Ashley Lance freshman/freshman

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1 Player Profiles Michelle Bowles Freshman/Freshman Oro, mexico John f. Kennedy H.S. Ashley Lance freshman/freshman franklin, tenn. franklin road academy Spartan Notes: First Spartan golfer from Mexico. Junior Golf: Won over 25 events in the Asociacion Juvenil-Infantil de Golf de Mexico. High School: Four-year letterwinner and captain at John F. Kennedy High School... Member of the soccer team. Personal: Born Sept. 6, 1988 Parents are John Bowles and Claudia Valencia A no-preference major. In The Clubhouse with Michelle Bowles Favorite Athlete: Lorena Ochoa Volunteer work that you do: Helping adults read and write in Mexico. Lifetime Goal: To make it to the LPGA Tour. Favorite Movie Quote: You can t handle the truth!! A Few Good Men Three words that describe you: Outgoing, responsible and talkative. Most Embarrassing Moment: Backing into a telephone pole after saying it was the dumbest thing you could do. Favorite Musicians: Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Shakira and Gloria Estefan. Pre-round Ritual: Take a couple of minutes away from everything and just think. Three people you would like to golf with: Lorena Ochoa, Aaron Baddeley and Fred Funk. Michelle Caporusso freshman/freshman Mount Prospect, ILL. Prospect H.S. Spartan Notes: Part of extremely talented incoming freshman class. Junior Golf: Four-time Illinois Junior Regional Champion. High School: Four-year letterwinner and three-year captain... Four-year member of Mid-Suburban All-Conference team... Two-time Great Northwest All-Area Player of the Year Prospect Invitational Champion Illinois State Regional Champion. Personal: Born Jan. 18, Parents are Daniel and Jule Caporusso... Major is education In The Clubhouse with Michelle Caporusso Reason that you chose to attend MSU: Because of the atmosphere, the golf program and the coaches. Favorite Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean Other sports that you enjoy: Badminton, pingpong, tennis and running. If you could be a cartoon character, which would you be: Wonder Woman, who wouldn t want to be able to fly? Favorite thing to do on roadtrips: Watch lots of movies. If you had a million dollars, what would you do: Travel the world. Favorite Foods: Mint chocolate chip ice cream and cheesy fries. Hidden Talent: I can make a clover with my tongue. Favorite Band: Taking Back Sunday. Spartan Notes: A two-time Tennessee State Champion that will challenge for a spot in the lineup immediately. Summer 2007: Finished 67th in the Michigan Women s Open. Junior Golf: Competed in the Tennessee Golf Association, the American Junior Golf Association and the Southeastern Junior Golf Association... Was the Tennessee State Junior Amateur runner-up in Took second at the Nike AJGA Mississippi Invitational in Qualified for the Nike AJGA Championship as a 14-year-old... Two-time qualifier for the US Girls Junior Championship... Won or finished second in 40 events from on the junior circuits... Was the youngest women s club champion at Old Natchez Country Club, winning the championship at 13. High School: A five-year letterwinner and two-year captain for head coach Glenn Tackett... Helped team to four regional championships and four district championships... Two-time state champion, winning in 2005 and 2006, and finishing as runner-up in A three-time region individual champion and four-time district champion... Three-time Middle Tennessee Player of the Year... Finished senior year with a 71.6 average and went undefeated in dual matches... Posted the second-lowest two-day score in TSSAA State Tournament with a 140 (74-66). Personal: Born Oct. 14, Parents are David and Teresa Lance... Major is marketing. In The Clubhouse with Ashley Favorite athlete: Paula Creamer. Favorite movies: A Walk to Remember and Remember the Titans. Why you chose MSU: From the minute I stepped on campus, I fell in love with it. I loved the closeness of the team and the desire to win from everyone. I just knew that this was the place for me. Person you admire: My grandfather. He grew up with very little and was able to make something of himself. He has given up so much to help me achieve my dreams and no matter what is at every tournament cheering me on. Greatest Athletic Experience: Helping Franklin Road win the state championship as a junior. It was something we had worked at since I had joined the team in the 8th grade and being able to finally achieve not only our goal but our school s goal was an amazing experience. 14 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

2 Player Profiles Vanessa Leon Freshman/Freshman Brampton, Ontario Notre Dame S.S. Aimee Neff Freshman/Freshman carmel, ind. brebeuf jesuit H.S. Spartan Notes: Looking to become the first Canadian letterwinner in program history. Summer 2007: Finished 5th at the Future Links Ontario... Finished 7th at the Tournament of Champions... Finished 11th at the Future Links British Columbia... Finished tied for 12th at the Ontario Women s Amateur. High School: Member of golf team at Notre Dame Secondary School... Also participated in soccer, hockey, cross country and volleyball. Personal: Born Oct. 7th, 1988 Daughter of John and Lisa Leon... Planning to major in kinesiology... Career goal is to start own physiotherapy clinic. In The Clubhouse with Vanessa Reasons you chose MSU: From the moment I drove into East Lansing I fell in love with the school; the old buildings, the stadiums, and most of all the student body. Favorite Movie: Zoolander Greatest Athletic Experience: Watching my brother at the quarterfinals of the US Amateur. Favorite Athlete: Steve Nash What is your pre-round ritual: Listen to at least one John Mayer song. Favorite Golf Course: Woodlands GCC The profession you admire most: Bull fighter Favorite Magazine: Golf Digest Spartan Notes: One of the Spartans most accomplished recruits... Will compete for a starting job immediately after earning two All-American honors from the Future Collegians World Tour. Summer 2007: Advanced to match play at U.S. Women s Amateur Public Links Junior Golf: Participated in both the Future Collegians World Tour and American Junior Golf Association... A Laura Diaz FCWT All-American in 2006 and 2007 and two-time FCWT Central Region Player of the Year... Finished third in points on the FCWT Tour in 2006 and 26th in Won all three FCWT events she competed in 2007 and four in Won the AJGA Coca-Cola Classic and tied for first at the Buick Open. High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain for Coach Kim Davis... Recorded the lowest scoring average (69.9) in Indiana as a senior... Earned All- County honors four times and was an All-State award winner as a junior and senior... Earned the Chief s Award in 2005 and Helped team to a state championship in Also a member of the basketball team, earning two varsity letters and leading the team to the state championship in Also served as a team captain and set school record for 3-pointers in a game. Personal: Born Feb. 21, Daughter of Brett and Betsy Neff... Majoring in business administration... Volunteered at the North Willow Care Center working with the physically and mentally handicapped. In The Clubhouse with Aimee Favorite TV Shows: The Office and Whose Line Is It Anyway? Favorite Foods: Coconut shrimp, pasta, bread and fruit. Favorite Golf Course: Whistling Straits. Person in history I d like to meet: C.S. Lewis. Toughest opponents ever faced: Morgan Pressel at the USGA Girls Match Play and Tiffany Joh at the USGA Publinx. Your Dream Foursome: Lorena Ochoa, Zach Johnson and Annika Sorenstam. Your career goal: Play professionally and help give back to young people. Person you admire: John Wooden. He was a phenomenal coach and he never sacrificed his faith for success and yet was one of the greatest champions of all time. 8 Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 15

3 Season in Review Junior Sara Brown earned Golfweek Player of the Week honors after winning the Landfall Tradition. Senior Mandi McConnell finished in the top 10 at four events, including a third-place finish at the Big Tens. Senior Heather Rose finished in the top five at two tournaments and finished tied for 50th at the NCAA Championships. Red, White, And Blue (And Brown) Junior Sara Brown helped the United States capture the team championship at the 11th World University Games. Finishing fifth overall with a five-overpar 293, Brown recorded the second-best score for the American squad. Brown is just the fifth Spartan ever to compete in the elite world event, and only the second to collect a team championship. The four-day event, held in Tornio, Italy, Sept. 6-9, was a three-person format, using the top two of three scores. Recording rounds of 71, 77, 71 and 74, Brown s scores were used on all but the second day. The US won the team title with a score of 579, followed by Japan at 581 and Russia with a 590. A total of 14 countries participated in the games. What A (Golf)Week Junior Sara Brown was named the Golfweek Player of the Week after winning her first collegiate tournament, the Landfall Tradition on Oct. 29. The only player to score under par, Brown shot rounds of for a 1-under 215 to win by four strokes. Her score tied the third-best 54-hole score in school history and her second-round 69 was a career best. It was also the first time an MSU women s golfer had claimed medalist honors since Allison Fouch won back-to-back tournaments in Hooters Match Play Upstarts The 19th-ranked Spartans shocked many at the Hooters Match Play Championships with their fourth-place finish, as MSU managed 3-2 wins over 13th-ranked Arizona and sixth-ranked Auburn to reach the semifinals. MSU then fell to third-ranked Duke, 3-2, with the deciding match coming down to 20 holes, with freshman Laura Kueny falling to Anna Grzebien. Sara Brown beat three players ranked in the top 50, including Duke s fourth-ranked Jennie Lee, 6 and 5. The team then lost to top-ranked Georgia, with senior Heather Rose halving second-ranked Taylor Leon. In The Fall MSU completed its five-tournament fall schedule ranked No. 19 in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, recording four top-five finishes and a win at the Lady Northern Invitational. The Spartans posted seven wins against Top-25 opponents and a record against Big Ten teams. McConnell s Mark After a rough start to her second tournament of the spring semester, Mandi McConnell made a late charge from 29th to sixth place at the Central District Invitational on Feb. 20, by tying a school record for a single round, firing a 68 in the third round. She is one of just three players in school history to shoot a 68 in a round, tying the mark set by both Allison Fouch on Feb. 13, 2002, and Kasey Gant on Oct. 12, McConnell notched six birdies in her record-tying round. High Mark For Holly Sophomore Holly Niederkohr posted her first career top-10 finish as she tied for ninth at the Lady Buckeye Invitational April Niederkohr finished 15-over-par at 231 ( ) during the threeround tournament. The Marysville, Ohio, native has shrugged off a tough start to the spring season by finishing in the top 20 in three of her last six tournaments. Meikle Makes Her Move After finishing the fall averaging 81.6 strokes per round, senior Rachel Meikle has had quite the resurgance for the Spartans en route to a Second-Team All-Big Ten selection. Reentering a starting lineup that she was replaced in for two tournaments in the fall, Meikle has posted five top-20 finishes in seven spring starts. She posted three consecutive top-10 finishes, tying for second at the Indiana Invitational on April 9-10, tying for fourth at the Lady Buckeye Invitational on April 21-22, and winning the Big Ten Championships on April Her 74.7 stroke average in the spring is the lowest on the team. Bunched Together In the Spartans eight spring tournaments, the team placed four golfers in the top 20 five times. The team placed four golfers in the top 10 at the Lady Buckeye Invitational on April 21-22, as seniors Rachel Meikle and Mandi McConnell finished tied for fourth, junior Sara Brown finished seventh and sophomore Holly Niederkohr finished tied for ninth. Michigan State also had four players in the top 20 at the Indiana Invitational, the Lady Gator Invitational, the Central District Invitational and the Big Ten Championships. Big Ten Champions Fifth-year senior Rachel Meikle paced Michigan State to its first Big Ten title since 2001 thanks to a Big Ten Championship-record 4-under-par 284 ( ). Along the way, the medallist posted three under-par rounds in the four-round event and led the Spartans to a 13-stroke win over Purdue. The win was Michigan State s first title since 2001 and the third since the Big Ten incorporated women s athletics in 1982 (1982, 2001, 2007); Meikle s individual title was the first for Michigan State since Emily Bastel earned medallist honors in Senior Mandi McConnell finished in third place at 6-over-par with a 294 ( ) and junior Sara Brown took sixth with a 15-over-par 303 ( ). Meikle Rakes In The Awards Senior Rachel Meikle earned Golfweek.com and Golf World Player of the Week honors for the week of April 29 after her record-setting performance at the Big Ten Championships. It was MSU s second Player of the Week honor of the season from Golfweek.com. Meikle, who was eliminated three times in during qualifying within the team to go to a tournament, posted a Big Ten Championships-record 4-under-par 284 ( ) during the tournament from April 27-29, leading the Spartans to their first team championship since The Spartan senior posted three under-par rounds on MSU s home course, Forest Akers West Golf Course. She set a Michigan State 72-hole tournament record with her 284, obliterating the previous mark of 288, set by Emily Bastel when she won the Big Ten Championships in Meikle also owns the MSU 54-hole tournament score record, as she posted a 6-under-par 210 at the Northwestern Invitational in The win was the first in Meikle s collegiate career, as the senior had finished as a runner-up twice, including at the Indiana Invitational on April She had finished in the top 20 at the Big Ten Championships twice, taking 18th as a sophomore and 14th as a freshman. 16 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

