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1 men s Golf Media Guide Credits TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick facts...1 RESULTS / STATISTICS Results / Statistics Results / Statistics -- Career Statistics Falcons Player Roster / Team Photo...4 Head Coach Garry Winger...5 Parker Hewit (Senior)...6 Bryan Mitchell (Senior)...7 Drew Preston (Senior)...8 Torey Brummett (Junior)...9 Wes Gates (Junior)...10 Charlie Olson (Junior)...11 Chris Melvin (Sophomore)...12 Joe Cooper (Freshman)...13 History and records Coaching History...14 Awards / Records...15 All-Time Letterwinners...16 MAC Championship Teams...17 facilities...18 bgsu president...19 director of athletics The BGSU men s golf media guide was produced by the BGSU Athletic Communications Office Jason Knavel, Director; Mike Cihon and Dave Meyer, Assistant Direcrtors; Matthew Daley and John Enright, Interns in cooperation with the BGSU golf program. Photography by BGSU Office of Marketing and Communications. BGSU quick facts School...Bowling Green State University Location... Bowling Green, Ohio Founded Enrollment...17,000 Nickname...Falcons Colors...Orange & Brown Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference... Mid-American (MAC) Home Course... Stone Ridge Golf Club President... Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey Director of Athletics... Greg Christopher Senior Associate AD/SWA...Lesley Irvine Faculty Representative...Dr. Lee Meserve Athletics Dept. Phone...(419) Athletics Website... COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Garry Winger Alma Mater...BGSU, 1994 Years at BGSU... 14th Season Coach s Phone... (419) gwinger@bgsu.edu Office Fax...(419) TEAM INFORMATION Average MAC Finish...Seventh Team Low Score (18 Holes) (APSU Intercoll.) Team Low Score (36 Holes) (APSU Intercoll.) Team Low Score (54 Holes) (APSU Intercoll.) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/0 Newcomers... 1 Athletic Communications Director... Jason Knavel Assistant Director...Mike Cihon Assistant Director...Dave Meyer Intern... John Enright Intern/Golf Contact...Matthew Daley SID Office Phone...(419) SID Cell Phone...(419) SID Fax Number...(419) mwdaley@bgsu.edu Mailing Address Perry Stadium East... Bowling Green, Ohio BGSU WOMEN S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 1 1

2 Results and stats Results Date...Tournament... Scores(Finish) 09/ Turning Point Intercollegiate (3rd of 18) 09/ Marshall Invitational (13th of 15) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (8th of 16) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (1st of 12) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (6th of 18) 10/ APSU Intercollegiate (2nd of 17) 02/ Rice Intercollegiate (9th of 15) 03/ BGSU Spring Trip...Def. Ball State, 3-2 (Match Play) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (8th of 18) 04/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational ($) (2nd of 15) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (3rd of 10) 04/29-05/01...MAC Championships (7th of 9) ($) - Count five scores Team Rounds - 30 (Count 4), 3 (Count 5); Individual Rounds (Applied to Team Score) (Count 4), 15 (Count 5) Strokes - 8,819 (Count 4), 1,113 (Count 5) Team Average (Count 4), (Count 5); Individual Average (Count 4), (Count 5) Team Low (Count 4), 365 (Count 5); Individual Low Individual Results Name Rds. Strokes Avg. Low < Events #1-# Preston Hewit Gates Olson Melvin Mitchell Brummett Berk Dobbins* TOTALS ,

3 Men s Golf Media Guide Results and stats Schedule/Results Date...Tournament... Scores(Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (5th of 14) 09/ Northern Intercollegiate (11th of 16) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (1st of 10) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (13th of 18) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (15th of 15) 02/ MAC Match Play Tournament...L 6-0 vs EMU; L 4-2 vs Akron; L 5-1 vs Ohio (8th of 8) 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley (T-4th of 11) 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic (14th of 16) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (1st of 14) 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate (8th of 15) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (9th of 18) 05/ MAC Championships (T-8th of 9) Team Rounds - 32; Individual Rounds (Applied to Team Score) Strokes - 9,671 Team Average ; Individual Average Team Low - 283; Individual Low Individual Results Name Rds. Strokes Avg. Low < Events #1-# Hewit 32 2, Olson 32 2, Gates 32 2, Preston 32 2, Melvin 21 1, Cooper 17 1, Mitchell Brummett Berk* TOTALS , Career Results Name Rds. Strokes Avg. Low < Events #1-# Hewit 132 9, Preston 132 9, Gates 101 7, Olson 62 4, Melvin 48 3, Mitchell 55 4, Cooper 17 1, Brummett 23 1, TOTALS ,

4 Team Roster Name Class/Elig. Hometown (High School) Torey Brummett Jr./Jr. Oregon, Ohio (Cardinal Stritch) Joe Cooper Fr./Fr. Wayland, Mass. (Wayland) Wes Gates Jr./Jr. Novi, Mich. (Northville) Parker Hewit Sr./Sr. Westfield, Ohio (Cloverleaf) Chris Melvin So./So. Medfield, Mass. (Medfield) Bryan Mitchell Sr./Sr. Medina, Ohio (Medina) Charlie Olson Jr./Jr. Suttons Bay, Mich. (Suttons Bay) Drew Preston Sr./Sr. Ada, Mich. (Forest Hills) Head Coach: Garry Winger (14th season, BGSU 94) Men s Golf Team (L-R): Head Coach Garry Winger, Drew Preston, Torey Brummett, Charlie Olson, Chris Melvin, Spencer Berk*, Bryan Mitchell, Joe Cooper, Wes Gates, Parker Hewit (*--Berk no longer with team) 4

