GOLF JIMMY HERVOL NABEEL KHAN

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1 GOLF JIMMY HERVOL NABEEL KHAN

2 Front row (l-r): Rodrigo Sanchez, Nick Harrington, Drake Hull, Nabeel Khan, Tim Humphrey, Jack Boulger. Second row (l-r): Assistant Coach Jon Wortmann, Blake Kelley, Chandler Morris, Jimmy Hervol, Sasha Wortelboer, Zach Iannone, Finn Boynton, Head Coach Dave Pezzino University of Connecticut Men s Golf Team Name Cl. Hometown/Last School Sasha Wortelboer Senior Geneva, Switzerland/Ecole Internationale de Geneve Jimmy Hervol* Junior Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton HS Nabeel Khan* Junior Westerville, Ohio/Columbus Academy Nick Harrington Junior Chaplin, Conn./Parish Hill HS Blake Kelley Junior Manchester, Conn./Manchester HS Zach Iannone R-Sophomore Hamden, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven HS Drake Hull R-Sophomore Rutland, Vt./University of Kansas Chandler Morris Sophomore Hobe Sound, Fla./The Benjamin School Tim Umphrey Sophomore Northborough, Mass./Saint John s HS Jack Boulger Freshman Walpole, Mass./Xaverian Brothers HS Finn Boynton Freshman Milford, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven Rodrigo Sanchez Freshman Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep./Carol Morgan School * --- Co-captains Head Coach: Dave Pezzino (11th year) Assistant Coach: Jon Wortmann

3 Dave PEZZINO Head Coach 11th season As UConn men s golf coach Dave Pezzino enters his 11th season at the helm of the program, he has left himself a tough act to follow --- again. Two years ago in , all Pezzino did was guide the Huskies to the finest season of his tenure up to that point with two tournament victories in the same season for the first time, seven Top 10 finishes in 11 events, and honors as New England Division I Team and Coach of the Year. So, what did he do for an encore in ? Simply take the Huskies to three tournament wins and eight finishes in the Top 5 in 11 events. He had two players selected All-Conference, three selected All-New England, and two picked All-Northeast Region. In addition, the Huskies picked up their annual array of academic awards, with six players named to the American Conference All-Academic Team, and the team earning a 12th consecutive NCAA Public Recognition Award (given each year to teams with an APR in the top 10 percent of their respective sports), as well as status as a Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team. The three tourney victories at the Loyola Intercollegiate, the Lafayette Collegiate Invitational, and UConn s own VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational -- hiked Pezzino s total to 10 at UConn. Individually, sophomore Jimmy Hervol became the seventh UConn player under Pezzino to win a tournament when he captured the season-opening Doc Gimmler Invitational. The Huskies combined for 18 individual Top 10 finishes. Such has been the case during Pezzino s decade at UConn, with the program showing solid and steady growth both athletically and academically, as well as experiencing a significant upgrade in the level of competition and the quality of courses played throughout the country. In , UConn will take another step forward, competing in the Ka anapali Classic in Hawaii and in the prestigious Clemson Invitational. I have tried to challenge our team with the schedule and I think it has really paid off for us, Pezzino said. By playing tough competition and great layouts, our squad learns how to compete and, more importantly, learns how to win. Under Pezzino, who took over the program on Aug. 24, 2007, UConn has had 43 players named Conference Academic All-Stars (24 Big East, 19 American Athletic), three Big East and three American All-Conference picks, 11 All-Northeast Region selections, 11 All-New England picks, and a New England All-Rookie Team selection. Pezzino also guided the Huskies to an outstanding season in , as the team had Top 10 finishes in eight of the 10 regular-season tournaments, five of them in the Top 5. The season was highlighted by a second consecutive victory in UConn s own Connecticut Cup, second-place finishes in both the FAU Slomin Autism Championship and the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational, and third-place finishes in both the Hartford Hawks Invitational and the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge. Pezzino s squad had an excellent season, recording Top 10 finishes in all 11 of its regular-season tournaments, six of them in the Top 5, including a team title in The Connecticut Cup. In , Pezzino nutured a young squad to nine Top 10 finishes in 12 tournaments, four of them in the Top 5, including a team title in the New England D-I Championships. The fall of 2009 saw the Huskies capture the New England Championship, the first title under Pezzino. Jeb Buchanan also became the first individual medalist under Coach Pezzino when he won the Adams Cup of Newport by shooting three successive scores of 69. He was also named the Golfweek Magazine National Player of the Week. UConn finished sixth in the team competition against a standout field at the Adams Cup, despite having only four players for the final two rounds due to injury. In the Fall of 2011, Pezzino and the Huskies captured another tournament title, winning the Hartford Hawks Invitational by eight strokes as Buchanan won individual medalist honors. That victory was the start of an outstanding three-tourney stretch that saw the Huskies finish third at The Connecticut Cup and second at The Classic at Shelter Harbor. Pezzino came to UConn after spending one year as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois and 11 previous seasons as a head coach at the collegiate level. Pezzino spent seven years, from August of 1999 to May of 2006, at Florida International as the head coach of the women s golf program. He led FIU to four tournament victories and 10 individual titles during his tenure and coached 10 All-Sun Belt Conference selections, including 2001 NGCA All-American Michelle Simpson. He had three student-athletes earn Academic All-American recognition and five former team members that are currently playing professionally. During his time at Florida International, Pezzino also worked at the Jim McLean Golf School at Doral Golf Resort, one of the premier golf teaching facilities in the world. He earned the status of master instructor, one of few instructors in the country to reach that level for McLean. Pezzino played his collegiate golf at St. Thomas University in Miami, where he became a student-head coach during his senior year of Upon graduation, he continued to serve as the head men s coach at St. Thomas until August, He led St. Thomas to consecutive NAIA National Championship appearances in 1998 and 1999, and was named Florida Sun Conference Coach of the Year in 98, leading the squad to the conference title. He coached six individuals to all-conference honors during his tenure. Pezzino has worked with three of Golf Digest s Top 100 Instructors, and eight of his former student-athletes are golf professionals on various tours. Pezzino was born on 3/22/72 in North Haven, Conn. He attended Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, N.J., while living in Mahwah, N.J. He earned his bachelor s degree in sports administration from St. Thomas in Dave and his wife, Kristy, were married in They are the parents of two sets of twins: Joseph and Matthew, born 2/26/04, and Daniel and Kaitlin, born 4/23/

