2011-12 Akron Women's Golf Media Guide

The UniversiTy of Akron 2011-12 women’s golf • 1

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tAble of contentS1 - thiS iS Akron golf Quick Facts 1 What is a Zip? 2 2011-12 Schedule 2 2011-12 Roster 3 Team Photograph 3 Rosemont Country Club 4 State-of-the-Art Training Facilities 5 Zippy Invitational 6 The Mid-American Conference 7

8 - Student-AthleteS Amanda Butler 8 Hanna Ek 9 Kristen Hill 10 Katie Jenior 11 Tyler Etcheberry 12 Sara Chaves 13 Whitney Graff 14 Sara Johansson 15 Laura Murray 15

16 - StAff Head Coach Jenny King 16-17 Graduate Assistant Kirsty O’Connor 17

18 - 2010-11 review 2010-11 Overall Statistics 18 Individual Tournament-by-Tournament Results 19

20 - recordS Team Records 20 Individual Records 20-21 Team Honors 21 Individual Honors 21 All-Time Results 22-23

Follow Akron women’s golf on the official web site of UA Athletics, www.GoZips.com. The site offers everything for the Zips fan, media member and recruit. From the latest results, recaps and statistics to previews and press releases. Updated daily, the newly-redesigned

www.GoZips.com also provides ticket information and UA apparel. If it’s happening in Zips Athletics, it’s happening on . . .

www.goZips.com

The 2011-12 University of Akron women’s golf me-dia guide is a product of The University of Akron Athletics Communications office. The publication was designed, written and edited by Dallas Moyer, with editorial assistance from Gregg Bach. Cover design and layout by Dallas Moyer. Photography by John Ashley, Phil Burling, Jeff Harwell and Ernie Aranyosi.

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generAl informAtionLocation Akron, Ohio (44325)Population 208,000 (fifth largest in Ohio)Founded 1870 (as Buchtel College)Enrollment 27,911Nickname ZipsColors Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 871)Conference Mid-AmericanPresident Dr. Luis M. ProenzaDirector of Athletics Tom WistrcillSenior Associate AD/External Relations Dan SatterSenior Associate AD/Senior Woman Admin. Mary Lu GribschawFaculty Athletics Representative J. Dean CarroAthletic Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080Ticket Office Phone: 1-888-99-AKRONWeb site: www.GoZips.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/AkronZipsTwitter: www.twitter.com/GoZipsUpdates

women’S golf StAffHead Coach:Jenny King (Kentucky, 2001) – Fourth season Twitter: www.twitter.com/ZipsCoachKing

Graduate Assistant:Kirsty O’Connor (Ball State, 2010) – Second season

roSemont country clubLocation Fairlawn, OhioPar 72Yardage 6,025 yardsLink www.gozips.com/athletics/facilities/Rosemont

ProgrAm hiStorySeasons of Golf Entering FourthFirst Season of Golf 2008-09Total Events 34All-Time Wins 1All-Time Runner Ups 5All-Time Top-Fives 16Best Mid-American Conference Finish t-3rd (2009)

AthleticS communicAtionSAssistant Director/Women’s Golf SID: Dallas Moyer E-Mail [email protected] Office Phone (330) 972-6292 Mobile Phone (330) 571-4145

mid-AmericAn conference contActMedia Relations Assistant/Women’s Golf Contact:Phil Burwell E-Mail [email protected] Office Phone (216) 566-4622 ext. 322 Office Fax (216) 858-9622 Web Site www.mac-sports.com

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ScheduleFALL 2011

Date Event Location Course Time (ET)Sept. 12, 2011 Nebraska Chip-N Club Invitational - Day One Lincoln, Neb. Country Club of Lincoln 9th of 15Sept. 13, 2011 Nebraska Chip-N Club Invitational - Day Two Lincoln, Neb. Country Club of Lincoln 7th of 15Sept. 19, 2011 Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup - Day One Simpsonville, Ky. Cardinal Club t-8th of 15 Sept. 20, 2011 Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup - Day Two Simpsonville, Ky. Cardinal Club t-8th of 15Sept. 30, 2011 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational - Day One Lexington, Ky. University Club of Kentucky 13th of 16Oct. 1, 2011 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational - Day Two Lexington, Ky. University Club of Kentucky 14th of 16Oct. 2, 2011 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational - Day Three Lexington, Ky. University Club of Kentucky 14th of 16Oct. 10, 2011 2011 Mid-American Conference Preview - Day One Fishers, Ind. Hawthorns Golf and Country Club 6th of 14Oct. 11, 2011 2011 Mid-American Conference Preview - Day Two Fishers, Ind. Hawthorns Golf and Country Club 2nd of 14Oct. 17, 2011 Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational - Day One Fairlawn, Ohio Rosemont Country Club 1st of 7Oct. 18, 2011 Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational - Day Two Fairlawn, Ohio Rosemont Country Club 1st of 7

SPRING 2012

Date Event Location Course Time (ET)Feb. 26, 2012 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic - Day One Kiawah Island, S.C. Oak Point/Cougar Point All DayFeb. 27, 2012 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic - Day Two Kiawah Island, S.C. Oak Point/Cougar Point All DayFeb. 28, 2012 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic - Day Three Kiawah Island, S.C. Oak Point/Cougar Point All DayMarch 9, 2012 Rio Verde Invitational - Day One Rio Verde, Ariz. Quail Run Golf Course All DayMarch 10, 2012 Rio Verde Invitational - Day Two Rio Verde, Ariz. Quail Run Golf Course All DayMarch 11, 2012 Rio Verde Invitational - Day Three Rio Verde, Ariz. Quail Run Golf Course All DayMarch 16, 2012 Bucknell Women’s Invitational - Day One Las Vegas, Nev. Paiute Golf Resort All DayMarch 17, 2012 Bucknell Women’s Invitational - Day Two Las Vegas, Nev. Paiute Golf Resort All DayMarch 23, 2012 UC Spring Classic - Day One Crystal River, Fla. Plantation Inn Golf Course All DayMarch 24, 2012 UC Spring Classic - Day Two Crystal River, Fla. Plantation Inn Golf Course All DayMarch 25, 2012 UC Spring Classic - Day Three Crystal River, Fla. Plantation Inn Golf Course All DayApril 6, 2012 EKU Colonel Classic - Day One Richmond, Ky. Arlington Country Club All DayApril 7, 2012 EKU Colonel Classic - Day Two Richmond, Ky. Arlington Country Club All DayApril 27, 2012 Mid-American Conference Championship - Day One Fishers, Ind. Hawthorns Golf and Country Club All DayApril 28, 2012 Mid-American Conference Championship - Day Two Fishers, Ind. Hawthorns Golf and Country Club All DayApril 29, 2012 Mid-American Conference Championship - Day Three Fishers, Ind. Hawthorns Golf and Country Club All Day

Bold - Event hosted by The University of Akron

One of the unique nicknames in all of inter-collegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth “Red” Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname for The University’s athletics teams. Suggestions submitted by students, faculty, and alumni included Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos and Cheveliers. The winner, freshman Margaret Hamlin, received a prize of $10 for Zippers, a $6 pair of rubber overshoes and a brand name of the BF Goodrich Company. The evolution of Zippy, UA’s mascot, began 40 years ago when the student council decid-ed the University needed a mascot. “Zippy” the kangaroo was officially declared the school’s mascot on May 1, 1953. The first known printed reference to the mascot as “Zippy” was a 1965 Zip football press brochure. The Buchtelite’s first use of the name “Zippy” came Sept. 24, 1965, in an identification of a photo of the cheerleaders listing “Mascot - ‘Zippy’ - Charles Huettner.” In 2007, Zippy was named the Capital One National Mascot of the Year.

What is a Zip?

Head coach Jenny King and senior Kristen Hill


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roSterALPHABETIcAL RoSTER

NAME YR.-ExP. SWINGS HOMETOWN (PREvIOUS SCHOOL)Amanda Butler Sr.-3L Right Lamoni, Iowa (Lamoni HS)Sara Chaves So.-1L Right Bogota, Colombia (Abraham Lincoln School)Hanna Ek Sr.-3L Left Falun, Sweden (Falu Frigymnasium)Tyler Etcheberry RJr.-3L Right Wesley Chapel, Fla. (Saddlebrook Preparatory)Whitney Graff So.-1L Right Canfield, Ohio (Canfield HS)Kristen Hill Sr.-3L Right Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay HS)Katie Jenior Sr.-3L Right Ravenna, Ohio (Rootstown HS)Sara Johansson Fr.-HS Right Gothenburg, Sweden (Katrinelunds Athletic HS)Laura Murray Fr.-HS Right Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe HS)

Head Coach: Jenny King (Kentucky, 2001), Fourth SeasonGraduate Assistant: Kirsty O’Connor (Ball State, 2010), Second Season

BY CLASSSenior (4): Amanda Butler, Hanna Ek, Kristen Hill, Katie Jenior.Redshirt Junior (1): Tyler Etcheberry.Sophomore (2): Sara Chaves, Whitney Graff.Freshman (2): Sara Johansson, Laura Murray.

BY SWINGLeft (1): Hanna Ek.Right (8): Amanda Butler, Sara Chaves, Tyler Etcheberry, Whitney Graff, Kristen Hill, Katie Jenior, Sara Johansson, Laura Murray.

BY STATE/COUNTRYColumbia (1): Sara Chaves.Florida (2): Tyler Etcheberry, Kristen Hill.Iowa (1): Amanda Butler.Ohio (3): Whitney Graff, Katie Jenior, Laura Murray.Sweden (2): Hanna Ek, Sara Johansson.

Left to right: Head coach Jenny King, Laura Murray, Sara Johansson, Kristen Hill, Tyler Etcheberry, Amanda Butler, Whitney Graff, Katie Jenior, Sara chaves and Graduate Assistant Kirsty o’connor.


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roSemont country club

When the Zips hit the links, they have the benefit of playing at the Rosemont County Club, which serves as the official home course for The University of Akron women’s golf team. The championship course is located in nearby Fairlawn, Ohio, and is the site of the Zippy Invitational, an annual event that showcases some of the top col-legiate programs in the Midwest.

The course features an award-winning design by the Hurdzan Design Group, features tree-lined fairways, subtle doglegs and bunkering. There are few wa-ter hazards and ravines to impede play. The course measures 5,260 yards from the women’s tees and 6,006 from the men’s tees. The championship blue tees course is 6,433 yards.

Rosemont Country Club began as the Montrose Club in 1920. In 1991, a new clubhouse was built, accompanied by a new swim and tennis complex, golf learning center and driving range.

The clubhouse is equipped with numerous amenities, including locker rooms for both women and men, steam room and sauna.

