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2 QUICK FACTS Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment...31,000 Nickname...Panthers Colors... Blue (PMS 286) and White Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) President... Dr. Mark P. Becker/2nd Year Athletics Director...Cheryl L. Levick/2nd Year Associate A.D./Finance-Sport Supervisor... Marvin Lewis Athletics Dept. Phone...(404) STAFF Head Coach:... Joe Inman/3rd season Phone: Fax: jinman@gsu.edu Assistant Coach:... Nick Pumford/1st season Phone: athnjp@langate.gsu.edu Athletic Trainer...John Anderson Home Courses:... Berkeley Hills G.C. (Duluth, Ga.) Eagle s Landing C.C. (Stockbridge, Ga. ) RECAP Record Record: Conference Finish:... 5th Starters Returning/Lost:...4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...4/2 Newcomers:... 7 SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Associate Athletics Director... Allison George Assistant Athletics Director... Charlie Taylor Assoc. Sports Information Director (MG)... Mike Holmes Office Phone...(404) Cell Phone...(404) Fax...(404) rholmes@gsu.edu Web Site... Mailing Address...P.O. Box Atlanta, GA Overnight Address Decatur Street, Suite Atlanta, GA TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information... 1 Roster/Pronunciation Guide... 2 Coaches... 3 Panther Profiles Alan Fowler Brent Paul Tyler Gruca... 8 Ross Mclister... 9 Victor Lavin Conference Honors CAA Championship Appearances Statistics Tournament Recaps HISTORY Team NCAA Championship Appearances: (2000, 2004, 2005, 2007) Team NCAA Regional Appearances: (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, , 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Individual Conference Championships: (2001, 2006, 2008, 2009) Team Conference Championships: (1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008) 2011 GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE 1

3 ROSTER & RESULTS Name... Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Grant Cagle Fr. Gainesville, Ga./Johnson HS Jared Cagle R-Jr. Gainesville, Ga./Johnson HS Alex Castro Sr. Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta HS Tommy Caswell Sr. Marietta, Ga./Walton HS Alan Fowler Sr. Gainesville, Ga./North Hall HS Bryan Fox Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell HS Tyler Gruca Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Milton HS Victor Lavin Fr. Gothenburg, Sweden Kevin McAuliffe Fr. Acworth, Ga./Harrison HS Ross McLister Fr. Cardiff, Wales/Rougemont Independent School Brent Paul Sr. Columbus, Ga./Hardaway HS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Joe Inman, 3rd season (Wake Forest, 1970) Assistant Coach: Nick Pumford, 1st season (Michigan, 2009) Athletic Trainer: John Anderson Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jamal Terry Joel Sjoholm was named CAA Golfer of the Year in The Panthers tied the lowest third round score in school history on their way to a second CAA Championship. Mark Haastrup earned back-to-back All-CAA First Team honors in 2006 and Joel Sjoholm was named CAA Player of the Year in back-to-back years and to the CAA All-Tournament Team three straight years. Tom Sherreard was named CAA Men s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year three straight seasons GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE

4 COACHES Joe Inman Head Coach Wake Forest, 70 Third Year Nick Pumford Assistant Coach Michigan, 09 First Year Long-time professional golfer Joe Inman, who has enjoyed success on the PGA and Champions Tours, currently is in his third year as head coach of the Georgia State men s program. In his first year, Inman took the Panthers to the NCAA Regional, leading the squad to its 10 apperance in the last 12 years. The Panthers finished in sixth place, one position away from qualifying for the NCAA Championship. Georgia State earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals, after finishing second at the CAA Championship in a one-hole playoff against VCU. Under Inman, Panthers received three all-conference mentions, junior Tom Sherreard earned the CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, and freshman Allen John finished as medalist at the CAA Championship and earned rookie of the year honors. Last season, Inman watched as Sherreard earned his third straight CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor and advanced as an individual to the NCAA Regionals after earning All-CAA accolades. His squad finished the fall with the highest GPA among all GSU male squads. Spanning more than 25-years, Inman s pro playing career includes four victories, one on the PGA Tour and three on the Champions Tour. He had nearly 100 Top 25 finishes on each circuit, and his career earnings total over $5 million. Inman s career on the PGA Tour saw him play in 329 events, highlighted by a victory in the 1976 Kemper Open. He also posted three runner-up finishes and four third-place showings on the PGA Tour, along with 32 top 10 performances and 98 finishes in the top 25. After working as a sales representative for PING from , Inman began playing on the Champions Tour in He owns three tournament titles, winning the Pacific Bell Open in 1998 and 1999 and the SBC Open in He also compiled two runner-up finishes, three third-place efforts, 33 top-10 showings and 88 top-25 performances while missing only seven cuts in 276 events on the senior circuit. Inman has been heavily involved in community and charitable activities, particularly in the Atlanta area. He serves on the board of directors of First Tee Atlanta, and he founded the Larry Nelson-Joe Inman Foundation to support youth golf initiatives. As a collegian, Inman was a three-time all-america at Wake Forest, earning first-team honors in 1969 following second-team accolades in 1968 and honorable mention recognition in Playing on