2011 Detroit Titans Men's Golf Yearbook by P.J. Gradowski

2010 All-Horizon League & HL All-Tournament Sr. Britt Pronk

2010 HL All-Tournament Sr. Jeff Clarridge

2011 University y of Detroit Mercy Men’s Golf Yearbook “A Tradition Unlike Any Other”

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

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2011 Titans’ Men’s Golf Yearbook

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Mark Hicks Jr. Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON

Sheldon Keyte So. Portage, MI

Brendan Leonard Fr. Cambridge, ON

Kyle Benford Fr. Amherstview, ON

Jeff Clarridge Sr. Barrie, ON

Britt Pronk Sr. London, ON

Simon Reyers So. Kingston, ON

L-R: Assistant Coach Luke LaFave, Jeff Clarridge, Brendan Leonard, Britt Pronk, Simon Reyers, Kyle Benford, Mark Hicks, Sheldon Keyte, Head Coach Mark Engel

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

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Supporting Titan Golf The Titans would like to thank the many generous alumni, family members and friends of the men’s golf program whose donations to the Titan Club directly contribute to the success of the team. Funds designated to support UDM Golf are used in a variety of ways by the Titans, including tournament travel, practice and equipment purchases. Please contact Coach Mark Engel for more information on how you can support Titans Golf.

2010 Horizon League Player of the Year David Byrne

2011 Titans’ Men’s Golf Yearbook

Detroit Golf Club TTh he Tiitan taan go olf lfer ers are contin er inua uallly gr g ateful to th the he me m mberss aand nd ssta t ff of hi hist stor st o ic D Detroit Gollf Cl C ub, wh ho gr grac a io ac ous usly allow w the h te eaam to use s the the h cclu lub lu b as as iits tss hom ome e co course cour e. Loca Lo oca c te ted d ju j stt fivve e mi minu n te nu tess fr from om tthe he eU UDM DM M cam ampu pu us, s DGC C re ema m in ns on one e of tthe he em mos ostt st os stor o ie or ied d an and d pr pres esti tiigi giou ous co coun untr tryy club cl ubss in i all of Mi M ch hig igan aan n. W llliam Wi iiaam R. R Far arra rand ra nd fou nd und nded ed Det ed etro ro oit G Gol o f Cl ol Club ub in 18 1899 99. Att tha A hat ti hat time me,, th me the e firs rstt cl club ub m mem embe be ers r pla laye yed ye d on o a ssix ixxhole ho le cou o rs rse e bu b illt on ren e te ted d faarm rm lan and d ne nearr W Woo oodw dw war ad A en Av enue ue e and d Six Milile e Ro Road ad. In 1 191 91 14, 4 w worrld d-ren now owne ned d ar arch c it itec ectt Do ona nald ld R Ros oss — wh oss ho also des e igne ed su s ch cha hamp mpions mpio n hi hip p co cour urse rse sess ass O Oak akla laand Hillllss an and d Pi Pine nehu ne h rs hu r t No. 2, 2 bot oth h pa p st s U.S .S.. Op pen en sittes es — be ega gan surveying a parcel of still rural land d jju ust no us nort rth rt h of ttha haat h at or o ig igin inal al DGC lay ayou out. Ro ou osss cr crea e te ea t d Detroit Go G lf Clu lub’ b’ss currrren b’ nt 36 hol ole es on tthat prop on oper erty ty.. He H was even careful to pre ese servve a trrai aill-ma mark ma rkkin ing g tr tree ee e e—w whi hicch ch sti t lll sta tand n s to nd toda dayy — th hat IInd nd dia ian ns be ns en nt as a sap plliiing ng to p to poi oin nt the ew way ay ffro rom m th the De D troit River to Sag giin naw w. R ss Ro s ’ tw two o co cour urses at Detroit Golf Club — o one ne of 14 4 chartte err m me embe em bers r of the rs th he Go Golf lf Ass ssoc ocia iati tio ti on of Mi Mich c ig ch gan — op pe ene ned d in 191 916. 6 The 6. he Nort N No ortth Co Cour urse s is sttill rega garded as one of the top 10 co cour our urse se es in in Michi ichiga gan. ga n Lik ike e th the e No Nort rth rt h, DGC GC’s ’s d devilis ish h Sout uth h iss a ttru ru ue te est o of go golf l. lf Both co ou urs rses are eh hea eavi v ly bun nke ered, an ingredie ient iin n mo ost s traaditi tion onall Ros osss de desi sign gn ns, s, and nd aarre h hea eavi vily lyy woo oded de ed wi w th lar arge ge,, ma m tu ure e tree e s. A te Af er Ro Ross com o pleted his two o-cou ou urs rse e pr proj ojec oj ecct, his bro roth the er A Allex lex wa w s hi hire r d to re o ser erve ve e as th t e cl club ub’s b’ss g go ollf pr o prof o es essi sion onal, all, aan nd he hel e d th that at po osi siti tion ti on fforr 3 31 1 ye yearrs. His successor as cllub pro was Hor orto ton n Sm mit ith, h, w who o won on th he e iinaaug gura urral al Mas aste t rs te rs in 19 934 and d plaayye ed on seven even e R de Ry d r Cu Cup p te t am a s, nevver llos osing a ma m tch be etw twee een 19 1929 29 9 and ’41 41. SSm mit i h sh hot the eN No orth C or Cou ou o urs rse e re recco cord d ((29 29-3 33— 3—62 62 2) in 194 948, 94 8 sso 8, ome 11 om yearss be ye year beffore he was in ndu duccted ed int nto o th the e PG PGA Haalll o off Fam Faame. me. A se s co cond nd d for o me m r Ryyde er Cu Cu up p play play pl ayer er,, Walt er Walt Wa lter er B Bur urrkke urke emo — who ho w won on tthe he 1953 95 53 P PG GA Cha Ch hampi ampio onship onsh hip — is anothe herr welll kno own wn fig gur urre ure who wh o haas se serv rvved as he head a p pro ro o at at Detr Detroi oit it Golf Golff C Clu lub as as is 1980 1980 0 PGA GA C Clu lu ub Pr P of ofes essi sion si onal on nal cha ham mpio mpio on John Tr Traub raub.. Jo on Ga Gate es, a passt Pr Presid ide id ent of the he Mic ich higan gan PG PGA Se Sect ctio ion, on, n iiss no ow in nh his iss 1 10t 0th ye yeaar ar as th t eC Cllu ub b b’s hea ead pr pro ofessi of ofes essi sio onal on al. Th he UD UDM m me en’ n’s go g lf tea eam m prac practi tice cess on nb bot otth of D DGC GC’s GC ’ss wo on nde derf ru rf ull co ou urs rses es thr es hrou ugh ghout th t e ye y arr. Ad A diti dition on nal allly, th he Titaans mak akke use off the cl th c ub ub’’s pract ctiice ct ice gr gree eens ns and bunk unke kers rs as we welll as it i s drrivin ivvin i g raang ge, e whi h ch wass rren enovat en ated ed d in 19 199 98, as tthe heyy wo w rkk d dilig igen ntly to impro rovve thei th eirr g ei gaame m s and d gett re readyy fo forr th heiir ne ext xt tou o rn nam amen ent. en t TTh he Go G lf C Clu lub b an nnu ual a lyy h hos ostts th he eH Hor orrto t n Smi Sm mith h In Invi v ta vi tati tiion onal al on both h off it itss co cour urse ur ses. Some e off tthe he bestt playyer erss in the h sta t te t aare e inv nvited ed to tthi hiss firsst ma majo jor am mat ateu e r to tour urn ur name ment nt o off each yye ear. The fi The fiel elld is aalw lwaay lw ay regaard ays ded ed as th the e st stro r ng nges est at aany ny evven ent in tthe he sta tate te e, with h the h p pos o si os sible ex except ptio ion of the Mich Mich chig igan an Ama mate t ur te ur.. A num number mber off pa p st and pre r sen nt Ti Tita tan go golf lfer e s — am mon ng th hem Sean n Hu Hutc tchi tc hiso son, on, Adin Ad in LLoh oh hryy, John John M Min in nni n ch ch, Ja Jaso son n Paaho hols lssky k , Ca Cam m Sm mith, Johnn ny St S raws rawser er and Ada dam Walilick ckki,i who o tied for orr ssev even ev enth place enth e in 20 2001 – hav ave av e be been n invvit i ed d to plaay in n tthe h Hor he o to on Sm Smitth ovverr tthe e yea ears. In n 1992, Det etro r it Gol ro olff Cl Club ub h ho osted the U.S. Mid-Amateu eurr Ch eu Cham ampi am p onsh pi onsh shiip won b byy Da Dann nny Yates. The 1 199 99 99 M ch Mi chig ig gan A Amate te eur C Ch ham mpionship was also staged a D at DGC dur uriing in it i s Centten ennial Anniversary, and the tour to ourname r ent w was as w won on b byy Ra Rand ndyy Le Lewi wis in a d dra rama mati tic, c, 18th 18 th hol ole finish. The Golf Club also graciou usly opened d iits ts doo oors to st stil tililll an anot othe ot herr to he our urna n me na ment nt — the Midweste Mi tern n Colle egiatte Conferrence Cha hamp mpio ions nshi h p, ho osted by UDM – in 2000.

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

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A rre ece cep ept ptio ion on an and d de edi dica catiion ca n of th the e Go Golf lff Cen Cen ente terr wa te wass he held ld prio pr iorr to tth io he ffo he orm orm maal op pen enin i g, wiitth maanyy of U in UD DM M’’s atthlet etic staff st aff, coa oach oa hess aand nd n d gol olfe fers fe r alo rs on ng g w wiith th thei eiir fami m liies es, a numb numb nu mber er o off fo f rme rm mer er Titan itt n g gol olfe ers and do oth ther th err b bo oost s ers errs. s. “ To have “T have our ourr own wn ind ind door oor pr oo practice e fac acililit litty on cam cam a pu p s is rea ealllly a trrem ea eme emen en ndous douss advvanta tage e for or our ourr ttea eam ms,” UDM D Direct ctorr of Golff and men e ’s coa oacch Mark Eng Ma ng ngel ge said d. “I do d n’t think th h th here’ ere ve b er bee een e ma m nyy daayys all wi wint nter er w erre th wh he ce c ntter has a n’tt be been en iin n use. The us h oppor ppo tu tuniity t for or us to to prac pr actice e ins nsid ide de if i it’ t’ss co old or th ther ere’ e’ss e’ b d we ba eatthe her,r,r, essp peciallyy th the shor ortt or g me, wi ga willl rrea e llyy pay pa diviide d nd ds. s” “W Way a ne e’ss gen ener erros o ity a d an f iend fr ndsship p iiss overwhellmi m ng ng,,” wom wo me en’ ns g lf go coa o ch Ter e ri Anth An th hon o yy-Ry Ryan Ry n added dd ded ed. “I “I thinkk he reme re memb mb ber e ed his i beg gin nni nings ass a golf go lffer and d wha hat pr p actiice mean nt nt t tthe to he w way ay h he e wa wass ab able le to improve e hiss ga g me m , an and d he understood nd w at thi wh h s pr prac acti tice ce ccen e terr would mean me a to ou ourr pr p og ogram m. He ha h s reallly bec ecom ome e a greaat friend nd to ou ur golf lferrs.”