RoSEMoNT coUNTRy cLUBqUIcK FAcTS

Year Built: 1910 Designer: Tom Bendelow Greens Grass Type: Bent Grass Fairways Grass Type: Bent Grass Water Hazards: Yes Sand Bunkers: 51-60 Yardage Markers: 200, 150, 100 Yard Markers Women’s Tees: 5,260 yards (Par 72) Men’s Tees: 6,006 yards (Par 71) Championship Tees: 6,433 yards (Par 71)


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indoor PrActice fAcilityThe University of Akron’s indoor golf facility is one of the finest in the Midwest. In order to assist with each student-athlete’s play on the course, the indoor golf facility features a putting green, bunker and a video motion analysis system.

In addition to helping the players perform on the course, the golf facility also features offices for the coaching staff and a study lounge to help classroom performance.

The biggest advantage the facility gives the golf team is the ability to train year round. Along with the use of state-of-the-art technology for performance analysis, UA’s golf team now has an advantage over the nation’s top competition.

In addition to the indoor golf facility, the Stile Athletics Field House features a full 120-yard AstroPlay field and a 300-meter Mondo track.

Additional components of the building include spectator seating for approximately 1,200, a sports medicine center, varsity locker rooms and athletics equipment storage areas.

In 2006, additional offices were added to the facility, housing the coaching staffs for UA’s football, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, track and field, and cross country teams.

To help the team prepare for a long season on the course, the field house features a strength and conditioning center with over 8,000-square-feet of space, which includes both strength training and rehabilitation equipment.

This addition to UA athletics enables the women’s golf team and the rest of the University’s intercollegiate teams to have an advantage when it comes to recruiting the top student-athlete’s in the nation. All 19 of UA’s intercollegiate athletics teams have access to the area, both in season and for off-season condition-ing workouts.

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INDOOR FACILITY Year Opened: 2004 Features: Putting Green Bunker Driving Range Video Motion Analysis System Coaches’ Offices Team Meeting Lounge

STILE FIELDHOUSE Year Opened: 2004 Features: 120-yard AstroPlay Field 300-meter Mondo Track Strength & Conditioning Center Sports Medicine Center


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ZiPPy invitAtionAlThe University of Akron women’s golf team has played host to the Zippy Invitational in each of its three seasons as a varsity sport. Each year, the Zips welcome an exciting field of teams from across the country, including squads from the Mid-American Conference. Each Fall, the teams descend on par-72, 6,025-yard Rosemont Country Club, the home course for the Zips, for this three-round event.

The Zippy Invitational has played host to a number of programs, including MAC foes Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Ohio and Toledo. Other participants have included Bucknell, Cleveland State, Dayton, Detroit, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, Marshall, Oakland, Robert Morris, Niagara, Youngstown State and others.

Akron repeated as team champion in 2011, posting a program-best two-round score of 597 (+29) to win by 24 strokes. Senior Katie Jenior won her first col-legiate title with a score of 3-over 145. The 2010 edition of the Zippy Invitational will go down in school history as the Zips captured their first team title since the program’s beginning in 2008. Akron led wire-to-wire to post a four-stroke victory with a three-round total of 950 (314-308-328). Before the victory, the Zips had posted four runner-up finishes. “The golf course played very tough, but our overall play during both days of the event is what made the difference,” said UA head coach Jenny King. “I am very proud of how we dealt with the conditions and were able to come out with the win.” Junior Kristen Hill led the way for the Zips, taking runner-up honors after post-ing a final-round 75 to finish with an 11-over 227 (79-73-75). In 2009, Akron posted a third-place finish at the Second Annual Zippy Invitational. The Zips recorded a three-round score of 953 strokes behind strong play from Hill and Hanna Ek. The Zips played host to their first home tournament in program history when they hosted the inaugural Zippy Invitational from Sept. 29-30, 2008.

Behind three top-10 performances, the Zips took advantage of their home course with a second-place finish with a two-day score of 943 (321-303-319). Eastern Michigan, which jumped out to a commanding 20-stroke lead after the first two rounds, posted 315 strokes on the final day to win the 12-team tourna-ment with a final score of 919 strokes (300-304-315).

FoURTH ANNUAL ZIPPy INvITATIoNAL

Date: October 17-18, 2011

Location: Rosemont Country Club – Fairlawn, Ohio

Defending Team Medalist: University of Akron

Defending Individual Medalist: Sarah Hoffman, Grand Valley State

2011 Field: Akron, Bowling Green, Cleveland State, Eastern Ken-tucky, Ohio, Youngstown State and Walsh.

2011 Akron Finish: 1st (597, +24)


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the mid-AmericAn conferencethiS iS the mid-AmericAn conference

Providing leadership in education and diversity, the Mid-American Con-ference moves into its 65th year of service to the student-athlete.

Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progres-sively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in the 65-year history of the league in March of 2009. Steinbrecher came to the MAC after serving six years as the commis-sioner of the Ohio Valley Conference.

The league has grown its commitment to championships by expand-ing to six its number of neutral site post season events – football (De-troit’s Ford Field), volleyball (SPIRE Academy, Geneva, Ohio), men’s and women’s basketball (Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena), softball (Akron’s Firestone Stadium) and baseball (Avon, Ohio All Pro Freight Stadium).

In 2010, four MAC programs received bowl invitations and it marked the first time in conference history that the MAC had four or more teams re-ceive bowl invitations in a three-year consecutive span. In addition, the MAC has sent four or more teams to bowl games in five of the last seven years. The four MAC programs that played in bowl games were: Mi-ami (GoDaddy.com Bowl), Northern Illinois (uDrove Humanitarian Bowl), Toledo (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) and Ohio (R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl). The MAC record for bowl appearances is five, which happened in consecutive years (2008, 2009) and only three times (2004, 2008, 2009) in conference history. The 2010 season also witnessed Miami win the 2010 Marathon MAC Championship and record the best turnaround in college football with an eight win improvement over the previous season (1-11 in 2009). Northern Illinois entered the Marathon MAC Football Championship ranked No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the Associated Press Poll. Two more MAC teams defeated Big Ten opponents during the regular season as Northern Illinois defeated Minnesota, 34-23 in Minneapolis, while Toledo rolled to a 31-20 win at Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.

For the first time in its 65-year history, the MAC will have eight bowl relationships--three primary and five secondary. The three primary agree-ments are with the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (Detroit, Mich.), GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) and uDrove Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Ida.). In addition, the MAC has secured secondary agreements with the BBVA Compass Bowl (2011-2013), the New Mexico Bowl (2011-2013), the Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl (2011-13), the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (2011) and the TicketCity Bowl (2012).

In its partnership with ESPN, the MAC is in the third year of its eight-year rights agreement (through 2016-2017 academic years) for football, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. The deal is the most exten-sive in the 65-year history of the conference. The agreement calls for a minimum of 25 events annually to be produced and aired on an ESPN platform including the men’s and women’s basketball championships, a regular-season MAC presence on ESPN, the Marathon MAC Football Championship and a minimum of 11 regular-season football games.

From two-time Super Bowl quarterback winning Ben Roethlisberger (Mi-ami University), NFL Defensive MVP James Harrison (Kent State Univer-sity), three NFL Pro Bowlers (Cleveland KR Josh Cribbs, San Diego TE Antonio Gates, Pittsburgh LB James Harrison), British Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning manager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburgh (University of Toledo), the Mid-American Conference continues to ex-cel in producing leaders in the world of athletics. In Super Bowl XLV between Green Bay and Pittsburgh there were 15 former MAC student-athletes on rosters competing in the Super Bowl, including nine with the Packers and six with the Steelers, and six former MAC players were named to the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl.

hiStory of the mAcBased in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men’s and women’s basketball since moving to Northeast Ohio. The MAC was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Co-lumbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, and 14th, UMass for football only (beginning in 2012). Comprising the East Division is the University of Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), Uni-versity at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946) and Temple University (2007). The West Division members are Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan Uni-versity (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois Uni-versity (1975-86, 1997), University of Toledo (1950) and Western Michi-gan University (1947).

In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the conference’s structure in 1980. For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swim-ming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wres-tling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

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student-athlete profiles

as a Junior (Spring 2011): Named NGCA Academic All-American for the third-consecutive season (2009, 2010) ... named Academic All-MAC honorable mention ... competed in all six events in the spring, posting one top-15 finish ... finished the season with an 80.33 scoring average over 15 rounds ... carded a career-low round of 73 at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 15) ... helped the Zips break the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) ... posted her best finish at the weather-shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17), finishing in a tie for 11th place with a score of 82 (+10) ... fin-ished tied for 30th place at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam with a season-best three-round score of 10-over 226.

as a Junior (Fall 2010): Finished the fall with the third-best scoring av-erage on the team (79.69) over 13 rounds ... her round of 74 at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 21) was a then-career-best and tied for the third-best round for the squad during the fall schedule ... recorded the first top-10 finish of her career (tied for ninth), firing a three-round score of 238 (80-76-82) to help the Zips win the Third-Annual Zippy Invita-tional (Oct. 11-12), the first team title in program history ... posted three top-25 finishes, including a tie for 21st place at the MAC Preview (Oct. 18-19) with a score of 163 (81-82) ... finished in a 22nd-place tie at 235 (82-78-74) at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 20-21).

as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): Named NGCA Academic All-American for the second-consecutive season (2009) ... named to the MAC Aca-demic Honor Roll (2009-10) ... competed in all six events, posting an average score of 81.00 over 17 rounds ... recorded two top-30 finishes, including a tie for 28th place at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate (March 14-15) with a three-round total of 240 (81-80-79) and a 29th-place tie at the MAC Championship (April 23-25) with a total of 243 (80-82-81) ... posted a season-best round of 77 during the first round of the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational (March 5).

as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in all five events, finishing 15 rounds with an 81.00 scoring average ... carded 76 strokes in the second round at the Cardinal Cup (79-76-77) as part of a 232 three-round score and 32nd-place finish (Sept. 21-22) ... tallied a personal high six birdies at the Cardinal Cup ... placed 22nd (84-76-84) with 244 strokes at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 5-6).

as a Freshman (Spring 2009): Earned NGCA Academic All-America sta-tus (2008-09) ... competed in all seven events, finishing 21 rounds with an 82.10 scoring average ... finished 13th (244; 78-86-80) at the Tina Barrett Longwood Invite (March 30-31) ... notched another top-25 finish at the MAC Championship, capturing 25th place (83-86-83-82) at the Longaberger Golf Club (April 24-26) ... fired a low round of 77 strokes during the final round of the Canes and Cardinals Classic (April 17).

as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with 918 strokes over 11 rounds for an 83.45 scoring average ... fired a season-low round of 77 on the first day of the Waterlefe Invitational (Oct. 6).

at Lamoni High School: Competed as an individual as there was no high school team ... two-time state champion ... finished the year as the top-ranked golfer in the state by the Iowa High

School Golf Coaches Association ... named to all-state tournament team as a sophomore, junior and senior ... won the state championship by 16 strokes as a senior and by eight strokes as a junior ... named Iowa High School Golf Player of the Year in 2008 ... four-year honor roll scholar ... claimed the district championship as a freshman and the regional championship as a sophomore ... was an all-conference performer on the basketball team as a freshman and sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Opie and Kyong Butler ... born in South Korea ... father is the head women’s basketball coach at Graceland University ... didn’t start playing golf until March of her freshman year of high school ... majoring in sports management ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 spring and fall semesters.