5 Men s Golf Media Guide meet the falcons head coach Garry Winger (14th Season; BGSU, 1994) Arguably the greatest golfer to ever play at Bowling Green State University, Garry Winger completed his 14th season at the helm of the men s golf program for BGSU in the season. The London, Ontario, native was a four-year ( ) letterwinner at BGSU and helped the Falcons to a third-place Mid-American Conference finish in 1994, the best by the program in ten years. He finished third individually and earned All-MAC honors that season. Winger was also named the recipient of the 1994 MAC Sportsmanship Award, which was voted on by the players. Following his time at BGSU, Winger was a member of the 1995 Canadian Pacific Rim Team that participated in Wellington, New Zealand. During that same season, he participated in the New Zealand Amateur. Winger won five professional tournaments in his career ( ), which included wins on the Tommy Armour Tour and the Cleveland Tour in Orlando, Florida. As a professional he played on the Canadian Tour for six events in 1996, before playing full-time a year later. In 1997, he was the only Canadian to qualify for the Canadian Tour out of the Spring Qualifying school. Winger began his tenure as head coach of the Falcons in the fall of From his first to his second season, Winger led the Orange and Brown to a four-place improvement at the MAC Championships (tenth, 1999) to (sixth, 2000). Bowling Green then finished sixth at the MAC Championships in 2001 for the team s best back-to-back finish at the league tournament since His squad established new school records for 54 holes (863, -1) and 18 holes (283, -5). In , the Falcons recorded three runner-up and three third-place finishes as a team. Individually, the Falcons had their first individual medalist in a tournament in 21 years when Heath Ziglar captured the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational on Oct. 5, In , Winger coached the Falcons to the John Piper Invitational title. In that tournament alone, the Falcons set school records for lowest 18- (275), 36- (562) and 54-hole (845) scores. During the season, Winger took a squad of two juniors and three freshman to the MAC Championships and finished sixth in the nine team field. On the final day of competition the Falcons were the lone team under par (-1). The followinug season, Winger coached Jace Walker, who finished as a member of the secondteam All-MAC squad. Walker finished his career with a stroke average, breaking Winger s previous school record of for a career. That same season, Winger and the Falcons established a new team low average (296.0), breaking the school mark set by the Falcons in the Over the course of the season, Winger coached Matt Schneider to a victory at the John Piper Intercollegiate. Schneider won MAC Golfer of the Week honors three times; John Powers and Drew Preston also won the honor during the campaign. Overall, the team posted back-to-back top-five finishes at the John Piper and the Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate. In , the Falcons started the year with back-to-back victories at the John Piper and Earl Yestingsmeier tournaments, on the way to five top-5 finishes out of 12 events. Matt Schneider won two tournaments, while Drew Preston also brought home an individual title. Both won MAC Golfer of the Week for their winning efforts. Schneider ended his career with school records for career average (74.43), career wins (3) and season wins (2). School records for team (556) and individual (132) 36-hole scores were set at the Earl Yestingsmeier tournament. During the season, Winger led the Falcons to a second consecutive victory at the John Piper Intercollegiate. At the APSU Intercollegiate, the team establsihed 18- (274) and 54- hole (831) school records, breaking marks set in The 54-hole mark shattered the old record by 14 strokes. Sophomore Charlie Olson, a transfer from Hope College, won his first career tournament at APSU on the second-hole of a four-way playoff. Olson shot a BGSU-record 204 ( ) to get to the playoff. Earlier in the fall, Drew Preston won his second career tournament by shooting 139 (70-69) at the John Piper, becoming the third consecutive Falcon to win at BGSU s signature home event. In the spring, the team recorded three individual top-five finishes. As a team, the Falcons placed second at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational and third at the Boilermaker Invitational. The team ended the MAC Championships in seventh place. The Falcons also broke the team scoring average record (previously 296.0) by ending the year with an average of in 30 rounds. Most recently, Winger led BGSU to two victories (John Piper Intercollegiate, Rutherford Intercollegiate) during the season. The win in the John Piper was BGSU s third straight at the event. The team had two other top-five finishes during ths season. Individually, Parker Hewit led the team with a average in his final season as a Falcon, as he and Drew Preston completed their BGSU careers. Chris Melvin joined the BGSU seniors in a 16th-place tie at the MAC Championships as BGSU tied for eighth overall. Winger has coached five All-MAC selections, three MAC Sportsmanship Awardwinners, a two-time Academic All-MAC and NGCA All-America Scholar selection (Craig Pickeral, 04-05), a three-time MAC Academic Honor Roll selection (Justin Gillham, 00-02), and six tournament medalists (Heath Ziglar, John Powers, Jace Walker, Matt Schnieder, Drew Preston and Charlie Olson) who have combined to win nine tournaments, including five since Sept., Winger served as the MAC and Central Regional representative on the NCAA Advisory Committee from 2008 through He and his wife Kate have two sons, Rhett and Nolan. The family resides in Bowling Green. Winger s Professional Career Won five mini tour events in Florida on the Tommy Armour Tour and the Cleveland Tour in Orlando, Florida. Only Canadian to Qualify for the 1997 Canadian Tour out of the Spring Qualifying school. Played in six events on the Canadian Tour in Played the Canadian Tour full-time in Winger s Amateur Career Owns the lowest season average (72.4) and career average (75.0) at BGSU. Was a member of the 1993 Ontario Willington Cup Team. Runner-up at the 1990 Ontario Junior Championships. Member of the 1995 Canadian Pacific Rim Team in Wellington, New Zealand. Semifinalist at the 1995 Canadian Amatuer (lost to PGA Tour winner Garrett Willis). Participated in the 1995 New Zealand Amatuer. 5 5

6 Meet The Team SENIORS Parker Hewit Westfield, Ohio (Cloverleaf) : Played all 32 rounds this season and 132 of 135 for his BGSU career... finished season with three top-tens... season-best finish of fourth at Rutherford Intercollegiate with 224 ( ) helped BGSU win second tournament of season... tied for seventh with a 222 ( ) in Triumph at Paumpa Valley... tied for ninth at John Piper Intercollegiate by shooting 222 ( ) as BGSU won event... posted second straight top-20 finish at MAC Championships by shooting 225 ( ) for 16th place tie... finished career with average and six top-ten finishes : Competed in all 33 rounds this season and averaged strokes per round... carded career-best 210 ( ) at APSU Intercollegiate, placing 14th... earned first career top-ten finish at John Piper Intercollegiate with 148 (74-74)... added two more top-tens in the spring... tied for tenth at Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational... placed career-best third at Boilermaker Invitational by shooting 217 ( )... finished season with one top-five, three top-tens, and seven top-20s in 11 events... BGSU s best golfer at MAC Championships as he tied for 11th with a 300 ( ) : Averaged through 33 rounds of action... shot a career-low 68 at the UK Bluegrass Invitational... finished 16th at the Rutherford Intercollegiate with a score of 226 ( )... finished 24th at the Xavier Invitational ( )... finished 40th at the MAC Championships with a score of 315 ( ) : Averaged through 34 rounds of action... was one of just two Falcons to compete in all 34 rounds this season... finished tied for 30th at the MAC Championships ( )... shot a career-best 69 at the Xavier Invitational... finished 28th at the John Piper Intercollegiate ( )... finished 38th at the Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate ( ) and 28th at the Louisville Invitational ( ). Personal: Is the son of James and Brenda Hewit... was born on March 4, has one sister, Hillary, who was a member of the BGSU track and field team... is majoring in business. HEWIT s Career Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low , , , , Career 132 9, HEWIT s Round-By-Round Date... Tournament... Score (Place) 08/31-09/02...Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-55th) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-28th) 09/ Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate (T-38th) 09/ Louisville Invitational (T-28th) 10/ Xavier Invitational (T-24th) 02/ Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate (T-35th) 03/ Palmas Del Mar (T-35th) 04/ Marshall Invitational (T-34th) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-37th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-80th) 04/30-05/02...MAC Championships (T-30th) Date... Tournament... Scores (Finish) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-32nd) 09/ Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate (T-31st) 10/ Xavier Invitational (T-24th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-45th) 10/ Dayton Flyer Invitational (T-50th) 11/ Renaissance Invitational (T-18th) 03/ Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate...DNP 03/ BSU Cardinal Classic (T-34th) 04/ Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic (T-37th) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-39th) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-16th) 04/30-05/02...MAC Championships (T-40th) Date... Tournament... Scores (Finish) 09/ Tiger Intercollegiate (T-18th) 09/ Marshall Invitational (T-34th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-15th) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-10th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-51st) 10/ APSU Intercollegiate (T-14th) 02/ Rice Intercollegiate (T-64th) 03/ BGSU Spring Trip vs. Ball State (match play) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-23rd) 04/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (T-10th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (3rd) 04/29-05/01...MAC Championships (T-11th) Date... Tournament...Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (23rd) 09/ Northern Intercollegiate (T-32nd) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-9th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-41st) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-45th) 02/ MAC Match Play Tournament... W vs Ohio; L vs Akron, EMU (1-2) 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley (T-7th) 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic (T-48th) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-4th) 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate (T-19th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-55th) 05/ MAC Championships (T-16th) 6