4 Season in Review All-Conference Honors Four members of the Michigan State women s golf team were honored by the Big Ten Conference after the Big Ten Championships concluded on April 29. Junior Sara Brown earned her second straight First Team All-Big Ten honors and seniors Rachel Meikle and Mandi McConnell notched Second Team All-Big Ten awards at the ceremony. Senior Kristen Polanski was the Big Ten Conference s Sportsmanship Honoree from Michigan State. Brown earned her second straight First Team All- Big Ten honors, thanks to her scoring average. In 12 events, the junior has posted three top-five finishes (including winning the Landfall Tradition), six top-10 finishes, (including finishing sixth at the Big Ten Championships), and nine top-20 finishes. Meikle earned her first career All-Big Ten honors, thanks to an amazing spring season that saw her finish in the top five three times and in the top 20 five times. McConnell earned her first career All-Big Ten honors on the heels of her highest two career finishes, as she took fourth at the Lady Buckeye Invitational before finishing third at the Big Tens. Polanski, who earned the Presidents Award, which is given to the graduating male and female athlete at MSU with the highest GPA, posted a scoring average in three tournaments. Polanski carried a grade point average as a finance major and finished a season-high 36th at the Wolverine Invitational. Spartans Take Eighth At Regionals Back-to-back birdies on the par-4, 357-yard No. 17 by junior Sara Brown and senior Rachel Meikle helped the Spartans clinch the school s eighth bid to the NCAA Championships with an eighth-place finish in the NCAA Central Regionals at the University of Michigan Golf Course. The Spartans finished with a three-day score of 49-over-par 901 ( ), five strokes ahead of ninth-place finisher Arkansas. The Spartans entered the final round in seventhplace, two strokes ahead of both Arkansas and Arizona. Arizona fired a final round 293 to jump to fifth place while Arkansas finished the final round with a 30-over-par 314, three strokes behind the Spartans final round 311. At The NCAAs Seniors Mandi McConnell, Rachel Meikle and Heather Rose all finished within the top 50 at the NCAA Women s Golf Championships, as the team finished the four-round tournament in 16th place at the LPGA International Legends Course. The 16th-place finish is tied for the second-best finish in the team s eight trips to the championships, as it also finished 16th in The Spartans finished tied for 12th in Michigan State finished with a four-day total of 1,232 ( ), but its 15-over-par final round helped it break a tie for 16th place with 18thranked North Carolina. The Spartans finished ahead of four other schools in the nation s top 20, including 13th-ranked Tennesee (T-17th), 16th-ranked Brigham Young (T-17th), 19th-ranked New Mexico (22nd) and 20th-ranked Denver (20th). Duke wrapped up its third straight NCAA Championship with an 18-overpar performance during the tournament. McConnell finished in a tie for 30th to lead the Spartans while Meikle tied for 40th and Rose tied for 50th. The trio is the first in school history to record three top-50 finishes at the NCAA Championships. A Proper Send Off The NCAA Championships marked the ends of the careers of three of the greatest Spartan golfers in school history. Not only did all three finish in the top 50 at the NCAA s, but all three finished their careers in the top 10 in MSU s career stroke average. Mandi Mc- Connell enters the championships with a career stroke average, the fifth-lowest in school history, while Rachel Meikle s career scoring average is seventh in school history. Heather Rose finished her career having participated in a school record for rounds played with 148. Rose s career scoring average is eighth in the record book. Senior Rachel Meikle set the Big Ten Championships record with a 4-under-par 287 at Forest Akers. Sophomore Holly Niederkohr finished in the top 20 at three events in the spring. Head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll accepted her second Big Ten Coach of the Year after the Big Ten Championships at Forest Akers West Golf Course. 8 Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 17

5 Spartan Statistics Sara Brown Lady Northern ( ) T5th Wolverine Invite ( ) T11th Mercedes-Benz ( ) T15th Landfall Tradition ( ) 1st Northrop Grumman ( ) T29th Central District Inv ( ) 2nd Lady Gator ( ) T19th Liz Murphey ( ) T6th Indiana Invitational (77-79) T34th Lady Buckeye ( ) 7th Big Ten Champs ( ) 6th NCAA Central Regs ( ) T42nd NCAA Champs ( ) T104th Ashley Dewling Lady Northern (I) ( ) 77th Jen Domagalski Lady Northern (I) ( ) T61st Laura Kueny Lady Northern ( ) 4th Wolverine Invite ( ) T34th Mercedes-Benz ( ) T28th Landfall Tradition ( ) T8th Mandi McConnell Lady Northern ( ) T5th Wolverine Invite ( ) T28 Mercedes-Benz ( ) T48th Landfall Tradition ( ) T25th Northrop Grumman ( ) T51st Central District Inv ( ) T6th Lady Gator ( ) T28th Liz Murphey ( ) T45th Results DATE TOURNAMENT finish TEAM SCORE TOP INDIVIDUAL (SCORE) PLACE Sept Lady Northern Invitational 1st/ ( ) Laura Kueny ( ) 4th Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Wolverine Invitational T4th/ ( ) Heather Rose ( ) T5th Oct Mercedes-Benz Championship 11th/ ( ) Sara Brown ( ) T15th Oct The Landfall Tradition 2nd/ ( ) Sara Brown ( ) 1st Nov. 3-5 Hooters Match Play 4th/16 * Match Play * Laura Kueny, Sara Brown (3-1 record) Feb Northrop Grumman 11th/ ( ) Heather Rose ( ) T-20th Feb Central District Classic 2nd/ ( ) Sara Brown ( ) 2nd March Lady Gator Invitational 3rd/ ( ) Rachel Meikle ( ) T-11th March Liz Murphey Invitational 12th/ ( ) Sara Brown ( ) T-6th April 9-10 Indiana Invitational 2nd/ ( ) Rachel Meikle ( ) T-2nd April Lady Buckeye Invitational 2nd/ ( ) Mandi McConnell ( ) T-4th... Rachel Meikle ( ) April Big Ten Championships 1st/11 1,188 ( ) Rachel Meikle ( ) 1st May NCAA Regionals 8th/ ( ) Heather Rose ( ) T25th May NCAA Championships 16th/24 1,232 ( ) Mandi McConnell ( ) T30th Individual Tournament Results Indiana Invitational (76-78) T22nd Lady Buckeye ( ) T4th Big Ten Champs ( ) 3rd NCAA Central Regs ( ) T34th NCAA Champs ( ) T30th Rachel Meikle Lady Northern ( ) T48th Mercedes-Benz ( ) 74th Landfall Tradition ( ) 49th Central District Inv ( ) T18th Lady Gator ( ) T11th Liz Murphey ( ) T39th Indiana Invitational (74-73) T2nd Lady Buckeye ( ) T4th Big Ten Champs ( ) 1st NCAA Central Regs ( ) T42nd NCAA Champs ( ) T40th Holly Niederkohr Lady Northern ( ) T44th Northrop Grumman ( ) T59th Central District Inv ( ) T46th Lady Gator ( ) T19th Liz Murphey ( ) T63rd Indiana Invitational (75-77) T13th Lady Buckeye ( ) T9th Big Ten Champs ( ) T33rd NCAA Central Regs ( ) T34th NCAA Champs ( ) T114th Kristen Polanski Lady Northern (I) ( ) T52nd Wolverine Invite (I) ( ) T36th Lady Gator (I) ( ) T70th Heather Rose Lady Northern ( ) T5th Wolverine Invite ( ) T5th Mercedes-Benz ( ) T43rd Landfall Tradition ( ) T18th Northrop Grumman ( ) T20th Central District Inv ( ) T12th Lady Gator ( ) 18th Liz Murphey ( ) T81st Indiana Invitational (74-79) T16th Lady Buckeye ( ) T50th Big Ten Champs ( ) 14th NCAA Central Regs ( ) T25th NCAA Champs ( ) T50th Jordyn Wells Lady Northern ( ) T11th Wolverine Invite ( ) T36th Northrop Grumman ( ) T76th Lady Gator (I) ( ) T28th Indiana Invitational (I) (83-80) T70th Lady Buckeye ( ) T26th Big Ten Champs ( ) T39th (I) - Competed as an individual 18 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

6 Spartan Statistics Best finishes Events Rounds Strokes Avg. Round Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Best Place Sara Brown , st - Landfall Tradition Ashley Dewling th - Lady Northern Jen Domagalski T61st - Lady Northern Carly Hunt T70th - Lady Northern Laura Kueny th - Lady Northern Mandi McConnell , rd - Big Tens Rachel Meikle , st - Big Tens Holly Niederkohr , T9th - Lady Buckeye Kristen Polanski T36th - Wolverine Invite Heather Rose , T5th - Lady North/Wolverine Jordyn Wells , T11th - Lady Northern TEAM , st - Twice Total Birdies Sara Brown...82 Rachel Meikle...72 Heather Rose...70 Mandi McConnell...64 Holly Niederkohr...38 Jordyn Wells...27 Laura Kueny...22 Kristen Polanski... 8 Jen Domagalski... 3 Ashley Dewling... 1 Birdies Per Round Rachel Meikle Sara Brown Laura Kueny Heather Rose Mandi McConnell Jordyn Wells Holly Niederkohr Jen Domagalski Kristen Polanski Ashley Dewling Even/Sub-Par Rounds Sara Brown... 3/4 Heather Rose... 3/2 Rachel Meikle... 0/3 Mandi McConnell... 2/2 Laura Kueny... 0/1 Percentage of Rounds Counted Laura Kueny...11/12 (.917) Mandi McConnell...35/40 (.875) Sara Brown /40 (.863) Rachel Meikle /34 (.779) Heather Rose...30/40 (.750) Holly Niederkohr /31 (.661) Jordyn Wells...5.5/16 (.344) Individual Statistics Specialty Statistics Par 3 Scoring Average Sara Brown Laura Kueny Jordyn Wells Mandi McConnell Holly Niederkohr Rachel Meikle Heather Rose Kristen Polanski Jen Domagalski Ashley Dewling Par 4 Scoring Average Laura Kueny Rachel Meikle Mandi McConnell Sara Brown Heather Rose Holly Niederkohr Jen Domagalski Jordyn Wells Kristen Polanski Ashley Dewling Par 5 Scoring Average Sara Brown Heather Rose Kristen Polanski Mandi McConnell Rachel Meikle Jordyn Wells Holly Niederkohr Laura Kueny Ashley Dewling Jen Domagalski First Round Scoring Average Sara Brown Mandi McConnell Laura Kueny Rachel Meikle Heather Rose Holly Niederkohr Kristen Polanski Jordyn Wells Jen Domagalski Ashley Dewling Team Mid-Round Scoring Average Laura Kueny Sara Brown Rachel Meikle Heather Rose Mandi McConnell Holly Niederkohr Jordyn Wells Jen Domagalski Kristen Polanski Ashley Dewling Team Final Round Scoring Average Sara Brown Heather Rose Rachel Meikle Mandi McConnell Laura Kueny Jordyn Wells Kristen Polanski Holly Niederkohr Jen Domagalski Ashley Dewling Team Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 19

