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1 2013 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INSTITUTION NAME... HEAD COACH Appalachian State Mountaineers...Bill Dicus Belmont Bruins... Scott Flynn Cardinal Stritch Wolves... Tim Eckburg Colgate Raiders... Keith Tyburski Evansville Purple Aces... Jim Hamilton INSTITUTION NAME... HEAD COACH Gardner-Webb Runnin Bulldogs...Tee Burton Samford Bulldogs...Woodie Eubanks Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles... Polk Brown Western Carolina Catamounts... Bryant Odom Wofford Terriers... Vic Lipscomb Western Carolina Men s Golf to Host Expanded 2013 Hummingbird Intercollegiate Nov. 2-5 CULLOWHEE, N.C. With an expanded 54-hole tournament format, Western Carolina is set to host the Hummingbird Intercollegiate Nov. 2-5 at the par- 71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley. Teams will again play one of the region s most pristine courses during the special time of year that has the mountainous terrain painted with the hues of autumn. The 2013 installment of the event gets underway with a practice round on Saturday, Nov. 2 with the three, 18-hole rounds slated for Sunday, Nov. 3 through Tuesday, Nov. 5. The event is open to the public with free admission. Fans can follow all of the action from the 2013 Hummingbird Intercollegiate with live scoring through Western Carolina wraps up the fall portion of its schedule by hosting the 54-hole stroke play event, welcoming nine other teams to the resort town for the four-day event. It is the seventh-consecutive year and eighth time overall that WCU and the Country Club of Sapphire Valley have hosted this intercollegiate golf tournament the first at its current duration. We are very pleased to once again host the Hummingbird Intercollegiate in nearby Cashiers, said WCU first-year head coach, Bryant Odom. The Country Club of Sapphire Valley provides so much more than just a pristine golf course for our program to use throughout the season. The club s membership, golf staff and overall hospitality have added immeasurable value to the program and the Hummingbird Intercollegiate for several years. This is a great opportunity for us to play a national field while showcasing this special place we call home. The Country Club of Sapphire Valley is a private, member-owned club that features a valley golf course, plush clubhouse, state-of-the-art fitness center and tennis center. The course, which plays at par-71 and 6,767 yards, meanders through the backdrop of a mature hardwood forest and scenic mountains that provide for breath taking views and a natural setting. The course, which sits on a level valley floor despite its mountainous surroundings, was originally designed by George Cobb and was updated by Bill Bergin. The peaks of the southern Appalachian Mountains and the fall foliage colors provide a magnificent setting for the final team tournament of the season for the Catamount men s golf team. Groups will tee off on both the front and back nines with front nine tee times beginning at 9:30 am and the back nine starting at 9:35 am, both with 10-minute intervals. Five players will compete for each team with the best scores of the top four counting each day. The field also includes a combined six unattached individuals vying for medalist honors. Western Carolina will tee off on the front nine beginning at 10:20 am on Sunday, Nov. 3. A combined 10 schools and six individual players representing seven different states will comprise the 56-golfer field, all vying for both the team and individual titles at the 2013 Hummingbird Intercollegiate. In addition to the host Catamounts, two additional previous tournament champions are in this year s field including the defending team title holder, Samford, and 2011 champion, Appalachian State. The Mountaineers carded a tournament-record low team round of 273 to claim the 2011 crown by two strokes over second-place, UAB, while Samford defeated tournament-host, WCU, and Belmont in last year s tournament. Wofford marks a third Southern Conference school returning to the southern mountains of Western North Carolina. Other teams include Belmont, Colgate, Gardner-Webb, and Tennessee Tech with first-year competitors, Univ. of Evansville and Cardinal Stritch, a NAIA-member out of Milwaukee, Wisc., rounding out the field. Eight of the teams attending this year s tournament are ranked inside the national top 200 including Wofford which ranks a tourney-high, 110th, and Belmont in at 118th. Seven of the top 13 individual finishers from the 2012 event are eligible to return to the Country Club of Sapphire Valley including tournament runner-up, HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 1 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

2 redshirt senior Daley Byles from Gardner-Webb. WCU s Tyler Lail, Zac Hughes of Samford and Belmont s Ashton Van Horne finished tied for fourth a year ago after carding even-par scores of 142, four strokes off the pace. Western Carolina first hosted an event at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley in 2004 as Charleston Southern carded a six-under, 570, to win the WCU Intercollegiate. The Catamounts returned to the CCSV in 2007 for the first Hummingbird Intercollegiate. Battling blustery conditions, Western Carolina built upon its five-stroke opening round edge over Vanderbilt to cruise to the team title by a combined 17 strokes. Vanderbilt was again in contention for the team title in 2008, nearly rallying past first-round leader Central Florida on the final day. However, the Golden Knights staved off the Commodores over the final three holes as UCF claimed team honors by a stroke despite Vandy s tournament single-round low of 275 over the final 18 holes. SoCon foe, Furman, erased a six stroke deficit over the final six holes to rally past Kentucky to win the 2009 