox...........Troy Invitational/Highland Oaks GC...................................... 210 10/19/04.......T1st..........Braxton Hunter........UTC/Sonic Intercollegiate/Signal Mountain CC..................... 134 09/25/04...... T4th.........Scott Stallings..........EKU Colonel Classic/Arlington GC.......................................... 209 2/24/04......... 4th..........Eric Anderson...........Samford Intercollegiate/Farm Links...................................... 182 10/28/03....... 3rd..........Scott Stallings..........APSU Precept Invitational/Clarksville CC............................... 147 09/09/03....... 4th..........Eric Anderson...........Harris Invitational/Bent Creek GC......................................... 216 04/22/03......T2nd.........Eric Anderson...........Greg Palmer Eagle Classic/Eagle Trace GC............................. 212 02/24/03.......2nd..........Ryan Greer...............JSU/Dancing Rabbit GC......................................................... 149 10/16/02..... T10th........Eric Anderson...........UTC Intercollegiate/Signal Mountain GC............................... 214 09/24/02........1st...........Eric Anderson...........Butler Invitational/Eagle Creek GC........................................ 209 09/11/02...... T5th.........Ryan Greer...............Hams Invitational/Bent Creek GC.......................................... 210 04/09/02......T2nd.........Ryan Greer...............Belmont Invitational/The Legends GC.................................. 215 03/23/02......T2nd.........Eric Anderson...........EKU Spring Classic/Arlington CC............................................ 143 03/05/02.......T3rd.........Kyle Young...............Tennessee State Classic/Pickwick State Park......................... 146 03/05/02.......T3rd.........Brad Sewell..............Tennessee State Classic/Pickwick State Park......................... 146 02/26/02....... 3rd..........Brad Sewell..............Mercer Invitational/Healy Point CC....................................... 151 02/26/02...... T4th.........Ryan Greer...............Mercer Invitational/Healy Point CC....................................... 152 02/26/02...... T4th.........Polk Brown..............Mercer Invitational/Healy Point CC....................................... 152 09/11/01....... 4th..........Kyle Young...............Drury Invitational/Bent Creek GC.......................................... 217 10/31/00........1st...........Grant Ramsey..........Eagle Invitational/-----......................................................... 144 10/31/00.......2nd..........Ryan Greer...............Eagle Invitational/-----......................................................... 149 10/24/00....... 3rd..........Kyle Young...............La. State Invitational/----..................................................... 212 10/10/00.......2nd..........Kyle Young...............Precept Invitational/-----..................................................... 145
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All-Tournament Honors 10/10/00....... 5th..........Jonathan Cox...........Precept Invitational/-----..................................................... 148 Date..... Place..... Player............. Tournament/Course.............................. Score 04/25/00....... 4th..........Kyle Young...............OVC Championships/----...................................................... 152 04/22/00....... 4th..........Kyle Young...............Greg Palmer Eagle Classic/----.............................................. 228 04/05/00....... 5th..........Scott Moran.............Amoco Ultimate/---................................................................ 73 03/14/00.......2nd..........Brad Sewell..............Eagle/Persimmon Hills Invitational/---................................. 149 02/21/00....... 4th..........Kyle Young...............Pizza Hut/BellSouth/----...................................................... 149 10/26/99....... 3rd..........Scott Moran.............Lipscomb Fall Classic/---....................................................... 143 10/26/99...... T4th.........Kyle Young...............Lipscomb Fall Classic/---....................................................... 144 10/26/99...... T4th.........Shane Sewell...........Lipscomb Fall Classic/---....................................................... 144 10/11/99....... 5th..........Scott McGaha...........Precept Invitational/---........................................................ 149 10/05/99....... 5th..........Kyle Young...............Chattanooga Intercollegiate/---........................................... 216 03/27/99....... 4th..........Adam Boyd..............EKU Spring Classic/----......................................................... 220 03/23/99........1st...........Shane Sewell...........T.I.C./----.............................................................................. 137 03/23/99.......2nd..........Kyle Young...............T.I.C./----.............................................................................. 139 03/23/99....... 3rd..........Grant Ramsey..........T.I.C./----.............................................................................. 144 03/19/99.......2nd..........Scott Moran.............Lake City Invitational/---...................................................... 221 03/16/99........1st...........Scott Moran.............C-N Invitational/---.............................................................. 150 03/16/99....... 4th..........Adam Boyd..............C-N Invitational/----............................................................. 152 09/28/97....... 4th..........Grant Ramsey..........Colonel Fall Classic/----......................................................... 218 04/08/97....... 4th..........Wes Miller................Eagles Graysburg Hills Invitational/---.................................. 149 04/06/96........1st...........Doug Peterson.........TSU Intercollegiate/---.......................................................... 141 09/11/95...... T4th.........Jason Hibdon...........Capital Bank Invitational/---................................................ 150 04/04/95........1st...........Scott Manzaro..........Eagles Smoky Mountain Invitational/--................................ 144 04/04/95.......2nd..........Scott Masters...........Eagles Smoky Mountain Invitational/---.............................. 145 03/29/95....... 3rd..........Scott Manzaro..........Tennessee Intercollegiate Tournament/---............................ 145 03/29/95...... T5th.........Scott Masters...........Tennessee Intercollegiate Tournament/---............................ 147 03/25/95....... 4th..........Scott Manzaro..........SEMO Bent Creek Classic/---................................................. 149 03/14/95........1st...........Adam Boyd..............Eagles’ Persimmon Hill Tournament/--................................. 146 03/14/95....... 4th..........Brian Delaney..........Eagles’ Persimmon Hill Tournament/--................................. 149 11/01/94........1st...........Scott Masters...........WCU-Holly Forest/--............................................................. 143 11/01/94....... 3rd..........Adam Boyd..............WCU-Holly Forest/--............................................................. 153 11/01/94...... T4th.........Doug Petterson........WCU-Holly Forest/--............................................................. 154 10/04/94...... T5th.........Brian Delaney..........Eagles’ Graysburg Tournament/--......................................... 147 09/20/94....... 5th..........Chad Foster..............Legend’s/Pepsi/--................................................................. 144 04/05/94.......T1st..........Wade Morrell...........Smoky Mtn/Graysburg/--..................................................... 142 03/22/94....... 5th..........Greg Wyatt...............Eagle Classic/---................................................................... 152 09/29/93....... 5th..........Greg Wyatt...............Tri-State Classic/---............................................................... 145 09/15/93....... 4th..........Greg Wyatt...............Nashboro/Bison Classic/--.................................................... 150 04/28/93....... 3rd..........David Edwards.........OVC/---................................................................................. 224 04/28/93....... 4th..........Kevin Applegate......OVC/---................................................................................. 225 04/06/93.......2nd..........Matt Manzaro..........C-N Graysburg/---................................................................. 152 02/16/93........1st...........Kevin Applegate......Winthrop Invitational/---....................................................... 72 10/16/92....... 3rd..........Kevin Applegate......Shorter Classic/---................................................................ 146 10/11/92........1st...........Brian Delaney..........Fall T.I.C./---.......................................................................... 149 10/11/92.......2nd..........David Edwards.........Fall T.I.C./---.......................................................................... 149 10/11/92....... 5th..........Chris Cauthen..........Fall T.I.C./---.......................................................................... 157 09/29/92........1st...........Kevin Applegate......Tri-State Classic/---............................................................... 139 04/11/92....... 4th..........Scott Carmichael......Eagle Classic/---................................................................... 218 04/04/92.......T3rd.........Scott Carmichael......T.I.C./---................................................................................ 151
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03/17/92.......2nd..........Scott Carmichael......Persimmon Hills/---.............................................................. 152 Date..... Place..... Player............. Tournament/Course.............................. Score 02/20/92........1st...........Scott Carmichael......Pizza Hut/---......................................................................... 143 02/18/92...... T5th.........Scott Carmichael......Winthrop Invitational/--....................................................... 151 02/18/92...... T5th.........Greg Wyatt...............Winthrop Invitational/---..................................................... 151 10/17/91...... T5th.........Scott Carmichael......Wallace State/---.................................................................. 147 10/17/91...... T5th.........Kevin Applegate......Wallace State/---.................................................................. 147 10/11/91....... 3rd..........David Belcher...........Cumberland Invitational/---................................................... 73 09/21/91....... 3rd..........Greg Wyatt...............Fall T.I.C./--........................................................................... 152 09/21/91....... 5th..........Steve Tomsic............Fall T.I.C./---.......................................................................... 154 04/23/91.......T3rd.........Scott Carmichael......OVC/---................................................................................. 226 04/23/91.......T3rd.........Kevin Applegate......OVC/---................................................................................. 226 04/06/91.......T1st..........Scott Carmichael......T.I.C./---................................................................................ 145 04/06/91...... T4th.........David Edwards.........T.I.C./---................................................................................ 150 04/06/91...... T4th.........Johnny Inman..........T.I.C./---................................................................................ 150 03/12/91....... 4th..........Scott Carmichael......Persimmon Hills/--............................................................... 147 09/25/90........1st...........Kevin Applegate......North Alabama Invitational/--.............................................. 147 09/25/90...... T5th.........Johnny Inman..........North Alabama Invitational/---............................................ 150 09/18/90........1st...........Ronnie Hickman......Fall T.I.C./---.......................................................................... 150 04/25/90........1st...........Tom Pack.................Springbrook Classic/---......................................................... 138 04/24/90......T2nd.........Bobby Hudson.........Springbrook Classic/---......................................................... 143 04/24/90......T2nd.........Jay Underwood........Springbrook Classic/---......................................................... 143 04/07/90.......T1st..........Tom Pack.................T.I.C./---.................................................................................. 72 04/07/90.......T1st..........Bobby Hudson.........T.I.C./---.................................................................................. 72 03/26/90......T2nd.........Tom Pack.................Smoky Mountain Invitational/---......................................... 151 11/12/89...... T4th.........Jay Underwood........Wallace Invitational/---........................................................ 143 10/20/89........1st...........Johnny Inman..........Shorter College Fall Classic/---.............................................. 150 04/21/89.......2nd..........Terry Goad...............Springbrook Classic/---......................................................... 147 04/21/89.......T3rd.........Tim Coffey................Springbrook Classic/---......................................................... 148 04/16/89....... 3rd..........Tim Coffey................Eagle Classic/---................................................................... 218 04/08/89......T2nd.........Terry Goad...............T.I.C./--................................................................................... 76 04/08/89...... T4th.........Kevin Best................T.I.C./---.................................................................................. 77 04/08/89...... T4th.........Tim Coffey................T.I.C./--................................................................................... 77 10/25/88......T2nd.........Tim Coffey................Nashboro/Bison Classic/---................................................... 151 10/11/88...... T5th.........Tim Coffey................MTSU Invitational/---........................................................... 145 05/08/88...... T8th.........Bobby Hudson.........OVC/Stonehenge Golf Club................................................... 232
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All-Tournament Honors 04/23/88.......2nd..........Tom Pack.................Springbrook Collegiate/---................................................... 145 Date..... Place..... Player............. Tournament/Course.............................. Score 04/23/88...... T6th.........Terry Goad...............Springbrook Collegiate/---................................................... 149 04/16/88........1st...........Jim Cornelius...........Eagle Classic/Kentucky Dam Village...................................... 219 04/16/88...... T6th.........Tom Pack.................Eagle Classic/Kentucky Dam Village...................................... 226 03/15/88....... 6th..........Bobby Hudson.........Persimmon Hills Collegiate Classic/--.................................... 160 --/--/87......... 3rd..........Tom Pack.................Tri-State Classic/Pickwick State Park..................................... 146 --/--/87......... 4th..........Jim Cornelius...........Tri-State Classic/Pickwick State Park..................................... 147 --/--/87........T2nd.........Jim Cornelius...........Shorter Invitational/--.......................................................... 147 --/--/87........ T7th.........Tom Pack.................Shorter Invitational/--.......................................................... 152 --/--/87........ 10th.........Bobby Hudson.........Shorter Invitational/--.......................................................... 153 --/--/87........T2nd.........Jim Cornelius...........Graysburg Golf Tournament/--.............................................. 148 --/--/87........T2nd.........Bobby Hudson.........Graysburg Golf Tournament/--.............................................. 148 04/24/87....... 6th..........Mike Morgan...........Paul J. Walker Spring Break Collegiate Classic....................... 147 04/11/87....... 5th..........Jim Cornelius...........Tenn. Intercollegiate............................................................. 146 04/11/87....... 6th..........Tom Pack.................Tenn. Intercollegiate............................................................. 151 04/06/87.......T1st..........Jim Cornelius...........U. of the South(dual match)................................................... 74 04/06/87.......T1st..........Tom Pack.................U. of the South(dual match)................................................... 74 04/04/87....... 3rd..........Bobby Hudson.........Eagle Classic......................................................................... 186 04/04/87....... 6th..........Jim Cornelius...........Eagle Classic......................................................................... 188 03/28/87...... T5th.........Jim Cornelius...........Eagle Smokey Mtn. Invitational/Graysburg CC...................... 148 03/28/87...... T5th.........Bobby Hudson.........Eagle Smokey Mtn. Invitational/Graysburg CC...................... 148 03/20/87.......2nd..........Jim Cornelius...........Shorter Classic...................................................................... 147 03/20/87....... 6th..........Tom Pack.................Shorter Classic...................................................................... 151 03/20/87....... 9th..........Bobby Hudson.........Shorter Classic...................................................................... 153 10/29/86....... 3rd..........Bobby Hudson.........Fall Shorter Classic................................................................ 149 10/14/86.......2nd..........Tom Pack.................UT Martin Tri-State Classic/Pickwick State Park.................... 144 04/21/86.......2nd..........Erich Manford..........Shorter Classic...................................................................... 147 04/05/86...... T5th.........Tom Pack.................Eagle Classic......................................................................... 225 04/12/86....... 3rd..........Tom Pack.................Tenn. Intercollegiate............................................................. 144 05/11/86...... T5th.........Erich Mumford.........OVC Championships.............................................................. 230 10/20/85....... 9th..........Tom Pack.................Purdue Invitational............................................................... 222 10/20/85..... T10th........Tim Coffey................Purdue Invitational............................................................... 225 --/--/85..........1st...........Bill Hickey................T.I.C...................................................................................... 147 --/--/85......... 6th..........Mark Morman..........T.I.C...................................................................................... 154 03/10/85.......2nd..........Bill Hickey................Kennesaw College Invitational............................................. 163 04/13/85........1st...........Erich Munford..........T.I.C...................................................................................... 143 04/13/85.......2nd..........Bill Hickey................T.I.C...................................................................................... 147 04/13/85....... 6th..........Mike Wells...............T.I.C...................................................................................... 149 04/13/85....... 9th..........Tim Coffey................T.I.C...................................................................................... 150 04/13/85...... 10th.........Britt Jared................T.I.C...................................................................................... 151 10/07/84....... 8th..........Bill Hickey................Eastern Kentucky Classic....................................................... 222 10/02/84....... 6th..........Jim Cornelius...........Goodyear Invitational........................................................... 155 10/02/84...... 10th.........Bill Hickey................Goodyear Invitational........................................................... 156 --/--/84..........1st...........Mark Norman..........Fairfield Glade........................................................................ 73 --/--/84.........2nd..........Bill Hickey................Fairfield Glade........................................................................ 74
--/--/84......... 3rd..........Randy Herring.........Fairfield Glade........................................................................ 75 Date..... Place..... Player............. Tournament/Course.............................. Score --/--/84......... 3rd..........Randy Herring.........Shorter Classic........................................................................ 72 --/--/84......... 3rd..........Bill Hickey................Smokey Mtn. Invitational..................................................... 154 --/--/84..........1st...........Bill Hickey................Lee College Invitational........................................................ 142 --/--/84........ T5th.........Bill Hickey................T.I.C...................................................................................... 154 --/--/84........ T5th.........Randy Herring.........T.I.C...................................................................................... 154 04/17/83...... T5th.........Mark Norman..........Sewanee Invitational/Sewanee CC....................................... 113 04/09/83....... 3rd..........Bill Hickey................Lee College Invitational/Rollinghills CC................................ 149 04/09/83....... 4th..........John Reeve..............Lee College Invitational/Rollinghills CC................................ 152 o4/09/83....... 5th..........Mark Norman..........Lee College Invitational/Rollinghills CC................................ 153 04/09/83....... 6th..........Randy Herring.........Lee College Invitational/Rollinghills CC................................ 156 04/02/83........1st...........Bill Hickey................Carson-Newman Invitational/Smokey Mtn. CC..................... 154 03/27/83........1st...........John Reeve..............Shorter College/R.C. Invitational/Coosa CC........................... 150 Note: Some dates are missing
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Golden Eagle Team Photo / Roster
The 2014-15 Golden Eagles
Front row, from left: Whitney Robertson, Haley Davidson, Lydia Triplett, Anna Cunningham. Back row, from left: Head coach Polk Brown, Maddi Everts, Allison Geer, Megan Williamson, assistant coach Carla Hazelwood.