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• Co-owner of the school record for career rounds (92) and career tournaments (34)• Three-time NGCA All-American Scholar

butler’s Career statistiCs RNDS YeaR aPP. RDS StRokeS WiNS t10 t25 <PaR avg. LoWSPRING 2011 6 15 1,205 0 0 1 0 80.33 73FALL 2010 5 13 1,036 0 1 3 0 79.69 74SPRING 2010 6 17 1,377 0 0 0 0 81.00 77FALL 2009 5 15 1,215 0 0 1 0 81.00 76SPRING 2009 7 21 1,724 0 0 2 0 81.10 77FALL 2008 5 11 918 0 0 0 0 83.45 77totaLS 34 92 7,557 0 1 7 0 80.39 73

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as a Junior (Spring 2011): Named NGCA Academic All-American for the third-consecutive season (2009, 2010) ... named to the Academic All-MAC first team ... earned CoSida Academic All-District second-team honors ... competed in all six events in the spring, finishing second on the team with a 76.93 scoring average (15 rounds), the best of her career ... closed the season with three-consecutive top-10 finishes, including a personal-best finish at the MAC Championships ... currently riding a streak of nine-straight rounds in the 70s ... carded two rounds at par or better and 13 of 15 rounds in the 70s ... helped the Zips break the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) ... finished in third place at the weather shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) with a score of 77 (+5) ... battling rain, cold temperatures and wind, she posted a tie for sixth place at the Indiana Invitational (April 4-5) with a two-round score of 7-over 151 ... closed out the spring tied for tenth place at the MAC Championships, posting a three-round score of 18-over 234.

as a Junior (Fall 2010): Appeared in the final three events of the fall schedule, one as an individual, posting the second-best scoring average on the squad (78.38, eight rounds) ... named MAC Golfer of the Week on Oct. 21 after capturing the MAC Preview individual title ... had four rounds in the 70s, including a round of 71 at the MAC Preview (Oct. 18), the second-lowest round of her career ... earned her first-career victory at the MAC Preview (Oct. 18-19), carding a score of 149 (71-78) ... finished in a tie for 24th place at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12) after posting rounds of 80-80-87 (247) ... competed at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Oct. 2-3) as an individual, finishing tied for 26th place with a three-round tally of 231 (81-75-75).

as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): Named NGCA Academic All-American for the second-consecutive season (2009) ... named to the MAC Aca-demic Honor Roll (2009-10) and MAC Commissioner’s Award (2009-10) ... appeared in all six events during the spring schedule, recording a scoring average of 78.65 (17 rounds) ... carded 10-of-17 rounds in the 70s, including a career-low round of 2-under 70 during the first round of the Canes and Cardinal Classic (April 5) ... posted a then-personal best finish of third place at the Canes and Cardinal Classic (April 5-6) after carding rounds of 70, 82 and 73 (225) ... her total of 225 (+9) is her best three-round score so far at Akron ... added two top-25 finishes to her top-three placing, including a tie for 18th place at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate (March 14-15) with a three-round score of 236 (82-74-80) ... finished alone in 21st place at the MAC Championship (April 23-25), carding a three-round tally of 235 (79-78-78).

as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in four-of-five events, averaging 78.92 strokes over 12 rounds ... notched a then-personal-low single-round score of 72 (83-72-77) en route to a 13th-place finish at the Ross Resorts Invitational (Oct. 26-27) ... captured 13th place at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 5-6) with 239 strokes (82-81-76) while matching a then-career-high with five birdies.

as a Freshman (Spring 2009): Earned NGCA Academic All-America status (2008-09) ... competed in all seven events, aver-aging 79.90 strokes over 21 rounds ... fired a 1-over-par 73 at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational (March 8) ... finished with a three-round score of 237 (79-79-79) in the Morehead State

Spring Kickoff (Feb. 22-24) to finish in the top-10 ... scored 12 pars in the final round of the MAC Championship (April 24-26), helping to guide Akron to a third-place tie.

as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with 853 strokes over 11 rounds for a 77.55 scoring average ... led the team with a final-round scoring average of 76.20 strokes ... was the top UA scorer at the APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-21), carding 156 strokes and tying for 11th place ... helped guide the Zips to a second-place finish at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) with 151 strokes over two rounds for an 11th-place finish behind a one-over par-73 final round ... cracked the top-10 for the first time with a 10th-place finish at the Inaugural Zippy Invitational (Sept. 29-30) after shooting a three-round score of 238 (80-78-80).

at Falu Frigymnasium: Ranked 84th on the Swedish Golf Federation ranking system ... recorded five top-10 finishes in 11 events during the summer prior to her senior season ... shot a three-day total of 221 (75-73-73) and placed fourth at the 2007 Junior Masters Invitational Finals ... shot 79-78 to place second at the Ben Hogan Cup and was the runner-up at the Skandia Tour Regional in Dalarna.

Personal: Daughter of Anders Ek and Maria Lindholm ... has two sisters, Carina Ek-Petrini (38) and Michelle Ek (36) ... has been golfing for 11 years and has been boxing for four years ... is a certified boxing instruc-tor ... father was a wax technician for the Canadian cross country ski team from 1983-98 ... majoring in mechanical engineering ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 Spring and Fall semesters.

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eK’s Career statistiCs RNDS YeaR aPP. RDS StRokeS WiNS t10 t25 <PaR avg. LoWSPRING 2011 6 15 1,154 0 3 3 2 76.93 71FALL 2010 3 8 627 1 1 2 1 78.38 71SPRING 2010 6 17 1,337 0 1 3 1 78.65 70FALL 2009 4 12 947 0 0 2 0 78.92 72SPRING 2009 7 21 1,678 0 1 4 0 79.90 73FALL 2008 5 11 853 0 1 4 0 77.55 73totaLS 31 84 6,596 1 7 16 4 78.52 70


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as a Junior (Spring 2011): Competed in all six events in the spring and lead the squad with five top-five finishes and a scoring average of 74.53 (15 rounds) ... earned First-Team All-MAC honors for the second time in her career (2009-2010) ... named MAC Golfer of the Week twice (Feb. 24 and March 9) ... tied her career-low round of 70 during the third round of the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 16) ... helped the Zips break the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) ... extended her streak of rounds in the 70s to 25, the longest of her career, after carding all 15 rounds under 80 in the spring ... had four rounds at par or better ... did not finish outside the top-15 at any event ... posted three of the top-four individual three-round scores in school history ... has finished in the top-five in seven of the last eight events dating back to the fall ... opened the spring with a tie for fifth at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (Feb. 20-22) with a score of 3-over 219 ... followed that up with a tie for second place at the Rio Verde Invitational (March 4-6) with a three-round score of 6-over 222 ... tied for third place at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam with an even-par 216 ... finished in a tie for 14th place at the Indiana Invitational (April 4-5) with a tally of 11-over 155 ... carded a round of 78 to finish fourth at the weather-shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) ... closed the season with a personal and school-best finish at the MAC Champi-onships, finishing tied for fifth place (231, +15) to earn all-tournament team honors.

as a Junior (Fall 2010): Appeared in all five events, leading the team with a 76.00 scoring average (13 rounds) ... extended her streak of rounds in the 70s to 13-straight before posting an 84 during the first round of the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 20) ... posted five top-25 finishes and 12 rounds in the 70s ... closed the season with a streak of 10-consecutive rounds in the 70s, the second-longest streak of her career ... posted a second-place finish at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 2-3), helping the Zips to their first team title in program history (227, 79-73-75) ... closed out the season with a third-place finish at the MAC Preview (Oct. 18-19), carding identical rounds of 76 (152) ... opened the fall slate with a tie for 11th place at the Chip-N Club Invitational with a total of 151 (75-76) ... at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 20-21), recorded a three-round score of 228 (84-70-74) to finish in a tie for 13th place ... her round of 70 (second round) at the Cincinnati event tied her career low round ... finished in a 21st-place tie at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Oct. 2-3) with a score of 230 (74-78-78).

as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll (2009-10) ... competed in all six events on the spring schedule, post-ing a team-best scoring average of 75.71 (17 rounds) ... named first-team All-MAC ... earned MAC Golfer of the Week on two occasions (March 19 and April 8) ... closed out the schedule with 11-consecutive rounds in the 70s, including a career-low-tying round of 70 at the Canes and Cardinals Classic (April 5) ... had 14 total rounds in the 70s ... posted two of her three career victories during the Spring slate, capturing the individual titles at the Claud Ja-cobs Intercollegiate (March 14-15) and the Canes and Cardi-nals Classic (April 5-6) ... posted the first under par tournament score in the program’s brief history, finishing with a 1-under 215 (73-70-72) at the Canes and Cardinals Classic ... earned the in-dividual title at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate after carding a three-round score of 223 (74-77-72) ... finished in a fourth-place tie at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate (March 19-20) after

posting rounds of 77 and 72 (149) ... closed out the schedule with a tie for 13th place at the MAC Championship event (April 23-25), firing rounds of 76, 75 and 77 (228).

as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in all five events, posting a scor-ing average of 75.80 over 15 rounds ... named MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 29) ... recorded four top-five finishes ... finished fourth at the Cin-cinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 28-29) after carding a 228 (74-78-76) ... also took fourth at the MAC Preview (Oct. 12-13) with 227 strokes (74-75-78) and the Ross Resorts Invitational (Oct. 26-27) with 225 strokes (74-76-75) ... captured fifth place at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 5-6) after carding a 232 (73-77-82) ... first-round score of 73 was a low for the season.