2011 Titans’ Men’s Golf Yearbook

2011 sPRING pREVIEW Afte Af terr a su ucc cce essf sful ul fal alll ca camp mpai aign gn,, th the De Detroiit me me n n’’s golf ttea golf eam m wi willll find th them emse selvves in a ve very fam am mililia iar ar sp spot ott – ha having ng tto o de defe fend nd iits ts H Hor orizon o -Lea agu gue e best sevventh h conferen ence ce title. “II tth hink nk the g guy uyss arre ex uy exci cite ci ted, d,”” sa s id d head d co coac ach Mark Eng Ma ngel e , wh el who o iss ent nter errin erin ing g hi h s 21 21st st ssea easo asso on at at De etr t oi o t. “Be Bein i g a ta targ rg get et is a go good od th hiing bec ecau ause se iitt wi willlll mo m otitivvate e the hem. m Detr De troi oiit en ente t re te red d th the e fa fallll se ea ason son lo so look okking g to o rrep ep place ce e two kke two ey me m mb m ers of off th the e 20 2010 10 cha ham ampio onsshi hip p te eam in ssen en niors io orss B Bri riian an S Spa park pa rkks a rks an nd 2010 10 H Horriz izon on n Leagu ea a ue Play Pl ayer e of th er the e Ye Year Yea ar D Da avid av avid dB Byr yn yr ne e, bu butt th her e e was no o do oub ubtt thatt tth his team still had ad d ple lent n y of ttal a en ente t d te golflfl er go ers coming back. In some wa ayys, tthi hiss ye year ear a ’s te team ea am m is actually deeper than the 201 010 ch cham ampi am p on pi nsh s ip p sq quad. “Any team is g “A goi oing ng tto o mi miss ss a player liike ke Byr yrne ne, ne but I th b thin ink we all feel that at w we e ar are e a de deep ep per er ttea eam ea m th thiss year ye a ,”” ssai aid d En Engel. “We are veryy stro rong ng frro rom 11-to-5 5 and wh an and w en yyou ou loo o k at a our tea e m, m we have ve e guyys th that at play ayyed ed las astt yye ear a ffor or u us an and have impro oved,, b but ut tth hey hey he ssttill miigh ht be e on th the e ou outs utsid ts de look ts lo o kin ing g in whe hen itt com omes es to p pla l ying.” Clar Cl arridg ar idg ge an and Pr Pron o k headliliine n the he Tita itan an lliineine up p as both bo o h earrne n d Ho Hori rizo zon n Le eag a ue All-T Tou ourn rnam rnam amen entt hono onorrs rs las la ast st yyea ear. ea r Clarridge ge ttoo ookk th t irrd at the he con onfe fere renc nce ce c am ch mpi p onsh hip p witith h a 21 217, 7, whi hich ch h incclu lude ded de d on one off one the th e best stt rou ound ndss on the nd e wee eeke ekke end n witi h hi hiss 69 9 in th the e seco se cond nd d rrou ou und nd. In n the fal all,l, C Cllar larrid rr dge was a sec econ on o nd on tthe he e ttea eam ea m wi with th h a 75. 5.7 7 st stro roke ro ke a ave vve era rage ge,, wi ge with th h his is low lo w ro oun u d of 68 a att the e Detro ettro roititt Gol o f Cl C ub ub in n th the d du ual a agai ag aiins a n t Oa Oakl kllan klan and. Pron onk ha ad a gre grreat eat fa all witth a pa pair ir o ir off top 10 finis ishe hess and an nd led led De le Detrroit wi witth th a 7 74. 4.2 2 ssttro r ke ea ave era rage ge. H He e had d UD UDM’ DM’s top top tw two o ro roun u dss in un n th he fa falll witith h a pa p irr o of 67 6 ’ss, an a nd is a alrrea adyy a two wo-ttim ime Al A ll-To T ur urna na n ament ment n p per e fo er form mer wh ho wa w s na n med Al Alll-H -Ho Hori rizo on Le eag a ue e lasst ye year ar. “Bot “B otth of of our u senio iorss are verry de depe end ndab able le and nd d you wo on’ n’t se see e a lo ot off b bad ad rou o nd ndss ou o t of eiitthe herr gu g y, y,”” comm mmen mente ted d En Enge g l.l ge Mark Ma rkk Hiccks ks p pro ro ovi vide ded d on one e off tthe he e tto op h op hig ig ghlig ight h s of the ht e ye ear after p put utti ut tiing ting g iin n a doub ub ble eag gle e at Ge G orge g town as the he e jjun un nio iorr en e de ed th he first ha half of th t e se seas ason as o witith h a 74 74.0 .0 str tro roke e avver erag age ag e in i his six ixx round nd ds off a act ctio ct io on. H He e i com is min ing g off a sum u me mer th hat saw w him ma adv dvan dv ance an ce tto o th he thir th ird ir d ro ound und in n tthe he Ont ntar ario ar o Match t Play Champi pion on nssh hip p as wel e l ass tthe he Ont he nta ariio Men en n’ss A Ama ma mate ate eur ur. “H He didn n’tt p pla layy a lo la lott last year and even in the begi begi ginn nnin nn nin ing g of the fal all,l, but he came on at the end of tth he yearr a and nd w was as o our ur b bes estt pl play ayer er a att Ge Geor orge geto town wn so ttha hatt will giv ive him a lot of confidenc n e an nd a lo ot off mome ent ntum um m goi oing ng iint n o th nt the e sp spri ring ri ng,” ng , add dded ed Eng ngel e. Also o retturnin ng are sop pho homo m re es Si S mon n Re Reyers rs a and

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7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Head Coach Mark Engel Beginn Be nin ing g his hiis th thiirrd de deca cade de e as the head d men’s golf coacch at U UDM DM, Mark Eng ngel el has bui uilt ltt Dettro r it iint nto o aan n ann n ua uall Horizo zo on LLe eag ague e cha hamp pio ions nshi ns hip p co ontender and th he pr pro oof is in th the e best st p pla l ce ep pos ossi sibl ble e – in the th e Ti Tita tans ns’’ tr trop op phyy casse. 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Coach Engel’s Accomplishments 21st Season 6 Horizon League Championships 5 NCAA Regionals 20 Tournament Championships 18 Medalists 14 All-Conference Honorees 4 HL Players of the Year 6 HL Newcomers of the Year 4-Time HL Coach of the Year 8 All-America Scholars 26 HL Academic Honor Roll Recipients 8

2011 Titans’ Men’s Golf Yearbook

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Tournament Wins Under Coach Engel 1993 Motor City Invitational 1994 Sandhills Collegiate 1994 Motor City Invitational 1997 Oakland Invitational 1999 MCC Championship 1999 Kangaroo’s Colonial Classic 1999 Wright State Invitational 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic 2001 MCC Championship 2002 RMU/Duquesne Invitational

2002 Horizon League Championship 2005 Joe Cole Invitational 2005 Horizon League Championship 2006 IPFW Fall Classic 2007 Horizon League Championship 2007 DePaul John Dallio Memorial 2007 IPFW Fall Classic 2008 Fort Lauderdale Spring Classic 2008 Detroit Titans Invitational 2010 Horizon League Championship

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Coach Engel’s Medalists

David Byrne 2006 IPFW Classic 2007 HL Championship 2009 Titans Invitational

Jason Hartman 1999 MCC Championship

Brian McMahon 1995 Dayton Invitational

Kevin Michalik 1990 Dayton Invitational

Mark Sommerfeld 2007 Ft. Lauderdale Classic 2008 First Mkt. Bank Intercollegiate 2008 Titans Invitational

Brad Spears 1997 Wright State Invitational

Kevin Kinney 1992 St. Clair Invitational

Brent McClung 2002 RMU/Duquesne Invitational

Jeremy Rothenberger Jason Paholsky 1993 Motor City Invitational 1994 Duquesne Invitational 1994 Sandhills Collegiate 1996 Motor City Invitational 1997 Titans Invitational

Adam Walicki 1999 Detroit Titans Invitational

2011 Titans’ Men’s Golf Yearbook

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7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Your Titan Golfers Jeff Clarridge Senior Barrie, ON Bear Creek Clarridge Up Close: A good ball striker who has been a fixture in the Detroit playing rotation since arriving on campus as a freshman... Brought a great deal of tournament experience with him to the Titans, accelerating his quick adjustment to Division I college golf... Has generally proven to be a steady, consistent player for UDM… Has already posted 10 sub-par rounds and 12 Top 10 finishes heading into the home stretch of his college career… Was voted an All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America at the end of his junior season… 2010 Fall: Played in all five events posting a 75.7 stroke average, good for second on the team…His best finish came at the Bruce Fossum Invitational where he was the top Titan, tying for third with a 148 (73, 75) in the rain-shortened event…His 36-hole low was at Georgetown as he tallied a 222 (75, 71, 76) for 37th in the tournament…His best round was in the dual against Oakland as he shot a 68, good for a share of third, as the Titans defeated their rivals, 274-276… 2009-10: Earned a berth on the Horizon League All-Tournament Team as he tied for third place while helping Detroit to the 2010 conference championship… Also tied for third at the Titan Invitational last spring… Posted a low 54-hole score of 214, equaling his careerbest, at Michigan State’s Spartan Classic… Shot a personalbest 18-hole score of 4-under 68 in the first round of the MSU tournament… One of three players to see action in every one of UDM’s events last season… Finished the year third on the team with a 74.9 stroke average… 2008-09: As a sophomore, matched his career-low round of 69 while closing in a third-place tie individually at the Spartan Classic, helping Detroit to a runner-up finish as a team… Was also UDM’s top individual at Georgetown, in the final tournament of the fall season, and twice in the spring as well – at the Treasure Coast Classic and Indiana… Was named both Horizon League Golfer and Scholar-Athlete of the Week following his sixth-place finish (71-72–141) at the Treasure Coast Classic… Ended up second on the team with a 74.6 stroke average…

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2007-08: Became the third Titan in four years to be voted Horizon League Newcomer of the Year when he received the award as a freshman in 2008… Finished third on the team, and fifth in the league, with a 74.1 stroke average… Was Detroit’s top individual finisher when he claimed a share of 10th place at the Georgetown Intercollegiate… Had a career-low 54-hole total of 214 at Ball State and IPFW… Registered his 18-hole low round of 69 at both of those tournaments as well as at Georgetown… Personal: Has put together an impressive list of accomplishments during summer play in his native Ontario… Tied for fifth place at the 2010 Ontario Men’s Amateur, his best finish ever at the provincial championship, and 22nd at the Canadian Amateur… Also finished third at the Hamilton Invitational and 11th at the Champion of Champions… Was a quarter-finalist at the 2009 Ontario Match Play Championship… Also finished 11th at the Glencoe Amateur, 14th at the Toronto Star Amateur, 43rd at the Ontario Am and 45th at the Canadian Championships… Won a hotly-contested 2008 Toronto Star Amateur title with a clutch eight-foot par putt on the final hole… Also finished 21st at the Ontario Amateur and 14th at the Canadian Am that summer… Finished the year ranked 11th among men’s amateurs by the Golf Association of Ontario… Signed with Detroit in November of 2006... Put together an impressive resume prior to arriving at UDM, too... Finished fourth at the 2007 Ontario Junior Tournament of Champions, 14th at the Ontario Junior Boys Championship and 77th at the Canadian Juniors...Was also 67th at the Ontario Men’s Amateur and reached the semi-finals of the Men’s Match Play… Finished runner-up at the inaugural Greens and Dreams Invitational in his final junior tournament at summer’s end... Was the individual medalist at the 2006 Williamson Cup competition as Ontario won the team title for the eighth time in the 43-year history of the international event... Current UDM teammate Britt Pronk was a member of that winning team as well... Clarridge also finished tied for fourth at the 2006 Ontario Junior Championship, and was 26th at the Canadian Junior and 43rd at the Ontario Men’s Amateur as well.... In addition, reached the quarter-finals of the Ontario Junior Boys Match Play Championship that summer... Ended the 2006 summer season as the 11th-ranked junior in Ontario, while standing 46th on the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s national Order of Merit... His sister, Tori, was an All-Mountain West Conference swimmer at New Mexico... Majoring in Business Administration and a 2010 inductee into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society…

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Clarridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Stats Year 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 Totals

Rounds 27 25 29 12 93

Strokes 2001 1866 2172 909 6948

Avg. 74.1 74.6 74.9 75.7 74.7

Top 10/20 4/8 3/5 3/7 2/2 12/22

Low 18 Low 54 69 (3 times) 214 (Yestingsmeier, IPFW) 69 (Spartan) 220 (Hoosier) 68 (Spartan) 214 (Spartan) 68 (Dual vs. OU) 222 (Georgetown) 68 (2 times) 214 (3 times)

Best Career Finishes: T-3rd at 2008 Spartan Classic (69) T-3rd at 2009 Titan Invitational (72, 73, 76-221) T-3rd at 2010 Horizon League Championships (75, 69, 73-217) T-3rd at 2010 Bruce Fossum Invitational (73, 75-148)

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Your Titan Golfers Britt Pronk Senior London, ON St. Thomas Aquinas Pronk Up Close: A three-year Titan starter who really blossomed as a junior... Made his second straight appearance on the Horizon League All-Tournament Team and was voted by the HL coaches to their All-League team in 2010 as well… The team’s lone lefthander and another product of coach Engel’s highly-successful Ontario-toDetroit pipeline... Has soft hands around the greens and one of the best swings on the team... Has broken par in 13 rounds and recorded 11 Top 10 finishes so far as a Titan… Was voted an AllAmerica Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America at the end of his junior season… 2010 Fall: Finished as the top Titan twice in five events, as well as posting the team’s best stroke average at 74.2 in 12 rounds of action…Tied for fourth at the John Dallio Memorial with a 219 (72, 73, 74)…Went on to claim a share of 23rd at the Georgetown Intercollegiate, carding a season-low three-round total of 218 (76, 67, 75)…Took home medalist honors in the dual against Oakland, tying for first with a 67, his second round under 70 in the fall… He also secured Detroit’s victory over the Golden Grizzles with a birdie on the final hole… 2009-10: Really came on during the spring season as he either paced the Titans, or tied for the team individual lead, in six of their last seven events… Matched his personal best finish as he claimed second place at the Mission Inn Spring Fling… Immediately followed with successive Top 10 finishes at Ball State (T-7) and Indiana (T-7) and later went to share third place with teammate Jeff Clarridge at the HL Championship, helping the Titans to the team title… Opened the adidas Hoosier Classic at Indiana with a career-low round of 67, one better than his previous 18-hole best… Finished the year second among the Titans with a 73.9 stroke average… 2008-09: Grabbed some tournament hardware for the first time as he took second place at DePaul’s John Dallio Memorial early in his sophomore season… Shot a still-career-best five-under-par 211 for 54 holes with rounds of 72, 71 and a then career-low 68 in leading Detroit to third place as a team… Was named Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week following that performance in Chicago… Cracked the Top 20 at the Detroit Titans Invitational with an 18th-place finish, the capped off the season by tying for fourth place at the 2009 Horizon League Championship to earn a berth on the All-Tournament Team… Move up that leader board on the final day with a clutch, even-par round of 72… Finished the season with a 75.3 stroke average to rank third among the Titans…