2014-15 GOLDEN EAGLE ROSTER
Player Anna Cunningham Haley Davidson Maddi Everts Allison Geer Whitney Robertson Lydia Triplett Megan Williamson
Yr. R-Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr.
Ht. 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-4 5-5 5-5
Hometown Cookeville, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Ooltewah, Tenn. Doyle, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn. Benton, Tenn. Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Head Coach: Polk Brown
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Previous School Cookeville HS Signal Mountain HS Notre Dame HS White County HS Clarksville HS Polk County HS Blackman HS
Assistant Coach: Carla Hazelwood
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Meet the Golden Eagles ANNA CUNNINGHAM R-FRESHMAN COOKEVILLE HS COOKEVILLE, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (R-Freshman): Cunningham competed in all five events in the fall, accumulating 13 rounds of play… carded a season-low total of 241 at both the CSU Wendy’s Invitational (Oct. 6-7) and the Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 20-21)… tallied a low-18 score of 77 in back-to-back rounds at the Blue Raider Invitational… wrapped up the fall with a stroke average of 82.46. In Spring 2014 (Freshman): Cunningham sat out the spring season as a redshirt. High School: Cunningham was a four-year letterwinner at Cookeville High School… as a junior sank the winning putt on the first hole of a playoff to lift the Lady Cavaliers over Walker Valley in the Region 3-AAA Tournament… tied for 17th individually at the TSSAA Class 3A Tournament… helped CHS finish tied for fourth at the TSSAA Class 3A Tournament… as a senior, qualified for the state tournament as an individual, tying for eighth place… captured the First Flight Division of the 2013 Tennessee Women’s State Amateur Championship… enrolled at Tech in the spring, but will sit out the spring semester and begin career in 2014-15. Personal: Daughter of Glenn and Lorna Cunningham… born August 30, 1995… full name is Anna Cunningham… plans to major in animal science… brother Adam Cunningham is a sophomore on the Tech men’s golf team.
ANNA’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2014-15 13 1072 241 159 77 5 0 0 0 82.46 TOTALS 13 1072 241 159 77 5 0 0 0 82.46
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Meet the Golden Eagles HALEY DAVIDSON SOPHOMORE SIGNAL MOUNTAIN HS CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Freshman): Davidson participated in four of five fall events, racking up 11 rounds of play… turned in a seasonlow 88-88-93=269 at the Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 20-21)… tallied a low-18 score of 81 at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 13-14), finishing at 89-81=170… completed fall play with an 89.27 stroke average. In Spring 2014 (Freshman): Davidson played in four of Tech’s six tournaments in the spring season… tied her low of 83 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 17-18) where she posted an 88-83=171… Golden Eagles placed in the top 10 of the same tournament… finished the year with an 86.46 average. In Fall 2013 (Freshman): Davidson appeared in two of the Golden Eagle tournaments, earning an 83 as her lowest round at MSU Drake Creek Invitational (Sept. 9-10)… earned a stroke average of 80 in her five rounds of play. High School: Davidson was a five-year letterwinner at Signal Mountain High School… helped lead her team to four consecutive TSSAA Class A-AA State Championship titles from 20092012… was a four-time district champion as well as a four-time regional champion for SMHS… finished 11th or better each of her four seasons in the TSSAA Class A-AA State Championship Tournament… collected an 11th-place finish her freshman season followed by a fifth-place finish her sophomore year… as a junior, finished ninth in the TSSAA Class A-AA State Tournament Championship and wrapped up her stellar high school career with a second place showing… named a Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps selection four times… earned the Leadership Award while at SMHS. Personal: Daughter of Ron and Cristi Davidson… born August 28, 1995… full name is Haley Katherine Davidson… currently undecided on a major. HALEY’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2013-14 13 1124 253 171 81 6 0 0 1 86.46 2014-15 11 982 269 170 81 4 0 0 0 89.27 TOTALS 24 2106 253 170 81 10 0 0 0 87.75
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Meet the Golden Eagles MADDI EVERTS JUNIOR NOTRE DAME HS OOLTEWAH, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Junior): Everts started all five fall events for Tech, tallying 14 total rounds of golf… set the school record for 54hole score just one month after her teammate, Whitney Robertson set the mark, carding a 75-71-73=219 at the CSU Wendy’s Invitational (Oct. 6-7)… earned All-Tournament honors at the event, leading to her first adidas® OVC Female Golfer of the Week award… collected her second adidas® OVC Female Golfer of the Week after taking home medalist and All-Tournament honors at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 13-14)… completed the event at 73-71=144, tying for the second-lowest 36-hole score in program history… totaled a low-18 score of 71 in the second round of both the CSU Wendy’s Invitational and F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate… also notched a top 10 finish at the Jan Weaver-Murray State Invitational (Sept. 8-9) with a final score of 226… wrapped up the fall with a career-low stroke average of 74.79. In Spring 2014 (Sophomore): Everts earned three more top 20 finishes while playing in every tournament of the Golden Eagles’ spring season… honored with the President’s Award from Tech… won the team’s Most Dedicated award for playing through injuries as well as the Long Hitter award for her driving distances… tied for 11th at the OVC Championships and pushed Tech to a fifth place finish… ended the year with 26 rounds played for an average of 78.74.
at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 17-19)… helped lead the Golden Eagles to a first place finish at the same tournament… tied for third at the Samford Intercollegiate (Apr. 8-9)… shocked the field at the OVC Championships with a third-round 70 to take second place… named the team’s MVP and Most Dedicated Player… also had the lowest average on the team with a 79.08 over her 25 rounds for the year. In Fall 2012 (R-Freshman): Everts qualified for each of the five tournaments in the fall… her low-round of 72 came during the first eighteen holes at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate (Sept. 17-18)… finished tied for 24th out of 80 players in the event… tallied a scoring average of 80.27 during fall play. In Spring 2012 (Freshman): Everts sat out the spring season as a redshirt due to injury. In Fall 2011 (Freshman): Everts played in four of Tech’s five fall tournaments as a true freshman… shot a low round of 74 two times including in the third round at the Drake Creek Invitational (Sept. 12-13) and again in the second round at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate (Sept. 19-20)… progressed steadily throughout the season, finishing with five consecutive sub-80 rounds after shooting 80 or above in her first three rounds… finished with a 78.3 average.
In Fall 2013 (Sophomore): Everts played in every tournament of the fall season, placing in the top 20 of three events… posted the lowest 18-hole score in Tech history with a 67 at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17)… earned a tie for sixth at MTSU Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 21-22)… helped lead Tech to top 10 finishes in every event of the fall… finished with the lowest average of the team with 76.85.
High School: Everts graduated from Notre Dame High School, where she lettered in golf for four years under Coach Jeff Fisher… finished fifth at the TSSAA Class A-AA State Golf Championship as a junior in 2009… also finished third in the regional in both her junior and senior years… was a two-time regional champion as a member of the NDHS… named Most Improved player on her team as a junior… was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and was named to the Dean’s List.
In Spring 2013 (R-Freshman): Everts developed into one of the best golfers in the conference, earning three All-Tournament honors in her last four events… finished tied for second
Personal: Daughter of Bob and Peg Everts… born March 17, 1993 … full name is Madalyn Grace Everts … majoring in mechanical engineering.
MADDI’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2011-12 8 626 234 150 74 4 0 0 1 78.25 2012-13 25 1977 225 149 70 11 3 0 1 79.08 2013-14 26 2047 223 146 67 11 1 1 4 78.73 2014-15 14 1047 219 144 71 5 2 1 0 74.79 TOTALS 73 5697 219 144 67 31 6 2 6 78.04
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Meet the Golden Eagles ALLISON GEER JUNIOR WHITE COUNTY HS DOYLE, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Junior): Geer participated in one event in the fall, totaling two rounds of action… notched a top 25 finish at the F&M Bank Intercollegiate (Oct. 13-14)… carded a 79-78=157 at the event… finished the fall with a stroke average of 78.50. In Spring 2014 (Sophomore): Geer made five appearances during the spring and finished with a career-best finish of tied for 16th at the OVC Championships (Apr. 21-13), carding a 7678-81=235… earned another top 25 finish at the Bison Invitational where Tech placed third… her stroke average of 82.51 earned her the award as Most Improved Player on the Golden Eagle squad. In Fall 2013 (Sophomore): Geer played in all five fall tournaments for the Golden Eagles… tallied her career-low round of 70 at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17)… put up a stroke average of 81.62 in the fall. In Spring 2013 (Freshman): Geer competed in four events, earning her first top 25 finish after carding an 82+78=160 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 17-19)… helped lead the Golden Eagles to a first place finish at the same tournament… tied her career-low score of 79 twice at the Pinehurst Challenge (Mar. 1-2)… named the team’s Most Improved Player for the year. In Fall 2012 (Freshman): Geer made appearances for the Golden Eagles in three tournaments in the fall… posted a stroke average of 86.43 in seven rounds… her low round for the fall, 79, came in the second round of the Great Smokies Intercollegiate (Sept. 17-18).
tournament as a junior… won the district tournament as a senior and led the Warriorette team to a district title… made back-to-back state tournament appearances her junior and senior seasons… placed second in the annual Early Bird Tournament as a sophomore… graduated ninth in her class with a 4.0 G.P.A.
High School: Geer lettered all four years at White County High School… named District 6AAA Player of the Year in her sophomore, junior, and senior years… placed second in the district
Personal: Daughter of Terry and Andrea Geer... born on September 7, 1994… full name is Allison Cayce Geer… majoring in nursing.
ALLISON’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2012-13 19 1625 244 160 79 8 0 0 0 85.53 2013-14 23 1895 235 149 70 10 0 0 2 82.39 2014-15 2 157 – 157 78 1 0 0 0 78.50 TOTALS 44 3677 235 149 70 19 0 0 2 83.57
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Meet the Golden Eagles WHITNEY ROBERTSON SOPHOMORE CLARKSVILLE HS CLARKSVILLE, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Sophomore): Robertson started all five events of the fall for Tech, totaling 14 rounds of action… broke the program record for 54-hole score at the Jan Weaver-Murray State Invitational (Sept. 8-9), carding a career-low 74-72-76=222… took home All-Tournament honors at the event with a fifth place finish… notched her second All-Tournament honors at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 13-14) after turning in a third place finish… finished the event at 72-74=146… tied her career-low 54-hole score of 222 at the Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 20-21), tying for sixth overall after rounds of 75, 75 and 72… also notched a top 15 finish at the CSU Wendy’s Invitational (Oct. 6-7), posting a 76-77-72=225… completed the fall season with a career-low stroke average of 75.71. In Spring 2014 (Freshman): Robertson established herself as one of the best players in the conference in the spring, playing in every tournament and capping the year with an impressive fourth place finish at the OVC Championships (Apr. 21-23) by carding a 77-73-78=228… earned All-Tournament Honors at the OVC Championships and helped Tech place fifth… honored as a member of the OVC All-Newcomer team… tallied another top 10 finish at the Bison Invitational… named the Golden Eagle MVP and shared the Impact Award… finished the year with the Low Average award with a scoring average of 78.12. In Fall 2013 (Freshman): Robertson played in every tournament of the Golden Eagles’ fall season as a true freshman… tied for ninth in both the CSU Wendy’s Invitational and F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate… carded her career-low round of 72 at the Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 21-22), leading Tech to a top 10 finish… ended the fall with an average of 77.15. High School: Robertson earned four letters in golf under Vicki Moncrief and four more in softball under Joe Warren while at Clarksville High School… won back-to-back TSSAA Class AAA State Championships in 2011 and 2012… led her team to three
consecutive district and regional titles as a sophomore, junior, and senior… was an all-state selection in each of her final two seasons at CHS… finished sixth at the TSSAA Class AAA State Championship Tournament her junior season… concluded a stellar career with a fourth place finish at the TSSAA Class AAA State Championship Tournament… won seven TGA Junior Tour tournaments and took home first place at the 2012 Toyota Tournament of Champions… awarded the Point of Pride Award in both 2011 and 2012… also earned the Excellent Student Athlete Award… was a member of National Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Doyle and Kim Robertson… born October 30, 1994… full name is Whitney Brynne Robertson… majoring in EXPW/pre-physical therapy.
WHITNEY’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2013-14 26 2031 225 153 72 11 2 3 1 78.12 2014-15 14 1060 222 146 72 5 2 1 1 75.71 TOTALS 40 3091 222 146 72 16 4 4 2 77.28
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Meet the Golden Eagles LYDIA TRIPLETT SOPHOMORE POLK COUNTY HS BENTON, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Sophomore): Triplett participated in all five fall events for Tech, compiling 14 rounds of play… tallied a seasonlow 79-79-85=243 at the Jan Weaver-Murray State Invitational (Sept. 8-9)… recorded a low-18 round of 78 at the Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 20-21), finishing at 84-78-82=244… finished the fall with an 81.43 stroke average. In Spring 2014 (Freshman): Triplett played in every Golden Eagle spring tournament and earned two top 20 finishes… carded 81-87=168 at the Bison Invitational for 12th place and helped Tech to a third place finish… honored with a share of the Impact Award and named the Best Putter by Coach Brown… ended the year with a 81.43 stroke average. In Fall 2013 (Freshman): Triplett started every event for the Golden Eagles in the fall… carded her career-low round of 71 and tied for ninth place at the CSU Wendy’s Invitational (Oct. 7-8)… earned another top-20 finish at MSU Drake Creek Invitational (Sept. 9-10) with 75-79-82=236… finished the fall with a stroke average of 78.54. High School: Triplett lettered four years in golf for Jason Adam and four years in softball for her father, Bill Triplett, while at Polk County High School… competed in the TSSAA Class A-AA State Tournament her freshman, junior, and senior seasons… placed sixth at the TSSAA Class A-AA State Tournament as a junior, garnering all-state honors along the way… was a district runner-up or medalist in 2009, 2010, and 2011… named a Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps selection in 2012… won the Early Bird Cookeville Invitational Tournament in the fall of 2012… took home first place in the second flight of the TGA Women’s State Amateur in the summer of 2012… helped lead her softball team to three consecutive district championships in 2009, 2010, and 2011… named all-state softball player while at PCHS… was captain of the golf team and co-captain of the softball team as a senior… named as a Wildcat scholar.
Personal: Daughter of William and Linda Triplett… born June 21, 1995… full name is Lydia Grace Triplett… majoring in nursing.
LYDIA’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2013-14 26 2117 225 161 71 11 0 2 2 81.42 2014-15 14 1140 243 159 78 5 0 0 0 81.43 TOTALS 40 3257 225 159 71 16 0 2 2 81.43
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Meet the Golden Eagles MEGAN WILLIAMSON JUNIOR BLACKMAN HS MURFREESBORO, TENN.
In Fall 2014 (Junior): Williamson started all five fall events for Tech, finishing 14 rounds of play… broke the program’s 54-hole scoring record, which was set earlier in the season by Whitney Robertson and broken by Maddi Everts a month later, carding a 76-70-72=218 at the Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 20-21)… took home All-Tournament accolades with a third place finish at the event, leading to her first career adidas® OVC Female Golfer of the Week award… carded her career-best low-18 score of 70 at the event… also recorded a top 20 finish at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 13-14), tying for 16th overall with a 78-78=156… finished the fall with a career-best stroke average of 77.21. In Spring 2014 (Sophomore): Williamson continued to play in every spring tournament for the Golden Eagles… tied for 15th at the Bison Invitational (Mar. 10-11) by carding a 82-88=170… nabbed another top 20 finishes at the EKU Colonel Classic (Apr. 4-5)… totaled 26 rounds of play through the season and ended with an average of 80.62. In Fall 2013 (Sophomore): Williamson played in all five tournaments of the fall season… earned her low round of 74 at the MTSU Blue Raider Invitational (Oct. 21-22)… helped Tech place in the top 10 of the same tournament… finished the fall season with a 79.69 stroke average. In Spring 2013 (Freshman): Williamson finished up her first collegiate season with an average score of 81.08… earned top 25 finishes in three of her final four tournaments, including a 23rd place finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 1719)… helped lead the Golden Eagles to a first place finish at the same tournament… also nabbed top 25 finishes at the Samford Women’s Intercollegiate (Mar. 8-9) and the Ohio Valley Conference Championship (Mar. 21-23)… received the team’s Impact Award for her efforts in her freshman campaign.
In Fall 2012 (Freshman): Williamson qualified for all five tournaments, totaling 12 rounds of play… her low round of 73 came in the first round of the Great Smokies Intercollegiate (Sept. 17-18)… finished tied for 16th in the same event with a 73+78=151. High School: Williamson was a four-year letterwinner on the varsity golf team at Blackman High School… played under Coach Seth Burt… in her final season, finished 13th in the TSSAA state tournament and was named the Daily News Journal Female Golfer of the Year… earned all-district honors each year for Rutherford County… as a senior, won the first flight of the Tennessee State Women’s Amateur and finished runner-up in the same tournament and flight in her junior year… graduated Summa Cum Laude. Personal: The daughter of Todd and Jodi Williamson… born on July 29, 1994… full name is Megan Lynn Williamson… majoring in journalism with a concentration in public relations.