powerhouse teams under legendary coach Jesse Haddock, Inman helped the Demon Deacons to three straight Atlantic Coast Conference titles and top-three NCAA finishes in 1968 and His college teammates included future PGA Tour standouts Lanny Wadkins and Leonard Thompson. He graduated from Wake Forest in 1970 with a bachelor s degree in history and turned pro in Inman, 63, and his wife, Nancy, reside in Marietta, Ga., and have three children: Craig, Sally and Kate. His younger brother, John Inman, is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, is now the head coach at North Carolina. Nick Pumford joined the men s golf program in August of 2010 and is in his first year as the full-time assistant coach for the team. Pumford joins the Georgia State staff as a former four-year letterwinner in men s golf for the University of Michigan. He served as team captain during his senior year and graduated in the spring of During his senior year, he led the Wolverines to a semi-final finish at the NCAA National Championship. During the regular season, he finished tied for sixth at the Michigan hosted Wolverine Intercollegiate and set a personal best with a low round of 66. Pumford played in all 14 Michigan events and finished with a scoring average of in 37 rounds played. He finished the season with ten rounds of par or better and received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. In his junior season, Pumford led the Wolverines to a second place finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, while earning individual medalist honors at the event hosted by the University of Indiana. He finished his career playing in 33 tournaments with 12 top 30 finishes. During his collegiate career, Pumford gained additional experience working as a golf course assistant at the Forest Akers Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. He was also able to get a taste of life as a coach working as a camp supervisor and mentor to junior golfers at the University of Michigan golf camp. Pumford graduated with a degree in general studies. Before attending Michigan, he was a three-time all-state golfer while attending St. Charles High School. He finished runner-up in the Michigan high school state championships in both 2004 and As an amateur, he competed in the 2009 U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club. He also earned the title at the 2006 and 2009 Saginaw District Championship. In his spare time, he still enjoys volunteer activities and has worked with Meiser s adult foster home, Read Across America and spent time working with Mott s Children s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE 3

5 PLAYER PROFILES ALAN FOWLER GAINESVILLE, GA NORTH HALL HS SENIOR Played in nine tournaments this year, with a top finish of 20th at the Yellow Jacket Classic...Tied for 35th at the JU Invitational, played on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass...Shot a 69, his best round of the season at the Insperity Augusta State Invitational...Finished tied for 39th at the United States Collegiate Championship, shooting a second round 72...Shot a second round 72 at the Wolfpack Invitational on his way to a tie for 44th...Averaging strokes per round entering the CAA Championship Finished tied for fourth, earning an All-Tournament mention, at the CAA Championship...Picked up his first career CAA Golfer of the Week award after a career-best fourth place finish at the Samford Intercollegiate...Fired a career-best 64 in the second round of the Samford Intercollegiate...Posted two top-20s on the season... Tied for 18th at the Seahawk Invitational Appeared in nine events as a sophomore, earning his first career top1-10 finish with a ninth place finish at the Rees Jones Intercollegiate...In windy and wet conditions, shot rounds of 73, 74 and 78 to earn the second best Panther finish at the Rees Jones...Finished the year with the fourth-best scoring average on the team, 73.9, over four strokes better than his freshman year...recorded top-25 finishes in his first three events of the year (Hartford Invitaitonal, Jerry Pate & Rees Jones)...Shot a low round of 68 at the Administaff/Augusta State Invitational...Finished tied for 17th at the CAA Championship, opening the tournament with a Qualified for six tournaments in his first year at State Placed in a tie for 22nd at the Fairfield Spring Invitational, his best finish of the year...finished in a tie for 23rd in the Club Glove Intercollegiate ( ) Set a career-best single-round score of 72 and three-round score of 220 at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate where he finished tied for 46th ( )...Fired a second round 73 at the SunTrust Gator Invitational. AMATEUR Made the cut at the 2009 Rice Planters Invitational...Participated in the Dogwood Invitational, just missing the final round cut. After qualifying for the 2008 Dogwood Invitational with a 69, he shot 73,75,71 to just miss the cut...fowler has previously qualified for both the Atlanta Open and the Georgia State Amateur Championship...Fowler twice played in the First-Tee Open at Pebble Beach in 2004 and He was named the Atlanta Junior Player of the Year in Won the 2005 Huntsville Junior Invitational on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour, shooting rounds of 69 and 66...Won the 2006 TPC Junior Classic (SJGT) which was played on the famed Stadium Course and Valley Course in Ponte Vedra, Fla... Finished second at the 2005 Turtle Point Junior Classic (SJGT) and followed that up later in the summer with a seventh place finish at the Tour Championship...The Georgia House of Representatives dedicated a resolution to him...he once carded seven consecutive birdies as he recorded a 29 for nine holes. PREP Graduated from North Hall High School in 2007 where he earned four letters in golf...his high school team won their region in 2005 and again in 2007 when they went undefeated against regional opponents...named the Gainesville Times Player of the Year in three of his four high school seasons...won the Hall County High School Golf Championship on three occasions His high school team won three of five tournaments they entered in PERSONAL Alan G. Fowler was born April 6, He is the only child to Mark and Joy Fowler...In addition to State, he was recruited by Georgia Tech, Tennessee, South Carolina and UCF...Will graduate in May with a degree in risk management and insurance GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE

