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2010 Detroit Titans Women’s Golf
2010 Detroit Women’s Golf Contents UDM Practice Center ................... IFC Titan Golf Quick Facts ..................... 1 2010 Roster ....................................... 2 2010 Titan Schedule ......................... 3 Western Golf & Country Club .......... 4 2010 Season Outlook ........................ 5 Head Coach Terri Anthony-Ryan ...... 6 Assistant Coach Kyle Stefan ............. 7 Director of Golf Mark Engel ............ 7 The Titan Golfers .............................. 8 2009 In Review ............................... 22 2008-09 UDM Scoreboard ............. 23 Detroit Tournament Records ........... 24 The Horizon League ....................... 25 The Titan Honor Roll ...................... 26
On The Cover: Titan seniors Alex Aversa (left) and Rachel McHenry
Credits The 2010 Detroit Titans Women’s Golf Guide is a publication of the UDM Sports Information Office. Photography: Tim Busch, Erik Schelkun, UDM Sports Information, Mike Alberts Composition: Titan Graphics
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The University at a Glance Location ........................................................................................................... Detroit, MI Enrollment ................................................................................................................. 5,700 Founded ...................................................................................................................... 1877 Affiliation ............................................................................................. NCAA Division I Conference ................................................................................................ Horizon League Nickname .................................................................................................................. Titans School Colors ................................................................................... Red, White and Blue President ...........................................................................Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J. Faculty Athletics Representative ................................................................... Erick Barnes
Titan Athletics Staff Athletic Director ............................................................................................ Keri Gaither Senior Associate A.D. ......................................................................... Daron Montgomery Assistant A.D./Business/SWA ....................................................................... Teri Kromrei Assistant A.D. for Sports Information ............................................................. Mark Engel Assistant A.D. for Facilities ........................................................................... Glenn Knott Assistant A.D for NCAA Compliance ........................................................... Steve Corder Director of Marketing and Promotions ............................................. Brandon Longmeier Director of Ticket Operations/Sales ............................................................ Greg Haapala Office Manager ................................................................................................ Lezly Pruitt Administrative Interns ................................................. Emily Vannice, Michelle Cordero Olympic Sports Office Administrator ............................................................ Anita Foster Assistant SIDs .................................................................. P.J. Gradowski, Maggie Walsh Sports Information Assistant ................................................................... Scott Kretzmann Assistant Facilities Manager ...................................................................................... TBA Facilities Assistant ........................................................................................ Jarrett Alford Assistant Academics/Compliance Coordinator ............................................... Amy Paling Compliance Graduate Assistant ....................................................................... Joe Moore Strength and Conditioning Coach .................................................................... Joe Tofferi Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach ...................................................Nick Wilson Strength and Conditioning Assistants ................................ Adam Gentry, Stephanie Lieto Head Athletic Trainer ................................................................................ Michael Miller Assistant Athletic Trainers ........................................ Chris Hinderliter, Ashley VanMeter Graduate Assistant Trainer ............................................................................. Kristi Lewis Athletic Training Interns ...................................................... Leha Dior, Alexandria Perry Team Physician ............................................................................... Dr. Michael Workings Equipment Manager .................................................................................. Harvey Theeck Equipment/Facilities Assistant .................................................................. Casey Hornung
Detroit Titans Golf Head Coach ............................................ Terri Anthony-Ryan (Saginaw Valley State ’81) Assistant Coach .................................................................. Kyle Stefan (Wayne State’09) Director of Golf ...................................................................... Mark Engel (Syracuse ’74) Home Course ............................................. Western Golf & Country Club (Redford, MI)
UDM Athletics Directory Athletic Department Phone ...................................................................... (313) 993-1700 Titan e-mail .......................................................................... WomensGolf@udmercy.edu Sports Information Office ........................................................................ (313) 993-1746 Golf/Sports Information Fax .................................................................... (313) 993-1765 Mailing Address .................................. 4001 West McNichols Road - Detroit, MI 48221
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The 2010 Titans
Marni Achterhoff
Alex Aversa
Jackie DeMarco
Collette Hansen
Rachel McHenry
Allison Sears
Alainna Stefan
Liz Zouzal
Terri Anthony-Ryan
Kyle Stefan
2009-10 Detroit Titans Golf Roster Name
Class
Hometown/High School (Last School)
Marni Achterhoff
Jr.
Muskegon, MI / Mona Shores
Alex Aversa
Sr.
LaSalle, ON / St. Thomas of Villanova
Jackie DeMarco
So.
LaSalle, ON / St. Thomas of Villanova
Collette Hansen
Fr.
West Olive, MI / Grand Haven
Rachel McHenry
Sr.
Livonia, MI / Stevenson (Grand Valley State)
Allison Sears
Fr.
Clio, MI / Powers
Alainna Stefan
Jr.
Dearborn, MI / Mercy
Liz Zouzal
Jr.