7 Men s Golf Media Guide Meet The Team SENIORS Bryan Mitchell Medina, Ohio (Medina) : Played once in the season... shot 236 ( ) to tie for 38th at John Piper Intercollegiate... ends Falcon career with average in 55 rounds : Averaged strokes per round through eight rounds of play... tied for 30th at the John Piper Intercollegiate with 151 (74-77) though 36 holes... scored 237 ( ) at the Marshall Invitational... shot a 241 ( ) at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational : Redshirted : Competed in 28 rounds, averaging finished 41st at the MAC Championships ( )... shot a season-best 71 at the Palmas Del Mar, finishing 30th in the tournament ( )... finished 60th at the Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate ( ) : Averaged strokes per round... finished tied for 20th at the John Piper Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 223 ( )... the 71 at the John Piper was his career best... finished 29th at the Palmas Del Mar with a score of 225 ( )... shot 154 (75-79) at the First Energy Intercollegiate. High School: Is a 2007 graduate of Medina Senior High School... averaged 74.2 for 18 holes his senior year... lead his team to a conference championship his senior and sophomore year and conference runner-up his freshman and junior campaigns... first-team All-State and Northeast Ohio player of the Year his senior season. Personal: Full name -- Bryan Robert Mitchell...born Apr. 23, son of Glenn and Barbara Mitchell... is majoring in business. MITCHELL s Career ScorecarD Year Rounds Strokes Average Low , , Redshirted Career 55 4, mitchell s Round-By-Round Date... Tournament...Score (Place) 09/08...Purdue Midwest Shoot-Out...DNP 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-20th) 09/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational...DNP 10/ Xavier Invitational...DNP 10/ MAC / Big East Challenge...DNP 02/ Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate (77th) 03/ Palmas Del Mar (T-29th) 03/29...Hoosier Invitational...DNP 04/ Marshall Invitational (87th) 04/ Detroit Titan Invitational (T-29th) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate...DNP 04/26...First Energy Intercollegiate (T-58th) 05/02-05/04...MAC Championships...DNP Date... Tournament... Scores (Finish) 08/31-09/02...Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-48th) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-48th) 09/ Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate (60th) 09/ Louisville Invitational...DNP 10/ Xavier Invitational (T-96th) 02/ Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate (T-67th) 03/ Palmas Del Mar (T-30th) 04/ Marshall Invitational (76th) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational...DNP 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-80th) 04/30-05/02...MAC Championships (41st) Date... Tournament... Scores (Finish) 09/ Tiger Intercollegiate...DNP 09/ Marshall Invitational (92nd) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate...DNP 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-30th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational...DNP 10/ APSU Intercollegiate...DNP 02/ Rice Intercollegiate...DNP 03/ BGSU Spring Trip...DNP 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational...DNP 04/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (T-76th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational...DNP 04/29-05/01...MAC Championships...DNP Date...Tournament...Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate... DNP 09/ Northern Intercollegiate... DNP 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-38th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate... DNP 10/ Bearcat Invitational... DNP 02/ MAC Match Play Tournament... DNP 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley... DNP 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic... DNP 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate... DNP 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate... DNP 04/ Boilermaker Invitational... DNP 05/ MAC Championships... DNP 7 7

8 Meet The Team SENIORS Drew Preston Ada, Mich. (Forest Hills) : Finished BGSU career by playing in all 32 rounds as a senior with a average... played in all but one tournament in four years with BGSU and has career average of through 132 rounds... tied for seventh at season-opening Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate and shot 214 ( )... helped BGSU win Rutherford Intercollegiate by shooting 228 ( ) and tying for 12th... tied for 16th with 225 ( ) at final MAC Championships of career : Played in all 33 rounds and led Falcons with average... won second career tournament by shooting 139 (70-69) at John Piper Intercollegiate, as Falcons won team title for second year in a row... individual win is third straight for Falcons at their signature home event... added a second-place finish at Rice Intercollegiate by shooting season-best 210 ( )... placed third (216) at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational... now has seven career top-five finishes, including two wins, and 13 top-20s... placed 12th at Bearcat Invite after shooting had score of 212 at APSU Intercollegiate, including third-round 67, which tied for the team s season-best round... carded 218 ( ) at Cardinal Intercollegiate... tied for 11th at Boilermaker Invitational (222)... tied for 19th at MAC Championships and ended with rounds of 71 and : Averaged through 36 rounds of action... finished first at the Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate with a score of 209 ( ), one shot shy of the BGSU school record for 54 holes... finished fifth at the Bearcat Invitational ( ) and Dayton Flyer Invitational (76-73)... finished 11th at the Rutherford Intercollegiate with a score of 224 ( ). PRESTON s Round-By-Round : Averaged through 31 rounds of action... finished tied for 25th at the MAC Championships with a score of 300 ( )... was named MAC Golfer of the Week after finishing third at the Rutherford Intercollegiate ( ), his first career collegiate tournament... finished 16th at the John Piper Intercollegiate ( )... finished 28th at the Marshall Invitational ( ) shot a career-best 71 at the Louisville Invitational and Boilermaker Invitational. Personal: Is the son of Scott and Sara Preston... was born on Sept. 20, has one brother... is majoring in marketing. PRESTON s Career Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low , , , , Career 132 9, Date...Tournament... Score (Place) 08/31-09/02... Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-3rd) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-16th) 09/ Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate...DNP 09/ Louisville Invitational (T-56th) 10/ Xavier Invitational (T-74th) 02/ Wex eld Plantation Intercollegiate (T-58th) 03/ Palmas Del Mar (45th) 04/ Marshall Invitational (T-28th) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-67th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-43rd) 04/30-05/02... MAC Championships (T-25th) Date...Tournamnet... Scores (Finish) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-21st) 09/ Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate (1st) 10/ Xavier Invitational (T-15th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-5th) 10/ Dayton Flyer Invitational (T-5th) 11/ Renaissance Invitational (T-41st) 03/ Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate (T-36th) 03/ BSU Cardinal Classic (T-39th) 04/ Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic (T-61st) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-96th) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-11th) 04/30-05/02... MAC Championships (T-42nd) Date...Tournamnet... Scores (Finish) 09/ Tiger Intercollegiate (T-32nd) 09/ Marshall Invitational (T-68th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-21st) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (1st) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-12th) 10/ APSU Intercollegiate (T-22nd) 02/ Rice Intercollegiate (T-2nd) 03/ BGSU Spring Trip vs. Ball State (match play) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-35th) 04/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (T-3rd) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-11th) 04/29-05/01... MAC Championships (T-19th) Date... Tournamnet...Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (T-7th) 09/ Northern Intercollegiate (T-32nd) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-21st) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-54th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (70th) 02/ MAC Match Play Tournament... L vs EMU, Akron, Ohio (0-3) 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley (T-36th) 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic (T-29th) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-12th) 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate (T-77th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-45th) 8