4 Huskies Face The Challenge Of Program s Success There is good news and challenging news when it comes to the UConn golf program. The good news is that the success of the past few years has clearly raised the entire program to a higher level. The challenging news is the difficulty for a young team like the Huskies to live up to the higher expectations that come with the status. UConn has compiled a remarkable 15 Top Five finishes and five tournament championships in the last two years, including three titles and eight Top Fives in The current group of Huskies, which includes just one senior, has grown up at UConn in a culture of success as the norm. I m really excited about how the competitiveness of the whole group has improved, head coach Dave Pezzino said. Qualifying has become more and more difficult and the level of golf has really been on the rise for a while. Scores in the past that would get you onto a road trip most certainly aren t the same as they used to be it s much more difficult. Leading the Huskies are a pair of junior co-captains, Jimmy Hervol and Nabeel Khan. Hervol was the leading scorer for the Huskies last year, won the seasonopening tournament and earned seven Top 10 Finishes. Khan, the second-leading returning scorer for the Huskies behind Hervol, turned in a solid season in with three Top 10 Finishes, as well as a postsesason national tournament title in the 2017 Minority Collegiate Golf Championship. They are two guys who lead by example with their work ethic and carrying their qualifying performances into tournaments, Pezzino said. Jimmy and Nabeel are the kind of student-athletes that we want to represent our program. They ve done a great job tutoring the younger guys. The lone senior on the Huskies, Sasha Wortelboer, as well as juniors Nick Harrington and Blake Kelley, will provide plenty of support for the co-captains, along with sophomores Tim Umphrey, Chandler Morris, and redshirt sophomore Zach Iannone, who each gained some valuable tournament experience last year. Newcomers who figure to make an immediate impact on the team include redshirt sophomore Drake Hull, who transferred from the University of Kansas, and talented freshmen Rodrigo Sanchez, Jack Boulger and Finn Boynton. The 12-man roster will tackle one of the most demanding schedules in UConn golf history, taking the team to places like Maui, Hawaii, for the Ka anapali Classic, and South Carolina for the prestigious Clemson Invitational. We have a level of confidence now when we get to a tournament and I hope that will only continue to get stronger, Pezzino said. The schedule is going to continue to get tougher. It s an exciting time. We ve played a national schedule before, but nothing like this year. It takes us to the kind of fields that see late-may golf (NCAA competition), which is what our focus is practicing and playing with a focus on late-may golf. As the Huskies face the challenge of continuing UConn s success, they will simultaneously be helping the program grow. The bar has been raised, the expectation level of what we re doing has been raised, Pezzino said. When you have guys who are qualifying for PGA Tour events and six graduates who have status on the developmental tours of the PGA Tour, that seriously raises the profile of the program. You can come to UConn and you can know that you can have an opportunity to play at the next level, to perhaps play on the PGA Tour someday. That s an exciting aspect for us, and an exciting aspect for our guys

5 Jimmy HERVOL Junior Co-Captain Hopkinton, Mass. Hopkinton High School Hopkinton Country Club WHILE AT UCONN: Will serve as team co-captain in Has played 22 tournaments, every event on the UConn schedule for the last two years Has averaged 73.8 per round for 63 rounds, with 23 rounds of par or better, 8 sub-70 rounds and twice has shot a career-low 65 Has won one tournament (2016 Doc Gimmler Invitational), has eight Top 10 and 11 Top 20 Finishes American Athletic Conference 2017 All-Conference pick 2017 Division I PING All-Northeast Region Team pick and 2017 New England Golf Coaches All-New England Team pick Named to the and the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams Over the summer of 2016, finished in a tie for 35th place in the New England Amateur Championship. SPRING 2017: Played in all six events on UConn s schedule, with two Top Five and four Top 10 finishes Averaged 72.8 strokes per round for 17 rounds, with eight rounds of par or better and a low round of 69 Best finish was a tie for third at the VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational at Mohegan Sun Golf Club Finished tied for eighth at the American Athletic Conference Championship, best finish ever for a UConn player at the AAC Championship. FALL 2016: Named AAC Golfer of the Month for September after winning the Doc Gimmler Invitational with three sub-70 rounds and an 11-under 199 Played all five of the events on UConn s schedule, averaging 71.3 per round for 14 rounds, with eight rounds of par or better, six sub-70 rounds and two low rounds of 65 Best finish was first at the Gimmler Invitational. SPRING 2016: Played in all six events on UConn s spring schedule, averaging 76.0 per round for 18 rounds Had a low round of 70, with two rounds of par or better, and a best finish of a tie for 16th at the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational. FALL 2015: Played in all five events on UConn s fall schedule, averaging 74.6 strokes per round for 14 rounds Had a low round of 69, with five rounds of par or better, and a best finish of eighth place in his first collegiate tournament, the Hartford Hawks Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after playing four years of high school golf at Hopkinton High School under Coach Dick Bliss, serving as team captain for three years. He was two-time MVP of the Tri-Valley League and a four-time Tri-Valley League 1st Team All-Star. Helped lead Hopkinton to a perfect 18-0 regular season and a third-place finish at the Division 2 South Shore meet. Named to the Metrowest Daily News Golf Super Team. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Won the 2015 Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship Runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Sectional qualifier, allowing him to compete in the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Finished 16th at the 2015 New England Amateur Championship Finished 7th at the 2015 Western Junior Championship Won the 2013 Francis Ouimet Junior Championship and finished second in the tournament in 2014 Won the 2014 Spinal Technology Match Play Finished second in 2014 Liberty National Junior Invitational, second in 2014 Northeast Junior Classic, fifth in 2014 AJGA New Era Member of Team New England. PERSONAL: James Paul Hervol Born August 27, 1997 Son of Jim and Kathy Hervol One older sister, Katelyn Works with swing coach Tom Cavicchi (Harmon Golf Club) Home course is Hopkinton (Mass.) Country Club

6 WHILE AT UCONN: Will serve as team co-captain in Has played in 13 tournaments for UConn, including every event on the schedule in Has averaged 73.7 per round for 37 rounds, with a team-best low round of 64, five sub-70 rounds, and 12 rounds of par or better Has posted three Top 10 and four Top 20 finishes, with two career-best finishes of a tie for fifth place Named to the New England Golf Coaches All-New England Team Named to the and the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams Following his UConn season, won the 2017 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, shooting an 8-under 208 to top a 25-player field at the PGA Golf Club at Port St. Lucie, Fla. SPRING 2017: Played in all six events on UConn s spring calendar, averaging 73.6 per round for 17 rounds, with five rounds of par or better, two sub-70 rounds, including a low round of 67 Had two Top 10 finishes, including tying a career-best finish of a tie for fifth in the Loyola Intercollegiate in Goodyear, Ariz. FALL 2016: Played in all five events on UConn s fall schedule, averaging 72.7 per round for 14 rounds, with seven rounds of par or better, and three sub-70 rounds, including a career-best 64 at the Macdonald Cup on the Yale campus in New Haven, Conn Had a career-best tied for 5th place finish at the Gimmler Invitational at Bethpage State Park, playing as an individual and shooting a 4-under 206. SPRING 2016: Played in two tournaments on UConn s spring schedule, the FAU Slomin Autism Championship and the Til Duty Is Don Collegiate Invitational, both as an individual Played six rounds, averaging 76.2 strokes per round, with a low round of 73 and a best finish of a tie for 45th place in the Til Duty Is Done. FALL 2015: Did not play in any of the five events on UConn s fall schedule. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after playing four years of varsity golf at Columbus (Ohio) Academy under Coach Craig Yakscoe and Coach Steve Evans. As a senior, led Columbus Academy to the Ohio Division III State Championship. Named All-Ohio Second Team All-State. Named Mid-State League Golfer of the Year. Also was Columbus Academy s low golfer as it captured District and Sectional titles. Co-medalist at the Mid-State League Postseason Tournament after leading Columbus Academy to the MSL-Ohio Division championship with a 17-1 record. Named First Team All-District, First Team All-League, and Team MVP. As a junior, helped Columbus Academy finish as runner-up at the State Championship, second at Sectionals, second at Districts and was named First Team All-MSL, First Team All-District. As a sophomore, helped Columbus Academy finish in a tie for second at the State Championship, second at Sectionals, second at Districts, and was named First Team All-League, Second Team All-District. As a freshman, named Second Team All-League, placed second at Sectionals. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Placed second at AJGA Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior and received award for low third-round score of 66 Finished sixth at AJGA Junior All-Star (Red Tail Golf Club) Placed eighth at Under Armour/Jeff Overton Championship (Otter Creek Golf Course) Finished 13th at Under Armour/Scott Stallings Championship (Oak Ridge Country Club) Placed 14th at Memorial Junior (Longaberger Country Club). PERSONAL: Nabeel Ali Khan Born September 29, 1997 Son of Mohammad Ashiq Khan and Aishah Khan Five siblings, older sisters Sana and Rabia, older brothers Ammaar and Shabaz, and younger brother Ali Works with swing coach Gerry Hammomd Home courses are Champions Golf Course and The Golf Depot, both in Columbus Ohio. Nabeel KHAN Junior Co-Captain Westerville, Ohio Columbus Academy Champions Golf Course, The Golf Depot

