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I N D I A NA MEN S GOLF Athletic Media Relations Jen Hildebrand, M e n s Golf Contact phone - (812) 856-0553 fax - (812) 855-9401 www.iuhoosiers.

25-26 at the Mattaponi Springs Golf Club in Ruther Glen, Va. The event consists of three rounds, with 36 holes played on Monday and the final 18 holes taking place on Tuesday.

Big Ten rivals Penn State and Wisconsin will join the Hoosiers in the tournament, which will be rounded out by Wake Forest, Xavier, UNC Greensboro, Texas Arlington, Charlotte, Maryland, Richmond, UNC

Sophomores Jorge Campillo, Seth Brandon and Drew Allenspach will be joined by junior Santiago Quirarte and freshman Alex Martin on the team.

89 between them. It will be the first time that this lineup has competed together and marks the collegiate debut of Martin.

1 I N D I A NA MEN S GOLF Athletic Media Relations Jen Hildebrand, M e n s Golf Contact phone - (812) fax - (812) SETTING THE SCENE The Indiana University men s golf team will be back out on the road for its third tournament of the season at the VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout on Monday-Tuesday, Sept at the Mattaponi Springs Golf Club in Ruther Glen, Va. The event consists of three rounds, with 36 holes played on Monday and the final 18 holes taking place on Tuesday. Along with Indiana and VCU, 11 other teams will comprise the field. Big Ten rivals Penn State and Wisconsin will join the Hoosiers in the tournament, which will be rounded out by Wake Forest, Xavier, UNC Greensboro, Texas Arlington, Charlotte, Maryland, Richmond, UNC Wilmington, Louisville and Kent State. Tournament play begins Monday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. (EST) with the second round following at 1 p.m.. On Tuesday, the final round will commence at 8 a.m. PARTICIPATING HOOSIERS The Hoosiers will send a team of five players to the VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout. Sophomores Jorge Campillo, Seth Brandon and Drew Allenspach will be joined by junior Santiago Quirarte and freshman Alex Martin on the team. The trio of sophomores are part of a class that finished second in the nation in Golfstat s Freshman Class Impact Rating and wrapped up their first collegiate season with a scoring average of between them. It will be the first time that this lineup has competed together and marks the collegiate debut of Martin. TOURNAMENT RESULTS Complete tournament results will be made available on the web at IUHOOSIERS.com following each day of the event. There will also be live scoring of the tourn a m e n t through For more information, contact Jen Hildebrand at (812) or via at jenhilde@indiana.edu. LAST TIME OUT The Indiana University men's golf team finished in sixth place at the Gopher Invitational, held at Spring Hill Golf Club. The Hoosiers wrapped up the 54-hole tournament with a total of 908 ( ). VCU/MATTAPONI SPRINGS SHOOTOUT Dates: Sept , 2006 Times: 8 a.m. (Sept. 25); 8 a.m. (Sept. 26) - All times Eastern Location: Mattaponi Springs Golf Club, Ruther Glen, Va. Host: Virginia Commonwealth University INDIANA QUICK FACTS INDIANA UNIVERSITY Location: Bloomington, Ind. Founded: Enrollment: ,903 Colors: Cream & Crimson Nickname: Hoosiers Conference: Big Ten Year Joined Big Ten: President: Dr. Adam W. Herbert Athletics Director: Rick Greenspan Facility: Indiana University Golf Course INDIANA COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mike Mayer (Ninth Season) Alma Mater: Indiana, 1987 Assistant Coach:... Josh Brewer (Fifth Season) Alma Mater: Indiana, 1998 TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost: /3 Newcomers: Big Ten Championships: th/11, 1, NCAA East Regional: T-11th/27, 891 HOME COURSE Home Course: IU Golf Course Par: Yardage: ,813 MEDIA RELATIONS Men s Golf Contact: Jen Hildebrand jenhilde@indiana.edu Office: (812) Director: Pete Rhoda Main Office Phone: (812) Fax: (812) Address: Assembly Hall East 17th Street Bloomington, Ind Website: INDIANA MEN S GOLF SCHEDULE September 8-10 NCAA Central Regional Preview 8th/ Gopher Invitational 6th/ VCU Mattaponi Spring Shootout Ruther Glen, Va. October 7-8 Wolf Run Intercollegiate Zionsville, Ind Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge Brandon, Ore Landfall Tradition Wilmington, N.C. February Santa Anita NT Classic Guadalajara, Mexico March Pinehurst Intercollegiate Pinehurst, N.C. April 7-8 Boilermaker Invitational West Lafayette, Ind Kepler Intercollegiate Columbus, Ohio Fossum/Spartan Invitational East Lansing, Mich Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio May NCCA Regionals TBD NCAA Championships Williamsburg, Va. June 1-2 NCAA Championships Williamsburg, Va.

