FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN S GOLF QUICK FACTS Name of School...................Florida State University City/Zip.........................Tallahassee, Fla. 32316 Founded......................................1851 Enrollment...................................37,328 Symbol...................................Seminoles School Colors.......Garnet (PMS 202C) and Gold (PMS 123) Affiliation.............................NCAA Division I Conference.............................Atlantic Coast President/Alma Mater, Year.................T.K. Wetherell Florida State University, 1964 Faculty Representative..................Dianne Harrison Athletics Director/Alma Mater, Year...........Dave Hart, Jr. Alabama, 1971 Athletic Department Phone................(850) 644-2526 Ticket Office Phone......................(850) 644-1830 Web Site...........................www.seminoles.com Head Coach: Debbie Dillman Assistant Coach: Amy Bond Don Veller Seminole Golf Course Yards/Par.....7,132/Par 73 Killearn Country Club Yards/Par..............6,899/Par 72 Southwood Golf Club Yards/Par..............7,172/Par 72 Golden Eagle Country Club Yards/Par.........6,965/Par 72 Capital City Country Club Yards/Par...........6,472/Par 72 Golf Course Phone: (850) 644-2582 2004 Conference Finish: Fifth 2004 Regional Finish: Fourth (East Regional) 2004 NCAA Championship Finish: T19th Sports Information Quick Facts Assistant A.D. for Media and Public Relations....Rob Wilson Associate SID for Women s Golf.............Chuck Walsh Walsh s Sports Information Office Phone....(850) 644-1077 Walsh s Home Phone....................(850) 385-8466 Walsh s E-Mail Address.............cwalsh@mailer.fsu.edu Sports Information Phone.................(850) 644-1403 Sports Information Fax...................(850) 644-3820 Sports Information Address................P.O. Box 2195 Tallahassee, Fla. 32316 TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information....................................1 2004-05 Team Roster.................................2 2004-05 Season Preview...............................3 Coaches.............................................6 Player Biographies....................................8 2003-04 Team Results & Statistics.....................20 This Is Florida State.................................26 NCAA Information..................................28 Student Development/Life Skills Program.............29 Strength and Conditioning...........................30 Athletic Academic Support...........................31 All-Americans/Seminoles in the Pros..................32 A Closer Look at the ACC...........................33 Golf Courses.......................................34 Golf in Tallahassee..................................36 Sports Information Overnight Address.........Room 2245 University Center D Pensacola St. and Stadium Drive Tallahassee, Fla. 32306 Sports Information Office The Florida State Sports Information Office is located on the second floor of the Coyle Moore Athletics Center. Chuck Walsh works with the women s golf team and is always happy to provide up-to-date information about the Seminoles. The most complete information on the team as well as pictures, feature story ideas and statistics are always available by contacting the Sports Information Office. Interview Policy All Florida State golfers and head coach Debbie Dillman are available for interviews with accredited members of the media throughout the season. All interview requests should be made through Chuck Walsh in the Sports Information Office. Player interviews can be conducted before practice and as class schedules permit. Golfers home phone numbers will not be provide to the media. Head coach Dillman can be contacted in her office weekday mornings when her team is not traveling at (850) 644-7290. World Wide Web The media and general public can also obtain information on all of Florida State University sports programs through the official Athletic Department web page on the World Wide Web. The address is http://www.seminoles.com. For more information on the site contact the Florida State Sports Information Office. Credits Editor: Chuck Walsh Editorial Assistance: Melissa Amper, Lea Edwards, Adam Dohler Photography: Ryals Lee and the FSU photo lab, Ross Obley, J.C. Ridley, Jim Daves, Scott Miller Design: J.S. Goodson and Partners Advertising Printing: FSU Printing This Is Tallahassee...................................38 Big Time Athletics..................................40 This Is Florida State Women s Golf...................44 T.K. Wetherell President Dave Hart, Jr. Athletics Director Chuck Walsh Golf SID MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at The Florida State University shall be to produce National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I