Windsor, ON / Holy Names (Gardner-Webb)
Head Coach: Terri Anthony-Ryan Assistant Coach: Kyle Stefan Director of Golf: Mark Engel
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2009-10 Detroit Schedule Sept. 21-22
Chicago State Invitational (Lost Marsh GC – Hammond, IN)
Sept. 28-29
Cincinnati Fall Classic (Elks Run GC – Batavia, OH)
Oct. 5-6
Zippy Invitational (Rosemont CC – Fairlawn, OH)
Oct. 19-20
Dayton Invitational (NCR CC – Dayton, OH)
March 8-9
Don Benbow Invitational (Jacksonville Beach GC – Jacksonville Beach, FL)
March 11
Dual vs. Seminole State College (Walkabout GC – Sanford, FL)
March 20-21
C&F Bank Intercollegiate (Ford’s Colony CC – Williamsburg, VA)
April 2-3
Detroit Titans Invitational (Western Golf & CC – Redford, MI)
April 17-18
BGSU Falcon Invitational (Stone Ridge GC – Bowling Green, OH)
April 25-26
Horizon League Championship (Kearney Hill Links – Lexington, KY)
May 6-8
NCAA Regionals (TBA)
May 18-21
NCAA Championship (CC of Landfall – Wilmington, NC)
The Titans pose with their runner-up trophy following the 2009 Dayton Invitational
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Western Country Club The Titan women’s golf team is grateful to the members and staff of Western Golf and Country Club, who graciously allow the team to use the club as its home course. Located in the nearby suburb of Redford Township and having celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2001, Western is one of the most historic country clubs in the State of Michigan. Early in 1926, the foundation for the club was laid with the solicitation of members, the construction of a clubhouse and the hand of famed architect Donald Ross designing the course. The unofficial
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opening of the golf course was held on June 9, 1927. Western’s 18 holes were laid out among rolling hills and the meandering Rouge River within its 6,808 yards. The course is challenging, demanding, and yet playable. Ross’ trademarks are evident in Western’s pure layout and small, subtle greens. The course is heavily tree-lined, and strategically placed ponds, bunkers and doglegs provide different decisions on each hole. Several elevated tees and greens accentuate the character of the golf course. In 1945, the B.E. Taylor Company, a
metropolitan Detroit land developer, agreed to sell the club to its members, and Western continued to grow in stature. The Michigan Open was held at Western in August of 1952 as the club began its quest to host many major championships. It was the state Open’s second appearance at Western. The Motor City Open was staged at Western G&CC in 1956, and was won by Bob Rosburg in a playoff against Ed Furgol. The winning score was the highest of any PGA event during a 15-month span, attesting to the difficulty with which Western can play, even for the pros. The club also hosted the Western Open in 1960 and, once again, a playoff was needed to determine a champion. This time, Stan Leonard defeated Art Wall in one extra hole to win the tournament championship. The club has since discontinued hosting tour events, but it remains the site for many PGA, USGA and GAM sectional and regional events. Among its noted membership are past Michigan Amateur Champions Chuck Kocsis (1933-34) and Bud Stevens (1959-63-65). Stevens is also a five-time winner of the GAM Championship. Of Western, legendary golf professional Walter Hagen once wrote: “In my long experience with golf courses, it has been my observation that any course laid out by Mr. Ross tests the mettle of any golfer, be he one of the world’s best, either amateur or professional. And this is one of the chief reasons why I was much in favor of the Western course as the scene of the big (1928 match) between (U.S. Open Champion) Johnny Farrell and myself. It is my opinion that the Western course is a very excellent test of golf, both for finesse and accuracy.” Brandon DiPaola serves as Western’s head golf professional and Jason Iding is the Manager. The annual Detroit Titans Invitational is hosted at Western Golf and Country Club.
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UDM Spring Outlook For the first time in history, the Horizon League women’s golf champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals. And the Detroit Titans, in their sixth year as a varsity golf program, definitely have their eyes on the prize. They have a solid mix of youth and experience as the top six on the roster includes two seniors (Alex Aversa and Rachel McHenry), two juniors (Marni Achterhoff and Alainna Stefan) a sophomore (Jackie DeMarco) and a freshman (Collette Hansen). They played some good golf in the fall, culminating in a runner-up finish in the Dayton Invitational’s 10-team field. And they have a strong desire to get the job done. “We have a lot of players back from last year and we have Rachel back in action after she redshirted last season. There’s a big incentive to get it done at the league championships,” coach Terri Anthony-Ryan said, “especially for our
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seniors. They’re a big part of our success because of their leadership.” Younger players carried the Titans throughout the fall season and Stefan clearly picked up where she left off in the spring of 2009. As a sophomore, she led the Titans in stroke average (80.4) and was voted AllHorizon League by the conference coaches. She again had the top average on the team in fall play at 82.2, and was Detroit’s top individual finisher in three of its four tournaments. “Alainna received good leadership when she was a freshman and she has learned how to be successful as a college golfer,” coach AnthonyAlainna Stefan Ryan said. “She’s a perfectionist and she works hard at her game.” of 12th place at the 2009 Horizon League DeMarco, a sophomore who shot a Championship. career-low 74 at the Zippy Invitational and McHenry, meanwhile, spent the fall finished ninth individually at Dayton, was shaking off a bit of rust after redshirting next in line after Stefan this fall with an last season. She is a proven competitor, 83.4 stroke average. Achterhoff, who has though. Since arriving at UDM as a made steady progress in her 2½ years at transfer from Grand Valley State following UDM, stood third at 83.4 and, like Stefan, her freshman season, McHenry was voted posted Top 10 finishes at Chicago State 2007 Horizon League Newcomer of the and Dayton. Year and went 2-2 in the coaches’ Like Stefan, too, the two again figure balloting for their all-conference team. She to be fixtures as Titan regulars this spring. holds the school record for low 18-hole Also in the mix for playing time and round (68) and 36-hole tournament (147) berths in the spring lineup are two and is the only Titan ever to win a college extremes in age. Hansen, just a freshman, tournament (2007 GVSU Invitational). If brought a solid playing resume with her to she again hits fairways and holes putts in UDM and showed flashes in the fall. She that same style, it will be a definite opened her career with a Top 20 finish at advantage for the Titans this spring. Chicago State as Detroit took fifth place Freshman Allison Sears rounds out as a team. the UDM active roster as junior Liz Zouzal Seniors Aversa and McHenry, on the is redshirting in 2009-10. The team has a other hand, are the team’s co-captains and strong regular-season schedule ahead of have a great deal of college playing it this spring, playing in tournaments experience. hosted by Butler, William & Mary and Aversa has battled a wrist injury at Bowling Green while also hosting their times, but played in all four fall events and own Titan Invitational. And, by late April, registered an 84.2 stroke average for the they hope to be playing their best, and season. She has a history of playing well making a run at the top of the Horizon in big tournaments, and grabbed a share League leader board.