2 INDIANA MEN S GOLF VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout - Sept , Leading the way for the Hoosiers was sophomore Jorge Campillo, who tied for fifth with a tournament total of 220 ( ). It was his second top-five finish of the season and the fifth of his career. Junior Santiago Quirarte shared 28th position with a 230 ( ) and sophomore Drew Allenspach tied for 32nd after carding a total of 231 ( ). Fellow sophomore Seth Brandon finished the tournament in a tie for 43rd after a 236 ( ) and classmate Brandon Pike shared 48th position with a 238 ( ). THE NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL PREVIEW Jorge Campillo picked up right where he finished last season, opening the campaign with a tie for third place at the Rich Harvest Farms/NCAA Central Regional Preview. Campillo carded a 224 ( ) for his placement at the tournament. As a team, the Hoosiers finished in eighth place with a 54-hole total of 929 ( ) for the tournament. Louisville captured the team title with a total of 895 ( ). Seth Brandon shared 15th place for the Hoosiers, finishing with a three-round total of 229 ( ). Brandon Pike finished in a tie for 30th position with a 235 total ( ), while Santiago Quirarte shared 48th with a 240 ( ). Drew Allenspach finished in a tie for 58th position after carding a 245 ( ) for the tournament. Competing as an individual, Aaron Harrell tied for 43rd with a 239 ( ). PICKING UP SOME HARDWARE Campillo wrapped up his first season by earning a spot on the PING All-Midwest Region team as well as All-Big Ten honors and the unanimous Big Ten Freshman of the Ye a r. Campillo became the first IU rookie since former standout Jeff Overton in 2002 to be selected to the All-Big Ten team. Those honors wrapped up a season in which the newcomer had been named Big Ten Golfer of the Week three times. Not to be outdone, head coach Mike Mayer was named both Big Ten and Midwest Region Coach of the Year. It was his first time earning either honor and the first Big Ten recognition for a Hoosier coach since Sam Carmichael collected the accolade in RECORD SETTING Campillo cemented his place in the Indiana record book by shattering the all-time freshman scoring record with a mark of in 39 rounds in That average was also good for eighth place in IU lore. Campillo also moved into a tie for the fifth-best single round score in Hoosier history with his 67 in the final round of the NCAA Eastern Regional. If not for Campillo, Allenspach would have snagged the honor for himself. Allenspach wrapped up the year with a stroke average of 74.15, second on the all-time freshman list, and he narrowly beat out Brandon for that spot. Brandon wrapped up the season with an average of in 39 rounds. He also posted the best score of any Hoosier on the season and his 66 in the first round of the Big Te n Championships tied for the fourth best in program history. ENTERING THE WINNERS CIRCLE On April 9, Campillo wrapped up the title at the Boilermaker Invitational by eight strokes for his first individual title, becoming the first true freshman to win an event since current IU assistant coach Josh Brewer was victorious in 1995 at the Legends Intercollegiate. It was also the first time that a Hoosier had won a tournament since Overton in The following weekend, fellow newcomer Brandon shared medalist honors at the Kepler Intercollegiate. It went down as a share of first place for the Dalton, Ga., native after he dropped the second playoff hole, and he joins Campillo and Brewer as the only true freshmen to claim first place in the program s history. NCAA EAST REGIONAL RECAP Despite a phenomenal rally on the final day at the NCAA East Regional, the Indiana men's golf campaign came to an end on May 20. Needing a low number in the third and last round, the Hoosiers shot a 1-under 287 (one of 6 squads in the 27-team field to shoot under par) to tie for 11th place at 891 ( ) with G e o rgia State ( ) and Georg i a Southern ( ). Campillo led the Hoosier rally with a spectacular 5-under 67 and closed the event in 10th place (141-player field) with an even-par 216 ( ). Campillo's round tied for the second lowest at the regional and matched former twotime All-American and current PGA Tour member Overton ( ) for the low postseason round in Indiana history. Following the lead of Campillo, Quirart e played a sterling round of golf. Quirarte soared into the top 15 (tie for 14th) with a 3-under 69 on day three. After a 72 and 77 in rounds one and two, re s p e c t i v e l y, Quirarte earned his best NCAA finish with a 2-over 218. Brandon collected a share of 59th with a 76 on the closing 18. Brandon recorded nine pars on the first nine but struggled to 4-over on the back. Allenspach netted his best score of the regional with a 76 on the afternoon. Bouncing back from an 82 in round one, Allenspach ended the tournament with a 75 in round two and his third round 76 for a 233 total. In the fifth spot, senior Brad Marek started strong before faltering to a 77 for a 54-hole 236 score ( ). RETURN TRIP TO NCAA REGIONALS The Cream and Crimson made its third consecutive visit to the NCAA Regionals. In , the Hoosiers advanced to the central regional while last season IU tied for 18th place at the eastern regional. Indiana s NCAA selection marked the first time that IU made three straight NCAA appearances since the Hoosiers advanced to six straight from It was also the third NCAA trip in Mayer s eight seasons at the helm INDIANA MEN S GOLF ROSTER Name Yr./Elg. Ht. Hometown Previous School Drew Allenspach So./So Sugar Land, Texas Fort Bend Elkins Seth Brandon So./So. 6-1 Dalton, Ga. The Baylor School David Butwell Sr./Sr. 6-1 Southampton, England Barton Peveril Jorge Campillo So./So. 6-1 Caceres, Spain La Asuncion Aaron Harrell 5th./Sr Bedford, Ind. North-Lawrence Alex Martin Fr./Fr. 6-0 Middletown, Ohio St. Xavier Brandon Pike So./So. 6-0 LaFontaine, Ind. Huntington North Santiago Quirarte Jr./Jr. 5-7 Queretaro, Mexico John F. Kennedy Tad Sacheck Sr./Sr. 6-2 Zionsville, Ind. Zionsville Eric Serch So./So. 6-0 Barcelona, Spain Frederic Mistral Head Coach: Mike Mayer (Ninth Season) Assistant Coach: Josh Brewer (Fifth Season)