Hummingbird Intercollegiate, with Jacksonville becoming the sixth-different team to claim championship honors in the six-year involvement with WCU and the Country Club of Sapphire Valley. Three seasons ago, Jacksonville carded the third-lowest, 36-hole team score in tournament history to rally from third place to win the event. The Dolphins carded a two-day, two-round score of 563 to defeat third-time runner-up, Vanderbilt, by six strokes. Then in 2011, the Mountaineers set the standard for the event with their three-under par, 273, in the final round to win the team championship. Paced by the event s individual medalist, senior Casey O Toole, Samford led wire-to-wire to win the 2012 Hummingbird Intercollegiate. The Bulldogs placed three golfers inside the final top 10 finishers, cruising to a 12-stroke victory with a two-day total of 570. It was the second-straight year and the fourth-time in tournament history that a team from the Southern Conference has won the team championship when combined with ASU s 2011 title. The host Catamounts rallied from sixth place after Saturday s opening round by carding the lowest team round on Sunday, finishing tied for the runner-up spot with Belmont at 582. WCU trimmed 14 strokes off its opening round to make its run to near the top of the leader board while the Bruins were 10-strokes off their opening round 286, shooting 296 in the final round. Western Carolina has twice had the top finisher with Andres Cuenca ( ) winning individual medalist honors in 2007, guiding the squad to its lone team championship, and Keith Tyburski ( ) finishing as one of the top golfers only to fall on the second playoff hole back in Tyburski, currently the head coach at Colgate, brings his squad to Western North Carolina for the third-time since taking over the reins of the Raiders men s golf program during the summer of WCU is coming off a 10th place showing as a team at The Invitational at the Ocean Course last week and boasts the nation s top-ranked golfer according to GolfStat with junior J.T. Poston. All nine eligible golfers on Western Carolina s roster will see action at this year s Hummingbird Intercollegiate five on the scoring side and four unattached as individuals. Poston has led the Catamounts in all four seasonal events entering the Hummingbird Intercollegiate including scoring his first two individual medalist honors in back-to-back weeks to open the fall. The Hickory, N.C., native took top honors at both the Golfweek Program Challenge in Myrtle Beach, S.C, before following it up by winning the Cardinal Intercollegiate in Kentucky. He has a seasonal stroke average of 69.17, currently the best in the SoCon through 12 rounds and atop WCU s all-time single-season scoring ledger. Lail, as mentioned, finished a career-best tied for fourth in last year s Hummingbird Intercollegiate. Of the remaining seven golfers on the Catamount roster, four have tournament experience at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley. Senior Greg Bunner is averaging through three previous tournaments in Sapphire, while classmate Jack Walsh has averaged through six rounds in his first three tourney appearances including a career-best finish of tied for sixth as a freshman in Senior Collin Witiak has played in the Hummingbird Intercollegiate twice before, averaging per round while Matthew Turner has carded consecutive tournament scores of 157 in his first two appearances. Three members of the roster are making their first tournament appearance at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate including redshirt sophomore Alex Simmons, as well as freshmen Nont Panayanggool and Evan Smith. Complete results and recaps will be made available online at Sports.com, at the conclusion of each round TOURNAMENT INFORMATION LOCATION: Country Club of Sapphire Valley in Sapphire, N.C. PAR: 71 YARDAGE: 6,767 yards TEAMS: 10 teams representing seven states TOTAL NUMBER OF GOLFERS: 56 includes six individuals First year the tournament has expanded to three rounds (54 holes); 54-hole tournament with 18 played Sunday, Monday & Tuesday, Nov. 3-5; 18 hole practice round to be played on Saturday, Nov. 2; It is the seventh-consecutive year and eighth time overall that the Country Club of Sapphire Valley has hosted a WCU men s golf tournament. WCU MEDIA RELATIONS RAMSEY CENTER ATHLETICS CULLOWHEE, N.C PHONE: (828) FAX: (828) Asst. AD for Media Relations / Golf Contact:...Daniel Hooker Cell Phone:... (828) Address:... dhooker@ .wcu.edu Director of Media Relations:... Kevin Young Director of Media Relations:... Denise Gideon RESULTS AND RECAPS CAN BE FOUND AT: HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 2 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

3 DINING OPTIONS NEAR THE COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY MICA S Mica s Restaurant & Sports Pub 4000 U.S. 64 Sapphire, NC (828) Just west of CC of Sapphire Valley entrance RANDEVU RESTAURANT Randevu 18 Chestnut Sq Cashiers, NC (828) CORK & BARREL LOUNGE Next to Hampton Inn SUBWAY Across the road from Randevu WENDY S 341 U.S. 64, Cashiers, NC CORNUCOPIA Cornucopia Restaurant Cashiers School Rd., Cashiers, NC (828) CAROLINA SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Highway 64 West Cashiers, NC (828) SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: SATURDAY, NOV. 2, :00 am - 1:30 pm Practice Round begins by Assigned Tee Times Lunch Located at the Snack Bar near the 10th Tee 4:00 pm Coaches Meeting, Grill Room REMINDER: Daylight Savings ends Saturday Night SUNDAY, NOV. 3, 2013 ALL TEE TIMES SUBJECT TO FROST DELAY 9:30/9:35 am First Round Tee Times Begin No. 1 & No :30 3:00 Lunch Located at the Snack Bar at the turn 6:00 pm Dinner, Country Club of Sapphire Valley: Dress Casual MONDAY, NOV. 4, 2013 ALL TEE TIMES SUBJECT TO FROST DELAY 9:30/9:35 am Second Round Tee Times Begin No. 1 & No :30 3:00 Lunch Located at the Snack Bar at the turn 6:00 pm Dinner, Country Club of Sapphire Valley: Dress Casual TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 2013 ALL TEE TIMES SUBJECT TO FROST DELAY 9:30/9:35 am Third Round Tee Times Begin No. 1 & No :30 3:00 Lunch Located at the Snack Bar at the turn TEAM and INDIVIDUAL Trophies and Awards will be presented to the Top Two teams and Top Two individuals at the conclusion of the tournament near the tournament scoreboard IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: Bryant Odom, WCU Head Coach (770) Cheyenne Reynolds, WCU Athletic Trainer (607) Athletic Trainer will be on-site from 9 am - 5 pm Shannon Howell, Rules Committee (864) CC of Sapphire Valley - Pro Shop (828) HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 3 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