7 Spartan Tournament Results Sept Lady Northern Invitational (East Lansing, Mich.) Forest Akers West (Par 72, 6,237 yards) Team ( ) 1st/12 Laura Kueny ( ) 4th Heather Rose ( ) T5th Mandi McConnell ( ) T5th Sara Brown ( ) T5th Holly Niederkohr ( ) T44th Rachel Meikle ( ) T48th Jordyn Wells (I) ( ) T11th Kristen Polanski (I) ( ) T52nd Jen Domagalski (I) ( ) T61st Carly Hunt (I) ( ) T70th Ashley Dewling (I) ( ) 77th Sept. 30-Aug. 1 - Wolverine Invitational (Ann Arbor, Mich.) U-M Golf Course (Par 71, 6,036 yards) Team ( ) T4th/10 Heather Rose ( ) T5th Sara Brown ( ) T11th Mandi McConnell ( ) T28th Jordyn Wells ( ) T30th Laura Kueny ( ) T34th Kristen Polanski (I) ( ) T36th Oct Mercedes-Benz Women s Championship (Knoxville, Tenn.) Cherokee Country Club (Par 71, 5,932 yards) Team ( ) 11th/15 Sara Brown ( ) T15th Laura Kueny ( ) T28th Heather Rose ( ) T43rd Mandi McConnell ( ) T48th Rachel Meikle ( ) 74th Oct The Landfall Tradition (Wilmington, N.C.) Country Club of Landfall, Jack Nicklaus Course (Par 71, 6,115 yards) Team ( ) 2nd/12 Sara Brown ( ) 1st Laura Kueny ( ) T8th Heather Rose ( ) T18th Mandi McConnell ( ) T25th Rachel Meikle ( ) 49th Nov Hooters Match Play Championship (Orlando, Fla.) Eagle Creek Golf Club (18) Michigan State vs. (13) Arizona W, 3-2 (94) Heather Rose lost to (44) Adriana Zwanck 4 and 3 Mandi McConnell lost to (6) Alison Walshe 5 and 4 (23) Sara Brown def. (49) Mary Jacobs 1 up (86) Laura Kueny def. Rachel Gavin 4 and 3 Jordyn Wells def. Brittany Benvenuto 3 and 1 (18) Michigan State vs. (6) Auburn W, 3-2 (94) Heather Rose lost to (39) Nicole Hage 3 and 2 Mandi McConnell def. (54) Candace Schepperle 1 up (23) Sara Brown def. (48) Margaret Shirley 4 and 3 (86) Laura Kueny def. (50) Abigale Schepperle 1 up Jordyn Wells lost to (72) Marisa Milligan 2 and 1 (18) Michigan State vs. (3) Duke L, 2-3 (94) Heather Rose lost to (5) Amanda Blumenherst 2 up Mandi McConnell def. (56) Jennifer Pandolfi 5 and 4 (23) Sara Brown def. (4) Jennie Lee 6 and 5 (86) Laura Kueny lost to (36) Anna Grzebien 20 holes Jordyn Wells lost to (60) Alison Whitaker 5 and 4 (18) Michigan State vs. (1) Georgia L, (94) Heather Rose halved (2) Taylor Leon 18 holes Mandi McConnell lost to (9) Whitney Wade 1 up (23) Sara Brown lost to (45) Mallory Hetzel 3 and 2 (86) Laura Kueny def. (69) Garrett Phillips 3 and 2 Jordyn Wells lost to Alina Lee 6 and 4 Golfweek/Sagarin rankings in parentheses (as of Nov. 3, 2006) Feb Northrop Grumman Regional (Palos Verdes, Calif.) Palos Verdes Golf Club (Par 71, 6,219 yards) Team ( ) 11th/15 Heather Rose ( ) T20th Sara Brown ( ) T29th Mandi McConnell ( ) T51st Holly Niederkohr ( ) T59th Jordyn Wells ( ) T76th Feb Central District Invitational (Parrish, Fla.) River Wilderiness Country Club (Par 72, 6,099 yards) Team ( ) 2nd/14 Sara Brown ( ) 2nd Mandi McConnell ( ) T6th Heather Rose ( ) T12th Rachel Meikle ( ) T18th Holly Niederkohr ( ) T46th March Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) University of Florida Golf Course (Par 70, 6,700 yards) Team ( ) 3rd/16 Rachel Meikle ( ) T11th Heather Rose ( ) 18th Holly Niederkohr ( ) T19th Sara Brown ( ) T19th Mandi McConnell ( ) T28th Jordyn Wells (I) ( ) T28th Kristen Polanski (I) ( ) T70th March Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (Athens, Ga.) University of Georgia Golf Course (Par 71, 6,260 yards) Team ( ) 12th/18 Sara Brown ( ) T6th Rachel Meikle ( ) T39th Mandi McConnell ( ) T45th Holly Niederkohr ( ) T63rd Heather Rose ( ) T81st April Indiana Invitational (Carmel, Ind.) Crooked Stick Golf Course (Par 72, 5,924 yards) Team ( ) 2nd/17 Rachel Meikle (74-73) T2nd Holly Niederkohr (75-77) T13th Mandi McConnell (76-78) T16th Heather Rose (74-79) T16th Sara Brown (77-79) T34th Jordyn Wells (I) (83-80) T70th April Lady Buckeye (Columbus, Ohio) Ohio State Golf Club (Scarlet Course) (Par 72, 6,228) yards) Team ( ) 2nd/14 Rachel Meikle ( ) T4th Mandi McConnell ( ) T4th Sara Brown ( ) 7th Holly Niederkohr ( ) T9th Jordyn Wells ( ) T26th Heather Rose ( ) T50th April Big Ten Championships (East Lansing, Mich.) Forest Akers West (Par 72, 6,237 yards) Team... 1,188 ( ) 1st/11 Rachel Meikle ( ) 1st Mandi McConnell ( ) 3rd Sara Brown ( ) 6th Heather Rose ( ) 14th Holly Niederkohr ( ) T33rd Jordyn Wells ( ) T39th May NCAA Central Regional (Ann Arbor, Mich.) U-M Golf Course (Par 71, 6,036 yards) Team ( ) 8th/21 Heather Rose ( ) T25th Holly Niederkohr ( ) T34th Mandi McConnell ( ) T34th Sara Brown ( ) T42nd Rachel Meikle ( ) T42nd May NCAA Championships (Daytona Beach, Fla.) LPGA International Legends Course (Par 72, 6,351 yards) Team...1,232 ( ) 16th/24 Mandi McConnell ( ) T30th Rachel Meikle ( ) T40th Heather Rose ( ) T50th Sara Brown ( ) T104th Holly Niederkohr ( ) T114th I = competed as an individual 20 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

8 Legendary Spartans Mary McMillin Fossum was the first and only head coach in the history of Spartan women s golf prior to 1997, coaching from 1973 until her retirement. For 17 of those years, Fossum was part of a unique coaching pair as her husband, Bruce, coached the MSU men s team for 25 seasons before his retirement in Under Fossum s guidance, the Spartans won an unprecedented five straight Big Ten titles from and played in six consecutive AIAW National Championships ( ). The Spartans regained the conference crown in 1982 and played in the 1982 and 1984 NCAA Championships. MSU claimed its third conference runner-up spot under Fossum at the 1987 Big Ten Championship. Those accomplishments led to recognition of Fossum as one of the country s best collegiate golf coaches. She was honored as the first-ever NCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 1984 and was inducted into the Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in In 1999, Michigan State s annual fall women s golf tournament was renamed the Mary Fossum Invitational. In January of 1998, Fossum was honored by the College Golf Foundation with the Rolex/Gladys Palmer Meritorious Service Award for outstanding service and contributions to collegiate women s golf. She was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 27, A native of Green Bay, Wis., Fossum won the Wisconsin women s golf championship in 1945, 1946 and One of the many highlights of her career was her match-play victory over Mildred (Babe) Didrikson- Zaharias in the 1946 Women s Western Amateur semifinals. Fossum was inducted in 1990 into the Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame, making her only the fifth woman to achieve that distinction. Fossum also was involved at the national level, serving as a member of the NCAA golf committee which guides the national development and administration of women s collegiate golf. The Fossums, who have four children and nine grandchildren, reside in Okemos. Mary Fossum Award Winners Year Player Team 2007 Maria Hernandez Purdue MARY FOSSUM Former Head Coach Michigan State 25 Years Golf Coaches Hall of Fame (1998) MSU Athletics Hall of Fame (2003) The Mary Fossum Award The Big Ten Conference office accepted the women s golf coaches recommendation for the creation of the Mary Fossum Award, the league announced on April 17, The award, named after the former Michigan State women s golf coach, will be presented to the student-athlete with the lowest stroke average according to the Golfstat.com rankings. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must play in a minimum of six tournaments. For studentathletes who participate in more than six events with at least three teams at the event, all scores will count. The first Mary Fossum Award was handed out before the Big Ten Championships at Forest Akers Golf Course, which began on Friday, April 27, I m so surprised but thrilled to think that the Big Ten would name the award for lowest scoring average after me, Fossum said. I don t know what to say. It s great. It s wonderful. It s an honor not only for Mary, but for me as one of her former players, the whole golf program, and our university, Michigan State head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll said. It says a lot about Mary as a person, and for what she has done in the game of college golf, that she was chosen to be honored. There ve been a lot of great people associated with Big Ten golf, so for it to be Mary just makes it so thrilling. We re so excited. 8 Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections The Michigan State University Athletics Department announced the receipt of its first-ever fully endowed scholarship on May 9, A $300,000 anonymous gift was revealed by former MSU Director of Athletics Clarence Underwood to fully fund a scholarship in the Spartan women s golf program and will bear the name of longtime head women s golf coach Mary Fossum ( ). The Athletics Department is extremely proud and grateful to receive this generous commitment, stated Dr. Underwood. Our women s golf program has a strong tradition of excellence and to bear the name of our Hall of Fame coach is certainly most appropriate. Under current head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll s The Mary Fossum Endowed Scholarship For Women s Golf direction, the MSU women s golf team has made nine straight NCAA Regional appearances ( ) and five NCAA Championship appearances (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007). MSU captured the 2001 Big Ten title, its first since the 1982 season, as Slobodnik was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year and both recaptured the titles in We have strived to continue the outstanding legacy that Coach Fossum established, said Slobodnik- Stoll. This gift just puts our program one step closer to our championship goals. Several Spartan athletic teams have benefitted from partially endowed scholarships, but this $300,000 gift insures a full-ride scholarship in perpetuity. The guidelines for the Fossum Scholarship provide for the recipient to be a student-athlete with high academic standing at MSU, who has completed her junior season of competition. The Ralph Young Fund staff in our Development Office did a superb job in making this gift a reality, said Dr. Underwood. And I truly believe it will influence other alumni and friends to step forward and fund scholarships in other sports as we look to the future. The Mary Fossum Golf Scholarship could be just the beginning of a new era in philanthropy for Spartan athletics, stated Chris Ritrievi, former Director of Development for MSU Intercollegiate Athletics. Although the family wishes to remain anonymous, they know how deeply we cherish their loyal generosity. M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 21

