2008 & 2009 NGCA All-American Scholar Athlete

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1 on the season... Finished fi fth at the USF-Richmond Country Club Invitational with a three-round total of 223 (+10) that included an openinground 69 (-2)... Came in 10th overall at the MWC Championships with a score of 229 (+10)... Carded a 1-under 71 in the fi nal round of the Spring Invitational, fi nishing tied for 30th with a total of 221 (+5)... Earned a spot on the NGCA All-American Scholar and Academic All- MWC teams while also being named a MWC Scholar-Athlete... Named a notable newcomer by Golfweek entering the season, along with fellow freshman Therese Koelbaek & 2009 NGCA All-American Scholar Athlete Has become a fi xture in the Rebel lineup and played the most rounds of any Rebel over the past two seasons... Lowered her scoring average during her sophomore season and should continue to improve heading into her third year with the program... Brings a lot of excitement and fl air to the golf course... One of the top students on the squad Name is pronounced "al-ah-han-dra GWAC-ah-NAY-me." Tied for the team lead with 32 rounds Posted the third-best scoring average on the team with a 75.97, which was 11th in the Mountain West Conference Had two top-20s and one top-10 fi nish as a sophomore Carded four sub-par rounds and two rounds of par Finished seventh at the with a 3-over 147 Followed that up by tying for 13th at the Spring Invitational, including shooting a 1-under 71 during the second round, to fi nish with a total of 222 (+6) Also tied for 13th at the 2009 MWC Championships with a three-round total of 232 (+16) Earned a spot on the NGCA All-American Scholar and Academic All-MWC teams and was a MWC Scholar-Athlete for the second consecutive year. A 2007 graduate of Colegio Bethlemitas in Armenia, Colombia One of the top amateur players in Colombia, spending time as the No. 1 ranked junior player in the country and the third-ranked individual among amateur women in the country Was a member of the 2005 Colombia National team that competed in the South American Championship, where Columbia won the team title and Guacaneme fi nished fourth Won 11 junior tournaments during her career Had a strong 2007, winning the Colombia Open, the CC Cali Open, the GPA Gloria Soto Tournament in Chile and the 1st Parade Underage National Championship. Alejandra Guacaneme was born on April 31, 1990, in Armenia, Colombia The daughter of Patricia Anstizabal Has an older sister, Catalina Sister played collegiate golf at Wichita State Majoring in journalism and media studies The only Rebel to play in all 37 rounds as a rookie... The 37 rounds tied for the most in a single season in school history... Had the third-best scoring average on the team and ranked 12th in the Mountain West Conference with a average... Posted one top-fi ve and one top- 10 fi nish... Reached par three times and carded two sub-par rounds 24

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS GUACANEME'S FINISHES IN NCAA Fall Preview (+12)/T64th Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (+16)/T38th (+24)/T62nd (+9)/T35th USF-Richmond CC Invitational (+10)/5th (+28)/T65th Spring Invitational (+5)/T30th Sacramento State Preview (+14)/T32nd (+11)/T24th MWC Championships (+10)/T10th (+13)/T69th NCAA Championships (+23)/T85th GUACANEME'S FINISHES IN Dick McGuire Invitational Windy City Collegiate Classic Spring Invitational MountainView Collegiate MWC Championship (+6)/T22nd (+26)/T55th (+8)/T48th (+2)/T40th (+10)/T28th (+3)/7th (+6)/T13th (+10)/T35th (+28)T35th (+16)/T13th (+12)/T66th GUACANEME S CAREER SCORECARD , , TOTAL 69 5, Women's Golf 25

