Florida State Roster Lacey Agnew Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. Andrea Kaelin Jr. Fleming Is., Fla.

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1 Fall 2009 Schedule/Results S13-14 Cougar Fall Classic Hanahan, S.C 2 nd /15 S25-27 Kentucky Invitational Lexington, Ky. 1 st /15 O4-5 Eat A Peach Collegiate Macon, Ga. T2 nd /12 O9-11 Lady Tar Heel Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. 14 th / Florida State Spring Schedule F7-9 Lady Puerto Rico Classic Rio Grande, PR T6 th /16 M1-2 Kinderlou Forest Challenge Valdosta, Ga. 10 th 18 M22-23 Pinehurst Challenge Pinehurst, N.C. 1 st /18 A2-4 Bryan National Collegiate Greensboro, N.C. 1 st /18 A10-11 Lady Gator Invitational Gainesville, Fla. 2 nd /15 A16-18 ACC Championship Greensboro, N.C. 4 th /9 M6-8 NCAA Central Regional Columbus, Ind. T6 th / 24 M18-21 NCAA Championship Wilmington, N.C. 10 th / Florida State Roster Lacey Agnew Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. Andrea Kaelin Jr. Fleming Is., Fla. Gen King Fr. Tampa, Fla. Jamie Kuhn Sr. Miami, Fla. Jessica Negron Fr. Ocala, Fla. MB Ramsey Fr. Orlando, Fla. Maria Salinas So. Lima, Peru Macarena Silva Jr. Santiago, Chile Hannah Thomson So. Perth, Aust. Whitney Wenglasz So. Oldsmar, Fla. Kate Golden I. Coach Quoting Coach Kate Golden Coach Chris Malloy and I are so proud of our players. I hope the players are proud of themselves and enjoy this because top 10 s at nationals don t come around too often. It s a great finish four the girls and a great finish for the school. It sounds so crazy but it is so exciting to watch our girls play, compete and earn success. We are just so proud of each of the girls on our team. Quoting Senior Lacey Agnew I could not be any happier for this team than I am right now. We made it a goal as a team to reach nationals and to finish in the top 10 at nationals. The future is very bright for this program. FLORIDA STATE WOMEN S GOLF TEAM FINISHES 10 TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR HIGHEST NCAA FINISH IN SCHOOL HISTORY SEMINOLES RANKED NO. 14 IN FINAL GOLFSTAT POLL FLORIDA STATE FINISHES IN 10 TH PLACE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP The Florida State University women s golf team finished in 10 th place in the final standings at the NCAA Division I Championship at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. to earn the best national finish for the Seminoles since 1981 and the first top 10 finish in their history of playing in eight previous NCAA Tournaments. The Seminoles best national finish came in 1981 when they won the A.I.A.W. national championship. In earning their best NCAA Championship finals finish in school history, the Seminoles established a school record of fewest strokes (1,182) as they finished 16 strokes better than Florida State s 2004 team which finished in a tie for 19 th place. The Seminoles 10 th place finish was three places better than their previous best 13 th place finish at the NCAA Championship finals in SEMINOLES SUCCESS AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS The Seminoles entered the national championship finals ranked 23 rd nationally and finished ahead of eight teams ranked above them in the national rankings including No. 3 Auburn, No. 11 Stanford, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Virginia, No. 14 Pepperdine, No. 17 New Mexico and No. 18 TCU. Florida State was the second highest finishing ACC team in the event as it finished two strokes ahead of Virginia and only three strokes behind Duke. FORIDA STATE RANKED 14 TH IN FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS Florida State is ranked 14 th in the final national rankings by GolfStat and 22 nd in the final national rankings by GolfWeek. The Seminoles began the season unranked in both polls, but entered both after their first two tournaments of the season a second place finish at the Cougar Fall Classic and the team championship at the University of Kentucky Invitational. SEMINOLES FINISH IN SIXTH PLACE AT CENTRAL REGIONAL The Florida State women s golf team finished in a tie for sixth place in the final standings at the 2010 NCAA Central Regional championship a top eight finish that qualified them to play in the NCAA Championship finals. The Seminoles began the third round in 12 th place, and three strokes outside of the cut line of the top eight teams that would advance to the finals. When the round was complete, they had surpassed six teams and earned themselves a spot in the championship finals for the first time since 2006, and the ninth time in school history. AGNEW AND SILVA EARN ALL ACC HONORS Senior Lacey Agnew and junior Macarena Silva were named to the 2010 All-ACC Women s Golf Team as selected by the league s nine head coaches and announced by the ACC office. It marks the first time both Agnew and Silva have been named to the All-ACC team and the 10 th consecutive year at least one Florida State player has been named to the All-ACC Women s Golf Team. The selection of both Agnew and Silva marks only the third time in school history and first time since 2004 that multiple Seminole players have been named to the All-ACC team in the same season. SEMINOLE GOLF STATISTICS (COMBINED/FALL 09 SPRING 10) Name Tourn. Rds Par -75 Low Strks Avg. Macarena Silva , Jessica Negron , Maria Salinas , Lacey Agnew , Hannah Thomson , Mary Beth Ramsay , Jamie Kuhn