6 PLAYER PROFILES CAREER TOURNAMENT RESULTS Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate T58th/90 Wolfpack Invitational T44th/89 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate th/60 U.S. Collegiate Championship T39th/78 JU Invitational T35th/75 SunTrust Gator Invitational nd/75 Seminole Intercollegiate T56th/96 Insperity Augusta State Invit T42nd/93 Yellow Jacket Classic th/31 Tournaments: 9; Rounds: 26; Strokes: 1967; Season Avg.: Rees Jones Intercollegiate T28th/60 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate T36th/60 Turtle Bay Resort Invitational T26th/59 JU Invitational T42nd/75 SunTrust Gator Invitational T51st/75 Seahawk Intercollegiate T18th/76 Samford Intercollegiate T4th/75 Seminole Intercollegiate T53rd/75 Berkeley Hills Invitational T3rd/18 Administaff/ASU Invitational T47th/93 CAA Championship T4th/55 Tournaments: 11, Rounds: 28; Strokes: 2100; Season Avg.: Hartford Invitational T25th/118 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate T23rd/60 Rees Jones Intercollegiate T9th/60 SunTrust Gator Invitational T45th/75 John Hayt Collegiate Invitational T64th/84 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational T55th/96 Hootie at Bulls Bay T54th/96 Administaff/Augusta St. Invit T43rd/96 CAA Championship T17th/55 NCAA Southeast Regional T55th/75 Tournaments: 10, Rounds: 29; Strokes: 2145; Season Avg.: Carpet Capital Collegiate T86th/88 Jerry Pate Nat. Intercollegiate T46th/60 The Club Glove Intercollegiate T23rd/62 SunTrust Gator Invitational T73rd/75 Fairfield Spring Invitational 83 T22nd/56 Linger Longer Invitational T68th/75 Tournaments: 6, Rounds: 16; Strokes: 1249; Season Avg.: CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Lowest Score: Samford Intercollegiate Best Finish: T4th Samford Intercollegiate CAA Championship Low Tournament Score (2 Rds): Hartford Invitational Low Tournament Score (3 Rds): Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Best 1st Rd.: CAA Championship Best 2nd Rd: Samford Intercollegiate Best 3rd Rd.: Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Insperity Augusta State Invitational 1st-5th Finishes: 2 6th-10th Finishes: 1 11th-20th Finishes: 3 Total Top-20 Finishes: 6 Tournaments: 36 Rounds: 99 Strokes: 7434 Career Stroke Average: GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE 5

7 PLAYER PROFILES BRENT PAUL COLUMBUS, GA HARDAWAY HS SENIOR Played in nine tournaments during the season, finishing as the top Panther at the Wolfpack Invitational, Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and JU Invitational...Finished tied for 16th at the Wolfpack Invitational hosted by N.C. State, opening the tournament with a 68, State s low round of the fall, following that with a second round 70...Shot back-to-back 74 s at the JU Invitational, leading the Panthers with a tie for 32nd...Shot a final round 73 on the last day of the Insperity Augusta State Invitational...Finished tied for 18th at the Yellow Jacket Classic...Shot a final round 72 at the Jerry Pate to tie for 38th...Enters the CAA Championship with a scoring average Posted a season-best 11th place finish at the Samford Intercollegiate after carding his best three-round total of the year, a 219 (+3)... Missed out on a top-25 at the Turtle Bay Resort Invitational by one shot, picking up a share of 26th... Finished tied for 26th at the CAA Championship...Fired back-to-back rounds of 72 at the Administaff/Augusta State Invitational Appeared in seven tournaments during his sophomore season, tying for 17th at the CAA Championship, his best finish of the year... Shot a career-best 69 to end the season at the NCAA Southeast Regional as the Panthers fell just one spot short of the NCAA Championship...Set a personal-best first round score with a 71 in the opening round of the CAA Championship...Scored a top-25 finish in his first event of the year, the Hartford Invitational, shooting a final round 71 in the rain-shortened event Appeared in four tournaments as a freshman Finished tied for 19th in the CAA Championships ( ), where he posted a career-best three-round score of 222 and career-best low round of 71 on the final day Posted a career-best fifth-place finish in the one-round Fairfield Spring Invitational where he shot a 78 Finished third on the team in stroke average (76.00) Recorded two top-20 and three top-60 finishes...fired a final round 73 at the NCAA East Regional in Chattanooga...Fired a second round 73 at the Administaff/Augusta State Invitational. AMATEUR Finished in a tie for seventh at the 2009 Spirit of America, shooting three rounds of 72 and a round of 70, outdueling several other teammates as the top Panther finisher...finished tied for 19th at the 2009 Greystone Invitational, including a pair of 73 s to open the event...qualified for the 2009 Georgia Amateur at the Country Club of Columbus...Tied for 29th at the 2009 Southeastern Am, shooting at the Country Club of Columbus...In the summer of 2008, tied for 35th at the Georgia State Amateur Championship, shooting rounds of Finished tied for sixth at the 2008 Chattahoochee Valley Amateur with rounds of 69 and 74...Qualified for the 2008 Southern Amateur, just missing the cut after shooting 77 and 72...Just missed the cut at the 2008 Spirit of America Classic, shooting Finished tied for 11th at the 2007 Spirit of America Classic, shooting an opening round 67...Qualified for the 2006 Georgia Amateur. PREP Graduated from Hardaway High School in 2007 where he garnered four letters in golf...won the Hardaway Invitational with rounds of 67 and 70 He was a member of the National Art Honors Society... Named the All Bi-City Golf Player of the Year for 2006 and Named to the All-Bi-City Team for each year of his high school career ( ). PREP Michael Brent Paul was born on August 14, He is the son of Mike and Carol Paul...In addition to State, he was recruited by Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Mercer...Currently majoring in psychology GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE

8 PLAYER PROFILES CAREER TOURNAMENT RESULTS Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate T49th/90 Wolfpack Invitational T16th/89 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate T38th/60 U.S. Collegiate Championship T70th/78 JU Invitational T32nd/75 SunTrust Gator Invitational T73rd/75 Seahawk Intercollegiate T41st/66 Insperity Augusta State Invit T91st/93 Yellow Jacket Classic T18th/31 Tournaments: 9; Rounds: 26; Strokes: 1992; Season Avg.: Rees Jones Intercollegiate T31st/60 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate T36th/60 Turtle Bay Resort Invitational T26th/59 JU Invitational st/75 SunTrust Gator Invitational th/75 Seahawk Intercollegiate T57th/76 Samford Intercollegiate T11th/75 Seminole Intercollegiate T33rd/75 Berkeley Hills Invitational T3rd/18 Administaff/ASU Invitational T65th/93 CAA Championship T26th/55 Tournaments: 11, Rounds: 28; Strokes: 2142; Season Avg.: Hartford Invitational T25th/118 John Hayt Collegiate Invitational T48th/84 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational T81st/96 Hootie at Bulls Bay th/96 Administaff/Augusta St. Invit T73rd/96 CAA Championship T17th/55 NCAA Southeast Regional T60th/75 Tournaments: 7; Rounds: 20; Strokes: 1507; Season Avg.: PING/GolfWeek Preview T59th/75 Callaway Match Play (6&4) Fairfield Spring Invitational 78 T5th/56 Administaff ASU Invitational T78th/90 CAA Championships T19th/55 NCAA East Regional nd/141 Tournaments: 6*; Rounds: 12; Strokes: 912; Season Avg.: *Statistics exclude match play CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Lowest Score: Wolfpack Invitational Best Finish: T5th Fairfield Spring Invitational Low Tournament Score (2 Rds): Hartford Invitational Low Tournament Score (3 Rds): Wolfpack Invitational Best 1st Rd.: Wolfpack Invitational Best 2nd Rd.: Wolfpack Invitational Best 3rd Rd.: NCAA Southeast Regional 1st-5th Finishes: 2 6th-10th Finishes: 0 11th-20th Finishes: 5 Total Top-20 Finishes: 7 Tournaments: 33 Rounds: 86 Strokes: 6553 Career Stroke Average: GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE 7

9 PLAYER PROFILES TYLER GRUCA ALPHARETTA, GA MILTON HS FRESHMAN As a walk-on, only player to qualify for all ten tournaments, finishing as the top Panther three times...scored career-best finish, 10th place, at the Yellow Jacket Classic, shooting rounds of 76 and 73...Finished tied for 29th at both the SunTrust Gator Invitational and Seminole Intercollegiate...Shot three straight rounds of 73 at the SunTrust Gator Invitational...Tied a career-low with a 69 in the final round of the Seminole Intercollegiate...Opened the year by leading the team at the Mason Rudolph Championship, finishing tied for 41st, shooting rounds of 72 and 71 over the final two rounds...scored State s best round of the Wolfpack Invitational, a second round 69, finishing tied for 53rd...Finished tied for 40th at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, leading the Panthers with a second round 70...Finished as the second-low Panther at the U.S. Collegiate, shooting a final round 73...Enters the CAA Championship averaging strokes per round. PREP A standout for Peter Vajda at Milton High School, helping lead the Eagles to a region championship in 2010 and a third place finish at the state championships...named to the Georgia/South Carolina Cup All-Tournament Team last summer...earned all region honors following both his junior and senior seasons, finishing in second place in the region as an individual during his senior year. AMATEUR Scored five top ten finishes on the Southeastern Junior Tour, as well as a pair of top five finishes...finished 13th at the 2009 SJGT Tour Championship in Prattville, Ala. PERSONAL Tyler Gruca is one of four children to Joe and Susie Gruca...Born on June 28, 1992, in Buffalo, N.Y...Has two younger sisters, Lindsay and Chloe, and a younger brother, Jack...Currently undecided on his major. CAREER TOURNAMENT RESULTS Mason Rudolph Championship T41st/90 Wolfpack Invitational T53rd/89 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate T40th/60 U.S. Collegiate Championship T44th/78 JU Invitational T59th/75 SunTrust Gator Invitational T29th/75 Seahawk Intercollegiate T43rd/66 Seminole Intercollegiate T29th/96 Insperity Augusta State Invit T73rd/93 Yellow Jacket Classic th/31 Tournaments: 10, Rounds: 29; Strokes: 2185; Season Avg.: CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Lowest Score: Wolfpack Invitational Seminole Intercollegiate Best Finish: 29th SunTrust Gator Invitational Seminole Intercollegiate Low Tournament Score (2 Rds): Yellow Jacket Classic Low Tournament Score (3 Rds): Mason Rudolph Championship SunTrust Gator Invitational Seminole Intercollegiate Best 1st Rd.: SunTrust Gator Invitational Best 2nd Rd.: Wolfpack Invitational Best 3rd Rd.: SunTrust Gator Invitational 1st-5th Finishes: 0 6th-10th Finishes: 1 11th-20th Finishes: 0 Total Top-20 Finishes: 1 Tournaments: 10 Rounds: 29 Strokes: 2185 Career Stroke Average: GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE

10 PLAYER PROFILES VICTOR LAVIN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN KATRINELUNDS GYMNASIET FRESHMAN Qualified for six tournaments during his first season...finished tied for sixth as an individual at the Ponte Verdra Invitational, shooting rounds of 73, 80 and 71...Tied for 16th at the Yellow Jacket Classic, also participating as an individual, opeing the tournament with a 1-under par 71, tying a career low...shot a second round 73 at the Seahawk Intercollegiate...finished tied for 52nd at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate that included a second round 75...Enters CAA Championship with a scoring average of AMATEUR In 2010, finished fourth in the Carl Pettersson Junior Open shooting Tied for 18th in the Skandia Tour Junior Open...Played in the 2010 and 2008 Swedish Junior Championship... Placed eighth out of 156 in the Lear Open...In 2009, finished 25th overall on the Skandia Tour...Shot a round of 62 at The London Trophy. PERSONAL Victor Lavin was born February 26, 1990 in Gothenburg, Sweden... He is the son of Bo and Gunnel Lavin...Major is undecided. CAREER TOURNAMENT RESULTS Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate T52nd/60 U.S. Collegiate Championship /78 Ponte Vedra Invitational th/12 SunTrust Gator Invitational T48th/75 Seahawk Intercollegiate T43rd/66 Yellow Jacket Classic T16th/31 Tournaments: 6, Rounds: 17; Strokes: 1310; Season Avg.: CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Lowest Score: Ponte Vedra Invitational Yellow Jacket Classic Best Finish: 6th Ponte Vedra Invitational Low Tournament Score (2 Rds): Yellow Jacket Classic Low Tournament Score (3 Rds): Ponte Vedra Invitational Best 1st Rd.: Yellow Jacket Classic Best 2nd Rd.: SunTrust Gator Invitational Best 3rd Rd.: Ponte Vedra Invitational 1st-5th Finishes: 0 6th-10th Finishes: 1 11th-20th Finishes: 1 Total Top-20 Finishes: 2 Tournaments: 6 Rounds: 17 Strokes: 1310 Career Stroke Average: GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE 9

11 PLAYER PROFILES ROSS MCLISTER CARDIFF, WALES ROUGEMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FRESHMAN Played in six tournaments during his first season, leading the Panthers with a tie for 18th at the Seminole Intercollegiate...Opened play in Tallahassee with rounds of 71 and 69 to stand in the top five before a final round 76...Played in a pair of tournaments during his first semester at State, qualifying for the Wolfpack Invitational, improving every day with a final round 76...Shot a second round 73 at the Insperity Augusta State Invitational...Enters CAA Championship averaging strokes per round. AMATEUR Competed in the Boys Home International as a member of the Welsh Team in 2007 and Won the Welsh Boys Stroke/Match Play in the summer of Was a quarterfinalist in the 2008 Welsh Amateur Match Play...Placed second in the 2007 Faldo Series. PREP Graduated in 2009 from Rougemont Independent School located in Newport, Wales...Was a member of the school s rugby, football and tennis teams. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Lowest Score: Seminole Intercollegiate Best Finish: 18th Seminole Intercollegiate Low Tournament Score (2 Rds): Yellow Jacket Classic Low Tournament Score (3 Rds): Seminole Intercollegiate Best 1st Rd.: Seminole Intercollegiate Best 2nd Rd.: Seminole Intercollegiate Best 3rd Rd.: Insperity Augusta State Invitational 1st-5th Finishes: 0 6th-10th Finishes: 0 11th-20th Finishes: 2 Total Top-20 Finishes: 2 Tournaments: 6 Rounds: 17 Strokes: 1305 Career Stroke Average: PERSONAL Born March 5, 1991 in Cardiff, Wales...He is the son of Colm and Roisin Mclister...Has an older brother, Ryan, who plays Rugby Union for Cardiff Medic RFC...Plans to major in psychology. CAREER TOURNAMENT RESULTS Wolfpack Invitational T77th/89 U.S. Collegiate Championship /78 Seahawk Intercollegiate T43rd/66 Seminole Intercollegiate T18th/96 Insperity Augusta State Invit T67th/93 Yellow Jacket Classic T13th/31 Tournaments: 6, Rounds: 17; Strokes: 1305; Season Avg.: GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE

12 CONFERENCE HONORS ALL-CAA 2010 Tom Sherreard...First Team 2009 Allen Johnson...First Team 2009 Tom Sherreard... Second Team 2009 Tobias Rosendahl Second Team 2008 Joel Sjoholm...First Team 2008 Tom Sherreard...First Team 2007 Joel Sjoholm...First Team 2007 Mark Haastrup...First Team 2006 Mark Haastrup...First Team 2006 Steve Tiley... Second Team ALL-ATLANTIC SUN 2005 Steve Tiley... First Team 2005 Ty Harris...Second Team 2004 Kasper Jorgenson... First Team 2004 Jonathan Fricke... First Team 2004 Ty Harris...Second Team 2003 Kasper Jorgenson... First Team 2003 Ty Harris... First Team 2002 Jack Croyle...Second Team ALL-TAAC 2001 Jack Croyle... First Team 2001 D.J. Fiese... First Team 2001 Allen Thompson... First Team 2001 Dave Womack...Second Team 2000 Jack Croyle... First Team 2000 D.J. Fiese... First Team 2000 Henrik Sevegran.Second Team 2000 Barry Briggs...Second Team 1999 Jack Croyle... First Team 1999 Dave Womack...Second Team 1999 Chad Stapp...Second Team 1998 Jaime Acevedo... First Team 1998 Dave Womack...Second Team 1997 Daniel Escalera... First Team 1994 Steve Meyer 1994 Petter Skantze 1993 Chris Birdseye 1992 Joey Ingram 1991 Jeff Ford 1990 Colin Woods 1990 Chris Birdseye 1987 Richard Blackwell 1984 Jim Safrit Joel Sjoholm was named CAA Player of the Year in back-to-back years and to the CAA All-Tournament Team three straight years. CAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2010 Alan Fowler 2009 Allen John 2008 Tom Sherreard 2008 Joel Sjoholm 2007 Joel Sjoholm 2006 Joel Sjoholm 2006 Mark Haastrup 2006 Steve Tiley 2006 Ben Taylor A-SUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2005 Ben Taylor 2004 Ty Harris 2003 Ty Harris 2003 Kasper Jorgenson CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2008 Joel Sjoholm 2007 Joel Sjoholm A-SUN PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2001 Allen Thompson CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2009 Allen John 2006 Mark Haastrup A-SUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 2005 Joel Sjoholm TAAC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 2001 Bradley Beverly CAA COACH OF THE YEAR 2006 Matt Clark A-SUN COACH OF THE YEAR 2005 Matt Clark TAAC COACH OF THE YEAR 2001 Trey Jones 2000 Trey Jones 1998 Trey Jones Mark Haastrup earned back-to-back All-CAA First Team honors in 2006 and Conference Affiliation: 2006 to Present - Colonial Athletic Association 2001 to Atlantic Sun Conference* 1983 to Trans America Athletic Conference *The TAAC was renamed the Atlantic Sun Conference on July 1, GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE 11