9 Men s Golf Media Guide Meet The Team JUNIORS Torey Brummett Oregon, Ohio (Cardinal Stritch) BRUMMETT s Round-By-Round : Posted season-best 235 ( ) at Bearcat Invite... carded season-best individual round (76) at Turning Stone Tiger Intercolleigate... finished season-best 44th with 238 ( ) at John Piper Intercollegiate... shot 262 ( ) at UALR First Tee Collegiate Classic : Competed in John Piper Intercollegiate, BGSU s annual home tournament... shot 169 (82-87) to place 71st... played in three of BGSU s five stroke-play events in the spring... shot season-best 230 ( ) to tie for 38th at Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational... best finish of the season took place at Boilermaker Invitational (T-25th) as he shot 231 ( )... average was over final 8 rounds of season, for entire season. Prior to BGSU: Spent one season at Owens CC... shot 144 (73-71) at Kyle Ryman Memorial. High School: Is a 2009 graduate of Cardinal Stritch Hugh School... earned first-team all-district as a senior... finished 28th at the OHSAA State Championships in team captain. Personal: Full name -- Torey Douglas Brummett... born July 17, son of Douglas and Jennifer Brumment... majoring in sport management Date... Tournament...Score (Finish) 9/08/07...Purdue Midwest Shoot-Out...DNP 09/ Turning Point Intercollegiate...DNP 09/ Marshall Invitational...DNP 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate...DNP 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (71st) 10/ Bearcat Invitational...DNP 10/ APSU Intercollegiate...DNP 02/ Rice Intercollegiate...DNP 03/ BGSU Spring Trip...DNP 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-81st) 04/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (T-38th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-25th) 04/29-05/01...MAC Championships...DNP Date... Tournament... Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Intercollegiate (T-59th) 09/ Northern Intercollegiate...DNP 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (44th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate...DNP 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-68th) 02/ MAC Match Play...DNP 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley...DNP 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic (89th) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate...DNP 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate...DNP 04/ Boilermaker Invitational...DNP 05/ MAC Championships...DNP BRUMMETT s Career Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low at Owens Community College Career 23 1,

10 Meet The Team JUNIORS Wes Gates Novi, Mich. (Northville) GATES Round-By-Round : Competed in all 32 rounds as a junior and has now played 101 out of 101 possible in his BGSU career... tied a career-low with a 69 at Boilermaker Invite where he tied for 15th with 222 ( )... had career-best finish (4th) at John Piper Intercollegiate with a 220 ( ), his third straight top-ten at the event and fifth career top-ten... tied for 13th with 227 ( ) at Kepler Intercollegiate... shot 226 ( ) and tied for 15th) in Triumph at Pauma Valley event... shot 237 ( ) at MAC Championships : Played in all 33 rounds during the season, posting a average to rank third on the team... earned second top-ten finish in as many years at John Piper Intercollegiate, placing sixth with a 36-hole score of 146 (76-70)... tied for tenth at Tiger Intercollegiate, carding 225 ( )... tied for 15th with total of 220 at Bearcat Invite... posted season-best 18-hole (69) and 54-hole (213) scores at APSU Intercollegiate for 28th place... earned a top-ten and three top-20 finishes during the spring... placed seventh at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational with a 218 ( ) and now has four career top-tens... tied for 18th at UK Bluegrass Invitational and 20th at Boilermaker Invitational... finished 30th at MAC Championships after shooting 311 ( ) : Averaged 76.53, while participating in all 36 rounds... finished 10th at the John Piper Intercollegiate with a score of 218 ( )... finished 16th at the Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate with a 219 ( )... finished 16th at the UD Invitational (77-74)... finished 29th at the MAC Championships with a 72-hole score of 308 ( )... his 71 was a career-low. High School: Was the sixth ranked golfer in the state of Michigan among 2009 graduates, according to the junior golf scoreboard ( that same website ranks the 2009 graduate as the 168th player in the country among his classmates... finished ninth at the AJGA Randy Wise Junior Open, also played hockey at Northville High School, where he was named to the Michigan Dream Team... Gates father, Jon, played golf at Eastern Michigan, is the head golf pro at the Detroit Golf Club Date...Tournament... Scores (Finish) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-10th) 09/ Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate (T-16th) 10/ Xavier Invitational (50th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-54th) 10/ Dayton Flyer Invitational (T-16th) 11/ Renaissance Invitational (T-54th) 03/ Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate (T-45th) 03/ BSU Cardinal Classic (T-65th) 04/ Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic (T-26th) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-87th) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (71st) 04/30-05/02... MAC Championships (T-29th) Date...Tournament...Score (Finish) 09/ Turning Point Intercollegiate (T-10th) 09/ Marshall Invitational (T-62nd) 09/ UL Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-32nd) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-6th) 10/ UC Bearcat Invitational (T-15th) 10/ APSU Intercollegiate (T-28th) 02/ Rice Intercollegiate (T-41st) 03/ BGSU Spring Trip vs. Ball State (match play) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-18th) 04/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (7th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-20th) 04/29-05/01... MAC Championships (T-30th) Date...Tournament... Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Intercollegiate (T-30th) 09/ Northern Intercollegiate (T-39th) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-4th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-54th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-68th) 02/ MAC Match Play...W vs Akron; L vs EMU, Ohio (1-2) 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley (T-15th) 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic (T-48th) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-21st) 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate (T-13th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-15th) 05/ MAC Championships (41st) GATES Career Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low , , , Career 101 7,