9 Legendary Spartans Emily Bastel Michigan state golf All-Big Ten 2000 Big Ten Individual Champion 2002 Big Ten Golfer of the Year 2002 Second Team All-American Spartan Notes: One of MSU s most decorated golfers... Second in the MSU record book in career scoring average at One of four players in Spartan history to record rounds in the 60s... One of just two Spartans to have been named to the All-Big Ten Team for four consecutive years (Kasey Gant is the other)... Selected to the 2002 U.S. Curtis Cup, becoming just the second Spartan golfer (Bonnie Lauer, 1974) to earn the prestigious honor... Chosen to represent the United States at the World University Games in Malaysia in October... Participated at the 2002 U.S. Open Championships... A four-year letterwinner : Earned All-America second-team honors becoming the first Spartan golfer since 1985 to earn All-America honors... Big Ten Women s Golf Athlete of the Year... Became the first Spartan golfer to earn the honor... Named to the All-Big Ten team for a fourth consecutive year... Academic All-Big Ten... Named the MSU George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year... Set MSU single-season record with a stroke average... Finished in the top 15 in 10 of the 12 tournaments... Selected as Golf World s National College Player of the Week (March 29) after setting a Spartan 54-hole school-record with a 214 ( ) at the USF Waterlefe Invitational... Won the Indiana Invitational the following week, after carding a 219 ( )... Tied for second at the Lady Buckeye Invitational... Led the team at the prestigious Liz Murphey Invitational, placing 12th after shooting a three-round total of 228 ( )... Tied for 14th at the NCAA West Regional with a three-round total of 223 ( ). Summer 2001: Advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Women s Amateur Championship in Wichita, Kan., before falling to Meredith Duncan, Won Ohio Amateur Championship : Named to the All-Big Ten Team for third consecutive year... Set a then MSU single-season record with a stroke average... Finished in the top 15 in 11 of the 13 tournaments to lead the Spartans... Played in all 13 events... won the Indiana Invitational, after carding a Led the team at the prestigious Liz Murphey Invitational, placing 12th after shooting a three-round total of 228 ( )... Tied for 14th at the NCAA West Regional with a three-round total of 223 ( )... MSU s top finisher at the NCAA Championship, placing tied for 13th with a four-day total of Shot a 70 on the final day... Academic All-Big Ten for second straight year... Helped lead MSU to its first Big Ten Championship since 1982, placing tied for 10th with a four-day total of 308 ( ). Summer 2000: Advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women s Amateur Public Links Championship in Aberdeen, N.C., before falling to Jenna Daniels, : Posted a record-setting year in her sophomore campaign... Became MSU s first official player to take medalist honors at the Big Ten Championship... Named to the All-Big Ten team for a second straight season... Named the MSU George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year, the first golfer ever to earn the honor... Academic All-Big Ten... Team s top player with a then MSU-record stroke average... Played in all 13 events... Posted a career-best score of 69 in the second round of the Big Ten Championship, good for a second place tie on the Spartan chart for low round... Named to Golfweek/Sagrin All-Midwest District First Team. Summer 1999: Won the Ohio State Amateur : Enjoyed a phenomenal rookie season... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, NGCA Midwest District Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Team... Named to Golfweek/Sagrin All-Midwest District Second Team... Led Michigan State with a stroke average, the second-best average in school history... Finished in the top 20 in 10 of 12 tournaments, the top 10 eight times and the top five five times... Led Michigan State in six tournaments, including each of the last three and five of the last six... MSU s top finisher at Big Tens (sixth with a four-round 310) and the NCAA East Regional (tied for 41st with a three-round 229)... Best finish was second at the Mary Fossum Invitational, one stroke behind medalist Kasey Gant... Earned three third-place finishes... Re- Career Statistics In 2002, Emily Bastel became the first Spartan golfer since Bonnie Lauer in 1974 to make the U.S. Curtis Cup team. She had the opportunity to meet Arnold Palmer during the competition. corded a hole-in-one Oct. 23 at the Notre Dame Invitational. High School: A three-time all-state and four-time All-Northwest Ohio selection at Upper Sandusky... A two-time All-Northern Ohio League selection and the two-time Lake Erie Player of the Year... Led the team to the league championship as a senior with a 39.0 stroke average... The 1996 state junior champion... Advanced to the second round of the 1997 USGA Girls Junior Championship... National Honor Society. Personal: Born Aug. 6, Daughter of David and Debbie Bastel... Father is a golf professional, while mother is a golf course manager... Father played collegiate golf at Bowling Green, as did her aunt, Linda Bastel Powers, and her cousin, Nick Myers... major was marketing. Year Rounds Strokes Avg Best Finish , nd - Fossum , st - Big Ten , st - Indiana , st - USF, Indiana Totals , M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

10 Legendary Spartans Allison Fouch Michigan state golf Honorable Mention All-American 2004 Chester Brewer Leadership Award All-Big Ten Academic All-Big Ten Spartan Notes: Owns the third-lowest career average in MSU history with a average... Currently, playing on the FUTURES Tour : Earned All-America Honorable Mention status to become the eighth Spartan golfer to receive the honor... All-Big Ten First-Team honoree... Became just the fourth Spartan to earn All-Big Ten honors at least three times in her career... Academic All-Big Ten... Finished with a stroke average - second best in Spartan single-season history... Six top-10 finishes, including five top-five showings... her five top-five showings pace MSU... Took medalist honors in back-to-back events (Badger Invitational - Sept and Fossum Invitational - Sept )... Placed fifth at the Central District with a 224 ( )... Earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors after a fourth-place showing at the Lady Gator Invitational with a 219 ( )... Fired a 69 in the opening round at the Lady Gator Invitational for the third lowest-18 hole score in school history... Her 219 is the 11th best low 54-hole tournament score... Also shot a 219 ( ) at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic for an 11th-place finish... placed 11th at the Boilermaker Invitational with a 231 ( )... Tied for 11th at the Big Ten Championships with MSU s 17th-lowest 72-hole tournament score (307)... Tied for fourth at the 2004 NCAA Central Regional Championships with a 221 ( ), marking the best-ever finish by a Spartan in regional play... Tied for 16th with a 291 ( ) at the NCAA Championships... Her 291 was the third-lowest 72-hole tournament score in school history and her 16th-place showing was the second-best finish by a Spartan in a national championship... MSU s Chester Brewer Leadership Award winner. Summer 2003: Qualified for U.S. Women s Open Championship... Advanced to match play at the Women s Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Amateur Championships... Competed in the 101st Women s North and South Amateur Championship... Second at the Michigan Women s Open Championship : Selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team... Academic All-Big Ten... competed in all 11 events... Her stroke average was 10th best in Spartan single-season history... Posted four top-20 finishes... Led MSU to its highest finish of the season (third) at the Mary Fossum Classic by firing a 221 ( )... Finished second after losing a sudden death playoff... Tied for seventh at the Give Em Five Intercollegiate ( )... Carded a 224 ( ) on her way to a 17th-place finish at the SunTrust Invitational... MSU s top finisher at the Big Ten Championships, placing tied for 11th with a 303 ( )... The 303 ranks tied for 11th on MSU s low 72-hole tournament score... Tied for 41st at the NCAA Central Regional with a 236 ( ). Summer 2002: Traveled to Taipei in August to compete in the World University Games where she placed second... Shot a 154 at the Grand Rapids FUTURES Classic : Earned All-Big Ten honors... One of three Spartans to play in all 13 events... posted ninth-best single-season average (76.43)... Had 10 top-20 finishes, including four in the top 10 and two in the top five... Captured medalist honors for the first time in collegiate career at the Pine Needles Invitational 145 (74-71), leading MSU to its first tournament win of season... Holds the second spot in Spartan records for a low 36-hole tournament score (145)... Led the Spartans to a fifth-place finish at the TRW Regional Challenge with an eighth-place finish, shooting a = Tied with former Spartan Kasey Gant for the lowest 18-hole score with a career-best 68 in the final round of the TRW... Tied for 14th at the NCAA Fall Preview (75-72=147), the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate ( =228) and the Big Ten Championship ( =313)... Tied for second at the Central District Classic, firing a 217 ( ), a score that ties for fifth in Spartan history for a low 54-hole tournament score... Placed 10th at the NCAA Central Regional. Summer 2001: Qualified for the U.S. Women s Amateur Championship, earning co-medalist honors with a : Led the Spartans to their first conference championship since 1982 with a career-best second-place finish... Fired a 70 on day two at the conference Career Statistics Allison Fouch finished second at the 2002 World University Games in Taipei. championships, her first competitive round under par as a Spartan... Posted biggest turnaround at NCAA West Regional... Tied for 71st after day one with an 82 and finished the West Regional tied for 29th, after carding a the last two days... Appeared in 10 events and one as an individual... Finished in the top-20 four times, including two top-10 finishes... Academic All-Big Ten... NGCA Academic All-American. Summer 2000: Ashworth Midwest Collegiate Amateur Series Player of the Year... Won Grand Rapids City Championship : Redshirt year. High School: Earned four letters in high school, the first two at West Catholic before finishing up at East Grand Rapids... Three-time all-area and all-state and two-time all-conference and Super Team selection... Team was undefeated as a senior and won the state title... Medalist at the state tournament as a junior and in the top three two other times... Twice won her conference tournament and twice won the city title... Also lettered in softball and bowling... Earned the U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award. Personal: Born Dec. 11, Daughter of Jerry and Sue Fouch... Father played football and baseball in college... Major was chemistry. 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11 Legendary Spartans Stacy Snider Michigan state golf All-Big Ten 2003 Detroit Newspapers Tournament of Champions Champion Spartan Notes: Won her first professional tournament, the $100,000 Detroit Newspapers Tournament of Champions on July 23, 2003, at Boyne Mountain Resort... In doing so, became the first female or amateur to win this prestigious tournament... Owns the fourth-lowest career average in Spartan history (77.43) : Selected to the 2002 All-Big Ten Team for a second-straight year... Played in all 13 events... Her stroke average ranked seventh on MSU s single-season chart... Seven top-20 finishes, including two in the top five... Captured the tournament title with a 216 ( ) at the Central District Classic... tied for fifth at the Verizon Mo morial... MSU s top finisher at the Big Ten Championships, placing sixth with a MSU s top player at the NCAA Championships, finishing tied for 27th. Summer 2001: Reached the semifinals of the Michigan Women s Amateur Championship... Advanced to the round of 64 at the U.S. Women s Amateur Championship : Named to the 2001 All-Big Ten Team for the first time... Played in all 13 events... Had a average for the season - The sixth-lowest in school history... Fourth at the 2001 Big Ten Championships... Led the Spartans with six top-five finishes... Finished in the top-20 seven times... Won first individual title at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational... Set the MSU 54-hole tournament score at 216 ( ) at the Big Ten/Big 12 Shoot-out... MSU Tee Club Most Improved Player award. Joan Garety Michigan state golf Rolex Achievement Award 1988 Nell Jackson Outstanding Alumna Award 1975, 76, 77, 78 Big Ten Champion On the eve of the 2000 U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, Calif., former Spartan golfer Joan Garety was honored as one of two recipients of the Rolex Achievement Award. Since 1996, Rolex Watch U.S.A and the College Golf Foundation have paid tribute to past participants in the world of collegiate golf who have achieved excellence in their chosen careers. The man and woman honored annually by Rolex and the CGF as the Rolex Achievement winners are unique in their character and accomplishments. The spirit of this award honors both their professional successes and their contributions to society, made either as a direct result of their career, or through humanitarian efforts. In recognition of Joan s achievement she received a Rolex watch, while Rolex made a $2,500 donation to the Michigan State women s golf program. Joan graduated summa cum laude from MSU in 1979 with a bachelor s degree in accounting. She was selected as a recipient of the Financial Executive Institute Award of the Detroit Chapter for the Outstanding Undergraduate Business Administration Student and received the MSU Board of Trustees Award for the highest overall grade-point average. As a four-year letterwinner and two-time co-captain, she won nine tournaments and helped lead the Spartans to four-straight Big Ten Conference titles. She won the State of Michigan Women s Amateur title in 1982 and 1997 and was twice selected as the Golf Association of Michigan Amateur Woman Player Summer 2000: Michigan Women s Amateur champion... Michigan Open low amateur after shooting a 222 ( ) : Competed in all 13 tournaments, posting a average that was third best on the team... Her season average is tied for ninth best in Spartan history... Finished in the top 20 eight times and in the top 10 twice... Best finish was a tie for eighth at the Waterlefe/USF Invitational ( =229)... Tied for 10th at the Lady Buckeye Fall Invitational with a score of Posted the team s best finish at the TRW Regional Challenge with a 223, good for a tie for 15th... MSU Tee Club Most Improved Player award. Summer 1999: Co-medalist in qualifying for the Michigan State Amateur with a Won the Grand Rapids Women s City Tournament : Played in all 33 rounds with a average... Produced five top 20 finishes, including two in the top Best individual finish came in the first tournament of her collegiate career, a fourth-place finish at the Mary Fossum Invitational... Finished the year strong, posting top-20 finishes in the final regularseason tournament (tied for 13th at the Lady Buckeye) and the Big Ten Championship (tied for 12th)... MSU s No. 3 finisher at the NCAA East Regional, where she fired a three-round 232. High School: Earned all-state, all-conference and all-area honors each of her four years at Grandville HS... Team captain and team MVP all four years... Twice named Michigan s Miss Golf... Finished first at the state championship as a junior and senior... Captured medalist honors at the Buick Junior Open, the Kalamazoo Invitational and the Traverse City Invitational... Finished 10th at the McDonald s Betsy Rawls Girls National Championship... Ranked No. 29 in national girls rankings by Golf Week. Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1979, in Grand Rapids... daughter of Larry and Judy Snider. Former Spartan star Joan Garety, joined by her parents Pat and Jan, is presented with the 2000 Rolex Achievement Award from PGA great Arnold Palmer. of the Year - in 1997 and She was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in Garety began her finance career as an auditor for Arthur Andersen LLP and became a certified public accountant in From , she served as Vice President Finance and Treasurer for Meijer, Inc. Since 2003, she has served as an independent consultant. In 1988, Garety was the recipient of the Nell Jackson Outstanding Alumna Award for outstanding career accomplishments and in April of 2000, was honored as the Alumni Scholar-Athlete Award winner. A former president of the MSU Women s Varsity Alumni Club, she is also a member of the Golf Association of Michigan Club Relations Committee. Garety is a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Since 1995, she has been a member of the MSU Athletic Council, which has advisory responsibilities over the activities of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 24 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