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2007-08: Played in all of Detroit’s 11 tournaments as a freshman and finished the year with a 75.5 stroke average… Had four Top 20 finishes that season, with a personal best of 11th place at the Horizon League Championship… Was also 12th at the Fort Lauderdale Spring Classic, 16th at DePaul and 18th at Wright State… Shot an 18-hole low round of 70 at Ball State and IPFW… Personal: Came up big during his Summer ’10 schedule as he reached the quarter-finals of the Ontario Men’s Match Play Championship, and finished 22nd at the Canadian Men’s Amateur, 24th at the Ontario Amateur, 12th at the Toronto Star Amateur and 51st at the Glencoe Invitational... Made a great showing at the 2009 Toronto Star Amateur, finishing in sixth place… Broke through with a big win a year earlier when he captured the 2008 Ontario Champion of Champions title… Also finished 13th at the Toronto Star… Ended that year ranked 31st among men’s amateurs in his native province by the Golf Association of Ontario… Signed with UDM in November of 2006, early in his final year in high school... From the same hometown as 2008 Titan co-captain Mikhial Pasic... Finished the 2007 summer season ranked 15th in Canada on the RCGA Junior Boys Order of Merit... Finished seventh at the Ontario Junior Boys Championship and 10th at the Canadian Junior in 2007... In men’s amateur competition, came in 39th at the Ontario Am, while reaching the second round of match play at the Canadian Championships... Went to a playoff for medalist at the Highland Amateur in 2007, a year after finishing runnerup in the same London-area tournament... Was runner-up at the WOSSA championship in his final high school golf season... Ended the summer of 2006 ranked 14th among junior boys by the Golf Association of Ontario... Finished eighth at the 2006 Ontario Junior, 13th at the Junior Tournament of Champions and 17th at the Ontario Future Links Championship, while also helping Team Ontario win the annual Williamson Cup matches... Current Titan teammate Jeff Clarridge was also a member of that victorious Ontario squad... Finished 57th at the Ontario Men’s Amateur that summer as well... Won the 2002 Ontario Bantam Championship as a 13-year-old, and is also a past winner of the Tyson Tour, a championship previously claimed by Pasic as well as current PGA Tour standout Mike Weir... Captained his high school ice hockey team... His brother, Blake, played college hockey at Queens University before moving on to a professional career in The Netherlands... Pronk’s father, Bob, was a five-time Canadian wrestling champion... Majoring in Business Administration and was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society in 2010…

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Pronkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Stats Year 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 Totals

Rounds 30 25 29 12 96

Strokes 2265 1883 2142 891 7181

Avg. 75.5 75.3 73.9 74.2 74.8

Top 10/20 0/4 2/4 6/7 3/3 11/18

Low 18 70 (2 times) 68 (Dallio) 67 (Hoosier) 67 (2 times) 67 (3 times)

Low 54 215 (IPFW) 211 (Dallio) 216 (Hoosier) 218 (G-Town) 211 (Dallio)

Best Career Finishes: T-1st at 2010 Dual vs. Oakland (67) T-2nd at 2010 Mission Inn Spring Fling (77, 69-146) T-2nd at 2008 John Dallio Memorial (72, 71, 68-211)

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Your Titan Golfers Mark Hicks Junior Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON Niagara Hicks Up Close: On the comeback trail as he tries to work his way back into the Titan lineup… Saw regular duty as a freshman but playing time diminished last year as he battled a shoulder malady… Perhaps the longest hitter on the UDM roster, and still has the ability to make birdies in bunches… 2010 Fall: Totaled an even 74.0 stroke average after taking part in three events… His best finish came at the Georgetown Intercollegiate, where he was the top Titan in sharing 19th place with a 217 (69, 72, 76)…The highlight of that tournament was his double eagle, putting in the second shot on the 530-yard, par-5 hole No. 1 at the Members Club at Four Streams…His 69 in the first round was his first of two rounds under 70 in the fall as he also tallied an even-par 68 in the dual against Oakland…

standing out in his final season of junior golf… Tied for seventh at the Ontario Junior Championship, 11th at the RCGA Future Links Ontario and 41st at the Canadian Junior in ’08… Finished runner-up at the 2007 provincial high school championships after finishing fifth in Ontario as a junior… Led his high school to the OFSSA team championship on each of those occasions… Won the 2006 Ontario Junior Match Play Championship… En route to the victory, Hicks defeated his future college teammate Jeff Clarridge – a current UDM senior – in the quarter-finals of that tournament… Hicks finished eighth at the RCGA Future Links Quebec Championship in 2007, and 73rd at the Canadian Junior the same summer... Majoring in Business Administration…

2009-10: Cracked the starting lineup four times as a sophomore, including the first three events of the fall schedule… Posted his best 54-hole score of the season, a 229, at Michigan State’s Spartan Classic to open the campaign… His top placing on the individual leader board came in Detroit’s next event, at DePaul, when he tied for 35th place… Shot an 18-hole season low of 75 at Michigan State as well as at the Mission Inn Spring Fling… Finished the year with a 79.0 stroke average… 2008-09: Played in all 10 of the Titans’ tournaments as a freshman… Really broke from the gates quickly as he tied with teammate David Byrne for seventh place individually at the seasonopening John Piper Intercollegiate at Bowling Green… Shot 221 at the Piper, still his best 54-hole score at Detroit… His second-round 70 was the lowest 18-hole card he put together in his first college season… Took 14th place at the Horizon League Championship – his second career Top 20 finish – after closing the tournament with an even-par final round… Finished the season fourth on the team with a 76.6 stroke average… Personal: Comes off a summer tournament schedule in which he again qualified for the Ontario Match Play Championship, where he advanced to the third round in 2010, and the Men’s Amateur as well… Arrived at UDM in the Fall of 2008 after

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Hicksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Career Stats Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010 Fall Totals

Rounds 25 13 6 44

Strokes 1914 1027 444 3385

Avg. 76.6 79.0 74.0 76.9

Top 10/20 1/3 0/0 1/2 1/3

Low 18 70 (Piper) 75 (2 times) 68 (Dual vs. OU) 68 (Dual vs. OU)

Low 54 221 (Piper) 229 (Spartan) 217 (Georgetown) 217 (Georgetown)

Best Career Finishes: T-3rd at 2010 Dual vs. Oakland (68) T-7th at 2008 John Piper Intercollegiate (73, 70, 78-221)

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Your Titan Golfers Sheldon Keyte Sophomore Portage, MI Hackett Keyte Up Close: A talented sophomore who figures to benefit from the year of college golf he now has under his belt… Brought a solid all-around game with him to UDM… Can hit it long off the tee, and has shown a consistent ability to get up-and-down on the greens… 2010 Fall: Competed in one fall event, shooting a 75 in the Titans victory over Oakland at the Detroit Golf Club… 2009-10: Cracked the starting lineup on six occasions as a freshman, beginning with the final tournament of the fall schedule… Posted a season-low tally of 75 in the first round of that event, the Georgetown Intercollegiate… Later matched that number in The Battle of the Warren as Detroit took on Notre Dame in a dual match on the Fighting Irish’s home course… Best tournament finish was a tie for 25th place at the Mission Inn Spring Fling, an event hosted by St. John’s which opened the Titans’ spring schedule… Finished the year with a 78.4 stroke average…

third individually as well… An all-conference choice all four years in high school… Signed with the Titans in November of 2008, bringing an impressive junior golf resume with him to UDM… Scored a pair of Top 10 finishes in American Junior Golf Association tournaments (second at the Woodward Video Junior at the Greenbrier and ninth at the Randy Wise Junior Open in Flint) earlier that year… Missed qualifying for the U.S. Junior by just one shot… Was sixth at the Michigan PGA Junior… Finished the year ranked 117th nationally by the AJGA and 163rd by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard… In addition to golf, also played high school basketball… Majoring in Business Administration…

Personal: A three -time winner of the Kalamazoo Junior Golf Association Player of the Year Award (2006, 2008, 2009), making him the firstever multiple winner in K JGA history… Also won the 2009 Kalamazoo Men’s City Championship… Was a three-time All-State selection in high school… Finished his prep career in great fashion, leading Kalamazoo Hackett to its first state golf championship in 33 years… Individually, he lost in a threehole playoff for Division 4 medalist… A year earlier, as Hackett finished third in Division 3, Keyte ended up

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Keyteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Stats Year 2009-10 2010 Fall Totals

Rounds 14 1 15

Strokes 1097 75 1172

Avg. 78.4 75.0 78.1

Top 10/20 1/1 0/1 1/2

Low 18 75 (2 times) 75 (Dual vs. OU) 75 (3 times)

Low 54 236 (Cardinal Classic) n/a 236 (Cardinal Classic)

Best Career Finishes: T-7th at 2010 Battle at the Warren (75) T-28th at 2009 Georgetown Intercollegiate (75, 76-151)

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Your Titan Golfers Simon Reyers Sophomore Kingston, ON Holy Cross Reyers Up Close: A talented sophomore who is expected to make significant contributions again this season at UDM… At 6-4, the tallest of the Titans can take it deep off the tee, and he has a solid short game to match… Diligent in his practice habits… 2010 Fall: Third on the team with a 76.0 stroke average in 12 rounds of competition…The top Titan in the clubhouse at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, ending with a 236 (82, 77, 77), tying him for 47th place…Shot a 231 (76, 77, 78) for a share of 33rd at the John Dallio Memorial…His best three-round total was a 221 (80, 69, 72), which placed him in a tie for 32nd at the Georgetown Intercollegiate…In that event, he carded his best 18hole total of the fall with a 69 in the second round… Helped UDM defeat Oakland with a birdie on the 18th hole…

44th-place finish at the Canadian Junior… Also won the 2008 Kingston District Men’s Amateur and his third straight Kingston Junior title… Ended the summer ranked 28th among Ontario junior golfers by the GAO… Later took 14th place at the provincial high school championships, joining current UDM teammate Kyle Benford in helping Holy Cross to a third-place team finish… Majoring in Business Administration…

2009-10: Was in the starting lineup right from the beginning of his freshman campaign… Posted three Top 20 finishes during the year as he came home with a share of 15th place at DePaul’s Dallio Memorial, third at UDM’s own Titan Invitational and 10th at the Horizon League Championship… Helped Detroit to the HL team title as he shot a season-low 69 in the final round of the tournament… Finished the year fourth among the Titans with a 75.3 stroke average… Personal: Posted some solid finishes during the summer months, incluing his third straight win at the Kingston District Championship... Also took 50th place at the 70th annual Monroe Invitational in New York while qualifying for the Ontario Amateur and Ontario Match Play Championships as well… Also won the individual championship at the St. Lawrence Team Matches in Potsdam, NY… Arrived at UDM with impressive credentials… Finished third at the 2009 Ontario Better Ball Championship, a two-man team event, and 34th at the Ontario Men’s Amateur… Also qualified for the Canadian Am… Signed with Detroit in November of 2008, following some stellar play during his final year of junior golf… Placed 17th at the Ontario Junior Classic, 20th at the RCGA Ontario Future Links Championship, 59th at the Ontario Men’s Amateur and 19th at the Ontario Junior Am… Culminated his summer with a

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Reyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Career Stats Year 2009-10 2010 Fall Totals

Rounds 27 12 39

Strokes 2034 912 2946

Avg. 75.3 76.0 75.5

Top 10/20 2/4 1/1 3/5

Low 18 Low 54 69 (Horizon) 220 (NCAA Central Reg.) 69 (Georgetown) 221 (Georgetown) 69 (2 times) 220 (NCAA Central Reg.)

Best Career Finishes: T-3rd at 2010 Titan Invitational (75, 72, 74-221) T-7th at 2010 Dual vs. Oakland (71)

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Your Titan Golfers Kyle Benford Freshman Amherstview, ON Holy Cross Benford Up Close: Another Ontario-to-Detroit addition who brings a great deal of desire and experience with him to the Titans… Combines length off the tee with a good touch around the greens… Should immediately challenge for playing time in the Detroit starting lineup… 2010 Fall: Played in three of Detroit’s four events…Had a 78.2 stroke average in his nine rounds…Made his collegiate debut at the Bruce Fossum Invitational, carding a 164 (81, 83) for a share of 72nd…Best finish was a tie for 37th at the John Dallio Memorial as he shot a 232 (80, 74, 78)…His low round of the fall was a three-over 71 in the victorious dual vs. Oakland at the Detroit Golf Club… Personal: Comes to UDM from the same hometown and high school as current Titan sophomore Simon Reyers… In his last year of junior golf, won the 70th annual WhigStandard Eastern Ontario Invitational and the Kingston Junior Championship - following in Reyers’ footsteps with that victory - while also finishing 23rd at the GAO Junior Spring Classic and 15th at the 2010 Ontario Junior Championship… Signed with Detroit in November of 2009 after adding to a stellar resume… Was ranked 50th nationally by the RCGA at the end of that summer after he came in third at the CN Future Links Quebec Championship and 36th at the Canadian Junior… Was also a quarter-finalist at the Ontario Junior Boys Match Play Championship and finished fourth at the Eastern Ontario Amateur... Finished sixth individually at the 2009 OFSSA provincial championships, leading Holy Cross to a tie for second place as a team… A longtime ice hockey goalie who finally gave up the sport to concentrate solely on golf… Majoring in Business Administration…

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Benfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Stats Year Rounds Strokes 2010 Fall 9 704

Avg. 78.2

Top 10/20 Low 18 1/1 71 (Dual vs. OU)

Low 54 232 (Dallio)

Best Career Finishes: T-7th at 2010 Dual vs. Oakland (71) T-37th at 2010 John Dallio Memorial (80, 74, 78-232)