as a Freshman (Spring 2009): All-MAC Second-Team honoree ... com-peted in six events, posting a 79.17 scoring average over 18 rounds ... placed in the top-25 in all but one event ... finished seventh at the Tina Barrett Longwood Invite (March 30-31) with a 242 (80-84-78) ... cap-tured 11th place at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate (March 21-22) after carding 155 strokes (78-77) over two rounds ... also tallied a pair of 17th-place finishes at the Eastern Kentucky Spring Invitational (80-78-76 - 234) on April 11-12 and MAC Championship (81-85-79-82 - 327) on April 24-26.

as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with a 75.55 scoring average over 11 rounds ... named MAC Golfer of the Week on Sept. 26th ... led the Zips in scoring four times, including each of the program’s first four events and culminating with a top finish at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) ... fired a two-under 70 in the final round to finish with a two-day score of 144 strokes to claim her first individual title among the 74-player field ... logged another top-five finish by tak-ing fifth place at the Zippy Invitational (Sept. 29-30) with a three-round score of 232 (78-73-81) to lead the Zips to their second-straight second-place finish ... tied for 11th place individually in her first collegiate event, carding a two-round score of 146 (71-75) at the Great Smokies Colle-giate (Sept. 15-16).

at Cypress Bay High School: Ranked 44th in the nation by Golfweek among the 2008 class ... fifteen American Junior Gold Association fin-ishes ... recorded two top-10 finishes at events held by the AJGA during the summer of 2007 ... finished 10th at the AJGA Taylor Woodrow Jr. after shooting 78-72-77 ... placed ninth at the AJGA Birks and Mayors Jr. with a 75-71-75 ... also finished fourth with a four-day total of 299 (78-75-74) at the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship ... awarded the South Florida PGA Junior Tour Low Stroke Average Award in 2006 with a 73.25 average ... also recorded three South Florida PGA Junior tour victories, including the Tour Championship - shooting a 73-73 to win ... recorded two top-20 finishes at AJGA events in 2006 and finished second at the Optimist International Tournament of Champi-ons, shooting 80-74 ... was the runner-up at the Nike Golf Junior Cham-pionship in 2005 and 2004 ... presented the South Florida PGA Junior Tour Ed Ficker Sportsmanship Award in 2006 ... graduated with honors and maintained a 3.9 GPA throughout her four years.

Personal: Daughter of David and Julie Hill ... has a sister, Amanda (17) ... great-grandfather competed on the rowing team at Harvard from 1912-13 ... majoring in communications ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 spring and fall semesters.

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• Three career victories• Two-time First-team All-MAC• Owns 12 school records

hill’s Career statistiCs RNDS YeaR aPP. RDS StRokeS WiNS t10 t25 <PaR avg. LoWSPRING 2011 6 15 1,118 0 5 6 3 74.53 70FALL 2010 5 13 988 0 2 5 1 76.00 70SPRING 2010 6 17 1,287 2 3 4 1 75.71 70FALL 2009 5 15 1,137 0 4 5 0 75.80 73SPRING 2009 6 18 1,425 0 1 5 0 79.17 75FALL 2008 5 11 831 1 2 5 2 75.55 70totaLS 33 89 6,786 3 17 30 7 76.27 70


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as a Junior (Spring 2011): Named Academic All-MAC honorable men-tion ... appeared in three of six events of the season ... finished fourth on the team with a 79.44 scoring average over nine rounds ... helped the Zips break the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) ... opened the season tied for 85th at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (Feb. 20-22) with a score of 238 (+22) ... carded a score of 240 (+24) to finish tied for 54th place at the Rio Verde Invita-tional (March 4-6) ... finished tied for 63rd at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam with a three-round tally of 21-over 237.

as a Junior (Fall 2010): Competed in all five events during the Fall, fin-ishing third on the team with a scoring average of 79.69 (13 rounds) ... extended her rounds in the 70s streak from the spring to six rounds ... scored in the 70s on eight occasions, including a stretch of five-straight rounds ... had two top-15 finishes on the season ... finished in a tie for 12th place at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12), helping the Zips to the program’s first team title ... posted rounds of 75, 79 and 87 during the event (241) ... opened the fall slate with a tie for 14th place at the Chip-N Club Invitational (Sept. 13-14) after posting a score of 152 (78-74).

as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): Appeared in all six events (17 rounds) for the Zips, posting a scoring average of 79.06 ... earned two top-15 finishes and posted eight rounds in the 70s ... tied her career-best round of 73 during the final rounds of the Mid-American Conference Champi-onship (April 25) ... ended the season with four-consecutive rounds in the 70s ... posted a season-best finish at the First Market Bank Intercol-legiate (March 19-20), finishing tied for eighth place after firing rounds of 78 and 74 (152) ... closed out the spring slate with a tie for 11th place at the MAC Championship (April 23-25) with a three-round score of 227 (75-79-73).

as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in all five events, finishing 15 rounds with a 79.33 scoring average ... recorded a trio of top-25 finish-es, carding 226 strokes (75-76-75) to place 18th at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup (Sept. 21-22), 242 strokes (78-80-84) to place 20th at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 5-6) and 238 strokes (80-79-79) for a 23rd-place finish at Ross Resorts Invitational (Oct. 26-27) ... fired a season-low round score of 75 strokes at the Cardinal Cup.

as a Freshman (Spring 2009): Competed in four events, finishing 12 rounds with an 81.42 scoring average ... carded a 23rd-place finish at the Eastern Kentucky University Spring Invitational (April 11-12) ... led the Zips in scoring at the MAC Championship (April 24-26) with a one-over-par 73 in the final round to finish 12th overall.

as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with 860 strokes over 11 rounds and a 78.18 scoring average ... shot a season-low, single-round score of 73 strokes in the first round of her first collegiate event at the Great Smokies Inter-collegiate (Sept. 15-16) en route to a 16th-place finish (73-74) individually ... helped guide the Zips to a second-place finish with a two-round score of 151 strokes (77-74) at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) and an 11th place finish individually ... tied for 16th place individually at the Inaugural Zippy Invitational (Sept. 29-30) with a three-round score of 240 (80-80-80) strokes as UA claimed second place for the second-consecutive week.

at Rootstown High School: Earned three letters as a member of the varsity golf team ... named to all-district first team ... was the team cap-tain and MVP as a senior ... placed 12th at the OHSAA Division I state tournament ... brought home sectional championships in ‘06 and ‘07 ... named Northern Ohio PGA girls player of the year for the 16 to 19 age bracket ... part of a team that won the first conference championship in school history as a sophomore ... claimed the league title again as a senior after posting a 24-1 record ... Portage Country junior amateur champion ‘08 ... also was a four-year letterwinner in track ... three-time MVP of the bowling team ... distinguished honor roll member for 13 quarters.

Personal: Daughter of Bernie and Susan Jenior ... has five brothers, Mar-ty (41), Brian (40), Pat (37), Mike (24) and Ben (23) ... can speak German ... majoring in sports management ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 spring and fall semesters.

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rootStown HigH ScHool

• Has 12 top-25 finishes• Owns the four-round scoring school record

Jenior’s Career statistiCs RNDS YeaR aPP. RDS StRokeS WiNS t10 t25 <PaR avg. LoWSPRING 2011 3 9 715 0 0 0 0 79.44 75FALL 2010 5 13 1,048 0 0 2 0 80.62 74SPRING 2010 6 17 1,344 0 1 2 0 79.06 73FALL 2009 5 15 1,190 0 0 3 0 79.33 75SPRING 2009 4 12 977 0 0 2 0 81.42 73FALL 2008 5 11 860 0 0 3 0 78.18 73totaLS 28 77 6,134 0 1 12 0 79.66 73


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as a Junior (Spring 2011): Named NGCA Academic All-American for the third-consecutive season (2009, 2010) ... named Academic All-MAC honorable mention ... appeared in all six events in the spring, posting a career-best average of 78.53 over 15 rounds ... her scoring average was third on the team ... tied her career-low round of 72 at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 15) ... carded six rounds of 76 or better ... finished in the top-25 on three occasions ... helped the Zips break the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) ... finished tied for sixth place at the rain-shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) with a score of 80 (+8) ... finished tied for 14th place with a season-low score of 7-over 223 at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam ... concluded the season with a top-20 finish at the MAC Championships, carding a three-round tally of 237 (+21) to finish in a tie for 17th place.

as a Junior (Fall 2010): Competed in all five events, including two as an individual, recording a scoring average of 80.69 (13 rounds) ... had five rounds in the 70s, including rounds of 76 and 79 (155) to finish tied for 30th place at the season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational (Sept. 13-14) ... closed out the fall calendar with two top-20 finishes, playing both as an individual ... finished off the campaign with a season-best finish at the Mid-American Conference Preview (Oct. 18-19), finishing in a tie for 13th place with a two-round score of 160 (78-82) ... the previous week, she carded a three-round tally of 243 (81-79-83) to finish in a tie for 16th place at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12).

as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): NGCA Academic All-American for the second-consecutive season (2009) ... named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll (2009-10) and MAC Commissioner’s Award (2009-10) ... ap-peared in all six events on the spring schedule ... recorded a scoring average of 82.71 (17 rounds) ... posted six rounds in the 70s, including a round of 73 at the Edwin Watt/Kiawah Island Classic (Feb. 21-23) ... her round of 73 was the second-lowest of her Akron career (72) ... her lone top-20 finish came at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate (March 19-20), where she finished tied for 19th place (157, 78-79).

as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in all five events, posting a scoring average of 79.53 over 15 rounds ... recorded a pair of top-20 finishes, highlighted by a No. 7 designation at the MAC Preview (Oct. 12-13) with a three-round score of 231 strokes (76-77-78) and a per-sonal-best six birdie putts ... captured 16th place at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 28-29) after carding 236 strokes (79-81-76).

as a Freshman (Spring 2009): Earned NGCA Academic All-America sta-tus (2008-09) ... competed in all seven events, averaging 80.86 over 21 rounds ... notched three top-20 finishes ... captured seventh place at the Tina Barrett Longwood Invite (March 30-31) after carding 242 strokes (84-78-80) ... finished 16th at the Morehead State Spring Kickoff (Feb. 23-24) with 241 strokes (84-76-81) ... also grabbed 18th place at the Rio Verde Invita-tional (March 7-8) with 231 strokes (79-75-77).

as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with 871 strokes over 11 rounds for a scoring average of 79.18 ... cracked the top-10 for the first time with a seventh-place

finish at the Zippy Invitational (Sept. 29-30) after carding a three-round score of 233 (83-72-78) ... her par score of 72 in the second round of the Zippy Invitational was a collegiate low ... helped the Zips capture sec-ond place at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) with a 21st-place finish after logging a two-round score of 155 (76-79).

at Saddlebrook Preparatory School: Ranked 82nd in the nation by Golf-week among the 2008 class ... shot a tournament-low score of 72-69 at the IJGT at Saddlebrook in the fall of her senior year ... named the school’s hardest worker and player of the year ... registered four top-10 finishes as a junior and a pair of top-five finishes as a sophomore ... fired a three-day total of 232 (77-81-74) at the Florida Junior Golf Tour event at Bellaire Country Club in 2007 ... tied for fifth place with an 80-81 at a FCWT event held at the TPC Sawgrass course ... tied for second at the Florida Junior Governor’s Cup at Mission Inn where she shot 76-77-83 in 2006 ... recorded an individual win at the IJGT at Saddlebrook with a score of 74-71 as a sophomore ... fell just short of defending her title by shooting a 72-69 and finished third, but improved on her two-day total that won the event the previous year ... was the National Honors Society secretary, an honors graduate and a student council senior class representative.