3 INDIANA MEN S GOLF VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout - Sept , NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL PREVIEW Rich Hill Farms Golf Course Sugar Grove, Ill. Sept. 9-10, 2006 INDIANA (8th/12) Jorge Campillo (T3) Seth Brandon (T15) Brandon Pike (T30) Santiago Quirarte (T48) Drew Allenspach (T58) *Aaron Harrell (T43) GOPHER INVITATIONAL Spring Hill Golf Club Wayzata, Minn. Sept , INDIANA MEN S GOLF TEAM RESULTS INDIANA (6th/12) Jorge Campillo (T5) Santiago Quirarte (T28) Drew Allenspach (T32) Seth Brandon (T43) Brandon Pike (T48) * - played as individual

4 INDIANA MEN S GOLF VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout - Sept , NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL PREVIEW Sand Ridge Golf Club Chardon, Ohio Sept , 2005 INDIANA (11th/17) Jorge Campillo (T15) Drew Allenspach (T22) Santiago Quirarte (T32) Aaron Harrell (T70) Seth Brandon (T77) GOPHER INVITATIONAL Spring Hill Golf Club Minneapolis, Minn. Sept , 2005 INDIANA (6th/12) Jorge Campillo (T14) Santiago Quirarte (19) Drew Allenspach (T28) Scott Seibert (T30) Brad Marek (T54) WOLVERINE INTERCOLLEGIATE University of Michigan Golf Course Ann Arbor, Mich. Sept , 2005 INDIANA (8th/15) Jorge Campillo (T22) Drew Allenspach (T26) Santiago Quirarte (T35) Scott Seibert (T50) *Seth Brandon (T50) Brandon Pike (T63) BIG TEN/PAC 10 CHALLENGE The Glen Club Chicago, Ill. October 3-4, 2005 INDIANA (11th/14) Drew Allenspach (T18) Santiago Quirarte (T23) Jorge Campillo (T42) Brad Marek (T57) Scott Seibert (T64) XAVIER INVITATIONAL Oasis Golf Club Loveland, Ohio October 10-11, 2005 INDIANA (T5th/19) Jorge Campillo (T19) Drew Allenspach (T23) Seth Brandon (T31) Santiago Quirarte (T31) *Scott Seibert (T40) Brandon Pike (T70) CLUB DE GOLF SANTA ANITA/NORTH TEXAS CLASSIC Club de Golf Santa Anita Guadalajara, Mexico Feb , 2006 INDIANA (2nd/11) Jorge Campillo (2) Santiago Quirarte (T4) Seth Brandon (T13) Drew Allenspach (T24) Scott Seibert (T36) ORANGE COUNTY NATIONAL INVITATIONAL Crooked Cat Golf Course Winter Garden, Fla. March 4-5, INDIANA MEN S GOLF TEAM RESULTS INDIANA (8th/15) Jorge Campillo (T6) Drew Allenspach (T25) Santiago Quirarte (T29) Seth Brandon (T55) Brandon Pike (T64) PINEHURST INTERCOLLEGIATE The Centennial Pinehurst Course No. 8 Pinehurst, N.C. March 19-21, 2006 INDIANA (3rd/17) Drew Allenspach (T11) Scott Seibert (T13) Jorge Campillo (T13) Santiago Quirarte (T29) Seth Brandon (T34) *Brandon Pike (T69) *Oren Hodak (T83) *Aaron Harrell (T83) BOILERMAKER INVITATIONAL Kampen Course West Lafayette, Ind. April 8-9, 2006 INDIANA (1st/12) Jorge Campillo (1) Drew Allenspach (T2) Seth Brandon (T14) Santiago Quirarte (T30) Scott Seibert (T43) KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio April 15-16, 2006 INDIANA (2nd/15) Seth Brandon (T1) Jorge Campillo (T3) Brad Marek (T11) Drew Allenspach (T16) Santiago Quirarte (T34) FOSSUM/SPARTAN INVITATIONAL Forest Akers West Golf Course East Lansing, Mich. April 22-23, 2006 INDIANA (1st/12) Drew Allenspach (T4) Santiago Quirarte (T10) Jorge Campillo (T26) Seth Brandon (T28) Brad Marek (T31) BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Ill. April 28-30, 2006 INDIANA (6th/11) ,181 Seth Brandon (7) Santiago Quirarte (T16) Brad Marek (T18) Jorge Campillo (T24) Drew Allenspach (33) NCAA EAST REGIONAL Lake Nona Golf & Country Club Orlando, Fla. May 18-20, 2006 INDIANA (T11th/27) Jorge Campillo (10) Santiago Quirarte (T14) Seth Brandon (T59) Drew Allenspach (T110) Brad Marek (T120) * - played as individual

INDIANA MEN S GOLF VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout - Sept. 25-26, 2006-5 Mike Mayer is in his ninth season at the helm of the Indiana men s golf program.