programs for men and women that are characterized by excellence. In addition, the Department strives to be recognized as a campus leader in terms of its ethics, nondiscrimination and unquestioned fiscal integrity. Excellence in intercollegiate athletics programs is determined by academic achievement and the development of character, maturity and a sense of fair play in athletic competition. It, moreover, engenders support for the University among its constituent groups including students, faculty, alumni, and friends at the local, state and national levels. In striving to become a leader among our peers, the Department subscribes fully to the philosophy and regulations set forth by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and operates within the fiscal regulations and nondiscriminatory procedures established by The Florida State University Board of Regents and the Florida Legislature. It is the explicit philosophy of the Department that our student-athletes will be strongly encouraged and supported in their endeavors to progress toward a degree while simultaneously participating in an intercollegiate athletic program whose environment is consistent with the highest standards of academic scholarship, sportsmanship, ethics and institutional loyalty. Finally, the decisions and priorities of the Department should always focus on our student-athletes first, as individuals; second, as students; and third, as athletes. MEDIA INFORMATION AND QUICK FACTS 1
2004-05 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN S GOLF ROSTER Front Row (L to R): Jaclyn Burch, Whitney Wright, Kristina Prestipino, Michelle Steakin, Tyler Johnson. Second Row (L to R): Debbie Dillman, Head Coach; Kim Haskins, Ashleigh Anderson, Kristin Sordel, Amy Harris, Gemma Harris, Jennifer Harvey, Whitney Brummett, Ashley Kemp, Caroline Larsson, Amy Bond, Assistant Coach. Name Class Ht. Hometown/Last School Ashleigh Anderson Fr. 5-4 Winter Springs, Fla./ Winter Springs Whitney Brummett Fr. 5-6 Eureka, Mo./Eureka Jaclyn Burch So. 5-4 Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette Amy Harris Sr. 5-5 Sheffield, England/Loxley College Gemma Harris Sr. 5-4 Sheffield, England/Loxley College Jennifer Harvey Jr. 5-6 Fairfax Station, Va./ Robinson Tyler Johnson Sr. 5-4 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./ Nease Ashley Kemp Fr. 5-7 Tampa, Fla./Gaither Caroline Larsson Jr. 5-8 Danderyd, Sweden/ Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium in Djursholm Kristina Prestipino Jr. 5-2 Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs Michelle Steakin So. 5-4 Wellington, Fla./ Wellington Kristin Sordel Jr. 5-5 Windermere, Fla./Olympia Whitney Wright Fr. 5-5 Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Head Coach:...........................Debbie Dillman Assistant Coach:...........................Amy Bond Top Returner/Stroke Average Caroline Larsson/76.60 Key Losses/Stroke Average Alison Curdt/77.25 Katie Quinney/74.99 Carrie Sordel/76.20 Newcomers to Watch for Whitney Brummett, Ashley Kemp, Whitney Wright 2003-04 ACC Academic Honor Roll Jaclyn Burch Jennifer Harvey Alison Curdt Caroline Larsson Amy Harris Michelle Steakin Gemma Harris Seminoles by Class Freshman............4 (Anderson, Brummett, Kemp, Wright) Sophomore...........................2 (Burch, Steakin) Junior...............4 (Harvey, Larsson, Prestipino, Sordel) Senior....................3 (A. Harris, G. Harris, Johnson) Seminoles by State/Country England..........................2 (A. Harris, G. Harris) Florida.....................6 (Anderson, Johnson, Kemp, Prestipino, Steakin, Sordel) Missouri............................2 (Brummett, Burch) North Carolina...............................1 (Wright) Sweden...................................1 (Larsson) Virginia....................................1 (Harvey) 2003-04 Best Finishes Ann Rhoads/Alabama Intercollegiate................First/12 NCAA East Regional..........................Fourth/14 Ryder/Florida Championship....................Fourth/14 Price s Give Em Five Intercollegiate................Fifth/14 2003-04 ACC Finish Fifth of Six...887...Salem Glen Country Club, Clemmons, N.C. 2003-04 NCAA Regional Finish Fourth of 21...904...Mission Inn and Golf Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. 2003-04 NCAA Championship Finish T19th/24...1,198...Grand National Course, Opelika, Ala. 2 ROSTER