3 2008 & 2009 Honorable Mention All-America Two-Time All-Mountain West Conference Selection 2008 & 2009 NGCA All-American Scholar Athlete The program s second two-time All-American An honors candidate who has emerged as one of the top players in and Mountain West Conference history after just two years... Will vie for MWC Player of the Year as well as All-America honors once again this season... Name is etched all over the Rebel record book following a dominating pair of seasons... Posted the lowest tournament to par in school history, a 16-under 200 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Open, which also featured a school-record 6-under 66 in the second and third rounds... Has fi red nine of the 16 lowest subpar rounds in program history Has a wealth of international experience, including playing in the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships, representing her native Denmark Possesses a well-rounded game that is among the best in the MWC and the country... Will again be the No. 1 player in the Rebel lineup... Last name is pronounced "ko-ell-beck." Earned Honorable Mention All-America by Golfweek for the second consecutive year Led the Rebels with a scoring average of 73.24, which is the second-best single-season scoring average in school history That scoring average was also second in the Mountain West Conference, and she was named to the All-MWC team for a second straight season Posted fi ve top-fi ve fi nishes, one top-10 and two top-20s Carded a team-best eight sub-par rounds and fi ve rounds of par Opened the year by fi nishing tied for 10th at the Dick McGuire Invitational and then tied for 14th at the Between those two tournaments she played at the 2008 World Amateur Team Championship, which was held in Adelaide, Australia Representing Denmark, she fi nished 27th overall Turned in a record-breaking performance at the, shattering the record and coming one stroke shy of the NCAA record, carding a 16-under 200 to fi nish second overall She opened the tournament with a 4-under 68 and then caught fi re, fi ring back-to-back rounds of 6-under 66, which set the Rebel record for lowest round in a tournament Posted a fi fth-place fi nish at the with a score of even-par 144, beginning a string of fi ve straight tournaments in which she fi nished 13th or better Tied for fi fth at the MountainView Collegiate (215, -1), tied for second at the (229, +13) and then closed the run with a third-place fi nish at the MWC Championships with an 8-over 228 She opened the MountainView with a four-under 68 in the fi rst round, which is the seventh-lowest round by a Rebel Earned a spot on the NGCA All- American Scholar and Academic All-MWC teams, and was a MWC Scholar- Athlete for the second consecutive year Named to the CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 8 At-Large Second Team The Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year led the league in scoring average with a 73.78, which tied for the second-best single-season average in history... Earned Honorable Mention All-America by Golfweek... Became just the second Rebel to win two tournaments in a single season... Recorded four top-fi ves and one top-10 fi nish while rolling in seven sub-par and fi ve even-par rounds... Played in 36 rounds, which is tied for the second-most in a season by a Rebel... Following a slow start, ended the fall by fi nishing 15th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Open with a score of 219 (+3) and then winning the USF-Richmond Country Club Invitational with a score of 215 (+2), which included fi rst career sub-par round, a fi nalround 69 (-2)... Finished fi fth at the Spring Invitational, carding three consecutive rounds of one-under 71 to fi nish with a total of 213 (-3)... Two tournaments later she fi nished tied for fi fth at the with an even-par 216, which featured a 4-under 68 in the second round... That started a run of three straight top-fi ve fi nishes... Tied for fourth at the MWC Championships with a 223 ( , +4)... Put together most complete performance of the season two weeks later at the, opening with rounds of 69 (-3) and 68 (-4) on the way to a total of 210 (-6), sharing medalist honors... Became just the second Rebel to earn medalist honors at an NCAA Regional event... Capped rookie year by tying for 34th at the NCAA Championships ( , +12)... Earned a spot on the NGCA All-American Scholar and Academic All-MWC teams, and was a MWC Scholar-Athlete... Touted as a notable newcomer by Golfweek entering the season, along with fellow freshman Alejandra Guacaneme. Graduated from Naerum High School in Naerum, Denmark Has been a member of Denmark s three-person national team and was a three-year member of the country s junior national squad from Played in three European Team Championships with Denmark, placing 12th in 2004, fourth in 2005 and 10th in Finished second in both the Finish Open Championship and Dutch Junior Masters in 2006 Notched two thirdplace fi nishes (2004 and 2005) as well as a second-place showing (2006) in the Danish National Junior Championships While having a plethora of international experience as a junior, also competed in the United States, fi nishing 10th in the 2006 Doral-Publix Junior Classic and tying for 15th at the 2006 Junior Orange Bowl. Therese Koelbaek was born on Feb. 1, 1988, in Gentoftte, Denmark The daughter of Jan and Karin Koelbaek Has an older brother, Martin Majoring in management. 26