Personal: Daughter of Pat and Lisa Etcheberry ... has one sister, Mallory (16) ... father was an Olympic track and field athlete and competed at Kentucky ... her father served as the trainer for all men’s and women’s in-tercollegiate teams with the Wildcats and currently serves as a strength coach for professional athletes ... grandfather, Don Weller, played bas-ketball at Georgetown University ... uncle, Mike Weller, played golf for the Hoyas ... majoring in corporate finance ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 spring and fall semesters.

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etCheberry’s Career statistiCs RNDS YeaR aPP. RDS StRokeS WiNS t10 t25 <PaR avg. LoWSPRING 2011 6 15 1,178 0 0 3 0 78.53 72FALL 2010 5 13 1,049 0 0 2 0 80.69 76SPRING 2010 6 17 1,406 0 0 1 0 82.71 73FALL 2009 5 15 1,193 0 1 2 0 79.53 75SPRING 2009 7 21 1,193 0 1 3 0 80.57 75FALL 2008 5 11 871 0 1 2 0 79.18 72totaLS 34 92 7,395 0 3 13 0 80.39 72


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as a Freshman (Spring 2011): Competed in four of six events, one as an individual, posting an average of 80.33 (nine rounds) ... carded a career-best round of 76 during the first round of the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14) ... tied for 28th at the weather-shortened BGSU Fal-con Invitational (April 16-17) with a round of 85 (+13) ... finished tied for 31st place in her first MAC Championship event (April 22-24), carding a three-round score of 247 (+31) ... posted a two-round score of 16-over 160 to finish tied for 36th at the Indiana Invitational (April 4-5) ... carded a score of 231 (+15) to conclude the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) tied for 40th while playing as an individual.

as a Freshman (Fall 2010): Appeared in all five events to open her Ak-ron career, recording a scoring average of 82.08 in 13 rounds of play ... posted a then-career-best round of 79 on three occasions, including the third round of the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 21) and the second and third rounds of the Nittany Lion Invitational (Oct. 2-3) ... earned the first top-25 finish of her career at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12) after posting a three-round score of 246 (80-82-84).

Prior to akron: Finished ninth at the 2009 El Tiempo Cup National in Bogota, Colombia ... was the champion at the Enrique Santos Interna-tional in Ecuador in 2008 ... placed second at the Military CC Colum-bian National Junior Tournament in 2007 ... also took third at the San Andres International Junior Tournament of Colombia ... finished 16th at the 2009 Teens on the Green World Championship at the PGA National.

Personal: Daughter of Carlos Julio Chaves and Evelin Jaimes ... was born in Bogota, Colombia ... has one younger brother, David (16) ... at-tended Abraham Lincoln High School ... first language is Spanish ... was a member of the soccer team at Abraham Lincoln and finished in the top-five of her class academically ... majoring in business.

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as a Freshman (Spring 2011): Competed in one event, finishing tied for 44th place at the weather-shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) with a round of 88 (+16).

as a Freshman (Fall 2010): Appeared in two events, competing in both as an individual ... posted a six-round scoring average of 85.50 ... fin-ished tied for 35th place at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12) with a three-round tally of 252 (80-79-83) ... carded a score of 261 (84-87-90) at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 20-21) to finish tied for 83rd place.

at Canfield High School: Was a two-time All-Northeast Ohio Second Team honoree ... qualified for the Junior PGA Championship in 2008 ... led Canfield to a pair of sectional championships ... set school records for lowest home 18-hole round (78) and lowest sectional score (83) ... also a two-time all-conference performer and received academic All-Ohio honors.

Personal: Daughter of Paul and Marilyn Graff ... majoring in sports man-agement ... plays euphonium for the University of Akron Concert Band ... named to the Dean’s List for the 2010 fall semester.

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at katrinelunds athletic HS: Ranked 58th in the 2010 Swedish Girls Rankings ... placed in the top-10 in seven events in 2010, including a runner-up finish at the Grappas Junior Open (78-73) ... posted a season-low round of 69 at the Dalsland Resort Ladies Open ... recorded a third-place finish at the Skandia Tour rik #4-Varmland event (75-76) ... finished in the top-five at the Skandia Tour rik#3-Goteborg (82-78) and the Carl Pettersson Hovas Junior Open (77-79).

Personal: Born Feb. 4, 1992 ... daughter of Lennart and Katarina Johans-son ... has one brother, Daniel ... majoring in civil engineering.

at tippecanoe HS: Was a four-year letterwinner at THS ... qualified for the state tournament three times, helping Tippecanoe to a runner-up finish in the Division II state tournament as a sophomore ... assisted in three conference titles in four seasons ... posted back-to-back third-place finishes in the state championships as a sophomore and junior ... named First-Team All-Ohio as a sophomore and junior ... won the sectional tournament three-straight years ... earned a district medalist finish as a sophomore ... named to the All-Central Buckeye Conference academic team in 2008 and 2009 ... 106th in the Junior Golf Score-board Rankings for players in the 2011 class and 69th in the American Junior Golf Association Rankings for the 2011 class ... qualified for the 2010 USGA Girls Junior Amateur Championship, the 35th Junior PGA Championship and the 2010 and 2011 USGA Women’s Amateur Public Links events ... represented Ohio in the Ohio vs. Pennsylvania Match Play event from 2007-09 ... was the 2009 Ohio Junior Girls champion.

Personal: Born May 19, 1993 ... daughter of Scott and Tracy Murray ... has one sister, Lindsey ... mother, Tracy, played softball at Dayton ... aunt played basketball and softball at Findlay and is a member of the school’s hall of fame ... grandfather played football for Rutgers ... majoring in exercise science.

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• Ranked 69th in the AJGA 2011 rankings• 2010 and 2011 USGA Women’s Amateur Public Links qualifier


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Jenny King, who has built The University of Akron women’s golf program from the ground up, is in her fourth competitive season at UA after be-ing named head coach in April 2007.

In three seasons, the program has grown into a competitor for individual and team titles, against both non-conference competition and Mid-American Conference foes. Through three seasons, the Zips have won one event, posted 12 top-five finishes and earned four individual tour-nament titles in 34 events. Additionally, individual honors have included three All-MAC selections (Kristen Hill - 2011 First Team, 2010 First Team, 2009 Second Team) and seven MAC Golfer of the Week honors (Hill, 6; Hanna Ek, 1).

For the third time in three seasons, three Zips under the watch of King – Amanda Butler, Hanna Ek and Tyler Etcheberry – earned National Golf Coaches Association All-America Scholar status. For each, it was the third honor and helped vault Akron into the top 10 in team GPA in the nation (3.697). UA tied Gustavus Adolphus College for tenth place, the highest finish in program history.

Ek, Butler, Etcheberry and Katie Jenior were all named Academic All-MAC, with Ek making the first team. Ek was also named to the Capital One Academic All-District® Women’s At-Large Second Team for District IV by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the first player in program history to earn that honor. Ek has a 3.98 cumula-tive GPA through the 2010-11 academic year while studying mechanical engineering.

After a successful 2010 fall campaign, the 2011 spring season saw the Zips break several school records as a team and by an individual. As a team, Akron broke the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16, 2011). Their score of 293 during the final round came one day after the Zips tied the school record with a round of 296. The three-round score of 891 broke the previous program mark by 19 strokes. The season also saw Hill earn two MAC Golfer of the Week honors as the Zips would finish the year with five top-six finishes in six events, capped off with a tie for fourth place at the MAC Champion-ships. Additional records for the season included Hill bettering her sea-son average (75.21) and career average (76.27) marks.

The fall 2010 season saw the Zips reach new heights as Akron won its first team title in program history at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12, 2010). Behind five top-25 performances, the Zips won the team title by four strokes. Ek earned the program’s fourth individual title in 28 events, taking 2010 MAC Preview individual honors (Oct. 18-19, 2010). UA finished in the top-10 in all five events.

During the 2010 spring campaign, the Zips closed out the season on a strong note, posting four-consecutive top-five finishes. Akron just missed the program’s first team title at the First Market Bank Intercol-legiate (March 19-20, 2010), finishing seven strokes behind the tourna-ment-winner William and Mary. The slate saw then-sophomore Hill win two individual crowns, earn two MAC Golfer of the Week honors and First-Team All-MAC.

After a pair of competitive showings in the first two tournaments of fall 2009, Akron hit its stride, sparked by a third-place designation (among

15 teams) at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational in early October. UA then captured third place among a 16-team field at the Duramed MAC Preview (Oct. 12-13, 2009) the following week and capped off its im-pressive fall campaign with a fifth-place finish at the Ross Resorts Invita-tional (Oct. 26-27, 2009).

As a team, the Zips not only showed great resolve for such a young squad but took a wave of confidence, based on those early successes during the fall, into the spring 2009 season. The season was highlighted by the program’s third runner-up finish at the Tina Barrett Longwood Invitational (March 30-31) at the Manor Resort Golf Club in Farmville, Va. UA carded 971 strokes (326-326-319) to capture second place among the competitive 12-team field.

First-year player Jenior led a trio of top-20 finishers for Akron with a 12th-place designation at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, as UA made an instant impact at its first ever league championship (April 24-26, 2009). The spring slate culminated with a tie for third place at the MAC Championship. For her consistent play all year long, first-year standout Hill not only became the program’s first MAC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 26, 2008) but also earned Second-Team All-MAC honors. Under King’s guidance, Hill captured her first collegiate win in just her second tournament as a collegian at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23, 2008) at The Players Club in Muncie, Ind.

Moreover, UA golfers were getting it done in the classroom as well as three standouts - Butler, Ek and Etcheberry - were named to the NGCA All-America Scholar Team.

The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of collegiate athletics. The minimum cumulative grade-point average is 3.50 and student-athletes must have competed in at least 50 percent (Division I) and 66 percent (Division II and III) of the college’s regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.

