2012-13 Men’s Golf
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Table of Contents....................................1 2012-13 Blazer Roster.............................2 Head Coach Alan Kaufman.................3-4 Assistant Coach Alan Murray..................5 Hunter Hawkins.....................................6 Sam Love................................................7 Wilson McDonald..................................8 Conner Pratt...........................................9 Thomas Sutton.....................................10 Paul Dunne...........................................11 Michael Ulmer/Ryan Davies.................12 Will Cannon/Martin Rohwer................13 2011-12 Tournament Breakdown.........14 UAB Record Book...........................15-19 UAB Honors....................................20-21 Players in the Pros.................................21 All-Time Letterwinners.........................22 Graeme McDowell................................23 Graeme McDowell UAB Visit...............24
ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
(Area Code 205) Director of Athletics Brian Mackin........................................................ 934-0766 Senior Associate Athletics Director Shannon Ealy......................................................... 934-0766 Senior Associate AD/SWA Derita Ratcliffe....................................................... 934-0766 Associate AD/Financial Affairs Timothy Garner..................................................... 934-3986 Associate AD/Media Relations Norm Reilly........................................................... 934-0722 Associate AD/Student Support Services Danez Marrable Lockhart...................................... 996-9972 Associate AD/Ticket & Football Matt Wildt............................................................. 975-8216 Associate AD/Development Coleman Barnes..................................................... 996-5813 Associate AD/Compliance Corey Bray............................................................. 975-3051 Assistant AD/Athletic Operation & Facilities Reid Adair............................................................. 934-8154 Assistant AD/Athletic Training Mike Jones............................................................. 934-6013 Assistant AD/Development Brad Hardekopf..................................................... 996-5219 Assistant AD/Financial Affairs Dave Henze........................................................... 934-3040 Assistant AD/Marketing Brad Smith............................................................. 934-1239 Assistant AD/Sports Enhancement Dwayne Chandler.................................................. 975-2343
Conference USA...................................25 UAB President/AD...............................26 UAB FAR/Administration.....................27 UAB At A Glance............................28-30 Gene Bartow.........................................31 Proud Past/Bright Future.................32-34 Blazers Highlights.................................35 All-Americans........................................36 Excellence At The Next Level................37 Academics........................................38-39 Strength & Conditioning.................40-41 Sports Medicine...............................42-43 UAB in the Community..................44-45 Campus Recreation Center...................46 Birmingham-The Magic City................47
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Founded...................................................................................................................... 1969 Enrollment.............................................................................................................. 17,543 National Affiliation............................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation............................................................................. Conference USA President...................................................................................................... Dr. Ray Watts Faculty Representative.......................................................................... Dr. Frank Messina Director of Athletics..................................................................................... Brian Mackin Head Men’s Golf Coach.............................................................................. Alan Kaufman Career Record/Seasons................................................. 1258-1033-34 (.541)/15th season 2011-12 Overall Record.......................................................................................114-66-3 2012 Conference USA Championship.............................................................. T4th of 11 Returning Letterwinners.................................................................................................. 8 Newcomers....................................................................................................................... 2
ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Associate AD/Media Relations Norm Reilly........................................................... 934-0722 Assistant Director Ben Warnick.......................................................... 934-0725 Assistant Director Tray Littlefield........................................................ 996-2576 Media Relations Assistant Taylor Hodge (Men’s Golf Contact)....................... 934-0722 Media Relations Assistant Kathryn Roberts..................................................... 934-0720
C redits The 2012-13 UAB men’s golf media guide is an official production of the UAB Athletic Media Relations Office. The guide was written and edited by Taylor Hodge, Athletic Media Relations Assistant. Special thanks to UAB Printing Services. Editorial assitance provided by Aaron Jordan, Norm Reilly and head coach Alan Kaufman. Photography provided by Steve Wood, Nik Layman and Ashley Fleming. Cover and layout design by Provations Group. “UAB At A Glance” section designed by UAB Creative Services. Printed by UAB Printing Services.
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2012-13 Men’s Golf 2012-13 Men’s Golf Roster
2012-13 UAB BLAZERS Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Alan Kaufman, Sam Love, Paul Dunne, Will Cannon, Thomas Sutton, Assistant Coach Alan Murray. Front Row (L-R): Conner Pratt, Michael Ulmer, Wilson McDonald, Hunter Hawkins, Ryan Davies, Martin Rohwer.
2012-13 MEN’S GOLF ROSTER
Name Will Cannon Ryan Davies Paul Dunne Hunter Hawkins Sam Love Wilson McDonald Conner Pratt Martin Rohwer Thomas Sutton Michael Ulmer
Ht. 5-6 6-0 5-8 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1
Year Fr. R-Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. R-So.
Head Coach Alan Kaufman (15th Year, LSU `58)
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Hometown/High School/Previous School Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS Aberdare, Wales/St. John Baptist Greystones, Ireland/Blackrock College Fort Payne, Ala./Fort Payne HS/Jacksonville State Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS Mobile, Ala./St. Paul HS Birmingham, Ala./Spain Park HS/Coastal Carolina Natal, South Africa/Kearsney College (Hillcrest) Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Catholic Fairhope, Ala./Fairhope HS Assistant Coach Alan Murray (Toledo, `02)
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2012-13 Men’s Golf Head Coach Alan Kaufman ALAN
KAUFMAN HEAD COACH | 1258-1033-34 | 15th SEASON | LSU ‘58
NCAA Championships appearance.
Alan Kaufman is in his 15th season as the head men’s golf coach at UAB. Since taking over the program, Kaufman has led the Blazers to unprecedented success and national acclaim in the world of men’s collegiate golf. In his tenure, UAB has made seven NCAA Regional appearances during his previous 14 seasons, as well as four National appearances highlighted by a 12th-place finish in 2001 in the program’s first
Kaufman coached one of the hottest golfers currently playing on the PGA Tour in Graeme McDowell. McDowell was an All-America performer on the links and became UAB’s first No. 1-ranked golfer in both collegiate golf polls, the Golfweek Sagarin Performance Index and the Golfstat Cup rankings. To top off the year, McDowell was named the winner of the Fred Haskins Trophy, given to the top-performing collegiate golfer of the year. He was the C-USA Player of the Year and an all-conference selection for the second-consecutive year. McDowell had six tournament victories during the 2001-02 season and nine for his career. McDowell took the PGA Tour by storm in June, 2010 when he captured the 110th US Open title on June 20th in Pebble Beach, Calif. In doing so, he became the first UAB golfer to ever win a major championship. Furthermore, McDowell led the charge in the 2011 Ryder Cup to lift the Europeans
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to the title. Kaufman has also had success with some of his more recent teams. In 2011-12, he led the Blazers to the NCAA Nationals after finishing third in the Stanford Regional with a team score of 10-under par 830. UAB finished the season with six top-three finishes inlcuding a first place finish at the Sam Hall Invitational to start the season. In 2007-08, Kaufman led UAB to the program’s first-ever Conference USA championship. The Blazers, who finished with a 105-34-3 overall record, were led by Zack Sucher, who earned medalist honors with a nine-under par 207, as he became the second consecutive UAB golfer to capture medalist honors at the league championship (Garrett Osborn-2007). Under Kaufman’s guidance, UAB has finished first or second at the C-USA Championship five times.
C-USA Year Record Finish Other 1998-99 102-82-3 T-4th 1999-2000 135-49-2 2nd NCAA Regionals 2000-01 139-50-2 2nd NCAA Nationals (T-12th) NCAA Regionals C-USA Coach of the Year 2001-02 119-58-7 6th NCAA Nationals NCAA Regionals 2002-03 63-95 2nd 2003-04 98-81-3 4th NCAA Regionals 2004-05 53-80-2 4th 2005-06 74-63 6th Individual NCAA Qualifier 2006-07 106-69-2 2nd NCAA Regionals Individual NCAA Nationals 2007-08 105-34-3 1st NCAA Nationals NCAA Regionals C-USA Champion 2008-09 61-75-4 3rd Individual NCAA Qualifier 2009-10 47-125-2 8th 2010-11 42-106-1 T-4th Individual NCAA Qualifier 2011-12 114-66-3 T-4th NCAA National (29th) NCAA Regionals TOTALS 1258-1033-34 (.548)
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The magical 2007-08 season continued for Sucher and UAB in the NCAA East Regional. Behind a school and course record nineunder par 62 during the second round of the Regional, Sucher earned co-medalist honors and led UAB to a fifth-place finish and a berth to Nationals for the third time in school history. The Blazers finished the Regional with a three-round total of 13-under par 839, the second-best 54-hole mark in school history. Following Sucher’s outstanding season, he earned All-America honors for the second time in his career, making him the fourth golfer in program history to be tabbed All-American, all of whom played under Kaufman. Kaufman also produced UAB’s first All-American, No. 1 overall ranked golfer, Fred Haskins Trophy winner, and C-USA Player of the Year in Graeme McDowell in 2002. Furthermore, Sucher was awarded as the 2007-08 Conference USA Golfer of the Year, marking the second UAB golfer who has earned the league’s top recognition (Graeme McDowell, 2001 and 2002) under Kaufman. The 2006-07 campaign was no different as Kaufman led his team to another NCAA Regional appearance. Moreover, he helped Sucher become the first UAB player ever to earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Nationals. Sucher did not disappoint, matching the school record at the NCAAs with a fourth-place finish and earning honorable mention All-America honors. As a team, the Blazers captured the 2006 Barona Collegiate Cup during the fall season with a school-record performance. UAB shot a school-record low 840 to capture the team’s first title since the
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2012-13 Men’s Golf Head Coach Alan Kaufman 2005 campaign. Despite only capturing one team title, UAB boasted five finishes among the top-six teams in a tournament, as well as finishing the year ranked No. 42 in the nation. The Blazers also finished in second place overall at the Conference USA Championships. Because of the strong finish, UAB was an at-large selection to the 2007 NCAA East Regional, where the Blazers finished 14th of 27 teams. During the 2004-05 season, Kaufman guided a young UAB club to a fourth-place finish in Conference USA. Then-sophomore Garrett Osborn finished fifth at the C-USA tournament and garnered first-team All-CUSA honors. In 2005-06, Osborn continued his successful climb up the collegiate ranks, as he earned an at-large invitation to the 2006 NCAA East Regional. The NCAA nod earned UAB a regional competitor for the sixth time in the previous nine years under Kaufman. Osborn was forced to withdraw from the tournament, however, after undergoing surgery on his ailing right wrist the week prior to the tournament. In 2003-04, Kaufman led the Blazers to the program’s fifth NCAA Regional in program history. UAB finished the season with an overall record of 10175-3 and captured the 2003 Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate. The 2002-03 season record of 63-95 may not look impressive on paper, but Kaufman engineered one of the most impressive turnarounds in program history as he guided the team to its third Conference USA runner-up finish in four years despite injury problems. In 2001-02, Kaufman guided UAB to a 119-58-7 overall mark and an 11-5-1 record in Conference USA play. The Blazers won the Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate in Baton Rouge, La., and recorded 11 top-10 finishes out of the 13 tournaments the team competed in during the season.
UAB head coach Alan Kaufman discusses strategy before a UAB golf practice. UAB also registered a tie for ninth at the NCAA East Regional in Roswell, Ga. The Blazers advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season. In 2000-01, Kaufman led the Blazers to their most successful season to date. Despite having no tournament wins as a team, the Blazers had 10 top-five finishes. UAB finished 139-50-2 and placed ninth at the NCAA East Regional, earning the team’s first chance at an NCAA Championship. The Blazers capitalized, finishing tied for 12th in the nation. McDowell won two tournaments and was named a Ping All-American, as well as a member of the Walker Cup and Palmer Cup teams. Because of the Blazers’ tremendous success, Kaufman was named C-USA Coach of the Year. In 1999-2000, Kaufman led the Blazers to a 135-49-2 overall record. UAB posted 10 top-five finishes, winning two tournaments, with senior Chris Devlin capturing one individual title. The Blazers highlighted their season by qualifying for the NCAA East Regional. The team finished 17th. In Kaufman’s first season (1998-99), the Blazers went 101-82-3 overall and 30-8-1 in C-USA. UAB recorded three top-five finishes, including a third-place finish at the Deep South Intercollegiate (Oct. 26-27) and a tie for fourth at the C-USA Championship (Apr. 19-21). The Blazers had nine top-10 finishes in 11 tournaments. Kaufman started playing at the age of 11 and has been involved with the sport in many different ways for over 60 years. His son, Jeff, played collegiately at LSU in the mid-1980s and his daughter-in-law, Pam, was head women’s golf coach at UAB in the early 1990s. Kaufman grew up in Atlanta, Ga., and graduated from Grady High School in 1954. He spent his collegiate years at LSU, graduating in 1958. He moved to Birmingham in 1965 and went to work for Coca-Cola. In 1967, Kaufman founded the Wall Street Deli, a national sandwich shop chain. Kaufman and his wife Pug have been married for 50 years. They have three children and five grandchildren.
UAB head coach Alan Kaufman walks with former UAB great and current PGA golfer Graeme McDowell in 2011.
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2012-13 Men’s Golf Assistant Coach ALAN
MURRAY ASSISTANT COACH | THIRD SEASON | TOLEDO ‘02 Former Toledo star Alan Murray is in his third season as an assistant coach with the men’s and women’s golf teams. Murray was named an assistant coach for the UAB golf programs in July, 2010. Murray, a native of Bray, Ireland, played on the European Challenge Tour and the Europro Tour for the last five years. “I am delighted for the opportunity to work with the UAB golf programs,” Murray said. “I often crossed paths with [UAB head coach] Alan Kaufman while I played at Toledo because he always had talented athletes from Ireland. I’m excited for the season to get underway and to help drive these programs forward.” Murray played golf at Toledo from 1998-2002. He earned first team All-Mac honors as a senior and helped the Rockets to the 2002 MAC Championship. The 32-year-old also served as an assistant pro at the Toledo Country Club after his tenure with the Rockets. “Alan is going to be a great asset for our golf program,” Kaufman said. “He has a great knowledge of the game and being a former collegiate and professional player, he will provide our student-athletes with terrific insight. We are very happy he is part of the UAB golf family.”
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2012-13 Men’s Golf HUNTER
HAWKINS 6-1 | Sr. | Fort Payne, Ala. Fort Payne HS | Jacksonville State Junior Season (2011-12) Averaged a 73.1 on the season competing in 12 tournaments for the Blazers ... turned in his best 36-hole score of -5 at the Bancorp South Intercollegiate to finish tied for third individually ... recorded his lowest 54-hole score in the Sam Hill Intercollegiate when he carded a three-under-par 210 to finish tied for 10th. Sophomore Season (2010-11) Competed in six tournaments in his first full season with the Blazers ... best tournament came at the C-USA championship ... had a career-best 16th-place result in the event after carding a two-over par 218, which was also a career-best 54-hole score ... carded an opening round career-low 18 hole score of three-under par 69 in the opening day of the Bancorp South Intercollegiate ... also recorded a career-best 36 hole score of 147 as the conference championahip. Redshirt Season (2009-10) Sat out the 2009-10 season as a redshirt. Jacksonville State (2008-09) Played one season with the Gamecocks, where he compiled a 74.72 per-round average ... was named the Ohio Valley Freshman of the Year ... also earned second-team All-OVC honors ... had one runner-up finish and three top-25 finishes during his freshman season at JSU. High School Five-year letterwinner (8th-12th grade) under head coach Adam Lomeens at Fort Payne High School ... high school teammate of current Blazer Blake Watts ... made four state championship appearances during high school career ... was the 2007 sectional medalist ... also captured the individual title at the Scotsboro Invitational ... helped lead team to a state runner-up finish in 2007 ... also led squad to the team title at the Blue/Gray Championship. Personal Full name is William Hunter Hawkins ... born July 17, 1990 in Fort Payne, Ala. ... son of Vicki Dodd and Chuck Hawkins ... major is accounting ... also has seven brothers and sisters.