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Koelbaek was named to the All-Mountain West Conference team for the second straight year. KOELBAEK'S FINISHES IN NCAA Fall Preview (+9)/T55th Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (+12)/T25th DQ--DQ (+3)/T11th USF-Richmond CC Invitational (+2)/1st (+16)/T34th Spring Invitational (-3)/T5th Sacramento State Preview (+11)/T27th (E)/T5th MWC Championships (+4)/T4th (-6)/T1st NCAA Championships (+12)/T34th KOELBAEK'S FINISHES IN Dick McGuire Invitational Spring Invitational MountainView Collegiate MWC Championship (+2)/T10th (+2)T14th (-16)/T2nd (+13)/T33rd (E)/T5th (+6)/T13th (-1)/T5th (+13)/T2nd (+8)/3rd (+9)/T55th KOELBAEK S CAREER SCORECARD , , TOTALS 65 4, Women's Golf 27

5 tying for 11th at the Dick McGuire Invitational, shooting even-par 219 over the three rounds... Ended the fall season by winning the Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational in Hawaii, shooting a final-round, 1-under 69 for a three-round total of 212 (+2)... The 69 was a season-low round and the total of 212 is the fifth-lowest score for a three-round tournament in Rebel history... Named the MWC Golfer of the Month for November and Golfweek's Golfer of the Week following her win on the islands... Closed season on a strong note, finishing tied for ninth at the, tied for fourth at the MWC Championships and then tied for 28th at the... Earned Academic All-MWC honors... Competed for New Zealand internationally as well, playing in the 29th Annual Queen Sirikit Cup in the Phillipines, where she helped New Zealand to a fourthplace finish... Played in the 2007 We Love Kobe Suntory Open, an event on the Japan LPGA tour. Three-Time All-Mountain West Conference Selection The most experienced player on the Rebel roster... A three-time All-MWC performer who has been in the lineup since the first tournament of her career... An honors candidate heading into her senior season... Has international experience, including playing in the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships, representing her native New Zealand A complete player with a strong all-around golf game... Among the school's all-time leaders in career scoring average (74.60) and rounds played (94)... Last name is pronounced "KRISH-na." A member of the New Zealand International Team... Recorded three tournament victories in her junior career... Won the 2006 Greg Norman Junior Masters, becoming the first Kiwi to win the event since Took the title in the 2006 New Zealand Secondary School Girls Golf Championship... Was victorious in the New Zealand under-21 Championships. Natasha Krishna was born on July 12, 1988, in Auckland, New Zealand... The daughter of Krish and Veena Krishna... Has a younger sister, Camille... Enjoys shopping, playing sports, watching movies and eating ice cream Majoring in journalism and media studies. Established herself as one of the top players in the MWC Finished the year with a scoring average of 74.17, which was second on the team and third in the league Named to the All-MWC team for the third straight season Won her second career tournament and posted three top-five and two top-20 finishes overall Shot six sub-par rounds and three rounds of par Opened the year by finishing second at the Dick McGuire Invitational with a 5-under 214, which included rounds of 3-under 70 on days two and three of the tournament The five-under was the third lowest tournament in school history Played in the 2008 World Amateur Team Championship, which was held in Adelaide, Australia Representing New Zealand, she finished 72nd Carded a three-round total of 216 (E) to finish fourth at the 2009 Spring Invitational Earned medalist honors for the second time in her career, closing out the regular season by winning the with a 9-over 225 Finished tied for 16th at the Mountain West Conference Championships Turned in a solid sophomore season... Named to the All-Mountain West Conference team for the second consecutive time... Was steady all season long, posting two top-20s, one top-10 and one top-five finish... Had a 74.9 scoring average, which was second on the team and fifth in the league... Rolled in three sub-par and three even-par rounds on the season... Tied for 18th at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational with a threeround total of 226 (+10)... Turned in her best performance of the season at the NCAA Western Preview, finishing fifth with a 54-hole score of 219 (+3), which included an even-par 72 in the second round... Followed that by tying for 11th at the with a score of 222 (+6) that included a 2-under 70 in the second round... Tied for 10th at the MWC Championships with a 229 (+10)... Played in the NCAA Championships for the first time in career and finished tied for 54th with a four-round total of 304 (+16) Made an immediate impact as a freshman... Earned All-Mountain West Conference honors... The only Rebel to win a tournament, taking home medalist honors at the Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational... Led the team with a scoring average, which was sixth overall in the league... Recorded two top-five finishes, one top-10 and two top-20s... One of two Rebels to play all 32 rounds during season... Started career by 28