Butler, a sports management major at UA, posted a 3.52 GPA in 2008-09 while teammates Ek, a mechanical engineering major, recorded a 4.0 GPA and Etcheberry, a business major, carried a 3.67 GPA. Just 410 women’s golfers were selected nationwide among Divisions I, II and III for the prestigious distinction.

This academic excellence has continued through 2010 as the Zips en-tered the spring campaign with a lofty cumulative team GPA of 3.25. Hill’s development continued during summer when she qualified for the 2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, which features some of the most talented female amateur golfers in the nation.

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head coach jenny kinG | GRaduate assistant kiRsty o’connoRWith a handpicked, all-freshman starting lineup, UA hit the ground run-ning in its inaugural season in 2008. The Zips burst on the scene with four top-10 finishes in five events during the fall, including back-to-back runner-up placings.

Prior to her arrival at Akron, King spent four seasons (2003-07) as an as-sistant coach at her alma mater, the University of Kentucky. Part of her role as an assistant with the Wildcats included her leading the junior varsity from 2003-05, assisting in the organization of the annual Wildcat Fall Invitational and practices, providing instruction and recruiting.

King led the Kentucky JV squad to three tournament titles, winning team titles in 2004 and 2006, and tallied one runner-up finish with the varsity team. While at Kentucky, eight different players earned Academic All-SEC and four were tabbed National Golf Coaches Association Aca-demic All-Americans, while Beth Felts was named 2007 SEC Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Prior to returning to Kentucky, King was head coach at Transylvania Uni-versity from 2001-03. During her first season as head coach, she led the Pioneers to a No. 23 national ranking in the NAIA. In 2002, the Pioneers climbed as high as a No. 16 ranking in the NCAA Division III polls after their transition from the NAIA ranks. Under her direction, Transylvania claimed four team titles and five individual student-athletes won medal-ist honors.

In addition, the Pioneers, who were Heartland Collegiate Athletic Con-ference conference runners-up, qualified for the 2002 NAIA National Championship, where the squad placed 16th and Pioneer Catherine Benson finished runner-up individually, falling in a playoff. Benson would end her career as a two-time All-American, adding Academic All-Amer-ica honors. Also under King’s leadership, Claire Baugh and Kendall Sti-vers were named HCAC All-Tournament, Megan Williams was the 2002 HCAC Freshman of the Year and Danielle Lahmers and Stivers were se-lected HCAC Academic Honor Students.

King also has served as a PGA Apprentice, an assistant golf professional at the University Club of Kentucky in Lexington and as a golf operations assistant at Lexington Country Club. She additionally served as a golf operations assistant at Andover Country Club in Lexington.

A four-year member of the Kentucky golf team, King was team cap-tain in 2000. During her collegiate career, she recorded one top-10 and three top-20 finishes, playing in 40 of the team’s scheduled 44 tourna-ments during her career. She was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll from 1999-2001 and was inducted into the University of Kentucky’s Frank G. Ham Society of Character in 2000.

King, who lives in West Akron with her husband Jason, received her bachelor of business administration from Kentucky in 2001 and her Mas-ter of Education – with an emphasis in sports leadership – from UK in 2006.

Kirsty O’Connor is in her second season as the graduate assistant for the Zips, joining Head Coach Jenny King’s staff after a success collegiate career at Ball State.

A 2010 graduate of BSU, she was a four-year letterwinner for the Car-dinals, posting eight top-five finishes, including two individual wins and two runner-up finishes. Additionally, she posted 15 top-15 and 25 top-25 finishes and set school records for 18-hole (69) and 36-hole (143) scores. She completed her career with a 77.33 career scoring average, which ranks second in Ball State history.

In 2009, she was named the Mid-American Conference Sportswoman of the Year. She also earned Second-Team All-MAC in 2008 and was named MAC Golfer of the Week on four occasions during her career.

O’Connor earned her bachelor’s degree in German, with a minor in French. She earned NGCA Academic All-American Scholar and MAC Honor Roll status all four years, in addition to earning the MAC Commis-sioners and MAC Presidential awards.

Born in Burnley, England, she was the 2008 Welsh Ladies National Champion and was a representative for Wales at the 2008 European Ladies Team Championships in Sweden.

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Fall ResultsDate touRnament RD-1 RD-2 RD-3 total Finish low PlayeRSept. 13-14 Chip-N Club Invitational 309 309 -- 618 t-7th of 15 Kristen Hill (t-11th)Sept. 20-21 Cincinnati Fall Classic 336 310 304 950 10th of 16 Kristen Hill (t-13th)Oct. 2-3 Nittany Lion Invitational 308 315 313 936 t-8th of 17 Kristen Hill (t-21st)Oct. 11-12 Third Annual Zippy Invitational 314 308 328 950 1st of 12 Kristen Hill (2nd)Oct. 18-19 2010 Mid-American Conference Preview 309 323 -- 632 2nd of 10 Hanna Ek (1st)

sPRing ResultsDate touRnament RD-1 RD-2 RD-3 total Finish low PlayeRFeb. 20-22 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 305 303 302 910 t-5th of 33 Kristen Hill (t-5th)March 4-6 Rio Verde Invitational 316 305 310 931 6th of 17 Kristen Hill (t-2nd)March 14-16 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam 302 296 293 891 6th of 14 Kristen Hill (t-3rd)April 4-5 Indiana Invitational 315 314 -- 639 8th of 15 Hanna Ek (t-6th)April 16-17 BGSU Falcon Invitational 317 -- -- 317 2nd of 13 Hanna Ek (3rd)April 22-24 Mid-American Conference Championship 319 315 309 943 t-4th of 9 Kristen Hill (t-5th) individual summary Best toP toPPlayeR events RounDs stRokes avg. 54-hole Finish 25Kristen Hill 11 28 2,109 75.32 216 2nd 11Hanna Ek* 9 23 1,781 77.45 227 1st 5Tyler Etcheberry** 11 28 2,227 79.54 223 t-6th 5Amanda Butler 11 28 2,240 80.00 226 t-9th 4Katie Jenior 8 22 1,763 80.14 232 t-12th 2Sara Chaves* 9 22 1,790 81.36 231 23rd 1Natalie Sheerer* 1 3 251 83.67 251 t-32nd 0Whitney Graff*** 4 7 601 85.86 252 t-35th 0team 161 12,762 79.27 28* Number of tournaments competed as an individual

individual Best rounds for 2010-11 (Par)

PaR scoRe name touRnament (RounD) Date-2 70 Kristen Hill Lumberjack Shootout (3)& March 16 70 Kristen Hill Cincinnati Fall Classic (2)& Sept. 20-1 71 Hanna Ek 2010 MAC Preview (1) Oct. 18 71 Kristen Hill EW/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 22 71 Kristen Hill Lumberjack Shootout (1) March 14 71 Hanna Ek Lumberjack Shootout (3) March 16E 72 Hanna Ek EW/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 22 72 Kristen Hill Rio Verde Invitational (1) March 4 72 Tyler Etcheberry Lumberjack Shootout (2) March 15+1 73 Kristen Hill Zippy Invitational (2) Oct. 11 73 Kristen Hill EW/Kiawah Island Classic (1) Feb. 20 73 Kristen Hill Rio Verde Invitational (2) March 5 73 Amanda Butler Lumberjack Shootout (2) March 15& Tied School Record

individual Best tournament for 2010-11 (Par)

two-RounD totalsPaR scoRe name touRnament scoRes+5 149 Hanna Ek 2010 MAC Preview 71-78+7 151 Kristen Hill Chip-N Club Invitational 75-76 151 Hanna Ek Indiana Invitational 77-74+8 152 Katie Jenior Chip-N Club Invitational 78-74 152 Kristen Hill 2010 MAC Preview 76-76+11 155 Tyler Etcheberry Chip-N Club Invitational 76-79 155 Kristen Hill Indiana Invitational 79-76

thRee-RounD totalsPaR scoRe name touRnament scoResE 216 Kristen Hill Lumberjack Shootout 71-75-70+3 219 Kristen Hill EW/Kiawah Island Classic 73-75-71+6 222 Kristen Hill Rio Verde Invitational 72-73-77+7 223 Tyler Etcheberry Lumberjack Shootout 75-72-76+10 226 Amanda Butler Lumberjack Shootout 77-73-76+11 227 Kristen Hill Zippy Invitational 79-73-75 227 Hanna Ek EW/Kiawah Island Classic 78-77-72 227 Hanna Ek Lumberjack Shootout 79-77-71

Best team rounds (Par)

PaR scoRe touRnament (RounD) Date+5 293 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (3)# March 16+8 296 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (2) March 15+14 302 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 22 302 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (1) March 14+15 303 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (2) Feb. 21+16 304 Cincinnati Fall Classic (3) Sept. 21+17 305 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (1) Feb. 20 305 Rio Verde Invitational (2) March 5+20 308 Nittany Lion Invitational (1) Oct. 2 308 Third Annual Zippy Invitational (2) Oct. 11+21 309 Chip-N Club Invitational (1) Sept. 13 309 Chip-N Club Invitational (2) Sept. 14 309 2010 MAC Preview (1) Oct. 18 309 2011 MAC Championship (3) April 24# School Record

Best team tournaments (Par)

two-RounD totalsPaR scoRe touRnament scoRes+42 618 Chip-N Club Invitational 309-309+53 639 Indiana Invitational 315-314 +56 632 Mid-American Conference Preview 309-323

thRee-RounD totalsPaR scoRe touRnament scoRes+27 891 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam# 302-296-293+46 910 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 305-303-302+67 931 Rio Verde Invitational 316-305-310+72 936 Nittany Lion Invitational 308-315-313+79 943 MAC Championship 319-315-309# School Record