Hunter Hawkins’ Career Stats 2010-11 2011-12 Career Total
Tourn. 6 12 18
Rounds 15 34 49
Strokes 1147 2485 3632
Avg. 76.47 73.10 74.12
Best 18 69 68 (2x) 68 (2x)
Best 36 147 139 139
Best 54 Top-10 218 210 3 210 3
Top-25 2 7 9
Best Finish T-16th T-3rd T-3rd
Best Finish: T-3rd - 2012 Bancorp South Intercollegiate Low Round: 68 (2x) - 2011 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional Low 36-Hole Score: 139 - 2012 Bancorp South Intercollegiate Low Tourney Score: 210 - 2011 Sam Hall Intercollegiate HUNTER HAWKINS CAREER LOG Sophomore Season (2010-11) Tournament Wolfpack Classic Louisiana Classic Duck Invitational BancorpSouth Intercollegiate Georgia Tech Invitational C-USA Championship
Finish Rounds Total T-72nd 77-79 156 (+12) 77th 77-74-84 235 (+19) T-72nd 75-75-83 233 (+17) T-41st 69-80 149 (+5) T-22nd 80-76 156 (+12) T-16th 72-75-71 218 (+2)
Junior Season (2011-12) Tournament Sam Hall Intercollegiate Saint Mary’s Invitational Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Hummingbird Intercollegiate
Finish T-10th T-15th T-29th T-11th
SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Collegiate Invitational Schenkel Invitational Bancorp South Intercollegiate Memphis Intercollegiate Conference USA Championship NCAA Stanford Regional NCAA Championships
T-40th 7 T-22nd T-42nd T-3rd T-7th T-13th T-27th T-144th
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Rounds 71-69-70 77-72-71 73-68-80 71-72
6-73-75 76-72-74 74-73-73 69-70 72-77-73 77-72-70 69-74-68 75-80-79
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Total 210 (-3) 220 (+4) 221 (+11) 143 (+1)
224 (+14) 222 (+6) 220 (+4) 139 (-5) 222 (+6) 219 (+3) 211 (+1) 234 (+18)
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5-10 | Jr. Trussville, Ala. | Hewitt-Trussville HS Sophomore Season (2011-12) Competed in all 13 tournaments for the Blazers recording a 73.2 average over 37 rounds ... best finish of the season came in the Invitational at the Ocean Course were he took medalist honors carding a sevenunder-par 209 over 54-holes ... on the season, Love improved across the board setting personal bests for 18-, 36-, and 54-hole scores ... finished the season with eight top-25 and two top-10 finishes. Freshman Season (2010-11) Had an immediate impact during his freshman season ... competed in seven events during the year for the Blazers ... had a career-best seventh-place finish at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... carded a careerbest round of 71 on two separate occasions coming at the Georgia Tech Invtatational final round and the first round of his next tournament, the Conference USA Championship ... also carded a career-low 36 hole (144) and 54-hole (218) scores at the C-USA championship, which helped him to a 16th-place finish ... finished the season with a 76.17 per round stroke average. High School Despite only playing two seasons on the team, he made an impact on the high school ranks as Golfweek/Sagarin rated him as the fifth-best golfer in the state of Alabama ... captured three medalist honors and made seven all-tournament teams ... was also one of the top golfers in the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour (SJGT), capturing the individual title at Rock Creek Country Club ... placed third overall in the SJGT Tournament of Champions and had a second-place finish at the Brad Willis Tournament in August of 2009 ... participated in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) “Paying It Forward” program where he raised $7,200 which was the highest fundraiser nationally of all the AJGA 2009 programs ... a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta (mathematics honor society) ... coached by Chad Dahlke. Personal Full name is Sam Roper Love ... born March 16, 1992 in Birmingham, Ala. ... son of Kathy and Carmen Love ... major at UAB is industrial distribution ... has one sister.
Sam Love’s Career Stats 2010-11 2011-12 Career Total
Tourn. 7 13 20
Rounds 18 37 55
Strokes 1371 2709 4080
Avg. 76.17 73.20 74.20
Best 18 71 (2x) 68 (2x) 68 (2x)
Best 36 144 139 (2x) 139 (2x)
Best 54 218 209 209
Top-10 1 2 3
Top-25 2 8 10
Best Finish T-7th 1st 1st
Best Finish: 1st- 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course Low Round: 68 - 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional Low 36-Hole Score: 139 - 2x; 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course and 2012 Schenkel Invitational Low Tourney Score: 209- 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course SAM LOVE CAREER LOG Freshman Season (2010-11) Tournament Hummingbird Intercollegiate SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Intercollegiate Louisiana Classic BancorpSouth Intercollegiate Georgia Tech Invitational C-USA Championship
Finish Rounds Total T-74th 77-76 153 (+9) T-55th 76-76-77 229 (+19) T-68th 80-79-74 233 (+17) T-78th 75-76-85 236 (+20) T-60th 80-74 154 (+10) T-7th 77-71 148 (+4) T-16th 71-73-74 218 (+2)
Sophomore Season (2011-12) Tournament Finish Rounds Total Sam Hall Intercollegite Saint Mary’s Invitational Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Invitational at the Ocean Course Hummingbird Invitational SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Collegiate Invitational Schenkel Invitational Bancorp South Intercollegiate Memphis Intercollegiate Conference USA Championship NCAA Stanford Regional NCAA Championships
T-23rd T-15th T-35th 1st T-9th T-19th T-55th T-16th T-20th T-36th T-13th T-51st T-105th
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MCDONALD 5-11 | Jr. Mobile, Ala. | St. Paul HS Sophomore Season (2011-12) Finished with an average of 75.2 in seven tournaments for the Blazers during his sophomore season ... shot a one-under-par round of 70 for his lowest 18-hole score at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate ... his low 36- and 54-hole scores came at the Schenkel Invitational where he carded 72-71-72 for a three-round total of 215 (-1) to finish a season-best T-21st. Freshman Season (2010-11) Saw action in five tournaments as a true freshman ... his best tournament came when he competed as an individual at the Montevallo Intercollegiate where he finished 20th overall ... carded a career-low 18-hole score of 70 during the second round of the Hummingbird Invitational ... finished that tournament tied for 27th overall with a career-best 36-hole score of 146 ... shot a 54-hole low mark of 229 at the SunTrust Gator Inviational. High School Competed under head coach Sandy Santoli at St. Paul’s High School, which is the same high school that former UAB great Zack Sucher attended ... a five-time AHSAA all-state honoree (2005-10) dating back to his eighth-grade season ... was named to the all-metro team by the Mobile Press Register in 2009 ... was tabbed the 2007 Southeastern Junior Golf Tour Player of the Year and the 2007 Robert Trent Jones Junior Tour Player of the Year ... led St. Paul to the boys 5A state championship in 2009 and 2010 ... finished runner-up for the 2010 individual medalist honors ... helped his team to the sectional championship in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010 ... claimed the individual section title in 2008. Personal Full name is Wilson Joseph McDonald ... born Jan. 22, 1992 in Mobile, Ala. ... son of Jay and Beth McDonald ... major at UAB is industrial distribution ... has one brother and one sister.
Wilson McDonald’s Career Stats Tourn. Rounds Strokes Avg. Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 Top-10 Top-25 Best Finish 2010-11 5 13 1001 77.00 70 146 229 1 20th 2011-12 7 20 1504 75.2 70 143 215 1 T-21st Career Total 12 33 2505 75.9 70 (2x) 143 215 2 20th Best Finish: 20th - 2010 Montevallo Intercollegiate Low Round: 70 - 2010 Hummingbird Invitational, 2011 Sam Hall Intercollegiate Low 36-Hole Score: 143 - 2012 Schenkel Invitational Low Tourney Score: 215 - 2012 Schenkel Invitational WILSON MCDONALD CAREER LOG Freshman Season (2010-11) Tournament Ocean Course Intercollegiate Montevallo Intercollegiate* Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Hummingbitd Intercollegiate SunTrust Invitational
Finish Rounds Total T-58th 80-82-74 236 (+20) 20th 74-81 155 (+13) 60th 79-80-76 235 (+22) T-27th 76-70 146 (+4) T-55th 79-76-74 229 (+19)
Sophomore Season (2011-12) Tournament Sam Hall Intercollegiate Invitational at the Ocean Course SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Collegiate Invitational Schenkel Invitational Bancorp South Intercollegiate NCAA Championships
Finish Rounds Total T-37th 73-74-70 217 (+4) T-47th 75-80-76 231 (+15) T-44th 72-75-78 225 (+15) 71st 79-80-75 234 (+18) T-21st 72-71-72 215 (-1) T-58th 73-78 151 (+7) T-130th 73-80-78 231 (+18)
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2012-13 Men’s Golf CONNER PRATT 5-9 | Jr. | Birmingham, Ala. Spain Park HS | Coastal Carolina Sophomore Season (2011-12) In Pratt’s first season with UAB, he competed in one tournament firing a three-round score of 235 (+19) to finish T-59th at the Invitational at the Ocean Course. Freshman Season (Coastal Carolina, 2010) Played in two of the four fall events also competed in the Gary Koch Invitational, finishing with a career-best 224 to tie for 35th. High School Led Spain Park HS to three Alabama Class 6A State team titles ... ranked 50th in the Polo Junior Golf Rankings (as of Summer of 2010) ... placed sixth at the 2010 Alabama state championship ... ranked as high as 17th nationally in the Class of 2010 by the AJGA Polo Rankings ... a two-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) champion (2009 Southeast Junior Open and AJGA Junior at Steelwood) ... at the Southeast Junior, he posted a 54-hole total of 200, including a 62 and 68, for a commanding 10-shot victory over a talent-rich field ... the 62 was just one shot off the AJGA record and the second-lowest round in the Association’s history ... earned Golfweek National Player of the Week and was featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” for his victory ... Personal Full name is Conner David Pratt ... born May 8, 1992 in Louisville, Ky. ... son of Dave and Nancy Pratt ... major at UAB is business administration ... has one brother, Clay.
Conner Pratt Career Stats 2011-12 Career Total
Tourn. Rounds Strokes Avg. Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 Top-10 Top-25 Best Finish 1 3 235 78.3 74 161 235 T-59th 1 3 235 78.3 74 161 235 T-59th
Best Finish: T-59th - 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course Low Round: 74 - 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course Low 36-Hole Score: 161 - 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course Low Tourney Score: 235 - 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course CONNER PRATT CAREER LOG Sophomore Season (2011-12) Tournament Invitational at the Ocean Course
Finish Rounds Total T-59th 87-74-74 235 (+19)
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2012-13 Men’s Golf THOMAS
SUTTON 5-11 | R-Jr. Montgomery, Ala. | Catholic HS
Sophomore Season (2011-12) Competed in 10 tournaments averaging a 72.9 over 29 rounds for the Blazers ... recorded three top10 finishes including a tie for fifth at the Saint Mary’s Invitational ... low 18-hole round came in the opening round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate where he fired a five-under-par 65 ... set personal career 36- and 54-hole marks at the NCAA Stanford Regional where he shot rounds of 6868-72 for a four-under-par 206 total. Freshman Season (2010-11) Burst onto the scene after redshirting the 2009-10 season and was one of two UAB golfers (Jason Shufflebotham) to compete in all 12 events on the year ... was second on the team with a 75.66 per round stroke average ... had a careerbest 13th-place finish at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... opened the Wolfpack Classic with a career-low round of 67, which was the best round of the year and the lowest 18-hole mark by a Blazer since since Adam West recorded a 67 in the final round of the 2008 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate ... recorded a season-low tournament score of one-over par 217 at the David Toms Intercollegiate to finish 29th overall ... had seven rounds below par ... named UAB Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 24 ... earned a spot on the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Redshirt Season (2009-10) Sat out the 2009-10 season as a redshirt. High School A five-year letterwinner under head coach Mike Barranco at Montgomery Catholic High School ... earned state runner-up honors as a senior ... a member of the National Honor Society and the A/B Honor Roll. Personal Full name is Thomas Carson Sutton ... born Dec. 31, 1990 in Montgomery, Ala. ... son of Bill and Liz Sutton ... major is accounting ... has a younger brother, Joseph, and older sister, Kristin.
Thomas Sutton’s Career Stats
2010-11 Total 2011-12 Total Career Total
Tourn. 12 10 22
Rounds 32 29 61
Strokes 2421 2114 4535
Avg. 75.66 72.9 74.3
Best 18 67 65 65
Best 36 143 136 136
Best 54 Top-10 217 206 3 206 3
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Best Finish T-13th T-5th T-5th
Best Finish: T-5th - 2011 Saint Mary’s Invitational Low Round: 65 - 2011 Jerry Pare National Intercollegiate Low 36-Hole Score: 136 - 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional Low Tourney Score: 206 - 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional THOMAS SUTTON CAREER LOG Freshman Season (2010-11) Tournament Ocean Course Intercollegiate Wolfpack Classic Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate David Toms Intercollegiate Hummingbird Intercollegiate SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Intercollegiate Louisiana Classic Duck Invitational BancorpSouth Intercollegiate Georgia Tech Invitational C-USA Championship
Finish Rounds Total T-42nd 79-73-80 232 (+16) T-46th 67-83 150 (+6) 44th 73-78-75 226 (+13) T-29th 70-76-71 217 (+1) T-53rd 69-81 150 (+8) T-41th 74-76-74 224 (+14) T-37th 68-75-82 225 (+9) 84th 75-78-88 241 (+25) T-81st 84-77-75 236 (+20) T-30th 75-72 147 (+3) T-13th 74-77 151 (+7) T-30th 77-74-71 222 (+6)
Sophomore Season (2011-12) Tournament Sam Hall Intercollegiate Saint Mary’s Invitational Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Invitational at the Ocean Course Hummingbird Invitational Schenkel Invitational Memphis Intercollegiate Conference USA Championship NCAA Stanford Regional NCAA Championships
Finish Rounds Total T-8th 72-70-67 209 (-4) T-5th 75-68-73 216 (E) T-11th 65-74-76 215 (+5) T-18th 76-73-73 222 (+6) T-63rd 73-79 152 (+9) T-31st 76-70-71 217 (+1) T-29th 74-76-80 230 (+14) T-27th 70-76-77 223 (+7) T-10th 68-68-72 206 (-4) T-77th 79-74-71 224 (+11)
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2012-13 Men’s Golf PAUL
DUNNE 5-8 | So. Greystones, Ireland | Blackrock College Freshman Season (2011-12) Competed in 12 tournaments during his freshman season with UAB ... shot his lowest 36-hole score of 137 (-5) in the Hummingbird Intercollegiate, which was good for second place ... lowest 18-hole score also came at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate where he carded a five-under-par 66 in the second round ... helped the Blazers to a third place finish in the NCAA Stanford Regional by recording his best 54-hole score of 210 (E). High School A standout golfer on the Ireland junior circuit and considered one of the top junior players in his country ... a member of the Irish Youth National Team ... claimed a four-stroke victory at the Irish Under-18 Boys Championship ... selected to represent his country at the European Amateur Team Championship at Oceanico Victoria Golf Club, Portugal ... captured the 2010 Irish Youths Amateur Championship title with a four-round total of 287 (73-73-71-70), finishing two shots ahead of the competition ... in doing so, he joined a list of past champions that includes professional stars Padraig Harrington and Louis Oosthuizen ... just missed defending his championship title in 2011, finishing third-place overall. Personal Full name is Paul Colum Dunne ... born Nov. 26, 1992 in Dublin, Ireland ... son of Colum and Michelle Dunne ... intended major is business finance ... has an older brother, David, and older sister, Alison.
Blake Watts Career Stats Tourn. Rounds Strokes Avg. Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 Top-10 Top-25 Best Finish 2011-12 Total 12 34 2502 73.6 66 137 210 2 7 2nd Career Total 12 34 2502 73.6 66 137 210 2 7 2nd Best Finish: 2nd - 2011 Hummingbird Intercollegiate Low Round: 66 - 2011 Hummingbird Intercollegiate Low 36-Hole Score: 137 - 2011 Hummingbird Intercollegiate Low Tourney Score: 210 - 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional PAUL DUNNE CAREER LOG Freshman Season (2011-12) Tournament Saint Mary’s Invitational Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Invitational at the Ocean Course Hummingbird Intercollegiate SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Collegiate Invitational Schenkel Invitational Bancorp South Intercollegiate Memphis Intercollegiate Conference USA Championship NCAA Stanford Regional NCAA Championships
Finish Rounds Total T-10th 76-70-72 218 (+2) T-52th 76-78-79 233 (+23) T-18th 73-73-76 222 (+6) 2nd 71-66 137 (-5) T-44th 74-74-77 225 (+15) T-22nd 74-71-77 222 (+6) T-16th 70-69-74 213 (-3) T-26th 71-74 145 (+1) T-33rd 77-76-79 232 (+16) T-13th 75-71-73 219 (+3) T-25th 69-69-72 210 (E) T-77th 75-74-75 224 (+11)
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2012-13 Men’s Golf Meet The Blazers MICHAEL
ULMER 6-1 | R-So. Fairhope, Ala. | Fairhope HS Freshman Season (2011-12) Did not accumulate stats. Redshirt Season (2010-11) Sat out season as a redshirt. High School A six-year letterwinner at Fairhope High School under head coach Jeff Hauge (7th-12th grade ... an all-state performer for four straight seasons (2007-10) and an all-county performer in each of the last six years (2004-10) ... earned the medalist honor at the 2007 Alabama state championship and also helped lead his team to a fourth-place finish in 2008 and state runner-up finish in 2009 ... won a pair of Southeastern Junior Golf Association tournaments championships in 2009, capturing the Lakewood and Fallen Oaks Tournaments ... helped lead team to the 6A High School Section I title in each of the last four seasons ... also won the Mobile Junior Metro championship in 2007 and 2009... a member of the National Honor Society. Personal Full name is Michael Taylor Ulmer ... born March 5, 1991 in Mobile, Ala. ... son of Mark and Anna Ulmer ... major is biology ... has one brother.