MEGAN’S CAREER NUMBERS Year Rounds Strokes Low 54 Low 36 Low 18 Events Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Average 2012-13 27 2182 239 151 73 11 0 0 0 80.85 2013-14 26 2096 231 159 74 11 0 1 2 80.62 2014-15 14 1081 218 156 70 5 1 0 2 77.21 TOTALS 67 5359 218 151 70 27 1 1 4 79.99
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Tournament Team Champions Golden Eagle golf teams have won 23 tournament championships since 1994
Madison Denman
Year.............................. Dates...........................Tournament/Course.................................................................Place/Field 1994..................................April 25-26........................OVC Championships/Richmond Golf Course........................................................... 1 of 3 1995..................................April 8-9............................Lady ‘Topper Invitational/Bowling Green, Ky......................................................... 1 of 4 1995..................................April 24-25........................OVC Championships/Murray Country Club............................................................. 1 of 3 1996..................................Oct. 13..............................EKU Fall Classic/ Richmond Country Club............................................................... 1 of 4 1996..................................Sept. 21-22.......................Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC................................................................ 1 of 8 1997..................................Oct. 19-20.........................Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC................................................................ 1 of 8 1997..................................Oct. 24-25.........................EKU Invitational/Arlington Golf Course.................................................................. 1 of 6 1998..................................March 30-31.....................Mercer Spring Invitational/Macon Golf Course....................................................... 1 of 6 1998..................................Sept. 14-15.......................Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course...................................................... 1 of 16 1999..................................Sept. 13-14.......................Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course...................................................... 1 of 10 1999..................................Oct. 10-11.........................Precept Intercollegiate/Clarksville Country Club.................................................... 1 of 8 1999..................................Oct. 25-26.........................Great Smokies Collegiate/Waynesville Country Club............................................ 1 of 20 2000..................................March 20-21.....................Chris Bannister Classic/Silver Lakes Golf Course................................................... 1 of 12 2000..................................April 28-30........................OVC Championship/Ironwood Golf Course............................................................. 1 of 5 2000..................................Sept. 11-12.......................Tech Lady Classic/Ironwood Golf Course............................................................... 1 of 15 2000..................................Sept. 26............................Evansville Lady Aces Invitational/Eagle Valley Golf Course..................................... 1 of 9 2000..................................Oct. 23-24.........................Great Smokies Invitational/Waynesville Country Club......................................... 1 of 20 2001..................................March 13-14.....................North/South Women’s Invitational/ Jacksonville Beach Golf Course.................... 1 of 16 2002..................................Feb. 25-26.........................Mercer Invitational / Healy Point Country Club...................................................... 1 of 6 2003 .................................Sept. 15-16.......................Tech Lady Classic / Ironwood Golf Course ............................................................ 1 of 10 2003..................................Oct. 10-11.........................EKU Lady Colonel Classic / Arlington Golf Course ................................................. 1 of 16 2004..................................Nov. 1................................TSU Fall Quadrangular / Nashboro Village Golf Course........................................... 1 of 3 2006..................................April 30.............................TSU Spring Triangular/Greystone Golf Course......................................................... 1 of 3 2008.................................Oct.20-21..........................APSU F&M Bank/Clarksville Country Club............................................................ 1 of 17 2013 ................................March 17-19......................Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate./Sevierville Golf Course......................................... 1 of 13
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Tournament Individual Medalists Golden Eagle golfers have been tournament medalists 26 times since 1993 Year.............Medalist......................Tournament/Site.......................................................................................................Score 1993............Lisa Phipps.................Winthrop Invitational/Rock Hill, S.C.........................................................................78 1994............Melanie Gray.............Murray State Invitational/Murray Country Club..................................................76 1995............Lisa Phipps.................OVC Championship/Murray Country Club............................................................77 1995............Amy Waters................EKU Fall Classic/Richmond Country Club...............................................................76 1997............Angie Thompson.....Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC............................................ 78-74—162 1997............Kim Spangler.............Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course................................. 76-76—152 1997............Ashley Beal................Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC............................................ 74-79—153 1998............Ashley Beal................Murray State Invitational/Miller Memorial GC......................................................79 1998............Leslie Ferrell...............Mercer Spring Invitational/Macon Golf Course................................ 72-75—147 1998............Cherry Bevis (t1st)...Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course................................. 73-75—148 1998............Leslie Ferrell (t1st)...Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course................................. 75-73—148 1999............Cherry Bevis .............Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course................................. 70-76—146 1999............Cherry Bevis..............Precept Intercollegiate/Clarksville Country Club............................. 71-79—150 1999............Kylie Crouch..............Great Smokies Collegiate/Waynesville Country Club..................... 74-78—152 2000............Kim Spangler.............OVC Championship/Ironwood Golf Course.................................77-79-78—234 2000............Kim Spangler.............Tech Lady Classic/Ironwood Golf Course............................................ 75-78—153 2000............Cherry Bevis..............Evansville Lady Aces Invitational/Eagle Valley Golf Course.............................79 2000............Kylie Crouch..............Precept Invitational/Clarksville Country Club................................... 77-75—152 2000............Cherry Bevis..............Great Smokies Invitational/Waynesville Country Club.................. 70-73—143 2001............Kylie Crouch..............EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course.......................77-76-72—225 2002............Julie Smith.................Precept Intercollegiate/Clarksville Country Club ............................ 78-79—157 2003............Beth Underhill..........Lipscomb Intercollegiate/Bear Trace at Tims Ford .......................... 78-72—150 2003............Julie Smith.................EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course ............................ 74-70—144 2004............Megan French...........TSU Fall Quadrangular/Nashboro Village............................................ 79-78—157 2007............Madison Denman....EKU Spring Invitational/Arlington Golf Course...................................75-76--151 2009............Megan Bradford.......APSU Invitataional/Clarksville Country Club.......................................78-72--150 2014............Maddi Everts.............F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate/Clarksville Country Club..............73-71--144
Golden Eagle Medalists in Dual Matches
Golden Eagle Medalist Leaders Golden Eaglette players who have won tournament medalist honors:
Cherry Bevis................................................5 Kim Spangler..............................................3 Kylie Crouch...............................................3 Ashley Beal..................................................2 Leslie Ferrell................................................2 Lisa Phipps..................................................2 Julie Smith .................................................2 Megan Bradford........................................1 Madison Denman.....................................1 Maddi Everts.................................... 1 Megan French............................................1 Melanie Gray..............................................1 Amy Waters.................................................1 Angie Thompson......................................1 Beth Underhill...........................................1
Ashley Beal
Year....... Medalist................Opponent/Site........................Score 1986.........Cheryl Williams....... Vanderbilt/Nashville, Tenn................91 1986.........Cheryl Williams....... Austin Peay /Cookeville CC...............78 1990.........Joy Martin................. Cincinnati/Ironwood Golf Course...79 1990.........Joy Martin................. Cincinnati/Ironwood Golf Course...87 1990.........Katrina Parker.......... Tulane /Ironwood Golf Course.........84 1992.........Susan Moreau.......... Samford/Birmingham, Ala.................40 1994.........Melanie Gray............ Murray/Ironwood Golf Course.........82
Cherry Bevis has won the most medalist honors
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All-Tournament Honors A complete listing of Golden Eagle golfers who have earned all-tournament recognition through 2014 fall season
Golden Eagle All-Tournament Leaders (Totals are through the 2014 Fall Season/Bold are current)
Beth Underhill............... 14 Kylie Crouch.................. 12 Julie Smith...................... 11 Cherry Bevis................... 11 Ashley Beal..................... 11 Kim Spangler................. 10 Lisa Phipps....................... 9 Melanie Gray................... 9 Diana Carson................... 8 Cindy Copeland............. 7 Megan Bradford............. 6
Madison Denman.......... 6 Leslie Ferrell..................... 6 Sarah Thomas................. 4 Misty McKee.................... 3 Katrina Parker................. 3 Ashley Spangler............. 3 Whitney Robertson... 3 Maddi Everts.............. 2 Carla Hazelwood............ 2 Anita Stewart.................. 2 Katherine Bell.................. 1
Year.......Player...................Tournament................................................................Score 1990........ Tammy Walker.......Tech-Vandy Invitational/Ironwood Golf Course...................170 1991........ Katrina Parker.........Lady ‘Topper Invitational/Bowling Green, Ky.......................... 88 1991........ Katrina Parker.........Samford Invitational/Birmingham, Ala...................................171 1991........ Melanie Gray..........Tech-Vandy Invitational/Ironwood Golf Course...................158 1992........ Melanie Gray..........Winthrop Invitational/Rock Hill, S.C.........................................152 1992........ Melanie Gray..........Lady ‘Topper Invitational/Bowling Green, Ky........................153 1992........ Katrina Parker.........Tech/Vandy Invitational/Ironwood Golf Course..................161 1992........ Lisa Phipps..............Samford Classic/Destin, Fla.........................................................163 1993........ Lisa Phipps..............Winthrop Invitational/Rock Hill, S.C........................................... 78 1994........ Lisa Phipps..............Tech/Vandy Invitational/Ironwood Golf Course..................157 1994........ Melanie Gray..........Murray State Invitational/Murray Country Club.................... 76 1994........ Lisa Phipps..............Murray State Invitational/Murray Country Club.................... 81 1994........ Melanie Gray..........OVC Championships/Richmond Country Club....................163 1994........ Lisa Phipps..............OVC Championships/Richmond Country Club....................164 1994........ Amy Waters.............OVC Championships/Richmond Country Club....................167 1994........ Melanie Gray..........Tech/Vandy Classic/Ironwood Golf Course............................155 1995........ Lisa Phipps..............USM Lady Eagle Classic/Hattiesburg, Miss.............................157 1995........ Melanie Gray..........USM Lady Eagle Classic/Hattiesburg, Miss.............................158 1995........ Lisa Phipps..............EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Richmond Country Club............163 1995........ Melanie Gray..........Lady ‘Topper Invitational/Bowling Green, Ky.......................... 72 1995........ Lisa Phipps..............Murray Invitational/Murray Country Club..............................158 1995........ Lisa Phipps..............OVC Championships/Murray Country Club............................ 77 1995........ Melanie Gray..........OVC Championships/Murray Country Club............................ 79 1995........ Misty McKee...........EKU Fall Classic/Richmond Country Club................................. 76 1995........ Anita Stewart.........EKU Fall Classic/Richmond Country Club................................. 80 1995........ Amy Waters.............EKU Fall Classic/Richmond Country Club................................. 80 1995........ Misty McKee...........Mercer Invitational/Macon, Ga...................................................170 1996........ Misty McKee...........OVC Championships/Ironwood Golf Course........................240 1996........ Angie Thompson..Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC...............................162 1996........ Ashley Beal..............Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC...............................162 1996........ Anita Stewart.........Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC...............................164 1996........ Jenny Rushing.......Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC...............................165
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Katie Taylor...................... 1 Natasha Bolton............... 1 Megan French................. 1 Brandy Stout................... 1 Angie Thompson........... 1 Brandy Lambert............. 1 Jenny Rushing................ 1 Amber Shepherd........... 1 Amy Waters...................... 1 Tammy Walker................ 1 Megan Williamson..... 1
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Year.......Player...................Tournament................................................................Score 1997........ Ashley Beal..............Western Carolina Invitational/Cleghorn Plantation...........166 1997........ Ashley Beal..............Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC...............................153 1997........ Brandy Lambert....Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC...............................166 1997........ Cindy Copeland.....Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC...............................167 1997........ Kylie Crouch............Cumberland Fall Invitational/London CC...............................168 1997........ Ashley Beal..............EKU Invitational/Arlington Golf Course..................................158 1997........ Cindy Copeland.....EKU Invitational/Arlington Golf Course..................................165 1998........ Ashley Beal..............Murray State Invitational/Miller Memorial............................... 79 1998........ Kim Spangler..........Murray State Invitational/Miller Memoria................................ 80 1998........ Leslie Ferrell............Murray State Invitational/Miller Memorial............................... 81 1998........ Leslie Ferrell............McDonalds Lady Tiger Invitational/Castlewoods GC.........152 1998........ Leslie Ferrell............Southern Mississippi Lady Invitational/Laurel CC...............157 1998........ Leslie Ferrell............Mercer Spring Invitational/Macon Golf Course...................147 1998........ Kim Spangler..........Mercer Spring Invitational/Macon Golf Course...................154 1998........ Cherry Bevis............Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course....................148 1998........ Leslie Ferrell............Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course....................148 1998........ Cindy Copeland.....Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course....................153 1998........ Ashley Beal..............Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course....................153 1998........ Leslie Ferrell............Lady Racer Classic/Miller Memorial Golf Course.................154 1998........ Ashley Beal..............Lady Razorback Invitational/Pinnacle Golf Course.............156 1998........ Kylie Crouch............EKU Invitational/Arlington Golf Course..................................160 1999........ Kylie Crouch............OVC Championship/Miller Memorial Golf Course..............246 1999........ Cherry Bevis............Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course....................146 1999........ Kim Spangler..........Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course....................154 1999........ Cherry Bevis............Lady Racer Classic/Francis E. Miller Memorial CC................150 1999........ Cindy Copeland.....Lady Racer Classic/Francis E. Miller Memorial CC................154 1999........ Cherry Bevis............Precept Intercollegiate/Clarksville Country Club................150 1999........ Ashley Beal..............Precept Intercollegiate/Clarksville Country Club................156 1999........ Cindy Copeland.....Precept Intercollegiate/Clarksville Country Club................156 1999........ Cherry Bevis............Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course..........................156 1999........ Ashley Beal..............Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course..........................158 1999........ Kylie Crouch............Great Smokies Challenge/Waynesville Country Club........152
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All-Tournament Honors Year.......Player...................Tournament................................................................Score 1999........ Cindy Copeland.....Great Smokies Challenge/Waynesville Country Club........155 2000........ Ashey Beal...............Murray State Invitational/Miller Golf Course........................... 80 2000........ Cindy Copeland.....Murray State Invitational/Miller Golf Course........................... 80 2000........ Kim Spangler..........OVC Women’s Championship/Ironwood Golf Course.......234 2000........ Ashley Beal..............OVC Women’s Championship/Ironwood Golf Course.......235 2000........ Cherry Bevis............OVC Women’s Championship/Ironwood Golf Course.......239 2000........ Kim Spangler..........Tech Lady Classic/Ironwood Golf Course...............................153 2000........ Cherry Bevis............Tech Lady Classic/Ironwood Golf Course...............................155 2000........ Kylie Crouch............Tech Lady Classic/Ironwood Golf Course...............................156 2000........ Cherry Bevis............Evansville Invitational/Eagle Valley Golf Course.................... 79 2000........ Kim Spangler..........Evansville Invitational/Eagle Valley Golf Course.................... 80 2000........ Kylie Crouch............Evansville Invitational/Eagle Valley Golf Course.................... 80 2000........ Kylie Crouch............Precept Invitational/Clarksville Country Club.......................152 2000........ Cherry Bevis............Precept Invitational/Clarksville Country Club.......................158 2000........ Kim Spangler..........Eastern Kentucky Fall Invitational/Arlington........................147 2000........ Kylie Crouch............Eastern Kentucky Fall Invitational/Arlington........................148 2000........ Cherry Bevis............Great Smoky Invitational/Waynesville Country Club.........143 2001........ Kylie Crouch............North/South Invitational/Jacksonville Beac..........................154 2001........ Kim Spangler..........North/South Invitational/Jacksonville Beach.......................154 2001........ Cherry Bevis............Chris Bannister Classic/Silver Lakes Golf Course.................... 79 2001........ Kylie Crouch............UAB Lady Blazer Classic/Inverness Country Club.................. 77 2001........ Kylie Crouch............EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course................225 2001........ Kim Spangler..........EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course................228 2001........ Cherry Bevis............EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course................230 2001........ Kylie Crouch............OVC Championships/Swan Lake Golf Course.......................228 2001........ Kim Spangler..........OVC Championships/Swan Lake Golf Course.......................228 2001........ Julie Smith...............Tennessee Tech Classic/Ironwood Golf Course....................158 2002........ Julie Smith...............Mercer Invitational/Healy Point Country Club.....................162 2002........ Natasha Bolton......Mercer Invitational/Healy Point Country Club.....................164 2002........ Brandy Stout...........Mercer Invitational/Healy Point Country Club.....................169 2002........ Julie Smith...............OVC Championships/Country Club of Paducah..................239 2002........ Julie Smith...............Butler Fall Invitational/Eagle Creek Golf Course..................236 2002........ Sarah Thomas.........Butler Fall Invitational/Eagle Creek Golf Course................. 236 2002........ Julie Smith ..............EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course................147 2002........ Julie Smith...............Great Smokies Invitational/Waynesville CC...........................148 2002 ....... Julie Smith...............Austin Peay Precept/Clarksville Country Club......................157 2003........ Julie Smith...............Blade Sportswear/Healy Point Country Club........................158 2003........ Sarah Thomas.........Lady Racer Classic/Miller Golf Course......................................155 2003........ Brandy Stout...........Samford Lady Bulldog/Timberline Golf Course...................149 2003........ Beth Underhill........TTU Lady Classic/Ironwood Golf Course ...............................153 2003........ Julie Smith ..............TTU Lady Classic/Ironwood Golf Course................................157 2003........ Beth Underhill........Lipscomb Invitational/Bear Trace at Tims Ford....................150 2003........ Sarah Thomas.........Lipscomb Invitational/Bear Trace at Tims Ford....................154 2003........ Julie Smith...............EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course................144 2003........ Beth Underhill........EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course................148 2004........ Beth Underhill........EKU Lady Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course................157 2004........ Julie Smith...............OVC Championships/Country Club of Paducah..................241 2004........ Sarah Thomas.........OVC Championships/Country Club of Paducah..................241 2004........ Beth Underhill........Lady Indian Classic/Jonesboro Country Club......................... 77
Year.......Player...................Tournament................................................................Score 2004........ Megan French........TSU Fall Quadrangular/Nashboro Village...............................157 2004........ Beth Underhill........TSU Fall Quadrangular/Nashboro Village...............................157 2005........ Beth Underhill........Buff Rock Shootout/Beat Brock Golf Course.........................150 2005........ Beth Underhill........EKU Colonel Classic/Arlington Golf Course...........................227 2005........ Beth Underhill........OVC/Country Club of Decatur....................................................237 2005........ Beth Underhill........Draper Invitational/Draper Valley Golf Club..........................146 2005........ Beth Underhill........F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate/Clarksville CC.....................157 2006........ Beth Underhill .......Big River Telephone Classic/Miller Memorial........................162 2006........ Beth Underhill........North/Sout/Jacksonville Beach Golf Course.........................150 2006........ Carla Hazelwood...North/South/Jacksonville Beach Golf Course.......................155 2006........ Beth Underhill........OVC Championships/Country Club of Paducah..................227 2006........ Diana Carson..........EKU Colonel CLassic/Arlington Golf Course..........................239 2006........ Madison Denman.EKU Colonel Classic........................................................................242 2006........ Madison Denman.F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate.................................................160 2007........ Madison Denman.Lady Racer Classic/Miller Memorial Golf Course.................158 2007........ Katie Taylor..............Lady Racer Classic/Miller Memorial Golf Course.................158 2007........ Madison Denman.Samford Intercollegiate/Timberline Golf Course.................227 2007........ Carla Hazelwood.. TSU Triangular/Greystone Golf Course...................................... 73 2007........ Diana Carson..........TSU Triangular/Greystone Golf Course...................................... 76 2007........ Madison Denman.EKU Spring Invitational/Arlington Golf Course....................151 2007........ Diana Carson..........IPFW Fall Classic/Deer Track Golf Course................................148 2007........ Ashley Spangler....IPFW Fall Classic/Deer Track Golf Course................................150 2007........ Diana Carson..........APSU Intercollegiate/Clarksville Country Club....................... 75 2007........ Madison Denman.Troy Invitational/Arrowhead Country Club...........................151 2008........ Diana Carson..........Birmingham Southern Shootout................................................. 78 2008........ Ashley Spangler....Birmingham SOuthern Shootout..............................................154 2008........ Ashley Soangler....North/South Tournament............................................................153 2008........ Megan Bradford....North/South Tournament............................................................154 2008........ Megan Bradford....Draper Valley Invitational.............................................................145 2008........ Diana Carson..........Great Smokies Invitational...........................................................141 2008........ .Diana Carson.........APSU Invitational............................................................................152 2008........ Ashley Spangler....APSU Inviational..............................................................................152 2009........ Megan Bradford....Murray State Invitational..............................................................158 2009........ Megan Bradford....Nelson Invitational..........................................................................228 2009........ Megan Bradford....OVC Championship........................................................................233 2009........ Megan Bradford....APSU Invitational............................................................................150 2010........ Diana Carson..........Birmingham Southern Shootout...............................................153 2011........ Katherine Bell.........Belmont Invitational........................................................................ 76 2012........ Amber Shepherd..Belmont Invitational......................................................................152 2013........Maddi Everts..........Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate....................................................150 2013........Maddi Everts...........Samford U. Women’s Intercollegiate........................................227 2013........Maddi Everts...........Ohio Valley Conference Championship..................................225 2014........ Whitney Robertson....Ohio Valley Conference Championship..................................228 2014........ Whitney Robertson....Jan Weaver-Murray State Invitational......................................222 2014........ Maddi Everts...........CSU Wendy’s Invitational..............................................................219 2014........ Maddi Everts...........F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate.................................................144 2014........ Whitney Robertson....F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate.................................................146 2014........ Megan Williamson....Blue Raider Invitational.................................................................218
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All-Time Participants The Tech Sports Information Office has compiled the following list from past rosters and would appreciate any assistance in maintaining the list. If we’ve missed someone or have any years incorrect, please notify our office. Thank you!