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Your Titan Golfers Brendan Leonard Freshman Cambridge, ON St. Benedict Leonard Up Close: A talented newcomer who is making up quickly for waiting until well into his teens to start playing golf… Comes to UDM as the first Titan ever to have registered a victory in an American Junior Golf Association tournament… Has shown he knows how to grind it out when the swing is a bit balky… Along with five other members of the Titans, competed in the 2010 Ontario Match Play Championship, winning his first two matches, while later testing the field in the Toronto Star Amateur… 2010 Fall: Saw action in four fall tournaments…Fourth on the club with a 76.1 stroke average in his 10 rounds…Made his collegiate debut ending in a tie for 24th with a 229 (72, 79, 78) at the John Dallio Memorial…Best three-round score was a 222 (75, 72, 75) for a share of 37th at the Georgetown Intercollegiate, while his best 18-hole effort was a 71 in the dual vs. Oakland... Personal: Signed with UDM in November of 2009 following a successful final year of junior golf in Canada… Finished 18th on the RCGA’s national Junior Order of Merit thanks to a string of 2009 successes… Was runner-up at the International Junior Masters that summer after reaching the semi-finals one year earlier... Was also sixth at the Ontario Junior Spring Classic, sixth at the International Greens and Dreams Invitational, 10th at the CN Future Links Ontario and 11th at the Ontario Junior Championship in 2009... Additionally, crossed into the U.S. to capture the 2009 AJGA Flossmoor Junior Open in his first entry into an AJGA event and against a field which boasted players from 14 states in the U.S., Canada, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico and Thailand... Played high school ice hockey… Majoring in Business Administration…

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Leonardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Stats Year Rounds Strokes 2010 Fall 10 761

Avg. 76.1

Top 10/20 Low 18 1/1 71 (Dual vs. OU)

Low 54 222 (Georgetown)

Best Career Finishes: T-7th at 2010 Dual vs. Oakland (71) T-24th at 2010 John Dallio Memorial (72, 79, 78-229)

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

2010 Season In Review The 2010 season ended the way a majority of seasons has ended for the Detroit Titans men’s golf team in the last 12 years - with a Horizon League Championship. Detroit won its sixth league title in the last 12 years as the team carded an 875 (295-292-288) in winning the trophy by six strokes over Green Bay at Kearney Hill Golf Links in Lexington, KY. Green Bay opened a three-shot lead over UDM after 18 holes, but the Titans came back to take a one-stroke advantage by the end of the 36-hole first day of competition. Following a five-hour rain delay on Day 2, Detroit shot an even par round of 288 to win the championship after having finished runner-up each of the two previous years. The Titans then advanced to their fifth NCAA Regional playing in the Central Regional at the Warren Golf Club in South Bend, IN. UDM ended the year with a 12th-place finish, while recording their best-ever round at a regional with a 285 on the final 18. The Titans said goodbye to two seniors who played key roles in the championship run. David Byrne ended his collegiate career as one of the most decorated players in HL history. He was a four-time All-League honoree who started his career as the HL’s Newcomer of the Year as a freshman and ended it with the conference’s Player of the Year accolade as a senior. He was twice tabbed to the AllAmerica Scholar Team and won the 2010 President’s Award as UDM’s most-outstanding senior student-athlete. Brian Sparks earned the Coaches Award at the end of the year after he showed his class, character and work ethic in the spring. After not playing the Titans first seven events of the year, Sparks saw action in the final four tournaments, including the Horizon League Championship and the NCAA Central Regional. He came up big with a pair of impressive scores in the first 36 holes of the HL championship. With some of the top guys struggling in the early rounds, Sparks lifted the Titans to stay in contention with a 75 in round one and a 74 in round two, and ultimately taking 22nd place. At the NCAA Regional, Sparks was at it again tallying a team-best 72 in the first round of play.

Brian Sparks provided two key rounds propelling Detroit to the 2010 Horizon League Championship. Detroit also had another pair of golfers earn awards at the conference championship with Jeff Clarridge and Britt Pronk taking All-Tournament honors, with Pronk also adding All-Horizon League accolades to his resume. The year started out with the Titans finishing no lower than sixth in their four fall events. Detroit opened with a fifth-place tally at MSU’s Spartan Classic. UDM was then in the title hunt after that taking runner-up at the John Dallio Memorial and tying for third at D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, before ending the first part of the season with a sixth-place showing in the rain shortened Georgetown Intercollegiate. That sixth-place finish would actually end up being their lowest finish all year until the NCAA regional. Byrne put in a bid for two medalists honors settling for runner-up efforts at Dallio and Georgetown.

2010 Season In A Glance 2010 Horizon League Champions NCAA Central Regional Participants 2010 Horizon League Player of the Year Horizon League Coach of the Year Two All-Horizon League Golfers Two All-HL All-Tournament Golfers Three Titans Receive All-America Scholar Honors President’s Special Recognition status by the Golf Coaches Association of America 26

The spring started with back-to-back fourth place finishes at the Mission Inn Spring Fling in Florida and Ball State’s Cardinal Classic. Pronk just missed winning the Mission Inn taking second with a two-round 146 total. UDM got a look at the Warren Golf Club a bit early by taking on Notre Dame in a dual match, giving Detroit a great preview of the course for the NCAA Central Regional. The Titans shot a 298 for their first time on the course, while the Fighting Irish carded a 292. It was back to business after that for one last tune-up before the HL tournament as the red, white and blue took third at their Titan Invitational, played at the prestigious Prestwick Village Golf Club in Highland.

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Jeff Clarridge

Britt Pronk

Simon Reyers

The 2010 Horizon League Champions 2010 NCAA Central Regional Warren Golf Club, South Bend, IN 7,020-yard, par-70

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David Byrne

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2010 Season In Review TEAM TOURNAMENT RESULTS Date Tournament Sept. 19-20 Spartan Classic (The Kingsley Club, Kingsley, MI) Sept. 27-28 John Dallio Memorial (Ruffled Feathers GC, Lemont, IL) Oct. 11-12 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Weibring GC, Normal, IL) Oct. 19-20 *Georgetown Intercoll. (Members Club, Beallsville, MD) Mar. 12-14 *Mission Inn Spring Fling (El Campeon GC, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL) Mar. 27-28 BSU Cardinal Classic (Sultan’s Run GC, Jasper, IN) Apr. 3-4 adidas Hoosier Cl. (IU Championship GC, Bloomington, IN) Apr. 14 Battle at the Warren (Warren GC, Notre Dame, IN) Apr. 16-17 Titans Invitational (Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI) Apr. 26-27 Horizon League Champ. (Kearney Hill Links, Lexington, KY) May 20-22 NCAA Central Regional (Warren Golf Club, Notre Dame, IN) *Shortened due to weather INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS Golfer Spartan Dallio Byrne 208(66-66-76)* T3 218(78-66-74)* T2 Clarridge 214(68-72-74)* T10 233(78-75-80)* T29 Hicks 229 ( 76-75-78) * 56 234(76-77-79)* T35 Istvan DNP DNP Keyte DNP DNP Pronk 218(73-74-71)* 23 220(72-73-75)* T6 Reyers 224(74-73-77)* T36 228(77-75-76)* T15 Sparks DNP DNP Watkins DNP DNP

Weibring 218(73-72-73)* T3 225(76-73-76)* T15 245(76-84-85)* T80 DNP DNP 236(81-79-76)* T65 231(77-73-81)* T44 DNP DNP

Golfer Byrne Clarridge Hicks Istvan Keyte Pronk Reyers Sparks Watkins

Warren 75 * T7 79* T14 DNP DNP 75* T7 71 * 4 77* T11 80 * T16 DNP

Cardinal 221 (71-74-76) * T7 225(75-75-75)* T19 DNP DNP 236(78-81-77)* T51 221 (74-72-75) * T7 235(75-80-80)* T49 DNP DNP

Hoosier 218 ( 74-71-73) * T11 226(75-78-73)* T43 DNP DNP 237(82-76-79)* T73 216 (67-73-76) * T7 224(73-76-75)* T35 DNP DNP

2009-10 TITAN AVERAGES Golfer Rounds Strokes David Byrne 29 2129 Britt Pronk 29 2142 Jeff Clarridge 29 2172 Simon Reyers 27 2034 Brian Sparks 10 766 Sheldon Keyte 14 1097 Mark Hicks 13 1027 Adam Istvan 3 245 Alex Watkins 3 248 Team 29 8593

Avg. 73.4 73.9 74.9 75.3 76.6 78.4 79.0 81.7 82.7 296.3

Result 5th of 13 - 864 (281-285-298) 2nd of 16 - 898 (305-289-304) T-3rd of 15 - 905 (302-297-306) 6th of 12 - 597 (299-298) 4th of 10 - 604 (307-297) 4th of 15 - 899 (295-301-303) 5th of 19 - 882 (289-296-297) 2nd of 2 - 298 T-3rd of 14 - 900 (297-293-310) 1st of 8 - 875 (295-292-288) 12th of 14 - 871 (297-289-285)

Georgetown 144(72-72)* T2 157 (81-76) * 50 DNP DNP 151(75-76)* T28 150(74-76)* T20 152(78-74)* T33 DNP DNP

Titan 228(76-73-79)* T23 221(72-73-76)* T3 DNF(82-82-WD) 245 (76-82-87) * 66 243(81-81-81)* T63 230 ( 74-75-81)* T33 221(75-72-74)* T3 228 (74-79-75) * T23 248 (81-83-84) * T72

Low 18 66 (Spartan, Dallio) 67 (Hoosier) 68 (Spartan) 69 (Horizon) 72 (NCAA) 75 (Georgetown, Warren) 75 (Spartan, Mission) 76 (Titan) 81 (Titan) 281 (Spartan)

Top Detroit Player Byrne - T3 (208) Byrne - T2 (218) Byrne - T3 (218) Byrne - T2 (144) Pronk - 2 (146) Byrne/Pronk - T7 (221) Pronk - T7 (216) Pronk - 4 (71) Clarridge/Reyers - T3 (221) Pronk/Clarridge - T3 (217) Pronk - T43 (217)

Mission Inn 156(79-77)* T31 154 (72-82) * T18 155(80-75)* T25 DNP 155(79-76)* T25 146(77-69)* 2 WD DNP DNP

Horizon 224(73-75-76)* T15 217(75-69-73)* T3 DNP DNP DNP 217(72-75-70)* T3 222(79-74-69)* T10 229(75-74-80)* T22 DNP

NCAA Central 219(78-71-70)* T48 221(76-72-73)* 56 DNP DNP DNP 217(76-71-70)* T43 220(73-75-72)* T52 229(72-78-79)* 70 DNP

Low 54 208 (Spartan) 216 (Hoosier) 214 (Spartan) 220 (NCAA Regional) 228 (Titan) 236 (Cardinal) 229 (Spartan) 245 (Titan) 248 (Titan) 864 (Spartan)

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2010 Fall Review TEAM TOURNAMENT RESULTS Date Tournament Sept. 11-12 *Bruce Fossum Invitational (Forest Akers West, East Lansing, MI) Sept. 25-26 John Dallio Memorial (Ruffl ed Feathers GC, Lemont, IL) Oct. 2-3 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Weibring GC, Normal, IL) Oct. 15 Dual vs. Oakland (Detroit GC, Detroit, MI) Oct. 18-19 Georgetown Intercollegiate (Members Club, Beallsville, MD) *Shortened due to weather INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS Golfer Fossum Dallio Benford 164 (81, 83) * T72 232 (80, 74, 78) * T37 Clarridge 148 (73, 75) * T3 229 (72, 77, 80) * T24 Hicks 159 (81, 78) * T59 DNP Keyte DNP DNP Leonard DNP 229 (72, 79, 78) * T24 Pronk 150 (76, 74) * T9 219 (72, 73, 74) * T4 Reyers 153 (76, 77) * T25 231 (76, 77, 78) * T33 2

Result 5th of 15 - 610 (306, 304) 3rd of 13 - 901 (292, 301, 308) T-14th of 18 - 944 (324, 311, 309) W, 274-276 9th of 12 - 872 (295, 279, 298)

Weibring 237 (79, 77, 81) * T51 242 (84, 79, 79) * T73 DNP DNP 239 (82, 82, 75) * T64 237 (81, 78, 78) * T51 36 (82, 77, 77) * T47

2010-11 TITAN AVERAGES Golfer Yr Hometown/High School Britt Pronk Sr. London, ON/St. Thomas Aquinas Jeff Clarridge Sr. Barrie, ON/Bear Creek Simon Reyers So. Kingston, ON/Holy Cross Brendan Leonard Fr. Cambridge, ON/St. Benedict Kyle Benford Fr Amherstview, ON/Holy Cross Mark Hicks Jr Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON/Niagara Sheldon Keyte So Portage, MI/Hackett Team

Rounds 12 12 12 10 9 6 1 12

Strokes 891 909 912 761 704 444 75 3601

Dual vs Oakland 71 * T7 68 * T3 68 * T3 75 * 11 71 * T7 67 * T1 71 * T7

Avg. 74.2 75.7 76.0 76.1 78.2 74.0 75.0 300.0

Top Detroit Player Clarridge - T3 (148) Pronk - T4 (219) Reyers - T47 (236) Pronk - T1 (67) Hicks - T19 (217)

Georgetown DNP 222 (75, 71, 76) * T37 217 (69, 72, 76) * T19 DNP 222 (75, 72, 75) * T37 218 (76, 67, 75) * T23 221 (80, 69, 72) * T32

Low 18 67 (2x, last at Georgetown) 68 (Dual vs. Oakland) 69 (Georgetown) 71 (Dual vs. Oakland) 71 (Dual vs. Oakland) 68 (Dual vs. Oakland) 75 (Dual vs. Oakland) 274 (Dual vs. Oakland)

Low 54 218 (Georgetown) 222(Georgetown) 221 (Georgetown) 222 (Georgetown) 232 (Dallio) 217 (Georgetown) n/a 872 (Georgetown)

After the fall campaign, the Titans of last year and this year got together to raise their Horizon League-best seventh banner during a menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball game at Calihan Hall.