11 Men s Golf Media Guide Meet The Team JUNIORS Charlie Olson Suttons Bay, Mich. (Suttons Bay) OLSON S ROUND-BY-ROUND : Shot an average of this year and played in all 32 of BGSU s rounds... had three straight top-tens in fall schedule... tied for ninth with 222 ( ) at John Piper Intercollegiate... tied for tenth with season-best 218 ( ) at Bearcat Invite... shot 145 (71-74) for 15th at Cardinal Intercollegiate... also tied for 15th at Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate by shooting 219 ( )... helped BGSU win Rutherford Intercollegiate with 228 ( ) for 12th place... carded a 240 ( ) at MAC Championships : Had perhaps the best tournament in BGSU history at APSU Intercollegiate as he shot 204 ( ), breaking the BGSU record for 54 holes by four strokes... won tournament on second hole of four-way playoff... first-round 67 tied for best Falcon round of season... gave Falcons second individual medalist of six fall tournaments... win helped team to second-place finish... posted 150 (74-76) and finished 22nd at John Piper Intercollegiate as Falcons won for second year in a row... tied for tenth in team debut with 225 at Tiger Intercollegiate... earned top-20 finish at Bearcat Invite with total of 221, including a 70 in the third round... best spring tournament occurred at Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational with score of 232 ( Tied for 36th at MAC Championships with 316 ( ). Prior to BGSU: Spent one season at Hope College... had a top- 10 finish at NCAA Regionals. High School: Is a 2009 graduate of Suttons Bay High School... helped lead his team to a state championship in earned first-team All-Dream Team and all-state honors as a sophomore and junior... as a senior had seven individual wins and earned first-team all-state honors Date... Tournament... Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Intercollegiate (T-10th) 09/ Marshall Invitational (T-62nd) 09/ UL Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-73rd) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-22nd) 10/ UC Bearcat Invitational (T-20th) 10/ APSU Intercollegiate (1st) 02/ Rice Intercollegiate (T-79th) 03/ BGSU Spring Trip...DNP 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational...DNP 04/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (T-47th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (48th) 04/29-05/01...MAC Championships (T-36th) Date... Tournament... Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Intercollegiate (T-15th) 09/ Northern Intercollegiate (T-72nd) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-9th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-15th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational (T-10th) 02/ MAC Match Play...L vs EMU, Akron, Ohio (0-3) 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley (T-20th) 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic (T-43rd) 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-12th) 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate (T-57th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-23rd) 05/ MAC Championships (42nd) OLSON s Career Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low at Hope College , , Career 62 4, Personal: Full name -- Charles Robert Olson... born Feb. 13, son of Chuck and Susan Olson... has one sister... major is adolescence to young adult education

12 Meet The Team SOPHOMORES Chris Melvin Medfield, Mass. (Medfield) MELVIN s Round-By-Round : Played in seven events, as well as MAC Match Play tournament... season-best event was MAC Championships... posted 225 ( ) for 16th-place tie and second career top the first-round 73 tied for his season-best round... matched it at Rutherford Intercollegiate where he tied for 21st with 231 ( ) as BGSU won tourney... won match versus Akron in MAC Match Play : Earned one of BGSU s lowest-ever 54-hole scores in just his second career tournament by posting a 211 at Marshall Invite ( ) for fall-best 21st place finish... tied for 36th in team debut at Tiger Intercollegiate with a 234 ( )... shot a 223 ( ) at the Cardinal Intercollegiate... placed 37th at John Piper Intercollegiate, BGSU s only home event, by shooting 152 ( earned first career top-20 with a score of 228 ( ) at the Boilermaker Invitational... tied for 39th at the MAC Championships (320). High School: Is a 2010 graduate of Medfield Senior High School... was 2009 Tri-Valley All-Star, earning league individual champion... earned Boston Globe first-team All- Scholastic. Personal: Full name -- Christopher Richard Melvin... born April 9, son of Jeff and Jody Melvin... majoring in business administration... has one brother Date...Tournament...Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Intercollegiate (T-36th) 09/ Marshall Invitational (T-21st) 09/ UL Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-48th) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-37th) 10/ UC Bearcat Invitational (T-67th) 10/ APSU Intercollegiate...DNP 02/ Rice Intercollegiate (54th) 03/ BGSU Spring Trip vs Ball State (match play) 04/ UK Bluegrass Invitational (T-81st) 04/ Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational...DNP 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-20th) 04/29-05/01...MAC Championships (T-39th) Date... Tournament...Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Intercollegiate...DNP 09/ Northern Intercollegiate (T-70th) 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-29th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate...DNP 10/ Bearcat Invitational...DNP 02/ MAC Match Play...W vs Akron; L vs EMU, Ohio (1-2) 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley (T-32nd) 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic...DNP 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-21st) 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate (T-35th) 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-74th) 05/ MAC Championships (T-16th) MELVIN s Career Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low , , Career 48 3,

13 Men s Golf Media Guide Meet The Team FRESHMEN Joe Cooper Wayland, Mass. (Wayland) COOPER s Round-By-Round : Played in six tournaments and averaged per round as a freshman... had season-best event at John Piper Intercollegiate -- placed 13th with a 223 ( )... shot a 72 in debut round as a Falcon at Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate... in Triumph at Pauma Valley event, shot 239 ( )... shot spring-best 77 as Falcons won Rutherford Intercollegiate Date... Tournament...Scores (Finish) 09/ Turning Stone Intercollegiate (T-42nd) 09/ Northern Intercollegiate...DNP 09/ John Piper Intercollegiate (T-13th) 09/ Cardinal Intercollegiate (T-88th) 10/ Bearcat Invitational...DNP 02/ MAC Match Play...L vs EMU, Akron, Ohio (0-3) 03/ Triumph at Pauma Valley (T-48th) 03/ UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic...DNP 04/ Rutherford Intercollegiate (T-55th) 04/ Kepler Intercollegiate...DNP 04/ Boilermaker Invitational (T-78th) 05/ MAC Championships...DNP COOPER s Career Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low , Career 17 1,