A Sharon Anderson, 1987 B Patty Bailey, 1993-95 Jennifer Ballinger, 1989 Ashley Beal, 1997-00 Jamie Beard 2002-04
Jennifer Denton, 1994-95 E Angela Edwards, 1990 Anna Elkins, 1998 Maddi Everts, 2012 F Leslie Ferrell, 1998-99 Allison Frankenburg, 2003 Amy Franklin, 1997 Megan French, 2003-06 G Kayla Garrison, 2004-07 Allison Geer, 2012Katy Beth Glover, 2011-12 Molly Graham, 1986-87 Melanie Gray, 1991-92, 94-95
Anna Elkins
Carabeth Ball, 1988 Katherine Bell, 2010-13 Cherry Bevis, 1998-01 Michelle Bishop, 1988 Natasha Bolton, 2002-05 Megan Bradford, 2007-10 Tracy Brock, 1988 Katie Brown, 2007-10 Tammy Burton, 1988
H Kirsten Hassler, 2004-06 Carla Hazelwood, 2006-09 Hilary Helton, 1998 Tiffany Hickey, 1990 Katya Hoffman, 2012-13 Heather Houser, 2007-09 J Paula Jackson, 1989-92 K Karen Kendall, 1986
Melanie Gray was inducted into the TTU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
L Brandy Lambert, 1995-98 Tammy Lane, 1987 Stephanie Laud, 1986 Colleen Lee, 1987 M Margaret Marsh, 1998 Melanie Marshall, 1987 Kristen Martinez, 2004-06 Angela Mason, 1996 Misty McKee, 1995-96 Lacy Mitchell, 2001 Melody Moore, 2007-2009 Susan Moreau, 1991-93 Amy Mullins, 1998-01
C Tara Cantrell, 2007 Diana Carson, 2007-10 Tracy Cash, 1989 Tiffany Chandler, 2001-02 Stephanie Clay, 2000-02 Mary Clift, 1989 Joy (Martin) Coffee, 1990-92 Cindy Copeland, 1997-00 Kylie Crouch, 1998-01 Anna Cunningham, 2014D Peni Davis, 1997 Haley Davidson, 2013Madison Denman, 2006-09 34
Rachel Murphy, 1998 N Heather Neal, 1998 Kelly Norton, 1989-91 P Katrina Parker, 1991, 1993-94 Lisa Phipps, 1992-95 Karyn Priest, 1994 R Amanda Randolph, 2010-13 Mary Reid, 1996-97 Donna Reynolds, 1988 Carley Rhyne, 2008-11 Renea Riley, 1991-92 Whitney Robertson, 2013Jenny Rushing, 1997 S Amanda Seibert, 2004-06 Amber Shepherd, 2011-13 Leslie Short, 1993 Meredith Simpson, 1998-02 Julie Smith, 2001-04 Ashley Spangler, 2006Kim Spangler, 1998-01 Lindsay Spradlen, 2008-11 Anita Stewart, 1995-97 Brandy Stout, 2002-05 Maegan Sullivan, 2006-09
Sarah Thomas
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Participants / Team Awards
Angie Thompson
T Katie Taylor, 2007 Sarah Thomas, 2001-04 Angie Thompson, 1994-97 Kristie Tolbert, 1992-93 Lydia Triplett, 2013U Beth Underhill, 2003-06 V Brandy Van Etten, 2011-12 W Tammy Walker, 1991, 1993 Ericka Wann, 2011 Amy Waters, 1993-96 Lori Whitaker, 1986-89 Cheryl Williams, 1986 Megan Williamson, 2012-
Kayla Garrison
Most Valuable Player: 1994 - Melanie Gray 1995 - Lisa Phipps 1996 - Amy Waters 1997 - Ashley Beal 1998 - Leslie Ferrell 1999 - Kylie Crouch 2000 - Cherry Bevis 2001 - Cherry Bevis Kylie Crouch Kim Spangler 2002 - Julie Smith 2003 - Julie Smith 2004 - Julie Smith 2005 - Beth Underhill 2006 - Beth Underhill 2007 - Madison Denman 2008 - Ashley Spangler 2009 - Megan Bradford 2010 - Megan Bradford 2011 - Carley Rhyne 2012 - Katherine Bell 2013 - Maddi Everts 2014 - Whitney Robertson Most Improved Player: 1994 - Angie Thompson 1995 - Amy Waters 1996 - Brandy Lambert 1997 - Cindy Copeland 1998 - Kylie Crouch 1999 - Kylie Crouch 2000 - Kim Spangler 2001 - Julie Smith 2002 - Sarah Thomas 2003 - Natasha Bolton 2004 - Beth Underhill 2005 - Kristen Martinez 2006 - Madison Denman 2007 - Ashley Spangler 2008 - Megan Bradford 2009 - Carley Rhyne 2010 - Carley Rhyne 2011 - Katy Beth Glover 2012 - Amber Shepherd 2013 - Allison Geer 2014 - Allison Geer Most Dedicated Player: 1994 - Melanie Gray 1995 - Misty McKee 1996 - Anita Stewart 1997 - Peni Davis 1998 - Leslie Ferrell 1999 - Kylie Crouch 2000 - Cherry Bevis 2001 - Cherry Bevis Kylie Crouch 2002 - Julie Smith 2003 - Sarah Thomas Beth Underhill 2004 - Megan French 2005 - Kristen Martinez 2006 - Carla Hazelwood 2007 - Madison Denman 2008 - Madison Denman 2009 - Diana Carson 2010 - Megan Bradford 2011 - Brandy VanEtten
2012 - Brandy VanEtten & Maddi Everts 2013 - Maddi Everts 2014 - Maddi Everts Impact Award: 1994 - Angie Thompson 1995 - Misty McKee 1996 - Angela Mason 1997 - Ashley Beal 1998 - Leslie Ferrell 1999 - Cherry Bevis 2000 - No award given 2001 - Julie Smith 2002 - Natasha Bolton Brandy Stout 2003 - Kristen Martinez 2004 - Kayla Garrison 2005 - None 2006 - Carla Hazelwood 2007 - Diana Carson 2009 - Carley Rhyne 2010 - Amanda Randolph 2011 - Amanda Randolph 2012 - Maddi Everts 2013 - Megan Williamson 2014 - Whitney Robertson & Lydia Triplett Low Average: 1994 - Melanie Gray (82.5) 1995 - Melanie Gray (80.4) 1996 - Amy Waters (86.1) 1997 - Ashley Beal (84.6) 1998 - Leslie Ferrell (80.6) 1999 - Leslie Ferrell (81.3) 2000 - Cherry Bevis (78.9) 2001 - Kylie Crouch (76.8) 2002 - Julie Smith (82.4) 2003 - Julie Smith (81.8) 2004 - Julie Smith (78.3) 2005 - Beth Underhill (79.9) 2006 - Beth Underhill (77.3) 2007 - Madison Denman (80.3) 2008 - Ashley Spangler (78.3) 2009 - Megan Bradford (77.2) 2010 - Diana Carson (78.1) 2011 - Carley Rhyne (80.1) 2012 - Katherine Bell (81.1) 2013 - Maddi Everts (79.08) 2014 - Whitney Robertson (78.12) Best Putter: 1995 - Lisa Phipps 1996 - Misty McKee 1997 - Angie Thompson 1998 - Ashley Beal 1999 - Kylie Crouch 2000 - Cindy Copeland 2001 - Kylie Crouch 2002 - Julie Smith 2003 - Julie Smith 2004 - Julie Smith 2005 - Beth Underhill 2006 - Kristen Martinez 2007 - Madison Denman 2008 - Ashley Spangler 2009 - Madison Denman 2010 - Diana Carson
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2011 - Amber Shepherd 2013 - Amber Shepherd 2014 - Lydia Triplett
Long Hitter: 1995 - Melanie Gray 1996 - Angela Mason 1997 - Cindy Copeland 1998 - Leslie Ferrell 1999 - Leslie Ferrell 2000 - Cherry Bevis 2001 - Cherry Bevis 2002 - Julie Smith 2003 - Julie Smith 2004 - Julie Smith 2005 - Megan French 2006 - Megan French 2007 - Ashley Spangler 2008 - Ashley Spangler 2009 - Ashley Spangler 2010 - Amanda Randolph 2011 - Katherine Bell 2012 - Amanda Randolph 2013 - Amanda Randolph 2014 - Maddi Everts Team Captains: 1994 - Lisa Phipps 1995 - Melanie Gray Lisa Phipps 1996 - Amy Waters 1997 - Angie Thompson Brandy Lambert 1998 - Brandy Lamberts 1999 - Leslie Ferrell-Barrett 2000 - Ashley Beal Cherry Bevis 2001 - Cherry Bevis Kylie Crouch Amy Mullins Kim Spangler 2002 - Meredith Simpson 2003 - Sarah Thomas Julie Smith 2004 - Sarah Thomas Julie Smith 2005 - Natasha Bolton Brandy Stout 2006 - Megan French Kirsten Hassler Mandy Seibert Beth Underhill 2007 - Kayla Garrison 2008 - Meagan Sullivan 2009 - Meagan Sullivan Carla Hazelwood Ashley Spangler Madison Denman 2010 - Diana Carson 2011 - Carley Rhyne Lindsay Spradlen 2012 - Katherine Bell Amanda Randolph 2013 - Katherine Bell Amanda Randolph 2014 - Maddi Everts Megan Williamson
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TTU Sports Hall of Fame 1975 Inductees Preston V. (Putty) Overall (1923-67) – Football, Basketball, Track, Baseball Creed Denton McClure (1937-39) – Football, Track B. Holmes Neal (1937-39) – Football Tom Fann (1950-52) – Football James Dearing Miller (1920-25) – Football
1985 Inductees Earl Carrier (1929-34) – Football, Baseball, Basketball Ray Carter (1970-73) – Rifle Homer Hamdorff (1936-39) – Football, Baseball, Basketball Charles (Chuck) Kriese (1970-72) – Tennis
1976 Inductees Malcolm P. Quillen (1930-33) – Baseball, Football Raymond H. (Bull) Brown (1933-37) – Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track Elwin W. (Wink) Midgett (1930-34) – Baseball, Basketball, Football Sidney McGee (1939-68) – Sports Information Emmett T. Strickland (1933-36) – Football, Baseball, Basketball
1986 Inductees Glen (Pete) Davis (1938-42) – Basketball, Football Elois Grooms (1972-75) – Football Mike Hennigan (1971-72) – Football Ron Shumate (1957-61) – Baseball, Basketball
1977 Inductees Hooper Eblen (1941-74) – Basketball, Baseball, Football, Track, Tennis, Golf Kenneth Sidwell (1955-56) – Basketball Joe B. Sills (1927-31) – Football, Baseball, Basketball Wilburn Tucker (1941-67) – Baseball, Football Eddie Watson (1922-28) – Football, Baseball, Basketball 1978 Inductees Benton Bilbrey (1940-43) – Track, Football, Baseball Huland Draper (1937-40) – Baseball, Basketball Jack Van Hooser (1951-54) – Football, Baseball Lonnie Warwick (1961-63) – Football Homer (Rudy) Schmittou (1959-62) – Football, Track 1979 Inductees Carl S. (Cotton) Barlow (1936-39) – Football, Baseball Tom Chilton (1956-57) – Track William Dupes (1949-51) – Football James S. Hagan (1957-60) – Basketball Flavious Smith (1948-52) – Football, Basketball 1980 Inductees Albert Jobe (1927-30) – Football, Baseball, Basketball, Track Jim Ragland (1960-63) – Football Marshall (Stick) Taylor (1953-56) – Football David C. Williamson (1927-33) – Football, Basketball Larry Schreiber (1966-69) – Football 1981 Inductees Frank R. Adams (1927-31) – Football Lowell Smith (1958-61) – Football James A. Carlen (1924-27) – Athletics 1982 Inductees David Baxter (1958-61) – Football Kenneth Broyles (1951-53) – Football Banis Norris (1931-35) – Basketball, Baseball Virgil Rains (1949, 1952-54) – Football Ray Thomas (1957-60) – Football 1983 Inductees Edward Gracey (1939-42) – Golf, Football, Track Gordon Mason (1957-61) – Football Charles Pangle (1943-45) – Football, Basketball, Baseball W. J. Shumaker (1957-59) – Football Jim Youngblood (1968-72) – Football 1984 Inductees Edward F. Etzel (1971-74) – Rifle William C. Francis (1949-52) – Football Don Cook (1948-51) – Baseball, Basketball Tommy Hackler (1959-60) – Football Edd Zegarski (1942, 1947-48) – Football, Track
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1987 Inductees R.L. Highers (1940-43) – Football, Baseball, Basketball Frank Jones (1972-76) – Basketball L.C. (Lusk) Stubblefield (1938-42) – Football, Baseball 1988 Inductees Everett Derryberry (1940-74) – Administration Herbie Merritt (1956-59) – Basketball Dana Winningham (1972-75) – Football Kenneth (Moe) Wright (1955-57) – Football 1989 Inductees Noble Cody (1952-90) – Athletics James M. Gaylor (1951, 1955-57) – Football, Baseball Gayle Burgess-Hastings (1975-76) – Basketball James G. (Red) Jarrell (1944, 46-49) – Football, Basketball
1997 Inductees Wayne Anderson (1977-80) – Football Donley Canary (1973-77) – Baseball Jim Newkirk (1980-89) – Rifle Cheryl Taylor (1983-87) – Basketball 1998 Inductees Juan Escudero (1986-88) – Tennis Bruce Harris (1955-57) – Basketball Bob Joye (1967-80) – Football Derek Lane (1984-87) – Baseball 1999 Inductees Jim Cornelius (1985-88) – Golf Johnny Donnelly (1989-98) – Supporter Melinda Clayton Hatfield (1986-90) – Basketball Elaine Proffitt Keagle (1978-82) – Rifle 2000 Inductees Bill Branch (1949-52) – Football, Baseball C. Stephen Lynn (1966-69) – Tennis Melanie Marshall (1986-89) – Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Golf John D. Wall (1950-53) – Track Lana Ward (1987-90) – Rifle 2001 Inductees Matt Bulow (1987-90) – Tennis, Paralympics Angela Moorehead (1988-91) – Basketball Matt Stark (1977-80) – Rifle 2002 Inductees John Fitzpatrick (1969-72) – Football Todd Kemp (1985-88) – Baseball Roschelle Vaughn (1990-92) – Basketball
1990 Inductees L.D. (Speedy) Carden (1946-50) – Basketball, Football Pam Chambers-Compton (1976-80) – Basketball Bobby Nichols (1960-63) – Golf Johnny Oldham (1955-64) – Basketball
2003 Inductees Becky Murray Isom (1982-85) – Volleyball Stephen Kite, Sr. (1982-86) – Basketball Steve Moore(1968-83) – Athletics Trainer Raymond Slonena, Sr. (1980-84) – Rifle Barry Wilmore (1982-85) – Football
1991 Inductees Ray Drost (1958-64) – Football, Baseball Ron Filipek (1964-67) – Basketball Rod M. Fitz-Randolph (1976-80) – Rifle Joseph (J.R.) Mulvihill (1967-69) – Football
2004 Inductees Anthony Avery (1986-90) – Basketball Beth Keylon (1992-94) – Softball Andrea Roark (1990-93) – Softball Delores Wheatley (1969-2004) – Academics
1992 Inductees Robert Aylward (1970-73) – Rifle Jerilynn Harper (1979-82) – Basketball Jim Harrison (1943-49) – Baseball, Football Marynell Meadors (1970-86) – Basketball, Volleyball
2005 Inductees Leonard “Sonny” Allen (1951-54) – Football Scott Baerns (1985-88) – Baseball David Mays (1974-98) – Baseball Coach
1993 Inductees Marc Burnett (1977-82) – Basketball Dr. William Headrick (1941-43) – Basketball, Baseball Pam Cassity Smith (1973-77) – Basketball Don Wade (1968-82) – Football 1994 Inductees Murray Cunningham (1973-76) – Football Don J. Henderson (1946-49) – Football, Baseball Ed Hooper (1940-1998) – Athletics Hubie Smith Jr. (1950-56) – Golf 1995 Inductees Ed Burns (1975-79) – Football Kurt Fitz-Randolph (1976-80) – Rifle Rodney Moore (1975-79) – Track 1996 Inductees Eldon Burgess (1962-96) and Gene Davidson (1962-98) – Broadcasting Wayne Pack (1970-73) – Basketball Kim Tunnell-Suiter (1982-85) – Volleyball Mike Winchester (1972-75) – Baseball
2006 Inductees Shawn Monday Smith (1986-90) – Basketball Cecilia Ramsey Fisher (1988-91) – Basketball Angelo Volpe (1987-2000) – President Melanie Gray Walker (1991-95) – Golf Bill Worrell (1981-2006) – Basketball Coach 2007 Inductees Dr. Thurston Banks (1973-2006) – Administrator Stacy Hughes Britt (19866-89) – Softball Dr. David Larimore (1976-2006) – Administrator Eddie Scott (1951-54) – Football, Track Ryan Weeks (1986-89) – Football 2008 Inductees Chris Hedman (1986-90) – Tennis Mark Maberry (1994-97) – Baseball John “Shakey” McClellan (1964-2007) – Supporter Rachel Melchiorre (1994-97) – Volleyball Tom Pack (1996-99) – Golf 2009 Inductees Dena Adams Fairley (1995-98) – Track, Cross Country Jim Bishop (1967-71) – Football, Baseball John Moorhead (1955-59) – Football, Track Tony Stone (1955-59/67-73) – Football/Coach Branon Vaughn (1995-99) – Football