12 Spartans in the LPGA Emily Bastel Sue Ertl Becky Iverson Bonnie Lauer Barb Mucha Emily BASTEL Joined the LPGA: 2005 As of July 2007 is leading the Duramed Futures Tour Money List. In 2006 appeared in 14 events and made two cuts. In 2005, appeared in 21 events, making 13 cuts, and earning $106,491. First career top-10 finish with a 10th place showing at the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women s Open. Had a hole-in-one on the par 3, hole 13 at the Canadian Open. Fired career-best 67 in first round of Canadian Open. Tied for 42nd at the LPGA Corning Classic. Tied for 46th at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship. Member of the FUTURES Tour in 2004 and finished sixth on the money list with five top-five finishes. Qualified for the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Women s Open Championship. Member of the 2002 U.S. Curtis Cup Team. Sue ERTL Joined the LPGA: 1982 Member of the LPGA Women s Golf Senior Tour. Competed in 18 events on the FUTURES Tour, posting two top-10 finishes in Finished fourth on the 2000 FUTURES Tour money list Winner of Hard Labor Creek FUTURES Classic 11-year Member of the LPGA Tour ( ) Tied for fourth at the 1990 LPGA Championship. Becky IVERSON Joined the LPGA: 1994 Competed in 6 LPGA events mid-way through the 2007 season. Played in 15 events in 2006, making $61, Finished tied for eighth at SBS Open at Turtle Bay. Played in 12 tournaments in Tied for 30th at the LPGA Corning Classic. Best finish in 2004 was a tie for 11th at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting Vanderbilt Children s Hospital, carding a seasonlow 68 during the final round. In 2002, tied for ninth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and tied for 10th at the Williams Championship. Tied for fourth at the 2001 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. Tied for sixth at the 2001 McDonald s LPGA Championship, marking her best-ever finish in a major championship Tied for second at the 2000 British Open. Finished 29th on the money list in 1999 with $297,973. Posted four top-10 finishes in 1999, including a tie for second at the Firstar LPGA Classic, where she lost to Rosie Jones on the fourth hole of a suddendeath playoff. Earned $77,884 and posted five top-20 finishes in Set a career-best scoring average of in Won the 1995 LPGA Friendly s Classic. Has two career holes-in-one on the LPGA Tour. Joyce KAZMIERSKI Joined the LPGA: 1968 Totaled more than $330,000 on the LPGA Tour from Ranked as high as 10th on the LPGA Tour (1973). Six career runner-up finishes. Bonnie LAUER Joined the LPGA: LPGA Rookie of the Year. Member of the LPGA from Winner of two LPGA tournaments. Barb MUCHA Joined the LPGA: 1987 Has posted 40 top-10 finishes on the LPGA tour. Has played in seven events in Five-time winner on the LPGA tour. Missed the second half of the 2004 season due to injury. Tied for seventh at the 2003 Chick-Fil-A Charity Championship. Recorded hole-in-one during the second round of the 2001 Standard Register PING. Played in 22 events in 2000, posting five top-20 finishes, including a season-best seventh place at the AFLAC Champions. Earned $103,345 in 18 events in LPGA winner of Sara Lee Classic Earned $307,644 and recorded 11 top-20 finishes in Totaled seven top-10 finishes in LPGA winner of Chick-fil-A Championship. Passed the $1 million career earnings mark on June 1, LPGA winner of State Farm Rail Classic LPGA winner of inaugural Oldsmobile Classic LPGA winner of Boston Five Classic. Prior to joining the LPGA Tour, won six times on the FUTURES Tour. Allison FOUCH As of July 2007, ranks second on the Duramed Futures Tour Money List. Competed in two LPGA events in 2006 with conditional status. Turned professional and joined the FUTURES Tour after finishing her senior year in May Appeared in 12 events on the FUTURES Tour in Tied for 14th at the Michelob ULTRA FUTURES Charity Golf Classic. Appeared in 12 events in 2004, making 10 cuts Had four top-10 finishes in 2004, including a tie for fourth at the Betty Puskar FUTURES Classic and a fifth-place showing at The New Innsbrook C.C. FUTURES Golf Classic. Qualified for the 2003 U.S. Women s Open Cham- FUTURES Tour Current Players Emily Bastel Allison Fouch Sarah Martin Former Players Jenn Brody Faith Egli Kelly Holland Amy Lovisek Lisa Marino Jennifer Mieras-Carfine Stacy Slobodnik Kathy Teichert Syd Wells Stacy Snider 8 Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 25

13 Honors and Awards All-Americans Bonnie Lauer (AIAW) Sue Ertl (AIAW) Syd Wells (HM) Syd Wells (2nd Team) Barb Mucha (HM) Lisa Marino (HM) Emily Bastel (2nd Team) Allison Fouch (HM) All-Big Ten Nina Spatafora Lisa Speaker Syd Wells Syd Wells Barb Mucha Kathy Teichert Paige Green Lisa Marino Lisa Marino Lisa Marino Faith Egli Faith Egli Kelly Holland Jenny Hecht Jenn Kangas Kasey Gant Emily Bastel Kasey Gant Emily Bastel Kasey Gant Emily Bastel Kasey Gant Stacy Snider Emily Bastel Allison Fouch Stacy Snider Allison Fouch (2nd team) Allison Fouch Ann Marie Kersten (2nd team) Sarah Martin (2nd team) Sara Brown (1st team) Sara Brown (1st Team) Mandi McConnell (2nd Team) Rachel Meikle (2nd Team) Big Ten Coach of the Year Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll Big Ten Golfer of the Year Emily Bastel Big Ten Freshman of the Year Kasey Gant Emily Bastel Dayna Burleigh Midwest District Freshman of the Year (selected by the Golf Coaches Association) Emily Bastel Golfweek/Sagrin All-Midwest District Kasey Gant (1st Team) Emily Bastel (2nd Team) Emily Bastel (1st Team) Kasey Gant (1st Team) Kasey Gant (left) and Emily Bastel earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons. Allison Fouch earned All-America Honorable Mention honors in In 2002, Emily Bastel became the first MSU golfer to be selected as the Big Ten Golfer of the Year. Midwest Coach of the Year Mary Fossum Stacy Slobodnik World University Games Lisa Marino Kasey Gant Allison Fouch Sarah Martin Sara Brown Curtis Cup Bonnie Lauer Emily Bastel Academic All-Big Ten Lisa Marino Chris Clark Sarah Fort Becky Iverson Jan Lesperance Lisa Marino Chris Clark Sarah Fort Kelly Holland Becky Iverson Sarah Fort Gina Yoder Natalie Zapata Gina Yoder Gina Yoder Julie Campbell Jenn Kangas Julie Campbell Jenn Kangas Amy Loviscek Julie Campbell Jenn Kangas Amy Loviscek Lori Schlissberg Ellen Bishop Julie Campbell Amy Loviscek Meggan Schumaker Ellen Bishop Tricia Gregory April Holly Meggan Schumaker Ellen Bishop Meggan Schumaker Emily Bastel Emily Bastel Allison Fouch Ann Marie Kersten Emily Bastel Allison Fouch Ann Marie Kersten Jessica Till Allison Fouch Jennifer Johnson Ann Marie Kersten Sarah Martin Jessica Till Dayna Burleigh Allison Fouch Jennifer Johnson Ann Marie Kersten Dayna Burleigh Kristen Polanski Heather Rose 26 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

14 Honors and Awards Sara Brown Dayna Burleigh Kristen Polanski Heather Rose Jordyn Wells Amanda Wilson Sara Brown Holly Niederkohr Kristen Polanski Heather Rose Jordyn Wells NGCA Scholar-Athlete Lisa Marino Becky Iverson Gina Yoder Julie Campbell Julie Campbell Amy Loviscek Ellen Bishop Meggan Schumaker April Holly Ellen Bishop Meggan Schumaker Ellen Bishop Meggan Schumaker Allison Fouch Jessica Till Ann Marie Kersten Jessica Till Ann Marie Kersten Ann Marie Kersten Allison Fouch Kristen Polanski Heather Rose Heather Rose Jordyn Wells Heather Rose. Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Presented annually by the Big Ten Conference for each sport based on sportsmanship and community service. Winner who observes the rules at all times and be fair and respectful to their opponent at all times Allison Fouch Allison Fouch Kristen Polanski Sara Brown Kristen Polanski George Alderton MSU Female Athlete of the Year Emily Bastel Emily Bastel Sara Brown Big Ten Medal of Honor Presented annually to a male and female student-athlete at each conference institution for academic and athletic excellence Lisa Speaker Lisa Marino Dr. James Feurig Achievement & Service Award Presented annually to a graduating senior for athletic and academic success and involvement in community and school acitivities Joan Garety Syd Wells Stacy Snider was a two-time All-Big Ten honoree. Becky Iverson was an NGCA Academic All-American in Lisa Marino is one of the most decorated golfers in Spartan history. A member of the National Golf Coaches Association Players Hall of Fame, Marino was named the MSU Sportswoman of the Year in She is pictured with Hall of Fame coach Mary Fossum and former athletics director Doug Weaver. President s Award Presented annually to the top male and female graduating student-athletes Kristen Polanski Nell Jackson Distinguished Alumna Award Presented to a graduate of at least five years for accomplishments following graduation Joan Garety MSU Freshman of the Year Formerly presented to the top freshman female student-athlete at MSU Lisa Marino MSU Sportswoman of the Year Formerly presented to the student-athlete who best combined athletic and academic achievement and generated respect for women s athletics Sue Ertl Lisa Marino MSU Athletics Hall of Fame Bonnie Lauer Joyce Kazmierski Sue Ertl Mary Fossum NGCA Players Hall of Fame Joyce Kazmierski Bonnie Lauer Sue Ertl Barb Mucha Lisa Marino NGCA Coaches Hall of Fame Mary Fossum Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Mary Fossum Joyce Kazmierski Joan Garety Nell Jackson Distinguished Alumna Award Presented to a graduate of at least five years for accomplishments following graduation Joan Garety Board of Trustees Award Joan Garety Michigan Women s Amateur Champions Bonnie Lauer Bonnie Lauer Bonnie Lauer Susie Conlin Joan Garety Lisa Marino Lisa Marino Lisa Marino Becky Iverson Kelly Holland Paige Green Stacy Slobodnik Joan Garety Stacy Slobodnik Stacy Snider Sarah Martin Mandi McConnell M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 8 Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections 27