13 CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008, 2006 Colonial Athletic Association Champions 2011 CAA Championship April Pinehurst, N.C. Pinehurst No CAA Championships Golden Horseshoe-Gold Williamsburg, Va. Fin. Team Scores 1 Georgia State Old Dominion UNC-Wilm William & Mary VCU Towson Delaware Drexel George Mason James Madison Hofstra Georgia State Results: 1 Joel Sjoholm Tom Sherreard Maurice Jordan T19 Brent Paul T23 Alex Castro CAA Championships The Homestead - Cascades Course Hot Springs, Va. Fin. Team Scores 1 Towson William & Mary VCU Old Dominion Georgia State Delaware UNCW James Madison Drexel George Mason Hofstra Georgia State Results: T4 Alan Fowler Tom Sherreard T19 Jared Cagle T26 Brent Paul Alex Castro CAA Championships The Homestead Hot Springs, Va. Fin. Team Scores 1 Old Dominion Georgia State VCU UNCW William & Mary Delaware Towson Drexel James Madison George Mason Hofstra Georgia State Results: T2 Joel Sjoholm T9 Mark Haastrup T12 Tom Sherreard T12 Derek Oakey T17 Ben Taylor CAA Championships Callaway Gardens - Mountain Pine Mountain, Ga. Fin. Team Scores T1 VCU* T1 Georgia State William & Mary T4 James Madison T4 Old Dominion T4 UNC Wilm Delaware George Mason Drexel Towson Hofstra Georgia State Results: 1 Allen John Tom Sherreard T13 Tobias Rosendahl T17 Alan Fowler T17 Brent Paul * Won one hole playoff 2006 CAA Championships Pinehurst No. 6 Pinehurst, N.C. Fin. Team Scores 1 Georgia State VCU James Madison UNC-Wilm Delaware Towson George Mason William & Mary Old Dominion Drexel Hofstra Georgia State Results: 1 Mark Haastrup Steve Tiley T4 Joel Sjoholm T4 Ben Taylor T17 Derek Oakey CAA Bests... Low Team Round Golden Horseshoe) Low Individual Round...65 (Allen John in 2009 & Joel Sjoholm in 2008) Low Team Tournament Golden Horseshoe) Low Individual Tournament (Joel Sjoholm in 2008) GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE

14 Georgia State Golf Statistics Finishes Rounds Played Stroke Averages Round Breakdown Name Trn. T10 T25 HtH Rec. Rds Cnt Pct Strokes Avg. F all Spring 1st rd Last rd Low 60s <Par +/- Grant Cagle Jared Cagle * Alex Castro Tommy Caswell * Alan Fowler Bryan Fox Tyler Gruca Victor Lavin * Ross Mclister * Brent Paul * TEAM Fall Schedule/Results MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIP Sept Franklin, Tenn. The Legends 13th/17 teams T41 Tyler Gruca T49 Brent Paul T58 Alan Fowler T72 Bryan Fox Jared Cagle Spring Schedule/Results JU INVITATIONAL Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass 13th/17 teams T32 Brent Paul T35 Alan Fowler Grant Cagle T59 Tyler Gruca Jared Cagle SEMINOLE INTERCOLLEGIATE Mar Tallahassee, Fla. Southwood Golf Club 10th/18 teams T18 Ross Mclister T29 Tyler Gruca T56 Jared Cagle T56 Alan Fowler T90 Tommy Caswell WOLFPACK INVITATIONAL Oct. 4-5 Raleigh, N.C. Lonnie Poole Golf Course t8th/17 teams T16 Brent Paul T44 Alan Fowler T47 Grant Cagle T53 Tyler Gruca T77 Ross Mclister JERRY PATE NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE Oct Birmingham, Ala. Old Overton Club 11th/12 teams T38 Brent Paul T40 Tyler Gruca Alan Fowler T52 Victor Lavin T75 Alex Castro U.S. COLLEGIATE Oct Alpharetta, Ga. Golf Club of Georgia 14th/15 teams T39 Alan Fowler T44 Tyler Gruca T63 Jared Cagle T70 Brent Paul Victor Lavin Ross Mclister* *competed as individual PONTE VEDRA INVITATIONAL Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Ponte Vedra Country Club 6 Victor Lavin* T7 Tom Caswell* *competed as individuals SUNTRUST GATOR INVITATIONAL Feb Gainesville, Fla. Mark Bostick Golf Club 14th/14 teams T29 Tyler Gruca T48 Victor Lavin T55 Grant Cagle Alan Fowler T73 Brent Paul SEAHAWK INTERCOLLEGIATE Feb Wilmington, N.C. Country Club of Landfall 10th/12 teams Tommy Caswell T41 Brent Paul T43 Ross Mclister T43 Tyler Gruca T43 Victor Lavin Team and Individual Bests INSPERITY/AUGUSTA ST. INVITATIONAL April 2-3 Augusta, Ga. Forest Hills Golf Club t16th/17 teams T42 Alan Fowler T67 Ross Mclister T73 Tyler Gruca T85 Grant Cagle T91 Brent Paul* Jared Cagle YELLOW JACKET CLASSIC April Alpharetta, Ga. Golf Club of Georgia 4th/5 teams Tyler Gruca T13 Ross Mclister T16 Victor Lavin* T18 Brent Paul Alan Fowler Jared Cagle* Grant Cagle T30 Tommy Caswell* CAA CHAMPIONSHIP April Pinehurst, N.C. Pinehurst No. 8 Low Individual 18-hole Score: 68, Brent Paul, Wolfpack Intercollegiate (1st Round) Low Individual 18-hole Score/Relation to Par: -3 (68), Brent Paul, Wolfpack Intercollegiate (1st Rd.) -3 (69) Alan Fowler, Insperity Augusta State Invitational (3rd Round) Low Individual 54-hole Score: 215, Brent Paul, Wolfpack Intercollegiate Low Individual 54-hole Score/Relation to Par: +2 (215), Brent Paul, Wolfpack Intercollegiate Low Team 18-hole Score: 285, Wolfpack Intercollegiate (2nd Round) Low Team 18-hole Score in Relation to Par: +1 (285), Wolfpack Intercollegiate (2nd Round) Low Team 54-hole Score: 884, Mason Rudolph Championship, p, Wolfpack Intercollegiate Low Team 54-hole Score in Relation to Par: +32 (884), Mason Rudolph Champ., Wolfpack Intercollegiate Best Team Finish: 4th, Yellow Jacket Classic Best Individual Finish in a Team Event: 10th Tyler Gruca, Yellow Jacket Classic