Confidence High AS SEMINOLES BEGIN 2004-05 SEASON The Seminoles have earned two consecutive top 20 national finishes and are looking to sustain that success as they continue the process of developing the program into one of the elite programs in the world of collegiate women s golf. As evidenced by its two top 20 national finishes in the last two years, the Florida State women s golf team is well on its way to cementing its status as one of the nation s top programs. The Seminoles have played in the NCAA Tournament in 12 of the last 14 years and advanced to the NCAA Championship seven times during that span. Individually, at least one Seminole has earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in each of the last four years. Florida State finished 19th nationally in 2004 and returns two starters Caroline Larsson and Jaclyn Burch who were integral players in helping the Seminoles earn five top five team finishes and a fourth place finish at the NCAA East Regional last season. Larsson and Burch could be joined in the starting lineup by senior Tyler Johnson or junior Kristina Prestipino, who both played as members of the Seminoles starting lineup in 2004, or any one of the five talented newcomers who have become part of the Florida State tradition of winning for the first time this season. WITH A PAIR OF EXPERIENCED STARTERS, A STRONG GROUP OF SIX VETERANS AND FOUR TALENTED FRESHMEN ON ITS ROSTER, THE FLORIDA STATE WOMEN S GOLF TEAM IS EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THE START OF THE 2004-05 SEASON. Our two leaders are Caroline and Jaclyn who both played in every event last season, said head coach Debbie Dillman. We will count on those two players to be strong during each round we play. At the same time, we are confident that the experience Tyler and Kristina gained last season will benefit them as they accept expanded roles within our team. We are also comfortable that all five of our incoming players have the ability to mature quickly and become part of our starting lineup. That said, Dillman has to replace three of the most successful players in the recent history of the program as seniors Alison Curdt, Carrie Sordel and Katie Quinney finished their careers as they walked from the 18th green at the 2004 NCAA Championship at the Grand National Golf Course at Auburn University. The trio helped Florida State reach two NCAA Championships, four NCAA Regionals and helped the Seminoles win four tournament championships in the last four years. Alison, Carrie and Katie were very consistent golfers throughout their careers and they will certainly be missed, said Dillman. They helped us make our program what it is today and they will be hard to replace. They also helped us build a strong foundation and helped teach our younger golfers how to be successful. That success begins with Larsson, who has played in two NCAA Championships during her career. She was an All-ACC selection in 2004 and could prove to be one of the top golfers in the top conference in the nation as she begins her junior season. Larsson is the Seminoles team leader who has played in 22 events including two NCAA Championships, two NCAA Regionals and two ACC Championships during her first two years as a Seminole. Larsson earned all-conference honors for the first time during her career as she ranked second on the team with a career-low 76.09 stroke average during the spring of 2004. She ranked second on the team with three scores at par or better and nine scores at 75 or below and was among the team leaders with better than 90 percent of her rounds counted (20 of 22) for the season. She performed well in the postseason as a sophomore as she achieved the best ACC Tournament score of her career (222) and the best NCAA Championship score of her career (300). Larsson saved her best round of her second collegiate season when she carded a season s-best one-under par 71 in the third round of the NCAA Championship. Her 71 helped the Seminoles shoot a 295 team total and move into a tie for 10th place in the team standings after three rounds. Larsson finished the championship with a total of 12-over par for the four Jaclyn Burch helped the Seminoles reach the 2004 NCAA Championship and is one of Florida State s top returning golfers in 2005. Tyler Johnson will look to use her experience to join the Seminoles starting lineup in 2005. PREVIEW 3
FLORIDA STATE FINISHED 19TH NATIONALLY IN 2004 AND RETURNS TWO STARTERS CAROLINE LARSSON AND JACLYN BURCH. Above: Michelle Steakin will vie for playing time as a sophomore. Bottom: Caroline Larsson has played in two NCAA Championships and is one of the ACC s top golfers as a junior. rounds after finishing 33-over par at the 2003 NCAA Championship. Caroline Larsson will be our leader both on and off the course, said Dillman. She has played in two NCAA Championships and a number of big tournaments during her first two years at Florida State. Combine her collegiate experience with the high-level of golf she has played in Europe and you can see why she has the chance to be one of the top golfers in the nation. Burch, a sophomore, will also be a key to the Seminoles success in Dillman s 21st season. She broke into the Seminoles