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touRnament 1-2-3 total PaR FinishChip-N Club Invitational 82-82 164 +20 t-76th (87)Cincinnati Fall Classic 82-78-74 235 +19 t-22nd (90)Nittany Lion Invitational 78-81-77 236 +20 t-41st (94)Zippy Invitational 80-76-82 238 +22 t-9th (74)2010 MAC Preview 81-82 163 +19 t-21st (60)Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 91-80-77 248 +32 t-131st (172)Rio Verde Invitational 83-79-75 237 +21 t-39th (90)Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam 77-73-76 226 +10 t-30th (83)Indiana Invitational 83-82 165 +21 t-64th (86)BGSU Falcon Invitational 82 82 +10 t-11th (76)2011 MAC Championships 87-81-79 247 +31 t-31st (45)

sara chaves

touRnament 1-2-3 total PaR FinishChip-N Club Invitational 80-80 160 +16 t-58th (87)Cincinnati Fall Classic 85-85-79 249 +33 t-64th (90)Nittany Lion Invitational 83-79-79 241 +25 t-64th (94)Third Annual Zippy Invitational 80-82-84 246 +30 23rd (74)2010 MAC Preview 84-87 171 +27 t-41st (60)Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam* 76-78-77 231 +15 t-40th (83)Indiana Invitational 78-82 160 +16 t-36th (86)BGSU Falcon Invitational 85 85 +13 t-28th (76)2011 MAC Championships 81-85-81 247 +31 t-31st (45)

hanna ek

touRnament 1-2-3 total PaR FinishNittany Lion Invitational* 81-75-75 231 +15 t-26th (94)Third Annual Zippy Invitational 80-80-87 247 +31 t-24th (74)2010 MAC Preview 71-78 149 +5 1st (60)Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 78-77-72 227 +11 t-27th (172)Rio Verde Invitational 80-78-80 238 +22 t-45th (90)Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam 79-77-71 227 +11 t-32nd (83)Indiana Invitational 77-74 151 +7 t-6th (86)BGSU Falcon Invitational 77 77 +5 3rd (76)2011 MAC Championships 79-79-76 234 +18 t-10th (45)

tyler etcheBerry

touRnament 1-2-3 total PaR FinishChip-N Club Invitational 76-79 155 +11 t-30th (87)Cincinnati Fall Classic 85-84-77 246 +30 t-55th (90)Nittany Lion Invitational 80-84-81 245 +29 t-74th (94)Third Annual Zippy Invitational* 81-79-83 243 +27 t-16th (74)2010 MAC Preview* 78-82 160 +16 t-13th (60)Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 74-75-82 231 +15 t-46th (172)Rio Verde Invitational 81-85-78 244 +28 t-63rd (90)Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam 75-72-76 223 +7 t-14th (83)Indiana Invitational 81-82 163 +19 t-54th (86)BGSU Falcon Invitational 80 80 +8 t-6th (76)2011 MAC Championships 82-76-79 237 +21 t-17th (45)

whitney GRaff

touRnament 1-2-3 total PaR FinishCincinnati Fall Classic* 84-87-90 261 +45 t-83rd (90)Third Annual Zippy Invitational* 80-79-93 252 +36 t-35th (74)BGSU Falcon Invitational* 88 88 +16 t-44th (76)

kristen hill

touRnament 1-2-3 total PaR FinishChip-N Club Invitational 75-76 151 +7 t-11th (87)Cincinnati Fall Classic 84-70-74 228 +12 t-13th (90)Nittany Lion Invitational 74-78-78 230 +14 t-21st (94)Third Annual Zippy Invitational 79-73-75 227 +11 2nd (70)2010 MAC Preview 76-76 152 +8 3rd (60)Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 73-75-71 219 +3 t-5th (172)Rio Verde Invitational 72-73-77 222 +6 t-2nd (90)Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam 71-75-70 216 E t-3rd (83)Indiana Invitational 79-76 155 +11 t-14th (86)BGSU Falcon Invitational 78 78 +6 4th (76)2011 MAC Championships 77-79-75 231 +15 t-5th (45)

katie Jenior

touRnament 1-2-3 total PaR FinishChip-N Club Invitational 78-74 152 +8 t-14th (87)Cincinnati Fall Classic 89-78-86 253 +37 t-71st (90)Nittany Lion Invitational 76-77-79 232 +16 t-28th (94)Third Annual Zippy Invitational 75-79-87 241 +25 t-12th (74)2010 MAC Preview 81-89 170 +26 t-38th (60)Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic 80-76-82 238 +22 t-85th (172)Rio Verde Invitational 84-75-81 240 +24 t-54th (90)Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam 84-76-77 237 +21 t-63rd (83)

natalie sheerer

touRnament 1-2-3 total PaR FinishThird Annual Zippy Invitational* 85-80-86 251 +35 t-32nd (74)* Competed as an individual

Then-junior Hanna Ek earned her first collegiate victory at the 2010 Mid-American Conference Preview (Oct. 18-19, 2010) after carding a tournament-low round of 71 on day one. Battling tough condi-tions, she fired a round of 77 to win by two strokes.


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Team TiTles

PAR ScoRe TouRnAmenT DATeS+86 950 Third Annual Zippy Invitational Oct. 11-12, 2010

BesT individual Team rounds

PAR ScoRe TouRnAmenT (RounD) DATe+5 293 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (3) March 16, 2011+7 295 Great Smokies Collegiate (2) Sept. 16, 2008+8 296 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (2) March 15, 2011 296 Cardinal Classic (2) Sept. 23, 2008+11 299 EW/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 23, 2010+14 302 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 22, 2011 302 Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (1) March 14, 2011+15 303 Cardinal Cup (3) Sept. 22, 2009 303 First Market Bank Intercollegiate (2) March 20, 2010 303 USF-Waterlefe Invitational (2) Oct. 7, 2008 303 Zippy Invitational (2) Sept. 29, 2008

BesT Team TournamenTs (Par)

Two-RounDSPAR ScoRe TouRnAmenT (FiniSh) DATeS+24 600 Great Smokies Collegiate (9th) Sept. 15-16, 2008+25 601 Cardinal Classic (2nd) Sept. 22-23, 2008+42 618 USF-Waterlefe Invitational (11th) Oct. 6-7, 2008 618 Chip-N Club Invitational (t-7th) Sept. 13-14, 2010+43 619 C&F Bank Intercollegiate (2nd) March 20-21, 2010+56 632 2010 MAC Preview (2nd) Oct. 18-19, 2010

ThRee-RounDSPAR ScoRe TouRnAmenT (FiniSh) DATeS+27 891 Lumberjack Shootout (6th) March 14-16, 2011+46 910 EW/Kiawah Island Classic (t-5th) Feb. 20-22, 2010+54 915 Cardinal Cup (7th) Sept. 21-22, 2009+58 922 Canes and Cardinals Classic (3rd) Apr. 5-6, 2010+65 929 MAC Championship (5th) Apr. 23-25, 2010+67 931 Rio Verde Invitational March 4-6, 2011+69 933 EW/Kiawah Island Classic (18th) Feb. 21-23, 2010

FouR-RounDSPAR ScoRe TouRnAmenT (FiniSh) DATeS+145 1,297 MAC Championship (t-3rd) April 24-26, 2009

mid-american conference finishes

ScoRe RD1 RD2 RD3 RD4 PLAce DATe943 319 315 309 – t4-of-9 Apr. 22-24, 2011915 310 310 309 – 5-of-9 Apr. 23-25, 2010947 330 325 329 313 t3-of-9 Apr. 24-26, 2009

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individual TiTles

nAme ScoRe TouRnAmenT DATeHanna Ek 149 2010 MAC Preview Oct. 18-19, 2010Kristen Hill 215 Canes & Cardinals Classic Apr. 5-6, 2010Kristen Hill 223 Claude Jacobs Intercollegiate March 14-15, 2010Kristen Hill 144 Cardinal Classic Sept. 23-24, 2008

individual TiTles (season)

no. TiTLeS nAme SeASon 2 Kristen Hill 2009-10 1 Hanna Ek 2010-11 Kristen Hill 2008-09

individual TiTles (career)

no. TiTLeS nAme SeASon 3 Kristen Hill 2008-Present 1 Hanna Ek 2008-Present

individual BesT rounds (Par)

PAR RD nAme TouRnAmenT (RounD) DATe-2 70 Kristen Hill Lumberjack Shootout (3) March 16, 2011 70 Kristen Hill Cincinnati Fall Classic (2) Sept. 20, 2010 70 Hanna Ek Canes & Cardinals Classic (1) Apr. 5, 2010 70 Kristen Hill Canes & Cardinals Classic (2) Apr. 5, 2010 70 Kristen Hill Cardinal Classic (2) Sept. 23, 2008-1 71 Kristen Hill Lumberjack Shootout (1) March 14, 2011 71 Kristen Hill EW/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 22, 2011 71 Hanna Ek 2010 MAC Preview (1) Oct. 18, 2010 71 Kristen Hill Great Smokies Collegiate (1) Sept. 15, 2008E 72 Kristen Hill First Market Bank Inter. (2) March 20, 2010 72 Tyler Etcheberry Lumberjack Shootout (2) March 15, 2011 72 Kristen Hill Rio Verde Invitational (1) March 4, 2011 72 Hanna Ek EW/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 22, 2011 72 Kristen Hill Canes & Cardinals Classic (3) Apr. 6, 2010 72 Kristen Hill Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate (3) March 15, 2010 72 Kristen Hill EW/Kiawah Island Classic (3) Feb. 23, 2010 72 Hanna Ek Ross Resorts at Mid Pines (2) Oct. 26, 2009 72 Tyler Etcheberry Zippy Invitational (2) Sept. 29, 2008

individual BesT TournamenTs (Par)

Two-RounDSPAR ScoRe nAme TouRnAmenT DATeE 144 Kristen Hill Cardinal Classic Sept. 22-23, 2008+2 146 Kristen Hill Great Smokies Collegiate Sept. 15-16, 2008+3 147 Katie Jenior Great Smokies Collegiate Sept. 15-16, 2008+5 149 Kristen Hill USF-Waterlefe Invitational Oct. 6-7, 2008 149 Kristen Hill C&F Bank Intercollegiate March 20-21, 2010 149 Hanna Ek 2010 MAC Preview Oct. 18-19, 2010+7 151 Katie Jenior Cardinal Classic Sept. 22-23, 2008 151 Hanna Ek Cardinal Classic Sept. 22-23, 2008 151 Kristen Hill Chip-N Club Invitational Sept. 13-14, 2010 151 Hanna Ek Indiana Invitational Apr. 4-5, 2011+8 152 Katie Jenior C&F Bank Intercollegiate March 20-21, 2010 152 Katie Jenior Chip-N Club Invitational Sept. 13-14, 2010 152 Kristen Hill 2010 MAC Preview Oct. 18-19, 2010

ThRee-RounDSPAR ScoRe nAme TouRnAmenT DATe-1 215 Kristen Hill Canes & Cardinals Classic Apr. 5-6, 2010E 216 Kristen Hill Lumberjack Shootout March 14-16, 2011+3 219 Kristen Hill EW/Kiawah Island Classic Feb. 20-22, 2011+6 222 Kristen Hill Rio Verde Invitational March 4-6, 2011+7 223 Kristen Hill Claud Jacobs Inter. March 14-15, 2010 223 Tyler Etcheberry Lumberjack Shootout March 14-16, 2011

FouR-RounDSPAR ScoRe nAme TouRnAmenT DATe+36 324 Katie Jenior 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009+37 325 Hanna Ek 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009+39 327 Kristen Hill 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009+42 330 Tyler Etcheberry 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009+46 334 Amanda Butler 2009 MAC Championship Apr. 24-26, 2009