4 TOURNAMENT TEE TIMES Round 1 SUNDAY, NOV. 3 9:30 AM Tee Time Starts (10-minute increments) HOLE NUMBER #1 9:30...Player 5...Appalachian State, Evansville, Gardner-Webb 9:40...Player 4...Appalachian State, Evansville, Gardner-Webb 9:50...Player 3...Appalachian State, Evansville, Gardner-Webb 10:00...Player 2...Appalachian State, Evansville, Gardner-Webb 10:10...Player 1...Appalachian State, Evansville, Gardner-Webb 10:20...Player 5...Samford, Western Carolina, Wofford 10:30...Player 4...Samford, Western Carolina, Wofford 10:40...Player 3...Samford, Western Carolina, Wofford 10:50...Player 2...Samford, Western Carolina, Wofford 11:00...Player 1...Samford, Western Carolina, Wofford HOLE NUMBER #10 9:35... Tennessee Tech (5), WCU Individual 9:45... Tenn. Tech (4) Tenn.Tech (3), WCU Individual 9:55... Tenn. Tech (2), WCU Individual, Evansville Individual 10:05... Tenn. Tech (1), WCU Individual, Belmont Individual 10:15...Player 5...Belmont, Cardinal Stritch, Colgate 10:25...Player 4...Belmont, Cardinal Stritch, Colgate 10:35...Player 3...Belmont, Cardinal Stritch, Colgate 10:45...Player 2...Belmont, Cardinal Stritch, Colgate 10:55...Player 1...Belmont, Cardinal Stritch, Colgate Round 3 TUESDAY, NOV. 5 9:30 AM Tee Time Starts (10-minute increments) HOLE NUMBER #1 9:30...Player 5... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 9:40...Player 4... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 9:50...Player 3... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 10:00...Player 2... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 10:10...Player 1... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 10:20...Player 5... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 10:30...Player 4... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 10:40...Player 3... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 10:50...Player 2... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 11:00...Player 1... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 HOLE NUMBER #10 9:35...Player 5...Colgate, Cardinal Stritch, Team TBA 9:45...Player 4...Colgate, Cardinal Stritch, Team TBA 9:55...Player 3...Colgate, Cardinal Stritch, Team TBA 10:05...Player 2...Colgate, Cardinal Stritch, Team TBA 10:15...Player 1...Colgate, Cardinal Stritch, Team TBA 10:25...Player 4... Team 7, WCU Individual 10:35...Player 3... Team 7 (4), Team 7 (3), WCU Individuial 10:45...Player 2.. Team 7 (2), WCU Individual, Evansville Individual 10:55...Player 1... Team 7 (1), WCU Individual, Belmont Individual Round 2 MONDAY, NOV. 4 9:30 AM Tee Time Starts (10-minute increments) HOLE NUMBER #1 9:30...Player 5... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 9:40...Player 4... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 9:50...Player 3... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 10:00...Player 2... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 10:10...Player 1... Team 4, Team 5, Team 6 10:20...Player 5... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 10:30...Player 4... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 10:40...Player 3... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 10:50...Player 2... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 11:00...Player 1... Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 HOLE NUMBER #10 9:35...Team 10 (5), WCU Invidiual 9:45... Team 10 (4), Team 10 (3), WCU Invidiual 9:55... Team 10 (2), WCU Individual, Evansville Individual 10:05... Team 11 (1), WCU Individual, Belmont Individual 10:15...Player 5... Team 7, Team 8, Team 9 10:25...Player 4... Team 7, Team 8, Team 9 10:35...Player 3... Team 7, Team 8, Team 9 10:45...Player 2... Team 7, Team 8, Team 9 10:55...Player 1... Team 7, Team 8, Team 9 HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 4 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

5 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY Hole 1... Par Yards Hole 2... Par Yards Hole 3... Par Yards Hole 4... Par Yards Hole 5... Par Yards Hole 6... Par Yards Hole 7... Par Yards Hole 8... Par Yards Hole 9... Par Yards TOTAL...PAR ,480 YARDS COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY Hole Par Yards Hole Par Yards Hole Par Yards Hole Par Yards Hole Par Yards Hole Par Yards Hole Par Yards Hole Par Yards Hole Par Yards TOTAL...PAR ,287 YARDS TOTALS...PAR ,767 YARDS HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 5 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