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Coach Terri Anthony-Ryan Terri Anthony-Ryan, a noted golf professional in the Metro Detroit area for the last two decades, joined the UDM staff in July of 2005 to become its head women’s golf coach. She is now in her fifth season with the Titans and continues to help the team make great strides. Anthony-Ryan has served as the head golf pro at the Beechwoods and Evergreen Hills Golf Courses in nearby Southfield since 1989. During her professional career, she has also been the head pro at Valley View Golf Course (Shepherd, MI), and has been an assistant at Western Golf & Country Club (Redford Township, MI), Whispering Willows Golf Course (Livonia, MI) and Doral Country Club (Miami, FL). Her background at Western helped turn the club into the Titans’ home course as well as the site of the team’s first invitational tournament. In her continuing duties with the Southfield courses, Anthony-Ryan oversees all aspects of the pro shop operation, organizes 12 annual city golf tournaments – including the Southfield championship – and oversees a staff of nearly two dozen individuals. One of her Beechwoods assistants, Kenny Lee, served as the UDM women’s team’s first assistant coach. Anthony-Ryan is a past member of the Michigan PGA Board of Directors and other PGA committees (1991-2002) and
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has been a member of the Midnight Golf Board of Directors since 2002. Voted Michigan PGA Teacher of the Year in 1996, many of her proteges have played high school and college golf. Four of her UDM players have earned All-Horizon League honors. Anthony-Ryan coached the men’s golf team for one year (1988) at Henry Ford Community College. Additionally, she coached girl’s basketball at Redford Union High School from 1981-89. “We think that Terri has been a great addition to our coaching staff. She is very well-respected in the golf community,” Titans athletic director Keri Gaither said. “Her abilities as a coach and a golf teacher should definitely help take our young women’s golf program to a higher level. With her background of attending Catholic schools throughout her career, Terri also has gained an understanding of the values of a Catholic school and education, which will make her a very good fit at UDM.” Anthony-Ryan graduated from Saginaw Valley State in 1981, majoring in Business Administration, and received her Education degree from the University of Michigan in 1992. She attained her PGA membership in 1984. She and her husband Jim are the proud parents of two sons, Sean and Jimmy.
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Asst. Coach Kyle Stefan Kyle Stefan joined the Titan women’s golf program this fall as an assistant coach. Stefan is a recent graduate of Wayne State University, where he played golf in 2008-09 and was named to the Coach’s Honor Roll while majoring in finance. He also spent two years on the golf team (2005 and ’06) at Olivet before transferring to WSU. “I think Kyle is a great asset to our program,” UDM head coach Terri Anthony-Ryan said. “He has a great deal of knowledge about playing golf at the college level and I think what he’s able to pass along will be of great value to the ladies on our team. He knows a lot about our University and team already, and I expect that he will be very valuable to us in the recruiting department.” In addition to playing at the college level a year ago, Stefan – whose sister Alainna is an All-Horizon League golfer at UDM – also served as an assistant boys golf coach at University of Detroit Jesuit, where he spent three seasons on the varsity golf team during his high school days. Stefan helped the Cubs to a regional championship in 2003, and served as team captain as a senior. He qualified for the Michigan Junior Amateur Championship on three occasions.
While at Wayne State, Stefan worked as a writer and editor for The South End, the school’s student newspaper. He also volunteered as a member of the Media Operations group when UDM hosted the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional and 2009 Final Four. Stefan, 23, lives in Dearborn.
Dir. of Golf Mark Engel Mark Engel is in his sixth year with the title of UDM’s Director of Golf. The head men’s coach for 20 years now, he successfully launched the women’s golf program in 2004. Among his initial women’s recruits were All-League Titans Mandi Dupuis and Ashley Hamilton. His Titans have been among the Horizon League’s dominant men’s teams over the last 11 years, winning five championships while also coming in second on three other occasions. They played in the NCAA Regionals four times since 2001. Engel has coached 13 AllHorizon League honorees and five AllAmerica Scholars.
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Engel also serves as UDM’s Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information. He is a product of Syracuse University’s famed Newhouse School of Public Communications. Engel worked in media relations for the PGA of America at the 2004 Ryder Cup and has covered many major golf tournaments for the Associated Press, including the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open. Engel, 57, and his wife Jan are the proud parents of three sons – Dave (28), a graduate of UDM’s College of Engineering and Science, and twins Steve and Brian (21), juniors in UDM’s College of Business Administration.
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Alex Aversa
Senior • LaSalle, ON • St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School
Serving as a team co-captain for 2009-10… Anxious to put the injuries that have surfaced during the last two seasons in order to finish her Titan career on top… Played in several events during the summer, and posted a 47th-place finish at the 2009 Ontario Women’s Amateur while later reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s Match Play Championship…
with an 88.6 stroke average for the year…
Fall ’09: Played in all four of the team’s fall events… Posted her best finish, a share of 32nd place, at the opening tournament on the schedule, the Chicago State Invitational… Had a season-low 81 in the second round of the Zippy Invitational… Finished the fall sixth on the team with an 84.2 stroke average…
2006-07: Missed some time during the spring schedule due to a wrist injury... Quickly made a dent in the UDM lineup as a freshman... Led Detroit when she tied for seventh place at the NIU Huskie Classic for her first Top 10 finish as a collegiate golfer... Posted a 75 in the first round at NIU, which remains her best 18hole score... Picked up Top 20 finishes at Youngstown State and Butler in the fall, as well as the Horizon League Championship in the spring... Tied for 11th individually at the conference tournament as she helped the Titans to second place as a team... Finished fourth on the team with an 83.8 average…
2008-09: Missed the team’s first two events, then played the rest of the way as a junior… Really shined at the 2009 Horizon League Championship… Tied for 12th place overall – second-best on the team – while posting a season-low total of 76 in the second round at Kearney Hill Links… Also had a Top 20 finish (t-20) at the Titan Invitational… Ended the year
2007-08: Competed in eight tournaments for the Titans, seven as a starter... Played in 16 total rounds to end the year with an average of 85.9... Opened up at Youngstown State for her best finish of the season, tying for 19th with a 163... Shot a season-low 18-hole score of 79 at YSU…
High School: A 2006 graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova... Three-time MVP for the Wildcats... Villanova won three provincial titles with Aversa in the lineup... Finished 10th at the Provincial High School Championships junior year... Placed third in individual competition to help Villanova capture the WECSSAA title senior season... Longtime competitor on Southwest Ontario’s Burger King Junior Tour... Finished fifth in Player of the Year points among the tour’s competitors in 2006 after ending up sixth in 2004 and fourth in ’05... Placed third at the Canadian Optimist Championships in 2005... Played in the 2006 Michigan Girls Amateur and finished tied for 21st... Shared 31st place at the 2006 Ontario Girls Championship... Tied for 46th at the 2007 GAM Women’s Championship… Personal: Daughter of Tony and Sandra Aversa... Born on Aug. 3, 1988... Has two sisters, Natalie and Bianca... Serves as vice president of UDM’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee… Majoring in business administration and pre-law…
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Aversa’s Career Stats Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Fall ’09 Total:
Rds. 18 16 15 10 59
Strokes 1509 1375 1329 842 5055
Avg. 83.8 85.9 88.6 84.2 85.7
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Top 10/20 1/2 0/1 0/2 0/0 1/5
Low 18 75 (Huskie) 79 (YSU) 76 (HL) 81 (Zippy) 75 (Huskie)
Low 54 246 (Butler) 269 (Cincinnati) 249 (HL) 248 (Cincinnati) 246 (Butler)
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Rachel McHenry A dependable, veteran player who is back for her final run as a Titan after sitting out last season… Has already twice been named All-Horizon League at UDM… Fall ’09: Returned to the lineup to see action in all four fall tournaments… Tied for 30th place at the Dayton Invitational to help Detroit to runner-up as a team… Had an 18-hole low round of 81 at both Cincinnati and Akron… Was fourth on the team with an 84.1 fall stroke average… 2008-09: Redshirted...