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2010 Inductees Steve Hawkins (1984-87) – Baseball Diane Seng Haynes (1996-2000) – Basketball, Volleyball, Track Brandy Henry Kleeman (1999-2000) – Softball Gene Palmer (1956-60) – Cross Country, Track 2011 Inductees Ralph Broyles (1959-60) – Football Chad Evitts (1997-2000) – Football Angie Duncan Hyche (1983-87) – Volleyball James “Redbone” McMillan (1958-61) – Football Esra Bayburt Roan (1994-98) – Tennis 2012 Inductees Kenneth Fults (1958-61) – Football Janet Holt Baker (1998-02) – Basketball Randy Smith (1988-06) – Administrator, Coach Grant Swallows (1998-02) – Football, Baseball 2013 Inductees Kylie Crouch (1997-01) – Golf Stephanie Dallmann (2000-03) – Softball Wes Gallagher (1996-99) – Football Lupita Hernandez York (2000-03) – Tennis Damien Kinloch (2001-03) – Basketball 2014 Inductees Casey Benjamin (2001-03) – Baseball Stephanie Busch Warren (1997-2000) – Volleyball Howard Cochran (1969-72) – Football Aaron Hupman (1971-72) – Rifle LeeAnn Mongar Shurette (2000-03) – Softball A period of 10 years must pass after they complete their eligibility before athletes can be nominated for the Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Nominations are due each year by June 30.
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Raymond Brown..................................... 1933-1937 Hooper Eblen.......................................... 1941-1974 Tom Fann................................................ 1950-1952 P.V. Overall.............................................. 1923-1967 Emmett Strickland.................................. 1933-1936 Wilburn Tucker........................................ 1941-1967 Star Wood............................................... 1950-1951 Jim Youngblood...................................... 1968-1972 Bill Dupes................................................ 1954-1962 Watson Brown................................................. 2006-
OVC Hall of Fame Dr. Thurston Banks.................................. 1974-2006 Raymond Brown..................................... 1933-1937 Dr. Everett Derryberry............................. 1943-1974 Hooper Eblen.......................................... 1941-1974 David Larimore........................................ 1977-2004 David Mays.............................................. 1974-1999 Marynell Meadors................................... 1970-1986 Bobby Nichols......................................... 1960-2008 Johnny Oldham....................................... 1955-1964 P.V. Overall.............................................. 1923-1967 Malcolm Quillen...................................... 1930-1933 Dr. Arliss Roaden..................................... 1974-1985 Wilburn Tucker........................................ 1941-1967 Angelo Volpe........................................... 1987-2000 Don Wade............................................... 1966-1982 Bill Worrell.............................................. 1980-2006
College Football Hall of Fame Jim Youngblood...................................... 1968-1972
Career Best Times/Distances
Individual Honors
Meghan O’Donoghue
Woman of the Year 1991 - Dana Scott (Basketball) 1992 - Cecilia Ramsey (Basketball) 1993 - Bonnie Zoss (Volleyball/Track/BB) 1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball) 1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball) 1996 - Merrie Robin Caldwell (CC/Track) 1997 - Dena Adams (CC/Track) 1998 - Rachel Melchiorre (Volleyball) 1999 - Amber Clark (Basketball) 2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) and Collin Carmichael (Basketball) 2001 - Rachael Gobble (Basketball) and Adrienne Fortmann (Softball) 2002- Janet Holt (Basketball) 2003 - LeeAnne Mongar (Softball) 2004 - Alexis Boyd (Soccer) and Andrea Brown (Basketball) 2005 - Laura Sidorowicz (Volleyball) 2006 - Anne Morrow (Volleyball) 2007 - Kayla Garrison (Golf) 2008 - Beth Boden (Softball) 2009 - Kappy Lang (Volleyball) 2010 - Teresa Craig (Volleyball) 2011 - Brooke Mayo (Soccer) 2012 - Lindsey Reed (Soccer) 2013 - Kellie Cook (Basketball) 2014 - Meghan O’Donoghue (CC/Track)
Dennis Ogbe
Man of the Year 1993 - Ben Holt (Baseball) 1994 - Mike Kinney (Baseball) 1995 - Willie Queen (Football) 1996 - Gerald Bentley (Football) 1997 - Robert Taylor (Football) 1998 - Jeff Norman (Football) 1999 - T.J. Christian (Football) 2000 - Wes Gallagher (Football) 2001 - Larrie Smith (Basketball) 2002- Grant Swallows (Football) 2003 - Brent Jolly (Basketball) 2004 - Luis Aquerrevere (Tennis) 2005 - Brett Vavra (Football) 2006 - David McMahan (Football) 2007 - Anthony Ash (Football) 2008 - Thomas Nelson (Baseball) 2009 - Bradley Thompson (Football) 2010 - Josh Simer (Golf) 2011 - Kelechi Ordu (Football) 2012 - Corey Watson (Football) 2013 - Tristan Archer (Baseball) 2014 - Dennis Ogbe (Basketball)
An Honored Staff Tory Acheson - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006 John Blair - Women’s Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 2008 Matt Bragga - Baseball TBCA Coach of the Year - 2009 OVC Coach of the Year - 2010, 2013 Bill Branch - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1994 Watson Brown - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 2011 Kenny Doyle - Tennis OVC Coach of theYear - 2012, 2013 Jennie Gilbert - Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 1997 David Green - Athletic Trainer TATS Trainer of the Year - 1994 Frank Harrell - Men’s Basketball TSWA Coach of the Year - 1991
Ellie Iaciofano
Daniel Miles
Brandon Thomasson
Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year
Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year
1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball) 1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball) 1996 - Stacy Hughes (Softball) 1997 - Diane Seng (Basketball) 1998 - Diane Seng (Basketbal/VB/Track) 1999 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) 2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) 2001 - Janet Holt (Basketball) 2002 - Janet Holt (Basketball) and Lupita Hernandez (Tennis) 2003 - Stephanie Dallmann (Softball) 2004 - Lori Bayless (Softball) 2005 - Emily Christian (Basketball) 2006 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Emily Christian (Basketball) 2007 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Beth Boden (Softball) 2008 - Stephanie Fischer (Softball) 2009 - Stephanie Place (CC and Track) 2010 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2011 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) and Leah Meffert (Volleyball) 2012 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2013 - Diamond Henderson (Basketball) 2014 - Ellie Iaciofano (Soccer/Basketball)
1994 - Mike Jones (Football) 1995 - Greg Bibb (Basketball) 1996 - Michael Penix (Football) 1997 - Mark Maberry (Baseball) 1998 - Andre Caballero (Football) 1999 - Branon Vaughn (Football) 2000 - Branon Vaughn (Football) 2001 - Chad Evitts (Football) 2002 - Grant Swallows (Football) 2003 - Casey Benjamin (Baseball) 2004 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) 2005 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) and Frank Omiyale (Football) 2006 - Scott Stallings (Golf) 2007 - Scott Stallings (Golf) 2008 - Larry Shipp (Football) 2009 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) 2010 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) and Chad Oberacker (Baseball) 2011 - Zac Swansey (Basketball) 2012 - Tim Benford (Football) 2013 - Syrym Abdukhalikov (Tennis) 2014 - Daniel Miles (Baseball) and Brandon Thomasson (Baseball)
Tech Athletics staff members have won many honors and awards since 1986 Bobby Holloway - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 1994 Tom Kelly - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2001 Jeff Lebo - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001, 2002 Barry Lewis - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 2008 David Mays - Baseball OVC Coach of the Year -1993, 1995, 1997 Sytia Messer - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year, 2011 George Moody - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2002, 2003 Bobby Nichols - Men’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1990, 2005 Bobby Nichols - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001 Steve Payne - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2006
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Cookeville boasts a mild climate, with an average temperature of 57 and four distinct seasons. Located within a day's drive of 75 percent of the nation's population, Cookeville is just off Interstate 40, which runs from the east coast to California. City life is easily accessible, as well, because Cookeville is situated within 100 miles of Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga — three of Tennessee's major metropolitan areas. The seat of Putnam County, Cookeville is the heart of a three-county alliance known as the Highlands, which centers Tennessee's 14-county Upper Cumberland region. We have hundreds of acres of unspoiled nature — from championship golf courses to natural preserves, state parks and top-rated lakes — close to home. There's plenty of nature inside the city limits, too; the City of Cookeville tends nine parks, including Cane Creek Park, a 262-acre natural area with a 56-acre lake. And while Cookeville is a relatively small town, we have no lack of culture. We are one of the smallest cities in the U.S. with a full-blown symphony orchestra, and our area attracts visual artists and craftspeople from across the nation, thanks to the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus of TTU. Drama also takes center stage here, with the 456-seat Cookeville Performing Arts Center cranking out productions year-round, including the award-winning Drama Center Backstage series. Cookeville is home to three museums — the Cookeville Depot Museum, the Cookeville History Museum and the Cookeville Children's Museum — and a year-round slate of events, including regular excursion trains and the annual Fall FunFest. A walkable downtown shopping district and an impressive roster of national chain stores give the retail segment a small-town feel with big-city convenience. Add to that our more than 100 restaurants and 1,400 hotel rooms, and you'll quickly see that Cookeville offers something for everyone.
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Athletic Performance Center Tech’s new Athletic Performance Center: Building a Better Athlete
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting March 24, 2011
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Career Best Times/Distances The new Athletic Performance Center provides Tennessee Tech student-athletes with an indoor practice facility to use year-round, giving them the opportunity to work on every aspect of their game 12 months a year.
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University Administration Dr. Philip
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Freed-Hardeman, 1980 Dr. Philip B. Oldham, who joined the university July 1, 2012, as its ninth president, is a former collegiate tennis player who understands the demands on student athletes and who values how college athletics enhance the university and surrounding community. President Oldham previously served as provost and senior vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a position he had held since 2007. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Freed-Hardeman University in 1980 and his doctorate in analytical chemistry from Texas A&M University in 1985. He spent a year following his graduate work as a Wellcome Research Fellow at Burroughs Wellcome Co. (Glaxo Smith-Kline) before joining the faculty at Mississippi State University in 1986. Oldham served as head of Mississippi State University’s chemistry department for five years prior to becoming MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences dean in 2001. During his five years as provost at UTC, enrollment grew 28 percent to more than 11,400 students. He led efforts to improve student retention and graduation rates resulting in a 15 percent increase in freshmen retention in just three years. Under his leadership, UTC established the Center for Advisement and Student Success, created the Math Plaza and initiated UTeaChattanooga to educate future teachers. He oversaw the addition of doctoral programs in advanced nursing practice and occupational therapy as well as the redesign of summer school. Under his guidance, the university raised significant private support, received board approval to create the University Honors College and launched a creative new “Degree in 3” program designed to accelerate degree completion at reduced student costs. Oldham has served on statewide task forces to develop the new higher education funding formula for Tennessee and to create universal transfer pathways to provide seamless student transfers across all Tennessee public colleges and universities. Along with his administrative accomplishments, Oldham has authored more than 35 peer reviewed research articles in analytical chemistry, along with two patents and approximately 100 conference presentations. His research has been financially supported by the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey and private industry. He has served on a number of scholarly editorial boards and as a peer reviewer for both the NSF and National Institutes of Health. Oldham and his wife, Kari, are proud of their family, which includes three sons (Clay, Paden and Sam), a daughter (Audrey) and a daughter-in-law (Rebecca).