6 TEES: All players will compete from the Blue tee markers. RULES: U.S.G.A. rules and decisions will be in effect as well as local rules where applicable. ONE BALL RULE: One ball rule IS in effect. FORMAT: 54-hole stroke play, 18 holes per day Best four out of five scores per team. TIES: Ties for first-place team will be decided by a sudden death playoff; Ties for first place individual will also be decided by a sudden death playoff (time permitting). Otherwise, will be declared co-champions and/or co-medalists. STARTING TIME: All players shall start at the scheduled time (9:30 am). If a late player is ready to play within five (5) minutes of his groups official start time, he may play but will be assessed a TWO-STROKE penalty. After five (5) minutes, the late player will be disqualified. SLOW PLAY: Any group falling behind more than one complete hole will first be warned and then, if slow play continues, a TWO-STROKE PENALTY will be assessed each member of the group unless the individual causing the slow play can be identified. If in doubt of the location of an errant tee shot play a provisional ball. OUT OF BOUNDS: OB is defined by the inside edges of white stakes or lines (Rule 27) the whole ball must be outside the defining point to be out of bounds. HAZARDS: Water hazards are defined by yellow lines or stakes; lateral hazards are defined by red lines or stakes (Rule 26). ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS: You are not allowed to look for or retrieve a ball from the Environmentally Sensitive Areas. These areas shall be treated as a lateral hazard. DOUBT OF PROCEDURE: Rule 3-3 provides for the play of a second ball if in doubt as to a rule or procedure. Report the situation to the rules committee before signing your scorecard, after completion of the round. COURSE CONDUCT: Inappropriate conduct on this facility will not be tolerated and will result in disqualification i.e., club throwing, abusive language, course abuse, etc. STOPPAGE OF PLAY: In event of rain, all players must continue unless notified by an official to stop. In case of lightning, play must be stopped at once the player does not have the option to continue play. COACHING: We ask that all spectators stay in the rough areas during play. Only Head Coaches and their Assistant may advise players. Coaching from parents is not allowed, however, parents may talk to players between the green and the next tee Please do not disrupt the flow of play. DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES: Measuring devices approved by the NCAA & USGA may be used during the competition. SCORE CARDS: Scorecards must be signed and attested. Each player is responsible for his reported hole-by-hole score (not total score). If a player reports a score greater than what he made on the hole, it will stand as the score. If he reports a score less than what he made, he will be disqualified for that round. All score cards must be collected by each team s coach. AWARDS: Post-tournament Awards will be given to the first and second place teams. The fifth players score will break a tie for second place team. Awards will also be given to the first and second place individuals. HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 6 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

7 Samford Wins Hummingbird Intercollegiate; Tournament Host WCU Rallies to Second Place CASHIERS, N.C. Paced by the event s individual medalist, senior Casey O Toole, Samford led wire-towire to win the 2012 Hummingbird Intercollegiate, hosted by Western Carolina at the par-71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley. The Bulldogs placed three golfers inside the final top 10 finishers, cruising to a 12-stroke victory with a two-day total of 570. The host Catamounts rallied from sixth place after Saturday s opening round by carding the lowest team round on Sunday, finishing tied for the runner-up spot with Belmont at 582. WCU trimmed 14 strokes off its opening round to make its run to near the top of the leader board while the Bruins were 10-strokes off their opening round 286, shooting 296 on Sunday. It is the second-straight year and the fourth-time in tournament history that a team from the Southern Conference has won the team championship as Appalachian State claimed the 2011 honors. Gardner-Webb finished fourth at 585, just ahead of the two-way tie for fifth between South Carolina contenders, Francis Marion and Wofford at 589. SoCon-foes Elon (592) and Appalachian State (597) finished seventh and eighth, respectively, with nationally-ranked Division III Guilford College moving three spots to ninth with a two-round score of 598. Rounding out the field was Army (600) in 10th-place, followed by IPFW (602), High Point (606) and Colgate (624). Samford s O Toole played the front nine at two-under par before coasting into the clubhouse with an even-par along the back nine to shoot his second-straight score of 69, finishing the event at fourunder, 138. Gardner-Webb teammates Daniel Kim and first-round leader, Daley Byles, finished tied for the runner-up position at one-under par, 141, for the event. Western Carolina s Tyler Lail advanced five spots in the final standings to post a career-best finish, tied with Samford s Zac Hughes and Ashton Van Horne from Belmont for fourth place. O Toole, Hughes and Belmont s Ted Moon led the tournament with 10 birdies apiece. A combined 12 different golfers scored an Eagle during tournament play with WCU s Kyle Wilson and Brent McKenzie both scoring two Eagles over the two-day affair. Lail, a true freshman from Conover, N.C., paced the Catamount side by twice shooting his career-low round of 71. In just his third collegiate event, Lail recorded a team and career-best fourth-place showing Redshirt senior Kyle Wilson matched Lail s final round even-par, advancing nine spots in the finishing order into a five-way tie for 14th for the tournament. Sophomore J.T. Poston carded the team s lowest round of the two-day event on Sunday, shooting a two-under, 69, to match the lowest individual round of the final day. Poston moved up 18 spots, finishing tied for 19th overall. Rounding out the Catamount side was Steven Smith, tied for 36th at 151, and junior Jack Walsh in a tie for 51st at 154. HUMMINGBIRD INTERCOLLEGIATE Par-71 6,767 yards // Nov. 3-4, 2012 TEAM (after first round)... Rd1 Rd2 TOTAL 1. Samford (1) WESTERN CAROLINA (t-6) Belmont (2) Gardner-Webb (t-4) Francis Marion (t-4) Wofford (3) Elon (t-6) Appalachian State (8) Guilford College (12) Army (9) IPFW (t-10) High Point (t-10) Colgate (13) Casey O Toole, Samford Tyler Lail th-t Kyle Wilson th-t J.T. Poston th-t Steven Smith th-t Jack Walsh st-t Collin Witiak (played as an individual) nd-t Greg Bunner (played as an individual) rd-t Matthew Turner (played as an individual) th-t Trey White (played as an individual) th-t Appalachian State Wins, Western Carolina Tied for Eighth at Hummingbird Intercollegiate CASHIERS, N.C. On the strength of a tournament record-low, single-round on Tuesday, Appalachian State rallied from a seventh-place tie after the opening 18 holes to win the 2011 Hummingbird Intercollegiate, hosted by Western Carolina at the par-71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley. First-round individual leader Kristopher Gray from Gardner-Webb followed-up his four-under 67 opening round with a three-under 68 on Tuesday to claim medalist honors. Gray paced the 93-golfer field with 25 par scores with nine birdies through his 36 holes. He started his final round at one-over through four holes, but finished the final 14 at four-under to win by two strokes. Showing as high as fifth-place in the team standings down the stretch of the final round, WCU struggled to the finish, placing in a two-way tie for eighth with fellow Southern Conference foe, Samford. The Catamounts recorded rounds of 298 and 288 for a 36-holes core of 586. ASU becomes the sixth-different team to capture tournament championship honors at the event all-time. The Mountaineers final round, 11-under 273 was two-strokes lower than the previous tournament record of 275 carded by Vanderbilt in UAB, which stood second after the opening round, charged back to the top of the leader board before finishing in the runner-up spot, two-strokes in arrears of Appalachian, 565-to-567. First-round Gardner-Webb (573) slipped to third place with Vanderbilt (574) and Francis Marion (581) rounding out the top five teams. Other notables included SoCon foe - and 2009 event champion - Furman in sixth-place with defending team champion, Jacksonville, in seventh. Two other SoCon squads in Wofford (592) and Elon (596) finished tied for 11th and 14th, respectively. Behind Gray, UAB s Paul Dunn (137) advanced 10 spots into the runner-up position with a fiveunder, 66, to go along with his even-par 71 from Monday. ASU s Casey Komline (138) was the big mover, jumping from a tie for 23rd into third place with a tournament-low round of 65. Catamount freshman J.T. Postonerased 10 strokes off his opening round 76 to card a careerlow round of 66 on Tuesday, roaring from a tie for 57th on Monday to finish in a two-way tie for ninth-place at even-par, 142. Poston recorded four of his team-leading nine tournament birdies through his first nine holes in the final round before a bogey on the par-4 fourth moved him to three-under. The Hickory, N.C., native finished with two more birdies over his final five holes. For Poston, the ninth-place finish is the third, top-10 of the first semester of his rookie season. HUMMINGBIRD INTERCOLLEGIATE Par-71 6,767 yards // Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011 TEAM (after first round)... Rd1 Rd2 TOTAL 1. Appalachian State (t-7) UAB (2) Gardner-Webb (1) Vanderbilt (t-4) Francis Marion (t-4) Furman (9) Jacksonville (t-7) WESTERN CAROLINA (t-11) Samford (3) Tennessee Tech (10) Radford (t-11) Wofford (t-4) Guilford College (16) IPFW (t-11) Elon (t-11) High Point (t-11) Colgate (17) Kristopher Gray, Gardner-Webb J.T. Poston th-t Jack Walsh st-t Trey White nd-t Greg Bunner th-t Charlie Kilzer th-t Matthew Turner - played as an individual th-t HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 7 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

8 Jacksonville Rallies to Win Hummingbird Intercollegiate; WCU Finishes 13th Sapphire, N.C. - Jacksonville carded the third-lowest, 36-hole team score in tournament history to rally from third place to win the 2010 Hummingbird Intercollegiate, hosted by Western Carolina at the par-71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley. The Dolphins carded a two-day, tworound score of 563 to claim the team championship by six strokes over the 18-team field. Jacksonville becomes the fifth different team to claim team championship honors in the fiveyear history of the tournament at the beautiful mountain course in Sapphire. First-round leader, Vanderbilt, finished as the runner-up despite carding the third-lowest, team single-round at 277 on Monday. It is the third-time in four years of competition in the event that the Commodores have finished as the runner-up. Kentucky finished in third place at 573, 10 strokes off the pace, while Furman and Gardner-Webb both were one stroke in arrears, tied for fourth at 573. Tournament host, WCU, finished 13th overall after a two-day total of 590. Vanderbilt s Adam Hofmann, who led the field after Monday s opening round with a 66, finished at seven-under 135 to record the third-lowest individual score in tournament history. He is the second Commodore men s golfer to win the WCU-hosted event, joining Hudson Johnson who claimed top honors back in Hofmann finished tied for fourth with 25 pars and nine birdies to win by two strokes over the second-place tie between Matt Nagy from Kennesaw State and Stephen Healy of Jacksonville at 137. The Catamounts were paced by a trio of freshmen, led for the second-consecutive tournament by Jack Walsh who posted his second-straight top 10 finish overall. Walsh fired rounds of even-par 71 and one-under 70 to shoot 141, finishing tied for sixth-place, his career-best finish. A native of Lawrenceville, Ga., Walsh, recorded a team-best eight birdies in the tournament, shooting even par on the par-4 holes. Freshmen Greg Bunner and Collin Witiak finished tied for 42nd and 