ToP mid-american conference finishes

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no. RounDS nAme SeASon 4 Kristen Hill 2010-11 3 Hanna Ek 2010-11 1 Tyler Etcheberry 2010-11 1 Hanna Ek 2009-10 1 Kristen Hill 2009-10, 2008-09

mosT rounds under Par (career)

no. RounDS nAme SeASonS 6 Kristen Hill 2008-Present 4 Hanna Ek 2008-Present 1 Tyler Etcheberry 2008-Present

season aveRaGe

AveRAge nAme SeASon 75.21 Kristen Hill 2010-11 75.75 Kristen Hill 2009-10 77.45 Hanna Ek 2010-11 78.76 Hanna Ek 2009-10 77.79 Kristen Hill 2008-09

caReeR aveRaGe

AveRAge nAme SeASonS 76.27 Kristen Hill 2008-Present 78.52 Hanna Ek 2008-Present 79.66 Katie Jenior 2008-Present 79.95 Sara Chaves 2010-Present 80.39 Amanda Butler 2008-Present Tyler Etcheberry 2008-Present

ToP-10 finishes (season)

ToP-10s nAme SeASon 7 Kristen Hill 2010-11 5 Kristen Hill 2009-10 3 Hanna Ek 2010-11 2 Hanna Ek 2008-09 Tyler Etcheberry 2008-09 Kristen Hill 2008-09

ToP-10 finishes (career)

ToP-10s nAme SeASonS 17 Kristen Hill 2008-Present 7 Hanna Ek 2008-Present 3 Tyler Etcheberry 2008-Present 1 Amanda Butler 2008-Present Katie Jenior 2008-Present

ToTal evenTs (career)

no. evenTS nAme SeASonS 34 Amanda Butler 2008-Present Tyler Etcheberry 2008-Present 33 Kristen Hill 2008-Present 31 Hanna Ek 2008-Present 28 Katie Jenior 2008-Present

ToTal rounds (career)

no. evenTS nAme SeASonS 92 Amanda Butler 2008-Present Tyler Etcheberry 2008-Present 89 Kristen Hill 2008-Present 84 Hanna Ek 2008-Present 77 Katie Jenior 2008-Present

Team honors

national Golf coaches association

2010-11Scholar Team Award – Tied for 10th nationally in overall team GPA (3.697)

individual honors

national Golf coaches association

2010-11Amanda Butler Division I All-American Scholar teamHanna Ek Division I All-American Scholar teamTyler Etcheberry Division I All-American Scholar team



colleGe spoRts infoRmation diRectoRs of ameRica

2010-11Hanna Ek Academic All-District Second Team (At-Large)

mid-american conference

2010-11Amanda Butler Academic All-MAC (Honorable Mention)Hanna Ek Academic All-MAC (First Team) MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 21)Tyler Etcheberry Academic All-MAC (Honorable Mention)Kristen Hill First-team All-MAC MAC All-Tournament Team MAC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 24 and March 9) Katie Jenior Academic All-MAC (Honorable Mention)

2009-10Hanna Ek Academic All-MAC (First Team)Kristen Hill First-team All-MAC MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 21, March 11 and Apr. 17)

2008-09Kristen Hill Second-team All-MAC MAC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 17)

Kristen Hill is the most decorated student-athlete in Akron women’s golf history. She holds at least a share of 12 school records and is a three-time All-MAC honoree.


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eDwin wATTS/kiAwAh iSLAnD cLASSicFeb. 20-22, 2011

Cougar Point/Oak PointKiawah Island, S.C.Par-72, 6,001 yards

AKRON FINISH: t5-of-33910 (305-303-302)

Rio veRDe coLLegiATe inviTATionALMarch 4-6, 2011

White Wing Golf CourseRio Verde, Ariz.

Par-72, 6,317 yards AKRON FINISH: 6-of-17

931 (316-305-310)

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March 14-16, 2011Wigwam Golf ResortLitchfield Park, Ariz.Par-72, 6,169 yards

AKRON FINISH: 6-of-14891 (302-296-293)

inDiAnA inviTATionALApril 4-5, 2011

Otter Creek Golf ClubBloomington, Ind.Par-72, 6,179 yards

AKRON FINISH: 8-of-15629 (315-314)*

bgSu FALcon inviTeApril 16-17, 2011

Stone Ridge Golf ClubBowling Green, OhioPar-72, 5,822 yards

AKRON FINISH: 2-of-13317 (317)*

*Second round cancelled due to weather.

miD-AmeRicAn conFeRence chAmPionShiPApril 22-24, 2011

Longaberger Golf CourseNashport, Ohio

Par-72, 6,073 yards AKRON FINISH: t4-of-9

943 (319-315-309)

fall 2010

nebRASkA chiP-n cLub inviTeSept. 13-14, 2010

Wilderness Ridge Golf CourseLincoln, Neb.

Par-72, 6,238 yards AKRON FINISH: t7-of-15

619 (309-309)

cincinnATi FALL inviTeSept. 20-21, 2010Elks Run Golf Club

Batavia, OhioPar-72 6,186 yards

AKRON FINISH: 10-of-16950 (336-310-304)

niTTAnY Lion inviTeOct. 2-3, 2010

Penn State Blue CourseUniversity Park, Pa. Par-72, 6,246 yards

AKRON FINISH: t8-of-17936 (308-315-313)

ThiRD-AnnuAL ZiPPY inviTATionAL

Oct. 10-11, 2010Rosemont Country Club

Fairlawn, OhioPar-72, 6,025 yards

AKRON FINISH: 1-of-12+950 (314-308-328)

2010 miD-AmeRicAn conFeRence PReview

Oct. 18-19, 2010Longaberger Golf Course

Nashport, Ohio Par-72, 6,025 yards

AKRON FINISH: 2-of-10632 (309-323)

+ First team victory in program history

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eDwin wATTS/kiAwAh iSLAnD cLASSic

Feb. 21-23, 2010Cougar Point/Oak Point

Kiawah Island, S.C.Par-72, 6,001 yards

AKRON FINISH: 18-of-33933 (322-312-299)

Rio veRDe coLLegiATe inviTATionALMarch 5-7, 2010

Rio Verde Country ClubRio Verde, Ariz.


963 (314-324-325)

ThiRD AnnuAL cLAuD jAcobSinTeRcoLLegiATeMarch 14-15, 2010

Victory County ClubVictoria, Texas


941 (313-312-316)

FiRST mARkeT bAnkinTeRcoLLegiATeMarch 19-20, 2010

Fords Colony Country ClubWilliamsburg, Va.


619 (316-303)

cAneS AnD cARDinALS cLASSic

April 5-6, 2010Don Shula’s Golf Club

Coral Gables, Fla.Par-72, 6,223 yards

AKRON FINISH: 5-of-9922 (306-313-309)


Hawthorns Golf and Country ClubFishers, Ind.

Par-72, 6,037- yards AKRON FINISH: 5-of-9

929 (310-310-309)

fall 2009

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Sept. 21-22, 2009Cardinal Club Golf Course

Simpsonville, Ky.Par-72, 6,219 yards

AKRON FINISH: 7-of-12915 (308-304-303)

cincinnATi FALL cLASSicSept. 28-29, 2009

Elks Runs Country ClubBatavia, Ohio

Par-72 6,186 yards AKRON FINISH: 7-of-14

954 (315-321-318)

SeconD-AnnuAL ZiPPY inviTATionALOct. 5-6, 2009

Rosemont Country ClubFairlawn, Ohio


953 (317-310-326)

DuRAmeD mAc PReviewOct. 12-13, 2009

Hawthorns Golf and Country ClubFishers, Ind.

Par-72 6,114 yards AKRON FINISH: 3-of-16

938 (310-310-318)

RoSS ReSoRTS AT miD PineSOct. 26-27, 2009

Mid Pines Golf CourseSouthern Pines, N.C.Par-72, 6,114 yards

AKRON FINISH: 5-of-10935 (318-308-309)

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Feb. 22-24, 2009Victoria Lakes Golf Club

Oxnard, Calif. Par-72, 6,129 yards

AKRON FINISH: 7-of-8990 (338-318-334)

DuRAmeD coLLegiATeinviTATionAL AT Rio veRDe

March 6-8, 2009Quail Run Golf Course

Rio Verde, Ariz.Par-72, 6,313 yards

AKRON FINISH: 18-of-20943 (315-316-312)

Hanna Ek earned her first collegiate victory on Oct. 19, 2010, after winning the Mid-American Conference Preview at Longaberger Golf

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Fords Colony Country ClubWilliamsburg, Va.


643 (330-313)

TinA bARReTT LongwooDinviTATionAL

March 30-31, 2009Manor Resort Golf Club

Farmville, Va.Par-72, 6,076 yards

AKRON FINISH: 2-of-12971 (326-326-319)

cAneS AnD cARDinALS cLASSic

April 6-7, 2009Don Shula’s Golf Club

Coral Gables, Fla.Par-72, 6,223 yards

AKRON FINISH: 12-of-12950 (313-317-320)

eASTeRn kenTuckY SPRinginviTATionAL

April 11-12, 2009Arlington Country Club

Richmond, Ky.Par-72, 5,817 yards

AKRON FINISH: 7-of-18947 (323-312-312)


Longaberger Golf ClubNashport, Ohio

Par-72, 6,147 yards AKRON FINISH: t3-of-91,297 (330-325-329-313)

fall 2008

gReAT SmokieS women’S coLLegiATe

Sept. 15-16, 2008Waynesville Country Club

Waynesville, N.C.Par-72, 5,922 yards

AKRON FINISH: 9-of-22600 (305-295)

cARDinAL cLASSicSept. 22-23, 2008The Players Club

Yorktown, Ind.Par-72 6,248 yards

AKRON FINISH: 2-of-13601 (305-296)

InAuguRAL ZiPPY inviTATionAL

Sept. 29-30, 2008Rosemont Country Club

Akron, OhioPar-72, 6,060 yards

AKRON FINISH: 2-of-12943 (321-303-319)

uSF-wATeRLeFe inviTATionALOct. 6-7, 2008

Waterlefe Golf and River ClubBradenton, Fla.


618 (303-315)

F&m bAnk APSu inTeRcoLLegiATe

Oct. 20-21, 2008Clarksville Country Club

Clarksville, Tenn.Par-72, 6,841 yards

AKRON FINISH: t10-of-17653 (322-331)

In the inaugural Zippy Invitational on Sept. 29-30, 2008, the Zips posted a second-place finish.

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