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DAVIES 6-0 | R-Fr. Aberdare, Wales (St. John Baptist) Freshman Season (2011-12) Sat out the 2011-12 season as a redshirt. High School Competed and earned a spot on the Welsh National Team ... captured the UK Nick Faldo Series title ... also competed for the soccer team ... from the same hometown as former UAB standouts Chris Cousins and Ryan Thomas. Personal Full name is Ryan James Davies ... born Feb. 19, 1993 in Aberdare, Wales ... son of Paul and Paula Davies ... major is Math ... has a younger brother, Michael.
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2012-13 Men’s Golf Meet The Blazers WILL
CANNON 5-6 | Fr. Hoover, Ala. | Hoover HS
High School Member of Alabama High School State Championship runner-up team 2010 and 2012 ... medalist in the 2011 Bradley Johnson Memorial Championship. Personal Born February 13, 1994 in Hilton Head Island, S.C. ... son of John and Kathleen Cannon ... major is finance ... has three sisters.
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ROHWER 6-1 | Fr. Natal, South Africa | Kearsney College (Hillcrest)
High School Member of South Africa U18 Junior golf team ... KZN U18 and U23 golf team member. Personal Born August 24, 1993 in Durbam, South Africa ... son of Sue and Manfred Rohwer ... major is business finance ... has one sister, Stacey.
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2012-13 Men’s Golf 2011-12 Tournament Breakdown The Sam Hall Intercollegiate Hattiesburg Country Club | Hattiesburg, Miss. - Sept. 12-13 Par-71, 6,882 yards | Finish: 1st of 15 Champion: UAB Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Jason Shufflebotham 69 69 66 204 T1 of 84 Thomas Sutton 72 70 67 209 T8 of 84 Hunter Hawkins 71 69 70 210 T10 of 84 Sam Love 74 70 70 214 T23 of 84 Wilson McDonald 73 74 70 217 T37 of 84 Totals 285 278 273 836 1st of 15
Schenkel Invitational Forest Heights Country Club| Statesboro, Ga. - March 16-18 Par-72, 6,962 yards | Finish: 5th of 14 Champion: Alabama Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Paul Dunne 70 69 74 213 T16th of 81 Sam Love 70 69 74 213 T16th of 81 Wilson McDonald 72 71 72 215 T21th of 81 Thomas Sutton 76 70 71 217 T31st of 81 Hunter Hawkins 74 73 73 220 T42nd of 81 Totals 286 279 290 855 5th of 14
Saint Mary’s Invitational Bayonet and Blackhorse | Seaside, Calif. - Sept. 19-20 Par-72, 7,104 yards | Finish: 2nd of 15 Champion: Oregon Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Thomas Sutton 75 68 73 216 Paul Dunne 76 70 72 218 Jason Shufflebotham 73 72 74 219 Hunter Hawkins 77 72 71 220 Sam Love 70 72 78 220 Totals 294 282 290 866
The BancorpSouth Intercollegiate Reunion Golf and Country Club | Madison, Miss. - April 2-3 Par-72, 7,305 yards | Finish: T4th of 15 Champion: Wichita State Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Hunter Hawkins 69 70 139 T3rd of 80 Jason Shufflebotham 72 71 143 T14th of 80 Sam Love 71 73 144 T20th of 80 Paul Dunne 71 74 145 T26th of 80 Wilson McDonald 73 78 151 T58th of 80 Totals 283 288 571 T4th of 15 Memphis Intercollegiate Colonial Country Club | Memphis, Tenn. - April 9-10 Par-72, 7,7334 yards | Finish: 6th of 12 Champion: Kennesaw State Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Hunter Hawkins 72 77 73 222 T7th of 69 Jason Shufflebotham 75 74 75 224 T12th of 69 Thomas Sutton 74 76 80 228 T29th of 69 Paul Dunne 77 76 79 232 T33rd of 69 Sam Love 78 77 78 233 T36th of 69 Blake Watts 85 81 88 254 69th of 69 Totals 298 303 305 906 6th of 12
Finish T5 of 83 T10 of 83 T13 of 83 T15 of 83 T15 of 83 2nd of 15
Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Old Overton Golf Course | Birmingham, Ala. - Oct. 3-4 Par-70, 7,204 yards | Finish: 5th of 12 Champion: Texas Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Jason Shufflebotham 79 69 64 212 T8 of 60 Thomas Sutton 65 74 76 215 T11 of 60 Hunter Hawkins 73 68 80 221 T29th of 60 Sam Love 76 74 73 223 T35 of 60 Paul Dunne 76 78 79 233 T52 of 60 Totals 290 285 292 867 9th of 12 The Invitational at Kiawah The Ocean Course at Kiawah | Kiawah Island, S.C. - Oct. 17-18 Par-72, 7,344 yards | Finish: 2nd of 12 Champion: Florida Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Sam Love 70 69 70 209 1st of 72 Paul Dunne 73 73 76 222 T18 of 72 Thomas Sutton 76 73 73 222 T18 of 72 Jason Shufflebotham 70 80 75 225 T33 of 72 Wilson McDonald 75 80 76 231 T47 of 72 Connor Pratt 87 74 74 235 T59 of 72 Totals 288 289 292 869 2nd of 12
Conference USA Championships Texarkana Country Club | Texarkana, Ark. - April 22-24 Par-72, 6,935 yards | Finish: T4th of 11 Champion: Memphis Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Hunter Hawkins 77 72 70 219 T13th of 55 Paul Dunne 75 71 73 219 T13th of 55 Sam Love 74 74 71 219 T13th of 55 Jason Shufflebotham 73 74 76 223 T27th of 55 Thomas Sutton 70 76 77 223 T27th of 55 Totals 292 291 290 873 T4th of 11
The Hummingbird Intercollegiate Country Club of Sapphire Valley | Sapphire, N.C. - Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Par-71, 6,767 yards | Finish: 2nd of 17 Champion: Appalachian State Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Paul Dunne 71 66 137 2nd of 93 Sam Love 72 70 142 T9 of 93 Hunter Hawkins 71 72 143 T11 of 93 Thomas Sutton 73 79 152 T63 of 93 Jason Shufflebotham 81 72 153 T71 of 93 Totals 287 280 567 2nd of 17
NCAA Stanford Regional Stanford Golf Course | Stanford, Calif. - May 17-19 Par-70, 6,727 yards | Finish: 3rd of 13 Champion: California Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Thomas Sutton 68 66 72 206 Jason Shufflebotham 72 71 66 209 Paul Dunne 69 69 72 210 Hunter Hawkins 69 74 68 211 Sam Love 73 68 76 217 Totals 278 274 278 821
SunTrust Gator Invitational Mark Bostick Golf Course | Gainesville, Fla. - Feb. 11-12 Par-70, 6,701 yards | Finish: 7th of 14 Champion: Auburn Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Sam Love 72 76 71 219 Jason Shufflebotham 78 70 73 221 Hunter Hawkins 76 73 75 224 Paul Dunne 74 74 77 225 Wilson McDonald 72 75 78 225 Totals 294 292 296 882
NCAA Championships Riviera Country Course | Los Angeles, Calif. - May 29-31 Par-71, 7,292 yards | Finish: 29th of 30 Champion: Alabama Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Paul Dunne 75 74 75 224 T77th of 155 Thomas Sutton 79 74 71 224 T77th of 155 Sam Love 74 75 78 227 T105th of 155 Wilson McDonald 73 80 78 231 T130th of 155 Hunter Hawkins 75 80 79 234 T144th of 155 Totals 297 303 302 902 29th of 30
Finish T19 of 75 T28 of 75 T40 of 75 T44 of 75 T44 of 75 7th of 14
John Hayt Collegiate Invitational Sawgrass Country Club | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - Feb. 26-28 Par-72, 6,977 yards | Finish: T10th of 15 Champion: Arkansas Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Finish Jason Shufflebotham 78 73 70 221 T19 of 87 Hunter Hawkins 76 72 74 222 T22 of 87 Paul Dunne 74 71 77 222 T22 of 87 Sam Love 79 77 73 229 T55 of 87 Wilson McDonald 79 80 75 234 71st of 87 Totals 307 293 292 892 T10th of 15
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2012-13 Men’s Golf Record Books UAB MEN’S GOLF YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Head Coach Record Postseason/Highlights 1978-79 Jimmy Ballard -- 1979-80 Jimmy Ballard -- 1980-81 Jimmy Ballard -- 1981-82 Joe Davidson -- 1982-83 Joe Davidson -- 1983-84 Joe Davidson -- 1984-85 Joe Davidson --- 1985-86 Mac Logue -- 1986-87 Mac Logue -- 1987-88 Joe Davidson -- 1988-89 Joe Davidson -- 1989-90 Mike Dunphy 64-94-3 1990-91 Mike Dunphy 73-53-1 Sun Belt Coach of the Year 1991-92 Mike Dunphy 63-49-2 1992-93 Mike Dunphy 66-72-0 1993-94 Mike Dunphy 82-55-4 1994-95 Mike Dunphy 92-53-2 1995-96 Mike Dunphy 79-63-7 1996-97 Mike Dunphy 119-35-0 1997-98 Mike Dunphy 115-77-3 NCAA East Regional 1998-99 Alan Kaufman 102-82-3 1999-2000 Alan Kaufman 135-49-2 NCAA Regional 2000-01 Alan Kaufman 139-50-2 NCAA Nationals - 12th NCAA Regional C-USA Coach of the Year 2001-02 Alan Kaufman 119-58-7 NCAA Nationals - 26th NCAA Regional 2002-03 Alan Kaufman 63-95-0 2003-04 Alan Kaufman 91-81-3 NCAA Regional 2004-05 Alan Kaufman 53-80-2 2005-06 Alan Kaufman 74-63-0 2006-07 Alan Kaufman 106-69-2 NCAA Regional NCAA Nationals Individual 2007-08 Alan Kaufman 105-34-3 NCAA Nationals NCAA Regional C-USA Champions 2008-09 Alan Kaufman 61-75-4 NCAA Regional Individual 2009-10 Alan Kaufman 47-123-2 2010-11 Alan Kaufman 42-106-1 NCAA Regional Individual 2011-12 Alan Kaufman 114-66-3 NCAA Nationals NCAA Regionals 33 Years Five Coaches
2000-01 UAB Blazers NCAA NATIONALS - 12TH PLACE
2001-02 UAB Blazers NCAA NATIONALS - 26TH PLACE
2007-08 UAB Blazers NCAA NATIONALS
2003-1582-56 (.558) (Since 1989-90 only)
UAB MEN’S GOLF COACHING LEGENDS
Joe Davidson 1981-85; 87-89
Mike Dunphy
Alan Kaufman
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2012-13 Men’s Golf Record Books UAB MEN’S GOLF INDIVIDUAL TITLES THROUGH THE YEARS Graeme McDowell - 2001 Topy Cup, Fukushima, Japan, 9/6-7/01 (69-70-67=206)
2011-12 Sam Love 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course Kiawah Island, S.C. 10/17-18/11 (70-69-70=209)
2000-01 Graeme McDowell - Atlanta Intercollegiate tockbridge, Ga., 5/10-11/01 (64-69-71=204) Graeme McDowell - Conrad Rehling Invitational Tuscaloosa, Ala., 3/23-25/01 (72-68-72=212)
Jason Shufflebotham 2011 Sam Hall Invitational Hattiesburg, Miss. 9/12-13/11 (69-69-66=204)
1999-2000 Graeme McDowell - 2000 Atlanta Intercollegiate Stockbridge, Ga., 5/8-9/00 (66-73-73=212) Chris Devlin - 2000 Bearkat Classic Montgomery, Texas, 4/10-11/00 (69-68-66=203) Chris Devlin - 2000 Beau Chene Collegiate Classic Mandeville, La., 3/27-28/00 (65-69-67=201) Daniel Ozley - 2000 49er Collegiate Classic Long Beach, Calif., 2/24-25/00 (68-75-70=213) Chris Devlin - 1999 Precept Peach State Invitational Eatonton, Ga., 9/27-28/99 (66-66=132)
2008-09 Zack Sucher 2008 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Birmingham, Ala. 9/22-23/08 (72-69-73=214) 2007-08 Zack Sucher 2008 NCAA East Regional; Chattanooga, Tenn. 5/15-17/08 (69-62-69=200) Zack Sucher 2008 C-USA Championship Texarkana, Ark., 4/20-22/08 (68-6673=207) Zack Sucher 2008 Bank Of America Intercollegiate Madison, Miss.. 4/7-8/08 (69-70-68=207) Zack Sucher 2008 SunTrust Gator Invitational Gainesville, Fla. 2/9-10/08 (68-67-68=203) Brad Smith 2007 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Birmingham, Ala. 9/24-25/07 (73-71-69=213)
Brad Smith earned co-medalist honors at the 2007 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate.
1994-95 Zac Courtenay -1994 Trojan Fall Classic, Dothan, Ala. 11/5-6/94 (73-71-72=216) 1990-91 Jay Horton - 1991 Sun Belt Conference Championships Host Springs, Va., 218
2006-07 Garrett Osborn - 2006 Scenic City Invitational Chattanooga, Tenn., 9/11-12/06 (74-69-74=217) Zack Sucher - 2006 Barona Collegiate Cup San Diego, Calif., 11/7-8/06 (65-65-69=203) Garrett Osborn - 2007 Conference USA Championships Texarkana, Ark., 4/29-5/1/07 (69-73-70=212)
1985-86 Lynn Farquhar - 1985 Spring Hill Intercollegiate Mobile, Ala., 1985
2005-06 Garrett Osborn - 2005 Western Carolina University Invitational Cashiers, N.C., 11/7-8/05 (65-71=136) Garrett Osborn - 2005 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Birmingham, Ala., 10/10-11/05 (62-66-69=197)
UAB MEN’S GOLF TEAM TITLES
2003-04 Tigh VanLeeuwen - 2004 Seminole Intercollegiate Tallahassee, Fla., 3/1-2/04 (73-69-72=214) Chris Cousins - 2004 SunTrust Gator Invitational Gainesville, Fla., 1/31-2/1/04 (67-70-70=207) Chris Cousins - 2003 Mason Rudolph Collegiate Nashville, Tenn., 9/22-23/03 (67-69=136) 2002-03 Nathan Turner - 2003 Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate Auburn, Ala., 4/11-13/03 (69-70-70=209)
Garrett Osborn captured the 2005 Jerry Pate National medalist honor.