60th, respectively, with final scores of 148 and 151. Both Bunner and Witiak carded 24 par scores over the 36-holes with the latter shooting a one-under on the par-3 holes. Rounding out WCU s scorers were junior Kyle Wilson in a tie for 65th at 152 and sophomore Trey White one stroke back at 153, tied for 74th overall. Playing unattached as individuals for WCU, Michael Fitzgerald placed tied for 65th with a twoday total of 152, followed by Jonathan Davies (t-92nd, 160) and Ronnie Garcia (t-96th, 167). HUMMINGBIRD INTERCOLLEGIATE Par-71 6,767 yards // Nov. 1-2, 2010 TEAM (after first round)... Rd1 Rd2 TOTAL 1. Jacksonville (3) Vanderbilt (1) Kentucky (4) Furman (8) Gardner-Webb (5) Kennesaw State (6) Elon (7) Radford (13) Samford (12) UAB (t-10) Wofford (2) Akron (t-14) WESTERN CAROLINA (9) Francis Marion (t-16) Winthrop (t-10) Appalachian State (t-16) IPFW (t-14) High Point (18) Adam Hofmann, Vanderbilt Jack Walsh th-t Greg Bunner nd-t Collin Witiak th-t Kyle Wilson th-t Trey White th-t Michael Fitzgerald (played as an individual) th-t Jonathan Davies (played as an individual) nd-t Ronnie Garcia (played as an individual) th-t Furman Rallies on Back Nine to Win 2009 Hummingbird Intercollegiate; WCU Finishes t-6th CASHIERS, N.C. Furman erased a six-stroke lead over the final six holes to rally past Kentucky to win the 2009 Hummingbird Intercollegiate on Tuesday afternoon at the par-71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley. First-round leader Garland Ferrell helped lead the Paladin charge, carding three birdies on the back nine and eagled the par-5, 482-yard 14th hole for a secondconsecutive day to win the individual medalist honors. Ferrell carded rounds of 67 and 68 for a two-day total of 135 to win by two strokes over Akron s Lucas Murray at 137. David Watkins of East Carolina finished third at 138. Furman finished with a 285 on Tuesday for a 36-hole score of 567 to edge Kentucky (570) by three strokes. The Wildcats slipped into a two-way tie with East Carolina after the Pirates turned in a closing round 280. Chattanooga, ranked 30th in the nation according to GolfStat, was the biggest gainer over the final 18, moving from 18th-place to eighth overall by turning in a six-under, 278, the low round of this year s tournament. Vanderbilt posted a fourth-place finish with a two-day total of 573, followed by Winthrop (574) to round out the top five with the Catamounts and Zips tied for sixth, two strokes in arrears at 576. For Western Carolina, senior Ricky Stout carded a one-under 70 on Tuesday to finish tied with sophomore teammate, Kyle Wilson, at even-par, 142, in 14th place. Stout was consistent through the field on Tuesday, making the turn at even par after a pair of birdies countered two bogies. The New Bern, N.C., native carded two birdies on the back nine against one bogey to shoot one-under. Wilson rallied from a two bogies and a double on the front, turning at four-over to card three birdies on the back nine to shoot one-over, 72. Senior Drew Miller evened out his three bogies in the final round with a trio of birdies - two on par 4 and one on a par 5; but a double-bogey on the sixth hole of his day relegated him to a twoover, 73, and a final finish tied for 42nd. Classmate Tanner Briele made the turn at even par before dropping to three-under par after birdying three of his first five holes on the back nine. However, consecutive bogies and a costly nine on the par-4 17th moved him to four-over for the day and seven-over 149, tied for 54th overall. Rounding out WCU s scorers on Tuesday was freshman Trey White, who struggled home after posting a one-under 70 in the opening round with an 82 on the final 18, tied for 76th. Playing as individuals, Ronnie Garcia turned in his career-low round of 75 to finish tied with teammate Rylan Lanham in 94th with a two-round score of 156. Jonathan Davies carded 81 to finish tied for 71st at 151, followed by Benjy Davey in a tie for 87th overall at 154 (75-79). HUMMINGBIRD INTERCOLLEGIATE Par-71 6,767 yards // Nov. 2-3, 2009 TEAM (after first round)... Rd1 Rd2 TOTAL 1. Furman (2) Kentucky (1) East Carolina (7) Vanderbilt (6) Winthrop (t-3) WESTERN CAROLINA (t-3) Akron (t-3) Chattanooga (18) Elon (t-15) Radford (t-11) Wofford (t-9) Francis Marion (t-11) Samford (8) High Point (t-9) Mercer (t-15) College of Charleston (14) Gardner-Webb (17) Appalachian State (t-11) Garland Ferrell, Furman Ricky Stout th-t Kyle Wilson th-t Drew Miller nd-t Tanner Briele th-t Trey White th-t Jonathan Davies (played as an individual) st-t Benjy Davey (played as an individual) th-t Rylan Lanham (played as an individual) th-t Ronnie Garcia (played as an individual) th-t HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 8 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

9 Jacksonville Rallies to Win 2008 Hummingbird Intercollegiate; WCU Finishes 13th CASHIERS, N.C. Despite the heroics of Vanderbilt s Hudson Johnson on the tournament s final three holes, the University of Central Florida claimed the 2008 Hummingbird Intercollegiate team championship by a stroke (557-to-558) over the Commodores Tuesday evening at the par 71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley. The Golden Knights two-stroke advantage after Monday s opening round held as Vanderbilt carded a tournament-low team round of 275 over the final 18 holes, establishing a single-round record. Vandy s round of 275 on Tuesday was three swings lower than the previous record of 278 shot by Western Carolina a season ago. Akron (578) finished third in the event, with Southern Conference foes Elon (584) and WCU (587) rounding out the top five. Other SoCon finishers included Wofford and Samford tied for ninth, Furman tied for 11th and Appalachian State in 14th. Johnson, who entered the day tied for second after an opening round 68 on Monday, shot eagle with a hole-in-one on