15 Honors and Awards Michigan State Team Awards Michigan State Team Awards Low Average Jenny Hecht Carolyn Nodus Gina Yoder Jenn Kangas Jenn Kangas Jenn Kangas Julie Campbell Kasey Gant Emily Bastel Emily Bastel Emily Bastel Emily Bastel Allison Fouch Allison Fouch Mandi McConnell Sara Brown Sara Brown Best First-Year Player Stacy Slobodnik Jill Boring Jenn Kangas Amy Loviscek Jaime Martin Ellen Bishop Meggan Schumaker Kasey Gant Emily Bastel Jessica Till Allison Fouch Dayna Burleigh Heather Rose Sara Brown Holly Niederkohr Laura Kueny Most Improved Player Natalie Zapata Jennifer Mieras Jill Boring Kara Packwood Jenn Kangas Amy Loviscek Kellie Dennis Meggan Schumaker Kellie Dennis Stacy Snider Stacy Snider Jessica Till Jennifer Johnson Rachel Meikle Rachel Meikle Sara Brown Rachel Meikle Jenn (Kangas) Brody was a two-time Michigan State Leadership Award Winner in 1995 and Jenny Hecht served as team captain from Tom Anderson Academic Award Gina Yoder Gina Yoder Gina Yoder Julie Campbell Julie Campbell Julie Campbell Ellen Bishop Meggan Schumaker Meggan Schumaker Kari Prochazka Jessica Till Jessica Till Jessica Till Ann Marie Kersten Kristen Polanski Kristen Polanski Kristen Polanski Leadership Award Stacy Slobodnik Stacy Slobodnik Jenn Kangas Jenn Kangas Julie Campbell Meggan Schumaker Kellie Dennis Kasey Gant Kasey Gant Emily Bastel Allison Fouch Allison Fouch Dayna Burleigh Sara Brown Kristen Polanski All-Time Captains Sue Ertl, Karen Escott, Joan Garety Suzanne Conlin, Sue Ertl Ann Atwood Nina Spatafora Beth Sierra, Nina Spatafora, Lisa Speaker Alison Sellers, Syd Wells Barb Mucha, Kathy Teichert Kathy Teichert Lisa Marino Lisa Marino Faith Egli, Kelly Holland Sarah Fort Jenny Hecht Jenny Hecht Jennifer Mieras, Sandy Sosnowski Stacy Slobodnik, Gina Yoder Stacy Slobodnik Jennifer Kangas Julie Campbell, Jenn Kangas Lori Schlissberg Julie Campbell NOTE: Captains no longer selected. Head Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll was a three-year ( ) letterwinner. Julie Campbell was a three-time Tom Anderson Academic Award winner. 28 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

16 All-Time Letterwinners A A A Ann Atwood (Bloomington, Ind.) , 79, 80 B B B Jan Bailey (Birmingham, Mich.) Linda Baryames (Lansing, Mich.) Emily Bastel (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1999, 2000, 01, 02 Manono Beamer (Hawaii) Stephene Benkert (Grand Ledge, Mich.) Ellen Bishop (New Castle, Ind.) , 97, 98, 99 Jill Boring (Grand Blanc, Mich.) , 93, 94 Lisa Brown (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) , 06, 07 Mia Browning (Highland Park, Mich.) Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) , 04, 05, 06 M M M Beth Magee (Huntington Woods, Mich.) 1984, 85, 86 Lisa Marino (Allen Park, Mich.) , 85, 86, 87 Jaime Martin (Gahanna, Ohio) Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.) , 02, 03, 04 Mandi McConnell (Grand Blanc, Mich.) 2004, 05, 06, 07 Rachel Meikle (Fort Wayne, Ind.) , 05, 06, 07 Jennifer Mieras (Kentwood, Mich.) , 90, 91, 92 Shellie Morton (Detroit, Mich.) Anne Marie Motzenbecker (W. Bloomfield, Mich.)..1989, 90 Barb Mucha (Cleveland, Ohio) , 84 N N N Holly Niederkohr (Marysville, Ohio) , 07 Carolyn Nodus (Mason, Mich.) , 91, 92 C C C Julie Campbell (Skaneateles, N.Y.) , 95, 96, 97 Chris Clark (Tecumseh, Mich.) , 88 Karyn Colbert (Jackson, Mich.) Suzanne Conlin (Ann Arbor, Mich.) , 78, 79 D D D Kellie Dennis (Jackson, Mich.) , 98, 99 E E E Faith Egli (Alpena, Mich.) , 86, 87, 88 Sue Ertl (Ionia, Mich.) , 77, 78, 79 Karen Escott (Rochester, Mich.) , 76, 77, 78 F F F Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.)..2001, 02, 03, 04 Sarah Fort (Connersville, Ind.) ,88, 89 Nikki Franklin (Jackson, Mich.) , 96, 97 G G G Kasey Gant (Fort Wayne, Ind.) , 99, 2000, 01 Joan Garety (Caro, Mich.) , 76, 77, 78 Pat Gray (Caro, Mich.) Paige Green (Parchment, Mich.) , 85 Tricia Gregory (Spring Lake, Mich.) Patti Griffin (Birmingham, Mich.) H H H Stacie Harriger (Laingsburg, Mich.) , 93 Jenny Hecht (South Bend, Ind.) , 89, 90, 91 Kelly Holland (Lansing, Mich.) , 86, 87, 88 April Holly (Royal Oak, Mich.) Denise Hunyadi I I I Becky Iverson (Gladstone, Mich.) , 87, 88 J J J Jennifer Johnson (Okemos, Mich.) K K K Jennifer Kangas (L Anse, Mich.) , 94, 95, 96 Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Mich.) 2001, 02, 03, 04 Linda Kowalski (Sturgis, Mich.) Laura Kueny (Whitehall, Mich.) L L L Bonnie Lauer (Walled Lake, Mich.) Janice Lesperance (Bay City, Mich.) , 86, 87, 88 Amy Loviscek (Flushing, Mich.) , 96, 97 O O O June Oldman (Hanover, Mich.) , 75, 76 Kelly Ovington (Cincinnati, Ohio) P P P Kara Packwood (Troy, Mich.) , 94 Lorraine Palmer (Monroe, Mich.) Randi Paporello (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) Carol Peterson (Lansing, Mich.) Sue Peterson (Ludington, Mich.) Kristen Polanski (Livonia, Mich.) , 07 R R R Laurie Rederstorf (Muskegon, Mich.) , 84 Erin Roe (Martinsville, Ind.) Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) , 05, 06, 07 S S S Lori Schlissberg (East Lansing, Mich.) , 94, 95, 96 Meggan Schumaker (Columbia City, Ind.) 1997, 98, 99 Alison Sellers (Quincy, Ill.) , 81, 82, 83 Patricia Sidley Beth Sierra (East Lansing, Mich.) , 81, 82 Stacy Slobodnik (Kentwood, Mich.) , 93, 94 Linda Smith (Marshall, Mich.) , 77 Stacy Snider (Grand Rapids, Mich.)..1999, 2000, 01, 02 Sandy Sosnowski (Troy, Mich.) , 90, 91, 92 Nina Spatafora (St. Clair Shores, Mich.) , 80, 81, 82 Lisa Speaker (Livonia, Mich.) , 80, 81, 82 T T T Sheila Tansey (Grand Ledge, Mich.) , 77, 78 Kathy Teichert (St. Johns, Mich.) , 83, 84, 85 Jessica Till (Fort Wayne, Ind.) , 02, 03 V V V Cynthia Vollmer (Birmingham, Mich.) W W W Denise Wait Jordyn Wells (Bethal Park, Pa.) , 07 Sydney Wells (Menominee, Mich.) , 81, 82, 83 Diane Whitman (Rockford, Mich.) , 82, 83 Y Y Y Gina Yoder (Nappanee, Ind.) , 91, 92, 93 Sally Yoder (Charlotte, Mich.) , 82, 83 Z Z Z Natalie Zapata (La Paz, Bolivia) , 91 Sarah Martin earned four letters in golf from Nina Spatafora earned All-Big Ten honors in Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections Current players in italics. Faith Egli was a two-time All-Big Ten honoree (1987 and 1988). M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 29

17 Scoring Records Allison Fouch is third in both MSU s single-season scoring average (75.00, ) and career scoring average (76.49, ). Dayna Burleigh is sixth in career scoring average with a average in 126 career rounds. Mandi McConnell finished her career in fifth in scoring average at strokes per round. Heather Rose finished her career ninth in career scoring average at strokes per round. Season Average (min. 30 rounds played) Player Avg. Strokes Rnds. Year 1. Sara Brown , Emily Bastel , Allison Fouch , Emily Bastel , Sara Brown , Emily Bastel , Kasey Gant , Syd Wells , Mandi McConnell , Dayna Burleigh , Low 18-Hole Score Player Score Tournament Date 1. Mandi McConnell 68 Central District Invt. 2/20/07.. Allison Fouch 68 TRW Regional Challenge 2/13/02.. Kasey Gant 68 Big 10/Big 12 Shoot. 10/12/98 4. Rachel Meikle 69 Big Ten Championships 4/27/07 Sara Brown 69 Landfall Tradition 10/28/06.. Allison Fouch 69 Gator Invitational 3/7/04.. Emily Bastel 69 USF Waterlefe Invt. 3/18/02.. Allison Fouch 69 Mercedes Benz Intercoll. 10/12/01.. Stacy Snider 69 Lady Buckeye Invt. 4/22/01.. Emily Bastel 69 Big Ten Champ. 4/28/00.. Kasey Gant 69 Waterlefe/USF Invt. 3/20/00.. Kasey Gant 69 Big 10/Big 12 Shoot. 10/11/99.. Kasey Gant 69 Lady Kat Invt. 10/10/97.. Heather Rose 69 Big Ten Championship 4/29/06 Low 36-Hole Tournament Score Player Score Tournament Dates 1. Allison Fouch 73-71=144 Badger Invitational 9/12-14/03.. Sue Ertl 73-71=144 Indiana Invitational 10/7-8/77 3. Allison Fouch 74-71=145 Pine Needles Invt. 11/5-6/01 4. Emily Bastel 71-75=146 NCAA Fall Preview 9/24-26/01 5. Rachel Meikle 74-73=147 Indiana Invitational 4/9-10/07.. Allison Fouch 75-72=147 NCAA Fall Preview 9/24-26/01 7. Sarah Martin 73-75=148 Badger Invitational 9/12-14/03.. Kasey Gant 74-74=148 Wolverine Invt. 10/3-4/98.. Sue Ertl 72-76=148 Cincinnati Invt. 4/14-15/ Emily Bastel 78-71=149 Lady Buckeye Invt. 4/20/02.. Emily Bastel 79-70=149 Pine Needles Invt. 11/5-6/01.. Sue Ertl 73-76=149 Illinois State Invt. 9/15-16/78 Low 54-Hole Tournament Score Player Score Tournament Dates 1. Rachel Meikle =210 Northwestern Invt. 4/3-4/06 2. Emily Bastel =214 USF Waterlefe Invt. 3/18-19/02 3. Sara Brown =215 Central District Invt. 2/19-20/07 Sara Brown =215 Landfall Tradition 10/27-29/06 Sara Brown =215 Northwestern Invt. 4/3-4/06 6. Stacy Snider =216 Central District 2/25-26/02.. Stacy Snider =216 Big 10/Big 12 10/9-10/00.. Kasey Gant =216 Mary Fossum Invt. 9/13-14/97 9. Emily Bastel =217 Central District 2/25-26/02.. Allison Fouch =217 Central District 2/25-26/02.. Emily Bastel =217 Big 10/Big 12 10/9-10/00 Scoring Average Leaders Tournament Scoring Records Career Average (min. 60 rounds played) Player Avg. Strokes Rnds. Years 1. Sara Brown , Emily Bastel , Allison Fouch , Kasey Gant , Mandi McConnell , Dayna Burleigh , Stacy Snider , Rachel Meikle , Heather Rose , Barb Mucha , Low 72-Hole Tournament Score Player Score Tournament Dates 1. Rachel Meikle =284 Big Ten Champ. 4/27-29/07 2. Emily Bastel =288 Big Ten Champ. 4/28-30/00 3. Allison Fouch =291 NCAA Champ. 5/18-22/04 4. Sara Brown =292 Big Ten Champ. 4/28-30/06 5. Mandi McConnell =294 Big Ten Champ. 4/27-29/07 6. Emily Bastel =294 NCAA Champ. 5/22-25/01 7. Stacy Snider NCAA Champ. 5/21-24/02.. Kasey Gant =295 NCAA Champ. 5/22-25/01 9. Kasey Gant =296 Big Ten Champ. 4/28-30/ Emily Bastel =298 NCAA Champ. 5/21-24/02 Low Team 18-Hole Score Score Tournament (team members) date (twice) Northwestern Invitational 4/3/06... (Brown, Burleigh, Rose, Meikle, Niederkohr) Pine Needles 11/8/00... (E. Bastel, K. Gant, S. Martin, S. Snider) 288 Lady Gator Invitational 3/10/07 (Brown, McConnell, Meikle, Niederkohr, Rose) NCAA Championship 5/24/02... (E. Bastel, A. Fouch, S. Martin, S. Snider) Big Ten Championship 4/28/00... (E. Bastel, K. Gant, E. Roe, J. Till) Big Ten/Big 12 Shootout 10/11/99... (K. Gant, E. Bastel, S. Snider, J. Till) Buckeye Invitational 4/22/06... (Brown, Burleigh, Meikle, Rose, Niederkohr) 290 Big Ten Championships 4/28/07 (Brown, McConnell, Meikle, Niederkohr, Rose, Wells) Lady Northern Invitational 9/11/04... (McConnell, Brown, Rose, Polanski, Meikle, Wells) * Bold indicates still active. 30 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