1996-97 Chris Devlin - 1997 Conference USA Tournament West Columbia, Texas, 4/15-17/97, (72-71-70=213) Chris Devlin - 1997 All-American Intercollegiate Houston, Texas, 4/12-13/97, (68-73=141) Paul Dickinson - 1997 The Bridges All-American Bay St. Louis, Mo., 3/3-4/97, (70-66-68=204) Paul Dickinson - 1996 Legends/Pepsi Intercollegiate Franklin, Tenn., 10/7-8/96 (70-71=141) TIE Andrew Laurence - 1996 Legends/Pepsi Intercollegiate Franklin, Tenn., 10/7-8/96 (69-72=141) TIE
2001-02 Graeme McDowell 2002 Atlanta Intercollegiate Stockbridge, Ga. 5/9-10/02 (65-69-63=197) Graeme McDowell 2002 Conrad Rehling Invitational Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3/14-17/02 (68-68-65=201) Graeme McDowell 2002 Seminole Intercollegiate Tallahassee, Fla. 3/11-12/02 (68-69-69=206) Graeme McDowell 2002 SunTrust Gator Invitational Gainesville, Fla. 2/9-10/02 (65-67-68=200) Graeme McDowell 2001 Country Club of Louisiana Intrcl. Baton Rouge, La. 10/29-30/01 (70-66-68)
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Hattiesburg, Miss. 1st of 15 (285-278-273=835) Texarkana, Ark. 1st of 11 (283-291-283=857) Hattiesburg, Miss. 1st of 11 (282-282-294=858) San Diego, Calif. 1st of 18 (283-278-279=840%) Cashiers, N.C. 1st of 11 (281-289=570) Nashville, Tenn. 1st of 18 (273-290=563) Auburn, Ala. 1st of 12 (301-277-298=876) Baton Rouge, La. 1st of 15 (284-283-289=856) Long Beach, Calif. 1st of 18 (275-300-284=859) Eatonton, Ga. 1st of 12 (288-282=570) Houston, Texas 1st of 16 (298-293=591) Montego Bay, Jamaica 1st of 7 (318-307=625) Franklin, Tenn. 1st of 12 (284-292=576) Conyers, Ga. 1st of 18 (300-295-298=893) Dothan, Ala. 1st of 17 (300-293-295=888) Birmingham, Ala. 1st of 9 (296-294-298=888)
2012-13 Men’s Golf Record Books UAB MEN’S GOLF TEAM RECORDS 18-holes (279 or better) 262 - Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala., 10/9/07 273 - Sam Hall Invitationa, Hattiesburg, Miss., 9/13/11 273 - Mason Rudolph Collegiate, Nashville, Tenn., 9/22/03 274 - NCAA Stanford Regionals, Stanford, Calif., 5/18/12 274 - NCAA East Regional, Chattanooga, Tenn., 5/16/08 274 - SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla., 2/9/02 275 - 49er Collegiate Classic, Long Beach, Calif., 2/24/00 276 - SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla., 2/9/08 277 - Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate, Auburn, Ala., 4/12/03 277 - Beau Chene Collegiate Classic, Mandeville, La., 3/28/00 278 - NCAA Stanford Regionals, Stanford, Calif., 5/19/12 278 - NCAA Stanford Regionals, Stanford, Calif., 5/17/12 278 - Sam Hall Invitational, Hattiesburd, Miss., 9/12/11 278 - Barona Collegiate Cup, San Diego, Calif., 10/23/06 278 - Precept Peach State Intercollegiate, Atlanta, Ga., 9/22/98 279 - Chris Schenkel Invitational, Statesboro, Ga., 3/17/12 279 - Barona Collegiate Cup, San Diego, Calif., 10/24/06 279 - Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/10/05 279 - SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla, 2/10/01
The 2008 UAB men’s golf team became the first squad in program history to capture the Conference USA Championship.
576 - Legends/Pepsi Intercollegiate, Franklin, Tenn., 10/7-8/96 577 - Invitational at the Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C., 10/17/11 577 - Conference USA Championships, Gulfport, Miss., 4/17-19/06 579 - Bank of Tennessee, Jonesborough, Tenn., 10/12-13/07 579 - Western Intercollegiate, Santa Cruz, Calif., 3/19/07
36-holes (580 or better) 545 - Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala., 10/8-9/07 552 - NCAA Stanford Regional, Stanford, Calif., 5/17-18/12 556 - SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla., 2/9-10/08 561 - NCAA East Regional, Chattanooga, Tenn., 5/15-16/08 561 - Barona Collegiate Cup, San Diego, Calif., 10/23/06 561 - Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/10-11/05 563 - Sam Hall Invitaional, Hattiesburg, Miss., 9/12/11 563 - Mason Rudolph Collegiate, Nashville, Tenn., 9/22-23/03 564 - Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Hattiesburg, Miss., 11/5-6/07 565 - Chris Schenkel Invitational, Statesboro, Ga., 3/16-17/12 567 - Hummingbird Invitational, Cashier, N.C., 10/30/11 569 - Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala., 10/13/08 570 - Western Carolina Intercollegiate, Cashiers, N.C., 11/7-8/05 570 - Precept Peach State Invitational, Eatonton, Ga., 9/27-28/99 571 - Bancorp South Intercollegiate, Madison, Miss., 4/2/12 573 - Conference USA Championship, Sorrento, Fla., 4/19-20/09 574- Gary Koch Intercollegiate, Tampa, Fla., 10/3-4/09 574 - Conference USA Championship, Texarkana, Ark., 4/20-21/08 575 - Jerry Pare National Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/3/11 575- David Toms Intercollegiate, Baton Rouge, La., 10/26-27/09 575 - Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational, Statesboro, Ga., 3/14-15/08 576 - Saint Mary’s Invitational, Monterey, Calif., 9/19/11 576 - Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla., 2/10/07 576 - Shoal Creek Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 9/26-27/05
54-holes (865 or better) 827 - Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala., 10/8-9/07 830 - NCAA Stanford Regional, Stanford, Calif., 5/17-19/12 835 - Sam Hall Invitational, Hattiesburg, Miss., 9/12-13/12 839 - NCAA East Regional, Chattanooga, Tenn., 5/15-17/08 840 - Barona Collegiate Cup, San Diego, Calif., 9/10-11/06 842 - Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/10-11/05 844 - SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla., 2/9-10/08 847 - SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla., 2/9-10/02 848 - SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla., 2/10-11/01 850 - Pacific Invitational, Stockton, Calif., 10/2-3/00 854 - Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate, Franklin, Tenn., 9/27-28/04 854 - Barona Collegiate Cup, Lakeside, Calif., 10/21-22/03 855 - Chris Schenkel Invitational, Statesboro, Ga., 3/16-18/12 855 - NCAA East Regional, Williamsburg, Va., 5/17-19/01 855 - Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/16-17/00 856 - CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate, Baton Rouge, La., 10/29-30/01 857 - Confernece USA Championship, Texarkana, Ark., 4/20-22/08 858 - Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Hattiesburg, Miss., 11/5-6/07 858 - Beau Chene Collegiate Classic, Mandeville, La., 3/27-28/00 858 - Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/17-19/99 859 - SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla., 1/31-2/1/04 859 - CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/30-31/00 859 - 49er Collegiate Classic, Long Beach, Calif., 2/24-25/00 860 - Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/11-12/04 861 - Conference USA Championship, Sorrento, Fla., 4/19-21/09 862 - Cleveland Golf/ASU Invitational, Augusta, Ga., 4/6-7/02 862 - Topy Cup, Fukushima, Japan, 9/6-7/01 863 - University Club Intercollegiate, Baton Rouge, La., 10/25-26/04 864 - Shoal Creek Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 9/26-27/2005 864 - Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Birmingham, Ala., 10/13-14/03 865 - Alabama Spring Invitational, Montgomery, Ala., 3/17-19/00 NCAA Championships Results 2012 - 297-303-302=902 (29th) 2008 - 311-297-315=923 2002 - 293-286-297-300=1176 (26th) 2001 - 297-289-300-293=1179 (T-12th)
The 2001 UAB men’s golf team in front of the NCAA Championship banner.
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36-holes (139 or better) 128 - Garrett Osborn, 2005 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 132 - Graeme McDowell, Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 132 - Chris Devlin, 1999 Adams Cup of Newport, Newport, R.I. 133 - Cathal O’Malley, 2007 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 133 - Graeme McDowell, 2001 Atlanta Intercollegiate, Stockbridge, Ga. 134 - Zack Sucher, 2008 C-USA Championship, Texarkana, Ark. 134 - Zack Sucher, 2007 Barona Collegiate Cup, San Diego, Calif. 134 - Zack Sucher, 2006 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 134 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 Atlanta Intercollegiate, Stockbridge, Ga. 135 - Zack Sucher, 2007 SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 135 - Kyle Sapp, 2007 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 135 - Zack Sucher, 2007 NCAA Nationals, Williamsburg, Va. 135 - Brad Smith, 2006 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 136 - Thomas Sutton, 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional, Stanford, Calif. 136 - Chris Cousins, 2003 Mason Rudolph Collegiate, Nashville, Tenn. 136 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 Conrad Rehling Invite, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 136 - Graeme McDowell, 2001 CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate, Baton Rouge, La. 137 - Paul Dunne, 2011 Hummingbird Invitational, Cashier, N.C. 137 - Zack Sucher, 2009 Conference USA Championship, Sorrento, Fla. 137 - Zack Sucher, 2007 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 137 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 Seminole Intercollegiate, Tallahassee, Fla. 138 - Paul Dunne, 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional, Stanford, Calif. 138 - Jason Shufflebothan, 2011 Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Hattiesburg, Miss. 138 - Brad Smith, 2007 SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 138 - Mike Oimoen, 2007 Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Hattiesburg, Miss. 138 - Garrett Osborn, 2003 Mason Rudolph Collegiate, Nashville, Tenn. 138 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 NCAA Championships, Columbus, Ohio 138 - Graeme McDowell, 2001 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 138 - Graeme McDowell, 2000 CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate, Baton Rouge, La. 139 - Hunter Hawkins, 2012 Bancorp South Intercollegiate, Madison, Miss. 139 - Hunter Hawkins, 2012 Chris Schenkel Invitational, Statesboro, Ga. 139 - Paul Dunne, 2012 Chris Schenkel Invitational, Statesboro, Ga. 139 - Sam Love, 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C. 139 - Thomas Sutton, 2011 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 139 - Zack Sucher, 2008 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 139 - Zack Sucher, 2008 Bank of America Intercollegiate, Madison, Miss. 139 - Zack Sucher, 2008 Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational, Statesboro, Ga. 139 - Brad Smith, 2008 Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational, Statesboro, Ga. 139 - Brad Smith, 2007 Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Hattiesburg, Miss. 139 - Garrett Osborn, 2007 Western Intercollegiate, San Jose, Calif. 139 - Kyle Sapp, 2006 Barona Collegiate Cup, San Diego, Calif. 139 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 ASU Invitational, Tempe, Ariz. 139 - Graeme McDowell, 2001 Topy Cup, Tanaguara, Japan 139 - Graeme McDowell, 2001 Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 139 - Graeme McDowell, 2000 Atlanta Intercollegiate, Stockbridge, Ga. 54-holes (209 or better) 197 - Garrett Osborn, 2005 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 197 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 Atlanta Intercollegiate, Stockbridge, Ga. 200 - Zack Sucher, 2008 NCAA East Regional, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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200 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 201 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 Rehling Invitational, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 201 - Chris Devlin, 2000 Beau Chene Collegiate Classic, Mandeville, La. 203 - Zack Sucher, 2007 SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 203 - Zack Sucher, 2006 Barona Collegiate Cup, San Diego, Calif. 203 - Chris Devlin, 2000 Bearkat Classic, Montgomery, Texas 204 - Jason Shufflebothan, 2011 Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Hattiesburg, Miss. 204 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate, Baton Rouge, La. 204 - Graeme McDowell, 2001 Atlanta Intercollegiate, Stockbridge, Ga. 204 - Paul Dickinson, 1997 The Bridges All-American, Bay St. Louis, Mo. 205 - Zack Sucher, 2007 NCAA Nationals, Williamsburg, Va. 205 - Kyle Sapp, 2007 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 206 - Thomas Sutton, 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional, Stanford, Calif. 206 - Zack Sucher, 2007 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 206 - Cathal O’Malley, 2007 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 206 - Brad Smith, 2006 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 206 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 ASU Invitational, Augusta, Ga. 206 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 Seminole Intercollegiate, Tallahassee, Fla. 206 - Graeme McDowell, 2001 Topy Cup, Fukushima, Japan 207 - Zack Sucher, 2009 Conference USA Championship, Sorrento, Fla. 207 - Zack Sucher, 2008 C-USA Championship, Texarkana, Ark. 207 - Zack Sucher, 2006 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 207 - Chris Cousins, 2004 SunTrust Gator Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 208 - Daniel Ozley, 2002 CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate, Baton Rouge, La. 208 - Graeme McDowell, 2002 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 208 - Craig Gordon, CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate, Baton Rouge, La. 208 - Chris Devlin, 1998 Deep South Intercollegiate, Abita Springs, La. 208 - Paul Dickinson, 1996 Mizuno Peach State Invitational, Conyers, Ga. 209 - Jason Shufflebotham, 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional, Stanford, Calif. 209 - Sam Love, 2011 Invitational at the Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C. 209 - Thomas Sutton, 2011 Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Hattiesburg, Miss. 209 - Zack Sucher, 2008 Jerry Pate National, Birmingham, Ala. 209 - Adam West, 2008 NCAA East Regional, Chattanooga, Tenn. 209 - Brad Smith, 2008 C-USA Championship, Texarkana, Ark.