7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

Tournament Records 54-Hole Team Tournament Total 832 – 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (270-275-287) 848 – 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (280-285-283) 848 – 2006 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (286-274-288) 851 – 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (282-281-288) 856 – 2000 MCC Championship – Detroit Golf Club (285-285-286) 864 – 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (281-285-298) 865 – 2001 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (290-281-294) 867 – 2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (289-292-286) 867 – 1999 The McLaughlin – Bethpage Park GC (296-286-285) 871 – 2010 NCAA Central Regional – Warren Golf Club (297-289-285) 872 – 2010 Georgetown Intercollegiate – Members Club (295, 279, 298) 875 – 2008 John Dallio Memorial – Ruffled Feathers GC (290-300-285) 875 – 2004 APSU Intercollegiate – Links at Novadell (291-283-301) 875 – 2010 Horizon League Championship – Kearney Hill Links (295-292-288) 878 – 2008 Detroit Titans Invitational –Golden Fox GL (294-2880296) 879 – 2004 John Piper Intercollegiate – Stone Ridge GC (293-287-299) 880 – 2007 John Dallio Memorial – Ruffled Feathers GC (270-275-287) 880 – 2003 Eastern Kentucky Invitational – Arlington GC (297-292-291) 881 – 2001 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – The Players Club (290-289-302) 882 – 2008 Bullock Intercollegiate – Greene CC (295-294-293) 882 – 2010 adidas Hoosier Classic – IU Championship GC (289-296-297) 882 – 1999 MCC Championship – Quail Hollow GC (292-293-297) 883 – 2004 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (294-293-299) 884 – 2005 John Piper Intercollegiate – Stone Ridge GC (289-290-305) 887 – 2007 NCAA West Regional – Karsten GC (297-297-293) 887 – 2006 John Dallio Memorial – Prairie Landing GC (305-293-289) 36-Hole Team Tournament Total 560 – 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (281-279) 567 – 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (284-283) 576 – 2008 First Market Bank Intercollegiate – Kingsmill Resort (290-286) 578 – 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (296-282) 589 – 2007 William & Mary Invitational – Kingsmill Resort (294-295) 592 – 2009 Treasure Coast Classic – Indian Hills GC (298-294) 592 – 2001 Florida A&M Invitational – Hilaman GC (300-292) 593 – 1999 Wright State Invitational – NCR CC/Greene CC (288-305) 593 – 1998 Wright State Invitational – NCR CC/Greene CC (290-303) 594 – 2006 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (301-293)

Adam Walicki

Luke LaFave

18-Hole Round Total 270 – 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st round) 274 – 2006 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (2nd) 275 – 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (2nd) 279 – 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (2nd) 279 – 2010 Georgetown Intercollegiate – Members Club (2nd) 280 – 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (1st) 281 – 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st) 281 – 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (1st) 281 – 2001 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (2nd) 281 – 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (2nd) 282 – 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (2nd) 282 – 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (1st) 283 – 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (2nd) 283 – 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (3rd) 283 – 2004 APSU Intercollegiate – Links at Novadell (2nd) 284 – 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (1st) 285 – 2010 NCAA Central Regional – Warren Golf Club (3rd)

Mikhial Pasic

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Individual records 54-Hole Individual Totals 205 – Kyler Murphy, 2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (67-69-69) 206 – David Byrne, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (66-68-72) 207 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (66-68-73) 208 – David Byrne, 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (66-66-76) 208 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (65-68-75) 209 – Mikhial Pasic, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (69-67-73) 210 – Kyler Murphy, 2006 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (70-70-70) 210 – Kyler Murphy, 2004 APSU Intercollegiate – Links at Novadell (71-67-72) 211 – Britt Pronk, 2008 John Dallio Memorial – Ruffles Feathers GC (72-71-68) 211 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2006 Horizon League Ch. – Plum Creek GC (69-69-73) 211 – Johnny Strawser, 2001 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (69-68-74) 211 – Brent McClung, 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (69-68-74) 211 – Brad Spears, 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (69-68-74) 211 – Johnny Strawser, 2000 MCC Championship – Detroit Golf Club (68-73-70) 211 – Brad Spears, 1999 The McLaughlin – Bethpage Park GC (70-73-68) 212 – Adam Walicki, 2001 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (73-70-69) 213 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2008 Detroit Titans Invitational – Golden Fox GL (69-70-74) 213 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2006 John Dallio Memorial – Prairie Landing GC (74-69-70) 213 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2005 John Piper Intercoll. – Stone Ridge GC (68-71-74) 213 – Adam Walicki, 1999 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (72-73-68) 36-Hole Individual Totals 135 – David Byrne, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (65-70) 136 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (70-66) 137 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2008 First Market Bank Intercoll. – Kingsmill Resort (68-69) 138 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (68-70) 139 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 William & Mary Invitational – Kingsmill Resort (70-69) 140 – David Byrne, 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (71-69) 141 – David Byrne, 2008 First Market Bank Intercollegiate – Kingsmill Resort (72-69) 141 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Cincinnati Invitational – Hueston Woods GC (67-74) 141 – Mikhial Pasic, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (72-69) 142 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (73-69) 142 – Kyler Murphy, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (71-71) 143 – Jeff Clarridge, 2009 Treasure Coast Classic – Indian Hills GC (71-72) 143 – David Byrne, 2007 William & Mary Invitational – Kingsmill Resort (77-66) 143 – David Byrne, 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (76-67) 143 – Adam Walicki, 2002 Florida A&M Invitational – Hilaman GC (68-75) 143 – Brad Spears, 1998 Wright State Invitational – Greene CC (70-73)

Kyler Murphy

David Byrne

18-Hole Round Totals 65 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st) 65 – David Byrne, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st) 66 – David Byrne, 2009 John Dallio Memorial – Ruffled Feathers GC (2nd) 66 – David Byrne, 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (1st) 66 – David Byrne, 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (2nd) 66 – David Byrne, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st) 66 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (1st) 66 – David Byrne, 2007 William & Mary Invitational – Kingsmill Resort (2nd) 66 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (2nd) 67 – on 13 occasions

Johnny Strawser

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Titan Golf Tradition Men’s golf was reinstated as a varsity sport at Detroit in the fall of 1977 and, since that time, has become one of UDM’s strongest intercollegiate programs. With its title in 2010, UDM has now won seven Horizon League golf titles, the most by any conference member in HL history. Part of the great tradition in recent years is that every four-year player since 1999 has left Detroit with at least one championship ring on their finger. The Titans have reached a zenith in the last 12 years, dominating the Horizon League by winning their conference championship six times while finishing second on three occasions and third still another. Just last April on Kearney Hill Links in Lexington, KY, Detroit rebounded from a slow start to roar back and overtake Green Bay to win by six strokes with an 875 scorecard (295-292-288), which included a tournament-best 288 for even par in round three to clinch the title. Besides the championship trophy, three Titans were honored by the league as senior David Byrne was named the HL Player of the Year. Joining him on the All-League team for the first time in his career was junior Britt Pronk, while head coach Mark Engel was honored along with Green Bay’s Bill Lindmark as Co-Coaches of the Year. Pronk and junior Jeff Clarridge also earned All-Tournament honors. Freshman Simon Reyers played brilliantly in the final 18 to help clinch the title, ending the day with a 3-under 69, which included four birdies, 13 pars and just one bogey. Senior Brian Sparks was a key member of the championship run with a pair of qualifying scores in the first two rounds of play (75, 74). The 2010 title marked the first championship since 2007, when Detroit led from start-to-finish en route to the coveted crown. Detroit crowded the top of the leader board – medalist David Byrne, Mark Sommerfeld and Mikhial Pasic finished 1-3-4 individually – as the threesome each made the All-Tournament squad and propelled the Titans to a berth in the West Regional at Arizona State. Detroit’s recent conference trophy haul began in 1999, when the Titans won their initial MCC (as the Horizon League was originally known) Championship under coach Mark Engel, and second ever. The win was claimed at Quail Hollow Country Club, near Cleveland, by a staggering 27 strokes. Detroit paced that tournament from start-to-finish, too. The ’99 Titans placed three players – Jason Hartman, Brad Spears and current UDM assistant coach Luke LaFave – on the all-conference team for the first time ever. Hartman fired a one-under-par 215 to become UDM’s first individual conference champion. In 2001, Detroit earned its first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Golf Regionals – UDM would finish 24th in the West at Oregon State that year – after capturing another conference crown. The Titans led wire-to-wire at Cog Hill Country Club’s famed Dubsdread Course – longtime home of the PGA Tour’s Western Open – and

The Titans’ Trophy Case All-Conference Titans Bob Beyer – 1988 David Byrne – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Mike Cairns – 1987, 1988 Norm Dickson – 1987, 1988 Jason Hartman – 1998, 1999 Dan Janssen – 1986 Luke LaFave – 1999 Jesse Maytham – 2004 John Minnich – 1984 Kyler Murphy – 2006 Jason Paholsky – 1992, 1995 Britt Pronk – 2010 Jeremy Rothenberger – 1996 Corey Spanke – 1991 Brad Spears – 1999, 2000 Mark Sommerfeld – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Johnny Strawser – 2000, 2002, 2003 Adam Walicki – 2001, 2002 Conference Medalist David Byrne – 2007 Jason Hartman – 1999 Player of the Year Mark Sommerfeld – 2006, 2007, 2008 David Byrne – 2010 Coach of the Year Mark Engel – 1992, 1999, 2007, 2010 Brad Kinsman – 1987 Newcomer of the Year David Byrne – 2007 Jeff Clarridge – 2008 Luke LaFave – 1999 Brent McClung – 2001 Jason Paholsky – 1992 Mark Sommerfeld – 2005 Johnny Strawser – 2000 All-Tournament Team David Byrne – 2007, 2008, 2009 Jeff Clarridge – 2010 Sean Hutchison – 2005 Luke LaFave – 2002 Brent McClung – 2001 Jesse Maytham – 2001 Kyler Murphy – 2004, 2005 Mikhial Pasic – 2007 Britt Pronk – 2009, 2010 Mark Sommerfeld – 2005, 2006, 2007 Johnny Strawser – 2002, 2003 Adam Walicki – 2001

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Titan Golf Tradition they ended up topping Green Bay by six shots. Titans Brent McClung, Jesse Maytham and Adam Walicki each finished in the top six individually to make the All- Tournament Team. A season later, the Titans – using the same starting five as a year earlier – captured a second straight league title, coming in 10 strokes ahead of the Three-time HL Player of the Year field at Green Bay Country Club. LaFave Mark Sommerfeld and Johnny Strawser finished 2-3 in the individual standings to earn All-Tournament honors as the Titans went on to their second straight berth in the NCAA West Regionals, held that spring at New Mexico. After a three-year absence from the top of the standings, Detroit retooled successfully and added another HL championship in 2005. This time, the Titans came from off the pace as they grabbed the lead with a blistering second round and extended their margin over the last 18 holes for a 10-shot victory. Three Titans – Kyler Murphy, Sean Hutchison and Sommerfeld – made the All- Tournament Team en route to the championship and a berth in the NCAA Central Regionals at Notre Dame. Looking back past the start of the recent run, the 1999 championship was actually the Titans’ second MCC golf title ever. The first came in 1987, when they won the school’s initial MCC championship in any men’s sport. Under coach Brad Kinsman, Detroit led wire-towire over 54 holes at the Golf Club of Indiana, paced by sophomore Mike Cairns, who came in second place individually. In addition to their six league golf championships, the Titans have also finished second in the conference five different times (1986, 1988, 2000, 2008 and 2009) and placed third on three other occasions (1989, 1992 and 2005). Seventeen different Titans have earned All-League honors in the past, with Sommerfeld, a 2008 senior, the first to do it four straight times. Byrne joined him in 2010 with his fourth straight All-HL selection, while Strawser received the honor three times. Seven others – Hartman, Cairns, LaFave, Spears, Walicki, Norm Dickson and Jason Paholsky – have all accepted the award twice. In 2006, Sommerfeld became the first Titan to be named Horizon League Player of the Year, and he repeated the award in each of the next two years. Additionally, seven UDM golfers have been named Newcomer of the Year since 1992.