starting lineup as a freshman and played in 11 events during the fall 2003 and spring 2004 seasons. She played well in her first career NCAA Championship appearance with four scores in the 70 s and her career best of 72 in the final round of the event. Burch was the highest-ranking Seminole on the final day of her first NCAA Championship. Burch s play was key as the Seminoles made their postseason run during the spring of 2004. She played the best golf of her freshman season in the two tournaments leading up to the NCAA Championship the ACC and NCAA East Regional Championships. Burch finished with career-best tournament scores of 231 in the ACC and NCAA East Regional Championships. Her 231 at the ACC Championship allowed her to finish in a tie for 28th place in her first conference championship while the identical score helped the Seminoles qualify for the NCAA Championship as the team finished in fourth in the regional championship. She helped Florida State solidify its position in the NCAA Regional and its invitation to the NCAA Championship with a 74 in the final round of the event. Burch closed out the season as she established her career-best single-round score with an even-par 72 in the fourth and final round of the NCAA Championship. She led all five Seminoles in the final round of the competition. We were very pleased with Jaclyn s performance during her first season, said Dillman. She displayed the ability to compete on the collegiate level and improved with every tournament during the year. Her play in the final round of the national championship was brilliant and showed us that with continued improvement that she can be one of the top golfers in the ACC during her career. Jaclyn s future is very bright. As underclassmen, both Larsson and Burch are golfers of the present and the future for the Seminoles. Both broke into the starting lineup as freshmen and have helped the team earn national success in the last two years. With a great deal of collegiate golf ahead of both players, the Seminoles No. 1 and 2 players will match up favorably with any one in the nation for years to come. Dillman has recruited well and enters the season with many strong options in place to fill the remaining three spots in the starting lineup. She has the good fortune of being able to choose from a collection of three seniors, two juniors and a sophomore who have all earned playing time during their Florida State careers, and a trio of highly-touted freshmen all with the potential to step into the lineup immediately. The top candidates to fill two of the open spots in the lineup are senior Tyler Johnson and junior Kristina Prestipino. Johnson played in the 2004 ACC Championship and Prestipino earned starting assignments in two of the Seminoles four regular season tournaments during the spring of 2004. Johnson, who has played in nine career tournaments as a Seminole, is among the favorites to earn one of the three vacated spots in Florida State s starting lineup. She played in a single-season career-high three events as a member of the Seminoles starting five during the spring of 2004 including her first career ACC Championship. Her best outing in 2004 came at the Ryder/Florida Championship as she helped the Seminoles to a fourth place finish in the team standings with a career-low 239 tournament score. Johnson finished in 35th place at the 16th annual ACC Championship and carded her tournament low score of 82 in the third round of the event. Tyler gained invaluable experience last spring and worked as hard as she ever had during the summer before her senior season, said Dillman. She has the ability to score low and showed us that she can be competitive against top-ranked collegiate competition. I expect her to play well all year long to 4 PREVIEW
LARSSON SAVED HER BEST ROUND OF HER SECOND COLLEGIATE SEASON WHEN SHE CARDED A SEASON S-BEST ONE-UNDER PAR 71 IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP. help us once again reach our goals of playing in the postseason for the third consecutive year. Prestipino has been one of the Seminoles top reserves during her career and has competed in five tournaments as a Seminole. She played in both the Lady Gator and Lady Gamecock tournaments during the spring of 2004 as a member of the Seminoles starting lineup and helped Florida State to a ninth place finish at the Lady Gamecock. As a member of the Seminoles B team, she was the Seminoles top finisher in the Lady Eagle Invitational during the spring 2003 with a career-best tied for seventh place finish. She carded her single-round career-low score of 77 in the first round of the fall 2002 ACC/SEC Challenge and in the second round of the spring 2003 Lady Eagle Invitational. Kristina is a player who we knew would begin to blossom for us at about this