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NCAA Championships Results 224 - Thomas Sutton (79-74-71), T-77th - 2012 224 - Paul Dunne (75-74-75), T-77th - 2012 224 - Jason Shufflebotham (77-77-70) - 2011 227 - Sam Love (74-75-78), T-105th - 2012 231 - Wilson McDonald (73-80-78), T-130th - 2012 231 - Brad Smith (75-71-85) - 2008 231 - Zack Sucher (79-71-81) - 2008 233 - Adam West (74-83-76) - 2008 234 - Hunter Hawkins (75-80-79), T-144th - 2012 237 - Kyle Sapp (84-76-77) - 2008 243 - Mike Oimoen (83-79-81) - 2008 275 - Zack Sucher (68-67-70-70), T-4th - 2007 279 - Graeme McDowell (71-67-67-74), T-4th - 2002 287 - Graeme McDowell (75-68-74-70), T-16th - 2001 294 - Drew Jones (72-73-75-74), T-86th - 2002 295 - Ryan Thomas (69-74-73-79), T-97th - 2002 295 - Daniel Ozley (74-68-78-75), T-46th - 2001 300 - Payton Osborn (74-74-78-74), T-63rd - 2001 301 - Craig Gordon (74-79-74-74), T-66th - 2001 308 - Craig Gordon (81-72-82-73), 151st - 2002 309 - Drew Jones (75-81-74-79), 82nd - 2001 330 - Blake Mozely (82-82-84-82), 157th - 2002
Y early S troke A verage L eaders Note: The yearly stroke average leaders date back to the 1989 season which was as far back as the records were kept. To contribute information to this section, please contact the UAB Athletic Media Relations Department at 205-934-0722. Year Name 1989-90 Jay Horton 1993-94 Johan Annerfelt 1996-97 Paul Dickinson 1997-98 Paul Dickinson 1998-99 Chris Devlin 1999-2000 Graeme McDowell 2000-01 Graeme McDowell 2001-02 Graeme McDowell 2002-03 Nathan Turner 2003-04 Chris Cousins 2004-05 Ryan Thomas 2005-06 Garrett Osborn 2006-07 Garrett Osborn 2007-08 Zack Sucher 2008-09 Zack Sucher 2009-10 John Darby 2011-12 Jason Shufflebotham
Average 76.35 75.10 72.48 73.00 72.30 73.60 71.30 69.90 73.20 72.89 73.07 72.24 72.69 71.39 72.79 73.62 73.62
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Conference USA Freshman of the Year Chris Devlin - 1996-97 Blake West - 2006-07 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year Brad Smith - 2006-07 Conference USA Coach of the Year Alan Kaufman - 2000-01 First Team All-Conference (Conference USA) Chris Devlin - 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000 Graeme McDowell - 2000-01, 2001-02 Payton Osborn - 2000-01 Daniel Ozley - 2000-01 Chris Cousins - 2003-04 Garrett Osborn - 2005-06, 2006-07 Brad Smith - 2007-08 Zack Sucher - 2007-08, 2008-09 Second Team All-Conference (Conference USA) Chris Devlin - 1997-98 Paul Dickinson - 1996-97 Andrew Laurence - 1995-96, 1996-97 Garrett Osborn - 2004-05 Zack Sucher - 2006-07 Third Team All-Conference (Conference USA) Ty Auret - 1996-97 Tigh Van Leeuwen - 2003-04 Ryan Thomas - 2004-05 Honorable Mention All-Conference (Conference USA) Zac Courtenay - 1995-96 Carey Tuck - 1995-96
Garrett Osborn (2003-07)
First Team All-Conference (Sun Belt) Dave Bemis - 1987-88 Dave Cunningham - 1986-87 Lynn Farquhar - 1984-85; 1985-86 Jay Horton - 1988-89; 1990-91 Jim McDaniel - 1980-81 Jim Moodie - 1980-81; 1981-82 Mark Thompson - 1990-91 Men’s Golf Palmer Cup Participants Andrew Laurence - 1997 Graeme McDowell - 2000, 2001 Walker Cup Team Members Graeme McDowell - 2002
Conference USA All-Tournament Team Chris Devlin - 2000 Clark Brown - 2004 Garrett Osborn - 2005 Zack Sucher - 2007 Conference USA All-Freshman Team Paul Dunne - 2011-12 First Team All-Conference (Great Midwest) Johan Annerfelt - 1994 Andrew Laurence - 1994 Zac Courtenay - 1994 Great Midwest Newcomer of the Year Johan Annerfelt - 1994 Sun Belt Conference Champion Jay Horton - 1990-91
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Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal Robert Spiller - 2000-01, 2002-03 Michael Ulmer - 2010-11 Jason Woyak - 2003-04 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll Ty Auret - 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 Clark Brown - 2002-03 Austen Dailey - 2008-09 John Darby - 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 Paul Dunne - 2011-12 Craig Gordon - 1999-2000, 2000-01 Landry Haynes - 2010-11 Tyler Hock - 2010-11 Mark Hudgins - 2008-09 Sam Love - 2011-12 Graeme McDowell - 1999-2000, 2000-01 Cathal O’Malley - 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 Mike Oimoen - 2009-10 Jason Shufflebotham - 2007-08 Adam Seale - 1999-2000 Richard Seale - 2000-01 Brad Smith - 2006-07, 2007-08 Robert Spiller - 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 Thomas Sutton - 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 Michael Ulmer - 2010-11, 2011-12
Golf Coaches Association All-American Academic Ty Auret - 1998-99 Conference USA All-Academic Team Brad Smith - 2007-08 Adam West - 2008-09 Thomas Sutton - 2011-12
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Chris Devlin
European Challenger Tour
Garrett Osborn
Brad Smith
Web.com Tour
Asian Tour
Graeme McDowell PGA Tour
Payton Osborn
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• 2010 US Open Champion • 4th Ranked Player in World in January of 2011 • 2008 & 2010 Ryder Cup Participant • 2010 GWAA PGA Golfer of the Year • Won Golf Writers Trophy from the British Association of Golf Writers • Shared European Tour player of the year with Martin Kaymer • Won three individual titles during the 2010 year in addition to winning the decisive match in the Ryder Cup
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2012-13 Men’s Golf All-Time Letterwinners UAB MEN’S GOLF ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Note: The following is a list of all-time Blazer golf lettermen as listed in UAB’s official records. These records are as complete as possible. If there are any additions or corrections to this list or the UAB record book, the UAB Athletic Media Relations Office welcomes them. Please contact the Athletic Media Relations office at (205) 934-0722 with any additions or corrections. A Tom Acker Johan Annerfelt Ty Auret B Toby Banks Murry Bartow Dave Bemis Clark Brown Paul Birdwell Herm Brehmer C Stephen Chapman Brad Conner Zac Courtenay Chris Cousins Bill Cox Dave Cunningham D Austen Dailey Scott “Radar” Daniels John Darby Joe Davidson Ryan Davies Chris Devlin Paul Dickinson Mark Dillard Connor Doran Steven Driggers Paul Dunne Mike Dunphy E Wayne Echols Jason Eldridge F Lynn Farquhar Jeremy Franklin David Freeze Daniel Fontaine
G Mike Gazlay Chad Goodwin Craig Gordon Eric Gouldthorpe Chris Gustin
N Chris Nail Chuck Nichols O Mike Oimoen Cathal O’Malley Garrett Osborn Payton Osborn Daniel Ozley
H Lars Hafstad Michael Harrell Davis Hartley Hunter Hawkins Judd Hershiser Tyler Hock Jay Horton
P Earl Persinger Walt Pittman Guice Potter Conner Pratt
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J David Johnson Drew Jones
R Troy Raybon Tim Richards
K Philip Kaiser Dan Keenan
S Kyle Sapp Gordon Saunders Adam Seale Pete Shields Jason Shufflebotham Walt Simpson Brad Smith Sammy Smoke Grant Snyder Bobby Spiller Trent Stewart Brad Stracke Zack Sucher Thomas Sutton Rob Svenson Robert Svensson Scott Swansen
L Andrew Laurence Jim Ledvina Andy Lemons Patrick Levio Mac Logue Patrick Long Sam Love John Lucansky M Carl Magnusson Tim Mahoney Brian Markowitz Greg Martin Jimbo Martin Kurt Matthewson Garrett Mayfield Bill McCammon 2 2
Jim McDaniel Wilson McDonald Graeme McDowell Jimmy Mintz Jim Moodie Lee Morrison Blake Mozley
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T Philip Tatum Dave Tennant Ryan Thomas Kaylor Timmons Josh Thompson Mark Thompson Carey Tuck Nathan Turner U Michael Ulmer V Tigh VanLeeuwen Cris Vargas Scott Vigne W Lance Waggener Glynn Waller Danny Walsh Ralph Watson Blake Watts Adam West Blake West Will Wilcox Jason Woyak Jim Wright Scott Wynne X No names listed Y No names listed Z Marco Zirov *Current Players in italics
2012-13 Men’s Golf Graeme McDowell GRAEME MCDOWELL 1999-2002
• Awarded Fred Haskins Award for top golfer in the nation in 2002 • 2002 Golfstat award recipient (given to golfer with lowest average) • Two-time Ping All-American (2002 and 2001) • Two-time Conference USA Player of the Year (2002 and 2001) • Nine tournament victories and 24 top-10 finishes Year Tourn. Rds. Strokes Avg. 2001-02 14 43 3004 69.9 2000-01 14 42 2993 71.3 1999-00 13 38 2796 73.6 Totals 41 123 8795 71.5
Best Rounds Even/Under Top-10 18 54 Par Rds. Finishes 63 197 34 11 64 204 23 8 66 212 13 5 63 197 70 24
Best Finish: 1st – Nine Times Low Round: 63, 2002 Atlanta Intercollegiate (Course Record) Low Tourney Score: 197 (-19), 2002 Atlanta Intercollegiate (Course Record) 2001-02 (Junior Season) Tournament Rounds Total Topy Cup 69-70-67 206 ULM/Fred Marx Invitational 72-72-75 219 Club Glove Intercollegiate 75-77-71 223 Jerry Pate Intercollegiate 68-70-70 208 C.C. of Louisiana Intercollegiate 70-66-68 204 Gator Invitational 65-67-68 200 Cleveland Golf Classic 74-78-68 220 Seminole Intercollegiate 68-69-69 206 Conrad Rehling Alabama Invite 68-68-65 201 Cleveland Golf/ASU Invitational 68-71-67 206 C-USA Championship 72-71-76 216 Atlanta Intercollegiate 65-69-63 197 NCAA East Regional 72-75-72 219 NCAA Championship 71-67-67-74 279
Finish 1 T8 T12 4 1 1 T17 1 1 5 T15 1 T8 T4
2000-01 (Sophomore Season) Tournament Inverness Intercollegiate Pacifc Invitational Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate VCU Fall Preview CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate Suntrust Gator Invitational Beau Chene Collegiate Seminole Intercollegiate Conrad Rehling Alabama Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate C-USA Championships Atlanta Intercollegiate NCAA East Regional NCAA Championship
Rounds 72-73-73 69-71-70 71-69-74 74-69 66-72-75 72-67-71 74-70-67 74-73-74 72-68-72 73-70-71 73-75-75 64-69-71 71-73-70 75-68-78-75
Total 217 210 214 143 213 210 211 221 212 214 223 204 214 287
Finish T3 T3 19 T3 T8 T21 T2 T15 1 T4 T13 1 T40 T16
1999-2000 (Freshman Season) Tournament The Ridges Intercollegiate Precept Peach State Invitational Adams Cup of Newport Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate CC of Louisiana Intercollegiate The Bridges All-American 49er Collegiate Classic Alabama Spring Invitational Beau Chene Collegiate Bearkat Classic C-USA Championships Atlanta Intercollegiate NCAA East Regional
Rounds 72-74-77 73-72 77-72-76 79-80-72 71-76-78 71-76-73 73-72-69 71-71-72 72-73-72 73-71-70 76-77-75 66-73-73 80-70-78
Total 223 145 225 231 225 220 214 214 217 214 228 212 228
Finish T25 T13 T7 57 T22 T13 T2 T7 T19 T7 T32 T1 T56
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In February of 2011, former UAB great Graeme McDowell returned to his collegiate roots for the first time since his remarkable 2010 season when he captured the U.S. Open championship at Pebble Beach, led his European team to the Ryder Cup title and then was named the Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America. McDowell came back to Birmingham, to visit with his former (and current UAB) coach, Alan Kaufman, catch up with some of his old teammates and give a few pointers to the 2010-11 Blazers men’s golf team.
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2012-13 Men’s Golf Conference USA From its beginning in 1994, Conference USA’s dedication to excellence has been the league’s guiding principle and remains a common thread today and for a promising future. As we enter the 2012-13 season, C-USA is home to 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich members in East CaroBritton Banowsky lina, Houston, Marshall, C-USA Commissioner Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances men’s and women’s programs that are immersed in athletic success and academic prowess. Together, we are committed to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in our communities. These C-USA institutions all sponsor Division I-A football, along with several other men’s and women’s athletic programs that compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 20 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 11 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball). The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA annually awards 12 postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Conference USA also added a Spirit of Service Award, recognizing student-athletes three times a year for a combination of significant community service efforts, good academic standing and participation in their elected sport. SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. Football - 67 teams have earned bowl bids - Member of the Bowl Championship Series - Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Military Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl and the TicketCity Bowl Men’s Basketball - Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country - 102 postseason teams (49 NCAA, 41 NIT, 6 CBI, 6 CIT) - One National Championship title game appearance - Three Final Four teams - Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams - One NIT Champion and four NIT semifinalists - Inaugural CBI Champion
Women’s Basketball - 47 NCAA Tournament appearances - 38 WNIT appearances - One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 - Two WNIT semifinalists - One WBI Champion Baseball - 57 NCAA appearances - Six College World Series appearances (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001), including five of the last eight - 13 Super Regional appearances - Has produced at least four NCAA teams in nine of the last 11 seasons In addition, 36 volleyball teams, 61 men’s and women’s soccer teams and 34 softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, three softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. The league has also had eight national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 650 NCAA appearances. SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance among student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 17 years, 169 student-athletes earned national Capital One Academic All-America honors, while 588 were named All-District. In addition, more than 22,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA ON TV C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through partnerships with FOX Sports Media Group, CBS Sports Network and ESPN. The multi-tiered selection process that is rooted in partnering with all three networks has substantially increased the number of national and regional appearances for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other conference sports. C-USA DIGITAL NETWORK The C-USA Digital Network officially launched in August of 2011. Network programming includes live streaming of non-televised events, video on demand, a weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, regular-season and championship event highlights and conference-produced feature stories. In its first year, 1,164 events were streamed live and 8,126 videos were posted and available on the C-USA Digital Network, and that number just keeps growing. Monthly and yearly subscriptions offer fans access to events offered on all 12 of the C-USA member institution’s athletic websites as well as C-USA network programming. C-USA IN THE COMMUNITY The conference’s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in nine states and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 million living alum-
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ni represent C-USA schools across the nation. With a renewed commitment to community involvement, the conference has begun development of several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations. GOVERNANCE Conference USA has significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the member institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors. A PROUD HISTORY Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the 2004-05 season, Conference USA began a new chapter in 2005-06 when its current membership came together. A PROMISING FUTURE With more conference realignment taking the stage during the 2011-12 season, C-USA held onto its strong foundation, identity and a history that reflects the league’s national presence. Conference USA will welcome six new institutions in 2013, including the return of charter member Charlotte along with FIU, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Old Dominion and UTSA. These six members will join with East Carolina, Marshall, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB and UTEP. In addition to the outstanding competition and strong athletic achievements these schools bring, the C-USA footprint will grow by nearly 20 percent. Additionally, the geography of these members allows for a divisional scheduling model that will be beneficial to the studentathletes, fan-friendly and cost effective. These 14 extraordinary institutions and 17 years of remarkable history have reinforced the league’s position in collegiate athletics, setting the course for the next decade and beyond.
2012-13 Men’s Golf Administration Dr. Ray Watts, President
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ay L. Watts, M.D., UAB’s seventh president, has demonstrated visionary leadership in education, research and clinical care throughout his career. A Birmingham native and graduate of West End High School, Dr. Watts earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering at UAB in 1976. The collaborations he had with biomedical engineering students as an undergraduate inspired him to expand his career horizons and, four years later, he graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as valedictorian of his class. Dr. Watts completed a neurology residency, medical internship, and clinical fellowships at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a two-year medical staff fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. Before returning to UAB in 2003, he was part of a team that helped to create an internationally renowned research and clinical center for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders at
Emory University in Atlanta. At UAB, Dr. Watts served as the John N. Whitaker Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology. There he led the development of an interdisciplinary research program aimed at translating scientific breakthroughs into promising new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and played a key role in the establishment of the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. He also was named president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. In 2010, Dr. Watts accepted the position of Senior Vice President and Dean of the School of Medicine at UAB, and later was named to the James C. Lee Jr. Endowed Chair. As dean, Dr. Watts – in partnership with UAB Health System and Health Services Foundation leaders – initiated the AMC21 comprehensive strategic plan, encompassing education, research, clinical care and primary care. AMC21 aims to make UAB “the preferred academic medical center of the 21st century,” and has led to the recruitment of
outstanding faculty, the launch of programs to accelerate research and drug discovery, and the development of a third regional medical campus in Montgomery, among other successes. He has been tireless in his efforts to enhance medical student training—from increasing available scholarships to supporting Equal Access Birmingham, a volunteer organization in which students provide care to underserved patients—and to foster stronger relationships with medical alumni throughout the state. “People want to invest in the future—in solutions that will have a real impact on our health, education and our economy,” Dr. Watts has said. “So the state and community want us to develop our ideas and capitalize on opportunities to lead. UAB can be one of the most dymanic and productive universities of the 21st century, and that is our vision.” Dr. Watts and his wife Nancy, who just retired as a nurse at UAB, have five grown children.
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rian Mackin was named UAB’s Director of Athletics on February 14, 2007. He moved into the position after spending five years as senior associate athletic director for external affairs for the Blazers. A former UAB baseball letterman, Mackin has a deep-rooted passion for the University and its athletics program. With an eye on the future, his commitment to continue to grow the program has been clear in the time since he became athletics director. Mackin’s desire to see UAB excel both on and off the playing field was never more apparent than this past academic year when the Blazers turned in their highest finish in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings in 12 years. He has made success in the classroom and improving athletic facilities two of his top priorities. Mackin was able to secure the first-ever naming rights for the athletics program with the generous gift from Don and Marsha Hire for the Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center. With the opening of the Academic Center, an abundance of new computer equipment has been added. Mackin has also strengthened the academic area by creating additional staff positions. Under Mackin’s watch, the Academic Reform Group (ARG) was initiated. This group is made up of athletics staff members and academic support staff. With its mission to create an environment of academic excellence in the department, the group addresses every aspect of a student-athlete’s experience while at UAB. Mackin has also demonstrated his commitment to academic success by initiating a penalty structure for student-athletes and making them accountable if they miss classes or tutorial sessions. Mackin’s priority on academics has paid dividends as the
Blazers’ Academic Progress Rates (APR) scores have improved each year under his tenure as AD. The most recent APR report released in June showed that all but three of UAB’s teams have a multi-year rate of 950 or better. Since Mackin became athletics director, a new 10,000-square foot weight room has opened. A new, spacious, state-of the-art athletic training facility opened in the fall of 2008. With the renovation of the Ullman Building, the Blazers’ Olympic sports coaches have been able to relocate into brand new offices. Other facilities improvements have included the resurfacing of the track for the Blazers’ track and field team. The first phase of the new, on-campus UAB softball facility was completed prior to the start of the 2010 season. This past February, the Don and Alicia Huey Softball Hitting Facility was dedicated. The upgrades and progress of the program under Mackin have not been limited to facilities and academics. In the last two years, the athletics program entered an agreement with Nike that provides apparel and equipment for all of UAB’s athletics teams. In his position as athletics director, Mackin has also been involved on various conference and national committees. He just completed his first year as a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. Mackin came on board at UAB in the spring of 2002 as senior associate AD for external affairs. In that role, he was responsible for fund-raising, corporate support and marketing for the athletic department. In 2006, Mackin was named Division I-A Fundraiser of the Year by the National Association of Athletic Development Directors. Under Mackin’s leadership, contributions to UAB athletics nearly tripled from $1.3 million in 2001 to about $3.7 million in 2006. Additionally, he has been responsible for the creation
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of several affinity groups including the Athletic Investors Group, the Champion Club, and the Blazer Club, which brought together the two annual funds supporting football and men’s basketball. Prior to joining UAB, Mackin served as Manager of Corporate Business Development at Vulcan Materials, where he was responsible for examining potential new markets for business development and locating growth opportunities in the industry. Mackin earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from UAB in 1983. He was a member of the Blazer baseball team four seasons and then moved into the Houston Astros baseball organization where he spent one season. Mackin then joined Vulcan Materials, where he held management positions in sales and market analysis. In 1990, he joined Southern Ready Mix as sales manager before joining Dunn Construction in 1993 where he rose to vice president in 1999. His responsibilities included business development, sales and project management. Mackin’s community activities include the Birmingham Tip-Off Club, which hosts the State High School Final Four, the Monday Morning Quarterback Club and the Birmingham Rotary Club. He has served as the president of the Birmingham Tip-Off Club. In addition, Mackin is a member of the Public Athletic, Cultural and Entertainment Facilities Board of the City of Birmingham (PACE). Mackin and his wife, Sally, have five children: Ragland (24), Brian Jr. (22), Ferrell (19), Mary Aileen (18), and Ella (16).