Prof. William Kelly Joyce Men’s Golf MVP Award Winners 1980 — Mickey Jacob 1981 — Mickey Jacob 1982 — John Minnich 1983 — John Minnich 1984 — Allan Brink 1985 — Bob Schmid 1986 — Bob Siminski 1987 — Dan Janssen 1988 — Mike Cairns 1989 — Norm Dickson 1990 — Bob Beyer 1991 — Kevin Michalik 1992 — Corey Spanke 1993 — Kevin Kinney 1994 — Jason Paholsky 1995 — Jason Paholsky 1996 — Jeremy Rothenberger 1997 — John Golen 1998 — Jeremy Rothenberger 1999 — Brad Spears 2000 — Adam Walicki 2001 — Brent McClung 2002 — Adam Walicki, Johnny Strawser 2003 — Johnny Strawser 2004 — Jesse Maytham 2005 — Mark Sommerfeld 2006 — Mark Sommerfeld 2007 — Mark Sommerfeld 2008 — Mark Sommerfeld 2009 — David Byrne 2010 — David Byrne, Britt Pronk

The “original” era of Titans golf, which spanned the period of 1926 to ’61, saw the team make three entries into the NCAA Championships. Their best showing came in 1951, when the Titans were fourth in the tournament staged at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course. Detroit junior Sam Kocsis was the qualifying medalist that year, earning the Number 1 seed for the match play tournament which determined the individual national champion. Kocsis is one of six individuals with golf ties who are now members of the University’s Sports Hall of Fame. Also included are Walicki, who was inducted in 2010; Kinsman, who coached the Titans for 13 seasons and served as athletic director for 25 years; Bob Babbish, the 1938 Western Amateur winner who was a match play semifinalist the next year at the national college championships; Tom Watrous, who was a three-year qualifier for the NCAA Tournament and was also one of the top senior golfers in the state; and Prof. William Kelley Joyce, the team’s coach for 26 years. The Titan golf MVP has received an award in his name since 1980.

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Titans Seven Championships 1987 Site: Golf Club of Indiana (Lebanon, IN) Lineup: Bob Beyer, Mike Cairns, Norm Dickson, Dan Janssen, Scott Sosnowski Coach: Brad Kinsman Runner-Up/Margin of Victory: Dayton, 12 strokes

1999 Site: Quail Hollow Resort (Concord, OH) Lineup: Jason Hartman, Chris Hicks, Luke LaFave, Adin Lohry, Brad Spears Coach: Mark Engel Runner-Up/Margin of Victory: Wright State, 27 strokes

2001 Site: Cog Hill Golf and Country Club/Dubsdread Course (Lamont, IL) Starters: Luke LaFave, Brent McClung, Jesse Maytham, Johnny Strawser, Adam Walicki Coach: Mark Engel Runner-Up/Margin of Victory: Green Bay, 6 strokes

2002 Site: Green Bay Country Club (Green Bay, WI) Lineup: Luke LaFave, Brent McClung, Jesse Maytham, Johnny Strawser, Adam Walicki Coach: Mark Engel Runner-Up/Margin of Victory: Wright State, 10 strokes

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Titans Seven Championships 2005 Site: Royal American Links (Galena, OH) Lineup: Sean Hutchison, Kyler Murphy, Mikhial Pasic, Mark Sommerfeld, Mitch Starr Coach: Mark Engel Runner-Up/Margin of Victory: Wright State, 6 strokes

2007 Site: Shaker Run Golf Club (Lebanon, OH) Lineup: David Byrne, Kyler Murphy, Mikhial Pasic, Mark Sommerfeld, Brian Sparks Coach: Mark Engel Runner-Up/Margin of Victory: Green Bay, 16 strokes

2010 Site: Kearney Hill Links (Lexington, KY) Lineup: David Byrne, Jeff Clarridge, Britt Pronk, Simon Reyers, Brian Sparks Coach: Mark Engel Runner-Up/Margin of Victory: Green Bay, 6 strokes

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Postseason History West Regional at the University of New Mexico. The Titans have also played in the 2005 Central Regional at Notre Dame, the 2007 West Regional at Arizona State, and, most recently, at the 2010 Central Regional at Notre Dame. Playing on the home course of the Fighting Irish, the Warren Golf Club, the Titans posted their best ever regional score in a round and overall as Detroit finished 12th in a star-studded field at the Central Regional. The competition included the likes of Stanford, Florida, Florida State, Duke and LSU, all ranked in the top 60 in the country by Golfstat. UDM carded a 285 on the final 18 for its lowest team total in their five Regional appearances. Overall, Detroit totaled an 871 (297, 289, 285) for their best The 2001 Horizon League Champion Titans, Detroit’s first men’s 54-hole scorecard.

golf team to advance to the NCAA Regionals. Since NCAA Golf’s post-season format initiated automatic qualification for all Division I conference champions in 2000, the Detroit Titans have made five Regional appearances. The first came in 2001, when UDM won its third-ever Horizon League Championship to earn a selection to the NCAA West Regional, hosted at Oregon State. Led by All-League golfer Adam Walicki and Horizon League Newcomer of the Year Brent McClung, the Titans stood 13th after a stellar first round before finishing 24th at the end of 54 holes. Walicki, McClung and the other three golfers who represented UDM at Oregon State – Luke LaFave, Jesse Maytham and Johnny Strawser – all made an NCAA return trip in 2002, competing in the

The Titan line-up included 2010 HL Player of the Year David Byrne, 2010 All-HL performer Britt Pronk as well as Jeff Clarridge, Simon Reyers and Brian Sparks. Pronk made history himself as he ended the event with the program’s best individual finish (T-43) as well as the best threeround score (217-76, 71, 70). Byrne was one stroke back for 48thplace and both golfers tied a school mark with a 70 in the final round of play. The “original” era of Detroit golf, which ended in 1961 when the program was disbanded for nearly two decades, saw the Titans make three appearances in the NCAA Championship – 1947, 1951 and 1955. Detroit junior Sam Kocsis was the 1951 qualifying medalist.

Detroit’s NCAA Regional History Year 2001 2002 2005 2007 2010

Regional West West Central West Central

Location Trysting Tree GC - Corvallis, OR UNM Championship GC - Albuquerque, NM Warren GC - South Bend, IN Karsten GC - Tempe, AZ Warren GC - South Bend, IN

Finish Low Titan 24th Brent McClung, Jesse Maytham (231) 26th Johnny Strawser (228) 26th Mark Sommerfeld (226) 25th Mark Sommerfeld (219) 12th Britt Pronk (217)

Regional Record Book Individual Low Round: 70 Jesse Maytham (2001 West Regional, 1st round) 70, David Byrne (2007 West Regional, 2nd round) 70, David Byrne (2010 Central Regional, 3rd round) 70, Britt Pronk (2010 Central Regional, 3rd round) Team Low Round: 285 (2010 Central Regional, 3rd round) Individual 54-Hole Score: 76-71-70–217, Britt Pronk (2010 Central Regional) Team 54-Hole Score: 297-289-285–871 (2010 Central Regional) Individual Finish: T-43, Britt Pronk (2010 Central Regional) Team Finish: 12th (2010 Central Regional)

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The Horizon League HORIZON LEAGUE Entering its 32nd season of operation in the 2010-11 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. Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University. 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 student-athlete, 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). The League 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, and for the first time in League history, women’s golf. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol 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. Charter members of the conference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University.

Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 (along with Northern Illinois University) in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history. Youngstown State joining in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007. 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 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 Butler’s 2010 NCAA men’s basketball championship game appearance where the Bulldogs fell to Duke, 61-59. The Horizon League has compiled a 10-7 record in the past five years in the NCAA tournament, ranking sixth among all collegiate conferences for winning percentage. Green Bay’s women’s basketball team became the league’s first atlarge bid to the NCAA Championship in 2010 with Cleveland State receiving the automatic nod. The Phoenix knocked off No. 5 seed Virginia in the first round before falling to Elite Eight participant Iowa State, 60-56. Men’s soccer has tasted victory in seven out of the last eight years (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). Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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The Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL, will serve as the site for the 2011 Horizon League Championships ACADEMIC SUCCESS Horizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past seven semesters for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better, including more than 600 for the last four semesters. Twenty-seven student-athletes were named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams in 2009-10, while 10 earned Academic All-America honors. COMMUNITY SERVICE In addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League has secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initiatives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elementary schools for an art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day. The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in Indianapolis during its annual summer meeting. In addition, several League men’s basketball coaches coached barefoot to support Samaritan’s Feet, and the League’s schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer awareness during its annual women’s basketball championship. On campus, student-athletes have raised money and awareness for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood clean-ups, Big Brother/ Big Sister programs and more. SPORTSMANSHIP One of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering collegial environments for competition among student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each season by student-athletes, coaches, officials, and campus and

League administrators. Its purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events. DEMOGRAPHICS Horizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include five of the nation’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audience. GOVERNANCE The Horizon League is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the ten member institutions’ chief executive officers. Dr. Bobby Fong, President of Butler, serves as Board Chair through June 30, 2011. Barry Collier, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Butler, serves as chair of the Executive Council, and Elaine Jacobs, Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Youngstown State, is the Vice Chair and Joseph Kirsch of Butler serves as chair of the Faculty Athletics Representatives. LEADERSHIP Jonathan B. (Jon) LeCrone is in his 19th year as Commissioner of the Horizon League, having been named to the position on May 11, 1992, and is the fifth-longest tenured commissioner among the 31 Division I conferences. He is the fifth commissioner in League history, succeeding Daniel B. “Tucker” DiEdwardo (1989-92), James W. Shaffer (1984-89), Cecil N. Coleman (1980-84) and James J. McCafferty (1979-80). LeCrone is in the second year of a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Leadership Council after completing a five-year term on the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.

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Detroit... • is home to the Motown sound founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1957 • is home to the first Van Gogh painting in a public collection in the U.S. at the Detroit Institute of Arts, “Self Portrait,” Vincent Van Gogh, 1887 • installed the first mile of paved concrete road, just north of the Model T plant, on Woodward Avenue between McNichols and 7 Mile Roads in 1909 • built the nation’s first urban freeway, the Davison, in 1942 • is home to the oldest state fair in the nation — the Michigan State Fair, first held in 1849 • is the potato chip capital of the world, based on consumption • has country’s largest island park within a city — Belle Isle Park • is second in the nation in fishing rod sales

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Detroit... • is north of Canada • is home to the world’s only floating post office, the J.W. Westcott II, can be found on the Detroit River • shares the world’s first auto traffic tunnel between two nations – the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel • is home to the second tallest hotel in North America – the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, at 73 stories • the nation’s first soda – Vernors – created in Detroit by pharmacist James Vernor in 1862. Detroit is also home to Sanders hot fudge, Better Made Potato Chips, Faygo soda pop and Stroh’s Ice Cream • has the most registered bowlers in the United States • was the first city in the nation to assign individual telephone numbers in 1879 7-Time Horizon League Champions * 5-NCAA Regional Appearances

About Detroit Having celebrated its tricentennial in 2001, Greater Detroit has the best of the old and the most promising of the new. From Greektown to Bricktown, Detroit has it all. The oldest city in the Midwest, Detroit was discovered in 1701 and has since become the center of business and recreation for millions. It is the largest city in Michigan and the 11th largest in the United States. Encompassing three counties — Wayne, Oakland and Macomb — the Metropolitan Detroit area spans 2,026 square miles and is home to 4.4 million people, nearly one million of whom live within the City of Detroit. Detroit’s vibrant, 75-acre Civic Center is a riverfront mecca for convention, entertainment, festival and sporting activities. Home to Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center and Arena, Joe Louis Arena and Philip A. Hart Plaza, the Civic Center is adjacent to some of the area’s finest hotels, top-notch restaurants and the famous Renaissance Center. Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center underwent a $200 million expansion, which was completed in 1989 and increased the facility’s exhibit space to 720,000 square feet, making it one of the nation’s largest convention centers. Renaissance Center, now the world headquarters for General Motors, is the city’s largest office complex, with seven gleaming towers of activity located on the Detroit riverfront. The 73-story Marriott Hotel is housed within this symbol of downtown development. Long known as the automobile capital of the world, the Detroit area is headquarters to all of the major automobile companies. While a lot of the area’s industry centers around the “horseless carriage,” Detroit is more than a smokestack town. Home to 16 of the Fortune 1000 firms, greater Detroit ranks sixth among U.S. cities in total spendable income. A short walk from the riverfront and the rigors of business is the enjoyment of exciting ethnic nightlife, known to Detroiters as Greektown. A two-block area of authentic Greek food and entertainment, Greektown became an even more invigorating locale in recent years with the addition of the Greektown Casino, one of three major casinos operating near downtown. One can enjoy art and scan the shelves that house 2.5 million books in the Detroit Public Library; and experience Michigan’s Underground Railroad movement at the Museum of AfricanAmerican History. Americana at its finest is displayed at Dearborn’s Henry Ford and Greenfield Village. While The Henry Ford is a museum that displays artifacts and implements used in earlier times, Greenfield Village demonstrates how these items were used and how they affected lifestyles.

Ford Field is home to the NFL’s Detroit Lions, while Comerica Park serves as the home venue for MLB’s Detroit Togers.

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About Detroit Music for every taste abounds in Greater Detroit. The Detroit symphony is worldrenowned. Jazz greats join local performers at the annual Montreaux Jazz Festival. Popular music fans are entertained at several area music houses including the Royal Oak Music Theater, Orchestra Hall and the Fox Theatre. Detroit is a great sports town, known throughout the country for its enthusiastic fans. The Detroit Tigers play in Comerica Park, which opened in 2000 and hosted the 2005 Major League All-Star Game as well as 2006 World Series contests. Immediately adjacent to the Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home, the NFL Lions play in another wonderful new facility, Ford Field, which hosted Super Bowl XL in 2006 and will host the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four. The 2008 NCAA Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Midwest Regional was played in Ford Field as will be the 2009 Final Four, both of the event, incidentally, hosted by UDM. The 2008 Stanley Cup Champion Red Wings call Joe Louis Arena home. The NBA Detroit Pistons play in the Palace of Auburn Hills. Two-thirds of a mile across the Detroit River lies Windsor, Ontario, Canada. To celebrate the friendship and independence of the two nations, the International Freedom Festival is The Renaissance Center & GM World Headquarters is located held for two weeks each summer, with activities right along the Detroit River in downtown Detroit. in both countries.