18 Miscellaneous Records Joan Garety is tied for first on Michigan State s career victories list with nine from Holes-In-One In Competition Karen Escott May, 1978 Southern Intercollegiate Tournament, Athens, Ga. 8th Hole yards - 6 iron Sue Ertl June, 1979 AIAW National Championship, Stillwater, Okla. Ann Atwood March 21, 1980 Women s Collegiate Spring Invt., Durham, N.C. 17th Hole yards - 6 iron Faith Egli Sept. 21, 1986 Ford Collegiate Invitational, Atlanta, Ga. 6th Hole yards - 7 iron Most Tournament Wins In A Season Lisa Marino, (Ferris State Invitational, Lady Northern, Spartan Invitational, Huskie Fall Golf Classic) 2. 3 Joan Garety, (Central Michigan, Spartan Invitational, Penn State) 3 Lisa Marino, (Wolverine Invitational, Illini Spring Classic, Lady Boiler Classic) 3 Barb Mucha, (Illinois State Invitational, Wolverine Invitational, Ohio State Invitational) 3 Syd Wells, (Illinois State Invitational, Wolverine Invitational, Spartan Invitational) Allison Fouch, (Badger Invitational, Mary Fossum Invitational) 2 Kasey Gant, (Mary Fossum Invitational, Wolverine Invitational) 2 Kasey Gant, (Spartan Invitational, Lady Kat Invitational) 2 Kelly Holland, (Susie Berning Classic, Iowa Invitational) 2 Sue Ertl, (Illinois State Invitational, Purdue Invitational) 2 Joan Garety, (Central Michigan Invitational, Bowling Green Invitational) 2 Sue Ertl, (Big Ten Championship, Michigan State Invitational) 2 Joan Garety, (Purdue Invitational, Spartan Invitational) 2 Joan Garety, (Purdue Invitational, Cincinnati Invitational) 2 Emily Bastel, (USF Waterlefe, Indiana) Most Wins In A Career T1. 9 Lisa Marino, T1. 9 Joan Garety, Sue Ertl, Kasey Gant, Syd Wells, Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections Jennifer Mieras April, 1992 Boilermaker Invitational, West Lafayette, Ind. Emily Bastel oct. 23, 1998 Notre Dame Invitational, Bonita Bay, Fla. Emily Bastel Karen Escott Jennifer Mieras Lisa Marino ( ) is tied for the school record for wins in a career (nine) and holds the record for wins in a season (four). In addition, she earned honorable mention All-America honors in 1985 and was a three-time All-Big Ten selection ( ). M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 31

19 Host Tournament Records Syd Wells was the first Spartan to win the Mary Fossum Invitational, doing so in 1982 with a three-round total of 221. Former MSU golf coach Mary Fossum, for whom the Fossum Invitational is named, was inducted in the Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame in Sept., The Mary Fossum Invitational th Annual Mary Fossum Invitational Information Dates: Sept. 8-9, 2007 Course: Forest Akers West Golf Course, East Lansing, Mich. Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,237 Format: 36-18=54 Field (10): Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Toledo Mary Fossum Invitational Results Winner (Score) Medalist, School (Score) MSU Finish Top MSU Finisher (Score/Finish) 1978 Alabama (626) Peggy Kirsch, Alabama (152)* 3rd (653) Sue Ertl (160/T-6th) 1979 Ohio State (921) Rose Jones, Ohio State (226) 4th (980) Nina Spatafora (239/12th) 1980 Ohio State (616) Julie Zemnrodt, Kentucky (145) 8th (653) Syd Wells (158/11th) 1981 Michigan State (910) Tamie Green, Marshall (218) 1st (910) Syd Wells (223/2nd) 1982 Penn State (909) Syd Wells, Michigan State (221) 2nd (913) Syd Wells (221/1st) 1983 Ohio State (926) Nancy Harris, Minnesota (223) 4th (950) Kathy Teichert (227/3rd) 1984 Indiana (901) Sarah DeKraay, Indiana (224) 2nd (911) Kathy Teichert (226/2nd) 1985 Michigan State (921) Lisa Marino, Michigan State (225) 1st (921) Lisa Marino (225/1st) 1988 Ohio State (903) Debbie Silverberg, Ohio State (223) 6th (963) Becky Iverson (226/5th) 1989 Nebraska (933) Joanne Brooks, Nebraska (222) 2nd (963) Jenny Hecht (238/5th) 1990 Penn State (947) Nicole Jeray, Northern Illinois (231) 5th (960) Jenny Hecht (236/5th) 1991 Northern Illinois (902) Nicole Jeray, Northern Illinois (223)* 8th (944) Jennifer Mieras (233/T-17th) 1992 Ohio State (633) Tami Dougan, Ohio State (152) 3rd (640) Carolyn Nodus (155/2nd) 1993 Indiana (614) Erika Wicoff, Indiana (145) 7th (646) Amy Loviscek (159/T-14th) 1995 Wisconsin (950) Heather Hoffmann, Northwestern (224) 3rd (958) Jenn Kangas (237/9th) 1997 Indiana (909) Kasey Gant, Michigan State (216) 2nd (934) Kasey Gant (216/1st) 1998 Michigan State (895) Kasey Gant, Michigan State (224) 1st (895) Kasey Gant (224/1st) 1999 Indiana (901) Julee Sovesky, Ohio (222) 4th (934) Emily Bastel (230/T-10th) 2000 Minnesota (296) Kim Benedict, Michigan (70) 4th (302) Stacy Snider (74/T-10th) 2001 Cancelled Due to 9/11 tragedy 2002 Kent State (907) Sarah Sassey, Nebraska (221)* 3rd (916) Allison Fouch (221/T-1st) 2003 Michigan State (901) Allison Fouch, Michigan State (222)* 1st (901) Allison Fouch (222/1st) 2004 Michigan (919) Brianna Broderick, Michigan (219) 2nd (925) Kristen Polanski (230/T-6th) 2005 Michigan State (889)^ Becky Wood, Kent State (220)* 1st (889) Dayna Burleigh/Heather Rose (221/T3rd) 2006** Michigan State (889) Tara Delaney, Kent State (215) 1st (889) Laura Kueny (220/4th) *- won in a playoff, ^- tournament record, ** - Lady Northern Invitational played instead of Mary Fossum as a preview to Big Ten Championships. The Central District Invitational Kasey Gant is one of only two golfers to win the Mary Fossum Invitational twice, doing so in 1997 and Eighth Annual Central District Invitational Information Dates: Feb , 2008 Course: River Wilderness Golf Club, Parrish, Fla. Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,099 Format: 36-18=54 Field (15): Baylor, Indiana, Kansas State, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Southern Methodist, Texas, Texas A & M Central District Invitational Results Date Winner (Score) Medalist, School (Score) MSU Finish Top MSU Finisher (Score/Finish) Oct , 2000 Northwestern (916) Ashley Lowery, Ohio State (225) 5th (947) Emily Bastel (234/T-14th) Feb , 2002 Michigan State (296) Stacy Snider, Michigan State (216) 1st (296) Stacy Snider, Michigan State (216) Feb , 2003 Ohio State (909) Kristen White, Ohio State (218) 10th (938) Sarah Martin (233/23rd) Feb , 2004 Louisiana State (903) Christa Spedding, Texas A&M (220) 2nd (906) Allison Fouch (224/5th) Feb , 2005 Missouri (879) Amy Schmucker, Michigan (216) 8th (918) Mandi McConnell/Heather Rose (229/T-30th) Feb , 2006 Baylor (896) Lacey Jones, Southern Methodist (215) 8th (923) Dayna Burleigh (227/T-16th) Feb , 2007 Texas A&M (874) Ashley Knoll, Texas A&M (209) 2nd (887) Sara Brown (215/2nd) 32 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