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r. Frank Messina has served as UAB’s faculty athletics representative (FAR) since 2008. In addition to his duties as faculty athletics representative, Dr. Messina is professor of Accounting & Finance at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he has been on the faculty since 1993. Dr. Messina received his doctorate in busi-
ness administration (D.B.A.) from Mississippi State University in 1993, a master’s in professional accountancy at MSU in 1990, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of West Alabama in 1986. He has four times been awarded for UAB Excellence in Classroom Teaching; has received the UAB President’s Excellence in Teaching Award; twice received the Loudell Robinson Excellence in Accounting Teaching Award, the NSAC Silver Pen Research Award and the El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, along with several other teaching and research
honors. Dr. Messina has published extensively in tax, accounting, and cooperative journals and has presented a variety of seminars around the country over the past several years.
Senior Administrative Staff
Shannon Ealy
Senior Associate AD for External Affairs
Norm Reilly
Associate AD for Media Relations
Derita Ratcliffe
Senior Associate AD Senior Woman Administrator
Matt Wildt
Associate AD for Ticket Operations & Football Administration
Coleman Barnes
Corey Bray
Associate AD for Development
Associate AD for Compliance
Reid Adair
Brad Hardekopf
Assistant AD for Facilities and Operations
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Timothy Garner Associate AD for Financial Affairs
Mike Jones
Assistant AD for Athletic Training
Danez Marrable Associate AD for Student Services
Brad Smith
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UAB AT A GLANCE UAB is a young, dynamic university that has, over four decades, won international renown for its leading-edge research, medical care and academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Home to more than 17,500 students and 2,000 faculty members, UAB impacts every facet of the Birmingham community, improving the lives of residents through innovative health care, education, and active service and engagement. On a campus encompassing 86 city blocks, breakthroughs are made daily in the arts and sciences, business, dentistry, education, engineering, health professions, medicine, nursing, optometry and public health.
Bharat Soni, one of America’s top computing experts and a UAB engineering professor, has created a high-performance virtual reality lab on campus. In more than 80 interdisciplinary research centers all over campus, faculty and students are pushing the envelope in science and medicine, developing new treatments and cures for conditions ranging from cancer to Alzheimer’s to heart disease. UAB’s physician-researchers, and the facilities in which they work, are recognized as among the best in the nation. UAB’s impact on its community and state is tremendous, and is seen not only in improved education and health care, but in a stronger economy. As Alabama’s largest single employer, UAB has some 18,000 employees and is responsible for more than 61,000 jobs statewide (that’s one of every 33 jobs), and has an annual economic impact of $4.6 billion. One of every 25 dollars in the state’s budget is generated by UAB.
A University Forging the Future • UAB has seen record overall enrollment for three consecutive years. In fall 2011, UAB welcomed 17,575 students and its largest freshman class ever (over 1,600), with two-thirds of those freshmen living on campus. • Forbes lists UAB among the top 20% of all U.S. undergraduate institutions and The Princeton Review has ranked the university in the top 10 nationally for student diversity for three consecutive years (currently 5th). • An exciting nexus of the sciences, business and education, and the arts and humanities, UAB is forging the ideas and technologies of tomorrow with intensely collaborative research and scholarship. It’s where creativity and innovation are campus traditions—and where successful futures begin.
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UAB enriches Birmingham’s cultural landscape through a diversity of people and activities such as athletics, performing arts, theatre, social service, and much more.
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• UAB Hospital is the largest in the state and among the largest and most complex in the nation (1,146 beds), and the only Alabama hospital listed for 22 straight years in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” issue, which lists only 3 percent of hospitals nationwide. In the current issue, UAB has six medical specialties in the top 25. • UAB is the largest academic medical center in Alabama and one of the top four largest academic medical centers in the United States, treating 1,187,230 patients last year. • UAB provides vital resources and services that are offered nowhere else in Alabama, such as an adult level 1 trauma center, a burn center, and a Level III (highest level) regional neonatal intensive care unit. • UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center was one of the nation’s first such centers designated by the National Cancer Institute and remains the only one in Alabama and a six-state region. • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has designated UAB as one of only six Diabetes Research and Training Centers in the country, putting the university at the forefront in development of new methods to treat, prevent and, ultimately, cure diabetes.
• The UAB School of Health Professions provides advanced opportunities and is one of the largest schools of its type in the nation, with 21 innovative programs at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree levels within six departments: Critical Care, Diagnostic and Therapeautic Sciences; Health Services Administration; Nutrition Sciences; Occupational Therapy; and Physical Therapy. U.S. News & World Report ranks several SHP programs among the nation’s top 25. • UAB Kirklin Clinic is a state-of-the-art, full-service clinic that furnishes a full range of adult outpatient care. Housing more than 25 specialties and more than 700 specialists under one roof, UAB Kirklin Clinic conveniently provides in-house diagnostic testing, surgery services, a pharmacy and educational seminars. • Several graduate programs at UAB have been recognized for excellence nationally. In the most recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report of graduate programs, the School of Nursing ranks 26th overall, with the School of Medicine being 27th and the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 58th. Individual programs also have been cited, with the AIDS program within the School of Medicine ranked 5th and the School of Health Profession’s health administration program ranked 7th.
A Leading-Edge Research • UAB is ranked 31st nationally for federal research and development funding, attracting over $460 million in 2010, and is 21st in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). • UAB is among a handful of universities classified by the Carnegie Foundation for both “high research activity” and “community engagement,” which suggests how effectively the university harnesses that research to benefit the community—in terms of the economy, education, better health, and quality of life. • Recent breakthroughs include a novel bio-coating for cardiac stents that significantly reduces the need for follow-up surgery; using remote satellite imaging to discover ancient ruins in Egypt, featured in a recent BBC documentary; a new collaboration with HudsonAlpha (Huntsville) investigating the genetic roots of Parkinson’s disease; the opening the Materials Processing and Application Development (MPAD) facility, the largest academic research facility of its kind in the nation, offering the rare capability of developing both metals and composites under one roof.
Enterprise
• Innovation Depot, in which UAB is a founding partner, was recently named the Top High-Tech Business Incubator in the nation by the National Business Incubation Association. As the largest incubator in the Southeast, the Depot was responsible for 75 tenant companies and $274 million in sales impact in 2010 (and $1.4 billion in sales impact over the past five years). • Physician-researchers are at the top of their fields, serving as editors-inchief of 25 peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals, and in high-level national posts—UAB faculty are currently serving as President of the American Cancer Society and President-elect of the American Heart Association, and an alumna, Dr. Regina Benjamin, is U.S. Surgeon General.
Challenging, Distinctive
• UAB is one of only two academic institutions available nationwide receiving requests for Crew Robotics and Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE) for NASA’s International Space Station, space shuttles, and beyond. Lee Moradi, CRAVE program manager in the Center for Biophysical Science and Engineering, says UAB will design, test, and manufacture high-precision research instruments and thermal carriers, he also foresees additional work to develop extravehicular activity and robotics equipment, crew health and conditioning systems, and environmental control and life-support technology.
Academic Programs
• UAB offers one-of-a-kind programs, such as the only undergraduate biomedical engineering degree, the only industrial distribution degree in the Southeast, and one of only four forensic accounting and IT concentrations in the nation. • UAB also offers unrivaled research and scholarship opportunities for students at all levels, ranking 1st among all public universities in federal research funding per incoming freshman. Of the 138 undergraduates enrolled in the Science and Technology Honors Program (part of the acclaimed UAB Honors Academy) in 2010-11, 35 were published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. • In the U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs, UAB has 13 programs in the top 25 and five in the top 10: Master’s in health administration, 5th; School of Medicine’s AIDS program, 6th; Medicine’s primary care, 10th; nurse practitioner (adult), 10th; nursing service administration, 10th. • The Scientist ranked UAB 22nd nationally (and 6th among public universities) in its “Best Places to Work as a Postdoctoral Fellow” issue. • UAB’s Alys Stephens Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary as Birmingham’s “home for the performing arts,” housing a 1,330-seat concert hall, intimate recital hall and state-of-the-art theatres. With 24 Steinway pianos in its music department, UAB is Alabama’s first “All-Steinway School” and one of only 125 in the world. • The School of Nursing is designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for International Nursing, one of only 10 such centers in the U.S. and 45 in the world.
Athletic Achievements • Former UAB men’s golfer Graeme McDowell (right) won the U.S. Open in 2010. At UAB, he was the nation’s No. 1-ranked collegiate golfer in 2002.
• In 34 seasons of competition, the Blazer men’s basketball team has enjoyed 29 winning seasons, has made 25 trips to postseason tournaments (14 NCAA, 11 NIT), and has won eight conference championships. With the 2011 NCAA berth, the Blazers have reached postseason play in eight of the past nine years (4 NCAA, 4 NIT). UAB advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2004, knocking off tournament No. 1 seed Kentucky in the second round.
• Just in the past three years, UAB students earned 8 Goldwater Scholarships, 7 Fulbright scholarships, 3 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships and an NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship (one of only 15 in the nation).
• Blazer football earned its first postseason bowl appearance with a berth in the 2004 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. The Blazers have finished as Conference USA runner-up three times since they became a football-playing member of the league. • The men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Championships for the sixth time overall in 2011. The team won the 1999 C-USA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Final 8. • The UAB women’s soccer team has won the C-USA Tournament title twice (2004 and 2006), earning NCAA trips both years. In 2003, the UAB women captured the C-USA regular season title.
• The UAB softball team made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and made a return trips in 2011 and 2012. The Blazers defeated Florida State in the first round of the 2011 Athens Regional for their first ever NCAA tourney win.
• The Blazers field 17 intercollegiate teams as a Division I member of the NCAA and a founding member of Conference USA.
• The Blazer volleyball team has made two NCAA tournament appearances in the past six years (2006 and 2008). The program earned its first NCAA tournament victory in 2008 with a firstround win over Missouri State.
• Vonetta Flowers, a former UAB track & field All-American, made history in February of 2002 when she won a Gold Medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Flowers became the first Winter Olympics Gold Medalist ever from Alabama when she teamed with Jill Bakken to capture the twowoman bobsled competition.
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Gene Bartow Alabama Sports Hall Of Fame ’89 National College Basketball Hall Of Fame ’09
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ne of the most respected figures in intercollegiate athletics, Gene Bartow, forged the UAB athletic program into a well-rounded organization with outstanding teams in several sports. Bartow, considered the “founding father” of UAB athletics, grew the intercollegiate sports program there from its infancy into one that featured 17 sports and an annual operating budget of more than $8 million by the time he retired from the position in 2000. Bartow, who passed away Jan. 3, 2012 after a nearly three-year battle with cancer, guided the program through three conference changes, grew the football team from a club sport into a Division I-A program, and added several women’s sports to the university’s athletics roster. Bartow was at the helm of the UAB men’s basketball program for 18 seasons, compiling a record of 366-203 (.643) during his tenure. He led the Blazers to the NIT in the program’s second year of existence, and followed that up with seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips to the Sweet 16 in 1981 and the Elite Eight in 1982. In all, he led UAB to 14 postseason appearances, nine of which were NCAA Tournaments. In addition to his time at UAB, Bartow is one of the top college basketball coaches of all time. By the time he retired from collegiate coaching in 1996, he had led teams for 34 years at six universities (Central Missouri State, Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA and UAB), compiling 647 wins, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, two Final Four appearances, one national title game appearance and one national Coach of the Year Award (both with Memphis State in 1973), and no probation problems with the NCAA. In 2009, Bartow received the ultimate honor as he was inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame. He entered the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 and is also a member of both the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame and the Northeast Missouri Athletic Hall of Fame. The Browning, Mo. native coached 34 years at six universities. He coached at Central Missouri State University from 1961-64, Valparaiso University from 1964-1970, Memphis State University from 1970-74, and he led the Tigers to the ‘73 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles in the ‘71-’72 and ‘72-’73 seasons. In 1974 Bartow accepted the head coaching position at the University of Illinois. Illinois finished 8-18 in his only season coaching the Fighting Illini, and Bartow left his position to succeed John Wooden as the head coach of UCLA. Bartow coached at UCLA from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to a 52-9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four. Bartow left UCLA after the 1977 season to take over the job of creating an athletic program at UAB. Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997, UAB renamed its basketball venue, Bartow Arena, in his honor. The Birmingham News has voted him one of the top 10 most influential figures in Alabama sports for the past century. Bartow is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Huffine, and three children, Mark, Beth and Murry, who is the head men’s basketball coach at East Tennessee State.
“Founding Father” of UAB Athletics • UAB head basketball coach (1977-96) • UAB’s first Athletics Director (1977-2000) • Nine NCAA Tournament appearances at UAB • 14 postseason appearances during 18year coaching career at UAB • 11 20-win seasons during UAB coaching career tenure • 647 career coaching victories • 366 victories at UAB • Led UAB to NCAA Sweet 16 in 1981 and Elite Eight appearance in 1982 • Voted by the Birmingham News as one of the top-10 influential figures in Alabama sports over the past century
Proud Past Bright Future Summer, 1977: Coach Gene Bartow is hired as UAB’s first intercollegiate Athletics Director and head basketball coach. Preparations begin for the hiring of coaches and support staff, recruitment of student-athletes, establishment of the Golden 100 scholarship foundation, scheduling, etc. Fall, 1978: UAB athletic teams begin intercollegiate competition for the first time; the university begins an 11-year association with the Sun Belt Conference. Nov. 24, 1978: The UAB men’s basketball team plays its first game, a 66-54 loss to Nebraska before a crowd of 14,800 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center; UAB has gone on to win 20 or more games 15 times, appear in 11 NCAA Tournaments and eight NITs. March, 1981: The Blazer men’s basketball team defeats Kentucky in the NCAA Mideast Regional, and reaches the NCAA “Sweet 16.” This appearance marks the beginning of a streak of seven consecutive NCAA Tournaments for UAB (1981-87). March, 1982: UAB adds to its amazing basketball success story, defeating Indiana and Virginia in the Southeast Regional, and reaching the NCAA “Elite Eight.” The Southeast Regional in Birmingham is the first of five NCAA Tournament events to be hosted by UAB (’82, ’84, ’85, ’87, ’88). March, 1989: Blazer basketball reaches the NIT Final Four, defeating Michigan State for third place at Madison Square Garden. Fall, 1989: The UAB club football team is organized; the team goes 0-6 in its first season. 1990-91: The Blazer baseball team wins its first Sun Belt Conference Championship and becomes the first UAB team other than men’s basketball to participate in the NCAA Tournament. Men’s tennis wins the first of five consecutive conference championships in the Sun Belt and Great Midwest Conferences. Volleyball wins the first of three consecutive championships in the Sun Belt and Great Midwest conferences and makes its first of four consecutive post-season appearances. 1991-92: UAB begins competition in the Great Midwest Conference. The UAB football team begins its first season of varsity play at the Division III level. Blazer volleyball and baseball win the first Great Midwest Championship. UAB places its first men’s tennis players, Frank Schaffner and Karl Steffen, in NCAA Tournament play. 1992-93: Men’s basketball reaches the NIT Final Four, defeating Alabama, Clemson, Southwest Missouri State and Providence. The nationally-ranked UAB men’s tennis team participates in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. Blazer volleyball, cross country and tennis teams all win Great Midwest Conference championships. January, 1993: UAB announces that its football program will compete at the NCAA I-AA level, beginning with the 1993 season. 1993-94: Blazer teams win six league championships, and UAB wins the Great Midwest Conference Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the university with the most successful overall athletics program. The Blazer basketball team goes 14-0 vs. GMW opponents and makes its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Men’s basketball is nationally-ranked and participates in the NCAA Tournament. August, 1994: UAB announces that its football program will compete at the NCAA I-A level and that the school will field a women’s soccer team beginning with the 1996 season. 1994-95: UAB soccer wins the Great Midwest Conference championship and participates in the NCAA Tournament. UAB wins GMW championship in men’s and women’s tennis, women’s indoor track & field, women’s outdoor track & field and men’s golf. April 24, 1995: UAB becomes a charter member of Conference USA. March 26, 1996: One era ends and another begins as coach Gene Bartow steps down as head men’s basketball coach. November 14, 1996: Conference USA announces that UAB has been admitted as a football-playing member; the Blazers will begin C-USA play in 1999. 1997-98: UAB freshman Mirela Vladulescu takes the women’s collegiate tennis world by storm, winning both the ITA Clay Court National Championship and Riviera Women’s
The final score read 13-10 as the UAB football program earned its signature victory at LSU on Sept. 23, 2000.