time during her career, said Dillman. She is a long hitter and needs only experience to realize rapid improvement in her game. Her best golf as a Seminole is ahead of her and we are excited about Kristina s potential to make a nice fit in our starting lineup. Senior sisters Amy and Gemma Harris will also contend for playing time again this season. Amy has played in three career events and Gemma has participated in four including the Ann Rhoads/University of Alabama Intercollegiate during the fall of 2003. Both players competed for the Seminoles B team at the Lady Eagle Invitational during the spring of 2003 with Gemma earning medalist honors during the event. Junior Jennifer Harvey and sophomore Michelle Steakin will also compete for playing time. Both players have competed as members of the Seminoles B team at the Lady Eagle Invitational during their careers. Harvey has competed in the event in both 2003 and 2004 while Steakin was in Florida State s lineup in 2004. A strong class of five newcomers one with two years of collegiate experience and all five with strong credentials will begin the year with the opportunity to play their way into the lineup. Junior Kristin Sordel joins the team from UCF where she earned two varsity letters and played as a member of the Knights starting lineup the last two years. She has competed in 16 career events including a pair of Atlantic Sun Championships and is a prime candidate to earn a spot in the starting lineup as the year begins. Sordel has competed in a number of high-profile collegiate events including the A-Sun Championship, the Ryder/Florida Championship and the Lady Gator Invitational during her career. She is the sister of former Seminole Carrie Sordel who was a member of the Seminoles starting lineup from 2001-04. Florida State s group of freshmen includes Whitney Brummett, Ashley Kemp, Whitney Wright and Ashleigh Anderson. All four players are talented, tested and possess the ability to earn playing time at any time during the season. Brummett is a strong hitter who realizes great distance on her drives. She was an all-state first-team selection as a senior and voted as the Most Valuable Player of her high school team four straight years. Kemp, one of six Florida natives on the Seminoles roster, is also a long hitter as her long game is the best part of her golfing repertoire. She earned high school All-America honors four times and finished as the state championship runner-up her senior season. Wright will also compete for playing time upon her arrival at Florida State. She possesses an excellent putting game and consistently keeps her shots in the fairway. Each of our three freshmen are players we are very excited about, said Dillman. All four complement each other and have displayed the desire to improve each time they are on the course. We expect big things from all three players during their careers. Florida State s success on the national stage comes about in part because the Seminoles annually play one of the nation s most difficult schedules. Their recent success has earned the team invitations to a number of the nation s top events for the upcoming season. Florida State will host the fifth annual ACC/SEC Challenge at the Raven Course at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Florida, in October. The tournament has developed into one of the top tournaments of the year attracting the best teams from the two best women s golf conferences in the nation. Among the teams scheduled to play this year are Duke, Auburn, Wake Forest and Florida. The Seminoles will also return to the Lady Tar Heel and Lady Paladin Invitational and play in the College of Charleston-hosted Cougar Classic during the fall. Our players want to be challenged each time we play, said Dillman. Our schedule this year will challenge our players as much as in any other season. We play on so many different types of courses that offer different opportunities for all of our players to improve on a week-to-week basis. Our schedule prepares us from one week to the next and ultimately prepares us to be successful in the postseason at regionals and nationals. Florida State enters the 2004-05 season as one of the most confident teams in the nation. The Seminoles recent success allows each player to enter the new season with a winning attitude and the mental ability to recognize every opportunity that comes her way. Combine that optimistic approach with a roster alive with talented veterans and gifted newcomers and the Seminoles look to be well on their way to set and achieve some very high goals. Kristina Prestipino has the ability to be a full-time starter for Florida State as a junior. Debbie Dillman has guided the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament in 11 of the last 13 years. PREVIEW 5