2 SALINAS LEADS FSU AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIP Led by sophomore Maria Salinas, Florida State placed four golfers in the top 25 of the individual standings and finished in fourth place in the final standings at the 22nd Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Golf Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club. It marked the third time in the last four years that the Seminoles had finished in the top four of the team standings at the ACC Championship. Salinas finished in a tie for 10th place in the individual standings to mark the 10th consecutive year that a Seminole finished in the top 10 of the individual standings. Salinas was at her best late in the round as she birdied three of her last six holes to finish with a three over par score of 74. She finished with eight birdies and one eagle during the 54-hole event that decided the ACC automatic qualifier. SEMINOLES TOP TEAM RESULTS IN Florida State finished the season with an ACC-leading three tournament championships (Kentucky Invitational, Pinehurst Challenge and Bryan National Collegiate) to go along with an ACC-leading eight top five finishes (Duke also has eight top five team finishes.) The Seminoles finished out of the top five only five times this year and missed finishing in the top five at the Lady Puerto Classic by one place as they finished in a tie for sixth place in the team standings. ACC Team Wins Top 5 Finishes Florida State 3 8 Duke 2 8 Maryland 1 6 Boston College 1 5 Wake Forest 1 4 Miami 1 2 North Carolina 0 2 NC State 0 2 Virginia 0 3 FLORIDA STATE S INDIVIDUAL FINISHES Led by junior Macarena Silva s one win (tied for first at the Kentucky Invitational) and team-leading four top five finishes, the Seminoles earned two individual championships and nine top five individual finishes during the fall and spring seasons. Of the five players in the Seminoles starting line-up for the 2010 NCAA Championship finals, four of them earned at least one top five individual finish. Seminoles Strong Finishes Player Wins Top 5 Macarena Silva 1 4 Lacey Agnew 1 3 Jessica Negron 0 1 Maria Salinas 0 1 COUNTING ON ALL FIVE PLAYERS Sophomore Maria Salinas enters the 2010 NCAA Championship as the team leader with.920 (all but two) of her rounds counted toward the team score this year. Salinas is joined by junior Macarena Silva (.900 counted) and senior Lacey Agnew (.800 counted) as the three Seminoles who counted at least 80 percent of their individual rounds this year. Counted Rounds Player Rds Counted Pct. Maria Salinas Macarena Silva Lacey Agnew Jessica Negron Hannah Thomson FLORIDA STATE CUTS ITS STROKE AVERAGE Florida State completed the fall and spring seasons with a stroke average in its 12 tournaments. The Seminoles averaged strokes in 10 tournaments during the fall and spring seasons meaning the team cut nearly three strokes per round (2.90) off of their team score in one years time. Senior Lacey Agnew, who finished the season ranked third on the team with a career-low stroke average, cut nearly six strokes off of her per round average this season as compared to last season. Florida State s Average Stroke Improvement Season Strokes Average , , Improvement Seminoles Average Stroke Improvement Player Improv Lacey Agnew Macarena Silva Hannah Thomson SEMINOLES FINISH IN AN AVERAGE OF FIFTH With three victories and seven top five team finishes, the Seminoles have earned an average finish of just under fifth place in their 12 tournaments during the fall 2009 and spring 2010 seasons. The Seminoles earned one team win (Kentucky Invitational) during the fall to go along with two second place finishes (Cougar Classic and East A Peach Collegiate) and earned two team wins (Pinehurst Challenge and Bryan National Collegiate) and one second place finish (Lady Gator Invitational) during the spring season. Florida State was one of five of the nine ACC teams (also Duke, Maryland, Wake Forest and Boston College) that won at least one team championship and one of only two (also Duke) that has won at least two titles this year. AGNEW, SILVA AND NEGRON PLAY IN ALL 12 Senior Lacey Agnew, junior Macarena Silva and freshman Jessica Negron were the only Seminoles who played in every event this year. AGNEW BY THE NUMBERS Senior Lacey Agnew has established career-bests for stroke average (75.09), career-low round (65 in the second round of the Cougar Classic), 36-hole score (136 at the Cougar Classic), tournament score (209 in the Cougar Classic), and best finish (first at the Pinehurst Challenge) as a senior. NOTING LACEY AGNEW Senior team captain enjoyed the best season of her career in She put up some astounding numbers in her final season: she finished two events under par (minus 7 at the Cougar Classic and minus 4 in winning the Pinehurst Challenge) after not finishing under par in any of the first 17 events of her career; she earned five top 10 finishes as a senior after earning one top