7 WHILE AT CONNECTICUT: Has played in 12 tournaments at UConn, averaging 75.5 per round for 33 rounds, with a low round of 67, eight rounds of par or better, and a best finish of a tie for eighth at the 2017 VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational at Mohegan Sun Golf Club in Baltic, Conn Lone senior on the team. SPRING 2017: Played in one event on UConn s spring schedule, the VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational (Baltic, Conn.), playing as an individual, and had the best finish of his career, a tie for eighth with a 1-over 217. It was the first Top 10 finish of his college career... Had two of three rounds under par. FALL 2016: Played in five events on UConn s fall schedule, two as an individual Averaged 73.8 per round for 11 rounds, with four rounds of par or better and a low round of 67 Best tourney total was a 1-over 211 at Bethpage Red in the Gimmler Invitational Had a best finish of a tie for 15th twice at the Gimmler Invitational In Farmingdale, N.Y., and the Connecticut Cup in Ellington, Conn. SPRING 2016: Played in two events on UConn s spring schedule, the Loyola Intercollegiate and the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational, both as an individual Averaged 76.4 per round for six rounds, with a low round of 71 and a best finish of a tie for 40th at the Til Duty. FALL 2015: Played in two events on UConn s fall schedule, the Connecticut Cup and Mountaineer Intercollegiate, of both as an individual Averaged 75.6 per round for five rounds, with a low round of 69 and a best finish of a tie for 17th at the Connecticut Cup. SPRING 2015: Played in one event on UConn s schedule, the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational at Lake Of Isles (North Stonington, Conn.), averaging 76.5 per round for two rounds and recorded a career-best round of one-over 73 as well as a career-best finish of a tie for 18th. FALL 2014: Participated in two tournaments on UConn s schedule, averaging 79.2 per round for six rounds, with a low round of 74 and a low finish of a tie for 65th place, both at the 2014 Connecticut Cup (Ellington, Conn.). HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn from Geneva, Switzerland, as the first international player for the Huskies in the Coach Dave Pezzino Era. Graduated from Ecole Internationale de Geneve, but there are no golf teams in the schools. Participated in varsity soccer and varsity basketball in high school, as well as tennis at the national level and competitive skiing outside of school. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Graduated high school in June, 2013, then spent a year at the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy (Clermont, Fla.) to prepare for his UConn career. Member of the prestigious Golf de Lausanne teams --- a member of the junior team for three years, helping to win all the Junior National Team events, and a member of the men s team for two years, helping team win the Division I National Team events, including the Swiss National Championships. In 2013, he won the Challenge Cup World Series of Junior Golf (Providence, R.I.), topping a field of 100 Also in 2013, came in second of 95 at the Francis Ouimet Junior Championship (Bellingham, Mass.), and 11th in the Challenge Cup Amateur Invitational (Bellingham, Mass.) A six-year member of the Cape Cod Junior Golf Association, he was named Player of the Year in his division in both 2008 and PERSONAL: Sasha Robert Wortelboer Born Aug. 16, 1995 Speaks English, French, and Spanish. Son of Eiso and Sally Wortelboer Mother was born in Norwalk, Conn., but has lived her whole life in Europe. Parents are avid sports participants --- Father played college soccer and competed as a nationally-ranked skier; Mother has represented Switzerland as an equestrian. Home course is Golf Club de Lausanne-Switzerland. Sasha WORTLEBOER Senior Geneva, Switzerland Ecole Internationale de Geneve Golf Club de Lausanne

8 WHILE AT UCONN: Has played in eight tournaments for UConn, averaging 76.0 for 22 rounds, with a career-best finish of 11th place in the 2017 Colleton River Collegiate Named to the and the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams In the summer of 2017, shot a 4-under 138 at Farmington Country Club to earn one of two qualifying spots for the 2017 U. S. Amateur Championship, in which he played at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles Finished 25th at 2017 Russell C. Palmer Cup Reached round of 32 at 2017 Connecticut Amateur Championship Over the summer of 2016, tied for 13th place at the Russell C. Palmer Cup. SPRING 2017: Played in five tournaments on UConn s spring schedule, averaging 75.2 per round for 14 rounds, including four rounds of par or better, with a career-low round of 68 at the Loyola Intercollegiate Had a career-best finish of a tie for 11th at the Colleton River Collegiate. FALL 2016: Played in two events on UConn s fall schedule, the Hartford Hawks Invitational and the Connecticut Cup Averaged 76.8 strokes per round for five rounds, had one round of par or better, and best finish was a tie for 41st at the Connecticut Cup at Ellington Ridge Country Club. SPRING 2016: Played in one tournament on UConn s spring schedule, the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational, as an individual Shot 236 for three rounds (78.7), with a low round of 74, and finished in a tie for 53rd place. FALL 2015: Did not participate in any of the events on UConn s fall schedule. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after outstanding high school career. Played four years at Parish Hill High School (Chaplin, Conn.) under Coach Brad Caron, three years as team captain. CIAC Division IV State Champion as a sophomore and junior and runner-up as a senior. Twotime All-New England selection. Finished second by one stroke at the 2015 New England Schoolboy Golf Championship. Three-time CIAC Division IV All-State pick. Four-time All-Constitution State Conference pick. Constitution State Conference champion as a senior and a junior and co-champion as a freshman. Three-time Norwich Bulletin Golf Player of the Year and All-Area Team in golf (sophomore, junior and senior) Also a four-year varsity cross country runner, serving as captain his senior year, and four-year varsity basketball player as small forward/ shooting guard. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Shot a 67, the low round of the day, during the second round of the 2015 Connecticut Open at The Patterson Club in Fairfield, and was in second place, one shot back, heading into the final round before settling for a tie for 13th place Won club championship at The Golf Club at Windham in PERSONAL: Nicklaus James Harrington Born March 6, 1997 Son of James and Stephanie Harrington One younger brother, Cory Dad is his swing coach Home course is The Golf Club at Windham (Windham, Conn.). Nick HARRINGTON Junior Chaplin, Conn. Parish Hill High School The Golf Club at Windham

9 Blake KELLEY Junior Manchester, Conn. Manchester High School Manchester Country Club WHILE AT UCONN: Has played in three tournaments, each as an individual player, averaging 73.3 per round for nine rounds, with three rounds of par or better, a low round of 70, and a best finish of a tie for fourth in the 2016 Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational Over the summer of 2017, reached the semifinals of the 2017 Connecticut State Amateur Championship in Trumbull Finished in a tie for 26th in the 2017 New England Amateur Championship in East Providence, R.I Over the summer of 2016, tied for 15th place in the qualifying round for the U.S. Amateur Championship. SPRING 2017: Played in one tournament as an individual on the spring schedule, the VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational at Mohegan Sun Golf Club, and averaged 74.7 per round for the three rounds, with a low round of 74 twice, finishing in a tie for 26th place. FALL 2016: Played in one tournament as an individual of the fall schedule, the Connecticut Cup at Ellington Ridge Country Club, and averaged 75.3 per round for three rounds, with a low round of even-par 72, finishing in a tie for 25th place. SPRING 2016: Played in one tournament on UConn s spring schedule, as an individual in the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational at Mohegan Sun Golf Club Shot =210 to tie for fourth place, with a low round of 67 and two round of par or better. FALL 2015: Did not play in any of the five events on UConn s fall schedule. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after playing four years of varsity golf at Manchester (Conn.) High School under Coach Jim Kelly (no relation), serving as team captain for three years. Won the 2014 Division I State Championship, shooting 1-under 70 at Crestbrook Park Golf Course in Watertown, the first individual state champion from Manchester High in over 30 years, and leading Manchester to its first state tournament competition in more than 20 years. He tied for ninth place in the 2015 Division I state tournament. Two-time All-State selection. Won the 2013 Central Connecticut Conference championship. Also a three-year member of Manchester High varsity swim team. Took two years off from golf in middle school to bowl and won a bowling state championship and rolled a perfect 300 at age 14. Bowled in tournaments throughout New England and captured an AAU title. Still holds a 220 bowling average. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Youngest golfer to ever win the men s club championship at Manchester Country Club. Has twice shot 68 at Manchester Country Club. Qualified for the 2015 Connecticut Open. PERSONAL: Blake Allen Kelley Born April 7, 1997 Son of Chris and Sally Kelley One older sister, Kora Gilbert Home course is Manchester Country Club in Manchester, Conn