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Athletics Staff HEAD COACHES
Wayne Angel Cross Country/Track
Matt Bragga Baseball
Polk Brown Men’s/Women’s Golf
ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION
Watson Brown Bonnie Bynum Football Softball
Jim Davis Women’s Basketball Mark Wilson Tennessee Tech University Director of Athletics
Kenny Doyle Men’s Tennis
Casey Kramer Performance
TICKET OFFICE
Steve Payne Men’s Basketball
Steve Springthopre Dave Zelenock Soccer Volleyball
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
COMPLIANCE
Leveda Dexter Corporate Sales & Marketing
Kim Meredith
Sandy Zimmerman
Jenna Bekker
Matt Hewett
ACADEMICS & STUDENT WELFARE
Katie Tallant
Jenna Philpott
EQUIPMENT
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Frank Harrell Associate A.D. Sports / Compliance
Marilyn Borch-Jensen
Justin Hilliard
Ashlee Kiser
Virginia Lewis
John Albertson
Joe Erdeljac Director of Sports Medicine
Dr. Lance Jasitt Tammie McMillan Assistant A.D. Associate A.D. Academics Business
Cory McDonald
SPORTS INFORMATION / GOLDEN EAGLE SPORTS NETWORK
Dr. Jeff Roberts Faculty Athletics Representative
Marc Graham
Tom Hollander
FACILITIES & EVENTS
Matt Dexter
Cody Sircy
Mike Lehman
Dylan Vazzano
Jesse Bunch
Mandy Thatcher Compliance & Special Events
Jocelyn VerVelde
MARKETING & SALES
Allison Boshears
Rob Schabert Assistant A.D. Sports Information
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT TO THE A.D.
Patrena Hicks
Kim Nash
Zach Ledbetter
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WILSON v Director of Athletics Maine, 1991 Tennessee Tech’s Mark Wilson was named in June as one of four winners of the Athletic Director of the Year Award for the Football Championship Subdivision, an honor that is selected and presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). “I am humbled that Tennessee Tech’s faculty athletic representative, Dr. Jeff Roberts, nominated me, and I’m honored to be selected by my peers at NACDA for this award,” Wilson said. “I love working hard for our studentathletes and community so they have pride in everything Tennessee Tech Athletics.” TTU President Philip Oldham recognized the efforts that led to Wilson’s selection. “Mark Wilson’s accomplishments and leadership have earned him this award and the respect of his peers and colleagues,” Oldham said. “Most importantly, Mark measures his own successes by how well TTU student-athletes perform in the classroom and on the field. His expectations and vision for our athletic programs continue to represent the university well.” Upon his arrival at Tennessee Tech in 2004, Wilson embarked on an ambitious enhancement program to improve every facet of intercollegiate athletics at Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech’s annual team GPA improved from a 2.79 in 2003-04 to 3.16 in spring semester 2013, including an all-time high semester of 3.2 in the spring of 2010. Private fundraising has enhanced facilities for TTU student-athletes, highlighted by the construction of a 25,000 square-foot Athletic Performance Center and state-of-the-art basketball offices. He initiated a new branding and standard graphic identity program for regional and national recognition of TTU athletics and under his leadership, TTU’s teams have been highly active supporting community outreach programs such as Habitat for Humanity and Mustard Seed Ranch (a local home for disadvantaged youth). Wilson’s hiring decisions have also paid off. Twenty-two Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) regular season and tournament championships have been won, along with the 2012 OVC Sportsmanship Award. The 2011 football team under Watson Brown won its first conference championship since 1975. Sytia Messer’s (TTU’s first female African-American head coach) and Jim Davis’ women’s basketball teams have won two OVC championships in the last three seasons. The tennis team, under the direction of two-time OVC Coach of the Year Kenny Doyle, has gone unbeaten in OVC play while winning the regular season championship each of the past two years. Wilson, 44, has served as chair of the OVC Board of Director of Athletics and represented the OVC on the NCAA Leadership Council. Wilson currently serves on the FCS ADA Executive Committee and the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee and Football Issues Committee. Wilson’s first nine years as Director of Athletics at TTU have showcased his vision, energy, and enthusiasm for providing outstanding experiences for Tech’s studentathletes and fans. In addition to major improvements in Tennessee Tech’s athletics facilities, high graduation and APR rates by Golden Eagle student-athletes, and outstanding academic success, Wilson has also cultivated excellent relationships with the campus, community and alumni. In short, Wilson has facilitated growth and excellence in all areas of TTU Athletics. Following an appointment on the NCAA Leadership Council, Wilson is currently serving a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee and Division I Football Issues Committee, and has been active in the Ohio Valley Conference governance structure.
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Athletics Administration Another step achieved under Wilson’s direction has been increased fund raising and development efforts with the goal of providing the necessary facilities and resources for Tech’s student-athletes, coaches and staff. Wilson also developed a strategic plan for Tech’s athletic facilities and has already seen some of those plans become reality. During the past six years Tech has completed several construction and renovation projects to athletic facilities, including a spectacular, new Athletic Performance Center on the western edge of campus, a spacious, new basketball office complex in Eblen Center, a new natural grass practice field, installation of new turf in Tucker Stadium, renovating the running track, renovating the football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms, and new lights at Tucker Stadium. Additional building plans call for a new student-athlete center and an on-campus tennis center. All of those accomplishments have come while the department has continued to stay focused on compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations. The most recent NCAA announcements show that all 14 of Tech’s athletic programs are comfortably above the benchmark for compliance in the Athletic Progress Rate (APR). Just as important are the relationships that Wilson has developed and nurtured, including the CookevillePutnam County Chamber of Commerce, the student body, the campus community and the region at-large. His leadership has been instrumental in the overwhelming success in the community’s host role at Tucker Stadium for the annual Blue Cross Bowl for the TSSAA high school state championship football games. Tech has also seen growth in regional and national media exposure for its student-athletes and coaches while his hands-on approach to marketing and branding Golden Eagle Athletics has earned increased opportunities and involvement for fans and sponsors. Some of the ideas he has implemented include the Purple Pride Caravans, a new athletics logo and branding marks that have gained nationwide recognition, and an updated and modern ticketing system. Under Wilson’s direction, Tech has introduced an enhanced digital video presence for athletics, including free live web streaming productions and a variety of additional video programs, interviews and features that give fans, alumni and supporters greater access to Golden Eagle teams, student-athletes, coaches and staff. Wilson was named Director of Athletics on July 1, 2004. He came to Tennessee Tech from a position of Associate Athletic Director at Ohio University. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Athletic Marketing for the University of Massachusetts, worked as a graduate assistant in the UMass athletic department and interned with the Northwestern University ticketing and marketing departments. Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from the University of Maine in physical education and health, and earned his master’s in sports management from the University of Massachusetts in 1994. Mark has two daughters, Katey (18) and Meaghan (13).
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v Executive Staff Assistant to the Athletics Director Kim Nash came to the Tech Athletics Department in 2004 from across campus in Photo Services, and currently is in a position as Administrative Associate to the Athletics Director. In her role, in addition to providing assistance to Director of Athletics Mark Wilson, she also handles numerous other tasks including all departmental travel, game contracts and additional financial responsibilities. A native of nearby Baxter, Tenn., she attended Upperman High School before enrolling at Tennessee Tech to study education and business. In 1996, she took a position in Photo Services, a post she held until joining Athletics. Among her job responsibilities are working at most athletics events in a variety of roles, including home football and basketball games and the Bobby Nichols Scramble. She also coordinates several special events for the A.D., and prepares the Athletics Annual Report. Besides time spent on the job, Kim also puts in numerous hours as a volunteer for several community activities, and served previously on the Board of Directors for the Putnam County Clearinghouse. She also volunteers regularly in the nursery at Nash Grove Baptist Church. Kim and her husband, Perry, have been married 32 years and have two grown children, Emily and Daniel. They are the proud grandparents of four -- Jordan, Caleb, Allie Grace and Lily.
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v Assistant A.D. for Sports Information & Broadcasting St. Cloud State, 1977 Now in his 32nd year on the Tennessee Tech athletics staff, Rob Schabert is assistant athletics director for sports information and broadcasting. He joined the Tech staff on Sept. 8, 1982, and has been going full-speed ever since, working not only in publicizing Tech’s student-athletes and staff but also in promotions and marketing for the athletics department. In September 2008 he was inducted into the Hall of Distinction at Minnesota State University (Mankato).
Olympic Liaison Committee.
An active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), he has attended the organization’s annual workshop in 32 of his 37 years in the profession. He has served on numerous CoSIDA committees, including Ethics, Academic All-America and Writing, and he currently serves on the
In 2004, he was voted winner of the university’s Outstanding Professional Award, and in July 2005 was promoted to his current title. Schabert has won dozens of national publications and writing awards, including “Best in the Nation” from USA Volleyball for his annual media guide six times. In addition to award-winning publications, he has kept pace with the fast-changing world of the sports information profession, moving Tech smoothly into the digital age and the exploding world of social media. Schabert, 58, has established several programs within the department. He created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 1987 and initiated the President’s Awards program in 1991. He also established the Woman of the Year/Man of the Year awards along with the Outstanding Male and Female Athlete awards. He is active in the TTU Sports Hall of Fame selection process and serves as the emcee of the annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Schabert has promoted the selection of numerous Tech Academic All-Americans and is extremely active in promoting both the academic and athletic accomplishments of Tech’s student-athletes. Another wing of his operation is the day-to-day production and operations of the vast Tech athletics web site, TTUsports.com. Rob and his staff also serve as the hosts to all media attending athletics events on campus. Over the past several years, many of the interns who have worked for Schabert have moved into full-time positions in the Sports Information profession at a wide variety of colleges and universities, including Appalachian State, UAB, Xavier, Idaho, Texas State, New Mexico, Minnesota State (Mankato) and Florida Atlantic. A Minnesota native who learned the trade under the guidance of his father, Bob (a long-time Minnesota Sportswriter), Rob earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University in 1977, spent one year in the Minnesota Twins public relations office, and was SID for five years at Mankato State University. He was a charter member of the St. Cloud chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2002, Rob was a volunteer with the Salt Lake Olympic Committee as a member of the Press Operations staff. Rob and his wife, Joan, have two grown children who are also in the public relation business -- Matt (Morehead State sports information) and Kristen (U.S. Army public affairs). They also have one grandson, Jacob. You already like TTU Sports, so why not “Like” them on Facebook? Search for TTU Sports to get breaking news and information in your news feed. Fans can also comment on posts and show their support for the Golden Eagles by getting others to “Like” TTU Sports on Facebook.
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Tech fans want the latest news in an easy, free, fast format. That’s why Tech is proud to offer a Twitter service that features exclusive live scores, updates and photos from games, as well as notifications when a new story is posted to TTUSports. com. Fans can even get the updates straight to their mobile phone via text messages (messaging rates apply). Log on to Twitter and follow @TTUGoldenEagles. For more information, visit www.TTUSports.com.
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Sometimes a pen and paper just can’t tell the whole story. That’s where video comes in. After producing more than 400 videos between the 2011 and 2014, Tech Athletics looks to continue its visual media efforts by providing quality videos on a regular basis. From feature stories and behind-the-scenes pieces to highlights and press conferences, the TTUSports1 YouTube channel is the exclusive home for Tech video content.
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v Sports Information Coordinator Northern Illinois, 2012 Mike Lehman, 25, is back for a third year as a member of the Tennessee Tech sports information staff, having handled his duties in outstanding fashion over his first two years as a Golden Eagle. A Northern Illinois University graduate, Lehman joined the Golden Eagle staff following two years as a student worker for the NIU office. He is from East Dundee, Ill., in the Chicago area. Lehman serves as the primary contact for the Golden Eagle men’s basketball and baseball teams, as well as the men’s and women’s golf teams, and works closely with coverage for many of the other Tech teams. He holds duties as the secondary contact for football as well as the primary statistician for all Golden Eagle teams. Lehman is also heavily involved in providing daily updates on the website, producing department publications and a variety of social media projects. His role in Tech’s expanding video and webstreaming operation has also grown to include a role as a color commentator for the Golden Eagle Sports Network. While at Northern Illinois, Lehman spent two years with the Huskies’ sports information office and held several responsibilities over that time. After gaining experience his first year, he was kept on for a special summer project of reformatting the record books for several of the Huskies’ 16 sports. Lehman earned new duties in his second year, including leading the statistics crew for basketball and assisting with volleyball. He was also the secondary contact for women’s tennis and was chosen to design the 2012 MAC Women’s Tennis Championship program. During his time with the Huskies, NIU was honored as a 2011 “Super 11” sport information department by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), which recognizes the best 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) departments in the nation during the season. Lehman compiled statistics for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Boy’s Basketball Super Sectionals his final year and also worked three MAC Championship events during his time at NIU, including Track & Field, Gymnastics, and Women’s Tennis. While at Northern Illinois, Lehman was a member of the prestigious co-ed professional business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi. He spent four years as a brother, including three as the fraternity’s Sports Chair. His duties included running all athletic events and teams for the fraternity. During his time as Sports Chair, the fraternity boasted two intramural championship teams, including the 2012 Co-Ed 16” Softball champions.
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v Sports Information Coordinator Central Michigan, 2013 Jocelyn VerVelde, a graduate of Central Michigan University and native of Oostburg, Wis., joined the Sports Information staff in 2013 and is in her second season on the Golden Eagle SID staff. VerVelde, 24, majored in sports studies at CMU and minored in journalism. She is the primary contact for the volleyball, women’s basketball, tennis and track & field teams, and will work with all 14 Golden Eagle programs. She also serves as the primary contact for all of Tech’s social media efforts, and provides daily updates on TTUsports.com, contributes to “unlimited” magazine, and provides photography and graphic design support. A 2008 graduate of Sheboygan (Wis.) County Christian High School where she was a standout player in volleyball, basketball and soccer, she spent two years at North Dakota State University and was a member of the volleyball team. She transfered to Central Michigan where she played her final three seasons for the Chippewas, with current Golden Eagle volleyball head coach Dave Zelenock as one of the assistant coaches. During her final year at CMU, she worked as a student assistant in the sports information office, and was the primary contact for the men’s and women’s track & field teams.
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Golden Eagle Sports Network Dylan
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v Sports Information Coordinator Syracuse, 2010 Dylan Vazzano, a graduate of Syracuse University and native of Los Angeles, joined the Sports Information staff at Tennessee Tech University in mid-August, 2013, as a Sports Information Coordinator. and enters his second season on the staff. Vazzano comes to Tech after spending two years as the Sports Information Director and lead play-by-play broadcaster at Menlo College. Vazzano, 26, is the primary contact for soccer and softball, and broadcasts the audio portion of all webstreams on the Golden Eagle Sports Network, including soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball games which also air on the OVC Digital Network. He is also the sidelines reporter during football broadcasts on the Golden Eagle Sports Network, and provided play-by-play for basketball games. While at Menlo, Vazzano controlled all communications and media relations aspects for the department’s 14 sports. As a broadcaster, he provided play-by-play for nine sports and served as the “voice” of eight different regional and national tournaments. Vazzano has also spent the last five summers as lead play-by-play broadcaster for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, the top summer collegiate baseball league in the country. He was selected to broadcast the league’s annual All-Star game each of the past two years on NPR and provided color commentary for the Cape’s “Sunday Night Baseball” on WEEI 96.3 FM, flagship station of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and New England Patriots. Vazzano also served as the first ever host of Hyannis’ postgame studio show, “Hawk Talk,.” Vazzano graduated Syracuse University in 2010, earning a degree in Writing and Rhetoric.
Tennessee Tech basketball fans can listen to the action throughout most of the middle part of Tennessee and into Kentucky on Fox Sports Radio 106.1 The Eagle in Cookeville, and worldwide via the internet (see below). Veteran radio personality Roger Ealey returns for his 21st year as the Voice of the Golden Eagles for most of the games. Two other familiar voices, Rob Schabert and Dylan Vazzano, will also call several games when travel schedules overlap.
Roger Ealey
WCTE TV
Dick and Donna Castle and their small TV crew began televising Tennessee Tech games on Cookeville’s upstart PBS station in 1980, and the station has been there covering the Golden Eagles ever since. The faces and voices have changed throughout the years, but one thing has remained constant — this year basketball fans in the Upper Cumberland will enjoy live telecasts of Golden Eagle games once again. The station continues the tradition under the direction of station General Manager Becky Magura and Producer Rick Wells.
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WCTE 2014-15 Television Schedule Murray State * Austin Peay * UT Martin * Belmont *
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OVC Digital Network
Watch for information about the all-new OVC Digital Network, which will provide free web streaming of all OVC football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games, plus other featured content. In conjunction with member schools, the OVC provides the online destination for exclusive LIVE streaming video and audio straight to your computer. This broadband video channel is the ultimate place for fans of OVC member schools on the web. The OVC Digital Network is powered by OVCsports.com, the Official Site of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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v Video Production Coordinator Cincinnati, 2014 Marc Graham, 22, joined the Tennessee Tech Athletics staff in the role of Video Coordinator, and handles all video operations for the Golden Eagle Sports Network and Tech’s productions for the Ohio Valley Conference Digital Network. He also serves as director for The Watson Brown Show, all live webstreams of Tech athletics events, and helps with the new video board in Eblen Center. While at the University of Cincinnati, Graham spent two years with the Bearcats TV office and held several responsibilities, varying from directing live web streams, producing program series, and editing special features. Graham also was an assistant on The Sammi Cronin Show produced by Fox Sports Ohio, which won a College Sports Media Awards Honorable Mention. Graham also spent the past two years directing, producing, and editing two documentaries and one short film. Graham’s first documentary Summer of Success, was created while working for the Cape Cod Baseball League, the top summer collegiate baseball league in the country. Receiving rave reviews from the Cape Cod community, Graham was featured in the town’s newspaper Barnstable Patriot, Cape Cod Magazine, and as well as Cape Cod Young Professionals. He also spent the past summer as Assistant Editor and Post Production Coordinator on the feature film Bad Blood in Los Angeles. Graham’s second documentary Showtime: Welcome Home told the story of IBF Welterweight Champion Shawn “Showtime” Porter’s journey back home after his title win. The premiere of the documentary was announced on WKRK 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, as well as ESPN 850 WKNR. Graham’s first drama director’s debut was titled Solace, a story about a young man’s struggles with his brother’s substance addiction and his own deteriorating state. The film was premiered in Corbett Theatre at the University of Cincinnati. Graham graduated in 2014, earning a degree in Electronic Media with a minor in marketing.