20 Big Ten Championships The Spartan golf team has won seven Big Ten Championships. MSU won five straight titles from before the Big Ten sanctioned women s sports. The 1982 squad (left) captured the school s first official Big Ten Championship in Minneapolis. MSU won the 2001 title (below left), the school s first title since In 2007, hosting the championships at the school s own Forest Akers West Course, the Spartans (below right) once again captured the championships with a medallist performance from Rachel Meikle. * Women s golf did not become an official Big Ten championship until Big Ten Medalists * June Oldman Sue Ertl Sue Ertl Emily Bastel Rachel Meikle Big Ten Championships Results Champion MSU MSU Top Spartan/ Big Ten Runners-Up * Sue Conlin Nina Spatafora Syd Wells Syd Wells Lisa Marino Kelly Holland Allison Fouch Sara Brown Year Site Champion Strokes Finish Strokes Medalist/Strokes strokes - Place 1974 Columbus, Ohio Michigan State 726 1st Manono Beamer/178 - t-3rd 1975 Columbus, Ohio Michigan State 713 1st 713 June Oldman (MSU)/166 June Oldman/166-1st 1976 West Lafayette, Ind. Michigan State 663 1st Sue Conlin/163 - t-2nd 1977 Champaign, Ill. Michigan State 631 1st 631 Sue Ertl (MSU)/150 Sue Ertl/150-1st 1978 Bloomington, Ind. Michigan State # 311 T-1st 311 Sue Ertl (MSU)/75 Sue Ertl/75 - t-1st Minnesota 311 Julie Gumlie (MINN)/ East Lansing, Mich. Ohio State 625 3rd 668 Kelly Trent (OSU)/152 Sue Ertl/160 - t-4th 1980 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State 594 2nd 645 Rose Jones (OSU)/144 Lisa Brown/159 - t-9th 1981 West Lafayette, Ind. Ohio State 915 2nd 954 Karin Mundinger (OSU)/225 Beth Sierra/238 - t-9th 1982 Minneapolis, Minn. Michigan State 922 1st 922 Cathy Kratzert (OSU)/226 Syd Wells; Nina Spatafora/227 - t-2nd 1983 Champaign, Ill. Ohio State 898 3rd 941 Cathy Kratzert (OSU)/214 Syd Wells/223-2nd 1984 Iowa City, Iowa Ohio State 922 5th 987 Cheryl Stacy (OSU)/224 Barb Mucha/237 - t-5th 1985 Bloomington, Ind. Ohio State 1,245 3rd 1,287 Cheryl Stacy (OSU)/297 Lisa Marino/315 - t-4th 1986 Ann Abor, Mich Indiana 1,250 4th 1,318 Sarah DeKraay (IND)/313 Lisa Marino/314 - t-2nd 1987 East Lansing, Mich Indiana 1,211 2nd 1,241 Michele Redman (IND)/297 Kelly Holland/303 - t-2nd 1988 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State 1,248 4th 1,287 Kate Hughes (MINN)/306 Faith Egli/319 - t-9th 1989 West Lafayette, Ind. Indiana 1,232 8th 1,309 Kate Hughes (MINN)/307 Jenny Hecht/326-21st 1990 Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota 1,253 8th 1,361 Shannon Hardesty (IND)/298 Jenny Hecht/333-25th 1991 Madison, Wis. Iowa 1,238 4th 1,271 Renee Heiken (ILL)/299 Jennifer Mieras/314-11th 1992 Champaign, Ill. Indiana 1,292 8th 1,387 Becky Biehl (ILL)/317 Carolyn Nodus/333 - t-17th 1993 Iowa City, Iowa Ohio State 1,240 6th 1,294 Renee Heiken (ILL)/ Jenn Kangas/324 - t-21st 1994 Columbus, Ohio Wisconsin 1,254 5th 1,309 Erika Wicoff (IND)/305 Stacy Slobodnik/323 - t-14th 1995 Ann Arbor, Mich Indiana 1,240 11th 1,335 Erika Wicoff (IND)/292 Jenn Kangas/326 - t-23rd 1996 Bloomington, Ind. Indiana * 946 T-9th 1,015 Erika Wicoff (IND)/226 Jenn Kangas/235-4th 1997 East Lansing, Mich. Ohio State 1,246 7th 1,307 Amy Langhals (OSU)/305 Kellie Dennis/322-14th 1998 University Park, Pa. Indiana 1,196 9th 1,253 Erin Carney (IND)/299 Kasey Gant/302 - t-7th 1999 W. Lafayette, Ind. Ohio State 1,239 3rd 1,258 Erin Carney (IND)/301 Emily Bastel/310-6th 2000 Madison, Wis. Purdue 1,167 2nd 1,197 Emily Bastel (MSU)/288 Emily Bastel/288-1st 2001 Minneapolis, Minn. Michigan State 1,219 1st 1,219 Mollie Fankhauser (OSU)/301 Allison Fouch/303 - t-2nd 2002 Champaign, Ill. Ohio State 1,220 4th 1,251 Mollie Fankhauser (OSU)/304 Stacy Snider/309-6th 2003 Iowa City, Iowa Ohio State 1,194 5th 1,234 Karen Dennison (IND)/294 Allison Fouch/303 - t-11th Allison Hanna (OSU)/ Columbus, Ohio Ohio State 1,199 3rd 1,227 Danah Ford (IND)/287 Sarah Martin/305 - t-8th 2005 Ann Arbor, Mich. Ohio State * 900 3rd 933 Kristen White (OSU)/222 Heather Rose/227- t-4th 2006 Bloomington, Ind. Purdue 1,179 3rd 1,191 Alice Kim (NU)/291 Sara Brown/292-2nd 2007 East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State 1,188 1st 1,188 Rachel Meikle (MSU)/284 Rachel Meikle/284-1st 8 Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections * rain-shortened to 54 holes # rain-shortened to 18 holes NOTE: The Big Ten did not officially sanction women s sports until Championships from hole medal play; 1985-present - 72-hole medal play. M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 33

21 NCAA Regionals Lisa Speaker was MSU s top finisher at the 1982 NCAA Championship, as she tied for 30th. Kasey Gant placed tied for 13th at the 2000 NCAA Regional and tied for sixth at the 2001 NCAA Regional. In 2007, the Spartans made their ninth straight trip to the NCAA Regionals under head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the sixth time in the last eight years. MSU had its best-ever showing at the NCAA s tying for 12th place in 2001, while Emily Bastel was MSU s top individual finisher, placing tied for 13th. In 2000, MSU placed tied for 20th in its first NCAA Championship team appearance since The 1982 squad was the first team to qualify for the NCAA Championships finishing tied for 18th, while the 1984 team finished 16th. NCAA Regional Championships Results 9 Appearances 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, =915 (11th) Emily Bastel =229 (T41st) Kasey Gant =231 (T55th) Stacy Snider =232 (T57th) Kellie Dennis =235 (T67th) Ellen Bishop =237 (T77th) =906 (6th) Kasey Gant =223 (T13th) Emily Bastel =228 (T28th) Stacy Snider =230 (T40th) Jessica Till =232 (T52nd) Erin Roe =239 (T89th) =901 (3rd) Kasey Gant =219 (T6th) Emily Bastel =223 (T14th) Allison Fouch =230 (T29th) Stacy Snider =231 (T33rd) Sarah Martin =241 (T68th) =932 (8th) Allison Fouch =229 (10th) Stacy Snider =233 (T22nd) Jessica Till =235 (T35th) Emily Bastel =236 (T39th) Sarah Martin =240 (T53rd) =947 (17th) Dayna Burleigh =231 (T24th) Allison Fouch =236 (T41st) Jessica Till =241 (T63rd) Sarah Martin =243 (T72nd) Jennifer Johnson =247 (T84th) =909 (7th) Sara Brown =226 (T20th) Heather Rose =226 (T20th) Rachel Meikle =230 (T37th) Mandi McConnell =233 (T56th) Dayna Burleigh =240 (T89th) =927 (9th/21) Sara Brown =227 (T19th) Dayna Burleigh =230 (T31st) Holly Niederkohr =232 (T44th) Rachel Meikle =239 (T66th) Heather Rose =243 (T79th) ( ) (8th/21) Heather Rose =226 (T25th) Mandi McConnell =227 (T34th) Holly Niederkohr =227 (T34th) Sara Brown =228 (T42nd) Rachel Meikle =228 (T42nd) Individual NCAA East Regional Appearances Jenn Kangas =238 (T54th) =906 (3rd) Allison Fouch =221 (T4th) Sarah Martin =229 (T17th) Heather Rose =231 (T27th) Dayna Burleigh =232 (T31st) Ann Marie Kersten =236 (T49th) The 1999 squad earned the school s first-ever berth in the NCAA Regional Championships. Heather Rose competed in four NCAA Regionals, finishing in the top 30 three times, placing a career-high tie for 20th in M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m

22 NCAA Championships Results 8 Appearances 1982, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 NCAA Championships =1,282 (18th) Lisa Speaker =312 (T30th) Alison Sellers =315 (T39th) Syd Wells =329 (T88th) Nina Spatafora =339 (T100th) Beth Sierra =340 (T104th) =1,202 (19th) Stacy Snider =295 (T27th) Emily Bastel =298 (T45th) Allison Fouch =308 (T95th) Sarah Martin =309 (T99th) Jessica Till =316 (T114th) =1,302 (16th) Barb Mucha =309 (T21st) Lisa Marino =321 (T63rd) Kathy Teichert =334 (T84th) Paige Green =338 (T92nd) Laurie Rederstorf =360 (T102nd) =1,215 (24th) Allison Fouch =291 (T16th) Ann Marie Kersten =309 (T101st) Sarah Martin =310 (T107th) Dayna Burleigh =317 (T116th) Heather Rose =317 (T116th) =1,240 (T20th) Emily Bastel =300 (T21st) Kasey Gant =302 (T29th) Stacy Snider =315 (T91st) Erin Roe =327 (T115th) Jessica Till =327 (T115th) =1,210 (T12th) Emily Bastel =294 (T13th) Kasey Gant =295 (17th) Allison Fouch =306 (T60th) Stacy Snider =316 (T98th) Sarah Martin =332 (118th) =1,206 (17th) Sara Brown =297 (T27th) Mandi McConnell =297 (T27th) Dayna Burleigh =307 (T85th) Heather Rose =310(T98th) Rachel Meikle =312 (T107th) ( =1,232 (16th/24) Mandi McConnell =302 (T30th) Rachel Meikle =304 (T40th) Heather Rose =306 (T50th) Sara Brown =322 (T104th) Holly Niederkohr =327 (T114th) Individual NCAA Championship Appearances Syd Wells =311 (T41st) Lisa Marino =339 MSU had its best-ever showing at the 2001 NCAA Championships, placing tied for 12th (right). The 2001 Championships were held at the Mission Inn & Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the- Hills, Fla. Barb Mucha tied for 21st at the 1984 NCAA Championships. Stacy Snider led MSU at the 2002 NCAA Championships, placing tied for 27th. 8 Big Ten C hampionships 34 All-Big Ten S elections MSU placed 17th at the 2005 NCAA Championships at Sunriver Resort in Oregon. MSU placed 16th at the 2007 NCAA Championships at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. Junior Sara Brown led MSU at the 2005 NCAA Championships as she finished tied for 27th with teammate Mandi McConnell. M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m 35

23 AIAW Championships The Michigan State women s golf program has a rich and storied past. Under the direction of head coach Mary Fossum, MSU advanced to six AIAW Championships including a best-ever fourth-place finish in Prior to the AIAW Championships, MSU had two individuals win the Women s Collegiate Golf Tournament. Joyce Kazmierski won the crown in 1966, while Shirley Sport was the medalist in Joyce Kazmierski won the Women s Collegiate Golf Tournament in The tourney predated AIAW Championship play. Sue Ertl participated in four straight AIAW Championships. AIAW Championship Appearances N/A (4th) Bonnie Lauer... N/A (1st) N/A (9th) =1,368 (12th) Joan Garety =333 June Oldman =340 Karen Escott =346 Sue Soper =349 Carol Peterson = =1,313 (8th) Sue Ertl =317 Karen Escott =324 Joan Garety =336 June Oldman =336 Sheila Tansey = =1,336 (22nd) Sue Ertl =320 (T-33rd) Karen Escott =335 (T-96th) Sue Conlin =344 (T-135th) Joan Garety =347 (T-146th) Sheila Tansey =348 (T-149th) =1,262 (11th) Sue Ertl =306 (T-17th) Joan Garety =316 (T-53rd) Sue Conlin =319 (T-67th) Karen Escott =328 (T-82nd) Sheila Tansey =336 (T-85th) Individual AIAW Appearances Sue Ertl =245 Sue Conlin =252 Women s Collegiate Golf Tournament Joyce Kazmierski st Shirley Spork st Joan Garety participated in four straight AIAW Championships. The 1973 Spartan golf squad placed fourth at the AIAW National Championship. MSU was led by Bonnie Lauer (back row, fourth player from left), as she took medalist honors in the championship event. 36 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s w w w. m s u s p a r t a n s. c o m