5 INDIANA MEN S GOLF VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout - Sept , Mike Mayer is in his ninth season at the helm of the Indiana men s golf program. His focus has been to rekindle the fire that brought the Indiana men s golf team a Big Ten Championship in 1998, and he has accomplished just that. Mayer led the Hoosiers to their third consecutive NCAA Regional appearance during the season, marking the first time IU collected three consecutive postseason berths since advancing to six straight from Indiana also captured two team titles throughout the season, which culmunated in Mayer being named both Big Ten and Midwest Region Coach of the Year. In addition to Mayer s honors, Jorge Campillo shattered former Hoosier and current PGA Tour member Jeff Overton s freshman scoring average, ending the season with a average, the eighth-best in school history. Campillo was also named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by a unanimous vote and became the first IU rookie since Overton in 2002 to be selected to the All- Big Ten team. The Caceres, Spain, native also earned a spot on the PING All-Midwest Region team following the season. In addition to those honors, Campillo captured the Boilermaker Invitational for his first individual title, the first true freshman to win an event since current IU assistant coach Josh Brewer was victorious in He was also named Big Ten Golfer of the Week three times throughout the season. During the campaign, Mayer led the Hoosiers back into the NCAAs for the second straight year, the first time since the and seasons IU has made return appearances in the postseason. Indiana also corralled its best finish at the Big Ten Championships since 1998, finishing in second place, five shots behind Michigan State. Mayer also directed the career of one of the most accomplished golfers to ever step foot on the IU campus. Overton completed his four years in Bloomington leaving his personal stamp on the program. Overton earned second team All-America accolades in 2004 and He is the only Hoosier golfer to ever card a single-season scoring average under 70 with in , and his career average of bested Randy Leen s mark for the top spot in school history. Indiana s success came on the heels of one one of the greatest seasons in the program s history in For the first time since the season and the first time in his tenure, Mayer led the Hoosiers into the NCAA Tournament. IU finished tied for 20th at the Central Regional, and Overton became the first Hoosier since Leen (1998) to advance to the NCAA Championship. In addition to returning to the NCAAs, Mayer led Indiana to four team titles, the second most in school history and the most in a single season since Mayer also coached Indiana s first All-American since Leen (1998) in Overton. Along with Overton, Mayer helped develop Heath Peters into one of the top golfers in the conference. Peters narrowly missed advancing to the NCAA Championships, tying for 30th at the NCAA Regionals. Peters finished the year earning a spot on the All- Midwest Region team and was a second team All-Big Ten member. The success derived by Mayer is even more rewarding given Mayer s familiarity with IU. He is an alum of the university and spent nine seasons as an assistant coach under Sam Carmichael before taking over the men s program in the fall of During those nine seasons as an assistant coach, Mayer was a part of two Big Ten Championships and a trip to the NCAA Championships. In his first year as head coach, Mayer had the pressure of repeating what the team had accomplished in 1998, winning a Big Ten Championship. Though the Hoosiers did not repeat, he helped set the foundation for what is once again one of the top programs in the conference. In