3 10 in the first three years of her career and she carded her career best tournament score of 209 at the Cougar Classic the best three round tournament score of the first three years of her career was a 228 at the Spring 2007 Chrysler Challenge hosted by Florida State. In addition, she earned three top five finishes this season after finishing in the top 10 only once during the first three years of her career. Looking At Lacey Category First 3 Years This Year Scoring Avg Individual Wins 0 1 Top 5 Finishes 0 3 Top 10 Finishes 1 5 Low Score Rds Below Rds At Par 0 10 Rds Below Team Wins 3 3 SILVA LEADS SEMINOLES Junior Macarena Silva, who finished in a tie for first place at the Kentucky Invitational during the fall season, led the Seminoles with a career-low scoring average in She was the Seminoles most consistent player over the course of the fall and spring seasons and finished out of the top 20 only five times in 12 events and earned a career-high seven top-10 finishes. During her seven top-10 finishes, Silva was a total of 17 strokes over par. Silva s Best Finishes In Tournament Place Score to Par Kentucky Invit. T1 +2 Pinehurst Challenge 3 +1 Bryan National 5-1 Lady Gator T5 +6 Eat A Peach T8 +6 Cougar Classic T10-1 Kinderlou Forest T10 +4 SILVA SCORING IN THE 60 S Junior Macarena Silva has earned a career-best three scores in the 60 s this year (67 at the Pinehurst Challenge, 69 at the Bryan National Collegiate and 69 at the Lady Gator Invitational) after carding zero rounds in the 60 s in the first two seasons of her career. SLIVA STAYING IN THE TOP 10 Junior Macarena Silva, who carded 26 of 35 rounds with score of 75 or better during the fall 2009 and spring 2010 seasons, earned a career-best seven top 10 finishes as a junior including the individual championship at the Fall 2009 Bettie Lou Evans / University of Kentucky Invitational. She has earned more top 10 finishes this year (seven) and even this spring (four) than she did in the first three years of her career (three). NEGRON PERFORMS WELL AS A FRESHMAN Freshman Jessica Negron, the Seminoles top finisher at the NCAA Central Regional Championship and the Lady Gator Invitational, was Florida State s lone freshman in its starting line-up during most of the 2009 fall and 2010 spring seasons. By the end of the season, she was certainly no longer a freshman any more. She played in all 12 events and finished the season second on the team with a stroke average. She finished inside the top 20 in five of her 12 events and finished in a season-best tied for third place at the Lady Gator Invitational in the spring of Negron has played very consistently throughout the year with a average in eight events during the spring and a average in four events during the fall. Breaking Down Negron Season Rds. Strokes Average Fall Spring 25 1, NEGRON AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Freshman Jessica Negron enjoyed one of the top seasons of any freshman in the nation in as she finished in a tie for 21 st place in the individual standings at the NCAA Division I Championship at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. She was the eighth highest finishing freshman in the nation at the national championship finals and the third highest finishing freshman from the ACC in the NCAA championship finals. She was the Seminoles second leading golfer during her first season as a collegian with a stroke average and was the Seminoles leading finisher with a career best tied for third finish in leading Florida State to a second place finish at the Lady Gator Invitational during the spring of NEGRON AT THE LADY GATOR INVITATIONAL Freshman Jessica Negron finished in a career-best tied for third place finish at the Lady Gator Invitational with a plus four score of 214. The 214 score for the 54 hole event ranks as the best of her career while her single round score of 69 was only one off of her career best score of 68 in the third round of the Cougar Classic. Negron s finish at the Lady Gator was the highest by a Seminole since 2003 when All-American Caroline Westrup also finished in third place in THOMSON HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PERFORMER Sophomore Hannah Thomson, who made her first NCAA Championship finals appearance in 2010, was a very consistent performer for the Seminoles in She played in 11 of the Seminoles 12 events and recorded