Mirela Vladulesu took the collegiate tennis world by storm and was the top-ranked women’s tennis player in the country for much of the 1997-98 season.
All-America Championship; she is the first UAB tennis player to win a collegiate grand slam event. Vladulescu will later be the top-ranked player in the NCAA rankings for much of the 1997-98 season. The men’s golf team receives a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. 1998-99: The men’s basketball team makes its 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Mirela Vladulescu returns to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, despite an injury-plagued season. 1999-00: UAB athletics has arguably its best season to date. The UAB football team becomes an official member of Conference USA and goes 4-2 in conference play during its inaugural season. The UAB men’s soccer team wins the Conference USA Championship and reaches the NCAA “Elite Eight”. Synchronized swimming finishes fourth in the country at the U.S. Collegiate Championships in its inaugural season. Women’s basketball reaches the “Sweet 16,” the men’s tennis team makes its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and men’s golf makes its second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years. July 10, 2000: Gene Bartow announces his retirement as athletics director after 23 years of service to the university. August 22, 2000: Herman Frazier is named UAB’s second athletics director. Sept. 23, 2000: In what was arguably the greatest win in UAB football history, the Blazers go to Baton Rouge, La. and upset SEC foe LSU, 13-10, on a game-winning field goal by Rhett Gallego in the waining seconds. 2000-01: Led by sophomore All-American Graeme McDowell, the men’s golf team finished ninth in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to its first NCAA Championship at Duke University, where it garnered a tie for 12th place. Senior women’s tennis player Mirela Vladulescu finished off a four-year career as one of the most successful athletes in UAB history. The men’s soccer team made it to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. The football team finished 7-4 overall, becoming the first “bowl-eligible” Blazer squad since UAB moved to the NCAA I-A level in 1996. The women’s basketball team, led by junior All-American Deanna Jackson, finished the season 20-11 and advanced to the WNIT. In just its second season, the synchronized swimming team placed fourth at the U.S. Collegiate Championships and eighth at the U.S. Nationals. 2001-02: Led by All-American Graeme McDowell, who was the No. 1-ranked golfer in the nation, the UAB men made their third consecutive appearance (fourth overall) in the NCAA Tournament. The Blazer football squad again boasted another “bowl eligible” season, as the team went 6-5 in 2001. The men’s soccer team made its third consecutive trip (fourth overall) to the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the “Sweet 16.” The UAB softball team had its best season to date, advancing to the C-USA Championship game and boasting a 39-22 overall record. Denise Peters and Lisa Nowoslawski of the women’s soccer team were both named Verizon Academic All-Americans. In addition, Peters was named the C-USA Women’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year. Synchronized swimming earned its highest finish to date at the U.S. Collegiate Championships, taking third. Four swimmers received Academic All-America honors and three swimmers were named All-Americans by the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Coaches Committee. April 4, 2002: Athletics Director Herman Frazier and UAB President Ann Reynolds announce the hiring of Mike Anderson as UAB’s third men’s basketball coach. November 21, 2002: Watson Brown is named UAB‘s third athletics director. 2002-03: In his first season at the helm of the men’s basketball program, Mike Anderson guided the Blazers to a 21-win season and a quarterfinal finish in the NIT. Lisa Nowoslawski capped off her career for the women’s soccer program by earning several prestigious academic awards, including an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the C-USA Postseason Scholarship Award and first-team Verizon / CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for the second straight year. The synchronized swimming team posted its second straight third-place finish at the U.S. Collegiate Championships and recorded a fourth place finish, its highest to date, at the U.S. National Championships. Six swimmers received Academic All-America honors and three swimmers were named All-Americans by the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Coaches Committee. Sept. 4, 2003: The UAB football team plays host to Southern Miss in front of the biggest crown in UAB history, and the most people ever to watch a Conference USA football game when 44,669 people flocked to Legion Field. October 31, 2003: With a dominating 2-0 win on the road against USF, the UAB women’s soccer team earned its first Conference USA Championship and set the school record for shutouts in a season with nine. The Blazers’ Tara Kidwell and Jill Knottek each scored second half goals to lead UAB to its momentous victory. March, 2004: The UAB men’s basketball team shocks the college basketball world with its 76-75 upset over top-seeded Kentucky to advance to the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament. The Blazers would finish the season with a 22-10 overall record and ranked No. 23 in the country. Also, the Blazers’ 12-4 record in Conference USA earned them a share of the first C-USA regular season championship. Head coach Mike Anderson was also named the 2004 Conference USA Coach of the Year. Spring, 2004: The synchronized swimming team posted is third straight third-place finish at the U.S. Collegiate Championships and recorded a fifth-place finish at the U.S. National Championships. Fall, 2004: The UAB women’s soccer team claimed the C-USA Tournament title with a thrilling 2-1 victory over host and regular-season champion Saint Louis in St. Louis, Mo., to earn its first NCAA Tournament berth in school history. The UAB football team made its
The 2006 UAB volleyball team won the C-USA Tournament title and competed in the program’s first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament.
In 2011, the UAB men’s basketball team secured the program’s first outright Conference USA regular season championship.
The 2012 UAB baseball team claimed the program’s first-ever Conference USA Tournament title.
first bowl game appearance in school history as the Blazers faced Hawai’i in the 2004 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl. The Blazers fell to the Warriors, 59-40, on Christmas Eve in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Spring, 2006: The UAB men’s basketball team earned its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament after finishing as Conference USA regular season and tournament runner-up. The synchronized swimming team took fourth place at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals. The Blazer softball team turned in one of its finest seasons in program history as the team won 31 games during the season to finish as the C-USA runner-up. Head coach Marla Townsend was named the C-USA Coach-of-the-Year. April 7, 2006: Mike Davis named as the fourth head basketball coach in program history. Fall, 2006: UAB’s fall sports teams made three NCAA Tournament appearances, claimed three C-USA titles and beat the No. 1 team in the country. The UAB cross country team won the conference championship and head coach Ray Stanfield was named C-USA Coach of the Year. The women’s soccer team ran through the C-USA Tournament, and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. UAB’s men’s soccer team beat the No. 1 team in the country during the regular season and hosted a first-round NCAA Tournament game. To conclude the fall sports season, the Blazer volleyball squad won its firstever Conference USA Tournament title and made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. December 17, 2006: Former Georgia offensive coordinator Neil Callaway was chosen to lead the UAB football team, becoming the third coach in the program’s history, and the second coach to lead the Blazers since becoming a Division I program in 1996. Spring, 2007: Zack Sucher matched UAB’s highest finish ever at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, closing the tournament tied for fourth place with a five-under 275 during four rounds of play. Sucher became just the fourth UAB men’s golfer in program history to earn All-American status, nabbing a spot on the honorable mention All-America team. In addition, the men’s golf team made its fifth NCAA Regional appearance in the past eight years. February 14, 2007: Former UAB baseball player and alumnus Brian Mackin was selected as the program’s fourth full-time Athletics Director.
Spring, 2008: UAB men’s golf team captures the program’s first-ever Conference USA Championship. The Blazers went on to make the program’s seventh NCAA Regional and third NCAA National Championship appearances. Zack Sucher was tabbed second-team All-America and captured four individual titles during the 2007-08 men’s golf season. May 21, 2008: The UAB baseball team made history by recording the program’s first-ever win over the then-No. 5 Rice Owls, 8-2, in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament. Not only did the Blazers defeat the Owls for the first time in 10 tries, but it also was the secondhighest ranked opponent the baseball team has defeated in program history. The Blazers would go on to match their best-ever result in the C-USA Tournament, making it to the semifinals. 2009-10: The softball team capped arguably the most successful season in program history with 37 wins and its first ever NCAA tournament berth. The men’s basketball team also Participated in the postseason, advancing to the NIT quarterfinals and hosting defending national champion North Carolina at Bartow Arena. Individually, football’s Joe Webb and men’s soccer’s Two-Boys Gumede were selected as C-USA Offensive Players of the Year for their sports. Jala Harris became the first C-USA women’s basketball player ever to earn Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year honors in the same season. Feb. 23, 2010: The UAB softball team opened its new, on-campus facility, drawing a school-record crowd of 1,323 to its contest with Alabama. Spring, 2011: The UAB men’s basketball team captured the program’s first-ever outright Conference USA regular season championship. The Blazers were also selected to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2006 and the program’s 14th NCAA selection in its 32-year history. The softball team earned its second NCAA berth in as many seasons as well. Furthermore, women’s tennis standout Jenny Cape became the first
Academic All-American for her sport, while track and field also received its first Academic All-America selections, as Nora Mehl and Rhiannon Johns received the nod. Dec. 5, 2011: UAB’s Director of Athletics Brian Mackin introduced new football head coach Garrick McGee in front of a standing room only crowd in the Green and Gold room inside Bartow Arena. McGee becomes the fourth head coach in Blazer football history. March 27, 2012: Jerod Haase was introduced as the new UAB men’s basketball coach by Athletic Director Brian Mackin. Haase, who spent the previous nine seasons at North Carolina, helping the Tar Heels to a pair of national championships (2005 and 2011), becomes the fifth head coach in the program’s 34-year history. May 27, 2012: The UAB baseball team celebrated the program’s first-ever C-USA Tournament title with a 5-0 victory over Memphis in the championship game. As a result, the Blazers reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991 and just the second time in program history. Spring, 2012: Three UAB spring sports reached the NCAA Tournament. Following the baseball team’s C-USA Championship dramatics, the Blazers were selected to compete at the Florida State regional. Meanwhile, the softball team made their third consecutive NCAA at-large appearance when UAB travelled to compete at the Tennessee Regional. Furthermore, the men’s golf team finished third at the NCAA Stanford Regional to the program’s fourth NCAA Championship appearance.
Men’s Basketball • 14 NCAA Tournament and 11 NIT appearances • Eight conference championships • 28 winning seasons in 34 years • 21 20-win seasons in 34 years • Three Sweet 16 appearances • Four All-Americans Football • First bowl game appearance in 2004 (7-5 record) • First “bowl-eligible” season with 7-4 overall record in 2000 • Played first season at Division I-A level in 1996; now competes as a member of Conference USA • Roddy White selected in first round of 2005 NFL draft (No. 27 overall) • Bryan Thomas selected in first round of 2002 NFL draft (No. 22 overall) • Eight All-Americans Men’s Soccer • NCAA Tournament participant (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2011) • 1999 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and 2001 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 • Four conference championships (1994, 1995, 1999, 2011) • Nine All-Americans
Men’s Tennis • Six All-Americans • Three Academic All-Americans • Five NCAA Tournament appearances (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000) • Top-30 ranking from 19932000 • Five conference championships (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) Women’s Tennis • Four conference championships (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) • Six national rankings (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) • Top-ranked singles player in nation (Mirela Vladulescu-1997-98) • One All-American Volleyball • Two-time NCAA Tournament participant (2006 and 2008) • Four conference championships (1990, 1991, 1992, 2006) • Five WIVC postseason appearances (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992) • Two Academic All-Americans • Three AVCA All-America honorable mention honorees
Women’s Basketball • 2000 NCAA Sweet 16 participant • Four conference championships (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994) • NCAA Tournament participant (1994, 2000) • Four-time WNIT participant (1990, 1991, 2001, 2007) • 2011 WBI Champions • Four All-Americans
Men’s Golf • 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2012 NCAA Championship Participant • NCAA Regional Participants 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2012 • 2008 Conference USA Champions • 1995 Great Midwest Conference Champions • No. 1-ranked golfer and Fred Haskings Award winner (Graeme McDowell) • Six All-Americans
Baseball • Three conference championships (1991, 1992, 1994) • 2012 C-USA Tournament Championship • NCAA Tournament participant (1991 and 2012) • Shayne Carnes (1998) and Ryan Keedy (2008) named All-Americans by multiple publications • Four All-Americans
Track & Field/ Cross Country • 2002 Cross Country NCAA All-Academic Team • 1995 Great Midwest Conference Women’s Indoor & Outdoor Champions • Three All-Americans • 1992 Women’s Great Midwest Conference Cross Country Champions • Two Olympic Trials Qualifiers
Blazer
• Cross Country conference champions, 2006 • 2005 Individual Cross Country C-USA Champion • Eight-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Softball • Three-time NCAA Tournament participant (2010, 2011 and 2012) • 18 NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes • Seven athletes named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region Rifle • One C-USA Shootout third place finisher • 1997-98 Individual fifth place finisher at C-USA Championship Women’s Golf • Seven All-Conference USA Selections • C-USA Freshman of the Year (Heather Lourie, 1999) • Three Scholar-Athletes of the Year Women’s Soccer • UAB Academic Award (1997, 1998, 2000) • Five All-Americans • Three conference championships (2003, 2004, 2006) • Two NCAA Tournament appearances (2004, 2006) Bowling • Competed in first-ever tournament on Oct. 22, 2011 • Captured first tournament win at the Bulldog Roundup (2/7/12) – one of two tournament wins in its inaugural season Sand Volleyball • Began competition with the first-ever NCAA sanctioned collegiate sand volleyball match on March 3, 2012 vs. Florida State • Captured first program win against Tulane (3/10/12) • The tandem of Heather Thomas and Kirsten Gallagher selected to compete in the first-ever AVCA Sand Championships (2012).