10 Drake HULL R-Sophomore Rutland, Vt. Rutland High School / University of Kansas Rutland Country Club BEFORE UCONN: Comes to UConn as a transfer student after two years at the University of Kansas. Redshirted during the season at Kansas, so has three years of eligibility remaining Named to the Fall Athletic Director s and Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Rolls at Kansas in , majoring in business and sport management Won the 2017 Vermont State Amateur Championship, topping a 97-player field, by shooting a 7-under 273 at the Dorset Field Club, the oldest golf course in the U.S Tied for 16th place in the 2017 New England Amateur at Metacomet in Rhode Island Tied for 30th place at the 2016 New England Amateur at the Hartford (Conn.) Golf Club. FALL-SPRING (at Kansas): Redshirted, did not compete FALL 2015 (at Kansas): Competed in two events, both as an individual player shot a season-low 11-over 221 to tie for 31st place at Ram Masters Invitational, and shot 13-over 229 to tie for 39th place at the Badger Invitational, for an average of 75.0 for six rounds, with a low round of 70. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year golf letter-winner at Rutland High School under Coach Richard Alberti Honor Roll student Helped lead Rutland to Division I State Championships in 2012 and 2014 Won Division I individual State Championships in 2013, 2014, which included a record 6-under 66 in the 2014 state tournament, and 2015 Shot 7-under 65 as a freshman at the Southern Conference Championship Qualified for the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship Named to the First Team All-Future Collegians World Tour United States Challenge Cup Player of the Year in PERSONAL: Drake Philip Hull Born Sept. 17, 1996 Son of Ellie and Troy Hull Has one younger sister, Hayley Home course is the Rutland Country Club in Rutland, Vt

11 Zach IANNONE R-Sophomore Hamden, Conn. Notre Dame-West Haven High School Race Brook Country Club WHILE AT UCONN: Returned to action in after redshirting during the season Played in four events in , all as an individual, averaging 76.0 per round for 12 rounds, with two rounds of par or better and a low round of 70 Named to American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team Finished in a tie for 20th in the 2017 Russell C. Palmer Cup, a tie for 27th in the 2017 Connecticut Open, and a tie for 34th in the 2017 New England Amateur Championship. SPRING 2017: Competed in three events, all as an individual player, averaging 75.6 per round for nine rounds with two rounds of par or better and low round of 70 Best finish was a tie for 28th in the VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational at Mohegan Sun Golf Club. FALL 2016: Competed in one event on the fall schedule, the Connecticut Cup, as an individual player Averaged 77.3 per round and finished in a tie for 52nd place. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after starting for four years and becoming an outstanding team leader at Notre Dame High School of West Haven under Coach Steve Kirck. Named Notre Dame Athlete of the Year, the school s most prestigious athletic award, by a vote of the school s head coaches, citing athletic achievement and contributions to his team and the athletic department as a whole. Team captain. Three-time All-Southern Connecticut Conference selection Division II All-State pick as a senior Division II State Tournament Co-Medalist. Runner-up in 2015 SCC Tournament, helping Notre Dame win its first conference team championship in 14 years. Also runner-up in 2013 SCC Tournament. Helped Notre Dame win its first-ever state championship in golf in New Haven Register Area MVP in and three-time Register All-Area Team selection. Earned medalist honors in 11 matches during high school season and had a stretch of five consecutive under-par rounds. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Finished in tie for second place at Challenge Cup Computer Merchant Cup Tied for fifth place at AJGA New Era Championship Qualifier for 2015 Big I National National qualifier for 2013 Doral Publix Junior Classic. PERSONAL: Zachary Iannone Born March 23, 1997 Son of Michael and Debbie Iannone One older sister, Lexi Works with swing coach Sean Busca Home course is Race Brook Country Club in Orange, Conn

12 Chandler MORRIS Sophomore Hobe Sound, Fla. The Benjamin School Medalist Country Club, The Country Club of Waterbury WHILE AT UCONN: Played in eight tournaments as a true freshman for UConn, averaging 74.0 per round for 23 rounds, including six rounds of par or better, with two low rounds of 69 One Top 10 and two Top 20 finishes, with a best finish of a tie for ninth at the Connecticut Cup Finished in a tie for 5th place at the 2017 Russell C. Palmer Cup at the Country Club of Waterbury Finished in a tie for 16th place at the 2017 New England Amateur Championship in East Providence, R.I. SPRING 2017: Played in three tournaments on UConn s spring schedule, each as an individual player, averaging 75.4 per round for nine rounds, shot two rounds of par or better, with a low round of 69 Best finish was a tie for 11th in the VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational. FALL 2016: Played in all five events on UConn s fall schedule, averaging 73.1 per round for 14 rounds, with four rounds of par or better, and a low round of 69 Best finish was a tie for ninth place at the Connecticut Cup at Ellington Ridge CC after shooting a 6-over 222. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after two years at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Fla., under Coach Toby Harbeck As a senior, named team captain and led the team in scoring average Team qualified for state championship play in both years Prior to that, he attended The Pine School in Hobe Sound, Fla., where he helped lead the team to the first state championship appearance in school history and was named First Team All-County As a freshman, attended Holy Cross High School in Waterbury (Conn.), where he helped the team win the Division III State Championship for the first time in 17 years and was named All-State. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Two-time International Junior Orange Bowl Qualifier medalist Four career AJGA Top 10 finishes June, 2016: won Ryan Lee Memorial Junior Open over field of 92 players by 5 strokes April-August, 2015: Finished sixth of 54 players at AJGA at Seagate; finished first by 6 strokes over field of 66 at Don Miklus Memorial Junior Open; finished third over field of 72 with a final round of 66, the lowest in the field, at AJGA at Irish Creek May, 2014: finished second over field of 48 in Liberty National Junior Invitational July, 2013: finished first over field of 41 at World Series of Junior Golf. PERSONAL: Chandler Morris Born March 11, 1998 Son of Michelle and Bill Morris Two older brothers, Kyle and Blake... Born in Waterbury, Conn., now lives in Hobe Sound, Fla. Home courses are Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Fla., and The Country Club of Waterbury in Waterbury, Conn