the first top-10 finish of her career as she finished in a tie for 10 th place in leading the Seminoles to the team championship of the Bryan National Collegiate. Thomson earned six top-25 finishes in 12 tournaments this season marking the best finishes of her career. Entering the fall and spring seasons, Thomson had not finished higher than 35 in any tournament during her career. NOTING HANNAH THOMSON She played in a career-high 11 events including the NCAA Championship finals as a sophomore after playing in five events as a freshman; She earned six top 25 finishes as a sophomore the best finish of her freshman season was a 35 th place finish at the Spring 2009 ACC Championship; Seven of her 10 finishes in were better than her best finish of her freshman season (35 th place the Spring 2009 ACC Championship) She earned her first career top-10 finish (tied for 10 th ) in helping lead the Seminoles to the team championship at the Bryan National Collegiate;

4 She earned three top 20 finishes, three top 15 finishes and one top 10 finish as a sophomore after not finishing inside of the top 35 as a freshman. KUHN COMPLETES CAREER Senior Jamie Kuhn, whose career came to an end at the conclusion of the 2010 season, earned four varsity letters and served as the Seminoles co-captain during her senior season. She will continue her education at Florida State and serve in a student coach capacity for the golf programs following her graduation in Kuhn played in two varsity events during her career the Lady Gator Invitational in 2009 and the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Kuhn averaged strokes in eight rounds in three events during her career. SEMINOLES ONE OF 15 NATIONALLY Florida State was one of only 13 teams in the nation to have both its men s and women s programs ranked in the national top 25. The Seminoles are joined by only Arizona State, Florida, Duke, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Southern California, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas A&M, TCU, UCLA and Virginia as the schools ranked in the top 25 in both the men s and women s polls. GOLDEN WAS INTERIM COACH Kate Golden, a 14-year LPGA Professional who won the 2001 LPGA State Farm Classic, coached the Seminoles during the spring season as she was named the Seminoles Interim Women's Golf Coach on Feb. 25. Golden has competed in over 30 LPGA major championships and earned more than $1 million during the 2003 season. Still touring professionally on the LPGA, Golden came to Florida State from the University of Houston where she was a volunteer assistant coach for the Cougar men's golf team. During her LPGA career, Golden has earned eight topfive finishes and 14 top-10 finishes. MALLOY NAMED A TOP 5 NATIONAL ASSISTANT Chris Malloy, who helped coach the Florida State men s and women s golf teams into both the national rankings and their respective NCAA championship tournaments, was selected as one of five finalists for the Jan Strickland Award presented by TaylorMadeadidas golf as the National Men s Assistant Golf Coach of the Year. Malloy was finalist for the national award along with Josh Brewer of Southern California, Michael Burcin of South Carolina, Garrett Glegg of Washington, and Chris Whitten of Michigan. The Strickland Award is presented to the NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA or NJCAA assistant coach that, among other things, has excelled in working with their student-athletes both on the course and in the classroom. Glegg won the award. SEMINOLE GOLF RECOGNIZED BY NCAA The Florida State men s and women s golf teams, both ranked in the nation s top 25 and both competing in their respective NCAA championship tournaments, were recognized by the NCAA with a perfect APR (Academic Progress Rate) for the period The Department of Athletics at Florida State is one of nine ACC schools and the only Division I school in the state of Florida to have multiple varsity teams recognized publicly by the NCAA for having a perfect four-year average on the APR. THREE NAMED TO ALL ACC ACADEMIC TEAM Senior Lacey Agnew, sophomore Hannah Thomson and junior Macarena Silva were all named to the 2010 All- ACC Academic team. Seven golfers who earned All- ACC honors this past season secured spots on the 2010 All-ACC Academic Women s Golf Team. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career. WOMEN S GOLF TEAM WINS DIRECTOR S CUP The Seminole women s golf team won its ninth consecutive Athletic Director s Cup for Service at the annual Golden Nole Banquet on April 11. The Athletic Director's Cup for Service is the most prestigious award and is presented annually to the Seminole student-athletes. It goes to the team that contributes the most service hours to the community over the course of the entire year. The selection is made by measuring the total hours for the team and then dividing by the number of team members.