14 Coaching Records All-Time Men s Coaching Records & Results Year Coach Record/Results Paul Landis Paul Landis Paul Landis 1-3 Career Paul Landis 6-9 (3 years) Fred Marsh Fred Marsh Fred Marsh 6-5 Career Fred Marsh (3 years) Don Cunningham Don Cunningham Don Cunningham Don Cunningham Don Cunningham 4-7/4th MAC Don Cunningham 9-3/5th MAC Don Cunningham 9-4/2nd MAC Don Cunningham 5-5/MAC CHAMPIONS Career Don Cunningham (8 years) Forrest Creason 8-7/3rd MAC Forrest Creason /4th MAC Forrest Creason 8-7/2nd MAC Forrest Creason 9-7-1/3rd MAC Forrest Creason /2nd MAC Forrest Creason 12-6/4th MAC Forrest Creason 13-4/3rd MAC Forrest Creason 11-11/4th MAC Forrest Creason /3rd MAC Forrest Creason /5th MAC Forrest Creason /4th MAC Forrest Creason 7-13/7th MAC Forrest Creason 3-12/7th MAC Career Forrest Creason (13 years) John Piper 5th MAC John Piper 5th MAC John Piper MAC CHAMPIONS John Piper MAC CHAMPIONS John Piper 6th MAC John Piper 4th MAC John Piper 5th MAC John Piper 2nd MAC John Piper MAC CHAMPIONS John Piper 3rd MAC John Piper 5th MAC John Piper 8th MAC John Piper 5th MAC Career John Piper (13 years) Year Coach Record/Results A.J. Bonar MAC CHAMPIONS A.J. Bonar 3rd MAC Career A.J. Bonar (2 years) Greg Nye 6th MAC Greg Nye 9th MAC Greg Nye 4th MAC Greg Nye 5th MAC Greg Nye 5th MAC Greg Nye 5th MAC Greg Nye 4th MAC Greg Nye 4th MAC Career Greg Nye (8 years) Todd Brunsink 8th MAC Todd Brunsink 3rd MAC Todd Brunsink 2nd MAC Todd Brunsink 6th MAC Todd Brunsink T-7th MAC Career Todd Brunsink (5 years) Kurt Thomas 9th MAC Career Kurt Thomas (1 year) Garry Winger 10th MAC Garry Winger 6th MAC Garry Winger 6th MAC Garry Winger 8th MAC Garry Winger 8th MAC Garry Winger 6th MAC Garry Winger 8th MAC Garry Winger 9th MAC Garry Winger 6th MAC Garry Winger 8th MAC Garry Winger 8th MAC Garry Winger 9th MAC Garry Winger 7th MAC Garry Winger 8th MAC Career Garry Winger (14 years) The men s golf team was discontinued from , and from FIVE MAC CHAMPIONS FIVE MAC RUNNERS-UP SEVEN MAC THIRD-PLACE FINISHES 14

15 All-American and BGSU Hall of Fame member Ken Walters Ken Walters is the Falcons lone All- American representative. He was selected to the honorable mention squad in 1973 and BGSU s only four-time all-mac pick, Walters was the medalist at the 1974 MAC Championships. In 1992, Walters became the third BGSU golfer to be inducted into the school s Hall of Fame. The first was John Spengler ( ) in 1989, and he was joined by Mike McCullough ( ) the following year. MAC Medalists Stu Hughes Tom Bohardt Steve Blowers Ken Walters MAC Coach of the Year John Piper A.J. Bonar Greg Nye All-MAC Selections First Team Jim Dysinger Don Kepler Gene Barner Jack Leudeman Bob Wink Stu Hughes Tom Bohardt Steve Blowers... Ken Walters Mark McConnell... Ken Walters Ken Walters Ken Walters John Miller... Gary Treater Gary Treater Steve Cruse Pat Dugan...Gary Lust Gary Lust...John Spengler Dan Connelly Jean Larochelle Tim Rogers Rob Barsantee...Will Brown Brett Fulford Brett Fulford Nick Myers Matt Schneider Second Team Garry Winger Adam Balls Heath Ziglar Jace Walker Matt Schneider Men s Golf Media Guide Awards/Records MAC Long Drive Champion Eric Stacy Eric Stacy MAC Sportsmanship Award Dan Connelly Garry Winger Justin Gillham Adam Balls Craig Pickerel NGCA All-America Scholars Pat Konesky Jeff Cashell... Scott Piesen Jeff Cashell Craig Pickerel Craig Pickerel CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Wayne Mueller Academic All-MAC Selections Wayne Mueller Wayne Mueller Wayne Mueller Scott Piesen Jeff Cashell... Scott Piesen Jeff Cashell... Chris Skirpac Craig Pickerel Craig Pickerel MAC Academic Honor Roll Justin Gillham Justin Gillham Justin Gillham...Craig Pickerel Men s Regular Season Tournament Medalists 1973 Falcon Invitational Ken Walters 1974 Ashland Invite Jim Decker 1975 Bronco Invitational Ken Walters 1976 Mid-American Invitational John Miller 1979 Kent State Tournament Wayne Smith 1979 Falcon All-Ohio Tournament Jeff Parsons 1981 Barney Francis Memorial John Spengler 1982 Barney Francis Memorial Gary Battistoni 2003 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Heath Ziglar 2007 UD Spring Invitational John Powers 2007 Purdue Midwest Shootout Jace Walker 2008 John Piper Intercollegiate Matt Schneider 2009 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Drew Preston 2009 John Piper Intercollegiate Matt Schneider 2010 BSU Cardinal Classic Matt Schneider 2010 John Piper Intercollegiate Drew Preston 2010 APSU Intercollegiate Charlie Olson NCAA Men s Team Finishes Team (29th) Team (27th) Team (23rd) Team (25th) Team (29th) NCAA Individual Participants Mark McConnell (62nd) Ken Walters (41st) Gary Treater (120th) Toledo Golf Hall of Fame Inductee Mike McCullough John Spengler BGSU Men s Tournament Records Individual Best Score (72) 282, Brett Fulford, 1992 MAC Championships Best Score (54) 204, Charlie Olson, 2010 APSU Intercollegiate Best Score (36) 132, Drew Preston, 2009 Earl Yestingsmeier Best Score (18) 63, Brett Fulford, 1992 MAC Championships Best Season Average 72.4, Garry Winger, 1994 Best Career Average 74.43, Matt Schneider, Most Season Wins 2, Matt Schneider Most Career Wins 3, Ken Walters, , Matt Schneider, Team Best Score (72) , 1991 (5 counters) Best Score (54) , 2010 APSU Intercoll. Best Score (36)...556, 2009 Earl Yestingsmeier Best Score (18) , 2010 APSU Intercoll. Best Season Avg , Most Season Wins...3,