13 Tim UMPHREY Sophomore Northborough, Mass. Saint John s High School Tatnuck Country Club, Pleasant Valley Country Club WHILE AT UCONN: Played in eight tournaments as a true freshman for UConn, averaging 74.1 per round for 25 rounds, including six rounds of par or better, with a low round of 68 Had one Top 10 and four Top 20 finishes, with his best finish a 4th place in the Lafayette Invitational in Hellertown, Pa Competed in the 2017 New England Amateur Championship in East Providence, R.I., and the 2017 Massachusetts Amateur Championship. SPRING 2017: Competed in all six events on UConn s spring schedule, one as an individual player, averaging 74.2 per round, with five rounds of par or better, and a low round of 68 Had one Top 10 and three Top 20 finishes Best finish was a career-best fourth place at the Lafayette Invitational in Hellertown, Pa., after shooting a 2-over 146. FALL 2016: Competed in three events on UConn s fall schedule, two as an individual player, averaging 73.8 per round for eight rounds, with two rounds of par or better, and a low round of 70 twice Best finish was a tie for 11th place in the Connecticut Cup at Ellington Ridge Country Club after shooting a 7-over 223. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after playing for four years at Saint John s High School in Shrewsbury, Mass., under Coach Sean Noonan Two-time team captain Led Saint John s to record in and the Central Massachusetts Division I Championship Three-time Worcester Telegram & Gazette All-Star, two-time Pioneer Award recipient, two-time All-Massachusetts Boys High School Golf First Team, 2015 All-Future Collegians World Tour Third Team. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Reached Sweet 16 of 206 Mass Amateur Won 2016 Dave Adamonis Senior Championship Finished fourth at 2015 Doral Publix Junior Golf Classic Won 2014 FCWT Newport National and finished second at 2015 FCWT Newport National Finished second at U.S. Challenge Cup Gately Cup, second (by one shot) at 2015 Stan Trojanowski Northern Junior Championship, finished second at 2014 U.S. Challenge Cup Computer Merchant Championship Two-time Pleasant Valley Club Champion, one time Tatnuck Country Club Champion Two-time competitor in Massachusetts Amateur Championship and Massachusetts Open (2015 second-low amateur). PERSONAL: Timothy Leo Umphrey Born March 16, 1997 Son of Maureen and James Umphrey Three siblings: Older brother Jay, younger sister Caitlin, and younger brother Matthew Home courses are Tatnuck Country Club in Worcester, Mass., and Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Mass

14 Jack BOULGER Freshman Walpole, Mass. Xaverian Brothers High School Walpole Country Club HIGH SCHOOL: Comes to UConn after playing for four years at Xaverian Brothers High School (Westwood, Mass.) under Coach Gerry Lambert Led Xaverian to 2016 Sectional and State Championship and 2014 State Championship Won the 2016 Division I South Sectional Tournament Tied for second at Catholic Conference Championship Two-time Catholic Conference All-Star and Catholic Conference Most Valuable Player Boston Herald and Boston Globe Golf All-Scholastic selection. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Two-time member of Team Massachusetts. In 2017, helped Team Mass to a 23-shot victory over Team Connecticut with a ninth-place finish in the New England Junior Championship. In 2016, finished second in the New England Junior Championship, helping Team Mass to a record 35-shot win over Team Connecticut Member of Team New England in 2016, helping Team NE to a win over Team Florida Runner-up in 2016 Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship First alternate at 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier Placed fifth at USCC Francis Ouimet Junior Championship Placed fourth at USCC Gately Cup Won Walpole Country Club Championship. PERSONAL: John William Boulger Born July 5, 1999 Son of Tany and Sean Boulger One younger brother, Eric Works with swing instructor Tom Cavicchi Home course is Walpole Country Club in Walpole, Mass

15 Finn BOYNTON Freshman Milford, Conn. Notre Dame-West Haven High School Great River Golf Club HIGH SCHOOL: Comes to UConn after playing four years at Notre Dame High School of West Haven under Coach Steve Kirck, where he was a teammate of current UConn redshirt sophomore Zach Iannone Team captain as a senior Won 2017 Southern Connecticut Conference championship and finished second by one stroke in the CIAC Division II State Championship with a 4-under 68 Three-time All-State selection, three-time All-SCC selection and three-time New Haven Register All-Area pick and 2017 Register MVP Four-year All-Conference Academic Team Helped Notre Dame win 2015 SCC Championship as a sophomore Helped Notre Dame win 2014 Division II State Championship as a freshman. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Won 2016 Connecticut Junior PGA Championship with a 3-under 67 at The Course at Yale Had a top 25 finish in the 2016 Russell C. Palmer Cup Top 20 finish in the 2016 New England Junior Amateur Championship Tied for 16th place in the 2016 World Series of Junior Golf Won the 2015 Borck Memorial Junior Championship Top 15 finish in the 2015 AJGA Coca-Cola Championship. PERSONAL: Daniel H. Boynton, Jr. Born August 11, 1999 Son of Lisa and Daniel Boynton Sr One younger sister, Caroline Works with swing coach Tom Rosati Home course is Great River Golf Club in Milford, Conn

16 Rodrigo SANCHEZ Freshman Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Carol Morgan School Santo Domingo Country Club HIGH SCHOOL: Comes to UConn after graduating from the Carol Morgan School in Santo Domingo, which has no golf team, and attending the Jim MacLean Golf Academy in both Doral, Fla., and Fort Worth, Texas. ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Dominican Republic National Junior Champion, Dominican Republic National Junior Tour Champion (8 tournaments), Dominican Republic champion at Santo Domingo Country Club President s Cup Puerto Rican champion at 2014 Caribbean Junior Golf Championship Florida champion at Doral-Public Junior Classic Competed in 2015 Junior Orange Bowl Championship, Miami Florida champion at AJGA Preseason at Innisbrook in April, 2014 Tied for fifth at AJGA Midwest JAS in Romeoville, Ill., in July 2014 Played in 11 AJGA tournaments, including the Nike Junior All-Star Invitational Played in four Caribbean Junior Amateur Championships, representing the Dominican Republic Played in the 2015 Caribbean Amateur Championship in Jamaica. PERSONAL: Rodrigo Jose Sanchez Born Dec. 1, 1998 Son of Gisela Ramos and Rodrigo Sanchez One younger sister, Maria Works with swing coach Jonas Fernandez, as well as Mariano Bartolome Home course is Santo Domingo Country Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