Senior • Livonia, MI • Stevenson High School
2007-08: Named All-HL and earned AllTournament Team honors for a second straight year... Ended with an 81.8 scoring average to finish second on the Titans... Played all 24 rounds, earning five Top 15 places... Shared 13th place at the Titan Invitational with a score of 168... Had her best place finish at Grand Valley State after posting a 151 to tie for fourth... Shot a season-low 18-hole score of 74 at GVSU... Fired a 241 (79-79-83) at the HL Championship to tie for fifth… 2006-07: Made her Titan debut after transferring from Grand Valley State and
earned the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year award, as well as a spot on the all-conference team...... Finished the year with a team-best 79.8 average, which was also second in the Horizon League... Led UDM with 13 sub-80 rounds... Invitational medalist at the Grand Valley State Spring Invitational, the best-ever finish by a Titan women’s golfer... In the process, set UDM records for low singleround (68) and 36-hole (147) scores... Tied for first place at the Titan Invitational... Posted Top 10 finishes in six tournaments... Top individual for Detroit in nine of 12 events... Posted a 54-hole score of 233 at the Butler Invitational, the second-best tally in Titan annals... At Grand Valley State: Played in 10 tournaments during the 2005-06 season... Finished her stint at GVSU by sharing seventh place at the 2006 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (79-79-75–233)... The 18hole final round score, as well as her 54hole total, were freshman bests... Played 20 rounds as a Laker and closed out with an 81.4 stroke average... High School: A three-time All-State selection during prep career... Voted to the “Super Team” following both her junior and senior seasons after finishing second in the Division I state finals each of those years as an individual... Stevenson finished eighth and fourth as a team, respectively, in 2004 and 2005... The Spartans won a regional and league championship in 2005... Finished 12th at the state finals as a sophomore... Personal: Daughter of John and Carol McHenry... Born on Oct. 5, 1987... Has one brother, Jonathan, and one sister, Christina... Tied for 27th place at the 2007 GAM Women’s Championship... Finished in a 24th-place tie during stroke play qualification at the 2006 Michigan Amateur, reaching match play in the process... Junior golf resume includes four Top 20 finishes in AJGA competition... A runner-up at the 2004 Westfield PGA Junior Michigan Sectional Championship... Majoring in accounting...
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McHenry’s Career Stats Year 2006-07 2007-08 Fall ’09 Total:
Rds. 26 24 10 60
Strokes 2075 1962 841 4878
Avg. 79.8 81.8 84.1 81.3
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Top 10/20 7/10 2/6 0/0 9/16
Low 18 68 (GVSU) 74 (GVSU) 78 (Cincinnati) 68 (GVSU)
Low 54 233 (Butler) 241 (HL) 247 (Cincinnati) 233 (Butler)
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Marni Achterhoff A junior who has continually made improvements since joining the Titan roster… Returned to UDM in the fall after a busy summer tournament schedule which included a 49th-place finish at the Michigan Women’s Amateur and 78th at the Michigan Women’s Open… Fall ’09: Played in all four tournaments on the UDM schedule and finished the fall third on the team with an 83.4 stroke average… Had her best round of the season, a 78, in her final round of the season, helping Detroit to second place at the Dayton Invitational… Tied for 13th individually in that tournament with an 83-78-161 card… Also ended up in the Top 20 at Chicago State, where she claimed 17th place… 2008-09: Saw action in each event on the Titans schedule as a sophomore and ended up third on the team with an 83.6
Junior • Muskegon, MI • Mona Shores High School
average… Was Detroit’s top individual finisher at the Titans Invitational (sixth, her first career Top 10 finish) as well as the NKU Spring Invitational (tied for 26th)… Shot a career-low round of 76 at the North/South Intercollegiate… Came in tied for 14th at the 2009 Horizon League Championships, one of three Titans in the Top 15… 2007-08: Competed in six events for the Titans, three of them in the starting lineup... Played in 13 rounds and averaged 85.3 on the year... Fired an 18-hole best score of 79 at IPFW... Earned first career Top 20 finish at the Titan Invitational with a 36-hole score of 171... Tied for 16th with a two-day total of 172 at Loyola... Collected her third Top 20 finish of the year at the Horizon League Championship, where she posted a 261 to end in a tie for 20th... High School: A 2007 graduate of Mona Shores High School... Four-year varsity letterwinner in golf... Named Honorable Mention All-Michigan after her senior year... Garnered All-O-K Green Conference honors all four years at MSHS... Finished in a sixth-place tie individually at the 2006 Michigan Division 2 finals en route to All-Michigan First Team accolades... Led MSHS to the 2006 Muskegon City Championship... As play moved into the summer months, Achterhoff won the Lake Michigan Junior Golf Tour Championship while finishing fourth at the 2006 Riverwood State Junior... Ended ninth in the final PowerBilt Golf Junior Tour Player of the Year point standings that same year... Also played basketball in high school and earned two varsity letters... Garnered allarea honorable mention honors in basketball senior season... A member of the National Honor Society… Personal: Daughter of Tom and Linda Achterhoff... Born on April 20, 1989... Played in 10 events and finished second in Player of the Year points and 11th in scoring average on the 2007 Adams Golf Junior Tour... Majoring in secondary education…
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Achterhoff’s Career Stats Year 2007-08 2008-09 Fall ’09 Total
Rds. 13 16 10 39
Strokes 1109 1337 834 3280
Avg. 85.3 83.6 83.4 84.1
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Top 10/20 0/3 2/4 0/2 2/9
Low 18 Low 54 79 (IPFW) 261 (HL) 76 (North/South) 250 (HL) 78 (Dayton) 249 (Zippy) 76 (North/South) 249 (Zippy)
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Alainna Stefan As a junior, is already well-established as one of the Horizon League’s better players… Will battle to maintain the No. 1 spot in the UDM lineup again this year… Fall ’09: Led the Titans with an 82.2 stroke average… Picked up Top 10 finishes on the individual leader boards at both Chicago State (ninth, tie) and Dayton (fifth, tie)… Her 78-80-158 card at the latter event helped Detroit to a runner-up finish as a team… Shot a 78 at both of those events for her best 18-hole tallies during the fall season…