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HOLLANDER v Video Production Coordinator Kent State, 2011 Tom Hollander, 25, is in his first season as a member of the Tennessee Tech Athletics staff, filling the role of Video Coordinator within the Sports Information Office. He works with all video operations for the Golden Eagle Sports Network and Tech’s productions for the Ohio Valley Conference Digital Network, including technical director of The Watson Brown Show. He works in a variety of roles on all live webstreams of Tech athletics events, and is the primary producer of the new video board in Eblen Center. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Hollander is a graduate of Kent State University. Prior to taking his post at Tech, he completed an internship with the Cleveland Browns where he was hands-on with most aspects of the Browns’ live productions, both in-stadium and from the team’s training complex. While with the Browns, he also served as a liasion between the team’s video production efforts and the feature film Draft Day, starring Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner. Hollander began in video production early in his high school career, where he became a motivated trailblazer, helping to create production programs with his instructors.
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v Assistant A.D. for Academics and Student Welfare Penn State, 1978 Dr. Lance Jasitt serves as Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare. Dr. Jasitt plays a key role in the academic success of each of Tech’s varsity student-athletes, managers, and graduate assistants. His primary goals are to provide guidance and academic resources to permit student-athletes to maintain their academic eligibility under NCAA rules and to help them progress to graduation. In this process, Dr. Jasitt serves as a primary liaison between coaches and faculty. A detail-oriented person and a diligent worker, Dr. Jasitt has developed a solid understanding of the operations of the Athletics Department, the staff and the needs of its student-athletes. In addition to his academics/student welfare roles within Athletics, he has served in compliance and administrative operations roles in the Tech Athletics Department since 1998. Dr. Jasitt is also highly involved in promoting reading and literacy at all age levels. He was the 2008-09 president of the TTU Council of the International Reading Association and is actively involved in that organization. He also has served on the President’s Commission on the Status of Women for seven years. Raised in York, Pa., he earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State in 1978 and added a master’s in public administration from Valdosta State in 1987. In 1993, he received a master’s degree in education from Old Dominion University and added a Ph.D. in literacy education from Tennessee Tech in 2004. Dr. Jasitt is a former Commander in the U.S. Navy. His wife of 30 years, Donna White Jasitt, is a former Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. They have two children, Ian and Meagan. Ian recently received his second degree from Tech, this one in Environmental Geology. Meagan is a senior PrePhysical Therapy major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
The “WIN” program: Work Intensely Now
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The WIN Program was implemented in the fall semester of 2004 to provide additional support for freshmen and studentathletes whose general academic progress places them at risk for maintaining eligibility and graduating. The program involves the student-athlete, coach(es), academic advisor, tutors, and others to build academic skills for success. Participation in the program is primarily based on grades, and coaches or the academic advisor may recommend additional participation at any time. All incoming freshmen meet at least one time per week with their coach to discuss academic progress and needs as well as time management and study skill techniques. Other aspects of the program include monitored study hours, tutoring, and study skills workshops.
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v Academics Advisor Tennessee Tech, 2005 Tennessee Tech alumna Ashlee Kiser serves as Academic Advisor for Tech’s student-athletes. A native of Wartburg, Tenn., Kiser earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Tech in 2005 and a master’s in English in 2007. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2005 and finished her graduate degree with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Along with her accolades as a student, Kiser has also taught numerous English and writing courses at several levels in and around the Cookeville area including Cookeville High School, Tennessee Tech and Nashville State Community College. Along with her success in the classroom, both as a student and teacher, Kiser has also been active in the community having participated in a number of different events. She has served as a writing scorer at several events at Nashville State and Tennessee Tech. She has also been a yearly participant in the TTU Festival of Student Writing since 2006 and was a member of the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society. Ashlee and her husband, Brinn, have a two-year-old son, Ian. They also volunteer at the Mustard Seed Ranch, serving as relief house parents for the past three years.
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Tennessee Tech, 2010 Tennessee Tech welcomed back one of its own as former Golden Eagle football player Justin Hilliard rejoined Tech Athletics in the role of an Academic Advisor where he works with TTU student-athletes, helping them to excel in the classroom. A Pikeville, Tenn. native, Hilliard spent five seasons on the Golden Eagle football team including a redshirt freshman season. An All-OVC Selection in his senior season, he wrapped a solid career with 117 total tackles, 22.5 tackles-forloss, two blocked kicks, and one and half sacks in 43 career games. Human Resource Management in May 2010.
He took advantage of his time in the classroom as well, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in
While at Tech, Hilliard was involved not only with the football team, but also with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the prestigious Who’s Who Among Students honors program. He also served as an Academic Mentor, tutoring other students in math and business courses. Justin and his wife, Staci, welcomed their first child in October, a son named Jaxon. He has also joined the National Guard and will begin spending time training next summer.
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Academic Support CAPITAL ONE / COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 1976...................Donley Canary, Baseball 1978..................Pat Kannapel, Basketball 1982...............Jerilynn Harper, Basketball 1985..................Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1986..............Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986..................Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987........................ Derek Lane, Baseball 1987..................Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987..............Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1988............................Jim Cornelius, Golf 1990.......................Lisa Johnson, Softball 1993..................... Andrea Roark, Softball 1996................Dena Adams, Track & Field 1996..................... Stacy Hughes, Softball 1996..............Dena Adams, Cross Country 1997................Dena Adams, Track & Field 1997........... Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1998 ..............Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1999....................Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis 1999....................Wes Gallagher, Football 2000.....................Diane Seng, Basketball 2000.................... Nick Solomon, Football 2001.......................Janet Holt, Basketball 2002.......................Janet Holt, Basketball 2002................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2003.................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2003................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2004.................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2005.................. Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2007........................ Beth Boden, Softball 2008..................Thomas Nelson, Baseball 2008........................ Beth Boden, Softball 2008............... Stephanie Fischer, Softball 2009......................Taylor Askew, Football 2009.....................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2010................................Josh Simer, Golf 2014...................Dennis Ogbe, Basketball
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CAPITAL ONE / COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DISTRICT IV 1985.................. Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1985.................... Barry Wilmore, Football 1985...............Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986...............Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986......................Joel Chandler, Football 1986.................. Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987....................... Ed deHass, Basketball 1987.........................Derek Lane, Baseball 1987.................. Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987...............Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1987........................Clark Richey, Football 1988............................ Jim Cornelius, Golf 1990.....................Steve Arnette, Baseball 1990......................Tuesday Frase, Softball 1990....................... Lisa Johnson, Softball 1990..................Spencer Hissam, Football 1991.......................Ted Lockerby, Football 1991.............................Ben Holt, Baseball 1991......................Andrea Roark, Softball 1992.......................Ted Lockerby, Football 1992......................Andrea Roark, Softball 1993......................Andrea Roark, Softball 1993.............................Ben Holt, Baseball 1994............. Mary Beth Coombs, Softball 1995..........................Scott Trent, Football 1995................................Lisa Phipps, Golf 1995............Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1996........................ Jason Matson, Tennis 1996......................Stacy Hughes, Softball 1996..........Kelly Carmichael, Track & Field 1996................ Dena Adams, Track & Field 1996......................Brandy Henry, Softball 1996............Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1996..........Meggan Toohey, Cross Country 1997......................Stacy Hughes, Softball 1997................ Dena Adams, Track & Field 1997............... Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1997............................Wade Morrell, Golf 1997....................... Jeff Norman, Football
1997.................... Wes Gallagher, Football 1997............Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1998..................... Diane Seng, Basketball 1998.......................Taylor Ralph, Baseball 1998...........................Amy Ayers, Softball 1998............... Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1998.................... Wes Gallagher, Football 1999..................... Diane Seng, Basketball 1999............Collin Carmichael, Basketball 1999.................... Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis 1999............................ Shane Sewell, Golf 1999.................... Wes Gallagher, Football 1999............Kevin Boucher, Cross Country 1999........... Steven Gordon, Cross Country 2000..................... Diane Seng, Basketball 2000....................... Janet Holt, Basketball 2000............Collin Carmichael, Basketball 2000......................Brandy Henry, Softball 2000.................... Mirza Duranovic, Tennis 2000.....................Nick Solomon, Football 2001....................... Janet Holt, Basketball 2001.................. Grant Swallows, Football 2001..................... Kara Gilbert, Volleyball 2001.............................Julie Tryon, Soccer 2002....................... Janet Holt, Basketball 2002.......................Brent Jolly, Basketball 2002.................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2002........... Stephanie Ward, Track & Field 2002............................Alexis Boyd, Soccer 2002..................... Kara Gilbert, Volleyball 2002........................... Trey Perry, Football 2003................. Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2003 ................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2003............................Alexis Boyd, Soccer 2004................. Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2004......................... Brett Vavra, Football 2004...................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005............................Eric Anderson, Golf 2005...................Michelle Brigano, Soccer
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2005......................Jess Seyfert, Volleyball 2005...................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005......................... Jon Mahan, Football 2006................Leah Watson, Track & Field 2006.........................Beth Boden, Softball 2006......................... Jon Mahan, Football 2007.........................Beth Boden, Softball 2007...................... Taylor Askew, Football 2007............. Bradley Thompson, Football 2008.........................Beth Boden, Softball 2008................Stephanie Fischer, Softball 2008.................. Thomas Nelson, Baseball 2008....................Keri Coulthard, CC/Track 2008...................... Taylor Askew, Football 2008............. Bradley Thompson, Football 2008.........................Kathryn Lally, Soccer 2008..........................Taren Brown, Soccer 2008......................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009..................... Frank Davis, Basketball 2009........................... Keri Light, CC/Track 2009................. Stephanie Place, CC/Track 2009...................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2009......................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009...................... Taylor Askew, Football 2010...........................Lee Henry, Baseball 2010..................Chad Oberacker, Baseball 2010...................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2010................................ Josh Simer, Golf 2011..................... Corey Watson, Football 2011................. James Normand, Football 2011...................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2012....................Molly Heady, Basketball 2012.....................Stephen Bush, Football 2013................... Dennis Ogbe, Basketball 2013.......................Beth Miller, CC & Track 2013............Adam McLeod, Cross Country 2014................... Dennis Ogbe, Basketball Total honors since 1985..............113
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Sports Medicine Joe
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v Director of Sports Medicine West Virginia, 1988 Joe Erdeljac was named in July 2008 as Head Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech University. Erdeljac previously served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech for seven years, and worked for nine years with high school athletes for the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Overall, he is currently in his 13th year at Tech. Erdeljac was at Tech from 1992 to 1999. During that time, he was the Athletics Trainer for the men’s basketball team and worked with the student-athletes on all of Tech’s teams. A native of West Virginia, Erdeljac, 49, began his career in 1988 while an undergraduate at the University of West Virginia. Upon graduation with a bachelor’s degree in Science and Physical Education, he took a graduate assistant position at Austin Peay and received his master’s degree in 1989. From there, he accepted his first full-time position as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, a post he held until being hired for a similar assignment at Tech under former Head Athletic Trainer David Green. After seven years at TTU, he accepted a position in 1999 with the Cookeville Regional Medical Center as Head Athletic Trainer for Upperman High School in Baxter, a position he held until accepting the top post in Tech’s Sports Medicine Department. During his time with CRMC, he was a volunteer athletic trainer at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association (SEATA), and Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS). He was reappointed by the governor to the Tennessee Board of Athletic Trainers through 2014. Joe and his wife, Jessica, have one daughter, Riley Grace, 5.
Responsible for providing medical coverage, recognition and treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation for all 14 intercollegiate teams and more than 300 student-athletes, Tennessee Tech’s Sports Medicine department provides some of the most complete and advanced care available.
Dr. William C. Francis Athletic Training Complex Tennessee Tech University’s athletic training complex was renamed the Dr. William C. Francis Student Therapy/Athletic Training Complex on November 7, 1992, in recognition of the dedicated, long-time team physician who was instrumental in the health care of all Tech student-athletes for 35 years. The state-of-the-art facility is located in the east side of Tucker Stadium. A 1953 Tech graduate who served as the football team’s captain and was president of the student body, Dr. Francis was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Dr. Francis passed away on October 13, 1996.
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Mike Brown After spending two years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Sports Medicine staff, Mike Brown stepped into a new role in 2014, taking a full-time position as an assistant athletic trainer, working primarily with the Golden Eagle football team. A native of Kissimmee, Fla., Brown is a 2012 graduate of Florida Southern College with a bachelor’s of science in athletic training. In May 2014, he completed his master’s of arts in EXPW/fitness and wellness from Tennessee Tech. While at Florida Southern College, he worked with all sports while earning his degree as well as filled hours working in the training room. Brown also spent the fall of 2011 as an intern with the University of Tennessee football team and the spring of 2011 working as an intern with the Detroit Tigers. Brown resides in Cookeville with his fiancée, Michaela Hawley. Chuck Cushman Chuck, 27, is in his second year as a full-time assistant athletic trainer on Joe Erdeljac’s Sports Medicine staff at Tennessee Tech. He previously served for two years as a graduate assistant. A native of Marshall, Ill., Cushman worked as an undergrad trainer at Southern Illinois where he tended to several teams including the football, baseball and track and field teams. He worked under SIU trainers Ed Thompson, Lee Land and Kristin Trotter, earning his degree in exercise science, with a focus on athletic training in 2010. Cushman earned his graduate degree in exercise science and health and wellness from Tennessee Tech in 2013. Adam Graham Adam joined the Sports Medicine staff in 2011 as assistant athletic trainer and has worked primarily with the Golden Eagle volleyball, soccer and baseball teams. A graduate of Western Carolina with a master’s degree from West Virginia, Graham is a native of Chapel Hill, N.C., and a 2008 graduate of Western Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. As a student athletic trainer, he worked with
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the Catamount football and women’s basketball teams. During his time as an undergraduate, he also spent one summer in an internship position with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization, working with the Bradenton Pirates in the Gulf Coast League. He also served in volunteer positions at the North Carolina State High School cross country and wrestling championships, and the Kentucky Bluegrass Games. After graduation, he spent one year in an internship position at Georgia Tech where he worked primarily with the Yellowjacket football team. His coverage also included working with the cross country and track teams and the cheerleading squad. During 2010-11, Graham worked toward his master’s degree and served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at West Virginia University. He holds membership in several regional associations, and is also a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. Randi Kaplan Building her professional resume with positions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Newberry College and Niagara University, Randi Kaplan joined the Tennessee Tech Sports Medicine staff in January 2012 in the role of Assistant Athletic Trainer. She works with women’s basketball and other sports as assigned. A native of Woodridge. N.Y., Kaplan received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from the State University of New York at Albany in 2004 and went to graduate school at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She received a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree in exercise science at Buffalo, and graduated with honors in June 2007. As an undergraduate at SUNY Albany, she supported the head athletic trainer in providing medical coverage for the football, lacrosse, men’s and women’s basketball and track & field teams. She was also a volunteer student athletic trainer at two Empire State Games. In January 2007, she was selected as an athletic training intern at Niagara University. For the next three years, Randi was an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Newberry College and
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spent an extended period of time serving as the acting Head Athletic Trainer. In October 2010, she was selected as Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of MarylandEastern Shore, a position she held until joining the Golden Eagle Sports Medicine staff. Professionally, she is a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA) in addition to the College Athletic Trainer’s Society, the Maryland Athletic Trainer’s Association and the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainer’s Association. Dan Redmond After 27 years as an athletic trainer in professional sports, both baseball and hockey, Dan moved to the college athletics ranks when he accepted a position as assistant athletic trainer for the Golden Eagles. Redmond, 53, came to Tech in 2013 and works with the men’s basketball team along with other Tech sports as needed. Originally from Chippewa Falls, Wis., he graduated in 1986 from UW-Eau Claire with a degree in physical education and minors in athletic training and coaching. He worked as a student athletic trainer while an undergraduate at Eau Claire. He attended graduate school at Temple University, then returned to the field of athletic training where he began with a three-year stint in the Cleveland Indians organization, working with the Indians’ Class A and AA affiliates. Remaining in minor league sports, Redmond spent nine years as the athletic trainer for the Washington Capitals’ affiliate in the American Hockey League. From there, he moved up to the NHL and served as the head athletic trainer for the Nashville Predators, a role he filled for 15 years. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA). Dan and his wife, the former Barbara Wolff, were married in 1994 and have two children, Danielle, 14, and Sean, 9.