17 UCONN MEN S GOLF STATISTICS Team Results Date Tournament (site) Par Score Finish Low Player 9/10-11/16 Doc Gimmler Invit. (Farmingdale, N.Y.) =833 4th of 13 Jimmy Hervol (1) 9/19-20/16 Hartford Hawks Invit. (S. Kent, Conn.) =571# (rain) 5th of 19 Eric Dietrich (T-7) 9/25-27/16 Jackrabbit Fall Invit. (Valentine, Neb.) =885 9th of 12 Jimmy Hervol (T-10) 10/1-2/16 Macdonald Cup (New Haven, Conn.) =854 6th of 17 Dietrich, Hervol (T-10) 10/10-11/16 Connecticut Cup (Ellington, Conn.) =892 2nd of 15 Chandler Morris (T-9) 2/25-27/17 Loyola Intercollegiate (Goodyear, Ariz.) =834 1st of 16 Eric Dietrich (4) 3/6-7/17 Colleton River Collegiate (Bluffton, S.C.) =897 3rd of 11 Hervol, Harrington (T-11) 3/24-26/17 FAU Slomin Autism Champ. (W. Palm Beach, Fla.) =883 3rd of 13 Dietrich, Hervol (T-8) 4/2-3/17 Lafayette Collegiate Invit. (Hellertown, Pa.) =582# 1st of 19 Eric Dietrich (T-1)% 4/14-15/17 VGA/UConn Collegiate Invit. (Baltic, Ct.) =861 1st of 10 Dietrich, Hervol (T-3) 4/23-25/17 The American Championship (Palm Harbor, Fla.) =884 T-6th of 9 Jimmy Hervol (8) * --- Playing as an individual # round tournament % --- Lost in 3-way playoff for medalist Individual Totals Name Events Rds. Strokes Ave. Low Rd. Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish Tyler Cooke /149# T-11(2) Eric Dietrich (2) /140# 6 7 T-1 Nick Harrington /155#* -- 1 T-11 Jimmy Hervol (2) /146# Zach Iannone 4* * 2 216* T-28* Blake Kelley 2* * 1* 224* T-25* Nabeel Khan */141# 3 4 T-5(2) Chandler Morris (2) 6 215/144# 1 2 T-9 Noah Moss Tim Umphrey /146# Sasha Wortelboer /142#* 1* 4 T-8* * --- Playing as an individual; # round tournament Tourney-By-Tourney Gimmler Invit. Hawks Invit. Jackrabbit Invit. Macdonald Cup Connecticut Cup Par: 70 Par: 72 Par: 72 Par: 70 Par: 72 Cooke =212 (T-19) 77-74=151 (T-55) =232 (59)* DNP =224 (T-15) Dietrich =214 (T-28) 74-66=140 (T-7) =221 (T-31) =213 (T-10) =229 (T-41) Harrington DNP 78-77=155 (T-79)* DNP DNP =229 (T-41)* Hervol =199 (1) 77-69=146 (T-32) =215 (T-10) =213 (T-10) =225 (T-23) Iannone DNP DNP DNP DNP =232 (T-52)* Kelley DNP DNP DNP DNP =226 (T-25)* Khan =206 (T-5)* 70-71=141 (T-12) =228 (52) =216 (T-27) =227 (T-31) Morris =215 (34) 75-69=144 (T-22) =223 (T-41) =220 (T-44) =222 (T-9) Moss DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Umphrey DNP 73-74=147 (T-34)* DNP =220 (T-44) =223 (T-11)* Wortelboer =211 (T-15) 71-71=142 (17)* =235 (61) DNP =224 (T-15)* Loyola Intercollegiate Colleton River Slomin Champ. Lafayette Invit. VGA/UConn Invit. AAC Champ. Par: 72 Par: 72 Par: 72 Par: 72 Par: 72 Par: 71 Cooke DNP =234 (T-45)* =225 (T-24) 74-75=149 (T-11) =219 (T-11) =228 (T-34) Dietrich =207 (4) =227 (T-23) =220 (T-8) 73-70=143 (T-1) =215 (T-3) =219 (T-11) Harrington =213 (T-21) =225 (T-11) =229 (T-40) 84-77=161 (T-76)* =225 (T-28)* DNP Hervol =214 (T-23) =225 (T-11) =220 (T-8) 74-73=147 (T-5) =215 (T-3) =217 (8) Iannone =216 (T-33)* =239 (T-56)* DNP DNP =225 (T-28)* DNP Kelley DNP DNP DNP DNP =224 (T-26)* DNP Khan =208 (T-5) =227 (T-23) =221 (T-13) 76-72=148 (T-8) =223 (T-24) =224 (T-23) Morris =220 (T-58)* =240 (T-61)* DNP DNP =219 (T-11)* DNP Moss DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Umphrey =216 (T-33) =230 (T-34) =221 (T-13)* 74-72=146 (4) =219 (T-11) =230 (T-37) Wortelboer DNP DNP DNP DNP =217 (T-8)* DNP *--- Playing as an individual

18 UCONN MEN S GOLF CAREER STATISTICS (through ) Sasha Wortelboer Senior, Geneva, Switzerland Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish /142*# 1* 5 T-8* Best Finishes: T-8th* VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational; T-15th Gimmler Invitational; T-15th* Connecticut Cup; T-17th* Hartford Hawks Invitational; T-17th Connecticut Cup*; T-18th Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational* Nick Harrington Junior, Chaplin, Conn. Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish /155*# T-11 Best Finishes: T-11th Colleton River Collegiate; T-21st Loyola Intercollegiate; T-28th VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational* Jimmy Hervol Junior, Hopkinton, Mass. Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish (2) /146# Best Finishes: 1st Gimmler Invitational; T-3rd VGA/UConn Collegiate Ibvitational; T-5th 2017 Lafayette Invitational; 8th AAC Championship; T-8th FAU Slomin Autism Championship; 8th Hartford Hawks Invit.; T-10th Jackrabbit Invitational; T-10th Macdonald Cup; T-11th Colleton River Collegiate; T-16th Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invit.*; T-19th Mountaineer Invitational Blake Kelley Junior, Manchester, Conn. Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish 3* 9* * 1* 3* 210+* 1* 1* T-4* Best Finishes: T-4th Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational*; T-25th Connecticut Cup*; T-26th VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational* Nabeel Khan Junior, Westerville, Ohio Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish */141# 3 4 T-5 (2) Best Finishes: T-5th Gimmler Invitational*; T- 5th Loyola Intercollegiate; T-8th Lafayette Invitational; T-12th Hartford Hawks Invitational; T-13th FAU Slomin Autism Championship; T-23rd Colleton River Collegiate; T-23rd AAC Championship; T-24th VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational; T-27th Macdonald Cup Zach Iannone R-Sophomore, Hamden, Conn. Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish 4* 12* * --- 2* 216+* T-28* Best Finishes: T-28th VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational*; T-33rd Loyola Intercollegiate*; T-52nd Connecticut Cup* Drake Hull R-Sophomore, Rutland, Vt. Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish 2* 6* * --- 1* 221+* T-31* Best Finishes: T-31st Ram Masters Invitationall*; T-39th Badger Invitational* (Statistics from while at University of Kansas; redshirt during while at University of Kansas)

19 UCONN MEN S GOLF CAREER STATISTICS (through ) Chandler Morris Sophomore, Hobe Sound, Fla. Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish (2) /141# 1 2 T-9 Best Finishes: T-9th Connecticut Cup; T-11th VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational*; T-22nd Hartford Hawks Invitational; 34th Gimmler Invitational Tim Umphrey Sophomore, Northborough, Mass. Events Rnds. Strokes Ave. Low Rnd. Sub-70 Par/Better Low Tourney Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish /146# Best Finishes: 4th Lafayette Invitational; T-11th Connecticut Cup*; T-11th VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational*; T-13th - FAU Slomin Autism Championship*; T-33rd Loyola Inetrcollegiate 9/9-10 Doc Gimmler Invitational Bethpage Park Red Course Farmingdale, N.Y. 9/18-19 Hartford Hawks Invitational Bull s Bridge Golf Club South Kent, Conn. UCONN SCHEDULE 10/1-3 The Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Prairie Club Dunes Course Valentine, Neb. 10/9-10 The Connecticut Cup Ellington Ridge Country Club Ellington, Conn. 11/3-5 Ka anapali Classic Coll. Invite Ka anapali Royal Course Maui, Hawaii 3/12-13 Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic San Diego Country Club Chula Vista, Calif. 3/23-25 FAU Slomin Autism Championship Osprey Point Golf Course Boca Raton, Fla. 4/1-2 Lehigh Valley Collegiate Silver Creek Country Club Hellertown, Pa. 4/13-15 Clemson Invitational Cliffs At Keowee Falls Sunset, S.C. 4/22-24 American Athletic Conference Championship Innisbrook Golf Resort Palm Harbor, Fla. Jon WORTMANN Assistant Coach Jon Wortmann, a noted author, non-profit leader and corporate coach and trainer who specializes in communication, leadership, and stress reduction skills, is in his fifth year as a volunteer assistant coach for the UConn men s team. Wortmann is the author of five books, two of which have been bestsellers in 10 categories, including communication, leadership, and stress management. He also works with professional golfers, three of whom have earned PGA Latin America status, and they collectively have six victories. Wortmann works with UConn coach Dave Pezzino to help the UConn players develop the mental strength necessary to improve in all phases of the game. He puts emphasis on the decision-making process the players use to become singularly focused on doing one thing at a time. Once each individual discovers how he can focus on the task at hand, blocking out distractions, the stress level is reduced, and the results are improved scores and better consistency. Close to a scratch golfer himself, Wortmann lives with wife Jennifer, who holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, in Arlington, Mass. 2/24-26 Loyola Intercollegiate Palm Valley Golf Course Goodyear, Ariz. 3/5-6 Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate Fort Lauderdale Country Club Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. UConn Quick Facts Location: Storrs, CT Founded: 1881 Enrollment: 30,474 Colors: National Flag Blue and White Nickname: Huskies Conference: American Athletic President: Susan Herbst Director of Athletics: David Benedict Men s Golf Head Coach: Dave Pezzino Office Phone: (860) david.pezzino@uconn.edu Men s Golf SID: Phil Chardis Office Phone: (860) phil.chardis@uconn.edu