Highlights
UAB
All-Americans Men’s Basketball Aaron Johnson Jerome Mincy Steve Mitchell Oliver Robinson Football Rodregis Brooks Cedrick Buchannon Josh Evans Kerry Frazier Robert Leslie Derrick Ingram John Whitcomb Roddy White Women’s Basketball Carmen Guzman Wanda Hightower Deanna Jackson Diamond Rogers Baseball Shayne Carnes Jay Cole Mitch Jones Ryan Keedy Men’s Soccer Clint Baumstark Peter Byaruhanga Leandro de Oliveira Tony McManus Flavio Monteiro Rumbani Munthali Marin Pusek Houston Smith
Track/ Cross Country Elizabeth Ambrus Vonetta Flowers Rhiannon Johns Angela King Men’s Golf Paul Dickinson Graeme McDowell Garrett Osborn Zack Sucher Synchronized Swimming Morgan Clarke Meryl Grandia Amanda Haeuser Stephanie Jackson Stacey Jackson Margareta Jakovac Stacy Leiker Sara Petrov Hallie Todd Bogdana Zareva
Academic All-Americans Baseball Brent Laircey
Men’s Basketball Carter Long
Football Johnny Rea
Volleyball Suzie Johnson Patti Schroder
Men’s Tennis Sebastian Falk Frank Schaffner Martin Woisetschläger
Women’s Tennis Jenny Cape
Volleyball Ivana Bozic Sam Serley Nevena Stefanov
Lane Knight Lukasz Kwapisz Loucas Papaconstantinou Carl Woszczynski
Women’s Soccer Danielle Blair Brianna McCarty Lisa Nowoslawski Denise Peters Jill Porto Vanessa Woodward
Synchronized Swimming Vanessa Dash Andrea Dash Kelli Dickerson Amanda Haeuser Frances Halloran Stacey Jackson
Flavio Monteiro
Women’s Soccer Tara Kidwell Men’s Tennis Gerd Albiez Mike Kirsten Paul Rosner Frank Schaffner Vaughn Snyman Martin Woisetschläger
Men’s Soccer
Steve Mitchell
Women’s Tennis Mirela Vladulescu Elizabeth Ambrus
Stephanie Jackson Rebecca Johnson Kristen Kramer Stacy Leiker Karen Meyer Sara Petrov Sarah Pikal Moraine Ruddick Hallie Todd
Softball Amanda Byrne Allison Davis Amanda Ellis Candice Hithe Kris Lara Emily Scarbrough Megan Stephenson
Track/Cross Country Rhiannon Johns Nora Mehl
Ryan Keedy
Excellence At The Next Level
• Honored as the 2002 USOC Team of the Year with teammate Jill Bakken • All-American in track & field at UAB, where she still holds numerous school records Deanna Jackson Years At UAB: 1998-2002
Graeme McDowell Years At UAB: 1999-2002
• Captured the 2010 U.S. Open Championship – the first major title by a former UAB golfer and the first U.S. Open win by a European player in nearly 40 years • Has won eight professional tournaments, six of which have come on the European Tour • A member of Europe’s Ryder Cup Team in 2008 and helped lift his team to the trophy in 2010 • Named 2010 ASWA Professional Athlete of the Year and GWAA Golfer of the Year • Ranked as high as No. 4 in the world golf rankings • First-team All-America selection and C-USA Golfer of the Year in 2001 and 2002 • Winner of the 2002 Fred Haskins Award, given annually to the nation’s top collegiate golfer Roddy White Years At UAB: 2001-04
• Drafted No. 27 overall by the Atlanta Falcons in 2005 • Was named as an NFL All-Pro wide receiver in 2010 • Became the first UAB alum to earn an invitation to the NFL Pro Bowl, receiving the nod in four consecutive seasons (2008-2011) • First Falcon ever to have 80 catches and 1,100-plus yards in four straight seasons (2007-10) • Collected 71 receptions for an NCAAleading and C-USA-record 1,452 yards and a C-USA-record 14 touchdowns as a senior in 2004 • Ranks second in the UAB record books in career receptions (163), receiving yards (3,112) and receiving touchdowns (26)
• First and only UAB player selected in the WNBA Draft, chosen eighth overall by the Cleveland Rockers in 2002 • Competed with USA Basketball on the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei • Only women’s basketball player in C-USA and UAB history to record more than 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds • Two-time C-USA Player of the Year (2000-01, 200102) and the league’s Freshman of the Year in 1999 • UAB career leader in rebounds (1,118) and ranks second in school history in points (2,144) Bryan Thomas Years At UAB: 1998-2001
• Selected No. 22 overall by the New York Jets in 2002, becoming the Blazers’ highest-ever NFL draft pick • Entering his 11th year as a Jet with 145 career games played, compiling 91 starts, 404 tackles, 31 sacks, seven forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries • Ranks as UAB’s all-time leader in career sacks (36) and tackles for loss (56) • Led the “Steel Shield” defense in 2001, which topped the nation in rushing defense (57.3 yards per game) and was ranked No. 5 in the nation in total defense (265.9 yards per game) Dejan Jakovic Years At UAB: 2005-07
• A starting defender for D.C. United in Major League Soccer • Formerly played for Red Star Belgrade in Serbia’s First Division • Has made 16 international appearances for the Canadian National Team • A three-time all-conference selection at UAB • Twice earned first-team all-region honors
Vonetta (Jeffrey) Flowers
Chris Hammond
Years At UAB: 1992-95
Years At UAB: 1985
• Inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 • Made history at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, becoming the first and only former UAB athlete to earn an Olympic Gold Medal • Captured the Gold in the bobsled as the first black athlete (male or female in any country) to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics • Selected to carry the American flag in the 2002 closing ceremonies
• Drafted in 1986 by Cincinnati Reds and made major league debut in 1990 • Pitched 14 seasons in the major leagues, including four with the Reds and five with the Florida Marlins, finishing his career with an overall record of 66-62 and a 4.14 ERA • Pitched in the 2003 World Series with the New York Yankees • Known more as a hitter at UAB, posting a .275 average with 32 runs scored and 16 RBI in 1985
Academics
2011 Fall graduate Caleb Thomas with football academic advisor Mary Kathryn Borland.
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(L-R) Marsha and Don Hire, Mr. Charles J. Hoke and UAB Athletics Director Brian Mackin cut the ribbon on the new Academic Center in 2008.
ssociate Athletic Director for Student their own growth and development while Services Danez M. Marrable-Lockhart receiving maximum support. The academic oversees a staff of eight full-time advisors, a unit’s goals are to prepare student-athletes learning specialist, reading and writing spe- for viable careers, to assist them in securing cialist and five assistants in the Don M. & degrees and to produce responsible citizens. Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic The athletic advisors, in conjunction with Center. Their mission is to provide the highest specific major advisors, work with studentquality of academic support, counseling and athletes on a regular basis on necessary guidance to UAB student-athletes by promot- requirements for their chosen degree. The ing academic excellence, self-responsibility, advisors also help plan class schedules, keeppersonal and professional growth. ing in mind academic standing, practice, Marrable-Lockhart and her staff act as travel and competition schedules. In addia liaison between the tion, athletic advisors regularly student-athlete, coachreview the performance and class 2011-12 C-USA es and UAB’s academattendance of all student-athletes Commissioner’s ic communities and to help them keep on pace toward Honor Roll ensures that studentgraduation. (Student-athletes achieving athletes comply with In addition, the Life Skills procumulative GPA of 3.0 or better) academic rules estabgram is run through this office. Adam Arthur lished by the univerThis NCAA program centers Kennard Backman sity, the NCAA and around the five commitments T.J. Ballou Conference USA. The (academics, athletics, personal Jake Banta staff also coordinates development, career developSpencer Baumhower academic programs ment and community service) Wesley Carter Bashr Coles designed to assist the and was created to support the Ryan Densmore student-athletes in student-athlete development iniJalen Hampton acquiring a quality tiatives and enhance the quality Stephen Herring education as well as of the student-athlete experience John Hix programs to promote within the context of higher eduLamar Johnson personal and career cation. Calvin Jones development. Finally, the Student-Athlete Taylor Klein UAB’s Student SerAdvisory Committee (SAAC) is Drew Luker Hunter Mullins vices program wants to advised through the student serHayden Naumann make certain that stuvices offices. This group, the Jamie Onufrak dent-athletes succeed to ‘voice’ of the student-athletes, is Darrin Reaves their highest academic composed of representatives from Danny Volk ability. Inherent in the each team. At UAB, this group Chris Walton program is the philosoworks to promote UAB athletShalin Waterford phy that student-athletes ics, organizes community service A.J. Wilson take responsibility for efforts, provides administration
with the voice of the student-athletes and works to ensure student-athlete welfare and success in the Birmingham community. UAB’s commitment to academic excellence got a boost in the summer of 2008 with the completion of the Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center. Under the direction of athletics director Brian Mackin, and with a generous donation from Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire, UAB was able to completely renovate the academic center and provide first-class facilities to the Blazers’ student-athletes. Sitting in the middle of UAB’s athletic complexes, including Bartow Arena and the football practice facilities, the Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center serves as the home for overseeing the educational development and progress toward graduation for all student-athletes.
Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center • Completed in the Summer of 2008 • Houses a director, a learning specialist, sevenfull-time advisors and five assistants • More than 50 tutors and mentors • Over 40 computers available for student use • Computer lab for general student use • Learning lab • Laptops for student-athlete checkout • Mentor meeting room • Nine small group and one-on-one tutor rooms Anthony Barnes with football academic advisor Greg Green at the 2011 Fall graduates reception.
• Five large group study areas • Staff conference room • Tutor/mentor resource library
Spring 2012 graduates: Back Row (L-R): Trey Ragland, D.A. Autry, Beas Hamga, TaRonda Randall, Meagan Brown, D.J. Reese. Front Row (L-R): Giorgia Romeo, Georgia Luch, Carolyn Polcari, Allison Young, Brittany DeFelice.
Danez Marrable Associate Athletic Director for Student Services
Greg Green Coordinator of Football Academics
Drew Barnette Academic Advisor
Mary Kathryn Borland Academic Advisor
Wayne Hamberger Learning Specialist
Christina Harris Academic Advisor
Sharon Johnson Academic Advisor
Amy Nicholas Learning Specialist
Josh Watson Academic Advisor
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AB’s Sports Enhancement can now boast of having one of the finest facilities around for the staff and student-athletes. The center opened in January of 2008 and houses a 10,000 square-foot weight room that features more than 40,000 pounds of free weights. Director of Sports Enhancement Dwayne Chandler and his staff work with members of the Blazer football team to develop training programs and enhance each athlete’s performance. Chandler, who has over 10 years of experience at both the collegiate and professional levels as a strength and conditioning coach, was hired in January of 2012. Chandler came to UAB from his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, where he
served as an assistant on the staff since 2009. He spent two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Denver Broncos (2007-08). While there, Chandler worked with such standout performers as Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall and Champ Bailey. Prior to joining the staff in Denver, Chandler was on the staff at the University of Minnesota, joining the Golden Gophers as a strength and conditioning assistant and speed coach in 2001 before being named co-head strength and conditioning coach in 2003. In 2004, Chandler was named the head strength and conditioning coach at Minnesota where he served until 2006. During his time with the Gophers, Chandler instructed 12 players who were selected
in the NFL Draft, including 2006 first-round draft choice Laurence Maroney and 2005 fourth-round selection Marion Barber III. Before going to Minnesota, Chandler spent a season with the Dallas Cowboys, serving as a strength and conditioning intern. Chandler and the Blazers spend a lot of their time in the bright and spacious weight room, which includes state-of-the-art equipment for weight training, stretching and conditioning workouts. Chandler and the staff use a variety of techniques to assist the Blazers in achieving maximum performance and potential. With a heavy emphasis on Olympic style weightlifting, the program concentrates on speed, power, and strength.
Sports Enhancement
Dwayne Chandler Director of Sports Enhancement
David Consiglio Sports Enhancement
Sports Medicine T
he Sports Medicine staff provides for all 16 varsity teams and 350 University of Alabama at Birmingham student-athletes with high quality health care. Student-athletes have access to the leading sports medicine and health care professionals. The Sports Medicine staff consists of team physicians, dentists, athletic trainers and a sports nutritionist. The daily care, prevention, evaluation and treatment of injuries is supervised by a staff of seven full-time and five graduate assistants that have been certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and licensed by the state of Alabama. The Sports Medicine program is under the direction of Mike Jones; his full-time athletic
Dr. Brenda Baumann
Team Physician
Dr. Marshall Crowther
Team Physician
trainers are Melissa Adams, Laurie Fincher, Bryan Koch, Greg Mytyk, Daniel Springer and Jennifer Wallace. Graduate assistant trainers Seong Choi, Matt Fisher, Ellen Harris, Daniel Lindsay, Ian McComb and Logan Speicher complete the staff. Team physicians are affiliated with the acclaimed UAB Health System, health professional school and the UAB Sports Medicine.
Dr. William Garth
Team Physician
U.S. News & World Report and other national publications consistently rank UAB’s innovative programs and expert specialists among the best in America. The Medical Director of UAB Sports Medicine is Dr. William Garth, an orthopedic surgeon. He is responsible for all services provided to student-athletes. General medical care is provided by Dr. Brenda Baumann and Dr. Marshall Crowther. In the fall of 2008, the Wallace Building Athletic Training Room opened. The 9,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility offers the finest therapeutic modalities and rehabilitative equipment. It has an extensive collection of therapeutic and rehabilitation equipment including a BTE isokinetic testing machine and hydrotherapy tanks. The Wet Room features two free standing dualtank consoles that offer whole-body and extremity immersion in either warm or cold hydrotherapy. UAB has the largest dual-tank console that has a stainless steel tank with a capacity of 1,450 gallons of water and can accommodate up to 25 football studentathletes at a time. In addition to the Wallace Building Facility, auxiliary athletic training rooms are located in Bartow Arena and in Young Memorial Field.
Mike Jones
Assistant AD Athletic Training
Bryan Koch
Associate Athletic Trainer
In the fall semester, 2008, the Wallace Building Athletic Training Room opened its doors. UAB student-athletes began enjoying a brand-new, state of the art athletic training facility. The new 9,000 square foot center allows the athletic training staff to work more efficiently and gives the studentathletes a much more comfortable facility.
Melissa Adams Assistant Athletic Trainer
Laurie Fincher Assistant Athletic Trainer
Greg Mytyk
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Daniel Springer Assistant Athletic Trainer
Jen Wallace
Assistant Athletic Trainer
UAB in the
Community T
he Blazer football team is just one example of the UAB Athletic Department’s commitment to helping, serving and donating to the Birmingham community. UAB takes great pride in giving back to a community that gives so much to it. UAB football has stepped up as one of the leaders in community outreach, participating in a wide variety of projects and activities throughout the year. One of the Blazers’ continuing efforts is weekly visits to the Chil-
dren’s Hospital during the spring. Every week, several players and coaches spend quality time with patients and families at the Children’s Hospital. Other community service ventures recently had included UAB’s Classroom Connection, volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House and joining with local radio station 95.7 to help clean up a Birmingham-area elementary school.
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he state-of-the-art, $25 million Campus Recreation Center has covered all the bases. It boasts 18,000 square feet of weight and fitness space outfitted with all-new equiptment and a one-eighth-mile oval running track that juts out of the building, curving toward University Boulevard and 15th Street South to provide panoramic views of the campus. And just to make sure no one gets bored, planners added a five-story, rock-climbing wall. The facility features four basketball courts, five racquetball courts, one of which converts to a squash court and a multi-purpose court that can be used for indoor soccer, volleyball, floor hockey or badminton. There are also four aerobic rooms and a swimming pool with four lap lanes and leisure and physical rehabilitation areas. The handicap-accessible pool has many special features. A continuous current in the “lazy river” carries swimmers around the outer edge of the pool in inner tubes – the ride ends under a waterfall – or individuals can walk against the flow as a part of a physical rehabilitation program. For more intense resistance training, center members can use the “vortex,” a circular area within
the pool with forceful water jets. One of the four aerobics rooms is dedicated to spinning; the others host Pilates, general aerobics, yoga, step, and kickboxing classes along with other specialty offerings. The facility also includes the Kids Zone, a supervised area – equipped with toys, books, and movies – where parents can drop off children while they work out.
The center also has a juice bar, wireless internet access, and an Outdoor Pursuits Center that rents camping gear and leads backpacking, rafting, and skiing trips to desitnations around the United States. The first floor houses a wellness center that coordinates with UAB groups to offer nutritional counseling, body-fat measurements, personal training, and general fitness assessments.
Campus
Recreation Center
BIRMINGHAM The Magic City
The statue of Vulcan — Roman God of Fire and Iron — is the symbol of the city of Birmingham.
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ith a population of more than 230,000 (more than one million in the metropolitan area), Birmingham has a strong, diverse, service-oriented economy and is recognized as a Southeast leader. Founded shortly after the Civil War, Birmingham rapidly became known as “The Magic City” because of its phenomenal rate of industrial growth in its beginning. Its mountainous strata and forest surrounding the city are rich with ore
deposits, and it was that natural wealth that quickly transformed young Birmingham into a bustling steel metropolis. Today, Birmingham continues to earn the distinction, “The Magic City,” but this tribute is due to the city’s economic competitiveness, technological advancements and quality of life — offerings which are sought after by professionals with an eye toward the future. Birmingham has been recognized as one of America’s “Most Livable Cities” by the U.S. Conference of Mayors — as recently as 1993. Birmingham’s strategic location and diverse economy position the city as one of tremendous opportunity and growth. Centrally located and the largest municipality in Alabama, the city is home to a number of renowned individuals who have made an impression on the nation and the world in music and entertainment, education, medicine and sports, to name a few. There is never a lack of cultural entertainment in “The Magic City”. Dozens of neighborhood and city-wide festivals, museums, parks, sports competitions and much more provide unlimited activity and amusement. Residents and visitors to Birmingham enjoy the city’s recreational and historical attractions such as the Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Vulcan Park, Sloss Furnaces, Southern Museum of Flight and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
Sports enthusiasts will never be at a loss for activity at the heart of the “Football Capital of the South.” UAB plays all of its home football games at historic Legion Field, which also was the site of preliminary round soccer matches at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Professional athletic teams in the area include the Class-AA Birmingham Barons (baseball). Several annual fests are held in Birmingham. The biggest is City Stages, held each spring in the downtown City Center. City Stages attracts nearly a quarter of a million people for a three-day weekend of unlimited music. All of this and more makes Birmingham “The Magic City” to residents and visitors year-round.
The Birmingham Civil Rights Museum stands as a reminder of the past and a beacon of hope for the future.