6 TABLE OF CONTENTS KRISHNA'S FINISHES IN Dick McGuire Invitational (E)/T11 Fall Preview (+14)/T52 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (+16)/T25 Las Vegas Showdown (+7)/T32 Aloha Purdue Collegiate (+2)/ (+16)/T36 Spring Invitational (+1)/T19 PING/ASU Invitational (+6)/T (+7)/T9 MWC Championships (+13)/T (+13)/T28 KRISHNA'S FINISHES IN NCAA Fall Preview Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational USF-Richmond CC Invitational Spring Invitational NCAA Western Preview MWC Championships NCAA Championships (+13)/T68th (+10)/T18th (+10)/T25th (+12)/T51st DQ DQ (+2)/T22nd (+3)/5th (+6)/T11th (+10)/T10th (+7)/T35th (+16)/T54th KRISHNA'S FINISHES IN Krishna was named to the All-Mountain West Conference team for the third straight year. Dick McGuire Invitational Spring Invitational MountainView Collegiate MWC Championship (-5)/2nd (+7)/T38th (-2)/T22nd (+13)/T33rd (+5)/13th (E)/4th (+6)/T22nd (+9)/1st (+17)/T16th (+12)/T71st KRISHNA S CAREER SCORECARD , , , TOTALS 94 7, Women's Golf 29

7 A Las Vegas product Came in right away and found herself in the starting lineup as a freshman A steady player who should only improve as she gains more collegiate experience. Played in 27 tournaments as a rookie Scoring average of was fifth on the team Had one top-10 finish, which came at the Wave Invitational, where she tied for 8th with a two-round total of 148 (+4) Carded a season-low 73 (+1) in the tournament s opening round Made her collegiate debut at the Dick McGuire Invitational and shot a 2-over 74 Finished 29th at the MWC Championships with a total of 243 (+27) Earned a spot on the NGCA All-American Scholar Team Named to the Academic All-MWC team as well as a MWC Scholar- Athlete. A 2008 graduate of Coronado High School in Henderson, Nev. Lettered three years for the Cougars Helped her team win the NIAA Sunrise Regional Championship as a sophomore Named her team s MVP the last three years of her prep career Finished second in the state as a junior and senior Earned all-state honors as a senior. Bethany Janelle Glassford was born on Dec. 8, 1989, in Nashville, Tenn. The daughter of Lesley and Brian Glassford Has two sisters, Brittany and Bayley Majoring in photography. GLASSFORD'S FINISHES IN Dick McGuire Invitational Windy City Collegiate Classic Spring Invitational MountainView Collegiate MWC Championship (+13)/T45th (+26)/T55th (+24)/T83rd 76-W-W (+4)/T8th (+20)/T64th (+13)/T50th (+33)T50th (+27)/29th (+18)/T85th GLASSFORD'S CAREER SCORECARD 27 2,