16 16 John Aikin 1967 Charles Albury 1949 Gavin Aldridge 2008 Kay Ameen 1974 Richard Ambrose John Anderson Glenn Apple Bill Babione 1989 Adam Balls (2003 RS) Rob Barsantee Dave Bastel Gary Battistoni Maurice Becker James Bernicke Michael Bibler Scott Blackburn Robert Blayz Steve Blowers Thomas Bohardt Thomas Bollinger Edward Brideau Will Brown Torey Brummett Present Rich Bruning 1988 Jim Bryan 1980 Pat Bryan Tim Bryan 1982 Charles Buckenmyer 1941 Elden Burner 1956 Doug Cahill 1981 Jason Carbone Jeff Cashell Scott Cashell Wade Cass 1959 Huston Chapman Jack Chapman Austin Chase 2002 Alan Chippindale 1981 John Cheetwood 1936 Mike Clark 1986 Doug Clayton Robert Combs 1952 Dan Connelly Dan Conner Lawrence Conrad 1941 Joe Cooper present Adam Cordes Steve Cruse Don Cunningham 1941 Charles Darnell Meredith Davis Brad Dearsman Jim Decker Pat Dugan James Dysinger Mike Dzienny Matt Ekey 1987 Virgil English Jr Richard Erick Bill Esch 1975 Rick Faulk Walter Felgar Paul Fisher 1954 Tom Fortuna 1972 Brett Fulford Mike Gardner 1972 Darl Gatchell 1941 Wes Gates Present John Gerber 1967 Brian Gerken Justin Gillham Russell Goodwin Tim Goeller Paul Green Edward Gregor 1960 Edward Hadaway Hank Hale Anthony Hallett Letterwinners Ron Hartoin 1973 Kevin Helm Kyle Henzel 1990 John Hersland Parker Hewit Richard Heyl Rodney Hill Stuart Hughes Jeff Hunt Hooper Jones Bruce Keller 1975 Donald Kepler Jack Kinney 1935 Pat Konesky Mike Kotnik Dave Kotsos Mike Kotsos Bob Koviak 1993 Andrew Ladwig 2006 Perry Lanning Jean Larochelle Otto Larson Chris Leake Bill Lehman Craig Leister Tim Lindemann 1980 Norman Loomis 1930 Tommy Lopez Michael Lott 1968 Jack Luedemann Gary Lust Scott Masters Jason May Mark McConnell Michael McCullough Patrick McGohan Dan McIntyre Present Chris Melvin Present Andy Miller John Miller Bryan Mitchell Present Gregory Monroe Tim Moore Steve Mossing William Mossing 1948 Wayne Mueller Nick Myers Guy Newton Mark Nickerson 1981 Ed Niemi Tom Ohlmacher 1969 Charlie Olson Present Al Paonessa 1983 Jeff Parsons Shawn Perry 1992 Craig Pickerel Scott Piesen Charles Pike 1951 Mike Pixley 1967 John Powers Drew Preston Charles Randall Doug Ray Gig Rieser 1930 Sid Rodeheffer Richard Rodney Tim Rogers Cam Rowlands 1988 Scott Schimmoeller 1985 John Schnapp 1941 Matt Schneider Charles-Etienne Seguin Maurice Seiple James Seving Pat Shaw Hugh Skelley 1950 Chris Skripac David Slough Present Jon Smarrelli Jim Smith Karl Smith 1981 Robert Smith 1974 Thomas Smith 1949 Wayne Smith Trevor Spathelf John Spengler Eric Stacy David Steinen Audrey Stevenson John Stewart Randy Stocke Jim Stone Richard Tattersall 1959 Tom Taylor 1984 Edward Theis 1961 Edward Theis Andy Thiessen 1999 Dave Traphagen 1968 Arthur Travis 1930 Gary Treater Brad Turner Joseph Ungvary James Vann 1936 Ennis Walker 1947 Chad Walker Jace Walker Greg Wallace 1986 Richard Wallace 1935 Aaron Walter Ken Walters Tony Weis 1995 Ronald Whitehouse Walter Wille Ted Williams Ian Windsor Garry Winger Robert Wink Harold Yawberg 1954 Mutt Young 1930 Richard Zbornik Robert Zenobi 1953 Heath Ziglar John Spengler Spengler, a four-year letterwinner in both golf and football (as a place-kicker), was the first Bowling Green State University golfer to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. He earned all-league honors as a junior in golf after finishing seventh in the MAC tournament. As a freshman, he helped lead BGSU to the conference title. In his final season, Spengler led the team with a 76.1 scoring average. Spengler became the first BGSU athlete to earn first team All-MAC honors in both football and golf in the same year. He was selected to the MAC Football first team both his junior and senior seasons. His career total of 101 extra points made is still second in the BG record book.

17 Men s Golf Media Guide MAC Championship Teams MAC Champions Front Row (left to right): Dave Steinen, Robert Blayz, Gary Hallett. Standing (left to right): Eugene Burner, Don Kepler, Jack Luedmann, Edward Brideau, head coach Don Cunningham MAC Champions Seated (left to right): Scott Masters, Jeff McMurtie, Bill Esch, Jim Smith, head coach John Piper. Standing (left to right): Mark McConnell, Ken Walters Tom Fortuna, Jim Stone, Mike Gardner, Rick Faulk, Steve Blowers, Steve Ball MAC Champions Kneeling (left to right): John Stewart, Steve Mossing, Jim Smith, Steve Ball. Standing (left to right): Head coach John Piper, Mike Suba, Scott Masters, Mark McConnell, Rob Hartoin, Ken Walters MAC Champions Seated (left to right): Jeff Parsons, Gary Lust, Steve Cruse, Pat Dugan, John Miller. Standing (left to right): Gary Treater, Jim Finke, Jim Bryan, Chuck Gioffre, Tim Lindeman, Bill Williams, head coach John Piper, John Spengler MAC Champions Kneeling (left to right): Dan Connelly, Doug Clayton, Dave Plassman, Pat Shaw, Randy Stocke. Standing (left to right): Head coach A.J. Bonar, Guy Newton, Jean Larochelle, Mike Dzienny, Brad Turner, Al Paonessa

18 BGSU Golf Training Facility Entrance to the state-of-the-art BGSU Golf Training Center Team Lounge with high definition television 1,200 square foot putting green Room for several members of the team to practice at all times. Hitting bays with video equipment to record each swing Hitting bays with turf 18