Junior • Dearborn, MI • Mercy High School
2008-09: Averaged a team-best 80.4 stroke average over 10 events for the Titans en route to being named AllHorizon League by the HL coaches... Captured the Chicago State Fall Invitational medal after firing an 18-hole total of 74, which matched a career-low at the time... Placed fifth at the Titan Invitational after posting a two-day total of 156 (76-80) for her second Top 10 finish during fall campaign... She posted two more scores in the Top 10 in the spring as she grabbed third place at the North/South Intercollegiate and second at Butler… Shot a career-low 73 in the final
round at the North/South… Took 11th at the League Championship to lead UDM... 2007-08: One of three Titans to play all 24 rounds... Ended fourth on the team with an 82.4 scoring average... Finished in the Top 20 in nine events, two of them in the Top 10... Fired a season-low 18-hole score of 74 at IPFW to end as Detroit’s top finisher (154), in a tie for eighth place... Had her best finish at Grand Valley State, third place, after posting a two-day total of 150... Tied for 20th in the last three tournaments, including the Horizon League Championship… High School: A 2007 graduate of Farmington Mercy High School... Fouryear varsity letterwinner in golf... Earned first-team Division I All-State accolades as a senior after earning honorable mention the previous two seasons... Finished eighth individually to help lead Mercy to sixth in the team standings at the 2007 state finals... Runner-up individually as Mercy won a Regional Championship on the way to the finals during her senior season... Won a third straight Catholic League individual championship, while pacing Mercy to its third consecutive team title, in 2007... Helped lead Mercy to seventh place in the Division I state finals as a sophomore, and third place a year later... Led the Marlins to the 2006 Oakland County Division I Championship... Three-time all-area selection... Named All-Oakland County as a senior after receiving honorable mention recognition the previous season... Captured the 2006 Downriver Junior Championship, finished sixth at the Westfield PGA Junior Sectional and 13th at the GAM Girls Championship... Tied for 13th in stroke qualifying to reach match play at the 2007 Michigan Women’s Amateur... Played one year of varsity basketball at Mercy… Personal: Daughter of Richard and Mary Stefan... Born on April 12, 1989... Has one older brother, Kyle, who played college golf at Wayne State and now serves as the Titans’ assistant coach... Majoring in nursing…
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Stefan’s Career Stats Year 2007-08 2008-09 Fall ’09 Total
Rds. 13 16 10 29
Strokes 1109 1286 822 3217
Avg. 85.3 80.4 82.2 82.5
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Top 10/20 0/3 4/7 0/0 4/10
Low 18 Low 54 79 (IPFW) 261 (HL) 73 (North/South) 247 (HL) 78 (twice) 248 (Zippy) 73 (North/South) 247 (HL)
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Liz Zouzal A key member of UDM’s three-person junior class… Came to UDM as a transfer student in the fall of 2008… Redshirting this season and will still have two years of eligibility remaining… 2008-09: Played in every event for the Titans and ended up fourth on the team with an 84.9 stroke average... Finished in the Top 20 in three tournaments, including a 15th place effort at the Butler Invitational… Also came in 17th at the Horizon League Championship and 19th at the Titans Invitational… Shot a personal-low round of 78 in the rainshortened Wolverine Invitational to tie for 23rd place individually…
Junior • Windsor, ON • Holy Names Secondary School
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At Gardner-Webb: Competed for one season (2007-08) at Gardner-Webb prior to transferring to Detroit... Played in five events for the Bulldogs... Shot season-low 18-hole total of 77 at the Draper Valley Women’s Intercollegiate... Ended the year with an 82.8 stroke average…
High School: A 2007 graduate of Holy Names Catholic Secondary School... Played four years of golf for the Knights... Shot an 18-hole total of 80 at OFSAA during her junior season to end in a tie for 10th place at the provincial championships... Captured the 2006 Ping Canadian Match Play Tournament... Finished second on the 2006 Burger King Tour... Finished 17th at the 2006 Ontario Juniors after posting a 54-hole total of 242 (78-84-80)... Played junior basketball freshman and sophomore years and also competed on the volleyball squad second year at HNCHS... Served as Minister of Internal Affairs for Student Administrative Council (SAC) as a junior and was vice president the following year… Personal: Daughter of Winsen and Susan Zouzal... Born on Jan. 8, 1989... Has two older siblings, Chris and Lex… Enjoys reading, watching television and spending time with friends and family... Majoring in digital media studies…
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Zouzal’s Career Stats Year 2008-09
Rds. 17
Strokes 1444
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Avg. 84.9
Top 10/20 0/3
Low 18 78 (Wolverine)
Low 54 255 (HL)
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Jackie DeMarco Is battle-tested as a college player with a year’s worth of experience under her belt now… Returns to the Titans after some stellar summer play, including a runner-up finish at the 2009 Ontario Champion of Champions as well as a 48th-place effort at her provincial Women’s Amateur… Fall ’09: Played steady golf and was second on the team with an 82.8 stroke average after 10 fall rounds… Matched her 36-hole career low, 160, to take ninth place at the Dayton Invitational as she helped Detroit to second place as a team… Shot a career-low total of 74 in the second round of the Zippy Invitational, hosted by Akron…
Sophomore • LaSalle, ON • St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School
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2008-09: Finished second on the team as a freshman with an 83.4 stroke average... Played in eight tournaments for the Titans, and racked up four Top 20 finishes… A pair of them were of the Top 10 variety, as she came in eighth at Chicago State in her Detroit debut and then seventh at Dayton in the last tournament of the fall season… Registered her 18-hole low, a round of 77, at the North/South Intercollegiate, helping the Titans to second place as a team in the tournament hosted by Horizon League rival Butler… Also posted her 36-hole low, 160, in the same event…