the par 3, 187-yard 16th before shooting par on the 17th. He birdied the 460-yard par 5, 18th to card 65 and win the individual medalist honors with a two-day total of 133. He edged out UCF s David Johnson (134) by a stroke, with the duo going toe-to-toe in the day s final pairing. Brad Schneider of Central Florida finished third with rounds of 68 and 71 to conclude the event at three-under, 139, while teammate Simon Ward placed in a two-way tie for fourth with Vanderbilt s Tyler Matthews at two-under, 140, to round out the top five. Hudson Johnson s 65 was the lowest individual collegiate round ever carded at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley, one better than the 66 carded by WCU s Andres Cuenca and Dustin Furnari in last season s event. Also, Hudson s 133 and David Johnson s 134 both broke the year-old 36-hole tournament record of 135 held by Cuenca. Defending tournament champion, Cuenca, led the Catamounts with a two-day total of twoover, 144. The senior from Fuengirola, Spain, incurred a two-stroke penalty during Tuesday s round which dropped him from the top 10 finishing order into a 12-way tie for 12th place. Drew Miller chiseled two strokes off his opening round 74 to shoot a one-over, 72, on Tuesday, moving into a tie for 25th. Classmate Ricky Stout was consistent with consecutive rounds of 74 to shoot 148 and finished tied for 34th while also leading the tourney with 27 par scores. Catamount Men s Golf Wins 2007 WCU Intercollegiate CASHIERS, N.C. Battling blustery conditions including high temperatures in the mid-40s with wind gusts upwards of 20 mph, Western Carolina junior Andres Cuenca, who led from start to finish, claimed tournament individual medalist honors in leading the Catamounts to the team title at the WCU Intercollegiate, presented by Macon Bank. Western shot rounds of 278 and 287 to finish with a two-day team three-under, 565, at the par 71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley. Vanderbilt, which entered the final day just five strokes in arrears of WCU in second, posted 299 over the final 18 holes to slip 12 strokes further back as the Catamounts finished 17-strokes ahead of the Commodores. Radford ( =587) finished third followed by High Point ( =594) with Southern Conference-member, Furman, making the largest gain on the day advancing seven spots from tied for 12th to finish fifth with a closing round 295. Including Cuenca, five individuals finished even par or better over the two-day event. Samford s Martin Bunt and WCU junior Dustin Furnari, who was tied with Cuenca for the top spot on Monday with an opening round 66, tied for the runner-up spot with identical three-under 139. Nick Little of Radford and Jon Curran of Vanderbilt tied for fourth at even-par, 142, to round out the top five finishers. A native of Fuengirola, Spain, Cuenca was the only player to post consecutive rounds in the 60s as the weather was a major factor in the second round scores. The junior finished with nine birdies helping the Catamounts pace the field with 34 overall. Furnari was tied with Cuenca for par 4 scoring, while also ranking eighth with eight birdies. The transfer carded a two-over 73 on Tuesday to post his best-ever finish as a Catamount. Senior Matt Cook bounced back from his two-over 73 on Monday to shoot even par, 71, in the second round after recovering from two-over at the turn. The Murphy, N.C., native posted his 23rd career top 10 finish placing in a two-way tie for ninth. Freshman Caleb Marsh finished tied for 17th while sophomore Ricky Stout was tied for 39th at the end of the 36-hole event. Rounding out Western Carolina s competitors in the 83-golfer field were Benjy Davey and Michael Chapin, both playing as individuals. Davey finished with a two-day score of 153, tied for 44th, while Chapin, who was in the top 10 after the first round, slipped into a tie for 66th at 157. HUMMINGBIRD INTERCOLLEGIATE Par-71 6,767 yards // Nov. 3-4, 2008 TEAM (after first round)... Rd1 Rd2 TOTAL 1. UCF (1) Vanderbilt (2) Akron (3) Elon (6) WESTERN CAROLINA (4) Gardner-Webb (t-8) Francis Marion (t-8) Radford (5) Wofford (7) Samford (11) Winthrop (14) Furman (12) High Point (t-8) Appalachian State (t-12) Hudson Johnson, Vanderbilt Andres Cuenca th-t Drew Miller th-t Ricky Stout th-t Dustin Furnari th-t Kyle Wilson th-t Caleb Marsh (played as an individual) th-t Martin Summer (played as an individual) th-t Benjy Davey (played as an individual) th-t Cody Walker (played as an individual) rd-t Rylan Lanham (played as an individual) rd-t WCU INTERCOLLEGIATE, presented by Macon Bank Par-71 6,767 yards // Nov. 5-6, 2007 TEAM (after first round)... Rd1 Rd2 TOTAL 1. WESTERN CAROLINA (1) Vanderbilt (2) Radford (3) High Point (4) Furman (12) Gardner-Webb (t-5) Francis Marion (7) Charleston Southern (t-5) Jacksonville (t-10) Wofford (15) Belmont (t-12) Elon (t-10) Samford (16) Appalachian State (t-12) Winthrop (9) Davidson (8) Andres Cuenca, Western Carolina Andres Cuenca st Dustin Furnari nd-t Matt Cook th-t Caleb Marsh th Ricky Stout th-t Benjy Davey (played as an individual) th-t Michael Chapin (played as an individual) th-t HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 9 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