8 rounds of Placed third at the 2006 AJGA Pacific Northwest International... Tied for 15th at the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship... Finished seventh at the Royale Canadian National Junior Girls Championship... Advanced to the match-play portion of the U.S. Girls Junior Championship... A member of the 2006 National Canadian Team... Named outstanding athlete and earned the captain s award as a senior... Earned first team all-region and all-state honors as a senior. Melissa Carmela Mabanta was born on Nov. 2, 1988, in Vancouver, B.C.... The daughter of Fausto and Concepion Mabanta... Has an older brother, Justin, and an older sister, Tina... Enjoys shopping and dancing... Majoring in university studies. Follows in the footsteps of her older sister, Tina Mabanta, who played at from An experienced player who adds depth to the Rebel lineup... Last name is pronounced "ma-ban-tuh." Appeared in five tournaments, playing a total of 14 rounds Posted a scoring average Best tournament of the year came at the 2008 Las Vegas Collegiate Open, when she shot an 11-over 227 ( ) to finish tied for 76th Highest placing came at the, where she finished tied for 39th with a total of 167 (87-80) Turned in two more rounds in the 70s at the Spring Invitational, shooting a 78 (+6) and a 76 (+4) on her way to a threeround total of 235 (+19) Played in six tournaments and 18 rounds... Had a scoring average of Turned in three rounds in the 70s ( ) for a total of 232 (+16) at the, finishing tied for 67th... Followed that tournament by placing tied for 40th at the USF-Richmond Country Club Invitational with a three-round score of 244 (+31)... That finish was her best of the season... Matched her season low with a 75 (+3) in the opening round of the Spring Invitational Started slowly as a freshman but by the end of the year was a mainstay in the Rebel lineup... Played in eight tournaments and 23 rounds, the fourth-most on the squad... Made collegiate debut at the Las Vegas Founders Collegiate Showdown, held at Anthem Country Club... Finished tied for 73rd with a three-round total of 234 (+18)... Followed that with a score of 236 (+26) at the Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational and tied for 33rd... Tied for 44th at the Spring Invitational with a score of 224 (+8), including rounds of 72 (E) and 73 (+1) to close out the tournament... Best finish of the year came at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a threeround total of 242 (+29) to come in 29th. Attended Xavier Prep in Phoenix, Ariz.... Won the AJGA Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship in the summer of 2006 with MABANTA'S FINISHES IN Windy City Collegiate Classic (+23)/T48th (+11)/T76th (+41)/86th (+23)/T39th Spring Invitational (+19)/T61st MABANTA'S CAREER SCORECARD , , , TOTALS 55 4, Women's Golf 31

9 A talented young player who made an immediate impact as a rookie last year Figures to be a fixture in the Rebel lineup for years to come Will contend for all-league honors as a sophomore. Stepped in right away as a true freshman and was one of only two Rebels to play in all 32 rounds Her scoring average of was fourth on the team and 18th in the MWC Posted two top-10s and one top-20 finish Ended the fall season by finishing tied for 22nd at the with a three-round total of 214 (-2), which included a sensational opening-round 4-under 68 and a closing round of 1-under 71 Recorded her best finish by tying for ninth at the MountainView Collegiate with a total of 217 (+1) Had her third sub-par score of the season at the MountainView, a 3-under 69 in the second round Tied for 10th at the MWC Championships with a 231 (+15) Advanced to the third round of the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. A 2008 graduate of Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Ariz.... Lettered four years for the Mountain Lions under coach Steve Rushing... Named the team's MVP four straight years... Won the 5A Arizona State Championship as a sophomore and came in second as a junior... Led RMHS to three East Valley Regional championships... Was a four-time qualifier for the USGA Women's Amatuer Public Links champioship... Qualifed five times for the USGA Girls Junior Championship... In 2006 she qualified to be on the Junior Ryder Cup Team. Kristen F. Schelling was born on Sept. 13, 1989, in Evanston, Ill.... The daughter of Carol and Ken Schelling... Made the honor roll all four years of high school and was a six-year member of the National Honor Society... Majoring in communications. SCHELLING'S FINISHES IN Dick McGuire Invitational (+15)/T55th Windy City Collegiate Classic (+18)/39th (+21)/80th (-2)/T22nd (+21)/67th (+23)/T39th Spring Invitational (+11)/T29th MountainView Collegiate (+1)/T9th (+21)/T14th MWC Championship (+15)/T10th (+14)/T74th SCHELLING'S CAREER SCORECARD 32 2,