High School: A 2008 graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova... Played four years of golf for the Wildcats... Captured the Burger King Tour (Southwestern Ontario) title three times (2006-07-08)... Becomes the fourth Titan to compete in the Burger King Tour and joins former UDM star Mandi Dupuis in winning a title... A twotime American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) qualifier... Placed fourth at the AJGA Rochester Open in 2007... Finished second at the Ontario Tour Challenge the same year... Placed second at the 2007 OFSAA Provincial High School Championship... Placed first at the Jamieson CJGA Ontario Championship in 2005 and second the following year... Ended the 2006 Ontario Juvenile Championship in 12th place... Finished fifth at the Ontario Girls Championship during her senior season... Won the Windsor and Essex County high school title in 2006 and ’07... Ran cross country and played badminton all four years in high school... Personal: Daughter of Kim and Dan DeMarco... Born on April 17, 1990... Has three younger siblings: Robert, Laura and Thomas… Enjoys art, reading and playing Tetris... Majoring in business administration...
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DeMarco’s Career Stats Year 2008-09 Fall ’09 Totals
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Rds. 14 10 24
Strokes 1168 828 1996
Avg. 83.6 82.8 83.2
Top 10/20 2/4 1/1 3/5
Low 18 Low 54 77 (North/South) 74 (Zippy) 242 (Cincinnati) 74 (Zippy) 242 (Cincinnati)
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Collette Hansen A talented and experienced newcomer who will continue to fight for regular playing time at UDM as a freshman… Fall ’09: Saw action in three fall events, cracking the Titan starting lineup on two of those occasions… Grabbed a share of 18th place at Chicago State (80-86-166) in her first college tournament… The opening-round 80 remains her best 18hole score as a Titan… Tied for 23rd place, playing as an individual, at the Dayton Invitational… Finished the fall with an 84.1 stroke average, good enough for fifth on the team leader board…
Freshman • West Olive, MI • Grand Haven High School
High School: A two-time All-State player at Grand Haven High School… Led Grand Haven to 13th place at the 2008 Division 1 state finals in her final season with the team… She also won three inseason invitationals as a senior and was named O-K Red All-Conference for a fourth straight year… Hansen won the Riverwood State Junior girls championship during 2008 summer play while finishing 13th at the Michigan Girls Junior and fourth in Player of the Year points on the Adams Golf Junior Tour… Finished in a 16th-place tie at the 2009 Michigan Junior Girls Amateur Championship… Ended up third in Player of the Year points on the Adams Golf Junior Tour the same summer, as well as 15th on the Golf Association of Michigan’s honor roll… Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Jackie... Born on May 16, 1991... Has two siblings, Jennifer and Raquel, who played collegiately at Ferris State before graduating in 2009… Majoring in nursing…
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Rds. 7
Strokes 589
Avg. 84.1
Top 10/20 0/1
Low 18 80 (Chicago St.)
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Allison Sears A diminutive newcomer who adds to the talent level of the Titan roster and remains anxious to claim her share of playing time as a freshman… Fall ’09: Made her college debut while playing as an individual at the Cincinnati Fall Classic… Tallied a final-round 92 for the best score of her young college career… High School: Played a major role on a Flint Powers team which captured consecutive Division 3 state championships during her last two seasons on the squad... Sears was comedalist at the 2008 Big Nine Conference’s pre-season tournament, was second at the regionals and tied for ninth place at the state finals… Tied for 23rd at the 2009 Michigan Junior Girls Amateur…
Freshman • Clio, MI • Flint Powers High School
Personal: Daughter of Matthew and Michelle Sears... Born on March 23, 1991... Has two siblings, Nick, who is a sophomore on the golf team at nearby Madonna University in 2009, and Emily… Majoring in psychology…
Sears’ Career Stats Year Fall ’09
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Rds. 2
Strokes 185
Avg. 92.5
Top 10/20 0/0
Low 18 92 (Cincinnati)
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2009 Season Review By all standards, 2008-09 would have been classified a rebuilding year at UDM. The women’s golf team graduated two All-Horizon League seniors, Mandi Dupuis and Ashley Hamilton, the previous spring and then a third conference honoree, Rachel McHenry, took a redshirt. As it turned out, though, a pair of sophomores stepped up their game and two newcomers made an impact as coach Terri Anthony-Ryan put together a new lineup. And there were some definite highlights to the season as the Titans bore down in a quest for a first-ever Horizon League Championship. They opened strong at the Chicago State Invitational as sophomore Alainna Stefan began asserting herself as the team’s top player. Fourth on the team in scoring average as a freshman, Stefan won the rain-shortened CSU tournament with a one-round total of 74, leading Detroit to third place as a team. Stefan didn’t have to carry the whole load, of course, as a different Titan led the team at each of their four fall tournament stops. Sophomore Liz Zouzal, a transfer from Gardner-Webb, led the way at Michigan’s Wolverine Invitational, tying for 23rd place. Sophomore Marni Achterhoff was the top Titan at the team’s own tournament, grabbing sixth place individually. And freshman Jackie DeMarco paced UDM at the Dayton Invitational with a seventh-place finish. Detroit got off to a quick start as the spring schedule unfolded, climbing the leader board on the final day to take
2008-09 Headlines Team Runner-Up Finish North/South Intercollegiate Individual Medalist Alainna Stefan, Chicago State Invitational Individual Runner-Up Alainna Stefan, Butler Invitational All-Horizon League Alainna Stefan Horizon League Golfer of the Week Alainna Stefan, March 25, 2009
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second place, behind Bethune-Cookman, at the North/South Intercollegiate. Stefan’s 77-73–150 card earned her a share of third place individually, and Achterhoff wasn’t too far behind, tying for eighth (78-76–154). Stefan moved up to second place (78-79–157) at the Butler Invitational as Detroit claimed fifth as a team in its next stop. Achterhoff paced the Titans as they ended up 11th at Northern Kentucky, then Stefan again assumed the top spot – with a 16th-place finish – as UDM closed out the regular-season at Bowling Green.