10 Charleston Southern Wins WCU Intercollegiate; Keith Tyburski Falls in Playoff, WCU Finishes Third CASHIERS, N.C. Western Carolina junior Keith Tyburski followed his 68 on day one with a twounder par 70 on day two to card a 36-hole total of 138, the third-best, two-round total in school history. However, Radford s Aaron Summers had back-to-back rounds of 69 for a 138 as well and defeated Tyburski on the second hole of the playoff to win the individual title at the WCU Intercollegiate, played at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley. Round one leader, Charleston Southern, remained on top through 36 holes to win the team title with a six-under 570. Radford improved by eight strokes over its day one score to place second with a 576, while Western Carolina carded a two-day total of 580 to finish third. Western Carolina s 580 is the second-best, 36-hole score in school history. Tyburski looked to give the Catamounts their 10th individual champion all-time and second in back-to-back events, as sophomore Tripp Morrow won last week s Shoot-Out at Wild Wing. Blake Wray ended the event tied for 14th with a 147, followed by Matt Flueckiger (149, 20th-t), Tripp Morrow (150, 25th-t) and Chase Kress (153, 33rd). WCU senior Brian Hogan, playing as an individual, tied for 11th with a total of 146. Other Catamounts to participate as individuals included Matt Dowdy and William Forcier, each of whom carded a 149 to tie for 20th, Shawn Costello (157, 40th-t) and Alex Arrigo (162, 45th). The WCU Intercollegiate concludes the Catamounts fall schedule and marks the final event for retiring Catamount head golf coach Johnny Wike. Western will not return to action until Feb. 20 at the Charleston Southern Spring Invitational. WCU INTERCOLLEGIATE Par-72 6,721 yards // Nov. 8-9, 2004 TEAM (after first round)... Rd1 Rd2 TOTAL 1. Charleston Southern (1) Radford (3) WESTERN CAROLINA (2) The Citadel (4) Gardner-Webb (6) Lipscomb (5) High Point (t-7) Butler (t-7) Aaron Summers, Radford Keith Tyburski, Western Carolina Keith Tyburski st * Blake Wray th-t Matt Flueckiger th-t Tripp Morrow th-t Chase Kresse rd Brian Hogan (played as an individual) th-t Matt Dowdy (played as an individual) th-t William Forcier (played as an individual) th-t Shawn Costello (played as an individual) th-t Alex Arrigo (played as an individual) th HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 10 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

11 HUMMINGBIRD INTERCOLLEGIATE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS: TOP INDIVIDUAL SINGLE ROUNDS 1. Casey Komline, Appalachian State Round 2 (2011) Garrett Medeiros, Wofford Round 2 (2009) Hunter Johnson, Vanderbilt Round 2 (2008) 4. J.T. Poston, Western Carolina Round 2 (2011) Paul Dunne, UAB Round 2 (2011) Adam Hofmann, Vanderbilt Round 1 (2010) Jake Colley, East Carolina Round 2 (2009) Stephen Jaeger, Chattanooga Round 2 (2009) Andres Cuenca, Western Carolina Round 1 (2007) Dustin Furnari, Western Carolina Round 1 (2007) 11. Daley Byles, Gardner-Webb Round 1 (2012) Kristopher Gray, Gardner-Webb Round 1 (2011) Trey DelGreco, Vanderbilt Round 1 (2010) Gardland Ferrell, Furman Round 1 (2009) Tim Mitchell, Charleston Round 2 (2009) Fredrik Qvicker, Chattanooga Round 2 (2009) David Johnson, UCF Round 1 & 2 (2008) Andrew Villarreal, Samford Round 2 (2008) Simon Ward, UCF Round 2 (2008) TOP INDIVIDUAL TWO-ROUND TOTALS 1. Hudson Johnson, Vanderbilt (2008) 2. David Johnson, UCF (2008) 3. Kristopher Gray, Gardner-Webb (2011) Adam Hofmann, Vanderbilt (2010) Gardland Ferrell, Furman (2009) Andres Cuenca, Western Carolina (2007) 7. Paul Dunne, UAB (2011) Matt Nagy, Kennesaw State (2010) Stephen Healy, Jacksonville (2010) Lucas Murray, Akron (2009) 11. Casey O Toole, Samford (2012) Casey Komline, Appalachian State (2011) David Watkins, East Carolina (2009) Aaron Summers, Radford (2004) Keith Tyburski, Western Carolina (2004) 16. Hunter Stewart, Vanderbilt (2011) Michael Wade, Tennessee Tech (2011) Garrett Medeiros, Wofford (2009) Stephaen Jaeger, Chattanooga (2009) Ben Fuqua, Kentucky (2009) Brad Schneider, UCF (2008) Martin Bunt, Samford (2007) Dustin Furnari, Western Carolina (2007) HUMMINGBIRD INTERCOLLEGIATE SUPERLATIVES ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL Case O Toole, Samford = Kristopher Gray, Gardner-Webb = Adam Hofman, Vanderbilt = Gardland Ferrell, Furman = Hudson Johnson, Vanderbilt = Andres Cuenca, Western Carolina = Aaron Summers, Radford = 138 Won on the second hole of a playoff over WCU s Keith Tyburski ALL-TIME TEAM CHAMPIONS Samford = 570 (+2) 2011 Appalachian State = 565 (-3) 2010 Jacksonville = 563 (-5) 2009 Furman = 567 (-1) 2008 UCF = 557 (-11) 2007 Western Carolina (-3) 2004 Charleston Southern = 570 (+2) HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 11 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY

12 HUMMINGBIRD INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM RECORDS: TOP TEAM SINGLE ROUNDS 1. Appalachian State Round 2 (2011) 2. Vanderbilt Round 2 (2008) 3. Central Florida Round 2 (2008) 4. Vanderbilt Round 1 (2010) 5. Chattanooga Round 2 (2009) Western Carolina Round 1 (2007) 7. Jacksonville Round 2 (2010) Kentucky Round 1 (2009) 9. UAB Round 2 (2011) East Carolina Round 2 (2009) 11. UCF Round 1 (2008) Charleston Southern Round 1 (2004) 13. Samford Round 1 (2012) Gardner-Webb Round 1 (2011) Furman Round 1 (2009) 16. Vanderbilt Round 2 (2011) Vanderbilt Round 1 (2008) Vanderbilt Round 1 (2007) TOP TEAM TWO-ROUND TOTALS 1. UCF (2008) 2. Vanderbilt (2008) 3. Jacksonville (2010) 4. Appalachian State (2011) Western Carolina (2007) 6. UAB (2011) Furman (2009) 8. Vanderbilt (2010) 9. Samford (2012) Kentucky (2009) East Carolina (2004) Charleston Southern (2004) 13. Gardner-Webb (2011) Kentucky (2010) Vanderbilt (2009) 15. Vanderbilt (2011) Furman (2010) Winthrop (2009) 18. Western Carolina (2009) Akron (2009) Radford (2004) ALL-TIME PARTICIPATING TEAMS: 35 different teams through EIGHT tournaments ALL CAPS denotes past team champions // * denotes fi rst-year team Akron Chattanooga Gardner-Webb Radford APPALACHIAN STATE Citadel, The Guilford College SAMFORD Army Colgate High Point Tennessee Tech Belmont Davidson IPFW UAB Butler East Carolina JACKSONVILLE Vanderbilt Cardinal Stritch * Elon Kennesaw State WESTERN CAROLINA CENTRAL FLORIDA Evansville * Kentucky Winthrop Charleston, College of Francis Marion Lipscomb Wofford CHARLESTON SOUTHERN FURMAN Mercer HUMMINGBIRDINTERCOLLEGIATE PAGE 12 COUNTRY CLUB OF SAPPHIRE VALLEY