Campus Martius is home to many activities, including ice skating during the winter months in the Motor City

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strength & conditioning The main goal of the Strength and Conditioning Department is to help the student-athlete improve physically and mentally in their respective sport. This will be accomplished in such a way that is safe and efficient for each individual athlete. As the studentathlete participates in these activities we will work to lessen the possibility of injury or re-injury. If an injury should occur, we will work with the Sports Medicine Staff and the student-athlete to complete rehabilitation. Each team will have an individualized program based on their particular sport. Each program takes into account the intensity level, the physical demands, and skill involved in each individual sport and also each individual student-athlete. All teams and individuals will be subject to performance tests that will help design each program and also will help to determine the success of the program. The Strength and Conditioning Staff will work with each individual coach at all times. Each coach will receive updated attendance, evaluation, and comments on a regular basis about each studentathlete. Communication is the key to success in the weight room and on the playing field. The Titans condition and train in the Larry Bleach Weight Room, located in Calihan Hall. All UDM student-athletes are trained under the supervision of two full-time certified strength and conditioning coaches, as well as two intern assistants. Every member of the Titan strength and conditioning staff is assigned a team, which allows daily interaction

between the athletes and the coaches. Such interaction is a tremendous asset when developing a program that best serves the athlete and the team.

Joe Tofferi Asst. AD for Strength & Conditioning

Nick Wilson Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach

In the past three years, the fitness center expanded by over 400 square feet. Olympic style platforms, squat racks, stretch and other auxiliary speed equipment have also been added, all designed and implemented to improve the Titans’ speed and power. The center also features the ONS Performance nutritional shake, which is designed to help every athlete recover from training and conditioning with a supplement increase in their protein and carbohydrate intake.

The UDM strength and conditioning staff has not only helped the Titan student-athletes, but professional athletes as well. UDM graduate and current New Orleans Hornets guard Willie Green comes back to use the facilities c during the offseason as well as d former Detroit Tigers’ left-hander f Nate Robertson. N In what has become an annual event, the department started e the t very successful “Cardio for f a Cause”. The fundraiser showcases 216 participants from s student-athletes, UDM athletic s department staff and members d of o the community as each ride a stationary bike for ten minutes, s pedaling through the day and p night and keeping the bike going n for f 24 consecutive hours. The 2011 event will help raise money 2 for f the Detroit Titan Strength & Conditioning program and the t V Foundation for Cancer Research. R

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SPORTS MEDICINE At the University of Detroit Mercy, the sports medicine staff is committed to providing the best care to all Titan athletes. Director of Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer Michael Miller coordinates and oversees the sports medicine services at UDM for over 250 student-athletes. The sports medicine staff is responsible for assessing athletic injuries and illnesses, administering first aid and CPR care, making medical referrals, Chris Ashley and preventing and rehabilitating athletic injuries that Michael Miller Asst. AD for Hinderliter VanMeter occur during the school year. Sports Asst. Dir. of Asst. Dir. of The sports medicine department is under the Medicine Sports Medicine Sports Medicine guidance of Dr. Michael Workings, a family practice physician from the Henry Ford Health System. Dr. Workings also acts as the Team Physician for the Detroit Tigers. Joining him for the 2010-11 year is Team Orthopedic Dr. Terrence Lock and Dr. Rehal Bhojani and Dr. Patrick Jean-Pierre, who will provide clinic and game coverage. The athletic training facility is located at Calihan Hall. This training facility is equipped with a taping and first aid station, treatment and modality tables, hydrotherapy whirlpools, and rehabilitative equipment. The goals of the University of Detroit Mercy Sports Medicine Department is to prevent athletic injuries as much as possible through effective injury prevention programs, and to return injured athletes to their previous competitive status in the safest and quickest manner possible.

Lorena Carithers Athletic Training Intern

Adam Siero Athletic Training Intern

Victoria Vintevoghel Graduate Asst. Athletic Trainer

Dr. Michael G. Workings Team Physician

Dr. Terrence R. Lock Team Orthopedic

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ACADEMICS & COMPLIANCE When talking about students who compete in a varsity sport, the term typically used is “studentathlete.” The word “student” comes first, and that’s the way the University of Detroit Mercy approaches all of its athletic team members. Although performance in competition is important, they are students first, and athletes second, with their performance in the classroom plenty important in Titan Territory. UDM’s Center for Student-Athlete Development, one of the first of its kind, offers programs for academic classes, drug education, student enhancement and works to improve communication skills. All 19 varsity teams are encouraged to take full advantage of the programs offered at the center. The center also heads up the NCAA Life Skills Program, which focuses on the student in student-athlete and how to deal with issues that all student-athletes today must face. Through seminars, guest speakers and NCAA videos, student-athletes are made aware of issues such as gambling and drug and alcohol abuse, and how to deal with these concerns. The center is made possible, in part, by a grant from the NCAA. In conjunction with the staff of the University Learning Center, members of the center’s staff teach UAS 107, “Athletes in Transition,” each year. All freshman and transfer student-athletes must take this course during their studies at UDM. The course deals with how student-athletes can make the transition from high school to college. This important class teaches student-athletes to deal with time and stress management, study skills and the importance of good nutritional habits. Another example of Detroit’s commitment to its

student-athletes’ academic excellence is the Athletic Academic Coordinator’s post. Since the position was created, UDM’s graduation rate Amy Paling Steve Corder for studentAsst. Dir. of Asst. AD for athletes has NCAA Compliance/ steadily risen. Compliance Academic Cord. Assistant Athletic Director For NCAA Compliance Steve Corder, no stranger to collegiate athletics as he played soccer for Detroit from 1994-98, and his staff carefully track each Titan’s academic progress to make sure they are on the right path toward graduation. In addition, student-athletes are helped with their tutorial needs through the use of the student-run Learning Center, where professors and students donate their time as tutors. The student-athletes’ academic progress is closely monitored and study table is set up to assist the Titans with any and all academic areas, including providing tutors and a writing lab. The center is open daily and also has evening hours to work around a student-athlete’s busy schedule. All freshmen must take part in the study table, as well as other studentathletes who have not yet achieved a 2.75 GPA. The University of Detroit Mercy is committed to the principles of institutional control in operating our athletic department. We are responsible for adhering to the rules, re regulations and spirit of the NCAA, re Horizon League and the University. H The T University of Detroit Mercy Compliance Office directs this C effort and acts a primary resource e concerning NCAA rules, regulations c and a compliance issues. We ensure that our institution complies with t th all a NCAA standards and we are responsible for monitoring all athletic re programs to assure compliance. p

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notable alumni -ARichard Abdoo (Retired President & CEO, Wisconsin Energy) .............. BusAdm’69 -BAnita Barone (Actress) ................................................................................. LAE ’86 Stephanie Bergeron (Ret. VP & Treasurer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber)........ BusAdm ’81 Emil Brolick (President, YUM! Brands) ............................................BusAdm ’69, ’70 -CCynthia Canty (Radio Personality, WMGC-FM) ........................................... LAE ’75 Thomas Capo (Chairman, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group) ..........BusAdm ’73, ’75, ’80 Michael F. Cavanagh (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court)............... LAE ’62, LW ’66 Maura Corrigon (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) ......................................LW ’73 Matthew Cullen (President & COO Rock Enterprises) .......................... BusAdm ’83 -DChristopher Darga (Actor) ............................................................................ LAE ‘80 Thomas Denomme (Ret. Vice Chair & CAO, DaimlerChrysler) ............ BusAdm ’61 -EMichael Evans (President Loyola High School, MI)...................................... LAE ‘75 -FW. James Farrell (Retired Chairman & CEO, Illinois Tool Works) ................E&S ’68 Robert Ficano (Executive, Wayne County) ....................................................LW ’77 -GEugene A. Gargaro (Sr. Vice President, Masco Corporation) ........................LW ’67 Robert Goodenow (Former Executive Director, NHL Players Assoc.) ............LW ’79 Roman S. Gribbs (Former Mayor, City of Detroit) .................... BusAdm ’52, LW ’54 -HJohn P. Hayes (Retired Chairman & CEO, National Gypsum) .............. BusAdm ’43 Robert Hendry (Retired CFO, General Motors) ..................................... BusAdm ’69 Sister Mary Ellen Howard (Director, St. Frances Cabrini Clinic).................. CHP ’68 William Hermann (Managing Partner, Plante & Moran)......................... BusAdm ‘72 -KFrank Kelley (Attorney General Emeritus, State of Michigan) ........................LW ’51 David Patrick Kelley (Actor) .......................................................................... LAE ‘77 John C. Kennedy (President & CEO, Autocam Corp.) .......................... BusAdm ’79 James Kokas (President/Owner, Opus One) ............................................... LAE ‘73 -LJames D Lark (Owner, The Lark) ................................................................. LAE ‘52 Elmore Leonard (Author/Screenplay Writer) ................................................ LAE ’50 Albert Lorenzo (President, Macomb County CC) ............................BusAdm ’65, ’66 -MThaddeus McCotter (Congressman, US House of Representatives) ...... LAE ’87, LW ’90 Isaiah McKinnon (Former Chief of Police, City of Detroit) .................... LAE ‘75, ‘78 William Morrow (Executive Vice President, Crain Communications) ......... BusAdm ’68 Peter Munoz (Director, Michigan State Police) ............................................. LAE ’76 -NBenny Napoleon (Sheriff, Wayne County) .................................................... LAE ‘82 Joseph Nathan (Retired President & COO, Compuware Corp.) .......LAE ’74, BusAdm ’78 James Norrod (President, Segway) ...................................................... BusAdm ‘75 -OJames O’Sullivan (Pres. & CEO, Mazda North American Oper.) .......BusAdm ’76, ’84 -PL. Brooks Patterson (Executive, Oakland County) .......................... LAE ’61, LW ’67 Marlena Lazar-Peleo (Chief Creative Officer, McDonald’s Corp.) ................ LAE ‘72 -RArlene Robinson (CEO, Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit) .................................. LAE ’75 Louis Rossetti (Chairman & CEO, Rossetti Associates)................................. AR ’59 -SDavid Schembri (President, Smart USA)............................................... BusAdm ‘75 David Stangis (VP Corp Social Responsibilitiy, Campbell Soup) ...............E & S ‘87 Robert Soulliere (President & CEO, ThyssenKrupp) ............................. BusAdm ‘85 -VAndy Vazzano (President & Managing Partner, SmithGroup) ............... BusAdm ’80 -YWilliam C. Young (President, Absopure Water Co.) ....................................E&S, ’66

A former Horizon League Player of the Year as well as the fourth all-time scorer in Titan history, Willie Green graduated with an education degree in 2003.

Allison Payne is a seven time Emmy award winning anchor at CW affiliate and cable superstation WGN-TV in Chicago. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in Liberal Arts from the University of Detroit in 1985.

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tItan hall of fame UDM established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 in order to honor those student-athletes, coaches and administrators who have helped develop the successful tradition of Titan Athletics. The Hall of Fame now has 112 members, following the 10 latest additions made on Homecoming Weekend on Jan. 26, 2010. The 2002 induction dinner was truly one to remember. The inductees included two of the Titans’ former basketball All-Americans, Terry Tyler and John Long – or Thunder and Lightning, as they were affectionately known during their playing days – as well as the 1960 Titan football team as a unit. Additionally, the beautiful new Hall of Fame display in the Calihan Hall lobby was unveiled that night for a crowd which would fill the arena’s main floor during the induction dinner. Long and Tyler were part of one of the winningest eras of Titan basketball, having helped their team to an 86-25 record over their four years combined. They helped the Titans to an NCAA Tournament berth in 1977, and an NIT appearance one year later.

L-R: Adam Walicki, Joe Kopicki, Kim Jess, Pat Adams, Ken Dubois, Mike Pesci, Maria Pandele (Not Pictured: Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips, Cassandra Pack) The 2010 Titan Hall of Fame Class was inducted at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Wright State on Jan. 26.

Long was the only player ever to lead the Titans in scoring for four straight varsity seasons, and he’s still the second-leading point producer in school history. Tyler, meanwhile, is the all-time Detroit leader for blocked shots in a game, a season and a career. He is also second in career field goal percentage and sixth in scoring.

The pair’s old coach, none other than Dick Vitale, was the keynote speaker at his former players’ induction dinner. The present-day ESPN/ABC telecaster kept the audience captivated for more than an hour with his memories of coaching the Titans. The 1960 football squad became the first team ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame en masse. That team finished the season 7-2 – the winningest U-D record of the post-World War II era. Two of those victories, over Cincinnati and Xavier, came by shutout. Future pro stars Larry Vargo, Bruce Maher, Steve Stonebreaker and Jerry Gross were all part of the 1960 Titan roster. The most recent induction class included four former basketball players – Joe Kopicki, Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips and, from the women’s team, Cassandra Pack – as well as former stars from baseball (Pat Adams and Mike Pesci), cross country/track and field (Ken Dubois and Kim Jess), golf (Adam Walicki) and tennis (Maria Pandele).