10 Redshirted. A 2007 graduate of Sahuarita High School in Sahuarita, Ariz.... Also attended Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz., before transferring to Sahuarita for her junior and senior seasons... Lettered in golf all four years of prep career... Finished second in the state and fifth in regionals as a senior. A walk-on who is in her second full season on the squad Saw action for the first time last season A raw player with a lot of length off the tee. Victoria Alexandra Oros was born on Oct. 19, 1988, in Tucson, Ariz.... The daughter of Manny Oros and Rita Ormsby... Has an older sister, Vanessa Alday, and a younger brother, Manny Oros... Is majoring in graphic design. OROS' FINISHES IN Made her collegiate debut, playing in four tournaments Posted a scoring average of Shot a season-low 79 (+7) in the final round of the 2009 Best finish of the season came at the, where she tied for 41st with a 168 (+24). Spring Invitational (+23)/90th (+24)/T41st (+33)93rd (+44)/T70th OROS' CAREER SCORECARD Graduated from local Silverado High School in Las Vegas A fouryear letterwinner for the Skyhawks under coach Tarri Harris Team won the state championship her senior year Earned first team all-state honors as a senior after she finished third individually at the state tournament Named the Skyhawks MVP in 2007 and 2008 A four-time scholar athlete and two-time academic all-state selection Qualified for the 2008 women s amateur public links Named the Southern Nevada Player of the Year and the California Junior Tour Player of the Year Played in the Callaway Junior Worlds in Girls America s Cup team member for Southern Nevada team. A walk-on from Las Vegas Saw time on the course as a true freshman last season Adds depth and competition to the Rebel squad. Played in four tournaments during her rookie season In 11 rounds had a scoring average of Made collegiate debut at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and finished with a three-round score of 231 (+15), which included a final-round 74 (+2) That was her lowest round of the year Named a MWC Scholar-Athlete Stephanie Anne Whatley was born on Oct. 17, 1989, in Las Vegas, Nev. The daughter of Tina and Chris Whatley Has a younger sister, Brittany Majoring in public administration. WHATLEY'S FINISHES IN Spring Invitational (+15)/T83rd (+28)/43rd (+25)/T76th (+52)/78th WHATLEY'S CAREER SCORECARD Women's Golf 33

11 SOUTHERN UTAH Spent two seasons at the Division-I school located in Cedar City Lettered twice for the Thunderbirds Led the team in stroke average as a freshman with a 83.6 Finished 21st at the 2008 Summit League Championships Won the 2008 Utah Match Play Championship, becoming the first student-athlete from SUU to win the state title. Graduated in 2007 from Palo Verde HS in Las Vegas Served as captain of the golf team and was a three-time all-league honoree... Finished fourth at the 2005 state tournament and fifth in Was the Sunset Region Player of the Year in A three-time All-City of Las Vegas performer Las Vegas City Champion... Competed in the AJGA Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship in 2004 and the US Women s Amateur Public Links Championship in Was Las Vegas Review-Journal Athlete of the Week in Sept Graduated from Canbury School Won the state Under-18 Championship in 2005 and 2006 Played for the Ladies County Squad in 2008 and 2009 Won two English Order of Merit events in 2008: The Hampshire Rose and the Bridget Jackson Bowl South of England Ladies Champion in 2008 and the county champion in 2009 Finished eighth in the English Ladies Stroke Play event in Ellis Elizabeth Keenan was born on July 13, 1990, in Isleworth, England The daughter of Delena and Joe Keenan Has an older brother, Farren Brother played collegiate golf at the University of Texas from Has not declared a major. Mandi Incorvaia was born on Nov. 23, 1988, in Cleveland, Ohio The daughter of Tom and Diane Incorvaia Majoring in food and beverage and sports management. 34