that first season, Mayer had his first All-Big Ten recipient, as Brent Landry was named to the all-conference squad. With Steve Wheatcroft accomplishing the feat in 2000 and 2001, Overton in 2002 and 2003, Overton and Peters in 2004, Overton in 2005 and Campillo in 2006, Mayer has coached at least one Hoosier golfer to All-Big Ten honors in each of his eight full seasons. Individual accolades have not only come for Mayer s golfers on the course, but also in the classroom. During his tenure, Indiana golfers have earned 39 Academic All-Big Ten honors, including a program record eight in both 2004 and A d d i t i o n a l l y, Ryan Cassidy was named an All- America Scholar in 2004, while Brad Marek and Scott Seibert collected All-America Scholar honors in Mayer has brought the Hoosiers into the Big Ten spotlight as the conference has emerged as one of the best in the nation. A big asset in Mayer returning the program to prominence has been his strong recruiting classes. Over the last five seasons, Mayer s newcomers have produced the first-, second-, third-, fifth, and sixth-lowest freshman scoring stroke averages in school history. Mayer s recruits also have set new season and career stroke averages. Overton owns the top two and the fifth-lowest single-season scoring averages in school history, while Peters claims the 10th-lowest single-season stroke average. In addition, Overton closed his career with the lowest career stroke average in the program s history while Peters staked the third-lowest career average. Mayer s recruiting efforts paid off, as the freshmen class finished the year with a stroke average and ranked second in Golfstat s Freshman Class Impact Ranking. The recruiting success for Mayer promises to continue as the Hoosiers enjoyed arguably their most impressive recruiting tool three seasons ago in the form of a state-of-the-art practice facility. The facility features bent grass tees, fairways, bunkers and many large greens, which are a product of Mayer s hard work and dedication to success. Before Mayer embarked upon his coaching career, he worked as the sports editor for the North Vernon HEAD COACH M IKE MAYER NINTH SEASON Plain Dealer and Sun as well as a sports writer and columnist for the Bedford Times Mail. In addition to his sports writing credentials, Mayer also has held the position of Golf Course Manager and Superintendent at Muscatuck Country Club located in North Vernon, Ind. Mayer, a 1975 graduate of Jennings County High School, obtained degrees in journalism and English literature from Indiana in 1987, and went on to receive his master s degree in sport management from IU in Mayer also serves as the Director of Golf at Indiana University in charge of the IU golf facility and is a Class A member of the Professional Golfers Association of America and a Class A PGA Professional. Born Michael Barry Mayer on Feb. 17, 1957 in Seymour, Ind., Mayer married the former Kimberly Collier on July 26, The couple resides in Unionville and have two children, Mayer s stepson, Zachary Collier, 14, and newborn son Ty. THE MAYER FILE PER SONAL Date of Birth Feb. 17, 1957 Birthplace Seymour, Ind. Wife Kimberly Children Zachary Collier, Ty Mayer High School Jennings County, North Vernon, Ind., 1975 College Indiana University 1987; B.A., English Literature 1987; B.A., Journalism 1998; M.S., Sports Management COACHING EXPERIENCE Indiana University Assistant Coach 1998-Present Director of Golf 1999-Present Head Coach

Athletic Media Relations Jen Hildebrand, Men s Golf Contact phone - (812) fax - (812)

INDIANA MEN S GOLF Athletic Media Relations Jen Hildebrand, Men s Golf Contact phone - (812) 856-0553 fax - (812) 855-9401 www.iuhoosiers.com SETTING THE SCENE The Indiana University men s golf team will