20 UConn Results Fall, /10-16 Doc Gimmler Invitational Bethpage State Park, Red Course Farmingdale, N.Y. 4th of 13 9/19-20 Hartford Hawks Invitational Bull s Bridge Country Club South Kent, Conn. 5th of 19 9/25-27 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational The Prairie Club Dunes Course Valentine, Neb. 9th of 12 10/1-2 MacDonald Cup Yale Golf Course New Haven, Conn. 6th of 17 10/10-11 The Connecticut Cup Ellington Ridge Country Club Ellington, Conn. 2nd of 15 Spring, /25-27 Loyola Intercollegiate Palm Valley Golf Course Goodyear, Ariz. 1st of 16 3/6-7 Colleton River Collegiate Colleton River Plantation Country Club Bluffron, S.C. 3rd of 11 3/24-26 FAU Slomin Autism Championship PGA National West Palm Beach, Fla. 3rd of 13 4/2-3 Lafayette Collegiate Invitational Silver Creek Country Club Hellertown, Pa. 1st of 19 4/14-15 VGA/UConn Collegiate Invititational Mohegan Sun Golf Club Baltic, Conn. 1st of 10 4/23-25 AAC Championship Innisbrook Golf Resort Palm Harbor, Fla. T-6th of 9 UConn Golf Top Finishes st Place, Loyola Intercollegiate (spring) 1st Place, Lafayette Collegiate Invite (spring) 1st Place, VGA/UConn Collegiate Invite (spring) 2nd Place, Connecticut Cup (fall) 3rd Place, Colleton River Collegiate (spring) 3rd Place, FAU Slomin Autism Champ. (spring) st Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) 1st Place, Til Duty Is Done College Invite (spring) 2nd Place, Mountaineer Intercollegiate (fall) 2nd Place, FAU Slomin Autism Champ. (spring) st Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) 2nd Place, FAU Slomin Autism Champ. (spring) 2nd Place, Til Duty Is Done College Invite (spring) 3rd Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) 3rd Place, Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge (fall) st Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) 2nd Place, NE Division I Championships (spring) 3rd Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) 3rd Place, Rutherford Collegiate (spring) st Place, New England D-I Championships (spring) 3rd Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) st Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) 2nd Place, The Classic at Sheltor Harbor (fall) 3rd Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) nd Place, New England Championship (fall) 3rd Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall) 3rd Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall) st Place, New England Championship (fall) 3rd Place, The Match Play (fall) nd Place, New England Championship (fall) nd Place, Quinnipiac Bobcat Invitiational (fall) 3rd Place, ECAC Division I Championship (fall) 3rd Place, New England Championship (fall) 1st Place, Hawks Invitational (fall) nd Place, Yale Spring Open (spring) 2nd Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, New England Championship (fall) 1st Place, Quinnipiac Bobcat Invit. (fall) nd Place, New England Championship (spring) 3rd Place, New England Championship (fall) st Place, Yale Invitational (spring) nd Place, Yale Invitational (fall) 2nd Place, URI Invitational (spring) nd Place, URI Invitational (spring) 3rd Place, NEIGA (fall) 3rd Place, Robert Morris Tournament (fall) st Place, vs. Quinnipiac (fall) 3rd Place, BIG FIVE Invitational (spring) st Place, Army Invitational (fall) 1st Place, Hartford, Quinnipiac Tri-Meet (fall) 2nd Place, New England Championship (spring) 2nd Place, Yale Invitational (spring) 2nd Place, URI Invitational (spring) 2nd Place, BIG FIVE Invitational (spring) 21st Place, NCAA Div. I East Regional (spring) rd Place, New England Championship (spring) 3rd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) st Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, Rhode Island Invitational (spring) rd Place, New England Championship (fall) 1st Place, Dartmouth Invitational (fall) 1st Place, ECAC Southern NE Qualifier (fall) 2nd place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) rd Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, URI Invitational (spring) 1st Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) 1st Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall) 1st Place, ECAC Southern NE Qualifier (fall) 1st Place (tie), New England Championship (fall) st Place, URI Invitational (spring) 3rd Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, ECAC Championship (fall) 2nd Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall) nd Place, NCAA East Regional (spring) 1st Place, New England Championship (spring) 1st Place, URI Invitational (spring) 1st Place, Big Four Invitational (spring) 1st Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall) 2nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) nd Place, New England Championship (fall) nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall) 1st Place, New England Championship (fall) rd Place, New England Playoffs (spring) 2nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)