15 TOURNAMENT RECAPS Gruca Leads Panthers in Debut Franklin, Tenn. - The Georgia State men s golf team finished its first tournament of the season with a 13th place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship. The Panthers were led by walk-on Tyler Gruca, who was making his first collegiate appearance. After a tough first round saw State shoot 306, the Panthers rebounded over the weekend with rounds of 287 and 291 to jump four spots in the standings. Gruca helped lead the bounce-back, shooting over the weekend, after an opening round 76. Gruca s 6-over, 219 tied him for 41st in the 90-man field. Senior Brent Paul tied Gruca for the Panthers low score on Sunday, shooting 71 to finish tied for 49th. After opening with a 77 on Friday, Paul rebounded with a 72 on Saturday. Paul and Gruca each made four birdies to lead the Panthers in Sunday s final round. Senior Alan Fowler also improved each day, shooting 73 on Sunday after opening with rounds of 75 and 74. Fowler finished tied for 57th. Freshman Bryan Fox, also making his collegiate debut, shot a final round 77 to finish tied for 72nd. Fox had the Panthers round of the tournament, shooting 69 on Saturday, following an opening round 82. Redshirt-junior Jared Cagle rounded out the line-up, shooting 76 on Sunday to finish in 85th place. Cagle opened with rounds of 78 and 80. After taking the lead on Friday, Memphis never looked back en route to a two stroke victory. The Tigers finished 10-under par to defeat South Carolina, which rallied on Sunday, but finished at 8-under. Ole Miss finished third at 5-under, followed by Oklahoma at 4-under. Memphis was atop the individual leaderboard as well, as Jack Belote earned a one stroke victory over South Carolina s Blaine Woodruff. 13th/17 teams T41 Tyler Gruca T49 Brent Paul T58 Alan Fowler T72 Bryan Fox Jared Cagle State Ties for Eighth in Raleigh Raleigh, N.C. - Fighting tough and windy conditions, the Georgia State men s golf team finished tied for eighth at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate, hosted by N.C. State. Senior Brent Paul led the Panthers, tying for 16th place. On a day when every team in the field saw its score increase over round two, the Panthers shot a final round 307 to finished tied with Arkansas-Little Rock. Paul, who was just a three strokes off the lead, fought the tough conditions to a round of 77. The senior started double bogey-bogey-bogey on the first three holes, but rebounded with three birdies over the next eight holes to almost get back to even par. After opening with a round of 292 on Monday morning, the Panthers followed with their best round of the season, a 1-over 285 in the afternoon. The final round 307 dropped State two spots in the standings, but left them ahead of No. 28 Campbell, as well as CAA rivals VCU and George Mason. Senior Alan Fowler fired a final round 77 to finish in a tie for 44th on the par 71, 7358-yard Lonnie Poole Golf Course. Fowler opened the tournament with rounds of 74 and 72. Freshman Grant Cagle, making his collegiate debut this week, also shot a final round 77 and placed tied for 47th. Tyler Gruca, a walk-on freshman, who shot 69 in the second round, finished the tournament with a 79 to finish tied for 53rd. Gruca opened the tournament on Monday morning with a 77. Freshman Ross Mclister, also making his collegiate debut, shot the Panthers low score on Tuesday, a 76, to move up into a tie for 77th. No. 16 N.C. State came from behind to win the event by four strokes over No. 20 Duke. The Wolfpack fired a final round 283 to catch the Blue Devils, who dropped to second place. No. 18 Wake Forest finished the event at 3-over par and in third place, followed by Maryland in fourth place at 6-over par. N.C. State s Albin Choi won the individual title at 6-under par by one stroke over Wake Forest s Lee Bedford. t8th/17 teams T16 Brent Paul T44 Alan Fowler T47 Grant Cagle T53 Tyler Gruca T77 Ross Mclister State Rebounds at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Vestavia Hills, Ala. - The Georgia State men s golf team moved up one spot and finished in 11th place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate at Old Overton Country Club. Senior Brent Paul led the Panthers with a final round 72. The Panthers shot a final round 305, after opening the tournament with rounds of 303 and 295 on Monday. Senior Brent Paul finished tied for 38th. Paul led the Panthers with four birdies over the final 18 holes. He opened the tournament with rounds of 75 and 76 on Monday. Walk-on freshman Tyler Gruca, who shot a second round 70, the Panthers lowest of the event, fired a final round 76 to finish tied for 40th on the par 70, yard course. Yesterday s second round included four birdies and an eagle. Senior Alan Fowler fired a final round 77 to finish in 50th place. The Gainesville, Ga. native opened play on Monday with a pair of 76 s. Victor Lavin, who was making his collegiate debut, shot a final round 80 and finished tied for 52nd, while senior Alex Castro, making his season debut, shot a final round 84 to finish tied for 55th. No. 23 Auburn, which led after the first round, jumped back ahead of No. 1 Florida to win by seven strokes. The Tigers shot a tournament low 273 to finish at 11-under par. The Gators finished at 4-under, followed by host Alabama at 2-under. The Crimson Tide, ranked sixth in the nation, had won the event the previous four times. Auburn s Nichlas Carlsson took home the individual title, shooting a final round 70 to win by two strokes over Florida s Tyler McCumber and Alabama s Bobby Wyatt, both ranked in the top 25 in the nation. Carlsson shot the low round of the tournament on Monday morning with a 64 and finished at 8-under par. The history of winners at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate is a who s who of golf. Tiger Woods won the in 1994 while playing at Stanford. Other winners include David Toms, Rory Sabbatini, Bryce Molder, D.J. Trahan, and Hunter Mahan. 11th/12 teams T38 Brent Paul T40 Tyler Gruca Alan Fowler T52 Victor Lavin T75 Alex Castro GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE

16 TOURNAMENT RECAPS Panthers Finish Strong at U.S. Collegiate Alpharetta, Ga. - Tyler Gruca and Jared Cagle led the Georgia State men s golf team to its best round of the week as the Panthers finished 14th at the U.S. Collegiate Championship on Tuesday. The duo each shot rounds of 73 on the Lakeside Course at the Golf Club of Georgia. The Panthers, competing for the fourth time in five years, shot a final round 296 to move ahead of South Carolina and fall just short of surpassing No. 40 Clemson and East Tennessee State. Hosted by Georgia Tech and often called the Masters of college golf, the Panthers had opened with rounds of 309 and 304. Gruca got off to his best start of the season and made the turn at 4-under par. Unfortunately, he hit a streak of bad luck with five straight bogeys to end his round, shooting 73 and finish in a tie for 44th. Cagle scored three birdies and four bogeys in his round for a 73 to finish in a tie for 53rd. The rounds for Cagle and Gruca were personal bests for the tournament. Senior Alan Fowler fired a final round 75 to finish as the top Panther in the field with a tie for 39th. Fowler opened the tournament with rounds of 77 and 72, which was State s low score of the week. Senior Brent Paul opened and closed his rounds with birdies en route to a final round 75. Paul finished in a tie for 70th, improving every round of the tournament. Freshman Victor Lavin opened with a front nine 36, but stumbled with a 43 on the back nine to shoot 79 and finish in 74th place. Freshman Ross Mclister, competing as an individual, shot a final round 85 and finished alone in 75th. Host Georgia Tech, ranked 17th in the country, ran away from the field en route to a 27-stroke victory. The Yellow Jackets were one of just two teams to finish under par, rounding out the three-day tournament at 28-under par. No. 3 UCLA finished in second at 1-under par, followed by No. 16 Texas A&M at 2-over. 14th/15 teams T39 Alan Fowler T44 Tyler Gruca T63 Jared Cagle T70 Brent Paul Victor Lavin Ross Mclister* *competed as individual Panthers Finish 12th at Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - Georgia State jumped two spots and finished in 12th place to open the spring season at the JU Invitational. Senior Brent Paul led the Panthers with a tie for 32nd at the TPC at Sawgrass PLAYERS Stadium Course. The Panthers shot a final round 304, after opening play on Monday with rounds of 314 and 310. Paul jumped seven spots in the stands, shooting a final round 74 that included two birdies on his second nine. After shooting an opening round 80, the senior shot back-to-back rounds of two-over par. Senior Alan Fowler tied Paul for the best round of the day, shooting a final round 74 to finish tied for 35th. Fowler s final round featured 16 pars and two bogeys. Freshman Grant Cagle shot a final round 81 to drop into 52nd place after firing rounds of 75 and 79 on the opening day. Freshman Tyler Gruca continued to improve after an opening round 81, shooting a final round 75 to finish in a tie for 59th. Redshirt-junior Jared Cagle struggled to a final round 84 to finish in 67th place. No. 1 Florida cruised to a 25-stroke victory after a final round 289, finishing the tournament at six-under par, the lone team to break par. North Florida finished in second place at 19-over par, while Jacksonville State and No. 42 Liberty tied for third place at 22-over. No. 40 Clemson rounded out the top five, shooting a final round 288, the best round of the day. Florida s Bank Vongvanij, the top ranked collegiate golfer in the country, took home the individual title, shooting a final round 73 to finish at five-under par. 13th/17 teams T32 Brent Paul T35 Alan Fowler Grant Cagle T59 Tyler Gruca Jared Cagle Gruca Leads Panthers at Gator Invitational Gainesville, Fla. - Georgia State finished in 14th at the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Sunday afternoon. Freshman walk-on Tyler Gruca shot his third straight 73 and finished in a tie for 29th. The Panthers shot a final round 305, after opening with rounds of 308 and 298 on the par 70, 6,701-yard course on Saturday. Gruca made three birdies in his final round to finish at 9-over par for the event. It marked the third time in six tournaments that the walk-on has finished as the top Panther. Freshman Victor Lavin shot a final round 76 to finish at 17-over par and in a tie for 48th. Lavin shot 77 and 74 during the 36 holes of competition on Saturday. Grant Cagle, one of three freshmen in the field for the Panthers, shot a final round 77 and finished in a tie for 55th at 19-over par. Senior Alan Fowler shot a final round 80, which included a pair of birdies, and finished 72nd. Senior Brent Paul shot a final round 79 and finished tied for 73rd. Host Florida, ranked third in the country, shot a final round 281 to win by nine strokes over No. 13 Auburn. The Tigers shot a final round 284 and finished at 13-over par. No. 6 LSU finished in third at 22-over, with No. 44 UNF in fourth at 26-over. No. 29 UCF rounded out the top five at 27-over par. Florida s Phillip Choi, Andres Echavarria, Bank Vongvanij and Florida State s Drew Kittleson tied for the top spot at even par. Choi and Vongvanij each shot a final round 68, while Kittleson shot 69. Auburn s Blayne Barber and Niclas Carlsson tied for fifth at 1-over par. The list of now-pga Tour stars that have won the event includes Paul Azinger, Brad Faxon, Jodie Mudd, David Toms, Chris DiMarco and Graeme McDowell. 14th/14 teams T29 Tyler Gruca T48 Victor Lavin T55 Grant Cagle Alan Fowler T73 Brent Paul GSU MEN S GOLF POSTSEASON GUIDE 15