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All that remained was the biggest tournament of the year as the young Titans – with only one senior, Jenny Kubert, competing – looked to improve on their third-place finish at the 2008 Horizon League Championship. As the teams toured the front nine of Kearney Hill Links in Lexington, KY, Detroit and Youngstown State were locked in a headto-head battle for the lead before the Titans faded a bit and stood fourth after the hotly-contested first round. Only seven strokes separated the four top contenders. Alex Aversa’s season-best 76 paced UDM in Round 2, but the Titans lost ground to eventual champion YSU. Stefan fired a 79 to lead the way on the final day and Detroit picked up five shots on Loyola in the race for third, but UDM still did end up fourth, two shots behind LU. Stefan was UDM’s top finisher at the league championship, taking 11th place (83-85-79–247), and was voted AllHorizon League by the coaches after leading Detroit with an 80.4 stroke average for the season. With all but one player returning from the six who saw action in 2008-09, it was a year that both included success while also setting the table for the future.
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2008-09 UDM Statistics 2008-09 Tournament Results Tournament Chicago State Fall Invitational (Lost Marsh GC; Hammond, IN) Wolverine Invitational (UM Golf Course; Ann Arbor, MI) Detroit Titans Invitational (Western Golf & Country Club; Redford, MI) Dayton Invitational (NCR Country Club; Kettering, OH) North/South Intercollegiate (Jacksonville Beach GC; Jacksonville, FL) Butler Invitational (Prestwick CC; Avon, IN) NKU Spring Invitational (Perry Park GC; Perry Park, KY) Dual vs. Oakland (Western Golf & CC; Redford, MI) BGSU Falcon Invitational (Stone Ridge GC; Bowling Green, OH) Horizon League Championship (Kearney Hill Links; Lexington, KY)
Team Result 3rd of 7 – 328 T10th of 13 – 321 4th of 4 – 661 4th of 10 – 697 2nd of 11 – 623 5th of 8 – 664 11th of 20 – 320 2nd of 2 – 326 6th of 6 – 691 4th of 6 – 996
Top Detroit Player Stefan - 1 (74) Zouzal - T23 (78) Achterhoff - 6 (158) DeMarco - 7 (167) Stefan - T3 (150) Stefan - 2 (157) Achterhoff - T26 (78) Stefan - 1 (77) Stefan - 16 (166) Stefan - 11 (247)
2008-09 Titan Averages Golfer Alainna Stefan Jackie DeMarco Marni Achterhoff Liz Zouzal Jenny Kubert Alex Aversa Team
Rounds 16 14 16 17 17 15 17
Strokes 1286 1168 1337 1444 1460 1329 5627
Avg. 80.4 83.4 83.6 84.9 85.9 88.6 331.0
Low 18 73 (North/South) 77 (North/South) 76 (North/South) 78 (Wolverine) 81 (twice) 76 (Horizon League) 307 (North/South)
2009 Fall Tournament Results Tournament Chicago State PTSIR Classic (Lost Marsh GC, Hammond, IN) Cincinnati Fall Classic (Elks Run, GC, Batavia, OH) Zippy Invitational (Rosemont CC, Fairlawn, OH) Dayton Invitational (NCR CC, Dayton, OH)
Team Result 5th of 10 - 663 13th of 14 - 1003 T-9th of 15 - 991 T2 of 10 - 645
Top Detroit Player Stefan - T9 (161) DeMarco - 31 (242) Stefan - T31 (248) Stefan - T5 (158)
2009 Fall Tournament Averages Golfer Alainna Stefan Jackie DeMarco Marni Achterhoff Rachel McHenry Collette Hansen Alex Aversa Allison Sears Team
Rounds 10 10 10 10 7 10 2 10
Strokes 822 828 834 841 589 842 185 3302
Avg. 82.2 82.8 83.4 84.1 84.1 84.2 92.5 330.2
Low 18 78 (PTSIR, Dayton) 74 (Zippy) 78 (Dayton) 78 (Cincinnati) 80 (PTSIR) 81 (Zippy) 92 (Cincinnati) 316 (Zippy)
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Tournament Records Team Low 18-Hole Round 304 – 2008 Grand Valley State Invitational (2nd Round) 304 – 2007 Grand Valley State Invitational (2nd) 304 – 2007 UDM Triangular Match (2nd) 306 – 2007 IPFW Fall Classic (1st) 308 – 2008 Grand Valley State Invitational (1st) 309 – 2007 NKU Spring Fling (2nd) 311 – 2007 NKU Spring Fling (1st) 312 – 2006 NIU Huskie Classic (2nd) 313 – 2007 Cincinnati Invitational (1st) 313 – 2007 Grand Valley State Invitational (1st) Low 36-Hole Tournament 612 – 2008 Grand Valley State Invitational (308-304) 623 – 2009 Don Benbow Invitational (316-307) 627 – 2007 Fall IPFW Classic (306-321) 632 – 2006 NIU Huskie Classic (320-312) 636 – 2007 Youngstown State Invititational (319-320) 636 – 2006 Taco Bell Youngstown State Invititational (320-316) 642 – 2008 North/South Collegiate (325-317) 653 – 2007 Dayton Invitational (327-326) 653 – 2007 NIU Huskie Classic (325-328) 653 – 2005 Taco Bell Youngstown State Invitational (327-326) 655 – 2006 Detroit Titans Invitational (327-328) Low 54-Hole Tournament 955 – 2006 Butler Invitational (320-321-314) 987 – 2008 Horizon League Championship (330-334-323) 991 – 2009 Zippy Invitational (341-316-334) 996 – 2009 Horizon League Championship (338-330-328) 1003 – 2009 Cincinnati Invitational (345-328-330) 1007 – 2008 Cincinnati Invitational (341-323-343) 1011 – 2005 IPFW Fall Classic (346-325-340) 1021 – 2005 Rocket Fall Classic (342-331-348) 1024 – 2006 Rocket Spring Classic (337-337-350) 1035 – 2006 Horizon League Championship (355-328-352)