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titan hall of fame Inductee The 1960 Titan Football Harry Ackermann Pat Adams Grady Alderman Bob Babbish Chuck Baer Vince Banonis Ed Barbour Al Baumgart Joseph Beer Paul Bibeau John Biringer Larry Bleach Lloyd Brazil Dad Butler Bob Calihan Dan Cantillon Pudge Cavanaugh Mary (Lillie) Cicerone Earl â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dutchâ&#x20AC;? Clark Earl Clark Jr. Tom Connell John Conti Frank Corej Pete Craig Cindy Crosbie Earl Cureton Bill Daly Coretta Daniels Dave DeBusschere Gus Dorais Ken Dubois Terry Duerod Dick Dzik Bill Ebben Andy Farkas George Fefles Tim Finnin Cindy Fix Al Ghesquiere William Giovan Ralph Goldstein Nate Goodnow Bob Greiner Jerry Gross Wally Gruber Ken Hamann Spencer Haywood Fred Hooker Bob Ivory Jermaine Jackson Kim Jess William Kelly Joyce Mike Kaysserian Howard Keating Kal Kaliszewski John Kirwan

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Year 2001 1986 2010 1979 1980 1980 1977 1980 1989 1985 1982 1982 1980 1977 1977 1977 1980 1988 2007 1978 1985 1980 1984 1986 1980 2007 2007 1987 1989 1977 1977 2010 1993 1983 1978 1977 1988 1980 2007 1981 1980 1982 1980 1986 1980 1983 1988 1993 1986 1981 2010 2010 1981 1980 1984 2007 1981

Inductee Brad Kinsman Greg Kocab Sam Kocsis Joe Kopicki Robert Koval Jack Kurkowski Harold Lauer John Long Ed Lukas Dick Lutz Bruce Maher Gene Malinowski Ted Marchibroda James Massey Art Masucci Denny McCotter Pat McDonald Brendan McNamara Bob Miller Cheryl (Williams) Miller Dorie Murrey John Mulroy Charley North Doug Nott Brakie Orr Cassandra Pack Terry Page Ed Palumbo Maria Pandele Bud Payne Richard Perry Mike Pesci Rashad Phillips Walter Poff Mike Polvi Bob Prendergast Al Rappaport Bruce Rodwan Harold Ryan Larry Salci John Shada Tyrone Simmons Steve Stonebreaker Gerry Surowiec Norm Swanson Tom Thornton Bill Turkington Terry Tyler Larry Vargo Dick Vitale Tillie Voss Tom Watrous Adam Walicki Mike Walsh Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood Ed Wood Joe Wright

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athletic director Keri Gaither was appointed as the University of Detroit Mercy’s director of athletics in May of 2007. Keri Gaither was appointed as University of Detroit Mercy’s Director of Athletics in May of 2007, less than six months after being asked to serve as Interim Director of Athletics. Soon after taking the helm of Titan athletics, Gaither announced the expansion of the Detroit Titans Division I sports program from 16 to 19 teams with the addition of men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and men’s tennis, all of which began play in 2008-09. In her first two years, Gaither also expanded the athletic staff by adding eight full-time positions to the department, directed the building and completion of a new $1.6 million all-purpose synthetic turf field and track, and was responsible for the hiring of men’s basketball coach Ray McCallum, women’s basketball coach Autumn Rademacher, and softball coach Sunny Jones. Gaither recently completed a successful fundraising campaign for the renovation of the men’s basketball office suite and recently completed tennis complex that includes eight new tennis courts, a tennis pavilion and a new grass practice field for the lacrosse and soccer teams. Gaither was recognized for her strong leadership as UDM’s Director of Athletics when she was appointed to the University of Detroit Mercy’s (UDM) senior leadership team as a member of the Associate Vice President’s group in June of 2007. For the three years preceding her appointment as A.D., Gaither served as second in command for the Detroit Titans Athletic Department and also supervised nine Titan women’s varsity sports as the Senior Associate Athletic Director. During her tenure as Senior Associate A.D., Gaither played an instrumental role in the planning and implementation of women’s golf in 2004 when it became UDM’s 16th varsity team. Prior to her selection as A.D., Gaither had served in several key administrative roles for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics including stints as Senior Woman Administrator and Director of Business Operations. Gaither Chaired the Detroit Local Organizing Committee (DLOC) for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four which was played in front of a record-setting crowd of 72,922 at Ford Field in Detroit as the University of Detroit Mercy served as the host institution. As the DLOC Chair, Gaither provided strong leadership for the DLOC and maintained ultimate responsibility for the local operations of the Final Four event. Gaither held the same position, in addition to being designated Tournament Director, for the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional. As a current member of the Horizon League’s Executive Council, Gaither is actively involved with League operations. She currently serves on the League’s Men’s Basketball Strategic Planning Committee and has served on both the finance and television committees. In July of 2010, Gaither was appointed a new member of the Executive Committee of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association. She is one of just 13 members serving on the Executive Committee, which works on behalf of the membership of the D1-AAA, in addition to its President and five other officers.

Gaither was also appointed to the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee (MOIC) in September of 2009. As one of six Division I members on the 15-person committee, Gaither is currently in year two of a four-year term. The MOIC was formed to review issues related to the interests of ethnic minorities and women with a focus on education and welfare of minority studentathletes, as well as the enhancement of opportunities for ethnic minorities and women in coaching, athletics administration, officiating and the NCAA governance structure. In March of 2008, Gaither was presented with the Phenomenal Women’s Ashley Gray Legacy Award by the University of Detroit Mercy’s Student Programming Board. This award was presented for her outstanding contribution toward the growth and development of students as the Director of Athletics at UDM. Gaither was also honored in September of 2008 when she was named one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ “2008 Women to Watch” for her goals and initiatives in the Detroit Titans athletics program and her leadership in serving as chair of Detroit’s Local Organizing Committee for the 2009 NCAA Final Four. While a member of the 2006 UDM Self-Study Steering Committee for NCAA Athletic Certification, Gaither also served on the Equity and Student-Athletic Welfare SubCommittee and was designated the campus liaison during the certification process. Shortly after the University received its full certification in April of 2007, Gaither was asked by the NCAA to serve as a Peer-Review Team Member. She also participated as a member of the Tourism Action Group (TAG) Hospitality Committee, a group organized by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitor Bureau dedicated to training the hospitality industry for Detroit-area events such as the 2005 MLB All Star Game, Super Bowl XL, as well as future major events. In 2006, the Titan AD completed the NCAA’s inaugural Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Females, a leadership development program sponsored by the NCAA Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Leadership Institute, designed to address the critical shortage of senior-level minority administrators at NCAA member institutions and conference offices, prepares diverse leaders through a 12-month leadership training and skills development experience. Gaither served as a past steering committee member of the Women’s Leadership Symposium for Intercollegiate Athletics and recently assisted in coordinating its national leadership conference. Gaither is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA), and the Black Coaches Association (BCA). Graduating magna cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy, Gaither earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. During her undergraduate studies, she was a two-time recipient of the College of Liberal of Arts’ Economics Student of the Year Award. Gaither and her husband, Brad Trombley, reside in Pleasant Ridge with their two children, Elliott (20), a junior on the University of Detroit Mercy fencing team, and daughter Kennedy (13).

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titan athletic staff

Stacey Barns Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Office Manager

Lorena Carithers Athletic Training Intern

Tanya Carper Cheer Team Coach

Dennis Carlesso Dir. of Development For Athletics & Student Facilities

Steve Corder Asst. AD for NCAA Compliance

Anita Foster Olympic Sports Office Manager

Keri Gaither Associate V.P. & Athletic Director

Adam Gentry Strength and Conditioning Assistant

P.J. Gradowski Senior Asst. Sports Info Director

Greg Haapala Director of Ticket Sales & Fan Experience

Dean Haddad Pep Band Director

Chris Hinderliter Asst. Director of Sports Medicine

Casey Hornung Equipment & Facilities Intern

Teri Kromrei Associate AD for Business Operations/SWA

Jeff Latinen Asst. AD for Facilities & Special Events

Phuong Le Assistant Business and Ticket Manager

Jessica Liebner Compliance Intern

Brandon Longmeier Dir. of Athletic Marketing & Promotions

Mike Miller Asst. AD for Sports Medicine

Daron Montgomery Sr. Associate Athletic Director

Amy Paling Asst. Director of Compliance/ Academic Cord.

Nic Ryan Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Jordan Sames Director of Concessions & Merchandising

Adam Siero Athletic Training Intern

Alyssa Starkey Athletic Administration Intern

Kit Stetzel Asst. Sports Information Director

Harvey Theeck Athletic Equipment Manager

Joe Tofferi Asst. AD for Strength & Conditioning

Ashley VanMeter Asst. Director of Sports Medicine

Emily Vannice Dir. of Ticket Ops. & Special Events/Dance

Victoria Vintevoghel Graduate Asst. Athletic Trainer

Joel Walrath Sports Info. Assistant

Eli Warren Graduate Asst. For Academic Services

Mitch Wigness Sports Information Director

Nick Wilson Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach

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titan head coaches

Terri AnthonyRyan Women’s Golf HL-2010

Grant Asher Men’s Tennis

Nicholas Deren Men’s Soccer

Todd Dressell Fencing MFC - 2009

Mark Engel Men’s Golf HL- 1992-19992007-2009-2010

Matt Holtz Men’s Lacrosse

Sunny Jones Softball

Mike Lupenec Women’s Soccer HL- 1995-19962005

Ray McCallum Men’s Basketball

Mary Ann Meltzer Women’s Lacrosse

Guy Murray Track & Field/CC HL-1996-19981999-2000-20022003

Sam Poole Women’s Tennis

Detroit’s 13 current varsity head coaches have been named Coach of the Year in their respective conference on 17 different occasions during their celebrated careers. And, they have brought 20 conference tournament championships back to Detroit. On the field of play, and in the classroom...

Autumn Rademacher Women’s Basketball HL-2010

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points of pride DETROIT RECEIVE HIGH MARKS IN NCAA’S APR No less than eight Titan athletic teams brought home perfect scores in the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate report issued in June for 2008-09. At the same time, every one of Detroit’s varsity teams registered a multi-year APR above the minimum standard (925) established by the NCAA. And no contemporaneous or historical penalties were cited against UDM as all varsity teams met NCAA standards. Eight teams which received perfect 1000’s for 2008-09 are men’s and women’s fencing, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s track and field and softball. ACADEMIC ACCOLADES KEEP ROLLING IN FOR DETROIT Senior women’s basketball player Brigid Mulroy was named an honorable mention member of the 2010 Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association ScholarAthlete Team. Three members of the 2010 Horizon League Champion Detroit Titans men’s golf team – David Byrne, Jeff Clarridge and Britt Pronk– were named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars Team, while Alex Aversa, Rachel McHenry, Alainna Stefan, Marni Achterhoff and Collette Hansen were honored by the National Golf Coaches Association as members of its All-American Scholar Teams. The Detroit men’s and women’s track and field teams were recognized for its work in the classroom as both programs were named one of the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association’s (USTFCCA) AllAcademic Scholar Teams of the Year for the 2009-10 season, while the men’s and women’s cross country programs earned AllAcademic Team status for 2009.

The men’s and women’s tennis teams earned ITA All-Academic Teams in the summer of 2010, while Alex Latosinsky, Nick Tolomei, Patrick Troy, Melanie Capuano, Svetlana Flankova, Carolina Salas Espinosa and Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom were all ITA Scholar-Athletes. Over 65 percent of all Detroit student-athletes were named to the AD Honor Roll, which marked the 19th consecutive semester in which over 50 percent of the University’s student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 or better. More than 100 student-athletes were listed on the Horizon League’s fall and spring Academic Honor Roll, while 18 Titans were selected to the HL All-Academic Teams. For the Titans competing out of the Horizon League, six men’s lacrosse players landed on the All-MAAC Academic Team, while a conference-best five women lacrosse players were selected to the All-NLC Academic Team TITANS SEES HALL OF FAME GROW TO 112 MEMBERS The ranks of the Detroit Titans Sports Hall of Fame swelled by 10 with the 2010 Induction Class – which includes former Horizon League Men’s Basketball Players of the Year Jermaine Jackson and Rashad Phillips – was inducted. The class also includes two other former Detroit basketball greats (Cassandra Pack and Joe Kopicki) as well as former stars from baseball (Pat Adams and Mike Pesci), cross country/track and field (Ken Dubois and Kim Jess), golf (Adam Walicki) and tennis (Maria Pandele).

(SAAC) was busy handing out meals to the homeless as part of its “Sandwich Bus” initiative. The women’s lacrosse team helped raise money for the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance during one of its home games, while the men’s team played at the Annual Nick Colleluori Classic, a fall scrimmage, to benefit cancer awareness. The women’s basketball squad visited GESU Elementary School for a reading exercise for grades kindergarten through sixth grade, and the men’s program visited God Land Church in Detroit to help distribute Thanksgiving Day dinners to families in need before the Thanksgiving holiday. UDM INKS PARTNERSHIP DEAL WITH NIKE The Detroit Titans Athletic Department announced an exclusive agreement with Nike last October– Nike will now provide apparel for all 19 of the Titans’ Division I varsity teams as part of the deal. In the near future, Titan fans will be able to “Wear What the Titans Wear” by purchasing officially-licensed Detroit Titan Logoed Nike products on-line and at Calihan Hall in the Titan Gift Shop. The partnership features multiple revenue opportunities for Titan Athletics, including a VIP program that will allow Titan Club members an exclusive opportunity to purchase a variety of nonUDM Nike items through the Titan website at a significant discount, with a portion of the proceeds coming back to the University.

UDM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY A number of the UDM Titan athletic programs and studentathletes were involved in community service projects throughout the year. The StudentAthlete Advisory Committee

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