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Sports Medicine Dr. Richard WILLIAMS v Team Physician
Dr. Richard Williams, M.S., M.D., serves as the Team Physician for Tennessee Tech student-athletes. A physician at Mid-State Sports Medicine, Dr. Williams has specialized in sports medicine throughout his professional medical career, including experience with high school, college, Olympic and professional athletes. He understands sports medicine from an athlete’s point of view, participating on track and field and basketball teams during his high school and collegiate careers. A 1975 graduate of Crawfordsville (Ind.) High School, Dr. Williams also spent one year as a foreign exchange student in West Germany. He graduated Cum Laude (A.B.) from Dartmouth College, and went on to earn an M.S. degree in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University, and an M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Williams worked with the Indianapolis Colts training camp and provided volunteer medical support for high school soccer and football teams in Indianapolis during his senior year in medical school, and also served as a research assistant at the Methodist Sports Medicine Center. During his residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Dr. Williams provided coverage for local high school and college football teams, and worked extensively with the University of Cincinnati athletic teams. He earned an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship with Kentucky Sports Medicine in Lexington, and during the 1994-95 season was the team physician at Eastern Kentucky University, including primary game coverage in football and basketball, and training room coverage for all sports. Since 1995, Dr. Williams has been in practice in the Upper Cumberland. He has assumed primary responsibility, training room care and game coverage and injury treatment for all of Tennessee Tech’s athletic programs along with area high schools.
Dr. James TALMAGE v Consultant
Dr. James Talmage, M.D., has over a decade of providing a variety of services to Tennessee Tech’s more than 300 student-athletes as general practitioner and consultant to the sports medicine staff. Currently a physician at the Occupational Health Center, Dr. Talmage moved to Cookeville in 1979 and has worked closely with the Tech sports medicine staff since 1987. While working with all men and women athletes, his primary area is the women’s basketball program. After graduating with a degree in Physiology from Ohio State University in 1968, he was Summa Cum Laude in 1972 from the OSU medical school. He is Board Certified both in orthopedic surgery and in emergency medicine, and among his published works and lectures have been numerous items relating to athletic injuries and sports medicine.
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Dr. Clark Childress Team Dentist
Dr. Garrett Shepherd Team Optometrist
TTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Therapy Center is located inside the east side of Tucker Stadium on the TTU campus. The center specializes in athletic and orthopedic injuries and creates a convenient way for students, faculty and staff to attend physical therapy without leaving campus. The center is operated by a community partnership between Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Tennessee Tech, and is also open to members of the community. Dr. Mario Cruz joined the Tennessee Tech Sports Medicine program in the spring of 2013. His duties include the provision of rehabilitation services to all student-athletes, as well as assisting the sports medicine staff. A Colombian native, Dr. Cruz specializes in the treatment of non-operative and post-operative musculoskeletal, orthopedic, and sports medicine pathologies. He graduated with honors from Georgia Southern University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine with an emphasis in Athletic Training. While at GSU, he worked with several athletic teams as a student trainer, including football, men’s soccer, baseball, women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s basketball. He was also the recipient of the Jerry Rhea Sports Medicine Scholarship Award, as well as the Georgia Athletic Trainer’s Association Undergraduate Student Scholarship Award. Following his graduation from GSU, he attended the Medical College of Georgia (now called Georgia Regents University), where he earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2009. While at MCG, he worked as an athletic trainer for Augusta State University, assisting with the medical care of student-athletes. After finishing his training in rehabilitation sciences, Dr. Cruz gained experience working for private clinics providing both physical rehabilitation and athletic training services for a wide range of patients including high school, college, semi-professional, and professional athletes. In 2013, he became a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Rehabilitation/Medicine.
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Athletic Performance Casey
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v Director of Athletic Performance / Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Northwestern Oklahoma State, 2005 With coaching experience at Washington State, Boston College and Auburn, plus a couple of years training Special Forces Soldiers in the U.S. Army, Casey Kramer was named in December 2013 as the head strength and conditioning coach at Tennessee Tech University. Kramer, 31, served two years as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Washington State University, where his emphasis was with the Cougar football program. Kramer said his primary goal for the program will be assisting student-athletes. He has been a key member of the staff in working with the WSU sports medicine staff, providing a link between injury rehabilitation and performance, as well as planning and developing strength training and conditioning workouts for short- and long-term injured athletes. Prior to WSU, Kramer served as a military tactical strength and conditioning specialist for the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, Colo., a civilian position that developed strength and condition training programs for elite Special Forces Soldiers. He created multi-faceted programs that were effective regardless of location and could be performed year-round, in addition to scheduling individual training sessions around military tactical training schedules. Due to deployments, his physical training programs were also utilized in a wide variety of locations and with a wide variety of available equipment. As part of the position at Fort Carson, Kramer took part in military training exercises to properly develop needs analysis, and briefed top U.S. Military officials on the importance of performance training. The programs he designed and developed were utilized by Soldiers attending Special Forces Assessment and Selection, as well as CAG Selection and Ranger School. He also spent two years as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Boston College, from 2008 to 2010, where he worked closely with the football program. That position followed two years as graduate assistant strength coach at Auburn, where he worked with football, softball, women’s basketball, baseball, women’s soccer, and women’s gymnastics. His first position in the field was as a student intern strength and conditioning coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in 2005 in health and physical education. He spent one season as the head strength and conditioning coach at Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College, where he also served as tight ends coach for the football team. Kramer is a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Association of Tactical Strength and Conditioning Instructors. He is Strength and Condition Coach Certified, and also certified in First Aid and CPR0, and Modern Army Combatives (MAC-P) Level 1.
Emphasizing Player Development Our mission is to provide Tennessee Tech University student-athletes with the best possible training environment to excel and achieve competitive success. Athletes will train consistently in an environment where they will develop a positive attitude, individual character and integrity, work ethic, mental toughness, and team camaraderie and accountability. As a strength and conditioning staff we will train the Tennessee Tech University student-athletes competitively, sensibly and systematically over designated periods of time in a safe, clean and professional environment. 56
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Athletic Performance Matt
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v Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Cincinnati, 2014 Following two years as a graduate assistant in the Tennessee Tech Athletic Performance Center, Matt Hewett has been elevated to the position of student support associate. The position places Hewett as the assistant strength and conditioning coach, where he reports to Casey Kramer, Director of Athletic Performance, and is responsible for coaching, teaching, motivating and supervising the workouts of Golden Eagle student-athletes. Hewett trains the baseball and tennis teams as well as assists with the conditioning of Tech’s football student-athletes. During the past two seasons, Hewett assisted in the strength training and conditioning workouts for TTU football under the direction of Kramer and former Director of Athletic Performance Chip Pugh. He also designed and administered strength training and conditioning workouts for both the baseball and volleyball teams. A Dresden, Tenn., native, Hewett is a level 1 certified USA W Sport Performance Coach, a CrossFit level 1 trainer, and has strength and conditioning specialist certification pending. Prior to earning his masters in exercise science, physical education and wellness at Tennessee Tech, Hewett attended UT Martin and graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in Health and Human Performance with a concentration in Exercise Science and Wellness. Hewett will draw on his experiences as a volunteer coach for Dresden High School. Hewett also played runningback for the Skyhawks and served as the football strength and conditioning intern. After graduation, Hewett became a strength and conditioning intern at the University of Tennessee from January to June, 2012. Hewett, 26, currently resides in Cookeville. He was married to the former Brooke Mussard of Cookeville on Aug. 9, 2014.
Graduate Assistants Jenna Bekker, a graduate of Washington State University and native of Pretoria, South Africa, has joined the Athletic Performance staff at Tennessee Tech University, serving as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant.
Former Tennessee Tech student-athlete Katie Lowery Tallant (track and field) has joined the Athletic Performance Center staff in the role of graduate assistant. Tallant work directly with women’s basketball, women’s track and field, and both golf teams.
Bekker serves as the strength and conditioning coach for softball, and also assists with football and volleyball. Bekker comes to Tech after spending last year as a Strength and Conditioning Coaching Assistant at her alma mater, where she worked with cheerleading, baseball, and track and field. Jenna Bekker
Throughout her time at Washington State, Bekker was a Strength and Conditioning volunteer, where she worked with men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, women’s rowing, track and field, and cheerleading. Bekker was on the women’s swimming team at WSU from 2009-13, serving as team captain for two of her four years with the program. Throughout Bekker’s time with the Cougars, she was named three times to the athletics all-academic team, and was once named to the Pac-12 all-academic team. The 2013 graduate was also a two-time South African Olympic Trials competitor.
An Andersonville, Tenn. native, Tallant holds the TTU pole vault record at 10-feet, 8 inches. She hit that mark at the Battle on the Cumberland meet, hosted by Austin Peay on April 23, 2013. Katie Tallant
Tallant graduated from Tech in May 2013 with a bachelors of science in fitness and wellness., and is currently working on her masters of education to become an elementary and middle school physical education teacher while obtaining her teacher's license. On July 27, 2013, she married TTU football defensive back, Austin Tallant.
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Athletic Performance Training Philosophy In general, all sports involve multi-joint, multi-directional movements that are often done at high speeds and in a reactionary environment. Athletes must be trained to develop a wide variety of skills that are sport specific and will enhance the possibility of competive success.
Strength Training and Conditioning Programs will be designed based on the following: * Proper Technique - technique produces results and lessens the risk of injury *Training Tempo - train at a pace that your opponent in unwilling to match *Strength Development a) Train to be fast and explosive b) The ability to produce force, time and time again c) Development of large muscle groups *Development of Sport-Related Skills - train for the demands of the sport *Injury Prevention and Reduction *Development of the Total Athlete - Proprioception, coordination, balance and flexibility *Training Variety - use a wide variety of stimuli to produce results *Year-Round Periodization - constantly work to raise the standard *Agility - train and develop the ability to change direction efficiently *Speed Development - focus on acceleration, proper mechanics and efficiency *General Conditioning - we will benefit from being in great shape *Educating Each Athlete - work to create “students of training” *Build Character - instill discipline, moral values, pride, confidence and work ethic *Leadership and Team Building *Continuing Research - In order to provide the most competitive and successful workouts for our athletes.
Program overview Strength Training - typically occurs inside the weight room with the goal of gaining strenth in a wide variety of areas, with a wide variety of methods. Goals: *Develop Competitive Athletes *Train Fast and Explosive - utilize Olympic lifts and all variations *Train and Develop Athletic Musculature - hips, legs and core *Focus on Stabilizing and/or Mobilizing the Joints *Pursue Positive Body Composition - lean mass gains Conditioning - typically takes place outside of the weight room with the overall goal of increasing and enhancing athletic movement capabilities. Goals: *Train and Develop Sport Related Movement Skills *Train Fast and Explosive - first step, sport speed *Teach and Master Spring and Change of Direction Mechanics *Be in Great Shape - year round *Compete Every Day
Each training cycle is periodized and specifically planned to meet the goals and demands of each sport, as well as the overall goals for each particular cycle. All programming is designed to produce repetitive year-to-year athletic improvement and competitive success. Athletic improvement and physical preparation means constantly moving forward, getting better every day and improving upon athletic skills and physical tools.
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About Tennessee Tech
Newsweek names TTU among most affordable universities in the nation WHERE QUALITY COUNTS
For nearly 100 years, Tennessee Tech has served the various needs of the region, the state and beyond. Not only is Tech renowned as a fine institution of higher education, it also serves as a public resource center and encourages scholarly research and creative activity by its faculty and students. Today, Tech makes a number of contributions to economic development locally, regionally and nationally. Tech’s 65,000-plus alumni occupy positions of leadership in education, business, industry, government and public service. Tennessee Tech is widely known as an institution noted for its academic quality -- an institution where the energies of the faculty, staff and students are devoted to ensuring that the university’s quality is maintained and enhanced. The university is divided into seven academic divisions offering 44 programs of study leading to the bachelor’s degree and 20 programs of study at the graduate level. More than 75 percent of the 370 full-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Considered one of the most picturesque campuses in the South -and one of the safest -- the buildings carry an attractive Georgian style of architecture that lends the Tech campus an Ivy-league character. Tech was established in 1915 as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, located on the site of its forerunner, Dixie College. TPI gained university status in 1965, reflecting the institution’s role as a multipurpose, state-supported university. Tech’s current enrollment continues to include students from almost all 95 Tennessee counties, along with students from more than 40 other states and about 40 foreign countries.
Why we're the Golden Eagles
CAMPUS LIFE
Tennessee Tech students know that there is a lot more to college life than what goes on in the classroom. Nearly 200 student organizations on campus offer activities ranging from academic, athletic, cultural, political, community-oriented, social to spiritual. At Tech, it’s easy to get involved and make friends. Campus recreation coordinates 11 intramural and club sports: basketball, bowling, flag football, golf, racquetball, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. The Fitness Center is a free, fullservice health club for students. It houses a fully equipped weight room, 25-meter indoor pool, cardiovascular equipment and an indoor track. Tech is also a center for the arts, presenting concerts, theatre productions, lectures, dance performances, films, workshops, demonstrations and art exhibits each year. And, of course there’s always an athletics event to attend. Tennessee Tech’s athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference for 14 sports on the NCAA Division I level, and students can attend all regular season athletic events absolutely free!
The Tennessee Tech Athletic Department unveiled a new brand on Aug. 31, 2006, with an all-new set of logos for the Golden Eagles. The brand is new, but the tradition remains -the name Golden Eagles. How did TTU adopt the name? In the first quarter of this century, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute was a tiny school, located in the rugged, mountainous Upper Cumberland region where Golden Eagles were plentiful, soaring above the lush, upland forests. It's easy to understand how those early students and faculty could narrow their choices for their athletic team's nicknames to "Golden Eagles" or "Mountaineers." On February 14, 1925, the nickname "Golden Eagles " was officially adopted. The school newspaper, The Oracle, printed a story that outlined the efforts of a committee to suggest several possible nicknames to Athletic Association members for their consideration. The two most popular names were "Golden Eagles" and "Mountaineers," and the association, by a vote of 139-18, proudly declared its preference. It wasn't until 27 years later that a tangible mascot found its way to the campus. Several Tech
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The Upper Cumberland PICTURESQUE VIEWS:
Two of America’s most picturesque lakes can be found within a short drive of Cookeville. Dale Hollow Lake is just to the north, while Center Hill Lake (shown here) is just south of town.
NICE WEATHER:
The Cookeville area enjoys a mild climate throughout the year, perfect for the abundant outdoor recreational opportunities. January: average high 53F, average low - 38F, July: average high 89F, average low 67F Annual average precipitation: 51 inches Annual average snowfall: 8 inches
CLOSE TO EVERYBODY: Tennessee Tech is less than a day’s drive from almost half of the USA. Mileage to Tech: Nashville (78), Chattanooga (95), Knoxville (102), Atlanta (210), Birmingham (238), Louisville (247), Cincinnati (250), Memphis (289), Indianapolis (357), Tallahassee (397), St. Louis (399), Detroit (525), Cleveland (529), Chicago (547), Orlando (646), New Orleans (648), ESPN Studios (933)
Tennessee Tech University Athletics Mission Statement The mission of Tennessee Technological University Intercollegiate Athletics, based upon and consistent with the university’s mission, is to encourage student scholarship and sportsmanship with emphasis placed on helping studentathletes make appropriate progress toward completion of their chosen academic degree programs and become productive members of society. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program serves as a rallying point for the university as well as a public relations outlet for university activities by striving to bring positive recognition to TTU through a program built on concepts including excellence, integrity, and enthusiasm.
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Academic integrity is a key element in athletic decisions, thus ensuring that the educational values, practices, and the university’s mission set the standard for the program. TTU’s athletic program strives for student-athlete excellence in competition and in the academic setting. TTU seeks to field disciplined and competitive athletic teams dedicated to observing sportsmanship and applicable rules, to providing quality athletic training and medical support to intercollegiate athletics, and to supporting the general welfare of student-athletes. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program focuses on the overall development of all persons participating in athletics. Ethical conduct and good sportsmanship are pro-
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moted among faculty and students, alumni and friends, athletics department staff, and student-athletes. The program adheres to the policies, rules, and guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA), the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and the institution. Intercollegiate Athletics is as supportive of women as of men and as supportive of those in the minority as those in the majority. The program is committed to complying with Title IX regulations. Intercollegiate Athletics provides opportunities to eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
Career Best Times/Distances
Golden Eagle Women’s Golf Team
Anna Cunningham 5-7 | R-Freshman Cookeville, Tenn.
Haley Davidson 5-4 | Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.
Whitney Robertson 5-4 | Sophomore Clarksville, Tenn.
Maddi Everts 5-6 | Junior Ooltewah, Tenn.
Lydia Triplett 5-5 | Sophomore Benton, Tenn.
Polk Brown Head Coach Fourth Season
Allison Geer 5-7 | Junior Doyle, Tenn.
Megan Williamson 5-5 | Junior Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Carla Hazelwood Assistant Coach Third Season
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