5 Cougar Fall Classic/Sept , 2009/Par 72 Yeamans Hall Golf Course/Hanahan, S.C. 2/18. Florida State Lacey Agnew T10. Macarena Silva T16. Jessica Negron T16. Hannah Thomson T51. Mary Beth Ramsay University of KentuckyFall Invitational/Sept , 2009 University Club of Kentucky/Lexington, Ky./Par 72 1/15. Florida State T1. Macarena Silva Lacey Agnew Hannah Thomson T19. Jessica Negron T46. Mary Beth Ramsay Eat A Peach Collegiate/Par 72/Oct. 4-5, 2009 Idle Hour Country Club/Macon, Ga. T2/12. Florida State T8. Lacey Agnew T8. Macarena Silva T17. Jessica Negron T21. Mary Beth Ramsay T21. Hannah Thomson Tar Heel Invitational/Par 72/Oct. 9-11, 2009 Finley Golf Course/University of N. Carolina/Chapel Hill, N.C. 14/18. Florida State T21. Macarena Silva T21. Hannah Thomson T53. Jessica Negron T64. Lacey Agnew T86. Mary Beth Ramsay Lady Puerto Rico Classic/Par 72/Feb. 7-9, 2010 Coco Beach Resort/Rio Grande, Puerto Rico T6/16. Florida State T19. Macarena Silva T21. Jessica Negron T35. Maria Salinas T35. Lacey Agnew T60. Hannah Thomson T81. Jamie Kuhn * * Played as an individual Bryan National Collegiate/Par 72/April 2-4, 2010 Players Course/Bryan Park Golf and Enrichment Center/Greensboro, N.C. 1/18. Florida State T5. Macarena Silva T10. Lacey Agnew T10. Hannah Thomson T26 Jessica Negron T38. Maria Salinas Lady Gator Invitational/Par 70/April 10-11, 2010 Mark Bostick Golf Course/University of Florida/Gainesville, Fla. 2/15. Florida State T3. Jessica Negron T5. Macarena Silva T14. Lacey Agnew T18. Maria Salinas T36. Hannah Thomson nd Annual ACC Championship/Par 71/April 16-18, 2010 Sedgefield Country Club/Greensboro, N.C. 4/9. Florida State T10. Maria Salinas T12. Macarena Silva T22. Lacey Agnew T25. Jessica Negron T28. Hannah Thomson NCAA Central Regional Champ/Par 72/May 6-8, 2010 Otter Creek Golf Course/Columbus, Ind. T6/24. Florida State T22. Jessica Negron T26. Maria Salinas T31. Lacey Agnew T50. Macarena Silva T70. Hannah Thomson NCAA Division I Women s Golf Championship/May 18-21, 2010 Country Club of Landfall/Wilmington, N.C./Par 72 10/24. Florida State , Maria Salinas T21. Jessica Negron T67. Hannah Thomson T67. Macarena Silva T108. Lacey Agnew Inaugural Kinderlou Forest Challenge/par 73/March 1-2, 2010 Kinderlou Forest Golf Club/Valdosta, Ga. 10/18. Florida State T10. Macarena Silva T35. Jessica Negron T37. Maria Salinas T61. Lacey Agnew T67. Mary Beth Ramsey Pinehurst Challenge/Par 72/March 22-23, 2010 Pinehurst No. 6/Pinehurst Golf Course/Pinehurst, N.C. 1/18. Florida State Lacey Agnew Macarena Silva T4. Maria Salinas T12. Jessica Negron T12. Hannah Thomson