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Individual Low 18-hole round (Round) 68 – Rachel McHenry, 2007 Grand Valley State Invitational (1st) 71 – Rachel McHenry, 2007 UDM Triangular Match (2nd) 72 – Ashley Hamilton, 2006 Taco Bell Youngstown St. Inv. (2nd) 73 – Rachel McHenry, 2006 Butler Invitational (3rd) 74 – Jackie DeMarco, 2009 Zippy Invitational (2nd) 74 – Alainna Stefan, 2008 Chicago State Fall Invitational (1st) 74 – Rachel McHenry, 2008 Grand Valley State Inv. (2nd) 74 – Alainna Stefan, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic (1st) 74 – Mandi Dupuis, 2005 NIU Huskie Classic (2nd) 74 – Rachel McHenry, 2007 NKU Spring Fling (2nd) 74 – Mandi Dupuis, 2005 IPFW Fall Classic (1st) 74 – Mandi Dupuis, 2005 NIU Huskie Classic (2nd) 74 – Mandi Dupuis, 2006 Taco Bell Youngstown State Inv. (1st) Low 36-hole tournament 147 – Rachel McHenry, 2007 Grand Valley State Inv. (79-68) 148 – Rachel McHenry, 2007 UDM Triangular Match (77-71) 150 – Alainna Stefan, 2009 Don Benbow Invitational (77-73) 150 – Alainna Stefan, 2008 Grand Valley State Inv. (75-75) 150 – Mandi Dupuis, 2005 NIU Huskie Classic (76-74) 151 – Rachel McHenry, 2008 Grand Valley State Inv. (77-74) 152 – Rachel McHenry, 2007 NKU Spring Fling (78-74) 152 – Mandi Dupuis, 2007 Grand Valley State Inv. (75-77) Low 54-hole tournament 228 – Mandi Dupuis, 2005 IPFW Fall Classic (74-77-77) 233 – Rachel McHenry, 2006 Butler Invitational (76-84-73) 236 – Mandi Dupuis, 2005 Rocket Fall Classic (78-78-80) 237 – Ashley Hamilton, 2004 Eastern Kentucky Inv. (78-80-79) 239 – Mandi Dupuis, 2004 Eastern Kentucky Inv. (77-81-81) 240 – Ashley Hamilton, 2006 Butler Invitational (81-81-78) 241 – Rachel McHenry, 2008 Horizon Lg. Champ. (79-79-83) 242 – Jackie DeMarco, 2009 Cincinnati Invitational (78-83-81) 244 – Rachel McHenry, Spring 2008 Cincinnati Inv. (83-80-81) 245 – Mandi Dupuis, 2006 Horizon League Champ. (83-81-81)
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The Horizon League In its 31st season of operation in the 2009-10 academic year, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models. The Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Membership includes Butler, Cleveland State, Detroit, IllinoisChicago, Loyola, Valparaiso, WisconsinGreen Bay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State and Youngstown State. The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms: athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the studentathlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball). In addition to women’s golf, the League also receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza, located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol
Jon LeCrone Horizon League Commissioner Building, Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians) and the NCAA national office. A PROUD HISTORY Founded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Detroit joined in 1980 On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten collegiate athletic conferences with a
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focus on enhancing the student-athletes’ experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive positions. ATHLETIC SUCCESS In the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by three Sweet Sixteen appearances (Butler 2003, 2007; Milwaukee 2005) and nine wins in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in the past seven seasons. In other sports, League teams have won at least one game in their respective NCAA Championships each of the last seven seasons in men’s soccer (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last six seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK The Horizon League and WebStream Productions announced the launch of the completely redesigned Horizon League Network web site this fall. The site, which can be found at www.HorizonLeagueNetwork.tv, serves as a portal to hundreds of live and ondemand videos while giving its users the ability to interact on an array of social media platforms. HLN is the premier destination for free, live video of Horizon League games and other on-demand features. The Network will web cast more than 400 events during the 2009-10 academic year. The HLN programming schedule includes more than 170 Horizon League live basketball games, highlights of all 19 Horizon League post-season championships, behind-the-scenes stories of Horizon League student-athletes, coaches and teams, and special events such as the UDM commencement ceremony In addition to the incorporation of Facebook and Twitter, the new HLN also features hundreds of photos, an integrated blog and a news aggregator.
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HL Honor Roll UDM’s HorizonLeague Award Winners Newcomer of the Year Rachel McHenry – 2007
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All-League Titans Mandi Dupuis – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Ashley Hamilton – 2006, 2007, 2008 Rachel McHenry – 2007, 2008 Alainna Stefan – 2009
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All-Tournament Team Mandi Dupuis – 2007, 2008 Ashley Hamilton – 2005 Rachel McHenry – 2008
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