21 For the UConn golf team, the season was a continuation of the remarkable success that the Huskies have enjoyed under Coach Dave Pezzino. After winning two tournaments in the same season for the first time under Pezzino , the Huskies won three in , part of a tremendous run that saw the Huskies notch eight Top Five Finishes in 11 events. The wins upped the total to 10 tourney titles under Pezzino, who took over as head coach in Augurst, The season also included another individual championship for UConn as sophomore Jimmy Hervol won the season-opening Doc Gimmler Invitational. A highlight for the program occurred in June, when 2016 UConn grad Zach Zaback, arguably the finest UConn player under Pezzino, quaified to play in the PGA Tour s Travelers Championship at TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell. The Huskies won two tournaments in the first time that had happened under Pezzino -- the Hartford Hawks Invitational in the fall and their own Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational in the spring. They were among seven Top Five finishes in 11 events, which also included two second-place finishes. The season also featured another first-time UConn individual medalist as junior Eric Dietrich won the Til Duty Is Done Collegiate Invitational with a course-record 64 in the final round. It was also the final season for a quartet of four-year players, including Zaback, who finished with three tournament victories, 15 Top 10 finishes and a career average of 73.9 per round. That season followed another solid season in The Huskies captured another tournament victory when they JEB BUCHANAN successfully defended their Connecticut Cup championship. Senior Chris Wiatr won medalist honors, the first win of his college career. In the season, the Huskies finished among the Top 10 in all 11 of their regular-season tournaments, including a win at The Connecticut Cup, and a second at the New England Division I Championships. In , with a young team that included five freshmen, the Huskies produced nine Top 10 finishes, four of them in the Top 5, and captured a team title at the New England D-I Championships. The season was also highlighted by two individual medalist performances by then-freshman Zaback, at The Connecticut Cup where he and sophomore teammate Wiatr finished 1-2, and at the New England D-I Championships. UConn s upswing under Pezzino showed immediately in the fall of 2007, with three team Top 5 finishes, including a second-place finish at the New England Championship. The Fall of 2009 saw the Huskies capture the New England Championship, the first title under Pezzino. Jeb Buchanan also became the first individual medalist under Pezzino when he won the Adams Cup of Newport by shooting three successive scores of 69, earning him recognition as Golfweek Magazine National Player of the Week. In the fall of 2011, Pezzino guided the Huskies to a first-place finish in the 17-team Hartford Hawks Invitational, as Buchanan again captured individual medalist honors, winning a four-man playoff. UConn followed that with a third-place finish at The Connecticut Cup, and a second place in The Classic at Shelter Harbor. Pezzino took the reins of the the Husky golf program from Ron Dubois, who had been the coach since August, The former U.S. Army colonel continued the excellence that had marked Connecticut golf for over half a century. The Huskies captured team titles in ZACH ZABACK three of his five seasons, including the 2004 fall New England Championship. Under the tutelage of Dubois, Jason Parajeckas left his mark as one of the top golfers in Husky history. He was the No. 1-ranked golfer in the New England region and among the top 80 golfers nationally. For his career, Jason was a five-time individual champion. He appeared in 38 career events and recorded Top 10 finishes in 18 of those events. He was a three-time New England Intercollegiate Golf Association First Team selection, a two-time New England Division I First Team honoree and also a two-time honoree by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Many of the great accomplishments of the program, including New England and Big East Championships, came under coach Joe Giannelli, who earned several Coach of the Year honors in his 20 years as head coach from After retiring in the summer of 2000, Giannelli remained with the team as Coach Emeritus until his death on December 9, 2002, after a valiant fight against cancer. Giannelli had served as president of the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association. UConn men s golf has developed into one of the top programs in New England since its beginning as a varsity sport in For the first four decades, Connecticut participated as a member of the Yankee Conference, winning 12 championships. The Huskies then joined the Big East Conference as a charter member in 1979 and since has been a member of the powerful American Athletic Conference. The Huskies proud tradition of golf success has been highlighted by both team and individual honors. The , , and UConn squads competed in the NCAA East Regional Championships. The 1980 UConn golf team won the New England title and participated in the NCAA Championship tournament while the 1982, 1993, 1994 and 1997 squads won New England Intercollegiate Golf Championships. Individual Husky stars who have qualified for the NCAA Championship include: Mike Caprio (1984), Tim Heaney (1987), and Rich Pepin (1992). Caprio also received Academic All-American honors in his senior year while Greg Metro (1998) joined him as an Academic All-American. The Huskies captured the 1994 Big East title, paced by captain Greg Yeomans, an All-New England selection in In , the Huskies were ranked second in the region throughout the year after capturing two team titles and four runner-up titles over the course of both seasons. In the spring of 1993, UConn captured the New England title. In the fall of 1993, the Huskies were crowned the ECAC Champions. UConn followed this title with its first-ever Big East Conference Golf Championship in September of 1994 and UConn also shared the 1994 New England Championship

22 STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS PROGRAM The University of Connecticut is committed to each golfer, and all of its student-athletes, and their holistic development during their undergraduate career. Participation in athletics is important, but it represents only one aspect of the players college experience. At the University of Connecticut, academic achievement is the primary concern. The University s commitment to the student-athlete is a dual one. Participation in athletics is not viewed as an obstacle to the attainment of one s educational goals, rather it is seen as a complementary activity. Each supports the other. Athletic excellence is stressed, but academic achievement is never compromised --- indeed, it is given the utmost priority. The University realizes that the golf team and all student-athletes, due to their athletic involvement, are required to commit a large percentage of their personal time to University-sponsored athletic activities. For this reason, the University recognizes the need for a support program for its intercollegiate athletes. The Student-Athlete Succes Program (SASP) constantly assists all student-athletes in achieving their academic goals. The SASP staff serves as a liaison between the academic faculty, the Division of Athletics, and the student-athlete. In serving as a liaison between the UConn student-athletes and University faculty and staff, the SASP counselors also provide assistance in securing appropriate support services available within the University. These include orientation for student-athletes, supervised study halls, individual tutors and tutorial centers (an English/Writing Center, Math Center and Reading Center), and learning skills seminars. With the advent of everchanging technology, all of the SASP computer labs have been updated with new equipment and allow students to access the world wide web as well as the Homer Babbidge Library database that connects them to literally millions of the most recent scholarly research journals available. Last season ( ), for the second time in three years, UConn was honored as a Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team and for the 10th consecutive year, UConn received an Academic Public Recognition Award from the NCAA, signifying and Academic Progress Rate among the top 10 percent nationally in its sport. UConn Conference All-Academic Selections Tyler Cooke Nick Harrington Jimmy Hervol Zach Iannone Nabeel Khan Noah Moss Corey Birch Tyler Cooke Nick Harrington Jimmy Hervol Nabeel Khan Corey Birch Cameron MacKay Mike Masso Dan Myers Zach Zaback Corey Birch Mike Masso Dan Myers Corey Birch John Flaherty Mike Masso Dan Myers Jeb Buchanan Mike Masso Dan Myers Adam Vaccari Jeb Buchanan Matthew Carroll Christopher DeLucia Adam Vaccari Jeb Buchanan Christopher DeLucia Matthew Dubrowski Jeb Buchanan Christopher DeLucia L.J. Tosches Jeremy Troy Christopher DeLucia A.J. Siekierski Bret Siekierski Brian Travalja L.J. Tosches Bret Siekierski A.J. Siekierski Daniel White Ryan Dandeneau L.J. Tosches Jonathan Klein A.J. Siekierski Tim Strout L.J. Tosches Daniel White Daniel White Michael Murphy Jonathan Klein Michael Murphy Daniel White Jordan Burke Nathan Thomsen Anthony Hrenko James Poist Michael Eshoo Seth Hoenig Josh Bittner Seth Hoenig Gregory Metro Peter Sagnella Seth Goodall Greg Metro Peter Sagnella David Hufner Christopher McKnett Gregory Metro Peter Sagnella Ross Bielak Peter Vescovi Mark Capece

23 Longtime donor David Marks and his wife, Dr. Ann Sagalyn-Marks, have established themselves as leaders in the support of the UConn s men s golf program. They are avid golfers and their affection for the sport dates back many years. Their generosity has assisted the golf program in enhancing opportunities provided to its studentathletes. The Marks family has actively supported UConn Athletics for more than 29 years. In addition to the ongoing support for golf, the family has also shown its commitment to education through contributions to The Marks Family Scholarship Fund, which benefits student-athletes in the women s basketball program. As annual season ticket holders for men s and women s basketball, David and Ann are frequently seen at games cheering on the Huskies. David received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 and his Master of Business Administration in 1971 from the University of Connecticut. His outstanding career has featured a number of prestigious positions within the investment industry. David was named to the UConn School of Business Hall of Fame in This naming opportunity of the golf practice and teaching center is a fitting reflection of David s and Ann s continuing commitment to the student-athletes who represent the University of Connecticut, particularly those who participate in the men s golf program. UConn golfers have total access to their redesigned indoor facilities on the Storrs campus. The David Marks and Dr. Ann Sagalyn-Marks Golf Practice and Teaching Center in Gampel Pavilion features a 30-foot pitching area, a putting The David Marks and Dr. Ann Sagalyn-Marks Golf Practice & Teaching Center surface with multiple hole locations which facilitates various putting drills, a swing development booth with video swing analysis, individual lockers for each member of the team and a lounge and study area for the team with a 50 plasma television. The Full Swing Golf Simulator in the facility is the leading golf simulator on the market. Full Swing s dual infrared ball tracking sytem has revolutionized the way golf simulators are measured. With a variety of simulated fairway, rough and sand lies at numerous golf courses around the world, the combination of ball speed, launch angle and real-time continuous visual ball flight makes the Full Swing experience a vital practice tool