6 Lacey Agnew Tournament by Tournament Sept , 2009 Cougar Classic Sept , 2009 Kentucky Invitational Oct. 4-5, 2009 Eat A Peach T8 Oct. 9-11, 2009 Tar Heel Invitational T64 Feb. 7-9, 2010 Lady Puerto Rico T35 March 1-2, 2010 Kinderlou Forest T61 March 22-23, 2010 Pinehurst Challenge April 2-4, 2010 Bryan National T10 April 10-11, 2010 Lady Gator T14 April 16-17, 2010 ACC Championship T22 May 6-8, 2010 NCAA Central Regional T31 May 18-21, 2010 NCAA Championship T108 Jamie Kuhn Tournament by Tournament Feb. 7-9, 2010 Lady Puerto Rico T81 Jessica Negron Tournament by Tournament Sept , 2009 Cougar Classic Sept , 2009 Kentucky Invitational T19 Oct. 4-5, 2009 Eat A Peach T17 Oct. 9-11, 2009 Tar Heel Invitational T53 Feb. 7-9, 2010 Lady Puerto Rico T21 March 1-2, 2010 Kinderlou Forest T35 March 22-23, 2010 Pinehurst Challenge T12 April 2-4, 2010 Bryan National T26 April 10-11, 2010 Lady Gator T3 April 16-17, 2010 ACC Championship T25 May 6-8, 2010 NCAA Central Regional T22 May 18-21, 2010 NCAA Championship T21 Mary Beth Ramsay Tournament by Tournament Sept , 2009 Cougar Classic T51 Sept , 2009 Kentucky Invitational T46 Oct. 4-5, 2009 Eat A Peach T21 Oct. 9-11, 2009 Tar Heel Invitational T86 March 1-2, 2010 Kinderlou Forest T67 Maria Salinas Tournament by Tournament Feb. 7-9, 2010 Lady Puerto Rico T35 March 1-2, 2010 Kinderlou Forest T37 March 22-23, 2010 Pinehurst Challenge T4 April 2-4, 2010 Bryan National T38 April 10-11, 2010 Lady Gator T18 April 16-17, 2010 ACC Championship T10 May 6-8, 2010 NCAA Central Regional T26 May 18-21, 2010 NCAA Championship Macarena Silva Tournament by Tournament Sept , 2009 Cougar Classic T10 Sept , 2009 Kentucky Invitational T1 Oct. 4-5, 2009 Eat A Peach T8 Oct. 9-11, 2009 Tar Heel Invitational T21 Feb. 7-9, 2010 Lady Puerto Rico T19 March 1-2, 2010 Kinderlou Forest T10 March 22-23, 2010 Pinehurst Challenge April 2-4, 2010 Bryan National April 10-11, 2010 Lady Gator T5 April 16-17, 2010 ACC Championship T12 May 6-8, 2010 NCAA Central Regional T50 May 18-21, 2010 NCAA Championship T67

7 Hannah Thomson Tournament by Tournament Sept , 2009 Cougar Classic T16 Sept , 2009 Kentucky Invitational Oct. 4-5, 2009 Eat A Peach T21 Oct. 9-11, 2009 Tar Heel Invitational T21 Feb. 7-9, 2010 Lady Puerto Rico T60 March 22-23, 2010 Pinehurst Challenge T12 April 2-4, 2010 Bryan National T10 April 10-11, 2010 Lady Gator T36 April 16-17, 2010 ACC Championship T28 May 6-8, 2010 NCAA Central Regional T70 May 18-21, 2010 NCAA Championship T67