19 Men s Golf Media Guide BGSU ADMIINISTRATION Dr. MARY ELLEN MAZEY president bowling green state university After a national search, Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey was appointed President of Bowling Green State University on March 22, Dr. Mazey s extensive experience in Ohio public universities and with implementing strategic plans, coupled with her understanding of the role higher education has to play in the state s well-being, led the BGSU trustees to select her as the next president of the University Before becoming president of BGSU, she served from as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Auburn University. In that capacity, she oversaw the academic programming for twelve colleges and was responsible for fostering the advancement of the university s strategic plan. While at Auburn, Dr. Mazey was chair of the Enrollment Management Council, the University Campaign Feasibility Task Force, and the Efficiency Task Force. In addition, she served on the Association of Public and Landgrant Universities Council on Academic Affairs Executive Committee. Dr. Mazey received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in urban geography in 1977 and taught at that institution for two years before joining the faculty of Wright State University in In , Dr. Mazey was the appointed Director of the Office of University Partnerships for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In that capacity, she had oversight of HUD s $25 million in grant programs to colleges and universities across the country. In addition, she served as HUD s liaison to higher educational associations, other federal agencies, and colleges and universities. Dr. Mazey has served as a grants reviewer and consultant to HUD and the U.S. Department of Education in addition to being a consultant to the Appalachian Regional Commission and numerous local governments, colleges and universities. She and her late husband of 40 years, Bruce, had two sons, Bryan and Zackary. The older, Bryan, has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Wright State University and a master s in engineering management from the University of Dayton. He works for GE Aviation in the aerospace industry. He and his wife, Michele, have two young children and live near Cincinnati. The younger son, Zackary, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University in accountancy and finance and received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law. He practices law in Charleston, W.Va. From , she was Dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University (WVU), where she led a college-wide implementation of the WVU 2010 Strategic Plan and served on the Council to Implement the University s Strategic Plan. In addition, she served on the Presidential Search Committee, the Enrollment Management Council, and the WVU Research Corporation. She also played a leadership role in the university s Advanced Energy Initiative and nanotechnology research effort. She was a board member of the West Virginia Humanities Council, the Monongalia/Preston County United Way and the West Virginia NASA Space Grant Consortium. Prior to being appointed Dean at WVU, Dr. Mazey served for seven years as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Wright State University. She was founding director of the Center for Urban and Public Affairs at Wright State and served in that capacity for eleven years, from During that time, she was the university s representative to the Ohio Board of Regents Urban University Advisory Committee. In addition, she served as chair of the Department of Urban Affairs and Geography and led the creation of a Master of Public Administration Program. From , Dr. Mazey held the title of Distinguished Professor of Professional Service at WSU

20 greg christopher DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS bowling green state university Greg Christopher is in his sixth year as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Bowling Green State University. Christopher, the 12th full-time athletic director in school history, began his duties in July of 2006 has accomplished a great deal in his first five years in Northwest Ohio. Christopher oversees an 18-sport program which has a budget of $17 million and 75 full-time employees. BGSU, which is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), is one of 13 programs in the country which sponsor Division I-A football and compete in men s and women s basketball and men s ice hockey on the Division I level. A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Christopher has moved the BGSU athletic department forward in multiple areas in his first five years. The Sebo Athletic Center was completed in the fall of 2007, featuring expanded and state-of-the-art sports medicine and rehabilitation facilities as well as a strength and conditioning area for all University student-athletes. The new front entrance for Doyt L. Perry Stadium, the building also houses administrative offices as well as offices and meeting rooms for the football Falcons. The Sebo Athletic Center is part of $57 million in new or renovated athletics facilities completed during Christopher s tenure. That facilities list includes the new Keefe Tennis Complex, a renovation to Whittaker Track, improvements at baseball s Steller Field, the FieldTurf inside Perry Stadium, renovations to the BGSU Ice Arena, and the new $36 million Stroh Center. Incremental facility improvement plans are also underway for other BGSU athletics venues. Athletic achievements of Christopher s five years include nine conference banners. Highlights include the remarkable run of women s basketball. The women s hoops Falcons became the first team in conference history to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA in , winning a MAC record 31 games along the way. Curt Miller s team made its fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2011, following the Falcons seventh straight conference title. In Christopher s tenure, football has played in two post-season bowl games, including the 2008 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., and the 2009 Roady s Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. The 2007 football team also shared the MAC East Division title. In , the men s basketball team won its first regular season MAC title in decade, advancing the NIT post-season tournament. And baseball won three consecutive MAC East Division titles, including overall conference regular season championships in 2008 and In the classroom, the Falcons have flourished, as the number of student-athletes with a GPA of 3.0 or above has increased in each of the last four years. In , BGSU student-athletes set a new bar for cumulative GPA record, charting a 3.08 mark, and 196 BG student-athletes had a GPA of at least 3.0. The student-athlete graduation rate is greater than the overall student body s graduation rate. Christopher implemented the Falcon Leadership Academy, a leadership development program for BGSU student-athletes. Christopher, along with several other administrators in the athletics department, serves as an instructor for the class, which represents each of the department s 18 varsity sports. Christopher s background in fundraising and development has been evident in his first five years at BGSU. There have been double-digit percentage increases in the external funding areas, including development, corporate marketing, licensing and concessions. Christopher has furthered the department s logo transition and integrated an external communications plan. Christopher came to BGSU after spending nearly a decade at Purdue University in his hometown. He served as Associate A.D. for External Relations and John Purdue Club Director at Purdue University. Christopher, who had been at the school since 1997, was a member of the department s senior staff. He was accountable for BGSU ADMINISTRATION external and revenue-related areas for Purdue s $50 million department. In his role, he oversaw several areas, including development, marketing, promotions and advertising, athletic licensing and sports information. Under his leadership, Purdue raised $17.2 million in total giving for Athletics in his final year there. He also played a significant role in a seven-year campus-wide capital campaign which raised $111 million for Athletics during that period. Projects that came to fruition in that time frame include tripling the number of endowed athletic scholarships and several facility additions or renovations. Among the facility projects were an indoor golf training center, football stadium renovation, aquatic center, indoor tennis center, and basketball video board campaign. He also was the advisor for Purdue s chapter of Athletes-in-Action, and served a period of time as the sport administrator for Purdue s men s and women s tennis programs. Christopher served as Executive Director for the Society of Professional Journalists in Greencastle, Ind., from 1994 to 1997 after joining the organization in 1991 as its Marketing and Development Director. During that time, he managed a staff of 15 for the nation s largest not-for-profit journalism organization. His tenure focused largely on external relations, fueling growth that doubled the net worth of the foundation and association. He also improved relations with SPJ s 250 local chapters and negotiated contracts and corporate partnerships. Prior to joining SPJ, Christopher was an Account Executive at WWWV-FM in Charlottesville, Va., from In that capacity, he designed and managed station promotions, including partnerships with the athletics program at the University of Virginia. He also was part of the Page Program at NBC in New York in 1988 where he served as a research analyst, assisting the Manager of Sports Programming and Market Analysis in research of television sports. Christopher also produced network sports tracking reports and surveys of major league sports. He earned a bachelor s degree in Mass Communication from MAC-member Miami University in 1988 and earned his MBA from the institution in He played football for one season before the former linebacker s career was cut short due to injury. In and , Christopher was involved as a television color commentator in football and play-by-play voice for men s ice hockey which aired on regional cable television and WPTD-TV in Dayton. He also served as a graduate assistant in the Office of Admissions at Miami in Christopher is a member of the Mid-American Conference s External Relations Committee, current Chair of the CCHA Council, and is the women s basketball administrative chair for the MAC. In the spring of 2008, he was appointed to the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Committee. Christopher is active in Northwest Ohio with the Bowling Green Community Foundation, the American Red Cross and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Christopher, 45, is married to the former Tina Smith of Leetonia, Ohio. The couple has a son, Zachary, 15, and two daughters, Megan and Allison, ages 13 and